tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17531563440412083012024-03-05T03:04:04.016-08:00Stillwater..Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709873442892757901noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753156344041208301.post-64724674825789236952013-06-03T12:24:00.000-07:002013-06-03T12:27:30.205-07:00I Miss You<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It has been over a year since I have even logged onto Stillwater my blog. It's a shameful thing! Blogging is a true benefit to me. As a stay at home mommy that is chronically short on time I have just felt like I didn't have the time for blogging anymore. The truth is I need it. And I need it most because I am a chronically busy stay at home mommy. So busy I don't have a social life. I am also a woman who has a mega size "word quota" need for every day. Men most often have a lower word quota need and may have used up all their words before they get home from work. Women have bigger word quotas. I am a talker. I have a need to express my thoughts and share my feelings. I have a need to advocate for that which is important to me. And mostly I need friends. :) <br />
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So here I am; long lost blogger. I have finally realized that I really need my voice back. Even though I will still be just as busy, I know that I need to blog and connect with people (adult people) for my sanity and mental health. So here is my commitment: I, "Stillwater Julee" do hereby make it a priority to actively blog and share mine and my family's lively adventures. I pray that I glorify God with my words; with my "voice". I have missed the blogging platform and with it the ability to share with many about the Lord and the cool stuff He does all the time! Truly, the single thing worth doing in one's life is those things with eternal significance. And anything with eternal significance is all and only about Yahweh God. <br />
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Next post: Feser family changes and updates for the time I have been on sabbatical.<br />
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Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709873442892757901noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753156344041208301.post-26980749817825921882012-04-04T11:23:00.002-07:002012-04-05T06:25:49.287-07:00God Stays The Same<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAKWozYPcF7m4ttMAOYJXliWXPVMgkBxYMvfQEBn13aITYUJA6Th_gstnyhDzDd2QZNf6vixD4fWXygKffgKAoiEa-LlksNRU5VYrKMiIkmCkW7GbthfPGDPB-n4twhA2S7Fdqof503hx/s1600/RMHjan+041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAKWozYPcF7m4ttMAOYJXliWXPVMgkBxYMvfQEBn13aITYUJA6Th_gstnyhDzDd2QZNf6vixD4fWXygKffgKAoiEa-LlksNRU5VYrKMiIkmCkW7GbthfPGDPB-n4twhA2S7Fdqof503hx/s320/RMHjan+041.JPG" width="238" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> Jonathan Moses Feser 10/23/05-4/3/08</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Our God is a God of miracles. A God that never changes...even when we change, He stays the same. He is always there. He is always there even when I "check out". Yesterday was the day four years ago that we had to turn off the machines keeping Jonathan alive in the PICU. The following 6 mos were a living hell of grief and regrets. The next 6 mos some better...but still such a struggle to survive life well. Our aching lives slowly improved through the healing of time and God's tender mercies. I was such a mess so many times. The first two years I would never know when I would become totally undone and consumed with grief. Mike too. We started drinking more...not ever drunk or anything but developing a habit to take the edge off of a raw bleeding heart. We sought any pain relief that enabled us to get through another day of our beloved son's death and help us forget his pain and great suffering. We did unhealthy things to try to get through our grief. We got new TVs plus cable and starting allowing more TV into our home. We put all the kids in public school that first year because I was too much a wreak to homeschool. My point is that we allowed unhealthy and nonspiritual things to creep back into our lives. We saw that the best pain killer was being glued to God and filled with Him. But we got distracted. We sought distraction. We sought escape from what hurt. We changed. God did not. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">When I look back over the last four years I can not believe it has been that LONG since we watched our Jonnie die a long and agonizing death over the last 18 mos of his life. It seems like it just happened. I also look back over the last four years and can not believe how much God has BLESSED us in a short four years time.....</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mike's got hired back at Energy Northwest after having to quit and take another job when Jonathan became ill.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mike was sent to the two year "class" at work to become SRO, a position that brought better salary and more job security.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We were blessed to find a new church home over a year ago...A church that could feed us spiritually ...after feeling like we were starving for strong teaching and fellowship with other believers. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">When Jonathan was battling aplastic anemia and the bone marrow transplant...our normal lives stopped. Church activities and social life stopped. We are now in a church with wonderful resources to help us teach our children about God. A church with great worship time. You have no idea what a gift that is to us! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the last four years God has brought six more children to us. Yes! How can it be? Our three boys Jarib, Job and Judah within 18 mos of Jonathan's death and Towabech, Chairs and Elsie since then. Six more beloved children!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then...with the seams bursting in our house and now three kids in wheelchairs ...God gave us the house that Mike loved, we saw his childhood home was for sale and we were able to buy it. Our new home is much larger and more wheelchair friendly home. We have a backyard with lots of room for a huge garden, playground equipment and we still a in ground pool! AND the crazy adoption tax refund of 2011 that gave us a huge return to provide money to remodel our new home to meet the needs of our family! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mike was able to get a truck. We were able to find a van with wheelchair lift for an amazing great price. A truck and van, a huge garden, a home with much more sq footage...these were things we only dreamed of a year ago. The greatest blessing though is six more precious children. No longer are they orphans. They are dearly loved sons and daughters who are growing up learning about Jesus.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">All these blessings and more...showered down on us in the last four years. Unbelievable. We failed in so many ways in our grief and loss in last four years. We failed each other,our kids,and friends. So many times we were a mess. But God never changes. He is still always there loving on us and holding us...always helping us. Of course there are consequences for our actions, sins, etc...But He is goodness and mercy... still blessing us in our loss and failings. Amazing. Of course we know in our head we never deserve His mercy and good gifts...but somehow I am always still surprised that He LOVES me and is sooooo good to me even when I am a screw up. How crazy is that? It reminds me that even if I was always a "good" Christian...I STILL would never deserve any of it!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
So this is my message to you: Don't forget He stays the same. His Word never changes. We all may find ourselves at times thrown into a sea of despair and tossed about in waves that overpower us. Remember He is still the same. Nothing tosses Him about. Throw out your hands to grab hold of Him. Get stuck super glue stuck onto Him. Let Him carry you through those waves. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
Hey! The post office just called here at 6:30 AM. My baby chicks are there to go pick up from the hatchery back east! Another big blessing. Having chickens was something I never ever thought I would be able to have again after selling our farm in Walla Walla and becoming "townies". So I am off to go get my cheeping little peeps. I just love chicks! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div></div>Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709873442892757901noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753156344041208301.post-29647905217786803692012-03-16T16:33:00.000-07:002012-03-16T16:33:04.349-07:00Back From Hiatus With PHOTO shootWhen last I shared with you I was on my way to China. Never did I ever expect to wind up taking a three and a half month break from blogging. I do miss you all my bloggy buddies... and miss having my "voice" which is what sharing my life though blogging gives me. Now friends, to catch you up on our lastest adventures...<br />
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First off I will share we moved! Though we thought never to move again...we really did need more room. One day we were driving around trying to get the littles sleepy for bedtime and we happened to drive my Mike's childhood home....and there in front was a "For Sale" sign. Mmmm.seemed to be a sign to "MOVE"! This is the "A" house (which only means something to people who grew up on Hanford reservation) that Mike's dad "Fes" master carpenter and cabinet maker remodeled in the 70s. Mike always said he would never move UNLESS his childhood home came up for sale. There is was...for sale. We put our "Q" houseup for sale(another letter house so penned by a goverment that was building a town in secret for people who would help create the nucleor bomb). As it turned out our Q house sold and we closed on the A house about the time I left for China to adopt Charis and Elsie. Mike moved our family and all our belongings while I was out of the country. Now if you never before realized what a Super Man, all time ace husband and father Mike is you should be figuring it out by now. Mike not only was watching all the kids at home while I was enjoying balmy southern China...he also packed up all the earthly belongings of our 16 person family and moved us all by himself. Wow. No, I am not unpacked yet. Yes...we still have things in storage. Since I got home from China it has been a blur of illnesses, and one small crisis after another...such is the mega size family's world. One thing we did manage to do is try to get family photos of us in front of our new home.<br />
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Big kid Cody came over to man cmaera for a photo shoot..what an exhausting experience getting 14 children to look at the camera without fingers up nose or tongues stuck out.<br />
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The key to get one good photo is to take a 100 photos. The below shots speak for themselves<br />
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Don't they look happy?<br />
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Closing my eyes reduced the stess of the experience. Smiling at least always helps<br />
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oh my...<br />
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From here on out Job (the screamer) is crying. <br />
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It is getting painful around here<br />
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There's my man..Super Dad and hater of photo taking...Oh my how I LOVE him<br />
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Maggie..forever giver of great smiles<br />
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Mike don't drop the baby<br />
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Teen angst personified<br />
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Josiah praying "please God let this agony be done"<br />
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Almost done in...<br />
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Daddy and his sweet pea..<br />
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All that work...and this is the one photo chosen as "Feser Family Photo" for LOI (YES a letter of intent...the only reason we go though agony of family photo session...to bring home another family member)<br />
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As is so often seems to be...this was first photo taken. <br />
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Hopefully the good fellows at CCCWA (China) like this photo of us...it is one we sent with LOI (letter pleading with them to give us approval to adopt another precious Chinese treasure into our family.<br />
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Stay tuned...more good news!!Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709873442892757901noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753156344041208301.post-8004263344597531182011-11-22T13:42:00.001-08:002011-11-22T13:43:22.960-08:00hey friends...I am in China, Yah!Hey friends...I am in China, Yah! I can't get access here (at least so far ) to blogger or facebook..so I set up this babyjellybeans site. Please check it to follow my travel journal and photos of the trip here to china to get the two new girls. The site is http://www.babyjellybeans.com/web/do/site?ID=32176 and there is no password needed. i am able to use my gmail account though so feel free to email me! Blessings to you all!>>Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709873442892757901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753156344041208301.post-62669101944676621742011-11-16T05:33:00.001-08:002011-11-16T05:33:30.340-08:00Testing sending blog posts to stillwater via my cell phoneJuleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709873442892757901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753156344041208301.post-55673577223056210332011-11-14T06:27:00.000-08:002011-11-14T07:01:33.102-08:00packing....Looking at the photo of stacked toddler girl outfits below...I see a trend of animal prints. No, I am not bringing all this. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwhJVo-_LXMI7Qea_84omEiI5lwG-4VTmJy_mc3tbGv_XSAV9clAGPb71MxlxqB_he2QwFiql70TxY8XFexivpOQWpY-drlh5tNSvAWboxfLOjefAtGP-3fhc0tP_O5GL3GGZrvemxCPG/s1600/2011-11-12+14.23.09.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwhJVo-_LXMI7Qea_84omEiI5lwG-4VTmJy_mc3tbGv_XSAV9clAGPb71MxlxqB_he2QwFiql70TxY8XFexivpOQWpY-drlh5tNSvAWboxfLOjefAtGP-3fhc0tP_O5GL3GGZrvemxCPG/s400/2011-11-12+14.23.09.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674863953786940578" /></a><br /><br />Anna, Miriam and I leave in six days for China! It is finally time to pull out all the little girl clothes I have been stashing in the closet for the last eleven months since we started this adoption. Since then we have twice received weights, heights, and feet length on the girls. My guess is that both Elsie and Charis wear about size 18 mos clothes. A guess is all that is. I am packing clothes in sizes 12 mos, 18 mos and 24 mos. The truth is that it's possible very little of what I am packing will fit. In that case we will hit the Walmart in Nanning. Walmart has revolutionized travel to China. I think we could go there with just the clothes on our back and buy all we need in China...if we wanted too. I don't want too. I want to be prepared to hunker down in hotel room snuggling my new babies...not dragging brand new kids to big department store to find clothes, diapers and snacks. It is going to be rough on Charis and Elsie to do all the stuff we HAVE to do.....like official adoption appointments. These two toddlers will not be used to car travel or shopping at all. Hopefully the outfits I'm bringing will fit. I think they will look adorable in anything though.<br /><br />Our first adoption was from China ten years ago. Mike, Michael and I traveled to adopt Anna. We went COO (carry on only). I loved it. No checking luggage or waiting long hours for luggage to be unloaded off plane. COO is not as practical nowadays with airline security. I do pack all basic necessities in my carry on bag though. Meds, camera, IPOD, basic makeup, change of underwear and tshirt, and all important paperwork. I like to feel that even if all my luggage is lost we could still get by with what is in "carry on' bag and what we could buy in China. This has worked well. 98% of the time your luggage winds up with you after your flight. The other 2% of the time it is sure good to be preparedJuleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709873442892757901noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753156344041208301.post-41820979605648655952011-11-07T18:09:00.000-08:002011-11-07T18:54:59.231-08:00Judah's 6th Birthday!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidT7KW669S83Mq_cGnRyCg2VDSV7pEziNQ3Y2HAqvhK0ekCA6WvsPA0FM3lJF4i6NEYYLSzjPZkwkP5szaM3Uw84tpHkh_e1wiRAFiDFzQVsuHFBbGRVEJOWf5n1B0QcE1sXFDvEpYfYh0/s1600/LightningMcQueen.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidT7KW669S83Mq_cGnRyCg2VDSV7pEziNQ3Y2HAqvhK0ekCA6WvsPA0FM3lJF4i6NEYYLSzjPZkwkP5szaM3Uw84tpHkh_e1wiRAFiDFzQVsuHFBbGRVEJOWf5n1B0QcE1sXFDvEpYfYh0/s400/LightningMcQueen.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672452735309986722" /></a><br /><br /><br />This is catch-up post of Judah's birthday. The day that began our CARS 2 marathon. The day my boys fell back in love with Lighting McQueen. I now hear Owen Wilson talking to me in my sleep. <br /><br />Happy Birthday Judah! Judah was adopted right before his 4th birthday so he has been with us for two years now. We love you so much little man! YOU were a surprise gift of great worth to our family! I will never forget when we visited Gladney's orphanage in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia...we walked into the toddler room and there you were! Sitting on the floor and looking up at us. You were perfect. You were beautiful. What a miracle that you later became our son! <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijosJ1nmejMXRfEaeWs_fHxP3fNgCvCxwcyUWL9NDsztcuJR67KSmvayvsGyCDBq6YC4kmV89ymsiu8BHvO1hN_s3sAOnlsk_7omKDUuLqLXroZuhmOnajztRAWJQZHINaKYCa_Kg2-4_Q/s1600/sobdayfarrellanehousejudahbday+019.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 249px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijosJ1nmejMXRfEaeWs_fHxP3fNgCvCxwcyUWL9NDsztcuJR67KSmvayvsGyCDBq6YC4kmV89ymsiu8BHvO1hN_s3sAOnlsk_7omKDUuLqLXroZuhmOnajztRAWJQZHINaKYCa_Kg2-4_Q/s400/sobdayfarrellanehousejudahbday+019.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672447116728180338" /></a><br /><br /><br />Yes...this pretty birthday cake cupcake is a Costco chocolate muffin in disguise. I love you Costco. You Costco are my friend for oh so many reasons.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElWdR9TBEp0TrivJUB44E3lEyIcHwXX7-hR7L7entt01XQ87n8NgymWqaztHtVNSZvjz4QDjsTQcYJ1rcvZJ-M7k7-ru2SL-2rUxTrvcR_23YUZuWYhv3067R8Z3TIlknHkztDaXWtOnd/s1600/sobdayfarrellanehousejudahbday+021.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElWdR9TBEp0TrivJUB44E3lEyIcHwXX7-hR7L7entt01XQ87n8NgymWqaztHtVNSZvjz4QDjsTQcYJ1rcvZJ-M7k7-ru2SL-2rUxTrvcR_23YUZuWYhv3067R8Z3TIlknHkztDaXWtOnd/s400/sobdayfarrellanehousejudahbday+021.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672446008813591394" /></a><br /><br /><br />This might have been a bit more spitting at candle not blowing at candle...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxH84zGoPARhuqYD3jPV-Rff8-p27xAcCAQ_DX6J1dGwNKGXcYDp9Aav1rw3BfkBTMZJn52PTO10T98UlSXdgK3d7B6RTZzfnCdlhWHKgwreqk8rFvlYkm1_EePiNNT0DtgyPypaanBi4V/s1600/sobdayfarrellanehousejudahbday+022.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 251px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxH84zGoPARhuqYD3jPV-Rff8-p27xAcCAQ_DX6J1dGwNKGXcYDp9Aav1rw3BfkBTMZJn52PTO10T98UlSXdgK3d7B6RTZzfnCdlhWHKgwreqk8rFvlYkm1_EePiNNT0DtgyPypaanBi4V/s400/sobdayfarrellanehousejudahbday+022.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672445779452306514" /></a><br /><br /><br />Yah!! I am really six years old now!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiitP79XS32d_HsmKazOFeUxMGrful5stexnEsVBWKtOBYu-BaywZAH1QxQgM3YrXiymzJJhE2-W-3WsddshbdKW5HCY9Qjn1I1xb1moHbqov2FvEcy56vkLnBRBdP9RuBvQykhf4kMa-l/s1600/sobdayfarrellanehousejudahbday+024.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiitP79XS32d_HsmKazOFeUxMGrful5stexnEsVBWKtOBYu-BaywZAH1QxQgM3YrXiymzJJhE2-W-3WsddshbdKW5HCY9Qjn1I1xb1moHbqov2FvEcy56vkLnBRBdP9RuBvQykhf4kMa-l/s400/sobdayfarrellanehousejudahbday+024.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672445477433693586" /></a><br /><br /><br />Cake might be good and tasty but the real fun is watching the new CARS 2 Movie for the next year every day. At least once every day. Many multiple times a day. Depending on mental health of parent and how badly they need "q u i e t" time. Times when only noise in our home is voices of Lighting McQueen and his friends.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLYkcXIL836byP04EvBZUQ3Hja2q69WPIjgcLwTLfyGFtrlxqIMshOhkN4eVqagvtaK8Dd9G_AS8ZmQGskb_3AN0NXjd7J_CU3rV9B5E55Wuc01y6DHXxhN-cL6YhpYfDvmOj1va2VV46L/s1600/sobdayfarrellanehousejudahbday+029.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLYkcXIL836byP04EvBZUQ3Hja2q69WPIjgcLwTLfyGFtrlxqIMshOhkN4eVqagvtaK8Dd9G_AS8ZmQGskb_3AN0NXjd7J_CU3rV9B5E55Wuc01y6DHXxhN-cL6YhpYfDvmOj1va2VV46L/s400/sobdayfarrellanehousejudahbday+029.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672444048073659410" /></a>Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709873442892757901noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753156344041208301.post-17004256798671302692011-11-07T12:14:00.000-08:002011-11-07T15:23:55.625-08:00My 2 favorite "A"s!!Oh glorious "A"s...that bring us closer to our sweet baby girls waiting in China...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7ZPu2Z4cfDawb3a2r3VcXOGxfdEZMHv-S0guWAgekpP_edUHEZaVZSeDgDDvwFeymaFCuDOutcJh8LDw4QWZvyFI907K-RP8zxVPRgaU7cpABedsslbE0xC0QY5QpsKXz9enE80iNKyH/s1600/APS016L01-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7ZPu2Z4cfDawb3a2r3VcXOGxfdEZMHv-S0guWAgekpP_edUHEZaVZSeDgDDvwFeymaFCuDOutcJh8LDw4QWZvyFI907K-RP8zxVPRgaU7cpABedsslbE0xC0QY5QpsKXz9enE80iNKyH/s400/APS016L01-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672396248938904498" /></a><br /><br /><br />Elsie Ping Ping<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNR1J-Tb6fAqW1hycJXn4xtYoIw5TWTmbCNdY0YCFqte5J5QA4mIMWujaJnFh7_0jsOkLsGCninB6uDW9HlE0unIWkmy_okRaFHcflKjWmYnp5MVIqaRsPpwBKsRKW9RBuwA3yqj-F9Nyt/s1600/Lila2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNR1J-Tb6fAqW1hycJXn4xtYoIw5TWTmbCNdY0YCFqte5J5QA4mIMWujaJnFh7_0jsOkLsGCninB6uDW9HlE0unIWkmy_okRaFHcflKjWmYnp5MVIqaRsPpwBKsRKW9RBuwA3yqj-F9Nyt/s400/Lila2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672395537683059666" /></a><br /><br />Younger Elsie mug shot<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojn7Qr9cTX-B-TATmxdkYGAxMjMoHpWXbxug9Vnk0biRdWCz9j_ZjD10YPkJWpQ_EAFiVsu_-cZMrEH0bcFZtaGk_4Solkjx89NPSh03Ir0bq_O8gDREWtJeI7jyN5MaJu2kEruLXM9ji/s1600/pinpingmugshot.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 130px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojn7Qr9cTX-B-TATmxdkYGAxMjMoHpWXbxug9Vnk0biRdWCz9j_ZjD10YPkJWpQ_EAFiVsu_-cZMrEH0bcFZtaGk_4Solkjx89NPSh03Ir0bq_O8gDREWtJeI7jyN5MaJu2kEruLXM9ji/s400/pinpingmugshot.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672395391772120498" /></a><br /><br />Charis Yilin<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXX1qsIZsdVhZRfPpFoRBUo-DCGdL4X1LbQp7EKC2GekpJwuQkuwRtf4YGn0YOQE1qTWHTcri9sDXGn1kPBywe4PVM2rwmQLNN_8ryWimH33Ct5DcJvzvhZ2D52T1iDefN_1TR7tA98SEm/s1600/Tracey.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXX1qsIZsdVhZRfPpFoRBUo-DCGdL4X1LbQp7EKC2GekpJwuQkuwRtf4YGn0YOQE1qTWHTcri9sDXGn1kPBywe4PVM2rwmQLNN_8ryWimH33Ct5DcJvzvhZ2D52T1iDefN_1TR7tA98SEm/s400/Tracey.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672395142404536162" /></a><br /> <br />Charis mug shot<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKejfyYU33by6BCjjijFHYgFhJ1EjMWYbOKAq3iQWNUJA_ELvyOKc7_jCFn66Fjl56EhqlBw6-S7U7nRM3nvLbad5XASBxopiYeixvRzExhs76AZoE1h1QfxwrYUOBjmK3f6X0vPS_sgn7/s1600/1287383978181.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKejfyYU33by6BCjjijFHYgFhJ1EjMWYbOKAq3iQWNUJA_ELvyOKc7_jCFn66Fjl56EhqlBw6-S7U7nRM3nvLbad5XASBxopiYeixvRzExhs76AZoE1h1QfxwrYUOBjmK3f6X0vPS_sgn7/s400/1287383978181.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672394946468562770" /></a><br /><br />My two favorite "A"s?<br /><br />Well<span style="font-weight:bold;"> TA </span>and <span style="font-weight:bold;">CA</span> of course! Yahooo!!! Friday our agency emailed to tell us we had <span style="font-weight:bold;">TA </span>(travel approval) and they were trying to get us <span style="font-weight:bold;">CA </span>(consulate appointment). Today I heard our <span style="font-weight:bold;">CA</span>(consulate appointment) is confirmed for Dec 6th! Yahooo again!!! <span style="font-weight:bold;">TA</span> comes from China and is permission for us (me) to travel to China for the adoption of "Elsie Ping Ping" and "Charis Yilin". <span style="font-weight:bold;">TA</span> is the <span style="font-weight:bold;">BIG</span> thing you wait for in world of China adoption. Yahooooooo!The <span style="font-weight:bold;">CA</span> is the confirmation from U.S. embassy in Guangzhou China that they have us scheduled for our consulate date. This is where we go to obtain the U.S. visa for Charis and Elsie to travel home to U.S. Ya Ya Yahoooo! Today all day, so far has been booking flights while walking on air. Praises be to our GREAT GOD. He brought our tax refund last week as well as the news of our super cool "A"s!<br />Anna and Miriam will be traveling with me to China to pick up Elsie and Charis. Anna was adopted from China at age 20 mos and Miriam was adopted from China at 3 1/2 years old. This will be their first trip back to their "motherland". This is going to be amazing! We leave two weeks from today on November 21st and get home I think December 9th! Oh my goodness ...it is the countdown to meeting our new little girls!!Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709873442892757901noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753156344041208301.post-81777514926969359742011-10-30T18:26:00.000-07:002011-10-30T18:59:13.558-07:00Solly's September Seven Year Old BirthdayThis post would fall under "summer blog post catch up". There are too many great events that happened to pass them up and move on to fall/winter blogging. One important day was Solomon's 7th birthday! Whenever we have a birthday it means a "party" for everyone! Solly chose hot dogs for his birthday dinner...of course. That boy could eat four of Costco big ole hot dogs in one sitting. Everyone was happy with meal choice. Mom too as it is just so easy to fix.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJzpkO_skc1mJJ-f3bdIOcrv1pa8KmgAHOnISxl0v3_FnI4VH8u6qTsxEsJCpPiWCM5N-YUSF0eOo8i9igSBy6oQ8EyOHyf4x1K6EN4sj4a20mBsBi6CWSmZTh7bG_G90W4kk6ja-xkNHE/s1600/sobdayfarrellanehouse+001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJzpkO_skc1mJJ-f3bdIOcrv1pa8KmgAHOnISxl0v3_FnI4VH8u6qTsxEsJCpPiWCM5N-YUSF0eOo8i9igSBy6oQ8EyOHyf4x1K6EN4sj4a20mBsBi6CWSmZTh7bG_G90W4kk6ja-xkNHE/s400/sobdayfarrellanehouse+001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669466016498338994" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Here is Solomon with his first hot dog as a seven year old<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDpFlWLf8a3l-Y6ajnDoeCFZhqgCdvgDNLSQesRfczl3k0iMvBa0YEEwu5tktzr4nykm9tGovcnCtcMro_pKDhK1B0dK8sPwl_u5DTITmQHVWj25j0U9gTkGWay35qSEba8mv9C6g0SL_W/s1600/sobdayfarrellanehouse+006.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDpFlWLf8a3l-Y6ajnDoeCFZhqgCdvgDNLSQesRfczl3k0iMvBa0YEEwu5tktzr4nykm9tGovcnCtcMro_pKDhK1B0dK8sPwl_u5DTITmQHVWj25j0U9gTkGWay35qSEba8mv9C6g0SL_W/s400/sobdayfarrellanehouse+006.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669465805170855954" /></a><br />Miriam looking much too old and mature for her eleven years. sigh<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GlzScvs32XPexkgtPmk1ZdMnySPHKK-GJb4uZVvg3o45jMoci-wTCERAxXX99wNMddVSM9eXgHv0rTKi6GYhvBWm6vr7xImiWqWRouPtGwEwqu418uch_nwH-ecgr89e5BBp86eFWSUm/s1600/sobdayfarrellanehouse+011.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GlzScvs32XPexkgtPmk1ZdMnySPHKK-GJb4uZVvg3o45jMoci-wTCERAxXX99wNMddVSM9eXgHv0rTKi6GYhvBWm6vr7xImiWqWRouPtGwEwqu418uch_nwH-ecgr89e5BBp86eFWSUm/s400/sobdayfarrellanehouse+011.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669465562104122082" /></a><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd65waUcZtpUDOwd6XTqblhtXsorWC1-9QgF87fXvwr46YKLgwEv4P5e3lGiXeX1enEXX7nGYPl16a5STPWleFMEGad-277repVOY-wSlCTgyqAnQr4ivSjYSsS8KUd6jgVII6pKWcHLjc/s1600/sobdayfarrellanehouse+012.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd65waUcZtpUDOwd6XTqblhtXsorWC1-9QgF87fXvwr46YKLgwEv4P5e3lGiXeX1enEXX7nGYPl16a5STPWleFMEGad-277repVOY-wSlCTgyqAnQr4ivSjYSsS8KUd6jgVII6pKWcHLjc/s400/sobdayfarrellanehouse+012.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669465023226380290" /></a><div><br /></div><div>Miriam and Towabech</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1PO4BQyb0eOx-EpCZbzgyNCGT8qHxEFLrmwPSVvsHwhLBbf_DfC_P2tcmg0Dh4n8Yxl-20gs1J9zQx4Yw5vogJ3RUsodI7RpHM24XcW_6swbG1zO6CYu-5upQc0QBnXqY5evr96Yt-5MM/s1600/sobdayfarrellanehouse+014.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1PO4BQyb0eOx-EpCZbzgyNCGT8qHxEFLrmwPSVvsHwhLBbf_DfC_P2tcmg0Dh4n8Yxl-20gs1J9zQx4Yw5vogJ3RUsodI7RpHM24XcW_6swbG1zO6CYu-5upQc0QBnXqY5evr96Yt-5MM/s400/sobdayfarrellanehouse+014.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669464809547504018" /></a><br />The goofiness starting even before the cake educed sugar rushes<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2OPKATdZ3CGM5M7TGYgGiyHUD-OI1gpAkcoiOH88DwqTsb6hyphenhyphen0w0Hc6RsUMLJkqLgfuMveDvER8oAW4JpRUNuFFvdjkEJOCbgpzfc5em7nYA3oDi_e7BvIvOmcd2AEwMkiNXLJnQOkD_/s1600/sobdayfarrellanehouse+017.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2OPKATdZ3CGM5M7TGYgGiyHUD-OI1gpAkcoiOH88DwqTsb6hyphenhyphen0w0Hc6RsUMLJkqLgfuMveDvER8oAW4JpRUNuFFvdjkEJOCbgpzfc5em7nYA3oDi_e7BvIvOmcd2AEwMkiNXLJnQOkD_/s400/sobdayfarrellanehouse+017.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669464624324948994" /></a><br /><div>Yah...the time is now. Just gotta blow out the candle and then presents!</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6snW_-aApqoT0VE_coAl44AJnpHsGG1r5dtQud-u_b0_HNSk6nwHPHaiIKtDGqw-9jVb_2W4TFOc5xq__tqztu9N_-t0XVenk93IoDpuKPCakmBpWV5rak0_tat-JP4CodpnEEg6DfKfM/s1600/sobdayfarrellanehouse+024.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6snW_-aApqoT0VE_coAl44AJnpHsGG1r5dtQud-u_b0_HNSk6nwHPHaiIKtDGqw-9jVb_2W4TFOc5xq__tqztu9N_-t0XVenk93IoDpuKPCakmBpWV5rak0_tat-JP4CodpnEEg6DfKfM/s400/sobdayfarrellanehouse+024.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669464422271389858" /></a><br />A super duper remote controlled car<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCaeqztnEzmxxkYaMzxhcyQNTiOXlqhnBXYGN4cEnLKjtW_Y6gjT1NnrWnoLgZ64x8f3ifY00ehiBPOhoheusmmXSYBEvZC3zNM7SyIpGefrWZWDDvzTKrDAAMV6vUsDTbdOCjTCn-NvJ2/s1600/sobdayfarrellanehouse+036.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCaeqztnEzmxxkYaMzxhcyQNTiOXlqhnBXYGN4cEnLKjtW_Y6gjT1NnrWnoLgZ64x8f3ifY00ehiBPOhoheusmmXSYBEvZC3zNM7SyIpGefrWZWDDvzTKrDAAMV6vUsDTbdOCjTCn-NvJ2/s400/sobdayfarrellanehouse+036.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669464136950938898" /></a><br />Guess what I miss when the weather turns colder? I miss lots of stuff about summer; but for birthday partys eating messy chocolate cake outside is fun fun fun. And way less mess and clean up than messy chocolate cake inside at dining table.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsDsC6_QzJzKieLApcrYDSiOKsJVTXUEv4UZwXZUgjrPsG5VpS37c7go_cG0tqujI9YwUL5R6fcm7mxdS2Y9oq6JdhCnp5Ig1sJJs5_rQ7DsUTVtKdwHUPNiz4XK3lQrqFPY2T5hGGOJbc/s1600/sobdayfarrellanehouse+037.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 343px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsDsC6_QzJzKieLApcrYDSiOKsJVTXUEv4UZwXZUgjrPsG5VpS37c7go_cG0tqujI9YwUL5R6fcm7mxdS2Y9oq6JdhCnp5Ig1sJJs5_rQ7DsUTVtKdwHUPNiz4XK3lQrqFPY2T5hGGOJbc/s400/sobdayfarrellanehouse+037.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669463900134692818" /></a><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5xxzA8pYA_GzisMdwLpyg4SN9pb7xSIGl0xslkHcV_ADy_9h8q2UaCb-LUWqNzJiQAjapBKDDGP-V7vH4hYZgGDcxooz7l6_P3Loj_2-j2g9Ogi1byFFod5JkEIMEiozH_piIEVwDQ3P6/s1600/sobdayfarrellanehouse+040.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5xxzA8pYA_GzisMdwLpyg4SN9pb7xSIGl0xslkHcV_ADy_9h8q2UaCb-LUWqNzJiQAjapBKDDGP-V7vH4hYZgGDcxooz7l6_P3Loj_2-j2g9Ogi1byFFod5JkEIMEiozH_piIEVwDQ3P6/s400/sobdayfarrellanehouse+040.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669463634897401922" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBpYmumbQyJMALQm3LbmZhUjsOV3wYkBX0AO_JRoZ1RRNmSuDs4PlKTb9qxaPsqIhw0Tbtmp-zCo8b4T9jzcdstYY9FWPKILDd-62DC7UnAIoHhyJJ0Tz9-C6255-PVV-Rfi9jjKJyyDGm/s1600/sobdayfarrellanehouse+045.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBpYmumbQyJMALQm3LbmZhUjsOV3wYkBX0AO_JRoZ1RRNmSuDs4PlKTb9qxaPsqIhw0Tbtmp-zCo8b4T9jzcdstYY9FWPKILDd-62DC7UnAIoHhyJJ0Tz9-C6255-PVV-Rfi9jjKJyyDGm/s400/sobdayfarrellanehouse+045.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669463273645322674" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div></div>Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709873442892757901noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753156344041208301.post-56617572638678825782011-10-24T09:34:00.000-07:002011-10-26T09:31:36.932-07:00What God Can Do: Happy Birthday Jonathan<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; ">Jonathan would have had his 6th birthday yesterday. So very many memories crammed into the last six years. Though I still battle the ugly memories of the tortuous ordeals he was forced to endure in attempts to save his life...those nightmares have eased some with time. More and more when I think of our "Jonnie" it is with peace and smiles to think of his quirky laugh and song singing. How he woke every morning with a total body molding hug around my neck and sweet whisper of "mama". How he was joy filled by all music and for some strange reason especially enjoyed country music?! No matter how many times nurses and doctors poked him and bled him, tied him down for radiation and chemo...he still always greeted them with smiles and hugs and a happy dance. More joy memories now than haunted nightmare memories. I love how God created time. How He uses it. He uses time as the great healer. He uses time to ripen us in knowledge. He uses time for second chances..He uses time for "seventy times seventy" chances. He uses time to allow the living hell of seeing your child die an agonizing death; to grow a heart in ways only extreme grief can grow it. He uses time to cause the worst things to become "good" things. Things for Him. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; "><div><br /></div><div>I miss Jonathan. Always will. But my life is wonderful. How could it not be when I have such a great God? God who can heal the biggest heartaches and forgive the biggest sins. Thank you God for bringing Jonathan into our family. It was awesome...all of it. Even the hardest parts because when it was hardest You showed Yourself the brightest. Thank you God that I know because of You I will see my Jonathan again. I love him so...and I love You more</div><div><div><div><br /></div></div></div></span></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTW8yK1TSqBVUx_M07MdSk4U5qPK9KPNFGCbMmFY6lckn5e6vSlwXQcc0lUOjXAOcETEZ0RaomDEW6wx11yZmCAOa7cdGXDfZRvDpDcucwAwlnJJtbxBNPKH4h8rHNzHnui3bRD2FPyoJ1/s1600/HPIM2677.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTW8yK1TSqBVUx_M07MdSk4U5qPK9KPNFGCbMmFY6lckn5e6vSlwXQcc0lUOjXAOcETEZ0RaomDEW6wx11yZmCAOa7cdGXDfZRvDpDcucwAwlnJJtbxBNPKH4h8rHNzHnui3bRD2FPyoJ1/s400/HPIM2677.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667108975863444370" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rVv39_ngchX2WhKgdp7nypxL832occV7uQKZq7JfqFldG_jA8OyvOM7BnVe0OhDJzl1nl15u81V_e4YEtZWLSP850M7sHr3rTdSu0I0ZPPI0yIGEmg1q3boLs_uh1s-1Zo9qmieNUIq2/s1600/HPIM2764.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rVv39_ngchX2WhKgdp7nypxL832occV7uQKZq7JfqFldG_jA8OyvOM7BnVe0OhDJzl1nl15u81V_e4YEtZWLSP850M7sHr3rTdSu0I0ZPPI0yIGEmg1q3boLs_uh1s-1Zo9qmieNUIq2/s400/HPIM2764.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667108191617146946" /></a><br /><div>A baby for Julee! What a glorious day!</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinipNFBpx7vjE3_DFTaNQ9D_dJVCRZ6ueBymBzEAn5blslHx2J4SRAQmzzYqCEgxh9WL57-tuoqaJyRcT_eJjwZk1X973L8jcaJrCC41_QPnpJBn-jx_5TdYP6T_DUXIvKL3x3IiCRialt/s1600/photo_7+-+Copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinipNFBpx7vjE3_DFTaNQ9D_dJVCRZ6ueBymBzEAn5blslHx2J4SRAQmzzYqCEgxh9WL57-tuoqaJyRcT_eJjwZk1X973L8jcaJrCC41_QPnpJBn-jx_5TdYP6T_DUXIvKL3x3IiCRialt/s400/photo_7+-+Copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667107039110278562" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXO3GZNk0RIrpWAbNeD6GUDmhvhyvQkQsyp665stjK_Edv_cuw_DwaeK7c8cXVW4HPDZuQjZy6HtA6LKFYxxjH_MNfy045Cy66dVmQWaKHQw5Sf4_SnCWRypQQTBz8U4VXvbLk0DMDR09/s1600/2006-03-02_0007.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxlBUPfiK5MSo67AedBiDUzsWwD3cUkvF91jqyqJ53zPWE2yvyMSJofdfTBCYoaERj-U-QdfDxQTkgKWnrvfq-FeN_qDQ-PTR4LbPRZvuj9d8X206_GRcr8u2fgsl_00Q3cO_TvKsGa0hN/s400/HPIM2629.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667102084113024530" /></a><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkNvlDZSaGbQ7cIBRTCfF3Q9A4LB1BEdeZFNfsqyF03qxJaY4Z6No1gGfaTWEctSQph5C4qVRAHRhDhnGaCtSmOouhiLPiji9Bbu26imwf0QZQai-u46bPVz2mhazEtOQ0UFK0dWxNZg-/s1600/HPIM2369.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkNvlDZSaGbQ7cIBRTCfF3Q9A4LB1BEdeZFNfsqyF03qxJaY4Z6No1gGfaTWEctSQph5C4qVRAHRhDhnGaCtSmOouhiLPiji9Bbu26imwf0QZQai-u46bPVz2mhazEtOQ0UFK0dWxNZg-/s400/HPIM2369.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667101588266233586" /></a><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi856Ont2iclCfYX3fYilnJNKZeXW22bz39-2q2eH7SKNK5dIvjDKj54wXImsSp2bONsZ_cVsxx7G60Jsj0nnDQ02TjMS7KIQuEiq6C5R4nuf5bMFZvLWfUpyE-W-WLbM1KRWfXUtD8kCyO/s1600/HPIM2661.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi856Ont2iclCfYX3fYilnJNKZeXW22bz39-2q2eH7SKNK5dIvjDKj54wXImsSp2bONsZ_cVsxx7G60Jsj0nnDQ02TjMS7KIQuEiq6C5R4nuf5bMFZvLWfUpyE-W-WLbM1KRWfXUtD8kCyO/s400/HPIM2661.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667101242970340930" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Transplant was delayed a second time so we were blessed with a third Christmas and Hanukkah with Jonathan</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRIP43t8_Kx1tKD_Y9cxw5i_wVVQqmbjGD4r0zoJxlnAfbf0WB_-S-Lk_HSZeVHkHjJXDerWUgmb0hZoiuWIiiw5usANmxoJKd-7pic1rCYuXgBs-sOcKiyh7NGQFqr6x3IypBWK9zlrGx/s1600/HPIM2941.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRIP43t8_Kx1tKD_Y9cxw5i_wVVQqmbjGD4r0zoJxlnAfbf0WB_-S-Lk_HSZeVHkHjJXDerWUgmb0hZoiuWIiiw5usANmxoJKd-7pic1rCYuXgBs-sOcKiyh7NGQFqr6x3IypBWK9zlrGx/s400/HPIM2941.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667100450413596114" /></a><br /><div>Home away from home "Ronald McDonald House" in Seattle</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHadt1_LZPefyvEBZCrGZ9BjPw9WtbvTzZsylyNOIySge6WVUw0c7DTPQN5p4O-zqkpIRsSY3Yvwx7dOB4-rk69qP34M8qg13KXFffkrCQmeQiMyc_owi1XBrRr1_kokrXWzrDdjsBf2Z/s1600/HPIM2907.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHadt1_LZPefyvEBZCrGZ9BjPw9WtbvTzZsylyNOIySge6WVUw0c7DTPQN5p4O-zqkpIRsSY3Yvwx7dOB4-rk69qP34M8qg13KXFffkrCQmeQiMyc_owi1XBrRr1_kokrXWzrDdjsBf2Z/s400/HPIM2907.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667099815066023602" /></a><div><br /></div><div>With big brother Cody at BMT (bone marrow transplant) post radiation and chemo...last day with hair</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4TeNxQNT_TYH36bfDivufw5GUk7vuKybDKOpz8P8g14UgcaLyP0S0f1pdviIK8wEBuyvyYi-Z2MR9ANfQENLjfoTWVohQTwwvdF1dOvvKm9aqSyp3prWi-hquVvNiggep-6aEv_W04NPK/s1600/3-14-08+001.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4TeNxQNT_TYH36bfDivufw5GUk7vuKybDKOpz8P8g14UgcaLyP0S0f1pdviIK8wEBuyvyYi-Z2MR9ANfQENLjfoTWVohQTwwvdF1dOvvKm9aqSyp3prWi-hquVvNiggep-6aEv_W04NPK/s400/3-14-08+001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667098995247230066" /></a><br />What radiation, chemo poison and 17 other IV meds can make a person feel like<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBAmr0k6JCxgnRUsb-MyCqNxlwuOW7h7MYUBJ93uvXVXbEoAdU24sa9Y9aMoaJFd0VJz9udQ-_htp0QMijbttY2HFkKrlxO8rkHeVroDfA7MKP96XkYXl5DRc8TEHlfpeRamTZ5YMXAKo/s1600/BMT+025.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBAmr0k6JCxgnRUsb-MyCqNxlwuOW7h7MYUBJ93uvXVXbEoAdU24sa9Y9aMoaJFd0VJz9udQ-_htp0QMijbttY2HFkKrlxO8rkHeVroDfA7MKP96XkYXl5DRc8TEHlfpeRamTZ5YMXAKo/s400/BMT+025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667102371358734050" /></a><br /><div>My poor sweet Jonnie losing the fight for life.</div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdrQcJx9jRj0E6y0urrQwnXPRaKCTlOGh8KN2fZt17dN7EbB-_5_HGbmkIdaa6HFqJx82ixAevqDJs9hkLBcA9HzPK8o9qmmNm8Kg7WuzzwArCnZ0juWf5X1xEPEmpbgHmtul0vjUAoPb/s1600/BMT+003.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdrQcJx9jRj0E6y0urrQwnXPRaKCTlOGh8KN2fZt17dN7EbB-_5_HGbmkIdaa6HFqJx82ixAevqDJs9hkLBcA9HzPK8o9qmmNm8Kg7WuzzwArCnZ0juWf5X1xEPEmpbgHmtul0vjUAoPb/s400/BMT+003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667107395852372882" /></a><br /><div> This is how I think of you little man! Happy and at home! Can't wait to be in our real home with you and someday!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTW8yK1TSqBVUx_M07MdSk4U5qPK9KPNFGCbMmFY6lckn5e6vSlwXQcc0lUOjXAOcETEZ0RaomDEW6wx11yZmCAOa7cdGXDfZRvDpDcucwAwlnJJtbxBNPKH4h8rHNzHnui3bRD2FPyoJ1/s1600/HPIM2677.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTW8yK1TSqBVUx_M07MdSk4U5qPK9KPNFGCbMmFY6lckn5e6vSlwXQcc0lUOjXAOcETEZ0RaomDEW6wx11yZmCAOa7cdGXDfZRvDpDcucwAwlnJJtbxBNPKH4h8rHNzHnui3bRD2FPyoJ1/s400/HPIM2677.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667108975863444370" /></a><br /><br /></div>Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709873442892757901noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753156344041208301.post-82877527327520126652011-10-22T10:43:00.001-07:002011-10-22T11:50:21.529-07:00Summer Spells Berries<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcajvo3cd9gZdq45ovPo4aGOTE6JF1bpT8V-NOZIietGcCzIRop-_PPYF0K_Jifi7dxm6v2kiXIMZqxWqW6yhDGqq6IJ7uY_IZnNxft15W_JSNrk69u0l2HdU421i8cQcVuoGTDI3dn_-/s1600/MayJune+138.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcajvo3cd9gZdq45ovPo4aGOTE6JF1bpT8V-NOZIietGcCzIRop-_PPYF0K_Jifi7dxm6v2kiXIMZqxWqW6yhDGqq6IJ7uY_IZnNxft15W_JSNrk69u0l2HdU421i8cQcVuoGTDI3dn_-/s400/MayJune+138.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666390586588262962" /></a><br /><br /><br />Judah in moment of strawberry bliss<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpruD-6d51f26u2kQL7a1p8qGUnsminSsJF1tOAMxg2Qse37wGZiY8sc_as6O1HYneby2B5zXtz_uw6oJOp5w4zMThEGzHLOWXw5GLAen97lsZcMeFR8XI6d1UvrV-9Kb-AcIC5vxbUxIk/s1600/summer2011+181.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpruD-6d51f26u2kQL7a1p8qGUnsminSsJF1tOAMxg2Qse37wGZiY8sc_as6O1HYneby2B5zXtz_uw6oJOp5w4zMThEGzHLOWXw5GLAen97lsZcMeFR8XI6d1UvrV-9Kb-AcIC5vxbUxIk/s400/summer2011+181.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666389884005053586" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Blueberrie pancakes don't really even need syrup<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXWIXRLFPnIO5MxJqOrhhMgq4XQu-PsWwHlTCrp7JtC5BBpvuFhVbS1UK5gp676eeUEvOPm-sS52D37oNVBg0Wj2UgvygzWdxvBoFnRE71zI0N63u5u4lRFd2j-cUyEG4o0FZJ8d77VnRr/s1600/summer2011+077.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXWIXRLFPnIO5MxJqOrhhMgq4XQu-PsWwHlTCrp7JtC5BBpvuFhVbS1UK5gp676eeUEvOPm-sS52D37oNVBg0Wj2UgvygzWdxvBoFnRE71zI0N63u5u4lRFd2j-cUyEG4o0FZJ8d77VnRr/s400/summer2011+077.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666379214394301954" /></a><br /><br /><br />Berries for pancakes from our very own little strawberry patch out back<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ytMKY1hPgZXEx1eU3Q5uGH0ORhAPp4b_my585uJyTAxfryHVx8fvRIseaFAMviTM1jTWASHJAxYtNtjOeu7S6t7eCggBq513UAaPMzQivw5biQNaG8b0fOQBA_flnLGOjYXjULzLexnx/s1600/2011junejuly+037.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ytMKY1hPgZXEx1eU3Q5uGH0ORhAPp4b_my585uJyTAxfryHVx8fvRIseaFAMviTM1jTWASHJAxYtNtjOeu7S6t7eCggBq513UAaPMzQivw5biQNaG8b0fOQBA_flnLGOjYXjULzLexnx/s400/2011junejuly+037.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666378644294839170" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijiQGcoBmSJNI_1bZCXcY27jJOvVQ72PUyBwG32LdUzscVXQo9T3twDZECjlQglmOpa7LuIQU5oxyJYeqf2Rx31iG8nXAJH8mi4bmd2Nl9ilbRPY3Pf822lcagCAV27Y4xtlbkynaKorMe/s1600/2011junejuly+038.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijiQGcoBmSJNI_1bZCXcY27jJOvVQ72PUyBwG32LdUzscVXQo9T3twDZECjlQglmOpa7LuIQU5oxyJYeqf2Rx31iG8nXAJH8mi4bmd2Nl9ilbRPY3Pf822lcagCAV27Y4xtlbkynaKorMe/s400/2011junejuly+038.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666378463329935026" /></a><br /><br /><br />I always make a lot of jam in the summer. We love freezer jam the best for it's fresh flavor and that it isn't made with as much sugar. Mike wanted me to make more cooked canned jam this year so as to not have to use up so much of our freezer space. Some days we use up a quart of jam a day. Yes, I said quart. That's a lot of jam in a year. I like making it myself as i can control amount of sugar added plus I know it is just fruit and sugar...not chemicals or preservatives. Tastes better too! Here is some strawberry, blackberry, and Strawberry/blueberry jam. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wVnu2wfPdVplmFf4TWOMmg1w-JoR7dq6aghig3zmJt5GLqlVVr7yLhLOR7M5ImLmYFbihx4SdQz9xJRq1a6XMBew6L3nVaey4ERmc5ZCby5dtUhH1-ItBJC5hA9Gmrx46baGdNFhiHOU/s1600/2011junejuly+035.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wVnu2wfPdVplmFf4TWOMmg1w-JoR7dq6aghig3zmJt5GLqlVVr7yLhLOR7M5ImLmYFbihx4SdQz9xJRq1a6XMBew6L3nVaey4ERmc5ZCby5dtUhH1-ItBJC5hA9Gmrx46baGdNFhiHOU/s400/2011junejuly+035.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666373881027298594" /></a>Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709873442892757901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753156344041208301.post-14113854095188661702011-10-22T09:39:00.001-07:002011-10-22T10:23:45.669-07:00Father's Day 2011Happy Father's Day Honey...even though you are a stranger to me here....Right before Father's Day Mike shaved off his mustache and goatee. In the 22 years I have been with him he has always had hair on his face. Now...he is handsome with and without hair on face...it is just he didn't look like my husband with bare naked face. But Mike my guy I would adore you no matter what you did or what happened to your face.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8z-T3Dfqm4_QRW0gj5i5hV0hTNhIa6fXECBd8UPj8m7RuxDE-FX_km1UDOLje2Jtuq__zy5QNOSpKTYeqGdULgb89aXFikaEjpmViDkhlpO-ozmG1eLEbLOEN6PKhnyZNVvz2rOpHYF2U/s1600/2011junejuly+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8z-T3Dfqm4_QRW0gj5i5hV0hTNhIa6fXECBd8UPj8m7RuxDE-FX_km1UDOLje2Jtuq__zy5QNOSpKTYeqGdULgb89aXFikaEjpmViDkhlpO-ozmG1eLEbLOEN6PKhnyZNVvz2rOpHYF2U/s400/2011junejuly+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666360664695742242" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLI0Xo7pxFNJ-34w01LKsIfMp5gtmNaddlGFvZzWkkBmH4g0HweFVM2bm9xK-yThqZVLS1sgqcTQJjPFOVL5q5imnApho9oM80a9Z1BiChljKtm9yAFePAOGXZgLoV6BiYGB78Nw4VWihz/s1600/2011junejuly+009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLI0Xo7pxFNJ-34w01LKsIfMp5gtmNaddlGFvZzWkkBmH4g0HweFVM2bm9xK-yThqZVLS1sgqcTQJjPFOVL5q5imnApho9oM80a9Z1BiChljKtm9yAFePAOGXZgLoV6BiYGB78Nw4VWihz/s400/2011junejuly+009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666359882819128274" /></a><br /><br /><br />Good coffee is always a winner<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBwmq9ji8nfg-yRBw2pqdKfBPqE3kSyvi-v_EywvSDlMbD5cmsnpcSpGmInL7njUQdrCnHH98IG7iQSdKu-6y4GnFNvX12fO3uwmE22P_ujdZ_SRBspIqRAea4bioFcus68QJELzvQL59Y/s1600/2011junejuly+016.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBwmq9ji8nfg-yRBw2pqdKfBPqE3kSyvi-v_EywvSDlMbD5cmsnpcSpGmInL7njUQdrCnHH98IG7iQSdKu-6y4GnFNvX12fO3uwmE22P_ujdZ_SRBspIqRAea4bioFcus68QJELzvQL59Y/s400/2011junejuly+016.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666359499974384418" /></a><br /><br /><br />This was card on poster board written with Father's day sentiments where some words were words of candy attached to card. Nice thoughts on card and Dad alos got extra candy treats <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkKyF5LpDD9wLW2qPQ-BR6-qORZIGPEKakTFOklTp6XrsiS1UgpXV5Enx9wX_0GgjXnJChHJOmFX3NW8oozTtK6UQGoIJ_vjgx_odDHIi_gV07u1K7ZT5ARIAh2AeO3BTQGL2B4_OeFRx/s1600/2011junejuly+024.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkKyF5LpDD9wLW2qPQ-BR6-qORZIGPEKakTFOklTp6XrsiS1UgpXV5Enx9wX_0GgjXnJChHJOmFX3NW8oozTtK6UQGoIJ_vjgx_odDHIi_gV07u1K7ZT5ARIAh2AeO3BTQGL2B4_OeFRx/s400/2011junejuly+024.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666358578506938498" /></a><br /><br /><br />I made a collage of black and white photos of the kids. The photos were taken one gorgeous spring evening when we had ice cream party outside in front yard. Nice memories...the collage turned out beautifully.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6V7dzDGB9ZvF_KdwYN5xgTKYBTJoTLy364s6Grtt3-i2xBfjEWi0ivRROnOlPyZ0gqtrV4ZbqPxFUN7tvb-dVuZNmN8XXb8BZMYqT_Fzm1Kyem2C8aJ88y_dXZd0J2WfI73YDKBgsRvRi/s1600/2011junejuly+028.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6V7dzDGB9ZvF_KdwYN5xgTKYBTJoTLy364s6Grtt3-i2xBfjEWi0ivRROnOlPyZ0gqtrV4ZbqPxFUN7tvb-dVuZNmN8XXb8BZMYqT_Fzm1Kyem2C8aJ88y_dXZd0J2WfI73YDKBgsRvRi/s400/2011junejuly+028.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666357553267734386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwXRC2v7g_0D7YfLLRD2X0DGEeQKFtVfFm6J8iW-oLZpdrOfgVELmxdkmGyWeGs_hLSEnxW2ZwNcnfJrkGqgQrzo_U3mO4ug9LMX9r_jgNbwyQ2-HFaqu1a1OcSFiUbO7Wyng_tajp8JI/s1600/2011junejuly+031.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwXRC2v7g_0D7YfLLRD2X0DGEeQKFtVfFm6J8iW-oLZpdrOfgVELmxdkmGyWeGs_hLSEnxW2ZwNcnfJrkGqgQrzo_U3mO4ug9LMX9r_jgNbwyQ2-HFaqu1a1OcSFiUbO7Wyng_tajp8JI/s400/2011junejuly+031.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666357374481754434" /></a>Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709873442892757901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753156344041208301.post-31066718061121628182011-10-22T09:18:00.000-07:002011-10-22T09:29:22.901-07:00Long Blogless SummerIt has been 3 mos since I last posted! Why? I have no idea why I have dropped out of blogger land. Busy. Felt like there was nothing I wanted to share? Mostly just busy. I think blogging is a habit and once you get out of it...it seems like too much trouble. But i really want this blog to be something to share our lives and something for our children for memories sake. <br /><br />I hate my blog design now. It looks kinda dark and depressing. First thing I wanna brighten it up. Make it more cheerful. I have of course forgotten everything i so painfully learned about blog design. Until I can re educate myself in blog design and redo it, I will at least post some updates and photos of our summer. It was a full one.<br /><br />Mmmmm. Maybe I will pay someone to redesign my blog. The amount of hours i would need to relearn all the steps i have to make to do it myself would be better spent elsewhere. Anyone have any recommendations for blog designers...rather cheap and with trendy hip ideas and taste?<br /><br />JuleeJuleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709873442892757901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753156344041208301.post-90327106171736251932011-06-21T09:51:00.000-07:002011-06-21T09:57:37.792-07:00Fun Photo Collage ToolI do not know how to "add link"...ya know how bloggers have a subject highlighted and if you click on it you will go to website? It seems beyond me to figure that out right now...but did want to share this fun photo tool...the <br />Shape Collage...Go to http://www.shapecollage.com/ to see how to download it and have fun with your photos. Her is one from Jarib's birthday cake photos..<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQnU1DLO4siunqC0cvIAbL-CaVoIpvKtapJ-qOena1tI9jGpTrTEKk0ZD1xaFueZ49CGnI1dbJ1tYywu2n-jaqvhdldrBWWJR_IlBT6vsAWLAd91FbnGllEhJpdfVk5zoiRUIpb7MKkD8/s1600/jaribbirthdaycollage.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 377px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQnU1DLO4siunqC0cvIAbL-CaVoIpvKtapJ-qOena1tI9jGpTrTEKk0ZD1xaFueZ49CGnI1dbJ1tYywu2n-jaqvhdldrBWWJR_IlBT6vsAWLAd91FbnGllEhJpdfVk5zoiRUIpb7MKkD8/s400/jaribbirthdaycollage.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620716794886425138" /></a>Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709873442892757901noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753156344041208301.post-82480236999829156862011-06-21T07:31:00.001-07:002011-06-21T09:45:42.177-07:00Cuteness & Sugar Overload/Jarib's 2nd BirthdayThere is tons of photos on this blog. "Little's" birthdays are so much fun simply must take tons of photos...just want to share the joy with you. If you can hold out to the end there is a surprise. A WONDERFUL blessing for Jarib and the culmination of months of paperwork and dealing with insurance. Praise the Lord! <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslVXPB2Q3AZO933YR6eoyhqkcJChHHbJpqgXUVPyNmLSis_QvFJ9sX-MwESoaGMgXKEQcTSkdihDTq0lJB9GfbZJYXLq67aRuOp-ZxgKsdxudxRmlmOho_uSSThyEU5jY2PIoK5nl7JQJ/s1600/MayJune+080.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 336px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslVXPB2Q3AZO933YR6eoyhqkcJChHHbJpqgXUVPyNmLSis_QvFJ9sX-MwESoaGMgXKEQcTSkdihDTq0lJB9GfbZJYXLq67aRuOp-ZxgKsdxudxRmlmOho_uSSThyEU5jY2PIoK5nl7JQJ/s400/MayJune+080.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620712249424708946" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_OMcnDODIGG5EMeDEu-Z_2Audza6Gcz-mP7e7V7x24N4QwbUXSHBf49xpO__zrkelS-tGV39zcOpKpLX9buRWZe0Zk4GfwV_HYF7E34YoxNcrfJdHKE1WoKin66cmDpXG6aJp3xmnnmGl/s1600/MayJune+084.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_OMcnDODIGG5EMeDEu-Z_2Audza6Gcz-mP7e7V7x24N4QwbUXSHBf49xpO__zrkelS-tGV39zcOpKpLX9buRWZe0Zk4GfwV_HYF7E34YoxNcrfJdHKE1WoKin66cmDpXG6aJp3xmnnmGl/s400/MayJune+084.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620712035459873266" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSJMOJ73GFiOUGV0t4iOL6LMOBJlM-GTvZngUtA0Fqrr-UFSWjBsSoZmvLmcYg02nD43WTCIW67_Fy_WZyDbrc7cdVCGO5VLebYy2wDYQx02j1EAUqqMS-ZTLt9kjv7fo33IqZ-dvSkf1/s1600/MayJune+079.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSJMOJ73GFiOUGV0t4iOL6LMOBJlM-GTvZngUtA0Fqrr-UFSWjBsSoZmvLmcYg02nD43WTCIW67_Fy_WZyDbrc7cdVCGO5VLebYy2wDYQx02j1EAUqqMS-ZTLt9kjv7fo33IqZ-dvSkf1/s400/MayJune+079.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620711843948336946" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6v36v3MQGzEHqPbPXDPRrBXKOolWYAk9aLfAftJqPnC0ctW-4KP5Fn5JPPIdNrDgYKig3exNfUeKSVnjB_8xkrYNakvcJasBR9AoowcktTDxQjbDNhNLt-oWZIjiV0N3MmpQ9U0NIp5Vj/s1600/MayJune+097.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6v36v3MQGzEHqPbPXDPRrBXKOolWYAk9aLfAftJqPnC0ctW-4KP5Fn5JPPIdNrDgYKig3exNfUeKSVnjB_8xkrYNakvcJasBR9AoowcktTDxQjbDNhNLt-oWZIjiV0N3MmpQ9U0NIp5Vj/s400/MayJune+097.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620711468382840082" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzwYufq_9wCg0iovyJiaOnpLnXblq9_4RCCHbTPod3xYCkcnqhw3MTr2sr2KwuAOsVXnV2Znnl8HVGn2fDFLACYSGGuIqXntR8oQO3Pdd_ZFbGD8stOvJNp_-o5YeIUPP1rd9HBWRQf0l/s1600/MayJune+098.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzwYufq_9wCg0iovyJiaOnpLnXblq9_4RCCHbTPod3xYCkcnqhw3MTr2sr2KwuAOsVXnV2Znnl8HVGn2fDFLACYSGGuIqXntR8oQO3Pdd_ZFbGD8stOvJNp_-o5YeIUPP1rd9HBWRQf0l/s400/MayJune+098.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620711278920165810" /></a><br /><br /><br />Judah showing how yummy the frosting is on his tongue<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI18a3itVR_DQrqKZEJ9G5rt7iKHmRinX-My-kpHFqFlXhRFGPcwNIyL12q8zSjNe4q1dD9wlYcUPSWyCsStoWmcoFZkcF-hTJE92hAo2fjjnNBpb55VBEowvIactEJ5-pryGP0fO51e5W/s1600/MayJune+103.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI18a3itVR_DQrqKZEJ9G5rt7iKHmRinX-My-kpHFqFlXhRFGPcwNIyL12q8zSjNe4q1dD9wlYcUPSWyCsStoWmcoFZkcF-hTJE92hAo2fjjnNBpb55VBEowvIactEJ5-pryGP0fO51e5W/s400/MayJune+103.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620710493275748050" /></a><br /><br /><br />Daddy likes Mommy's cupcakes too<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAZfQFYTNXPPUGiyrtHacGYVuaDx1IR5sjbinl3nLne72i7Vssw2h6-qNJ-xDk_86_YlP0ieogq_LUTq3mnye6OlBhxiySUVqmPXMrgk7DUdf30J4YcIhgP9Bayby94SWFV49JbWBOHsW/s1600/MayJune+104.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAZfQFYTNXPPUGiyrtHacGYVuaDx1IR5sjbinl3nLne72i7Vssw2h6-qNJ-xDk_86_YlP0ieogq_LUTq3mnye6OlBhxiySUVqmPXMrgk7DUdf30J4YcIhgP9Bayby94SWFV49JbWBOHsW/s400/MayJune+104.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620709932923989698" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Solomon and Towabech<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oHDOXbk4c4BnVrC9njNSfl0s34D80vkrAElAM41EUBgjgZg7MBdUPda8haXfKofM3U-aV5LFA0jJ9LEDd8YLrdyFifQfMUauHMm4TZ1LphrPG1vWsPs-bZ0UwTTylfgZAEx807OWm_Zt/s1600/MayJune+113.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oHDOXbk4c4BnVrC9njNSfl0s34D80vkrAElAM41EUBgjgZg7MBdUPda8haXfKofM3U-aV5LFA0jJ9LEDd8YLrdyFifQfMUauHMm4TZ1LphrPG1vWsPs-bZ0UwTTylfgZAEx807OWm_Zt/s400/MayJune+113.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620709532909409810" /></a><br /><br /><br />Miriam and Meseret<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCr7z6xiqm9-ixJxVLQgG_lkHMS4P-9u3kb_hdt7I4PheXweJtmFOsqSpvi38-zNLr4oGAQ3k8-XFQMcjy_jDRMkjruwtkaFBTHuui5nVgARk3sDN48tPchHbS-oFXrXw4EVzZ0i9f4PJX/s1600/MayJune+115.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCr7z6xiqm9-ixJxVLQgG_lkHMS4P-9u3kb_hdt7I4PheXweJtmFOsqSpvi38-zNLr4oGAQ3k8-XFQMcjy_jDRMkjruwtkaFBTHuui5nVgARk3sDN48tPchHbS-oFXrXw4EVzZ0i9f4PJX/s400/MayJune+115.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620709147463729586" /></a><br /><br /><br />Job<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiX-NRAiqU0d6ps4qHdHM2Jz5OZ9vn20GFWhQbAsyqETxkPe0dRbsv60VIp9-w3f-sBnw51P4jCb3lntkQPpPlhye_R8khT_MXoH-xq4K-htks44Den9TLIEJ-w5ZWdM40lqTPvi3vhEeH/s1600/MayJune+116.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiX-NRAiqU0d6ps4qHdHM2Jz5OZ9vn20GFWhQbAsyqETxkPe0dRbsv60VIp9-w3f-sBnw51P4jCb3lntkQPpPlhye_R8khT_MXoH-xq4K-htks44Den9TLIEJ-w5ZWdM40lqTPvi3vhEeH/s400/MayJune+116.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620708736551345826" /></a><br /><br />Tamar MyHao<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSSZEeWfPIhLKcQLaXnHMnUjRuYgS7Bjejlu5024fbcLMTJl7Q-_YXjstguZSIkBulJyTlB0rN4NIaNCVEj1bmR8Exw9zbW8T8zBRCxZic8wpZuDfLS1PpKM1C3Mxwh9rrm-N1CSvAYn3H/s1600/MayJune+108.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSSZEeWfPIhLKcQLaXnHMnUjRuYgS7Bjejlu5024fbcLMTJl7Q-_YXjstguZSIkBulJyTlB0rN4NIaNCVEj1bmR8Exw9zbW8T8zBRCxZic8wpZuDfLS1PpKM1C3Mxwh9rrm-N1CSvAYn3H/s400/MayJune+108.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620708489743447362" /></a><br /><br /><br />Happiness is the biggest ball..<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tQGK8bWVm0p9O8lEpyWP9R7QjDEGIv-JEV-xZDadQtCnBQM1t5gzENEzYoRzwL5W1ROg9SUhD_PqOxKwkN8nU8Mn0FlmTAt0JT9yxBeHA1OoY2zAyZicvre3jDENriu2xzlsrqObaaJZ/s1600/MayJune+071.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tQGK8bWVm0p9O8lEpyWP9R7QjDEGIv-JEV-xZDadQtCnBQM1t5gzENEzYoRzwL5W1ROg9SUhD_PqOxKwkN8nU8Mn0FlmTAt0JT9yxBeHA1OoY2zAyZicvre3jDENriu2xzlsrqObaaJZ/s400/MayJune+071.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620708154343788130" /></a><br /><br /><br />Jarib loves balls. He also still calls everything "round" a ball...like an orange, globe,a Brussel sprout. But real balls are just the best all time toy. They roll, bounce are even mostly squishy and colorful. For Jarib's birthday we bought over a dozen balls of varying size and a small child wading pool to hold them. They a winner! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9TTxv2opmxy48fNDXLuPQiWbu37x2_mfG8sKoB5e4XFfNJz46hqJCCMSozo9HIDGQkxwCQVnhFsZdZ7BeCH2mgMtQ4zsVNxui9EfGA4VydpXq4aarZVmRluC5DXP7Zfa6J2Aj27aTr5eR/s1600/MayJune+069.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9TTxv2opmxy48fNDXLuPQiWbu37x2_mfG8sKoB5e4XFfNJz46hqJCCMSozo9HIDGQkxwCQVnhFsZdZ7BeCH2mgMtQ4zsVNxui9EfGA4VydpXq4aarZVmRluC5DXP7Zfa6J2Aj27aTr5eR/s400/MayJune+069.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620685145401809378" /></a><br /><br /><br />Any toy for any of the three little boys is a "shared" toy. Stress and screaming reigns unless there is at least three of any given play thing. So, the balls are shared; thrown at windows and each other; played with in pool and bath tub; and at times slept with like a favored "lovey". <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKGtHOWkelyLg9uIP8omJ-gRhR44CfZnhH3EuJG2-_6XIrBCXr9ZlA7RMPUBmkW8QqsxMTjdzInAiy-di8JRqc-i2EYttci9ZK1OQqjbgjfJ0WJrIf1_NcUuzdCAGucoD9t2NvFfn1L70/s1600/MayJune+073.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKGtHOWkelyLg9uIP8omJ-gRhR44CfZnhH3EuJG2-_6XIrBCXr9ZlA7RMPUBmkW8QqsxMTjdzInAiy-di8JRqc-i2EYttci9ZK1OQqjbgjfJ0WJrIf1_NcUuzdCAGucoD9t2NvFfn1L70/s400/MayJune+073.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620683541279760834" /></a><br /><br /><br />The best is last here. A few weeks ago Jarib's new wheelchair was delivered. It is honestly the cutest thing I have ever seen. From the first time Jarib sat in it he knew exactly how to make it work. He can crawl up into chair himself and buckle his sea belt. It has changed his life! He gets ALL over in house. Though the hard wood floors are easier for speed,he does fine moving on the rug. He LOVES playing (speeding around) on the cement and sidewalks outside...though he isn't able to get far in grass. Jarib loves to "dance" to music in his chair and to play the "twirl around" game where he spins the chair faster and faster around in circle. We are so happy for him!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tSIkj5Pn8oSmLTAnYO7L0prp9ql-Hom8kGhv2FIbjESZfddqO_2d_SZjpCkhHrNLgRQ0mTig49-pOz6_Ig0QOBq47Q3LqLKE716dPC_7vp5QOAqU-hKJT_pJI2huo0hX3ymIrLVGthSI/s1600/MayJune+009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tSIkj5Pn8oSmLTAnYO7L0prp9ql-Hom8kGhv2FIbjESZfddqO_2d_SZjpCkhHrNLgRQ0mTig49-pOz6_Ig0QOBq47Q3LqLKE716dPC_7vp5QOAqU-hKJT_pJI2huo0hX3ymIrLVGthSI/s400/MayJune+009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620681582743453938" /></a>Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709873442892757901noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753156344041208301.post-26239439387176656542011-06-20T19:03:00.000-07:002011-06-20T19:33:35.415-07:00Meseret's May 27th BirthdayMeseret is such a sweet daughter. She was adopted at age 8 and is now a whopping 14 years old! "Messy" is a great helper and very hard worker at home. She is super social and loves her friends and youth group. Most lovely is she loves the Lord and seeks to follow Him. It shows...Happy 14th Birthday honey!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0MRIVWt_9UpX_NMsx1mGY-7I_owMy3hUH1AVyElXKmkV3rAn5KaulfQG-KFKkQkcmEWbGZfpBUcRy8i_IQZyzUHrqEeLp0u7-eryTFGH3IL3Jl7SG4bVYkvet6lhctPcN-KAtRx7r2Yg7/s1600/MayJune+049.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0MRIVWt_9UpX_NMsx1mGY-7I_owMy3hUH1AVyElXKmkV3rAn5KaulfQG-KFKkQkcmEWbGZfpBUcRy8i_IQZyzUHrqEeLp0u7-eryTFGH3IL3Jl7SG4bVYkvet6lhctPcN-KAtRx7r2Yg7/s400/MayJune+049.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620494733024567378" /></a><br /><br />The after "Happy Birthday" song cheering<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3c7tI5lBS5TRNwCrVO_Eh8ym0LfaiIgN29_CY8c_MuEjGe_WIgUC3oAdFiMN0fu8GoklwmFwrVWiaU14bhAnVbRrrgvve-OLE6MjNgG6uDhURKuQcAeQ7uSZiMxBpRC3WnPETGyWZgDE/s1600/MayJune+050.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3c7tI5lBS5TRNwCrVO_Eh8ym0LfaiIgN29_CY8c_MuEjGe_WIgUC3oAdFiMN0fu8GoklwmFwrVWiaU14bhAnVbRrrgvve-OLE6MjNgG6uDhURKuQcAeQ7uSZiMxBpRC3WnPETGyWZgDE/s400/MayJune+050.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620493846098830466" /></a><br /><br />Towabech waiting to bless Meseret with the gift she spent many hours making.. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNHFYQJiAamjFulwDmyS0QC1tWXqPgwx4TYr14nEs3KfzqfN54h0thzXN_k4JgVOw4Cc_aIGjuPwXI-HEquR4JDx3vPvJvG1HGB4StIilNCoZrsvC59cV4Z8TzFqQ8alU8u_t1-9E-9gW/s1600/MayJune+057.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNHFYQJiAamjFulwDmyS0QC1tWXqPgwx4TYr14nEs3KfzqfN54h0thzXN_k4JgVOw4Cc_aIGjuPwXI-HEquR4JDx3vPvJvG1HGB4StIilNCoZrsvC59cV4Z8TzFqQ8alU8u_t1-9E-9gW/s400/MayJune+057.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620489709471512818" /></a><br /><br />Meseret with her beautiful birthday gift scarf from sister. Towabech came from Layla home in Ethiopia with master knitting skills.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVEPGdshx_x8M6Hfyo3gn7JLaXB8jn2zWMiiLOWWtWkZTyZQtbltz-xiR2A4S-6IpGtSHCzzK4vedjArmsCi_XqSjXq9zuFXNxNjCFCpmh7zGevUyV5n3p5v-DH3T0Pz35BaOsBHFjAtL7/s1600/MayJune+062.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVEPGdshx_x8M6Hfyo3gn7JLaXB8jn2zWMiiLOWWtWkZTyZQtbltz-xiR2A4S-6IpGtSHCzzK4vedjArmsCi_XqSjXq9zuFXNxNjCFCpmh7zGevUyV5n3p5v-DH3T0Pz35BaOsBHFjAtL7/s400/MayJune+062.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620488707433448194" /></a>Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709873442892757901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753156344041208301.post-33838405044460223772011-05-14T07:56:00.000-07:002011-05-16T16:00:45.412-07:00Reflections From An Ex Country GirlI deeply miss our little farm. I most miss the watching of the sunrise. The eastern sky would flood with orange and pink light as I filled the clothes line with laundry washed the night before. Hanging out damp cold sheets and jeans was somehow made into worship. The world that early in the morning is a most private place. It seemed to be just the Lord and I. Alone, together. I ask Him between clothes pinning the flapping sheets..."What today Lord?"..."Will I hear the answer I've been seeking?... " Him answering in beauty and the still small/large voice..... "Seek ME first" "Rest in ME".." "See Me". Then later at evening...the time after dishes washed and PJs put on washed children...time for sun to set. Yet another glorious light show! Yah! Different in it's lusciousness every day's end. "Good night Lord."... "Thank You for this good and worthy day.".. "You are beautiful"... "You are Glory".. Sigh. Yes. He meets us wherever we are. Yes, His beauty is everywhere. In country, in village, in city. I just so loved the country though. The twenty acres of flat wheat land surrounding us with quiet...and an amazing first class seat everyday to sunrise and sunset. We for good reason became "townies", and said goodbye to the life in the country. It is all good and worth the loss of the front row seats to God's light and shadow show every morning and evening. I do so miss meeting Him though; when the world is LARGE with horizon and it feels like it is just He and I. It was a clarity and truth that I discover harder to "see" in town. I know it must be me. God is still the same "I Am" everywhere. If you live in town and have no sunrise or sunset to see. If you live in city and see little or no nature. If you live in prison and see only concrete. God is still "I Am". I know His beauty is the same when it is easy to see Him surrounding you in nature. I should not grieve the country when I KNOW He is the same here in the city. One really cool thing about God is that we can talk with Him where ever whenever, no matter the circumstances. Thank you God for the precious times I had with You when I was spoiled rotten with wide open space and horizon and quiet and light shows every day. And thank you most of all that You are everywhere and in every thing. <br /><br />Okay...so I miss country life. You will understand this post better understanding that I am a former country girl who is sad for the loss of livestock and the living in the day by day "circle of life"...<smile>. Forgive my post devoted to waterfowl. This kinda stuff thrills me...ducks, chicks, the birds showing back up to the feeders out back..<br /><br />CLARK and MARTI<br /><br />A few years ago shortly after we moved from "country" to "city" we were visited one early spring day by pair of mallard ducks we named "Clark" and "Marty" after our most ever favorite movie series "Love Comes Softly" and it's main characters...Marti and Clark. This adorable mallard pair now shows up every year soon after Mike opens opens up the pool. I assume it is same ducks? They look the same. We just look out one spring morning and there they are! Marty and Clark frolicking in our freshly opened in ground pool. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhog7_ul77hlRTS57cPZYkIEB5izSpkm7mtt1LqNY1WnZBRhprNSfUz9N7d0ovcn9B8LPhzEqZIkBI5dtQ4MyBkXRoMeX2fP6p-sebZFgwiJxdb0x0vCqOc2kfbl383gPznTBtaOPAaoeXN/s1600/ducks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhog7_ul77hlRTS57cPZYkIEB5izSpkm7mtt1LqNY1WnZBRhprNSfUz9N7d0ovcn9B8LPhzEqZIkBI5dtQ4MyBkXRoMeX2fP6p-sebZFgwiJxdb0x0vCqOc2kfbl383gPznTBtaOPAaoeXN/s400/ducks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606586579937544018" /></a><br /><br />The kids and I are always so excited to see them come back. Mike is a bit less excited as he is one to clean the pool.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEtLhSs0Aq0Fd4rne9xQS5zlBZBFlhA_xEVVNEVrYSsFbcJu9ViDFOkBQOzxAtsXP4PDkaq6fQgtPU_ApJ776y9heNrsp4UQTOCvxrEN2SPow3W31KFKyzEokhvemayrxw08z9k9o92pi/s1600/may2011+005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEtLhSs0Aq0Fd4rne9xQS5zlBZBFlhA_xEVVNEVrYSsFbcJu9ViDFOkBQOzxAtsXP4PDkaq6fQgtPU_ApJ776y9heNrsp4UQTOCvxrEN2SPow3W31KFKyzEokhvemayrxw08z9k9o92pi/s400/may2011+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606586469166116450" /></a><br /><br />They aren't too scared of us. At least they don't fly away when I rush outside to take their picture and put some ducky food of bread crumbs or grain in pie plate near the pool. Our dog doesn't even bark at them. He must remember Clark and Marti too. <br /><br />I have imagined a totally wonderful and touching duck love story. Two mallards who first met as young duck teens. Then a promise made to mate for life. Now, this sweet couple together all these years. They return every year from the south to the same northern town and neighborhood near a river. They visit daily our "cement pond" for some rest and a swim before flying over the fence to whatever weedy spot in a neighbor's yard they have built a nest. Clark standing watch nearby as Marti fluffs and turns to keep her egg duckys-to-be just the right warmth. Then one day a few weeks later they stop coming to visit our pool. I like to imagine they raised their batch of ducklings down near the brush of the river. <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyp5uYX28y6YuCCMvAylpeiJwvAmJbNOQkqveTxMmGbn7r1lUxofLOovU-Gh8S-UBCGbqjCnGxbmtgJawN9OC3FZcmO99MxnmxV62lm-Iwv_ut-uXlEeOztWRW1g4S9z2jyKWSbnN9CXN/s1600/may2011+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyp5uYX28y6YuCCMvAylpeiJwvAmJbNOQkqveTxMmGbn7r1lUxofLOovU-Gh8S-UBCGbqjCnGxbmtgJawN9OC3FZcmO99MxnmxV62lm-Iwv_ut-uXlEeOztWRW1g4S9z2jyKWSbnN9CXN/s400/may2011+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606586331265589026" /></a><br /><br /> ~CLARK~<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9cXVgJoaTK7Zsj3k_qq9Ez7G1PRHdhIU0fkRzK9QXQ8Sdf2eEZNv1PXFKH89WeEg7vIbs6vcV70_hSKopwJuggwZLdmsaRYZ6X8vCORiMGE6AaCOUU3AbC6aOZ5_bHoDkaMMMjIm9RnwS/s1600/may2011+003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9cXVgJoaTK7Zsj3k_qq9Ez7G1PRHdhIU0fkRzK9QXQ8Sdf2eEZNv1PXFKH89WeEg7vIbs6vcV70_hSKopwJuggwZLdmsaRYZ6X8vCORiMGE6AaCOUU3AbC6aOZ5_bHoDkaMMMjIm9RnwS/s400/may2011+003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606586222336614882" /></a><br /><br /> ~MARTI~<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-oSkA5xkPOT1UluK-cGMsrDyB0C3yASJZzsL68Qi5-unNq9ySk2mvELGuXddzeKBfOWjykynHTB-_gB3gHpsvhZ-CQ4H_ay39P04o-rs1hgh6uNcB9yNPWCAViWppmqXtJw9PZrE_tt1g/s1600/duckrescue404_679621c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-oSkA5xkPOT1UluK-cGMsrDyB0C3yASJZzsL68Qi5-unNq9ySk2mvELGuXddzeKBfOWjykynHTB-_gB3gHpsvhZ-CQ4H_ay39P04o-rs1hgh6uNcB9yNPWCAViWppmqXtJw9PZrE_tt1g/s400/duckrescue404_679621c.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606585978963632642" /></a><br /><br /><br />A few days ago I was outside and saw Mama Marti waddle through the neighbors open gate with ducklings following along behind her at just as a fast a waddle. They were so quick. They were making a beeline for the street. Then before I could weigh trying to herd them into our back yard...they were in street, across street and headed down the 3 blocks to busy busy street. I was still weighing just how mad Mike would be to come home to find duck family (with lots of wet messy duck poo) in his city back yard. I knew it was a "no no". But maybe a duck rescue? Catch them in box and transport to river..? But sadly now they were too far away. Too fast and too far. I couldn't see them anymore walking along the side of street. I just like to think Mama Marti took them into another yard with nice weedy spot to hide...maybe another yard with cement pond? I like to think Marti will be back next spring with Clark. I will pray she takes her ducklings east towards the river rather than west to the busy busy street. Circle of life.Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709873442892757901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753156344041208301.post-41253703670104989182011-05-14T07:43:00.000-07:002011-05-14T10:48:08.704-07:00Sabbath and PancakesEven though we attend a Sunday service church now; we still look forward to our Sabbath (Saturday) every weekend. Sabbath is a gift to us. A day of rest. To me that means letting go for a day of the constant multitasking frenzy of my life. From sundown Friday night to sundown Sabbath I can let go of my "hurry". I can let the kids sleep in and play with the littles when they get up at crack of dawn. I can sit on the couch writing posts for my blog without feeling like I should be sorting dirty clothes. Mostly I can focus my thoughts on the Lord. Read His Word. I have the kind of time to spend Mike and the kids that is difficult to arrange the rest of the week. And I can make pancakes for breakfast. I can read a book when the kids nap. Here is a great quote from a book I really want to read. The book is called "King’s Cross: The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus" by Timothy Keller.<br /><br /><br /><<“When Jesus says, “I am the Lord of the Sabbath, I can give you rest,” Jesus means that He is the Sabbath.<br /><br />He is the source of the deep rest we need.<br /><br />He has come to completely change the way we rest.<br /><br />The one-day-a-week rest we take is just a taste of the deep divine rest we need — and Jesus is its source.”>> Timothy Keller<br /><br /><br />Isn't this great!?! Jesus/Yeshua is our rest! He is our big, forever peaceful, burden free, un-frenzied rest. Jesus our never stops at any sundown Sabbath. <br /><br /><br />Getting back to pancakes.....<br /> <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigTA-Wh_yRO2hLuxdifMPhp4Yx92QHkykrPQT3cP7vs89_R2YjSLKXcCrEplq_PSuQaRg8tP-25vwY45h8WWUVUHBq_8qOChZ_FiR0rf4763PdHEdTEln7e-fO-sq2V7hSUfrhg1WOslBD/s1600/may2011+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigTA-Wh_yRO2hLuxdifMPhp4Yx92QHkykrPQT3cP7vs89_R2YjSLKXcCrEplq_PSuQaRg8tP-25vwY45h8WWUVUHBq_8qOChZ_FiR0rf4763PdHEdTEln7e-fO-sq2V7hSUfrhg1WOslBD/s400/may2011+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606609678662921634" /></a><br /><br /><br />Sabbath is about the only day I can imagine willingly dosing my children with sugar. It doesn't matter what form the sugar takes...organic pure maple sugar, honey, cheap syrup, Agave...it all has the same effect on my six little boys. First thing you notice is the volume of everything gets turned up. Pretty soon they are all doing gymnastics in the living room. Someone will surely bite someone else. They are happy. They are dancing. They are just super intense about everything after the powerful sugar drugging. Now, sometimes I am more healthy minded mama. "Healthy Minded Mama" only gives her kids pancakes served with unsweetened applesauce. But mostly on Sabbaths I like to live dangerously and give them their pancakes with syrup.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOa5y6BmR9_cFkjr9rl3mQqI-ARyh0GRYo5X5yV4NAIl41NZQkwaS8LKKzX7n8c91qxRzFaHRF5T-uBRI7YlCxPxqWU5g63DBAFHBIrCB39bH74T9i4GVNwEYz9NaB3Gr_VgC6tupxQPt/s1600/may2011+004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOa5y6BmR9_cFkjr9rl3mQqI-ARyh0GRYo5X5yV4NAIl41NZQkwaS8LKKzX7n8c91qxRzFaHRF5T-uBRI7YlCxPxqWU5g63DBAFHBIrCB39bH74T9i4GVNwEYz9NaB3Gr_VgC6tupxQPt/s400/may2011+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606609377758226498" /></a><br /><br />first batch....<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzv4LXqFm7Gw9wYp5diIlbIEKRqTmeQr5gt8d8PPpTonn30nKUqbbSwiSIEy-PjFXXVDz5NijZ4HAO-q4OqcQ03qvMX4pKfz2OBhLti96oOmv4B0RLSXLp4sfGOsQbtb9CxgzUsaXcbtb/s1600/may2011+038.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzv4LXqFm7Gw9wYp5diIlbIEKRqTmeQr5gt8d8PPpTonn30nKUqbbSwiSIEy-PjFXXVDz5NijZ4HAO-q4OqcQ03qvMX4pKfz2OBhLti96oOmv4B0RLSXLp4sfGOsQbtb9CxgzUsaXcbtb/s400/may2011+038.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606585325224777746"></a><br /><br /><br />Would you deny these faces the pure joy of real maple syrup on their pancakes?<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbPc27BnHhpvgVARz-2eb9B1ORlXksTmGGG-SydMxIBaJOncgZrbPLxNwH7h1HzReRe02Rjg82J5WIJxeq7n87MbHuEiXbcwyMRCPnV8FgmWTDzC3InktXiFgq38grB0eN0DAyScVs-j_/s1600/may2011+039.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbPc27BnHhpvgVARz-2eb9B1ORlXksTmGGG-SydMxIBaJOncgZrbPLxNwH7h1HzReRe02Rjg82J5WIJxeq7n87MbHuEiXbcwyMRCPnV8FgmWTDzC3InktXiFgq38grB0eN0DAyScVs-j_/s400/may2011+039.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606585124788838882"></a><br /><br /><br />This guy I can still "fool" with a plain bare naked pancake<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL1QfmmbOYLtmLHhhX7SHYKgejPXzQKjir-vLHXHw7WzeMwj_h31t0FETj2td3JOH7mk6fF56fvmJd8A-ZoHyJWjWl7q1S7adHQQrgSXWxX1hKJOe7HZ-S-4whwy_rjWMKvJ9iLaCt8gZW/s1600/may2011+045.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL1QfmmbOYLtmLHhhX7SHYKgejPXzQKjir-vLHXHw7WzeMwj_h31t0FETj2td3JOH7mk6fF56fvmJd8A-ZoHyJWjWl7q1S7adHQQrgSXWxX1hKJOe7HZ-S-4whwy_rjWMKvJ9iLaCt8gZW/s400/may2011+045.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606584659969323970"></a><br /><br /><br />Happy smiles with second and third helpings<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-OUum4K-0mlvaaVeZMHeRaUfjQJ1e7AY3rrxPdzodOlvMLStl188RkRfuUN9_ZeoXZZqcASgOMKcc7IVTcVAAGPLSr26Ynx-nfhfRiF_4DHOHXlyYGIG7lAUR6qE_qshL9hOKORVV_po/s1600/may2011+048.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-OUum4K-0mlvaaVeZMHeRaUfjQJ1e7AY3rrxPdzodOlvMLStl188RkRfuUN9_ZeoXZZqcASgOMKcc7IVTcVAAGPLSr26Ynx-nfhfRiF_4DHOHXlyYGIG7lAUR6qE_qshL9hOKORVV_po/s400/may2011+048.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606584443977353394"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6Fbqjh7Qol3vU9rKysyOWQx7fTvoF64N4q5-DNNB3FudMBmEON6NyIa9itlTStF6tpHyb6QQjQmWOSv1h8HwJiFHvobxLlrBqxqXE8i61Rsl8x9_B74Z-DB46Pg5AJLBgJpckSWrCQU6/s1600/may2011+054.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6Fbqjh7Qol3vU9rKysyOWQx7fTvoF64N4q5-DNNB3FudMBmEON6NyIa9itlTStF6tpHyb6QQjQmWOSv1h8HwJiFHvobxLlrBqxqXE8i61Rsl8x9_B74Z-DB46Pg5AJLBgJpckSWrCQU6/s400/may2011+054.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606584243739875970"></a><br /><br /><br />Some folks just hit the sugar crash early. He may be mad someday that I put his fussy whining face on "stillwater" for all to see. But this blog is really a dairy of our family life. And this sad face is a big part of our life now. I love you Job. Your intenseness is all natural...no sugar needed. God will use you in BIG ways I know it!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUiIE4ROjmKTR7ACzKMhBv5nr_iL8z0LV8WkiKziTp25xXO3wkJgUaeDbalP4064WNIH0OzW7rDkcaePUOUiUo0oM9UE4AKegywvo2Rf66We_9Lr9tmriwy22J0t7rLlQe2Gx7fRmPbQL/s1600/may2011+057.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUiIE4ROjmKTR7ACzKMhBv5nr_iL8z0LV8WkiKziTp25xXO3wkJgUaeDbalP4064WNIH0OzW7rDkcaePUOUiUo0oM9UE4AKegywvo2Rf66We_9Lr9tmriwy22J0t7rLlQe2Gx7fRmPbQL/s400/may2011+057.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606583954538495922"></a><br /><br /><br />And then there are those little people who are always ready with a smile... especially on pancake day<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTnMntOF4_7eg8j8mwjMbC6m2kHq7_9XP9bUUa6ilexpV0JVirMLwKhTYGIVIUbBJO_9ZIbU2JSlfRm9a_L84KIdNAJkPlSttsGNaJ6QgS2HGGNHZwZ6Hm17KS8QXGLJE1agoginMsWKzZ/s1600/may2011+042.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTnMntOF4_7eg8j8mwjMbC6m2kHq7_9XP9bUUa6ilexpV0JVirMLwKhTYGIVIUbBJO_9ZIbU2JSlfRm9a_L84KIdNAJkPlSttsGNaJ6QgS2HGGNHZwZ6Hm17KS8QXGLJE1agoginMsWKzZ/s400/may2011+042.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606583783580203330"></a>Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709873442892757901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753156344041208301.post-42275674317912994542011-05-13T16:27:00.000-07:002011-05-14T06:52:49.383-07:00Sand Box Boy JoysBig Daddy Mike made the sand box over a year ago. ALL the kids love playing in it. Building, sifting, digging for buried treasure. Yes; I know it means sand filled diapers. And yes; it does mean shoes and sand laden socks making the living room a gritty always-needing-swept-pitted-hard-wood-floor. And yes; it means heads of thick dark Ethiopian and African hair and sandy haired Caucasian heads of hair all caked with sand...always needing a shower to rinse out the grit. A-OK...it makes them happy. This digging, building; shifting of earth exercise. It must be wired into them by the Father. Last week I found two little boys...happily, gleefully, digging, shifting sand. Of course that created an impromptu photo opt. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiab5isjCAEehwfBrKHvZf2iWIdfsIa83D77L713i8v2-7UZhtUYbHCnajwPJRDPh857m1i0IAVGbhDcdvj4nQB7filcbbQ-ufe896IZBbpFactLpcK4bca1CrDYR1nlPivhBJ7NNanCj_x/s1600/may2011+049.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiab5isjCAEehwfBrKHvZf2iWIdfsIa83D77L713i8v2-7UZhtUYbHCnajwPJRDPh857m1i0IAVGbhDcdvj4nQB7filcbbQ-ufe896IZBbpFactLpcK4bca1CrDYR1nlPivhBJ7NNanCj_x/s400/may2011+049.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606351489094080722" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhIcE4B7St5D00UesjIlE1XGtBd6xz7bZ1ShPxUbtvpxsUlkWpwZWoVqXZwfo7sQ5QwYYcRL13wfzomoqkbEJ8aODrpv1vhCFvmdpBvs9Q2AFCf9bVaALTSFiDkhv6T1QV6hEW4oOy4TBA/s1600/may2011+046.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhIcE4B7St5D00UesjIlE1XGtBd6xz7bZ1ShPxUbtvpxsUlkWpwZWoVqXZwfo7sQ5QwYYcRL13wfzomoqkbEJ8aODrpv1vhCFvmdpBvs9Q2AFCf9bVaALTSFiDkhv6T1QV6hEW4oOy4TBA/s400/may2011+046.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606350944041603186" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXiWclGTWh57kY1DJnj4bP8S3Wo-mHbLl8Fs_B-gMducL0bSxBIM-spX9P_QY_kUnvWIW3CgbjGwQURjpREtBrYjgA5ZuOFlXddhoD_XJ5A_-PWa_vr4PXiM-ImaE7wfuthTgpNHmefFm/s1600/may2011+048.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXiWclGTWh57kY1DJnj4bP8S3Wo-mHbLl8Fs_B-gMducL0bSxBIM-spX9P_QY_kUnvWIW3CgbjGwQURjpREtBrYjgA5ZuOFlXddhoD_XJ5A_-PWa_vr4PXiM-ImaE7wfuthTgpNHmefFm/s400/may2011+048.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606350608098597954" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjegiKPmQvN-R_bMUG1mJc1KL6GTM-P4O1U2u-o0kF_Xo5kPBfwVadd8X_plae6Vgo9nNuJEYLuPKpCK2eAcASTKvxwitSDDEc1nTBcWuz1C5X9JXDscdLesI9qmCfWwj_2MyaQj0RAutPP/s1600/may2011+045.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjegiKPmQvN-R_bMUG1mJc1KL6GTM-P4O1U2u-o0kF_Xo5kPBfwVadd8X_plae6Vgo9nNuJEYLuPKpCK2eAcASTKvxwitSDDEc1nTBcWuz1C5X9JXDscdLesI9qmCfWwj_2MyaQj0RAutPP/s400/may2011+045.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606349941730167490" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMr3vNBaOOkFV7TWHIDYBfvGNfozOGILmJvJV9R6VMZ3ZcljhX6ZxMk3DdsBAq3g4X-0sTCVzwfHUvuBeFWOM8mGgFwFM4uHcN8j8DrvodCS6E_N5j8QDFo4ISZy-SmGWSQHdW4kf2KFMi/s1600/may2011+050.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMr3vNBaOOkFV7TWHIDYBfvGNfozOGILmJvJV9R6VMZ3ZcljhX6ZxMk3DdsBAq3g4X-0sTCVzwfHUvuBeFWOM8mGgFwFM4uHcN8j8DrvodCS6E_N5j8QDFo4ISZy-SmGWSQHdW4kf2KFMi/s400/may2011+050.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606349352333941010" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyI6cCTyve1dWuVsIpDfbqqzjX5USmN-COAUuYTgIO8ILuupP0C0RomAf27sjQ414auVlIK0eSOxkfQ7jV7iaH_6HF57PhdnFH5CQTgoC-WPdjhn_6QyLTtsdoff19G_YTiRoCOJ79iOmM/s1600/may2011+051.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyI6cCTyve1dWuVsIpDfbqqzjX5USmN-COAUuYTgIO8ILuupP0C0RomAf27sjQ414auVlIK0eSOxkfQ7jV7iaH_6HF57PhdnFH5CQTgoC-WPdjhn_6QyLTtsdoff19G_YTiRoCOJ79iOmM/s400/may2011+051.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606349062676732706" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Umm...yes, his shirt is inside out. I told you it was impromptu "boy joys" time. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-BXj7BSnnVf5przJNv8bJTEb83t-I5xbNiinqnB5NmfR0WaXdQZBUa0l4MCNjVWBD-ubUFlneyNnEKB61-xNsFG39bjDnk_XfkA9e4JFM6oqPI76vZdBsV8bPQLNlRt175A6yQfjVQBu/s1600/may2011+060.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-BXj7BSnnVf5przJNv8bJTEb83t-I5xbNiinqnB5NmfR0WaXdQZBUa0l4MCNjVWBD-ubUFlneyNnEKB61-xNsFG39bjDnk_XfkA9e4JFM6oqPI76vZdBsV8bPQLNlRt175A6yQfjVQBu/s400/may2011+060.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606348278722816642" /></a>Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709873442892757901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753156344041208301.post-8258652249585857102011-05-13T13:35:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:50:47.649-07:00Goodby Winter!It was a long winter. The next 4-5 mos we will swim every day (few baths needed), eat our meals outside (less meal mess inside) and wear saddles (no need to find a dozen pair of socks a day). Summer I love you...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpsxi6f_rRszd4S1cedcKWJmUGKrd_KU8ZSmktWc_Tgm9zShmRiwm-ju8OjBN6M4A6tUK1UnMpDQ1Hfw2ytIJGLzkzTUtVGm1o1dxKkXzb4ZdQNWY5HpjCcsn0zUwkWA7TLuKViiMHaJB/s1600/may2011+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpsxi6f_rRszd4S1cedcKWJmUGKrd_KU8ZSmktWc_Tgm9zShmRiwm-ju8OjBN6M4A6tUK1UnMpDQ1Hfw2ytIJGLzkzTUtVGm1o1dxKkXzb4ZdQNWY5HpjCcsn0zUwkWA7TLuKViiMHaJB/s400/may2011+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606305754190591218" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-Q-iZW9fn9Xx-oQxnxLzy89b5GzpZezisteV6LQlNfBnQ5bSvZF5CNY4wLK3xQWQ7k-tgc5_4l87hyWR_4GFSu4VUU-EdA9-HvlGcQaCasie09pRqQm8KQ6kLIajjGPzAwdHTRrcf7SJ/s1600/may2011+003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDN6lK3SXAtik9_ZGrY-WhzEeAUksTcCirZ4P4zNKTmDUfmEDReMrlC6qjax-ieSkOPLUYgPRMvLFJqJbbjZ6DU4KMEoKv0-8AEV-1s47MR9XkOgKK9DC2Ml9DNMUVNru_cby5i9cuL3d/s400/may2011+016.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606303504645106546" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ13wvGpaSRlQh6zIyogOQP3upVofvdbKYMPbGfOveJgbKkjcRtzcENvzA41P-W_oyr9J8A0laMAdJi7WG0YHaPmEr7Eg4EbBXGNL8FYP6_CNLCaT4M_W6ltGHWHwesiwnJ3DBWSdZZiad/s1600/may2011+017.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ13wvGpaSRlQh6zIyogOQP3upVofvdbKYMPbGfOveJgbKkjcRtzcENvzA41P-W_oyr9J8A0laMAdJi7WG0YHaPmEr7Eg4EbBXGNL8FYP6_CNLCaT4M_W6ltGHWHwesiwnJ3DBWSdZZiad/s400/may2011+017.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606303072498747906" /></a>Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709873442892757901noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753156344041208301.post-36700229257711312732011-05-11T13:13:00.000-07:002011-05-13T16:25:56.551-07:00Oh Happy Day!!Why is this woman so happy..? It is a landmark. We are DTC!!! (dossier to china)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_5v49E0f3n8h52mPrrFLr_OhWUyi52zWtJLegGLJoL2xnfsTlsYdCctPDu8hvAav0KGXKPSTGfe8iNSuNE1EC_Zu_8aYQsk2v2fW5O6NitJA9SCbUTQUGoVrtyLo0kRcLobJmqE_I7-t/s1600/may2011+087.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 331px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_5v49E0f3n8h52mPrrFLr_OhWUyi52zWtJLegGLJoL2xnfsTlsYdCctPDu8hvAav0KGXKPSTGfe8iNSuNE1EC_Zu_8aYQsk2v2fW5O6NitJA9SCbUTQUGoVrtyLo0kRcLobJmqE_I7-t/s400/may2011+087.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605580993441835154" /></a><br /><br /><br />...a little "giggle juice" to celebrate. Plus...an entire Chinese food feast! Chow main, egg rolls, steamed buns, stir fry..... cake too<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZpvFbPxhJHZ17dhOdg1-KhWS-X5tp3qTGE8-3BRAwK7i53qT0nxlkSyb1ad9_61yPYZj9UyyxLS5MfERE4h_NoPW19SQhAxGRD2Q60EoKN-7zGeslE9FuEmkXS9UgFevH8l0rb5RiPSY/s1600/may2011+089.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZpvFbPxhJHZ17dhOdg1-KhWS-X5tp3qTGE8-3BRAwK7i53qT0nxlkSyb1ad9_61yPYZj9UyyxLS5MfERE4h_NoPW19SQhAxGRD2Q60EoKN-7zGeslE9FuEmkXS9UgFevH8l0rb5RiPSY/s400/may2011+089.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605580059299049618" /></a><br /><br /><br />DTC!!! Dossier to China~ May 9th 2011<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxYYQ9pXqfg_gx7kmBEf_70p9-lR9gXoIK0L4Iv2D4KQfhWBVbOwHZNMs6RBhBccQM5rnmDCiuYp89J8LB_MRXGOY2UIIP2eDfWxOGijCDgYyPVEfstL2wondWGNfbU1wEQuorjveuboek/s1600/may2011+077.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxYYQ9pXqfg_gx7kmBEf_70p9-lR9gXoIK0L4Iv2D4KQfhWBVbOwHZNMs6RBhBccQM5rnmDCiuYp89J8LB_MRXGOY2UIIP2eDfWxOGijCDgYyPVEfstL2wondWGNfbU1wEQuorjveuboek/s400/may2011+077.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605579509088968674" /></a><br /><br /><br />This is Elsie for whom we first got PA (pre approval from China to adopt) All this paperwork and headache has been for you baby....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpRZSAE9FSyeWFucrcAEQ92YGRAmJCUDtPisRT6DIFI2s4IakBx03F8grGptCp515bkYNnapM6QB4PxKnbf1LBA-q6api1nZVu5Pzvk7KdRGkVHDf5d3-PdY9LHLT7ArQPf26FumBdP7w/s1600/Lila.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpRZSAE9FSyeWFucrcAEQ92YGRAmJCUDtPisRT6DIFI2s4IakBx03F8grGptCp515bkYNnapM6QB4PxKnbf1LBA-q6api1nZVu5Pzvk7KdRGkVHDf5d3-PdY9LHLT7ArQPf26FumBdP7w/s400/Lila.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605576500456915042" /></a><br /><br /><br />Elshadday (Elsie) Ping Ping...you are sooo cute!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisksAzCE4m0iQgf073vb7Bpc-xgNRdB8x5i-dy2Eshc5WRntrqUdGjBkjdm8Nmt5PHLTuYavoofIpJneHWUK3CwXUshbQ5OfyAmF0xTdTB0u2jVmr9IIEcJETMrZQLcPL6_vR3xvc_ga3V/s1600/pinpingmugshot.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 130px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisksAzCE4m0iQgf073vb7Bpc-xgNRdB8x5i-dy2Eshc5WRntrqUdGjBkjdm8Nmt5PHLTuYavoofIpJneHWUK3CwXUshbQ5OfyAmF0xTdTB0u2jVmr9IIEcJETMrZQLcPL6_vR3xvc_ga3V/s400/pinpingmugshot.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605576191856217954" /></a><br /><br />I wish I was standing at end of this hall to scoop her up when she comes running up to me...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_mnJ5TtCk7k4RXdvEDAO9a-i5QgYMlu8zvDP2y4Hj7wgVkIc6FRl1pLNjT1KVTMSjgHCgRYYYyp4fUtaieTv3ijyRqQwkTq_ukrhOzWWRIxHw-B_u11t-qJKA1WFD5YdHIHYM85ChREP/s1600/pingpingwalking.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_mnJ5TtCk7k4RXdvEDAO9a-i5QgYMlu8zvDP2y4Hj7wgVkIc6FRl1pLNjT1KVTMSjgHCgRYYYyp4fUtaieTv3ijyRqQwkTq_ukrhOzWWRIxHw-B_u11t-qJKA1WFD5YdHIHYM85ChREP/s400/pingpingwalking.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605575849838740498" /></a><br /><br />I have shared with all you in blogger land about our waiting daughter-to-be in China Elsie Pingping...but to some it may be a surprise that we are adopting two from China. We have gotten PA (pre approval from China) for a 2nd daughter. Charis Yilin turned two years old the day before we got our PA from China to add her to our adoption of Elsie Ping Ping. These toddlers are friends and sometimes foster sisters. I am not sure why I have waited so long to post about our 2nd daughter-to-be. It felt like such a miracle that CCAA (China) said "yes" to us. So much a miracle it seemed scary to post about it (which is silly). I am just speechless...really!..it seems surreal and like a dream. I could not comprehend that GOD and China and our agency and USCIS (U.S. immigration) and Mike ....would say "yes julee"..."you can bring home and make your own; a 2nd wonderful, amazing, and beautiful little girl from China." We thank the Lord that Elsie PingPing and Charis Yilin can be real live sisters now. So much to share and so little time to type as "littles" nap.....but for now, here she is...<br /><br />It's a hobbit baby! No not really. But who could not just LOVE this baby?! This is the funniest little bundle of joy I have ever seen in my life. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuSJ4f23kFGiZqtS3MZsEy_HsGN8ckophI4mkD4E1O9NudSIR-pc4rPnbkXMhXDnDDAk1EpdRvAe4VTvKQNI2nss_oajj59qzS2wRi6_UrlXcm3esd9V65O2jYuuBCRYNt7g1_YuX6R_Rc/s1600/Child1858-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuSJ4f23kFGiZqtS3MZsEy_HsGN8ckophI4mkD4E1O9NudSIR-pc4rPnbkXMhXDnDDAk1EpdRvAe4VTvKQNI2nss_oajj59qzS2wRi6_UrlXcm3esd9V65O2jYuuBCRYNt7g1_YuX6R_Rc/s400/Child1858-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605566547229845602" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0XosPELBakkwRFGQoh3seQEGS-GzGWZKoXfvrSNAKgf5wcHJ9nMruNJs9flrTOv-c3g4RWflS13GOzY0JYgObRAFjzMKA5q9CawFRd11prr3OO7WXunrMpvEYV-5UuRFEj4qNswY8p4lf/s1600/yilin+%25281%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0XosPELBakkwRFGQoh3seQEGS-GzGWZKoXfvrSNAKgf5wcHJ9nMruNJs9flrTOv-c3g4RWflS13GOzY0JYgObRAFjzMKA5q9CawFRd11prr3OO7WXunrMpvEYV-5UuRFEj4qNswY8p4lf/s400/yilin+%25281%2529.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605566422947169490" /></a><br /><br />I have heard she is naughty. Cool beans. That means she has had a chance to be naughty. That she is in a place (foster home) that allows healthy normal toddler behavior. There are good orphanages. But in many orphanages around the world children do not ever have the chance to even be allowed a degree of "naughtiness" or "neediness". We can deal with bad habits once our girls are home. What is harder and sometimes impossible to deal with is serious neglect of child in first few years of life. Thank You Lord that our girls are in foster care being loved and spoiled and feeling like they matter. Keep them safe untill we can bring them home to us.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0uMxeNMzYyaQF4fHb9wB7AhjELMxW-Wlzte4PNbYvG7SyZAbXD5JwsNaAmQAFG0_M7r1JibaMTQPJyAjU9CIbB6GHzaYj93GfAtPbWioJEwRzhHXvoiStt6OBmRTeBrfh4dyCDFH7kBU/s1600/yilin.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0uMxeNMzYyaQF4fHb9wB7AhjELMxW-Wlzte4PNbYvG7SyZAbXD5JwsNaAmQAFG0_M7r1JibaMTQPJyAjU9CIbB6GHzaYj93GfAtPbWioJEwRzhHXvoiStt6OBmRTeBrfh4dyCDFH7kBU/s400/yilin.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605566195622857346" /></a><br /><br />So cute I can not stand it. I just want to scoop her up and snuggle her neck and never let her go.....<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ZBkCGVI5HjyPy2s7ZDAgarrBn-74M1RrN1R-tPb-qPR0Gfca6NDxgMpQyqNATz91eGb52LbwIxNe7d14dDHxKkGMjosYdrKDZ1tdLvaE4d5QqzGTp_cK1i7DOT_-Zvf98CptneDA9TGd/s1600/1287383978181.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ZBkCGVI5HjyPy2s7ZDAgarrBn-74M1RrN1R-tPb-qPR0Gfca6NDxgMpQyqNATz91eGb52LbwIxNe7d14dDHxKkGMjosYdrKDZ1tdLvaE4d5QqzGTp_cK1i7DOT_-Zvf98CptneDA9TGd/s400/1287383978181.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605565820490298914" /></a><br /><br />So now we w...a...i...t....wait for LID (logged in date`to china). Then; we will wait for more crazy adoption process steps...will keep you all informed. am sure you are on the edge of your seats by now. Just kidding. Just remember this is BIG stuff to us. Every step in process is a step closer to our baby girls girls. BIG DEAL to us.Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709873442892757901noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753156344041208301.post-66982064642746715202011-05-11T12:40:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:53:41.924-07:00Mother's Day 2011 part twoAround our house every day is a good day for a tea party. Mother's Day is a given-thing-for-sure-to-be a "Tea Party" day. <br /><br />My Maggie girl...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisak6eR8cCzqwP4RAlvHRYq9TojEM8-EYZI7WzN4vkUyMxnBQpLhEujR4KCqd_gI-XuamomLl1wQ4M12XNFt1hNybG_2ZD8xpXw3Y2J04rPp1v3vwPTXLfKx24uy1Jl-ZkvR8Ft1l9Zu6N/s1600/may2011+020.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisak6eR8cCzqwP4RAlvHRYq9TojEM8-EYZI7WzN4vkUyMxnBQpLhEujR4KCqd_gI-XuamomLl1wQ4M12XNFt1hNybG_2ZD8xpXw3Y2J04rPp1v3vwPTXLfKx24uy1Jl-ZkvR8Ft1l9Zu6N/s400/may2011+020.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605552029719265026" /></a><br /><br /><br />Anna and Tamar MyHao<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44UDkF2_FYnqBSdIAk2YiOYrNDHzwMcyfbJozoKToZjE5EPeYbd_7lvnxGx9S38kHUwmaNpODK7UdtceZlrcmDIGA-McHpn3R9iTs1nZj_SMzrcC8VY3j5AmTTHwsfaoqlMDutZd_9IKm/s1600/may2011+021.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44UDkF2_FYnqBSdIAk2YiOYrNDHzwMcyfbJozoKToZjE5EPeYbd_7lvnxGx9S38kHUwmaNpODK7UdtceZlrcmDIGA-McHpn3R9iTs1nZj_SMzrcC8VY3j5AmTTHwsfaoqlMDutZd_9IKm/s400/may2011+021.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605550925650832514" /></a><br /><br /><br />Towabech's first Mother's Day in Feser family<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga31g8xbnlhibsta8KOYAgtBtPFdoPw4JhpkzPwhWeZfoqe780HVCXKcYU5fBn8m4yBWD-oq1Aut6WwIMAzNBqvNSJE8Nwj20FwJhghlPHA9IhC925qeCr0wJev8hZFw2B1V9UmZd3rXWb/s1600/may2011+024.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga31g8xbnlhibsta8KOYAgtBtPFdoPw4JhpkzPwhWeZfoqe780HVCXKcYU5fBn8m4yBWD-oq1Aut6WwIMAzNBqvNSJE8Nwj20FwJhghlPHA9IhC925qeCr0wJev8hZFw2B1V9UmZd3rXWb/s400/may2011+024.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605550675796488834" /></a><br /><br /><br />Yasab: she knows how to celebrate special days..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPinYh5SxyfS6rq3B3Igz-6UUnCrSYYaaN_l4DZ2dNdfrWP1KuzQbnQPW6K0DvMHfL36B5sUF_3FEz50ridBFp1hSLn-akwrN9cuzlcYobFghzmSKIQyD1X-BYtqHJFXjT7S6cCeutSmq/s1600/may2011+025.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPinYh5SxyfS6rq3B3Igz-6UUnCrSYYaaN_l4DZ2dNdfrWP1KuzQbnQPW6K0DvMHfL36B5sUF_3FEz50ridBFp1hSLn-akwrN9cuzlcYobFghzmSKIQyD1X-BYtqHJFXjT7S6cCeutSmq/s400/may2011+025.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605550391903008610" /></a><br /><br /><br />Three of our favorite kinds of tea, gluten free chocolate chip cookies, and caramel turtle brownies...candles lite and fresh flowers. Small but simple touches that write a picture and create a memory of love shared and the joy of family. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgshK256_0GJUv1lYXO3jo_pvNs7h-eX2YNS9JyIIOYW1OdEswkgLukk_6bbGre0yXauMKEP_ymvyMKtbJais0UXIWiyp15rnCtZblahMT-xbQAMpHRImCeshV_u8Us1fiUZ8w9CVsZXGKd/s1600/may2011+030.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgshK256_0GJUv1lYXO3jo_pvNs7h-eX2YNS9JyIIOYW1OdEswkgLukk_6bbGre0yXauMKEP_ymvyMKtbJais0UXIWiyp15rnCtZblahMT-xbQAMpHRImCeshV_u8Us1fiUZ8w9CVsZXGKd/s400/may2011+030.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605548801502348210" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEj1NArCV5ylPWPIt_Oun2FAyRXo5ZxEfWp8m0kSYxnFOz4J6VCNW685Bru1rYM_seyeaINa85771k4YebaIOnEi7X-SA2YSRnXB0EB8FFL8lYjVmSRDdR2mOqld5_XvM3Z4J7Pzg23H9t/s1600/may2011+032.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 379px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEj1NArCV5ylPWPIt_Oun2FAyRXo5ZxEfWp8m0kSYxnFOz4J6VCNW685Bru1rYM_seyeaINa85771k4YebaIOnEi7X-SA2YSRnXB0EB8FFL8lYjVmSRDdR2mOqld5_XvM3Z4J7Pzg23H9t/s400/may2011+032.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605548624801182354" /></a><br /><br /><br />Yasab got me the biggest most beautiful oregano plant I have ever seen. I adore herb plants. This oregano plant is in flower and smells divine <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7MOKv0H0P_9p-Bk7kbj5IPJggA_R1w-8G9y81iGx-e4gp7qGxZsQ_BsA7oSJgjBdS1snbbhSiit2S7WslVpOztoSexCZ4eBNbEHX3wxdNnPnoeyQ6cEdPuYSy73eIEo4Wsmxi0PTcXnw/s1600/may2011+036.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7MOKv0H0P_9p-Bk7kbj5IPJggA_R1w-8G9y81iGx-e4gp7qGxZsQ_BsA7oSJgjBdS1snbbhSiit2S7WslVpOztoSexCZ4eBNbEHX3wxdNnPnoeyQ6cEdPuYSy73eIEo4Wsmxi0PTcXnw/s400/may2011+036.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605548067556785586" /></a><br /><br /><br />Ever since the musical greeting cards with funny songs that play when opened..it is a for sure thing that such a card will show up at every major occasion. The "Littles" will laugh and dance to the "card song" every chance they get.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNTmLSrgFy0kQoeNP664hVEZCP6ZyBp-zN3OVZ4-aQGtnTqXRnuO8V7J3DtANweYHmgZ2wiIMeMaJHPXA3uM7LEdk06uG_DvikcBSPiE49Set7EDWTG6OW6Sb6y_xeUXVRJ2AY3rkkaIE/s1600/may2011+037.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNTmLSrgFy0kQoeNP664hVEZCP6ZyBp-zN3OVZ4-aQGtnTqXRnuO8V7J3DtANweYHmgZ2wiIMeMaJHPXA3uM7LEdk06uG_DvikcBSPiE49Set7EDWTG6OW6Sb6y_xeUXVRJ2AY3rkkaIE/s400/may2011+037.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605547373775150514" /></a><br /><br /><br />Maggie and Miriam<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnEEk15hz59fva-YNdUc1W7XZOcF6L0EY2TJz6JoCqTrOxm3X_ZqG1QwDo02FrNXn1PF67ppahAv16c6Av2KcEL9Sns9Lb0io3UqhxIHep_yXNLJcs-ylakeWAyphY9_ivmqzAGVtHnvvI/s1600/may2011+042.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnEEk15hz59fva-YNdUc1W7XZOcF6L0EY2TJz6JoCqTrOxm3X_ZqG1QwDo02FrNXn1PF67ppahAv16c6Av2KcEL9Sns9Lb0io3UqhxIHep_yXNLJcs-ylakeWAyphY9_ivmqzAGVtHnvvI/s400/may2011+042.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605547100820612482" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />They so blessed me this special day<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy47nTAoR8w4Y3wOw85j2tfZwt3IEyDnbmw_38DsjjYwyrDwyV02YSCP4M56_1AIdkO0Cw2IVomEdO5Bj2srxj5W6yRGmiLK_GUkeHBdPjohxgNAL-pVKGxfJUKlVXwp54nxYscLAL3MJO/s1600/may2011+026.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy47nTAoR8w4Y3wOw85j2tfZwt3IEyDnbmw_38DsjjYwyrDwyV02YSCP4M56_1AIdkO0Cw2IVomEdO5Bj2srxj5W6yRGmiLK_GUkeHBdPjohxgNAL-pVKGxfJUKlVXwp54nxYscLAL3MJO/s400/may2011+026.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605546151461738930" /></a>Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709873442892757901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753156344041208301.post-28238214694876198692011-05-11T11:54:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:53:42.000-07:00Mother's Day 2011We have A Mother's Day tradition that is cheap, fun, and meaningful. On Mother's Day we take the kids to a plant nursery to choose a flower for mom. My favorite nursery is "Beaver Bark". I could walk around in there all day long. Time stands still for me once I'm in the doors of that place. They even have a coffee bar..so no reason to ever leave. What they do not have is shopping carts that are child friendly. So off to Fred Meyers we went. <br /><br />This is my "Mother's Day" gift.The kids all choose a small bedding flower and then we go home and plant them in a whiskey barrel planter. It is perfection. I love to see how it all winds up looking when all the flowers are married into one beautiful bouquet of a garden. Kinda like our family...hence the "meaningful" part of this tradtions <br /><br />Okay...how long has it been since I mentioned I love this man? I am sure walking around a plant nursery while "littles" choose one of thousands of plants to give to mommy is NOT his idea of a fun Sunday afternoon. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUPhM92fHSoGOwlfj3RuEXm8uS08I-7F-HodDgrqG3zl4Sfvr_NOKvnPA32eATcWJs-Ghs80Unx8mDXTFgsVTye6UklKB8QydWDpbvnR4BOaepHLVDbxDtxmDlTJF7CZOSyveA9_c_cz9i/s1600/mothersday.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUPhM92fHSoGOwlfj3RuEXm8uS08I-7F-HodDgrqG3zl4Sfvr_NOKvnPA32eATcWJs-Ghs80Unx8mDXTFgsVTye6UklKB8QydWDpbvnR4BOaepHLVDbxDtxmDlTJF7CZOSyveA9_c_cz9i/s400/mothersday.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605538532193476402" /></a><br /><br />How did Solly know I LOVE Zinnias?!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhUDkAKrF3JW8CBUhVd9M28h8OUpn6WkzH71_qiMgWUBegk2zkw4vy5LFJHZr3VIS8Vg4TeDJa64tZ16CNgdbBKERsTa-zwo-Q1pQlTvLBo-3JIQqpyYP0OpJi2ZpnQyM1v5B-9oPUywVU/s1600/mothersday2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhUDkAKrF3JW8CBUhVd9M28h8OUpn6WkzH71_qiMgWUBegk2zkw4vy5LFJHZr3VIS8Vg4TeDJa64tZ16CNgdbBKERsTa-zwo-Q1pQlTvLBo-3JIQqpyYP0OpJi2ZpnQyM1v5B-9oPUywVU/s400/mothersday2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605538264977880418" /></a><br /><br />Everything is an adventure when you are this age. So fun to get to choose a flower for mommy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMSQv00gQ9aG0Z7HOuCvPSQJBvSG3Xq29_EVBnlbMqXGVKsOQxWH_D_f9AhnvuBUyk8xW3qUCrFtTNeSvAZRcJYQmMmphF94504tbnZD4t2lIrNhoX2kfPGrN5vALkx0ggCD2xXQnmglM/s1600/mothersday3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMSQv00gQ9aG0Z7HOuCvPSQJBvSG3Xq29_EVBnlbMqXGVKsOQxWH_D_f9AhnvuBUyk8xW3qUCrFtTNeSvAZRcJYQmMmphF94504tbnZD4t2lIrNhoX2kfPGrN5vALkx0ggCD2xXQnmglM/s400/mothersday3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605537828282386882" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLPKCrLfF6EVofWHPwaLlsza1BYK7M78LNucKHXzkCTfly0i3XHjhM0rtr4qXG0WEaUNiRE4qQ5LGucgfzLAdUteZUTzLdfyLgyA6ofY2orvtvT7nny6XcVxNcL5L0hVW8hbCRR9S9jpDQ/s1600/mothersday4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLPKCrLfF6EVofWHPwaLlsza1BYK7M78LNucKHXzkCTfly0i3XHjhM0rtr4qXG0WEaUNiRE4qQ5LGucgfzLAdUteZUTzLdfyLgyA6ofY2orvtvT7nny6XcVxNcL5L0hVW8hbCRR9S9jpDQ/s400/mothersday4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605537677801262914" /></a><br /><br />It is so pretty looking it must be edible it what Jarib is thinking.,,<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_z2SqpWxFsxPaUCEZN7PORDcAicUFb80G_7qGq90B0AT-1pTdSjnj8g6H0sb9kkbm6uY4lMgCzClW_fHcpmArnru4Q65T7WJU6CswWyW_6zI7RFyRpTg4NTS_Pj2bD7HxfpEAhmJgXBd8/s1600/mothersday7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_z2SqpWxFsxPaUCEZN7PORDcAicUFb80G_7qGq90B0AT-1pTdSjnj8g6H0sb9kkbm6uY4lMgCzClW_fHcpmArnru4Q65T7WJU6CswWyW_6zI7RFyRpTg4NTS_Pj2bD7HxfpEAhmJgXBd8/s400/mothersday7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605537272191902354" /></a><br /><br />I want to see how crowded this is (and lovely in it's abundance)in about a month to 6 weeks from now! I will share photo then...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qv-PldFUVxnlG8x2p5DPPBmpiXJ9pOAntO6a5u4Pq2IMBxTLVOfwurjEiXjSXA-M9h4Y3wUuAlnZHcNuxdEMVJtsfQdaQhq4DoyoJvggIl5IDKJKwe54j8kuHXPQecETVgi5td44fOcE/s1600/may2011+101.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qv-PldFUVxnlG8x2p5DPPBmpiXJ9pOAntO6a5u4Pq2IMBxTLVOfwurjEiXjSXA-M9h4Y3wUuAlnZHcNuxdEMVJtsfQdaQhq4DoyoJvggIl5IDKJKwe54j8kuHXPQecETVgi5td44fOcE/s400/may2011+101.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605536524224787970" /></a><br /><br />Planting helpers<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc25Ii5mnz4xlgoUYdhlSsIVywfnpd57nmkatPgBOEecvByhjIZBjuAnqObO7A0lMM-u8z3HPN_SUz8wQ-Z71NXwqw6FbbkxrN40O74sO8YHEjY-8oI1msnuTGXhyr4JTFaUMWZK9c9sWt/s1600/may2011+104.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 383px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc25Ii5mnz4xlgoUYdhlSsIVywfnpd57nmkatPgBOEecvByhjIZBjuAnqObO7A0lMM-u8z3HPN_SUz8wQ-Z71NXwqw6FbbkxrN40O74sO8YHEjY-8oI1msnuTGXhyr4JTFaUMWZK9c9sWt/s400/may2011+104.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605536213144559842" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS8rJX3GsN6qC7IxU6YqqFxoFD97Ki1hKIA7cMx-bHKB0e4YIfpAcXHDsVsFMXCjwzclXmiVBIuXxY8JQwYgpI6GW0yNGEFddblbhIyqLKMYgMEK8EtvwHysb6jOa_AOBpIGfZIo09ojbs/s1600/may2011+105.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS8rJX3GsN6qC7IxU6YqqFxoFD97Ki1hKIA7cMx-bHKB0e4YIfpAcXHDsVsFMXCjwzclXmiVBIuXxY8JQwYgpI6GW0yNGEFddblbhIyqLKMYgMEK8EtvwHysb6jOa_AOBpIGfZIo09ojbs/s400/may2011+105.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605535982298161778" /></a><br /><br />My little man Berhanu insisted on a watermelon plant for his choice of flower for mom. I went ahead and planted it in back of barrel. Maybe it will grow out far and wide on cement below?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9sZf05qb2gDvUsXleYr3MQFAGErNyJFIIayZ-Y-Cbx0o7ol6F1FCsiwpOGTcRPcDd4qTGOYmxpBqaSNAelqqKeH6hFDnkCFPuH7t2V_BwCdiu5eK3wMUUY6hwI2km4iQy73PAkpjhjLxD/s1600/may2011+106.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9sZf05qb2gDvUsXleYr3MQFAGErNyJFIIayZ-Y-Cbx0o7ol6F1FCsiwpOGTcRPcDd4qTGOYmxpBqaSNAelqqKeH6hFDnkCFPuH7t2V_BwCdiu5eK3wMUUY6hwI2km4iQy73PAkpjhjLxD/s400/may2011+106.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605535088385454242" /></a><br /><br />My Mother's Day Garden 2011<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4P6ZEFVC7v-8sUKOYAj964OTF43vY4cUWjCsSQa6eL6YS-9H-NAeMoE5Lvf2Yjf8EnzvH2BTiWjXbbM5kMpsufb73_gWAf0yTAJyZb16Vqtur_FOxSrVjO_isZovNY7m6CafUe3hBypGX/s1600/may2011+101.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4P6ZEFVC7v-8sUKOYAj964OTF43vY4cUWjCsSQa6eL6YS-9H-NAeMoE5Lvf2Yjf8EnzvH2BTiWjXbbM5kMpsufb73_gWAf0yTAJyZb16Vqtur_FOxSrVjO_isZovNY7m6CafUe3hBypGX/s400/may2011+101.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605534769986744322" /></a>Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709873442892757901noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753156344041208301.post-79661809361131580732011-05-11T08:53:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:53:41.960-07:00Pesach~ Feast of Passover<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2sPq7E8e2Nw4i8I0ho9Bs1qz6AzCj8gBhCmnj7dtl8qtayBAvxNEXE0Tce9coxg8Rcmg4f-EiwAhU7r4jPtKtb7oaV6cODlwI6IdYJD8TO1IFJu4yR7lOtSrxXPT_CYObNIsXx2oc4_T/s1600/may2011+018.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2sPq7E8e2Nw4i8I0ho9Bs1qz6AzCj8gBhCmnj7dtl8qtayBAvxNEXE0Tce9coxg8Rcmg4f-EiwAhU7r4jPtKtb7oaV6cODlwI6IdYJD8TO1IFJu4yR7lOtSrxXPT_CYObNIsXx2oc4_T/s400/may2011+018.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605532007539115890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDedk9afo66fhuz1vLqYtzzLaNAXOz2OWaHbJA7TmY1p3GbmeNPAhckDFz4j95elhU7vrYOkfr2IJL8gcyOzqNrb-y8h_lBDIqL8cMIHWpByiqi8rswcGY4aoZMiZvZvFPknwtpCUCN_JW/s1600/may2011+020.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDedk9afo66fhuz1vLqYtzzLaNAXOz2OWaHbJA7TmY1p3GbmeNPAhckDFz4j95elhU7vrYOkfr2IJL8gcyOzqNrb-y8h_lBDIqL8cMIHWpByiqi8rswcGY4aoZMiZvZvFPknwtpCUCN_JW/s400/may2011+020.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605531844562197938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbsQc7dO-1TMxK7_KZiDwpqJmeeMEdP8_9TvSZ0FhFwQ2RUnzoeGuIzvJBJoOFPbEdXMw3xggfB4u3p_wyBmE4dvdXJDlPE_tTNtuZfZrBWI8bkBkntWn44z26gs2S_o92gGs8eyumoHV/s1600/may2011+021.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PL7NS3IJ2771D2k8buvbugGsIGD0mw5PViiZVCd9uurk8zIPqpCBQvpcPC68wjio8kV8KtA81LsVIgDGMZqM22UxI-_MDU32aQx5t2nuKti_1F6rSH3pkz2PWiEuiwUkm8FvDwEb6iqO/s400/may2011+025.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605531035930711170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDpR0088qKRmJwI9JGNolZHj3MebBorG8B-v6VaaF-SccigeUcKOcnzKtJKsKUk9n_hJ2rI1uGRer-ywJpUeCbc5LxIP_dT-kC0U1l8E6ae2A_C5V5ZlkIu-WER1sqDNTshX7qR6J6qWo/s1600/may2011+026.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDpR0088qKRmJwI9JGNolZHj3MebBorG8B-v6VaaF-SccigeUcKOcnzKtJKsKUk9n_hJ2rI1uGRer-ywJpUeCbc5LxIP_dT-kC0U1l8E6ae2A_C5V5ZlkIu-WER1sqDNTshX7qR6J6qWo/s400/may2011+026.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605530907598404738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTFpkas7y_4J5guopgZnVdMwbM_RdL_RxpQO-ME7kkq8BoxChpU_E8UoJCkSyzIeOeYdxjgxSCj-zkTpRESDcREmEt-dg0pw39w4mckGvZjFQCfMSs_uwO1FEaIl2LpZK6gv_h62BvlFf/s1600/may2011+028.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTFpkas7y_4J5guopgZnVdMwbM_RdL_RxpQO-ME7kkq8BoxChpU_E8UoJCkSyzIeOeYdxjgxSCj-zkTpRESDcREmEt-dg0pw39w4mckGvZjFQCfMSs_uwO1FEaIl2LpZK6gv_h62BvlFf/s400/may2011+028.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605530757731023618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMF1ciL7DUZ8x-NHxjDmt0CIUB2K7TSvXd1LO7gjIheAxZM2jb-yAinCSi14Sklr_RithGH6P2GJL-bs-JWQ-UkZHm5idwbkspMYdaw8KjiIENNFRTbHL9Fmv2VNLfojaP7_IRQFMV9MvI/s1600/may2011+029.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMF1ciL7DUZ8x-NHxjDmt0CIUB2K7TSvXd1LO7gjIheAxZM2jb-yAinCSi14Sklr_RithGH6P2GJL-bs-JWQ-UkZHm5idwbkspMYdaw8KjiIENNFRTbHL9Fmv2VNLfojaP7_IRQFMV9MvI/s400/may2011+029.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605530573143641522" /></a><br />Our Seder meal in photos. Our families most special time of the year. "next year Jerusalem!"Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709873442892757901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753156344041208301.post-18685789385242591472011-05-09T15:35:00.000-07:002011-05-09T15:53:43.515-07:00Happy Birthday Yasab!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwF61FRhTgWMsF-CdU_o8VTeWfU-sA5iDhysLqpZq2tqgunGCFsZe7BGhowtP0TkaCBjwf3HkPACokcrFBZv23Gpdg5jMYP_bQdngbOVRBnsvWqXNwwtTsYmMtXQhKtQ-RSEUdTpj_CLPb/s1600/may2011+011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwF61FRhTgWMsF-CdU_o8VTeWfU-sA5iDhysLqpZq2tqgunGCFsZe7BGhowtP0TkaCBjwf3HkPACokcrFBZv23Gpdg5jMYP_bQdngbOVRBnsvWqXNwwtTsYmMtXQhKtQ-RSEUdTpj_CLPb/s400/may2011+011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604853202548878034" /></a><br />Oh darling...can not believe you are 18 years old. I remember so well when Dad and I watched the "waiting child video" from AAI (Adoption Advocates International" and when it came to you, and your sweet face; sick with mumps....not willing to speak a word in your own defense...well...who could have resisted falling in love with you? You were 10 years old at best guess when you came home to us. I know it was hard honey. But you overcame it all. The grief. The culture shock. The PTSS. The horrific abuse of your early life. What happened to you is you fell in love with Jesus. You made Him your everything. He grew you into one of the MOST amazing woman of God I know. I am so excited to see the exciting plans He has for the rest of your life. May He bless you beyond your wildest dreams (He will!) and may you always seek His face first and foremost. We love you sweetie. We feel so grateful and thankful to call you "daughter"Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709873442892757901noreply@blogger.com2