tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893059623955630512024-03-05T11:24:33.116-05:00Racing to be StillUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689305962395563051.post-4254277604822127012010-11-05T19:13:00.004-04:002010-11-05T19:18:45.284-04:00my garden is confused<div style="text-align: center;">As I write this post, I am contemplating turning on my heat. </div><div style="text-align: center;">My house is freezing and the weather outside is rather chilly.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Fall has set in and now we are feeling some wintery temperatures for the first time. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Up until this week, our weather here in the south has remained quite warm.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">My garden is so confused. It is still producing lots of good stuff.</div><div style="text-align: center;">All through October, I noticed lots of new veggies appearing.<br />
I love walking out there and seeing the plants remaining VERY green and full of life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-3QkIzW0P1a2U7Rth2fSFgnitP_Jv2RYWGEbO7SOS31_MIRvSzhjGHqfChe9IUOH_xO68AfIUlQQjc6333tdn6leSQN9qekdxDBj6_N1ni7R8HPp0f08VC0rEdFEi1M7I1NbqayfWlA/s1600/IMG_8965b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-3QkIzW0P1a2U7Rth2fSFgnitP_Jv2RYWGEbO7SOS31_MIRvSzhjGHqfChe9IUOH_xO68AfIUlQQjc6333tdn6leSQN9qekdxDBj6_N1ni7R8HPp0f08VC0rEdFEi1M7I1NbqayfWlA/s1600/IMG_8965b.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Red and green chilis</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYim1W9S6Te4WcybP-wlhW6E63tPb2dOLI6PUhyphenhyphen4QWfBpsCeo6GzWS-CyZ577uth-x6Awdj2jIVsSmxOE65cUdcgFbxWHcM0BvdjhvtQV5n0IOsboOvVv1tpdOWH3fX20NsoMJ5WTlg8M/s1600/IMG_8956b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYim1W9S6Te4WcybP-wlhW6E63tPb2dOLI6PUhyphenhyphen4QWfBpsCeo6GzWS-CyZ577uth-x6Awdj2jIVsSmxOE65cUdcgFbxWHcM0BvdjhvtQV5n0IOsboOvVv1tpdOWH3fX20NsoMJ5WTlg8M/s640/IMG_8956b.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>Crazy hot habenero peppers. <br />
{I have a funny story about these little guys in an upcoming post.}</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And this plant has been my favorite ALL summer. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's full of tiny chili peppers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Full of color.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And hundreds of peppers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still producing...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7HH8MVZJARs01K5crLXitxI53kW1Nk3z_XymL31K8-OjeN94t_8NiBoZZoouUnyD6FvETTTYjRpV-8khuG2vnPXMq3VQOlCSE680nB6Nt_3QJCRIA5SMOiGD9wwcja0c1LtEMT7X7KsM/s1600/IMG_8963b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUxeMJU3wmtNXW7B64af-JxqqKSEyYt66WjTQH_di1zg5srvJV4obyP8K7lj37cSPjcHfY40_c6DLy95CBciTuwZvrvgv82zbTupvbjiCjPSV1AeE2v9N9y-AkoIzLM5U2xYHsZ5EDLo/s1600/IMG_8957b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUxeMJU3wmtNXW7B64af-JxqqKSEyYt66WjTQH_di1zg5srvJV4obyP8K7lj37cSPjcHfY40_c6DLy95CBciTuwZvrvgv82zbTupvbjiCjPSV1AeE2v9N9y-AkoIzLM5U2xYHsZ5EDLo/s640/IMG_8957b.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_rBzBtE5THPjy1FSzFE6NvLKk0lkcxcZ7GpMXGSLx8aYTvJSPf11x9md_KkHwLFIrhGxUPELwOOaUvFeJcmxjaTBwdi-U99yzEKz1i0o8Qu3dWb8CjZqpCvzmwKOaq7eQakbxuZx3jI/s1600/IMG_8402b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_rBzBtE5THPjy1FSzFE6NvLKk0lkcxcZ7GpMXGSLx8aYTvJSPf11x9md_KkHwLFIrhGxUPELwOOaUvFeJcmxjaTBwdi-U99yzEKz1i0o8Qu3dWb8CjZqpCvzmwKOaq7eQakbxuZx3jI/s640/IMG_8402b.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We even have tons of these little pumpkins.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was so excited to pick them and decorate the house with our very own PUMPKINS</div><div style="text-align: center;">for Halloween!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPr9Vw_hK4jecbBFGCI6nmvhSofHD2xQPKgov82Kou1DAkuXTfuuaOhVo7mqBFRs1ucG6LV1odoiykYI0ivQbsYLJndO9U6LXghT6e9HOmGmu2H3FhBWid0n6h12BfnCoL1LbVeTSh0GE/s1600/IMG_8973b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPr9Vw_hK4jecbBFGCI6nmvhSofHD2xQPKgov82Kou1DAkuXTfuuaOhVo7mqBFRs1ucG6LV1odoiykYI0ivQbsYLJndO9U6LXghT6e9HOmGmu2H3FhBWid0n6h12BfnCoL1LbVeTSh0GE/s640/IMG_8973b.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5z7wr3_qGPtwtEgNXVdpeo2vMbjHD2YkVP3WMt7Opkm9GaaCEQozH23vinhuIpjVg8XeAIxffGrCwZmkeZ9JrDlaAHwJcziR1oVKSldKp0TTzFLAEGW7g9dS9Nn8WNxr6neUeRrn2Ao8/s1600/IMG_8972b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5z7wr3_qGPtwtEgNXVdpeo2vMbjHD2YkVP3WMt7Opkm9GaaCEQozH23vinhuIpjVg8XeAIxffGrCwZmkeZ9JrDlaAHwJcziR1oVKSldKp0TTzFLAEGW7g9dS9Nn8WNxr6neUeRrn2Ao8/s1600/IMG_8972b.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yep...even a few gourds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjONIkALh4iheWEkGRhGN3tDk4IRJKShijXdryCcglqFXHaSwTflXYtYGMjTQRl-63ef5Jy0svcUuYhojFa5m54gaU3BjZLNi4Wx2-8uR1UlXViJ2Ml6vdFg35ld-QmJitGgfNieo2pqSk/s1600/IMG_8975b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjONIkALh4iheWEkGRhGN3tDk4IRJKShijXdryCcglqFXHaSwTflXYtYGMjTQRl-63ef5Jy0svcUuYhojFa5m54gaU3BjZLNi4Wx2-8uR1UlXViJ2Ml6vdFg35ld-QmJitGgfNieo2pqSk/s1600/IMG_8975b.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But this is my most prized veggie for the fall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally, after months and months of caring for this plant,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got me a sweet yellow bell pepper.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First one from the garden...in October.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85rsNub20ureyOAx-tf4CMNwlCx_weNps2ShMEp3BL_4m4qzGeuEnHw0f0JHCqKS1wc9gOe0KJ1q8w48DyoJGfrlGjo_MtBkjRTHH_ulF-qRstNPT90_jkjRCm9GHyK5ejplPqijCHlU/s1600/IMG_8962b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85rsNub20ureyOAx-tf4CMNwlCx_weNps2ShMEp3BL_4m4qzGeuEnHw0f0JHCqKS1wc9gOe0KJ1q8w48DyoJGfrlGjo_MtBkjRTHH_ulF-qRstNPT90_jkjRCm9GHyK5ejplPqijCHlU/s640/IMG_8962b.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The bugs kept eating them {no matter what I tried}.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But, when fall set in and the temperatures cooled off just a bit...no more bugs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finally got to pick and EAT one BEFORE the bugs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And now, my pepper plant is full of them! YAY!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKO4O9SPoSCIxh16DBsC_290EdEiW6iqFFvCd93djG-GruRwfLRwZs2P7Wq14SmBufaKOVw0BmTknAjtTC5X8VYNDq85pRsKseaCI5iQbssgtyXbE2qDBF-N74cJPeImx-nhifS7MFpU/s1600/IMG_8978b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKO4O9SPoSCIxh16DBsC_290EdEiW6iqFFvCd93djG-GruRwfLRwZs2P7Wq14SmBufaKOVw0BmTknAjtTC5X8VYNDq85pRsKseaCI5iQbssgtyXbE2qDBF-N74cJPeImx-nhifS7MFpU/s1600/IMG_8978b.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I told you our garden was confused.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our zinnias died, fried from the extreme heat during the summer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Look what's blooming again...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vRC5QN6YD4Y_w2ZaYbjt-3RDeZOLtOVZM0Alx1VBf_FnDeOTgK94x9t1S9mfxXgTgmJ7s0NC6ucutFM9GC2ivkJZlgH2DeREhSUwquX0rgiHzarQbnGA7GRzSryQYRk5icO7lEa_3TA/s1600/IMG_8409b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vRC5QN6YD4Y_w2ZaYbjt-3RDeZOLtOVZM0Alx1VBf_FnDeOTgK94x9t1S9mfxXgTgmJ7s0NC6ucutFM9GC2ivkJZlgH2DeREhSUwquX0rgiHzarQbnGA7GRzSryQYRk5icO7lEa_3TA/s640/IMG_8409b.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All of our plants seem confused and still blooming.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgxrR4lNVN5xCwgbigP6RGJoJKDdqIrjaOncwN_wOjh8gkzWhXLymZ5rSx6YpjNKeG8Bo6wsQ82cGmcFm6o4QO22g_KQGzcIgPZOxpfdB1sLbp_tGDWLnV0N_ZqZt4ORKfshJdvnlF5w/s1600/IMG_8414b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgxrR4lNVN5xCwgbigP6RGJoJKDdqIrjaOncwN_wOjh8gkzWhXLymZ5rSx6YpjNKeG8Bo6wsQ82cGmcFm6o4QO22g_KQGzcIgPZOxpfdB1sLbp_tGDWLnV0N_ZqZt4ORKfshJdvnlF5w/s1600/IMG_8414b.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With the first signs of winter approaching {today, in fact...brrrrrr!}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and freezing temperatures forecasted for tonight,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">mother nature is about to show my garden who is in charge!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was good while it lasted...all through the fall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Quite YUMMY in fact!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689305962395563051.post-14244266009455078632010-11-05T16:14:00.002-04:002010-11-05T18:11:28.111-04:00still behind on posting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">More Halloween photos...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">The boys got to dress for school. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintSo1cb_CE56FytFlkWfG7L28JXnMecTdgoAl1Uw1wQ1ApJJKvG28JGVaeZXMURIYqRP59ur5lyhg3GxKxJ9Iznglv7hzqB7eOODpK6nxBHWAbxjm48kiwtykS2PWCPu-j6zbJElPNkI/s1600/2240-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintSo1cb_CE56FytFlkWfG7L28JXnMecTdgoAl1Uw1wQ1ApJJKvG28JGVaeZXMURIYqRP59ur5lyhg3GxKxJ9Iznglv7hzqB7eOODpK6nxBHWAbxjm48kiwtykS2PWCPu-j6zbJElPNkI/s200/2240-1.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sam's dress up day was actually a few weeks ago. Apparently I had not seen the note that came home from Sam's elementary school notifying me of this big day. So, on the way home from school I overheard Sam telling his brother "I get to dress up tomorrow for school and I am going to be a pirate." I panicked! We threw this pirate costume together {with the help on Nonnie and Party City} in a flash. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">One catch, he had to be a book character.</div><div style="text-align: left;">So we pulled this book off of the kids' bookshelf {one of my boys' favorites} and sent him on his way.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Whew...nice save!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The kids got to "parade" through the hallways to show off their costumes during the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Character Parade.</div><div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There's Sam and his amazing teacher, Mrs. Buff!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">James actually got dress up the Friday before Halloween.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Argh Matey!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I snapped these pix as we were walking out the door for preschool.</div><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Notice the breakfast cereal in his hand. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">That's just how we roll {and yes, I just said that}.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Oh how I love the picture below, of the little ones saying the blessing before snack time.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">This is James and his best buddy, Cody.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">This is Mrs. Julie.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mrs. Julie and I are actually friends - we went to elementary school together.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She take very good care of my sweet boy!</div><div style="text-align: center;">And she tolerates that crazy kid, too!</div><br />
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more Halloween aftermath {I'm not quite done yet}.<br />
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This is THE BUSIEST time of year for me {as a photographer}. <br />
I am photographing beautiful families left & right<br />
for the upcoming holiday season.<br />
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I have 6 sessions to edit as of right now<br />
and 5 sessions coming up this weekend.<br />
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I did take some time to use my talents on my own kidddos!<br />
We did a little Halloween Mini-Session in the backyard on Monday {after Halloween}.<br />
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They made the most ADORABLE pirates EVER!!<br />
And ABSOLUTELY LOVED being "in" character for this mini-session.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Lil' Matey MAX</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48412485@N05/5143765810/" title="IMG_9428web by kimrahn, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_9428web" height="403" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1204/5143765810_ec721313bb_z.jpg" width="604" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48412485@N05/5143766376/" title="IMG_9429web by kimrahn, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_9429web" height="640" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4130/5143766376_00d683745e_b.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48412485@N05/5143160893/" title="IMG_9430web by kimrahn, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_9430web" height="640" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/5143160893_a00316106e_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48412485@N05/5143767308/" title="IMG_9433web by kimrahn, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_9433web" height="640" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1422/5143767308_77382ddd6b_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48412485@N05/5143161731/" title="IMG_9437web by kimrahn, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_9437web" height="640" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/5143161731_c34e4a9852_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48412485@N05/5143768108/" title="IMG_9454web by kimrahn, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_9454web" height="403" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1163/5143768108_652a227991_z.jpg" width="604" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Just about to throw a fit. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Then I brought in the reward for smiling at mommy's camera...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48412485@N05/5143162739/" title="IMG_9457web by kimrahn, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_9457web" height="640" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4147/5143162739_433978380c_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">...candy!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And, now Sam's turn.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48412485@N05/5143163895/" title="IMG_9462web by kimrahn, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_9462web" height="640" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/5143163895_cf176b1346_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48412485@N05/5143767928/" title="IMG_9441web by kimrahn, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_9441web" height="403" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/5143767928_9d8ba9c585_z.jpg" width="604" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Pirate SAM</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48412485@N05/5143768740/" title="IMG_9458web by kimrahn, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_9458web" height="403" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/5143768740_21298ae577_z.jpg" width="604" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48412485@N05/5143165097/" title="IMG_9472web by kimrahn, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_9472web" height="403" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/5143165097_d6ba6fa5f3_z.jpg" width="604" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48412485@N05/5143770220/" title="IMG_9463web by kimrahn, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_9463web" height="640" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1392/5143770220_c48a4e983c_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48412485@N05/5143770754/" title="IMG_9468web by kimrahn, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_9468web" height="640" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1431/5143770754_256b1b618d_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48412485@N05/5143163317/" title="IMG_9461web by kimrahn, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_9461web" height="640" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/5143163317_df72343393_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Last, but not least...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Scallywag JAMES</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48412485@N05/5143772210/" title="IMG_9477web by kimrahn, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_9477web" height="640" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1045/5143772210_3287aee615_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48412485@N05/5143165829/" title="IMG_9476web by kimrahn, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_9476web" height="640" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1113/5143165829_385c490bec_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48412485@N05/5143771384/" title="IMG_9475web by kimrahn, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_9475web" height="640" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4132/5143771384_5eb12e8ef4_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I love this shot...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48412485@N05/5143166553/" title="IMG_9479web by kimrahn, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_9479web" height="640" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1428/5143166553_31fbabc58e_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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"life is short, so make it what ya wanna..."</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689305962395563051.post-12287858919546974852010-11-02T15:53:00.001-04:002010-11-02T15:57:37.949-04:00halloween<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbESTGGOv0IvXTxkbgbkHHG9jzHKXObQ2rA9qEEK9V-1uPyKg5Bd35nmjC71LTZ35mN19nAD7FY2CSBdeOChyphenhyphenSZ-2OguB8IxfoqxQ-k4luVssbi0x-UGWzpS2CUc2DymamSxfSD8ZRWQ/s1600/IMG_8742.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">These photos were taken in Charleston, SC</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">at my friend Leslie's house.<br />
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My family piled in the SUV and took a road trip to visit Leslie and her family a few weeks ago.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She said she loves to decorate for Halloween and I believe it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I loved ALL of the flares of fall throughout her home. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With a little "scary" thrown in, too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How festive and fun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Her home looked like something out of the Southern Living Magazine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I loved it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She inspired me to spice up my own home with some ORANGE and BLACK </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in honor of Halloween {pictures to come}.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks, Les, for sharing your home with my crazy family!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689305962395563051.post-71212542414618490652010-11-02T15:28:00.001-04:002010-11-03T14:06:47.916-04:00saving money<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">This week the sales weren't that exciting plus I was overwhelmed by other things going on, so I didn't HURRY to the stores at the beginning of the week. I HAVE found that to be the key to this "couponing/sale" game. If you want to get the best deals, you have to hit the stores on Sunday and Monday to really stock up things you NEED. Otherwise, you get the left overs.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">I wasn't planning on hitting up the stores for the sales this week. I did make one trip to Kroger at the beginning of the week which was VERY productive. But, the other sales (at CVS and Rite Aid) didn't seem too appealing. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">However, I got VERY excited when I got my "Single Check Rebate" $ from Rite Aid in the mail on Tuesday. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Remember a few weeks ago (<a href="http://kimrahn.blogspot.com/2010/10/saving-money_29.html">week 2</a>) when I actually PROFITED from my trip to Rite Aid? </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Well, I got my rebate check for $41.41. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">That inspired me to look over the sale papers again and hit the stores QUICKLY for just a few things.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">It was a very random list of items that I got, but overall lots of BIG savings. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Seriously random items - so no pictures!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love using pumpkins to add the feel of FALL to my home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the first post of many this week that include my take on FALL and HALLOWEEN.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Consider it the aftermath (considering Halloween was yesterday!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am such a slack blogger!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the first project that I did for my son's school - the Silent Auction Fundraiser Basket.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The theme - Halloween, of course!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And I loved it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Rite Aid Purchases</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I paid $31.69 for all of this. AND I earned $2 in Up Rewards (good towards my next purchase).</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkfvKzTbDqf8c6DJKrvNrf-ouQ78L5EXw6Hb00fxK0xEgniZOezSBfssOjYa2R8q6g5_6oW0RYL_RyM9GdUPYnBcbmjp-JYLjjeDDWdMAxcuFeBVwSZyjTNORkN2hD5K2MOaKO6MdotSs/s1600/IMG_9318.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkfvKzTbDqf8c6DJKrvNrf-ouQ78L5EXw6Hb00fxK0xEgniZOezSBfssOjYa2R8q6g5_6oW0RYL_RyM9GdUPYnBcbmjp-JYLjjeDDWdMAxcuFeBVwSZyjTNORkN2hD5K2MOaKO6MdotSs/s640/IMG_9318.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The packages of diapers were just under $4.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">YES, we are STILL using diapers, so this was a plus!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Lots of savings for this trip to Rite Aid...but no major steals.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Kroger Purchases</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I paid $19.08 for all of this. </div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPD-Lk2c_Ol-ttyDdub5b0APx7Lm7hIz7DcT5NkDnbcv9b5Wsg211l48l8BEcQ01V14ZUTZeXaqDnY2xOamKOg5y1Eie54s9RBBOOdugPyqISTJlw_b5jyWOFAyioTPeYk_V8Cd5pI3oo/s1600/IMG_9302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPD-Lk2c_Ol-ttyDdub5b0APx7Lm7hIz7DcT5NkDnbcv9b5Wsg211l48l8BEcQ01V14ZUTZeXaqDnY2xOamKOg5y1Eie54s9RBBOOdugPyqISTJlw_b5jyWOFAyioTPeYk_V8Cd5pI3oo/s640/IMG_9302.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>6 Tubes of Kids' Toothpastes - FREE<br />
1 Can Shaving gel - FREE<br />
2 Containers of Similac Formula - made a slight profit<br />
11 Packs of rice - $0.10 each<br />
12 Boxes of cereal - about $1 each<br />
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I got LOTS of items to donate from Kroger this week. <br />
I love giving stuff away!<br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Publix Purchases</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I paid $11.23 for all of this.</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZ5QpVFKLn-4EiqC4XWa0fTTA9nUAKqb0aGc__14Ed3UyrcDww9tJTHEld6Vv2uK0cqiV9IA4i58NAFJ8KLvYFAXLjUcQmCHvhfS2F4yP4GB5iKO2ssPP1W2XjJ_aczxyIyR17lP01wM/s1600/IMG_9314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZ5QpVFKLn-4EiqC4XWa0fTTA9nUAKqb0aGc__14Ed3UyrcDww9tJTHEld6Vv2uK0cqiV9IA4i58NAFJ8KLvYFAXLjUcQmCHvhfS2F4yP4GB5iKO2ssPP1W2XjJ_aczxyIyR17lP01wM/s640/IMG_9314.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">No major steals, but stuff we needed at great prices.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I'll take it!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">CVS Pharmacy Purchases:</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I paid only $15.12 for all of this.</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqo49jDFA8OhzgtaZqb9DCP3qY0lJ6WTEXqaIT7OWqiyu7lPzjYsypr0AzdaWvrTxBnxBTRAs2FgYwQUCFJe94gBn-TmwGRbsWgZDmFbZyj67TK0xWBwqvtMtAtR0qdR7Y9ieEFGgNxQc/s1600/IMG_9315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqo49jDFA8OhzgtaZqb9DCP3qY0lJ6WTEXqaIT7OWqiyu7lPzjYsypr0AzdaWvrTxBnxBTRAs2FgYwQUCFJe94gBn-TmwGRbsWgZDmFbZyj67TK0xWBwqvtMtAtR0qdR7Y9ieEFGgNxQc/s640/IMG_9315.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">AND, I earned $10 EXTRA CARE BUCKS (good towards my next purchase.)</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">So technically I got all of this for just over $5.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Some I will give away and some of the Aveeno products I will actually use.</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Not too bad!</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">So for this week...</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">All of these items should've cost me about more than $260.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I paid just a little more than $77 for all of it.</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">AND, I earned $12 towards my purchases next week.</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">In the end...</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I SAVED 70% off my purchases this week.</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">AND, gots lots of stuff for MY family</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">and LOTS of stuff to donate. </div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Week #3 - Experiment Totals So Far</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I spent {out of pocket}</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">$71</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">For almost $400 worth of STUFF</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Rite Aid Purchases</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Ok, this was a little exciting! So, keep up...</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">{sigh, yes, I am a nerd}</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I paid $32.65 for all of this. AND I earned $5 in Up Rewards (good towards my next purchase)</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSIJ-dsriJW2qDsR7sXBMiC-owY8d3RYj8AOXr_uDM9-k1RaZ0P81LMuW5MugYkJ5Y7OJx2RerHIee-n36vqwjhlWS7wsZTl5wsVyif4GfyCnUhzTsuyllpCM9tQlYjtCAQ-FaFM2JA8/s1600/IMG_9276.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSIJ-dsriJW2qDsR7sXBMiC-owY8d3RYj8AOXr_uDM9-k1RaZ0P81LMuW5MugYkJ5Y7OJx2RerHIee-n36vqwjhlWS7wsZTl5wsVyif4GfyCnUhzTsuyllpCM9tQlYjtCAQ-FaFM2JA8/s640/IMG_9276.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">BUT, I GOT BACK $41.41 in Single Rebate Checks.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Yep, I MADE a profit of more than $13 from my trips to Rite Aid.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I said PROFIT.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Another good thing about my trip to Rite Aid...</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I got LOTS of stuff to donate this week.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">CVS Pharmacy Purchases:</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I paid only $3.44 for all of this. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt320vTXmee3Jfjsm5pyTgHObN0HgZqtA6BuhGHQERy8yi9LmjJlU6T23a7sjaLBVetLpXPfon8ti59NNsR5BnlE8t85JvJ6qUgwVA3uFvZlRuxcb4N1HeE01W-FH-oy833MjuYZTTqr8/s1600/IMG_9274.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt320vTXmee3Jfjsm5pyTgHObN0HgZqtA6BuhGHQERy8yi9LmjJlU6T23a7sjaLBVetLpXPfon8ti59NNsR5BnlE8t85JvJ6qUgwVA3uFvZlRuxcb4N1HeE01W-FH-oy833MjuYZTTqr8/s640/IMG_9274.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">AND, I earned $5 EXTRA CARE BUCKS (good towards my next purchase.)</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Yet again this week, I really profited from my trip to CVS this week.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The Purex detergent was $6.49 regular priced - by itself.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I got 2 of them, plus more, and MADE $1.56.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Not too shabby!</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">All of these items should've cost me about more than $150.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I paid just a little more than $36 for all of it.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">AND, I earned $10 towards my purchases next week.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Plus, I will be getting a check in the mail for $41.41.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">In the end...</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I MADE more than $50 from my purchases this week.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">AND, gots lots of stuff for MY family</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">and LOTS of stuff to donate. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Week #2 - That was FUN!</div><div><br />
</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689305962395563051.post-26152064662224082412010-10-29T21:43:00.000-04:002010-10-29T21:43:23.168-04:00saving money<div style="text-align: left;">In an effort to save my family money...</div><div style="text-align: left;">I have become a coupon cutie!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">And I am loving it!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I save my family TONS of money.</div><div style="text-align: left;">I buy things we need and things we don't.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Getting most of it for next to nothing or FREE.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Keep what we use and donate the rest.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I am a total nerd and decided to make it an experiment.</div><div style="text-align: left;">For the next 3 months (Oct.-Dec.)</div><div style="text-align: left;">I am going to to be VERY methodical and see how much I can BUY</div><div style="text-align: left;">and how much I can SAVE.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">The idea is to STOCK UP on the items we use so that they never run out and I am never buying our household staples without using a coupon combined with a sale!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I do my regular weekly grocery shopping at Kroger - buying bread, veggies and meat.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I hit up the other stores around collecting MY DEALS.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">So here goes!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">This week:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Rite Aid Purchases</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgrwMit8q5M4XXmTU-WkFPABN4OOEq1VDvYl74OqN5cbcCFR1dQbHuHWROQJ60PB_oRFAz-vKDXL_QSOOaPy5dln6mkY6KNYWJP_-6J6UBknvijf6INijJwnqVNrI9xh8AzGrqeGHCFjA/s1600/IMG_9008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgrwMit8q5M4XXmTU-WkFPABN4OOEq1VDvYl74OqN5cbcCFR1dQbHuHWROQJ60PB_oRFAz-vKDXL_QSOOaPy5dln6mkY6KNYWJP_-6J6UBknvijf6INijJwnqVNrI9xh8AzGrqeGHCFjA/s640/IMG_9008.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I paid only $4.44 for all of this. AND I earned $1 in Up Rewards (good towards my next purchase).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">CVS Pharmacy Purchases:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPTZpbL660gPEXWdperKHQfpS3V63-hxpewREH3BAXQkNTIIK-dpj-MseYqzaTfiJ8cE4dlx7Y0gOyIQdIpG41J3BA7_smW-jYxAKN6lk1qrU-bbNJJpJXuWVXHwKeK8gME3c82wslvws/s1600/IMG_9006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPTZpbL660gPEXWdperKHQfpS3V63-hxpewREH3BAXQkNTIIK-dpj-MseYqzaTfiJ8cE4dlx7Y0gOyIQdIpG41J3BA7_smW-jYxAKN6lk1qrU-bbNJJpJXuWVXHwKeK8gME3c82wslvws/s640/IMG_9006.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I paid only $5.55 for all of this. </div><div style="text-align: center;">AND, I earned $6 EXTRA CARE BUCKS (good towards my next purchase.)</div><div style="text-align: center;">So I really profited $0.45 from my trip to CVS this week.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Purex detergent was $6.49 regular priced - by itself.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I got 2 of them, plus more, and MADE $0.45.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Not too shabby!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Publix Purchases:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGRtxJpUUEdqe6AY_5vQHUOShKEop7sIlbFV001_XKdywkwTxPCSpzQAcg-85VUCbXxbW47A7mLCjk-wusPKdjmkajv2Cz1IYqHIBYOiRvtnYjPOcbHjJvSX8JUhVomiDkpcTBMmFVwT4/s1600/IMG_9003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGRtxJpUUEdqe6AY_5vQHUOShKEop7sIlbFV001_XKdywkwTxPCSpzQAcg-85VUCbXxbW47A7mLCjk-wusPKdjmkajv2Cz1IYqHIBYOiRvtnYjPOcbHjJvSX8JUhVomiDkpcTBMmFVwT4/s640/IMG_9003.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I paid only $7.70 for all of this.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The box of wipes was on sale for $7.99 by itself.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Nice!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">So for this week...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0Hq_d1MTxPA4bAWUK5v4wkLGCIaS9-_itczQipvwXAh9E2kMy6Bh06YrEyeSteao-BSqIwcsX32gM7V5e2ZhoNF9ausnsF7Ijd805U99kNLO5yfHqbOXTyk8JmCRCQrVFTeJCRwwqBQ/s1600/IMG_9010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0Hq_d1MTxPA4bAWUK5v4wkLGCIaS9-_itczQipvwXAh9E2kMy6Bh06YrEyeSteao-BSqIwcsX32gM7V5e2ZhoNF9ausnsF7Ijd805U99kNLO5yfHqbOXTyk8JmCRCQrVFTeJCRwwqBQ/s640/IMG_9010.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">All of these items should've cost me about $70.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I paid less than $18 for all of it.</div><div style="text-align: center;">AND, I earned $7 towards my purchases next week.</div><div style="text-align: center;">ALL of the items I purchased this week are for US (no donating this week).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Week #1 - I impressed myself!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689305962395563051.post-56939765671811891882010-09-27T21:08:00.000-04:002010-09-27T21:08:47.400-04:00music on mondays<object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rRxccy-zcJ8?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rRxccy-zcJ8?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689305962395563051.post-2188195443720492562010-09-22T15:50:00.004-04:002010-09-22T16:17:13.221-04:00here comes fallI made the effort to go for a walk this morning. <br />
I am praying that since tomorrow is the first day of Fall,<br />
it will start cooling down a little bit here in the south. <br />
<br />
With cooler weather apporaoching...<br />
I would like to get back into the routine of daily exercise {and meditation}.<br />
<br />
Today I was not alone.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48412485@N05/5015695924/" title="IMG_8596blog by kimrahn, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8596blog" height="427" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/5015695924_eabdb1b943_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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I had a walking partner {and a little added resistance in the form of a jogging stroller}.<br />
<br />
I actually started my "couch to 10K" exercise program today. <br />
I blogged about this wonderful app <a href="http://kimrahn.blogspot.com/2010/03/i-love-apps.html">HERE</a>.<br />
But I will definitely have to do a "do-over" of day #1, workout #1<br />
since we stopped to take lots of pictures and enjoy our surroundings.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48412485@N05/5015088449/" title="Blog8 by kimrahn, on Flickr"><img alt="Blog8" height="378" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4149/5015088449_502af8571a_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Max kept saying "leaf falling, leaf falling".<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48412485@N05/5015087815/" title="IMG_8608blog by kimrahn, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8608blog" height="426" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4111/5015087815_e3b953aabd_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Amazing that I took the previous picture<br />
in the shade with falling leaves and a "slightly" cool breeze.<br />
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As I glanced to my right,<br />
hot sun, beautiful flowers and flittering butterflies.<br />
So, I snapped this shot.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48412485@N05/5015706790/" title="IMG_8619blog by kimrahn, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8619blog" height="640" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4132/5015706790_e773b723c8_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Bring on the change of seasons.<br />
<br />
I am looking forward to cooler weather & earlier sunrises<br />
so I can get my walking/running in before everyone gets up<br />
{well, I'm not really looking forward to that, but it will help get my day going}.<br />
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Whew, my boys are ready for Fall, too.<br />
They love to be outside and right now it is just too dang hot!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48412485@N05/5015183509/" title="IMG_8630blog copy by kimrahn, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8630blog copy" height="750" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4128/5015183509_f9547b6b36_b.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br />
Since the other 2 boys are in school now...<br />
my time with Max is so precious.<br />
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This kid is REALLY this cute AND this happy all the time!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48412485@N05/5015791302/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="IMG_8627blog copy by kimrahn, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8627blog copy" height="750" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/5015791302_a38de232ec_b.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>I promise we did get in a little exercise...<br />
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Ummm, just a little!<br />
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One thing is sure...my priorities are in order.<br />
<br />
I am a mommy and photographer.<br />
I am NOT a marathon runner.<br />
I'll start my "couch to 10K" over again<br />
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TOMORROW.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689305962395563051.post-67240109389239971302010-09-21T23:04:00.000-04:002010-09-21T23:04:36.066-04:00music on mondaysMy new favorite song...<br />
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I think if I decided that I wanted to grow up and be a singer...<br />
I would want to be Sara Bareilles <br />
and sing a really cool & "confident" fun song like this one<br />
and be all cute like she is<br />
and dance all cool like that in a really fun video<br />
and grow my hair out just like hers, too <br />
{but no bangs...I can't do bangs!}<br />
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I'm just sayin...<br />
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It's my new favorite song.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689305962395563051.post-68175076623822228212010-09-21T10:58:00.001-04:002010-09-21T11:07:56.120-04:00i owe you an apology ahead of timeOn Facebook, I have noticed a new trend...<br />
to "check-in" at places around town and tell your FB world exactly where you are.<br />
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It seems to be very popular in the iphone world.<br />
<br />
Why on earth would someone need to tell me on FB where they are all throughout their day?<br />
<br />
I have 2 friends on FB that literally "check-in" at different places around town<br />
at least once a day if not 5-6 times a day.<br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Susie is eating grabbing lunch at McD's.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">David is at the BrewWorks bar and Grill for dinner.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">And so on...</div><br />
<br />
I will admit that I have thought this to be a little over the top in the social media world.<br />
<br />
BUT<br />
I think I found the cause of this new trend.<br />
I may be a little late catching this train, but here goes!<br />
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So, I have downloaded the FREE <a href="http://wereward.com/">WeRewards</a> app for my iphone {you can also get the app for the android and blackberry, too}. <br />
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<a alt="How To Unlock Your World With Foursquare" class="embedded-playback-url" href="http://www.howcast.com/videos/386406-How-To-Unlock-Your-World-With-Foursquare" target="_blank">How To Unlock Your World With Foursquare</a> on Howcast</div><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I have also downloaded the <a href="http://foursquare.com/">Foursquare</a> app, as well. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">From what I understand...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">You actually earn $$$$ {well pennies} for checking in at places with WeRewards.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Most of the "checking in" includes taking a picture of yourself at the place with the logo in view.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">As for Foursquare...it seems to be more of a game. You can earn points and badges and "play" with friends. However, the more you check-in at places on Foursquare the more likely you are to be offered specials and discounts.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Facebook friends, I am apologizing ahead of time for keeping you updated as to my where abouts.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Please know that I DO NOT feel that my life is so important and exciting </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">that I constantly feel the need to share it with the world...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">but, that I am just attempting, yet again, to save a little money or even possibly make a few $$$ here and there.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We are headed to McDonald's for a quick Happy Meal to give it our FIRST TRY!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">According to the app...I will make 14 pennies for going through the drive through today.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We'll see.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689305962395563051.post-15274973969704127242010-09-12T10:07:00.001-04:002010-09-12T10:13:55.488-04:00preparation for the race<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAwfLvTjHsVSZ5z_7ceA3rZMyjPRc_CyS3vMbeMx77-_BSTRd53Tk06unQZ6SlRELeW69EGt9tRiAs7ILs-RphrmvD002CYe_XgSeRHDJdGXPX0CriZR9COrwQ6xXu8zbrzT1Eeba7q8/s1600/james117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAwfLvTjHsVSZ5z_7ceA3rZMyjPRc_CyS3vMbeMx77-_BSTRd53Tk06unQZ6SlRELeW69EGt9tRiAs7ILs-RphrmvD002CYe_XgSeRHDJdGXPX0CriZR9COrwQ6xXu8zbrzT1Eeba7q8/s640/james117.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">{excerpt from my daily devotion: A Daily Hope with Rick Warren}</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 10px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 10px; color: #434241; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">You can count on God. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 10px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 10px; color: #434241; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">He's dependable, reliable. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 10px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 10px; color: #434241; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">He is worthy of your trust.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 10px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 10px; color: #434241; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 10px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 10px; color: #434241; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Scripture says God never has a bad day. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 10px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 10px; color: #434241; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">He doesn't wake up grumpy. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 10px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 10px; color: #434241; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">He's not moody. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 10px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 10px; color: #434241; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">He doesn't get up on the wrong side of the bed. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 10px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 10px; color: #434241; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">He's consistent and faithful.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 10px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 10px; color: #434241; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">2 Timothy 2:13 says, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 10px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 10px; color: #434241; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>"If we are faithless, He will remain faithful, for He cannot disown Himself."</em> </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 10px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 10px; color: #434241; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Even when I'm unfaithful, God is faithful. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 10px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 10px; color: #434241; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Even when I'm inconsistent, God is consistent. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 10px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 10px; color: #434241; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Even when I'm unreliable, God is reliable. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 10px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 10px; color: #434241; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">No matter what else is changing in the world, there is one thing I can count on: </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 10px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 10px; color: #434241; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">God always acts the same way toward me. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 10px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 10px; color: #434241; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">He is loving and He is consistent regardless of my mood. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 10px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 10px; color: #434241; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">He loves me just as much on my bad days as on my good days.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 10px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 10px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am always amazed when I hear stories of great tragedy & loss and the victims repeatedly give testimony of faith & trust in God. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 10px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 10px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I aspire to be that way. I want to be such a faithful follower. However, during the rough times I tend to doubt and question what goes on around me. I tend to struggle with having faith in God's plan that has yet to be revealed. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 10px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 10px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am so glad to know that while I am imperfect and sometimes doubting of Him...he never waivers. He loves me and remains faithful and consistent. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 10px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 10px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I needed to be reminded of this today.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689305962395563051.post-6872068329794203142010-09-11T10:11:00.002-04:002010-09-11T10:57:01.521-04:00where were you?<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">I remember my day very clearly. I remember what I wore, the moment I found out, and the immediate blanket of sorrow that fell over everyone that I knew on September 11th, nine years ago.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I was a 4th grade teacher "back then". My day was like most others...I walked into the school office to give my daily dose of a "hard time" to the office staff who I adored...and saw the horrendous looks on their faces. They were watching the news on a small TV. I remember Ms. Debbie leaned back in her office chair with her hand covering her mouth in disbelief. I said "What happened? What's wrong?" In silence they pointed to a small TV which was replaying the footage of that dreadful attack on the World Trade Center after happening only moments before. I remember the tightening in my chest and the feeling that the air was being sucked out of the room as I watched. Butt I watched. I watched for as long as I could, 15 minutes or so, and got enough details to know that this was a major tragedy and a huge crisis for our country. At the end of my break, as I walked out of the office, I had tears rolling down my face.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I wiped my tears and put on a fake smile as I approached my sweaty and stinky 4th graders coming back from P.E. Lauren, a sweet little girl, wrapped her arms around my waist and rested her sweet face against my stomach, and squeezed tightly. Still attached to my body, she looked up at me and asked, "Why do you look so sad?"</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Careful NOT to share any details and to protect their innocent hearts, I shared simply that "some very bad people did something terrible and hurt a lot of people". I told them that when people do things like that, it makes me very sad. I shed a few more tears as I looked at their faces and realized this would affect them too. In the comfort of their homes and with the strength of their parents they too will be told about this tragedy. With the media frenzy happening, I knew that they would see much of the devastation that was occurring. Something they shouldn't be exposed to, but would since they lived in the U.S. No one had immunity from this situation.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">What I didn't know, was that within hours it was going to get worse.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Another plane crash in Pennsylvania.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Horrific numbers of lives lost.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Terrible video and photographs of extreme sadness and despair.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Immediate panic of another attack with some concern that Atlanta could be a target.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Soon, my principal was at my door in a small panic...</div><div style="text-align: left;">Our school was on lock-down until further notice. Parents began showing up to get their children in hopes of getting them home to keep them safe.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Uncertainty & sadness overwhelmed me.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">At the end of that school day, I was so glad to be home, on my own sofa, watching the news, gathering information and letting the tears flow. I sobbed for what seemed like hours. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I know that we were ALL affected by 9/11 in that we are all a part of this country that we live in. Today, I pray for all of the families who experienced loss and prolonged pain from the events of that day. I continue to pray for the soldiers that fight to protect our rights, freedom and safety.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;">Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day<br />
Out in the yard with your wife and children<br />
Working on some stage in LA<br />
Did you stand there in shock at the site of<br />
That black smoke rising against that blue sky<br />
Did you shout out in anger<br />
In fear for your neighbor<br />
Or did you just sit down and cry<br />
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Did you weep for the children<br />
Who lost their dear loved ones<br />
And pray for the ones who don't know<br />
Did you rejoice for the people who walked from the rubble<br />
And sob for the ones left below<br />
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Did you burst out in pride<br />
For the red white and blue<br />
The heroes who died just doing what they do<br />
Did you look up to heaven for some kind of answer<br />
And look at yourself to what really matters<br />
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I'm just a singer of simple songs<br />
I'm not a real political man<br />
I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you<br />
The difference in Iraq and Iran<br />
But I know Jesus and I talk to God<br />
And I remember this from when I was young<br />
Faith hope and love are some good things he gave us<br />
And the greatest is love<br />
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Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day<br />
Teaching a class full of innocent children<br />
Driving down some cold interstate<br />
Did you feel guilty cause you're a survivor<br />
In a crowded room did you feel alone<br />
Did you call up your mother and tell her you love her<br />
Did you dust off that bible at home<br />
Did you open your eyes and hope it never happened<br />
Close your eyes and not go to sleep<br />
Did you notice the sunset the first time in ages<br />
Speak with some stranger on the street<br />
Did you lay down at night and think of tomorrow<br />
Go out and buy you a gun<br />
Did you turn off that violent old movie you're watching<br />
And turn on "I Love Lucy" reruns<br />
Did you go to a church and hold hands with some stranger<br />
Stand in line and give your own blood<br />
Did you just stay home and cling tight to your family<br />
Thank God you had somebody to love<br />
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I'm just a singer of simple songs<br />
I'm not a real political man<br />
I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you<br />
The difference in Iraq and Iran<br />
But I know Jesus and I talk to God<br />
And I remember this from when I was young<br />
Faith hope and love are some good things he gave us<br />
And the greatest is love<br />
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I'm just a singer of simple songs<br />
I'm not a real political man<br />
I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you<br />
The difference in Iraq and Iran<br />
But I know Jesus and I talk to God<br />
And I remember this from when I was young<br />
Faith hope and love are some good things he gave us<br />
And the greatest is love</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">That's my kid...my sweet sweet James.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">His arms open wide as if to measure the greatness of what he sees.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">I can sense his anticipation as he waits for wave.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">That was the first time he actually enjoyed the beach & wasn't so grossed out by all the sand.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">This image amazes me seeing his little body against the big ocean.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">I see such beauty in my child and in nature.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">Both are God's miracles.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">And both take my breath away!</span></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><br />
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Something I stress over is scrapbooking. Of course, I love love love taking photos and I absolutely adore creating fun and oh-so-cute scrappy pages of my boys....<br />
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but I can NEVER find the time. <br />
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That's not even what stresses me out.<br />
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In order to work on my scrapbook, I have to lug out ALL of my stuff,<br />
scissors, paper, cutting tools, cutesy little embellishments, and so on & so on...<br />
It takes so much time to lug it out and put it all back up nice and neat.<br />
I have even left it out before on the formal dining room table...<br />
Since I have NO kid free space to do this "scrapbooking hobby" my materials end up destroyed and hubby ends up ill at the not so lovely table decorations.<br />
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That doesn't even stress me out!<br />
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What causes me stress when I think of scrapbooking is...<br />
all of the unfinished pages I have started,<br />
all of the supplies I have purchased {with the best initentions} and never used<br />
all of the adorable kodak moments I captured but never actually got them in a book for anyone to view and enjoy!<br />
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Living in the digital age of uploading photos...my boys never get to sit and flip through old photos of themselves.<br />
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Now that causes me stress.<br />
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So, I have officially joined the digital age completely...<br />
and started digital scrapbooking.<br />
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Check out the very first 12x12 page I created:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am so impressed with myself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have recently learned about the whole digital designing process while "branding" myself and my new photog business {since I am too cheap to pay the big bucks for someone else to do it}. I am actually designing my own Christmas cards for the upcoming holiday season. The more I have learned about the designing side, the more I realized I LOVED it...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">so why not try applying it to digital scrapbooking? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">{My hubby is thinking - just what she needs, ANOTHER creative outlet!}.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When I place my next print order for one of my photography clients, I will simply order this image for me in a 12x12 print {so all of my images on the page will be top quality}. Then I will simply slide the print in one {of the many} scrapbooks I already own. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am so excited and feel slightly accomplished {even though its just one page}.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have been purchasing design supplies/tools for my business from <a href="http://www.theshabbyshoppe.com/">The Shabby Shoppe</a> and I am inlove with ALL of their stuff! Yummy!!! Yummy!!! I have drooled over many of their adorable digi scrapbooking kits for a while now. I actually purchased my blog elements from The Shabby Shoppe and I love the way my blog looks! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not to mention that the ladies over at the Shabby Shoppe are soooo unbelievably talented and give out lots of tutorials and ideas on their blog. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I plan on using my pictures, my previously purchased kits and their ideas to create something adorable and sentimental for my family. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am set and I am going to give this digi-scrapping thing a shot. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I store all of the supplies on my computer. There are no scissors to worry about hiding from my kiddos. The kits I own {digitally} can be used over and over and over and mixed & matched with others...the possibilities are endless. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You know I will be throwing a big party when I finally have just ONE book completed and full of my very own pages. I can't wait to share!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Game on...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689305962395563051.post-23862765779257721962010-08-16T14:50:00.004-04:002010-08-23T15:56:04.300-04:00music on mondaysI am so thankful for my "girls" weekend get-away last weekend. <br />
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Whew! I have had a rough few weeks and I NEEDED to be with my BFFs.<br />
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So,<br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Amy and I drove up to Charleston, South Carolina<br />
to spend the weekend with Jan<br />
at Jenny's house.</div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Amy and I left our kiddos at home for 2 whole days! <br />
Rock on!</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Our friend, Jan {who's baby boy is in one of my previous posts},<br />
is leaving the country for a few years<br />
and we needed one last chance "to be together"<br />
...the 4 of us. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">We have been friends<br />
...the 4 of us<br />
...for over 15 years now.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Good food.</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Good friends.</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Good wine.</span><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Hfc-g_QVlsOj5oZUgE9RRY8gSBLg53bxhXTIenQUbp20KqqihHHCKwaKd_TEt4Zjlw72JnXMd2d1-Oa1ObIxh3ECHbWC0wYF1ahtqV-UiDQTfCrIroXB4aW8B7LKe5Xr-TE4dhlDZLI/s1600/IMG_7534-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Hfc-g_QVlsOj5oZUgE9RRY8gSBLg53bxhXTIenQUbp20KqqihHHCKwaKd_TEt4Zjlw72JnXMd2d1-Oa1ObIxh3ECHbWC0wYF1ahtqV-UiDQTfCrIroXB4aW8B7LKe5Xr-TE4dhlDZLI/s320/IMG_7534-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a>Being friends with these amazing women is such an honor & a blessing.</div><br />
They are so easy to be with and always have been. <br />
I can be myself when I am around them<br />
...it's like exhaling, relaxing and just being real. <br />
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I can count on them to keep me grounded when I need to be and encouraged when I need that, too.<br />
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They let me whine and cry about something and then tell to put on my big girl panties and deal.<br />
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They each have their own practical advice and always know just when to give it and when to bite their tongue.<br />
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In some ways we are so alike and yet in others we are very different.<br />
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And these girls can make me laugh so hard until I almost pee in my pants.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzn1PnHH31PURts7URPVtqAl6pdqjm74d76TEQojU3E7hU1nxgGHcWKfhxrPqIScznLIahnHDWpA9chdm6pKvWd2HL_BPkCfi0vqN-aIBGLFOROVUjrWy6SSZULFXj-KwLuoeRY7X0DA/s1600/Blog6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzn1PnHH31PURts7URPVtqAl6pdqjm74d76TEQojU3E7hU1nxgGHcWKfhxrPqIScznLIahnHDWpA9chdm6pKvWd2HL_BPkCfi0vqN-aIBGLFOROVUjrWy6SSZULFXj-KwLuoeRY7X0DA/s640/Blog6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Most of all...they love me. They know the real me and love me anyway.<br />
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The only way to repay them for the amazing gifts they continue to give me<br />
...is to forever love them back.<br />
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We have all 4 lived in the same town {ages ago} and we became the best of friends.<br />
We have lived all over the US and we're still friends.<br />
We have been mad at one another...gotten over it...and we're still friends.<br />
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We've gotten married (half of us more than once), had babies...<br />
been through really good times and really bad times and we are STILL friends.<br />
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And now, Jan, is moving across the ocean and we will still be friends...the 4 of us.<br />
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I am a better person for being a part of such a strong bond between this group of 4. <br />
I am a better wife, a better mother and certainly a better friend because of each of them.<br />
They inspire me daily and I am so thankful they are in my life.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">They are my sisters and love them dearly!</span><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">It's funny how our chats over the years have gone from </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">sex to breastfeeding...<br />
really great expensive shoes or a really great dress<br />
to practical diapers and coupons</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">hot dates to potty training...</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">weddings to pacifiers...</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">road trips to car pool...<br />
late night trips to the Grill {in Athens, GA} to "getting our bodies back" after having babies.<br />
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We have been through alot over the past 15 years.<br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Now {well, when we get the chance}, we laugh about the old days, while sipping a glass of wine</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">and watch our kids play together...<br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">We only hope that they too,<br />
will be friends like we are...</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">or get married to each other.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Certainly, since the 4 of us have produced<br />
9 kids - 5 boys and 4 girls...</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">we will get one betrothed couple! Right? {wink, wink}<br />
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Since this is Music Monday...I really wanted to post the song "<span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Wind Beneath My Wings</i></span>" by Bette Midler<br />
...ummm, ok, I really didn't want to. But it sounded good. Didn't it?<br />
{My girlfriends, while reading this, just vomited a little in their mouth.}<br />
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But, I did find a song just as meaningful...<br />
and a little less cheesy!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i>Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road.</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i> </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i><br />
</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i>Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go.</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i> </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i><br />
</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i>So make the best of this test, and don't ask why.</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i> </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i><br />
</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i>It's not a question, but a lesson learned in time.</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i> </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i><br />
</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i><br />
</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i>It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right.</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i> </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i><br />
</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i>I hope you had the time of your life.</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i> </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i><br />
</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i><br />
</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i>So take the photographs, and still frames in your mind.</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i> </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i><br />
</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i>Hang it on a shelf in good health and good time.</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i> </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i><br />
</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i>Tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial.</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i> </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i><br />
</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i>For what it's worth, it was worth all the while.</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i> </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i><br />
</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i><br />
</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i>It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right.</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i><br />
</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><i>I hope you had the time of your life.</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica; font-size: 11px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">I love you, my sweet sweet Jan. </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">I hope you have the time of your life!</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">{and take lots of pictures}</span></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689305962395563051.post-78520030974449204412010-08-15T15:30:00.000-04:002010-08-15T15:30:19.410-04:00preparation for the race<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBz1CTv7hsKOlCUqbIji1LgyY-poNKYCgR33iy81tLvDCfD_af1Mykrh4Mghe40oGTZ2a2TqUjmvCVB-pE5UfCw0FUbD51ejMHlUf65eqFZt6Izr3zGrpt6gGAQTO2QLO-e2mjU_oSoCg/s1600/luke1224.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBz1CTv7hsKOlCUqbIji1LgyY-poNKYCgR33iy81tLvDCfD_af1Mykrh4Mghe40oGTZ2a2TqUjmvCVB-pE5UfCw0FUbD51ejMHlUf65eqFZt6Izr3zGrpt6gGAQTO2QLO-e2mjU_oSoCg/s640/luke1224.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689305962395563051.post-76915694205373624222010-08-10T10:14:00.001-04:002010-08-10T10:32:37.383-04:00music on mondaysFor my golden girls...Amy, Jenny and Jan. <br />
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</div>You are "golden" in value {not age}!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;">Thank you for being a friend</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;">Traveled down the road and back again</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;">your heart is true you're a pal and a confidant</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;">I'm not ashamed to say</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">I hope it always will stay this way</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;">My hat is off, won't you stand up and take a bow</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">And if you threw a party</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Invited everyone you knew</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">You would see, the biggest gift would be from me</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">and the card attached would say,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Thank you for being a friend</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;">If it's a car you lack</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;">I'd surely buy you a cadillac</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;">Whatever you need, anytime of the day or night</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;">I'm not ashamed to say</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">I hope it always will stay this way</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;">My hat is off, won't you stand up and take a bow</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;">And when we both get older</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;">With walking canes and hair of gray</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;">Have no fear, even though it's hard to hear</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;">I will stand real close and say,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;">Thank you for being a friend</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;">And when we die and float away</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;">Into the night, the Milky Way</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;">You'll hear me call, as we ascend</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;">I'll see you there, then once again</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;">Thank you for being a friend</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689305962395563051.post-9801106301952811392010-07-28T12:11:00.000-04:002010-07-28T12:11:26.416-04:00black & white wednesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4106/4838149530_b8efacd227_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4106/4838149530_b8efacd227_b.jpg" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689305962395563051.post-88275513920821957182010-07-28T12:09:00.000-04:002010-07-28T12:09:14.411-04:00wordless wednesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4130/4837537883_b8e31aabd4_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4130/4837537883_b8e31aabd4_b.jpg" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689305962395563051.post-4454785110280286852010-07-27T19:53:00.001-04:002010-07-28T11:11:15.201-04:00breakfastI love to read blogs that post amazing recipes and beautiful pictures of food.<br />
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I LOVE amazing images of food!<br />
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Love them! <br />
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This is definitely NOT one of those posts.<br />
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</div><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/4835573265_783efc7351_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/4835573265_783efc7351_b.jpg" width="426" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689305962395563051.post-26260440764220875342010-07-25T22:04:00.004-04:002010-07-26T22:43:16.051-04:00weekend tripThis weekend I had the AMAZING opportunity to travel to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to attend a lifestyle natural light workshop taught by Lisa from <a href="http://thelongroadtochina.blogspot.com/">The Long Road to China</a>. I met Lisa through her blog and we instantly began a long distance friendship/mentor relationship. She is extremely talented and even more giving of her expertise! When she advertised the workshop on her blog...I jumped on it! <br />
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And so glad I did...<br />
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This was such a wonderful blessing for so many reasons:<br />
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I got to take a little trip ALONE. <br />
Now, usually, I don't like to be alone. <br />
But for some reason {wink, wink}<br />
the peace & quiet time of traveling solo<br />
and staying in a hotel room all alone<br />
was just what I needed. <br />
I miss my boys & hubby terribly, BUT<br />
I have embraced all aspects of this trip and enjoyed every single minute of it!<br />
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I got to spend the weekend doing something I am truly passionate about.<br />
I was so eager to soak up all of the knowledge that Lisa<br />
{and so may other talented ladies} were willing share.<br />
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I know that this weekend will continue to further my career as a photographer,<br />
which at this point is helping not only feed my passion,<br />
but provide for my family, as well.<br />
I am so thankful for this opportunity.<br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">{photo collage courtesy of <a href="http://thefleurdeliscottage.blogspot.com/">Felicia</a> - thanks for the permission to use it - I was actually in these shots!}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKPdj6nOoaLmgYO_tGppVnvS1B3Ph4ggHvGifb-ekk25sc0sJdT5uxreZ-y4qo7UL0q7DEWAuCLQ9J-moqKe3KGD7_cIhu-7SbhbcBUY8kqeQYZ5_zF3jGyUf_5vVJ-jVxlCiFpgR5Sp8/s1600/36949_425783227360_590652360_4690639_2361179_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKPdj6nOoaLmgYO_tGppVnvS1B3Ph4ggHvGifb-ekk25sc0sJdT5uxreZ-y4qo7UL0q7DEWAuCLQ9J-moqKe3KGD7_cIhu-7SbhbcBUY8kqeQYZ5_zF3jGyUf_5vVJ-jVxlCiFpgR5Sp8/s640/36949_425783227360_590652360_4690639_2361179_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
I also got to meet some wonderful ladies. <br />
Before, I had gotten to know most of the ladies from the workshop through their blogs.<br />
However, I have never spoken to any of them {not even Lisa} until this weekend.<br />
It was so neat being a part of this group, finally meeting everyone in person,<br />
and I know that I have made "new" friends<br />
& created some wonderful relationships that will continue to last! <br />
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We spent alot of time working...but we spent alot of time playing, too!<br />
We have already started planning next year's trip!<br />
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{these photos are not so great considering they were taken with either my phone or Lisa's}<br />
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I have added a column on the far right of my blog<br />
listing all the wonderful ladies from the weekend and their blogs. <br />
I can't wait to keep up with their lives and their talent as a photographer!<br />
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I even cried today as I said goodbye to everyone!<br />
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Lastly, I feel truly honored to be a part of Lisa's journey. Lisa is heading to China this month to meet her new daughter after waiting 50 months for this blessed day. This weekend workshop allowed her the opportunity to raise some of the funds required for the adoption. I am so happy for her and so anxious to continue to follow her story with a prayerful heart. I wish her the best and know {after spending time with her this weekend} that her new little girl is so lucky to have Lisa for a mommy!<br />
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Most of the women attending this workshop have also been blessed with little girls from China. Everyone was overwhelmed with emotion and truly moved by this experience. We did a little sneaking around and secretly took up a collection for Lisa. We presented her with a BIG FAT gift card to help her buy some fun goodies for her new baby girl! She was so surprised! And, YES, she cried {and so did we}.<br />
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Check out that adorable cake! Yum!!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have already started editing my images from the weekend </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">{we snapped shots for 6 hours on Saturday - whew!!} </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I can not wait to post them soon!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My flight leaves Pennsylvania at 6am tomorrow </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and I can not wait to get home to my family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But, I am sad that the weekend was too short!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Bye-bye Bethlehem, PA.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Check out <a href="http://thelongroadtochina.blogspot.com/2010/06/black-and-white-wednesday-bethlehem.html">Lisa's amazing images</a> of this little town & the hotel we stayed in.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3