tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230414692024-03-07T18:08:16.312-08:00Our StoryHome is where our story begins....Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830208538486759040noreply@blogger.comBlogger134125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23041469.post-67588367387091724722009-12-02T11:21:00.000-08:002009-12-02T14:29:40.377-08:00How is it December?!<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Wow....I can't believe it's been almost 5 months sinced I've blogged! Life has been pluggin' along at full speed and our summer was fun and busy! Life goes by so quickly and I still can't believe it's December and almost Christmas! This California weather sure doesn't make it seem like it could be that time of year, although we have had some colder days. I haven't had the time, energy or too much desire to blog lately, especially now with Facebook, but here's a quick snapshot of what we've been up to since July......<br />
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In July, we did lots of stuff together as a family and the kids took swim lessons for the first time (Davis and Maddy). <br />
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I had a litter of Labradoodles go home (always a busy time).....<br />
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</div>Threw one of my best friends, Chanel, a baby shower.....<br />
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</div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">At the beginning of August, we flew to Kansas City to visit my parents. My sister and her family drove down from Canada too and we all had a blast together! Some of the best times were spent together at a "woodsy" resort called the Big Cedar Lodge. Each family had their own little log cabins, which were very cool, and we swam, rented a boat, played miniature golf, went fishing, horseback riding...fun!<br />
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Days after getting back from KC, my big girl started Kindergarten. Still can't believe it! She loves it and loves to do her homework! If only she knew......<br />
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Then we took a train to San Diego, spent the night and had fun!<br />
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Then I had my first litter of Goldendoodles.....<br />
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Then I realized that my Lab was super fat and was surprised with these....which meant things got EXTRA crazy! 13 puppies total between the two....plus the adults. Whew.....that will hopefully be the one and only time I have 2 litters at the same time...at least so close in age. It was too much!<br />
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In September, we celebrated Davis & Emma's birthdays<br />
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We went to Mammoth for the weekend and stayed in the most fabulous house. It's owned by a Hollywood producer and we got it really cheap through a friend of a friend..... Gorgeous!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: auto;">Chanel delivered the most beautiful boy (Kingston) and I was able to be with her the whole day, except when they decided to do a c-section. Very special!<br />
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I went to a Women of Faith conference and was gone 2 nights...only to come home to this.... Hubby got<br />
a dirt bike!<br />
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At the end of Sept we had our annual trip to Yosemite in a motorhome. The weather was just beautiful and a wonderful reminder of our awesome God. Davis & Maddy really perfected their skills of riding their bikes without training wheels and joined us on a couple long bike rides! There was a huge group of us that went....I think 14 families in all. Lots of kids....it was great!<br />
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In October, John & I celebrated our 7th anniversary.......and on the same day, one of our favorite couples, Nate & Becky, delivered their 4th.....Ella! So beautiful when your friends have babies!<br />
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October flew by with all the weekly activities and halloween. <br />
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And then where did November go? I just don' know.... Thanksgiving was celebrated at a friends house and I was able to get out and do some Christmas shopping by myself on Black Friday, thanks to my dear hubby. It was wonderful, even tho the whole town was out shopping too! That same day, we got our Christmas tree and John put up a string of lights on the house. When we were first married, John decked our house out in lights. It was awesome! But the older we get and the crazier/more stressful life gets, the more of a chore it is..... Thank goodness we have our kids to help keep us young.<br />
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</div></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830208538486759040noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23041469.post-47516553762878776362009-07-24T09:07:00.000-07:002009-07-24T09:22:16.545-07:00I'm a Winner!No really I am! I never, ever, ever win anything....... but this time I finally won....YEAH! <div><br /></div><div>My friend Summer works for a fab jewelry designer, Lisa Leonard, who's blog is one I read just about every day. I love her stuff (got a necklace for my mom & MIL) and entered a contest she had on her blog and was totally shocked to see my name listed as a winner. YEAH! Too bad it's not one of her pieces....which I'm determined to get one day.....but it's a great prize and one my kiddos are gonna totally LOVE! I think we'll have so much fun doing it together. Thanks Lisa!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Check out Lisa's blog and her beautiful works <a href="http://www.lisaleonardonline.com/blog/">HERE </a></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830208538486759040noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23041469.post-48089614316599465012009-07-06T23:55:00.000-07:002009-07-06T23:55:52.522-07:00Fun Times Together<div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78PKEPF8f6aQmGtAU2WDO3IWamwNX-DDB_iukxvwrxF7dQLhtmCcBfvO-6wgNX7xKGw5ibXcZWu4U_K_HL0Jl4JbcnmbfUd2EqSqxW0b7frT_xqUV4J9FZ52-cG-8R9MMf7DU/s1600-h/Recently+Updated.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78PKEPF8f6aQmGtAU2WDO3IWamwNX-DDB_iukxvwrxF7dQLhtmCcBfvO-6wgNX7xKGw5ibXcZWu4U_K_HL0Jl4JbcnmbfUd2EqSqxW0b7frT_xqUV4J9FZ52-cG-8R9MMf7DU/s400/Recently+Updated.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830208538486759040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23041469.post-87619695533315931912009-06-12T01:15:00.000-07:002009-07-06T23:15:29.734-07:00SignaturesMy kids have "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">signature poses</span></span></span></span>" that they always do when I take their pics..... especially Miss Maddy Mack, Mack, Mack (all dressed in black, black, black with silver buttons, buttons, buttons all down her back, back, back...... sorry..can't get that song out of my head! Try it...it's addictive!)Anyhow, Maddy's had her <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">signature pose</span></span></span></span> for quite a while and it cracks me up...and can sometimes be a teeny weeny bit frustrating too. LOL.... No, no it doesn't frustrate me.....my kids NEVER frustrate me, (what kinda mom do you think I am?...geesh).....I just have 500 pictures of her that are alllll the same look. Kinda funny actually! Now that I think about it, it's kinda nice when I'm in a pinch, I can count on her to whip out that <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">signature</span></span></span></span> and then continue on her merry way, whether it's throwing a fit or skipping down the street. And there are a few different variations of it too.<div><br /></div><div>Davis & Emma are still figuring theirs out, but Maddy obviously had a head start being the older child and having been constantly hounded by her wonderful mommy to "say cheese for the camera" for a bit longer.<div><br /></div><div>What about you? Do your kids have their own <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">signature pose</span></span></span></span>?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Here's a little sample of what I'm talkin' about....</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrz9oqyKIXDtq42nXqVxM5q139wEikh5ZuR32ESBVIcRLneP7wIBvEnVfMGDezc74MURJPVMohoHlzKrgpJmiOQv8DFTsXJmRgz4Rm5OHK3BnTBkMNnl_ViWASDghKLs4yyH7H/s1600-h/IMG_5125.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrz9oqyKIXDtq42nXqVxM5q139wEikh5ZuR32ESBVIcRLneP7wIBvEnVfMGDezc74MURJPVMohoHlzKrgpJmiOQv8DFTsXJmRgz4Rm5OHK3BnTBkMNnl_ViWASDghKLs4yyH7H/s400/IMG_5125.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346351269732777154" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirX8vmvNzgA6TRahuUyrZAPXWljZVuwWw5GWajQf57jUG-wW8G8tRJmA9hYNVlw_jk7SHzXEmt-LnekFOkLGxCiysO3yyGJCao97mXBQIf6JAo9TggqNv_Y34zpUWkXnSvRiaXWA/s400/DSC_0036.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346233984906885090" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7d4pnwBrHTTvZtxiX5ONrPuM2berAi_90z0IR11QyMfjySKSlFvNQLNPsC1X4YgVUcoVXy6KZ4A5wbNrus0llW_PbCbXIeNmgMZSeaJJL28V57heA-LY4h-s7_2wR8kmfL7rrUw/s400/IMG_5578.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346233998497924802" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpxgKn7WrvFVeFYvRVQjmLeAVba3FldiR0CiGYtQ_VOFswKJAnwV1-GtaiD3H9ldNOk0TIWoxwr0J2zYDZPFMekRZGwVH8a3FiS3DBy2mVJu9tPyHrXyRFo2UJj1R1yVbb4XQG6w/s400/DSC_0429.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346231752659950386" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Here's she's trying it out sitting down....</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-F37cVBXEjy7NS1ndmrWvwhw1H8tysDOGbAEBthWmb6cutrdqHs0dskU-NnK6o7xusK5lkRTDpT7VtvckD5zcl6RmPLqBmdRTRlWWVQ2T5MEKhhxjST51A_bTZRTTT-HFsUrGfg/s400/DSC_0030.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346231742630598770" /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">And when she has something in her hands.....</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvKpmF5FnrTnhiupM-XeBee-nrA6AEYMl4iJyff-F25PyvmfUUU5NbhstQi6HSrlesDMBe20eJbrFfawRBKwlzjiFYM0DeWyGd5Sb8PmcPhIL_G4Tu0scz839TXr1djE7aagpj5A/s1600-h/DSC_0028.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvKpmF5FnrTnhiupM-XeBee-nrA6AEYMl4iJyff-F25PyvmfUUU5NbhstQi6HSrlesDMBe20eJbrFfawRBKwlzjiFYM0DeWyGd5Sb8PmcPhIL_G4Tu0scz839TXr1djE7aagpj5A/s400/DSC_0028.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346234004662542066" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">And the "</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Puppy Signature Pose</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">"...... I got lotttttss of these cute shots...</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0wavVZzCAtTEp3HoRIPBI1zkQDsTiehyphenhyphen6trBibBiq1LopuJzkOOfoDs7Qra9yPNEN261vwu7Mdk9u9z32UNXxQr0lXWepN6MNO8rNtRUzO2uo9SXfRPaAtKthyphenhyphenRJGdCuaGYP-w/s1600-h/DSC_0154_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 346px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0wavVZzCAtTEp3HoRIPBI1zkQDsTiehyphenhyphen6trBibBiq1LopuJzkOOfoDs7Qra9yPNEN261vwu7Mdk9u9z32UNXxQr0lXWepN6MNO8rNtRUzO2uo9SXfRPaAtKthyphenhyphenRJGdCuaGYP-w/s400/DSC_0154_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346233992168818002" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I have a small inkling (sp?) that Davis & Emma's may be something along the lines of these..... which usually involves a cheesy smile or the tongue....</span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuYLBYVagjsil799XZ1mNV4ilel6aPfcgtHgVRhF29L3kCFADjchZMrPJVLWDnQglQQp31B7nV7xD6so6C0zWtymkkr_8dOJxl7N0ahU53xSGY2IikErIiESclYxCaPavm-eK8CQ/s1600-h/DSC_0423.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuYLBYVagjsil799XZ1mNV4ilel6aPfcgtHgVRhF29L3kCFADjchZMrPJVLWDnQglQQp31B7nV7xD6so6C0zWtymkkr_8dOJxl7N0ahU53xSGY2IikErIiESclYxCaPavm-eK8CQ/s400/DSC_0423.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346236970465767714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0SHSdfxp1a2KM0GDoBg9DZOunK4QJNLvTWFklNOILsr7cm_zEtQzTlEw-6psooJ1LrtbslNbGYS0m3VZelTJI2fFuM8IzeqmryouofNsKkbXeoVwbmPFdN5RYzCXPAwkXIClZQ/s1600-h/DSC_0097_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 369px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0SHSdfxp1a2KM0GDoBg9DZOunK4QJNLvTWFklNOILsr7cm_zEtQzTlEw-6psooJ1LrtbslNbGYS0m3VZelTJI2fFuM8IzeqmryouofNsKkbXeoVwbmPFdN5RYzCXPAwkXIClZQ/s400/DSC_0097_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346236965849182466" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqosnNJ55XE-3LUDvrZArvnCPMG2o1UTk7SV5mLDp9fBpBoIWIfLdrB1HX2OLqo-nNVYUgJjJ6AxrkvLICZcb6jnlPJNB1PqUzgCfFSC-JQZTFaD2FYV-ZoYs_N06by31bYeDKNw/s1600-h/DSC_0047.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830208538486759040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23041469.post-72743808922537122802009-06-12T00:31:00.000-07:002009-06-12T09:26:14.721-07:00Signatures Continued<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXt3MDKhKtP7v5X3mvii3UMRENdjDyWADRMdH7ZSgzR8DgcJmRkSCkF_OsXJrwur6GsXYxKwmQax9LPfPGrV-W8ioBgW2UPRu5d9O5bsJ6zeXkb_egGD5lbJMM0l-2wU_vACbA/s400/daviscollage.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346343704308327378" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0JwZydfi22FpwH-qEie7mcmC3zFZUzaBaI9M5fB13E83a9gMmrs7AqvkMVtsEOKJVkLo5S7S_Y-uMehXtnWExzB0xRu2HGyOhyphenhyphenjad9OOyi_etHoKU5z2OATmMJmpRLi6SGtc/s400/DSC_0127.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346343703180119714" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxr0kFiTsTBhDv8LxCvATu9NvKNN05xMOfQWApmgsp4N1SWgm7_0Q4evj5MUymj8S1FWu9a3npwpVp9vsmZqZHs2hBht6G8MmmI_OXYizFPrPaSTspAMn-j7CeidtG8U3Fte4L/s400/DSC_0123.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346341766378746850" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8hNiBxm9B4Q0QXtpC3lvplg5gEw0R5qJFZ17vIsyefonqBuAwcewiPtiGkI8FCetRzL5lEoWNFD2TgI69PRTtczpmyzspirxYJlCZFjXb5pK-10Uv48OOVVpT1RLTAx_9TlDd/s400/DSC_0017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346341752764039378" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcqgf6nXarHXdDk_2PYoRLKaR1QaQbqYiKWlT71lbkQvz0vlG2Q-nFDE4S1sBKSu07H6PG2Al3b2O20oilRBomZt9fEGgI6YXKqh-7As2f1UQSzaRz9jl8mowfMh9Bggn_-Xo7/s400/DSC_0016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346341747502193218" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGo1riGPaeyMjy4HXPwHiz60OMHAjdyu34SqTQflMA7h4Jt4AjGGalv6mvT1WFoZAsppJACO14gBGgvxSwZ8yIc1i_sx-ItZVouGwuNcga0bbSm_CS0kc8i9dUUoeBByzNDORD/s400/DSC_0032.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346341756975921714" /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Or just straight up PWT Goofball....</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzUnULfyI6fkTevLkbI9fQEHruaAIfVO0Xz4fXPT6TYnmP96jRAc4o7d-X0T6Y4ZZrTV34lSQAVhjKvWLHcZfUNujyee2goaW7qY93iIVyZXK9RW8U3tlPHcoYgpiu3o5MsMt/s1600-h/IMG_5462.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzUnULfyI6fkTevLkbI9fQEHruaAIfVO0Xz4fXPT6TYnmP96jRAc4o7d-X0T6Y4ZZrTV34lSQAVhjKvWLHcZfUNujyee2goaW7qY93iIVyZXK9RW8U3tlPHcoYgpiu3o5MsMt/s400/IMG_5462.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346346763391242066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoaNtsXKSsuvxUFCwu8c5UGnijesvLxqzkQpMCFwqwik-FZ6boRoTel6zdHrwExiuBluhLzj9Sekq8zHTRBMnhUYh9in4IX5WGXBPzNmp6zMQ_9QaC8km8uN0s8BA-bRMpk0D1/s1600-h/DSC_0001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoaNtsXKSsuvxUFCwu8c5UGnijesvLxqzkQpMCFwqwik-FZ6boRoTel6zdHrwExiuBluhLzj9Sekq8zHTRBMnhUYh9in4IX5WGXBPzNmp6zMQ_9QaC8km8uN0s8BA-bRMpk0D1/s400/DSC_0001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346346760008958306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJ8sr9ixR_aIQxu7-pmaN_p99Hce64RutNgKothiXM_Rc4uwpyKTTFT1wTCXk0izoJmB4WqNLNhoVmPC_jHS-MFNSQQbVZ5qwN_PsEmmYsmG2UO9rDN-Vr9CsUWUCkhqSN0jX/s1600-h/IMG_2802.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJ8sr9ixR_aIQxu7-pmaN_p99Hce64RutNgKothiXM_Rc4uwpyKTTFT1wTCXk0izoJmB4WqNLNhoVmPC_jHS-MFNSQQbVZ5qwN_PsEmmYsmG2UO9rDN-Vr9CsUWUCkhqSN0jX/s400/IMG_2802.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346350271671236402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVgPdju3EAInH7sxJYE62DTgZEzu-xOm0MtZLxPqHS52yimhG5koJ-heszdUSv3GIF_dbXrylyQ29xC3SXWu_MlOVbC5_FGtCa_ctjJWsUTiVgkOUsQVz4ELkV98BAAlE5yps/s1600-h/DSC_0048.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVgPdju3EAInH7sxJYE62DTgZEzu-xOm0MtZLxPqHS52yimhG5koJ-heszdUSv3GIF_dbXrylyQ29xC3SXWu_MlOVbC5_FGtCa_ctjJWsUTiVgkOUsQVz4ELkV98BAAlE5yps/s400/DSC_0048.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346346761933195250" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUi2xZSuA0ndYbXLVh3ANGYnQbgf39KcQ0DsZdo1zuyMxA75y8HD773aJW0La8-qFNQaPATL1_7vR3BvfWuNT8_XoAxTSQJkdLmfkzWGA9YMxvhz0JT5Kc35_icxWZzmmGostN/s400/IMG_5459.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346341762852102034" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And this is what I get when I try to put it all together....</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-h0zTCU9tI0LWLZ-3JtZmMuzzCDGc5T3pkK5HnRlrm1BN9ARYT-srRzPtGBCJO0Dd1n4l3GrRqRelYvQ57q_O65utQflFEcISYspiTeJTOBm1KBOdlU1sMY_QHs9PCbRjnfNZ/s1600-h/DSC_0103.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-h0zTCU9tI0LWLZ-3JtZmMuzzCDGc5T3pkK5HnRlrm1BN9ARYT-srRzPtGBCJO0Dd1n4l3GrRqRelYvQ57q_O65utQflFEcISYspiTeJTOBm1KBOdlU1sMY_QHs9PCbRjnfNZ/s400/DSC_0103.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346350266262218818" /></a><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtVl6f9169AT8fHHA2Wl2XBf2Bpr7b9KPub-CpGz_xdSz2CXftv1P-27gmodemF9qOxNbAmHtG-bC0pxNjBLWIyULu1YZM-fqMfMNGOUcnquboUvYT5qMATW5NXAVOAw1Hn744/s400/DSC_0099.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346349111443213826" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGiB31bP_Wzx5L9vSWQ2DA74AbVH_fC0NQ4Lo0QPwNkQREQZ8Nowf9UnBjbcfaMDEqay0Bu6AeC-i9PqMXZMFMfSF5UNzE9IQJYWA1hIVcjR3THf7WzqfUwhfZlIPSNbqrCmrG/s1600-h/DSC_0315.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGiB31bP_Wzx5L9vSWQ2DA74AbVH_fC0NQ4Lo0QPwNkQREQZ8Nowf9UnBjbcfaMDEqay0Bu6AeC-i9PqMXZMFMfSF5UNzE9IQJYWA1hIVcjR3THf7WzqfUwhfZlIPSNbqrCmrG/s400/DSC_0315.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346349115879217810" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Wait, wait....WAITTT a MINUTE......LOOK what I just came across....OH MY!!! Hilarious that I even wondered for a moment where they got it from!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLajKTO8_inYB3MwEiS93FeHnbyl4Rhu8Q5bmHRDjnMLduQWRT2bZnA3xLpOnawq-1vxW1gaavIEs1YBG9Z9AgAjQYituOVhhYexfqr0edvDo1Ar3o3sgISqlgUcDphzHqcdB/s400/IMG_0606.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346343713148186370" /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhzNDR-kInVEVLqKAuPeEI5pjb4Y01V9NP6zC8IabvEpL9yj7lCHdD73kDFiX_M77fML2i62cGUU8iAwiFzrYO8lPFp9LRIibWFuqVy1wTpaYon_PEyES_T_NAbzn64F8fAOF/s1600-h/IMG_0612.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhzNDR-kInVEVLqKAuPeEI5pjb4Y01V9NP6zC8IabvEpL9yj7lCHdD73kDFiX_M77fML2i62cGUU8iAwiFzrYO8lPFp9LRIibWFuqVy1wTpaYon_PEyES_T_NAbzn64F8fAOF/s400/IMG_0612.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346343714402721282" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXD0M_1gMH1794zPap18Mr6tl174O9pv7i-zKkAmCc8lZiSLXow9lsLM1ZP_i4RS4y3ZK3jzjQNu0hhyphenhyphenqWe76goAxmMMjNVlNJIxdSEJFH4SNF2ynlozERt8Wzubwxzw3f5zt/s1600-h/IMG_0605.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXD0M_1gMH1794zPap18Mr6tl174O9pv7i-zKkAmCc8lZiSLXow9lsLM1ZP_i4RS4y3ZK3jzjQNu0hhyphenhyphenqWe76goAxmMMjNVlNJIxdSEJFH4SNF2ynlozERt8Wzubwxzw3f5zt/s400/IMG_0605.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346343713817709842" /></a><br /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830208538486759040noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23041469.post-68384844025018382612009-05-31T21:03:00.000-07:002009-05-31T21:18:27.743-07:00The Graduate.....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisJ1Hvrq21SEntgnXON7E-b5dThpGOn46wOns4siAPZqNbZGh6UYHB_uU7ovNP8ix0Rqpq7354QepQ7kLZbjxfNNngAlVK5sp-Om06dCdUvmcVOYlUyJ6eld-fruNaoHdjOlfP2Q/s1600-h/DSC_0025.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisJ1Hvrq21SEntgnXON7E-b5dThpGOn46wOns4siAPZqNbZGh6UYHB_uU7ovNP8ix0Rqpq7354QepQ7kLZbjxfNNngAlVK5sp-Om06dCdUvmcVOYlUyJ6eld-fruNaoHdjOlfP2Q/s400/DSC_0025.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342208617131018642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUj9spTF_1UmLf5_l4IN1_UYV74Zf08P4Hfl212esZwibFc2lX4xaDya0elETsH_XCJ1dv5DvRujUVnCipjszCGsMIXdILY-sa6OPWdjq8aG90kPwKmbT-Gt39_ibyyG9Sf2hEvQ/s1600-h/DSC_0037.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUj9spTF_1UmLf5_l4IN1_UYV74Zf08P4Hfl212esZwibFc2lX4xaDya0elETsH_XCJ1dv5DvRujUVnCipjszCGsMIXdILY-sa6OPWdjq8aG90kPwKmbT-Gt39_ibyyG9Sf2hEvQ/s400/DSC_0037.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342208606735558546" /></a><br /><br />The past Tuesday, Maddy graduated from Grace Kids, the co-op Pre-School program we do through our church. I can't believe it's over! I think this graduation was just about as fun as some of the college ones I've been too, if not better. It was short, there was entertainment, some great laughs and yummy dessert. :)<div><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7McU98q-D-vDpNoWGwRjyn7c5_GPfAEnjo0XrhDglemDGWep22oHXpVM8ucqp23EuD8GHIoyoukVU8X5wk_dTkLNLOmCK3U7SXiRUdwNkh7gNzqX-Tzm67fxjG_CaQ-YGGsRPDw/s400/DSC_0012.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342207531091883394" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9SSpX49sZBwtUQAjGxBPenmQ8atf6-et58Kxewp-X51_vLxOC6872P0MmdzLuqYV7eXEj-ZKd6DUD7CEfvb65ydLwIQDIkK66yimN0W8IzoT150cLxUSJue9zz_0Cl_uQ6AyjhQ/s400/DSC_0014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342207536905943938" /><div style="text-align: left;">Maddy was VERY excited to graduate and the kids created a life-size drawing of themselves that we used to decorate the room. They sang some of the songs they learned, recited some verses, had little "interviews" and a slideshow. Maddy was one of the kids that was "interviewed" and she did very, very well. All the moms surprised their Grace Kid with a scrapbook of the year and Maddy looks at hers every day! It was worth those 3 sleepless nights I spent doing it.... at the last possible moment. Thanks procrastination! :) The only thing missing from this great night (besides Grandparents that live in another state...) was her daddy. He was gone for 10 days on a trip for work that took him to Dubai and Paris, but we took lots of pictures and videos for him. :)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWpK4IA7VecXMlkGN8OSQ_jOsh2CdVuCiy3VYZF4zdPMm0GKKlOOxlINylI7aZJkR4QRwsN3qlU0BnjcFofRtyD02PCosxUpCPW4jmTXSFnjpelJ7DzvLLcH8JB4KQ0iI1lygnlQ/s400/DSC_0036.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342207523014374082" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCE2DoCnUodNcrRoupIUGDIeZRzOHucG_f4cHvZgw9lfc7XNRdEzVtCl1KCT4G2q7GUOTHvCFa0gX1qHbpNI_mBj0Db-ZjCGwdWoSBwNwnaEossaOdP6J7_4FDF65115DN_rbKEg/s400/DSC_0035.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342207521861834018" /><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWzTpYnqFDAmWEX7Gye3pn5FZSBjyzF_qmY5Y7W0AUmFoV9CBJX9VaCRrjqSrPpNDfPa092vqU3vrvykSW5LtjGtcPYiviMp6lCJE6zqAnbFBUeQJM0mymhtqUjihhRxYfaLUA7A/s400/DSC_0030.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342207518073986994" /></div><div><br /></div></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830208538486759040noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23041469.post-24755122885732523102009-05-22T17:53:00.000-07:002009-05-22T18:18:24.052-07:00Rising StarI'm so proud of my hubby that I just have to brag for a moment. And unfortunately, I don't have much to show you but I had to post anyway....<div><br /></div><div>John recently received a phone call from someone that wanted to interview him. Unfortunately, he was at work and it was a bad time so they didn't get to talk.....and I don't think he was able to connect with the man again..... BUT, he found out that someone nominated him as a "Rising Star".....or an employee that's</div><div> performing really well at his job and one to keep your eye on. </div><div><br /></div><div>From what I've gathered, the San Fernando Valley Business Journal puts it together and it's for the Santa Clarita Valley and several surrounding areas. John never mentioned it again, but I found info on the internet about it. He was 1 of about 50 nominees, and some of those others are very well known. Needless to say, I'm so, SO proud of him!! Here's a link to the flyer I found.... <a href="http://www.sfvbj.com/Events/SantaClarita_Flyer.pdf">http://www.sfvbj.com/Events/SantaClarita_Flyer.pdf</a></div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLUDerLlkqLRxSstEE1_EmwR5zDdS7k1Z9gvya4WU4MBG8Z-6Caz5UYi-dPgpN5q8MMHA6jPbSslkwCkzc0L401vNaPbAJTV4ZLqZ4EKBI3613s-J4fbj2fn4FtFcbj8QJqtMSAA/s400/DSC_0543.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338822312405857634" />Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830208538486759040noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23041469.post-4024986084896421342009-04-30T14:31:00.000-07:002009-04-30T14:39:35.006-07:00Does Anyone Know?Ok, on a scale of 1-10 for importance, this is a negative -5......BUT.......does anyone know what causes random "grease" stains on clothes???<div><br /></div><div>I've noticed for a while that, AFTER washing clothes, there will be a random stain that never comes off. Initially, it just looks like there's a wet spot......but it's actually not wet at all and I can't get it out. It's always a circle....like a spot of water....and ranges from about the size of a penny to the size of a quarter. My washer & dryer are pretty new (3 1/2 yrs) and I primarily use powder detergent over the liquid. I stopped using the "downey ball" because I thought that's what was causing it and I also stopped using dryer sheets in case that was it. But it still happens! And it's not every load or every item.....just a shirt or pair of shorts now and then. But of course, the stain shows up in a spot where it's noticeable and I end up making those items "play clothes." I thought I was going crazy, but then John commented that he noticed it on clothes too.</div><div><br /></div><div>Any ideas?????</div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830208538486759040noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23041469.post-40189952822202864932009-04-26T14:04:00.001-07:002009-04-26T14:08:45.580-07:00In Christ Alone<div style="text-align: center;">Last year I had the pleasure of hearing Natalie Grant sing at a Women of Faith conference. Although I totally love music, my days of listening to anything usually consist of a big purple dinosaur or princess music or kids praise, etc. So.....the WOF conference was the first time I heard Natalie and she totally blew me away. Not only was she adorable, but her voice was absolutely incredible! <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>That was last September and the 2 CD's of hers that I bought then are still in my car today and I listen to them constantly! I've been thinking so much of what our pastor taught today and it reminded me of one of Natalie's favorite songs. Just wanted to share the lyrics:</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><b></b><blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">"In Christ Alone"</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In Christ alone my hope is found,<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He is my light, my strength, my song;<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">this Cornerstone, this solid Ground,<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">firm through the fiercest drought and storm.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What heights of love, what depths of peace,<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">when fears are stilled, when strivings cease!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My Comforter, my All in All,<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">here in the love of Christ I stand.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In Christ alone! who took on flesh<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fulness of God in helpless babe!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This gift of love and righteousness<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Scorned by the ones he came to save:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Till on that cross as Jesus died,<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The wrath of God was satisfied -<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For every sin on Him was laid;<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here in the death of Christ I live.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There in the ground His body lay<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Light of the world by darkness slain:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then bursting forth in glorious Day<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Up from the grave he rose again!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And as He stands in victory<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sin's curse has lost its grip on me,<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For I am His and He is mine -<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bought with the precious blood of Christ.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">No guilt in life, no fear in death,<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the power of Christ in me;<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">From life's first cry to final breath.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jesus commands my destiny.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">No power of hell, no scheme of man,<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Can ever pluck me from His hand;<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Till He returns or calls me home,<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here in the power of Christ I'll stand.<br /></div></blockquote></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830208538486759040noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23041469.post-52414198466233537162009-04-22T21:45:00.000-07:002009-04-24T09:17:29.872-07:00She's a clever girl....Maddy.......if you know my lovely girl Maddy, you know that she's a girl who fits the stereotype of the first born perfectly. Strong. Smart. Knows what she wants. I mean....BOSSY. :) I say a hundred times a day.... "Maddy, you aren't the mommy, don't tell them what to do...."<div><br /></div><div>So on Sunday, she was telling Davis how to rock correctly in the chair (or something like that). I turned around and gave her a mommy look--with a raised eyebrow-- and said in a firm mommy tone "Maddy!" And she says, very matter-of-factly, "Oh yeah. Sorry Mom. I was just giving Davis a little bit of advice."</div><div><br /></div><div>I had to turn around so she wouldn't see me smile. She's a clever girl that Maddy!</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_srStm7MzVFA2KsRqKRqA5BHgyPf22XnddSO5fj6WDpSqbSrovnWuN8FG76FQevpmkC2I5wKWrVXA9O_CpzMiMRMSs0pikn651X5k4QStwreV-3dxGrVzBhCdAXgmwnzVKz9plw/s400/DSC_0044.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327745216669368018" /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830208538486759040noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23041469.post-88487080789231823262009-04-18T15:38:00.000-07:002009-04-18T15:39:45.608-07:00Sisters<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAj2UM6mISgVaM9GsbMr4PU1hMywSQTiIVe9_L680UPl8CA1UuqM-PK0tYQ_rhJEYHdbxe_D91JzhB1y5SK0HyKOr6fx-sAfaHs7NZw8TGr_YpOqGT1IdrdjLrQJCbU2CLBcxrgA/s1600-h/emmamaddyBW.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAj2UM6mISgVaM9GsbMr4PU1hMywSQTiIVe9_L680UPl8CA1UuqM-PK0tYQ_rhJEYHdbxe_D91JzhB1y5SK0HyKOr6fx-sAfaHs7NZw8TGr_YpOqGT1IdrdjLrQJCbU2CLBcxrgA/s400/emmamaddyBW.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326164793397691666" /></a>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830208538486759040noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23041469.post-55761514192418346352009-04-15T09:50:00.000-07:002009-04-15T10:37:59.893-07:00M.I.A.<div>I've been MIA from my blog, partly from being unmotivated to update it, but mostly because we've been so busy! I was blessed to have my Aunt, Uncle and Cousin visit for a few very short days while my cousin was visiting a local college. That was a special treat because they haven't been out since my wedding, which was almost 7 years ago! And then, another totally special treat, was a visit from my sister all the way from the Great White North. And White it is since it snows practically 364 days of the year! And then, my parents celebrated their 40th anniversary in Carmel a couple weekends ago and we drove up there to see them. So fun!<br /></div><div><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBum_MvPiKK04njrmnzFrbiAuzZdAWGtF9m6kHbuslR5rU7WItZ9h3ZzOu4KNk9iFxQOhooGavgsmbI5FAOO5Xs1QhB3QV00ADxK9b6LvFTdmOlZTHx_BujyH6KNLB3Rps7KlHEw/s400/EmmaBeachBW.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324973344309541858" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizGAt_1800IRzhaeVtMh-l34sXVW3qhd3lC57haiOObc33Rpnh5LPWgMNhMLIjOVNg1gsaslOVet2fsa9sRimU1nSP1GYezCPZ3TKCojs1CjPgKGsgNPbTGSJ_nIq_q8iQWYXiPA/s400/DSC_0307.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324972645030970290" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUfTNbGYoDHJNnJ7aVJ-kARqlUkgpspQFRCTaMDbGQOneGBWtNQOKIuBVafo0-0dnyN96J31Km01-q0OT9ZV3vqpGg714xvsJbu9ly_nA9t8samumkld3lNUGUjFdWKYVoqP7Jw/s400/DSC_0274.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324972360160831394" /><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GDDZWkzQ0bCXlrETYiO2E6Muhc7KpdWu0f1iaVU6opUujzhV7rBfc0JjuSoEZBHyf_3uh8azKUM___8Y2PI7AUeM-BLxTh6iNyK8tfYfpnbqMSUqfdGp3zZwDxZ-KbjYl4QeRg/s400/DSC_0544.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324968955679147410" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9SNveSWh4bsXnOGRb0btdpuxvoC8AyOKObj9K-b3nkJmFrB61HBon-6ZJZA0ym74ATEdWoQiSRoXbeKpKze_bueQws_SJCpk8y6oC5RA4L98teJ904hm9GLAr__A188PHgpyoTA/s400/DSC_0521.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324968947781979938" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9cjZSW0r9TyMYqAitMAg3EskWNpOJZ0d5YS_8LYcVRgtMn3OB0s47CUnFuefKMwR8tVtdZXcHrVAd7CgkBY1_Z4Ec4DyCy_49IXBuGNWEyQJGprjKRAlaZewYhyphenhyphenYhBAW4oIBrA/s400/DSC_0301.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324968943209784450" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div>Emma giving herself a breathing treatment! lol... (she has asthma)<br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEHfeafHVvIXNNvL2SJJ0Q2F54qVnUO0S-Z31JEr-oLOzRR_yxWyScev91y7wUj27HmQMaU2dk4npx5_Oug20NZJLfoaNTWI8KWx_wqRSEuMsGCAphtKhSnKhLB80js-hGMZSJg/s400/DSC_0112.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324970644947018930" /><div style="text-align: left;">My lovely Aunt....<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSkxad0NCOhDHA8CQaC3rXKqOC-XX_69d8bcoZaR-isifETMw8R7LpaQUBg5U3ZvvW1AzhBSCNcCREkZ2EJoIL8_Vto2HYe9uGvN2-U0X5VfDTfuQWGL7l56UD_Ff6g6hCx4P1nA/s400/100_0653.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324973199958282658" /><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830208538486759040noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23041469.post-61693801961875709712009-03-09T22:50:00.000-07:002009-03-09T23:14:49.786-07:00Saying Good-ByeSo, as you know, our household sees lots of puppies (<a href="http://www.faithfuldoodles.com/">Faithful Doodles</a>) come 'n go and usually I have mixed feelings about them leaving. They're SO darn cute..... and sweet and fun.....and I'm so thankful I'm able to do something from home and give my kids a neat experience..... but right around the 7 week mark, they start to get a bit more obnoxious (or maybe I'm just burnt out!), so I'm usually ready for the break. Even though it's sad to see them leave, I've been totally blessed to have great, wonderful families take them and keep in touch with me. I wave good bye, shut the door kinda sad and give a sigh of relief at the same time. <div><br /></div><div>But this last litter has been a bit different. My kids love to play with the puppies. They're still young and need to be watched, but Maddy can pretty much play with them by herself and I</div><div> don't fear too much of her doing anything wrong. This last litter she spent the most time she ever has playing with them. Up to this point, it hasn't been hard for her to say goodbye to them either and I often joke that she has her Daddy's emotions more than mine. In fact, when 2 of the pups almost died at birth, she matter-of-factly told her brother that they were going to die & went off to play, while I was crying over them. lol.... But as we said our good-byes to them this past week, Maddy has cried harder and longer than I ever imagined her doing, especially over the 2 girls, Hope (the one that almost died) and Yellow Girl....whom she named Ashlynn (Summer!). When Hope left, she literally cried for 3 hours and every day since Yellow girl left, she has either cried about missing her or whined over wanting her back. So sad! It was almost easier when she didn't care, but I totally relate to how she feels. I hope she doesn't have to go through this each time we have a litter! She has asked me to make her a little photo album of some of the puppies for her to remember they by and look at when she is sad. She also drew a picture of one of them "so she would never, ever forget him and will keep it forever and ever." </div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 346px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvqqHxqN_XL9sEH-NHifKmtGOgYOaHMUysED6ll9_3kmaqcrwoyXB8dCchRhV2LP8NIgwGIGpky65aUyjDZC7PschifbPNpC9H_sbszylMZ20QNqBZyxM8TcUV4IBKp_assaeCA/s400/MaddyPupBW.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311438063634557426" /><div><br /></div><div> </div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830208538486759040noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23041469.post-28233516294552509442009-03-02T14:11:00.000-08:002009-03-02T14:42:19.241-08:00What We've Been Up ToThe Amgen Tour of California always has a stop in Santa Clarita and John, being the cyclist that he is, is sooo excited for it's arrival. He and some friends went and watched the Tour pass through Solvang (actually, I think they were having time trials there), then we watched them head out of Santa Clarita and drove to Pasadena to watch the finish. Before they headed out of SCV, we had a great spot and were able to see most the guys up really close. I know their names, just don't know which name goes with what body. :) Oh.....except we all know that guy covered in yellow and "livestrong" and "hope rides again"....2nd picture.... you know.....Lance Armstrong? If I know who he is, everyone else must too. :)<div><br /></div><div>This weekend we headed up to Hume with our annual trip with some friends! Kids had a great time playing in the snow....except Emma. Miss Emma didn't like the snow and cried most of the time she was in it. :)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1HYtZQjiExgGcxpYwG64pR-qtd0aZCwyOUwBUkAwo_AHFW4znTCWcDfWibZcwpx0fzWLZH1SbY2uRaMnFYDignTsmr-Xqm9yprnkuEzR8wT6iVSPPzj28eZGdKgGy0g6P17nlg/s400/DSC_0057.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308721600631663282" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXt7TRU6UKgrHgAVLB5LsRj0hTDZodtFkSN9yDxN3l1LmUDQoFPOav_GmAUhPxawdXE9dpAuJOudA7g_GcFh8Na4Z1T0FaS2kUbGiMsKoH41Jv9kaL8MO5gOjGalDAjCpmIPBSZw/s400/DSC_0087.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308721593619007026" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2XMtmoyZ9Pcf3t7C90Ly4BgJjmDJrj8CEFoOnqGBkJ6NCgdE5DALycMQC0BmoqPI0SNMtnxY9NgCHOklUNxkmgF861UODZ1qllbCEgPMSX4LWCACk3Ho7QusURXr_ewtwCsmD9g/s400/DSC_0064.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308718178014993170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg268HUap7Hvh4MvzLUwQmkPxm0R0e96mL9JxBhe7yj47O-vhkfqk1tSzXIqlBt_aRtOptZw2nOGCgG6DgsFtIcABA5WKZhOHg1LXjTXhRvnG5eGnjQT06c-gznNU1VI7bG2hezYA/s1600-h/DSC_0048.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg268HUap7Hvh4MvzLUwQmkPxm0R0e96mL9JxBhe7yj47O-vhkfqk1tSzXIqlBt_aRtOptZw2nOGCgG6DgsFtIcABA5WKZhOHg1LXjTXhRvnG5eGnjQT06c-gznNU1VI7bG2hezYA/s400/DSC_0048.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308718152796976786" /></a><br /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830208538486759040noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23041469.post-747058898225230342009-02-12T20:12:00.001-08:002009-02-12T20:19:24.354-08:00Freeze!Anyone have any special tricks to keep these guys from growing up? Seriously. No, really.<div><br /></div><div>My babies are getting too big. Puppies too! I want them to stay exactly the way they are. Except I would love for Davis to be about 1 1/2 too. He was the cutest little boy. :)<div><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gZkKz08jrBUn-iCgQuQOeC3yMc1F17WG9-lSmyvtpAIksrZWU1WOoSDLF_a7sW05RaUNptzC7bn75Q2PkTizMhtN6NoqENQ1aGrGc0R7fET1M5d2xZF_ypVKm4wPmYA-Y-yjYA/s400/DSC_0154.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302131595491480530" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Bir6fXaei8c78sX-YR4MKOnRY7eDWWqZHvfseSCZzowbUxwsuFWFjvV4uuVblixuwY9XsIgNpw5BVZ-OzBg0oAF11JJfU3DwwrFNtHEQ4djUCd8WZJDvn6g4yDLh1-wT-Bvp9Q/s400/DSC_0010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302131586618886978" /><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNvlwl0pL2w1vCOuc_I-rp3rsMRtzkcEEKBUKKipFi8J6WNdwWzmpCTOLWkh_mnmIvB1WfMi5AJwtNn_HVN2mOsqjTfkyB7kbRwdjqqhGJsOUhAAvo4o4_nO4Wwp4bw_INnPuv0w/s400/DSC_0050.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302131584794388306" /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830208538486759040noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23041469.post-63192650858864686462009-01-22T01:20:00.000-08:002009-01-22T01:22:50.441-08:00He's 30!<div style="text-align: center;">My DH finally turned 30!<br /></div><div><br /><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHn0dm9VAdHK6xnVTUnEnZ79Vla0Q3TbeujAmy8xC9I-vWnsCOpSf3vCX1ivytzaXHfMslEvJr2iTMG1uCVX8VX1fE4OhGAsEljWv-UOO9lbyVBcpWBj0QzkkAO1DS9ATUdZ79PA/s400/IMG_1112.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294045956512363538" /></div></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830208538486759040noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23041469.post-53956173771443122252009-01-18T16:25:00.001-08:002009-01-22T01:24:19.559-08:00Progression of a 5 Yr Old<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Last week my </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"baby"</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> turned <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">5</span> years old! I just can't believe that she's five and SO ready for kindergarten! </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I had this great idea to show a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Progression of my 5 yr old</span> and started scrolling through allllll of my photos, originally searching for just Maddy's b-day photos. But then I kept coming across all these <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">cute pictures</span> of her so I decided to add those too. And before I knew it, I had a couple problems. 1) I have THOUSANDS of pictures (yes, literally) and wasted so much time just looking and reminiscing and trying to narrow them down. 2) I had too many photos and was only at year 2 and then 3) I got tired and lost the desire to post them on my blog. LOL... so here is a qucik, partial review of "</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The Progression of my 5 Yr Old......</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZmAGzYD3T90GmYGREjeNNDtN15_BJ0HWpx8FJKhNgOrRneaSbUCLyi-K7PhCK__t3JnZ2g_-vUMcMn9vnFy6g_mzwOJGDHNx2vMaRxVpskOQKFzJy6CuOcPGK6Q-KvN_HTyzwhQ/s400/Copy+of+Jan15%2704a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292798912189455058" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPp5RHaeIQLFci9RaLKqVXZ77PAkVpX2FmHyZBoQA8cuRUzI8NWoqfkHNz0Qa_Xx3QEsXFOd7uj76-tA6rvioHhs1tsbilQa_zu49d30SbS7rST4DWkS0e6QtmBUhOmRu2l706OQ/s400/babymaddy2011b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292798908441972482" /><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLn9kJIORtzsYEB2CJ06Pi8lwZi190dEphOKckeuG6eeYgwf4Eh6oXZ6ncarhYpXKoLLiKVefkZ2BYP4e7t71NlTg6LOoWAXOs9v4KPj6t6qdC4cnGNOLkwyMludjKF83KnMxkCA/s400/DSC_0027edit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292797798938843954" /></a><br /> </span></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830208538486759040noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23041469.post-82505759700951817902009-01-03T22:26:00.000-08:002009-01-03T22:28:03.637-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIaP6d-SMokMrN8UZnwh_81PreDr6LmNO2asFV0fxU8vtpMRqVS4sAWb4chdr8eOTBFL4gFu5Z-PncAhbSg9NEHjqZoAMzDcs3JgyJ89IfmprSEuOfo5oI2NnrJY2_gBgq4-l2w/s1600-h/DSC_0032boost.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIaP6d-SMokMrN8UZnwh_81PreDr6LmNO2asFV0fxU8vtpMRqVS4sAWb4chdr8eOTBFL4gFu5Z-PncAhbSg9NEHjqZoAMzDcs3JgyJ89IfmprSEuOfo5oI2NnrJY2_gBgq4-l2w/s400/DSC_0032boost.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287321519899891250" /></a>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830208538486759040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23041469.post-17826435247270379792008-12-22T23:33:00.001-08:002008-12-22T23:34:25.258-08:00Merry Christmas!I seriously can't believe Christmas is almost here! Another year so quickly gone....<div><br /></div><div>Merry Christmas!!</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK0FP3qUiCTAihBexIkxdWGYD2oE19xTa7vTAOc9CU5Q9IdAI518UBPHsPQXH48XEObCQSFspoS9a4v5lconK0uksRtJ_TD48NgQa5njS-DUGKK9BXRFcq77GM3qOR9dKwiweP4g/s400/ChristmasCard2008.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282885579469610466" /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830208538486759040noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23041469.post-47635825192350089842008-12-02T14:32:00.000-08:002008-12-02T15:30:50.535-08:00YosemiteFor Thanksgiving, we headed up to Yosemite in an RV for 5 days with a bunch of friends. It was such a great time! Unlike So Cal weather, it was actually cold and we were able to introduce our kids to "coats, gloves & hats." :) :) It actually felt like fall instead of a mild summery day....yeah for me!<div><br /><div>Anyhow, we drove up half of the way on Monday night; spent the night in a Walmart parking lot and then headed up to Yosemite Tues-Sat. The kids had so much fun playing outside, getting dirty, going on bike rides.......plus having their daddy with them for several days in a row. </div><div><br /></div><div>I think there were about 8 families total, each with lots of kids. Most of these families do this trip together every year and two years ago we joined them for the first time. You can click <a href="http://daissyj.blogspot.com/2006_11_01_archive.html">HERE</a> to see pics of that trip.....and how small my kiddos were (sniff, sniff...). Our RV this year was bigger and much better than the last trip!</div><div><br /></div><div>"We" (aka...the men) created this huge room out of about 6 easy-ups attached together and then an enormous tarp was thrown over the whole thing. There's a little door, several heaters, lights and lots of picnic tables. It's so warm under this tarp that no jackets are needed, even late at night. That's where everyone gathers in the evening, playing games and hanging out. A fire is going on right outside the tent for all the smores you want to eat.</div><div><br /></div><div>On Thanksgiving day, we had lots of yummy turkey and everyone brought sides and desserts to share. And our special friends, Nate & Becky, were the biggest troopers as they decided to tent camp instead of RV camp. :) Yosemite is too beautiful for words and pictures don't describe how majestic it is. Such fun memories and great reminder of who our Creator really is!!!</div><div><br /></div></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQXuKhl7eg_dRcDceguNlTQz4TcaZ7wk-HQQ37TkcqxOSOGMw_Wyjv5Fk0OICtxGIP3QCzOmFY4cOcKHxYGYfZ4N0jZlD86W1hs04iteZIw5zBUW9iQEsFtGcrXkbspmBR9umzQ/s1600-h/DSC_0361.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQXuKhl7eg_dRcDceguNlTQz4TcaZ7wk-HQQ37TkcqxOSOGMw_Wyjv5Fk0OICtxGIP3QCzOmFY4cOcKHxYGYfZ4N0jZlD86W1hs04iteZIw5zBUW9iQEsFtGcrXkbspmBR9umzQ/s400/DSC_0361.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275338092073866930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO3pu1tB6OXxpQbD-V0y8YLhGdGfpfpY0rWfBnQ3cffoBWssSWRTfkhWFx5rnovPonStB7sjWNYeVjBo43Z85CVLGV1bbweDoKz5JaN9XO-Dg0F9TeWeUS6iWksVTck8zIQusJ0A/s1600-h/DSC_0323.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirEKUz2kjIbzCb1Zu9QaUvAPM7OqSXQYvaqQsHqS3Qfro6EpXkLGS1Z1dkDwXB8EXSLY51xGDJ5mKadofNu4VR28L9Nj7VdtiYGwKsQuDeWLoyUEBVoP02c1sw0Hib7C7zKO8Ukw/s400/IMG_5281.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275329802365273266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8IDOV4c1hxDH8Hst8kIjZdBXG-KddwYR2xlsMNOLCItAltQQacGzoUGI1bkAHK47-nMeCillzDNt6VME8KAK-oHcBiPqdxo9OqtmNEY5ezb4nIgmurS_-IZt4CPapVwZBqL8alA/s1600-h/IMG_5257.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8IDOV4c1hxDH8Hst8kIjZdBXG-KddwYR2xlsMNOLCItAltQQacGzoUGI1bkAHK47-nMeCillzDNt6VME8KAK-oHcBiPqdxo9OqtmNEY5ezb4nIgmurS_-IZt4CPapVwZBqL8alA/s400/IMG_5257.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275329796977848722" /></a>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830208538486759040noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23041469.post-28109648675653561532008-11-09T17:51:00.000-08:002008-11-10T13:28:18.812-08:001955's Guide to Being a Good Wife....I have seen this passed around many times, but I always love to read it and thought I'd post it. It is a real article that was published in 1955. You'll probably need to click on the image to enlarge it and read it.<div><br /></div><div>My how things have changed!<div><br /><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFl7qNXhhZGA9wIk4N8zNfRZaqtTO7ALdaGuX2NnHXxrR-gG7ZMsXNAtFygMfHM2E4RTnxsb2axYqB_0RAj6LedpgY8i_6Pic8Stlx463sPCBNGgAJrlsQcP-o3ZuA-y57pYXgQ/s400/1955+Good+Wife+Article.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266840966442244834" /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830208538486759040noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23041469.post-56624885225191053022008-11-02T21:42:00.001-08:002008-11-02T21:52:26.510-08:00HalloweenSo the older I get, the less into "halloween" I am and struggle with letting my kids dress up or not. But our church does a great Fall Festival and we have gone every year and manage to just have a great time being silly and getting all sugared up without being apart of the junk that day can bring. <div><br /><div>Anyhow, I'm also cheap when it comes to costumes and have my kids wear what we have or multiple times! Davis really wanted to be Goofy, but they didn't have one in his size, so I bought him a gorilla costume from Home Goods. I thought it would be fun for him to be a</div><div> gorilla and the two girls to dress in princess costumes and they could be 2 Beauties and a Beast....but on the day of Halloween, he wanted to wear Maddy's old chicken costume. Kinda</div><div> girly, but it worked! Emma was a giraffe and Maddy was Snow White. She even put on her best "princess" manners and was great! I didn't get any good pics of the 3 of them before it got dark, but here's what I have...</div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHiVwaMmw8Sl_UmCItGOYQdtn637PX6B3XPybPYaFQDn5Q6NMJgYrzzO2aTkLwLixFgLk8K6CQUjRoih4QtUREUTYdT-Ghch3tpwV2W1CCu0GJlCbsK7thfEJfjfDCtlrCihEjAQ/s400/IMG_5172.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264304726711703458" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-ePHkjnzWyxyMGS4DhRwZw02z9DIl7XhfsRl3_V0iSs4Z83PMS9wROH7EN9NSV23Tf_jsqYQSp2BzfMZ-5dQslwgyElIi9xkXKYSHTjBQQEQ5LuMbUD_KW4EYriaozpkKZR3OA/s400/IMG_5162.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264304708832715218" /><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTuZTP6aVQ3usa8v7pbUaH3ERPGLKcIMhmUA5s5jRBXFnabjXfNI-zF3GgFtYHPFUnvbd52Jv6UuGqrHL2zM0J3HyLL0lvNHjO6vFVKZZLBYYfUUWmRwlY8yF4Xkq2ue59_EBXzg/s400/IMG_5161.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264304697389590658" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYyzmeRCUFB6Cuan3eXCTorWnDfiTdL8NmBWrvYK2rLKnRzlj401BVEuWH4PKPnexgYaejyohQL51uVgJF3lGSj9Pw1AV3bfuHi4IFmfmGslf60ZZ0YdgW3RuTrvtzBT27EE3DKQ/s400/IMG_5125.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264304691661530402" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiplS0sgM4QUYHA7E0izq5cfvlbacQeH4FW6wq2Ia4Ew4hy80EmCTmCL9zQqBhErtUh2apRKnXP-W1AY-0ttoCtsnqTGOaVaS7AVtNJLxeIdgGJ95LjMG4Q9Uh9ujKUWGiV-Bf2Eg/s400/IMG_5124.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264304685687440930" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830208538486759040noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23041469.post-9961559912750219512008-10-26T15:32:00.000-07:002008-10-26T15:46:41.680-07:00This weekend Maddy and John had the fun opportunity to fly to my parents house for a quick visit. Maddy got spoiled by Grandma while John and my dad went hunting for our Thanksgiving dinner.<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>That left me with the the fun chance to spend time with just Davis & Emma. I was wondering how Davis would do without his partner in crime, but it was so neat to have a little bit more alone time with him and to see him in a different setting than the norm. Maddy called Davis about 3 times because she missed him....they're little phone conversations were pretty cute!</div><div> And Emma was a doll, even with about 4 teeth coming in at once!</div><div><br /></div><div>And here's the man with a kiddy toilet seat stuck on his head and another one of "The great half-white hunter" & my dad with a couple of their prizes.....!!! :)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1izU5iNLQ2dpV_VxGJlmsgenOwneDlKPtYqmGAcWDW7z4-aScJTy1zT62sc1VnQFvARANJE2WSUJ5IqthZb0sbHTcV0aE5bTBv0NuIh4JKOK4BF6KpjP9uKhAZT9z4eXNYx65g/s400/IMG_1102.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261597150256720114" /><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhORrI6JSsTcaL-n1th3zyYwVZ_no3W4HTYE_hvBt0MR5wawEfiRPUg4njsJqXAOxeYY0YRdGQjF-8hKuV0D1H2FD3hH6lnTrDBBrhNj23yvMuz3Qnwjd4y5SP1K1Pu-gczjCZiFw/s400/IMG_5093.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261597147427327138" /></div><div><br /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830208538486759040noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23041469.post-8125009546064828702008-10-18T09:13:00.000-07:002008-10-21T15:30:48.571-07:00A Little Bit of Random...I love reading blogs but don't always have the energy or desire to keep mine up. If it wasn't for my family being far away, it would probably never get updated!<div><br />Sooo.... Miss Emma had her 1 yr checkup at the beginning of the month and is doing well. She's a lightweight compared to her siblings at this age and is just about to the point where she can have her car seat turned around (they have to be 1 yr AND a min of 20 lbs). I think Maddy was 20lbs at like 8 months...lol. Anyway, she was 19 lbs and is in the 25% percentile for her weight and the 75% percentile for her height; so she's a long 'n lean string bean. She's fairly quiet and serious but has the normal 1 yr old selfish streak that comes out fairly often. But that girl can cuddle and it will melt away your blues....<br /><br />Last week Maddy's preschool, Grace Kids, had a field trip to a pumpkin patch. We set to go to a really cool one in Simi Valley, but went to a local one instead due to the fires. Soo...the kids and I packed up and headed to Lombardi Ranch, where Maddy & Davis were given a little tour, got to see lots of farm animals and go on a little train ride. It was really windy and dusty, but the kids were given a free little pumpkin. I had my hands full with all 3, so we went back to Lombardi this weekend with our good friends and I was able to pick up some pumpkins of my own.<br /><br />Life seems to stay pretty busy with kid stuff, a little photography and puppies. Chica is pregnant and due as early as Sunday. Pray for lots of healthy babies! John is crazy busy at work and amazes me at how he manages to do it all... help run a company, stay in shape, be a husband and daddy......all without loosing him sanity!</div><div><br />OH....2 funny stories... last Thursday I met my friend Renelle at the park and when I was leaving, found out a nice man (or woman) decided they needed to break into my car and steal my purse. I had a good amount of cash and gift cards in it, plus all my personal info of course. More annoying than anything. But the funny part is that 3 days later John received a phone call from a man who found my purse along the crazy 405. John met him yesterday to retrieve what was left and thinks they are running a little side job of returning stuff they find for a little reward money. My "stuff" was put into a very ugly little purse, plus a few extra things like someone elses's birth control. Ewww.... At least they could have kept my ugly, very, very old and dirty wallet.</div><div><br />The other funny story is that today at Grace Kids it was dress up day for "harvest" aka Halloween. We have another field trip next week, which is why it was today. I briefly read the e-mail to the moms reminding us to dress our kids and self up for harvest and we would have a little parade for an elderly Sunday School class at church. I got Maddy's halloween costume ready and woke her up early to get her dressed and ready to go. I didn't have anything specticular to wear, so I just put on one of my crazy wigs (an afro) and was ready to go. At church, I went along doing my thing, kind of noticing that everyone was dressed as cowboys or farmers. I thought....humm....guess they didn't want to put in the extra effort like I did with Maddy... " LOL...joke was on me. What I DIDN'T read in our reminder e-mail was that we were suppose to dress in HARVEST. 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