tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57661037468718030812024-02-20T14:47:09.353-05:00Where are the DeGroots?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766103746871803081.post-18948625845816063612011-03-08T21:00:00.017-05:002011-03-09T12:43:54.228-05:00She's Here!<span style="font-family:arial;">Belated post yet again, I know. It's hard to keep up with facebook and blog and everything now that we are the proud parents of Anneka Faith DeGroot! Hard to believe that she is 8 weeks old already. I was induced on January 10th and on 1/11/11 at 1:09 a.m. (we tell people 1:11 because no one knew the time for sure), Anneka was born at 5 lbs. 10 oz. She had gained more in the last 3 weeks that I was on bedrest than they thought she would. She was and is very healthy and gaining weight like a champ! At 6 weeks, she was already 10 lbs., 1 oz! She is eating well and sleeping 5-6 hours at night. The first 8 weeks were really rough for me, as I have gone through 6 different infections having to do with breastfeeding, 1 of which landed me in the hospital for 2 days on IV antibiotics. I have said many times, I wish I could just focus on being a new mom instead of all of the medications and creams and everything else we've dealt with! Hopefully those are all behind us. I have to go back to work for 2 weeks full-time starting next Tuesday, and then will be going 1-3 days per week. We are very blessed with CJ's new job that it allows me to not have to work full-time! Below are some pictures of the first 2 months with our dear daughter. She is learning to smile and coo and hold her head up. She has numerous hilarious facial expressions that keep us laughing. What a blessing!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ225SJ1oZAy9Hs_jTCQ2jB_a81ihwuQdhb5rl5zDkOtgy8Cm1eZPJHIUyWiRlkbcOrF7qp6acnQV0Q0uIPM4c7yK1AzZB4efiXxMbzmcdozvnFn4g7hKnWufnRTPqnZFDEr3l71cDFSJb/s1600/photo1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581896929286829362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ225SJ1oZAy9Hs_jTCQ2jB_a81ihwuQdhb5rl5zDkOtgy8Cm1eZPJHIUyWiRlkbcOrF7qp6acnQV0Q0uIPM4c7yK1AzZB4efiXxMbzmcdozvnFn4g7hKnWufnRTPqnZFDEr3l71cDFSJb/s320/photo1.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoN0ih_HMDotDHQyh1p-IkEiCNYofPYk5FFoOxJKOQXMoo9vRzV1MVM6yjkdlgVtKork0ee6RrJUtGtWuCU3jNrE7KgjC4qd0yRLXVMuFMrmxz64qGN2tBag9XhdTEmp1R6sjXR1dVZiVx/s1600/IMG_0445.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582134261324590066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DlzIJvkpIo-r0qN5RLMgPBZyGes-ky9ihG54rrhriNO51dnaO4iwnOkcHWRy_uHunUSFbRWECsKZ533k8pEYzz2tKk1Q_4D8ByG6iL8XDeTth_cDWvp6g4ChNebxCMB4qpvc8tZOXCPu/s320/anneka_039.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHCuaR2I2HT29uO1uei_3HlcFQJ2khNz51XfH1WZZT0cJWN1p766fszPcxtDkuLWe_wtfVh7UTso5RBRF3-mfdkVvm5fj2KBmaILGH1kWZpRLOKqpegVYmuh69bSdf6RDT6lMnwXQBM38/s1600/anneka_031.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582134581714508834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHCuaR2I2HT29uO1uei_3HlcFQJ2khNz51XfH1WZZT0cJWN1p766fszPcxtDkuLWe_wtfVh7UTso5RBRF3-mfdkVvm5fj2KBmaILGH1kWZpRLOKqpegVYmuh69bSdf6RDT6lMnwXQBM38/s320/anneka_031.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-jzCEbDH_fBKzcj8tiwO5qB-3eDBDd4Z6A-N_TcLQGjLo65tn4sq-zEEgerjMRvwUtMRPfEnyDgWKP7UFH8dwf2O8wsf3eTjFdCH26pMhSoipgj8IajZ7E1zkMUB97OGCtO1rTpY7Z-c/s1600/IMG_0501.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582135203205161362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ0AvMN7Duq8z7QOrKHx0PsIjKpbbkgngyPjDIBQ-l76zsCGYEKIJV2PxKqJoQS1gD7v4G5dl7uRvnBjmfcKJXnHzvD2vTPH2-2VeR5JcjHFfo93Ayap5QPIXpESiv8ozoJgBVIVN6ZE17/s320/IMG_0591.JPG" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766103746871803081.post-60670037146127649092011-01-07T11:09:00.010-05:002011-01-07T11:56:17.222-05:00Baby's Room and Pregnancy<div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">Wow. So I've neglected the blog throughout this whole pregnancy! The last 8 months has definitely had its ups and downs and this pregnancy has not been without its troubles. We had to go to the doctor 6 different times with the possibility of miscarriage or pre-term labor. For those that don't know, am now 36 weeks and 4 days and on Monday, they will be inducing labor. She is a little peanut in the 7th percentile and they think the placenta may not be doing its job and allowing her to grow normally. Our faith has definitely been tested and refined throughout this process as we place our little girl in HIS hands (as if we ever had control anyways). In preparation for her coming, we had someone paint the third floor, and the third floor bathroom is about 1/2 way done with a complete remodel (pictures to come after we paint!). Below are some pictures of the baby's room on the 2nd floor and a few of the growing belly pictures that those of you not on facebook haven't seen. Please pray for a quick delivery once they induce and a healthy baby girl!</span><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCOhIdvvYWYV2Mz948DOInYSVrIxMUYTPEpA94CGKsIrqA84vn7BtJICat_9DbgBFM4efe0doPbOXZ64wbfergxVHeE9s1FdrOu190jwmkrlWDfLHC0O0N7h7oCauiEDqmE7HchT3auGsg/s1600/IMG_0405.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559480277868653794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCOhIdvvYWYV2Mz948DOInYSVrIxMUYTPEpA94CGKsIrqA84vn7BtJICat_9DbgBFM4efe0doPbOXZ64wbfergxVHeE9s1FdrOu190jwmkrlWDfLHC0O0N7h7oCauiEDqmE7HchT3auGsg/s320/IMG_0405.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Baby's room </span></em><em><span style="font-family:arial;"></p></span></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYcbZySRW6r2HE3C5SS0fNgYU8mR6fRpmord0ilFDz1ql2hseSatpvVCoqIQ2CqVIJLKZEKtww4qoPLMV6qRtb-B90hO2KdGhAx6G4LrueSoIVbPHOViSMhPr1mN3HvL-669DmmRGTqgC/s1600/IMG_0406.1.JPG"><em><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559480456423563426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYcbZySRW6r2HE3C5SS0fNgYU8mR6fRpmord0ilFDz1ql2hseSatpvVCoqIQ2CqVIJLKZEKtww4qoPLMV6qRtb-B90hO2KdGhAx6G4LrueSoIVbPHOViSMhPr1mN3HvL-669DmmRGTqgC/s320/IMG_0406.1.JPG" /><br /><p align="center"></em></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Crib, rocking chair, changing table<br /></span></em><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0UtMBtafYvEUe-zSG_OnwEhfklOMDeQ3fPYzpYzj9GSxnMmojZH_w_VjZbetdIBkoojX9ReMW15IZsd5ToGV04LFoNme4gdVqG8VAFErSI7QutnQMr_hltcPpS-zqA5sOQXJAgUrwp81/s1600/IMG_0408.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559480594350961874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0UtMBtafYvEUe-zSG_OnwEhfklOMDeQ3fPYzpYzj9GSxnMmojZH_w_VjZbetdIBkoojX9ReMW15IZsd5ToGV04LFoNme4gdVqG8VAFErSI7QutnQMr_hltcPpS-zqA5sOQXJAgUrwp81/s320/IMG_0408.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Closet and more drawers<br /></span></em><br /></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559480738593914498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU18gZk438q5gBm3nHRNZ4JaTghu63QD_P5tSevF78OpBa8xC71oL7y5yr_UI2sGr5U4MXbzxwmVdsPCKHSvPaO6NH7q6Mehxg3pfnK5nRG8sUKgNwy2TOwuK9ogbQbNF3zev-UqAZvXZP/s320/IMG_0412.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>Blanket</em></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><em></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559480857482330450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74bwpRdoGZV8o4IfgPTDXAQeBH1sguhomKm_8VPRvgMNFso_ecKz7dR5pt4rf88LxyHm_gxDDFNBm6HrrPYfYxKBY0z_bEG_6uMblm-KExTPSn6jxn3PYtU6ihS1DcrzAe362SKp0Z6PW/s320/IMG_0413.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></em></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>Mobile and bedding</em> </span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJLGBDvmcqX5b9dg95G3YwL8sGzPxEmLIgIEOakM0bnM2-zAvpFT6-ku4YE1P6SlMYoiRJ7__twHhKsSxIztoFS4ZlL08CXpInNRfTiZUO_IeDzp36SPMdluYC1svlxZo6R_2U8USIwPy-/s1600/IMG_0326.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559482256600201154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJLGBDvmcqX5b9dg95G3YwL8sGzPxEmLIgIEOakM0bnM2-zAvpFT6-ku4YE1P6SlMYoiRJ7__twHhKsSxIztoFS4ZlL08CXpInNRfTiZUO_IeDzp36SPMdluYC1svlxZo6R_2U8USIwPy-/s320/IMG_0326.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><em> 20 Weeks</em></span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1LzvuGF9LfpPzOBT7N1e5MIpDluBXOuA0KxkAEXdprIq_NmAatsPZk_KtaeH7cJBbwrowFmAgu_qpYajRBEBAgp4s1pEtE5CfnbEkNfrh4IFxJL4BixZ5k1H40sJ_H5ff1Xg4LFsVJKL/s1600/39546_1671954840633_1290244457_31833591_233018_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559482473790289522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1LzvuGF9LfpPzOBT7N1e5MIpDluBXOuA0KxkAEXdprIq_NmAatsPZk_KtaeH7cJBbwrowFmAgu_qpYajRBEBAgp4s1pEtE5CfnbEkNfrh4IFxJL4BixZ5k1H40sJ_H5ff1Xg4LFsVJKL/s320/39546_1671954840633_1290244457_31833591_233018_n.jpg" /></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;"> 26.5 Weeks</span></em></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHTG-3NzJGbokwwXE72l6FX-jcVGpGLkdsyhyIhiI0AzAVTfR1g9Mipd7eDxpLaG9eJXovWhkXzRrgHvYrrSvM5XHgmlwmxDMpekU_STcyb3CTopnuC9zkzVEFNaAIkWo1Plz_HFPZvhSc/s1600/IMG_0394.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559483037250340962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHTG-3NzJGbokwwXE72l6FX-jcVGpGLkdsyhyIhiI0AzAVTfR1g9Mipd7eDxpLaG9eJXovWhkXzRrgHvYrrSvM5XHgmlwmxDMpekU_STcyb3CTopnuC9zkzVEFNaAIkWo1Plz_HFPZvhSc/s320/IMG_0394.JPG" /></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;"> 34 Weeks</span></em></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR86UvEu99iVm3M2jUcr7zyzGtWDplnqHE4zaypY-Ia3RiPXjth81YN0oTjoBUj7_GV-utsNttzbHZd5nFq7XBSwRMrErM4dGCHGYRg8YXY50A3yoZTr1TsVYzgpQysj0I9tCj5iPNOjaZ/s1600/IMG_0411.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559483487603505458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR86UvEu99iVm3M2jUcr7zyzGtWDplnqHE4zaypY-Ia3RiPXjth81YN0oTjoBUj7_GV-utsNttzbHZd5nFq7XBSwRMrErM4dGCHGYRg8YXY50A3yoZTr1TsVYzgpQysj0I9tCj5iPNOjaZ/s320/IMG_0411.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>36 weeks and 3 days, last belly shot!<br /></em></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766103746871803081.post-69000497168622187612010-08-07T13:57:00.002-04:002010-08-07T14:01:53.624-04:00News!<span style="font-family:arial;">Wow...last post was April 8th. Unacceptable. However, I have a very good reason for not posting from early June until now. I was not feeling great because...I AM PREGNANT! I am 14 weeks along now and due January 30th. Weeks 9-14 were especially rough with the nausea, but hopefully I'm on the upswing now that I'm out of the first trimester! We are very very excited. In other news, please pray for a job for C.J. His structural/civil program at WashU is disintegrating, so he graduated with a Master's in May, and has been looking for a job here in St. Louis since. We've had lots of disappointments and we are wondering what this means for our lives! We would love to stay in St. Louis, but need to be open to the possibility that God has something else in store for us since a LOT of doors have closed here so far. So, I guess..rejoice with us and pray for us!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766103746871803081.post-27074476028352462062010-04-08T18:57:00.008-04:002010-04-08T19:13:42.590-04:00Spring!<div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">We are definitely getting an early spring here in St. Louis! With the exception being today, most days have been in the 70's and 80's over the last few weeks. We have been loving it! Here are some pictures of a walk we took in the park on Easter!</span><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu0p-KEGVlwxnGK1lKaaWLfujUVZhvEj-ek7_oSz43AIrbCRzto-fw-WQGpYIm3EQsJiQ00Pdi-Wh5nRZEMP5GNXipI987tpb5u17po_aKHLDQFHL3jzCCM5JgwvH-6IYxo0hYayeaNT5l/s1600/IMG_0078.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457906741798499394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu0p-KEGVlwxnGK1lKaaWLfujUVZhvEj-ek7_oSz43AIrbCRzto-fw-WQGpYIm3EQsJiQ00Pdi-Wh5nRZEMP5GNXipI987tpb5u17po_aKHLDQFHL3jzCCM5JgwvH-6IYxo0hYayeaNT5l/s320/IMG_0078.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Mani and Keri walking under the pear blossom trees</span></em></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-iWXf7BhfYr7kNgwhEgd7BGC994oJ1iQ6cO3o7rFozfMQVkr9bge2bhZjgwBl_R3BqcWC75eEBw_JDz1sxzuJIbqsvFqnuSncdhBZaNBiyxXex8UERNoqV_oSTXGqed-yhxiaD_-dOeK3/s1600/IMG_0082.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457906978752765330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-iWXf7BhfYr7kNgwhEgd7BGC994oJ1iQ6cO3o7rFozfMQVkr9bge2bhZjgwBl_R3BqcWC75eEBw_JDz1sxzuJIbqsvFqnuSncdhBZaNBiyxXex8UERNoqV_oSTXGqed-yhxiaD_-dOeK3/s320/IMG_0082.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Forsythia and Redbud</span></em></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK9qFsHsl2M_uWW-WGnZRFIwjitozMHnNmJjMTfMqAIoiJMdYd1AiRCERmVsDOanunceRL6_iD77VgqGvyomqxqb6hwaDCBeGmsAiUAdHppYXmdZC9BcLfbEYtaJD0hkdKDrbmLC_OpnWw/s1600/IMG_0086.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457907241098701538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK9qFsHsl2M_uWW-WGnZRFIwjitozMHnNmJjMTfMqAIoiJMdYd1AiRCERmVsDOanunceRL6_iD77VgqGvyomqxqb6hwaDCBeGmsAiUAdHppYXmdZC9BcLfbEYtaJD0hkdKDrbmLC_OpnWw/s320/IMG_0086.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;">C.J. and Keri under the magnolia tree</span></em></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPRa3EeA5Jyvxz6k4P0SOAGrxFyzycygFLkkWbH3POg4HlE9ZdOsghkYVv_iPWZ5J9zitvB4lsByoQzS0D-vBr_GVz8vyrXDsSvVIXLd-aczyMbOBg4do3wx3niV-swUgUeen0yoqzEny8/s1600/IMG_0088.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457907516483022946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPRa3EeA5Jyvxz6k4P0SOAGrxFyzycygFLkkWbH3POg4HlE9ZdOsghkYVv_iPWZ5J9zitvB4lsByoQzS0D-vBr_GVz8vyrXDsSvVIXLd-aczyMbOBg4do3wx3niV-swUgUeen0yoqzEny8/s320/IMG_0088.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Magnolia blossoms</span></em></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3Ays_QclNgdM_ZiIT2GkgGQzTYGqWNweOrseFg10UN_FeiqT8HY_bAaehGUDSI5hWR3Zgjncfi6x3RPqVb6N6DRpZ_94c49VWTQt6CfETw0P9Lq9jw9yq_XndLdJbqrO3Fe8PsLOMC2h/s1600/IMG_0090.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457907697118085554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3Ays_QclNgdM_ZiIT2GkgGQzTYGqWNweOrseFg10UN_FeiqT8HY_bAaehGUDSI5hWR3Zgjncfi6x3RPqVb6N6DRpZ_94c49VWTQt6CfETw0P9Lq9jw9yq_XndLdJbqrO3Fe8PsLOMC2h/s320/IMG_0090.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Keri and Mani by orange tulips</span></em></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3oMxy95K0w7vQQuEyZdp99f7gOP04-F1B14xd49rONb4pSsoQ0S6t6vm9Xc0yHHHJEGaMC8Vzx8AdqDYWBNTL4ZpKjHLR2SevgPFkpzL9m86bqcmdz9uSl_m-opmtFiKhGdYw2h20fX4/s1600/IMG_0091.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457907884852802450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3oMxy95K0w7vQQuEyZdp99f7gOP04-F1B14xd49rONb4pSsoQ0S6t6vm9Xc0yHHHJEGaMC8Vzx8AdqDYWBNTL4ZpKjHLR2SevgPFkpzL9m86bqcmdz9uSl_m-opmtFiKhGdYw2h20fX4/s320/IMG_0091.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Love the color combination in the front garden down the street!</span></em></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766103746871803081.post-10064074239817617992010-04-03T19:21:00.007-04:002010-04-03T19:42:19.446-04:00Mani and Michigan<div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"> First of all, I am fully aware that by posting this many pictures of my dog, I have become one of "those people" although I tried so hard not to be. We went to Michigan to visit my (Keri's) parents for a weekend and we also got a new camera. What else to do on a 7 hour car ride? Take pictures of your cute dog, of course! So here they are:</span></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixh9m4TK58EMpvqrHzzmS19qaYLK-Vn9GQXA4VT8fHgNbigrd30kXerCbLnwwUhynZm6fbvY6WIe26vnpW7P06CclGpFiyHjM8MhV5TQ01DX68ZUfyrF8YzPmdh2nF2SxnFfjCw4FC8vxw/s1600/IMG_0028.1.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456057177698045378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixh9m4TK58EMpvqrHzzmS19qaYLK-Vn9GQXA4VT8fHgNbigrd30kXerCbLnwwUhynZm6fbvY6WIe26vnpW7P06CclGpFiyHjM8MhV5TQ01DX68ZUfyrF8YzPmdh2nF2SxnFfjCw4FC8vxw/s320/IMG_0028.1.JPG" /></span></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>He has decided he prefers to be under the hammock so he can be as close to us as possible</em></span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzbHUO8srnO4sgjDBtpzoVsseSkeW4xLv-m9Jh_0jVO6L7FfbFI7PNvYWjPgN3jqaysoBud05YTSvGNTVeE-awdkGn5CvhrsRt-sSf6pzYo_ysM4EPQyRD9sa6FZw35WyqXCOqoBlvASyG/s1600/IMG_0032.1.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456057337215284994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzbHUO8srnO4sgjDBtpzoVsseSkeW4xLv-m9Jh_0jVO6L7FfbFI7PNvYWjPgN3jqaysoBud05YTSvGNTVeE-awdkGn5CvhrsRt-sSf6pzYo_ysM4EPQyRD9sa6FZw35WyqXCOqoBlvASyG/s320/IMG_0032.1.JPG" /> </p><p align="center"></span></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;">His nose really isn't this big :)</span><span style="font-family:arial;"></p></span></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyNWqTGFG0m7j3uSoYuwtIi3DoE_oUa2mYFJouNFtb_LggQdgAkHDaZuT8pKmk3TqdUlQtCjuFXtn3dePAglsuy3OIMWOWwxcJg_9_WzOOC52i8tpO3CS5flO6shjNap3k9Du4gePn64F0/s1600/IMG_0033.1.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456057527682466610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyNWqTGFG0m7j3uSoYuwtIi3DoE_oUa2mYFJouNFtb_LggQdgAkHDaZuT8pKmk3TqdUlQtCjuFXtn3dePAglsuy3OIMWOWwxcJg_9_WzOOC52i8tpO3CS5flO6shjNap3k9Du4gePn64F0/s320/IMG_0033.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>His favorite way to ride in the car</em></span><span style="font-family:arial;"></p></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdLsthlYS2K8lpCLVcgaK4-tM3MomwIA00aVGKzF_SSi2iq6jjc4CD1oNTQrQdnUz6C3KVdWKCjviyuzCXqoP_ew93odeoJgUIE0pebYCMzzUVQzhM1U46w21wuPUkEloBahNRer8eFm7/s1600/IMG_0037.1.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456057692050285026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdLsthlYS2K8lpCLVcgaK4-tM3MomwIA00aVGKzF_SSi2iq6jjc4CD1oNTQrQdnUz6C3KVdWKCjviyuzCXqoP_ew93odeoJgUIE0pebYCMzzUVQzhM1U46w21wuPUkEloBahNRer8eFm7/s320/IMG_0037.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>Keri and her parents on a hike in the woods</em></span><span style="font-family:arial;"></p></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2CtF5nWwER46ZWP-aexHZsK-SWb5KYhq4dwVoj5WW6oO-BwytxsdFvXk7lBjJ1ntiwHKJVSLTCqgLhwvNbEwJeGB248e8ZuF6vbw0CaTVGEeyqsFy5irqQN_cgT9fG8YO3g5amGYwQOUr/s1600/IMG_0038.1.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456057833028159234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2CtF5nWwER46ZWP-aexHZsK-SWb5KYhq4dwVoj5WW6oO-BwytxsdFvXk7lBjJ1ntiwHKJVSLTCqgLhwvNbEwJeGB248e8ZuF6vbw0CaTVGEeyqsFy5irqQN_cgT9fG8YO3g5amGYwQOUr/s320/IMG_0038.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>Mani loves to be free for walks in the woods!</em></span><span style="font-family:arial;"></p></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMX_ssM6pbjF2d4ievJBHOfgVth7SBr7fK9XYGQ64vldxRqJy9M3nXqnH8VFGZ5NEruzCgUug08_vu5ZeWIWTxM6S_uF_pJHVG-yQwpdWwjR1-C9e7l1qI6CyXsMlY2OYQ-uXXdsrZP0g/s1600/IMG_0043.1.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456057962345432594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMX_ssM6pbjF2d4ievJBHOfgVth7SBr7fK9XYGQ64vldxRqJy9M3nXqnH8VFGZ5NEruzCgUug08_vu5ZeWIWTxM6S_uF_pJHVG-yQwpdWwjR1-C9e7l1qI6CyXsMlY2OYQ-uXXdsrZP0g/s320/IMG_0043.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>Keri and CJ overlooking Lake Michigan in Grand Haven</em></span><span style="font-family:arial;"></p></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_kFmblE_Mjwie9L6YWQbU02y3EcN3iW1AdNJYYvFKecYgRP5-K6SGWNhfFXlr1cF1nznuh5HLIzMIrzJxDtrkn6ASEjX7NeMUkuOMI6AP8WVtBi89t9N-cq-FdP62bGSMPXBB8VPzUeCQ/s1600/IMG_0044.1.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456058129560762978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_kFmblE_Mjwie9L6YWQbU02y3EcN3iW1AdNJYYvFKecYgRP5-K6SGWNhfFXlr1cF1nznuh5HLIzMIrzJxDtrkn6ASEjX7NeMUkuOMI6AP8WVtBi89t9N-cq-FdP62bGSMPXBB8VPzUeCQ/s320/IMG_0044.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>Mani in the hammock on the way home--sacked out!</em><br /></p></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">We are doing well! Spring has sprung in St. Louis and we are enjoying all of the bright green, flip-flop wearing, and blossoming trees and flowers. We continue to pray about CJ's future job. There are some possibilities on the horizon...</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766103746871803081.post-42638627986205543372010-03-11T19:38:00.005-05:002010-03-11T19:56:55.806-05:00New Art<span style="font-family:arial;">C.J. here. I've been on spring break this week, so I decided to finally act on a painting idea that I've had for a while. We have this massive wall above our piano, and I thought that my painting would fit in with our decor perfectly. It's on a 4'x4' piece of plywood, and I used cheap acrylic paint mixed with some stuff to thicken it up. I really dig paintings that have texture--I always want to touch them in the museums. I painted the sky and black for the buildings first, then cut it into 6" strips. After cutting it, I offset the pieces so the sky has a cool effect (at least I think so) and the buildings form a skyline. Last painted were the Arch and the windows. It was about a four day process, but it has been really fun!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFl_y4BcUqjp5Xj59-klqMEGhhkkPHDUwSpd9IPWnNtqYD_Wi8mKTeXh4R0V2PiRQAFE7TMsJmupMPM0VlINatrK11N2z0Q94mnVYLL370prf50d9LhW9qriBiaFhUi0clgCdswLce_otQ/s1600-h/Art.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 176px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447542163028575810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFl_y4BcUqjp5Xj59-klqMEGhhkkPHDUwSpd9IPWnNtqYD_Wi8mKTeXh4R0V2PiRQAFE7TMsJmupMPM0VlINatrK11N2z0Q94mnVYLL370prf50d9LhW9qriBiaFhUi0clgCdswLce_otQ/s320/Art.jpg" /></span> <p align="center"></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>Original idea planned in Paint on the computer</em></span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93HCao-qkPT2QxrwFnMamsrrK83pXzILLucxIEQprXxyc081WT5OlT89GkMywDdU1hsm3Qa5a5Jg7__MWuAhVlegg3MmNFDF49xl4ErGWXf70-MQv3kdbTxPenuONg1PyltKP6gbfP3zX/s1600-h/IMG_1986.1.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 282px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447542387677894706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93HCao-qkPT2QxrwFnMamsrrK83pXzILLucxIEQprXxyc081WT5OlT89GkMywDdU1hsm3Qa5a5Jg7__MWuAhVlegg3MmNFDF49xl4ErGWXf70-MQv3kdbTxPenuONg1PyltKP6gbfP3zX/s320/IMG_1986.1.JPG" /></span> <p align="center"></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>On the wall</em></span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh5qyTKY7kRO6bPoj_EIbFCNkmqJ3wzs5w-UIis4GHe9pPo26IW4eAaBp_ahEgzT0OqfcFr5I4LV9L9VJ0uI-hirMUYR_frb9ZYYF4tf5Lm0g07rP2KY9Bm0gjgAq0on4V1ZvlTNiBXBYq/s1600-h/IMG_1985.1.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447542530646026482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh5qyTKY7kRO6bPoj_EIbFCNkmqJ3wzs5w-UIis4GHe9pPo26IW4eAaBp_ahEgzT0OqfcFr5I4LV9L9VJ0uI-hirMUYR_frb9ZYYF4tf5Lm0g07rP2KY9Bm0gjgAq0on4V1ZvlTNiBXBYq/s320/IMG_1985.1.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><em> On the wall in context</em></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766103746871803081.post-88279879452232563152010-03-01T19:59:00.026-05:002010-03-02T17:58:43.464-05:002nd Floor Bathroom!<div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">The second floor bathroom is....drumroll please....DONE! Our friends, Bill and Becca, started on the demo on January 11, and finished about 8 days later after a gut rehab of it. They got all of the big stuff finished and we have been working hard since then to get every detail (paint, lighting, cabinets, etc) done so that we can just enjoy it and not have it in process! Pretty much everything you see is new! First are some pictures of the middle of the work, followed by some before and after pictures. We tried to do a video tour, but it wouldn't upload, so we will post that when we figure it out in case you are the type of person who wants to see it all put together. We love it and love progress!!</span><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLo9YjibU72Ppyo8M8zJsPnsFH2vzo3_nGp1qqiAkJsJ9-eHHOoolcQnsljQZhQPnr2VUqe50FRSK8REeXlfQnVwGTn7MN_ixkgg2xEouiu5aGOkkhyynzHY98zdEH8_LR1_kUp-CCKRcm/s1600-h/IMG_1924.1.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443839421090139730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLo9YjibU72Ppyo8M8zJsPnsFH2vzo3_nGp1qqiAkJsJ9-eHHOoolcQnsljQZhQPnr2VUqe50FRSK8REeXlfQnVwGTn7MN_ixkgg2xEouiu5aGOkkhyynzHY98zdEH8_LR1_kUp-CCKRcm/s320/IMG_1924.1.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvd7Ft7r4sIgbZ0amPv5OtWdxGJylX-kXZlWOYrztpWB1frMCbHXbBl7ohf83aYIyEGRvqGdRM87oiX8OOXg7iW9NZN2PVolY-H6Gi2KN6YI0BgMKEkl5FinuuL-Xg5r6seDJA9RprqvLr/s1600-h/IMG_1925.1.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443839569365316994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvd7Ft7r4sIgbZ0amPv5OtWdxGJylX-kXZlWOYrztpWB1frMCbHXbBl7ohf83aYIyEGRvqGdRM87oiX8OOXg7iW9NZN2PVolY-H6Gi2KN6YI0BgMKEkl5FinuuL-Xg5r6seDJA9RprqvLr/s320/IMG_1925.1.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqq1MGx7AXKp9DH1ux3W-vIkp-drEFtpTcghxQFXMW2wQ3dpF_9mpfFDBiYc6mhMQjW2rCOj7yC3jVkVQib8TjeH9RfXtjyix8TOZhtBIqjS7IeAqCcxE_Sd4NFRs0ryCRi30m65oWwYy5/s1600-h/IMG_1928.1.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443839727469523874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqq1MGx7AXKp9DH1ux3W-vIkp-drEFtpTcghxQFXMW2wQ3dpF_9mpfFDBiYc6mhMQjW2rCOj7yC3jVkVQib8TjeH9RfXtjyix8TOZhtBIqjS7IeAqCcxE_Sd4NFRs0ryCRi30m65oWwYy5/s320/IMG_1928.1.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdRb9N_WLetdp969mctHAt-gbuuWi4CFFhUlBWuGa29KepvX0-Mz57AfPu3SEYLH4QoI0wyT1KRoR-L9dkoQDffOo93IwFfhGpE_7MMR9TRdP-gyShGIj_pZ5vRWR-wDE5fRCMY6m96hIG/s1600-h/IMG_1910.1.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443841914713288498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdRb9N_WLetdp969mctHAt-gbuuWi4CFFhUlBWuGa29KepvX0-Mz57AfPu3SEYLH4QoI0wyT1KRoR-L9dkoQDffOo93IwFfhGpE_7MMR9TRdP-gyShGIj_pZ5vRWR-wDE5fRCMY6m96hIG/s320/IMG_1910.1.JPG" /></span></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;"> Before from hallway</span></em></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdv7gh453Kz5zWcsGuJWW7JLYnYQFpXe3pcujtYl9RR4Hgq_8zAGaqyeN3UWyipRmMz4OnMAsCL1HZHwkeahIv6W8CKtGstCFWLh5FzJhyphenhyphenN9d8yAQWc60yAjFk5YvX4uMStZEs7ejk4ZM/s1600-h/IMG_1956.1.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443842149466708754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdv7gh453Kz5zWcsGuJWW7JLYnYQFpXe3pcujtYl9RR4Hgq_8zAGaqyeN3UWyipRmMz4OnMAsCL1HZHwkeahIv6W8CKtGstCFWLh5FzJhyphenhyphenN9d8yAQWc60yAjFk5YvX4uMStZEs7ejk4ZM/s320/IMG_1956.1.JPG" /></span><br /><p align="center"></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>After from hallway</em></span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkFIHfhyphenhyphenF_DQW1IRAYlo0K_ucvumYIhkGnfPdQv5-eeyNg0mT1idGfU2HMC-jNKs32lFshwi7dTS0D-XfNAmZKbHsMc71BIvIKKzqvsnsCTHg_wC-NWK0WnbylshTjZHmFGYC-ZJk7I1xk/s1600-h/IMG_1911.1.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443842362200412498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkFIHfhyphenhyphenF_DQW1IRAYlo0K_ucvumYIhkGnfPdQv5-eeyNg0mT1idGfU2HMC-jNKs32lFshwi7dTS0D-XfNAmZKbHsMc71BIvIKKzqvsnsCTHg_wC-NWK0WnbylshTjZHmFGYC-ZJk7I1xk/s320/IMG_1911.1.JPG" /><br /></span><br /><p align="center"></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Before vanity and mirror</span></em></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT356Pjv1jcleuGN_WoLBud5dDb3g-uoKnU4H8wcbzfk-OGKJmS-HoxCxPXF53DaJ04xCD9Ht6NuwNFvsVxsSH4c5S9sO_XBcJzMi9SFUaH_rL1b_8Nixsxqj5pxUje4rxPbOnjDy48U6a/s1600-h/IMG_1959.1.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443842641587477362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT356Pjv1jcleuGN_WoLBud5dDb3g-uoKnU4H8wcbzfk-OGKJmS-HoxCxPXF53DaJ04xCD9Ht6NuwNFvsVxsSH4c5S9sO_XBcJzMi9SFUaH_rL1b_8Nixsxqj5pxUje4rxPbOnjDy48U6a/s320/IMG_1959.1.JPG" /><br /></span><br /><p align="center"></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;">After vanity and mirror (yay for double sink!)</span></em></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFtRkzrdtFNbPYoHEX5pKuQ_zpS1LPXy7C0-sVIGUxfntK1U1WmR7gddJxhEr5rE3UVnEkwf5gFC5dQInCrdsCGKkNt6uot8TufGJvgWl3Pjobjwc2Xf80xeeo-PrpxE7MYR5E6pDuaqeY/s1600-h/IMG_1915.1.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443842815658330370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFtRkzrdtFNbPYoHEX5pKuQ_zpS1LPXy7C0-sVIGUxfntK1U1WmR7gddJxhEr5rE3UVnEkwf5gFC5dQInCrdsCGKkNt6uot8TufGJvgWl3Pjobjwc2Xf80xeeo-PrpxE7MYR5E6pDuaqeY/s320/IMG_1915.1.JPG" /><br /></span><br /><p align="center"></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Before tub</span></em></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUvl9L_ZXdBZT24WQXsZQLhyphenhyphen99iPEAGtyNNpr_Zqu8dxpELfpj53gFksB_CIcdubvZSnNiLE29b3miMUQi9dLQfE5ZX7hvcXUuoKHIWxFTVjoJ-6aifq2Ema2-ryvbXy2NlfyyIm7LlozD/s1600-h/IMG_1968.1.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443843016581423058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUvl9L_ZXdBZT24WQXsZQLhyphenhyphen99iPEAGtyNNpr_Zqu8dxpELfpj53gFksB_CIcdubvZSnNiLE29b3miMUQi9dLQfE5ZX7hvcXUuoKHIWxFTVjoJ-6aifq2Ema2-ryvbXy2NlfyyIm7LlozD/s320/IMG_1968.1.JPG" /><br /></span><br /><p align="center"></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;">After tub</span></em></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjli5YgRskE5P6uZc4_-76BIsbWVSoDtrvemVcIaZNbczGOcqyxvdHEauWbMKjzf7XXyKa3ykZ6e6-IDxE267xtbmOFjQpz8qBvlH6AsfqEai2sVE6lIG6NekvnpdEEMORSY2KLekoAChvp/s1600-h/IMG_1916.1.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443843449702390482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjli5YgRskE5P6uZc4_-76BIsbWVSoDtrvemVcIaZNbczGOcqyxvdHEauWbMKjzf7XXyKa3ykZ6e6-IDxE267xtbmOFjQpz8qBvlH6AsfqEai2sVE6lIG6NekvnpdEEMORSY2KLekoAChvp/s320/IMG_1916.1.JPG" /><br /></span><br /><p align="center"></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Before toilet</span></em></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yWrpNNiriWxnPSGgh1YhStTeEyYHjVuDo506o-iGCUkELHxezxLi1Xl_SZDvbVjiK-kaYyjoLoKOl41l22x7zL-D2F1mHmAMKtlrvcqavxL7UMo-hgo1nINU7Ny2dIvSuvSDoGBt3BjQ/s1600-h/IMG_1967.1.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443843648393759890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yWrpNNiriWxnPSGgh1YhStTeEyYHjVuDo506o-iGCUkELHxezxLi1Xl_SZDvbVjiK-kaYyjoLoKOl41l22x7zL-D2F1mHmAMKtlrvcqavxL7UMo-hgo1nINU7Ny2dIvSuvSDoGBt3BjQ/s320/IMG_1967.1.JPG" /><br /></span><br /><p align="center"></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;">After toilet and towel bars</span></em></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyEHM10d3ywtJebW7Gs4jy253DgYjQDFaxy_fGTRhef3IoFymWEjpVovd3VIRW5kKS2HVSxajcAxK-0PVI5Zip0bEeDWLejxLHXzosOKYjpuPut0OLfAQX9yMjWoE6iZK-TXJfrBL9XrSa/s1600-h/IMG_1922.1.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443844127583747490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyEHM10d3ywtJebW7Gs4jy253DgYjQDFaxy_fGTRhef3IoFymWEjpVovd3VIRW5kKS2HVSxajcAxK-0PVI5Zip0bEeDWLejxLHXzosOKYjpuPut0OLfAQX9yMjWoE6iZK-TXJfrBL9XrSa/s320/IMG_1922.1.JPG" /><br /></span><br /><p align="center"></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Before laundry</span></em></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDYxwhrlP94cORKDhFD2GZYhtckVEkISTSH8w1BZtQydA4O3UIE-1bbHfwegh9KmFDo9EuNywjf-xdUulY3ugYpHUmGPVR7rwoKST8TaFFDZQMwd1vBs4G3mq1KHjwOXa8A62or9A3jAT/s1600-h/IMG_1977.1.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443844383512292674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDYxwhrlP94cORKDhFD2GZYhtckVEkISTSH8w1BZtQydA4O3UIE-1bbHfwegh9KmFDo9EuNywjf-xdUulY3ugYpHUmGPVR7rwoKST8TaFFDZQMwd1vBs4G3mq1KHjwOXa8A62or9A3jAT/s320/IMG_1977.1.JPG" /><br /></span><br /><p align="center"></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;">After laundry</span></em></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfSq2rlhM6dw0_IixpKaNw4wt3kBOWT3Oqlbss3_FSjwn1ws3yOHVBGpLvldJTtevpvD14vTzAdj1jSKBNGbMyQ5sGkbkbgJhYyH7HK33ikoflmadskn8rDpsxXA6aGCYBLAykdzqncJQW/s1600-h/IMG_1969.1.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443844558596356402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfSq2rlhM6dw0_IixpKaNw4wt3kBOWT3Oqlbss3_FSjwn1ws3yOHVBGpLvldJTtevpvD14vTzAdj1jSKBNGbMyQ5sGkbkbgJhYyH7HK33ikoflmadskn8rDpsxXA6aGCYBLAykdzqncJQW/s320/IMG_1969.1.JPG" /><br /></span><br /><p align="center"></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;">New shower curtain</span></em></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhruZd4hyphenhypheni66EVqkKcVLuzaF_4-vQnhrsfsC0LYvw9-0f1zTPNnMi40G7G79o7j_UaiPa-3NhSIQldPGmhr92COH4nC0oOY3LMlKwYsEzWbtyEkoXLk-73vLUq77AjBrcqIQF8nG6YpLLV9/s1600-h/IMG_1980.1.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443844728162364050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhruZd4hyphenhypheni66EVqkKcVLuzaF_4-vQnhrsfsC0LYvw9-0f1zTPNnMi40G7G79o7j_UaiPa-3NhSIQldPGmhr92COH4nC0oOY3LMlKwYsEzWbtyEkoXLk-73vLUq77AjBrcqIQF8nG6YpLLV9/s320/IMG_1980.1.JPG" /></span><br /><p align="center"></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>New blinds on window</em> </span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><br /></p><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></p><br /><p align="center"></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766103746871803081.post-21832447875652234032009-12-02T19:21:00.003-05:002009-12-02T19:28:22.533-05:00It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!<span style="font-family:arial;">I know you all can hardly believe I'm blogging twice in a week, but here it is! Our first real Christmas tree together! It's an 8-footer and completely brings me back to my childhood (all except for the fact that we picked it out at Lowe's in the cold instead of cutting it down ourselves on a tree farm in the middle of Southern CA in short sleeves...hmmmm..) Our biggest challenge is now keeping Mani from eating it. </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMtDgbnWZ-TXrTBoHYfJi54DB4w0OijCViv6Dspi1XYjPZHyPnGtLoQJp5sZZw38enMO6a7xSVkY6wI4ZHU3a5g-NlObnZsbasEbmLAZokDrojcGxtpRV6WkTlqvZUap8yRuZC3bhC2PK/s1600-h/001.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410799789455946194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMtDgbnWZ-TXrTBoHYfJi54DB4w0OijCViv6Dspi1XYjPZHyPnGtLoQJp5sZZw38enMO6a7xSVkY6wI4ZHU3a5g-NlObnZsbasEbmLAZokDrojcGxtpRV6WkTlqvZUap8yRuZC3bhC2PK/s320/001.1.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkcRRmDhWber3aPEICjjRR8ddhLrYDEdJORKP0d33Ic1ho_uf_d8R0vIKdYb42NrP7AolHZV9DQXJPK0xGmJxEv5iAljdjI-SAFBz9OirwwOKoDdaVEFiNMryU6hlbJCX7ZE1cPXH7Ma9q/s1600-h/003.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410799959418857666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkcRRmDhWber3aPEICjjRR8ddhLrYDEdJORKP0d33Ic1ho_uf_d8R0vIKdYb42NrP7AolHZV9DQXJPK0xGmJxEv5iAljdjI-SAFBz9OirwwOKoDdaVEFiNMryU6hlbJCX7ZE1cPXH7Ma9q/s320/003.1.JPG" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766103746871803081.post-85993859940582295632009-11-30T19:44:00.009-05:002009-11-30T20:22:42.843-05:00Condo Progress Continued<span style="font-family:arial;">Okay, it's been a while since I have updated on condo progress. We still have to paint the 3rd floor and redo the entire 2nd floor bathroom, but we are making some progress. It helps me to see that if I blog about it :) The first is a picture of our new dining room table. This table turns into an 5X5 ft. square with the leaf that's in it and we have 8 chairs. Much more helpful for having game nights at our house than our tiny little Walmart table. It's also counter-height, so Mani can't put his nose on the table during dinner.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEyYigZ6YNS_9hteOMDfBNkI46myvn569GTttr_RYXjjymmcVIo2BiXPNqTk7dShkxFbNb7O-UsYeHaCyQK3PGCM0_-ihHrSvDjvZf_y7ov1dg5dYRvnzWQhnqUUyH_4jXYDPRjXvDLeX9/s1600/001.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410062944601216514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEyYigZ6YNS_9hteOMDfBNkI46myvn569GTttr_RYXjjymmcVIo2BiXPNqTk7dShkxFbNb7O-UsYeHaCyQK3PGCM0_-ihHrSvDjvZf_y7ov1dg5dYRvnzWQhnqUUyH_4jXYDPRjXvDLeX9/s320/001.1.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> Next is a picture of our new couch for the 3rd floor, bought this summer. Much nicer for movies than two chairs! Note the mini-fridge. Thanks to good friends who donated that to our cause, we no longer have to walk down 36 stairs to get a drink when watching TV.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDNFRn8fzHC7LN7rBpZ42dYzOJxIn5aN-Y8WWWryEafvNq6z1b2AHRQD2suNMO6WXntZMnax49ZfQp0jMpWvWrsiRLzsfNqhHmZAoG2yS7neMFSCuzjv32xlwVgCNGqElgOWqNd76hdLiG/s1600/012.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410063439301068930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDNFRn8fzHC7LN7rBpZ42dYzOJxIn5aN-Y8WWWryEafvNq6z1b2AHRQD2suNMO6WXntZMnax49ZfQp0jMpWvWrsiRLzsfNqhHmZAoG2yS7neMFSCuzjv32xlwVgCNGqElgOWqNd76hdLiG/s320/012.1.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> Next is the finished downstairs bathroom! Thanks to a good friend who helped rip the old vanity out, move the plumbing, re-drywall the wall, and put in a smaller vanity, it looks great! (lesson learned in home improvement...nothing is as simple as it seems!) I included a before picture for you from right when we bought the place.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggE5CMFDWQgjqMexoz6UiwUPQjwzJvsI3JU7uBgebEwZmSz_BJj4V4bLEY8b19YrgQ9N7qUuKC5y57TjDl8JZlF6IVUPX7KHEiQfflvD7oPHkCk8dgYMfQEPifFmTU6TC8VV8tT6jiY84T/s1600/IMG_0320.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410064293659166786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggE5CMFDWQgjqMexoz6UiwUPQjwzJvsI3JU7uBgebEwZmSz_BJj4V4bLEY8b19YrgQ9N7qUuKC5y57TjDl8JZlF6IVUPX7KHEiQfflvD7oPHkCk8dgYMfQEPifFmTU6TC8VV8tT6jiY84T/s320/IMG_0320.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdr2wv6Z_dAzlKOo68n6h4gjfK2yzPQ-zIyMDWxgfZVw-Tf2_NSDTtngdwp7_o_z1QeNUqyk-Pl7d2B4aGcAb9xYnKOWxc9EbaJgjJvaaMsh6iTWouvsyTjDnDsNLZHsaCIQwLj8pOpKb6/s1600/010.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410064491885704066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdr2wv6Z_dAzlKOo68n6h4gjfK2yzPQ-zIyMDWxgfZVw-Tf2_NSDTtngdwp7_o_z1QeNUqyk-Pl7d2B4aGcAb9xYnKOWxc9EbaJgjJvaaMsh6iTWouvsyTjDnDsNLZHsaCIQwLj8pOpKb6/s320/010.1.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">The next two pictures are the fruits of a trip to an antique row a few miles from our house on my birthday. We needed a mantle and were looking for a stained glass window to hang on one of our massive walls. A guy gave us an awesome deal on these two together. The wood and the build of the mantle match our table almost exactly! We still have some tile work to do around the fireplace and replacing of the masonry on the hearth, but we were happy to find this!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5SHvJh_UGmc8NVowDWBvXNdChunV3cmU_3Lp_iq20tCgKuLgIIYYDTPPbEfHfMMFyepFQjCaFIh4Ogpyl4p3988ZV97yjJTzx4z0KhZ5zbhaSghg7Cc1W7qBucV_Jv228VbkFp9OdtQr/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410067197354622610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5SHvJh_UGmc8NVowDWBvXNdChunV3cmU_3Lp_iq20tCgKuLgIIYYDTPPbEfHfMMFyepFQjCaFIh4Ogpyl4p3988ZV97yjJTzx4z0KhZ5zbhaSghg7Cc1W7qBucV_Jv228VbkFp9OdtQr/s320/005.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGA-ksqhaI0nQR2N21sJIBtoeqxTteBWuCQdxS59UvaNv2LZ06HW7N2wQZs-NFB1ie17J3Ih9TkuDGLL2sb62q4QoZeb0kTA6574oycjhTUjbdtboN4K7NaZVLucNycSCQvdOKG2KO7Pr4/s1600/003.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410065185539791074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGA-ksqhaI0nQR2N21sJIBtoeqxTteBWuCQdxS59UvaNv2LZ06HW7N2wQZs-NFB1ie17J3Ih9TkuDGLL2sb62q4QoZeb0kTA6574oycjhTUjbdtboN4K7NaZVLucNycSCQvdOKG2KO7Pr4/s320/003.1.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;">And finally, as we close in on the first floor being done, here is a before and after picture to enjoy.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6rCbPP9GIG6bnz4gTtOt_zjF6ewTHmszukvZ3ynkG3pUgyCo2LcfpjIdAnc8wlxaCNUmBxlGv5TdpqCfLghE5z3D65eds0gm-JqHDmbLsXeIVayvjKbasltV4rS80SOfGKB_bA_O5ali/s1600/IMG_0316.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410065988373459394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6rCbPP9GIG6bnz4gTtOt_zjF6ewTHmszukvZ3ynkG3pUgyCo2LcfpjIdAnc8wlxaCNUmBxlGv5TdpqCfLghE5z3D65eds0gm-JqHDmbLsXeIVayvjKbasltV4rS80SOfGKB_bA_O5ali/s320/IMG_0316.1.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg451nZcD-9buqfxi_FtWnGCDEl2E2S1i-grADgwurz28YXmt2xMEeOJY2s8vu14wRLeuv7KBuy_g9BhJ21A889PQ_DOrVDyY5BeMxLys9GsiX8RaM06-VcjmqUdnxa4ChC0v7clbMyzj53/s1600/008.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410065760389316082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg451nZcD-9buqfxi_FtWnGCDEl2E2S1i-grADgwurz28YXmt2xMEeOJY2s8vu14wRLeuv7KBuy_g9BhJ21A889PQ_DOrVDyY5BeMxLys9GsiX8RaM06-VcjmqUdnxa4ChC0v7clbMyzj53/s320/008.1.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766103746871803081.post-20028276584692841402009-10-31T17:31:00.004-04:002009-10-31T17:35:36.002-04:00Happy 1st Birthday Mani!Mani turned 1 year old this week. When did this:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXjp4y5Z9gcvXd3tdvCP7pUPrTPxPP1g88LC2D51h0TSFZj_xLuN9ffPhBkLHU4taHWmerluHtnRVoanwEEBO3CTsoFyp7XOTtYPmBQ27KAB_KNwW9DEpVFZUlnpe26dreIDLzBLNtR8XV/s1600-h/IMG_1112.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398880307755985234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXjp4y5Z9gcvXd3tdvCP7pUPrTPxPP1g88LC2D51h0TSFZj_xLuN9ffPhBkLHU4taHWmerluHtnRVoanwEEBO3CTsoFyp7XOTtYPmBQ27KAB_KNwW9DEpVFZUlnpe26dreIDLzBLNtR8XV/s320/IMG_1112.1.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center">Turn into this? </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoSdyl0bNTnajHsic95aMSYLUaSSFC4yPK3Njt6RnEgyssmpw1treSdMwuq4vZ3LfglKt-ANrwz6bF1KuYLwEt70m8cwKPwaCI9ZIK0FOIl4IRCSkpjtEyCJQeuPTWbaatGfnfvncvXk9U/s1600-h/002.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398880787218889874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoSdyl0bNTnajHsic95aMSYLUaSSFC4yPK3Njt6RnEgyssmpw1treSdMwuq4vZ3LfglKt-ANrwz6bF1KuYLwEt70m8cwKPwaCI9ZIK0FOIl4IRCSkpjtEyCJQeuPTWbaatGfnfvncvXk9U/s320/002.1.JPG" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766103746871803081.post-84731424710132326392009-10-01T19:03:00.012-04:002009-10-01T19:44:27.111-04:00100th post! MI/Race<div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">It's been a while again! Since our last blog post, our two biggest pieces of news were that we took our annual trip to the cottage with Keri's family and Keri ran a 1/2 marathon. We spent a week in August with Keri's whole family (including new nephew Arie!). It was a wonderful week with time at Keri's grandma's cottage and at Keri's parent's house. We'll include just a few pictures since it was so long ago!! Mani, again, had a blast at the cottage swimming, running up and down the dune, and getting puppy energy out!! </span><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcEPNg87qFVPRhSr-o7N5YS3TSwC7DsxDB_IwuaNzsbfRmiE3IS7U8N8RKcfgXLBPD2ZLVWjwV08tr2G7rQPYM3FWPoEv5cRnnkCaHsZgBSOHCpRHp4F34hrEGhwT8tDnOhf_LvkFr90C/s1600-h/IMG_0349.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387773984776270722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcEPNg87qFVPRhSr-o7N5YS3TSwC7DsxDB_IwuaNzsbfRmiE3IS7U8N8RKcfgXLBPD2ZLVWjwV08tr2G7rQPYM3FWPoEv5cRnnkCaHsZgBSOHCpRHp4F34hrEGhwT8tDnOhf_LvkFr90C/s320/IMG_0349.1.JPG" /><br /><p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>Dexter (2) and Nate (4) in the kayak</em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJS2RBcSiFoAkxTeDIufLGEz_h0tsO2Ju1l3FiQzQmU3Gil4BvdlazDIh4XfT06Cu60-zkKXltk3SnAPOuLRiJBcUjwbGmwIwY7aKDIGe1XAC5LVeJoqRXqWmN5P0jOZWzu4Qo25f_wYoZ/s1600-h/IMG_0447.1.JPG"></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387774155117068018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJS2RBcSiFoAkxTeDIufLGEz_h0tsO2Ju1l3FiQzQmU3Gil4BvdlazDIh4XfT06Cu60-zkKXltk3SnAPOuLRiJBcUjwbGmwIwY7aKDIGe1XAC5LVeJoqRXqWmN5P0jOZWzu4Qo25f_wYoZ/s320/IMG_0447.1.JPG" /><br /><p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>Paddle-boating on Spring Lake</em></span><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2XEM2zunhNCCQ3Z3eqauJvfvEQHRmfWk02t9mKAMAkMGlOV72OPG5SzpsxgIyjbcm487AdX79ndtUDzQRNgXp981Mld3o3xBDgtkE21fDAdbh5W25pHioMphu9iz5Pob0cifZvWMGE3cC/s1600-h/IMG_0553.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387774412354804514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2XEM2zunhNCCQ3Z3eqauJvfvEQHRmfWk02t9mKAMAkMGlOV72OPG5SzpsxgIyjbcm487AdX79ndtUDzQRNgXp981Mld3o3xBDgtkE21fDAdbh5W25pHioMphu9iz5Pob0cifZvWMGE3cC/s320/IMG_0553.1.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;"><em>Beautiful sunset-not taken in black and white!</em></span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9PVO8cC7QFI9C-LwMGzDQM1rttOZ-pSlk3TlQgoixH3LMeFl6rJhyVpNQHzrtRTdQsAqp5sUpZGDmfCjqJwK6tgNIvR7SLMXgyKUmdYYUOPoCXHYU-vLW5l6IaSEZVF0BzTPC6zayv7l/s1600-h/IMG_0560.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387774613534894290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9PVO8cC7QFI9C-LwMGzDQM1rttOZ-pSlk3TlQgoixH3LMeFl6rJhyVpNQHzrtRTdQsAqp5sUpZGDmfCjqJwK6tgNIvR7SLMXgyKUmdYYUOPoCXHYU-vLW5l6IaSEZVF0BzTPC6zayv7l/s320/IMG_0560.1.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> <em>Running down the dune at the cottage</em></span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPh9LqdIn7kOusDJppdyNG0_EuK2DTmDEWaW-jYBnFt17uqrMY-2orDkKjJR3Mm7mVaIFeqDzSjTgLY3yvJRPZb7uG7dMO_LM7onXL8NDsiXNtl6SIBd0cX_tUW800R3omWgBpOfLqV3i2/s1600-h/IMG_1623.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387774765036794018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPh9LqdIn7kOusDJppdyNG0_EuK2DTmDEWaW-jYBnFt17uqrMY-2orDkKjJR3Mm7mVaIFeqDzSjTgLY3yvJRPZb7uG7dMO_LM7onXL8NDsiXNtl6SIBd0cX_tUW800R3omWgBpOfLqV3i2/s320/IMG_1623.1.JPG" /></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;"> What a trusting dog!</span></em></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9txB55dXQW1jGHs_cjyJ0KqWlcOJOIbgF5byUpv2tk2ws6qTY3-ZWAs7hU68zas3bPzhpM-m6KeCaMwLdP4EVLYZ4VodSb7r95zl3WlHCxNyatl4aw0m_DWiG9IJIQ36l54mG58oaa9B/s1600-h/IMG_1677.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387774944321919058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9txB55dXQW1jGHs_cjyJ0KqWlcOJOIbgF5byUpv2tk2ws6qTY3-ZWAs7hU68zas3bPzhpM-m6KeCaMwLdP4EVLYZ4VodSb7r95zl3WlHCxNyatl4aw0m_DWiG9IJIQ36l54mG58oaa9B/s320/IMG_1677.1.JPG" /></a> <em><span style="font-family:arial;">Picking blueberries</span></em></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxtiSQlQktOK2JDc3rkbH9f61tsHakSReKsCiqbws39mgN4lXxpwzhadZeQMxg9SbDnqZuStVbwVqG6sqQ1hBZYyJh1LXt9pTR7KFD5xs6OtINUSTi_o60pmvs5KkTpdZZJJSYFqmOGlrw/s1600-h/IMG_1747.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387775071885391282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxtiSQlQktOK2JDc3rkbH9f61tsHakSReKsCiqbws39mgN4lXxpwzhadZeQMxg9SbDnqZuStVbwVqG6sqQ1hBZYyJh1LXt9pTR7KFD5xs6OtINUSTi_o60pmvs5KkTpdZZJJSYFqmOGlrw/s320/IMG_1747.1.JPG" /></a> <em><span style="font-family:arial;">Kerri Walsh at Muskegon AVP tournament</span></em></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0t39rXpIDszypPGzcP3PVG17wGC8t4XYwmp7M_cflgRH2NhFreW2_hY5ur6hdtGj7tO1aKWixruUrFUdCGE4-txMhojZFdIO4xbGksvoXluKB-X6BL7Hcda5FNpV2RCkuz41l4QwsUFRJ/s1600-h/IMG_1783.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387775214734062738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0t39rXpIDszypPGzcP3PVG17wGC8t4XYwmp7M_cflgRH2NhFreW2_hY5ur6hdtGj7tO1aKWixruUrFUdCGE4-txMhojZFdIO4xbGksvoXluKB-X6BL7Hcda5FNpV2RCkuz41l4QwsUFRJ/s320/IMG_1783.1.JPG" /></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;"> Our Family</span></em></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi659fd5HMTR2FPgAf_hFqiw3N5mp4BcABuhcdbzJdofH-tM0q5YOpgC3qawmKG2JNTIgNI0H5ME-V3JWEb_vGyfFNnpH9YdAx3l7PZdoQHsZ-1OwoX7rg6T1azRPCFtmOiWbMy2wbNJ98X/s1600-h/IMG_1801.21.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 211px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387775349537726562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi659fd5HMTR2FPgAf_hFqiw3N5mp4BcABuhcdbzJdofH-tM0q5YOpgC3qawmKG2JNTIgNI0H5ME-V3JWEb_vGyfFNnpH9YdAx3l7PZdoQHsZ-1OwoX7rg6T1azRPCFtmOiWbMy2wbNJ98X/s320/IMG_1801.21.JPG" /></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;"> Uncle C.J. and Aunt Keri with nephews</span></em></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5uBeKJYLOx-8_8qhtSJfAAvvtSHjGs16kVUgBKhyQf-r2rIyZ4xTZUt2mH2OuvcBJiDJY0Kv7SjeklO1i9BEXQzEGdhJuaPIiJ-wN_BeG_qQxk_76XSwoVgu0MS5OnKYACVvy0kAjNmzO/s1600-h/IMG_2149.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387775442348253730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5uBeKJYLOx-8_8qhtSJfAAvvtSHjGs16kVUgBKhyQf-r2rIyZ4xTZUt2mH2OuvcBJiDJY0Kv7SjeklO1i9BEXQzEGdhJuaPIiJ-wN_BeG_qQxk_76XSwoVgu0MS5OnKYACVvy0kAjNmzO/s320/IMG_2149.JPG" /></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;"> Lots of Arie time sleeping on stomachs!</span></em> </p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilnd5_Y9HgucAQ23oUeiZGMfgVVw6U37HDifZFiyRQW1svcOyRvGGD4JEXIJ-KLe2Kew26nRdrOc3Xe3ZqwPlenMf7cZlyzfoaaeuqnqj5n18Aiv8Eb7e50lP6Gj8_WxMKkono9xnFdHNC/s1600-h/IMG_2534.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387775555221378994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilnd5_Y9HgucAQ23oUeiZGMfgVVw6U37HDifZFiyRQW1svcOyRvGGD4JEXIJ-KLe2Kew26nRdrOc3Xe3ZqwPlenMf7cZlyzfoaaeuqnqj5n18Aiv8Eb7e50lP6Gj8_WxMKkono9xnFdHNC/s320/IMG_2534.1.JPG" /></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;"> Dexter and Keri</span></em></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglstJgG_7nYPG9H95wLWY_JapxHiTTEg-eDgyJkEERKvPISgp5kiDgzsl1vk6uh1CBbVEt0fhNywJqrzoqK9FNLo0WszcIJ6JkGTXBYMGkP3sminSUAS8xeFLPLXVtvF122Q1UU2WhcjDg/s1600-h/IMG_2540.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387775655256181058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglstJgG_7nYPG9H95wLWY_JapxHiTTEg-eDgyJkEERKvPISgp5kiDgzsl1vk6uh1CBbVEt0fhNywJqrzoqK9FNLo0WszcIJ6JkGTXBYMGkP3sminSUAS8xeFLPLXVtvF122Q1UU2WhcjDg/s320/IMG_2540.1.JPG" /></a> <em><span style="font-family:arial;">Ryan, Kelly, and Arie after his baptism </span></em></p><span style="font-family:arial;"><p align="left">On September 26th in Columbia, MO, Keri also ran a half marathon with 3 of her accountability friends. It was designed to challenge us spiritually and physically this summer, and that it did. We are all greatful it is over, but all in all, it was a cool experience. It rained for the first 8 miles and was very hilly, but the last 4 miles, we rocked it! Here are the before and afters:</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6uUF4WliPgp-dVN29E7Ri5b3uF-p4HNyhXcLtOQUkaN1Jm2FtnoIrr8FgRnC8N_KcXP43bQXeo7bYHAEqdV12bW82EoaXEBlnJHsmxa3aapSnS1ihIeM_LB-udoacd-ASXGB-01MxD8uj/s1600-h/005.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387780862428422306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6uUF4WliPgp-dVN29E7Ri5b3uF-p4HNyhXcLtOQUkaN1Jm2FtnoIrr8FgRnC8N_KcXP43bQXeo7bYHAEqdV12bW82EoaXEBlnJHsmxa3aapSnS1ihIeM_LB-udoacd-ASXGB-01MxD8uj/s320/005.1.JPG" /></a> <em><span style="font-family:arial;">What are we doing?!?!</span></em></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikzq2xsmHF5FuLb7vo3lVLNpvcdq9T7C9slrPLOFQr2prPapH-QNqD1e4pC3EvWmZZUZYdK-9S2UlU83ze702m9NtJS8nRmbpC3fmoiyCNZ2RDrQS_sdjRUWCpRFQ1vmqzPtxpsuVP-IgW/s1600-h/006.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387781030797847026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikzq2xsmHF5FuLb7vo3lVLNpvcdq9T7C9slrPLOFQr2prPapH-QNqD1e4pC3EvWmZZUZYdK-9S2UlU83ze702m9NtJS8nRmbpC3fmoiyCNZ2RDrQS_sdjRUWCpRFQ1vmqzPtxpsuVP-IgW/s320/006.1.JPG" /></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;"> So happy to be done!<br /></span></em></p></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766103746871803081.post-75506702523337063352009-07-28T20:50:00.008-04:002009-07-28T21:10:28.490-04:00The Condo Work Resumes/Continues<span style="font-family:arial;">We have re-started work on the condo after another break! C.J. had a few weeks where work in the lab was slow, so he got a lot done around the condo. Though many of them were smaller projects, it feels SO good to have progress! This past Saturday, we spend 5 1/2 hours cleaning out our basement for the first time. I'm convinced it hasn't been done since the building was built (108 years ago). There were literally piles of dust and dirt to be shop-vacced out and cobwebs that must have come from 100s of spiders (I don't even want to think about that part!) We filled our huge dumpster with all kinds of things left behind by previous owners. It was long, dirty job, but it felt good to get it done! Here are some pictures and some of other projects completed. </span><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13Sq10KNOjrkHIqa3Bs4TbvZPRRBbczDJdgOcV-gWKPV-_au0XH2Ujta9WgO9l_Bo0uiZOogI3CmtYHi_Leh5aU0pYxV2tmwGeJ-oVp90NzLLMk54_IxbiTlBzQZAtiHRIRXYiFfoTUzI/s1600-h/IMG_1555.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363680878496145922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13Sq10KNOjrkHIqa3Bs4TbvZPRRBbczDJdgOcV-gWKPV-_au0XH2Ujta9WgO9l_Bo0uiZOogI3CmtYHi_Leh5aU0pYxV2tmwGeJ-oVp90NzLLMk54_IxbiTlBzQZAtiHRIRXYiFfoTUzI/s320/IMG_1555.1.JPG" /></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;"> C.J. getting the cobwebs</span></em></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgK0X6m8bTs8-59Xt83Z309BUVbyGowvdXOK4OTOVPRvltSiNVfQ7v1u3jZVCaMmZ8dmdB7t6NILfVcv-r_xl5gIqf-mcYIK2ofi28ygEdYHPDP4pEBXEL8qC9fIq3ZLJu_zECBBDjrvH/s1600-h/IMG_1556.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363681059631297762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgK0X6m8bTs8-59Xt83Z309BUVbyGowvdXOK4OTOVPRvltSiNVfQ7v1u3jZVCaMmZ8dmdB7t6NILfVcv-r_xl5gIqf-mcYIK2ofi28ygEdYHPDP4pEBXEL8qC9fIq3ZLJu_zECBBDjrvH/s320/IMG_1556.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;"> The chaos of the basement before cleaning</span></em></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPjp8XjKF-b59ve4OxlVpXa-Y0PbWaK-wJUiM-NUhBYjSTZ4mEOd5lHRWIcMZ9llOEmlfOMeCKEIlY_3YRpD0YaKkwBKWyfKlLLxag5bsrY2nrciXyiHdrz_LUNNaPydq7Y8rjIiOeg8l/s1600-h/IMG_1557.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363681192578858402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPjp8XjKF-b59ve4OxlVpXa-Y0PbWaK-wJUiM-NUhBYjSTZ4mEOd5lHRWIcMZ9llOEmlfOMeCKEIlY_3YRpD0YaKkwBKWyfKlLLxag5bsrY2nrciXyiHdrz_LUNNaPydq7Y8rjIiOeg8l/s320/IMG_1557.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>Some semblance of organization after cleaning</em></span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2AR4gVvgO0uXSqvhAY1SKr1iCE4HYeNYgaYmOIWK9j6ui-lMXtMqjDqej5zNTCtjFDDUMK4Da4qzCpfTUhKd-N5PGlD836b6uGS_BKH2Y4VFlGamjfGPbuW10YombI5iiwCo4BujXVqS-/s1600-h/IMG_1558.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363681322925131362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2AR4gVvgO0uXSqvhAY1SKr1iCE4HYeNYgaYmOIWK9j6ui-lMXtMqjDqej5zNTCtjFDDUMK4Da4qzCpfTUhKd-N5PGlD836b6uGS_BKH2Y4VFlGamjfGPbuW10YombI5iiwCo4BujXVqS-/s320/IMG_1558.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;"> Shelves C.J. installed to help wtih organization</span></em></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9Tvg_fyznltXELiF57JNQy93HfmVTlBcdyVaucFKuC70UoD1y3Cr5fYIDydGwUyxm1tAQObQSxOHLZCyPsTJWJBcnZJyel21A5uobo4JSctPpF70Fs9f7fwU0isx8VOrFxRnPMjqALsC/s1600-h/IMG_1561.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363681466910593282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9Tvg_fyznltXELiF57JNQy93HfmVTlBcdyVaucFKuC70UoD1y3Cr5fYIDydGwUyxm1tAQObQSxOHLZCyPsTJWJBcnZJyel21A5uobo4JSctPpF70Fs9f7fwU0isx8VOrFxRnPMjqALsC/s320/IMG_1561.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a> <em><span style="font-family:arial;">Us with our dust masks on!</span></em></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVWWf6COm9OCPrY7daK8BKX3I9gqXsFNR-98rMkCw4m-VW1YZTyX0MkHptIJEEZq77E-LrciprgrosIRIftloyYsCa4hTnR6sGoS2fBX1SvGxJWWyeGQGpy_fpwNkxxfBsGSjAD7AJkqMv/s1600-h/IMG_1563.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363681594499786018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVWWf6COm9OCPrY7daK8BKX3I9gqXsFNR-98rMkCw4m-VW1YZTyX0MkHptIJEEZq77E-LrciprgrosIRIftloyYsCa4hTnR6sGoS2fBX1SvGxJWWyeGQGpy_fpwNkxxfBsGSjAD7AJkqMv/s320/IMG_1563.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;">New hooks on the landing to the basement</span></em></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxMeJ1f89YSpcaGJMzNCW8R3ZDrs9JDdl0YR4_hPMNQB29E24uXIWAj6nT9JXKRKqQ7TUldHkJQ21oKd8CeYky_d1IRsfpoCJwJyZxna6PHFlRniYJWJ7pHPBcEfVuBUyWwWG_FVfGCNed/s1600-h/IMG_1562.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363681729264127362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxMeJ1f89YSpcaGJMzNCW8R3ZDrs9JDdl0YR4_hPMNQB29E24uXIWAj6nT9JXKRKqQ7TUldHkJQ21oKd8CeYky_d1IRsfpoCJwJyZxna6PHFlRniYJWJ7pHPBcEfVuBUyWwWG_FVfGCNed/s320/IMG_1562.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Shelves/hooks C.J. installed in the front closet</span></em></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyH6MSgyeG5z9OTTKk_O0qTcbQE4g1ELwbdz7XY5ArDn43WinX8quAH1nxbNk16eaJQTomHS-Bi_67mEwpadPkO3KN-TL1Nqcq39hhpqgYYreDXoPMBtOzmLrXX5FYAHU2nRZQfJ_uO3-f/s1600-h/IMG_1550.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363681884487085170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyH6MSgyeG5z9OTTKk_O0qTcbQE4g1ELwbdz7XY5ArDn43WinX8quAH1nxbNk16eaJQTomHS-Bi_67mEwpadPkO3KN-TL1Nqcq39hhpqgYYreDXoPMBtOzmLrXX5FYAHU2nRZQfJ_uO3-f/s320/IMG_1550.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;">The ledge is finished!!!</span></em></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbk0S0Whuhz2a0E6ztvMrhK6QfpmSM7Z3Id4vQdk_iQYvq2Xc9A_B8x7hyphenhyphen_imcNGQ6Pq5OcuIpk4e8ILEQYIi8rJraJLxEwC862__8d1M6Lwq4LghfF_X3qUGIBbyUtwZ1eqR4v4iDufM/s1600-h/IMG_1551.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363682007738803474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbk0S0Whuhz2a0E6ztvMrhK6QfpmSM7Z3Id4vQdk_iQYvq2Xc9A_B8x7hyphenhyphen_imcNGQ6Pq5OcuIpk4e8ILEQYIi8rJraJLxEwC862__8d1M6Lwq4LghfF_X3qUGIBbyUtwZ1eqR4v4iDufM/s320/IMG_1551.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Downstairs bathroom waiting to be painted after old vanity ripped out, plumbing moved, and new vanity installed</span></em></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766103746871803081.post-89968107996228986072009-07-15T17:41:00.020-04:002009-07-15T18:30:09.996-04:00Cruise 2009!<div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">We are readjusting to everyday life after being on a 7-night cruise with Royal Carribean leaving from San Juan, Puerto Rico and going to Aruba, Curacao, Dominica, and St. Thomas! This cruise has seriously been in the works for about 5 years. Of Keri's 5 housemates from Calvin and her, 3 got married in 2004 and 3 in 2005. We agreed that on the first batch's 5 year anniversary summer, we would go on a cruise to celebrate! Two couples were unable to make it (and were missed!), but 4 could go. The guys also all lived in the same dorm during college, so they all knew each other beforehand. It was an amazing time! We have never been on a vacation with so many different things to do and a complete lack of responsibility (meaning no dishes, cooking, etc. to do). We loved it! We'll let the pictures do most of the talking. Lots of activities and lots of laughs. If you have facebook, the same pictures are posted on there, so if you've seen those, you've seen these! </span><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnJKPfJFEfd-FVHmM9Y0pFW5h9igK4WfH1v9Xw1ykvlXZCqBaTVix4bjOnQMdfkQSM3eJ_OInaoM-Rw5U87K9vCPTZpx-yCTCzLZ3O6GOu2DtNqjF5efE8Mvu2UP2Nj1b_c09Fax1soLu/s1600-h/dancing.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358806460064140818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnJKPfJFEfd-FVHmM9Y0pFW5h9igK4WfH1v9Xw1ykvlXZCqBaTVix4bjOnQMdfkQSM3eJ_OInaoM-Rw5U87K9vCPTZpx-yCTCzLZ3O6GOu2DtNqjF5efE8Mvu2UP2Nj1b_c09Fax1soLu/s320/dancing.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>Dancing on the ship deck</em></span> </p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipReQxv3C7xNXQkEeOeSlBhyphenhyphenHf9SzH6Wc3jicDjOszEXg_mq0jKA318CbA8staSO40xNPklemeCtx7l7steFRWFr48Ce5wh0ZhUO9JBAEfhjdo6oKFV-5ARdA53HoRnPGTnYH4Ap3xq9Vu/s1600-h/IMG_1308.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358808810043628226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipReQxv3C7xNXQkEeOeSlBhyphenhyphenHf9SzH6Wc3jicDjOszEXg_mq0jKA318CbA8staSO40xNPklemeCtx7l7steFRWFr48Ce5wh0ZhUO9JBAEfhjdo6oKFV-5ARdA53HoRnPGTnYH4Ap3xq9Vu/s320/IMG_1308.1.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;"><em>The eight of us at our dinner table...the food was incredible!</em></span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12JcrNErcQaZzkMCR1vtbjhiO_ZHRsnbMieYXFCYLOZjdeFY32d2X2ujtsbe-VtXAGTkZYSCgkYH58LvBQzW03gFUUxQH0i86a58QQJR1r3SCPmJVjRm-sa2QYFhRCNo3hrt3e04sGBJI/s1600-h/untitled.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358812771388604882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12JcrNErcQaZzkMCR1vtbjhiO_ZHRsnbMieYXFCYLOZjdeFY32d2X2ujtsbe-VtXAGTkZYSCgkYH58LvBQzW03gFUUxQH0i86a58QQJR1r3SCPmJVjRm-sa2QYFhRCNo3hrt3e04sGBJI/s320/untitled.bmp" /> <p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Captain's champagne welcome reception</span></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6adRKibbBIlBIqQGtYMCMXUN4Wu3JOOlBiaVQd5LeX2r0JYkIDqAzGTCcWPPrDNoNuTbjsuDuS0uKvV3PJJCBEdNJ1zf6He5ZP4vy2RMwWbAsITXfth2JGyzQoY2txwQuccf6DsxCDpI/s1600-h/IMG_1316.1.JPG"></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358808985689433410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6adRKibbBIlBIqQGtYMCMXUN4Wu3JOOlBiaVQd5LeX2r0JYkIDqAzGTCcWPPrDNoNuTbjsuDuS0uKvV3PJJCBEdNJ1zf6He5ZP4vy2RMwWbAsITXfth2JGyzQoY2txwQuccf6DsxCDpI/s320/IMG_1316.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Us on formal night</span></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_uiwizgxT1xdrhZYwbu2W9fsUuGVQOtwGV7PgdJEzAdBoa_32mTnOcRGx3BEtotekI-l-ec5-6O0DxK6Sv2IBp5xhXvab4POaiu8IYY95sDKa6xLY405rILfns10SR1pHt2SR2MqOb9v/s1600-h/IMG_1343.1.JPG"></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358809181159557858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_uiwizgxT1xdrhZYwbu2W9fsUuGVQOtwGV7PgdJEzAdBoa_32mTnOcRGx3BEtotekI-l-ec5-6O0DxK6Sv2IBp5xhXvab4POaiu8IYY95sDKa6xLY405rILfns10SR1pHt2SR2MqOb9v/s320/IMG_1343.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">DeGroots and Sportels on Aruba during a city tour-the others went sailing and snorkling</span></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcAyAuQJirfJvUJ7lv7WsHfs7W-bZlMI4-hjRF4g98RqLMAKXhtaaLxu-xHJ7EYdaDl3t_S7-VWB1Z64dyk5olhkyONExkDVNA9QgxLh_2vLHEpzb8Bexr6xzbpr4KXdNWPM8juGlyvHwo/s1600-h/IMG_1364.23.JPG"></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358809314971255042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcAyAuQJirfJvUJ7lv7WsHfs7W-bZlMI4-hjRF4g98RqLMAKXhtaaLxu-xHJ7EYdaDl3t_S7-VWB1Z64dyk5olhkyONExkDVNA9QgxLh_2vLHEpzb8Bexr6xzbpr4KXdNWPM8juGlyvHwo/s320/IMG_1364.23.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>We snorkled too with some borrowed equipment on a secluded beach. We saw squid, urchins, and awesome colorful fish on coral!</em></span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4OKv0TAp_Wo6KrYtB9yyKQ5749ZgZbaQOQ5aw-zP3K7X46JsOhwA1OQOLbKe3r5jvKxWhASNcmJyzleFDv8P2CLKyrsu3SF3LBDHPN6OCUMeu28kso9U7SHWzkOi5m27yszPzi7AeQBs/s1600-h/IMG_1365.1.JPG"></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358809448456298546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4OKv0TAp_Wo6KrYtB9yyKQ5749ZgZbaQOQ5aw-zP3K7X46JsOhwA1OQOLbKe3r5jvKxWhASNcmJyzleFDv8P2CLKyrsu3SF3LBDHPN6OCUMeu28kso9U7SHWzkOi5m27yszPzi7AeQBs/s320/IMG_1365.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">C.J. enjoying the water at Boca Catalina on Aruba</span></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT7pSzYquwDjNf9g0NpfOGeIAVqmUIyGhyWRw2oWC7DficDtTupU57UGHomgQKKnHyP6K0VXLxvIDHMQ-NTXlrbUkNfOzKgANjt1dxtN_35bgS2KQYqcwcSo-IKr-Gwj1Z3v385KvMCpw0/s1600-h/IMG_1383.1.JPG"></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358809591875676898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT7pSzYquwDjNf9g0NpfOGeIAVqmUIyGhyWRw2oWC7DficDtTupU57UGHomgQKKnHyP6K0VXLxvIDHMQ-NTXlrbUkNfOzKgANjt1dxtN_35bgS2KQYqcwcSo-IKr-Gwj1Z3v385KvMCpw0/s320/IMG_1383.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Sportels and DeGroots after kayaking on Curacao</span></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTYG41pMvMLVfoNYWLTMDgW1vLuCtHikMBVBljWUJR0R3YJAmTNoeIavrhv1UtAlQkKRa5pfVdySq-tLUuOf0YlDTOyK0sFUyzlrzXOvSVSj9OY4KB7359gG72-tQLr28dM1WE_nD7R7-2/s1600-h/IMG_1393.1.JPG"></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358809715553667106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTYG41pMvMLVfoNYWLTMDgW1vLuCtHikMBVBljWUJR0R3YJAmTNoeIavrhv1UtAlQkKRa5pfVdySq-tLUuOf0YlDTOyK0sFUyzlrzXOvSVSj9OY4KB7359gG72-tQLr28dM1WE_nD7R7-2/s320/IMG_1393.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>Dancin' it up at the 70's party on board</em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKFdEvGXV9tmp60a-r0NEPCYZTSc50hlVton9jiNM2pDrwb_fp1RjYo6K_L0lqGLI9XlIqPGytSN8-CI4LrtmQiZeFRAiBaLb38oWiG0sfXWGrdAvjLxrycSZYPIEYIzFWQzEtYxo4kQg/s1600-h/IMG_1396.1.JPG"></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358809841612683410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKFdEvGXV9tmp60a-r0NEPCYZTSc50hlVton9jiNM2pDrwb_fp1RjYo6K_L0lqGLI9XlIqPGytSN8-CI4LrtmQiZeFRAiBaLb38oWiG0sfXWGrdAvjLxrycSZYPIEYIzFWQzEtYxo4kQg/s320/IMG_1396.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">The girls with the village people</span></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoD7yBpCXir30rp9kQJbS78Qsja9ZFeXLIKBNy694igGM5xlLMXi_Ckmul8JeTMgR43LekrV4FQTGQEP97zf8j4-MYgAM9QjviUfNX4UQmii5p-w8zWhyphenhyphenSIEaaVFFlH1OA__u8XG1IeP1d/s1600-h/IMG_1416.1.JPG"></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358810382880691138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoD7yBpCXir30rp9kQJbS78Qsja9ZFeXLIKBNy694igGM5xlLMXi_Ckmul8JeTMgR43LekrV4FQTGQEP97zf8j4-MYgAM9QjviUfNX4UQmii5p-w8zWhyphenhyphenSIEaaVFFlH1OA__u8XG1IeP1d/s320/IMG_1416.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">We hit the casino one night with $6.75 in change and lost it within about 10 minutes</span></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxze3vFqMLnvdOmdYBp9HiT_y0n7HznwzqDrNgPf_AoLp8-XZd4iknL-gfHLVZL4GSAsOXx2Xlz9_-h1c0L8FqdMQv6v38ANrs_oLDReyVKpq0LuSdHO0OPe43TvUSiMv6wcW_1gAzxLe/s1600-h/IMG_1420.1.JPG"></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358810575119265362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxze3vFqMLnvdOmdYBp9HiT_y0n7HznwzqDrNgPf_AoLp8-XZd4iknL-gfHLVZL4GSAsOXx2Xlz9_-h1c0L8FqdMQv6v38ANrs_oLDReyVKpq0LuSdHO0OPe43TvUSiMv6wcW_1gAzxLe/s320/IMG_1420.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">The boys karyoke-ing "Under the Bridge"</span></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJMJ9xU3QWfLqnwlwdQ_xBCuT7FDfGFUJfD-wjcLXM_UbfFgO2ArAXcxVRjMnVvu4yKYXV9WEGD5vT3Pi3TMykzcPAfn416WuabunHNCNmPSdtXpe59_IZm0U47K4XBGeQlp1nXOgk3s-/s1600-h/IMG_1456.1.JPG"></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358810807875650290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJMJ9xU3QWfLqnwlwdQ_xBCuT7FDfGFUJfD-wjcLXM_UbfFgO2ArAXcxVRjMnVvu4yKYXV9WEGD5vT3Pi3TMykzcPAfn416WuabunHNCNmPSdtXpe59_IZm0U47K4XBGeQlp1nXOgk3s-/s320/IMG_1456.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>Roots made our path on part of our jungle hike on Dominica</em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXs8ZwpsJE4MdN0HYKUzLkeJuGfdF_iY8v7A2ytIoQf-pWZn41jkE1IyD82vLEtSdEKhN7VJJi22xcAq7vqqI85-CRD1Zik5UXL6DQ_UKJJnqHuRsgkMlqsZS4k4Nh2b6zZeJlJoJcp1eP/s1600-h/IMG_1468.1.JPG"></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358811009744792130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXs8ZwpsJE4MdN0HYKUzLkeJuGfdF_iY8v7A2ytIoQf-pWZn41jkE1IyD82vLEtSdEKhN7VJJi22xcAq7vqqI85-CRD1Zik5UXL6DQ_UKJJnqHuRsgkMlqsZS4k4Nh2b6zZeJlJoJcp1eP/s320/IMG_1468.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">All 8 of us on the hike!</span></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi50ocNlhbaEK9LUO0336BuVrrof7hek19-FuH9L6o9l3SvUxjApH-5hoLcyD1hb6s8D22iNebq4v37_sHXrQscz9sswEcFgg0Q8EA2ZgGTFYj6s2b52Ifg1SU5HSfzyaHR3f8fcvmsL3f0/s1600-h/IMG_1467.1.JPG"></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358811194270422866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi50ocNlhbaEK9LUO0336BuVrrof7hek19-FuH9L6o9l3SvUxjApH-5hoLcyD1hb6s8D22iNebq4v37_sHXrQscz9sswEcFgg0Q8EA2ZgGTFYj6s2b52Ifg1SU5HSfzyaHR3f8fcvmsL3f0/s320/IMG_1467.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">C.J. being Tarzan</span></em> </p><p align="center"></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETipZ0voBf5aOFgqgGZwK7ccVUoktTVmvXjW7k0xnTUe-xn-r2vttlzm0aOdr6n0J3azAnvhZ2tWUtQ9qGwqew6MRiq-W23N7o0-EdbO4SIHWySJtw5HrcXcLztL-3qxdX8ubpHoaA_8e/s1600-h/IMG_1483.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358816339933932722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETipZ0voBf5aOFgqgGZwK7ccVUoktTVmvXjW7k0xnTUe-xn-r2vttlzm0aOdr6n0J3azAnvhZ2tWUtQ9qGwqew6MRiq-W23N7o0-EdbO4SIHWySJtw5HrcXcLztL-3qxdX8ubpHoaA_8e/s320/IMG_1483.1.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;"><em>Our guide jumping into the pool of a 300 ft. waterfall. We got to swim and jump from smaller rocks on the other si</em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQRSgD2YJmllEaoTZPWBKUnFmqse-pOMRFdC8KY_kml-00NICVTBS5SCZqfWfWCgt_ApPx2T9i4oiKunKVmNIj6jV_O4UGoS7LCwG0l0lue8625G3yncbbrWRJKr04x1U_HscjEiLcyFV/s1600-h/IMG_1487.1.JPG"></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>de.</em></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQRSgD2YJmllEaoTZPWBKUnFmqse-pOMRFdC8KY_kml-00NICVTBS5SCZqfWfWCgt_ApPx2T9i4oiKunKVmNIj6jV_O4UGoS7LCwG0l0lue8625G3yncbbrWRJKr04x1U_HscjEiLcyFV/s1600-h/IMG_1487.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358811400634542882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQRSgD2YJmllEaoTZPWBKUnFmqse-pOMRFdC8KY_kml-00NICVTBS5SCZqfWfWCgt_ApPx2T9i4oiKunKVmNIj6jV_O4UGoS7LCwG0l0lue8625G3yncbbrWRJKr04x1U_HscjEiLcyFV/s320/IMG_1487.1.JPG" /> </p><p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Rum punch after the hike! :)</span></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSXo_Gf_L6mRGfmOUyPMG7lKdU9NiOWxJYoY7iZRJLT50vPbyaKs9ph44vNGdqQ0X7ssD-Ca4lLUJ6vtwlSrXSK-c-NPTJowDJXHbbkjsX68Jj3Qz1NMzEPzUl-iH-iKH81UOyCcC09Rn/s1600-h/IMG_1496.1.JPG"></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358811569093215602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSXo_Gf_L6mRGfmOUyPMG7lKdU9NiOWxJYoY7iZRJLT50vPbyaKs9ph44vNGdqQ0X7ssD-Ca4lLUJ6vtwlSrXSK-c-NPTJowDJXHbbkjsX68Jj3Qz1NMzEPzUl-iH-iKH81UOyCcC09Rn/s320/IMG_1496.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Semi-formal night for lobster and steak dinner with free refills on lobster tails...yum!</span></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEyP6MpUbMBvjjq8XpPrwBs1JvuHshMmtpFX61C2ZQ5AGqTK02zpp_b7SPDMt_zH5v-Q1lcMODdAw9-B1uzRy5f2VGj4EbwFIrZa3mZL_BDvMrMo-AxeH5EcK9vqF1b4e1nOuV5N6VNF1/s1600-h/IMG_1519.1.JPG"></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358811735980845474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEyP6MpUbMBvjjq8XpPrwBs1JvuHshMmtpFX61C2ZQ5AGqTK02zpp_b7SPDMt_zH5v-Q1lcMODdAw9-B1uzRy5f2VGj4EbwFIrZa3mZL_BDvMrMo-AxeH5EcK9vqF1b4e1nOuV5N6VNF1/s320/IMG_1519.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Our cruise ship docked on St. Thomas</span></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJIWgzW_vMRrRQ7aly1bN1Y2-dB8tIm7F8jToaTFvLgSmBjIC2dfypLkeh3itoTYRE-SpT00N2W-pGf4WfZtbLWETp5f79uMD_Z6k3s6DBuK9CpfIIUl8gkW9F0I2JFivmJCdXn3jlcoD/s1600-h/IMG_1532.1.JPG"></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358811887934547170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJIWgzW_vMRrRQ7aly1bN1Y2-dB8tIm7F8jToaTFvLgSmBjIC2dfypLkeh3itoTYRE-SpT00N2W-pGf4WfZtbLWETp5f79uMD_Z6k3s6DBuK9CpfIIUl8gkW9F0I2JFivmJCdXn3jlcoD/s320/IMG_1532.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Us after a day on the beach and more snorkeling on St. Thomas</span></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7DHg-gfg_UQdselcf8zcou2OCv-9YPOafzwk_ok5hfgxVUkATi06_ODk3hyo01Yy9rJNgkKVF_bb_poIj0TcUHA72Tl0eiLNWN70DtgWYQyhS-Mk-kCkAbA9_E2p2P_aI7-zOMNTrJ-o/s1600-h/IMG_1534.1.JPG"></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358812042802661874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7DHg-gfg_UQdselcf8zcou2OCv-9YPOafzwk_ok5hfgxVUkATi06_ODk3hyo01Yy9rJNgkKVF_bb_poIj0TcUHA72Tl0eiLNWN70DtgWYQyhS-Mk-kCkAbA9_E2p2P_aI7-zOMNTrJ-o/s320/IMG_1534.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Magen's Bay on St. Thomas where we spent 4th of July</span></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLpKpgR5G-ce-NSFFY6PK_CFezj2DcksvUOS5TYA-rA_7jm2pd4rBdzjSH385ytwowvA9zodGRFRqXyQAML3gFP6ZyLKAS-Ca6kxLZc8OV3-zLCV36AKXlMT6IUVP2QBfOLK6iHKo-XeHI/s1600-h/IMG_1546.1.JPG"></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358812210386740194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLpKpgR5G-ce-NSFFY6PK_CFezj2DcksvUOS5TYA-rA_7jm2pd4rBdzjSH385ytwowvA9zodGRFRqXyQAML3gFP6ZyLKAS-Ca6kxLZc8OV3-zLCV36AKXlMT6IUVP2QBfOLK6iHKo-XeHI/s320/IMG_1546.1.JPG" /></a> <p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">The four girls on the last night</span></em></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766103746871803081.post-42431466281342841182009-06-07T16:44:00.004-04:002009-06-07T17:02:52.132-04:00Mud Run<span style="font-family:arial;">My friends are crazy. About a month ago, I got a text from my friend Beth saying "Save June 6 at 9am...details later." I thought maybe a girls' morning out, or a pray walk, but oh no....she had signed us up for a 5 person team USO (army) mud 5k. That's right....a 5k running race in the mud. Beth's brother was killed in action in Iraq a few years ago, so this was to honor him. We were told to wear wool socks and duct tape our shoes to our pants so we wouldn't lose them. It was actually really fun! There were many mudpits that were knee deep, and others that you had to crawl through (hence the mud on the hands in pictures below). The running portion was in hay, gravel, and tall grass most of the time. My favorite thing I heard from one of the other runners during the race was "Wait a minute, we're running through mud, then hay, then mud, then hay...hello! That's how you make bricks!" Our feet certainly felt like bricks! The race ended with a run through a huge water spray from a firehose. All in all, not a bad way to spend a beautiful Saturday morning!</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3r-Nb9jo8srTPnaTK7UZmjqhZEPY8DINulnxRDLjKDXqQzhVXEoNrVpuBLqz-eRma04PTbFnO7EFmyI9hOWrNjtEnK9jsNDYC4guRAIG-TFvnPXNraheyGfr7eRWwKZ6lowhSX2AMf5Kl/s1600-h/IMG_1257.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344693193421141858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3r-Nb9jo8srTPnaTK7UZmjqhZEPY8DINulnxRDLjKDXqQzhVXEoNrVpuBLqz-eRma04PTbFnO7EFmyI9hOWrNjtEnK9jsNDYC4guRAIG-TFvnPXNraheyGfr7eRWwKZ6lowhSX2AMf5Kl/s320/IMG_1257.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Team "Muddy Buddy" and our duct-taped shoes</span></em></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJS3mueZfxEN2CnUq6rYu1Fj8tctT0HUe0-d7uiEzElD_Tc2t_XAGbe8hnmcmVdxFxAGJuuE_zvDyzgpwR9lHU9T-xErQc1QUKyG0I4-N6xHxG0yHYdoc76qoLoaOHUI_Y3ItNE6vW8dE/s1600-h/IMG_1262.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344693300191152354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJS3mueZfxEN2CnUq6rYu1Fj8tctT0HUe0-d7uiEzElD_Tc2t_XAGbe8hnmcmVdxFxAGJuuE_zvDyzgpwR9lHU9T-xErQc1QUKyG0I4-N6xHxG0yHYdoc76qoLoaOHUI_Y3ItNE6vW8dE/s320/IMG_1262.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>Katie and Keri running</em></span> </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBliBUIh2ypdhbbCBloul-pMNL8UcezvJxpVGCwVaDmTAKENuf9TEipXUYM39e6EUaZT-CCMlmCeKOC4xjpVW8lxVgKbA1p-Hdg7E5tgJcKJr2i5Hq7qx2iN4GXYQAK7ta40SpwsAjQa4_/s1600-h/IMG_1267.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344693440150295890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBliBUIh2ypdhbbCBloul-pMNL8UcezvJxpVGCwVaDmTAKENuf9TEipXUYM39e6EUaZT-CCMlmCeKOC4xjpVW8lxVgKbA1p-Hdg7E5tgJcKJr2i5Hq7qx2iN4GXYQAK7ta40SpwsAjQa4_/s320/IMG_1267.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Our and Beth's sister's team's shoes after the run</span></em></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_ANcRGduIcYkjz0XHmcw2Dc8sEwlVi-EZ_3DBVupLiNrF9TzviI-SuVTH74fkuKqonsns_dkcZRU01HJlIm84XryDJsSXLTK4URwMiH2asxJ6MKLPaB_R0oGHVttWcrz32PQM2rfGmR_/s1600-h/IMG_1269.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344693535879478626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_ANcRGduIcYkjz0XHmcw2Dc8sEwlVi-EZ_3DBVupLiNrF9TzviI-SuVTH74fkuKqonsns_dkcZRU01HJlIm84XryDJsSXLTK4URwMiH2asxJ6MKLPaB_R0oGHVttWcrz32PQM2rfGmR_/s320/IMG_1269.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a> <em><span style="font-family:arial;">We did it!<br /></span></em></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766103746871803081.post-81419255106450486442009-06-03T19:17:00.008-04:002009-06-03T19:59:01.626-04:00The Cottage and Mani<div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">First of all, we have another nephew!! Keri's sister went into labor 3 weeks early and our nephew Arie was born in Cambridge on June 1st! It is killing us not to be there to see him, but we are very excited for our siblings and pumped to meet their new kiddo in August. </span><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">For Memorial Day weekend, Keri got 4 days off of work and we headed up to the cottage. The weather was absolutely gorgeous for that time of year up there. We had fun playing games inside and on the beach and dipping in the cold water twice. One of the really fun parts for us was taking Mani to see how he'd do with a little beach and freedom. He had never seen sand before and freaked out at first when his paw touched, but then became quite the digger! He also wouldn't go in the water for the first 2 days, but something clicked on the last day and we couldn't keep him out of it! He also slept in our tent with us (just curled up at the foot of our sleeping bags and didn't bother us till morning!) and did really well off the leash on the beach. Do we need a kid or what? All of our pictures are of him from that trip! Here are a few shots and a before and after video with Lake Michigan.</span> </div><div align="center"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeK1QT-e_t8HKvnLO9ntxm3A4HAu6nvP70I8vWCi46XXI4wiJHiKUc9wizdoIJgzLFyZphln9VYgZXskbq5zR815tPSrBR3xup4uTf28cmuOMp8jhHWj6P1t_1NTTRvLaQ-KhtSd107IIa/s1600-h/IMG_1243.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343246429337043250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeK1QT-e_t8HKvnLO9ntxm3A4HAu6nvP70I8vWCi46XXI4wiJHiKUc9wizdoIJgzLFyZphln9VYgZXskbq5zR815tPSrBR3xup4uTf28cmuOMp8jhHWj6P1t_1NTTRvLaQ-KhtSd107IIa/s320/IMG_1243.1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>Mani loving the sand</em></span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivd5DgOOtIB3izeuwWgJjhMIRCBzV3rYXeQmIfIh0fmJn79raQZXJE419jvKhflvS0qYflP2Mr98W8ulpao-7GBmHqlPHblfm-RtdQZ51BaWgWNpTCYkYt1YAXrTdN3goDcBucyf8rRj3/s1600-h/IMG_1246.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343246615903640514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivd5DgOOtIB3izeuwWgJjhMIRCBzV3rYXeQmIfIh0fmJn79raQZXJE419jvKhflvS0qYflP2Mr98W8ulpao-7GBmHqlPHblfm-RtdQZ51BaWgWNpTCYkYt1YAXrTdN3goDcBucyf8rRj3/s320/IMG_1246.1.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><em> Cousin Stacey and boyfriend Tim, Mom, Dad, C.J. and dogs on the pier</em></span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9qvbTMpkVpvlv1-VAPahyphenhyphenRdFA7qgy4B0RlB-MNUZdRk6mhcwHuzDOlnaDrWR04VAXPRdyS0PXj1mbhW38MVYeGUm5rLT1KD19R6HWieLYJUk8OYR9_04OYLlYbysFEoxHvP7pk7CqHrUL/s1600-h/IMG_1248.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343246741273668802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9qvbTMpkVpvlv1-VAPahyphenhyphenRdFA7qgy4B0RlB-MNUZdRk6mhcwHuzDOlnaDrWR04VAXPRdyS0PXj1mbhW38MVYeGUm5rLT1KD19R6HWieLYJUk8OYR9_04OYLlYbysFEoxHvP7pk7CqHrUL/s320/IMG_1248.1.JPG" /></a> <em><span style="font-family:arial;">Family!</span></em></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8I4ts4nULThHG2kMuIYt0aI3uSBAmhBRthNWJ6Sn7_I2mIYN2lz-RJfm5I__QbC1cQBpDiMVQHAHmqXUdKhQnftOS1re3p6sODS6b9UxvMVG2-MVbbq4XwKlncLw0FPXdgUwjfZmZFni/s1600-h/IMG_1249.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343246832805184386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8I4ts4nULThHG2kMuIYt0aI3uSBAmhBRthNWJ6Sn7_I2mIYN2lz-RJfm5I__QbC1cQBpDiMVQHAHmqXUdKhQnftOS1re3p6sODS6b9UxvMVG2-MVbbq4XwKlncLw0FPXdgUwjfZmZFni/s320/IMG_1249.1.JPG" /></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;"> C.J. and Mani walking on the beach</span></em></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyVHQIzQP1ui7IFrAg2bQMvsrjg1NFpLYFMxhrFpOZ8BtoB6y2JWdk96lpNS-WRl9IImHACYSuKmJSBc7lguoZ8bTRp3hWmxU0m9B3hpY9OF49zmtud1lGpc2LEsSbSIvvQD3c6NnDZVBj/s1600-h/IMG_1254.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343246960412975330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyVHQIzQP1ui7IFrAg2bQMvsrjg1NFpLYFMxhrFpOZ8BtoB6y2JWdk96lpNS-WRl9IImHACYSuKmJSBc7lguoZ8bTRp3hWmxU0m9B3hpY9OF49zmtud1lGpc2LEsSbSIvvQD3c6NnDZVBj/s320/IMG_1254.1.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Mani after hearding all of his toys-our puppy is growing up!</span></em></p><p align="center"><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz_V2C8hNXxqkTSn-U0ckDjY20MWpy5INFEPse3cz-PSLGQMQYje6f4_xue9hCJbYORWUaHqJLpNXLMV9f9mw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>Mani scared of the water</em><br /></span></p><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx-iMluwTfBdL0iqDI-kedEWV7H_dTySjZJagwj_P6eugi83UgJDaHm7G-dHdOPIsxlZDQQIOH6tJEeEDT0rg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766103746871803081.post-54371035694052857052009-04-29T19:53:00.006-04:002009-04-29T20:23:12.238-04:00Keri's Mom and Grandma's Visit<div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">Keri's mom and grandma came to St. Louis for the weekend! We had great weather and had tons of fun! Because we keep moving every year, my grandma comes down to see each new place :). We went to the Botanical Gardens, took several walks, and ate some great food!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhFb5rEomgWBsKauiKhnQXm1wiXjmoJmAAi69eYX43-z7Vmj8kuEMIznXhOQPoH2HJAt2sVWETwSqj2L5weQqcy0dnvCMrAOnrt8_3z0_ANA6kraVXPII0D62rQj1pqPDjwcQBSNalS5rO/s1600-h/IMG_1219.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330266879605532402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhFb5rEomgWBsKauiKhnQXm1wiXjmoJmAAi69eYX43-z7Vmj8kuEMIznXhOQPoH2HJAt2sVWETwSqj2L5weQqcy0dnvCMrAOnrt8_3z0_ANA6kraVXPII0D62rQj1pqPDjwcQBSNalS5rO/s320/IMG_1219.1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <em><span style="font-family:arial;">C.J. and Keri at the botanical gardens</span></em></div><div align="center"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0cPXNEDjX9vz40akjey4-CURFBzZ6yHjWHSxleSSNUDPzeFGOaHJLDZDO7Vqpt_Cq5I1pwVd162SnDw6EfhyphenhyphenK57eLWBmzDJLDMy_sMzwDYTxjEHnSe0Afck6AIX9tjjqtipu7cKFaGh0u/s1600-h/IMG_1221.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330267091860838018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0cPXNEDjX9vz40akjey4-CURFBzZ6yHjWHSxleSSNUDPzeFGOaHJLDZDO7Vqpt_Cq5I1pwVd162SnDw6EfhyphenhyphenK57eLWBmzDJLDMy_sMzwDYTxjEHnSe0Afck6AIX9tjjqtipu7cKFaGh0u/s320/IMG_1221.1.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Keri with a pink dogwood</span></em></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfl50xjMyzIbXXlw0ltcn3yfTP_y3iWSVX9KfB_UU5a0woX7nc4ZjwZU1cM1AUT5-NW1_-u-Nx7ZiOcy9wpxphOaiHYl4r_sJTvas5ElLaosxTjysLcuATERLrQDLY7ovyPFQrpRqHWE6/s1600-h/IMG_1224.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330267634544020722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfl50xjMyzIbXXlw0ltcn3yfTP_y3iWSVX9KfB_UU5a0woX7nc4ZjwZU1cM1AUT5-NW1_-u-Nx7ZiOcy9wpxphOaiHYl4r_sJTvas5ElLaosxTjysLcuATERLrQDLY7ovyPFQrpRqHWE6/s320/IMG_1224.1.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Gorgeous azaleas in the Japanese gravel garden</span></em></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvgW0bNW8dvTDs_Z6-P8u_paFUQXRaKtMc-ndstsdACh2XvikDKHsI091ocvbzVrCRGOIU4fNOEGcij5NFuRB0haLGqepQDoMoV1XhiUG60mEOkUaW4uA35O023J7x5JIHVc2zLVZzdMe/s1600-h/IMG_1225.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330268171503672322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvgW0bNW8dvTDs_Z6-P8u_paFUQXRaKtMc-ndstsdACh2XvikDKHsI091ocvbzVrCRGOIU4fNOEGcij5NFuRB0haLGqepQDoMoV1XhiUG60mEOkUaW4uA35O023J7x5JIHVc2zLVZzdMe/s320/IMG_1225.1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <em><span style="font-family:arial;">Dogwood bloom</span></em></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihrQFiHNQD9WsiUeYC_BpH8n2Y9_Yz7i6O99uBUWk9sI-YYoVVOBwpC8xzCpxFOlPOmUSfP4MCYmSuloQe6wP0kxqdrcKv8id-j16Xpy28nIF2-V2svmUzMbaiVmsmyudEptfKUQ8bdkdz/s1600-h/IMG_1226.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330268299524149842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihrQFiHNQD9WsiUeYC_BpH8n2Y9_Yz7i6O99uBUWk9sI-YYoVVOBwpC8xzCpxFOlPOmUSfP4MCYmSuloQe6wP0kxqdrcKv8id-j16Xpy28nIF2-V2svmUzMbaiVmsmyudEptfKUQ8bdkdz/s320/IMG_1226.1.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Mom, Grandma, and Keri</span></em></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmlIQKYXexn2__IbQ5HT59DZk6UgeJb_udpf5nIXW9Yc52bFFhTrACia1X8bMeggyNwHGZ9pSzmq1ChyOFIkW526YR-Y6g4NVmCecwie1AVF1PHG3WEEmFlMQjK2r9cbmeyww54MCTHZ4/s1600-h/IMG_1234.12.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330268527786678802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 274px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmlIQKYXexn2__IbQ5HT59DZk6UgeJb_udpf5nIXW9Yc52bFFhTrACia1X8bMeggyNwHGZ9pSzmq1ChyOFIkW526YR-Y6g4NVmCecwie1AVF1PHG3WEEmFlMQjK2r9cbmeyww54MCTHZ4/s320/IMG_1234.12.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Family Photo</span></em></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766103746871803081.post-27541843481041358222009-04-18T20:08:00.003-04:002009-04-18T21:24:54.341-04:00Mani and His Treat Ball<span style="font-family:arial;">Our dog continues to grow both bigger and more clever. We give him a hollow ball that he has to work to get treats out of when we need to occupy him for a while, and In the past it has taken him a long time. Recently, though, he figured out a new technique. The video's a bit long, but we think it's pretty funny. The more frustrated he gets, the higher up the stairs he goes. The last clip is him checking each stair to make sure he didn't miss any treats that may have fallen out. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx3DsyHglCprtRFBV5UUSiz3bYzZ74P2wvXDxkfCrItPoyYHpaYxcRase-X3tHKMCRQ7XQ_9khxGIFz2YXP' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766103746871803081.post-48687811932892616382009-04-15T14:40:00.006-04:002009-04-15T17:16:38.040-04:00This and that<div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">So not too much interesting going on here...Spring has sprung! Below is a picture of the lilac bush in front of our house in full bloom! Keri is trying her hand at small-scale gardening. Lots of work!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-4HTc4z-mPSVW26zX4RLbFk3PP75pYeAduAf_6CnFGudQDg0hRi47eJZWCvVB-8IEBWmVULHvMNaGQwGqvBgoDhaJ7LIIhDw8s4BVHfu69Ade7JcdQIe1KcnBINH_p3TOL0HdATWRrBk/s1600-h/IMG_1203.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325029382547072802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-4HTc4z-mPSVW26zX4RLbFk3PP75pYeAduAf_6CnFGudQDg0hRi47eJZWCvVB-8IEBWmVULHvMNaGQwGqvBgoDhaJ7LIIhDw8s4BVHfu69Ade7JcdQIe1KcnBINH_p3TOL0HdATWRrBk/s320/IMG_1203.1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5vWq7mRocJ7RDocL1dyi67tXomP8WxGJm6NHHEU4fpV3mP0CC8QjDkZd7ZSSLD4CSH4cyJSWHd5CnH0N0gaijd8RVvk9b7Bklufl20fD_hOZ_v_rtBPYtxI449shlom_kLuFKPaKzXI9/s1600-h/IMG_1208.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325029509874937922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5vWq7mRocJ7RDocL1dyi67tXomP8WxGJm6NHHEU4fpV3mP0CC8QjDkZd7ZSSLD4CSH4cyJSWHd5CnH0N0gaijd8RVvk9b7Bklufl20fD_hOZ_v_rtBPYtxI449shlom_kLuFKPaKzXI9/s320/IMG_1208.1.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Two weekends ago, we took a quick trip up to Michigan to see Keri's parents, grandma, aunt, uncle, and cousins. We were a little bit apprehensive about taking our 5 1/2 month old puppy on a 7 hour car ride, but he did great! He slept most of the time or just hung out and played with toys. At one point, he was completely sacked out!:</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCq7Cj8ap9elVXEu7axBu4ezMwokUVlTLRY44OWBlODjtcHHn_BmaqrrJioqrF4qmfud3yfrh8p2DsxwN0dPRIjwpz67pvyUi-lUu3yipoBfWm-wURFBp8J6VLQyAfxJxUCIjYuKIzyeXN/s1600-h/IMG_1195.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324994049637391474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCq7Cj8ap9elVXEu7axBu4ezMwokUVlTLRY44OWBlODjtcHHn_BmaqrrJioqrF4qmfud3yfrh8p2DsxwN0dPRIjwpz67pvyUi-lUu3yipoBfWm-wURFBp8J6VLQyAfxJxUCIjYuKIzyeXN/s320/IMG_1195.1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;">The other news is that the church plant we have been on the leadership team launched on Easter Sunday! Everything went really well and we're really looking forward to continuing to see what God has in store for City Church!</span></div><br /></div></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766103746871803081.post-1930261947616234582009-03-26T19:27:00.005-04:002009-03-28T11:10:35.479-04:00New addition<div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">We added a piano to our condo! We were in some friends' place in downtown St. Louis and they had a great piano that looked awesome. They told us they got a deal on craigslist and we checked and found a great one with a person willing to help deliver! Mani is continuing to grow and learn more tricks!</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguwDV6re7M7GRju1Mu1WttyjzdvW0ExvCC6Fb7HpiDi99IyKqGqM_eQ8-OkAr0jlfLTfZRUfNCXP2qAbpRqNgnarvFSYP9vA4O-hAe_8YLYMWxer09442FRTioUgAxOU0bewhmkUngccjm/s1600-h/IMG_1183.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318255074891333586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguwDV6re7M7GRju1Mu1WttyjzdvW0ExvCC6Fb7HpiDi99IyKqGqM_eQ8-OkAr0jlfLTfZRUfNCXP2qAbpRqNgnarvFSYP9vA4O-hAe_8YLYMWxer09442FRTioUgAxOU0bewhmkUngccjm/s320/IMG_1183.1.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>New Piano<br /></em></span><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCUHkNvJENbcfeVwHoSMuj1TeNYjyc8dS8ejekNybM-vdHsUznyJfDPXtmvxR3NQbj0Y4loZfsUw0zGjNHbX8lYwJJxQZ1Fs0VjRkMcJZgXe1-ZHUtd0DPulfE9oeQv9vtL7NEdk5gwnUI/s1600-h/IMG_1180.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318255301178282306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCUHkNvJENbcfeVwHoSMuj1TeNYjyc8dS8ejekNybM-vdHsUznyJfDPXtmvxR3NQbj0Y4loZfsUw0zGjNHbX8lYwJJxQZ1Fs0VjRkMcJZgXe1-ZHUtd0DPulfE9oeQv9vtL7NEdk5gwnUI/s320/IMG_1180.1.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Mani snoozing</span></em></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8AWzK1-hGfHcUWkiapJTGivSz2ufqgV8LY4-Z7qxcLRyn5_RG-jo5zWeKRMwroBdkT9RFdm3sVIP4pwVxmBTPASZe4P9vF1VXXPtglT9sQjuCy1ekMle4BJd2HUEHlFFgyOOLQsVqTdgS/s1600-h/IMG_1188.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318255459534348082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8AWzK1-hGfHcUWkiapJTGivSz2ufqgV8LY4-Z7qxcLRyn5_RG-jo5zWeKRMwroBdkT9RFdm3sVIP4pwVxmBTPASZe4P9vF1VXXPtglT9sQjuCy1ekMle4BJd2HUEHlFFgyOOLQsVqTdgS/s320/IMG_1188.1.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">His favorite place to be is as close to us as possible</span></em></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766103746871803081.post-15774880472210203252009-03-07T10:47:00.009-05:002009-03-07T11:14:45.627-05:00Condo Work Resumes<span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img class="gl_align_left" alt="Align Left" src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" border="0" />After a lovely 2-month hiatus of work on the condo after our move-in, the work resumed this week. Keri's parents came down from Michigan to help us get jump-started yet again and motivated to finish the first floor. We got some big things done! The first floor is not done yet, but shelves and trim got painted, shoe was put down on the floors, windows were caulked, Keri's dad yet again worked on plumbing issues, and he built a ledge between the kitchen and dining area. It is exciting to work on the place again, but also overwhelming as we're reminded of everything that needs to be done which we were happily oblivious to for a while. My parents also brought their dog and Keri's sister's dog down, so we had some chaotic times with Mani wanting to constantly play with the other two dogs. They worked it all out, but sometimes it was crazy! It was so good to have Keri's parents here. Mani is sleeping through the night (Thank goodness!) and besides a small case of worms is doing well. He's still such a people dog and loves to snuggle up to us when we're hanging out in the evenings. If only we could get "come," "settle" and "heel" down, we'd be doing awesome. He has doubled his weight since we got him (about 12 lbs when we got him and about 25 now) and sometimes we swear he's grown another inch over night. He's going to be a big dog!</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">We're not sure why he has devil green eyes in most of his pictures, but overlook that...he's cute. </span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxa1tSg8hBLKNg693O4mKYSN6un8znGTA1fHkqgF_nJqYsotq23nIMVseD7dhcRv1zLmq2I9HxnA5HzVRsA_phCBX7xc7jpCWMOSJA_e1KHC-7CS5AGvVkmWwf5IfyRhsg-vQxF25p1i7/s1600-h/IMG_1149.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310476965661045010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxa1tSg8hBLKNg693O4mKYSN6un8znGTA1fHkqgF_nJqYsotq23nIMVseD7dhcRv1zLmq2I9HxnA5HzVRsA_phCBX7xc7jpCWMOSJA_e1KHC-7CS5AGvVkmWwf5IfyRhsg-vQxF25p1i7/s320/IMG_1149.1.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>A growing puppy-almost knee height on Keri!</em></span> </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO405LUDZyzu0kUjJki1ABwdiDQ6YqVZZW8DGsQvOSWlWPld_YqF3Qmt01tdzKFB_1oRaCkz-KuvhIjVTGKYugiUbVZ-mTZeYGrX4pKzMyqF3Og9a58itL1B_XfU5AZQL78tg1nM0ObCwx/s1600-h/IMG_1157.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310477297723078642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO405LUDZyzu0kUjJki1ABwdiDQ6YqVZZW8DGsQvOSWlWPld_YqF3Qmt01tdzKFB_1oRaCkz-KuvhIjVTGKYugiUbVZ-mTZeYGrX4pKzMyqF3Og9a58itL1B_XfU5AZQL78tg1nM0ObCwx/s320/IMG_1157.1.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Mani with his biggest squeaky dog (none of the four have ears anymore!)</span></em></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_B7CTAmE8RMg3M-nLD8p409EU8n5FA_afRHG_g_dtWYIlInG5IVIW6C67uI4QBTf_w4HCKCfpzFDJb10kPvo5KQCl7qCKNJaHXGmH28bCiVTujdTK0TjewcVAbrrkk0D20JUeKANNku2K/s1600-h/IMG_1164.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310477501209774962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_B7CTAmE8RMg3M-nLD8p409EU8n5FA_afRHG_g_dtWYIlInG5IVIW6C67uI4QBTf_w4HCKCfpzFDJb10kPvo5KQCl7qCKNJaHXGmH28bCiVTujdTK0TjewcVAbrrkk0D20JUeKANNku2K/s320/IMG_1164.1.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>Almost too big to snuggle like this with C.J.</em></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16bcvTegxiHff9Epfts-jW81r2Mvlag8JzqVd94852hed2Z871YiBE8LOPSCXgc7Y0yGhcfvdq7-ZfXIshl2dMd22ThlvePEEvfqn8Us9lGUWFt8VQELrQAYl-VaKIUsfdxTazFNPU6a5/s1600-h/IMG_1165.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310477722931031026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16bcvTegxiHff9Epfts-jW81r2Mvlag8JzqVd94852hed2Z871YiBE8LOPSCXgc7Y0yGhcfvdq7-ZfXIshl2dMd22ThlvePEEvfqn8Us9lGUWFt8VQELrQAYl-VaKIUsfdxTazFNPU6a5/s320/IMG_1165.1.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>Keri's Mom priming and painting shelves on the 10 ft. ladder</em></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBnOUb5Bld9GQffco-QN9WIK4Zlr5bRDN33RUwGxqhP2yX6go3v8CA44xIBElEDkZdNnWHg9LTEZ6w8sjHZVqugQgEree0lr78dt2YZENNjMA04sFQtPvSa3q_It7AdtlJoA2A0bURRd5/s1600-h/IMG_1167.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310477868102236322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBnOUb5Bld9GQffco-QN9WIK4Zlr5bRDN33RUwGxqhP2yX6go3v8CA44xIBElEDkZdNnWHg9LTEZ6w8sjHZVqugQgEree0lr78dt2YZENNjMA04sFQtPvSa3q_It7AdtlJoA2A0bURRd5/s320/IMG_1167.1.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Keri's Dad with the hammer working on the ledge</span></em></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrhyphenhyphenDbY4iBb4n2Bzhu2tmUnVNDfY_B7_Jc6bWvhTX6j15bEyqlDQymIK97sd06MSL1ZVRAmpkyCcOz9yo6nsW3OIUshsGK2pglq-lJy6VSdj23YNusfgmFiIiW0TLZ9NfdBlVQZEcHcqb/s1600-h/IMG_1169.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310478038915653746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrhyphenhyphenDbY4iBb4n2Bzhu2tmUnVNDfY_B7_Jc6bWvhTX6j15bEyqlDQymIK97sd06MSL1ZVRAmpkyCcOz9yo6nsW3OIUshsGK2pglq-lJy6VSdj23YNusfgmFiIiW0TLZ9NfdBlVQZEcHcqb/s320/IMG_1169.1.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Dad Ballast with all of the dogs</span></em></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZwmI-1dDAkSK20pVqVmhtrkjBQHsSUcVQ7OzFEQcZ0MMVwecc2hYGJwsTqP1zGHIulHws5OS_C9RV0Vceu7Zz7qwJeRZshyphenhyphenWLjAQxww-A54k5ECp5qzkwxyJTPv0WLwyQ2eZ7tZZUlsp2/s1600-h/IMG_1174.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310478188188657154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZwmI-1dDAkSK20pVqVmhtrkjBQHsSUcVQ7OzFEQcZ0MMVwecc2hYGJwsTqP1zGHIulHws5OS_C9RV0Vceu7Zz7qwJeRZshyphenhyphenWLjAQxww-A54k5ECp5qzkwxyJTPv0WLwyQ2eZ7tZZUlsp2/s320/IMG_1174.1.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Mani snuggling after the nail gun went off and scared him</span></em></p><p> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766103746871803081.post-68676688969983802962009-02-15T14:31:00.006-05:002009-02-15T15:00:11.849-05:00Puppy Update<div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">It's been just over two weeks now, and despite only sleeping through the night twice and having to be continuously vigilant about his whereabouts, we're really enjoying Mani. We're very ready for his puppy teeth to fall out (as is our furniture). He's definitely grown a lot in the last two weeks, though not quite enough for him not to fit behind our couch or under the bed when he's trying to hide from us. We've been trying to socialize him with other dogs whenever we can. In addition, let us present Exibit A for his reign as the smartest puppy ever:</span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><div align="center"><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyxuAgPhlbPYaSs-6hC811ZTxFlI0yLleAIpBfDnTI-nwJH_w4T1WBb4M9uhcKCXUI24kFX85J0fludSjuTIA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><br /><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">I'm sure his intelligence is going to wreak havoc eventually, but for now it's just fun. Shake took him about three times to learn, and roll over took about two days! Any suggestions for tricks we should challenge him with now would be welcome. Here are some more pictures! </span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0EecLB1RzPs3G2Ks9osr9tv-sbYJc8EkRDFdVU3a-yIviwcVgNL2NEidm1AnE9eP4xKieZy1n13LRN5lDe9TogTVx5ZAJMyqP6KM6bnvzSmje6Zx14KDXzZgeubim3PJlLmVERomIwz_9/s1600-h/IMG_1114.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303114929131705170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0EecLB1RzPs3G2Ks9osr9tv-sbYJc8EkRDFdVU3a-yIviwcVgNL2NEidm1AnE9eP4xKieZy1n13LRN5lDe9TogTVx5ZAJMyqP6KM6bnvzSmje6Zx14KDXzZgeubim3PJlLmVERomIwz_9/s320/IMG_1114.1.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Fearless Mani trying to steal a stick from 90 lb. Hudson</span></em> </p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxb4rr55VkIxmhMzwxSOe7HZ5bjEgHEo8PemoqeefQ8Rc6cjike7NQdlngrx5NXpEmgnQ_1tAA_ZcAey3HBSPXldJ9a6Tn7sy7PnjMj47U4NngFkXkHHqAvfhSS5r640_7eT-_Jm7fy1eR/s1600-h/IMG_1123.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303115506848381186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxb4rr55VkIxmhMzwxSOe7HZ5bjEgHEo8PemoqeefQ8Rc6cjike7NQdlngrx5NXpEmgnQ_1tAA_ZcAey3HBSPXldJ9a6Tn7sy7PnjMj47U4NngFkXkHHqAvfhSS5r640_7eT-_Jm7fy1eR/s320/IMG_1123.1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <em><span style="font-family:arial;">Snuggling and kisses for C.J.</span></em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGBx4LbPdTvZdktL1ut5AssyKvXi06-e-ULsnlweRoM6xwyr0ohm-GVKSCM-7rcpt3YVSRI3vPVgbG0DoK_HJqcQdRFMuvGbXRHuQwHCVjPrTvpGVkUd3_kbMiOITI51wtRNtTAWFk9DQ/s1600-h/IMG_1137.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303115743880795218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGBx4LbPdTvZdktL1ut5AssyKvXi06-e-ULsnlweRoM6xwyr0ohm-GVKSCM-7rcpt3YVSRI3vPVgbG0DoK_HJqcQdRFMuvGbXRHuQwHCVjPrTvpGVkUd3_kbMiOITI51wtRNtTAWFk9DQ/s320/IMG_1137.1.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766103746871803081.post-13305841765510179102009-02-01T12:53:00.004-05:002009-02-01T15:06:57.183-05:00The DeGroot Family GrowsThe DeGroot family is growing by 1.....!!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQtYTKnrf16gmPoDa392L4CzdyeiUZsea5FhRbgP0BwZS5BRhtFmUu5x8Iyf_SxkV_bv2TAs-dHG9A_e6Dj7OOWx35z4V-bKmdeiFgp8AFBF-1FvFrPefDi4v3vw_Sp5xl8X_7ZKDwGab/s1600-h/IMG_1099.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297922095503129602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQtYTKnrf16gmPoDa392L4CzdyeiUZsea5FhRbgP0BwZS5BRhtFmUu5x8Iyf_SxkV_bv2TAs-dHG9A_e6Dj7OOWx35z4V-bKmdeiFgp8AFBF-1FvFrPefDi4v3vw_Sp5xl8X_7ZKDwGab/s320/IMG_1099.1.JPG" border="0" /></a> We got a 3 month old puppy yesterday! For those of you who know that we have been saying all along that we didn't want a puppy (instead we wanted a house-trained, more than 1 year old dog), just let the pictures do the talking....This one stole our hearts! He is a german shepherd/collie mix (I know, I know...HAIR!) and we have named him Mani (which means peanut in Peruvian Spanish). Our first night with him went reasonably well, and we've only had 3 small accidents on carpet. We'll get there! He is a total snuggler and we're going to have a lot of fun!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Rv6n3zn09oIEozyPzNUR75xKx1Wjiym4aOrWJ7fDreYnhJEaYoPZYKB8fjGwW15_8Em_GEx7uttRVf5RN0x-HtKfeFvABFDU0IiMU7ONWqVmhk4MHsiYkYz0k31LdFsDfSNWjfmug94y/s1600-h/IMG_1084.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297922242445878018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Rv6n3zn09oIEozyPzNUR75xKx1Wjiym4aOrWJ7fDreYnhJEaYoPZYKB8fjGwW15_8Em_GEx7uttRVf5RN0x-HtKfeFvABFDU0IiMU7ONWqVmhk4MHsiYkYz0k31LdFsDfSNWjfmug94y/s320/IMG_1084.1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXBgh70K-ux6gZ3dlxOYx9ODMssXc5UgkpAqBZ8s1NE4V8yMrByFg6qn7DvmFKLAas_OugReLpwpMdF2_ALV2d6GmWaLdzb9WiIxK-mkv_xRs3yfWoZXJUJ7OjC6zlIluWO75dJkZmd1z/s1600-h/IMG_1098.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297922403554306466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXBgh70K-ux6gZ3dlxOYx9ODMssXc5UgkpAqBZ8s1NE4V8yMrByFg6qn7DvmFKLAas_OugReLpwpMdF2_ALV2d6GmWaLdzb9WiIxK-mkv_xRs3yfWoZXJUJ7OjC6zlIluWO75dJkZmd1z/s320/IMG_1098.1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766103746871803081.post-27436340149880387732009-01-24T09:22:00.009-05:002009-01-24T10:08:50.762-05:00RIP Mazda<span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoy3f3_dOGN0Bu2fskpMW6p7w91sqt_nl55ulY4iyukwNpkjFSfCN_c5dLiWH8U3KGAUTgmI_xb5AUbEZq6wX1PX4DTze6yzFNfRqE2cGcQ8CqBPgOkFW0xoAQZysiY4CA5IH4e1tk2xUR/s1600-h/IMG_1080.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294867659855596706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoy3f3_dOGN0Bu2fskpMW6p7w91sqt_nl55ulY4iyukwNpkjFSfCN_c5dLiWH8U3KGAUTgmI_xb5AUbEZq6wX1PX4DTze6yzFNfRqE2cGcQ8CqBPgOkFW0xoAQZysiY4CA5IH4e1tk2xUR/s320/IMG_1080.1.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">The Mazda is kaput. For those of you who never had the pleasure of meeting "La Maz", as we used to call her, she was a 1986 Mazda 323 that we've driven for the last 5 years. Keri's dad found it in CA with only 76,000 miles on it (and no rust!) for a mere $1400. Even though most of the stories many of you have heard about it involve break downs of some sort (wheels falling off in Southern Indiana, not starting after it rained overnight, the battery dieing on us continually for a year), it really has been a great car. We drove it from CA to MI with semi trucks passing us through the Rockies, and we took it on several trips after that, but a 23 year old car can only last so long. Though it had only 105,000 miles on it, things were starting to go wrong more and more consistently--exhaust, tires, and the death knell...brakes. This was not a great time financially for us to get a new car, and it always is cheaper to fix a car then to buy a new one, but we really felt like this was it for the Mazda. La Maz has earned her rest, and we got the $199 processing fee on our new car waived to trade her in for wholesale. </span><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">After a long search, we got a 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe Monday night. We wanted something a bit bigger than our Honda Accord for hauling things like C.J.'s drums and a dog (we're planning on getting a big one!). We are hoping this will be a reliable car! We hope we're done with major expenses for a while!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFVjKvc-GKEdR3V-xrRC3wURnlbq5c-OXJ1z25yHuzc1mYFy-q2XHWG2ug9VoFWFRIwDjcYlkQMaAJLapTnI6tS6HYduo9ZjoL94MqSjZzylGfG11TiR_Qj7VT3_UzW27dhZ_TwhplEI2c/s1600-h/IMG_1081.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294871912047222594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFVjKvc-GKEdR3V-xrRC3wURnlbq5c-OXJ1z25yHuzc1mYFy-q2XHWG2ug9VoFWFRIwDjcYlkQMaAJLapTnI6tS6HYduo9ZjoL94MqSjZzylGfG11TiR_Qj7VT3_UzW27dhZ_TwhplEI2c/s320/IMG_1081.1.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2K56r5pdZqdALkRpjTuG59-k_-cPlRfRW8p-aKOi3kTfdzqSZiymq0YxWBqCxhmbKX27bu_b50ZsrFS0tC_ev7suvS9CBnGT5QXOJU_cH30PIT1PBCd8VN5GhYcNhuvvRT3bJ68euGWqZ/s1600-h/IMG_1082.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294872090616383602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2K56r5pdZqdALkRpjTuG59-k_-cPlRfRW8p-aKOi3kTfdzqSZiymq0YxWBqCxhmbKX27bu_b50ZsrFS0tC_ev7suvS9CBnGT5QXOJU_cH30PIT1PBCd8VN5GhYcNhuvvRT3bJ68euGWqZ/s320/IMG_1082.1.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766103746871803081.post-31513385583053542202009-01-10T20:04:00.007-05:002009-01-10T20:14:15.653-05:00Ely<span style="font-family:arial;">For the last of the England blogs, we did a day trip to Ely from Cambridge via train on New Year's Day. The two big attractions there were a tea house voted the best tea in England (which was closed because it was New Year's) and a cathedral started in 1020 A.D. It was very cold, but a cool day!</span><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9wYoJ2QeaTcWRxvrpVpCljYgEBs-MLk0-XKYnorXBR7wa0HWo0G3vQ0WZ0CFnI9o7vn6281TI4wqfYjFIT9qwR6OPDWTQKZbHgaTGqR_R9axWWc3KTRfFN6wE9Hkwjad2UddGjO-ywPc/s1600-h/IMG_0971.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289836273716158082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9wYoJ2QeaTcWRxvrpVpCljYgEBs-MLk0-XKYnorXBR7wa0HWo0G3vQ0WZ0CFnI9o7vn6281TI4wqfYjFIT9qwR6OPDWTQKZbHgaTGqR_R9axWWc3KTRfFN6wE9Hkwjad2UddGjO-ywPc/s320/IMG_0971.1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <em><span style="font-family:arial;">Stopping to play at a playground</span></em></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7w1RWW6GKPuoR19XGOLt6ntqAJq2WKHlQUk7L1j335iYfswnhOFYRRtIaDYcU-TnNIH-Ib6Yql7-W94o-TK2YloUDiEZxnOK0vsML2on9pZlGbvQwohJzCy3HeFsDfJn3lCiIIFA2sOs/s1600-h/IMG_0974.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289836411314023410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7w1RWW6GKPuoR19XGOLt6ntqAJq2WKHlQUk7L1j335iYfswnhOFYRRtIaDYcU-TnNIH-Ib6Yql7-W94o-TK2YloUDiEZxnOK0vsML2on9pZlGbvQwohJzCy3HeFsDfJn3lCiIIFA2sOs/s320/IMG_0974.1.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;">The whole family at Starbucks</span></em></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUZPtZLoKMQuefdz-_lasN2wlpGR4f8N1kMKj10vcriJY9YyrzR2DHA2a2pHz8VXajXCJ2EodLLyBON0tv9CnYOkWxAuLZj-gBES05hEurnA_H7LpZ3pJxyUdW0zSLlpD7D45A94012Zsw/s1600-h/IMG_0977.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289836574257770098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUZPtZLoKMQuefdz-_lasN2wlpGR4f8N1kMKj10vcriJY9YyrzR2DHA2a2pHz8VXajXCJ2EodLLyBON0tv9CnYOkWxAuLZj-gBES05hEurnA_H7LpZ3pJxyUdW0zSLlpD7D45A94012Zsw/s320/IMG_0977.1.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Dexter being a ham</span></em></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_qfOiWPd2-ioZD_04LXEtqzN3vTohFE2kolH-cotujWHuo4p9KKzg5ZRCt4R7CFTOUqyzzsj8kMbrQ-2cixbhjnADN5AIO_0U7iFdum5-eWK51h2DmaRq19TyvuHvlF-yIIbIonfoYFw/s1600-h/IMG_0992.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289836702258492978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_qfOiWPd2-ioZD_04LXEtqzN3vTohFE2kolH-cotujWHuo4p9KKzg5ZRCt4R7CFTOUqyzzsj8kMbrQ-2cixbhjnADN5AIO_0U7iFdum5-eWK51h2DmaRq19TyvuHvlF-yIIbIonfoYFw/s320/IMG_0992.1.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;">The family outside of Ely Cathedral</span></em></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj108CxFMh4iiqnjg-SlIxIO_Mosl8nDETX3S7jRPGKtoc-8l4GBT-1yCt73cuu5mFT8rSYUHvuAC8KLB7g-x7F2MF7c3W5NVKSaOLr6teHXvk1IFS5Jb7w2SXPZdXY7yH6xHygLwJXs_rD/s1600-h/IMG_0998.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289836828650679122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj108CxFMh4iiqnjg-SlIxIO_Mosl8nDETX3S7jRPGKtoc-8l4GBT-1yCt73cuu5mFT8rSYUHvuAC8KLB7g-x7F2MF7c3W5NVKSaOLr6teHXvk1IFS5Jb7w2SXPZdXY7yH6xHygLwJXs_rD/s320/IMG_0998.1.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">The side of the cathedral</span></em></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqsfYaWwZ_0jsNg_7p7_YQ7BhXYcog6UJfyZpyIREA9sXo3huQAScRl8QTdmymkKO8rtt_82O3yjni2ccBNs-xT7qbIS4k40zlOtzRRzMkT1qv0iLgEdMIalPcO8ov8wTiZK6P9L1j_Lrt/s1600-h/IMG_1053.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289836985849055458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqsfYaWwZ_0jsNg_7p7_YQ7BhXYcog6UJfyZpyIREA9sXo3huQAScRl8QTdmymkKO8rtt_82O3yjni2ccBNs-xT7qbIS4k40zlOtzRRzMkT1qv0iLgEdMIalPcO8ov8wTiZK6P9L1j_Lrt/s320/IMG_1053.1.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">A picture from the inside of the church</span></em></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5xTjqAk91H6WrfZRP9RyBLLbvP4QK5KLMngfqUNXZVquNaofVgyYzAqRumGRuFo4EkolX0KoRVLF4CAkhnhauoiUx0Vk-AMwsU4aG1OOr1ppXsjUVh9A-SB4f79Q1uGHIV25n5KrS_q0j/s1600-h/IMG_1068.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289837133823363362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5xTjqAk91H6WrfZRP9RyBLLbvP4QK5KLMngfqUNXZVquNaofVgyYzAqRumGRuFo4EkolX0KoRVLF4CAkhnhauoiUx0Vk-AMwsU4aG1OOr1ppXsjUVh9A-SB4f79Q1uGHIV25n5KrS_q0j/s320/IMG_1068.1.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">C.J. and Dexter on the swings</span></em></p><p> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766103746871803081.post-28834510891546840942009-01-10T19:39:00.018-05:002009-01-10T20:03:07.371-05:00London<span style="font-family:arial;">While in England, the whole family took a 2 hour busride to London. We stayed overnight, so we had two days to see the city! The most striking thing was the age of the buildings! We think a 100 year old building is old here in the states, but we saw several buildings there over 1000 years old! We got to go to an evensong service in Westminster Abby, where it said that worship had been offered in that building every day for over 1000 years. What an incredible experience! We also got to see Big Ben, the changing of the guard, Trafalgar Square, the British Museum and lots more! It was a great trip and our nephews were such troopers. Nate (3) walked most of what we walked and was only carried towards the end of the day.</span><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9QAep5zJ4e-E2MUq4uxgP3SLot7fat3oJAXx-FpnCelrHojekgh9YckICqnnm-DLcBDf1yVVRLQ-kH9Dz4E4Y_NkOww7Wo8dAhwAVYe4n3gezNJzkx1UxWoARwE5Q5tHqf0uDOmv9nQrB/s1600-h/IMG_0826.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289830268493590242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9QAep5zJ4e-E2MUq4uxgP3SLot7fat3oJAXx-FpnCelrHojekgh9YckICqnnm-DLcBDf1yVVRLQ-kH9Dz4E4Y_NkOww7Wo8dAhwAVYe4n3gezNJzkx1UxWoARwE5Q5tHqf0uDOmv9nQrB/s320/IMG_0826.1.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">The London Eye (Ferris Wheel)</span></em></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEBcxMvO1oiejod0yxjtXD0uSP3hcGdfgZMF7NGeM7c41wmgNttn7zoiXUIiSiTAkomXnuUem-DvT7g2XwkLk7reMO2HUKJHZbl_e3B8paW2BWIRTI4cwsoy8hXQmuV9wVkn51ZLRWSDEt/s1600-h/IMG_0829.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289830405986988306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEBcxMvO1oiejod0yxjtXD0uSP3hcGdfgZMF7NGeM7c41wmgNttn7zoiXUIiSiTAkomXnuUem-DvT7g2XwkLk7reMO2HUKJHZbl_e3B8paW2BWIRTI4cwsoy8hXQmuV9wVkn51ZLRWSDEt/s320/IMG_0829.1.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">The fam in front of Big Ben</span></em></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisIlE9pvqR04RstXx6h7b7CHgUIioNU3BTFX6GysH32Kaa3froGu8xOLcqdCHiSf4LIs_uvYB02wqYZj0JoWl-Q7zMOBbQLes3QLmg22HTuMvRU4AzLJoboRb6MjTxYz5ECotTKg7F_hjJ/s1600-h/IMG_0839.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289830540884871938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisIlE9pvqR04RstXx6h7b7CHgUIioNU3BTFX6GysH32Kaa3froGu8xOLcqdCHiSf4LIs_uvYB02wqYZj0JoWl-Q7zMOBbQLes3QLmg22HTuMvRU4AzLJoboRb6MjTxYz5ECotTKg7F_hjJ/s320/IMG_0839.1.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Dexter sacked out</span></em> </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcRX_eLjAZqFhH44rQBO8wktgL5b38iOUgkL2LtdZjlBzJSjl80iaO6xeTcBxrEb_d3YX7Q8kf8aEgSqNkkjs4JgpSs1RLuHEQAfFqq0ZRzYOVsWbYl_Ugqmp-9KtxFydjGTxNJFZgCSQ-/s1600-h/IMG_0841.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289830716421434658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcRX_eLjAZqFhH44rQBO8wktgL5b38iOUgkL2LtdZjlBzJSjl80iaO6xeTcBxrEb_d3YX7Q8kf8aEgSqNkkjs4JgpSs1RLuHEQAfFqq0ZRzYOVsWbYl_Ugqmp-9KtxFydjGTxNJFZgCSQ-/s320/IMG_0841.1.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Big Ben and a double-decker bus</span></em></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0-6po4VcRNob-A4PKTBhfc0yaMTBt0EtQlEEnRrUeQGwBNI9yOog6B1aYl6pXNHceBP_HHpKOX74svoJFa9cLLk-n8_vLeYkIB_e9-kWp-IOAoyaO794ukhFR5Zxfzm4k5M-hN9lerg1/s1600-h/IMG_0846.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289830851001632642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0-6po4VcRNob-A4PKTBhfc0yaMTBt0EtQlEEnRrUeQGwBNI9yOog6B1aYl6pXNHceBP_HHpKOX74svoJFa9cLLk-n8_vLeYkIB_e9-kWp-IOAoyaO794ukhFR5Zxfzm4k5M-hN9lerg1/s320/IMG_0846.1.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Nate and Keri in the underground</span></em></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJuOISLHarY8OS3SBS4gudAi9l5whYVd2IpzUi7P-yDOpY6LTv2eFAJKG5YnsxdUsAGX-94Ei-33ZAdYnSna8kwtP7eysBdaZ4302tUZ7WazmFRB0X531ft4coC_wQNiKgrs1enevDAeo/s1600-h/IMG_0857.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289831026347873874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJuOISLHarY8OS3SBS4gudAi9l5whYVd2IpzUi7P-yDOpY6LTv2eFAJKG5YnsxdUsAGX-94Ei-33ZAdYnSna8kwtP7eysBdaZ4302tUZ7WazmFRB0X531ft4coC_wQNiKgrs1enevDAeo/s320/IMG_0857.1.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Us in front of a huge lion in Trafalgar Square</span></em></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO1dxhTUqJoEdXjih6yedZaGS5CqMjTNqvKWsPTZZaeYstXZgRF3mT95nh6SVBmHrrZb1Iw-q0oeaEKe9FBb0iCaPlXrOtgdkAH7uBdfk7Veta8vSwEhvK_m1btKeZNKtfX7tIxnn6JkD3/s1600-h/IMG_0864.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289831148864810594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO1dxhTUqJoEdXjih6yedZaGS5CqMjTNqvKWsPTZZaeYstXZgRF3mT95nh6SVBmHrrZb1Iw-q0oeaEKe9FBb0iCaPlXrOtgdkAH7uBdfk7Veta8vSwEhvK_m1btKeZNKtfX7tIxnn6JkD3/s320/IMG_0864.1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <em><span style="font-family:arial;">Trafalgar Square</span></em></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBB3j4Q-nHH3Me_oEYt1wGuDWmNwQNJ3o2sysmCIkMs4HLat1bI3WoXCCRAL1TmKhtGb2X5YfB6C52cBVW_fm_rhjg37btoFmO27IpT5-bkSyHcF8GLsWTXhpqismn49ve3wQF2KnvHk0q/s1600-h/IMG_0875.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289831304667267426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBB3j4Q-nHH3Me_oEYt1wGuDWmNwQNJ3o2sysmCIkMs4HLat1bI3WoXCCRAL1TmKhtGb2X5YfB6C52cBVW_fm_rhjg37btoFmO27IpT5-bkSyHcF8GLsWTXhpqismn49ve3wQF2KnvHk0q/s320/IMG_0875.1.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">The Rosetta Stone in the British Museum</span></em></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbxhsuYZb0BvMm7QHdRUBH070_Ah68ctB5HZME9udxYFliGJdDfmReAW7GOgzLXuPVaWhLH3WRZQFrDr9-heZYhy166TjKPK25XnB06a_D_gU0nWuDaKiwF3ZZzhKPfQIyy7pUsR1r_FZ/s1600-h/IMG_0884.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289831455007551170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbxhsuYZb0BvMm7QHdRUBH070_Ah68ctB5HZME9udxYFliGJdDfmReAW7GOgzLXuPVaWhLH3WRZQFrDr9-heZYhy166TjKPK25XnB06a_D_gU0nWuDaKiwF3ZZzhKPfQIyy7pUsR1r_FZ/s320/IMG_0884.1.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Westminster Abbey at night</span></em></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdD3OziP1Er_X4V9SyGUMA8DtVqiig_9ZJeEI95v1BGdNe3IDSZkhbggUskc9keJ5lkP8DZrCkwMFbZ8S-bWFx2i4RWaxBtltF3Jl-rKa3r-YP0Bwy2NZ65QTqATgFKK0txYhfvkTk6VbR/s1600-h/IMG_0892.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289831594670249874" style="DISPLAY: block; 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Back in Trafalgar Square</span></em></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qfIOY9PGn3jk0aIsCQQ3ktDuzPhAaOmBt1hHJ_0Wp4PmLbvMDMfg8hwcTdISnfPrshyphenhypheninctLHFx2eg_UOggbz021eaRWepfk424OLrY15gK-yreMrOElfqkggjOTM8HO5a6OkYLduOeq/s1600-h/IMG_0952.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289832688414385010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qfIOY9PGn3jk0aIsCQQ3ktDuzPhAaOmBt1hHJ_0Wp4PmLbvMDMfg8hwcTdISnfPrshyphenhypheninctLHFx2eg_UOggbz021eaRWepfk424OLrY15gK-yreMrOElfqkggjOTM8HO5a6OkYLduOeq/s320/IMG_0952.1.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;">C.J. with a picture of the Chelsea Football club at their stadium</span></em></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcEl2oX0lA-jriIkxMrHfe6W5qXm1UDPRodhZlz23ffndEF_bbqXV26h1erFT-_cRKI2rppxz6JOz67di0Wf8rSk5oUBfNFzXMxULMcktq9NU6m2DAmAYXa7jEd_G4lLfybQsPLw8YK516/s1600-h/IMG_0955.1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289832881781886290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcEl2oX0lA-jriIkxMrHfe6W5qXm1UDPRodhZlz23ffndEF_bbqXV26h1erFT-_cRKI2rppxz6JOz67di0Wf8rSk5oUBfNFzXMxULMcktq9NU6m2DAmAYXa7jEd_G4lLfybQsPLw8YK516/s320/IMG_0955.1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <em><span style="font-family:arial;">Haley, Kel, and Mom on Portobello Road on our way the market</span></em></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0