tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26907105838907079982024-03-13T21:38:31.417-07:00Living With PalmsLittle Island--Big AdventureUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690710583890707998.post-4344306017607892152012-03-12T06:46:00.000-07:002012-03-12T06:46:22.224-07:00Fukushen Gardens<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwzpy-K6e2E-NdNmaBfSJQUm8h7k_VaGv9WcRAdkE5AMXWxzUc7xi03UU1425fH5qPu0dUL-pqPcupoQS2xQ4asGIxf47Jv-ck_A0OvRD9srXm8FbE6r6kodPFgMaKH9Ajp1p57Ynl5SQ/s1600/DSC_0533.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwzpy-K6e2E-NdNmaBfSJQUm8h7k_VaGv9WcRAdkE5AMXWxzUc7xi03UU1425fH5qPu0dUL-pqPcupoQS2xQ4asGIxf47Jv-ck_A0OvRD9srXm8FbE6r6kodPFgMaKH9Ajp1p57Ynl5SQ/s640/DSC_0533.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We usually venture North on the island when we want to explore, but this day we headed south. Tucked away on some obscure road in between concrete buildings is a beautiful Chinese Garden. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">They played tag in this lil' building. Hope it wasn't some sacred place.</div><br />
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</div>I really don't like the end of babyhood. Especially the end to <i>this</i> baby's babyhood. Growing up I never realized how much I would love babies. I mean, I grew up not having a baby around. And I honestly never even babysat once. In fact, I was very uncomfortable with babies and kids. When I found out I was pregnant with Landon I was in denial and didn't even tell Erin for a week afterwards that I was pregnant. I remember wanting Landon to stay in my womb for ever and never come out. It's interesting how we change over the course of just a few years. Now, every time I have a baby (which has only been 4 times), I love babyhood even more. I secretly believed that this time, she would just stay a baby. I kind of thought she really would not grow up. But blasted all...it's happened again. It's the end of her babyhood--and the end of me ever experiencing it again. I'm sad. (Erin, on the other hand, can't wait to get rid of the crib and car seat and 10 extra totes of clothes).<br />
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And tells me when she does something wrong.</div><div><br /><div><b>A</b>--<b>Always Helping. </b></div><div><b></b>If I want something done, I know who to ask. And usually I don't have to ask because the task is already done.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Y</b>--<b>Yes!</b> </div><div>I can count on Tay to say Yes instead of "Why?" "I can't." "No." " I don't want to." "I have to go to the bathroom." "My legs hurt."</div><div><br /></div><div><b>L</b>--<b>Lover. </b></div><div><b></b>She really does love everyone. And wants to hug everyone. And kiss everyone. S.O.S!</div><div><br /></div><div><b>O</b>--<b>Obstinate. </b></div><div><b></b>This girl wants it her way. But really, what girl doesn't?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>R</b>--<b>Rely on.</b></div></div><div>She is really a person you can really on. I hope our friendship will grow because she's the type of friend I want.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTSknM4HoSHo7f0aGMr4cBia3t7kJy0xwIL0dOoJs8yRXNb3JwA1J_MUxOG9xRnshsE_MGQwDzxf_brEbI7lj9UyIp6Ct7nAc5naLdPPmf5qkrWio-XZlVzpNkJt75SrMWJauO3izjP7Ey/s800/DSC_0104.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672237850741308754" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0aKVocQVF2_o7tbITPw3GcDgHbIQ__i0cFpG_AGD3mdlGIgVnZbQq-Bisn8YfqIri4AhunQbeQpYh3eZH2U6Nie2vTY-xGlAjVywDye0ejMQhRB9KW4YOfzUF1vm2z4V7wId56g7oNyKl/s800/DSC_0126.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672237865948217522" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Tradition: Sleeping on the tramp on her birthday</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Birthday Party: Beauty Salon</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Birthday Party: Prince Charming arrives</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkCN2hesY2qj5gpy_EakXF8GplA7aiRf2rrMvYLX_qLIgjdeFJnr9A7Nl0NtONqoDrWdgs4wgyTEKWAgYkzc_NgpguEKy5UEEMuP6jupfoH-F6-5lCOyI-qEnIR6AZ2RfFHym2Aii5gwD/s800/DSC_0145.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672240599868168674" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dancing with Prince Charming</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; 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cursor: pointer; " /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">The Cake</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; 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cursor: pointer; " /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Taylor came struttin' in one day while I </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">was teaching Landon at school and says </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Ya, I'm a rock star. I rock. Ya!"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690710583890707998.post-44457931600655390782011-10-17T05:04:00.000-07:002011-10-17T05:26:19.464-07:00My New BFF<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFEBS9svMjtqre71i3oY3NhaG1XycZjnfL4V6uZGM6WeL0DxlvSLSylpSYvssZp6zQVgN9Y7eMuRojS0fsHc2xxBW5dhG-ochWp0WAwQ3UljasPgac3VWBO7064WksIAR7AjSlICwd6DE/s1600/IMG_0802.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 324px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFEBS9svMjtqre71i3oY3NhaG1XycZjnfL4V6uZGM6WeL0DxlvSLSylpSYvssZp6zQVgN9Y7eMuRojS0fsHc2xxBW5dhG-ochWp0WAwQ3UljasPgac3VWBO7064WksIAR7AjSlICwd6DE/s400/IMG_0802.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664433653690063842" /></a><br />Check out who came to visit our little island and did an impromptu youth fireside/devotional at our church last night. When I came home, Erin was playing "Imagine" and was wearing a print out of David Archuleta's face as a mask (j/k--but he was going to). He only sang two songs, but they were "Sick...dog. Crazy vocals." I don't know why, but my adult brain turns off in situations like this. You know, when there's a party or I'm with a group of girls or when I'm doing karaoke. I no longer think about my actions. My only goal is to have fun at any expense. So, anyway, I accidentally cut in line to have my picture taken with him. Yes, in front of all those youngsters who had been waiting for a long time so patiently. My bad behavior was pointed out to me by another adult who still had her adult brain working. Well, at least I got the picture with Archuleta--Japanese style.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690710583890707998.post-64873390468490145222011-09-24T23:22:00.000-07:002011-09-26T06:52:28.725-07:00The Home School Experiment--4 weeks down, something' like 40 more to go<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>First let me start by saying the other night at Landon's baseball practice I actually had goose bumps. Not from his amazing skills, but because it was chilly. The temperature read 78 degrees. I am such a wimp.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>We just completed our fourth week of homeschool and we are all pleasantly surprised by the results thus far. Seriously, it is AWESOME!!! I usually down play how excited I am by it when people ask because I always thought homeschooling was kind of granola and weird, but maybe I'm granola now. I did own Birkenstocks in high school and secretly sometimes they still appeal to me. But not with socks. I see Japanese women wearing them all the time with socks. Either those or stilettos with daisy dukes. Anyway...homeschool. Yes, we are real and there are still many kinks to work out, which I'm sure will be a work always in progress. There is whining and wailing and gnashing of teeth most days. But overall there are so many amazing things that are happening. Let me share. First a walk through our day. We are all up and starting our day by 7am. Usually I've been up for a few hours already doing my workout and scripture/journal time--on the good days. I prep breakfast and on miracle mornings, Landon will have breakfast out and served to his sisters and himself. But prior to sitting down, I gather my little chicks around the piano and we sing a little tune and kneel for prayer. We eat, read scriptures or talk about some good message. I clean up the breakfast while the children get their morning work done. Their work includes getting dressed, making beds, brushing hair and teeth, washing face, cleaning rooms, doing laundry, vacuuming the living room, doing the garbage, and practicing the piano. Then it's off to school. They say good-bye to me and leave through the front door and come around to the back door where Mrs. Palmer eagerly awaits them. Prior to homeschooling I would nag and nag and nag to get my kids to do their chores. Always reminding, always draining. I would be drained by 7:30am. By week 4 of homeschool, there is no more reminders, no more nagging. They all do it. Landon is now waking up at 6am to get all his work done early so he can have more time to play. His idea. He's starting to get competitive with Taylor--the go-getter. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Once in school, we begin with a song and flag salute and calendar. Then we review their work charts. This is their chore chart. We mark what they did before school that day (except Landon has to mark his own prior to school starting because he's 8). If they get to school on time they get a jelly bean in the jar and if they got their chores done they get to put another one in and eat one. This has been a lesson on honesty for Audra. She is learning that she can't just say she did her work and get a jelly bean if she really didn't. And she is actually learning! She now tells me "Mom, I really didn't do it and I'm sorry." So, the jelly bean jar started on the first day of school when we were talking about goals. The class set a goal to fill the jar up to a certain point by the end of September and the award would be that their teacher would take them out to lunch to a restaurant and then we'd all pig out on jelly beans. They get jelly beans in the morning if they do those 2 things and when they finish their school work--one for each subject or assignment and anytime during the day they are practicing good manners or working on a certain value like courage or self-reliance. Being their teacher and their mom means that I get to teach them character building stuff and I get to be around them and REWARD them for practicing what we are discussing. Two weeks ago I gave an assignment to Landon to figure out something special about Audra because he is just not nice to her. A week later (I'd actually forgotten the assignment) he came up to me and said "Mom, I did the assignment you gave me. I figured out that Audra is really fun to play with--when I'm nice to her." Also, as a mom and because I am their teacher, I am more conscientious of positive behavior than I have been in the past. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>So after our morning huddle, we have a subject of the day with everyone together. Today was history and generally I try to blend ideas. If we are working on being more self-reliant (oh, I use valuesparenting.com--great stuff), I try to weave that topic into history. After subject of the day, Landon reads and writes in his journal (which we also use for his writing skills). During that time, I am with Taylor and Audra doing preschool/kindergarten work. Taylor is learning to read and Audra is crazy with glue and scissors. When the girls are done, they have free play time and I spend the next 1.5 hours with Landon wherever he needs me. We then have lunch and I take Landon to the regular school for art, pe, and music. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Some observations of this experiment: My children are turning into goal setters. If they hear the word "goal" they get all excited. The other day Taylor asked if she could make her own goal sheet to earn a dress she wants. My children are better behaved then they have been, hmmm....ever! We have this feeling of team now. Before I felt like Landon had so much social time. It's different living here. It's like living back when I was a kid or even before. Kids are with kids ALL DAY. So, we never saw Landon. Maybe an hour a day--that's it. I questioned who was having the most influence on my son. He was down right rotten to his sisters and his respect for us was getting to be non-exsistant. Well, it has changed. Erin came home the other night from work and said, "You know, Megan, there has been a definite, tangible change in the feeling in our home the last few weeks." Landon is more motivated, self-reliant (he makes his own meals and does his own laundry too!), and is learning how to try his best and not give up. Taylor likes homeschool, but is ready for friends--all of her girl friends, except a couple, have moved away. Today she was out on our front lawn waiting for any girls her age to be playing outside so she could go introduce herself. She is a pretty shy gal, so this was unusual. Well, she found a girl playing across the street. With Audra trailing behind, she went right over and made a new friend. Then later she said she was ready to go to school. I will most likely put her in kindergarten next year. Who knows, maybe age 8 is a good year to homeschool? For me, I get to spend more productive time with my kids. I get to practice Love and Logic (another good parenting philosophy). I get to practice at being a better parent for my kids. I get to learn who they are and what their strengths and weaknesses are. Because of this, I feel more patient, more willing to say 'yes', more apt to play, more at peace. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>As far as academics...it's like trying to teach Landon piano. The tantrums get old, but they don't push my buttons anymore. They are just noise and we move past. He has learned a ton this first month, but I'm a bit more excited by the "other" things that have changed around here.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I have to say that I'm so happy that I listened to what I feel was inspiration to try this experiment this year. We'll see how the next month goes. 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Seven boys. Nerf Guns. Face paint. Night time. Gated in military housing. It was a blast (pun intended).</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">
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<br />Day #1 of Team Palmer School didn't go as well as I'd hoped. Too many things I wanted to accomplish and so little time. So we tweaked and refined and day #2 went much better. Pretty awesome, actually. This year is going to seriously rock. I'm pretty pumped. Here's our school flag. I love it because it was so perfectly colored yellow by Landon on the top and so beautifully and "artistically" decorated in every color possible by Taylor and Audra on the bottom. And I love the faces they drew on their people. And I love that our symbol is the sun. And even more than all of that, I love that Audra has no pants on and looks like a professional wrestler. <div>
<br /></div><div>People ask why I decided to homeschool this year and they say things like I'm crazy. Any year prior to this one I would've been saying the same thing. If you want details, I'll share, but for now, it's enough just to say that it's the right thing for our family right now. I always said I would never do this, but here we are doing it. And it feels great. This is going to be a good year!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690710583890707998.post-63929252960141946772011-08-22T04:50:00.000-07:002011-08-22T05:00:18.535-07:00Navy Dental Ball 2011<div style="text-align: center;">Erin, the lone dentist at the hospital, was invited last minute to the 3rd dental battalion's dental ball. Just a dinner/party with ceremonial traditions, guest speaker, cake, toasts, and dancing. Normally these are formal, but I guess they do things differently here. It was 70's theme. These are our good friends Chris and Melissa. It's hard not to have a good time with them around! But we sure missed Kiser's moves.</div><div>
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<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVGRtdRcRS3qttTA4aTi0XCJiTaHBcKZrf7a7f-270MitaOWhiH8kfmv0Ot5wan6IZzYTe3M1R5nFaK7GgZW_LWR_1s8yVhw3iurBvTFlNcEvl2VpM8X40WPsB78Pr8772pDHVQt0VrFq/s1600/268117_2081526511683_1050664033_32307340_2921725_n-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Hiji Falls with Stinchfields.</b></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-XTv_7qWN8NWGym_7pPFXnJQHlAJRZuKl6yVaAVzWHw7m2mzoJCdOynf5jpDGr3h6QUfBlx2dVvFkhAO2V4AwvuD4ZyuuIW-_-PDFg9Uay4ldTUtbZiajNlFhKmc5mlmP6QaQilUv5kT3/s1600/DSC_0057.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-XTv_7qWN8NWGym_7pPFXnJQHlAJRZuKl6yVaAVzWHw7m2mzoJCdOynf5jpDGr3h6QUfBlx2dVvFkhAO2V4AwvuD4ZyuuIW-_-PDFg9Uay4ldTUtbZiajNlFhKmc5mlmP6QaQilUv5kT3/s400/DSC_0057.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640606112807805506" /></a>
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<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSvFfQGjckOgCDHTv9RcxA2EM6DQzJqvLsrN2RwUcwNJAQFfeL45k8h60WOVEqSPBMePCrPzeo6XJ_NgLzX50y0aOYTyzWLvhmZxj1hSG6t9m5Ui9_QC73xqq-N1LnlarcNq_Hqx5Axzy/s400/DSC_0051.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640612430318883234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">We love the Geckos here. We have 2 or 3 in our </div><div style="text-align: center;">house. Grandpa P. named the one in the kitchen </div><div style="text-align: center;">"Marvin." We like them because they eat</div><div style="text-align: center;">the other bugs--specifically cockroaches.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; ">The girls' best buds left us and moved to the rainy state.</div><div style="text-align: center; ">We miss you!!!</div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0guKttKgGvAMTN9RVbq76lMOTo0B7tRZoFPDwcr0p0OL-52Kl5wVt12_rVDs1RAfQemyjO8k-TH1iMfk09eChFy3HpsH2WxqJSyZoSm0E8uoRPVomkxd89YZmAYHnQAL8MEkPXZE2zMAQ/s1600/DSC_0005.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0guKttKgGvAMTN9RVbq76lMOTo0B7tRZoFPDwcr0p0OL-52Kl5wVt12_rVDs1RAfQemyjO8k-TH1iMfk09eChFy3HpsH2WxqJSyZoSm0E8uoRPVomkxd89YZmAYHnQAL8MEkPXZE2zMAQ/s400/DSC_0005.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640604437138808626" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; ">I can't get enough of these two friends. I hope their </div><div style="text-align: center; ">friendship lasts forever.</div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzhS_0CeGkuYvZn7roAKGCdr3tsAeTekGr-akv7U20P5EgGLFmmKTWmUuXgNjCsQAAGpMu28h-u2pIx-QX_OvVPtQ49uF2LZpuGw-Y7bW6Wqewmex-vsUwYB7iJQtfU6XUBEsQeTAz2ps/s1600/DSC_0017-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzhS_0CeGkuYvZn7roAKGCdr3tsAeTekGr-akv7U20P5EgGLFmmKTWmUuXgNjCsQAAGpMu28h-u2pIx-QX_OvVPtQ49uF2LZpuGw-Y7bW6Wqewmex-vsUwYB7iJQtfU6XUBEsQeTAz2ps/s400/DSC_0017-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640604430798492546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The girls will dress up anyone that's willing. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLF-lO0F464l2Xm6G8z2IWbBIXs5q-fDmzN_fMU3wKeu-k6RkPeg8mQ8iheVa78Hh7WA5P-JAsxSlJSzGiXtox26MO_gH6XJV32bVDWv5Z4lt2mBBDm3duBKKLZfpvByr8GuZXxAEvz4y8/s1600/DSC_0044.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLF-lO0F464l2Xm6G8z2IWbBIXs5q-fDmzN_fMU3wKeu-k6RkPeg8mQ8iheVa78Hh7WA5P-JAsxSlJSzGiXtox26MO_gH6XJV32bVDWv5Z4lt2mBBDm3duBKKLZfpvByr8GuZXxAEvz4y8/s400/DSC_0044.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640604427327338178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; ">The last karaoke night. Best song of the night:</div><div style="text-align: center; ">Sweater by Weezer</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKiEn8gyDKj73LrbbrOi_dFmtHaMgFvfL5IlKg2Q1e-3mOqmwe2R491xcljdQPq5YHV0IB-K2ei5TXNbaYfPTen7AGPFW3d1F9mKC4_qIhDyVThx8p-rYYScgfx4w5TrNpLUWZGgoiH_N/s400/269655_10150246615082601_588457600_7858568_4972984_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640610570661666530" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another sad goodbye. Stinchfields last day. Many tears.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVGRtdRcRS3qttTA4aTi0XCJiTaHBcKZrf7a7f-270MitaOWhiH8kfmv0Ot5wan6IZzYTe3M1R5nFaK7GgZW_LWR_1s8yVhw3iurBvTFlNcEvl2VpM8X40WPsB78Pr8772pDHVQt0VrFq/s400/268117_2081526511683_1050664033_32307340_2921725_n-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640610571861007314" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690710583890707998.post-39373665319223084222011-08-03T22:17:00.001-07:002011-08-03T22:55:08.899-07:00Good-bye<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vmNEbUq847bRAq3Sf8l46mkNpJbHllkbFMKJO0XgfB6sZWJN61uef5ARC2JP4rMt0BBwvLFibCO9A1oRCQLg_GXCf7My434WHkdDtmoN9oamK8CziOTVmY5dm12n6g82B50gfQa0W0zT/s1600/DSC_0235.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vmNEbUq847bRAq3Sf8l46mkNpJbHllkbFMKJO0XgfB6sZWJN61uef5ARC2JP4rMt0BBwvLFibCO9A1oRCQLg_GXCf7My434WHkdDtmoN9oamK8CziOTVmY5dm12n6g82B50gfQa0W0zT/s400/DSC_0235.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636867165694791778" /></a><br />I hate good-byes. In the military you're supposed to get used to it, but I'm not. Today is like the day after your birthday or the day after Christmas or the day after a huge storm. But worse. To have Erin's parents here for 30 days has been fabulous! But today, their last day, my heart aches. Even so much that this typhoon that is supposed to hit in a few hours isn't even exciting--now that's pretty sad. They hope they can catch their plane. I secretly hope they get stuck here a little longer.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690710583890707998.post-4065514095869353282011-07-11T01:09:00.000-07:002011-07-14T05:50:14.870-07:00May<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcflX4LYfTzCr_SQf6BBLFLhAyXqN1gdIxsJPfOIFrMKKc7ScN06QUFA5kagxg8zz8tI6xh34qnPPHMXpbMM_IqNrE3J3TkTI4SBinsC9ru1ETQZGhJ33IKhWTTjgfuLy1TLOn67y6LMie/s1600/DSC_0024.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Ballet Recital</span></b></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8N6tYELqldviIEhnDzyB7k0siZ5Jw8_AjTD_RcNQ0wKHDDNEbuEGTMK4Jh770k6oHERhOzpdiPAyD-9Ta9ktsN3GnQWngNc9C9JkF8Zw5ZG12ooBLWVz9I9i2XScxNJvdDifLIEKf3-G/s1600/DSC_0594.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8N6tYELqldviIEhnDzyB7k0siZ5Jw8_AjTD_RcNQ0wKHDDNEbuEGTMK4Jh770k6oHERhOzpdiPAyD-9Ta9ktsN3GnQWngNc9C9JkF8Zw5ZG12ooBLWVz9I9i2XScxNJvdDifLIEKf3-G/s400/DSC_0594.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628038192244435570" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgelHwuwsMlZ9HcwvKG7coTd6EFgvGQrOiRqMvE7p2yqQQX61F-LQvqYRWtcr9NPaYeCiCTo2t5HiOoKs0MhIrihs6qDB1ZHoJxYkpgJYdaWf_fzBqlUnK2PAPGFZ2l-8hTKOrJ8xi7Q-MW/s1600/DSC_0514.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgelHwuwsMlZ9HcwvKG7coTd6EFgvGQrOiRqMvE7p2yqQQX61F-LQvqYRWtcr9NPaYeCiCTo2t5HiOoKs0MhIrihs6qDB1ZHoJxYkpgJYdaWf_fzBqlUnK2PAPGFZ2l-8hTKOrJ8xi7Q-MW/s400/DSC_0514.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628038186183766946" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ymnmODgExLysPOSYZ3nX25BaTFE-vsWgWKstKxgewQZtsfBuw4l-gMx_S38ew-HO0ljQt_1qxZmLcrUnUFxMGmpCiFS90GtUgQwcrCBDa59ODD6TIlGezGSZGxo32scGwk5vMpdbMYo1/s1600/DSC_0467.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ymnmODgExLysPOSYZ3nX25BaTFE-vsWgWKstKxgewQZtsfBuw4l-gMx_S38ew-HO0ljQt_1qxZmLcrUnUFxMGmpCiFS90GtUgQwcrCBDa59ODD6TIlGezGSZGxo32scGwk5vMpdbMYo1/s400/DSC_0467.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628038183402135122" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Dolphin Park</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3ifWYZH1lUhK8_2fLrSZrNZ067YFB9ISZE3FHdYz-dvrxlSmFiHZTD57GYTLljon1_eYGig_SJxi3SGOSueZ_qKEHdnagaFllAnK62Fr8XxWId4rgdYp0orHmB51Ca1PuwdWDpCccuaW/s1600/DSC_0526.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3ifWYZH1lUhK8_2fLrSZrNZ067YFB9ISZE3FHdYz-dvrxlSmFiHZTD57GYTLljon1_eYGig_SJxi3SGOSueZ_qKEHdnagaFllAnK62Fr8XxWId4rgdYp0orHmB51Ca1PuwdWDpCccuaW/s400/DSC_0526.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628038195652824386" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LabAXhMslEYsSvEI-62t-RTsniyoBsK8ipOzRQrMfZ3QurSk4IJ2Sf1rVkAtOLOy4OAPSz1IxdTJMRvETuxu597QrBWJ_5rxBeTFOf7V8PKZm9J6NWllREwYR8VJAGfyfveK8YxFi_Rw/s400/DSC_0520.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628038199119741346" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">I love how these two trees have grown together</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">in the middle.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi97hM6Bc8zniHC1rvVZQWfgCABjD-lKRDSmCCSexLPP_e1zcm4yg21xtqOAM3cvTcYGj_09EHQkeuFjSNwM2w6pC2nBOL3iWkXykOIDdKmeYzUz3QFurashln1rmNBxrq5Lx3mBlLCbgWQ/s400/DSC_0534.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628040464173173586" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2lS31SdrD_aLcjxZuowP9PCasdU9EFLwS8Crg6Xi9P27s3C-AGU8o41neqDgWfdXNejl2qQu5-20aKQk_C8HPuvNhs_vDZAlLIU101P9_lkGnz9RbhO7_AyYE5T4KPX-RV2qjlJ2Uctxy/s400/DSC_0546.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628040466812503090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6OqIBU9jKXyT_qkLepvkR8nu-8VkQETpCrjisx1XZrds9_QW9GimzLRBirZVSHLm6lYGNF1mDh5BPWbr9MnA6WyB4hsW4WP817NkuQr19ycsPcJHS3ihjApd13OI3rbnM3X6lS0uxTFo/s400/DSC_0560.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628040473327237714" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhC5hhAFP2XJVVxccwhPeSDzWigWa6JJsiPzfdOLmtUERV4ZFOV8arb0d4L4EdpUvhJ2fm6O0K8CUq091emzv4g6rZc7UgrYePOZpZJEUXxMhPvurMY1SrXeeiJZS-oOHfY5JJxTqM9jb/s400/DSC_0563.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628040475369784082" style="display: block; 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"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0WG-YzU_8UP8h1eCinWzBRmMR69brTB56lYC7781g8gjVjwMu-SGiPQd6MI3t-ww-vA1G3QAIWBVeQys3SeDjrP39K-8gbAzmy1vQZrML_4i7kJsxCmtt6EV3ZY2LNm0TJoeN65cAP31/s1600/DSC_0575.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0WG-YzU_8UP8h1eCinWzBRmMR69brTB56lYC7781g8gjVjwMu-SGiPQd6MI3t-ww-vA1G3QAIWBVeQys3SeDjrP39K-8gbAzmy1vQZrML_4i7kJsxCmtt6EV3ZY2LNm0TJoeN65cAP31/s400/DSC_0575.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628040483000928322" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></a><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>Okuma #2</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhimooFD01cLxeZeIbPtuRYNqlEnjuPnOasMLjUst8_jjOoqS1xUvvCszLidM5nWLoFDogvtvY17T3Bw-mImhI4tSykz7wi9frmyx2hVqi5ZhDgfRFu-i3w2GPreuX0D49zflGZ8Rdxfp/s400/IMG_0540.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628441113456623090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWR5Tge6V_JZzFBJ2P15T-04EmmX_ljB9Of1G3qTvdJ5tqCisisKBLrCJCIujVTXhgBQv-VmWTGjBArJSZpcu7H-6yfb5racK2AdYcX0VDaPLnYI0W8wgipK4NOvcvDhDoZXRtnbwnWP9O/s400/IMG_0553.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628441119506452402" style="display: block; 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margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>Lego building</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7F49Y2Phjys4QgC2DWbYxv7Z42J4DIfg18i6MELCsYb8xoZckvM5brAyWXc8XWnGQElhaxSRP8WICra4dEF7XdafXRlVpJ7olk7oytWUISnx44XPwd2MpHqYB_gr12zlKevN7ffXQR9SR/s400/DSC_0605.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629187440623997874" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>Nipple shirt</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">(Audra calls this her "nipple" shirt)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTYxw_ucKPVhaSqdDj3-nso1K6w4eOiBrsmYBkMJplbWUPAJ62kmovptXuzWNZxVR2LR5vqbIomp2woPeN0MPYQSzxLoR9v9qvsGG4Lawn4KELx5wEI1hMIko5gOzRJSJYBLMD8LxKbR7b/s400/DSC_0608.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628441137393549714" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>Typhoon Songda</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpLnTR5yASLidxrgBDOzNRMUlXNBU0SDu-H3fpYzyMAeAZ77j3-GewXa27L1Z0zBpbJLVVt7z1GTN1O03TIBYaYPGpR6_-ASJ5AwNT5EXUeVOrouOLcp-SALQI82DvrKAqHuJibi3NsRV7/s400/DSC_0007.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628441141845899186" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcxW2Yqte8zRTiBQ-FA-tpW0VBpTP1PujsVyRJ15UIlfRTF0xt9V-E1eKx1S2t5ZTnaJfaDGpiwdWqXgw7jNtx87gcJP3j28N7fr0af_o-ksmQ8Ur7b_WT5FhkD9SvSaRTI6BGo3u1f_k/s400/DSC_0015.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629188782105351282" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_pB_QrMTR0k8Y85xCZZ3n10kFaGjAKB6Y5cHsGnR87n2yvqubGotuKyX3lgYdwAtr2isUe4WjgCTd8wGY80ZfP8pDdcEPGXPq9JVCwOfZbSwGDb2S0VGgj_ju7UpOPr8J77VYCpkWlyKs/s400/DSC_0017.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629188790034914818" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTGWeySN_gIZheRxCza5C8VmUZwb7-GS2Hqta83zmZmPGnOLmVktN03SEIpsm4ywPP2Rp3OmkpLSCqhEeuioiEKQoaErlQwx7MxSW8UM90BvYeAxySZVURO4MuECAGA-eqQN27ZdRXl6NM/s400/IMG_0600.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629188794336998962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>Secret Beach--Memorial Day</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzDZS0632Hy6jLZtRhdIcA88cvMIc7lIcSRyjOhYTMtCA9WbXQ1dpA8cUbA0A_0kFjBF1uUdpGxnmC2-grml0HZkIA0AZDU03b1A5i-UKLj5K3fGN9z5O1D4ammwfqU5-qcffOzLcRBDYc/s400/DSC_0023.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629188820673966610" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:16px;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcflX4LYfTzCr_SQf6BBLFLhAyXqN1gdIxsJPfOIFrMKKc7ScN06QUFA5kagxg8zz8tI6xh34qnPPHMXpbMM_IqNrE3J3TkTI4SBinsC9ru1ETQZGhJ33IKhWTTjgfuLy1TLOn67y6LMie/s1600/DSC_0024.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcflX4LYfTzCr_SQf6BBLFLhAyXqN1gdIxsJPfOIFrMKKc7ScN06QUFA5kagxg8zz8tI6xh34qnPPHMXpbMM_IqNrE3J3TkTI4SBinsC9ru1ETQZGhJ33IKhWTTjgfuLy1TLOn67y6LMie/s400/DSC_0024.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629189420739383810" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></a><br /></span></span></b></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690710583890707998.post-16420751511281269992011-07-03T06:04:00.000-07:002011-07-03T06:52:09.053-07:00Road Biking<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAuQ2HM2pN4Kwo0KEz2sC2FAFDZMOJb-NEwNWA5lW5Za-ta4lY4PDwXc-zaR8QUljHOZDAPaduWA-1S7-L6f-TQMEoFbDBuiZrDGCjZafj1OjFsjPbs4jBm7kSYV6SiPG0v6OvZVJlenUv/s1600/IMG_0606.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAuQ2HM2pN4Kwo0KEz2sC2FAFDZMOJb-NEwNWA5lW5Za-ta4lY4PDwXc-zaR8QUljHOZDAPaduWA-1S7-L6f-TQMEoFbDBuiZrDGCjZafj1OjFsjPbs4jBm7kSYV6SiPG0v6OvZVJlenUv/s400/IMG_0606.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625121837786041154" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I remember living in Enumclaw when Landon was a baby and I'd come home from work and this girl who lived next door would be coming in from her car wearing spandex and shoes that clicked on the cement when she walked. I loved the way her shoes clicked on the cement. And I loved the bike grease on her leg. I didn't really love her spandex, but since that time, I always thought it would be cool to wear clicky shoes and ride on a road bike. And maybe I'd even get spandex.</div><div><br /></div><div>We've had our bikes for almost a year and I still love my shoes as they click on our hallway floors as I go out to ride. I don't know why I love spandex and bike jerseys and gloves and helmets and all the other gear and clipping into my pedals and riding next to cars. I feel cool, like that neighbor girl. Maybe I look ridiculous, but I don't care. And even if I am slow, all my get-up makes me feel fast and aero-dynamic, like a machine. I really like it and I'd like it if all of my family members would purchase bikes and spandex. Then we could all be super fast aero-dynamic machines together...and that would be a lot of super fast aero dynamic machines.</div><div><br /></div><div>Enough about me...Erin was so lucky to tour the entire perimeter of the island on his bike with the gang (I got to babysit the kiddos). The "epic" ride was a 3 day tour 230 miles of crazy climbs and descents. His training included two 40 mile rides where his legs cramped so bad he had to stop. But on the epic ride, he was a machine. They called him "The Quiet Giant." He said each day he felt stronger than the day before. I think it's because the week of the ride he was going to bed by 10 every night and drinking more water than normal. It's a good habit (as it's already past 10:30pm and I just finished my smoothie). Anyway here are pictures of his tour de Okinawa.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXBkRLO2OmniWeUxxZyaI9DJhYRkZtFRAsNw95nCG9aRFUFMVrINr2IKqWKm1vSSW1uCcQTJfpLn9JO2WamfAk2np4ou9U1CLT0nHneZj8QhYEc_VpyhJN_yF-ykUUp5jC8U1RE_DVdK1Z/s400/DSC_0355.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625112897543911186" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXNjv3AzitqGgDFt9-4vpzEXLtN-SATipr1YWlK8UNgK7EPADBSoqiLjVC5FZKJVf9wxtsfHC7I-GvThosebNs-9wVHwsmcE8U-r3cnahpDONNfghDgr6KhywrEJsjVlmltS063nJmZfk/s400/DSC_0361.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625112907715118098" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfuL645wehzH3qJfL-B63MnUrn9xAfl0SyLRlhNABt3f637UKPc5Jl-DTLJSGK0pP5sCEKLCRRO8q5y-18Ay45BDz0D7Hs3ILkrAeNq0IVVdD3KBYqWXP-2LWqnSkiqYbkVUQYqQDXymSV/s400/DSC_0374-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625112909078886018" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 395px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdGUJhCxhBd7yEO89qptHAOL0VuRgWsCA3NY4xuZ4jn-PA214U8g3pefLP0vBLxmskfQxWcA7eHCLgXa9pzSO5LDLkYI_62OckCjuItWhWg0MjJH-6yD0qGgzcBQGqBYVco6P4Y6Sp4To/s400/IMG_0451.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625112919587577522" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFYjnUHcaG4iPYBgFZVXt-wvsk45cZ__4xgOnjQCKElG8rGIDdMQjtdtq0YHL8VdfPEatxzfdUO5vdG-M_jRJSh8EfGB78FGJ3dy7jxwrfDCq43sHrdp-wAEVcLME0uB8bUz7PsJENA4z/s400/IMG_0468.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625112923057844418" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0YRgTCb4xM2ABmTga-FqzPAGrP7dT16TCwCHgi0s7mtm9up1PpEF506F048Is06fUDUC3JGNxtMfMO64VUit9pqIKGRmWi7qREgdvIT4awJGlobONsvHoWWUcspbKRT9w_kr20tkfqTRO/s400/IMG_0471.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625120661321740354" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNIeMVAZ-nHtznh6fbr_gliV3Gr74gk4atQlnzSitNaygFMcptz20n6dNqw8GuPfxlMvRIhhKT1l57KqvaNZiZEhAjyG7_XMO95fRfHVyR7TJQCrVRIo_8bA4DDgLJll-qtEVQTiPTyvM/s400/IMG_0478.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625120656917714130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDKXcPrpZH77z4FxX_HmNDTo1erVvGmofK9VyF4CWzd286VUU2H1p_llHF_ffYlr-Frn6jIaQxA-Hq8UTT_SqT4CWXB1RHbgaxBimgCeM_VIwO6PpwBEagXCv_nA16pSpqr8HGNCPz7kZ/s400/IMG_0463.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625120653392616050" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">This guy put the gang to shame as he climbed this hill</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">on a one speeder pulling his house and property.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690710583890707998.post-37205580616076978282011-06-29T05:09:00.000-07:002011-06-30T23:42:24.629-07:00The 3 little ladies and one mini man<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSJpHVn_Yg1crMfKRB98kiv6EQFcy5Fm6x3be43orQrEIqxuaF5jzA3TmrRLhCef9DQvI9oGA19nsFUbDS6B9izpRlzo9Neqa9q3xXdjMN6liJoJcgjo3TWJrhQ_2GEY_qiNwCGAFH7qz/s1600/DSC_0042.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div>I wonder what it will be like someday when I have no babies to cuddle, no little hands to wash, no sparkling eyes to look at, no little bodies to throw up into the air, no make-believe to eavesdrop on, no little dollies and dress-ups and paper and crayons and brushes and anything and everything to clean up, no angel-like faces to look at while sleeping, no pure, childish laughter. It will be a sad moment when I realize that it is all gone and they are all grown up.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdnTrmh4CBA4BWBpEjN4nvcCYK-YHdOXs90Y4l0azAwRrBWz-LUh7HmvDNX0sMcsTwkUxcVUPTDhTr8XMBqoNQqhoNtjRikrxgNdLOZHcXaQ0vp7g2siO3aw3NIb76n-80zKvSFDaUjrpI/s1600/DSC_0034-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdnTrmh4CBA4BWBpEjN4nvcCYK-YHdOXs90Y4l0azAwRrBWz-LUh7HmvDNX0sMcsTwkUxcVUPTDhTr8XMBqoNQqhoNtjRikrxgNdLOZHcXaQ0vp7g2siO3aw3NIb76n-80zKvSFDaUjrpI/s400/DSC_0034-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624269429749563474" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEyBa0JLjbz-zO3WeAF-DgOzYLw691suPYyaFgjUB_UDNQpfEZl67_xJTEL-VBPmjm_iCHfwch22YbvXHmkca9pdXEDR7afNACrJ7G8pRUMYGlmOnkhWzsPnmHiQdrUGhMxqiDpAS2HO-T/s1600/DSC_0032.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEyBa0JLjbz-zO3WeAF-DgOzYLw691suPYyaFgjUB_UDNQpfEZl67_xJTEL-VBPmjm_iCHfwch22YbvXHmkca9pdXEDR7afNACrJ7G8pRUMYGlmOnkhWzsPnmHiQdrUGhMxqiDpAS2HO-T/s400/DSC_0032.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624269426532386450" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6VQjOiwdW4lNNkNYCt-dhgDp-UVN1D9kfuRVVW5SAjnjm_Wur25eNHKriIkUe3BPijSdDHPLWP0fzG_Dz37MpwjRcEiudGuslpryaxw8Uhn-6HPfGNw9bHfGj8W14AJGHXfFPv23PD7z/s1600/DSC_0020.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 383px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6VQjOiwdW4lNNkNYCt-dhgDp-UVN1D9kfuRVVW5SAjnjm_Wur25eNHKriIkUe3BPijSdDHPLWP0fzG_Dz37MpwjRcEiudGuslpryaxw8Uhn-6HPfGNw9bHfGj8W14AJGHXfFPv23PD7z/s400/DSC_0020.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624269415569519698" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSJpHVn_Yg1crMfKRB98kiv6EQFcy5Fm6x3be43orQrEIqxuaF5jzA3TmrRLhCef9DQvI9oGA19nsFUbDS6B9izpRlzo9Neqa9q3xXdjMN6liJoJcgjo3TWJrhQ_2GEY_qiNwCGAFH7qz/s1600/DSC_0042.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSJpHVn_Yg1crMfKRB98kiv6EQFcy5Fm6x3be43orQrEIqxuaF5jzA3TmrRLhCef9DQvI9oGA19nsFUbDS6B9izpRlzo9Neqa9q3xXdjMN6liJoJcgjo3TWJrhQ_2GEY_qiNwCGAFH7qz/s400/DSC_0042.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624270235501299218" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZ8mZdI1jgojtBWJS1_Job8fuv6s9Ulw3_EL-PxGriIe8B2GZ6XfXg23VJpBU_Mbfrid3r2ozkmPs4tGFgfJKgpz5yiLhsKfKfIUixPW4UcDcHjgr1sPkt22UnwXHecdFKwtqT8eLVnCh/s1600/DSC_0037.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZ8mZdI1jgojtBWJS1_Job8fuv6s9Ulw3_EL-PxGriIe8B2GZ6XfXg23VJpBU_Mbfrid3r2ozkmPs4tGFgfJKgpz5yiLhsKfKfIUixPW4UcDcHjgr1sPkt22UnwXHecdFKwtqT8eLVnCh/s400/DSC_0037.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624270227871532050" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZ8mZdI1jgojtBWJS1_Job8fuv6s9Ulw3_EL-PxGriIe8B2GZ6XfXg23VJpBU_Mbfrid3r2ozkmPs4tGFgfJKgpz5yiLhsKfKfIUixPW4UcDcHjgr1sPkt22UnwXHecdFKwtqT8eLVnCh/s1600/DSC_0037.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;font-size:13px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690710583890707998.post-3397646535343202312011-05-29T01:16:00.000-07:002011-06-04T21:57:36.943-07:00Dragons or Beds?<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrhXZvQ7PCPaXY7QqldDQ2DtFJ-wsYbPx-nGLObzt_b2DiOaH2DPt0-18Lup1UgZ28UeeNq9FGhCTkaQw2MBHjx8LuNWNr4Tl4WmBumY2NLulN3v4G5YzkLGQF7iQ-Biy_u7-XcMkBRjfR/s1600/DSC_0358.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: -webkit-xxx-large; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiErG_DK2AnE6_8EXzU3zdCvHTeu0SWyxJ7mAgtQNukDkHjEviIMm-oioHl8J6U_sqDIqe0ktfvbx2AP-DSPWNVbzPZymM3RjcdAWFlv57VYeKska8LoSy6Vlfj2K7DIznG_6gIDerO6wj/s1600/DSC_0069.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiErG_DK2AnE6_8EXzU3zdCvHTeu0SWyxJ7mAgtQNukDkHjEviIMm-oioHl8J6U_sqDIqe0ktfvbx2AP-DSPWNVbzPZymM3RjcdAWFlv57VYeKska8LoSy6Vlfj2K7DIznG_6gIDerO6wj/s400/DSC_0069.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614557544094019682" /></a></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJ7z-CDe7DGi5_hVj8j4tgLKs9HQSVFjQQsG2ypMtZ0NamHWVNtwvhGeSB76JP0CQxnAudYS7A7rU6dlPvkImrCzk9pBBehw3GAbNqJKg7sPRYhH_sTn2HOFGcNTsKFN8YRqze6_e3eZY/s1600/DSC_0044.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>The older I get, the more my bed and I become friends. I long to be with her through out the day, and she (yes, it's a she) has a difficult time releasing her grip on me in the morning. It would basically take something big to break us apart. One day my friend said, "Hey, you should join our dragon boat team this year!" I thought it was a splendid idea until she told me they meet at 4:30 in the morning to practice. She reassured me it would only be for 2 1/2 months. Hmmm...me and my bed are pretty close. I wasn't fully committed until I learned that another friend of mine (who just had her third baby and her husband was deployed) was going to join. I'm a sucker for competition. If she can do it with all that going on, surely I could. So I woke up before the roosters, stood in thigh deep ocean water, and paddled my little heart out for 2 1/2 months to race in the Dragon Boat Race. With only two practices in an actual boat, we raced for 5 minutes and won our heat. We out sprinted all the women's teams and came in 9th out of 50 teams (mens, womens and co-ed). It was a fabulous experience, but until next year, me and my bed will stay best of friends.<div><br /></div><div>FYI: The Dragon boat race is an annual event, taking place during Golden Week--the biggest 5 day holiday in Japan. This particular race marks the beginning of dragon boat season, which lasts until late summer. This festival is observed to give thanks to the sea God for sharing the ocean's bounty. The U.S. military is fortunate to be invited to participate in such a sacred event.<br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieWM16X1O9b2so6UElssSLhnUUnIWjFCZNBBUr_MXj89epg_GpjMF2V96bPK9Lq-GjA1T2CqXmnGv_0ALR5Dy7UtqbW5ktTH77xsyztB2bUF9SLt0CHdunPdk5eQcTDrHEOXA7qxuaRLHM/s400/DSC_0116.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614560800891367714" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9TWzygFoVXjI90DvCwSBtcfmO8Sjphp6gaLqr2fX6mC8SwMh7fQX3o9VQ-Qg2_9mXuALgcWwbY1kQ1ZaNr7Jh7kzb5f5COmRiDcadQPp8k2445ddhG2nAzH9lncJC7fC4yaVeOYlVCWqM/s400/DSC_0164.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614582276536707330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 244px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The U.S. Navy Women's Team.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Q676HmGDFuJKdFlmqMcFozcLnvF2N9htvj4fVgkrE_fTxXmop49yptKRDb0uhKKHjQrcpzdvBRCauMpZALjqBuq-IWiCE0o5nJz2DgQNMlYjAvUWF7tpDQIHSXdD_c91JoWt3tknbzHs/s400/DSC_0049.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614557552606776578" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">My friend with the new baby and deployed husband. She</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">had the baby, got scuba certified, became a Pampered</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Chef consultant, and did Dragon boat while he was gone. These</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">military women are seriously TOUGH!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIq4uwn6LqdYOKzZd7KH75085XKEyCUabPJeBOMzR4FN2DMfSR0MREW3LvgKSymxJtY4xw9ofxnSgEqgNdCMQK5aLHaXszdSvmutube6VamfsXyEmiAHqHEA_SqnMHMihN9GRaVnK_C4QB/s400/DSC_0158.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614562719550880626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The coaches. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfnSR1N9q28v62M_n6UOx9hf22jNG-JfHUG2jeT9R4WWs-s3mzgZ8aiaHCsmw3pNww313RYNuhjKJ7YOMw0hAueqr-8ugyLKeevilVOUUpqPomqtQuqbCIM1bvsPhNLoUnQEeM84Zh_-Fk/s400/DSC_0114.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614560796518238674" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size:13.3333px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Team mates.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoN2RCY29Ox6wVxx0EPvny-hE4eayNG_NSKYMnKGzvbYLyE8bzc_-ZzXj878isM3ZDLKzcTCOoTMQQ5VXvzXVwR_Fak0jp35B-HPO9e1wTSaUCktmhzxMo-9j6-5Wia0J3wekXyM29hu0j/s400/DSC_0150.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614562714592816402" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Getting your toes painted in Okinawa is tradition.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Almost every lady has their toes decorated year round.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We had dragons painted on ours. Mine were black </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">with gold dragons.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioAbp3VnzJmFwl1SvEgRBu-ldso0ht5tTyiorCfXXvLW99e_BgFNrwbNslLSsmLMRJn76CajSowrDm8TnHt0iXJoinPDJT7E1G5QlFhIc-wmEfWktZdbcpEvR9CXa21Z_MqlB2cNNrFxQJ/s400/DSC_0170.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614582280242267362" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 321px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Starting gun guy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcxErsW1D-MLiLpNpVh4J-JqjYVMPQF2ZHLgqEB2_j4X_WRMWSvm6DW8iNi1QEsxGhx7a8twMJsRSk9nj2mqtuL86KvdhHIpMQerjdkG413XjSDDcxshls8yfknwSUqtxtSoqP_B09tMga/s1600/DSC_0189.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcxErsW1D-MLiLpNpVh4J-JqjYVMPQF2ZHLgqEB2_j4X_WRMWSvm6DW8iNi1QEsxGhx7a8twMJsRSk9nj2mqtuL86KvdhHIpMQerjdkG413XjSDDcxshls8yfknwSUqtxtSoqP_B09tMga/s400/DSC_0189.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614582304007139378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">First race of the day.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjixzyXqBSKPgNMJWr7HsLwOROFBzMKmQ7z3rcLA8OgLQf-VRjhOE3v8xit-zjLUevl8Ic3RGmxN7VA_dCKH8GSezUzBDAC6sG6tqtoE1wYWjyXu9wOy1EyqyOh7Ntl2wAwjdEP_l3782cf/s400/IMG_0520.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614586526036364514" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The best part of the race was knowing </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">that my family was watching and cheering for me.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7iGxuwXeSYYWX-QN4NoOlTCTQB2OfjQlFTtARHuOKwnf1XD3eov8tZ5UxV23IBsL0r0GPmKmUhrHtIBIsZdS0APlnCpqcluvbAWHl-LniboOdM-VBU9qBCgKFEeiHp6MvV47vQYcT_vSl/s400/IMG_0514.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614586516218342626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This is my friend who</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">introduced me to Dragon Boat.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcxErsW1D-MLiLpNpVh4J-JqjYVMPQF2ZHLgqEB2_j4X_WRMWSvm6DW8iNi1QEsxGhx7a8twMJsRSk9nj2mqtuL86KvdhHIpMQerjdkG413XjSDDcxshls8yfknwSUqtxtSoqP_B09tMga/s1600/DSC_0189.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span></span><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig3KKxoyqSixx2aqgdWn0cqWuhD_C-NJmv_yEbJSTEbOk1iZARPOvrYbPdnClVFubwrtz6Yrb-2x-HuZ5dRIwIPWjpuipigk9mGt1XBQZG0-iB1mpDjgnaeAmgRaLzE5SQJ78Ik_UngclN/s400/DSC_0427.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614586533552863810" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Our time: 5 min 30 sec</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3iHyn5ORdvz9AVAEj5BtiOvfvswuR6qiEyB9GE4I3MPcTf8eSwuoPHMR3GsOPrLtdkN_D_GXr4-nhUy5tA27QbuSiNLhUN6dTLBUhQHnR487tryI55D8pAjElTMgTn22gFiycKR2BP8m7/s400/DSC_0054.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614557562682502626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The festival before the crowds.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwv8-7ERAIu1-29Ank_2CykhxZErEpUqky3zuXURtkhERc63TKrkMQmUhrFVk_byZ9KNCcxQxBvxSEWxkcTDP25XQl8n8kAquIya08LlqPpc-Kgeajp5xpglXjRqmVbfhGtkrHDy1uUWzC/s400/DSC_0129.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614562698244421218" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXnTduhtBTcIUwKYyMTFdhyP_gna_SX7xf0KwagsLpagX3XJJNRz1E6IWMyJedrPuUcubaIttZ6JKsgEmHFrWxOceqGrSuyefg6ew5vC3qsfbnVFLWfoILJXNMCRhG5wid_3WTeggIA45X/s400/DSC_0136.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614562702986202434" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQm8mtufzIyWcBnZmgXPht8_jAsTOg58mPk0vMxPN20ziqhuKm5t05GMkI57OZaW6pomor8x6gh8XLyLVGw-mekDWNI1sKDuud9xzdKjROzawyqeXCpS_Xk7JrK3CUpvatE_dRnlVsr5i/s400/DSC_0146.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614562703254811522" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This is where men go to the bathroom--right up close to </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">the sidewalk for all to see!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIJX0dox-B9YkirKDaiwBmSl7HGKHbMPi2-zwsCM17_WhouF4mnMmEcI_ITgjkxJkZ20sxx57RAYUK1hMU7O0rC_N8xD5Qwldgk8OSy8tlErNlH6YFUEvWbWmNuCA1slNJOV6PSMIWJk9/s400/DSC_0130.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614582299227813522" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhR4cF8-IxouyQRPyluq4PG_pHMiUf_ghncMjxuPvl5dpUqFUrvcRkw3xF2xj6dHEWdN1rQz_UwIr5hj6zYUPlpVvorKf-3aeH-fgcuty1ZqcbOe_pPRFnnHZdQBnyPg7ZzHHhruVKGFbC/s400/DSC_0249.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614586545593362034" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Almost better than the race itself was this race. I was so</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">surprised by Taylor's innate driving abilities, I laughed so hard</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I peed my pants. She was even leaning in on the turns. Her goal was</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">to bump Landon and Audra's car.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size:13.3333px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9N4UdviZu8oTZd3wwDlWTbpCVUyOeiBunU3S5KhFX2rm7rMdzgFKHP-OkIiZFh7C_vE3Q0LeOlVP-65l1Wlv08FTobL5szQOXtUXXTDYbJJ5U0ATGDT2I8rjhwq0VN_nz25hYi6JQAt07/s1600/DSC_0278.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9N4UdviZu8oTZd3wwDlWTbpCVUyOeiBunU3S5KhFX2rm7rMdzgFKHP-OkIiZFh7C_vE3Q0LeOlVP-65l1Wlv08FTobL5szQOXtUXXTDYbJJ5U0ATGDT2I8rjhwq0VN_nz25hYi6JQAt07/s400/DSC_0278.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614586552088760162" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Yes, these were pretty fast cars. Yes, they let Audra ride behind</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Landon. And yes, they didn't require helmets.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size: 13.3333px; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIuvxdOAyYb3Na9UeHvtM-wc6tMZSXMaztniorn90lU9h4JfTj-oMetx3n9vSQ0oJcWinnN0fheYoIWGXrAPDbLhAEnf5dZkUR1MxFC70IJ9Oh2nQR3n6SZp1KVrvMKbkJNx65FS7ZNxbA/s400/DSC_0336.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614593510351544034" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size: 13.3333px; ">This was the last thing we did at the festival.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size: 13.3333px; ">Can anything be better than strapping your</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size: 13.3333px; ">3 children into harnesses, attaching them </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size: 13.3333px; ">to bungie cords, and bouncing them as</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size: 13.3333px; ">high as you can on trampolines? You should have</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size: 13.3333px; ">seen how high Audra went. Afterward, she asked if she</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size: 13.3333px; ">could do it again. Lil' daredevil.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size: 13.3333px; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size: 13.3333px; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCG98istCNxryzKnRM_lEWJp6N5o3kuZdpxVQHAxwncsO3X4vuvKQE6iRevRjlxfmxQGXAUlWRxfXiC2vjGUufxlO5mTkajeG2CKkOu5MYueV_KQmimJ0_XNSbvfmql6hM5-fwP2fUgxMw/s400/DSC_0346.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614593517051441922" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size: 13.3333px; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size: 13.3333px; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrhXZvQ7PCPaXY7QqldDQ2DtFJ-wsYbPx-nGLObzt_b2DiOaH2DPt0-18Lup1UgZ28UeeNq9FGhCTkaQw2MBHjx8LuNWNr4Tl4WmBumY2NLulN3v4G5YzkLGQF7iQ-Biy_u7-XcMkBRjfR/s400/DSC_0358.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614593529101485682" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size: 13.3333px; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhR4cF8-IxouyQRPyluq4PG_pHMiUf_ghncMjxuPvl5dpUqFUrvcRkw3xF2xj6dHEWdN1rQz_UwIr5hj6zYUPlpVvorKf-3aeH-fgcuty1ZqcbOe_pPRFnnHZdQBnyPg7ZzHHhruVKGFbC/s1600/DSC_0249.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:11.1111px;"></span></span></span></div></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690710583890707998.post-51512751025760206492011-05-29T00:11:00.000-07:002011-05-29T01:08:18.681-07:00Bios on the Hill<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYDQkaZJg0xUbCxciBFSncY3wcYwWC_8Pw60lOAHgjAw7Vrz1BrKD0AvJvfy7czUieOqyEhfCyBtkrFHZu0gRB_gvw1t5K854LHTbc0JSiYMiQ-o_GkHeJH2NbEvMDmTY13TGmeFDUKUbg/s1600/DSC_0332.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaqQ7autEr3hBiBpka7xDvgsUIXo9zTiAvyb_xHFnGsXPnDpeDAGbOx5YBhEpkGaLIi-yepHn6LtKZ4ucTQx65iooLcmUfSiwZPcvzKZ2ZvpPXXuxel3wWWXs0lzZB6J2U1oBqV67CYphc/s1600/DSC_0335.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoF185G_kgVTzF8l8tta8ztu7Te3-z7scjzE7nISr-eUN0HWd1Oe28Cr0L2890LaDcOGBw2dAAPOk4oT7CyzsvRUfUux12cC3wU-FsU8VErXudVfuIHOp0Zs-pE5Qawj8r-xLvC6rwM0Sn/s1600/DSC_0312.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjey023e-U0arr5e0cxokPGhvg5oSEZnftSw47UMWnp-b_FgRAEvmt-xmQ2kJq0KInWX_7ETG39rZoXJ8Y_GPNvQzFnjADeLqpcAx6jZgg7jSd6FTDw5U1lhYpvYXK5gW3W5htpwFgdvbnt/s1600/DSC_0304.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: center;">Japanese gardens and parks are AWESOME!!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWIVXxcoUfct0luH0C2ZsMNNJDhf6lFHezJZcSUikMPJwT5CeBp3EyXh0yT5j_8SjzMr8oIgSHWpEdbQHkKl7WQhc2yB0IayAXpsZiscWS8EiUqAT5yFxUTrkLhahdc03pPjaP4-t3ZnBy/s400/DSC_0278.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612035107656401202" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WPWfZzWKUlz2GU4B7aUhwAi6fEkaGpELE62PUGhT5ZDdqRWwyoExz0E6A_fIr6leTt1jduu2Iqs21MXCS608sLTZfq006aMO2jKi8a7FUJA7Ck_1fIHvI5ijgLFqGOoSu1tpx1-0VR6M/s1600/DSC_0285.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje6o1d5XyAXzCctctiawvgwCgpwnfMJ_dTmtnWwyiVVhnTZ0VYgZH94nYRi6kva2Wt3_lX-J39xZhNsVDeI-fE0XeI8ft9sMBSrvU4-L2nlgwOlUvC0V_MAElvNznJRBYnAo7Ih7qXH2NM/s1600/DSC_0284.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje6o1d5XyAXzCctctiawvgwCgpwnfMJ_dTmtnWwyiVVhnTZ0VYgZH94nYRi6kva2Wt3_lX-J39xZhNsVDeI-fE0XeI8ft9sMBSrvU4-L2nlgwOlUvC0V_MAElvNznJRBYnAo7Ih7qXH2NM/s400/DSC_0284.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612035126052909186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Check out the roots on these trees!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78edCC_JVjgCMPKg9kfM_oIT9Z3R_tiDUPi8mfisAjWkzTwEhwe9nnpbaVHKBQ1AhBVv-W9eApxJ3yCtr0w9l0UqtyL9dfykm-sVtLAxcKDwyFEaipzaWGS274PVu9VxoKFBfSAPJAMqI/s1600/DSC_0281.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78edCC_JVjgCMPKg9kfM_oIT9Z3R_tiDUPi8mfisAjWkzTwEhwe9nnpbaVHKBQ1AhBVv-W9eApxJ3yCtr0w9l0UqtyL9dfykm-sVtLAxcKDwyFEaipzaWGS274PVu9VxoKFBfSAPJAMqI/s400/DSC_0281.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612035122311064450" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin9rMIIfUosklvLHZoLP1207JZvrn9AO8nVyf2yeTt0tkaI-LZlK924rjzLqwjSfRblMlyTyyNL6krrYFpgTqJmvqKCD1b2Gpc9zlO0ApgP66qYlQPZMd7a4Jxmh8uUUAo-BewlaEMMCwn/s1600/DSC_0282.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin9rMIIfUosklvLHZoLP1207JZvrn9AO8nVyf2yeTt0tkaI-LZlK924rjzLqwjSfRblMlyTyyNL6krrYFpgTqJmvqKCD1b2Gpc9zlO0ApgP66qYlQPZMd7a4Jxmh8uUUAo-BewlaEMMCwn/s400/DSC_0282.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612035117461703842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">See the dragon</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WPWfZzWKUlz2GU4B7aUhwAi6fEkaGpELE62PUGhT5ZDdqRWwyoExz0E6A_fIr6leTt1jduu2Iqs21MXCS608sLTZfq006aMO2jKi8a7FUJA7Ck_1fIHvI5ijgLFqGOoSu1tpx1-0VR6M/s400/DSC_0285.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612035128736775522" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPOvbhDxVxDOudWT7hI-go_5uw5Ii6m3VFGOjWkjTjS7Lz0Hkc3k1L9t544JSnDTuvzM4L6yDR8gzJNpNJaK4oZsaPhFDGliLklzEE6oFMvYRFObG96Aw5OtUdYaquR8AVHJ0eyJQN6fPO/s400/1%253A2+marathon2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607167596070649890" /></a></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Ran my first 1/2 marathon. </div><div style="text-align: center;">On a tiny little island in Japan. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Drank a ton of water before the race. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Didn't have time to pee before the starting gun. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Lots of water + post-baby body + no bathrooms on the route =</div><div style="text-align: center;">Peeing my pants the whole, blasted 13.1 miles. Seriously.</div><div style="text-align: center;">That's pretty much all I can remember about that race.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sorry if you didn't really want to know that. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh...1:44:50.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdg_bDWm8prtDoF5SaumD_WtCt_ZMsxeSzShVoBRe2LKgOgp7zVMvTbnvB6-Vd4MgOCE1YZAYXeSEKADgf7rmZcsaJRvWqo22BiWNGLwPR7PgDHEgUZrUpk8N575tmT6hCucMtAcm0mOXe/s400/163.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607167600738282306" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">See the evidence?</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbaCyJ4qNoemOZs2Wc2dElNl77-KwaUAlzvotJlHQOy6APe6ZphOHDvt3g42xy8FMSkqdkeI16L0eRxKOWmBb6pFfvf1EvLI9toH3dGESi9VFGCViz2Y1yop5oXJciFp7_gjABDMCY1CDW/s400/IMG_0431.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607167607325809842" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">My inspiration. Someday I will run as fast as you T-dog. I could</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">only stay with her for the first half, then she took off--that's</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">just about when I let everything "relax."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now...about the trip. It was AWESOME!!! Perfect</div><div style="text-align: center;">weather too. We took a ferry to the island. Camped for</div><div style="text-align: center;">a few nights with great friends. Played on the beach during the day.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sat around the fire at night. Ate Yakisoba with the locals after</div><div style="text-align: center;">the race. It's now a tradition. Anyone want to join us</div><div style="text-align: center;">next April? It's the perfect time to come to Okinawa!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitoLTZfIIMgUcTC5AO8Y_0cyDDbgLws3JmubbLWjQt8wSt-AoYMUzLtSFeELYQlN1GHx6Qw5U-ARLJEHSqTxwpf2S2he1dFNCWXs02Dd5Fv-mvQN3_aOGq1wsY3DlcgzHDKwt7vk15awoY/s400/DSC_0065.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607167606082242450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ie Island from the Ferry</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTslTcn65N2rwwc3x4JvyJOlGaePsJtp0hgZaSi0PGcv8-gHA-9VZsZH9Qu5KfKP-PfE1Ip3ZZp3aXhQk8dy8ZH3l5mKMTIqavcNVzh_fWWZ646E4Q5c8aSRNK9KObDrkKaVNR8tZLUieC/s1600/DSC_0063.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTslTcn65N2rwwc3x4JvyJOlGaePsJtp0hgZaSi0PGcv8-gHA-9VZsZH9Qu5KfKP-PfE1Ip3ZZp3aXhQk8dy8ZH3l5mKMTIqavcNVzh_fWWZ646E4Q5c8aSRNK9KObDrkKaVNR8tZLUieC/s400/DSC_0063.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607167611825804242" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></a>On the Ferry ride over.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXl4AJPl1V_Aghda0dd26BdBhI1hl8Cywvv7qSNPqOVi1IvWoLF8AXqlMjQEeT9XQJtJb4_WizUbgsugW_fDAuKs90c0iIxaarIf-vuTwzZA6OI0XnbcY2qvAWAfBO0zWtHWfvma_S68U/s1600/DSC_0069.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXl4AJPl1V_Aghda0dd26BdBhI1hl8Cywvv7qSNPqOVi1IvWoLF8AXqlMjQEeT9XQJtJb4_WizUbgsugW_fDAuKs90c0iIxaarIf-vuTwzZA6OI0XnbcY2qvAWAfBO0zWtHWfvma_S68U/s400/DSC_0069.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607169640311197170" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></a>GREAT camping.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTslTcn65N2rwwc3x4JvyJOlGaePsJtp0hgZaSi0PGcv8-gHA-9VZsZH9Qu5KfKP-PfE1Ip3ZZp3aXhQk8dy8ZH3l5mKMTIqavcNVzh_fWWZ646E4Q5c8aSRNK9KObDrkKaVNR8tZLUieC/s1600/DSC_0063.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfkoBO5YoA__3q95FEf7IaqibJwGq_Aj02FSNI6lf3njJbep9skVdjnZikVvdLKg3p-B19sZzcl7v46Yasz4vWecS-a4awSyQUhEXLbgrxB801q0SEq6rrHQMvPxMnHHlrfoTu8OUqXtz/s400/DSC_0075.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607169644976063026" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">AMAZING beach a few steps from our campsite.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQH7nwD_gU4WH9mqRBOVnSjp_tZHqU6SRD9-A3Dm4s8L5SGLgAqeySckjXwBCQskloHvWsUGX-uuYUtjT5SWhtwjNzF-CfZiOzalFz6NitjM_lie5n_VFXXDMMULDsUAxLobvDH5MLOjxQ/s400/DSC_0086.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607169649250949922" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecuJzZA7toGE1bWaAk6rQkGlYicCUhv-3tIOzZLbTfzY5HDzT95N6dNzAQEYjHGN1nDYYphKBQ7v3ak-jx9fxtefZuLS8W6di5CtPhezokPchavZE6ctKS82UBFtRnSA3qndopSQsLdwe/s1600/DSC_0087.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecuJzZA7toGE1bWaAk6rQkGlYicCUhv-3tIOzZLbTfzY5HDzT95N6dNzAQEYjHGN1nDYYphKBQ7v3ak-jx9fxtefZuLS8W6di5CtPhezokPchavZE6ctKS82UBFtRnSA3qndopSQsLdwe/s400/DSC_0087.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607169653604151810" style="text-align: left; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is "the Swan." We went to the store so </div><div style="text-align: center;">the kids could blow all their loot. We tried to tell Taylor why</div><div style="text-align: center;">a swan was just not a good choice, but to no avail. So</div><div style="text-align: center;">far, she's mostly taken it for rides on our front lawn.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtOTak_t7RCWEc_Jn-wJuPBWYFiejiZ7ER_FDSC88n0tIyUtTlUzJquGqkmpUHI-I9GTHiAzmVOmUmQgiphaRC6S61HHOl7nl3oUzp8r0-LI-yl7DKgaIGuzdQvZ_L08aHEsPg7KeYSBw/s1600/sandqueens.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtOTak_t7RCWEc_Jn-wJuPBWYFiejiZ7ER_FDSC88n0tIyUtTlUzJquGqkmpUHI-I9GTHiAzmVOmUmQgiphaRC6S61HHOl7nl3oUzp8r0-LI-yl7DKgaIGuzdQvZ_L08aHEsPg7KeYSBw/s400/sandqueens.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607180867454425506" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a>Oh, I will miss all our friends that are leaving. That's</div><div style="text-align: center;">the military life!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ4e7_sFPi98hcnlKkNpFGGQlLh-CQbB0-W0NYcRTrt7wJo4-GGYN8Sf43yo03yWNgs341WKcB1kV3nxwQp7tZSwghnpt6tdDaedWHx9RU7bPZRN6r2oTI8D6bOPYQfMtkU1KiwK-rXJHG/s1600/DSC_0096.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ4e7_sFPi98hcnlKkNpFGGQlLh-CQbB0-W0NYcRTrt7wJo4-GGYN8Sf43yo03yWNgs341WKcB1kV3nxwQp7tZSwghnpt6tdDaedWHx9RU7bPZRN6r2oTI8D6bOPYQfMtkU1KiwK-rXJHG/s400/DSC_0096.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607169659913768450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></a>Myka's talent is she can make anyone fall in love with her.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Even T.S.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwfDttIM00EovtRuk4t1esMgN7Z4YK3TA8JLFTC3ON1vQb5H7mzSyX5jPjLheFo1ZtXmlYDo2hW_A0HNsj9yxfwL6SlZ-60ehox2dcOluyze_uRX8A6OjsiQ-BmSptYkPUrcfnE_n4mxr/s400/DSC_0097.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607173267909356242" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Little did I know that this superhero</div><div style="text-align: center;">was sick the whole time. He didn't start puking until </div><div style="text-align: center;">we got home. Erin has been awesome supporting</div><div style="text-align: center;">all the things I've been involved in the last few months</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiujhRdkwZKiN_2HF5vvqd_gXzp6ZZYqHshyGbBaOOxjXYlI_t4s0dEPgUXW5xVt-HKiEV4-7c5Pba_yeose2krHs_rfCnHnU0A1a7lMZx05NGwTKzHsIHUeqLNO4IKiEPpF4RqbjpmTSmf/s1600/DSC_0101.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiujhRdkwZKiN_2HF5vvqd_gXzp6ZZYqHshyGbBaOOxjXYlI_t4s0dEPgUXW5xVt-HKiEV4-7c5Pba_yeose2krHs_rfCnHnU0A1a7lMZx05NGwTKzHsIHUeqLNO4IKiEPpF4RqbjpmTSmf/s400/DSC_0101.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607173272043237250" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_sUQuJB47KKLXK7jIEQHXw8Zdb-OrjR0fxZQSNpWP4MUP6wa_71E749U-Vd1p1P1IBPsDLux1BEoLEyedW9qNCM-1IE_GagzdaThWBtQ1bsDtoWrh8UvmV8wFQ0serES-4BfpWjQ-5Ppb/s400/DSC_0119.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607173277782887282" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Nothing makes a little boy happier than a</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">big campfire.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5p99mvWHwBW-iM8jmbpaWiiLDDX8254aBaBaD7QD_-kK3N7y9mcWDeZHpq7_6nZmWfaJuXK8Y54y9_laf40DP1nTY9VjrFQA326-Bdv5T0ltBB4uO2zSa85gMZHsGXUbLFUKzTDEARUZ/s400/DSC_0135.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607173287684308210" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Nothing makes a little girl happier than a green window</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">separating the girls and boys bathroom.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVXsX8ajVt5N_L3JzkzSwGmOq5QA_RICV25koH9-lZeiVPzbwMODiZAX2lF4ms1rNPy6kKZwLNwl-5KeLtOLeLKmwXpl_A_xDHj_2JI0NbVnBG1cSPMKin0bZGGmiPIhEvsTrzguUzVF_e/s400/DSC_0140.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607173289263167282" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">On our way down to the cave.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGuhKwXE3LVijXZdCMDHdPceXs7kQl7frvLHXirVd0y5FOPi3NNak1oK9AhHt1xjVsRXWIvvpWdhEhNwkMFHgZy99OMH3bebCRvPoXO80Kf2PrEL1Zyu9XvbEj80vHGxxgQHPlRrR2ikVJ/s400/DSC_0178.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607175573364380226" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDtbn5L76pwfd7xHm1ytLzI6z-Kh-6hsjrExlp_whS1v9W0SAF0JFAb5Y7Pzf8r3IpAEE8MmHtA4ckWPmTYV2jdQO1B7g55J11LR9tvlGujhqJc8ietcW9DRj1lVoY5-QdImTk5Jf3U_-9/s400/DSC_0150.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607175581635208002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Who's the jokester?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyoS9m5EaPYRBv3W3qd6kLX5hrCIAT2YnDFuh2GUksWoVdCKsJ-RgQ4z0weSXUK2zLLgnk3suyA76kc0twcc6mWYZiiwLzdGFWvXII9L2c5UTM0uTdLWAbxoUNy7KSdXNtfhoCmLuS-sZz/s400/DSC_0169.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607175592352194626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Taylor tries to kiss Landon all the time.</div><div style="text-align: center;">He obviously shares her affection.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NIUKE3w1jK6FcL3dCKm3_HLluoDMOYdshe51O2sKaNTMuz0DTL5hkgdu4gJSE8XNdiXYvU4T0LAppjZgrJUWfM9nxWTGJ6_8iUwFAyYaTf8mdC1pgLY7RUIrUbML1VMReAxJ9oauhYO4/s400/DSC_0162.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607175584587376082" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuk5-IaaVuWG4RDwqhWhM6kxL73qOzigFubNl1Ent48S_qxulRSXnJKht9KppcSVaDPtZupd946StHDWO63jY-UlbHmMc2S0ybFZ3QmI7RGh31GwugjMu6CnEeUUgi2Qymgf4XW_QgCIio/s1600/DSC_0184.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuk5-IaaVuWG4RDwqhWhM6kxL73qOzigFubNl1Ent48S_qxulRSXnJKht9KppcSVaDPtZupd946StHDWO63jY-UlbHmMc2S0ybFZ3QmI7RGh31GwugjMu6CnEeUUgi2Qymgf4XW_QgCIio/s400/DSC_0184.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607175590825891618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtB7A_NVFL4M5aIYg-cvQLkvQVjvhJhdRtxPNzaRh7AJadipZUHruyHopPg3-tKiLM4Ls1L4pCraw98di86_IiYlpuCNxCYTXjbAR1T3axMrghjz663w8DGng9IO2HIQJfjhFfQNeoXmyl/s400/DSC_0207.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607177849598682658" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></div><div>Cool friends. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-FNSeZVmM8qCWr5n0l1uf7YsRZbJIxNiLY6UQX8jHQZ0kKJRzsoO2__GOM9OZwV4xOrHCXJxakVAuhyD4g6jccj7aJ0EZfXoRNlDVtFgEP50QgfWBCr7fMrKS3fUmohNEILAuRbx2b4u/s400/DSC_0192.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607177851856240290" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div>Cool friends' cool kids.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi_grYGpdF3rcilhvvIYyOU-XhStpgnZ7i8hpge1-4VAwYsPCTKY_TVV3YEJWzzzoh1B9BC1FdTnMo5UVY1PeEtp5SLk3E2a3HebW8RgFmWS8l4mlAiY8JV6i-ITVpIOcOulhrn2EYepLQ/s400/DSC_0221.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607177860156377698" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div>The look out.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBOCMPJaiQuLx8GX-VAQo6GKlG2guH0bpL-yjywIcgKT_LBVgJpU00OILgsaw6oKaDBccJlJjwQZQb1W4GFnXhcUGTQhMBDzKnuWR_q_9foZdSY5Vsgr1i1vDTkju_5AHnhVnQ6LXdsxs/s400/DSC_0230.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607177872812739298" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Cute baby in the forest.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETepgHa4q592ve7dqF-2Yvx25Xo4DV3zKSX5tVockdDGqxjbzrvzN_5qDB2kPAKK4aPIPG1Wq3lqFNIyv6Cpevki-ZbaL7U7UmMcJKl5bmohCd1VpKPhaJupJ_qNCT3wjsMQc4XotnABt/s400/DSC_0233.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607180873317542610" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></span></div><div>On the way to the ferry, we decided to climb this mountain.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7b5wnP-XNAagEonBtxVn8Uy1B1QmsvxroD4abVecbHj_PLBS4Pb73bjnQKYMpAQL8NBqXXFEGBav3PvG5jollRm0XqKcvrL6zY6oh_rolI2nSONGof0psUpGqrYZXZHsFxdjhq4KWl7_/s400/DSC_0238.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607180874991716210" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrMOXQcp5Qq-GijnQMDnt878zIwjVsqfp-X8-T_tPqcF044fqgfgFb11Xr5LVgGK5T13CqupKoIiW89gFYITrjlTSPqnY4hzt4KSAwmPNhj-08hla9Dem5NZgWLiZGRm_YAYqHK-n2fGN/s1600/DSC_0242.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrMOXQcp5Qq-GijnQMDnt878zIwjVsqfp-X8-T_tPqcF044fqgfgFb11Xr5LVgGK5T13CqupKoIiW89gFYITrjlTSPqnY4hzt4KSAwmPNhj-08hla9Dem5NZgWLiZGRm_YAYqHK-n2fGN/s400/DSC_0242.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607180880405860306" style="display: block; 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"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixtsFmpibzyqsUGSwcqsokzuZJlSK72msAcl79QSbR_z342y5a0KLOMrMW1frYuxy5bqwaOxlLUx9MELmHWE2gVrv0_ORGhgw1z-6hQbGpty7XCgWTtim88Z52eHHETqzkmmVW2hR5nzOm/s400/DSC_0266.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607180886867306418" style="display: block; 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" /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnkZZMhrLZm6IZf9TbWRurZm8AW2jeRvVLx5AZjmDLrUp_Nar2uVyd1SPMF-z8OOTxh_ySyyLq27nQ4y3lakNIv603S5qQxdJdB9bHu741RGlEz_mgvVTAHBtSScBFPtR-WfFTCzrfqR5/s400/IMG_0422.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607182987447805458" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span></span></div><div>Note to self: Wash Landon's feet before putting him</div><div>to bed after the campfire.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NIUKE3w1jK6FcL3dCKm3_HLluoDMOYdshe51O2sKaNTMuz0DTL5hkgdu4gJSE8XNdiXYvU4T0LAppjZgrJUWfM9nxWTGJ6_8iUwFAyYaTf8mdC1pgLY7RUIrUbML1VMReAxJ9oauhYO4/s1600/DSC_0162.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690710583890707998.post-79070184809404603802011-05-01T23:26:00.001-07:002011-05-01T23:39:20.903-07:00The School of Team Palmer<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSF6WGO2BNAq6ZN7i4EwCEpOq0ZsqEBLZ175iNcAKOSRbiVHH7NbLtj1eKdE3KkvBO7XhKKChQIMvLY7EuSJ33-aR-m7Lz-JYFh3dokIPGvao3X3ERcTibilnx0TX0TGjGGMxqO9Fk4kDV/s1600/DSC_0044.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>I send Taylor and Audra off every morning to The School of Team Palmer. Their teacher's name is Mrs. Palmer and from what I've heard, she's one of the best. I send them off with a kiss and Taylor leads Audra to the bus. Taylor then drives the bus and arrives at school in 3 seconds flat. They then great their teacher at the door and begin delving into character building, learning life skills, mathematics, reading, writing, art, music, science, and history. Sometimes Landon will join them if he's not feeling well enough to go to his regular school. The tuition is pretty steep, but who wouldn't want to put them in the best school possible?<div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Art Time</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6RggP5yAJ4JcsFKbPIkFywGax2OfOnEid4vXFopOvQBxSbUn-mADPmddRNmiDZet26cFwbWcHosuNlGFapQRFId990aS-glNOpmXRP2w_z8SGyi6qAdx_r08cdonmgm2csef1a8lxdbLV/s1600/DSC_0047-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6RggP5yAJ4JcsFKbPIkFywGax2OfOnEid4vXFopOvQBxSbUn-mADPmddRNmiDZet26cFwbWcHosuNlGFapQRFId990aS-glNOpmXRP2w_z8SGyi6qAdx_r08cdonmgm2csef1a8lxdbLV/s400/DSC_0047-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602003782881854642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQZab5eiIeG1dpvfNYL8WoHGHYuIfgopmeO8ryHC-UpnE5UT8EHHyXgIDB8_gM7jvrWE1QE8Kd-87XeM5RK1lApKemO76oy6gopSJWSh30c1sdEeVrYA-vBIMqerBn0bX7axIDmxwLhdC/s1600/DSC_0049-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLtJK5R_g_BB8DyK4SfWyTFUgmJN5YbCdlWP4bD88a84oS8nWxGYzwWCywOsq4-og07KVP6MjFhJqQbkaTdr7r6WaOTCaywzvsQGfZlvL8trAeHnCjCLgECbAJxivDv_obhXBUZLNGNa0L/s400/DSC_0045-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602003770446801522" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzAlt27Mm6DGTQnuOK1y1tkI0auQZkoNkqpnbk5oe3cLM6UJvA7UkrbP7mJdIlG62kMNm35nWZddSs58FOVTEvL718AC_Nsv9ekWlTRzMBsQ7YHtdGgDaxhTPg7QBN0FTwr3rE0ZsXw0G_/s1600/DSC_0044-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzAlt27Mm6DGTQnuOK1y1tkI0auQZkoNkqpnbk5oe3cLM6UJvA7UkrbP7mJdIlG62kMNm35nWZddSs58FOVTEvL718AC_Nsv9ekWlTRzMBsQ7YHtdGgDaxhTPg7QBN0FTwr3rE0ZsXw0G_/s400/DSC_0044-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602003759896640530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Science Time--Air</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSF6WGO2BNAq6ZN7i4EwCEpOq0ZsqEBLZ175iNcAKOSRbiVHH7NbLtj1eKdE3KkvBO7XhKKChQIMvLY7EuSJ33-aR-m7Lz-JYFh3dokIPGvao3X3ERcTibilnx0TX0TGjGGMxqO9Fk4kDV/s1600/DSC_0044.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSF6WGO2BNAq6ZN7i4EwCEpOq0ZsqEBLZ175iNcAKOSRbiVHH7NbLtj1eKdE3KkvBO7XhKKChQIMvLY7EuSJ33-aR-m7Lz-JYFh3dokIPGvao3X3ERcTibilnx0TX0TGjGGMxqO9Fk4kDV/s400/DSC_0044.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602004400387074802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMss2Id-UReKpmLHLKwR4ifPnQdEWZs_79gmkXwUwfuyrxdDK4SwzbQbht-C7rqMlkgL1AgPsbnu5y2A1n7ObWMfTLDgAlMajyFFU9TMdFSC0JZxs_DfWWv5b3csLpHORY8ccFuevJsa0-/s1600/DSC_0035.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMss2Id-UReKpmLHLKwR4ifPnQdEWZs_79gmkXwUwfuyrxdDK4SwzbQbht-C7rqMlkgL1AgPsbnu5y2A1n7ObWMfTLDgAlMajyFFU9TMdFSC0JZxs_DfWWv5b3csLpHORY8ccFuevJsa0-/s400/DSC_0035.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602004398151273778" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690710583890707998.post-16781638203022047102011-05-01T23:18:00.000-07:002011-05-01T23:25:58.410-07:00First race<div style="text-align: center;"><br />It was the kid's first race. They were all too cold and hungry to want to be there, but I forced it. Who wouldn't want to stand out in 60 degree weather, get a snazzy green shirt and run a mile as fast as you can? Erin stayed with Myka and Audra and Taylor. Landon and I ran it and the last lap Tay wanted in on the action. We ran it in about 10 minutes. But they didn't care about the time. The got medals and shirts and Taylor proudly wore hers for a week straight.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJo45ezrocXDb8VMjEvvpuTsJVd5LRWODAFafbQr10PlGArpgUqEpEIREePuuSUx0rUnEbcVVsy3H0MJ7g910AukCRm6-32xCVYuvxlqqvrqje3sjfhYE7FChllSzrO9JKAS1O7gUMJlil/s1600/IMG_0399.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJo45ezrocXDb8VMjEvvpuTsJVd5LRWODAFafbQr10PlGArpgUqEpEIREePuuSUx0rUnEbcVVsy3H0MJ7g910AukCRm6-32xCVYuvxlqqvrqje3sjfhYE7FChllSzrO9JKAS1O7gUMJlil/s400/IMG_0399.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602000689037945138" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9RIamOm7ChZkYEJyX94VW9t3yQZz3fouM81VI5avlZIWRM5TBzVpIFUrs6rSja_x1lbjb3H8uuJdXH-OBYn82eik9LzOEdCn4uLhVA3DVzcGOVrGriUT5EySzPh4zbmmNNZ-EChM-udKQ/s1600/DSC_0018-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9RIamOm7ChZkYEJyX94VW9t3yQZz3fouM81VI5avlZIWRM5TBzVpIFUrs6rSja_x1lbjb3H8uuJdXH-OBYn82eik9LzOEdCn4uLhVA3DVzcGOVrGriUT5EySzPh4zbmmNNZ-EChM-udKQ/s400/DSC_0018-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602000686284424194" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxf2qWo-d7LVOzHI8ttXnPwnQoZTb3Kdzvjgn6gRXjCkWGtbUhMKhezD-qUWKmkb3g6YaV0uW6aGTj0rSCYR82_tf-X8yEw2y19tjWN8t1_kEt_9T-Bae2dql2-OH2cGHYXfOKrTfwGfF8/s1600/DSC_0041-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxf2qWo-d7LVOzHI8ttXnPwnQoZTb3Kdzvjgn6gRXjCkWGtbUhMKhezD-qUWKmkb3g6YaV0uW6aGTj0rSCYR82_tf-X8yEw2y19tjWN8t1_kEt_9T-Bae2dql2-OH2cGHYXfOKrTfwGfF8/s400/DSC_0041-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602000677297966594" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690710583890707998.post-75048412568800368252011-05-01T22:49:00.000-07:002011-05-01T23:18:29.037-07:00GNO<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2C4UDHh9pwVj1CkChjXO_8gnspH1m9aedQE5dvB54JXJASGW01EFw5rq5toS0UB4L98vLvONIp3BDo7Nw7ASSFhHXRu69m4bhppNV3iKlxz6FSqs6N9lKaQJIHwZykb5qLiavdoeMhx_I/s400/022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601997473544828146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJE43r_Ov5M77Zs6bGol8s23De8L3Ks4aJCaHvAx-pb5UZYFs-XTMjTszbBM6-CaRUlNUNrirLlBCEotlPgYH3zWFyJWBRKmuTWRI1vRysSXhlDpQo5c73dsYzYBQW8HLqMoMgw6VwwNw/s1600/025.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>The lady friends and I went to this great little joint--I can't remember the name of it. I ordered skewered "stuff" and rice with a side of quail eggs wrapped in bacon. I wrapped one of the eggs in a napkin and stuffed it in my purse to take to Erin. Then I thought it would be fun if we played the game "Look in your purse and pull out the most interesting thing you have." For some reason, no one thought it was funny when I pulled out a quail egg. And Erin wouldn't even eat it. Tough crowd.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSioyoYrzX59au4m19g7w8pfAgOYhdKnuBCLljs1fym7hOgrB9VxkAOJ5gOgC0gZ1xQuyNZb7sVm1CySIma5_XyLh2k-s4uNcjqHTvaXLnWYnM5OKjB8adytvvL7lMqA2bP7dOsqUCpPbV/s1600/023.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSioyoYrzX59au4m19g7w8pfAgOYhdKnuBCLljs1fym7hOgrB9VxkAOJ5gOgC0gZ1xQuyNZb7sVm1CySIma5_XyLh2k-s4uNcjqHTvaXLnWYnM5OKjB8adytvvL7lMqA2bP7dOsqUCpPbV/s400/023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601997500010172642" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJE43r_Ov5M77Zs6bGol8s23De8L3Ks4aJCaHvAx-pb5UZYFs-XTMjTszbBM6-CaRUlNUNrirLlBCEotlPgYH3zWFyJWBRKmuTWRI1vRysSXhlDpQo5c73dsYzYBQW8HLqMoMgw6VwwNw/s400/025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601998765129698962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdG0jU6EijAMSxB2SHCohjoZ48htZVnbiAZ6NT-teRbTWgAnf3LVM05G5gfhecpx_dGmbMngZCUBlsHn75qyYU81TtBC3H2dCKThPHVtYBw9avs5eUDzpSpdElfEa2jBY5mFLIhNVVver/s1600/017.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdG0jU6EijAMSxB2SHCohjoZ48htZVnbiAZ6NT-teRbTWgAnf3LVM05G5gfhecpx_dGmbMngZCUBlsHn75qyYU81TtBC3H2dCKThPHVtYBw9avs5eUDzpSpdElfEa2jBY5mFLIhNVVver/s400/017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601997487100100322" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjusSB6xS2Z1kTN2E_pD9bgGBQzMWcJxxF8MMe5nMas6kqPE4kEr8CF1yOSQ8MKY66MGywFfp89x2wkgBOpdeLQIAWm-dEJBFELqed6KkIYt2Bl1Cgj7skpsGyQwYxAVhyB_hJCzksQ2-9S/s1600/014.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjusSB6xS2Z1kTN2E_pD9bgGBQzMWcJxxF8MMe5nMas6kqPE4kEr8CF1yOSQ8MKY66MGywFfp89x2wkgBOpdeLQIAWm-dEJBFELqed6KkIYt2Bl1Cgj7skpsGyQwYxAVhyB_hJCzksQ2-9S/s400/014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601997482625715234" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhmEb4C_0Kh_qJ_HnscyzUFEOqlV5QPp5l2Hkdf1LgwDzMgnmhvrmWBcVSYAWRlmOmF1gFGQMQICK7-At5lpeYH2fURGFshAy9sFCbo6yoj_hywUuCpoUIi6rQwPfjILF5vjpXBg8DDxF/s1600/DSC_0013.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhmEb4C_0Kh_qJ_HnscyzUFEOqlV5QPp5l2Hkdf1LgwDzMgnmhvrmWBcVSYAWRlmOmF1gFGQMQICK7-At5lpeYH2fURGFshAy9sFCbo6yoj_hywUuCpoUIi6rQwPfjILF5vjpXBg8DDxF/s400/DSC_0013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601997475804119538" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2C4UDHh9pwVj1CkChjXO_8gnspH1m9aedQE5dvB54JXJASGW01EFw5rq5toS0UB4L98vLvONIp3BDo7Nw7ASSFhHXRu69m4bhppNV3iKlxz6FSqs6N9lKaQJIHwZykb5qLiavdoeMhx_I/s1600/022.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0