tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66227587395807327972024-03-17T22:31:03.721-05:00Linda's Life JournalLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.comBlogger3136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622758739580732797.post-49480037296145916002024-03-15T22:01:00.000-05:002024-03-15T22:01:11.929-05:00Friday! Snowday!!!<div style="text-align: center;">We woke up to a splendid snow experience!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">It must have snowed all night! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdRlAQVL8nsUSoCfjFgDk4fGv4SOjr21O5CU28tyUgMgkkUOYmM-D7t62BmD5pi7Ve21BQKnDP1fMoa9lAmZxO3qSu2kgD0vIESrsQCpfySg7bzdvjTg4MbX_30RuIZKC6mQrfQcFv3ucVCD9f6kwugWsH7kzUFs_vSUlNBzGtyQjOGcAFfl3qUV20l9H/s2048/IMG_E6837.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdRlAQVL8nsUSoCfjFgDk4fGv4SOjr21O5CU28tyUgMgkkUOYmM-D7t62BmD5pi7Ve21BQKnDP1fMoa9lAmZxO3qSu2kgD0vIESrsQCpfySg7bzdvjTg4MbX_30RuIZKC6mQrfQcFv3ucVCD9f6kwugWsH7kzUFs_vSUlNBzGtyQjOGcAFfl3qUV20l9H/w400-h300/IMG_E6837.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So beautiful!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxaf-4Ix_VTDKYdciD5g-glv0Cqqi9qpsLxCQx6Q2h3AvsbTgFCOqNqGEm_RTHqFkktZgLi3wuCAHXINF5OKg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiijS7y_4TwrZl4Rt6Bisf659Eo4kDpvMICePFI8PZa8YwIQqDEV_lXNLl8zv28c03SIn0rY6UWbp3dk-0pe6tGC9IH8MILvtuNMaQIoTbxOPvyAGfRbCvzyX0PWbBP-rhEDWjOvBCKeEjJv-wAJUCdGU5kBskLfOk1bdGtmmQHrNClr-lYRvlG3QMhNvU7/s2048/IMG_E6838.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiijS7y_4TwrZl4Rt6Bisf659Eo4kDpvMICePFI8PZa8YwIQqDEV_lXNLl8zv28c03SIn0rY6UWbp3dk-0pe6tGC9IH8MILvtuNMaQIoTbxOPvyAGfRbCvzyX0PWbBP-rhEDWjOvBCKeEjJv-wAJUCdGU5kBskLfOk1bdGtmmQHrNClr-lYRvlG3QMhNvU7/w300-h400/IMG_E6838.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And so DEEP!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's Rachel's daughter going back to the small cabin!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyFue8qQH9vYg8FrmzWVu0y544gXVWZa2RTKPUuJk4A-IlonMVsv9WgbJqlWvMM0N82dNnbT3f18TMDt8E-3GKrycejojIOhBopjUiStHoaIAuvBMFmC6P8eCgVtgW9CeZcqyybW3zlAioZ9qJSOS0BUV8QJiI3IfxRMe-o8FPzsfv-qGUyhVrknVuPQk9/s2048/IMG_E6839.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyFue8qQH9vYg8FrmzWVu0y544gXVWZa2RTKPUuJk4A-IlonMVsv9WgbJqlWvMM0N82dNnbT3f18TMDt8E-3GKrycejojIOhBopjUiStHoaIAuvBMFmC6P8eCgVtgW9CeZcqyybW3zlAioZ9qJSOS0BUV8QJiI3IfxRMe-o8FPzsfv-qGUyhVrknVuPQk9/w300-h400/IMG_E6839.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wow!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Qie6X8d_vT4CbzUHauyKy3S4WSArixaXzjrqKLpnBCWWTDbAg0EfFQRsBkbXK0jC5whNalUe6PKthRbbPy7DzLmxQawPGJC9BbxgYpKRwXMFZdROvhYr0wrqrElKyJ55SgFccttqfXh7ibkDJewubrYIFDPDvA_AW17wVvTebmkjJiUr-0l6ef4EaoB9/s2048/IMG_E6841.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Qie6X8d_vT4CbzUHauyKy3S4WSArixaXzjrqKLpnBCWWTDbAg0EfFQRsBkbXK0jC5whNalUe6PKthRbbPy7DzLmxQawPGJC9BbxgYpKRwXMFZdROvhYr0wrqrElKyJ55SgFccttqfXh7ibkDJewubrYIFDPDvA_AW17wVvTebmkjJiUr-0l6ef4EaoB9/w300-h400/IMG_E6841.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm loving this and taking note of how to paint snow scenes.....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKZrzGnF_i-9oGi_Y5R7XGUcTaSWo6m57fLhh-FxzURIQ2JGo4DqUIzVR6roRk86fTfnAwRG0_FFwBzuEQaJk1WHWR0xVksEV-hnTgB64F8tQQaAeoBi31gJO2AqOME41aYXa0S8MumAPZd4hXtvS-0kKpqj-PvzIJmhqVNqg6Gsz9jHiyMTbmZohbgqn/s2048/IMG_E6847.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKZrzGnF_i-9oGi_Y5R7XGUcTaSWo6m57fLhh-FxzURIQ2JGo4DqUIzVR6roRk86fTfnAwRG0_FFwBzuEQaJk1WHWR0xVksEV-hnTgB64F8tQQaAeoBi31gJO2AqOME41aYXa0S8MumAPZd4hXtvS-0kKpqj-PvzIJmhqVNqg6Gsz9jHiyMTbmZohbgqn/w300-h400/IMG_E6847.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love how the snow is resting on the branches.....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpceskQNzHdWp3QyItIbJcWT5C_wPsPmOrqhwmlHL8ZunbhnGJEh09Qr1zbLqH7MrE3EamtKra0t2eJWC_felxx8dgzmuiQeaI22pA1AA2MLaUvSgYZGLRZyfKfR-BqwrjXPCwutW0HMJeqgPsjSXZAAo0t2CWYM4pjCsUQ6jqYZCo1xVpufrcu-w1ibxw/s2048/IMG_E6849.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpceskQNzHdWp3QyItIbJcWT5C_wPsPmOrqhwmlHL8ZunbhnGJEh09Qr1zbLqH7MrE3EamtKra0t2eJWC_felxx8dgzmuiQeaI22pA1AA2MLaUvSgYZGLRZyfKfR-BqwrjXPCwutW0HMJeqgPsjSXZAAo0t2CWYM4pjCsUQ6jqYZCo1xVpufrcu-w1ibxw/w300-h400/IMG_E6849.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and how the snow 'clumps' on the evergreen branches.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">This is a great snow day!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwwIMRbn2CKobAmfYQk_ydIZw2eYBl5LtjS4iNx_1FRa8Z5Dv32bT19r_WBVe5_-JISaCH4jpGcPpAVAE1bfX5yjVpj7hKewiDTbzx4uDsl5h7vQKWbV8To9K739vJuRWLuiwrNZmY9yNeSWthLEvYVHjqU9MlkEZzP5DjhApyFmAE8ERNKE7Kw8IFQSJx/s2048/IMG_E6852.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwwIMRbn2CKobAmfYQk_ydIZw2eYBl5LtjS4iNx_1FRa8Z5Dv32bT19r_WBVe5_-JISaCH4jpGcPpAVAE1bfX5yjVpj7hKewiDTbzx4uDsl5h7vQKWbV8To9K739vJuRWLuiwrNZmY9yNeSWthLEvYVHjqU9MlkEZzP5DjhApyFmAE8ERNKE7Kw8IFQSJx/w300-h400/IMG_E6852.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rachel and Jesse cooked up a huge breakfast of bacon, sausage, biscuits, gravy and eggs!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mimosas made it even more special!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a great day for eating, board games, books, movies, naps, and just hanging out in front of a roaring fireplace!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizRfogAk465_V3FZ1OlVHJMqV2YVI-Ga3LTeUlIAwpCx2u91qEMYYGOCVnj_jyxeuHEdiwl1vkqPnAlF_yTBMZqx7YYES7f8v4FmXWp3sWBEfJn8KfQFsidSZdVmI_wwTiGgItEV6WiTv3hiOY9z0OdABDZpaoNgdkCyW_h6L0YEKoYBMUUpwLz5YH1w0m/s2048/IMG_E6857.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizRfogAk465_V3FZ1OlVHJMqV2YVI-Ga3LTeUlIAwpCx2u91qEMYYGOCVnj_jyxeuHEdiwl1vkqPnAlF_yTBMZqx7YYES7f8v4FmXWp3sWBEfJn8KfQFsidSZdVmI_wwTiGgItEV6WiTv3hiOY9z0OdABDZpaoNgdkCyW_h6L0YEKoYBMUUpwLz5YH1w0m/w300-h400/IMG_E6857.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Neighbor Steven was out plowing the roads leading out of Loma Linda and then turned to plowing out the driveways of all his neighbors!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzwDNuAhBqKGKQ6MS_IQ7WACZwo0nyP3zaIXOvnnJI8gT3gf0fIscipk3DnYerlsh7X2TJXTLQZlcQY7jJlaQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a blessing he is!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Later in the afternoon, Jesse and I drove down to Mora to pick up a few things and for me to visit a gift shop that Rachel discovered that had some pretty turquoise jewelry. Plus we needed cilantro for the street tacos Rachel is making for dinner tonight! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJezqoWA7ReC_YVox38diJiCnmRc1Vlg92t0OW8idw1pXDaFqNljiIpZKfiflZYEFBJ-yMR_f_8M1RjQzXsrcnljp7VdILu6Gb_LHx6_LuPZxZzYiZQqoju7CI3EzciJ0ia5zFNjyJlEO20Y2MbF2wWEegp1OljG-Y_An5o-Kl-oVa_KztIgXpCqh948-/s2048/IMG_E6872.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJezqoWA7ReC_YVox38diJiCnmRc1Vlg92t0OW8idw1pXDaFqNljiIpZKfiflZYEFBJ-yMR_f_8M1RjQzXsrcnljp7VdILu6Gb_LHx6_LuPZxZzYiZQqoju7CI3EzciJ0ia5zFNjyJlEO20Y2MbF2wWEegp1OljG-Y_An5o-Kl-oVa_KztIgXpCqh948-/w400-h300/IMG_E6872.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once out of Loma Linda - the roads were good!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alas, when we got to Mora, the businesses were closed due to no power!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But it was a beautiful drive!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixcZQFAv9Y3EourbbvpNU-JHFC32WONAnXXiDKdK5n2KjUFDW48gNfykGJTeqdtDMv0o5Di95PvDJT9RxQEDKieea72NfvPyEcnU7yRvUGQgKEcdszY9w30sudJLiYNvxofk_T7snL4MkOigRTrgjYF-r33GO2LzQGlz57u3Fog1LJJoqfdyo2mrhiZvkX/s1024/Ribbet%20collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="341" data-original-width="1024" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixcZQFAv9Y3EourbbvpNU-JHFC32WONAnXXiDKdK5n2KjUFDW48gNfykGJTeqdtDMv0o5Di95PvDJT9RxQEDKieea72NfvPyEcnU7yRvUGQgKEcdszY9w30sudJLiYNvxofk_T7snL4MkOigRTrgjYF-r33GO2LzQGlz57u3Fog1LJJoqfdyo2mrhiZvkX/w400-h134/Ribbet%20collage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rachel made street tacos for our last meal and it was delicious!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Even without the cilantro!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCH8dU8RmJHEsYdyVPBRsK-icovghIecVEaPVt0TTEhH9jC4RB-MH_6Hqy24XN0a95Yr1P2md3GOR9nfS4UHzV1j8yx_PApMOiJyIecuu5487F2M-frK2U2hJ16rVdC6VQ_SZ102JTvhPk6S6heEJ-6bM5_igHf8g2C9eBigB3dfL7gqGkBzNgo5peTHrb/s2048/432447374_10168699120310710_5026106714729031984_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCH8dU8RmJHEsYdyVPBRsK-icovghIecVEaPVt0TTEhH9jC4RB-MH_6Hqy24XN0a95Yr1P2md3GOR9nfS4UHzV1j8yx_PApMOiJyIecuu5487F2M-frK2U2hJ16rVdC6VQ_SZ102JTvhPk6S6heEJ-6bM5_igHf8g2C9eBigB3dfL7gqGkBzNgo5peTHrb/w300-h400/432447374_10168699120310710_5026106714729031984_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good Friday night from the mountain cabin in Tres Rios, New Mexico!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It has been a week we will always remember!!!</div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622758739580732797.post-67525173973467730702024-03-14T21:40:00.000-05:002024-03-14T21:40:14.793-05:00At the Cabin We Forget to Count our Days......<p style="text-align: center;">This quote hangs on the mantel above the fireplace in the main cabin here in Loma Linda. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_j3QdUeJ1oYQks_E-T6pgUD9g4MDzHEoeOzg74xhIpWueNtn-zgoLN2s0NTCB7MIJ6195BY7nhQiJ4tmkNjLsak1QoXJxNlw0G-nLUWNnivo3PY_JLRjnUWhxXpFkDPhoVaBs8OCJTRFrtq2V-3sqXtd7sQJbUhZ8MOPhgMaGlurY4Nb-OOKOgihGMHy/s1573/IMG_E6753.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1573" data-original-width="1505" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_j3QdUeJ1oYQks_E-T6pgUD9g4MDzHEoeOzg74xhIpWueNtn-zgoLN2s0NTCB7MIJ6195BY7nhQiJ4tmkNjLsak1QoXJxNlw0G-nLUWNnivo3PY_JLRjnUWhxXpFkDPhoVaBs8OCJTRFrtq2V-3sqXtd7sQJbUhZ8MOPhgMaGlurY4Nb-OOKOgihGMHy/w383-h400/IMG_E6753.JPG" width="383" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Each day has been such a blessing!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQw7cwvoVKL_mPkR94ui7UkXMLJTDKcaYUGhimkrL6b8tHdTO7OtG-w1s9tR9BTuHCcc606ltKWv8kKEb6JtBtHvbkrtv0f-tHUT3AuXDILBqkAEKoOq82XYWFK55INmzSmj7zEHGrB1hMZ2EsKN93BoY9gz-CiMAQdsZdRCUQWa2VwfKF17OGbfY1DKp/s2048/IMG_E6746.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQw7cwvoVKL_mPkR94ui7UkXMLJTDKcaYUGhimkrL6b8tHdTO7OtG-w1s9tR9BTuHCcc606ltKWv8kKEb6JtBtHvbkrtv0f-tHUT3AuXDILBqkAEKoOq82XYWFK55INmzSmj7zEHGrB1hMZ2EsKN93BoY9gz-CiMAQdsZdRCUQWa2VwfKF17OGbfY1DKp/w300-h400/IMG_E6746.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Leisurely mornings, lazy afternoons and cozy evenings!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The fireplace is the focal point and we are loving the sights and sounds of a crackling fire!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFCAouOtWNpQrHW1wnQeraT4iAh3QgIUkPHJD8kMowRtnTJeMy8lXjCGmOA0BFlGVn_PeTlZ6aa93bRgd_xqNr2o8c-xc1iaSL1DYKmV1sgG7AWar2zJmSfQEiwlQ9VpCZwLrm6QYiHRGHCl1LYTynYdOwUeMUFKpXreA-Z6nqTYhxm9OEHDtF1iGLTQ8/s2048/IMG_E6754.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFCAouOtWNpQrHW1wnQeraT4iAh3QgIUkPHJD8kMowRtnTJeMy8lXjCGmOA0BFlGVn_PeTlZ6aa93bRgd_xqNr2o8c-xc1iaSL1DYKmV1sgG7AWar2zJmSfQEiwlQ9VpCZwLrm6QYiHRGHCl1LYTynYdOwUeMUFKpXreA-Z6nqTYhxm9OEHDtF1iGLTQ8/w300-h400/IMG_E6754.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made a pot of tea and needed some ice....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean had been itching to knock off some of the icicles off the back deck roof.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHVCrvDmveE8IE17z4RtyPeuWRigUASF80QEnJH0DcNoPygBdIN0XAjS02e755k_UVABi_jmUXFxrmtw8YNbLKh9ZlASkT0OekCmy0e1nUBc9-a9mw_umIP03Zoj4YtcFsUkqAjNo9jBm1klZ8SgRBONCmiYpgEr03G0nLNjxqs7Gvqgc_YiRF9qqXXgcL/s2048/IMG_E6755.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHVCrvDmveE8IE17z4RtyPeuWRigUASF80QEnJH0DcNoPygBdIN0XAjS02e755k_UVABi_jmUXFxrmtw8YNbLKh9ZlASkT0OekCmy0e1nUBc9-a9mw_umIP03Zoj4YtcFsUkqAjNo9jBm1klZ8SgRBONCmiYpgEr03G0nLNjxqs7Gvqgc_YiRF9qqXXgcL/w300-h400/IMG_E6755.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Got a good chuck and chopped it up for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Everyone went skiing on Monday - except us.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9dbuwVqhchWUmkAOpTER6Fhs79hCSXRUAnYULjpvwkyK-PzhsLmjmfFofzQq-XbiYsTRWMkF7jqeWqXQ3hLIEaEGY-fwzmo0pNH5oPaGgzUqX9gmkU7gfMXPU6pWDHgoQiPoOKGt7BFMVyauojsFCM2wiIrE9xPobPOnWZqpseI75gOd0BTR1oLXzFn8/s2048/IMG_E6758.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9dbuwVqhchWUmkAOpTER6Fhs79hCSXRUAnYULjpvwkyK-PzhsLmjmfFofzQq-XbiYsTRWMkF7jqeWqXQ3hLIEaEGY-fwzmo0pNH5oPaGgzUqX9gmkU7gfMXPU6pWDHgoQiPoOKGt7BFMVyauojsFCM2wiIrE9xPobPOnWZqpseI75gOd0BTR1oLXzFn8/w300-h400/IMG_E6758.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean was totally into sorting his music notebooks and spent just about the entire day doing just that!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finally settled down with my laptop, notes and my diary from 1999 and, over the course of three days, I wrote chapter 31 of my memoir - 2,264 words!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRYzn9_SzRCTcEJSAB8InVjl1HegdPl3RYaoa6GvMBgFaASesluAX2504NE5eBjKximpmY3cMGK9WsecoZgqfWroQrPQmMP0c4SXxshor15dSn5ZwOXVPy1_kudGr28zUongRKleyJ29o0wm583xCD0pQwCcyVXY4lNXhb_F_OJgpw_wROcQQRny1EfG1a/s2048/IMG_0602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRYzn9_SzRCTcEJSAB8InVjl1HegdPl3RYaoa6GvMBgFaASesluAX2504NE5eBjKximpmY3cMGK9WsecoZgqfWroQrPQmMP0c4SXxshor15dSn5ZwOXVPy1_kudGr28zUongRKleyJ29o0wm583xCD0pQwCcyVXY4lNXhb_F_OJgpw_wROcQQRny1EfG1a/w400-h400/IMG_0602.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Every morning we have been treated to THE best coffee - compliments of Jesse.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzi78rwY8ONhr1MxTgK496PmUZ_2A5FNomEBQlVxY9I32XFFKY7SAPQMCcpBvOu9AHpl79LNOsQGYrnrSvsvU6OlYnsOWhxc6TI_70KtT0nUyvBRRoO8Ju7qrS6sPEtlB0O19pLw0xiiNY_b9C7DCl6HiqIGYgLKXgVbXq-CHEEUJUFaVrGmUw0Ou1CNt/s1280/IMG_0625.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzi78rwY8ONhr1MxTgK496PmUZ_2A5FNomEBQlVxY9I32XFFKY7SAPQMCcpBvOu9AHpl79LNOsQGYrnrSvsvU6OlYnsOWhxc6TI_70KtT0nUyvBRRoO8Ju7qrS6sPEtlB0O19pLw0xiiNY_b9C7DCl6HiqIGYgLKXgVbXq-CHEEUJUFaVrGmUw0Ou1CNt/w400-h300/IMG_0625.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love this pic of Jesse and Sam.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyFQUgMsqiZIVA-PJs6dddxWn7cXLFOGJe1xveu8cyJ8AIUPGcvRM-OMn1-qD9VgrLmTnjpmDDZx7NvvMcCVLT66B5aN9TGll0BQNCYnhNF3UZoAjXAapffWncWq_xxfN9YnRw058iy3FgWKU1ZPPcmvCd38cj1Ov1Tm6sbMVQUCpeUp6Ks4PjaLbBr1-/s2048/IMG_E6797.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyFQUgMsqiZIVA-PJs6dddxWn7cXLFOGJe1xveu8cyJ8AIUPGcvRM-OMn1-qD9VgrLmTnjpmDDZx7NvvMcCVLT66B5aN9TGll0BQNCYnhNF3UZoAjXAapffWncWq_xxfN9YnRw058iy3FgWKU1ZPPcmvCd38cj1Ov1Tm6sbMVQUCpeUp6Ks4PjaLbBr1-/w400-h300/IMG_E6797.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The young people have had fun around the table - eating meals together and playing games!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We spent Tuesday in Taos!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbyOedu0AVmUtmp5WtbfEzOKiI1CbtUtZ5ZohZ6YoB0V2na48hToB-6vmN63qDYav_UtuLKRDxb_fpZZG9WD70QfrGyBO8hEecxe2ziDkg3UXvsITP1A1pmdBMZWlSv3qXBRIKECnkOr-UVDg2WAX4cpbQYdyhqkaBEnWfEwyWLqPwPEvJUpSW1lrbTTv/s2048/IMG_E6768.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbyOedu0AVmUtmp5WtbfEzOKiI1CbtUtZ5ZohZ6YoB0V2na48hToB-6vmN63qDYav_UtuLKRDxb_fpZZG9WD70QfrGyBO8hEecxe2ziDkg3UXvsITP1A1pmdBMZWlSv3qXBRIKECnkOr-UVDg2WAX4cpbQYdyhqkaBEnWfEwyWLqPwPEvJUpSW1lrbTTv/w300-h400/IMG_E6768.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The weather was absolutely perfect!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUgjlABlzjL2NZSY_w_jd_gPmDpEKBDSVaX_AFD-Eof6N0vvHn_Y0OlbLBnHj5_kt5YeaRQ-9MtseW3MGpzeFrLZB1pmgE_UAby9EHDq3poLFPacvzqCRUalQWx0-NcJkdtQd0-u6Im9IqHGGjxiZFEd9pbSNRvto30cCVDbGaJrc8EaLWZmlbTmTKpvFW/s2048/IMG_E6764.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUgjlABlzjL2NZSY_w_jd_gPmDpEKBDSVaX_AFD-Eof6N0vvHn_Y0OlbLBnHj5_kt5YeaRQ-9MtseW3MGpzeFrLZB1pmgE_UAby9EHDq3poLFPacvzqCRUalQWx0-NcJkdtQd0-u6Im9IqHGGjxiZFEd9pbSNRvto30cCVDbGaJrc8EaLWZmlbTmTKpvFW/w300-h400/IMG_E6764.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We stopped at a scenic overlook to snap some pics!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So many quaint shops on the square in Taos.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3zbw-fez8vYoyZ0g1yJSVBIrWDdlzMOD2nE6TPW7hVPMFHS8F_vCqk3cmD4LobMMOQLLEpvik0znIg9-aRF_umLx97KEm_HfL6Y7NXnJ5hMk6TwCtp2zAsDNiX3WJ7rI7swdZsJhCMf_JsmYEwjasoUaz572pLCNeY_p_WxVj0POakPao1F1nHV0sJ5C/s2048/IMG_E6774.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3zbw-fez8vYoyZ0g1yJSVBIrWDdlzMOD2nE6TPW7hVPMFHS8F_vCqk3cmD4LobMMOQLLEpvik0znIg9-aRF_umLx97KEm_HfL6Y7NXnJ5hMk6TwCtp2zAsDNiX3WJ7rI7swdZsJhCMf_JsmYEwjasoUaz572pLCNeY_p_WxVj0POakPao1F1nHV0sJ5C/w300-h400/IMG_E6774.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean was as happy as he could be!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He would sit in the sunshine and chat with people while I went in and out of the shops!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhndlM-2QvOhvlyEjKDgO5my1pdpi8CgXxC7PuryTQ8-QyA14zGjXeemL6fh1qwnsPiQspN2SNoTlmvoCTnuIjtbOvMbb5ANM1MlmPILquke1tq1EFUkxLSP0rqVPJkAIUuUIgqRv0hIufr_s6Hm_-CZx38vlPQsGpmyy3sIS39vDyjijMjJ7Q4wA_VUxOO/s2048/IMG_E6778.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhndlM-2QvOhvlyEjKDgO5my1pdpi8CgXxC7PuryTQ8-QyA14zGjXeemL6fh1qwnsPiQspN2SNoTlmvoCTnuIjtbOvMbb5ANM1MlmPILquke1tq1EFUkxLSP0rqVPJkAIUuUIgqRv0hIufr_s6Hm_-CZx38vlPQsGpmyy3sIS39vDyjijMjJ7Q4wA_VUxOO/w300-h400/IMG_E6778.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He did do a little browsing in a couple of them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihOi8BnfnEg658lcfyxomctTpvmnjjENnlxe11vVo_ScuOwRddanrYaGcp7E0Skwo3NpGJh9WwXS4iz9ddxVUZwZJ3ncA7SeKH9o8fJQ5e81KBUHepE7eO4u3P2IFW3FdObA6u-5d_LJwKpmHfJwGhxOQW45_y6YOVwbRRnUCy8trrnlmj2Xw6U49KFZ4v" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1360" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihOi8BnfnEg658lcfyxomctTpvmnjjENnlxe11vVo_ScuOwRddanrYaGcp7E0Skwo3NpGJh9WwXS4iz9ddxVUZwZJ3ncA7SeKH9o8fJQ5e81KBUHepE7eO4u3P2IFW3FdObA6u-5d_LJwKpmHfJwGhxOQW45_y6YOVwbRRnUCy8trrnlmj2Xw6U49KFZ4v=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div>***source***<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We ate lunch at the Farmhouse Cafe, did a bit more shopping and then took in a movie at the Storybook Theater.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQ1mZczKqNhP-Z5Y5BtP0dqqm2H7om4sdgyBKQDepp4lRBCwJkmOZUd4pqb4jtPJAQ7Fq9BFzMv0MhrAmaB1TZZt_r2U6ubfjtX_OJYGDOgY2VklXBstMr4oRXm_k2PX6SdaACUGR6bNdvMrEsF9VtsjljNALMEXGNnfjQWxzbIcK2u6PjdqGaHZza1cu/s2048/IMG_E6784.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQ1mZczKqNhP-Z5Y5BtP0dqqm2H7om4sdgyBKQDepp4lRBCwJkmOZUd4pqb4jtPJAQ7Fq9BFzMv0MhrAmaB1TZZt_r2U6ubfjtX_OJYGDOgY2VklXBstMr4oRXm_k2PX6SdaACUGR6bNdvMrEsF9VtsjljNALMEXGNnfjQWxzbIcK2u6PjdqGaHZza1cu/w300-h400/IMG_E6784.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean was game for everything we did!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazgVy0A0qdVOcoN-r0dY8tI-eJeuLiJirT1XL0nY08ZWroV0BHfFEsJlaFI_dbjkCmCGKbN9QLC1bUyXyYihWjPbiwL3-Jtracl_CecMd8XIO9FOBd4rDvupazec-mA-i_8px3-CJQpuyg5JJCPwbf-PnjG0lFIueNx0jcQSlnkGBfpKMVeaYTxLbs2qG/s1753/IMG_E6785.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1753" data-original-width="1006" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazgVy0A0qdVOcoN-r0dY8tI-eJeuLiJirT1XL0nY08ZWroV0BHfFEsJlaFI_dbjkCmCGKbN9QLC1bUyXyYihWjPbiwL3-Jtracl_CecMd8XIO9FOBd4rDvupazec-mA-i_8px3-CJQpuyg5JJCPwbf-PnjG0lFIueNx0jcQSlnkGBfpKMVeaYTxLbs2qG/w230-h400/IMG_E6785.JPG" width="230" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ordinary Angels was our movie of choice and it was so good!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">We had planned on eating at Orlando's - just as we had planned the last time we were here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alas, there was a two hour wait!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next time we will eat first and see the movie after!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_D7ys17S-Dp9hyphenhyphenVxzEHfUlkFLggOxzEwz1hetH8-l6mEpG8Sge5-yxHEHSDbhXwsXLJroJ7n9I7anidTtFjHkG5ZyfUiwOAihAcIRrffYxbyoNIE8Eyb94KwrhVK8TdJMbnk6oNDMasRJGED_9RBtbw7ty8AbW0uU6UXnUwyCRdFEoPHIeHQkz2KdUXC/s2048/IMG_E6791.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_D7ys17S-Dp9hyphenhyphenVxzEHfUlkFLggOxzEwz1hetH8-l6mEpG8Sge5-yxHEHSDbhXwsXLJroJ7n9I7anidTtFjHkG5ZyfUiwOAihAcIRrffYxbyoNIE8Eyb94KwrhVK8TdJMbnk6oNDMasRJGED_9RBtbw7ty8AbW0uU6UXnUwyCRdFEoPHIeHQkz2KdUXC/w300-h400/IMG_E6791.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We came back to the cabin to eat and Louis Dean and I had a glass of wine before bed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jesse and Rachel would man the kitchen for breakfast and Louis Dean and I would clean up!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOL_MUMMnwiPmcAGuCGIDnOAzq4xjk36Jqy72USE7UO7CEV08XKTfQGkaC1Q-OAdQxGiOn9EsKLQ4TSbQ51rgNJ53PIk2dPVWZR5OU6l3k6wUhlloPSQkCS9DPeJYDMiTfKVuqTx4T80Vgv9XzVkVtns09zSx_iAsprpTbK5tnnl_XH663MvP7z680BES/s2048/IMG_E6800.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOL_MUMMnwiPmcAGuCGIDnOAzq4xjk36Jqy72USE7UO7CEV08XKTfQGkaC1Q-OAdQxGiOn9EsKLQ4TSbQ51rgNJ53PIk2dPVWZR5OU6l3k6wUhlloPSQkCS9DPeJYDMiTfKVuqTx4T80Vgv9XzVkVtns09zSx_iAsprpTbK5tnnl_XH663MvP7z680BES/w300-h400/IMG_E6800.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Every meal has been delicious!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiCmp-9rf1zgrOKe9Qi6KB5rDfOMHSIUUyY6_O8Of3xI7makDSbKdzV8SAMIOizAwX4Lv30x1VEeAX5GWFMYWxcmm6UCkLqvECMMULrlu1YQ2w2QU4E1v6rLZYqEVrlkDHXWIiiyTpPrLuyS5CYPIdCtfKF_Ck2APJ6mmYmSWiqayB7S0J4Z3MYoL_kMYf/s2048/IMG_E6804.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiCmp-9rf1zgrOKe9Qi6KB5rDfOMHSIUUyY6_O8Of3xI7makDSbKdzV8SAMIOizAwX4Lv30x1VEeAX5GWFMYWxcmm6UCkLqvECMMULrlu1YQ2w2QU4E1v6rLZYqEVrlkDHXWIiiyTpPrLuyS5CYPIdCtfKF_Ck2APJ6mmYmSWiqayB7S0J4Z3MYoL_kMYf/w300-h400/IMG_E6804.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lunch one day was Rachel's chicken tortilla soup.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amazing!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some took naps, some were reading and Jesse and I watched a movie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiihQa4-OXTu-2trRUuvLfNp8hQY4Miy1OOtd41jIBNs2hd__WTNqRXRs4x1yGBCNb2cNA5GmaITMD9JwOi8h1kcvhRmM6KyiBW0LHCufsCDO8uKXauWAZfBwmShAXwIXE8Th2jNbHl_jTH2SNzT8meyWqH_PWerOwX1ywB0-Vq4pR3Jjnfnvn9wHZBmy17" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="148" data-original-width="177" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiihQa4-OXTu-2trRUuvLfNp8hQY4Miy1OOtd41jIBNs2hd__WTNqRXRs4x1yGBCNb2cNA5GmaITMD9JwOi8h1kcvhRmM6KyiBW0LHCufsCDO8uKXauWAZfBwmShAXwIXE8Th2jNbHl_jTH2SNzT8meyWqH_PWerOwX1ywB0-Vq4pR3Jjnfnvn9wHZBmy17=w400-h334" width="400" /></a></div><br />WOW!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We've had fresh snow every day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For dinner tonight we had baked potatoes with chili topping (except for me) and snow ice cream for dessert!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jesse brought in a large bowl of fresh powder snow and I added a can of sweetened condensed milk, some vanilla extract and a little cream.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is always so fun to make and it was the first time for some of the group to ever eat any!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nora said, "Is it safe to eat snow?"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In other news from home.... </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJESugMkY9Xhz6MLYHR4D4tvblF6E6RaD_ayNgqeIF71ZilBLar7_9BZQm_x6PYSEt-Yx-KNZanvY8j4htImXVjkq4pso0sCtKDwMHwYZWiwioIxNi4OMDPWq2RZ88agHs4K69idCBMJjSOgOXg-kK851GopWeuNAoy6VBbRXtxoSo3ZMNCIGcg8wecWO/s1440/WLZW7062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJESugMkY9Xhz6MLYHR4D4tvblF6E6RaD_ayNgqeIF71ZilBLar7_9BZQm_x6PYSEt-Yx-KNZanvY8j4htImXVjkq4pso0sCtKDwMHwYZWiwioIxNi4OMDPWq2RZ88agHs4K69idCBMJjSOgOXg-kK851GopWeuNAoy6VBbRXtxoSo3ZMNCIGcg8wecWO/w400-h300/WLZW7062.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dean and Sherry's house began its 3 mile journey to their property on Tuesday.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPyqhS3Uxa9goTEddqL2XI_R8Duvi4gkUgUEiUTMH1iw21ODYzwCKFANxRkixdQdaGDaXczHLirihif1C2jI0xZ-ShfGXlS7Fi6vIe4NXmuxZjnEZnVU6aMtfUJSTThefX6gzO4B-dXpoSQDj8kZFOVQgkWD5UnTcy2-5tLbQczJZb-5aQULdXfUGAQVWY/s1440/GLTI6679.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPyqhS3Uxa9goTEddqL2XI_R8Duvi4gkUgUEiUTMH1iw21ODYzwCKFANxRkixdQdaGDaXczHLirihif1C2jI0xZ-ShfGXlS7Fi6vIe4NXmuxZjnEZnVU6aMtfUJSTThefX6gzO4B-dXpoSQDj8kZFOVQgkWD5UnTcy2-5tLbQczJZb-5aQULdXfUGAQVWY/w400-h300/GLTI6679.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a slow go and they had to make some adjustments but by Wednesday evening....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7hOI13i-RLCfq3MN0RbpSGX_AzB4N2x3y0PUycI6bWX-lWr2QVSkLdfIQqRJ0IWrNj9t3iGG0OCzS4oNqnSQgy13VfVUbR45tTpX4lwf52IYTF-cwPlyMIiaHPBSMiERVo46iFr0KkZHucYToaNCZ6aitGFZAUMefGTn29sWTNE_L_e15tKMAJKpp6nc0/w400-h300/431531796_10168535749705258_4212875176319315514_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By this afternoon - it was HOME!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: large;">Congratulations!!</span></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622758739580732797.post-51466801352957121282024-03-11T16:35:00.003-05:002024-03-12T10:43:49.273-05:00Weekend at the Mountain Cabin!<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Jesse loaded all our things into his truck Friday night and I mean he knows how to pack it</span></span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCckdLWNDF3LbZwdug1KfxBVsG35OH_dUoL3ZlunsN49t5axhwpUa6M2XChC9NrIwY76JzUEftApNOjrfeB7pQAYu3mQ-P2DHsuxs-lGW-T1JJ_Tr9mX7oO864Xvqef8cfC8JmfeGWHmkQX-H9zUgquSBL0l_kxQpqUR1dCnfOS7m8lUMSDzIBqsITuSSV/s4032/IMG_E6645.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCckdLWNDF3LbZwdug1KfxBVsG35OH_dUoL3ZlunsN49t5axhwpUa6M2XChC9NrIwY76JzUEftApNOjrfeB7pQAYu3mQ-P2DHsuxs-lGW-T1JJ_Tr9mX7oO864Xvqef8cfC8JmfeGWHmkQX-H9zUgquSBL0l_kxQpqUR1dCnfOS7m8lUMSDzIBqsITuSSV/w300-h400/IMG_E6645.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As good as Louis Dean is at packing - he said, "Jesse has me bested!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We left our driveway at 4:30 AM - right on time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sam and Nora left their car at our house and we rendezvoused with Rachel's daughters and their guys in Decatur where Sam and Nora switched over to ride with one of the couples.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkXRVg6OsughjDr15szQQb_CToRiMMSWgYmJviP3en8NXnMXBaH6x7nbNiO7U9A8PNcfeAUAo4TThmZ02aTWfTgl94zrwoGS03D4HrNjYMkVQKUw2vWn38Csr1LAmixb2OiiXLpnoirKrKJfBaQy5eQ9cyY1S2RphHlESdikJCyl-jnluq16DgwJ0-4J4/s2048/IMG_E6647.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1094" data-original-width="2048" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkXRVg6OsughjDr15szQQb_CToRiMMSWgYmJviP3en8NXnMXBaH6x7nbNiO7U9A8PNcfeAUAo4TThmZ02aTWfTgl94zrwoGS03D4HrNjYMkVQKUw2vWn38Csr1LAmixb2OiiXLpnoirKrKJfBaQy5eQ9cyY1S2RphHlESdikJCyl-jnluq16DgwJ0-4J4/w400-h214/IMG_E6647.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jesse has 3 walkie talkies and we had ourselves a convoy!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih44jVKtFtjSjN-nP52ay5WcbEgwjs3liHQsAnWmaI3NzVPX_Yqtqc412ow2nPMAkYnGN76KPrBnLbm_zoB8HH2m43NMndObdy7z1MxCbSEKdZsK-nm_wAhr8fnWCPd99CRRn8_LwXSTPx8orIW9EIO_CBS7ZqdS8Iqr7q5m9dVphjxmgQPKEVlEScKYHW/s2048/IMG_E6662.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="2048" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih44jVKtFtjSjN-nP52ay5WcbEgwjs3liHQsAnWmaI3NzVPX_Yqtqc412ow2nPMAkYnGN76KPrBnLbm_zoB8HH2m43NMndObdy7z1MxCbSEKdZsK-nm_wAhr8fnWCPd99CRRn8_LwXSTPx8orIW9EIO_CBS7ZqdS8Iqr7q5m9dVphjxmgQPKEVlEScKYHW/w400-h236/IMG_E6662.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GJEoZL5SHYLQYrHBzUSU4Xw43TRVDtDfkClHHETJ_1jDfrImJl3-DwXctc2Isq4sSrOmeLG8cZ5AdcMoLnlI5Gp3Qg24uRr4nX1Luiu2vwk0piu14l2qaAL7LpXCZwvJMQYDF5vL8WNvHZkTXcgYXqtsEVbWk2shP20boW1pRmpsv37wlfuKzqiYuzts/s2010/IMG_0493.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GJEoZL5SHYLQYrHBzUSU4Xw43TRVDtDfkClHHETJ_1jDfrImJl3-DwXctc2Isq4sSrOmeLG8cZ5AdcMoLnlI5Gp3Qg24uRr4nX1Luiu2vwk0piu14l2qaAL7LpXCZwvJMQYDF5vL8WNvHZkTXcgYXqtsEVbWk2shP20boW1pRmpsv37wlfuKzqiYuzts/w372-h640/IMG_0493.JPG" width="372" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We did, indeed make it to Amarillo right on schedule!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean has four tuners for his guitar - but couldn't find a single one before we left home!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thankfully everyone is so flexible that we stopped one mile from the coffee place and he got himself another one!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Johnny is a band director and could have tuned the guitar for him and Carson has an app on his phone that he could have done it for him - but you know Louis Dean - he likes to do things himself!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHvF6Zlk4Wch_R4_PrVSSEy3nZW-QiFVigvbejzLeG_O7zyyDSW8PMuhE3zHTzarUIfTZLK57nR93SLBZv-qO1Tht0lz9i7UrReLKrPU8ZiUnz4gQHDH6oF3gBj9_QIeLZRINiMO_TmePUYrpBtTgQwAONoYEF8wWNckXX5XinnIzgjOui_DsZpXUUBtl/s2048/IMG_E6663.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHvF6Zlk4Wch_R4_PrVSSEy3nZW-QiFVigvbejzLeG_O7zyyDSW8PMuhE3zHTzarUIfTZLK57nR93SLBZv-qO1Tht0lz9i7UrReLKrPU8ZiUnz4gQHDH6oF3gBj9_QIeLZRINiMO_TmePUYrpBtTgQwAONoYEF8wWNckXX5XinnIzgjOui_DsZpXUUBtl/w300-h400/IMG_E6663.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another thing Louis Dean and I forgot was his cane!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We stopped at this truck stop to get sandwiches and drinks which we ate on the road.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While I was ordering, I asked Louis Dean to ask someone if they had any canes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Turns out they had ONE and no price on it so the cashier said, "I'll just let you have it for $5!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Win! WIN!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8Nq7tq7WsyKMEUT8OZbIVmwx6EaervEUUFYMLGQ-cVGJF6jjc8DdDb9lSeB0m5XvIevHsQ9Chyphenhyphen9DafTMXpeTSPMNTtPtyTNbaBJF9MIJrYc4X2mbSUT_0R5AWbW5ZR_N4fJaTR4a4XBp502-LFLHBuwWgel_woYs4yu5Tp6UmrLRwu4oLQB3mnvtoA-M/s2048/IMG_E6664.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8Nq7tq7WsyKMEUT8OZbIVmwx6EaervEUUFYMLGQ-cVGJF6jjc8DdDb9lSeB0m5XvIevHsQ9Chyphenhyphen9DafTMXpeTSPMNTtPtyTNbaBJF9MIJrYc4X2mbSUT_0R5AWbW5ZR_N4fJaTR4a4XBp502-LFLHBuwWgel_woYs4yu5Tp6UmrLRwu4oLQB3mnvtoA-M/w400-h300/IMG_E6664.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were back on the road again!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMokc71UD-4zgffAJEMRnHVeRRJOKkckdio3BciS1Hjh7-q9nufk97gLQeoQunBtA99NyJD3INpRtyfbzbvGHu_FJ_-xH2T1kF-ADeQo5ciJRYMtg4G0QFbjwA-Ro5CmsLioBOEml-5aOTGgXEZOborZOF8luGmRFK30i_OiesCqbtmx2KQEQYLK8uMYrB/s2048/IMG_E6666.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMokc71UD-4zgffAJEMRnHVeRRJOKkckdio3BciS1Hjh7-q9nufk97gLQeoQunBtA99NyJD3INpRtyfbzbvGHu_FJ_-xH2T1kF-ADeQo5ciJRYMtg4G0QFbjwA-Ro5CmsLioBOEml-5aOTGgXEZOborZOF8luGmRFK30i_OiesCqbtmx2KQEQYLK8uMYrB/w300-h400/IMG_E6666.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And Louis Dean was a happy camper!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We stopped at Walmart in Las Vegas, New Mexico and had so much fun shopping for the groceries!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jesse had packed two tubs of food from home and an ice chest and I had packed one tub plus an insulated bag. Jesse had a master list made out and Sam and Nora went to get things and the other two couples said, "We've got the dairy stuff covered!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUVNNbJ1LnOHdOhiXSHUW-Z0QPauEKKV9jpvyjXQ8-4co3vukGtfSk-3UJ_X8YxmUYsj_bK2s3vgm0TYk2LIHFlARDhr85lPGMKup_cWT0JMNT_Slm8stuRRvWd7lyFMlnTvPIxvX9SlSdGOPfaMtns23NAg5PpyI9FVEnYYgZaY5L1XGfQ1r6rQ843Y6/s1952/IMG_0526.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1952" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUVNNbJ1LnOHdOhiXSHUW-Z0QPauEKKV9jpvyjXQ8-4co3vukGtfSk-3UJ_X8YxmUYsj_bK2s3vgm0TYk2LIHFlARDhr85lPGMKup_cWT0JMNT_Slm8stuRRvWd7lyFMlnTvPIxvX9SlSdGOPfaMtns23NAg5PpyI9FVEnYYgZaY5L1XGfQ1r6rQ843Y6/w240-h400/IMG_0526.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After we checked out, Johnny said, "We should have brought the walkie talkies in with us! We could have said - who has eyes on the cheese???"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Right as we were starting the drive into the mountains, Jesse put on some John Denver music!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a tradition!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeXdhLd9JmmiCgybFSUtx0i-bq27VkkNR8MICBYMpIvSddilZzR0T-YjRf9rStHXKrBVhC3-nVQZQ6wfBP0Xykvnt2W-qGW1qJnrTOb0djVioeEWY6ZTiowsjLHn03XYghfn6Uh6fwZKWgxLsQCk4UfOknjxSkLhrqVVPbUNfDDXmi_St9zSgCdx19qTFN/s2048/IMG_E6668.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeXdhLd9JmmiCgybFSUtx0i-bq27VkkNR8MICBYMpIvSddilZzR0T-YjRf9rStHXKrBVhC3-nVQZQ6wfBP0Xykvnt2W-qGW1qJnrTOb0djVioeEWY6ZTiowsjLHn03XYghfn6Uh6fwZKWgxLsQCk4UfOknjxSkLhrqVVPbUNfDDXmi_St9zSgCdx19qTFN/w300-h400/IMG_E6668.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We arrived on schedule!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The temp was 13 degrees!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0mr_okYdm29hn1TDSc519P6w_c095Uaiq1-b2rKAaGUm_yPRp2YYg4_m6GPox3sRJxrNKuYeCoSz_VumroiJGQ2NfpZhZH6qJPdas8-FZIGmWmpb3yP9CwyCbjl5yu6kj8L1_vbK-GbgxChvTAj43n5ARUF2vVlToTEsNO0LQnQCWv6pvqdjapx-6iHU/s2048/IMG_E6669.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0mr_okYdm29hn1TDSc519P6w_c095Uaiq1-b2rKAaGUm_yPRp2YYg4_m6GPox3sRJxrNKuYeCoSz_VumroiJGQ2NfpZhZH6qJPdas8-FZIGmWmpb3yP9CwyCbjl5yu6kj8L1_vbK-GbgxChvTAj43n5ARUF2vVlToTEsNO0LQnQCWv6pvqdjapx-6iHU/w400-h300/IMG_E6669.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looking out from the back porch - the campfire pit is covered in snow and 8 more inches are expected on Thursday.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy_8Cf06QkG1OIYcjVI0nyg35jcoQZr0Lcj2W-3fa7d_9NIblL9tYTLhUvtan5WkyK-A-konwi53QMf1MnROA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just so pretty here!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now this when Jesse went to work!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He lit all the heaters in both cabins and started a fire to warm things up before turning on the water!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTuP3p2BNdteSZOHgJoZIgPMRyyv4E4LdEF9yjdzMpTjc2-4WppY8_xuK2DCCCopT6g82IccWbmXK-daPAhVxy_7QVCpN4XP2bxblb3WNUs62EHPJVm6q0V-CRAZ0uyYEziec_FEeIejrDd4rcPHiGfG52_Zg5p5IdWQEb8ikqobsy2V7tXmNWwhGK-Qq/s2048/IMG_E6672.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTuP3p2BNdteSZOHgJoZIgPMRyyv4E4LdEF9yjdzMpTjc2-4WppY8_xuK2DCCCopT6g82IccWbmXK-daPAhVxy_7QVCpN4XP2bxblb3WNUs62EHPJVm6q0V-CRAZ0uyYEziec_FEeIejrDd4rcPHiGfG52_Zg5p5IdWQEb8ikqobsy2V7tXmNWwhGK-Qq/w300-h400/IMG_E6672.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean chopped up veggies for me while I cooked the ground beef.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Ujv-kyQa8USKbz2l0x-6-SPHaarkyuxFdYn1lYcmEYHxOYAhyngbrK42EhKklyzLfOaOjzaLm8UIj0hgplPhqkBii2DPwBN2ZDHlN3mLeO74lFnL4cUnrottQJtsmbz9ZzkPecACM1csvLrleKMhpqBxzsAURRv3A8EaWJUZPirbWggIKodnJWdWKn6T/s2048/IMG_E6675.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Ujv-kyQa8USKbz2l0x-6-SPHaarkyuxFdYn1lYcmEYHxOYAhyngbrK42EhKklyzLfOaOjzaLm8UIj0hgplPhqkBii2DPwBN2ZDHlN3mLeO74lFnL4cUnrottQJtsmbz9ZzkPecACM1csvLrleKMhpqBxzsAURRv3A8EaWJUZPirbWggIKodnJWdWKn6T/w300-h400/IMG_E6675.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He cubed up the cheese and by the time everyone was hungry - the crock pot queso was ready! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jesse and Sam are so good at getting the cabin's WIFI hooked up, thawing out the pipes before turning on the water and getting fuel for the ATVs...... </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpRa4axr7uLQ1X4gtn1X1q0Qa6ylS9EiZYJcyOI7tR2LZMEGdR23SPzDceNBRALs7jCOB41Pbjlsyckr64ab-sj78jFXwYr1mhewB7O7OYu6ULj-DhH_PW52vpkX1lNfj0yN5ftn_ZvpWYg-mxHb2sbT4860EPNMhyJDiT-5JzVPjsOJZNflMN9Hfz9NL/s2048/IMG_E6677.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpRa4axr7uLQ1X4gtn1X1q0Qa6ylS9EiZYJcyOI7tR2LZMEGdR23SPzDceNBRALs7jCOB41Pbjlsyckr64ab-sj78jFXwYr1mhewB7O7OYu6ULj-DhH_PW52vpkX1lNfj0yN5ftn_ZvpWYg-mxHb2sbT4860EPNMhyJDiT-5JzVPjsOJZNflMN9Hfz9NL/w300-h400/IMG_E6677.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And all we had to do was sit back and enjoy the comings and goings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The three young couples are in the cabin next to ours and the middle aged and elderly couple are in the main cabin with the full kitchen ad fireplace!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We all went to bed on the early side Saturday night!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp3DDY8gdl5F6BcSof7Bp6paAAwtP3J6UerKEYsXdp9JlSHirr8hrxqxFLJ2jMkbBE3Eq_D2Kg6BcfjSVnCCqxGGeWV31Mh7bEyxIYdw92RB4nQwW5mG_XHL03SRoM9yIje2IbsOg2TRqNURVH1mcrqrxZNpeHc3QJc-MHoSBliJfDK0WzrqeifpTKlTx1/s1983/IMG_0498.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Everyone went off to do their own things from hiking to exploring for a hidden hot spring in the area! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56ghJlWQqCceOzEJrLKLDZ-l7ymigODHikJFJU4xjIXopoq-JBBvfGTJzVr9K5zWgz-snhJQeQ6oG16dNGbrJJNYAZv8yvlKmGW2pSsmv925Ba91Cu8f-TyC40HVhaGqDs3JShDZIHaDrSRZ4stSzC5kP1yERMakbw3nkvhRUtL9Rl1ATMo5b3AsNDCNU/s1595/IMG_E6678.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1595" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56ghJlWQqCceOzEJrLKLDZ-l7ymigODHikJFJU4xjIXopoq-JBBvfGTJzVr9K5zWgz-snhJQeQ6oG16dNGbrJJNYAZv8yvlKmGW2pSsmv925Ba91Cu8f-TyC40HVhaGqDs3JShDZIHaDrSRZ4stSzC5kP1yERMakbw3nkvhRUtL9Rl1ATMo5b3AsNDCNU/w385-h400/IMG_E6678.JPG" width="385" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Look how cute Nora and Sam are!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFNLtm3Gmkpg9meewbhHS4tE2EJuzAT7yyTKDKJNyqH2OMscI5m4fehvqC0d_BgpxJDrNbHKZDx7FbG0ouoRU8INokPOqecLTei_rIz6rmOEC6B2wKddlZmZPYB9SG2a6cYL-YeET8pCqsKEIUvW_f5IqD_mBra3HN5-yt4PDCPXvNoiIZI-iKEwdGXWb/s2048/IMG_E6688.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFNLtm3Gmkpg9meewbhHS4tE2EJuzAT7yyTKDKJNyqH2OMscI5m4fehvqC0d_BgpxJDrNbHKZDx7FbG0ouoRU8INokPOqecLTei_rIz6rmOEC6B2wKddlZmZPYB9SG2a6cYL-YeET8pCqsKEIUvW_f5IqD_mBra3HN5-yt4PDCPXvNoiIZI-iKEwdGXWb/w300-h400/IMG_E6688.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were invited up to a friend's cabin (they live here year round) for Happy Hour Sunday night.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVlFZiIQ-sfQss4XRLbb3kmPfQHRHbION9lDKWp3WqL0yyWJqERoGbv-zSv5-Wekq6pbXMDJdbXNIUjD5PDM-l5gKmIz3VJ4kUj-EDNNxd_auHd-hD0U72qFFSFm34MZpM6X1N5yniEY9z8rpM5B5OT8T6h1Hq_o_sQ6V8C4PXHLSlHKu_Z2YAE4GZCepI/s2048/IMG_E6689.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVlFZiIQ-sfQss4XRLbb3kmPfQHRHbION9lDKWp3WqL0yyWJqERoGbv-zSv5-Wekq6pbXMDJdbXNIUjD5PDM-l5gKmIz3VJ4kUj-EDNNxd_auHd-hD0U72qFFSFm34MZpM6X1N5yniEY9z8rpM5B5OT8T6h1Hq_o_sQ6V8C4PXHLSlHKu_Z2YAE4GZCepI/w300-h400/IMG_E6689.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean looks pretty dapper here!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaIvmgLtAb0M9PJVDdPCRzT53YrJWx3e95oHxr8Qza7cmUrPjKZKetQjcUvIFCtZOJXqJhO_y7YgEN1DjNfj1qAixbRc9xW2OXVfli7lEvW8fvVXYXPew_0vHcgV_3s-Xy5G6o5eyhfUcDdLlelBjWP38Fny72nqNt6fE1yBnMPQWqnkLJOhZrVsmd0eJW/s2048/IMG_E6693.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He served hearty appetizers like these pork shots!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is a piece of smoked sausage with a bacon wrap and topped with cream cheese!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmRhTkx2VENzgxH4SlmLz4eMVd_yDggDlyy4lwGRwumF185wFTzzRyugCzhCX9FIVMjQy0RQZ9HOg8joUMFqcrKxdIBVdO6Xd0D0X_m_yc4TNnQr3cmo3PrI01hVADYouR1GoxofErPAXTCwSDEmofEHhRrp-uep2n_B8boNv6Xtc1JmCxy_MrqhNHnk_K/s2048/IMG_E6701.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmRhTkx2VENzgxH4SlmLz4eMVd_yDggDlyy4lwGRwumF185wFTzzRyugCzhCX9FIVMjQy0RQZ9HOg8joUMFqcrKxdIBVdO6Xd0D0X_m_yc4TNnQr3cmo3PrI01hVADYouR1GoxofErPAXTCwSDEmofEHhRrp-uep2n_B8boNv6Xtc1JmCxy_MrqhNHnk_K/w300-h400/IMG_E6701.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They have a beautiful deck out the back door of his shop.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCKUT_Y0PZwGsauxHdYEPgg2ZogDZvnBhYhnyg_Ij7Gjg1gFYuwldQVj32JxmQSUzNgvoGHiANRE1DuHyqj2SFxbej3m96qagQITwJbAFDv_WhN91k9clmdFZz3XkmbrPMNuKLw6J_fM8nmrJQSOOX8EA6cGm-VMmkHyqE2SY_qdJcK5635yGMV8HkHkw/s2048/IMG_E6702.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCKUT_Y0PZwGsauxHdYEPgg2ZogDZvnBhYhnyg_Ij7Gjg1gFYuwldQVj32JxmQSUzNgvoGHiANRE1DuHyqj2SFxbej3m96qagQITwJbAFDv_WhN91k9clmdFZz3XkmbrPMNuKLw6J_fM8nmrJQSOOX8EA6cGm-VMmkHyqE2SY_qdJcK5635yGMV8HkHkw/w300-h400/IMG_E6702.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think he said the have been up here 25 years or so.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz2GerUwef2aWiMtzKiqfiJekX1mvr42UBIO_VInhktDi8KueKoUfp_5cxyTXiBo5ok65-JdMDZ3NMS976_TA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIqpIgztbiMfVxFoCqGTBirLQac6AcaA6GJmQudzXR_KgjTuJYsN55KGy0xjpzbQkQTGCsShFwdGP2rHX6RPiFv9vIp_CsXsOoIslr0YeeLZ-b3tDEiixa44tedHK4pflouR-wkzUSdwmbgnHUiN5SUkpqhxOY_Q11H-ct7nF179nQZ3GKK67qpiFqsyz0/s4032/IMG_E6704.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It really warmed up on Sunday!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQhew8cxrm9FlkFTbh6duGxb9zOtnxspHiYLDSBWq68pnpioagnKfuseDn4i5jyp5GoTamqmqrsK1TeTr11xR40ZR1_dPpS2SC8wq-lJhRy3YPjfidp5cMojhfR7T-URenCA9CSOKLLiX9c25PHv4lvY5j_w3PhyiQo0vFIB8UoSGrEgHYAISmpIVKG5N/s2048/IMG_E6708.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQhew8cxrm9FlkFTbh6duGxb9zOtnxspHiYLDSBWq68pnpioagnKfuseDn4i5jyp5GoTamqmqrsK1TeTr11xR40ZR1_dPpS2SC8wq-lJhRy3YPjfidp5cMojhfR7T-URenCA9CSOKLLiX9c25PHv4lvY5j_w3PhyiQo0vFIB8UoSGrEgHYAISmpIVKG5N/w300-h400/IMG_E6708.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now THAT is a bird feeding station!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEspiyJ00dbfj9nhbKbWmNh94xgqUe1auhAjx9_IfRv1fTn9JJkPJKMJp1ibLvhXeKa5DAcB8QuwIdBFnx2oDTCJafJS26xLl6Vjn_JcQ2PuYTEUAU3IaDf8NvSkCNqZtBtmQ-Dzm20WjJJIYMjKMxWVCsdLIlRR6e78cCpHnt7tiJdtbjZDEjcOoxRjF8/s2048/IMG_0571.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEspiyJ00dbfj9nhbKbWmNh94xgqUe1auhAjx9_IfRv1fTn9JJkPJKMJp1ibLvhXeKa5DAcB8QuwIdBFnx2oDTCJafJS26xLl6Vjn_JcQ2PuYTEUAU3IaDf8NvSkCNqZtBtmQ-Dzm20WjJJIYMjKMxWVCsdLIlRR6e78cCpHnt7tiJdtbjZDEjcOoxRjF8/w300-h400/IMG_0571.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He's showing me pictures of his all time favorite dog and I will be doing a painting for him.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjs9WNTvSFG2TenLsIhqjv7tYTJl8OOONtD6wpfSuCOuheLn_4pKcBAq9a1d0pcMkN1pWwoD-3QDiSiCH1KNc-uopFZEJ_dybC6diY43ajO-nNNEH-DVKvNq9IJ4jDPLZ5Xv_s5x1irTM4OlUMH2ccCINpK6VZeRT2sEYIzi_jWV-jGuyv0twmP8PvtvSZk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjs9WNTvSFG2TenLsIhqjv7tYTJl8OOONtD6wpfSuCOuheLn_4pKcBAq9a1d0pcMkN1pWwoD-3QDiSiCH1KNc-uopFZEJ_dybC6diY43ajO-nNNEH-DVKvNq9IJ4jDPLZ5Xv_s5x1irTM4OlUMH2ccCINpK6VZeRT2sEYIzi_jWV-jGuyv0twmP8PvtvSZk=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622758739580732797.post-42574516176668417572024-03-07T21:16:00.001-06:002024-03-07T21:17:48.499-06:00Monday's Visit With LD's Doctor, Tuesday Treasures With Brenda and Mother/Daughter Time With Amber on Wednesday!<div style="text-align: center;"> We made it safely home Sunday evening, albeit in the dark!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Alas, it was nearly as stressful driving home as it was getting down to the ranch.</div><div style="text-align: center;">There was, once again, loud talking and high pitched squealing and missed turns, frustrations, and confusion!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We met with the neurologist Monday afternoon....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">We sat across from another couple and the man was wearing a Navy cap. He and Louis Dean struck up a conversation. The old man said, "I recognize you from the last time I was here!" Of course, he didn't but we went over and sat beside them - Louis Dean beside the old man and I beside the lady who happened to be best friend to his wife.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As a caretaker I am always asking how others are dealing with dementia and Alzheimer's with their loved ones. Louis Dean is right there with all the behaviors and conditions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a sobering visit and the doctor doubled his dose of memantine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She made me understand that he will never get better but hopefully the medication can slow the process down. We are dealing with new normals on a regular basis and it really does help to know what's coming so one isn't blindsided when it happens.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes we hear words we are not quite prepared for and it takes a few days to process the information - both mentally and emotionally.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I admit to being a bit blue as I absorbed what the doctor was telling me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We came home and I started on the den - taking the Christmas trees down and changing things out from Christmas to spring. Working and cleaning is always therapy for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean is good at taking lights off the Christmas trees which I finally took down in the den.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tuesday morning he went right back to work on them and then started untangling the lights.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRXyNazR3yP6AbM58KH5zDuCZHraUn-4NmrC_9qAyg2WA5XKrSLN8Kx4lj0mCgYeuXMGZdYXsnRbwHzf1Dw5JoKY3KGd9bZp2YtM-Rs6PzyhorepuTYgVDi18KmnOrMEUWxMWTGqS6p0SPtvxutHhMEy59DadfAl2qNLNS1W7HV9o_yfd_MY4shoZnxes/s2048/IMG_E6596.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRXyNazR3yP6AbM58KH5zDuCZHraUn-4NmrC_9qAyg2WA5XKrSLN8Kx4lj0mCgYeuXMGZdYXsnRbwHzf1Dw5JoKY3KGd9bZp2YtM-Rs6PzyhorepuTYgVDi18KmnOrMEUWxMWTGqS6p0SPtvxutHhMEy59DadfAl2qNLNS1W7HV9o_yfd_MY4shoZnxes/w300-h400/IMG_E6596.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I left him to it while I went off to meet Brenda for Tuesday Treasure Thrifting!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikSezkgfvv5Qcakcw3B84ew7oQ2sJ536cjUxUCsRWbXTwu_SL8sAyoy8yw-Kc3e5PjHyIXHne3xfhPo6UXEI1Jx7A1sIQhmNRuNRNzsjxwcebFHNAbpDGAaUdAF2EJAg2BE5g3W4xGlUdQk7ON4jekJPsz75h-XK6D6FHfCC3eA-fFAPoz6RYyGAXY4hK1/s395/IMG_E6595.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="355" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikSezkgfvv5Qcakcw3B84ew7oQ2sJ536cjUxUCsRWbXTwu_SL8sAyoy8yw-Kc3e5PjHyIXHne3xfhPo6UXEI1Jx7A1sIQhmNRuNRNzsjxwcebFHNAbpDGAaUdAF2EJAg2BE5g3W4xGlUdQk7ON4jekJPsz75h-XK6D6FHfCC3eA-fFAPoz6RYyGAXY4hK1/w360-h400/IMG_E6595.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My friend, Debbie, sent me this pic!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's hard to be depressed on a Tuesday but somehow I managed to do it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA2LCMJqPAiQRXLCEFFmxZLZ2dZuVzlBTQiabMMsfUpnly2VBh6eeZIscxCcXNeXVh-3X1w73hsQEQLMlcftq_tgyNf26iKUCrhRXjYChOAuri5nemqdjzkvI3SPythtbbEzCHBL4OodhEZM-pm37WuhJBv1fy-V8h6tQLKFxPyLQFzWEMAuV3cjl4P9jb/s2048/IMG_E6600.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA2LCMJqPAiQRXLCEFFmxZLZ2dZuVzlBTQiabMMsfUpnly2VBh6eeZIscxCcXNeXVh-3X1w73hsQEQLMlcftq_tgyNf26iKUCrhRXjYChOAuri5nemqdjzkvI3SPythtbbEzCHBL4OodhEZM-pm37WuhJBv1fy-V8h6tQLKFxPyLQFzWEMAuV3cjl4P9jb/w300-h400/IMG_E6600.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I still found a few treasures.....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUXhC6gPy_AuPUngdPZpUWRvgI6YpxPetUXav-K7Zgcn5i6M709M5SzA2yySQbVQP5n2zSXeWZO0yJE72M2yF7fIKGDYc7nkie5luN2jSOq1pb6XsnSu34TnocK7osWNutOz2bpwRG0cQdkb2beMAJZ8o6dL3e-QFjFoA088G-pHMVHC3JNt8DGck9AfP/s2048/IMG_E6602.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUXhC6gPy_AuPUngdPZpUWRvgI6YpxPetUXav-K7Zgcn5i6M709M5SzA2yySQbVQP5n2zSXeWZO0yJE72M2yF7fIKGDYc7nkie5luN2jSOq1pb6XsnSu34TnocK7osWNutOz2bpwRG0cQdkb2beMAJZ8o6dL3e-QFjFoA088G-pHMVHC3JNt8DGck9AfP/w300-h400/IMG_E6602.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A Mud Pie trinket dish and a set of six beautiful black doilies......</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhegSOlxBn_AdNZmOGMSYWg5SMs4zpo2gKMqHLi4hIBlZJJkjUkOMYN9f2YnLoYKNeFB7IcLqoaD0dVaYkx7d-F4W6HNPSU61Oojigu_XFXgTLh3RzWF27RyKRhyKcubVE8BLGn5GdxPYJHFB87InDje39Q_QcnftkwyexLIeEZ-4UdZ0huNjyIkv7pqWBY/s2048/IMG_E6603.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhegSOlxBn_AdNZmOGMSYWg5SMs4zpo2gKMqHLi4hIBlZJJkjUkOMYN9f2YnLoYKNeFB7IcLqoaD0dVaYkx7d-F4W6HNPSU61Oojigu_XFXgTLh3RzWF27RyKRhyKcubVE8BLGn5GdxPYJHFB87InDje39Q_QcnftkwyexLIeEZ-4UdZ0huNjyIkv7pqWBY/w300-h400/IMG_E6603.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A night shirt from Old Navy....a pair of warm pretty socks for our trip to the cabin and a small purse to take instead of a purse!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJlLRAp0JTBFx5nVzwCwrxnhG4ZuaBW4AVLrUfdkI5_5xfiKbngFDtWhTAStLHg3-1tfWKRKe1avpZGuHk6bJZH_D1tiVaTtF79k_NGKwe3BFEAKqEbCD4g_QwtnxVSChPCAXlbltxGqJFX2P04-klmoZBQKZ0seKTbAtYlG0JWh_IG5kefpcuYG2hhNO/s2048/IMG_E6604.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJlLRAp0JTBFx5nVzwCwrxnhG4ZuaBW4AVLrUfdkI5_5xfiKbngFDtWhTAStLHg3-1tfWKRKe1avpZGuHk6bJZH_D1tiVaTtF79k_NGKwe3BFEAKqEbCD4g_QwtnxVSChPCAXlbltxGqJFX2P04-klmoZBQKZ0seKTbAtYlG0JWh_IG5kefpcuYG2hhNO/w300-h400/IMG_E6604.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love this tissue holder that sits by my side of the bed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The yellow tablecloth will go in the sewing room - once I get in there to undecorate and clean.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoN7Qqprx52YXTUXRvRPlFYrvPHVD-kz8QdNebLOHqBF0uftch6tTL5PC7KNnhKJIqGmk-e6GRfcw-Qh_ZLagf9QY0h5CC6CCUTJmi5LzoxypkFQL4QSypfuJUvMMtaQ5Km5CDN8TidHQYKRapSmUANC6dqqfNzu07RUvLOEuE1XVjRGXdZFoOf8Gt3L5A/s2048/IMG_E6605.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoN7Qqprx52YXTUXRvRPlFYrvPHVD-kz8QdNebLOHqBF0uftch6tTL5PC7KNnhKJIqGmk-e6GRfcw-Qh_ZLagf9QY0h5CC6CCUTJmi5LzoxypkFQL4QSypfuJUvMMtaQ5Km5CDN8TidHQYKRapSmUANC6dqqfNzu07RUvLOEuE1XVjRGXdZFoOf8Gt3L5A/w300-h400/IMG_E6605.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The candle was a nice find and I have a tall glass cylinder that will be perfect for that!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I didn't hit a jack pot this time but I enjoyed the thrill of the hunt with Brenda!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had lunch together at Chick-Fil-A and shared our sorrows and our joys - a like amount of each!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a blessing to have a best friend!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiygai3EGKCXgjlQEnfGcA9twnVTTACPLsVS2AgnIkONKlzaCfXl4Qj3RBYAT6Q_aN16CCmov5CRxaV8HmDCrLumcRGflXKAX2_ji0lPnIeJvwWCSXnNCq5jd-y7i_k6AAa0PSC4XblgvThcLCIQPneRUCpd5K0t8oO7xzKTEWtaEiYCjDwnaJD94WzByG/s2048/IMG_E6606.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiygai3EGKCXgjlQEnfGcA9twnVTTACPLsVS2AgnIkONKlzaCfXl4Qj3RBYAT6Q_aN16CCmov5CRxaV8HmDCrLumcRGflXKAX2_ji0lPnIeJvwWCSXnNCq5jd-y7i_k6AAa0PSC4XblgvThcLCIQPneRUCpd5K0t8oO7xzKTEWtaEiYCjDwnaJD94WzByG/w300-h400/IMG_E6606.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I came home to Louis Dean still dealing with the lights!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was kind of scary to realize that he had spent over 8 hours doing this project.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Apparently he had tangled them up again and had to start over.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's good to look at this as an activity and I realize what a blessing it is for him to have his room where he can do whatever he wants.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> He organizes and reorganizes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He packs tubs up and carries them out to his storage building and then in a few days brings them back in. I'm happy he can do the things he likes to do and is content.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wednesday morning I told him to not worry about the lights and take a break.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He asked, "What lights?"</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhlmrkojZsae5Oj96OxZNd7Q7HVa5NiZojhjAqke48k0YsxyXp5jVceveqzaOgk3b3esEKYzTlb0VRiVNVh7-Gh7agVWv__NYHzXtem5diUqYkQmrUp5t49vDr3SiJxmshrQnLw6Cx3lx_J7jJRm_tLlcK1KijLtArQnAX0na2mNiolpmZmpeAeT-Q5JkV/s2048/IMG_1333.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhlmrkojZsae5Oj96OxZNd7Q7HVa5NiZojhjAqke48k0YsxyXp5jVceveqzaOgk3b3esEKYzTlb0VRiVNVh7-Gh7agVWv__NYHzXtem5diUqYkQmrUp5t49vDr3SiJxmshrQnLw6Cx3lx_J7jJRm_tLlcK1KijLtArQnAX0na2mNiolpmZmpeAeT-Q5JkV/w300-h400/IMG_1333.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amber and I had a mother/daughter day and I so needed this!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She chose the perfect movie for us!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkgtz6mTxcTUaJEc5MfKJLSWZ7wB5mqWndushC64TeYsEr7fgiqzhRAxihraDJKOU6f2PXAFAg02jdDEIli3K6u9Uh3BU43zZpwzAmQ58kqGcqpxlIcfDTUeIhfvI2b7MelIIgO4p4Y50NDkkflhmN2ATx6-qzjWBBthhx0QZ5BeV6iBSFUSrXEQa7JZCp/s2048/IMG_1326.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkgtz6mTxcTUaJEc5MfKJLSWZ7wB5mqWndushC64TeYsEr7fgiqzhRAxihraDJKOU6f2PXAFAg02jdDEIli3K6u9Uh3BU43zZpwzAmQ58kqGcqpxlIcfDTUeIhfvI2b7MelIIgO4p4Y50NDkkflhmN2ATx6-qzjWBBthhx0QZ5BeV6iBSFUSrXEQa7JZCp/w300-h400/IMG_1326.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was totally entertaining!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTW-Y_-t_VltMehU98-530GqeqV3mUOYzFl0bXiEqkLHKAODHi20HBuKAWfrZmNzhj1FGn_BTsGieJfFwmdJTSeoRRreAhHOHCTfzy0j6BNo7vCi0csl-UoXprETdZjy8HKM9GU0ZwgltyfuyIa0Z5TJj0QPswQizyonAfwQaa0wD8K4O-hFv_L1h-z2Y/s2048/IMG_1328.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTW-Y_-t_VltMehU98-530GqeqV3mUOYzFl0bXiEqkLHKAODHi20HBuKAWfrZmNzhj1FGn_BTsGieJfFwmdJTSeoRRreAhHOHCTfzy0j6BNo7vCi0csl-UoXprETdZjy8HKM9GU0ZwgltyfuyIa0Z5TJj0QPswQizyonAfwQaa0wD8K4O-hFv_L1h-z2Y/w300-h400/IMG_1328.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So many twists and turns in an over the top humorous script!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If y'all see this - watch for the gold dress and tell me what you think!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The leading lady is Bryce Dallas Howard - Ron Howard's daughter - and she was amazing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today (Thursday) has been busy as I finally finished cleaning the den and started on the guest room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tomorrow I will pack for our trip to the cabin and finish the guest room as Jesse will be here to load up his truck and spend the night so we can get an early start on Saturday morning - and I mean a seriously EARLY start!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCbaBAsPHl8K1S1dx_mEW_bUWBtPwxFIiw_UQGpZPwroxRh28U3B1XlH8xNGXhxD4A9JTiNm8QKmXQtvT7gKvrCCKsGrIYJ67IpcqnvFmeO7LEAx4HED0sXN96pCgJQY5jWdDNcIUeA5a40x-UXD_NS2uGMm0Kyhr8jcnDWHd-LMeQUcUEVqKa0UTwtkt/s2048/IMG_6623.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCbaBAsPHl8K1S1dx_mEW_bUWBtPwxFIiw_UQGpZPwroxRh28U3B1XlH8xNGXhxD4A9JTiNm8QKmXQtvT7gKvrCCKsGrIYJ67IpcqnvFmeO7LEAx4HED0sXN96pCgJQY5jWdDNcIUeA5a40x-UXD_NS2uGMm0Kyhr8jcnDWHd-LMeQUcUEVqKa0UTwtkt/w400-h300/IMG_6623.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I close tonight's journal entry with news from the ranch!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I so hoped we would be there when Dean and Sherry's 'new' old house was moved to their property!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I teared up this morning when Sherry sent me this pic!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5dmfbbvIWdxJU8bxsvzQcuam7xXzB99EAjxdOco4R-tPSAx8rtfzKkJ6K9TsayNOFPUXGWccAMZSlpCwn1A9_nY7bd-KR0_a07LK2DO-FT-tCpA_SmMYkNDEJnqyUTVddarbGTJ-fQ7HRCS1blvwqTWDlf6-FvJpo_arNIlNbGQFvIwRfyM3zHzpS2oH/s2048/IMG_6624.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5dmfbbvIWdxJU8bxsvzQcuam7xXzB99EAjxdOco4R-tPSAx8rtfzKkJ6K9TsayNOFPUXGWccAMZSlpCwn1A9_nY7bd-KR0_a07LK2DO-FT-tCpA_SmMYkNDEJnqyUTVddarbGTJ-fQ7HRCS1blvwqTWDlf6-FvJpo_arNIlNbGQFvIwRfyM3zHzpS2oH/w400-h300/IMG_6624.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's happening!!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAgj7cLoUGo4LCNzlomgtbBi7tmdcCZtCiISChYDNSVADAYhjgUXHJJWBoLHlJU1_ouU6U1dVFs25ELG0jiSDijIp7hvr41XxCEZYwg8AWk9SDz_t6AH-6dKmV78V_SqCnDVszI8Mkpb9FLEjGKDWw38sB-rbDhHiENujfh5PnlF25EHx4jw_QS9D_jb1k/s2048/IMG_6625.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAgj7cLoUGo4LCNzlomgtbBi7tmdcCZtCiISChYDNSVADAYhjgUXHJJWBoLHlJU1_ouU6U1dVFs25ELG0jiSDijIp7hvr41XxCEZYwg8AWk9SDz_t6AH-6dKmV78V_SqCnDVszI8Mkpb9FLEjGKDWw38sB-rbDhHiENujfh5PnlF25EHx4jw_QS9D_jb1k/w400-h300/IMG_6625.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This amazing home was built in 1925 and is such a beauty!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPhOOpB2-kIAfG0-q-cmyFLzhxeD70QOjnvA-bf93VieYrT7rHVHbGyHznaJDYKrqdoIoSofMTYmTzXV3OLQIs3kBFF_ZKt06fg-wsHCN2Ac-V3ITTjuyLigfADwlG8Pb2XQ-mNVzI5skzv2rzRisl2QOOeTjWN5VTmZvL7HIWYkOpkBX8KgAQgl70Hbm/s2048/IMG_6626.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPhOOpB2-kIAfG0-q-cmyFLzhxeD70QOjnvA-bf93VieYrT7rHVHbGyHznaJDYKrqdoIoSofMTYmTzXV3OLQIs3kBFF_ZKt06fg-wsHCN2Ac-V3ITTjuyLigfADwlG8Pb2XQ-mNVzI5skzv2rzRisl2QOOeTjWN5VTmZvL7HIWYkOpkBX8KgAQgl70Hbm/w400-h300/IMG_6626.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm like Sherry - I've never wanted a brand new home but rather an older one with good bones and history! I would have loved to have this house!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9bwgo3chXcQE5DFuErpw3Gq1eLcVMsfa8gJrJXzr9ySyW2IQrKlC-emSvd794B7RCAQqXy-kNyiRMn9s42I9AK8Y2FfS9oX_V1tKNV9V4OFohg5jeSeZptJHbvqtu8npqvieSuuXOKEs7S-wlVwQuFN8C3nzTjqnGjiUj-t9ciKqyEBIHLucWHsOaPki3/s2048/IMG_6627.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9bwgo3chXcQE5DFuErpw3Gq1eLcVMsfa8gJrJXzr9ySyW2IQrKlC-emSvd794B7RCAQqXy-kNyiRMn9s42I9AK8Y2FfS9oX_V1tKNV9V4OFohg5jeSeZptJHbvqtu8npqvieSuuXOKEs7S-wlVwQuFN8C3nzTjqnGjiUj-t9ciKqyEBIHLucWHsOaPki3/w400-h300/IMG_6627.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">THIS photo really made me cry tears of joy!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWcn_LEpRJYkdDl99Dq0a3uG6CElmxhJlFqfsSQT7wWD2N0MHoHm3N-YTYHvoD2b7DRKOJE-sB2uVxMD9sY_hxGqdxijq_y7cTjK_URELCnByME_4JPxscARG_N3El1utMS6QtxmYw03Kvh2LqXuXaupA4euN-5LdBOpuPMeCAUc4opzkNf72AMJg6d12N/s2048/IMG_6628.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWcn_LEpRJYkdDl99Dq0a3uG6CElmxhJlFqfsSQT7wWD2N0MHoHm3N-YTYHvoD2b7DRKOJE-sB2uVxMD9sY_hxGqdxijq_y7cTjK_URELCnByME_4JPxscARG_N3El1utMS6QtxmYw03Kvh2LqXuXaupA4euN-5LdBOpuPMeCAUc4opzkNf72AMJg6d12N/w400-h300/IMG_6628.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A dream come true!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Prayers that all the moving pieces of moving this structure comes together in a good arrival!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What an amazing adventure and I am so happy for them!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can't wait to get back down there!!!</div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Way to go, Dean and Sherry!!</i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622758739580732797.post-25835742616842120562024-03-03T16:31:00.005-06:002024-03-03T16:39:14.808-06:00Critter Duty!<div style="text-align: center;"> We have had a great time at the ranch this week and seeing all the animals!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1j45YhQBi8APGTq_fhgnSA3PVEgHF4r0clpqzquACYjjqgNF5aj6j0FiOmWy150CXmsyrEgBDPtLLMtmw37vWCJI05koFJvgLptYjKJY173B99Hs7SlX6QVvitXyDHZ3eENXmzyyGVDZBblFAGVdC2zmw6Q14dm0huKfu5fnsMXu4ZQYAJJyrEA7n2f19/s2048/IMG_E6514.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1754" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1j45YhQBi8APGTq_fhgnSA3PVEgHF4r0clpqzquACYjjqgNF5aj6j0FiOmWy150CXmsyrEgBDPtLLMtmw37vWCJI05koFJvgLptYjKJY173B99Hs7SlX6QVvitXyDHZ3eENXmzyyGVDZBblFAGVdC2zmw6Q14dm0huKfu5fnsMXu4ZQYAJJyrEA7n2f19/w343-h400/IMG_E6514.JPG" width="343" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We took over the critter duties Thursday afternoon!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy1YoRGJE2uoXVMCeneOT_TptcS1gqW1lALUkeJBHSVh9UXjHA25gNjiG7Jpk_5uGW4SFC693MFQ1o16gmxxw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I sound like a an hen myself!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS1bln7a-GrNqM-wUKnP4CJbZCRsLpKVqHCups_g0rk1sI66il4OOirzpaE-kHTVnZR41LWXo0URVcGPHK7cYfau4ASvCF-3wh63pZ6ow_XQutnlcsbfI82KZPqEd09pI3dE_-auLaqK0O_nUOq9qVnyEKo2XRODVbGD7Gvi4qIAJJhTu2Bdih4kIWgT_3/s1399/IMG_E6516.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1399" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS1bln7a-GrNqM-wUKnP4CJbZCRsLpKVqHCups_g0rk1sI66il4OOirzpaE-kHTVnZR41LWXo0URVcGPHK7cYfau4ASvCF-3wh63pZ6ow_XQutnlcsbfI82KZPqEd09pI3dE_-auLaqK0O_nUOq9qVnyEKo2XRODVbGD7Gvi4qIAJJhTu2Bdih4kIWgT_3/w400-h355/IMG_E6516.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's amazing how pretty chickens and roosters are!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSo7kV9DpOfzaISaBWlsCJHI_5EDwZnnVTy5FEcjnppZ77mipw8M3yWbehQIfENZmVKG1CXxYq7pdFa9NxpOw-B2mnOqvvBgo7Svn95V9UDcKKGeGOZ0-ugT8H2PjcCYeME-vAannMTV9uEnRISdGBL6MBYqpm8B09ouBCeMdDtMeMs3Yacgzg_PulUD4m/s1399/IMG_E6517.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1399" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSo7kV9DpOfzaISaBWlsCJHI_5EDwZnnVTy5FEcjnppZ77mipw8M3yWbehQIfENZmVKG1CXxYq7pdFa9NxpOw-B2mnOqvvBgo7Svn95V9UDcKKGeGOZ0-ugT8H2PjcCYeME-vAannMTV9uEnRISdGBL6MBYqpm8B09ouBCeMdDtMeMs3Yacgzg_PulUD4m/w400-h355/IMG_E6517.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My favorite and no mean ones in the bunch!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ3gWR5yZEe8uaWkF0lr-qRjv2e3Fqy8d5lCBgQDPyst_SuvLZE1QqO6IdoYGz6tXsi1XpMzm32qXiinP0Sxy7HgYTYqWyPznNgr4Af4s3iSOyG_mZDyFht4T72fA0S99XrTCh0u3ie-IQ_i17vE3QA6gsjAd6iYMQh5-dUj2POjLVFPFmBWcAr_rHe87c/s1399/IMG_E6518.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1399" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ3gWR5yZEe8uaWkF0lr-qRjv2e3Fqy8d5lCBgQDPyst_SuvLZE1QqO6IdoYGz6tXsi1XpMzm32qXiinP0Sxy7HgYTYqWyPznNgr4Af4s3iSOyG_mZDyFht4T72fA0S99XrTCh0u3ie-IQ_i17vE3QA6gsjAd6iYMQh5-dUj2POjLVFPFmBWcAr_rHe87c/w400-h355/IMG_E6518.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love the ducks!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1Nr9JBziJ4a1O-4y1JxpCksO__6wNDZHI-F6fh0g5ILCZPzLf0elMgjVbwZ4_tPg8w23symExGWqkL2ix_D1VtjrdHGhZNHVvYB2Whr3ueYi5vrDSJghtzfmNXlKw4dVXielI6OfN4qrFllGaVeo-qan9S667O6lMtFZkO_qgJUTohj6Y9-JAWBhqlRb/s2048/IMG_E6509.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1Nr9JBziJ4a1O-4y1JxpCksO__6wNDZHI-F6fh0g5ILCZPzLf0elMgjVbwZ4_tPg8w23symExGWqkL2ix_D1VtjrdHGhZNHVvYB2Whr3ueYi5vrDSJghtzfmNXlKw4dVXielI6OfN4qrFllGaVeo-qan9S667O6lMtFZkO_qgJUTohj6Y9-JAWBhqlRb/w300-h400/IMG_E6509.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The peacock ....there's a peahen, too, and Dean and Sherry are hoping for some babies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzAC_uDBSoC0HnjKELgreAZtPf-uN-llgEGP6Rjwoz8XNUxKmFYgt7SIrB-FnWhiN0EuRS4niNvt3Y1qTH_pQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I went down and spent a few hours in the late afternoon to watch the incubator with the eggs.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvwEU5FSznQgsSXSsy56feVaFkiIp4yO4p6N-WXkcqKMNcsE67-r_5U6DYNozmI9QG2zsXLiT6-iJMfcNRygDIGbfwB7F6C4DBz3sFGHi2IfD0O835eMsbpVSPK1ONhN0peQFjVel8nTlHmWLhZC6suCctFYC7DfkWkNlWBcLUdwQLiQG9-9_0xVFLuRE/s2048/IMG_E6520.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's exciting to see the chicks start to hatch and I could hear cheeping from inside the egg!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyOtRz4jLVdvzFvFvUi8-tJHr5Dfe9AjpiITSt_XoKlnDks_V3qJbvG1y-w38sOo2ilysK44cEJ9Q7B_JLeqg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amon and his family had come to put the goats up and they came in just in time to see two chicks hatch!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjR8urLjwlTtGCqyl1tZLzc2TYMtFvAh-07tmisstSc5TKrv4m6dM9C1yFLx792La5HtNqDrVyjTWzSpEopnjn3EVomEiLchRGKjbL6WTKbK4L37MS3qgCaP1gl28mk_ka8DuUHNQjmOnMb3uspf7npbua7-1LcICBBjrdhjAt63m6EnQm4TG7Ln3xImEp/s2048/IMG_E6525.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Out of 22 eggs - 11 of them hatched!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dean and Sherry will start another batch now!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfojkFUdlb2LELRDwKp27D2x6pJTBBczZWWKZ9vG9RybiY1EeDyZsEIcor0TsAM9b_QbaTAtrNEKuMP0KKJhXqFGGQuKi89L4o5KFq80KjORW7mdQxmS0jkpZo0J7wFdbfUWOIqmFxC4mf0KaaGrXgJcFgkhDM_-UpzNxwXdspIQX-S5AIb76CmNOgsKN/s2048/IMG_E6527.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfojkFUdlb2LELRDwKp27D2x6pJTBBczZWWKZ9vG9RybiY1EeDyZsEIcor0TsAM9b_QbaTAtrNEKuMP0KKJhXqFGGQuKi89L4o5KFq80KjORW7mdQxmS0jkpZo0J7wFdbfUWOIqmFxC4mf0KaaGrXgJcFgkhDM_-UpzNxwXdspIQX-S5AIb76CmNOgsKN/w400-h300/IMG_E6527.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Food this week has been good and healthy - and not much of it for me!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1tudVYhmhxgJZT4GnG4Z7DUiT62vn95a9XJDQbvGAx2M7eTzQJwGr23_aIH-ynzTZWzMzv0fkdHdcxvVJXzjQY5NmKgxD56znHasy96Flg8qj7eWMcjbY6U4usPBQtU1XGtm8Y_2SIEL-0UmJNXdVmf3D0MdTX-IYVw6Yjti6hNqH9YLkq9r1tsjT24Z/s1746/IMG_E6550.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1746" data-original-width="1364" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1tudVYhmhxgJZT4GnG4Z7DUiT62vn95a9XJDQbvGAx2M7eTzQJwGr23_aIH-ynzTZWzMzv0fkdHdcxvVJXzjQY5NmKgxD56znHasy96Flg8qj7eWMcjbY6U4usPBQtU1XGtm8Y_2SIEL-0UmJNXdVmf3D0MdTX-IYVw6Yjti6hNqH9YLkq9r1tsjT24Z/w313-h400/IMG_E6550.JPG" width="313" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did some last bit of art on Saturday before packing it away until next time!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZwWvNV77H73hHC-8NcyCRm2DFaSqc4MindaWgWXpkYw-P9JvXFfv-pBauyTbLNJPcOUSF9orpZmBKm7ncNgdiVgcLH1yhjLiEr6UW9G7YISL6Oz-uKWpPKyZvH4OUOtxS_3xpykxHMpGzIOY7MMgHHt2sfHwKyPPhsMKX2Nn5LQS7u0l7WN-sbwbD7a9/s2048/IMG_E6533.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1229" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZwWvNV77H73hHC-8NcyCRm2DFaSqc4MindaWgWXpkYw-P9JvXFfv-pBauyTbLNJPcOUSF9orpZmBKm7ncNgdiVgcLH1yhjLiEr6UW9G7YISL6Oz-uKWpPKyZvH4OUOtxS_3xpykxHMpGzIOY7MMgHHt2sfHwKyPPhsMKX2Nn5LQS7u0l7WN-sbwbD7a9/w400-h240/IMG_E6533.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was Friday nights sunset and it was beautiful!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJi-tDwg38C6GteZljrueWsKnJdyFL9yx6PPmYUDbZLbr2ubUgN2uZO2VwL2QugZpJtdnHxfRdgXiC83mSFFkOKLTKb96zqAkqaEy-Q1DoJkA0qkwj18kpZ4mnPRZYUcLf81CvyivZUlHT2LMX4J5fMvziU8OoegYqz_8zQPVX0a6_W7HjyMktO5J4RtWL/s2048/IMG_E6535.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJi-tDwg38C6GteZljrueWsKnJdyFL9yx6PPmYUDbZLbr2ubUgN2uZO2VwL2QugZpJtdnHxfRdgXiC83mSFFkOKLTKb96zqAkqaEy-Q1DoJkA0qkwj18kpZ4mnPRZYUcLf81CvyivZUlHT2LMX4J5fMvziU8OoegYqz_8zQPVX0a6_W7HjyMktO5J4RtWL/w400-h300/IMG_E6535.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDoIXlxKhnX8juV6KBJzxqIgnejVEe21JzuKFqqMudMHjUS_3Kqehulh3tWE9E6LjCWuY_A7-VeBbxDgdsEeR_TUuXNiJHOEVda7qUqjOd7ZPPR6FPTDh7riphmwY2-Tt0NOvrWvAoXN5kHRxN4_WkCk6Q5Jlzsu_cmzZbN4l0zLeEJRR-s26LOykwdTPE/s2048/IMG_E6540.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rosey brought some delicious watermelon cocktails!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFkRe83NVRfUp1O61at4loSaIQS7h_k3lKVTq7_KXO2HGfewMo8lENmLm4AQBgwDF4Wqxxbg4wE_WJ5dc219nasuUHPYjUa0JX1pGdBip0LtsLfJCYxWKMeNDnp_x1Ek_OiOuCKwNsvB5R7_mYOJ-_8Uc2A8Jbn4Q06XyHxALdzTHJGS54f_BLy4xCiHsb/s2048/IMG_E6559.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFkRe83NVRfUp1O61at4loSaIQS7h_k3lKVTq7_KXO2HGfewMo8lENmLm4AQBgwDF4Wqxxbg4wE_WJ5dc219nasuUHPYjUa0JX1pGdBip0LtsLfJCYxWKMeNDnp_x1Ek_OiOuCKwNsvB5R7_mYOJ-_8Uc2A8Jbn4Q06XyHxALdzTHJGS54f_BLy4xCiHsb/w300-h400/IMG_E6559.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AND this pasta veggie salad!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd0nWpw0tjOGI01epAmgtrQQXsb1AQdXiqFK4mwsbart5X8QOMShNyk7A0Ye6YM4LVBYwf3ohhZQQDpqLZguCpeh_SqqA1rtzX5M-ksPU8K5Hj4vnInT-51lRdbPQEdWp7KbB84rLeU0dWci0hTBTFlrPlo29_mdGyAVzoCJ5yniHWLmdef_5keoOmim99/s1589/IMG_E6560.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1589" data-original-width="1168" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd0nWpw0tjOGI01epAmgtrQQXsb1AQdXiqFK4mwsbart5X8QOMShNyk7A0Ye6YM4LVBYwf3ohhZQQDpqLZguCpeh_SqqA1rtzX5M-ksPU8K5Hj4vnInT-51lRdbPQEdWp7KbB84rLeU0dWci0hTBTFlrPlo29_mdGyAVzoCJ5yniHWLmdef_5keoOmim99/w294-h400/IMG_E6560.JPG" width="294" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had cocktail smokies and pepper poppers for appetizers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">She has a bunch of assorted salad greens!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofxqcBwnB6i0Xf_v3S_nbHve8DEf-x57JJ6RPswvPlkB4-p-dcWqVS2Eq8Y1NYEktuO3f7O4247thCsl_1QH2IL13-AS-jqGBkZjATEQFsBzeZri88CbmfPpK5psFdk5SWbAhOXeig5UzKpEpo02kIZ3z5g5sdvyNvazt9WwhyphenhyphenAiK7cfSFYNZvN4Rcrep/s1982/IMG_E6584.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1486" data-original-width="1982" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofxqcBwnB6i0Xf_v3S_nbHve8DEf-x57JJ6RPswvPlkB4-p-dcWqVS2Eq8Y1NYEktuO3f7O4247thCsl_1QH2IL13-AS-jqGBkZjATEQFsBzeZri88CbmfPpK5psFdk5SWbAhOXeig5UzKpEpo02kIZ3z5g5sdvyNvazt9WwhyphenhyphenAiK7cfSFYNZvN4Rcrep/w400-h300/IMG_E6584.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In other news -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTq7EFPDq-nxNSbhS710RO35Hqjqvmz1bbdEFaRoLcsr0WqxDJopSer5IUFsBA6tXqEQ47pdIW2rC0uCkVo5KzWa6wQv4wq-79EQKG05dP2Q8bj2r7CPYtBxRBUByhPw-hw4TRdY3yOBfehxkqeLgBhCAhveN1ZfGB53CbHIlu08P2X1bY3Icpjo6Pi25U/s1920/IMG_1274.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTq7EFPDq-nxNSbhS710RO35Hqjqvmz1bbdEFaRoLcsr0WqxDJopSer5IUFsBA6tXqEQ47pdIW2rC0uCkVo5KzWa6wQv4wq-79EQKG05dP2Q8bj2r7CPYtBxRBUByhPw-hw4TRdY3yOBfehxkqeLgBhCAhveN1ZfGB53CbHIlu08P2X1bY3Icpjo6Pi25U/w400-h300/IMG_1274.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqONjOcNOLyXN7DIV9wwnyEUZmfIaKX-FrJh3j7n2fWXTeHN4S8atOTZMc7XtxCykWAuNAZbh9gYs6v3Mms3YzlZwoMrt3T9_6H1iAYG_OXAqbAZZ0DJQihbwNvi6rgM_fSRKpAi0PuWIVKMtQXpUS1OqTbh3Y2H64K3jLlOBP4jP9yuyAHC7pyy5_d8yZ/s2048/PUJF7973.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1535" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqONjOcNOLyXN7DIV9wwnyEUZmfIaKX-FrJh3j7n2fWXTeHN4S8atOTZMc7XtxCykWAuNAZbh9gYs6v3Mms3YzlZwoMrt3T9_6H1iAYG_OXAqbAZZ0DJQihbwNvi6rgM_fSRKpAi0PuWIVKMtQXpUS1OqTbh3Y2H64K3jLlOBP4jP9yuyAHC7pyy5_d8yZ/w300-h400/PUJF7973.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This morning the Warriors won their Championship Game and it was a nail biter!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Congratulations!!!!</span></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">It's been a wonderful getaway with no surprises or upsets - other than one dead chicken I found in the back hen house.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Heading home in a little while - just as soon as I comb my hair and pack the perishables from the fridge.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>I've loved every minute of our Country Time!!</i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: large;"><b><i>Thank you, Dean and Sherry, for your hospitality!</i></b></span></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622758739580732797.post-77039114726229515362024-02-28T21:14:00.002-06:002024-02-28T21:14:26.821-06:00We're HERE!<div style="text-align: center;">Louis Dean loaded his tiller in the truck all by himself Monday afternoon and he was one proud guy for knowing how to get it done. He's good at figuring things out and I assisted in a tiny way by pushing in on his back as he used leverage to get it up there!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYy3KbNabr0UDyyRdmmAv2t0gI4G_yIqJ9J0WPFmeYq0e-XTgTJC9AkMhrYKN4O8NNcw0emHPd4jLmXf1EvbRwOn6v_g0qjaQOiyah9TepeIzsPJaD9slzWMo8Tjakd0bY_0R2-5NAvtD6TYNrQfIhhFJksNrd06ksmVD71gfg3AtWD5gyUiw6NfS4LLZU/s2048/IMG_E6471.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYy3KbNabr0UDyyRdmmAv2t0gI4G_yIqJ9J0WPFmeYq0e-XTgTJC9AkMhrYKN4O8NNcw0emHPd4jLmXf1EvbRwOn6v_g0qjaQOiyah9TepeIzsPJaD9slzWMo8Tjakd0bY_0R2-5NAvtD6TYNrQfIhhFJksNrd06ksmVD71gfg3AtWD5gyUiw6NfS4LLZU/w300-h400/IMG_E6471.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By the end of the day we had nearly everything loaded - including two big wooden rocking chairs and a huge empty propane tank!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had a doctor's appointment Tuesday afternoon so we got a late start in getting on the road around 3:30. Between our last trip and this one - we discovered they were doing massive amounts of roadwork right where we needed to go to get out of town.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I use WAZE navigation tool and she tried to tell us how to go and I tried to give Louis Dean the directions! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By the time we got to Hillsboro, I was a mess!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There had been some very loud words and some high pitched sounds on the drive down.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbC78bSXeKdjtEqzMxsVd05_ANSMKtvWxHsV3qZEqC4F0aVH__vJ87jQEbsKj38Wr70V8Ldssgd5z8-idAA0qgHGfQIf72WFRIsCjm9H0jAXlwkgR8cWivF518aCcM1GkRmJO11JwnDdNxI9C_DYa6IaWCW3qjCVqgQZUwX5p0SQZNN4x7BUdg-azD7We6/s2048/IMG_E6476.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbiFcclWCh3qotpRazqc14wXgrfvsW9GQb7PvyTybJPmj5zXusH_uKDHP5LX_CCe0AdljA-D0gsKHG7LkqY1g-U78nIphR7luPs-XTzRVltzrsQBuQCd-BVjOcNdL_K68zimRxTcVIcMzfwySmWNinCVfDMHIQW_2mLL8T5xDUS3Kwx7C7DgHO68i1zUgJ/s2048/IMG_E6483.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1559" data-original-width="2048" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbiFcclWCh3qotpRazqc14wXgrfvsW9GQb7PvyTybJPmj5zXusH_uKDHP5LX_CCe0AdljA-D0gsKHG7LkqY1g-U78nIphR7luPs-XTzRVltzrsQBuQCd-BVjOcNdL_K68zimRxTcVIcMzfwySmWNinCVfDMHIQW_2mLL8T5xDUS3Kwx7C7DgHO68i1zUgJ/w400-h305/IMG_E6483.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was dark by the time we got to the gate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dean and Sherry had been to a bee meeting and they stopped by to visit for a few minutes on their way in.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixVKS1fheN1Ah2Qa3cBt42SdTRUZdK4gmhTCOXWmw_wSByWf_Q6jENkwjxwt86FLBDTiotiVDI96L49_HfE5oa5SDU3k5jlwFOvMrXTEwb0UuD7Suf9ygFMLCeM-ANGWasJVVu4alHvVJ6w_ykap5psziaOd718_Z9_BcXSSI5wRBSTR4_zhShgi8txdZw/s2048/IMG_E6492.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixVKS1fheN1Ah2Qa3cBt42SdTRUZdK4gmhTCOXWmw_wSByWf_Q6jENkwjxwt86FLBDTiotiVDI96L49_HfE5oa5SDU3k5jlwFOvMrXTEwb0UuD7Suf9ygFMLCeM-ANGWasJVVu4alHvVJ6w_ykap5psziaOd718_Z9_BcXSSI5wRBSTR4_zhShgi8txdZw/w300-h400/IMG_E6492.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tarzan the ranch cat really loves us!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_OlKNXKTbOJnv5lQkYsmJe6cOK0gPSSxCUnVwderTuSP8dVsdHyXFX5uhvWa-l35UMBdvOW97yUYqzLX68CKzP5b8K0nBQUps0g5B19FQJSemCh3c23q8Ebdn26LkfB_P-5HdTLVq1Ay6qFPaXl3wBrNRxVpoqiNymtEDclq0wxh0mPIAajtXN5HR76B/s2048/IMG_E6495.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2005" data-original-width="2048" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_OlKNXKTbOJnv5lQkYsmJe6cOK0gPSSxCUnVwderTuSP8dVsdHyXFX5uhvWa-l35UMBdvOW97yUYqzLX68CKzP5b8K0nBQUps0g5B19FQJSemCh3c23q8Ebdn26LkfB_P-5HdTLVq1Ay6qFPaXl3wBrNRxVpoqiNymtEDclq0wxh0mPIAajtXN5HR76B/w400-h391/IMG_E6495.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I froze the turkey carcass and brought it down so I could give him a 'hand out' every day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He eats and then insists on getting up in my lap!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We slept so well last night!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Only night sounds here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No traffic. No sirens.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the night Winter decided to come back and pay us a visit!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was COLD!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No working outside so we each puttered around today doing the odd and end things.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean sorted his work room and I put up laundry and made meals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We both took naps and did some reading.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjENLVvycykLA3CWqzUKkqov8XUfhb25MSFg4LhowFzBIM_-ZUSQLjcyXpxiP99TIYVnH_YtLNwIRGrih61deUF7SEJFLm3I6q_kOu9LqwnWqD5Fdtr1qqWy64tCH72fvtwVUlqbMs1nHqL3hLvyrDkisny2QbInaJXafkIP8aSrC8c-MVl-Zk-1DiQZ8DW/s2048/IMG_E6499.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjENLVvycykLA3CWqzUKkqov8XUfhb25MSFg4LhowFzBIM_-ZUSQLjcyXpxiP99TIYVnH_YtLNwIRGrih61deUF7SEJFLm3I6q_kOu9LqwnWqD5Fdtr1qqWy64tCH72fvtwVUlqbMs1nHqL3hLvyrDkisny2QbInaJXafkIP8aSrC8c-MVl-Zk-1DiQZ8DW/w300-h400/IMG_E6499.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This afternoon I went down to Sherry's and admired all her blooms!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaJ6ysQFir9xpwIY_mwoP8T0w1iQuhyphenhyphenGcYwwbTRLeyBFHRdajdLutCQ9AqFx4y9QNDd_yWz4EIK9_htQofZiw6qNTwObIoEyDN3_oepJ2WSmGF9wrpHSC8WH3Bc5FWpH5TGvlu9a1NDecY9cBC4RFhzyIZGmF_fI3snxCoomL4chnDH96Kw71Pr0nQUwWA/s2048/IMG_E6500.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaJ6ysQFir9xpwIY_mwoP8T0w1iQuhyphenhyphenGcYwwbTRLeyBFHRdajdLutCQ9AqFx4y9QNDd_yWz4EIK9_htQofZiw6qNTwObIoEyDN3_oepJ2WSmGF9wrpHSC8WH3Bc5FWpH5TGvlu9a1NDecY9cBC4RFhzyIZGmF_fI3snxCoomL4chnDH96Kw71Pr0nQUwWA/w300-h400/IMG_E6500.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She and Dean are incubating eggs!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qqMPDjQypVEMnXT2uXKqu8Jg3wJBDh-yzHdVk1R7Es3K4aQMgfzcWdN7AwaWG8SS7J64-gmXlmeEkKiPdH60DJbRC8hR2q04yhCsQuwJd8mhNzEH2RmNgPE0rx66ExPCbwx8a6wVA6ZSuMYcU3hNhPHmOPZlZK-2pBwfSW3hQk-f78M__JVVBwkYORaN/s2048/IMG_E6501.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qqMPDjQypVEMnXT2uXKqu8Jg3wJBDh-yzHdVk1R7Es3K4aQMgfzcWdN7AwaWG8SS7J64-gmXlmeEkKiPdH60DJbRC8hR2q04yhCsQuwJd8mhNzEH2RmNgPE0rx66ExPCbwx8a6wVA6ZSuMYcU3hNhPHmOPZlZK-2pBwfSW3hQk-f78M__JVVBwkYORaN/w300-h400/IMG_E6501.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can see two of them started to crack.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is day #3 out of the three days so they should be hatching shortly!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgluuoXFZ6ydL17zlrFzZnjFBA12nezvhNU19Hh0X2ddlCz7zHVPBxuCMIAF62WzLXlduwfCvPq-4ffIF924R0vzYkdeeuv_UKp5_Jf5s6iyIth58PYBFlsO6exg546g2SZZUiyhcyPoqwfUp1Mj0KO5WxDw3EG8lxa7EhEasRqdWM38Bs_6OUQVU2Jau9q/s2048/IMG_E6502.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgluuoXFZ6ydL17zlrFzZnjFBA12nezvhNU19Hh0X2ddlCz7zHVPBxuCMIAF62WzLXlduwfCvPq-4ffIF924R0vzYkdeeuv_UKp5_Jf5s6iyIth58PYBFlsO6exg546g2SZZUiyhcyPoqwfUp1Mj0KO5WxDw3EG8lxa7EhEasRqdWM38Bs_6OUQVU2Jau9q/w300-h400/IMG_E6502.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As they hatch, you lift them out and carry them over to this box all ready for them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As you start to set them down, you put their beak into the water dish and then release them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxV9hh7bQ34yAaSMuz2waE8Gekak8db_ucyNkP9ay4qDMoliiwjiJ_GXsmLiOwZ45yahXhTgDwXp2jKmZNcyA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Two have already hatched since I came back up here to our place!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Starting tomorrow I will be on Chick Watch duty while Dean and Sherry are out of town!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm so excited!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Their house is so cozy and they have a huge TV and electric fireplace, fancy popcorn and a cool popper so I'm thinking we will hang out down there and watch movies along with watching the eggs!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Plus Grand dog Rufus will be there!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In other news, Summer arrived safely from Puerto Rico!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLInabuo7gfwkM-kk-FTH4XV0p_HH_pNziUGM5hXOiPjzXujpvCvNX82Mp7MdgMOWSIqpAZy6fIoVvGwAy_j4ThjvbhberCNcxvz40wIRptMV1KlcFTz-NbFyzFhjaldSi2wTeSUxmM5N8pZ1XGJ_FRCsxXJscNWKsUSihA9KLARKMkGArslDIpbVdEPlb/s2048/IMG_6478.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLInabuo7gfwkM-kk-FTH4XV0p_HH_pNziUGM5hXOiPjzXujpvCvNX82Mp7MdgMOWSIqpAZy6fIoVvGwAy_j4ThjvbhberCNcxvz40wIRptMV1KlcFTz-NbFyzFhjaldSi2wTeSUxmM5N8pZ1XGJ_FRCsxXJscNWKsUSihA9KLARKMkGArslDIpbVdEPlb/w300-h400/IMG_6478.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She had a great visit but was glad to be back which is a wonderful thing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To be happy to travel and happy to be home!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She put the door handle on - the dead bolt lock was above the handle so we were still able to lock the door! Thank you, Summer!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll close tonight's journal entry with two pics Amber sent me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6CO6o-27exJJehjs572R6uDW59nAAn5pt7G0XQNwRyKKgGIrnBAGGAFHyiwkxXoHwbtHovBwq1rpQqtIy3EwIXxNKk1rl68s6O8xAe7GHRwNyWbhgKhGv-82F-g8HS7CwXzQZwMmzkAPocF3xdFXKL0xezCiRbQEFNk1Ntq-3ap7gCqZF554MZ_E5ZJV/s1711/IMG_1190.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1711" data-original-width="1120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6CO6o-27exJJehjs572R6uDW59nAAn5pt7G0XQNwRyKKgGIrnBAGGAFHyiwkxXoHwbtHovBwq1rpQqtIy3EwIXxNKk1rl68s6O8xAe7GHRwNyWbhgKhGv-82F-g8HS7CwXzQZwMmzkAPocF3xdFXKL0xezCiRbQEFNk1Ntq-3ap7gCqZF554MZ_E5ZJV/w261-h400/IMG_1190.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amber and Benjamin - children of my old age!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0gVpmBdP_rZphQciL1_TTsuY8ZXYqu24x_awSXT22J9uroGemUO36Fu0xJu02RpX6KQq1r5BAD7HWZIzFJPQfoIKsPbdozw_UQL0oBHYuX0n8sDjiv2Vx4kkvlMPf8Rn5FT7CM7SKO90zXbn49Q7rnbGu9LBUtdt6uk1RzRc0QjzMdwdrxA1LK_N7gLq/s2048/IMG_1192.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0gVpmBdP_rZphQciL1_TTsuY8ZXYqu24x_awSXT22J9uroGemUO36Fu0xJu02RpX6KQq1r5BAD7HWZIzFJPQfoIKsPbdozw_UQL0oBHYuX0n8sDjiv2Vx4kkvlMPf8Rn5FT7CM7SKO90zXbn49Q7rnbGu9LBUtdt6uk1RzRc0QjzMdwdrxA1LK_N7gLq/w300-h400/IMG_1192.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Uncle Ben had come to watch the girls play hockey and cheer them on!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They WON and will be heading to the championship game on Friday!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Caveat; font-size: large;"><b>Yay, QUACKERS!!!</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYn_oyjiuKRvSsMlNoJtmdiDjBUq-kf5yWGdBWqnDNQmkV-S_77c1-lY5GMecEGN0gj3WB50S-T9qOzB88BPRognD23dEBxUw5zF5B_ahg_I0TOeYXXpI6rrdztZZNNkDEdV8c6_O1O5azbv8f7NOoEaOH2mEtd-cz3XDtFHtQoSD-EFD1LrT0Ovxa0uz2" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYn_oyjiuKRvSsMlNoJtmdiDjBUq-kf5yWGdBWqnDNQmkV-S_77c1-lY5GMecEGN0gj3WB50S-T9qOzB88BPRognD23dEBxUw5zF5B_ahg_I0TOeYXXpI6rrdztZZNNkDEdV8c6_O1O5azbv8f7NOoEaOH2mEtd-cz3XDtFHtQoSD-EFD1LrT0Ovxa0uz2=w427-h640" width="427" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622758739580732797.post-74646852251269193602024-02-25T22:23:00.003-06:002024-02-25T22:25:47.955-06:00The Dining Room in Her Spring Clothes Complete With Accessories!<div style="text-align: center;"> I finally turned the corner and have one more room transformed from Christmas to Spring!</div><div style="text-align: center;">As I envision what I want the room to look like - the first thing that happens is I get a spark of inspiration - in this case I was in the guest room looking for something and noticed the green bedspread.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRisoaz2U7MJQuaCD39HcAQxlExVW4KXNFsPovJoRQ9IJenIpUrJNYOoR3TDBSs934eG8NTIhmSCwJ8sl2kqJKItkf696r01nsoKfSq0vovjuJlq8Xe4yfxMSYE7FkbyNX8gp8ycay-vdwceNtRABrbru5fc6DDR0G4ar47JqCVncUP8djBBLn1az3-YX/s2048/IMG_E6434.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRisoaz2U7MJQuaCD39HcAQxlExVW4KXNFsPovJoRQ9IJenIpUrJNYOoR3TDBSs934eG8NTIhmSCwJ8sl2kqJKItkf696r01nsoKfSq0vovjuJlq8Xe4yfxMSYE7FkbyNX8gp8ycay-vdwceNtRABrbru5fc6DDR0G4ar47JqCVncUP8djBBLn1az3-YX/w400-h300/IMG_E6434.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I decided to use it as a tablecloth and then everything else started falling into place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm still tweaking things here and there and have added a few more 'accessories' over the last day or two.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXt9AckcM-rWySzoX_fOmKeliwyB0MKs5Nk49HzohgXogbKOBVpNLd0D3h6CEq6RG8V1kn9YxT84CA-BduM2xWbiHpr33QJgEHfZcINlgza0B6DeJu_KG3zpfD5vqxc8CwMaSIxRvR6-h85Qbt9VzF-v0zZ_zy_1RyR-TL-L_hKN5GodGWyNm0oUExHNiu/s2048/IMG_E6423.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXt9AckcM-rWySzoX_fOmKeliwyB0MKs5Nk49HzohgXogbKOBVpNLd0D3h6CEq6RG8V1kn9YxT84CA-BduM2xWbiHpr33QJgEHfZcINlgza0B6DeJu_KG3zpfD5vqxc8CwMaSIxRvR6-h85Qbt9VzF-v0zZ_zy_1RyR-TL-L_hKN5GodGWyNm0oUExHNiu/w300-h400/IMG_E6423.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yellow is fast becoming a favorite color for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last year was the first time in many many years since I have decorated with Yellow as the focal color point. That was back in the 1970's when we did Summer's bedroom.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixSprGVJnnto_b3WnpJGDKavn-HwaRXsVgG6rw57eQqTa3VWJFoTcCIcuq6eeLw_TQcHRL7KUHYYb8w8uJB2KF5f_NoJEOM9j-c1Wap_CB7DpEQPW-DcOUZ1vLvYQ3aMsVa-9bs4KSLplZCM_tv8f5R4m5Uxm7LgpcYeuJ8GXqWLjbIrzFDafG8vpuWUjA/s2048/IMG_E6424.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixSprGVJnnto_b3WnpJGDKavn-HwaRXsVgG6rw57eQqTa3VWJFoTcCIcuq6eeLw_TQcHRL7KUHYYb8w8uJB2KF5f_NoJEOM9j-c1Wap_CB7DpEQPW-DcOUZ1vLvYQ3aMsVa-9bs4KSLplZCM_tv8f5R4m5Uxm7LgpcYeuJ8GXqWLjbIrzFDafG8vpuWUjA/w300-h400/IMG_E6424.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made this wreath several years ago and hung tea cups in amongst the roses.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have since added a few fresh faux roses to the arrangement after taking this photo.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghYw4m7QiJdGcVtV_TvGO4RSVzBJwRCu9zliEIaCr_upgWyRDI5vJuXtxamAJIwEad0bGw2rcvnwnuOB3fz-nEieOARdI2u5AMFlh4yql3f1ZveKCekMOkgwldOZB-r59FZ2r40QwrwHhHUORR4mduSQwHcuE_MTFzHa82UZlgBx8HYh2-gvpnFA9A7qzh/s2048/IMG_E6425.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghYw4m7QiJdGcVtV_TvGO4RSVzBJwRCu9zliEIaCr_upgWyRDI5vJuXtxamAJIwEad0bGw2rcvnwnuOB3fz-nEieOARdI2u5AMFlh4yql3f1ZveKCekMOkgwldOZB-r59FZ2r40QwrwHhHUORR4mduSQwHcuE_MTFzHa82UZlgBx8HYh2-gvpnFA9A7qzh/w400-h300/IMG_E6425.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since I used a bedspread for a tablecloth - I rummaged around in my dresser drawers and found some pretty green scarves to use on the buffets.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmtUi5FT4UY_V2yMygX_h4W5BrS5LYgXhoQdhlh5TRPNzyNiFYl60R1JqE_rkirY4SXv5MesdcJ6cpO0ghs4av9eIzj9vTtADTimP4UlcG2Ld3trxrgd52xKn4WBqR3XydMC8k6eyS2jnM7lNANEtdcImfkIk8xM38iNfQ6F9MYj_YLHrU5iSJJ7QYIrr/s2048/IMG_E6427.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmtUi5FT4UY_V2yMygX_h4W5BrS5LYgXhoQdhlh5TRPNzyNiFYl60R1JqE_rkirY4SXv5MesdcJ6cpO0ghs4av9eIzj9vTtADTimP4UlcG2Ld3trxrgd52xKn4WBqR3XydMC8k6eyS2jnM7lNANEtdcImfkIk8xM38iNfQ6F9MYj_YLHrU5iSJJ7QYIrr/w400-h300/IMG_E6427.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Summer made the rings for me and they look pretty on my recently thrifted green napkins/</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIz414Ua4hqGpa_JJrcVkNE-Lte9ek7F062O0Q7-5CNBlzS2Db5Tq8xzU9UPXj6-eHuyW7sePkySqO-_SDMOiplSPkWt4CZZDr4HZBWAqqbYhNytBGBCJiApSYzhkPqvnE9CNubiiVYM5so8MzZe-5NAplmxiLYIKOc3IdZqlqDGC5htQD4vYRKUPNrWAp/s2048/IMG_E6428.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIz414Ua4hqGpa_JJrcVkNE-Lte9ek7F062O0Q7-5CNBlzS2Db5Tq8xzU9UPXj6-eHuyW7sePkySqO-_SDMOiplSPkWt4CZZDr4HZBWAqqbYhNytBGBCJiApSYzhkPqvnE9CNubiiVYM5so8MzZe-5NAplmxiLYIKOc3IdZqlqDGC5htQD4vYRKUPNrWAp/w400-h300/IMG_E6428.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm feeling the spring vibes in here!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2hMVICiavzOsSaIky0p0Fdg0Luc5VlJ_y_nRm67Pz3IZNIvRzLZe_prNWTxUPXsy87DY4YPuhWS4jnVXqKsodomJKldHe6grERn5w88F9PD6rs8bFL3aJpsTfcmlbBEo11SdO-NEQdj6ipJITWxO-NLwNZmDhvN4NgtcvDFUV7M2jefR1viiJv81jAhUi/s2048/IMG_E6429.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2hMVICiavzOsSaIky0p0Fdg0Luc5VlJ_y_nRm67Pz3IZNIvRzLZe_prNWTxUPXsy87DY4YPuhWS4jnVXqKsodomJKldHe6grERn5w88F9PD6rs8bFL3aJpsTfcmlbBEo11SdO-NEQdj6ipJITWxO-NLwNZmDhvN4NgtcvDFUV7M2jefR1viiJv81jAhUi/w300-h400/IMG_E6429.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Most everything in this photo is from thrifting!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can you see the gorgeous flower nodding at the birdhouse?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amber gave us a dozen roses for Valentine's Day and they fit right in with the floral scheme.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2z-BTY817GrC-8mPCRSsHaJqkOiLIDukuuispVHlfxb_UuVRcqq_FMIiqF449EJDI1bMnDtmRg0h2iGY9yvz5e-AkvD2-KVWrfamB2eM3Lky4lVqxWfmTmY0skAdhkA2UStGy7Z4Hn23d5LmAm6G1lSGVaMRgtONZROUnUFcl4erez-54wx8AyAsWJORj/s2048/IMG_E6430.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2z-BTY817GrC-8mPCRSsHaJqkOiLIDukuuispVHlfxb_UuVRcqq_FMIiqF449EJDI1bMnDtmRg0h2iGY9yvz5e-AkvD2-KVWrfamB2eM3Lky4lVqxWfmTmY0skAdhkA2UStGy7Z4Hn23d5LmAm6G1lSGVaMRgtONZROUnUFcl4erez-54wx8AyAsWJORj/w300-h400/IMG_E6430.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This room came together rather quickly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No really deep cleaning to do in here so it went fast!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbU0cOCG7eU7oP8s3py6OZpRio8_0StZUEczNFjdCUrhGjgHRkD4UZ47HOF5rnwx5MMSHRzMCM7sAbGdWA3XFNc_QsEZBH8BnCgumouNIC-4luOfXUp-7EmQs5FSol9QsDbAUuXlsq-Vf6-Zc09-4IcN8nu89BHHR_hW0tarQ2oTiO4a1gCEZ_AN0aLXO/s2048/IMG_E6431.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbU0cOCG7eU7oP8s3py6OZpRio8_0StZUEczNFjdCUrhGjgHRkD4UZ47HOF5rnwx5MMSHRzMCM7sAbGdWA3XFNc_QsEZBH8BnCgumouNIC-4luOfXUp-7EmQs5FSol9QsDbAUuXlsq-Vf6-Zc09-4IcN8nu89BHHR_hW0tarQ2oTiO4a1gCEZ_AN0aLXO/w400-h300/IMG_E6431.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Bell grands and I have had many a tea party with these.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB2N-86ni8r054jcDK_AHy5WR6X2DYnGoDf7VFUqpEm9uIT2zGHkMA-c2si9LefaqgcylLWiCyMLDmfqE439ikhQt8jtU1OYZU9-3WwnU_8aAk1jcr2KtDInBcr-f8q5l-hLjckjdWd1z5v9Ga3BdQmrR8YcXffus1dtjgyfVQzYCzqkmMoT5SFc3VFX_d/s2048/IMG_E6433.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB2N-86ni8r054jcDK_AHy5WR6X2DYnGoDf7VFUqpEm9uIT2zGHkMA-c2si9LefaqgcylLWiCyMLDmfqE439ikhQt8jtU1OYZU9-3WwnU_8aAk1jcr2KtDInBcr-f8q5l-hLjckjdWd1z5v9Ga3BdQmrR8YcXffus1dtjgyfVQzYCzqkmMoT5SFc3VFX_d/w400-h300/IMG_E6433.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There's now a garland of roses draped over the steeple of this sign.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The last few days have been pretty busy around here for Louis Dean and me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We normally spend several days of the week right here at home but not lately!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friday we did more errands and our last one was to pick up Summer's van at Firestone!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sounds simple but it was not!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At first - I had all the info needed to put the repairs on Summer's Firestone credit card.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alas, over and over I put the numbers in and the system rejected them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My phone was dying so I had to charge it for a little while so I could call Summer and let her know what was going on. The charger didn't work so the guy had to come over and fiddle with that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally it charged enough to call her and that was when another customer had come in and attempted to put HIS repair bill on HIS Firestone credit card and it did the same thing!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Come to find out - Firestone's computer had a glitch!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So Plan B was to put the info on a paper form and I could go ahead and take the van.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While all this was going on - Louis Dean was sitting patiently waiting in the car to follow me home!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He is THE most patient man I have ever met!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I go out and tell him to not leave until I drive past him and went back over to the van.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was dead as a doornail! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course, it was!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The guys there came out with a jump kit and got it started and we made it home!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saturday was a Stay at Home day and it was wonderful!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I went on to work in the kitchen and took out every last bit of Christmas from dishes to glasses to greenery to wreaths!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This morning (Sunday) I watched church online and we fully expected to stay home all day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alas, the front door knob came off in Louis Dean's hand and he spent well over an hour to try and put it back together. We finally decided to go to Home Depot and buy a new door handle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I opted to drive to the south Irving Home Depot - shortest and most direct route.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9cm1cx9uxasr6YLCIMt1Xujoo6u87UCvmNiIifruyHHD7X0t17rvY1CCjPRtam7rXSTrUKQkIClnhdZgqm1Fiw_cKyUEma9xa5zKybFw1jq_yuKnhgaO2M7QA8pVRTZXDPfW1FKFwbm5K_Kbt3pdLgBjsIyWUyH26E2xgrmCXbY4lB0IO2WhcJ7st3P5n" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="328" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9cm1cx9uxasr6YLCIMt1Xujoo6u87UCvmNiIifruyHHD7X0t17rvY1CCjPRtam7rXSTrUKQkIClnhdZgqm1Fiw_cKyUEma9xa5zKybFw1jq_yuKnhgaO2M7QA8pVRTZXDPfW1FKFwbm5K_Kbt3pdLgBjsIyWUyH26E2xgrmCXbY4lB0IO2WhcJ7st3P5n=w400-h384" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">**Facebook**</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alas the police had blocked off the street to enter the east parking lot!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_yihgIou-yqCl0XARTDT2Xk9POCfOkO-0SJF7tSaT-8jdGUHSASYf9XYvrv--Cra2i6pE0YAPENsj5z6x2l8mzmh6F3VrW7COvVll9jHV72wEg97pOC28bvISSUi0jMgoKI3Qi7spjZ-MliQLRpR8Kl-iNTB6DnNtnmjRfs9aTiEgE8VWBIPuR3Uh5fb6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="236" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_yihgIou-yqCl0XARTDT2Xk9POCfOkO-0SJF7tSaT-8jdGUHSASYf9XYvrv--Cra2i6pE0YAPENsj5z6x2l8mzmh6F3VrW7COvVll9jHV72wEg97pOC28bvISSUi0jMgoKI3Qi7spjZ-MliQLRpR8Kl-iNTB6DnNtnmjRfs9aTiEgE8VWBIPuR3Uh5fb6=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">**Facebook**</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It looked like this apartment building was surrounded by police.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We meandered through the neighborhood to reach the other side of the lot and was able to find a space to park and we walked up to the door - and found an employee waving at us from behind the closed and locked door signaling us to leave!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So we maneuvered our way back up to Beltline and went to the North Irving Home Depot!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wouldn't you know the road narrowed to ONE lane with the police blocking lanes off!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Turns out that was a disabled truck!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We purchased a new handle.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Arrived safely at home....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiywXOy9d-fVSe7PHJTqEQAknFB910xIMbsFxjEArb9vJsRcqbaeCS8Fc7eE35ll4tn_zuSHCxFwworbzDBS5zNkBSm3gbfmEsK7QcZC-LVXLfXwQZqlxynOnPmgmkujiJdtti7zOSLkv10wItaa_V_-dlOUKChNamsi7v-KXu4AtRqLTymYdom0KZsgtAs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiywXOy9d-fVSe7PHJTqEQAknFB910xIMbsFxjEArb9vJsRcqbaeCS8Fc7eE35ll4tn_zuSHCxFwworbzDBS5zNkBSm3gbfmEsK7QcZC-LVXLfXwQZqlxynOnPmgmkujiJdtti7zOSLkv10wItaa_V_-dlOUKChNamsi7v-KXu4AtRqLTymYdom0KZsgtAs=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And my Knight in Shining Overalls spent a good hour trying to put it together.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMrwf4qTJrVo-C7T3JaR-9tSCQmgmLOyFMLa9UkMUS4tlvKzQAq6Ivd4ZqilDBQE_o-M2dczMVhwteuTvft5aDO40FFeEj6bODt-Im1s160iKakvK1M4mfkclJIyNHYv5NyB7hxIDNw98aOywzO-3j9q0_ig2Zl3c04i5Lil2d1rvPSpRpoFkJQqg-xAFB/s4032/429112151_1111797963502446_4622907203198490639_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMrwf4qTJrVo-C7T3JaR-9tSCQmgmLOyFMLa9UkMUS4tlvKzQAq6Ivd4ZqilDBQE_o-M2dczMVhwteuTvft5aDO40FFeEj6bODt-Im1s160iKakvK1M4mfkclJIyNHYv5NyB7hxIDNw98aOywzO-3j9q0_ig2Zl3c04i5Lil2d1rvPSpRpoFkJQqg-xAFB/w300-h400/429112151_1111797963502446_4622907203198490639_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He finally gave up!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTiAjQ7l3YLTwfpKOQnjgZoAS7Uf0XTfnJTm09bzaV8mCu7CZj6kVDhy1CGCsVgEUbsoJrErNdqwTdI5rX1fLw65ilTxwGcFEl5M-SdM0sHH8EQtNwn2riZGkk94NF_H9Sjuy-M-9xxjtuDimRn9IvVJpLBtiGPPWhPP_QgSlMOHzbLlaPH5A7NpNvviz2/s4032/429112155_264707156673343_9080051808096669144_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTiAjQ7l3YLTwfpKOQnjgZoAS7Uf0XTfnJTm09bzaV8mCu7CZj6kVDhy1CGCsVgEUbsoJrErNdqwTdI5rX1fLw65ilTxwGcFEl5M-SdM0sHH8EQtNwn2riZGkk94NF_H9Sjuy-M-9xxjtuDimRn9IvVJpLBtiGPPWhPP_QgSlMOHzbLlaPH5A7NpNvviz2/w300-h400/429112155_264707156673343_9080051808096669144_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So here's our shining new door handle and Summer says she will install it when she returns from Puerto Rico!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm so thankful that Louis Dean accepts help at times like this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hopefully by this time tomorrow night I will have a clean kitchen!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's already halfway there!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Regarding the police presence at Home Depot -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it seems there was a domestic disturbance that involve a stand off/hostage situation in one of the apartments across from Home Depot and the police had them lock the doors as a security precaution.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's been a busy week and we are looking forward to going down to the ranch soon!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhixz-sS9RRC9SAA58X5giX-xL4tHdwfUetodmrmPyhmaATkdUlJ9HjwAqD8zzOJhXY8vTqJG4xmyQXEDKhYkmVmmrUuoRkIU7A_Os_FR8DxP9DsFDOc_-iiNNQd9nO0YiCe7sxDDPPjVFwSd4rxBn3hSdACbJs4nUrWVipQfNJym6UCs5FBY3NfqURXjMq" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhixz-sS9RRC9SAA58X5giX-xL4tHdwfUetodmrmPyhmaATkdUlJ9HjwAqD8zzOJhXY8vTqJG4xmyQXEDKhYkmVmmrUuoRkIU7A_Os_FR8DxP9DsFDOc_-iiNNQd9nO0YiCe7sxDDPPjVFwSd4rxBn3hSdACbJs4nUrWVipQfNJym6UCs5FBY3NfqURXjMq=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunday night supper! Mine....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiep6C9BPwf39fkBovkAncLgjYR6-Lgp__pBDuxB8lT2vD-9A1nDD5JanvSjOIwsKqeQcQ5XyztmOrFnxuxG2DLv_vd6IHrxYhxNQTxrlthwjMBSmNLb1L07dUUjZtL0p2VmmeT_AKQOw290JHRajijun3ffXEvh3iHYbmCS1XuNzRl7XmaeVFWYlPFjah5" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiep6C9BPwf39fkBovkAncLgjYR6-Lgp__pBDuxB8lT2vD-9A1nDD5JanvSjOIwsKqeQcQ5XyztmOrFnxuxG2DLv_vd6IHrxYhxNQTxrlthwjMBSmNLb1L07dUUjZtL0p2VmmeT_AKQOw290JHRajijun3ffXEvh3iHYbmCS1XuNzRl7XmaeVFWYlPFjah5=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and his!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWKvLD9pRZEOa-ZUdjgspzy6WUvLoRHUo1csxukLBMex2WoCoFFEv8xzGGhxLIQz3eDNl-FtHaJ--DkvqWX1n1Z7qq-ArWltVfSQsG1bPDCMiRva-Q9DvcuCbXnyQbGlI9OQRYTdMOEQEcCj8TInS7XwN00St1saC00pqRnJvFQ06FKyz5qmTRrS8-8rw9" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWKvLD9pRZEOa-ZUdjgspzy6WUvLoRHUo1csxukLBMex2WoCoFFEv8xzGGhxLIQz3eDNl-FtHaJ--DkvqWX1n1Z7qq-ArWltVfSQsG1bPDCMiRva-Q9DvcuCbXnyQbGlI9OQRYTdMOEQEcCj8TInS7XwN00St1saC00pqRnJvFQ06FKyz5qmTRrS8-8rw9=w400-h301" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622758739580732797.post-57335092145727044092024-02-22T23:52:00.002-06:002024-02-24T12:05:31.533-06:00Tuesday Treasures and Car Repair Adventures!<div style="text-align: center;">Monday was a 'Stay at Home' day where both Louis Dean and I puttered around doing this and that. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2GMkBk0h40cUQZ3uxRUNRSTcywzNrTcB4lk-XLWQPBT1pfdTd6iFb_YuN1EOnXohtE6x0ghKdDQOwKzXe9SBaHoTtgW3Qi0ddXfG-k6qhfBvym94qXK8Cl3xjA_MvMWFpVVBQIYpH5iQZxtI4CW5OHA0kxYQOMvKgw82VxsfMr5LH5Lj3sVo-YJBznpRu/s1024/Ribbet%20framecollage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2GMkBk0h40cUQZ3uxRUNRSTcywzNrTcB4lk-XLWQPBT1pfdTd6iFb_YuN1EOnXohtE6x0ghKdDQOwKzXe9SBaHoTtgW3Qi0ddXfG-k6qhfBvym94qXK8Cl3xjA_MvMWFpVVBQIYpH5iQZxtI4CW5OHA0kxYQOMvKgw82VxsfMr5LH5Lj3sVo-YJBznpRu/w400-h400/Ribbet%20framecollage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Knight in Shining Armor did a major repair to one of last week's Tuesday's treasures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I broke it when I fell and breaking that upset me more than the fall itself!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Which by the way - only left bruising in beautiful purple colors!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He repaired it Monday night and on Tuesday morning, he proudly showed me how well it held together! Alas, he had used his favorite Gorilla Glue and it looked like yellow snot squiggled all over it! Not to worry! Louis Dean used a chisel edge black marker and colored all the glue and it looked perfect!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I really do believe there's nothing that Louis Dean can't fix!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brenda picked me up on Tuesday to do our weekly treasure hunt!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDnOuHX8Tim4snpaU7SqwZC4kOq3m9nrMEWpXuCnuXBVHkIkVZSqUAdNp5Tr1fYHrTxPzyGAULb_yu6ZBd-4g9hlnXwNv3pxcJFmYleY3xcGcfDwMjvL3q0t8czh2v-pSuTCK22LN656jbyU3XgYdA2nDai9mSLLSUKXdEIFKxXT22z0MnXXwJLxrtVdGX/s1024/Ribbet%20collage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDnOuHX8Tim4snpaU7SqwZC4kOq3m9nrMEWpXuCnuXBVHkIkVZSqUAdNp5Tr1fYHrTxPzyGAULb_yu6ZBd-4g9hlnXwNv3pxcJFmYleY3xcGcfDwMjvL3q0t8czh2v-pSuTCK22LN656jbyU3XgYdA2nDai9mSLLSUKXdEIFKxXT22z0MnXXwJLxrtVdGX/w400-h400/Ribbet%20collage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Between the two of us I scored a lot of good things!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Things that went well with my new decorating scheme.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Plus several Chico's pieces!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All my pics didn't upload to show the capes and other items.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9R-wmi1aJGKczlFdPQ64XNCT5SSfG7JDDe7wgLMG3oHco4LEzxnuBfSUib3QBcFKecW8DTXBYiL0_5I4Pnx2zcGvJB6-MH6p55FbgXQi_Y2nIKEWhQCW18kgxNfaVWd6JIKA6Ux8bK9PkBwcOE-yvc8t2Nlcn3hDlouYRhnB6DayuPRoe4l7W11LVb-S-/s4032/IMG_E6395.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9R-wmi1aJGKczlFdPQ64XNCT5SSfG7JDDe7wgLMG3oHco4LEzxnuBfSUib3QBcFKecW8DTXBYiL0_5I4Pnx2zcGvJB6-MH6p55FbgXQi_Y2nIKEWhQCW18kgxNfaVWd6JIKA6Ux8bK9PkBwcOE-yvc8t2Nlcn3hDlouYRhnB6DayuPRoe4l7W11LVb-S-/w300-h400/IMG_E6395.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The black shelves were most likely spice racks ...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7xNoflnpI3THtSW006Jf9WQJ0MeV7z4MG8KspmZ6MdrPUv7AVPCNNVzwPWpQpjZgIwRij0BZxTxZkW1NjDrF-fr_w61h9x1LZ0qcJnJQZazas5ql-D6OJEdnou-fuaAzn1tIcP3pjMIHRAsptmUv5A7JJvorklqWafacdGUGiS_8xXvD0Z7MceGW4t_L/s4032/IMG_E6396.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7xNoflnpI3THtSW006Jf9WQJ0MeV7z4MG8KspmZ6MdrPUv7AVPCNNVzwPWpQpjZgIwRij0BZxTxZkW1NjDrF-fr_w61h9x1LZ0qcJnJQZazas5ql-D6OJEdnou-fuaAzn1tIcP3pjMIHRAsptmUv5A7JJvorklqWafacdGUGiS_8xXvD0Z7MceGW4t_L/w300-h400/IMG_E6396.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but I used them in the hall.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglj3LlueKnZN3JQtBKj8JD5oXBMqWcy66NpmjXIT6ByVRAsrVDwSV_NevWFVNpgCCl1DuddZmVM5gptfcLvUktw4UBgsKT-Z8M2Kjr4lBZh3z-NPaI2oSZV24i4SRnd_TKrK3DDUopEfbz1wr8dQtVccPNgZGHyLie27TrFPRFCqDAvgZClDpbTCtgADhS/s2048/IMG_E6410.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglj3LlueKnZN3JQtBKj8JD5oXBMqWcy66NpmjXIT6ByVRAsrVDwSV_NevWFVNpgCCl1DuddZmVM5gptfcLvUktw4UBgsKT-Z8M2Kjr4lBZh3z-NPaI2oSZV24i4SRnd_TKrK3DDUopEfbz1wr8dQtVccPNgZGHyLie27TrFPRFCqDAvgZClDpbTCtgADhS/w400-h300/IMG_E6410.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm loving the look!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwllWC1XlJ2F7uOKT1l4kNnTdhSQRv-_hNMpq6UN-hg2m5sgnRvM8cb7OnmOfno0ZgAInSRoropg2ez4FMNLogeoBK1QtWjBlmofnHGG3Q0bZgCokUW6kEVdIGxFve5HVAwdZ6ZCNA1eBY0eCsGDFA8yQmz4BgN8sz4MzGYhi6vfCUFMVTlNFeMuuDuHU8/s2048/IMG_E6412.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwllWC1XlJ2F7uOKT1l4kNnTdhSQRv-_hNMpq6UN-hg2m5sgnRvM8cb7OnmOfno0ZgAInSRoropg2ez4FMNLogeoBK1QtWjBlmofnHGG3Q0bZgCokUW6kEVdIGxFve5HVAwdZ6ZCNA1eBY0eCsGDFA8yQmz4BgN8sz4MzGYhi6vfCUFMVTlNFeMuuDuHU8/w300-h400/IMG_E6412.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Really loving it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cleaner and less 'cluttered.'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">I hung them on chains....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOzO-Wqf7Qhu_Ps0-tpLAzlNj8BVcNNK8tzlHHGEvfF4fYHJzEir-_A2uUD92096BM-Wxjm2eqYWZkG4vi1oov4THYUIwwEV4qPsMBwVdayJSxmdZ9EXPEIxMpzxgGh6iQq9l499rUwMEeaTy1ZOdW5fmO6xvh4sQEzqCukL4NCKsS6H7Ke-hGljdvDR2/s2048/IMG_E6390.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOzO-Wqf7Qhu_Ps0-tpLAzlNj8BVcNNK8tzlHHGEvfF4fYHJzEir-_A2uUD92096BM-Wxjm2eqYWZkG4vi1oov4THYUIwwEV4qPsMBwVdayJSxmdZ9EXPEIxMpzxgGh6iQq9l499rUwMEeaTy1ZOdW5fmO6xvh4sQEzqCukL4NCKsS6H7Ke-hGljdvDR2/w300-h400/IMG_E6390.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I cleaned up this corner and I like it!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zavrJOqnfwaGe2O4mi2_oFHlO0dgmmnhRaJ5XN5xPHaTVlzeii8D8LOuMQPe8Y30NxejNv7qz-21bjUVV07iOPkCQoKtkW_TabBxuVt4baUX-WRvqf_oaE_YcQyzp330fQgcvn0QTl5jhhJeKSnpZR8_kqwuHw5U0ez101wYvoBXyu57qTcORddEysWT/s4032/IMG_E6393.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zavrJOqnfwaGe2O4mi2_oFHlO0dgmmnhRaJ5XN5xPHaTVlzeii8D8LOuMQPe8Y30NxejNv7qz-21bjUVV07iOPkCQoKtkW_TabBxuVt4baUX-WRvqf_oaE_YcQyzp330fQgcvn0QTl5jhhJeKSnpZR8_kqwuHw5U0ez101wYvoBXyu57qTcORddEysWT/w300-h400/IMG_E6393.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know that the current 'trend ' says to avoid the 'sign' decorations and especially this one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I do not care! I decorate for me - not the trends. I make my own!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am the Queen of Cover Up and the black and white valance Brenda found for me covers a stack of decorative boxes holding this and that!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a reality pic with the vacuum in the hall!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After our Tuesday shopping and the traditional lunch and visit at Chick -fil-A...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">she dropped me off at Firestone to pick up Summer's van.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remember her alternator burned up in Mount Pleasant on Super Bowl Sunday and she had it towed 200 miles to the Firestone here in Irving for repair.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She is having and amazing time in Puerto Rico with Rayne!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieFR45zJ7y4RIQaemZ2eUHS0puogSEqkR45t5NEocsbAPracBz2R19cbm-Cfj2YjV_GtUBZXIfmjA6K7ChNMCPO4SDfN-tYEOW0WiOijCVfBh3XJI0lHMuIwoXONQzAIeJQq5ftYri-LNcVsnEu4u-G6dihkAxASjtAjWsm-82rnyAww0ce0T1KkEKvTGe/s2048/IMG_6360.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieFR45zJ7y4RIQaemZ2eUHS0puogSEqkR45t5NEocsbAPracBz2R19cbm-Cfj2YjV_GtUBZXIfmjA6K7ChNMCPO4SDfN-tYEOW0WiOijCVfBh3XJI0lHMuIwoXONQzAIeJQq5ftYri-LNcVsnEu4u-G6dihkAxASjtAjWsm-82rnyAww0ce0T1KkEKvTGe/w400-h300/IMG_6360.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hopefully the van will be repaired and in place here at home when she returns.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wednesday morning Louis Dean and I dropped the car off at Midas for a routine oil change.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64gnH8LrdfB4AWKqCEIJ9sp08EBJYi-YuCzbDshV5kHAWq0pyH8AJEJV0zL_A4fYj3u2_kfGPbyg8I9dlimx7BHDCRmX60ThY4a6_rcRKd23NxQBIgNMfbwHgDSujZ5Q8_ZGlbLMMMMG3w7G0QRafhTjyFaL5A0qW1aeKCgSWinnQIWnyjipWFHWe9xEg/s2048/IMG_E6404.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1575" data-original-width="2048" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64gnH8LrdfB4AWKqCEIJ9sp08EBJYi-YuCzbDshV5kHAWq0pyH8AJEJV0zL_A4fYj3u2_kfGPbyg8I9dlimx7BHDCRmX60ThY4a6_rcRKd23NxQBIgNMfbwHgDSujZ5Q8_ZGlbLMMMMG3w7G0QRafhTjyFaL5A0qW1aeKCgSWinnQIWnyjipWFHWe9xEg/w400-h308/IMG_E6404.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We walked down the frontage road of Hwy 183 to the Waffle House ....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cNKXZa5y7_OC0SdWmfJWnJQae6PFcSeaYdTb0pPKVjf7ZRKPXD4qIt6KjwimjPc-xt8qh6hhbfY5pgiKXaSYOP2Ake8lEzDkwthJlGN_i6LryOziyMeUjSBDrZj2iDha7Ra0qoTxcr1JY8MFxSBZedS3tHK8CeLhpn8nJwOPZQsVHw45KJLwd2SW3tD4/s2048/IMG_E6403.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cNKXZa5y7_OC0SdWmfJWnJQae6PFcSeaYdTb0pPKVjf7ZRKPXD4qIt6KjwimjPc-xt8qh6hhbfY5pgiKXaSYOP2Ake8lEzDkwthJlGN_i6LryOziyMeUjSBDrZj2iDha7Ra0qoTxcr1JY8MFxSBZedS3tHK8CeLhpn8nJwOPZQsVHw45KJLwd2SW3tD4/w300-h400/IMG_E6403.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had breakfast for lunch and the food was perfectly cooked and the price was so reasonable that we were able to leave a 25% tip!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The car required more repairs than we originally thought so we walked on down to Big Lots at MacArthur and 183....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's quite a walk for older people.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we only bought lightweight things and headed back to Midas. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EfVJPAZ4v_lEpofopUj8opgbsEfUALE0k87llmyqOhpSx4pSHPtTi1DVkXlfin7N9UfKQkBGQGq_zVP6eV1E0jk9_Yit6RNuqOWQ9A9NEFAdpM_fMwJBi2ex1vr3EKPAzPYtwB8QJqWC1EQCJistQ4-l6zCYolhItENJ3bUzxPuHpgNKwSi48OFHEYvq/s2048/IMG_E6405.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EfVJPAZ4v_lEpofopUj8opgbsEfUALE0k87llmyqOhpSx4pSHPtTi1DVkXlfin7N9UfKQkBGQGq_zVP6eV1E0jk9_Yit6RNuqOWQ9A9NEFAdpM_fMwJBi2ex1vr3EKPAzPYtwB8QJqWC1EQCJistQ4-l6zCYolhItENJ3bUzxPuHpgNKwSi48OFHEYvq/w400-h300/IMG_E6405.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean needed a breaks so we stopped for a rest and dessert when I checked in with Midas and learned of a delay in getting a part.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank the Lord and our sweet neighbor, Stephanie for the ride back home!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were back at it this Thursday morning!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our car was ready and Stephanie y drove us up to get it.!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now on to the errands from yesterday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We picked up our car and made an appointment with Lovely Nails that gave us time to shop the newly opened Ollie's!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Located at Hwy 183 and Beltline -they have some amazing products at such good prices.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While we were in line for for our pedicures, we ate at Lohas Teriyajkai.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTglo1nywECTnnfcEiVnNgd-AB_FgpW2nltp6HhC-DPWQXXyxv_xAx6At6VN5r5jwaD6zKiraCBZHWxw7kK7IgKtW9K26bka-Y-0nGSsDO8w7j7XgvpLWONNfya3_SWqTwhe7F-lZKgcs0QP2zxPdJ2rCkSS62eGAN6qrLhpVL3SL6bQvIVvL36wzhml_T/s2048/IMG_E6413.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTglo1nywECTnnfcEiVnNgd-AB_FgpW2nltp6HhC-DPWQXXyxv_xAx6At6VN5r5jwaD6zKiraCBZHWxw7kK7IgKtW9K26bka-Y-0nGSsDO8w7j7XgvpLWONNfya3_SWqTwhe7F-lZKgcs0QP2zxPdJ2rCkSS62eGAN6qrLhpVL3SL6bQvIVvL36wzhml_T/w300-h400/IMG_E6413.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Buffalo Hot Wings are his favorite and these were exceptionally good!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">It's kind of a classy hole in the wall and they had a large urn of water with fresh cucumber and lemon slices. It tasted as good as it looked and reminded me that I should keep a pitcher of that in my fridge!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjStRzYVV-hwrQPMuQSwMPvhVdtzwECW55jKkbzLeIEgiQzbVMT4BqEu_-BXzLsgfgiV_EorfpsjfnsRXkM-K1LvLWedhoh4_OcZlYD7X-qF5KQbYQIhkmbUiDXAXDe2DnHZC83PZEjnPc-M8WbMIz-nRrEwj1MbbuEzV39ztyh6vtbmQxtv6_o9mCH-kVV/s2048/IMG_E6417.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjStRzYVV-hwrQPMuQSwMPvhVdtzwECW55jKkbzLeIEgiQzbVMT4BqEu_-BXzLsgfgiV_EorfpsjfnsRXkM-K1LvLWedhoh4_OcZlYD7X-qF5KQbYQIhkmbUiDXAXDe2DnHZC83PZEjnPc-M8WbMIz-nRrEwj1MbbuEzV39ztyh6vtbmQxtv6_o9mCH-kVV/w300-h400/IMG_E6417.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lovely Nails is like old home week!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The people love us and we love them and we love being here!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean's doctor recommended an appointment with a podiatrist,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Been there and done that!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It cost a good bit of $$ and a high quality pedicure appointment is so much better1</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSITxr91XOwXZv5TOxNNNEO14benr4tluWXDT3vPQXzoSWHP0rcg1ftJpFUyYe_SlSMU6TM4KdKrHRNH3pVWt2xAbJH8dtSWpRhdnSRhGP1u7pG894KNLbgF6oqUVXtJx7oGPDrWMB_d0q-wcsYBlgxodI3_xCM7zAV0QiwD92nnXvCH0va5_UB88F2tg0/s2048/IMG_E6421.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSITxr91XOwXZv5TOxNNNEO14benr4tluWXDT3vPQXzoSWHP0rcg1ftJpFUyYe_SlSMU6TM4KdKrHRNH3pVWt2xAbJH8dtSWpRhdnSRhGP1u7pG894KNLbgF6oqUVXtJx7oGPDrWMB_d0q-wcsYBlgxodI3_xCM7zAV0QiwD92nnXvCH0va5_UB88F2tg0/w300-h400/IMG_E6421.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We did a few errands before heading home..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We decided to go to Kroger for steaks, wine and cucumbers,,,,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh, my GOODNESS!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">$50 steaks for $20!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We bought six packages of three steaks for a big SCORE!!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dinner was amazing and I'm so grateful for our life - a steak dinner this evening with baked potatoes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghm3NllUNYvWxgW-vSVKHP-fNV_lduHhMZEZotATkwhVlwQ7OckII4FKoSbgz2vdgjWh41ZjN2i2pM9sNSDw6AcgBP4LR2Wm0pN-_oBnsAAGuxF8RFTrYsJze91RhZj5woJUKRpip-SOO0UakazjEBYZRswwE4jephzTGW-ovMBFCxGjUvRcMi823U3X3u/s2048/IMG_E6400.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2019" data-original-width="2048" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghm3NllUNYvWxgW-vSVKHP-fNV_lduHhMZEZotATkwhVlwQ7OckII4FKoSbgz2vdgjWh41ZjN2i2pM9sNSDw6AcgBP4LR2Wm0pN-_oBnsAAGuxF8RFTrYsJze91RhZj5woJUKRpip-SOO0UakazjEBYZRswwE4jephzTGW-ovMBFCxGjUvRcMi823U3X3u/w400-h394/IMG_E6400.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My friend, Susan, sent us this gift of cocktail napkins - they reminded her of Louis Dean and his penchant for boxed wine.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNemhXVMg7ANUl1XYfaigXwXQoK4ZtqqhR5y45xVbRLbAApt1Tn0hhG_aWJVEnt1zfqwiOCZj_t3vguydzzKj1Hv7oEFgTEOGG_aGRUFFfFyf4J1LNZyMpStFoXiN3qUBzd1aPI8-nHvW3ipzndtZHFc4p230zwVMwkjL_rcGpSI0jUKa1oh8iqS4nLGlF/s2048/IMG_E6422.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNemhXVMg7ANUl1XYfaigXwXQoK4ZtqqhR5y45xVbRLbAApt1Tn0hhG_aWJVEnt1zfqwiOCZj_t3vguydzzKj1Hv7oEFgTEOGG_aGRUFFfFyf4J1LNZyMpStFoXiN3qUBzd1aPI8-nHvW3ipzndtZHFc4p230zwVMwkjL_rcGpSI0jUKa1oh8iqS4nLGlF/w300-h400/IMG_E6422.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But this is MY box of wine!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you, Susan!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cheers from Texas!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622758739580732797.post-28581255453210715152024-02-19T21:09:00.004-06:002024-02-19T21:16:02.661-06:00Hockey Tournament Weekend!!!<div style="text-align: center;"> I am having so much fun cleaning and changing things up as I take Christmas down.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Purging and parting with some things I have had seemingly forever!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Things that no longer reflect who I am now</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QocbZZDOdix2ZeRJWUlnoUiSGg_2LpyRThIm6zuiQijEdY-maRfizDRZ_6oVEmGGmj9OMhsIjuSSuxjQDi0_cNrg3WYqlmTsY2RTcj3Cff50hUs1zQVdHBwy69_s-rFO2XqSOWTiZ1WOFhvhySB1JVXoygB43H_PMOFVZIpmL0WRpxM8JI6M-sBUXaRQ/s2048/IMG_E6337.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QocbZZDOdix2ZeRJWUlnoUiSGg_2LpyRThIm6zuiQijEdY-maRfizDRZ_6oVEmGGmj9OMhsIjuSSuxjQDi0_cNrg3WYqlmTsY2RTcj3Cff50hUs1zQVdHBwy69_s-rFO2XqSOWTiZ1WOFhvhySB1JVXoygB43H_PMOFVZIpmL0WRpxM8JI6M-sBUXaRQ/w300-h400/IMG_E6337.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At age 75 I feel as if I have finally grown up and found myself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am dressing myself and my home to resemble the new me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The person I am at this moment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Change takes a very long time and it's only now that I am comfortable in letting go of what I have grown out of and I don't mean clothes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: x-large;"><b>My Symphony</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: x-large;"><b>by </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: x-large;"><b>William Henry Channing</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: x-large;"><b>To live content with small means.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: x-large;"><b>To seek elegance rather than luxury,</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: x-large;"><b>and refinement rather than fashion.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: x-large;"><b>To be worthy not respectable,</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: x-large;"><b>and wealthy not rich.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: x-large;"><b>To study hard, think quietly, talk gently,</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: x-large;"><b>act frankly, to listen to stars, birds, babes,</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: x-large;"><b>and sages with open heart, to bear all cheerfully.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: x-large;"><b>do all bravely, await occasions. hurry never.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: x-large;"><b>In a word, to let the spiritual,</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: x-large;"><b>unbidden and unconscious,</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: x-large;"><b>grow up through the common.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: x-large;"><b>This is to be my symphony.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It may be late spring before I have Christmas all down and packed away and I am in no hurry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a transition time for me far above and beyond the normal changing of the seasons.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This weekend was a Hockey Tournament with the grand quads playing 8 games in 48 hours!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcPUSgPV4PjHUoRiPaSvHApNQdhUpbg3izACQVctL3uISJJeEGARSoteeXyC7R45hNJVBpe5AbsrDycV6TozCdZi_cJpcSxrlkCBdg5uFmxppJQYEBAADmhgwAZK1ZwN2MmlALe80xWaVWNwyd4rGpCoxZ9WcH8JDQyYV-t9764g6u9Sq6Plh8_8i4vSIQ/s2048/IMG_E6347.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcPUSgPV4PjHUoRiPaSvHApNQdhUpbg3izACQVctL3uISJJeEGARSoteeXyC7R45hNJVBpe5AbsrDycV6TozCdZi_cJpcSxrlkCBdg5uFmxppJQYEBAADmhgwAZK1ZwN2MmlALe80xWaVWNwyd4rGpCoxZ9WcH8JDQyYV-t9764g6u9Sq6Plh8_8i4vSIQ/w400-h300/IMG_E6347.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nita's Mike picked us up for the games on Saturday along with our friend and neighbor, Ilene.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brenda and Billy met us there and we cheered them on!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xayviMxBTZtu4Hzc4dIISKNvfAsv40nfelplggyZnSWQ6hbHVQuCXLEHbloYlBmavDO9QzpFTkqyI1kI56iu5WTgxfCRORs8wAa44zy2en2-cO3bhqlComHOoMhryv_3gwU4MesQSt485YG8beY4sCbL-AGcj_NtGw6oNsOwzUJyJE8LHFHZoFLSOeru/s1762/IMG_E6348.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1762" data-original-width="1386" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xayviMxBTZtu4Hzc4dIISKNvfAsv40nfelplggyZnSWQ6hbHVQuCXLEHbloYlBmavDO9QzpFTkqyI1kI56iu5WTgxfCRORs8wAa44zy2en2-cO3bhqlComHOoMhryv_3gwU4MesQSt485YG8beY4sCbL-AGcj_NtGw6oNsOwzUJyJE8LHFHZoFLSOeru/w315-h400/IMG_E6348.JPG" width="315" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amber and Kailey!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslq8VyYu42JoTTKRZR7QgyTN0sxAsLtx6-6SmyQUmghTdVJZMleBSGSqG90a6NZGuI-al7dvbc-zHLCGUFbuRRPMeY-wOP11_osL1MhdHMGksNkoZaGS368OQm0OLRJ0XYxwZ10-tH13j12K87Dc1JCAG13P7BC7KGk5X3f3zoeOzd24iqTyjgbFxNi4l/s2048/IMG_9535.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslq8VyYu42JoTTKRZR7QgyTN0sxAsLtx6-6SmyQUmghTdVJZMleBSGSqG90a6NZGuI-al7dvbc-zHLCGUFbuRRPMeY-wOP11_osL1MhdHMGksNkoZaGS368OQm0OLRJ0XYxwZ10-tH13j12K87Dc1JCAG13P7BC7KGk5X3f3zoeOzd24iqTyjgbFxNi4l/w300-h400/IMG_9535.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The three Bell girls!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-fJy0f25Y_8lD5XAExAkCTL1hNFg-6lb6f5g-S3BQJrCuFerp_cwwGZInkntnndPCTR5PLPsBzAsEUfV42M1AuDVmkJlPCpvgoY2Gy61DMb3JDGUhlncYbi47hwCg0t93Qc8AysRdUkEwVhqP94a7b1PrqOJ1jIUwmCf3PHBOQ0rpLfW_oQB-Q9qv1Yr/s2048/IMG_E6352.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-fJy0f25Y_8lD5XAExAkCTL1hNFg-6lb6f5g-S3BQJrCuFerp_cwwGZInkntnndPCTR5PLPsBzAsEUfV42M1AuDVmkJlPCpvgoY2Gy61DMb3JDGUhlncYbi47hwCg0t93Qc8AysRdUkEwVhqP94a7b1PrqOJ1jIUwmCf3PHBOQ0rpLfW_oQB-Q9qv1Yr/w300-h400/IMG_E6352.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We left from one rink in Farmers Branch to go to the next game in Plano!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a cold night in Texas and Louis Dean is particularly sensitive to COLD!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp_fmUCEcl7lxCMRdYIj_M5a8xnaNSPLQvnX037wtcJGKtY27cx6VPuD5YMfKUWGpnieILASH2_TztLJdQb5t5SPXWw-EQaLWYwU-nS7WXYkTkwQraXFTdaXMlPdUIgeiVOtmIMFiVcASlbn4PVSScMSmDpZ6mJHHDka9y0jv9RO9vBBF-_UDB8O3Dlo_4/s2640/IMG_9531.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2640" data-original-width="1980" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp_fmUCEcl7lxCMRdYIj_M5a8xnaNSPLQvnX037wtcJGKtY27cx6VPuD5YMfKUWGpnieILASH2_TztLJdQb5t5SPXWw-EQaLWYwU-nS7WXYkTkwQraXFTdaXMlPdUIgeiVOtmIMFiVcASlbn4PVSScMSmDpZ6mJHHDka9y0jv9RO9vBBF-_UDB8O3Dlo_4/w300-h400/IMG_9531.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Warriors had a huge personal cheering section!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the game we all went out to dinner to celebrate....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5j-QFtAH3fbu6HYvExG8er94kWnZLYNVDYCLTpnGv622H_4j3MuTqsTE0YRAS3P2sZ3MlEI50acjne72sI9Fp8RrLQvsy8wAuKNyOGdadPVWCY6eqVdFXRW6WKX27seQjlL_zUzIBcodZsY9bfj56qTrWDeCo0WMIdWsfzbPP1uelcde76yN9etynumj/s2048/IMG_E6353.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5j-QFtAH3fbu6HYvExG8er94kWnZLYNVDYCLTpnGv622H_4j3MuTqsTE0YRAS3P2sZ3MlEI50acjne72sI9Fp8RrLQvsy8wAuKNyOGdadPVWCY6eqVdFXRW6WKX27seQjlL_zUzIBcodZsY9bfj56qTrWDeCo0WMIdWsfzbPP1uelcde76yN9etynumj/w300-h400/IMG_E6353.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a table for 15!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amber called ahead and found a good restaurant that could accommodate our party -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Don Pepes Rancho Mexican Grill. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was fun like a party and we are so grateful for Mike T driving us!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I asked him what he was doing Sunday and he said, "I'm BUSY!!!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love that Mike is still a vital part of our family!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm also grateful for Ilene.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Her older brother in Colorado is 88 - born in 1936 just like Louis Dean.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He had a fall that resulted in a brain bleed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He went on to heaven the next day.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Life is so fragile and a fall can change everything!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since Louis Dean had such a busy Saturday we watched church online.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He had lost his truck keys and had been obsessing about that.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06IYPJLSII6TVjAXD8VXj65npZvOphpIAM7kdYiI-dlZl4Kb1OmNedvGV7sX1y8zRGElOEYF5N7pkseEat7zbxB0sW4EF84jWqULebrR1aMKVmEVbI2Lhw2xtzs6CEDebhzuhN5IuD4aA2pHp5kiwdu6STAzQZwQO8Do8B_OX9-zUgowWnnVHXtGjpPka/s2048/IMG_E6366.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06IYPJLSII6TVjAXD8VXj65npZvOphpIAM7kdYiI-dlZl4Kb1OmNedvGV7sX1y8zRGElOEYF5N7pkseEat7zbxB0sW4EF84jWqULebrR1aMKVmEVbI2Lhw2xtzs6CEDebhzuhN5IuD4aA2pHp5kiwdu6STAzQZwQO8Do8B_OX9-zUgowWnnVHXtGjpPka/w400-h400/IMG_E6366.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I felt it was safe to attend Harrison's game....secure in the knowledge that LD would be at home. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuSMyIGNVH2-n5B2EHhwSFOHVV6_SFA1P2O3LfOw4BguPD30jwNxE_NCWbW_57kGE9c1z1qt1Eyi7-3s7lApCoZUYUyMBEVFlXt9E2aUfWJhE442gcUDot6wCKuVBPCw4ckrnh99uUY5CINllhXvgnf8khFpsRASklt34s-OQfIqR4_D_gmxOxl-SnJSUi/s1686/IMG_E6365.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1686" data-original-width="1563" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuSMyIGNVH2-n5B2EHhwSFOHVV6_SFA1P2O3LfOw4BguPD30jwNxE_NCWbW_57kGE9c1z1qt1Eyi7-3s7lApCoZUYUyMBEVFlXt9E2aUfWJhE442gcUDot6wCKuVBPCw4ckrnh99uUY5CINllhXvgnf8khFpsRASklt34s-OQfIqR4_D_gmxOxl-SnJSUi/w371-h400/IMG_E6365.JPG" width="371" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love watching the grands playing hockey!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amber now understands how I felt when she was in Synchronized swimming....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She is a Hockey mom and I was a Synchro mom!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6F2C9zF3yUbHXsNOsTKZdw7t-bP7SbiDYfN8SbKlyA0tUV65X1P1q2HupCuhDxkucHx0UsJlvSjT80Ttltr_uiacg1W-oCXLbqV81Qb319pxnqRGYbHdywRAV_ek8LshVBz4-V5JwGar2SR4-ocKhWinAEBM2SlEKNjgFA6cqgb-5yZBTtt68MEAEn83w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="942" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6F2C9zF3yUbHXsNOsTKZdw7t-bP7SbiDYfN8SbKlyA0tUV65X1P1q2HupCuhDxkucHx0UsJlvSjT80Ttltr_uiacg1W-oCXLbqV81Qb319pxnqRGYbHdywRAV_ek8LshVBz4-V5JwGar2SR4-ocKhWinAEBM2SlEKNjgFA6cqgb-5yZBTtt68MEAEn83w=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>https://www.usaartisticswim.org/news/2024/TeamUSA/Qualifies4Paris</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We will be supporting them in the Olympic games! <br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So today (Monday) I have spent more time tweaking our bedroom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was trying to anchor a nail for a plaque - when I overreached and fell off the ladder and damaged a couple of things on my way down.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have bruises to show for my not asking Louis Dean for his help! .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looking forward to a new week!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnrd9iamtFmqP-vDZPCYX5E8PVlp2SaHEyXYJRqdj3iKFygZSXfF3Q60Xc6XaKiWQ-OA_DdiIxhiKEirZcRu_FnWmp1PIcD0adT2FX6MNs4NnsNQGFbZzfJCLtGp33P1Sb9Egsrg5p8VH0xPuah2omxIo3H8faqgxN9AF0i7KG-vAaSREoOszAd6somFfy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="610" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnrd9iamtFmqP-vDZPCYX5E8PVlp2SaHEyXYJRqdj3iKFygZSXfF3Q60Xc6XaKiWQ-OA_DdiIxhiKEirZcRu_FnWmp1PIcD0adT2FX6MNs4NnsNQGFbZzfJCLtGp33P1Sb9Egsrg5p8VH0xPuah2omxIo3H8faqgxN9AF0i7KG-vAaSREoOszAd6somFfy=w400-h347" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622758739580732797.post-41626091056017355032024-02-16T23:56:00.001-06:002024-02-17T13:23:35.728-06:00A Sister Visit, Valentine From Louis Dean and Taking Down Christmas!<div style="text-align: center;"> I put a turkey in to cook overnight on Monday and woke up to the sweet smell the next morning.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you, Deanna Rabe, for sharing your technique!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I spent some time preparing dishes and discovered I needed a couple things from the store that I had not picked up just the day before! So back to Aldi I go - and since I had to drive past Texas Thrift - I just made quick run in and out! I mean, it WAS Tuesday!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ArSJzMizRTggDwtj8TkFsUrLEjdJ75puEAThdZvhAPpWPBLv4fTzen_S_G799CUZlGsxRVq_YMzKVv6zc1VdwsS6XwXObewRfZ1iB7t5h8lZ18W8crPx2aqBhFytZdEG8uHJ9ew2wnqsSqvOtKGhzIv9XM9TqG9Zn0JPQlAdj2ADFR1yhxA5kLgfmRZ2/s2048/IMG_E6301.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ArSJzMizRTggDwtj8TkFsUrLEjdJ75puEAThdZvhAPpWPBLv4fTzen_S_G799CUZlGsxRVq_YMzKVv6zc1VdwsS6XwXObewRfZ1iB7t5h8lZ18W8crPx2aqBhFytZdEG8uHJ9ew2wnqsSqvOtKGhzIv9XM9TqG9Zn0JPQlAdj2ADFR1yhxA5kLgfmRZ2/w400-h300/IMG_E6301.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rita and Thomas left Kansas City Tuesday morning and arrived in Irving around 5:30 PM.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My savvy smart sister had rented an airbnb less than 5 minutes from our house!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfhl9kAqRSFQallXJrOQrlC0SDRt1qjXgnqXrZO85onb7Ml-UScPy9rB9UBj5A-qAQoyMGMBHCPHRCRqQ5J-pJvOTG680Z68sipXhjCGbUMASKQsoDsSxX778Xgpx6ba_s-0VywkMI2u8o95F1D2-OFhAq6yL9PQ92Trtt0-g0J2Cwcyb3_YmgkdAECUkf/s2048/IMG_E6304.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfhl9kAqRSFQallXJrOQrlC0SDRt1qjXgnqXrZO85onb7Ml-UScPy9rB9UBj5A-qAQoyMGMBHCPHRCRqQ5J-pJvOTG680Z68sipXhjCGbUMASKQsoDsSxX778Xgpx6ba_s-0VywkMI2u8o95F1D2-OFhAq6yL9PQ92Trtt0-g0J2Cwcyb3_YmgkdAECUkf/w300-h400/IMG_E6304.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I suggested they rest and freshen up before coming over.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My goal for this get together was to relax and visit!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No rushing around and being busy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just a gentle relaxing time to slow down and enjoy ourselves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a beautiful day and Louis Dean and I sat out at the table on the driveway to peel the veggies for our pot roast dinner that night!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had done nearly all of the meal prep ahead of time and I was sitting outside watching for them to drive up!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bpujv16X5ZB9s1RoqfNp9qyD09P-JWWIU8RLsuGha1roULwBSa6_6lkUaMpAw4PmsYSeBpLBCsmKfYMWkixhc27o3eIDPMAGR6HpejLofh2t7p971u2BZDPxTYrxKpg9s0rK4rJ49o3HwVBpkDi8Zv60Ds6dDk2rkBh8vUBpsBro0sOIVdTAuxcKG1B4/s2048/IMG_E6308.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bpujv16X5ZB9s1RoqfNp9qyD09P-JWWIU8RLsuGha1roULwBSa6_6lkUaMpAw4PmsYSeBpLBCsmKfYMWkixhc27o3eIDPMAGR6HpejLofh2t7p971u2BZDPxTYrxKpg9s0rK4rJ49o3HwVBpkDi8Zv60Ds6dDk2rkBh8vUBpsBro0sOIVdTAuxcKG1B4/w300-h400/IMG_E6308.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was so excited!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We talked and laughed before, during and after dinner and had the best time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was so convenient they stayed just a few minutes up the street and down a couple of blocks!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rita and I were on the same schedule - they slept in and so did we.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean and I had coffee together and he gave me a hand made Valentine!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd2ftgpC5XMkgy_JGSN0bc_BXQInadVyQJgAZY-8j_E9fLQIAT0Qm4J_LT3Xwn6EUgMf7ADZHdccDh0v-E5yR4yhmkYTcK2-uf_wJS2lErruW9hEW3JbahNU2f6APV3Loihcf6KE57BDnDHcfvE36BE2CmI0auL0UJPrSPVhpzGwemQ6enVrKLl4dVGe33/s2048/IMG_E6305.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1716" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd2ftgpC5XMkgy_JGSN0bc_BXQInadVyQJgAZY-8j_E9fLQIAT0Qm4J_LT3Xwn6EUgMf7ADZHdccDh0v-E5yR4yhmkYTcK2-uf_wJS2lErruW9hEW3JbahNU2f6APV3Loihcf6KE57BDnDHcfvE36BE2CmI0auL0UJPrSPVhpzGwemQ6enVrKLl4dVGe33/w335-h400/IMG_E6305.JPG" width="335" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">SO sweet!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xRtIkv2ksw8e401LEhvHSRH10n-vVLWUkvpxandIYf78BM-iR0D4yeJ2UAJCRQG39m1E1x-iUPC762FE_ajoOfIFlgU2I_LtfNMzHsVCMwG3dZ0bljAzyLu1eU96wsg3ijQQsxEaOSjaUV83XNAJrvGy4kroILxCcFUeihGgECT847BbQmnmkguRI7qR/s2048/IMG_E6307.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xRtIkv2ksw8e401LEhvHSRH10n-vVLWUkvpxandIYf78BM-iR0D4yeJ2UAJCRQG39m1E1x-iUPC762FE_ajoOfIFlgU2I_LtfNMzHsVCMwG3dZ0bljAzyLu1eU96wsg3ijQQsxEaOSjaUV83XNAJrvGy4kroILxCcFUeihGgECT847BbQmnmkguRI7qR/w300-h400/IMG_E6307.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He has such a romantic heart!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rita and Tom brought special cinnamon buns from their favorite Kansas City bakery to go with some coffee for us and a Coke for Rita.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I would like to introduce y'all to Emma!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-yJgQuaDRdfTjXzZqdnrzj_RqrQy_B99bsnsRj97NZ-gsEeLEvcx6JjIEXcEXrH__xzoBiUt0kBbqJ4JMnDEF5VEkQk_ojPiy4sQZQ-35IT94G9dQH20GnK8PpSFQfR4oB7A0kIFe_YL7PqascW_UGW7iNoZO3BymfZf1KDxunNdZWMyIgyvq_MxiSMO/s2048/428369786_10168622748535710_2564112095817876141_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-yJgQuaDRdfTjXzZqdnrzj_RqrQy_B99bsnsRj97NZ-gsEeLEvcx6JjIEXcEXrH__xzoBiUt0kBbqJ4JMnDEF5VEkQk_ojPiy4sQZQ-35IT94G9dQH20GnK8PpSFQfR4oB7A0kIFe_YL7PqascW_UGW7iNoZO3BymfZf1KDxunNdZWMyIgyvq_MxiSMO/w300-h400/428369786_10168622748535710_2564112095817876141_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She is their grand dog and they are taking her back to San Diego where she lives with her owner - daughter Megan.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHsTWf97T8gAi4vEQM9UuprJoVLkDu7Wtq8HWv06jMJpJr5LlaJoQR74-J3hW8Ez3d09uzDCkfgLi05d_oM5IahKxDjOykdlQBEGYOXAfH9Di-fiPxLTvGpSD1cqiS-2TDzo__JCPQo0KmLnYvUZSxfTmwXV_Z5e7_Y1QtGdZH1blZ-YCmBAEP3qZ-qZN/s2048/428373625_10168622748675710_3296436592594788486_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHsTWf97T8gAi4vEQM9UuprJoVLkDu7Wtq8HWv06jMJpJr5LlaJoQR74-J3hW8Ez3d09uzDCkfgLi05d_oM5IahKxDjOykdlQBEGYOXAfH9Di-fiPxLTvGpSD1cqiS-2TDzo__JCPQo0KmLnYvUZSxfTmwXV_Z5e7_Y1QtGdZH1blZ-YCmBAEP3qZ-qZN/w300-h400/428373625_10168622748675710_3296436592594788486_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She is such a sweet well mannered little girl!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The thing about my sister is - she has more than ONE grand dog and will be taking another back home to Kansas City in a few weeks. When she's not taking care of grand dogs - she's taking care of grandchildren and she has some truly beautiful ones!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amber and Nita's Mike joined us for lunch!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-KZYx_lh_qEGu0BTaCKYk_84hybbQPP2Y7vuR4g7iso8k3w1yRRgFxpY4X8zeKGSGaf1FpEqz4tWCnc7yijrQXdUug20Y8iihEutoTtLEeiFTGiDprzPJQ0mE0ZvY2OWg4B_2jKEtuj6kZsSBEn3_oak9EmHE6kdL89v7AdW6HdPqvXxhpCuZAjY9fz6/s2048/IMG_E6313.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-KZYx_lh_qEGu0BTaCKYk_84hybbQPP2Y7vuR4g7iso8k3w1yRRgFxpY4X8zeKGSGaf1FpEqz4tWCnc7yijrQXdUug20Y8iihEutoTtLEeiFTGiDprzPJQ0mE0ZvY2OWg4B_2jKEtuj6kZsSBEn3_oak9EmHE6kdL89v7AdW6HdPqvXxhpCuZAjY9fz6/w300-h400/IMG_E6313.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made a really good Turkey Tetrazzini, garden salad and garlic toast!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghEh1j9BWrrMLVrK4vCSpY5THq1Ey-x1tK4Ja58hDL7tBa7fuzi_eDUBxOFBoe7me8bEUMzuMnuIwPcCLiOlYbB6CcuPkud4Is6qlEXEzqcjl2J7S3N5-36lAdW80xfTG_3B2vMmuuH28ARxUjqqzhtODthk2RZnU1FE1GkdeHjaKg02XmStfdSsNnTNYf/s2048/IMG_E6314.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghEh1j9BWrrMLVrK4vCSpY5THq1Ey-x1tK4Ja58hDL7tBa7fuzi_eDUBxOFBoe7me8bEUMzuMnuIwPcCLiOlYbB6CcuPkud4Is6qlEXEzqcjl2J7S3N5-36lAdW80xfTG_3B2vMmuuH28ARxUjqqzhtODthk2RZnU1FE1GkdeHjaKg02XmStfdSsNnTNYf/w400-h300/IMG_E6314.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amber had picked up a selection of Crumbl cookies for dessert!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBAgy8O5OaLbTGTLAPCc81F-4PLXYxxV5nCuvpWxQxhZb38oC3naPF_i6eVMF5Jt4pmTBDDm1SxXPh0V9mAi3oURdBAF1wqsD-jwQSPBoic68hP-bx8ofudrNbhqi0hIL2gojTXvTRV6w8NiyTTNCQAxKr9neU3sjZx0C8kLo2cHzQ42Kk-3eCiyF8OKP/s2048/IMG_E6315.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBAgy8O5OaLbTGTLAPCc81F-4PLXYxxV5nCuvpWxQxhZb38oC3naPF_i6eVMF5Jt4pmTBDDm1SxXPh0V9mAi3oURdBAF1wqsD-jwQSPBoic68hP-bx8ofudrNbhqi0hIL2gojTXvTRV6w8NiyTTNCQAxKr9neU3sjZx0C8kLo2cHzQ42Kk-3eCiyF8OKP/w300-h400/IMG_E6315.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had an assorted cheesecake selection and Rita and Tom had brought chocolate cake.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9amlDBf6gnewgYnUgq7K_NxCIJNnzTVW1K-tNXYeQrY_h7QM1Z7y0GL72sXITBKiiytYtRZiuieO4ARASfwC45vxE7zh08dquKjzRaXlbjmR9jqyEpFCvNa5T-tDyLTHiHjCJ8ZdOpHbMhuPbTrxt3aqCnF8McAWgx_CLhdKNwGPTp32X8tudyy_xh4K/s2048/IMG_E6332.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9amlDBf6gnewgYnUgq7K_NxCIJNnzTVW1K-tNXYeQrY_h7QM1Z7y0GL72sXITBKiiytYtRZiuieO4ARASfwC45vxE7zh08dquKjzRaXlbjmR9jqyEpFCvNa5T-tDyLTHiHjCJ8ZdOpHbMhuPbTrxt3aqCnF8McAWgx_CLhdKNwGPTp32X8tudyy_xh4K/w300-h400/IMG_E6332.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I combined this and that from three recipes and added bit of garlic and white wine and will most likely never be able to duplicate this recipe again!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJse3zJOkHIYNvuaeEXa_FBx-GgSf2F6FskVbUMQWRKHpTgoZT0Qv0PXCphZpc204IURIqpju2YgE3oElkuI5HApSEouhM7yBlqtE5G9j8aQ81u6ZH5e0rxmh341UbUniOxKVam8WvlLxkufIgAWsibzE_SyWJsp2cozaYVttlEX2VrcZuR4BDjzuntIkm/s2048/428341557_10168622748460710_5106019926353004447_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJse3zJOkHIYNvuaeEXa_FBx-GgSf2F6FskVbUMQWRKHpTgoZT0Qv0PXCphZpc204IURIqpju2YgE3oElkuI5HApSEouhM7yBlqtE5G9j8aQ81u6ZH5e0rxmh341UbUniOxKVam8WvlLxkufIgAWsibzE_SyWJsp2cozaYVttlEX2VrcZuR4BDjzuntIkm/w300-h400/428341557_10168622748460710_5106019926353004447_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's Tom, Louis Dean and Mike!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSwo2K3nvh5k9yP3S6nTboerm_QrdJh-s3TX7T04bCE08OmKG5GNBGzjOdgjrV5u_UXHA7ji0RkZVye920WS_W-SyibCd_1C24hyphenhyphenHnt_E0gA8Mu_m_xVsnTaMzBlWFYprlfywu6r0t3GRtsK1GYqoAELNBq9IQNKCdLoW7G0-wPmaFGueFiBvfUbzTm7sw/s2048/IMG_E4981.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1882" data-original-width="2048" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSwo2K3nvh5k9yP3S6nTboerm_QrdJh-s3TX7T04bCE08OmKG5GNBGzjOdgjrV5u_UXHA7ji0RkZVye920WS_W-SyibCd_1C24hyphenhyphenHnt_E0gA8Mu_m_xVsnTaMzBlWFYprlfywu6r0t3GRtsK1GYqoAELNBq9IQNKCdLoW7G0-wPmaFGueFiBvfUbzTm7sw/w400-h368/IMG_E4981.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amber, me and Rita!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amber had to leave to do school pick up but the rest of us continued with our visiting and then Mike and Tom went off to pick up some Church's Chicken for our supper and we visited right up to the last minute when they left at 10:00.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was actually the very first time that Rita and I have had a chance to really get to know each other better and the more we do the more alike we realize we are!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> So - we only had 16 or so hours together but we made every minute count!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And we promised to see each other again - at least once a year!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have spent the last two days cleaning our bedroom and my bathroom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Top to bottom and side to side!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've decided to take the rest of Christmas down room by room and deep clean as I go.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is going to take quite some time but hopefully the entire house will be clean sometime this spring!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am so in love with my black and white bedroom!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRhq7FySPcQ7weox33Qg3Lpvf3IKfDOVhLxZM0l3zbDrMWtjpfhru9j07FrEsg6ZUINJadNXY5ZyZsDr74pJjvU_hj_lX2cCQcDXEPMQZxQdNCpwOI09g7Drx-uiD2VzwVUouvM7PKrhzP57o8b46O8aLHuBRewzpDzC5jUHqv9vaN4gxEnGDA4xBlXmo/s2048/IMG_E6333.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRhq7FySPcQ7weox33Qg3Lpvf3IKfDOVhLxZM0l3zbDrMWtjpfhru9j07FrEsg6ZUINJadNXY5ZyZsDr74pJjvU_hj_lX2cCQcDXEPMQZxQdNCpwOI09g7Drx-uiD2VzwVUouvM7PKrhzP57o8b46O8aLHuBRewzpDzC5jUHqv9vaN4gxEnGDA4xBlXmo/w400-h300/IMG_E6333.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remember I said I'd made a fast trip to the thrift store?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got this brand new queen size white bedspread for $8!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiaLCP39nCYXER3kslukfO5bO-r1UwhU5QmsXbdPgr3Yav88-JsPei5ckqsvDg5NKbgCLDIYFmkY6HoQUtiuMaVkj3OxNGPaFUYHeEbwLYp5mq3x6EBmqsCa2z5m9cipMbRQgdOcSHdvrSdfQ1Ikyu6pzf23Uf0Pu2PWoKv2PdLTeL0x0SEhyE-dJYi0Ph/s2048/IMG_E6334.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiaLCP39nCYXER3kslukfO5bO-r1UwhU5QmsXbdPgr3Yav88-JsPei5ckqsvDg5NKbgCLDIYFmkY6HoQUtiuMaVkj3OxNGPaFUYHeEbwLYp5mq3x6EBmqsCa2z5m9cipMbRQgdOcSHdvrSdfQ1Ikyu6pzf23Uf0Pu2PWoKv2PdLTeL0x0SEhyE-dJYi0Ph/w400-h300/IMG_E6334.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I still have one wall to finish decorating - and I can't find the black and white pieces I had packed away when I brought Christmas out. So for now there are a few blank spaces but it won't be blank for long!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsJRYqYNfMDF9eA0ijzM6wFtXqn5qXJrt4RD-mBeQiTrYxOpumRgmAl-YYHHTKkVfS8O3ngv_SM60zmbS9-R-uo5rxJBZjD1-b9yAWnvTGkpAeyhtUO-SpFegB4qc71n6T-BVIXptftsRI_Z3maqsaLeM9I_kJdu0YfhWEYu7bF3Z-QC7M-PM4q_bLn08/s2048/IMG_E6335.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsJRYqYNfMDF9eA0ijzM6wFtXqn5qXJrt4RD-mBeQiTrYxOpumRgmAl-YYHHTKkVfS8O3ngv_SM60zmbS9-R-uo5rxJBZjD1-b9yAWnvTGkpAeyhtUO-SpFegB4qc71n6T-BVIXptftsRI_Z3maqsaLeM9I_kJdu0YfhWEYu7bF3Z-QC7M-PM4q_bLn08/w300-h400/IMG_E6335.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another treasure from Tuesday is a black curtain that hung up on the other side of this French themed one.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1W-o-neJn26oG1OwTiySorQIWD1GmShnLMB1Q5X2sWZL8CzZ81MgpqpSFAvUJ94i5aUkN_H4gdHhNtYFgMlvncyjCZuTzJyLXgQHgNJ7qhIRxutwwGHcF935FWTEFO7qzI1WKHpytMznggHCNeUFyPtuHvNT5V4isQvUwuhbEiC54VkYUUA5UN9wRf2hT/s2048/IMG_E6336.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1W-o-neJn26oG1OwTiySorQIWD1GmShnLMB1Q5X2sWZL8CzZ81MgpqpSFAvUJ94i5aUkN_H4gdHhNtYFgMlvncyjCZuTzJyLXgQHgNJ7qhIRxutwwGHcF935FWTEFO7qzI1WKHpytMznggHCNeUFyPtuHvNT5V4isQvUwuhbEiC54VkYUUA5UN9wRf2hT/w300-h400/IMG_E6336.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It keeps it from being so transparent.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will close tonight's journal entry with a grateful heart for the goodness of God when I discovered 'new' siblings!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhg-gpGO_pdAa4ioP2AM8WlrL3eur-eTbU7AQ7BZum448jlezYxLYMi_jPmWw8NRzm7DK7sBFtSyXTkzZ8iJLdGU0aXZreZU_mXnDU2bIlxyA2aWasqPFN6Q3RNY_0qd1VBNZ2HfBnrgzWiMpQSAAHchv-FWYH0Mt0feeweT0hsQ6r_Tuyn2CxBDyY_4Qve" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="433" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhg-gpGO_pdAa4ioP2AM8WlrL3eur-eTbU7AQ7BZum448jlezYxLYMi_jPmWw8NRzm7DK7sBFtSyXTkzZ8iJLdGU0aXZreZU_mXnDU2bIlxyA2aWasqPFN6Q3RNY_0qd1VBNZ2HfBnrgzWiMpQSAAHchv-FWYH0Mt0feeweT0hsQ6r_Tuyn2CxBDyY_4Qve=w640-h414" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622758739580732797.post-82716340120230125832024-02-12T22:22:00.001-06:002024-02-12T22:22:30.453-06:00Smoked Chocolate Chip Cookies and Super Bowl Sunday!<div style="text-align: center;"> Sherry usually works from her home in Mart but occasionally she comes into the home office here in Irving for special meetings. She arrived Thursday afternoon and we made some special chocolate chip cookies!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOFvh-sFhC7c47RBmOYOwKsVLxxGrQRk6omp-28svIWQcoBOUC639wL0ZWbnq2Hqtozn0b6xUDbXUlZswGzfwDHCyzBt2Mc0MxP6z6rNv3Uz18YcNFthTFpl9-eboPbHhhWV9gOJpbtL1cytkYZjF9mDhea2EQjQkClsP_T_pm3Vv6GifqBkg7HloCZlA/s2048/IMG_E6264.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOFvh-sFhC7c47RBmOYOwKsVLxxGrQRk6omp-28svIWQcoBOUC639wL0ZWbnq2Hqtozn0b6xUDbXUlZswGzfwDHCyzBt2Mc0MxP6z6rNv3Uz18YcNFthTFpl9-eboPbHhhWV9gOJpbtL1cytkYZjF9mDhea2EQjQkClsP_T_pm3Vv6GifqBkg7HloCZlA/w300-h400/IMG_E6264.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There were TWO secret ingredient!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVAjJqbc7c-oazrI98Pvq5eXHyYJ1h2juD9yONVFSqfnvQbmQZlqoKfA74VJW-ZIOx5QxG6Q1JHMDsnVEpU9pf2em-J1CDCC3Wmdd690uxjO1Ya9_BZkYOPbNXRVANgEp0tuypP6mSPuZOyaRc-OaZ06hg9gfMqZGxKwBtg6gPRR0hIf9xvXNiqIs8Hsw/s2048/IMG_E6265.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVAjJqbc7c-oazrI98Pvq5eXHyYJ1h2juD9yONVFSqfnvQbmQZlqoKfA74VJW-ZIOx5QxG6Q1JHMDsnVEpU9pf2em-J1CDCC3Wmdd690uxjO1Ya9_BZkYOPbNXRVANgEp0tuypP6mSPuZOyaRc-OaZ06hg9gfMqZGxKwBtg6gPRR0hIf9xvXNiqIs8Hsw/w400-h300/IMG_E6265.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dean and Sherry have been smoking cheeses for several years now and are moving on to smoking other things.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXXss3CFgODkRZuq15bRWTYUqu1W5jThGayn6SGudU6lA21uJrEG2Q6uIoGMCAPkijGnmnVdXFTpDxmln4vlmu7aWtae-BZC5CXfiGENGkxy02GrnIZU_SvPZ_XJRJN8Qks9vrogtB8wbb07gZSYPfFEDNfI2Q9qJqJsRQrUxkaN7IfaPaRhDDp9CFbY1/s2048/IMG_E6266.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXXss3CFgODkRZuq15bRWTYUqu1W5jThGayn6SGudU6lA21uJrEG2Q6uIoGMCAPkijGnmnVdXFTpDxmln4vlmu7aWtae-BZC5CXfiGENGkxy02GrnIZU_SvPZ_XJRJN8Qks9vrogtB8wbb07gZSYPfFEDNfI2Q9qJqJsRQrUxkaN7IfaPaRhDDp9CFbY1/w300-h400/IMG_E6266.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sherry brought a bag of smoked chocolate chips and pecans!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can definitely taste SOMETHING even if you don't quite know what it is!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It just gives it a more depth to the taste!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I went out to do errands on Friday afternoon and arrived home just as Sherry was pulling up after work. She helped me unload my groceries and put up the perishables and then we went for a walk!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ilene and Louis Dean, Sherry and I .....and we made it a good 2 miles!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We celebrated with iced tea and cookies in the gazebo!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ilene was our taste tester and once we told her about smoking the pecans and chips - then she could identify the flavor.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saturday afternoon our favorite plumber came to clean out the kitchen sinks!</div><div style="text-align: center;">They have been draining ever so slowly.....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IMJIHOzexo12uENcANDArGhdPp5uYKEZxurxOZdi-bpP4xHiLffRpZai9584l0_qTMzJrFqNiy57NrrisrqHUezKQxG7OOHR8M-xox6AtAbg1lSbNUMLwk-MwnfSi-QGCJ_1l1lSwsiQ9hlGSSeKJutgRxqLX9sXFBP2DdZ3y-h1y981Sd8zlalaEiGW/s2048/IMG_E6275.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IMJIHOzexo12uENcANDArGhdPp5uYKEZxurxOZdi-bpP4xHiLffRpZai9584l0_qTMzJrFqNiy57NrrisrqHUezKQxG7OOHR8M-xox6AtAbg1lSbNUMLwk-MwnfSi-QGCJ_1l1lSwsiQ9hlGSSeKJutgRxqLX9sXFBP2DdZ3y-h1y981Sd8zlalaEiGW/w300-h400/IMG_E6275.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sewing room used to be a patio and the clean out is in there!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSsMK1IEUKGf5yXbxpixaeRqR_fwQdrADr2rqN5EJmIZ-RA6ahhQGkdgGvi3SUNN2KTF3xDJta2AFA6jnhDE-NqAoT1rhF-TDqtAfLrcs-9hDzz43KZdSjcXwVptZK7cckaciDUg94S5f2lhIsdzPegXaz0JbManS6TCU-uvNRsKYddGUwNsFJ27hro6u1/s2048/IMG_E6272.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSsMK1IEUKGf5yXbxpixaeRqR_fwQdrADr2rqN5EJmIZ-RA6ahhQGkdgGvi3SUNN2KTF3xDJta2AFA6jnhDE-NqAoT1rhF-TDqtAfLrcs-9hDzz43KZdSjcXwVptZK7cckaciDUg94S5f2lhIsdzPegXaz0JbManS6TCU-uvNRsKYddGUwNsFJ27hro6u1/w300-h400/IMG_E6272.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean was my Knight in Shining Overalls and crawled under the table and unhinged the leaf in order to make room for Mark the plumber!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2jREx-_h8GVO5kN3BeniX9C9P91chA1rpccFOPpjeuA1Ukb8SOnodcnkpVyAlDcauViggT7QCz85JZZVkzxNXKuMXF93EwAIvU0DXxtb-MDqbQXjd-js0f7nGxrJndFAyqhlqsBQB5JjGsQFRTemQTkM0SXbATfKRq5aU0qVCdRnFi5BIV6LwBCUBSCA/s2048/IMG_E6273.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2jREx-_h8GVO5kN3BeniX9C9P91chA1rpccFOPpjeuA1Ukb8SOnodcnkpVyAlDcauViggT7QCz85JZZVkzxNXKuMXF93EwAIvU0DXxtb-MDqbQXjd-js0f7nGxrJndFAyqhlqsBQB5JjGsQFRTemQTkM0SXbATfKRq5aU0qVCdRnFi5BIV6LwBCUBSCA/w300-h400/IMG_E6273.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean was more than happy to have a professional come over and fix our problem!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUZo2lPmgMngdeRcdeHN0jM3590xzrjpFJTAW4gxWmQtbqtSAB14nmB_qKxp93631vqUkb72h31H9uGK_iITcBFqhvTBOv3C9Ee7bBAIY8g6vjQzDsZNoUSdeKpWLNeLJbRKUIq62i-FXIXhAfZ2thMJxVMGoKmil0k4EEYUv-7hvroOnAlJRPCq2xIuC/s2048/IMG_E6274.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUZo2lPmgMngdeRcdeHN0jM3590xzrjpFJTAW4gxWmQtbqtSAB14nmB_qKxp93631vqUkb72h31H9uGK_iITcBFqhvTBOv3C9Ee7bBAIY8g6vjQzDsZNoUSdeKpWLNeLJbRKUIq62i-FXIXhAfZ2thMJxVMGoKmil0k4EEYUv-7hvroOnAlJRPCq2xIuC/w300-h400/IMG_E6274.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No pic of Mark but this was his workspace!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I watched church online - Jimmy Evans preached about the power of words.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm so thankful for Fellowship Church!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Super Bowl party prep was underway!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxFDzU6e7HExnfgZol-yRn5ZIj57h-h51dE5t491iAB7h6RVnvcPiG0WG8HhbxbqKPcvQK96y06S0dls0JwXA9T_A-c6VBanB5QobJX5Ap4ns2scDfx8RscPzoSngClP_Lfq3Mmq99ySLn8QEltrjn2mnPVwL84F3FjBm4pnqlKGiG4JzN_6UA3L5PE7yM/s2048/IMG_E6279.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxFDzU6e7HExnfgZol-yRn5ZIj57h-h51dE5t491iAB7h6RVnvcPiG0WG8HhbxbqKPcvQK96y06S0dls0JwXA9T_A-c6VBanB5QobJX5Ap4ns2scDfx8RscPzoSngClP_Lfq3Mmq99ySLn8QEltrjn2mnPVwL84F3FjBm4pnqlKGiG4JzN_6UA3L5PE7yM/w300-h400/IMG_E6279.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made potato salad a bit different this time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mayo, a little sugar, dill weed, garlic salt and pepper, red bell pepper, celery, and purple onion.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBY5jKlTCAi3zAW43jCOnmDybNxxI4DOA5f9bQVBsIDdeSjukwJzmpeN_ordgYR2wjoF3ojb1HzaVGRijwh5XtQeDh9hr8TFSvhdr5uMsRkg1d1qq1rxrI727fAbur4j0kflIW7_vvtnYUshIZbRzb6VSUedNvm7ZMM8bzwwRIPWB-c8OsCN6rpCxfXW7/s2048/IMG_E6280.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBY5jKlTCAi3zAW43jCOnmDybNxxI4DOA5f9bQVBsIDdeSjukwJzmpeN_ordgYR2wjoF3ojb1HzaVGRijwh5XtQeDh9hr8TFSvhdr5uMsRkg1d1qq1rxrI727fAbur4j0kflIW7_vvtnYUshIZbRzb6VSUedNvm7ZMM8bzwwRIPWB-c8OsCN6rpCxfXW7/w400-h300/IMG_E6280.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was really good!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwwx8fsvZJ7sY7Fvc0ZS4o2eZ_GLjuGDxC9lAefSUccg4nYjEQQMuZCq9jIaoq3XFpd9Ij_q7iFII6PZr0dTBesRcR880PbYAGxud6qhKWrLeP-jSMLKmQL2VrWqZBvhTsY3Z_bgesW2YBxDjBJKkklMwOKZftHMUYPrRoNOC0t4iI6eW2hiCfqTU4me-p/s2048/426432403_10168610560865710_2731392754546432359_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwwx8fsvZJ7sY7Fvc0ZS4o2eZ_GLjuGDxC9lAefSUccg4nYjEQQMuZCq9jIaoq3XFpd9Ij_q7iFII6PZr0dTBesRcR880PbYAGxud6qhKWrLeP-jSMLKmQL2VrWqZBvhTsY3Z_bgesW2YBxDjBJKkklMwOKZftHMUYPrRoNOC0t4iI6eW2hiCfqTU4me-p/w300-h400/426432403_10168610560865710_2731392754546432359_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brownies and baked beans, pepper poppers amd</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLj_cykgyr4MGFaKsqaVm1KoN7JQW5eCB53EDcwpOEkYDjK18TcD25BZcN9roaiF9RXPuiP442SmwtYa2pOfGQC-cN1XTJQhlyHUmDpYhpJoQiRVne7uuJqu7uU848QVG3F_QzV7xVzg_1v2x8f3ba8dys50wux4gtTtU9HOf2phWO8mNYU5oBzTkOdUrx" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLj_cykgyr4MGFaKsqaVm1KoN7JQW5eCB53EDcwpOEkYDjK18TcD25BZcN9roaiF9RXPuiP442SmwtYa2pOfGQC-cN1XTJQhlyHUmDpYhpJoQiRVne7uuJqu7uU848QVG3F_QzV7xVzg_1v2x8f3ba8dys50wux4gtTtU9HOf2phWO8mNYU5oBzTkOdUrx=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">lots of Hot Wings!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQRMNdefSQRTDasNXBy6RPPuMyQAC8KzTShiOOeugJfkpOQj750Uq2adY5TMahyWtozfTlNGVB-0C5izZrcMU_lVmkIfJSLnRcgftF4U6ivWCd3pN_UfZ36Pb6_NxosrcwHyDk99DZ33Mxtv3zmqucsODScRulCsLq702HcTfqOr40lkojO0QM506wCD5V/s2048/IMG_E6283.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQRMNdefSQRTDasNXBy6RPPuMyQAC8KzTShiOOeugJfkpOQj750Uq2adY5TMahyWtozfTlNGVB-0C5izZrcMU_lVmkIfJSLnRcgftF4U6ivWCd3pN_UfZ36Pb6_NxosrcwHyDk99DZ33Mxtv3zmqucsODScRulCsLq702HcTfqOr40lkojO0QM506wCD5V/w400-h300/IMG_E6283.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brenda and Billy brought chips and queso, drinks and cookies! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZixeHm2ApDOaqbKy9NJ-3Z1uUo8pxtD9OQHy0gQDbt9Uxh2_gR1aMjXgsAZBdmE8ZVWhXFnNxLMURTLnxUA9IUBOWfK1EBAzOyp_gTLTuJyduq-kFcu93AI756GeLXLm_grpzYmwuwVahyphenhyphenY2ptxrrmsf0Vw1JezCQE250sQKHGPlFi9gD6GuQBxSbt4uQ/s2048/IMG_E6285.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZixeHm2ApDOaqbKy9NJ-3Z1uUo8pxtD9OQHy0gQDbt9Uxh2_gR1aMjXgsAZBdmE8ZVWhXFnNxLMURTLnxUA9IUBOWfK1EBAzOyp_gTLTuJyduq-kFcu93AI756GeLXLm_grpzYmwuwVahyphenhyphenY2ptxrrmsf0Vw1JezCQE250sQKHGPlFi9gD6GuQBxSbt4uQ/w300-h400/IMG_E6285.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were all ready to snack our way through the first half of the Super Bowl.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhfg-E8QZIXLyH7CnkOipmHayOyBH9x6cOOkBXu8T5F4TEsi5aVpPG0APeRoCbBTfsOou5eozfWPvfyUOtcEf8hd93EKyZPZQcEGjpoZBNUFRj-tDQpCtmQSPHa4oJHqgCVUHmsyan6SkbVSKar09jXx8dJlFes9X8XMLIo_YK_zBd5YjfB_7t5VnIEP0M/s2640/IMG_E6289.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2640" data-original-width="1980" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhfg-E8QZIXLyH7CnkOipmHayOyBH9x6cOOkBXu8T5F4TEsi5aVpPG0APeRoCbBTfsOou5eozfWPvfyUOtcEf8hd93EKyZPZQcEGjpoZBNUFRj-tDQpCtmQSPHa4oJHqgCVUHmsyan6SkbVSKar09jXx8dJlFes9X8XMLIo_YK_zBd5YjfB_7t5VnIEP0M/w300-h400/IMG_E6289.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was an exciting game!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had such a good time and watched with bated breath until the last second!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyoxKhjUzl7kPTIIWYQiWjpxLv41QfTTRzZhuCQfsGDKqAFFKx6oWYk3mqQZmT9Ycs_SVe8R7yu5BqYLHC_1q0lS9lHWWkQg0Qb9kpsYZhWTylDOVeRlpXK2VlFvZrqm7KOdzJUKmKuBmaBIQdbS6swCK5o4Ez4jZ5dwsJIZ8RlkQ3-Oh1vsa-ycALomVk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="1140" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyoxKhjUzl7kPTIIWYQiWjpxLv41QfTTRzZhuCQfsGDKqAFFKx6oWYk3mqQZmT9Ycs_SVe8R7yu5BqYLHC_1q0lS9lHWWkQg0Qb9kpsYZhWTylDOVeRlpXK2VlFvZrqm7KOdzJUKmKuBmaBIQdbS6swCK5o4Ez4jZ5dwsJIZ8RlkQ3-Oh1vsa-ycALomVk=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div>*Source*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: Rock Salt; font-size: large;"><b><i>Congratulations to the Kansas City Chiefs!</i></b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCoe4IddCy5JMbp065eD59c41uoqfso_o5USyqs5e5oGh0y8kO4zlz77Pkx9u5pf6oNXcMvWbLf0x-kWCvJ7X4H8ovxEGnDrVY1fEY9EXr1iG779_IzYulhL7f0yOGUT3e3XiZZ8ckLTkS-ZBvrG0a5SBzfLGbsI91Y8L0oEHHN0q-7lV7xxaVfxsGMcjp/s2048/IMG_6291.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCoe4IddCy5JMbp065eD59c41uoqfso_o5USyqs5e5oGh0y8kO4zlz77Pkx9u5pf6oNXcMvWbLf0x-kWCvJ7X4H8ovxEGnDrVY1fEY9EXr1iG779_IzYulhL7f0yOGUT3e3XiZZ8ckLTkS-ZBvrG0a5SBzfLGbsI91Y8L0oEHHN0q-7lV7xxaVfxsGMcjp/w400-h300/IMG_6291.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Summer had planned to arrive from Arkansas in time for the game, but, alas, she had car trouble and had to be towed from Mount Pleasant, Texas here to Irving.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brenda and Billy picked her up and dropped her off before they headed home.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj65XMRCRqlwYAqJ69QTd0Uo6TfA8AK80Uust8MKQzfubx3dKtWWL6QhRPtunxJ0hH63mk1xKQAomBURfxyCTT3SH7GOaKcmoV81-DZdIxMr3TRCAPZ_Bte3Fa4sQ9qfFMdhnTwIMZA3dHqH-7O8QqODRcb61zitQkYCXfNxBKF3Db9ecXUZn1ichRZsVbK/s2048/IMG_6290.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj65XMRCRqlwYAqJ69QTd0Uo6TfA8AK80Uust8MKQzfubx3dKtWWL6QhRPtunxJ0hH63mk1xKQAomBURfxyCTT3SH7GOaKcmoV81-DZdIxMr3TRCAPZ_Bte3Fa4sQ9qfFMdhnTwIMZA3dHqH-7O8QqODRcb61zitQkYCXfNxBKF3Db9ecXUZn1ichRZsVbK/w300-h400/IMG_6290.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She took an Uber to the airport very EARLY this morning and is now in Puerto Rico!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Hg6Cq1vQgsi8nhgd3LWuh3QPzhOc5vTBUUOoh8zRS0DwycOHRTFXshn1E6hIkO2mxivnTj3PfJvMk8aNftzS4hnXMtLImwF_RxfydzbNvEZlx1CJeeLjM4ZXkp9XoPvabSQSlAm_VJq89cCVuJ-S4wG6PQIRIHyLAaxgHg0GcSN4Usz7k8YPvim9yL6U/s2048/IMG_E6294.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1272" data-original-width="2048" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Hg6Cq1vQgsi8nhgd3LWuh3QPzhOc5vTBUUOoh8zRS0DwycOHRTFXshn1E6hIkO2mxivnTj3PfJvMk8aNftzS4hnXMtLImwF_RxfydzbNvEZlx1CJeeLjM4ZXkp9XoPvabSQSlAm_VJq89cCVuJ-S4wG6PQIRIHyLAaxgHg0GcSN4Usz7k8YPvim9yL6U/w400-h249/IMG_E6294.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our Monday activity was a routine visit to Louis Dean's primary care doctor.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He got a good report - although we do have to make an appointment with a podiatrist!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We did errands on our way home and spent the rest of today 'piddling' - Louis Dean in his room and I doing homemaking things.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was chilly today so Ilene and I decided to do a Classical Stretch exercise from TV.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPP5qbwG9N5-iKmtZbnXrSKTHQpc1jVEQRRA_2YGrvknJRJJ_fRaTyDnfzBBJC8AeOjfDb2gXq74RaTBmh2lmOH7pexk0b2emTXb1I-JRcMaCCdO-Xfd4OOJ6alvBS5bVRJnOZ8f0gbg_hMLkBhyBG3jQ-rOIL5XdtWQvwVvD0uY6aDasQnyp-_qnpvpe9/s1440/FXTT4064.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPP5qbwG9N5-iKmtZbnXrSKTHQpc1jVEQRRA_2YGrvknJRJJ_fRaTyDnfzBBJC8AeOjfDb2gXq74RaTBmh2lmOH7pexk0b2emTXb1I-JRcMaCCdO-Xfd4OOJ6alvBS5bVRJnOZ8f0gbg_hMLkBhyBG3jQ-rOIL5XdtWQvwVvD0uY6aDasQnyp-_qnpvpe9/w300-h400/FXTT4064.JPEG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My brother Buster's birthday is on the 14th and my gift arrived a couple of days early!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Isn't he handsome?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgXvlIZx85_F4O4q2RwfJVafgY2nYLwbYAVSIO2oypOqg_mjYulK4z34fHfOmTygaqdetxJQxh1EJ5hexsIMGrbKrDmmTZLbZKZydwTdsSh5L_S-YI1w8hNTwXef-qn9VqH2QccWZGUBJJBswwn5_4MuRTLBn4j1E_1qajzlzGcjURzVY_ll3uAK5lbB1/s734/426564830_334478436252345_3542806693697258867_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="550" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgXvlIZx85_F4O4q2RwfJVafgY2nYLwbYAVSIO2oypOqg_mjYulK4z34fHfOmTygaqdetxJQxh1EJ5hexsIMGrbKrDmmTZLbZKZydwTdsSh5L_S-YI1w8hNTwXef-qn9VqH2QccWZGUBJJBswwn5_4MuRTLBn4j1E_1qajzlzGcjURzVY_ll3uAK5lbB1/w300-h400/426564830_334478436252345_3542806693697258867_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He's the King of the GRILL!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">God has blessed me with my Kansas City family and I am excited about my sister Rita and brother-in-law arriving tomorrow!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In 2021 Nita and Mike took me to Kansas City to meet them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In March 2022, they came here to visit and meet my other siblings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">February 2023 - Jesse and I flew to Kansas City for a family celebration and baptism and then in November, Buster and Anna Maria came to visit us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love that we see one another at least once every year!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxz8pqzvyXhhaP3VGvcovvSMdDugWHKVSvy0r0Zh9JZM1bjGCB1XtuQ8y2jbGUiBpx8Rfs9hq-KohL0wQ3h4FPwRJRNUUqjcR4pHIUMQ0b5rxigfJBwQYledaHKBgDtHlnMhaEsYCrw6WP6cQDoG1dalgQKgxg5-OzKEt2F9CWtwtx6kvHkHI9wHVM6Vdi/s1593/words-have-power-motivational-quotes-concept-business-inspirational-typography-lettering-147751725.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1186" data-original-width="1593" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxz8pqzvyXhhaP3VGvcovvSMdDugWHKVSvy0r0Zh9JZM1bjGCB1XtuQ8y2jbGUiBpx8Rfs9hq-KohL0wQ3h4FPwRJRNUUqjcR4pHIUMQ0b5rxigfJBwQYledaHKBgDtHlnMhaEsYCrw6WP6cQDoG1dalgQKgxg5-OzKEt2F9CWtwtx6kvHkHI9wHVM6Vdi/w400-h297/words-have-power-motivational-quotes-concept-business-inspirational-typography-lettering-147751725.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: x-large;">“The power of the spoken word is one of life's greatest mysteries. All you will ever be or accomplish hinges on how you choose to govern what comes out of your mouth.”</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622758739580732797.post-28401591112225924202024-02-08T19:42:00.000-06:002024-02-08T19:42:09.404-06:00Tuesday's Treasures and Wednesday's Dinner<p style="text-align: center;">I do love my Tuesdays with Brenda!</p><div style="text-align: center;">We decided to change it up a bit - and I drove over to her house and we went to Thrift Giant on Irving Blvd. We were shopping there when I decided to check on my app to see where the truck and LD's phone were. Alas, his phone was at Auto Zone and NOT answering his phone.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Turns out his phone was on silent and he was at Auto Zone to buy some batteries.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Once I finally got him on the phone and knew he was back home - I relaxed and enjoyed my treasure hunting!</div><p style="text-align: center;">Brenda and I shopped Thrift Giant and then Texas Thrift.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59997qJedhKsiA9BCt30fAp0oZtjEO7mvTLjU6GE4Wz1MngLj28UQu7lWj-k7MybILObDgdM46fSfB4hXixvhmGb6tHr0AIIjcWemd5xDOIg2354a3vXo3HlAdHxVH4zw2rpQDsywiOdAso5EdiNUqXTd1twdspuq0UA22DssdNZVbk_XdB04iqG7jMoY/s2048/IMG_E6224.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59997qJedhKsiA9BCt30fAp0oZtjEO7mvTLjU6GE4Wz1MngLj28UQu7lWj-k7MybILObDgdM46fSfB4hXixvhmGb6tHr0AIIjcWemd5xDOIg2354a3vXo3HlAdHxVH4zw2rpQDsywiOdAso5EdiNUqXTd1twdspuq0UA22DssdNZVbk_XdB04iqG7jMoY/w300-h400/IMG_E6224.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is my best treasure!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A Chico top - found by Brenda!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-IlkC2zdsub1iOBkrBTvj351CVuUs8iKoHWUDlId467VPgef-5i3AKf3kmUMkfpe_2tqsI0NDOfM2oovRMTWVzmMwxbudKJ33nvhvNAL4vq18E4BSr1SGM8weP8ftv-bTUqggmb-PEqsg5e7kERCSscG4o1t0-BSQfh9En-TcragYTOsDmJh-VzPJaVj/s2048/IMG_E6225.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-IlkC2zdsub1iOBkrBTvj351CVuUs8iKoHWUDlId467VPgef-5i3AKf3kmUMkfpe_2tqsI0NDOfM2oovRMTWVzmMwxbudKJ33nvhvNAL4vq18E4BSr1SGM8weP8ftv-bTUqggmb-PEqsg5e7kERCSscG4o1t0-BSQfh9En-TcragYTOsDmJh-VzPJaVj/w300-h400/IMG_E6225.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Originally $99 and reduced to $49.99 and I bought it for $8!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLilvrrwLr7aCyKUQ-6pRqzer5WYGJZ89sqhFtA_YYE1lr8GtoEle30rDG9j-Dzf_7IgV690AaoQmpHmoY5a0MMUCLqaB97bTPYRuQsZiuGy6iWpk_8JYf0xYW61FgIMthyphenhyphenH0GWpg2MZYuBIYJBT1Hvbtka_qrAFeuAQDz_wFUEXxDCdZ6qG_8HF1SdWDi/s2048/IMG_E6226.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLilvrrwLr7aCyKUQ-6pRqzer5WYGJZ89sqhFtA_YYE1lr8GtoEle30rDG9j-Dzf_7IgV690AaoQmpHmoY5a0MMUCLqaB97bTPYRuQsZiuGy6iWpk_8JYf0xYW61FgIMthyphenhyphenH0GWpg2MZYuBIYJBT1Hvbtka_qrAFeuAQDz_wFUEXxDCdZ6qG_8HF1SdWDi/w300-h400/IMG_E6226.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A super cool super soft top.....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5LGxqEjaGDj7kvXI4Psly3HrObRahN7CiN57UXCdkrvjzMXvy2jjZXTRHqMRFaTGIlHnqrvzUcIk28xynmjahAlaPnz6g0ZMWRHBwVd47BBwvo7cYQ6amlc94MZgio2HE63MQqhfUO94ZZuMCDqzzFdqla0PJzoWfxEQVCaQQVckQp1wUjohuYWxQoiQz/s2048/IMG_E6227.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5LGxqEjaGDj7kvXI4Psly3HrObRahN7CiN57UXCdkrvjzMXvy2jjZXTRHqMRFaTGIlHnqrvzUcIk28xynmjahAlaPnz6g0ZMWRHBwVd47BBwvo7cYQ6amlc94MZgio2HE63MQqhfUO94ZZuMCDqzzFdqla0PJzoWfxEQVCaQQVckQp1wUjohuYWxQoiQz/w300-h400/IMG_E6227.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and a lacy cover! Both found by Brenda!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBk1H2FEjX6zeERTyPeA7yUGXkltKe8y1a6Gw-Jy8M4tjRMhwuRY8Vftug8RRuxFpBBF7KDbbFUwwhU7lAiUL2YTAR_aqVca01Ngb88JFIGHPiJ_I6TnN8Y6tnzjWAxy1shL1PsqbU2061IieD8Rb8gWq7470heswM2Vyb4jJr757pPFpqY0e3IthBurvX/s2048/IMG_E6232.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBk1H2FEjX6zeERTyPeA7yUGXkltKe8y1a6Gw-Jy8M4tjRMhwuRY8Vftug8RRuxFpBBF7KDbbFUwwhU7lAiUL2YTAR_aqVca01Ngb88JFIGHPiJ_I6TnN8Y6tnzjWAxy1shL1PsqbU2061IieD8Rb8gWq7470heswM2Vyb4jJr757pPFpqY0e3IthBurvX/w300-h400/IMG_E6232.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found this coffee cup all by myself </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnfwZR7l2GrdnAO5GqDz0M4IcJbQEfUOxcYan2Q4V2oqPb5Heq-4cFp39R_9Nv8Tage0MSDX9Ac13a_OGO4jIi4OTmYudZDbLDzursrHgv-NxCktt7KCPyanuDYzu8BYDdlE_Z52xImTTgctKOUFVjZdVBXEx7D9CZSkfTi6lLRVNxaOe_WGwpwtClI5jm/s2048/IMG_E6233.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnfwZR7l2GrdnAO5GqDz0M4IcJbQEfUOxcYan2Q4V2oqPb5Heq-4cFp39R_9Nv8Tage0MSDX9Ac13a_OGO4jIi4OTmYudZDbLDzursrHgv-NxCktt7KCPyanuDYzu8BYDdlE_Z52xImTTgctKOUFVjZdVBXEx7D9CZSkfTi6lLRVNxaOe_WGwpwtClI5jm/w300-h400/IMG_E6233.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bet it cost more than this before I found it!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqc_bkmOgaaPtlbxdh0P4Vyah5djCAQQ1gI7O0kX4xLCv8diAW1Rw5LFF_AnDdDEtraXbCR0pyOo_ArzjtnKSUw5o9Rh65dRxXTNEGm_nEHzVC_TZXP2Je0PCz5092ms_b92ElSVKWpbPRECAnLuGcoFUiNK6wJH-1ruabGTVJQ4q0065I8nCagWR6UpX/s2048/IMG_E6229.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqc_bkmOgaaPtlbxdh0P4Vyah5djCAQQ1gI7O0kX4xLCv8diAW1Rw5LFF_AnDdDEtraXbCR0pyOo_ArzjtnKSUw5o9Rh65dRxXTNEGm_nEHzVC_TZXP2Je0PCz5092ms_b92ElSVKWpbPRECAnLuGcoFUiNK6wJH-1ruabGTVJQ4q0065I8nCagWR6UpX/w300-h400/IMG_E6229.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A pretty lemon wreath for the gazebo....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4vb8uHvZ83BajgiVwbypO8t0VaDMiMmW5_NhBx_T0gP9QEmAvkNLgklbzIvsgdC8I8RbatHBVnhfvMf6KOoe1oOzdQjiNObtEus99-DIkq9sjepqIye7LAepq2ccgIQdnTxrsxRlMVF6JiYdD5EQyLD3m6680OQp1bh7DGTZ7XIF4Auvj7StV4Yy0RvxP/s2048/IMG_E6230.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4vb8uHvZ83BajgiVwbypO8t0VaDMiMmW5_NhBx_T0gP9QEmAvkNLgklbzIvsgdC8I8RbatHBVnhfvMf6KOoe1oOzdQjiNObtEus99-DIkq9sjepqIye7LAepq2ccgIQdnTxrsxRlMVF6JiYdD5EQyLD3m6680OQp1bh7DGTZ7XIF4Auvj7StV4Yy0RvxP/w400-h300/IMG_E6230.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and this sturdy metal basket now hangs in there under the wreath!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1il0JZJWhGhS4nawYkA3T1oH82WcJ-W91ZdXHrjrpFPL3hEf83zzy8VKSOtqJcorzIz4dzVt61B4XJvEbE4-sPSpE3dq39uYZJJkdtYHDJNlQJyL-SXZSEVEaQ08p3WEAOmL2CJ7bYUaBRyUUlnYfzd1sevVROQ4qqsSkL16x82H8VS3EkQsCE350l19/s2048/IMG_E6231.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1il0JZJWhGhS4nawYkA3T1oH82WcJ-W91ZdXHrjrpFPL3hEf83zzy8VKSOtqJcorzIz4dzVt61B4XJvEbE4-sPSpE3dq39uYZJJkdtYHDJNlQJyL-SXZSEVEaQ08p3WEAOmL2CJ7bYUaBRyUUlnYfzd1sevVROQ4qqsSkL16x82H8VS3EkQsCE350l19/w400-h300/IMG_E6231.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean loved the bird house I got him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He will paint it and put a perch under the upper middle hole.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhisyNlyQdOHQR6gKqwXzj39D8jCH4WU8sMvijqCyMJGZ2iYVxk8f5eZnqRjjqPDWzeV8q25w5rfRx4W1u4YdApBNirD2VqczbzzGeb9B5dIY8iPQcL2X9pOC0cZQtwMHRKHSIAQT6VbwmmksJ_mQ60VwbqAs-PsQhPJPv_Ia7j5Oe7MBA_lPwpnnbdRD5f/s2048/IMG_E6239.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhisyNlyQdOHQR6gKqwXzj39D8jCH4WU8sMvijqCyMJGZ2iYVxk8f5eZnqRjjqPDWzeV8q25w5rfRx4W1u4YdApBNirD2VqczbzzGeb9B5dIY8iPQcL2X9pOC0cZQtwMHRKHSIAQT6VbwmmksJ_mQ60VwbqAs-PsQhPJPv_Ia7j5Oe7MBA_lPwpnnbdRD5f/w300-h400/IMG_E6239.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love all these pretty finds! The spoon rest is hanging for now.....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRmOcgCTAxh9EMU10JMlo_nvCZBkl5pGitXCQ1qn0lomF-shY6zP4ND9ktJYriid5KsyjZE2m1TETAsFlQQn9z0RD0ZuCBIWAdPQ8nBtopwje6cIuVgu1nDQRpgOBsbuT0Gwn_yjVZl8gfL_oS1156HYSh5rnlJ0g4C-U_SXZpvw379-fCaFCdsZGddRJ/s2048/IMG_E6241.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRmOcgCTAxh9EMU10JMlo_nvCZBkl5pGitXCQ1qn0lomF-shY6zP4ND9ktJYriid5KsyjZE2m1TETAsFlQQn9z0RD0ZuCBIWAdPQ8nBtopwje6cIuVgu1nDQRpgOBsbuT0Gwn_yjVZl8gfL_oS1156HYSh5rnlJ0g4C-U_SXZpvw379-fCaFCdsZGddRJ/w300-h400/IMG_E6241.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A beautiful fall tablecloth and two fall flower bouquets!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are already packed and stored away until August!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2fYLNJ8NH_U-g2kMMQq7T3bLJ8DwEtNrFFvJUOOOUqRSO3bn1LWZu0M9l4ENjR2hP6vtxYLlMtiZgScCErp328URKG7E9kNa5Of7hgAnqCRsMQZpDjJhE9mVmCVciCDrg9XtB4xGGdtW9wP2VQAUc0ZXY8fM2hNcCONfVOJiVwn1OwS_LqzP29PkxxgVK/s2048/IMG_E6234.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2fYLNJ8NH_U-g2kMMQq7T3bLJ8DwEtNrFFvJUOOOUqRSO3bn1LWZu0M9l4ENjR2hP6vtxYLlMtiZgScCErp328URKG7E9kNa5Of7hgAnqCRsMQZpDjJhE9mVmCVciCDrg9XtB4xGGdtW9wP2VQAUc0ZXY8fM2hNcCONfVOJiVwn1OwS_LqzP29PkxxgVK/w400-h300/IMG_E6234.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am loving black and white and grabbed this the moment my eyes landed on it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What truth is in this sign!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I DO and I HAVE!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmedRAro-3sry30na2Rr1Wfkey7U_w1OVe3ZpaG2JZPfAHtLRVgoFFgP5TQG7vjJS-J64GfHdEarEArI0Nj_gkwH6bf9nFZRg1l0cKa7sMxzVa_tTrGGaFCByiy72EOAGL73I5kObOIJDEJgbS-4Gb_bvW9QoeKAbe3_LeUPOGGbwoise_Ujj-R90XChg9/s2048/IMG_E6235.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmedRAro-3sry30na2Rr1Wfkey7U_w1OVe3ZpaG2JZPfAHtLRVgoFFgP5TQG7vjJS-J64GfHdEarEArI0Nj_gkwH6bf9nFZRg1l0cKa7sMxzVa_tTrGGaFCByiy72EOAGL73I5kObOIJDEJgbS-4Gb_bvW9QoeKAbe3_LeUPOGGbwoise_Ujj-R90XChg9/w300-h400/IMG_E6235.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The check out lady so LOVED this that I was tempted to give it to her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But selfishly - I agreed with her that is was beautiful, paid for it and brought it home.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyvJs9DBHnLH7OEw-SzKVyvi-vy_wJ5Gl1XsljY3VjReJsrRDformwxQBDQdRoqrNoYwI8g-_dyPeu8ZjPqrHMQfJfwei9qcdU45EGxWt8epHDuxpiePz95Yek7xifaso39SFiPx4ptdGFgER-yagqDehQV1CfkUjbsJQ66sKzmZhEcFtah_-AbTZfudB/s2048/IMG_E6237.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyvJs9DBHnLH7OEw-SzKVyvi-vy_wJ5Gl1XsljY3VjReJsrRDformwxQBDQdRoqrNoYwI8g-_dyPeu8ZjPqrHMQfJfwei9qcdU45EGxWt8epHDuxpiePz95Yek7xifaso39SFiPx4ptdGFgER-yagqDehQV1CfkUjbsJQ66sKzmZhEcFtah_-AbTZfudB/w300-h400/IMG_E6237.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Those two black metal pieces were just $3 - and I am loving recreating our bedroom!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8up6QaTUFRnMjKE7EnhsPWLXE8v40enqOUhPJA1RcT_3kT3w3WTK5-58fyNTqYpyOHQr_prn6P26CZzTAPHLgS85M5I0gUtB6AEnbhYtXjJjV0LypfSr3fqUH2iyoiVR2PxqO0DDPYKlmYF9Olm3fF2x_yHzy-Se-nxkS9eibb4xPCSIvq6FknW0qAw3/s2048/IMG_E6242.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2017" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8up6QaTUFRnMjKE7EnhsPWLXE8v40enqOUhPJA1RcT_3kT3w3WTK5-58fyNTqYpyOHQr_prn6P26CZzTAPHLgS85M5I0gUtB6AEnbhYtXjJjV0LypfSr3fqUH2iyoiVR2PxqO0DDPYKlmYF9Olm3fF2x_yHzy-Se-nxkS9eibb4xPCSIvq6FknW0qAw3/w394-h400/IMG_E6242.JPG" width="394" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Again! Brenda found this rug and KNEW I could use it in our bedroom!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Right in front of our back door to the patio.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOY5R0BO9KPmyrsbcx1AulNMQjgQlQGVCcLN3snt12UHgmWwGijPNZp81m1kiKtRBtFuxhSPJI7MAvCHG7JpgKT3At-T3YqBtVVf9K3CCh8iY_-pnxWynZOHPOATAiFgpo-K41JSGFYRWDp5KnpD0ADET0x4ZWpny1eu6QEYj0wCd84R_Xu4LZ15i5u6s/s2048/IMG_E6223.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOY5R0BO9KPmyrsbcx1AulNMQjgQlQGVCcLN3snt12UHgmWwGijPNZp81m1kiKtRBtFuxhSPJI7MAvCHG7JpgKT3At-T3YqBtVVf9K3CCh8iY_-pnxWynZOHPOATAiFgpo-K41JSGFYRWDp5KnpD0ADET0x4ZWpny1eu6QEYj0wCd84R_Xu4LZ15i5u6s/w300-h400/IMG_E6223.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She also found THIS!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a perfect pillow for our bed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now I just need one more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJTay_nMlEAFkDjI7XIHmO1eWkuKEVmoWS7zbEJX6S-7FyNd3RYgtDxyBZP0BCRIgV0SPQ8OHpytYxoTh3bjKGYJ5Nu4abDwMjTTZJn3u1oPIBkX_opS9LXPveccgmjTqB3NVqfz97SVrSuA1PGeIzcUQ6hvvvZj2UW_ztZWtrjSpEDFJBOsVQ2a1xhMZS/s2048/IMG_E6243.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJTay_nMlEAFkDjI7XIHmO1eWkuKEVmoWS7zbEJX6S-7FyNd3RYgtDxyBZP0BCRIgV0SPQ8OHpytYxoTh3bjKGYJ5Nu4abDwMjTTZJn3u1oPIBkX_opS9LXPveccgmjTqB3NVqfz97SVrSuA1PGeIzcUQ6hvvvZj2UW_ztZWtrjSpEDFJBOsVQ2a1xhMZS/w400-h300/IMG_E6243.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The beginning of a grouping.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've since added French themed ephemera prints to the frames. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid15bRgX_S5l4i2SKiYoL9KZUvddGzQ6SlGRv-75PlLvSzuU-ZKitM-AcOpJpTuS5qM_i2l8d3GHXVfkc5dh348uby96GQ_ZVRiwhPYpuXX5xvnFF7y_acictoWn8gNOGBpCl2WoKFWSQw19gkwz3qGv4DFYMEde4VTYG1hwM_rotZUsc1hqvpea3VrEFZ/s2048/IMG_E6247.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid15bRgX_S5l4i2SKiYoL9KZUvddGzQ6SlGRv-75PlLvSzuU-ZKitM-AcOpJpTuS5qM_i2l8d3GHXVfkc5dh348uby96GQ_ZVRiwhPYpuXX5xvnFF7y_acictoWn8gNOGBpCl2WoKFWSQw19gkwz3qGv4DFYMEde4VTYG1hwM_rotZUsc1hqvpea3VrEFZ/w400-h300/IMG_E6247.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brenda also found these two black and white place mats.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While not French - they do proclaim Christ as Lord and I love them!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Wednesday - Louis Dean asked me to come in and see where he is keeping his billfold!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONRKI0l4S7T4KObvKzsZAx06GxPi1qhlSO9DIOB-_xdtyIZZPTfHltcaLuijPe2-5ja6HRW06S62GuzORcRfk191AcsrD2qckbf1wEAEeJLnQXIhJKTNWD8CDpCCVBdidFtdb2PwtD8krmCzfeg_3flfp4s1ptd8oPZAOQbgdU2sPOHsU4WAStFwhMoZ1/s2048/IMG_E6251.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONRKI0l4S7T4KObvKzsZAx06GxPi1qhlSO9DIOB-_xdtyIZZPTfHltcaLuijPe2-5ja6HRW06S62GuzORcRfk191AcsrD2qckbf1wEAEeJLnQXIhJKTNWD8CDpCCVBdidFtdb2PwtD8krmCzfeg_3flfp4s1ptd8oPZAOQbgdU2sPOHsU4WAStFwhMoZ1/w300-h400/IMG_E6251.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I should have known he was planning on going somewhere Tuesday because he asked me for his wallet! I am trying to keep it in my purse so he doesn't keep losing it!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHG2ZTVwviVkx1Fapzpoe7Wpu_usmtPZ3it8cvhzo4IsBEPT1kNqMPg37fnkk5JVF6y6YSzvYIp_ZsionR3kigrnw3VCg-bDkb3E_-PayCVCZTNBdX6ZjgC6QhSEuNdZ9sEfGz8e_tCBWG2ffGfMBBkzjldv6U0fx4qiYaU3FX1Eizg6U23BJAEraL0mh/s2048/IMG_E6254.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHG2ZTVwviVkx1Fapzpoe7Wpu_usmtPZ3it8cvhzo4IsBEPT1kNqMPg37fnkk5JVF6y6YSzvYIp_ZsionR3kigrnw3VCg-bDkb3E_-PayCVCZTNBdX6ZjgC6QhSEuNdZ9sEfGz8e_tCBWG2ffGfMBBkzjldv6U0fx4qiYaU3FX1Eizg6U23BJAEraL0mh/w300-h400/IMG_E6254.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Louis Dean is his very own version of John Wayne!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wednesday was a Stay at Home Day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm still taking Christmas down - this year I am NOT trashing the whole house in the process!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Room by room, little by little, step by step.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiESBFaz2uN3nSjsm_GOAyjlIUvVPmEJ7u7cdid6gSckACF-g-g97GTCrbSjLqXiMahtnpL2FDuWHeorrEf_5Hh-peSBizkKpCOx9aiQNQF32ZPdo7PhgkqZZGpUTo9FmzgBs6Jh-_HsJW-EgvmADuRMw9QRboVned_mkaUaW_kwglleq40RgRhiKrKyBuZ/s2048/IMG_E6256.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiESBFaz2uN3nSjsm_GOAyjlIUvVPmEJ7u7cdid6gSckACF-g-g97GTCrbSjLqXiMahtnpL2FDuWHeorrEf_5Hh-peSBizkKpCOx9aiQNQF32ZPdo7PhgkqZZGpUTo9FmzgBs6Jh-_HsJW-EgvmADuRMw9QRboVned_mkaUaW_kwglleq40RgRhiKrKyBuZ/w400-h300/IMG_E6256.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Roasted veggies are always good!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCdhsN-7HgfqmX_lQMYfb5m8JmRprctQKu7mp6OmKi1xc5s553Wm7h2bkafzLyLv2U9QR-ErbDiCDEd78Z0m33K-gz-pSeaoBhuMdkNT-foChD3SzkPFe66qahB9iZKRYalfnnGejMcD6fN1OIP9T9upXwI14aqxR9Pcu8K711J1SDdq4Q-msX4BIjNwYs/s2048/IMG_E6257.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCdhsN-7HgfqmX_lQMYfb5m8JmRprctQKu7mp6OmKi1xc5s553Wm7h2bkafzLyLv2U9QR-ErbDiCDEd78Z0m33K-gz-pSeaoBhuMdkNT-foChD3SzkPFe66qahB9iZKRYalfnnGejMcD6fN1OIP9T9upXwI14aqxR9Pcu8K711J1SDdq4Q-msX4BIjNwYs/w300-h400/IMG_E6257.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Buttered seasoned sliced mushrooms were good!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHdAjGK2dVM5We72SQgfNjhHeAfqTbVchY8Fhx71aTDhQ3Ftpiv-vBepUzuShDjD_VhbIHSrb3qeu5Nrux17Sh_eEawZNpd9MfD_ib-PD1DDxFmZGcLV4zbKqeqxPbQtvzCKBS595RjD0oIxasehDXrcxOg5_8_3zzbOoAjImzxQMolOzWP2NqSytuvq2/s2048/IMG_E6258.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHdAjGK2dVM5We72SQgfNjhHeAfqTbVchY8Fhx71aTDhQ3Ftpiv-vBepUzuShDjD_VhbIHSrb3qeu5Nrux17Sh_eEawZNpd9MfD_ib-PD1DDxFmZGcLV4zbKqeqxPbQtvzCKBS595RjD0oIxasehDXrcxOg5_8_3zzbOoAjImzxQMolOzWP2NqSytuvq2/w400-h300/IMG_E6258.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And my mother's meatloaf!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No recipe. Just the ingredients I remember and it always turns out!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpVfLaZ33_D1pJEyiBZ6Zom1D_TGrxCWpBQM7K6AY2S3xAtgpPTvBKPJz0udMcNNRkrOs3_G4AiWuRovMowGP9LAQlSw9kbrBOTOY5Hu3LhpusP6rA_bwrtZUNsk_TczqAdKnPBfuJ-vssj3OsI4ehM8V52I5rrxM369xens0wmmmdR8DzlyYsMcOmm5V/s2048/IMG_E6261.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpVfLaZ33_D1pJEyiBZ6Zom1D_TGrxCWpBQM7K6AY2S3xAtgpPTvBKPJz0udMcNNRkrOs3_G4AiWuRovMowGP9LAQlSw9kbrBOTOY5Hu3LhpusP6rA_bwrtZUNsk_TczqAdKnPBfuJ-vssj3OsI4ehM8V52I5rrxM369xens0wmmmdR8DzlyYsMcOmm5V/w300-h400/IMG_E6261.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not a Tuesday Treasure but a Brenda's gift!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I printed off a French paper and put it in this beautiful silver frame.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you, Brenda!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM3HL4DFXPVz8abhxMmnP08OIxdr1Jw0huHNIs9hr10c4VtUxMvQMCWBiyiDTjTY5O4Yxm7n1GR6CxwZc6wcX4qxVpVrQpE3gobNgEg8dgd-z3NSNHrqXmAfwIOoK8gKXtlDW-yjay7PeBQP6H6j-DqhqNSgDJrNlvrVJCQFTfFnNlDczWnMPVGF1DDU0H/s2048/IMG_E6262.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM3HL4DFXPVz8abhxMmnP08OIxdr1Jw0huHNIs9hr10c4VtUxMvQMCWBiyiDTjTY5O4Yxm7n1GR6CxwZc6wcX4qxVpVrQpE3gobNgEg8dgd-z3NSNHrqXmAfwIOoK8gKXtlDW-yjay7PeBQP6H6j-DqhqNSgDJrNlvrVJCQFTfFnNlDczWnMPVGF1DDU0H/w400-h300/IMG_E6262.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finally found the painting I did for my friend, Tim!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We will be having him and his new bride for dinner soon and I will give this to him!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdqbWXWCwAa07pYPUvYYR6o2kH2zWytjytX8M0uiN51AV7b2AGPQMkkgKdzXLBFNBuKN7734k9FmlB6cphm2cnVfE7UCtVRU_eCrxV13e2r75dtzYmD1j-Rwtk4hRzhOYkVwsubiyA0aGKvxD-cZIU4GGKgEjFBu50nMl3Y4vbIgOnwPc8M0xRdqGIh2fi/s4032/IMG_E6164.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdqbWXWCwAa07pYPUvYYR6o2kH2zWytjytX8M0uiN51AV7b2AGPQMkkgKdzXLBFNBuKN7734k9FmlB6cphm2cnVfE7UCtVRU_eCrxV13e2r75dtzYmD1j-Rwtk4hRzhOYkVwsubiyA0aGKvxD-cZIU4GGKgEjFBu50nMl3Y4vbIgOnwPc8M0xRdqGIh2fi/w400-h300/IMG_E6164.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I close this night's journal with this pic of my Christmas painting for 2024!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can you spy how many 'critters' are in this??</div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622758739580732797.post-28424220554115207102024-02-04T22:59:00.002-06:002024-02-04T23:00:15.281-06:00Decorating, Hockey, Church and a Beautiful Wedding! <p style="text-align: center;">I'm loving taking my time with transitioning from Christmas to a new look in the bedroom.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0MI256thCdi2-b2l1qnYt3DjZrxaJLd2HVAe3njyI6v3o60ni9jY177nZxHmmUMgBY76H4xJ_3LsGy8XPWz51pce7QV_5uZ5lKKDAfurjygyzNZfUVkLG0RxkgCu_S-gnm32irUWI5bE-e-NvYFsmsSkfMt3GBWy843KHUbViJ_M0NtK_zlpntlNw4vQI/s2048/IMG_E6173.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0MI256thCdi2-b2l1qnYt3DjZrxaJLd2HVAe3njyI6v3o60ni9jY177nZxHmmUMgBY76H4xJ_3LsGy8XPWz51pce7QV_5uZ5lKKDAfurjygyzNZfUVkLG0RxkgCu_S-gnm32irUWI5bE-e-NvYFsmsSkfMt3GBWy843KHUbViJ_M0NtK_zlpntlNw4vQI/w400-h300/IMG_E6173.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Loving the French vibe!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm surprised at how many 'French' things I've accumulated.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoEmyn58NHu8XoOW9Zc7W_JFByXQPRXegV6k8dqqKf6rM0lc8ZaZ3_iDZDAQhaV7N5EvwlusRnUiP5wWAkpS9WaLENH1UztM2iU0lJ09xqdoK1CWVkFPCceJrHsV1wWW3AT2_iOkBckKm5Fkv-S10DmxedzfuGOkhO5tV7cbetzyDMrmUqXJxkWlY3SqAC/s2048/IMG_E6172.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoEmyn58NHu8XoOW9Zc7W_JFByXQPRXegV6k8dqqKf6rM0lc8ZaZ3_iDZDAQhaV7N5EvwlusRnUiP5wWAkpS9WaLENH1UztM2iU0lJ09xqdoK1CWVkFPCceJrHsV1wWW3AT2_iOkBckKm5Fkv-S10DmxedzfuGOkhO5tV7cbetzyDMrmUqXJxkWlY3SqAC/w300-h400/IMG_E6172.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This lamp is by my side of the bed.....and I tied a scarf around it that I bought at an estate sale in the neighborhood while Ilene and I walked on Friday!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKuCLhii0mhinCE3V41-OojFeLulSUf1As8mZVZjCKrc74ipaICgTwtYaAUZCqvmxFZA0jawva_Z5ElMtXbt6kb-vSdtC23_acRLFEwG4P1RfUnMIprF0dCQ0sbyD_8UTopbC0PeoQBdZ0kroOnj6cbe6z2x1-GLg7JWwUimF5zaqi2j0bBmJlyWNZGSTI/s2048/IMG_E6170.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKuCLhii0mhinCE3V41-OojFeLulSUf1As8mZVZjCKrc74ipaICgTwtYaAUZCqvmxFZA0jawva_Z5ElMtXbt6kb-vSdtC23_acRLFEwG4P1RfUnMIprF0dCQ0sbyD_8UTopbC0PeoQBdZ0kroOnj6cbe6z2x1-GLg7JWwUimF5zaqi2j0bBmJlyWNZGSTI/w300-h400/IMG_E6170.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is how I'm using the metal baskets from the thrift store on Tuesday....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I meant to use them out on the kitchen deck wall - but decided to put my collection of scarves in them!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Win! WIN!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can SEE them and will be able to wear them more often.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Plus they fit my color scheme!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can you see the rack where I have two pairs of Nita's shoes?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I layered more scarves under them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's fun changing things around getting a new look - and using things in different ways.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is a work in progress!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_CgxFpBW0jLhm4z1dcjVGqowExJToS82AnwI4o5m-hQbZtbAVshCsOsiIP3J31ne_cRGoLM0oYHJbRngswC7f04_YBKKoZkNhOJyza5cKbyE92fHZbTX_k4Iyg4FEQy0qRy92u7JT9lPCpWp3ByaibLgrX3To3xjZ6bhXur6B8blSkB5nJbzfm2FMB6gy/s2048/IMG_E6167.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_CgxFpBW0jLhm4z1dcjVGqowExJToS82AnwI4o5m-hQbZtbAVshCsOsiIP3J31ne_cRGoLM0oYHJbRngswC7f04_YBKKoZkNhOJyza5cKbyE92fHZbTX_k4Iyg4FEQy0qRy92u7JT9lPCpWp3ByaibLgrX3To3xjZ6bhXur6B8blSkB5nJbzfm2FMB6gy/w300-h400/IMG_E6167.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I visited Kimmy on Thursday she sent me home with a gift for Louis Dean!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He thinks this will be a perfect place to keep his billfold!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's one of the two things he is always losing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">His wallet and his keys!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxyE-bxWm2MMHDZNhNDuspaBBB5RqrWxAltsO_EUGldr0h896cq7fFqjJcTXSfXUAd4q79BQlwS04B348yrWQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He's so cute!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We walked again on Friday - a little longer each day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Use it or lose it - that's what I tell him!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We love our friend, Dawn, from Florida and have enjoyed being friends with her for many years now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She has a soft place in her heart for Louis Dean and did a karaoke kind of song and tagged him on Facebook. It was Stand by Your Man...... </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzQmgelHT32dT4Ss4itipy5zzPVyJNldfV6I3Bw3daW_V8_5caANVmV2ox7LN-w3vASAsmBhe1sbshgpsjP4A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aren't relationships FUN???</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Facebook, Blogger, what a blessing you all are to us!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saturday was a hockey day and we drove over to Amber's and then followed her and the girls to their hockey game in Richardson in the afternoon!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfm2gYS1k2_uxc-R9kBiiy3BrobewK2ErjVWRBWj_ZaanuVypeA2nW0vIiKeOD1ypvdveEyOiQH2IPF2d8-cELvx2-4tqg1NJhNqUG7CCeK5iiwcNelR2JVc6Tj6ZDAaadKH6qbjOZnuFBhyOym2TxkXjixF79x6mDWvzfpibuNZG5qCXkFKWOHBC7RpPJ/s2048/IMG_E6176.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfm2gYS1k2_uxc-R9kBiiy3BrobewK2ErjVWRBWj_ZaanuVypeA2nW0vIiKeOD1ypvdveEyOiQH2IPF2d8-cELvx2-4tqg1NJhNqUG7CCeK5iiwcNelR2JVc6Tj6ZDAaadKH6qbjOZnuFBhyOym2TxkXjixF79x6mDWvzfpibuNZG5qCXkFKWOHBC7RpPJ/w300-h400/IMG_E6176.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can you tell that Louis Dean does NOT like the COLD???</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLhOCLaiDfubzNCwVko8G6owpf90yjUWWC_B5fT_z1gPy5vEk8RP0WfEBXyhPuNvxkpPQfmvCjeEM-61RKVC9oFNtllLx6BWFlhCohFZg3UygpRVIt0wI6xfSYE8iJi9OqBsdecvmB4Qq9Ox_6TtlZ7RvqBW2t1qzTFb3huGXYF7gcoxYkR8egCSo8Fa3x/s1396/IMG_E6181.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1396" data-original-width="1013" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLhOCLaiDfubzNCwVko8G6owpf90yjUWWC_B5fT_z1gPy5vEk8RP0WfEBXyhPuNvxkpPQfmvCjeEM-61RKVC9oFNtllLx6BWFlhCohFZg3UygpRVIt0wI6xfSYE8iJi9OqBsdecvmB4Qq9Ox_6TtlZ7RvqBW2t1qzTFb3huGXYF7gcoxYkR8egCSo8Fa3x/w290-h400/IMG_E6181.JPG" width="290" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still, Amber wrapped us up like Eskimos and we had a great time!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlZ75i0gdb2jPkIReOX1BJeiGTzoyVsfnhxkRRqMoCZJAFMuPnFUqLty7uUi-6CExWVYv9i6DS2JWHTIh8Le8ulFB_oe1Q4BN9h6ikfYO5yOIMnvJs_E1STeg1YDwrYs7TffdcLLN_PlZ_8i17ogmMN2FkaWZjgGKt7AawxG-gqVP7o6iOygjIJLpOYtFv/s1539/IMG_0954.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1294" data-original-width="1539" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlZ75i0gdb2jPkIReOX1BJeiGTzoyVsfnhxkRRqMoCZJAFMuPnFUqLty7uUi-6CExWVYv9i6DS2JWHTIh8Le8ulFB_oe1Q4BN9h6ikfYO5yOIMnvJs_E1STeg1YDwrYs7TffdcLLN_PlZ_8i17ogmMN2FkaWZjgGKt7AawxG-gqVP7o6iOygjIJLpOYtFv/w400-h336/IMG_0954.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Family time is priceless and I am so grateful that my family live close and we get to see each other often! Summer is farthest away - in Arkansas - but she still visits often and is less than 6 hours away - I think! Benjamin and Jesse are local as is Amber - so I am very blessed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We came straight home from the hockey game on Saturday stopping only at Braums for milk and bread - which Louis Dean went in to get. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alas, on Sunday morning when we were getting ready for church - he could NOT find his wallet!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He fretted and fumed but we left anyway since I was driving.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TAaBiGEXPCg8s4SsvNVSrWXU_QI-IMKNYXEnk9elTWM9CZrMujeuTQ71imarSmfPCstciFMSiPDBAm9pFyu5F1R9Hn6ndO0RuqZFr_7LCbt_oRNhW55W6RqiZnNXUWGg5becjCI273zhuS4uuf4Z7xcpqOLEKR2HWZ-Ia-evNoDy6lu_rMQUrqfpeMxT/s2048/IMG_0970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TAaBiGEXPCg8s4SsvNVSrWXU_QI-IMKNYXEnk9elTWM9CZrMujeuTQ71imarSmfPCstciFMSiPDBAm9pFyu5F1R9Hn6ndO0RuqZFr_7LCbt_oRNhW55W6RqiZnNXUWGg5becjCI273zhuS4uuf4Z7xcpqOLEKR2HWZ-Ia-evNoDy6lu_rMQUrqfpeMxT/w300-h400/IMG_0970.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The last message on the Shark series and it was amazing.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEXPrr_h6OlraOned-MzzM0He8oEN9DJ5KIZ_iT6kx0v0qCge-RmQWJbCFHc8noi4QctDJRwrGx4qWyWQZq8i_f3f__uvJD6C9OvCkvidoaWpttVqM-VAn0bqxz71nSsKaP9Jn2YgR7SqMknj68M4EpKsHqTmIfz7yuZnMRR7q5GBcwT0MoR8HXlJNjxFG/s2048/IMG_0969.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEXPrr_h6OlraOned-MzzM0He8oEN9DJ5KIZ_iT6kx0v0qCge-RmQWJbCFHc8noi4QctDJRwrGx4qWyWQZq8i_f3f__uvJD6C9OvCkvidoaWpttVqM-VAn0bqxz71nSsKaP9Jn2YgR7SqMknj68M4EpKsHqTmIfz7yuZnMRR7q5GBcwT0MoR8HXlJNjxFG/w300-h400/IMG_0969.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We always arrive late on purpose since LD has a pacemaker and his doctor advises him to not be around the huge magnetic speakers during the music time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were seated in the balcony - by way of the elevator.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amber and the girls were very protective and helped Louis Dean to his seat.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_Wku7kwgXsYWyOw2pv1Ou8CPrqFPqn9lihKSMJHplJlz6peVbmt0qoXF0o4dr6BwMe8vm1HcUR_vS6Gay6xenYb6Y_kZKZVIfM2XNJD3Fkuw5l6mSUBobhWrHwPcoDUzyYD9Fccji8RYtSUNaLJl8OgknKy5zpzPjfYtwFPfr621JtCHfilWvoqa-2Ox/s2048/IMG_0974.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_Wku7kwgXsYWyOw2pv1Ou8CPrqFPqn9lihKSMJHplJlz6peVbmt0qoXF0o4dr6BwMe8vm1HcUR_vS6Gay6xenYb6Y_kZKZVIfM2XNJD3Fkuw5l6mSUBobhWrHwPcoDUzyYD9Fccji8RYtSUNaLJl8OgknKy5zpzPjfYtwFPfr621JtCHfilWvoqa-2Ox/w300-h400/IMG_0974.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kailey is so attentive to her Granddad!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRa4NektwyGI8qeINuvU2-f7T9wTU2Dbc6OgNe24g8VIHyjMLUHnRmC9KTxfaFs3D1Zisxgcm_qnlCnODSg8naOv7edj3LJMNgHK2iUlv1odnmcdGZ6gv0MVn-EO65FrnCzoPvlnLiiUtWTuwNTpSmHsW2oK2xJRf9B_csYPjnmU1gUn6FB4Yx0n1U-Cyw/s2048/IMG_0968.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRa4NektwyGI8qeINuvU2-f7T9wTU2Dbc6OgNe24g8VIHyjMLUHnRmC9KTxfaFs3D1Zisxgcm_qnlCnODSg8naOv7edj3LJMNgHK2iUlv1odnmcdGZ6gv0MVn-EO65FrnCzoPvlnLiiUtWTuwNTpSmHsW2oK2xJRf9B_csYPjnmU1gUn6FB4Yx0n1U-Cyw/w300-h400/IMG_0968.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I sat between Logan and Trystan.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Words fail me to express how precious it is to me that we all worship together as a family most every Sunday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We met up with Billy after the service and Brenda was home sick with a bad headache.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Her headaches are serious ones and I am praying she recovers soon.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqX15XaHz8HDnlRehbUYfnsrdBnkVWeIHhPKqZPwEr2ouOCsV4mFgzbpilWrw3MjCVfsfxGw-c3RRadD6P__FF8Dwz_8Si4e7G6w56TzSl70_D88OqAt3v1r6Cpd2xQinZn1NzoJVqEgtMy-R18Lzd5DIrsmPJXg6Q58kHlgi3AtpPXmkNEoa3PLzC0Sk/s2048/IMG_E6188.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqX15XaHz8HDnlRehbUYfnsrdBnkVWeIHhPKqZPwEr2ouOCsV4mFgzbpilWrw3MjCVfsfxGw-c3RRadD6P__FF8Dwz_8Si4e7G6w56TzSl70_D88OqAt3v1r6Cpd2xQinZn1NzoJVqEgtMy-R18Lzd5DIrsmPJXg6Q58kHlgi3AtpPXmkNEoa3PLzC0Sk/w300-h400/IMG_E6188.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We all decided to eat out at the Olive Garden and it was delicious.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The service was slow but the food was good and we were not in a hurry so it was a Win! WIN!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We drove home and freshened up and then headed out to a beautiful wedding of such a dear long time friend.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4Buxe3oBOz_flYxRr7fbvL1NcbtmzCgmiBdmkCNFrGboDFCZ9aeTMZ5M40S-OLDyQeDTQIYkNy_yIKVY_7_eC4axrf727G-X7DB0qgS6on_IxpzKiFBoPjgDNbxJ-GxTJ2zaUVGtLVZDReKe2pJUSr53k5Ld1mAn9wP0Ad-1c7m5DIb800r-CuSk32lb/s2048/IMG_E6194.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4Buxe3oBOz_flYxRr7fbvL1NcbtmzCgmiBdmkCNFrGboDFCZ9aeTMZ5M40S-OLDyQeDTQIYkNy_yIKVY_7_eC4axrf727G-X7DB0qgS6on_IxpzKiFBoPjgDNbxJ-GxTJ2zaUVGtLVZDReKe2pJUSr53k5Ld1mAn9wP0Ad-1c7m5DIb800r-CuSk32lb/w300-h400/IMG_E6194.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The wedding venue was in Hurst and it was gorgeous!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The groom is Tim and he was a neighbor who lived across the street from us way back in 2005 or thereabouts..</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_th1W7UhGzBnOqwdfPML0-6BFmTGYRw_FF5TV-cwmT1H7W3oAFw2M3Hjes2t6_l_YlEmZao3o42nRbnC_OleJ4p2q9QbpSjMaGM4hMVIU0_h-OdyumGHEygsySNB6qpGk3z36sVktSHx0VRcW6JnGyFxIuj_2cBH5-4Ds1jIEbTuCxUdnNTltNgkQsPZ/s1923/IMG_E6195.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1923" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_th1W7UhGzBnOqwdfPML0-6BFmTGYRw_FF5TV-cwmT1H7W3oAFw2M3Hjes2t6_l_YlEmZao3o42nRbnC_OleJ4p2q9QbpSjMaGM4hMVIU0_h-OdyumGHEygsySNB6qpGk3z36sVktSHx0VRcW6JnGyFxIuj_2cBH5-4Ds1jIEbTuCxUdnNTltNgkQsPZ/w320-h400/IMG_E6195.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I loved all the pretty details!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We watched him and his family grow up and in time grow apart.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">God placed him in my heart way back then and he has remained there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Through the hard times that followed and the path to redemption.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUg0rbMLSKY-MANkxX_yy5U9A-TiIhEYfeJ-NFbFyaCliJTT5ZyWCl7uDUgGmc5vPml_WTmAIosn-jELA9dhdKdJzZljyCNCCT493m1AxvCxBQ2ta2oK_QRYL04kw9zfBiQDOfs1bbX-g2VJ0lwVZqMZ0Eu73T3mQxKORQIjTHNB4ykIUohmAqMuD0Orkd/s2048/IMG_E6197.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUg0rbMLSKY-MANkxX_yy5U9A-TiIhEYfeJ-NFbFyaCliJTT5ZyWCl7uDUgGmc5vPml_WTmAIosn-jELA9dhdKdJzZljyCNCCT493m1AxvCxBQ2ta2oK_QRYL04kw9zfBiQDOfs1bbX-g2VJ0lwVZqMZ0Eu73T3mQxKORQIjTHNB4ykIUohmAqMuD0Orkd/w300-h400/IMG_E6197.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The bride and her father....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_tgmAuf2HfzjqOG3vK2e5GigkwaJgLn3Q8W3DA6C17te0WbIjbpRb2__oyg061QrOu8MgDJ1gwLmJqZf7z-3TKDXf5JP3wNYO9qgJuU1IxLWg6jj1z-o_QAd6nWxxZzjSPvlmY-f8M8RX5FZwNCI4J5OtzEQKX-_Khy3cwadMF_mIPFHDSsuHmoScQ_P/s1762/IMG_E6199.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1762" data-original-width="1584" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_tgmAuf2HfzjqOG3vK2e5GigkwaJgLn3Q8W3DA6C17te0WbIjbpRb2__oyg061QrOu8MgDJ1gwLmJqZf7z-3TKDXf5JP3wNYO9qgJuU1IxLWg6jj1z-o_QAd6nWxxZzjSPvlmY-f8M8RX5FZwNCI4J5OtzEQKX-_Khy3cwadMF_mIPFHDSsuHmoScQ_P/w360-h400/IMG_E6199.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a blessing to see how God has redeemed so much for my friend.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here they are saying their own written vows to each other....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGEJZ0v99qwef6INcQwQ4nMWYXMrrxVcBmuvC30s7MKd_TJ3j8TUJ3JcBQC0w7QCItqSowCHiaUcFmTrB7wjP5cMgXlhDsW9TGMIugkbaaGEmk_Qcx_glycxPSoaKPB3wJEBB1NZkC8ieUbKIcn9Oe2TdHuH67j5oWKhDEmNu3BVNNNo4yvZYpyApLvOh/s1827/IMG_E6203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1827" data-original-width="1333" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGEJZ0v99qwef6INcQwQ4nMWYXMrrxVcBmuvC30s7MKd_TJ3j8TUJ3JcBQC0w7QCItqSowCHiaUcFmTrB7wjP5cMgXlhDsW9TGMIugkbaaGEmk_Qcx_glycxPSoaKPB3wJEBB1NZkC8ieUbKIcn9Oe2TdHuH67j5oWKhDEmNu3BVNNNo4yvZYpyApLvOh/w291-h400/IMG_E6203.JPG" width="291" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love this pic of when they were pronounced man and wife. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7H5xUJXNIyKBlHPDsNYWdWKimbzmnWM1vpKRA5iSfs10ZNiOyq5r8vnQbu4l0zLWW7T-TWcVK08iRdCo4LvLjFoC1vn-lIkeWbehTsrRYgWRBDQIjx_0zMwtcXWaUi-SDSyIIlxfMG0dEa4HS8glmvOD0Ce7XMmmwKesG_ILqjfT4uTN2sXRMKCvd_fU/s2178/IMG_E6207.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2178" data-original-width="1666" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7H5xUJXNIyKBlHPDsNYWdWKimbzmnWM1vpKRA5iSfs10ZNiOyq5r8vnQbu4l0zLWW7T-TWcVK08iRdCo4LvLjFoC1vn-lIkeWbehTsrRYgWRBDQIjx_0zMwtcXWaUi-SDSyIIlxfMG0dEa4HS8glmvOD0Ce7XMmmwKesG_ILqjfT4uTN2sXRMKCvd_fU/w306-h400/IMG_E6207.JPG" width="306" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At the reception we were given cards to write advice and sentiments to the newlyweds, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I loved that Louis Dean filled out his card even before I did.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7p6uTWim58KAyT0C-PsqxW6F8c7eTJZJXhBt2M7FrQWOq4sqx5K_DiFT_6o_chKzOILTP-0ntc8zpTkQpMc7FdM9FrHddAyxPKtQMyud3JaqDfHXaJ58o_5l5K0NF2NZ-L7hChl2WK6rnGlZ4lYP2tbKsRIbjfPfV3LyF6MPwAAlLal1BuJ2wN7Tfmfkc/s2248/IMG_E6212.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2248" data-original-width="1736" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7p6uTWim58KAyT0C-PsqxW6F8c7eTJZJXhBt2M7FrQWOq4sqx5K_DiFT_6o_chKzOILTP-0ntc8zpTkQpMc7FdM9FrHddAyxPKtQMyud3JaqDfHXaJ58o_5l5K0NF2NZ-L7hChl2WK6rnGlZ4lYP2tbKsRIbjfPfV3LyF6MPwAAlLal1BuJ2wN7Tfmfkc/w309-h400/IMG_E6212.JPG" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The first wedding dance!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD23MpX_1oZkRpEEJ3fdcZSwfv3F8ESCLUR5J_X2v4ejDbg1RFdGM-j4A2AaBZj6h44ldayz6MDhIHRPpY7eSbbMAG2j5ETT5pF2W_c68SdXzSofcTn_OQsB6Qo23p0mJsqczdpV8T-IYidzzHQxP4rY68PPYAHqpTb5Tjdumrys6rNc6mAAP4NAIdaIO5/s2120/IMG_E6213.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2120" data-original-width="1422" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD23MpX_1oZkRpEEJ3fdcZSwfv3F8ESCLUR5J_X2v4ejDbg1RFdGM-j4A2AaBZj6h44ldayz6MDhIHRPpY7eSbbMAG2j5ETT5pF2W_c68SdXzSofcTn_OQsB6Qo23p0mJsqczdpV8T-IYidzzHQxP4rY68PPYAHqpTb5Tjdumrys6rNc6mAAP4NAIdaIO5/w269-h400/IMG_E6213.JPG" width="269" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How perfectly perfect it was!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPjPv6kBiQK06xus6fCw3oCIKWCWdnL2J22QMUcAgEt0TjhnOOK-uTbDZbqg2gTyPl_BnB9oVv3xwm9bFF934_IUGRhl49ZfOM1fRUPMN_SvqhUtLx80BFJSV_UsjNuow8DS2avtu7RfBDgZIvEIrHlzbirvJjk6mFZ3Qhm7o04pK8Clg4i7LrtV3DrhK_/s2120/IMG_E6218.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2120" data-original-width="1422" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPjPv6kBiQK06xus6fCw3oCIKWCWdnL2J22QMUcAgEt0TjhnOOK-uTbDZbqg2gTyPl_BnB9oVv3xwm9bFF934_IUGRhl49ZfOM1fRUPMN_SvqhUtLx80BFJSV_UsjNuow8DS2avtu7RfBDgZIvEIrHlzbirvJjk6mFZ3Qhm7o04pK8Clg4i7LrtV3DrhK_/w269-h400/IMG_E6218.JPG" width="269" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As weddings go - this is one of my all time favorites!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was relaxed and so full of love and comfort.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not one bit of tension or concern.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I loved every thing about this celebration!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Visiting with the groom, his parents and the bride and their parents and the other guests was so good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My relationship with Tim Haines began many years ago,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love him and all his children. And now I love his beautiful precious new wife.....and all her children.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: x-large;"><i>God is all about redemption and new beginnings!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: x-large;"><i>God bless you both, Timothy and Becca as you start your new life together!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622758739580732797.post-75716574098368904522024-01-31T21:59:00.003-06:002024-02-01T20:11:49.238-06:00Monday Shopping, Tuesday Treasures and a Walk on Wednesday!<div style="text-align: center;"> It was good to be back in church on Sunday!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I attended solo as Louis Dean had a hard time getting to sleep on Saturday night and he was finally getting some deep sound sleep when I got up - so I left him to it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ed Young will be wrapping this series up next week.</div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjii9QSh0QuCwXmWslQhBbWxDg0RIT_zjTM4aIN5Ssd1eBG0AUJ02jdq5tRkVmSYjPd7YgWySNKHbJ1WEuncJo_bYe-hfhIcBzfdyOvhjqSdH3w1hqx1jgurgshkD5xDl_itRIoVzXOgDmg8SlGZJuH2Wb0vUKuWsUpjtOyj7D3gVYxzvh0mZQEafVbBMl1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="600" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjii9QSh0QuCwXmWslQhBbWxDg0RIT_zjTM4aIN5Ssd1eBG0AUJ02jdq5tRkVmSYjPd7YgWySNKHbJ1WEuncJo_bYe-hfhIcBzfdyOvhjqSdH3w1hqx1jgurgshkD5xDl_itRIoVzXOgDmg8SlGZJuH2Wb0vUKuWsUpjtOyj7D3gVYxzvh0mZQEafVbBMl1=w400-h236" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's always a good thing to be IN church whenever possible!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I shopped Aldi for a cart load of groceries.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think we spend more $$$ on groceries than any other budget item!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By the time I had unloaded and put things away and made lunch - it was game time!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDxCN4_CN7RmUfX30xfOaPY3TxJSiyAmkfLXqUfaSC4RlX150FoEey2WNOJu02j6D_eFnHosHAb4bp1P3ldURFqoh3IBOCb81EMPxGadIOO_GaW5ZTaD2sgiAZVAx9mK7RBPxKBvQrtMhVLzUMcXphWrXsscRfurvLSli3P3Lzx6zYRzenKugmSPScJs7u" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="1140" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDxCN4_CN7RmUfX30xfOaPY3TxJSiyAmkfLXqUfaSC4RlX150FoEey2WNOJu02j6D_eFnHosHAb4bp1P3ldURFqoh3IBOCb81EMPxGadIOO_GaW5ZTaD2sgiAZVAx9mK7RBPxKBvQrtMhVLzUMcXphWrXsscRfurvLSli3P3Lzx6zYRzenKugmSPScJs7u=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">**Source**</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I do love my Dallas Cowboys - but I was born in Kansas City and I dearly love the KC Chiefs!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm having trouble with Spectrum TV and I could only get 'Live TV' instead of getting Spectrum where I can access the menu and the guide - so we watched the game LIVE with no option to pause or rewind! No problem! We were scurrying around during the commercials and back to the game!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My brother Buster and I texted and I assured him I was cheering them on with all my might!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean loves it when I get excited about football!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"GO GO GO GO Baby! GO!!!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And they did!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got the regular Spectrum and watched the next game in a more leisurely fashion.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had planned to shop Walmart Sunday afternoon but once I realized it was a football Sunday to remember - we decided to go Monday instead. <br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYllFaugYygj42gzeEPS_YDJcDFSHbzIDbSkeRI6ZE8rHAddWKHC7qMszjUsCZY0nqcDQNUAXG6AXxadONO7rqHJd2_LRXqhHz_1e4bLaR9dJePJ2766WQorjZ3dxyoiwaPfuY3nwdsoXjJz6u3jLziC3n5-kdcuexEE7I5EIE1B_AfV_ni9MKAEwB1GVN/s2048/IMG_E6117.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYllFaugYygj42gzeEPS_YDJcDFSHbzIDbSkeRI6ZE8rHAddWKHC7qMszjUsCZY0nqcDQNUAXG6AXxadONO7rqHJd2_LRXqhHz_1e4bLaR9dJePJ2766WQorjZ3dxyoiwaPfuY3nwdsoXjJz6u3jLziC3n5-kdcuexEE7I5EIE1B_AfV_ni9MKAEwB1GVN/w300-h400/IMG_E6117.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We didn't need a lot since I had already bought most of what I needed at Aldi.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean declares it an EMERGENCY when he runs out of wine!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We ran out at the ranch BUT he had some in his room when we got home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still, he was on 'emergency' mode and insisted on getting FOUR boxes!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He's only ever run out of wine twice and the last time was last year and I drove him up to Walgreens so he could get some. I was NOT dressed for public and had NO make up on so I sent him in alone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was sitting in the car watching for him when he rolled a buggy out the door chock FULL of WINE boxes!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And not only does he love box wine - but he loves the BOXES and the 'bladders' too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He saves both and I have to smuggle them out of his room and into a BLACK trash bag before sneaking them out to the curb for trash pickup!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He folds up the bladders now but when the grand quads were young, he would blow them up and give them markers to draw on them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> The boxes he says makes dandy trash containers and he puts a plastic grocery sack in them after cutting the tops off. There's one beside our bed right now!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxLuQZbcwWBSSTTbHgoXKxtTnxiM6aeJPGc0ZT35AUWzb3v45Yw-0-woxbC8X9ahH4MSlzM47ad9ur2r-PXOR1l-BUikMsgecai5GFyQXehNP3QkEnrj4piA1y5CuvxMA_f-70ee3DLNXIXaCJFv4kcpqPbdYMUW7S5dG7rtwuQZsjKojAtGWF_rTQ_Gk/s2048/IMG_E6118.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxLuQZbcwWBSSTTbHgoXKxtTnxiM6aeJPGc0ZT35AUWzb3v45Yw-0-woxbC8X9ahH4MSlzM47ad9ur2r-PXOR1l-BUikMsgecai5GFyQXehNP3QkEnrj4piA1y5CuvxMA_f-70ee3DLNXIXaCJFv4kcpqPbdYMUW7S5dG7rtwuQZsjKojAtGWF_rTQ_Gk/w300-h400/IMG_E6118.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had the idea of buying a microwave for the gazebo and that's what we decided to do for our Valentine gift to each other! We have been having morning coffee and evening wine out there lately and it will be nice to have it to to heat up our coffee without going back in the house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have been looking forward to Tuesday and visiting with Brenda!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzCP_hmz8SNpuNAMMv7jWltW_icInErsmuokZaC8eBZGV2nbqX1WWvMjqVI5dmbQ-3TOdGikutjMelk1kW40J7Db5mKKiLyfcxlY-j8rxUn6kfHcaCEY0qZ6X3p8x5_gr0yFmLLZpXaMjoOJtD6N_ZNTeptszvVIoTx2uGYoSq5c_XNWR6d4qW9zLgvjy/s1024/Ribbet%20collage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzCP_hmz8SNpuNAMMv7jWltW_icInErsmuokZaC8eBZGV2nbqX1WWvMjqVI5dmbQ-3TOdGikutjMelk1kW40J7Db5mKKiLyfcxlY-j8rxUn6kfHcaCEY0qZ6X3p8x5_gr0yFmLLZpXaMjoOJtD6N_ZNTeptszvVIoTx2uGYoSq5c_XNWR6d4qW9zLgvjy/w400-h400/Ribbet%20collage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We met up at Texas Thrift on Beltline shortly before noon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I chose a BIG buggy while Brenda got one of those stylish smaller ones.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I filled mine UP and used hers for my 'overflow!'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A Wrangler snap shirt for Louis Dean - which he LOVES!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some Skechers water shoes for him to wear when he just needs to slip something on his feet in a hurry. A set of two nice lamps for the gazebo - just $2 each. Two wooden TV trays for the gazebo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The wire basket rack will go on the outside kitchen wall with moss and faux flowers in it for spring.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brenda found the cute denim pants for me and I found the American Eagle shirt in the men's section!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brenda also found the soft buffalo plaid throw which I am using on our bed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbv1NMczBTZmA8nsf5SeXGJrrH4a6KtAV63ONXYMJYezRo5Ah3fnW0a9c0gAhP_wSCCRIvrEr0vI06pkt2o0IER7XcaYSa2oIISzM1UdTqGg7Oi5nFQF-6dIfBKnMc1h0cG-Mj_uX7Jv4LBjFyTD3ddb9tPuYTwPSo9PCAfjgnESQoGzhMJQKQJAYUxd-/s1024/Ribbetqcollage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbv1NMczBTZmA8nsf5SeXGJrrH4a6KtAV63ONXYMJYezRo5Ah3fnW0a9c0gAhP_wSCCRIvrEr0vI06pkt2o0IER7XcaYSa2oIISzM1UdTqGg7Oi5nFQF-6dIfBKnMc1h0cG-Mj_uX7Jv4LBjFyTD3ddb9tPuYTwPSo9PCAfjgnESQoGzhMJQKQJAYUxd-/w400-h400/Ribbetqcollage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Place mats and napkins!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can afford to have a good collection for all the seasons at these prices.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The ones from Williams-Sonoma will go with a set of dinnerware I have and will use it when I take the Christmas out of the dining room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, I am still decorated and enjoying it as I slowly and methodically take it down a little at a time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzmO-C_TGQhDMZ3YNf6zaeif95U0XEdyF_MrQqlElmankl8eZ2oExNBWZTamYO9qptLO7JrRFBU2qDXm7TSpnkVesztiyFg6Bm0rlSXoNyJJf-kJE-vlshxpglqXt-t3VvVtSAOx5eTpRR88IIuxRdg9jEPu5Cev0BOvdUWK2xf5YjBvHFPdbIVnbxyEe/s2048/IMG_E6120.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzmO-C_TGQhDMZ3YNf6zaeif95U0XEdyF_MrQqlElmankl8eZ2oExNBWZTamYO9qptLO7JrRFBU2qDXm7TSpnkVesztiyFg6Bm0rlSXoNyJJf-kJE-vlshxpglqXt-t3VvVtSAOx5eTpRR88IIuxRdg9jEPu5Cev0BOvdUWK2xf5YjBvHFPdbIVnbxyEe/w400-h300/IMG_E6120.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A shelf that Louis Dean will paint and hang under a protective eave to put pots on and hang garden tools from.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgktAlDSpKcGcpFOtVIRXuL_WyiEZqSzDhyxtnvjZQ4W4XTrIaCyB29o4HjTv4pLvrTuf5LPs-ntTZth-75_AdsW0BH_2khEQ_EoRc8oQHNzxmPM3cItAK-tnCmGrGNt_j1n1h1K88hPVw_34xhAwYMjFZ1pcXVg0P7yJN9yaYIk_mdIm1mOsLifPAZMCOn/s2048/IMG_E6141.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgktAlDSpKcGcpFOtVIRXuL_WyiEZqSzDhyxtnvjZQ4W4XTrIaCyB29o4HjTv4pLvrTuf5LPs-ntTZth-75_AdsW0BH_2khEQ_EoRc8oQHNzxmPM3cItAK-tnCmGrGNt_j1n1h1K88hPVw_34xhAwYMjFZ1pcXVg0P7yJN9yaYIk_mdIm1mOsLifPAZMCOn/w300-h400/IMG_E6141.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I loved this Paris tower and am using black and white in our bedroom with a French vibe and I am loving it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhclzHHAKS4Xqb6Js661rv44x9JBWRmzCDqM8wnZs6YbdnYuctb5jBuyjL0vUxVqLwfyMl4dV0f0XoqiIUIK1FEQhtgRfecnXGDxMDw6o_mfdFy-URL703vyyvfMhDQGxRAfQpNB8jIklbQJTkAfKx32dpc2V74LgdpFkf18KZ8lQJ-2VVueoFfDAldJi3/s2048/IMG_E6138.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhclzHHAKS4Xqb6Js661rv44x9JBWRmzCDqM8wnZs6YbdnYuctb5jBuyjL0vUxVqLwfyMl4dV0f0XoqiIUIK1FEQhtgRfecnXGDxMDw6o_mfdFy-URL703vyyvfMhDQGxRAfQpNB8jIklbQJTkAfKx32dpc2V74LgdpFkf18KZ8lQJ-2VVueoFfDAldJi3/w300-h400/IMG_E6138.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I could not help myself when I saw this beautiful throw for just $1.50</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Like, REALLY???</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The arrow will go in our bedroom - another $1.50 and the spring flower garland was $1.50 also.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brenda and I ate at Chick Fil-A for a late lunch and visited and caught up on things.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Having a best friend is such a blessing and I love every minute we spend together and I love everything about Brenda!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have purposed to use some new recipes and cook better meals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As much money as we spend on groceries we should be eating very well!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTbCoktCrP1QFuwC8N5_4EJFa2_3G_HfVpyNZcjEcfmL2LSABfQok1i0cH-z6evJJeUX2uwj0FC3ddxx5dfSlHTLV1gGrm_3oaAfylEKaZ_9axBHqdsSsCN9ijch6a6XNmfBD08cCvPHVt2oSwHsA3cqzhbumQJA-UHALMhC6EVfHpQbbniuGotnvI7RJl/s1024/Ribbet%20mcollage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTbCoktCrP1QFuwC8N5_4EJFa2_3G_HfVpyNZcjEcfmL2LSABfQok1i0cH-z6evJJeUX2uwj0FC3ddxx5dfSlHTLV1gGrm_3oaAfylEKaZ_9axBHqdsSsCN9ijch6a6XNmfBD08cCvPHVt2oSwHsA3cqzhbumQJA-UHALMhC6EVfHpQbbniuGotnvI7RJl/w400-h400/Ribbet%20mcollage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I came home from thrifting and started cooking and baking.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nieman Marcus bars, Jalapeno corn bread and Cowboy Beans.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used a crock pot cookbook and on one page there were FIVE versions of basically the same dish!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I ended up using parts of each one and it turned out delicious.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibFZTG10HZyN6wvTngN0Ru_lyiiH4sHFmoA-l08WDVwaFRHr0Iyx7NJw4yMS3uhbpfBtmLSam8OPG9cx0Oy6hhti7_a7oGXAld88BpY4Re0RefaLKoPkLT-GQmreIS9eoVyeNn5IFw_qL9_woWiGqvP8Bm9KmLK4G2Q-2mW8m-bdjlIu0Pwj68dQmdbvNF/s2048/IMG_E6154.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1051" data-original-width="2048" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibFZTG10HZyN6wvTngN0Ru_lyiiH4sHFmoA-l08WDVwaFRHr0Iyx7NJw4yMS3uhbpfBtmLSam8OPG9cx0Oy6hhti7_a7oGXAld88BpY4Re0RefaLKoPkLT-GQmreIS9eoVyeNn5IFw_qL9_woWiGqvP8Bm9KmLK4G2Q-2mW8m-bdjlIu0Pwj68dQmdbvNF/w400-h205/IMG_E6154.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The cornbread was good, too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I tasted the Cowboy beans but my dinner was a salad and shrimp cocktail.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHyQvMc4jeyG4K1MiOJBTpCEICHnx2pY4ObI_keVUfMHQn3OfRd1oCHNHc0wBx8SDtHg97cD0wnoZ3CnXgaVa7Zm7pC6E5-ByjKGpsXr9u0VLSjBXM7EMbkFA771j8Y165Nd6rTnDqcpu2O2PyN_yZb_Hy1Rvn8VZaxGL4B0Lt-LuWqVg0s9eafR61hah/s1024/Ribbetb%20collage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHyQvMc4jeyG4K1MiOJBTpCEICHnx2pY4ObI_keVUfMHQn3OfRd1oCHNHc0wBx8SDtHg97cD0wnoZ3CnXgaVa7Zm7pC6E5-ByjKGpsXr9u0VLSjBXM7EMbkFA771j8Y165Nd6rTnDqcpu2O2PyN_yZb_Hy1Rvn8VZaxGL4B0Lt-LuWqVg0s9eafR61hah/w400-h400/Ribbetb%20collage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While dinner cooked Louis Dean and I sat out in the gazebo with a glass of wine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Boxed Chillable Red for him and a nice glass of Chianti for me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">See where I used that gorgeous throw? It covers a plain lawn chair and gives it some class!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The green marble lazy Susan was a gift from Brenda and I love the honey bee coasters given to me by a friend. The retro microwave looks cute, doesn't it??</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We used to spend part of nearly every day in our gazebo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last year - not so much!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I never even got around to decorating it all up for Christmas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have a feeling we are BACK!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today (Wednesday) I went over to visit with Kimmy. We talked and laughed and cried.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean was busy in his room removing shelves and putting them up somewhere else.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He says he is making his music room more 'usable.'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I promised next week I will bring him with me and we will take dinner in for all of us - including Gretchen who has been living with Kimmy and June for about a year or more now and is the sweetest lady and such a great artist!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean will play his guitar for us and we will have a dinner party and talk about all the good times we had with June! Hopefully we will laugh as much as we cry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's been an honor to have been loved by June.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean and I are going to New Mexico on Spring Break with son Jesse and family and we need to get in condition for the high altitude. SO we walked this afternoon when I got home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Neither one of us has been getting much exercise lately and it's time to do something about that!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I walked about a mile......he did a quarter of a mile. We ran into our friend, Ilene, and she and I walked on (it's a snake loop) and he walked a block to the next curb to meet us when we came around.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWl0w-m_itzJ-6EnYCpj9kx3HMJAOUVUmg8noQfPEwGjYcld9HEq4xN9tQDiLjC9-Vqk83OZa4uYN6rQpEgr_sccIeD1un5k7Zg_jhsCykzX33py1JJbp7ZgkDDG94SRe7pQGr6RABnDMxA6ktuABVB2texeb0S__09avrzmXqq8V90N2RGsSiFgz9LeAa/s2048/IMG_E6162.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWl0w-m_itzJ-6EnYCpj9kx3HMJAOUVUmg8noQfPEwGjYcld9HEq4xN9tQDiLjC9-Vqk83OZa4uYN6rQpEgr_sccIeD1un5k7Zg_jhsCykzX33py1JJbp7ZgkDDG94SRe7pQGr6RABnDMxA6ktuABVB2texeb0S__09avrzmXqq8V90N2RGsSiFgz9LeAa/w300-h400/IMG_E6162.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a start and something is better than nothing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am hoping to ski when we are in New Mexico......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it's on my Bucket List.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back in the day we skied several times a year and I skied just about all the resorts on Colorado.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've only ever skied BLACK runs twice - and both were by accident!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mostly I skied the easier green and blue runs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While at dinner with Sherry and Rosey a week or two ago - I told them I planned on skiing and they asked if there was an even easier run? I said, "The bunny slope!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So perhaps that will be what I ski - but I'm okay with that!!</div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1DCpzful5VA9nykauvJ8dCy21va3oj7e6sAH8vutAopFIqStWs1lHcYofFQvTXE1fwpvzi6cqS8Q5MUwW9xbBPTQr9uu1_3IRInCntoI4JA4fIKqQzE-XnV0ySydBDnBJbPzYwLsztlmQyNeMMqXYLpWCOyhFy-IOPlYRXO1GNEeqFQtcys7Xq4sT9D9U" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1DCpzful5VA9nykauvJ8dCy21va3oj7e6sAH8vutAopFIqStWs1lHcYofFQvTXE1fwpvzi6cqS8Q5MUwW9xbBPTQr9uu1_3IRInCntoI4JA4fIKqQzE-XnV0ySydBDnBJbPzYwLsztlmQyNeMMqXYLpWCOyhFy-IOPlYRXO1GNEeqFQtcys7Xq4sT9D9U=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622758739580732797.post-25823999997338684312024-01-27T20:17:00.001-06:002024-01-27T20:17:14.062-06:00Home Again! HOME Again!<div style="text-align: center;"> On Wednesday I decided it was time to go home.</div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7ZrGrJ_B5npX-Le-YtjRRTpZww2i6raddvZryglpL-6f9gnH7nIFdXLc0Qupmd4F9Co8uO_tc_pJGXC7HoaprZc2-boOBUBxieNx0PQw-SlZJqasUT2RFQq69XO6akWyiktLtFTM5QUbfQ7qwfP7eiiXchx_diRN46wJ8OOWdkhC4MHKtgx3q3R_vQOs/s2048/IMG_E6048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1966" data-original-width="2048" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7ZrGrJ_B5npX-Le-YtjRRTpZww2i6raddvZryglpL-6f9gnH7nIFdXLc0Qupmd4F9Co8uO_tc_pJGXC7HoaprZc2-boOBUBxieNx0PQw-SlZJqasUT2RFQq69XO6akWyiktLtFTM5QUbfQ7qwfP7eiiXchx_diRN46wJ8OOWdkhC4MHKtgx3q3R_vQOs/w400-h384/IMG_E6048.JPG" width="400" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;">The bitter cold was gone but now there was a lot of rain! </div><div style="text-align: center;">The ducks were down swimming in our fire pit!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjOtWVw3bPjcTHPZ27Yvzt-2G465ek8RNQ4bhwa5BuQSffDQZx46DIlOT3pOzxGTd5AFRrUZJrVt8EM6EpFHLValUc6NApRMnOzmvBT30JQy6OIWCfRWv2psxlWDXleuNvTn9QuGm40001Ng1VF8UdWDW7pDO0b6PRzx-iyvGx_6u6UUxhgvpcts9SshyZ/s2048/IMG_E6053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjOtWVw3bPjcTHPZ27Yvzt-2G465ek8RNQ4bhwa5BuQSffDQZx46DIlOT3pOzxGTd5AFRrUZJrVt8EM6EpFHLValUc6NApRMnOzmvBT30JQy6OIWCfRWv2psxlWDXleuNvTn9QuGm40001Ng1VF8UdWDW7pDO0b6PRzx-iyvGx_6u6UUxhgvpcts9SshyZ/w300-h400/IMG_E6053.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The ground was so saturated that the septic tank wasn't working so both bathrooms were struggling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We started cleaning and packing up in preparation to leaving around noon on Thursday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alas, it was nearly 4:00 before we were able to drive to the gate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First - Louis Dean could NOT find his wallet!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We searched everywhere and I DID find his watch and a few other missing items.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After two hours of looking, I checked the pockets of a pair of overalls hanging in the bedroom and there it was!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We finished loading the truck with everything but the cats and my purse - and he couldn't find his keys! I had an extra set with me so I wasn't really worried - until he cried Uncle and we loaded the cats and - MY key fob for the security thingy didn't work!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another hour and more went by!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He decided they HAD to be in the pockets of one of his overalls - we had been there 27 days so ALL of our clothes were in clear laundry bags!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He unloaded the truck and looked through them all.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I decided to double check and I started going through the dirty clothes - BINGO!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91TF8Oxey__M6lyOLZsO6gzmeXMov_ytFk3vkmU36jEj4iodVyYqV6TiKefoiQQ_ll5UM9nqH37N4kF_1GxggJOCb9BdIle9ehxYr-QAJFnrA4L9oTMoKwEGzk2EaTjQ17RA01NAhlho7OR27muLX9OSbFRf6XGBaEo1f7x7PbsFnhfYcjnPVTbcbVwwj/s2048/IMG_E6057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91TF8Oxey__M6lyOLZsO6gzmeXMov_ytFk3vkmU36jEj4iodVyYqV6TiKefoiQQ_ll5UM9nqH37N4kF_1GxggJOCb9BdIle9ehxYr-QAJFnrA4L9oTMoKwEGzk2EaTjQ17RA01NAhlho7OR27muLX9OSbFRf6XGBaEo1f7x7PbsFnhfYcjnPVTbcbVwwj/w300-h400/IMG_E6057.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am now the Official Keeper of the Keys and Wallet!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyfMA_QIyp-Z6fY_GRV_O8XPfzBxQkS5Otk-g3RwpM1xQlN6YF-aKU0PnURxRX1V2RMknJUJAVk9McSZ0zsyg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Let's go home!!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZUTEHPnq96oH2j37nsP3XJdm6BuUGrAYZpetWGPJXGe6jCe9gqyOlmBrMMF3tJe_kL15c3mykfdePlPqk8SCrP2T0NSeFEq1EvVfqYy8Po-XfjCZi021OXvqSWEgawj-j_3noY1Y1FkB9ku_zRccg9gf-YxvfuQv2hLHoH-ezeXeu6Q6_2WUUvF8vE_aY/s2048/IMG_E6064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZUTEHPnq96oH2j37nsP3XJdm6BuUGrAYZpetWGPJXGe6jCe9gqyOlmBrMMF3tJe_kL15c3mykfdePlPqk8SCrP2T0NSeFEq1EvVfqYy8Po-XfjCZi021OXvqSWEgawj-j_3noY1Y1FkB9ku_zRccg9gf-YxvfuQv2hLHoH-ezeXeu6Q6_2WUUvF8vE_aY/w300-h400/IMG_E6064.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We stopped at our favorite 'stopping place' in Hillsboro - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Lone Star Cafe!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our nerves were a bit frazzled but we calmed down and started laughing about everything!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzroLR4M4aXXQZbpAUNYswfwWC7XNczimI6NkD693Bl8x8HzKitl8WWESao8pgf2g0jy1kI_n60R1uKime0Cg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean is so cute and he was so upset with himself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"What a bone headed thing to do!!" he said.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwTXnj7dyNRItC-u0rL4kY-3aZbHNFf1XWk7JyRd7WF2Kgx-A0anJMQ7-zIvg-djwsG7Z56ypjJ73Td0eNcGq1DKlspgdz5sxCVROOPrqSmUMGuGsNqriXpwiC1Yabpjp7b-7wGRCOOgTxCfpXsHIj2NkXggxWG5wlBTY6WKVV65Rhov4cSxVXHiN4TgA/s2048/IMG_E6069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwTXnj7dyNRItC-u0rL4kY-3aZbHNFf1XWk7JyRd7WF2Kgx-A0anJMQ7-zIvg-djwsG7Z56ypjJ73Td0eNcGq1DKlspgdz5sxCVROOPrqSmUMGuGsNqriXpwiC1Yabpjp7b-7wGRCOOgTxCfpXsHIj2NkXggxWG5wlBTY6WKVV65Rhov4cSxVXHiN4TgA/w300-h400/IMG_E6069.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I reassured him that it's NOT his fault!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's not like he loses things on purpose!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv79PFJs0kY7f_-TvnV-m5ENo2hT95fiu6kDFGe8mNya1mGHQBr4IweqElWhuNfGB1yhwmpxtGVXHpgng_Iy1vKCmVRlGFvSh93JmO-1Sp2Vna4b3FO7di0XT2vUWMTDp9tvAay1aUTpRnv-rV0J9pRkOHqShiG0USLmh3VT2Gl_1L6-fgTijWaSvVALqa/s2048/IMG_E6072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv79PFJs0kY7f_-TvnV-m5ENo2hT95fiu6kDFGe8mNya1mGHQBr4IweqElWhuNfGB1yhwmpxtGVXHpgng_Iy1vKCmVRlGFvSh93JmO-1Sp2Vna4b3FO7di0XT2vUWMTDp9tvAay1aUTpRnv-rV0J9pRkOHqShiG0USLmh3VT2Gl_1L6-fgTijWaSvVALqa/w300-h400/IMG_E6072.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do need to be more cognizant of what I need to to do so this doesn't keep happening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll be ordering more 'tiles' that you can attack to items and then track them with a beeping noise.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And hopefully I can keep enough of my wits about me as my memory isn't all that great either!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's kind of exciting driving through Dallas on our way home.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2tf9ww2FRgM3xVvSz6MveMDMXi5IjhTZ1MEo-u6zg-B-t1HdYxlgJD-qvMFVxj0Ry5J18I2SocLmVQ8Z8_VSZ1S7DlBMG8qehy1Hu_1L6oRfdM4DFG2zIa2xN_7xL28CNwhWKE2Y_8bbwtaDwqpNcW__2eU9ia67mXBrkzrYqNlMCzo-joEjNrGlmHQc/s1706/IMG_E6075.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1398" data-original-width="1706" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2tf9ww2FRgM3xVvSz6MveMDMXi5IjhTZ1MEo-u6zg-B-t1HdYxlgJD-qvMFVxj0Ry5J18I2SocLmVQ8Z8_VSZ1S7DlBMG8qehy1Hu_1L6oRfdM4DFG2zIa2xN_7xL28CNwhWKE2Y_8bbwtaDwqpNcW__2eU9ia67mXBrkzrYqNlMCzo-joEjNrGlmHQc/w400-h328/IMG_E6075.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sunset was reflected in the sky scrapers and office buildings.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYW-YfjA50mpgiOt4akAD3yvpdLvxxWIUbIFO9vYmaGYqnDGcSFjX3JsNF7Wy9_S3MwJ1AXANn0r8mg6CVu9xW-XONsNv7krRRHdKB6pawy8gfkMjnlOC9pOfnFOmd2m-IhlzgAEnO4ePoi8kKQrxRkiHmZl8IU3YeDITEjOvP7YVFzLBKsUjHrEAm1Uzq/s2048/IMG_E6086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="2048" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYW-YfjA50mpgiOt4akAD3yvpdLvxxWIUbIFO9vYmaGYqnDGcSFjX3JsNF7Wy9_S3MwJ1AXANn0r8mg6CVu9xW-XONsNv7krRRHdKB6pawy8gfkMjnlOC9pOfnFOmd2m-IhlzgAEnO4ePoi8kKQrxRkiHmZl8IU3YeDITEjOvP7YVFzLBKsUjHrEAm1Uzq/w400-h246/IMG_E6086.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is on Stemmons Freeway - photo taken through our cracked windshield!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2D0yLw8sQsRMedNyb7g_k_OTTxgjeID2AcUQ1FGn9oAnHBRYrNVDLTxiEfQlVjf-6Qexox438RM0vhJGAy0mG2musRHNuX8H1u8AzWgoMEpRd6zLhikpqewVX3eUH-FZjsntic0-IfvOBJO7FycEXnDTj3Q1_5yx0a3Q7xntfmiW58iHkxHU8-bI7Nkzh/s1536/IMG_E6090.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1119" data-original-width="1536" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2D0yLw8sQsRMedNyb7g_k_OTTxgjeID2AcUQ1FGn9oAnHBRYrNVDLTxiEfQlVjf-6Qexox438RM0vhJGAy0mG2musRHNuX8H1u8AzWgoMEpRd6zLhikpqewVX3eUH-FZjsntic0-IfvOBJO7FycEXnDTj3Q1_5yx0a3Q7xntfmiW58iHkxHU8-bI7Nkzh/w400-h291/IMG_E6090.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We barely made it home before dark!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The moon was already rising.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Louis Dean unloaded and I started working on the huge piles of laundry - from clothes to linens to covers to towels - it was a LOT!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good thing we have a LOT of clothes!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took a long hot shower and washed my hair and then he took a glass of wine and sat in a tub of hot scented water for nearly an hour!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The cats seemed happy to be back!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just about the time they start to get bored - we go somewhere else!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They did not make one single PEEP on the way home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friday morning I woke up and the first thing I thought of was - where are the truck keys???</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found the key but not the security fob!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My car had a flat tire and now we couldn't drive the truck!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just after a good night's sleep and recovering from the day before - we were at it again!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I win 3 out of 3 in finding the missing item!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After examining the defective fob, I used a pin to pull out some lint and decided to try it one more time! When I went out to truck - and was hunched down under the steering wheel - THERE was the fob! It must have come unhooked from Louis Dean's key chain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We didn't go anywhere on Friday but I was glad we COULD have if we had needed to do so!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I talked to my son, Jesse, on Friday and he and Rachel came over Saturday morning for breakfast!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLUH5xQyiJlpLPtGgtgYOIFjQttRgKi48LwKogg7q06TYcOP0vRlJVVWno67WG0DJI6QarRUNGronIF1V1nqQnqZGSPyqD-XQ4eZgONaBjCupfcvFeX1t0ixbCczIPqaB54Ds7byn-Ykmpv1AzvwVWb-2t9YD5ug7TLkcM5q_lmlBGmymBK8I21-ri5pf/s1024/Ribbet%20collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLUH5xQyiJlpLPtGgtgYOIFjQttRgKi48LwKogg7q06TYcOP0vRlJVVWno67WG0DJI6QarRUNGronIF1V1nqQnqZGSPyqD-XQ4eZgONaBjCupfcvFeX1t0ixbCczIPqaB54Ds7byn-Ykmpv1AzvwVWb-2t9YD5ug7TLkcM5q_lmlBGmymBK8I21-ri5pf/w400-h400/Ribbet%20collage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a good visit and spent some time planning our Spring Break retreat to the mountain cabin in New Mexico. I've bot been there in the winter before so I am super excited!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvJP5pS1JM_iTvXWAICFccZdwtJCtp2AQptY106AdvIoU3LP69ph3HNB2d0pR6rhtCMReTsddob2V4ZZrPIC-XZKiapdi8G7zcchI3q0soumsJxnUMqtp107JIm-r7FgyHmbi5QWjNjIn8DMAdrbKmwFUdAMPawgMC7hq1enXxCOFJJA3qyaLw9yeMuo1/s2048/423132979_10168573521290710_4882106144704961444_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvJP5pS1JM_iTvXWAICFccZdwtJCtp2AQptY106AdvIoU3LP69ph3HNB2d0pR6rhtCMReTsddob2V4ZZrPIC-XZKiapdi8G7zcchI3q0soumsJxnUMqtp107JIm-r7FgyHmbi5QWjNjIn8DMAdrbKmwFUdAMPawgMC7hq1enXxCOFJJA3qyaLw9yeMuo1/w300-h400/423132979_10168573521290710_4882106144704961444_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jesse is my Knight in Shining Armor!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have so many 'Knights' with Louis Dean at the top of the list!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Son Dean and Benjamin and Mike along with Jesse - they all step up and help us and I am so grateful!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm6nd5sdW4hpLMd-gHfgRFmwJ0jqGrBHjuJ7k3Z0aKH1TXXqW47c3zFv2StOSbKlCzF0LNhLsj4Y1-K7jm894XmlV3AwcjnuYlZv0p7I3vupu_2-yTG88d7iqiRHesg7lcAPNZ7kzKv18AtJgKqvl4khr_wIZMpn0Wx37gZDFAfahohtyVbL5GMVzrLn5V/s1843/423160151_10168573521340710_3770980542079896938_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1843" data-original-width="1473" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm6nd5sdW4hpLMd-gHfgRFmwJ0jqGrBHjuJ7k3Z0aKH1TXXqW47c3zFv2StOSbKlCzF0LNhLsj4Y1-K7jm894XmlV3AwcjnuYlZv0p7I3vupu_2-yTG88d7iqiRHesg7lcAPNZ7kzKv18AtJgKqvl4khr_wIZMpn0Wx37gZDFAfahohtyVbL5GMVzrLn5V/w320-h400/423160151_10168573521340710_3770980542079896938_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jesse has been there for me so many times during the past - always saying, "Yes, Mom! I can help you with that!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Turns out I needed ALL new tires!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean and I didn't even have to leave the house!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jesse and Rachel did it all!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPuK3i4rq4rS6j1CN92u0ZtUdv0PftbTawIeyCUQ_TFqyZGDz8-UNzaoZ2YpvyfmFDgd66jg9dY-uro0_0_IcTHizsXWWco1oDkh7SJYAuJrzdlzpVgWImN19vrYn6yEQ7bWgP7sM89kFDF6p5JB_SMUM6bNlV9r5PiL1SOBiVV6GCuyERjep2JbAj6z1/s2640/IMG_0047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2640" data-original-width="1980" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPuK3i4rq4rS6j1CN92u0ZtUdv0PftbTawIeyCUQ_TFqyZGDz8-UNzaoZ2YpvyfmFDgd66jg9dY-uro0_0_IcTHizsXWWco1oDkh7SJYAuJrzdlzpVgWImN19vrYn6yEQ7bWgP7sM89kFDF6p5JB_SMUM6bNlV9r5PiL1SOBiVV6GCuyERjep2JbAj6z1/w300-h400/IMG_0047.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not only that but he updated and 'repaired' my computer as well as Louis Dean's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love his new glasses!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He is so handsome and such a good man!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went straight home Thursday instead of going up to see June at the hospital.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She was in Arlington and Amber was coming over to get me on Friday morning.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4QjE0h5enbyLHiSvUHP4FDxBcvyVFZnp_1jnuRHtN1vXJ6e3GmYYKJruTV0AtW73nGCPYPLmsIE_IiNOWP3pD354HlftzGUOfuMWALtbzg2Id9NZg1iISimkVIIYCO6UDo3748oeTgGY4h7v3wkGlT0toDZVbyBvNT7aaAF0Po2EO_CMAwKFupZNmyzI/s720/IMG_5935.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4QjE0h5enbyLHiSvUHP4FDxBcvyVFZnp_1jnuRHtN1vXJ6e3GmYYKJruTV0AtW73nGCPYPLmsIE_IiNOWP3pD354HlftzGUOfuMWALtbzg2Id9NZg1iISimkVIIYCO6UDo3748oeTgGY4h7v3wkGlT0toDZVbyBvNT7aaAF0Po2EO_CMAwKFupZNmyzI/w400-h300/IMG_5935.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was too late to say goodbye as she passed peacefully Thursday evening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kimmy sent this pic of June and Benjamin this afternoon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's no secret that Ben was her favorite!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have sorrow over missing that last chance to see her but I have great joy in knowing she is in heaven!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kimmy and I have talked and we have cried and LAUGHED!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Isn't it amazing how we can do that?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kimmy has been a quiet cheerleader to all the ones she loves for years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Most every morning, she sends out greetings and funny pics or thoughtful quotes to so many.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Praying for her and her sister, Traci, and Aunt Tommie and all June's nieces and nephews.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSvJo4oQHh8UrxqFHSpz7AgQtIT5ik4aVKAjuoELC7-kuPzrRnP33LGKUk4BO1D13jAgCVeAWucRWRYF6bACKF0avK1rzFcJtug27BiL38_cKdCK3Vt_Xgz9pDiJznc2d3DVL2KRqzVKSxiWj-DzFGa3mPoX1BKwOx2vfgu3LpwNFnrVEgEgGs-rb4OBhK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="478" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSvJo4oQHh8UrxqFHSpz7AgQtIT5ik4aVKAjuoELC7-kuPzrRnP33LGKUk4BO1D13jAgCVeAWucRWRYF6bACKF0avK1rzFcJtug27BiL38_cKdCK3Vt_Xgz9pDiJznc2d3DVL2KRqzVKSxiWj-DzFGa3mPoX1BKwOx2vfgu3LpwNFnrVEgEgGs-rb4OBhK=w477-h640" width="477" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br />I will always remember the afternoon Benjamin and I went over and visited with June.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took her what I thought was the very last of my Fruitcake Cookies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This morning I poured my coffee and saw a tin on the coffee bar and thought, "Wonder what's in that?" I opened it up and it was full of fruitcake cookies!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I ate one in June's honor.......</div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622758739580732797.post-34493365277185862392024-01-22T22:00:00.002-06:002024-01-22T22:00:26.043-06:00I'm Still in Christmas Mode....<p style="text-align: center;"> The weather has warmed up nicely now and the dogs were at the door to the front room requesting treats!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_hesTbX_5SCNA2X5J5kqhoTlHpG5_jhErzzJMYDr6qLvtl5ngCbdLcXI04itJg1cK5apXJGKREfgIBUvjIFwZzn4VPyORcEvaxaBZIbxwLbIe5KMmdnBD-7rk6ZRnRKw6Sbshyjcuw3RXrapvNhas_Vf5moLgU9SOIESWg9yPqh6eI-uE33A5Fa4vwa0u/s2048/IMG_E6017.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="2048" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_hesTbX_5SCNA2X5J5kqhoTlHpG5_jhErzzJMYDr6qLvtl5ngCbdLcXI04itJg1cK5apXJGKREfgIBUvjIFwZzn4VPyORcEvaxaBZIbxwLbIe5KMmdnBD-7rk6ZRnRKw6Sbshyjcuw3RXrapvNhas_Vf5moLgU9SOIESWg9yPqh6eI-uE33A5Fa4vwa0u/w400-h246/IMG_E6017.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the first year the mops were here - I couldn't give them treats as they were still in training.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now all three grand dogs line up for a 'hand out' from their Grandma!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Salami for these three.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4KwbSQ9Jpy7fKXMtEdicknOB9hI5RezZCXa9tXNdLCxhX6IQ4syk2R-Fj2U5ELl-zB7UiCyVTOWCY9aw3L0kbVO1snokBYoS-fVLvilm3SnXt68R7APB0O77O6s2CdmOCjCuQ2g97qn4T5zRIiZC3ou5aEZtvQCiRtQcQ-yo_kg6Q4i6audM58RO9jhem/s2048/IMG_E6015.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4KwbSQ9Jpy7fKXMtEdicknOB9hI5RezZCXa9tXNdLCxhX6IQ4syk2R-Fj2U5ELl-zB7UiCyVTOWCY9aw3L0kbVO1snokBYoS-fVLvilm3SnXt68R7APB0O77O6s2CdmOCjCuQ2g97qn4T5zRIiZC3ou5aEZtvQCiRtQcQ-yo_kg6Q4i6audM58RO9jhem/w300-h400/IMG_E6015.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Horses, too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Apples and celery for them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht127sZn1YdqnlnKnDpD3xgdEnl1pmZB06yhPspH_fkn9ohjjIoS6wJ4q4-PlF-S1wIot06SEDsBohOuciViLkeT5CMdgTm8yM0_ccJjHoaxKJuOnzqvCvvCRqI-XN3WphYa2qTIpef00N2QwMvcTuJmYjD_6lDO5fBe2wdFGd8fVMLJ1YK0DLB_7IsOZQ/s1283/IMG_E6016.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1249" data-original-width="1283" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht127sZn1YdqnlnKnDpD3xgdEnl1pmZB06yhPspH_fkn9ohjjIoS6wJ4q4-PlF-S1wIot06SEDsBohOuciViLkeT5CMdgTm8yM0_ccJjHoaxKJuOnzqvCvvCRqI-XN3WphYa2qTIpef00N2QwMvcTuJmYjD_6lDO5fBe2wdFGd8fVMLJ1YK0DLB_7IsOZQ/w400-h390/IMG_E6016.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Chicken Little has been up ever since we arrived on December 30th!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I always have a little something to throw out to her, too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No ducks today and that's okay!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After they visit we always need to wash off the porch!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I cooked a really good full meal for us on Sunday using the grill for the chicken, crock pot for the dressing, large crock pot for the cabbage casserole and the toaster oven for the sweet potato casserole.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9WeC1VoxFjg_S7DIHJpg8MYA7IY-0ZYyubmbtYOvCvdKoERZoXq-GK_n4cQjeC3-v3nFGyfYOZwC1l1I5g9ECMd1HovkOcYhvo961sBUmi7ki-rFCmGH40Ie_EL6ou5E3KNBigIfMEJdW2GdWBzlWJUrc_Yw0pyWKrXYJ23SOjIhUL1DX-Ohs2BLT6Znw/s1024/Ribbet%20collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">I did have the 'crud' with lots of coughing and hacking.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now that's gone but I'm sneezing and using Vicks and my Netti pot and handfuls of tissues! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And rain!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuAWMoV8gGEE-XU3v2kgypsLq6PGjmvOKqzFm9XtuvCZeu02CfNYGsK9xAY-Eg8Ue-u6cbfzShlfxBoawInyLdSbNtTUGAXe4Gnfs6dEom5RYsEHKjlVYd8RXj_Sjj6fM_GHxFU6K04p9emo1rh74WrdgolVSt3QsnBkyUg5NTeay1XLe_VoXO3cc2JSnH/s2048/IMG_E6030.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuAWMoV8gGEE-XU3v2kgypsLq6PGjmvOKqzFm9XtuvCZeu02CfNYGsK9xAY-Eg8Ue-u6cbfzShlfxBoawInyLdSbNtTUGAXe4Gnfs6dEom5RYsEHKjlVYd8RXj_Sjj6fM_GHxFU6K04p9emo1rh74WrdgolVSt3QsnBkyUg5NTeay1XLe_VoXO3cc2JSnH/w400-h300/IMG_E6030.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">I worked on this painting again yesterday and today I did some more work on it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One more session will finish it up but I must allow it to dry first.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oils take a long time to dry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hopefully I can go back to do another session on Jesse's Coffee painting tomorrow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When we go home - whenever THAT happens - the house will still look just as it did on Christmas Day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Perhaps that's why I'm already thinking about the Santas for this year!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll be painting a Santa for each of my three oldest grandchildren - Sam, Faith and Levi per their request! I'm so thrilled that they WANT one!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I plan on giving them their Santa for their birthdays with the first one being Faith's in June, Sam in September and Levi in October.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been browsing through some possibilities.....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOnU9ccWE-GmuLHP_s0YrSVu1VRJfmBMxfg2zhYsGG082VaWQT4yISJlKIKQMDcfU1BPgkKs4HTav-_DpZLpldYkOz25M1KQXH5QJSnZ0S0KK-0D2aMu12U4dArejDsw7TFdN-XJUzTFwo5WYCZMr0DGiQbasVfqcCS0K8xc0rsVRZ5eoEyl1KBpHbwWv/s850/IMG_E5836.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOnU9ccWE-GmuLHP_s0YrSVu1VRJfmBMxfg2zhYsGG082VaWQT4yISJlKIKQMDcfU1BPgkKs4HTav-_DpZLpldYkOz25M1KQXH5QJSnZ0S0KK-0D2aMu12U4dArejDsw7TFdN-XJUzTFwo5WYCZMr0DGiQbasVfqcCS0K8xc0rsVRZ5eoEyl1KBpHbwWv/w301-h400/IMG_E5836.JPG" width="301" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">So many Santas......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am closing tonight's journal entry with a prayer request for our dear friend, June.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She is in the hospital and it doesn't look good.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCzUHUSVGIYw2dArYGyD_Vd7Sqa9RH4-PZUQyhNbXtGH_3hZzSBeXYj1HURR2UxEDBEW6jiKyzIW4JQ1gmqzOz-U0hfd3oItnNrIE-8QAFrY1imz6lQqBr6tBHypNnzzs9iXRmrNGOsIaFJqjrJmb0hQODyaykfduDNODyjxN6VkfzUCdw9gjAd-hpbVi/s1200/421500371_10168562601750710_2680792426654670851_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="771" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCzUHUSVGIYw2dArYGyD_Vd7Sqa9RH4-PZUQyhNbXtGH_3hZzSBeXYj1HURR2UxEDBEW6jiKyzIW4JQ1gmqzOz-U0hfd3oItnNrIE-8QAFrY1imz6lQqBr6tBHypNnzzs9iXRmrNGOsIaFJqjrJmb0hQODyaykfduDNODyjxN6VkfzUCdw9gjAd-hpbVi/w258-h400/421500371_10168562601750710_2680792426654670851_n.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here she is on Christmas Eve before going to the candlelight service at church.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Praying for her daughters, Kimmy and Tracy, and sister Tommie, and all her family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She is so special to so many of us.....</div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoOx0zkWYeM93dbjsRMKunBz8C8sWqGZoEx_xRDHE8kh0WcCOsKW0dXFGq6GtdI8h8XrLmRy5K2l9Ye4WAcR1infDyX6c9OPA3qjy9-iuYmoO7V_38sDng6bsH6S_gTM05HIu2QEh3BvxqjZW4iqPnrtd9bZGX7GoLSJAa_YHuXmPgoTWARHoBpX1w1fTR" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="563" height="627" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoOx0zkWYeM93dbjsRMKunBz8C8sWqGZoEx_xRDHE8kh0WcCOsKW0dXFGq6GtdI8h8XrLmRy5K2l9Ye4WAcR1infDyX6c9OPA3qjy9-iuYmoO7V_38sDng6bsH6S_gTM05HIu2QEh3BvxqjZW4iqPnrtd9bZGX7GoLSJAa_YHuXmPgoTWARHoBpX1w1fTR=w640-h627" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622758739580732797.post-91152342515620036062024-01-20T21:33:00.000-06:002024-01-20T21:33:10.452-06:00I'm Losing Track of my Days....<div style="text-align: center;">We have been here at the ranch since December 30th.....so this makes three full weeks and we plan to be here another week or two. This will be our longest visit ever!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We filled everything we could find with water to use for flushing the toilet and washing dishes - heating the water in an electric kettle.</div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXAzKkFdHWxloOofZoRd82zFF1kHJtblznshwpJpvSc493EBQI4SGsSVYMQCWlrkbn7i41Ln7xDDO5qcof6ASIbcPr0IYvZTvyibyTR2ctVoafB2-EGay3k2lstNTU_yO5oPRGGGkxcnsQUAeHbUJ8Dprg22lHlR8fc_ev6bhxwXJXFY2Cn7ESDqF4xkkL/s2048/IMG_E5957.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXAzKkFdHWxloOofZoRd82zFF1kHJtblznshwpJpvSc493EBQI4SGsSVYMQCWlrkbn7i41Ln7xDDO5qcof6ASIbcPr0IYvZTvyibyTR2ctVoafB2-EGay3k2lstNTU_yO5oPRGGGkxcnsQUAeHbUJ8Dprg22lHlR8fc_ev6bhxwXJXFY2Cn7ESDqF4xkkL/w300-h400/IMG_E5957.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dean turned the water off to both our places and it stayed off for three days.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQTgngtjQJEP6Ng_WnQdZZoACYuTGH2tnCJB_9BJmMer1KbmrmIED0y8XjbBvpq7O-Ho3xKaiVaGUIg20P3rcMYmYGMb-ZOW2of2a-VtI6afTaqkyanJTjB3kVhHRCnNyZAPPRXmFjABwzcZCLEOM9Cn1nHxwqFVOpjzl5XNN-qoM97rzsNB2VJJvDuZjC/s2048/IMG_E5960.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQTgngtjQJEP6Ng_WnQdZZoACYuTGH2tnCJB_9BJmMer1KbmrmIED0y8XjbBvpq7O-Ho3xKaiVaGUIg20P3rcMYmYGMb-ZOW2of2a-VtI6afTaqkyanJTjB3kVhHRCnNyZAPPRXmFjABwzcZCLEOM9Cn1nHxwqFVOpjzl5XNN-qoM97rzsNB2VJJvDuZjC/w300-h400/IMG_E5960.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We used up all we had and this last barrel remained frozen on the porch even though Louis Dean had covered it with carpet and rugs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Monday night we ran out of propane in the big tank but Son Dean came down and hooked up a smaller tank and we were able to keep the bathroom at 50 or so.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tuesday was SO cold and we just stayed put! We drank coffee in the morning, ate leftovers, watched old movies, took naps, ate more leftovers, drank wine in the bathroom in front of the heater and went to bed. I don't think we have been this relaxed in several months!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wednesday warmed up some and all the ice was gone so we loaded up the empty tank and went to Waco. We did several errands like filling up the truck with diesel, picking up prescriptions from Walgreens and cough drops and such. Lunch was Whataburgers then HEB and Home Depot for supplies. The plumbing isles were packed with people looking for pipes and fittings...including us!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were so tired and both of us were feeling sickly - Louis Dean was having a hard time thinking so I drove us back to the ranch. I had to sit at the edge of the seat so my feet could reach the pedals and I pulled myself up to the steering wheel. The seat won't budge so usually, if I'm driving, I take a big pillow to wedge behind my back. I should keep one in the truck all the time now - just in case!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dean and Sherry had left soup for us so we came in and ate and went straight to bed!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDhbpRLsT_GAUnUs796QvKEufBi7rU5zdrdDTbnqWRf1iIiQX9RWyE3b6Qa28Hn9mprzRj5afOtzXY75GzX5l7kmBle25L1JnbugxWOSYsK3dX4xfDuC2M9BmvfIaWUmUGDPNSY2xnhHYLzoLb1-ycXpB5YoS64Vty3BXDkKVLsH-Lcb5H0YEiiSRFmxEg/s2048/IMG_E5964.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDhbpRLsT_GAUnUs796QvKEufBi7rU5zdrdDTbnqWRf1iIiQX9RWyE3b6Qa28Hn9mprzRj5afOtzXY75GzX5l7kmBle25L1JnbugxWOSYsK3dX4xfDuC2M9BmvfIaWUmUGDPNSY2xnhHYLzoLb1-ycXpB5YoS64Vty3BXDkKVLsH-Lcb5H0YEiiSRFmxEg/w300-h400/IMG_E5964.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thursday warmed up to 60 so I went out and cut back all of our rose bushes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ruUKXKT3sefNe5GhIKF1IgnxlTYUE5VJc8ZgEcOHf2jbhOuX_CpwQI-9QaTvl-QkFyXTfsRcIv1aZIO9Dtni3vF89kzIQYblOpwEzH-fOHRGKk5cdo-rupy0CGCtr5ath1c5ikpCBghP4Nx4QQOYUdoQumLrlZUjYFCqzaaNPj57DwuxuHf57Mq5Tot9/s2048/IMG_E5966.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ruUKXKT3sefNe5GhIKF1IgnxlTYUE5VJc8ZgEcOHf2jbhOuX_CpwQI-9QaTvl-QkFyXTfsRcIv1aZIO9Dtni3vF89kzIQYblOpwEzH-fOHRGKk5cdo-rupy0CGCtr5ath1c5ikpCBghP4Nx4QQOYUdoQumLrlZUjYFCqzaaNPj57DwuxuHf57Mq5Tot9/w300-h400/IMG_E5966.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Who knew the goats would find them tasty!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyBZ6kPNwTlVeeVexjKrRas1IAp1PzwkBJiS2HMp18ypkljV18mL1lU6Dl4ul1Ku06hp195v1V-eF3DEpg3zg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But then if the goats ever got in through the gates, I'm sure they would eat all the rose bushes!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTwucTGqspjoTEC6WSvMY5Jf4sN_39p_uW8yKa4fZLJPKCk3rQ98z7_PiT_9cngMHaBrNzzwxgOzuFpN-wh-OD04S2acCd5tUTzPQ8Hh57Dod2DpF7hTjWR0qOkJIoTfykYKdGwuQVK7Qruu6DSYZamMnaiDMzDYeNWQiw-iwpF5iYBfXNKb9DpB7xZJw/s1692/IMG_E5969.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1692" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTwucTGqspjoTEC6WSvMY5Jf4sN_39p_uW8yKa4fZLJPKCk3rQ98z7_PiT_9cngMHaBrNzzwxgOzuFpN-wh-OD04S2acCd5tUTzPQ8Hh57Dod2DpF7hTjWR0qOkJIoTfykYKdGwuQVK7Qruu6DSYZamMnaiDMzDYeNWQiw-iwpF5iYBfXNKb9DpB7xZJw/w363-h400/IMG_E5969.JPG" width="363" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had thought I'd burn them but Dean looked at the box of clippings and said, "Goat food!"</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFKGwGFnHbnWlSgxxR4-6dCrwRq1IvUXUYa7vF9UkOPVzhDJ25KfOnU5WsHv8n2wrGSaLcIgNLufHaF1t3gWW6lebxGigpyMGbQlCYZUwFnmkNrH42EiT7COnQikL2oPk70Yi8_UlaLB3fIzvhbqWPadBfK6lK9jwE0qUjVq2QQj3gb59CtFTc-0m6KqB/s2048/IMG_E5973.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They went all along the perimeter of the yard outside the fence line.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1x7WTUl_BnAGbRj4E9LZ8vDyBxnXXI9eH0ChUwNn1UK-uUZhfY27bdWo_uPKVa73c9ayA8Fp2lRdnc9If-6GuBeYAxVcKX3pBdlK10DDRBLxmbGtnKdKPfXP1mp2HF3NCObZjAxK-WjKnHBSw7M_LSzsfFYL9uqV9Cvfr8tLrZcVXUg7T7rN9h_Y9GIhS/s2048/IMG_E5977.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1x7WTUl_BnAGbRj4E9LZ8vDyBxnXXI9eH0ChUwNn1UK-uUZhfY27bdWo_uPKVa73c9ayA8Fp2lRdnc9If-6GuBeYAxVcKX3pBdlK10DDRBLxmbGtnKdKPfXP1mp2HF3NCObZjAxK-WjKnHBSw7M_LSzsfFYL9uqV9Cvfr8tLrZcVXUg7T7rN9h_Y9GIhS/w300-h400/IMG_E5977.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are good lawn mowers!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmbsp4oCSnWMjy9oCrrPARiFvnSUs9Op6zEq3SPxQwxk3q5fp9482fvmxD8qeeqrtuhkSW3a-kNPpzbIHLSGITync_66viehbGMZ0nZi5L3446Q-qRMA1Lq8Bopb_U-_czzAgIlrPj5C0fMGo_4HXG8EzLyteVk7dnPKIFR205n_G50LQEJLrelN923BP1/s1654/IMG_E5979.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="1654" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmbsp4oCSnWMjy9oCrrPARiFvnSUs9Op6zEq3SPxQwxk3q5fp9482fvmxD8qeeqrtuhkSW3a-kNPpzbIHLSGITync_66viehbGMZ0nZi5L3446Q-qRMA1Lq8Bopb_U-_czzAgIlrPj5C0fMGo_4HXG8EzLyteVk7dnPKIFR205n_G50LQEJLrelN923BP1/w400-h329/IMG_E5979.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Plus they are fun and frisky!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just think they are cute!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-7DmOSODgdVd1ABZ2Do2RC7vDUz_oOFgqF8h41_Gy8lRZIruvLMm_DoIuhMKC3VrEd0SZpzUQQFRQjjpBkn_SchDqhKQNVUGXE7WetHHP2SH-dzCFAucH36BHZO3uCd3e_Dqx8AcQKkovxhJanPv_YQjhC-XdSCQ7FqkpG0NwQW2Ef_SQeNP7SenWZFK/s2048/IMG_E5990.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-7DmOSODgdVd1ABZ2Do2RC7vDUz_oOFgqF8h41_Gy8lRZIruvLMm_DoIuhMKC3VrEd0SZpzUQQFRQjjpBkn_SchDqhKQNVUGXE7WetHHP2SH-dzCFAucH36BHZO3uCd3e_Dqx8AcQKkovxhJanPv_YQjhC-XdSCQ7FqkpG0NwQW2Ef_SQeNP7SenWZFK/w400-h300/IMG_E5990.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dean worked all afternoon on Thursday repairing pipes and digging in the dirt finding the leaks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He has the patience of Job!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUxabzOSiCvK2p0YySij4tR5mq9yLpRlX6FvGbQURA7sGRuq8-FNVeBTqfPhXTkqgeOw9cUo2GO9fRnLyiqsW14N9YmzIuBNMnf6Qu62HMsYC6R6Qpv7UhkTE2P25gM-EoWYfhSraMWnNpmo1NLpp3beBREx9_R3JOjXq7t7XanoufU-DGq_yX1CDTVH7/s1647/IMG_E5991.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1647" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUxabzOSiCvK2p0YySij4tR5mq9yLpRlX6FvGbQURA7sGRuq8-FNVeBTqfPhXTkqgeOw9cUo2GO9fRnLyiqsW14N9YmzIuBNMnf6Qu62HMsYC6R6Qpv7UhkTE2P25gM-EoWYfhSraMWnNpmo1NLpp3beBREx9_R3JOjXq7t7XanoufU-DGq_yX1CDTVH7/w373-h400/IMG_E5991.JPG" width="373" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been painting some every day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll make these two kitties look like Samantha and Tabitha!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuGRuYpeCQQ-zQapWMpQggLWHmyjoS0oUehbyNFVSkUEionpMajHxzqm6aQR0C2HeKOHg9K271QOwEx2eJ84byBAGkDwqJtm2TYrYvf75isi7mZQiNsCBzBQT0AAsPXJu0McJnrQhZO4U-wbzwiy79Jr8ISc_RrzS_WjwVE6vKknpCGcooVsEv5rIz6Gf6/s2048/IMG_E5993.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuGRuYpeCQQ-zQapWMpQggLWHmyjoS0oUehbyNFVSkUEionpMajHxzqm6aQR0C2HeKOHg9K271QOwEx2eJ84byBAGkDwqJtm2TYrYvf75isi7mZQiNsCBzBQT0AAsPXJu0McJnrQhZO4U-wbzwiy79Jr8ISc_RrzS_WjwVE6vKknpCGcooVsEv5rIz6Gf6/w400-h300/IMG_E5993.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sherry sent down some pinto beans and I made cornbread muffins for Louis Dean's supper!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I write tonight's journal entry, we now have water, thanks to Dean!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the spring he will be changing to PEX and we will not have so many issues to deal with in freezing weather.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This afternoon Sherry and I drove to Marlin, Texas to meet Rosey for a late lunch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was good to get out and it was good to visit together!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We talked and laughed and the time just flew by!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sherry drives the back country roads and the scenery was so pretty. Up around Mart the lands are now solar farms and wind farms. It was good to see land with hay and cattle and large ranches.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PYDZAIfJx8K0fWi9KzO7AEepPbu4D6Sx0jZleAZXSeaugX1w9S3Q6YBQe8UaU9lhHcNMcNn56EMtT_UnZ6Udz8u1Al0xX05hyphenhyphen4qNTrDoT14j0F2GcWQRYKZncmU2BoXY6KJ9evObFrgNfWC4k7VxbaLRhYdL1LZqTidKpbCsFshFy2MC9IDY6w4uuuPY/s2048/420820678_10168557680020710_1689728728752153512_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PYDZAIfJx8K0fWi9KzO7AEepPbu4D6Sx0jZleAZXSeaugX1w9S3Q6YBQe8UaU9lhHcNMcNn56EMtT_UnZ6Udz8u1Al0xX05hyphenhyphen4qNTrDoT14j0F2GcWQRYKZncmU2BoXY6KJ9evObFrgNfWC4k7VxbaLRhYdL1LZqTidKpbCsFshFy2MC9IDY6w4uuuPY/w300-h400/420820678_10168557680020710_1689728728752153512_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We passed a really big ranch and Sherry and I both noticed the unusual fence.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From the road it looked like burled wood. We passed on by and then Sherry stopped, backed the truck up and said, "Those are coyotes."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">14 of them! The rancher must be a crack shot and the one up close is the newest one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was surprised at how BIG they are. He kills one, wires its legs together and hangs it on the fencepost. There's not much left of the first one on the post closest to the road.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There's always something to see in the country!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I didn't get any pics but we also saw flocks of cardinals on the roads. Dozens of them!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The weather will be warming now and no more freezing temps are in the forecast for the next couple of weeks. There's a lot of rain coming but it won't be COLD!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK0y-Cp55RtAQHb-_zRU-hKKwrjAlJAxtelCTqKh3339trn3kNw0Irs74RDUuHFWTkTx8qQu2MFg-Bc8xsSAt8JzT8OtRxm98ucXH7XW2sHbAKrEBzJYaG_FCSz14VrTr_rR5nFyAsBwcmjrS_69ObBswo7IWRIz9NNnzGrdex5wTfi4TkUCtL3jaohDJl/s960/IMG_5932.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK0y-Cp55RtAQHb-_zRU-hKKwrjAlJAxtelCTqKh3339trn3kNw0Irs74RDUuHFWTkTx8qQu2MFg-Bc8xsSAt8JzT8OtRxm98ucXH7XW2sHbAKrEBzJYaG_FCSz14VrTr_rR5nFyAsBwcmjrS_69ObBswo7IWRIz9NNnzGrdex5wTfi4TkUCtL3jaohDJl/w400-h300/IMG_5932.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Summer has had an adventure staying warm in her cabin at Bar-J Ranch in Arkansas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think most of the country has been in the deep freeze the last few weeks!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrhoQ9mRDNc9BCF9UbsPHc5DTE6dM6WiU_PceUbFN2nBw-t3n2llRbfPEJvpYh0VGctaVRdqfwWt-LBiF_m8yVDHtBnRJvM-VbldYOjv0QkRWSMvo4xkfmEjQkl4v6znDJS2YwbqxqH1WWWjP1NNIkK2fnv9Fu4tjmgQAQej8HBsASxTqsUILPVGTKpMrN" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrhoQ9mRDNc9BCF9UbsPHc5DTE6dM6WiU_PceUbFN2nBw-t3n2llRbfPEJvpYh0VGctaVRdqfwWt-LBiF_m8yVDHtBnRJvM-VbldYOjv0QkRWSMvo4xkfmEjQkl4v6znDJS2YwbqxqH1WWWjP1NNIkK2fnv9Fu4tjmgQAQej8HBsASxTqsUILPVGTKpMrN=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAtfEjZE1lN1PO4yyPeOl3iDYdXHfhVHuCR6WMfndcC2TKWIBfd5vPUKok1h2ilN55pTlwYM4trBby74rB9-kpiCT4SBsvWPSDBlhcLqXmqBvuwUaFLkEyNG1S9fU08piuS10bnxY7LEwhZtaSALW2W1o0yTuf5rq8LEhTCapWpUTKNz7E0ya3HNC8pjfq" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAtfEjZE1lN1PO4yyPeOl3iDYdXHfhVHuCR6WMfndcC2TKWIBfd5vPUKok1h2ilN55pTlwYM4trBby74rB9-kpiCT4SBsvWPSDBlhcLqXmqBvuwUaFLkEyNG1S9fU08piuS10bnxY7LEwhZtaSALW2W1o0yTuf5rq8LEhTCapWpUTKNz7E0ya3HNC8pjfq=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622758739580732797.post-24418741108825437632024-01-16T18:31:00.001-06:002024-01-17T12:11:50.240-06:00It's a COLD Adventure Here in the Country!<p style="text-align: center;"> Sunday morning brought the promised freezing cold temps!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGn9AEjV8YVurvuZBcOZUyS3IIna6kgW_TC8i7i1kfnaaQ6Pe8PfgNDUfOM06Z2oTkDuwtPONhkJ8ranKPJQOjEpmOVL3Tlpt0gshTcWs7uCz71FBwxghoppHuF7sTzMF11n0a5Hzty5V44UuDwEMUUCq0U5bEAcvNbDL6yA90dnDfLd2hhfWIaUNpaJv/s1008/JXQI8130.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGn9AEjV8YVurvuZBcOZUyS3IIna6kgW_TC8i7i1kfnaaQ6Pe8PfgNDUfOM06Z2oTkDuwtPONhkJ8ranKPJQOjEpmOVL3Tlpt0gshTcWs7uCz71FBwxghoppHuF7sTzMF11n0a5Hzty5V44UuDwEMUUCq0U5bEAcvNbDL6yA90dnDfLd2hhfWIaUNpaJv/w400-h300/JXQI8130.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Son Dean took this pic on Sunday...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivblLc7bb3U0EimG1lr359pScsaucF0j9mjpTYwxfDOfa5ip6OE0VwHAUYXY_mQXjYGsTS0uywDTDk38mTsQN2PEMhxJPP0-SmZ5jQ5Sdhc9VeqHMj-twTpF6Qo-RZAVabBq2W7RkOPjXAon7QhFsGtmHfp_vRk9PTm14j1VyLhb5IwA8FK_4d0LyInc6N/s1008/CGTO1689.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivblLc7bb3U0EimG1lr359pScsaucF0j9mjpTYwxfDOfa5ip6OE0VwHAUYXY_mQXjYGsTS0uywDTDk38mTsQN2PEMhxJPP0-SmZ5jQ5Sdhc9VeqHMj-twTpF6Qo-RZAVabBq2W7RkOPjXAon7QhFsGtmHfp_vRk9PTm14j1VyLhb5IwA8FK_4d0LyInc6N/w400-h300/CGTO1689.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">....and then this one!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaGZU0KZtSaboxUtN6pKcvllIKqIB8TOW5QCEyu5GzguobYqhTedFZiNMzaDNKHl-NgmxgWIMKchyGWO3cqbEN6qxYgH5v7I9R4hgV2705PM0Pa4hcXIiLjMofMxjfDr1QjaEo7rzzudeuFbOjMkFl5Aakp9ezo4fRo1mONFhMHIiXp8NaeC4uY0x205ER/s2048/IMG_E5915.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaGZU0KZtSaboxUtN6pKcvllIKqIB8TOW5QCEyu5GzguobYqhTedFZiNMzaDNKHl-NgmxgWIMKchyGWO3cqbEN6qxYgH5v7I9R4hgV2705PM0Pa4hcXIiLjMofMxjfDr1QjaEo7rzzudeuFbOjMkFl5Aakp9ezo4fRo1mONFhMHIiXp8NaeC4uY0x205ER/w400-h300/IMG_E5915.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We and the cats were hunkered down inside the camper!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCglu3wM2Z7ihD8UsNJkV8q2_GpUhK1mcg7Tqnq7vj8FpU0BdtlgERURlv9E-Ee-ojABuvE1BmhH6mEqh0n8SP4YiheXWv5uqQpPBjdEim4dqpGWpXq6CVDum_DUFCAzYuWIiyocrEx-u_fNohMiBfG-JPgI8CZmwuDMCoUUriMkX8AFPuWDUQid8acpFX/s2048/IMG_E5916.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCglu3wM2Z7ihD8UsNJkV8q2_GpUhK1mcg7Tqnq7vj8FpU0BdtlgERURlv9E-Ee-ojABuvE1BmhH6mEqh0n8SP4YiheXWv5uqQpPBjdEim4dqpGWpXq6CVDum_DUFCAzYuWIiyocrEx-u_fNohMiBfG-JPgI8CZmwuDMCoUUriMkX8AFPuWDUQid8acpFX/w300-h400/IMG_E5916.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean is NOT a fan of cold weather!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hot weather doesn't agree with him either - after being hospitalized with heat exhaustion a couple of years ago. Cold weather is easier to deal with if you have heat! and praise God for our heaters and resources - like son Dean!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyf7j4IkBUtyC7aX0g2MKn9cCIoFV6Kud8HwXcewawYuJn6B5zTFvdxYIagkxWeF12_SnGFgdHWY7BTPrjW11FuyiC-pDYUfw45PjwPyUKqh_QrZsKgz_ja8rDuUgWjNWRozALpk5mPYqbchetD4Lmm8fNrFUz5O042_yJVd3qyEeUmrw3lB0qbEfGCBmb/s2048/IMG_E5918.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyf7j4IkBUtyC7aX0g2MKn9cCIoFV6Kud8HwXcewawYuJn6B5zTFvdxYIagkxWeF12_SnGFgdHWY7BTPrjW11FuyiC-pDYUfw45PjwPyUKqh_QrZsKgz_ja8rDuUgWjNWRozALpk5mPYqbchetD4Lmm8fNrFUz5O042_yJVd3qyEeUmrw3lB0qbEfGCBmb/w300-h400/IMG_E5918.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We watched church online and stayed warm and cozy in the camper!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJTHGFCu5Q7-1nd9MKaSyYvm8YPG9rAedTMKPDoHpaWwAWfSqmRijA-sTZfLegAb2XrUoJMgf-_rRRdcbPmKZRyaz2Grsu12cR9T0UEv29KQavGfss3SqYD08qRcTtcWBKkipwZTtMyIRBCI98a8SFwsck3kmEKvQAaZSNo7wO5lVSuv6vZwSRbPLyqKtW/s2034/IMG_E5922.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1525" data-original-width="2034" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJTHGFCu5Q7-1nd9MKaSyYvm8YPG9rAedTMKPDoHpaWwAWfSqmRijA-sTZfLegAb2XrUoJMgf-_rRRdcbPmKZRyaz2Grsu12cR9T0UEv29KQavGfss3SqYD08qRcTtcWBKkipwZTtMyIRBCI98a8SFwsck3kmEKvQAaZSNo7wO5lVSuv6vZwSRbPLyqKtW/w400-h300/IMG_E5922.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was seriously COLD outside!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As in the teens....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BJIOgp_dChOZGWVDjGUIVN8juEmaa10yMW0Y6Tzvtob5m56dqRMctMCjHQY_WU2mRoUs7tmwjwm98LCvDaEVavWbtxHhi8fU4l6Ry6T-sBtoa0CMR4f4U-qWfXrkBsBWeOf53yWBY7RQYve-MQqjbY18auUg1C7ni0ptvlv0SDDIyFAQDQ63L4d04uR9/s2048/IMG_E5923.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BJIOgp_dChOZGWVDjGUIVN8juEmaa10yMW0Y6Tzvtob5m56dqRMctMCjHQY_WU2mRoUs7tmwjwm98LCvDaEVavWbtxHhi8fU4l6Ry6T-sBtoa0CMR4f4U-qWfXrkBsBWeOf53yWBY7RQYve-MQqjbY18auUg1C7ni0ptvlv0SDDIyFAQDQ63L4d04uR9/w300-h400/IMG_E5923.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The insides of all the camper windows were covered in a layer of ice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean and I snuggled together in the bedroom and stayed toasty warm through the night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Monday was even colder and we huddled in the camper all morning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The temps stayed around 60 to 65 degrees so we were good!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZjp7Fkd8bOZH32jtduR24z3UZZeXGt6Jum0Of-z170IoU1uulPTTmr47UWRxejDuUALuurr-R7-TADWfvjOXul-v4ygosj9jPlrRxVPqqMePFZrz6SpjgJc5lQGy35TxhoyvZd_CEuzxKYtzECqDh5H9qtP-W1UiH9SSAAWW29jPaLT83eQGIXBHpH18z" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvk_o7fg34mzgiMw-FT61-blvGwAD-t_a5u8gUF4TrFREziX_BsflMOn8ro9b-8WeB0xfCA3AREgeyUtOp-3D559YDMfaog3De3afI2p4i-2a6V-5_b5rGGS3HUFlpoawv1M60gbmIAXjPkLs2TbkDmvVYMWOVe_K6W0tWdMogPwSidAz1DABgUrm3gsr/w400-h400/Ribbet9%20collage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the afternoon I did some art and based in the companion piece for my son's Barista painting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5SJbcCNRT5h62QtQ76IdTJHU4SdPAOyTWUcHlV_seuBE3ih2E5Lye36dUBqiawyBTUdKhx_SQuMR_h3nBbqq8j-ZhJi8jUqnFDFRkrTR84SqDnrpEzIwB-7dCFwd0ePA2ZGIq4JDCOIrKvKptxUvjaKcALT0MT6SDGd63Zd3NVAyRKLUlUvBoVn5QWVuV/s2048/IMG_E5934.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5SJbcCNRT5h62QtQ76IdTJHU4SdPAOyTWUcHlV_seuBE3ih2E5Lye36dUBqiawyBTUdKhx_SQuMR_h3nBbqq8j-ZhJi8jUqnFDFRkrTR84SqDnrpEzIwB-7dCFwd0ePA2ZGIq4JDCOIrKvKptxUvjaKcALT0MT6SDGd63Zd3NVAyRKLUlUvBoVn5QWVuV/w300-h400/IMG_E5934.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our Monday Night supper!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHaf8wTDilsSK_YvlIfkXJJ98dwXP_xZsgJWe-QJfqjZ7I-NS0aGBz4OWLuUN2hNPmoKuGijPqo8N6JOH8HzwXEh2RKZCNcfaM4dkdprHhfsqxFiQH43940Rt1zVis7rlpWWw_B_PQFfK04LkUlJJYA-Vce5EAAbL9iQFPqXVtX4Pwo2ALG_IDv5j531JG/s2048/IMG_E5936.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHaf8wTDilsSK_YvlIfkXJJ98dwXP_xZsgJWe-QJfqjZ7I-NS0aGBz4OWLuUN2hNPmoKuGijPqo8N6JOH8HzwXEh2RKZCNcfaM4dkdprHhfsqxFiQH43940Rt1zVis7rlpWWw_B_PQFfK04LkUlJJYA-Vce5EAAbL9iQFPqXVtX4Pwo2ALG_IDv5j531JG/w300-h400/IMG_E5936.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean was a much happier camper!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuC6pEyOnvNNXHP125pDg1NHu5vl9IF-cMqFznfd_9eTIx9zOlBVhyQJJc0UC5pZuFP4QCCP8TxlEDsOPP0ukMEmMthwtfHsgualwbZv3epxUBO8DHKU7A60C-gsv5QM0AtWwunxKMkJvR__betQg4h-gCfDObXQw7fw2MTVrkKSvsupVGJY2-FFpkwxL0/s2048/IMG_E5941.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Heater ON!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUmHg_HVAG1cGO7-RCkarL2Is_OT-fnG5B7vu1z6o-yEB0X5p29HH7NZ0BoLSArEeW8XLr41dhqpiI-3wJrqKdI_fBHSLEfiqthyPfrzWr-4YxL_OseIcHIsBKCR32NOXGVoMMWJbgVQ8hGoI_94r-WsQF8vbp1uNGxfzktso8wzp8U3OTXZ7hmBCyO9JP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUmHg_HVAG1cGO7-RCkarL2Is_OT-fnG5B7vu1z6o-yEB0X5p29HH7NZ0BoLSArEeW8XLr41dhqpiI-3wJrqKdI_fBHSLEfiqthyPfrzWr-4YxL_OseIcHIsBKCR32NOXGVoMMWJbgVQ8hGoI_94r-WsQF8vbp1uNGxfzktso8wzp8U3OTXZ7hmBCyO9JP=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And another great movie!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tuesday dawned with the ice gone and the landscape back to normal winter mode.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Coffee in the bathroom and then BLTs for a late breakfast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjly467N4V8K8ShDWiJsht6Df85nkxWkWMu5jpLSlQ7eXWvr3xZfP60HQMVpaddrCORMKsfv_SM7y1oPFrEN3WoJuUhOTXz0FRHTTGz_4O6GHjAEKR-qPC3VVqMDndGhh797sgCDWrGeXsaPXwqol46Mb6Buh6jNqbeglUalc9cPdNiArqH2a1xtB2p2AzZ/s2048/IMG_E5949.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjly467N4V8K8ShDWiJsht6Df85nkxWkWMu5jpLSlQ7eXWvr3xZfP60HQMVpaddrCORMKsfv_SM7y1oPFrEN3WoJuUhOTXz0FRHTTGz_4O6GHjAEKR-qPC3VVqMDndGhh797sgCDWrGeXsaPXwqol46Mb6Buh6jNqbeglUalc9cPdNiArqH2a1xtB2p2AzZ/w300-h400/IMG_E5949.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The ice is gone from the windows and the sun is shining!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We ate and napped and read....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I painted and wrote ....finishing chapter 30 in my memoir.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSYHhsELfmr7xch6tDh6Agry9rg9Phppv5KFDUGybTrQyncosnxaivtaCKJSWzDlgMXeOjcPGGPI048El5Y0BoGk4Mi0ydVGyEIOZCXY9Cpy_raryQsM7Ah4KVOAqE5faiInZsPHD9glTgIOE0kG_dEQl69ZjOkIsicGvtEc67IlLTJriPXVlzcHGHzCkx" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSYHhsELfmr7xch6tDh6Agry9rg9Phppv5KFDUGybTrQyncosnxaivtaCKJSWzDlgMXeOjcPGGPI048El5Y0BoGk4Mi0ydVGyEIOZCXY9Cpy_raryQsM7Ah4KVOAqE5faiInZsPHD9glTgIOE0kG_dEQl69ZjOkIsicGvtEc67IlLTJriPXVlzcHGHzCkx=w267-h400" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean and I ate leftovers for a hot meal tonight and watched this movie!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The temps will be the coldest yet tonight - 11 degrees!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A warm up will begin in the morning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's been bitter cold and hard to prepare meals, clean and stay warm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have had our challenges and the one most concerning to me was Louis Dean coughing, choking and congested.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It began when the high winds blew in and kicked up his allergies!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Praise God that he is doing better as I write this journal entry on Tuesday night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are all on a journey.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And it's best to make the most of what we have and the least of what we don't!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTp7dk--Hn9vxBUkh9qGr9lECF460ieCxxJcq_BRq3xNZ9OFuXit4Dkn0Njk8VBqzZ7YEJfbdxwrDzIjVNf4bBugVS6jt3mthGNNbeLYbWjeRVD5sl5bE_sMPmXwNZg9LPuXseounMq7rq-zBONxnD7BaCyML-O_2HuOljR7QLGtDDivX8vIzNy3eLNSEg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTp7dk--Hn9vxBUkh9qGr9lECF460ieCxxJcq_BRq3xNZ9OFuXit4Dkn0Njk8VBqzZ7YEJfbdxwrDzIjVNf4bBugVS6jt3mthGNNbeLYbWjeRVD5sl5bE_sMPmXwNZg9LPuXseounMq7rq-zBONxnD7BaCyML-O_2HuOljR7QLGtDDivX8vIzNy3eLNSEg=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>And with that I bid you goodnight from the country!</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622758739580732797.post-92231937272895449792024-01-13T21:55:00.001-06:002024-01-14T08:44:57.001-06:00Friday's Dinner Party and Saturday's Critters! Plus Amber and Harrison is in Salt Lake City! HOCKEY Time!<p style="text-align: center;"> The temps are starting to fall after yesterday's high of 70 degrees!</p><div style="text-align: center;">Friday morning our cats were all warm and cozy around the bathroom heater - as were we!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1WnEO5Jjayb7xr_pQ7L7_eRLZ1C38L8kfvqHHE7GcXyw8vNMQOvSJWNijumSFLS2AUhd2HIhawOQYggSNXxd7-Dil1A6boS5gN1wsVJ-O_aVRBQB0XIWlsfM2MYZPUkhixjPbfjerwMlY1NeXrYsgIlImdiu6FY46XLQ7TgxjxM72GwEOlQnX3DVRrt7/s2048/IMG_E5866.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2031" data-original-width="2048" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1WnEO5Jjayb7xr_pQ7L7_eRLZ1C38L8kfvqHHE7GcXyw8vNMQOvSJWNijumSFLS2AUhd2HIhawOQYggSNXxd7-Dil1A6boS5gN1wsVJ-O_aVRBQB0XIWlsfM2MYZPUkhixjPbfjerwMlY1NeXrYsgIlImdiu6FY46XLQ7TgxjxM72GwEOlQnX3DVRrt7/w400-h396/IMG_E5866.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Chicken Little came up savaging for food - which I fed her with flour tortillas and salad sheds...you know - the cores from the lettuce and tomatoes. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzv3koBgNP20mUTcj5x_ZjI_9uCRbuS-8aXBMCzc5w-elkjTbqaVBs44Vi7Fg5xFyICA3_Lx-_Mjam0vSNZB04iW1-TNyhQB0d24NEYEAEMuZniORdqPfNTy4hy8VbveSTxD8AALGKFDi0XWuSBz2h4Wlx8Uw159lRQEkQ3YlYTTHjEnkIsm3tjyU6tweI/s2048/IMG_E5867.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzv3koBgNP20mUTcj5x_ZjI_9uCRbuS-8aXBMCzc5w-elkjTbqaVBs44Vi7Fg5xFyICA3_Lx-_Mjam0vSNZB04iW1-TNyhQB0d24NEYEAEMuZniORdqPfNTy4hy8VbveSTxD8AALGKFDi0XWuSBz2h4Wlx8Uw159lRQEkQ3YlYTTHjEnkIsm3tjyU6tweI/w300-h400/IMG_E5867.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They make a mess up here but I can't help but feed them!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFylA79f85rnfwuFr25md_eWpVp7NrZLCKERZlELeO6-E2eWjuE5GNINFI9385oAXSzIoNbwh4J124N1hDz575BKg43AP3QgkIeGYJn-QBfuiO1SAxngnV_9Os_Z7GvIw7RdF6EzU4bf6dvFJre0FW0SEmeg1ke_tTF0CMQMyPRtK0RLDAHKcFyHYdfnB/s2048/IMG_E5868.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFylA79f85rnfwuFr25md_eWpVp7NrZLCKERZlELeO6-E2eWjuE5GNINFI9385oAXSzIoNbwh4J124N1hDz575BKg43AP3QgkIeGYJn-QBfuiO1SAxngnV_9Os_Z7GvIw7RdF6EzU4bf6dvFJre0FW0SEmeg1ke_tTF0CMQMyPRtK0RLDAHKcFyHYdfnB/w400-h300/IMG_E5868.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It turned colder midafternoon and we took a hot chocolate break in front of the heater in the bathroom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started the preparations for our dinner party and then we both took hot showers and dressed up!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That meant clean overalls for him and a velour gown for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Warm and cozy with thick socks to complete our outfits!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mine were from Finland and as warm as toast!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivzcCL4kIUnBgdPJJINjHMFgXzlyumdLxG76UC7D8xlOAdFQePozuXiGR0rbWXkDM43_Vs6GE_N255Nx-l2gX9TlctzINQczNy5xxRNAkij41aFXASIYdtcPRY2l6cGoMF-XYZGwBBOSNRh8lY0O09q6PqeliXBpk1QXoDGVOqVLc-t5xbHbp6tRTIuHax/s2048/IMG_E5870.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivzcCL4kIUnBgdPJJINjHMFgXzlyumdLxG76UC7D8xlOAdFQePozuXiGR0rbWXkDM43_Vs6GE_N255Nx-l2gX9TlctzINQczNy5xxRNAkij41aFXASIYdtcPRY2l6cGoMF-XYZGwBBOSNRh8lY0O09q6PqeliXBpk1QXoDGVOqVLc-t5xbHbp6tRTIuHax/w300-h400/IMG_E5870.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Son Dean smoked some great cheeses, olives and sweet peppers....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">divine!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZocxCedmTJ79n7feWfhpH9HahekLQrKrKYcthNexFoursyBZvvS1D0h-M8TWvTEBbpZhTcyYUL9Ytt_WlY8AyJAiFGISyyAwFg2bKIVKMEVoLjKdC0NoSEGtN1pLRhrnT5tZ_14EK7eZQE_luV4Iz2aFDY6O2jL_SZjZzkMR_Y4K4yzqVucObxyM91Uh/s2048/IMG_E5871.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZocxCedmTJ79n7feWfhpH9HahekLQrKrKYcthNexFoursyBZvvS1D0h-M8TWvTEBbpZhTcyYUL9Ytt_WlY8AyJAiFGISyyAwFg2bKIVKMEVoLjKdC0NoSEGtN1pLRhrnT5tZ_14EK7eZQE_luV4Iz2aFDY6O2jL_SZjZzkMR_Y4K4yzqVucObxyM91Uh/w300-h400/IMG_E5871.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sherry had an appetizer tray of gourmet crackers and meat and cheese.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIsyjZAmZ54ugjYHYi6Xn-DXulB2uolChzYeMZ7QBf3EcpLX515UAm-kVYGplE6_coGBuqpjdWoXwzp4Pu-sajE0ng6Dc6mT7Tt0K1RvNZ59PSZihfIWbyz-LOF4rd2z6fMvC0SsarugVrKsiU8NLjtJwbBnLqcIGanYonLi3Rq5d0KcAxySpgIqAHnHLU/s2048/IMG_E5872.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIsyjZAmZ54ugjYHYi6Xn-DXulB2uolChzYeMZ7QBf3EcpLX515UAm-kVYGplE6_coGBuqpjdWoXwzp4Pu-sajE0ng6Dc6mT7Tt0K1RvNZ59PSZihfIWbyz-LOF4rd2z6fMvC0SsarugVrKsiU8NLjtJwbBnLqcIGanYonLi3Rq5d0KcAxySpgIqAHnHLU/w300-h400/IMG_E5872.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was fun like a party!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2taiKw-pcrrJzKsl09dtqlt7quPkw8Yn1vYHzVUhZ-_ryJVA0DXroR0kD8-rT1yLMIMew6qapbZk074CAJiDH3a46fg6KtkcZlfoHJS2KiOkeP-2OmOkmmduY25tvt0icFhNeCsihT9iG0EKXQWTf2JcoWo-HGzEsaQHkw3ak49h5e74xVlE7cFvbsvK/s1024/Ribbet2%20collage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2taiKw-pcrrJzKsl09dtqlt7quPkw8Yn1vYHzVUhZ-_ryJVA0DXroR0kD8-rT1yLMIMew6qapbZk074CAJiDH3a46fg6KtkcZlfoHJS2KiOkeP-2OmOkmmduY25tvt0icFhNeCsihT9iG0EKXQWTf2JcoWo-HGzEsaQHkw3ak49h5e74xVlE7cFvbsvK/w400-h400/Ribbet2%20collage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dinner was my shrimp/crab/pasta/cheese bake - but this time I cooked it in a crock pot since I don't</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> have a real oven down here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made pepper poppers - always!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sherry brought garlic toast and her good green beans while Rosey brought a delicious salad....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPCXwvyZWhKowjF20xnN5iiN7n14Bz1IZ1JPrCryIIM252TrG-VSN6N8uz54DvAwB-uQyhzdz2AvA49fhJaFRGXAsf1BHn7dKMDdsuo74nanLXPSS7w1Wjhss5Js5A5MNPLCzoMVFKwB9LxJRq4SOun4n6Xj9yj6abfYFDJIJbzWOymoIUNereH4nzh-M/s2048/IMG_E5899.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPCXwvyZWhKowjF20xnN5iiN7n14Bz1IZ1JPrCryIIM252TrG-VSN6N8uz54DvAwB-uQyhzdz2AvA49fhJaFRGXAsf1BHn7dKMDdsuo74nanLXPSS7w1Wjhss5Js5A5MNPLCzoMVFKwB9LxJRq4SOun4n6Xj9yj6abfYFDJIJbzWOymoIUNereH4nzh-M/w300-h400/IMG_E5899.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and a bottle of good wine!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I served margaritas along with our appetizers and we all visited and had a wonderful evening together!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEife9UpeR8RkSBSld6O9DPYTPTCgBc2ylu3B2yN2zYSKWaktTGlSZELc1n4GrZVxvaPQGItiCqLWg8eubm5KTSV7KUgjEZ61rgqcrnANjNxUNOe2FcisVxNl6W0UjcEHJ3EvTR51cUns6WhA1PwtJ7WEA4LUNsi3a8atNcLBLNuCfh2gzMLWk5Y479RUth1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="853" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEife9UpeR8RkSBSld6O9DPYTPTCgBc2ylu3B2yN2zYSKWaktTGlSZELc1n4GrZVxvaPQGItiCqLWg8eubm5KTSV7KUgjEZ61rgqcrnANjNxUNOe2FcisVxNl6W0UjcEHJ3EvTR51cUns6WhA1PwtJ7WEA4LUNsi3a8atNcLBLNuCfh2gzMLWk5Y479RUth1=w267-h400" width="267" /></a></div><br />And I am so grateful for Rosey!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She came into our lives at a local bee meeting several years ago and has become part of our family of choice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She has been a comfort and support to me personally in the loss of my sister and the life events I am going through now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Every one needs a friend like Rosey.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She celebrates me, embraces me, comforts me and prays for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know she loves me every bit as much as I love her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saturday morning arrived with no clue as what the weather will be in the coming days.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-a45u2GlEqc8ESoeZ8nRDztfNH64AVbQpbdevVL3rYxIlBsn5NIfW1uqyDRFeuwzJlily2_F2yEP35nLFsTrrt5oKwgfHQMcbkopUnAi-Xr2dBAlZVjLDBfEfzMIeCDVV-FJ6Q5Rb5Ye_UH4eSkGno-jtzEg1fBdaZSCmtiylaft_5PeNZ-j6ijAsqFjs/s2048/IMG_E5880.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-a45u2GlEqc8ESoeZ8nRDztfNH64AVbQpbdevVL3rYxIlBsn5NIfW1uqyDRFeuwzJlily2_F2yEP35nLFsTrrt5oKwgfHQMcbkopUnAi-Xr2dBAlZVjLDBfEfzMIeCDVV-FJ6Q5Rb5Ye_UH4eSkGno-jtzEg1fBdaZSCmtiylaft_5PeNZ-j6ijAsqFjs/w300-h400/IMG_E5880.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I sipped my coffee and had my quiet time comfortably in the front room - sipping from a special cup my friend, Dee Dee, sent me a couple of years ago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My sister, Rita, and I visited over my second cup and made plans for a visit in February.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We wrote the date in and it's always subject to change - but if we don't PLAN it - it will most likely never happen! We do have a PLAN and I am so excited!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHACy9Xw2lIxZ3WhZqyLbJVX6SVwcBYHtFL1b_8-Z8uMCrP1sOHGy4ahajx7yPeOMsM0fW8k3rl48PDYwHyfkHxVagYRi9uF-wvfdDRDSzYf_1OxpzWHqiDNAPz6vRLbz6tKTkSjRCOJQzKKy8NEYqDjUIPh-jF7MTHfCPOITuqXZ8xGj57TwOlY4x3MH/s2048/IMG_E5882.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHACy9Xw2lIxZ3WhZqyLbJVX6SVwcBYHtFL1b_8-Z8uMCrP1sOHGy4ahajx7yPeOMsM0fW8k3rl48PDYwHyfkHxVagYRi9uF-wvfdDRDSzYf_1OxpzWHqiDNAPz6vRLbz6tKTkSjRCOJQzKKy8NEYqDjUIPh-jF7MTHfCPOITuqXZ8xGj57TwOlY4x3MH/w400-h300/IMG_E5882.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our critters give us such pleasure!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQq2gSftMZijQrWUfuul6AXUZxbPsjqKrdF4IqXlnEcosX58J2IEL1Z9kUP4It9frJJUYdH8VOyYsdQF2Merta00Ruxk4NBJS5_4aLIli0_X1DYsDtT7Z3O7sNMURbmA_rqv8NHoRlUwv0R8-0PgLwQu-ohq45NFdsJfdj9aGChVgWLFsuC0Ps9tTWetI/s2048/IMG_E5889.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQq2gSftMZijQrWUfuul6AXUZxbPsjqKrdF4IqXlnEcosX58J2IEL1Z9kUP4It9frJJUYdH8VOyYsdQF2Merta00Ruxk4NBJS5_4aLIli0_X1DYsDtT7Z3O7sNMURbmA_rqv8NHoRlUwv0R8-0PgLwQu-ohq45NFdsJfdj9aGChVgWLFsuC0Ps9tTWetI/w300-h400/IMG_E5889.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are loving it here at the ranch!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy9MDtTF73nbVC6dX53c5VVfrYrAbLOUt3mR-4LSZs8PP9hFeKsZD_CR8dSdYpwrkrdP17MpV4Rw_pLTDcJ6TynJ6KX9m7Znwh00se4qqYSnaGVkyB3t8lyvjINi11ZQYpcveDHlhFxOuwCUCS-c50JOyx2uPmHLgLzwM7iahCrcV2gtMGz0WaBr3HqMiQ/s2048/IMG_E5896.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy9MDtTF73nbVC6dX53c5VVfrYrAbLOUt3mR-4LSZs8PP9hFeKsZD_CR8dSdYpwrkrdP17MpV4Rw_pLTDcJ6TynJ6KX9m7Znwh00se4qqYSnaGVkyB3t8lyvjINi11ZQYpcveDHlhFxOuwCUCS-c50JOyx2uPmHLgLzwM7iahCrcV2gtMGz0WaBr3HqMiQ/w300-h400/IMG_E5896.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the mops are such good dogs!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dean and Sherry left this morning to pick up some hay for the horses, goats and chickens.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfSS4dX7nvkUMKguUJSbxP-EISyxzy-3hNlmdIHh6ho4UFgowjubnrT45UGgE-D1S8nn-W55qJNEhBkA-zT8Ui9NhhFJ9O0MR_gtoJY2MLz64MItgVcftiJKkenWerHmiTBwoAUr-Ao5_83_2EHyGHGTxlLRisszsDHZDadnBpraes1BE0dV_C93Km5wdh/s1634/IMG_E5897.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1634" data-original-width="1530" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfSS4dX7nvkUMKguUJSbxP-EISyxzy-3hNlmdIHh6ho4UFgowjubnrT45UGgE-D1S8nn-W55qJNEhBkA-zT8Ui9NhhFJ9O0MR_gtoJY2MLz64MItgVcftiJKkenWerHmiTBwoAUr-Ao5_83_2EHyGHGTxlLRisszsDHZDadnBpraes1BE0dV_C93Km5wdh/w375-h400/IMG_E5897.JPG" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I distracted the mops as they left so they would not follow them. .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love these critters and enticed them into our gated yard until their 'parents' were well down the road!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMi3ryP-84C90g1RIjjdLhPrrnc6F3i2V13J5gs5Kfdnhg5KLilhnpWnaotyqJRfWKcYgCaj9kuUak34CQZdA1QOjbTXCkTe5_caNhXktLmQwc95Adtk7paBZDSwiU58kg_bzSZkc34wUMzE85zqaR4lIyaRx1mZJ_6vdBMpapKpxItTMdppp3dN3gPbIR/s1505/IMG_E5900.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1505" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMi3ryP-84C90g1RIjjdLhPrrnc6F3i2V13J5gs5Kfdnhg5KLilhnpWnaotyqJRfWKcYgCaj9kuUak34CQZdA1QOjbTXCkTe5_caNhXktLmQwc95Adtk7paBZDSwiU58kg_bzSZkc34wUMzE85zqaR4lIyaRx1mZJ_6vdBMpapKpxItTMdppp3dN3gPbIR/w400-h284/IMG_E5900.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are all preparing for the cold temps ahead of us this week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made a pot of rice with butter and sugar and served that for our breakfast with crisp bacon and buttered toast.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfvjWjnBD4qmrwaMDaVliydt4DM-wGAlbW4eNBSn86zfyVvfuGkLEIlsUMU3-38JlN7ScfhqO1UNghy2G01lQZwphnqvSeNd0z802WB9ZTa2ZTKEZJ-m4odq633pcEZQjyFatjSic8YWXfSUxqYSRxgm98llzsKoP1wOdgXekozTx4jAhuW2w8QcEVj0h/s2048/IMG_E5902.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfvjWjnBD4qmrwaMDaVliydt4DM-wGAlbW4eNBSn86zfyVvfuGkLEIlsUMU3-38JlN7ScfhqO1UNghy2G01lQZwphnqvSeNd0z802WB9ZTa2ZTKEZJ-m4odq633pcEZQjyFatjSic8YWXfSUxqYSRxgm98llzsKoP1wOdgXekozTx4jAhuW2w8QcEVj0h/w300-h400/IMG_E5902.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean only wanted a big bowl of Raisin Bran for our late lunch today.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCqX1ivNk04qQdjapDNzwE16WFNW9ps7QfILyVJTCHpuAqb5czEvxpkOXQRTSPnZJxzY0rYvR1kgLXwEjvOqQNf6SeYJmfOyfi-ZKPBYquzHOC3gk7_BsXduZJVXGoLtbFsSQ2y5iSxWIx3lF_uqjM4T4DG1atjPuISMhpZH6KRABmtcc11vVNo_rFfLIL/s2048/IMG_E5904.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCqX1ivNk04qQdjapDNzwE16WFNW9ps7QfILyVJTCHpuAqb5czEvxpkOXQRTSPnZJxzY0rYvR1kgLXwEjvOqQNf6SeYJmfOyfi-ZKPBYquzHOC3gk7_BsXduZJVXGoLtbFsSQ2y5iSxWIx3lF_uqjM4T4DG1atjPuISMhpZH6KRABmtcc11vVNo_rFfLIL/w300-h400/IMG_E5904.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had a good salad of some of the leftovers from last night's dinner party and the rest of a rotisserie chicken from HEB - along with a nice glass of Chardonnay.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNbOBKa-KOB2GKf1PnlY9OH3xWfjr80vzV5CYqoYTOhRJ6lakpDITc5_mioFQ2b3k1T7r_Hea7SDwIY4Cl9MFPn7wjDAsIKerqb_17_DyMQV6iPW3GDQwcoz_PhSY98anXkESlYyAj2M1YHx5CIMhYYYIO5BfFlFM2SrEvIYhPPsS4mncHph2A-shk-YBL/s2048/IMG_E5906.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNbOBKa-KOB2GKf1PnlY9OH3xWfjr80vzV5CYqoYTOhRJ6lakpDITc5_mioFQ2b3k1T7r_Hea7SDwIY4Cl9MFPn7wjDAsIKerqb_17_DyMQV6iPW3GDQwcoz_PhSY98anXkESlYyAj2M1YHx5CIMhYYYIO5BfFlFM2SrEvIYhPPsS4mncHph2A-shk-YBL/w300-h400/IMG_E5906.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a good day for reading and this is a book that takes you in to another culture and history.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am hooked and read a chapter here and there throughout the day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In other news.....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgulw0VvUo6Fc83dyLYp1A2nT2KFDjMvVpBu0r-CiJWPxpcQwYtUTpY5dKx2el-SGB4jvTKeE7NaAUxRYdCFYQzsMpQvxbBn6YbXidFI8wT5eEEVCrMdil2J6-es5j4sL2n28cZHOK_57heoi6-8_Ww5PAkNYj-eCWRkB5L2mha3kn2nkYB68sjeRFHLhcD/s2048/IMG_0718.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgulw0VvUo6Fc83dyLYp1A2nT2KFDjMvVpBu0r-CiJWPxpcQwYtUTpY5dKx2el-SGB4jvTKeE7NaAUxRYdCFYQzsMpQvxbBn6YbXidFI8wT5eEEVCrMdil2J6-es5j4sL2n28cZHOK_57heoi6-8_Ww5PAkNYj-eCWRkB5L2mha3kn2nkYB68sjeRFHLhcD/w400-h300/IMG_0718.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amber and Harrison are in Salt Lake City for a hockey - what? Meet? Tournament? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amber is an awesome Hockey Mom and enjoying every minute of it - much as I did when I was a synchro mom when she was in the Pirouettes of Texas!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Her sport was IN the water while her children's sport is on TOP of it!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphenXlLNrxtI9OBYIPtnA4YU3gKMeVJ3aZDTzucvaNAlfDYqaUiDG7_H_wjkx9Azm83rojzuNotjd6pcy5XnjGyFk4MlDvif2VczyZ4kbwph3r2H78Uaf1zy-DAi_PX8dRFW0ngZbGtBzRCqIN_WniMoL0geWCh1nu3UMfk_3mnqHhAv1RdA_l1E6h41QBT/s1598/IMG_0737.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1598" data-original-width="1282" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphenXlLNrxtI9OBYIPtnA4YU3gKMeVJ3aZDTzucvaNAlfDYqaUiDG7_H_wjkx9Azm83rojzuNotjd6pcy5XnjGyFk4MlDvif2VczyZ4kbwph3r2H78Uaf1zy-DAi_PX8dRFW0ngZbGtBzRCqIN_WniMoL0geWCh1nu3UMfk_3mnqHhAv1RdA_l1E6h41QBT/w321-h400/IMG_0737.JPG" width="321" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cute! CUTE! CUTE!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmc8hq9qE24gMNfwnx3ngZjn2GP9bUHBNxOh1pSIECOLJMh0KWmA_4S7C9-xxJpmiDChcENgr1Wcv2q3382DtY0343cxHanGknYxuTaUy8g41m9vGdpBRq72QmtODvVUI9zaPe5ApDLAursxpXPx4Zojj4L7RlYCxAI0sOSK9Zv6oH04iloDXVXIlPxsd/s2048/IMG_0745.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmc8hq9qE24gMNfwnx3ngZjn2GP9bUHBNxOh1pSIECOLJMh0KWmA_4S7C9-xxJpmiDChcENgr1Wcv2q3382DtY0343cxHanGknYxuTaUy8g41m9vGdpBRq72QmtODvVUI9zaPe5ApDLAursxpXPx4Zojj4L7RlYCxAI0sOSK9Zv6oH04iloDXVXIlPxsd/w400-h300/IMG_0745.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Snow country!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622758739580732797.post-20184675812698647412024-01-11T23:48:00.003-06:002024-01-12T11:24:01.427-06:00Our Second Week at the Ranch<div style="text-align: center;"> I woke up shortly after 7:00 Monday morning to a huge thunderstorm!</div><div style="text-align: center;">The loudest cracks of thunder I've heard in many a year!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9dmhmHueUJJuk5zhTZr88LgBKnjgYF3smvPRNE-oeQt43wKdwmRvWxRk7iMz-geO4X9xqTc913O5L4YJ5UIkKpDTmzpQaVzgk71Xs7Pt4xM0pNCVq85lCycLP7wPsbozDOE1PKDzXAbm2scCm4_I2F_A_FhCWuNKXQthpWfX2l0T1Q38CUulJEQFB-2ko/s2048/IMG_E5821.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9dmhmHueUJJuk5zhTZr88LgBKnjgYF3smvPRNE-oeQt43wKdwmRvWxRk7iMz-geO4X9xqTc913O5L4YJ5UIkKpDTmzpQaVzgk71Xs7Pt4xM0pNCVq85lCycLP7wPsbozDOE1PKDzXAbm2scCm4_I2F_A_FhCWuNKXQthpWfX2l0T1Q38CUulJEQFB-2ko/w300-h400/IMG_E5821.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the winds were HOWLING!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwCSm8iAkTLzODkdyJ5xGlfjh6y_pvREVFUo8Hefvdm79nM3VRMjS27mBzk8iuxw4gi4j5-r6fc8axDnLKjYA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It rained so hard on top of already wet ground!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean slept right through it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The rain came in bands but the winds were continuous and awful!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They redistributed all the things on the outside decks AND they blew in some pretty bad allergy stuff!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean started coughing that afternoon and it was even worse on Tuesday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7PiICvtt0WiO32rP6znxDCVIYe1QoC4wFibjB0YUA8x26hnIzwK397Uv7h1zczPpNjPttYDVwCGFvC4c2UormXcM7QoNaw_sVpvsvo7nqO-ESNxPT5KJq3F3pCw08T2LDz99VhmwTynNafB_wDRPH-XliQZLgntWCR0QZr7rIJfnearnxHCNyQwYfVbcn/s1357/IMG_E5823.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1357" data-original-width="1207" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7PiICvtt0WiO32rP6znxDCVIYe1QoC4wFibjB0YUA8x26hnIzwK397Uv7h1zczPpNjPttYDVwCGFvC4c2UormXcM7QoNaw_sVpvsvo7nqO-ESNxPT5KJq3F3pCw08T2LDz99VhmwTynNafB_wDRPH-XliQZLgntWCR0QZr7rIJfnearnxHCNyQwYfVbcn/w356-h400/IMG_E5823.JPG" width="356" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was cold - but not nearly as cold as it's going to be this weekend!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We sat in the bathroom in front of the Dearborn heater and had our coffee after he finally woke up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Samantha's nest was disturbed so she huddled in the corner of the shower!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBlN54CRtcoHqNPJJxMT6qejVxr-dLb5cR-qNiH9C8WayCDYDRkbqK1VkJlZgoCjCd3OK8_6ZqyKnW5qadaWj7elDhZEtqm0RAokS2KTR8rifIl2Rxs84z3Ksm9fFETinXnYnsVw1JOXCwPfrB-TnSfauUonYQmXsrBmwofci4M-sIHKzdsmA9cBem4Eu/s2048/IMG_E5824.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBlN54CRtcoHqNPJJxMT6qejVxr-dLb5cR-qNiH9C8WayCDYDRkbqK1VkJlZgoCjCd3OK8_6ZqyKnW5qadaWj7elDhZEtqm0RAokS2KTR8rifIl2Rxs84z3Ksm9fFETinXnYnsVw1JOXCwPfrB-TnSfauUonYQmXsrBmwofci4M-sIHKzdsmA9cBem4Eu/w300-h400/IMG_E5824.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Monday we had three meals! That's unusual for us!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Normally we only have two - or ONE with extra snacks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bacon, eggs and biscuits for breakfast, tuna salad sandwiches for lunch and grilled smoked sausage with baked sweet potatoes for supper.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dosed Louis Dean before he went to bed with some NyQuil we had on hand.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tuesday Louis Dean was working on a light switch - it blew a breaker and he had started working on it Monday. His memory isn't good and he was taking it slow - step by step so he wouldn't mess up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was rehanging some of my fairy lights and needed a taller ladder!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcuaGMrYoa6FtFoTkhd6p4MYpmsrm_xRtA5265NkBMPaZXIHAxMld5aNjWBAXRXgb_UEgQ07UU8K8ed74BY2GyHnCKKcF55p3Ke8ZUIrGkNjIJzZ7RgidNXZgsm0nASqM0JPXmFLDW_5oG46U4KdJQyh2UqDlG1TdvIbL8XXpD-QCEzIhH8WzT51xO5gQ/s2048/IMG_E5825.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcuaGMrYoa6FtFoTkhd6p4MYpmsrm_xRtA5265NkBMPaZXIHAxMld5aNjWBAXRXgb_UEgQ07UU8K8ed74BY2GyHnCKKcF55p3Ke8ZUIrGkNjIJzZ7RgidNXZgsm0nASqM0JPXmFLDW_5oG46U4KdJQyh2UqDlG1TdvIbL8XXpD-QCEzIhH8WzT51xO5gQ/w400-h300/IMG_E5825.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He insisted I take a pic and video!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzHhcsbeb4RPjUVS-eBPfiAR6vrfoKMYvfAOdiCbZe0vx-o1xqDyc9yIYQFHQwCElIW1ha8SgBjqvmPCbByuw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was just funning him!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But he held on to me and I did what I wanted to do!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Win! WIN!!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74a4s-fV5VbRu5N9N7SF0obUaIONkEEiQimy1es09ibXlglk1IL5oqzQQQqXTEc3dW1HuJUa_swr_SsWbxMIOviWcH1BsSoyfVL303bViBRVOYZMx2QngFNvUIcfKTLZOQMjbdqjXL5ss40HQr5m98TP-kYB5_BMyMVC6exfcRrMAHQsX5dA5GFecDevI/s2048/IMG_E5830.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74a4s-fV5VbRu5N9N7SF0obUaIONkEEiQimy1es09ibXlglk1IL5oqzQQQqXTEc3dW1HuJUa_swr_SsWbxMIOviWcH1BsSoyfVL303bViBRVOYZMx2QngFNvUIcfKTLZOQMjbdqjXL5ss40HQr5m98TP-kYB5_BMyMVC6exfcRrMAHQsX5dA5GFecDevI/w300-h400/IMG_E5830.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tuesday's breakfast was hot oatmeal, bacon and toast!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">I have been staying busy and so far I have stayed well!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've outgrown most of my allergies so I have been reading, painting, writing, cleaning and nesting.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZDIiAG0GjbxW_k9vrBDjx4WQEofl8-8BKc2urFTs3hVUiS1yVYMtDfVFGEhrS25x2NUL3JmswbXCFPcwhfisJwL9Uz3takXrQHT4jItGBhp-MDqR7jflDVHQmYdVhKwSH6utcoYahFqNInUvwxrPqfCF-dyTu00l_7d6BZVZMouTdkdW_8dS0trRgtDgR/s2048/IMG_E5832.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZDIiAG0GjbxW_k9vrBDjx4WQEofl8-8BKc2urFTs3hVUiS1yVYMtDfVFGEhrS25x2NUL3JmswbXCFPcwhfisJwL9Uz3takXrQHT4jItGBhp-MDqR7jflDVHQmYdVhKwSH6utcoYahFqNInUvwxrPqfCF-dyTu00l_7d6BZVZMouTdkdW_8dS0trRgtDgR/w300-h400/IMG_E5832.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finishing up this one even as I browse Santa paintings for this year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In watching the weather - because that's what we DO at this time of year - I saw we would be having some seriously low temps coming.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When we left home on December 30th, we expected to be back in a couple of weeks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So we did NOT leave the house in shape for bitter cold temps.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I reached out to son Jesse and he went over and drained and unhooked the water hoses.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zvqzKYrpguicityhbIblqAxvNWiK6trOehC1_D59Fk1gFFdEUxdwEwpx3hdbKJFySxMen42pNyh2i0NtALvj15RH3bX5or3tAx5Pb5Xif-jlgeQ1j3Lp0-E7s-woCIHKfTZUSPTBlt7zFROWqUEDVBZGnHb7xuIULRiPK3bd0W6KMhCcCGrCeqEFsc5r/s1024/Ribbet%20collage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zvqzKYrpguicityhbIblqAxvNWiK6trOehC1_D59Fk1gFFdEUxdwEwpx3hdbKJFySxMen42pNyh2i0NtALvj15RH3bX5or3tAx5Pb5Xif-jlgeQ1j3Lp0-E7s-woCIHKfTZUSPTBlt7zFROWqUEDVBZGnHb7xuIULRiPK3bd0W6KMhCcCGrCeqEFsc5r/w400-h400/Ribbet%20collage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of which there are many!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WvHlx5i1cQWu3ef9fgpbuhtz5yVnSSlWUQOVPpuItXuenAksfTtU1QVpq34v4CairC6GhjXYpxT6WF_4i-w2RodAi9Q8TPM2itRzrTLDk0YO90LS-QoNYxfdJYRV3mVowe04jTVgPa8FPknBf8Q8l-OLM88f_gS7tgp19Dbny_2i8xLoJSyioQ2IMi8x/s1024/Ribbet%201collage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WvHlx5i1cQWu3ef9fgpbuhtz5yVnSSlWUQOVPpuItXuenAksfTtU1QVpq34v4CairC6GhjXYpxT6WF_4i-w2RodAi9Q8TPM2itRzrTLDk0YO90LS-QoNYxfdJYRV3mVowe04jTVgPa8FPknBf8Q8l-OLM88f_gS7tgp19Dbny_2i8xLoJSyioQ2IMi8x/w400-h400/Ribbet%201collage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He turned the heat on and, as an added precaution, turned off the water to the entire house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Praise God and thank you, Jesse!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a blessing to have family to help in times like this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean says we need to have a 'Jesse Appreciation Day' when we get back home and take him out to a good restaurant!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wednesday was our errand day and Louis Dean drove us to town shortly after lunch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He was feeling a little worse than the day before but I didn't really want to leave him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think getting out may have been good for him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We first stopped to get our propane tanks filled, then on to Walgreens for Rx.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That took a LONG time as Louis Dean has a new insurance card and apparently we needed another card which we did NOT have! Bless the kind lady who kept at it and didn't give up. LD left his phone at the ranch so I made two trips out to the truck to get more info. She finally found him with the last 4 digits of his SS#. She assured me we would NOT have to go through this again!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thanked her profusely for her kindness and perseverance. I have been entertaining the thought of transferring our prescriptions to CVS but am now thinking I will stay with Walgreens.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The medicine we got is for his memory and I didn't want him to lose any ground.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next stop?.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcKlL13mQON2QIH49-umYoQXn65_L1bLDMm7dbJOoq44L15gXkyTnUp8HnCRDtMbIiJwl8n4EMxlx55vVqquzuPqnhc97UzMXxV_v2OjaBoU1FhgFwyTgMCVJ8887e0c7HyilSWKBWLZbukA7hyz9zcXtncK7hGws0NG-J5AcI8IOIVVk_N-dJzWq06Wz/s2048/IMG_E5834.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcKlL13mQON2QIH49-umYoQXn65_L1bLDMm7dbJOoq44L15gXkyTnUp8HnCRDtMbIiJwl8n4EMxlx55vVqquzuPqnhc97UzMXxV_v2OjaBoU1FhgFwyTgMCVJ8887e0c7HyilSWKBWLZbukA7hyz9zcXtncK7hGws0NG-J5AcI8IOIVVk_N-dJzWq06Wz/w400-h300/IMG_E5834.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aldi!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had a list and wanted to make sure we have all we need for the next week since serious winter weather is coming!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">HEB was my next stop for the few items Aldi did not carry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Atwood's to return some western shirts I'd bought for Rayne.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She's growing up so fast and I didn't do a good job in keeping up with her sizes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally Sam's to pick up some OTC medicines and then Read's Grocery store in Mart for some meat for meals next week! They have a great selection and an experienced butcher AND good prices.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were exhausted by the time we got home at 'dark thirty.'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sherry and Dean had made chicken tortilla soup and left some for us in the fridge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We came in and put up groceries, ate that delicious soup and went right to bed!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today was 70 degrees!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Open doors and no wind!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTj-W147fqabYS8S8PEzDfsThdR7MFMo_zPZOHwLOQR5B6tET_5tKN1EQnagysJI98G4FTuMnT_nSAHDprmprYGWSnK_pTBjAhWuBh9LisxlCB4GXPtG3giVvBfgq0qA6SGVG1veU9bfb2KlLgfdMLdU-ZjFBt00lOR8GDoug2PLJuMR2Q0IYUyLbouAc3/s2048/IMG_E5846.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTj-W147fqabYS8S8PEzDfsThdR7MFMo_zPZOHwLOQR5B6tET_5tKN1EQnagysJI98G4FTuMnT_nSAHDprmprYGWSnK_pTBjAhWuBh9LisxlCB4GXPtG3giVvBfgq0qA6SGVG1veU9bfb2KlLgfdMLdU-ZjFBt00lOR8GDoug2PLJuMR2Q0IYUyLbouAc3/w300-h400/IMG_E5846.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tabitha has been looking out the door all day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Four of the ducks come up here and, of course, I feed them!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Chicken Little is also a daily visitor.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4UQ7DKfDxhdPYSoO3TNlqD8dF9bJE-a4yszBOzDoulokG5p3ZdXK6eB3yPoFTrGishjaNntLCJ2xdJFIxt21omy8LuDJa5_RZ1E5Krj12YQuiLgDBx6f8GHXFrKGU3FoQCQ9MFyVll_bfJ4R7XOYfRLFO9wq_Aa7yuuT7MR2SFVpZ_dWE2pgmiIqE0Cc/s2048/IMG_E5848.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4UQ7DKfDxhdPYSoO3TNlqD8dF9bJE-a4yszBOzDoulokG5p3ZdXK6eB3yPoFTrGishjaNntLCJ2xdJFIxt21omy8LuDJa5_RZ1E5Krj12YQuiLgDBx6f8GHXFrKGU3FoQCQ9MFyVll_bfJ4R7XOYfRLFO9wq_Aa7yuuT7MR2SFVpZ_dWE2pgmiIqE0Cc/w300-h400/IMG_E5848.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been feeding them tortillas and they have been scarfing them up!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcqJ9tyoRoCaILI-C2mHopM1dkhhiz7RhAXhQnMSFIFAL4aXE-zerf2vVm4kducQ12Vu-FSr4x6o2ntD-85na7sfm7snkdMVZ_CYzxJTsm9LmJf04uy6N00GYHPNh4YurlnJQwHpfVnn5rF0klmieBL5ix5v7nE4gdrgJ4mdGZhOuOFKko1KiPluwnCtEE/s2048/IMG_E5851.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcqJ9tyoRoCaILI-C2mHopM1dkhhiz7RhAXhQnMSFIFAL4aXE-zerf2vVm4kducQ12Vu-FSr4x6o2ntD-85na7sfm7snkdMVZ_CYzxJTsm9LmJf04uy6N00GYHPNh4YurlnJQwHpfVnn5rF0klmieBL5ix5v7nE4gdrgJ4mdGZhOuOFKko1KiPluwnCtEE/w300-h400/IMG_E5851.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of the mops came up and they are eyeing each other.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTUpyQV9dGsPGeo9WHTe9aS_dFSxSMlHEM4-Q-ZnO2aLgdtD6Q6pez75NaB7cv7hh8fUhQAQFAhSXCoikEn9_kysutouyWEriv7wgiEPxCZUaRr0yaYbcpEhQQTiacNiFieup0JS8jKrntHASIXk8eEXCmYFcAAgVpxm9cJmYC6cB0RqohKAhsdL0-eSB/s1371/IMG_E5852.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="1209" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTUpyQV9dGsPGeo9WHTe9aS_dFSxSMlHEM4-Q-ZnO2aLgdtD6Q6pez75NaB7cv7hh8fUhQAQFAhSXCoikEn9_kysutouyWEriv7wgiEPxCZUaRr0yaYbcpEhQQTiacNiFieup0JS8jKrntHASIXk8eEXCmYFcAAgVpxm9cJmYC6cB0RqohKAhsdL0-eSB/w353-h400/IMG_E5852.JPG" width="353" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pretty soon both cats were keeping watch at the door.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDz_EU9bZcr__FUC6xG7ZdxJFT1N9dgqAS6KS43HFo3I2r4f2kERIlyIzU-9e6kusnDhgV28W5hEyeIremCs9XBjUkqosV2We6C52th1tn6lOStKPw8BeW9pZo1Y2KreGaNEk7Y2SnqD3lt7_43GjZTUhqxYJ-1VebG75icVqlKv-uqOt3UNOONsuo3xmJ/s1371/IMG_E5853.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="1209" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDz_EU9bZcr__FUC6xG7ZdxJFT1N9dgqAS6KS43HFo3I2r4f2kERIlyIzU-9e6kusnDhgV28W5hEyeIremCs9XBjUkqosV2We6C52th1tn6lOStKPw8BeW9pZo1Y2KreGaNEk7Y2SnqD3lt7_43GjZTUhqxYJ-1VebG75icVqlKv-uqOt3UNOONsuo3xmJ/w353-h400/IMG_E5853.JPG" width="353" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now Samantha was eye to eye with Chicken Little.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today has been a productive day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Son Dean came down and he cut the carpet for the area in front of the sofa in the camper.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That sentence involved a lot more than it sounds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He was such a good sport in making the carpet thing happen!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was so wanting it to be in before the intense cold arrives and Dean did it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One half of the camper is done and we will do the other half soon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the meantime - we are not only gearing up for the coming winter weather - but we're also excited about a dinner party tomorrow night with our friend, Rosey!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Life is good and we are thankful to be here in the country!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you, Dean and Sherry, for all you do for us and your generous hospitality!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx87OxzPcTMUrMenKMCQoUAGmjITO9of_ViaVA4JfvRx8FHZvLepPctFMmja_aN9lgAZAtSIePZKXKtHDco9EVxH9owZL9HM3F64PD9J9nuB0buFRFq1v9E7PfZT3ilxod5D3VD5b9ehpfG56pFJ1_TfnJMXGvvoZKD-VHQYOZ298P6v_wSfA5bsl4pjKy/s725/IMG_E5822.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx87OxzPcTMUrMenKMCQoUAGmjITO9of_ViaVA4JfvRx8FHZvLepPctFMmja_aN9lgAZAtSIePZKXKtHDco9EVxH9owZL9HM3F64PD9J9nuB0buFRFq1v9E7PfZT3ilxod5D3VD5b9ehpfG56pFJ1_TfnJMXGvvoZKD-VHQYOZ298P6v_wSfA5bsl4pjKy/w353-h400/IMG_E5822.JPG" width="353" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622758739580732797.post-18267459151720744342024-01-07T20:27:00.002-06:002024-01-07T20:32:24.559-06:00First Weekend of 2024!<div style="text-align: center;">Life has been good to us this first week of January 2024!</div><div style="text-align: center;">So many of our friends and loved ones have been ill with one thing or another but we have steered clear of any kind of illness so far.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Louis Dean has been so happy and I do believe isolation is agreeing with him.</div><div style="text-align: center;">He seems to think better when it's just the two of us although he does love visiting with Dean and Sherry. Dean has been down for this entire week but is recovering now, thank the Lord.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As I write tonight's journal entry, it feels like I've had three Saturdays in a row!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sherry is off on Fridays so she and I went into Waco to do some errands leaving Dean to rest and my Louis Dean to putter around and have some alone time.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now that he has his cell phone, he is more comfortable with me being gone for awhile.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now if I could just remember to make sure it's ON before I leave, we would be good to go!</div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUyC8dci6Ru9kFRFxY2I1bTNB10lJkQLRBrOsfFefm0Euzy9cAm1wjxtT-werlmdpF8PSWrMz6z1gBym84fSqPWInmfLXMa1tcVuDa5dX9NcbmaS2OgdCJTayuIP7HkWVAp3r2T2u4Ni4oN_i3uCQvqrLRbX1BBWu_Ky2kyBN2qwaDbWsTY1jN7AY7Bo5i/s2048/IMG_E5792.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1252" data-original-width="2048" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUyC8dci6Ru9kFRFxY2I1bTNB10lJkQLRBrOsfFefm0Euzy9cAm1wjxtT-werlmdpF8PSWrMz6z1gBym84fSqPWInmfLXMa1tcVuDa5dX9NcbmaS2OgdCJTayuIP7HkWVAp3r2T2u4Ni4oN_i3uCQvqrLRbX1BBWu_Ky2kyBN2qwaDbWsTY1jN7AY7Bo5i/w400-h245/IMG_E5792.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p></blockquote></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;">We have had a lot of rain so Dean and Sherry both have left their trucks up here.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The camper/cabin is on the highest point of their property.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The mops came up to greet us and then to see us off!</div><div style="text-align: center;">They are such good dogs!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I dropped mail off in Mart and then we decided to eat first once we got to Waco.</div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFoh5BKGMcY0FCNS-Mu6MthWEU19m7142uU85Mo0UxWlhG_6KMYyxbj50whpXavMnOvYZkFfJsU8EKEGKUfZogtdGetxCNwlZATU0pKibI7tRO_esYw-3Aix5lCoKQGyNGhuRUI7chEzmJdE_jo59dSeA2LXDLl0SiEc0Q705_eYExPszNo-BQW31dpg-/s2048/IMG_E5794.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFoh5BKGMcY0FCNS-Mu6MthWEU19m7142uU85Mo0UxWlhG_6KMYyxbj50whpXavMnOvYZkFfJsU8EKEGKUfZogtdGetxCNwlZATU0pKibI7tRO_esYw-3Aix5lCoKQGyNGhuRUI7chEzmJdE_jo59dSeA2LXDLl0SiEc0Q705_eYExPszNo-BQW31dpg-/w300-h400/IMG_E5794.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Olive Garden was our restaurant of choice and it was delicious!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have been wanting to buy new carpet for the camper and Sherry found the perfect place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We tried two others on our way but I am glad I waited and didn't settle for simply what would 'do.'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sherry had a 'feeling' about the one she found on Robinson Dr. in Waco.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOW6VXUzjsrTap-i7TSv7bFxB0in4KpKA5gJm5rkMqQLQcjFtNYruo30K2nrYt4XdETQiv2PkU6lz8RbRWp76nxEOSMYoHVdRYgUR8yas6KFCuYcYOYZGlrccOztB0nA-ER1QdXf2ZcAY6KUoB5zItdpHNAKJ0F2q0ISG1thYDSf3fMvaDjmXRFNxAI2F3/s2048/IMG_E5795.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOW6VXUzjsrTap-i7TSv7bFxB0in4KpKA5gJm5rkMqQLQcjFtNYruo30K2nrYt4XdETQiv2PkU6lz8RbRWp76nxEOSMYoHVdRYgUR8yas6KFCuYcYOYZGlrccOztB0nA-ER1QdXf2ZcAY6KUoB5zItdpHNAKJ0F2q0ISG1thYDSf3fMvaDjmXRFNxAI2F3/w300-h400/IMG_E5795.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Meet Steven Nagy - General Manager of Waco Restoration and Remodeling LLC</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">located at 2324 Robinson Dr. Waco, Texas 76706</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">254-752-1133</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Email is: stonemountaincarpetllc@gmail.com</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went in and right off the bat - I loved this guy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He is so much like my son, Benjamin, that it was uncanny!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was hanging on his every word and wish I could have recorded our conversation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He asked what I was looking for and after I told him he assured me he had EXACTLY what I needed!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">His voice, laugh, mannerisms, work ethic, and strong quiet confidence so totally matches my Benjamin!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a blessing God gave me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have already added him to my prayer list and will be sending him a thank you card for being such a help and giving me a really good deal!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can absolutely recommend him for any flooring needs you in the Waco are might have.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And please tell him that Linda Chapman sent you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They loaded my 12X18 remnant - encased in plastic since we had more than a little mud on our tires - and we were off to do our other errands.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was close to 5:00 when we got back to the ranch and we were tired but it had been a good day!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgMsMv4aY2aVy-k9xuQitNI8oCcAhQD4yexklNOKq1OWdveWkf6Y-rnNWeuxfrSajgxLlDCuwogl6Rtu5-pfbmOMpWy_g8ZX2q12gv78VROqn8HYF_yJK4yNpI-B-3Heedeq0JSCkrCKOx0sPlpsW3PbSHrKPGxLMVjNNhXK-XN_fMoihIqTiZlFTVlQ_v/s1454/IMG_E5796.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="964" data-original-width="1454" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgMsMv4aY2aVy-k9xuQitNI8oCcAhQD4yexklNOKq1OWdveWkf6Y-rnNWeuxfrSajgxLlDCuwogl6Rtu5-pfbmOMpWy_g8ZX2q12gv78VROqn8HYF_yJK4yNpI-B-3Heedeq0JSCkrCKOx0sPlpsW3PbSHrKPGxLMVjNNhXK-XN_fMoihIqTiZlFTVlQ_v/w400-h265/IMG_E5796.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friday night's sunset was beautiful!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saturday was another good day and I worked in the camper for awhile.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9eAyk4MvmEiQFps3Q3Ybnhuzs9I8QMQd6gliXtxfgsh0Gh1wujHe0GjAXksp44ggotMO_Nkbdo38Ki6OyAfouOZw2jz5CAMBD5EjaxyN82tNkSNrPHIPPVI3b8tuzUd_ss4dXPdcWLUvxK9aJRUEZJWPRoKowg-U-TDahfRgolY45s_LJioLikNOaw_dU/s2048/IMG_E5799.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9eAyk4MvmEiQFps3Q3Ybnhuzs9I8QMQd6gliXtxfgsh0Gh1wujHe0GjAXksp44ggotMO_Nkbdo38Ki6OyAfouOZw2jz5CAMBD5EjaxyN82tNkSNrPHIPPVI3b8tuzUd_ss4dXPdcWLUvxK9aJRUEZJWPRoKowg-U-TDahfRgolY45s_LJioLikNOaw_dU/w400-h300/IMG_E5799.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is where Louis Dean sleeps.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The bed takes up most of the room and I have a hard time getting in and out of it so I sleep in the girl bunk most nights.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made that huge Texas denim quilt for Louis Dean's birthday one year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">never have got around to sewing the white star on the blue area.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVSFW2uaBRbur6Qiz-3QSYWFAwQn0I0hGpf3UAsy1R2gfJzYFtv9scXuerfbiGRWu9YF3f7JuXVW4cwy62x8PktzQQfcoQ8pNBKT77EkpFAjs9-yKRs74Ine6nJa8N05vm4uyCuZzVWCnKYX4itHTWp0XrZCihyw0kyy6FXQxdgpfGj08NABIqxvr7JpU/s2048/IMG_E5802.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVSFW2uaBRbur6Qiz-3QSYWFAwQn0I0hGpf3UAsy1R2gfJzYFtv9scXuerfbiGRWu9YF3f7JuXVW4cwy62x8PktzQQfcoQ8pNBKT77EkpFAjs9-yKRs74Ine6nJa8N05vm4uyCuZzVWCnKYX4itHTWp0XrZCihyw0kyy6FXQxdgpfGj08NABIqxvr7JpU/w400-h300/IMG_E5802.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The camper is a 2000 Wilderness and most of the lights no longer work so I have to be creative in lighting the rooms.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had these LED lights outside around the pond but decided they would be put to better use in here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saturday was like visiting day from the critters!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbvDEFZA5aWEcMI9YWHq1pgFL8L0FxoxRAUcRTBKkahgR_0T-X9iwF83BIauJpDCE-M4Z4qiaTTxGekAFOEE4clgQGYC2FJTXsW7dVaOHtKoVM6FAZaa4lp6ltR1OORZ__i1ykvZnnEC_zAxbTXUqPps-FJHkJBIkjtIa41iuouZW3QMUK1OQQKccQT60V/s2048/IMG_E5812.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbvDEFZA5aWEcMI9YWHq1pgFL8L0FxoxRAUcRTBKkahgR_0T-X9iwF83BIauJpDCE-M4Z4qiaTTxGekAFOEE4clgQGYC2FJTXsW7dVaOHtKoVM6FAZaa4lp6ltR1OORZ__i1ykvZnnEC_zAxbTXUqPps-FJHkJBIkjtIa41iuouZW3QMUK1OQQKccQT60V/w300-h400/IMG_E5812.JPG" width="300" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mama cat came up to eat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I put out the remains of our chicken and rice dish and she scarfed it right up.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-D79Pu7wXtjAQGT_swrBCngd8Zh2rZqg3h48tFLqiZAAHl5iskjaBV_WFWzZhCX_tkihB5Al11JMkmBJ_W85DDurvJQa1Bv5dLxSsY4zjL5zkp36vqIhP1GwDAqh_FqrY1fHLyr5ktdOzmOMLmaz6LezYqkrpnygxbgFy9LlIONnYSMDM_EChHS6ahqCX/s2048/IMG_E5810.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-D79Pu7wXtjAQGT_swrBCngd8Zh2rZqg3h48tFLqiZAAHl5iskjaBV_WFWzZhCX_tkihB5Al11JMkmBJ_W85DDurvJQa1Bv5dLxSsY4zjL5zkp36vqIhP1GwDAqh_FqrY1fHLyr5ktdOzmOMLmaz6LezYqkrpnygxbgFy9LlIONnYSMDM_EChHS6ahqCX/w300-h400/IMG_E5810.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Her 'babies' are all so much larger than she is!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjquPuyej0VrQ0T_0xMCUruf3M7LyokE4B8B2q6BeGTXBUeIMtGmOniqXf4-iFrxdzNNFJdAzElhr4TG1Qt98wD_NWUQlZw8G0bWtb0dX_WFetQpp6YaY6FKYcsZihBJg0K7lIVAG0tPHyHgmml-1CRtmCJzvbo2Zhktf3FLQi5dT0oDD5jxSMEgocTET0E/s2048/IMG_E5808.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjquPuyej0VrQ0T_0xMCUruf3M7LyokE4B8B2q6BeGTXBUeIMtGmOniqXf4-iFrxdzNNFJdAzElhr4TG1Qt98wD_NWUQlZw8G0bWtb0dX_WFetQpp6YaY6FKYcsZihBJg0K7lIVAG0tPHyHgmml-1CRtmCJzvbo2Zhktf3FLQi5dT0oDD5jxSMEgocTET0E/w300-h400/IMG_E5808.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The ducks came up for the second day.....</div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyAVfNtuE50OmcmtTbz5gXxZyBXa_6W5mCc97GKrszRxoTaEC_L9vR5LNDTHgpv-UdT1SICsQv5xG0Z3lO7nQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love seeing all the critters.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was down at Dean and Sherry's the first day we got here but it's been muddy ever since so I haven't visited the peacocks and other critters yet!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgyTqbb2ryz_vGxCvJ_q6z4ieqsDmSBg8jqTDzo77gyYGWkp0gW7jYfB8oLReGLrZ267YcxjXWRPsYeAI9qVDtKXWE_luXC0gKCc6Quq4HdHP7aTaP6IIGrUDowdkZoQzb5Q7o2PVt-swugqe2PxQ8CG1Wbm-WBmD0rAHMOrckBk-tQfSuUVsfuJgnj1-/s2048/IMG_E5813.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgyTqbb2ryz_vGxCvJ_q6z4ieqsDmSBg8jqTDzo77gyYGWkp0gW7jYfB8oLReGLrZ267YcxjXWRPsYeAI9qVDtKXWE_luXC0gKCc6Quq4HdHP7aTaP6IIGrUDowdkZoQzb5Q7o2PVt-swugqe2PxQ8CG1Wbm-WBmD0rAHMOrckBk-tQfSuUVsfuJgnj1-/w300-h400/IMG_E5813.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean's 'thinker' is working really well and he's been making some big improvements since we arrived.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-sDvw4kdDG8Z8m1lp7gvx4GwFcePi9vj-7mj-XhqgnTLny_XRAqdwQb9FMMerWpQAIJLcdxT_9N_ZdKolelh7DnV1oLm_xXpBUlq9FHZbAPvrDL68Mx7LHBVaeFhFnwq_EGSScWQUscgnyGjjHcSQ3tZru3fekOjt1d_kxKESu7ypVNYPMvlgW7yPkqHT/s2048/IMG_E5803.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-sDvw4kdDG8Z8m1lp7gvx4GwFcePi9vj-7mj-XhqgnTLny_XRAqdwQb9FMMerWpQAIJLcdxT_9N_ZdKolelh7DnV1oLm_xXpBUlq9FHZbAPvrDL68Mx7LHBVaeFhFnwq_EGSScWQUscgnyGjjHcSQ3tZru3fekOjt1d_kxKESu7ypVNYPMvlgW7yPkqHT/w300-h400/IMG_E5803.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just as I was about to stuff some denim strips up along the top of this outside wall -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">he decided to finish the wall off with wood trim along with insulation behind it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And so he did!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just as I took pics of the bathroom - we have changed quite a bit around!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nothing stays the same for long around here!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGvKdxwOef_U_rxgEy71ie4yFvKHXQ_OJ68HbrTZBNyRog5y5vdwbg13QadVBlvT4TZ1wDBkebnwlJVjb6jnoPr8tNhdsWC6W6saBCP_cHMBAqCz118DK6IozOJ4oM4r6RQPcgGCj6st_T4vzMsrYeUl06HUCcp5NRfI7fYrDSryTOoA0S9FtUhYmHxaWe/s2048/IMG_E5814.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGvKdxwOef_U_rxgEy71ie4yFvKHXQ_OJ68HbrTZBNyRog5y5vdwbg13QadVBlvT4TZ1wDBkebnwlJVjb6jnoPr8tNhdsWC6W6saBCP_cHMBAqCz118DK6IozOJ4oM4r6RQPcgGCj6st_T4vzMsrYeUl06HUCcp5NRfI7fYrDSryTOoA0S9FtUhYmHxaWe/w300-h400/IMG_E5814.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My art table is set up and I have several projects ready to go.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5V3ZBnHKU12pUByZe0XoJzrwjc1nWvi2X5muI4B-oRoRDpjwdDohicO7fl1CpghCys0cgnmlW4APcCA3KXw7ONNn5pCeP5A5OinFoz5T38SdFnl6vr2pP04x6_0FVFA2g430BQOQiXqCqbg9CSI0Jw_cokbXVelRYBIWY9CK9Zap5Er0M241D1nqTdTP5/s2048/IMG_E5815.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="929" data-original-width="2048" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5V3ZBnHKU12pUByZe0XoJzrwjc1nWvi2X5muI4B-oRoRDpjwdDohicO7fl1CpghCys0cgnmlW4APcCA3KXw7ONNn5pCeP5A5OinFoz5T38SdFnl6vr2pP04x6_0FVFA2g430BQOQiXqCqbg9CSI0Jw_cokbXVelRYBIWY9CK9Zap5Er0M241D1nqTdTP5/w640-h290/IMG_E5815.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Last night's sunset.</p><div style="text-align: center;">Today (Sunday) seemed like yet another Saturday!</div><div style="text-align: center;">We went to bed early on and woke up late this morning.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Every night we are getting 10-13 hours of sleep!</div><div style="text-align: center;">That includes one to two hours of reading in bed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-bzc5-yde41Inf4Q30rm4Bwt-2Lv6kkmcJ7ACzCTUhN6aYgS0rydyig2IgQLe9PLPXwhYgTX9F-sA1deRFqXz_cegjUmIWXRjgZiYTqchA7glSEiDKUVbrrGqrqL-S_FoDAVe6Jfd3uI9TTc8NvckhJP4qCnc1mIR746yRLF2qXicnUqgSfBwYtqvzRXW/s2048/IMG_E5819.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-bzc5-yde41Inf4Q30rm4Bwt-2Lv6kkmcJ7ACzCTUhN6aYgS0rydyig2IgQLe9PLPXwhYgTX9F-sA1deRFqXz_cegjUmIWXRjgZiYTqchA7glSEiDKUVbrrGqrqL-S_FoDAVe6Jfd3uI9TTc8NvckhJP4qCnc1mIR746yRLF2qXicnUqgSfBwYtqvzRXW/w300-h400/IMG_E5819.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The only photo I took today was the tuna salad sandwiches I made for lunch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We ate so late in the afternoon that I haven't fed us again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean has been working in the bathroom on the opposite wall and I have been decoupaging chicken and rooster calendar pages to the bathroom walls!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Plus I painted dome and I even opened up my word docs and wrote the first part of chapter 30 of my book. Slowly but surely I am getting it done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are going to be here at least another week and that makes me so happy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We could stay here for months and keep busy doing this and that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One good thing about us is that neither one of us are ever bored.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wishing you all a wonderful new week!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjciI1JwcG0otKiIWREmk-480_jmXAzGs3iGmvNLqevUwwPCINtbBUNmovivFoY0zzIagymWBKmLcS1I2skZvMWnCYTCTb-abkO_JdcsE8gZJUKu-T68txB3RzrkMl8GXiHnnIhXikOpH1eLARP6iilL_27mjLvWIGDyChWfIBqcqHQmK5M5-3qvQg7u64X" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjciI1JwcG0otKiIWREmk-480_jmXAzGs3iGmvNLqevUwwPCINtbBUNmovivFoY0zzIagymWBKmLcS1I2skZvMWnCYTCTb-abkO_JdcsE8gZJUKu-T68txB3RzrkMl8GXiHnnIhXikOpH1eLARP6iilL_27mjLvWIGDyChWfIBqcqHQmK5M5-3qvQg7u64X=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Nothing You Could Do; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>And how 'bout them COWBOYS???</i></b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtO1mXAjaqlUH_UMdVk7mn7-7B6YUudrUjMDyVjnhCD7_oCu2ZadEUwh_L_ykW1KD90usos0T61nhJEKsiH0bDf8BnWwqbUvV8JHdLcT3UCI_crFFTefdPB4f3hHOOSEyux6gnKPcUaUGgA_Gyd4XihGOIPp-cCm3lK_AGsemAtN0yH2WyFOWUiulIHkRA/s1366/416053471_10228287870519130_4931699629656530882_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtO1mXAjaqlUH_UMdVk7mn7-7B6YUudrUjMDyVjnhCD7_oCu2ZadEUwh_L_ykW1KD90usos0T61nhJEKsiH0bDf8BnWwqbUvV8JHdLcT3UCI_crFFTefdPB4f3hHOOSEyux6gnKPcUaUGgA_Gyd4XihGOIPp-cCm3lK_AGsemAtN0yH2WyFOWUiulIHkRA/w316-h400/416053471_10228287870519130_4931699629656530882_n.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622758739580732797.post-91528890179190742182024-01-05T19:51:00.002-06:002024-01-05T19:59:57.944-06:00Relax - Refresh - Recharge <div style="text-align: center;">We have been here a week now and it has been wonderful!</div><div style="text-align: center;">At first I 'nested' in the front room before moving on to the bathroom.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrSB_Yp3nydVRAlio9P6qMBFHienEUI2Lq3npOq2FwwLyixShq7QVTXvqMzGbpSvWIhhhEerjAJd7Jo0FazZ8MzMxtP8YEsWt8QZSVMJV86VGGNzf5x7jiyI5ygCWkm0b_d9S3W3QxBYb4tYjHFaOXwHOVrT2IFUWz593mDt2bDxv2t1zYxVOF72rZp3O/s2048/IMG_E5759.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrSB_Yp3nydVRAlio9P6qMBFHienEUI2Lq3npOq2FwwLyixShq7QVTXvqMzGbpSvWIhhhEerjAJd7Jo0FazZ8MzMxtP8YEsWt8QZSVMJV86VGGNzf5x7jiyI5ygCWkm0b_d9S3W3QxBYb4tYjHFaOXwHOVrT2IFUWz593mDt2bDxv2t1zYxVOF72rZp3O/w400-h300/IMG_E5759.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">During the winter the bathroom is the coziest place down here what with that wonderful Dearborn heater.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When my siblings and I were little, we envied the Dearborn heater in our mother and stepfather's room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We didn't have any heat in the little house in the back yard and in later houses, we had that open flame type with the cream-colored cotton looking backing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It seems to me like winters were extra cold back then.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5R7RmyyvKRrtpPiUQSZhjNjOi1XiS0kDxIUsvg1m4Kpw-Mx7AV2c2_9mQhTon3z2rBID2G54BzEXg2WFZMdZqZSqRTX2pUWwlTlfobt1bxT9OcgELow1vuO9u1tHVLTK3OJCQpYCSLVewLb2NTvj2K9HPBeC_c3wkPyB50segxIm_rarcAEuYiWQ6cJ5/s4032/IMG_E5763.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5R7RmyyvKRrtpPiUQSZhjNjOi1XiS0kDxIUsvg1m4Kpw-Mx7AV2c2_9mQhTon3z2rBID2G54BzEXg2WFZMdZqZSqRTX2pUWwlTlfobt1bxT9OcgELow1vuO9u1tHVLTK3OJCQpYCSLVewLb2NTvj2K9HPBeC_c3wkPyB50segxIm_rarcAEuYiWQ6cJ5/w300-h400/IMG_E5763.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We really upgraded when Louis Dean built this nice large bathroom!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our place has come a long ways since we pulled the camper down here in 2013 and started putting down roots!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZnUxHDV2pXGK-Zp6YPjdGG-iVOWhbmYx4g-Lj8PqvNM4JRYbo7hhZTw0y85X1HJ6io-g26232cbzwRC87wh6ydKG1MA6QZpqVIVq3cAdFA5CfLrCqV9FXUCCzlmtyJ-z7eQKDDc7QZA_ZYb2Y8ni2uU-TL0Xs4dF0lg7UPyHaXZDfDahVqXAPyUW7opE/s2048/IMG_E5764.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZnUxHDV2pXGK-Zp6YPjdGG-iVOWhbmYx4g-Lj8PqvNM4JRYbo7hhZTw0y85X1HJ6io-g26232cbzwRC87wh6ydKG1MA6QZpqVIVq3cAdFA5CfLrCqV9FXUCCzlmtyJ-z7eQKDDc7QZA_ZYb2Y8ni2uU-TL0Xs4dF0lg7UPyHaXZDfDahVqXAPyUW7opE/w300-h400/IMG_E5764.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I decorate with what I love and what makes me happy!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOuemLWZKhUX5ivNF_zjC4pT2LEi2CpIIWGD7Uv84STTuF0lg1kc9fDWeCfgKCDMnO06AMmTHaBBy0-CGQZlk65N56bCt1N2OkkFOwUWqaW6YtF5VGzSIcvwBL6UoQgxASPkamY8asCPvDENhyhJA42z57lwkAZyXRiMHP6uHu1j6rV6mXs6K5Kfk1MCrw/s2048/IMG_E5765.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOuemLWZKhUX5ivNF_zjC4pT2LEi2CpIIWGD7Uv84STTuF0lg1kc9fDWeCfgKCDMnO06AMmTHaBBy0-CGQZlk65N56bCt1N2OkkFOwUWqaW6YtF5VGzSIcvwBL6UoQgxASPkamY8asCPvDENhyhJA42z57lwkAZyXRiMHP6uHu1j6rV6mXs6K5Kfk1MCrw/w300-h400/IMG_E5765.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the back of the shower and can be easily taken down if at any time we need to repair something else. The metal signs are all from my son, Jesse, and serve as good learning tools as beekeepers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, we still have three hives and I hope we can do a hive inspection while we are here this month.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg65z3RnvMHuuweGkNa6IWGEFDW4DpUh0BoMTIW2OeqLZHnZ6adRwLE6U6LHCxu0TpMt7-vVJfOxUbGcy_KmNb8xLIIQsfXQNlkP6T2MZSTb-NFXy50jF3LdQ36WDpjffJRyxNOCy464suiEgNqW7bPMAMi7hMTanTTGMeTK8pzakqdDwWs0zDkKRnL6YXZ/s2048/IMG_E5766.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg65z3RnvMHuuweGkNa6IWGEFDW4DpUh0BoMTIW2OeqLZHnZ6adRwLE6U6LHCxu0TpMt7-vVJfOxUbGcy_KmNb8xLIIQsfXQNlkP6T2MZSTb-NFXy50jF3LdQ36WDpjffJRyxNOCy464suiEgNqW7bPMAMi7hMTanTTGMeTK8pzakqdDwWs0zDkKRnL6YXZ/w300-h400/IMG_E5766.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our privacy curtain!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qXuc3K3Wv2W5h_6BKpMslLoDkRmBqGTVidC_yconZWlS1V5w3iOqNMCeIrhcpEouCiJuX1JMCU9zfpyqHivIXxFB8ibhfdTVS9B7lGZXjOUqmAlIv02pHoqpEJMuvoJUTD5AG7VbQPnfwF7oMtpVh5dlKSYflGlle-OHz3XcK4zaU-jpQWCqlvjt9gft/s2048/IMG_E5767.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qXuc3K3Wv2W5h_6BKpMslLoDkRmBqGTVidC_yconZWlS1V5w3iOqNMCeIrhcpEouCiJuX1JMCU9zfpyqHivIXxFB8ibhfdTVS9B7lGZXjOUqmAlIv02pHoqpEJMuvoJUTD5AG7VbQPnfwF7oMtpVh5dlKSYflGlle-OHz3XcK4zaU-jpQWCqlvjt9gft/w300-h400/IMG_E5767.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My closet!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMV1FlKAlP3IrtCawj8C9iHQsEZkzZ6jdtHrqMtECp99-ocD4aYwk5CAP_QIPXgdOtWKva___B7iTtREIZGROzI9B7ic4VJ02xdp5VZrm9xBJbhiYQPAzGTtwWvEoEsc3L0n86K2pq45TmV75W4l3V2pMSVOfYK2wOLLrSqjYoIopfdpQBTZhaGpjkg4At/s2048/IMG_E5769.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMV1FlKAlP3IrtCawj8C9iHQsEZkzZ6jdtHrqMtECp99-ocD4aYwk5CAP_QIPXgdOtWKva___B7iTtREIZGROzI9B7ic4VJ02xdp5VZrm9xBJbhiYQPAzGTtwWvEoEsc3L0n86K2pq45TmV75W4l3V2pMSVOfYK2wOLLrSqjYoIopfdpQBTZhaGpjkg4At/w300-h400/IMG_E5769.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The walls aren't all finished out and everything is 'rustic' and we love that!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidqFFpRvvLl2L6JAy9CL3NQ4fvhX0mHz_xubtUh2lfXt0yS1sZkysYTicUIizgdyZpYctGF6S9vF5GyP_lH5Oq4tIQyxx1WC5wtQNsQDVKe-LgAozGKDibYYag5HVj8_YtWUShViNYTGMD8hvgHBBNIsaoz6uq758ftNzqH6byjHxc1Yl-j0O_qbz90HMi/s2048/IMG_E5776.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidqFFpRvvLl2L6JAy9CL3NQ4fvhX0mHz_xubtUh2lfXt0yS1sZkysYTicUIizgdyZpYctGF6S9vF5GyP_lH5Oq4tIQyxx1WC5wtQNsQDVKe-LgAozGKDibYYag5HVj8_YtWUShViNYTGMD8hvgHBBNIsaoz6uq758ftNzqH6byjHxc1Yl-j0O_qbz90HMi/w400-h300/IMG_E5776.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Quaint and quirky! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSpSMqjHFDF2KKvc7HgEm0c4ylShtQV-m3kRCQndCrCsUUPR5oTXDZct2mUkmsEAxa-AdYK1UBG_xMx2i8iarEpjopVQ71YQI20HpES0ZKuuRn5VIN49rcp77uwtCFZa5ObMGoM2sp_3nc_is4FJJrdmyT3K6bUlQqF4ZAI94weuz8KodRw1Fn8W2aX5Rm/s2048/IMG_E5771.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSpSMqjHFDF2KKvc7HgEm0c4ylShtQV-m3kRCQndCrCsUUPR5oTXDZct2mUkmsEAxa-AdYK1UBG_xMx2i8iarEpjopVQ71YQI20HpES0ZKuuRn5VIN49rcp77uwtCFZa5ObMGoM2sp_3nc_is4FJJrdmyT3K6bUlQqF4ZAI94weuz8KodRw1Fn8W2aX5Rm/w300-h400/IMG_E5771.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean has his 'shop' room right next door to the bathroom - this area is built out behind the camper so when I am in my girl bunk - I can hear what he's doing in there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyOJpsf4GMtU5suD76hTKAOt_UiRzvw9EZ-64_ZkbNdJOANBXWNufj6p6Okbhdt9wDYahKc80IuK5ENPzrSLA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's important that he have a space where he can do whatever he wants!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJe7Za8HDLRA3MgW8bzAJ3VHJWKLrgsQfqGNh2QPhVqDTmsuI7Gvtexks4Sp5VRRvM92utXFdY7qxH841nVldVSu7lZnCJsQKEb4ATY5mv8PtfXcv8y5lBhexYfW7VdyPKfILEVLU5wqJMMim9NFXonk0QKZq36pgMWFWP2q7h6cfYALbs_uZsrjloCk26/s2048/IMG_E5779.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJe7Za8HDLRA3MgW8bzAJ3VHJWKLrgsQfqGNh2QPhVqDTmsuI7Gvtexks4Sp5VRRvM92utXFdY7qxH841nVldVSu7lZnCJsQKEb4ATY5mv8PtfXcv8y5lBhexYfW7VdyPKfILEVLU5wqJMMim9NFXonk0QKZq36pgMWFWP2q7h6cfYALbs_uZsrjloCk26/w400-h300/IMG_E5779.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He spends many a happy hour organizing and rearranging his tools and things.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyH4poBrI9NWJZ83tLeQzHGS4bBHNugwHSUydqNrmYW9Q2rpnTIVSy9SAU0MYkvYaWDt68W3tFar3En2FvAOlwZUB6LYANfP-PGuMEVM4KkCfBtueFcoZuG3iQzM3yPF7uhh1IOgO3S_9r-H33N9bIvQ-gEfQ2mVcKd4Bl7NR8yQJ_IZT0Q1Tu5dYZgv9s/s2048/IMG_E5782.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyH4poBrI9NWJZ83tLeQzHGS4bBHNugwHSUydqNrmYW9Q2rpnTIVSy9SAU0MYkvYaWDt68W3tFar3En2FvAOlwZUB6LYANfP-PGuMEVM4KkCfBtueFcoZuG3iQzM3yPF7uhh1IOgO3S_9r-H33N9bIvQ-gEfQ2mVcKd4Bl7NR8yQJ_IZT0Q1Tu5dYZgv9s/w400-h300/IMG_E5782.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have been whacking denim!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My friend, Marie gave me a tub full of already whacked jeans and even a stack of squares she had cut out! These are all 'stretch' jeans and I added a stack I had to it and now have enough to make three quilts!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AND I binged watched Season 2 of Reacher while I was at it!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMMwN-SqJUg6bW4ku2e81gImkdgQ7VL_66noD8c_KrKct4peDIw1SUhh8ciO1x_lp5-DSjZ8T3qBmQyHvq6Kv9zf8QSKCmgHBpHYkLTdDzOY4HgNgO5J2jdLPCsZSUBklYR3MOpnfzhPD7O7DQGBI1aBz60P8dwBsN5cHm3aE5ZVp5FTADDSwGXsyq7BJ/s2048/IMG_E5783.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMMwN-SqJUg6bW4ku2e81gImkdgQ7VL_66noD8c_KrKct4peDIw1SUhh8ciO1x_lp5-DSjZ8T3qBmQyHvq6Kv9zf8QSKCmgHBpHYkLTdDzOY4HgNgO5J2jdLPCsZSUBklYR3MOpnfzhPD7O7DQGBI1aBz60P8dwBsN5cHm3aE5ZVp5FTADDSwGXsyq7BJ/w300-h400/IMG_E5783.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nice and tidy and ready to go back in the truck to take home with me.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5LrXcBu6muetpAw3mYYk-o0670dAYvwrSICMcIxhpXT-rCG__unWn0xg_45jUmywKhfHAFFAfDa8z1vlbRY_I-OvmEfyqYDhyphenhyphenZvotNiPHAyqaNNFYniGfbjKATM7ZRI2femwnTO9OpVbMGrzaUwqpcT9-qdyFC_oMx8mVm4AK-CmwEO27XqusjRIsJZb/s2048/IMG_E5785.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5LrXcBu6muetpAw3mYYk-o0670dAYvwrSICMcIxhpXT-rCG__unWn0xg_45jUmywKhfHAFFAfDa8z1vlbRY_I-OvmEfyqYDhyphenhyphenZvotNiPHAyqaNNFYniGfbjKATM7ZRI2femwnTO9OpVbMGrzaUwqpcT9-qdyFC_oMx8mVm4AK-CmwEO27XqusjRIsJZb/w300-h400/IMG_E5785.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm including this photo of Louis Dean eating his dinner last night because I think it's funny!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can you see what I see?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wires coming out the top of his head!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZMuKrZbpV8_1HaVfTa769TS-8CKFEVVRBHbsfb29-TPynJA-XHESqvg1wWKzAT6sk0QvU0RHJs9E6mgSQKUfRZtlo0n5r4ViY6_PYRVCMugzbNwHbW2cIKPpZcG1uyFyufof4aJqA9k60l34wcJ38FUzV75ZZqiTROOrPl3X84VRSTnUdk7opOBjoSRS/s2048/IMG_E5787.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZMuKrZbpV8_1HaVfTa769TS-8CKFEVVRBHbsfb29-TPynJA-XHESqvg1wWKzAT6sk0QvU0RHJs9E6mgSQKUfRZtlo0n5r4ViY6_PYRVCMugzbNwHbW2cIKPpZcG1uyFyufof4aJqA9k60l34wcJ38FUzV75ZZqiTROOrPl3X84VRSTnUdk7opOBjoSRS/w300-h400/IMG_E5787.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Coffee in the morning, tea in the afternoon and wine in the evenings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Candles lit all day long.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8EPValBZlbXu3zxUceMzgZxbCy2BVWceCzadDC6Ad7fNiuBLiyFFwZZEdi74Azioicu0Oj4fIBxOcVSG7OrOvOVGRWvhUf9KgQ-_0fxp7pTduVqcA4ns_mCvgIB7HyatU20S92JnJiXeu_ALoRsPg_ZNQhLM6-8IQf7MxnelxsqC7rUItD_Ni1Rg1uXp/s600/IMG_5777.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8EPValBZlbXu3zxUceMzgZxbCy2BVWceCzadDC6Ad7fNiuBLiyFFwZZEdi74Azioicu0Oj4fIBxOcVSG7OrOvOVGRWvhUf9KgQ-_0fxp7pTduVqcA4ns_mCvgIB7HyatU20S92JnJiXeu_ALoRsPg_ZNQhLM6-8IQf7MxnelxsqC7rUItD_Ni1Rg1uXp/w400-h400/IMG_5777.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622758739580732797.post-77061697198678275362024-01-02T21:43:00.000-06:002024-01-02T21:43:01.454-06:00We are IN the Country!<div style="text-align: center;"> We were up and at 'em Saturday morning with the truck already loaded on Friday night.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a little after 11:00 when we left and stopped on the other side of Dallas for lunch.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhupuJ_UXHHdDj7qgpMRDvuAZxdp2S6fIPuGcDlXm2Zlm2gVLfT7nHUgxFPNd_jSJn1fW0mrl1FtTezpBR0VXY71XybZOKvMtKGmHpqx5yhPb-H4nd_8MzWMnJ0US_sqO3mtrHwt34lO30_Q053YTBtdTwE83QMDgDqe4ApTSrw-oJWY0Yb4w75HawzU5nV/s2048/415067862_10168506347680710_4617395351424239442_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhupuJ_UXHHdDj7qgpMRDvuAZxdp2S6fIPuGcDlXm2Zlm2gVLfT7nHUgxFPNd_jSJn1fW0mrl1FtTezpBR0VXY71XybZOKvMtKGmHpqx5yhPb-H4nd_8MzWMnJ0US_sqO3mtrHwt34lO30_Q053YTBtdTwE83QMDgDqe4ApTSrw-oJWY0Yb4w75HawzU5nV/w300-h400/415067862_10168506347680710_4617395351424239442_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We spied a Luby's cafeteria and that sounded perfect to both if us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As we sat there eating, I told Louis Dean, "We are really 'old' people now!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He thought that was funny!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went to HEB in Bellmead to pick up milk, bread, eggs and wine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxk7YgfsR7fxl-TZNnjRlGXs1W6TFi4yZwzAwrj3xWiCXJoxoOXy8BlnitKOiEjust818wPpXqQUPqInko39iIhKLVZDFmMU-pbyHHwUOdxYfNULFH0NwQsXb3O_FtZ6jzJ852DmAnkHqHuImoAn6CKgOsBrnqFB3DuKJsRJsFfpqMTwZ5exzQiDJEdArC/s1978/IMG_E5709.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1978" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxk7YgfsR7fxl-TZNnjRlGXs1W6TFi4yZwzAwrj3xWiCXJoxoOXy8BlnitKOiEjust818wPpXqQUPqInko39iIhKLVZDFmMU-pbyHHwUOdxYfNULFH0NwQsXb3O_FtZ6jzJ852DmAnkHqHuImoAn6CKgOsBrnqFB3DuKJsRJsFfpqMTwZ5exzQiDJEdArC/w310-h400/IMG_E5709.JPG" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We brought most of our food from home and it was enough to pretty much stock up the fridge!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean was disappointed to find that his tiller was NOT down here and remembered he had taken it home - and now he remembers exactly where it is.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi2_Eial6jEzkLV45ewXVp4Ze9Gkv3bm10p_wiqRhxWjXI6vxe9MGRD3jbhMfoCPPABBrOqMKxVgy_7OeBkQwyYksd1WEAs6n3hLL5ZPfMCiebzeMJX8zoPe_-t8y_wg0hG9yBGDzHBlhvJsuDSKGfNaX150HEQVLff7B3l2zoZSbYSw1j8k6n4DyCJMkl/s1746/IMG_E5692.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1746" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi2_Eial6jEzkLV45ewXVp4Ze9Gkv3bm10p_wiqRhxWjXI6vxe9MGRD3jbhMfoCPPABBrOqMKxVgy_7OeBkQwyYksd1WEAs6n3hLL5ZPfMCiebzeMJX8zoPe_-t8y_wg0hG9yBGDzHBlhvJsuDSKGfNaX150HEQVLff7B3l2zoZSbYSw1j8k6n4DyCJMkl/w353-h400/IMG_E5692.JPG" width="353" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He did see that his chain saw was here and he was out there cutting up firewood in no time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx16FsJ0JGjrCzXm0qMeQAuGmZ93Z6LgOYf1X9C30gJiQmFPTvTTojmthpYyTmkKw-Iz43CptcIFCw7oN-0J-UWkhB3CPQEzA91Qu90yiAPI1nZ2c1tpzmYV-3qDFl9bVLEGcHUFLJMEvhQMRE9dupPFNYPQV3n_sqmmioOnUF7baFag6g-gDvU4vkXuyB/s2048/IMG_E5711.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx16FsJ0JGjrCzXm0qMeQAuGmZ93Z6LgOYf1X9C30gJiQmFPTvTTojmthpYyTmkKw-Iz43CptcIFCw7oN-0J-UWkhB3CPQEzA91Qu90yiAPI1nZ2c1tpzmYV-3qDFl9bVLEGcHUFLJMEvhQMRE9dupPFNYPQV3n_sqmmioOnUF7baFag6g-gDvU4vkXuyB/w300-h400/IMG_E5711.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was a slight chill in the air and it was a perfect evening for our first campfire.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5h0VfYOsYDoEfFFi3jz6O7vj5rVeDi0nHppRFHFwsEJaWSUJwKDoO7z_3wW2MPkxIPqw0XGw_kDXfuUkD8Xz_ulDGyAC1o1zrPM8oB_vQERpXdZ1R2jyUjde7lbVm6t0J8LaEuI9ys4pAXWZ83iYDcTRy3AlRCw84ZeZ3RLrliTcPlGXUvF0cXK3sOQT1/s2048/IMG_E5714.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5h0VfYOsYDoEfFFi3jz6O7vj5rVeDi0nHppRFHFwsEJaWSUJwKDoO7z_3wW2MPkxIPqw0XGw_kDXfuUkD8Xz_ulDGyAC1o1zrPM8oB_vQERpXdZ1R2jyUjde7lbVm6t0J8LaEuI9ys4pAXWZ83iYDcTRy3AlRCw84ZeZ3RLrliTcPlGXUvF0cXK3sOQT1/w300-h400/IMG_E5714.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He is a happy camper!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivfhUq4_BPfR1M9Jzuc75mFbCv3Lfrj1z8NtVQ4AuMic1EA_NEp9quUlgjLvN0wP8FB50FQOj20ZEVdyDu1BXn3pMBkjg_KRmcsZI-3E1aoOgD5cxPLaItfHIwU6M9nz9DZNYqvt1QWKd9Wzns1z8lca1zhSnenpE9uUBH6CjK70GzvfbJox-eq7o_kaZm/s2048/IMG_E5716.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivfhUq4_BPfR1M9Jzuc75mFbCv3Lfrj1z8NtVQ4AuMic1EA_NEp9quUlgjLvN0wP8FB50FQOj20ZEVdyDu1BXn3pMBkjg_KRmcsZI-3E1aoOgD5cxPLaItfHIwU6M9nz9DZNYqvt1QWKd9Wzns1z8lca1zhSnenpE9uUBH6CjK70GzvfbJox-eq7o_kaZm/w300-h400/IMG_E5716.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were in bed by 8:00 and slept like babies - not getting up until 10:00!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We sleep so well here!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwpGqeqejDtM4KhIHMkgvQG7drFke2Sq9dQc_6QZVrMe9ffN4-SplWquubSuBGtFTwyWEkSBht39jo-ps9hnw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I forgot that I didn't have a coffee pot here so Louis Dean gave me his to use while he made Creek Coffee! Bless his heart! It's hard enough for him to wake up and push the start button on a pot already prepared the night before. Did he really want to stumble around making creek coffee every morning that we are here?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dean came down and finished up the repair on the shower while Sherry and I went to Waco for lunch and errands. Lots of restaurants were closed due to New Year's Eve.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We settled on Chuy's and it hit the spot!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went to bed even earlier that night and the New Year came in silently while we slept.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did get up around 1:30 in the morning to go out and watch the stars.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyRjLBuoR4fWESfIPZT49OJTz32hDggMC4KHmMT7q_xBjLQ40UdJyEF8wx7v8fbCIjK7_FhhEuzqSs8akkA5m_N19YHbAYjT0NmCBtzc4zaEO-17NouZ9ORDGuW3UvN4aCKJRXhXIc5aMNrifCRDJLHScLb7xJbd6650HL9WX7Qu_5p-UJt3wUzqinuNj/s2048/416106387_10168511993280710_8081813217680195291_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyRjLBuoR4fWESfIPZT49OJTz32hDggMC4KHmMT7q_xBjLQ40UdJyEF8wx7v8fbCIjK7_FhhEuzqSs8akkA5m_N19YHbAYjT0NmCBtzc4zaEO-17NouZ9ORDGuW3UvN4aCKJRXhXIc5aMNrifCRDJLHScLb7xJbd6650HL9WX7Qu_5p-UJt3wUzqinuNj/w400-h300/416106387_10168511993280710_8081813217680195291_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I brought all my new books for the new year....a new 2024 Diary and a devotional by Sarah Young.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7c6ljuHSbBarJms-wyiqS6h-bOjhzgGfXKvZ9222Ktt5f2IzfeoRsAWm8u0HwtQfcfFHN3pGlMGBD0KPn8U8Q9DIDeKewt-hLumDaAJPVOOnXLlGWn-kXkZfRzKmHmALoCSYk26SfKXw3K6Pxv0MCtxUE9quZcboRlZpqlIkzIhViLqswNUXXx1SN5F2F/s2048/IMG_E5728.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7c6ljuHSbBarJms-wyiqS6h-bOjhzgGfXKvZ9222Ktt5f2IzfeoRsAWm8u0HwtQfcfFHN3pGlMGBD0KPn8U8Q9DIDeKewt-hLumDaAJPVOOnXLlGWn-kXkZfRzKmHmALoCSYk26SfKXw3K6Pxv0MCtxUE9quZcboRlZpqlIkzIhViLqswNUXXx1SN5F2F/w300-h400/IMG_E5728.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">New Year's Day was a quiet one here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I whacked up some denim while Louis Dean puttered in the bathroom putting the wall back to rights after the repairs. He made an 'inspection' door so it will be easier if they need to do any repairs in the future.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's cold in the mornings but not terribly so.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQErWvKbOy698pesm9ewCfe1ubqiuAcOl33DSQrgezr3pUTSkhSlHzvcGbxq3vqknse7ata5GwI1ukVgDV8kSjxmnTr7JBBbnCJy4Kr9qz2rwm9iczXuDbbhk6RgqOcXeVt3ewg6Nsg5EsxrmIex1jqKsC-fiBIU9X_XND4vsiGIMrjANvTqUJWYi14sJ/s1783/IMG_E5726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1783" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQErWvKbOy698pesm9ewCfe1ubqiuAcOl33DSQrgezr3pUTSkhSlHzvcGbxq3vqknse7ata5GwI1ukVgDV8kSjxmnTr7JBBbnCJy4Kr9qz2rwm9iczXuDbbhk6RgqOcXeVt3ewg6Nsg5EsxrmIex1jqKsC-fiBIU9X_XND4vsiGIMrjANvTqUJWYi14sJ/w345-h400/IMG_E5726.jpg" width="345" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still a comfy warm quilt feels good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one was made by my niece Leah.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've spent the last couple of days tidying up the front room.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkOj6ZNUHj4YmhSSjb0RjA7aCTXc1_q3WpbsQWpE9v9OH_HnrglmUu3bHg6qaN2gBpuzM9L-iYzXdySOammiU-KHe8yKvxLkJp0FiJI5vYNinEnjgnSeHO1pWzEAk1n0fvVsbaSis8QS-trtOCdVa6ebHHrxbWNUQmbMrAcTDlbD0y4MXDR9FrZZU9RAS/s2048/IMG_E5734.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkOj6ZNUHj4YmhSSjb0RjA7aCTXc1_q3WpbsQWpE9v9OH_HnrglmUu3bHg6qaN2gBpuzM9L-iYzXdySOammiU-KHe8yKvxLkJp0FiJI5vYNinEnjgnSeHO1pWzEAk1n0fvVsbaSis8QS-trtOCdVa6ebHHrxbWNUQmbMrAcTDlbD0y4MXDR9FrZZU9RAS/w300-h400/IMG_E5734.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our corner where we sit with coffee in the mornings, tea in the afternoons and wine in the evenings.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ABU-bjqtAX6nUpdcOGe46EBvxNcczIBR-tL5mxvuq0k1RDstQrQ2fcEFLvmx6ofIUukg-OgKegJgTnIGnrahXm9ZDm1A-JEcWxtgolH9c_x_WABUX5f0_IZ0tKKtyRYI3H4u4JkNVoRlSnPqOWmap5mL7sivupDBDS4VVxCbjg8RiU092axnJbvBserc/s2048/IMG_E5731.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ABU-bjqtAX6nUpdcOGe46EBvxNcczIBR-tL5mxvuq0k1RDstQrQ2fcEFLvmx6ofIUukg-OgKegJgTnIGnrahXm9ZDm1A-JEcWxtgolH9c_x_WABUX5f0_IZ0tKKtyRYI3H4u4JkNVoRlSnPqOWmap5mL7sivupDBDS4VVxCbjg8RiU092axnJbvBserc/w300-h400/IMG_E5731.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Across for where we sit is where I keep my art supplies, canvases and oils.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9a8Qg_FIRgYnMReWjjgSSShZOKXZYPj51vYjTmgGdKZgSRdcQ0JOrOrL9wXfsxoWa07PBis9yVB9jgWv4FUCgW1JnKeq1C-ZENdm4TBKb3hbqjQyxrTkH8BMl0STz1MMVQQGazxZLcFrYWZ_d86OFvMT-087JC0gVawrqXjo8DL9U6vwtmjtgwSdveWS/s1904/IMG_E5733.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1904" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9a8Qg_FIRgYnMReWjjgSSShZOKXZYPj51vYjTmgGdKZgSRdcQ0JOrOrL9wXfsxoWa07PBis9yVB9jgWv4FUCgW1JnKeq1C-ZENdm4TBKb3hbqjQyxrTkH8BMl0STz1MMVQQGazxZLcFrYWZ_d86OFvMT-087JC0gVawrqXjo8DL9U6vwtmjtgwSdveWS/w323-h400/IMG_E5733.JPG" width="323" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sherry gave us the fridge several years ago and it makes it so nice to be able to store more than in a tiny beverage one. We have two of those!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-i5tnyxgx3q-Wy59EeZaRel_5pzUR4ilEebk-k40Gik5yhNTmRIowmw08LSH0unNL3dZSLv8K5vPDLslzXUXGk2H5691bQR46Z4Dxaxzewr-MQKYo4PRZUH_X5mE5gHijm7SRXWPcpc_2GPGeAI2q_EyKKAUYZSiBtMJ80EiJ-JjIV3mRSOiRvP8OpFj/s2048/IMG_E5732.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-i5tnyxgx3q-Wy59EeZaRel_5pzUR4ilEebk-k40Gik5yhNTmRIowmw08LSH0unNL3dZSLv8K5vPDLslzXUXGk2H5691bQR46Z4Dxaxzewr-MQKYo4PRZUH_X5mE5gHijm7SRXWPcpc_2GPGeAI2q_EyKKAUYZSiBtMJ80EiJ-JjIV3mRSOiRvP8OpFj/w300-h400/IMG_E5732.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The camper has one entrance but in case of an emergency - the girl bunk and the bedroom has windows large enough to escape through.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpW76fTuL_X03PZennEonVl3mI_avQgABUEjg1l_OzxaTzjKfJ9HzhgQNkdPzEYJs13ClZlq7Jd1woyNK_C0eMY1enRW1XCVBDtN9jRrKpPhg8U15OQIHWUmaJAZXBs52FR7V5WB5TbJ4X8d1BoPO2hos8tsl3h5GAYuS6cNcrwAVhmFVFTKDgfkWqZ_x0/s2048/416549155_10168514947085710_8315606911702480440_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpW76fTuL_X03PZennEonVl3mI_avQgABUEjg1l_OzxaTzjKfJ9HzhgQNkdPzEYJs13ClZlq7Jd1woyNK_C0eMY1enRW1XCVBDtN9jRrKpPhg8U15OQIHWUmaJAZXBs52FR7V5WB5TbJ4X8d1BoPO2hos8tsl3h5GAYuS6cNcrwAVhmFVFTKDgfkWqZ_x0/w300-h400/416549155_10168514947085710_8315606911702480440_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the tiny electric heater.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG84TKXpSKwPYZMXXvFA-sQWH3yLLyo-MQyM9Bwg1ej3N4v_yhdLUv3ThqgS7MzdF1q_GKnBWKKeOFT9ptiFDmXek07C9lR-PnAyNp4UwhDc2hV9ZghSm0l_XIA14S0GdlWWpRMKCHaLgua3MBAKuR97xrMb72T8k7m0JHAdjsgvPdIfJcJEs8LAy4TQSu/s2048/416699493_10168514946530710_3676472854481546431_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG84TKXpSKwPYZMXXvFA-sQWH3yLLyo-MQyM9Bwg1ej3N4v_yhdLUv3ThqgS7MzdF1q_GKnBWKKeOFT9ptiFDmXek07C9lR-PnAyNp4UwhDc2hV9ZghSm0l_XIA14S0GdlWWpRMKCHaLgua3MBAKuR97xrMb72T8k7m0JHAdjsgvPdIfJcJEs8LAy4TQSu/w300-h400/416699493_10168514946530710_3676472854481546431_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean built this coffee bar for us and the curtains hide the trash cans and storage area.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did buy a brand new coffee pot for me on NY Eve at the Goodwill for $6.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkVs7r0_9s-nytm6BHuf5dRYT_Yf6H63-JclCLCoiUhgxObjugPtP1tYKRfzHhWZ_LZPvOMN580FLLPM9dvu8ls0Aw_iLE_KPe9d23zByM0tX-HQ61c4wZGjP5zlXS3AZaMShGhfg5igmswSoviTb7t2cP4n8hbOlDuBSBZjwastXSnGJwRxL5Z38Lczo/s2048/416544839_10168514946320710_6864677429772222054_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkVs7r0_9s-nytm6BHuf5dRYT_Yf6H63-JclCLCoiUhgxObjugPtP1tYKRfzHhWZ_LZPvOMN580FLLPM9dvu8ls0Aw_iLE_KPe9d23zByM0tX-HQ61c4wZGjP5zlXS3AZaMShGhfg5igmswSoviTb7t2cP4n8hbOlDuBSBZjwastXSnGJwRxL5Z38Lczo/w300-h400/416544839_10168514946320710_6864677429772222054_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You could call this space my 'kitchen.'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have a hot plate, crock pots, electric skillet and griddle, a microwave and toaster plus an induction cooktop.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQEHlb0dIiMpxb-Pjlrh2Z7m0L03sYyHB3RAEag_TiglbXXHxYGT2dxHD5RoEEmWCdrrrurbPbDinn-rh9l4oJjCCZtALhWtADt1F69S210uZSf7KfYDZS8LRwNHfJtFUOLIMYZb16qmwEfWyku0A2ZyslLWJ9Xv1rTQINWJBXa8KUr6i-bNKBxPKq9V-2/s2048/416686231_10168514946425710_3048832711411833455_n%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQEHlb0dIiMpxb-Pjlrh2Z7m0L03sYyHB3RAEag_TiglbXXHxYGT2dxHD5RoEEmWCdrrrurbPbDinn-rh9l4oJjCCZtALhWtADt1F69S210uZSf7KfYDZS8LRwNHfJtFUOLIMYZb16qmwEfWyku0A2ZyslLWJ9Xv1rTQINWJBXa8KUr6i-bNKBxPKq9V-2/w300-h400/416686231_10168514946425710_3048832711411833455_n%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We hung insulated curtains to keep the bathroom warm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's where the Dearborn heater is and once it's warm in there we open the curtains so it will take the chill off the front room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After I finished taking these photos, I heard something up on the camper roof.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1BlruDDpBa-VLifZmMd3zJ7TCqMBKvJkgBA_SQMmQ8VonEsNTI53GfCVZmsWn9ncid7sTjOGjjpZL2A9tMmDoIKBWSj_iynkifnKkN1mIVmOF8ESMSyV0szFC098GHJ2cA_wAG-F1wOFw_2nnTnhNO8wfcbVnlPhSNMMtmgrkk5rlXAxA3ctaopIX0ekI/s1536/416689455_10168515036410710_5282230499456400890_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There's always something interesting to see here at the ranch!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhndrupi-3os3CjbUUStlBcgG4fhijTqvJIYwrh-4tMu9HDUxerQx_QDmGWDCd7tnagVE-gJ_H_w0a-zLs-umfUx9e1TgGrXZ84NwsJQbPwXZ73P7ASwzKRzfcRkXDyYrjP9HCYTO0Nb6QqRyWzkLWgFXWG1pFvXNZjzD_udAORfUANXXHySLN6SQDeSHxJ/s2048/IMG_E5744.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1390" data-original-width="2048" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhndrupi-3os3CjbUUStlBcgG4fhijTqvJIYwrh-4tMu9HDUxerQx_QDmGWDCd7tnagVE-gJ_H_w0a-zLs-umfUx9e1TgGrXZ84NwsJQbPwXZ73P7ASwzKRzfcRkXDyYrjP9HCYTO0Nb6QqRyWzkLWgFXWG1pFvXNZjzD_udAORfUANXXHySLN6SQDeSHxJ/w400-h271/IMG_E5744.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next I noticed the horses were up here.....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLH5b-PsSOZjk7_CJx4Nl6n64hdjAkmeps9unRBAaIl8y7T0gFXC8ljI9IZZvOZT3KgyMThfQRaNPYgyfrqIvxljPhU6ZAYqE3ENiD0p9CevRbUAxBSET1wkfJViHdPCpmLBj2A-1SvPzdI3kPGVLmoWnOtxdjNkJuHyWpftL5bD5mDjUp5wMF3lEXERi/s1536/IMG_E5755.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1393" data-original-width="1536" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLH5b-PsSOZjk7_CJx4Nl6n64hdjAkmeps9unRBAaIl8y7T0gFXC8ljI9IZZvOZT3KgyMThfQRaNPYgyfrqIvxljPhU6ZAYqE3ENiD0p9CevRbUAxBSET1wkfJViHdPCpmLBj2A-1SvPzdI3kPGVLmoWnOtxdjNkJuHyWpftL5bD5mDjUp5wMF3lEXERi/w400-h363/IMG_E5755.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.....then here came the goats!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_oxsNeO0KMVuLC_hSNmmPeNd_VW8YbBVd4F44upeXuZuXF0ADA83rAtkFjP6lOhry6yqqMlZHF-Q-Z7ZSX3CGpFB7FO5xyxJ6R4Sy32uQRamaIGZn7i383-JmYPTNZs-xmQp5SB_iPTKF7FpV6R0U3o1JASXzwUT8-KEoyVqHGL-beAesyVpeCyrz_J_-/s2048/415591358_10168515037070710_6624017024615783782_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_oxsNeO0KMVuLC_hSNmmPeNd_VW8YbBVd4F44upeXuZuXF0ADA83rAtkFjP6lOhry6yqqMlZHF-Q-Z7ZSX3CGpFB7FO5xyxJ6R4Sy32uQRamaIGZn7i383-JmYPTNZs-xmQp5SB_iPTKF7FpV6R0U3o1JASXzwUT8-KEoyVqHGL-beAesyVpeCyrz_J_-/w300-h400/415591358_10168515037070710_6624017024615783782_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are miniature goats.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNYx8ULPpyeEq3VLjfBhZioQbeTQ-qR8cuvs3PbLnd0876K0w5xK6xDff3wpanhZLcHl4zV-38-BaAFOfgjoZ9Nv1nulFAzZlz8xoQedxSNeH0tXCepOVWVXrK7jF6a9A8oBRlxzIMeOHPx4q2s6CBYoMrohpgpFIlqZDxbj9_wywl1c14YORXxBdWQ_A/s2048/416703010_10168515037215710_3653396088863870200_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2048" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNYx8ULPpyeEq3VLjfBhZioQbeTQ-qR8cuvs3PbLnd0876K0w5xK6xDff3wpanhZLcHl4zV-38-BaAFOfgjoZ9Nv1nulFAzZlz8xoQedxSNeH0tXCepOVWVXrK7jF6a9A8oBRlxzIMeOHPx4q2s6CBYoMrohpgpFIlqZDxbj9_wywl1c14YORXxBdWQ_A/w400-h380/416703010_10168515037215710_3653396088863870200_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Much cuter than regular ones.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8uHZkPqtOr9pI5f4TBH_vt9j0I9D6ceVe-2cIkjgWsLpizz4cEYlEdgOX11LNpoG8e3yGQvfvG5hX_qDcFUfp5NGyCSXz4cV2VMp4vbjdaM3QkX-m71bmx6tBLe1GuYx2RE49Fv6zWOmEukASxMwtwrs5v45uQ5q1QQsoQ_9W0HVfSuLBU13z18kINvO/s2048/416726497_10168515036435710_3722512142905128395_n%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1414" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8uHZkPqtOr9pI5f4TBH_vt9j0I9D6ceVe-2cIkjgWsLpizz4cEYlEdgOX11LNpoG8e3yGQvfvG5hX_qDcFUfp5NGyCSXz4cV2VMp4vbjdaM3QkX-m71bmx6tBLe1GuYx2RE49Fv6zWOmEukASxMwtwrs5v45uQ5q1QQsoQ_9W0HVfSuLBU13z18kINvO/w276-h400/416726497_10168515036435710_3722512142905128395_n%20(1).jpg" width="276" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They all have names but I remember this one - Half and Half!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wish I had a pic from the side!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRBbKhyphenhyphenmhv0i3cMR4_ASmMEmq3pETT04rLuwD8rQqJ8zR-1Eb3B9ekgVfcXVtXPW1yJ6Pe0ZpozkCRBtFfdWo_vVe3_ZwitA50Rs5UARKy5pLtKZK8C7UFgpzXjUfECEPeHjXmCUytAcSDUlcga4ZJeuNsqoQKcwumt9l40QkasMlZaOVomCaMTbbOhe3/s2048/IMG_E5752.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRBbKhyphenhyphenmhv0i3cMR4_ASmMEmq3pETT04rLuwD8rQqJ8zR-1Eb3B9ekgVfcXVtXPW1yJ6Pe0ZpozkCRBtFfdWo_vVe3_ZwitA50Rs5UARKy5pLtKZK8C7UFgpzXjUfECEPeHjXmCUytAcSDUlcga4ZJeuNsqoQKcwumt9l40QkasMlZaOVomCaMTbbOhe3/w300-h400/IMG_E5752.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">he last critter to come up to see us today was Tarzan.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ZTWVTSpbvNLj7ggKwZtGjmk_rtsZUW6aCmu7cLtGPeLTqD-CDQQNrb1DvSv1YyDEcXqgbzBPc0LGncCi6fStWFRr041w6Hh-Xm-tO1PhnOC2U_63O6MRAbe1LnQt75dOcP-UP-KBypJXcyLHJNhbM5WiAa6pYhZRKvs1iHh9FN7jwyNkmAQhRmL9pPwD/s2048/416706263_10168515036910710_765110437230059181_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ZTWVTSpbvNLj7ggKwZtGjmk_rtsZUW6aCmu7cLtGPeLTqD-CDQQNrb1DvSv1YyDEcXqgbzBPc0LGncCi6fStWFRr041w6Hh-Xm-tO1PhnOC2U_63O6MRAbe1LnQt75dOcP-UP-KBypJXcyLHJNhbM5WiAa6pYhZRKvs1iHh9FN7jwyNkmAQhRmL9pPwD/w300-h400/416706263_10168515036910710_765110437230059181_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He is brother to our Samantha and Tabitha.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Oops, I forgot to mention that Rufus has been up several times knowing there would be treats for him.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I took a late afternoon nap in the girl bunk and woke up to the cozy sound of rain.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">We do not get reception here but the TV does have a built in VCR.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QW62KzCdd9pvBoAHOJJNKSs8_4lVK2jEfTUosWTrhm4qqyV7YZSMe9Lvej0HIpuhs9TQjNC_aklCOvElJKpYlJqABQ60kSXlfqG2wurcxUJmcDLnMhWo0zdMZb0G6A4yp50HUD0wNRQq6tLyv3STx9_AMh0L1lvEp_BXl0BqFoICcupsET3BoZDzuNph/s2048/1-172501551.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QW62KzCdd9pvBoAHOJJNKSs8_4lVK2jEfTUosWTrhm4qqyV7YZSMe9Lvej0HIpuhs9TQjNC_aklCOvElJKpYlJqABQ60kSXlfqG2wurcxUJmcDLnMhWo0zdMZb0G6A4yp50HUD0wNRQq6tLyv3STx9_AMh0L1lvEp_BXl0BqFoICcupsET3BoZDzuNph/w300-h400/1-172501551.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean chose tonight's movie - I brought a big bag of western DVDs for him to choose from.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tomorrow is my turn!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiR4YTZa1Rs7R6msLprjpny6IAt5ZJnMpiawZhovp8PEu370HUb68era-O5-ft9UiG_QLRIzMtkhT76qGI8WaLEqpbvvnLbQUMPSYjfBWpmFBxDjwVpyhANzvjOWI98yAZ0bN6uiABepVJf8Z93bdxSBZEkiyCneTUUT2wNl6LxplOkhWsEHNEWzThgHoYJ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="735" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiR4YTZa1Rs7R6msLprjpny6IAt5ZJnMpiawZhovp8PEu370HUb68era-O5-ft9UiG_QLRIzMtkhT76qGI8WaLEqpbvvnLbQUMPSYjfBWpmFBxDjwVpyhANzvjOWI98yAZ0bN6uiABepVJf8Z93bdxSBZEkiyCneTUUT2wNl6LxplOkhWsEHNEWzThgHoYJ=w427-h640" width="427" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>And I am really grateful for that!</i></b></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622758739580732797.post-72110983977842745012023-12-29T20:39:00.003-06:002023-12-29T20:39:38.758-06:00Christmas Day and a Few Others....<div style="text-align: center;"> Christmas morning arrived and it was a wonderful thing to sleep in.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBz87zbV88I4OICqja699q4knd3sUbGVphPFHs3sD0YhDdRU67nXgmcGC10VjbJyZZmTpWkJhNeluaJ7gRrSDLowtmC5TlhWBjWbpuu5ehthZsksLb9m8vaqVIRQoaPbbFKt49yl3F-HEQw3Nj3bdUmj3DJh36DNCWCHXQ_NMIcHBZm0erfiINYJtIVvl/s1536/IMG_E5642.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1455" data-original-width="1536" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBz87zbV88I4OICqja699q4knd3sUbGVphPFHs3sD0YhDdRU67nXgmcGC10VjbJyZZmTpWkJhNeluaJ7gRrSDLowtmC5TlhWBjWbpuu5ehthZsksLb9m8vaqVIRQoaPbbFKt49yl3F-HEQw3Nj3bdUmj3DJh36DNCWCHXQ_NMIcHBZm0erfiINYJtIVvl/w400-h379/IMG_E5642.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After spending some time in prayer and reading, I poured myself another cup of coffee and got right back in bed to start this Christmas novel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was afternoon by the time I left the bedroom and found Louis Dean in his music room where he stayed all day long. I stayed busy putting the house back to rights while Summer and Macon watched movies in the den. It was a slow day.....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oZoKdhtdGLorLkCplmMzZ9lnzvPxtkRNgoLwrKIS8MJgZAViKbOMZJK0Zkx9fQvS4OldHeYQriwNX1BChX4H7bZsMT_TPIJ9-wm9IPMWu5VKzKc8T5lNdsfx_5PMLoLmFBRjApXBgWZiGYo-6zITpxvusdRFyc-Jkbt_4NB4Z-nHKLY0oNQ7I1vmg-Pn/s2048/IMG_E5644.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oZoKdhtdGLorLkCplmMzZ9lnzvPxtkRNgoLwrKIS8MJgZAViKbOMZJK0Zkx9fQvS4OldHeYQriwNX1BChX4H7bZsMT_TPIJ9-wm9IPMWu5VKzKc8T5lNdsfx_5PMLoLmFBRjApXBgWZiGYo-6zITpxvusdRFyc-Jkbt_4NB4Z-nHKLY0oNQ7I1vmg-Pn/w300-h400/IMG_E5644.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean and I got dressed and headed over to Amber's for Christmas Dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am loving this fragrant perfume gifted to me by Summer.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1x-9jsi_i6K9E5Jhu4bFE4wLTkPxM3Jv5O8FpIrS61p2Z12XDfeIPdtKdFi3_KQEeXWLAB5uiiyhza-gA9ilVH0ivgs_BO1Nbxlxfh3Nnb2Y_PaxbO0BbcaWxfU9Mtm3QwKdAzpTxZjZchkuqvcyKdw7hdX1n5pBIZ_dzGtkZwbffbVYEXeWpQc8o4ymV/s2048/IMG_E5649.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1x-9jsi_i6K9E5Jhu4bFE4wLTkPxM3Jv5O8FpIrS61p2Z12XDfeIPdtKdFi3_KQEeXWLAB5uiiyhza-gA9ilVH0ivgs_BO1Nbxlxfh3Nnb2Y_PaxbO0BbcaWxfU9Mtm3QwKdAzpTxZjZchkuqvcyKdw7hdX1n5pBIZ_dzGtkZwbffbVYEXeWpQc8o4ymV/w300-h400/IMG_E5649.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dinner table set for 10!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's two sets of grandparents and four children and Amber and Mike!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Everything looked so beautiful with her special dinnerware and decorations and really good food and excellent wine. I brought the bottle my bother Buster and Anna Marie gave me last month and it was the best I've had in a long time!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_EeBvMEAQzJgod8hfSX1Sr8xBKA4NTg1TyNfzoRTJbL3NB5gR7ALU71I_t6Q70JIXq_uG-RwasVRhvsVT7zuse2mWnUP_PbgeEioc-O82BnDqR-yJQkL3Gc3y8OsVbOzReMie7UKd4Kt-TshzZ0Jzgy6tNk86DT9Sh00rYTzzw1zvLaR7vQa1emT3u7Z/s2048/IMG_E5650.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_EeBvMEAQzJgod8hfSX1Sr8xBKA4NTg1TyNfzoRTJbL3NB5gR7ALU71I_t6Q70JIXq_uG-RwasVRhvsVT7zuse2mWnUP_PbgeEioc-O82BnDqR-yJQkL3Gc3y8OsVbOzReMie7UKd4Kt-TshzZ0Jzgy6tNk86DT9Sh00rYTzzw1zvLaR7vQa1emT3u7Z/w300-h400/IMG_E5650.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The ham was delicious as were all the sides.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amber and Mike make a great team in the kitchen and in LIFE!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a lovely evening and watched Home Alone together!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are a movie-living family!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And we have a ton of traditions!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As in Independence Day on the 4th of July...among other various and sundry things....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I love that about us!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUPbNGmrMP0ee3DPlGvp4ZVUdE3p7SIJmSRMdQeyQDLtbjIjvuEU0Ih5rcXqFH-TziDfjFojUWMk2qr3Q2kpNkDDAa3cxkCBwUgSCnPihpl7ihOu18G1Sf7402aAscAaXpTlvMoyXOGJZMFQ_nWvahCTk8pd7En3A1pRwbeG-91_y5HpaZQtY-O20PGD4y/s2048/IMG_E5661.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUPbNGmrMP0ee3DPlGvp4ZVUdE3p7SIJmSRMdQeyQDLtbjIjvuEU0Ih5rcXqFH-TziDfjFojUWMk2qr3Q2kpNkDDAa3cxkCBwUgSCnPihpl7ihOu18G1Sf7402aAscAaXpTlvMoyXOGJZMFQ_nWvahCTk8pd7En3A1pRwbeG-91_y5HpaZQtY-O20PGD4y/w300-h400/IMG_E5661.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The crowning highlight was that I took home the prized ham bone!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I popped it right in the freezer as soon as we got home and will take it to the ranch with us tomorrow along with a bag of dried pinto beans.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The day after Christmas......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Benjamin picked me up and drove us over to visit Kimmy and June.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN26IuPQdpkHIR_QApV1SWMXplqd6nS5KQQSDS-txhwfnl4WOO0MMKJ0xZPMWMQHusUa2HyRPZiehLmnvFuQPvHttApyLvWGqdmnjKV0EvtoZU32FYhlAh_Qtg6ev5D5SS7ULDeMr12Z8Fci9hivH7HK8BiLKbxdqEgoYdsE-Qnt2FJlkoMlXCAbXCWtk4/s2048/IMG_E5670.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN26IuPQdpkHIR_QApV1SWMXplqd6nS5KQQSDS-txhwfnl4WOO0MMKJ0xZPMWMQHusUa2HyRPZiehLmnvFuQPvHttApyLvWGqdmnjKV0EvtoZU32FYhlAh_Qtg6ev5D5SS7ULDeMr12Z8Fci9hivH7HK8BiLKbxdqEgoYdsE-Qnt2FJlkoMlXCAbXCWtk4/w300-h400/IMG_E5670.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They love Benjamin and gave him a box of Runts candy - something they brought to him every single Tuesday on art class night for the years he was growing up!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I taught art class here in my dining room on Tuesday nights at 7:00 for years and years!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kimmy came to the classes in the late 70's through the 80's with June coming from the late 80's through early 2000's. We all have 'history!'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ben treated me to lunch at Po' Melvin's .....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSdvwH2jyd9ySO8PuoX1v-8WKIdb7ZlyijWX-xMKrNgtmggHOXqCBmzG_LNQVo3jUKG_vyA0MsKU2SMKCYFoiS6WywiswCWinV2hr2XwHVa7bPsnRX0cDLkXAT1d_q1DBIP3HY8RqY7fv-yCWZSgEqCYbp7rwDLCJk-hl7y32QicYGk3MpzzD3MdDRIROc/s2048/IMG_E5671.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSdvwH2jyd9ySO8PuoX1v-8WKIdb7ZlyijWX-xMKrNgtmggHOXqCBmzG_LNQVo3jUKG_vyA0MsKU2SMKCYFoiS6WywiswCWinV2hr2XwHVa7bPsnRX0cDLkXAT1d_q1DBIP3HY8RqY7fv-yCWZSgEqCYbp7rwDLCJk-hl7y32QicYGk3MpzzD3MdDRIROc/w400-h300/IMG_E5671.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we split this huge seafood platter and visited.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love having grown children!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was the day after Christmas and I normally go shopping for lights for the new year since I use them all year round. White ones only. LED now and WARM white if possible.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Instead, when Ben dropped me off at home - I went straight to bed!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a rest and recover mode for the rest of the day and night.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYIVXk-39dd3ro42gvmNhWkE_CpraZXEczbai9vMWhE9qSekkNRGJeMPYyvcmOgcsn_JlogtgjujoHPHrB4wT5_r1w7_jD3M5Mtxfwxt5XZsnJ6CagKzsoSGFabGI7FEdq79Or6-QBKr_JPnj3IQEsgGaatOrXXEomktY9m4zDya4c6kCklbkq0N27oCE/s2048/IMG_E5673.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYIVXk-39dd3ro42gvmNhWkE_CpraZXEczbai9vMWhE9qSekkNRGJeMPYyvcmOgcsn_JlogtgjujoHPHrB4wT5_r1w7_jD3M5Mtxfwxt5XZsnJ6CagKzsoSGFabGI7FEdq79Or6-QBKr_JPnj3IQEsgGaatOrXXEomktY9m4zDya4c6kCklbkq0N27oCE/w300-h400/IMG_E5673.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wednesday morning I was up and ready to shop!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm loving the warm and comfy top Summer gave me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It says, "YES! I'm COLD" Me 24:7</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First I drove us to Walgreens to pick up medicines and realized the driver side back tire was not right.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I drove slowly home - but - alas the tire is ruined.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWoEgxUkR-2ZAwxwVf4aFKKwmXOUmlhNfma7WYnv1Dzp4xGWgrPw9LMqvJjGkR2LcFGc-wClJPO0goc7_8b5wzf7PXe1AbSrel-5FYOF5UYN9iiaXGPGcqCk8EV-0vJ4V8fUNXbeCTxLnU38P5Oknevj42FRm44dknwYKiPMpw7ewT59rYKUzi1qgkrK3R/s2048/IMG_E5676.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWoEgxUkR-2ZAwxwVf4aFKKwmXOUmlhNfma7WYnv1Dzp4xGWgrPw9LMqvJjGkR2LcFGc-wClJPO0goc7_8b5wzf7PXe1AbSrel-5FYOF5UYN9iiaXGPGcqCk8EV-0vJ4V8fUNXbeCTxLnU38P5Oknevj42FRm44dknwYKiPMpw7ewT59rYKUzi1qgkrK3R/w300-h400/IMG_E5676.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We switched to the truck and loaded up at Home Depot!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3LKYYv2WqxE8cY1oBWxN478mr-3snbqSxX1MqM2fqg248gq37PAtGRLgjzatf7B_hedN9APcShrOJkLpg4btv6cNxHK7giKTaHTZVufOVwL_XT9a3oW1p5dknbKpSts6DjVWkpE2Rp-mvr9GVm2fwW_ZkHxfgyt5Md-ko4hRF_oJd9YWE0pqg3ip8Igtd/s2048/IMG_E5681.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3LKYYv2WqxE8cY1oBWxN478mr-3snbqSxX1MqM2fqg248gq37PAtGRLgjzatf7B_hedN9APcShrOJkLpg4btv6cNxHK7giKTaHTZVufOVwL_XT9a3oW1p5dknbKpSts6DjVWkpE2Rp-mvr9GVm2fwW_ZkHxfgyt5Md-ko4hRF_oJd9YWE0pqg3ip8Igtd/w300-h400/IMG_E5681.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A late breakfast at IHOP followed and then I went back home and back to bed! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Again!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVc0H_Ft4mwW7IBEf9OXAnNu9g5cdcZvpgRBnmdUBvzgTFrxmw55HZteF5B6_PqHrujWzlOd-DuP4XqdGGbbzEKPc8NUc6BK3Kgew3NjxtUlsxZJcn7abio3ctr7P2IdAnbG5OexKD-6p-ehFMaRtwFJLeZP7dvDeQI3Tab7iA3oVBOtvz3YSZzeEruCH/s2048/415748623_10168504600040710_3781519123020907422_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVc0H_Ft4mwW7IBEf9OXAnNu9g5cdcZvpgRBnmdUBvzgTFrxmw55HZteF5B6_PqHrujWzlOd-DuP4XqdGGbbzEKPc8NUc6BK3Kgew3NjxtUlsxZJcn7abio3ctr7P2IdAnbG5OexKD-6p-ehFMaRtwFJLeZP7dvDeQI3Tab7iA3oVBOtvz3YSZzeEruCH/w300-h400/415748623_10168504600040710_3781519123020907422_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This Friday evening we sat in the den together and enjoyed the last of our fire logs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are so easy to use!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_L-nVdtHJPQRKsW8_vG1L8VX7LGrWdU_s5uPDdsHwq7NeQqdDo6Okqx-7boFYxjdDBfqOp7AiK_I4SL1pBMmDJUsRMTc9uOiM7SG7Q-5qepEpZ004aKV6Q4y8CxrrYo4UN76UJjp5pEu9biNNoKvz3Y-Blt2SHdqwfBbakMTMYwUyAHxaXNpTwW0f4Y2E/s522/414683726_10168504595675710_2818901289478477264_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="331" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_L-nVdtHJPQRKsW8_vG1L8VX7LGrWdU_s5uPDdsHwq7NeQqdDo6Okqx-7boFYxjdDBfqOp7AiK_I4SL1pBMmDJUsRMTc9uOiM7SG7Q-5qepEpZ004aKV6Q4y8CxrrYo4UN76UJjp5pEu9biNNoKvz3Y-Blt2SHdqwfBbakMTMYwUyAHxaXNpTwW0f4Y2E/w254-h400/414683726_10168504595675710_2818901289478477264_n.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I try my best to find movies and TV programs that both Louis Dean and I would like.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was a good one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today on my phone I found a list of 20 Western movies and I grabbed a pen and paper and wrote them all down. A good western movie is important to Louis Dean as is a good football game.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since the sports season is nearly over , I needed a list of movies he will love - and I got them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today we packed and loaded up the truck for our trip to the ranch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We will deal with the car tire when we get home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Keeping it real here - Louis Dean is experiencing limitations in what he can do.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a shock to him when he can't figure out what used to be so easy for him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's important to concentrate on what one CAN do and that's what I told him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Every day I give him tasks and chores that he's good at.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He loves repairing stuff and folding and organizing and so many other activities.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I, too, am finding that I can no longer do some of the things that used to be so easy for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still, I have a lot I CAN do.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nothing stays the same and the only 'constant' is change - and we have to adapt to that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's always good to focus on what we can do and not what we can't.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: large;"><b><i>Make the most of what you got and the least of what you not!</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNVKvbbFLCs3SKu06KroJX-vhGZea-e1_GgoeOiZ0Jv95RCsF8_PrV1wGSI1Zshqmd0cIRU7DdmCB8qSTQFpTORo9gjOajHCgrKvKGSVMydXC5k5Y_eqVtTD-1AU0qCPeduZuSECCV23nrzMzxJRUE7SY6oi_fdvNGbwfQ2P8fjs6sCs8El6v63OSaZT9/s4032/412329666_248829044759429_5260286761608438314_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNVKvbbFLCs3SKu06KroJX-vhGZea-e1_GgoeOiZ0Jv95RCsF8_PrV1wGSI1Zshqmd0cIRU7DdmCB8qSTQFpTORo9gjOajHCgrKvKGSVMydXC5k5Y_eqVtTD-1AU0qCPeduZuSECCV23nrzMzxJRUE7SY6oi_fdvNGbwfQ2P8fjs6sCs8El6v63OSaZT9/w300-h400/412329666_248829044759429_5260286761608438314_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>So I bid you goodnight as I write this journal entry.....<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgufDP0ArgteYiDc-mPFj_uhIOGcHF4mq-o4PNSc_hbcOMzraZemLOROQFgF6fhrvTtJ8NMdWhCeXS_i900z5UCbWcs1S7mFJ7_0micr6R3JK9IHbs6KUtIs2zOI2j0b9QtVDnpR1zEe4Ditm3Yxe1sK0CgQN0D-IDhKIzlUuT_LjSlS82JGbw7tUXOFPL5/s2048/IMG_E5679.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1539" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgufDP0ArgteYiDc-mPFj_uhIOGcHF4mq-o4PNSc_hbcOMzraZemLOROQFgF6fhrvTtJ8NMdWhCeXS_i900z5UCbWcs1S7mFJ7_0micr6R3JK9IHbs6KUtIs2zOI2j0b9QtVDnpR1zEe4Ditm3Yxe1sK0CgQN0D-IDhKIzlUuT_LjSlS82JGbw7tUXOFPL5/w300-h400/IMG_E5679.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: large;"><b><i>Happy New Year from us to YOU!!</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gloria Hallelujah; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622758739580732797.post-84879562007964838452023-12-28T23:40:00.003-06:002023-12-29T21:02:13.442-06:00Christmas Eve 2023<div style="text-align: center;"> It was a chilly Christmas Eve's morning and I was the first one up - as I almost always am on holidays. I left Louis Dean in bed still sleeping soundly and the guest room door was shut so I was the only one up and about.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Zb1tlgt69H9LiGbGemi0FtIon4z3_7088TKNsmYgbVBOse7QSOcdFhvvFx97jPF08SviYfI2BP-sFCdLltWJEBcMcp2-63eJxRtdeqekhvKxEbca6P3bv3AGTULL6CV0uqxW1tF3D5ZgLp1yzUk5x6xO5XM_D7xtWETbDBKT_yDAqm7s7yjimScXcOIP/s2048/IMG_E5393.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Zb1tlgt69H9LiGbGemi0FtIon4z3_7088TKNsmYgbVBOse7QSOcdFhvvFx97jPF08SviYfI2BP-sFCdLltWJEBcMcp2-63eJxRtdeqekhvKxEbca6P3bv3AGTULL6CV0uqxW1tF3D5ZgLp1yzUk5x6xO5XM_D7xtWETbDBKT_yDAqm7s7yjimScXcOIP/w300-h400/IMG_E5393.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It rained all night so I couldn't sit outside on the kitchen deck for my prayer and coffee time so I went out to the gazebo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We used to spend a lot of time out here but not so much in recent years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I never even got around to decorating it for Christmas other than draping some table cloths out there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While I am not a morning person by any stretch of the imagination, I do treasure and prioritize my Quiet Time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finished up a few last things like the pepper poppers and vacuuming - which is the ONE household chore I really don't like! In the new year I am seriously going to be looking for a new friendlier and easier to use machine for routine vacuum days and saving my Rainbow for the heavier cleaning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWnqXDw4igF98OMOXAePL2Z_JULx7S5enQA7sqmPUhcxIUOZ9nk5_RseWSIJrQqa3b_RDCvOk5Uh-ag18T52zwnDn_SR-DQ6ap1odySLXcJ3CcXMWQkcuEn2R1jUOIZh47tAlPNKj6IKpzsBo8hjY0zbbYUgnIbl0JCV38HglEkPygOdVKfL_nqRmITpY9/s2048/IMG_E5418.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1539" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWnqXDw4igF98OMOXAePL2Z_JULx7S5enQA7sqmPUhcxIUOZ9nk5_RseWSIJrQqa3b_RDCvOk5Uh-ag18T52zwnDn_SR-DQ6ap1odySLXcJ3CcXMWQkcuEn2R1jUOIZh47tAlPNKj6IKpzsBo8hjY0zbbYUgnIbl0JCV38HglEkPygOdVKfL_nqRmITpY9/w300-h400/IMG_E5418.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By 3:30 Louis Dean and I were dressed and ready to welcome friends and family for Christmas Eve.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwUcXMGEYlhxvu7568bddq_Hn3gsqf0otJo1qZxyx7dGudmH_PP5lsZkZN5QOEETUoe8XXH82TpwxHrQl9A6VY0ZtxpD1UV-piZIF6LTL8I0uqGdN6Yvnh3SRivt3N4O8oxRNFq5_Sokt02GUdxhixrtcLtTUfTCXkSnBsd67OEYSgRcVCDI73muJPfes/s1024/Ribbet%20collage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwUcXMGEYlhxvu7568bddq_Hn3gsqf0otJo1qZxyx7dGudmH_PP5lsZkZN5QOEETUoe8XXH82TpwxHrQl9A6VY0ZtxpD1UV-piZIF6LTL8I0uqGdN6Yvnh3SRivt3N4O8oxRNFq5_Sokt02GUdxhixrtcLtTUfTCXkSnBsd67OEYSgRcVCDI73muJPfes/w400-h400/Ribbet%20collage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Chocolate bar was all decked out and Jesse had set up his coffee station.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had tea and an apple punch along with some red and white wine with some eggnog in the fridge.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiApWs_RAW_3ZSNFrYqKHLRtMW4cUDRDJcunonMpdmEdoQAx64l6wZhumwnjstYcJFqnDDlfiMNlYwwNNBt1bEGrFH5xHtoHNmHX491V7BEWtOxunun0QQlNa0-8f3YWTSEFMtpJycSHbYaucZuAQ6jIZXqSYwUsCjuFQl9ppRTPGSgvKRBvGC3GQD1bTOe/s2048/IMG_E5408.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiApWs_RAW_3ZSNFrYqKHLRtMW4cUDRDJcunonMpdmEdoQAx64l6wZhumwnjstYcJFqnDDlfiMNlYwwNNBt1bEGrFH5xHtoHNmHX491V7BEWtOxunun0QQlNa0-8f3YWTSEFMtpJycSHbYaucZuAQ6jIZXqSYwUsCjuFQl9ppRTPGSgvKRBvGC3GQD1bTOe/w300-h400/IMG_E5408.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The appetizer table all ready to enjoy during the football game.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj72ueySvsSx1CSAFxYc1jX6sTyCO2KO2lRLGxE8L7SaDpa445qqPIKKn-LRqgj-4ApX2e9XA1vcV7PJxvS_CtcZ_Xd3KReZCN9piSICH67srxPNHN-2AbExsPZIHcF7e9qJyjXBwbg2nYBLu_3gPvH7pGTgGK5E7Y8SPQFIZLGuS4ecGCehyphenhyphen80gajamxzS/s2048/IMG_E5424.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj72ueySvsSx1CSAFxYc1jX6sTyCO2KO2lRLGxE8L7SaDpa445qqPIKKn-LRqgj-4ApX2e9XA1vcV7PJxvS_CtcZ_Xd3KReZCN9piSICH67srxPNHN-2AbExsPZIHcF7e9qJyjXBwbg2nYBLu_3gPvH7pGTgGK5E7Y8SPQFIZLGuS4ecGCehyphenhyphen80gajamxzS/w300-h400/IMG_E5424.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Summer made this edible tree - so pretty and easy to serve!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmOJ2psuqrxulVmtu0aENmESLJPn0EnLPoOp9FHi7pVUh74DRk4ZbvLTsqs9DAkh5odMrXg9AM-eWd0F_nO2bX5wX81In3GHF7Neka5rvmgmzIyj7XN_DxrruUaKX_QhBSAwjMunQcWYwkmXl-zZV4I9pZW1vUELqWeOXgJSII3ZleIKPTAuWjXQSy7DI/s2048/IMG_E5409.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmOJ2psuqrxulVmtu0aENmESLJPn0EnLPoOp9FHi7pVUh74DRk4ZbvLTsqs9DAkh5odMrXg9AM-eWd0F_nO2bX5wX81In3GHF7Neka5rvmgmzIyj7XN_DxrruUaKX_QhBSAwjMunQcWYwkmXl-zZV4I9pZW1vUELqWeOXgJSII3ZleIKPTAuWjXQSy7DI/w400-h300/IMG_E5409.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jesse and the older grands arrived first - the Cowboy game started at 3:20 - and they all settled down in the den.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvQ2BvnBFq9iJumXCsIPY5TkaETuDeg7NsmaOiwJaWet0h0fpEWWu26psDY6vCgKWvKza7EEFX7kK8rsnO7RIbtY5uQjv1McZv9suuuE9LIehHO5jjK4jhycx63V4WL0neS7ivwpftifA-MqoYf5cIwBpf5weY5A3TAdkfsizEp4cUmVmWm7P-pPSECGW/s2048/IMG_E5413.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvQ2BvnBFq9iJumXCsIPY5TkaETuDeg7NsmaOiwJaWet0h0fpEWWu26psDY6vCgKWvKza7EEFX7kK8rsnO7RIbtY5uQjv1McZv9suuuE9LIehHO5jjK4jhycx63V4WL0neS7ivwpftifA-MqoYf5cIwBpf5weY5A3TAdkfsizEp4cUmVmWm7P-pPSECGW/w400-h300/IMG_E5413.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Too bad the Cowboys lost!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQPGb8tjZl9mlsHgn58GIAh4hNO8B9ZEOsV-KzJW_gIYq2nanomFaeEI_XcCSckJoD1VCWwhCNLrhP9W2_YE_frr1zS2HxRM6jHz1Ccz1Vjbx1iK4VQy_Ezgj-OojNAxGG0X8AacxZ3bdJtj2VBCo7JVSKzLfBsj4FXHN2O5Bjm1EXXCmmImxV5j3NbsUW/s2048/IMG_E5415.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQPGb8tjZl9mlsHgn58GIAh4hNO8B9ZEOsV-KzJW_gIYq2nanomFaeEI_XcCSckJoD1VCWwhCNLrhP9W2_YE_frr1zS2HxRM6jHz1Ccz1Vjbx1iK4VQy_Ezgj-OojNAxGG0X8AacxZ3bdJtj2VBCo7JVSKzLfBsj4FXHN2O5Bjm1EXXCmmImxV5j3NbsUW/w300-h400/IMG_E5415.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The stockings were all hung and full!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">I am amazed at how much they have learned in such a short time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We all gathered in the living room before dinner and Mike led us in prayer....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The tables were set and I told everyone to find a plate and serve themselves buffet style.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOu3OiG9CcdTpYs_mj-Bo4hhBWqqZAsY505AeLpyMr6uuYtjeBEeoUIJDhAemn-tMgwaF-YNMaC099_SL4wR4YTx190PFfg4K4UD0eSstE_pa7Ddn0bAxqNnVQSwY8gyAWZN-HvyoL2xrrQdwTAsygonh70PSOrvOfEP3lr9OxlHXB81S53YmZFYtp4iy/s2048/IMG_E5437.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOu3OiG9CcdTpYs_mj-Bo4hhBWqqZAsY505AeLpyMr6uuYtjeBEeoUIJDhAemn-tMgwaF-YNMaC099_SL4wR4YTx190PFfg4K4UD0eSstE_pa7Ddn0bAxqNnVQSwY8gyAWZN-HvyoL2xrrQdwTAsygonh70PSOrvOfEP3lr9OxlHXB81S53YmZFYtp4iy/w300-h400/IMG_E5437.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">...at the table set for four.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1h_GEqA6fbfYvXlb4AwT6By3v__3bSh3BcBYPNiXr__ewEneqcktiAxufp_MW3ykj2YD_lDe5ACpMZPrts8FWSwSVROFgP5LgccAbQn7DP7B0J820DGFVgW9WFFzisTcRP_xEPSBe5fLenfWUs-Zc3sxOFU66hWG0kpvrzQzFvWQOCNHR9mt2PzPnLT8/s2048/IMG_E5440.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1h_GEqA6fbfYvXlb4AwT6By3v__3bSh3BcBYPNiXr__ewEneqcktiAxufp_MW3ykj2YD_lDe5ACpMZPrts8FWSwSVROFgP5LgccAbQn7DP7B0J820DGFVgW9WFFzisTcRP_xEPSBe5fLenfWUs-Zc3sxOFU66hWG0kpvrzQzFvWQOCNHR9mt2PzPnLT8/w400-h300/IMG_E5440.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I put up a small table in the den for extra eating space.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love seeing all my children, grandchildren and friends talking and laughing and enjoying one another.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMdgb6ufLPcVeMZ7IhkoT2obZa72YWUPAkHvOfGHG1m6J6fMK21gRSogtoEvQK8o0q48L3INyU0rvA4pphxOVCHG-LpG39x2v0IJM2CEqYsfyySMZhH02aVVDhaeyk35y2qZwDu9dZDxRHSX62pXzOE3TFG-_vmqD-VIZoHl9zwtIUlpSVD82XCqJN33_V/s2048/IMG_E5452.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMdgb6ufLPcVeMZ7IhkoT2obZa72YWUPAkHvOfGHG1m6J6fMK21gRSogtoEvQK8o0q48L3INyU0rvA4pphxOVCHG-LpG39x2v0IJM2CEqYsfyySMZhH02aVVDhaeyk35y2qZwDu9dZDxRHSX62pXzOE3TFG-_vmqD-VIZoHl9zwtIUlpSVD82XCqJN33_V/w300-h400/IMG_E5452.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The dining table used to seat the adults with older grands at the den table and the younger ones at a smaller table set up somewhere.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUluy3KLR0cMlXRaJj6nk-mRklf0-DnJzVY74NYaTt4YETDZYl8pVhSIxz3hYb7UXTiOAV0T3KNMIHvxy0wG5helOVvMW75-sHILaZfPVpEuLgkurdRHmLNE9qStLtU9IoXEaXi_xn_ExTEAcvbEb1eN8mQTAtgtcycSd9kj_zWlye5hyDM-zZ8HxGuQt/s2048/IMG_E5453.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUluy3KLR0cMlXRaJj6nk-mRklf0-DnJzVY74NYaTt4YETDZYl8pVhSIxz3hYb7UXTiOAV0T3KNMIHvxy0wG5helOVvMW75-sHILaZfPVpEuLgkurdRHmLNE9qStLtU9IoXEaXi_xn_ExTEAcvbEb1eN8mQTAtgtcycSd9kj_zWlye5hyDM-zZ8HxGuQt/w300-h400/IMG_E5453.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now they have all grown up into 'people' and it's fun to see who sits with whom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love how Amber was table hopping and joining in with everyone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dinner for 16 was a real success!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: large;"><b>Our Christmas Eve Menu</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: medium;"><b>Turkey</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: medium;"><b>Dressing</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: medium;"><b>Company mashed potatoes</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: medium;"><b>Sweet potato casserole</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: medium;"><b>Cream cheese corn</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: medium;"><b>Cabbage casserole</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: medium;"><b>Dinner rolls</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: medium;"><b>Cranberry sauce</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Lobster;">Amber and Benjamin brought pies for dessert and we had cookies and treats from Summer!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Lobster;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Next up? GIFTS!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I started by handing out the stockings which I had filled - starting with the oldest to the youngest. Next year I'll start with the youngest to the oldest!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Lobster;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFbclH8meaEVFkoQoYtcckoy17_zMZ8hyphenhyphenyQTdbh4pjRnoKS30iuiClVq3EZ9WTDNiQTufNB_8xrpUuldgVigFCssUgsbQqNtlSrH1WvGRIBF8ewQrLt2F9FldH0ell7uRK1FPNzS3g5jNCMYgcKY3hOzBmFU_m1XSEhM52tc5vDqH7XSsIEGvSodheLzB/s2048/IMG_E5521.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFbclH8meaEVFkoQoYtcckoy17_zMZ8hyphenhyphenyQTdbh4pjRnoKS30iuiClVq3EZ9WTDNiQTufNB_8xrpUuldgVigFCssUgsbQqNtlSrH1WvGRIBF8ewQrLt2F9FldH0ell7uRK1FPNzS3g5jNCMYgcKY3hOzBmFU_m1XSEhM52tc5vDqH7XSsIEGvSodheLzB/w300-h400/IMG_E5521.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Summer was happy with her custom made denim apron along with a little something in the pocket!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While Summer doesn't cook a lot - she does live on a Guest ranch and is often in the kitchen helping out!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRhts5E5HfiLTFxzcXS-Gkry5Rsu7Wt2Z1EX1lrlMNvMtOvKJjl2GUQYZfUBCLcJBFf0fDZNtLOB2fuInwkYmrxX5LXe4NOdkvGHHALq3OvuBiFiTuj8JqbINJjKMqtNgFKCXb4HxVVQ-MDLwQ-vVcxo7tg16lCPZMV1XgwwKrD7uzyHE3Sye0Usa4e3_/s2048/IMG_E5526.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRhts5E5HfiLTFxzcXS-Gkry5Rsu7Wt2Z1EX1lrlMNvMtOvKJjl2GUQYZfUBCLcJBFf0fDZNtLOB2fuInwkYmrxX5LXe4NOdkvGHHALq3OvuBiFiTuj8JqbINJjKMqtNgFKCXb4HxVVQ-MDLwQ-vVcxo7tg16lCPZMV1XgwwKrD7uzyHE3Sye0Usa4e3_/w300-h400/IMG_E5526.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My friend, Judy, is a gifted seamstress and calls herself 'The Bag Lady' on Facebook.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had custom made aprons made for all the children and grandchildren who love to cook.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She selected fabric to match their personalities.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jesse's is a Southwestern print that goes well with his beautifully decorated apartment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He cooks nearly every day and it's a common thing for his children to drop by at mealtimes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTGwmkFdUyTaJEYdu85KVBOCxjN5_ijN4YeFWLFkO-VoxG-xRI2Vj3Apspok8COSMHBtV0BFvJV_ASfrqNbFtIf70anmd6K6-I0au0gn0Eyfi1AVsvlXADHizk22Q3gYwmijnKxZQbcrQMiJzIcl9jT_cLalTAXWaKMdRsjDh8vRTVOTNXBcRw0wDJkzki/s2048/IMG_E5596.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's Amber with her custom apron!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She cooks every single day for her family of six!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRoe_PXkNrvv48Q40NRG9cnDqXMGQ2AFcrLE453mOWkCLbzQnTN30IzBg1_AV3FBsOORY-NotEWDTThpMhiwRQmisxGxEB_evKcOJdMAL6AxGMer44mB2qxacz4VW8N8lvaOwj0mshfI963-_lVrd_JcWx15SzRaSgPbl_30Q8WtkrubTa2VwcjierZKi/s2048/IMG_E5546.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRoe_PXkNrvv48Q40NRG9cnDqXMGQ2AFcrLE453mOWkCLbzQnTN30IzBg1_AV3FBsOORY-NotEWDTThpMhiwRQmisxGxEB_evKcOJdMAL6AxGMer44mB2qxacz4VW8N8lvaOwj0mshfI963-_lVrd_JcWx15SzRaSgPbl_30Q8WtkrubTa2VwcjierZKi/w300-h400/IMG_E5546.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pam is retired and super active in all manner of sports so I got her a pair of 'Pickle Ball socks and some athletic wear since she is out cycling often!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOyp9lrrPuABAGWCbuK1Lm5bKOINI31t8EbGDXMxjPvyftdKtud-580bZn2y6PYBqTCTHIXBl1pgAio5prIIcNAbs7_cFYo8pSWY6RhRqhQ_AS_nRI74PNdhm6YDjKMQMEDGyLBu_OF5hv8OqkCX-JXCTZxic7jQatH_n2dihnJ83GIX9x1qctAZvhm96n/s2048/IMG_E5579.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOyp9lrrPuABAGWCbuK1Lm5bKOINI31t8EbGDXMxjPvyftdKtud-580bZn2y6PYBqTCTHIXBl1pgAio5prIIcNAbs7_cFYo8pSWY6RhRqhQ_AS_nRI74PNdhm6YDjKMQMEDGyLBu_OF5hv8OqkCX-JXCTZxic7jQatH_n2dihnJ83GIX9x1qctAZvhm96n/w300-h400/IMG_E5579.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Benjamin loves his new doormat!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He will receive his apron in the next week or two and he, like his siblings, cooks nearly every day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVTUn345ncEtIuvdTVZ3kC_iHmMGhf-9jNmH61M4FyvsiFeR9twbRdBkKCiMrvxZUF0jJrGiparQ66r4uk1gKCOnosDFj_c2bbQmmuzO_mSPcuf4GegX9g9s1LjYJqnQMiRrslQIGhWGE8rXDL1ZexnY13FTMne6UxhZEXSSwxvbs_BIP2CEdG5hd33RU/s2048/IMG_E5581.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVTUn345ncEtIuvdTVZ3kC_iHmMGhf-9jNmH61M4FyvsiFeR9twbRdBkKCiMrvxZUF0jJrGiparQ66r4uk1gKCOnosDFj_c2bbQmmuzO_mSPcuf4GegX9g9s1LjYJqnQMiRrslQIGhWGE8rXDL1ZexnY13FTMne6UxhZEXSSwxvbs_BIP2CEdG5hd33RU/w300-h400/IMG_E5581.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now Mike is a hunter and a griller so his stocking was full of things that fit that theme.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">His apron is a camo fabric - perfect for him!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">However, the pic I got is of his National Lampoon Christmas boxers!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiey9HiVvtFNOnT2nM8I8txOWBQl494yybKVgS4_CrGdYhuiQWpdfafy8Pzh9waQECqnfE50GFqMft6C0XaHm9HUtmVNHnvkWdPAsWcSnq3eGCwZbR3nPkl20JnTe3T1DPxsDgymOiBNBwtd-1IaC8_kct8QSpIjnrUwp5XSPi1Jj-cc-hRp1ZxaS2ZOWuw/s2048/IMG_E5586.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiey9HiVvtFNOnT2nM8I8txOWBQl494yybKVgS4_CrGdYhuiQWpdfafy8Pzh9waQECqnfE50GFqMft6C0XaHm9HUtmVNHnvkWdPAsWcSnq3eGCwZbR3nPkl20JnTe3T1DPxsDgymOiBNBwtd-1IaC8_kct8QSpIjnrUwp5XSPi1Jj-cc-hRp1ZxaS2ZOWuw/w300-h400/IMG_E5586.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Macon's stocking was full of warm socks and t-shirts and personalized playing cards for both him and his wife among other things.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On to the grandchildren!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTrDshVgk3OhyphenhyphensjExXE-bveDZQaJYy5Nvvy5UthklSr1bwJmc0V5GImvNsXLXcyemwWL5K5umYMc0SILdnrY0L_SZvpbmtvfYCHOoeksNrqtfUQWqlZ3tcCRpdnfywZq94WZ7LgXbexBpxrC50NR1VP18V44nqzE16cxfEIibjONln6ltSBhuXqa1SAjM1/s2048/IMG_E5456.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTrDshVgk3OhyphenhyphensjExXE-bveDZQaJYy5Nvvy5UthklSr1bwJmc0V5GImvNsXLXcyemwWL5K5umYMc0SILdnrY0L_SZvpbmtvfYCHOoeksNrqtfUQWqlZ3tcCRpdnfywZq94WZ7LgXbexBpxrC50NR1VP18V44nqzE16cxfEIibjONln6ltSBhuXqa1SAjM1/w300-h400/IMG_E5456.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sam is my first born grandchild and is 21 years old.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I absolutely LOVE his expression!!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNIIJcwuTHxd4r-UPB0Y350yM9IOgHuIinUYHyuS-akqXra7oa6v6VgUB-PhGEAPSdz7ieYU20Gm6aD8pdqFVMChasBYhhTEVcBL4dyHod78mGG7LXjlDUDJlAdnr9HRdA-duhlAG9BJ7WYE-JNISVxZxv2gDl1AIKIhXrteJgMIWpPReo_U39raTifF4j/s2048/IMG_E5464.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNIIJcwuTHxd4r-UPB0Y350yM9IOgHuIinUYHyuS-akqXra7oa6v6VgUB-PhGEAPSdz7ieYU20Gm6aD8pdqFVMChasBYhhTEVcBL4dyHod78mGG7LXjlDUDJlAdnr9HRdA-duhlAG9BJ7WYE-JNISVxZxv2gDl1AIKIhXrteJgMIWpPReo_U39raTifF4j/w300-h400/IMG_E5464.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Granddaughter Faith.....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSkkOMAnAtfL2aIVh6mxgM0UjLqyLUYxgcOtpWTjr6oJRLtNstxmWyUG70pXh9HA0XxlK0oU_9BYbv4oHKoentO4zDyWsxT_ML9T7E3weXuNljOcKr53eTNAtEzr1s3njR2imEID4wFu7On_qvDEtHGRQOCZy0XycxoubLQchE2W2kBp2auE3MsHm0R4R8/s4032/IMG_E5474.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSkkOMAnAtfL2aIVh6mxgM0UjLqyLUYxgcOtpWTjr6oJRLtNstxmWyUG70pXh9HA0XxlK0oU_9BYbv4oHKoentO4zDyWsxT_ML9T7E3weXuNljOcKr53eTNAtEzr1s3njR2imEID4wFu7On_qvDEtHGRQOCZy0XycxoubLQchE2W2kBp2auE3MsHm0R4R8/w300-h400/IMG_E5474.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Levi - and his gift did not fit into a stocking so at first he thought all he got from me was some Pez candy!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6N1plkwrknUWPqB2vOMF2qy9JEyNfBe6SisJYEsdzHY_tvpBW_oqjn3AzHCL2YE8Clnw1yaMKbiipPR2tVHBNyeBbnxUKQzL7WrOU024-e-l5Fk0X-K36gNz_19abyWkg49pNtwJUpt92jDhVTdBqtpImGgpzcq-s7VN6IIbMtXKJxnfslcpcjECS0OW/s2048/IMG_E5478.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6N1plkwrknUWPqB2vOMF2qy9JEyNfBe6SisJYEsdzHY_tvpBW_oqjn3AzHCL2YE8Clnw1yaMKbiipPR2tVHBNyeBbnxUKQzL7WrOU024-e-l5Fk0X-K36gNz_19abyWkg49pNtwJUpt92jDhVTdBqtpImGgpzcq-s7VN6IIbMtXKJxnfslcpcjECS0OW/w300-h400/IMG_E5478.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trystan is so easy to shop for!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBsiKxJbuIJtnUst7ls8yOl6bdeOOaCOun1oDTPF_72NWjm2juRkrFvWA_BoboWhxleBLgFyOXuyBkds5ocBM32anpQPKPZgQmy5lirdUAgaxnMMfQpvEcHWzOv3V2lJnrhbxI11IRYo1yHq8oUdjxMfy6aaIgnmgZgV15n1THR69Rwn-TSeBo35lW77y/s4032/IMG_E5494.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBsiKxJbuIJtnUst7ls8yOl6bdeOOaCOun1oDTPF_72NWjm2juRkrFvWA_BoboWhxleBLgFyOXuyBkds5ocBM32anpQPKPZgQmy5lirdUAgaxnMMfQpvEcHWzOv3V2lJnrhbxI11IRYo1yHq8oUdjxMfy6aaIgnmgZgV15n1THR69Rwn-TSeBo35lW77y/w300-h400/IMG_E5494.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Actually all the girls are!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is Kailey's apron.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was time to upgrade because all of the kids were wearing the denim aprons I made when they were much younger.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWf-GdaIxnB-_7jWW66b4pWvQ-1n1fE7j1dfPSi-TcaTjXPaIVnKy83yAQkG7gyVjFpjhfZiVX04uyuIuYY3C4y5Hf3YkE7_YOasifTRS43rOIHC-MtuGOL8oyastwIb-Np4k0u-J1jMWR7xaXes8EPSm3eVL8FqDGIY7szkd7IMFygCl2ptXtjguRiXV/s2048/IMG_E5505.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWf-GdaIxnB-_7jWW66b4pWvQ-1n1fE7j1dfPSi-TcaTjXPaIVnKy83yAQkG7gyVjFpjhfZiVX04uyuIuYY3C4y5Hf3YkE7_YOasifTRS43rOIHC-MtuGOL8oyastwIb-Np4k0u-J1jMWR7xaXes8EPSm3eVL8FqDGIY7szkd7IMFygCl2ptXtjguRiXV/w300-h400/IMG_E5505.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the smiles of everyone!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb7hRv4oehzVvG3x17V7TAlZim2KyhYfWqzkoff33eeSvkQ2qPDWS43TkpNwSs6mHVdN6VpG_V0zCaTEi0OggC0sSx4HtEJ3WyOGBMjAZcGViUbVKncA6-gah16qtddh7z1SMrSOqySi3KM0l1xIVpyTNwkstQmGxIC3-JOa1SoGdr-3b0TQtFvCH3UEcD/s2048/IMG_E5507.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb7hRv4oehzVvG3x17V7TAlZim2KyhYfWqzkoff33eeSvkQ2qPDWS43TkpNwSs6mHVdN6VpG_V0zCaTEi0OggC0sSx4HtEJ3WyOGBMjAZcGViUbVKncA6-gah16qtddh7z1SMrSOqySi3KM0l1xIVpyTNwkstQmGxIC3-JOa1SoGdr-3b0TQtFvCH3UEcD/w300-h400/IMG_E5507.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now Harrison was a little like Sam.....he doesn't ask for much so it was hard to find something to put in his stocking along with a little $$.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Logan helped me out on this one!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzt-ex-daF8qTy0ymgnNVT8bB-VCUKXEuNTYXiCN8Kj2IlazX6W7S4psN1ullkn1YZ9WvLzsHLbOkPGF3LzTw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Harrison may be a big tough hockey player but the boy is not shy about his love for stuffed critters and squishy animals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">His gift was an 'Emotional Pickle' and he loved it!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBbJX9nZHWjpCY79CEZtppezp6rvPSuMjw3YxsYTyW7HhcaHpYYDf3MJapfHXVUEzN9mQdbgz1MAkPIA-z-basHetgEMZ0_yQfm26w2nbN6cfYV2BiMZGf93-YQO46VPHXlmnKVME-wnwJX2fD0MK93eEngB0LDEjcxg1UAGqT415SfH8eNMt28sbp4Rv/s2048/IMG_E5514.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBbJX9nZHWjpCY79CEZtppezp6rvPSuMjw3YxsYTyW7HhcaHpYYDf3MJapfHXVUEzN9mQdbgz1MAkPIA-z-basHetgEMZ0_yQfm26w2nbN6cfYV2BiMZGf93-YQO46VPHXlmnKVME-wnwJX2fD0MK93eEngB0LDEjcxg1UAGqT415SfH8eNMt28sbp4Rv/w300-h400/IMG_E5514.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Logan was the last to open her stocking but next year she will be the first!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used to tell her - "The last shall be first and the first shall be last."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Matthew 20:16</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZCkmU9XdwqbYXfHj8uVa1wsJZG_BxTk8-oWOLB40iYG9p_W7ehPPOvnuDb42Qp5xRQ4aVkKQKEBQCNESNJXSHTV-6AGMaxwEogbZPWX830AyE25V4-taqUDyws8WMlRVfXIslgEhrPw_fS5gM1L2Ob1iWg1Hl_p6Cu4K0WIi2KaldG4UGJDDPWCaAEvH/s2048/IMG_E5589.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZCkmU9XdwqbYXfHj8uVa1wsJZG_BxTk8-oWOLB40iYG9p_W7ehPPOvnuDb42Qp5xRQ4aVkKQKEBQCNESNJXSHTV-6AGMaxwEogbZPWX830AyE25V4-taqUDyws8WMlRVfXIslgEhrPw_fS5gM1L2Ob1iWg1Hl_p6Cu4K0WIi2KaldG4UGJDDPWCaAEvH/w300-h400/IMG_E5589.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My turn and I was overwhelmed with all the beautiful and thoughtful gifts</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzC7QxXua9Zk9aYWnZvUpXZTeQ47RKnp7oOxS7pC5JnVAjF_ENZblWfgc7k6SLKixPU2e63V8-a3dYVsSSzcA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love any and everything that is pretty or smells good!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I received much of both!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the gifts we play NUTS!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzur4Sh9MlbuwZzd2pMFCzT6t2kJJIqflRtsW-1zVV-dKHin_26JvQ-7cYDc8QFt_o9LcqZ2qROXQJ8wrBlmA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jesse raised the stakes to a whole 'nuther level by offering a deck of GOLDEN playing cards to the winner!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFuWn_0Y1_g12nvpQx6jWj-KCMahU1kbNAzA3SxkQeXXhCtGm2vLxeAEJpj9fxHuko-Gu80cWdNK0gL9n4WCw6hEluIhbA7HaYlZ5rTiF193Z_Hkgfg_mJs53Ho-K1WCjYammPjVL87-l83JfGnl7jLVF4oVkKRyXNE4Bt0yrua9Ilnf-VEuUa9ZfJhfC/s2048/IMG_E5603.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFuWn_0Y1_g12nvpQx6jWj-KCMahU1kbNAzA3SxkQeXXhCtGm2vLxeAEJpj9fxHuko-Gu80cWdNK0gL9n4WCw6hEluIhbA7HaYlZ5rTiF193Z_Hkgfg_mJs53Ho-K1WCjYammPjVL87-l83JfGnl7jLVF4oVkKRyXNE4Bt0yrua9Ilnf-VEuUa9ZfJhfC/w300-h400/IMG_E5603.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We take the game seriously while still making it fun!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4PeImo_7lSFV5UCodg2olV7KivB0kAwzniJkttp5oQ5sa8AeGUbaVTZMwLtUzBqvyjuZqicUCl8PjqsPtN1Gc3t9M5bl5BkCO6WeF-VGiQDcD7vDM9z9HWT14anR_lsx-chg6_aiM4m_9g4bDSj6TD0Do1lKSqRaLOACwG2EaCcKQsPWSeqDdKq5gN8R/s2048/IMG_E5604.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4PeImo_7lSFV5UCodg2olV7KivB0kAwzniJkttp5oQ5sa8AeGUbaVTZMwLtUzBqvyjuZqicUCl8PjqsPtN1Gc3t9M5bl5BkCO6WeF-VGiQDcD7vDM9z9HWT14anR_lsx-chg6_aiM4m_9g4bDSj6TD0Do1lKSqRaLOACwG2EaCcKQsPWSeqDdKq5gN8R/w300-h400/IMG_E5604.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amber won twice and Faith won twice and someone else won once and it was not I!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have lost my status of being the Queen of NUTS!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The winner was decided between Faith and Amber with rock/paper/scissors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am probably the only one on earth who does not understand this thing!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3GJIiWfEOWojVxNUvIqEk__wclY1U0tsUiAW7PcwoHjCV4v3vEWRiAxjq8M8RAYfBTY7l34-GZALzds4i9e7znwh8HxA60jeJ0SQmhGSblFdzvHMf6OPZcZ1idhubxNFcq5lnlqn3YLOXmaOfA6XNC-VBoc_lu4Y2lycMOaNup64mLnesFzkVWuQbOyaM/s2048/IMG_E5610.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3GJIiWfEOWojVxNUvIqEk__wclY1U0tsUiAW7PcwoHjCV4v3vEWRiAxjq8M8RAYfBTY7l34-GZALzds4i9e7znwh8HxA60jeJ0SQmhGSblFdzvHMf6OPZcZ1idhubxNFcq5lnlqn3YLOXmaOfA6XNC-VBoc_lu4Y2lycMOaNup64mLnesFzkVWuQbOyaM/w300-h400/IMG_E5610.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Faith was the WINNER!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We decided to wait on rolling the sugarplums to do in the New Year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amber and her crew like them best of all and may roll them and save some in the freezer to give the others. I look forward to how they like them this year as I accidently doubled the amount of cocoa but Summer assured me they tasted the best yet!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Plus I used a lot of chopped pecans thanks to Louis Dean 'peeling' so many for me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our evening was coming to a close and I was in the living room visiting when I heard Faith singing.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR5OeLAu6ZqnQiI_Fsaa_EPIN4kgk9l5opJ6oZM6J2qCXbUF_atPgiOH86egw52S4adnoF7zLRH-SwZfv-jh7KHadjTweun3unLBkLNHI9IauNcGEyVYQoXudvunku06aPf7r_v45XxQbFJTMn42al5j6Kia2irl6Mfw5TlfjGBN-lT8ANCpiRXYtN4WZL/s2048/IMG_E5611.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR5OeLAu6ZqnQiI_Fsaa_EPIN4kgk9l5opJ6oZM6J2qCXbUF_atPgiOH86egw52S4adnoF7zLRH-SwZfv-jh7KHadjTweun3unLBkLNHI9IauNcGEyVYQoXudvunku06aPf7r_v45XxQbFJTMn42al5j6Kia2irl6Mfw5TlfjGBN-lT8ANCpiRXYtN4WZL/w300-h400/IMG_E5611.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She had gone to the music room to see Granddad before she left.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Louis Dean did well in handling so many people but he did stay in his room most of the time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I actually made our dinner plates and we ate in his room where it was quieter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Too much sensory overload is not good for him so he protected himself by 'laying low.'</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLrWTge9SzM_jCSrwzWdeG2vHeQlB6cdSkgXtBm_q6fpFErdJJWQv8DaxbRtp_iocDaF0OzCfqFPHRd-MaRn5L0p9YAH-czYjI_kholf1bRSkCcz8wbKBA5RP0ms_TnBnG-sjrYsrUsfPVLymsyQ60ILFle3lp1alGMoWRI2iBuE9XFoFHS4pc9_1-AJo1/s2048/IMG_E5613.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLrWTge9SzM_jCSrwzWdeG2vHeQlB6cdSkgXtBm_q6fpFErdJJWQv8DaxbRtp_iocDaF0OzCfqFPHRd-MaRn5L0p9YAH-czYjI_kholf1bRSkCcz8wbKBA5RP0ms_TnBnG-sjrYsrUsfPVLymsyQ60ILFle3lp1alGMoWRI2iBuE9XFoFHS4pc9_1-AJo1/w300-h400/IMG_E5613.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Faith is so good with her granddad and knows how much he loves music....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/thYyK8asJyU" width="320" youtube-src-id="thYyK8asJyU"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so she gave him her best gift!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pretty soon his small room was filled with the Bell grands and others crowding in to listen to Faith.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEbjEJ8K8BFdCc5aEROiy6mrr9m1TwUb4ND1ldHoIz8czQ_MF_ZhrmDRILj4uRolO3KoEXUcYLQWBP4WplincZCDtMtU5Wcu7yKNsw5KP_14p2DOPntCQvvytvhRdErn5KQA-jD6sO13i1Sg4vkC38wQXsUptgrpvlMahaX9v5gKcsuOg0huAzzLSNCyww/s2048/IMG_E5615.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEbjEJ8K8BFdCc5aEROiy6mrr9m1TwUb4ND1ldHoIz8czQ_MF_ZhrmDRILj4uRolO3KoEXUcYLQWBP4WplincZCDtMtU5Wcu7yKNsw5KP_14p2DOPntCQvvytvhRdErn5KQA-jD6sO13i1Sg4vkC38wQXsUptgrpvlMahaX9v5gKcsuOg0huAzzLSNCyww/w300-h400/IMG_E5615.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a prefect way to end this amazing Christmas Eve!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.com14