tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457964433671465702024-03-14T03:31:48.648-05:00Growing up in the FarmhouseAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360168595544071781noreply@blogger.comBlogger206125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845796443367146570.post-84192557688550721592012-06-26T10:19:00.001-05:002012-06-27T07:45:59.188-05:00Watercolors<div class="mobile-photo">
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Morning art projectAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360168595544071781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845796443367146570.post-40176283141828999472012-06-25T14:41:00.001-05:002012-06-27T07:43:01.020-05:00Mobile blogging!<div class="mobile-photo">
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Test pic to try and post from my phone!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360168595544071781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845796443367146570.post-19447757871285519012012-06-25T08:24:00.000-05:002012-06-25T08:24:42.726-05:00First camping adventure!Mike ran in the Barbarian Challenge this past weekend at Noccalula Falls. We decided to make it a family trip. We borrowed a camper from a friend, loaded up the kid and dogs and off we went! ME was so excited about our adventure, but when we arrived Fri. evening the excited quickly turned to frustration when nothing seemed to happen fast enough for her! She was very impatient waiting for the camper to get setup and the dogs to get settled so that she could go swimming. We finally made it to the pool and enjoyed some water time, but when the pool closed at 9 pm, ME wanted none of it! I had to carry her 1/2 way to the camper pulling the wagon with all of our stuff. I managed to get her back and settled in bed watching a movie. We arrived later than planned so dinner consisted of sandwiches and crackers (burgers would have to wait!). We were finally all in bed and asleep by 11. I was hoping for a better start to the next day! At some point in the night the air conditioner froze up so the night was rather warm! The next morning we were all up and ready to go by 6. Once the dogs were walked and fed, I headed to Jack's to pick up breakfast. Yes, I had food to cook, but after the previous night I wanted a big diet Coke on ice. Once we had eaten it was time to head to the race. As it turned out the race was at Noccalula but it was about 2 miles away. We walked about 1/2 a mile to a shuttle stop and rode the rest of the way. ME was a trooper! She carried her camp chair and was all about starting the adventure. Mike did really well in his race. It was about 4.5 miles of adventure race through the woods. He carried sandbags, climbed ropes and walls, and ran creekbeds, just to start. He finished 95th out of 1,000 with a time of 69 minutes. We couldn't see much of the race and it was hot, but ME was pretty patient,especially once we got a strawberry shaved ice for a treat! We weren't quite as lucky in the shuttle department on our trip back to the camper. Every shuttle that we found was full or going the wrong way and didn't stop. We managed to grab a ride for about 1/2 a mile, but walked the rest of the way. ME was a star though, she didn't complain and just hiked on. A mile and a half walk for a four year old at noon in 90 plus degree heat could have been a disaster but it wasn't. Once we returned to the camper ME settled in for a rest, snack and a movie while I took the dogs out. Mike and the rest of the race "crew" (race buddy Chris and his family) showed up about 30 minutes later. We all enjoyed hanging out and hearing their stories from the course. Once Chris and his family left we went to the swimming pool to cool off. ME has not been a fan of going under the water. My sister Scottie suggested getting her some goggles and this was their "test run"! ME loved the goggles! She went under time and again. I think we might have a swimmer this summer. We finally got to grill burgers and brats for dinner and just "hang out" and enjoy the campground atmosphere Saturday night. Sitting back watching everything was quite an experience. There was a group who set up classic country karaoke, our new neighbors had lived in their camper for the past 20 years and had a 4 year old son,lots of families with kids and dogs, retired couples enjoying card games, a family with a golf cart that they were just cruising around in, as well as many others. Part of the weekend entertainment was just watching and visiting with all of the other families. The weekend had its ups and downs, but I can say that camping as a family allows a lot of time to enjoy one another without the distractions of the outside world. Now back to the real world and the PILES of laundry!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360168595544071781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845796443367146570.post-83627774553115841992012-06-25T07:12:00.000-05:002012-06-25T07:12:00.620-05:00Vacation Bible SchoolLast week was our community VBS. I think a total of 4 churches and the Boys and Girls Club took part, so it made for a fun week. It was Mary Elizabeth's first year at VBS and she loved it! Every day she enjoyed telling me about her day of crafts, recess, storytime and science. I was the leader for the second and third graders. Our biggest day was 40 kids in my group! It was great to see so many kids excited to come to church, make new friends and learn new things. So many volunteers worked to make it a great VBS and I think the kids really appreciated it!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360168595544071781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845796443367146570.post-33198020488781272732012-06-01T08:22:00.002-05:002012-06-01T08:22:48.497-05:00Spring BreakWe had a good spring break this year. It all started with a trip to Build a Bear workshop. ME had a blast and got her Lolly bunny who is a constant companion these days. Scottie also came to see us for a few days which was really fun!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360168595544071781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845796443367146570.post-74195659448314326102012-06-01T08:20:00.002-05:002012-06-01T08:58:39.407-05:00RacesMike is hooked on running and working out. I'm only hooked on the running! Since starting this crazy new "hobby" about a year and a half ago we have competed in quite a few races. Mike has run in trail runs, mud/obstacle course runs and road races. I stick to the road races! In Feb. we completed the Mercedes marathon relay with a team of 5 which was really fun (cold, but fun). I ran a 5k leg and Mike ran the 8 mile leg. Millie is Mike's running buddy. She has completed a 10k road race with him. We took both dogs to the Mutt Strutt race in B'ham this spring. Millie ran the 5k and Max ran the 1 mile. I don't want to run too far with him until he is a year old. It seems starnge that when this all started I just wanted to be able to run a mile and now I regularly do 3.5 miles and sometimes 4. I am also looking at doing a 10k in November of this year. Mike's next race is the Barbarian Challenge in Gadsden June 23rd. I'll post pics when we get home!
Mike and Millie at the Mutt Strutt
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We had another great Christmas. The rule as I was growing up was that you could ask Santa for 3 special things and whatever else you got was just a bonus. I have used this with ME as well. Her requests were so simple this year! She wanted a teddy bear, an Ariel, and a Sleeping Beauty. She got quite a few more surprises including a travel stable with ponies and a Cars 2 movie.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360168595544071781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845796443367146570.post-69524737858715180072012-05-31T06:43:00.003-05:002012-05-31T06:43:31.911-05:00Callaway Gardens<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We had another good trip to Callaway over the Thanksgiving holiday. ME visited with Santa, rode the trolley through the lights and went with Mike and I to the chapel where we got married.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360168595544071781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845796443367146570.post-74133633311601421322012-05-30T10:04:00.000-05:002012-05-30T10:04:08.411-05:00New family membersThe house was not the same without Molly. Two new puppies soon joined our family! Max a 6 week old yellow lab and Millie a 1 year old black lab. We have not slowed down for a second with these two. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In October we lost our sweet Molly dog. She was 13 1/2 years old and had been my companion since before I knew Mike. We though that we were going to lose her in Dec. 2010, but she gave us another 10 months for which I am thankful. She even made the annual beach trip with us in July!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360168595544071781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845796443367146570.post-66123823204712851692012-05-30T09:34:00.000-05:002012-05-30T09:34:32.619-05:00Grunt and Grind Guntersville<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In October we went to a race in Guntersville. Mike and his buddy Chris competed together in a 6 hour adventure race. They had to bike, run, kayak and complete various challenges. ME went with us and we had a great time following the guys all around town watching them compete.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360168595544071781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845796443367146570.post-80379920710224382182012-05-30T06:55:00.001-05:002012-05-30T06:55:37.540-05:00Warrior Dash TN<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Mike ran a Warrior Dash in TN in September. It was a family affair. ME went with us and we stayed at Scottie and Phillip's house.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360168595544071781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845796443367146570.post-87073529336529142582012-05-29T13:48:00.001-05:002012-05-29T13:48:41.755-05:00We're back!I can't believe I didn't post throughout the entire school year. That probably says a lot about how busy it was! I'm going to post quite a few pictures to do an over view of the year.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360168595544071781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845796443367146570.post-47456247515703693012011-08-30T18:09:00.002-05:002011-08-30T18:14:27.640-05:00Olympics Day 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuFIWk4k6nIIG3ft0rL14HAL37OpF8KurMD_M0e9Fkt62dtStTCtAp3RBbptua5ytys4MLZUT04RBnnzagtWl9Fe9bBbY0bHdagMa9M9YNgZXVmxwNkDn4ShIWQ5udam0A25Saiw9XVu1x/s1600/olympics+day4.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646790889757398418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuFIWk4k6nIIG3ft0rL14HAL37OpF8KurMD_M0e9Fkt62dtStTCtAp3RBbptua5ytys4MLZUT04RBnnzagtWl9Fe9bBbY0bHdagMa9M9YNgZXVmxwNkDn4ShIWQ5udam0A25Saiw9XVu1x/s320/olympics+day4.JPG" /></a>
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<br /><div>Mary Elizabeth ran in her first race at Montevallo's 2011 Alumni Olympics day. Mike, Chris and I ran the 5k and LuLu and ME ran the 1 mile. Actually they ran/walked the first half mile then LuLu carried ME the second half mile. ME won the prize for being the youngest participant and she was so proud!</div></div></div></div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360168595544071781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845796443367146570.post-71414157787176620682011-07-26T11:56:00.002-05:002011-07-26T11:59:38.854-05:00The torch is passed<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_dXxK3faWvQthHDtXWLwJ1y7YDiVwrTCkTiloDN-a7IzVB-RYv2Xg0caU2Z2Cmsfg4F-3313aCWrxJLPtwGqwMyRjCplnVgQaLIdd4qa4H4OUpfgo9syR9hiM92Ru9HosPvEsFfcCEvrR/s1600/momsbarn.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 191px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633706348400582722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_dXxK3faWvQthHDtXWLwJ1y7YDiVwrTCkTiloDN-a7IzVB-RYv2Xg0caU2Z2Cmsfg4F-3313aCWrxJLPtwGqwMyRjCplnVgQaLIdd4qa4H4OUpfgo9syR9hiM92Ru9HosPvEsFfcCEvrR/s320/momsbarn.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2DLi3qmx0Ua3JxdNojcgE1m1lX65Kqf2mU2jJSDEZN_D4KXf519io2iDgDsmywUwIJ3C2AGTZ_SfGtyMA0AKEmYKVhTRLsZWU3fCiw2Ik8YeAB0YNvlX8Wo_9_ghzrQT0QXLsLyJxlzY/s1600/momsbarn2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 191px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633706346022914450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2DLi3qmx0Ua3JxdNojcgE1m1lX65Kqf2mU2jJSDEZN_D4KXf519io2iDgDsmywUwIJ3C2AGTZ_SfGtyMA0AKEmYKVhTRLsZWU3fCiw2Ik8YeAB0YNvlX8Wo_9_ghzrQT0QXLsLyJxlzY/s320/momsbarn2.jpg" /></a> I got out my Breyer horses Saturday and we got the barns from Joe and LuLu's house. ME was thrilled! I played with these for hours on end when I was little and it is great to see my girl enjoy them just as much!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360168595544071781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845796443367146570.post-57031754812902488652011-07-23T08:24:00.003-05:002011-07-23T08:29:37.562-05:00Fan of the month<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiav7pnXcTfdJwn3gRfKMW3-g842hCWJn3pOhqHbsfHn7aKJ4opn_LjU8k69zb8k2ps2S6sRHS1NP_w7aEIGra6pIk0UA0IdpiDpBx1mpfHTEk2FO1YzbdKkc-lUc5FtBu-tj17DuYLeyHm/s1600/landsend.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 201px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632538430278557250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiav7pnXcTfdJwn3gRfKMW3-g842hCWJn3pOhqHbsfHn7aKJ4opn_LjU8k69zb8k2ps2S6sRHS1NP_w7aEIGra6pIk0UA0IdpiDpBx1mpfHTEk2FO1YzbdKkc-lUc5FtBu-tj17DuYLeyHm/s320/landsend.jpg" /></a> I know this is an old photo, but I couldn't resist submitting it. Lands' End seemed to like it too! I also got a $100 gift card! We are huge fans of their swimsuits. They are all ME and I wear. Mike even has one now.<br /><br /><br /><div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360168595544071781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845796443367146570.post-73959025076218882982011-07-21T14:24:00.002-05:002011-07-21T14:28:08.868-05:00Race day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQCTE3ZrvjWLyyjuH4MZfg80zBkJC8wCuzto-Du28KkVjHzIaNdEYGafEC8TYfkjOOzmFSSXpHF_31cpSXiLKvnANDLXUhqaxEXm5GKW_zVTPF8sfpP8TBMAtAnJ5e1FpsahnsDHyyuZB/s1600/raceday2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631889041685583746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQCTE3ZrvjWLyyjuH4MZfg80zBkJC8wCuzto-Du28KkVjHzIaNdEYGafEC8TYfkjOOzmFSSXpHF_31cpSXiLKvnANDLXUhqaxEXm5GKW_zVTPF8sfpP8TBMAtAnJ5e1FpsahnsDHyyuZB/s320/raceday2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_oR15kCGzLr0Qm1jzzC_YjB2LzHObeMYA-gcJWG8-6qQg0Qh128epk89WAlcL-JaHOeZyFn_AYKk2AVSYWuMb3wcQemoJwzcbd8CAWREF306dI0i-yMddBgaw8ro2QmgsfutoYEIl-bGj/s1600/raceday.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631889037242767890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_oR15kCGzLr0Qm1jzzC_YjB2LzHObeMYA-gcJWG8-6qQg0Qh128epk89WAlcL-JaHOeZyFn_AYKk2AVSYWuMb3wcQemoJwzcbd8CAWREF306dI0i-yMddBgaw8ro2QmgsfutoYEIl-bGj/s320/raceday.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Okay I may have lost my mind, but I've started running and I think I like it! I ran my first 5K on July 9th and finished in 32:46 minutes. Mike ran too and he did really well finishing in 28:30. Scottie ran, but she didn't seem to enjoy iy too much! Mary Elizabeth and LuLu came to cheer us on and take pictures. Next race is August 6th, so I hope I'll improve my time just a bit. </div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360168595544071781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845796443367146570.post-70397053228782243002011-07-21T14:21:00.002-05:002011-07-21T14:24:31.983-05:00Summertime<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSNIgpOagNf-Gxf8oUzucxnV6-mEfHWWr3V0BCy705XOdKirZsSuAnQaPfFOkHQ2la7AB-FFK6XcrvHY6ITolk6S-D7RW9tBi85DUrAvh16l8K4siL8viRQHHvLjdBK4qffUkDuekYmwGx/s1600/realsummer.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631888433374661746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSNIgpOagNf-Gxf8oUzucxnV6-mEfHWWr3V0BCy705XOdKirZsSuAnQaPfFOkHQ2la7AB-FFK6XcrvHY6ITolk6S-D7RW9tBi85DUrAvh16l8K4siL8viRQHHvLjdBK4qffUkDuekYmwGx/s320/realsummer.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFuI4isE0DOVNoM09rbR0-Iv9fmF98Xe2h4t03tuQTuXTXcdGhXVIQJWWcaPQqwytVDrgL7aIt6-w-S16y4iPhDKcBUvKZG7wSfn0fX9_Nkjgrqj9xsudnZLKZZMYk3U_4_auHKK-zkco6/s1600/summergirl.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631888427898442706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFuI4isE0DOVNoM09rbR0-Iv9fmF98Xe2h4t03tuQTuXTXcdGhXVIQJWWcaPQqwytVDrgL7aIt6-w-S16y4iPhDKcBUvKZG7wSfn0fX9_Nkjgrqj9xsudnZLKZZMYk3U_4_auHKK-zkco6/s320/summergirl.jpg" /></a> Thanks to my friend Crystal for bringing her kids to play this morning and taking these cute photos of my girl.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360168595544071781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845796443367146570.post-79505672251681644952011-07-21T14:10:00.003-05:002011-07-21T17:53:55.403-05:00Beach trip 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigZU9HdfhUwTGWsnEEDrRrxmCdajDGKpxFn7mCoVAlUNxQGgpvX86geTrfu2WZmcQanFLbrXAge-f4OE_YU_YMt06lzuTJVNL-ikhj5uprLZWNyinGJOjRUlJ_UJZ1VIlkgNZqelvZBj0j/s1600/IMG_1091.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 191px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631885699692064098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirq_z36l-W_U0h8npkhaT2GLvctOfJMguooMDXXEmZE4kj7Saz3UY7ckPTsEDwTZMZzkWsBKoXW5VSS7HVfOqiRcXQP29wT44vKMBwHJVwzIvlhWQxEOAzLu1b9JG3rBAxWpHQaOzoS_Gq/s320/sandestin6.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWQZbInfO7bX40kOqR60KAT-0R6NHhbhxmIE1ak2102NCZgfdH7vbVLKGCKC1sM25OiAloUI1Dz6wsAc775nqowjjmL11F9lfqftb1TELerB-Mabwe1Dr2BqVycrhz6jTR83HQ8mtgfiL/s1600/sandestin7.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 191px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631885694909990242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWQZbInfO7bX40kOqR60KAT-0R6NHhbhxmIE1ak2102NCZgfdH7vbVLKGCKC1sM25OiAloUI1Dz6wsAc775nqowjjmL11F9lfqftb1TELerB-Mabwe1Dr2BqVycrhz6jTR83HQ8mtgfiL/s320/sandestin7.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih7m8a4thxEWBx1-Yfj-u5W4ySpla5BPyigQhkofRAm8uIxOeSA7jdmOfb_vlBVndWgFoq2HDY0ANafqW3P1dqrKnbD37ETn6D9WowXF7-F2QM4QjwWs59VTvZp0u2PELPnX_SN2xDmhz6/s1600/sandestin4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 191px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631885693618905314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih7m8a4thxEWBx1-Yfj-u5W4ySpla5BPyigQhkofRAm8uIxOeSA7jdmOfb_vlBVndWgFoq2HDY0ANafqW3P1dqrKnbD37ETn6D9WowXF7-F2QM4QjwWs59VTvZp0u2PELPnX_SN2xDmhz6/s320/sandestin4.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>We had a fabulous beach trip this year. LuLu, ME, Molly and I went down on Sunday and </div></div></div>so it was "girls only" for the first few days. Mike and my dad came down late Wed. LuLu and Joe got their own place and stayed until Sat, then we left Sun. We spent 5 full days at the beach and ME was so much fun! We played in the sand, splashed in the ocean and went for walks on the beach. We also enjoyed the village, riding on the carousel, playing on the playground and driving the remote control boats. Thursday was LuLu's birthday and Joe took us all out for a special dinner. LuLu played a lot of tennis and I got to run 4 mornings. It was the first time that Molly had gone to the beach with us. She is 13 now and hasn't done well lately if I have been gone overnight. I also would have worried about her if she had stayed at home. She has been such a good dog and I know every day is special now, so I couldn't leave her! Surprisingly she did very well on our trip. A week is the only way to go, so I'm going to start saving my pennies for next year's trip!</div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360168595544071781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845796443367146570.post-48354894050822855972011-06-27T13:22:00.003-05:002011-06-27T15:11:24.705-05:00Georgia Aquarium<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Kt2CleekTN6nN6hnNTbRmYInPLgFNIHgJmOGxAuoDv0dLQuFYjSXRl3GbMh7q_W0ZQy87STc0-e88Ir35WEfyTmsowVttZ1egUENyFOQW3FEVL0YwAGzvyAAZuYJBxhL0_Pthakl96V1/s1600/GA8.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 191px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622967231026786610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Kt2CleekTN6nN6hnNTbRmYInPLgFNIHgJmOGxAuoDv0dLQuFYjSXRl3GbMh7q_W0ZQy87STc0-e88Ir35WEfyTmsowVttZ1egUENyFOQW3FEVL0YwAGzvyAAZuYJBxhL0_Pthakl96V1/s320/GA8.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySnnl9YeAaPDfuMIYE70KSstgyks0ahIJjXGDHGktPfaUYqn8sgOkIjoAluyX3PrHrspXbcD4Uj9CDLbqam124HuTWG0Q0nuITUurfWV7ZkumzGaGcpvB3YQItMtjH4q46TdeNPkQPTve/s1600/GA1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 191px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622967220239221794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySnnl9YeAaPDfuMIYE70KSstgyks0ahIJjXGDHGktPfaUYqn8sgOkIjoAluyX3PrHrspXbcD4Uj9CDLbqam124HuTWG0Q0nuITUurfWV7ZkumzGaGcpvB3YQItMtjH4q46TdeNPkQPTve/s320/GA1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQ5NS3lXsE3S3yK4W-I7XGvOmSDsbyDLs8sFiPqOhzklrYM-LZHpiy63s220fDC1XRho9X_wnwMaY1JOrT8p9JJL6ZPreivjOUkF5SvnM3q7h2IcEscPXVyR4Y6O4Pw2qFzTkk0smTR7e/s1600/GA3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 191px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622967211914804002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQ5NS3lXsE3S3yK4W-I7XGvOmSDsbyDLs8sFiPqOhzklrYM-LZHpiy63s220fDC1XRho9X_wnwMaY1JOrT8p9JJL6ZPreivjOUkF5SvnM3q7h2IcEscPXVyR4Y6O4Pw2qFzTkk0smTR7e/s320/GA3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiboyBLxxOgz7RPUF_szuDiZByjlGSmiwD-NgvH0lSFesVyYe90RVP8GfUk42-6DzqBP7vEH7YJ4UdEcenNPOMN6eEyP0MSb7jteKykz0mh-meRh0h92eb0fiXsR1hjAl9JcR3veIRgtcYc/s1600/GA5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 191px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622967208403420418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiboyBLxxOgz7RPUF_szuDiZByjlGSmiwD-NgvH0lSFesVyYe90RVP8GfUk42-6DzqBP7vEH7YJ4UdEcenNPOMN6eEyP0MSb7jteKykz0mh-meRh0h92eb0fiXsR1hjAl9JcR3veIRgtcYc/s320/GA5.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQifv0motRvHmT1e9XzDKwEgTCqv6_MtwkJy_5a6zUBFR71HhxUCRgYewVwgJAaimGAcfB-HrEOkLDvRDypNVbQbTNz7FO_Vm78VHK5b33xLV5aAHi6AiQWPdaW55XD7NaZi4RaN1hBq6n/s1600/GA6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 191px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622967203572954402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQifv0motRvHmT1e9XzDKwEgTCqv6_MtwkJy_5a6zUBFR71HhxUCRgYewVwgJAaimGAcfB-HrEOkLDvRDypNVbQbTNz7FO_Vm78VHK5b33xLV5aAHi6AiQWPdaW55XD7NaZi4RaN1hBq6n/s320/GA6.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>This past weekend we took a short trip to Atlanta to visit the GA Aquarium. Mike had a race Saturday morning so he and a buddy went Friday night for the race then ME and I drove over on Saturday. Once we arrived in Atlanta we met Mike and went to Centennial Park to play. The park is great! The playgrounds had a good combo of shade and sun and there is plenty to see and do. We went to eat that night at a restaurant next to our hotel and met one of Mike's good friends who lives in Atlanta now. Bedtime at the hotel went okay I suppose. ME was very concerned, but she went to sleep (in the bed with me) about 10:45 eastern. It was the first time we had not taken her "tent" that she likes to sleep in. She is such a good sleeper that I thought it wouldn't matter, but she was not very happy about sleeping in a strange bed! Sunday morning we ate breakfast at the hotel then went to the Aquarium. If you have not been I highly recommend it! We all three had a great time. The Dolphin show is also a must. ME lasted close to 3 hours then it was obvious it was time to go! A word of warning however, the exit is through the gift shop. I think it is just wrong to do that to parents. So plan ahead to purchase or prepare your kid with the "we don't really need this" speech!</div></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360168595544071781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845796443367146570.post-4298335334346501002011-06-22T14:31:00.002-05:002011-06-22T14:35:41.487-05:00Things ME says....We were riding to storytime today and ME started a discussion about growing up (she noticed you have to be big to drive a car and touch the leaves on trees, she also wants to wear my flower flip-flops). The conversation was pretty entertaining and concluded with her saying that being little doesn't last forever, kids have to grow up! However, when prompted she did say she would still be my "little girl" when she grows up!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360168595544071781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845796443367146570.post-14145956383967006302011-06-22T14:27:00.003-05:002011-06-22T14:30:43.153-05:00Father's Day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yE0OeFzyy_3bo0MD6nDKXlli5PFSmCOXqpNZKU7HYJoXIetCd3Pnq6nRvrRY2_3IF8lWArfw004i-x3w671pm2PmUGsroCbe37momz-HalA29d9V0xwEPtBWh7P28yhjfcK1w7eoHNQF/s1600/fathersday.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 191px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621128129301687378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yE0OeFzyy_3bo0MD6nDKXlli5PFSmCOXqpNZKU7HYJoXIetCd3Pnq6nRvrRY2_3IF8lWArfw004i-x3w671pm2PmUGsroCbe37momz-HalA29d9V0xwEPtBWh7P28yhjfcK1w7eoHNQF/s320/fathersday.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>We had such a nice Father's Day. We started the day at church, then came home for a quick lunch and headed to the pool. Swimming lessons have helped ME be so much more comfortable in the water. She doesn't really swim, but she does wear her vest and wants to play games. The best one was when I was the momma crow, ME was the baby crow and Mike was the baby monster. It went on for ages! Where do they think up these thigs? Crows and monsters?!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360168595544071781noreply@blogger.com0