tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374924352024-03-07T07:04:12.787-07:00A Greener Just Another DrillJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058448546727029524noreply@blogger.comBlogger622125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492435.post-15999675396083657582010-12-09T07:27:00.001-07:002010-12-09T07:29:14.172-07:00Blogger Has HiJacked My Google AccountI have a new blog <a href="http://www.testthisis.wordpress.com/">http://www.testthisis.wordpress.com</a>.<br />When I comment on a blog it directs you here...but I'm actually over there.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058448546727029524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492435.post-57771280637263571632010-07-08T19:20:00.000-06:002010-07-08T19:21:53.826-06:00http://testthisis.wordpress.com/<br /><br />Look for me here....Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058448546727029524noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492435.post-75585054888148757872010-05-20T14:47:00.002-06:002010-05-20T15:07:00.274-06:00Poop(I'm going to talk about poop...if such things make you squeamish move along)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwl_s1lNgaCTaH2Xb8QTKspjo7zpjKNxvc9VU_8TFV2zpucvtB5U3T9JYSIcnTYfdrm4gnyG7skkW1CKExkv7KOTjkdwRgYAQVqLGKpNu0mHXv4z1s6u0OtTEwQouhmFsXbV8L/s1600/downloads+435.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473457650723764482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwl_s1lNgaCTaH2Xb8QTKspjo7zpjKNxvc9VU_8TFV2zpucvtB5U3T9JYSIcnTYfdrm4gnyG7skkW1CKExkv7KOTjkdwRgYAQVqLGKpNu0mHXv4z1s6u0OtTEwQouhmFsXbV8L/s400/downloads+435.jpg" /></a> This darling girl here...POOPS IN MY HOUSE...A LOT!!!!<br /><br />And it's wearing thin with me.<br /><br />I'm all about loving them in their golden years. Creating a comfortable world for them. Feeding, petting, loving...you know, all that crap.<br /><br />I asked Kim on the phone the other day, when she was also complaining about poop...or barking. Her pug Bobo is about a year older than my old ladies. I asked her, "Can you remember when they were young and cute and fun?". Yeah, me neither.<br /><br />Actually I can. I remember hours of frisbee, the longest walks at the dog park, the day she swam out in the river chasing the really big goose and the day she chased my Dad's cow through the fence and went nose to nose with a HUGE bull. She had spunk.<br /><br />The thing is she's still spunky. She doesn't have any trouble getting around, has no medical problems, she's funny, likes to have her ears rubbed, takes her treat into Amanda's room before she eats it. It's not the time. That time...we all know what I'm refering to.<br /><br />But I can't stand the poop.<br /><br />We can't leave her out because she barks. Just enough to make us, and the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">neighbors</span>, want to shoot her.<br /><br />I'm thinking diapers.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058448546727029524noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492435.post-68839491023635426392010-05-19T16:34:00.002-06:002010-05-19T16:40:56.322-06:00Some New Pictures To Look At<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cvwPjqTIcfzW7tw8SWheM35MtBYb8M69MW0Y-hw7SXXxCOiZZtDabD4b5gr87XXAIGSFuUhbpRiemzFA99Kohc45wh2Fo8SHv6cqyjvP0CcYA9Sxj0anBXOsIZVJyXsq0D5-/s1600/downloads+634.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473114337771159378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cvwPjqTIcfzW7tw8SWheM35MtBYb8M69MW0Y-hw7SXXxCOiZZtDabD4b5gr87XXAIGSFuUhbpRiemzFA99Kohc45wh2Fo8SHv6cqyjvP0CcYA9Sxj0anBXOsIZVJyXsq0D5-/s400/downloads+634.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi57mvUyRRc_-r5C0ifIDpvW64rtXDgN_BAo9u1WuY4xnxOMS-R1WrUJseHzirgYTsH-xlzJhVNhjmjrctFMOs3Bq-X32vwDAKvrz48kskwHkETVNT4BeEdY4CG2gOAuHSVomS0/s1600/downloads+624.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473114318572437154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHMtwx1ms9U27nprIJXO_zYcDtk9Mwus1pHxIGPER2w7TOxpDqCEt2KdFvEwdhOB7umN5uMDZt2PUxQUNtKBV2T6CcBWS6O31pdWDQeNw0aPOLbCskcISqx7URdmaljoRdDe4/s400/downloads+567.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-itv6CIhBK4alBQ75k8kTWx_gx_Pl7m0k-uiQyX6BzSYRX9oqpX_k9RbMigm8DV5kUP7KhCoHhSAWKSWOwAd7ahrlFRrQl9I1rNmAx-kf5qvRIgVv_07JaskRp7wbQHcK8_dL/s1600/downloads+593.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 219px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473114309687584578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-itv6CIhBK4alBQ75k8kTWx_gx_Pl7m0k-uiQyX6BzSYRX9oqpX_k9RbMigm8DV5kUP7KhCoHhSAWKSWOwAd7ahrlFRrQl9I1rNmAx-kf5qvRIgVv_07JaskRp7wbQHcK8_dL/s400/downloads+593.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058448546727029524noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492435.post-60427624420973773772010-03-20T07:54:00.001-06:002010-03-20T07:55:44.168-06:00Sad But True<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBpKatEfYfEWaRdn2rSv3K8Y2JZfv90-Bk9V1aKRAeDjmtAIttRZ0hE5lB_Nd215c43rzcomfU-tP1sKuA5vcvVrKntUi6UhhOcutiP-LQBkqnD5Dg984lgEaJEpEYF_N2ToQ/s1600-h/BaconDC.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 364px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450714167626095618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBpKatEfYfEWaRdn2rSv3K8Y2JZfv90-Bk9V1aKRAeDjmtAIttRZ0hE5lB_Nd215c43rzcomfU-tP1sKuA5vcvVrKntUi6UhhOcutiP-LQBkqnD5Dg984lgEaJEpEYF_N2ToQ/s400/BaconDC.jpg" /></a> I haven't posted anything in almost a month and this is all you get.<br />Two of my favorite things....<br /><div></div>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058448546727029524noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492435.post-91955919769861570182010-02-20T11:58:00.003-07:002010-02-20T12:25:59.763-07:00Cattle Tag Anyone?Alright.<br />.<br />I'm going to change the names to protect the innocent (stupid people...not really so innocent) and also not to get my arse in a sling for talking about work on the Internet.<br />.<br />We had some weird calls on a recent shift. Some days are just like that.<br />.<br />Call one. Dirty house. One of those you want to shower and change your clothes after. Complicated pregnancy, overly dramatic symptoms with a story that changed enroute...hot...to the hospital. Hospital not patient friendly. Weird...I don't think her water broke...I think she wet her pants.<br />.<br />Call two. Mother with 3 kids. Kid 5 yrs old has flu symptoms. The kind that the only thing to do is hold her and try to keep her hydrated. Kid wants to go to the hospital. So mom calls ambulance and they get a ride to a local hospital.<br />.<br />Call three. Prank phone calls. Have to send fire truck to investigate due to certain verbiage used. Dad yells at us that the neighbor kids are hoodlums. And that there are no kids at his house...all the while...four little girls are standing behind him flipping us the middle finger.<br />.<br />Call four. Chest pain. Pain scale of 9. Pain so bad that it woke him from a<em><strong> sound sleep</strong></em>. I'm getting info from very anxious girlfriend who says, over and over, "I'm so scared. We were having sex. I'm so scared. We were having sex." We get to the ambulance and patient continues with story of being awakened from a sound sleep. I write large on piece of paper. "They were having sex" and hold it up for the EMS guys to see. Turns out pain was being caused by a bad chest cold. It wasn't the sex at all.<br />.<br />Call five. Vehicle fire. Pickup truck. Burning on the front end and the back end. No fire in the engine compartment. No fire in the passenger compartment. No fire in the inside of the bed cover. It looked like someone had poured something flammable on the truck and lit it on fire. At 5 in the morning. Don't criminals sleep?<br />.<br />At 4:15am when we returned from call 4...I know I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">shoulda</span> just made some coffee and been up for the day. Tossing and turning for 45 minutes until we caught the car fire just made me grumpy.<br />.<br />At shift change we were talking about our runs with the oncoming crew. We got to brainstorming ways to identify stupid people who call ambulances or fire trucks and shouldn't. Joe suggested cattle tags. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Every time</span> you call 911 for a dumb reason you get tagged on the ear and have to wear it for 90 days. Kind of a "I was a dumb ass and called 911" scarlet letter.<br />.<br />I think I like it.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058448546727029524noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492435.post-87767591579129068102010-02-14T08:41:00.001-07:002010-02-14T12:36:11.338-07:00My Funny Valentines<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_VR6cH4x9ve7h_GNIG-sUeurqwu9pPBveGya9aasvYnmS_Q5bP4ObvobdwCI3ts6OBFLi3Cucsu0Rc50AuPpsNsx6H7Ok9-p3t6HRERUx5WyQ-oWDTlaKlWWUFURnotuVWny/s1600-h/downloads+468.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438184940712418514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_VR6cH4x9ve7h_GNIG-sUeurqwu9pPBveGya9aasvYnmS_Q5bP4ObvobdwCI3ts6OBFLi3Cucsu0Rc50AuPpsNsx6H7Ok9-p3t6HRERUx5WyQ-oWDTlaKlWWUFURnotuVWny/s400/downloads+468.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlZzHpiR-PnC_K_Np8C0hNpghwDPgG3fR9nVaSQkRl_ZWbX7Q05DBw8UcQKO84oRnB_Gwb0jU5bZ5XwV8RveeNgdHQN7_1q-U7DA8gu7659DiVy7qFhlDL2hh0c6IeRlm4YFHP/s1600-h/downloads+485.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438184936399713682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlZzHpiR-PnC_K_Np8C0hNpghwDPgG3fR9nVaSQkRl_ZWbX7Q05DBw8UcQKO84oRnB_Gwb0jU5bZ5XwV8RveeNgdHQN7_1q-U7DA8gu7659DiVy7qFhlDL2hh0c6IeRlm4YFHP/s400/downloads+485.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiA_wxBjb8TCRLyPsgIkt_Kh87unzcTmJvmJyHhL0gaS2Y8bq3MIesu2rPnN_OwN04cd1Dbvp4XrzZoTpqz31W-UUZrUDR3LcJm9OIukrCsqu3Y3210TCpej0NpXjrYpDAEpwk/s1600-h/downloads+464.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438184929124470482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiA_wxBjb8TCRLyPsgIkt_Kh87unzcTmJvmJyHhL0gaS2Y8bq3MIesu2rPnN_OwN04cd1Dbvp4XrzZoTpqz31W-UUZrUDR3LcJm9OIukrCsqu3Y3210TCpej0NpXjrYpDAEpwk/s400/downloads+464.jpg" /></a> Did they get me anything?</div><div align="center">Nope...</div></div>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058448546727029524noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492435.post-62295135764561963052010-02-12T10:42:00.003-07:002010-02-12T10:49:31.789-07:00Hello...."Um, yeah."<br />.<br />"Lady walking harmlessly into the school across the street from my house..."<br />.<br />"So, my dog. Yes, the one barking her fool head off. Yeah...her."<br />.<br />"You see. She doesn't like when anyone walks...well, really, anywhere."<br />.<br />"So if you...and all the other parents, students, teachers and various and assorted delivery persons...if you could refrain from walking. Refrain from walking anywhere near the school. Or really anywhere she can see."<br />.<br />"Yeah, that would be great."<br />.<br />"I realize that it might make it difficult. It's a school after all."<br />.<br />"And EVERYDAY, ALL DAY...there are people out walking around the school yard. And I realize that she's lived here for over a year."<br />.<br />"But I don't think she's very smart."<br />.<br />"Thank you."Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058448546727029524noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492435.post-9012033966525409762010-02-03T07:24:00.004-07:002010-02-03T08:29:18.451-07:00DC Photos, Round One<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgol8ZyJP1yst4Jy_ob9hhOszFdfP5uEdPx1vuevi5qnDqE8QDlMMcHXNc1tvkh4BmsjHL-9V6GRZmXxwHf_DJ9-yMwyhp78xFY6OEl-2Vrr1Zyy_sqmaqN1XtpX5fIYEImYI/s1600-h/downloads+708.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434039112731155458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgol8ZyJP1yst4Jy_ob9hhOszFdfP5uEdPx1vuevi5qnDqE8QDlMMcHXNc1tvkh4BmsjHL-9V6GRZmXxwHf_DJ9-yMwyhp78xFY6OEl-2Vrr1Zyy_sqmaqN1XtpX5fIYEImYI/s400/downloads+708.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkH82ELVvBnzpB87iZDafV_tCc4qCOTMqQ88e1_IM7Tu0cxAQ5J8BRcA_i8XG2W52awU_pXH4ePjFoeNocrI_1Sspyh9QFKNsqdPjX7dT9h-iYhjXLmfrFaifqGhmCApr8B0V6/s1600-h/downloads+630.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434039104090839362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkH82ELVvBnzpB87iZDafV_tCc4qCOTMqQ88e1_IM7Tu0cxAQ5J8BRcA_i8XG2W52awU_pXH4ePjFoeNocrI_1Sspyh9QFKNsqdPjX7dT9h-iYhjXLmfrFaifqGhmCApr8B0V6/s400/downloads+630.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixSfzpD4clmwKoGpLUdhEGmTaQSdqwtVVAFOOTMS-CKAZXOhM9H6HosXsciIXOolcvl63uKpZITCyDZx0j6MyPkYZqM-eWpeXECtJblsUAY0liJFBAbR4Nb_6RIrE3wAi-t0_t/s1600-h/downloads+654.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 392px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434039094909157538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixSfzpD4clmwKoGpLUdhEGmTaQSdqwtVVAFOOTMS-CKAZXOhM9H6HosXsciIXOolcvl63uKpZITCyDZx0j6MyPkYZqM-eWpeXECtJblsUAY0liJFBAbR4Nb_6RIrE3wAi-t0_t/s400/downloads+654.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDwjM9AjE95BevPfuHMOSsn-qzTFAqdowVnkpkGpbpU9mSa-w3ElWghx-4FPwqUDOCPp4SzcA37vOzUZoOq34HXk2v9Jt3v4hDdva6_YCXuerPo-WEd-U7QpWxP3-CxLRxKaa/s1600-h/downloads+557.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434039094216254162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDwjM9AjE95BevPfuHMOSsn-qzTFAqdowVnkpkGpbpU9mSa-w3ElWghx-4FPwqUDOCPp4SzcA37vOzUZoOq34HXk2v9Jt3v4hDdva6_YCXuerPo-WEd-U7QpWxP3-CxLRxKaa/s400/downloads+557.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKB83HjSJVbkV-eUtMws2A0XjWHyLbdPcfH2_EvU5N4QtSTKTzTqY3_HVmK1q58YLxnwQ4XNmqFu0-T6NEpZTWKWTwSya5-6b5ASwQoOqzJTkuJO0fBckAhnSsyb5f7iLbhjzV/s1600-h/downloads+469+copy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 292px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434033447726846818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKB83HjSJVbkV-eUtMws2A0XjWHyLbdPcfH2_EvU5N4QtSTKTzTqY3_HVmK1q58YLxnwQ4XNmqFu0-T6NEpZTWKWTwSya5-6b5ASwQoOqzJTkuJO0fBckAhnSsyb5f7iLbhjzV/s400/downloads+469+copy.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058448546727029524noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492435.post-15962250962477264932010-02-03T07:20:00.001-07:002010-02-03T07:24:15.135-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYG1BOUb2Qhz9jzYozRo3QyTTNNXeeg3C9HbqlVUnG8e6I4Aj6QlO1XNEW4MEhy4DHAyawhNpRxta1HkduKDwIbSbPg28JWjDkbXIooduhcGDZqAwu_KxTYElOmmybNvpt4X0/s1600-h/downloads+433.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434022396212581634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYG1BOUb2Qhz9jzYozRo3QyTTNNXeeg3C9HbqlVUnG8e6I4Aj6QlO1XNEW4MEhy4DHAyawhNpRxta1HkduKDwIbSbPg28JWjDkbXIooduhcGDZqAwu_KxTYElOmmybNvpt4X0/s400/downloads+433.jpg" /></a> Notice there in the middle.<br />Andrew at 7 1/2 is now as tall as Austin was at 10.<br />Yikes!<br /><div></div>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058448546727029524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492435.post-41998295311375219332010-01-04T17:58:00.002-07:002010-01-04T18:26:58.907-07:00PoopedToday I was pooped on. And pee dripped on my head.<br />.<br />There are old dogs living in my house.<br />.<br />And it is very, very, extremely, brutally cold outside.<br />.<br />There is also a young dog living in my house.<br />.<br />I told my Mom on the phone today that the weather needed to break because these dogs <em>needed</em> to go outside. She suggested that I put them on leashes and walk them around outside. She misunderstood. <em>I</em> need these dogs to go outside. Away from me. And burn off some of their craziness.<br />.<br />So I had a brilliant idea. I cleared the floor from the living room into the kitchen. Put them out for a quick potty break. And we settled in for a nice little game of catch. Three different toys. Three dogs with different abilities and needs and I'm managing the whole thing pretty well. They are running around burning some energy.<br />.<br />River comes in too quickly and I can't get Maggie out of the way. Mags gets knocked over. Maggie's legs splay out and she can't get them under her. I grab her and lift like we do...holding on a little until she gets her feet back.<br />.<br />And she poops on me.<br />.<br />And I thought it was funny. And smelly and so disgusting. And funny.<br />.<br />It's like living with a couple little old ladies. With poor bladder and bowel control.<br />.<br />Earlier today I was in the basement with my new fab washing machine...you know, washin stuff. And something dripped from the ceiling. On my head.<br />.<br />Oh great, I think...I must have a leak in the kitchen. Up I go. Clear out under the sink. Dry.<br />.<br />So I go back down identify exactly where the leak is...come back up and see that the 'leak' was a puddle in the dining room. Pee. On my head.<br />.<br />This is why we have a roll of paper towels and clorox wipes in the kitchen.<br />.<br />And why I take a lot of showers.<br />.<br />(Now if you are one of those folks who doesn't have pets in your home or think that I should not tolerate these lovely old dogs in their golden days...please keep your thoughts to yourself. My dogs aren't poopin' in your house)Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058448546727029524noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492435.post-73526335965511898842010-01-04T10:08:00.000-07:002010-01-04T10:12:46.596-07:00Elizabeth<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL9b35-ga3MfTIcv-UHNAl6wW68kCYKg2TapXVOXIPe6MCiq7BNtZcu32EoNWmENETPGngN41BG98sMUdAkPzsy7V0TFxP_GI0JuM1-qlGKDYmY1Dd75s6eKNOCCMbFM7BkSoG/s1600-h/downloads+420.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 363px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422933676701354610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL9b35-ga3MfTIcv-UHNAl6wW68kCYKg2TapXVOXIPe6MCiq7BNtZcu32EoNWmENETPGngN41BG98sMUdAkPzsy7V0TFxP_GI0JuM1-qlGKDYmY1Dd75s6eKNOCCMbFM7BkSoG/s400/downloads+420.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCYe7MKvbf4XpkM1jjz_gMlcHUgUFFJ-ti8HDiZ-0_3bQOYV1Vwhg9la7QbJCxnd4PlrA_mLHxRjT-ISN0ydVj-WEr3AyZzYYbXgSG_BZiCvvU7qDOWyfy6beLsejGcBc_qQe/s1600-h/downloads+419.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 391px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422933669315527938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCYe7MKvbf4XpkM1jjz_gMlcHUgUFFJ-ti8HDiZ-0_3bQOYV1Vwhg9la7QbJCxnd4PlrA_mLHxRjT-ISN0ydVj-WEr3AyZzYYbXgSG_BZiCvvU7qDOWyfy6beLsejGcBc_qQe/s400/downloads+419.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikr1bQlFRoCtW8H_9PFeRj2GlpzRtJKKTQxtYrUL2_PBR5akdjIn8UNLz6QsZRKcL71UPYMlEDxRdhGrqqsdlaK9rhCIF8GtKJ0ti1h7KUq4wk1jhGIYxGRebV8kBuPQ75NfXo/s1600-h/1+(2).jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 255px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422933657714435170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikr1bQlFRoCtW8H_9PFeRj2GlpzRtJKKTQxtYrUL2_PBR5akdjIn8UNLz6QsZRKcL71UPYMlEDxRdhGrqqsdlaK9rhCIF8GtKJ0ti1h7KUq4wk1jhGIYxGRebV8kBuPQ75NfXo/s400/1+(2).jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj17ywWKqQEWRW0anQBAVAPkIka3IoVuHIDtC6r-pMaeni8XCfH9EYdceI7cDbYTY7M2DvmRPRJdgmdrJJ6aPBz65BfPFTbOigBe0AJ6JBrMZMxstY3NnMc-3qmG82S-beMooxg/s1600-h/1+(1).jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 347px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422933652987752162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj17ywWKqQEWRW0anQBAVAPkIka3IoVuHIDtC6r-pMaeni8XCfH9EYdceI7cDbYTY7M2DvmRPRJdgmdrJJ6aPBz65BfPFTbOigBe0AJ6JBrMZMxstY3NnMc-3qmG82S-beMooxg/s400/1+(1).jpg" /></a>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058448546727029524noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492435.post-52677879926494102332009-12-30T20:12:00.005-07:002009-12-30T21:17:18.224-07:002009 Recap<a href="http://www.musingsofahousewife.com/2009/12/2009-recap.html" target="_blank">Musings Of A Housewife</a> does a 2009 recap and I thought it sounded fun<br /><br />I took the first sentence of the first post of each month of 2009. (although sometimes it's the title because I have an annoying habit of posting pictures with out commentary)<br /><br /><em><strong>January</strong></em><br /><br /><a href="http://kcrccoaches.blogspot.com/2009/01/i-want-to-be-dog-wisperer.html" target="_blank">I want to BE the dog whisperer.</a><br /><br />Who knew that a few short weeks later River would come to live with me. And I would get to practice my dog whispering skills.<br /><br /><em><strong>February</strong></em><br /><br /><a href="http://kcrccoaches.blogspot.com/2009/02/faker.html" target="_blank">I think Jennifer Hudson just lip synced the National Anthem...</a><br /><br />I think I was watching too much TV.<br /><br /><strong><em>March<br /></em></strong><br /><a href="http://kcrccoaches.blogspot.com/2009/03/dedication-of-new-ku-boathouse_01.html" target="_blank">Dedication Of The New KU Boathouse</a><br /><br />The first posts of most months seem to be very short. But that picture is very cool.<br /><br /><strong><em>April<br /></em></strong><br /><a href="http://kcrccoaches.blogspot.com/2009/04/happy-green-spring-month.html" target="_blank">Happy Green Spring Month</a><br /><br />April started out so pretty...ended with so much brother drama...<br /><br /><strong><em>May<br /></em></strong><br /><a href="http://kcrccoaches.blogspot.com/2009/05/thing-isit-is-my-brother.html" target="_blank">Really...that's what this crazy week has been about.</a><br /><br />This post is what I remember most about this month...but you should also read this one...<a href="http://kcrccoaches.blogspot.com/2009/05/too-funny-not-to-share.html" target="_blank">So...some of you will recognize this as my bedroom.</a><br /><br /><strong><em>June</em></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://kcrccoaches.blogspot.com/2009/06/welcome-back-summer.html" target="_blank">Summer arrived at 4:45 this morning...well for me it did anyway. Today was the first day of summer practice.</a><br /><br />With 400+ inches of snow on the ground and temps in the teens for the next several days...doesn't summer sound good.<br /><br /><strong><em>July</em></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://kcrccoaches.blogspot.com/2009/07/whats-in-your-car.html" target="_blank">There was supposed to be a nice post here about all the bazillion things that currently live in my car....but it has disappeared into blog land.</a><br /><br />Four posts in July...that's all.<br /><br /><strong><em>August</em></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://kcrccoaches.blogspot.com/2009/08/if-i-was-boss-of-this-blog-id-fire-me.html"target="_blank">If I Was The Boss Of This Blog I'd Fire Me</a><br /><br />I'm not sure I measured up.<br /><br /><strong><em>September</em></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://kcrccoaches.blogspot.com/2009/09/me-and-my-scale.html" target="_blank">Hey there ho there!</a><br /><br />Oh my god...I've been on a diet since September! I should weigh less already.<br /><br /><strong><em>October</em></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://kcrccoaches.blogspot.com/2009/10/what-inspires-you.html" target="_blank">We've been talking a lot at practice this week.</a><br /><br />Yes...they do talk a lot.<br /><br /><strong><em>November</em></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://kcrccoaches.blogspot.com/2009/11/little-hula-hooping.html" target="_blank">It all started with a simple conversation about unicycles...and all of a sudden there was a hula hoop...</a><br /><br />He He He...<br /><br /><strong><em>December</em></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://kcrccoaches.blogspot.com/2009/12/welcome-to-december-photo-challenge.html" target="_blank">I am spending this first day of December in Wichita, KS</a><br /><br />What a cool picture...maybe my favorite this December.<br /><br />How was your year?<br /><br />...the linking was a pain but it was fun to look back over my year.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058448546727029524noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492435.post-81220851656464753822009-12-30T13:24:00.002-07:002009-12-30T13:28:18.625-07:00Introducing Miss Elizabeth<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjij7eIEThFLkO76CnPsLY6p_ONfE6m7i6dH5bYjNQWUU3nYy79DmXCSiNBTu3bzaaMnTy4DZHXJD2_oQuzYUHCCdBOUZSuk9ViXMnXiN1nl63jGu8PRjmFR0QM9eEA2jabEfAy/s1600-h/elizabeth.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421127928352887154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjij7eIEThFLkO76CnPsLY6p_ONfE6m7i6dH5bYjNQWUU3nYy79DmXCSiNBTu3bzaaMnTy4DZHXJD2_oQuzYUHCCdBOUZSuk9ViXMnXiN1nl63jGu8PRjmFR0QM9eEA2jabEfAy/s400/elizabeth.jpg" /></a> My darling little niece Elizabeth Rose (yes, Beth...It's Elizabeth with a Z) arrived this afternoon.<br />.<br />I will post weight, length, favorite color, SAT score as they become <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">available</span>.<br />.<br />Aren't those cheeks to die for!Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058448546727029524noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492435.post-10858759551067485202009-12-26T20:48:00.001-07:002009-12-26T20:50:24.800-07:00Home to the frozen tundra tomorrow...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkNVW1GHruCNkDG9rI-A_mFf_9wAMmcL1_pzdBK0FjD0NuXjMaDAKJ4nMk6KugO8a_R476DOtE6MK3PVZ2IU6ensq4ZP5fLGp6mdD_CKV2vnWbx2aIQg-iUjTmKRURwkZ1uDh/s1600-h/downloads+459.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 272px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419758051838434130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkNVW1GHruCNkDG9rI-A_mFf_9wAMmcL1_pzdBK0FjD0NuXjMaDAKJ4nMk6KugO8a_R476DOtE6MK3PVZ2IU6ensq4ZP5fLGp6mdD_CKV2vnWbx2aIQg-iUjTmKRURwkZ1uDh/s400/downloads+459.jpg" /></a> I will miss this face. Among others.<br /><div></div>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058448546727029524noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492435.post-53220011491354402282009-12-25T21:25:00.002-07:002009-12-25T21:34:53.886-07:00DPP Day 25...Merry Christmas From Warm(ish) Texas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0X1QqxGwAyUP0nSwpYSp8OeD5R1nCL-rzlEtZTo8TpCVEpBnwmzaXN0zS-uSBkYKkx93QmQ_D7mFrA2z-JSzJ283NcMlNtl78ehAu5Kg4GGILrhgPDL2RvZiGb7AoPjOEDETV/s1600-h/downloads+655.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419397728015229874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0X1QqxGwAyUP0nSwpYSp8OeD5R1nCL-rzlEtZTo8TpCVEpBnwmzaXN0zS-uSBkYKkx93QmQ_D7mFrA2z-JSzJ283NcMlNtl78ehAu5Kg4GGILrhgPDL2RvZiGb7AoPjOEDETV/s400/downloads+655.jpg" /></a> We sat outside on Christmas day.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq4izSNqFpHeuRsYVMjq0nncuucx8hNduxy-ch0yc4RPaZ3TK64WbGBtFCIARPULK7lKtNwCgNvRDI7XjvyFk7slK6gUKO_fOrkiGxDt4z9cyNB0AtBMfAhngiKWCLiq7wJ1ag/s1600-h/downloads+632.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419397720913924978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq4izSNqFpHeuRsYVMjq0nncuucx8hNduxy-ch0yc4RPaZ3TK64WbGBtFCIARPULK7lKtNwCgNvRDI7XjvyFk7slK6gUKO_fOrkiGxDt4z9cyNB0AtBMfAhngiKWCLiq7wJ1ag/s400/downloads+632.jpg" /></a> There was some football.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Y0hw8bMgxkj_HcV1uoDBqkN1Mr_HU1OwM-TwdO_ZCCJCK6t_s4f5ciVieMXkilDzKr8k891kC-MIfc-X6xNLorj8lzD70AxBFG2uOtDX8qMu6_QbG3cQZBxxUTJxgSozrVG0/s1600-h/downloads+630.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419397718263442706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Y0hw8bMgxkj_HcV1uoDBqkN1Mr_HU1OwM-TwdO_ZCCJCK6t_s4f5ciVieMXkilDzKr8k891kC-MIfc-X6xNLorj8lzD70AxBFG2uOtDX8qMu6_QbG3cQZBxxUTJxgSozrVG0/s400/downloads+630.jpg" /></a> Some strategy.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizVqQpzvfCuLsjHFKafX0tXqs0NV3SQwZYSBYNq_HYUjq6l2sc1QOREWyOV9lOtDE6aGTGx6wLCBj0DTiJeqoS7arZt4h1lF9yTUkppxTD_eYy4DB5faqVVbNFGNamtVgBnWkv/s1600-h/downloads+614.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 304px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419397714083594434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizVqQpzvfCuLsjHFKafX0tXqs0NV3SQwZYSBYNq_HYUjq6l2sc1QOREWyOV9lOtDE6aGTGx6wLCBj0DTiJeqoS7arZt4h1lF9yTUkppxTD_eYy4DB5faqVVbNFGNamtVgBnWkv/s400/downloads+614.jpg" /></a> Short sleeves.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXm6U2UY-u4a_tySzWKL7g1lxQtiu_ydmeyca7leEXpnpXABc13H0fKJW68hr_d0rtiksbo6bpoUOI7Qq9taphhXLbZk63oR5Ik7d5yr93GP9LqnTSUXt8-Y1UkV1bVUr8wvJ/s1600-h/downloads+609.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 370px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419397706079482130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXm6U2UY-u4a_tySzWKL7g1lxQtiu_ydmeyca7leEXpnpXABc13H0fKJW68hr_d0rtiksbo6bpoUOI7Qq9taphhXLbZk63oR5Ik7d5yr93GP9LqnTSUXt8-Y1UkV1bVUr8wvJ/s400/downloads+609.jpg" /></a> And a sled for when we come home...</div></div></div></div>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058448546727029524noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492435.post-69395033969291124372009-12-24T21:51:00.002-07:002009-12-24T22:10:02.467-07:00DPP Day 24...Late EditionWe had a visitor...he comes every year on this night.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jpJeLM7QjbXYtDnQyEQD9wg6H2qgk7IkWbr1KmxOJM8Je3pkjUtWPL_sF2CGSgov-3OkHR_ohMYRSSpjM32F-Ngppryt0u13-1tH7_edepe_G3cS7D2BdybMngYopzT35a9Z/s1600-h/downloads+506.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419035476687659218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jpJeLM7QjbXYtDnQyEQD9wg6H2qgk7IkWbr1KmxOJM8Je3pkjUtWPL_sF2CGSgov-3OkHR_ohMYRSSpjM32F-Ngppryt0u13-1tH7_edepe_G3cS7D2BdybMngYopzT35a9Z/s400/downloads+506.jpg" /></a> The little boys were pretty excited!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoH2RMG-ddcbnfTM7ExJOlgaBuetbGmIGbRvPzfYOo3mLTfO6X1Cdaui1Y6SZq3wNZYZQidckMJ57W0IW5tj8VpgfYNP7plHm6gZfWGs5slizhj0vW69JxEkEMpzSZ_SmX7ZTg/s1600-h/downloads+503.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 354px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419035476174777938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoH2RMG-ddcbnfTM7ExJOlgaBuetbGmIGbRvPzfYOo3mLTfO6X1Cdaui1Y6SZq3wNZYZQidckMJ57W0IW5tj8VpgfYNP7plHm6gZfWGs5slizhj0vW69JxEkEMpzSZ_SmX7ZTg/s400/downloads+503.jpg" /></a> Of course...it's Christmas Eve...they've been pretty excited all day.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl1x6F3R1DGB46qS-F7QVBiP0ZPQhDoyyq60cIbD-nnT6-gxldNNcU8vvXq2oARxNvDHr3_cAttixcmqHEIy6bJps__2xsZs8sVpopTtJprIU8GUaecucZWIghR_ljEzEGFwU_/s1600-h/downloads+474.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 372px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419035465559069730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl1x6F3R1DGB46qS-F7QVBiP0ZPQhDoyyq60cIbD-nnT6-gxldNNcU8vvXq2oARxNvDHr3_cAttixcmqHEIy6bJps__2xsZs8sVpopTtJprIU8GUaecucZWIghR_ljEzEGFwU_/s400/downloads+474.jpg" /></a> The adults have mostly been eating all day. It's a good thing.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5oyTnjDNU_nctzK71RWOIrPld8KROtCG1lfha8wBRFzkEuNAvm4J1UKYIqWZ7k48u30psle4KzgtrE7SHybgCW25m_Wn2Tx9alOjw2ZbVFhAvbvxzp_H_7OEPTW1xt8vdAi3p/s1600-h/downloads+446.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 255px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419035457067770466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5oyTnjDNU_nctzK71RWOIrPld8KROtCG1lfha8wBRFzkEuNAvm4J1UKYIqWZ7k48u30psle4KzgtrE7SHybgCW25m_Wn2Tx9alOjw2ZbVFhAvbvxzp_H_7OEPTW1xt8vdAi3p/s400/downloads+446.jpg" /></a> It's all a very, very good thing...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_LUgRQQaeFNInwjfMw5QAoc-1t10pBpXeAl7eqJ2QHWTrbtdXmwuP7Y0-V7zE6uh8VJLlHqHcD5WlSCDg7N1iDPAW-DSMxaNi9a6GDmvw87sOqkn1Mnopbl6tREPP3-u41Rr/s1600-h/downloads+440.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 375px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419035448079555698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_LUgRQQaeFNInwjfMw5QAoc-1t10pBpXeAl7eqJ2QHWTrbtdXmwuP7Y0-V7zE6uh8VJLlHqHcD5WlSCDg7N1iDPAW-DSMxaNi9a6GDmvw87sOqkn1Mnopbl6tREPP3-u41Rr/s400/downloads+440.jpg" /></a> Merry Christmas everyone...</div></div></div></div>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058448546727029524noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492435.post-64636210967863198812009-12-24T07:37:00.003-07:002009-12-24T07:44:51.876-07:00DPP Day 24This was actually last night. The sleeping boy is Steve's girlfriend Gerry's son Trystan. He was SOOOOO tired. The spin around in circles kind of tired that little guys get. He crawled up into Austin's lap and in about 45 seconds was sound asleep.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9upGfZi_WDDlHxP7GQfOVNLjhBoLVDMKRhMynke62Gi4Zr0zODZV-dtI3y0mdUwtUTjFJB0e4nUB0eip4CM12vFgdV0iU0GV0Gu0h7oNQIDOGd0Up0owY4HIDmim29E3Pr51s/s1600-h/downloads+477+edited.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418812135331056290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9upGfZi_WDDlHxP7GQfOVNLjhBoLVDMKRhMynke62Gi4Zr0zODZV-dtI3y0mdUwtUTjFJB0e4nUB0eip4CM12vFgdV0iU0GV0Gu0h7oNQIDOGd0Up0owY4HIDmim29E3Pr51s/s400/downloads+477+edited.jpg" /></a> Austin may act like the typical grumpy teenager but he is actually a pretty sweet fellow. And the little boys really think he's cool.<br />.<br />It's morning now...the Campo's arrived from New Orleans last night and...well...it's just really loud.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058448546727029524noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492435.post-16504712965360125392009-12-23T19:39:00.001-07:002009-12-23T19:41:49.508-07:00DPP Day 23(Yeah...I know I missed a day but 10 hours in the car will do that to a person)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRo14DMSwuHkqalC5gfZccm23faxlEH65kEnavdUSOEBByZ2sahheF5FLlazg0CWDAExfD6HmDeyLQpT2RUbYO1yqQ-ZWy4DHeD_vedXnWMtZhx1cXKuD-MYORVjmELmuS_Jr/s1600-h/downloads+456.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 222px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418627066427376050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRo14DMSwuHkqalC5gfZccm23faxlEH65kEnavdUSOEBByZ2sahheF5FLlazg0CWDAExfD6HmDeyLQpT2RUbYO1yqQ-ZWy4DHeD_vedXnWMtZhx1cXKuD-MYORVjmELmuS_Jr/s400/downloads+456.jpg" /></a> Ho Ho Ho! Let the madness begin.<br /><div></div>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058448546727029524noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492435.post-39087549160928344542009-12-21T06:15:00.002-07:002009-12-21T06:35:58.944-07:00DPP Day 21...The Christmas Edition<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXKMwtpknRqlv2aY7rEatB9j1xnmdtnuZRs0EGvC3t3D7Kij8in-bb12JfmR39ORniQ82A899OCh5YvQqwqdVbzKL5lDFF478I2VrmKUCH8wQBhYuS5YY29EcWoAYtGASCMhg/s1600-h/downloads+428.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417677854624612290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXKMwtpknRqlv2aY7rEatB9j1xnmdtnuZRs0EGvC3t3D7Kij8in-bb12JfmR39ORniQ82A899OCh5YvQqwqdVbzKL5lDFF478I2VrmKUCH8wQBhYuS5YY29EcWoAYtGASCMhg/s400/downloads+428.jpg" /></a> As I sit here this morning, in the big red chair. Don Harmon telling me all about the wonderful weather I'll be missing, laptop on my lap, coffee in hand, furry cats purring...Jack with his head on my shoulder, River on the couch (yes...I let dogs on my couch), Mags snoring softly on her blanket at my feet, Rescue here getting a few morning <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">scritches</span>. My feet up, my beautiful tree <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">across</span> the room.<br />.<br />I think about the quiet peacefulness of this moment.<br />.<br />I'm headed to Texas tomorrow. I'll sleep on the couch, there will be no peaceful moments, there will be coffee (thank god!), and wine (thank god!). And sisters and brothers and nephews and parents and noise.<br />.<br />I spent Saturday with the amazing Petty clan. Half of my story. My mother's family. Strong, funny, kind, smart, loud, loving.<br />.<br />From them I got the strength to be <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">independent</span> and make no excuses for it. To feel confident in my abilities and grounded in my relationships. A love of cold beer, a good joke, little kids (and we'll add two in 2010!), old folks, dogs (and old dogs) and a good porch.<br />.<br />I will spend the rest of Christmas with the Johnson family. The other half of my story. Smart, funny, kind, loud, loving.<br />.<br />From them I learned the importance of forgiveness. And family...born to or <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">acquired</span>. And the love of good food, the state of Texas, a cold margarita, books, laughter, lake life and belonging.<br />.<br />I have so much.<br />.<br />If I don't get a chance in person...I'd like to wish you all a wonderful Christmas. May your holiday be filled with blessings.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058448546727029524noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492435.post-82654512276410799082009-12-20T20:05:00.002-07:002009-12-20T20:09:50.368-07:00DPP Day 20...The People Celebrate<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrD0hFo1T-cm_w1YA00OP2_R9TMGPLeFIyCMqR1rz8o0HI89F2RimWyzF8MkYZ-PEvK4YX6Hk2ytTXHnCp-5JbRW-d49-7KcBQ95_vKQNe7TFEZCQXF78SCxbfsruY32d6-OND/s1600-h/downloads+493.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417520406494933202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrD0hFo1T-cm_w1YA00OP2_R9TMGPLeFIyCMqR1rz8o0HI89F2RimWyzF8MkYZ-PEvK4YX6Hk2ytTXHnCp-5JbRW-d49-7KcBQ95_vKQNe7TFEZCQXF78SCxbfsruY32d6-OND/s400/downloads+493.jpg" /></a> I work in an area we lovingly refer to as 'Upper Muncie'.<br />.<br />We have every trailer park in town.<br />.<br />We call them 'Our people'.<br />.<br />In one of the...not so wonderful parks...is a trailer whose owners are...really 'in to' the season.<br />.<br />It's my favorite. You can see it from K-32. The light bill is probably more than the rent.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058448546727029524noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492435.post-80171201561417188612009-12-20T09:29:00.011-07:002009-12-20T11:10:06.047-07:00DPP Day 20These are technically <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">DPP</span> day 18. It's taken me a while to get these sorted, edited and up.<br />.<br />I have something fun for later today so check back. After dark... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNd6meWjaqjwVPrTMNQVrSPJXzJX_2bRdrQZ6lklBh9trRjZQPXNEMgsogWqVudLxwhotYettqqbQdIRlaq0utxcaPGj5PowI2CM-vB3ymF4V5kirSefWzqrJqDGjM5zYrHKdJ/s1600-h/downloads+546.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 276px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417377435960873346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNd6meWjaqjwVPrTMNQVrSPJXzJX_2bRdrQZ6lklBh9trRjZQPXNEMgsogWqVudLxwhotYettqqbQdIRlaq0utxcaPGj5PowI2CM-vB3ymF4V5kirSefWzqrJqDGjM5zYrHKdJ/s400/downloads+546.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_pBJPTerBd4izjnQ2NvZOMUthWuHieVevkvebtdGe1VKD9KlFOJnxzuy8PfaihC4280TIcUZzp7TqVVudKbX6re_S__aSReOSNM_zl1mCZOVOKvXOFicmGcd-hKm2YDgTkPz/s1600-h/downloads+545.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 283px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417377432961343042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_pBJPTerBd4izjnQ2NvZOMUthWuHieVevkvebtdGe1VKD9KlFOJnxzuy8PfaihC4280TIcUZzp7TqVVudKbX6re_S__aSReOSNM_zl1mCZOVOKvXOFicmGcd-hKm2YDgTkPz/s400/downloads+545.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgIYyiVRpgBwKKbTiaUhuTwNxrAK5SZlYGI_MSSRJGy9rugdfWxtsXR57H9jUPkZC_Cx1kJns6UWDTZom-RJQQRg5zB5cRyUiBN7Vsl4weggFsS3_utrFsZsjaf_b0GEzIclm/s1600-h/downloads+543.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 396px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417377424502788690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgIYyiVRpgBwKKbTiaUhuTwNxrAK5SZlYGI_MSSRJGy9rugdfWxtsXR57H9jUPkZC_Cx1kJns6UWDTZom-RJQQRg5zB5cRyUiBN7Vsl4weggFsS3_utrFsZsjaf_b0GEzIclm/s400/downloads+543.jpg" /></a> Our Fab bus driver!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJkTaMRzLQXJLz24O3N-ExhN2SjULj_kzE3LLiqvgKhrZMiJHIkdqy2dbit0I44P3x0A0P3K-TFZnBLe2Mz8lSLPTNq-ZZPZfWRi4rYfTMzz_desRVmLhsr10Ywn3GRf8Sa4Eg/s1600-h/downloads+538.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 317px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417377413741993250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJkTaMRzLQXJLz24O3N-ExhN2SjULj_kzE3LLiqvgKhrZMiJHIkdqy2dbit0I44P3x0A0P3K-TFZnBLe2Mz8lSLPTNq-ZZPZfWRi4rYfTMzz_desRVmLhsr10Ywn3GRf8Sa4Eg/s400/downloads+538.jpg" /></a> Kelli and Kathy...sisters and friends.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-LDxe2bgtxkIK0PYCWRDfP5Go_FKGFATuWGwgEkp5Wgbqi5rGlMlFmhBpBFB8m0ru77mcTzFPeaxko7-qnosdR9Jd0yvXEHeUTLZ4w-ix4aIHbk0LSxeKS4W0IXSLMvd5Z7pC/s1600-h/downloads+537.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 385px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417375670626442226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-LDxe2bgtxkIK0PYCWRDfP5Go_FKGFATuWGwgEkp5Wgbqi5rGlMlFmhBpBFB8m0ru77mcTzFPeaxko7-qnosdR9Jd0yvXEHeUTLZ4w-ix4aIHbk0LSxeKS4W0IXSLMvd5Z7pC/s400/downloads+537.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx5DKT1Q_P6VUklZP40zwN182-xJNahwSvntgEFd3A0EKAsEKKWZdOASqUbnmDoaucxrNNrXih3aW1ArPg8U_Kt_6S_8-5mjfFqnIgq3_IDZE7ikkHnhNNj0wnxXWpwuNGXPBt/s1600-h/downloads+536.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417375668527844850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx5DKT1Q_P6VUklZP40zwN182-xJNahwSvntgEFd3A0EKAsEKKWZdOASqUbnmDoaucxrNNrXih3aW1ArPg8U_Kt_6S_8-5mjfFqnIgq3_IDZE7ikkHnhNNj0wnxXWpwuNGXPBt/s400/downloads+536.jpg" /></a> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Stewie's</span> mom laid out a spread! Thanks Margaret!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvrfIZ7zDmKeGnS8T1_tWud_rU2T-ZymdEToYvpY2LWPzHiLGEk4176mAYxhpuReLNscUKqa7yGBm2H98zcb8RT2KUR9W8C3n3jIiYuz7N4iTXjgWQRz6Z-IypB0WIKEYRgEkm/s1600-h/downloads+534.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 310px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417375658521697154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvrfIZ7zDmKeGnS8T1_tWud_rU2T-ZymdEToYvpY2LWPzHiLGEk4176mAYxhpuReLNscUKqa7yGBm2H98zcb8RT2KUR9W8C3n3jIiYuz7N4iTXjgWQRz6Z-IypB0WIKEYRgEkm/s400/downloads+534.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8gur-YglMTfVB2ir93X-XncfmOPCDSUZJ6reR9FYulOd-c2XYxai3yXD6AKnS0kpA76q6g7pHhdVf9yV-tBiO9NqLCXEghyIwE4uJc1IfUE_6ggGx590QYECEup1bp3qMFppo/s1600-h/downloads+533.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 349px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417375651381084962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8gur-YglMTfVB2ir93X-XncfmOPCDSUZJ6reR9FYulOd-c2XYxai3yXD6AKnS0kpA76q6g7pHhdVf9yV-tBiO9NqLCXEghyIwE4uJc1IfUE_6ggGx590QYECEup1bp3qMFppo/s400/downloads+533.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnFHmVrJkdvmplg_9S7DPg4eTqqH0p7HT2vk4pYv4bk8Lsc1Vq6jkWWk4qNe1bUDP3AFPeTyOLA4H-S5QAnelvKhrNWf18b413PbPf9OJM4fCSvPU8RSCWMTiItAqnlO4Q7nv/s1600-h/downloads+532.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417375639873882306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnFHmVrJkdvmplg_9S7DPg4eTqqH0p7HT2vk4pYv4bk8Lsc1Vq6jkWWk4qNe1bUDP3AFPeTyOLA4H-S5QAnelvKhrNWf18b413PbPf9OJM4fCSvPU8RSCWMTiItAqnlO4Q7nv/s400/downloads+532.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4o7mAXRJAUw1RlOR0aaYk0ykl634__SKZksc36vhJVZ-TGC3N5dBM_XFc91BYeWUdFWksms9eZMA2YJdPl4PkPbwkBDH8eT_EN4J3nsoC35rJy5RYOX-qbWzo2Srau5mVkUy/s1600-h/downloads+531.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417374126067382130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4o7mAXRJAUw1RlOR0aaYk0ykl634__SKZksc36vhJVZ-TGC3N5dBM_XFc91BYeWUdFWksms9eZMA2YJdPl4PkPbwkBDH8eT_EN4J3nsoC35rJy5RYOX-qbWzo2Srau5mVkUy/s400/downloads+531.jpg" /></a> We sang loud but not necessarily in tune...and if <em>I </em>noticed it couldn't be good.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bRHv9t0O-xJ3hwekPI2vewMPvGrTkb2hjP4qcfGGlK1BJQI7eXZ1JKcTn5JSW1JEakAMJEM2ltVKx_UiI-zU-LvdsnewiIJMbcIAsMIFv1YBUEgynHTXuKvTYY_fG2YZVpQo/s1600-h/downloads+529.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417374121174760562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bRHv9t0O-xJ3hwekPI2vewMPvGrTkb2hjP4qcfGGlK1BJQI7eXZ1JKcTn5JSW1JEakAMJEM2ltVKx_UiI-zU-LvdsnewiIJMbcIAsMIFv1YBUEgynHTXuKvTYY_fG2YZVpQo/s400/downloads+529.jpg" /></a>We had so much fun...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLeJmYBYocSuLm06c6_LOHSZ-e19B8UJmaJe3CK1xVKQSv_0qcdUx_nMAkJZBGl7dzdIRwIGHygy2AVJWuPR8lOaZWQZ8g8kPLUTb9LOAQPYEePPe10qT5OprgH_3h1RdssBnw/s1600-h/downloads+528.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417374111476250658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLeJmYBYocSuLm06c6_LOHSZ-e19B8UJmaJe3CK1xVKQSv_0qcdUx_nMAkJZBGl7dzdIRwIGHygy2AVJWuPR8lOaZWQZ8g8kPLUTb9LOAQPYEePPe10qT5OprgH_3h1RdssBnw/s400/downloads+528.jpg" /></a> Mama Sac hooked us up with <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Povitica</span>...homemade! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Yummmm</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xA2WI6g_2-Ez4iJsusOlDw1GUQJYp982yCD2jNMnUqdwg4uy4l55Y8dv6jKj63_m80_1D0P12sKXOtAOCjEdLlFgjpnFRwdg0GcWS30M3MNnjCANg6VwPgcZHbquWosUfXES/s1600-h/downloads+527.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417374108247996210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xA2WI6g_2-Ez4iJsusOlDw1GUQJYp982yCD2jNMnUqdwg4uy4l55Y8dv6jKj63_m80_1D0P12sKXOtAOCjEdLlFgjpnFRwdg0GcWS30M3MNnjCANg6VwPgcZHbquWosUfXES/s400/downloads+527.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsCXgwhWAU93eBu77jAbzVYX6-mgjZxmrQi56K7YgrRS4i5srpCFWc0LvTchSvkKaZAyhDqXr7H5iAVGZtYw5OQKz4mjyD3CSGwuCHhE3dBGl6wPVNdxJH9TQ4TKdnfMh3Ixj/s1600-h/downloads+526.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 384px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417374093498916674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsCXgwhWAU93eBu77jAbzVYX6-mgjZxmrQi56K7YgrRS4i5srpCFWc0LvTchSvkKaZAyhDqXr7H5iAVGZtYw5OQKz4mjyD3CSGwuCHhE3dBGl6wPVNdxJH9TQ4TKdnfMh3Ixj/s400/downloads+526.jpg" /></a> The Hose <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Draggers</span> and Mama Sac.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLUiH1D8_H4UfaAxdqo1PR0iCZrApy4s_CzA5XAEbKENJcL-TY-BGrNq2a0l4VCU2dvBAWJa2ddPIpK-ZiCiII4ahmk5UnmPFAn96sL3HU1hoJZn_fQbPIKY82fEkUJX5YklJD/s1600-h/downloads+523.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 307px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417371733707059682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLUiH1D8_H4UfaAxdqo1PR0iCZrApy4s_CzA5XAEbKENJcL-TY-BGrNq2a0l4VCU2dvBAWJa2ddPIpK-ZiCiII4ahmk5UnmPFAn96sL3HU1hoJZn_fQbPIKY82fEkUJX5YklJD/s400/downloads+523.jpg" /></a>Yep...all those girls are Fire Fighters...except the little one. But she's family.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPn-6jDHZpvlN-MIRQv51nPr737IXyOlhPD0TPPykq9_97j30cF1i7_cBVWqH6pxDCS3UUxjvoiHeaXzZaUGyPvQR3_vvjvpAsl3L4Sh0X4JUMdixwGljEtctKuonLkygF1zLN/s1600-h/downloads+521.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 275px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417371724368338626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPn-6jDHZpvlN-MIRQv51nPr737IXyOlhPD0TPPykq9_97j30cF1i7_cBVWqH6pxDCS3UUxjvoiHeaXzZaUGyPvQR3_vvjvpAsl3L4Sh0X4JUMdixwGljEtctKuonLkygF1zLN/s400/downloads+521.jpg" /></a> Singing for Kelli's mom.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6HsyGy0wGOMN7IFEcKPg6QXJaCqVnYzRp5IuHqH9Vtw1NR9I1vCYoIVi5eV0dwedwnL9gZsYZSnQavBa_N5yRfOUUKYuPDx2FVdRHV-lteaERag5QH3C7XRkg-_hTcXYX_kO/s1600-h/downloads+520.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417371714949577986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6HsyGy0wGOMN7IFEcKPg6QXJaCqVnYzRp5IuHqH9Vtw1NR9I1vCYoIVi5eV0dwedwnL9gZsYZSnQavBa_N5yRfOUUKYuPDx2FVdRHV-lteaERag5QH3C7XRkg-_hTcXYX_kO/s400/downloads+520.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgorEDIGMwqFTL3_0oyhYFuAVqV56FcFRLoexztnc6t8r6eIvk1pBnsKlSUzOKOg7uC5utzQ9DbWWp5ZB5sGfhFKVZcTndzloY6a7A0_KTCbIWG4KcUrzbxnHjnFPcnNgblaUAu/s1600-h/downloads+518.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417371706104042322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgorEDIGMwqFTL3_0oyhYFuAVqV56FcFRLoexztnc6t8r6eIvk1pBnsKlSUzOKOg7uC5utzQ9DbWWp5ZB5sGfhFKVZcTndzloY6a7A0_KTCbIWG4KcUrzbxnHjnFPcnNgblaUAu/s400/downloads+518.jpg" /></a> Janet squared.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVxReGD_ykplgZKXiRjkLgIJcvdlnF4OatfuMpIWby7Zy6wc01TqC7oU3RMkBxD3kc2yhbqhQYnzathOY2yxdFsWBRwIXoQtLmg2XBmum1mao6qSEIOhCYEbVGbT9iKmhwCDI/s1600-h/downloads+514.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 302px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417371703257976946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVxReGD_ykplgZKXiRjkLgIJcvdlnF4OatfuMpIWby7Zy6wc01TqC7oU3RMkBxD3kc2yhbqhQYnzathOY2yxdFsWBRwIXoQtLmg2XBmum1mao6qSEIOhCYEbVGbT9iKmhwCDI/s400/downloads+514.jpg" /></a> A little fellow I don't know but I loved his hat! We sang for his grandma.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417367960754847314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8DFA5qDP9sNyzEwoinWBr-8YStG9-1ezvFgG0paCZoBOVNQsvB1qaU5ovNF_Pnu3QM2qx-OJg4svbo3BQtcei7upKjgHDYKjeOBA92UabBFXBGXFLkPiS8j5ekhOW2x6gg17/s400/downloads+504.jpg" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhzbFGB2SMGmH1vVCL_pFqqxJh6zRzxAg-qeHAnrZIB81trvXvJ4cUuNfxMSTExLoZakfis61FQXknjEaRq15UycRhsh1sdLfPvp7wFgrn5hZJpraVRBTNZPRYdbkUkPJ7OS_V/s1600-h/downloads+513.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 221px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417370430219336322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhzbFGB2SMGmH1vVCL_pFqqxJh6zRzxAg-qeHAnrZIB81trvXvJ4cUuNfxMSTExLoZakfis61FQXknjEaRq15UycRhsh1sdLfPvp7wFgrn5hZJpraVRBTNZPRYdbkUkPJ7OS_V/s400/downloads+513.jpg" /></a> We sang for Betty. She had heart surgery last week. Silent night made her cry. Me too.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDLhLpTSVUgk-h-8g1TUs8j5lrBeUUyGP2tMezEze3iW8YMTCTY_ZEXLmGRRHabA8xKVcN8muDXClnOdyc0fR_4VIEMcFoMIszT3_03e2gCeh5KtyBFWIjnjS-3YFnuG2zrhTl/s1600-h/downloads+510.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417370426177989746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDLhLpTSVUgk-h-8g1TUs8j5lrBeUUyGP2tMezEze3iW8YMTCTY_ZEXLmGRRHabA8xKVcN8muDXClnOdyc0fR_4VIEMcFoMIszT3_03e2gCeh5KtyBFWIjnjS-3YFnuG2zrhTl/s400/downloads+510.jpg" /></a> Janet squared and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">their</span> Cindy Lou <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Hoo</span> hats.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPREydPaX7lFPymDrseEwXYOGcgxhmnFBpuawH3ISBohA7wWzvusbPI2OGt4P6FnOMiAfEaxIY4SU7y-BFoW_QN4HUSLnORX7WQ2WYcEebSzQ0vuxZqsVy8_vjW1R0nhO26Qke/s1600-h/downloads+508.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 226px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417370416706593474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPREydPaX7lFPymDrseEwXYOGcgxhmnFBpuawH3ISBohA7wWzvusbPI2OGt4P6FnOMiAfEaxIY4SU7y-BFoW_QN4HUSLnORX7WQ2WYcEebSzQ0vuxZqsVy8_vjW1R0nhO26Qke/s400/downloads+508.jpg" /></a> All of us crowded into the Miller's kitchen.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQpJM6RVmVtGB5MmyqhMkdNV9Q0VB3KU3aXq6b0WDvhMP8JZyF-Vm9fLq786Vm-B7227zy_qnORHSZ40lg-TO8pGILKzdYAladfG3pWFwpBVlIST8JFeZr-2V21-4dNkaDpK4/s1600-h/downloads+507.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 319px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417370414081173026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQpJM6RVmVtGB5MmyqhMkdNV9Q0VB3KU3aXq6b0WDvhMP8JZyF-Vm9fLq786Vm-B7227zy_qnORHSZ40lg-TO8pGILKzdYAladfG3pWFwpBVlIST8JFeZr-2V21-4dNkaDpK4/s400/downloads+507.jpg" /></a> Sis. And someone's beer. For some reason this cracks me up.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpLi1lKME_FQnlwQkS5DHxsWxU7Rn4cYcD0dCPPngnrnRlcIucbX-KHurLXYx-GPppD9gxp2dLNtbASC-5TAgvCNY4XdoHhKmJ8ZuF3xnwvYQGmrU9QS64nK5dGLH-imxncDfN/s1600-h/downloads+506.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417370404997939938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpLi1lKME_FQnlwQkS5DHxsWxU7Rn4cYcD0dCPPngnrnRlcIucbX-KHurLXYx-GPppD9gxp2dLNtbASC-5TAgvCNY4XdoHhKmJ8ZuF3xnwvYQGmrU9QS64nK5dGLH-imxncDfN/s400/downloads+506.jpg" /></a> I think they knew we were coming and put out some yummy treats.<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuvo6XIDcsYkjI9UU5juo4LJSg4XosQg7evDidPYhIiStvU2ltth5VLfILVo3lGTBn9wcc9a-fDm4bj8JCcs1-8EZJjBZslNaulNFS0_8tb1BFneWgOpYDcpAqvxBgRRyPzWyw/s1600-h/downloads+502.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417366423066521218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMMJBjykJILuFIMZR-vlQswxsB-WSXhYiTPwRzxq2FAxe5-lQH_OPvG5DKh3J9D5QN8ByDZHSfgz5fitSvSny7JamXKrfYiDqOvL53DO0z_eaB2W2bMtjwplMZGU-EAQpZnD2T/s400/downloads+491.jpg" /></a> He looks guilty, doesn't he?</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058448546727029524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492435.post-11429556241241731432009-12-19T20:33:00.004-07:002009-12-19T20:40:40.433-07:00DPP Day 18...Or, The Day You Expect Petty Christmas Or The Rest Of The CarolingInstead you get this.<br />.<br />If you've been reading this month you remember the picture I took in Wichita. This is the picture I had in my head that day.<br />.<br />It now lives on my dresser. Thank you Alan. This picture means a lot to me.<br />.<br />I was on the wrong side of the lawn for my photographs...but if you look in this picture you can see the sidewalk...where the really bad blowup Christmas decorations were...so maybe it was best.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQNOtkFAYeCMc62Exz0YDPIbTEpeq_ahMO1i84lVKq2RviJoGwao-85yV-1Qwesv9rMUhcXOkER8pfqA6vwbnEvi4tqRNHQP5jTMuMCjv7iK2g2P6BjqbBfpqL-k3uVr4BZ6z/s1600-h/Carol+Graduation%5B1%5Dadjussted.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 290px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417156663366673090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQNOtkFAYeCMc62Exz0YDPIbTEpeq_ahMO1i84lVKq2RviJoGwao-85yV-1Qwesv9rMUhcXOkER8pfqA6vwbnEvi4tqRNHQP5jTMuMCjv7iK2g2P6BjqbBfpqL-k3uVr4BZ6z/s400/Carol+Graduation%5B1%5Dadjussted.jpg" /></a> I know that the December Photo Challenge is to take and post one picture every day. I did not take this picture but I did take a lot of pictures yesterday and today. I will sort through them tomorrow and post them.<br />.<br />This will have to do until then.<br />.<br />I think it's a picture up to the task.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058448546727029524noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492435.post-50112286562441566802009-12-18T22:16:00.002-07:002009-12-18T22:19:32.281-07:00DPP Day 17...Round Two<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVH4UKezfJVlTpGHbeREu1_PBMTuoiCQwjYNxVXBhuftwDOSAuG3Xu8zOSqA97_dANmhVkfwmqn4nRYuZzGPWUDcbrUTQaATJkKDEldCSbh9fJnudKMN6P5y2CgCRiupiic2d/s1600-h/downloads+531.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416812362204044914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVH4UKezfJVlTpGHbeREu1_PBMTuoiCQwjYNxVXBhuftwDOSAuG3Xu8zOSqA97_dANmhVkfwmqn4nRYuZzGPWUDcbrUTQaATJkKDEldCSbh9fJnudKMN6P5y2CgCRiupiic2d/s400/downloads+531.jpg" /></a> I'll just tease you with this one...I'm headed to bed.<br />.<br />More tomorrow...including Petty Christmas.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058448546727029524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37492435.post-37011874802537177682009-12-18T16:27:00.002-07:002009-12-18T16:37:35.229-07:00DPP Day 17...Round OneI Love Christmas. I think I've made that very clear. But sometimes, even at Christmas, I struggle.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8A8Q5FhUGX12UtfW-VIZxagAPNMt7V8KoeTwIUL_dbQgta6UPHvGxbnk6JD0QA4PGShrDaDhoLFPrUg45i0N_jA5i52IKCWEzeIWeks1aX2jkoPaLRFi_ete77UbSsrv9wqNH/s1600-h/downloads+560.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 280px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416722342035907474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8A8Q5FhUGX12UtfW-VIZxagAPNMt7V8KoeTwIUL_dbQgta6UPHvGxbnk6JD0QA4PGShrDaDhoLFPrUg45i0N_jA5i52IKCWEzeIWeks1aX2jkoPaLRFi_ete77UbSsrv9wqNH/s400/downloads+560.jpg" /></a>I enjoy the shopping, the gatherings, the cooking, the cards, the erging, the picture taking. I really, really, really do.<br />.<br />It's all the regular stuff that also has to be done that keeps tripping me up.<br />.<br />I'll be in the Christmas groove...knocking things off my list like a pro. Christmas tunes playing. A Ho Ho Ho in my head.<br />.<br />And then I'll remember...I need cat food. Or eggs. Or to color my hair. Or to do some laundry. Or mop, wash the car, put the dishes away, go to the bank or the chiropracter or pay that bill.<br />.<br />So today I did four loads of laundry.<br />.<br />PS check back in the morning for a Caroling post...if I'm not home too late I'll try to get it up.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058448546727029524noreply@blogger.com0