tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365719892024-03-12T17:24:57.518-07:00.Through God's GRACE we have HOPE in our Lord Jesus Christ as our SaviorMama Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14678667253128532058noreply@blogger.comBlogger371125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36571989.post-79470393074273757452011-06-26T22:15:00.000-07:002011-06-26T22:17:06.460-07:00ON TO APRIL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>After watching the butterflies and ladybugs change from larvae to full grown insects, it was time to release them back into nature. DD and DB enjoyed this part as much as watching them go through the stages of their lives.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAvFkzpyYF-NaJdiPxew90NyPN9Db0H_9u6siN2gyGEg_ZNo_8u9ZrLYZqPhC2rg6-KBlbZhqisEfo4UcP7mFvEHVerkZQ1QoB6iEBmmOO7hvBqnKd2ByH2cfRNU4OzEnC2ji/s400/IMG_1434.JPG" width="300" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieLjVx83KeFZEh_MM4XJUUvZzjuhk0YLqegW4jBIxbuTt1U5ld8uTX4hKCCn9qVjcJycqZInqxYQtxZrUNSrG7MxU0bKGPIFvhCjhT62D_Vbope1ByticsPW6D5BorKkrVJpxq/s1600/IMG_1436.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieLjVx83KeFZEh_MM4XJUUvZzjuhk0YLqegW4jBIxbuTt1U5ld8uTX4hKCCn9qVjcJycqZInqxYQtxZrUNSrG7MxU0bKGPIFvhCjhT62D_Vbope1ByticsPW6D5BorKkrVJpxq/s400/IMG_1436.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b>This year, we tried our hand at gardening. Here's a picture of our garden. Yes, this is the ENTIRE garden-- 4'x4'. Look closely because this was about as good as it got. </b><br />
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<b>We managed to get a few strawberries...</b><br />
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</a></div><b>and our tomatoes are producing....</b><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZlHz20KPKam1rKsSz02VD0A1fuB71oRRYO_aFN6FxnlYJMji928GXHak6RBwmD5dxiKzjx0VcC0fpLrHcaapvi8Yq3gpZ0smX8k9D6MqCjlpZRG7Qv3m6QlStmqJ-oIoCGXBC/s1600/IMG_1668a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZlHz20KPKam1rKsSz02VD0A1fuB71oRRYO_aFN6FxnlYJMji928GXHak6RBwmD5dxiKzjx0VcC0fpLrHcaapvi8Yq3gpZ0smX8k9D6MqCjlpZRG7Qv3m6QlStmqJ-oIoCGXBC/s400/IMG_1668a.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>(fast forward to June)</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Almost everything else is just barely hanging in there. I guess it's just too hot. It's a good thing we weren't actually depending on this garden to feed us. Our thumbs are "anything but green."</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Now, it's time to move on to some things that brought us a little more success....<span style="color: yellow;">Science</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm4isuB8_SWEXVaJUm4JFRBEt9Z5QxOzTVjkKdr5o0bnRd2o6bqJsuKfitmm64Et4uCxARvBBNEoGa_Hhwfq_ZPXAchJfAVVgCCTxWE8sa4aLK3GnrC73JDGItUVLKk8BXEd3x/s1600/IMG_1453.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm4isuB8_SWEXVaJUm4JFRBEt9Z5QxOzTVjkKdr5o0bnRd2o6bqJsuKfitmm64Et4uCxARvBBNEoGa_Hhwfq_ZPXAchJfAVVgCCTxWE8sa4aLK3GnrC73JDGItUVLKk8BXEd3x/s400/IMG_1453.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>working with magnets and...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfvw1-G7cCg3wefvOfdGF_b3NpZi-ExmGPiepb5ZPqEQQfChyphenhyphenloLPsb8mRukpfi2brsuyPb-5wcvr6XXcqq8AoMEaaRRPBFT0M4XGaaSS2ZEbB1CCOOQfxb03rfZLiPzwAPxk/s1600/IMG_1455a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLKfSlIA3_f-yEqq3vcm5gkRWjvy822OZDNn0RSKCt8w0Qwf2JltyuGEcXc-y3T7dxyxAq8q1XqsxaYQN4baZUfRmct4TXNPx0niak07TB3K9mLAFKeRaWmQlsjmuMcLL1soB/s1600/IMG_1546a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLKfSlIA3_f-yEqq3vcm5gkRWjvy822OZDNn0RSKCt8w0Qwf2JltyuGEcXc-y3T7dxyxAq8q1XqsxaYQN4baZUfRmct4TXNPx0niak07TB3K9mLAFKeRaWmQlsjmuMcLL1soB/s400/IMG_1546a.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>doing a little square dancing with friends</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>And what would a month be like without going to a friend's birthday party????</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTf3Ph1rv-aPR-32Em6Ow60EC3LkmGP7NrndW5YTq6ZZD8nhcF8h-4uck0eAkCtmxN6Y4gcYUTuP4-_IaTU3pjh9MVAhbgWf1mbKqcU5RmS2fPbGTLAf291vpIhr2qM05X2Oph/s1600/IMG_1493a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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</div>Mama Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14678667253128532058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36571989.post-64233678900010335932011-06-25T23:01:00.000-07:002011-06-25T23:01:36.083-07:00MARCH MEMORIES 2011<strong>It's been SO LONG since I've posted that I hardly know where to start. We have been super busy over the past 4 months. Below are pictures of some of things that we've been doing.</strong><br />
<strong>In March...</strong><br />
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I hope to post pictures of April tomorrow.</strong></div>Mama Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14678667253128532058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36571989.post-46466324658779966762011-02-14T22:55:00.000-08:002011-02-14T22:55:09.319-08:00February Fun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqHcgfJPDbLJ2FDKF_owbQ6X3kqvw85xcOq-TeKo1lD0L-zsiAGYjJHCz4axbSZlxJcw9pQRUqNZi30f-mAuePnGAYsVGf1tp-yI0N90BioTOAsfxXFA75xJO8K82DdkzUPCv/s1600/IMG_1123+blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqHcgfJPDbLJ2FDKF_owbQ6X3kqvw85xcOq-TeKo1lD0L-zsiAGYjJHCz4axbSZlxJcw9pQRUqNZi30f-mAuePnGAYsVGf1tp-yI0N90BioTOAsfxXFA75xJO8K82DdkzUPCv/s400/IMG_1123+blog1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <strong>FUN IN THE SNOW...</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxlJ6eC6qidxVgNKvKfYt5vap3ZIrBHh55wUKveieGZLNQ0MM7nBUNnm-TxoAEmy0pwyBrobKL6_RP-WTbx3AYU6JT22Pr6_RyD91w11TEiWbwep2rvX3NbcCJnz8K97MQDZ2/s1600/IMG_1139+blog2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxlJ6eC6qidxVgNKvKfYt5vap3ZIrBHh55wUKveieGZLNQ0MM7nBUNnm-TxoAEmy0pwyBrobKL6_RP-WTbx3AYU6JT22Pr6_RyD91w11TEiWbwep2rvX3NbcCJnz8K97MQDZ2/s400/IMG_1139+blog2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Mama Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14678667253128532058noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36571989.post-58165489455079965172011-01-30T21:00:00.000-08:002011-01-30T21:00:36.451-08:00A Herd of Wild Girls!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday, we celebrated Desheng Darling’s 8<sup>th</sup> birthday with a “horse” theme. </span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ca0xqLUCvgsH-f1EO9IVvgH_0alEvft8TV0lXqxrPMBaZaUa5Vh4wcp7pWHnzzzab00qCN3nfZaUhNO8ugE_Bl_gWfNsdZnLx7_XZ_v6kW01cei1NE32yS2dxpvTb-odHonx/s1600/IMG_1069blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ca0xqLUCvgsH-f1EO9IVvgH_0alEvft8TV0lXqxrPMBaZaUa5Vh4wcp7pWHnzzzab00qCN3nfZaUhNO8ugE_Bl_gWfNsdZnLx7_XZ_v6kW01cei1NE32yS2dxpvTb-odHonx/s400/IMG_1069blog.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I guess I had forgotten just how wild a group of 7 girls could be!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were so funny!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We all had a great time!!!!</span></strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6mthnoySdw_30Fe2hHx-CVzcJ0DrRyoZi61B40LaMKqDRyzvQmMxvYP4y-18Dp676whevyeP4ENUI5DIHx1R0QHjcC9yCOM_KsA75G8KqFS0Ytm2gDimPIfaKtjU5qKU11eu/s1600/IMG_1073+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6mthnoySdw_30Fe2hHx-CVzcJ0DrRyoZi61B40LaMKqDRyzvQmMxvYP4y-18Dp676whevyeP4ENUI5DIHx1R0QHjcC9yCOM_KsA75G8KqFS0Ytm2gDimPIfaKtjU5qKU11eu/s400/IMG_1073+blog.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here’s a picture of DD with the horse necklace that Doodlebug gave her before the party started.</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><strong><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></strong><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After the girls arrived, </span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbbnIaYFF0Jen4udkH2j6GcbpHWP3n1eOaz3MLADxxNhNpn-QapkD3nBy-i7R5pnxMDVLMEp8Zaqlu0cUpM4rYLtJ6KxoWo4jqlKsLT8lLcGthyCfxFBViyFyDVUXS8-Ut-RZi/s1600/IMG_1075+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="400" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbbnIaYFF0Jen4udkH2j6GcbpHWP3n1eOaz3MLADxxNhNpn-QapkD3nBy-i7R5pnxMDVLMEp8Zaqlu0cUpM4rYLtJ6KxoWo4jqlKsLT8lLcGthyCfxFBViyFyDVUXS8-Ut-RZi/s400/IMG_1075+blog.jpg" width="266" /></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They enjoyed a couple of crafts…</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwwQGT0bAhGyFGxcXUu0Z-tdeiEsQm6i0wUXeJeEn69e31BVrIAuL6iY454d8Rg8JS9d5E5GSHsnqFx8TbzZjBjmbjWJ5j49k3bcsGLDU5JiQptfG1UuFWdlimQ5q73brzXdX8/s1600/IMG_1095a+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwwQGT0bAhGyFGxcXUu0Z-tdeiEsQm6i0wUXeJeEn69e31BVrIAuL6iY454d8Rg8JS9d5E5GSHsnqFx8TbzZjBjmbjWJ5j49k3bcsGLDU5JiQptfG1UuFWdlimQ5q73brzXdX8/s400/IMG_1095a+blog.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pizzas they made themselves…</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7tsoxPLmKljpvmjzJIES3VLykFZFW5VK7rb8Bo3JEd6AfCTnJUuayZZ-v21Hi1LsiDIKVEOBvcy7JDMl0MKR7mXmf8x0ci5jlw1ZNmvaHXeEDMgSfoRg8FSFwhlBlHYVL2_M/s1600/IMG_1097+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7tsoxPLmKljpvmjzJIES3VLykFZFW5VK7rb8Bo3JEd6AfCTnJUuayZZ-v21Hi1LsiDIKVEOBvcy7JDMl0MKR7mXmf8x0ci5jlw1ZNmvaHXeEDMgSfoRg8FSFwhlBlHYVL2_M/s400/IMG_1097+blog.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Birthday cake and ice cream…</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHab-VjQJLz6ZThg41CeUNdZdxT8F7bc0JSInTx1FIEPYU89w83zZocchuhjOZQMMM18Ek7-0DQNi9Q2BgXc5wKrHCEymqJ9TiO58wYeQQI3Uf6JDuEi5REh28sjW4usYmC6a5/s1600/IMG_1109a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHab-VjQJLz6ZThg41CeUNdZdxT8F7bc0JSInTx1FIEPYU89w83zZocchuhjOZQMMM18Ek7-0DQNi9Q2BgXc5wKrHCEymqJ9TiO58wYeQQI3Uf6JDuEi5REh28sjW4usYmC6a5/s400/IMG_1109a.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <strong>and GIFTS followed by...</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8YGvSULqetQFGpS575b76stLjt7yQYTlO_yH6rTZSrgUDrqo_4NGnhMVBKBMukO5UP9I2PVgzpd9Y0wAv6GaoUVX2vDo2x3B9ZOlTtIcfQJnX5ufVp_XJw6tKclXd-jOhSd0/s1600/IMG_1104ablog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8YGvSULqetQFGpS575b76stLjt7yQYTlO_yH6rTZSrgUDrqo_4NGnhMVBKBMukO5UP9I2PVgzpd9Y0wAv6GaoUVX2vDo2x3B9ZOlTtIcfQJnX5ufVp_XJw6tKclXd-jOhSd0/s400/IMG_1104ablog.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <strong>LOTS of hugs...</strong></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2xV3RCr7Rt5_iDi-hA-8f0SzvQjJzTPlukK14PUGc6jHRRarVrvUaah9tqGoy_wVkuyMogsnOCj74-R0F3KTxllQybUhJDi5dvk0vO_rvh2_C-kxnS6_K8t-oMtO0oXzxB42/s1600/IMG_1107ablog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2xV3RCr7Rt5_iDi-hA-8f0SzvQjJzTPlukK14PUGc6jHRRarVrvUaah9tqGoy_wVkuyMogsnOCj74-R0F3KTxllQybUhJDi5dvk0vO_rvh2_C-kxnS6_K8t-oMtO0oXzxB42/s400/IMG_1107ablog.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In addition to all of this, the girls had fun OUTSIDE with temperatures in the 70’s!!! It was a great birthday party! </span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg6FiZHeaKwnB-VsWDCPPLfops7BCzcNA8NG8WTYNrN6_El9GiPhy4hVncpxjdMyHbCf2QecfV_KsR7TOkJYyEWHzs06Iv3cBNf1IabxVipACyA8znZ0osS0Rmc3VU8cpvbA6z/s1600/IMG_1113ablog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg6FiZHeaKwnB-VsWDCPPLfops7BCzcNA8NG8WTYNrN6_El9GiPhy4hVncpxjdMyHbCf2QecfV_KsR7TOkJYyEWHzs06Iv3cBNf1IabxVipACyA8znZ0osS0Rmc3VU8cpvbA6z/s400/IMG_1113ablog.jpg" width="400" /></a></strong><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: white; font-size: large;">Happy 8th birthday DD. We love you!</span></strong></div></div>Mama Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14678667253128532058noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36571989.post-54666589516808878612011-01-15T22:06:00.000-08:002011-01-15T22:06:48.707-08:00Fat Cat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqnvjUyXm3eUQ5rqBib9BFRv8VkbEszqAis1nRn7UB0uuGS8mAeT-BLvT-ybFlVEsa0PEg_zdnW3o7mZlTZR5AQmdfWHD8JNKdc2C51-HGmO24oq1aMfcowYoFlRl1TEwqD31C/s1600/IMG_0996.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqnvjUyXm3eUQ5rqBib9BFRv8VkbEszqAis1nRn7UB0uuGS8mAeT-BLvT-ybFlVEsa0PEg_zdnW3o7mZlTZR5AQmdfWHD8JNKdc2C51-HGmO24oq1aMfcowYoFlRl1TEwqD31C/s400/IMG_0996.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Maybe this is why our cat is SO FAT...</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZm87fDa_iYf4VCZUOcSsOkayL5sG0BbjSGkzB7J3xDEHDMdZIMwA6549EiZ-4F7V9e43snVP20LcQF5EhQiIrxb1sKKbVROJMaR6a2orhgKdJEbOJQDg4WXIg0uL4ShqtWt6N/s1600/IMG_1009a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZm87fDa_iYf4VCZUOcSsOkayL5sG0BbjSGkzB7J3xDEHDMdZIMwA6549EiZ-4F7V9e43snVP20LcQF5EhQiIrxb1sKKbVROJMaR6a2orhgKdJEbOJQDg4WXIg0uL4ShqtWt6N/s400/IMG_1009a.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>and SO SMART! LOL</strong></div>Mama Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14678667253128532058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36571989.post-30792836528900118682010-12-31T23:42:00.000-08:002010-12-31T23:42:06.837-08:00Happy New Year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVatbMjtcbhyEFJO-AuF0lIpUC47Mz_Ya8-c0ZHJdyqw7G3hCCu5F9vDCbmttUpfTW0AHXUqdwkhIWUlG8QG4d1Ukqx9DbOX44A-jLP-L_VHeW9n04ZwB9DFxdhj-_IMDWS6r/s1600/IMG_0984.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVatbMjtcbhyEFJO-AuF0lIpUC47Mz_Ya8-c0ZHJdyqw7G3hCCu5F9vDCbmttUpfTW0AHXUqdwkhIWUlG8QG4d1Ukqx9DbOX44A-jLP-L_VHeW9n04ZwB9DFxdhj-_IMDWS6r/s400/IMG_0984.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>DD tried to stay awake to welcome in the new year, but just couldn't do it. Uncle Mark told her that if she fell asleep before midnight that she would turn into a FROG. She was obviously not too concerned. Doodlebug, however, made it until the final countdown. She's just not the ribbiting kind. LOL</strong></div>Mama Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14678667253128532058noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36571989.post-22143222899648754762010-12-22T21:28:00.000-08:002010-12-22T21:28:46.877-08:00December Days<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>December is almost over and this is my FIRST post! I've got to do better! </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHrCi2i-U4O6HC2dbwakAoZ00cH2rxn6pQJbNwQ0Q37busgIRqpQ4rcqk4GcPnmPu3StLZxQGGdj_ZDDN0tndpdjCOENLFASLMF-CFQtC2GIMml4LJfToMRqyA3WXFtE6fgJq/s1600/IMG_0690.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHrCi2i-U4O6HC2dbwakAoZ00cH2rxn6pQJbNwQ0Q37busgIRqpQ4rcqk4GcPnmPu3StLZxQGGdj_ZDDN0tndpdjCOENLFASLMF-CFQtC2GIMml4LJfToMRqyA3WXFtE6fgJq/s400/IMG_0690.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><strong>Every year Desheng Darling and Doodlebug decorate a small tree in honor of the children in China who are still waiting on their "forever families" and may not get to celebrate Christmas.</strong><br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCprSdBKCf-fvihkcgTStMLohI7BVFlT0h7e8lZm1K17YDhjSv0MU1aEF3v8fZM3zmURVax3TOmEf4jxzbjGzKgThMt0EsFr2FEPy2e2VDaEPRbpxrRSLX0SoWrT_9JEAEjSEC/s1600/IMG_0698.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCprSdBKCf-fvihkcgTStMLohI7BVFlT0h7e8lZm1K17YDhjSv0MU1aEF3v8fZM3zmURVax3TOmEf4jxzbjGzKgThMt0EsFr2FEPy2e2VDaEPRbpxrRSLX0SoWrT_9JEAEjSEC/s400/IMG_0698.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> <strong>They always have a great time doing it!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxwYZYf3Cbp4rQGYKjhp2uJ8Pmd07IePoWy3agR84O6RWZXJLw_ReQA1J0-7z3FopE6GUHbb6TOvXf2FAq4PFcXfyCbEeJ64hV0NM4QMQJRXZdmu7da1U267unY1jKQ8j_5s0/s1600/IMG_0707.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxwYZYf3Cbp4rQGYKjhp2uJ8Pmd07IePoWy3agR84O6RWZXJLw_ReQA1J0-7z3FopE6GUHbb6TOvXf2FAq4PFcXfyCbEeJ64hV0NM4QMQJRXZdmu7da1U267unY1jKQ8j_5s0/s400/IMG_0707.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Doodlebug decided that it needed just a little more decorating, so she added a crown to the top----the more EXTRAVAGANT, the better! </strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>The girls (including Sister Darling) and I had fun making these reindeer cupcakes</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYU1F4kzvV4xjfF3Z8dlwnw09HrImVHNmEid7cORr02fwh971k8T1X4Vc-u94gpddNOuLiE-zTta0gpKtnhhGA_igPrGgWs5Ri8YeaVIcveagDUTcSY-Z8mokVJ2E5k8RPVWTP/s1600/IMG_0745.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYU1F4kzvV4xjfF3Z8dlwnw09HrImVHNmEid7cORr02fwh971k8T1X4Vc-u94gpddNOuLiE-zTta0gpKtnhhGA_igPrGgWs5Ri8YeaVIcveagDUTcSY-Z8mokVJ2E5k8RPVWTP/s400/IMG_0745.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <strong> for our play group Christmas party.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBquvZJHcmJpbdMVl71OamRAXaRsee3edPl5gtC1sZ4WHlDW00jcMgQKN36xlPcBOlkOFxG2x-zr9r7wkfZd5-RO5I7HNZKmdhDterFLnksFwueEEezqqwOfeP-rgxmkuS79RX/s1600/IMG_0757.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBquvZJHcmJpbdMVl71OamRAXaRsee3edPl5gtC1sZ4WHlDW00jcMgQKN36xlPcBOlkOFxG2x-zr9r7wkfZd5-RO5I7HNZKmdhDterFLnksFwueEEezqqwOfeP-rgxmkuS79RX/s400/IMG_0757.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <strong>They enjoyed a few games of musical chairs,</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSvVzeFfjWlrYwVJCtqvEkqJBhacKAUnkmCSC4nfz-a9ZYENHcRDHrNXNddFnCFCOVgQnSSz9-vEwrAJJcv3x2deevAmLeBCMgXzQgp3yty3UM1sGM1lMVpARWUhBNF8gzq2kz/s1600/IMG_0762a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSvVzeFfjWlrYwVJCtqvEkqJBhacKAUnkmCSC4nfz-a9ZYENHcRDHrNXNddFnCFCOVgQnSSz9-vEwrAJJcv3x2deevAmLeBCMgXzQgp3yty3UM1sGM1lMVpARWUhBNF8gzq2kz/s400/IMG_0762a.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <strong>having snowball races, and</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxMTFt2xs5j_OOBoyf7D4QYiKucYTbTbL9jhtFgsyqZMi5DHirXpc7T6Cyvr2cL15EYh9Q_VojtkMpxFQrnSFeKHf_Ukgf5YAKaGiIWrpxTwrfNKUfd_NfiNNPzl7WZY_Cahy/s1600/IMG_0767a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxMTFt2xs5j_OOBoyf7D4QYiKucYTbTbL9jhtFgsyqZMi5DHirXpc7T6Cyvr2cL15EYh9Q_VojtkMpxFQrnSFeKHf_Ukgf5YAKaGiIWrpxTwrfNKUfd_NfiNNPzl7WZY_Cahy/s400/IMG_0767a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <strong> playing Chubby Bunny with marshmallows!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoLYaOYe79ztkh17plnhXoZT0ke4hg52RqH-t9nz0P3WXFfb697pMKCcVTqyBrJKw1VYUwq0x4cva5Hsujd1FetSvvbJklRK7MEN-XGM-2oh40K0wpzjv_OqPk7XL4on0iGDDY/s1600/IMG_0734a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoLYaOYe79ztkh17plnhXoZT0ke4hg52RqH-t9nz0P3WXFfb697pMKCcVTqyBrJKw1VYUwq0x4cva5Hsujd1FetSvvbJklRK7MEN-XGM-2oh40K0wpzjv_OqPk7XL4on0iGDDY/s400/IMG_0734a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong> We've made a few Christmas crafts this month,</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXYvuibk7fZ13_2TuusiK_S71xGTgoHnjnBpjGxhBKOD8R4jf15cBxSgfZY5zR5FLsRm_Yhj80kyyq6_cVZnr35SN0qcAZLt4YlrYsw22EbHQllNqam9bAXfBFeftNV3bt1bDN/s1600/IMG_0713c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXYvuibk7fZ13_2TuusiK_S71xGTgoHnjnBpjGxhBKOD8R4jf15cBxSgfZY5zR5FLsRm_Yhj80kyyq6_cVZnr35SN0qcAZLt4YlrYsw22EbHQllNqam9bAXfBFeftNV3bt1bDN/s400/IMG_0713c.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <strong>attended a few office Christmas parties and...</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbSukPVKZWs2JqFayxE1JFPsdtbWUL6CWoxI9uBPlGyiw7HxO2BrceF9HVg9jlgzIMX-2xG5aX_btPYnDr2LV_6UFsIz5CG2BJwksI6KXxG3H_7nWjaNRhA23TsKK7FBLOI7R/s1600/IMG_0771abcd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbSukPVKZWs2JqFayxE1JFPsdtbWUL6CWoxI9uBPlGyiw7HxO2BrceF9HVg9jlgzIMX-2xG5aX_btPYnDr2LV_6UFsIz5CG2BJwksI6KXxG3H_7nWjaNRhA23TsKK7FBLOI7R/s400/IMG_0771abcd.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <strong>had a picture made with Santa who</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5PfXw7iPdyXWBdly3TofKydUbyVhOBcg58CCzfizWFUE9LxiaearBdOSn9Uf7UBYdqu_wxcPWcusuEw64L25W5__OZcuewutek79BFpzM-yLjhX0K9MqBsbWEvx1fPjPWQKS/s1600/IMG_0774.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5PfXw7iPdyXWBdly3TofKydUbyVhOBcg58CCzfizWFUE9LxiaearBdOSn9Uf7UBYdqu_wxcPWcusuEw64L25W5__OZcuewutek79BFpzM-yLjhX0K9MqBsbWEvx1fPjPWQKS/s400/IMG_0774.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>allowed the girls to pick ANY toy they wanted out of his bag!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9y-v0d5pDXeK6iG8j3pa45dfmsddLK1CIxOprDGeR-ESX4tdsdBOHu8LfMjS7Y-ru4O6t9oi5yYtzO_gebn2YmiHzD7oJzlzQ0IFQ1jXRjpSRG3MPnfyTvSDZzGQneAjoQJI/s1600/IMG_0777xyz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9y-v0d5pDXeK6iG8j3pa45dfmsddLK1CIxOprDGeR-ESX4tdsdBOHu8LfMjS7Y-ru4O6t9oi5yYtzO_gebn2YmiHzD7oJzlzQ0IFQ1jXRjpSRG3MPnfyTvSDZzGQneAjoQJI/s400/IMG_0777xyz.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <strong>Last night we enjoyed Christmas at our house.Christmas Eve and Christmas Day will be spent with grandparents, so we had our family celebration a few days early. </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GmO4PsTmxaWjpRkGl1kYWV_YTa9Z4Ykvi_8bBMOwFGHwE7rNINqqgBKO-PYspyqslQ0wx8RlEjoCcLfkLqdk5u2mJwYX2sd1fiF5Be2aOwGQEE_zQ8u5b6dmY70A1ARVYGRx/s1600/IMG_0785a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GmO4PsTmxaWjpRkGl1kYWV_YTa9Z4Ykvi_8bBMOwFGHwE7rNINqqgBKO-PYspyqslQ0wx8RlEjoCcLfkLqdk5u2mJwYX2sd1fiF5Be2aOwGQEE_zQ8u5b6dmY70A1ARVYGRx/s400/IMG_0785a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>We made Christmas cookies...</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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</div>Mama Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14678667253128532058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36571989.post-61752540564967427242010-11-27T18:28:00.000-08:002010-11-27T18:28:27.258-08:00A STITCH IN TIME<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzIrAazEfcPlCAEyfpUKoaJK_nK2e9FgPPViYIOHpse1NFFCtM7eOeZtRuPKdTsIWVV5LkSVCAw84SsLT039MoWPr_6nnWGhb8bbksOhJ9ZP0auvnAiAL2Ao1oeHJGyKe669P/s1600/IMG_0637+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzIrAazEfcPlCAEyfpUKoaJK_nK2e9FgPPViYIOHpse1NFFCtM7eOeZtRuPKdTsIWVV5LkSVCAw84SsLT039MoWPr_6nnWGhb8bbksOhJ9ZP0auvnAiAL2Ao1oeHJGyKe669P/s320/IMG_0637+cropped.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong> Desheng and Doodlebug enjoyed spending a few days at Nanny's last week.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJbTqN-ZHfRtA7fEZN2PSdvD21AsRFL2AzfKAiPSqDnp5my4s7GBnGdDHdRKhItRtn_QftJ_drq2Y2g02sDVRCc6d6JGftqkNCHU0l2sx8E1xWdzrd5_sKwvMq3zxgOw9_RO8/s1600/IMG_0615+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJbTqN-ZHfRtA7fEZN2PSdvD21AsRFL2AzfKAiPSqDnp5my4s7GBnGdDHdRKhItRtn_QftJ_drq2Y2g02sDVRCc6d6JGftqkNCHU0l2sx8E1xWdzrd5_sKwvMq3zxgOw9_RO8/s320/IMG_0615+cropped.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <strong>Their FAVORITE part was helping Nanny quilt!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjysc985iMkJQD6kpalAwSSIQUjPWfAPDq649i3Dufjyxi91t0ONEXN3EkaCG0-o9tSr246HTUsMitCU84etzuki65cSBtgCWktG_mcq78SdbeluCZBLvFPbgJME2dv3m8Vwsx6/s1600/IMG_0623+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjysc985iMkJQD6kpalAwSSIQUjPWfAPDq649i3Dufjyxi91t0ONEXN3EkaCG0-o9tSr246HTUsMitCU84etzuki65cSBtgCWktG_mcq78SdbeluCZBLvFPbgJME2dv3m8Vwsx6/s320/IMG_0623+cropped.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong> Check out these stitches!LOL</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNTn-oPQO8S3trwFX19evYqgG0Dzdz-lPAbeapV7NriHe2TwAss3i4E5_HSefwWaFNIQzHzaC6XdEH4E5IluxN1UW_ojFn70YL6Pi5l9FqRpZ10ZbDdQC_SwG4jWUUNg3FgsT/s1600/IMG_0616.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNTn-oPQO8S3trwFX19evYqgG0Dzdz-lPAbeapV7NriHe2TwAss3i4E5_HSefwWaFNIQzHzaC6XdEH4E5IluxN1UW_ojFn70YL6Pi5l9FqRpZ10ZbDdQC_SwG4jWUUNg3FgsT/s320/IMG_0616.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Makes you feel all warm and snuggly, doesn't it? LOL Sweet Dreams!</strong></div>Mama Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14678667253128532058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36571989.post-86148398790667706572010-11-06T10:17:00.000-07:002010-11-06T10:21:18.612-07:00Desheng Darling and Doodlebug in Full Bloom!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b>DD and DB were asked to be flower girls in my niece’s <span style="color: lime;">outdoor</span> wedding a couple of weeks ago.</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b> (It rained!) What fun!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqlV3hQIuSqbS7tkG7jWkUIXOIjAvaV_t-HRDgoECYbrF1Bhet_y_AbhaIh7jojrTzyUjlsIjaGkqVTPVv8pImLqIoDH60u_3QN9FqMHTz23u2mEXv_unq7gxaRrNaRzT-Zy9k/s1600/IMG_0536.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqlV3hQIuSqbS7tkG7jWkUIXOIjAvaV_t-HRDgoECYbrF1Bhet_y_AbhaIh7jojrTzyUjlsIjaGkqVTPVv8pImLqIoDH60u_3QN9FqMHTz23u2mEXv_unq7gxaRrNaRzT-Zy9k/s400/IMG_0536.JPG" width="300" /><b></b></a><b> </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>They started out with a quick trim at the beauty salon. </b><b> </b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqlV3hQIuSqbS7tkG7jWkUIXOIjAvaV_t-HRDgoECYbrF1Bhet_y_AbhaIh7jojrTzyUjlsIjaGkqVTPVv8pImLqIoDH60u_3QN9FqMHTz23u2mEXv_unq7gxaRrNaRzT-Zy9k/s1600/IMG_0536.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjboTC2noKIms3tZAjrRFiCfhXUg4na7eKIM2dG2obA9DwpKnu6yXWh1E_ZngkCx7CD6dGM58HDL_TiLL14H9Aw_o58zFVLC9JRG9OdniF4hxvnP31qrcsR_dr9r-rmr2rjaWSQ/s1600/IMG_0544ab.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjboTC2noKIms3tZAjrRFiCfhXUg4na7eKIM2dG2obA9DwpKnu6yXWh1E_ZngkCx7CD6dGM58HDL_TiLL14H9Aw_o58zFVLC9JRG9OdniF4hxvnP31qrcsR_dr9r-rmr2rjaWSQ/s400/IMG_0544ab.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Followed by a few hours in these infamous sponge rollers! They couldn’t believe I made them stop by the mall while wearing them. DD was SO embarrassed!LOL</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNlYiwvggyNCweAEPC0W1ei_MSpN9guTwSeJxDdx-x-LRP1yvLyuqpEV6QXo8pMtCeC8zSRLCCDfHz7whck4Tlc_UJ302aqtdc0Yd6vENKMu9evREZ8OKBUFRXpuyuXVX1el6X/s1600/IMG_0547a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNlYiwvggyNCweAEPC0W1ei_MSpN9guTwSeJxDdx-x-LRP1yvLyuqpEV6QXo8pMtCeC8zSRLCCDfHz7whck4Tlc_UJ302aqtdc0Yd6vENKMu9evREZ8OKBUFRXpuyuXVX1el6X/s400/IMG_0547a.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"> <b>This picture was made before leaving for the wedding and </b> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"></div><div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b>standing in the rain.</b></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggUnR7piT-g2o77BHRW5YLNTgQHOm23GUqDzuWvjRLADgbeHD5WCCILavebTUT6oYIiXsID0tUhEAoa2WLcypnHZTY5dAV4AD_HY-l0QF6nlN2oTgtWI9sIo-ysqfkG01fT2cW/s1600/IMG_0549a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggUnR7piT-g2o77BHRW5YLNTgQHOm23GUqDzuWvjRLADgbeHD5WCCILavebTUT6oYIiXsID0tUhEAoa2WLcypnHZTY5dAV4AD_HY-l0QF6nlN2oTgtWI9sIo-ysqfkG01fT2cW/s400/IMG_0549a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> A quick picture with PawPaw...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFyyhw9i-GA7XsPZHtBrkIeEwC1tUsmqwNElxEKPgD8YGUTlgC_kD2Shv1bd196kEdV1nG-hNPnU9CYdd7XjNONOrhugPOEjP3WzSFGg11IBPq_Q9J87fwuMPHncPedjUjWmSF/s1600/IMG_0553ab.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFyyhw9i-GA7XsPZHtBrkIeEwC1tUsmqwNElxEKPgD8YGUTlgC_kD2Shv1bd196kEdV1nG-hNPnU9CYdd7XjNONOrhugPOEjP3WzSFGg11IBPq_Q9J87fwuMPHncPedjUjWmSF/s400/IMG_0553ab.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <b>and one with the bride before the downpour.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIbyoqdDegckV9hXp1cb2wGpzdIXdPn6huyY9wrym2dl-JewtBXru505BAoWjs9TQhxp0Ey3t2xFa4Fw-f4kxJutg7d9bAhUgOfunLNe3oFEVq2itd1DTGKzqa9FU15_f242aQ/s1600/IMG_0555a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIbyoqdDegckV9hXp1cb2wGpzdIXdPn6huyY9wrym2dl-JewtBXru505BAoWjs9TQhxp0Ey3t2xFa4Fw-f4kxJutg7d9bAhUgOfunLNe3oFEVq2itd1DTGKzqa9FU15_f242aQ/s640/IMG_0555a.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><div style="color: orange; text-align: center;"><b>My sweet niece...quite beautiful rain or shine!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">I would have taken more pictures, but my camera batteries went down : ( The girls LOVED the reception and really put on a show on the dance floor. Too funny! That Doodlebug is quite the party girl! </div>Mama Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14678667253128532058noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36571989.post-38859614935240596792010-10-31T19:00:00.000-07:002010-10-31T19:02:12.770-07:00Poca & Hontas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Desheng Darling has been making plans since last Oct. 31st to be Pocahontas this year. I made this outfit for her last night (nothing like waiting until the last minute.) When she informed Doodlebug that Pocahontas did not have a little sister, it didn't go over too well. This is how we worked it out...</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqOKY2sAYWWvMjKk9Xy5r3nN98hJBj7EfiuMgCsgfhAVVGeDzDTCjd5KAT4HhzkT9W_OwHbZlMFMs6cNcKdLU31-kRlO6OhUHAIo6R-MpVfQGfvOxdOEH_VsykgRqtF5tMxCP/s1600/IMG_0566a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqOKY2sAYWWvMjKk9Xy5r3nN98hJBj7EfiuMgCsgfhAVVGeDzDTCjd5KAT4HhzkT9W_OwHbZlMFMs6cNcKdLU31-kRlO6OhUHAIo6R-MpVfQGfvOxdOEH_VsykgRqtF5tMxCP/s320/IMG_0566a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong> Meet Poca and Hontas</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwCeWBC6znYYcYXLnLJBi7A9Pfp87ss6ucrqbMDD2tQs5Z03C9DgwhU0CRrLUVcGQRzW5JYoqF_wCrHQpM1PMXTd1In7Z2xdAW2PbSKnTDjbVd24x0n0CF0CPI2NmbNacVpHYw/s1600/IMG_0565a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwCeWBC6znYYcYXLnLJBi7A9Pfp87ss6ucrqbMDD2tQs5Z03C9DgwhU0CRrLUVcGQRzW5JYoqF_wCrHQpM1PMXTd1In7Z2xdAW2PbSKnTDjbVd24x0n0CF0CPI2NmbNacVpHYw/s320/IMG_0565a.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <strong>Sometimes referred to as the Pocahonti</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxYMcUHlIGjWUfd9nYrFlflNcaUEbEsdCMcIuTZ7n4qc1uocnGfTIO4qE0eFLI20uAfvwot7oUHgrdOFppUtKIOIloyroyAtBxj_8KhjEhVgICxktb5vmeNfSlRJy6s0RAviS/s1600/IMG_0576a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxYMcUHlIGjWUfd9nYrFlflNcaUEbEsdCMcIuTZ7n4qc1uocnGfTIO4qE0eFLI20uAfvwot7oUHgrdOFppUtKIOIloyroyAtBxj_8KhjEhVgICxktb5vmeNfSlRJy6s0RAviS/s320/IMG_0576a.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>They had a great time at the Fall Festival at our church tonight. As an added bonus...the girls will get to wear these to the homeschool co-op event celebrating Thanksgiving. We might have to refer to them as the SOS (Sisters of Squanto) for that one. Lol</strong></div>Mama Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14678667253128532058noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36571989.post-89010816131522355682010-10-25T16:25:00.000-07:002010-10-25T16:52:56.053-07:00GOTCHA DAY 6 YEARS!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Six years ago today, the most amazing thing happened. DD became a part of her forever family—OUR FAMILY. What a blessing she has been!!!! Happy Gotcha Day to our little darling from Desheng!!! WE LOVE YOU!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB4ORijv3otassnplK2ybQTGcBEUR1LesPBvSDjKaHijvxQD4Vkgpu2grwWu8-jUYU8tdEQAuwxeGSPSHX6X_LzRH2tKEQfsY7rB0exhr23_4F4r6duScqMJilsAJs_E7dx7jg/s1600/2637917-R1-064-30A+edited.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB4ORijv3otassnplK2ybQTGcBEUR1LesPBvSDjKaHijvxQD4Vkgpu2grwWu8-jUYU8tdEQAuwxeGSPSHX6X_LzRH2tKEQfsY7rB0exhr23_4F4r6duScqMJilsAJs_E7dx7jg/s400/2637917-R1-064-30A+edited.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>October 2004</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioeOdUdQsRJVLYeq-nMKaPXK8j6Dy-_sILGzyES9oq8pGdNWMONaXWYYxTdMs3sBkmq_nXRsyNb2BD9_HfedApk_fan2z3iB0u-kgH2FJo6pwweLomPVdK5RjsqYdt0dD3V0O/s1600/IMG_0563ab.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioeOdUdQsRJVLYeq-nMKaPXK8j6Dy-_sILGzyES9oq8pGdNWMONaXWYYxTdMs3sBkmq_nXRsyNb2BD9_HfedApk_fan2z3iB0u-kgH2FJo6pwweLomPVdK5RjsqYdt0dD3V0O/s400/IMG_0563ab.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>October 2010</strong></div>Mama Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14678667253128532058noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36571989.post-84706898005298371162010-10-17T21:51:00.000-07:002010-10-17T22:06:07.268-07:00A Long Way to the Pumpkin Patch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>It's been quite a while since my last post. Here's what we've been doing.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoGg9D-OuMiGqRg-mSuCDS9zOkNC8PDgcvLV-P354MWp-j8AYPNBxHkvD2qkq16B41TAw0Z2upEjFMY0tb7JlOVtEcB6Zp11w455oUmL4X-7480qDFyA0iYEOxrC0kdgvmgk_y/s1600/IMG_0349a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoGg9D-OuMiGqRg-mSuCDS9zOkNC8PDgcvLV-P354MWp-j8AYPNBxHkvD2qkq16B41TAw0Z2upEjFMY0tb7JlOVtEcB6Zp11w455oUmL4X-7480qDFyA0iYEOxrC0kdgvmgk_y/s400/IMG_0349a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Doodlebug is learning to read and doing well, but it’s obvious that reading is not her FAVORITE thing to do, so we tried to entice her by downloading an ebook.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She really liked it, but after reading through it a couple of times, she went back to her Barbies and princesses.</strong></span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXSjYD_SCaB2uY9K6zr8qqvPEpS2omiRKcdaXkKdV0xe7t50AP5R44_qb9VjuR6QpC4rhvpJH4ULVxsDF_AjkuNhRM5R1lKWYS4B5yu0TK3Vf0aB6Y5PkBth8sOt9H3zjROPn/s1600/IMG_0372.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXSjYD_SCaB2uY9K6zr8qqvPEpS2omiRKcdaXkKdV0xe7t50AP5R44_qb9VjuR6QpC4rhvpJH4ULVxsDF_AjkuNhRM5R1lKWYS4B5yu0TK3Vf0aB6Y5PkBth8sOt9H3zjROPn/s400/IMG_0372.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><strong>We downloaded a book for DD too. Of course, she loved it! But DD would be willing to read a book written on a cardboard box. She just LOVES to read. She's actually one of those people who likes the way a book feels and smells and prefers that over digital media.</strong><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-indent: 0in;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2AGkgWEk_NGppPnNGGkdlGmr1QnpIG18zJyWNadVSqLzQ1zvTYsgwa08g3d1u4MX-DehFN0E1OTJhGc81V8G_n9FxNwu0M_rmD-mkjy_OhIj0XkoEYjdLzGv7VTqwgitoSEy/s1600/IMG_0309.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2AGkgWEk_NGppPnNGGkdlGmr1QnpIG18zJyWNadVSqLzQ1zvTYsgwa08g3d1u4MX-DehFN0E1OTJhGc81V8G_n9FxNwu0M_rmD-mkjy_OhIj0XkoEYjdLzGv7VTqwgitoSEy/s400/IMG_0309.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">In DB’s lesson themed “I LIVE AND GROW IN JESUS,” the girls studied plants and collected leaves.</span></strong></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">This one was their favorite. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>In order to get a better idea about how leaves grow, Doodlebug planted a bean plant. We tied this into DD’s study of the early pioneers, by letting her plant corn. </strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAK7QQ7Deo6oy9XRHGY7VpMD5TUCzDtuPeWfi58Ib8nis63bz82XSn8fNAra_-OIRdYPR0SXaNHVJcajmO4YN1oEC1kR6fmVjbqwTvZkKmpVr_fWiOLe1YhSSKaRY37oKBglJ4/s1600/IMG_0319.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAK7QQ7Deo6oy9XRHGY7VpMD5TUCzDtuPeWfi58Ib8nis63bz82XSn8fNAra_-OIRdYPR0SXaNHVJcajmO4YN1oEC1kR6fmVjbqwTvZkKmpVr_fWiOLe1YhSSKaRY37oKBglJ4/s400/IMG_0319.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Along with our gardening, DB studied<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>transpiration </span></strong></div><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAT98-bCdnenKt8qAnaBLGDiA1xPhb4WjneMhR_Whf78s0f3D3YaP8JJqsWy4FXo80VX-ES1TNAwgakafZ2sc2xStpHZxcUngBaII8SoE6dpjrJe-jYVQOvX4zpWiCfqhXGz2n/s1600/IMG_0489a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAT98-bCdnenKt8qAnaBLGDiA1xPhb4WjneMhR_Whf78s0f3D3YaP8JJqsWy4FXo80VX-ES1TNAwgakafZ2sc2xStpHZxcUngBaII8SoE6dpjrJe-jYVQOvX4zpWiCfqhXGz2n/s400/IMG_0489a.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>My two favorite pumpkins in the whole patch!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY3lsdzZc4K2lLVkxwvL-PKQkmEmK5RqSAniQ4WULtS4o5mTZfugBmcwes88JR4vEAbKplnIrWvoM-agAM-Aj8yo9FOKpW3519PX_c3sWaUvhiOvlPrMNHujE62w4ox99CTfB6/s1600/IMG_0411.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a></div>Mama Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14678667253128532058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36571989.post-66758568295331226592010-09-22T22:44:00.000-07:002010-09-22T22:44:33.694-07:00Just Horsing Around<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ5Tk1lqfa1VaD-FaOUBb-inpyezdwLd_FFwd7d-iZMW0AAJMmK_X3yLOoyNDba-TuzYj4w3r0-58-adIXuxLu6iHIhMjvDrwvKOH76Jz22dwMbeIeLNwLvFbBosADldNB97Vv/s1600/IMG_0165a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ5Tk1lqfa1VaD-FaOUBb-inpyezdwLd_FFwd7d-iZMW0AAJMmK_X3yLOoyNDba-TuzYj4w3r0-58-adIXuxLu6iHIhMjvDrwvKOH76Jz22dwMbeIeLNwLvFbBosADldNB97Vv/s400/IMG_0165a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong>DD and DB taking a short recess from school before</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhML39j-a_aEO2yP8Ja1V9aAZCVhvI3T1AOmv6k_F3rMLYl0q_prYmaC90JS0R_JygsJBmPR5pkYZeVey9de8ox7w5cn0OtiHzm8dOtLTDV_x03HJd3cuBHGiv27csjVZkWcFM3/s1600/IMG_0170a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhML39j-a_aEO2yP8Ja1V9aAZCVhvI3T1AOmv6k_F3rMLYl0q_prYmaC90JS0R_JygsJBmPR5pkYZeVey9de8ox7w5cn0OtiHzm8dOtLTDV_x03HJd3cuBHGiv27csjVZkWcFM3/s400/IMG_0170a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>returning to do a little science-their favorite subject.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-RzFTs4wVXurkXG2__ddil06FJAi3uC2JjGSXLJncQU6Hvx-ZzPjvlnukyOrFx2M7e8MkDTgL55fT4ardm3gjYoEq9r2i50cYAfEMGl-Nmtynl9ShJ8U7vf2Xw8vwQQ7G7dvC/s1600/IMG_0191a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-RzFTs4wVXurkXG2__ddil06FJAi3uC2JjGSXLJncQU6Hvx-ZzPjvlnukyOrFx2M7e8MkDTgL55fT4ardm3gjYoEq9r2i50cYAfEMGl-Nmtynl9ShJ8U7vf2Xw8vwQQ7G7dvC/s400/IMG_0191a.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Doodlebug's theme this week is <span style="color: purple;">"Jesus is the light of the world."</span> Just as God gave us the sun to light our way, he also gave us his <span style="color: purple;">SON</span> to show us the way.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Here's a little stained glass window artwork. </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU4GZ_SLhUiSU9qiwFlMxAHH0uwuIOtO3nuMj8tXaLNb0Tb8pbEPJccsw86hYnNyxL3KemUvJXfjPlDSzlvdO4HJN7jJ0SV4B-ofOV_ZvHMGWXR1emOI4kG-8oW7QWQU-oP6Wy/s1600/IMG_0178a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU4GZ_SLhUiSU9qiwFlMxAHH0uwuIOtO3nuMj8tXaLNb0Tb8pbEPJccsw86hYnNyxL3KemUvJXfjPlDSzlvdO4HJN7jJ0SV4B-ofOV_ZvHMGWXR1emOI4kG-8oW7QWQU-oP6Wy/s400/IMG_0178a.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>and a little sun painting</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZC46ibyimKBiwPXl3Jr__oFuY79H0aThb0LDFDzY-lWdQcJGzsQlvMbalvQQf4civwNGfHQGgpv49K8wls6e5FaCkWNmfUz6v13dGTx2pFgAU4FxH5h4KYQYvuK3QMjTmlmo/s1600/IMG_0200.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOVUbaQ2wZcQRN6EgIzlgPzRCuq-HilF6dbgh7ONsIKrLefOGhz3k1_haDMqefs_KdZ-cFt7v9nfs0VCZjsjkpkc1laFGTb-IBU1z-Uj_52JHByozgspNb3m5DV4UE02U0U-l/s1600/IMG_0196.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOVUbaQ2wZcQRN6EgIzlgPzRCuq-HilF6dbgh7ONsIKrLefOGhz3k1_haDMqefs_KdZ-cFt7v9nfs0VCZjsjkpkc1laFGTb-IBU1z-Uj_52JHByozgspNb3m5DV4UE02U0U-l/s400/IMG_0196.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>The girls also enjoyed making birthday cards for me...</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>and surprising me with a birthday breakfast at Denny's.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5jkWDvm7fAZDwZEGH_xTgznJnHjADoeD8uPouOPo8rMVOqbo2scLvAimZHd43j9ITfAh8p3TnDtBR3GJ2RaMD0bOkanuuMEGJTyPS-aVLo3udjXoVSTfzRcXNuh4zLyfFAt4/s1600/IMG_0185.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5jkWDvm7fAZDwZEGH_xTgznJnHjADoeD8uPouOPo8rMVOqbo2scLvAimZHd43j9ITfAh8p3TnDtBR3GJ2RaMD0bOkanuuMEGJTyPS-aVLo3udjXoVSTfzRcXNuh4zLyfFAt4/s400/IMG_0185.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>It just so happens that Denny's is the only restaurant in town that serves chocolate chip pancakes-<span style="color: lime;">their favorite!!!!!</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLsoZjjR1dINbp4tbej9FoTalytaW6rGoJMiL_Po4qPhYWCSV_85MivJ-O4bemTa4CRv8olEvAaRdwV158luQ-3mBybsRCCN4nDcgb7e7XhzmH8T2_8_IF_f6mor69gaOgk0E/s1600/IMG_0217a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="263" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLsoZjjR1dINbp4tbej9FoTalytaW6rGoJMiL_Po4qPhYWCSV_85MivJ-O4bemTa4CRv8olEvAaRdwV158luQ-3mBybsRCCN4nDcgb7e7XhzmH8T2_8_IF_f6mor69gaOgk0E/s400/IMG_0217a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-indent: 0in;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The girls had a great time socializing with other home schooled children in the park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> We've got a lot of activities scheduled with this new play group. We meet a couple of times per month.</span></span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22mg5Z3HOsvFJg3ul6cDzaRpdDmHPsKyH24eX7146KkKJbIGo3kRkLW2Th7mtpDsZl8VoHoYizc8MU2BIq0zmJ46CnJmNG0VGhmyI8RzEqLAXsx9vwNXEAKBS5KEyd0RpGq1r/s1600/IMG_0220.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22mg5Z3HOsvFJg3ul6cDzaRpdDmHPsKyH24eX7146KkKJbIGo3kRkLW2Th7mtpDsZl8VoHoYizc8MU2BIq0zmJ46CnJmNG0VGhmyI8RzEqLAXsx9vwNXEAKBS5KEyd0RpGq1r/s400/IMG_0220.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-indent: 0in;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In this picture, the children are all observing a bird’s nest found by one of the boys.</span></strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-indent: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGSG7VgT7TtQvQWmiUcFntLc4bD1-t_okWDLJwYiLY1j2suiGabu5hVdq-DAZ0jHcVHgcXJGwSdhYoouUK6FIWzeIxB61l7_P7kTIZD_Gegm75jSeE4dJ3RbiN8MyyoXZ1gn1v/s1600/IMG_0216a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGSG7VgT7TtQvQWmiUcFntLc4bD1-t_okWDLJwYiLY1j2suiGabu5hVdq-DAZ0jHcVHgcXJGwSdhYoouUK6FIWzeIxB61l7_P7kTIZD_Gegm75jSeE4dJ3RbiN8MyyoXZ1gn1v/s400/IMG_0216a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-indent: 0in;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Horseback riding was a very exciting part of the girls' week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>DD and DB are signed up to take four lessons. </span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEkvaCWti9oZS4nHOIVT4iNxZgu9IiOkGu1cv3vgHecflMhi6nEkO64hqE7TRGzewf-n9nEsPoOPuZ-R3NcwmyKnk6UR72yHk22ElHscOBQ6ZohW9JJ2sA6_p5CesgkkJ4PAy/s1600/IMG_0214a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEkvaCWti9oZS4nHOIVT4iNxZgu9IiOkGu1cv3vgHecflMhi6nEkO64hqE7TRGzewf-n9nEsPoOPuZ-R3NcwmyKnk6UR72yHk22ElHscOBQ6ZohW9JJ2sA6_p5CesgkkJ4PAy/s400/IMG_0214a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Here's DD on Beauty</span></strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAnwB51cBYbivcU4RJtkl4bHyjsonmnxxetsAtIcWRKZCyYW_7Ceq8B2uL7V6eVsPA2FaeC7W_yCb5uB7d2bEteftLuUVtJCJIB6qOtX0EtZDT_tFkQQmMhvSe4BsWYpYhy07C/s1600/IMG_0211a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAnwB51cBYbivcU4RJtkl4bHyjsonmnxxetsAtIcWRKZCyYW_7Ceq8B2uL7V6eVsPA2FaeC7W_yCb5uB7d2bEteftLuUVtJCJIB6qOtX0EtZDT_tFkQQmMhvSe4BsWYpYhy07C/s400/IMG_0211a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">and Doodlebug with the ranch owner on <span style="color: purple;">Polka </span>who she calls a <span style="color: purple;">"grandma horse."</span></span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The girls can’t wait to do a little more <span style="color: magenta;">“horsing around” </span>next week.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Mama Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14678667253128532058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36571989.post-8079283470815812832010-09-10T15:07:00.000-07:002010-09-10T15:07:47.229-07:00CO-OP Kids<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS7i8ARMWThLc5h-hI8OYAwmGrWWnEVM9ovoAt7pYCJY_jn1vkVLe-yehi8rqPhgMstr4oJCXrPS-8JMQO5y8TyHRXw6YooiJOdlTf7o6Q8ySZeiBl09owxxS-r93aCMZ7BiKr/s1600/IMG_0156.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS7i8ARMWThLc5h-hI8OYAwmGrWWnEVM9ovoAt7pYCJY_jn1vkVLe-yehi8rqPhgMstr4oJCXrPS-8JMQO5y8TyHRXw6YooiJOdlTf7o6Q8ySZeiBl09owxxS-r93aCMZ7BiKr/s400/IMG_0156.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>The girls attended the first day of the 2010 home school co-op classes today. The group meets every other Friday and provides an opportunity for DD and DB to meet new friends and enjoy fun classes.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwJgN4FIc7fRm3cCGwLDjIf62BQwOSUskdMV9f_0Tj3dvR5cQTP6btfIePgcm9Y3J1AIKZBTXqR1KYmJs7_doyqzr_ZCbWvA5uG6RYddDqoCKN0Fdl4GHhwS62U-5qvG9LcLq/s1600/IMG_0157a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwJgN4FIc7fRm3cCGwLDjIf62BQwOSUskdMV9f_0Tj3dvR5cQTP6btfIePgcm9Y3J1AIKZBTXqR1KYmJs7_doyqzr_ZCbWvA5uG6RYddDqoCKN0Fdl4GHhwS62U-5qvG9LcLq/s400/IMG_0157a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Both girls are in the Folktales and Fables class. I think they are going to really enjoy it. The teacher always stresses good reading skills and includes a fun "hands-on" activitity. DD also participated in a Creative Arts class. <span style="color: magenta;"> Since she has her own way of being "super-creative,"</span> my hands were too busy to actually stop and take a picture. I can only imagine what might have been glued together if I had taken my eyes off of her. lol Since Doodlebug was too young to attend this class, she went to a Photo Phun class by herself and evidently did just fine :) She is making her own scrapbook with her favorite photos.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGo82YyXAF47JNr_BgS16OKt-ok91u0-wA5epZFy1d6ZHyhjK65SMsYSY4AhtVtvEGcdCMD9xQgXgwcYRbDwqqbUTrjuCittHzjfLlaKqQPU7dpvWRADIdMNN9lCEtFxSJ8S9/s1600/IMG_0160a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGo82YyXAF47JNr_BgS16OKt-ok91u0-wA5epZFy1d6ZHyhjK65SMsYSY4AhtVtvEGcdCMD9xQgXgwcYRbDwqqbUTrjuCittHzjfLlaKqQPU7dpvWRADIdMNN9lCEtFxSJ8S9/s400/IMG_0160a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Desheng Darling LOVED the P.E. class. She played a fun running game inside, then went out in the heat for a game of kickball. Here she is with her team getting a pep talk before the game.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcvmqQz5I3Ie-cpqCE1G2YHpjv3eoOXs96o0gnzfE4oigpL8yDa2oZvYHWyOpIQDszzsAxCszpcH2hKJeWQpcKRx4P4WHtUcmS3q5lUcxbiHDAMgLmtRbv55j62f8EhvpUVyt8/s1600/IMG_0163a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcvmqQz5I3Ie-cpqCE1G2YHpjv3eoOXs96o0gnzfE4oigpL8yDa2oZvYHWyOpIQDszzsAxCszpcH2hKJeWQpcKRx4P4WHtUcmS3q5lUcxbiHDAMgLmtRbv55j62f8EhvpUVyt8/s400/IMG_0163a.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Doodlebug, on the other hand, decided that P.E. was <span style="color: magenta;">just not appropriate for a princess.</span> It was too rough and too hot, so she enjoyed spending time in the "shade" with her new friend playing tic-tac-toe on my iphone.</strong></div>Mama Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14678667253128532058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36571989.post-19003642875218964892010-08-30T20:40:00.000-07:002010-08-30T20:41:40.103-07:00Doodlebug's First Day of School 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTJfB84wyAeD8GaHxE8M7DsHEy9sJ9hRouewl0VEj7sdhxw5VqCkpsDg1eJbpQ_ZXELKXE-UcZ4OB-fa4XmZvwMBlTc-ehQixq0CSjvup5RRHf4xjE0GIIwgBZnOrlK73bqeB/s1600/IMG_0092a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTJfB84wyAeD8GaHxE8M7DsHEy9sJ9hRouewl0VEj7sdhxw5VqCkpsDg1eJbpQ_ZXELKXE-UcZ4OB-fa4XmZvwMBlTc-ehQixq0CSjvup5RRHf4xjE0GIIwgBZnOrlK73bqeB/s640/IMG_0092a.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Today was DB’s first day of Kindergarten</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7uR0qvr37SWulyt-NpJKg2kWo2gCIalvSQvmd2lXp5gdQrxHSqDsVnQZx7elVquUafJ7cMjYZf0HNLpVuXzWUuwhkWdmt50-QJfHslxAS91W0abLrWQdf_k4Km-qC3MDTI3Ic/s1600/IMG_0095a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7uR0qvr37SWulyt-NpJKg2kWo2gCIalvSQvmd2lXp5gdQrxHSqDsVnQZx7elVquUafJ7cMjYZf0HNLpVuXzWUuwhkWdmt50-QJfHslxAS91W0abLrWQdf_k4Km-qC3MDTI3Ic/s640/IMG_0095a.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>and DD’s first day in 2nd grade!!!! HOW CAN THAT BE???? It was a very exciting day for both of them. DB was up “bright and early” chattering about her first day of school.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjngw2eBzFeicTufXTkMxxa-cOgHeZRJWLJ0ng6acrMjdgzep-z9geLK5E-ntddcz5tORyzibwsZAS5e-zEghJwjD8U6MrpZ8KQ7X5YsQQVtivUpYvYBoI-LGSGQuC9qd7aI7sL/s1600/IMG_0107a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjngw2eBzFeicTufXTkMxxa-cOgHeZRJWLJ0ng6acrMjdgzep-z9geLK5E-ntddcz5tORyzibwsZAS5e-zEghJwjD8U6MrpZ8KQ7X5YsQQVtivUpYvYBoI-LGSGQuC9qd7aI7sL/s400/IMG_0107a.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>We started the day off with a quick music lesson,</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWEa0fCHlYebaoZTQ28Ac-fOE2XtQ-LPPSlW9_Jijb3uYoOXajp9q2p4Vd_Q04QK_1WJp6j2oMIH0DMUJTD1rv-gSnTzvX_TjBn4L9-T7arIeKuNMlyIKxf0cq8ygyNmo3xhuN/s1600/IMG_0106a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWEa0fCHlYebaoZTQ28Ac-fOE2XtQ-LPPSlW9_Jijb3uYoOXajp9q2p4Vd_Q04QK_1WJp6j2oMIH0DMUJTD1rv-gSnTzvX_TjBn4L9-T7arIeKuNMlyIKxf0cq8ygyNmo3xhuN/s400/IMG_0106a.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>and then moved on to more academic areas. Everything went well, but it was definitely more of a challenge than last year. Trying to coordinate two grade levels and meet the needs of two totally different personalities was tough. Doodlebug wasn’t crazy about spending her entire day in a somewhat structured environment and Desheng Darling didn’t enjoy sharing her teacher….so….this may be a <span style="background-color: white; color: black;">L-O-N-G </span>year. </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8o9CfDGER3dq5zxH1G1fKqcTQB-_LyOaUnk_-gTqan5mI-ZdLZ6kNHwqL7pIFNJ2CxlFaIEtAkE1M77ecWiKRQF6Zu-rln-yv4Th2RqJbqLp-t-uOTkdhtslQvUZ5bu5nvYZM/s1600/IMG_0108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8o9CfDGER3dq5zxH1G1fKqcTQB-_LyOaUnk_-gTqan5mI-ZdLZ6kNHwqL7pIFNJ2CxlFaIEtAkE1M77ecWiKRQF6Zu-rln-yv4Th2RqJbqLp-t-uOTkdhtslQvUZ5bu5nvYZM/s400/IMG_0108.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>We ended the day however, on a positive note with a “patriotic snack” to accompany DD’s study of American History. </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGjgLgIFnlV9zFxZsgsxczSk6VlYzQCBD70Adz5RNkthJMGHvKn38PPt3lABGK2P5DZ4uCelz8d9hXOhfqa_U_mLmiudcKj8vKaY-DO6_2V5GpZudUfQaYEm0joTZGJzHvrimR/s1600/IMG_0114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGjgLgIFnlV9zFxZsgsxczSk6VlYzQCBD70Adz5RNkthJMGHvKn38PPt3lABGK2P5DZ4uCelz8d9hXOhfqa_U_mLmiudcKj8vKaY-DO6_2V5GpZudUfQaYEm0joTZGJzHvrimR/s400/IMG_0114.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Guess that means we’ll try school again tomorrow…..and the next, and the next, and the…</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1AyAhj7aha7RSoC7EhCsZ_7f1FZ5Pfqc-Fd3ZuHn8xQ0aUUkh6DAumkYJs2mDDnnUhbR5CqLZKS4lylNbTZ_21e_CCZHfgXFAhRYatT1fhqZcLx8CsOzuUnrzinviGxIht_VT/s1600/IMG_0099a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1AyAhj7aha7RSoC7EhCsZ_7f1FZ5Pfqc-Fd3ZuHn8xQ0aUUkh6DAumkYJs2mDDnnUhbR5CqLZKS4lylNbTZ_21e_CCZHfgXFAhRYatT1fhqZcLx8CsOzuUnrzinviGxIht_VT/s400/IMG_0099a.jpg" width="267" /></a></div>Mama Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14678667253128532058noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36571989.post-74035035421947709692010-08-27T09:46:00.000-07:002010-08-27T13:28:50.124-07:00GOTCHA DAY GIRLS! 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: purple;">In honor of DB’s 3-year Gotcha Day we made a special trip to NY to meet with our travel group.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihF8foFkQZurvH6xiVXMeouhbYsOZSKHGcOlnFXj7mc1Ovm3Dq5W3snKGy55_Rs3KQeHyP1eFidM66AwPivB9DAYPEp7CONbxSrGmjZncoBCXTyH3NPuJDA46owjKmdWqQHREm/s1600/IMG_2539a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihF8foFkQZurvH6xiVXMeouhbYsOZSKHGcOlnFXj7mc1Ovm3Dq5W3snKGy55_Rs3KQeHyP1eFidM66AwPivB9DAYPEp7CONbxSrGmjZncoBCXTyH3NPuJDA46owjKmdWqQHREm/s400/IMG_2539a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: purple;">We flew to Hartford CT, then drove the remainder of the way. </span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_IqllhGejy34ugjd2i_V4rirwMcDVHhAivqrzMofy2BZ6ws8RhT-_jrKzERQW8-SHO__wdJAII1T6e4KITbE6noXSolSvrjlM0BHhvEGz-Q7CTefo4pQ22GXtpXLz5b-HmWC/s1600/IMG_2560ab.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_IqllhGejy34ugjd2i_V4rirwMcDVHhAivqrzMofy2BZ6ws8RhT-_jrKzERQW8-SHO__wdJAII1T6e4KITbE6noXSolSvrjlM0BHhvEGz-Q7CTefo4pQ22GXtpXLz5b-HmWC/s400/IMG_2560ab.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: purple;">All the girls had arrived by noon on Friday. This was our first group picture. DD isn’t actually from the same province, but she’s been with the girls since we got them. These girls are very special to her too.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ0Ubp4sVRSK5X0vb9iCqtkQUYVFCJWj3QHQvbOQyBvmWl0TV9zgqwPeKiUkzxvd1eBC7983U35vRSi6K6VWQtxKbTXFBA4Fi7OaxyqI75GyHvD5vGnzOzINj16BAz1kxtQfNE/s1600/IMG_2563.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ0Ubp4sVRSK5X0vb9iCqtkQUYVFCJWj3QHQvbOQyBvmWl0TV9zgqwPeKiUkzxvd1eBC7983U35vRSi6K6VWQtxKbTXFBA4Fi7OaxyqI75GyHvD5vGnzOzINj16BAz1kxtQfNE/s400/IMG_2563.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="background-color: white; color: magenta;">After lunch we loaded all the girls up and headed for the playground...precious cargo!</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPSQhYsfpRQIfPa8QJZmA8nHtU0JXpgFcJ_phRSi7RuRJ5TVJAn791b6yQjN_3-0qR_bPI_jobiYkje_WlmA7c54Ek3w3Re-8RKNmSK_HoZ7ZPgywthgns-ot4xc4uuluAXTR/s1600/IMG_2577a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCnRGJ-RFsWRasQPESKjtXFhJPiztW6drgctbxmKIvB2k5PBPQJZUb7j8T4GF00HdQLPv8segtzc38E47zM8ffdBNEQyywNCAibSsKj0Qxerps_hcKeWA92vE2SH5oDQCkg1G/s1600/IMG_2571a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCnRGJ-RFsWRasQPESKjtXFhJPiztW6drgctbxmKIvB2k5PBPQJZUb7j8T4GF00HdQLPv8segtzc38E47zM8ffdBNEQyywNCAibSsKj0Qxerps_hcKeWA92vE2SH5oDQCkg1G/s400/IMG_2571a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: magenta;">They had a blast playing in the ice left by the zamboni machine.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxriGEHuvHqrlzcBmzsN9wajCdVYuPnJfaXegveAtUkiaXTj3yO5VkzMhFMV4HAfF9mWKUyJX_u-WWMqbdWjBVVTGZMu4hXurFdlwJ3BqXctkG6KG6H6mAdQeh0vhnAAHxuHbr/s1600/IMG_2574a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7ScTKfdo7yWhL1a69knrs4SCyTeKrTFVWpUW0cnTZXJHK5YoiTW9Fm7Cqux4a5dSICnwA_HQ7Ch5BxBC2FDp0_h_cOBahlmFJPEeRi5WonranOCEIckVEk05N9b_62iw_TI1/s1600/IMG_0009a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7ScTKfdo7yWhL1a69knrs4SCyTeKrTFVWpUW0cnTZXJHK5YoiTW9Fm7Cqux4a5dSICnwA_HQ7Ch5BxBC2FDp0_h_cOBahlmFJPEeRi5WonranOCEIckVEk05N9b_62iw_TI1/s400/IMG_0009a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>We actually went to the horse races, but we stopped by a beautiful place called Yaddo Gardens for these pictures.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNyfeEac6o8cL3jLedswlkb1BPVerX0kTNhdXuCeYWofX-Bw_LMMmjRtoaQIFzEVv1_mx3kr2fp1KdppzLVnom_MsCOcXYXd8VvZugVbM_SgB8lO7PVnVdw3Rk22DRsJ8TC6m/s1600/IMG_2613a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlW782SFiBIUQfYEFsfj5ZYAhfbhW9QMXjaEXNbr1383JBgDqs5CF9E4cxdlH_-g0gSxMGQWehRWL-3o9oB82WKbgqONpFs0jMX_Gxj0eanZhUCIiTGdeI69ASTM_q28HiQblN/s400/IMG_0014.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: lime;">Now, on to the horse races...</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-2Wp3-YKTx2APdCGdOkm1wMPRh6WNP-daXvtv4QS2s1KiKVh6Xt8DjZSPDAiV_9O6mqDVW6CKKw2pybmCkGECz6KDYqLjN0hj2nr38H9ZHuBvjQRrNWZ4U3qhEzHsECfsJJC/s1600/IMG_0020a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-2Wp3-YKTx2APdCGdOkm1wMPRh6WNP-daXvtv4QS2s1KiKVh6Xt8DjZSPDAiV_9O6mqDVW6CKKw2pybmCkGECz6KDYqLjN0hj2nr38H9ZHuBvjQRrNWZ4U3qhEzHsECfsJJC/s400/IMG_0020a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: lime;">The girls were able to get a close view of some of the horses.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHE6cBGkw4mZ1tI_VzNsGOO_q57mUWCy62WJncZZqcqdxpNegPF8S-jDujdRCDpqylkLHGB3ze1_tEcuqZHqkPmJgzEcrxWj_FoCTfSamQTCFvk-_qQHwE3ZJRdKqbP-lzKLUA/s1600/IMG_0022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHE6cBGkw4mZ1tI_VzNsGOO_q57mUWCy62WJncZZqcqdxpNegPF8S-jDujdRCDpqylkLHGB3ze1_tEcuqZHqkPmJgzEcrxWj_FoCTfSamQTCFvk-_qQHwE3ZJRdKqbP-lzKLUA/s400/IMG_0022.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: lime;">In between races, they had fun snacking at the picnic tables just outside the track.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeCAyA9fjxM_kl8lY8mtizT2J10faAdOEsOn9lWHCHhx1iQwX5Vb9walsMUWf0BvgWLug7Rml4vyhFl4fId2pHuOX8yRkHtrYH2Z50TtmhRDNm7aih1TIT98_70cGT3Go5KK8e/s1600/IMG_0036a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeCAyA9fjxM_kl8lY8mtizT2J10faAdOEsOn9lWHCHhx1iQwX5Vb9walsMUWf0BvgWLug7Rml4vyhFl4fId2pHuOX8yRkHtrYH2Z50TtmhRDNm7aih1TIT98_70cGT3Go5KK8e/s400/IMG_0036a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmJIkiWOF3Ih8Mvmp82ETK-T5MfvrFjiFTERmhNiAPUHe_bWyB8P-RJvbG_nsPsbr2AszvNIKYO1ChgZxcHIlh45y26AHKu8FrpummQfLDKHEG2GK2V7RakiWLcdiInA8yUaf/s1600/IMG_0041a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmJIkiWOF3Ih8Mvmp82ETK-T5MfvrFjiFTERmhNiAPUHe_bWyB8P-RJvbG_nsPsbr2AszvNIKYO1ChgZxcHIlh45y26AHKu8FrpummQfLDKHEG2GK2V7RakiWLcdiInA8yUaf/s400/IMG_0041a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: lime;">We finished the day with a great cookout followed by s’mores!!!</span></strong> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: purple;">The next morning we said "Good-bye" to 3 of our families</span></strong> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYhd36dqOsJRjOfkiDTKbgoADOAlnPwOq5EEM3vkQaUsFgZMNHecul8brtM_BFLnrg7Exj26CFL0S1rLzMsBeK-uWR-WDAashHBviwy3g2DGKxbpuNqpe9ouwqKgf1iXVDMMZ/s1600/IMG_0045a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: blue;">It was a very cool rainy day with temperatures in the low 60’s, quite different from anything we had seen in a long time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6giGaDmiqfBtVt2Fb4ZHm2tVnd0nhJzvKI6GNgzabQAaUz1E0kpCS_Vc2Y7uq0u5p12Kkyu9FqXGq3qOVbPNhAb8tEJ9PKARlzKvyj0VmzpzHzNn051ZSpYAPMHUJxjVJP2G/s1600/IMG_0048a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6giGaDmiqfBtVt2Fb4ZHm2tVnd0nhJzvKI6GNgzabQAaUz1E0kpCS_Vc2Y7uq0u5p12Kkyu9FqXGq3qOVbPNhAb8tEJ9PKARlzKvyj0VmzpzHzNn051ZSpYAPMHUJxjVJP2G/s400/IMG_0048a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;">Wading in Schroon Lake</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVlaqoNyj1bL8ePNzPPnup9euMXkDMrDp1-JcYKvCnH_F0dGYAGtm5uPmtZw0tHgwR_8sXAhegw93DiJ26DU4Pbys6BmRO31_DHS9INJea37x_9L29uvsAsyIbmOhcEreHFJw/s1600/IMG_0069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVlaqoNyj1bL8ePNzPPnup9euMXkDMrDp1-JcYKvCnH_F0dGYAGtm5uPmtZw0tHgwR_8sXAhegw93DiJ26DU4Pbys6BmRO31_DHS9INJea37x_9L29uvsAsyIbmOhcEreHFJw/s400/IMG_0069.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>Split Rock Waterfall..</strong>(picture just doesn't do it justice)</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItTRTHuM3JREh9L5tjKytq8fhj_0oOb_mR_1kPfd2Chcd6EFfGSLoQZ2dma0y9-udkh1M4apVR9XIgdf8RdFwvgK5gbJ0BLfvhSisSmnDEDokbjwEvdPHKxlwhE4-cfnXovL-/s1600/IMG_0077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItTRTHuM3JREh9L5tjKytq8fhj_0oOb_mR_1kPfd2Chcd6EFfGSLoQZ2dma0y9-udkh1M4apVR9XIgdf8RdFwvgK5gbJ0BLfvhSisSmnDEDokbjwEvdPHKxlwhE4-cfnXovL-/s400/IMG_0077.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Fbrs-y8YDYZ9Y1OlBMg5l-NW7SQDA00Ft1d8sNtquH9T4O-6s4ReVTjIcXydzLRsInCwncbP3ErbKE_Zhn6_ZNWtYuhRfussMm3GFWRXAScCEA3Q5UhoQ5-ygtTEILV9VDpo/s1600/IMG_0074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Fbrs-y8YDYZ9Y1OlBMg5l-NW7SQDA00Ft1d8sNtquH9T4O-6s4ReVTjIcXydzLRsInCwncbP3ErbKE_Zhn6_ZNWtYuhRfussMm3GFWRXAScCEA3Q5UhoQ5-ygtTEILV9VDpo/s400/IMG_0074.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: blue;">At Adirondack Reflections, a taxidermy shop in Keene, NY. </span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjabSIYeWpjuWt7LS-a5DS9i4NIgOM2ERJ2jNoD409pnzV6n7_MpDBZ0nIXpDerB3QqcaK0DcO24U9fes_Dq-PXrlrtjO0BctsOStaAtzw0wAGWiT9C488rlVI0Vx_OntJWttdj/s1600/IMG_0079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjabSIYeWpjuWt7LS-a5DS9i4NIgOM2ERJ2jNoD409pnzV6n7_MpDBZ0nIXpDerB3QqcaK0DcO24U9fes_Dq-PXrlrtjO0BctsOStaAtzw0wAGWiT9C488rlVI0Vx_OntJWttdj/s400/IMG_0079.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: blue;">Two tired, but happy girls waiting to board the plane to return home where the temp. was 107 degrees.</span></strong></div><br />
<strong><span style="color: purple;">We had a GREAT time! Our wonderful host family made sure we were well taken care of…good food, great accommodations and fun activities. Thank you SO MUCH Skip and Lynda for EVERYTHING!!!!</span></strong>Mama Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14678667253128532058noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36571989.post-40989701436688323462010-08-03T22:39:00.000-07:002010-08-03T22:39:37.641-07:00The Rest of the Story<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Doodlebug finally completed the celebration of her 5th birthday with a small party at the mall.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wUUua-GaZO61nfVubYAYHV3pwOermxWEVKM2kI-88sXx9hDJEnD9Ps90nPuFoPv6nL_M3XA4NtAtVB8ibGhZcUxcyZi8V8u9tOA74UbdBWGh9gLi7j4kzaZzaxJz9kGcxmuL/s1600/IMG_2439+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wUUua-GaZO61nfVubYAYHV3pwOermxWEVKM2kI-88sXx9hDJEnD9Ps90nPuFoPv6nL_M3XA4NtAtVB8ibGhZcUxcyZi8V8u9tOA74UbdBWGh9gLi7j4kzaZzaxJz9kGcxmuL/s400/IMG_2439+cropped.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCwetdV8QdSE779b9YsOjP_SlZ4Xlv-vYJ5ih5rxx1Xqcfht-E8FFHLlrq4Lb0NhbFVOq244yVwPyd5llLwnRieyEwtke15uG4T_lv6sal1wEQpwf9Yhs629elNxuZH4F0-yz/s1600/IMG_2446+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCwetdV8QdSE779b9YsOjP_SlZ4Xlv-vYJ5ih5rxx1Xqcfht-E8FFHLlrq4Lb0NhbFVOq244yVwPyd5llLwnRieyEwtke15uG4T_lv6sal1wEQpwf9Yhs629elNxuZH4F0-yz/s400/IMG_2446+cropped.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PF-WLSamub6ANgSztjlbCzwmumFwZ-TPB6GbKuoz8KZquGyAAZoBfDxG6u_Kc5T4nhKMqlMHAAX5_HKQEXCBeIYZDBvFla3z2y__ZQY3kQgrKRn1uMJdw7n9Y1InM5HWp_Ue/s1600/IMG_2485+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PF-WLSamub6ANgSztjlbCzwmumFwZ-TPB6GbKuoz8KZquGyAAZoBfDxG6u_Kc5T4nhKMqlMHAAX5_HKQEXCBeIYZDBvFla3z2y__ZQY3kQgrKRn1uMJdw7n9Y1InM5HWp_Ue/s400/IMG_2485+cropped.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>The girls started out with an <span style="color: magenta;">ALL DAY</span> pass to ride the carousel. I lost count of how many times they actually rode it, but I’ll say that we definitely got our money’s worth.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7ir3gWmCROhmtUf2m40hKd-3Z0v1UkLu-aW__7G0900Nrxd9pIdwLnaymWEiUcLuZHStQQEgCD_BuBqOW0LXOylJWNlgLE7y8s3NtdM82mQ-wWCnGA-18E0yCKmFQEvO4_b4/s1600/IMG_2435.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7ir3gWmCROhmtUf2m40hKd-3Z0v1UkLu-aW__7G0900Nrxd9pIdwLnaymWEiUcLuZHStQQEgCD_BuBqOW0LXOylJWNlgLE7y8s3NtdM82mQ-wWCnGA-18E0yCKmFQEvO4_b4/s400/IMG_2435.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(DB and her friend, AR)</div><br />
<strong>Next, we enjoyed a huge chocolate chip cookie cake. It was good, but oh <span style="color: magenta;">SO</span> rich!!! It was probably good that the girls rode the carousel <span style="color: magenta;">BEFORE</span> eating the cake. </strong><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>After the cake, DB opened her gifts, all of which were very “girly.” Of course she loved everything! At this point, we sent Daddy D to the car with all the “stuff” and we headed to the ice skating rink.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6wvrKbptN3Yo_9zL0vkDKzp0GA4KfoAZEToQqFPDEvjeijR6dST_Fgrx1Z8fAGBcvzhUowuP42rNOYKlwHa6zdPT52d_0Mm4mlIW34O_daEZM7ek7CzQQOzp0cm3WVXQa8QO/s1600/IMG_2470+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6wvrKbptN3Yo_9zL0vkDKzp0GA4KfoAZEToQqFPDEvjeijR6dST_Fgrx1Z8fAGBcvzhUowuP42rNOYKlwHa6zdPT52d_0Mm4mlIW34O_daEZM7ek7CzQQOzp0cm3WVXQa8QO/s400/IMG_2470+cropped.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Everyone is “booted up” and ready to hit the ice. </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCenhtRoBWJaRPkNYGZTvReT1O_MRfrImQY8tmnxaV8mCmrr0uQwfljEDhgn4xBVViD1v_UceaE9BzKwZw3b_H6sCNQrqtuDeVme10SJHl3uSb7y3VXzB2tOcr18dUnX7TIqQJ/s1600/IMG_2475+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCenhtRoBWJaRPkNYGZTvReT1O_MRfrImQY8tmnxaV8mCmrr0uQwfljEDhgn4xBVViD1v_UceaE9BzKwZw3b_H6sCNQrqtuDeVme10SJHl3uSb7y3VXzB2tOcr18dUnX7TIqQJ/s400/IMG_2475+cropped.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>It was so nice having Sister Darling and her friend there to help. </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOuueoKMbQsn-8rTHQY4revB8eSu54ivw_iOZ8DnqZSV9fmHr32TN6J5KWluuLkjyat87Mb3JtEORGDhdJhyphenhyphencWnSL4AUyoCfVqH4lpY0DGuH0QQWZjbJdTQ6wgVGs5rnCKbss/s1600/IMG_2431+halo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOuueoKMbQsn-8rTHQY4revB8eSu54ivw_iOZ8DnqZSV9fmHr32TN6J5KWluuLkjyat87Mb3JtEORGDhdJhyphenhyphencWnSL4AUyoCfVqH4lpY0DGuH0QQWZjbJdTQ6wgVGs5rnCKbss/s400/IMG_2431+halo.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>At the end of the day, we had one HAPPY 5 year old birthday girl! <span style="color: magenta;">We love you Doodlebug!</span></strong></div>Mama Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14678667253128532058noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36571989.post-6238678422477553572010-07-31T23:04:00.000-07:002010-08-01T11:23:48.416-07:00Doodlebug Turns Five!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong>As usual, DB has managed to spread her birthday celebration out over several days. Her actual birthday was on Friday, July 30th. </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0OPm0m2ZACgujY4dNwO-7fxYFOTgoSkGytyIClvPbskPWFqE6shIAom9-jm-62baQWBr5HzsqS_HgPmmI3HRcTZ5g9_7BA3IfAIidRS32ekOxQz13ck7zHXG7o2WWiHpxKhv/s1600/IMG_2385+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0OPm0m2ZACgujY4dNwO-7fxYFOTgoSkGytyIClvPbskPWFqE6shIAom9-jm-62baQWBr5HzsqS_HgPmmI3HRcTZ5g9_7BA3IfAIidRS32ekOxQz13ck7zHXG7o2WWiHpxKhv/s400/IMG_2385+cropped.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>The celebration started with a trip to the donut store.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAW0hc20JNwdoKebVoWzn1CjFxSNMPBeW04cgHbDhNwTR_2q31RV6vCSMzUlTWFiz7x4npoGT_33FsvfD6iuydvsH2WaeFwWWEwFYkRw4jLe1lYb8VXe0oUI51XMWOx8jc_9R6/s1600/IMG_2390+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAW0hc20JNwdoKebVoWzn1CjFxSNMPBeW04cgHbDhNwTR_2q31RV6vCSMzUlTWFiz7x4npoGT_33FsvfD6iuydvsH2WaeFwWWEwFYkRw4jLe1lYb8VXe0oUI51XMWOx8jc_9R6/s400/IMG_2390+cropped.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>DB picked a pink donut with sprinkles on top and the clerk added a few extra donut holes just because it was her b-day! To top off the b-day breakfast, DD gave Doodlebug the ballerina Barbie that she had been wanting for some time. </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6ho-bKZ1ZnAHNL820EdvRuGLXu-uyy7muakrKwbYlurOjuTWkuXXYjRDLdlGdgE5lA3aRB8oEz7ul5d1tcLL1S84y5yNelVBRGd6bnG3266Hz6VPv5TT71jHT17y3A6UAA_i/s1600/IMG_2402+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6ho-bKZ1ZnAHNL820EdvRuGLXu-uyy7muakrKwbYlurOjuTWkuXXYjRDLdlGdgE5lA3aRB8oEz7ul5d1tcLL1S84y5yNelVBRGd6bnG3266Hz6VPv5TT71jHT17y3A6UAA_i/s400/IMG_2402+cropped.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Doodlebug even got a special gift from her hibiscus plant..<span style="color: magenta;">TWO blooms in one day.</span> Up until this day the plant has only yielded one flower at a time. She’s convinced her birthday made the difference. </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyW0CjBwg9nWRi05z32Oog6jA11OLL5Tdzox3o3INaJ_RoZNFaWcjgQtOcRd6Yny3vTq9fyv0z8k-T7i1IAOCziU1Ya9KKtO1mgxOnxQX3ia6rqK77RldS-WS0uneziACovNB/s1600/IMG_2396+cropped1a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyW0CjBwg9nWRi05z32Oog6jA11OLL5Tdzox3o3INaJ_RoZNFaWcjgQtOcRd6Yny3vTq9fyv0z8k-T7i1IAOCziU1Ya9KKtO1mgxOnxQX3ia6rqK77RldS-WS0uneziACovNB/s400/IMG_2396+cropped1a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>On Saturday we enjoyed b-day cake with Ms. Billie and Sandra. Since DB had asked for an ice skating party, I looked <span style="color: magenta;">everywhere</span> for ice skating birthday party decorations…They just don’t exist in our area in the middle of the summer. (Imagine that!) </strong><strong>I was, however, able to find a <span style="color: purple;">1998 Olympic Ice Skating Barbie</span> on Amazon. It had never been taken out of the box. I used it on top of the cake…not exactly what I was planning, but Doodlebug was happy with it, so "mission accomplished."</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdKwimGl5I0k4eiHjXvx6LLgHZbmhfCdALnSpsYxijuHgsu4Lx2oeSLencYTCxmW3wqTYpaW7Gm1wKjKLEi2FVVQXmMiC7kWpLTvNd4-6orI0zemnGIjgLvYYiJoZa03L9UPVt/s1600/IMG_2416+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdKwimGl5I0k4eiHjXvx6LLgHZbmhfCdALnSpsYxijuHgsu4Lx2oeSLencYTCxmW3wqTYpaW7Gm1wKjKLEi2FVVQXmMiC7kWpLTvNd4-6orI0zemnGIjgLvYYiJoZa03L9UPVt/s400/IMG_2416+cropped.jpg" width="400" /></a></strong></div>DB has invited one little guest to go ice skating on Sunday afternoon. We will pick up a cookie cake from American Cookie Co. and celebrate again at the ice rink which is right next to a carousel that Doodlebug absolutely LOVES. It should be a lot of fun!<br />
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</strong><strong></strong>Mama Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14678667253128532058noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36571989.post-16456481433406726612010-07-29T22:36:00.001-07:002010-07-29T22:36:57.554-07:00Oops! Something has happened to my blog design. I'll be working on it.Mama Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14678667253128532058noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36571989.post-51453941828419770802010-07-29T22:05:00.000-07:002010-07-29T22:23:34.920-07:00Jumpin' in July<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong>Things have really been jumpin' in July! Following are pictures of some of our activities. Since the weather has been so unbearably hot, the girls have spent a lot of time playing indoors. The other day they became bored and asked if we could <span style="color: magenta;">go ahead and start school!</span> That's when I knew it was time to get out and do something...<span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: lime;">ANYTHING!</span> </span>I've still got way too many things to do before beginning school, so to get their minds off of school we went to a small local business that features inflatable obstacle courses and jump houses. They had the WHOLE PLACE to themselves!!!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbnMIliN85Q37elzdyBdNk3sxiZAiwcVmBtsCnbdURIOVxtYxRQUPNzx2hiUGhQ-nX_Jxm13JvsjUess_cWwCd9W5e2hXe67IAapurQ-Z_MzN9W-GtzF40EQ5J4Ce4apXejlGa/s1600/IMG_2296+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbnMIliN85Q37elzdyBdNk3sxiZAiwcVmBtsCnbdURIOVxtYxRQUPNzx2hiUGhQ-nX_Jxm13JvsjUess_cWwCd9W5e2hXe67IAapurQ-Z_MzN9W-GtzF40EQ5J4Ce4apXejlGa/s400/IMG_2296+cropped.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Fun! Fun!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShQ6dVhHxrRaJKx0dYyXch27nd9NV6H3_dkHVXqyGleRKOwd5MKwnJiLlF7IVW8J5nogYEOFAMsy02vq7cra34WsWwTXHeBHgwwhbCrpJE5FSHeINkLZ21otIryrXNuXXJZSX/s1600/IMG_2265.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShQ6dVhHxrRaJKx0dYyXch27nd9NV6H3_dkHVXqyGleRKOwd5MKwnJiLlF7IVW8J5nogYEOFAMsy02vq7cra34WsWwTXHeBHgwwhbCrpJE5FSHeINkLZ21otIryrXNuXXJZSX/s400/IMG_2265.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRb0hZAzNAtaDIurEyuifKpq2HFAEPeCr7C8TcAKGjhsCTL_iyWhadrXhExahDN6o8cU7kJgXzeZqQeoS5oOSLbw64GUqcP3YJr7RYuJbYV3FcIlkxAx8sAwIUBCe2Wog5cDYq/s1600/IMG_2292.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRb0hZAzNAtaDIurEyuifKpq2HFAEPeCr7C8TcAKGjhsCTL_iyWhadrXhExahDN6o8cU7kJgXzeZqQeoS5oOSLbw64GUqcP3YJr7RYuJbYV3FcIlkxAx8sAwIUBCe2Wog5cDYq/s400/IMG_2292.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>The girls have also spent a lot of time "dressing up."</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5z0tGpt0E5bAafMAWYg8GCVDR_HbrmBgnZPpN1eSLZVJ9C98LEFCXpZc93u2Ihue2z_xdYZy-GwirIb3jenjbDhVXEdZlYDrqaGneDt6K65fcSvK3JKkwAs3pAUCS3wgTNtKs/s1600/IMG_2312+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5z0tGpt0E5bAafMAWYg8GCVDR_HbrmBgnZPpN1eSLZVJ9C98LEFCXpZc93u2Ihue2z_xdYZy-GwirIb3jenjbDhVXEdZlYDrqaGneDt6K65fcSvK3JKkwAs3pAUCS3wgTNtKs/s400/IMG_2312+cropped.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Putting on make-up and</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4eOacvqHl9-aFh-AThtrR0wp1GPv7EMCcfi0iarG7otspK2cyJ-tOhrpD2WTIKhrDaa_MFNt4pIsbM5iHYrK2EmvBqMtfZCYhYrcE0cnW1m53eHKQT2ENBPkC2Y__lXRSmhob/s1600/IMG_2314.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4eOacvqHl9-aFh-AThtrR0wp1GPv7EMCcfi0iarG7otspK2cyJ-tOhrpD2WTIKhrDaa_MFNt4pIsbM5iHYrK2EmvBqMtfZCYhYrcE0cnW1m53eHKQT2ENBPkC2Y__lXRSmhob/s400/IMG_2314.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>playing with little princesses!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZhRPQXFor4hvE0qFvD7gbUDwzWj99zN-hZlN5hgilE3aNHay14cadj8lehADn0lKgWsaMqDY2hA6699zUg2C_KKunwtuIQJ7DAv3BodrTlFOXG0LC-y3lPcdXBsiXf8RFLCqt/s1600/IMG_2321a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZhRPQXFor4hvE0qFvD7gbUDwzWj99zN-hZlN5hgilE3aNHay14cadj8lehADn0lKgWsaMqDY2hA6699zUg2C_KKunwtuIQJ7DAv3BodrTlFOXG0LC-y3lPcdXBsiXf8RFLCqt/s400/IMG_2321a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUfNxnWo1nzsW-RsjReGnnyQ3D11OQeW54OhWwIBz5kjs-zelOhucIOpFdOvM_KF0Gkmf-tPbyRZhcykGpRWR9_ikbAc0_QOQ8AYkvFJypdGZbUtsmAIJu-amX-n5y-NCzABG/s1600/IMG_2305.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUfNxnWo1nzsW-RsjReGnnyQ3D11OQeW54OhWwIBz5kjs-zelOhucIOpFdOvM_KF0Gkmf-tPbyRZhcykGpRWR9_ikbAc0_QOQ8AYkvFJypdGZbUtsmAIJu-amX-n5y-NCzABG/s400/IMG_2305.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>They had fun using Daddy's refillable Race Trac cup while he was out of town</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7fyhgOi23IlB_grpFw2e263IINIQCFoQo2TJqfAWu_bgP6x6ZyGuOoMZlggNPuo1RXzq_uvAw9UvHV8ER6KrzG5wvqU7KTCrcWSY0vdyRo79kZy-qf8rEqvnDnjrHqawUJHGe/s1600/IMG_2323.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7fyhgOi23IlB_grpFw2e263IINIQCFoQo2TJqfAWu_bgP6x6ZyGuOoMZlggNPuo1RXzq_uvAw9UvHV8ER6KrzG5wvqU7KTCrcWSY0vdyRo79kZy-qf8rEqvnDnjrHqawUJHGe/s400/IMG_2323.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>and making birthday cards for Daddy D</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7iXQsOJan2wDzs4Oliy3x7QwS1IcMV-UHMhCXo_HxpG-i2qpFZGfuxnGJu7IO504WY3ZWAxlnTWMQlM4sS0NaTtZgYZs4pkEIRAI8gmvfH1_A_lI6Kg-ZzsYk4sVD-78eF0p/s1600/IMG_2326.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7iXQsOJan2wDzs4Oliy3x7QwS1IcMV-UHMhCXo_HxpG-i2qpFZGfuxnGJu7IO504WY3ZWAxlnTWMQlM4sS0NaTtZgYZs4pkEIRAI8gmvfH1_A_lI6Kg-ZzsYk4sVD-78eF0p/s400/IMG_2326.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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</div>Mama Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14678667253128532058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36571989.post-6068392089139196802010-07-08T20:59:00.000-07:002010-07-08T21:03:31.772-07:00Too Bloomin' Cute<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6rY58gMjKXs58Hed1gISemvaC1KFOMZBAUP-jbq8_amoLql6JD0O-nscINPnZw13wk5nz8Ak1ldDRi1ASwW4xCencr3HW4LYyv8iCqQzzC7CCUFNEoE6cEklVS1UxnA2FrM6/s1600/IMG_2228+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6rY58gMjKXs58Hed1gISemvaC1KFOMZBAUP-jbq8_amoLql6JD0O-nscINPnZw13wk5nz8Ak1ldDRi1ASwW4xCencr3HW4LYyv8iCqQzzC7CCUFNEoE6cEklVS1UxnA2FrM6/s400/IMG_2228+cropped.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>These new hair clips are just <span style="color: orange;">too bloomin’ cute!</span> A friend of mine is making and selling them to help fund the adoption of her second daughter, a 12 yr. old girl from China. You can order them in several colors from <a href="http://www.kriskprofstudent.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: orange;">here</span></a> .</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TS4ZI8WsPA4YLSCNVY-kBiBQ3O8lreU2uc_NZP7EDkJYUkYyJ9-ZbqUmwJ61yuc4NRTs3KpE24fLlQOTGw4AfgBgbaDhDU2ZRurnqYX9SjG991Xn3U9FNI9mUvSj1XUtu90w/s1600/IMG_2232+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TS4ZI8WsPA4YLSCNVY-kBiBQ3O8lreU2uc_NZP7EDkJYUkYyJ9-ZbqUmwJ61yuc4NRTs3KpE24fLlQOTGw4AfgBgbaDhDU2ZRurnqYX9SjG991Xn3U9FNI9mUvSj1XUtu90w/s320/IMG_2232+cropped.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSW6wjfdNx62YXHHIr8e6wQgj6g4nODv6RVZCmpM_JGTV5VOioDxizFbD3i0n60dhvdN7tmAp9Zk_NVw472WnZofej4FyQJiQVN92eISKSBdrYCDag9pvr_Puhk-BXoaUnYmOQ/s1600/IMG_2233+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSW6wjfdNx62YXHHIr8e6wQgj6g4nODv6RVZCmpM_JGTV5VOioDxizFbD3i0n60dhvdN7tmAp9Zk_NVw472WnZofej4FyQJiQVN92eISKSBdrYCDag9pvr_Puhk-BXoaUnYmOQ/s320/IMG_2233+cropped.jpg" /></a></div>Mama Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14678667253128532058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36571989.post-64494188015455418292010-07-08T18:45:00.000-07:002010-07-08T18:45:46.674-07:004th of July 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-9tpmvlsl92yh_gtMhnRXQUC-dP2w9oLYQdyU8knDRIFOtqQtmmEeFs8mfgPm3jH8X7wHP3m_1u4gZcPOVxWd-PXzlv3SfnpbA92ET0jT0rSPYysTyS70Q93mExPJIjRiqItX/s1600/IMG_2198+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-9tpmvlsl92yh_gtMhnRXQUC-dP2w9oLYQdyU8knDRIFOtqQtmmEeFs8mfgPm3jH8X7wHP3m_1u4gZcPOVxWd-PXzlv3SfnpbA92ET0jT0rSPYysTyS70Q93mExPJIjRiqItX/s400/IMG_2198+cropped.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>The girls had a great time over the weekend celebrating the 4th of July with family.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9gHIDix7pil29QSmxcQ9aaYy_W4byncWntkNgNHEk8Z0BYnKGTpxDWomn5agBHZniyeh3hM-7HhhgUQcQvoeC1mr9hRitvzy1z0REplM9OrDDZDeFZs3ZWx5SR3vRmkBdfmLP/s1600/IMG_2195a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9gHIDix7pil29QSmxcQ9aaYy_W4byncWntkNgNHEk8Z0BYnKGTpxDWomn5agBHZniyeh3hM-7HhhgUQcQvoeC1mr9hRitvzy1z0REplM9OrDDZDeFZs3ZWx5SR3vRmkBdfmLP/s400/IMG_2195a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><strong>First, we went to Aunt Muh’s for a delicious cookout and fun playing with LH. </strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>This <span style="color: magenta;">“hot pink”</span> dump truck was a hit with the girls. Of course, a bath was badly needed by the end of the night.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_bhesYjVtVRFpNLpxId_8_Dz2AzuKTrW4s76wqoS0D35JNcfRvogNskzbB0-SiTlSaqwx4CSW4EJ-MQva193gYcwpeYx-MuKC5qW6PXcLaTpofA8nev9j8FT_WYLSo3P2kpU/s1600/IMG_2213+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_bhesYjVtVRFpNLpxId_8_Dz2AzuKTrW4s76wqoS0D35JNcfRvogNskzbB0-SiTlSaqwx4CSW4EJ-MQva193gYcwpeYx-MuKC5qW6PXcLaTpofA8nev9j8FT_WYLSo3P2kpU/s400/IMG_2213+cropped.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Saturday night was spent at Aunt Anne’s....More great food and fun with fireworks!</strong></div><br />
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</div>Mama Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14678667253128532058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36571989.post-9476697856060443532010-06-29T21:19:00.000-07:002010-06-29T21:19:59.912-07:00OUT OF SIGHT...OUT OF MIND<strong>Or so it seemed last week when DB asked me to leave her bedroom. She stated that she just wanted to clean it up ALL BY HERSELF. This is so “out of character” for Doodlebug. Cleaning is just not her thing. She usually tells me that her <span style="color: magenta;">“bones are too tired to clean”</span> or some other equally believable excuse. </strong><br />
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<strong>After closing the door, and spending some time in her room, she called me in to admire her work. It actually looked pretty good….except for the bedskirt that was pulled way too far down so that it was touching the floor. I had an idea of what she had done, but I didn’t say anything to her about it at the time. We had company coming and the room “looked” clean so I just left it alone.</strong><br />
<strong>Today when I confronted her about her cleaning methods, she looked quite surprised. She reluctantly admitted to putting everything under her bed, and then after a few seconds she asked <span style="color: magenta;">"How did you know?” </span>Hmmmm…</strong><br />
<strong>Here’s Doodlebug cleaning everything out from under the bed…</strong><br />
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First of all the girls participated in the </strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>SPRING STRING FLING.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZshnKS3qMfuzmnzFBv44KM7n_nySKCSSEPDkoy_GN2E98jV1e-_uw-LjzIjpnFx-N6Shh85I5aSiU4JgQeOzcW4WsZaBFnI8seJ28AHaSvzzCLP0GrN2_1IhxqEx_lcmWQ6y/s1600/IMG_1976a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZshnKS3qMfuzmnzFBv44KM7n_nySKCSSEPDkoy_GN2E98jV1e-_uw-LjzIjpnFx-N6Shh85I5aSiU4JgQeOzcW4WsZaBFnI8seJ28AHaSvzzCLP0GrN2_1IhxqEx_lcmWQ6y/s400/IMG_1976a.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>(the spring concert)</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_NDwUoPW1XwWXno7Qfbmr233EKbdbC6G-W0rjxIwjPp1UhSabF6JFwSgl7jmKQyGMTgpVrDwwGz2xZLZP0uwgYmdAkSpbvzAL2nw4S0uqbPXeG_P_rZbvQihuVg7x7rQ0cEFb/s1600/IMG_1968+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_NDwUoPW1XwWXno7Qfbmr233EKbdbC6G-W0rjxIwjPp1UhSabF6JFwSgl7jmKQyGMTgpVrDwwGz2xZLZP0uwgYmdAkSpbvzAL2nw4S0uqbPXeG_P_rZbvQihuVg7x7rQ0cEFb/s400/IMG_1968+cropped.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Then, they both took swimming lessons for the first time. 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border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>In June we also spent a lot of money on.... new floors,</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8IGeM15TAcQrGGynzXO8fQLwyx3mooD41xSasgGk4hyphenhyphenR-ppz_sXnshVOA_duCWpqV98H7gLxk0JkKhg8wIxFJVdW_6kz4derwr4EtZBYURnnJ-Tr3knA11GEU4PdoyHtmcdjy/s1600/IMG_1930+a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8IGeM15TAcQrGGynzXO8fQLwyx3mooD41xSasgGk4hyphenhyphenR-ppz_sXnshVOA_duCWpqV98H7gLxk0JkKhg8wIxFJVdW_6kz4derwr4EtZBYURnnJ-Tr3knA11GEU4PdoyHtmcdjy/s400/IMG_1930+a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; 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clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>and a new garage door.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="267" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidRegD4TPzNIhLdiVCIlPKfQmzFQ9j_H0e1sNurdsrmxJyOE9cvIxwNb3DXz9O72w1tSWu0erXk4Q01eyIP0K9Vzio8WXCS_5gksBPwjcSaTQ5h6EDsgqcyemIcXM7sWaa5-zY/s400/IMG_2177+cropped.jpg" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Nothing fancy...It looks just like the old one, but this one actually works!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRIltv0f8amq_xZ-oisHr3FWu7x6BMN5iSH2J5hv_1bj6Pq1l7L3Ab2dDlk1DWq9rwHC052nnpV5oYTh2Iu1R_BnEX_gDxB8Nhw4rUnUNmmtFSs8fTsXJXVzMoDUCj5i_qlMb-/s1600/IMG_2067+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Father's Day was fun with Brother and Sister Darling.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71RNJGb99T0bCCQXJh6yXZYp0kEbrI0K7JZuh04bWhdMTHYTVpo7lpgabVwiNP-G1nqqB7WTF_4WsYCoqFJTNgjFnN33U4QtC0mPMgjmdBv-yii5ElBgbg1sHTyxV-FN4kLby/s1600/IMG_2119+cropped+a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71RNJGb99T0bCCQXJh6yXZYp0kEbrI0K7JZuh04bWhdMTHYTVpo7lpgabVwiNP-G1nqqB7WTF_4WsYCoqFJTNgjFnN33U4QtC0mPMgjmdBv-yii5ElBgbg1sHTyxV-FN4kLby/s400/IMG_2119+cropped+a.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>DD and DB made a few trips to the donut shop for a suger-filled breakfast before...</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5m5oc0mhnhxCRt82Lp8a3z4tswdf-8DwLzL4-o5VQ_OgKx0nujCOU_esx_hclx4ELrD9Ymj-I_uJ3TkVFg7_Y3igvM48qaCP3XvThaV5_NJRRQvv7gqa_dE5ydqnikIuJZ_X/s1600/IMG_2136+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5m5oc0mhnhxCRt82Lp8a3z4tswdf-8DwLzL4-o5VQ_OgKx0nujCOU_esx_hclx4ELrD9Ymj-I_uJ3TkVFg7_Y3igvM48qaCP3XvThaV5_NJRRQvv7gqa_dE5ydqnikIuJZ_X/s320/IMG_2136+cropped.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfDHtXXbFezZuTI5-TmuiZQxOLALIP6lEihae1X7DFO1Ck-FdPe5KkspRRpoehAD0hNRGkzC4tuoJsFqvHTXPXhNrrBZci6brKkJiZ9QFdvxGCJRyNF76xrAsHZ0GFcR1hGcwz/s400/IMG_2129.JPG" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>and Princess Camp( for DB)</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiARoK9H9PkR4azZaEX1UIw1fqse-QpmT0r7vKsjGzGsT18VpKliv8ilWYrI7FPOVGYNdgpV59p2-WSJ5bijVL3kO1hrN_EaFUoNmXa-h5cmfS9NreKgb_hbBjMyZTw4PURLyhg/s1600/IMG_2153+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiARoK9H9PkR4azZaEX1UIw1fqse-QpmT0r7vKsjGzGsT18VpKliv8ilWYrI7FPOVGYNdgpV59p2-WSJ5bijVL3kO1hrN_EaFUoNmXa-h5cmfS9NreKgb_hbBjMyZTw4PURLyhg/s400/IMG_2153+cropped.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Doodlebug LOVED it! I think she felt right at home. (lol)</strong><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwqWZoFiDbD1gA23MWyVaZUAMJSB8reelzYjHBKhxpJCx-xsXloC8olMrezzcKI4ae7MHaNCF2cnnc0MfJfZ8zZ_fpCVhbQlbO-nBOTYVMHj7ffFyoQNv5qHJwYq85-YPLhmr/s1600/IMG_2176+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwqWZoFiDbD1gA23MWyVaZUAMJSB8reelzYjHBKhxpJCx-xsXloC8olMrezzcKI4ae7MHaNCF2cnnc0MfJfZ8zZ_fpCVhbQlbO-nBOTYVMHj7ffFyoQNv5qHJwYq85-YPLhmr/s400/IMG_2176+cropped.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>(Princess Doodlebug and her teacher, Ms. Ursela)</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>It seems as if we've had something to do EVERY Day since school's been out....obviously enough to wear anyone out.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirP_LEUGF_fxtEbm6kP8M6w06k0W3Gu1LFuWYR-UjF8LN1cFbeJGp7qYJ9yS4IQVFBIEU2xZX5GkdBXENFJT5mfTV23j7hYp0_95e7ik_4Si8JgKBEmvBvzvMVrOSNRcYq4cxS/s1600/IMG_2092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirP_LEUGF_fxtEbm6kP8M6w06k0W3Gu1LFuWYR-UjF8LN1cFbeJGp7qYJ9yS4IQVFBIEU2xZX5GkdBXENFJT5mfTV23j7hYp0_95e7ik_4Si8JgKBEmvBvzvMVrOSNRcYq4cxS/s400/IMG_2092.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>lol!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Mama Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14678667253128532058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36571989.post-40284842611620781552010-05-29T12:12:00.000-07:002010-05-29T12:12:57.471-07:00LAST DAY OF SCHOOL 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_-GdaxESyXQMgEO28dIKt0AL2onSNSS5kzZLIzSCFzGyzBcDrREXd5BuVG0Qpv4L8fOSyUD7SfFgLKHcTdGDmy_PbbU9_U8TOanoTbZIrxp1RNv9Eac9VSHYB_YRCV4RK6L5/s1600/IMG_1958+cropped+a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_-GdaxESyXQMgEO28dIKt0AL2onSNSS5kzZLIzSCFzGyzBcDrREXd5BuVG0Qpv4L8fOSyUD7SfFgLKHcTdGDmy_PbbU9_U8TOanoTbZIrxp1RNv9Eac9VSHYB_YRCV4RK6L5/s400/IMG_1958+cropped+a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>School was officially over for the girls yesterday, and DD is already complaining of being bored. She wants to do MORE science….so I’m sure we’ll continue…in our free time. We’ll find plenty of things to do…trips to the library, swimming lessons, violin lessons, sewing, and of course….house cleaning (yuk!)</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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