tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35892340164362852252024-03-13T07:33:15.763-07:00Seasons of the MountainsMariposa Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07901491200037952471noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589234016436285225.post-29898772065500721592009-06-24T11:59:00.000-07:002009-06-24T12:00:51.105-07:00Quote of the Day"When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child."<br /><br />~Sophia LorenMariposa Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07901491200037952471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589234016436285225.post-39078556523571922732009-06-18T07:38:00.000-07:002009-06-18T07:54:57.711-07:00Creating, creating, creatingLast night was the final night of herb class and right now i am so energized! Maybe has something thing to do with that amazing thunderstorm we had last night as well...<br /><br />Anyways, on the lot next to us I have been watching the mullein and yarrow grow. I have been wanting to create a very healing, soothing salve for the family and these are 2 very wonderful and healing herbs for sure a salve.<br /><br />So I just got back from next door harvesting some <a href="http://altnature.com/gallery/mullien.htm">mullein</a>....<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SjpS0e_WC5I/AAAAAAAAAFQ/B0d9hGILdtI/s1600-h/145551231_e07fccdf16.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SjpS0e_WC5I/AAAAAAAAAFQ/B0d9hGILdtI/s400/145551231_e07fccdf16.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348678569081310098" /></a><br /><br />and some <a href="http://altnature.com/gallery/yarrow.htm">yarrow</a>....<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SjpTJKBs-UI/AAAAAAAAAFY/YgNdMNAC1YQ/s1600-h/1260704930_5579a23513.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SjpTJKBs-UI/AAAAAAAAAFY/YgNdMNAC1YQ/s400/1260704930_5579a23513.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348678924231309634" /></a><br /><br /><br />Have cut up the leaves and flowers and put each in their own jar and covered with organic extra virgin olive oil. Now we wait for 6 weeks for the herb and oil to form their friendship.<br /><br />Wish us luck!Mariposa Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07901491200037952471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589234016436285225.post-82737681024309032232009-05-30T12:13:00.000-07:002009-06-02T12:59:42.246-07:00CampingWell then things do not work the way you want, you impervise. I wanted to go to the campground and take the kids camping with another family but we were unable to; so being terribly upset by it I decided to set up camp in our front yard. This is the kids first camping experience and I am embaressed by this.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiWBZA99WqI/AAAAAAAAAFA/VBLvsicgWDc/s1600-h/small+tent.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiWBZA99WqI/AAAAAAAAAFA/VBLvsicgWDc/s320/small+tent.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342818799701547682" /></a><br />Here is one of our 2 tents. It is the smaller one that Sarah wants to use.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiWBPUZ74aI/AAAAAAAAAE4/Ao6NDQYZ018/s1600-h/I+don%27t+wanna+come+out.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiWBPUZ74aI/AAAAAAAAAE4/Ao6NDQYZ018/s320/I+don%27t+wanna+come+out.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342818633120473506" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiWAxMpvEMI/AAAAAAAAAEw/sghAumn6k7o/s1600-h/let%27s+get+this+fire+going.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiWAxMpvEMI/AAAAAAAAAEw/sghAumn6k7o/s320/let%27s+get+this+fire+going.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342818115643183298" /></a><br />Here is the firepit in the front yard that makes a great campfire! <br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiWAoLJGSTI/AAAAAAAAAEo/D2Y-idXls4g/s1600-h/100_4123.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiWAoLJGSTI/AAAAAAAAAEo/D2Y-idXls4g/s200/100_4123.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342817960619034930" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiWAeVDK8mI/AAAAAAAAAEg/bpifLDr4bK4/s1600-h/Let%27s+get+this+camping+started.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiWAeVDK8mI/AAAAAAAAAEg/bpifLDr4bK4/s320/Let%27s+get+this+camping+started.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342817791479837282" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiWANFD6VbI/AAAAAAAAAEY/-KnNVAbsYzg/s1600-h/my+guy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiWANFD6VbI/AAAAAAAAAEY/-KnNVAbsYzg/s320/my+guy.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342817495130199474" /></a><br /><br />Here's my guy. A real trooper when I told him we are setting up camp in the front yard!<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiWACy7SigI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/KCF1dNari-U/s1600-h/whatever.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiWACy7SigI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/KCF1dNari-U/s320/whatever.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342817318463506946" /></a><br /><br />Sarah was getting upset about camping. She does not do well with change and was getting mouthy and resistant about this whole idea.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV_59mSucI/AAAAAAAAAEI/dGT5QNmNJe4/s1600-h/good+stick.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV_59mSucI/AAAAAAAAAEI/dGT5QNmNJe4/s320/good+stick.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342817166709406146" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV_tFuOcLI/AAAAAAAAAEA/hAteZGxLHMQ/s1600-h/yummy+watermellon.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV_tFuOcLI/AAAAAAAAAEA/hAteZGxLHMQ/s320/yummy+watermellon.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342816945551863986" /></a><br /><br />I bought a watermellon at the Farmer's Market on Friday for $3. Chilled it in the creek and what a mouth watering treat for the afternoon.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV_kD5g4FI/AAAAAAAAAD4/00EKU6z2xXk/s1600-h/dad+relaxing+by+the+fire.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV_kD5g4FI/AAAAAAAAAD4/00EKU6z2xXk/s320/dad+relaxing+by+the+fire.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342816790443515986" /></a><br /><br />Did not know it was such hard work setting up 2 tents! Dad needs to relax!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV-9KpMZOI/AAAAAAAAADw/uuPfdp0qxno/s1600-h/dad+roasting+with+the+long+stick.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV-9KpMZOI/AAAAAAAAADw/uuPfdp0qxno/s320/dad+roasting+with+the+long+stick.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342816122239214818" /></a><br /><br />Not wanting to get too close to the fire and chance getting burned, dad finds a realllyyy longggg stick to roast his marshmallow.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV-MiWcAsI/AAAAAAAAADo/CkANpNwGwkI/s1600-h/will+this+stick+work.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV-MiWcAsI/AAAAAAAAADo/CkANpNwGwkI/s320/will+this+stick+work.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342815286789407426" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV9_TKeRpI/AAAAAAAAADg/mWKYTLqVXms/s1600-h/Jacob+roasting.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV9_TKeRpI/AAAAAAAAADg/mWKYTLqVXms/s320/Jacob+roasting.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342815059374392978" /></a><br /><br />Jacob roasting,<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV91ETrxOI/AAAAAAAAADY/KJzyANETZnw/s1600-h/Sarah+roasting+marshmallows.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV91ETrxOI/AAAAAAAAADY/KJzyANETZnw/s320/Sarah+roasting+marshmallows.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342814883587802338" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV9QgGoEXI/AAAAAAAAADQ/4PzRNIhkHw4/s1600-h/Sarah%27s+2+roasters.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV9QgGoEXI/AAAAAAAAADQ/4PzRNIhkHw4/s320/Sarah%27s+2+roasters.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342814255394066802" /></a><br /><br />Sarah roasting, but she had to do 2 at a time!<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV9GA6uGiI/AAAAAAAAADI/4JkmA3odmuE/s1600-h/Sarah+on+the+phone.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV9GA6uGiI/AAAAAAAAADI/4JkmA3odmuE/s320/Sarah+on+the+phone.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342814075223939618" /></a><br /><br />Now, talking on the phone is not what we do when we go camping! Please get off and spend time with the family! Actually she was calling a friend to see if her and her fmaily could come over and roast marshmallows with us.<br /><br />Overall it was a very fun experience and the kids did enjoy it. The night was a bit chilly for a night in June but what fun it was.Mariposa Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07901491200037952471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589234016436285225.post-12990149078850011062009-05-29T11:49:00.000-07:002009-06-02T12:12:42.667-07:00Friday night at the drive-inThe Sunset Drive-In located in Shelby, NC. <br /><br />Here is the kids first ever trip to a drive-in theater. I remeber going to the drive-i when I was a kid growing up and loved it! @ $7 a car load you really can not beat it! Especially at the cost now days to get into a movie theater!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV487NRPoI/AAAAAAAAADA/sWFgIn8naT0/s1600-h/SunSet+Drive-In.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV487NRPoI/AAAAAAAAADA/sWFgIn8naT0/s320/SunSet+Drive-In.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342809521025793666" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV41E-IigI/AAAAAAAAAC4/nULQdOc2UaQ/s1600-h/the+big+screen.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV41E-IigI/AAAAAAAAAC4/nULQdOc2UaQ/s320/the+big+screen.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342809386207709698" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV4sSLe4II/AAAAAAAAACw/bGbCsfsEyyQ/s1600-h/here+we+are.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV4sSLe4II/AAAAAAAAACw/bGbCsfsEyyQ/s320/here+we+are.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342809235134537858" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV4gSbcKAI/AAAAAAAAACo/1_RG-j8geTM/s1600-h/getting+thigs+set+up.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV4gSbcKAI/AAAAAAAAACo/1_RG-j8geTM/s320/getting+thigs+set+up.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342809029043038210" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV4XmIeUMI/AAAAAAAAACg/siPdf0VtVPQ/s1600-h/this+is+comfy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV4XmIeUMI/AAAAAAAAACg/siPdf0VtVPQ/s320/this+is+comfy.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342808879713374402" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV4OSGmxjI/AAAAAAAAACY/kDWdFOfAksI/s1600-h/Jordan.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV4OSGmxjI/AAAAAAAAACY/kDWdFOfAksI/s320/Jordan.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342808719718008370" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV36jZGGiI/AAAAAAAAACQ/uXwv7mSdIRU/s1600-h/are+we+excited.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV36jZGGiI/AAAAAAAAACQ/uXwv7mSdIRU/s320/are+we+excited.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342808380761578018" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV3nsdwsTI/AAAAAAAAACI/xzZBI3P-BTs/s1600-h/the+boys.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV3nsdwsTI/AAAAAAAAACI/xzZBI3P-BTs/s320/the+boys.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342808056779551026" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV3ZChxCsI/AAAAAAAAACA/YtD9y8-UwpY/s1600-h/will+they+ever+get+off.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV3ZChxCsI/AAAAAAAAACA/YtD9y8-UwpY/s320/will+they+ever+get+off.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342807805003893442" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV3PYK1oUI/AAAAAAAAAB4/iRjMsa1qWM4/s1600-h/Jordan+at+the+drive-in.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV3PYK1oUI/AAAAAAAAAB4/iRjMsa1qWM4/s320/Jordan+at+the+drive-in.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342807639014613314" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV3FI7h39I/AAAAAAAAABw/FXOviQ271QU/s1600-h/Sarah+at+the+drive-in.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiV3FI7h39I/AAAAAAAAABw/FXOviQ271QU/s320/Sarah+at+the+drive-in.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342807463125180370" /></a>Mariposa Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07901491200037952471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589234016436285225.post-46781252092922986192009-05-23T11:36:00.000-07:002009-06-02T11:48:29.970-07:00Girls on the Run 20009Sarah had so much fun last season with Girls on the Run she decided to do it again! She had a wonderful time though if you ask her there was not enough running! There towards the end she did not want to go to the meets because it was all talk and not enough running she says....<br /><br />Anyways here are some pictures from the day of the 5K race...<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiVxuCpH6MI/AAAAAAAAABQ/PVwE69Mm8aA/s1600-h/100_4030.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiVxuCpH6MI/AAAAAAAAABQ/PVwE69Mm8aA/s320/100_4030.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342801568742238402" /></a><br />Here is Sarah with two of her 3 Best Friends.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiVx-4EKUhI/AAAAAAAAABY/Kl4sCsYwLig/s1600-h/100_4031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiVx-4EKUhI/AAAAAAAAABY/Kl4sCsYwLig/s320/100_4031.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342801857960628754" /></a><br />Here is her running buddy...her dad. There is no way, unless my life depended on it, could I run 3 miles. Thank you dad for being her running buddy!<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiVyy2i3G6I/AAAAAAAAABg/Vpl-Zh6MyRE/s1600-h/100_4034.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiVyy2i3G6I/AAAAAAAAABg/Vpl-Zh6MyRE/s320/100_4034.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342802750905719714" /></a><br /><br />Here is the team photo.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiVzJSPuZPI/AAAAAAAAABo/sQeT3deHfJk/s1600-h/100_4036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Ao23nCQsw4/SiVzJSPuZPI/AAAAAAAAABo/sQeT3deHfJk/s320/100_4036.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342803136298771698" /></a><br /><br />Here is their finish, unfortunately there was some womoon standing in the way!<br /><br />Sarah was great! She did very well, improving her time from last year. With her attending a new school next year I am not sure if she will want to participate again but I hope she doesMariposa Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07901491200037952471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589234016436285225.post-78051854710824279172009-05-22T14:59:00.000-07:002009-05-22T15:01:20.198-07:00I Fight Like a GirlA very empowering poster from one of my favorite sites to visit with Sarah...<a href="http://www.stickersisters.com/index.html">StickerSisters</a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/ShcgPuu0mVI/AAAAAAAAAOA/LjUgEFAiSCo/s1600-h/i+fight+like.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 261px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/ShcgPuu0mVI/AAAAAAAAAOA/LjUgEFAiSCo/s400/i+fight+like.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338771337885555026" /></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589234016436285225.post-33163025700615751752009-05-22T12:03:00.000-07:002009-05-22T12:15:50.274-07:00Cleaning product recommendationI wanted to do this post about a product that I absolutely LOVE. To pass it along so everyone will know.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Shb4lNgCWzI/AAAAAAAAAN4/9_a3ZuOFXQE/s1600-h/Sun+and+Earth.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338727726457183026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Shb4lNgCWzI/AAAAAAAAAN4/9_a3ZuOFXQE/s320/Sun+and+Earth.png" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.sunandearth.com/">Sun & Earth</a> Fabric Softener Sheets<br /><br />Natural. Hypoallergenic. 100% <a href="http://www.sunandearth.com/productdetailspage.aspx?Pid=22">Biodegradable</a> in 21 days!<br /><br />Available in scented "Fresh Citrus Scent" and "Unscented".<br />80 ct sheets.<br /><br />I can not say enough about these dryer sheets....and the fact of how enviromentally friendly they are. Of all the brands and kinds of dryer sheets there are out on the market today, these are by far the best buy for your money and the enviroment. With a family of four and 2 children who dirty an obseen amount of laundry, I am ALWAYS doing laundry. 1 box of Sun and Earth fabric softener sheets last me a good month, that is even with occasionally using 2 sheets in a load.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589234016436285225.post-58670370720843438382009-05-07T05:11:00.000-07:002009-05-07T05:15:53.792-07:00How Swine Flu is REALLY spreadDespite all the information you get on the news as to how the Swine flu is spread, here is the TRUE way that the Swine flu is spread....<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SgLQGmWZJpI/AAAAAAAAANw/85fn2SVOV3E/s1600-h/Swineflu.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SgLQGmWZJpI/AAAAAAAAANw/85fn2SVOV3E/s320/Swineflu.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333053720552351378" /></a><br /><br /><br />This post is from an e-mail sent to me from a friend and felt it necessary to post here on my blog about it. It is really funny! Had me histerically laughing for minutes after reading the e-mail.<br /><br />Hope you liked it too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589234016436285225.post-66439920898546266742009-05-04T11:12:00.000-07:002009-05-04T11:26:58.098-07:00Bloodroot identifiedI absolutely LOVE going to herb school! My mind is like a sponge, soaking up all the information I possibly can and then it is not enough. I take my <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Field-Guide-Medicinal-Plants-Herbs/dp/0395988144/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241460993&sr=1-7">Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs: Of Eastern and Central North America</a>by Roger Peterson everywhere with me because I never know when I will find a plant that holds my attention and speaks to me and need this book in hand to identify. <br /><br />Well, while outside thumbing thru some books trying to come to an understanding of what might be going on for Jacob and his stomach aches, I decided to take a walk out in the lot next to our home and see what comes to me. While out there I came across Bloodroot. <br /><br /> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8wHThHQZI/AAAAAAAAANg/WXLhhx96-KU/s1600-h/bloodroot4474lg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8wHThHQZI/AAAAAAAAANg/WXLhhx96-KU/s320/bloodroot4474lg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332033385886335378" /></a><br /><br /><br />I also harvested some Mullein leaves. <br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8zO1taXqI/AAAAAAAAANo/qQii0e0YfmM/s1600-h/mullein.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8zO1taXqI/AAAAAAAAANo/qQii0e0YfmM/s320/mullein.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332036813858692770" /></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589234016436285225.post-71950277758515110942009-05-01T17:00:00.000-07:002009-05-04T09:10:13.827-07:00Herb Festival @ WNC Farmer's Market<div>Finally a day all to myself and so excited it is so I get the kids off to school on the bus and head out to the ATM to take out the $ for my trip the <a href="http://www.ashevilleherbfestival.com/">Herb Festival</a> . It due to start at 9am but upon my arrival at 8:30 it is plain to see that things are already going. So I find a very close parking spot to park as I must many trips back and forth to my van to drop off my arm full of herbs.<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331999915899247426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 290px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8RrGGWW0I/AAAAAAAAANQ/nkl9nwR1KtU/s320/hills_farm2.jpg" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div>My list of herbs and plants I have purchased include:<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div>Comfory</div><div>Boneset</div><div>Holy Basil</div><div>Spearmint</div><div>Catnip</div><div>Lemon Balm</div><div>Lemon Basil</div><div>Cucumbers</div><div>Red Bell Peppers</div><div>Green Bell Peppers</div><div>Yellow Bell Peppers</div><div>Orange Bell Peppers</div><div>Cherokee Purple tomato</div><div>Aunt Ruby Green tomato</div><div>Eucalyptus tree</div><div> </div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8TNAtfPmI/AAAAAAAAANY/MEBULCL4prk/s1600-h/eucalyptus.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8TNAtfPmI/AAAAAAAAANY/MEBULCL4prk/s320/eucalyptus.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332001598079975010" /></a><br /><br />Now I am off to transplant....</div><div> </div><div>....and enjoy.</div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589234016436285225.post-7154283307439713992009-04-16T20:07:00.000-07:002009-05-04T08:31:26.331-07:00Vist to Chimney Rock ParkOur family trip to Chimeny Rock State Park over Spring Break. A very relaxing, fun day out.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8I_zlIwrI/AAAAAAAAALY/DNxoxl4MJJY/s1600-h/100_3927.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8I_zlIwrI/AAAAAAAAALY/DNxoxl4MJJY/s320/100_3927.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331990376100709042" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8I3MQYH5I/AAAAAAAAALQ/D0pKjNjuMLw/s1600-h/100_3929.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8I3MQYH5I/AAAAAAAAALQ/D0pKjNjuMLw/s320/100_3929.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331990228105699218" /></a><br />A tunnel!!! Don't know if I can go in!? a an elevator, OMG! CAnInot go the lloonngg way around!?<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8Iut8L8YI/AAAAAAAAALI/wtayrvd1pWM/s1600-h/100_3931.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8Iut8L8YI/AAAAAAAAALI/wtayrvd1pWM/s320/100_3931.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331990082528997762" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8Imqm4Z-I/AAAAAAAAALA/ZzEiQve3Ck8/s1600-h/100_3932.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8Imqm4Z-I/AAAAAAAAALA/ZzEiQve3Ck8/s320/100_3932.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331989944195377122" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8IfrLyL1I/AAAAAAAAAK4/PWCjoKEp4Js/s1600-h/100_3934.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8IfrLyL1I/AAAAAAAAAK4/PWCjoKEp4Js/s320/100_3934.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331989824091074386" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8IWWXaS7I/AAAAAAAAAKw/sH086DO7l8Q/s1600-h/100_3936.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8IWWXaS7I/AAAAAAAAAKw/sH086DO7l8Q/s320/100_3936.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331989663883873202" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8INFvSCwI/AAAAAAAAAKo/uKd-cXjYX-Q/s1600-h/100_3937.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8INFvSCwI/AAAAAAAAAKo/uKd-cXjYX-Q/s320/100_3937.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331989504801770242" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8IECDKeEI/AAAAAAAAAKg/H3hpL-tMQfE/s1600-h/100_3939.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8G2Y6YSjI/AAAAAAAAAJY/7XpF_cz5axE/s320/100_3965.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331988015299971634" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8Gs62LfHI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/XkZ3lMJo21w/s1600-h/100_3972.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8Gs62LfHI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/XkZ3lMJo21w/s320/100_3972.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331987852610468978" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8Gj0VxC_I/AAAAAAAAAJI/BgU1ndtnenI/s1600-h/100_3974.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8Gj0VxC_I/AAAAAAAAAJI/BgU1ndtnenI/s320/100_3974.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331987696245083122" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8GcdtijsI/AAAAAAAAAJA/KFVFAyFAaSA/s1600-h/100_3983.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8GcdtijsI/AAAAAAAAAJA/KFVFAyFAaSA/s320/100_3983.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331987569911697090" /></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589234016436285225.post-77662401874857490282009-04-13T17:47:00.000-07:002009-04-15T06:00:38.347-07:00Day of BowlingThe was rainy and a house full of bored kids...What to do.....Let's go bowling. Day out with the cousins.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXZqcztaUI/AAAAAAAAAIw/liUY8JnbwYQ/s1600-h/100_3923.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324901457746291010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXZqcztaUI/AAAAAAAAAIw/liUY8JnbwYQ/s320/100_3923.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXZg5xSPyI/AAAAAAAAAIo/aRy2l8gqRhk/s1600-h/100_3900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324901293722058530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXZg5xSPyI/AAAAAAAAAIo/aRy2l8gqRhk/s320/100_3900.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXZY9ry-qI/AAAAAAAAAIg/8mXN6onhz7A/s1600-h/100_3895.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324901157333826210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXZY9ry-qI/AAAAAAAAAIg/8mXN6onhz7A/s320/100_3895.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXZNjYqwzI/AAAAAAAAAIY/cYmacIbt_dE/s1600-h/100_3885.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324900961295713074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXZNjYqwzI/AAAAAAAAAIY/cYmacIbt_dE/s320/100_3885.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXYsez6mcI/AAAAAAAAAIA/sRzYxRtg-AE/s1600-h/100_3887.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324900393132136898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXYsez6mcI/AAAAAAAAAIA/sRzYxRtg-AE/s320/100_3887.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXYhp-QlpI/AAAAAAAAAH4/0ucDdm4XICM/s1600-h/100_3889.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324900207149749906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXYhp-QlpI/AAAAAAAAAH4/0ucDdm4XICM/s320/100_3889.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXYYGb_l6I/AAAAAAAAAHw/nIKJeC_hmYg/s1600-h/100_3892.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324900042991966114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXYYGb_l6I/AAAAAAAAAHw/nIKJeC_hmYg/s320/100_3892.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXYQf6cCNI/AAAAAAAAAHo/v41ztCdbhvY/s1600-h/100_3899.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324899912391592146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXYQf6cCNI/AAAAAAAAAHo/v41ztCdbhvY/s320/100_3899.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXYJp6TZOI/AAAAAAAAAHg/MUSCU0MawO8/s1600-h/100_3906.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324899794816296162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXYJp6TZOI/AAAAAAAAAHg/MUSCU0MawO8/s320/100_3906.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXX94V0oVI/AAAAAAAAAHY/XzW4afdDZc4/s1600-h/100_3922.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324899592531386706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXX94V0oVI/AAAAAAAAAHY/XzW4afdDZc4/s320/100_3922.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXX1Tdr8ZI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/f4C8Hr_SVCE/s1600-h/100_3903.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324899445193306514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXX1Tdr8ZI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/f4C8Hr_SVCE/s320/100_3903.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXXrJMJyII/AAAAAAAAAHI/waRJKj-5lXM/s1600-h/100_3891.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324899270636718210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXXrJMJyII/AAAAAAAAAHI/waRJKj-5lXM/s320/100_3891.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589234016436285225.post-26387437806738377712009-04-12T17:14:00.000-07:002009-04-15T05:40:47.284-07:00soapy dog DaisyTime for Daisy's bi-weekly trip to her favorite place.....<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324892928625618306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 210px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXR5_W4LYI/AAAAAAAAAHA/GPpOUgp_GUQ/s320/Soapy+Dog.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />This is Roni Davis owner of the <a href="http://www.thesoapydog.com/flash_content/soapy_dog_flash.html">Soapy Dog</a> and an awesome friend!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXR0shdJFI/AAAAAAAAAG4/cQ6PNsLUq50/s1600-h/Roni+Davis.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324892837670364242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 208px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXR0shdJFI/AAAAAAAAAG4/cQ6PNsLUq50/s320/Roni+Davis.JPG" border="0" /></a> The Soapy Dog is a full service Do-It-Yourself dog wash.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXRuHvN0nI/AAAAAAAAAGw/3H6lFY7fhzM/s1600-h/Full+service+grooming.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324892724716753522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 190px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXRuHvN0nI/AAAAAAAAAGw/3H6lFY7fhzM/s320/Full+service+grooming.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The coolest tubs ever!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXRovBAQqI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9KAd2P8CDyE/s1600-h/bath+tubs.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324892632181129890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 269px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXRovBAQqI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9KAd2P8CDyE/s320/bath+tubs.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We have such a great time Daisy and I. Her day to get pampered.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXRgX4OYqI/AAAAAAAAAGg/cUYAoIH6QsY/s1600-h/best+friends.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324892488531337890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXRgX4OYqI/AAAAAAAAAGg/cUYAoIH6QsY/s320/best+friends.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Where did Daisy go?!<br /></div><div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXRYnICRaI/AAAAAAAAAGY/_YIVPU4iXwk/s1600-h/Where+is+Daisy.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324892355185231266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 315px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXRYnICRaI/AAAAAAAAAGY/_YIVPU4iXwk/s320/Where+is+Daisy.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Daisy LOVES her towels....<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXRSs4eThI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/-iApgd_PmuQ/s1600-h/Her+favorite+thing+to+do+after+bath.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324892253651357202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 308px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXRSs4eThI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/-iApgd_PmuQ/s320/Her+favorite+thing+to+do+after+bath.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This her first favorite thing to do when done getting a bath....<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXRKMB7d0I/AAAAAAAAAGI/BXjLSXsSNi0/s1600-h/second+favorite+thing+to+do+after+bath.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324892107393693506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 272px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXRKMB7d0I/AAAAAAAAAGI/BXjLSXsSNi0/s320/second+favorite+thing+to+do+after+bath.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dryer time.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXREd9z7DI/AAAAAAAAAGA/dwiJAQG5nCg/s1600-h/dryer+time.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324892009129045042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 275px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXREd9z7DI/AAAAAAAAAGA/dwiJAQG5nCg/s320/dryer+time.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />My girl is all clean!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXQFy25DJI/AAAAAAAAAF4/sPx8GBrTrY4/s1600-h/Clean+dog.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324890932405406866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 264px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXQFy25DJI/AAAAAAAAAF4/sPx8GBrTrY4/s320/Clean+dog.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Treat time.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXP7F3ylRI/AAAAAAAAAFw/pjgt1hE2FNM/s1600-h/treats.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324890748530890002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 198px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXP7F3ylRI/AAAAAAAAAFw/pjgt1hE2FNM/s320/treats.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Saying goodbye till next time....<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXPwJ3VOCI/AAAAAAAAAFo/3GYCCOu95d8/s1600-h/Roni+and+Daisy.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324890560624146466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 251px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SeXPwJ3VOCI/AAAAAAAAAFo/3GYCCOu95d8/s320/Roni+and+Daisy.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589234016436285225.post-27517252009104800252009-04-07T04:35:00.000-07:002009-04-07T04:46:50.294-07:00Extremely Rare photos of Albino Moose<span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000099;"><em><span style="color:#66cccc;">Want to see an extremely RARE Albino Moose?!</span><br /><br /></em></span><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sds6pHFeLzI/AAAAAAAAAFA/cgwA0w1fkNw/s1600-h/image00445.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321911862619418418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sds6pHFeLzI/AAAAAAAAAFA/cgwA0w1fkNw/s320/image00445.jpg" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321911947470914386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sds6uDLpQ1I/AAAAAAAAAFI/TCZB05EJlfU/s320/image00667.jpg" border="0" /> </div><div></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#66cccc;"><em>Not one, but two ! Truly amazing ! These animals were photographed just north of the Wisconsin border on a highway near Marenisco , MI . Once in awhile there is an opportunity to take in a piece of nature that you may never see. </em></span></div><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321912211193010386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 241px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sds69Zn5GNI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/PbcpTgoBeSs/s320/image00889.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321912347248306882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sds7FUeAKsI/AAAAAAAAAFY/e8-MjxphlsY/s320/image0111112.jpg" border="0" /><br /><em><span style="color:#66cccc;">The odds of seeing an albino moose are astronomical and to see this in the upper peninsula of Michigan , near Wisconsin , is even greater than astronomical. To see two of them together is nearly impossible.<br />We wanted to share these photos with as many people as possible because you will probably never have a chance to see this rare sight again.<br />This is a really special treat, so enjoy the shot of a lifetime.<br /></span></em><div></div></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589234016436285225.post-26951938194534277212009-04-04T17:39:00.000-07:002009-04-04T17:45:33.973-07:00It's official!WE DID IT!<br /><br />WE MADE IT!<br /><br />Both the kids got accepted to <a href="http://www.artspacecharter.org/about.htm">ArtSpace</a> Charter School!<br /><br /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321001482708966690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 156px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sdf-qBox3SI/AAAAAAAAAEw/LflW8jD3E0U/s400/artspace.gif" border="0" /></p><p> </p><p>Now all we need to do is find a place to live in East Asheville where we can have our horses too.<br /></p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589234016436285225.post-67140659974130877502009-03-31T15:00:00.000-07:002009-04-03T03:15:48.000-07:00Remembering whenI was remebering my childhood today as I headed down to my daughter's school to attend a class with her.<br /><br />A class on puberty!<br /><br />Ah! Yes! Puberty.<br /><br />She and I have spent many hours over the past year talking and sharing on our bodies and the changes she will be going thru. Also that at my age I too am going thru changes. She has been very open to learning and asking lots of questions. (thankfully, not all at once!) It has been a time and place of healing for me doing this with her because my mother never did such with me. Her talk with me was short and blunt..."you will begin to bleed, this is called your period. It is dirty. Keep it a secret. When you start to bleed it means you can have babies. That is the reason why women bleed."<br /><br />Our menstration is so much more than that.<br /><br />Anyways, the class at my daughters school. It was for all 5th grade girls given by the school nurse. Maybe 13 girls total. So as the school nurse begins to talk about the body changes they will be going thru and begins to talk of them getting their periods, there was so much giggling and whispering going on amongst these girls it was fun to watch/hear. My daughter has experienced already most of the changes the nurse spoke of and I watched her from the back of the room wondering how she was feeling, what she was thinking. I was the only mother there!<br />I was shocked!!! utterly! Just goes to show how many mothers are not completely involved in their young girls lives today. It is very sad.<br /><br />I will say one thing, the movie that was shown on getting your period was a lot more "entertaining" than the movie we watched when I was in school. Thank goodness!<br /><br />The class was an hour long and was the last hour of school. It was a most interesting hour and am glad she was willing to allow me to be there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589234016436285225.post-41902831927104066192009-03-25T07:22:00.000-07:002009-03-25T07:53:35.879-07:00Starting Herbal School<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/ScpFVoaAxcI/AAAAAAAAAEo/eY6JlXL5RJw/s1600-h/coneflower4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317138547990382018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/ScpFVoaAxcI/AAAAAAAAAEo/eY6JlXL5RJw/s400/coneflower4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I have finally done it! I started herbal school! I am so excited and am grateful to be doing something for myself and not feeling guilty about it.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I am attending <a href="http://www.herbsheal.com/">Appalacian School of Holistic Herbalism</a> the Fundamentals of Herbs and Plant Energies. It is a 13-week/65 hour program learning herbs for all the bodies systems, herbs for womyn, pregnancy, men, children, herbal first aid and herbal making. Topics covered include:Ayurveda and doshic considerations, wildcrafting and plant identification, medicine making (Salves, Tinctures, oils, etc.) natural skin care and aromatherapy, mshrooms,wild foods and flower essences. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>This class is a prerequisite for Traditional Program , a 9 month, 260 hour advanced course. I wanted to take this class in conjunction with the Foundations which you are allowed to do, however dur to funds and time restrictions I am unable too. Next year.</div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589234016436285225.post-365969318708601102009-03-25T07:19:00.001-07:002009-03-25T07:22:14.800-07:00I'm back!Sorry everyone I have been gone for so long. WOW! Hard to belive Spring is finally here! I am so grateful.<br /><br />I have had so much going on that by the time the kids get to bed I crash I am so exhausted! Then I spend the next day playing catch-up from that which I did not get done the day before!...<br /><br />..so I am making an effort to stay current here on my blog. I love reading others and though no one really reads mine, I have fun.<br /><br />What is everyone doing for Spring Break!?!?!?!?!?!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589234016436285225.post-13267041689297676622009-03-02T08:52:00.000-08:002009-05-04T08:55:08.610-07:00Chickens first snowThis is the chickens first real snow. Let's go out and see what they think...<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8PkyM8k0I/AAAAAAAAANI/ayI48T0K-ag/s1600-h/100_3777.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331997608455738178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8PkyM8k0I/AAAAAAAAANI/ayI48T0K-ag/s320/100_3777.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8PdzCFsDI/AAAAAAAAANA/3WEebB9fZbo/s1600-h/100_3778.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331997488419549234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8PdzCFsDI/AAAAAAAAANA/3WEebB9fZbo/s320/100_3778.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8PWyjyqYI/AAAAAAAAAM4/P5rZnM2sUDE/s1600-h/100_3779.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331997368033388930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8PWyjyqYI/AAAAAAAAAM4/P5rZnM2sUDE/s320/100_3779.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589234016436285225.post-59150895593623395062009-02-04T08:39:00.000-08:002009-02-05T08:51:11.943-08:00Happy Birthday<span style="color:#ffffff;"><em>My little girl turned 11 years old today!</em><br /><br /></span><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299354554681173090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SYsW4-qepGI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/iRvYglWSmPY/s400/100_2503.JPG" border="0" /><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em>HAPPY BIRTHDAY SARAH!</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em>So she had the usual list of gifts she wanted for her birthday....it kept growing!!!</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em>She was gifted with some art supplies, Taylor Swift's new CD and a digital camera</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em>all her own (so she will leave ours alone!)</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em>and</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em>a new horse named Angel! a 13 yr old Appaloosa .</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em>(picture soon to follow)</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em>and treated to our favorite local restaurant for dinner.</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em>11 years!!!! where has time gone?!?!?!</em></span></span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589234016436285225.post-38077466725257853602009-01-18T20:41:00.000-08:002009-05-04T08:51:46.800-07:00Indoor ice skatingAfter having been in Asheville now for almost 7 years and sating year after year we were going to go, we finally made it to the indoor ice skating at the Asheville civic center. No one in family has ever been ice skating before. What an adventure this shall be!<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8N3lqz-2I/AAAAAAAAAMw/eZAS8ql2Nqo/s1600-h/100_3701.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331995732485602146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8N3lqz-2I/AAAAAAAAAMw/eZAS8ql2Nqo/s320/100_3701.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8Nx0DPgEI/AAAAAAAAAMo/AStDdg5KiVI/s1600-h/100_3702.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331995633266950210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8Nx0DPgEI/AAAAAAAAAMo/AStDdg5KiVI/s320/100_3702.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8Nr6uFj8I/AAAAAAAAAMg/9i1oJAUfa-A/s1600-h/100_3703.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331995531978051522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8Nr6uFj8I/AAAAAAAAAMg/9i1oJAUfa-A/s320/100_3703.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8NkXCg7oI/AAAAAAAAAMY/1zmkIVg5Tpo/s1600-h/100_3704.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331995402140970626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8NkXCg7oI/AAAAAAAAAMY/1zmkIVg5Tpo/s320/100_3704.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8Nd7PoLEI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/XyJXbFdggJI/s1600-h/100_3705.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331995291600563266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8Nd7PoLEI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/XyJXbFdggJI/s320/100_3705.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8NW7FwidI/AAAAAAAAAMI/oPpqdgCvjmc/s1600-h/100_3706.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331995171300084178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8NW7FwidI/AAAAAAAAAMI/oPpqdgCvjmc/s320/100_3706.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8NQmirLmI/AAAAAAAAAMA/szVbyu2cZC8/s1600-h/100_3707.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331995062705008226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8NQmirLmI/AAAAAAAAAMA/szVbyu2cZC8/s320/100_3707.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8NKnGZDXI/AAAAAAAAAL4/FUgx4dVN20I/s1600-h/100_3709.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331994959775599986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8NKnGZDXI/AAAAAAAAAL4/FUgx4dVN20I/s320/100_3709.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p>He is standing on his own two feet ALL by himself! Feeling wobly, he waits patiently for mom to finish lacing her skates to venture out on the ice....</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8NCIpn8pI/AAAAAAAAALw/h6ekjx27rjs/s1600-h/100_3710.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331994814162924178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8NCIpn8pI/AAAAAAAAALw/h6ekjx27rjs/s320/100_3710.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p>The side feels like a safe place to be....</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8M6gfIcEI/AAAAAAAAALo/QvMlK6a1Jhk/s1600-h/100_3712.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331994683122413634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8M6gfIcEI/AAAAAAAAALo/QvMlK6a1Jhk/s320/100_3712.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8Ms8uxzvI/AAAAAAAAALg/18nW32ClUHU/s1600-h/100_3713.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331994450186063602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/Sf8Ms8uxzvI/AAAAAAAAALg/18nW32ClUHU/s320/100_3713.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p>Were not able to take very many pictures as terrified to take the camera out on the ice for fear of falling and breaking it! We had an absolutely wonderful time...sore legs and all!</p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589234016436285225.post-22844149629271948542009-01-06T09:11:00.000-08:002009-01-06T09:18:34.077-08:00A family loss<em><span style="font-family:georgia;">We have suffered our first <strong>huge</strong> loss in our creature family. Yesterday morning when Sarah went out to feed and water the chickens she came back in saying one of the Buffs were missing. We thought she was just up in a tree as it was still dark outside when Sarah went to feed them. I went out later to look for her and could not find her anywhere.</span></em><br /><em></em><br /><em>What I did find was....</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>feathers.</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>a small trail that I started to follow. Had Daisy ( our dog) search for her and she tried. There was never any blood just feathers. I followed te trail thru the woods and it lead back behind our house to the neighbor's yard which I was not able to get permission to search.</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>Dear sweet Cowgirl is lost to us forever. </em><br /><em></em><br /><em>The neighbor has numerous stray cats that obviouslyy he is not feeding so they came after our chickens in the night when they are defenseless. </em><br /><em></em><br /><em>Well, now they get put to bed every night now in the coop.</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>We will miss you Cowgirl.</em>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589234016436285225.post-77198679280694474672008-12-24T06:04:00.000-08:002008-12-24T06:27:22.989-08:00Tracking Santa's whereabouts!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SVJF3PsHrJI/AAAAAAAAADQ/1l6dxY1TMUM/s1600-h/santaandreindeer.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283362128265718930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 290px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 218px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SVJF3PsHrJI/AAAAAAAAADQ/1l6dxY1TMUM/s400/santaandreindeer.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The kids and I are curently tracking good ol'Santa Claus on his night's journey delivering presents to children across the world. This is a tradition our family has done yearly as a way to spend christmas eve day.<br /><br />The kids LOVE it! They are up at 6am waking dad up asking him to bring up <a href="http://www.noradsanta.org/en/home.html">NORAD TRACKS SANTA</a> on the computer to find out where he has been. We do an hourly check otherwise they would stay "glued" to the computer. NORAD gives Santa's current location on the map and here and there there will also be a small video clip to watch. They also give the countdown till he arrives at his next location.<br /><br />There is also a Kids' Countdown. The North Pole. Where kids can select any of numerous buildings in the North Pole and there are activities for the kids to do. Loads of fun!<strong></strong><em></em>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589234016436285225.post-40890120137723546352008-12-22T11:10:00.000-08:002008-12-22T11:38:33.876-08:00Christmastown USALocated right off of <a href="http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=McAdenville&state=NC">I-85</a> east of Gastonia, NC is a small little town called <a href="http://www.mcadenville-christmastown.com/">McAdenville</a> where every year for the holidays they light the whole town with christmas lights and close down the town nightly so people from far and near can drive or walk thru and see all the lights.<br /><br />This is their 53rd year of lighting the entire town in christmas lights. <br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SU_ptVN72KI/AAAAAAAAACw/kZ3N7d6-sg0/s1600-h/3093438384_be4b1c6a2a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SU_ptVN72KI/AAAAAAAAACw/kZ3N7d6-sg0/s320/3093438384_be4b1c6a2a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282697852927858850" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SU_n40wL50I/AAAAAAAAACg/hQLSjARR8dw/s1600-h/71315661_a6d3ec9b6e.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 310px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SU_n40wL50I/AAAAAAAAACg/hQLSjARR8dw/s320/71315661_a6d3ec9b6e.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282695851348322114" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SU_oi9er_5I/AAAAAAAAACo/bbkrzQuWLs4/s1600-h/2112214776_352e2dc6be.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SU_oi9er_5I/AAAAAAAAACo/bbkrzQuWLs4/s320/2112214776_352e2dc6be.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282696575245352850" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SU_qJYNsROI/AAAAAAAAAC4/mG8c6FwcfOs/s1600-h/3092629239_dfcfdcfcd1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SU_qJYNsROI/AAAAAAAAAC4/mG8c6FwcfOs/s320/3092629239_dfcfdcfcd1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282698334768481506" /></a><br /><br />This is where we ventured to Saturday night to take the kids to go see. One quick reminder though, don't do as we did and forget to bring the christmas music to listen to as you are driving thru. It adds to the festiveness!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589234016436285225.post-26196616398434014872008-12-16T05:15:00.000-08:002008-12-16T05:22:02.454-08:00She did it!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SUerT7ceKYI/AAAAAAAAACY/LgGrh1i4Vuw/s1600-h/GOTR_logo_Western_NC1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 159px; height: 140px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wXfu8qV13YE/SUerT7ceKYI/AAAAAAAAACY/LgGrh1i4Vuw/s400/GOTR_logo_Western_NC1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280377446978169218" /></a><br /><br />Saturday my daughter did something amazing and I am so proud of her! She ran in the Wondergirl 5K and came in second place in her school! It is 3miles and she ran it in 35 mins 37 sec. I was in tears as she came thru the finish line.<br /><br />Congratulations Sarah. You are Awesome!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1