tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36666890233880887972024-03-13T10:16:30.711-07:00I can do all things through him who strengthens me! ........ Philippians 4:13Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14674459823582124929noreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666689023388088797.post-35052705696422644122012-06-21T15:37:00.002-07:002012-06-21T15:37:30.801-07:00<a href="https://twitter.com/sdrojas/status/215935377838587906">https://twitter.com/sdrojas/status/215935377838587906</a><br />
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We are starting with an easy cram style workout once a day (hopefully) and changing our eating habits (if we can get the males in the house to follow our lead it would make things a lot easier!)</div>
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Can these two even work out together? Girl is already in good shape from intense soccer training (but feels she is getting lazy and wants to be able to keep up with the other players). Mom has fallen off the workout wagon for far toooo long (but ready to jump back on!) </div>
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Day 1 - successful (legs are already feeling it!)</div>
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</div>Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14674459823582124929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666689023388088797.post-31561004107488711842010-11-02T09:07:00.000-07:002010-11-02T09:09:40.755-07:00<a style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 18px" title="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dayspring/aSfH/~3/u-ddBQEqJXI/theres-grace-enough-for-a-girl.html?utm_source=" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dayspring/aSfH/~3/u-ddBQEqJXI/theres-grace-enough-for-a-girl.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email" name="1" utm_medium="email">There's grace enough for this girl...</a><br /><a style="FLOAT: right" title="Clothespin photo by D Sharon Pruitt (flickr creative commons)" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinksherbet/2874232024/sizes/m/in/set-72157610551917961/"></a>Today I'm just glad there's grace enough for a girl who lets her heart get ahead of her head.<br />Who hasn't cleaned the grout in her kitchen floor. Not once.<br />Who still prefers the fringes to the center of attention.<br />Who can feel entirely out of place even with people who love her.<br />Who grinds her teeth because she worries. And worries because she grinds her teeth.<br />Who doesn't pet her dog enough.<br />Or cook dinner every night.<br />Or accessorize her outfits (and her life) in quite the way she'd like.<br />Who's having a bad today and feeling guilty for being ungrateful.<br />Whose to-do list is never done,<br />whose expectations for herself are never met.<br />Yes, I'm glad there's grace enough for a girl like that...<br />Like me.<br />Like you.<br />Like all of us.<br /><em>"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."<br />2 Corinthians 12:9<br /></em><br />From my Daily Devotion! Loved this one!Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14674459823582124929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666689023388088797.post-7366919281408253742010-04-14T09:01:00.000-07:002010-04-17T09:42:25.566-07:00~The Great Outdoors~We went camping in Yucaipa - I didn't really even know where that was! But it turned out to be really pretty and we had a great time!<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/S8nkOe3S6dI/AAAAAAAAD-s/EZNtxjZKRTA/s1600/Picnik+collage+us.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 329px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461146960617728466" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/S8nkOe3S6dI/AAAAAAAAD-s/EZNtxjZKRTA/s400/Picnik+collage+us.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/S8nkOJWtqRI/AAAAAAAAD-k/wZhvnJ8Z0nM/s1600/Picnik+collagecamping.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 339px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461146954843924754" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/S8nkOJWtqRI/AAAAAAAAD-k/wZhvnJ8Z0nM/s400/Picnik+collagecamping.jpg" /></a> Ronn's Niece and Nephews - so fun - but so exhausting :)<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/S8nkN7QyFVI/AAAAAAAAD-c/-UzYoYuqJBQ/s1600/Picnik+collage+boys.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 370px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461146951060952402" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/S8nkN7QyFVI/AAAAAAAAD-c/-UzYoYuqJBQ/s400/Picnik+collage+boys.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/S8nkNnXIH3I/AAAAAAAAD-U/41Aj8VN0d4M/s1600/Picnik+collage+joy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461146945718853490" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/S8nkNnXIH3I/AAAAAAAAD-U/41Aj8VN0d4M/s400/Picnik+collage+joy.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/S8nkNLVaofI/AAAAAAAAD-M/zw-CkvyjxbM/s1600/Picnik+collagelakes.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 253px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461146938195485170" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/S8nkNLVaofI/AAAAAAAAD-M/zw-CkvyjxbM/s400/Picnik+collagelakes.jpg" /></a><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div>Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14674459823582124929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666689023388088797.post-55236043487269744652010-02-16T20:28:00.001-08:002010-02-16T20:33:32.422-08:00Valentines Day<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/S3twzIuXj1I/AAAAAAAAD-E/AJlPxP72xyA/s1600-h/ValentinesDay+2010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439064998797610834" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/S3twzIuXj1I/AAAAAAAAD-E/AJlPxP72xyA/s400/ValentinesDay+2010.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/S3twoqHnzUI/AAAAAAAAD98/H2LEnqrFVgY/s1600-h/valentinesday2010a.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/S3twoV4YgxI/AAAAAAAAD90/Fv3dcRwocOs/s1600-h/valentinesday2010a.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 349px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439064813350716178" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/S3twoV4YgxI/AAAAAAAAD90/Fv3dcRwocOs/s400/valentinesday2010a.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">~ unconditional ~ constant ~ everlasting ~</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"> ~ special ~ fun ~ trustworthy ~ foundational ~</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">~a gift~</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">♥ FAMILY ♥</span><br /></div><div></div></div>Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14674459823582124929noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666689023388088797.post-5359093467230394392009-12-31T12:43:00.000-08:002010-01-06T13:02:48.000-08:00December 09'<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/S0T343Tf0EI/AAAAAAAAD9s/tl4273VmPvY/s1600-h/december09%27.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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'I am a Christian' I'm not shouting 'I'm clean livin''<br />I'm whispering 'I was lost, Now I'm found and forgiven.'<br />When I say... 'I am a Christian' I don't speak of this with pride.<br />I'm confessing that I stumble and need Christ to be my guide.<br /><br />When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not trying to be strong.<br />I'm professing that I'm weak and need His strength to carry on.<br />When I say.. 'I am a Christian' I'm not bragging of success.<br />I'm admitting I have failed and need God to clean my mess.<br /><br />When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not claiming to be perfect,<br />My flaws are far too visible, but God believes I am worth it.<br />When I say... 'I am a Christian' I still feel the sting of pain..<br />I have my share of heartaches, so I call upon His name.<br /><br />When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not holier than thou,<br />I'm just a simple sinner who received God's good grace, somehow!'<br /><br />Pretty is as Pretty does... but beautiful is just plain beautiful!<br /><br />'A woman's heart should be so hidden in Christ<br />that a man should have to seek Him first to find her.'<br /><br />by Maya Angelou</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993399;">Sometimes I have to remember what I am saying when I say, "I am a Christian"!</span></div>Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14674459823582124929noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666689023388088797.post-26296260838127663362009-10-31T09:05:00.000-07:002010-01-06T11:05:31.052-08:00Happy Fall :)<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Su8R0sV7UvI/AAAAAAAAD8w/4LWslfs39fo/s1600-h/october09+207a.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399554075194512114" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Su8R0sV7UvI/AAAAAAAAD8w/4LWslfs39fo/s400/october09+207a.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="WIDTH: 400px; FONT: 0.7em 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif"><object codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="400" height="300"><param name="_cx" value="10583"><param name="_cy" value="7937"><param name="FlashVars" value=""><param name="Movie" value="http://www.picnik.com/slide/slide.swf"><param name="Src" value="http://www.picnik.com/slide/slide.swf"><param name="WMode" value="Transparent"><param name="Play" value="-1"><param name="Loop" value="-1"><param name="Quality" value="High"><param name="SAlign" value="LT"><param name="Menu" value="-1"><param name="Base" value=""><param name="AllowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="Scale" value="NoScale"><param name="DeviceFont" value="0"><param name="EmbedMovie" value="0"><param name="BGColor" value=""><param name="SWRemote" value=""><param name="MovieData" value=""><param name="SeamlessTabbing" value="1"><param name="Profile" value="0"><param name="ProfileAddress" value=""><param name="ProfilePort" value="0"><param name="AllowNetworking" value="all"><param name="AllowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.picnik.com/slide/slide.swf" width="400" height="300" wmode="transparent" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="galleryid=6067404753_VNc7B"></embed></object><div style="FLOAT: left"><a href="http://www.picnik.com/show/id/6067404753_VNc7B/t/fall">"<b>Fall</b>"</a></div><div style="FLOAT: right"><a href="http://www.picnik.com/" target="_blank">Create a free slideshow with Picnik!</a></div></div>Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14674459823582124929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666689023388088797.post-18101321271813062542009-08-27T23:12:00.000-07:002009-09-02T23:31:30.019-07:00Happy 30-11 to me!!!I felt so special and loved!!! I'll let the pictures do the talking :)<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Sp9iPGdTmJI/AAAAAAAAD8o/FLYdt4CNgzY/s1600-h/summer09+059.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/_wQOEPU01J50/Sp9iPGdTmJI/AAAAAAAAD8o/FLYdt4CNgzY/s400/summer09+059.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377124491674753170" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Sp9iOmrRo9I/AAAAAAAAD8g/tltbzncLz50/s1600-h/summer09+068.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/_wQOEPU01J50/Sp9iOmrRo9I/AAAAAAAAD8g/tltbzncLz50/s400/summer09+068.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377124483143410642" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Sp9iOCbZZSI/AAAAAAAAD8Y/1XuGZNRFrdg/s1600-h/summer09+067a.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Sp9fiVs38sI/AAAAAAAAD7A/_1hdNKnYhAk/s400/summer09+025a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377121523649213122" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Sp9e1SaybHI/AAAAAAAAD6o/oRGI0cH-Szo/s1600-h/summer09+005a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Sp9e1SaybHI/AAAAAAAAD6o/oRGI0cH-Szo/s400/summer09+005a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377120749673933938" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Sp9e2PtbyiI/AAAAAAAAD6w/qfQkSqH4Dd8/s1600-h/summer09+008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Sp9e2PtbyiI/AAAAAAAAD6w/qfQkSqH4Dd8/s400/summer09+008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377120766126705186" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Sp9e01ApVOI/AAAAAAAAD6g/_4A_GRsL5Ss/s1600-h/summer09+003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Sp9e01ApVOI/AAAAAAAAD6g/_4A_GRsL5Ss/s400/summer09+003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377120741779657954" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Sp9e0AN8JGI/AAAAAAAAD6Y/pGRvTAZBADQ/s1600-h/summer09+004a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Sp9e0AN8JGI/AAAAAAAAD6Y/pGRvTAZBADQ/s400/summer09+004a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377120727608337506" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Sp9eztjszbI/AAAAAAAAD6Q/4DaLTZUby5Y/s1600-h/summer09+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Sp9eztjszbI/AAAAAAAAD6Q/4DaLTZUby5Y/s400/summer09+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377120722599333298" /></a>Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14674459823582124929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666689023388088797.post-39628862873270485612009-07-30T20:52:00.000-07:002009-07-30T20:53:31.305-07:00Happy Bday Ronnie Ray :)<div style="width:400px;text-align:right;font-size:0.7em"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" width="400" height="300"><param name="FlashVars" value="galleryid=5318184740_MNxMT"/><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"/><param name="wmode" value="transparent"/><param name="movie" value="http://www.picnik.com/slide/slide.swf"/><embed src="http://www.picnik.com/slide/slide.swf" width="400" height="300" wmode="transparent" FlashVars="galleryid=5318184740_MNxMT"></embed></object><div><a href="http://www.picnik.com" target="_blank">Create a free slideshow with Picnik!</a></div></div>Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14674459823582124929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666689023388088797.post-70580990224711977112009-07-22T19:21:00.000-07:002009-07-22T19:49:00.375-07:00We ditched.<div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SmfPJxUiSdI/AAAAAAAAD6A/g7TTUzuSfkA/s1600-h/10534824441_ORIG.jpeg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361481648173107666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SmfPJxUiSdI/AAAAAAAAD6A/g7TTUzuSfkA/s400/10534824441_ORIG.jpeg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div>ok, I will admit it - we ditched the 5k on Sunday - up way too late on Friday and Saturday night! But the weekend was good. </div><br /><div>I was right about it being a great thing for the newly widowed (sounds like something people choose). Lot's of important information, but being that I'm going on 3 years - a lot of these questions have already been answered for me. Although, it was pretty amazing sitting in a room with women from all over the country and 4 other countries! All pretty much between 30 - 50 = young. Gesh - Do you think there was a need for this??? All sharing a common bond - that it sucks being a young widow (I'm sure old widow's don't like it either). </div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361481643724213810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SmfPJgv1jjI/AAAAAAAAD54/M932RDVXrdE/s400/10534824484_ORIG.jpeg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><div>But the greatest thing I got out of this was the (excuse the gross term) diarrhea of the mouth with Stacy. We both came to some important self realizations through - wine.talking.laughter.tears.wine.dancing.eating. We both realized that it is so easy to just go on with our lives and forget where we have been and what we have been through but it's these things that have made us who we are now. And it made me soooooo grateful for my life today - I've been so blessed. Weird to say - yet good to be at a place in my life where I can say it. </div><br /><div>We also met a new friend who came by herself - brave - and was just like us - love Nancy!!! We invited her into our elite widows club :) </div><br /><div>And even though we ditched the 5k on Sunday (5:30 came WAY to early) we had such a great walk around the bay (probably did more mileage then if we would have done the race) and we slept in until 9:00! I feel refreshed and renewed - a pleasant surprise.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361481664460506546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SmfPKt_wRbI/AAAAAAAAD6I/f72fA79URqg/s400/10534824466_ORIG.jpeg" border="0" /></div></div></div>Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14674459823582124929noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666689023388088797.post-81381731339002033612009-07-17T00:22:00.000-07:002009-07-17T01:10:19.176-07:00Widow Weekend...<div align="center"> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><em>wid·ow /wid-oh/ –noun 1. a woman who has lost her husband by death and has not remarried. See also: Old, wears black, sad, pathetic, dried up.</em></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><em></em></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><em>Not: Young, with children still at home ~ except when you're me</em></span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359333361890591106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 275px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 305px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SmAtTDRjgYI/AAAAAAAAD5o/WYxDbwad4zw/s400/friendship-tattoos.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">So I'm going with my good friend Stacy to the first annual "Widow's Conference" in San Diego. My Dad asked if I was going to take a knitting seminar! What??? </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">There are women from all over the country coming together to find a bond - a similarity. Some of the seminars actually look very interesting - Finding a new Purpose - Little Tears (how to help your child grieve) - Widow Humor - financial help - Widow's Still Wear Stilettos - and so on.... and looking forward to meeting </span><a href="http://www.mattlogelin.com/"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Matt Logelin</span></a><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"> (he will be speaking). We are also letting the other member of our little widow's club (Chris Mcrea) meet us for dinner Friday night - he's a boy so he can't come to the convention!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Do I need this? Maybe ~ Maybe not..... But I do for sure need a weekend away with Stacy! She lost her husband right after I lost John. We have shared an instant bond since the first "date" we had! There is something so unique about being able to understand where someone has been - and that's why I think I also need to go this weekend! </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">When I first became a widow I had so many people tell me about women they knew who had lost husbands - the problem was that they were all over 60! Not a bad thing - but definitely different places in our lives - not a whole lot in common! I think this will be a great resource for young widows. And I might learn a thing or two - I'll let you know.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#cc0000;"><em>If it's lame - Stac and I are ditching and going shopping - that's how we roll :)<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359333370802639426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 319px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SmAtTkeWkkI/AAAAAAAAD5w/5ItQQ7pt2K4/s400/friendship-main_Full.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></div>Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14674459823582124929noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666689023388088797.post-41933842603061433292009-06-07T09:35:00.000-07:002009-06-07T14:27:57.069-07:00M.I.A.So I've been taking a little break from the blogging world - this is the busy season for me! I've missed you! Here is a little glimpse into what I've been up to :)<br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344626407886493042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SivtZqM_FXI/AAAAAAAADy0/GS8o6X5xoZ4/s400/985037697.jpg" border="0" />A couple of beach trips </div><div align="center">(I've been spending some time with the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">boyscouts</span> too - I'll save that for another post!)</div><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344642763418251282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 289px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Siv8RrToMBI/AAAAAAAADzc/7g0f2yNTiyU/s400/memorialday09+036a.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344626412077908818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SivtZ50TA1I/AAAAAAAADy8/5npTGbhzaBg/s400/9850329329.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Laguna</span> Hills 5K</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344626413928236866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SivtaAtcx0I/AAAAAAAADzE/hkNM6zVFEa0/s400/9850329331.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344698035170283762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 291px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Siwui6oNkPI/AAAAAAAADz0/vgzIsx7eHUI/s400/disney09b.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344626418120006370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SivtaQU2GuI/AAAAAAAADzM/1yy69P_vSbM/s400/9850329314.jpg" border="0" /></p><p><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Ronn's</span> brother and his family were staying at the Disneyland Hotel for 5 days and since we have passes we were up there <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">ALOT</span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Ronn</span> even won me this cute HUGE purple monkey that I got to carry around with me all day - so sweet :] (by the way we named him Dennis - can you guess why?)</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344626422384683154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SivtagNn6JI/AAAAAAAADzU/mHTJqjKZjvg/s400/9850329317.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344644597843865506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Siv98dExr6I/AAAAAAAADzs/JCoSor2JW8k/s400/image0011a.jpg" border="0" /></p><p>We've had a couple of tournaments for soccer and it's been really fun - Her team has been in the top 3 <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">every time</span>!</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344643047264426050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Siv8iMt1GEI/AAAAAAAADzk/_neR9TQaRAA/s400/IMG_3001.jpg" border="0" /></p><br /><p></p><p align="center">So I will try to do some more updating - life should get slower now that school and soccer are almost over!!</p><p align="center">I've missed <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">ya'll</span> :}</p>Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14674459823582124929noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666689023388088797.post-22992735234926342792009-04-16T08:30:00.001-07:002009-04-16T09:26:10.809-07:00He has risen! And it's a new day!<div align="center"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:180%;color:#6600cc;">~A day in the life of a Rojas-Lakin Easter~</span></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325320467540145794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedWwB7Y9oI/AAAAAAAADyU/oQ8gcmOQvYQ/s400/april09+002.jpg" border="0" /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedXYxeN0oI/AAAAAAAADys/PAhk68dlzRw/s1600-h/april09+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325321167497450114" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedXYxeN0oI/AAAAAAAADys/PAhk68dlzRw/s200/april09+011.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedXYXkv_6I/AAAAAAAADyk/K7fcbCYr2_E/s1600-h/april09+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325321160545533858" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedXYXkv_6I/AAAAAAAADyk/K7fcbCYr2_E/s200/april09+008.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedXYDFqzlI/AAAAAAAADyc/a8GKJuabdBM/s1600-h/april09+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325321155046461010" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedXYDFqzlI/AAAAAAAADyc/a8GKJuabdBM/s200/april09+007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Our Easter bunny is kind of a dork - he brings toys and nerf guns!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325318394175748162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedU3WCy-EI/AAAAAAAADxU/Ffogm6hNfXs/s400/april09+019.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325318391299768690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedU3LVHAXI/AAAAAAAADxM/26m3iVfjSQs/s400/april09+020.jpg" border="0" /><br />Off to Church<br /><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedWv1e0K9I/AAAAAAAADyM/c9sjhOC9F8A/s1600-h/3059_66369473069_684688069_1584568_7273971_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325320464199068626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 303px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedWv1e0K9I/AAAAAAAADyM/c9sjhOC9F8A/s400/3059_66369473069_684688069_1584568_7273971_n.jpg" border="0" /></a>(poor Tyler)<br /><div><div><div><div><br /><div><div><div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedU25u21RI/AAAAAAAADxE/IwFUhZWXpoU/s1600-h/april09+022.jpgfjf.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325318386575922450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 312px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedU25u21RI/AAAAAAAADxE/IwFUhZWXpoU/s400/april09+022.jpgfjf.jpg" border="0" /></a> so cute :)<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325314757483523810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedRjqTzbuI/AAAAAAAADv4/xCX5vrGQvK0/s400/april09+079b.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedU2n3jxcI/AAAAAAAADw8/BCky95UVGwk/s1600-h/april09+026.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325318381780583874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedU2n3jxcI/AAAAAAAADw8/BCky95UVGwk/s400/april09+026.jpg" border="0" /></a> and they really do love each other!?<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedTsNei2CI/AAAAAAAADws/8b7AVrVnja0/s1600-h/april09+039a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325317103386023970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedTsNei2CI/AAAAAAAADws/8b7AVrVnja0/s400/april09+039a.jpg" border="0" /></a>My Easter Hunny<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedTsgZcq9I/AAAAAAAADw0/Z-oUR7tN99A/s1600-h/april09+031a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325317108464921554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 270px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedTsgZcq9I/AAAAAAAADw0/Z-oUR7tN99A/s400/april09+031a.jpg" border="0" /></a> once again - poor Tyler<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedTr2AMe-I/AAAAAAAADwk/xG-TGQhRG_w/s1600-h/april09+056.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325317097084713954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedTr2AMe-I/AAAAAAAADwk/xG-TGQhRG_w/s400/april09+056.jpg" border="0" /></a> playing with the cousins - that's what it's all about<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedTrtyJ3pI/AAAAAAAADwc/hVcdXEfMXKU/s1600-h/april09+071.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325317094878338706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedTrtyJ3pI/AAAAAAAADwc/hVcdXEfMXKU/s400/april09+071.jpg" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325312961495670962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedP7Hu7oLI/AAAAAAAADuo/OoxTJuAkGIQ/s400/april09+163a.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325314751837427842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedRjVRq2II/AAAAAAAADvw/fNqlSFt-X_o/s400/april09+083a.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedTrUJANJI/AAAAAAAADwU/7jLAwi-wf3I/s1600-h/april09+037a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325317087994852498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedTrUJANJI/AAAAAAAADwU/7jLAwi-wf3I/s400/april09+037a.jpg" border="0" /></a>nice fauxhawk Drew - gotta love my Son<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325312965734607170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 241px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedP7XhkqUI/AAAAAAAADuw/Uju-FqjMxCs/s400/april09+121a.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedRj1C-JLI/AAAAAAAADwA/R7aVpKBGo2c/s1600-h/april09+055a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325314760365712562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedRj1C-JLI/AAAAAAAADwA/R7aVpKBGo2c/s400/april09+055a.jpg" border="0" /></a> So it was really all about the Isaiah.......<br /><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedRj3W4yvI/AAAAAAAADwI/ACmb5rqweBc/s1600-h/april09+042a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325314760986118898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedRj3W4yvI/AAAAAAAADwI/ACmb5rqweBc/s400/april09+042a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedRjNLcCwI/AAAAAAAADvo/2kkRdSmjA04/s1600-h/april09+084b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325314749663808258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedRjNLcCwI/AAAAAAAADvo/2kkRdSmjA04/s400/april09+084b.jpg" border="0" /></a> Hanging with the big boys<br /><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325313780527387026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedQqy3T0ZI/AAAAAAAADvI/xKOKG1VXORA/s400/april09+089c.jpg" border="0" />The whole litter<br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedQrpiXiXI/AAAAAAAADvg/2SCXTY2JlbQ/s1600-h/april09+064a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325313795203500402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedQrpiXiXI/AAAAAAAADvg/2SCXTY2JlbQ/s400/april09+064a.jpg" border="0" /></a> waiting for the egg hunt - that's the hardest part<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325313791667900690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedQrcXakRI/AAAAAAAADvY/BSOhUn5bOek/s400/april09+077a.jpg" border="0" />no peeking!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325313786311891842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedQrIacW4I/AAAAAAAADvQ/9JWdvLkiEoI/s400/april09+109a.jpg" border="0" /></div><div>yep - he made Easter cute!</div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325313750301825650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedQpCQ-WnI/AAAAAAAADvA/z7tnWtMqXaY/s400/april09+105a.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325312972136288866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedP7vX2kmI/AAAAAAAADu4/KKZqnrz4TBU/s400/april09+122a.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325312954081023282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedP6sHJFTI/AAAAAAAADuY/u37YIPPp0uk/s400/april09+146a.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325312956469697938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SedP61ApXZI/AAAAAAAADug/NTwUk1g6iU8/s400/april09+140a.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>All this - and Christ died and rose for me! </div><div>What blessings ~ my basket is full!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14674459823582124929noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666689023388088797.post-91997546145507159092009-04-08T08:18:00.000-07:002009-04-08T08:31:41.756-07:00~fun in the sun~<div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;color:#339999;">CREPES</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#339999;"></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SdzCMK1mOzI/AAAAAAAADuQ/Z7GEettPj7M/s1600-h/8842107482_ORIGa.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322342373968460594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 343px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SdzCMK1mOzI/AAAAAAAADuQ/Z7GEettPj7M/s400/8842107482_ORIGa.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;color:#339999;">Toby the Greeter</span><br /><div><div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SdzBBNE5IqI/AAAAAAAADtw/xEwba_J73J4/s1600-h/8842107530_ORIGa.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322341086079296162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 324px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SdzBBNE5IqI/AAAAAAAADtw/xEwba_J73J4/s400/8842107530_ORIGa.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SdzBApxUIxI/AAAAAAAADto/_VAOc1242Lw/s1600-h/8842107458_ORIGa.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322341076601938706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 331px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SdzBApxUIxI/AAAAAAAADto/_VAOc1242Lw/s400/8842107458_ORIGa.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#339999;"><em> a 3 mile run for the little pouch may have been too much :)</em></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322341705062047314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 324px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SdzBlO94XlI/AAAAAAAADuI/3iYBd3ctH9U/s400/8842107451_ORIGa.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14674459823582124929noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666689023388088797.post-80579671251633193062009-04-01T07:00:00.000-07:002009-03-31T22:52:01.767-07:00Some things I'm lovin' on this "Wordless Wednesday"<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SdMAsabUaWI/AAAAAAAADtA/OzoTjB-_8H8/s1600-h/Picnik+collagedd.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319596347862837602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 297px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SdMAsabUaWI/AAAAAAAADtA/OzoTjB-_8H8/s400/Picnik+collagedd.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14674459823582124929noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666689023388088797.post-10291332331865648542009-03-29T08:41:00.000-07:002009-03-29T08:49:07.734-07:00my boring kids..........<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Sc-X6C4VGlI/AAAAAAAADs4/5Xjy0VG_CwM/s1600-h/boringthursday+030.jpgsgdsfg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318636708409186898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Sc-X6C4VGlI/AAAAAAAADs4/5Xjy0VG_CwM/s400/boringthursday+030.jpgsgdsfg.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>So Ash was watching Mandy and got a little bored ~ so she took her out for a little photo shoot. How cute are they???</div><br /><br />Ashley is getting pretty good - I'm pretty darn proud! Check out her blog:<br /><br /><a href="http://ashleylakin-rojasphotography.blogspot.com/">http://ashleylakin-rojasphotography.blogspot.com/</a>Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14674459823582124929noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666689023388088797.post-32657769604217290802009-03-11T09:27:00.000-07:002009-03-11T09:33:03.138-07:00Somethings fishy around here.............<div align="center">I think my doggy is nuts! We've had this fish tank for probably as long as we've had him (5 years) and all of a sudden the last few months he's intrigued by the fish! He barks at them and tries to lick them and just sits and stairs at them! Maybe he just noticed them?</div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Sbfmw7Upr1I/AAAAAAAADsU/9Nv_i2wi-bw/s1600-h/march09+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311968013739208530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Sbfmw7Upr1I/AAAAAAAADsU/9Nv_i2wi-bw/s400/march09+002.jpg" border="0" /></a> I think he's crazy and I need the dog <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">whisperer</span>!</div><div align="center">I don't know - something is fishy though................<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SbfmwpGyucI/AAAAAAAADsM/ze0pnt4qDe8/s1600-h/march09+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311968008849242562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SbfmwpGyucI/AAAAAAAADsM/ze0pnt4qDe8/s400/march09+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14674459823582124929noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666689023388088797.post-68453482010515705282009-03-05T22:51:00.000-08:002009-03-05T23:02:00.825-08:00Happy 40th J.E.R!<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SbDI69JbV0I/AAAAAAAADsE/CWq1OjyS3xw/s1600-h/softball+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309964875841886018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 264px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SbDI69JbV0I/AAAAAAAADsE/CWq1OjyS3xw/s400/softball+011.jpg" border="0" /></a> We went to the cemetery and brought you<span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"> flowers from our Garden</span> and sang <span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">Happy Birthday to You</span> (in our horrible Lakin-Rojas fashion). Then went to <span style="color:#ff0000;">Cherry On Top</span> in honor of you! (small compared to the party we would be having if you were here!) <span style="font-size:130%;color:#339999;">Miss U</span>.</div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">I wonder how old you are in heaven years????<br /></span></div>Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14674459823582124929noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666689023388088797.post-22701812312279833052009-03-04T17:10:00.000-08:002009-03-04T17:36:28.235-08:00Fishing....or not<div align="center"> We went up to Lytle Creek this weekend and did some hiking and fishing. Mandy was in heaven! <br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309507925945808418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Sa8pU-Ie9iI/AAAAAAAADrs/4zoMwdzriwk/s400/march09+0401.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309507917055561346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Sa8pUdA4joI/AAAAAAAADrk/HQ1c1lGrtsM/s400/march09+0351.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309506424854700610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Sa8n9mIeYkI/AAAAAAAADqs/SqdXzvJmFHw/s400/march09+0171.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">Although there were a few bites - no one caught anything!</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309506437402458642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 307px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Sa8n-U4F-hI/AAAAAAAADrE/EjHA3OlusUc/s400/march09+0251.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">And it was the weirdest thing - it started snowing right in the middle of the day!</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309508682657204770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Sa8qBBGiiiI/AAAAAAAADr8/9U3rnscqIZo/s400/march09+0341.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">Mandy gave up fishing and went exploring.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309506440456927650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Sa8n-gQVeaI/AAAAAAAADrM/lj3ex9YZKp0/s400/march09+0301.jpg" border="0" /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Sa8pVC43oXI/AAAAAAAADr0/NxzWuwLD6QM/s1600-h/march09+0491.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309507927222493554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Sa8pVC43oXI/AAAAAAAADr0/NxzWuwLD6QM/s400/march09+0491.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Sa8pTmDnNuI/AAAAAAAADrU/zg8jMuLOnXY/s1600-h/march09+0461.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309507902303057634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Sa8pTmDnNuI/AAAAAAAADrU/zg8jMuLOnXY/s400/march09+0461.jpg" border="0" /></a> This area was burnt in the fires last year and is slowly growing back - so there was a lot of dry trees and bush and obviously we weren't the only ones who had been there enjoying nature...<br /><div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Sa8n9_CtZ1I/AAAAAAAADq0/jk3O34NW8ZM/s1600-h/march09+0201.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309506431541405522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Sa8n9_CtZ1I/AAAAAAAADq0/jk3O34NW8ZM/s400/march09+0201.jpg" border="0" /></a> (kinda sad)</div><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309506433542960146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 304px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/Sa8n-Gf6tBI/AAAAAAAADq8/DFW4PZ-29mE/s400/march09+0151.jpg" border="0" /> Ok - I did not fish - and it was not snowing (I played with one of my editing tools - hee hee). But I did love watching Ronn teach Mandy how to fish (the boys did not need instruction!), it was super cute. </div><div>I did what I do best - took pictures :)<br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div>Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14674459823582124929noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666689023388088797.post-44993885335002876662009-02-27T07:56:00.000-08:002009-02-27T09:16:47.225-08:00Orange you special :)<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SagX7ZasPvI/AAAAAAAADpc/ArnCpT8UM8c/s1600-h/orange-tree.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307518470058688242" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 231px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SagX7ZasPvI/AAAAAAAADpc/ArnCpT8UM8c/s400/orange-tree.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><p align="center">If the family were a fruit, it would be an orange, a circle of sections, held together but separable - each segment distinct. </p><p align="center">~Letty Cottin Pogrebin<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SagYVQoge5I/AAAAAAAADqc/prar31FBvBg/s1600-h/Oranges%20482.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307518914377317266" style="WIDTH: 397px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SagYVQoge5I/AAAAAAAADqc/prar31FBvBg/s400/Oranges%2520482.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>I was just thinking and praying for my family today and found this great quote about the orange. As I looked for a nice picture to put on with it I found all these funny pictures of oranges - <span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff6600;"><em>who knew???<br /></em></span><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SagYVVoH5FI/AAAAAAAADqU/EFCfTJNIpkk/s1600-h/oranges-1o.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307518915717882962" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SagYVVoH5FI/AAAAAAAADqU/EFCfTJNIpkk/s400/oranges-1o.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SagYVH4RQxI/AAAAAAAADqM/Sg1Moe3eld8/s1600-h/Orangesj.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307518912027509522" style="WIDTH: 110px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 110px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SagYVH4RQxI/AAAAAAAADqM/Sg1Moe3eld8/s400/Orangesj.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SagYU74kcGI/AAAAAAAADqE/fyPn4lPMU2Q/s1600-h/orangesb.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307518908807540834" style="WIDTH: 100px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 100px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SagYU74kcGI/AAAAAAAADqE/fyPn4lPMU2Q/s400/orangesb.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SagX7rKfxUI/AAAAAAAADps/euc4-282Z5E/s1600-h/orangeso.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307518474822600002" style="WIDTH: 110px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 110px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SagX7rKfxUI/AAAAAAAADps/euc4-282Z5E/s400/orangeso.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SagW6C1nl2I/AAAAAAAADpE/kKKoZPmC9Hw/s1600-h/orangesa.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307517347306116962" style="WIDTH: 100px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 100px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SagW6C1nl2I/AAAAAAAADpE/kKKoZPmC9Hw/s400/orangesa.gif" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SagX772PuoI/AAAAAAAADp8/KHq1XfHtQd8/s1600-h/polls_oranges_5035_345554_poll_xlarge.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307518479301065346" style="WIDTH: 350px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 233px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SagX772PuoI/AAAAAAAADp8/KHq1XfHtQd8/s400/polls_oranges_5035_345554_poll_xlarge.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SagX75L65fI/AAAAAAAADp0/dAAYKMHnV_4/s1600-h/ORANGESl.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307518478586668530" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 314px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SagX75L65fI/AAAAAAAADp0/dAAYKMHnV_4/s400/ORANGESl.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div><div><div><div><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SagW5hwR6WI/AAAAAAAADos/r7r_rWHcW2w/s1600-h/emo-oranges~0.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307517338425354594" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SagW5hwR6WI/AAAAAAAADos/r7r_rWHcW2w/s400/emo-oranges~0.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div></div><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SagW5jWIV9I/AAAAAAAADok/w-hihPDtt6I/s1600-h/image003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307517338852546514" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SagW5jWIV9I/AAAAAAAADok/w-hihPDtt6I/s400/image003.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div></div><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SagW51txrbI/AAAAAAAADo8/ZH7i2gfcYrQ/s1600-h/ORANGES-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307517343783562674" style="WIDTH: 321px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SagW51txrbI/AAAAAAAADo8/ZH7i2gfcYrQ/s400/ORANGES-1.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><em>California is a fine place to live--if you happen to be an orange. </em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><em>(Fred Allen)</em></span><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SagX7rOjbDI/AAAAAAAADpk/61cAxno2EaI/s1600-h/Orangesv.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307518474839616562" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 160px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SagX7rOjbDI/AAAAAAAADpk/61cAxno2EaI/s400/Orangesv.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SagW51txrbI/AAAAAAAADo8/ZH7i2gfcYrQ/s1600-h/ORANGES-1.jpg"></a></p></div></div></div></div>Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14674459823582124929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666689023388088797.post-64161223060482606502009-02-24T09:14:00.001-08:002009-02-24T09:21:53.883-08:0012 eyes<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SaQsCKaGceI/AAAAAAAADoE/Zi2Tc29wpUs/s1600-h/imagec1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306414676614476258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 384px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SaQsCKaGceI/AAAAAAAADoE/Zi2Tc29wpUs/s400/imagec1.jpg" border="0" /></a> Lovin' <a href="http://hmac5.blogspot.com/">Heath</a> & <a href="http://lindseycheney.blogspot.com/">Linds</a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">fun little mom's night out :)</span></div>Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14674459823582124929noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666689023388088797.post-60263773375334007302009-02-19T11:02:00.000-08:002009-02-19T11:07:43.896-08:00<p>You know you're getting better when....</p><p>~When someone else's pain hurts you more than your own.<br />~When you can tell someone else - life really DOES go on.<br />~One day you wake up and you don't have to remind yourself to breathe.<br />~You want to find a way to leave your grief in the past.<br />~You find you are actually enjoying living.<br />~You can come home and be content in an empty house.<br />~Your memories make you smile instead of break into tears.</p><p>~You can take down pictures because you don’t need them to remember and they might actually be making you forget that it’s ok to move on!</p><p> </p><p>I've been waiting to post this. It's time.</p><p> </p>Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14674459823582124929noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666689023388088797.post-34114408548534530622009-02-18T14:37:00.000-08:002009-02-18T14:51:57.759-08:00old or new?<div align="center">Thanks <a href="http://lisaleonardonline.com/blog/2009/02/18/vintage-editing/">Lisa</a> for the tip and link to this website: <a href="http://labs.wanokoto.jp/olds">http://labs.wanokoto.jp/olds</a></div><div align="center">Who knew that making vintage pictures was so easy and fun :)</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#996633;"><em>Some of my favorites:</em></span></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:78%;color:#996633;">(hint: to see photo's larger just click on photo)</span></em></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SZyOMr3VJYI/AAAAAAAADns/Z6MA0m3CRcQ/s1600-h/Picnik+collage11111.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304270809719973250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SZyOMr3VJYI/AAAAAAAADns/Z6MA0m3CRcQ/s400/Picnik+collage11111.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SZyOMAenjwI/AAAAAAAADnk/wwqzpUu9IW4/s1600-h/oldphoto6a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304270798073597698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 261px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wQOEPU01J50/SZyOMAenjwI/AAAAAAAADnk/wwqzpUu9IW4/s400/oldphoto6a.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is one of my all time favorite photos - Mandy in her Daddy's cowboy boots with her cowie and her favorite red felt hat (that we got signed by Chris Ledoux!). </div><div align="center">Classic.<br /><br /></div>Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14674459823582124929noreply@blogger.com2