tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79669055462913487732024-03-12T23:21:04.837-05:00EVERYDAY A GIFTMatt Alice Clayton Carson McKennaAlicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009206427624096852noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966905546291348773.post-25785846433709671592010-06-29T09:50:00.002-05:002010-06-29T09:56:48.453-05:00I'm BAACKK.Yes, I have not posted since the Civil War. Life got in my way. Some things great, some not so great. But I have missed posting pics of our everyday stuff!!! And as soon as I learn how to use my hub's Mac, I will post some great pics of the family!!!!!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Most important. Please pray for the Connor family. They are going through, probably every parents' worst nightmare. Helplessness for a sick child. We can wipe away tears, we can band-aid a cut, we can hug away hurt feelings, but there is a sense of helplessness when it comes to cancer. But there is one thing we can be sure of</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">OUR GOD IS SO BIG, SO STRONG, AND SO MIGHTY. THERE'S NOTHING OUR GOD CANNOT DO!!!</span></span></div>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009206427624096852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966905546291348773.post-53992335202248352922009-09-11T09:24:00.002-05:002009-09-11T09:31:02.807-05:00Happy Birthday McKenna<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0Nzj9j92of2wFKnfqwL5uXLensdsGq95oKW9G1ZgnALgEjNaIEolcxqxQk0x9aE0_fuQ03c-D20J7RKsKxnRX_9WHx46HWHgxmYIMW_PmoslOolZ0AvZ-l3pBVKSkQIxaymP3nuNWdCL/s1600-h/100_6922.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380216630528969218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0Nzj9j92of2wFKnfqwL5uXLensdsGq95oKW9G1ZgnALgEjNaIEolcxqxQk0x9aE0_fuQ03c-D20J7RKsKxnRX_9WHx46HWHgxmYIMW_PmoslOolZ0AvZ-l3pBVKSkQIxaymP3nuNWdCL/s320/100_6922.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nx4ms57qMbJvF5I7BxgOBLR0Ky5daUzl76TCSfBEtlW2a-_xbpHXs0JLcrpiDU0JoNmUtN5cqigifXdAM6CixieitPSpgtlrQ5X-sQvxRGIa-KSrPKyitltGD4hk7PteqPOrGYFvJexh/s1600-h/100_6939.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380216623978018498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nx4ms57qMbJvF5I7BxgOBLR0Ky5daUzl76TCSfBEtlW2a-_xbpHXs0JLcrpiDU0JoNmUtN5cqigifXdAM6CixieitPSpgtlrQ5X-sQvxRGIa-KSrPKyitltGD4hk7PteqPOrGYFvJexh/s320/100_6939.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5jOg_c5IUtPfqceskSsnpKE3J_pOF5Pu-k1CpCrrQKo2XANNCuQMKWRTJ8seRC7VcXhFH924_GO9J4YUAyUAuWZcVQelDwg2y_zqXV2g3MFmxIG4vyGYrgZcuThCL7SP-obsh6gdsWxjy/s1600-h/100_6933.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380216609576079490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5jOg_c5IUtPfqceskSsnpKE3J_pOF5Pu-k1CpCrrQKo2XANNCuQMKWRTJ8seRC7VcXhFH924_GO9J4YUAyUAuWZcVQelDwg2y_zqXV2g3MFmxIG4vyGYrgZcuThCL7SP-obsh6gdsWxjy/s320/100_6933.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJe0cjHwEXQ34ZcmspGGJvldxizjTR5w15hbuupXJihh0QFeLSUt-BZ6fg2R9__GQQoyMQSxV6wFLN9bLbdNUtB8GiJKni1TaQFKEvtAmCWU4SySJEjjCKK3N8-4w98oidOhKCkE3CVSA/s1600-h/100_6904.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380216602800674002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJe0cjHwEXQ34ZcmspGGJvldxizjTR5w15hbuupXJihh0QFeLSUt-BZ6fg2R9__GQQoyMQSxV6wFLN9bLbdNUtB8GiJKni1TaQFKEvtAmCWU4SySJEjjCKK3N8-4w98oidOhKCkE3CVSA/s320/100_6904.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div><br /><p align="center">Happy Birthday McKenna!!! </p>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009206427624096852noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966905546291348773.post-4041664038722005622009-09-02T09:17:00.006-05:002009-09-02T09:53:31.170-05:00The Holy Grail of Baking<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5ws5wsxcfmC5vHW4cQA8bZUFgrxT7qGxO3oLkKfX1mNaHqkCLSLKQ8yHVwP72Y7D47J5EKI7z8IdOjreOAi1ar82Ydb5R3b2K4Qlit7cnxN1T-q0TRNwsGOOSlDgMiNukHTquH4UVtEc/s1600-h/cake+spy+Cookie+dough+pie.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376874227552253874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 310px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5ws5wsxcfmC5vHW4cQA8bZUFgrxT7qGxO3oLkKfX1mNaHqkCLSLKQ8yHVwP72Y7D47J5EKI7z8IdOjreOAi1ar82Ydb5R3b2K4Qlit7cnxN1T-q0TRNwsGOOSlDgMiNukHTquH4UVtEc/s320/cake+spy+Cookie+dough+pie.jpg" border="0" /></a> Search no more!!!! I have found the Holy Grail, the lost ark, Jimmy Hoffa.....whatever, you get my drift!<br /><br />Someone over at <a href="http://www.cakespy.com/">cakespy.com </a>came up with this amazingly crazy recipe which includes all three of my favorites: cookie dough, pie crust, and cake mix!! And topped it off with cream cheese icing and sprinkles-Be Still My Clogged Heart!!!<br /><br />And I have the perfect excuse for making this monstrousity of a desert; McKenna's Fourth Birthday!!! Yea Me!!! I can't wait to get home from work today and make this with McKenna.<br /><br />Yes, we will have the traditional birthday cake and party for her on Saturday. But you can't not celebrate the actual day, right?? Yes, I will have p180x for the next month!!HaHa<br /><br />I will try to have pictures of the cake. I just can't promise if I will be able to take pictures before I stuff my face!!Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009206427624096852noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966905546291348773.post-46409813005808403852009-08-26T08:43:00.003-05:002009-08-26T08:52:01.020-05:00Do We have to go to school???? YESSS!!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUy-0ke4EVs-v9SFmVgNPbQkNb74epYR2xFSgPDd6VYD-5RavVFeCVzmLihVVUcB8YR3Vb3OQezKI_2ojA7IgwHp-rfcvbt_rjjsk0PZSPNzza23mBV9z1mAXY45cHP1I8JdaW7fuLcL9w/s1600-h/100_6881.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374269300461339314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUy-0ke4EVs-v9SFmVgNPbQkNb74epYR2xFSgPDd6VYD-5RavVFeCVzmLihVVUcB8YR3Vb3OQezKI_2ojA7IgwHp-rfcvbt_rjjsk0PZSPNzza23mBV9z1mAXY45cHP1I8JdaW7fuLcL9w/s320/100_6881.JPG" border="0" /></a> McKenna's new teacher, Mrs. Connie- We love you!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8nu_A-lFKIG2KcW0BotDnKAs0T4m_-OEZIaCEJCyyMxCH8EdQcRQNAPY8TWBMQe_L1m0XITK9sZgJdp4VLC7QqD44q74JHyvuTLq-CNjigmhAxEGb3uKD1QTyO-8Tc3qWL1nHtRJXF7xa/s1600-h/100_6878.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374269293078714978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8nu_A-lFKIG2KcW0BotDnKAs0T4m_-OEZIaCEJCyyMxCH8EdQcRQNAPY8TWBMQe_L1m0XITK9sZgJdp4VLC7QqD44q74JHyvuTLq-CNjigmhAxEGb3uKD1QTyO-8Tc3qWL1nHtRJXF7xa/s320/100_6878.JPG" border="0" /></a> Kids and their new snazzy school clothes!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCm8e3uV-_iimCGLtYNtrVf0JKyVOsJghlezRWaIxHTPTSKlHaaaK1V6fNlyhCDxlcCe2weQlX0OI1laQxKo7kZzJ7Df31Mc5YxTB5jtgdNgqcKEzY5G9m2W6IhIdJv18ehwwkfQlOOVE/s1600-h/100_6877.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374269277906917938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCm8e3uV-_iimCGLtYNtrVf0JKyVOsJghlezRWaIxHTPTSKlHaaaK1V6fNlyhCDxlcCe2weQlX0OI1laQxKo7kZzJ7Df31Mc5YxTB5jtgdNgqcKEzY5G9m2W6IhIdJv18ehwwkfQlOOVE/s320/100_6877.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2MbpoqZiQFkx3F8qAUJj_j6DEnb2Lxlf9tqSYodOYhkFsvCj3TekRawKXk19nZfk65KGflX1DJ0Plri33S3v7PgO925JAgMsTE3s6I37s6lOb87tfPZLebGn2I53hzidUv8YozT4jJap/s1600-h/100_6875.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374269265465218274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2MbpoqZiQFkx3F8qAUJj_j6DEnb2Lxlf9tqSYodOYhkFsvCj3TekRawKXk19nZfk65KGflX1DJ0Plri33S3v7PgO925JAgMsTE3s6I37s6lOb87tfPZLebGn2I53hzidUv8YozT4jJap/s320/100_6875.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Hxnb-V0a5pNztLYFUHnDovJAQsqeXSMZ5hMZ_l9quADfekVWPqypxbp_NsvqLG__eFZSdrNrzHv-_IXYx2fIG2ZAD8J_m65uPe8oaBiFen3H1S8vpRjkvvKKHhx6kti_Dnbdq-49rPAY/s1600-h/100_6874.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374269259375735266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Hxnb-V0a5pNztLYFUHnDovJAQsqeXSMZ5hMZ_l9quADfekVWPqypxbp_NsvqLG__eFZSdrNrzHv-_IXYx2fIG2ZAD8J_m65uPe8oaBiFen3H1S8vpRjkvvKKHhx6kti_Dnbdq-49rPAY/s320/100_6874.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Well, school has started along with early wake ups, lost shoes and hair bows, and breakfast at 6:45 instead of 9ish!!! But the kids have been so excited this week. They all love their new teachers and have tons of friends in their classes, THANK YOU GOD!! We have great expectations for this year. We started off the school year with a family prayer Sunday night. It was very powerful and I encourage all families to start there week with a Sunday night prayer and devo time. What a great way to come together and give the week to God.</div></div></div></div></div>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009206427624096852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966905546291348773.post-78497629553658762852009-08-19T15:06:00.013-05:002009-08-19T16:36:07.625-05:00Our Vacation- Backwards.<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivnBPtYG2wIVB_E40MfkGavH9hP7qpr0r10Uylt740kAzm6mfJfm7WTKOukHEg91m3a3LzND-g7wB5I6z1U6tX7agsPU8iG5wDv90BRZZZnFc-e15Dc-wDePKSwP2ozgrLMeC_lXaQA30s/s1600-h/100_6849.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371779885934018610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 251px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivnBPtYG2wIVB_E40MfkGavH9hP7qpr0r10Uylt740kAzm6mfJfm7WTKOukHEg91m3a3LzND-g7wB5I6z1U6tX7agsPU8iG5wDv90BRZZZnFc-e15Dc-wDePKSwP2ozgrLMeC_lXaQA30s/s320/100_6849.JPG" border="0" /></a> Our final destination, Krispy Kreme. Yes we were fascinated!!<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDCm4MgT6AWyJG0Xm8bPJAgpIJ97bm2cTcUsK5L5b-6PTUozLTw_c0rn5J9ZfgEmFBsrPo6f0fKvNxUxXAXeiN2eFHViS_TMDUkCgRs2ULK4EZVSman94aD3ziM64soEQhHjbt7uIP434/s1600-h/100_6844.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371779872308761346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDCm4MgT6AWyJG0Xm8bPJAgpIJ97bm2cTcUsK5L5b-6PTUozLTw_c0rn5J9ZfgEmFBsrPo6f0fKvNxUxXAXeiN2eFHViS_TMDUkCgRs2ULK4EZVSman94aD3ziM64soEQhHjbt7uIP434/s320/100_6844.JPG" border="0" /></a> Finally, some relaxation<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvci-wAWr9rcChr7DtYU7ApONsAXwG7bZJRHpj4-qqKHZ86ZdhAlkGyHLDyGL5BT088TzW5KAHhY92aq8AYa63oALlCbLbHB2lT_xptje1W7yYG0e8SYvi87r3R1jPCwg6BovGzyhYtybh/s1600-h/100_6846.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371779862443368146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvci-wAWr9rcChr7DtYU7ApONsAXwG7bZJRHpj4-qqKHZ86ZdhAlkGyHLDyGL5BT088TzW5KAHhY92aq8AYa63oALlCbLbHB2lT_xptje1W7yYG0e8SYvi87r3R1jPCwg6BovGzyhYtybh/s320/100_6846.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJTIixt4_N4z-jKj7Yiys7M5cD8s-DXHtuQNwKHimVrwO_ZjlD1ALRUT03Du5JWFOYM69Ayoo2_E-yArx83CQ-h7BCEXGVltmJbq0N-EDrMGtOO2UOG6wTTVrG0Z2P2FIRGgijI48q8K7-/s1600-h/100_6843.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371779852204854098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 321px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJTIixt4_N4z-jKj7Yiys7M5cD8s-DXHtuQNwKHimVrwO_ZjlD1ALRUT03Du5JWFOYM69Ayoo2_E-yArx83CQ-h7BCEXGVltmJbq0N-EDrMGtOO2UOG6wTTVrG0Z2P2FIRGgijI48q8K7-/s320/100_6843.JPG" border="0" /></a> Carson loved the samples of Coca-Cola products from around the world<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2yo-cSNLv0JvagaxTiXZsyDF6PF4Qfz_u8CGVYOYDR-E-5yOX5NQJPnvv_8Yabr3SPt7kHKnPP7YiCjMWHY-acPd49kGO3NWCW1eF71jwykkQlqOru5ExKOq9pAIjyf0eIK1KLpesMoO/s1600-h/100_6837.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371779839008058146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2yo-cSNLv0JvagaxTiXZsyDF6PF4Qfz_u8CGVYOYDR-E-5yOX5NQJPnvv_8Yabr3SPt7kHKnPP7YiCjMWHY-acPd49kGO3NWCW1eF71jwykkQlqOru5ExKOq9pAIjyf0eIK1KLpesMoO/s320/100_6837.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />A real Olympic torch that was used during the 1996 Summer Olympics. How Cool!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDmmX7bEG13XSzEwAxzhH30smw7LM6R_TGs_JaQHlGUXRePFV-MBsccMkjOAdbEU2PAjiaNI3vzWhLsNgSANScYU_AUo-PcJAxaShP-ZtAbqX_4hGtuo-zO8kfOTv52sVDIp7d11FT4s2/s1600-h/100_6838.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371778982564250082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDmmX7bEG13XSzEwAxzhH30smw7LM6R_TGs_JaQHlGUXRePFV-MBsccMkjOAdbEU2PAjiaNI3vzWhLsNgSANScYU_AUo-PcJAxaShP-ZtAbqX_4hGtuo-zO8kfOTv52sVDIp7d11FT4s2/s320/100_6838.JPG" border="0" /></a> We were in Pin heaven. Clayton collects pins from all our crazy excursions!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6S02COkHnkKPli4ZOR8qmZTu1DWC-1ADoNQy4s66XZjW_OMVi2HhTjQUSC9nCRbvW2L0MnvEbxn0l9YB-tGtmmQ5B5ROYTqq-Mo9on1zKhrpMca6wRD2453M8R5VyFC2DrNhNj-szymP/s1600-h/100_6831.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371778970597178482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6S02COkHnkKPli4ZOR8qmZTu1DWC-1ADoNQy4s66XZjW_OMVi2HhTjQUSC9nCRbvW2L0MnvEbxn0l9YB-tGtmmQ5B5ROYTqq-Mo9on1zKhrpMca6wRD2453M8R5VyFC2DrNhNj-szymP/s320/100_6831.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvc5Yf-YZzzWUJjI1DRFf9xmAYkvivSD1zVYJyiVT1sctCioKG2wpvWkN_CEBT2tL3ChpaAgVlbqAW-0CAUrQVUNszoteii43zFcdhGLeA21Ulkr2wrG-nis8bb-o0oELl46HKjqATpAuj/s1600-h/100_6829.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371778959179180178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvc5Yf-YZzzWUJjI1DRFf9xmAYkvivSD1zVYJyiVT1sctCioKG2wpvWkN_CEBT2tL3ChpaAgVlbqAW-0CAUrQVUNszoteii43zFcdhGLeA21Ulkr2wrG-nis8bb-o0oELl46HKjqATpAuj/s320/100_6829.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Our trip to the World of Coca-Cola Museum. An awesome place.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfedXzu82Ln-ISG-T4bBcJie9UmeDipt0It6IjYZzetbEncRZQ4YRkdjZM1RZRAJDEX46WrQ_nJQ8GoIQP1HlhiqLNroudE7UK7feUsJCUFRLc_fH29-957iq9iN_cS35Wz0kX3n5AQl27/s1600-h/100_6828.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371778942251501938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfedXzu82Ln-ISG-T4bBcJie9UmeDipt0It6IjYZzetbEncRZQ4YRkdjZM1RZRAJDEX46WrQ_nJQ8GoIQP1HlhiqLNroudE7UK7feUsJCUFRLc_fH29-957iq9iN_cS35Wz0kX3n5AQl27/s320/100_6828.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />My only pic of our short stay in Chattanooga, TN. We didn't eat there, but the sign was super</div><div>cool. That is a great downtown area<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTvuSbgM4XbupOHN_CzWvQ4OYPN2itHi_x27_M55e4fZD0A_PyLElx7SEmIFZDxTZVNCYY7sJNyaNmXDY_yOPmp7CpqjwwdYAXfY8IJnNVEzs7GyoXOWwuS1NQetF1jsMnDjveZX-EavbZ/s1600-h/100_6825.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371778930711282178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTvuSbgM4XbupOHN_CzWvQ4OYPN2itHi_x27_M55e4fZD0A_PyLElx7SEmIFZDxTZVNCYY7sJNyaNmXDY_yOPmp7CpqjwwdYAXfY8IJnNVEzs7GyoXOWwuS1NQetF1jsMnDjveZX-EavbZ/s320/100_6825.JPG" border="0" /></a> Yes, we rode a train up the side of the mountain. My fingerprints are still on the poles. I was terrified<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkVV3PQWWCGAqY_Jt5wf3o5rug_XTmqX4Y4E93n63G76oCxt6gEhQB2aTi3fHPNt-0vqxaJ1U7cBEOKt1k-u6D7fxHqIydo24BnHl7HuKUnuAa_cv7BHUw6U_T39JkgT9QrunRA-VFo25/s1600-h/100_6822.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371776829064922786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkVV3PQWWCGAqY_Jt5wf3o5rug_XTmqX4Y4E93n63G76oCxt6gEhQB2aTi3fHPNt-0vqxaJ1U7cBEOKt1k-u6D7fxHqIydo24BnHl7HuKUnuAa_cv7BHUw6U_T39JkgT9QrunRA-VFo25/s320/100_6822.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is the view inside the train. Yikes!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY9QRAqhssFW_H9TJAbFF97_btvHHFSdFUCQyXSD1JzvNwVgYnEWSLFijw5NS4G84FKiSacrnAbRfLZds86IBAdJyaHxBuRuwzOqWHiz3SvsvhWLz_L8vjems-QiH6J9W-5t_ckTph-SNj/s1600-h/100_6810.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371776813490944674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY9QRAqhssFW_H9TJAbFF97_btvHHFSdFUCQyXSD1JzvNwVgYnEWSLFijw5NS4G84FKiSacrnAbRfLZds86IBAdJyaHxBuRuwzOqWHiz3SvsvhWLz_L8vjems-QiH6J9W-5t_ckTph-SNj/s320/100_6810.JPG" border="0" /></a> I fit through the "Fat Man's Pass" Yea me!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8dBDJaegkq7a9vjvEWtmJRkEAN9T59zFT13BFsa5tUO_ZQUvfANLtgZXvjqHASCv6ZEkKUUYLUQkfhtkPgDpayox6U1bkubT4QYdn0OL189qZyUrXSMu8XmKO1YmQy7lGYFZJGMrZPg5h/s1600-h/100_6814.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371776808657942914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8dBDJaegkq7a9vjvEWtmJRkEAN9T59zFT13BFsa5tUO_ZQUvfANLtgZXvjqHASCv6ZEkKUUYLUQkfhtkPgDpayox6U1bkubT4QYdn0OL189qZyUrXSMu8XmKO1YmQy7lGYFZJGMrZPg5h/s320/100_6814.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Our three mountain climbers.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgix-kHmiQPTXgfyCFOIZZ5fZfClKeu_ozCR84YcV97FBtlGt1YBZtbFXyeOW_mhEcYSDLJDEh4babA3CeNjhCYG_9CfG0bsEGag1orq0fvbXGA1ihiPJRVKOCF5DbhzuI7TDB_wAq0-JU-/s1600-h/100_6806.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371776792348261554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgix-kHmiQPTXgfyCFOIZZ5fZfClKeu_ozCR84YcV97FBtlGt1YBZtbFXyeOW_mhEcYSDLJDEh4babA3CeNjhCYG_9CfG0bsEGag1orq0fvbXGA1ihiPJRVKOCF5DbhzuI7TDB_wAq0-JU-/s320/100_6806.JPG" border="0" /></a> Rock City, TN or is it Georgia?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZhIxDvo5u9nPKD-CUF2AYjMRJiSqIAXdE1AsUDfSv-xK1BXShsg-lZfW_4eJMjLwemfGXBmvx8LHDvUEQr5jWqFvcL25YCSyfI_k0WS1A5yBYKZOAyV5BCdFqT-19VFciC-1GfXrxeLWB/s1600-h/100_6804.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371776780852739794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZhIxDvo5u9nPKD-CUF2AYjMRJiSqIAXdE1AsUDfSv-xK1BXShsg-lZfW_4eJMjLwemfGXBmvx8LHDvUEQr5jWqFvcL25YCSyfI_k0WS1A5yBYKZOAyV5BCdFqT-19VFciC-1GfXrxeLWB/s320/100_6804.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc0bfFKYQzZDvoe6wWSNNZDTWNj9l-SetkQJULTAxXI8LYp0Qkle66UimzfEEKQK7oFVfDvdpesXMO4EXD1QyUyCpkYLb3IhnMNZJaSMVQWEP2-5N1s2cbAKgA0nM7bJnl9O2Ornf1z9O7/s1600-h/100_6795.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371775684876709954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc0bfFKYQzZDvoe6wWSNNZDTWNj9l-SetkQJULTAxXI8LYp0Qkle66UimzfEEKQK7oFVfDvdpesXMO4EXD1QyUyCpkYLb3IhnMNZJaSMVQWEP2-5N1s2cbAKgA0nM7bJnl9O2Ornf1z9O7/s320/100_6795.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06YhyphenhyphenbxBJMze16K8IkXqmMxtnzlYIMr3vgbcmpzFFyjvGBVO3rK7rrXCZNGyVvQFUUDewkghv6q6-IHRLnRY9rQMFJNnx5AT8gstknyeIMOOtVFzFayGTh4rH2G9MFyJyybYGF54GGWXa/s1600-h/100_6794.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371775673547507906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06YhyphenhyphenbxBJMze16K8IkXqmMxtnzlYIMr3vgbcmpzFFyjvGBVO3rK7rrXCZNGyVvQFUUDewkghv6q6-IHRLnRY9rQMFJNnx5AT8gstknyeIMOOtVFzFayGTh4rH2G9MFyJyybYGF54GGWXa/s320/100_6794.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQNxpL0qMPt-MMDcS5vbs8IHnZ1o_dypsRY69kIBzRC_yNzmS1KzXFZJeqgxs1OXadaGpYOwmTMD_it1xpQfunc_pT0XLNgrjHbyw_tOfZ-lqj7yJLn6ULFLEzJb7qvInX72fQ15MqLhY/s1600-h/100_6791.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371775662785100498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQNxpL0qMPt-MMDcS5vbs8IHnZ1o_dypsRY69kIBzRC_yNzmS1KzXFZJeqgxs1OXadaGpYOwmTMD_it1xpQfunc_pT0XLNgrjHbyw_tOfZ-lqj7yJLn6ULFLEzJb7qvInX72fQ15MqLhY/s320/100_6791.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiscdo_jpC_QWhIslhA35nAhbZr3Ar0YUh0uuu5P9gB6xJTx90PIIq6b_RwG60j7vcNZnqIwSRozNcJ0alTZD9M3TM0hwpUdrQl4nMpQYrbqJrK3NsyaasJb4OJcywnZjK65eypt9Bv9gQa/s1600-h/100_6788.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371775645544756770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiscdo_jpC_QWhIslhA35nAhbZr3Ar0YUh0uuu5P9gB6xJTx90PIIq6b_RwG60j7vcNZnqIwSRozNcJ0alTZD9M3TM0hwpUdrQl4nMpQYrbqJrK3NsyaasJb4OJcywnZjK65eypt9Bv9gQa/s320/100_6788.JPG" border="0" /></a> They had a blast rock climbing!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVgHS-gXTr9yrXeJswqmvheFUx6ZXZY-l_afJJ7gt21GRq9pRyfcwFQlR9XH_SLk5R8clrOActqeQaYq4pixsQkDH57u_cIq_qClJnb8rkS-lVa1C0wSqY7iEM4HkfnIRXAZkCEl17Suy/s1600-h/100_6787.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371775632524571058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVgHS-gXTr9yrXeJswqmvheFUx6ZXZY-l_afJJ7gt21GRq9pRyfcwFQlR9XH_SLk5R8clrOActqeQaYq4pixsQkDH57u_cIq_qClJnb8rkS-lVa1C0wSqY7iEM4HkfnIRXAZkCEl17Suy/s320/100_6787.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8m7hKl0WK3j1MXthdADV1m7YDLPMEtpPIZOO8r7cnMC46hO_xnv760jjZuipFDwoEhFelMs7Tv3kWUETyYZNSze6qyhz_v2ch9lvml5vMVA9kBASAjyjqo0lilxCk-WWPG_s2SZ34Y5ja/s1600-h/100_6785.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371774399841475778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8m7hKl0WK3j1MXthdADV1m7YDLPMEtpPIZOO8r7cnMC46hO_xnv760jjZuipFDwoEhFelMs7Tv3kWUETyYZNSze6qyhz_v2ch9lvml5vMVA9kBASAjyjqo0lilxCk-WWPG_s2SZ34Y5ja/s320/100_6785.JPG" border="0" /></a> They view was amazing. I didn't get too close to the rail.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYFdjwS_riuf26z3KD69beLkUJ5oVx_Ymz1ppnrbQOlnhEhlAQvM7G-8SP4k0py1Uq2aOEoAJHnvkE39reRdRVU_a8BvyOaWHdbLaM_L5z_7EY0PTrfaFpNy0gfAIsQPZygjdjNZ1a_fg/s1600-h/100_6783.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371774388450017938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYFdjwS_riuf26z3KD69beLkUJ5oVx_Ymz1ppnrbQOlnhEhlAQvM7G-8SP4k0py1Uq2aOEoAJHnvkE39reRdRVU_a8BvyOaWHdbLaM_L5z_7EY0PTrfaFpNy0gfAIsQPZygjdjNZ1a_fg/s320/100_6783.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The View<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqexdHxraI3nzFtwuwmIXN1-KwVwsCUk42ihZhU0jAdk6lPNXjP8a_-5WcqNvcgcK9-LeJ8Gp9WHllR5wbmRP8FHu-rBJf6ce9zPd3AxQsxXT0T8Y-PJdeoW9h6rwRvcv1JHfsQ5sgHtmi/s1600-h/100_6781.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371774376666881170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqexdHxraI3nzFtwuwmIXN1-KwVwsCUk42ihZhU0jAdk6lPNXjP8a_-5WcqNvcgcK9-LeJ8Gp9WHllR5wbmRP8FHu-rBJf6ce9zPd3AxQsxXT0T8Y-PJdeoW9h6rwRvcv1JHfsQ5sgHtmi/s320/100_6781.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnIxvCkvEWvp2tbxu03ixL-oSPbwF5jIgDtfBRhcRwGEWHuoRZCh61rNu2sRv0QPJSfyZxJ1p-QZgvAG3Fdfr0mirJj2LjwrEmu_3JfoDkLG4JAXdqrPko1So19IDTMg2YdfP4p1aBYmrQ/s1600-h/100_6770.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371774361832964994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnIxvCkvEWvp2tbxu03ixL-oSPbwF5jIgDtfBRhcRwGEWHuoRZCh61rNu2sRv0QPJSfyZxJ1p-QZgvAG3Fdfr0mirJj2LjwrEmu_3JfoDkLG4JAXdqrPko1So19IDTMg2YdfP4p1aBYmrQ/s320/100_6770.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The longest garage sale that we stumbled upon. I didn't even know it was this weekend.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0XKjRNbBXTnWPhczGgX7npdVcHTUeQ_ol-SIfp8hYyk78TiJV06YoXNbBoYx_iHQ3zI7_RyDsxDsVXe5x6lRB092Gn8fTBvWyjlBdrWKxq4WOw38JnMkaADLGpPh53b09-PD0Gii_Vt6/s1600-h/100_6768.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371774352014724194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0XKjRNbBXTnWPhczGgX7npdVcHTUeQ_ol-SIfp8hYyk78TiJV06YoXNbBoYx_iHQ3zI7_RyDsxDsVXe5x6lRB092Gn8fTBvWyjlBdrWKxq4WOw38JnMkaADLGpPh53b09-PD0Gii_Vt6/s320/100_6768.JPG" border="0" /></a> Our Condo- In Lookout Mountain. Snazzy!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIsA3XLtg9eQYAKuNSCrU9sZ6zgqS1fyzXSc5rg4okaN0RLBZNLozYT7Fb8nsoeKM5oQuUNR-NuXxnCBCL1gh_GD9zaKHs0DrBD2xube-x8P8c4Ta6FFhNeYMfPHrYpo6fyEWMkRNRxHTz/s1600-h/100_6766.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371773155303770738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIsA3XLtg9eQYAKuNSCrU9sZ6zgqS1fyzXSc5rg4okaN0RLBZNLozYT7Fb8nsoeKM5oQuUNR-NuXxnCBCL1gh_GD9zaKHs0DrBD2xube-x8P8c4Ta6FFhNeYMfPHrYpo6fyEWMkRNRxHTz/s320/100_6766.JPG" border="0" /></a> Lee trying his hand at Karaoke. He does an </div><div>awesome job at James Taylor<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicO_FtwSousQL-wZ6cEItgpwcS3YGHH6Aj342Du1_PfxjvSaZ86g74g4u0Xr-_h0Yiv4tPl6Yu8XfVfNACFoHsqoxEnqQObAX3w3fpEPZD-7C8uwBSDMEZpNzp4sqI4r6BzbEf0TfxPFAH/s1600-h/100_6759.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371773144543714882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicO_FtwSousQL-wZ6cEItgpwcS3YGHH6Aj342Du1_PfxjvSaZ86g74g4u0Xr-_h0Yiv4tPl6Yu8XfVfNACFoHsqoxEnqQObAX3w3fpEPZD-7C8uwBSDMEZpNzp4sqI4r6BzbEf0TfxPFAH/s320/100_6759.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCh41lAIVFWaJ1uwYmk1jwySLS1aUJQyihnL4LePaOMYaUkLUA4yjkr0mKM2ZUgJwy3pN2WrguzUf9v99p_yoC6KSiiJCw8Ykg_MSlzVvRaZow7s4dQPhoG3-7yO1OHo_whakZWV6vm-Q0/s1600-h/100_6754.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371773131532075602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCh41lAIVFWaJ1uwYmk1jwySLS1aUJQyihnL4LePaOMYaUkLUA4yjkr0mKM2ZUgJwy3pN2WrguzUf9v99p_yoC6KSiiJCw8Ykg_MSlzVvRaZow7s4dQPhoG3-7yO1OHo_whakZWV6vm-Q0/s320/100_6754.JPG" border="0" /></a> Our little singer.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtmFE-lNuGR2nAdue1f1BrgOvqV470GrZHiqxaXzcjD9T0MKQWCP1Eo85pK4EsWZyh3usEv3x5YsqkIpkLfXIPxy8UOzpJiADR7hbQB1hGEv4amCYHElNYxGaDtbnluQ3ZHMGCJ4olIT8/s1600-h/100_6750.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371773116843711858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtmFE-lNuGR2nAdue1f1BrgOvqV470GrZHiqxaXzcjD9T0MKQWCP1Eo85pK4EsWZyh3usEv3x5YsqkIpkLfXIPxy8UOzpJiADR7hbQB1hGEv4amCYHElNYxGaDtbnluQ3ZHMGCJ4olIT8/s320/100_6750.JPG" border="0" /></a> Dinner at Canyon Grill .<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Dy67Nvm0yshADCBvUHmr92RjgEtY2IOZIi9fM9XS8r_OQJJhV04Q-STbrwCQk6ri8BeMarpjVEaqHQaVe6dUj9vrTh_8TKpDUnamV-Ux9Ujxv6Tlk-6VCGqb5Iz8EtBm_kc-lXkHW7r_/s1600-h/100_6744.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371772007178067858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Dy67Nvm0yshADCBvUHmr92RjgEtY2IOZIi9fM9XS8r_OQJJhV04Q-STbrwCQk6ri8BeMarpjVEaqHQaVe6dUj9vrTh_8TKpDUnamV-Ux9Ujxv6Tlk-6VCGqb5Iz8EtBm_kc-lXkHW7r_/s400/100_6744.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAo6_TRb1HqfUx2CNjBGCRMk0rCKHMbV7XpQ_LAIWBG2NY0BVTw33B6jploJew5D7CFDXFlIKe1IdoSl-IyVSvkI11nZHcTLivJYte3U1sicbKJsJ12J8mpJwsYpgVah5QtqHjKp-bPEZb/s1600-h/100_6738.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371771993461416466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAo6_TRb1HqfUx2CNjBGCRMk0rCKHMbV7XpQ_LAIWBG2NY0BVTw33B6jploJew5D7CFDXFlIKe1IdoSl-IyVSvkI11nZHcTLivJYte3U1sicbKJsJ12J8mpJwsYpgVah5QtqHjKp-bPEZb/s400/100_6738.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYH6TT4JUnF0yeeke8GxpTRHPKmDx66D_eCMPFab_ynAJrIe7HL6sQIpD2AOzdbT7Ji0vaHr0bNF0RmPGsC9pfs0_0OcMHcYXDSHq5jYHmIh2q8d4OQdV9pELCZ-0A_TEuyL1XSinhXtR/s1600-h/100_6729.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371771978676698642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYH6TT4JUnF0yeeke8GxpTRHPKmDx66D_eCMPFab_ynAJrIe7HL6sQIpD2AOzdbT7Ji0vaHr0bNF0RmPGsC9pfs0_0OcMHcYXDSHq5jYHmIh2q8d4OQdV9pELCZ-0A_TEuyL1XSinhXtR/s400/100_6729.JPG" border="0" /></a> The Foam Zone!!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Qh48oswuDTNwndYr9-Et0C-ZV0Y6nJrsfPE1ew2_M70k5gCAkgIrrnae77nXa6yXkQ90-4KxA1cu2sPpFtMELyhvgB0YI-hkOcr0i9KfUb24ZRC6PGs0BEGGncBMznrFeqG7UJtxUYSx/s1600-h/100_6731.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371771962405445570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Qh48oswuDTNwndYr9-Et0C-ZV0Y6nJrsfPE1ew2_M70k5gCAkgIrrnae77nXa6yXkQ90-4KxA1cu2sPpFtMELyhvgB0YI-hkOcr0i9KfUb24ZRC6PGs0BEGGncBMznrFeqG7UJtxUYSx/s400/100_6731.JPG" border="0" /></a> The Foam Zone- How fun!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wLHE8oHZF39LmPir8mpCsu2b4SxDtEZ6IONOPHo7KqE9WPWAlT_bcmpq2JkzHgOAepGAaNZ4K662tPwu0PBbCF8MsAATJm5S1a_elK7vPv-CGh_ertXOdfp522wzIsHjTfMr2BjOGtq0/s1600-h/100_6723.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371771954528934594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wLHE8oHZF39LmPir8mpCsu2b4SxDtEZ6IONOPHo7KqE9WPWAlT_bcmpq2JkzHgOAepGAaNZ4K662tPwu0PBbCF8MsAATJm5S1a_elK7vPv-CGh_ertXOdfp522wzIsHjTfMr2BjOGtq0/s400/100_6723.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTjm_9kkeV3xywRT34Mdcj4UYF8NIa2_2dPsewFVToF80FtiOi1AvL7dVIBECOqf9dwOK4fBDlTPKgraarbleFqp3t7muiJVlUnkQ5_8N3zliXtrmvuALstbWiRGTgaEPW5nRm5ZqT5cq/s1600-h/100_6704.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371770649163160994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTjm_9kkeV3xywRT34Mdcj4UYF8NIa2_2dPsewFVToF80FtiOi1AvL7dVIBECOqf9dwOK4fBDlTPKgraarbleFqp3t7muiJVlUnkQ5_8N3zliXtrmvuALstbWiRGTgaEPW5nRm5ZqT5cq/s400/100_6704.JPG" border="0" /></a> Anna trying her hand at feeding the Giraffe.<br /><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlrvS4HgPLq_OpQRxBWG1jHBQb1URS534WLFkZSW0q0LY736AO-sG-iY0zp9wjARYMLo8rEenIsaeyPK5yNSDdR3MdMx_UvHAwzkT7GFYE0YBcjkFKyjenE0ZwKJWCyV4JAqVuO5Q3eSp/s1600-h/100_6703.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371770634101832850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlrvS4HgPLq_OpQRxBWG1jHBQb1URS534WLFkZSW0q0LY736AO-sG-iY0zp9wjARYMLo8rEenIsaeyPK5yNSDdR3MdMx_UvHAwzkT7GFYE0YBcjkFKyjenE0ZwKJWCyV4JAqVuO5Q3eSp/s400/100_6703.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzcnxbYJ1fJyVuTQi3OHy1vONrIOpiHfEWl2asc0x1kRKOk4rbA_N6-ksA6eAeUpE-qwyir6Ke8lhFxA2zMIZZXJHwx1pi6a9EWxOCZ5MAw2iXhDjYCNbwLSAJ-BWFt71EH5YUE2zznZS/s1600-h/100_6699.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371770616076115970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzcnxbYJ1fJyVuTQi3OHy1vONrIOpiHfEWl2asc0x1kRKOk4rbA_N6-ksA6eAeUpE-qwyir6Ke8lhFxA2zMIZZXJHwx1pi6a9EWxOCZ5MAw2iXhDjYCNbwLSAJ-BWFt71EH5YUE2zznZS/s400/100_6699.JPG" border="0" /></a> Look at McKenna!! She is brave<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkn-C2fjQmhw2Ky2k78KAZTg0_v1xCMFw33LZxzYftrss6hJOTv5VdlEwNQCZ4EFFWDHxPY2ra1nsAJy7j_OYVrV4sbvgAbWND4qk_Ky_XMlIqMoYkjFKbHN_xpneE9E7Os5h9rTLe8e1N/s1600-h/100_6697.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371770606287561058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkn-C2fjQmhw2Ky2k78KAZTg0_v1xCMFw33LZxzYftrss6hJOTv5VdlEwNQCZ4EFFWDHxPY2ra1nsAJy7j_OYVrV4sbvgAbWND4qk_Ky_XMlIqMoYkjFKbHN_xpneE9E7Os5h9rTLe8e1N/s400/100_6697.JPG" border="0" /></a> Our wonderful Vacation-backwards.<br /><br /><br /><div>We had a wonderful time vacationing with my sister , her hubby, and two nieces. We invisioned a quiet, relaxing time swimming in my sister's pool, going out to eat, and maybe doing a little shopping. Well...... that doesn't happen in my family. We don't lounge, we go!!!! And go we did. we were there less than an hour and sister says " hey why don't we go to the Birmingham Zoo?" Then we headed up to Lookout Mountain, somewhere in the Smoky Mountains. It was amazing!!Lee and Natalie have some beautiful property with a waterfall!!! We ate at the local snazzy restuarant-Canyon Grille. Stayed at some beautiful condos. Oh, this was the weekend for the longest Garage Sale. It was crazy how many garage sales there were in this one little town. Then off to Rock City, TN. or GA. Then we rode the train up a mountain and I got closer to God since I prayed the whole way up and down. Movies in Chattanooga TN. Then World of Coca-Cola in Atlanta Georgia. Finally some swim time at Nat and Lee's AND to make our vacation complete: Krispy Kreme doughnuts on our way home. It was a wonderful vacation </div></div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><br /><br /><p></p>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009206427624096852noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966905546291348773.post-32087543261774298782009-08-18T10:27:00.004-05:002009-08-18T10:36:06.716-05:00Alice's Economic Stimulus Package.Yes, I am having a Garage Sale ( sans the garage)<br />Why? Because I am all about helping America ( or Madison County) through these hard economic times<br /> And because I have a butt-load of children's clothes and not a butt-load<br />of closet space.<br />So here are the details<br />Boys clothes up to size 7<br />Girl clothes up to size 4- and some bigger<br />Fraley's Gift shop sale items. This is a great way to stock up on some awesome teacher gifts and birthday gifts.<br />Children's books and toys<br />Some furniture.<br />Children's costumes<br />Some men's and women's clothing<br />And a kid or two depending on the price!!!!!haha.<br /><br />When is this garage sale? Friday 7:30am<br />I will have a .25$ table of hundreds of children's clothes. This will be your greatest bargain!!!<br /><br />So there you got it. My contribution to the economic stimulus packageAlicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009206427624096852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966905546291348773.post-80679872112330362042009-07-27T10:05:00.004-05:002009-07-27T10:23:39.193-05:00My New Favorite Season<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbONQaOjrMIzwSMYvUVK8150tjR9icSxtHZGOVvVjHeKzr4I9wfcSFlCarcCSFd1TFtm_qhyrBdLJbTtGDZSQyNQfyB-7jWawLqP6lTrDyjqr2J9Mw4DBC7rgtNrwhSDYX3_gkkVz0FZeV/s1600-h/turkey.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363159324715160482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 109px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 105px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbONQaOjrMIzwSMYvUVK8150tjR9icSxtHZGOVvVjHeKzr4I9wfcSFlCarcCSFd1TFtm_qhyrBdLJbTtGDZSQyNQfyB-7jWawLqP6lTrDyjqr2J9Mw4DBC7rgtNrwhSDYX3_gkkVz0FZeV/s400/turkey.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhckVPv_kBUVvF0ItW4VRv67UDtuqR6fr-_SP5Oh3OJup0llJOPug8k5CE8_PtB3RtD9BxUFsKJoW98DXfFxAqlkX2m-ruztSreTDXWH66QLFiOYDsaVPKTxHlmpxfIWE2ipSFtVkUiKcVO/s1600-h/images-pumpkin.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363159321983156962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 89px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 125px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhckVPv_kBUVvF0ItW4VRv67UDtuqR6fr-_SP5Oh3OJup0llJOPug8k5CE8_PtB3RtD9BxUFsKJoW98DXfFxAqlkX2m-ruztSreTDXWH66QLFiOYDsaVPKTxHlmpxfIWE2ipSFtVkUiKcVO/s400/images-pumpkin.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbT1FRbP-6Qj4XEBeu0azve7Ndpx3y5om5YGPeNTMiBhWr60CEiDb8jDkTzileucO9OE1lVNntRhYFAnYPzuK1FM-8gPDqkZxbayzXG3ICzjWQOEI0tfBv50Q6NbluInQ0OeYa6i1B_eAO/s1600-h/100_7053.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363159314919677602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbT1FRbP-6Qj4XEBeu0azve7Ndpx3y5om5YGPeNTMiBhWr60CEiDb8jDkTzileucO9OE1lVNntRhYFAnYPzuK1FM-8gPDqkZxbayzXG3ICzjWQOEI0tfBv50Q6NbluInQ0OeYa6i1B_eAO/s400/100_7053.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Dwi47n9EFSPWU13ivC78x3zn-8IY_yu3B4ct2f1G-Quew7ASTM1aV2p4fQIXtvlV5SvIt2kmFppuNbZRxjJdvDXZQV8AGvdvwIMuUrGrgjuJTXi0p-4YQGrMCzWQyXWATOYYQF-3ZHfI/s1600-h/thumbnail4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363159301007098322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 117px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 160px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Dwi47n9EFSPWU13ivC78x3zn-8IY_yu3B4ct2f1G-Quew7ASTM1aV2p4fQIXtvlV5SvIt2kmFppuNbZRxjJdvDXZQV8AGvdvwIMuUrGrgjuJTXi0p-4YQGrMCzWQyXWATOYYQF-3ZHfI/s400/thumbnail4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#663300;">I have always thought of myself as someone who saw the beauty in everything and everybody(LOL). But seriously, I do see myself as a cup half-full than a half-empty kind of gal.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#663300;">But today I am officially hating summer!!!!!!!</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#663300;">I am so tired of the 100+ temps! It is freaking hot down here. My kids don't want to go outside in the 110 weather, so they watch Phineas and Ferb about 10 times a day. They are living vicariously through those crazy brother's summer, how sad!!!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><span style="color:#663300;">And having to work all summer(seriously sucks!) This is a first for me and I am not liking it one bit!!!</span></div><div><span style="color:#663300;"><br />Crazy summer storms that pop up and tear down your town and leave you without electricity for hours and hours and you have to sleep with an ice pack! Yes, did that last night!</span></div><div><span style="color:#663300;"><br /> </div></span><div><span style="color:#663300;">SO....... I have a new favorite Season, Fall. Fall is soooo wonderful! Cool breezes, kids</span></div><div><span style="color:#663300;">playing in the leaves( too bad we won't have any leaves to play in because all </span></div><div><span style="color:#663300;">the trees died!)</span></div><div><span style="color:#663300;">Finding that perfect pumpkin!</span></div><div><span style="color:#663300;">Arts and Crafts shows</span></div><div><span style="color:#663300;">Sweaters!!!!</span></div><span style="color:#663300;">Football!</span></div><div><span style="color:#663300;"> I am in a better mood already.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009206427624096852noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966905546291348773.post-41968097938215902172009-07-20T10:34:00.003-05:002009-07-20T11:05:28.986-05:00YEA, CLAYTON!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib_3uQMt7zNVoFNgVMxOdI920YDR9RPgYIcgUTDJPmB91o5n11HhGHaOSPmpvrTVs17WI_Pbmsd1xfF_ArM9OPyCi_4zIEcBht-9AHwZMNx7SSniiHmYfJ_LAU4ekgC8L9zUUboTjUS9wr/s1600-h/114.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360567465100502546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib_3uQMt7zNVoFNgVMxOdI920YDR9RPgYIcgUTDJPmB91o5n11HhGHaOSPmpvrTVs17WI_Pbmsd1xfF_ArM9OPyCi_4zIEcBht-9AHwZMNx7SSniiHmYfJ_LAU4ekgC8L9zUUboTjUS9wr/s400/114.JPG" border="0" /></a> Clayton at All-Star game.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSW2gwPI2oTId7GXR1j2jXYpGYGJc1LdcFPne3GU76AS277hz8cqiXiQnn5qOX4aN0U5khkAlacL-ZqHKUB7s6bN_MRQB3ai9c6JlhB35AVLkiEBCKTqEdrxkFDQx8_oytwhrx5T593BR/s1600-h/101.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360567204930123538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSW2gwPI2oTId7GXR1j2jXYpGYGJc1LdcFPne3GU76AS277hz8cqiXiQnn5qOX4aN0U5khkAlacL-ZqHKUB7s6bN_MRQB3ai9c6JlhB35AVLkiEBCKTqEdrxkFDQx8_oytwhrx5T593BR/s400/101.JPG" border="0" /></a> Clayton and Memaw at 5th grade award ceremony<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHbPV8FGcj412WfmrpuKo3CVANLz0J3zEExfgBaUU8WCrhY8Yp-q01r62yPYjZBTtGfayYMeNsL-aeKgz9-Cv_br0TViiR1bMIIsJAu6BXuU300nx3BPXOGMAFRVjXydP2EdTefYe56l1C/s1600-h/099.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360567198291500386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHbPV8FGcj412WfmrpuKo3CVANLz0J3zEExfgBaUU8WCrhY8Yp-q01r62yPYjZBTtGfayYMeNsL-aeKgz9-Cv_br0TViiR1bMIIsJAu6BXuU300nx3BPXOGMAFRVjXydP2EdTefYe56l1C/s400/099.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />He has the best buds!!!! John Reid, Robert, and Aaron<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2rPHv2tQcE-QNzCIQWkfQRsB7oEWR6WxxKbX6chEne-hkxQWzfX2Dtf7kPCXWDb2bMCdPvsM-m4uwnIxvqXxNQ6MrUC91XWkGtoujqcPq4gFoTiHhBsNhIE1jEcWl9dbhTOYORngTYgtC/s1600-h/100.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360567190288129090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2rPHv2tQcE-QNzCIQWkfQRsB7oEWR6WxxKbX6chEne-hkxQWzfX2Dtf7kPCXWDb2bMCdPvsM-m4uwnIxvqXxNQ6MrUC91XWkGtoujqcPq4gFoTiHhBsNhIE1jEcWl9dbhTOYORngTYgtC/s400/100.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Mrs. Welch-Awesome teacher<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObRgl6BQO6rO8OZSV0Uo4xFLhgLCSbrcVUAga_aijqYsZULdHQumRqgN4AjH5a7MiQB9GRfOXKdaTJpg-NgjzkDfAc9J8tXFzybGGzXEcCcgjR5oX8DJfIefd53OfC8spTHLvw_PNnxsA/s1600-h/098.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360567185076771954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObRgl6BQO6rO8OZSV0Uo4xFLhgLCSbrcVUAga_aijqYsZULdHQumRqgN4AjH5a7MiQB9GRfOXKdaTJpg-NgjzkDfAc9J8tXFzybGGzXEcCcgjR5oX8DJfIefd53OfC8spTHLvw_PNnxsA/s400/098.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Mrs. Cab- Awesome teacher and Below Mr. Hodges and Clayton<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZ2RBHxyoRHpmjjz-bzIdOjEcLir6kuovwhNg4isQJsCSwt4Lo46QfhGxsLs7ldCTR6PCyoc0Jtt0XOmFDoDpgzC75yCe-DMz3_inXjLt9WAZ1KbUnV0cPjdo-VEWweeEvgsm2gwWUyPR/s1600-h/096.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360567180413164082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZ2RBHxyoRHpmjjz-bzIdOjEcLir6kuovwhNg4isQJsCSwt4Lo46QfhGxsLs7ldCTR6PCyoc0Jtt0XOmFDoDpgzC75yCe-DMz3_inXjLt9WAZ1KbUnV0cPjdo-VEWweeEvgsm2gwWUyPR/s400/096.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Today, is Bragging on Clayton day. I love my kiddos and I am dedicating a blog to each of them. Clayton, being my first born kiddo is the first. </div><div>The most important reason I love this kiddo so much is that He accepted Christ as His Saviour this summer. I couldn't be more happy to know that His home will be in Heaven with me and his dad.</div><div>Clayton is an amazing student. Don't know where that came from!!!! But I take all the credit!! He has an amazing love of the written word. I almost grounded him one evening for reading with his flashlight when I told him it was time for bed. LOVE IT!! His favorite books are the Eragon series, Alex Rider series, Harry Potter, Chronicles of Narnia, yes Twilight!!, really anything that grabs his attention. He has read so many books I can't remember them all. He memorized all of the first chapter of John for LTC. He has an amazing memory, again don't know where he got it. I can't remember what I ate last week!!! He loves baseball-playing and watching- I do know where he got that from-his Big Daddy!!!</div><div>He had great teachers this year in 5th grade that encouraged his strengths and didn't try to tame him. We have been blessed with great teacher all through his Intermediate years. </div><div> He also looks just like his dad! I just birth them, you know!! They look nothing like me!</div><div>Well, thanks for bearing with me as I pump up my children ( that will probably never read this)</div><div>I am so blessed!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009206427624096852noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966905546291348773.post-22202824595261952192009-07-07T10:06:00.003-05:002009-07-07T10:33:46.431-05:00The Self-Pity PitDo you ever fall into the self-pity pit? You know the one where you lament about all that is going wrong in your life. At times my pit is VERY large and I get lost in there. I have been in this pit for months now and I am tired of the view. Because in that pit lives depression, anger, jealousy, greed, and self-loathing. Not very good companions!! Satan has a lounge chair in the pit. He whispers "God is not hearing you" in your ear. He feeds you the crumbs of doubt everyday. He is right at home in this vile pit. And Satan knows how hard it is to climb out. He is pulling at your feet as you are reaching up to God for help.<br /><br />Today, I read that Phil Michelson's (famous golfer for all you non -sports moms)mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. His wife was diagnosed in April of this year with the same type of cancer. I was listening to christian radio yesterday when I heard a horrific story of a family that was driving home from ministering to a group of Native Americans and their struggle with alcoholism and was hit head-on by a drunk driver. The mother, grandmother, one of the children were killed in that crash. The drunk driver was not seriously injured but his pregnant wife and unborn child were killed instantly.<br /><br />How is my self-pity pit looking now? I am blessed beyond measure. I could list them all but it would take days. But just that I am a child of God and that His grace covers me is the most profound blessings I own. They are the ladder out of the pit. In fact they can fill the pit completely. Satan is buried with God's grace.<br /><br />Psalms 40:1-3<br />I waited patiently for the Lord;<br /> He turned to me and heard my cry.<br />He Lifted me out of the slimy pit.<br />Out of the mud and mire. And<br />gave me a firm place to stand.<br />He put a new song in my mouth;<br /> A hymn of praise to our God<br />Many will see and fear<br />and put their trust in the Lord<br /><br />I am trying to shovel dirt into my pit. Please bear with me dear friends. <br />I have a big hole to fill, but with God's help and yours I can begin to be the<br />person God desires me to be. If you have a shovel handy, come on over!Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009206427624096852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966905546291348773.post-53148524000148612392009-06-12T09:15:00.002-05:002009-06-16T16:34:41.029-05:00slip slidin' away-old school!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8RNyt0nQyz_ckusH4jE9zD-VBMOECnMe630rYxr3-MeFrQboMyAebCCxbjUDnBjyKtYQ6EeNyNMrUp1X3Sw2S3fBoK5ApqJTCxFfRvTjMKyyvtSRjsH1fj84-d47hY28CVj-rVJq8Nbb/s1600-h/100_6558.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348041923577293922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8RNyt0nQyz_ckusH4jE9zD-VBMOECnMe630rYxr3-MeFrQboMyAebCCxbjUDnBjyKtYQ6EeNyNMrUp1X3Sw2S3fBoK5ApqJTCxFfRvTjMKyyvtSRjsH1fj84-d47hY28CVj-rVJq8Nbb/s400/100_6558.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCc22r6906-Up6_GoNG6WrccrGFiiIBWNRaGgdPgCL0Pvnzfm9ew1afR6_r7QQ0VvDMUpa7mzObiINcgRqsQx2Rr1wqZdU6FM71mVx1ZJLYPjSFckjT-D26dDMDmom4oCLk-HsfWyffy8r/s1600-h/100_6556.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348041920766700082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCc22r6906-Up6_GoNG6WrccrGFiiIBWNRaGgdPgCL0Pvnzfm9ew1afR6_r7QQ0VvDMUpa7mzObiINcgRqsQx2Rr1wqZdU6FM71mVx1ZJLYPjSFckjT-D26dDMDmom4oCLk-HsfWyffy8r/s400/100_6556.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_8KCN1f47eOtYe4fuLO4pTmdZ4SygAX72-UOHtwY2KhoCEOBElDjBntr_qaKg5LjTjoS2TX_11DZXfev3lgZkg0Jp-G-r1yPgj5zOpGt-JfLtq9ZJICTDseDhufsRAihr0_ZfrQhcxYM/s1600-h/100_6555.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348041912502046770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_8KCN1f47eOtYe4fuLO4pTmdZ4SygAX72-UOHtwY2KhoCEOBElDjBntr_qaKg5LjTjoS2TX_11DZXfev3lgZkg0Jp-G-r1yPgj5zOpGt-JfLtq9ZJICTDseDhufsRAihr0_ZfrQhcxYM/s400/100_6555.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvJXCcONGYSjQMt7BIHeGK1RZfP40q9ToLrgj38dVq7k9m_af3k9PjDfmssIJVJO7-ygKQOtySvx8UwmAcE4BpHBJ9LPOSxVdjWBQ5R0sDGcLine3RzYhkTWyahnx0_PYjonSZqefcpfbS/s1600-h/100_6554.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348041906332258322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvJXCcONGYSjQMt7BIHeGK1RZfP40q9ToLrgj38dVq7k9m_af3k9PjDfmssIJVJO7-ygKQOtySvx8UwmAcE4BpHBJ9LPOSxVdjWBQ5R0sDGcLine3RzYhkTWyahnx0_PYjonSZqefcpfbS/s400/100_6554.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3mfMKoLHUSVNzBh_uTAlLGxDb9WQBlBhPxbLinARhfzpU32P7S_bv5fTzCR0Ml-q0eZpAxmGQy1Y7QrPMAE1nFqUwlBeqepyPidCdSBhfywpDAn5lakHFbCBfB3Lv-6GhuQnOG9x8sMm/s1600-h/100_6553.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348041900255558322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3mfMKoLHUSVNzBh_uTAlLGxDb9WQBlBhPxbLinARhfzpU32P7S_bv5fTzCR0Ml-q0eZpAxmGQy1Y7QrPMAE1nFqUwlBeqepyPidCdSBhfywpDAn5lakHFbCBfB3Lv-6GhuQnOG9x8sMm/s400/100_6553.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009206427624096852noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966905546291348773.post-23974253785988201802009-05-29T10:23:00.003-05:002009-05-29T13:46:09.626-05:00This WeekendFriday-3pm-Pick up my kiddos + 1 extra kiddo. Go home and get Clayton ready for baseball<br /><br />4:30- Matt and Clayton leave for game. Try to get one more l0ad of laundry done.<br /><br />5:30- leave for game with rest of kiddos.<br /><br />8:30- leave park and feed kiddos- finish vacumming house- clean kitchen.<br />8:30- Go to Wal-mart to get Baby shower and birthday presents.<br /><br />12:00- Try to get some sleep<br /><br />Saturday<br /><br />6:00am - get up to finish getting house ready for company<br /><br />9:00am- get Mckenna to dance recital rehersals<br /><br />10:00- Matt will trade places with me so I can go to Baby shower in Conroe<br /><br />with my Mom, sister, sister-in-law. While the rest of my family stays<br /><br />at the house.<br /><br />2:00- get to Wal-Mart Supercenter to pick up nephew's birthday cake<br /><br />2:00- meanwhile at my house the joy jump will be delivered and the kids<br /> will be messing up the house I cleaned for a week.<br />2:30- get home and fix all the birthday food for nephew's party.<br />3:00- have party-<br /><br />7:00ish-clean up from party. Get ready to leave for Athens to see other<br /> nephew be baptized.<br />Sunday, sometime in the wee hours of the morning. leave for Athens<br /><br />Sunday-11:15am leave for home to get to McKenna's recital by 2pm.<br /><br />2:30- The rest of the family will meet us to watch McKenna's recital.<br /><br />4:00- try to get the boys to VBS drama practice while recital is still going on.<br /><br />6:00- Church-Will God mind that I take a quick nap?Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009206427624096852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966905546291348773.post-28601915080308064812009-05-19T09:49:00.004-05:002009-05-19T10:01:42.216-05:00A prayer for Katelyn<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivzv4Vg0bhV4hBjrEQ2FlcyqxMRl2drkqNaYAxHxeDTtKxvt4_0BypHhhe-qNOx8wKMmcO8Q0i8wT254NA8ppt6vBOlGVI3V6XpTTSQ95Sl5fvK4v016vZiwkz4NWUL-2RDzCPZ8eVDb0r/s1600-h/Pictures_162_copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337547345674396562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivzv4Vg0bhV4hBjrEQ2FlcyqxMRl2drkqNaYAxHxeDTtKxvt4_0BypHhhe-qNOx8wKMmcO8Q0i8wT254NA8ppt6vBOlGVI3V6XpTTSQ95Sl5fvK4v016vZiwkz4NWUL-2RDzCPZ8eVDb0r/s400/Pictures_162_copy.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is a beautiful picture of Katelyn Conner and her parents. Please visit Erica Blakleys blog<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wipingbuttsandcleaningup.blogspot.com/">http://www.wipingbuttsandcleaningup.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br />Katelyn has been diagnosed with neuroblastoma. She is three years old. Please pray for Katelyn today as she will start Chemotherapy. Please pray for her parents William and Krista.<br /><br />Our gracious heavenly father, You know our very thoughts and deepest desires. You hear our prayers and promise us that You will answer them. You are the Father of mercy. We lift up Katelyn and her family today that you will heal this precious body. You are the maker of miracles and we truly believe in your power. Please guide the doctors, nurses, and caregivers today. Be their eyes and hands today. Lord, let us know how we can help this family. Let our community suround them with love so that they can know Your Awesome Love. In your wonderful Son's name, Amen.Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009206427624096852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966905546291348773.post-7982730181317616332009-05-01T14:05:00.001-05:002009-05-01T14:09:35.246-05:00Just `cause he's so cute!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4y-fTtAzpOKsRY8QJVYE23gimCZ9VTY-0PIAe7pXO3rkcK3fpZvv_yy87ARGY7YFTa3jzVBlBK7ty5nsCS87q6f6LxEeRI4ezxqKA0yEFJdQGIEPWuuz4mZCi5celwWLG2d7TRm72525I/s1600-h/044.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330934441502029490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4y-fTtAzpOKsRY8QJVYE23gimCZ9VTY-0PIAe7pXO3rkcK3fpZvv_yy87ARGY7YFTa3jzVBlBK7ty5nsCS87q6f6LxEeRI4ezxqKA0yEFJdQGIEPWuuz4mZCi5celwWLG2d7TRm72525I/s400/044.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1LAhCnRm1LybifALLdHW3yfSw9AOCXTyK0i3F3GiOO3PXaZCIhyphenhypheny5IzblqyTs6Y7dmgfV2ubTkBeh7svuKEgjknU8H1LkadaZotpPXdajftizdw6wjwhsiclUNp9FyIBAYvkBoMEk6AW/s1600-h/045.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330934437542567746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1LAhCnRm1LybifALLdHW3yfSw9AOCXTyK0i3F3GiOO3PXaZCIhyphenhypheny5IzblqyTs6Y7dmgfV2ubTkBeh7svuKEgjknU8H1LkadaZotpPXdajftizdw6wjwhsiclUNp9FyIBAYvkBoMEk6AW/s400/045.JPG" border="0" /></a> My Sweet hubs. Wish I coulda got a shot of his legs!!!!!! Hot stuff!!!!!!<br /><br /><div></div></div>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009206427624096852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966905546291348773.post-18341400413654228502009-04-22T14:45:00.005-05:002009-04-22T15:00:34.552-05:00Tutus and friends and flowers and trees<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vPsTfCzIXHW4I2-Pj_DRmKnmZrj0pfMaV-cPHRe7q0fb35xRXekjw80DshYh8JhgzeD_Fmv0vVAK6eQSajnDt4KvntW6DTpperB19-o-46Qm8HP9n8Ocm8WLLq93-o1hUntgy5_9LFyZ/s1600-h/081.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327607363197936674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vPsTfCzIXHW4I2-Pj_DRmKnmZrj0pfMaV-cPHRe7q0fb35xRXekjw80DshYh8JhgzeD_Fmv0vVAK6eQSajnDt4KvntW6DTpperB19-o-46Qm8HP9n8Ocm8WLLq93-o1hUntgy5_9LFyZ/s400/081.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jerqneox6M3T8e9oMKYZ5zJES6GX2WGa2PlzV-aljDOQos66Nj1bWt4s1Zzsl2voPdza8OUfKG6gvd3e8EId_TIeH1SB1rhW_FzDUpad7krgehW_q3mv7g-BDwZfci1-lypmErVEArK7/s1600-h/101.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327607360799252706" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEjio_SdWi0MToHHl2Kt6_ot8q9sLx5FepiQq58m-Txb18a0bPpCtlvgyY0jcrqMKmHMvKwr1rQW0YJBMGBudFDfeSc8JFc2wbEccDagiYtMh_a46rOgf1MIgQwpZiXe5JAb9fszUURLX/s400/093.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZJBXcSjR3rL0K2NjLEfmGKzvD0CjBYkNVnHFo8jrMw6AvouEjgTTEXmd9nI261VbM19klvRVDGKmwl-XnCElshnADRfnjGC__jG-GAC_5dRAv41lBa_9z8L5ut8H0ObmSINuz2PtWGm7/s1600-h/089.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327605970752209634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZJBXcSjR3rL0K2NjLEfmGKzvD0CjBYkNVnHFo8jrMw6AvouEjgTTEXmd9nI261VbM19klvRVDGKmwl-XnCElshnADRfnjGC__jG-GAC_5dRAv41lBa_9z8L5ut8H0ObmSINuz2PtWGm7/s400/089.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_4w8vO5KzJ6GFyjxwR2GIh5gndREVS454y8qTMCkXO-kKAVmf-_dQLUFJTghvQcMSFTqyhyphenhyphen4_K54yLxfWFplqkV0pSr4r9n1Bb95mIAVTZukZ508-ikxf3e_9roM08zlFzL6BBmoNsDP/s1600-h/076.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327605967078148546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_4w8vO5KzJ6GFyjxwR2GIh5gndREVS454y8qTMCkXO-kKAVmf-_dQLUFJTghvQcMSFTqyhyphenhyphen4_K54yLxfWFplqkV0pSr4r9n1Bb95mIAVTZukZ508-ikxf3e_9roM08zlFzL6BBmoNsDP/s400/076.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxu6MEcTzkitRRckKrcxkLRfb2GL-Z6Ht5yD5b2DLkEjsXVL0Buo-Zsv5Ev_DCUJBo4PoET7xq-Db8-CD6hmOFVHGvs89ognKY5lt7BdvzIX9E2Nzhyphenhyphendf_amOGzAWQXYf_c00ODEpALG8F/s1600-h/073.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327605963071282690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxu6MEcTzkitRRckKrcxkLRfb2GL-Z6Ht5yD5b2DLkEjsXVL0Buo-Zsv5Ev_DCUJBo4PoET7xq-Db8-CD6hmOFVHGvs89ognKY5lt7BdvzIX9E2Nzhyphenhyphendf_amOGzAWQXYf_c00ODEpALG8F/s400/073.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLApfNcEE9iLkRoSh3p4ENXNkBodudJ7zjCl04Bk_w0oaoSpTrV9g9o9_DUprTbp8UZVGtKB-MHCpPNCOWL3nMcuETzV6A0473BuCof03N71R3vGxoGf_NOIbcYG_TNNOG66bpu1qaq9l/s1600-h/064.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327605957569077010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLApfNcEE9iLkRoSh3p4ENXNkBodudJ7zjCl04Bk_w0oaoSpTrV9g9o9_DUprTbp8UZVGtKB-MHCpPNCOWL3nMcuETzV6A0473BuCof03N71R3vGxoGf_NOIbcYG_TNNOG66bpu1qaq9l/s400/064.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBgdxbWdjHE9AOeX7pJYjM_xUX4Lqyid37p4TgfrM1hcWj1Wl7RPHDZV9Sy1MBp9UG0HdTxf9Qe6gnr2Zbpme16QFfMDvF0V-HMSxKd4gnxRQcQR46etBdNC1jsQuCcjO4u2SYtU7kZEP1/s1600-h/007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327605955755064818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBgdxbWdjHE9AOeX7pJYjM_xUX4Lqyid37p4TgfrM1hcWj1Wl7RPHDZV9Sy1MBp9UG0HdTxf9Qe6gnr2Zbpme16QFfMDvF0V-HMSxKd4gnxRQcQR46etBdNC1jsQuCcjO4u2SYtU7kZEP1/s400/007.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>I love to take pictures. I don't know how to photoshop anything. I have a crappy camera which I will use till it dies (like my car) I don't have my children do creative poses or anything. So don't come on this blog thinking your gonna get awesome pics, but I try!!! And I love taking pictures... so there. Here are a few I took last week that I am especially fond of. I didn't even ask the girls to pose. It came naturally to Maddie and McKenna just followed suit. Maddie was amazing. I would say she is a photographers dream. She loves the camera!!! McKenna is learning. My flowers just stood there and let me take their picture. So did the pear tree or was that my plum tree. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009206427624096852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966905546291348773.post-14162528968436864392009-03-31T10:15:00.003-05:002009-04-06T10:17:12.896-05:00Just Breathe<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPiZpcFKZ2oF3-OcDJYddDhDZQKsh0bkxdl1CLB9IKCVKRD39TGyDOwHjv2HTuOvklnEIEDOaYT2o0pSrsIBp5obFwa7_4dz3jAtfK171_F6TADX0ZdqR59GUHspjSD5CTWX5V5iDIQr6r/s1600-h/100_6309.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321595543080426738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPiZpcFKZ2oF3-OcDJYddDhDZQKsh0bkxdl1CLB9IKCVKRD39TGyDOwHjv2HTuOvklnEIEDOaYT2o0pSrsIBp5obFwa7_4dz3jAtfK171_F6TADX0ZdqR59GUHspjSD5CTWX5V5iDIQr6r/s400/100_6309.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB98vxlz5VuFfCoqpRyqZGi4T57tqNgrY_LJdHaOh2EDT3a5TTKSeLNmYJR7KlXsz3G1hz7rer6ZTz-vk9mz15UrH102MzqNnCoqF5tAc6sbXrA7GOKprECo3cOy-IkmH4rqXnOchx8qbO/s1600-h/100_6312.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321595536111227170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB98vxlz5VuFfCoqpRyqZGi4T57tqNgrY_LJdHaOh2EDT3a5TTKSeLNmYJR7KlXsz3G1hz7rer6ZTz-vk9mz15UrH102MzqNnCoqF5tAc6sbXrA7GOKprECo3cOy-IkmH4rqXnOchx8qbO/s400/100_6312.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaJJLNAKDiCW32O84-hlr-uQ3LCHhnoZ9wmN7t1KlCQuL34RhLijlO8C-JD04yt-tfTxbi06EwZ8vFc22_JPmmFS2WlH88MIKQba7-yTQ9_Zz7znJDPxwT8IUoRUZWhhnYHghPBVoAZR04/s1600-h/100_6276.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321595528424395618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaJJLNAKDiCW32O84-hlr-uQ3LCHhnoZ9wmN7t1KlCQuL34RhLijlO8C-JD04yt-tfTxbi06EwZ8vFc22_JPmmFS2WlH88MIKQba7-yTQ9_Zz7znJDPxwT8IUoRUZWhhnYHghPBVoAZR04/s400/100_6276.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-iE6rYXN5YsH6cwT4URKW65QrkKKDWq9VmrQfTCChVFl8qR4IpjD3xrGXt46mqiGLZ7U1A_7X_sloLN3ifrNmGfVQ5XG0fnmz3BIxcgD0GmNPAw0kBtjfatVJ3jGzHblMHshvKOEE0GlT/s1600-h/100_6273.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321595527378890114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-iE6rYXN5YsH6cwT4URKW65QrkKKDWq9VmrQfTCChVFl8qR4IpjD3xrGXt46mqiGLZ7U1A_7X_sloLN3ifrNmGfVQ5XG0fnmz3BIxcgD0GmNPAw0kBtjfatVJ3jGzHblMHshvKOEE0GlT/s400/100_6273.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />These are some great pics of Clayton's and Carson's birthday sleepovers. Yes, two birthday parties in two weekends. That is 16 boys, 32 pancakes, 5 pizzas, 28 hotdogs, endless cokes, two cookie pizzas from Sam's, and Rockband all night. If I am not mother of the year, then I am darn close. Or is that just crazy mom of the year????<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /> </div><div> </div></div></div></div>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009206427624096852noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966905546291348773.post-15555191486622267742009-03-10T10:05:00.002-05:002009-03-10T10:16:53.736-05:00Me and My 25 no 24 new babies<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNgyqDnHL68ZbjunhGK2TWRbY6qV501bBbwx2K6mvBW-NCoOiEwdaDtSQPP3MipNypzZUUC7rIvT1f7yfnIg86-4vKMUr6iVyMuq3fEWBCw7fHfQkTBUgtCCND-Y7pxAkcRfaOf3hBVyjf/s1600-h/100_6340.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311576633852814962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNgyqDnHL68ZbjunhGK2TWRbY6qV501bBbwx2K6mvBW-NCoOiEwdaDtSQPP3MipNypzZUUC7rIvT1f7yfnIg86-4vKMUr6iVyMuq3fEWBCw7fHfQkTBUgtCCND-Y7pxAkcRfaOf3hBVyjf/s400/100_6340.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMkELZwXJnPdgs7UkA8ZQ2xcVHCWgefUowfp8qObUGxVo5x80AGwma_maxAm7icyZyaKXwBWFpU1usPiNSUywqN47l3h_4nDNlchQwG29G5zOv_4_47hgQaIDbkyAFvJbQnmw6Qobh8Yge/s1600-h/100_6341.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311576626596680178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMkELZwXJnPdgs7UkA8ZQ2xcVHCWgefUowfp8qObUGxVo5x80AGwma_maxAm7icyZyaKXwBWFpU1usPiNSUywqN47l3h_4nDNlchQwG29G5zOv_4_47hgQaIDbkyAFvJbQnmw6Qobh8Yge/s400/100_6341.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is our new project at the Fraley Farm!!!!!!! Ha Ha. We had twenty-five little chickens for Clayton's fair project. But sadly, we lost one. We believe heart-attack. Autopsy results will be in next week. Oh the joys and heart breaks of life's little lessons. The fair is the week of March 23rd. Clayton will find out if all his work paid off. He has worked so hard. Then no matter what, we will have a mass killing my babies, which this time I will not be present. I can't handle this part of raising fair chickens.<br /><br /><div></div></div>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009206427624096852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966905546291348773.post-81466622612907804742009-02-20T14:06:00.002-06:002009-03-05T12:40:59.475-06:00Me and My Boys<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju95CMYMKKLornK7B8VsDFVzuFiis7v8NZgtx3H81menqaRYFipWmwShPrAM96UopNo8EYBvEoII1SwB04J7pHc8HhTjln0rBImK8ZFk3Avt5_OV8TzZefqDvTHfESFlJhiPC9RxczaVut/s1600-h/100_6271.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309774796122793298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju95CMYMKKLornK7B8VsDFVzuFiis7v8NZgtx3H81menqaRYFipWmwShPrAM96UopNo8EYBvEoII1SwB04J7pHc8HhTjln0rBImK8ZFk3Avt5_OV8TzZefqDvTHfESFlJhiPC9RxczaVut/s400/100_6271.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEryqqw99SUldf4uBRemGnObPVOvy0LvQ4UMWlqWCMQ5lYETkHccRUZpL66ck-aMxQ9K-2_5YkmonGGXterd1UUN205qZHLMSR6G3dWM96idCXztj4Zm4WRZhbcrphV3CYUoHuPJNpv5yk/s1600-h/100_6270.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309774790212007650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEryqqw99SUldf4uBRemGnObPVOvy0LvQ4UMWlqWCMQ5lYETkHccRUZpL66ck-aMxQ9K-2_5YkmonGGXterd1UUN205qZHLMSR6G3dWM96idCXztj4Zm4WRZhbcrphV3CYUoHuPJNpv5yk/s400/100_6270.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-aFRIiKIXIxW3f4QcPLm6pVikautPzYf4t5VVoWCH8awaftMtOCjL1a8KYiVpJBQj03ZOaBdwulzJf5FstAaE5k4f7VDMlXITPosxDsUq8n7WF5h0yyTUOo-cSJvfQXWambJGr0w_nfq/s1600-h/100_6268.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309774781639981458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-aFRIiKIXIxW3f4QcPLm6pVikautPzYf4t5VVoWCH8awaftMtOCjL1a8KYiVpJBQj03ZOaBdwulzJf5FstAaE5k4f7VDMlXITPosxDsUq8n7WF5h0yyTUOo-cSJvfQXWambJGr0w_nfq/s400/100_6268.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>I love these pics of Me and the Boys. They were taken on the first day back to school from Winter Break. It was also my first day of teaching for third grade. This is why I have not blogged in forever. I don't know how you working moms have time to pee.!!!!!! I love and respect you all so much more now. If you could here me I am singing Bette Midler .... Did you ever know that you're my hero....!!!!!</div></div></div>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009206427624096852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966905546291348773.post-838246499321038562009-01-05T20:04:00.005-06:002009-01-05T20:22:46.709-06:00I've been a bad blogger- And random Pics of the Holiday Season<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukjTU-J4gvSdzvNT0M3WdIc9BC2yNT_I823JBIoFREby1WaDjSQ0uZ-Y0pDrfzWtVNkNw0wlX6xgwl1t7CgUGAErEv1ptFoYnlJjF1eJU_AboqvKbQB2BGUXXX3VaG6NymAww6BMmSPVh/s1600-h/100_6195.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukjTU-J4gvSdzvNT0M3WdIc9BC2yNT_I823JBIoFREby1WaDjSQ0uZ-Y0pDrfzWtVNkNw0wlX6xgwl1t7CgUGAErEv1ptFoYnlJjF1eJU_AboqvKbQB2BGUXXX3VaG6NymAww6BMmSPVh/s400/100_6195.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288000204215969858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisimgaXtKsM0HQ8sxuSDqHSZmvGmxL-AU2siOAzg4Fmz9HDAwo4zCM2LxRY4is7c1nYhNPT5Cdco6ZKDuYanhJ_6S-cOuvnSPxgHrNRgp3sC4BW4x0SAUaz898wxHEgPpbUkGet69UXEnN/s1600-h/100_6194.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisimgaXtKsM0HQ8sxuSDqHSZmvGmxL-AU2siOAzg4Fmz9HDAwo4zCM2LxRY4is7c1nYhNPT5Cdco6ZKDuYanhJ_6S-cOuvnSPxgHrNRgp3sC4BW4x0SAUaz898wxHEgPpbUkGet69UXEnN/s400/100_6194.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288000202478816018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkheL6b9oK2l6lwekhUEZwjqpFjwW_b3CDg4XNh98zqPecf0jIVpF63CwLwHptEimT3pRqWQb9TcrhpkAg5kiPKEv2JLexS3v9bY5o3MHPrhNhlsz4Ehlg3ymCINrQpvMN-QmxysMFDg6_/s1600-h/100_6098.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkheL6b9oK2l6lwekhUEZwjqpFjwW_b3CDg4XNh98zqPecf0jIVpF63CwLwHptEimT3pRqWQb9TcrhpkAg5kiPKEv2JLexS3v9bY5o3MHPrhNhlsz4Ehlg3ymCINrQpvMN-QmxysMFDg6_/s400/100_6098.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288000182389521282" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0yx7vtscBSnugcqZqOqN3vzZiPmweqzwl2lr9rhqyTumYzY5lQZSYC2drie6ALzzymnUgN1Zp-5YLi2mzG6cIyYpVBy2ONQNO_T5-yKY9QGApivzTUMnLLiqms1kfdRBC4x7XNEmyCYb/s1600-h/100_6248.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0yx7vtscBSnugcqZqOqN3vzZiPmweqzwl2lr9rhqyTumYzY5lQZSYC2drie6ALzzymnUgN1Zp-5YLi2mzG6cIyYpVBy2ONQNO_T5-yKY9QGApivzTUMnLLiqms1kfdRBC4x7XNEmyCYb/s400/100_6248.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287999072656573122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBZfHRX5_QGhWU_WHy0EAzvIYErqk8aHZ05XPlLMO_L-rjwvemapVoi84VIVk7E5ZYxGTGHRf2Yb5Hh6XQYbTm5Vkg9SjH2Gyw_H2_X6HO2gf3qfhsR-u51aUmvUZ71jQMnpjCZ1uY1WL/s1600-h/100_6139.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBZfHRX5_QGhWU_WHy0EAzvIYErqk8aHZ05XPlLMO_L-rjwvemapVoi84VIVk7E5ZYxGTGHRf2Yb5Hh6XQYbTm5Vkg9SjH2Gyw_H2_X6HO2gf3qfhsR-u51aUmvUZ71jQMnpjCZ1uY1WL/s400/100_6139.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287999067085429986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtH1k3nPCDWo2wRDg9-6fVhKfD0d8stVTU1m_l6q86k8_fFTOv2Z4INwt3FypPTgw-SHvhr_N0Y2x9KxElrVc98t4WzaUpjOIouD0xdzrbJhskyN7SYK_9NKnXof8op4mttmGVEoiYg_o/s1600-h/100_6059.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtH1k3nPCDWo2wRDg9-6fVhKfD0d8stVTU1m_l6q86k8_fFTOv2Z4INwt3FypPTgw-SHvhr_N0Y2x9KxElrVc98t4WzaUpjOIouD0xdzrbJhskyN7SYK_9NKnXof8op4mttmGVEoiYg_o/s400/100_6059.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287999058412071442" /></a><br />I am so sorry for not updating my blog in forever-I am saying this to the blogger police. I know you are out there. Yes I have been seeing someone else. I have been really cheating on my blog with someone else. Facebook. It has totally consumed me. I can't stay away. I have found old friends, new friends, same blogger friends. But I know I will get bored one day of facebook and coming begging my blog friends back. But until then you can catch me partying on facebook. Just to say i am sorry I will post some pics which is the only reason anyone looks at my blog- pics. Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009206427624096852noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966905546291348773.post-39274119421272100352008-12-06T21:04:00.005-06:002008-12-09T12:38:48.056-06:00oh, yea, baby, I am done!!!!! Time to relax!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-05_4mGGCLDAuzpEk59xb24buhTUNZ03AdQskRPgI5gBVRpQlpiJcJe4M3BSdOhU5cXqJMfZ6w2hTKBFOZjmeY1roTvcOtQSTzDpTR-tZNOi0tXIUvsNz0HOyzQbzjxGPaqEs1HPkzAQ1/s1600-h/Fraley+Family+028.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277860970213047074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-05_4mGGCLDAuzpEk59xb24buhTUNZ03AdQskRPgI5gBVRpQlpiJcJe4M3BSdOhU5cXqJMfZ6w2hTKBFOZjmeY1roTvcOtQSTzDpTR-tZNOi0tXIUvsNz0HOyzQbzjxGPaqEs1HPkzAQ1/s400/Fraley+Family+028.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>This girl is done, finished.... christmas shopping!!!!!!! I have never ever ever finished my shopping this early. I am so psyched!!!!! But there is a reason. Starting tomorrow, i have one free night without anything going on. I am dead serious. It is crazy. All next week we will be doing something with Pathway of Light. Which if you are in the Madisonville area, please stop and walk through the life of Christ. It is amazing. Then we have programs, bunco, parties and on it goes. We are traveling to Dallas to spend the weekend at the Gaylord Hotel in Grapevine. we are riding the Polar Express Train. and then off to Athens the next. But surprisingly we will be home for Santa on Christmas day. I have already ordered my christmas cards and hopefully will be in the mail this week. Usually I am stressing out about pictures and what the kids should wear but i knew i didn't have the time. Sweet Lacy Blakely took the best pictures of our family. So now it is off to wrap and bake and oh, go to wal-mart a thousand times to make sure i didn't forget anything. </div><br /><div>This is just one of the great shots Lacey took of my kiddos. It sure gets me in the holiday mood.</div>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009206427624096852noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966905546291348773.post-85631526208557827272008-12-03T12:14:00.003-06:002008-12-03T12:31:47.206-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRuiidHqk0Je12b2n2yLRosSSFWtXurT8qXfSu1AnXJ8Y7q2SZMmHdhjOfu7RsMP1SSY8c3mFuTQqV9ujJUVyA0q-8TlsTwB0OYr58x_w6iXoJMQBYqFmdjWcgG8TXXgM579CpCuQPT_2I/s1600-h/100_6013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRuiidHqk0Je12b2n2yLRosSSFWtXurT8qXfSu1AnXJ8Y7q2SZMmHdhjOfu7RsMP1SSY8c3mFuTQqV9ujJUVyA0q-8TlsTwB0OYr58x_w6iXoJMQBYqFmdjWcgG8TXXgM579CpCuQPT_2I/s320/100_6013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275632979607448018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHa5TneEIhFKVUbo-CFJNGKDtGD1hEq8Uh-8t8sjFAoHromp1HTtK7rAB2ddpXABcbwlG0IpMnV7hrFn9wEcuKNVKtFWg6iNPKIwGLts7G5rpGkoV1a0SRzXImf3tP24rrHy7adKVkU2ZH/s1600-h/100_6012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHa5TneEIhFKVUbo-CFJNGKDtGD1hEq8Uh-8t8sjFAoHromp1HTtK7rAB2ddpXABcbwlG0IpMnV7hrFn9wEcuKNVKtFWg6iNPKIwGLts7G5rpGkoV1a0SRzXImf3tP24rrHy7adKVkU2ZH/s320/100_6012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275632974360412962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjfCcjKVZKqQbeRFVLy4tY5B5LkmoXGuFuV525uK67-RuHv19ts3GvFj-B97uuFthWhrBzp8gDvfiyyNFasOt0PA9uXQTNSfzGWiYjNXbJxSVC0V5Rpad2cLteevruPdMvdn6GbXDuQED/s1600-h/100_6027.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjfCcjKVZKqQbeRFVLy4tY5B5LkmoXGuFuV525uK67-RuHv19ts3GvFj-B97uuFthWhrBzp8gDvfiyyNFasOt0PA9uXQTNSfzGWiYjNXbJxSVC0V5Rpad2cLteevruPdMvdn6GbXDuQED/s320/100_6027.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275632967410035154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Kh4gxE4xEU5E7upB7mdR79Ou3MDnrPc3coWcVNRNoM5ErJ0CbbaIDUUDp61m9K9cctw7zFFgl6ZZXY91Bcr0z0eUaTJSEBReyr4ol8BKiWqIJH8Pp9v_v2lmDmWprxORKQ2Yi_5kMuSq/s1600-h/100_6037.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Kh4gxE4xEU5E7upB7mdR79Ou3MDnrPc3coWcVNRNoM5ErJ0CbbaIDUUDp61m9K9cctw7zFFgl6ZZXY91Bcr0z0eUaTJSEBReyr4ol8BKiWqIJH8Pp9v_v2lmDmWprxORKQ2Yi_5kMuSq/s320/100_6037.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275632961808630002" /></a><br />Ah, the wonderful ritual of making the turkey. Matt and I searched the internet, asked veteran turkey makers, and read several texts on making the perfect turkey. First we brined the turkey. Then we marinated the turkey with butter and fresh herbs. And last we got up at 5:30 to bake the blessed bird. And I have to say, it was delish!!!!! Clayton and Carson helped make the cranberry relish wednesday. Yes, I gave them knives, but they were champs. It was a great day and having most of our family there was wonderful. My sis-in-law made the best salad from Southern living. It had blue-cheese cakes crumbled into the salad. I ate that first, before the stuffing. I am now putting up my fall fun and getting down the christmas goodies. I hope I can enjoy December. It all seems to go so fast. It is my wish that you all have a slow and enjoyable holiday season. Remember to savor every moment. Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009206427624096852noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966905546291348773.post-57264028265732782342008-12-01T20:43:00.003-06:002008-12-01T21:03:12.106-06:00Thankful<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gVyuewvkliDFUsTwMPKVDofmjmFqjdGfdzEzsz2SaIBqJHHBSeq4RJruMgWKdJDDRfAMHaoaEdeNcOIKSvWeOl4nvuvP77_Tjpx1p2Rmin03wWRMCO43m4m8d_6UIulskMmzyzmirnZ0/s1600-h/100_6038.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gVyuewvkliDFUsTwMPKVDofmjmFqjdGfdzEzsz2SaIBqJHHBSeq4RJruMgWKdJDDRfAMHaoaEdeNcOIKSvWeOl4nvuvP77_Tjpx1p2Rmin03wWRMCO43m4m8d_6UIulskMmzyzmirnZ0/s320/100_6038.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275022144937317138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8QrVpMWfOQBgCNUnpsTR3we5adrHmWUOWj8f4f3MJ73v8bnIKjHE1w5Lnrgnu7dtLx1qJwcSU-J7Ql0QKgOXRy-qA6NzpTtpEfCYylJkToWqXSBXyP1oLbo4tJEsOYjeUT0BOv49k9xZ-/s1600-h/100_6031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8QrVpMWfOQBgCNUnpsTR3we5adrHmWUOWj8f4f3MJ73v8bnIKjHE1w5Lnrgnu7dtLx1qJwcSU-J7Ql0QKgOXRy-qA6NzpTtpEfCYylJkToWqXSBXyP1oLbo4tJEsOYjeUT0BOv49k9xZ-/s320/100_6031.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275022140478222434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiA1rgTB0eM_eIdDNMhhmAGYzi1yj1Dll2v8zQapNSs670V9Ey3rgwn57B6i9QgbwdZofOdqj70WXrBhxYSo_jhnPMIAQ-ZSDHpP8ON8CgGqq5uDanHloQIo1ATx2oteYb4XlnuCxtzo-v/s1600-h/100_6033.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiA1rgTB0eM_eIdDNMhhmAGYzi1yj1Dll2v8zQapNSs670V9Ey3rgwn57B6i9QgbwdZofOdqj70WXrBhxYSo_jhnPMIAQ-ZSDHpP8ON8CgGqq5uDanHloQIo1ATx2oteYb4XlnuCxtzo-v/s320/100_6033.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275022138745458978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cmXvzbm-xP_k9CGykBABvfp2HvkO2pBEL5BLuYe4BEOrsilVVd3ALtZ7b_48kr8I5-nJ7IbHuFYfmCFjaPOGDdX7nZPXrbHmTJ_wSnGQmvqtSrv0rrMgPYQncyowouJB6xsvPk4ijByL/s1600-h/100_6016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cmXvzbm-xP_k9CGykBABvfp2HvkO2pBEL5BLuYe4BEOrsilVVd3ALtZ7b_48kr8I5-nJ7IbHuFYfmCFjaPOGDdX7nZPXrbHmTJ_wSnGQmvqtSrv0rrMgPYQncyowouJB6xsvPk4ijByL/s320/100_6016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275022133076678306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEraiLxMvY73_A2RD3T4lZw356DQfP9AKOlZQCtqOURaq09MoO8wID-USUeGFcEsmDHgD8HmhgojHAxABUqUIe1rSFR-cCV8ELIE_aDQGmDXfT8Dsizj80q0ubgmMyj6F4u21ijKgIncI/s1600-h/100_6035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEraiLxMvY73_A2RD3T4lZw356DQfP9AKOlZQCtqOURaq09MoO8wID-USUeGFcEsmDHgD8HmhgojHAxABUqUIe1rSFR-cCV8ELIE_aDQGmDXfT8Dsizj80q0ubgmMyj6F4u21ijKgIncI/s320/100_6035.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275022128860624466" /></a><br />When one takes their life most of us wonder how their could be no hope in that person's life. <div>I have never felt hopeless. Why, because I am so blessed to have a supporting family,</div><div>supportive friends, and a God that promises He will never leave or forsake me. </div><div>Even in my darkest moments ( and believe me, there have been some ugly dark times) I know </div><div>that there is someone who I can talk to. </div><div>This is why having a church family is so important. This is why having christian friends are vital. </div><div>This is why having a christian husband is my most prized possesion. </div><div>I never want anyone I know to ever feel helpless or hopeless. I hope through tragedy we can all learn to watch out for people who feel life is no longer worth it. I ask for forgiveness that I didn't reach out. That I didn't show that God has a purpose for everyone. God had blessed me and I know i don't deserve it. But because I am a child of God I receive his blessings and here are some of them. My family holding hands before thanksgiving dinner. Each person telling what they are thankful for. Truly a perfect moment. </div><div>Oh, and pics of the turkey will come later!!!!</div>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009206427624096852noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966905546291348773.post-9692181815632293022008-11-18T11:54:00.003-06:002008-11-18T12:09:50.451-06:00TROTTING FOR A TURKEY<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Ia6KAgBHe_JVkJ62E3k25wp89vG2bLZWrBJlEbqKC9dqUZEZbUHVgEL66DMj4SU2kFA9sUPVb3Dw4rFZykTbQMJMPbNQlANtPEVMNYeuJGwts9xmTwQietCi-lv0TRnsPvuEcuU2JoVO/s1600-h/100_5995.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270060180827777410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Ia6KAgBHe_JVkJ62E3k25wp89vG2bLZWrBJlEbqKC9dqUZEZbUHVgEL66DMj4SU2kFA9sUPVb3Dw4rFZykTbQMJMPbNQlANtPEVMNYeuJGwts9xmTwQietCi-lv0TRnsPvuEcuU2JoVO/s320/100_5995.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKUXEik0R_PQ-qQ-iac8b-IgohAk-O36xD2dwGpxRBrbyMC5vnjPmkuWisRRnGTev6anQ5qeJuq8CVKyhyfW_u4dH2aQzE7yFgMnV4gsQndRsTGolAHTYG9QOBwemlOVzpfvzegCLDWl3L/s1600-h/100_5993.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270060169452779186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKUXEik0R_PQ-qQ-iac8b-IgohAk-O36xD2dwGpxRBrbyMC5vnjPmkuWisRRnGTev6anQ5qeJuq8CVKyhyfW_u4dH2aQzE7yFgMnV4gsQndRsTGolAHTYG9QOBwemlOVzpfvzegCLDWl3L/s320/100_5993.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tltD5XuPGjv6zskg4xf5Jb4dj0ml1XwCW26aLe4vI5KzynrKnjPNGtXEAad8zQLqQ7Mb3n7e57jlqT6FbE21oBlHqJoXSleYwjs1ptT41FClMMK0iHL3XNQ2zvhk4Zm0tSAGxndlbCEf/s1600-h/100_5992.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270060167548188322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tltD5XuPGjv6zskg4xf5Jb4dj0ml1XwCW26aLe4vI5KzynrKnjPNGtXEAad8zQLqQ7Mb3n7e57jlqT6FbE21oBlHqJoXSleYwjs1ptT41FClMMK0iHL3XNQ2zvhk4Zm0tSAGxndlbCEf/s320/100_5992.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkuiJX42XMNZwSc6CqxWqtJ1YvGvElF0e3git7V8TUCFK-1fV12EWXgyEoIRYDfHrNY4QqRk0s0DkwI2Y7PJu40ZfWq8kLfP1P8SY07nPAU2rfR1c-Ey_o3KX3dX5LKG87cfVcZTllmzaY/s1600-h/100_5982.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270060159925306546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkuiJX42XMNZwSc6CqxWqtJ1YvGvElF0e3git7V8TUCFK-1fV12EWXgyEoIRYDfHrNY4QqRk0s0DkwI2Y7PJu40ZfWq8kLfP1P8SY07nPAU2rfR1c-Ey_o3KX3dX5LKG87cfVcZTllmzaY/s320/100_5982.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx5V8x5S284VYfCYj3XNB3CsgseG4-Esd2va73LHneU-AaIfn7zFL1n7rbhydV5PaNreVzEquPz0SO1bGHqy3Q4MW3mJHcZNCOeowfyCanUG3li9s72E0xPbaqut4QJQMQYqc9LJXwoabF/s1600-h/100_5978.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270060158971327890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx5V8x5S284VYfCYj3XNB3CsgseG4-Esd2va73LHneU-AaIfn7zFL1n7rbhydV5PaNreVzEquPz0SO1bGHqy3Q4MW3mJHcZNCOeowfyCanUG3li9s72E0xPbaqut4QJQMQYqc9LJXwoabF/s320/100_5978.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left">This is a very important day in the life of a student at Madisonville Intermediate<br /><br /><br /></div><div>the TURKEY TROT.<br /><br /><br /></div><div>Kids line up to run a mile for a turkey.( I'll just stand in line thank you very much)</div><br /><br /><div>Now Clayton had no illusions of grandeur for the race. He told me that morning that I should</div><br /><div>just prepare myself to buy our Thanksgiving Turkey. You see we are not big runners</div><br /><div>in my family. We are more hikers than runners. We love to walk and hike, we just don't care how long it takes us to get to our destination.<br /></div><div>But Clayton did give a great effort as did all the students. </div><br /><br /><div>Carson got out of school to watch brother run. He decided that running for a bird was stupid.<br /></div><div>He has such wisdom!!!!</div></div></div></div><br /><p></p>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009206427624096852noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966905546291348773.post-5878383102105680312008-11-14T14:16:00.004-06:002008-11-14T14:27:47.748-06:00High fives for Me!!!!!!!!<span style="color:#663366;"><span style="font-size:180%;">I did it</span>.</span> I finally passed my P&C licensing exam. I didn't realize how hard it is to<br />learn anything after 30. But with the Lord whispering in my ear that I could do it, I passed.<br />So, anyone need any insurance????? Har, Har!!!<br />I have totally been out of the loop here in Madisonville, so please post me<br />any latest news that has been happening. <br /> <span style="font-size:130%;">There are a couple of things I learned about taking a test after 30:</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">My bladder doesn't hold as much liquid as it used to.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">Sitting on my tush for 8 hours is harder that it used to be.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">Things get really blurry on a dry-erase board after hour number 5.</span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Getting up at 5:00 am everymorning is for the birds and Lacy!!! (love ya</span>)</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">There is still that one know-it-all in every class. </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">And i didn't realize how much I missed my diet-coke in stressful situation!!!</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">And most important... THANK GOD FOR COFFEE!!!!!!!</span>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009206427624096852noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966905546291348773.post-79287750875962220572008-11-03T12:35:00.003-06:002008-11-03T13:08:53.207-06:00Random Thoughts By AliceI have been tagged again to disclose some random things in my life. Since most of my thoughts are random, this shouldn't be too hard. Search my older post for the first 7 things about me!!This is the next 7. I have decided that I am a very random person. Oh well!!!!!!!!<br /><br />1. I love James Bond. Everyone of them. Sean Connery, Pierce Brosnan, Roger Moore, Daniel Craig. I can't think of the other Bond, I didn't like him very much. And I have seen all the Bond movies. ( I'd love to be a Bond Girl in my imaginary life)<br /><br />2. I love love love Sushi. Very hard to get good sushi around Madisonville. <br /><br />3. I have not had a Diet Coke in 5 days. for those who know me well, get off the floor, It is true. I am off diet coke and any sweetener( except the sugar-free sweetener in my coffee). This has been very hard for me!!!!! Sonic unsweet tea has been my drink of choice!!!!!<br /><br />4. My favorite Book in the Bible is Roman 8. Freedom in Christ. Love it!!!!<br /><br />5. I have severe migraines. Hate those things. <br /><br />6. I have said this before, if I could live on the beach, i would. I love the sand and sound and everything about it. <br /><br />7. My walk to Emmaus changed my life. I wish I could send everyone I love to a walk. If you don't know what Walk to Emmaus is, then post me and I will tell you all about it.<br /><br />VOTE FOR JOHN McMAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009206427624096852noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966905546291348773.post-11642611233818037702008-10-28T11:35:00.003-05:002008-10-28T11:44:23.599-05:00Turkey day at My House!?!?!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRaOc7umbeVATpBu3VZWygRuXBi0m5S0Y14I_ZSn1NhyphenhyphenvZwUbtJrktO5zCp0GF2tKtsdEZTu3pCOvzYs06KZF06EJuG_D0kewNMkkjQTidqBAWweytsuNWhhoICtAw1claVvMnaGyED6K/s1600-h/071018-122946-turkey.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262246238744315442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 64px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 108px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRaOc7umbeVATpBu3VZWygRuXBi0m5S0Y14I_ZSn1NhyphenhyphenvZwUbtJrktO5zCp0GF2tKtsdEZTu3pCOvzYs06KZF06EJuG_D0kewNMkkjQTidqBAWweytsuNWhhoICtAw1claVvMnaGyED6K/s400/071018-122946-turkey.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Oh, holy granola!!!</div><br /><div>I will hopefully be having all the fam at my home for Thanksgiving. Do you know what</div><br /><div>this means?? Cooking the hallowed bird. This is major important stuff at our house, </div><br /><div>speaking of stuffing... I've never cooked it before. YIKES!!!</div><br /><div>So, to anyone who reads this blog. I am reaching out through modern technology for some</div><br /><div>major advice,recipes, help.... You know ... any great tips from you guys. </div><br /><div>I have visions of the perfectly decorated table...</div><br /><div>Everyone in cute sweaters</div><br /><div>Children playing outside in the snow, just kidding, I live in Texas. (hopefully we can put away the plastic pool)Har Har. </div><br /><div>Please send any advice so that my dreams don't turn into some crazy movie( Christmas Vacation)</div><br /><div>And yes, I am a month early. But how much fun will this be to stress over for 29 days!!!!!!!</div>Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009206427624096852noreply@blogger.com5