tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54721941037152932352024-03-13T09:23:16.020-07:00The Story of a Bear and FrogKatyStrattonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04706362819889275148noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472194103715293235.post-77727085193426794032010-01-18T18:24:00.000-08:002010-01-18T18:43:06.176-08:00Bathtime Practice<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwR3DeXH3IHwM5x71Bv4Aict2fyrUZ0OQ_pRJcj-zhre7rTtS5yvIR7Vt2Bh3mfMJnviATycwDIPXUxGCyuOg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>KatyStrattonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04706362819889275148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472194103715293235.post-44304225807339292062009-12-13T16:32:00.000-08:002009-12-13T16:56:30.941-08:00Christmas Program<span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;">This week was Zach's school Christmas program. Here is a video of the 2nd song. The first song the class marched. The 2nd song, Zach marched the whole time. I guess he didn't remember to stop.
</span></span></span><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzu4szjEaTt-DT-h6GCFq5tBms1idhB_rTbpK__e3ermbQDbtARd_j_OlCTUW-6RiiruaCib_WTKquGjbzaCw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>KatyStrattonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04706362819889275148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472194103715293235.post-42369510674935226272009-03-09T11:03:00.001-07:002009-03-09T11:08:18.258-07:00To Corpus and Back (and then back some more)<p> </p> <p><font face="Batang" color="#400080" size="4">This past Saturday most of the family loaded up in a wonderful little RV that Eddy borrowed from a friend and headed to Corpus.  We were going to celebrate the life of Jack White Russell, Daddy’s brother, who passed away a week ago.  Jack was a super great guy, dad, brother and uncle.  He was so happy, that’s what I remember most about him.  He was always so happy to see his brother and us.  </font></p> <p><font face="Batang" color="#400080" size="4"></font></p> <p><font face="Batang" color="#400080" size="4">It was sad to his children (my cousins) hurting, but like his son Ross said, Jack’s car was just all beaten up and he needed a new model.  So he traded up, and got an eternal model AND IT IS PERFECT.  </font></p> <p><font face="Batang" color="#400080" size="4"></font></p> <p><font face="Batang" color="#400080" size="4">His son Ross did the eulogy and it was FANTASTIC…PERFECT.</font></p> <p><font face="Batang" color="#400080" size="4"></font></p> <p><font face="Batang" color="#400080" size="4">Even though it was a sad thing, it was wonderful to see our cousins, some of whom we haven’t seen in decades.  And we got to meet some 2nd cousins as well.  Ross’s kids are the cutest things ever. Little Mary was the spunkiest little 3 year and I just wanted to squeeze her til she popped.</font></p> <p><font face="Batang" color="#400080" size="4"></font></p> <p><font face="Batang" color="#400080" size="4">We got to meet Charles’s baby Caitlin for the first time.  She is a DOLL.  So sweet and calm and sleeping…just you wait, Charles.</font></p> <p><font face="Batang" color="#400080" size="4"></font></p> <p><font face="Batang" color="#400080" size="4">It was a lovely time and a wonderful celebration of Jack’s life and his legacy.  And how wonderful that now Uncle Jack is in Heaven dancing and listening to music and just rejoicing in the LORD.  What a comfort for those of us left behind.  </font></p> <p><font face="Batang" color="#400080" size="4"></font></p> <p><font face="Batang" color="#400080" size="4">The ride home was quite eventful.  We got about 2 hours outside of Corpus and realized we had made a slightly wrong turn and WERE ALMOST BACK TO CORPUS.  So…2 hours later, we started back home again…and we got home around 2a.m.  Crazy.  Amye and I had some good giggle time in the back of the bus.  Neil started AND FINISHED a book.  Eddy,God Bless Him, drove the whole way. Dad slept on and off.  Bruce entertained us, and Sweet Nancy took care of Mom back home while we went.</font></p> <p><font face="Batang" color="#400080" size="4"></font></p> <p><font face="Batang" color="#400080" size="4">Love to all the cousins, the ones here in Texas and the ones in California.  We will not let that be the last time we see you.  Barbara, I’m going to hold you to that shopping trip…come on.<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_3vqFfSrMYKc/SbVZ4MVredI/AAAAAAAAAsA/5ShJkOBniYY/s1600-h/DSC03795%5B15%5D.jpg"><img title="DSC03795" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="393" alt="DSC03795" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_3vqFfSrMYKc/SbVZ4mHNVaI/AAAAAAAAAsI/KVe0gcvgo-4/DSC03795_thumb%5B13%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="499" border="0" /></a></font></p> <p><font face="Batang" color="#400080" size="4"></font></p> <p> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_3vqFfSrMYKc/SbVZ1oYTXJI/AAAAAAAAAqQ/pXOUc2cKc18/s1600-h/DSC03792%5B5%5D.jpg"><img title="DSC03792" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="288" alt="DSC03792" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_3vqFfSrMYKc/SbVZ2JCR4KI/AAAAAAAAAqU/P4HHXiXQXM4/DSC03792_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="221" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_3vqFfSrMYKc/SbVZ2rL-WAI/AAAAAAAAAqY/4s0M0U75RFk/s1600-h/DSC03794%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="DSC03794" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="280" alt="DSC03794" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_3vqFfSrMYKc/SbVZ3Rzi6yI/AAAAAAAAAqc/forYFQ7tBDE/DSC03794_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="213" border="0" /></a>   <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_3vqFfSrMYKc/SbVZ5XwE7SI/AAAAAAAAAqo/pmOuRiYO4KI/s1600-h/DSC03797%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="DSC03797" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="360" alt="DSC03797" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_3vqFfSrMYKc/SbVZ5xK-W1I/AAAAAAAAAqs/azX13siKwBw/DSC03797_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="472" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_3vqFfSrMYKc/SbVZ6RKWH6I/AAAAAAAAAqw/WoHIi1Qdbns/s1600-h/DSC03799%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="DSC03799" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="366" alt="DSC03799" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_3vqFfSrMYKc/SbVZ7b_Yp9I/AAAAAAAAAq0/z29HoRmHHA0/DSC03799_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="479" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_3vqFfSrMYKc/SbVZ70BwIiI/AAAAAAAAAq4/C2LG-nKdUfM/s1600-h/DSC03801%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="DSC03801" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="231" alt="DSC03801" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_3vqFfSrMYKc/SbVZ8UXz-nI/AAAAAAAAAq8/55O3qQmfe0o/DSC03801_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="303" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_3vqFfSrMYKc/SbVZ81PDT5I/AAAAAAAAArA/T3W3N28Q_b4/s1600-h/DSC03802%5B5%5D.jpg"><img title="DSC03802" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="361" alt="DSC03802" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_3vqFfSrMYKc/SbVZ9rVw4gI/AAAAAAAAArE/tTL3NHgPIO0/DSC03802_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="277" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_3vqFfSrMYKc/SbVZ-GiK8yI/AAAAAAAAArI/4pRHj9-xmQ0/s1600-h/DSC03803%5B5%5D.jpg"><img title="DSC03803" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="368" alt="DSC03803" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_3vqFfSrMYKc/SbVZ-Wu2BlI/AAAAAAAAArM/yAZr41-6E-s/DSC03803_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="281" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_3vqFfSrMYKc/SbVZ-2zuBWI/AAAAAAAAArQ/HVV_KXCEk6I/s1600-h/DSC03800%5B8%5D.jpg"><img title="DSC03800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="397" alt="DSC03800" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_3vqFfSrMYKc/SbVZ_kp6TyI/AAAAAAAAArU/BloEbQv3QeA/DSC03800_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="519" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_3vqFfSrMYKc/SbVaAEr3VqI/AAAAAAAAArY/JZDZc8TMfaE/s1600-h/DSC03804%5B6%5D.jpg"><img title="DSC03804" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="417" alt="DSC03804" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_3vqFfSrMYKc/SbVaAo30d-I/AAAAAAAAArc/bU8W0feSx1c/DSC03804_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="540" border="0" /></a></p> KatyStrattonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04706362819889275148noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472194103715293235.post-28505522901014770102009-03-06T11:18:00.000-08:002009-03-06T11:33:13.077-08:00Busy Bees around here.<p> </p> <p>Lately, we’ve had a ton going on.  </p> <p>The boys and I went to Austin 2 weekends back to visit my college friend Dana and her family.  We had such a great time.  The boys played outside, even when it was too cold, and the adults chatted and chatted.  We might have even played a little Wii Fit.  Zach did amazingly well.  </p> <p></p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:40b28274-5dfc-4c1e-a9d8-646d56faa7af" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a style="border:0px" href="http://cid-4fc5dd2014932e89.skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?page=browse&resid=4FC5DD2014932E89!106&ct=photos"><img style="border:0px" alt="View Busy Bees around here" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_3vqFfSrMYKc/SbF4GNwPBsI/AAAAAAAAAqM/Uz7Vv6EucRw/InlineRepresentationfea7e669-8d1c-4219-942b-358d29a23c9b%5B15%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style="width:512px;text-align:right;" ><a href="http://cid-4fc5dd2014932e89.skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?page=browse&resid=4FC5DD2014932E89!106&ct=photos">View Full Album</a></div></div> <p></p> <p>Then, the day after we got back, my mom fell and broke her hip.  I spent that Monday out in Richmond getting her all checked in and settled at the hospital, where she’ll be for awhile.  </p> <p> </p> <p>I had a funny feeling in my stomach all day.  In the back of my head I thought it might be appendicitis, but I really didn’t have time for that, so I kept pushing that to the back of my head.  At midnight on Monday, I decided I needed to go to the ER.  So I tried to tell Neil…but the was sound asleep.  I just drove up there myself.  And guess what??????  It was appendicitis and I had surgery that day at 1p.m. to have it removed.  Nothing like having surgery at one hospital on the same day that your mom is having her hip replaced at a different hospital.  It was not an easy day for anyone, especially my great sister, who went to work, came to my hospital for my surgery, then rushed to my mom’s hospital for her surgery and stayed there until around midnight.  Thank goodness ICU won’t let you spend the night.</p> <p> </p> <p>More later…Jake has a tee-ball game tomorrow. First one.  I’ll miss it but his super grandparents will take him and pictures.  Hooray for family</p> KatyStrattonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04706362819889275148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472194103715293235.post-52490336948510757922009-01-22T09:44:00.001-08:002009-01-22T09:52:08.770-08:00Bathroom<style></style><div style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:180%;">
</span></div> <div style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255);font-size:180%;" > <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">OK…here’s the before and after pics of the bathroom redo.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">It was just the potty room in my master bath, but still…it’s redone.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Before.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHpRT0j6AQXFbsuGrslwUGxhWuy9FwoOJCc3266Dn3GPVwet2BBQoo2KbaeXTmIwn68OSwQdCzW4lkxOseu_5O8sCSS3eQoEnQXJPAlmC-gxmB994U-glYs0Yd02aLL0nBqrjrPJ2ldo/s1600-h/DSC03713.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHpRT0j6AQXFbsuGrslwUGxhWuy9FwoOJCc3266Dn3GPVwet2BBQoo2KbaeXTmIwn68OSwQdCzW4lkxOseu_5O8sCSS3eQoEnQXJPAlmC-gxmB994U-glYs0Yd02aLL0nBqrjrPJ2ldo/s400/DSC03713.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294175909573424306" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Before…the plain white book holder on the plain white wall.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJk3XIGtFRWYjt2T24Iv7460wUwhMSwvAK6rs8WjzBlAzHrOqrym8hJkIvOlvinFeYCRQsI1CkjoYuWJezyETSJF0rxK2z9Aa2caC3OyhrdJz18ww8odfhIG6JaUOgU4yrYauSlDcjTOQ/s1600-h/DSC03714.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJk3XIGtFRWYjt2T24Iv7460wUwhMSwvAK6rs8WjzBlAzHrOqrym8hJkIvOlvinFeYCRQsI1CkjoYuWJezyETSJF0rxK2z9Aa2caC3OyhrdJz18ww8odfhIG6JaUOgU4yrYauSlDcjTOQ/s400/DSC03714.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294176083018495138" border="0" /></a></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">And here is the color after I cut in.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ended up not liking that color since Jake</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">said it looked like Tee-tee.<span style=""> </span>But it pretty much stayed</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">but just went a shade lighter.</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255);"><span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9WhfUg9Bz-oxOwq0J5JHsH2X32FuFPo6N8x9B4SEG8FWxgS8HC7BHewSfmzvoTU9hj850YP4RBNV34Kje9GpKlqqLJMHrsyIkdtTx_FGjJCTQub3q5jffRimmtJqi5uRGEq69LAGeDU/s1600-h/DSC03715.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9WhfUg9Bz-oxOwq0J5JHsH2X32FuFPo6N8x9B4SEG8FWxgS8HC7BHewSfmzvoTU9hj850YP4RBNV34Kje9GpKlqqLJMHrsyIkdtTx_FGjJCTQub3q5jffRimmtJqi5uRGEq69LAGeDU/s400/DSC03715.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294176284394395586" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><o:p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">And here is the final product.<span style=""> </span>Hooray.<span style=""> </span>I love it.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I know the color looks gold…but it is an avocado <span style=""> </span>green.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I got the black shelf from mom's garage. It was painted white. </span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I painted it black with several coats. And I had it just perfect...</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">right before I backed over it in the driveway. So then I had to REPAIR it...</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">then start over with the paint. (typical Polly)</span></p></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzcGVa7Bmo84M8YcWVleI5f53J2wS1ueSIO6WEvqrlSmXNhSOOyM-p4Yd8PEQhiN4iKiLrd5hxpfUXE58Rs2uPPT9RFZrLnDoRANb_U9b5ezQy3G9LOvr57lXjf2PZOD5JG67eUIgg_Q/s1600-h/DSC03717.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzcGVa7Bmo84M8YcWVleI5f53J2wS1ueSIO6WEvqrlSmXNhSOOyM-p4Yd8PEQhiN4iKiLrd5hxpfUXE58Rs2uPPT9RFZrLnDoRANb_U9b5ezQy3G9LOvr57lXjf2PZOD5JG67eUIgg_Q/s400/DSC03717.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294176641886802434" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255);font-size:180%;" ><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><o:p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I also added black light switch cover and painted the toilet paper </span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">holder black.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRs5nz0m84RjjwlgYJ9KiUbmBTnDeOT_1nw67yBw1KoTGJuerPb4-vZc5IVFiGVyrmrarBqICHDpQBa8NdBRvenY0cIEZtqhge3_8tzOXr0_mHJJsDoWmKTHQ-ritf3LfMBFmSeGzDb3w/s1600-h/DSC03719.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRs5nz0m84RjjwlgYJ9KiUbmBTnDeOT_1nw67yBw1KoTGJuerPb4-vZc5IVFiGVyrmrarBqICHDpQBa8NdBRvenY0cIEZtqhge3_8tzOXr0_mHJJsDoWmKTHQ-ritf3LfMBFmSeGzDb3w/s400/DSC03719.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294176646913700194" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Here is a close up of the frame.<span style=""> </span>I got it out of mom’s attic, </span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">put a piece of scrapbook p</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">aper in it and glued </span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">that clip in there and clipped on that picture of mom and me.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Not sure if you can see the other<span style=""> </span>frame.<span style=""> </span>It came from mom’s attic, as well.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I glued in scrapbook paper and then glued on that cross.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I got the basket at some store after Christmas and it was 50% off.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">So…do you love my new potty room?<span style=""> </span>You can come potty here anytime.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><o:p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></o:p></p></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVW7Uk-GuE1BcYkZ0HXc38tlEfJJbCHqZ5dMTpjD1CpXYqyKYux9CPmLCItctgnT5U6UnRnu9ZizeNFWMtKF7_7ljzCyR9YjGH9f316BMFs2pkYGORp0XCyV84Dy5ZcYIIsfQ5mUvPa0U/s1600-h/DSC03721.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVW7Uk-GuE1BcYkZ0HXc38tlEfJJbCHqZ5dMTpjD1CpXYqyKYux9CPmLCItctgnT5U6UnRnu9ZizeNFWMtKF7_7ljzCyR9YjGH9f316BMFs2pkYGORp0XCyV84Dy5ZcYIIsfQ5mUvPa0U/s400/DSC03721.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294176658379234482" border="0" /></a></span></div>KatyStrattonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04706362819889275148noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472194103715293235.post-20649542019886385652008-12-10T15:13:00.000-08:002008-12-10T15:17:10.061-08:00My Holiday, Kid Friendly Garland.<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">I took all of Zachary's Thomas the Train engines and put them in the garland. I got this idea from The Nester, a great blog I read.
The boys think it's great. </span></span></span></span>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXky4Af7p2PNzAoCYsFDJfOLoMNQfvujepa7bgdWFS9OFECWfCdoXY9g61ukaOwwOFrXSTu_iI7HYGmfB1fROoJRPB9HbLTCEjaOeTLE5NAV3RXYpzfoqwsRd31RynzoLS5h66pLiDxzQ/s1600-h/DSC03589.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXky4Af7p2PNzAoCYsFDJfOLoMNQfvujepa7bgdWFS9OFECWfCdoXY9g61ukaOwwOFrXSTu_iI7HYGmfB1fROoJRPB9HbLTCEjaOeTLE5NAV3RXYpzfoqwsRd31RynzoLS5h66pLiDxzQ/s400/DSC03589.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278303968078362690" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9uUamZcCHKogMnt5soDNW516r1T976a_Ml3ASI5aqLoDdmo9UDnyrCKSEg4y0qL3PQ6VbLKDfr4drXVNRbTKm-Vy4czss3wkSjVbpuTCxaZoWTLx8On5ZLt5vU_ITJ7JtTiLYmRn_Ys/s1600-h/DSC03590+%282%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9uUamZcCHKogMnt5soDNW516r1T976a_Ml3ASI5aqLoDdmo9UDnyrCKSEg4y0qL3PQ6VbLKDfr4drXVNRbTKm-Vy4czss3wkSjVbpuTCxaZoWTLx8On5ZLt5vU_ITJ7JtTiLYmRn_Ys/s400/DSC03590+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278303966239543666" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzSVn0Krcaiqu_IozljRkYNhAhk7eHflFTbuiAnxoa4tQgf8ktjc9ZC2itTIdWPXV_PJxbyyjBmHboU1s_6HKMY7yEwktSq8lQeEgZ2akwawv3SlrBBjftipgvm6lT-zNBf_6xrYmuKM/s1600-h/DSC03592.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzSVn0Krcaiqu_IozljRkYNhAhk7eHflFTbuiAnxoa4tQgf8ktjc9ZC2itTIdWPXV_PJxbyyjBmHboU1s_6HKMY7yEwktSq8lQeEgZ2akwawv3SlrBBjftipgvm6lT-zNBf_6xrYmuKM/s400/DSC03592.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278303965196974658" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiycoZEfLNufDuV5ooE_ylNui_cwCTH_frtrxPmclVMlQ2rc0DAq-3Wa4VbiqnamncWTpfDV8IwTorSXYYliDiYEwhQEf9SVzT3uG6TWMthRIzSN7NQiyzDng4C7ctK_3KH_v6WK0gMHP8/s1600-h/DSC03594.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiycoZEfLNufDuV5ooE_ylNui_cwCTH_frtrxPmclVMlQ2rc0DAq-3Wa4VbiqnamncWTpfDV8IwTorSXYYliDiYEwhQEf9SVzT3uG6TWMthRIzSN7NQiyzDng4C7ctK_3KH_v6WK0gMHP8/s400/DSC03594.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278303963482278226" border="0" /></a>KatyStrattonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04706362819889275148noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472194103715293235.post-38270398278782199922008-10-24T06:32:00.000-07:002008-10-24T06:34:21.608-07:00Jakes 1st Hair-Do<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaOxbUWkj6E99cPE25glAAfCjP2ouUELsk_v8WATIDDjz0AKPqV8WE3eeQ4gwf0SKCGTqHwUkgiKeWpI19U2wwGsrPmUbSi9M14yFB9I7w2yq4dXJ2Tmi0053HeAZiqXsFy6TQks2Ane0/s1600-h/DSC03464.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaOxbUWkj6E99cPE25glAAfCjP2ouUELsk_v8WATIDDjz0AKPqV8WE3eeQ4gwf0SKCGTqHwUkgiKeWpI19U2wwGsrPmUbSi9M14yFB9I7w2yq4dXJ2Tmi0053HeAZiqXsFy6TQks2Ane0/s400/DSC03464.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260713257739124114" /></a>
Jake got his first real hair-do for Kinder. pics. He was so excited about it.KatyStrattonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04706362819889275148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472194103715293235.post-52583864296030453772008-10-21T19:12:00.000-07:002008-10-21T19:21:11.019-07:00Zach learns to read via the kindergardener.<object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HAHiOoSiRqA"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HAHiOoSiRqA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> </embed> </object>KatyStrattonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04706362819889275148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472194103715293235.post-81746978869598658122008-10-02T20:39:00.000-07:002008-10-03T04:46:40.244-07:00A&M beats Army<span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">Last weekend, A&M played Army. My bro-in-law is a junior at West Point, and he came in for the game. My 2 oldest nephews both go to A&M. So we went up for the game. My 3rd nephew went up with me on Friday night. He stayed with his brother and I stayed with Neil's mom in this little garage apt. It was great.
For the game, we sat about 3 rows from the Sun, I mean the top. We were tired and sunburned after the game...but that's OK, b/c A&M won. Whew.
Before the game, which honored all the military, Army had 4 blackhawk helicopters flyover. That was so cool. Then they had 4 guys parachute in. They landed dead center field as well. Very very cool.
Enjoy the pics.</span></span>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Hya7_H17IMKAYzNaBx21TBVDBUdhwlQ2boWCNEUwp_alolUhUCwpVj3shKSeXNSPwi5RrbDpGLxEb_vdWitRqKqVX4gdD7yLsidbzm4xMfk9dDBtjdfvUTOeKjbvQdL4Bqde1UpTQYs/s1600-h/DSC03314.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Hya7_H17IMKAYzNaBx21TBVDBUdhwlQ2boWCNEUwp_alolUhUCwpVj3shKSeXNSPwi5RrbDpGLxEb_vdWitRqKqVX4gdD7yLsidbzm4xMfk9dDBtjdfvUTOeKjbvQdL4Bqde1UpTQYs/s400/DSC03314.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252892407249210210" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7d3SgGyhDe_itMzxPC7zbm9lc_I6GiiioGEOh1J06agO7ajqhyJDrGnw__3D0E0_y9KMT7P1u1T_Gswc1egP62rpLPYr-6mEgjihoqsWhNVx21HMpivJL598JJfa33XkupTzbk7tPMs/s1600-h/DSC03316.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7d3SgGyhDe_itMzxPC7zbm9lc_I6GiiioGEOh1J06agO7ajqhyJDrGnw__3D0E0_y9KMT7P1u1T_Gswc1egP62rpLPYr-6mEgjihoqsWhNVx21HMpivJL598JJfa33XkupTzbk7tPMs/s400/DSC03316.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252892407492946882" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGvcqaPVPUbBygXXHYykQuVc452pIObsRaIWmSOHO3LrLiiKXxCbjgw68jZ84qnQ4CgQcHze3f2vmw6Wct0sOiJV7FIE2GUudT9xDhaMK4-tKlhqd3bAqUNsGoaja6KrQIt6q921huQxU/s1600-h/DSC03320.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGvcqaPVPUbBygXXHYykQuVc452pIObsRaIWmSOHO3LrLiiKXxCbjgw68jZ84qnQ4CgQcHze3f2vmw6Wct0sOiJV7FIE2GUudT9xDhaMK4-tKlhqd3bAqUNsGoaja6KrQIt6q921huQxU/s400/DSC03320.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252892406833583410" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDzlcbMApR-xqYj1WDzb_k9AJXhMOC9FulyMI1zx-2-rOLAJOaah0654ZLql6ZLjwlbhRAQ6rO_XNamXivBw58NvRON1M2Sm5UZ8BtZ1b9Q4KWxXBms_A8uHCJOEftwz0drFT6c6sUm0/s1600-h/DSC03319.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDzlcbMApR-xqYj1WDzb_k9AJXhMOC9FulyMI1zx-2-rOLAJOaah0654ZLql6ZLjwlbhRAQ6rO_XNamXivBw58NvRON1M2Sm5UZ8BtZ1b9Q4KWxXBms_A8uHCJOEftwz0drFT6c6sUm0/s400/DSC03319.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252892413981699842" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdSlJknWHuCqQLKLVE_Kf5HMNdltRIUBmCoNDUHvswMPOvJE_GES96h1jZt_yqwpahYpRWQXM6Q_w_U_opTomGQghnrSUdtLyWh3zTiGEGP89186q6LXrhr5tpphZF80b1QkcI1AQT2eI/s1600-h/DSC03293.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdSlJknWHuCqQLKLVE_Kf5HMNdltRIUBmCoNDUHvswMPOvJE_GES96h1jZt_yqwpahYpRWQXM6Q_w_U_opTomGQghnrSUdtLyWh3zTiGEGP89186q6LXrhr5tpphZF80b1QkcI1AQT2eI/s400/DSC03293.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252769838491629746" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGOIIHdyzNYXaDWXpATO8pb1xmLVJC2TZoLP9n7zdTAFqYk2P44OJLzw0HMWjfWn4STORGHnI5QkRqz8Bylr07v4312w-aY4ZsZvijFxWUSBnCeQ5nhAWe7J3D7DPz4m2xUzKAZ1s5cc/s1600-h/DSC03297.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGOIIHdyzNYXaDWXpATO8pb1xmLVJC2TZoLP9n7zdTAFqYk2P44OJLzw0HMWjfWn4STORGHnI5QkRqz8Bylr07v4312w-aY4ZsZvijFxWUSBnCeQ5nhAWe7J3D7DPz4m2xUzKAZ1s5cc/s400/DSC03297.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252769848572472594" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieWkHBWOk6yZaznXilRwmrH_Xo6__wCbh62dO7aEZdl-M_HiRTi8gkY0KF1Ku2ev7ixKZTqosnGJV4JXm9LhcbXE-F4AA6EOfiGaM7EFo5fdO3Oq5fDMYz1ScLQR0IIG3I_axd3i3slG8/s1600-h/DSC03301.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieWkHBWOk6yZaznXilRwmrH_Xo6__wCbh62dO7aEZdl-M_HiRTi8gkY0KF1Ku2ev7ixKZTqosnGJV4JXm9LhcbXE-F4AA6EOfiGaM7EFo5fdO3Oq5fDMYz1ScLQR0IIG3I_axd3i3slG8/s400/DSC03301.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252769854717116914" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhAX_mPmmuXbEd2WWdLJrF3rqSZSNRscPOhnyCTO0dIjUGWBkijUM6mqlBA0gShy6InfoOF1_W0LyVWdgt-2AFYZO5Opx3LUV5Ajc9EjnWMBnHtfTFNt3ByhK441i2QsNX3_bHiXKcf0/s1600-h/DSC03310.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhAX_mPmmuXbEd2WWdLJrF3rqSZSNRscPOhnyCTO0dIjUGWBkijUM6mqlBA0gShy6InfoOF1_W0LyVWdgt-2AFYZO5Opx3LUV5Ajc9EjnWMBnHtfTFNt3ByhK441i2QsNX3_bHiXKcf0/s400/DSC03310.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252769861943469234" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYH_Q7W1H96NEk8eL9Y8vYIr8hUuqOkDISdTsn2mrZbVZOQMYsz2rF_sx9vUa3Fr3XSQTiX6LjTOkmcP_zS19ViV5qvK-nhiKkCMmjbTDUwwfj3TWvr-k2I1ZvnrHy58VHejS87nBwCbU/s1600-h/DSC03312.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYH_Q7W1H96NEk8eL9Y8vYIr8hUuqOkDISdTsn2mrZbVZOQMYsz2rF_sx9vUa3Fr3XSQTiX6LjTOkmcP_zS19ViV5qvK-nhiKkCMmjbTDUwwfj3TWvr-k2I1ZvnrHy58VHejS87nBwCbU/s400/DSC03312.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252769863346332690" border="0" /></a>
<span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">
</span></span>KatyStrattonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04706362819889275148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472194103715293235.post-36559876892472782472008-09-24T07:44:00.000-07:002008-09-24T07:58:56.012-07:0020 years just flew by...<span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">This past weekend was my 20th high school reunion. How did I graduate with all those old people....Ha! Just kidding. Richmond must have some really good water, b/c I thought most everyone looked great. And there were no really big surprises. Just a lot of really good memories and laughs. The planners did a great job and I was blessed by them doing it and me not. God Bless ya, folks.</span></span></span>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgsX8t9i67WAhm9vmDqiGthWTg1TSGdLKz43ixPHTXND3JLGSg9sQVplODl5_rBiisBsKJSApa0OY_1dq5qPvlExi5PLgnDrR-TcWRT_JBS970N-18GpfXcCo_6nrPzHOIEwqxN4toyoY/s1600-h/Reunion,+Night+1+018.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgsX8t9i67WAhm9vmDqiGthWTg1TSGdLKz43ixPHTXND3JLGSg9sQVplODl5_rBiisBsKJSApa0OY_1dq5qPvlExi5PLgnDrR-TcWRT_JBS970N-18GpfXcCo_6nrPzHOIEwqxN4toyoY/s320/Reunion,+Night+1+018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249601997919433746" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin18zm8Qq6xOJFgiqRT7wzKdHBSDtGowMIuF0lwnwl06XuKCNg-TrS5_BOAazN0sJYRRKCVsjqQVi_2idovocj_JJ6L_KNViZUPUCB4Vz9ao7hIAqVZOvu7ItiECxBqYiqmR2WOAY9u1E/s1600-h/Reunion,+Night+1+019.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin18zm8Qq6xOJFgiqRT7wzKdHBSDtGowMIuF0lwnwl06XuKCNg-TrS5_BOAazN0sJYRRKCVsjqQVi_2idovocj_JJ6L_KNViZUPUCB4Vz9ao7hIAqVZOvu7ItiECxBqYiqmR2WOAY9u1E/s320/Reunion,+Night+1+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249602020403676146" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtaBlaZJww_lvhCvGKBHW9Mywh3pJoapFtoWalpE5i41MZ0SlYOkcpwP5q733sPHqUq5iZvzLnyWv4PEJqaI4qMftaFeeUotVtnR-b4RTC_eDfDWmvClOs85OQDZFJeTJzJwbC3fxwzY/s1600-h/Reunion,+Night+1+002.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtaBlaZJww_lvhCvGKBHW9Mywh3pJoapFtoWalpE5i41MZ0SlYOkcpwP5q733sPHqUq5iZvzLnyWv4PEJqaI4qMftaFeeUotVtnR-b4RTC_eDfDWmvClOs85OQDZFJeTJzJwbC3fxwzY/s320/Reunion,+Night+1+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249602055364602082" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4yiFaRWF56ae7Rf_r7p7zfp6YxMv4RKdlVXCWWXxK-mPuQdDVPjGvNS30PMeW444W9kQXzZ-eTmK-PNPAoy3gk2s4bObeyD2ArLa4CqFMKdOes5Y03FQ0PgFxSVqyD-kFu-q4zhQyQqQ/s1600-h/Reunion,+Night+1+008.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4yiFaRWF56ae7Rf_r7p7zfp6YxMv4RKdlVXCWWXxK-mPuQdDVPjGvNS30PMeW444W9kQXzZ-eTmK-PNPAoy3gk2s4bObeyD2ArLa4CqFMKdOes5Y03FQ0PgFxSVqyD-kFu-q4zhQyQqQ/s320/Reunion,+Night+1+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249602079454353906" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLDdMqZ-2rE3q7kJuiL42NO4tCS6Zssq-cHWuoeocpTViywP_RHMYigZn9MRtEjA2Zufrfk6pZ167rKdx-IqqmWeQ-tEohB7CCKWTLkUk_N-VrnRxcuZCfURIj31sju49yENlYwUPL1IE/s1600-h/Reunion,+Night+1+004.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLDdMqZ-2rE3q7kJuiL42NO4tCS6Zssq-cHWuoeocpTViywP_RHMYigZn9MRtEjA2Zufrfk6pZ167rKdx-IqqmWeQ-tEohB7CCKWTLkUk_N-VrnRxcuZCfURIj31sju49yENlYwUPL1IE/s320/Reunion,+Night+1+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249601139403164834" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp90q1ZoT8OnPF-mkpuLHLg3Me3ubUmgxV5DZyHgP1NX71hVYpjMgRNlQ_qWfbD9zxG_wbgnxXfw34re3JLI-UFcCRmr1dqdivgLJb-CUvnGfek5Tzby5EZfGgIKdI1xypUtnSHRqKnV8/s1600-h/Reunion,+Night+1+007.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp90q1ZoT8OnPF-mkpuLHLg3Me3ubUmgxV5DZyHgP1NX71hVYpjMgRNlQ_qWfbD9zxG_wbgnxXfw34re3JLI-UFcCRmr1dqdivgLJb-CUvnGfek5Tzby5EZfGgIKdI1xypUtnSHRqKnV8/s320/Reunion,+Night+1+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249601147101624482" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjENWqWyt18d3pUhM0v2NxV7ZX7c2LK9GWWjsynyk4jh3LjsZJ91gb77fbUJs2Xwxbwu1J8Y_FkLhJyzVP0UPS2Rd5vaNs23PmxblIAqTdAB9TVxBp8qxM0QEEuuNlR1diXaxp_5MQOKuc/s1600-h/Reunion,+Night+1+012.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjENWqWyt18d3pUhM0v2NxV7ZX7c2LK9GWWjsynyk4jh3LjsZJ91gb77fbUJs2Xwxbwu1J8Y_FkLhJyzVP0UPS2Rd5vaNs23PmxblIAqTdAB9TVxBp8qxM0QEEuuNlR1diXaxp_5MQOKuc/s320/Reunion,+Night+1+012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249601158673175058" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7fZdmD4vSNANe2nXMQSuJzkCTBjeYuOVHWS8AUJ5ebO5Vum72b9QUAp0K1wxyCtalWyjfscGD2NehMaw9RxIgs63eazOU4pVB54WTM8RNkj7SWdcbsX2mo6QqLXcuyH9JjgRy4T6F7c/s1600-h/Reunion,+Night+1+014.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7fZdmD4vSNANe2nXMQSuJzkCTBjeYuOVHWS8AUJ5ebO5Vum72b9QUAp0K1wxyCtalWyjfscGD2NehMaw9RxIgs63eazOU4pVB54WTM8RNkj7SWdcbsX2mo6QqLXcuyH9JjgRy4T6F7c/s320/Reunion,+Night+1+014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249601164891051042" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4EN9EqQ8vs_MqPCAfjt0P9EcMvCv6OqrvZGmFkKpHk5yVoClugifObmcERqW8kHwM0UqO3zDnDk9M4Y22uOTJGAG8CisozvU7sZiHQqJLc3YWtPX-tHjwjPJcdjr60ss68oNsTxId1o/s1600-h/Reunion,+Night+1+017.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4EN9EqQ8vs_MqPCAfjt0P9EcMvCv6OqrvZGmFkKpHk5yVoClugifObmcERqW8kHwM0UqO3zDnDk9M4Y22uOTJGAG8CisozvU7sZiHQqJLc3YWtPX-tHjwjPJcdjr60ss68oNsTxId1o/s320/Reunion,+Night+1+017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249601172869383986" border="0" /></a>
<span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">
</span></span></span>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtKC-L_-u4PWjhjUdw_ULxiiPYFmBWHYpguStGIsePdQiBKqiSizTK3lDpqe7uYY08Gz5VGLJhqOvumebZRu1l9F69wWREbFf5hXYCRN5DyDBVReonEUs5ouzC0bZOmBagjJje-mREJg/s1600-h/polly2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtKC-L_-u4PWjhjUdw_ULxiiPYFmBWHYpguStGIsePdQiBKqiSizTK3lDpqe7uYY08Gz5VGLJhqOvumebZRu1l9F69wWREbFf5hXYCRN5DyDBVReonEUs5ouzC0bZOmBagjJje-mREJg/s320/polly2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249599870506766786" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsN2dffaWLfxRpXdi34ysuy45oIRTqUYbooQYmoSVbP7S-LNfn_321HmkFcAIHGXa1UrBiCdX_NRIoX9W4S00PZ3fMCJWbwSYo3zvSjCbSUtcg16p4rc_F7oS8O39LO43JHCAp16vPpiA/s1600-h/Reunion+002.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsN2dffaWLfxRpXdi34ysuy45oIRTqUYbooQYmoSVbP7S-LNfn_321HmkFcAIHGXa1UrBiCdX_NRIoX9W4S00PZ3fMCJWbwSYo3zvSjCbSUtcg16p4rc_F7oS8O39LO43JHCAp16vPpiA/s320/Reunion+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249599907060620386" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWP7ipDqitYa3qpcBOKuaIRf6YsZcHEL0thdpnLmlFi1wMml-OvPHEXoUfCYrx82uRQ77dgA2miarich76QaPijyJ5k-hfQaxRpkwpO93QuWM2-zAEPfGyX8FCQyA_RRhfvNZTA0gw7l8/s1600-h/Reunion+019.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWP7ipDqitYa3qpcBOKuaIRf6YsZcHEL0thdpnLmlFi1wMml-OvPHEXoUfCYrx82uRQ77dgA2miarich76QaPijyJ5k-hfQaxRpkwpO93QuWM2-zAEPfGyX8FCQyA_RRhfvNZTA0gw7l8/s320/Reunion+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249599918086060290" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWtAPDlhh58VleYfQE5cwUyM4uvDmtK2lnxQ-FMdrZ5w2924x01svDIMsN2rIIq1G9mP0_AefFuYheisT56eLw5_tGzQArUURnZaFI0zskc3mDCEAzCpUWhHg-mzSausCErw5bQedC2k/s1600-h/Reunion+020.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWtAPDlhh58VleYfQE5cwUyM4uvDmtK2lnxQ-FMdrZ5w2924x01svDIMsN2rIIq1G9mP0_AefFuYheisT56eLw5_tGzQArUURnZaFI0zskc3mDCEAzCpUWhHg-mzSausCErw5bQedC2k/s320/Reunion+020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249599925899380514" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPY62kVUWBe4ajQAj6k5GdjZ1Emv9e2zWbrQtblc-XP60nsO_gqMeFjdJCJklmyLzNB5HtQdY_kY52VwikcfWChy2g5NoZI-ROA4SMBuMduPnsjKDd9MrE0quiWZj56kHnKzFv4igXCM/s1600-h/Reunion+005.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPY62kVUWBe4ajQAj6k5GdjZ1Emv9e2zWbrQtblc-XP60nsO_gqMeFjdJCJklmyLzNB5HtQdY_kY52VwikcfWChy2g5NoZI-ROA4SMBuMduPnsjKDd9MrE0quiWZj56kHnKzFv4igXCM/s320/Reunion+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249599343514981378" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdBqGpjtQ8DSbL7_OyLle1pCRVfZybseua8Pf8FbHzf2ir42mbcI28-f-STZ_mZIrZMoDj45dIuN9F8NY5QIpkg-e01lKcU6qesLXmia0sOwZBrGxXEqw7KrPhcsrgxz8oZxOY_R1098/s1600-h/Reunion+010.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdBqGpjtQ8DSbL7_OyLle1pCRVfZybseua8Pf8FbHzf2ir42mbcI28-f-STZ_mZIrZMoDj45dIuN9F8NY5QIpkg-e01lKcU6qesLXmia0sOwZBrGxXEqw7KrPhcsrgxz8oZxOY_R1098/s320/Reunion+010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249599347253749346" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMLFwskVPZ7-vxtb2PtbUVNC23tCksxiwgAjx9xOSVuNeZacJ84-8yVxTFfFA4xBvyOik7dDeJv8tEBLHk5ayW5UPXcJNPdkrdV4AZsZp4lz7uf3YZeDLwIILVH-dWWhqxx5kQF306Eo/s1600-h/Reunion+015b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMLFwskVPZ7-vxtb2PtbUVNC23tCksxiwgAjx9xOSVuNeZacJ84-8yVxTFfFA4xBvyOik7dDeJv8tEBLHk5ayW5UPXcJNPdkrdV4AZsZp4lz7uf3YZeDLwIILVH-dWWhqxx5kQF306Eo/s320/Reunion+015b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249599354268385250" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-Hg3aSNcfBv73w23YyF75-qY1PpdAmwLeUpKc4vDuPmgJd9ey0TCcIrjhxzfjiIX-GxD42BiRChQnlGyvNXDHivAKtiNvibk3LYWRWKoZYiC3ZFC9SMlAmUgasG-3jbngg3laKtqG-U/s1600-h/Reunion+019.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-Hg3aSNcfBv73w23YyF75-qY1PpdAmwLeUpKc4vDuPmgJd9ey0TCcIrjhxzfjiIX-GxD42BiRChQnlGyvNXDHivAKtiNvibk3LYWRWKoZYiC3ZFC9SMlAmUgasG-3jbngg3laKtqG-U/s320/Reunion+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249599362571312418" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJ1Z3WUJOpB3uG7J83JvF-vKlNi5t7zJmLsKHEpmWn2wMNfcOiBbx6-qyH7rBl9aimkIB_kOVyNmQTGGPoFx9rDc5bPtA6UgOmryX2mxoCbp-ELkXF944Bx6Sc9wY-FxRS1VIE__8EIQ/s1600-h/Reunion+018.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJ1Z3WUJOpB3uG7J83JvF-vKlNi5t7zJmLsKHEpmWn2wMNfcOiBbx6-qyH7rBl9aimkIB_kOVyNmQTGGPoFx9rDc5bPtA6UgOmryX2mxoCbp-ELkXF944Bx6Sc9wY-FxRS1VIE__8EIQ/s320/Reunion+018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249599368138255666" border="0" /></a>KatyStrattonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04706362819889275148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472194103715293235.post-76633874484619555472008-08-26T06:54:00.000-07:002008-08-28T08:07:11.735-07:00Let the Learning Begin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYmK6XkUdDYC4j5CQzzD7DpJWWJ7xgR1aYxkC-c1iuQuLjF4lffkBP7PYhHO2WUMEv0t1BQY6iDY5kznKD3CeTO8T0lRURv78g0jOv9SGnoeaUx5tq_opdNmb81wxL89T3tRBlDV93DY/s1600-h/Galveston+%26+First+Day+of+Kindergarten+065.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238825760397601682" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 249px; cursor: pointer; height: 304px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYmK6XkUdDYC4j5CQzzD7DpJWWJ7xgR1aYxkC-c1iuQuLjF4lffkBP7PYhHO2WUMEv0t1BQY6iDY5kznKD3CeTO8T0lRURv78g0jOv9SGnoeaUx5tq_opdNmb81wxL89T3tRBlDV93DY/s320/Galveston+%26+First+Day+of+Kindergarten+065.JPG" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lzAf79vI9WekFWTSyaGSVZ1swiqeuyJihTA2fDdi_h9MOrXQ6fr4lZB6X1ZDtXDRUlN9W2rA_reEd8EzsezzwsVi9bbyuVqHdDl6g1xlIcQ666vLnOkO_sq-S3djXSxzDPbBGKg5LYk/s1600-h/Galveston+%26+First+Day+of+Kindergarten+066.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238825769797172514" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 292px; cursor: pointer; height: 385px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lzAf79vI9WekFWTSyaGSVZ1swiqeuyJihTA2fDdi_h9MOrXQ6fr4lZB6X1ZDtXDRUlN9W2rA_reEd8EzsezzwsVi9bbyuVqHdDl6g1xlIcQ666vLnOkO_sq-S3djXSxzDPbBGKg5LYk/s320/Galveston+%26+First+Day+of+Kindergarten+066.JPG" border="0" /></a>
<div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWb7SvyA9Yo7tcfO2iaB-zJ_CEdSlb8ClQoecI6VZzYHbuADrvLQfQR5RKIBjNCAhbrUGbPlXChUHVB1EF05v30yV_8Um_Nb_cW6wt3ek1-fcEl4uZJIuP9sMVciRfqftcmEkKEDaRt8/s1600-h/Galveston+%26+First+Day+of+Kindergarten+067.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238825769321980466" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 300px; cursor: pointer; height: 202px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWb7SvyA9Yo7tcfO2iaB-zJ_CEdSlb8ClQoecI6VZzYHbuADrvLQfQR5RKIBjNCAhbrUGbPlXChUHVB1EF05v30yV_8Um_Nb_cW6wt3ek1-fcEl4uZJIuP9sMVciRfqftcmEkKEDaRt8/s320/Galveston+%26+First+Day+of+Kindergarten+067.JPG" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV4UHIAn0xnp86m4pk67E6_KKsvdJyAjveusso1mzRuPUmPNKikJy5bldNqmCedqy6RpiV2oRMLma2hhWCy7sIpnzMRwjacwfI8C6ekAiuI6X8LnGxe-Xhq5SQEd05sVvlQkLw073CL-U/s1600-h/Galveston+%26+First+Day+of+Kindergarten+068.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238825771630191170" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 345px; cursor: pointer; height: 246px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV4UHIAn0xnp86m4pk67E6_KKsvdJyAjveusso1mzRuPUmPNKikJy5bldNqmCedqy6RpiV2oRMLma2hhWCy7sIpnzMRwjacwfI8C6ekAiuI6X8LnGxe-Xhq5SQEd05sVvlQkLw073CL-U/s320/Galveston+%26+First+Day+of+Kindergarten+068.JPG" border="0" /></a>
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx6kMot383DoPj6SjL7QPjxKWmSsDX2yjZHoxYRsURr9dFr_6cQMZtg5bwFoofVOVyDth7jcJT0SexaGlNWaw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>
<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"></span></span></span><blockquote><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Today Jake started Kindergarten. What a blur the last 6 years have been! From finding out you were on your way, to birth, to your birthdays, to NOW. Wow...</span></span></span>
<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">You were very excited to go to school today. You already love your teacher, Mrs. Brown. This is going to be a great year.</span></span></span></blockquote></div>KatyStrattonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04706362819889275148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472194103715293235.post-40933383894804091382008-08-14T09:55:00.000-07:002008-08-27T18:34:16.082-07:00Trip to Corpus to see Uncle Jack<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2cWu20Y7x-6aMZDXsJqAUZPm71XeZ9f9mFsk0sTEXjUs7iGlkPkrfdaB4eEdD5prwnduqLVuVy5Fcy012RTnhQ52zgTORDlL0bOnGvhSS4Pg7obocaiasV5Vc7Ssz8vbwuzDkxdY9aSc/s1600-h/1+%2816%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2cWu20Y7x-6aMZDXsJqAUZPm71XeZ9f9mFsk0sTEXjUs7iGlkPkrfdaB4eEdD5prwnduqLVuVy5Fcy012RTnhQ52zgTORDlL0bOnGvhSS4Pg7obocaiasV5Vc7Ssz8vbwuzDkxdY9aSc/s320/1+%2816%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234420098547542962" border="0" /></a>
</div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">This past weekend, my sister Amye and I took my dad to see his older brother in Corpus. It was a fabulous precious weekend. We all</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> had a great time. My cousin Barbara hooked us up with some fantastic rooms at the Omni...thanks Barb! We got to meet her girls, Charlotte and Camille. What cuties! And cousin Charles even drove down 6 hours to get to visit as well. Thanks Charles. We got to see the high rise where Uncle Jack lives; it is really nice. And we are so happy that Uncle Jack is doing so well. WE EVEN BOUGHT HIM SOME COOL CROCS!!!!!!!! Enjoy the pictures</span>.</span></span></span></span></span></blockquote></div>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5SaI5DOfmyE-vt9lurGXTqBQisTDJzCLld1_cIzje5tkmhGsNbJ89DdgdV4jrLt3tglnmykR3rqq0S8GUhynG_WeIGArlKQskr-AiTbWlyrtbC7F8o00ES8ko8rfaFcPbqF764yC-IU4/s1600-h/1+%2811%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5SaI5DOfmyE-vt9lurGXTqBQisTDJzCLld1_cIzje5tkmhGsNbJ89DdgdV4jrLt3tglnmykR3rqq0S8GUhynG_WeIGArlKQskr-AiTbWlyrtbC7F8o00ES8ko8rfaFcPbqF764yC-IU4/s320/1+%2811%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234419962315046754" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNemERYhP6TsiRrCq4kxRFp2_Ubj4J-GO0HAndCxoWicUMztVFH2OCqV4GeN7F3bguxVfGjQvQwZ3WsaWAtT1FVtsMvC3iOKwWjJqyQaIGlRNpL8Pp4uJA2PnMmP4pRxP79S6wYIjHIU/s1600-h/1+%2813%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNemERYhP6TsiRrCq4kxRFp2_Ubj4J-GO0HAndCxoWicUMztVFH2OCqV4GeN7F3bguxVfGjQvQwZ3WsaWAtT1FVtsMvC3iOKwWjJqyQaIGlRNpL8Pp4uJA2PnMmP4pRxP79S6wYIjHIU/s320/1+%2813%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234419963353600914" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipMUTGrSjNkThvBIVDHWG2Nw_0nb_elAbfZH555nrbU-3b8VrU4XMpPLZ0hBdhIUosveokHP2ajS9m3pF5bhKOBvsUD7mjMEXQBBv7TEqqb9z8eWaF4Whf2zXEX0ivmOmR1PdZaAL75qs/s1600-h/1+%2814%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipMUTGrSjNkThvBIVDHWG2Nw_0nb_elAbfZH555nrbU-3b8VrU4XMpPLZ0hBdhIUosveokHP2ajS9m3pF5bhKOBvsUD7mjMEXQBBv7TEqqb9z8eWaF4Whf2zXEX0ivmOmR1PdZaAL75qs/s320/1+%2814%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234419968618617282" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUuzD5P411k6AEiZtJzKYxmdRFj4_A6etUhILdakQMQYPNSXGtQ0KRcQHJnqLzoX9_djjDvtTT5_bTV8u8JR3fEzEFJzlH1kv_KwZZ19frRM5rsFxMDxmd1SbQFQEJdIyfth0e-gtGAfM/s1600-h/1+%2815%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUuzD5P411k6AEiZtJzKYxmdRFj4_A6etUhILdakQMQYPNSXGtQ0KRcQHJnqLzoX9_djjDvtTT5_bTV8u8JR3fEzEFJzlH1kv_KwZZ19frRM5rsFxMDxmd1SbQFQEJdIyfth0e-gtGAfM/s320/1+%2815%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234419973993191506" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinNv9inzmmIL04vi3Y8SEPnzw_5lM4IPPHPiTYJ8G62pPkkTvx7OunGu0KfQtFjAHUAXcFqapHwylDjpoQiNhdEB9c9Nm4KaDilNLKOg6HkTeKMBg0m7WyciQjT7iSAVfbXaQaf8kxwnU/s1600-h/1+%286%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinNv9inzmmIL04vi3Y8SEPnzw_5lM4IPPHPiTYJ8G62pPkkTvx7OunGu0KfQtFjAHUAXcFqapHwylDjpoQiNhdEB9c9Nm4KaDilNLKOg6HkTeKMBg0m7WyciQjT7iSAVfbXaQaf8kxwnU/s320/1+%286%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234419706558910178" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXXGc6xj8dlgDahBb1mw7qeBYeiQW3G8OlP06YiboRMSQRfko4wfv0c_kGkb6LDrh1nVLjt8ZkOXUQU0BIXIENK6RwdsjsTAAAwgICkQvl8Brv3dGPUvzdwwI0xAOniqp6d0tKx-qlsSU/s1600-h/1+%288%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXXGc6xj8dlgDahBb1mw7qeBYeiQW3G8OlP06YiboRMSQRfko4wfv0c_kGkb6LDrh1nVLjt8ZkOXUQU0BIXIENK6RwdsjsTAAAwgICkQvl8Brv3dGPUvzdwwI0xAOniqp6d0tKx-qlsSU/s320/1+%288%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234419712242772130" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi42RPrCF_8hrqOsD2s-xx3SO-11P1HyQvHrNKLsQmVQU3bWv9ayc0VKdW-Uo15dej2hwp5jdWNEDnVjfD7o-sGlB4ZaswUPkRbCKw5wW_1qqEEcvHYys08MyKYnlH2FG3L8vPQhKD1hD8/s1600-h/1+%289%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi42RPrCF_8hrqOsD2s-xx3SO-11P1HyQvHrNKLsQmVQU3bWv9ayc0VKdW-Uo15dej2hwp5jdWNEDnVjfD7o-sGlB4ZaswUPkRbCKw5wW_1qqEEcvHYys08MyKYnlH2FG3L8vPQhKD1hD8/s320/1+%289%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234419715032334626" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvmmkz920hxeGvJYzvsSPYkHfq5Gcz8lPSleG3Fw1uj8_8PGpTgW2GKtABhczQeCoSeNSF5MbQbj3PvW4CVYw_1V0Or0rCYceGSyd-LjoU784b0Yac4PYz6lbcDXTLUKUlauszJAT-Km8/s1600-h/1+%282%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvmmkz920hxeGvJYzvsSPYkHfq5Gcz8lPSleG3Fw1uj8_8PGpTgW2GKtABhczQeCoSeNSF5MbQbj3PvW4CVYw_1V0Or0rCYceGSyd-LjoU784b0Yac4PYz6lbcDXTLUKUlauszJAT-Km8/s320/1+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234419525560854594" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSo-zIxvM9TqKrioXUlpk1-HI53ojR_wF1-2l3erDX4Zu1i89xgFNF1b09V667khS5jkmSxhpD4syECZxYz4xCGvKRCoCmX7FN63gGO5iX1gM4TK7aeeEXNijqccN9EibT4F63jqKf9-M/s1600-h/1+%283%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSo-zIxvM9TqKrioXUlpk1-HI53ojR_wF1-2l3erDX4Zu1i89xgFNF1b09V667khS5jkmSxhpD4syECZxYz4xCGvKRCoCmX7FN63gGO5iX1gM4TK7aeeEXNijqccN9EibT4F63jqKf9-M/s320/1+%283%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234419526833748194" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYcIzWTv5zGVNBrIJxfEyEmJvQK2zDN0bMdrrNQ1ZnrQrOF8s4IM7Crgals4MiUHLy160PwX2hTIlNymAHKb-AdzLWYdg8LXtqnZcLQZXiH51JXvbbUWoyokWnJg6iPSsXOtx91Ah6Lbk/s1600-h/1+%284%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYcIzWTv5zGVNBrIJxfEyEmJvQK2zDN0bMdrrNQ1ZnrQrOF8s4IM7Crgals4MiUHLy160PwX2hTIlNymAHKb-AdzLWYdg8LXtqnZcLQZXiH51JXvbbUWoyokWnJg6iPSsXOtx91Ah6Lbk/s320/1+%284%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234419529130362002" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLj7haGUU0ytdQqZ5uQ0Wv8WbLYq0S6-cg-vZM_Up1pUR6lfIbjuoq2aq1J4pK4rDClQU1rzIBAY8WZAEbxjamfdBT4BUZZqa1WvYp_cUs8ZJ6jcEnXP42OrXYPs2WMFFbjpRgMYCRvzc/s1600-h/1+%285%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLj7haGUU0ytdQqZ5uQ0Wv8WbLYq0S6-cg-vZM_Up1pUR6lfIbjuoq2aq1J4pK4rDClQU1rzIBAY8WZAEbxjamfdBT4BUZZqa1WvYp_cUs8ZJ6jcEnXP42OrXYPs2WMFFbjpRgMYCRvzc/s320/1+%285%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234419531330082786" border="0" /></a>
<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">
</span></span></span></span></span></span>KatyStrattonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04706362819889275148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472194103715293235.post-86873825282680053192008-07-10T18:18:00.001-07:002008-12-10T21:53:01.665-08:004th of July at the Beach<span style=";font-family:Giggles BTN;font-size:180%;color:red;" >What a great country we live in!
</span><p><span style=";font-family:Giggles BTN;font-size:20;color:red;" ><span style="font-size:180%;">Thanks for the glaring red Rockets.</span></span></p><p><span style=";font-family:Giggles BTN;font-size:20;color:red;" ><span style="font-size:180%;">Thanks also to Abby and</span> <span style="font-size:180%;">Poppy for taking us to the beach for</span> <span style="font-size:180%;">the weekend.</span></span></p><span xmlns=""><span style=";font-family:Giggles BTN;font-size:20;color:red;" ><span style="font-size:180%;">Jake</span> <span style="font-size:180%;">and Zach (and Hershey and Bini)</span></span></span><span xmlns="" style="font-size:180%;"><span style=";font-family:Giggles BTN;color:red;" >loved the beach. It was a fun time.</span></span>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGU2VXHRd2O47UFr6dGeKU3Zw7cfmLWLR19_Lo0Y0ckzlcZf0pqcXG1ls6XCKenG07aZNymru14y7to2wvA27mlzoQB0-yrjIp57SeFXkpU0y3Y8yYV8Pto50W5ZHFwUUjp87dhGWQ_w/s1600-h/2008-07-04++Galveston+087.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGU2VXHRd2O47UFr6dGeKU3Zw7cfmLWLR19_Lo0Y0ckzlcZf0pqcXG1ls6XCKenG07aZNymru14y7to2wvA27mlzoQB0-yrjIp57SeFXkpU0y3Y8yYV8Pto50W5ZHFwUUjp87dhGWQ_w/s320/2008-07-04++Galveston+087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221564768015629026" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAco9-P4l7WS-CHWU_M008AEdku2F3VUXpHX-sbxeHRJBeKmNEBRVcLejVheVNOwSzTVKJqInoAkKbgz-57_MUNAOF0KNBEPI953Uec6hsbKVWM7_es3pwrLOPlGG86u9F_QrbFqswCU/s1600-h/2008-07-04++Galveston+076.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAco9-P4l7WS-CHWU_M008AEdku2F3VUXpHX-sbxeHRJBeKmNEBRVcLejVheVNOwSzTVKJqInoAkKbgz-57_MUNAOF0KNBEPI953Uec6hsbKVWM7_es3pwrLOPlGG86u9F_QrbFqswCU/s320/2008-07-04++Galveston+076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221564773025029426" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_XIkdD8oezvJMAajq4SeZzGSvzO9GzmC2gAGiK94LRoXV0eyyIsnIYxZ1orfFxuL64prqMO7hyZcAI1FSipQMUwVPSSSgQL4rBVmhoSl3lZ92MGm2ZZuETROdQ6cevm_bZOvds0l7p-4/s1600-h/2008-07-04++Galveston+081.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_XIkdD8oezvJMAajq4SeZzGSvzO9GzmC2gAGiK94LRoXV0eyyIsnIYxZ1orfFxuL64prqMO7hyZcAI1FSipQMUwVPSSSgQL4rBVmhoSl3lZ92MGm2ZZuETROdQ6cevm_bZOvds0l7p-4/s320/2008-07-04++Galveston+081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221564769455430530" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgesGprLdpIS_JDJ7vEq6dMnVqMmT2_MYDipUrB5TFlKu4ZXb9s37xheip7WZ44pU1fvn7SyGO5XRc9PdLhEUVL7vpRDeLsNA4acKjjJ_uMKHJzTRsh2sCDFntbTPb4kSU_THSyG89vSbA/s1600-h/2008-07-04++Galveston+101.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgesGprLdpIS_JDJ7vEq6dMnVqMmT2_MYDipUrB5TFlKu4ZXb9s37xheip7WZ44pU1fvn7SyGO5XRc9PdLhEUVL7vpRDeLsNA4acKjjJ_uMKHJzTRsh2sCDFntbTPb4kSU_THSyG89vSbA/s320/2008-07-04++Galveston+101.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221564777474983730" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6eonsvBC05f8k-Cv0yxsqtMHLXbBzcnZtXp9jZNWL4ryTeGnn5UhohitweWdrSsAe_OhtvMYSJ6a8GXWITQs7P71h6d91kETRZwnu1i_QGMuPVDLx16ua2mKk2Yx_QHlvc_NnU05Dt8o/s1600-h/family+fixed.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6eonsvBC05f8k-Cv0yxsqtMHLXbBzcnZtXp9jZNWL4ryTeGnn5UhohitweWdrSsAe_OhtvMYSJ6a8GXWITQs7P71h6d91kETRZwnu1i_QGMuPVDLx16ua2mKk2Yx_QHlvc_NnU05Dt8o/s320/family+fixed.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221563880215974290" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFxGBp7lM4I2jHpqGDe6H76ml-rJDr-HpGxebGTLLlbIPKItL4qABQY3T2hd_iwWLvzareQVqPPJSs5iIx12EVMSewjok16hevI9aEBugFRorQeD8CGECqrF8lYb-fH40dB5HqMta3NI/s1600-h/2008-07-04++Galveston+095.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFxGBp7lM4I2jHpqGDe6H76ml-rJDr-HpGxebGTLLlbIPKItL4qABQY3T2hd_iwWLvzareQVqPPJSs5iIx12EVMSewjok16hevI9aEBugFRorQeD8CGECqrF8lYb-fH40dB5HqMta3NI/s320/2008-07-04++Galveston+095.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221563882202401074" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZA1zFpTxcs9MnQaNi03RZ5teeY_fiwbg54pV001Xj-HsHyvIDJcUT-CYb1lj3Kwyzc1GaxDq9FdZwIHCSTUhEjgqAO0Csj_csMlTTG2yq3Xtq9uhkzI8ZYT85i7my2wVXLvPzCf2M95Q/s1600-h/2008-07-04++Galveston+074.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZA1zFpTxcs9MnQaNi03RZ5teeY_fiwbg54pV001Xj-HsHyvIDJcUT-CYb1lj3Kwyzc1GaxDq9FdZwIHCSTUhEjgqAO0Csj_csMlTTG2yq3Xtq9uhkzI8ZYT85i7my2wVXLvPzCf2M95Q/s320/2008-07-04++Galveston+074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221563983628997026" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxTgDhtVhFCszxmda2ZFoJzf6XLvQk8__UwXnn11kegt5EpBbad295N3eUSYBt89lK-cOzLm3jykCNQvABjrXZZjfoALLuuVSyHBWE3aj5Sr3TG00-EiVZ7u03Toe8hcXWTdnHtibpnQs/s1600-h/2008-07-04++Galveston+088.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxTgDhtVhFCszxmda2ZFoJzf6XLvQk8__UwXnn11kegt5EpBbad295N3eUSYBt89lK-cOzLm3jykCNQvABjrXZZjfoALLuuVSyHBWE3aj5Sr3TG00-EiVZ7u03Toe8hcXWTdnHtibpnQs/s320/2008-07-04++Galveston+088.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221563984469458850" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXUyeiqEURXPx1aKF2pgDeYEhm7OrQvUZ2bPJ4y7fISy4VhomnmKTr3G-74l49QwhbH-1sSFu-pUdCuYRiEu93XQNuvLZvZRiiaFQNtEi9YQdDEKNtOVIUt-ZgoL1n_rywddcq3ioGVHQ/s1600-h/2008-07-04++Galveston+076.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXUyeiqEURXPx1aKF2pgDeYEhm7OrQvUZ2bPJ4y7fISy4VhomnmKTr3G-74l49QwhbH-1sSFu-pUdCuYRiEu93XQNuvLZvZRiiaFQNtEi9YQdDEKNtOVIUt-ZgoL1n_rywddcq3ioGVHQ/s320/2008-07-04++Galveston+076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221563987651930930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vX7ri39iOKrwXG21tFNf1vAC1636ysfR0LQkLcUnzsei1nwMA4PenBB3c-fQ8_IlTHqIKakp4F5xJ0oKMWMhH-NYRVbw_9K-XMo0Uo06FA4rPnXnm8krOnM_690qJlMlCGrdgHeYbnM/s1600-h/2008-07-04++Galveston+080.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vX7ri39iOKrwXG21tFNf1vAC1636ysfR0LQkLcUnzsei1nwMA4PenBB3c-fQ8_IlTHqIKakp4F5xJ0oKMWMhH-NYRVbw_9K-XMo0Uo06FA4rPnXnm8krOnM_690qJlMlCGrdgHeYbnM/s320/2008-07-04++Galveston+080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221564768660101650" border="0" /></a><span xmlns=""><p><span style=";font-family:Giggles BTN;font-size:20;color:red;" ><span style="font-size:180%;"></span>
</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:Giggles BTN;font-size:20;color:red;" >
</span></p></span>KatyStrattonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04706362819889275148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472194103715293235.post-31519001845813193692008-07-10T17:27:00.001-07:002008-12-10T21:53:05.248-08:00It’s a zoo out there.<span xmlns=""><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-family:Candy Buzz BTN;font-size:180%;" >The other day, my friend Courtney and I took a combined 6 kids to the zoo. Some hers-some </span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-family:Candy Buzz BTN;font-size:180%;" >mine-some Lynda's. We really did have a great time. It was a little crazy at times, but really…it could have been a lot worse considering the amount of kids. It was a beautiful day and surprisingly NOT crowded at the zoo. I mean, doesn't everyone else know about all the different kinds of poop you can see if you go to the zoo. (Right, Cooper?)
</span><p><span style="font-size:180%;">
</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-family:Candy Buzz BTN;font-size:180%;" >Here are some of the pics.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2tNMMB_6aTlAUiQGB-6Rk1AEhGzgwxGaZkUApUWJljYglvgt5lrO_TE-ilDzksnre1CBUwEb1TtsplyHnr4LIs_omRdNC7v66DNuW9IGdp_hm7n-Cgx31ae-PUI2lluMxTbueU-_Ndw/s1600-h/2008-07-04++Galveston+028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2tNMMB_6aTlAUiQGB-6Rk1AEhGzgwxGaZkUApUWJljYglvgt5lrO_TE-ilDzksnre1CBUwEb1TtsplyHnr4LIs_omRdNC7v66DNuW9IGdp_hm7n-Cgx31ae-PUI2lluMxTbueU-_Ndw/s320/2008-07-04++Galveston+028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221566506250445042" border="0" /></a></p>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98n1NI5xPOGePwbsU2VulrWq6SxtGSRDfUWC4j84tn7LVLcq-a7rewHVVq4XznFII18CErA6erLCXXrsNQQSIKAsYM69Ynigzxe8TSjXDjz25Ek59pCw14ihRoctUzEV0PGAb3_4R3iY/s1600-h/2008-07-04++Galveston+030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98n1NI5xPOGePwbsU2VulrWq6SxtGSRDfUWC4j84tn7LVLcq-a7rewHVVq4XznFII18CErA6erLCXXrsNQQSIKAsYM69Ynigzxe8TSjXDjz25Ek59pCw14ihRoctUzEV0PGAb3_4R3iY/s320/2008-07-04++Galveston+030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221566508636609634" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXsFaJMI-bm51TyprPz6jYg9jwkjJmaoN0kez7v2IoxXK5wTrGih89e_GvQdxIDMObb_Y7inYrA-Jp79npjXfJM6MjZT9kF7kB0KCXqG1sPVkxGwPxOl5UJAzXMQKc7YxS1Zi6vJ727kk/s1600-h/2008-07-04++Galveston+031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXsFaJMI-bm51TyprPz6jYg9jwkjJmaoN0kez7v2IoxXK5wTrGih89e_GvQdxIDMObb_Y7inYrA-Jp79npjXfJM6MjZT9kF7kB0KCXqG1sPVkxGwPxOl5UJAzXMQKc7YxS1Zi6vJ727kk/s320/2008-07-04++Galveston+031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221566346332771250" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ByGV3G1kM7_UZsJCVEViL0HVEhB54SPIogUuS1tMPy0Mw7TnN-jQhwXbur0rqenf0mwoiRI_hlmQ2XojewNqAC9TGQkCP16CcSMizHZuoj7C6qtCsZghPeTW7ZKmfeoVrEg1EKt3xRc/s1600-h/2008-07-04++Galveston+029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ByGV3G1kM7_UZsJCVEViL0HVEhB54SPIogUuS1tMPy0Mw7TnN-jQhwXbur0rqenf0mwoiRI_hlmQ2XojewNqAC9TGQkCP16CcSMizHZuoj7C6qtCsZghPeTW7ZKmfeoVrEg1EKt3xRc/s320/2008-07-04++Galveston+029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221566346570156210" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioSnVo0brl2DAWbVIe0wcEo6WiIV_MiOSI9Ds2ABc-gaLCY8x5yT5IDnhBE5nj-ge_vIPKKnzzy1vZz1tg3A-32ohZewt1FWpvaDx9rI4M4IpgvpEwTDkAnhq2D-5ML_vSaZUs1PPHul0/s1600-h/2008-07-04++Galveston+060.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioSnVo0brl2DAWbVIe0wcEo6WiIV_MiOSI9Ds2ABc-gaLCY8x5yT5IDnhBE5nj-ge_vIPKKnzzy1vZz1tg3A-32ohZewt1FWpvaDx9rI4M4IpgvpEwTDkAnhq2D-5ML_vSaZUs1PPHul0/s320/2008-07-04++Galveston+060.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221566081408071554" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUZfJBAK9m79pC_6YDVj89VvdECD_vrD4k6PCU6p_IXlUQiOn8Dy4l5Btjg-BRkK7CXyf3jdDwS556R5cp_LQ9nHRMh3JJ30WkB9lON7C2ZXq7oATo71vWZhvYF8uj7dNBAjxoVzNMGvo/s1600-h/2008-07-04++Galveston+052.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUZfJBAK9m79pC_6YDVj89VvdECD_vrD4k6PCU6p_IXlUQiOn8Dy4l5Btjg-BRkK7CXyf3jdDwS556R5cp_LQ9nHRMh3JJ30WkB9lON7C2ZXq7oATo71vWZhvYF8uj7dNBAjxoVzNMGvo/s320/2008-07-04++Galveston+052.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221566081136960962" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQP39rw4r_12K73wbOYNw4naijWGFHdRvpsBmQxJxHJViZkIp1YbyhMP_8SDk4ApHZqY-U2ggyxQHcvULapCHMVyvvKan2BgCts_pKMjtQui4nSF0au2ZnXF0MrYZ3_dDdR7kuS3wJgts/s1600-h/2008-07-04++Galveston+047.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQP39rw4r_12K73wbOYNw4naijWGFHdRvpsBmQxJxHJViZkIp1YbyhMP_8SDk4ApHZqY-U2ggyxQHcvULapCHMVyvvKan2BgCts_pKMjtQui4nSF0au2ZnXF0MrYZ3_dDdR7kuS3wJgts/s320/2008-07-04++Galveston+047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221566083232243906" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgLhQp6isarT8iH2-rMJIw5IMCDpnDLDlnbiP0FYBVoR7burM_Z4X07vJWpCfKoUQKk4Uffoj2arSZtNHUUOPutZkQFyUDXgaOYPiTeDtvnk5q1GG9HsFyxT2dpeHOJM1Gq7atgZvLfAM/s1600-h/2008-07-04++Galveston+038.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgLhQp6isarT8iH2-rMJIw5IMCDpnDLDlnbiP0FYBVoR7burM_Z4X07vJWpCfKoUQKk4Uffoj2arSZtNHUUOPutZkQFyUDXgaOYPiTeDtvnk5q1GG9HsFyxT2dpeHOJM1Gq7atgZvLfAM/s320/2008-07-04++Galveston+038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221566087881297682" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-WXECW_QurtDeGVb-Qlt4zqLeAw_SKqcFPx2gZnToD_SZeTiTOo58Wo7VYlBQZvYdE49Gneq_2dUn8FjrDI3UQmCYwS3po1zXMKIBjRWXF-8Eur27oDS7eC5oWDu0wif83udfaDoPJ4/s1600-h/2008-07-04++Galveston+032.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-WXECW_QurtDeGVb-Qlt4zqLeAw_SKqcFPx2gZnToD_SZeTiTOo58Wo7VYlBQZvYdE49Gneq_2dUn8FjrDI3UQmCYwS3po1zXMKIBjRWXF-8Eur27oDS7eC5oWDu0wif83udfaDoPJ4/s320/2008-07-04++Galveston+032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221566088047913986" border="0" /></a>
<span xmlns=""><p><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-family:Candy Buzz BTN;font-size:180%;" >
</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-family:Candy Buzz BTN;font-size:14;" >
</span></p><p></p></span>KatyStrattonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04706362819889275148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472194103715293235.post-86277151301149179822008-06-29T20:04:00.000-07:002008-12-10T21:53:05.612-08:00Potty Training, part 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR6lGG0qK9-jJOp6K-x5MCIPbK95Gn9Xau51nnuIKRlLQjK7hqsh3rofr14dd1kWxJN_68Mn3X0u7IOoIWPsOD6EiVvliIvr2PWweJnsYT8tWzdqAySl-6V8-Vp7rRkOtrjn8ycmzVC2M/s1600-h/DSC02873.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR6lGG0qK9-jJOp6K-x5MCIPbK95Gn9Xau51nnuIKRlLQjK7hqsh3rofr14dd1kWxJN_68Mn3X0u7IOoIWPsOD6EiVvliIvr2PWweJnsYT8tWzdqAySl-6V8-Vp7rRkOtrjn8ycmzVC2M/s320/DSC02873.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217506070952081298" border="0" /></a>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Zach has been potty training. It was going really well for a few days, then we had a backslide. So we got him a little tiny potty training potty, thinking that maybe that would make him a bit more interested in going on it. Well, for the most part (and I know that most of you won't be surprised by this) he doesn't fit on it. When he sits down, he's so big that</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> his little 'peeps' it too far to the front of the potty and, well, he doesn't fit. We can maneuver around and get it to work, but let's hope that this potty training goes quickly b/c before long there will be no fitting at all.</span></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Well, tonight he wanted to sleep with Jake, so I told him if he wanted to sleep with Jake, he'd have to tee-tee in the big potty...and he did. We're back on the right track...hooray. So this is them together in the bottom bunk.</span></span></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHS9Q2VsG0LZTc7fncLRllRAXrDNbQvMeGHKMeG-VXpERGFDHYfp0MB6mwqC0IHIRSXBLccOSTxY6UPJ93eyGukeXHtuAMXArGGXEzdvHpBW2W4k9oZfFI4UxA1EOLJak1R7boVcymzE/s1600-h/DSC02872.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHS9Q2VsG0LZTc7fncLRllRAXrDNbQvMeGHKMeG-VXpERGFDHYfp0MB6mwqC0IHIRSXBLccOSTxY6UPJ93eyGukeXHtuAMXArGGXEzdvHpBW2W4k9oZfFI4UxA1EOLJak1R7boVcymzE/s320/DSC02872.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217506068810585842" border="0" /></a>
</div><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">
</span></span></span></span></span>KatyStrattonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04706362819889275148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472194103715293235.post-72761802181613299902008-06-29T20:01:00.000-07:002008-12-10T21:53:05.785-08:00Happy Birthday Abby<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qhLTUZq2tvmEmvIv30_Rqd4hxTVGtMbLjimdjxD6wxoZq8SCm4ir-xeHhphvCaB6Yc3PG-OXpRGys71SbdvNUS5Q4CcPtb-jkP99EPCL1wu8Pg9eSfh3Gi1cNoXhHaabymqUzSBdW9E/s1600-h/DSC02867.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qhLTUZq2tvmEmvIv30_Rqd4hxTVGtMbLjimdjxD6wxoZq8SCm4ir-xeHhphvCaB6Yc3PG-OXpRGys71SbdvNUS5Q4CcPtb-jkP99EPCL1wu8Pg9eSfh3Gi1cNoXhHaabymqUzSBdW9E/s320/DSC02867.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217505036629333202" border="0" /></a>
<span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Abby came over for a birthday dinner. The boys had fun decorating her cake...
</span></span></span>KatyStrattonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04706362819889275148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472194103715293235.post-43794504932638181882008-06-29T19:44:00.000-07:002008-12-10T21:53:06.400-08:00Happy Father's Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9KjZbin6mdupUwgHgT2B_E0keVEKLhV_Mc3HT4DKIkEdebDageYdExy8htXwTZHMauICZfWJib9Y0tXVwBDqCxliGbEfZ2aKLLk3vzoM2zB0-vzs45Wr5irBJX9eyjgsTg3YPTcys1iE/s1600-h/DSC02859.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9KjZbin6mdupUwgHgT2B_E0keVEKLhV_Mc3HT4DKIkEdebDageYdExy8htXwTZHMauICZfWJib9Y0tXVwBDqCxliGbEfZ2aKLLk3vzoM2zB0-vzs45Wr5irBJX9eyjgsTg3YPTcys1iE/s320/DSC02859.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217500224701105922" border="0" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">
</span></span></span></span></span>
<span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">
</span></span></span></span></span>
<span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">
<span style="font-size:180%;">
</span></span></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Yes, I know this is late. But really now, who's surprised. At least it's here.</span></span></span></span>
<span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">This was taken on Father's Day. We went swimming. That is my boys' favorite thing to do these days. And, we all always seem to have fun, so it works out well. Plus, dang they sleep well after a good swim.</span></span></span></span>
<span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">But I just wanted to say a bit about my children's father: he's a dream. He's the perfect dad for my 2 boys. They love playing chase with him, and going outside to run around in the street (it sounds worse than it is) with him. And even when I have really cool ideas, I let them think it was him so it will be "their hero" who invented th</span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">e idea, etc. He has such passion for them; always teaching them about God and manners and respect. It does warm my heart. Thanks, honey, for being a great dad to my little boys. </span></span></span></span>
</div><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">
And for this man...</span></span></span></span>
<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWs4AEI1JKoQls4oYuJTPr4ywA50rdJjt2lrNRBrEu3JZIIqCKJbJp-NK5rfkZSeRQfWsg9jM9yZJAwfyogcPDDPjzeFOE6A5CGc1kOf8Nlbc2uxRYE3nd4kgjhp7n8bu9HJ3V1TpCAz0/s1600-h/Clarke's+Graduation+076.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWs4AEI1JKoQls4oYuJTPr4ywA50rdJjt2lrNRBrEu3JZIIqCKJbJp-NK5rfkZSeRQfWsg9jM9yZJAwfyogcPDDPjzeFOE6A5CGc1kOf8Nlbc2uxRYE3nd4kgjhp7n8bu9HJ3V1TpCAz0/s320/Clarke's+Graduation+076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217501803705611970" border="0" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">He's quite dreamy, too. He's been a dad a lot longer than he's been my dad, but those years were just practice. I could go on and on about what a great dad he's been, but that still wouldn't convey to any reader how awesome he's really been. Well, no one's perfect, but he comes pret' darn close. He either taught by example or showed me what not to do by example (ha ha). He was a perfect example to me of how to walk with God and live your faith...don't just talk about it. He has standards and values and does not cheat (except at Bunko). And most of all, he's been a wonderful husband to my precious mother for almost 52 years. And what greater example can someone give than to be dedicated and humble enough to be married for that long. I only hope I live long enough to be married that long. Thanks Daddy for being who you are, so that I could learn to be who I am. xoxoxo</span></span></span></span></span></span>
</div></div></div>KatyStrattonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04706362819889275148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472194103715293235.post-23486085725447874032008-06-13T10:22:00.000-07:002008-12-10T21:53:12.646-08:00Clarke Graduates....Time Flies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8HJxPs-AZwUrWaNcecHC_FjfT_tZIZoOqEmuOgywn5OFNx4hTPF5b4BzyBPij4W27AbuOirvwVCmGSWtf-yWXGfY3DPHJInf1kRLQzt1uonMl4muz5ZuBneK4uUKz_rOlCS7xQtoqfBk/s1600-h/Clarke's+Graduation+054.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8HJxPs-AZwUrWaNcecHC_FjfT_tZIZoOqEmuOgywn5OFNx4hTPF5b4BzyBPij4W27AbuOirvwVCmGSWtf-yWXGfY3DPHJInf1kRLQzt1uonMl4muz5ZuBneK4uUKz_rOlCS7xQtoqfBk/s320/Clarke's+Graduation+054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211418877939632802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJQKSGw1Sv1YKxEGCezWAN_aop9ohu11s0aVuZzITJCiGRfT0xCAI37dDpNFkkJe1ZrwzabMRQ3O4QXkSnWBzNYHGEpzF8QCnHy9mZNbD6fGiGlCt-K5WAIrLRRchcYu-dULrsGVD0Ss/s1600-h/Clarke's+Graduation+100.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJQKSGw1Sv1YKxEGCezWAN_aop9ohu11s0aVuZzITJCiGRfT0xCAI37dDpNFkkJe1ZrwzabMRQ3O4QXkSnWBzNYHGEpzF8QCnHy9mZNbD6fGiGlCt-K5WAIrLRRchcYu-dULrsGVD0Ss/s320/Clarke's+Graduation+100.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211421015444621378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLlgAJoQ5h8N-AESfnHvX2DWBlfm_0nCWjwY-8ngLfU-FvgT_42Sw6-yAmgngTB463FR3ew5GsjZsD_u78AtB13o4NIiOC6io7Y7u6QDiiKwi7omOmHe8Lw5ZideQgy31w_G0e3G8KFVY/s1600-h/Clarke's+Graduation+099.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLlgAJoQ5h8N-AESfnHvX2DWBlfm_0nCWjwY-8ngLfU-FvgT_42Sw6-yAmgngTB463FR3ew5GsjZsD_u78AtB13o4NIiOC6io7Y7u6QDiiKwi7omOmHe8Lw5ZideQgy31w_G0e3G8KFVY/s320/Clarke's+Graduation+099.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211421015170458018" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQfi9FHj_qJUj4wB1tO_BHNXBPVtVwBwaOmqSJGlTlSPQwakWbNYLjQgYDcAAhxTSYSzOLQnbNZmwJNnTb_1GGNZVmmNXXb_uZVQAVzpw3ujrGpOn-STYpzEo7uOXHRY4b85oW6RqpPI/s1600-h/Clarke's+Graduation+106.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQfi9FHj_qJUj4wB1tO_BHNXBPVtVwBwaOmqSJGlTlSPQwakWbNYLjQgYDcAAhxTSYSzOLQnbNZmwJNnTb_1GGNZVmmNXXb_uZVQAVzpw3ujrGpOn-STYpzEo7uOXHRY4b85oW6RqpPI/s320/Clarke's+Graduation+106.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211421022225442018" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlucCMbuqL8Dy9wI1RrOF08wp-tgEtqOQ0jRFOcl5j7QP08lIv2vesg1SPveKKq7L6UWt834_ODPwBO4jP7MRffC8ZNbmgLQl3sIzc4qUPG1sAMpDTOOZQIg1ZGT_yJHLVa22TEpCofDU/s1600-h/Clarke's+Graduation+047.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlucCMbuqL8Dy9wI1RrOF08wp-tgEtqOQ0jRFOcl5j7QP08lIv2vesg1SPveKKq7L6UWt834_ODPwBO4jP7MRffC8ZNbmgLQl3sIzc4qUPG1sAMpDTOOZQIg1ZGT_yJHLVa22TEpCofDU/s320/Clarke's+Graduation+047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211427482214993922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-_TqJX8doFN-tbbIc8b-23BuoL78YhnwXyR1V1ZGj6B25tCw4eeZC0nlUqgRjdxrjVCP1dDNODy90__eYjDpy2Jg1EWYTWQ5AgZRI5tLbYUEN5uHNSfxtezttJLARagfju4KCqfdwKw/s1600-h/Clarke's+Graduation+093.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-_TqJX8doFN-tbbIc8b-23BuoL78YhnwXyR1V1ZGj6B25tCw4eeZC0nlUqgRjdxrjVCP1dDNODy90__eYjDpy2Jg1EWYTWQ5AgZRI5tLbYUEN5uHNSfxtezttJLARagfju4KCqfdwKw/s320/Clarke's+Graduation+093.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211421010189846834" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSexMfsBb0tqWH9Am021t4sCyaoButi4ArnTrFvOYbw0C0tIytJNT3J18RUsC7mRDZH9UWy1l6YQcfmxy5PPpzwoJSoyIdoJeILnapO7H4LOgNtyjVvGfhxnMjJNlf687IAwCD3EPk_L4/s1600-h/Clarke's+Graduation+081.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSexMfsBb0tqWH9Am021t4sCyaoButi4ArnTrFvOYbw0C0tIytJNT3J18RUsC7mRDZH9UWy1l6YQcfmxy5PPpzwoJSoyIdoJeILnapO7H4LOgNtyjVvGfhxnMjJNlf687IAwCD3EPk_L4/s320/Clarke's+Graduation+081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211420644062726386" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhea51UGXs6otZDWpRRrtWLRVaucCckFckyYKIIHSOMO4faVl9_t6pN2_ZHxX2bMcqVJhhQQi12XZ3fsxxUum6WbCX7Yps7N0np9SAHSf0dLFftmzW0sYanyrN2yEZMc5nytbDZAvzCjXQ/s1600-h/Clarke's+Graduation+077.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhea51UGXs6otZDWpRRrtWLRVaucCckFckyYKIIHSOMO4faVl9_t6pN2_ZHxX2bMcqVJhhQQi12XZ3fsxxUum6WbCX7Yps7N0np9SAHSf0dLFftmzW0sYanyrN2yEZMc5nytbDZAvzCjXQ/s320/Clarke's+Graduation+077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211420646732799778" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3ti4UdIgTuWMUZevH_cRuBE0uXLp2u6JYG0RVO3I-saLzCOVx8aFK9KCjjUjDwIm-pKV9spdVgVLRSGUKwEXmHJFcqUEgRKLwt57tMjCqSppkMuf7pc2LKBI9JzdF8j09bOFLiV6ko4/s1600-h/Clarke's+Graduation+082.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3ti4UdIgTuWMUZevH_cRuBE0uXLp2u6JYG0RVO3I-saLzCOVx8aFK9KCjjUjDwIm-pKV9spdVgVLRSGUKwEXmHJFcqUEgRKLwt57tMjCqSppkMuf7pc2LKBI9JzdF8j09bOFLiV6ko4/s320/Clarke's+Graduation+082.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211420649015212946" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkGdAA7IaR9DWfwqdyNRXeAEf5_YypmX1o4x9BNRWRB6RueE8U4gon-clwHvAbuWylzZyyZvo2szG1RtxqAy2ySR7iMV3rQCIrOwjLb3A7XEF3-sEYo6LxmnIS_lrkcf9py8T9Y3F1PHc/s1600-h/Clarke's+Graduation+051.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkGdAA7IaR9DWfwqdyNRXeAEf5_YypmX1o4x9BNRWRB6RueE8U4gon-clwHvAbuWylzZyyZvo2szG1RtxqAy2ySR7iMV3rQCIrOwjLb3A7XEF3-sEYo6LxmnIS_lrkcf9py8T9Y3F1PHc/s320/Clarke's+Graduation+051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211419694722879506" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8gAHEnmV_O8WRDFFPpKM7pJJT5PU-6N2j6HaYEhAZFOMuTVAUYDRq3fdGrUOrE9HihIpzfjXSGoBgbnzq4R-7gkpA8xt-UcYAxjfh1G0jJkxxHf9jhH0uTkSXZZkrXo76yFcX370V3dE/s1600-h/Clarke's+Graduation+091.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8gAHEnmV_O8WRDFFPpKM7pJJT5PU-6N2j6HaYEhAZFOMuTVAUYDRq3fdGrUOrE9HihIpzfjXSGoBgbnzq4R-7gkpA8xt-UcYAxjfh1G0jJkxxHf9jhH0uTkSXZZkrXo76yFcX370V3dE/s320/Clarke's+Graduation+091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211420655551020690" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_IJOzCwRUolefgCWDfDEJw07vc4e93Mnf3o_CNPBjoidVL_A_yGr4mMF-EtBucTGEx2gaeus9bHNJ0ye6gZyXh8ZmoIcEp7k18GeLLplgw05HCS5p7ZfVEN7Yz9KD0eoOfkGvGDz4hSg/s1600-h/Clarke's+Graduation+101.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_IJOzCwRUolefgCWDfDEJw07vc4e93Mnf3o_CNPBjoidVL_A_yGr4mMF-EtBucTGEx2gaeus9bHNJ0ye6gZyXh8ZmoIcEp7k18GeLLplgw05HCS5p7ZfVEN7Yz9KD0eoOfkGvGDz4hSg/s320/Clarke's+Graduation+101.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211421025654010850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3E3qNRlJYHnhZpuS2sO7YMQOzAVM29RhQU2hIyD5bQksK6_hPwUOkeku5zJJ8wlNigUPT9wFHqxhE-6EZmjZs193zyyoubT6CehYJKSj6PuRFhzGofPJq2gtTR7lpdQAuVuRkTgAYl4U/s1600-h/Clarke's+Graduation+089.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3E3qNRlJYHnhZpuS2sO7YMQOzAVM29RhQU2hIyD5bQksK6_hPwUOkeku5zJJ8wlNigUPT9wFHqxhE-6EZmjZs193zyyoubT6CehYJKSj6PuRFhzGofPJq2gtTR7lpdQAuVuRkTgAYl4U/s320/Clarke's+Graduation+089.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211420652680053922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgItW8Ww13AimqAJIHRUtvQ1hdUif6G2DR9fF07OyJ96eBiwBUyPUbZhi2804PE9yfsBRwJ_J1X8rZ9HwEyAuo9H3ykurSwy_LyjuTu4ftertL95xu5ChUcVoiVI-FBrIh0Pz2zb4PB9s8/s1600-h/Clarke's+Graduation+068.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgItW8Ww13AimqAJIHRUtvQ1hdUif6G2DR9fF07OyJ96eBiwBUyPUbZhi2804PE9yfsBRwJ_J1X8rZ9HwEyAuo9H3ykurSwy_LyjuTu4ftertL95xu5ChUcVoiVI-FBrIh0Pz2zb4PB9s8/s320/Clarke's+Graduation+068.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211420257294241218" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FCsc_peZHn-dTe7HiupAZyS-ZdxtUV1ATAmeED_iQGqJYQuhWEKdFOcwYZb5glR92a79nP9OMQYqHqPmXJZ6tmLxgsg_OHmQ9a_9eNTOqm5pTBfYhpFt7Savkj_IheAgFKzT4yiLLL8/s1600-h/Clarke's+Graduation+070.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FCsc_peZHn-dTe7HiupAZyS-ZdxtUV1ATAmeED_iQGqJYQuhWEKdFOcwYZb5glR92a79nP9OMQYqHqPmXJZ6tmLxgsg_OHmQ9a_9eNTOqm5pTBfYhpFt7Savkj_IheAgFKzT4yiLLL8/s320/Clarke's+Graduation+070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211420258219491570" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBG7Ouu4Vb40ShK7LztdysGDaruAKeFkUpWCna0_PImvfxfWC2rp_09lHjb5hv55WG-5bM_pVIZhNkmnQVff5I9ODuuC7nlast1xLGinZP2ZHwp5oV6qC630b79KIaXmPTe4MOqgFv9dE/s1600-h/Clarke's+Graduation+071.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBG7Ouu4Vb40ShK7LztdysGDaruAKeFkUpWCna0_PImvfxfWC2rp_09lHjb5hv55WG-5bM_pVIZhNkmnQVff5I9ODuuC7nlast1xLGinZP2ZHwp5oV6qC630b79KIaXmPTe4MOqgFv9dE/s320/Clarke's+Graduation+071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211420264238122498" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5F3GHJL6H3j39Wi8TnyXrkZZFOMCREVxnmFTc-jhIUYc3CYx7IuLvNZQf44IEss8pPK8jyxGH-K_b3XO6SckRVs2e5fRBx3s1rFtsGKAHvxUbPIYdhl47hHem2W_UogqNUZRFT5ePfUA/s1600-h/Clarke's+Graduation+072.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5F3GHJL6H3j39Wi8TnyXrkZZFOMCREVxnmFTc-jhIUYc3CYx7IuLvNZQf44IEss8pPK8jyxGH-K_b3XO6SckRVs2e5fRBx3s1rFtsGKAHvxUbPIYdhl47hHem2W_UogqNUZRFT5ePfUA/s320/Clarke's+Graduation+072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211420269780070754" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqA-AhWS02lbrLU18n97J8hzlFOhblIPwqrIllmIdSYaK-ySS0VvW4aEwQBL5J7cp82yFWvsawTIq1M4AUONgq16L3PljQ_9cOUBJeVJyDJ_-EagfXkDj7NV3pjo_tL6mqkuEERlDuVk/s1600-h/Clarke's+Graduation+076.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqA-AhWS02lbrLU18n97J8hzlFOhblIPwqrIllmIdSYaK-ySS0VvW4aEwQBL5J7cp82yFWvsawTIq1M4AUONgq16L3PljQ_9cOUBJeVJyDJ_-EagfXkDj7NV3pjo_tL6mqkuEERlDuVk/s320/Clarke's+Graduation+076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211420267313675058" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJSTAKZGe6hiLx9KPz5IfdaQjaMD_rTRXCVqhqfGrOKAH37r3T6yGN8OY-tgXgk4c6YsOZLn-ffi9IZi1mDoNQ6YIfBtqqHImIraR15ElAKcYsi2GULzcI4wVRleOPLceXH-ES4SSEs4/s1600-h/Clarke's+Graduation+059.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJSTAKZGe6hiLx9KPz5IfdaQjaMD_rTRXCVqhqfGrOKAH37r3T6yGN8OY-tgXgk4c6YsOZLn-ffi9IZi1mDoNQ6YIfBtqqHImIraR15ElAKcYsi2GULzcI4wVRleOPLceXH-ES4SSEs4/s320/Clarke's+Graduation+059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211419695942002098" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZM0_wo7QYBkBhkSkLDxVYlEKovE3CBTzFGX2eh7SIO301gnpWenGD0b7wVV2W1-hIyWbkoY0MJifuIHs7lHMoztRcwoZuZ7HZNdjzdJ0FO3g4nuvu6_AuXP2Juqs5lmOLMktGKLylu9U/s1600-h/Clarke's+Graduation+061.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZM0_wo7QYBkBhkSkLDxVYlEKovE3CBTzFGX2eh7SIO301gnpWenGD0b7wVV2W1-hIyWbkoY0MJifuIHs7lHMoztRcwoZuZ7HZNdjzdJ0FO3g4nuvu6_AuXP2Juqs5lmOLMktGKLylu9U/s320/Clarke's+Graduation+061.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211419696823914802" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6R2EP-ODpjsgKVKLVup86X4OubII6_0hUYC2I3yhuf5ltUm4aSKVxF0zW5Clz5CtrD-ATpyNX2-ebkswpItYFmmaOaD-fFaKKNga_157eFuILU5g5RHNtqUxMAn7dMDkc9Lgag0rdKZY/s1600-h/Clarke's+Graduation+062.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6R2EP-ODpjsgKVKLVup86X4OubII6_0hUYC2I3yhuf5ltUm4aSKVxF0zW5Clz5CtrD-ATpyNX2-ebkswpItYFmmaOaD-fFaKKNga_157eFuILU5g5RHNtqUxMAn7dMDkc9Lgag0rdKZY/s320/Clarke's+Graduation+062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211419703327111730" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwo6nlRePyOt3P2_c3Sf3TpPxlXozhzkv4Ijd7D7x0YnxAFZz0FF-cerkYEq11iJEY57T9KB5B0u6SWypYVuhOC89dWzvf7sy0EEkO6IY5K4lfinhjnnkniP8aAglYH7oYK7nxPy_jhSI/s1600-h/Clarke's+Graduation+064.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwo6nlRePyOt3P2_c3Sf3TpPxlXozhzkv4Ijd7D7x0YnxAFZz0FF-cerkYEq11iJEY57T9KB5B0u6SWypYVuhOC89dWzvf7sy0EEkO6IY5K4lfinhjnnkniP8aAglYH7oYK7nxPy_jhSI/s320/Clarke's+Graduation+064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211419706652004018" border="0" /></a>
<span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">I can barely believe it, but 18 years have passed and Clarke has graduated. He and Gene are MEN now. I know that time has flown by for me in watching all my nephews grow up. Just yesterday I was at the hospital getting them "borned". WOW.
We had a great day. All the family was there (but Gene...but we missed him.) It was a great day. And there was yummy cake and delicious steak. Thanks Amye & Bruce for hosting a great party.</span></span></span></span></span>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMuU2v9v6RFIvFm0KN4Mv_1bWurv4eP_O3nVGuEJVFRyIQnq8QGHn5BIEocSTDieh0AjwVT0tCJSzhiczNDQURX9DZV3Q8Ld8dLlJhroMzjsZoDLxO6vjSBwAKuY4_jEFKjW8kGbxxT_M/s1600-h/Clarke's+Graduation+044.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMuU2v9v6RFIvFm0KN4Mv_1bWurv4eP_O3nVGuEJVFRyIQnq8QGHn5BIEocSTDieh0AjwVT0tCJSzhiczNDQURX9DZV3Q8Ld8dLlJhroMzjsZoDLxO6vjSBwAKuY4_jEFKjW8kGbxxT_M/s320/Clarke's+Graduation+044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211418887500583346" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rAJV_HPrYEB4eH_YGCB-ndSzHJpe1hKu83htVO_OXRDNaqidIRrOr9bp2a6DdLoLIbIbuXXdj4nqB0I22eJqOMS_Zyo9Jag6bFmU6TnkN2LMWx4rkmIOZfGBkYvPDUaeRa-6eAVF7Ws/s1600-h/Clarke's+Graduation+042.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rAJV_HPrYEB4eH_YGCB-ndSzHJpe1hKu83htVO_OXRDNaqidIRrOr9bp2a6DdLoLIbIbuXXdj4nqB0I22eJqOMS_Zyo9Jag6bFmU6TnkN2LMWx4rkmIOZfGBkYvPDUaeRa-6eAVF7Ws/s320/Clarke's+Graduation+042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211418889594687858" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfo8uB0i0twXHyuRp6YsdwQ1gRF5t6b4t02MZkO0LfcICrDl5vyeVVQjEGzr81ExMQbwahLIYi7Fmo8WPXpdLjnIv_7Xnc1A1UInsl_Ez6XhiOb03AC67wVdzcB7oy3nriujOQVNYEBbc/s1600-h/Clarke's+Graduation+083.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfo8uB0i0twXHyuRp6YsdwQ1gRF5t6b4t02MZkO0LfcICrDl5vyeVVQjEGzr81ExMQbwahLIYi7Fmo8WPXpdLjnIv_7Xnc1A1UInsl_Ez6XhiOb03AC67wVdzcB7oy3nriujOQVNYEBbc/s320/Clarke's+Graduation+083.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211418899126036194" border="0" /></a>
<span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">
</span></span></span></span></span>KatyStrattonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04706362819889275148noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472194103715293235.post-32444085567873737352008-05-24T21:55:00.000-07:002008-12-10T21:53:14.082-08:00The Graduate...no not that one<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDxY155BBxvmDqrEMpMfU1xgsgu4d895Lkco_PDCR3WN_2FfdO9o6jKLu28WsWQaP0tLW-ZXeEptXrzQdykHpD3hp3TYA8W0T3ICwL-JuxHk6VRh0pu4LwdyfU8Jon2l54N1Ze-UmFi14/s1600-h/Jake's+Preschool+Graduation+019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDxY155BBxvmDqrEMpMfU1xgsgu4d895Lkco_PDCR3WN_2FfdO9o6jKLu28WsWQaP0tLW-ZXeEptXrzQdykHpD3hp3TYA8W0T3ICwL-JuxHk6VRh0pu4LwdyfU8Jon2l54N1Ze-UmFi14/s400/Jake's+Preschool+Graduation+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204181190897033202" border="0" /></a>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-style: italic;">
Jake "graduated" from preschool on Thursday. It was so great. They sang some songs, made the moms (and grandmothers) cry, and even got a cute diploma. Jake's teachers, Miss Becky and Miss Wanda, made every kid in the class this super scrapbook from the whole year. It would have taken me about 2 years to make just one...and they made 15. Jake chose to fore go the cake so we could go straight to Chuck E. Cheese (wish I had invented that place). But one of the best parts of the day, was how great Jake smiled in all the pictures. He has finally learned to smile again. It isn't some crazy whacked out smile or goofy face. Maybe that's what he learned in preschool.</span></span></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirMzaugRxb8DdawlI0qfRjxWPHjHy4rtzyFgWA0wVeluikJ7EK0Eu6hVm8E22wJyF69wN5k7Oq4s8eiwX22H-U5fp8z0wZvTWBk0DeFvzVG2hobKK88_dZg9x6GGwx1dLufyE-rjYvCRM/s1600-h/Jake's+Preschool+Graduation+022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirMzaugRxb8DdawlI0qfRjxWPHjHy4rtzyFgWA0wVeluikJ7EK0Eu6hVm8E22wJyF69wN5k7Oq4s8eiwX22H-U5fp8z0wZvTWBk0DeFvzVG2hobKK88_dZg9x6GGwx1dLufyE-rjYvCRM/s400/Jake's+Preschool+Graduation+022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204179653298741202" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GsCiefQ-q-X35C0b2MJfOjUVmvsNV-KaMm9aOchJU94bG7lqgvgH3z9bHw25Ho6pB3bYpF4KEU6iPnjxiPEGuMQpvzaMngu2hpURn6vCT_tvWbqIbP73occg7BWdlyMgOH0LJ3bW9d4/s1600-h/Jake's+Preschool+Graduation+014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GsCiefQ-q-X35C0b2MJfOjUVmvsNV-KaMm9aOchJU94bG7lqgvgH3z9bHw25Ho6pB3bYpF4KEU6iPnjxiPEGuMQpvzaMngu2hpURn6vCT_tvWbqIbP73occg7BWdlyMgOH0LJ3bW9d4/s400/Jake's+Preschool+Graduation+014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204175951036931954" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9dErjdH52w693GwhXwG8qzcQT1Of5D-f5HhSHd6rL59uIpP_kaK5Cgi-WB9yOmmfc_b61JX7DzemgEYMbNA5pjkdQd8QszCzce8x-unJBe1hgITOWyPTlTiIesM318_eL5ygKDbRTPw/s1600-h/Jake's+Preschool+Graduation+016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9dErjdH52w693GwhXwG8qzcQT1Of5D-f5HhSHd6rL59uIpP_kaK5Cgi-WB9yOmmfc_b61JX7DzemgEYMbNA5pjkdQd8QszCzce8x-unJBe1hgITOWyPTlTiIesM318_eL5ygKDbRTPw/s400/Jake's+Preschool+Graduation+016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204175955331899282" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjacEwplb01MT4UvXgDNFEp_O5nZa84Q_FSYnNWX9JrU7hPYasZf5EylJo5ggI9FyZn3ePjSqyyf0qgJcW_G_Hu3ONrSEeL2h5cDoNP54eHHRgHRE-KC5Nrose78ouuM_Jq0psuqvSRzy4/s1600-h/Jake's+Preschool+Graduation+017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjacEwplb01MT4UvXgDNFEp_O5nZa84Q_FSYnNWX9JrU7hPYasZf5EylJo5ggI9FyZn3ePjSqyyf0qgJcW_G_Hu3ONrSEeL2h5cDoNP54eHHRgHRE-KC5Nrose78ouuM_Jq0psuqvSRzy4/s400/Jake's+Preschool+Graduation+017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204175959626866594" border="0" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4p500coPlTgxuTjAqzDPziADi_4PkOsgkQ29pQsr0VPZm9PxRG5NjEcOYCugR5gN3fFuQefRyLc-kJhrDwu2XEtx3TbRouXu_F-TRrHg2EHcq4Xkp5Hhejxmw6g65j0HKaoHGb-g7STc/s1600-h/Jake's+Preschool+Graduation+018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4p500coPlTgxuTjAqzDPziADi_4PkOsgkQ29pQsr0VPZm9PxRG5NjEcOYCugR5gN3fFuQefRyLc-kJhrDwu2XEtx3TbRouXu_F-TRrHg2EHcq4Xkp5Hhejxmw6g65j0HKaoHGb-g7STc/s400/Jake's+Preschool+Graduation+018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204175959626866610" border="0" /></a>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-style: italic;">
</span></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-style: italic;">
</span></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-style: italic;">
</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-style: italic;">
</span></span></span></span></span> <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-style: italic;">
</span></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-style: italic;">
</span></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-style: italic;">
</span></span></span></span></span></div></div>
</div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-style: italic;">
</span></span></span></span></span>KatyStrattonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04706362819889275148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472194103715293235.post-82939332279906888802008-05-14T15:32:00.001-07:002008-05-14T15:32:28.216-07:00Late is better than never<div><embed src="http://www.onetruemedia.com/view_slideshow_player?p=5d1ed8825dbbe7f122c212" quality="high" scale="noscale" width="600" height="500" wmode="transparent" name="FLVPlayer" salign="LT" flashvars="&p=5d1ed8825dbbe7f122c212&skin_id=406&host=http://www.onetruemedia.com" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><div style="margin:0px;font:12px/13px verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:20px;padding-bottom:15px;width:600px;text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.onetruemedia.com/slideshow_player_link?p=5d1ed8825dbbe7f122c212&skin_id=406&source=slideshow" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.onetruemedia.com/slideshow_player_link_image/5d1ed8825dbbe7f122c212/406.gif" style="border:0px;" width="600" /></a><br/><a href="http://www.onetruemedia.com/landing?&utm_source=slideshow&utm_medium=txt5" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;">Free MySpace slideshows, photo and video editing at <span style="text-decoration:underline;">www.OneTrueMedia.com</span></a></div></div>KatyStrattonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04706362819889275148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472194103715293235.post-58752540516483728902008-04-29T21:54:00.000-07:002008-04-29T21:55:15.016-07:003 Ring Circus<div><embed src="http://widget-53.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=2089670227110200659&site=widget-53.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2089670227110200659&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-53.slide.com/p1/2089670227110200659/bb_t047_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2089670227110200659&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-53.slide.com/p2/2089670227110200659/bb_t047_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div>KatyStrattonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04706362819889275148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472194103715293235.post-82651222944853256402008-04-21T19:10:00.000-07:002008-12-10T21:53:14.731-08:00Range Rover in a Jelly Jam<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">The other night Neil opened the ice box to get something out and found this. Looks like a milk shelf, huh? Well take closer look at the 2nd picture.</span></span></span></span>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXpCu3sShtFfYKi2y01JJHzXjcktyj_US2A8AAb8epPX1cNc_22_9_JzQKppCiJxLFOPV1bfZDmjivGQu6S1EdwTpvk-9_qUssmagIim_ZQJtFPOfPGXs2caxzOOzTEXL1Lr6C-RDIFE/s1600-h/DSC02625.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXpCu3sShtFfYKi2y01JJHzXjcktyj_US2A8AAb8epPX1cNc_22_9_JzQKppCiJxLFOPV1bfZDmjivGQu6S1EdwTpvk-9_qUssmagIim_ZQJtFPOfPGXs2caxzOOzTEXL1Lr6C-RDIFE/s400/DSC02625.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191886689963489394" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Yep...that's a Range Rover, right between the mustard and the jelly. Diego's car was in there too. As was another I found a day later. I guess Zach had his hands full when he went for a yogurt drink or something. Just thought that was funny.</span></span></span>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqIgrrxoP8d0E62ERArMdHa3WfNbH_7mZ0msRIL2cwZS0cgdKPXPwBti9bZclb5oj2q2C0GSujDuZnWsdEOXmUjZ6vVC_ylEdBAGJyBsPfqDO9IT485JJSerI6lTpHjPt9abcC-11eZgA/s1600-h/DSC02626.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqIgrrxoP8d0E62ERArMdHa3WfNbH_7mZ0msRIL2cwZS0cgdKPXPwBti9bZclb5oj2q2C0GSujDuZnWsdEOXmUjZ6vVC_ylEdBAGJyBsPfqDO9IT485JJSerI6lTpHjPt9abcC-11eZgA/s400/DSC02626.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191886694258456706" border="0" /></a>KatyStrattonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04706362819889275148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472194103715293235.post-38846075052374548712008-04-21T16:34:00.000-07:002008-04-21T16:39:25.890-07:00Jesus Signing<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204); font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">If you know anything about me, you know I can't sing. And I have passed that on to my oldest child, poor thing. But, he does have a wonderful heart for Jesus. Right now he is in the shower (where I can hear him) making up and singing a wonderful song about Jesus. There are no "official" lyrics, but it goes something like this...
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">b/c we love you Jee ee sus
we love you b/c you died on the cross
we love you Jee ee sus
you are in my heart and always will be
b/c you di hi hi d on the cross
<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">There was more, but I couldn't listen and type, so I had to wing it. And this went on the entire time I was drying Z off, putting on his diaper, PJ's and getting him settled in J's room playing. And he was singing loud enough for anyone in the house to hear it.
I know that my son has such a heart for Jesus and WOW how powerful that is.
</span></span></span></span>KatyStrattonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04706362819889275148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472194103715293235.post-5356319623842355432008-04-17T18:19:00.001-07:002008-12-10T21:53:14.915-08:00That’s ALL I need…<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9M5jRoiIHA0yILhVVJuEHfEMnG3I4HY6XAF2x9HZqqwek6prgEAmRNIAs8J1cf-LNBGc9fCmg2_bGzJiNB-oECkcIvCvgI71ygWzC6Xd8l1UhYssksrOw32o1u5uskze0BKqcQNMdCA/s1600-h/DSC02624.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9M5jRoiIHA0yILhVVJuEHfEMnG3I4HY6XAF2x9HZqqwek6prgEAmRNIAs8J1cf-LNBGc9fCmg2_bGzJiNB-oECkcIvCvgI71ygWzC6Xd8l1UhYssksrOw32o1u5uskze0BKqcQNMdCA/s400/DSC02624.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190391799384863602" border="0" /></a>
<span xmlns=""><p><span style=";font-family:Candy Buzz BTN;font-size:16;" >
</span></p><p>
</p><p><span style=";font-family:Candy Buzz BTN;font-size:180%;" >We just got home from going to Jake's book fair.
</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:Candy Buzz BTN;font-size:180%;" >It was very cute. Jake's teacher had Zach in
</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:Candy Buzz BTN;font-size:180%;" >her lap reading to several kids. Then,
</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:Candy Buzz BTN;font-size:180%;" >of course, when we got home, that's what it is
</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:Candy Buzz BTN;font-size:180%;" >time for…story time.
</span></p><p><span style="font-size:180%;">
</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:Candy Buzz BTN;font-size:180%;" >Well, when I went into Zach's room and saw
</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:Candy Buzz BTN;font-size:180%;" >this, I had to take a picture. As I watched
</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:Candy Buzz BTN;font-size:180%;" >and listened to the blissful sounds of this
</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:Candy Buzz BTN;font-size:180%;" >scene, I realized…THAT'S ALL I NEED!!!!
</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:Candy Buzz BTN;font-size:180%;" >All those things that sometimes we get
</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:Candy Buzz BTN;font-size:180%;" >so wrapped up in attaining or buying
</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:Candy Buzz BTN;font-size:180%;" >or getting, they don't matter. This does!</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:Candy Buzz BTN;font-size:180%;" > Having the love of family and security,
</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:Candy Buzz BTN;font-size:180%;" >That's all that matters. I leave with the
</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:Candy Buzz BTN;font-size:180%;" >parting thought of:
</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:Candy Buzz BTN;font-size:180%;" >What is it that will finally make you happy?
</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:Candy Buzz BTN;font-size:180%;" >What are you striving for? If you got there,
</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:Candy Buzz BTN;font-size:16;" ><span style="font-size:180%;">would you even be happy then?</span>
</span></p></span>KatyStrattonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04706362819889275148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472194103715293235.post-52436780020764921412008-04-13T16:37:00.000-07:002008-04-13T17:09:05.260-07:00Jake learns to swing<div style="text-align: center;">This afternoon we went to the park for some Family Time...wow...can you say CROWDED. We won't be doing that again on a Sunday afternoon.
</div><p style="visibility: visible; text-align: center;"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://widget-8c.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" style="width: 600px; height: 475px;" height="475" width="600"><param name="movie" value="http://widget-8c.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="scale" value="noscale"><param name="salign" value="l"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"> <param name="flashvars" value="cy=ms&il=1&channel=2089670227108263052&site=widget-8c.slide.com"></object></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=2089670227108263052&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-8c.slide.com/p1/2089670227108263052/ms_t054_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=2089670227108263052&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-8c.slide.com/p2/2089670227108263052/ms_t054_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a></p><p></p>KatyStrattonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04706362819889275148noreply@blogger.com0