tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83181435289918379602024-02-19T16:24:26.303-08:00Florida FrenchesIt'll All Work Out!Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01953643362354852172noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318143528991837960.post-74753868372137573422012-01-10T05:23:00.000-08:002012-01-10T05:23:01.145-08:00Meridian Magazine - Solving Problems and Helping Things Go Smoothly - Meridian Magazine - LDS, Mormon and Latter-day Saint News and Views<a href="http://ldsmag.com/family/homemaking/article/9175#.Tww7owXwIPs.blogger">Meridian Magazine - Solving Problems and Helping Things Go Smoothly - Meridian Magazine - LDS, Mormon and Latter-day Saint News and Views</a>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01953643362354852172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318143528991837960.post-79898799341868777332010-10-19T21:12:00.000-07:002010-10-19T21:33:39.866-07:00Milestones and Memories<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_u9TdtTUwEjHXtcSL2rB1m2uURGtfobCAbikP4SEjAuwxDqTWq5oUXJnX0-KsRx88rt_r8PQsU_jDaqZBLEB1r_fIxcrzJ0EeFm8G7M8kuZCCHuWvzkek4HRRXo1Oi6Z1qfj0cHh5mo6_/s1600/Lucy+%26+Maddyn%27s+Birthdays,+beach,+thompson+recp+%2892%29.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_u9TdtTUwEjHXtcSL2rB1m2uURGtfobCAbikP4SEjAuwxDqTWq5oUXJnX0-KsRx88rt_r8PQsU_jDaqZBLEB1r_fIxcrzJ0EeFm8G7M8kuZCCHuWvzkek4HRRXo1Oi6Z1qfj0cHh5mo6_/s320/Lucy+%26+Maddyn%27s+Birthdays,+beach,+thompson+recp+%2892%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529981414677427762" border="0" /></a>I know the sequence of photos doesn't make sense, but here's a cute little family enjoying Maddyn's first birthday!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-BqKTdcydueMYiOJJ9R1kMY8YSCRLa2tvoE33nQIqX0JziRBggs13CFDIMC1jMEtWTn01OUlIGakT0W1z_PqJBaRWLjDQjmXqE0xPCFqa9iO8RZgOoWi4Ed9_PcV_Pt7t0wtE3_hyphenhypheng_z/s1600/Lucy+%26+Maddyn%27s+Birthdays,+beach,+thompson+recp+%2858%29.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-BqKTdcydueMYiOJJ9R1kMY8YSCRLa2tvoE33nQIqX0JziRBggs13CFDIMC1jMEtWTn01OUlIGakT0W1z_PqJBaRWLjDQjmXqE0xPCFqa9iO8RZgOoWi4Ed9_PcV_Pt7t0wtE3_hyphenhypheng_z/s320/Lucy+%26+Maddyn%27s+Birthdays,+beach,+thompson+recp+%2858%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529980826859828946" border="0" /></a>Enjoying a perfect sunset with family......priceless!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1LOwWq6OgOWQ0aCzpksAj-Hze6EPQiJlKC-3n4iWd0XoQuMWvqyqnLKH9eAAqeumOaY-ToURnhpI2s4UgfZGN45-XF98hTXfL1YM2Bt0ACl5l-X5E0p01IQ4tVB1fXZoJpyNtyr3R_xp/s1600/Lucy+%26+Maddyn%27s+Birthdays,+beach,+thompson+recp+%2838%29.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 323px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1LOwWq6OgOWQ0aCzpksAj-Hze6EPQiJlKC-3n4iWd0XoQuMWvqyqnLKH9eAAqeumOaY-ToURnhpI2s4UgfZGN45-XF98hTXfL1YM2Bt0ACl5l-X5E0p01IQ4tVB1fXZoJpyNtyr3R_xp/s320/Lucy+%26+Maddyn%27s+Birthdays,+beach,+thompson+recp+%2838%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529979803705573650" border="0" /></a><br />The last evening at the beach for the season.....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFR37d3V9nPmtzKkklzWdmdmXvlJ9tEWixBtVpToiwIQZ8INC-aNUV7sU_UrzyAl1rg59VObBhV9CiUpXZpwAGKg15H7X3d6S3KT1dlFy8AAL0Qo-N3Mgfgmt167k-HlQA_Fvg7CoLxQdJ/s1600/Lucy+%26+Maddyn%27s+Birthdays,+beach,+thompson+recp+%283%29.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFR37d3V9nPmtzKkklzWdmdmXvlJ9tEWixBtVpToiwIQZ8INC-aNUV7sU_UrzyAl1rg59VObBhV9CiUpXZpwAGKg15H7X3d6S3KT1dlFy8AAL0Qo-N3Mgfgmt167k-HlQA_Fvg7CoLxQdJ/s320/Lucy+%26+Maddyn%27s+Birthdays,+beach,+thompson+recp+%283%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529976708829134610" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Here's 6 month old Cole enjoying being "upright".<br />Can't believe how fast he's growing...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">....and that Lucy is 5 years old! Isn't she adorable?<br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLnHAXcvUB2RMRJ__BScB8Zxo3yDDK6o_oB1XA-4Z26GFLy8YGcFqq-s8D8IzqE8f0o-wNtBYRlsfb-Zl7whMtx04dhRV9LFO05T_7Vdm5M0H04zxfLEzyfiCGfyFIk3fw29Him15GAyPg/s1600/Lucy+%26+Maddyn%27s+Birthdays,+beach,+thompson+recp+%2820%29.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLnHAXcvUB2RMRJ__BScB8Zxo3yDDK6o_oB1XA-4Z26GFLy8YGcFqq-s8D8IzqE8f0o-wNtBYRlsfb-Zl7whMtx04dhRV9LFO05T_7Vdm5M0H04zxfLEzyfiCGfyFIk3fw29Him15GAyPg/s320/Lucy+%26+Maddyn%27s+Birthdays,+beach,+thompson+recp+%2820%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529977643160238850" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2sHsLS0bvhCR8tHMnaK-KefW2fr__DmXV6PQfoAhLtxk4aIvgCyOciDsqoLHb8wpa1VNK08V3W89FpeKKsdjKMjmZ-DmxvbPrb9Fe-J_pDUUuiN2gNPe46UfacBW6Pj-X6U4n98ewXqqH/s1600/Lucy+%26+Maddyn%27s+Birthdays,+beach,+thompson+recp+%2869%29.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2sHsLS0bvhCR8tHMnaK-KefW2fr__DmXV6PQfoAhLtxk4aIvgCyOciDsqoLHb8wpa1VNK08V3W89FpeKKsdjKMjmZ-DmxvbPrb9Fe-J_pDUUuiN2gNPe46UfacBW6Pj-X6U4n98ewXqqH/s320/Lucy+%26+Maddyn%27s+Birthdays,+beach,+thompson+recp+%2869%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529978891859905330" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here's Maddyn French, getting ready to eat her first taste of birthday cake for #1 birthday!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here's a nother fun shot of something....<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01953643362354852172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318143528991837960.post-66635202924216118452010-09-19T13:59:00.000-07:002010-09-19T15:04:47.963-07:00When I put my mind to it.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9oQPsfjJHUnK5M1gzH8GUCDt28837NpHJdSCeFCgYhG-9Pbc85HUrai45Bl7W-EytV7Wu3ItL5qjsVm8Du9Uey3nCrk_n89965cWv3ySjfBAkOBfyYDqBGleAkxOXObuBz-bnvY9Nq6XT/s1600/DSC00969.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9oQPsfjJHUnK5M1gzH8GUCDt28837NpHJdSCeFCgYhG-9Pbc85HUrai45Bl7W-EytV7Wu3ItL5qjsVm8Du9Uey3nCrk_n89965cWv3ySjfBAkOBfyYDqBGleAkxOXObuBz-bnvY9Nq6XT/s320/DSC00969.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518736949238151378" border="0" /></a>Fifteen years ago we bought this oak table for our "new" house.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBoqR4sTb9eK2no26tsWld1Ra1vAoepJaoMB74KwraleDz4GaTGjhEy7xpaN8VgO2k6TzGAorqrKdW3oyBEheJe_SERgdHZuDSi4iVnVVf8s6Pq0xTlZJhvlmRxMXGZ9r2XqTqqxo8h1W/s1600/jack+%26+snowball23.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBoqR4sTb9eK2no26tsWld1Ra1vAoepJaoMB74KwraleDz4GaTGjhEy7xpaN8VgO2k6TzGAorqrKdW3oyBEheJe_SERgdHZuDSi4iVnVVf8s6Pq0xTlZJhvlmRxMXGZ9r2XqTqqxo8h1W/s320/jack+%26+snowball23.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518736944122921810" border="0" /></a>Over the years it's had it's share of loving bumps and bruises.....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXVwsUH0s1M8paHSIVmzwgHbEBkbRGN8a7CVGaSk2TObm-Axh4_ZAXSKTY2PABtoRKeg9rEWaFvQi1c7oJVBif6hgvzRPtqBNWWdxl0piq3bGO65NpiYop4YPFgcbJmow7CirJDhZ7u5q/s1600/DSCF0240.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXVwsUH0s1M8paHSIVmzwgHbEBkbRGN8a7CVGaSk2TObm-Axh4_ZAXSKTY2PABtoRKeg9rEWaFvQi1c7oJVBif6hgvzRPtqBNWWdxl0piq3bGO65NpiYop4YPFgcbJmow7CirJDhZ7u5q/s320/DSCF0240.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518741997485105730" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /><br />So I decided to clean it up with a new coat of stain and polyurethane. </span><br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;">Here are some pre-striping photos, the process and the results.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdR8g-2_5gFEeClCJwQCT8HbPNjHoi4cI3X7pD30aA1AV9KKSZq19Rg7qxCy-j06Qhk8_03TQxOT8NMcsJAWjcM-2Au7l6jcGbTRrvo02UhPQUk7OGdNmDqhKREDBoGXgt8sTsiIbRT6m/s1600/DSCF0243.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdR8g-2_5gFEeClCJwQCT8HbPNjHoi4cI3X7pD30aA1AV9KKSZq19Rg7qxCy-j06Qhk8_03TQxOT8NMcsJAWjcM-2Au7l6jcGbTRrvo02UhPQUk7OGdNmDqhKREDBoGXgt8sTsiIbRT6m/s320/DSCF0243.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518742009478522130" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01953643362354852172noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318143528991837960.post-69470204823341108962010-02-12T06:31:00.000-08:002010-02-12T07:05:31.173-08:00In Memory of our ZazsueLast week we lost our beloved 15 year old mixed terrier, Zazsue. She had 4 seizures since December 29th, but seemed to bounce back quickly after each episode.<br /><br />On Wednesday, Feb 3rd, she woke up having a difficult time breathing, but still did her normal activities, ate breakfast, and went outside via her 2 doggie doors. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPVQCiEn9DxgUXRHQN7vdsbZJAnee4NEHmZVgmIa0kgUDj7Yco_GmieW0wwRWQIVQ5-wvdIcyZwdN9C_btGX3S2LE4OAxPqA5NGHaAVwcFPE4S2WG-mZADhyphenhyphenEidDLC68YKQUHglYIR9cTS/s1600-h/1st+day+of+preschool+017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPVQCiEn9DxgUXRHQN7vdsbZJAnee4NEHmZVgmIa0kgUDj7Yco_GmieW0wwRWQIVQ5-wvdIcyZwdN9C_btGX3S2LE4OAxPqA5NGHaAVwcFPE4S2WG-mZADhyphenhyphenEidDLC68YKQUHglYIR9cTS/s320/1st+day+of+preschool+017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437370431941458130" border="0" /></a> By 10:30am she was quite anxious and pacing, then went out the doggie door and promptly collapsed. Over the next 4 hours she would get dizzy when she walked, only able to go 4-5 feet. We decided to call the vet because she was suffering. As a nurse I clearly recognized all the signs of congestive heart failure. Her lungs were filling up with fluid. It was heart-wrenching.<br />At the vet's office she was treated with such sweet compassion. I held her as Dr. Wynn put her to sleep... finally getting relief from her struggle. We brought her home and buried her in the southeast corner of our yard.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifrMUGchPuEHNvtPUKtGgk2FQui58xr2J25XwxsU5Pt5fZhH8fmmvylCmCYhVaSlB_hKLHcjqJ_Up24Cb9wDs9vVkJ0lXoKx2ge39Yuh2GTXDoCLAAwt6F9oz0SJRrTwHWgbf5OWCgc7fr/s1600-h/DSC02045.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 223px; height: 322px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifrMUGchPuEHNvtPUKtGgk2FQui58xr2J25XwxsU5Pt5fZhH8fmmvylCmCYhVaSlB_hKLHcjqJ_Up24Cb9wDs9vVkJ0lXoKx2ge39Yuh2GTXDoCLAAwt6F9oz0SJRrTwHWgbf5OWCgc7fr/s320/DSC02045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437370418148896370" border="0" /></a><br />She has been such a sweet blessing to our family. My favorite memory of her is her innate ability to be reverent. When we would have kneeing family prayer, she would get her "rag bone", bring it to the circle, put it between her paws (like she was praying) and suck on it quietly while we prayed. We have missed her friendly greeting at the door since she lost most of her hearing last year. It was a tender mercy we were home with her these last 18 months since returning from Portugal.<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">She is gone for now, but will never be forgotten.....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHtjDkQiDKBoct8U93aH2PTP4ZWdNNjTyUhFdwJ5G3f5zb_3gk_xGbUdZ1d9xwKOBwus85KXuk9VJACiORPgWRt0hPFYg0-5Pdwm4RXiqRL8lZ71yi-q6y9FzGya_tk0zbMB-80DnxqJL/s1600-h/Puppy+Zazsue+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHtjDkQiDKBoct8U93aH2PTP4ZWdNNjTyUhFdwJ5G3f5zb_3gk_xGbUdZ1d9xwKOBwus85KXuk9VJACiORPgWRt0hPFYg0-5Pdwm4RXiqRL8lZ71yi-q6y9FzGya_tk0zbMB-80DnxqJL/s320/Puppy+Zazsue+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437370416991923602" border="0" /></a></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01953643362354852172noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318143528991837960.post-10418603785755332802010-01-30T11:35:00.000-08:002010-01-30T14:22:34.306-08:00"Plain and Simple"Funny thing happened this week. I was planning to have monthly book club luncheon at my house. Zazsue our 15 year old mixed terrier had 2 seizures in the middle of the night, so I thought, "this is her swan song, we're going to have to put her to sleep". By the next day she was back to her normal self, so I started getting in gear for Book Club. I decided to keep everything "Plain and Simple", which was the book we read this month. My mother gave me a set of dishes 36 years ago that I rarely use, so I thought, "perfect time to get them out". Now, what can I use for a tablecloth on my 31 year old table? Hmmm, let me call Laura. She told me she had 4 quilts I could borrow. I met her half-way at Target. Lo and behold, a quilt that Ryan's grandmother made, was a perfect match with my dishes. A coincidence? Didn't spend a penny on table decor, even had matching cloth napkins!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXlySt52rTjKKMh2xEq-gElqGBBjJDcCfxzt1hlT1KhyphenhyphenklUqoljRueKUfsypvx4Kd0jXo5DziOX2zD7cNgaHMnoHhIqKu4njX9tBxTd7Yl-x0aGfq-_ANA4zmERQ-Cq0j1t2MOhphxZ287/s1600-h/DSC00322.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXlySt52rTjKKMh2xEq-gElqGBBjJDcCfxzt1hlT1KhyphenhyphenklUqoljRueKUfsypvx4Kd0jXo5DziOX2zD7cNgaHMnoHhIqKu4njX9tBxTd7Yl-x0aGfq-_ANA4zmERQ-Cq0j1t2MOhphxZ287/s320/DSC00322.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432661500377410194" border="0" /></a><br />The Book Club sisters were wowed, told me I raised the bar! How ironic, I am really lacking in those decorating skills. My good friend Tina made some homemade wheat bread and came an hour early to help. How blessed I am!Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01953643362354852172noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318143528991837960.post-20876319707343609612010-01-16T14:28:00.000-08:002010-01-30T14:54:13.871-08:00A Blast From the Past!Ken and I took advantage of his long weekend break from teaching seminary to drive up to Atlanta. We stopped in Peachtree City,Georgia to see our dear friends, Carol, Fred and Ashley. Ashley is a celebrity of sorts, having just been to NYC to tape a "Tyra Banks" epidsode to increase awareness for "FOP" a degenerative muscle disease. We hadn't seen them in over 10 years, but they are still as young as ever!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWG3VHkQxdGV0psBPmNTpIlZCoZP5EDwKXX7Z8CAsx4IXGRXQcQLstHKUs6bIdi59WvOpmW_NmBvFA17zjUxDviO-wv63sb1bQt3ttqtVoNhQ0g_VtLjCrmMyyscegSlKrGTB0CLThJrA/s1600-h/DSC00305.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWG3VHkQxdGV0psBPmNTpIlZCoZP5EDwKXX7Z8CAsx4IXGRXQcQLstHKUs6bIdi59WvOpmW_NmBvFA17zjUxDviO-wv63sb1bQt3ttqtVoNhQ0g_VtLjCrmMyyscegSlKrGTB0CLThJrA/s320/DSC00305.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432668961730995554" border="0" /></a><br />From there we traveled to Cumming, Georgia to stay with Jim and Lynda, our daughter's in-laws, and our former mission president and wife. It was a rainy, cold weekend in Georgia, but we spent hours reminiscing about Portugal and our missionaries.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JFLDyw1uRtwZXEDJU9pQf25e0jCPMJ6rzXIclfLNTqWnkCfTv5e_zkRFgQQjEaHFzVPcmrvYi5dfjnLB5F2xSKH5jrGhX84Uh7zHjT-M1HUP8Ra5OJ5U5PeJGAim96YUAAgJxLKaO9Vy/s1600-h/DSC00307.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JFLDyw1uRtwZXEDJU9pQf25e0jCPMJ6rzXIclfLNTqWnkCfTv5e_zkRFgQQjEaHFzVPcmrvYi5dfjnLB5F2xSKH5jrGhX84Uh7zHjT-M1HUP8Ra5OJ5U5PeJGAim96YUAAgJxLKaO9Vy/s320/DSC00307.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432669299254149298" border="0" /></a><br />On Sunday afternoon, we drove to Pendergrass, Georgia to spend a couple hours with Jerry and "Aunt Jackie". They related their 3,000 mile trek out west last summer to Idaho and all the significant Church History sites sleeping in their Jeep until they got to Idaho Falls where they traded the Jeep for a motor home. What an adventure they had!<br /><br />Finally, on our way out of town Monday, we stopped to meet Lourdes, Noah, and Annalisa, the family of Suzanne's boyfriend. It was a delightful way to spend the MLK weekend!Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01953643362354852172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318143528991837960.post-15324383785314532112009-08-30T13:34:00.000-07:002009-08-30T13:35:40.645-07:00Da dum, da dum da dum da dum. The enemy approaches........<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdBTCeZI0-tOcBBoBK12YHO1oIwfmJA0MRe8uYvxeDRSYHuPDViwfpVI3ZPgEd5FvdrUyTgjNiH2C-ZhxTAJX9UV7lX9ZJWW5YEckzYBR73tnIrsUUQbEK7tVX43aq9aIckrJcJ1w7gu46/s1600-h/DSC02574.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdBTCeZI0-tOcBBoBK12YHO1oIwfmJA0MRe8uYvxeDRSYHuPDViwfpVI3ZPgEd5FvdrUyTgjNiH2C-ZhxTAJX9UV7lX9ZJWW5YEckzYBR73tnIrsUUQbEK7tVX43aq9aIckrJcJ1w7gu46/s320/DSC02574.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1oSVpUVdbfBhZRfOrCf_Ut7lT9DDQvMYzoL-IpfbZA8KqxKVDk9iW3bfFaYyq4b4gnUBz7mf-iPQckHBGhv91Tkq__WsCqWOW8XgdWr8-Vmn98ORHkJf4FCmItY7KlZqHL1P0Gs2rIcg/s1600-h/DSC02542.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1oSVpUVdbfBhZRfOrCf_Ut7lT9DDQvMYzoL-IpfbZA8KqxKVDk9iW3bfFaYyq4b4gnUBz7mf-iPQckHBGhv91Tkq__WsCqWOW8XgdWr8-Vmn98ORHkJf4FCmItY7KlZqHL1P0Gs2rIcg/s320/DSC02542.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><br /><br /><br />The culprit. (One of hundreds)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The hapless victim, soaking in WARM water.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiplyeNTIgTScXJap1azN8x6owx2NtkFyaQkB5qOKxde4u8u0BpCtdT3urx3k6M1aQ5uHiQgDdf-k2trJNWjIb6V0rqVqT9EyfzJaqgWicwYegriebrXJ4vzMUigpzSYcmOLTneYeBjEZrd/s1600-h/DSC02529.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiplyeNTIgTScXJap1azN8x6owx2NtkFyaQkB5qOKxde4u8u0BpCtdT3urx3k6M1aQ5uHiQgDdf-k2trJNWjIb6V0rqVqT9EyfzJaqgWicwYegriebrXJ4vzMUigpzSYcmOLTneYeBjEZrd/s320/DSC02529.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2S5l3R6S0dwsZWW1ZnufW01fDpzjyl27hpB2gSRYnWSat4QDvjCvB8YbMloPBCKWCAQuBvrm-NlpP1-HAKl34W1MPZkLa8tIP8PFkkMBopJU3JjuPLSIT5V5ZJIIMRvH8O5JizSDz-G4/s1600-h/DSC02568.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2S5l3R6S0dwsZWW1ZnufW01fDpzjyl27hpB2gSRYnWSat4QDvjCvB8YbMloPBCKWCAQuBvrm-NlpP1-HAKl34W1MPZkLa8tIP8PFkkMBopJU3JjuPLSIT5V5ZJIIMRvH8O5JizSDz-G4/s320/DSC02568.JPG" border="0" /></a> The oblivious. Hundreds of sting rays frolicking on the other side of the sandbar.<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01953643362354852172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318143528991837960.post-53275738725683437682009-08-30T13:30:00.000-07:002009-08-30T13:32:12.977-07:00More Beach Week<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsSY_-l_lkcELKxLUP0OiAm4BCX4YaqoX-mAWEDLDpb5XsnO_yP1hM_5SCBsWR8y0EbbtFDhykE7FBKGS0ZsXBkBmXf0OypSy9X7mckrJG1p2RJg10Kw-SdojqYI5ewqybjdFSxN4FY87/s1600-h/DSC02462.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsSY_-l_lkcELKxLUP0OiAm4BCX4YaqoX-mAWEDLDpb5XsnO_yP1hM_5SCBsWR8y0EbbtFDhykE7FBKGS0ZsXBkBmXf0OypSy9X7mckrJG1p2RJg10Kw-SdojqYI5ewqybjdFSxN4FY87/s320/DSC02462.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br />Tanner, looking like we have another beach lover in the family.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_tudYZO0-9gVvWeNRfkqV0pwrcjJ6pdpNQJ7H2xkJ5UqFywiPl71YjxTRCMxDaveVhiXt6zfQf_qAsndcKf09jXebfrLWoe5JfQsr44HV-EcI02qK7-xB8sE73G68PJ7-Te96Z5R2l3zM/s1600-h/DSC02479.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_tudYZO0-9gVvWeNRfkqV0pwrcjJ6pdpNQJ7H2xkJ5UqFywiPl71YjxTRCMxDaveVhiXt6zfQf_qAsndcKf09jXebfrLWoe5JfQsr44HV-EcI02qK7-xB8sE73G68PJ7-Te96Z5R2l3zM/s320/DSC02479.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The BIG boys, looking cool...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNchkkh97_7KdzA7b_ntB991lazjAkBXRwVvtxToD1o6_3EVmDfO-y0jOJIxz527a17yfSvOCeSymrsx6Z4FUcFHJT5RKqVt2VSX9ZVdX-c0icJydfag-4gvsNimRDerXStGJmdHQD03h/s1600-h/DSC02480.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNchkkh97_7KdzA7b_ntB991lazjAkBXRwVvtxToD1o6_3EVmDfO-y0jOJIxz527a17yfSvOCeSymrsx6Z4FUcFHJT5RKqVt2VSX9ZVdX-c0icJydfag-4gvsNimRDerXStGJmdHQD03h/s320/DSC02480.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Little siblings trying to get in on the act.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodlDBSMqiKup67Gk5ndRX1k1F0txT48sYOt3IhUOSwuxnVQxOvZOfaFT2rEzlrc5uQHM_-0aIXOi-vhVmj4eHkULYwjSNoApCNOaSHSEDOYDWwUOp3wb5u_uo-wV11S3iA5IumCw6OAa2/s1600-h/DSC02523.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodlDBSMqiKup67Gk5ndRX1k1F0txT48sYOt3IhUOSwuxnVQxOvZOfaFT2rEzlrc5uQHM_-0aIXOi-vhVmj4eHkULYwjSNoApCNOaSHSEDOYDWwUOp3wb5u_uo-wV11S3iA5IumCw6OAa2/s320/DSC02523.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><br /><br /><br />The stone crab that made me hungry.<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01953643362354852172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318143528991837960.post-53726014391878373682009-08-30T12:53:00.000-07:002009-08-30T12:55:32.804-07:00Beach Week 09 at Indian Rocks<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8-5H7K3JrQ7KN8ZsrPcW_mvUC7Pi7sqAV69j2rRS9mRtYWgyN1aODeOUhKxR1sQNQxsGmzmVVqp_nEnwU188I1S6cNkSkfU-eZaEVwA2tKaUE687gYLOg-GVG8yub73abkFX7GFphAq5N/s1600-h/DSC02530.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8-5H7K3JrQ7KN8ZsrPcW_mvUC7Pi7sqAV69j2rRS9mRtYWgyN1aODeOUhKxR1sQNQxsGmzmVVqp_nEnwU188I1S6cNkSkfU-eZaEVwA2tKaUE687gYLOg-GVG8yub73abkFX7GFphAq5N/s320/DSC02530.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br />This is the view from our condo balcony. This part of Indian Rocks beach was virtually "ours". <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGe5DLLVit0ONfTd8YHdDLMPEbcVc5j4gOLyx8Xlq4MkEqNC436z5PL4IYnhaW4PV6RgAIC-bGN1n7qEL5W49CZanrIitz8i8du2hD7wsJOnqBIAtbH77a1J3d7D8f0aVLdGT0g5W5nvP/s1600-h/DSC02532.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGe5DLLVit0ONfTd8YHdDLMPEbcVc5j4gOLyx8Xlq4MkEqNC436z5PL4IYnhaW4PV6RgAIC-bGN1n7qEL5W49CZanrIitz8i8du2hD7wsJOnqBIAtbH77a1J3d7D8f0aVLdGT0g5W5nvP/s320/DSC02532.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNmjDFMMHxRHy8nWTCO0i9uGX9ip4WVL6LSQjvFZT13WCk9Lsyqg2V-lzzECN4Kc8tPQoNBu47iWu89p_Dj0zSyNUOjmRijvJYAT-lj-J5I3ggEpxoL4X51LjmIUc8jHQtbMIVO_J75uz/s1600-h/DSC02531.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNmjDFMMHxRHy8nWTCO0i9uGX9ip4WVL6LSQjvFZT13WCk9Lsyqg2V-lzzECN4Kc8tPQoNBu47iWu89p_Dj0zSyNUOjmRijvJYAT-lj-J5I3ggEpxoL4X51LjmIUc8jHQtbMIVO_J75uz/s320/DSC02531.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br />Here's the #1 Beachlover in our family, keeping things in order.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgkMM8Q6tPbAU1rAwCswje8_2DSTXeBReWmA7lSJq2X5S9c9IEcMC5qFZnXw1xGN6UEShYE8oWynJE67MUk8sEJoQCBRP_YVTA_Kh41jwWI1Y_tP1OBTHXUalXK1rbZmvUcX7rgaJh4MdE/s1600-h/DSC02504.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgkMM8Q6tPbAU1rAwCswje8_2DSTXeBReWmA7lSJq2X5S9c9IEcMC5qFZnXw1xGN6UEShYE8oWynJE67MUk8sEJoQCBRP_YVTA_Kh41jwWI1Y_tP1OBTHXUalXK1rbZmvUcX7rgaJh4MdE/s320/DSC02504.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:RIGHT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01953643362354852172noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318143528991837960.post-50105913799731193062008-11-30T06:53:00.000-08:002008-11-30T19:07:01.351-08:00Aaron and Claudine's Wedding<span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOM3yqvpZtiyWUOg-M7gy7NTiZp5LxNLELzICOVeVUWMlWAp0DoTxl2z292xJ71y32eAerqHF7E6xe5UJS3BxfXsItaaLPslrgQEJNX70i582Asa0hzS8-h-mfxZ_Qx8nGyNEdk7WrYKF/s1600-h/DSC00851.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; clear: both; float: right;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOM3yqvpZtiyWUOg-M7gy7NTiZp5LxNLELzICOVeVUWMlWAp0DoTxl2z292xJ71y32eAerqHF7E6xe5UJS3BxfXsItaaLPslrgQEJNX70i582Asa0hzS8-h-mfxZ_Qx8nGyNEdk7WrYKF/s320/DSC00851.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /><br /><br />Don't you love Ken's hair this way?<br />This is a rare moment.... us dancing</span>!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsgkS7rbBMaZEleIQLtx0zf09v3omGmzcQOE-FSUCiqcQSpShr-c7ZnAkIWweu2_Xgalb-sdDi8J2YXf4YeFX9lIG-Xbg5F-LlDnQCnsSIqADnZ9OHAXAG2JT_wvR3RaUxK52IJvAGi4T/s1600-h/DSC00847.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; clear: both; float: right;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsgkS7rbBMaZEleIQLtx0zf09v3omGmzcQOE-FSUCiqcQSpShr-c7ZnAkIWweu2_Xgalb-sdDi8J2YXf4YeFX9lIG-Xbg5F-LlDnQCnsSIqADnZ9OHAXAG2JT_wvR3RaUxK52IJvAGi4T/s320/DSC00847.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />At this poignant moment of the ceremony, Laura dropped Tanner's cheerio container and it rattled and rolled all the way into the pool. Luckily, Claudine and Aaron never even noticed. Of course 99 % of the guests did!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsk_v9ZNuuhNPAmqdKNJfPF9AbxE5kPgH5oNx8UcDK9MZ_5VC-dKQFQzExgAWkDnXF7pi0t50kcbnaLl-Wt3ddmFPAV4pyHFFo09TVlNXdTCGAt2Z0oAlWLN7srG2TwP5jLdP3bSXKsTNY/s1600-h/DSC00854.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; clear: both; float: right;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsk_v9ZNuuhNPAmqdKNJfPF9AbxE5kPgH5oNx8UcDK9MZ_5VC-dKQFQzExgAWkDnXF7pi0t50kcbnaLl-Wt3ddmFPAV4pyHFFo09TVlNXdTCGAt2Z0oAlWLN7srG2TwP5jLdP3bSXKsTNY/s320/DSC00854.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />No cake smashing into that pretty face! A teasing, but well manner groom he was.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqZSNj-qFD1wvXNAu5wQBNb2pqxlUziKoXlCPMXXY1KoTcBMBg25iAq02aO2-IjapvveS3T-unHd_fYMJkCEWu7a4jMTq_h-4rgcvZlfVke7VBYHTdsf-PdCa_obR8Gl6Hvlf0Vth5y_6/s1600-h/DSC00860.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; clear: both; float: right;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqZSNj-qFD1wvXNAu5wQBNb2pqxlUziKoXlCPMXXY1KoTcBMBg25iAq02aO2-IjapvveS3T-unHd_fYMJkCEWu7a4jMTq_h-4rgcvZlfVke7VBYHTdsf-PdCa_obR8Gl6Hvlf0Vth5y_6/s320/DSC00860.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Wasn't Claudine a radiant bride? That's Suzanne's Lilly in her arms, cheesing it up.<div style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01953643362354852172noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318143528991837960.post-40602120623366673032008-10-30T20:07:00.000-07:002008-10-30T20:12:39.792-07:00Disney Days PlusRecently we spent a long weekend in Orlando. 3 days in the Magic Kingdom one on one with each family.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9wh8hVgBF2tBE0O02BDN7n9r6h9_AV09gW2T-B2WIASOFj78MYJJ35sCoJXfTZx_dscSNW18hLE_ELS-vuXup-se9bTL30pMVHRTrSIOox3fe6_VzzqhL0-VA5ajqmK_H6P78XBHnEU8A/s1600-h/DSC00732.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; clear: both; float: right;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9wh8hVgBF2tBE0O02BDN7n9r6h9_AV09gW2T-B2WIASOFj78MYJJ35sCoJXfTZx_dscSNW18hLE_ELS-vuXup-se9bTL30pMVHRTrSIOox3fe6_VzzqhL0-VA5ajqmK_H6P78XBHnEU8A/s320/DSC00732.JPG" border="0" /></a> One day with the Henrys, one day with the Engels, and one day with the Peltz's. This ride on the Jungle Cruise with the Jackson, Lilly and Suzanne worked well because it wasn't "in the dark".<br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBT_2Sbu303eAiqejmAJ9fBH70p9Ly6myueMFFYUQWk0jKVPVcekVye90onTgYVzj_2en5OQIuDykOtrgWhkaairoLQwKpePBYEa2HLDLZvcKFgg0VBO-7bkkg6Bqal0tpZUGgTpyoddk/s1600-h/DSC00711.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; clear: both; float: right;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBT_2Sbu303eAiqejmAJ9fBH70p9Ly6myueMFFYUQWk0jKVPVcekVye90onTgYVzj_2en5OQIuDykOtrgWhkaairoLQwKpePBYEa2HLDLZvcKFgg0VBO-7bkkg6Bqal0tpZUGgTpyoddk/s320/DSC00711.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj04fxL31emWtLpKJOl5w2nhRn6yOtycOqvNz_A6ho22PWA5yNEgjorqlg2JB1RBIsbXsiQkvwSBiY2VADC5PvGfoKuql8SIsElt8rGBxlsXBv-SeaKyFu2p0XTZB_kWIpPmVcOZ_fPoA5z/s1600-h/DSC00738.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; clear: both; float: right; width: 252px; height: 320px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj04fxL31emWtLpKJOl5w2nhRn6yOtycOqvNz_A6ho22PWA5yNEgjorqlg2JB1RBIsbXsiQkvwSBiY2VADC5PvGfoKuql8SIsElt8rGBxlsXBv-SeaKyFu2p0XTZB_kWIpPmVcOZ_fPoA5z/s320/DSC00738.JPG" border="0" width="417" height="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNg-UdxIN708OxFS8_5tTx0HQgyKBpIqjR2Oir-bD8kX-_hKPOYzyQzYAVfP_4OpE3ATBgvyIRoy_DXWjssc_yamVqDIYyvCQ8U7m4xjeZreK29XeSU56MUBNFUm9HWLWqbguRxebkyv-/s1600-h/DSC00816.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; clear: both; float: right; width: 255px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNg-UdxIN708OxFS8_5tTx0HQgyKBpIqjR2Oir-bD8kX-_hKPOYzyQzYAVfP_4OpE3ATBgvyIRoy_DXWjssc_yamVqDIYyvCQ8U7m4xjeZreK29XeSU56MUBNFUm9HWLWqbguRxebkyv-/s320/DSC00816.JPG" border="0" width="248" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is Tyson (7) and Tate (4) Henry. The park was packed. I think every school district in Florida had the same long weekend as Pasco and Hillsborough counties. We arrived on Friday morning at 8am for a "Character Breakfast" in the Crystal Palace and stayed until 6:30pm. The Henry's stayed for the parade and fireworks, a full 12 hours of Magic! I was asleep by 8pm in our Maitland hotel where Ken had a pharmacy conference. Woke up the next morning with killer shin splints!<br /><br /><br /><br />The weather was perfect, not too cold, not too hot. We'd never seen the park decorated for Halloween before.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Switched hair stylists and salons to help revamp my look for Aaron's wedding next week.<br />I love my hair! We have an amazing stylist, and I'm keeping her a secret.<div style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01953643362354852172noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318143528991837960.post-24505177557732904482008-07-11T11:32:00.000-07:002008-07-11T11:33:25.790-07:00Happy 4th of July, Portugal style!<br /><br />Enjoyed an evening visit with President<br />and Sister Henry and old friends from<br />Florida, Marc and Juli Bernhisel. They<br />were enroute to Barcelona, and Czech.<br />to visit President and Sister Slovacek.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpoh7RopXXsSDR2y4EaPWZ9a11tmv-YS8G5ui5FAX8KJWoyBFoUbi9wA2Fc79kiH87Mvfk5In9uZLwcm-UmJK6GCWBlDUG-KUwDr9CkVcx_xgjIfxQUPnPwHsayBc4ZKZbBOQ6gOIBYdjV/s1600-h/DSCN1398.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpoh7RopXXsSDR2y4EaPWZ9a11tmv-YS8G5ui5FAX8KJWoyBFoUbi9wA2Fc79kiH87Mvfk5In9uZLwcm-UmJK6GCWBlDUG-KUwDr9CkVcx_xgjIfxQUPnPwHsayBc4ZKZbBOQ6gOIBYdjV/s320/DSCN1398.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjciw4acT-0p_dD3u_lJX46Z2JlQFzjWSot2qK-cr69lvzYFxKgRD3ZkcI96UNpRZvuegn3iODqlFie3L2mvwVcT2_7efv3xfa28ldfv3ZvZpHxlIuk2Tjmf_2fLdddFvLAA9U8HsU64T5Z/s1600-h/DSCN1399.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjciw4acT-0p_dD3u_lJX46Z2JlQFzjWSot2qK-cr69lvzYFxKgRD3ZkcI96UNpRZvuegn3iODqlFie3L2mvwVcT2_7efv3xfa28ldfv3ZvZpHxlIuk2Tjmf_2fLdddFvLAA9U8HsU64T5Z/s320/DSCN1399.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:RIGHT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01953643362354852172noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318143528991837960.post-68270713191398952012008-07-11T11:29:00.000-07:002008-07-11T11:29:29.605-07:00Beauty All AroundThis is the Douro River looking westward toward<br />the Atlantic Ocean. We enjoyed the quiet beauty<br />of the gardens. This is an image we don't want to<br />forget!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHp1qP5QDTt0-26Bj-bFRHIN53DBG8UdwIQRENBTyAoB-3PNSyVyx3fJ-Ev5Fis5KnA9dYO7Kq1d29fqE-kp2D8xxv2OUuItF6FwxfoVeCcj7fuMEZ2rvFVPyIHM5mM8oPXTdKY-JsKxy/s1600-h/DSCN1356.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHp1qP5QDTt0-26Bj-bFRHIN53DBG8UdwIQRENBTyAoB-3PNSyVyx3fJ-Ev5Fis5KnA9dYO7Kq1d29fqE-kp2D8xxv2OUuItF6FwxfoVeCcj7fuMEZ2rvFVPyIHM5mM8oPXTdKY-JsKxy/s320/DSCN1356.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01953643362354852172noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318143528991837960.post-3404092685603672132008-07-11T11:20:00.000-07:002008-07-11T11:21:35.608-07:00The Farewell Inspection Tour<br /><br />I'm not going to show you their sparkling apartments, only their sparkling smiles!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEPesbHpWDktWty-I3OcsPsCLL__vfXkDc_bQ7hv0L8drJhptilaRg9d9zZsnVf_hDt_m5pURWyl6Uu3oSA-IhFsD5rrm5l6AIIuaUEnAMVJQQQflGQj-AJozdbcc2cgLNzuYrhyphenhyphenzWcll/s1600-h/DSCN1409.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEPesbHpWDktWty-I3OcsPsCLL__vfXkDc_bQ7hv0L8drJhptilaRg9d9zZsnVf_hDt_m5pURWyl6Uu3oSA-IhFsD5rrm5l6AIIuaUEnAMVJQQQflGQj-AJozdbcc2cgLNzuYrhyphenhyphenzWcll/s320/DSCN1409.JPG" border="0" /></a>Elders Sand, Blankenship, Warby, Cibrian and French having fun in Aveiro.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTtRdRS7AMpjAQ8QRCj51_WRKsZEN9_NuJZsmit4pzcDxnmLdCfgs87LA7qkPADEfv2rRSllDkUCtLkx_pSBzC6CdHAWBp-nXKwCtTPueDhyGc371sFmy7krmlvL9jkQrqSnAHWqM6qQf/s1600-h/DSCN1411.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTtRdRS7AMpjAQ8QRCj51_WRKsZEN9_NuJZsmit4pzcDxnmLdCfgs87LA7qkPADEfv2rRSllDkUCtLkx_pSBzC6CdHAWBp-nXKwCtTPueDhyGc371sFmy7krmlvL9jkQrqSnAHWqM6qQf/s320/DSCN1411.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br />Elders Spiel and Whitaker in their Ovar garden paradise.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIBovE8bgMIrRm4Xxc9ZiXFSmOWu7lp8gDz3bLIU9l5YBNgS-1qeYuMEb2GkYjnwOooANYr2cVmPtT06U45IyTWlC4GoIVJjxKicaJ-e8RXUNBKnw14KZ7rMCWwsXztwsHRHz_NDAtSfL/s1600-h/DSCN1412.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIBovE8bgMIrRm4Xxc9ZiXFSmOWu7lp8gDz3bLIU9l5YBNgS-1qeYuMEb2GkYjnwOooANYr2cVmPtT06U45IyTWlC4GoIVJjxKicaJ-e8RXUNBKnw14KZ7rMCWwsXztwsHRHz_NDAtSfL/s320/DSCN1412.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Elders Krumm, Canguia, French, Zacheu, and Doty working hard as usual.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Elders Winters, French & Curtis showing off their pin maps.<br />Their apartment is the cleanest so far.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiToB6bRlFyHQKtA0cBvgLf7JthL7PX5PF_khBEWzCsFG_9GWYTodG5oqYq82KxnO-2Qcc2cujiJhFG6POIOy-dVFA5a8WaUiflTTx2cgGdy9sSxYVIS8GhLmiST7M3kzIN363cNjRhKvtX/s1600-h/DSCN1415.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiToB6bRlFyHQKtA0cBvgLf7JthL7PX5PF_khBEWzCsFG_9GWYTodG5oqYq82KxnO-2Qcc2cujiJhFG6POIOy-dVFA5a8WaUiflTTx2cgGdy9sSxYVIS8GhLmiST7M3kzIN363cNjRhKvtX/s320/DSCN1415.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:RIGHT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01953643362354852172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318143528991837960.post-7956821866767013032008-07-11T10:48:00.000-07:002008-07-11T11:34:28.671-07:00Going Forward with Faith.....<span style="font-size:100%;">We are busy inspecting missionary apartments the last 4 weeks here in Portugal. We have made a few wrong turns, but seen even more of the beauty of Portugal. It's wonderful getting to visit everyone 2 on 2, one more time. We love these faithful servants of the Lord!<br /><br />After all the wrong turns, we finally went out and bought the mission a GPS system. President Henry wanted us to buy it, try it out, then teach them how to use it so the new mission President won't have to make so many wrong turns next July. It's really like a Liahona. It requires faith, especially when you don't have any clue where you're going. Isn't that true of every step we make as we progress in life? We never know the outcome, but go forward having faith that if we do our part, the Lord will guide us along safely. Don't you just love the Gospel?<br /><br /><br /></span>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01953643362354852172noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318143528991837960.post-26803154869401023282008-06-01T08:42:00.000-07:002008-06-01T14:20:38.774-07:00Feeling guilty<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDueefCpWPjgbrmT6AuXhrryNkjzocOjwFLVec2QPXRrCXhPrZD4RpPu0bTpPaCgy0x5pOwNAJTGzsiaDdThFQxXwszsARIvwRnUs4vSZmnMgR4TbSoRZw1L_4BlwSciVpZTFZd_dlJeUK/s1600-h/DSCN1262.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDueefCpWPjgbrmT6AuXhrryNkjzocOjwFLVec2QPXRrCXhPrZD4RpPu0bTpPaCgy0x5pOwNAJTGzsiaDdThFQxXwszsARIvwRnUs4vSZmnMgR4TbSoRZw1L_4BlwSciVpZTFZd_dlJeUK/s320/DSCN1262.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; clear: both; float: right;" border="0" /></a> <div style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" />This may not look as yummy as it tasted, but believe me, it was delicious!<br /></a></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01953643362354852172noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318143528991837960.post-11486910796694455602008-06-01T08:37:00.000-07:002008-06-01T08:47:20.652-07:00Feeling guilty.....Staying home on Sundays is a rarity for us. Being sick is not fun, but we made the best of it. I made my traditional potatoes,ham,onions and egg hash for breakfast(going to fast next Sunday). Since they don't have hickory smoked anything here in Portugal,except for Oscar Mayer bacon, I had saved up some bacon grease to flavor the onions and ham before adding 4 potatoes and 2 beaten eggs. Topping it all off with generous shakes of pepper, garlic powder and salt made it taste just like home. At least that's what Elder French said. Personally, I couldn't taste much of anything, just a bit of salt.Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01953643362354852172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318143528991837960.post-38564672857813007592008-05-31T11:26:00.000-07:002008-05-31T11:34:37.221-07:00First AttemptAfter reading a dozen or more blogs today, I feel compelled to join the throng. Suzanne really opened my eyes to the whole blogshere. I'll be happy if my family checks in from time to time. The truth is, staying home for 2 days because of a cold, has given me a bit of extra time to experiment.Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01953643362354852172noreply@blogger.com2