tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43227081974009476372024-03-05T10:44:37.077-06:00Little FistsDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512096636426988173noreply@blogger.comBlogger490125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322708197400947637.post-3583990191031450812013-01-02T23:31:00.002-06:002013-01-03T20:49:12.089-06:00So, I Took A Year Off...<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">But I'm thinking of making a return.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">After a rough start, 2012 was pretty good. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">And I lived it. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I didn't worry about <i>writing</i> the story.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">It was nice. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">It was mine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">But sometimes...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Sometimes, I missed <i>telling</i> the story.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">So...we'll see.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">Maybe I'll tell more stories in 2013.</span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512096636426988173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322708197400947637.post-3349320959023998902011-12-04T20:51:00.001-06:002011-12-04T22:22:22.012-06:00Things Missed...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh31w69PVVZsILx8ubMCVkztljj54kbL7qOLmzVelP-LH792SH_phk3awwXZBFJOxV3Fy-t0gi_3kl3K7PCF8J9R_2WnnKCpc9siD5HrJXqw8t-xACkiBRQGc9-lKkeODCymL-_h9f3sew/s1600/_MG_6538+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh31w69PVVZsILx8ubMCVkztljj54kbL7qOLmzVelP-LH792SH_phk3awwXZBFJOxV3Fy-t0gi_3kl3K7PCF8J9R_2WnnKCpc9siD5HrJXqw8t-xACkiBRQGc9-lKkeODCymL-_h9f3sew/s400/_MG_6538+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682467856199298658" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">Looking back, I can see that it had been there for a while.<br /><br />A feeling of unease. A mental fog.<br /><br />It was easy to blame it on stress.<br />Work. School. Kids. <br />Homework. House. Animals.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXxmuMTKvgIqx8IVQ9qJxCvfrdLc2it5Bg0hfGFRp9FcuetEqQ22hEQ4tdNg63M5S0FLrVKnEQ9ZzqtLFNunpG-cG2uo6KGwfpX0ifZGd49k_Zr91cDflWnNMt3me193KWvXL3dKxO-E/s1600/_MG_5889+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXxmuMTKvgIqx8IVQ9qJxCvfrdLc2it5Bg0hfGFRp9FcuetEqQ22hEQ4tdNg63M5S0FLrVKnEQ9ZzqtLFNunpG-cG2uo6KGwfpX0ifZGd49k_Zr91cDflWnNMt3me193KWvXL3dKxO-E/s400/_MG_5889+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659449609168721042" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">Then summer came, but the feeling lingered.<br /><br />I wasn't motivated to do much of anything.<br /><br />It must have been latent fatigue.<br /><br />So I slept. A lot.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpz5KxHkcNZbQ5SkI7-eBR6mH-57f8Y-hML6lFeTF-ZP7GFR5AO0EouaPhUDmdFkCHi21_5oecr3mcn8UfwaDCBX5gdQaYanRmjgUHn5WJ-foddUHPSie9qKW3cRoteGnuDuSfDS7yfak/s1600/_MG_7194+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpz5KxHkcNZbQ5SkI7-eBR6mH-57f8Y-hML6lFeTF-ZP7GFR5AO0EouaPhUDmdFkCHi21_5oecr3mcn8UfwaDCBX5gdQaYanRmjgUHn5WJ-foddUHPSie9qKW3cRoteGnuDuSfDS7yfak/s400/_MG_7194+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682467850135317138" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">School started.<br /><br />The fog intensified.<br /><br />I made myself believe that it wasn't so bad.<br /><br />But one can only keep up the charade for so long.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisz8Wbwxy_JUmIAqxKGqO3XcWkaBJnTwwoF0T1t6CBZ08OhQfc60gAhvcxsTlAb_Kmjg14QGjq0eUMsRRZMUpzKqY62ytEwwliZoxcuW5maEY-6cnzAxg7iEkXoEnxzrkxvcEXGWr9MBg/s1600/_MG_6172+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisz8Wbwxy_JUmIAqxKGqO3XcWkaBJnTwwoF0T1t6CBZ08OhQfc60gAhvcxsTlAb_Kmjg14QGjq0eUMsRRZMUpzKqY62ytEwwliZoxcuW5maEY-6cnzAxg7iEkXoEnxzrkxvcEXGWr9MBg/s400/_MG_6172+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659449480338979314" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">Relaxation eluded me.<br /><br />A glass of wine became glasses of wine.<br /><br />I kept thinking that it would all slow down...<br /><br />"Just a few more weeks and it will be better."<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrTHaguDEHdBFzTIN2Hx3rVMQBPx-RHydV7huO8B1AnwIq_q1a2J6KkXbIV_fNt9nRr7CXiEHdAD5fpzTS-fYmJOfYEjHrllxwrhBgGSgj_k2uGbEOyBBIYeSR_V6YGknx3fqhEweWJc/s1600/_MG_7238+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrTHaguDEHdBFzTIN2Hx3rVMQBPx-RHydV7huO8B1AnwIq_q1a2J6KkXbIV_fNt9nRr7CXiEHdAD5fpzTS-fYmJOfYEjHrllxwrhBgGSgj_k2uGbEOyBBIYeSR_V6YGknx3fqhEweWJc/s400/_MG_7238+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682467848757734946" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">Those few weeks stretched on.<br /><br />One foot in front of the other...just to do what I <span style="font-style: italic;">had</span> to do.<br /><br />I withdrew.<br /><br />Spent a lot of time...<br /><br />I can't tell you. I don't remember.<br /><br />I abandoned writing. Put my camera in its case.<br /><br />It was no longer enjoyable.<br /><br />I was just too tired.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYfox7NTqujWFDXaSvk65qXIjXu25XQfYg3ZwyfS5SOEQkCoAO9euIjpGXoIQ-8NesPQQ7gteAWOtNRoRr0ntiQvpokuhqZfClvububsboBMc-o9hq7T_3oBk9Z4cFnhUokutmUGDQUJY/s1600/_MG_7158+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYfox7NTqujWFDXaSvk65qXIjXu25XQfYg3ZwyfS5SOEQkCoAO9euIjpGXoIQ-8NesPQQ7gteAWOtNRoRr0ntiQvpokuhqZfClvububsboBMc-o9hq7T_3oBk9Z4cFnhUokutmUGDQUJY/s400/_MG_7158+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682467845674420562" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">But slowly, I can feel the fog beginning to lift.<br /><br />The days are not so laborious.<br /><br />Fewer things are missed.<br /><br />Finally.<br /></span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512096636426988173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322708197400947637.post-22077284765063568462011-10-12T20:56:00.005-05:002011-10-12T21:34:06.566-05:00Loss<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtQRQL4GwljZpQPBR0RMITAPXZaUmL65dqvicmk7XTHyUL96zxUdymoRGxCibbwl4XMWAFYCS1uKVfRxGSzyn7NQ7sNfGeWUCmEKgN8fg4-nLI7UIh066JX2ptMM_bKSvHDSMFDojkPA/s1600/_MG_7203+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtQRQL4GwljZpQPBR0RMITAPXZaUmL65dqvicmk7XTHyUL96zxUdymoRGxCibbwl4XMWAFYCS1uKVfRxGSzyn7NQ7sNfGeWUCmEKgN8fg4-nLI7UIh066JX2ptMM_bKSvHDSMFDojkPA/s400/_MG_7203+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662792026238115314" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">We knew it was coming.<br /><br />We were all hoping and praying for a miracle.<br /><br />It was not meant to be...<br /><br />Last week, The Mr.'s mom passed away after a valiant battle with pancreatic cancer.<br /><br />It's an ugly disease.<br />Ruthless.<br />It shows no mercy.<br /><br />I regret never sharing certain things...<br /><br />I'm not sure if I expressed the depths of my thanks for her son. He holds my heart and I credit her with his strength.<br /><br />She always let me be me. We had differing tastes and styles, but not once did she try to change me.<br /><br />I have no doubt that she loved our little family. She respected our traditions and never imposed her desires over ours.<br /><br />She was a cheerleader for us all. There was never a time that she wasn't in our corner.<br /><br />I am sure that she didn't realize how much she was loved.<br />How much she is loved, still.<br /><br />My husband will miss her.<br /><br />My children will miss her.<br /><br />And I will miss her.<br /></span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512096636426988173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322708197400947637.post-74352598463302697502011-09-07T20:33:00.007-05:002011-09-07T22:30:38.055-05:00My heart is full...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQliY6rTZ8kEMH2Q0S4J3HyV5uX30XKooR4VFE2ZlGO44bnEJn_mrJoTtVIx9YhP_UfU6McMSMxVfeS6jBUEWuTFr8mWIe7MVh7fOcuTuvE7sQM-M4TdHgs0Hx0SoJMUZBCoroeu20kg/s1600/_MG_7258+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQliY6rTZ8kEMH2Q0S4J3HyV5uX30XKooR4VFE2ZlGO44bnEJn_mrJoTtVIx9YhP_UfU6McMSMxVfeS6jBUEWuTFr8mWIe7MVh7fOcuTuvE7sQM-M4TdHgs0Hx0SoJMUZBCoroeu20kg/s400/_MG_7258+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649810372505845762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Sometimes life is just like you want it to be.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkWNjbpY9UJ9AUCI6K7AMpIKUv_pORQb1KUmX-uTysnzdHFPHCypz7IU6bfvQwztv1hSk898M8qBbrvkW_o4Lb3nXoxoqUoSpcvQ8zwjJfP-0MiS3nLxbpfsgde5sjLiWIF0tTVVFTuQ/s1600/_MG_7244+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkWNjbpY9UJ9AUCI6K7AMpIKUv_pORQb1KUmX-uTysnzdHFPHCypz7IU6bfvQwztv1hSk898M8qBbrvkW_o4Lb3nXoxoqUoSpcvQ8zwjJfP-0MiS3nLxbpfsgde5sjLiWIF0tTVVFTuQ/s400/_MG_7244+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649810364950217090" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >The planets align. The Fates allow.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3Yv4iSJ9kLaqHygSQWMuaIEpxMD_jJjJPS8ipC1KcQh1uBH2R-JZJPpY5GRglojZr_XmjJ0j1jrZi2S___MypCZ1onRSXnmREaBTakotJSzKD5NCWjGzeQvKQ5-3hdMs7GtlpvstjzM/s1600/_MG_7241+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3Yv4iSJ9kLaqHygSQWMuaIEpxMD_jJjJPS8ipC1KcQh1uBH2R-JZJPpY5GRglojZr_XmjJ0j1jrZi2S___MypCZ1onRSXnmREaBTakotJSzKD5NCWjGzeQvKQ5-3hdMs7GtlpvstjzM/s400/_MG_7241+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649810361392126034" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >This past weekend we went to </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://littlefistsworld.blogspot.com/2010/07/lakeside.html">the</a> <a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://littlefistsworld.blogspot.com/2010/07/jump-in.html">lake</a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >.<br /><br />And it was perfect.<br /><br />Beyond perfect, really.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlRfgcGfvBcw0YpCCsa_Ec1rK4YxEaupLrfT9UiiPH8t1D5fz_c0TMUY2nk2pVa7nCOaPhEJaQtRcIG06tVKCXUYH6ozf6uc8rBFVnvwRPFjP1TYwnYPHc6SYuDrfVmVyi08QTotepGo/s1600/photo%25283%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlRfgcGfvBcw0YpCCsa_Ec1rK4YxEaupLrfT9UiiPH8t1D5fz_c0TMUY2nk2pVa7nCOaPhEJaQtRcIG06tVKCXUYH6ozf6uc8rBFVnvwRPFjP1TYwnYPHc6SYuDrfVmVyi08QTotepGo/s400/photo%25283%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649810697562462882" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" > Our fun for the day.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7nIJuic5NV3NrG0BlqzfSyvx8qXoVP-A8oX8Dbw6rHvKvK6oQ8o_iv2Vc6Bi5S7T0n_XnK_37sIR2MhrHp2X_xIuZ4VwSquG4RY_GWq2dJHgTSlbSoE6wtu5AZtkCsVMAnYZ9lfH8NBo/s1600/photo%25284%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7nIJuic5NV3NrG0BlqzfSyvx8qXoVP-A8oX8Dbw6rHvKvK6oQ8o_iv2Vc6Bi5S7T0n_XnK_37sIR2MhrHp2X_xIuZ4VwSquG4RY_GWq2dJHgTSlbSoE6wtu5AZtkCsVMAnYZ9lfH8NBo/s400/photo%25284%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649814960401485218" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Lake water mixed with boat gas is intoxicating, in the best possible way.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-rM_YV0XwPFyNz2fk6Q7RsX3Hnf7uh7sEnMf1cGgmaxdidr70xyUMQAfiDuqOgN2E170YXOFfO8pkS3eNNan0-HQrLyzQ_OMLTlFGQaRfEzqCzQrFmN7xcyv6cAEgpEsLz-XS7m23GI/s1600/photo%25287%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-rM_YV0XwPFyNz2fk6Q7RsX3Hnf7uh7sEnMf1cGgmaxdidr70xyUMQAfiDuqOgN2E170YXOFfO8pkS3eNNan0-HQrLyzQ_OMLTlFGQaRfEzqCzQrFmN7xcyv6cAEgpEsLz-XS7m23GI/s400/photo%25287%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649810702657951602" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >I am now a huge fan of the windblown look.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDSoC6sJyKRxsT5NqdaecC2qh7bDc2mhTt1uzcDn4ThHpiCrwJPmIOnbCNcQ0qBTEdMu1XjqvNgZi2-BX3bdkfJri28dl-QTBLTummMnpkhFWagN50JBrdpl4MDh_PaPLDAhqK0GbLmk0/s1600/photo%25286%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDSoC6sJyKRxsT5NqdaecC2qh7bDc2mhTt1uzcDn4ThHpiCrwJPmIOnbCNcQ0qBTEdMu1XjqvNgZi2-BX3bdkfJri28dl-QTBLTummMnpkhFWagN50JBrdpl4MDh_PaPLDAhqK0GbLmk0/s400/photo%25286%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649810700747012466" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Blissful me.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQjeAFpXuuUzDRezIyT9C9a0LBwfovYW9_dQQ2rNb356IrHnWunVTJ0xNHJ-sE0CvrUPmT_lJEuCSfVxyIz7_JqKS9c-3mj6XCYeuDi4Wiii_Seh3Bsmc1KsKaBlJIp99lvRlCjTie268/s1600/photo%252810%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQjeAFpXuuUzDRezIyT9C9a0LBwfovYW9_dQQ2rNb356IrHnWunVTJ0xNHJ-sE0CvrUPmT_lJEuCSfVxyIz7_JqKS9c-3mj6XCYeuDi4Wiii_Seh3Bsmc1KsKaBlJIp99lvRlCjTie268/s400/photo%252810%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649810864837341778" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >She's not quite legal.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBS3-EzmoLUYDxXAF12BRUNUSU3wLa-kBMviSS4F91_2Wak9n_gCmaQnzFh4y30s1ZV6fWEhSsGnKKcl3ttZYmrJzjvOgap4U3DGdoGis4FOcGQkvZk2vyKgkDuu1ZybH4TVHZnTLhyphenhyphen2s/s1600/photo%252811%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBS3-EzmoLUYDxXAF12BRUNUSU3wLa-kBMviSS4F91_2Wak9n_gCmaQnzFh4y30s1ZV6fWEhSsGnKKcl3ttZYmrJzjvOgap4U3DGdoGis4FOcGQkvZk2vyKgkDuu1ZybH4TVHZnTLhyphenhyphen2s/s400/photo%252811%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649810875531020178" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Neither is he.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDJ21EDxFFvLacbb-mmYgDPq72AK7ImXo-UW0Jq4ed_myYumOvFVs4O5UR6OsoDIQcQ5XOBdN721rjyRmXOfjoef1G0y11BJLxOAUjPpTGcUtNcuA9fPXo2vz-JTbytkRgyKgg32OuwU/s1600/photo%25288%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDJ21EDxFFvLacbb-mmYgDPq72AK7ImXo-UW0Jq4ed_myYumOvFVs4O5UR6OsoDIQcQ5XOBdN721rjyRmXOfjoef1G0y11BJLxOAUjPpTGcUtNcuA9fPXo2vz-JTbytkRgyKgg32OuwU/s400/photo%25288%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649811104739307682" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >1-2-3 jump...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXCkCPqW6-Kd9uF4KlynVczO9e6rhMDroKXdPbcMMIJ_1_5Kvuod3_2QCJzjb7EZw0vTOSMfGz0WnXRW-UbUN9_YAMXryEbj7izE3yO0av6bL5q3xJopZemNGWNDWkAv8s1SS4ZklMuM/s1600/photo%25289%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXCkCPqW6-Kd9uF4KlynVczO9e6rhMDroKXdPbcMMIJ_1_5Kvuod3_2QCJzjb7EZw0vTOSMfGz0WnXRW-UbUN9_YAMXryEbj7izE3yO0av6bL5q3xJopZemNGWNDWkAv8s1SS4ZklMuM/s400/photo%25289%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649811115354495122" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >My little ducks, all in a row.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKF1SACH9FJEVQfcP7yDGe-gk5kFY3buH_YsY8YoS3d0e6BDoivGWUVztD8JZgd2vjy-WtnORfKQlXxnYh_xk6VNDGyi5OIXJzNHUBr7ZnJjb4uemJPC4uVQiHaWMpmj4IpIiusD1Jlx8/s1600/photo%252812%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKF1SACH9FJEVQfcP7yDGe-gk5kFY3buH_YsY8YoS3d0e6BDoivGWUVztD8JZgd2vjy-WtnORfKQlXxnYh_xk6VNDGyi5OIXJzNHUBr7ZnJjb4uemJPC4uVQiHaWMpmj4IpIiusD1Jlx8/s400/photo%252812%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649810873678268882" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Real ducks.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBn6mE-VQZgHi7IEcthcu5P7RMU-cxARVkRaUU9pT7-32qF0MMGBmN99l2Io3inf7emX-eBGJdhiUfECFc0g11uE0abq6F3wW70hRgqtAweEcbV_DLr9wYlN_Aclfk3tfEaE3_7V9b_E0/s1600/photo%252815%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBn6mE-VQZgHi7IEcthcu5P7RMU-cxARVkRaUU9pT7-32qF0MMGBmN99l2Io3inf7emX-eBGJdhiUfECFc0g11uE0abq6F3wW70hRgqtAweEcbV_DLr9wYlN_Aclfk3tfEaE3_7V9b_E0/s400/photo%252815%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649811117586695106" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Tuckered.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRROIJDYjJ1Df-2hGvbnw2vUyDHE5BM4pwmekJWyztHjEaVQMye7xp40Hg8h-1giZYo38nOLz5I4ET4DWSU23DW4_nP_BEe9SYFyPKdFnITvoDAkwp1ubSAuOYLkLJIN4FymQKC2TxLw/s1600/photo%252816%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRROIJDYjJ1Df-2hGvbnw2vUyDHE5BM4pwmekJWyztHjEaVQMye7xp40Hg8h-1giZYo38nOLz5I4ET4DWSU23DW4_nP_BEe9SYFyPKdFnITvoDAkwp1ubSAuOYLkLJIN4FymQKC2TxLw/s400/photo%252816%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649811124815474690" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Not so much.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54BvvB0SG7eOAb_5zAsCLnJyx5YxiHCOVVEYo6L61avKNp_sthzVl6T2k0ccsOdY9HxFL0pRjgX6Lg7KE6hBI64V0ykxsvlwwq3HShEOPKMh3ulD-sTg1C82KCSPbbyDG0pPngZbm4Lc/s1600/photo%252814%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54BvvB0SG7eOAb_5zAsCLnJyx5YxiHCOVVEYo6L61avKNp_sthzVl6T2k0ccsOdY9HxFL0pRjgX6Lg7KE6hBI64V0ykxsvlwwq3HShEOPKMh3ulD-sTg1C82KCSPbbyDG0pPngZbm4Lc/s400/photo%252814%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649810880391114562" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >My love.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYfEXPFi1KKHArSgSpLKjTJFluOzYGuvAjwMwZSJnF9aNRJAjBosidCTnqgDMfIROWg7hIQ3m48jqBqi11cVgqJ4RQ6LspO56yOR6L-sjpr4BT3OUW9X4jA2yGb1Ic0CIYLc3J_-qk38/s1600/photo%252813%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYfEXPFi1KKHArSgSpLKjTJFluOzYGuvAjwMwZSJnF9aNRJAjBosidCTnqgDMfIROWg7hIQ3m48jqBqi11cVgqJ4RQ6LspO56yOR6L-sjpr4BT3OUW9X4jA2yGb1Ic0CIYLc3J_-qk38/s400/photo%252813%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649810877419778082" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >*sigh*<br /><br />This is where I'm supposed to be.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2X-FUmUOfp1-0cUIsjRvB-9DmFRNKXQPjTpjAyINesdxbvoUPokdVAXq25Fu4jq5B0hE1nYpAwBnMe0Vc2ONyWgSNUQQXBOAknPkE-8csEkeDteMUS15d0DxmzOSMJ-uXJibiDz7cquY/s1600/photo%252817%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2X-FUmUOfp1-0cUIsjRvB-9DmFRNKXQPjTpjAyINesdxbvoUPokdVAXq25Fu4jq5B0hE1nYpAwBnMe0Vc2ONyWgSNUQQXBOAknPkE-8csEkeDteMUS15d0DxmzOSMJ-uXJibiDz7cquY/s400/photo%252817%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649811129136359730" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Lakeside dinner.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPUq-SSdhlFQlVjddfteDf7WEqsqKiHTBg3sRxC3C4PQujgJCwtkfC3cSTaTh9nu3HNhhhjd_uY7yZKHTARJbBZPW5_wB5iNMywZFDurpMzHFuXQgh1LQ37uGjO9Ay0RzBCNWNLwqtrA/s1600/photo%252819%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPUq-SSdhlFQlVjddfteDf7WEqsqKiHTBg3sRxC3C4PQujgJCwtkfC3cSTaTh9nu3HNhhhjd_uY7yZKHTARJbBZPW5_wB5iNMywZFDurpMzHFuXQgh1LQ37uGjO9Ay0RzBCNWNLwqtrA/s400/photo%252819%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649811287303883154" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Bat watching.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9Og6PxrzkZZP4Lf5D45ql1cDNbHJUY99e6xCpxkISo19rSNjDMH40rM9QyoAHrAGHzyEZBVxP63Z1ZF-90rphV4IgUqEzo2j8zsy-BR4bikAexGvBYSpLJjEU18dDGHYbmlFEyEnofw/s1600/photo%252818%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9Og6PxrzkZZP4Lf5D45ql1cDNbHJUY99e6xCpxkISo19rSNjDMH40rM9QyoAHrAGHzyEZBVxP63Z1ZF-90rphV4IgUqEzo2j8zsy-BR4bikAexGvBYSpLJjEU18dDGHYbmlFEyEnofw/s400/photo%252818%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649811282689616178" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Lakeside beer. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipC4NWTeTfnHWEm6Ow_Mwr3RKIGFM2TmPhUSEO7m6ul7z6quJOxSRpMsfozMhIQag6FxexrTMG6NKFmzVZUzH5BWeVBZKpHUXQhI0NNusaWVZcyYe-BpdCi0dzQFWfLAfaw4Ilflrp-eE/s1600/photo%252820%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipC4NWTeTfnHWEm6Ow_Mwr3RKIGFM2TmPhUSEO7m6ul7z6quJOxSRpMsfozMhIQag6FxexrTMG6NKFmzVZUzH5BWeVBZKpHUXQhI0NNusaWVZcyYe-BpdCi0dzQFWfLAfaw4Ilflrp-eE/s400/photo%252820%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649811290099113634" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Popping corn.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGc1niPO1iuMly_x8Fs6e4deeRMh_nNxGgcsLqRVRKPGXG-Wmq8vIDN5o3GopBWSOsXxHMsYaH0-R45F105ZmA6KshWU-nbuBoXzusBLFhQa4AUhF0AwvgriXNWYUj7bjxBjvoRuxXmPM/s1600/photo%252827%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGc1niPO1iuMly_x8Fs6e4deeRMh_nNxGgcsLqRVRKPGXG-Wmq8vIDN5o3GopBWSOsXxHMsYaH0-R45F105ZmA6KshWU-nbuBoXzusBLFhQa4AUhF0AwvgriXNWYUj7bjxBjvoRuxXmPM/s400/photo%252827%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649811306144856578" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Lakeside night.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq7ZAvb0JQ426pHiEDcYlwbOwgJR9fKtZfT2pCMciPEyRb7f02Hd37tjz_NYKtY0q5cq1REumhQkfm4R_j4r5JUAmJx-JAXUdzg8onmkUbRCPDYlK8NJHaMSymZ292E1Ju9k1kvjS_yFc/s1600/photo%252821%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq7ZAvb0JQ426pHiEDcYlwbOwgJR9fKtZfT2pCMciPEyRb7f02Hd37tjz_NYKtY0q5cq1REumhQkfm4R_j4r5JUAmJx-JAXUdzg8onmkUbRCPDYlK8NJHaMSymZ292E1Ju9k1kvjS_yFc/s400/photo%252821%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649811294472253090" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Kickin' it.<br />xxoo<br /><br />And that was just day one...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpXvnx2BPq1O3J-aCqMT8j9e0ZirrWRotbKsBacEGZoFhtm8p1fBogI9XMh3ao8wZgCELMpBvs8b9PEl0vO2AhpvQNPNc-8lWJFLwS3ExZyiCduF5fT7h5MzmbKw0s-o3-Q-5ZZampKB4/s1600/_MG_7253+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpXvnx2BPq1O3J-aCqMT8j9e0ZirrWRotbKsBacEGZoFhtm8p1fBogI9XMh3ao8wZgCELMpBvs8b9PEl0vO2AhpvQNPNc-8lWJFLwS3ExZyiCduF5fT7h5MzmbKw0s-o3-Q-5ZZampKB4/s400/_MG_7253+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649810366787469746" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >All too soon it was time to make the journey home.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ6wG3-MuzQ7CS1ZGHKgHClTrv5FOP4LwuF1l1TbIk0j7F7iuy7dqHJ2UINYZi7GOjo3KbsgPCShcqkw8HQ0B1Lt00k3wyZ6_VHXFSG6gqQWlOKeJJLZCt_ggR-vFyWSCS-g8QSQ9p4vY/s1600/_MG_7265+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ6wG3-MuzQ7CS1ZGHKgHClTrv5FOP4LwuF1l1TbIk0j7F7iuy7dqHJ2UINYZi7GOjo3KbsgPCShcqkw8HQ0B1Lt00k3wyZ6_VHXFSG6gqQWlOKeJJLZCt_ggR-vFyWSCS-g8QSQ9p4vY/s400/_MG_7265+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649810695682488050" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >I sat and took one last look around...<br /><br />And my heart was full.<br /><br />So full that it almost hurt.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixmiyWdu1G_9Vos1OQdsHbH1gkYBGYY_phsGZ99pqwPZ8OZ2BIiUtCk5pQ_h_Lb4HWNbY4QgUDDX66iuBMv_rQTbVrgnBrEphHk9Vi3UpAgs9epfdJvrPEujkKfPpiv7fm2l8UJTEE-pE/s1600/_MG_7242+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixmiyWdu1G_9Vos1OQdsHbH1gkYBGYY_phsGZ99pqwPZ8OZ2BIiUtCk5pQ_h_Lb4HWNbY4QgUDDX66iuBMv_rQTbVrgnBrEphHk9Vi3UpAgs9epfdJvrPEujkKfPpiv7fm2l8UJTEE-pE/s400/_MG_7242+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649810365050547394" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >This is home.<br /><br />Always.<br /></span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512096636426988173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322708197400947637.post-60856690255395493612011-08-16T21:04:00.007-05:002011-08-16T21:49:38.364-05:00This is it...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYD_nWlwu9dvprM9lJsL6M4Hnlz3NezJM2r7id-LjQ83NFEtaxL-eztPr2fzvBF7XkArtaL3dolP547Dk-rRbuTCDEUvgQl05XCQWMRg6_9_Kr2SA1eeCopvcGzVBNptw205guUkd-DwI/s1600/_MG_4435+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYD_nWlwu9dvprM9lJsL6M4Hnlz3NezJM2r7id-LjQ83NFEtaxL-eztPr2fzvBF7XkArtaL3dolP547Dk-rRbuTCDEUvgQl05XCQWMRg6_9_Kr2SA1eeCopvcGzVBNptw205guUkd-DwI/s400/_MG_4435+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641641509836314898" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">This is it.
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXgoxf9P0j3GNSy6cAx8MyOy77IMxFx2I-8Q3ejTnLFA46Q3rsTGQtk_UILFzmQBzMXLQxxnihTJc7W80adQaIZUMAZ3x83yYk9RiSMZNZz9UcFqyy9Hz5hFlfVzjkDCom-oNbNOEyFU/s1600/_MG_4338+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXgoxf9P0j3GNSy6cAx8MyOy77IMxFx2I-8Q3ejTnLFA46Q3rsTGQtk_UILFzmQBzMXLQxxnihTJc7W80adQaIZUMAZ3x83yYk9RiSMZNZz9UcFqyy9Hz5hFlfVzjkDCom-oNbNOEyFU/s400/_MG_4338+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641641315000102418" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">This is the extent of our grandiose garden dreams.
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdelKVRxPEhYj8p8D7aGzRcTy5okzxeC9CZTthIqcXs1qTHtPSSdKZ3U63cO3lfNrru7AH65cIASJO2593ciWCj5DPsbChrSPJXxROKY7KQ2roSqkEgg1qdL-nPWnYcgiIaIUJZ8Q2A8/s1600/_MG_4329+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdelKVRxPEhYj8p8D7aGzRcTy5okzxeC9CZTthIqcXs1qTHtPSSdKZ3U63cO3lfNrru7AH65cIASJO2593ciWCj5DPsbChrSPJXxROKY7KQ2roSqkEgg1qdL-nPWnYcgiIaIUJZ8Q2A8/s400/_MG_4329+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641641305441198658" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">Bluebonnets.
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLglLXeAtJlDgUUXC6ydVgl2zWlf5fuO8Zh3TIF029Lnjnicu65ZDnAJXNIWh0UDtTSFrCGx2gXGwZJksHruU2-oBSav3zqtFWG3_gYvUg3T7j8hffavxkrbEAbuHcoXpOmnq0LFqzYkU/s1600/_MG_4334+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLglLXeAtJlDgUUXC6ydVgl2zWlf5fuO8Zh3TIF029Lnjnicu65ZDnAJXNIWh0UDtTSFrCGx2gXGwZJksHruU2-oBSav3zqtFWG3_gYvUg3T7j8hffavxkrbEAbuHcoXpOmnq0LFqzYkU/s400/_MG_4334+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641641308823448834" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">The Girl was assigned a plant research project earlier this spring. Her heart was set on our beloved Texas state flower.
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwnT_8NqxLlctTo8Sb9GqozWheZCSNsvjkmoFAhuyd_OK08KQVxXSBMNv-wbZrmyon1EpON9Hd4Hzp2hPcRcpzwN2SAv5xPnw4f-L-Gyp0kUMHj0qIeVsEPTsHWKfQ4KS3ID9K9YtgQxU/s1600/_MG_4331+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwnT_8NqxLlctTo8Sb9GqozWheZCSNsvjkmoFAhuyd_OK08KQVxXSBMNv-wbZrmyon1EpON9Hd4Hzp2hPcRcpzwN2SAv5xPnw4f-L-Gyp0kUMHj0qIeVsEPTsHWKfQ4KS3ID9K9YtgQxU/s400/_MG_4331+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641641310629540802" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">A pot was decorated.
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<br />Information gathered.
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6RhEgwjOmHshFsf66aoxPNJchB6_YyYBQ0CCWv3cYDy3-mruBsQ4cleNhaXWZ1udSL04VbHtPR2ExksTMmNWWXYwMz-UPsensNpRkIgNn5cMCdPaYKWQJd0ZtL2ynMdp15lJ2hnn8woU/s1600/_MG_4437+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6RhEgwjOmHshFsf66aoxPNJchB6_YyYBQ0CCWv3cYDy3-mruBsQ4cleNhaXWZ1udSL04VbHtPR2ExksTMmNWWXYwMz-UPsensNpRkIgNn5cMCdPaYKWQJd0ZtL2ynMdp15lJ2hnn8woU/s400/_MG_4437+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641641508956713266" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">Soil scooped.
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOjjxskxSvtHae6Lrio8ggg-a9YjC5wbHxp_IKdVN2v4x1nkv4T7g0ri-Kv4C6GptfQaEtkHDTx4l_UqkzRHHT_9XgaWJQvs2Fr62HCLYRkAVy0Ovy3G2JZDO0qW4b5x0RoLmR3SFSt8/s1600/_MG_4459+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOjjxskxSvtHae6Lrio8ggg-a9YjC5wbHxp_IKdVN2v4x1nkv4T7g0ri-Kv4C6GptfQaEtkHDTx4l_UqkzRHHT_9XgaWJQvs2Fr62HCLYRkAVy0Ovy3G2JZDO0qW4b5x0RoLmR3SFSt8/s400/_MG_4459+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641641512196701602" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">A hole made.
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBPFA8qnjGnOOa6BFOiYOAWt_jYw4XxSUFiCQbZChAYcwB4U4YwcNeA5rB4wevuvlSSSzvqTNE-WwmLchqpI3iVQInf_J79exEp4N8xI2Ej6bLg2Fez88V6s8hmphBvuoBmhh16cy4Z4/s1600/_MG_4461+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBPFA8qnjGnOOa6BFOiYOAWt_jYw4XxSUFiCQbZChAYcwB4U4YwcNeA5rB4wevuvlSSSzvqTNE-WwmLchqpI3iVQInf_J79exEp4N8xI2Ej6bLg2Fez88V6s8hmphBvuoBmhh16cy4Z4/s400/_MG_4461+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641641517325863986" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">Seeds dropped in...
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeKcMeW1UvwK-7VbBTspJOTehxKsZGQadFO7ruIkz-r1ckYZx9mpzMFemX76hW0CQYTc6OQiQl22VBs3upw7rtjNehQhrTnhLLPRcoFvPg5fRA_-uSOLOJY6QXhFEy9cvzdi36kvtHtG0/s1600/_MG_4471+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeKcMeW1UvwK-7VbBTspJOTehxKsZGQadFO7ruIkz-r1ckYZx9mpzMFemX76hW0CQYTc6OQiQl22VBs3upw7rtjNehQhrTnhLLPRcoFvPg5fRA_-uSOLOJY6QXhFEy9cvzdi36kvtHtG0/s400/_MG_4471+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641641518469848882" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">...and covered.
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XsOOocZePVO-DjmZbAHtrSj_O1F58crnWfRYe99X4OdLfr-FtUUGjx0LMx0tZW8wR0yhfPM-HRMSG2x2bFxIAEJMj82Awu7WAYRy0tNONEISs7kHENX2jCDPsmwtgNvtANO7N0Opg6Y/s1600/_MG_4568+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XsOOocZePVO-DjmZbAHtrSj_O1F58crnWfRYe99X4OdLfr-FtUUGjx0LMx0tZW8wR0yhfPM-HRMSG2x2bFxIAEJMj82Awu7WAYRy0tNONEISs7kHENX2jCDPsmwtgNvtANO7N0Opg6Y/s400/_MG_4568+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641641595641373410" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">Over 70% of all bluebonnets grown in pots fail to bloom.
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<br />Ours were part of that 70%.
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<br />Terrible odds were against us. The fact that The Boy took it upon himself to create a bluebonnet dirt volcano didn't help, either.
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<br />Maybe we will have better luck next season.
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfHbPrxsuftaOyRXyuv9pSDW1uwPGdcVXa3rU50cErb9Hr4e_RfUIv_Lw7YUOvuxMsxIeEnX-Ky0uOzp9tzjeEHm5mwCcYjEWVOP2hGR895Gb_1w9nZfxvOqKv13Dxa0tVD9cOjzwSihY/s1600/_MG_4361+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfHbPrxsuftaOyRXyuv9pSDW1uwPGdcVXa3rU50cErb9Hr4e_RfUIv_Lw7YUOvuxMsxIeEnX-Ky0uOzp9tzjeEHm5mwCcYjEWVOP2hGR895Gb_1w9nZfxvOqKv13Dxa0tVD9cOjzwSihY/s400/_MG_4361+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641641319734053506" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">I still have grandiose garden dreams.
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<br />But it's really a blessing that they fell through this year.
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<br />We had maybe five rain showers all summer long and a seemingly endless run of 100* days. I fear that watering our crops would have landed us in the poor house.
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<br />Our plans for raised beds full of fresh cucumbers, squash, chard, okra, peas, and zucchini will continue to take shape through the cooler months ahead.
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<br />Meanwhile, I've yet to give up on fall tomatoes and herbs.
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<br />Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512096636426988173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322708197400947637.post-76742727065188147362011-08-12T21:22:00.000-05:002011-08-12T22:47:43.651-05:00Life Lesson<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguoNISgROhcEUqCf0hTBwwIwTuJgICWo6wc0KAhEZlYnKDD-dHKLANooPOdiiSuEqsIiR7BxfoBD-Qqs7npVlISk06Lk_D8a4zr6wdTDxqs3ozDV77e3AKbozoyOPGwyYJ86Fifmv7_dA/s1600/_MG_6802+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguoNISgROhcEUqCf0hTBwwIwTuJgICWo6wc0KAhEZlYnKDD-dHKLANooPOdiiSuEqsIiR7BxfoBD-Qqs7npVlISk06Lk_D8a4zr6wdTDxqs3ozDV77e3AKbozoyOPGwyYJ86Fifmv7_dA/s400/_MG_6802+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640179759881117810" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">If your tooth is <span style="font-style: italic;">really, really, really</span> loose and your mom, dad, and brother all tell you to "please pull that darn thing"...you should pull it.
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<br />Otherwise, you will be eating a pretzel and not realize it has fallen out.
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<br />And then you will swallow it.
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNpmlFi7XWR0R6aEdHDZxuuHntRau3fmOIRfOKgv5_Y0R7Q8ZPMEG1GWlz12k4KQULSSO1fjf9YYAKCYXm3lqGqu2hgCJNvlO6Q2kvSkCPYekdzjvpAe9KDRcqX0n4lb2Ul0dikfnfS4/s1600/_MG_6808+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNpmlFi7XWR0R6aEdHDZxuuHntRau3fmOIRfOKgv5_Y0R7Q8ZPMEG1GWlz12k4KQULSSO1fjf9YYAKCYXm3lqGqu2hgCJNvlO6Q2kvSkCPYekdzjvpAe9KDRcqX0n4lb2Ul0dikfnfS4/s400/_MG_6808+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639820534728082914" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">You will be very upset.
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<br />But your mom will assure you that the Tooth Fairy will still visit as long as you leave a note:
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<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">Dear Tooth Fairy,
<br />I lost my tooth.
<br />I swallowed it.
<br />There is a big hole.
<br />Please still visit me.
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<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">Pitiful notes ensure a good pay day, by the way.</span>
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<br /></div></div>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512096636426988173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322708197400947637.post-25421241925629620282011-08-10T22:42:00.008-05:002011-08-10T23:07:52.344-05:00Ten On Ten: August<div style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ouYDL-ysopUozex4Xq1GEuUxopKTEflOT7nY_L8U5WxYM0p8fYg0hY5uQRHHe3weRrJHXdgkfEsDSb9AAzewETg1ICBubyDKLIAdRvqXW50_vXvxnqSjlpHWfuyy54kp4jG6KIpT0js/s1600/_MG_6829+copy+copyp.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ouYDL-ysopUozex4Xq1GEuUxopKTEflOT7nY_L8U5WxYM0p8fYg0hY5uQRHHe3weRrJHXdgkfEsDSb9AAzewETg1ICBubyDKLIAdRvqXW50_vXvxnqSjlpHWfuyy54kp4jG6KIpT0js/s400/_MG_6829+copy+copyp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639438908511016994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">August 10</span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" style="font-size:130%;">th</span><span style="font-size:130%;">.
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<br />Ten pictures taken over ten hours.
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirp3allfzFtJuNMiZqqLfaNI0_c-UIYNdWKnnUBOLOkd4f0GCeYIGvHiZneGeBRLMjZVfPeOm72NPMInVXOSSCSmAeL6d5XIvV_Fs7fwgTLc4qggL40r0oG79Q77RdtTv2wdaVbz6Hbqc/s1600/_MG_6819+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirp3allfzFtJuNMiZqqLfaNI0_c-UIYNdWKnnUBOLOkd4f0GCeYIGvHiZneGeBRLMjZVfPeOm72NPMInVXOSSCSmAeL6d5XIvV_Fs7fwgTLc4qggL40r0oG79Q77RdtTv2wdaVbz6Hbqc/s400/_MG_6819+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639438905356310754" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">Thankful for caffeine.
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqh6P2zfNIPx5mcGbRQnFYuP4ERI4oPVLb_j2a1CRfH90oGQFcoaJ48pRYRoTHmgZ_JIDcbwdpDOMHfDTGnHLbpoJ-zlqz6IZzZCeZi8E6lCPJzZhvbFX7STi5ur0-eFgFT6aKptgPrw/s1600/_MG_6837+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqh6P2zfNIPx5mcGbRQnFYuP4ERI4oPVLb_j2a1CRfH90oGQFcoaJ48pRYRoTHmgZ_JIDcbwdpDOMHfDTGnHLbpoJ-zlqz6IZzZCeZi8E6lCPJzZhvbFX7STi5ur0-eFgFT6aKptgPrw/s400/_MG_6837+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639438914636716338" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Bling</span>.
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEherapCFEjZYcwBjAAqrzY46eqZM7b132jJkpNdlC9g_pdpMxEAgP55vI7ORNIJi2uX_qw1YKuYW7ebySPA6qOd0SdwYidu4gkA6jHnMV2ltiat_ulWWeXMXebg2JBgBnj_K_lxRkXboak/s1600/_MG_6835+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEherapCFEjZYcwBjAAqrzY46eqZM7b132jJkpNdlC9g_pdpMxEAgP55vI7ORNIJi2uX_qw1YKuYW7ebySPA6qOd0SdwYidu4gkA6jHnMV2ltiat_ulWWeXMXebg2JBgBnj_K_lxRkXboak/s400/_MG_6835+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639438912120053442" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">Look out, greys.
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEcvjmjZ5steOEAeIjPllsr2gA9u2w6MmmBkKztOa4wyIhe2EfaTVnw5h4UQntDrkcyTJ_sjuJSa83sk_j9Mc6xsVRePvgWJNas_wJtuVIXRwOS8QcZ7nOqBWqHqJv6nMJ9qifvGiOAi4/s1600/_MG_6853+copy+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEcvjmjZ5steOEAeIjPllsr2gA9u2w6MmmBkKztOa4wyIhe2EfaTVnw5h4UQntDrkcyTJ_sjuJSa83sk_j9Mc6xsVRePvgWJNas_wJtuVIXRwOS8QcZ7nOqBWqHqJv6nMJ9qifvGiOAi4/s400/_MG_6853+copy+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639438914831112098" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Collaboration</span>.
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKpM80pxwnV81s7gyjtFTmJlcHHJN10SdWtRTTm-dmrXxjf9iPO6RNxCU9Re-X9Zliwsk4N0PGKswkcQ42hBA-G6SLO3JCrzg1FLjhMSG8T9rKeBiI_nwEzCGmvEdWhFCK6td2E0_cJVM/s1600/_MG_6925+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKpM80pxwnV81s7gyjtFTmJlcHHJN10SdWtRTTm-dmrXxjf9iPO6RNxCU9Re-X9Zliwsk4N0PGKswkcQ42hBA-G6SLO3JCrzg1FLjhMSG8T9rKeBiI_nwEzCGmvEdWhFCK6td2E0_cJVM/s400/_MG_6925+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639439060629151378" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">Reality check. Blah.
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7z60DaoOMN3a8lnVbt3b9X12fbWSrlZ8ewNJ10dHpur7ZI2aK2IzyXrypGJGR78HCdVDsjIqLiqG31OxEFnwgBrTyUtS3_BWq73rTY1JmpReX7d3N-u7TtxgDeWPpjHpj900FIAwpzq8/s1600/_MG_6930+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7z60DaoOMN3a8lnVbt3b9X12fbWSrlZ8ewNJ10dHpur7ZI2aK2IzyXrypGJGR78HCdVDsjIqLiqG31OxEFnwgBrTyUtS3_BWq73rTY1JmpReX7d3N-u7TtxgDeWPpjHpj900FIAwpzq8/s400/_MG_6930+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639439066140067378" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Fake BBQ. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Meh</span>.
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99vbfaVEPR33OBEEgR30XjXuTLcD-UBEnlzGtg1Qr0pqRGfg9Xq3ONcGhyU3_dZO3puzIx98daPmlHhyphenhyphen7OSiEEV-ycDVgmhmIJFjJbZ5kw67DWaLx5PSnHMzyZ0h_NJlmh2UGMS_Mywo/s1600/_MG_6933+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99vbfaVEPR33OBEEgR30XjXuTLcD-UBEnlzGtg1Qr0pqRGfg9Xq3ONcGhyU3_dZO3puzIx98daPmlHhyphenhyphen7OSiEEV-ycDVgmhmIJFjJbZ5kw67DWaLx5PSnHMzyZ0h_NJlmh2UGMS_Mywo/s400/_MG_6933+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639439067491212802" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Real <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">popsicle</span>. Much better.
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyZb3c_yI2sUPt33yBKAuVr-pmNcFQBCSvUvjZlQ801BkCpEHOD34F9VktjjCXFtHXYmHguB1Jwu1VgUzEszQZFCXJ7YE2TIow0jJ92OToP7mFqvKXXL2Vt6zmrnFMLJK4vrfbSYeSZc/s1600/_MG_6946+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyZb3c_yI2sUPt33yBKAuVr-pmNcFQBCSvUvjZlQ801BkCpEHOD34F9VktjjCXFtHXYmHguB1Jwu1VgUzEszQZFCXJ7YE2TIow0jJ92OToP7mFqvKXXL2Vt6zmrnFMLJK4vrfbSYeSZc/s400/_MG_6946+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639439070025730514" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Vacated.
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXB6SL5p-rBRttmj4_30oRrPemJh1L7dep9Bdsw30XUlWZWLJQfc-by5KbWWi_sTaskjyLeljBP53rw4zEp3q2njbYGPe-JVY_qMZ4xiVARu9hmImqiwUWLhqvZI5rjMo8zJegO2eTfto/s1600/_MG_6964+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXB6SL5p-rBRttmj4_30oRrPemJh1L7dep9Bdsw30XUlWZWLJQfc-by5KbWWi_sTaskjyLeljBP53rw4zEp3q2njbYGPe-JVY_qMZ4xiVARu9hmImqiwUWLhqvZI5rjMo8zJegO2eTfto/s400/_MG_6964+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639439075820878354" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Begone, ring.
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLO7F8qnDkKbrU1bweoQJqUKLPFAHFc2iSTwrCLNrQsaujM2vwefU3wiIrCbXfXUeZaXQ2SWa1t9vhQ98yGcuCCXwaL0dOQJm5ird-MrHJnvzyks-n37joUScCZZgR4tHT6ji1IToQ9Ns/s1600/_MG_6968+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLO7F8qnDkKbrU1bweoQJqUKLPFAHFc2iSTwrCLNrQsaujM2vwefU3wiIrCbXfXUeZaXQ2SWa1t9vhQ98yGcuCCXwaL0dOQJm5ird-MrHJnvzyks-n37joUScCZZgR4tHT6ji1IToQ9Ns/s400/_MG_6968+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639439191790792930" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Over my shoulder.
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSmXj0OzwUIsAaRvfyQVS-BF3ZSAYG8apMB31tvadjjoDSLUFBKyXflfycnc_6oi24za8Wnoz92N2AhyC8MS1aBoZTz9UUOCCUjmW9rNhb8tBfr-bfajeTsG5OPTX9M2BTZYDCkrxJk4/s1600/_MG_6997+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSmXj0OzwUIsAaRvfyQVS-BF3ZSAYG8apMB31tvadjjoDSLUFBKyXflfycnc_6oi24za8Wnoz92N2AhyC8MS1aBoZTz9UUOCCUjmW9rNhb8tBfr-bfajeTsG5OPTX9M2BTZYDCkrxJk4/s400/_MG_6997+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639439193780996882" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Al <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">dente</span>.
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<br />A handful of images captured throughout the day...
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<br /></span><div style="text-align: left; font-family: courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;">My last <a href="http://rebekahgough.blogspot.com/2011/08/ten-on-ten-august-2011.html"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">ten</span></a> of the summer.
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<br />Anyone got a Kleenex?
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<br /></span><div style="text-align: left; font-family: courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I'll be back here next month.
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<br />Singing the beginning of school blues.
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<br />Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512096636426988173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322708197400947637.post-79386615410997811182011-08-06T17:42:00.005-05:002011-08-06T17:55:02.483-05:00Life Lesson<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9lCDid0ECp9Qm8Pdc7BBRRBacXVndTSNwok-qj2ZlSu267Be0hhmm5tOyA4oIs1hLT9JFZCJ_qb-qynmznDufo5-iyzx3HKlwCKQ2aQ4mt25C04d1KZ6ems84xD2WS69pGzjlJ2lTkU/s1600/_MG_6266+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9lCDid0ECp9Qm8Pdc7BBRRBacXVndTSNwok-qj2ZlSu267Be0hhmm5tOyA4oIs1hLT9JFZCJ_qb-qynmznDufo5-iyzx3HKlwCKQ2aQ4mt25C04d1KZ6ems84xD2WS69pGzjlJ2lTkU/s400/_MG_6266+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637877693065598386" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >If you are entertaining your little sister...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_1rGmHHO2sMOkeMZ4OPKorztFSF6X4eCmfs3oczsmNAx9OdUuroBJoyrsx4HqVoBe2jD2oRVngtUKHGHcp3Dk3OHG3ONjBcL4OXPdjeqTBYV4gqhWRcAbNaN5eOyeZLtBHFLQ4mLT9E/s1600/_MG_6258+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_1rGmHHO2sMOkeMZ4OPKorztFSF6X4eCmfs3oczsmNAx9OdUuroBJoyrsx4HqVoBe2jD2oRVngtUKHGHcp3Dk3OHG3ONjBcL4OXPdjeqTBYV4gqhWRcAbNaN5eOyeZLtBHFLQ4mLT9E/s400/_MG_6258+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637877693245958002" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >...and put on her fairy wings...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0Avpb565C6poCoILhVkgEMZw65y_YOC_DiTqsE-keSHfl84wt9W6__I1_bswwYqUQg0aemrUbYF5eMOjtlG4u50M062ygDFyfsz_1NNuSiLWAYSNVIX8D2AnPDQz9VU_BzrGWi1OkII/s1600/_MG_6256+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0Avpb565C6poCoILhVkgEMZw65y_YOC_DiTqsE-keSHfl84wt9W6__I1_bswwYqUQg0aemrUbYF5eMOjtlG4u50M062ygDFyfsz_1NNuSiLWAYSNVIX8D2AnPDQz9VU_BzrGWi1OkII/s400/_MG_6256+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637877688559165618" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >...and your mom grabs her camera and takes pictures, but promises not to put them on her blog...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlomrvcUP1oLhRcsgmsM5vZPJc9BLcPzFaRsAIFekZe-Sat3mrgEuL0HcX1slD_28yiVvQpgllQeDYH7NNv8yB70Z1xjKSSmwariMjKs_YVg7VGoHychRkqTru6Gb2IrLiDApxL9opJjM/s1600/_MG_6243+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlomrvcUP1oLhRcsgmsM5vZPJc9BLcPzFaRsAIFekZe-Sat3mrgEuL0HcX1slD_28yiVvQpgllQeDYH7NNv8yB70Z1xjKSSmwariMjKs_YVg7VGoHychRkqTru6Gb2IrLiDApxL9opJjM/s400/_MG_6243+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637877690519433522" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >...she's lying.<br /></span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512096636426988173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322708197400947637.post-17358586651723355462011-08-01T22:10:00.006-05:002011-08-01T23:55:56.277-05:00July Surplus<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAjy2Ecgg4evYhvY5QAPeJDOmx8JJpvSAWTEe6NLc28AcPUoMiRhoXQODVQhFyAJtarB1Ndm3G8nh4Ls6cHkC7GDKE9G7SRUvCs4P_ZNEqm81wZFtgnysJZwuvxnoG5O1V1t0-GVSS04M/s1600/_MG_6658+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAjy2Ecgg4evYhvY5QAPeJDOmx8JJpvSAWTEe6NLc28AcPUoMiRhoXQODVQhFyAJtarB1Ndm3G8nh4Ls6cHkC7GDKE9G7SRUvCs4P_ZNEqm81wZFtgnysJZwuvxnoG5O1V1t0-GVSS04M/s400/_MG_6658+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636101533842478114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >How has July already passed?<br /><br />It was a month of little moments...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LK9X1eNVIoaHrAtp1V3GpovXs6x0z60Qj8j2QVIdAz5iqeU6C8r43-aqWNWKbBgBF4kxWmuz87abklqD56dVk5iBKaYqajLNdQERviaPVJJEYcPG1GKdkXRVq4NdLkiv9xGAXVGKpiE/s1600/_MG_5850+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LK9X1eNVIoaHrAtp1V3GpovXs6x0z60Qj8j2QVIdAz5iqeU6C8r43-aqWNWKbBgBF4kxWmuz87abklqD56dVk5iBKaYqajLNdQERviaPVJJEYcPG1GKdkXRVq4NdLkiv9xGAXVGKpiE/s400/_MG_5850+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636101100743874434" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >454 pieces.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgjhhpoDXx98m-rIZbL4abAP63HmDDDp6vP_XehOT0ssIPFeomO2YIed8Hi_8piPXpDauB1StxlGamRZp7hTTh3cmdcviMkEp0Ah-NolLRXQDISk-BGqjtF8ZBN2vdnabW15GpsgnbtDU/s1600/_MG_5868+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgjhhpoDXx98m-rIZbL4abAP63HmDDDp6vP_XehOT0ssIPFeomO2YIed8Hi_8piPXpDauB1StxlGamRZp7hTTh3cmdcviMkEp0Ah-NolLRXQDISk-BGqjtF8ZBN2vdnabW15GpsgnbtDU/s400/_MG_5868+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636101536100344002" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Tanned feet.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJIKmGee3O70KOu0LF9DP4Jb-NHp3WcmFP7t_AKRv0pnf2sJ1H_f2OylYkJGX5SGkDyohXJ420ntj6WBzhHEVccQLOf2HNm-Hm2XP0E1F2LgurADr7a0trnyXqY9E3KUlsLKvpEFFnRO4/s1600/_MG_5864+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJIKmGee3O70KOu0LF9DP4Jb-NHp3WcmFP7t_AKRv0pnf2sJ1H_f2OylYkJGX5SGkDyohXJ420ntj6WBzhHEVccQLOf2HNm-Hm2XP0E1F2LgurADr7a0trnyXqY9E3KUlsLKvpEFFnRO4/s400/_MG_5864+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636101096969935778" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Red, white, and blue.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBT_OSxpQRdjdkIjOdSRXNGUMdg8ujsQWwbO1cqcaYXBHKPH3R_bVVVxuZRk2IiWVi2n4ERLHR5l9la9wFJVzswV-TyTkQiNorEEegpp0_O-3qAcFCwO0aH-W0Str5ikZoc9dxv6gIfNI/s1600/_MG_6047+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBT_OSxpQRdjdkIjOdSRXNGUMdg8ujsQWwbO1cqcaYXBHKPH3R_bVVVxuZRk2IiWVi2n4ERLHR5l9la9wFJVzswV-TyTkQiNorEEegpp0_O-3qAcFCwO0aH-W0Str5ikZoc9dxv6gIfNI/s400/_MG_6047+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636101360424318210" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >At work.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh69uO8KuemdWXIbRGrR51d_JpeQSnb27AlyccAIZHe6h462Zqci1sRXY5qgaRaGylei7C0F_CDyctBLFWB7M3eAm0Nc-sgBWKG21_7EXWrVe2P14FElpur1NHYd-YbEOcA4P7JnHpgGoo/s1600/_MG_6003+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh69uO8KuemdWXIbRGrR51d_JpeQSnb27AlyccAIZHe6h462Zqci1sRXY5qgaRaGylei7C0F_CDyctBLFWB7M3eAm0Nc-sgBWKG21_7EXWrVe2P14FElpur1NHYd-YbEOcA4P7JnHpgGoo/s400/_MG_6003+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636101104032940226" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Deep thoughts on a bottle cap.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5euhS7Px6VwskBQQEsj1C1AYXO9AD9iUL0-0nU4SVDgJvcmSxN-dpmcf0wo8f4CuWBagENeoW5zqI8u-oGEkdy-zq1r4OUrGMzv0G53SZli3Wnr_x2dEclJmwZVrxjwoi7VeYTyRW7ds/s1600/_MG_5876+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5euhS7Px6VwskBQQEsj1C1AYXO9AD9iUL0-0nU4SVDgJvcmSxN-dpmcf0wo8f4CuWBagENeoW5zqI8u-oGEkdy-zq1r4OUrGMzv0G53SZli3Wnr_x2dEclJmwZVrxjwoi7VeYTyRW7ds/s400/_MG_5876+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636101537645189890" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Salt and pepper.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHB0Byu6k0kNF0hxf51MrPJc_t4Fe1VJrvpOXkyqLhP2-tlQWhe2x041LA5Zmhyphenhyphenq3qWOH2Ic7Mp-NPTMLCBHco4tSh2EX2lzu4qONgLcwAOMAibJULI5cBTDl8JAanv0cpr8MJ5-22A5k/s1600/_MG_6620+copy+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHB0Byu6k0kNF0hxf51MrPJc_t4Fe1VJrvpOXkyqLhP2-tlQWhe2x041LA5Zmhyphenhyphenq3qWOH2Ic7Mp-NPTMLCBHco4tSh2EX2lzu4qONgLcwAOMAibJULI5cBTDl8JAanv0cpr8MJ5-22A5k/s400/_MG_6620+copy+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636112071275223554" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Sun lit.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikX5XR1aktAO07UecYHFl23gMrm9Trz7V9LhDrZrpn5XoJCZW4OPhuxZferXuOu8FYFLs2oEgjf0x3wKG-CdeCEU8lrOYyZqIhMtGE5Pxv5-La5Iv24OLBepxVg9cnsk2S0iabMYxkNQU/s1600/_MG_6014+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikX5XR1aktAO07UecYHFl23gMrm9Trz7V9LhDrZrpn5XoJCZW4OPhuxZferXuOu8FYFLs2oEgjf0x3wKG-CdeCEU8lrOYyZqIhMtGE5Pxv5-La5Iv24OLBepxVg9cnsk2S0iabMYxkNQU/s400/_MG_6014+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636101107047233074" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Past bedtime.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_cj9jQvPkJ12D3oF7kH6EPq7RnI9oyXGyTvh7N7g6o97msE_9h_-BiNWzJU-o-xP8WmylRItUa76RNA2vCs4f316_Adspy-a7QYAonEZQy_1Db01KgDTJSgfWlFOYNSllCRFtrbC_3o/s1600/_MG_5987+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_cj9jQvPkJ12D3oF7kH6EPq7RnI9oyXGyTvh7N7g6o97msE_9h_-BiNWzJU-o-xP8WmylRItUa76RNA2vCs4f316_Adspy-a7QYAonEZQy_1Db01KgDTJSgfWlFOYNSllCRFtrbC_3o/s400/_MG_5987+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636101102715100402" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Power outage.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAOXQfG-rdqKkdkVM2mTcZgtFXYq_FBPUqURo_e_sqWGCfB43qyV2VqY7w7OqNHs1pRDBVV9lhgDoXr7XWoXY-7m4H-N8p_bpeaY0ITya_jJmaVuEeefSngGc4fJ0wFxIzt43jFcHG8A/s1600/_MG_6585+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAOXQfG-rdqKkdkVM2mTcZgtFXYq_FBPUqURo_e_sqWGCfB43qyV2VqY7w7OqNHs1pRDBVV9lhgDoXr7XWoXY-7m4H-N8p_bpeaY0ITya_jJmaVuEeefSngGc4fJ0wFxIzt43jFcHG8A/s400/_MG_6585+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636101369112930322" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Wonderfully bittersweet.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj72HQAE_e7LMKTzj2v5TptlQhOAy7rN4fgWXLd_vAfYGK6Twb2Q8z7VTFviDslLpujgGGdq4TgpjDXm-ZZza1JjKyAo8pfhmXOBoj_yhiNJIOflhIeeWLTAvr3jATOhzIJgLB376GWcgU/s1600/_MG_6282+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj72HQAE_e7LMKTzj2v5TptlQhOAy7rN4fgWXLd_vAfYGK6Twb2Q8z7VTFviDslLpujgGGdq4TgpjDXm-ZZza1JjKyAo8pfhmXOBoj_yhiNJIOflhIeeWLTAvr3jATOhzIJgLB376GWcgU/s400/_MG_6282+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636101366680053906" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Summer concert series.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPMaJqTJPCcukmKPoq1p_qCjljXuDq2CNTg5TDEqprEYBDnB1sS_CAmcP7s1jN_atTJC41Sm-yGE9nbWFw3_48oW2kbQDl4wkZOIwsnxXSvZG5ZcqNRZ451-9wUuiW8QyeMxyXIh6iIGQ/s1600/_MG_6218+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPMaJqTJPCcukmKPoq1p_qCjljXuDq2CNTg5TDEqprEYBDnB1sS_CAmcP7s1jN_atTJC41Sm-yGE9nbWFw3_48oW2kbQDl4wkZOIwsnxXSvZG5ZcqNRZ451-9wUuiW8QyeMxyXIh6iIGQ/s400/_MG_6218+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636101361440185410" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Late night company.<br /><br />My summer is quickly fading away.<br /><br />I welcome August and its little moments.<br /><br />I just hope they slow down and last a bit longer.<br /></span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512096636426988173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322708197400947637.post-12647195267831494522011-07-31T20:00:00.006-05:002011-07-31T23:23:19.003-05:00Sucker Punched<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe26NzpWHSbWQxOrb8TXWFQIYPJel-gZAi3a5y8Lr-McS8trDnIvNVbIyRPMLpJJzzhob0u91FIV0FIXwX_AAQfk0O7Z2ooGxyDPl2d8NRjwESTkrO1aliIAA-SPTI_J7TjsVyeJ4r1nA/s1600/_MG_6606+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe26NzpWHSbWQxOrb8TXWFQIYPJel-gZAi3a5y8Lr-McS8trDnIvNVbIyRPMLpJJzzhob0u91FIV0FIXwX_AAQfk0O7Z2ooGxyDPl2d8NRjwESTkrO1aliIAA-SPTI_J7TjsVyeJ4r1nA/s400/_MG_6606+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635700528328779410" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">This week I was sucker punched.<br /><br />Sucker punched by a monster fever.<br /><br />A 103* monster fever.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOchiazOAVVGLxCMzy_tBIQTH_6Y3FykElLsHDN3eAjcd_rmxLi13Bjecb3b63F7AIJH_cxbhjkHPJy62lnfC1Yk57Kl332UXy3gi-rS5_lx30uLr7riXIzRpzeGNUG8l2oiafNEPsrE8/s1600/_MG_6598+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOchiazOAVVGLxCMzy_tBIQTH_6Y3FykElLsHDN3eAjcd_rmxLi13Bjecb3b63F7AIJH_cxbhjkHPJy62lnfC1Yk57Kl332UXy3gi-rS5_lx30uLr7riXIzRpzeGNUG8l2oiafNEPsrE8/s400/_MG_6598+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635700525891718930" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">This is where I spent most of my time.<br /><br />I could barely sit up.<br /><br />I did no reading.<br /><br />No blogs. No books.<br /><br />I did not drink any beer. Or wine.<br /><br />I entered the kitchen for juice.<br /><br />And drugs.<br /><br />My drug of choice: NyQuil.<br /><br />NyQuil is an excellent cocktail substitution.<br /><br />I subsisted on hot & sour soup.<br /><br />Oatmeal.<br /><br />Toast.<br /><br />No vegetables.<br /><br />One Dr. Pepper float.<br /><br />My children love me.<br /><br />They took the words "eat whatever you want, just be quiet" to heart; A week-long run of lunches consisting of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">SunChips</span>, fruit <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">snax</span>, and juice boxes was the result.<br /><br />My children hate me.<br /><br />This was evidenced by the vast quantities of dishware needed to serve <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">SunChips</span>, fruit <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">snax</span>, and juice boxes. Along with the number of daily wardrobe changes. And toy props that littered every room of our home.<br /><br />I watched <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094812/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Bull Durham</span></a> at 3am while waiting for the next NyQuil dose to kick in.<br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0396752/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Nanny </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">McPhee</span></a> seemed to be on at all other times. Every single day. I'm not sure if that's my fever memory or true reality.<br /><br />I finally had a legitimate excuse to put off folding laundry. I'm still milking that one.<br /><br />Our cats started to mistake me for some sort of human pillow. I would wake with one camped out on my back. My stomach. My chest. Snuggled in my arm pit.<br /><br />Purr. Purr. Purr. I'm still not a cat person. But they make OK bed partners in times of fevered delirium.<br /><br />In my delirium, I kept dreaming that I made a slew of inappropriate posts on Twitter and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Facebook</span>. Turns out, I'm not a sleep-Tweeter. Or sleep-status updater.<br /><br />I might not have made inappropriate updates, but my spelling and overall grammar <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/danilittlefists/status/96736446634926080"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">did not fare well</span></a>.<br /><br />As my delirium continued, I wondered if I'd been made into a <a href="http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Horcrux"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">horcrux</span></span></a>.<br /><br />The Girl is now the favored child. I woke up more than once with her rubbing my feet.<br /><br />The Boy needs to understand that asking a woman if she's going to "make herself look good" when sick will one day get him punched in the face.<br /><br />I am his mother. I used self control.<br /><br />I spent a lot of time looking for subtle signs of the monster fever's next victim.<br /><br />The Mr. was convinced he was the next to go. All that anniversary canoodling was sure to come back to haunt him.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeaBz1e2Wap4stDfUVpa41yff__1x_q7jTHeR8p_djKhPkFBr2wY0dE08eUyfeSYIevvE03ZIWRH4Y0FOz9S2bwNTMeNv4OoaXJX3p2viRtH4NChHQqFqPNe6OYlOtdnvuS-1PkQxVxhE/s1600/_MG_6601+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeaBz1e2Wap4stDfUVpa41yff__1x_q7jTHeR8p_djKhPkFBr2wY0dE08eUyfeSYIevvE03ZIWRH4Y0FOz9S2bwNTMeNv4OoaXJX3p2viRtH4NChHQqFqPNe6OYlOtdnvuS-1PkQxVxhE/s400/_MG_6601+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635700527949783698" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">My fever broke late Friday night.<br /><br />No other victims have succumbed to its destruction.<br /><br />I celebrated last night with a non-NyQuil cocktail.<br /><br />And today I made my bed.<br /></span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512096636426988173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322708197400947637.post-11174741807373648152011-07-23T23:40:00.005-05:002011-07-24T00:01:51.870-05:00{♥}<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhlTMlR4JXv3Wz-5YdYZLRPzJ22V73vwsAvtirG3E2L1PMTYtnoqrbc5YlqUfxsMN6xC6TVHd-fhgm_MRBiPlCtwoYP9EamD8LmL-wEruLSz9OTAnpQMGZMTOxGVldbJZImazxJAEGRc/s1600/_MG_6584+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhlTMlR4JXv3Wz-5YdYZLRPzJ22V73vwsAvtirG3E2L1PMTYtnoqrbc5YlqUfxsMN6xC6TVHd-fhgm_MRBiPlCtwoYP9EamD8LmL-wEruLSz9OTAnpQMGZMTOxGVldbJZImazxJAEGRc/s400/_MG_6584+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632774351500251986" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Eleven years later and I am still unabashedly smitten...</span><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PEqUvaJ2dUA" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdwopv67EwWvbXfmoWA8dDT_ttRRHAh1CDbHYYdKGk7sAopwiTaEEsE84diTERI4m_hH2wkAi7_TWnhzEhwzHxPOdEZUOg-8wd1ygZanSSj8-aCKXlupNrP3AF2AopQZyEJMn7xh9FJ0E/s1600/_MG_6582+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdwopv67EwWvbXfmoWA8dDT_ttRRHAh1CDbHYYdKGk7sAopwiTaEEsE84diTERI4m_hH2wkAi7_TWnhzEhwzHxPOdEZUOg-8wd1ygZanSSj8-aCKXlupNrP3AF2AopQZyEJMn7xh9FJ0E/s400/_MG_6582+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632774355879709794" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Thank you for making life sweet, my love.<br /><br />You are without equal. <br /><br />♥,<br />Me</span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512096636426988173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322708197400947637.post-4402330907587805622011-07-18T17:29:00.001-05:002011-07-18T22:32:30.484-05:00Make this and then ask for jewelry...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEX8KT6REOnoaISdcJM7_Tez4o2DvBeBIfHB5QI9ZDz5fdmod4eiVPNX7Qr1QEWoaTKfXbVJIsbPqNZr_saktpoqM4hJm86DfOpINvl0Qge_F7zcdUWh3LlwR3Uk10ekZiR32e1kXNg8/s1600/_MG_5958+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEX8KT6REOnoaISdcJM7_Tez4o2DvBeBIfHB5QI9ZDz5fdmod4eiVPNX7Qr1QEWoaTKfXbVJIsbPqNZr_saktpoqM4hJm86DfOpINvl0Qge_F7zcdUWh3LlwR3Uk10ekZiR32e1kXNg8/s400/_MG_5958+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629339435474536498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">It's *that* good.<br /><br />The Mr. proclaimed it to be "the best stuff</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" >...ever</span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">". Then, he became putty in my hands.<br /><br />I'm not much for jewelry.<br /><br />Instead, I got help washing dishes and folding laundry.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5mVmWQTHDf1E3OhglIuKAoCGs1SjalQ3aM-Et2PX8sBfzel-6D8EtsKaGw2oIjXinvkGxiEIPFiUL3EqwL9I7HqghszRv2IpF4ok_dPPdNKElkxEeW_3x5mEtXN8doluIkgHl-BpJBM/s1600/_MG_5899+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5mVmWQTHDf1E3OhglIuKAoCGs1SjalQ3aM-Et2PX8sBfzel-6D8EtsKaGw2oIjXinvkGxiEIPFiUL3EqwL9I7HqghszRv2IpF4ok_dPPdNKElkxEeW_3x5mEtXN8doluIkgHl-BpJBM/s400/_MG_5899+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629339312658970162" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">You start with some plums.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO5PspoOjcFFHnBPUVnYd3qo2p3LUrMqs5yYz9fLOqt-J54d7Cq7uVUXA7e7KTnzvDsD1sCJxwPCOZDkzkr1FGd4xD4xPIW-tXL6Sb5QGRYC65Ch3_E1dYQBavazKqf7j_IzxYVWIvJBA/s1600/_MG_5903+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO5PspoOjcFFHnBPUVnYd3qo2p3LUrMqs5yYz9fLOqt-J54d7Cq7uVUXA7e7KTnzvDsD1sCJxwPCOZDkzkr1FGd4xD4xPIW-tXL6Sb5QGRYC65Ch3_E1dYQBavazKqf7j_IzxYVWIvJBA/s400/_MG_5903+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629339316386015266" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">Cut them in half and remove the pit.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEc9LGlBJFUqPKYPqyBqHWtS24YzTioimb2dhM-jvNOKmYGjTKs8WPO2v5bcpZj2ohwQBZHFrzpZRfCqesjOoZZaL3wRLGyD2ba9MOu715E7h5PJSJvOgu8TL22_puFSBmhPZ5jhNO0wM/s1600/_MG_5917+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEc9LGlBJFUqPKYPqyBqHWtS24YzTioimb2dhM-jvNOKmYGjTKs8WPO2v5bcpZj2ohwQBZHFrzpZRfCqesjOoZZaL3wRLGyD2ba9MOu715E7h5PJSJvOgu8TL22_puFSBmhPZ5jhNO0wM/s400/_MG_5917+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629339319145511090" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">Lay the plums flesh side down in a pan and mix the topping.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jvnXFNq2oPlI_SJCEIPx2oS2DfarLpA47iHukVtGPkRC0fDJnXG7ei2uhIa-DD6v2BAZkiBDeuUZyqrYEHVPeyDK_120-HszM0NXK-E1ttZVj5IagakwG3vUDbQeDnipFO0fD6x_cDQ/s1600/_MG_5916+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jvnXFNq2oPlI_SJCEIPx2oS2DfarLpA47iHukVtGPkRC0fDJnXG7ei2uhIa-DD6v2BAZkiBDeuUZyqrYEHVPeyDK_120-HszM0NXK-E1ttZVj5IagakwG3vUDbQeDnipFO0fD6x_cDQ/s400/_MG_5916+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629339317966171634" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">You might need help stirring.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5t5HTIdWoAfpqxA1AMQ9DAofLaO97zRguFCmmceiwKxra9V5JkYu1-PeFmyiVsmlZIkSNgtCclAYwaBeqAKmnMLg9WEwX_vOZt_wKaJUTOz1gbYt472qIUmbBm0nnAwUsDS8LiMxj_UI/s1600/_MG_5961+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5t5HTIdWoAfpqxA1AMQ9DAofLaO97zRguFCmmceiwKxra9V5JkYu1-PeFmyiVsmlZIkSNgtCclAYwaBeqAKmnMLg9WEwX_vOZt_wKaJUTOz1gbYt472qIUmbBm0nnAwUsDS8LiMxj_UI/s400/_MG_5961+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629339435941609906" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">Bake until golden, then let cool.<br /><br />Sound good?<br /><br />Here's how it's done:<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" >Plum Cobbler</span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;"><br /><br />2 lb plums, halved and pitted<br />1/2 cup + 2 Tbs plain soy yogurt<br />1/4 cup water<br />1 Tbs apple cider vinegar<br />3/4 cup sugar<br />1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract<br />1 tsp almond extract<br />1 cup flour<br />2 Tbs cornstarch<br />1 1/2 tsp baking powder<br />1/2 tsp baking soda<br />1/4 tsp salt<br />cinnamon<br /><br />Preheat oven to 350*.<br /><br />Prepare the plums and lay flesh side down in a pan that has been coated with non-stick spray.<br /><br />Mix the soy yogurt, water, and apple cider vinegar in a medium sized bowl until it is smooth. Add the sugar, vanilla, and almond extract. Stir until the sugar is mostly dissolved.<br /><br />Add the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir until a thick batter forms.<br /><br />Spread the batter over the fruit. Sprinkle the top with cinnamon. Bake 30-40 minutes, until golden and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.<br /><br />Let cool at least 15 minutes before serving. Or don't and let the chips fall where they may.<br /><br />I was inspired by <a href="http://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/11363?section="><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">this</span></a> recipe, making some minor changes here and there.<br /><br />Some notes:<br /><br />I used <a href="http://www.nancysyogurt.com/nancys_products/soy.php"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Nancy's</span></a> plain soy yogurt. I like it because it's really thick and has a slightly sweet taste. I'm sure you could use a regular, plain dairy yogurt as well.<br /><br />I have also made this with cherries. It was awesome.<br /><br />Also on the list of fruits to try: apricots, peaches, apples, and strawberries.<br /><br />Notice that there are no eggs or oil involved. And if you use a soy yogurt, it will also be dairy free.<br /><br />Vegan? Yes. Can you tell? Hellz no.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzAvxpWgTu38_4_MpC0FuJ-gm2kI1gywIzIwnqtqICD0tZ4FUEJAvlSYR8a-WEdAH0KkayBiKzcD41ECnn3y-8qz7qvr_s2IKml6h54pgL4TooG_BYd5KvONSasZ-jl9BZZxIXpzIntTY/s1600/_MG_5934+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzAvxpWgTu38_4_MpC0FuJ-gm2kI1gywIzIwnqtqICD0tZ4FUEJAvlSYR8a-WEdAH0KkayBiKzcD41ECnn3y-8qz7qvr_s2IKml6h54pgL4TooG_BYd5KvONSasZ-jl9BZZxIXpzIntTY/s400/_MG_5934+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630891950529594146" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">I doubled the amount of batter for the cobbler I made because I like a lot of topping. I had some left over and baked up some plain muffins.<br /><br />They were like little pound cakes, really dense and sweet.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7GzIrKpQWS14O5SIssgSFYxQtz6zXOH9Ukk02bs5fgblTxsmLUVAQDYKhc4gbXp7JvCZKbCqGrxTCifDWuFh6o6Qu19yiz_c1xeVDlPrC9ZltwymZQ_rTZH0QKkIrbebypo08PZUjVjE/s1600/_MG_5968+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7GzIrKpQWS14O5SIssgSFYxQtz6zXOH9Ukk02bs5fgblTxsmLUVAQDYKhc4gbXp7JvCZKbCqGrxTCifDWuFh6o6Qu19yiz_c1xeVDlPrC9ZltwymZQ_rTZH0QKkIrbebypo08PZUjVjE/s400/_MG_5968+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630892760505194258" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">The Mr. and I considered getting out a couple of spoons, starting at opposite ends, and meeting in the middle.<br /><br />That would be uninhibited, cobbler debauchery.<br /><br />Tempting.<br /><br />But then how would I get him to do my bidding the next night?<br /></span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512096636426988173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322708197400947637.post-91177881350794732302011-07-16T09:13:00.005-05:002011-07-16T21:24:16.220-05:00I Dig This & Miss That<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOQtOBhw-GVhfiiGx8Tq5l_ZQRGexGTMP68l2PZYOTZS9plEbdzUhLQdvUNw9AAR4eWve7xO6rtdl0LYitl45W1XdDu9OIsU6GGi7f4rFn9n7e1penppe6aaLfdb_MoEhHOgZM_ZGgVY/s1600/_MG_4692+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOQtOBhw-GVhfiiGx8Tq5l_ZQRGexGTMP68l2PZYOTZS9plEbdzUhLQdvUNw9AAR4eWve7xO6rtdl0LYitl45W1XdDu9OIsU6GGi7f4rFn9n7e1penppe6aaLfdb_MoEhHOgZM_ZGgVY/s400/_MG_4692+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629698881750646258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">A <span style="font-style: italic;">long</span>-overdue list of randomness that tickles me pink...<br /><br />*Help in the kitchen.<br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">The Boy is finally old enough to </span></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">provide actual</span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"> help. The kind that isn't help in theory, but in reality. Of course, now he's not nearly as eager like in days passed. Funny how that works.</span><br /><br />*Vegan chocolate chip cookies from Whole Foods.<br /><br />I told The Mr. that he had to stop being sweet and bringing them home. They are the size of a saucer and I have no control around them. Lord only knows how many calories are in one of those things.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHwyg3dxKeJk4pJ3Zc8l5FaIIule0WcdVGSF7pWful-EWY4p78eaFu-DGQsxWkaN7LRFKoF3TO57qd6rRO0KaoGR5FkHokVmzCsWlHYwkrjgQ1tGNjRigWh-K31I-R2c__CpoJ3Gda5Kc/s1600/_MG_4540+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHwyg3dxKeJk4pJ3Zc8l5FaIIule0WcdVGSF7pWful-EWY4p78eaFu-DGQsxWkaN7LRFKoF3TO57qd6rRO0KaoGR5FkHokVmzCsWlHYwkrjgQ1tGNjRigWh-K31I-R2c__CpoJ3Gda5Kc/s400/_MG_4540+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629699331280054402" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">*<a href="http://www.dreyers.com/brand/fruitbars/index.asp?b=135"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">These</span></a> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">popsicles</span>.<br /><br />We have (at least) one every day.<br /><br />They are so yumz that I use them as leverage for good behavior.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2K6-fzbAMpZfSdilE1dPv724rJwzCZ_oPKF_L-yMQEN_NZ5KPmPLzd9FWj1hB0cr9KHiV81cUohqT84EHd4kN2vgFIDp6XqLhNmLl5AfgTlOy3TdlVtBBPF_WeLQp9z0e4HYbyVRsQ1Q/s1600/_MG_4578+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2K6-fzbAMpZfSdilE1dPv724rJwzCZ_oPKF_L-yMQEN_NZ5KPmPLzd9FWj1hB0cr9KHiV81cUohqT84EHd4kN2vgFIDp6XqLhNmLl5AfgTlOy3TdlVtBBPF_WeLQp9z0e4HYbyVRsQ1Q/s400/_MG_4578+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629699334841220322" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">*Little painted toes.<br /><br />With pink sparkles, no doubt.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn719V_0dIZWg_ZZC2xHRxC83v7dhKZWnRHv4MDzW5RQsasWQZ34F2ou1xIztO6CmP9OIHDsQzvcjB1HvavaYlSNYmmtVXzzTO3OtbEvnKkDcyRIKD_ckhZD4jNCblJpTv3ymeOHk0yak/s1600/_MG_5291+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn719V_0dIZWg_ZZC2xHRxC83v7dhKZWnRHv4MDzW5RQsasWQZ34F2ou1xIztO6CmP9OIHDsQzvcjB1HvavaYlSNYmmtVXzzTO3OtbEvnKkDcyRIKD_ckhZD4jNCblJpTv3ymeOHk0yak/s400/_MG_5291+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629699529628076290" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">*Crossing books off my reading list.<br /><br />I *loved* the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hunger-Games-Suzanne-Collins/dp/0439023483"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">The Hunger Games</span></a>, times ten. It was completed in less than twenty-four hours. I have delayed reading the other two books in the series because I want them to last longer.<br /><br />*New Blog Land friends.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.yeptheblog.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Kim</span></a>, <a href="http://mutteringsoferingirl.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Erin</span></a>, and <a href="http://www.renegademothering.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Janelle</span></a>.<br /><br />These ladies are funny, sarcastic, blunt, thought-provoking, and admit things that you aren't supposed to admit, especially in Blog Land.<br /><br />You won't find cutesy. You won't find crafty.<br /><br />You will find </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" >real</span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;"> life.<br /><br />And you won't feel like a total loser-crappy mother just because you don't have children that never argue and only hug. And that you might, on occasion, raise your voice at them or use cuss words in front of them.<br /><br />Or that you don't sew or knit all their clothes with fabric and yarn that you wove yourself. Or that you don't grow your own organic food all year long but instead, dare to step foot in a grocery store.<br /><br />Or that your house isn't completely furnished with incredible thrift store finds. Or that it's a total pipe dream that everyone picks up after themselves without being asked. Or that you aren't married to someone that *can* read your mind so you get pissed off at him on a fairly regular basis.<br /><br />Or that you </span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">are</span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">simply human</span>.<br /><br />I can't wait until we can share some drinks in person instead of getting sloshed together on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Facebook</span> and Twitter. Seriously. We are a motley <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">cyber</span> crew.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMIMXSWn4Xuqk_2TL0_v2jpOO825xEz-LoqHz1t1cjvjd5UuBcueGAM-ayE9RWs-nOgyN5dn1aiJt2o6prtG6yio93yzFkV86b6Crv__0fMi-1FwZFQo9g3-pajm0asSjcCRUPVNZ8tUw/s1600/_MG_4412+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMIMXSWn4Xuqk_2TL0_v2jpOO825xEz-LoqHz1t1cjvjd5UuBcueGAM-ayE9RWs-nOgyN5dn1aiJt2o6prtG6yio93yzFkV86b6Crv__0fMi-1FwZFQo9g3-pajm0asSjcCRUPVNZ8tUw/s400/_MG_4412+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629698877701625634" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">*Tufts.<br /><br />That's what we call them.<br /><br />This is Les. He thinks he's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Mufasa</span>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj79hSbi1rRD0JTilahzaD8sXmmC4BJ5xE2CToKKJCMT8F_Zi6WPWmSkC7dpM0zg56TLLxwYBCfC4KJb30ED2yIN440AKwicl9hVm2KfzhgOxiCHTSnshOYsuT6t4XepVWYfz6XfjScpZA/s1600/_MG_4192+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj79hSbi1rRD0JTilahzaD8sXmmC4BJ5xE2CToKKJCMT8F_Zi6WPWmSkC7dpM0zg56TLLxwYBCfC4KJb30ED2yIN440AKwicl9hVm2KfzhgOxiCHTSnshOYsuT6t4XepVWYfz6XfjScpZA/s400/_MG_4192+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629699323997221010" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">*Working out.<br /><br />I've never been a big yoga fan, but it's starting to win me over. The Mr. is being really supportive, but I think it has more to do with the downward facing dog position than actual health benefits.<br /><br />I'll admit to not being quite as disciplined the past couple of weeks. My workout partner, shown above, has really been on my case.<br /><br />She has been watching way too much <a href="http://www.jillianmichaels.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Jillian</span></a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tkUmhjY_pfUhqv2llUeKQal7r_6scYx7wJvqVKYguXj82Pynixdgu0alAh9SciHCAVJiA0lkU3DPHRfe31170JcE-MF6CS1k8hLdWQjVDsNK26hvlWuGXgyaFqzdaEJq7c24E-m_iTQ/s1600/IMG_4692.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tkUmhjY_pfUhqv2llUeKQal7r_6scYx7wJvqVKYguXj82Pynixdgu0alAh9SciHCAVJiA0lkU3DPHRfe31170JcE-MF6CS1k8hLdWQjVDsNK26hvlWuGXgyaFqzdaEJq7c24E-m_iTQ/s400/IMG_4692.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629699093125167282" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">*Set lists.<br /><br />Especially when they include one of my <a href="http://music.wearebright.com/track/richard-iii"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">favorite songs</span></a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVn5db0pbuth4U3jok3JFuZNAZqKNWDWVFHhj1bWxa05EaO4X8g3X-rYTBDchbJGJi1bD236gH19T1CtVxz7L6RnqEDP7ykD-MbqSIc_4jU2b0pK6V_x6kIeHv7fOuIVMJTR6jg_2cpW8/s1600/51hZ8nm7gjL._AA380_.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 380px; height: 380px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVn5db0pbuth4U3jok3JFuZNAZqKNWDWVFHhj1bWxa05EaO4X8g3X-rYTBDchbJGJi1bD236gH19T1CtVxz7L6RnqEDP7ykD-MbqSIc_4jU2b0pK6V_x6kIeHv7fOuIVMJTR6jg_2cpW8/s400/51hZ8nm7gjL._AA380_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629698872710668290" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">*<a href="http://www.target.com/Mossimo-Supply-Juniors-Smocked-Strapless/dp/B004NZVDFO"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Strapless tops</span></a>.<br /><br />It's hot. I have a tan. I don't have to wear a bra.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKytFiLnH30Ij0Z7RZPz8jk0oGJWjPeWVXdeWYqZDXaUIPwxp0uLzBH2T5QIdRIfNBk7SeDZ7z0aZOeZaMfWEB0xNlnl6KVGJ3NO79v5MigHrf-g4o8UtUKrOBW-oPcGQX05YYQOQh-A/s1600/41BnPpAbXXL._AA380_.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 380px; height: 380px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKytFiLnH30Ij0Z7RZPz8jk0oGJWjPeWVXdeWYqZDXaUIPwxp0uLzBH2T5QIdRIfNBk7SeDZ7z0aZOeZaMfWEB0xNlnl6KVGJ3NO79v5MigHrf-g4o8UtUKrOBW-oPcGQX05YYQOQh-A/s400/41BnPpAbXXL._AA380_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629698870978310754" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">*<a href="http://www.target.com/Mossimo-Boot-Premium-Denim-Jean/dp/B003D3JMGE"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Jeans</span></a> that fit.<br /><br />They aren't too tight. They aren't too baggy. They don't show my ass crack when I bend over.<br /><br />*<a href="http://www.drugstore.com/loreal-skin-genesis-pore-minimizing-gel-cleanser/qxp195442"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Face wash</span></a>.<br /><br />It removes all my make-up. It doesn't dry out my skin or make my face oily. And it smells awesome.<br /><br />I've used it as body wash more than once.<br /><br />*<a href="http://www.rudisbakery.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Rudi's</span></span></a> bread.<br /><br />This is the next best thing to homemade, and I don't get flour all over the counters.<br /><br />Sold, sold, sold, and sold.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZDlyrowLXSA4YP5V57cXFm-jo0IvVspbFAHz8EPpN9N8a_bSu_WdZxklosBoLU47feGGcm225vZviHeZu3N61bB1U12WKj97gMHZkK_gdG-92dqTRTLSieoHnJNdmZZsIcWTb17nj0Y/s1600/IMG_4650.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZDlyrowLXSA4YP5V57cXFm-jo0IvVspbFAHz8EPpN9N8a_bSu_WdZxklosBoLU47feGGcm225vZviHeZu3N61bB1U12WKj97gMHZkK_gdG-92dqTRTLSieoHnJNdmZZsIcWTb17nj0Y/s400/IMG_4650.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629699087239708978" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">*<a href="http://mikevallely.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Mike <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Vallely</span></span></a>.<br /><br />He's a skater from my generation.<br /><br />He has aged very well.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheACRdwCtqQByTox0JXvIKZ0W-yyPvXJDBav-VewY1uh6tNAXM9IZ49H4oj6e0IoGcCI41RsFhyKBkGBsNNoMeuqY4HkAtzUmK2geV1MFoIVEP3f87ijneCij8jEo4SqCa2tQFPVy8lag/s1600/_MG_4051+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheACRdwCtqQByTox0JXvIKZ0W-yyPvXJDBav-VewY1uh6tNAXM9IZ49H4oj6e0IoGcCI41RsFhyKBkGBsNNoMeuqY4HkAtzUmK2geV1MFoIVEP3f87ijneCij8jEo4SqCa2tQFPVy8lag/s400/_MG_4051+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629699098559642418" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">*Heidi Swanson.<br /><br />She is the wonder behind <a href="http://www.101cookbooks.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">101 Cookbooks</span></a>, which has solved my "what to make for dinner" dilemma more than once. Both of her cookbooks are excellent. I've yet to make something that isn't worthy of being made again.<br /><br />But most of all...I love her photography. It's perfect. Every little thing from her use of light to the subject matter is beyond reproach.<br /><br />"I take photos of my day-to-day - places I visit, people I meet, little moments I want to remember...I've also found that photography is a good indicator for me - when my life is nicely in balance I shoot more photos. If I find my favorite cameras collecting dust, it's usually a sign that I'm over-extended in one way or another and I try to adjust. My hope is that photography continues to be something that inspires me throughout my life - not just the process of observing and taking pictures myself, but also appreciating the work of others."<br /><br />Brilliant.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS867TFqeIM47F_gcauoFPVLzi9jKn9RVRBpC2iyQr6ZHNUbGZm_7ixlxtNblvmZiK9kgVIwhiTuQGuXlwawYGwppi_L3VdK9zIuoBL6y_AqcI1Fz7J_DCyKhfDuIn6Ux-N-Kr8kt2HQc/s1600/_MG_4611+copy+copy.JPG"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsiTnbgbeUry_XoE3PkMjBXuJLt_rm84A3nZ5TgIDv3LzakAgrDLyf3eApeJmrmPs-z0NjauNk7NeISxG1nsWmal6VGrsCeBHW3vonXkGUCZORgh8rB-_Utp8qvy2a7PAWVNx5-_s8trU/s1600/_MG_5304+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsiTnbgbeUry_XoE3PkMjBXuJLt_rm84A3nZ5TgIDv3LzakAgrDLyf3eApeJmrmPs-z0NjauNk7NeISxG1nsWmal6VGrsCeBHW3vonXkGUCZORgh8rB-_Utp8qvy2a7PAWVNx5-_s8trU/s400/_MG_5304+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629699535756587010" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">*Beer.<br /><br />I've really been enjoying <a href="http://www.shiner.com/main.php"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Shiner</span></a>'s Ruby Redbird. It really is a perfect summer beer.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU3NvZcnhHs2G34xtztJEDa8bmNYOEH9QVsB4e_GjilHO-UJOfxiOWPiEt1oVO-uyM4nnxWA_10Tal2tnnyoCDOApjxhGHdcjeVI1bk_TXUwxIt8ZFSF3UWMv1kSuXafMxIsDYmer2xIE/s1600/_MG_4288+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU3NvZcnhHs2G34xtztJEDa8bmNYOEH9QVsB4e_GjilHO-UJOfxiOWPiEt1oVO-uyM4nnxWA_10Tal2tnnyoCDOApjxhGHdcjeVI1bk_TXUwxIt8ZFSF3UWMv1kSuXafMxIsDYmer2xIE/s400/_MG_4288+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629699327035141698" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">*The Girl's vocabulary.<br /><br />She still has some words that she mispronounces. I find it difficult to correct her because it's so sweet...and fleeting.<br /><br />Some of my favorites: swim-soup (swimsuit), toe-food (tofu), <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">hoga</span> (yoga), and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">pasquito</span> (mosquito).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9AnJVxTBqX6Q9eepFP0UbCAjwRLZ_Yx75fY7u5t4Gp6OCe74DlPb3HkGGz6b4NivgsA9bgHne-pKuMqp8-CMoSLjilYEKsD7TMN0mfVh5HLjgQ-me2zTfudrtui5MOPZIBTKo16hWmlY/s1600/_MG_5414+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9AnJVxTBqX6Q9eepFP0UbCAjwRLZ_Yx75fY7u5t4Gp6OCe74DlPb3HkGGz6b4NivgsA9bgHne-pKuMqp8-CMoSLjilYEKsD7TMN0mfVh5HLjgQ-me2zTfudrtui5MOPZIBTKo16hWmlY/s400/_MG_5414+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629699547011282354" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">*Visiting Austin this summer.<br /><br />It's where my heart is.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDFWwj-nXQJyUQ0QngmW5FBxIDrTL75j9a3ZGTyoPJhYCn92W_ARJJGKbH8jSvL9kaNn825HEJfUFDlLnVH-snx0E5s7kFG9wM_SV93wLfPaRVIA_5tlcay5Cl9nlYYifuEl-xEBa308/s1600/_MG_5381+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDFWwj-nXQJyUQ0QngmW5FBxIDrTL75j9a3ZGTyoPJhYCn92W_ARJJGKbH8jSvL9kaNn825HEJfUFDlLnVH-snx0E5s7kFG9wM_SV93wLfPaRVIA_5tlcay5Cl9nlYYifuEl-xEBa308/s400/_MG_5381+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629699543789275010" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">*Eddie.<br /><br />O.M.G.<br /><br />He's at the top of *The List*, it's true...but even if he weren't, I would still love his <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ukulele-Songs-Eddie-Vedder/dp/B004V6MWFU"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Ukulele Songs</span></a>. But since he <span style="font-style: italic;">is</span> at the top of *The List*, it has been on repeat for the past seven weeks for hours (and hours) at a time.<br /><br />Obsessed? Maybe.<br /><br />Also on the summer soundtrack for 2011:<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Coast-Never-Clear-Beulah/dp/B00005O6D4"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Beulah</span></a> (365 day a year favorite)<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Belle-Brigade/dp/B004Q6PXOW"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">The Belle Brigade</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Love-Curses-Reigning-Sound/dp/B002D6EXSO"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Reigning Sound</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Windhorse/dp/B003DUFQGM"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Tody</span></span></a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg5yMaaKNNE"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Castillo</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Helplessness-Blues-Fleet-Foxes/dp/B004LL1HM4"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Fleet Foxes</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/All-Eternals-Deck-Mountain-Goats/dp/B004MSRDKG"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">The Mountain Goats</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Killingsworth-Minus-5/dp/B002BEXGDQ"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">The Minus 5</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/King-Dead-Decemberists/dp/B0049OSQ18"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">The</span></a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Picaresque-Decemberists/dp/B0007M22S4"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Decemberists</span></span></a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Boxer-National/dp/B000O5AYCA"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">The National</span></a> (another 365 day a year favorite)<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/3-Rounds-Sound-Blind-Pilot/dp/B001BTZO7S"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Blind Pilot</span></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrD2jDij3FFPOC_cVN6evdzn7Xjld6olRr77aD16ei_jit20t1nkvgH6_Nftyh8MWXfKoxNMfVeSTaqUQzI3tb8rhjhDqKtGgk9PKmxB7LI2DyjJupgy51ue_nsu3v-t-OcAOqma6N-Ns/s1600/_MG_3796+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrD2jDij3FFPOC_cVN6evdzn7Xjld6olRr77aD16ei_jit20t1nkvgH6_Nftyh8MWXfKoxNMfVeSTaqUQzI3tb8rhjhDqKtGgk9PKmxB7LI2DyjJupgy51ue_nsu3v-t-OcAOqma6N-Ns/s400/_MG_3796+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629699098395420914" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">Some things I'm missing...<br /><br />*Skateboarding.<br /><br />Since the temps are often in the triple digits, I have left my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">skillz</span> by the wayside.<br /><br />I'll roll again this fall.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1_bCb2PYhIdbaTj2uQGXsRt3I9swHB9l7kwRPQETWXRrdsk4RsqLHZtummPeHngY72mOOmb2QAuCAwN20zbCk6ZkgCpgR9EPLtboVZsQPRfBX2X2VirZCOro6Sql_SNt0dJyHZWDN0c/s1600/smack+talk.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1_bCb2PYhIdbaTj2uQGXsRt3I9swHB9l7kwRPQETWXRrdsk4RsqLHZtummPeHngY72mOOmb2QAuCAwN20zbCk6ZkgCpgR9EPLtboVZsQPRfBX2X2VirZCOro6Sql_SNt0dJyHZWDN0c/s400/smack+talk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629699094399322690" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">*Smack talk.<br /><br />I love it when someone can dish it *and* take it, but is still respectful and can give credit where credit is due.<br /><br />I have some friends who are excellent shit-talkers. I salute them and their talents.<br /><br />I also miss having something to smack talk about. Football season ended ages ago. Basketball season met a similar fate. Both of my beloved sports are more than likely going to be delayed or nonexistent due to lockouts.<br /><br />I miss waking up and reading the <a href="http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">sports page</span></a>(s) on my phone while snuggled in bed. It made mornings much more tolerable.<br /><br />*sigh*<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7xK9d5gisgMgzkfJCwT3YYEGdw6-0nVo7q0d3n6xe8Q8LeMTJ1WEdOPNmRzU__5q0mC5xS5PhiPtrv2MoEba5RV31vakvANQc3MoBG4T5IO8lavASOyLPQJkS2M8yLs03gMg5GlAAYg/s1600/_MG_3985+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7xK9d5gisgMgzkfJCwT3YYEGdw6-0nVo7q0d3n6xe8Q8LeMTJ1WEdOPNmRzU__5q0mC5xS5PhiPtrv2MoEba5RV31vakvANQc3MoBG4T5IO8lavASOyLPQJkS2M8yLs03gMg5GlAAYg/s400/_MG_3985+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629698875579978178" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">*Teddy.<br /><br />The Girl is getting older and she's aware of that fact. She knows big girls don't walk around a store or sit in a restaurant with a well-worn, stuffed friend.<br /><br />So, Teddy has been spending more and more time in the car. And sometimes, is even left at home.<br /><br />It's not that she doesn't love him or need him. She does. But still. It's proof that she is growing up.<br /><br />I should be happy! I remember wondering how long she was going to drag that nasty looking bear around. Wondering how much longer I had to be nervous that she would lose him. Wondering if she was going to need therapy for an attachment disorder.<br /><br />Now, I wonder if I'm more attached to Teddy than she is.<br /><br />I think I'm the one in need of therapy.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS867TFqeIM47F_gcauoFPVLzi9jKn9RVRBpC2iyQr6ZHNUbGZm_7ixlxtNblvmZiK9kgVIwhiTuQGuXlwawYGwppi_L3VdK9zIuoBL6y_AqcI1Fz7J_DCyKhfDuIn6Ux-N-Kr8kt2HQc/s1600/_MG_4611+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS867TFqeIM47F_gcauoFPVLzi9jKn9RVRBpC2iyQr6ZHNUbGZm_7ixlxtNblvmZiK9kgVIwhiTuQGuXlwawYGwppi_L3VdK9zIuoBL6y_AqcI1Fz7J_DCyKhfDuIn6Ux-N-Kr8kt2HQc/s400/_MG_4611+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629699338858593698" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">Lots of simple randomness.<br /><br />I feel as if I should buy you a beer...I would dig that.<br /><br />If you are curious about some of the other things that make me smile, just type "I Dig This" in the little Google search box over to the side.<br /><br />Boom goes the dynamite.<br /></span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512096636426988173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322708197400947637.post-22182493874957688902011-07-14T15:51:00.009-05:002011-07-14T22:49:11.709-05:00We are all about the tacos...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEithVYivUuVbM4r9gugiUOkD_4Zf86eK-ylgF3SmMCOp2NXpmIJ-7X-lh_g5V8M3sAirreW2mclX7_aSipythwoDU1vd1I9b7yGWK6EhARXjDfuiqtzhsikLJlLsiIAY97wYysR2dSJ-zk/s1600/_MG_5817+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEithVYivUuVbM4r9gugiUOkD_4Zf86eK-ylgF3SmMCOp2NXpmIJ-7X-lh_g5V8M3sAirreW2mclX7_aSipythwoDU1vd1I9b7yGWK6EhARXjDfuiqtzhsikLJlLsiIAY97wYysR2dSJ-zk/s400/_MG_5817+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629321314707559106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Seeing as how I never got around to posting a menu last week, and since this week is practically finished, I think I will focus on our favorite meal.<br /><br />TACOS.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_jEo288xenxmvWFRNnh7DgIDrty1ZxgzQh3JHmHVlPNr4EHBhKYzno2-HIg-tPs3fZfkPtLhDeyv0lW6yliM6sL2RGDmN3u3BN-PHLVCLfiOxO99u0Eljkf5sLRPIRliza-sVyc_IYA/s1600/_MG_5839+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_jEo288xenxmvWFRNnh7DgIDrty1ZxgzQh3JHmHVlPNr4EHBhKYzno2-HIg-tPs3fZfkPtLhDeyv0lW6yliM6sL2RGDmN3u3BN-PHLVCLfiOxO99u0Eljkf5sLRPIRliza-sVyc_IYA/s400/_MG_5839+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629334634627678210" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >I don't think we've ever declared it to be our favorite. But I usually make it once a week.<br /><br />And no one complains. <br /><br />That says "favorite" to me.<br /><br />I always start with a can of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">refried</span> black beans. </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >This is key</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >.<br /><br />It's like the glue that holds everything together. Because who wants a taco blow-out?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyAArJxLifKwRgLvZw3SD_1upVZJu0ouNqcpQrc0Jz99MaU7uiyLzNx2uijIrM-pcWRVkq81SyxsomOcMSC0eFyPQ28I3247Kcmv7BC2Z_bsSilKYRmWYk_kZBGJXU43ddVJT-M1M-i0A/s1600/_MG_5851+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyAArJxLifKwRgLvZw3SD_1upVZJu0ouNqcpQrc0Jz99MaU7uiyLzNx2uijIrM-pcWRVkq81SyxsomOcMSC0eFyPQ28I3247Kcmv7BC2Z_bsSilKYRmWYk_kZBGJXU43ddVJT-M1M-i0A/s400/_MG_5851+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629321327199024114" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >The fillings vary.<br /><br />Our current favorite is a zucchini-squash mixture. I chop it small and add it to a hot skillet with some onion and cook until soft.<br /><br />Other common fillers: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">sautéed</span> peppers, shredded cabbage, avocados, salad greens, corn, tofu, and tomatoes.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0sM6GM7W-fDUh6H0qS5BEGdS4_6oIpQscX9OMth3mh-1n6Jf5NcB1dgjIreXvv_cx6G9-QMi8ku9R29bi0cov8S6wopkH0d6arsqChE5O3iwzzUbHoBz6eqxi14kWciGXd2ASfb1cWuA/s1600/_MG_5859+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0sM6GM7W-fDUh6H0qS5BEGdS4_6oIpQscX9OMth3mh-1n6Jf5NcB1dgjIreXvv_cx6G9-QMi8ku9R29bi0cov8S6wopkH0d6arsqChE5O3iwzzUbHoBz6eqxi14kWciGXd2ASfb1cWuA/s400/_MG_5859+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629321335553987778" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >I think you can put just about anything in a corn tortilla, add some salsa, and call it dinner.<br /><br />And don't forget the sour cream.<br /><br />Some words on sour cream: There are good dairy free versions out there. I like the Follow Your Heart brand. But you know...it's just not the same. <br /><br />This is one of those areas where I break the rules. I use sour cream made from milk that comes from a cow. It just tastes better.<br /><br />I've accepted the fact that I'm not willing to compromise on sour cream.<br /><br />Salsa, however, lends itself to experimentation. <br /><br />Go on. Get crazy.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WuH-ePNircuzPEpzPkLh5KAq0ikpGwmX8YR5W5kPUut6K3dX8cH3riYeuz2Dr9mZHBJVD3ZTAc-EIwtlgesCEiql9xsKg5cg9OqeRNRsheuG3MecqnB9K4GoXUxEKbKj0vSDFv3PFIE/s1600/tacos.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WuH-ePNircuzPEpzPkLh5KAq0ikpGwmX8YR5W5kPUut6K3dX8cH3riYeuz2Dr9mZHBJVD3ZTAc-EIwtlgesCEiql9xsKg5cg9OqeRNRsheuG3MecqnB9K4GoXUxEKbKj0vSDFv3PFIE/s400/tacos.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629418852429421874" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:78%;">*image stolen from a friend's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Facebook</span> page*</span><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br />Tacos.<br /><br />They bring people together.<br /></span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512096636426988173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322708197400947637.post-31366730581280733252011-07-10T21:45:00.010-05:002011-07-10T22:52:56.471-05:00Ten On Ten: July<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKn8Usupu9v5Op6WyULXhQrGv0xx4DzMRXk3Msp_z-rZRX2XtLPErHrA0kdUeZ9V98k6X0EsHh7fp5fsXr2654e3xwo0QcFOlrohSQut5LRnZJ1G5qdM6z4yebte0nkbE9meSPR9JtHmE/s1600/IMG_4905p.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKn8Usupu9v5Op6WyULXhQrGv0xx4DzMRXk3Msp_z-rZRX2XtLPErHrA0kdUeZ9V98k6X0EsHh7fp5fsXr2654e3xwo0QcFOlrohSQut5LRnZJ1G5qdM6z4yebte0nkbE9meSPR9JtHmE/s400/IMG_4905p.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627923337973242738" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >July 10<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span>.<br /><br />Ten pictures taken over ten hours.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVLRWD-lqbtqMTgRmhukEI9w6UQtLz8P3awFlWATeXAb3wN3ruRloau3wdtOQgW_b5Zn-RRVglURqsBxsOCSkcT3GmJYUVtKiLVnhY8UDfW3mM4ePFMRmdDUq7A7n5Ur_BK3daywQ70EU/s1600/IMG_4902.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVLRWD-lqbtqMTgRmhukEI9w6UQtLz8P3awFlWATeXAb3wN3ruRloau3wdtOQgW_b5Zn-RRVglURqsBxsOCSkcT3GmJYUVtKiLVnhY8UDfW3mM4ePFMRmdDUq7A7n5Ur_BK3daywQ70EU/s400/IMG_4902.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627923341977825154" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Sleeping...just a little while longer.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg20GWc_Wg2KkWbIAfW_Ie7k6ZU3FMeEdzfFCz_YbojMnaFhC8_uHAnvqu5R_F0es_WqaeEdryw8sVZDMCoEo7gAdH734EvZ2CkP0Tj7F6ZtTKxhFaJngFBechLo1B6sIQeJCKc4t2GMOA/s1600/IMG_4904.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg20GWc_Wg2KkWbIAfW_Ie7k6ZU3FMeEdzfFCz_YbojMnaFhC8_uHAnvqu5R_F0es_WqaeEdryw8sVZDMCoEo7gAdH734EvZ2CkP0Tj7F6ZtTKxhFaJngFBechLo1B6sIQeJCKc4t2GMOA/s400/IMG_4904.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627923346506256226" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Drinking breakfast.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy14bHgv9aKLGmdknJAgMK_SpRmjLvV_c3hSnQ3bXcZ3qYNTrly-0xjaGMJml_3VDTFRdUjml_1W7ZP0sl9ati4DLf3HmTZBjyj4zGOY9PsKCxUmUaCovQ5B1OonapiQuSFKklC1aiYzU/s1600/IMG_4918.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy14bHgv9aKLGmdknJAgMK_SpRmjLvV_c3hSnQ3bXcZ3qYNTrly-0xjaGMJml_3VDTFRdUjml_1W7ZP0sl9ati4DLf3HmTZBjyj4zGOY9PsKCxUmUaCovQ5B1OonapiQuSFKklC1aiYzU/s400/IMG_4918.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627923933041998482" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Wearing something new.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJYYNiGRIGssPgj_U3xBWrNaXe2GrMgc5ZhfHDuS2CT5RqsTVEK9rQXCh3jweubm9KeGv1JK_ywprKp2ejTBuQDYGCyFXh_l-uzqbR4f6L6RtWhzsrcFyROv7AXlb1fydnSKpKGAzGOw/s1600/IMG_4908.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJYYNiGRIGssPgj_U3xBWrNaXe2GrMgc5ZhfHDuS2CT5RqsTVEK9rQXCh3jweubm9KeGv1JK_ywprKp2ejTBuQDYGCyFXh_l-uzqbR4f6L6RtWhzsrcFyROv7AXlb1fydnSKpKGAzGOw/s400/IMG_4908.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627923566641140338" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Smelling a stinky dog.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Qte1mT9iXparqYkvie1yI6c8nnckpJo7lwnQwDxpfWY07toHcLgZ77aumL9SydP9pIA7PpLBhA4EOzXsmQtVHOmKg0b08FtG8TP7fODqNmP35uiHtkpKv7KL5NGeR80JV3pkRmMI27U/s1600/IMG_4920.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Qte1mT9iXparqYkvie1yI6c8nnckpJo7lwnQwDxpfWY07toHcLgZ77aumL9SydP9pIA7PpLBhA4EOzXsmQtVHOmKg0b08FtG8TP7fODqNmP35uiHtkpKv7KL5NGeR80JV3pkRmMI27U/s400/IMG_4920.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627925109936125346" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Sorting pintos and...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5h_Gw_Oep6sC0p1Zc-Qd-sf-Lml4cR4DR6-vjfapZrqFfBW2fu0c7DU_T3Z1vLeEGvtaPs4gNXEZJOG9L7LDH966HAyxWCZAbpHSgW-fm1f7WbOjZ9Ho0izVIN89fwuzXmxfHR98SfVA/s1600/IMG_4922.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5h_Gw_Oep6sC0p1Zc-Qd-sf-Lml4cR4DR6-vjfapZrqFfBW2fu0c7DU_T3Z1vLeEGvtaPs4gNXEZJOG9L7LDH966HAyxWCZAbpHSgW-fm1f7WbOjZ9Ho0izVIN89fwuzXmxfHR98SfVA/s400/IMG_4922.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627925111563652946" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Soaking tomorrow's dinner.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-WVLhD1XPbURSGPBcLXg5c53T4rglMFbpyw-nSHn1o9rGvdIPYqKEWk3ks8PVndTDHaBE9Yicz31pxfmlHZW4Qujk3FcfGd9cRh75A-EUXJLTu08jTgWFmlDrwqshyJp4gvHwCAgTWo/s1600/IMG_4907.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-WVLhD1XPbURSGPBcLXg5c53T4rglMFbpyw-nSHn1o9rGvdIPYqKEWk3ks8PVndTDHaBE9Yicz31pxfmlHZW4Qujk3FcfGd9cRh75A-EUXJLTu08jTgWFmlDrwqshyJp4gvHwCAgTWo/s400/IMG_4907.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627923562277896114" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Piecing together.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi__shyphenhyphen0lpdLb4H-XhK_nOyzQdBEqzlnaDX-WB7geFCfSjpms0hGIxgcsLzf1QUJjAEbiPcNd3nFf-br-oMpzYBzqBhfRGjyr5vaxT_Ls5t9JJxkjzXf_wiv3dAf1zW6rIOE2tSRSmaOII/s1600/IMG_4903.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi__shyphenhyphen0lpdLb4H-XhK_nOyzQdBEqzlnaDX-WB7geFCfSjpms0hGIxgcsLzf1QUJjAEbiPcNd3nFf-br-oMpzYBzqBhfRGjyr5vaxT_Ls5t9JJxkjzXf_wiv3dAf1zW6rIOE2tSRSmaOII/s400/IMG_4903.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627923346449871394" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Refilling jars.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5g0speJdYldIMZr3zpLKYQfK0N7fCnPbaxypnSV-BeW-ybPdyqyFfFIVp_lLsGv4nCcG_xh-wJEbKDEyDDM_hyphenhyphenGW3XVZbsus2lkRzwyD4xA6UdFMZObUbkYNeCKvDjqa0qowT1tiuwtA/s1600/IMG_4910.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5g0speJdYldIMZr3zpLKYQfK0N7fCnPbaxypnSV-BeW-ybPdyqyFfFIVp_lLsGv4nCcG_xh-wJEbKDEyDDM_hyphenhyphenGW3XVZbsus2lkRzwyD4xA6UdFMZObUbkYNeCKvDjqa0qowT1tiuwtA/s400/IMG_4910.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627923564871256978" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Bathing that stinky dog.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWAiQlSJUS3IWmXg2T2rU69Njk1nMb76wbISC-bYopR3t0egOpogyNZHl4VZubi_jrdUtSrVwRG9kAm6jy5gghmcwLI3pK1rHq0qAxHd5kBnNhEZb2k9ntRS6_n428zMeSIp1oOiTkbSI/s1600/IMG_4923.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWAiQlSJUS3IWmXg2T2rU69Njk1nMb76wbISC-bYopR3t0egOpogyNZHl4VZubi_jrdUtSrVwRG9kAm6jy5gghmcwLI3pK1rHq0qAxHd5kBnNhEZb2k9ntRS6_n428zMeSIp1oOiTkbSI/s400/IMG_4923.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627925115812829426" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Cooling off and...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAmn9oNlPupviTZwbYY1FqjtUOsRaB8AQQzqcpVgRLh71bIAq01a3bqRHLC3iLi2eQ-bmQ9GF7StcK-b4QAbrCHzewOzEVpTjLDBdT6VAOFw4YDxeCVKj9368-t2Bs1GM9eDJXJr7ZuQ/s1600/photo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAmn9oNlPupviTZwbYY1FqjtUOsRaB8AQQzqcpVgRLh71bIAq01a3bqRHLC3iLi2eQ-bmQ9GF7StcK-b4QAbrCHzewOzEVpTjLDBdT6VAOFw4YDxeCVKj9368-t2Bs1GM9eDJXJr7ZuQ/s400/photo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627925646713763634" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Soaking up sun...with Yoda.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMviOPJfXCeHAjHYDIPYlfCABo3SYnHxunCkFAadq0eAAXSw-DkrxCw4xXhM1t0H3k7anXSxDwCQs7OKIDWp-M46pMDmo5sJKpBLu_k7UD_6_hie4XiOlWxcSCCH0IE0-nAk5NBidCAR0/s1600/IMG_4915.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMviOPJfXCeHAjHYDIPYlfCABo3SYnHxunCkFAadq0eAAXSw-DkrxCw4xXhM1t0H3k7anXSxDwCQs7OKIDWp-M46pMDmo5sJKpBLu_k7UD_6_hie4XiOlWxcSCCH0IE0-nAk5NBidCAR0/s400/IMG_4915.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627923919729923890" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Eating fast before they melt.<br /><br />A handful of images captured throughout the day...<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left; font-family: courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Brrrrrrr</span>.<br /></span></div></div><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br />A cold front must have come through!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiazBMdtfyWI0Fz2zdvI3h9MX_tpKUgHJlD_G2KtgVvBkjSIWpCzjMXeFMlGqCCQRsMcNYPwIHX_fL_26ra-VpGdG1HFMUKgcvaZP2UCxsx9L2D0V1JKBLjeRw3wZXX1gs6Ir568QIw4o0/s1600/IMG_4919.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiazBMdtfyWI0Fz2zdvI3h9MX_tpKUgHJlD_G2KtgVvBkjSIWpCzjMXeFMlGqCCQRsMcNYPwIHX_fL_26ra-VpGdG1HFMUKgcvaZP2UCxsx9L2D0V1JKBLjeRw3wZXX1gs6Ir568QIw4o0/s400/IMG_4919.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627925106177732338" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Look at that temp, yo. It's <span style="font-style: italic;">only</span> 97*!<br /><br />I was starting to think my thermometer was permanently stuck at +100*.<br /><br />We spent the day enjoying the "mild" weather outside. We ignored the fact that the backyard is a dried up tumbleweed, that there was an empty Lone Star can on the porch, and that it smelled like a critter up and died under our deck.<br /><br />The white trash pool no longer feels out of place.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWNjOydv8heEIgQm1PDg5TKg6Iz8OOPqmsC_94XDRa7YvA1rjI1DO_ku980hCB5JOyRW35v3HBdBa3D6AdntvduXOY66FsqDf8ntnm8Breu2HdIQpWcBM7FvDAcHCZd1WusYm6KkzijE/s1600/IMG_4917.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWNjOydv8heEIgQm1PDg5TKg6Iz8OOPqmsC_94XDRa7YvA1rjI1DO_ku980hCB5JOyRW35v3HBdBa3D6AdntvduXOY66FsqDf8ntnm8Breu2HdIQpWcBM7FvDAcHCZd1WusYm6KkzijE/s400/IMG_4917.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627923928539523042" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Come back in August for another <a href="http://rebekahgough.blogspot.com/2011/07/ten-on-ten-july-2011.html"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">ten</span></a>.<br /><br />I won't be so sweaty and hopefully the yard will look better.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUPvPO81ZlATq1kkTZoKZFYMPzkWvUeUl2w4GJNbYylMSUwm2bLOH3FCiJgbeIBa3LyyE-HTK4ph9kidDi2yMfhqS-YfMFKvK5VyW0Z8tDx1akr9Z4oMvZUaqgVFA0aDnMChqZE8BZ6s/s1600/IMG_4906.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUPvPO81ZlATq1kkTZoKZFYMPzkWvUeUl2w4GJNbYylMSUwm2bLOH3FCiJgbeIBa3LyyE-HTK4ph9kidDi2yMfhqS-YfMFKvK5VyW0Z8tDx1akr9Z4oMvZUaqgVFA0aDnMChqZE8BZ6s/s400/IMG_4906.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627923357458617090" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Happy TEN, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">y'all</span>.<br /></span></div><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512096636426988173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322708197400947637.post-38693672527734595612011-07-07T21:53:00.004-05:002011-07-07T22:22:13.700-05:00This is why we are eating more bread...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwykhLgAcLHXKzHE8tJxkVtcLTCp0pCC3yMzIdvahKFYqW592yICcWeHZ97FUOQ3RwHWFvx4FPms0uYsUuIks0ufEDsMmDdidvXCvZBTmAvQPwxcH9ERkRyC6N6SfUEIV6sn_RNScere0/s1600/_MG_5325+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwykhLgAcLHXKzHE8tJxkVtcLTCp0pCC3yMzIdvahKFYqW592yICcWeHZ97FUOQ3RwHWFvx4FPms0uYsUuIks0ufEDsMmDdidvXCvZBTmAvQPwxcH9ERkRyC6N6SfUEIV6sn_RNScere0/s400/_MG_5325+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626809548760528274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >I've mentioned that our family doesn't eat a whole lot of bread.<br /><br />One loaf, on average, lasts about two weeks.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRfIJPP7cIAkQuFW4r0_cotYKXj45Q3KQLb_Z4azUqkO5N2BWex4tci4d6zKxG4AWmHNyVaBBHHyXE8mLH5FwFOUs0iMIlcJYkvebzVIm89Ca6UvvBP3UFrmzc7kJU8qVazjod8ZwVzB0/s1600/_MG_5361+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRfIJPP7cIAkQuFW4r0_cotYKXj45Q3KQLb_Z4azUqkO5N2BWex4tci4d6zKxG4AWmHNyVaBBHHyXE8mLH5FwFOUs0iMIlcJYkvebzVIm89Ca6UvvBP3UFrmzc7kJU8qVazjod8ZwVzB0/s400/_MG_5361+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626809725287293586" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >But this jarred goodness has cut that time down to a week and a half, minimum.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWv_Ld-9DCN3X1BWfazPK_vaRDt1Q22AGOgnHLh7XX3gcJeUVNsjfDbySWhC7VIse5SPB1eg3SDyi1x796CjmaCJ8dmL9dCGqiRorSx-xS1y8uI7Q0SIn0UaL4rsY1QRbY6qBVEteblwk/s1600/_MG_5315+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWv_Ld-9DCN3X1BWfazPK_vaRDt1Q22AGOgnHLh7XX3gcJeUVNsjfDbySWhC7VIse5SPB1eg3SDyi1x796CjmaCJ8dmL9dCGqiRorSx-xS1y8uI7Q0SIn0UaL4rsY1QRbY6qBVEteblwk/s400/_MG_5315+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626809542739589890" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Before you get the wrong impression...<br /><br />I did not grow these blackberries.<br /><br />Or pick them. Unless picking them from the fruit aisle at HEB counts.<br /><br />I don't even think they are organic.<br /><br />**gasp**<br /><br />They were on sale. Five pints for five dollars.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJt7i8_mUGD7oXJzcG8chz62ZmRW2sk0ESM_ZQB0iuCscpQCuvGiTohawzcYlrIA68mY-2aHuqdQFoFEkXdnEr9ntb6y6btH07SZCIzqE8JDGrNRRjy5vjaobtFoMYZReyC5YkVd-DaiQ/s1600/_MG_5327+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJt7i8_mUGD7oXJzcG8chz62ZmRW2sk0ESM_ZQB0iuCscpQCuvGiTohawzcYlrIA68mY-2aHuqdQFoFEkXdnEr9ntb6y6btH07SZCIzqE8JDGrNRRjy5vjaobtFoMYZReyC5YkVd-DaiQ/s400/_MG_5327+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626809550167593074" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >After languishing in the fridge for almost a week, I decided to save them from the trash bin and make them into freezer jam.<br /><br />We washed them.<br /><br />And mashed them.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTavRf3iIyMCz2FBIJrh1VFlJbnMM8EOz6XW2GyB8X0C9IG_oqdtqJIE6bRdd6YAwUk6kAja_-kR4IqhXXzEEMMAlYp3JPN5IlVeNcw6_lyPkJyuWQV_JkZsNDLYLmtKqTxddEGn4NYD8/s1600/_MG_5331+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTavRf3iIyMCz2FBIJrh1VFlJbnMM8EOz6XW2GyB8X0C9IG_oqdtqJIE6bRdd6YAwUk6kAja_-kR4IqhXXzEEMMAlYp3JPN5IlVeNcw6_lyPkJyuWQV_JkZsNDLYLmtKqTxddEGn4NYD8/s400/_MG_5331+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626809565730547506" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" > Take turns.<br /><br />It makes for tastier jam if everyone gets to do some berry pulverizing.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAVVfTJS9BSFt4O_S4tt15n8hs08ECSPJPubEDrhxk9YngTrPNOcT3droBYXBrqVmjeRqbax2UGX6rEiCbqwphLwAS_t06O8d7glxGzCOIfDsbJtOaSV8ZGS3sNbBWdXRjSiaMSBR_SNg/s1600/_MG_5330+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAVVfTJS9BSFt4O_S4tt15n8hs08ECSPJPubEDrhxk9YngTrPNOcT3droBYXBrqVmjeRqbax2UGX6rEiCbqwphLwAS_t06O8d7glxGzCOIfDsbJtOaSV8ZGS3sNbBWdXRjSiaMSBR_SNg/s400/_MG_5330+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626809559358142658" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >After you have mashed, then smash.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6zxgyUDFFut613zGpjbQrySqp3HdBCSpA3ktTmc62C0PbSll9clvqOpDQds8ftH_N4uhcYe51UQMQm_86YfIlUgNFFZuRduVnupKD5IyJ1xrDtBwNCi4jhwRLlQQWeQEICk5IQLJD5uk/s1600/_MG_5341+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6zxgyUDFFut613zGpjbQrySqp3HdBCSpA3ktTmc62C0PbSll9clvqOpDQds8ftH_N4uhcYe51UQMQm_86YfIlUgNFFZuRduVnupKD5IyJ1xrDtBwNCi4jhwRLlQQWeQEICk5IQLJD5uk/s400/_MG_5341+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626809710874734690" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Who knew that adding sugar and pectin to decimated fruit would cause such a battle for front row seating?<br /><br />I'm pretty sure his feet were clean.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKStOV3AFoLGhmkz8M1bCg8xOgxzh-wQBxGVtmzVLPVXX5khpDRuwScQMjasSUaT1jdjFylyHzCAUUYkyfuSxbGlIXIrYKIweML2rfFrv2r5fyAj1B7Wx5aI3lRLPNOZ0sGx1mJv1Gi4/s1600/_MG_5352+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKStOV3AFoLGhmkz8M1bCg8xOgxzh-wQBxGVtmzVLPVXX5khpDRuwScQMjasSUaT1jdjFylyHzCAUUYkyfuSxbGlIXIrYKIweML2rfFrv2r5fyAj1B7Wx5aI3lRLPNOZ0sGx1mJv1Gi4/s400/_MG_5352+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626809722996750978" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >A captive and perched audience watched as the jars were filled and lids closed.<br /><br />One in the fridge, the rest to the freezer.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJFfJXj-uuHxU0KkAGRVZT5jSFXfLr3t8_HwJhDz655uBIkhgjnWQLbq3LujVEfiXRrfRem_unBw2wnKn_6e_yIOou9p_HldBo8HhNh4JBaEJC-0PPQlaov2Nz0POaPNCrnOQ82bMsUI/s1600/_MG_5335+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJFfJXj-uuHxU0KkAGRVZT5jSFXfLr3t8_HwJhDz655uBIkhgjnWQLbq3LujVEfiXRrfRem_unBw2wnKn_6e_yIOou9p_HldBo8HhNh4JBaEJC-0PPQlaov2Nz0POaPNCrnOQ82bMsUI/s400/_MG_5335+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626809708123796098" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >See?<br /><br />Speechless.<br /><br />And in serious need of a hair brushing.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszfGh-Lj9x-zOc-4RTR1kIBOggHNzYd2mJWx3_NK69P7kD10BmtvgvwVvXuQ5sEYZoo0fynld4K5Kwhj5Cb80yfio5DWxUiIE2xh_M8K3xkqgbkzhCnK3OogZnWKx6In-f8vCAOa4mO4/s1600/_MG_5367+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszfGh-Lj9x-zOc-4RTR1kIBOggHNzYd2mJWx3_NK69P7kD10BmtvgvwVvXuQ5sEYZoo0fynld4K5Kwhj5Cb80yfio5DWxUiIE2xh_M8K3xkqgbkzhCnK3OogZnWKx6In-f8vCAOa4mO4/s400/_MG_5367+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626809731595143458" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Now for that container of strawberries...<br /></span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512096636426988173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322708197400947637.post-79216184486583783332011-06-29T20:02:00.000-05:002011-06-29T21:52:19.506-05:00What's For Dinner?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlySfoSndVWOQj2rIYojm-rGgN9MzsnnTlNb4Wyli9ufrgldJP6STtvz41exXOovqW3qx3XtdWCIoLKjptUhYiCr9KqdpE9xSpsTdulqHJGTTWOU7O_PB3GHHAzBzUqRO8cM6zpreLdPk/s1600/_MG_5295+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlySfoSndVWOQj2rIYojm-rGgN9MzsnnTlNb4Wyli9ufrgldJP6STtvz41exXOovqW3qx3XtdWCIoLKjptUhYiCr9KqdpE9xSpsTdulqHJGTTWOU7O_PB3GHHAzBzUqRO8cM6zpreLdPk/s400/_MG_5295+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623821295129666946" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Since the week is already half over, we have eaten most of this menu. I can report that it has been a perfect summer dinner plan. It didn't heat up the whole house, I didn't spend long in the kitchen, and everyone has enjoyed the end result.<br /><br />I call that success.<br /><br />Monday: green vegetable stir fry with cabbage, broccoli, & green beans, brown rice, <a href="http://angrychicken.typepad.com/angry_chicken/2011/02/magic-sauce.html"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">magic sauce</span></a><br /><br />Tuesday: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">refried</span> black beans, corn tortillas, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">sautéed</span> red peppers & onions, shredded cabbage, corn, tomatoes, and guacamole<br /><br />Wednesday: summer corn and vegetable soup, salad<br /><br />Thursday: pizza, salad<br /><br />Friday: burgers, oven fries, tomatoes, avocado<br /><br />Saturday: out<br /><br />It has been way too hot to use the oven. But since pizza is next on the menu, I figure I will go ahead and make that <a href="http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2010/06/low-fat-plum-cobbler.html"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">plum cobbler</span></a> I have been craving.<br /><br />I will also be posting a recipe for the summer corn and vegetable soup. We had it tonight and The Boy asked if I could save some for his lunch tomorrow. <br /><br />*This is where I had to pick my jaw up from the floor.* I think that's testimony enough to its yum-factor.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqM-xdrl1dppkr_SCoKHh_da6zIPiEpf3BIqouSs_U1h3mdzyR5MmuI0YfQTedA9PZCdlD7UMD6EH0C3OqZosFjPsJKpo07BBgXOAvPQBdMSDcP_0t_RTyDYpjeaOj5822aU-Qfs8kl1w/s1600/_MG_3957+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqM-xdrl1dppkr_SCoKHh_da6zIPiEpf3BIqouSs_U1h3mdzyR5MmuI0YfQTedA9PZCdlD7UMD6EH0C3OqZosFjPsJKpo07BBgXOAvPQBdMSDcP_0t_RTyDYpjeaOj5822aU-Qfs8kl1w/s400/_MG_3957+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623821284818097234" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >I've had a few peeps ask about vegan or non-dairy cheese. I'll be honest and admit that most of what's on the market leaves a lot to be desired. If you are a cheese <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">connoisseur</span>, you won't be fooled.<br /><br />However, the <a href="http://www.followyourheart.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Follow Your Heart</span></a> brand has a mozzarella and a cheddar in block form that are pretty good. They melt nicely and have a mellow flavor.<br /><br />I have made grilled cheese and other sandwiches using the <a href="http://www.galaxyfoods.com/galaxy-products/soy-cheese/vegan/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Galaxy</span></a> brand cheese slices. Again, they melt nicely and the flavor is mild. I present you with exhibit A, shown above. The Offspring chow them down, so it must be ok. They aren't shy with the constructive criticism.<br /><br />Honestly, I don't miss cheese all that much. I went without even a sprinkle of cheese for four months and then tried some vegan enchiladas with the optional cheese on top. It was overwhelming to my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">palate</span>. I ended up scraping it all off after just a couple bites. I've found I like the taste of food better without the cheese.<br /><br />Go figure.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jAyd-4ge0ONG7f7yRVesfmQt_ksox4R9P0uEbW34vrbMPHS_KxEpAwGJDqW9DXY_GT1rFTZywNNhePP7e6Vgz6Uuca6be1kYTchNIyFpjanKC-2BxUTet3MQQ-hmoUZHVAzcmDM4nbY/s1600/_MG_4619+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jAyd-4ge0ONG7f7yRVesfmQt_ksox4R9P0uEbW34vrbMPHS_KxEpAwGJDqW9DXY_GT1rFTZywNNhePP7e6Vgz6Uuca6be1kYTchNIyFpjanKC-2BxUTet3MQQ-hmoUZHVAzcmDM4nbY/s400/_MG_4619+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623835042135846402" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Now, for some input.<br /><br />Is there an interest in some meat-free recipes? <br /><br />I always try to keep meat-eaters in mind when making something. I think to myself: Would my Pops like this (if I didn't tell him it was vegan, of course)? Anything I post would be fairly simple to put together, family friendly, and pleasing to those not living off "rabbit food". I know many of you are doing a Meatless Monday or cutting down in meat consumption. This might make that quest a bit easier. <br /><br />The key when serving such meals: don't use the word vegan. It's an immediate turn-off to most. I rarely use that word anymore unless I want to ensure that The Boy will find it "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">ewwww</span>". <br /><br />Also, on a non-food note, I have been challenged to do a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">vlog</span>. I am not a fan of myself on video. But I have a hard time backing away from such challenges. There's just one problem: I have no idea what to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">vlog</span> about. I've been racking my brain for a couple weeks and I got <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">nothin</span>'.<br /><br />Give me a topic. <br /><br />Something that can be filmed in front of my computer. <br /><br />No, I won't sing. <br /><br />No, I won't get naked. (Sorry, pervs.)<br /><br />Help.<br /></span><span style="font-family: courier new;"> </span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512096636426988173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322708197400947637.post-47089615937401748382011-06-26T20:12:00.004-05:002011-06-26T22:36:59.762-05:00Good Times...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNLhH-mJiyZP6uMJjsYFAecd2L_6vkptqvJkf32cocBhpRsT6Poycer6YN_Kt-OgDdLF5wMOYRGuOP4pQHBUCQ2KKzbkDXWiFwe4arlB2XbAqjMr5w_BUDy5D-LLKuydbutqJi1d5AvI/s1600/_MG_5389+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNLhH-mJiyZP6uMJjsYFAecd2L_6vkptqvJkf32cocBhpRsT6Poycer6YN_Kt-OgDdLF5wMOYRGuOP4pQHBUCQ2KKzbkDXWiFwe4arlB2XbAqjMr5w_BUDy5D-LLKuydbutqJi1d5AvI/s400/_MG_5389+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622331170740646962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">I would replay <a href="http://www.yeptheblog.com/2011/06/grab-beer-and-look-at-what-i-did-last_26.html"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">this week</span></a>, if that were possible.<br /><br />It was good times.<br /><br />The Offspring were shipped off to <a href="http://littlefistsworld.blogspot.com/2011/03/livin-large-baby_20.html"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">the country</span></a> for a few days.<br /><br />So....<br /><br />I wore diagonal stripes to see a <a href="http://littlefistsworld.blogspot.com/2009/09/im-groupie.html"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">hot drummer</span></a> play with <a href="http://littlefistsworld.blogspot.com/2010/09/rock-roll-life.html"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">his band</span></a>. Flirting ensued. I took him home.<br /><br />We sat outside on the porch and stayed up until the wee hours listening to music from years past.<br /><br />Good conversation. The kind without the lulls.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrjHzKP_XfgAtBSWpx2hESbN9J8WaLkUgS6AD5dtpcTmVUZO28wRSLBBctPKI2zDQYVLGiAeEu5mTkSaVXx324DW8x69jPzGIg9HAJzMS0OPIiOVKCnsgEEnDzxtKJwg2u9jHCjs41BU/s1600/_MG_5402+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrjHzKP_XfgAtBSWpx2hESbN9J8WaLkUgS6AD5dtpcTmVUZO28wRSLBBctPKI2zDQYVLGiAeEu5mTkSaVXx324DW8x69jPzGIg9HAJzMS0OPIiOVKCnsgEEnDzxtKJwg2u9jHCjs41BU/s400/_MG_5402+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622331173872803778" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">The next morning that drummer told me to pack a bag. We were going to leave the city limits for the night.<br /><br />A swim suit, mascara, a pair of clean underwear, and an extra shirt.<br /><br />Let's hit the road.<br /><br />And that we did.<br /><br />Checked into a room.<br />Walked around.<br />Shopped through the windows.<br />Ate good food.<br />Had drinks at the bar.<br /><br />All of it done <span style="font-style: italic;">away</span>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYF5Hz6Z_TAOHeW1BF3X2nTBogok2AIhpzqFD7KzhuPoqUAyekeUen4OPkRBAp-lX5rOmJUNV5pq52PSTJkpPdag-RlSUkJADlLTSiW6DPiQG-mx3B4e_iGuwNjEqoljqnQELqM1qZxs/s1600/_MG_5434.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYF5Hz6Z_TAOHeW1BF3X2nTBogok2AIhpzqFD7KzhuPoqUAyekeUen4OPkRBAp-lX5rOmJUNV5pq52PSTJkpPdag-RlSUkJADlLTSiW6DPiQG-mx3B4e_iGuwNjEqoljqnQELqM1qZxs/s400/_MG_5434.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622331182222783234" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">The summer solstice hit a couple days later.<br /><br />Usually the solstice goes more or less unnoticed around here. This momma don't have it together enough to exchange solstice gifts, make special pajamas, sing songs around the fire, or whatever the solstice in-crowd is doing these days.<br /><br />I am solstice-challenged.<br /><br />But not this year.<br /><br />This year, The Mr. and I celebrated the longest day by sitting in the white trash pool drinking cold beers under a beautiful Texas sky. The stars were out. A cool breeze was blowing. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ukulele-Songs-Eddie-Vedder/dp/B004V6MWFU"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Eddie</span></a> was playing his ukulele.<br /><br />A summer memory made.<br /><br />That picture is blurry. Blurry pictures mean you're having fun.<br /><br />It's a shame The Offspring missed it.<br /><br />Not.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibVTI7bbEKfNYikwLx8-L5SEYXS6yMx6mQFBLrVKtvOqEfOMfHSrZK8EVE0n3ohebnFvhPsmYYjZ93FVLNZnTB1b26cC2BPImhXS0O2ZuJZBEBQ4zhvjBecTdHiNy0CKP1yr0z_uH7V6w/s1600/_MG_5464+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibVTI7bbEKfNYikwLx8-L5SEYXS6yMx6mQFBLrVKtvOqEfOMfHSrZK8EVE0n3ohebnFvhPsmYYjZ93FVLNZnTB1b26cC2BPImhXS0O2ZuJZBEBQ4zhvjBecTdHiNy0CKP1yr0z_uH7V6w/s400/_MG_5464+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622331187775837186" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">The silence had to be broken at some point. The air conditioner soon followed.<br /><br />The Offspring returned just in time to sit in a hot box, otherwise known as my house.<br /><br />See that temp up there? 80*. That was taken at 11:30pm. You can imagine what the temp was after the sun came up.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fsB3Cw9MrUNOow4w_Cv6FR4ilrhOD3ZmjVCG8eoUKFH8FnZiPFhaaTWS8EHEHbAdh8ItpyrogrJN8xJdW1l8WCiDKvXCj0wEzNt4sZDgkWiW0Ob6Gqctt9XWWc1QWCIkCFemWd-QERE/s1600/_MG_5469+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fsB3Cw9MrUNOow4w_Cv6FR4ilrhOD3ZmjVCG8eoUKFH8FnZiPFhaaTWS8EHEHbAdh8ItpyrogrJN8xJdW1l8WCiDKvXCj0wEzNt4sZDgkWiW0Ob6Gqctt9XWWc1QWCIkCFemWd-QERE/s400/_MG_5469+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622331194609239394" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">Not cutting it.<br /><br />It was 100* outside. And I had a cake to bake.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahtx4IBnT9bZ1eHBjqTGXs9dgCwg85QyJa3GSH6GpSmexo8e3cyMqHhn0gafRqfXTww2z2eRs38raxZF2bbFU2LXkuMREmgS5ZHJZFhv9RxYCH8PYtV6xf65ocDc_kTcE4KT1A8fQ148/s1600/_MG_5649+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahtx4IBnT9bZ1eHBjqTGXs9dgCwg85QyJa3GSH6GpSmexo8e3cyMqHhn0gafRqfXTww2z2eRs38raxZF2bbFU2LXkuMREmgS5ZHJZFhv9RxYCH8PYtV6xf65ocDc_kTcE4KT1A8fQ148/s400/_MG_5649+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622713077817980210" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">There were a couple of birthdays to celebrate!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVOF1-g3KW9py6U_mkI4zcG7VVRahPtm14bztsfl4Z8MlWRZvigKfUc_DZ_WZ03MT3RQF9pLhjtf3VseqTyz-_FUwkdNJHBQu9i3nZVm3IvVrfslvRyLj9IIzHnQSI36myx9g8tqEZCyo/s1600/_MG_5643+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVOF1-g3KW9py6U_mkI4zcG7VVRahPtm14bztsfl4Z8MlWRZvigKfUc_DZ_WZ03MT3RQF9pLhjtf3VseqTyz-_FUwkdNJHBQu9i3nZVm3IvVrfslvRyLj9IIzHnQSI36myx9g8tqEZCyo/s400/_MG_5643+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622713071707631810" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">The birthday girls pampered themselves with an at-home spa day.<br /><br />Facials.<br />Toe polishing.<br />Nail polishing.<br />Make-up.<br />Lip gloss.<br /><br />The works.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJfrBmlsTXbvNe58-pWdwFHdk0btX1oMRqmCaZurLostYyELp40Olb62pXvo96LDSYLguZ-pATFcyszRX9TRae3aSTRiO-0tW9SZau2HrJTOsgBNNfd1q480z15SXPQf2B4sjV1YwpG8/s1600/_MG_5658+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJfrBmlsTXbvNe58-pWdwFHdk0btX1oMRqmCaZurLostYyELp40Olb62pXvo96LDSYLguZ-pATFcyszRX9TRae3aSTRiO-0tW9SZau2HrJTOsgBNNfd1q480z15SXPQf2B4sjV1YwpG8/s400/_MG_5658+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622713084373516594" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">It's not a birthday unless there's cake.<br /><br />Hello Kitty cake.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4rBiKcf0VxRayF2w2MWyTJgJ8aoowK7g6_eJ5tQF3JXXnh6rTEJotpBty3i1Nx6T23k7ny5T5dLniQ63kPbYWzDsnuNj5gu78vsqXZ-CAPMh4dwcleoSn3qrzfqtjP_-3zfpRkNmsQmk/s1600/_MG_5712+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4rBiKcf0VxRayF2w2MWyTJgJ8aoowK7g6_eJ5tQF3JXXnh6rTEJotpBty3i1Nx6T23k7ny5T5dLniQ63kPbYWzDsnuNj5gu78vsqXZ-CAPMh4dwcleoSn3qrzfqtjP_-3zfpRkNmsQmk/s400/_MG_5712+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622712903452532050" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">And of course, presents.<br /><br />One of us received a Barbie who has a dog. A dog that pees.<br /><br />Lovely.<br /><br />I got a working air conditioner.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVevFHNDLOhae4DGeDC8P74uNSG0I20vMqiENrbS4OzeD-MqAqN8JiT0EfW9KXOsnu5EnDHLq-H_w3vuiThGQSY381YZpzfTV82yuIFUb40BYRHfo0ZZbtBvhdKub2NHlZ0-8osYzwvd4/s1600/_MG_5717.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVevFHNDLOhae4DGeDC8P74uNSG0I20vMqiENrbS4OzeD-MqAqN8JiT0EfW9KXOsnu5EnDHLq-H_w3vuiThGQSY381YZpzfTV82yuIFUb40BYRHfo0ZZbtBvhdKub2NHlZ0-8osYzwvd4/s400/_MG_5717.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622712897609037762" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">And a Zach Galifianakis bobble head.<br /><br />Oh, and cards with sweet words inside.<br /><br />My loves know me well.<br /><br />Good times.<br /><br />What more could a girl ask for?</span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512096636426988173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322708197400947637.post-19140213592080018272011-06-24T23:55:00.002-05:002011-06-25T13:34:03.586-05:0037 Things<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56izCRKS1bilV675d1kCSCmT8MRMpshbSOF0nLEz9gdls6wlgPcAoacgLVElByYQklpK4GG4kKngcs321QaZE7Vt6r607y2yGhVifIOebKnMS98Kr1txtBcYAr2W0ocPhhwIRuQY7t54/s1600/_MG_5616+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56izCRKS1bilV675d1kCSCmT8MRMpshbSOF0nLEz9gdls6wlgPcAoacgLVElByYQklpK4GG4kKngcs321QaZE7Vt6r607y2yGhVifIOebKnMS98Kr1txtBcYAr2W0ocPhhwIRuQY7t54/s400/_MG_5616+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622202042310438530" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">My favorite lipstick is Dr. Pepper Lip Smackers.<br /><br />I hate tan lines.<br /><br />I rarely wear skirts. Unless I have a tan. And even then, it's rare.<br /><br />I'm able to count the number of pedicures I've <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">received</span> by someone other than myself on one hand.<br /><br />I'm picky about the movies I watch.<br /><br />That explains why I rarely go to the theater.<br /><br />I have four tattoos. Five if you count the one that's covered with another.<br /><br />I'm not well traveled.<br /><br />But I'd love to go for a long vacation in Italy. Off-the-beaten-path Italy.<br /><br />I'm bad with names, but good with faces.<br /><br />I really don't know if I could give up Dr. Pepper, even though I'm fully aware that it's pure rubbish.<br /><br />Cash is rarely in my possession.<br /><br />I'm not a fan of shopping. Especially mall shopping.<br /><br />You don't have to give me a gift, but I always want a card. With sweet words inside.<br /><br />I don't like driving with other people in the car.<br /><br />In fact, I've developed a sort of car phobia and don't like being a passenger either. It's weird.<br /><br />In college my nickname was 2-Can Dani. It still holds true.<br /><br />Sour Patch Kids and Hot Tamales are the exception to my no candy rule. On occasion.<br /><br />I have always had a dog. And I always will.<br /><br />I'm not a cat person. Yet we have three cats.<br /><br />I have <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">OCD</span> about most everything except laundry. I've come to terms with the fact that I will never be caught up.<br /><br />I'm an only child.<br /><br />I have hazel eyes that change from blue to green.<br /><br />I am a terrible nail biter. Awful. I need an intervention.<br /><br />When I wish upon a star it's for Spurs season tickets.<br /><br />I always vote. Even in the small elections.<br /><br />Getting carded seriously makes my day.<br /><br />I don't wear earrings but I usually have on a bracelet or two.<br /><br />I have a thing for owls.<br /><br />Cereal should be eaten straight out of the box. It tastes better and saves on dishes.<br /><br />Flirting via text with The Mr. is one of my strong suits.<br /><br />I dream of living by the lake and growing tomatoes and black eyed peas. It will happen.<br /><br />I still sit in my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Mema's</span> lap when I visit.<br /><br />My 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span> grade teacher was Mrs. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Eubanks</span>. She was great. I wish I could thank her.<br /><br />I dust my baseboards and lamp chords. I can't be the only one that does this...<br /><br />The Girl and I share a birthday. Pretty cool, huh?<br /><br />I don't feel 37.<br /><br />At all.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">**Thanks for </span><a style="font-family: courier new;" href="http://www.rebekalambert.com/artsycrafty_babe/2011/05/36.html"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">the inspiration</span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">.</span><br /></span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512096636426988173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322708197400947637.post-27550232912147360592011-06-23T22:18:00.005-05:002011-06-23T22:56:26.443-05:00In the blink of an eye...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdyDAs5jTKjlayNvG3nTQck4z9FwJmVKK-QO2A3ATW6kjvKDvabTtE5copGJXlYJNSez0VS9f2wHln5ty9LqhiZNLpuwgyeQcqJrqYS9jJfsOCPOw51zLbrEPGCiSvba2pYGbZvrhJP4/s1600/_MG_2198+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdyDAs5jTKjlayNvG3nTQck4z9FwJmVKK-QO2A3ATW6kjvKDvabTtE5copGJXlYJNSez0VS9f2wHln5ty9LqhiZNLpuwgyeQcqJrqYS9jJfsOCPOw51zLbrEPGCiSvba2pYGbZvrhJP4/s400/_MG_2198+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621620711922387458" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">In the blink of an eye, my baby has grown up.<br /><br />A couple hours from now, a new day will begin.<br /><br />When my girl wakes up she will have kissed five goodbye.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimzH8c6GHOrZNWbPwcF65OiZYLmGbMPepnwg2R6tWhQAzxzbOqx7IyD78KSkr793TdR4dyz-_Bq6tOptxTWvW_Nyzbkl5NUyqolw3uYRCq-RzzBiUeTYFfaPFLu8SM8uLJT9Xnq3qO4eE/s1600/_MG_2201+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimzH8c6GHOrZNWbPwcF65OiZYLmGbMPepnwg2R6tWhQAzxzbOqx7IyD78KSkr793TdR4dyz-_Bq6tOptxTWvW_Nyzbkl5NUyqolw3uYRCq-RzzBiUeTYFfaPFLu8SM8uLJT9Xnq3qO4eE/s400/_MG_2201+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621620715633011010" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">Time to greet six with open arms.<br /><br />Six.<br /><br />She's ready. She owns it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJvCHTeG1SXlWv8lAI-H2Q18JMck_TE_82sH51-42pyFb3sN_YABAFiBHvGT4sGeWimpuqapLzSGs1FPaOWN5D_15Yo-Od5oVQ5qNGqk2DjbFQQyNjA_nAmitYC6YTbPxs5DDHKzGS2cI/s1600/_MG_2206+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJvCHTeG1SXlWv8lAI-H2Q18JMck_TE_82sH51-42pyFb3sN_YABAFiBHvGT4sGeWimpuqapLzSGs1FPaOWN5D_15Yo-Od5oVQ5qNGqk2DjbFQQyNjA_nAmitYC6YTbPxs5DDHKzGS2cI/s400/_MG_2206+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621620717520743154" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">She is the opposite of an old soul.<br /><br />She's innocent. Pure sweetness.<br /><br />This girl is easy to love, I tell ya.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDw8uqsPGH0lbU_gOt4xOGgN44mGYTLJRq68ThHtOnNBpaCY-h63wm0iF7pa7QTxcHeWE1uggXturEC7zWfh0sg959QZBeGhNJRoEhv9g8nH-RhCwqBdyivEaonflLPHLUQYI0KVmc94/s1600/_MG_2210+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDw8uqsPGH0lbU_gOt4xOGgN44mGYTLJRq68ThHtOnNBpaCY-h63wm0iF7pa7QTxcHeWE1uggXturEC7zWfh0sg959QZBeGhNJRoEhv9g8nH-RhCwqBdyivEaonflLPHLUQYI0KVmc94/s400/_MG_2210+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621620726908927314" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">Happy birthday, Nora Sabine!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">You are prized beyond measure.</span><br /></div>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512096636426988173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322708197400947637.post-28007756416930581072011-06-22T21:47:00.005-05:002011-06-22T23:48:44.873-05:00The Return of: What's For Dinner? (plus bonus features!)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8K2yi_uLpiOGAOWSBs1Z5sNasiSV6WmdhnwfpPoEBHJeOuBm3AyrLERmGQ5GUKQ1XCWH_TtR10ecbWkshKCnsQshsnGoLFCokTT6893G4YucE76en7M3NXjC4mNVNKyI8yPlkSj2UP4M/s1600/_MG_4851+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8K2yi_uLpiOGAOWSBs1Z5sNasiSV6WmdhnwfpPoEBHJeOuBm3AyrLERmGQ5GUKQ1XCWH_TtR10ecbWkshKCnsQshsnGoLFCokTT6893G4YucE76en7M3NXjC4mNVNKyI8yPlkSj2UP4M/s400/_MG_4851+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621243263890926258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">It's been three months to the day since I posted a menu. So let's get down to business, k?<br /><br />Monday: steamed vegetables over brown rice and black beans<br /><br />Tuesday: spinach salad with artichoke hearts, mushrooms, olives, carrots, cucumber, tomatoes, and <a href="http://www.thevegancookbook.com/2010/06/cashew-tamari-dressing.html"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">cashew-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">tamari</span> dressing</span></a><br /><br />Wednesday: vegan vegetable lasagna<br /><br />Thursday: burgers, oven fries, tomatoes, and avocado<br /><br />Friday: out for veggie fajitas and margaritas<br /><br />Saturday: <a href="http://peasandthankyou.com/2011/06/15/vegan-values-orange-sesame-tempeh-stir-fry/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">orange-sesame <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">tempeh</span> stir-fry</span></a>, brown rice, spicy cabbage<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2010/06/low-fat-plum-cobbler.html"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">This plum cobbler</span></a> looks mighty tempting. So does <a href="http://www.theppk.com/2011/05/strawberry-rhubarb-crumb-pie/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">this pie</span></a>. And <a href="http://www.theppk.com/2009/04/brown-sugar-peach-spelt-muffins/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">these muffins</span></a>.<br /><br />All in due time, foodies. All in due time.<br /><br />The vegan lasagna on Wednesday deserves its own post. Why? Because it's the greatest lasagna I've ever made or...dare I say...eaten. That's why.<br /><br />Our family polished off half a pan in ten minutes one night. I have started making it every other week, although I'm tempted to put it on the menu twice that often.<br /><br />Don't worry. I'll share.<br /><br />All in due time.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGY_eiLL26iAnwpGBLg98QHAx0P4aExi4u9U4n4zufl9gRiWYKxTywMhslx9E5E5Y1yId1ToNyhVtsVTGUJzffiORq7ZrykN-LC7wBhVS82x3_bdUYhzOS3NdLUB8gaZHjMntS_7BDiM/s1600/_MG_2233+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGY_eiLL26iAnwpGBLg98QHAx0P4aExi4u9U4n4zufl9gRiWYKxTywMhslx9E5E5Y1yId1ToNyhVtsVTGUJzffiORq7ZrykN-LC7wBhVS82x3_bdUYhzOS3NdLUB8gaZHjMntS_7BDiM/s400/_MG_2233+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621243273879928722" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">Since it has been a quarter of a year since I posted a menu, I feel as if I owe you something.<br /><br />How does corn pudding sound?<br /><br />I adapted this recipe after the one found in <a href="http://happyherbivore.com/cookbook/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">this book</span></a>.<br /><br />This has become a family favorite. It's substantial and could easily be a heartier side dish or a main dish when paired with some beans. I usually serve it alongside a big pot of black eyed peas and a large salad.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Corn Pudding</span><br /><br />1 package frozen, sweet corn, thawed<br />1/2 cup silken tofu<br />2 Tbs non-dairy milk<br />1 small onion, diced<br />1/2 tsp turmeric<br />1/4 cup flour<br />salt and pepper, to taste<br /><br />Preheat oven to 350*.<br /><br />Coat an 8x8 baking dish or 9 inch pie plate with cooking spray.<br /><br />Combine 3/4 cup corn with the tofu and non-dairy milk in a blender or food processor. Pulse until smooth. Transfer to a large bowl and set aside.<br /><br />Add onion to a skillet and cook until soft. Add to the corn-tofu mix.<br /><br />Add remaining ingredients to the mixing bowl and stir until well combined. Pour into the baking dish. Spread evenly with a spatula.<br /><br />Bake for 30 minutes. Let stand 10-15 minutes before serving.<br /><br />This can easily be adapted to more of a Mexican flavor by adding some chopped <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">chiles</span> or <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">jalapeños</span>.<br /><br />This version is vegan, but you could stir in a bit of cheese or add a sprinkle to the top.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWuOcSanjU2qlagVkme20ht2OskcsRZOANNPy3fVLdDtrr7E_6zK9ZpGsXolF5xT03f50hqb-35kKBRIGrd2FQEBum_bR3b-WKicb_wVOL5ljqLNsTVTQPatoWcab2vpQJlWqbVIPBaAo/s1600/_MG_4838+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWuOcSanjU2qlagVkme20ht2OskcsRZOANNPy3fVLdDtrr7E_6zK9ZpGsXolF5xT03f50hqb-35kKBRIGrd2FQEBum_bR3b-WKicb_wVOL5ljqLNsTVTQPatoWcab2vpQJlWqbVIPBaAo/s400/_MG_4838+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621243270254343106" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">Now, an update.<br /><br />I've had lots of you wondering how the vegan diet is going ever since <a href="http://littlefistsworld.blogspot.com/2011/02/meat-free-dairy-free-whats-for-dinner.html"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">I decided to go meat and dairy free</span></a>.<br /><br />To put it simply, it's great.<br /><br />But nothing is really that simple, is it?<br /><br />I was plugging along, enjoying a diet free from all animal products. Then about two months in, I noticed my, ahem, libido wasn't at its usual level. I started having some <span style="font-style: italic;">mad </span>cravings for the forbidden animal protein, to the point of distraction.<br /><br />I gave in. I had a buffalo burger. And amazingly, all cravings were sated. I still felt great. And my libido came back instantaneously. *wink*<br /><br />Not being one to follow rules or be labeled, I don't claim to be a vegan.<br /><br />When asked what kind of diet I follow, I respond with this: I eat a 99% plant based diet. I'm a 99% vegan, if you will.<br /><br />Once a week I have a small portion of bison, which is one of the healthiest meat choices available. If you are a meat eater, I encourage you to go <a href="http://www.bisoncentral.com/cooking-bison/bison-benefits"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">here</span></a> and follow the links. It has a lot of eye opening and useful information.<br /><br />The Mr. has been following the same plan. We held hands and jumped off the diving board together, and then realized to feel our best we needed a life preserver.<br /><br />A life preserver in the form of a bison patty. Meat-eating vegans? Why not?<br /><br />The Offspring have been eating a vegetarian diet with limited amounts of cheese and eggs. And of course, the once a week serving of meat. That means their mac & cheese and Life Cereal are still safe.<br /><br />They rejoice.<br /><br />I'm still tweaking things here and there: playing around with gluten-free, doing some food combining, adding <a href="http://www.nutsonline.com/cookingbaking/chia-seeds/premium.html"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">chia</span> seeds</span></a> to the mix, reducing soy intake.<br /><br />There are times when it makes my head spin.<br /><br />But I figure this is a healthier channel for my food control issues.<br /><br />Many of you have sent emails with words of encouragement, blog links, and recipes. THANK YOU! I've loved and appreciated them all.<br /><br />And there it is: A menu, a recipe, and an update.<br /><br />I'll be back next week...unless the angry vegans hunt me down.<br /></span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512096636426988173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322708197400947637.post-89948053611214681972011-06-19T20:27:00.004-05:002011-06-19T20:41:38.908-05:00Pops<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://littlefistsworld.blogspot.com/2009/06/daddy.html"><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ></span></a><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHkKCjyoefaQDRBiADEHrmV1CBS_TXh8ijyfLLFe3HAP0c4v6_7MKGXQyHnuallw1miJ2r1tzcajkS2Zo2_6aorWsnEzLJ8LlrNyHYANqg-PvxDmzuTesEYKXKNdG6-BNMMQnjD2tcECU/s1600/me+and+pops.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHkKCjyoefaQDRBiADEHrmV1CBS_TXh8ijyfLLFe3HAP0c4v6_7MKGXQyHnuallw1miJ2r1tzcajkS2Zo2_6aorWsnEzLJ8LlrNyHYANqg-PvxDmzuTesEYKXKNdG6-BNMMQnjD2tcECU/s400/me+and+pops.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620107838232462530" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://littlefistsworld.blogspot.com/2009/06/daddy.html"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">My Pops</span></a>.</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >He's always been my superhero.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Happy Father's Day!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >No one can beat you.</span><br /></div></div></div>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512096636426988173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322708197400947637.post-16093127683977349522011-06-15T21:51:00.003-05:002011-06-16T00:52:55.205-05:00In the Kitchen...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3AIqBxIB1dRlbQp-EWprA2AJiR3Gw634zym9b2VdY4OOtH9SawjSJVPejJVsy8aV2dsw3d3ddnTpyEfE-qQSeEjJBMUgRkrAKiILE0yKPz3POl2xoHE7_Rx8WDeSog5QyfHQu5tU0TDE/s1600/_MG_4049+copy.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3AIqBxIB1dRlbQp-EWprA2AJiR3Gw634zym9b2VdY4OOtH9SawjSJVPejJVsy8aV2dsw3d3ddnTpyEfE-qQSeEjJBMUgRkrAKiILE0yKPz3POl2xoHE7_Rx8WDeSog5QyfHQu5tU0TDE/s400/_MG_4049+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613452254514889778" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">I still cook dinner for my family.<br /><br />I do.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVsLHzr0Z4KvYA5cjBrZzZsezt268o-zx7wkrBImqiWPDjCVkX6CImn_dhwuJ58_0LEt-a5Uscq37jkcX6KdGwl0c-YPh9LpbUzvflf6ddDkclE5zXhDKE43xnKQvFPu2_HNkUUBFGeBM/s1600/_MG_2287+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVsLHzr0Z4KvYA5cjBrZzZsezt268o-zx7wkrBImqiWPDjCVkX6CImn_dhwuJ58_0LEt-a5Uscq37jkcX6KdGwl0c-YPh9LpbUzvflf6ddDkclE5zXhDKE43xnKQvFPu2_HNkUUBFGeBM/s400/_MG_2287+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613452008091334514" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">You might not believe me since I haven't written a </span><a href="http://littlefistsworld.blogspot.com/search/label/weekly%20menu"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" >What's For Dinner</span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;"> post since March 22<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">nd</span>.<br /><br />I checked.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWts0D5noU_5qOG-dt6g8pRmw9FAIYu23arviEBY6p8aNuVh7cdromiPqtYiF2d4ZVYLC1USfdWHGE2L_15SckvmfJtLzRDyDcRlgBIa5dxqRqoSHcLsKSYTFDfwXqi2pp4se7qG-VZ4/s1600/_MG_4026+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWts0D5noU_5qOG-dt6g8pRmw9FAIYu23arviEBY6p8aNuVh7cdromiPqtYiF2d4ZVYLC1USfdWHGE2L_15SckvmfJtLzRDyDcRlgBIa5dxqRqoSHcLsKSYTFDfwXqi2pp4se7qG-VZ4/s400/_MG_4026+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613452018849131682" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">Well, I don't have a menu for you this week either.<br /><br />I'm going to remedy that next week.<br /><br />But until then, I figure we could just hang out here, in the kitchen.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyseQ0UydcSWzecSNzOpqXq6z5NzO94wLaFsEkDx14bDwolzuUEizaG77EfpB1RZ0HsGJFJGQtz2_6QyubfbIv-7S5dBZHURghrWnjysn7QzHCe1rbGgUtb2TYI0wj6eDl4-1lH0VX8mI/s1600/_MG_4627+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyseQ0UydcSWzecSNzOpqXq6z5NzO94wLaFsEkDx14bDwolzuUEizaG77EfpB1RZ0HsGJFJGQtz2_6QyubfbIv-7S5dBZHURghrWnjysn7QzHCe1rbGgUtb2TYI0wj6eDl4-1lH0VX8mI/s400/_MG_4627+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613452262138023314" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">My children are eating me out of house and home.<br /><br />I think I say that every summer. With good reason.<br /><br />I'm telling you, they eat all.day.long!<br /><br />I need a grove of fruit trees to keep them full.<br /><br />And an endless supply of Life cereal and tortilla chips.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-0DAX8GmMjA6nXXLOpXEtZwnUT_iO352Ts4TYd6J3bUazTuf-LiXRMAAoA4hu_ctZ6jJfyCuSd7P4_CmkxU2JobGq9j4DGk19PUzr95NvsR11GrwUnVMr5Vr31RKiZHwoZHUbPfxd3Bo/s1600/_MG_4022.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-0DAX8GmMjA6nXXLOpXEtZwnUT_iO352Ts4TYd6J3bUazTuf-LiXRMAAoA4hu_ctZ6jJfyCuSd7P4_CmkxU2JobGq9j4DGk19PUzr95NvsR11GrwUnVMr5Vr31RKiZHwoZHUbPfxd3Bo/s400/_MG_4022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613452014113408674" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">Other beginning of summer observations:<br /><br />A schedule is a must.<br /><br />We spent last week loafing.<br /><br />I realized very quickly that if we (I) were to make it to fall with our (my) sanity, loafing would have to have its allotted time slot in the day.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJtNKQB8rhK7pX7pHUecFYQfgP6nG2qiwRyXiyB68JeWSJrscm2Tdor_xAVbnXwnYTJDSJvgMsKMCL1aPpIUct4WIP8jsXbgBshBR4juVSsdmIeTlXMN2AjCCeM8NRsioYFVwU2xhaD_U/s1600/_MG_4561+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJtNKQB8rhK7pX7pHUecFYQfgP6nG2qiwRyXiyB68JeWSJrscm2Tdor_xAVbnXwnYTJDSJvgMsKMCL1aPpIUct4WIP8jsXbgBshBR4juVSsdmIeTlXMN2AjCCeM8NRsioYFVwU2xhaD_U/s400/_MG_4561+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613452261372369842" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">Popcorn, watermelon, and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">cantaloupe</span> is a perfectly acceptable lunch.<br /><br />Grilled (soy)cheese with a side of strawberries is a well <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">received</span> dinner.<br /><br />For those still in the single digits age-wise, that is.<br /><br />Who am I fooling? I'm down with it, too.<br /><br />Although, my breakfast of lettuce, tomato, and hummus on wheat is not met with the same enthusiasm.<br /><br />The Mr. thinks we are all nuts.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ya9MwMoma71z1KGpHxN1YehjpW_CXYi3o9j8nijavuGAgUH_3UzhMcAXia5kNZEcHpC-WIR7ewfnkuMX6K5Fjy_-6IU3TtGrw46n0gsHCOsNQ0efM7oVvcBSQE4gStveICnRD4zngoI/s1600/_MG_4417+copy.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ya9MwMoma71z1KGpHxN1YehjpW_CXYi3o9j8nijavuGAgUH_3UzhMcAXia5kNZEcHpC-WIR7ewfnkuMX6K5Fjy_-6IU3TtGrw46n0gsHCOsNQ0efM7oVvcBSQE4gStveICnRD4zngoI/s400/_MG_4417+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613452257798992482" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">The Boy having another kid to play with across the street has blessed my life in ways I never knew possible.<br /><br />This is a new thing and I'm a little scared to acknowledge how wonderful it is. But it is. Wonderful.<br /><br />He goes over <span style="font-style: italic;">there</span> and plays...for hours. They ride bikes, skateboard, run, trade <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Pokémon</span> cards, play <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Wii</span>, and other such boy things.<br /><br />The key is, he goes over <span style="font-style: italic;">there</span>. Not here. <span style="font-style: italic;">There</span>.<br /><br />Not that I care, but The Boy says that since this kid is allowed to have a messy room, it's better.<br /><br />I knew my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">OCD</span> would have some dividends.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQkC6mdaVeWxo71pmLh9Xs4jUruOsJb8l3HA0onoopt6bpw4qN1JFwFC8fH-khmKlfhrFLEtDYj0MApejQR5Ja9M1P5_79WBsVWJGRfxnWXWTzG9C04c1uaEImrjTQzJ13zEhFGr-6OUE/s1600/_MG_2886+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQkC6mdaVeWxo71pmLh9Xs4jUruOsJb8l3HA0onoopt6bpw4qN1JFwFC8fH-khmKlfhrFLEtDYj0MApejQR5Ja9M1P5_79WBsVWJGRfxnWXWTzG9C04c1uaEImrjTQzJ13zEhFGr-6OUE/s400/_MG_2886+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613452008908526530" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">We go through a lot of toilet paper in the summer.<br /><br />You're welcome, Charmin.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjby5-NebnWsxAdq6syEbp_Oyq-4hhtHgjWF4wm7gXWS0vfTKx8CpL9-NdVxTngRb7tVEMgz7tbPgpTmQKZQYNoEdpXmpxdEydEKZsulzXWlwy4wWKb-NXyDyrChG1J6eCWTG0kB6qX3KE/s1600/_MG_2178+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjby5-NebnWsxAdq6syEbp_Oyq-4hhtHgjWF4wm7gXWS0vfTKx8CpL9-NdVxTngRb7tVEMgz7tbPgpTmQKZQYNoEdpXmpxdEydEKZsulzXWlwy4wWKb-NXyDyrChG1J6eCWTG0kB6qX3KE/s400/_MG_2178+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613452003331927106" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">The news is no longer safe to watch with children.<br /><br />The word "<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">wiener</span>" would have brought giggles from my children even without today's current events.<br /><br />I feel like I'm living in a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Beavis</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Butthead</span> episode.<br /><br />"Why do they keep saying...<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">hee</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">hee</span>...<span style="font-style: italic;">wiener</span>?<br /><br />Added to the mix: our youngest kitty was recently "fixed".<br /><br />The Boy: But what's broken?<br /><br />The look of horror upon The Boy's face when learning our little meow-meow's fate is one I'll never forget. I doubt he'll forget, either.<br /><br />I've had enough of the male anatomy.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-A4XyzED6E_oPG3WcTw8xNiGL1urtspff2f8xHHojAzoPWBuDMXW08zUN2oOcTn0m8lbtfIhUeZGDQviJxZLGjO9oL52xlQEz5_QqSjfszSK1r87zMDHmMtrYr8GwytN2nWaG0m8SE_4/s1600/_MG_4177+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-A4XyzED6E_oPG3WcTw8xNiGL1urtspff2f8xHHojAzoPWBuDMXW08zUN2oOcTn0m8lbtfIhUeZGDQviJxZLGjO9oL52xlQEz5_QqSjfszSK1r87zMDHmMtrYr8GwytN2nWaG0m8SE_4/s400/_MG_4177+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613452252806358946" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">It's one week in.<br /><br />That's what I know.<br /><br />But with that knowledge comes a couple of cold beers at the end of the night.<br /><br />Sweet relief from the feeding, scheduling, playing, noise, toilet paper replacing, and wiener talk.<br /><br />I wonder what tomorrow will bring?</span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512096636426988173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322708197400947637.post-54949035098628261212011-06-10T23:15:00.000-05:002011-06-11T22:24:03.097-05:00Ten On Ten: June<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiefARvzuOzYRxNbWjj8n0WpsbXcbt-gDQUnW5YdnsHWqI61_dHR0o_2_iQtrOcydaiXEwp8pgOoGil5katdvqHHMQlDfOg1CuTXjXygxdZUeAtv9rPmQJ5umokEkVyZGhVYfiThKed7E/s1600/_MG_4927+copy+copyp.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiefARvzuOzYRxNbWjj8n0WpsbXcbt-gDQUnW5YdnsHWqI61_dHR0o_2_iQtrOcydaiXEwp8pgOoGil5katdvqHHMQlDfOg1CuTXjXygxdZUeAtv9rPmQJ5umokEkVyZGhVYfiThKed7E/s400/_MG_4927+copy+copyp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617103261453462754" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >June 10<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span>.<br /><br />Ten pictures taken over ten hours.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdm67NbZ4TnDCUCGQAk6CcGM7B_QMl_s2if22FypNhRp1aeWUs4FAIOKCutQSMnX0oe-oStrmlhtQAHOAqdMDE-gzCdSx_1Vz2xPRl4zJvTFaXFQeBLE5-SbA3aR4vMNfmbIeGzSwZ_f8/s1600/_MG_4902+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdm67NbZ4TnDCUCGQAk6CcGM7B_QMl_s2if22FypNhRp1aeWUs4FAIOKCutQSMnX0oe-oStrmlhtQAHOAqdMDE-gzCdSx_1Vz2xPRl4zJvTFaXFQeBLE5-SbA3aR4vMNfmbIeGzSwZ_f8/s400/_MG_4902+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617102906194550434" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Illustrating.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJBXmC1kqcphrNIfaja-mkZmlJSvx8rRaW9gJzJjAow5zOyDsL-6obI-5JFqG7GjGtyz3M9cH2B2IHU0M1PY5Vyc4z5ZRKc1Ys0aCF9Y0qB9NEhyphenhyphen0qwuhpxqsun-pErLnFU9RS6LWGa4/s1600/_MG_4880+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJBXmC1kqcphrNIfaja-mkZmlJSvx8rRaW9gJzJjAow5zOyDsL-6obI-5JFqG7GjGtyz3M9cH2B2IHU0M1PY5Vyc4z5ZRKc1Ys0aCF9Y0qB9NEhyphenhyphen0qwuhpxqsun-pErLnFU9RS6LWGa4/s400/_MG_4880+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617102884952322978" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Blending.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7atohkcS7x3UBZnW0u3fx9pFKIG0584FK2X1AfLquEIYqLR8NHwtLiuz2-nOmOH6q5h0fr2kIwo5Augkuov7gdTx9q2nt4e4xHin07GIwvk_ieMm0426EaI8UcMpcaG2e-T0dMAy8jTA/s1600/_MG_4885+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7atohkcS7x3UBZnW0u3fx9pFKIG0584FK2X1AfLquEIYqLR8NHwtLiuz2-nOmOH6q5h0fr2kIwo5Augkuov7gdTx9q2nt4e4xHin07GIwvk_ieMm0426EaI8UcMpcaG2e-T0dMAy8jTA/s400/_MG_4885+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617102889794947122" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Winning.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpECiq4kHhX2XVJEBTzFzjFN3Amsal56UpmaY0Xbhmale8tISoqBw4SDBLQKtYbcLc8lj5ctQHZJEmltCZXpvau9Rosr-W_Wj41Sd6GiAn85hS740qlMmSdS9yPC5O5vs1X0R5YucURNQ/s1600/_MG_4898+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpECiq4kHhX2XVJEBTzFzjFN3Amsal56UpmaY0Xbhmale8tISoqBw4SDBLQKtYbcLc8lj5ctQHZJEmltCZXpvau9Rosr-W_Wj41Sd6GiAn85hS740qlMmSdS9yPC5O5vs1X0R5YucURNQ/s400/_MG_4898+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617102903925238498" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Repeating: Is it time to go out yet?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDA3QS6Pxl2St71RgKRRGzaWOvlc2UMbV5DS-1d5ibhifBRjFAeA9iCyyJzV1x2XSdwD95vr4HR_k-Ntk3K2h4gBUHc1JCuDWDxPKeQddMFDKTO8NkghdigxoanLcjV93-Ev6wr61EaVE/s1600/_MG_4916+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDA3QS6Pxl2St71RgKRRGzaWOvlc2UMbV5DS-1d5ibhifBRjFAeA9iCyyJzV1x2XSdwD95vr4HR_k-Ntk3K2h4gBUHc1JCuDWDxPKeQddMFDKTO8NkghdigxoanLcjV93-Ev6wr61EaVE/s400/_MG_4916+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617102911592967810" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Answering: Yes. It is.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRH8QY0g3Cisv9We_1G7z_8-RRRmeHMRieS-P_ESNzrcQ3lX2DB2uKZNiaM18xyQxBILFdwB-Z6-wVMh4UjmF8nWhTZuTWJ-1xYM5F39n0p4lxIa8idgbspkQyI6sFpXoWGJ7boc4_6k/s1600/_MG_4937+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRH8QY0g3Cisv9We_1G7z_8-RRRmeHMRieS-P_ESNzrcQ3lX2DB2uKZNiaM18xyQxBILFdwB-Z6-wVMh4UjmF8nWhTZuTWJ-1xYM5F39n0p4lxIa8idgbspkQyI6sFpXoWGJ7boc4_6k/s400/_MG_4937+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617103102409817666" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Feeding.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyPigyeFlxTgoVUtS7Kl8maRnCQmoLlqft8Qa3j5EDSWFFx5HWlvo9DzH4y0Lez2FFloWriP7YRVUIBt4msdSHwwjiUsuRk8wVQgMC-gQjgATQcOVKJv1KY1Tt65bNOv9PW7Efc85NN8A/s1600/_MG_4928+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyPigyeFlxTgoVUtS7Kl8maRnCQmoLlqft8Qa3j5EDSWFFx5HWlvo9DzH4y0Lez2FFloWriP7YRVUIBt4msdSHwwjiUsuRk8wVQgMC-gQjgATQcOVKJv1KY1Tt65bNOv9PW7Efc85NN8A/s400/_MG_4928+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617103098051137218" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Perusing.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiknEW12Zc32b1BE5C9yMNJshZhqs2Vvc9J1fO92NlU86BlhKnN3AJEqJFCiowLXx3B3ctu8Pe6Wa0pUHCTMNQKCBJGkBuuDBh-cN900FweC6Wv7nYu-ClBmFARAduTaqIsDLUl-Y7APos/s1600/_MG_5127+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiknEW12Zc32b1BE5C9yMNJshZhqs2Vvc9J1fO92NlU86BlhKnN3AJEqJFCiowLXx3B3ctu8Pe6Wa0pUHCTMNQKCBJGkBuuDBh-cN900FweC6Wv7nYu-ClBmFARAduTaqIsDLUl-Y7APos/s400/_MG_5127+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617103118027668882" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Snacking.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0oyQTPaqoNHJl5R560kLP71V19dhc-9gZXASX8sDKBpdmof56tZYoeJNoau-l0EDmJ59n7qxFQGEL2KzDZNxEIrh945aPuoih_Nh_KTYwGkNmIoLvHzn-CLLkiAsp3Zn74ySM_x9-T8/s1600/_MG_5145+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0oyQTPaqoNHJl5R560kLP71V19dhc-9gZXASX8sDKBpdmof56tZYoeJNoau-l0EDmJ59n7qxFQGEL2KzDZNxEIrh945aPuoih_Nh_KTYwGkNmIoLvHzn-CLLkiAsp3Zn74ySM_x9-T8/s400/_MG_5145+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617103123758060034" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Stringing.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9jAyQ-o5DUjQ_0-5Rs8aiSt76txwBlswDki4KfceNbsILWtqhWFgsRvBG7Vnas4no3IbNNDdPhkQczmmdGda9fAFJUBmEOMl73cjLCKdf5L2vIXvEg5sNNH888nIqR31pymXFE8NJk8/s1600/_MG_5176+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9jAyQ-o5DUjQ_0-5Rs8aiSt76txwBlswDki4KfceNbsILWtqhWFgsRvBG7Vnas4no3IbNNDdPhkQczmmdGda9fAFJUBmEOMl73cjLCKdf5L2vIXvEg5sNNH888nIqR31pymXFE8NJk8/s400/_MG_5176+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617103256541488146" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Preparing.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcgmZOeJFCJ9EdeGcleLeuQuuIHNJ7wnRpuhcibFLtF3qttpA3xQ_jkIzYcQZ4bLhwOTMC5ba0yggHdL_86zhJJEXl0N36CINqdI1bU_6UwO6o43sJnQvdlkF7Hm2IC7BLfUhWvlW4M8/s1600/_MG_5168+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcgmZOeJFCJ9EdeGcleLeuQuuIHNJ7wnRpuhcibFLtF3qttpA3xQ_jkIzYcQZ4bLhwOTMC5ba0yggHdL_86zhJJEXl0N36CINqdI1bU_6UwO6o43sJnQvdlkF7Hm2IC7BLfUhWvlW4M8/s400/_MG_5168+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617103249275079042" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Cruising.<br /><br />A handful of images captured throughout the day...<br /></span></div><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >A perfect summer day.</span><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br />We are on hiatus from early, rushed mornings. There is now time to color. And make smoothies.<br /><br />The pool is inviting. The sun is welcoming.<br /><br />There's time to read. Create. Play.<br /><br />Afternoons are now being spent with neighborhood friends instead of math worksheets and reading logs.<br /><br />It is simply perfect. Even with its imperfections.<br /><br />Imperfections that I seem to have trouble naming.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8fdreK2PYFC2q618-eWXkBsVOujC5LrMzrRlnW1Gme2I0U07EkvaosLohBrTYKPeNKf0vAyN4XyXgr0VQYff4zegfjpFtsMe9ouCYvPO49CSYtVTsXtdh7GGuOONRzE8I-bQqSQjD64/s1600/_MG_5106+copy+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8fdreK2PYFC2q618-eWXkBsVOujC5LrMzrRlnW1Gme2I0U07EkvaosLohBrTYKPeNKf0vAyN4XyXgr0VQYff4zegfjpFtsMe9ouCYvPO49CSYtVTsXtdh7GGuOONRzE8I-bQqSQjD64/s400/_MG_5106+copy+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617165919382342818" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Join me back here for another <a href="http://rebekahgough.blogspot.com/2011/06/ten-on-ten-june-2011.html"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">ten</span></a> in July.<br /><br />My love-of-summer-tune will remain the same.<br /><br />I'm the DJ and I'm putting it on instant replay.<br /></span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512096636426988173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322708197400947637.post-41946093134977179362011-06-05T22:07:00.006-05:002011-06-05T22:42:46.475-05:00Summer Begins, Again<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLK7Ld7ro1n479toyBF9hgd0xDTJlDqR7Ei023RTMDRMWhABeIMQR77CRG60X4JLqT9IZ5RuNw2H_zZhSSnSyZ_28F0HAdY13FIrPC4qO7yY60Hp_CSEZW0hxYSR0X1VysNhfqIaFxe8/s1600/_MG_4783+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLK7Ld7ro1n479toyBF9hgd0xDTJlDqR7Ei023RTMDRMWhABeIMQR77CRG60X4JLqT9IZ5RuNw2H_zZhSSnSyZ_28F0HAdY13FIrPC4qO7yY60Hp_CSEZW0hxYSR0X1VysNhfqIaFxe8/s400/_MG_4783+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614938807284314466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >It has *finally* arrived.<br /><br />That glorious time of the year known as SUMMER.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0bvVW-zGBDjA8MLet-K0LGOK4mhHVNyzymENIRiI1welH3wZ5oOibsn6MiRzbJ8mqke8nlP6x7vobI7b0cqh84j9uO57dwq09X-Uis-prDBMco7CgHpxSpG1MbjPIm0GOvY1Pp206QRM/s1600/_MG_4826+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0bvVW-zGBDjA8MLet-K0LGOK4mhHVNyzymENIRiI1welH3wZ5oOibsn6MiRzbJ8mqke8nlP6x7vobI7b0cqh84j9uO57dwq09X-Uis-prDBMco7CgHpxSpG1MbjPIm0GOvY1Pp206QRM/s400/_MG_4826+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614938904058115058" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Sun tans and flip flops.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQJIG2ZChu7JYaPist09F6zO6NtzksLUr2QIwiXS3b6sr3m4kKlUM61jBICyBPLh6R4A0YpjuHdqi0I0ork9Ba49jTqFMKheKYi5CX6VssGQQbtrVyhYK8Qm1ld2ni-_-VY6_BxLmGQg/s1600/_MG_4743+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQJIG2ZChu7JYaPist09F6zO6NtzksLUr2QIwiXS3b6sr3m4kKlUM61jBICyBPLh6R4A0YpjuHdqi0I0ork9Ba49jTqFMKheKYi5CX6VssGQQbtrVyhYK8Qm1ld2ni-_-VY6_BxLmGQg/s400/_MG_4743+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614938621727812514" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Cold ice tea.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHrHs7ZjO8Pb2gEgDT9QGMDo82PSsHistBCxoptDeN6amUjtLWZ0hVg1jl_5YSXSsldFlMuDtQHi2fj-6Z6q6SEHM7CqZrxNVE0qVTIRps2u7i8iEkMuhvtPBa33m1RD7XZY3SL7bFeFI/s1600/_MG_4782+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHrHs7ZjO8Pb2gEgDT9QGMDo82PSsHistBCxoptDeN6amUjtLWZ0hVg1jl_5YSXSsldFlMuDtQHi2fj-6Z6q6SEHM7CqZrxNVE0qVTIRps2u7i8iEkMuhvtPBa33m1RD7XZY3SL7bFeFI/s400/_MG_4782+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614938631532806354" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Another season with <a href="http://littlefistsworld.blogspot.com/2010/06/white-trash-pool.html"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">the white trash pool</span></a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHyZj1ly7tBkGYKtUzQmaU3HCCkWK3Q8FfIYtfZHigwh20rrnCsKgNJLidn8EOtLBsNLoC95K4ekfcWqJ8jRIK1qAxjN3OHINU1aMZOScGg-23LvQQ-msYEUn-DHda-uNhAU_hRRRxiFg/s1600/_MG_4685+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHyZj1ly7tBkGYKtUzQmaU3HCCkWK3Q8FfIYtfZHigwh20rrnCsKgNJLidn8EOtLBsNLoC95K4ekfcWqJ8jRIK1qAxjN3OHINU1aMZOScGg-23LvQQ-msYEUn-DHda-uNhAU_hRRRxiFg/s400/_MG_4685+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614938385035539906" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.theppk.com/2011/05/creamy-avocado-potato-salad/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Salad</span></a> for supper.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehIlCfPgnucgKUgy7UhI8BB1mrBvuA-0PdZl2nuRb3GgR1WDu-PlAfB5DUsnfHhO8BLjE2l8yz8B8jYF1xi2475xN8E43uMktrB78sTHjgOU24Tpm_KmWxjmjoGKWDHLt3HoLLCpIA7Q/s1600/_MG_4668+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehIlCfPgnucgKUgy7UhI8BB1mrBvuA-0PdZl2nuRb3GgR1WDu-PlAfB5DUsnfHhO8BLjE2l8yz8B8jYF1xi2475xN8E43uMktrB78sTHjgOU24Tpm_KmWxjmjoGKWDHLt3HoLLCpIA7Q/s400/_MG_4668+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614938381407223234" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Sitting on the porch swing.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC68Px5VJsplVJJ_XoCSl-ApMx4ScV5sG7YA3LqwEOg1rthk741UWriw_LBsj668aQZe30pgNGTyee8GdTRRUNAtO6yxoRyUZ4mxTsNOkbUmQZjlLdd16Q9E2vhoYOqsitsHfyAU1he3Q/s1600/_MG_4767+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC68Px5VJsplVJJ_XoCSl-ApMx4ScV5sG7YA3LqwEOg1rthk741UWriw_LBsj668aQZe30pgNGTyee8GdTRRUNAtO6yxoRyUZ4mxTsNOkbUmQZjlLdd16Q9E2vhoYOqsitsHfyAU1he3Q/s400/_MG_4767+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614938626588878098" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Free time. What a novel idea.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZxokHGETOYoob4eC5Pj5ZdNtZdwmIu91Xl2pQ1VQaBL6UJPY0w-OIu3k1yPFY-Z-oCA5e_ziVDAhIsgHUfImkQkCzfexhFRVt82tWRP55uqPiXMpQYfTSS8qIsqsSn1XkYaHslB7Ekw/s1600/_MG_4666+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZxokHGETOYoob4eC5Pj5ZdNtZdwmIu91Xl2pQ1VQaBL6UJPY0w-OIu3k1yPFY-Z-oCA5e_ziVDAhIsgHUfImkQkCzfexhFRVt82tWRP55uqPiXMpQYfTSS8qIsqsSn1XkYaHslB7Ekw/s400/_MG_4666+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614938373143372194" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Swinging on the porch swing.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMFFhyphenhyphentV2_dSLqHXzGoRhFPo_lw2wkYzriH0wkbxLa3RqA0bwDoUdyAustXFa6KNZZzbgXTpdiFlkFes0p-6wC0Ugmiz-l7YwlmBRTtVJ1FdExLKfs9AoEYuf-IDRR0L6ilH3Mgqr8Cms/s1600/_MG_4789+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMFFhyphenhyphentV2_dSLqHXzGoRhFPo_lw2wkYzriH0wkbxLa3RqA0bwDoUdyAustXFa6KNZZzbgXTpdiFlkFes0p-6wC0Ugmiz-l7YwlmBRTtVJ1FdExLKfs9AoEYuf-IDRR0L6ilH3Mgqr8Cms/s400/_MG_4789+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614938812572490018" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >A new water gun.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1Lcv2bp93CP56Ddcb1eNK602ndxNwU5NGSwCzUusZIfN4KcUd4gmoUujEO1IqaG_BZeZbWqWrGDGXbLd-OPxsfiIxgHmGP5h-s3z_k6FP3Gr19JhobRC5ep12MV13F9qiyzj_JuW9FM/s1600/_MG_4726+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1Lcv2bp93CP56Ddcb1eNK602ndxNwU5NGSwCzUusZIfN4KcUd4gmoUujEO1IqaG_BZeZbWqWrGDGXbLd-OPxsfiIxgHmGP5h-s3z_k6FP3Gr19JhobRC5ep12MV13F9qiyzj_JuW9FM/s400/_MG_4726+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614938617865069010" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Grilled fruit.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRc6zRnBzW47ZeIGjwMsWvlFuleo5vhUiC1Ufbxi-QYQqfnmi0Mq5REd-G8KEU2eIfGXC7wha-DIFBLwhINs5CCA3hoQREZ2hTp0HpxzZbMTf1p8uhnj2yGH3yAiDA0huC3nWhBp5DehQ/s1600/_MG_4796+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRc6zRnBzW47ZeIGjwMsWvlFuleo5vhUiC1Ufbxi-QYQqfnmi0Mq5REd-G8KEU2eIfGXC7wha-DIFBLwhINs5CCA3hoQREZ2hTp0HpxzZbMTf1p8uhnj2yGH3yAiDA0huC3nWhBp5DehQ/s400/_MG_4796+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614938813962319602" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Ambushing little sisters with a new water gun.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizYBMBgfVSPbfuXh7zKZSsbw2QVCV0KPsfYnNdmyQDP9wk9wanGWxdasGHhMZO1TjAo2dI3TPtqCPtIDcNptulUAuS2aOHXFhLQF5lQHgN8gAp5MiaISeCTmoJ6lEIAs4tLF5VWK8khmQ/s1600/_MG_4615+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizYBMBgfVSPbfuXh7zKZSsbw2QVCV0KPsfYnNdmyQDP9wk9wanGWxdasGHhMZO1TjAo2dI3TPtqCPtIDcNptulUAuS2aOHXFhLQF5lQHgN8gAp5MiaISeCTmoJ6lEIAs4tLF5VWK8khmQ/s400/_MG_4615+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614938371160003170" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >A new summer soundtrack, downloaded and ready for memory making.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3FgQ-uex7dLqA_c8GGfShMRoVRTtKhHEdo4yGg3UZJZVN2mGnyp-hHJEugpB_WLaarAdgIL4tp21E0cISSUXYZhUfsUjLl5RUsh4VX95hv31TWuk4SSDa_mv8ELvPYYY-H5Qpz32M8E/s1600/_MG_4829+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3FgQ-uex7dLqA_c8GGfShMRoVRTtKhHEdo4yGg3UZJZVN2mGnyp-hHJEugpB_WLaarAdgIL4tp21E0cISSUXYZhUfsUjLl5RUsh4VX95hv31TWuk4SSDa_mv8ELvPYYY-H5Qpz32M8E/s400/_MG_4829+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614938905203997650" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Green grass. Unless you live in drought stricken Houston.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1GhyphenhyphensI6h5zEqEuGVJawXqDydwctMemYpRiTLVbYMogOwhFmcedBKGcFZ9fMFv-RkrNx2GZ4kcVF6pqnPmntAL5d2ymp1KwSZGHiu7sSnP5mkslNFYJQXCWXK_mJGsxS6mNjdWCM_h9o/s1600/_MG_4817+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1GhyphenhyphensI6h5zEqEuGVJawXqDydwctMemYpRiTLVbYMogOwhFmcedBKGcFZ9fMFv-RkrNx2GZ4kcVF6pqnPmntAL5d2ymp1KwSZGHiu7sSnP5mkslNFYJQXCWXK_mJGsxS6mNjdWCM_h9o/s400/_MG_4817+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614938819255830114" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Nightswimming</span>. With...and without the children. *wink*<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6H2OYfvVMIRe9Ecyzu-pTX06EDUeqHN1EhMMAlBE6Vb2mfnHOfuo8HcNMaX3rTcxFg2Zfx30TT_maUozuuM2Xw0SMXaP677_FwJjy8SL9tZniIdA7GRzOlvg86E35us7MOMgEYbq0JFc/s1600/_MG_4818+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6H2OYfvVMIRe9Ecyzu-pTX06EDUeqHN1EhMMAlBE6Vb2mfnHOfuo8HcNMaX3rTcxFg2Zfx30TT_maUozuuM2Xw0SMXaP677_FwJjy8SL9tZniIdA7GRzOlvg86E35us7MOMgEYbq0JFc/s400/_MG_4818+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614938824028505890" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Rain dancing. And celebrating the late afternoon roll of thunder that may, or may not produce some relief.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzkX3nUwCChaQusGTPSfapohyeFzBGAIfIlKGJ4wImFwsBmEdnwD16eRVsK6RN-NojgFh3MlyDj4qOrX7-l8CxTILIsMITvjtBGnZxcQbFwsq2Mn4q32-E4nKsi6S31ShVDiBf7TXbb8/s1600/_MG_4673+copy+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzkX3nUwCChaQusGTPSfapohyeFzBGAIfIlKGJ4wImFwsBmEdnwD16eRVsK6RN-NojgFh3MlyDj4qOrX7-l8CxTILIsMITvjtBGnZxcQbFwsq2Mn4q32-E4nKsi6S31ShVDiBf7TXbb8/s400/_MG_4673+copy+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614938375464877234" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Wine drinking, without the concern of next morning headaches.<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />School is out.<br /><br />We have quickly settled into a summer rhythm. It took all of one afternoon.<br /><br />I celebrated by taking one long, indulgent nap. This was followed by a large glass of wine, sun on my bare legs, and splashing in the pool.<br /><br />The rest of the weekend has been much of the same.<br /><br />I can't express how happy this makes me.<br /><br />And it's only just beginning...</span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512096636426988173noreply@blogger.com