tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31299541848885311142024-03-14T01:38:39.990-05:00Emily Post Does Not Live HereJessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07594078876629752265noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129954184888531114.post-22236359730321945022009-06-08T11:08:00.014-05:002009-06-08T12:17:03.005-05:00Thursday's Tex Mex Night<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/Si0_H-8__OI/AAAAAAAAALQ/2eB1ylHjRwY/s1600-h/Collage.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/Si0_H-8__OI/AAAAAAAAALQ/2eB1ylHjRwY/s400/Collage.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344997739149130978" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">So Thursday was Tex Mex Night at my house. It was so much fun to get together with my girlfriends (and Jeremiah) for some good food and great company. We had Strawberry Margaritas, Tex Mex Enchiladas, Redneck Caviar (made by my good friend, Kimberly) and Con Queso Dip (made by my friend and brain-twin, Laura). </span></span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/Si0_RmHC39I/AAAAAAAAALY/Cpb6nz4ZgCk/s1600-h/Collage2.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/Si0_RmHC39I/AAAAAAAAALY/Cpb6nz4ZgCk/s400/Collage2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344997904279068626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px; " /></a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The guest list included: Pat, the Hardest Working Lady I know (besides my mom); Julie, Ms. Little Cute & Perfect; Laura, the Ultimate Cheerleader & My Brain Twin; Kimberly, Our Little Artist; Ashley, the Beautiful Bride; Christina, the Best Sister a gal could have; and Jeremiah, my FAVORITE Little Person in the world! I am a very lucky girl to have such sweet, talented and genuine friends. I look forward to another little get-together very soon. Maybe we'll do a cheese and wine theme next? </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:48px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/Si1A7VCtNSI/AAAAAAAAALg/Agpywc076UA/s1600-h/Me%26Jeremiah2.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/Si1A7VCtNSI/AAAAAAAAALg/Agpywc076UA/s320/Me%26Jeremiah2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344999720763602210" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a></span></div></span></span></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07594078876629752265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129954184888531114.post-7989224739469265462009-06-01T10:11:00.029-05:002009-06-01T11:40:06.624-05:00Kitchen Makeover<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SiP3EESnufI/AAAAAAAAAHI/Qoboy1-BC1M/s1600-h/Kitchen.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SiP3EESnufI/AAAAAAAAAHI/Qoboy1-BC1M/s320/Kitchen.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342385232234920434" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">My sister, Christina, was kind enough to help me do a little home "sprucing" on Memorial Day. We celebrated the holiday earlier that weekend, so Monday we had no major plans. I was able to con her into helping me paint my kitchen and hang window treatments. Whatta gal! </span></span><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SiP3qBVu5xI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/QNNLkliITHE/s1600-h/Plates.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SiP3qBVu5xI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/QNNLkliITHE/s320/Plates.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342385884277696274" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">We took my plain Jane khaki-color kitchen to poppin' rusty-red eye-candy! ;-) </span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SiP9KOF4mUI/AAAAAAAAAII/p_g2a7gQ38k/s1600-h/BreakfastNook.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SiP9KOF4mUI/AAAAAAAAAII/p_g2a7gQ38k/s320/BreakfastNook.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342391935014836546" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Breakfast Nook</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SiP9Saftn-I/AAAAAAAAAIQ/GscWMfAAEyY/s1600-h/BreakfastNook2.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SiP9Saftn-I/AAAAAAAAAIQ/GscWMfAAEyY/s320/BreakfastNook2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342392075783348194" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 215px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I've had this cat picture for forever and a day, but I can't seem to part with it. And Little Buddy loves it, so it's gotta stay now. He points to it and says "Ccaaa". </span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SiP9oeK1_XI/AAAAAAAAAIY/zjUkGMsk1X4/s1600-h/Drapes1.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SiP9oeK1_XI/AAAAAAAAAIY/zjUkGMsk1X4/s320/Drapes1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342392454726679922" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This is something I'm proud of... For a more dramatic effect, I hung my drapes about a foot higher than the window, which caused the standard 84" window treatment to come up short. So to remedy this, I bought brown fabric and sewed it to the bottom of each panel. I think it turned out pretty cute. </span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SiP9v2DbKXI/AAAAAAAAAIg/IKa891dKuJw/s1600-h/Drapes2.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SiP9v2DbKXI/AAAAAAAAAIg/IKa891dKuJw/s320/Drapes2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342392581397096818" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">And I had this old chair sitting in my garage, so I decided to piant it the same color as my kitchen and place it in my den as an accent chair. It's fun and inexpensive, so when I am tired of it, I can put it back in the garage or get rid of it, and I've lost nothing. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SiP94hCCX_I/AAAAAAAAAIo/H_nsowRt_d4/s1600-h/Chair.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SiP94hCCX_I/AAAAAAAAAIo/H_nsowRt_d4/s320/Chair.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342392730372956146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:13px;">Just for fun, I did a little rearranging and placed this table and chair in my hallway. I found the table at an antique store in Chelsea (about $70 ) and bought the accessories at Home Goods. It is one of my favorite stores! You can find the best stuff for cheap, cheap, cheap! </span></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SiP-CE_hS5I/AAAAAAAAAIw/3oH4_MVCvso/s1600-h/Entry.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SiP-CE_hS5I/AAAAAAAAAIw/3oH4_MVCvso/s320/Entry.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342392894644898706" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> I love mixing modern and traditional!</span></span><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SiP-IATGftI/AAAAAAAAAI4/fxtfBoinXq8/s1600-h/Entry2.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SiP-IATGftI/AAAAAAAAAI4/fxtfBoinXq8/s320/Entry2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342392996464066258" style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SiQDHmpMJAI/AAAAAAAAAJI/jFigJgGHzwI/s1600-h/Entry3.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SiQDHmpMJAI/AAAAAAAAAJI/jFigJgGHzwI/s320/Entry3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342398487135527938" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Me in my new red kitchen - "Girl, put on some makeup!"</span></span></span></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SiQDPrH5UiI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/00OjmHopNzA/s1600-h/MeInTheKitchen.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SiQDPrH5UiI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/00OjmHopNzA/s320/MeInTheKitchen.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342398625777013282" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Thanks to my good friend, Laura, for the beautiful photos!!!</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07594078876629752265noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129954184888531114.post-14894668489925486882009-05-21T12:33:00.008-05:002009-05-21T16:42:49.961-05:00For Sweet Baby Parker<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/ShXKRZcNCGI/AAAAAAAAAHA/e690DabOPw4/s1600-h/BabyAngel.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 139px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/ShXKRZcNCGI/AAAAAAAAAHA/e690DabOPw4/s200/BabyAngel.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338395333553358946" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Times;"><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'times new roman'; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: bold; font-family:'times new roman';">When God Calls Little Children</span><br /></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="size10 ComicSansMS10" style=" line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">To dwell with Him above,<br /></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="size10 ComicSansMS10" style=" line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">We mortals always question<br /></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="size10 ComicSansMS10" style=" line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The wisdom of His love.<br /></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="size8 ComicSansMS8" style=" line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="size10 ComicSansMS10" style=" line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">For no heartache compares<br /></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="size10 ComicSansMS10" style=" line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">With the death of one small child<br /></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="size10 ComicSansMS10" style=" line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Who does so much to make this world<br /></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="size10 ComicSansMS10" style=" line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Seem wonderful and mild.<br /></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="size8 ComicSansMS8" style=" line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="size10 ComicSansMS10" style=" line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Perhaps God tires of calling<br /></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="size10 ComicSansMS10" style=" line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The aged to His fold<br /></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="size10 ComicSansMS10" style=" line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">And so he picks a rosebud<br /></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="size10 ComicSansMS10" style=" line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Before it can grow old.<br /></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="size8 ComicSansMS8" style=" line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="size10 ComicSansMS10" style=" line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">God knows how much we need them<br /></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="size10 ComicSansMS10" style=" line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">And so He takes but few<br /></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="size10 ComicSansMS10" style=" line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">To make the land of heaven<br /></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="size10 ComicSansMS10" style=" line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">More beautiful to view.<br /></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="size8 ComicSansMS8" style=" line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="size10 ComicSansMS10" style=" line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Believing this is difficult,<br /></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="size10 ComicSansMS10" style=" line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Still somehow we must try,<br /></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="size10 ComicSansMS10" style=" line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The saddest word mankind knows<br /></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="size10 ComicSansMS10" style=" line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Will always be goodbye.<br /></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="size8 ComicSansMS8" style=" line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="size10 ComicSansMS10" style=" line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">So when little ones departs.<br /></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="size10 ComicSansMS10" style=" line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">We who are left behind<br /></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="size10 ComicSansMS10" style=" line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Must realize God loves little children<br /></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="size10 ComicSansMS10" style=" line-height: normal; color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Angels are hard to find.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div></span></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07594078876629752265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129954184888531114.post-54238452053556795992009-05-19T16:41:00.015-05:002009-05-21T11:19:57.634-05:00My Home Projects<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/ShMz2aTz8YI/AAAAAAAAAGY/RvydBoqOwog/s1600-h/DoorHanger.jpg"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I love decorating my home. Adding accents or decor that I created myself and doing it all for a bargain, well that just makes it all the better! This is one of my latest projects - my front door hanging basket. I bought the tin basket at Lowes for under $10 and the flowers for half price at Hobby Lobby. I already had the ribbon. The total, under $24.00. Cute, huh?! </span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/ShMz2aTz8YI/AAAAAAAAAGY/RvydBoqOwog/s320/DoorHanger.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337666993232540034" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I love to sew, drapes, that is. I've never sewn anything else. I love the fact that when you make your own curtains, you have so many more options. Here are some that I made for our house. </span></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/ShMrKs1YObI/AAAAAAAAAFg/4c-WyEEh1AQ/s1600-h/DenDrapes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/ShMrKs1YObI/AAAAAAAAAFg/4c-WyEEh1AQ/s320/DenDrapes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337657446197901746" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Den</span></span><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/ShMsoz877jI/AAAAAAAAAFw/KnwNf52EMx4/s320/DiningRoomDrapes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337659063016353330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Dining Room</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">My son's room was one of my most fun projects. Here is his "Wall of Fame." I bought inexpensive frames from Hobby Lobby and 8.5 X 11 scrapbook paper in various patterns. I had black and white (5 X 5) photos printed at Wolf. I taped the pictures to the center of the paper, which made the paper look like a unique mat. I did it all for under $70. Pottery Barn, who... With your crazy prices! ;-) </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:48px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family:Georgia;font-size:16px;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/ShMuyGrWgQI/AAAAAAAAAF4/lgIJQdHspzM/s320/WallofFame2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337661421684949250" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/ShMv2uR1J8I/AAAAAAAAAGI/gEFXvwciZ6s/s320/WallofFrame3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337662600546428866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">This is my crazy artwork that I painted at Sips and Strokes - super fun; definitely recommend it! Anyway, these lovely painting are hanging in my laundry room. Yes, I am too embarrassed to hang them in any room where guests might actually see them. But they are cute in their own little, non-artistic way, so I had to hang them somewhere. My husband voted for the garage, but I won. ;-) </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/ShMxDp3eQDI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/EMRE4wOl9Co/s320/Artwork.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337663922212061234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07594078876629752265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129954184888531114.post-90878604165436352282009-05-19T07:54:00.007-05:002009-05-19T08:17:00.584-05:00Ashley Warren is a Great Photographer!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/ShKt2JFF1ZI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/F-BC22W6qdg/s1600-h/jessicakirkes+5x7+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/ShKt2JFF1ZI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/F-BC22W6qdg/s400/jessicakirkes+5x7+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337519654049273234" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I</span></span></span><span style="font-style:italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">f you are looking for a photographer for individual, baby, family or wedding pics, Ashley's your gal! Check out her website... </span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana; font-style: normal;">http://www.ashleywarrenstudios.com<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana; font-style: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana; font-style: normal; ">Plus, she is super down-to-earth, sweet and fun! </span><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span></span></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07594078876629752265noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129954184888531114.post-56671081800539388112009-05-11T07:48:00.004-05:002009-05-11T07:52:25.106-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SggfHzSZtFI/AAAAAAAAAEk/JF3ia9HA2jI/s1600-h/RockTheBlock.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 325px; height: 245px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SggfHzSZtFI/AAAAAAAAAEk/JF3ia9HA2jI/s400/RockTheBlock.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334547977507288146" /></a><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">I am totally excited about this! I am helping out with this year’s “Rock the Block”, a children’s ministry through the Church at Brookhills.</span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">We are taking Back Yard Bible Club to neighborhoods all over the Birmingham area. I’ve never participated in anything like this – I’m super pumped to see how God might use me! </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">If you live in the Birmingham area and are interested, check out the website. Registration starts May 17</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;"><a href="http://www.brookhills.org/local/page_local_min_children_bybc.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;"></span></span></span></a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;"><a href="http://www.brookhills.org/local/page_local_min_children_bybc.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.brookhills.org/local/page_local_min_children_bybc.htm</span></span></span></a></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">I have volunteered to help with the BYBC at Pathways. </span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">I can’t wait to meet these cool kids! </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.pathwayshome.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.pathwayshome.org</span></span></a></p> <!--EndFragment-->Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07594078876629752265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129954184888531114.post-30152316832815153592009-05-08T08:49:00.021-05:002009-05-08T09:57:04.612-05:00Our Quick Getaway<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SgQ-adj5oZI/AAAAAAAAACk/ob3r0EUAQIk/s1600-h/P1010531.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SgQ-adj5oZI/AAAAAAAAACk/ob3r0EUAQIk/s400/P1010531.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333456483046236562" /></a><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">My husband is in home security sales, which is a seasonal business. He works six days a week during the months of May through September. An upside to this long, hard summer is that he has a lot of free time the rest of the year. The downside is that Sunday is our only day together as a family and sometimes we don’t even get that. But as long as the summer can seem, it is his job that allows me to work part-time and therefore, spend more time with our son.<br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">So knowing that we would not be able to take a summer vacation, we decided to sneak in a quick family trip to Destin. It was great! Besides it being a tad bit too cool to swim, the end of April is a wonderful time to go to the beach. It is between spring break and the start of the summer season, so you can get great deals. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><!--StartFragment--> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">We arrived Thursday afternoon. Little Buddy was not too bad on the way down. A potable DVD player with video selections from Baby Einstein to Elmo to Word World kept him occupied for most of the trip. My husband, being the “salesman”, got us a great deal on a beautiful condo. It was spacious and had an awesome view. Sterling Shores is the name for anyone interested. </span></span><a href="http://www.sterlingresorts.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">http://www.sterlingresorts.com/</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> The pool was great, the walk to the beach was a breeze and we were right across the street from one of my favorite places – The Back Porch – great food and atmosphere. </span></span><a href="http://www.theback-porch.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">http://www.theback-porch.com/</span></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SgQ_5i4Sp3I/AAAAAAAAAC0/v_hDkN913oc/s1600-h/P1010525.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SgQ_5i4Sp3I/AAAAAAAAAC0/v_hDkN913oc/s400/P1010525.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333458116561512306" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">We enjoyed a great Thursday evening, just the three of us. Then Friday morning we took it easy and eventually made our way to the incredible pool. Our son was less than thrilled with the water temperature, but after a little while, he decided that it wasn’t so bad. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SgRAfUZtyXI/AAAAAAAAADE/gND-I5Bw4KE/s1600-h/P1010570.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SgRAfUZtyXI/AAAAAAAAADE/gND-I5Bw4KE/s400/P1010570.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333458765510199666" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></p> <!--EndFragment--> <div style="text-align: left;"><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SgRB8mxxXoI/AAAAAAAAADs/z9S5g_h7DQ4/s1600-h/P1010578.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SgRB8mxxXoI/AAAAAAAAADs/z9S5g_h7DQ4/s400/P1010578.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333460368170770050" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SgREpxu0WaI/AAAAAAAAAEc/lfFB33_FLZA/s1600-h/P1010553.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SgREpxu0WaI/AAAAAAAAAEc/lfFB33_FLZA/s400/P1010553.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333463343228541346" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">My awesome sister drove down to stay with us for the weekend. The four of us decided to stroll around Destin Commons and have a bite to eat. The relaxed atmosphere was perfect for our son. He could run around and just be a little boy without being an annoyance to others. </span></span><a href="http://www.destincommons.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">http://www.destincommons.com</span></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SgRBCUCfXbI/AAAAAAAAADU/KWDtTj8jZfc/s1600-h/P1010566.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SgRBCUCfXbI/AAAAAAAAADU/KWDtTj8jZfc/s400/P1010566.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333459366708207026" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SgRBUY6s6JI/AAAAAAAAADc/YhbCAutroN4/s1600-h/P1010595.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SgRBUY6s6JI/AAAAAAAAADc/YhbCAutroN4/s400/P1010595.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333459677255362706" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The next day we played in the sun between naps (of course) and enjoyed the cool breeze and warm sun. Saturday night my sister was kind enough to babysit for us. Jason and I had a blast. We actually had the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">opportunity </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">to dine at a restaurant, have a real conversation and take our time eating.</span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">It was great – no taking turns entertaining our son or shoveling food in our mouths at warp speed in hopes of bailing before a tantrum erupts.</span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SgRC1__iUoI/AAAAAAAAAEE/c2KZGByevfg/s1600-h/P1010597.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SgRC1__iUoI/AAAAAAAAAEE/c2KZGByevfg/s400/P1010597.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333461354191934082" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">After a long, lovely weekend, we headed back home on Sunday. It was bitter sweet. We had this great family weekend full of relaxation and fun, but knowing as soon as we returned home (back to reality), the hard work was going to begin. Jason would be working his butt off selling alarms, and I would be working solo with our rambunctious toddler all summer long.</span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">BUT, I’ve got lots of activities in the works to keep that little booger busy! </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SgREXlRt_SI/AAAAAAAAAEU/e-3dJRlSQLo/s1600-h/P1010548.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SgREXlRt_SI/AAAAAAAAAEU/e-3dJRlSQLo/s400/P1010548.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333463030647618850" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SgRC9XXZ0rI/AAAAAAAAAEM/NZTzZm0b2K0/s1600-h/P1010592.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SgRC9XXZ0rI/AAAAAAAAAEM/NZTzZm0b2K0/s400/P1010592.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333461480725140146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></p> <!--EndFragment--> <p></p> <!--EndFragment--> </div><p></p> <!--EndFragment--> <p></p> <!--EndFragment-->Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07594078876629752265noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129954184888531114.post-8895891768073642492009-05-04T10:33:00.009-05:002009-06-01T14:46:32.230-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/Sf8WtnoimcI/AAAAAAAAACc/spiVF7FY99M/s1600-h/DSC02886.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/Sf8WtnoimcI/AAAAAAAAACc/spiVF7FY99M/s400/DSC02886.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332005456818903490" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>My Beautiful Friends<br /></div></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07594078876629752265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129954184888531114.post-24271053515578397022009-04-14T10:32:00.010-05:002009-04-14T11:07:57.788-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SeSwUoXumTI/AAAAAAAAABs/cB4T80-1i38/s1600-h/JeremiahB%26WPics.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 158px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SeSwUoXumTI/AAAAAAAAABs/cB4T80-1i38/s320/JeremiahB%26WPics.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324574527939582258" /></a><br />My Son Grows Up<br /><br />Life is fleeting, years rush past...<br />and little boys grow up so fast!<br />Let me take time out to be<br />thankful mine is still here with me.<br />And though I'm busy through the day,<br />let me take time out to play...<br />Let me take time out to smile,<br />to sit with him for just a while...<br />Let me take time out for walks,<br />for swings and sports and quiet talks,<br />for sharing giggles, tickles, and hugs,<br />for patching knees and catching bugs...<br />for running races, climbing trees,<br />for helping with his A - B - C's...<br />For hatching plots and planning schemes,<br />for listening to his thoughts and dreams.<br />Let me tuck him in at night,<br />hear his prayers, turn off the light.<br />And when my busy day is done,<br />let me thank God I have a son.<br /><br />...Author Unknown</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SeSz4sL7-FI/AAAAAAAAAB8/OuTAACmS3L0/s1600-h/JeremiahCollage.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 158px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SeSz4sL7-FI/AAAAAAAAAB8/OuTAACmS3L0/s320/JeremiahCollage.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324578445974042706" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SeS0Yy0kwHI/AAAAAAAAACM/DzucPbbHubE/s1600-h/JeremiahB%26WPics2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 141px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X_xmmiqyqQ4/SeS0Yy0kwHI/AAAAAAAAACM/DzucPbbHubE/s400/JeremiahB%26WPics2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324578997510914162" /></a>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07594078876629752265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129954184888531114.post-57603412476714142582009-04-07T17:54:00.000-05:002009-04-07T18:01:01.533-05:00Don't Worry -- Author Unknown<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Years ago, I was enthralled as I listened to a pastor who for several years had faithfully served the church. His executive responsibilities had taken him all over this country. As he concluded his message, he told of one of the most frightening, yet thought-provoking, experiences of his life.<br /><br />He had been on a long flight from one place to another. The first warning of the approaching problems came when the sign on the airplane flashed on: Fasten your seat belts. Then, after a while, a calm voice said, "We shall not be serving the beverages at this time as we are expecting a little turbulence. Please be sure your seat belt is fastened."<br /><br />As he looked around the aircraft, it became obvious that many of the passengers were becoming apprehensive. Later, the voice of the announcer said, "We are so sorry that we are unable to serve the meal at this time. The turbulence is still ahead of us."<br /><br />Then the storm broke. The ominous cracks of thunder could be heard even above the roar of the engines. Lightening lit up the darkening skies, and within moments that great plane was like a cork tossed around on a celestial ocean. One moment the airplane was lifted on terrific currents of air; the next, it dropped as if it were about to crash.<br /><br />The pastor confessed that he shared the discomfort and fear of those around him. He said, "As I looked around the plane, I could see that nearly all the passengers were upset and alarmed. Some were praying. The future seemed ominous and many were wondering if they would make it through the storm.<br /><br />Then, I suddenly saw a little girl. Apparently the storm meant nothing to her. She had tucked her feet beneath her as she sat on her seat; she was reading a book and every thing within her small world was calm and orderly. Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would read again; then she would straighten her legs, but worry and fear were not in her world. When the plane was being buffeted by the terrible storm when it lurched this way and that, as it rose and fell with frightening severity,when all the adults were scared half to death, that marvelous child was completely composed and unafraid." The minister could hardly believe his eyes.<br /><br />It was not surprising therefore, that when the plane finally reached its destination and all the passengers were hurrying to disembark,our pastor lingered to speak to the girl whom he had watched for such a long time. Having commented about the storm and behavior of the plane, he asked why she had not been afraid.<br /><br />The child replied, "'Cause my Daddy's the pilot, and he's taking me home."<br /><br />There are many kinds of storms that buffet us:<br />• Physical,<br />• Mental,<br />• Financial,<br />• Domestic, and...<br />Many other storms can easily and quickly darken our skies and throw our plane into apparently uncontrollable movement. We have all known such times, and let us be honest and confess, it is much easier to be at rest when our feet are on the ground than when we are being tossed about a darkened sky.<br /><br />Let us remember... Our Father is the Pilot. He is in control and taking us home... so Don't Worry.</span></span>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07594078876629752265noreply@blogger.com4