tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59047990771549072712024-02-06T19:09:46.982-08:00Let's Talk TurkeyMeet the Gobles (as opposed to the Gobbles--whom we've never met, but are often confused with): Dadda (Spencer), Momma (Trulee),
Bax (Baxter), Zeep (Zander),
and our sweet Frog Prince (Syler)Truleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426753616195870580noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904799077154907271.post-44027256801902900822011-01-21T16:47:00.000-08:002011-01-21T16:49:29.069-08:00So Proud! I'm so unbelievably proud of Baxter today!<br />
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A couple days ago he came home with the news he won 2nd place at the preliminary Geography Bee. (That's right, I said GEOGRAPHY!) They took 3 4th graders, 3 5th graders, and 4 6th graders (due to a tie--2 for 1st and 2 for second) for a school final Geography Bee that took place today after school.<br />
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To my amazement, Baxter won FIRST PLACE!! (I'm amazed because I've never been good at geography.) He won a metal and a new Atlas--which he's been looking at all afternoon. On Tuesday he'll take a 70 question test with an hour time-limit to see if he gets to represent Foxboro Elementary in the State Geography Bee. <br />
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Good Luck, Baxter. Remember I love you!!<br />
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2nd place, 3rd place, and 1st place winners!Truleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426753616195870580noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904799077154907271.post-33607606095207359942011-01-12T09:02:00.000-08:002011-01-12T09:02:47.680-08:00Baby UpdateJanuary 4th we found out our baby is ANOTHER BOY. I took this news MUCH better than I did with Syler. It helped that Spencer and I talked the night before and both of us thought another boy was joining us.<br />
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Noel went with me to the ultrasound. The lady didn't even give us warning. "This is the first boy we've had all day!" (This was said before we even realized we were looking at a baby, let alone his gender.) She seemed very excited. Noel was shocked, and I was, well, lets just say not surprised. It was nice that the lady kept reinforcing the gender and how all the previous day's women were having girls. (Sarcasm intended.)<br />
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Well, I've decided I'm not in a hurry to name this baby. All our other children had their names practically before conception--except Baxter, which I won the fight over after we found out he was indeed a boy. Syler's name was chosen 7 years before birth. That's just the kinda girl I am--usually. However, I didn't exactly plan on more than 3 boys so we ran out of names.<br />
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It's actually Spencer's turn to pick, but I reserve the right to veto. So far we have a long list of -er names, but no decisions have been made. I'm tempted to wait until the birth. How unlike me!<br />
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My other boys are excited just to have a new baby in the house. Of course, Syler doesn't entirely understand. I guess he will soon enough! I've taken the opportunity to post a baby countdown on my blog so we can share the countdown with anyone reading this blog.<br />
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128 days to go!!Truleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426753616195870580noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904799077154907271.post-68610528524320307632010-12-27T20:07:00.000-08:002010-12-27T20:07:44.720-08:00Christmas Came and WentWhat a great Christmas we had this year! I love it when my toughest critic (Zander) says it was the best Christmas ever. ;) [No pressure on next year of course.]<br />
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On Christmas Eve we decorated cookies for Santa, enjoyed Christmas Eve dinner at Granny Goon's (and stayed way too late) where Syler got to sit on Santa's lap and made sure to ask after the reindeer. When we finally got home, we watched our annual Christmas Eve on Sesame Street, read 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, then went to bed so Santa could come! <br />
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On Christmas morning we slept in until 8:30am (Dad's favorite part), opened presents (Syler put his away as he opened them--Mom's favorite part), then went to breakfast made by Grandpa Hugo. After all that excitement we visited Grandpa Goble and went home for a long winter's nap! :) <br />
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I hope next year is equally exciting, with a little less exhaustion--of course we'll have a new member in the family so who knows. Here's hoping!<br />
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AUGUST: Vacation!!! We went to Oregon (finally) for a freaking fantastic time. We saw a whale outside our room every day but one--the day we were gone all day. We also saw the world's largest sea lion cave, 2 light houses, and watched a man glass blowing. The beach was cold and the water was FREEZING! We loved every minute--except maybe the long drive and the boat. <br />
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More AUGUST: I slipped away for a girl's weekend to St. George! Then I ended the month with a fabulous birthday--in which I got that camera I hinted for. :)<br />
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SEPTEMBER: School started! September ended. (That was fast!)<br />
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OCTOBER: Halfway over and I don't know where it even started. We did manage to squeeze in some family photo time. I posted my favorites on the left side of this blog. I hope we get some great Halloween photos to include soon!Truleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426753616195870580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904799077154907271.post-58919748335205303562010-08-09T15:53:00.000-07:002010-08-09T15:53:26.005-07:00July in a Blur.July was filled with outings--Library activities, Park excursions, Dick's program for kids, etc. Most pictures were taken with my sisters' cameras (I need a camera I can stick in my purse--hint hint, Spencer) so I only got a couple from my phone camera (not a great camera).<br />
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Here are the kids watermelon-bowling.<br />
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And then came August...Truleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426753616195870580noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904799077154907271.post-72096153310294139192010-06-22T16:29:00.000-07:002010-06-22T16:32:23.316-07:00I Love Birthdays!My sweet baby turned 2 on the 13th of this month! I can't believe he's growing so quickly. I was just talking to him today as if he could understand everything I was saying, and then he responded--that's right, he CAN understand everything (or almost) that I'm saying!<br />
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He got blocks on wheels from the Pedersens, Bubbles from The Grandparents (along with money for savings), a baby pterodactyl and smurf DVD from his parents, but the best present of all came a couple days later...<br />
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What an awesome birthday! Happy Birthday my Sy.Truleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426753616195870580noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904799077154907271.post-33042087494589674262010-06-11T10:56:00.000-07:002010-06-11T11:08:28.549-07:00An AMAZING FamilyLast Saturday my family (parents, siblings, etc.) pulled out all the stops to raise money for an amazing family in need. I felt so blessed to be a part of this adventure. I was also sincerely humbled by those neighbors in my own ward, and a long all-but-lost friend, that came to help me help others. This was perhaps the first of many opportunities for the People Helping the People to bring about a magnificent feat. We had a goal we thought would be tough to reach and ended up doubling it! I especially enjoyed my children learning how blessings can come to those who are willing to help others.<br />
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To the family we helped, WE LOVE YOU!Truleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426753616195870580noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904799077154907271.post-86877589848324210022010-04-20T16:48:00.000-07:002010-04-20T16:48:08.907-07:00Spring Break Broke the Bank!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdCCpd0umYv_c3uyTHUEYLE1wKJcIZaXRDLa0Ea_bJsJ4VzZHfIl60UC5DShEoCIfqJzgVOcobGRU9Zl0rlA6LNpFCoLv4EsvVZeAXE_yKqZOsUz9gRaivdTmhzE0SPhA5ez-hIXbAjN2/s1600/IMG_1227.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdCCpd0umYv_c3uyTHUEYLE1wKJcIZaXRDLa0Ea_bJsJ4VzZHfIl60UC5DShEoCIfqJzgVOcobGRU9Zl0rlA6LNpFCoLv4EsvVZeAXE_yKqZOsUz9gRaivdTmhzE0SPhA5ez-hIXbAjN2/s200/IMG_1227.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>We had a FUN-tastic Spring Break this year! It started off with a relaxing Easter, in which I had to let Syler color my egg because 2 wasn't enough. He would have preferred all 12! <br />
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Then we headed off to Vegas for a short family vacation! We hiked a trail in Red Rock Canyon, thoroughly enjoyed ourselves at the Lied (pronounced Leed) Childrens' Discovery Museum, and had a blast at the pool! We also took a day trip to St. George to watch the beautiful Cadence perform at her dance competition! Even Zander agreed the vacation was a hit--and that's tough to come by.<br />
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Good-bye March! Welcome April.Truleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426753616195870580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904799077154907271.post-56189526117720142822010-03-10T10:31:00.000-08:002010-03-10T10:31:07.391-08:00Why do LDS women stress?As Latter-day Saint women, we are practically obsessed with anxiously engaging ourselves in good causes. Maybe it's subliminal. <br />
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Glancing through the hymnal last Sunday I noted that as sisters in Zion, we who are called to serve are all enlisted to go marching, marching forward because the world has need of willing men to all press on scattering sunshine. We wonder if we have done any good in the world today because we have been given much and want to do what is right, keep the commandments, press forward with the Saints, choose the right, and put our shoulders to the wheel going where He wants us to go. However, as the morning breaks high on the mountaintop, truth reflects upon our senses, and while we still believe that sweet is the work, we also realize that we have work enough to do ere the sun goes down.<br />
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(I found this on a friend's blog and LOVED it!)Truleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426753616195870580noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904799077154907271.post-30846805270233672062010-02-28T10:07:00.000-08:002010-02-28T10:13:55.950-08:00You ate WHAT?!The other night was Ladies' Night!<br />
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Then yesterday we went to the cinema for a showing of The Lightening Thief! We also dined out at Applebee's. <br />
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Baxter had a great time and appreciated all the birthday wishes. Thanks, everyone!Truleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426753616195870580noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904799077154907271.post-57844163882168533772010-02-28T08:18:00.000-08:002010-02-28T09:30:50.551-08:00MAJOR SCOUTING EVENT!<span style="font-size: small;">On February 17th we celebrated 100 years of scouting at the blue and gold banquet! My boys worked so hard to get where they are now in scouts.<br />
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Congratulations, Boys. I'm so proud of you both!</span>Truleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426753616195870580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904799077154907271.post-3293879064985586802010-02-06T15:41:00.000-08:002010-02-06T16:04:38.526-08:00JanuaryHow is it that we're already into month two of 2010?<br /><br />January went by in a blur, mostly because Spencer got his annual illness and had to take a week off. Don't worry, Zander and Syler kept him company during his drug riddled vacation from work. Baxter and I were the only ones to remain healthy--thanks in large part to the vitamins and Airborne we took daily.<br /><br />I'm pretty sure any resolutions we made for the new year have been left forgotten by the wayside. I know mine periodically scamper through my mind only to be shoved aside by habit and, let's face it, hunger.<br /><br />On a happy not<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDlzMC5jWYAUbJs9y8pNIQ1KKDisNDIAueToaxcuvU4-hob52f1SftBbtcsSXFkaZ5GJhSQZ_IXIVnAq-Lko2jmZI9vTGsxN4LD2Z4EsAFmhhmSS47q-RoQhyF8jMgl6kYmMiOdOZeSlke/s1600-h/Alda-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDlzMC5jWYAUbJs9y8pNIQ1KKDisNDIAueToaxcuvU4-hob52f1SftBbtcsSXFkaZ5GJhSQZ_IXIVnAq-Lko2jmZI9vTGsxN4LD2Z4EsAFmhhmSS47q-RoQhyF8jMgl6kYmMiOdOZeSlke/s200/Alda-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435283565666720658" border="0" /></a>e, my sister, Audra, brought a miracle into this world! I'm extremely excited to enjoy the rest of this year (and many more to come) getting to know Sweet Alda Mae! What a perfectly healthy, BEAUTIFUL baby girl.<br />Audra definitely deserves such a blessing in her life. Congratulations, Audra.Truleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426753616195870580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904799077154907271.post-65813597779956513822010-01-03T18:39:00.000-08:002010-02-22T11:08:55.548-08:00Christmas and New Years<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2CukdEVBxauOBMmb7D2092flzrEpq6z2w_U2CVzh7mr9br2flChpy6-qB5Snic_5_7U-haJvAaxLUGXd9x7uOlCEIRtnZpCNyppTmFwYiljUk38AVu2_nRjUmom20sEBMw9j9ZNiPhVXi/s1600-h/IMG_0933.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2CukdEVBxauOBMmb7D2092flzrEpq6z2w_U2CVzh7mr9br2flChpy6-qB5Snic_5_7U-haJvAaxLUGXd9x7uOlCEIRtnZpCNyppTmFwYiljUk38AVu2_nRjUmom20sEBMw9j9ZNiPhVXi/s200/IMG_0933.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422720629721085554" border="0" /></a><br />What a year that was! The holiday season was great! I like to think my boys enjoyed the giving as much as the getting. (Well, almost as much.) I'm hoping Santa cuts back a bit next Christmas.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6zm12J_3X6sWIwC98orh6cgx1d1fk29wnEITlizWdwpz9BThfWHLVpYKe17Ul7ttBFwQBTP_bTliCZ9Exh4ND5aCThtZZ9es79218vvZ8YaE1jn2Eyte9YAyaNqqZ3viBd2acVvBY2r6/s1600-h/IMG_0940.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6zm12J_3X6sWIwC98orh6cgx1d1fk29wnEITlizWdwpz9BThfWHLVpYKe17Ul7ttBFwQBTP_bTliCZ9Exh4ND5aCThtZZ9es79218vvZ8YaE1jn2Eyte9YAyaNqqZ3viBd2acVvBY2r6/s200/IMG_0940.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422715634464634962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtpNiv0FeGDYyv_41dH0yvSqdaV6PRl2MnPrabmSBYlVpVNlQz5nkKIPP4-McyTf2vIM8StzKKVbXslCepbFw3bSuM4cSEc93iHkVrClG09p-DLWjklWZ-6Dk6uldjHMDytOWmLk-KL9i/s1600-h/IMG_0956.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtpNiv0FeGDYyv_41dH0yvSqdaV6PRl2MnPrabmSBYlVpVNlQz5nkKIPP4-McyTf2vIM8StzKKVbXslCepbFw3bSuM4cSEc93iHkVrClG09p-DLWjklWZ-6Dk6uldjHMDytOWmLk-KL9i/s200/IMG_0956.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422715767322318082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7OTqjVr6lMudLTSnNrYCIz-5lLAbc0ae0m_-1a60wVEvhXj6hGbpMZVhyoNjjsgPIKDivfd-2Gy4PR1CLabzCmIWogCaTPd53s4WAeEJ06MqWrClDjGZArN3mDG1RoTs-0SJL4ApqLeZ/s1600-h/IMG_0981.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7OTqjVr6lMudLTSnNrYCIz-5lLAbc0ae0m_-1a60wVEvhXj6hGbpMZVhyoNjjsgPIKDivfd-2Gy4PR1CLabzCmIWogCaTPd53s4WAeEJ06MqWrClDjGZArN3mDG1RoTs-0SJL4ApqLeZ/s200/IMG_0981.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422716013184397698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpoNYKQThbAIiH_9j7zHQNeg5IjCAYGB0wIf_6j-UasTMWcTZwladW79nRVzMNvMsrtOCHX1gBFap_kWxZ7XuFUq8N6ZtYAHnRD7-SF4TbnNpbqrlUupuV8CnpE1N6TTMnNIFrcpmwy9Hj/s1600-h/IMG_0992.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpoNYKQThbAIiH_9j7zHQNeg5IjCAYGB0wIf_6j-UasTMWcTZwladW79nRVzMNvMsrtOCHX1gBFap_kWxZ7XuFUq8N6ZtYAHnRD7-SF4TbnNpbqrlUupuV8CnpE1N6TTMnNIFrcpmwy9Hj/s200/IMG_0992.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422716109250597186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguATK0LBPqih5JYpLEfzIY3DHjPGaWWMHuHRSEpopTE-RgaX4bu8x9Qj6ttEEA9EvnakGmUe48SKKaKFcw49FKGszJq4YzZBWvF1Qt_mA3Mynd9jFjQMaFgTw-PQtyG9OMF64_CMFRIOLa/s1600-h/IMG_0977.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguATK0LBPqih5JYpLEfzIY3DHjPGaWWMHuHRSEpopTE-RgaX4bu8x9Qj6ttEEA9EvnakGmUe48SKKaKFcw49FKGszJq4YzZBWvF1Qt_mA3Mynd9jFjQMaFgTw-PQtyG9OMF64_CMFRIOLa/s200/IMG_0977.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422715883574194706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />We sp<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_iUAraF1W0fIbJcwXeIPvdE4ElkTCNtm-CSRDMi2O0NTyv59WCGh0N1WQRdO861oSAw68BGYz1-lY2pn4TeMFOZ9AwEVweb7o9IFaE1A815oUHpbIyKMtST-gQRYNsTCIudUAnK305CrS/s1600-h/IMG_1043.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_iUAraF1W0fIbJcwXeIPvdE4ElkTCNtm-CSRDMi2O0NTyv59WCGh0N1WQRdO861oSAw68BGYz1-lY2pn4TeMFOZ9AwEVweb7o9IFaE1A815oUHpbIyKMtST-gQRYNsTCIudUAnK305CrS/s200/IMG_1043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422716311620737474" border="0" /></a>ent New Year's Eve with our good friends. We love having them over for games and bringing in the new year with them. Sy didn't really enjoy the moose calling Zander produced for his new years cheer, but he learned to laugh at it. Good times!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here's to a great 2010 filled with even more sharing and caring!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicXBzDxwjckOjUX03lNSVo3f81Md0KLFcirqGmXapymFp7IL1qYQujUATtM7F1eEcIxte95YPTMnCZVvX67Fgwj85MMhgKg3uuI2IzmNEZ3VSgItWRiSfuNdJyYX4TTYNQ2esiRKbeXosF/s1600-h/IMG_1033.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicXBzDxwjckOjUX03lNSVo3f81Md0KLFcirqGmXapymFp7IL1qYQujUATtM7F1eEcIxte95YPTMnCZVvX67Fgwj85MMhgKg3uuI2IzmNEZ3VSgItWRiSfuNdJyYX4TTYNQ2esiRKbeXosF/s200/IMG_1033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422716224153958722" border="0" /></a>Truleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426753616195870580noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904799077154907271.post-8334938724588214672009-11-27T13:52:00.000-08:002009-11-27T14:12:36.861-08:00The Tree Hunt 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWKTfpx10GPSMLmRZCZm5E0S8H_t34ns3Ea1pmml_dRBRtppR7wIuWmkL9XwpR4w5nkZFig7OP1hZmcOPa7u0X2ddGZlmxVgI7ZP0-3IgyK-VqrmGWz4a71EKvLvBA81sTyDmaG-56Z04T/s1600/IMG_0829.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWKTfpx10GPSMLmRZCZm5E0S8H_t34ns3Ea1pmml_dRBRtppR7wIuWmkL9XwpR4w5nkZFig7OP1hZmcOPa7u0X2ddGZlmxVgI7ZP0-3IgyK-VqrmGWz4a71EKvLvBA81sTyDmaG-56Z04T/s200/IMG_0829.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408905555052965426" border="0" /></a><br />Every year we go to the mountains (a tree farm) in search of our Christmas tree. This is always a fun tradition, but this year I especially enjoyed watching Syler try to understand what the heck we were doing! We always bring hot chocolate and doughnuts to celebrate our find.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVCt7kMCNyW94hlTiYhPKq8BRSybLc_GEv6msFzcmRlpowolXoqRZev2sZVOJBo3x697Sq0CYAINCG6cRYBQUQS89s7OoY77klxhyh1k447DYUSCneHK8DjBTsg2vgpoOuwdaIdd5nBOB/s1600/IMG_0818.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVCt7kMCNyW94hlTiYhPKq8BRSybLc_GEv6msFzcmRlpowolXoqRZev2sZVOJBo3x697Sq0CYAINCG6cRYBQUQS89s7OoY77klxhyh1k447DYUSCneHK8DjBTsg2vgpoOuwdaIdd5nBOB/s200/IMG_0818.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408905708812663490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhXTrqMKmMLyey5VGVWWVc_z170XE9eVqY9rhSrAVYEW9-04mwaLChDYwyx9bppHjRTYssdAK21yI3_cElLc2DjqyJGSahxAysCD3yA3qC7JzZDst9RWZpWXlvShYomP1bUvieKRlzMIg/s1600/IMG_0840.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhXTrqMKmMLyey5VGVWWVc_z170XE9eVqY9rhSrAVYEW9-04mwaLChDYwyx9bppHjRTYssdAK21yI3_cElLc2DjqyJGSahxAysCD3yA3qC7JzZDst9RWZpWXlvShYomP1bUvieKRlzMIg/s200/IMG_0840.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408905873307688002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This year our friends came with us.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2HgEV9E20IZlyqK1A3ri7hyRaN_RZ9WOu_XRgkvHSgtoH0ksp6EdmdVdvUEI9HAbTxVKnQBGjyxRUStUdTimz8q52r9oWf6Un8o_DIrd3Lomp_WAVmlhX98W_xpQ56XI5RAo0yxV0F3TY/s1600/IMG_0813.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2HgEV9E20IZlyqK1A3ri7hyRaN_RZ9WOu_XRgkvHSgtoH0ksp6EdmdVdvUEI9HAbTxVKnQBGjyxRUStUdTimz8q52r9oWf6Un8o_DIrd3Lomp_WAVmlhX98W_xpQ56XI5RAo0yxV0F3TY/s200/IMG_0813.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408906020213077954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We always enjoy watching them decide which tree they're going to cut down.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQP1suWQH-sduu16KxfpCSbCiLBUbIdLNPt86YgQJ08Fw7ED_rfPX-Y6wJdTlt5ceSHi5bfIhElMiylfn9m-jmjmZ5ckH3eb6ZxGlGK6qwomY58i27TVbh3wNspyBQT29-YFxsseP_s8Ux/s1600/IMG_0838.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQP1suWQH-sduu16KxfpCSbCiLBUbIdLNPt86YgQJ08Fw7ED_rfPX-Y6wJdTlt5ceSHi5bfIhElMiylfn9m-jmjmZ5ckH3eb6ZxGlGK6qwomY58i27TVbh3wNspyBQT29-YFxsseP_s8Ux/s200/IMG_0838.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408908013756653970" border="0" /></a><br />This year they had to start cutting quick before another family took the one Alisha had her mind set on!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdU-Gz7aYs0FgNGlv3L2JC53WNMgoRyQADlOdCGXV54m9ivZVRaj7jf4R77OGbE5tpYm_3PHF1i-g7T8DkXlUz9tl4FhRNBokr1XWqqVEhlpAoteQmyxepV1dgv0vsRS5dE4R7c9RuvBR/s1600/IMG_0860.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdU-Gz7aYs0FgNGlv3L2JC53WNMgoRyQADlOdCGXV54m9ivZVRaj7jf4R77OGbE5tpYm_3PHF1i-g7T8DkXlUz9tl4FhRNBokr1XWqqVEhlpAoteQmyxepV1dgv0vsRS5dE4R7c9RuvBR/s200/IMG_0860.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408908558508228994" border="0" /></a>Truleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426753616195870580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904799077154907271.post-52579107814481559942009-11-27T13:37:00.000-08:002009-11-27T13:45:01.300-08:00My First Pie--EVER!So, Wednesday night I made a pie for Thanksgiving--from SCRATCH. My mother assigned me a cherry pie and I didn't want to just buy one. I found a great recipe online and, after several attempts to find the cherries, finally made my pie. It turned out beautiful and tasted even better! I must thank the lady who put her recipe online.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTbDv68l8FRDPhy1f9hni_fjhyaQUJQc1wwEApRohl8ldVgw53djtQpWw7ITNym454uVRfx3aRqEXpZX5HV8gjmOVDXCZau9QlhOQDVDY5DkzvARTic8uwKfzjMtpRcVVTSWaX-q4IS9z/s1600/IMG_0807.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTbDv68l8FRDPhy1f9hni_fjhyaQUJQc1wwEApRohl8ldVgw53djtQpWw7ITNym454uVRfx3aRqEXpZX5HV8gjmOVDXCZau9QlhOQDVDY5DkzvARTic8uwKfzjMtpRcVVTSWaX-q4IS9z/s320/IMG_0807.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408902205636849154" border="0" /></a>Thanks, <span class="info">Mari Anne Warren </span> Milton <span class="info">from Wisconsin! It was d</span><span class="info">elicious!!</span>Truleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426753616195870580noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904799077154907271.post-48372045836198545982009-11-17T19:31:00.000-08:002009-11-17T19:37:41.704-08:00Big Night for Scouts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Kznh0kljMX3kbC9ZgK6vBQZPAoKTXzftoUiQwLJP9TMpHn4kLNG6DJRf5l5PXGUQ8d_nHZN2s2tmCiSgf3LD0Bvb4saUIdYAGYBmLVUGWYav5p20zyopPLIXTSGoMlDRd4D6oe9Xu4AJ/s1600/Baxters+Webelos.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Kznh0kljMX3kbC9ZgK6vBQZPAoKTXzftoUiQwLJP9TMpHn4kLNG6DJRf5l5PXGUQ8d_nHZN2s2tmCiSgf3LD0Bvb4saUIdYAGYBmLVUGWYav5p20zyopPLIXTSGoMlDRd4D6oe9Xu4AJ/s200/Baxters+Webelos.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405282371801167250" border="0" /></a><br />Wahoo!! Tonight both Baxter and Zander received major scouting awards. Baxter earned his Outdoorsman, which was the final step to earning his Webelos badge--so he received that too! Zander earned his Wolf badge and 3 arrowpoints--1 gold, 2 silver! What a big night for them both. I'm so pro<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJATyJd1bZLY6-xiqzuoxeozicZcj0ludFzpvRv1YaJO6Ys-9TVJ42t3GmmABgu6YiYdK2VvgNnwgelNJM39m_E3QguIxbV3HOCz6o7z93UdgYQXpp4ErEikI51fx4Ib6FdU-V76qIYa8a/s1600/Zanders+Wolf.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJATyJd1bZLY6-xiqzuoxeozicZcj0ludFzpvRv1YaJO6Ys-9TVJ42t3GmmABgu6YiYdK2VvgNnwgelNJM39m_E3QguIxbV3HOCz6o7z93UdgYQXpp4ErEikI51fx4Ib6FdU-V76qIYa8a/s200/Zanders+Wolf.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405282533830487122" border="0" /></a>ud of my two scouts. They worked so hard to get here. Good job boys!Truleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426753616195870580noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904799077154907271.post-75969602850678203692009-11-08T14:24:00.000-08:002009-11-08T15:45:57.820-08:00Let's Give ThanksThis past week has been quite overwhelming with news of both extremes. It's definitely led me to contemplate both our mortal and our eternal existence. I hope this coming holiday we all remember to give thanks to our Heavenly Father for his amazing gift of life.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-Rq0YipXTTi_gQ5I5dUy97H4HrjyyWeOcBl4j_PCVcuRO_ejGMwPqCUdOc_odLWIANc47SDDhq8du_qf6gQGp1bFkNhs_RQToxG94TZQc59m-wl2ZDcnaPxnWnN1DVUm2oNgARA-Amlz/s1600-h/Thanksgiving+Flowers+11_8_09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-Rq0YipXTTi_gQ5I5dUy97H4HrjyyWeOcBl4j_PCVcuRO_ejGMwPqCUdOc_odLWIANc47SDDhq8du_qf6gQGp1bFkNhs_RQToxG94TZQc59m-wl2ZDcnaPxnWnN1DVUm2oNgARA-Amlz/s200/Thanksgiving+Flowers+11_8_09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401868941986051490" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Temporality</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >It's difficult and troubling</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >And wonderful and rich.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >It's heartbreaking and uplifting</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >This grand and worldly gift.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Through laughter and through sorrow,</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >'Midst realms of this abyss,</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Indeed we must remember</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >How beautiful life is.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >I wrote this poem today for my sister. I love you, Noel!</span>Truleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426753616195870580noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904799077154907271.post-33640685432026808642009-11-02T16:33:00.000-08:002009-11-02T16:37:57.056-08:00Halloween: Here and GoneWhat a fun Halloween we had this year! So many things happened I decided to post a slideshow for your viewing pleasure. Parties, Witches' night out, Trunk-or-Treat. It's all here!
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<br /><div style="width:480px; text-align: center;"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://w536.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w536.photobucket.com/albums/ff328/scrmptus1/Halloween 2009/a87d7579.pbw" height="270" width="480"><a href="http://photobucket.com/slideshows" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn.gif" style="float:left;border-width: 0;" ></a><a href="http://s536.photobucket.com/albums/ff328/scrmptus1/Halloween%202009/?action=view¤t=a87d7579.pbw" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn_viewallimages.gif" style="float:left;border-width: 0;" ></a></div>Truleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426753616195870580noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904799077154907271.post-1056381345824667982009-09-20T14:43:00.000-07:002009-09-20T16:07:15.761-07:00How is it almost October?Okay, so I slacked off in the blog department for the past, oh, 4 months! Quick recap--summer happened, now it's fall.<br /><br />We celebrated a few birthdays, including Syler's 1st!!!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNEK2dwG4SV8yekZMUTabtoHXxS7Q8AdTC3U4AItY7GGvM03A0_Pns3SoC6YrAIwf2oi2rXErjc2O7T6KkkMab3V35JFSv6HNjbze0EBblyroQCo1N4zWjKUqv_aWP-9yAX5SLdLK-qpH/s1600-h/IMG_9003.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNEK2dwG4SV8yekZMUTabtoHXxS7Q8AdTC3U4AItY7GGvM03A0_Pns3SoC6YrAIwf2oi2rXErjc2O7T6KkkMab3V35JFSv6HNjbze0EBblyroQCo1N4zWjKUqv_aWP-9yAX5SLdLK-qpH/s200/IMG_9003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383681129309885746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvvyKAVC5gLxAKKq1Y9V19XE_WC65gBwynEu7EtW_SyAnqz4J1vzBTb8MU-nfFXYw7qh3DOBQm_4-2ANSeSAOdzu6ECWE7zFSeYg5fXze4iuosV19vtTFRlDAXUrQMEINIl2TQNmF_N1Q/s1600-h/IMG_9010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvvyKAVC5gLxAKKq1Y9V19XE_WC65gBwynEu7EtW_SyAnqz4J1vzBTb8MU-nfFXYw7qh3DOBQm_4-2ANSeSAOdzu6ECWE7zFSeYg5fXze4iuosV19vtTFRlDAXUrQMEINIl2TQNmF_N1Q/s200/IMG_9010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383681332612323858" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSLE-yy746cDGoigYP4LXdNSwKXdvKwFWzbSEdchxwid_ea66SpxtYat6edBIzIjYbxNE3Tj63eU0cwSw-siYdJcVU4pIkCSxbAWU9Sm_MRBChsDuKlVgRCNOFom3XmzJpSPAsjUZ7d_2d/s1600-h/IMG_8973.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSLE-yy746cDGoigYP4LXdNSwKXdvKwFWzbSEdchxwid_ea66SpxtYat6edBIzIjYbxNE3Tj63eU0cwSw-siYdJcVU4pIkCSxbAWU9Sm_MRBChsDuKlVgRCNOFom3XmzJpSPAsjUZ7d_2d/s200/IMG_8973.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383681490350959378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We squeezed in one great vacation in August. Disneyland, plus the beach, plus Palm Springs equals good times.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxPWGkaUSTf5xdt6tuL4hjPzXQPhoPRxLOUaV-kEJ8KVRhcNLERS7ZtoTa1ZCA0sF_YYOELFuzIlvkwRHzj5MkUJ6TagW_tfN5ym2Dup-zAtIUaLGl9GWB4vzGy_EUCT7E2rOuO-RLS46/s1600-h/IMG_9795.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxPWGkaUSTf5xdt6tuL4hjPzXQPhoPRxLOUaV-kEJ8KVRhcNLERS7ZtoTa1ZCA0sF_YYOELFuzIlvkwRHzj5MkUJ6TagW_tfN5ym2Dup-zAtIUaLGl9GWB4vzGy_EUCT7E2rOuO-RLS46/s200/IMG_9795.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383674322321171714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0B9a6Hi6xIzIuFWUGt_yKw41wOBQXjlnd6c-DaBHz7kSYw-H0f505OWa5ONkUQBWeTONDY6fOCpp2rxIMq3TPqXZSZz2HooVrjwhsg4bfd6Qtfx7xCsRYxUlHhdCgnIsfocC5Zmhzud4A/s1600-h/IMG_9837.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0B9a6Hi6xIzIuFWUGt_yKw41wOBQXjlnd6c-DaBHz7kSYw-H0f505OWa5ONkUQBWeTONDY6fOCpp2rxIMq3TPqXZSZz2HooVrjwhsg4bfd6Qtfx7xCsRYxUlHhdCgnIsfocC5Zmhzud4A/s200/IMG_9837.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383683675261094690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1FOrtO5_V8J_-v8IPJVXPsXYeaopuotai30uqEKfITwrHKrstfQYyYewcMmcbj6GQNtmHU4jIGYRQdSv_YOvmX_NvFmVzgV2JBG0KovAS8dG38oKvyaI_zL-vTHZtBl7JbBWG22XOfBzw/s1600-h/IMG_0049.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1FOrtO5_V8J_-v8IPJVXPsXYeaopuotai30uqEKfITwrHKrstfQYyYewcMmcbj6GQNtmHU4jIGYRQdSv_YOvmX_NvFmVzgV2JBG0KovAS8dG38oKvyaI_zL-vTHZtBl7JbBWG22XOfBzw/s200/IMG_0049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383674488131779730" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wIct3BxhWQcCqcxRZe4-KIIzWbJXIIYy1b-I4ID8w78CIWf0-bqCB593xieXEg2A8m-nLzmOmr8O4956FNdqiNX9uoAwC8r0PtrPWwYjYt0ClD96ThTNGXY3Q0fhy0amHIZSOjO-ZtPN/s1600-h/IMG_9451.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wIct3BxhWQcCqcxRZe4-KIIzWbJXIIYy1b-I4ID8w78CIWf0-bqCB593xieXEg2A8m-nLzmOmr8O4956FNdqiNX9uoAwC8r0PtrPWwYjYt0ClD96ThTNGXY3Q0fhy0amHIZSOjO-ZtPN/s200/IMG_9451.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383683885516986402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Syler</span> had surgery on his neck as soon as we got back from vacation. The surgery went extremely well. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Sy is</span> doing great, but developed a strong aversion to doctors. We hope he'll grow out of that quickly. ;)<br /><br />Finally, the kids made it back to school and we marked the occasion with family photos.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Wb-MvYSm0hZtKOuzdzZu1GHNw86kbEdQVr9MhpS5QihtggBorj4N82ij3Vkj4J8jVplrGlMzIn163HkBe-9lz_D7EU88fPlJtLcBTEisqZHNXMtqvyCxvHLv6a35kyxocmI0sxXJUMxt/s1600-h/IMG_0459.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Wb-MvYSm0hZtKOuzdzZu1GHNw86kbEdQVr9MhpS5QihtggBorj4N82ij3Vkj4J8jVplrGlMzIn163HkBe-9lz_D7EU88fPlJtLcBTEisqZHNXMtqvyCxvHLv6a35kyxocmI0sxXJUMxt/s200/IMG_0459.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383677733418831170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM8ggZXns6Fi5UsTwqmGX5-fdDJiIKjlUriTPclWevWK_mDXuxW4VJrtGwE5QJqnBgCQI6K_TDmvfba8VJU25c1veN3i_qq_sNi-JysAnPZSsQDjBQc1qXNh8b_gUCPHr-aIwf1qVXpi74/s1600-h/IMG_0472.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM8ggZXns6Fi5UsTwqmGX5-fdDJiIKjlUriTPclWevWK_mDXuxW4VJrtGwE5QJqnBgCQI6K_TDmvfba8VJU25c1veN3i_qq_sNi-JysAnPZSsQDjBQc1qXNh8b_gUCPHr-aIwf1qVXpi74/s200/IMG_0472.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383686186065941138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_yGLX49aqOd27RlFtr3JyaCDoXW-j0F-eq_pQlNnYGX6Fc_7-bHgZWT8ZxXKSWeE5KMxQIOTRXMyXjLycS5sWkV5BpLwfYNu5syZ_gCq0MN0hza20bf3G9Ng5eDJAQn3bWdvUYMiVQu0/s1600-h/IMG_0478.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_yGLX49aqOd27RlFtr3JyaCDoXW-j0F-eq_pQlNnYGX6Fc_7-bHgZWT8ZxXKSWeE5KMxQIOTRXMyXjLycS5sWkV5BpLwfYNu5syZ_gCq0MN0hza20bf3G9Ng5eDJAQn3bWdvUYMiVQu0/s200/IMG_0478.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383678042539071490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxLrU-x016h5YyMW5GZ3owidaix9JpCKybWEvmVO73LbZAaDgxszLmTRY8I6ACvsEGeiW6ng8baT6m9in5RM9TMGCvh3ltGwH-AgLn4V2letRLQfgGp_d4IMzxiBFSrr92SLXPufRtYlH/s1600-h/IMG_0513.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxLrU-x016h5YyMW5GZ3owidaix9JpCKybWEvmVO73LbZAaDgxszLmTRY8I6ACvsEGeiW6ng8baT6m9in5RM9TMGCvh3ltGwH-AgLn4V2letRLQfgGp_d4IMzxiBFSrr92SLXPufRtYlH/s200/IMG_0513.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383684695518088258" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And that ends our exciting summer recap.<br /><br />Stay tuned for (what I hope to be more frequent) updates coming soon...Truleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426753616195870580noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904799077154907271.post-86261807403793087812009-05-24T13:41:00.001-07:002009-05-24T13:55:00.771-07:00The Amazing Gift of MusicA couple of my friends posted this on their blogs, so I listened/watched. While doing so, I realized how grateful I am for the gift of music. There is no surer way of capturing such a myriad of emotions than through music. This video encompasses all of that. My favorite part about it is the passion each man shows for their part in the compilation and for the absolutely beautiful end result. Thanks to Jon Schmidt and Steven Sharp Nelson for their amazing display of the wonder that is music.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0v3d6SFcDys&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0v3d6SFcDys&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Truleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426753616195870580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904799077154907271.post-20787329818129690042009-05-07T15:23:00.000-07:002009-05-07T15:42:08.587-07:00Some "Things" in the garden.It's been forever since last I updated this blog. The boys were off track practically all of April so finding time to blog wasn't on the top of my list. Here's a quick update:<br /><br />Baxter got his braces off and now has 2 retainers! One glued to the back of his front teeth, and an awesome pirate retainer--which has so far only ended up in the garbage once. (Knock on wood.) <br /><br />Zander managed to lose his shoes at the park. (His cousin found them a few days later, but forgot to bring them home.)<br /><br />Syler got another haircut--which his Daddy wanted, but then decided it changed Sy's look a little too much. <br />Also, his clogged tear duct FINALLY cleared up!!! (Can you feel my excitement?!?!?)<br /><br />We took a family vacation up to Midway. It was great! Baxter took us around the museum at the Olympic park and we saw Aliens vs. Monsters--except Mommy 'cause she fell asleep.)<br /><br />And finally, while exploring the jungles of the backyard, we came upon a couple of "Things" taking refuge before a storm. Aren't they cute?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt71Di1sbseki9jymwaZRPNcLNeNI1Y0-ZmR7NAMNa_hIi9WqpWCnulXAaNs_gWKJRDDUG_OFKfIvSHf8Askc0lETdGqQuSgntQ3-HaCJ_FxIVislacnYo3t_W1tpMc289-ezuMlaYOfza/s1600-h/IMG_8828.JPG"><img style="float:center; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt71Di1sbseki9jymwaZRPNcLNeNI1Y0-ZmR7NAMNa_hIi9WqpWCnulXAaNs_gWKJRDDUG_OFKfIvSHf8Askc0lETdGqQuSgntQ3-HaCJ_FxIVislacnYo3t_W1tpMc289-ezuMlaYOfza/s320/IMG_8828.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333214491484892962" /></a>Truleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426753616195870580noreply@blogger.com3