tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38901431729616379892024-02-19T09:28:32.288-05:00Backporch Reflections<i>taking a quiet moment to think & reflect on being intentional</i>Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057871270216699149noreply@blogger.comBlogger177125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890143172961637989.post-60663654876011771082009-06-18T15:18:00.003-04:002009-06-18T15:44:52.827-04:00check us out!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhViPWV8OmbBmwm-Utr0Pn6M7mai8ELCFEBP2aaHG7DaANx7uIP0I47xJz700qV3Mlkkjg0pLAUhkKSOhMIw7C6qVRx5pZ-SRaUldfrOBDxcbJs06R_4tTg1wZab0-DetZY2KlKqETiVHPX/s1600-h/P6080022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhViPWV8OmbBmwm-Utr0Pn6M7mai8ELCFEBP2aaHG7DaANx7uIP0I47xJz700qV3Mlkkjg0pLAUhkKSOhMIw7C6qVRx5pZ-SRaUldfrOBDxcbJs06R_4tTg1wZab0-DetZY2KlKqETiVHPX/s320/P6080022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348749960515062018" border="0" /></a>Couldn't resist sharing these pics of Cameron in the bumbo the other day...I put a vase full of hydrangea blooms on the table & she immediately grabbed one - it was so cute!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQYpbnl9lE2kNizmWbzMZZ8reRp6cStreL_XuDntRA9VcTwK8YeBrvh3XI3mX5VeIwHmPyggkvtLKBWORuXVxOsc5gCcTJkbss3Z_goup8AFh4m2G3slORbEbHtIhzUrzqrBQ_bIq_JOO8/s1600-h/P6080021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQYpbnl9lE2kNizmWbzMZZ8reRp6cStreL_XuDntRA9VcTwK8YeBrvh3XI3mX5VeIwHmPyggkvtLKBWORuXVxOsc5gCcTJkbss3Z_goup8AFh4m2G3slORbEbHtIhzUrzqrBQ_bIq_JOO8/s320/P6080021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348749959268909586" border="0" /></a>As I shared the other day - we are moving the blog - head over to <a href="http://www.back40life.com">www.back40life.com</a> to check us out...we don't have all the kinks worked out just yet, but life's all about the journey, right? We've decided to start blogging together...to share more of our family story, our values & where we're headed in life...we hope you'll come over and join us on the <a href="http://www.back40life.com">back 40</a>!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7m3FD0-EVwZ35thSdshiatXKrzpxbxR8pRwFoYaz7nG41Mm6-gUWnAi1HmA6bCUCWdbU6I57v506kbEaRpXvtIf4z2VkOhyphenhyphen73jU8JeLsjrHsn3AihJotMU0qPuqbb_cTwJUcUjrJpYMw/s1600-h/P6080035.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7m3FD0-EVwZ35thSdshiatXKrzpxbxR8pRwFoYaz7nG41Mm6-gUWnAi1HmA6bCUCWdbU6I57v506kbEaRpXvtIf4z2VkOhyphenhyphen73jU8JeLsjrHsn3AihJotMU0qPuqbb_cTwJUcUjrJpYMw/s320/P6080035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348749967183395298" border="0" /></a>Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057871270216699149noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890143172961637989.post-80349231164082127942009-06-15T09:44:00.002-04:002009-06-15T09:53:50.576-04:00News...<center><a href="http://nestingplacenc.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/Nesting%20Place/Nbutton1.png" /></a></center><br />Do ya'll remember when we did the 10 minute makeover compliments of <a href="http://nestingplacenc.blogspot.com/">Nesting Place</a>?? Well today she's hosting a mega-giveaway party...giveaways scheduled all day long & we were super excited to have our <a href="http://nestingplacenc.blogspot.com/2009/06/giveaway-day-back-40-life.html">wall vinyls chosen to participate</a>! So make sure you head on over today or by Weds at least to enter a bunch of great giveaways!<br /><br />Also - we're in the process of moving the blog & turning it into more of a family affair...we're still working out a few kinks, but I'll share more in the coming days & hopefully that will mean more consistent posting too! LOL<br /><br />Have a great day & see you soon!Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057871270216699149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890143172961637989.post-10865476153845424012009-05-19T21:11:00.005-04:002009-05-19T21:40:56.771-04:00Catching Up...AgainBlogging continues to be a lesser priority of late, but I'm A-OK with that...spending lots of good, quality time with my babies (& Brad) & enjoying life - doesn't get better than that! I did want to post a few pics, though...mostly of the kiddos, as I'm definitely behind there...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIZMfyJOt5imOFsyVHEYQd-ZmLPaHqKD83raV03eQnb6y-HbJ3AzbDz-WTANPVeVNLB5157IlOe17ydE9Dlf75RsSSyV03YcaJdmsORqFPGS3tjJKprFQ-o5H5OO70c-hf1g58llcthdc/s1600-h/P5120049.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIZMfyJOt5imOFsyVHEYQd-ZmLPaHqKD83raV03eQnb6y-HbJ3AzbDz-WTANPVeVNLB5157IlOe17ydE9Dlf75RsSSyV03YcaJdmsORqFPGS3tjJKprFQ-o5H5OO70c-hf1g58llcthdc/s320/P5120049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337711241572173746" border="0" /></a>Walker got "Big Loader" for Christmas - I will have to post more on it soon - he is OH SO IN LOVE with it...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbytmmJyPEg2v7nADaedGfZvWSMvlD8Scj1u1fG1L-VCHwskPS2yWl69usHFYMppdB34wrkL0uXvW-tvilTgxvcsvYsm7OTCluuYpHkxh0ZcIgroDdFm3hqOHOlnhtAg800iUtCXV4tb7/s1600-h/P5120042.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbytmmJyPEg2v7nADaedGfZvWSMvlD8Scj1u1fG1L-VCHwskPS2yWl69usHFYMppdB34wrkL0uXvW-tvilTgxvcsvYsm7OTCluuYpHkxh0ZcIgroDdFm3hqOHOlnhtAg800iUtCXV4tb7/s320/P5120042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337711237636765666" border="0" /></a>A hold over from the <a href="http://simplemom.net/spring-cleaning-day-six/">Simple Mom Spring Clean</a> - the before of my bathroom cabinet - yikes!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMU2yj1L2-c7B0KKq3lzyTmMQhYn_pkw8wdcg-G7px2Ar7rohBc-lG-uD60ePxOrOo_50oK6Zl6HfSo2P1kKnhIueKT-XNcVV1DXOD_qcmU15LTTvpb2yOae96Uo216E1h0yiGpnGn_edm/s1600-h/P5120047.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMU2yj1L2-c7B0KKq3lzyTmMQhYn_pkw8wdcg-G7px2Ar7rohBc-lG-uD60ePxOrOo_50oK6Zl6HfSo2P1kKnhIueKT-XNcVV1DXOD_qcmU15LTTvpb2yOae96Uo216E1h0yiGpnGn_edm/s320/P5120047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337712646838596018" border="0" /></a>And after - much, much better...why didn't I do this before? Walker was watching me clean it out, and looked at both my fingernail polish remover & the bottle of rubbing alcohol & thought they were water & said as much when asking for a drink...I promptly pulled out my <a href="http://backporchreflections.blogspot.com/2008/11/wfmw-free-mr-yuk-stickers.html">Mr. Yuk stickers</a> and we had a quick lesson on who he was & to not touch those bottles (or any others with those stickers) & to always ask me if he wanted something to drink. It was a great reminder to me of how important poison safety is! I keep that cabinet locked with a childproof lock, though I'm sure I slip occasionally and leave it undone - but this was a fabulous reminder for me & will keep me on my toes with that lock. If you haven't done it already - stop and <a href="http://backporchreflections.blogspot.com/2008/11/wfmw-free-mr-yuk-stickers.html">send away for your FREE Mr. Yuk stickers now</a>!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkf6QN-WKFf5B3uawKHyUg_IQ4KbdNySaGmW58JHOqkKEm0FnQ3d0NUE74Bs98XnzVb12ud4a01reU3bMQEO1po5xwqEYcM47BIvVuCzoZUnJTtnZd2Y25dwzb1Jl3zrPriKN9h9PYNVvq/s1600-h/P5130071.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkf6QN-WKFf5B3uawKHyUg_IQ4KbdNySaGmW58JHOqkKEm0FnQ3d0NUE74Bs98XnzVb12ud4a01reU3bMQEO1po5xwqEYcM47BIvVuCzoZUnJTtnZd2Y25dwzb1Jl3zrPriKN9h9PYNVvq/s320/P5130071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337711229942308914" border="0" /></a>My sweet girlie...in one of her favorite sleeping spots...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YmomktWf4ySr2qQjdNBD5LjTF6riq1SBjG0c9I3GoL_ZxIpLYn09DHgXhyz3RWnjjUtP2TXvOKkfb5siahx3YYdq1VVAjcEsHI5LRNtFIUHYO_KDWUD-PtRkW3-w2xFqOwQmYcNkZrCN/s1600-h/P5130074.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YmomktWf4ySr2qQjdNBD5LjTF6riq1SBjG0c9I3GoL_ZxIpLYn09DHgXhyz3RWnjjUtP2TXvOKkfb5siahx3YYdq1VVAjcEsHI5LRNtFIUHYO_KDWUD-PtRkW3-w2xFqOwQmYcNkZrCN/s320/P5130074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337711222904874578" border="0" /></a>she was cheezin' it after a nap.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxr00qXPXvbZJQvFlmlATK5-cHwV3nwr9rytc8Ly9mw34j9-QzvvPo5GcwdQHBNIgfhs8EBIV_OnQCXDpM8Op_gOOWS0e6A5T9E4M9tKRTFZExbxsJPqWNO7P9i0yul_fcbBo5bdb3zDB/s1600-h/P5130081.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxr00qXPXvbZJQvFlmlATK5-cHwV3nwr9rytc8Ly9mw34j9-QzvvPo5GcwdQHBNIgfhs8EBIV_OnQCXDpM8Op_gOOWS0e6A5T9E4M9tKRTFZExbxsJPqWNO7P9i0yul_fcbBo5bdb3zDB/s320/P5130081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337709976374867714" border="0" /></a>Walker is so in love with the "meet the...letters, shapes, numbers, colors & sight words" by Preschool Prep Company - definitely a great purchase!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwrcF2QvjN_QcrdZhsTbFQ1A60l8E5gnUpyNlz0aclyD_g3rxTUTOu1VhJiFgxQuTehiLnRdSU-UFQSeJQPbSYDgCbOnlVRz6QNfbhwEjUhdmv5PbZ_doavQI0gIjujPFwlUKY8H8n9rM7/s1600-h/P5180118.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwrcF2QvjN_QcrdZhsTbFQ1A60l8E5gnUpyNlz0aclyD_g3rxTUTOu1VhJiFgxQuTehiLnRdSU-UFQSeJQPbSYDgCbOnlVRz6QNfbhwEjUhdmv5PbZ_doavQI0gIjujPFwlUKY8H8n9rM7/s320/P5180118.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337709967994837650" border="0" /></a>I can hardly believe that baby C is old enough for a Bumbo - 2 more days and she'll be 4 months old...oh how time flies!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5wFqCC_9b3GH2NrUtLisKt5tNkd-O0cPRbSM8KD5GBmJiz3D2xrxcvpeWzkKJm3fn8rKt7aZTLmUVv59PHNCkdayJ0WtJIKsJdEaY1cD9G38TdDX-lZVpBySDmrQoit40khwcB3pgrhHP/s1600-h/P5180114.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5wFqCC_9b3GH2NrUtLisKt5tNkd-O0cPRbSM8KD5GBmJiz3D2xrxcvpeWzkKJm3fn8rKt7aZTLmUVv59PHNCkdayJ0WtJIKsJdEaY1cD9G38TdDX-lZVpBySDmrQoit40khwcB3pgrhHP/s320/P5180114.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337709962694402322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OX9i_VWRjMl6eXvAXaB4OGPhoV6pFz3YeU4kl2DppA2POdss7r2JusdKEMEVrfuc96ZgyLLF3OjoEBE6M8uHb6Qewf9vMehB29E2wFaDJpjSKUTrDnkXUAvnlUL3sWhXutZALP6m4bom/s1600-h/P5190130.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OX9i_VWRjMl6eXvAXaB4OGPhoV6pFz3YeU4kl2DppA2POdss7r2JusdKEMEVrfuc96ZgyLLF3OjoEBE6M8uHb6Qewf9vMehB29E2wFaDJpjSKUTrDnkXUAvnlUL3sWhXutZALP6m4bom/s320/P5190130.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337709961342628594" border="0" /></a>Love, love, love it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYpFV0RlNM0HL8ZY0h3pbFIu4VmSY-IwRX6fUmfd6olXB0SOFB69ksYbq3llXukdeT4F81GgTWf2FctKC_jirRV4cSm9ZI2OsONuf10QsHQYO-clB0v7e9Xo4ia_SqKCUPco4-UnilI5az/s1600-h/P5150099.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYpFV0RlNM0HL8ZY0h3pbFIu4VmSY-IwRX6fUmfd6olXB0SOFB69ksYbq3llXukdeT4F81GgTWf2FctKC_jirRV4cSm9ZI2OsONuf10QsHQYO-clB0v7e9Xo4ia_SqKCUPco4-UnilI5az/s320/P5150099.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337709956441214818" border="0" /></a>Have a great night!Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057871270216699149noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890143172961637989.post-5846100458504423702009-05-13T22:33:00.004-04:002009-05-13T22:48:02.817-04:00wall vinyls here we come!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_r_V98sMh-cxzprO3WiNxrKQqhMaPvGsR2OeJbzwdqdcwT_7ugLZOEwXM78l0Q_n4Vw32raRWwrq7uSvertQiVGOQvgQb0eGw-8MOTDxiDS8k_mwF24mGbEvV_eXWYq0ILcKVHPC8SfD/s1600-h/Madeline+towel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_r_V98sMh-cxzprO3WiNxrKQqhMaPvGsR2OeJbzwdqdcwT_7ugLZOEwXM78l0Q_n4Vw32raRWwrq7uSvertQiVGOQvgQb0eGw-8MOTDxiDS8k_mwF24mGbEvV_eXWYq0ILcKVHPC8SfD/s320/Madeline+towel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335504254111232530" border="0" /></a>Thanks to <a href="http://blogbybrenda.blogspot.com/">Josh & Brenda</a>, Brad & I were recently introduced to wall vinyls...and quickly fell in love. We've decided to expand our business line & start offering vinyls as well on <a href="http://www.back40life.etsy.com/">etsy</a>. Thought I'd share a few of our current designs with you here...we're currently building our design inventory, so if you have any ideas - we'd love to hear them!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5dWWarV9fdeOVNl3k-dglSEiSyrTI7UmfNGWM8plGzWImChyphenhyphen_T4Wzi_DNgMADkmPLEakBTTY-ZEEywB_r8ni4-hNZY_umU1z647ioxhdJ10zLipsvMCYxxLpy3XRrVEK5mJIrnG7qc6V/s1600-h/Train+Name+-+background.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5dWWarV9fdeOVNl3k-dglSEiSyrTI7UmfNGWM8plGzWImChyphenhyphen_T4Wzi_DNgMADkmPLEakBTTY-ZEEywB_r8ni4-hNZY_umU1z647ioxhdJ10zLipsvMCYxxLpy3XRrVEK5mJIrnG7qc6V/s320/Train+Name+-+background.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335505819232848786" border="0" /></a>Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057871270216699149noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890143172961637989.post-74222845218274970452009-05-04T13:41:00.007-04:002009-05-04T14:12:03.464-04:00Long Time, No BlogWhere does the time go? Never thought I'd end up taking a 2 month hiatus from blogging, but that is certainly how it's turned out. Cameron already hit the 3 month mark...wow! Life is wonderful having 2 babies at home...not that you can really call Walker a baby anymore - oops! Nonetheless, 2 certainly takes more time than 1! For the past couple of months, I've given myself a break from blogging in an effort to work on adjusting to 2 and trying to work on our household running more smoothly, an ongoing project for me.<br /><br /><center><code><a href="http://simplemom.net/spring-cleaning-party/"><img src="http://simplemom.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/spring-cleaning-party1.jpg" alt="simple-mom-spring-cleaning-party" /></a></code></center><br /><br /><a href="http://simplemom.net/spring-cleaning-day-one/">Simplemom</a> is kicking off a 2 week Spring Cleaning party today, and that was a great impetus for me to jump back in - before & after pictures always help keep me motivated! We've had a good bit of company in the past weeks, so our house has been relatively neat, but I am a clutterbug, so there are always a few too many piles. I'm hoping that these next 2 weeks will get me a little closer to maintaining our house in a company-ready state...here we go! Today's task was to simply get rid of the trash &/or things that need to be given away...<br /><br />My baking cabinet is where I keep my cookbooks/recipes & it has long been out-of-control - you could hardly get the flour out without an avalanche of recipes hitting the floor. It was definitely time to work on this one!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQHKwNyhg5tQT_wZDeOD-RyVOySAUHFK00R8RUx-YAF10FrKyLgXwJ3aE7LOrqhvMBcEKsXOT4xGqLOT_URP1RbG8KRU5Ql3X-ZcApojLanogXnLZFQHvrzI8M-ppBzaLh-4y87XiOXNX/s1600-h/P5040261.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQHKwNyhg5tQT_wZDeOD-RyVOySAUHFK00R8RUx-YAF10FrKyLgXwJ3aE7LOrqhvMBcEKsXOT4xGqLOT_URP1RbG8KRU5Ql3X-ZcApojLanogXnLZFQHvrzI8M-ppBzaLh-4y87XiOXNX/s320/P5040261.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332027598735136434" border="0" /></a>After (yea!) I can't wait to hear what Brad has to say the next time he opens up this cabinet! The top 2 shelves still need some work, but at least it's now easy to access things on the bottom one. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvwWRl_OJjpwO49d7jpsUKts0mAOjbuFV7-iJ14l7ji_qOZ97qTAj_nsClFYd2OqWQMF7sEUwylWQn484zn0Z67h6NIRurtcGOgRpVF7VmreQI-p3fg_MwXgOYp_nScyIagmuw9kjGZa6b/s1600-h/P5040262.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvwWRl_OJjpwO49d7jpsUKts0mAOjbuFV7-iJ14l7ji_qOZ97qTAj_nsClFYd2OqWQMF7sEUwylWQn484zn0Z67h6NIRurtcGOgRpVF7VmreQI-p3fg_MwXgOYp_nScyIagmuw9kjGZa6b/s320/P5040262.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332028410044353858" border="0" /></a><br />My jewelry armoire is my favorite bedroom catch-all...drives me crazy, yet again & again it gets covered up - must have something to do with being out of reach of toddler hands!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kVCUe_K7SRJTwlfZyq6DkT1JIwHVOc7fzIw-a8xZU5o-nT3CqZdQ0-L0eliH0-njh3LyDYkmliWMMg_p7QP7fjdf9MNLGlWXk3Vms9c1wVrEUQMDBrwVnv2UyKgK5RoZo8DnHNeTtg4d/s1600-h/P5040257.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kVCUe_K7SRJTwlfZyq6DkT1JIwHVOc7fzIw-a8xZU5o-nT3CqZdQ0-L0eliH0-njh3LyDYkmliWMMg_p7QP7fjdf9MNLGlWXk3Vms9c1wVrEUQMDBrwVnv2UyKgK5RoZo8DnHNeTtg4d/s320/P5040257.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332027593698948530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_WLx6FFNw1WLdPwWS_RdZMzqZErrfJmk4Xdf__GkWsXe6tFv32fw-oMljoZRdoVDG3Orlm7CBUFP7MKWTJ4-5WhfhuO6zTone2KU91pyXmyGvs4e063NHe8mEUeI1ye1NuxyYPYnC2fID/s1600-h/P5040267.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_WLx6FFNw1WLdPwWS_RdZMzqZErrfJmk4Xdf__GkWsXe6tFv32fw-oMljoZRdoVDG3Orlm7CBUFP7MKWTJ4-5WhfhuO6zTone2KU91pyXmyGvs4e063NHe8mEUeI1ye1NuxyYPYnC2fID/s320/P5040267.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332031647628671266" border="0" /></a><br />The baker's rack...ahh...another nemesis of mine. Would hate to even think about how many times I've cleaned this puppy off and vowed to not let it get this way again...ahem...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi642KDEXTFMyPoJpulvC8ImYd_fNcKSGbbc0HKqF0k51JJ0C2xK-97QHLNDl5AcsfP8uyA-o3nqFwXI2cYEkW-Tsrl0OtmbQY41zGhtIIQ1gd5E8KH8yVWVbFGt9H7TS9OEoUV7Mq5fX_m/s1600-h/P5040252.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi642KDEXTFMyPoJpulvC8ImYd_fNcKSGbbc0HKqF0k51JJ0C2xK-97QHLNDl5AcsfP8uyA-o3nqFwXI2cYEkW-Tsrl0OtmbQY41zGhtIIQ1gd5E8KH8yVWVbFGt9H7TS9OEoUV7Mq5fX_m/s320/P5040252.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332027595070346194" border="0" /></a><br />The bottom still looks a bit chaotic, but that's because we keep a crate of Walker's books & some little people for him to play with in the kitchen/dining area...it gets pulled out daily & played with, and since it really isn't the problem here, I didn't even touch it today...it's my junk that's a problem on this piece! I do need to look for a more closed basket/tote to store them in so they aren't quite so visible!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_R_fjV2lnE3NS6u0az1myDj6KhS24c-pBJGmPjKnMF0f54sgUS9FsKrZGYHeOKrcAibPwaLPw71nWvIGRu9-RyYRQSoA2iBxo-zcwr6x9Gxd1Wzpm2ty64px-AAANV4IY9nNhpZeWUMB/s1600-h/P5040265.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_R_fjV2lnE3NS6u0az1myDj6KhS24c-pBJGmPjKnMF0f54sgUS9FsKrZGYHeOKrcAibPwaLPw71nWvIGRu9-RyYRQSoA2iBxo-zcwr6x9Gxd1Wzpm2ty64px-AAANV4IY9nNhpZeWUMB/s320/P5040265.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332028422038567730" border="0" /></a>The bar seems to collect all sorts of things - Brad and I are both guilty of coming in the door & dropping any & everything right here...seems like it might be time for the Christmas reindeer salt&pepper shakers to be put away...you think? ;)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzQW7LKuQoPoQi5m1tLfZ9Zzzii3RLHth_uMpjjO6bhAb7ObN3RY8-39BhhFpjZdCVBR9MyI2XXQpRV10UeAiQNvmEEeMg-dd2p3I0Tror1UR8fokThUsNr_xWcWV7hLa3SxwiUA4pDht/s1600-h/P5040250.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzQW7LKuQoPoQi5m1tLfZ9Zzzii3RLHth_uMpjjO6bhAb7ObN3RY8-39BhhFpjZdCVBR9MyI2XXQpRV10UeAiQNvmEEeMg-dd2p3I0Tror1UR8fokThUsNr_xWcWV7hLa3SxwiUA4pDht/s320/P5040250.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332027589592448114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCsnoSCCWDxneepuhFffneGXdfye1gKMr2pyXORfIoI-_JIqdDQNzPRVey4gM2o3wOaJIU9vWSEaM9_AeC3FvLIBw_B5c3ezaLVHU8Ry4dTm2vjYTiHkX3GOAXfJWWV8Hhgxjf6Ehs6EsU/s1600-h/P5040264.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCsnoSCCWDxneepuhFffneGXdfye1gKMr2pyXORfIoI-_JIqdDQNzPRVey4gM2o3wOaJIU9vWSEaM9_AeC3FvLIBw_B5c3ezaLVHU8Ry4dTm2vjYTiHkX3GOAXfJWWV8Hhgxjf6Ehs6EsU/s320/P5040264.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332028419197240434" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This little spot on the counter was meant to be a good snack launching point, but quickly spiraled out of control...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQT22dXUkN-PXg2APzcodWF8ehq7EiAR_XFmkge6WMbWSordJ_PaSPB7riMx0NNVveNU3Fhg8st72d9Iqi_AiKblEymWkrrP5EwRIpFCxFQxs5l3NNOzdpOBy12qsVQ4UXYSxz3GHCI0bG/s1600-h/P5040249.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQT22dXUkN-PXg2APzcodWF8ehq7EiAR_XFmkge6WMbWSordJ_PaSPB7riMx0NNVveNU3Fhg8st72d9Iqi_AiKblEymWkrrP5EwRIpFCxFQxs5l3NNOzdpOBy12qsVQ4UXYSxz3GHCI0bG/s320/P5040249.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332027583783711026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkhCz18EWG4yGtoJ-L9hJiHJcPtO5uwULlskHoprCMWQlqbUK9tf90KLZYpBXhtLTstU1veoRHDbaQ_EGEWnPEj7EguNe61Wz7WNQP7arIj7Gqef_JTkbU7jLbbf1ZA9myiGG0mHPTI9F/s1600-h/P5040263.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkhCz18EWG4yGtoJ-L9hJiHJcPtO5uwULlskHoprCMWQlqbUK9tf90KLZYpBXhtLTstU1veoRHDbaQ_EGEWnPEj7EguNe61Wz7WNQP7arIj7Gqef_JTkbU7jLbbf1ZA9myiGG0mHPTI9F/s320/P5040263.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332028411788460146" /></a><br />Ah - the bench...a gathering spot for all things headed downstairs...and/or extra baby gear...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifrpsKCu0iqH4tpIg7RRxfY6fy1px4_9BfcTeBvxhn7JZO2GXV0Ff9LjAtEe1ZBHAzAaz8kB0lslLvG7IZ27l-aoY_8qdvNicN0Y98IRWkihqsHnidc06w0HP26CfKPGFXiw-m-f0xSBRb/s1600-h/P5040256.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifrpsKCu0iqH4tpIg7RRxfY6fy1px4_9BfcTeBvxhn7JZO2GXV0Ff9LjAtEe1ZBHAzAaz8kB0lslLvG7IZ27l-aoY_8qdvNicN0Y98IRWkihqsHnidc06w0HP26CfKPGFXiw-m-f0xSBRb/s320/P5040256.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332029910311567682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQr4C2Bl5n00mIS_fplhlBSlf77g8c_18gq2vawRW0PzzinizB89_SCFLz4SCQv0Ha9KF5USCrf_O0iHcK7tmHDSxGiSMM-VFcG-zLdcFzvispgLCrl2q4rCUNvYSomoifMcVW2OzifAY/s1600-h/P5040266.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQr4C2Bl5n00mIS_fplhlBSlf77g8c_18gq2vawRW0PzzinizB89_SCFLz4SCQv0Ha9KF5USCrf_O0iHcK7tmHDSxGiSMM-VFcG-zLdcFzvispgLCrl2q4rCUNvYSomoifMcVW2OzifAY/s320/P5040266.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332028428247981906" border="0" /></a>Yea - I feel like major progress has been made, and overwhelming, it has not been. Can't wait to see what the next 2 weeks bring! I won't promise to blog every day, but I will try to keep up as much as I can...we'll see! And now I leave you with the cutest little toesies you've ever seen!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtl3xel3ukVEoOZ5AxOxBx29pTGUz10b-l_n-30Zj5NELEWluepb-ZLJq6jXNMTlL1LdVLSFv6WRtNL1SCDPw8M_nIOM6GXu4EKSJWgb2BvsfwztwZX5TeIF1PzislURkMKVdC8izaF3TI/s1600-h/P5040247.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtl3xel3ukVEoOZ5AxOxBx29pTGUz10b-l_n-30Zj5NELEWluepb-ZLJq6jXNMTlL1LdVLSFv6WRtNL1SCDPw8M_nIOM6GXu4EKSJWgb2BvsfwztwZX5TeIF1PzislURkMKVdC8izaF3TI/s320/P5040247.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332029904517691602" border="0" /></a>Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057871270216699149noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890143172961637989.post-30064238202661351482009-03-27T08:31:00.002-04:002009-03-27T08:42:44.281-04:00Please Pray for the MckFamily<center><a href="http://www.mycharmingkids.net"><img border="0" alt="Prayers for Stellan" src="http://www.preshwebdesign.com/images/stellanprayers.png" /></a><br/></center><br /><br />Please pray for this precious family - Stellan has been in almost constant SVT for several days now and the doctors are scratching their heads as he is not responding to typical therapies. They're also having a lot of trouble getting/keeping an IV in him. To learn more of their story, vist <a href="http://www.mycharmingkids.net/">My Charming Kids</a>.Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057871270216699149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890143172961637989.post-46846011193900553132009-03-05T21:57:00.006-05:002009-03-05T22:13:50.833-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNC7fAjzCHfP1ssmXW5v70GNcTpYjcMB_dkPBlzDk4O0rCXdtSM3x-XmsS_Kh2PWeG4iBlSUYhtbcnvhQ48i6VpjY7unfHMo2tHlIQwJDQjSVnFSyucXcbzqKmn5Sh-SwU9vVZcV7R-BUW/s1600-h/P3050033.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNC7fAjzCHfP1ssmXW5v70GNcTpYjcMB_dkPBlzDk4O0rCXdtSM3x-XmsS_Kh2PWeG4iBlSUYhtbcnvhQ48i6VpjY7unfHMo2tHlIQwJDQjSVnFSyucXcbzqKmn5Sh-SwU9vVZcV7R-BUW/s320/P3050033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309905811692913522" border="0" /></a>This morning Walker decided Cameron needed her paci back - he doesn't quite have enough finesse just yet to easily get it back in her mouth, but it was so cute seeing him try to help her!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2XSctR9hPeeDODtI4BNu9R8n8jZ0dPji7nBrOWHE8sJS4l-j8H6bwcLmiBcJTnHpQtCGbfVBBN60xN-xGHsb-P_Nuh3Qov-uvAPEyLH5nVIks6v1GOjOyG-i-cDatuHF6ImxDCcoPLDC5/s1600-h/P3050014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2XSctR9hPeeDODtI4BNu9R8n8jZ0dPji7nBrOWHE8sJS4l-j8H6bwcLmiBcJTnHpQtCGbfVBBN60xN-xGHsb-P_Nuh3Qov-uvAPEyLH5nVIks6v1GOjOyG-i-cDatuHF6ImxDCcoPLDC5/s320/P3050014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309905498454524994" border="0" /></a>And then when she's not in the swing, he likes to help himself...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxMbfHg4hprX4brvyHGgZUYnyGiXMjr5II8XRPkIcTFBnlTy09EQ7sPfA2ENRGS-h7VryajpGj9DT3wvaRjMpKi3ehQGBpfnC5tM2TUaOmCanznPEHP3RcAey7yiMQD2WLSG9jK8HFYv2B/s1600-h/P3050007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxMbfHg4hprX4brvyHGgZUYnyGiXMjr5II8XRPkIcTFBnlTy09EQ7sPfA2ENRGS-h7VryajpGj9DT3wvaRjMpKi3ehQGBpfnC5tM2TUaOmCanznPEHP3RcAey7yiMQD2WLSG9jK8HFYv2B/s320/P3050007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309905491989511282" border="0" /></a>Mama with baby C.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpwmN0rprLNwBamcFU_frseEi1e0jJBnVbQe-nY7snOquISkFIHgQkzjylZW3bLsBrcao32nwvDvKPBlXnGCG83sJEkjARLWRVpNtMaodR7fcs_Dj_lLGoo_CORPcCvhYBKfQvjz-ZM0HF/s1600-h/P3050012_01.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpwmN0rprLNwBamcFU_frseEi1e0jJBnVbQe-nY7snOquISkFIHgQkzjylZW3bLsBrcao32nwvDvKPBlXnGCG83sJEkjARLWRVpNtMaodR7fcs_Dj_lLGoo_CORPcCvhYBKfQvjz-ZM0HF/s320/P3050012_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309905488076515042" border="0" /></a>Mama & Daddy & Alexa & Autumn came over for supper tonight - W & A play so well together. They played one of Walker's favorite games to play with Brad 'horsey'...Alexa was not a very compliant horsey.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdkSKPr9hmk-M6CJRL7XaV1C50f0mPRbXxvd9WBkPYEa0Wh_NOsJUg5MO49cG43cQVhCR_RStBvmNWolu95K2ulW1Eo3pG6nD4n-AImuwgASa9xttxK42P7v1y9XSYFhDgna2TUtZbPLe/s1600-h/P3050010_01.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdkSKPr9hmk-M6CJRL7XaV1C50f0mPRbXxvd9WBkPYEa0Wh_NOsJUg5MO49cG43cQVhCR_RStBvmNWolu95K2ulW1Eo3pG6nD4n-AImuwgASa9xttxK42P7v1y9XSYFhDgna2TUtZbPLe/s320/P3050010_01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309905484405252482" border="0" /></a>Walker loves being led around...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMC3hqyGpX9yjHZYWy4S0v0d-5dHJhuMIZnFTgG7BzclQxHDhgnGU16b3PaocF0YaGlNjGz2_9_1kvFaTslf1w3fWATSebHJLWdhQ9eOHvBIoSCtb7dLkTSHcr_aFEIiuLWizTjnQIPnZ/s1600-h/P3050005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMC3hqyGpX9yjHZYWy4S0v0d-5dHJhuMIZnFTgG7BzclQxHDhgnGU16b3PaocF0YaGlNjGz2_9_1kvFaTslf1w3fWATSebHJLWdhQ9eOHvBIoSCtb7dLkTSHcr_aFEIiuLWizTjnQIPnZ/s320/P3050005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309905472635903314" border="0" /></a>They had a blast! A couple of videos for your viewing pleasure...Cameron enjoying some time on her tummy & then A&W playing with the dump trucks...too much fun! Enjoy!!<br /><br /><object height="300" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3495290&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3495290&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="300" width="400"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/3495290">Tummy Time</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1074746">Jodi</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br /><object height="300" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3495351&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3495351&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="300" width="400"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/3495351">W, A & the Dump Trucks</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1074746">Jodi</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057871270216699149noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890143172961637989.post-71691116610428682992009-03-03T15:29:00.003-05:002009-03-03T15:52:39.439-05:00snow - yeah, not really<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUp_nikFMJF2a55vhYjBWHc1k0eTNTmvA5D06UVqyBoQ5Iqt48whyphenhyphenOZHK26EuLBan_crZqc9IbGDE7cs-Bn5tgh8TshVHb89VFWHAVcfAxouOczGF66P0N4jJmJ5rpkRxX5v3vmM_YmGY/s1600-h/P2100014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUp_nikFMJF2a55vhYjBWHc1k0eTNTmvA5D06UVqyBoQ5Iqt48whyphenhyphenOZHK26EuLBan_crZqc9IbGDE7cs-Bn5tgh8TshVHb89VFWHAVcfAxouOczGF66P0N4jJmJ5rpkRxX5v3vmM_YmGY/s320/P2100014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309064844232411170" border="0" /></a>I just love these little striped pants I found for Cameron at a consignment sale awhile back - thought her onesie matched perfectly...she wasn't in the mood for a photo shoot, she just wouldn't look at the camera!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJARTdbZgLb4l-upz2w8oHoFE1wOC2zM3DVMW7NhyTf9E2vKCWDLHsEpKkhN3keVeYbp8sHAFTXqjbBT3MZZsfO8iEpSNjyM5pNQXpD3hMGmt2spxyp_ccHFjbEoUg5ltZC8Z7YiDEaUq/s1600-h/P2270018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJARTdbZgLb4l-upz2w8oHoFE1wOC2zM3DVMW7NhyTf9E2vKCWDLHsEpKkhN3keVeYbp8sHAFTXqjbBT3MZZsfO8iEpSNjyM5pNQXpD3hMGmt2spxyp_ccHFjbEoUg5ltZC8Z7YiDEaUq/s320/P2270018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309064837002785602" border="0" /></a>Walker has picked up Cameron's paci several times and has always either given it back to her or to us, but for some reason the other day he decided he needed it. Brad got a big kick out of it and we both enjoyed it while we were getting him ready to go. When it was time to wash the paci off and head out the door, though, W was none too happy about having to give it up. Since then, he hasn't shown any more interest, so it will be interesting to see how it goes from here!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0mcdVQg85jk1AV1J6NJuaY5F1fsd4Jer3GGWXPwr7bVCCU671LaK0q-H-Bej6Fc9-yc7aeaOFDrxs0QKS1uNEaU0Oa6qW8UGy2a2uDDKXm88R5C_UUX1iw_yzzw_pGlDTp-ny4wrYdPG/s1600-h/P2270004P.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0mcdVQg85jk1AV1J6NJuaY5F1fsd4Jer3GGWXPwr7bVCCU671LaK0q-H-Bej6Fc9-yc7aeaOFDrxs0QKS1uNEaU0Oa6qW8UGy2a2uDDKXm88R5C_UUX1iw_yzzw_pGlDTp-ny4wrYdPG/s320/P2270004P.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309064834133867826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ravgoXB_1EqIfpitbQOo4MyDa4rgjnzEpQVU9aKV6KT8WjN6qRrUNhQtn49SCcEd4cWnFF7wVpQbwPA9p4mj3i6GDi1OacH_5HtAOfjywF7Re3znZApSQ0npHPiI-cGdsW8yUumZ6mHU/s1600-h/P2270003P.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ravgoXB_1EqIfpitbQOo4MyDa4rgjnzEpQVU9aKV6KT8WjN6qRrUNhQtn49SCcEd4cWnFF7wVpQbwPA9p4mj3i6GDi1OacH_5HtAOfjywF7Re3znZApSQ0npHPiI-cGdsW8yUumZ6mHU/s320/P2270003P.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309064830133388850" border="0" /></a>I just loved these 2 pics - Brad wasn't crazy about either, but I though they were just too cute!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0GWKqm3MEKMegvFDEsMirioNhS_-7v88cQyWQj75e_5aOxJdd711jbRGb7trOKmPdY50uSKQr1takLWdXK_e6X7VCbG6kmsBCWYzXrq7yjdlLaSK7dO_jdlqms3Nqpz-DJgx4_JfxBr4/s1600-h/P2270003_02u.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0GWKqm3MEKMegvFDEsMirioNhS_-7v88cQyWQj75e_5aOxJdd711jbRGb7trOKmPdY50uSKQr1takLWdXK_e6X7VCbG6kmsBCWYzXrq7yjdlLaSK7dO_jdlqms3Nqpz-DJgx4_JfxBr4/s320/P2270003_02u.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309064829892764434" border="0" /></a>Showing off her new Easter bunny.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu60WbVMfRO7Ccy9F6HcH1uehRJOTmyb0jUt3EXR_pMdz69lpgjZ3eER1DNbo3E0jIEXsvHjqFy_tISPSXs2ym6a_1AuxmT-zmbSw4XOCpj-DPZnwv-JpYMZhbx_KUam5X2MXwCLSYur4U/s1600-h/P2280018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu60WbVMfRO7Ccy9F6HcH1uehRJOTmyb0jUt3EXR_pMdz69lpgjZ3eER1DNbo3E0jIEXsvHjqFy_tISPSXs2ym6a_1AuxmT-zmbSw4XOCpj-DPZnwv-JpYMZhbx_KUam5X2MXwCLSYur4U/s320/P2280018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309062690924718034" border="0" /></a>Having a good time with Papa in the kitchen. I absolutely adore it when she makes faces like these!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXXaulkTbZE6pR9VIf5Hq3EENCqwp2OwyczMsOgikLrxblVy7MJqBJpsUORovaZax1NAcJQNO-niK9ILKedDJu8vX-4sT1TE0-2fnBGoMdFv56OJplJKOxMsgAtFn8QL5RWPA0tMjG44B/s1600-h/P2280007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXXaulkTbZE6pR9VIf5Hq3EENCqwp2OwyczMsOgikLrxblVy7MJqBJpsUORovaZax1NAcJQNO-niK9ILKedDJu8vX-4sT1TE0-2fnBGoMdFv56OJplJKOxMsgAtFn8QL5RWPA0tMjG44B/s320/P2280007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309062686933386514" border="0" /></a>Love that little hand and those long fingers!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpE0E0tbOd7qKVjMqmpMX6z28UOjP6QkF3D2JcJ5Hp0Zxt-g_MaDmJAEIvs7Ca0YeU2jdQA9FU8Wkgb5F5y_omSuJUeodMw4almGG1GVMN6OtfJf771DzbhrnyC7L3YR4keL184FnUqVm/s1600-h/P3020034.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpE0E0tbOd7qKVjMqmpMX6z28UOjP6QkF3D2JcJ5Hp0Zxt-g_MaDmJAEIvs7Ca0YeU2jdQA9FU8Wkgb5F5y_omSuJUeodMw4almGG1GVMN6OtfJf771DzbhrnyC7L3YR4keL184FnUqVm/s320/P3020034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309062680858989090" border="0" /></a>Disappointingly, we got almost no snow...which is so odd, as lots of people close to us got 6+ inches...alas, TR just seemed to get passed over. We maybe got 1 whole inch...we took W out to play while C slept - all he wanted to do was swing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwQW7juAMQv4ZIxaey3z7y7lmD64cmBL8vvMCUYoE32qTiPtKP1LbkRwWOgvvizYMJnXr89Aq5uZG-gn0B08mYRUGAlYX1pbAhUMmaar3331vrED_lj3e3_TR0Wf4tmxVHvKMibYXaZmU/s1600-h/P3020028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwQW7juAMQv4ZIxaey3z7y7lmD64cmBL8vvMCUYoE32qTiPtKP1LbkRwWOgvvizYMJnXr89Aq5uZG-gn0B08mYRUGAlYX1pbAhUMmaar3331vrED_lj3e3_TR0Wf4tmxVHvKMibYXaZmU/s320/P3020028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309062676192673762" border="0" /></a>He had on a new little pair of boots that I bought at Weecyle last fall - when we first got out in the snow he kept saying "my shoes...my new shoes" - he seemed to be worried that they were getting a little snow on them. It was so cute! You can see here how pitiful our snow coverage was - just walking in the front yard uncovered the grass...oh well - maybe another day!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmzRkFbjn1o9kHFSi-u4HrutrvCBl2F61oBgZ7TcaaP4WmGVCw-8Z8Ze7tu-sDBQ10d3PKk6v8CjmgylBhLyBq_2KvW8ckpntDXxDyKHhyphenhyphen9mOGs0hWlqk-NWmKr0vnxpaurK0w4Y2KT6LI/s1600-h/P3020025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmzRkFbjn1o9kHFSi-u4HrutrvCBl2F61oBgZ7TcaaP4WmGVCw-8Z8Ze7tu-sDBQ10d3PKk6v8CjmgylBhLyBq_2KvW8ckpntDXxDyKHhyphenhyphen9mOGs0hWlqk-NWmKr0vnxpaurK0w4Y2KT6LI/s320/P3020025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309067092960224626" border="0" /></a>Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057871270216699149noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890143172961637989.post-19545557596275542402009-02-26T07:00:00.002-05:002009-02-26T07:00:01.097-05:00Yummo & Then Some!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQPmoZJy9uZ5JO4aVOHZJzrH0EqOghXt7CHJw2CxArHalLCxFL4u4Rgkvgkn2bCU63Ki7fhhKN5G2vFFkOJnHlTShkiU-9xDp6ZnqaEm7WJoKYVUVaJknEW2o39mb5YxQVmhvctcYZdR3d/s1600-h/LR0206_Braised-Chicken-with-Mushrooms_med.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQPmoZJy9uZ5JO4aVOHZJzrH0EqOghXt7CHJw2CxArHalLCxFL4u4Rgkvgkn2bCU63Ki7fhhKN5G2vFFkOJnHlTShkiU-9xDp6ZnqaEm7WJoKYVUVaJknEW2o39mb5YxQVmhvctcYZdR3d/s320/LR0206_Braised-Chicken-with-Mushrooms_med.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306855029975669282" border="0" /></a>I made this <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/cda/recipe_print/0,1946,FOOD_9936_281336_RECIPE-PRINT-FULL-PAGE-FORMATTER,00.html">beautiful braised chicken</a> last week using a recipe by Anne Burrell of <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/secrets-of-a-restaurant-chef/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Secrets of a Restaurant Chef</span></a>. She has quickly become my absolute favorite chef to watch on Food Network...her recipes have such depth and yumminess!!<br /><br />Brad and I realized awhile back that while he is content to get in the kitchen and just throw stuff together...I am much happier when I have a recipe & a plan to follow! Her recipes do not disappoint! I was very pleased with the outcome and Brad said he thinks it's the best thing I've ever cooked...I was quite happy with that observation ;) So if you need some dinnertime inspiration...give this one a try...it won't disappoint - I promise!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">disclaimer - ALL mushrooms were omitted from the recipe as mushrooms are one thing I just cannot handle - but it was extremely lovely, nonetheless!</span>Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057871270216699149noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890143172961637989.post-84557164934665805552009-02-25T14:32:00.004-05:002009-02-25T14:46:28.366-05:00Home BeautifulI'm so excited - I just finalized my order on Amazon and soon the next two beautiful books will be in my hands! Home Decor has become more and more interesting to me in the past few weeks and thanks to the <a href="http://www.nestingplacenc.blogspot.com/">Nesting Place</a> I decided this was a resource I just couldn't live with out. Barnes&Noble & Amazon had it for about $1.50 difference, so I decided to just head over to the B&N in town and pick it up...so after the doctor & the credit union yesterday morning, I ventured into B&N with both kiddos...by far my most adventuresome outing with the two...except I'm then super disappointed to find out that in the store they want $39.99 not $26 for the book - are you kidding me? I was more than happy to let them keep it and come home and order it myself...craziness! My whole point in going to the real store was so that I could use my $100 giftcard that I won in a Tackle it Tuesday challenge awhile back (still doing happy dance), but then Brad reminded me Amazon would probably take it too, and sure enough, they did!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.amazon.com/House-Beautiful-Home-Book-Creating/dp/1588166031/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1235590617&sr=8-1"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimjI1OX5DUveVj2jZGLhKWthz0hvozDoi4ULZQtI8MrDj_ZAhBiq0sWaQDuQ9vZK_KX1JuzXOMfBB3OODtMN7IUInikPqjkeD30cQf7RlJ1ydpYm2m5r4GvTXruSPAbBCiyJdyCYkJqtEy/s320/home+book.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306820342555553394" border="0" /></a>While I was looking around at Amazon, I decided to go on and pickup the <a href="http://www.musesofmegret.com/2008/08/04/i-pretty-much-think-this-could-be-the-only-cookbook-youll-ever-need/">cookbook</a> that my friend <a href="http://www.musesofmegret.com/">Meg</a> is constantly raving about...only to find out that a new edition is being released in May and that they have it on mega-pre-release sale - love it! So I decided to treat myself to it too, as it seems to be a great cooking resource (and heaven knows I could always use those!) So technically I won't get my hands on it until probably May, but what a nice treat & surprise it will be when it <span style="font-style: italic;">magically</span> shows up!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvZd64gJFk5_3O5CbMWlHUt5FYTkPTFIhnDOyLDewq6Xagpg_wGV33gOSauAUb6apTHvDo3ILHvPOZXyFS-o_9TzPZrhAkw_I56t0XLXVDE4Jvo73rBFH9F24ks8unDb7XbFn9u_rySV6/s1600-h/home+cook+book.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvZd64gJFk5_3O5CbMWlHUt5FYTkPTFIhnDOyLDewq6Xagpg_wGV33gOSauAUb6apTHvDo3ILHvPOZXyFS-o_9TzPZrhAkw_I56t0XLXVDE4Jvo73rBFH9F24ks8unDb7XbFn9u_rySV6/s320/home+cook+book.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306820338514600834" border="0" /></a><br />And while we're at it - does this next book not also look oh so delicious? The <a href="http://jeannewinters.blogspot.com/">author</a> has a <a href="http://jeannewinters.blogspot.com/2009/02/1st-anniversary-giveaway.html">major giveaway</a> going on over at her blog and this is but one of the beautiful prizes...so take a few minutes and hop on over and enter...and the exciting thing is that she's giving away 2 copies of the book, so maybe we can both win, right? ;-)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXAc3EEJUuv2v8wmnCuQ4GTqAa8W9eAaV_ADSnoBO9jqxNShBb619MCbcI2fDuUawmPRpwftVn7VNo_GBhRvyWJi6BHNiU-D7P86m9WBNHkNkeXCkVKL3iFaYGE692060Qf6WMEsmOMHYI/s1600-h/inspirational+home.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXAc3EEJUuv2v8wmnCuQ4GTqAa8W9eAaV_ADSnoBO9jqxNShBb619MCbcI2fDuUawmPRpwftVn7VNo_GBhRvyWJi6BHNiU-D7P86m9WBNHkNkeXCkVKL3iFaYGE692060Qf6WMEsmOMHYI/s320/inspirational+home.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306822828942943330" border="0" /></a>Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057871270216699149noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890143172961637989.post-11964033838183461312009-02-24T17:31:00.004-05:002009-02-24T17:56:34.524-05:00Quick Pics<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2xDfjt7t95Duc1YGMf0fY_rMJcVdaLBmFi_lxG4QJidxP6VevPzfL2u689RXwwpV8X6Tx3UYSxZRTVkojyFurCbGVBDWvInBDNcAvHMfbI_M9hjarni9NJQc-gmC3TuL2BPI4FZ6zMWj/s1600-h/P2230001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2xDfjt7t95Duc1YGMf0fY_rMJcVdaLBmFi_lxG4QJidxP6VevPzfL2u689RXwwpV8X6Tx3UYSxZRTVkojyFurCbGVBDWvInBDNcAvHMfbI_M9hjarni9NJQc-gmC3TuL2BPI4FZ6zMWj/s320/P2230001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306498193780312706" border="0" /></a>We went to Mama & Daddy's last night for supper...after we finished eating, I went in the den to check on the big babies and this is what I found...Walker in the carrier & Alexa rocking him - so darn cute!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWP1VOD72EdZ09ak2TW4Ge7FCNGR_SdSig91jhmxgt4zqSq7pQZ1GAj0QDdyae8VjKKi_mlhVwDGGzV0sBg4SWcV3rFtS44mRDs_yFEYmQ4mgU2tLC1A0-ZPI4XNvI_crX0dAzMbQDTkfl/s1600-h/P2240006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWP1VOD72EdZ09ak2TW4Ge7FCNGR_SdSig91jhmxgt4zqSq7pQZ1GAj0QDdyae8VjKKi_mlhVwDGGzV0sBg4SWcV3rFtS44mRDs_yFEYmQ4mgU2tLC1A0-ZPI4XNvI_crX0dAzMbQDTkfl/s320/P2240006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306498197057674562" border="0" /></a>A quick snap of Cameron at the doctor's office this morning - she's up to 9 lbs 1 oz & 22.25 inches - always exciting to know your baby is growing just like she should be! As a breastfeeding mama, it's somewhat incredible to know that your baby is growing & thriving solely because of the nourishment my body provides - what a beautiful system God created!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbHN0qAifwbgayUiH96lEjXVk-gReXVBY5QlmjHgTLUwrzxa8RCtcaWnt8aGSjHWfSNu2xdOnov5NQacANPwMTlP1ziYQ_swD0DjGdL8OOvoA1YWN9n0ofxbIgdxJkY1oPk4Nynhy4yB3/s1600-h/P2240007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbHN0qAifwbgayUiH96lEjXVk-gReXVBY5QlmjHgTLUwrzxa8RCtcaWnt8aGSjHWfSNu2xdOnov5NQacANPwMTlP1ziYQ_swD0DjGdL8OOvoA1YWN9n0ofxbIgdxJkY1oPk4Nynhy4yB3/s320/P2240007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306498191469492962" border="0" /></a><br />Walker showing off my shades while we were waiting for the doctor to come in. When we went for Cameron's post birth check when she was just a week old...I was so amazed because when we pulled in the doctor's office parking lot, Walker said "go see Dr. Greene" - we hadn't mentioned her name in weeks/months, but he knew where we were...this morning, I was careful not to use her name at all as I wanted to see what his reaction would be, and sure enough...once again he called her name & talked about going to see the fish as we pulled in the parking lot. I just love seeing his little mind at work!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSejKXz_67nXfWDc_R1pU48dI0fB7RHyeKY7S_2XdyZScNtbNehTJMNuf6N_MBxrEKzvZJdlefOSrGp9RquXaXD07SlFjIgD87y4r6YYe5qa4OAMskqSYsZQOF0BDR4u5ySja3ZGhDOhD8/s1600-h/P2170013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSejKXz_67nXfWDc_R1pU48dI0fB7RHyeKY7S_2XdyZScNtbNehTJMNuf6N_MBxrEKzvZJdlefOSrGp9RquXaXD07SlFjIgD87y4r6YYe5qa4OAMskqSYsZQOF0BDR4u5ySja3ZGhDOhD8/s320/P2170013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306498189131932802" border="0" /></a>Last week Walker decided Cameron needed her bear to love on.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq19-h80udOIFwuIf5qjASMqjQDYh13wiaZU4ThGfs8TMoomqLVU703HxU-F0fYUWh4vhkpBsCIPQlLOUikc3wozC7ymirj_YNantzGfGdK0gvNY7MHUalLnulQL5VeDoSxXypLEU9lThw/s1600-h/P2200006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq19-h80udOIFwuIf5qjASMqjQDYh13wiaZU4ThGfs8TMoomqLVU703HxU-F0fYUWh4vhkpBsCIPQlLOUikc3wozC7ymirj_YNantzGfGdK0gvNY7MHUalLnulQL5VeDoSxXypLEU9lThw/s320/P2200006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306498188355330738" border="0" /></a>Love this little girlie!Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057871270216699149noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890143172961637989.post-45237268568795300072009-02-20T09:45:00.005-05:002009-02-23T13:32:05.193-05:00Bless this Nest<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjr3ikV0DTF0eQukbS7mtoJpyUMemexe7UruAx56NTv7Atg45_sR3wcaVuXfoNJmmwcd4GcAwnMDLfiJH_MXWTJZB6toflxZq1iItoFLhyFq-AaJfXVMCUJH99SuPkUSgLge6rcVVtVpIv/s1600-h/nester.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjr3ikV0DTF0eQukbS7mtoJpyUMemexe7UruAx56NTv7Atg45_sR3wcaVuXfoNJmmwcd4GcAwnMDLfiJH_MXWTJZB6toflxZq1iItoFLhyFq-AaJfXVMCUJH99SuPkUSgLge6rcVVtVpIv/s320/nester.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304891451576658850" border="0" /></a>Have you been to the <a href="http://www.nestingplacenc.blogspot.com/">Nesting Place</a> yet? I hope so - but if not, boy are you in for a treat! I have always wished that I had the decorating gene, but alas I do not. Periodically I am able to pull together a look that I like...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSElowekqxqV70XaSfFEAoOW9HwNHcIYg3oXJbmucYkyVzqS3qKl0YEMKy_U1KI3ymxa4OszDiMtCEZgLtnW27Q8TE1ILfGmyUgMdLLME5nhBcVIQ2AfGWDi2yu207bcZIZiSZUdjtWhuX/s1600-h/P2200002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSElowekqxqV70XaSfFEAoOW9HwNHcIYg3oXJbmucYkyVzqS3qKl0YEMKy_U1KI3ymxa4OszDiMtCEZgLtnW27Q8TE1ILfGmyUgMdLLME5nhBcVIQ2AfGWDi2yu207bcZIZiSZUdjtWhuX/s320/P2200002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304893374933587154" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-gAqjHoZELn-Dn47eoJ5UGRtyGbBiOcNtSqqJY-Rf0XllsKloCP7zUg12AUsgRSAer9beEuHUb3Xr4qShISxFk9ucPBd2kseG2bdJ296wuWW8KBX20HidTfEnxDf0QLdlbH4cOUlNmIi/s1600-h/P2200001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-gAqjHoZELn-Dn47eoJ5UGRtyGbBiOcNtSqqJY-Rf0XllsKloCP7zUg12AUsgRSAer9beEuHUb3Xr4qShISxFk9ucPBd2kseG2bdJ296wuWW8KBX20HidTfEnxDf0QLdlbH4cOUlNmIi/s320/P2200001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304893374846420706" border="0" /></a>but more often than not, I end up at a loss. Enter <a href="http://www.nestingplacenc.blogspot.com/">Nester</a>- her motto is <span style="font-style: italic;">it doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful</span>...that's been very liberating for me! Several weeks back, Nester started a 10 minute challenge - small things that you can do to spruce up a room without spending a lot of time or $$ - now that is right up my alley! I've still got a long way to go, but am loving implementing some of what I've been learning from her. <span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span> I've been working in my den...on top of our TV armoire...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIfdAtQmENN-sQEzOYS95r_royoX4rUOPAdF92lxYWdpCk0xa4tt631_ycsDN6zRRaMdygOOqIks5Kzy-XjAoiICnOcqBaj5V9YvJKfVamuOS46qS-DTEUECGfBx8FyaF93oAFKKQ4nqDt/s1600-h/P2200017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIfdAtQmENN-sQEzOYS95r_royoX4rUOPAdF92lxYWdpCk0xa4tt631_ycsDN6zRRaMdygOOqIks5Kzy-XjAoiICnOcqBaj5V9YvJKfVamuOS46qS-DTEUECGfBx8FyaF93oAFKKQ4nqDt/s320/P2200017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304893382307408178" border="0" /></a>and on one of our big walls...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6SqOPl27g1hyBJd-l22df6749gJ_NBAeEO94dLAD-h4a3nJi5t2JYkdOFOWknBFsM42kvrHjcNCNwQD1ar9j39Z0SB0E8jeFx7-hiru_ukO0Ev2xoBGXjNLkxGQjR9BkFImfkkpbs8E0V/s1600-h/P2200019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6SqOPl27g1hyBJd-l22df6749gJ_NBAeEO94dLAD-h4a3nJi5t2JYkdOFOWknBFsM42kvrHjcNCNwQD1ar9j39Z0SB0E8jeFx7-hiru_ukO0Ev2xoBGXjNLkxGQjR9BkFImfkkpbs8E0V/s320/P2200019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304893387433816690" border="0" /></a>this one definitely still needs some work - a few more hanging picture frames, some other odds & ends for the top shelf & I need to get that W painted, for sure - but it's been fun to play with nonetheless! Head on over to the <a href="http://nestingplacenc.blogspot.com/2009/02/10-minutes-to-room-you-love-finale.html">Nesting Place</a> & check out other great 10 minute spruce-ups!!<br /><br /><center><a href="http://nestingplacenc.blogspot.com/2009/02/10-minutes-to-room-you-love-finale.html"><img src="http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd338/therealnester/buttons/561ec558.png" /></a></center><br />edited to add: this is the top of our armoire @ night...we used an extra strand of Christmas lights up on top, so it gives off a nice glow and makes the display even more homey and enjoyable! Love it!! Thanks Nester for encouragement in the right direction!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxgKyHQjMwRLZL-3a5Yk0tQdEZd1yVAe4y-zdeAOBaNmA_3qdshSMfaf-eebiZ2SijsXTDsrRUGpdHazpocaNpCSHiMurlfojoHxpWasHtx_DEJY2F-H8Zb73EasdzT3e02rf8GyuB4Wd/s1600-h/P2200008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxgKyHQjMwRLZL-3a5Yk0tQdEZd1yVAe4y-zdeAOBaNmA_3qdshSMfaf-eebiZ2SijsXTDsrRUGpdHazpocaNpCSHiMurlfojoHxpWasHtx_DEJY2F-H8Zb73EasdzT3e02rf8GyuB4Wd/s320/P2200008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306061783711652290" border="0" /></a>Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057871270216699149noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890143172961637989.post-57952158447403444712009-02-17T17:32:00.004-05:002009-02-17T20:58:03.154-05:00WFMW - Bible Reading Help<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghH_p-zY5Btns8NC6IDXg6FNMhqgy_JzAwdvxvGl4UCSw-mecmVihwegoIYSmVU3IcQ7M4PDY9Fhkc5Xrhl3pLC6YrGk_yDVp_ldeyPpijzI25Z33GwjiWY6ufANTMH9QwrVQ_GFJnJ4Gm/s1600-h/WFMW.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghH_p-zY5Btns8NC6IDXg6FNMhqgy_JzAwdvxvGl4UCSw-mecmVihwegoIYSmVU3IcQ7M4PDY9Fhkc5Xrhl3pLC6YrGk_yDVp_ldeyPpijzI25Z33GwjiWY6ufANTMH9QwrVQ_GFJnJ4Gm/s320/WFMW.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303900661848246578" border="0" /></a>When I was in college - quiet times came easy, time seemed to be abundant and I read my Bible through cover-to-cover several, several times...now that I'm a mom...finding that time to read daily is sometimes a struggle. Last year, Brad & I started reading a read-through-in-a-year plan in January, and did great until April...or was it June...and then we fell behind and never caught back up. I don't even remember what really happened, except that we were typically reading at night and life just got busy.<br /><br />This year, I knew I wanted one of my goals to be to get back on track with my Bible reading, I just didn't know what plan could/would best make that happen. I read a little here and there and then back at the end of January I found <a href="http://www.bibleshared.com/">BibleShared</a>. I was immediately excited as <a href="http://backporchreflections.blogspot.com/2008/10/wfmw-accountability.html">blog accountability</a> seems to work for me!<br /><br />I immediately signed up and started reading. I love that I can read the Bible in any order I want and simply record my progress as I go (last week I was reading in <span style="font-style: italic;">Humility</span> and Mahaney referenced Habakkuk, so I stopped and quickly read those 3 chapters to better grasp the his point - I didn't have to wait for the summertime to roll around for Habakkuk to come up in my yearly reading plan.) I can read while online or I can read offline and record my progress after the fact. I also love that they have a widget I can put in my sidebar so that anybody can see how I'm doing - that motivates me.<br /><br /><center><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPq6vPG7ZerMev-FKFV-Y8pO-cvGj57Rf9CIHauln405HzPYBtuKI5OapffGwQ4YPud7UdWtknIp_UKv4Gl62hjoMGn7tKTV_ohVdl2uJwhO4h2dx2Qq4EKGSuvqZdWT5N9_KEwbJjBtAV/s1600-h/Bibleshared.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 209px; height: 184px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPq6vPG7ZerMev-FKFV-Y8pO-cvGj57Rf9CIHauln405HzPYBtuKI5OapffGwQ4YPud7UdWtknIp_UKv4Gl62hjoMGn7tKTV_ohVdl2uJwhO4h2dx2Qq4EKGSuvqZdWT5N9_KEwbJjBtAV/s320/Bibleshared.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303904566837169170" border="0" /></a></center><br />As a mom of 2, it's often difficult to find time to sit down and read my Bible for 15 minutes (or more) at a time...however I'm on my computer all day long. Using Firefox, I simply keep my BibleShared page up in a separate tab, and periodically throughout the day I pop over to it and read a chapter or 2. Wow - what a difference that has made! In only 18 days of using their service, I've already read 90 chapters - or 7% of the Bible. Yippee!! And, on my progress page, BibleShared tells me that if I continue to read at my current rate of 5 chapters/day, I'll finish the Bible in 219.8 days. That's really exciting for me, because it tells me that I can finish the Bible this year! <br /><br />If you want more great <a href="http://rocksinmydryer.typepad.com/shannon/2009/02/this-really-really-works-for-me.html">WFMW</a> ideas, head on over and see <a href="http://rocksinmydryer.typepad.com/">Shannon @ RocksinmyDryer </a>- and head's up...this is <a href="http://rocksinmydryer.typepad.com/">Shannon's</a> last week hosting before she passes the torch on over to <a href="http://www.wearethatfamily.com/">Kristen</a>! Enjoy!Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057871270216699149noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890143172961637989.post-26337469740321644142009-02-12T07:00:00.001-05:002009-02-12T07:00:01.640-05:00Walker & the Bobcat<object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3153152&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3153152&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/3153152">Walker & the Bobcat</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1074746">Jodi</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br />On Sunday, the family came over for lunch and the weather was so delightful that we all went outside to play after eating...after a few minutes on the swingset, Walker made a beeline for the bottom, where the Bobcat was - he's definitely in love!Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057871270216699149noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890143172961637989.post-47216411338265952642009-02-10T16:19:00.001-05:002009-02-10T16:20:45.753-05:00My Two Sweeties<object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3153267&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3153267&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/3153267">My Two Sweeties</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1074746">Jodi</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br />Walker has definitely been cautious around Baby Cameron, but was more than happy to sit with us and let me read to him the other night. I LOVED it!Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057871270216699149noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890143172961637989.post-41861023984656274372009-02-09T19:21:00.004-05:002009-02-09T19:58:25.135-05:00Catching Up on Pics<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_dujQZdYomcAK0vaP1opccefW3J6aCwwrkT4gGsXCJR-Zss9K7UsmMHt7hhloEIqUI33rlZRpzbNvFLe83gFAD3VuQOKWm9_tmfoX418_SJ3KaHfhdFxkyOZAzpf6t6EPiUF-knmR-49/s1600-h/P2080004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_dujQZdYomcAK0vaP1opccefW3J6aCwwrkT4gGsXCJR-Zss9K7UsmMHt7hhloEIqUI33rlZRpzbNvFLe83gFAD3VuQOKWm9_tmfoX418_SJ3KaHfhdFxkyOZAzpf6t6EPiUF-knmR-49/s320/P2080004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300961564416044610" border="0" /></a>I don't ever get tired of seeing a pic like this...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIIpwW3ml4nv_cAyUtZiXI-Z9RbLKFxIRwDYZrMMGanXu6LP8wICZ8WoDFLn3MnXUptgDYvfeMBqwdT1a2YBAEr3LFcw75VBc3Fwt7prYwc1Z8jeovF9LHVhB73YbBFsnZj9eUGBINg8P/s1600-h/P2080002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIIpwW3ml4nv_cAyUtZiXI-Z9RbLKFxIRwDYZrMMGanXu6LP8wICZ8WoDFLn3MnXUptgDYvfeMBqwdT1a2YBAEr3LFcw75VBc3Fwt7prYwc1Z8jeovF9LHVhB73YbBFsnZj9eUGBINg8P/s320/P2080002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300961557869988770" border="0" /></a>Walker & Alexa running back up from the bottom of our land<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkJFrDfqc9m5z2RPXMby4gssduAHIYsarFUouYqZzbkY8zwCZon7sr1oyJH_1wOuD4wQO6RAqnxX71jqL6WsGWwe-ayopBuDyB9aPNatlVy5B6APTOAedm2XabPaK_PULCHjvtvuC90st/s1600-h/P2080003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkJFrDfqc9m5z2RPXMby4gssduAHIYsarFUouYqZzbkY8zwCZon7sr1oyJH_1wOuD4wQO6RAqnxX71jqL6WsGWwe-ayopBuDyB9aPNatlVy5B6APTOAedm2XabPaK_PULCHjvtvuC90st/s320/P2080003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300961547703879570" border="0" /></a>Grandpa & Grace with baby Cameron<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBox_MV0hudWOXZDCNef0UqEYHOLqma6-SKKlhQrqOJrEtBLHvkZKOz_t4RzVCT3EJYZSkRZ9Pxf8OCftp_ERtGkwNcauD-GfsexaUeWWvjupCvqZhG_rD_wt2N69qpxILEi-GzFJ6TnB/s1600-h/P2070022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBox_MV0hudWOXZDCNef0UqEYHOLqma6-SKKlhQrqOJrEtBLHvkZKOz_t4RzVCT3EJYZSkRZ9Pxf8OCftp_ERtGkwNcauD-GfsexaUeWWvjupCvqZhG_rD_wt2N69qpxILEi-GzFJ6TnB/s320/P2070022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300961537960290354" border="0" /></a>Walker on Pop's backhoe attachment - he was so excited, going back and forth between the bobcat and the backhoe<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYh2um4gQIU2n3FYVU9Pmu_TZbRUTAPl_uHeZdJ1O4MmNvVH9qEQyWi2xkH5KZQZ30LR6RPqmGrbVbL-YHGg228UBKwlkHnboqdeoKoFsxlIRvw5OKJdW5k71U1b3JvyVakKeA7ypkKx_/s1600-h/P2070018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYh2um4gQIU2n3FYVU9Pmu_TZbRUTAPl_uHeZdJ1O4MmNvVH9qEQyWi2xkH5KZQZ30LR6RPqmGrbVbL-YHGg228UBKwlkHnboqdeoKoFsxlIRvw5OKJdW5k71U1b3JvyVakKeA7ypkKx_/s320/P2070018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300961529298858818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthuybkot9yL98SRjjXykLA7nR5uTHY33blUnztNxt2UdABw09tKxb9wXVokDHfKAVJ8n4GDRq-EyNf0CW4FNfzHxW6mG2FQtD_tWqET9-0DWn9lhcWcv1pMoySqxLkVUknrow7W4mFk2Q/s1600-h/Camcorder+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthuybkot9yL98SRjjXykLA7nR5uTHY33blUnztNxt2UdABw09tKxb9wXVokDHfKAVJ8n4GDRq-EyNf0CW4FNfzHxW6mG2FQtD_tWqET9-0DWn9lhcWcv1pMoySqxLkVUknrow7W4mFk2Q/s320/Camcorder+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300958037899044354" border="0" /></a>Walker on the Kubota<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TyhNES7F2nWaa-oi1k7JYKCJLsmGPKiCXmHCXcPtZIAPKnQ2rgQcl6aetrz8H_7k-Ds3lDj6CFVJVc86q-cKjW0T1h245qGOzncLMFmZXb4aO6VJ14o0EbGvETzcL_zteUMqT3IjWvJt/s1600-h/P2050014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TyhNES7F2nWaa-oi1k7JYKCJLsmGPKiCXmHCXcPtZIAPKnQ2rgQcl6aetrz8H_7k-Ds3lDj6CFVJVc86q-cKjW0T1h245qGOzncLMFmZXb4aO6VJ14o0EbGvETzcL_zteUMqT3IjWvJt/s320/P2050014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300958027287937378" border="0" /></a>Cameron in the dumptruck<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZ_NS3J3-WyWMtxVzf06CisWEjjaknPdEn5B8jRnkAoSoGmObp7H3xr9lRVfmhkmXW9nusbnU7xW7d1GzWj_SpyzgV6oOBT7ikVtpyRouvAOgBhZnPwrDqFfM_OKLdTN4UmAZjcWM9oXw/s1600-h/P2050012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZ_NS3J3-WyWMtxVzf06CisWEjjaknPdEn5B8jRnkAoSoGmObp7H3xr9lRVfmhkmXW9nusbnU7xW7d1GzWj_SpyzgV6oOBT7ikVtpyRouvAOgBhZnPwrDqFfM_OKLdTN4UmAZjcWM9oXw/s320/P2050012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300958028438937826" border="0" /></a>Walker pushing Cameron<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFoqreqbvE93yNuLaqP0vWOI6x35-NuPTmS2dgtQyKkdbN5a7WkfesgpHZS9hpXhSkxfx4bzch0siYZHqxXvRPi47ImVk5rfLDkmAqkVgJ5-l69XYyyAxuyX1YwvSz_cKw23Oftbn7b1Sx/s1600-h/P2050011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFoqreqbvE93yNuLaqP0vWOI6x35-NuPTmS2dgtQyKkdbN5a7WkfesgpHZS9hpXhSkxfx4bzch0siYZHqxXvRPi47ImVk5rfLDkmAqkVgJ5-l69XYyyAxuyX1YwvSz_cKw23Oftbn7b1Sx/s320/P2050011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300958021821278802" border="0" /></a>He was so gentle & slow moving her from the den to the kitchen (with Papa's close supervision!)Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057871270216699149noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890143172961637989.post-59021174829771397122009-02-04T07:30:00.002-05:002009-02-04T14:03:50.215-05:00Cameron's ArrivalAs with Walker...little Miss Cameron had no desire to arrive on her due date - Jan 15 - in fact, she made us wait almost another whole week. We were no strangers to waiting...Walker was induced when he went 9 days past his due date. I so wanted Cameron's birth to be different...to go into labor naturally and experience the whole process God's way - but I also didn't want to do anything that endangered Baby Girl.<br /><br />Throughout this pregnancy, I typically had my check-ups on Mondays, but knowing that the docs would start talking about inducing after I passed my due date, I decided to be a bit sneaky, and scheduled my checkup for Tuesday, Jan 20th. When I saw Dr. Hood that day - little to no progress had been made, and since I had been late with Walker, he felt it fine for me to wait a bit longer, but said that if I hadn't gone into labor by Monday, Jan 26th, he felt it prudent to induce. That put me at just a few days shy of 42 weeks, so I agreed. Before leaving that day, I signed the paperwork and they got my inducement on the calendar.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFdMrOQxWGrzTCnSeusHGD6psxmE8cC8iwjjf33Qllygv8OG4G33UtEMChaiVzH8ebw3VDNNBZwfvbaIwRYlulXIay0zoqWqT6EzxJeN-YSUwVroOMF9ljAbhMbntLzRBREBEUMkEv2HI/s1600-h/P1220041.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFdMrOQxWGrzTCnSeusHGD6psxmE8cC8iwjjf33Qllygv8OG4G33UtEMChaiVzH8ebw3VDNNBZwfvbaIwRYlulXIay0zoqWqT6EzxJeN-YSUwVroOMF9ljAbhMbntLzRBREBEUMkEv2HI/s320/P1220041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299019233568265266" border="0" /></a><br />I don't remember being super nervous when I was pregnant with Walker - but every day past my due date, my nerves increased a bit...you see, my Mama was late with all of us, but when her labor with my brother (I'm the oldest, he's #2) started...it only lasted 30-40 minutes, and she didn't even realize it at first. Thankfully my dad had worked on a farm growing up and had helped deliver several calves...perfect training for when he delivered Josh at home. So while I longed to experience a natural childbirth, I also didn't want anything quite that fast and natural! :)<br /><br />Wednesday the 21st was quite cold, so our guys weren't working. We slept in a bit and then decided to go to the Y and work out. I did 15 mins or so on the elliptical and then another 8 on a recumbent bike. I couldn't get the program on it to cooperate, and it kept ramping up the resistance, which I didn't like one bit, so I finally just quit. My theory was that any exercise was better than none, but I certainly didn't want to over-exert myself!<br /><br />After the Y, we grabbed some Mexican for lunch (Walker loves "chippies & salsa") and then headed to Wal-Mart. While there, we ran into a friend from <a href="http://www.newspring.cc/">church</a> - as we were standing there talking, I realized I didn't feel very good. My lower back was a little sore and I just felt a bit out of sorts. Then later over on the frozen foods aisle, I experienced a minor pain...it took a few minutes, but all of the sudden I wondered - could that have been a contraction?<br /><br />You see - after arriving at the hospital when I went in to have Walker, they hooked me up to a monitor and said I was already having light contractions - I couldn't feel a thing. By the time they started to intensify, they gave me an epidural, so I really had zero recollection of what a contraction even felt like.<br /><br />Not long thereafter, we checked out and headed out to the car. I had another mild pain and then shared with Brad that I thought this might be something. I always hated saying that, because a few other times I had experienced a little lower back pain that turned out to be nothing, and I didn't want to get his hopes up if this wasn't it. We started watching the clock and sure enough, every 10-12-15 minutes I was having these pains...after that had gone on for an hour or so, we were both fully convinced that I was in labor. We decided to go on and call both Mamas and bring them up to speed, which was definitely a fun thing! After that, we just sat back and waited...and waited...and waited.<br /><br />For awhile Brad timed the contractions, then I took over....but nothing seemed to change. They were fairly consistent at 10-12 mins, but the intensity was about the same and the timing just wouldn't change. Towards the end of the afternoon, it was quite clear that Brad was disappointed - he was ready for some action! LOL As night began to approach, and the contractions weren't going away, we decided to go on and send Walker to Brad's mama's house so that if things sped up during the night, we wouldn't have to worry about him. Looking back, that was a very wise move!<br /><br />We straightened up the house, did a little last-minute packing, anything we could think of to pass the time. Just before 9 that evening, I was talking to my mama on the phone, reporting that nothing had changed and that I intended to call the nurse in 15 or so mins just to let her know my status (my office had said to call when contractions were 5 mins apart or my water broke). Almost instantaneously with hanging up the phone, I felt a small gush and realized - my water just broke! I jumped up and dashed to the bathroom and then told Brad - yep...I'm pretty sure this was it!<br /><br />I called the office and it took them probably 15-20 mins to call back. In the meantime, we alerted both Mamas and told them we were sure we would be heading out to the hospital shortly, but we'd let them know when we left. Brad jumped in the shower while I gathered up a few last minute items. When I was finally able to talk to the nurse, she confirmed that indeed we should head to the hospital. My contractions had now jumped to about 5 mins apart, and a bit more intense, so as Brad got out of the shower I told him I thought we needed to speed up and get this show on the road. We were out the door in no time flat.<br /><br />I think we left the house around 9:25 or so and I think we both prayed pretty much the whole way to the hospital...I was praying that we'd make it (thinking about my parents the whole time!) and Brad was praying that we wouldn't hit all the redlights...I don't think he entirely realized how quickly things were happening at that point, and while I thought they were happening pretty quickly (contractions were now at about 3 mins), I also didn't want to freak him out...looking back later, he said if he had had any idea, he would have driven a whole lot faster! LOL<br /><br />We did manage to hit only 1 or 2 of the kazillion redlights between our house and the hospital, and when we got there, he let me out at the door and parked the car. I can't ever remember which entrance to use at St. Francis, so I walked on in and rang the bell to ask where the elevators were. A lady came out of the office and asked if I was to be admitted, and when I said yes, started looking for my chart. (Now mind you - I had called that very afternoon and verified that all of my pre-registration was complete and ready to go.) She couldn't find my chart...so another lady started looking me up in the computer...she finally found me, but they continued to chatter back and forth about my chart. About the time Brad came through the door carrying all of our stuff, I looked at them and said "Can we just go on up?" evidently in a bit of a sharp tone. Contractions were now about 2 mins apart. After-the-fact, Brad told me that he knew I was serious because of the tone of voice I used - I just couldn't get over the fact that they were so clueless!<br /><br />We rode up to the 4th floor and proceeded down to the Nurse's station - they gave me a little paper to fill out that told why I had come in that night. As I'm furiously filling it out, one of the nurses must have looked at me, because she said "honey - are you in labor?" and I was like - uh-huh!! So they whisked me back to a triage room so that I could be checked...and we waited, and waited, and waited - it felt like an eternity, but was probably about 5 mins. Come to find out, there were lots of girls showing up to deliver that night (I made #7 since their shift started at 7 PM and they usually only deliver 6-8 in a day!) so they were a bit frazzled. About the time I was ready to send Brad to find somebody, my nurse came in and proceeded to check me...she didn't say anything, but buzzed the desk and said she needed some more help. They called back and said "uh...for delivery?" she was like "quite possibly" - I then asked her how far along I was and she said a 7. Maybe 2-3 mins later another girl came in, and she had her check me and I was at a 9.<br /><br />At that point, I was beyond extremely uncomfortable and beginning to cry out. They got ready to move me to the delivery room and I can remember thinking...I need to be quiet while I'm in the hallway, but then realizing I was beyond any control of my vocals at that point!<br /><br />We moved into the delivery room and I was laying on my side and they got me shifted over to that bed...not a super comfortable move, but I knew it was necessary. At one point, she wanted me to roll to my back so that she could look for the baby's heartbeat on a monitor - it was excruciatingly painful to be on my back, but I also wanted to hear that sweet baby's heartbeat and was definitely a bit freaked out when she couldn't find it. I think my brain knew that she must not be at any real risk, or they would be doing something else, but I do remember being disconcerted that she couldn't find it. I think the hardest thing in this point was that I felt like I was getting no feedback from the nurses...my entire bottom half felt like it was getting to explode (can we say urge to push???), and I knew from stories I'd heard in the past that it wasn't good to push until you were truly ready...but I just didn't know where I was. In retrospect, it all happened so quickly, I think they were really trying to slow me down because the dr wasn't there yet!<br /><br />Somewhere along in here, they made the decision to call the "in house" doctor as it sounded like my doctor was either too far out or not responding to his page (later found out he got paged at 10:38). The in house guy walked in, they put my legs up in the stirrups, he told me to push twice and I felt the baby's head come out...he told me to wait and then to push again and I felt the rest of her body come out. Seeing her immediately and then hearing her cry were definitely very welcome to put any fears to rest about not hearing her on the monitor. And just like that - all the pain was gone, and I immediately turned to Brad & my mom and said "it was all worth it - every bit of it". Best we remember, we got to the hospital around 10 and then she was born at 10:46 - it was definitely a fast ride! Evidently I do have some of my mama's baby birthing mojo! :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeuWmhGB4K7yWVLWCGj8h37NqaPuZo2IohS-KcpRze3i32eiDkIyo9ART7RQBI7SKnaxDyFne1YrjGSOVwfJAQStn9UW2J_f6PrTuwpnhMHClJ9eA_0LM_-hPA210SWt4Gc_J101Y476MI/s1600-h/P1220022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeuWmhGB4K7yWVLWCGj8h37NqaPuZo2IohS-KcpRze3i32eiDkIyo9ART7RQBI7SKnaxDyFne1YrjGSOVwfJAQStn9UW2J_f6PrTuwpnhMHClJ9eA_0LM_-hPA210SWt4Gc_J101Y476MI/s320/P1220022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299019238706092498" border="0" /></a><br />Amazingly, with as speedy as the whole thing was - my body handled it wonderfully. I had a small tear ~ 1cm that he stitched up, and that was it. And just as everyone had said, when the time comes, you don't care what doctor it is, just that there's one there! That was oh so true! LOL I truly believe that all the exercising I did throughout the pregnancy made a huge difference! I loved not being induced this time, and not having time to even consider an epidural - while it was definitely extremely painful for 10-15 mins, this would definitely be my chosen route between the 2 I've taken!Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057871270216699149noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890143172961637989.post-40195454148577208632009-02-03T22:11:00.005-05:002009-02-04T07:49:00.065-05:00WFMW - Perfect Watch for Moms<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinwo2JzH0PA75b3qLx9gAJSKr2wg4y5ym1OGQUhyphenhyphenXQAbdxPITLt9ljxa2fKXSzCnoqL4BmFjAwQKwtKkF2v0jCWZVutPFzez45AbIw5ljmJk1EEbnENgbx1mJYEyNxf6KkRbNgRLdoYVRO/s1600-h/wfmw.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinwo2JzH0PA75b3qLx9gAJSKr2wg4y5ym1OGQUhyphenhyphenXQAbdxPITLt9ljxa2fKXSzCnoqL4BmFjAwQKwtKkF2v0jCWZVutPFzez45AbIw5ljmJk1EEbnENgbx1mJYEyNxf6KkRbNgRLdoYVRO/s320/wfmw.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298774602826832722" border="0" /></a>For the longest time, I wore a "pretty" watch and loved it...a few years back, though, when the band broke or the battery died, instead of getting said issue fixed, I somehow ended up deciding to try a new kind of watch for me - and man has it been awesome! let me introduce you to my new best friend:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKqf_ZPdqDlmLvT8UNLesDAQBDt7roZ5eMJaWABJYh6gzts2hdOdnXOSzK4NLR2yLAFghB5u3BT2GgPb-WrD58q0Tr_UytgsgCFvMpV3-7Tz6FjI6PnXQ_yx8pGdSX34YrNkRy5E0vUl4z/s1600-h/timex.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 154px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKqf_ZPdqDlmLvT8UNLesDAQBDt7roZ5eMJaWABJYh6gzts2hdOdnXOSzK4NLR2yLAFghB5u3BT2GgPb-WrD58q0Tr_UytgsgCFvMpV3-7Tz6FjI6PnXQ_yx8pGdSX34YrNkRy5E0vUl4z/s320/timex.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298774597267055602" border="0" /></a>Say hello to the <a href="http://www.timex.com/gp/product/B0000U0L5O/ref=sc_pgb_c_4_1_238495011_m_A1S5XB33AHYRMX_9/190-3139018-5091739?ie=UTF8&n=238495011&s=&timexBrand=core&v=glance">Timex Ironman for women</a> - I love this watch! I tried a similar watch back when I was in college, but it had a velcro watchband...which looked cool on my roommate's wrist, but on mine, always seemed bulky, always got wet and took awhile to dry when I washed my hands/took a shower & over time eventually started to smell - YUCK! This baby has a rubber-like band that takes on no water whatsoever...making it perfect to wear all the time...in the shower, in the pool, washing dishes, you name it. I absolutely adore that quality.<br /><br />It also has a built in <span style="font-style: italic;">chrono</span> function that counts up, <span style="font-style: italic;">timer</span> that counts down and built in <span style="font-style: italic;">alarm</span> (not to mention 2 different time settings & indiglo). I use all these functions, but <span style="font-style: italic;">chrono</span> is my absolute favorite. With my first child, I used it frequently to time his naps...I would start the <span style="font-style: italic;">chrono</span> function when I put him down for a nap and then I didn't have to remember what time it started, as it often varied day-to-day.<br /><br />Now that my <a href="http://backporchreflections.blogspot.com/2009/01/welcome-to-our-world.html">second pumpkin</a> has <a href="http://backporchreflections.blogspot.com/2009/02/camerons-arrival.html">arrived</a>, I use it when she nurses. As we're getting started, I restart the time and let it count away...it helps me know when she probably is getting finished and/or ready to burp as well as making it easier to keep track of when she last nursed. I don't stop and restart it until it's time to start the process over, so I can always tell when her last feeding started. In these past 2 weeks, that alone has been indispensible! Not to mention that during the night indiglo has been one of my best friends!<br /><br />Next time you find yourself needing a new watch - definitely check this baby out! For more great <a href="http://rocksinmydryer.typepad.com/shannon/2009/02/wfmw-nada-zilch.html">WFMW ideas</a>, head on over to <a href="http://rocksinmydryer.typepad.com/">Rocks in my Dryer</a>!Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057871270216699149noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890143172961637989.post-90476961870160240982009-02-03T16:06:00.004-05:002009-02-03T16:10:44.501-05:00Delicious Giveaway!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFSI51In9T4zTOn-miid3WqihUc1O4VLyVqp5u0KW0j5AJ9jbg5kPeo0x9sZ0jKJskOi4zCjR2O9xYyFVhTi0yStXBJi9HEk778u3PDVmbMwP2ZWAXxNGHTmBZzJB3l4fK2QcG1N5oqwJ/s1600-h/crayonrocks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFSI51In9T4zTOn-miid3WqihUc1O4VLyVqp5u0KW0j5AJ9jbg5kPeo0x9sZ0jKJskOi4zCjR2O9xYyFVhTi0yStXBJi9HEk778u3PDVmbMwP2ZWAXxNGHTmBZzJB3l4fK2QcG1N5oqwJ/s320/crayonrocks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298680620684018098" border="0" /></a>Are these not the cutest crayons ever? I was first turned on to <a href="http://www.stubbypencilstudio.com/">Stubby Pencil Studio</a> by <a href="http://www.stilldelighted.blogspot.com">Meredith</a> - and have now seen them a few other places on the web...I'm totally in love with several of their products right now, but as we've tightened the purse-strings on our budget as of late, am holding myself back...<span style="font-style: italic;">for now.</span> However, couldn't pass up <a href="http://inevergrewup.net/giveaway-26-eco-friendly-art-supplies-from-stubby-pencil-studio/">this lovely chance</a> to WIN a basket of their goodies - love it! Enjoy!Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057871270216699149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890143172961637989.post-30910095405301441522009-02-02T14:23:00.003-05:002009-02-02T14:38:17.730-05:00Just a Quick Note<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibCYlAt7a7Xomw3f8J1DqktvarXF4Td20Ye6EpIJLlY-mxu7zBGwsFfuo5VQWRiU1VnwuznlBA9ao0fyhCCFTsDjXhgwqQCgIPmsZF6IThWIp9T7PA4II7P9c-trQGjyC83786HhMwjFPb/s1600-h/P2020048.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibCYlAt7a7Xomw3f8J1DqktvarXF4Td20Ye6EpIJLlY-mxu7zBGwsFfuo5VQWRiU1VnwuznlBA9ao0fyhCCFTsDjXhgwqQCgIPmsZF6IThWIp9T7PA4II7P9c-trQGjyC83786HhMwjFPb/s320/P2020048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298285394112386514" border="0" /></a><br />Oh my goodness - just can't get over this little cutie pie! She is such a sweetheart & such a fabulous baby! Other than either a midnight feeding (well, last night was 4 AM) she's slept through the night for the past 4 nights! Woo hoo!!! I hope to post her birth story in the next day or two, so check back with us!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUGQNpF98TIw-i9jcYkOfoLsZ3Mn-EwqGme8FfDumb9xl7yfFyZuEyfOZTnpbDrMSvs0D4wt8MQCcR9g0v9DezG3zNhEU9KJ0utOAHNw_Yu4WKJw47ZXodv1MVqzz7RTAmSNgRxx9zLLI/s1600-h/P1280006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUGQNpF98TIw-i9jcYkOfoLsZ3Mn-EwqGme8FfDumb9xl7yfFyZuEyfOZTnpbDrMSvs0D4wt8MQCcR9g0v9DezG3zNhEU9KJ0utOAHNw_Yu4WKJw47ZXodv1MVqzz7RTAmSNgRxx9zLLI/s320/P1280006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298285399433927458" border="0" /></a><br />Walker is quite taken with the reemergence of all the baby gear...we were in the den the other night and he "disappeared" momentarily...then I realized he was at the end of the couch...in the bouncy seat...with it turned on - he is such a hoot! Love this big bug!Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057871270216699149noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890143172961637989.post-76174935125224249732009-01-27T12:32:00.002-05:002009-01-27T12:36:28.315-05:00So Blessed<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBa2T6EewX6k-nDZix8kfYqAKdnLCVoxZ_j8kEl7hGg3c2BoW3UoE_qFWcl_x738e3UCc7nMcvEdJDPIcfrZmOeB-wcZSDdS4pyMNHJxmYl4n3-36lTpDQ5HTboreLkP8br26mZWeSA4EK/s1600-h/P1260005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBa2T6EewX6k-nDZix8kfYqAKdnLCVoxZ_j8kEl7hGg3c2BoW3UoE_qFWcl_x738e3UCc7nMcvEdJDPIcfrZmOeB-wcZSDdS4pyMNHJxmYl4n3-36lTpDQ5HTboreLkP8br26mZWeSA4EK/s320/P1260005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296028355317460946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJs0ZyBe4E8La4IhL09R46Kf5GobR1BieMlSpNSoVZkBnpbPdhIcPa2i0NyIM0g0Gm53vxoM4Y-1Mx_0FqlG9w4G0XUasYlOXgZvi6x4Cx-NGpcWMjpjqU4XyYFPjoh_TjpkzX0LkzD6i/s1600-h/P1260143.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJs0ZyBe4E8La4IhL09R46Kf5GobR1BieMlSpNSoVZkBnpbPdhIcPa2i0NyIM0g0Gm53vxoM4Y-1Mx_0FqlG9w4G0XUasYlOXgZvi6x4Cx-NGpcWMjpjqU4XyYFPjoh_TjpkzX0LkzD6i/s320/P1260143.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296028350343297682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgEerCRhVVtJe8JmH65OzfR9o_4X3ff9XzJG6Ge2aVJYpFeZMvGo4PVHAqKl72PalTK6E6eTuVXPW62TlBr3YE45cKhgjjBgrS1LSwPymjEChsrfCzy9KXNyniFd9N_6TAjptfWv4IF6A8/s1600-h/P1260003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgEerCRhVVtJe8JmH65OzfR9o_4X3ff9XzJG6Ge2aVJYpFeZMvGo4PVHAqKl72PalTK6E6eTuVXPW62TlBr3YE45cKhgjjBgrS1LSwPymjEChsrfCzy9KXNyniFd9N_6TAjptfWv4IF6A8/s320/P1260003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296028347207963522" border="0" /></a>Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057871270216699149noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890143172961637989.post-42697151488159633472009-01-26T21:24:00.004-05:002009-01-26T22:05:35.034-05:00Welcome to Our WorldWanted to take a few minutes and share a few pics of our precious baby girl - sorry it's taken so long, but we've been kinda busy :-) !<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi735CzoaJiykmYz9RkbKRl3Jm1WYOCJB1Z_Fvtiho8sbXi9ycq-kv3bGdJHNKkWiJZW8eDmSWhO7DgxOOFhkT-hFtRIRLxry0EIFQ7xDE6dkImG21UYScwtPz_JIZnibcCWjxbBxSJMbes/s1600-h/P1220029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi735CzoaJiykmYz9RkbKRl3Jm1WYOCJB1Z_Fvtiho8sbXi9ycq-kv3bGdJHNKkWiJZW8eDmSWhO7DgxOOFhkT-hFtRIRLxry0EIFQ7xDE6dkImG21UYScwtPz_JIZnibcCWjxbBxSJMbes/s320/P1220029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295800508161989922" border="0" /></a>Say hello to Baby Cameron - she made a quick (very!) entrance into the world last Wednesday evening @ 10:46 - she was 7 lbs 6 oz and 19.5 inches.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmt7mzIF7ek4y615raW7zcdLjmS6nmL4qsmwSf1BF1Q8i4OR9iXcai7R7G46u1v9lXLhicmvxIiyVGFhmE_IPcTznWPDuF6ADCI39CQI3_Pd4oYCFtJlgpajIgl5LCTbbgnS3PGOiQ2uM8/s1600-h/P1220055.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmt7mzIF7ek4y615raW7zcdLjmS6nmL4qsmwSf1BF1Q8i4OR9iXcai7R7G46u1v9lXLhicmvxIiyVGFhmE_IPcTznWPDuF6ADCI39CQI3_Pd4oYCFtJlgpajIgl5LCTbbgnS3PGOiQ2uM8/s320/P1220055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295800511139736178" border="0" /></a>At first Walker wasn't 100% sure about the baby, but he's warming up to her.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPDs17HFauOA72Vm53h9M8xSqg6WY4jqMkC6Nt_kZT1JUyhDOt7xFopFg8bjastsuwK7boEWiJiVz5neDaWVfH7rvFoMaFncDEGcbtYXC8bukJRVk2obPIuGmEhB_TabsxZSrGwH1GYXmP/s1600-h/P1230096.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPDs17HFauOA72Vm53h9M8xSqg6WY4jqMkC6Nt_kZT1JUyhDOt7xFopFg8bjastsuwK7boEWiJiVz5neDaWVfH7rvFoMaFncDEGcbtYXC8bukJRVk2obPIuGmEhB_TabsxZSrGwH1GYXmP/s320/P1230096.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295800514454568466" border="0" /></a>So tiny in her carrier.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1au05-vLhbs6nAkHMHOVvc0Bbxl8H1SYIobTGYVW580sIdxywgWz3pOR-IxDbwRznaOxQchxBCuCMhznW0Gv8Ka2VIcj5C_r4XdFxJxxtgHu2GJrHfKUZ7OGXYRtPUFA5vGSaBrdxD7n/s1600-h/P1230098.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1au05-vLhbs6nAkHMHOVvc0Bbxl8H1SYIobTGYVW580sIdxywgWz3pOR-IxDbwRznaOxQchxBCuCMhznW0Gv8Ka2VIcj5C_r4XdFxJxxtgHu2GJrHfKUZ7OGXYRtPUFA5vGSaBrdxD7n/s320/P1230098.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295800511680721842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMOHghnJBQdsiJzgO4PiMwJhNSMVN6WR6slezhyjlW7dn46EBA7lv_w5PtaPBSva7z2lzOBtvuKH528hyphenhypheni0tBJ_HEVVQC_wvEhF6CKDJq9SQy2UmYwnSRGo8UVX3Cklg0OJTuUIeSYYNM/s1600-h/P1240128U.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMOHghnJBQdsiJzgO4PiMwJhNSMVN6WR6slezhyjlW7dn46EBA7lv_w5PtaPBSva7z2lzOBtvuKH528hyphenhypheni0tBJ_HEVVQC_wvEhF6CKDJq9SQy2UmYwnSRGo8UVX3Cklg0OJTuUIeSYYNM/s320/P1240128U.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295803503244599858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD05oHgPI4mftAhXXBt34hRBch3aHrNr58_5j7862msVwKPvGJjW3_xwF8LKpU2RD887m_c4lYfb1Cku20yntiv-mCgDgqc4xYgwSsxiudSnbxFuPQUOnfBkKYEfdJRYRdeOV5F_CW4X4l/s1600-h/P1240117.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD05oHgPI4mftAhXXBt34hRBch3aHrNr58_5j7862msVwKPvGJjW3_xwF8LKpU2RD887m_c4lYfb1Cku20yntiv-mCgDgqc4xYgwSsxiudSnbxFuPQUOnfBkKYEfdJRYRdeOV5F_CW4X4l/s320/P1240117.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295803498239085490" border="0" /></a>Had to share one more of Big Brother Walk-man too!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQIgKjfub8VmnjOJIGdTM8lMSfdnuWrM0Bc-3EglaXVqKobuWYdF1i8MgslaJZHWlIfyWstDLmJumpVVdNgDOI2LBHYi9nRS27xPT-026EgqSTrbezY_9hHniwbUV2XNlUA_eSJ6Yt3Pvj/s1600-h/P1230110.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQIgKjfub8VmnjOJIGdTM8lMSfdnuWrM0Bc-3EglaXVqKobuWYdF1i8MgslaJZHWlIfyWstDLmJumpVVdNgDOI2LBHYi9nRS27xPT-026EgqSTrbezY_9hHniwbUV2XNlUA_eSJ6Yt3Pvj/s320/P1230110.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295800520794477330" border="0" /></a>Love this new little baby girl - such a gift from God! Thanks so much for sharing in our joy and blessing!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcON2MZqZJgarRX_icul4mrKbDgeb7xdpDHRC52rpMsdYvHz02eLnhY-o-46TvVr7uDfcpYCyKX_ynVLz75bZYiv1zvLhRpJWbxS7KODlhH1caZWgI0sAS1o2_kqofjPslraF4kqROAnu/s1600-h/P1240112.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcON2MZqZJgarRX_icul4mrKbDgeb7xdpDHRC52rpMsdYvHz02eLnhY-o-46TvVr7uDfcpYCyKX_ynVLz75bZYiv1zvLhRpJWbxS7KODlhH1caZWgI0sAS1o2_kqofjPslraF4kqROAnu/s320/P1240112.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295803494303765378" border="0" /></a>Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057871270216699149noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890143172961637989.post-27094333200507449212009-01-21T19:46:00.003-05:002009-01-21T20:11:52.098-05:00Progress at Last!I went in Tuesday for my weekly dr's visit - and not surprising at all, nothing much had happened since I was there last week. 40 weeks & 5 days and baby girl's arrival didn't look any more promising than before! So, we talked over the options and I reluctantly scheduled an induction for Monday, the 26th. Walker was 9 days over when he was induced, and this would put baby girl @ 11 days over...anything past that and I'd have to start going in for daily testing that would be both costly & extremely time consuming. As much as I have longed for this pregnancy to have a natural start to labor, I also don't want to selfishly wait for that and put baby girl in any danger! All in all, I was happy with the plan.<br /><br />Enter today - this morning did a few things around the house, went to the Y and exercised, grabbed lunch & then headed to Wal-Mart. While talking to a friend we ran into, I realized I wasn't feeling so great...my back had started to ache a bit, and I just felt a little bit funky. A little while later, I had a pain that almost stopped me in my tracks...it was at that moment that I realized I might be having contractions. WOW!<br /><br />When I got to the hospital when Walker was induced, they told me I was having contractions, but I couldn't feel them at all. Day by day, it's been a bit nervewracking to know that while this is my 2nd pregnancy, I've never experienced labor starting naturally...and to constantly wonder if I would "get it" or not or if I would even get that option.<br /><br />As the next couple of hours progressed, it became quite evident that labor had indeed commenced...contractions are roughly 10 mins apart, and they have been growing in intensity...so for now, we're just waiting...watching the clock...timing contractions...working through the pain...awaiting the arrival of our precious baby girl!Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057871270216699149noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890143172961637989.post-70116346934413744832009-01-20T07:00:00.001-05:002009-01-20T07:00:01.953-05:00Tuesday TidbitsIn an effort to keep my 2009 goals in front of me & stay on track with them, I thought I'd share a few tidbits along the way that are helping keep me focused! I won't necessarily post on this subject every week, but just as things come to mind on my journey!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuIwCPljaB9E3KbQqxMJ6v8pG3_jw1n6-76ez29bSFr28JYqt1TC4hxLa34o8rI4mKmFS_xALVSAMpD5GzOt9rlx_3PP_G_my0F3PT8GJk5UyZ98VNRbHgc52BcSzZud6DL0JFcPdaYlxo/s1600-h/P1130004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuIwCPljaB9E3KbQqxMJ6v8pG3_jw1n6-76ez29bSFr28JYqt1TC4hxLa34o8rI4mKmFS_xALVSAMpD5GzOt9rlx_3PP_G_my0F3PT8GJk5UyZ98VNRbHgc52BcSzZud6DL0JFcPdaYlxo/s320/P1130004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290875511464007154" border="0" /></a><br />In honor of my exercise & eat more healthfully goal - keep & maintain a fruit bowl! So many of us always saw a bowl of fruit sitting on our grandmothers' counters growing up - we've started doing the same. If the fruit gets into the fridge (at our house at least), it will come out weeks later, not eaten & now not worth eating! We've started being more diligent about buying fruit and keeping it out in plain sight - where it's an easy snack to pick up and eat at home and also easy to grab heading out the door.<br /><br />Right now we're really in to navel oranges & Fuji apples - both found at Sam's and both super delicious! We also buy bananas from time to time, but they seem to turn brown almost within a day of entering our doors, regardless of how green they were when we bought them. I'd love to hear any tricks any of you have on keeping bananas around longer!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">How about you - any tidbits you can share that are helping you keep on track for your 2009 goals?</span>Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057871270216699149noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890143172961637989.post-17085492773221553402009-01-19T12:21:00.003-05:002009-01-19T12:36:16.967-05:00Playing the Waiting Game<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLK5kxvxzW3pT65NeO39RXHStS8ITvoCchX9mwF3A2nBGm0HkpNu6hdoBOV0WQTBf2Sqj-raDyFgf-tDW7o6qmbZRlWBh79jNsqhr1CvpvNnM2PvCzZAdydv44CzFwMvxTlMXxs9R52wM/s1600-h/P1190005u.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLK5kxvxzW3pT65NeO39RXHStS8ITvoCchX9mwF3A2nBGm0HkpNu6hdoBOV0WQTBf2Sqj-raDyFgf-tDW7o6qmbZRlWBh79jNsqhr1CvpvNnM2PvCzZAdydv44CzFwMvxTlMXxs9R52wM/s320/P1190005u.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293056512684525282" border="0" /></a><br /><center>Four days in - just watching & waiting!</center>Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057871270216699149noreply@blogger.com1