tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31250323913388493412024-02-18T19:44:24.708-06:00The Flanigan FamilyAdventures in family life and real estate investingKathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07372624355572731383noreply@blogger.comBlogger387125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125032391338849341.post-58683121959458122172013-09-04T10:00:00.000-05:002013-09-04T23:01:33.398-05:00Scaling DownSix months ago, we moved into a house 1/2 the size of our old one. Three months later, we increased our family by one handsome 8-pound brunette.<br>
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Our large house was a huge blessing to us, especially in the building of Andy's business. But lately, it had been far exceeding our needs in some areas, while not meeting our some basic family ideals in others. Plus, for several boring reasons I won't get into, we were wasting an unacceptable amount of money by staying there.</div>
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The timing was right, since Andy was just finishing the renovation of a four-bedroom rental house. So, after deciding in December, we moved into our rental in January. We then made a few improvements to our larger house, and put it on the market in March.</div>
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We were blessed to close on its sale in June. So now we find ourselves in this smaller house, weighing our options and deciding what's next for our family's housing.</div>
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We'll almost certainly be either A) building from scratch or B) doing a large-scale renovation, so we should be able to customize some aspects of our house.</div>
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Living in our current house will greatly influence our future plans, I am sure. Here are some important lessons I have learned from our downsize. I am 100% positive that I would not have properly weighted these points prior to this move.</div>
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(I am going to use the term "need" loosely here; I know we all have much more than our true basic needs.)</div>
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1. You cannot overestimate the value of good neighbors. We were on good terms with our old neighbors, but the nature of our lives, our houses and maybe even the layout and terrain of our street kept us from developing close relationships with them. We love our new neighbors and have become close friends. Our kids play together, which has improved the quality of both families' lives. When we move, I'm trying to figure out how to take them with us. Advantage - small house.</div>
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2. Our family needs an accessible, fenced or otherwise well-defined backyard. Advantage - small house.</div>
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3. There is something very freeing and enjoyable about putting a window air-conditioning unit in your daughter's window without having to worry about what your subdivision association or your neighbors will say. Ditto on building a two-story playhouse. Advantage - small house.</div>
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4. We like being close together most of the time. Advantage - small house.</div>
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5. We don't need two separate eating areas, but we do need one that is roomier than most. Advantage - small house.</div>
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6. We need, at most, two TVs right now. Advantage - small house.</div>
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7. In spite of the many benefits of kids sharing a room, at some ages it should be avoided if possible, especially if you don't have a separate playroom. (I'm guessing 2-year-olds do not make great roommates for anyone.) Advantage - large house.</div>
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8. We don't need two ovens (I've even dealt with the loss of the Advantium much easier than I expected), but two washers and dryers would be great. In the house, not the garage, please, and the more centrally located, the better. Advantage - large house.</div>
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9. It's be great to have a playroom with a door off the den, so that it wasn't too isolated. Advantage - neither, but large house was closer.</div>
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10. Most importantly, Andy needs a large workshop with lots of room for organizing tools and building materials. Again, advantage - neither.</div>
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I would love to hear others' ideas, whether implemented in a move or only contemplated. What do you have that you value most in your living arrangement? What do you wish you had, or wish you'd considered?</div>
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Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07372624355572731383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125032391338849341.post-66165730351264600132013-08-31T08:04:00.001-05:002013-08-31T11:05:32.612-05:00Comeback?<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBAkq4Af6_yIiSRUYTolEF7GArDBcOtiTbhwXUwTiXWHHZNz48UWivC0NbduD85YEHA7u3J8rCu9kkKre5BlJ6-_uKyVda02nv9mInsnSAVMe6uLXcYe16fTjR9CUfqSOubjpEFep9OsZ3/s640/blogger-image--1016309821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBAkq4Af6_yIiSRUYTolEF7GArDBcOtiTbhwXUwTiXWHHZNz48UWivC0NbduD85YEHA7u3J8rCu9kkKre5BlJ6-_uKyVda02nv9mInsnSAVMe6uLXcYe16fTjR9CUfqSOubjpEFep9OsZ3/s640/blogger-image--1016309821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidf1cnpX2SpD0u89a55XQDcQSgGhiNzalMluNKXoVxg4fi_TI3zEbK3ONabeQpDuQOlh2pv57ztNWXX5diLu-3aNGeTOVLPUvvhompdd4cSdX24u_HdmJK7C-5GHr24yOpL74hbFblkn6p/s640/blogger-image-920203085.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidf1cnpX2SpD0u89a55XQDcQSgGhiNzalMluNKXoVxg4fi_TI3zEbK3ONabeQpDuQOlh2pv57ztNWXX5diLu-3aNGeTOVLPUvvhompdd4cSdX24u_HdmJK7C-5GHr24yOpL74hbFblkn6p/s640/blogger-image-920203085.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1WyWVDhjmYR_PhtHxIWY4X1YUYBo3Gkeo5Yfz0s6rIWxJRqR3UkMn-zz7r8C4vTiItUvW0oPWEV1c8KZZi2T6aGyHixTRXf0KsAnzRwJWrGr7HKXRNHQ-5iuxcrq-ZE8EDrGwulcTPRF/s640/blogger-image--1042013377.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I've been thinking about bringing the blog back.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1WyWVDhjmYR_PhtHxIWY4X1YUYBo3Gkeo5Yfz0s6rIWxJRqR3UkMn-zz7r8C4vTiItUvW0oPWEV1c8KZZi2T6aGyHixTRXf0KsAnzRwJWrGr7HKXRNHQ-5iuxcrq-ZE8EDrGwulcTPRF/s640/blogger-image--1042013377.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div>I can hardly catch my breath right now; I'm still adjusting to the wonderful title "Mom to 4" and having two relatively small children again, including a baby that screams less when held, but screams a certain amount anyway.</div><div><br></div><div>But I believe I have ideas to share. Struggles, encouragement and mostly, funny snippets from our lives that I would like my kids to read when they are older.</div><div><br></div><div>So this test post is from my phone, since I am very rarely in front of a computer outside of work, and when I am, I am generally doing the bare minimum to keep us legal, free from collection calls and (mostly) off teacher blacklists.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7pctB_UD_Wdk9JgadUhwsypTRKs_myLlBZ6exM-yWywdfid3xlJzm-RAcpsavXbDlOBH-nWaJlr9eHvY-v7Z1k6tyzFMGKyO91g5e4JbDZODQY_1ZamHt2mtv_kj7JtGX6awFBm_krL1/s640/blogger-image-1836675234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; "><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7pctB_UD_Wdk9JgadUhwsypTRKs_myLlBZ6exM-yWywdfid3xlJzm-RAcpsavXbDlOBH-nWaJlr9eHvY-v7Z1k6tyzFMGKyO91g5e4JbDZODQY_1ZamHt2mtv_kj7JtGX6awFBm_krL1/s640/blogger-image-1836675234.jpg"></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidf1cnpX2SpD0u89a55XQDcQSgGhiNzalMluNKXoVxg4fi_TI3zEbK3ONabeQpDuQOlh2pv57ztNWXX5diLu-3aNGeTOVLPUvvhompdd4cSdX24u_HdmJK7C-5GHr24yOpL74hbFblkn6p/s640/blogger-image-920203085.jpg" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagEAhR_iDxEmtWW6F4KQ6HrCUeeUPmItiD5jYTeQlEIpVDwUX1lsOkaYBzZoPaFt_wsltrqqMRHozHQojkQg44fU5Cm_DY5x8Wa3EFYhiw4tJ5jqRP9rrgAK2Y72x9eZrlRb3W-3ryPec/s640/blogger-image--1161257556.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagEAhR_iDxEmtWW6F4KQ6HrCUeeUPmItiD5jYTeQlEIpVDwUX1lsOkaYBzZoPaFt_wsltrqqMRHozHQojkQg44fU5Cm_DY5x8Wa3EFYhiw4tJ5jqRP9rrgAK2Y72x9eZrlRb3W-3ryPec/s640/blogger-image--1161257556.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07372624355572731383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125032391338849341.post-38605116613656693262012-02-05T12:00:00.001-06:002012-02-05T13:07:07.763-06:00Brewer - AfterHopefully, by the time this posts, <a href="http://andyandkathy.blogspot.com/2011/07/brewer-before.html">Brewer</a> (click <a href="http://andyandkathy.blogspot.com/2011/07/brewer-before.html">here</a> to see before pictures) will be under contract. 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width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699565092341376626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuHqm2XdPbLVarHn4P2bXrjqV5YaJJy561XJiM1hHJ-Lb0TQZT_-v935BCbicn9scureMXaloKVDiplLlY_QqrpMKEzlIrxME1iR87Frio65n9TnDGDztG9NRyRYmJ0XpMinr02nDLJTPG/s320/2011-11-20+034+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">This was, for the most part, a nice, sandy-bottomed creek. And this picture was taken just before I dropped my camera 5 feet into an enormous section filled with dense, dark seagrass. After feeling around with my feet and trying to peer into the water for 10 minutes, while the swift current moved me around just enough that it was impossible to figure out where the drop had occurred, I miraculously managed to find said camera. And luckily, it is the waterproof, shockproof kind.</span></div><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">These were in </span><a href="http://andyandkathy.blogspot.com/2011/11/summer-trip.html"><span style="font-size:78%;">Gatlinburg</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, and that's Will & Sophie's cousin Nate with them.</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYM7DHgThQv01rKTMtpWQR0Gt2Fu6HGLdu2_lRru4W26XXjfPFgdNW2jrndijQcgN9pRAANkNho6uahgir_FZx19n8RzxmoKgAFkVAvTFEJkFI89_eV1uPsCClFyZ6_FnMXRnsC586IM0a/s1600/2011-11-20+004+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699565083890243938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYM7DHgThQv01rKTMtpWQR0Gt2Fu6HGLdu2_lRru4W26XXjfPFgdNW2jrndijQcgN9pRAANkNho6uahgir_FZx19n8RzxmoKgAFkVAvTFEJkFI89_eV1uPsCClFyZ6_FnMXRnsC586IM0a/s320/2011-11-20+004+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFaE4rD8eWWcrWZ-_WMXTjPARAzkdGocGTRNFP_WRF02NttSBjsc9H7CkxiZKsXh0tcepoU-PeiucLmRgD6rSUyt7n1gOq4I_GT4OaQvQSMjYOcWyrkElIsvKiOLMyhSbiAAjo8gRkeZQl/s1600/2011-11-20+001+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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width: 320px; height: 213px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699186818900346418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP1T09KdnEuV02JmgAH1eRKb0a0c6DNdLdjMWLtxP0tgwBHRPmabJyzH9gZh7cEnGc9JFS4pLLqtW9tlQkXzcfaBOMSlLPll8D_LRiAcnwPf8b9KoAxRvVdpd5Fy7neHdgMF_5uSZFt7AI/s320/DSC_0301+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a>On the duck tour...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ3Nuuiatj9IYqcBDvx_QhLR-7SByYvLLejrYHl2b-VhccoKKh-YUb1oFwvQRFC5OV71KJieJdWSH3LTeIpgoDzcWWlk1blfP-sENrQd0lxMJMOepmYyaelyTbOtSXk9mO0y0hdWrtM1jA/s1600/DSC_0315+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 213px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699186813602064642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ3Nuuiatj9IYqcBDvx_QhLR-7SByYvLLejrYHl2b-VhccoKKh-YUb1oFwvQRFC5OV71KJieJdWSH3LTeIpgoDzcWWlk1blfP-sENrQd0lxMJMOepmYyaelyTbOtSXk9mO0y0hdWrtM1jA/s320/DSC_0315+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjipmzpBVRCS2K6frEuJLDoeHvz7wZAEvfnNKye1OzdYxLcI8B7NdnQ6sOXLu3a4pd3HVRa-hORcsou4ew7TucoZse4UdXmVjle-uAb93sip4tCoEi97iNsZ1f13ub6_WXiFZ7AMDWKZUMv/s1600/DSC_0328+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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width: 320px; height: 213px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699186649080239538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8MGDTVyO9gpMGMx151HH3wHNwUTUYXFLyJpp1Bvkz_aH1-vSBMm6KtuqyEVU-onceXOcGXyMu1CCwD9P6hBOIPObIGAeB0zl1EyKFR6LMN7d5ukoGzkyuPJ_B4Qj_K4drfIriDZOWyZMU/s320/DSC_0339+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8r87mGg0ieZfXsCFAZQiRXbLz_2TBDBcHZJcTOOY9b7BNwWnptw-xkue1IrwiuJRXpDVXOEeyxSJIQ6nQ78MocdwrAzlFq0W88t7l0KRM7odmQwkdDEJ8znCdHW9g4Jt1PoeaZuiNHCN/s1600/DSC_0355+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 213px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699186644535008930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8r87mGg0ieZfXsCFAZQiRXbLz_2TBDBcHZJcTOOY9b7BNwWnptw-xkue1IrwiuJRXpDVXOEeyxSJIQ6nQ78MocdwrAzlFq0W88t7l0KRM7odmQwkdDEJ8znCdHW9g4Jt1PoeaZuiNHCN/s320/DSC_0355+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a>At Smuggler's Notch...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzTlK6xpppFZoB6ErIYnuGJ7u6cJaX0t8uhuqgi8RCGkZu4c4YnF4Q2qsf1KqNY3ueHCGNy5ae19xDVK2wXLUfvwj-zdb_fdzVAjM2oDPeCX0t5xNvROf25Mg6EHv_UCobEDGmYjzxfTGQ/s1600/DSC_0396+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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width: 213px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699186614450418018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoX1kk7x46Wg-mE503tstYdNhcKE9xgWa37vd5acvwrKsjrGqX401ldRqJ1Vs8yyc-sPqMjzZFcawTFsH8ViZGysnAxwkwSUg3k9Zgk-f4mEUQvY2vqRDkkmCDrbpTRO2pmQvglOsbP-D4/s320/DSC_0440+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07372624355572731383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125032391338849341.post-48700385791911533362012-01-30T12:00:00.000-06:002012-01-30T12:00:03.874-06:00Ring FarmAlso on Evan's birthday, we made our annual trip to the Ring Farm, and had a great time as usual.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVIlf7J79RoSyfDpx29-9Do31PuuNl7G3vAkyl2OR3MBnTw6fk1p8ib35kLewJ7j-fpAx8o4w6wFVZ5IFWthXMZ7lGvqFdrctY1Hw0bbKvbOzPTMYWNZrdEpdk6p_l5iwL2u3qOJjyNtz/s1600/DSC_0242+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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width: 213px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699180472587323410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZAOMduxo65AikdyXpgBef6rUZ4kJnNrB8mol7x4j2-ahI293k5iAX9xdFRVU3RTxM3fxLIlEy01hpU0IS_cKW468N7t8A68S5OacODjNyCGGmu8awGWJXpULs8GPBztBcHYJZXB0CrvIc/s320/DSC_0146+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">This was the face that greeted me the morning of Evan's first birthday.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">About a week later, we celebrated his birthday - along with a friend's - at our small group meeting.</span><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicUd-5tupZZsNw11lUgfcFhqsCJH8QcOIc1TH9DOjnTsWd5mqU1pvskJmBkXnEWQE6zlvop75aptOLHfc-oW2wrjc9Z_xf0z8lvVIzEQQ9s-cO508rTDU4KNd__Iaty4lgJZprPVA0Vveo/s1600/DSC_0280+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 213px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699182516939098626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicUd-5tupZZsNw11lUgfcFhqsCJH8QcOIc1TH9DOjnTsWd5mqU1pvskJmBkXnEWQE6zlvop75aptOLHfc-oW2wrjc9Z_xf0z8lvVIzEQQ9s-cO508rTDU4KNd__Iaty4lgJZprPVA0Vveo/s320/DSC_0280+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07372624355572731383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125032391338849341.post-91300105955675998152012-01-26T12:00:00.000-06:002012-01-26T12:00:04.295-06:00Evan - 11 months<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgA1Ae-vt2zSqMrac5T-w9y4ZhSidp-4E5ihwCVUbtC02F3bM0hVr8SxDBf7rx_kdNk3stkJSWQVNNQlsaGzT5JE_-lJhJHa6oqt7uBK-BB4iZvN8LgS_ZDmwHMWWwAVz458jKedPrEF8/s1600/DSC_0126+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 213px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699179719732891154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgA1Ae-vt2zSqMrac5T-w9y4ZhSidp-4E5ihwCVUbtC02F3bM0hVr8SxDBf7rx_kdNk3stkJSWQVNNQlsaGzT5JE_-lJhJHa6oqt7uBK-BB4iZvN8LgS_ZDmwHMWWwAVz458jKedPrEF8/s320/DSC_0126+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rMqQHtaHz2altwEr-JyJpJj35-ZIiwWiUA98cZjKPVZTL1AlrzCSa4Hsi_qn4vVBi074dl-E1Y_ry_89kK818NM1__DHjHR9eg1Gso2ZBpX8HAvCS6O8YhCbF_FYjn1ZsRbo-Uqt9sbT/s1600/DSC_0122+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 213px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699179717263963154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rMqQHtaHz2altwEr-JyJpJj35-ZIiwWiUA98cZjKPVZTL1AlrzCSa4Hsi_qn4vVBi074dl-E1Y_ry_89kK818NM1__DHjHR9eg1Gso2ZBpX8HAvCS6O8YhCbF_FYjn1ZsRbo-Uqt9sbT/s320/DSC_0122+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a>This - near the end of September - was the first of many, many times that Evan has snuck into the pantry and helped himself to a banana.<br /><div></div></div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07372624355572731383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125032391338849341.post-13887913114861003522012-01-24T12:00:00.000-06:002012-01-24T12:00:04.693-06:00Brewer II - Before<div>Right down the street from the project he already had underway, Andy found this gem.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bgs8nIIg-3kdwxvXa-zCIzI97f7-Xrn8jhkjfYd2oww6F6638gYS9FwiRCFLDjdMKyZWd76fLc8L7gdxxfzLhRQPlsvEYhKhdj-k-2FWUAGGJHNlVuAE1MQLEfVdJMFQKRGiz0WHyvq5/s1600/DSC_0106+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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She's one of the few people (around here at least) who can say they celebrated a 5th birthday with members of their kindergarten class.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6aWckOLr4LPht9d2RXP0MWJi1lp03kW1diJmYStnWtEeBRY3GDA39drt6_F4vM0WqJW5QpjrJiIlQCy1KA5_gSWdEcCNNBWOlbOZtGeshPrFib9VU6Nap6rKPMTpe5SZ8Hat5wk1oO022/s1600/2011-09-12+009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 213px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699171912845230002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6aWckOLr4LPht9d2RXP0MWJi1lp03kW1diJmYStnWtEeBRY3GDA39drt6_F4vM0WqJW5QpjrJiIlQCy1KA5_gSWdEcCNNBWOlbOZtGeshPrFib9VU6Nap6rKPMTpe5SZ8Hat5wk1oO022/s320/2011-09-12+009.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center">Yep, that's another custom cake created by her Tia!</div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07372624355572731383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125032391338849341.post-70452077309164502732011-11-14T10:00:00.002-06:002011-11-14T20:35:38.412-06:00It's Back!Will created a company a year or two ago called Will Factory. Hence his blog, <a href="http://www.willfactory.blogspot.com/">http://www.willfactory.blogspot.com/</a>. Recently he decided to cease Will Factory operations and founded a new company, Flan Company (<a href="http://www.flanco.webs.com/">http://www.flanco.webs.com/</a>). He can be very single-minded when dreaming up ideas and plans for his companies.<br /><br />One sleepy night, after I read, tucked him in and was walking out, he sat upright in bed. "Mama!"<br /><br />"Yes?"<br /><br />"Our slogan is going to be 'The F Is Back'."<br /><br />"Hmmm... OK, honey. Goodnight."Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07372624355572731383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125032391338849341.post-72572196687345391172011-11-12T10:00:00.004-06:002011-11-12T10:00:00.045-06:00Evan - 10 months<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFPOZUWI4W_JPvYCMvO1UQQz3_wsEQfjKNlFIwkBuw1yfhiYDJRp-7MLaWzqTVKXDcOybNr8tCd2OKWqex0QrQCwCMh4oqWoMAl9aOM7XwUmr3-QcBKJYBU3q3S7JQK3uW88vU68hYhYl/s1600/2011-09-06+005+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672288072832052210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFPOZUWI4W_JPvYCMvO1UQQz3_wsEQfjKNlFIwkBuw1yfhiYDJRp-7MLaWzqTVKXDcOybNr8tCd2OKWqex0QrQCwCMh4oqWoMAl9aOM7XwUmr3-QcBKJYBU3q3S7JQK3uW88vU68hYhYl/s320/2011-09-06+005+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNpcaa0cFEFIGzPQ6jgHr4xNR25fouNG9LYICvKZjLZf1Eyvygxs7yWRqZ1jmjz7m9F3zlzfla9DzZRvUTpHcMMc6Vn2EMFoRraPIz6HLP_S7f7PTzAsXJ8OMP0muh5WWMa89ma_o4aSI-/s1600/2011-09-06+008+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672288073355612786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNpcaa0cFEFIGzPQ6jgHr4xNR25fouNG9LYICvKZjLZf1Eyvygxs7yWRqZ1jmjz7m9F3zlzfla9DzZRvUTpHcMMc6Vn2EMFoRraPIz6HLP_S7f7PTzAsXJ8OMP0muh5WWMa89ma_o4aSI-/s320/2011-09-06+008+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidP-Y2_NrtL8R-iPrX-e20t-kE44wrVTJCGCsTL82rDmqIQn8Jbk1sX_Avi3O2UK7zQjkLGseXsObY-gF4iYGQ9xVHlOHuYdu3XSMVIQW9JWVaWgvIwWRaoEW09yemjHEndYFpdsp8k-Se/s1600/2011-09-06+010+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672288078275535602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidP-Y2_NrtL8R-iPrX-e20t-kE44wrVTJCGCsTL82rDmqIQn8Jbk1sX_Avi3O2UK7zQjkLGseXsObY-gF4iYGQ9xVHlOHuYdu3XSMVIQW9JWVaWgvIwWRaoEW09yemjHEndYFpdsp8k-Se/s320/2011-09-06+010+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07372624355572731383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125032391338849341.post-89432784900745619472011-11-11T10:00:00.000-06:002011-11-11T10:00:02.827-06:00First Day of SchoolSchool started back on August 11. We were all excited to start back! Sophie was particularly excited to start kindergarten and go to school with Will.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVljoUmW_ra3YLPkUO2dDMQE9rs0i0wbPQQfbZk15upfdCHuqJkkwIARQKtvziz-vcW6Em54uGhI98qgiFr65CPUmYw7UcqNLwPqv1KTCA6LD4uskAtOEv4LUkZo09yD504YVcyII0qhJ/s1600/2011-09-06+013+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672286386543328802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVljoUmW_ra3YLPkUO2dDMQE9rs0i0wbPQQfbZk15upfdCHuqJkkwIARQKtvziz-vcW6Em54uGhI98qgiFr65CPUmYw7UcqNLwPqv1KTCA6LD4uskAtOEv4LUkZo09yD504YVcyII0qhJ/s320/2011-09-06+013+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiqoyOFbLRrRQlPCTWCDDymH8M-hKDDOB6kfkbO2J8olbjSI-vjIGLCd7GbZEI8i3hRLd3q4O58BDptLqGoIucuVgkUrpH4eu7O27piQaFhERs0_Orv6Qvd1YTsNodF65dZ_9NC5Q9P2x5/s1600/2011-09-06+016+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672286390630910066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiqoyOFbLRrRQlPCTWCDDymH8M-hKDDOB6kfkbO2J8olbjSI-vjIGLCd7GbZEI8i3hRLd3q4O58BDptLqGoIucuVgkUrpH4eu7O27piQaFhERs0_Orv6Qvd1YTsNodF65dZ_9NC5Q9P2x5/s320/2011-09-06+016+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07372624355572731383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125032391338849341.post-37276379069184749432011-11-10T09:00:00.003-06:002011-11-10T09:00:04.572-06:00Brrr!The very best time to have your kids in ice-skating lessons is the middle of the hot, hot Tennessee summer. Although it seems a little eccentric to keep snowboots in the back of your car at all times, they feel a lot better than flipflops inside the rink! Here is Sophie at one of her early lessons, back in July.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UFOl34cL1u67IKE79dD9DcO6rOppbIwK4poRQID3FBdrBQ79P1cx1ZpV1u7MKIAA6xz16pNVRo0QFhS1JsZcy7fX9VPPvgP-iXvOadmThr16de6BAXB0oiYYnFQDbirZiyt_hbi6ulQJ/s1600/2011-07-27+076+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672282462659106002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UFOl34cL1u67IKE79dD9DcO6rOppbIwK4poRQID3FBdrBQ79P1cx1ZpV1u7MKIAA6xz16pNVRo0QFhS1JsZcy7fX9VPPvgP-iXvOadmThr16de6BAXB0oiYYnFQDbirZiyt_hbi6ulQJ/s320/2011-07-27+076+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a> After renting skating for a while, Sophie's sweet cousin Zoe (with lots of help from her mom, I'm sure!) sent us her outgrown skates. Sophie was just a bit excited to have her own skates:<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><u><span style="color:#0066cc;"></span></u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRchjnvsg8RAcJF3JP1h3nhzDbOVm-27zslmABeAjCn4ERAOy-F_lrcBlng3ehUCHIhPB1Y40OS6QFO68KtZ_NbHZlm5u2XvLv1e-m8XAZ0V7MQJahK7Vjyky65DY_Kpgk77o2ExDNGVf4/s1600/2011-09-06+042+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672283682136730690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRchjnvsg8RAcJF3JP1h3nhzDbOVm-27zslmABeAjCn4ERAOy-F_lrcBlng3ehUCHIhPB1Y40OS6QFO68KtZ_NbHZlm5u2XvLv1e-m8XAZ0V7MQJahK7Vjyky65DY_Kpgk77o2ExDNGVf4/s320/2011-09-06+042+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"> What a goofball!<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4y-6XsIJCdulL4MkRDNK6jFuRKmjBDzLGsofOtevpmiivULl36O2sFvVbNs2Qe9cqlT_NdYJbhvFOFJrdedaur6howqPztUlBOg4Q8lKaqskOfVR7eAW69jUW99iYv0C0IQgyG-eIQRoH/s1600/2011-09-06+038+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672283684740233906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4y-6XsIJCdulL4MkRDNK6jFuRKmjBDzLGsofOtevpmiivULl36O2sFvVbNs2Qe9cqlT_NdYJbhvFOFJrdedaur6howqPztUlBOg4Q8lKaqskOfVR7eAW69jUW99iYv0C0IQgyG-eIQRoH/s320/2011-09-06+038+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a>We're still continuing the lessons this Fall. Sophie is getting to be a pretty good little skater, and Will has graduated to hockey lessons. </div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07372624355572731383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125032391338849341.post-48780546350652853542011-11-09T09:00:00.000-06:002011-11-09T09:00:15.519-06:00Summer TripThis summer, we got to spend a few days in Gatlinburg with Uncle Dan, Aunt Katie, Nate and Norah, as well as Uncle Dan's family, who very generously shared their place with us.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWex2eEWosHTEcm4sSptkV7G-I9OGCQPiKyB4g9cTtY8stVMm0RaHm4xBHfT4mBhPKlXueuC47jfyt_uOrUqSryADBOVOKs0r6pCN7sTy4RHyjhlkkUNHnZ_822eyz7to0UnRmMPjcqZy/s1600/2011-07-27+045+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672281426784614418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWex2eEWosHTEcm4sSptkV7G-I9OGCQPiKyB4g9cTtY8stVMm0RaHm4xBHfT4mBhPKlXueuC47jfyt_uOrUqSryADBOVOKs0r6pCN7sTy4RHyjhlkkUNHnZ_822eyz7to0UnRmMPjcqZy/s320/2011-07-27+045+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a> <br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTDA04hjV9-05PhnyzAhKwD3jRMZwNYtiddFUqMQ_OPToYGgCucTh-c1Z0rKH3w21nRLjVTAIUPxY-HAeh9W6q2LQJAu97x3f8n2Eb813AOwxtBdrYB89co2LJkrW247-EgLnWzFE33ASS/s1600/2011-07-27+045+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6dnJFDY4FuQmzc6MfRAtxagN3pL0oxIqzoGU3ieZbgvGh8xQi40FrCBswijCymAdDN__BDPLZPhWBpLlRaNoyBlD7bDFfLetoJjmD_K02U5rtFzc4jm3Vf_hqVk2KfPzslAw_U_dzLZXS/s1600/2011-07-27+039+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672280952404534242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6dnJFDY4FuQmzc6MfRAtxagN3pL0oxIqzoGU3ieZbgvGh8xQi40FrCBswijCymAdDN__BDPLZPhWBpLlRaNoyBlD7bDFfLetoJjmD_K02U5rtFzc4jm3Vf_hqVk2KfPzslAw_U_dzLZXS/s320/2011-07-27+039+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a></div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07372624355572731383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125032391338849341.post-91667984063822202172011-11-08T09:00:00.000-06:002011-11-08T09:00:23.630-06:00An Enticing Path<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBd6lMcAZ30oPpK_q2DHvH0csgn2Wr3VnBaaDwp4P7e5lT84ha2PEeXMR6fzDZdrPiyjQustJYwZ7C6CLlj97R23tJlZ97RtTge4IptrQSTweQdhZwDSPljP-VEoz8tFBtjnK4HcEH2Ott/s1600/2011-07-27+049+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672279564986010162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBd6lMcAZ30oPpK_q2DHvH0csgn2Wr3VnBaaDwp4P7e5lT84ha2PEeXMR6fzDZdrPiyjQustJYwZ7C6CLlj97R23tJlZ97RtTge4IptrQSTweQdhZwDSPljP-VEoz8tFBtjnK4HcEH2Ott/s320/2011-07-27+049+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a> To encourage Evan to crawl, Will and Sophie set up a path of his very favorite things - remote controls.<br /><br /></div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07372624355572731383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125032391338849341.post-91016437045442207672011-11-06T22:43:00.004-06:002011-11-07T09:41:09.719-06:00Evan - 9 monthsHere are some pictures of Evan from July, when he was 9 months old.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92a5-4nkMcHYNdnqjBD7Rm6i-xagK6q4ua7dQntSglPHrSlyBzxi_BMlZLU9EPeXKhyphenhyphenkG7l4HUWBFPOVTK1-zW7zdRHprmi8HdireFcDm1_HNeW5fAUrFYHV28D025m_KPNR49wRI6X0r/s1600/2011-07-27+101+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672279144117224898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92a5-4nkMcHYNdnqjBD7Rm6i-xagK6q4ua7dQntSglPHrSlyBzxi_BMlZLU9EPeXKhyphenhyphenkG7l4HUWBFPOVTK1-zW7zdRHprmi8HdireFcDm1_HNeW5fAUrFYHV28D025m_KPNR49wRI6X0r/s320/2011-07-27+101+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7kQ8a89K5gAKya5U1LeRAeetOkjp6n11TXt-M35ITiET-dB6bwbhnQDIlOgxAmEB-atihB2G0urr-1c8lSPpDBGlJOuJDaCM0tvrdUZZKA5UP0QUAGECYqBZ7Q4vKKv7NMCu6_-PPq6DC/s1600/2011-07-27+094+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672279131570176354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7kQ8a89K5gAKya5U1LeRAeetOkjp6n11TXt-M35ITiET-dB6bwbhnQDIlOgxAmEB-atihB2G0urr-1c8lSPpDBGlJOuJDaCM0tvrdUZZKA5UP0QUAGECYqBZ7Q4vKKv7NMCu6_-PPq6DC/s320/2011-07-27+094+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUzDBXR30LwVIjd7m4ZqHQfD0Ce20wOo9UdB_3ty_uiXtAKx_DeSSrWtf4s4__UbertYv94cKQwcHSrFFsaeHTnjo3YBMLq7QwYLL3-4wUPg5Rcv2iNA86yFtb43wKF4XS47UAy2vgRAeU/s1600/2011-07-27+011+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672279128170428402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUzDBXR30LwVIjd7m4ZqHQfD0Ce20wOo9UdB_3ty_uiXtAKx_DeSSrWtf4s4__UbertYv94cKQwcHSrFFsaeHTnjo3YBMLq7QwYLL3-4wUPg5Rcv2iNA86yFtb43wKF4XS47UAy2vgRAeU/s320/2011-07-27+011+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_xDfjLA2YVuqfMpKt7-ZqfjxPvo9rJejBXF6aZPTwloV5W8LItsPOeXTxcqRRgr4xq0SsY5DbtDIoHYBQTxqVTS2MwjSjXa7EeiWBeATsH5_4vqkCvQmycGp1gI8LjendW_qTNrfNOUq/s1600/2011-07-27+005+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672279126783048034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_xDfjLA2YVuqfMpKt7-ZqfjxPvo9rJejBXF6aZPTwloV5W8LItsPOeXTxcqRRgr4xq0SsY5DbtDIoHYBQTxqVTS2MwjSjXa7EeiWBeATsH5_4vqkCvQmycGp1gI8LjendW_qTNrfNOUq/s320/2011-07-27+005+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07372624355572731383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125032391338849341.post-47103648196931889282011-07-20T12:00:00.001-05:002011-07-20T12:00:02.587-05:00It's in the detailsWill and Sophie were squabbling on the way to camp today.<br /><br />Will (very mean, growling voice): "Stop doing that or you're going to be sorry, missy!"<br /><br />I crack up. "Missy???"<br /><br />Sophie (to Will - this is a game we play and use to break tension/whininess/faking): Don't smile!<br /><br />Will: {smiles}<grins><br /><br />Sophie: You smiled! You smiled!<br /><br />Will: Yeah, but it was an <em>evil smile</em>!Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07372624355572731383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125032391338849341.post-82701913957149048292011-07-18T12:00:00.002-05:002011-07-18T12:00:04.921-05:00Bettering the World (While Turning a Tidy Profit)As we pass our neighborhood "party" store...<br /><br />Will: When Will Factory becomes a real company, they're going to sell tons and tons of liquor. Then, once they put all the liquor stores out of business, they're going to stop!Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07372624355572731383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125032391338849341.post-52324990517495610792011-07-16T12:00:00.000-05:002011-07-16T12:00:03.084-05:00Brewer BeforeHere are a few pictures of Andy's other new project, Brewer. It is going to get a second story addition!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaclJRTwsPl5FV-xznHCL9tCr5ENPDE5DdwXgBSIXXPWT0YEYEL0AHnBtkcr4N9TpPRKgNkVy8YZQ8qxSJ6oG3K_7E_eMsSX17qewF8XFH0IOAEhsWf5YyNB0SZFi2tCtKCvgSKlvG8WBG/s1600/2011-05-21+064+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624494257402173938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaclJRTwsPl5FV-xznHCL9tCr5ENPDE5DdwXgBSIXXPWT0YEYEL0AHnBtkcr4N9TpPRKgNkVy8YZQ8qxSJ6oG3K_7E_eMsSX17qewF8XFH0IOAEhsWf5YyNB0SZFi2tCtKCvgSKlvG8WBG/s320/2011-05-21+064+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqjgGkVN26EszZ-klmuiWkuIzd4CSfrOUBhrUOpStx4yPw6NhMLw8gJha6rGp-DCDnPH6ah0OcOe3Wf6x7pW3PxHoRNMjq-QJAPy44SdmoUHtRdqNfLI6guDfsjrfbL3SlY2c07NIfjBD/s1600/2011-05-21+065+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624494254546630706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqjgGkVN26EszZ-klmuiWkuIzd4CSfrOUBhrUOpStx4yPw6NhMLw8gJha6rGp-DCDnPH6ah0OcOe3Wf6x7pW3PxHoRNMjq-QJAPy44SdmoUHtRdqNfLI6guDfsjrfbL3SlY2c07NIfjBD/s320/2011-05-21+065+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIFcbE4CL7Hti19Sfy7E1ZLWtAcNxM6ooD71QBBV9Oalsv0sG9UMOcWUPiWh_LKJuHRmGPPwjGKytvwsWAPWg472jmBhccz5IsjhyphenhyphenY8GWz26TLC5Yas8IxxXOsJNjSVAYUwgliODNpN1Z/s1600/2011-05-21+058+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624494332475911762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIFcbE4CL7Hti19Sfy7E1ZLWtAcNxM6ooD71QBBV9Oalsv0sG9UMOcWUPiWh_LKJuHRmGPPwjGKytvwsWAPWg472jmBhccz5IsjhyphenhyphenY8GWz26TLC5Yas8IxxXOsJNjSVAYUwgliODNpN1Z/s320/2011-05-21+058+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UwldIKdgrI0ood74EkXCZtgtRkfrzVp7_9U7NuwV88zFIEVZU7flSFteLbph_ojFv1xndmMVtWtajQgJZU0xtyuBL69RX4uIYe30tkpreHfK1hLSN8LpgFvoL7N3Be0WkZCKQGJp575B/s1600/2011-05-21+062+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624494267598677026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UwldIKdgrI0ood74EkXCZtgtRkfrzVp7_9U7NuwV88zFIEVZU7flSFteLbph_ojFv1xndmMVtWtajQgJZU0xtyuBL69RX4uIYe30tkpreHfK1hLSN8LpgFvoL7N3Be0WkZCKQGJp575B/s320/2011-05-21+062+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXqUKRso0I1Ung0XKoUOeRAW5o8hDDdaYEVnW-t4bOAjmi83pyeCMUG7Cfu37Sh_e22yJ5BohO6FgSnS8jC7XeDPvx00E_GVpibMD6VjvSeKtkvuOGm-2cI3k0lSSnUhWC0gRLxuJNWcG/s1600/2011-05-21+068+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624494253059342962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXqUKRso0I1Ung0XKoUOeRAW5o8hDDdaYEVnW-t4bOAjmi83pyeCMUG7Cfu37Sh_e22yJ5BohO6FgSnS8jC7XeDPvx00E_GVpibMD6VjvSeKtkvuOGm-2cI3k0lSSnUhWC0gRLxuJNWcG/s320/2011-05-21+068+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1EqfFwGhIJowHTRoYyLeALk5PMjTnfOjL7HpNiffKPBTFu3FFp47Ghg7S3LwJ9VJKcpHhMANpc7gn8F0dELbZ7oUK1UOTG08QMDQsTiyQkZ9x68ksFbzVkXZqe5adefd_f_dYykFMxQBo/s1600/2011-05-21+069+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624494250345752674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1EqfFwGhIJowHTRoYyLeALk5PMjTnfOjL7HpNiffKPBTFu3FFp47Ghg7S3LwJ9VJKcpHhMANpc7gn8F0dELbZ7oUK1UOTG08QMDQsTiyQkZ9x68ksFbzVkXZqe5adefd_f_dYykFMxQBo/s320/2011-05-21+069+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07372624355572731383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125032391338849341.post-19539039391373927972011-07-14T12:00:00.000-05:002011-07-14T12:00:09.696-05:00Will Being WillThis was posted outside Will's classroom at school:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Ll2KYk1r7bOdmKzbIoDRmbxe_xaJnmg8gzEL0nIH5ztrfIlLdJJ1M9c4-l1Wl9DDcHcgOCoUw3FRkLKQvv0WX6UN1DfPsxFQtqz90uK_NOK4A6hwLeEiTG6TiFRJPWt-vV-K_VD2Um_N/s1600/2011-06-25+033-1+%2528Medium%2529.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623398605808609314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Ll2KYk1r7bOdmKzbIoDRmbxe_xaJnmg8gzEL0nIH5ztrfIlLdJJ1M9c4-l1Wl9DDcHcgOCoUw3FRkLKQvv0WX6UN1DfPsxFQtqz90uK_NOK4A6hwLeEiTG6TiFRJPWt-vV-K_VD2Um_N/s320/2011-06-25+033-1+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" /></a> And this is just one of his many, many electrical applications:<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXgQERjt-XCmCqzYhnRDA0Mueq18EfwmoE14tNIPsLAdYfcJiZKKYnJKR1n8rEMeDQBj94klT5jrZwQOoB6zENIWBQhgnA24RaxYGCmUg_YLoVmY_-J2BkbTV9Cg3Xam6vO81RQMX3af3r/s1600/2011-06-25+102+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623398605349807042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXgQERjt-XCmCqzYhnRDA0Mueq18EfwmoE14tNIPsLAdYfcJiZKKYnJKR1n8rEMeDQBj94klT5jrZwQOoB6zENIWBQhgnA24RaxYGCmUg_YLoVmY_-J2BkbTV9Cg3Xam6vO81RQMX3af3r/s320/2011-06-25+102+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a> </div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07372624355572731383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125032391338849341.post-50731091395871937132011-07-12T12:00:00.002-05:002011-07-12T18:01:33.161-05:00Whispering Hills III - BeforeAndy is in the midst of our third house on Whispering Hills. Here are some before pictures:<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqa1tYJo27Eo0BV6Ylb5-8O8ZtLiCoFXjtXxn9P8pgYFWBIWwNq-_34RJKyDGYHt0MZA26ni8or8Rmpl8csB3oGjJThd2oQb1NZC3o4JNuNMpwRL1_zsOFNxNTkRR8kCHQfyh1xus9T7B9/s1600/2011-05-21+088+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624491722074271490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqa1tYJo27Eo0BV6Ylb5-8O8ZtLiCoFXjtXxn9P8pgYFWBIWwNq-_34RJKyDGYHt0MZA26ni8or8Rmpl8csB3oGjJThd2oQb1NZC3o4JNuNMpwRL1_zsOFNxNTkRR8kCHQfyh1xus9T7B9/s320/2011-05-21+088+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlV7HWEvKOIWQXv_sTciSFbg3lM-TPFdtVguAzQ8zeMZ04CFd7-YainDHhM-2-AqUWmQil254UDrcbGy_QiXr7HeDG0IUs_n_gky2Bk-exaDRbI4v_MUoBQU9lDNmP-o0Igg5P8mahMN1x/s1600/2011-05-21+091+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624491723148496722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlV7HWEvKOIWQXv_sTciSFbg3lM-TPFdtVguAzQ8zeMZ04CFd7-YainDHhM-2-AqUWmQil254UDrcbGy_QiXr7HeDG0IUs_n_gky2Bk-exaDRbI4v_MUoBQU9lDNmP-o0Igg5P8mahMN1x/s320/2011-05-21+091+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiN2HaWow6dXKbeLAJ1E97wMcSuH89F2Pktxd355ASe3H0UEpLC3YR5NzTZt6FydF11tuEjue7qnOMAj4ZcFhR5_jUXapnlBbGHjjpXtFhUwKbSPPPhJiBK7H-kp7GRyQrQyvgdAoST-Ux/s1600/2011-05-21+094+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624491725840526674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiN2HaWow6dXKbeLAJ1E97wMcSuH89F2Pktxd355ASe3H0UEpLC3YR5NzTZt6FydF11tuEjue7qnOMAj4ZcFhR5_jUXapnlBbGHjjpXtFhUwKbSPPPhJiBK7H-kp7GRyQrQyvgdAoST-Ux/s320/2011-05-21+094+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE7kXHYiZMUw0r2tovy_EvG_JtJLDyBD3fy9bt2_5lt2moYt7Ncc1Ohuzg_VfaqWQA8kjERrPuoNU6StpCh407ghd3rlE6yP9qjfWQP_QSG310lR7EmmU0mGVP9X29EeulRutrSzVXpjOt/s1600/2011-05-21+100+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624491726977942290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE7kXHYiZMUw0r2tovy_EvG_JtJLDyBD3fy9bt2_5lt2moYt7Ncc1Ohuzg_VfaqWQA8kjERrPuoNU6StpCh407ghd3rlE6yP9qjfWQP_QSG310lR7EmmU0mGVP9X29EeulRutrSzVXpjOt/s320/2011-05-21+100+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtLeseKCaYzmWpUd9NMzSeRbwevjUDlMIjFJzPvEs800_dnfBdDddXNdKp0RAEiTG0uKynnNGGQeylJEKlGhWmIsx0FIzMfSb9FzRUJEy3A6LEdZ_gWI6_au_POLu31pIyqp8tvqYYyQEa/s1600/2011-05-21+112+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624491733776011554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtLeseKCaYzmWpUd9NMzSeRbwevjUDlMIjFJzPvEs800_dnfBdDddXNdKp0RAEiTG0uKynnNGGQeylJEKlGhWmIsx0FIzMfSb9FzRUJEy3A6LEdZ_gWI6_au_POLu31pIyqp8tvqYYyQEa/s320/2011-05-21+112+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07372624355572731383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125032391338849341.post-81300556820160865782011-07-10T16:20:00.000-05:002011-07-10T16:20:01.696-05:00Detecting a Pattern<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvpxaFomTzdOGkwPCp93w1Kx5osPRKRL_nWsKypTex2IKUkFVCBOi6xiwblOQKGJ4v1zmNE99_9lKNKk3Xu-TycVSGZo0kxoSwOrlx6u3zadG6XGqRx45t1QHGW0e0il0b_XeG5WgXV0Fa/s1600/2011-05-21+050+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623404118399782130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvpxaFomTzdOGkwPCp93w1Kx5osPRKRL_nWsKypTex2IKUkFVCBOi6xiwblOQKGJ4v1zmNE99_9lKNKk3Xu-TycVSGZo0kxoSwOrlx6u3zadG6XGqRx45t1QHGW0e0il0b_XeG5WgXV0Fa/s320/2011-05-21+050+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a> This is a sweet paper I will always treasure. I would like to think that at the end, the interview suddenly turned into a game of Mad Libs, wherein "sleeping" just happened to be the random verb I was "so good at". However, the fact that almost every sweet adjective is checked in the boxes to the right, EXCEPT "craftsy" (which I must concede) and "energetic" makes it hard to deny his intent.Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07372624355572731383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125032391338849341.post-85238653926393896572011-07-08T12:00:00.001-05:002011-07-08T12:00:04.667-05:00Underwater FunAn underwater camera is a lot of fun (although it does require some discretion, and it is generally not terribly flattering, especially to <strike>me</strike> adults)!<br /><br />Sophie mid-jump:<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZgq7pS1lxJJewWx8KRwGU_gc0o2yGZgEo627qjM-_vymT-xk8p6e52sMJtL1T25vor4Op6yrskKJqWNMV9r8CdnA3rgq_7PfB2KyS5FLhI_JYhKn3Vu19KEOxDFlU3AdSbT5uJck7HJh/s1600/DSCF0488+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623401922448812306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZgq7pS1lxJJewWx8KRwGU_gc0o2yGZgEo627qjM-_vymT-xk8p6e52sMJtL1T25vor4Op6yrskKJqWNMV9r8CdnA3rgq_7PfB2KyS5FLhI_JYhKn3Vu19KEOxDFlU3AdSbT5uJck7HJh/s320/DSCF0488+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsHRMNS62WRGmm2lYKx89R8vFl2TcbbSCnqNOhClFCcplxUWxAqwxn1BZv9wQ1U-rrLq7MZ2UN6lVQd92RivMCTwLWhWfMkCGN1ZEfDaTbm464kDn5NWiWm9A4putyq3KIJg13iAG_Ekn/s1600/DSCF0378+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623401917380070002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsHRMNS62WRGmm2lYKx89R8vFl2TcbbSCnqNOhClFCcplxUWxAqwxn1BZv9wQ1U-rrLq7MZ2UN6lVQd92RivMCTwLWhWfMkCGN1ZEfDaTbm464kDn5NWiWm9A4putyq3KIJg13iAG_Ekn/s320/DSCF0378+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xMKukp3mSxv3QIHw3Gn5_X93JtuHts88l3sN0JF0llth84JATUeLYMTDFNrw_W65iFrcEl90aZZSRJZlNIZ3wfpqc8IH5yuLKmd2qMRSyo53k0Zu1_wsXhCyjwdBeExQiTRRBZOwYTsd/s1600/DSCF0398+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623401913953267090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xMKukp3mSxv3QIHw3Gn5_X93JtuHts88l3sN0JF0llth84JATUeLYMTDFNrw_W65iFrcEl90aZZSRJZlNIZ3wfpqc8IH5yuLKmd2qMRSyo53k0Zu1_wsXhCyjwdBeExQiTRRBZOwYTsd/s320/DSCF0398+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a> Our friend Keagan with Will<br /><br /><div></div></div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07372624355572731383noreply@blogger.com0