tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37477616682937852082024-03-05T16:42:50.440-08:00Where are we now?Sabbatical, Phase 6- next?http://www.blogger.com/profile/17766483976993666453noreply@blogger.comBlogger320125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747761668293785208.post-84854193048319743882014-06-23T18:03:00.001-07:002014-06-23T18:03:15.985-07:00Jojo kalerHello this Is jojo kaler reporting from the Winnebago chalet. A.K.A. Winnie I am sorry I haven't reported in a while but I have been busy so this is going to be a long blog so sit back and relax. What you need a potty break go ahead ill wait............. Ok anything else before we start? Yes you may get water. Go ahead and got some food also. Alright I'm starting now<br />
Day 5: you have to go to the bathroom again well I have to go to so I won't judge.<br />
Ok let's try this again. Day 5: i woke up by the power of mom to see some place called jellystone. What is it now I spelled jellystone wrong? What I did it again oohhhhh your supposed to spell it Yellowstone well how was I supposed to know that I mean I've only been to the place it's not like I looked it up in the dictionary. Geez okay where was I jellystone ok fine Yellowstone. anyway, the first thing I woke up to was a bison out the window. Yeah not the best way to start your day after that we went on to see some pretty lakes burnt and pine bettled trees, and snow in June!!??!? Crazy huh soon after we went to a little station where we got our junior ranger worksheets. We did that until I found a page where we had to find scat and if you don't know what that is look it up. So we searched around and eventually found some elk scat which just my luck is the stinkiest scat in Yellowstone. Next after fabreezing ourselves which when looking back wasn't the smartest idea because right after we went to old faithful an got stinker up again but this tome not bad enough to fabreeze ourselves. Old faithful was really cool though. We had a little trouble getting back to the rv though. After that we went to some extremely beautiful and colorful steam pools some dark and muddy boiling mud pots. Then on the way out we had to find a ranger station to get our junior ranger badges but oh know we couldn't find one. What now I no how to spell know what they're homophones oh well you no what I mean. Anyway we eventually found one got our junior ranger badges and headed for Seattle Days 5-10 these days were filled with lacrosse games and World Cup watching. Also we we're thrown a party and went to JJ's would be graduating class if he hadn't moved we also went by and said hi (rhyme intended) to all our old teachers. Along with that we went to our first mariners game in a long time, toured UW, reconnected with reed and aunt patty, and went to Kingston island. When we hit the road on day 10 we met up with Chris and Brownwin. Who showed me my dream car the tesla and watched a very small 3D clip of my favorite movie the avengers. After that when I was asleep the soccer ball tooled out when mom opened the door onto a steep hill which got darker and darker as the ball got faster and faster according to mom. She eventually gave up when it was out of sight. Day 11 I woke up at bob and Liz's housemate breakfast there played with their bearded dragon then left for onienta gorge once we arrived we hiked into the gorge which was aboulutely beautiful finally when we arrived dad actually ended up jumping into the cold water of the falls. All in all onienta gorge is the most beautiful place I have ever been to and I have been to the Grand Canyon, mt Rushmore, Niagra falls, and other national parks. After that we left to meet some old friends of ours Nathan and Collin in Portland. We talked and caught up with each other. After that we went to Cathy's house where we met quite a few goats and chickens and a lama. We also played some wii with cousins. Day 12: when I awake we are in Monmouth Oregon. First thing we did was tour Western Oregon Wniversity or WOU. Which was where mom and dad met so we revisited some of their favorite sites there. We also met up with mom's old friend and went to a restaurant with kombucha on tap which was awesome for mom. After a 2 hour drive to Odell Lake we met up with my great aunt D and some other family. We also went on hikes to the one armed bridge and around the lake. We also learned how to skin and clean a fish. Day 13: we headed off to Cherea's wedding which much to Shayna's happiness was quite short ceremony and to everybody's happiness very good cake. Afterwards we went to aunt Denise's house where we swam and slept. Day 14: I wake up to the smell of cinnamon heaven which turned out to be a so called cinnamon roll which I thought should be called cinnamon roll cake and arrived uncharecteristicly early to aunt Judy's house where we watched the USA vs Portugal game which if you didn't see it tied with 15 seconds to go in injury time. Such a heartbreak because if we won we would have automatically qualified for the round of sixteen. Never to fear we are in good shape to move on. After a wonderful dinner we were served cookies, drumsicks or torte which is fancy crust with cream cheese filling and fruit on top. She also bought us a new soccer ball.Sabbatical, Phase 6- next?http://www.blogger.com/profile/17766483976993666453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747761668293785208.post-87333914682153643672014-06-12T17:01:00.000-07:002014-06-12T17:01:10.427-07:00Day 4 by Jojo kalerThis is jojo kaler reporting to you from inside what I believe is called "Winnie" STOP selfie time dunununuh. I'll be darned my selfies won't load. I will have to resort to using emojis 😁😃😁😃😁😃 today we went to 2 mountain carvings crazy horse and Mt Rushmore. When we arrived at Rushmore we ate breakfast and set off. First we went to the grand view terrace which was basically a platform with a straight on view of the faces of Lincoln, Washington, Roosevelt, and Jefferson carved into the mountainside then we hiked along a small trail and got different views of the presidents. We then received junior ranger booklets that when completed we would get a badge for it. We watched a 13 minute film about the making of the carving and answered some questions about it then we went through a few exhibits and read about the presidents, sculptor, workers, etc. here are a few fun facts. It took 14 years to complete the project<br />
90% of the carving was done by dynamite<br />
The sculptor was Gutzon Borglum<br />
The original model only had three presidents<br />
There was controversy over wether Abe Lincoln should have a beard or not<br />
After that educational stop we went to crazy horse an Native American chief who is a hero.this project is not yet finished but is a big one. It will be the biggest statue on planet earth. Now I'm sure some Martian has built seething bigger so I refrained from saying In the entire universe. Anyway the monument is not government funded at all in fact they turned down 10 million dollars in potential funding from the government twice. Chief crazy horse was a chief known for his quote look to the graves of my ancestors that is where my home is. We also enjoyed some Native American culture and craft.Sabbatical, Phase 6- next?http://www.blogger.com/profile/17766483976993666453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747761668293785208.post-18452674740973791772014-06-12T05:56:00.002-07:002014-06-12T05:56:46.137-07:00By jojoHello this is jojo kaler reporting from inside what is called"Winnie"where five members of some group called the Kalers are traveling cross country ad high speeds of 60 miles an hour. But first let me take a selfie<br />
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We are currently 2 and a half hours out from Mt Rushmore can't wait to see that at night. On day 1 of traveling I went into work with the on they call "mom". The we took off and stayed in a rest stop bout an hour out of St. Lois. Once we arrived in the city we realized how much it looked like DC it even had a free zoo that we went to after a wonderful college tour and watching Shayna eat her free lunch we ended up meeting about half of the colleges police force because no one knew where we should park. The zoo was quite cool it had some really awesome monkeys. My favorite was a monkey that we called the twitch monkey because every time it moved it's head it looked like it was twiching. After that we took off towards Owensville and stayed at one of my top 5 favorite RV parks. The next day and also the current one we started off towards Mt Rushmore a thirteen hour drive the stops included a cool park with a pool that required swimsuits!!?!???!!? After that disappointment we were off again. And that is where we are now I will report back to you tmw but for now jojo out.<br />
~jojoSabbatical, Phase 6- next?http://www.blogger.com/profile/17766483976993666453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747761668293785208.post-26777908682965207522014-06-11T13:44:00.002-07:002014-06-11T14:06:01.841-07:00Omaha, NebraskaWe're having a big driving day... After a night of good rest and luxurious accommodations at our "new favorite camp site in Missouri". The camp ground had two indoor pools, pirate mini golf, a full recreation center, a spa and a free movie theater. The spa was closed but the boys enjoyed some indoor soccer, a pick up basketball game, mini golf and I took in "Man of Steel." I figured it was good cultural immersion since we were about to drive through the plains states and all.
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So today is a lot of sunshine, grass, books on tape... We have a big hole in our map for Nebraska so we made an intentional trip over to Omaha. We picked a random park along our route and got a little reminder of our privilege... Some local kids came up on their bikes and looking at Winnie said "what the heck is THAT??!" Like it was a spaceship or something. They talked about not being able to swim much cuz their uncle didn't have a swim suit. I thought about all our stuff neatly organized in Winnie's closets. Privileged, indeed.
The goal is to get to Mt Rushmore tonight and Yellowstone tmw. It's a lot of driving but everyone agrees at this point it's Seattle or bust. Sabbatical, Phase 6- next?http://www.blogger.com/profile/17766483976993666453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747761668293785208.post-69741073412722203122014-06-11T02:42:00.002-07:002014-06-11T18:27:20.169-07:00St. Louis, MOOur first day on the road after a long while... What a joy to have a full day to spend with my children!! They're into more teenage humor and are very smart... We laugh a lot making puns, or busting out in our accents, or enjoying some other random moment. Today we kept spotting people who needed toupes, it became a good little inside joke. It helps that we know sign language.
We had driven through the night (we? I mean Greg) and stopped at a rest stop about an hour south of St. Louis. We had our first college tour at what we thought was a random school that kept sending sk mail, but turned out to be a real interesting and viable option for the kids (if they could handle being land locked for four years). So here we are... Our rising junior, freshman and enthusiastic tour guide.<br />
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Unexpected bonus- there is a huge park (Central Park style) right across the way, with free museums, very much reminiscent of DC. We chose the zoo for the afternoon, then headed out to an ROD camp on the hills.<br />
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EXCELLENT FIRST DAY!!
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Sabbatical, Phase 6- next?http://www.blogger.com/profile/17766483976993666453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747761668293785208.post-25422495297117346222013-12-27T18:32:00.003-08:002013-12-27T18:36:24.629-08:00Hellloooo? Update??!!Wow. it has been so long since I've updated this blog, it seems i need to update my entire computer to do so. this is a test blog... <i> perhaps more is coming soon....</i>Sabbatical, Phase 6- next?http://www.blogger.com/profile/17766483976993666453noreply@blogger.com1United States29.954934549656144 -90.1757812529.069903549656143 -91.46667475 30.839965549656146 -88.88488775tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747761668293785208.post-58250684652215470782012-08-04T12:23:00.000-07:002012-08-04T12:41:00.881-07:00Abita Springs, LAThe Legend of Princess Abita....<br />
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<em><span style="color: #134f5c;"><strong>Back during the time of the Spanish Occupation of what is now New Orleans, there was also a tribe of Native people that lived on the northern side of Lake Ponchatrain. They were a peaceful people that thrived on a natural Spring and the lush wetland environment. The Spanish Capital city was busy and growing, and one weekend a young man ventured across the lake for a weekend of rest and rejuvination at the springs. Lo and behold, he met a beautiful native princess named Abita. They soon fell in love and married. He took his princess back to the city, where she learned the new culture and city life with her young husband.</strong></span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color: #134f5c;"><strong>Unexpectedly, Princess Abita took ill in the city and her body slowly deteriorated. The young Spaniard was devastated as he watched his lovely bride suffer before his very eyes. What became her dying wish was to return to her native Springs across the lake. He made the journey and laid her limp body by the water, expecting to return in a month for her burial.</strong></span></em><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Now, I find it poetic that the Kalers have happened upon this town, the same year they retired from the camping life and bought a home, and the very same year Cheryl has been recovering from surgery and new foreign health ailments.....</span><br />
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So we spent a week in Abita Springs, discovering its legend and enjoying a bit of refreshment of our own. Many locals might be familiar with Abita Beer, made also from the Spring water. (We dared tried some of that as well... not bad!) Next blog will have some shots of our campground and other interesting tidbits of the area. Cheryl has been feeling AMAZINGLY WONDERFULLY BETTER since our time here. <em><strong>Coincidence?!</strong></em>Sabbatical, Phase 6- next?http://www.blogger.com/profile/17766483976993666453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747761668293785208.post-59967445165037815002012-07-20T17:40:00.000-07:002012-07-20T19:13:20.681-07:00Hangin with the Boys in the Bayou...<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello! We are down in LA for the week and I'm doing my best to get you some snipits of our trip. First of all, we are camping right next to a gator farm.. (where Jo went for a field trip last year, pic on left). We are staying in Abita Springs at a lovely RV resort, back in Winnie. JJ will demonstrate how we feel about that!!! </div>
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We are on the North end of Lake Ponchatrain. There is a nice 24 mile bridge going across the lake to New Orleans. I read somewhere it was the longest bridge in the world, but could have sworn we'd already been on that! Guess I'm remembering the tallest one. Anyway, it is surely long indeed.</div>
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New Orleans has a nice flair of intertwining cultures and unique history. Above is the St. Johns cathedral, where the Pope has visited. It's right across from a historical landmark- what used to be the capital when it was a Spanish province. <br />
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New Orleans has a lot more to discover.... until then we are going back to our cozy camp. Mom has one more blog on some Bayou nature if she can get to it! Bye for now!</div>Sabbatical, Phase 6- next?http://www.blogger.com/profile/17766483976993666453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747761668293785208.post-23133179546277624152012-04-05T17:24:00.004-07:002012-04-05T18:18:06.090-07:00Happy Birthdays!<div>Well Hello dear friends! Its been so long since we blogged, I will be amazed if anyone will even read this. But here's to a new house, finding our camera cord, and figuring this out on a Mac! Many things have changed for us but many things are still the same....<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); "><b>Like our kids, playing hard and making new friends. Into sports and school and still helping mommy...</b></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjikexoEPYq4EBS3b7Kc7ZGGHzRCoSjFzsCjNixVRmkIBVEytFEDN4CNFVrTgsqnawgHWi_x1WfoTiLUWl1DimwgEAGHdU4UgZnfXy5C_mJRcXFS74VpqAfxnbDlbZ2fR298VugtggNjWQ/s1600/IMG_0739.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjikexoEPYq4EBS3b7Kc7ZGGHzRCoSjFzsCjNixVRmkIBVEytFEDN4CNFVrTgsqnawgHWi_x1WfoTiLUWl1DimwgEAGHdU4UgZnfXy5C_mJRcXFS74VpqAfxnbDlbZ2fR298VugtggNjWQ/s400/IMG_0739.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728082432564943538" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><b> (This is how we entertain ourselves at brother's soccer tournaments. Jo fancies himself to play football next year...)</b></span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4GEyCOmcTCrK9SdjTor8c4OZPdIksojY9mXLWcokU3FXs74FYS-8EyQV1tZhTL8cjlonJAY1oQGfPoTOWE30mvrwkeWhirndcqlF8D4hNb97CV-zmXfc6axmOplBDi5RgBKWprIMZkfM/s400/IMG_0735.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728082428227231042" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJmdczQyIN6sJ6JO8LlUELIFWzc7w_zBognpIFDkHkKC7Uzty2H5eBmmBG5G5qczM5GvJcDS6d9itDYEfuyGd_X4Ge5tMjz67T-w_I-PZB_t3xVgYe-eDNvJ1h0nnJ7yvW3X-dBZPl7w/s1600/IMG_0707.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJmdczQyIN6sJ6JO8LlUELIFWzc7w_zBognpIFDkHkKC7Uzty2H5eBmmBG5G5qczM5GvJcDS6d9itDYEfuyGd_X4Ge5tMjz67T-w_I-PZB_t3xVgYe-eDNvJ1h0nnJ7yvW3X-dBZPl7w/s400/IMG_0707.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728082408211108418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Our newest addition, "LIl Rebel" saying "I like the new house"...</b>.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9HXtb7QHqhg-vuzfi5UGjTofVKdCUkB_BQtBy_jvMD_EOPjnCZhdBF8ayjm_VuqSE88VIyj3A5pYGuBR5_AK12YRbD62NVP_izoBF8j08ZQgqBecMBqhc4Iywy9-Ym6Aqg0XOO6cFwA/s1600/IMG_0705.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9HXtb7QHqhg-vuzfi5UGjTofVKdCUkB_BQtBy_jvMD_EOPjnCZhdBF8ayjm_VuqSE88VIyj3A5pYGuBR5_AK12YRbD62NVP_izoBF8j08ZQgqBecMBqhc4Iywy9-Ym6Aqg0XOO6cFwA/s400/IMG_0705.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728082407572653170" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); "><b>Our first big hoo-rah in our new house was hosting Grandma Sue, Bob and Traci (and their little tongue dog....) to celebrate our March birthdays. </b></span></div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_P-SRkz5bDotwyC9NY296zeP4BykE7JRn2kAS748NABqvMx8ePDqo6IcmaHrzZ8DQaiAiBMFUt2e6zRKQmUX_wz1bTTxslsFGNE92WDilq7CZSHvDTZWoVhO3S5zsi10kMjEixaGWxrc/s400/IMG_0689.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728077933008326866" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); "><b>Cheryl is still rejoicing in her big kitchen and took her turn in whipping out some cakes....</b></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMIXTY7Wyr9k2ToCtL5wYkXufyspXsf752hf7gDgwIoTQBk8xnCEh1DR5i6N6A_osvO7i5a9niO-6-v51joObV2-KxRywJKa-8JH_CbXnIWniqolnQ66vSJZmvFMuUXZom4MJfv-i9U8/s1600/IMG_0688.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMIXTY7Wyr9k2ToCtL5wYkXufyspXsf752hf7gDgwIoTQBk8xnCEh1DR5i6N6A_osvO7i5a9niO-6-v51joObV2-KxRywJKa-8JH_CbXnIWniqolnQ66vSJZmvFMuUXZom4MJfv-i9U8/s400/IMG_0688.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728077949100256530" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"><b>(Good thing Sue helped!)</b></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6J81oa8KB2afEt8dBpBLvVKtlg-_LkpjDk8v_N7ayxtWc0RVcPIfxI9zptUP5UEXBwdmzsU1OSLq78kYDu_LIbEZhO25C1Zuj8YPnhdMHOxTEjMK46l1jN2sarvLahPxt-fFYHNB8L8/s1600/IMG_0733.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6J81oa8KB2afEt8dBpBLvVKtlg-_LkpjDk8v_N7ayxtWc0RVcPIfxI9zptUP5UEXBwdmzsU1OSLq78kYDu_LIbEZhO25C1Zuj8YPnhdMHOxTEjMK46l1jN2sarvLahPxt-fFYHNB8L8/s400/IMG_0733.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728077927319968898" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); "><b>While Sue was down we went to Baton Rouge for a soccer tourney. It was fun to have a mini adventure with Grandma!</b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33ccff;"><br /></span></b><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJ7ixhB_pZFNFLOV6eIk__-J86ARd7B1juXIxgLelchDO-ToIvliNZsjDcGtHSsPPc8KLWhZXnFpMcTpGTtKeyW1eXeWbu__uAU5_vkT3iOt7UrscJy_jU-UgoSN7rzU4JgV6r8IA4V4/s1600/IMG_0700.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJ7ixhB_pZFNFLOV6eIk__-J86ARd7B1juXIxgLelchDO-ToIvliNZsjDcGtHSsPPc8KLWhZXnFpMcTpGTtKeyW1eXeWbu__uAU5_vkT3iOt7UrscJy_jU-UgoSN7rzU4JgV6r8IA4V4/s400/IMG_0700.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728077907550075986" /></a><b>But most of all we loved getting the family together and reuniting. And for the rest of you, we are happy to get back in touch with you too..... We'll have more catch up blogs, but until then...</b><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwxH5QAgELka5e2-pEvzlS6q1A4jEJQdD4wPliTzCcSjQlDXMXSFcRQSMIg51mdCNPHa6_1lnSJRZCiKmfVS1HsLwpEClOG1kWNq9j6ZRUFhj2jj6znyuB3WlzPd2HBylr_XrBKOFgLY/s1600/IMG_0692.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwxH5QAgELka5e2-pEvzlS6q1A4jEJQdD4wPliTzCcSjQlDXMXSFcRQSMIg51mdCNPHa6_1lnSJRZCiKmfVS1HsLwpEClOG1kWNq9j6ZRUFhj2jj6znyuB3WlzPd2HBylr_XrBKOFgLY/s400/IMG_0692.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728077898991762642" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;">Happy Birthday Grandma Sue, Greg and J0!</span></b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">(Thanks for the great visit!)</span></b></span></div>Sabbatical, Phase 6- next?http://www.blogger.com/profile/17766483976993666453noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747761668293785208.post-15575420280076756272011-10-13T20:42:00.001-07:002011-10-13T20:52:56.377-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBg3Qoh7d-8C7esn85QXCQIpzSVFBqenMM8RS6jH-u8W4RT6FQ9dDjTLN9KTW26pib5tveyewp-onqzV49lJVW9kz6TfE-ezoO9UPI3Gx-91IPzdRuJvZxVHbaLzAMhxMA22C3kINx9M/s1600/securedownload-3.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBg3Qoh7d-8C7esn85QXCQIpzSVFBqenMM8RS6jH-u8W4RT6FQ9dDjTLN9KTW26pib5tveyewp-onqzV49lJVW9kz6TfE-ezoO9UPI3Gx-91IPzdRuJvZxVHbaLzAMhxMA22C3kINx9M/s400/securedownload-3.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663188657607610946" /></a>Hi folks. Still looking for the camera cord! But here are some pics from my phone. Above is Shayna and her friend Kai holding the team championship trophy from the Rankin County CC meet. They finished 2nd and 3rd and were leading the race at one point until they got a little off course. Below is the "All Rankin County" team. This race qualified them to run at the State Cross Country meet as 8th graders! Proud of my Shayna!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD6T0Yv6klx0nNHS_JsrYlz_gEVk3B0FEijuK7j_YqJV0vff7AhJtSe76gzzyFbhxV8eDi2SB7LLonlAFf5147uIOowc82Go8ddoKSzLJwHUyl5rkP7AjuZonpXWn_B_WWNGBwd_M_ADg/s1600/securedownload-4.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD6T0Yv6klx0nNHS_JsrYlz_gEVk3B0FEijuK7j_YqJV0vff7AhJtSe76gzzyFbhxV8eDi2SB7LLonlAFf5147uIOowc82Go8ddoKSzLJwHUyl5rkP7AjuZonpXWn_B_WWNGBwd_M_ADg/s400/securedownload-4.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663188653353041954" /></a>Sabbatical, Phase 6- next?http://www.blogger.com/profile/17766483976993666453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747761668293785208.post-57656541191647259672011-07-13T14:46:00.001-07:002011-07-13T14:51:58.753-07:00San Diego, CA<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96-0NMdLlbCWBT68SATTeVTQ5PHhwwgDfJovIQnuVtl3H9P3fF3CZK9KkWc3DlOE-3nOG86TcEr0DmXdGcyYo1rg3QGNPL5F0LreZ6lDM02R7DSPnPlLgFBR2HJTAbwX7YftEnmb6TrI/s1600/LaJolla.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96-0NMdLlbCWBT68SATTeVTQ5PHhwwgDfJovIQnuVtl3H9P3fF3CZK9KkWc3DlOE-3nOG86TcEr0DmXdGcyYo1rg3QGNPL5F0LreZ6lDM02R7DSPnPlLgFBR2HJTAbwX7YftEnmb6TrI/s400/LaJolla.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628956829966508914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;">Greg says... please, can we move here??!!</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8iVUMdLQLtTo1mSYc3sEksrS1tGJvo2sqf5o0iK8YGrICYCu8fx0gSwrT-Qmw6iJ2GV8lNhDJzk8e3z0GJXQC73JArbkt_OrAtD3foE7368keBvAuieESEEYD9UaJlLlrg4lKW-QMCnw/s1600/LaJolla2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8iVUMdLQLtTo1mSYc3sEksrS1tGJvo2sqf5o0iK8YGrICYCu8fx0gSwrT-Qmw6iJ2GV8lNhDJzk8e3z0GJXQC73JArbkt_OrAtD3foE7368keBvAuieESEEYD9UaJlLlrg4lKW-QMCnw/s400/LaJolla2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628956822679684530" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Hello friends! It's been so long since we've posted... not really because we are busy (though we are...) but because we can't seem to find our camera cord to upload pictures to the computer! You'd think with such a small living space we wouldn't lose things, but...</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">ANYWAY, we are on a little west coast vacation and wanted to send a shout out. These pics are from LaJolla, CA- just outside San Diego. This city is Greg's "favorite place on earth"... I just can't imagine why!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">More soon!</span></div>Sabbatical, Phase 6- next?http://www.blogger.com/profile/17766483976993666453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747761668293785208.post-10668696893081239732011-01-17T06:48:00.000-08:002011-01-17T07:10:32.556-08:00Happy Anniversary Baby!!Welcome back, to the Grand Bahama Island! We took a short cruise to spend the day out at our favorite little spot from last year: Paradise Cove. It's where JJ met the Eagle Ray last year, and where we decided would be the best place to celebrate 15 years!!<br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563169481603751266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3XOW9II9O7Zh9Ci2fMPFQU3e6FPH3CPkHR6hfrGPQ_20FxKLy_5PhgGf_v4xNa0MsLCCliJFYfo9KrTsc90xW81p8VScpYcUd6svK64kU4bEEQ4f9tXpCYb3AIArH8XcZsXMaLDDkrY/s400/IMG_2225%255B1%255D" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563169483735058802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibA_-NTXFgy0wmv3RyNeadbg27b-XIg2_EaZvzEeiQH5A0xW8ZmuH6ErnbEMnELjNCbsBLIwcvty1TurTpDxZA-oeBrcWfMnqHHjzgWW2EUB1EkbBrjFkg6qhdRMfc1qSwaOLyKqcO-9M/s400/IMG_2265%255B1%255D" /></div><div align="center">It was low tide for most of our day out here... which meant when we snorkeled out, we had to be extra careful not to step on or accidentally touch any of the coral.</div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563169478551661426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkXwO19HvGce7lLwzIGdXhH7hl-mQdd-Lql9pdH2BCa8Ljc0O6pBpF743zai4Tt5yVu1VRIzh56NSGvoshVIHA5C6rOoBMF0IcDDir3Lb67DbYiWL0IzUBBfIS5nGGB9YpvOIUHtYdx8/s400/IMG_2272%255B1%255D" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563169473132891010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOSlREHj9kGZcbl1TP3k7AOafVhrR4XhbE-kg5SwqvxUlFNFiRbOaTFe4nqVD2sUX8Foq8YdkMrZ5o2brBKt7_Y6hJOjDlRlEDLg6bEVVNvqi9Ksg4SK__rM-JFKd8mBZ6wsWRsa0qB38/s400/IMG_2276%255B1%255D" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563168100141991490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9QqNPHa6f3kBCdxWStDfwwlgER52kZ_ss_JlCVE1C9eMUK8UQH0zIn1YbBFosqhy75USibirRIL2YPaQ_CP9SDwyy3FOVlfAjjMficJF5098vgPkd1EWVsRvwT9mA4R2U4ryo4DPqe_Q/s400/IMG_2227%255B1%255D" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563168098302123474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJra1a8xMyrxbOpU3T-2vfNA6LtmrPphTT2MZ-cR0ceUrDfKk3Fm0N3ZcWrpNj7rBLyV3vrANyKcvU2qX0ubNucPnJFuglYsbwRUkrA1qnQXDcv1YlUjEt3xe2Uie_gEMQZRG3GaTCwhM/s400/IMG_2257%255B1%255D" /></div><div align="center">Like a dork, Mom forgot her underwater camera. So you only get land shots this time.</div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563168096402812930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3MJO6JQ8dYvdn3sRw8KoPqtkbyu-AWavwU4jCeSOEcVPIgVDTC1lWzVeYZzJSaUpC7rJAQg4u4RNNEQN726lPh_7axRcrTm5h2AhbFBcR3zP7ayjMbRCAylUbZoQpl2izY9SDa_k6b1w/s400/IMG_2239%255B1%255D" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563168093588081218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxWvR0WM9XH1kXHBTQ3M_Y11nh2hZsYl9xiJRyOtzcgDKGK84jpWa2HspTOwbUpGJBo9mUxz1A-qcN4XZBdGEn6q7s7NwZnbvInhT6aEUiKKHA_KFQhKpWYdDUvaDn67i_kN3ZyOsgeI/s400/IMG_2245%255B1%255D" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563168088568572066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDSITocx1xxZce3ZQoa7_-OrYqRwmoQsJ51K2Ew319t_lbs5nXpCHafQo01oKfuIubcEk8m3CrjXe_9yShc8ki_Ol1Dhpo1VdgGjh_h-Kj-m7uccM_w-v8DxqbipjYdiw_b6asVzKf4E/s400/IMG_2223%255B1%255D" /></div><div align="center">We did see lots of fish, and got to swim amongst a pod of sea turtles!! One of them turned to look at us and looked like he was trying to say something. Only bubbles came out of his mouth. We think he was inviting us to follow along, cuz he didn't seem one bit bothered that we were there with him. He took us along where we got to see a bunch of his friends!! They are graceful and cute, going from eating the sea grass on the bottom to taking a breath up on top. Their big front flippers circle around in arcs and makes it look like they can fly!!</div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563169488826500322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh05x-vy-2Mz017FkVoV6jzwmbP_iatngncZC3DuaxZNpODqedxt74imJgTRALo9L9KDDuLbIq_KTtD0Q3ZfDDGYYl_ztCRUQCDOYgQq_vWXaSmaJ7dJPdIp_rNBlSMPfJ9VzyCWdeLEQ/s400/IMG_2293%255B1%255D" /> <span style="font-size:130%;">Happy Anniversary Baby!!<br /></span><div><div><div><div><div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Sabbatical, Phase 6- next?http://www.blogger.com/profile/17766483976993666453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747761668293785208.post-2210148559823206602011-01-17T06:17:00.000-08:002011-01-17T06:46:46.431-08:00Ft. Lauderdale<span style="color:#3333ff;">Ft. Lauderdale is quite the contrast after coming from Stumpy and Peace River. Welcome to tourism, and a blast of big city squished right up as close to the water as possible!! </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrzCXB45IsHJBlgpW3P3yqJGTFJBCqF_kcT1C02FOLfuO-DZJQRMkcH2YI3gvYSGrzWLhlmQtLN4FXIJkmFC2V8cSwdiPNmlLOHi8E_MAQ8HCPYqeEAco7zjyShsumYgdpOTVtoYpC1M/s1600/IMG_2110%255B1%255D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563161930306626914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrzCXB45IsHJBlgpW3P3yqJGTFJBCqF_kcT1C02FOLfuO-DZJQRMkcH2YI3gvYSGrzWLhlmQtLN4FXIJkmFC2V8cSwdiPNmlLOHi8E_MAQ8HCPYqeEAco7zjyShsumYgdpOTVtoYpC1M/s400/IMG_2110%255B1%255D" /></a> <span style="color:#3333ff;">There are draw bridges going out to all the barrier islands and beaches. When we first arrived we caught the draw bridge up.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUBdCcIQFaa_Lqt7UODI8FKpczDqEU1P65U6ml5xCy_OHOWDqqbLhqvnoPvE5GDX4MeP7GfnR6EhiLsmvJRGt5XJ60IBDXA8pLqpwm3pl7CZsm_tu6ElXkoFZiIx4VEul2lB1n3Uwyio/s1600/IMG_2104%255B1%255D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563161922641292210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUBdCcIQFaa_Lqt7UODI8FKpczDqEU1P65U6ml5xCy_OHOWDqqbLhqvnoPvE5GDX4MeP7GfnR6EhiLsmvJRGt5XJ60IBDXA8pLqpwm3pl7CZsm_tu6ElXkoFZiIx4VEul2lB1n3Uwyio/s400/IMG_2104%255B1%255D" /></a> <span style="color:#3333ff;">The buildings are this odd part of the landscaping... but part of what makes this town itself, so beautiful in its own way. We decided to try to find a less crowded place to enjoy the surf, and headed out to a state park a little farther south.</span><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563160312117707810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU3yHximZbJ6rg0PNBI7PYsYR0QH27mYH2Xz7PLxAsxFvKKEpn27nRRB9GgngRvLuK1Nz2IK3YjDH93exCfDVHNOQl3FM4YKgrepjFrFs-Rk2CsWVr-99-7m0NKr4f6mtpzs3AtXiXfPE/s400/IMG_2142%255B1%255D" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563161918449264114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkr85cAvUAaUteIWbMlvlPmLG7IJcuryWn2MiyMt7MPI0xEYyKwVkmvGeuxfGbMi_0btqY6bicjnM9opfZUDfskBYi3xJTbtIjlZmGL3cEkoi4klVkYBjdi91hU1OpxDNfIKoMXKreWus/s400/IMG_2149%255B1%255D" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563160308092714210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWeCno8Vg1vXHNgx48Wt2ki96Zue6UDfS0U9zk25psufjzjD5FSaXFrVn4mI8bzKDSCCr0bbPFogvgQQPPXjyd72OXdO5WrUQM83Dqi9hCpw56Ty_VXE0f0wd6_TVZrHxwf-KFdywY1Q/s400/IMG_2165%255B1%255D" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563160305504747922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNlOxApngl02b1Xja31fBKqH4ZKlxORapWCCd_i2r5Yg6zbv8upSxdGDlM-J2DHsfJMcnh2b8FSDsaxiWNh-p0PhSdMPheg5lbQpjmihxH9GEziM4pdI58Nf8yYNiTm8h1rPxVQBnavyg/s400/IMG_2129%255B1%255D" /></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">The boys had just as much fun trying to surf down the sand hill as out in the Atlantic!</span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmbprHJET8NqQ1D8iVhcfT27t4b74Bo4hagdExyb6ae15ZMU6eaMd2WcQx9LqTbW7tBGcnEik_9FbLbRraACC-_x6mXmRvewKpHiEUaLgnD8FICVqY9LwtHAuOyVN-gM0yQwpKkwdzZ1Q/s1600/IMG_2138%255B1%255D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563161918175961426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmbprHJET8NqQ1D8iVhcfT27t4b74Bo4hagdExyb6ae15ZMU6eaMd2WcQx9LqTbW7tBGcnEik_9FbLbRraACC-_x6mXmRvewKpHiEUaLgnD8FICVqY9LwtHAuOyVN-gM0yQwpKkwdzZ1Q/s400/IMG_2138%255B1%255D" /></a> <span style="color:#3333ff;">This one is working on becoming a runner. She's pretty good about keeping mom moving when we get out and about... (oh, I do remember the days......)</span><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhVvzSt_zQZbHoO89CdCwdvIlKT5oiU1e6GiJLmHlaETElJobNKmQ0ewhBYBxnL5KhZZHnRYMrS3DJyMMTCeSDZ4jsI1GaJ12w-6b_mod22Chaq5PVH9Ugv1kLiLTNto1hKOVqRXMmpk/s1600/IMG_2163%255B1%255D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563161914513838402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhVvzSt_zQZbHoO89CdCwdvIlKT5oiU1e6GiJLmHlaETElJobNKmQ0ewhBYBxnL5KhZZHnRYMrS3DJyMMTCeSDZ4jsI1GaJ12w-6b_mod22Chaq5PVH9Ugv1kLiLTNto1hKOVqRXMmpk/s400/IMG_2163%255B1%255D" /></a><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span> <div><div><div><div><span style="color:#3333ff;">We still love learning about all of God's amazing creations as we stumble upon them in our travels. Here is our treat of this trip: we think its why there was a red flag on the surf warning sign (waves were ok but there was something about dangerous creatures.?) Its a jelly fish like we've never seen out on the West coast... </span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2LpbjZECaxS68xk0_j02i0iFzhyfiJa_XMEVBLdBCu3v-ACTOCk9hzkX8PLRtLQalWKNZ5IAuyggJEZUiXDQbOGp8XiZANze5GrjY1KwQXBIDJrbXPNopFoxbX6Rin1V207IR0wfSSiY/s1600/IMG_2169%255B1%255D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563160305012073202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2LpbjZECaxS68xk0_j02i0iFzhyfiJa_XMEVBLdBCu3v-ACTOCk9hzkX8PLRtLQalWKNZ5IAuyggJEZUiXDQbOGp8XiZANze5GrjY1KwQXBIDJrbXPNopFoxbX6Rin1V207IR0wfSSiY/s400/IMG_2169%255B1%255D" /></a> <span style="color:#3333ff;">Beauty, ain't it?!!</span><br /><br />Now we're heading off for some more beach time out in the Bahamas. See you there!!<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Sabbatical, Phase 6- next?http://www.blogger.com/profile/17766483976993666453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747761668293785208.post-3441647404748979222011-01-17T06:07:00.001-08:002011-01-17T06:16:25.193-08:00Stumpy<div align="center">Right before we left Peace River, we finally got a glimpse of Stumpy out catching some sun.</div><div align="center">Just in case you thought we made her up, here she is!!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563157851248807282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcYewhS1cCn7CFOBy7URMl_Plib3b33XL3_vyRYWDYnOTmZjbRTmGpO9jImNPF83zNzhiuIV9HuEZWdo-tD3kLV4YtmElodNbKcot4v8eAWz9M7ce7WVIAVHuXb5DaO9VB5qgegNQ3yY/s400/IMG_2100%255B1%255D" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8HrtfDFN12ME-Bh8-sW_YKxO7S7naKsdfczALuemqM8aPURKMnTRG5Ms7XMrVsTuY7gzwa5UlfWYwRKZTS4tljzTrnlqRq-gjsN9NmgLSviYdcTVGZmnZPVxeOEcwTTuOOVbko108SV0/s1600/IMG_2098%255B1%255D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563157857205287826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8HrtfDFN12ME-Bh8-sW_YKxO7S7naKsdfczALuemqM8aPURKMnTRG5Ms7XMrVsTuY7gzwa5UlfWYwRKZTS4tljzTrnlqRq-gjsN9NmgLSviYdcTVGZmnZPVxeOEcwTTuOOVbko108SV0/s400/IMG_2098%255B1%255D" /></a> Bye Bye Stumpy! </div><div align="center"> Thanks for sharing your river for Christmas and not eating Shayna when she got baptized!!<br /><br /></div>Sabbatical, Phase 6- next?http://www.blogger.com/profile/17766483976993666453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747761668293785208.post-67222473355028078862010-12-28T11:38:00.000-08:002010-12-28T13:56:13.439-08:00"White as Snow"Shayna has been thinking about giving her life to the Lord for awhile now, and decided she wanted to be baptized "out in nature" on Christmas day. Never mind now that most people around these parts choose to do it in the pool (in case Stumpy decides she's hungry while you're out in her territory)... Shayna would have none of that! It was to be in the Peace River on Christmas day, rain or shine!<br /><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555823370670279890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXVkdtzKTOLiIIk872VrbFEDdF7TVcxR4SKgXYfdZFwrprXURD6tXhoAutmwVQxqAV936GUKJuUkvKCquyILLvT6v2q3fF9uW7a2QujfqxZUl5rXHOOWVDpArX6tFDrkjFXBmZNdmKDxM/s400/100_0530.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555823384917551842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocA2E8XWd8GKxlh74yhs4TxdmuAPplyNIpywULnyApR7tgt6yNtGzQYalmQiAkuj5kkFJ0wVsTJtoLFPaNzNvkoUImzcV_LRNJF8qeFe03Hm1f_liXRI8Nw-BfDTDEUA7VRuByDitlQE/s400/IMG_2080%255B1%255D" /></div><div align="center">Fortunately we had lots of shine, both from the warm winter sun and from our precious daughter. She gave her confession of faith on the shore, before her peers and several traveling comrades, and then she and Greg walked out to the middle of the river. </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">(she did give a little "brrrrrrr" as her bum sank down...)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </div></span><div align="center">In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit....</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555823387709113234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18b46_x8PkhUcGW1Y7kotuzv1TWyw6cd8822X9nMjkZnTB4tzDWxOdaNh7BUAj58Dh_Na3X9HR6N4bhN3Z0cbo3M91SxKnS2EvlsnWO4dth3Khz4mtjYB-VOGePs3WuBwZfN0ERro_RI/s400/IMG_2083%255B1%255D" /></div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555853060829880578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0xHUUPB9iQjV7Vdj6nkRMPjsUpnNMGpYmG8NjfQSz0yz-5NRv-_K2C_IE3pp7Kcl-5_nFpxNAYI8_-Li4KLmiQZEfedZfP7xwrlKXgF0NIMiDFRdokYBVb3tvdAt5fxE-7NsKNjD3NUc/s400/IMG_2084%255B2%255D" /></div><div align="center">Buried with Christ....<br /></div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555825056402663554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAvPFVON1CwfpCm8MYWYjI26EM-Ky0KAIcs_VTRd3ksvEiNxfR5bGiYt_bT_twW32rVyad8an9mV5dd43m6ZnAie3lS1c-37vIuS6mtC6wasiPMhgx_SYC2A3IB1hieERA626zuBP3mxk/s400/IMG_2085%255B1%255D" /></div><div align="center">And risen with new life!!</div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555823366430627234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0XMj0LXTA8FYQRzcJdMuV8ic5EDomtpYtV7t2DholQijNrzSzRKK_Q6nQd7hUSBZftAUXIS1a719J6X5KFTBIgxATMNIpZumFnOle8bOByUrUywZDcJCQsWJWerNmfT410B7H28K0c4/s400/100_0531.JPG" /></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldHnT-c_vxuWQXS92FoBgaw6wrftqTl13skyVzpsYA5kDmgjAJG7SAaM5j7SKOcuDlvja_TnbRyF0S5KTpxTyUmIlSbZRa9oLd2iPT2k2yWPN36ZOaG2wnhPURPVa7zHxDLTejhKkFKM/s1600/IMG_2079%255B1%255D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555823379932843826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldHnT-c_vxuWQXS92FoBgaw6wrftqTl13skyVzpsYA5kDmgjAJG7SAaM5j7SKOcuDlvja_TnbRyF0S5KTpxTyUmIlSbZRa9oLd2iPT2k2yWPN36ZOaG2wnhPURPVa7zHxDLTejhKkFKM/s400/IMG_2079%255B1%255D" /></a> <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Amen!!</strong></span><br /></div></div>Sabbatical, Phase 6- next?http://www.blogger.com/profile/17766483976993666453noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747761668293785208.post-83256577452424311942010-12-28T11:01:00.000-08:002010-12-28T11:31:24.476-08:00Winnie Christmas...For Christmas we are back down in Florida, enjoying the simplicity and several friends from the road... as well as the sunshine and taste of sabbatical life that is now in our blood. We hung mini stockings in Winnie... <br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555814617662679042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD0XFliRFEgJVhpD5ti0_5wRoHf0SrNFtAzdadwhA0d92YNKkPTnlHWSTJFY-Ip43KwN7sJ7Ha__1shjn5R-k6CYL3ILgPYu-tkk3BfQxsKuCD4Zvr_TxYS7rqGE86G_DtCxTHkySAAoU/s400/IMG_2060%255B1%255D" /><br /><div align="center">Got some new jammies and started a tradition of making a gingerbread house.</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555814623386938546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVV0fp1poKvl75dWVEWrLX6i25ioaJElYwjnbUP1AdM43YVxFgqAzXvmJDKrNSYxadVgz3rut-J9kSSRMdI5XUNhwOSJCFLGQeBOTh4PNrq69mfqzIG0ncN4HqEm3GLCxPlA80uEi-iY/s400/IMG_2063%255B1%255D" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555814620279037602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgN3Fs6gqktYp2qP4CA5Vmhn1lDdt3OUecdwL7OGNAzgkYQ4ZkUn-E4XKo-7g5rW1-VmzEhq4-JAag-dSh0vn7MZSLUSntoxJ7XuTDaO0068DlPW8lynAuJI4P_VO3dNHFMDuYVFDx0bI/s400/IMG_2056%255B1%255D" /><br /><div align="center">The note to Santa said "Please enjoy some cookies but you may only admire the Gingerbread house."</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4v3vxHARm3HXZsDUNytz5E2A2MOrLGBSKOPsPSDkksCt4snfKHSRvfu4C1JGOL9HTHu2JYxrVSPVzulOhp7-esAd-6rbAGZCav6oRKWtnBOa2CRLaeWiVNjOerHeqAR30TCiaLux9MWU/s1600/IMG_2070%255B1%255D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555814625023347186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4v3vxHARm3HXZsDUNytz5E2A2MOrLGBSKOPsPSDkksCt4snfKHSRvfu4C1JGOL9HTHu2JYxrVSPVzulOhp7-esAd-6rbAGZCav6oRKWtnBOa2CRLaeWiVNjOerHeqAR30TCiaLux9MWU/s400/IMG_2070%255B1%255D" /></a> (by Jo!)</div>Sabbatical, Phase 6- next?http://www.blogger.com/profile/17766483976993666453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747761668293785208.post-82890619805446132772010-12-24T14:12:00.000-08:002010-12-25T14:04:21.283-08:00JJ's Christmas ProgramJJ's 5th grade classes at his school put together a program called "Christmas around the World". (like his holiday baseball shirt??!!) They sang songs from various countries and learned a few international traditions.<br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554377383043009810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4XQW0Y2rqp8JixAgNA6ISCWTE2zyzyDBtmfoJNs2sb4kdIzbcDUI5JVb3ujYpU416XtmGk_gY3apcBLQYVaiU4Q04ITWB_D0wbAVb130J42JSljCOZv8bwXzBV2uTXuuzN7QJtrvnYg/s400/IMG_1999%255B1%255D" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqnX1foxVz-5MVORiuBW4tAJjr2UjigtWMzGxtmib9eIJm6naXWE2oI5KUAfi4l1KfUiHKWLGoddJM4EURWsueBwiTaozcCzdZmQ8_IHlEgA_xQ1WdHFGL723UyKtB8eNWdnxleRS3eQ/s1600/IMG_2000%255B1%255D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554377388202815730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqnX1foxVz-5MVORiuBW4tAJjr2UjigtWMzGxtmib9eIJm6naXWE2oI5KUAfi4l1KfUiHKWLGoddJM4EURWsueBwiTaozcCzdZmQ8_IHlEgA_xQ1WdHFGL723UyKtB8eNWdnxleRS3eQ/s400/IMG_2000%255B1%255D" /></a> JJ's line was about Austria. He said "Once everyone has gathered around the Christmas tree, they all sing Christmas carols and wish each other a "Frauliche Whighnatcen."<br />And here's a little closing song for you...<br /><object id="BLOG_video-FAILED" class="BLOG_video_class" width="320" height="266" contentid="FAILED"></object></div><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#990000;"><em><strong>Merry Christmas!!</strong></em></span></p>Sabbatical, Phase 6- next?http://www.blogger.com/profile/17766483976993666453noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747761668293785208.post-83687188081378291422010-12-24T08:31:00.001-08:002010-12-24T12:00:07.684-08:00NashvilleFor Thanksgiving we traveled up north a bit and had an amazing time with our dear friends the Links... and got to check out lots of new territory. Here is a quick photographic journey of our time...<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfTY_qvH074BkT28ubsepf_a1EV6pG7jRAuGVot13oI_LBmBrXZ9Db1ePZihMjmfxdeoy6cxTCQ4LAQhkjtrxhJxPiYQU7azWe4ScwJlYQfXSkOqdQjLY-S5mABesDLTO8mL5tOd9WH4/s1600/IMG_1793%255B1%255D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554338399711022498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfTY_qvH074BkT28ubsepf_a1EV6pG7jRAuGVot13oI_LBmBrXZ9Db1ePZihMjmfxdeoy6cxTCQ4LAQhkjtrxhJxPiYQU7azWe4ScwJlYQfXSkOqdQjLY-S5mABesDLTO8mL5tOd9WH4/s400/IMG_1793%255B1%255D" /></a> Seeing downtown Nashville...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq2KFFFCNlEFncgv9-G8m4hgnbwPlJ3yiID1Bd30eXNibJvQ7qod4HnmjMWwmB5N38EOQamMJIWKsAy31RdjVdqEmMu3EtQ7rJR7Y8TYs-LwcDxzwGrRUDWgQmJBUjM8UMOJGZapaS8PM/s1600/IMG_1794%255B1%255D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554338396090757202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq2KFFFCNlEFncgv9-G8m4hgnbwPlJ3yiID1Bd30eXNibJvQ7qod4HnmjMWwmB5N38EOQamMJIWKsAy31RdjVdqEmMu3EtQ7rJR7Y8TYs-LwcDxzwGrRUDWgQmJBUjM8UMOJGZapaS8PM/s400/IMG_1794%255B1%255D" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglaF_dZ92JHCs-yohaEepk4DbP6kQB4b1JufjLUp7Ik_kWc9__EjP1n0RO60jDRq5DACABNUJDywV6uVxBSdSzoPgfcNia7Y0GyJdkghDDQKlPjgOPRdg6GcKV10NTxO0jJcpdVXqLdTI/s1600/IMG_1795%255B1%255D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554338389777765042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglaF_dZ92JHCs-yohaEepk4DbP6kQB4b1JufjLUp7Ik_kWc9__EjP1n0RO60jDRq5DACABNUJDywV6uVxBSdSzoPgfcNia7Y0GyJdkghDDQKlPjgOPRdg6GcKV10NTxO0jJcpdVXqLdTI/s400/IMG_1795%255B1%255D" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY_KJkrzDMdI6Pu-PwO_SgDUgyy_VcnqPObw5zU-ZYSsb6M1ExAFADQH5Nzkxa31AIrdiVMv7NMYKTdNfhbCTjnb83IvKviKo7jMeVpgK21SSGI08IEVG8tHU1NZlymWq_Ldj3DOk51O8/s1600/IMG_1801%255B1%255D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554338383479928098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY_KJkrzDMdI6Pu-PwO_SgDUgyy_VcnqPObw5zU-ZYSsb6M1ExAFADQH5Nzkxa31AIrdiVMv7NMYKTdNfhbCTjnb83IvKviKo7jMeVpgK21SSGI08IEVG8tHU1NZlymWq_Ldj3DOk51O8/s400/IMG_1801%255B1%255D" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJcWE-Zd1gsEJMwsUnUtNVfPCVA4-guJam3FjXvAguL8eC20MoFO4jgQ3m6W-0cLMKnC_IckwKxO0M3j3W_seHpx2OftZ2OY5ebBVwiE9-jD0i3LJ_HrPAEhRgsmuIyC2PNPXpTgmXyIg/s1600/IMG_1805%255B1%255D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554338380281434130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJcWE-Zd1gsEJMwsUnUtNVfPCVA4-guJam3FjXvAguL8eC20MoFO4jgQ3m6W-0cLMKnC_IckwKxO0M3j3W_seHpx2OftZ2OY5ebBVwiE9-jD0i3LJ_HrPAEhRgsmuIyC2PNPXpTgmXyIg/s400/IMG_1805%255B1%255D" /></a>Checking out some trails... <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5iCDIdxKT0Ybc7y7mIKKpDPxsqLJDf2lq8p4lC3S1vg8faHSKOpB7aN1XCy1OLLAbiKJWJAocqLRsCgS2kBXXMUgnzujRgOsU97jfCUHBuwmmA4nCMXqiW51uPQGniOutF8AOR4kJjk/s1600/IMG_1818%255B1%255D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554335669907770274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5iCDIdxKT0Ybc7y7mIKKpDPxsqLJDf2lq8p4lC3S1vg8faHSKOpB7aN1XCy1OLLAbiKJWJAocqLRsCgS2kBXXMUgnzujRgOsU97jfCUHBuwmmA4nCMXqiW51uPQGniOutF8AOR4kJjk/s400/IMG_1818%255B1%255D" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRX3XbqWnrAxLDs00ffgPqsSeaxV7urJYCuG6IZiYjd6FWL1KF-QY3Sv-JxB3MdyzhCF9dxHRjM89rGXwNMth1h3x0ohCJzfSP9udkBDrw_yC-sZSs5K1JJNtHjy4VKa0Tf09JgZhI2o/s1600/IMG_1819%255B1%255D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554335669654013442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRX3XbqWnrAxLDs00ffgPqsSeaxV7urJYCuG6IZiYjd6FWL1KF-QY3Sv-JxB3MdyzhCF9dxHRjM89rGXwNMth1h3x0ohCJzfSP9udkBDrw_yC-sZSs5K1JJNtHjy4VKa0Tf09JgZhI2o/s400/IMG_1819%255B1%255D" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqE1chxCTAfLHoT7ocF3EA0a6UshZGWQZRQ6Uq6IMIbXjV3qNCAr9XJB9tYspppqJC9JlwDh0WKtBu4pG_l0Dm8XJtcUN3OS-s8ix3Hz_ZozkriWt3uAkLzGrObtTJOjXE5U6QYtozxWM/s1600/IMG_1826%255B1%255D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554335668206591522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqE1chxCTAfLHoT7ocF3EA0a6UshZGWQZRQ6Uq6IMIbXjV3qNCAr9XJB9tYspppqJC9JlwDh0WKtBu4pG_l0Dm8XJtcUN3OS-s8ix3Hz_ZozkriWt3uAkLzGrObtTJOjXE5U6QYtozxWM/s400/IMG_1826%255B1%255D" /></a>Oh, and then there's the feast...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqag-wF1E03rB1dzu4xSYx6w6YGwy0hQG03qbukADL_2DOf8Kz6Z3JevTQkgxq0_UHPRa7BARg1OPxTaZ2unOufswn2VNaUCaQuwBNNItOFdvTmEVzZzlFSi4usIEOL64opTzWf4pXDdM/s1600/IMG_1854%255B1%255D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554335661958677282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqag-wF1E03rB1dzu4xSYx6w6YGwy0hQG03qbukADL_2DOf8Kz6Z3JevTQkgxq0_UHPRa7BARg1OPxTaZ2unOufswn2VNaUCaQuwBNNItOFdvTmEVzZzlFSi4usIEOL64opTzWf4pXDdM/s400/IMG_1854%255B1%255D" /></a>(we did eat more than just pie.... didn't we?)<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554335658787405666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6t2rtH3Wb-gVsm4BqJMHIS2yVHfC71SQmawjwwL_K2ASyYOkPJ6b7nPJbaK7ftjFWx1qvwqpIJi9Ym7FFyeZdj6CpejC1bm69bhJB1INx-nmGQKKTYIZl5zzNLVxRieWCQdgCz1XUcs/s400/IMG_1864%255B1%255D" /> Nashville has some amazing houses..<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSuQ-Ejj_3LTUNt-pPmBJLRcRaM7NzW41Y0BAYgN3swBA12bhzCGrdxW9xVECNnpEzQ4hrm92GToYWe9LQ5xrCrztmZrEHOjU6FUm3Ic4YW2TpkO9p1sYgsZkp4u52BZ9cHEssNoL0lw/s1600/IMG_1870%255B1%255D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554333481160974018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSuQ-Ejj_3LTUNt-pPmBJLRcRaM7NzW41Y0BAYgN3swBA12bhzCGrdxW9xVECNnpEzQ4hrm92GToYWe9LQ5xrCrztmZrEHOjU6FUm3Ic4YW2TpkO9p1sYgsZkp4u52BZ9cHEssNoL0lw/s400/IMG_1870%255B1%255D" /></a>Including this one where one of the Oakridge boys has retired.</div><div>(Shayna wants to learn to carve like that...)</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5giUrB0WbszWmebBlmdZi0l0JV0M5pt1XxrDFkRz2rza28skM2O_QlYZUFe0iwjeSN0DvBUtsQK0xnpK9z3TKY7QgQu3aGo1cJug9p38nRl3TRBPym7KDgebPz-hik4U0Pnwub1c0aZA/s1600/IMG_1876%255B1%255D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554333481376800162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5giUrB0WbszWmebBlmdZi0l0JV0M5pt1XxrDFkRz2rza28skM2O_QlYZUFe0iwjeSN0DvBUtsQK0xnpK9z3TKY7QgQu3aGo1cJug9p38nRl3TRBPym7KDgebPz-hik4U0Pnwub1c0aZA/s400/IMG_1876%255B1%255D" /></a> We were sad to leave, but took an amazing drive down the Natchez Trace Parkway back "home" to Mississippi.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2jL_YT3-guv5DIPCI7u5DKJPEdlaQkTl-tyxtFEHohRnZW82UA2lWz3QRODLz-X2auEewP7vc4BhvtzuAs6KAlxUW2TSFFkQr-dOGW4J3a4-jfdoZRsImlXwxijrnUZV-6P2g7OYV-Q/s1600/IMG_1873%255B1%255D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554333481644249682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2jL_YT3-guv5DIPCI7u5DKJPEdlaQkTl-tyxtFEHohRnZW82UA2lWz3QRODLz-X2auEewP7vc4BhvtzuAs6KAlxUW2TSFFkQr-dOGW4J3a4-jfdoZRsImlXwxijrnUZV-6P2g7OYV-Q/s400/IMG_1873%255B1%255D" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMBf4hxcXbxdcoBlw0PBB0vULzbM2KZdmyn7yI6gsvavdfackIND9TfiRD2tfSVZLR9-RisWzMUMph-8OFFHB7n2tdrvyVVFs76oOpMN573ckX4sL8Foqf0meCILbGQvzUUysATCAwC4/s1600/IMG_1883%255B1%255D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554333473990524050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMBf4hxcXbxdcoBlw0PBB0vULzbM2KZdmyn7yI6gsvavdfackIND9TfiRD2tfSVZLR9-RisWzMUMph-8OFFHB7n2tdrvyVVFs76oOpMN573ckX4sL8Foqf0meCILbGQvzUUysATCAwC4/s400/IMG_1883%255B1%255D" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0w3X27VWgfLmTHY4ABUG1XvHOYAhY4rgIb1BbhnLrpqR_zMDFcWYnNvHeXo_GEapQqF5Fw4CWnt_wlIOujngTvhMOVesMMF-O_Yse4X9RUKkZTQ-BZWsAHNNk7by-qIqtgHOqeT4_8A0/s1600/IMG_1954%255B1%255D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554333474136545074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0w3X27VWgfLmTHY4ABUG1XvHOYAhY4rgIb1BbhnLrpqR_zMDFcWYnNvHeXo_GEapQqF5Fw4CWnt_wlIOujngTvhMOVesMMF-O_Yse4X9RUKkZTQ-BZWsAHNNk7by-qIqtgHOqeT4_8A0/s400/IMG_1954%255B1%255D" /></a><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554331738646509938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTUPcERazhSOSiLoK0L5mJ5fMtRSK4_9PiF9cfcxU1vIQv7ebnavOPo_WkMdOHD9LBc_RRxurFbC_0Wjchj-PA47rZFmZ4EpWzucVREHYBKdXT2xsyyejfEjyPwkMDESQnokPJCt1JhE/s400/IMG_1937%255B1%255D" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5eGlBpG6PEPoZZUyvG_JdY2fru-8kncWLbWy3AX0E-MvtljPgMTTIaNXVuGkXEBKGPfwLkWu1ghUamDXljMIEO8CyErN52BvunlJFL1ht5AY0gb2xZLxdzbwbwury_7SQgaDNXTM1Z4/s1600/IMG_1961%255B1%255D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554331745272950706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5eGlBpG6PEPoZZUyvG_JdY2fru-8kncWLbWy3AX0E-MvtljPgMTTIaNXVuGkXEBKGPfwLkWu1ghUamDXljMIEO8CyErN52BvunlJFL1ht5AY0gb2xZLxdzbwbwury_7SQgaDNXTM1Z4/s400/IMG_1961%255B1%255D" /></a><br /><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554331745756151922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0xMtLofAfEmx3SR2QpqmLYIfeaZT8GFBzN-psT5weMX1J4DmT6rtZcZ3nin3WP0jvclBcoXTIcc6pxBJUJrEZoY1h384JjKU3MW6YBS2vFcvsOYcB0jRpLLLaO8iYNWEnDYxd-V1Zbw/s400/IMG_1970%255B1%255D" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQa0glVgeZ7KGYCGMJEuf9hOMFW59vfmlQTajFAJMyrLMVnX7NlqBPUkrQ48Skkt-SyyjcuN5l4lDWBTABtYAymTP1QlNv7uMGQISsKWstJJk5xjVQnqBe5kxivaGMXD_xPycwUck8us/s1600/IMG_1943%255B1%255D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554331737027603074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQa0glVgeZ7KGYCGMJEuf9hOMFW59vfmlQTajFAJMyrLMVnX7NlqBPUkrQ48Skkt-SyyjcuN5l4lDWBTABtYAymTP1QlNv7uMGQISsKWstJJk5xjVQnqBe5kxivaGMXD_xPycwUck8us/s400/IMG_1943%255B1%255D" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgquWfEPJaVX86kEEUscQJImNGeODts6MjLbY0Bnr-D6BhiSc5Fky4YajTybU12MyXX4alK_SmnIL_OblFk8B9XL7ArXg1cgCghLmhfZp4rG7Kr1py6pDgrH0-EtAas6kLmLCckjHGQF7s/s1600/IMG_1977%255B1%255D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554331734177378482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgquWfEPJaVX86kEEUscQJImNGeODts6MjLbY0Bnr-D6BhiSc5Fky4YajTybU12MyXX4alK_SmnIL_OblFk8B9XL7ArXg1cgCghLmhfZp4rG7Kr1py6pDgrH0-EtAas6kLmLCckjHGQF7s/s400/IMG_1977%255B1%255D" /></a> Even got a Christmas card shot out of the deal.</div><div>THANK YOU LINKS!!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Sabbatical, Phase 6- next?http://www.blogger.com/profile/17766483976993666453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747761668293785208.post-88912475276197504352010-11-22T05:41:00.000-08:002010-11-22T06:16:07.223-08:00Fall in Missippi<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq7Xg08OMgnV2mbteRnmI6mvnqLE12xUEh9EAGSvsHbCS4H6MmEJT8shzS4moUUiIZ3kyJBSB-06uaVyKpFGW1G-wVGioxuIyl1dcmAW3Ae2dJdbJwdGfKtwh7w_xnxXzKbzP7tVQzmXo/s1600/Road+trip%252C+Fall+in+MS+328.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542372813689767794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq7Xg08OMgnV2mbteRnmI6mvnqLE12xUEh9EAGSvsHbCS4H6MmEJT8shzS4moUUiIZ3kyJBSB-06uaVyKpFGW1G-wVGioxuIyl1dcmAW3Ae2dJdbJwdGfKtwh7w_xnxXzKbzP7tVQzmXo/s400/Road+trip%252C+Fall+in+MS+328.JPG" /></a> Hi Mom....<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJESavnJG6Vo24Yt6VG4h00Dc42GTChV3nbdp4x1EU3gHi2uw7IRRiRgoDACIbzeoOV2GVw2UqAydlPzeeMtU40o0JP8s-azOAlIc_MoWNTsB_rI9hzsPZysepjg9mhQZafrjvtggvd4/s1600/Road+trip%252C+Fall+in+MS+317.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542372805521296146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJESavnJG6Vo24Yt6VG4h00Dc42GTChV3nbdp4x1EU3gHi2uw7IRRiRgoDACIbzeoOV2GVw2UqAydlPzeeMtU40o0JP8s-azOAlIc_MoWNTsB_rI9hzsPZysepjg9mhQZafrjvtggvd4/s400/Road+trip%252C+Fall+in+MS+317.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPr0cqX5xAPUC8iHlKOKdCT1ZEkVUBHeSfz8HDbpvrEEc2HnPY_B2PZl9z9OFOauFmKjHNvWBPjfV5s1Kld20k_4cXlNsNPha8LfPnVLEujTILFYayfqHUIMgP8haa5aq4MNaBhbrkJKU/s1600/Road+trip%252C+Fall+in+MS+337.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542372801242378978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPr0cqX5xAPUC8iHlKOKdCT1ZEkVUBHeSfz8HDbpvrEEc2HnPY_B2PZl9z9OFOauFmKjHNvWBPjfV5s1Kld20k_4cXlNsNPha8LfPnVLEujTILFYayfqHUIMgP8haa5aq4MNaBhbrkJKU/s400/Road+trip%252C+Fall+in+MS+337.JPG" /></a> It's a beautiful fall weekend out here- low 70's, the birds are singing, and we're looking at a week off for Thanksgiving break. So I decided first thing, I must do what I have had little time to do since we've been here... take you (via my camera) out on a walk around our campground. If there are ever moments where I feel cramped in Winnie, I just take myself out for a little walk and look out instead of in. And here are little bits of what I see!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8LD2MyNBS9hSxOpla_pUDyTvY6CnC1thJVt9tN76YqEC4aYCNXvvqs8ZLsiFtGDtX1XSlhYZEKjX_irt31CIbxIGX3j9FlsyLd1WZphzzQoJdR35R4DYSyQag9GZGshbMDhMPgeeo54/s1600/Road+trip%252C+Fall+in+MS+324.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542372797870312434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8LD2MyNBS9hSxOpla_pUDyTvY6CnC1thJVt9tN76YqEC4aYCNXvvqs8ZLsiFtGDtX1XSlhYZEKjX_irt31CIbxIGX3j9FlsyLd1WZphzzQoJdR35R4DYSyQag9GZGshbMDhMPgeeo54/s400/Road+trip%252C+Fall+in+MS+324.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542370420086868194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvMz0AKjGdUD5MAx8fuTzz3dkxbhdv1RiOKFlH-Sgy1P-vVVaHgLQ3hJ6YIugVgxsJrr7WBSZIGgySn4A9wzCvlUbuPjyzY8Px8LopAr0m7iTwK9XHSpmM4YWtETVNad6Z1rV9_iSpnA/s400/Road+trip%252C+Fall+in+MS+319.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542370416615440338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdv3IH5vhtTXZv0ohQ3_8_aKPBRV1mZOrtVINYgczPUaFEmp225JOC7mTJ2xZDqjJ-HfBTLcucO_V-kQGuBlEyAPTlaV_D1GaH2jcq10m1nD6DeMwu3F8urf8JnBOArBxmEWjpFdIVUyQ/s400/Road+trip%252C+Fall+in+MS+312.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542370407619392290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh697QHJwDLSDASnjWNlvdSUCZMQjAKzaAefHo8604o4KFo8_RLWvSttgnqi73YTTlKVoni-nzuzfHhyphenhyphenVI_mFWMYqQjvL3xIJ6r7a7q3syVvLhrMBgAHhqe_kehLpyrovXtSClxMf18jBY/s400/Road+trip%252C+Fall+in+MS+307.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542370386915619922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbnYVpJWtOWBn4H7TmNiMDkKC0DBVvKIEo6AQD4Sg3p5iqpFtbmNSr1sU7U70V9VLKRCYbwywnLdHncdWLoiNEu02LqNaLsHiYIRnN8V4HWW3PCr-IhkJ4p3uwUaN3nodbxhHqAaOkoSM/s400/Road+trip%252C+Fall+in+MS+310.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542372787919991282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-jLgiNnw4f04eKmGiW0FlqtKqZCcskSo4X9nX1LgKXbugm4TruvbICDGBzVQJrHpqrJDoxycY9Sn_tei7gUvaMxGdDfNiBZ3J42ylyeZhkRInNub0LR1T6LcnVwVajKrD_DbmNVj2Xc/s400/Road+trip%252C+Fall+in+MS+325.JPG" />If I'm really energized I take a jog out along/across the reservoir, but the camera doesn't accompany me on those trips. The Saucony's do, however, so you are still with me!! I hope you enjoyed your little tour of our backyard. We are headed up to Nashville for Thanksgiving. We're bringing apple pie and Mush. </div><div> </div><div>Love, Cher </div><div> </div><div><em>P.S. Since I know you are a good spell-checker and noticed my last two titles, I better explain. This one, I am acclimating... down here they don't pronounce the state with four syllables, only three. As for Jo's, that's how he pronounced the gig: his "pre-formance".<br /></em></div><div></div></div></div></div></div>Sabbatical, Phase 6- next?http://www.blogger.com/profile/17766483976993666453noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747761668293785208.post-88306443835453527592010-11-20T09:44:00.000-08:002010-11-20T12:00:03.418-08:00JoJo's preformance!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541699141241436370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHY151omQ9TWcnfCkH12G1S5OfKspWdHuZ69eJvhH01fUYffATpanxm9sNf2az8B52vpN2e2ta9Bb2DbmZ6wrrm0Mhg-TtyT3P70js2z6n1Rc2zBjmsyHJsWZWwObnlWw5ygOKsjUtEY/s400/Road+trip%252C+Fall+in+MS+286.JPG" /> To kick off our Thanksgiving week, Jo's classes did a performance at school. He was so proud,<br /><div>and the whole show was very good!! Surrounded by grandparents and the holidays, I caught myself missing family... but at the same time being very thankful for the opportunities for us here. Check out the videos below for some 3rd grade choral entertainment from the South, and Jo's solo!! </div><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='360' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxI-H0EfjxgE__my8EElyGTSrtPHg5PlPbJ6Cr5C8MMHPFgBfr1214nYbrdyAbuNDXfIuZDYUrZAJi-VUyGYg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxMartEpu4vXUwRY8VT4VTK_h80rnz0c1IQzvs3vh6e1mnf6B-IZd72xoS8dIsiMtYK38KabvK2c8Gy5l4hrA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwYplwuq3xPsXVoBNJ5OUobAcRNu1rkWNhMpUJpjVt0WWWiu78NQvVXI1OfVDfLP-LeTYNO7KFV1rmVPXrxwQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541718692420540610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-41lgC5kt8IyR8Ie6Z-BTTQFt6tk2BGNPKUwXNW47LrjKNr7hZENluH51oJAbAI3q1m_uSJ_IbhCyGGHsvFkUCvv3GE4Sq_NiQ8a0QFDXP1HUVHGhl8UgdOpNvKIRf2v1Ft6Z9T6S6N4/s400/Road+trip%252C+Fall+in+MS+292.JPG" /></p><p align="center">GOOD JOB JO!! Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!</p>Sabbatical, Phase 6- next?http://www.blogger.com/profile/17766483976993666453noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747761668293785208.post-8629654486331822272010-10-31T12:12:00.000-07:002010-10-31T12:41:28.673-07:00Mission on Halloween-eve.<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZ589yt51V532t23KjtBI0aiTsFwh-T2UOBcUeWKiZ1XM6z3KXZNeBC77pMnsRmmpwDIgGvXDoFrIrMV-znCXnWe9BMpIiLmkNpRygCDBuQWUcsNcZDtvRcxDfF2zyFdA5WLsPJ0aSjo/s1600/IMG_1719%5B2%5D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534290298686519586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZ589yt51V532t23KjtBI0aiTsFwh-T2UOBcUeWKiZ1XM6z3KXZNeBC77pMnsRmmpwDIgGvXDoFrIrMV-znCXnWe9BMpIiLmkNpRygCDBuQWUcsNcZDtvRcxDfF2zyFdA5WLsPJ0aSjo/s400/IMG_1719%5B2%5D" /></a> I'm a Man in Black, so don't mess with me. My mission was to seek out the alien C.A.D.D. After moving to Mississippi, we found out that everyone here goes trick-or-treating on Saturday when when Halloween falls on a Sunday. When transporting to earth, C.A.D.D. accidently brought Buzz Lightyear with a green mohawk, stopped by the 60's, and picked up the singer Slash and his drummer. I spent most of the evening by myself keeping them under control, because my partners got lost in the pitch-black maze. Hot dogs and cotton candy kept my energy up. </div><div align="center"><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Mission accomplished.</span><br /></strong></em><div align="justify"></div></div>Sabbatical, Phase 6- next?http://www.blogger.com/profile/17766483976993666453noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747761668293785208.post-4216104394040318552010-10-31T11:27:00.001-07:002010-10-31T12:06:23.848-07:00Settling in, and Happy Halloween!!Wow, here we are at the end of October already!! Things have been busy here, all settling into our school routines. It is quite a different year for us, instead of exploring America we are investing in a new community... which is still a learning experience yet rewarding as well. We've uncovered some more interesting facts about the "deep south"... like they have only recently stopped "paddling" in schools (a huge shocker to us), and the other piece... that a good lot of the folks here really miss it. I am SOOO thankful for my multi-cultural training that has taught me to try to understand things from various world views!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEu55PKVp6UFezPE0mHPBjSuzaVPhgkj4Mop4yMI0KQmtMZivZydY2CKut2aZC2_zDX797V0hixCvFDB3XahfhVALS2IbrIEtc0uhESAIKMScnhPDh5ZkhOfoMxORWfMGfDO1arDiKUQ/s1600/IMG_1711%5B1%5D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534281228822789810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEu55PKVp6UFezPE0mHPBjSuzaVPhgkj4Mop4yMI0KQmtMZivZydY2CKut2aZC2_zDX797V0hixCvFDB3XahfhVALS2IbrIEtc0uhESAIKMScnhPDh5ZkhOfoMxORWfMGfDO1arDiKUQ/s400/IMG_1711%5B1%5D" /></a> Here is my favorite world view lately, the one right from our patio at Winnie. I love the flocks of birds that are migrating down for the winter, and sing to me from the treetops!! <div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534280255340949442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEima2CHDyg5A_C7d10hx2rT-qZuF21tu1MGqufPOWgiSr15p-ezDrylVfLpymwP4Tq8M12oV8yNofTGuPRv4S-n2vzH2wMmIwK52OdwMaPXvDufThNLkkqKUF8w_1jU-gsbkjzCgOGGtZo/s400/shaynaretreat.jpg" /></div><div>Meanwhile, Shayna is off on her own adventure for the weekend. She went on a Junior Highschool Retreat from church.... it was so wierd for me to see off my baby girl I had to take a picture of the bus. She did leave behind her pupmkin artwork for us...</div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534280263561476818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmu2RDwm4oafTFVdb6_QlyKfuR10fD7fcTDfl9A35xl0vsxiEOQ6Z3WeVv85ijKME3AWv_yuIgShvah57UggIGwKy2J1pUukpZCTBQhlHDbqb6yaE4Bumu7IBGIo_bm13_dZkBiOalsM/s400/IMG_1715%5B1%5D" /> </div><div align="center">And now, to tell you about Halloween, here's JO!<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGaQp3osyFbLhK0fhWagStva8fnkMqc0augdmigDqAM0CacyNpU6omuslspR5MyFRthyV-joTtONlyVSFU6knFstLqQUIi_HsHsfKfAlrVu6RmAGEA3tpDskmEQmaoBDNzNYutIyifMY8/s1600/IMG_1718%5B1%5D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534280247083653394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGaQp3osyFbLhK0fhWagStva8fnkMqc0augdmigDqAM0CacyNpU6omuslspR5MyFRthyV-joTtONlyVSFU6knFstLqQUIi_HsHsfKfAlrVu6RmAGEA3tpDskmEQmaoBDNzNYutIyifMY8/s400/IMG_1718%5B1%5D" /></a><span style="color:#009900;"><strong> This is Cadd: "crazy alien dancer dude"!<br /></strong></span>Cadd was the champion jumper at the Fall Festival. Cadd's favorite game was the basketball game. After all the fun and games, the fireworks came on. It looked like blasting mars!</div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#009900;">Cadd wondered if they came from his very own planet!<br /></span></strong><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-QE8tT4NjQXkJsSWLrLM0jrLAj3pdVcAAWTXb9KfsAKaoLOeQRIZU9xLVWasupyh8GNtUt2LKcbKTGsULwg8fiXPslOYn2Ff5A1MTQHETrery6ttz8mH8b6SxNcTUZ2d2ukVdHU1Nr-Q/s1600/IMG_1719%5B1%5D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534280237394715890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-QE8tT4NjQXkJsSWLrLM0jrLAj3pdVcAAWTXb9KfsAKaoLOeQRIZU9xLVWasupyh8GNtUt2LKcbKTGsULwg8fiXPslOYn2Ff5A1MTQHETrery6ttz8mH8b6SxNcTUZ2d2ukVdHU1Nr-Q/s400/IMG_1719%5B1%5D" /></a> Before he knew it, Cadd was face to face with his enemy: a Men-in-Black agent. He jumped and danced his way back to safety. If you see Cadd in your neighborhood, contact the MIB!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBiICYKeutqlkm7RaTNHTkVGai8ggQz_Etz45DOWnHQTPFS19tB4wPE2NXcdgUL4IesE27rnVJXcGRtUkHqx_J4DQOVbR7SWNFdJgjRTOPC6BGh5NqCOJq-Kps4VOzps_m5uesUWgd4Oo/s1600/IMG_1716%5B1%5D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534280231086368866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBiICYKeutqlkm7RaTNHTkVGai8ggQz_Etz45DOWnHQTPFS19tB4wPE2NXcdgUL4IesE27rnVJXcGRtUkHqx_J4DQOVbR7SWNFdJgjRTOPC6BGh5NqCOJq-Kps4VOzps_m5uesUWgd4Oo/s400/IMG_1716%5B1%5D" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;color:#009900;"><strong>Happy Halloween!!<br /></strong></span><div> </div></div></div></div>Sabbatical, Phase 6- next?http://www.blogger.com/profile/17766483976993666453noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747761668293785208.post-47813417118690347402010-10-09T17:10:00.000-07:002010-10-10T12:29:43.615-07:00Moving To Mississippi By Josiah Kaler<div align="center"><strong>This is Winnie. At first I thought it was no big deal but I was all wrong.</strong></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526208071302633122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgViNn7Th8wbvwbwf1s6KguyDp-x4Rb9yaBkCFHDgPqMcfU2nBLq_rqZH1m5qziuVHMZg4V1q9bVm9IRUPoaDL7q_sEEO_6kGmtGw1pX5BEKtOKjktv9lL3GDpEu1DpqGUK9TfJ_c5781Y/s400/sabbatical+230.JPG" /><br /><div align="center"><strong>I thought that we were only going to leave for a year and then come back.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526211735547795122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztIhzaJl8jF5GpUwVv0ZOEEwOEBCioJs58YmO8wAawAigKWnhVXHXrQT-4m47AxBMahEK6g8afwEqL8eGqi9vxtSxOZ3WnR_2VVdADB0EMSVlWbQuNnFuwT3lhTc-sln1rSx113QGWfc/s400/1053.JPG" /></strong></div><br /><p align="center"><strong>I was wrong. Beacuse we moved to Mississippi.</strong></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526501255551195554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjKECFisPmxw2jDP-84ozUAhoO0IJAuRQkGOCLDuN0EX8bYrNAf6zI83rLwm9hJAoF8GQlaBVCZydX9FPTPOR1ilcSq74przsnNm_WlI13BMdKf5KJery-XPhvb2UkJ4WImurtODxXiIs/s400/IMG_1375%5B1%5D" /><br /><p align="center"><strong>In all times praise the lord!</strong></p>Sabbatical, Phase 6- next?http://www.blogger.com/profile/17766483976993666453noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747761668293785208.post-39875473701397655972010-10-03T19:04:00.000-07:002010-10-03T20:11:17.416-07:00Welcome to Mississippi....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9GSWQL7kuNyRpv08KjFzgJnWVUuMNJyXjgWQ_mo4pRfbiQk9ET-L3ZXvMrnp4I_JzUrnjFlTA9s6iBcKZaapONJ6fq4Lhzwac0Hd6e1LsskD8DvTdggUt5hdUGt34GXKsPoc2rYkuxg/s1600/IMG_1373%5B1%5D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524009186311002802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9GSWQL7kuNyRpv08KjFzgJnWVUuMNJyXjgWQ_mo4pRfbiQk9ET-L3ZXvMrnp4I_JzUrnjFlTA9s6iBcKZaapONJ6fq4Lhzwac0Hd6e1LsskD8DvTdggUt5hdUGt34GXKsPoc2rYkuxg/s400/IMG_1373%5B1%5D" /></a> Anybody remember Jo's sad little blog about leaving Gallaudet? He wanted me to take this picture of him while he was really, really sad. Well, I'm happy to say that he is now settled into Mississippi and though "the transition was rough", he has decided we must visit Gally regularly but live it up while we're here. So I'm going to try to catch you up on our transition....<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicTIyvX0C5BESq7uAHroTGM1xTNumNd8l0PRHoZeWT6Egtxg11fuPFEDMKTaUpyMfrbJUZN4eziqf3x_WnjFM9utAqqb7v9TXHZoo_EywHImoZfkJq80chBNkFqU3xnXGVptqdAyHqHss/s1600/IMG_1384%5B1%5D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524009185358497138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicTIyvX0C5BESq7uAHroTGM1xTNumNd8l0PRHoZeWT6Egtxg11fuPFEDMKTaUpyMfrbJUZN4eziqf3x_WnjFM9utAqqb7v9TXHZoo_EywHImoZfkJq80chBNkFqU3xnXGVptqdAyHqHss/s400/IMG_1384%5B1%5D" /></a> After a flight to LA (that's still California to me) and a blazing road trip up the coast, we can now officially say we made it back to the "Deep South." We are fortunate that our classmate and friend Wendy took the job next door in Louisiana, Cheryl's best friend from high school lives three hours west in Texas, and the Links are right up in Tennesse. But for the most part, we are on our own trying to figure out, what does "deep south" really mean??<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEkvpPzf37m5RLDQnA98NozkIGXPsxpJ25wcNcmjVg2OVAOGA7uBzXfRwXifMJYVMnOiYqdJx-VLcyOKhDkwb9GGYn_ZjpMkAT3bD-xdn_NVWGqnnoFlUXOrN9ZbrnCyxXil7p2RKapPY/s1600/IMG_1375%5B1%5D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524009176543652850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEkvpPzf37m5RLDQnA98NozkIGXPsxpJ25wcNcmjVg2OVAOGA7uBzXfRwXifMJYVMnOiYqdJx-VLcyOKhDkwb9GGYn_ZjpMkAT3bD-xdn_NVWGqnnoFlUXOrN9ZbrnCyxXil7p2RKapPY/s400/IMG_1375%5B1%5D" /></a> Honestly, we're not sure yet. We're collecting data. So far it means catfish, family friendly, everybody has a church, and we're the ones with the "really strong accents." The Kudzo vine that has "taken over the South" really is all over the freeways in most of the state, (like in the picture above, it covers up the native plants) but we are in Jackson, which is the largest city and the capitol, and we don't see much of it here. Apparently somebody thought it would be good erosion control for the highways (it came from Japan), but oops! They didn't know it would like the humidity so much. The best story I've heard is how in Tennessee they've hired a committee of goats to handle it...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8CqAxSZCLJtl8Q6VQV9WQ6EdD3HXL3GLd0FNiq9oovj961StRo4HSJaEQt5-iKha4AurCqwD8AeP9b2yo2COWgejzHm06-LlP1c_YFWJJC86cfdbdOlWQ1mWAgw5JzePEYVylhT8rums/s1600/IMG_1668%5B1%5D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524009169818570562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8CqAxSZCLJtl8Q6VQV9WQ6EdD3HXL3GLd0FNiq9oovj961StRo4HSJaEQt5-iKha4AurCqwD8AeP9b2yo2COWgejzHm06-LlP1c_YFWJJC86cfdbdOlWQ1mWAgw5JzePEYVylhT8rums/s400/IMG_1668%5B1%5D" /></a> Anyway, of course our main reason for being here is for Cheryl's new job at MSD. So far, it has been a lot to learn... from achievement tests to character education to crisis response and remembering names, it certainly keeps me busy!! Every week gets better as I learn the school, the staff and the needs of the students.... so far, so good. (breathe, pray, balance...)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizGm8CQ1Jk-ETQxpKNB31fgfApGSnNSHOBcWTekW6lzlZm8QuMuyQvW2Vt-6LR7sacI_gt5xyJcTnOo1MKUR-H0Q2-lx4xT8O8eKsy1bBBunpQMubz1DapJBYb3kClEfUy3b29Od8IahM/s1600/IMG_1673%5B1%5D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524007733810416962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizGm8CQ1Jk-ETQxpKNB31fgfApGSnNSHOBcWTekW6lzlZm8QuMuyQvW2Vt-6LR7sacI_gt5xyJcTnOo1MKUR-H0Q2-lx4xT8O8eKsy1bBBunpQMubz1DapJBYb3kClEfUy3b29Od8IahM/s400/IMG_1673%5B1%5D" /></a> Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the kids are all doing great in school. Shayna made the Cross Country team (though she'll wait to officially start in track) and loves middle school. The boys love their elementary 3rd and 5th grade classes, and can't seem to bring home enough homework. Greg had his first substitute teaching job last Friday, and already has three days lined up for October, all at the middle school. We are still in Winnie, as it is a cozy constant for us.... and we do still love the camp life. Oh! Have you met our new pet?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSeLJvdEqDSbxmiVrAmE2rZ4SX-XchnMFo3Q2Ip8f5S8o1UGtgDqublqJ0SXIXuIDBIJo8vOW-n7_X7txIKguPaI4SjEnqnQAp8kX_-gxb13Gnhr1XQMqJLkYZe7auDdU4ixywfwv-Z48/s1600/IMG_1661%5B1%5D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524007724420921554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSeLJvdEqDSbxmiVrAmE2rZ4SX-XchnMFo3Q2Ip8f5S8o1UGtgDqublqJ0SXIXuIDBIJo8vOW-n7_X7txIKguPaI4SjEnqnQAp8kX_-gxb13Gnhr1XQMqJLkYZe7auDdU4ixywfwv-Z48/s400/IMG_1661%5B1%5D" /></a> This is a close-up of Columbia- she is about the size of an oreo. Not quite a dog but we do love her so!! And we love and thank our friends out at Refuge of Hope in DC for the gift! </div><div></div><div>Now back to the camping... the weather here the first month was atrocious hot, but fall has arrived and we've already forgotten about it. Now the days are warm (75-80) and the nights are cool. We are making some friends at the campgound.... including the alligator Betsy that hangs out down at our end of the lake. We have braved our inflatable boat out their once (the lake is full of alligators, and people water ski all the time....) and I was only a little freaked out as her little eyes came up out of the water watching us paddle away. Just a little. Enough for me to suggest we maybe take our boat to the pool....<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524007721675771106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOWMegBA1osVw7f7qB5cus0KXwKvc8PHM4ijfglAwrzvzsvzDplbmP0CIYWnt3ppTM7LBRtqUhf-KuQZyBAU1_G5vwzjWsVnQrQdKp0Cct4CxSD6Fz8HdbqVZeVil31xBTpYwD79neOY/s400/IMG_1701%5B1%5D" /></div><div>Where we had so much fun playing Nancy Drew and capsize and every other crazy game with all the kids in the camp, I couldn't believe we didn't think of this sooner. And keeping Betsy in mind, I know Gran would think that move to the pool was very...</div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524007722437029698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBtkmV2CQoY59YgqxcbjNwNc_lDTi_N0vFBLk-15bn2ThHAtLPlYhrLtC9x8jAvNR8D7LrgDQN3w1a5TatlF-Gwjat8aogw74-FaWVx3qrC8T31YyAR1mr6693lGhG_WbFyGJSfKBk4hE/s400/IMG_1689%5B1%5D" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524007716171017122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgon81Mh2wIAW2jqApV5ExoHIn9vBADdQBmK5WwEN5_UIeEN4f2Mm7ZYV16JtWZJbLW1DHVa1bxiVlWJ1pk4pcZhsZo6Pw0bLsSPA91HGknKrxxO662x3ykEan-YwScx3ndmrgyhcNgrtk/s400/IMG_1698%5B1%5D" />We're planning on getting out sight seeing soon, and we'll try to keep you updated with our transition. For now, there's school tomorrow so...</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em><span style="font-size:180%;">Nite Nite Y'all!!</span><br /></em></span><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Sabbatical, Phase 6- next?http://www.blogger.com/profile/17766483976993666453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747761668293785208.post-40068516940839561182010-08-23T23:59:00.000-07:002010-08-24T00:33:54.857-07:00Welcome to the Jungle....<div align="center"><em></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOCfYH_w425nalF9ZD_kAMjHWQ-uRhpA9cCkM1invrSo7edXkAfAaoGLK6dMb5giUSFnKP3NziQrIQIqBiODA00QXvllNPDRX5OJmYIcnMRjIuF-n1h1Qbk01LqDAeUitRQ0m97oK02rY/s1600/IMG_0308.JPG"></a><em>At this writing, we have interviewed in two more states and accepted a job at Mississippi School for the Deaf. We are currently in California and planning our trip back to the South... with a slight detour through Seattle, just for the heck of it. Really because we owe it to our kids. As for our mental status, we go from "What the &(*#($ are we doing" to "GO GOD" to "Life is a highway... we're gonna ride it, all (life) long...."<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508870770216936498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdUUhAoKSuNZTj3sRlX9tqqbD5yQHqU3a3orObJBUGhoPgcv1uGyiVt4FhKTWH1Uzw9tomokgFS41nZGZhza3rhqlAAnaqtDGhve3aKcPU2jn9tgbtJUH-_ue5Q00f6-VbfSDTqHNoYM/s400/IMG_0068.JPG" /></em><em>So rather than getting all wordy let me share with you some visuals. We're moving to the land of the Bayou... yes there are alligators... if you are having a hard time picturing me there, just imagine this!!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508870784842395698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5foVJhWioTPIMcmGgcbovvs_9uuju5TH1HTQWqaSC2L3gUFsO9JFzKKRUYtR_dnx41JV51OZWIsqqEywGLGJ9r09RdQs6jr-nfCaAReWNhJJVZfxqfnvVXmmRnBlMJMB1l0JrxoXRKvk/s400/IMG_0196.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508870806996459442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFwjjZVgA1szmUrRBlvV7L-f2w-a5CXMliSMb77Dw4PWdfUTlqtpOkjyqLP5jpIhsdMONRrsZCzz49voYSmnr8pGMHomW_ptlQmcld-BIS12l1T8L6jxW8AET79A8ohaFki5HzrwR0Lo/s400/IMG_0255.JPG" /></em>"I went sky diving... rocky mountain climbing....</div><div align="center">and I loved deeper.....spoke sweeter....</div><div align="center">I gave forgiveness I'd been denying...</div><div align="center">Yes I hope someday you'll get the chance:</div><div align="center">to <em>live like you were dying</em>...." </div>Sabbatical, Phase 6- next?http://www.blogger.com/profile/17766483976993666453noreply@blogger.com1