tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49753580075514530422024-03-13T08:15:30.810-07:00Donald Fanfanofdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271219202501134921noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975358007551453042.post-62462482530041939672011-10-04T18:25:00.000-07:002011-10-04T18:29:07.208-07:00can i do it???<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYnq7YDzyE2KofgSfgyOKAtZ7Ig_LVtCH7dVOjqR2JpmgWcCU8Btr9bSaCv_X7qmSAGhaGk4xkIYzyZ9Iu_F5hKIxauGtvzWmQL-ipERjVr8amyPkOt1MPkHwGBwOnzwiQJPrXV_QKCJY/s1600/20111004_192132.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYnq7YDzyE2KofgSfgyOKAtZ7Ig_LVtCH7dVOjqR2JpmgWcCU8Btr9bSaCv_X7qmSAGhaGk4xkIYzyZ9Iu_F5hKIxauGtvzWmQL-ipERjVr8amyPkOt1MPkHwGBwOnzwiQJPrXV_QKCJY/s320/20111004_192132.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659813788901963250" /></a><br />We got a samsung tablet yesterday...if i can figure out how to use it i may actually post more often.fanofdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271219202501134921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975358007551453042.post-78920681977263438562010-08-24T12:28:00.000-07:002010-08-24T12:31:58.226-07:00She isn't a little girl anymore...she's a young lady!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4z_rxpjpvfYD38aG3tQjT4bymrNglZcnoE4V4E9m4Z81HTiTqSOhLDLeHxR9LA1fxCIa2IWsqhj_w1z43JNI7xLzp9gI6TwIqrKEu04943-TKESJuW_LkGlfH-ihX4EclgjrnmUPpWQ/s1600/cls.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509061076373065170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4z_rxpjpvfYD38aG3tQjT4bymrNglZcnoE4V4E9m4Z81HTiTqSOhLDLeHxR9LA1fxCIa2IWsqhj_w1z43JNI7xLzp9gI6TwIqrKEu04943-TKESJuW_LkGlfH-ihX4EclgjrnmUPpWQ/s320/cls.JPG" /></a>Catherine is no longer the young girl she used to be...she is growing up so fast, wish I could put a brick on her head and slow her down.fanofdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271219202501134921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975358007551453042.post-20874219566319977902010-08-13T12:00:00.001-07:002010-08-13T12:00:06.571-07:00Water line to where new fridge is going was installed this morning! Can't wait to have water/ice on demand! Now to get old fridge cleaned off!!fanofdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271219202501134921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975358007551453042.post-24481395593780091752010-08-12T09:02:00.001-07:002010-08-12T09:02:21.246-07:00Update the blog from the phone...does that really work??fanofdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271219202501134921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975358007551453042.post-73029432052346145652010-08-12T08:51:00.000-07:002010-08-12T08:58:58.698-07:00The beginning of our JourneyI"m going to attempt to post more regularly..we shall see how long it lasts.<br /><br />Clarence and I want to start a family..it's something we have thought about for a long time, and have even tried in the past, but now we have come to a realization that we are not getting any younger and now is the time.<br /><br />After many doctor visits and tests, we now know that we are going to need assistance with this dream and acknowledge that it may not be an easy road.<br /><br />August 10th we had our first IUI attempt after an almost 2 year break. On the 17th I go for a progesterone test and the following week (24th) they will do bloodwork to see if the IUI was successful.<br /><br />If not, we will do another round of Clomid and another IUI in September. I'm not sure how many months we will attempt the IUI before looking at other meds with the IUI or other procedures.<br /><br />On other news..<br /><br />we bought a new refridgerator!! How exciting is that??!?!? Let me tell you....it's HUGE!!<br /><br />we currently have a fridge that was given to us by my grandparents that I remember getting my cup out of as a child. the new fridge has an ice machine!! (I have never had an ice machine!) and water in the door! hopefully the plumber can run a water line without too much trouble. It's going to be delivered on Saturday which gives me 2 days to get the current fridge cleaned off and ready to leave..our salesperson last night has been waiting for someone to retire a fridge because he knows a church that needs one..so our old fridge is going to be donated to them.glad that someone can use it and that its not just going to a junk yard somewhere.fanofdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271219202501134921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975358007551453042.post-14705730187820844682010-01-28T13:57:00.000-08:002010-01-28T13:58:43.157-08:00It's been a LONG time...over a year?? really?? wow! Time flies<br /><br />actually just re-discovering my blog myself so we shall see what kind of stuff I decide to put on here in the days/weeks/months to come.<br /><br />but for now I shall just give a shout out to my peeps!fanofdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271219202501134921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975358007551453042.post-38033395549227811602008-10-07T18:54:00.001-07:002008-10-07T19:13:01.758-07:0050 States...So, what do you do when you are bored and you are stuck in a car driving for 18 hours?? play the license plate game of course!!<br /><br />we made a list of the states, without the use of a map..that alone took a bit..we listed about 45 and then got stuck..but eventually we got them all listed..last state was Massachusetts<br /><br /><strong>The States that we saw on the way to New Bern and back to Texas are:</strong><br /><br />Alabama, Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, Maryland, Arkansas, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Virginia.<br /><br /><strong>The States we saw on the way to New Bern ONLY are:</strong><br /><br />Oregon and Minnesota<br /><br /><strong>The States we saw on the way home to Texas ONLY are:</strong><br /><strong></strong><br />Alaska, Kansas, Nevada, Ohio, Kentucky, and Washington<br /><br /><strong>The States we didn't see AT ALL are:</strong><br /><strong></strong><br />Connecticut, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Hawaii, South Dakota, Massachusetts, Utah, Vermont, and Wyoming<br /><br />We did however see 2 plates from Quebec so that ought to count for something.<br /><br />So,the next time you are in a car, driving cross country...play the plate game..it's fun..fanofdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271219202501134921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975358007551453042.post-3069690086909281822008-10-07T18:49:00.000-07:002008-10-07T18:54:21.025-07:00On the Road AgainMonday...<br /><br />what to say about Monday? <br /><br />Not much..just a LOT of driving.<br /><br />we left Lumberton at 6:00am and drove into Tyler at 9:30<br /><br />survived 15hrs of driving to arrive in Tyler during a Tornado Warning, not a watch but a warning...I don't know what the tornado ended up doing, I heard rain and wind but whether there was an actual tornado in Tyler, who knows.<br /><br />The whole experience was definitely an experience..will I do it again?? I think that is yet to be determined. once my feet quite hurting I'll decide.fanofdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271219202501134921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975358007551453042.post-39905306920203353052008-10-07T17:59:00.001-07:002008-10-07T19:18:28.136-07:00New Bern...Day 5Sunday!! Day of THE concert..the reason for all the rehearsing the last 3 days..<br /><br />Schedule for the day:<br /><br />8:30-8:50.. Worship service<br />9-11:30..rehearsal<br />12-1..lunch<br />1-3..rehearsal<br />4..THE CONCERT!!<br />5:30..load out<br />7-9..10th Anniversary Reception<br /><br /><br />Our Concert Consisted of the Following:<br /><br />Antiphonal Alleluias..................................... Hart Morris<br />Sharon's Song................................................ Don Allured<br />Reunir .............................................................William Payn<br />March from Nutcracker ...............................Tchaikovsky/William Griffin<br />Fantasia ..........................................................Cynthia Dobrinski<br />Fantasy on King's Weston............................ Fred Gramann<br />Bolero .............................................................Ravel/William Mathis<br />Song of Peace................................................ Arnold Sherman<br />Gwerzy........................................................... Clint Hagen<br />Crossroads...................................................... William Payn<br />Amazing Grace............................................... Dean Wagner<br />Carnivale......................................................... Michael Glasgow<br />Jamican Rhumba........................................... Carol Lynn Mizell<br />The Stars and Stipes Forever...................... John Philip Sousa/William Griffin<br /><br /><br />The Concert went fairly well, they recorded the concert so it will be interesting to see how it all turned out. What they didn't tell us was that they were going to turn the air conditioning off in the concert room so it was SO HOT! even the audience was using anything possible to fan themselves.<br /><br />According to our "guide for the weekend" there were a total of 118 ringers. Ringers from all across the country, even 2 from the United Kingdom. 16 of us were "newbies", "first timers" .<br /><br />Friends of mine have wondered why I would drive 18hrs across the country to attend 4 days of handbell ringing..and not just your fiddle around handbell ringing, this was serious stuff. Everyone there had expectations of everyone else, that everyone had studied their music, that everyone was there for one reason, to accomplish the concert to the best of everyone's ability.<br /><br />During the final run through of Carnivale (which is fun piece full of random crazy percussion sounds) the composer and at least one other person ran to the podium and sprayed silly string on David Davidson. It was funny, not something that would happen again during the concert but during the rehearsal it was great to have a laugh.<br /><br />my personal concert experience went fairly well...there were pieces that I did great, others not so great. One of them I didn't even 100% understand the rythms so I will admit that song was the worst.<br /><br />After the concert we helped put some bells away, folded some table covers and then got in the car and drove away..just like that, 4 days of rehearsing, a 1.5hr concert and we were done.<br /><br />Sunday night we drove about 2.5hrs to Lumberton PA and crashed for the night.fanofdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271219202501134921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975358007551453042.post-43342653232340374782008-10-07T17:42:00.000-07:002008-10-07T17:58:56.131-07:00New Bern...Day 4Day 4 was technically Saturday and it is now Tuesday..just got too busy to finish in New Bern and then there was a day in the car so I shall finish now, but am going to still split things into separate posts instead of one long post.<br /><br />So Saturday's schedule was the following:<br /><br />9-11:45...rehearsal<br />12-1..lunch<br />1:10-5...rehearsal<br />5-7..dinner break<br />7-9 rehearsal.<br /><br />luckily Mr Davidson changed up the posted schedule and instead of the above we rehearsed from 1:10 till about 7, with breaks of course. I think he realized that some of us had hit a wall with out ringing and figured if he let us leave for dinner and then come back we would be completely worn out so he gave us a break and then we ran through the concert from start to finish.<br /><br />For lunch they fed us sandwiches and for dinner we headed down to Morgans Pub.<br /><br />it was definitely a long day full of rehearsing and not much else.<br /><br />Some quotes of the day:<br /><br />"Bill Griffin..its whats for dinner"<br />"could you play a little louder if I told you I loved you?"<br />"I need you to be gnats, not mosquitos"<br />"now you can be mosquitos, let me go get my OFF"<br />"We're glad you're not dead"<br />"everybody grunt on one"<br />"Some of you are leaving the stable a year early"<br />"I wish now that I hadn't written it"fanofdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271219202501134921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975358007551453042.post-2875683500105388312008-10-03T18:59:00.000-07:002008-10-03T19:09:26.598-07:00New Bern...Day 3We have survived another day in New Bern..for those of you who may not know, I am not here alone..I'm in good company. Gini, my mom and I are all in the "girls" room, Arnold & Andy are in the "boys" room.<br /><br />The schedule for today consisted of the following:<br /><br />8-10....Rehearsal<br />10:15-11:50...bass bell rehearsal<br />11:50-4...lunch and free time<br />3:45-4..cookie break<br />4-7...rehearsal<br /><br />then more free time and dinner.<br /><br />This whole trip has been an experience..as David has said on multiple occassions, we are making music, not just ringing a bunch of bells.<br /><br />there are definitely parts that I still don't understand and perhaps parts that I am not playing on but overall things have been good.<br /><br />I leave you with quotes from the day:<br /><br />"that was annemic"<br />"eat your wheaties and play those bells"<br />"when all this stuff is going, all the ADD people have something to do."<br />"needs to sound taut..not overwrought"<br />"we as individuals can not change the world, but music CAN change the world"<br />"F nat, F nat, NOT F#..its even right in the music"<br />"'have you played this piece of music before?'...'no..but I have heard it and I don't like it'"<br />"you are late and you are rushing but other than that, it was GREAT!"<br />"that sounded like Old Mrs Hanson at the church piano..hat, flower on hat, & a pleated skirt"<br /><br />I have run out of cleverness for today's posting so I will just say that my feet hurt, my back hurts, but yes, we ARE having a good time"fanofdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271219202501134921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975358007551453042.post-87616071372112438822008-10-02T19:50:00.000-07:002008-10-02T20:33:51.134-07:00New Bern, NC..first Official Day at Distinctly BronzeI have decided to start today's entry with a little background story (thanks Jayne for asking such a question that would prompt this part!!)<br /><br />Henrietta is my stuffed Hippo..how did Henri come to be...that's a good story.<br /><br />Every year at Christmas there is a song they play on the radio, "I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" (ever heard it?? not the greatest song but it's catchy) Last Christmas there was lots of singing the Hippo song by myself and other friends and even comments made about how a certain handbell composer could perhaps arrange the song for bells.<br /><br />well, one day at my office a box arrived..it had an out of state return address and was addressed to me..inside was HENRIETTA!! I got my wish..my very own Hippo for Christmas!! (it was determined who sent the Hippo but I'll leave that a secret) I also received two other hippos from a good friend. (no, my collecting has not changed from Donald Duck to Hippos..trust me)<br /><br />so now you know...the REST of the story!!<br /><br />On to New Bern...<br /><br />today we all slept in till about 9 then got up, got ready and headed downstair for the breakfast buffet.<br /><br />after breakfast we headed out to see some of downtown New Bern, had lunch at Morgan's Tavern & Grill, then back to the convention for the first rehearsal of Distinctly Bronze (DB)<br /><br />Schedule for today was as follows:<br /><br />10-2 .. Registration<br />2:30-2:50..welcome and announcement<br />3-5:30..rehearsal<br />5:30-6:45..Dinner Buffet<br />7-9:30..rehearsal<br /><br />So we survived the first rehearsal..the first run through of the first song was VERY indimidating..partially because of the song, partially due to the people around me having rung it before and knowing what they were doing compared to myself.<br /><br />David stated today that we will have a total of 24.5hrs of ringing between now and Sunday..can you imagine? I'm here doing this and I have a hard time imagining<br /><br />a few quotes of the day:<br /><br />"that was Wal-Mart...give me Neiman Marcus!"<br />"those are my bells..give them to me!"<br />"come on yall you had steak & chicken for dinner, muscle up!"<br />"some of you are still talking in case you can't tell"<br /><br /><br />Tomorrow things start up at 8:00 with a rehearsal which means an early morning since three of us have to get ready, get some breakfast and be in our seats by 7:50 if we want to attempt to win a door prize.<br /><br />like I said earlier, the first song was intimidating...the songs got better, that's what rehearsal is for.<br /><br />the room is set up like you would see a room for mass ringing at a bell seminar but this experience is totally different, the participants here WANT to be here..we have all taken time from our work, our families, our "non-bell" life to spend 4 days ringing bells...we have marked, we have practiced on our own, we have come prepared...you don't get all of that at a regular "seminar" are some of the participants here a little "over the edge"?? you bet! but would it be the event that it is if that didn't exist? that's the real question.<br /><br />Till tomorrow...I have music to mark!!fanofdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271219202501134921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975358007551453042.post-76253266742176788762008-10-01T21:02:00.000-07:002008-10-01T21:26:11.707-07:00Are we There Yet???YES WE ARE!!! Woo hoo..finally.<br /><br />We left yesterday, Sept 30th at 5pm..well, 5:05 because we forgot the map and had to turn around and go retrieve it from the house.<br /><br />6:52pm, 77mi from Monroe Louisiana..getting bored so what else better to do than attempt to name all the states, write them down and the proceed to mark off each state as we find/see a license plate from each state..figured we will do this on the way home too and see how many states we find, perhaps between the trip out here and the trip back we will find them all.<br /><br />9:00pm, Welcome to Mississippi!! Our hotel for the evening was the Jameston..they didn't have any vacancies so its a good thing we had a confirmation number, especially since after spelling our name 5 times she STILL couldn't find our reservation in the computer. turns out they had spelled the name wrong..gee what a shock!<br /><br />After dinner at Cracker Barrell we crashed for the night..the beds were hard as a rock and they leaned to one side so that was annoying.<br /><br />Wednesday October 1st<br /><br />6am..gee, there really is a 6am..more importantly there is a 5:30am..who needs sleep. We left vicksburg with Gertrude leading us (our navigational system), next stop..Jackson Mississippi for gas.<br /><br />a wonderful quote from Mom:<br /><br />"As we drive into the dawn our thoughts turn to the music we have yet to figure out how to play" 10-1-08, 6:19am..great quote for it being so early.<br /><br />we passed a 18wheeler hauling nothing but chickens..do the chickens actually survive till their destination??<br /><br />6:54am Gas Break in Jackson<br /><br />8:07am OH LOOK!! Cresent Restaurant, home of the seafood stuffed eggplant.<br /><br />8:13am FAIL!!! a partial cup of coffee takes flight and lands on my leg, my sock, my shoe, my hat, pick something.<br /><br />8:25am Welcome to Alabama!!<br /><br />10:20am Outside of Birmingham Alabama, gas & food stop<br /><br />11:00am Talladega Race Track..and it's race weekend.<br /><br />11:30am Talladega Forest<br /><br />I20 the entire way across Alabama, 215 miles, apparently you can't buy Fireworks in Georgia, there are tons of stores at the border.<br /><br />11:45am Welcome to Georgia!!<br /><br />TIME CHANGE..11:45 now becomes 12:45pm<br /><br />Interesting signs along the way:<br />"trucks over 6 wheels must use right two lanes"<br /><br />Alabama--"up to $1000 fine for throwing trash on highway"<br />on smoothie King van.."we cater".....why??<br /><br />1:22pm Welcome to Atlanta!!<br />1:39pm Gerturde informs us that we dont have another turn for 276miles..its going to be a long day.<br /><br />"lights on when raining"<br />Georgia---"up to $1200 fine for trash on highway"<br />3:27pm see first cloud of the day<br /><br />South Carolina--"up to $1000 fine and prison for trash on highway"<br /><br />"bridge ices before road"<br />4:34pm time to stop for some more gas and something to eat<br /><br />5:00pm ON THE ROAD AGAIN!<br /><br />"truck restriction next 16miles" (why?? how??)<br /><br />Random lady at gas station in South Carolina approaches mom, "are you from Texas??" mom answers, "yes we are" and then random lady says "are you going to be glad to get Ol george back?" um.....X<br /><br />Hartsville, Home of the Cotton museum<br /><br />6:13pm we have driven I20 to the end, officially on I95, next turn in 76 miles.<br />197 miles across South Carolina<br /><br />6:45pm Welcome to North Carolina!!! WOOT!!<br /><br />what exactly is Silicon Tetrafluoride? states it is corrosive and an inhalation hazard.<br /><br />8:10pm turned onto US70, final stretch of road to New Bern!!<br /><br />Nahunta Pork Center..wonder what they do there.<br /><br />"pig in a puppy"..what?!!?<br />8:42pm..tractor crossing beware.<br /><br />Rear Creek?!?!? no wait, that sign says "BEAR creek"..man, I'm tired...guess that's what 14hrs in a car will do to a person.<br /><br />"the Barron and Beef restaurant"<br /><br />9:31pm..welcome to NEW BERN!!! Birth Place of Pepsi Cola (who would have guessed)<br /><br /><br />now it is officially 12:25am on Oct2nd..I have been up since 5:30 on the 1st..which would mean 19hrs..wow..I better get to bed. Mom is sleeping, gini is sleeping and so is Henrietta!! <br /><br />Till Tomorrow..fanofdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271219202501134921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975358007551453042.post-75625269434338139062008-09-23T20:11:00.000-07:002008-09-23T20:33:13.045-07:00Happy Birthday to Mebirthdays...<br /><br />when you are a kid, you look forward to them every year..what kind of gifts are you going to get, what kind of party or gathering are you going to have, who is going to be there, where will it be held, etc.<br /><br />growing up I don't really remember any of my birthdays..of course there was the normal family gathering but I don't remember ever doing much more than perhaps a sleep over with some friends.<br /><br />favorite Birthday gift? don't know that I can answer that either..I remember getting a cabbage patch kid one year and one year was pretty much all strawberry shortcake. when I was 13 my friend gave me my first barbie..she had white clothes that you could tie dye and long blonde hair.<br /><br />recently when Catherine turned four, there was a discussion about her mom not really wanting her to have barbies..my mom confessed that she never wanted me to have one either..why?? I don't know.<br /><br />this year is also the 11th year anniversary of my grandfather passing..he died the day before I turned 21..what a way to spend a birthday..I guess deep down that is what gets to me every year about this time.<br /><br />I remember this exact day in 1997..it was the last day I saw my grandpa..he seemed happy..I think he knew who I was that day. I remember my grandma couldn't get him to eat anything or drink so I sat on his bed and gave him drinks of water with a straw..he didn't say much but I remember him just looking at me with his shiny eyes and I knew he loved me..then on Friday, 3 days later he was gone..he had been up that day walking around, cutting up like his good ol self and then he was gone..just like that..daniel was there, left to go get something at the store and in the time it took him to just get down the road pa-pa was gone. I miss him..I miss him alot.<br /><br />and then you have this year...granted it's just another birthday..no great milestone year or anything..just big ol 32..<br /><br />this saturday I get to be at the church all day hosting/teaching/playing at a handbell workshop..not really how I wanted to spend my birthday. granted I will be with friends, my adult ringing friends but for that to occupy my whole day has me bothered for some reason.<br /><br />on happy notes, I DO get to go on vacation on the 30th of Sept so that is definitely worth looking forward to.fanofdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271219202501134921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975358007551453042.post-73661517473135477532008-08-02T15:44:00.000-07:002008-08-02T15:51:22.305-07:00Jack in the Box?? No!! Cat in the Box!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8QNiiJvO6B2O5E10lfmWAubPv0i-2yKsl0SSjopvHowJwExLahnzU5txS1Jm8nzs2dbF7ku7vecimYsXZ3nwiORej9wDYMkE-z0UZoYLQK-YTfgmmId_QdraTmM4579pq0xx5pw9wB8/s1600-h/DSC04606.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230055913639859666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8QNiiJvO6B2O5E10lfmWAubPv0i-2yKsl0SSjopvHowJwExLahnzU5txS1Jm8nzs2dbF7ku7vecimYsXZ3nwiORej9wDYMkE-z0UZoYLQK-YTfgmmId_QdraTmM4579pq0xx5pw9wB8/s320/DSC04606.JPG" border="0" /></a> For anyone who has a cat, this may not be an uncommon scene. All of my cats LOVE boxes..regardless of how big (or small) they might be. Anakin (as you can see) has discovered the empty trash bag boxes and feels like it is his job to sit in it, keep in mind Anakin is not a little cat..he probably weighs about 13/14 lbs.<br /><br />Not long after I took this picture he got out of the box, probably to go in search of a twist tie from a package of bread, or a ponytail holder, or his favorite thing...a Q-Tip (unused of course)fanofdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271219202501134921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975358007551453042.post-48656179469154665842008-07-30T19:49:00.001-07:002008-07-30T20:01:26.316-07:00First Born Niece Turns FOUR!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbEuPAGAK8C5t2UIxD-boeckeA6VgoaBqIEG-M0J6ciw9B6iY-_rSqusfmgix1NFHm6IsWs78s8Sbx5ehTveefIya8J4Pzc-EeNIbN1LloY6nwkUBgPSjYl5j3Bhm-uRAN0ZP3QuXITgM/s1600-h/DSC04591.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229005613392827346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbEuPAGAK8C5t2UIxD-boeckeA6VgoaBqIEG-M0J6ciw9B6iY-_rSqusfmgix1NFHm6IsWs78s8Sbx5ehTveefIya8J4Pzc-EeNIbN1LloY6nwkUBgPSjYl5j3Bhm-uRAN0ZP3QuXITgM/s320/DSC04591.JPG" border="0" /></a> Where has the time gone?? Miss Catherine Leigh will be 4 tomorrow..I can't believe it. I remember the day she was born, I remember all her birthdays..I remember our every other Tuesday night playing while her parents were both out doing stuff, books we would read, toys we would play with, etc. She has gotten so big, and is so smart, and I love her more and more everytime I see her. The only thing I wish is that she still lived in Tyler. I cherish the time we spend with each other, reading the books I gave her this past weekend, knowing that when she reads them again she will remember that I gave them to her.. some people would probably say there is no way she would remember..yes she will. There is a book I gave her when she was only a few months old but once she got old enough to go get a book she would go get that book. Perhaps it was the way I read it to her, perhaps she knew that I gave it to her, perhaps a little of both..but I love those moments.<br /><br />Happy Birthday Catherine Leigh...Aunt Leslie loves YOU!!!<br /><div></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwoWVHNg0-sUoKsIMNaULx34uio9a8PguV76trbSpKcbwsLRqGM6Eh1bZR5WPLgT-ScQlUl_PHbYMf4laW4kw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>fanofdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271219202501134921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975358007551453042.post-20769192584741307552008-07-30T17:10:00.001-07:002008-07-30T17:17:55.485-07:00Cousins<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ope-3cisdeDYK5KFj5PReDcYfoyYb6qFP_cCGwSar63-vxXSjCg0vlEeeqmJ68xJh17UfUM7ZJmHL7cDJVyOz_ycZa_48KVTbTYjDJLJtgKxmcEhueAisDwSlmmbNXgY7GS7pv-jdeg/s1600-h/DSC04539.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228964686848044962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ope-3cisdeDYK5KFj5PReDcYfoyYb6qFP_cCGwSar63-vxXSjCg0vlEeeqmJ68xJh17UfUM7ZJmHL7cDJVyOz_ycZa_48KVTbTYjDJLJtgKxmcEhueAisDwSlmmbNXgY7GS7pv-jdeg/s320/DSC04539.JPG" border="0" /></a>Little Miss Molly T loves to sit on the floor and play, and who better to play with than Haleigh. The two of them (catherine too) all hung out on the floor and played. ..check out the book, Aunt Leslie decided that Molly needed it :-)<br /><br /><div></div>fanofdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271219202501134921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975358007551453042.post-8336967129648498562008-07-28T20:48:00.000-07:002008-07-28T20:55:38.306-07:00Molly Sings Along<p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzvLjPMAbqQMK9KhHgOUSj6Xok62_eKbWBip3kjIK73S0wLKYXSJLSFoyDboPbyJxNTU_UgqOMbwm2M9bDqWQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p>Haleigh was listening to her ringtones on her phone (no, it is NOT activated, she just takes pictures with it and listens to the ringtones.) Molly decided she needed to make some noise and as you can see, she is starting to attempt to wave at people.</p><p>Molly is getting SO big..laughing at people now, loves to stand up and when she is sitting on your lap she constantly has her legs going..watch out Catherine, she'll be chasing you before you know it :-)</p><p></p>fanofdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271219202501134921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975358007551453042.post-53044572377286856262008-07-28T19:42:00.000-07:002008-07-28T20:29:13.161-07:00Aunt Leslie Bakes A Cake<div align="center">This past weekend we had a little celebration in honor of Catherine's 4th birthday..not quite here yet, actual day is July 31st. Remembering my childhood birthdays what I remember are the cakes..cakes that my mom made, not cakes that came from a bakery, not cakes that came from some kind of specialty place, but a cake made at home by mom. A few of those cakes I remember, not necessarily what they were, but how they were made. a character pan of some sort and then icing piped ever so carefully on the cake to resemble the character. SO..being the Aunt Leslie that I am, I decided Catherine just HAD to have one of those cakes.<br /></div><br /><div align="center">On a mission, I went to Michaels to see what they had...and to see if they still made character pans...I was in luck..they didn't have one or two..they had more like 20!! AAAHHH..now what, which character do I make..so I called Nan-na who was eating with Catherine and asked which she would like the most, Strawberry Shortcake, a Princess Coach or Ariel (the little mermaid for those who are not in tune with their disney cartoons) It was decided that Catherine would like Ariel..So, the fun began.</div><div align="center"><br /><strong>The Official Cake Pan..Ariel<br /></strong></div><div align="center"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9zgKMKHgL62lrO9s7QC_XelQdAUjWIoXjVpbzKC6y8Y5W7NZ0mCDzJUfVmMTYZwqH5t7TXrMyghT6c0v1uRWfkSrZaMWk2ZH_BADyTmywjUIvJh84GObN5E83MsEC_SdX91gJvjuQwLY/s1600-h/DSC04531.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228263778795257666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9zgKMKHgL62lrO9s7QC_XelQdAUjWIoXjVpbzKC6y8Y5W7NZ0mCDzJUfVmMTYZwqH5t7TXrMyghT6c0v1uRWfkSrZaMWk2ZH_BADyTmywjUIvJh84GObN5E83MsEC_SdX91gJvjuQwLY/s320/DSC04531.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><strong>The food coloring, and supplies needed<br /><br /></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbg7rMvEuu-iBhd5cJ4TCQql7YKvXPRVgKWHVx_T4cWzyJyTbNU0Jn6y3klufVRFRSn3SMQdIOpXqeIRfGZbYOOlE3wOPDj2t2R-LgCKoMFWXGzLWuSicmIMX-3btyd9FYfgcPf3Jnzlc/s1600-h/DSC04533.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228265455305537138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbg7rMvEuu-iBhd5cJ4TCQql7YKvXPRVgKWHVx_T4cWzyJyTbNU0Jn6y3klufVRFRSn3SMQdIOpXqeIRfGZbYOOlE3wOPDj2t2R-LgCKoMFWXGzLWuSicmIMX-3btyd9FYfgcPf3Jnzlc/s320/DSC04533.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><strong>Ariel has made it safely out of the oven and the pan</strong><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkZ7MuKf0Hz-6jIPS8K5J3gIJCT5WpZItUOKoEBIIswvfheeCijVAQofnhTR6cJxx8xOFY7wmnnewEVPYiBl3G0pR072AV2bHJfquxMqBW6PJ6eCTfq5GxYyScaC94pCx2ddfIMpQ1uA/s1600-h/DSC04558.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228267582446528066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkZ7MuKf0Hz-6jIPS8K5J3gIJCT5WpZItUOKoEBIIswvfheeCijVAQofnhTR6cJxx8xOFY7wmnnewEVPYiBl3G0pR072AV2bHJfquxMqBW6PJ6eCTfq5GxYyScaC94pCx2ddfIMpQ1uA/s320/DSC04558.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>OH NO!!! Where is Ariel's hair!?!?!?!?<br /></strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228269026346293042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8N1yUGr1mxGgNkaKz-jpInbKVQnE3VxMvEaOJ8nvH-aU0_D9H-T4UtohGYvImfnrppqs4e6BO7zhJB0Abs_3gNp8eN5JzLNmugCr6lV8o9wJ4YLqonKGboTRqT573kqth_qlS7SoizY/s320/DSC04561.JPG" border="0" /> <strong>Finally finished..isn't she Beautiful??</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mRRAeKH5z5OwhBaBHXCPYkm_e1E1cwNaHba9rLaMzPfzB-F8QuF17uZ7JFZv-cgh67-x6pm9fb0gEuIwu93RZcrwD6ZbLPMO4UereSt_6W_O2t_aYQrUGVSdhMN_rdsYy4XlMSo9dkU/s1600-h/DSC04566.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228270432031850738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mRRAeKH5z5OwhBaBHXCPYkm_e1E1cwNaHba9rLaMzPfzB-F8QuF17uZ7JFZv-cgh67-x6pm9fb0gEuIwu93RZcrwD6ZbLPMO4UereSt_6W_O2t_aYQrUGVSdhMN_rdsYy4XlMSo9dkU/s320/DSC04566.JPG" border="0" /></a> I just LOVE my Ariel Cake Aunt Leslie..can you make me another one next year???</p><p align="center">(oh no, what kind of tradition have I just put myself in??)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZhx_Pjv02tPCieRd0UNTqeZcqEMCXgJi2Q_fGmKiFXnIYWGkakEAU4WGNaLpCR8CzlvB9BOJORTFqshG-TiL91RFYnrEef6V1StEKoILOn6jLCQav1uh7WP3tW-tObXEuSH-oAdA-zz8/s1600-h/DSC04571.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228271860362716386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZhx_Pjv02tPCieRd0UNTqeZcqEMCXgJi2Q_fGmKiFXnIYWGkakEAU4WGNaLpCR8CzlvB9BOJORTFqshG-TiL91RFYnrEef6V1StEKoILOn6jLCQav1uh7WP3tW-tObXEuSH-oAdA-zz8/s320/DSC04571.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></p>fanofdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271219202501134921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975358007551453042.post-9720924108004800732008-06-16T18:46:00.000-07:002008-06-16T19:41:30.618-07:00Nieces and NephewsClarence and Kyle armed and ready for some painball action<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WkebDOXPUkR-6xxn0F1yYZFDssocjDbr1zNpIyFWVBwhGykCRuW-52Lf1ZdrdCOF2hAZuYCAGIuspJPTXAVP85h5LkZ7oVe5TGqjXgPsQY891g0T6Y94NaSsyOSQOjSYmvvyvDj-w5o/s1600-h/DSC04429.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212674581709201714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WkebDOXPUkR-6xxn0F1yYZFDssocjDbr1zNpIyFWVBwhGykCRuW-52Lf1ZdrdCOF2hAZuYCAGIuspJPTXAVP85h5LkZ7oVe5TGqjXgPsQY891g0T6Y94NaSsyOSQOjSYmvvyvDj-w5o/s320/DSC04429.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Molly playing in her exersaucer 6/14/08</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3VaIHskoJLgflTpXmy5Acyn4jxYwgVKYp3J4UgkTH_FqvIuLCG3YfsgVZTOQE6DtfOmkI6rgP-lTo2BmuGnlFObR2lf-e3sk55xeNp7Uzn_YoEk4u26U0KnpIS-wX2iT12whyphenhyphenDc-SDo/s1600-h/DSC04408.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212672992555966722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3VaIHskoJLgflTpXmy5Acyn4jxYwgVKYp3J4UgkTH_FqvIuLCG3YfsgVZTOQE6DtfOmkI6rgP-lTo2BmuGnlFObR2lf-e3sk55xeNp7Uzn_YoEk4u26U0KnpIS-wX2iT12whyphenhyphenDc-SDo/s320/DSC04408.JPG" border="0" /></a> Ninian in the car acting silly<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQzI_-ZFSsD8BHE98E2eSk7SU1j3J_p1KdXcM0MkMUZdPVERiZLOSZtpRVN79BY6Ook-IfZyqSpc1pZ630SdLawhlODL74HlDbhszxDRLZWh7iGxIzrSbVTcs2GwDRDI9BneZaMhJCIJ8/s1600-h/DSC04438.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212669303117847122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQzI_-ZFSsD8BHE98E2eSk7SU1j3J_p1KdXcM0MkMUZdPVERiZLOSZtpRVN79BY6Ook-IfZyqSpc1pZ630SdLawhlODL74HlDbhszxDRLZWh7iGxIzrSbVTcs2GwDRDI9BneZaMhJCIJ8/s320/DSC04438.JPG" border="0" /></a> Catherine after lunch on Fathers Day<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQmzLO9DJsiPMeKhRwN7hBOxs6ulqEUAJhpPbOzXvtEHkqKBaKstbx77AE9GHNe-Q_RvfDpvFTfULXAt-anj8uHOl3zkONkKpimMe8iMHZDLHBMF4K1DmuLKhUxNk8HTdGhogbUZQopc/s1600-h/catherine2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212662412215956658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQmzLO9DJsiPMeKhRwN7hBOxs6ulqEUAJhpPbOzXvtEHkqKBaKstbx77AE9GHNe-Q_RvfDpvFTfULXAt-anj8uHOl3zkONkKpimMe8iMHZDLHBMF4K1DmuLKhUxNk8HTdGhogbUZQopc/s320/catherine2.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><br /><br /></div></div>fanofdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271219202501134921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975358007551453042.post-29674325036416823932008-06-11T19:41:00.000-07:002008-06-11T19:51:36.454-07:00Poor Scooter Rooter<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Texas heat + long thick haired dog = One Shaved Dog</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic0LlFNGhucWnEYOtLdaDzHwdb1z1ph6JyLdJ9fhcNsbus7dTGvBQUurGt3uV45EjTgwbHjZ_pE-iZCJrbrOl6UsTla1qHnLZ7TINEpi95HNB9ov9wRwgIKFmbBonB5B2iYcmq1eQLSEI/s1600-h/DSC04381.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210820740820792498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic0LlFNGhucWnEYOtLdaDzHwdb1z1ph6JyLdJ9fhcNsbus7dTGvBQUurGt3uV45EjTgwbHjZ_pE-iZCJrbrOl6UsTla1qHnLZ7TINEpi95HNB9ov9wRwgIKFmbBonB5B2iYcmq1eQLSEI/s320/DSC04381.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>and that's about all I can say about that...however it HAS been more than a week since we got him shaved and I really think he is enjoying having shorter hair, and now that it has grown for a week he doesn't look like he was shaved down to his skin.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div>fanofdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271219202501134921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975358007551453042.post-4435576827204746912008-06-11T19:34:00.000-07:002008-06-11T19:40:53.146-07:00Catherine Sings a Song<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxhfLvolIM8LQIFkGGEI0DFVJUbeDe6s0BeIFtt9Y0Hx09XSrsymo4bHvMBOpCOUuIiuXsWTZw1lAnVDR-mRA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>fanofdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271219202501134921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975358007551453042.post-85191824644829411752008-05-21T17:29:00.000-07:002008-05-21T17:37:56.641-07:00Ever Try??Ever try to take a picture of a cat?? I took about 10 pictures and they were all either fuzzy, pictures of backs of heads, or blurs. this is the best picture out of the ones I took..guess I will try again at a later date when they feel like being more cooperative.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRoJ2QJw0uoYesO0AarhYhsJQTvmsxZEUuWMdbXYm-ZC64lPwZDfshyphenhyphen9TWQUansoT_-UzWUpDihQBBo8r0o3Qrl7qKX1rb9MDeA05tvkmn7G17jKs0tM_tlXcrSuNnTSWgtWOfpim3sg/s1600-h/DSC04257.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202993683070676338" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRoJ2QJw0uoYesO0AarhYhsJQTvmsxZEUuWMdbXYm-ZC64lPwZDfshyphenhyphen9TWQUansoT_-UzWUpDihQBBo8r0o3Qrl7qKX1rb9MDeA05tvkmn7G17jKs0tM_tlXcrSuNnTSWgtWOfpim3sg/s320/DSC04257.JPG" border="0" /></a>fanofdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271219202501134921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975358007551453042.post-16820909663074612732008-05-14T19:07:00.000-07:002008-05-14T19:59:41.354-07:00Little Miss Molly<p></p><p>ok, this is really just a test to see if I can really upload a video to this blog..if it turns out that I can, I may have to do it more frequently.</p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='342' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxiGTrAzSdZlKu-5Ies8ho619hO7jI_5g2xAgzsW9Sg5pA-tNaPruMkxybEOy9xWLJxaR8gGvUqpsPMcu0Lkg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>fanofdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271219202501134921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975358007551453042.post-8914169312506119152008-05-14T19:00:00.000-07:002008-05-14T19:06:30.777-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg90GLtXel0uaTD4gk_Ny4U-T8dAHMGdPtJHNnINzNM48mHVXnjezAJ16Q_qgPiDZ-XK8YhfrmBKykfhsDwRrYmiZpYp-z3vWRkZU4G82HgO44MfV51HmkwsctKUBjmVDb3XTWNBBYhDg/s1600-h/DSC04242.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200419099284827458" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg90GLtXel0uaTD4gk_Ny4U-T8dAHMGdPtJHNnINzNM48mHVXnjezAJ16Q_qgPiDZ-XK8YhfrmBKykfhsDwRrYmiZpYp-z3vWRkZU4G82HgO44MfV51HmkwsctKUBjmVDb3XTWNBBYhDg/s320/DSC04242.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>It's official..we now can USE our new table and chairs!! how exciting. In this picture the table doesn't have the leaf in it so only four chairs will really fit, but the table does expand and allows for 6 (possibly 8) people at the table. </div><div> </div><div>had to put a tablecloth on..wouldn't want anything getting the top of the table dirty.</div><div> </div><div>Also notice that joey (aka Josiah Theodore Russell) is in the background..for those of you who have not met Joey, he would be our turtle..will have to post a picture of him some day. He is a rather cute little turtle, but with all the other pets around here he doesn't get 100% attention..oh well, guess he likes it that way since he's 1.5yrs old now.</div>fanofdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271219202501134921noreply@blogger.com0