tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227386962024-03-13T06:03:06.189-04:00Keep it TogetherWeekly journal of a stay-at-home mother and photographer*Jess*http://www.blogger.com/profile/05190888590178233798noreply@blogger.comBlogger1605125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22738696.post-38992688844403071992022-08-19T13:46:00.007-04:002022-08-19T13:46:58.029-04:00New School Year<p> So, yeah...</p><p>I've debated deleting this blog, but I can't bear to do that. First and foremost, this space is for me to journal what we've been up to as a family. Even though the kids are 20, 17, and 10 (and I am now a single mom), there's no reason why I still can't do that. </p><p><br /></p><p>What better way to restart this blog by beginning with a new school year?</p><p><br /></p><p>Let's start with my youngest kid, Jocelyn (aka Kai). They are 10 and a half now, going on 20 some days, thanks to the influence of teen siblings. Like most 5th graders, they are transitioning from little elementary school kid to big middle school adolescent. Its the time that kids struggle with finding their identity and place in the world. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhRt5Y71x7p2QykbDwfeDfyaXa6bXi1Fbnkp9UXWHi-OFdVFFwllg2ruu2nU_TLpyFpEHCyg_Df-sR1Ws-UrSKhuwNpy48L5i2m-wl3bcKJA8M9KBw1VTRUsS1mE54Kxu6IZBbGB8PzgbFvduPfQ9xwhhL5OS5xNE2VTGFmv5bigDVwT08tQ/s4720/kai.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4720" data-original-width="3147" height="539" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhRt5Y71x7p2QykbDwfeDfyaXa6bXi1Fbnkp9UXWHi-OFdVFFwllg2ruu2nU_TLpyFpEHCyg_Df-sR1Ws-UrSKhuwNpy48L5i2m-wl3bcKJA8M9KBw1VTRUsS1mE54Kxu6IZBbGB8PzgbFvduPfQ9xwhhL5OS5xNE2VTGFmv5bigDVwT08tQ/w359-h539/kai.JPG" width="359" /></a></div><br /><p>Best friends Kayla and Alba aren't in their class this year. That leaves Kai a bit ambivalent towards her 5th grade year. I'm hoping that they will add to their friendship circle instead of being sad they aren't with their besties. </p><p><br /></p><p>Jayce is SUPER pumped for his SENIOR year!! Last year of high school for my baby boy! (I was informed that I am not allowed to call him my "baby boy" any more) but shh.... don't tell! This semester Jayce has US Government, Honors Physics, Chorus, and English IV. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1OeFJEYNMmwc4HUrdPyJMAdAkpVGa7Pt4LUb8dYaSg9WrXIx60UL13ry1On0FjuF_hgyKEY-hB07UWoJLOXYrfeLDlAmEBNQZFl47oeFNQRR4qW1jN8kuhjIORdumGP5a9uMpJ087YtH1L1_-4M3CnQ1Dv-LgzIpVIWF2umjrBTayc8js5w/s4576/Jayce.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4576" data-original-width="3051" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1OeFJEYNMmwc4HUrdPyJMAdAkpVGa7Pt4LUb8dYaSg9WrXIx60UL13ry1On0FjuF_hgyKEY-hB07UWoJLOXYrfeLDlAmEBNQZFl47oeFNQRR4qW1jN8kuhjIORdumGP5a9uMpJ087YtH1L1_-4M3CnQ1Dv-LgzIpVIWF2umjrBTayc8js5w/w426-h640/Jayce.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><p>Jayce drives himself to school, works 2-3 shifts a week at the local Subway restaurant, and is going to apply to Clemson, Wofford, USC Upstate, and FAU. He's quite the computer networker and is learning some programming languages. </p><p><br /></p><p>Jaina, 20 now, hasn't quite decided if she is going to return to college at some point or not. She currently runs two businesses from home: Finley and Friends Pet Sitting Services and Dizzy Doo Designs on Etsy. She's definitely a Staska... we may like being our own bosses!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtueLtbzO8TLjN7Ll-7D1Mn-XbfI_F3kbE3q9GXSDhRPV-1ECmLeDksWShrluUMLzZcuqpaqotVvV5OWZNgW4V2LkswNzhNjXLhWzsRNrDqL5Cdv25F13zmJ3r3yWZARFz0H_duqkL2csQ_cA6xgkhRViOasM63Q3f7Qdyq4pjaM0RaGaJwQ/s4032/IMG_2983.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtueLtbzO8TLjN7Ll-7D1Mn-XbfI_F3kbE3q9GXSDhRPV-1ECmLeDksWShrluUMLzZcuqpaqotVvV5OWZNgW4V2LkswNzhNjXLhWzsRNrDqL5Cdv25F13zmJ3r3yWZARFz0H_duqkL2csQ_cA6xgkhRViOasM63Q3f7Qdyq4pjaM0RaGaJwQ/w480-h640/IMG_2983.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Just FYI, that was a RARE pic of my oldest child smiling AND not covering her face! She absolutely hates pictures and dislikes having her image on Social Media. Glad she doesn't read my blog!</p><p><br /></p><p>As for me, I'm about to enter my 4th year as a preschool teacher at First Presbyterian Weekday School. This year I'm working as a 2K teacher and I couldn't be more excited! Being a preschool teacher is such a wonderful feeling. It's definitely the occupation for me!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YpMzsJQKF_BOeBsF2wizKXUYUtdAgJBmT6p1P8UXvvUrRcRHXM5Gw1T2aUS0wloWbYFB_vd71GEJMDghZKJi9B67GVgqR5YXs73o4Bi-E9IO1tlns4weroGk-Yi5Q_K4deijsPs63DpoycjcDR6gsDiGW1asVvavlnBaRdqjQEsWpWruzQ/s3088/IMG_2646.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2320" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YpMzsJQKF_BOeBsF2wizKXUYUtdAgJBmT6p1P8UXvvUrRcRHXM5Gw1T2aUS0wloWbYFB_vd71GEJMDghZKJi9B67GVgqR5YXs73o4Bi-E9IO1tlns4weroGk-Yi5Q_K4deijsPs63DpoycjcDR6gsDiGW1asVvavlnBaRdqjQEsWpWruzQ/w480-h640/IMG_2646.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>I'm also about to start my 12th year as a family photographer. WHAT??!!! </p><p><br /></p><p>More updates to come! </p>*Jess*http://www.blogger.com/profile/05190888590178233798noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22738696.post-54237821834904835282021-07-23T16:05:00.003-04:002021-07-23T16:05:17.640-04:00Memorial Day Weekend <p> We had the BEST holiday weekend both at home and in Asheville! We love our friends far and near! </p><p>Saturday:</p><p>We celebrated one of our bestest friends as she turned the big 9 years old! Mila had a Color War party for her theme which consisted of </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjds9skeUqRLdvNqJF-_0Fe7PPNqEi3h-0OtNErBujSVdR7yQRU87HA3Vx7MOO_yQrST5qex3umQxzuDE6bZKhzPruVzrDdOBxKwFSsuFOkk-lmjafXUtQGQPVdDINK_rMKhWaA/s4032/PXL_20210529_191959833.PORTRAIT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjds9skeUqRLdvNqJF-_0Fe7PPNqEi3h-0OtNErBujSVdR7yQRU87HA3Vx7MOO_yQrST5qex3umQxzuDE6bZKhzPruVzrDdOBxKwFSsuFOkk-lmjafXUtQGQPVdDINK_rMKhWaA/w640-h480/PXL_20210529_191959833.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8jJclVjOVMTQfJe6XrLwO6E2bAsvnYNBY2p0HsMGFOy7B1S_PE-jrcb1qx9TQEvN6IcCKNgiREnCu7CyG5S7Xzr3cM5jOeEhWu2E2VAAmuBpYtflVJSimfWtgNXLFGS1rZYBT/s4032/PXL_20210529_192343188.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQdi67LGjkKfwvfBUaufEYRB3z4R3-PbXSPxay1nM-GWPRiFOWhWvP6RUCRjJU5RUhiK_ygkdOz28PmQkRUyqcVsADpDjWP_HeGb_6Xs4-uEsBVS4vWMC0Ukv1IBmaDbstBD1/s4032/PXL_20210717_114800352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQdi67LGjkKfwvfBUaufEYRB3z4R3-PbXSPxay1nM-GWPRiFOWhWvP6RUCRjJU5RUhiK_ygkdOz28PmQkRUyqcVsADpDjWP_HeGb_6Xs4-uEsBVS4vWMC0Ukv1IBmaDbstBD1/w640-h480/PXL_20210717_114800352.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I decided to make some newborn hairbands that matched my wraps and backdrops. I cannot wait to book some baby girl sessions!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnQWdG4N3QG_Z05a-IRbRe1wxj4yvni1lclbMPnYX43f_UwS8z8ToyakiVP31hMcv-lpn1blWzeLcCfXXwzaYMQe-aYLKh9nU5bnUbvcyoKQtGrhQbHXDPgd1R4FIpuLPYhE6/s4032/PXL_20210718_010526838.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnQWdG4N3QG_Z05a-IRbRe1wxj4yvni1lclbMPnYX43f_UwS8z8ToyakiVP31hMcv-lpn1blWzeLcCfXXwzaYMQe-aYLKh9nU5bnUbvcyoKQtGrhQbHXDPgd1R4FIpuLPYhE6/w480-h640/PXL_20210718_010526838.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhohlFDVXCnpW5Bj1GI4H6foHmAqBnF1HUIy6Ijzbs-pXXqF8q78RI3GCLSbzmfp8I1Z3gLHFU1gBmx-U08swl3OadeJc33FP4Gnrn9Bl_-dmMPlTIJBNFf0mEK5I5MUMKGwH/s4032/PXL_20210718_014953793.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhohlFDVXCnpW5Bj1GI4H6foHmAqBnF1HUIy6Ijzbs-pXXqF8q78RI3GCLSbzmfp8I1Z3gLHFU1gBmx-U08swl3OadeJc33FP4Gnrn9Bl_-dmMPlTIJBNFf0mEK5I5MUMKGwH/w640-h480/PXL_20210718_014953793.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then I took a break and hung out with Ami, who came down for the day to visit me, KID FREE! (that never happens, lol)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2k42uJUJp2So2mUXJIvbJ3P0PHR6kcbOUVJoOFDEkIgP26VHhizke00EdND4gOR1YdKVmB5NXybudCij7P6LJnZmyUshaJIVfDQE6mUihrMpSwGpdaJS-CupEiSQS70trZiOQ/s1440/FB_IMG_1626576224495.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2k42uJUJp2So2mUXJIvbJ3P0PHR6kcbOUVJoOFDEkIgP26VHhizke00EdND4gOR1YdKVmB5NXybudCij7P6LJnZmyUshaJIVfDQE6mUihrMpSwGpdaJS-CupEiSQS70trZiOQ/w480-h640/FB_IMG_1626576224495.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Yeah, I take too many pictures of Willow. So sue me.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Q9vLHV6uDZiy-Gu8IihPxVGTKLcUCuxGaX1UYJA_9ZsE9mW-0p6YFzywsEDtgR-W2VZo8j4nYy9NLGYoQ2SkNH8EspNl70bhyphenhyphenoU2L0aSOevlZU4STITineLe2YJ-c6IP2Sd_/s4032/PXL_20210718_173428613.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Q9vLHV6uDZiy-Gu8IihPxVGTKLcUCuxGaX1UYJA_9ZsE9mW-0p6YFzywsEDtgR-W2VZo8j4nYy9NLGYoQ2SkNH8EspNl70bhyphenhyphenoU2L0aSOevlZU4STITineLe2YJ-c6IP2Sd_/w480-h640/PXL_20210718_173428613.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I decided to take up crocheting again. I made several bump pads (for layering for newborn sessions!)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2iNni8y3x9khP8J8kbSRItjGQ7rPxlLXYOgf_08yys-Vc_CYRQm9BDjmNfQlGsMt2akEzHtsKey02TtXxmSx6yMhsC14rizFfKEsUY7uvvWY6p6y4oZKq4c5efccOaA6MMnZ/s4032/PXL_20210718_195306049.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2iNni8y3x9khP8J8kbSRItjGQ7rPxlLXYOgf_08yys-Vc_CYRQm9BDjmNfQlGsMt2akEzHtsKey02TtXxmSx6yMhsC14rizFfKEsUY7uvvWY6p6y4oZKq4c5efccOaA6MMnZ/w480-h640/PXL_20210718_195306049.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NBovhPqA52b9g1dd6k1aOEle4v0hdbZD-683ma30UKEVNE4EnqzP_pJFdbMYdjpgVmc_VWIq6H1hI9_1U7uJWvg5ijWQL-QWjyzGhFHG8h3vSPDTtBdxCHfBkMX5joFEoDLP/s4032/PXL_20210718_202503935.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NBovhPqA52b9g1dd6k1aOEle4v0hdbZD-683ma30UKEVNE4EnqzP_pJFdbMYdjpgVmc_VWIq6H1hI9_1U7uJWvg5ijWQL-QWjyzGhFHG8h3vSPDTtBdxCHfBkMX5joFEoDLP/w640-h480/PXL_20210718_202503935.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We are Gecko sitting for a friend. His name is Koko.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzCh4rgvljXmSql6-fy7ZDGj6my9_Ntp0tCTPoEGfR21cjB6HZ-bo7AcRsrdyMIEiDSmc5iCqDpvVzmFT9eO3QH4MbiHGVgQe3cIo_w7qfBtJKkoUBAiKlqcjWJ_7CN2fmVIK/s4032/PXL_20210718_221137856.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzCh4rgvljXmSql6-fy7ZDGj6my9_Ntp0tCTPoEGfR21cjB6HZ-bo7AcRsrdyMIEiDSmc5iCqDpvVzmFT9eO3QH4MbiHGVgQe3cIo_w7qfBtJKkoUBAiKlqcjWJ_7CN2fmVIK/w640-h480/PXL_20210718_221137856.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My favorite ice cream, hands down, is Zanzibar Chocolate from Hub City Scoops!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLiEeMopuDSiKMtrqPISu04jyXUgHyj4iTPwHO9rPcfSbwqRBCnUtGB50KCN9SAr8hoIQC7KxHoJ-9T5klm19X8bKGPS2uWQVdjNaWgIbYzG7mgqOVRrvL5Smr9FcqsrmzDrv4/s4032/PXL_20210719_005000900.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLiEeMopuDSiKMtrqPISu04jyXUgHyj4iTPwHO9rPcfSbwqRBCnUtGB50KCN9SAr8hoIQC7KxHoJ-9T5klm19X8bKGPS2uWQVdjNaWgIbYzG7mgqOVRrvL5Smr9FcqsrmzDrv4/w480-h640/PXL_20210719_005000900.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Honeycomb trellis stitch. Look at how even my edges are!!!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkg38qUIkbeqV3JynOYCCoFS6kONMUmQuunIe9ogn3lhrVNKl1FS8KGw1U_pU_FNli65mCCfM9wC_1uZDl3ihnIMybzTjAwZ_g-AJeICd9tSMwcKDzrGSPgRokY5Mc6rHPWpgj/s4032/PXL_20210720_120147954.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkg38qUIkbeqV3JynOYCCoFS6kONMUmQuunIe9ogn3lhrVNKl1FS8KGw1U_pU_FNli65mCCfM9wC_1uZDl3ihnIMybzTjAwZ_g-AJeICd9tSMwcKDzrGSPgRokY5Mc6rHPWpgj/w640-h480/PXL_20210720_120147954.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Jocelyn had a playdate with her friend Mila and we noticed that Mango was not burrowed in his bedding for once. He's always burrowed in his bedding! We seldom ever see him. So Jaina got him out so we could hold him. Little did we know that we would find him passed away less than 24 hours later. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuShPApgzp4jVKZaU-oaRiw6Fmryv1U3t28gHT42hPhuDdidShSViJNJutW11SHHunM3tG0ofDpYQoUMH_oeCZO52DyIt7xcb-TYVrH_nDz87trp5B1ucYLRaoCdw6EupsZbc-/s4032/PXL_20210720_195455938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuShPApgzp4jVKZaU-oaRiw6Fmryv1U3t28gHT42hPhuDdidShSViJNJutW11SHHunM3tG0ofDpYQoUMH_oeCZO52DyIt7xcb-TYVrH_nDz87trp5B1ucYLRaoCdw6EupsZbc-/w480-h640/PXL_20210720_195455938.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnLd4UYvxFIHiY2SmUBLy__xQ7vGMBxIQBwM7q_8SpVYNuWfFnKVh_POhKBrTLEVojhevtFMDlaqhd3bDKF0-YnOI_9_esdW5a4NF0Drw8jeuBN6Ey_168z8AAlnBay_bLedg/s4032/PXL_20210720_195653959.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95i50VrYu3EbWY1ztMcZq8lHd30lnrQJLnapOaw3KLrjos2qGViwwh-zrsC_xJhMZGZacA0od0pWVmRZPO2v8pSm0e-tNOBZzwBpcbRaashjDAFLjz6UdLnvyn_PEwMSj13ab/s4032/PXL_20210722_164946571.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95i50VrYu3EbWY1ztMcZq8lHd30lnrQJLnapOaw3KLrjos2qGViwwh-zrsC_xJhMZGZacA0od0pWVmRZPO2v8pSm0e-tNOBZzwBpcbRaashjDAFLjz6UdLnvyn_PEwMSj13ab/w480-h640/PXL_20210722_164946571.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Jocelyn and I took Willow to Bruster's for the first time (she was very nervous) and to Tractor Supply (which she does well in). </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhnghfQL7S4EYnVMSEtzfw9X4C8uYDMbCP1-yIeh2zXztalZoprDg_Ofkg04F3z8_5-MM_TF7QLVGjUtMoLoBKvtsE0BUvPAWbp_aIf6Ef8x-jLwuY1hPeP2WrMXfOCu_vPaoD/s4032/PXL_20210722_192503536.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDvwBgOLaIO5M3-yvzqXgONn4KA_Za_paKlCNYWigYEukrZCKSKJH_sYPJGxCgnPBpFpvqi6WwGGU-3LESUFrAbcMHTJJEIEgAihFhTfnQkIBc0flSPCwRtIOhY2JTwS87Z7t/s4032/PXL_20210722_201318427.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDvwBgOLaIO5M3-yvzqXgONn4KA_Za_paKlCNYWigYEukrZCKSKJH_sYPJGxCgnPBpFpvqi6WwGGU-3LESUFrAbcMHTJJEIEgAihFhTfnQkIBc0flSPCwRtIOhY2JTwS87Z7t/w480-h640/PXL_20210722_201318427.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I did a thing on my cricut! So, I had multiple JLC bumper stickers that I made into car magnets. That way I could save them if and when my van dies and I have to get a new one. But I forgot about taking them off one time when I ran my van through the drive through car wash and I lost them all! I have a few bumper stickers left, but only one of each and it made me too nervous to use them. So I scanned them and made window decals instead. I'm in love! Now everyone knows its my van :)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ73dWwFuINfaV8n_JgjNEvHEQJXuBRSrzm60l0NiRcbAwH-OYyPuhLmfuPu5kpthZ5zsRybjHEvVrnzSF0dpUY4oUEpsBgxCkcfi7wzbVJdmCJatETUDgq5kYC1EHIdpnFAgD/s4032/PXL_20210723_015506462.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ73dWwFuINfaV8n_JgjNEvHEQJXuBRSrzm60l0NiRcbAwH-OYyPuhLmfuPu5kpthZ5zsRybjHEvVrnzSF0dpUY4oUEpsBgxCkcfi7wzbVJdmCJatETUDgq5kYC1EHIdpnFAgD/w480-h640/PXL_20210723_015506462.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2VQ5I0uJNCVf6ONSuPkEYt876_gjU9UPCClmyHzpKptAA-577b_dtYOoc3zkSLdJr8BeETZNYOVtCMmc8OdEBRHxxEnkaN0dqQgfhe3dFcP57qGiOsIHRckPAiWcalZNzCax/s4032/PXL_20210723_122750300.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2VQ5I0uJNCVf6ONSuPkEYt876_gjU9UPCClmyHzpKptAA-577b_dtYOoc3zkSLdJr8BeETZNYOVtCMmc8OdEBRHxxEnkaN0dqQgfhe3dFcP57qGiOsIHRckPAiWcalZNzCax/w480-h640/PXL_20210723_122750300.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The girls and I took Grandma to JoAnn Fabrics. I found lots of yarn! Yay! I should be good for the next 6 months!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDoxtGHS_RV3Y2SHPhtOIz2VpRbQM77dXDQpIYMqMxu90FkdVfjYkgLgj_xJwz5L_1PYmxM7bLzhu12w-CHFRTzTUesM_FPScLN3ZZJe1nsF9K9oSFLxWBDZDAEeRttpx6nW47/s4032/PXL_20210723_155338163.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDoxtGHS_RV3Y2SHPhtOIz2VpRbQM77dXDQpIYMqMxu90FkdVfjYkgLgj_xJwz5L_1PYmxM7bLzhu12w-CHFRTzTUesM_FPScLN3ZZJe1nsF9K9oSFLxWBDZDAEeRttpx6nW47/w640-h480/PXL_20210723_155338163.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMcFrwAG-gxKn3mRAlNhyphenhyphenoizCOTC4ZgKf09F6byp7rMKGqko_DZmPoe6CZmgzGb_qc8YiQiQ-CzOBjivmhGRGSNW3OqTghUjOVgPBrYOpmgwFV-ZZI2aXtYgN3OY-jgoK3_9v/s3264/PXL_20210723_171520809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMcFrwAG-gxKn3mRAlNhyphenhyphenoizCOTC4ZgKf09F6byp7rMKGqko_DZmPoe6CZmgzGb_qc8YiQiQ-CzOBjivmhGRGSNW3OqTghUjOVgPBrYOpmgwFV-ZZI2aXtYgN3OY-jgoK3_9v/w480-h640/PXL_20210723_171520809.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>We're about to have a great rest of the weekend together, too!</p></div>*Jess*http://www.blogger.com/profile/05190888590178233798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22738696.post-88738786227326198202021-07-16T21:58:00.006-04:002021-07-16T21:58:42.108-04:00Friday Phone Dump :: July Edition<p> This summer is flying by and I can't even slow down long enough to remember what all we've done! We just got back from visiting Delaware, so I owe a blog post on that for sure.</p><p>We started the week off by driving back home from Delaware, which takes about 8.5 hours without stopping. But we stopped a ton and it took us 13 hours to get home.</p><p>First stop was Virginia to visit my college friend Laura Massey :)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHZiwTo1KDdiQ1zeZ47q-WPgmd_qGIqLiUWO1ahmMk-rvx6p6SGKio9OFg1D28BB5DIdHv4aO5LyhKuX9M8_r1PwaQgYUYfUrll1JF1nzlCZZhCDt0L5v7uDBNhYUAQQJafUy/s3264/PXL_20210711_164825263.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHZiwTo1KDdiQ1zeZ47q-WPgmd_qGIqLiUWO1ahmMk-rvx6p6SGKio9OFg1D28BB5DIdHv4aO5LyhKuX9M8_r1PwaQgYUYfUrll1JF1nzlCZZhCDt0L5v7uDBNhYUAQQJafUy/w480-h640/PXL_20210711_164825263.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then our next stop was to get Jayce and Jocelyn McDonald's in a small town that only had one fast food restaurant, 3 miles from the highway and it took 45 minutes to get our food. <div><br /></div><div>Next stop was in Charlottesville to see Rachel and family :) </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqdg52F_h7jmnNLWkGiG-ztfIHifH0X3aBoSSdJ0w4QsSCdRkuvhzNiN8ThqxTdQTC31NMcIdt6u5qt-t9rcn_VNII9Npa89jIK98h8rDrQb4a7gZZDx4YRwrDrbpYT_KAhoY/s960/FB_IMG_1626089354573.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="634" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqdg52F_h7jmnNLWkGiG-ztfIHifH0X3aBoSSdJ0w4QsSCdRkuvhzNiN8ThqxTdQTC31NMcIdt6u5qt-t9rcn_VNII9Npa89jIK98h8rDrQb4a7gZZDx4YRwrDrbpYT_KAhoY/w422-h640/FB_IMG_1626089354573.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We got home safe and sound, although the construction on I-85 Southbound was horrific and I ended up having to get off 15 miles from our exit to take back roads. </div><div><br /></div><div>Monday was filled with unpacking and laundry. This is my new table runner from Delaware :)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZW8lN7brkAEAft73sDE7gMJ8ZRxLhDqqHPgW1TvZNW9O9rob2XSjczBskk9MGr_tSu3zO23_A7CvpoKFKl_01MigduDAyNif8fbo0hiEoQPfcXFrJquoWlksdm1iVXnFSu8y/s4032/PXL_20210712_193050827.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZW8lN7brkAEAft73sDE7gMJ8ZRxLhDqqHPgW1TvZNW9O9rob2XSjczBskk9MGr_tSu3zO23_A7CvpoKFKl_01MigduDAyNif8fbo0hiEoQPfcXFrJquoWlksdm1iVXnFSu8y/w480-h640/PXL_20210712_193050827.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Our sweet Willow missed us very much, but all the animals were taken care of by the best people in the world :)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXki1UB1VKetjwoYx0wmWQJ4pVrsv7YIhx0NN8WjXH4zpA_IjeGLbJogbtiiRTX1EJ1vdcIALThROxvHeFaqE0YKL58W4e9XPLsa69EDUEiANLm_EP_QXbJfLYz4_p-6DkVVS/s4032/PXL_20210713_011207809.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXki1UB1VKetjwoYx0wmWQJ4pVrsv7YIhx0NN8WjXH4zpA_IjeGLbJogbtiiRTX1EJ1vdcIALThROxvHeFaqE0YKL58W4e9XPLsa69EDUEiANLm_EP_QXbJfLYz4_p-6DkVVS/w640-h480/PXL_20210713_011207809.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I also spent time with my two favorite kids (which still doesn't feel like a job!) this week. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1c8pqhmnLMN7Xe1q7zaOpZEi1iU_zj3uA56YDqqEXexp-rDnYQQDznt51QWJD68MFVhsbSBWHZEFBap8etSHhzjZO_iK1EMtu_jHHdkLZMDmHxc8CuvDb9zBYcO9Uu6fhV9gH/s4032/PXL_20210713_151451827.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1c8pqhmnLMN7Xe1q7zaOpZEi1iU_zj3uA56YDqqEXexp-rDnYQQDznt51QWJD68MFVhsbSBWHZEFBap8etSHhzjZO_iK1EMtu_jHHdkLZMDmHxc8CuvDb9zBYcO9Uu6fhV9gH/w640-h480/PXL_20210713_151451827.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Jocelyn had a playdate and my friend Kathy and I spent hours catching up! Ethan was happy to play with Spaz :)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvWvxcRix4-S9ucmx3myX4BLRbuwdYnx6RUOib7KcF2R4PBIYhs2p9AGvr2D1wOnP6wC29pBPf5XqnlbQ6roiR-0ce8HLvCOmNfAk1Jtx-XZgF3ukguj3CaAj_Dbbi5bVIgsAI/s4032/PXL_20210713_231319350.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvWvxcRix4-S9ucmx3myX4BLRbuwdYnx6RUOib7KcF2R4PBIYhs2p9AGvr2D1wOnP6wC29pBPf5XqnlbQ6roiR-0ce8HLvCOmNfAk1Jtx-XZgF3ukguj3CaAj_Dbbi5bVIgsAI/w640-h480/PXL_20210713_231319350.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Jayce had a good doctor's visit and now weighs 112! His highest weight ever is 114. His goal is 120. He's working on it!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZySpA4XioByNVXVaieG0KKi-Sue6FCIGUzVLBoKZvc-RDu9hxrnvar0fCv0CiGlaGOydT79Oag4kGz7Y9Hb9N04W1IrXJVQ6lVlD05Q2Hh-yR3ik9yhrxV1CnE6gSHMcGDb6V/s4032/PXL_20210713_173918317.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZySpA4XioByNVXVaieG0KKi-Sue6FCIGUzVLBoKZvc-RDu9hxrnvar0fCv0CiGlaGOydT79Oag4kGz7Y9Hb9N04W1IrXJVQ6lVlD05Q2Hh-yR3ik9yhrxV1CnE6gSHMcGDb6V/w640-h480/PXL_20210713_173918317.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I also started taking headshots at Magnolia Counseling Associates. I can't wait to see their new website!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJka16iUfhRP85klMLWAJBfxcR8UrMELHpfv3xdBl7DDnbwm13gu8fEGfx-url2TJ2Sd5_dSTZTKpgAbutqiuz8Hv_zemgpr4C1MjJMsnx_KdAQg5mZjdVjl8nP-Lk44yrnNT/s4032/PXL_20210716_172840157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJka16iUfhRP85klMLWAJBfxcR8UrMELHpfv3xdBl7DDnbwm13gu8fEGfx-url2TJ2Sd5_dSTZTKpgAbutqiuz8Hv_zemgpr4C1MjJMsnx_KdAQg5mZjdVjl8nP-Lk44yrnNT/w480-h640/PXL_20210716_172840157.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My zinnias are thriving, but I've been neglecting them. I just deadheaded a bunch of them so hopefully I'll get new blooms soon!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiReN56aI85XLLeN3pnKwLEpwfR4jDqPHc77TMW2_cG401UBO73fAUyG8Nv7Wjw87ITpP8gE78Hn36MyaK2snSO4QU01TJqX7_5ifv3SX34JS3xMvHO7A_Vg3UwNv0heIQ7DOR2/s4032/PXL_20210716_232237490.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiReN56aI85XLLeN3pnKwLEpwfR4jDqPHc77TMW2_cG401UBO73fAUyG8Nv7Wjw87ITpP8gE78Hn36MyaK2snSO4QU01TJqX7_5ifv3SX34JS3xMvHO7A_Vg3UwNv0heIQ7DOR2/w640-h480/PXL_20210716_232237490.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmS_62hsvURLQCMJPwtc3jJ7aavMO1IGvN8uXjvTXZy99ADoJw2M6MK56G8eu5j95CmRlh9Toqe73sJOm8cQ9IJateqDBDJSj15rpyNHUBvZhRIQGvrKEdZ1JBjfSx1fOzFF5/s4032/PXL_20210716_233000743.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmS_62hsvURLQCMJPwtc3jJ7aavMO1IGvN8uXjvTXZy99ADoJw2M6MK56G8eu5j95CmRlh9Toqe73sJOm8cQ9IJateqDBDJSj15rpyNHUBvZhRIQGvrKEdZ1JBjfSx1fOzFF5/w480-h640/PXL_20210716_233000743.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>What an exhausting and crazy week it's been, but we are all surviving!</p></div>*Jess*http://www.blogger.com/profile/05190888590178233798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22738696.post-55964379913726262572021-06-25T18:41:00.003-04:002021-06-25T18:41:59.829-04:00Friday Phone Dump (June edition)<p> Well, it looks like Blogger is going to make me talk about my month in backwards order, so here I go!</p><p>I bought plastic chairs for the deck. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig3YGzaSEsBrwB7WAm2QFnAVzLHkpqiQI2VdbvO6QdeJO9U01GTtTtulrbH28RShSimC654Zc2dGAFGtV0UkRFKqfeQl1SIyzUBM0oV_Zwk7KKWXaiA80eP1pnFggMziRK4LlT/s4032/PXL_20210624_220052217.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig3YGzaSEsBrwB7WAm2QFnAVzLHkpqiQI2VdbvO6QdeJO9U01GTtTtulrbH28RShSimC654Zc2dGAFGtV0UkRFKqfeQl1SIyzUBM0oV_Zwk7KKWXaiA80eP1pnFggMziRK4LlT/w640-h480/PXL_20210624_220052217.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>I made a wreath out of dried eucalyptus, dried lavender, and dried Queen Anne's Lace.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisdFyITXkLzGPSSDA8_CPm7a6lgwkbd8volifn5snnvRWpIUi0LiXOJykcp1Slcy-R4hFdx1P4mKI4ibZRtLRQGDRKm5xxrgPKkdm0TqDRPKoJ94dgaFtFzUwsYbXMQgDhiITB/s4032/PXL_20210624_212417616.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisdFyITXkLzGPSSDA8_CPm7a6lgwkbd8volifn5snnvRWpIUi0LiXOJykcp1Slcy-R4hFdx1P4mKI4ibZRtLRQGDRKm5xxrgPKkdm0TqDRPKoJ94dgaFtFzUwsYbXMQgDhiITB/w480-h640/PXL_20210624_212417616.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p>I hung out with some of my favorite people in the world (one of my best friends and her kids!)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBDRBYonEv_mgxUWaGRYpG473dMRMQo5usbB8AHj2ryd0ZnfaLzyvzXDkc1mG53C7N4Gi3a55bwHRiPzt6T_sSQDiUQyEswOqnzo1mnX6eGjZm1KSrRvvxzYQ_MBAHwPQQNcK/s3264/PXL_20210624_172603438.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBDRBYonEv_mgxUWaGRYpG473dMRMQo5usbB8AHj2ryd0ZnfaLzyvzXDkc1mG53C7N4Gi3a55bwHRiPzt6T_sSQDiUQyEswOqnzo1mnX6eGjZm1KSrRvvxzYQ_MBAHwPQQNcK/w640-h480/PXL_20210624_172603438.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>I crashed a WDS summer meet up :) <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgey1BnLw-58J7cVMFcV_X80dDSxdT8Yo3sZExOhfFIKEpoIy9PppWDUPttbLEVZgxD5IQGP8khNIzSRPmoZc90nWIgKE7sWbi8C0aXkTQradY6in9k0eEgStDGggq0XHSR1PBW/s3264/PXL_20210623_230300599.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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She's a great dog!! Perfect size!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIrL4OblPRA0B-yYVGD-knwpsfRQFakba_sxw2lbt-9XFb7PJ90r2DX1ivN0Eh2DfoRBPL0ON5pcueVMi0PM-APeZsTgJMdUvjL6BLWzZvT3zDB9nqBVkHLDmDmW3qjymPQ3v/s4032/PXL_20210617_181045390.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIrL4OblPRA0B-yYVGD-knwpsfRQFakba_sxw2lbt-9XFb7PJ90r2DX1ivN0Eh2DfoRBPL0ON5pcueVMi0PM-APeZsTgJMdUvjL6BLWzZvT3zDB9nqBVkHLDmDmW3qjymPQ3v/w480-h640/PXL_20210617_181045390.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Went lavender picking with Jocelyn. (This will also be a separate post one day)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKM5sdflEboGjaUFIx_snoGZkD9-B8x4jEbD-btDylJmxgQLtEmb35KeZT92ymJ6AHjGpiQonMzk7bs35zrJg13evXz3hOjEHNuJPOGNJlNxWP96df9bkuia7P4waq09NnTOTz/s4032/PXL_20210617_135801864.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKM5sdflEboGjaUFIx_snoGZkD9-B8x4jEbD-btDylJmxgQLtEmb35KeZT92ymJ6AHjGpiQonMzk7bs35zrJg13evXz3hOjEHNuJPOGNJlNxWP96df9bkuia7P4waq09NnTOTz/w480-h640/PXL_20210617_135801864.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p>We also went to Campbell's Covered Bridge.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ctZB083MwTbo2WXhyUzqjVSqvryKBSL39QmhPDowrMviFtiAj1145jmvfmn0ecZ80ypiLreJYtKp_fYPbM_zJaWR4VNyw5lf_vTk01UUkQp60w_ht7hQ75p9f0trCYXRxJGL/s3264/PXL_20210617_150929058.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ctZB083MwTbo2WXhyUzqjVSqvryKBSL39QmhPDowrMviFtiAj1145jmvfmn0ecZ80ypiLreJYtKp_fYPbM_zJaWR4VNyw5lf_vTk01UUkQp60w_ht7hQ75p9f0trCYXRxJGL/w480-h640/PXL_20210617_150929058.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Spaz is growing again and shedding!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhz1j1FQsBh9exs3nzOQuCEDyvOAUVaEPoAKcqs94726boxYZDFTpLxb63CT8KGm3zswBKC4JvgXtYrgQDGK3OVbmUtSkOtJ4YXD4-P0bpgX3mkMCoqY7nO4t-jNGWOBpYqnl/s4032/PXL_20210617_124645885.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhz1j1FQsBh9exs3nzOQuCEDyvOAUVaEPoAKcqs94726boxYZDFTpLxb63CT8KGm3zswBKC4JvgXtYrgQDGK3OVbmUtSkOtJ4YXD4-P0bpgX3mkMCoqY7nO4t-jNGWOBpYqnl/w480-h640/PXL_20210617_124645885.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p>I read Kristin Hannah's newest and loved it!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCM8FrxUWiGp-l7DBdtHoQ_zjEeUVhNFcM4HRzB68jDQBemwzrZhOls0GRjqqE-SjBi9vAN6MhIDzaFLKBH2pCoYWWpXD0nE1wji7qNjsSXBRmQIux9bN6tt2vngxcEDShiw1/s4032/PXL_20210616_224935368.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCM8FrxUWiGp-l7DBdtHoQ_zjEeUVhNFcM4HRzB68jDQBemwzrZhOls0GRjqqE-SjBi9vAN6MhIDzaFLKBH2pCoYWWpXD0nE1wji7qNjsSXBRmQIux9bN6tt2vngxcEDShiw1/w480-h640/PXL_20210616_224935368.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Took Willow to McMillan park to walk. She was scared at first, poor thing.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikCwWBOQOSu8ltFPfTu5n4ROpcSCzIHEs85q8vSINZl6FvnpkuCoL7DSP5Dt8GbKIOGGpiZUGRTzAvtGtDb4YX7C8qLN9MoYX3Y9dB1et-ffZJ1-gOJwLR8o5_0YMhlmI7m0L/s4032/PXL_20210615_235121092.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikCwWBOQOSu8ltFPfTu5n4ROpcSCzIHEs85q8vSINZl6FvnpkuCoL7DSP5Dt8GbKIOGGpiZUGRTzAvtGtDb4YX7C8qLN9MoYX3Y9dB1et-ffZJ1-gOJwLR8o5_0YMhlmI7m0L/w480-h640/PXL_20210615_235121092.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Went to brunch at Initial Q with MOMS Club!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2HMtdsPdY7RZKUztD2-7BlNyJDDyMsV-04aDYrPub93zvz6hl3qfs3Ld_gspPlkp2_KpyQ9aNw9Ru6xiS5Si1ocw053W2DDOxx_YQxFaEbv0oyDm2QNZzD7FzfzmhCiBX2R_/s4032/PXL_20210613_181326730.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2HMtdsPdY7RZKUztD2-7BlNyJDDyMsV-04aDYrPub93zvz6hl3qfs3Ld_gspPlkp2_KpyQ9aNw9Ru6xiS5Si1ocw053W2DDOxx_YQxFaEbv0oyDm2QNZzD7FzfzmhCiBX2R_/w480-h640/PXL_20210613_181326730.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Played darts with my neighbors :)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLczrpSYrc1VNKbiAJWkZKOeZEBZfL3yYriCerOZCHSzFgcwJNJOPQSr-QfxMogm4x-O-3zTZq8mRbAnXu3o3uUv1ube_yq3FSFeiIJGEjATNXNUEHKT7vvwxfhPrfbQLirc7/s3264/PXL_20210613_025131210.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLczrpSYrc1VNKbiAJWkZKOeZEBZfL3yYriCerOZCHSzFgcwJNJOPQSr-QfxMogm4x-O-3zTZq8mRbAnXu3o3uUv1ube_yq3FSFeiIJGEjATNXNUEHKT7vvwxfhPrfbQLirc7/w480-h640/PXL_20210613_025131210.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Helped my mom pick out a new couch!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHHnZF3lQtkDQAPkt7d3x8CLnPFoQY0yHd2LzPOGKjYVLgSjR2ii4x1UgOwOtI9u0Yzn1MLk5T5mACcHZwfa5fBzaRLrFX6c20CxUAWCBHd8VmPgb9qtk_XxYNx9D2GWIkVSZ/s4032/PXL_20210612_162022041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHHnZF3lQtkDQAPkt7d3x8CLnPFoQY0yHd2LzPOGKjYVLgSjR2ii4x1UgOwOtI9u0Yzn1MLk5T5mACcHZwfa5fBzaRLrFX6c20CxUAWCBHd8VmPgb9qtk_XxYNx9D2GWIkVSZ/w640-h480/PXL_20210612_162022041.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0zaZ7VzbEJrQ_9_63RZNdZ6KVOFu-YTJdTvMGPXLVMEg0ZRGsY_NKb5gRNgybuSDoWiBEXGKTsCQKF_RU7llueq2Nt18Nfrc3OT0NJem9qlAtDkukNI780KH-w-dps_jdCTXK/s3264/PXL_20210612_180421168.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0zaZ7VzbEJrQ_9_63RZNdZ6KVOFu-YTJdTvMGPXLVMEg0ZRGsY_NKb5gRNgybuSDoWiBEXGKTsCQKF_RU7llueq2Nt18Nfrc3OT0NJem9qlAtDkukNI780KH-w-dps_jdCTXK/w480-h640/PXL_20210612_180421168.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Went to Book Club to discuss The House in the Cerulean Sea. If you haven't read it yet, you need to!<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkj3Z2pYIhgZnNzYRYcvsMiPhEaq7bWBdkyPgSvZRqoyFkUQCHQ7UwXcsBxDcCvBQZfMDLjriPAzCoNqTsJGvnU0KC01Q0dJfpfcfcS4gKWFEa43S3VIyrZXCtDM9oeIuOFkc/s4032/PXL_20210612_023354745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkj3Z2pYIhgZnNzYRYcvsMiPhEaq7bWBdkyPgSvZRqoyFkUQCHQ7UwXcsBxDcCvBQZfMDLjriPAzCoNqTsJGvnU0KC01Q0dJfpfcfcS4gKWFEa43S3VIyrZXCtDM9oeIuOFkc/w480-h640/PXL_20210612_023354745.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Muffins for Moms with MOMS Club! I made cinnamon coffee cake muffins.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUTi12RoRVYV5Lreho5FDZiJInfqHHakqJzFdOpTbWEVFHbUXEBA7NfS7KIacdsSwkKXT9HdgHndCCdBxTZwYTTm4ZBWdRk8Jn901weWFaUXXM4PdE4U2HqayK75U-5QYdmPA/s4032/PXL_20210610_154617730.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUTi12RoRVYV5Lreho5FDZiJInfqHHakqJzFdOpTbWEVFHbUXEBA7NfS7KIacdsSwkKXT9HdgHndCCdBxTZwYTTm4ZBWdRk8Jn901weWFaUXXM4PdE4U2HqayK75U-5QYdmPA/w640-h480/PXL_20210610_154617730.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5yu2Wtkvo0-A7-Wc5xDYUllkQbBnGva5i7Vyn194X0IcGRVWWKL6XetFrUKBEt1ZO4iYxUcMTmGH2VeR1A_C8dJG0fB2cn94Q6jVugyuQTD2N1Qy7fv0I9UNRDThOu7jNNVg/s4032/PXL_20210610_131122440.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzskXATddOM8CyUEUKEio3jz4u5e69uOLrLR7-Pjz6Y9tfhyphenhyphenGcAByW1atS10l7ee8yZrKwkke2fy5anM9rUMMDlfmAjaAasXZ6W8MdZwt__Kn_ZyOBypnE9KNEQAbLC0B0Kr8/w480-h640/PXL_20210604_220547247.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p>I started my job as a mother's helper for a sweet family from my preschool :)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_dgwx1AkqOohCTe_GWt7-6Tjg6UF0XZawbAxsvmcas6li83sh6il3b37A2uXKvpTPqRYzi19u7bLHT9t4dNzwQdROGpKf4mxuODq73TmJiWdOITFm9LrJn4mde0vaVSuH8og/s4032/PXL_20210602_135905490.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_dgwx1AkqOohCTe_GWt7-6Tjg6UF0XZawbAxsvmcas6li83sh6il3b37A2uXKvpTPqRYzi19u7bLHT9t4dNzwQdROGpKf4mxuODq73TmJiWdOITFm9LrJn4mde0vaVSuH8og/s320/PXL_20210602_135905490.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Jocelyn got her first tick!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Guess I need to catch up! I'll save big events like Christmas and birthdays for their own posts, but here's a glimpse of what we've been up to thanks to my google photo gallery on my phone :)</p><p><br /></p><p>In November, my friend Ami and her little dog Mollie stayed with us while her home was being renovated. It was so much fun having another adult to talk to! She was the best roommate as well... always helping with dishes and laundry and with the kids. Mollie and Shaggy became best friends, too!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLegXvlXIgxnYFnYc58Tf13lRwVRDmQ5-zSlMRoT5m-RDup_dLyXXwmZGVm9h1gjOCh-5p0bhVxuerHrKkJOIWaWS6lAH3bu5f_cknawhvQoY22c7MjB-npi8TQ9Gt5Uu1GIqF/s4032/PXL_20201126_143011157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLegXvlXIgxnYFnYc58Tf13lRwVRDmQ5-zSlMRoT5m-RDup_dLyXXwmZGVm9h1gjOCh-5p0bhVxuerHrKkJOIWaWS6lAH3bu5f_cknawhvQoY22c7MjB-npi8TQ9Gt5Uu1GIqF/w480-h640/PXL_20201126_143011157.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUF7Uc-ReJ1wkHvH_j3yJoMLYahHA39cHvUqTROjni1DeINtTR0FBa9mlQisld8b79YiwG2uUglUP1c-P_FpyAy-ORzjPRL1u-jtc-PRQXlbhOl_869N0Cca1szgV8T_ueUBQh/s4032/PXL_20201126_203345260.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUF7Uc-ReJ1wkHvH_j3yJoMLYahHA39cHvUqTROjni1DeINtTR0FBa9mlQisld8b79YiwG2uUglUP1c-P_FpyAy-ORzjPRL1u-jtc-PRQXlbhOl_869N0Cca1szgV8T_ueUBQh/w480-h640/PXL_20201126_203345260.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDAE8msRtPlvi3vooQXmBOBSaCH8Osvs2Lv6nirs1RyXoKBNz7gbXkIyecqWvvpBHjoGIw0p66xECHhhZzzcHHDdVfvwKlfY_YaudCOgNwPX9iCiBheZr3_Y0sksrwHukQ_vJW/s2450/IMG_20201126_182527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2450" data-original-width="1960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDAE8msRtPlvi3vooQXmBOBSaCH8Osvs2Lv6nirs1RyXoKBNz7gbXkIyecqWvvpBHjoGIw0p66xECHhhZzzcHHDdVfvwKlfY_YaudCOgNwPX9iCiBheZr3_Y0sksrwHukQ_vJW/w512-h640/IMG_20201126_182527.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzEwdO693RFdZ8qwUHDDXYUcTyvODeRrQkVSOeK3jtRQ2hwffP3ncKo5OvyP_SLoB68Uv7TsXSDJnmjkomjA6m3EiNZj-eo-3JAvgkC9ixR-_3N_tR0IcUGBymIU7jK2VsDIdU/s3264/PXL_20201128_180914041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzEwdO693RFdZ8qwUHDDXYUcTyvODeRrQkVSOeK3jtRQ2hwffP3ncKo5OvyP_SLoB68Uv7TsXSDJnmjkomjA6m3EiNZj-eo-3JAvgkC9ixR-_3N_tR0IcUGBymIU7jK2VsDIdU/w640-h480/PXL_20201128_180914041.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Jaina was 18 and got to vote in her first Presidential election! And she even let me take a picture!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyfpp8u_wmfY2JUbYPV_Ze1oIK6PY_g3K0rH_RIsV_GUj3r2OzO55fHMSb9nWtJJT1PYUXxVG3LrMeuNR4DELmZslaNL1aQRa4qiJBDNAryT7ZC-s6gAbKPdtZQjndHBldsTBq/s3264/PXL_20201102_201913941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyfpp8u_wmfY2JUbYPV_Ze1oIK6PY_g3K0rH_RIsV_GUj3r2OzO55fHMSb9nWtJJT1PYUXxVG3LrMeuNR4DELmZslaNL1aQRa4qiJBDNAryT7ZC-s6gAbKPdtZQjndHBldsTBq/w640-h480/PXL_20201102_201913941.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I also turned 42 this month and was celebrated by so many of my friends and family! My co-teacher, Celeste, threw me a surprise party in our class. Her homemade pico and guacamole is the best! Ami spoiled me with balloons and homemade cinnamon rolls. We also got to take my mom out to eat for the first time during Covid!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5j-wNrFl8PnBcnMBZhjWAdb6R4Xcq1szfxs1ihbRf70Uc4MUxqXqWsu34pTu6vk0TQpszd41lXiI_CVovfszEa_71xLy60qUixx77zkxjrgPfYTr730TbokhnS2Gep0M7O5-r/s4032/PXL_20201128_154146656.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5j-wNrFl8PnBcnMBZhjWAdb6R4Xcq1szfxs1ihbRf70Uc4MUxqXqWsu34pTu6vk0TQpszd41lXiI_CVovfszEa_71xLy60qUixx77zkxjrgPfYTr730TbokhnS2Gep0M7O5-r/w480-h640/PXL_20201128_154146656.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD8kTznc8yrVKwKup1sno-b4zkX9KGT-8nsPKsfsLtZtmxPiyVpelFFL0dA7pXZEDBPs4KOgm2VWVWj8FAHsZ2lx6sQvGj2TdUyrd30JQxJw-19sbOgoc3LTjoSCP7Sq_gb_WW/s4032/PXL_20201130_134112798.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Here is what our Pre-Christmas season looked like....</p><p>Murray came back!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKWpetOrdd24zGKZAwv15aA0skKR6HPWhsSA3A9ezYOZtLMsJvWZAv95hlFtLPTXPlmyldufO0NE1zviUz3S7bUxfR8jRZd3lPeQ4KjvZavo-hJQfwPKGDK_FOIxXLSAseUWG/s4032/PXL_20201202_193525067.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKWpetOrdd24zGKZAwv15aA0skKR6HPWhsSA3A9ezYOZtLMsJvWZAv95hlFtLPTXPlmyldufO0NE1zviUz3S7bUxfR8jRZd3lPeQ4KjvZavo-hJQfwPKGDK_FOIxXLSAseUWG/w640-h480/PXL_20201202_193525067.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I discovered 75% of my lights were out on my 3 year old pre-lit christmas tree. UGH!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbC2JYn8pZu8T5_NML1SWzkng4IbvxLC8DSxhIS3x5mMJhCljMQX6AEQBoAKbSVLKIgD4K-Qfj6l_EsZwX2XHZ0ku8NMDLUi9plujtzDyadMlsSxbybszIDzCl2eE7pNIgt9EL/s4032/PXL_20201209_230617381.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbC2JYn8pZu8T5_NML1SWzkng4IbvxLC8DSxhIS3x5mMJhCljMQX6AEQBoAKbSVLKIgD4K-Qfj6l_EsZwX2XHZ0ku8NMDLUi9plujtzDyadMlsSxbybszIDzCl2eE7pNIgt9EL/w480-h640/PXL_20201209_230617381.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I participated in a MOMS Club handmade ornament exchange and these were my favorite to make!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQshgxv4j065QF2rr99YbZH1-_q83Qw5aWuyam8Dofc-OT7UBATZVgPobwP8iC4lTfoi8ObufBmaiVbdeZ4bm873fx1WKawwgwBXR0k3RJRJLA3uSd3p0ZqB5Jpo6w0X9jSYv0/s4032/PXL_20201214_024053872.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQshgxv4j065QF2rr99YbZH1-_q83Qw5aWuyam8Dofc-OT7UBATZVgPobwP8iC4lTfoi8ObufBmaiVbdeZ4bm873fx1WKawwgwBXR0k3RJRJLA3uSd3p0ZqB5Jpo6w0X9jSYv0/w480-h640/PXL_20201214_024053872.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdHBQH6LQsCN5pyPyoLX9oXspZdJNkBKzM0Wm-0tluNqObV8iwaPNpmd8WC-tQ46KlGfs3Ilrj-VpxVTqvVmV_AaignvyeRNvq1XllD7SZjesPiuc-mEFT9LJUIsk2pk3fLiJC/s4032/PXL_20201214_223553923.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdHBQH6LQsCN5pyPyoLX9oXspZdJNkBKzM0Wm-0tluNqObV8iwaPNpmd8WC-tQ46KlGfs3Ilrj-VpxVTqvVmV_AaignvyeRNvq1XllD7SZjesPiuc-mEFT9LJUIsk2pk3fLiJC/w480-h640/PXL_20201214_223553923.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I taught Ami how to become an expert gift wrapper! </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl0kUrqCfbGDSyeexooqzdXsR0jAhiMKpVcrpoV6gZmX8__Kmso40NUeA-vLkPw1fflzmRI0xNYovSSh1akbPoMdKL21Bse0z1ybQMkUCg0p8GrwhGi4EE-VtGszHKEh-kf0JT/s4032/PXL_20201215_224357434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl0kUrqCfbGDSyeexooqzdXsR0jAhiMKpVcrpoV6gZmX8__Kmso40NUeA-vLkPw1fflzmRI0xNYovSSh1akbPoMdKL21Bse0z1ybQMkUCg0p8GrwhGi4EE-VtGszHKEh-kf0JT/w480-h640/PXL_20201215_224357434.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I had my yearly MRI with contrast to check my brain! (everything looked stable!)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5yR7YWn5tffVb93I0PPxQvgeQiY1pzuYAo7l7triS0ZSrOKhQ0uIBBpErj-3WQbZU0G6GYaUYWXRdn4rBs2lpesJ7C-xbJm9gPXAvcszY8SoZ9NpcsoTO6O0RLCp3BhKZx_sI/s4032/PXL_20201216_200725282.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5yR7YWn5tffVb93I0PPxQvgeQiY1pzuYAo7l7triS0ZSrOKhQ0uIBBpErj-3WQbZU0G6GYaUYWXRdn4rBs2lpesJ7C-xbJm9gPXAvcszY8SoZ9NpcsoTO6O0RLCp3BhKZx_sI/w480-h640/PXL_20201216_200725282.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I tried to wrap a Mini Fridge. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPyo7IHcSA-Pdzn9m8hRuIugp6D7Q3wLcyhcxlRqtDZZ7KiE4_V_O2oodaNrYDrtwatK9-0OSiG7MC_jOV4xRC28YiIWAelXeZUD2LMJoY01VFXvdKGKLAghPzvsfj_d5sUWt/s4032/PXL_20201216_222747145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPyo7IHcSA-Pdzn9m8hRuIugp6D7Q3wLcyhcxlRqtDZZ7KiE4_V_O2oodaNrYDrtwatK9-0OSiG7MC_jOV4xRC28YiIWAelXeZUD2LMJoY01VFXvdKGKLAghPzvsfj_d5sUWt/w480-h640/PXL_20201216_222747145.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My mom found Animal and we had to put him on top of our (new) tree!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsuZVDEFoynBOQbHkevZBRZNuXdMu_O8qwPsIj11SHXSsWHtPhX3t5mrpWH2kTz0QaCYD7V62550SfmbsFlP-fvf5GfRi_DjKH2_4D1MPgKxJ2WpY7-kVU2E26krlQBcsR8jrT/s4032/PXL_20201217_145414363.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsuZVDEFoynBOQbHkevZBRZNuXdMu_O8qwPsIj11SHXSsWHtPhX3t5mrpWH2kTz0QaCYD7V62550SfmbsFlP-fvf5GfRi_DjKH2_4D1MPgKxJ2WpY7-kVU2E26krlQBcsR8jrT/w480-h640/PXL_20201217_145414363.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div> Ami and I had a marathon christmas cookie baking day. It was so much fun!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGt9r6NP-IwttsIuefdO6lJFTdjh8v2KGLwPjFgDSHMCFWTvPBKke93ruabZf7YdSuRKNj5ODe4CPsxqyqkGgu3VnWBHnJEzqsmiIbgKYLyRAe7XHFGvMUfhEY_81kDHECA09/s4032/PXL_20201218_182959224.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGt9r6NP-IwttsIuefdO6lJFTdjh8v2KGLwPjFgDSHMCFWTvPBKke93ruabZf7YdSuRKNj5ODe4CPsxqyqkGgu3VnWBHnJEzqsmiIbgKYLyRAe7XHFGvMUfhEY_81kDHECA09/w640-h480/PXL_20201218_182959224.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I love my new tree! It is not prelit, so I'll never have to get a new one again! It was also 30% off and a great deal at Target!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6l3vNKYPLLU1imH4I7j2uhunZAdOTI2S70BLwzny7JHWcI02Pz_jE_5OV6OL78s-JhKedNP9RCXOy2b1qESj9yQJCrL2V79aqAcyh6IP0Uz8TSP_L1cSAoVnG8v2e3IDQArmK/s4032/PXL_20201218_184519847.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6l3vNKYPLLU1imH4I7j2uhunZAdOTI2S70BLwzny7JHWcI02Pz_jE_5OV6OL78s-JhKedNP9RCXOy2b1qESj9yQJCrL2V79aqAcyh6IP0Uz8TSP_L1cSAoVnG8v2e3IDQArmK/w480-h640/PXL_20201218_184519847.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Even during the pandemic, our MOMS Club found ways for us to have fun! We had a little photo contest based on old photos from the 60's that were trending on Facebook. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VimlrAEVfsUzmfGrws8jb2puXKokgnPnqkOSUuVVyzWXHetvM4nn7EaX2FwDiK2V7usn1HxRKGzCTTK8U02bs0Ix7Fp20V6zCwU_qCrPbY_0_G_ktHUOGGC0o6X8PcW0og1L/s1080/FB_IMG_1608853461937.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1080" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VimlrAEVfsUzmfGrws8jb2puXKokgnPnqkOSUuVVyzWXHetvM4nn7EaX2FwDiK2V7usn1HxRKGzCTTK8U02bs0Ix7Fp20V6zCwU_qCrPbY_0_G_ktHUOGGC0o6X8PcW0og1L/w640-h426/FB_IMG_1608853461937.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The kids were with Brian until Christmas Day. That was really hard. I'll do a separate post documenting our Christmas Day 2020.</p><p>Jocelyn loved her LED lights!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyjaqu_csjsRK3jnSS7fs3XjMIiEvbeuOHuzhuH8nv5PPshZNhNciZMJd7lRDWHYcYIhIe-qbH-TqYVzmrYA1f4BMZ1lEa6LIwvQBRH0EAKJLWe4jGq9Nd_-BKnZSp1aR9zHyB/s4032/PXL_20201227_181701273.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyjaqu_csjsRK3jnSS7fs3XjMIiEvbeuOHuzhuH8nv5PPshZNhNciZMJd7lRDWHYcYIhIe-qbH-TqYVzmrYA1f4BMZ1lEa6LIwvQBRH0EAKJLWe4jGq9Nd_-BKnZSp1aR9zHyB/w480-h640/PXL_20201227_181701273.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Ami took us ice skating in Greenville! We hope to make this a yearly tradition!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYq53Efymouy-T4vPyFLCC0A6TIj6qt_1P_BX_18i5AA330UgDHGNFIs4iC3lZpYe1866zjvOq_72ssQZmnjalfdxwmAogULGGEGP6xYE5BgTzbMAiSW5-O4UOhIxTR0bo7tQ/s4032/PXL_20201229_164742620.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYq53Efymouy-T4vPyFLCC0A6TIj6qt_1P_BX_18i5AA330UgDHGNFIs4iC3lZpYe1866zjvOq_72ssQZmnjalfdxwmAogULGGEGP6xYE5BgTzbMAiSW5-O4UOhIxTR0bo7tQ/w480-h640/PXL_20201229_164742620.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDt09CYuEr88XLoNs13HxSizmMTB6a0Y3t7-nI-gBFBZ3CnUEOf5YhvL3nyLTz5tqeoHozHKXuyjfbgmh6f6TKfnE04Vt5on5zprZ8Glr6kRBy6zk1r_JoqWlKTeZLRMjJRHSS/s4032/PXL_20201229_165939399.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDt09CYuEr88XLoNs13HxSizmMTB6a0Y3t7-nI-gBFBZ3CnUEOf5YhvL3nyLTz5tqeoHozHKXuyjfbgmh6f6TKfnE04Vt5on5zprZ8Glr6kRBy6zk1r_JoqWlKTeZLRMjJRHSS/w480-h640/PXL_20201229_165939399.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnA5HcB6vozZ9PSV-gmkm4wECu4M-hk6iVpgBb5tCLhdLC4mywmLIJDU3bj1YW4V6wH4sl2tkpMXKzaFB0LHrGAKzEfaV27o7Uol5lsDNEONGhUTe4bOsi9R-2V_XzCsoOs7jF/s4032/PXL_20201229_171233139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnA5HcB6vozZ9PSV-gmkm4wECu4M-hk6iVpgBb5tCLhdLC4mywmLIJDU3bj1YW4V6wH4sl2tkpMXKzaFB0LHrGAKzEfaV27o7Uol5lsDNEONGhUTe4bOsi9R-2V_XzCsoOs7jF/w480-h640/PXL_20201229_171233139.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Finally, we celebrated NYE 2020. It looked SO different to what the kids and I (and Ami!) are used to. But we made the best of it and had a great time with my neighbors!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFzOtvvHJRa_7NMvzreLe1KNxDtk9PyET_n8fBvvVeyex2J4u94xXZUr5xNwncQwkUQixKNUlnT3BhxAb5qElf4rcV1uMDi9gGeqketJJLIyWB28M-lnSGm0MCyi_hLL7cSINF/s4032/PXL_20201231_224348843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFzOtvvHJRa_7NMvzreLe1KNxDtk9PyET_n8fBvvVeyex2J4u94xXZUr5xNwncQwkUQixKNUlnT3BhxAb5qElf4rcV1uMDi9gGeqketJJLIyWB28M-lnSGm0MCyi_hLL7cSINF/w640-h480/PXL_20201231_224348843.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjIMEJMn9loD9W27QMTx-xML4GcoW83smflTvK5v6ERezKY6i3aWexNbbjx-1RRFX4QgvKmb3ErkNPLqWNHeIeoj8zkvEfSoB3wwnsZf3VXRCjiQ1siQ2YrSpsCx-2NxVZkzMb/s2560/IMG_20201231_213431.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1244" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjIMEJMn9loD9W27QMTx-xML4GcoW83smflTvK5v6ERezKY6i3aWexNbbjx-1RRFX4QgvKmb3ErkNPLqWNHeIeoj8zkvEfSoB3wwnsZf3VXRCjiQ1siQ2YrSpsCx-2NxVZkzMb/w312-h640/IMG_20201231_213431.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><br /><p>And that bring us to January 2021!</p><p>(I'll do a separate post about Jocelyn's birthday)</p><p>I shot a wedding and got to see one of my besties!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6VLy42IzRmcEFp2dMUTGZaxfVSZzFxo21suCBh-VyE_0PzUbhkb-GVt0Hq9PQwmIf7fGXBho9A52Lj2qm36bXRtzgvqbIiSXJEk5SnHcp4zAMpe-v6gmF3ceOr60KL8DVXW-x/s3264/PXL_20210109_183357068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6VLy42IzRmcEFp2dMUTGZaxfVSZzFxo21suCBh-VyE_0PzUbhkb-GVt0Hq9PQwmIf7fGXBho9A52Lj2qm36bXRtzgvqbIiSXJEk5SnHcp4zAMpe-v6gmF3ceOr60KL8DVXW-x/w480-h640/PXL_20210109_183357068.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Jocelyn went back to in person school</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAspdOYugOk7kxmEt_Pku8DkqLnHh6ucQW-T1kyoi95zDIaBiCve0bFZzrUaUFDWVT0zbWb7nYICvgYYIUY5fmSJ6Kwk2moerT5w1a4stOdtU2CDCkVLxpJ157LnE1mARm4XdT/s4032/PXL_20210111_125903928.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAspdOYugOk7kxmEt_Pku8DkqLnHh6ucQW-T1kyoi95zDIaBiCve0bFZzrUaUFDWVT0zbWb7nYICvgYYIUY5fmSJ6Kwk2moerT5w1a4stOdtU2CDCkVLxpJ157LnE1mARm4XdT/w480-h640/PXL_20210111_125903928.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Jayce learned how to parallel park and passed his driving test!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9fBkXvIMKbDcF9mFUUF-84jHHdovQAIlWHsZRyjaBCoHDe9z8HixmjdyvIL0QNeC7zPustI5DZDJ5ScplBB-zcpAdPDffGvtsw9d1wmRBOU0HDjymSoKuWLVBgg4llh5Y7tYC/s4032/PXL_20210111_222952825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyFPOCbnX-kmkMblzxVsy6OjxonaayabTf5z5dn4mWcznXSU5QuqJlI9qJtvUblNfeeq3YohMFxn5WphH1W-bwD8_AtNMHXOhLT8pcBOE46OwEne6W1A7SdYicPmPRtdlnEfu/s2560/IMG_20210124_133632.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1244" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyFPOCbnX-kmkMblzxVsy6OjxonaayabTf5z5dn4mWcznXSU5QuqJlI9qJtvUblNfeeq3YohMFxn5WphH1W-bwD8_AtNMHXOhLT8pcBOE46OwEne6W1A7SdYicPmPRtdlnEfu/w312-h640/IMG_20210124_133632.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On to February!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One morning in early February, Jaina found this huskey on the Petfinder app. She was at the Blue Ridge Humane Society in Hendersonville, NC.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaRHq42bvIEO0SOmxi6w3h66NO300MflohqCi1qXvLfXEEAkzrSfo_KhEx_ENZ1DE7DIcAsohJykmTwTAMAMGV7uTPaXUYrVRahrEn9LgFYdC7saPuJlPFyed94RjCoSYGgh10/s1600/IMG_20210205_145716.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaRHq42bvIEO0SOmxi6w3h66NO300MflohqCi1qXvLfXEEAkzrSfo_KhEx_ENZ1DE7DIcAsohJykmTwTAMAMGV7uTPaXUYrVRahrEn9LgFYdC7saPuJlPFyed94RjCoSYGgh10/w360-h640/IMG_20210205_145716.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We went up there the next week to meet her. The entire family fell in love!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEov1uqFPM6T7_2TPXADRvL7cONgLuBoKpK3zgqurBAkOTIPthRDQSGuZeqbp8ouPbMc2t-FShx94Y5y3K2LzA5bWcmfV930jvicKcYX8OxNRpscXlVazgRyTDdeaUVbDzNYyI/s4032/PXL_20210210_202502532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEov1uqFPM6T7_2TPXADRvL7cONgLuBoKpK3zgqurBAkOTIPthRDQSGuZeqbp8ouPbMc2t-FShx94Y5y3K2LzA5bWcmfV930jvicKcYX8OxNRpscXlVazgRyTDdeaUVbDzNYyI/w480-h640/PXL_20210210_202502532.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQi63TDkjKY_yFxmgW0DtoAFZC6s_FeM3AFQpwtYUBipRHeMoOmKXbYG3qdt5RT6FLjMfzXfqdwv3r2nx3_7l3hZdCFqVS_S1tbXQ0arPq6YK37yzv4NZzLRM9oENOKJD-3H2E/s4032/PXL_20210210_203016568.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQi63TDkjKY_yFxmgW0DtoAFZC6s_FeM3AFQpwtYUBipRHeMoOmKXbYG3qdt5RT6FLjMfzXfqdwv3r2nx3_7l3hZdCFqVS_S1tbXQ0arPq6YK37yzv4NZzLRM9oENOKJD-3H2E/w480-h640/PXL_20210210_203016568.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We named her Willow and brought her home that day. She had never been inside a house before and was very timid at first. She was scared of the refrigerator, the stairs, the vacuum cleaner...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVOnm_b6McPezZIVxlSL5_kazojofhc7aOYTjRVpwxdKfxf2clX7nsgNcDtTdnq5GwsQvrFgmhdPdk_cwSjvbeLb2daJk2nPLx5jOt0IpzQy2kNz7r6RX_-dYRN4FWtceYpigP/s4032/PXL_20210211_232808592.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVOnm_b6McPezZIVxlSL5_kazojofhc7aOYTjRVpwxdKfxf2clX7nsgNcDtTdnq5GwsQvrFgmhdPdk_cwSjvbeLb2daJk2nPLx5jOt0IpzQy2kNz7r6RX_-dYRN4FWtceYpigP/w480-h640/PXL_20210211_232808592.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="480" /></a></div> </div><div>But boy did she love us! Her personality is sweet, curious, and affectionate!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYZpQS5wqlzh0tzu-FwOkVdBqgN_ebv8Hgne5pdDEBVzKP4unAAUZcE2BZ3S8Di9rYvovkOfa22suIyMAOhiFHX3yDQRY8p3hkWJgciQxEwSrdkcmOXWrTgqfNpRsxa0aUEH8Q/s3024/IMG_20210220_164905_160.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYZpQS5wqlzh0tzu-FwOkVdBqgN_ebv8Hgne5pdDEBVzKP4unAAUZcE2BZ3S8Di9rYvovkOfa22suIyMAOhiFHX3yDQRY8p3hkWJgciQxEwSrdkcmOXWrTgqfNpRsxa0aUEH8Q/w640-h640/IMG_20210220_164905_160.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>More February happenings included eating a fancy 5 course meal prepared by my friend Lori's boyfriend Jim</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1CM7-i1aCj0kgIZ6OsMsU8xlbjeikt6P6CzRqUJY4dMp2S8tXR3WlcWeX5ZYY0GKPuHLb68k4EAWrcR8AAeV2lc39knb5orG3Vn5CeaWQfprtI_UzC_wqTv_d88-j7kN43zW/s3656/PXL_20210228_010519255-01.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2741" data-original-width="3656" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1CM7-i1aCj0kgIZ6OsMsU8xlbjeikt6P6CzRqUJY4dMp2S8tXR3WlcWeX5ZYY0GKPuHLb68k4EAWrcR8AAeV2lc39knb5orG3Vn5CeaWQfprtI_UzC_wqTv_d88-j7kN43zW/w640-h480/PXL_20210228_010519255-01.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7BgnQP9N9S-C_VIHkeLJl8kanWedpKJbJIme3ll6Soo65PtNjGuE63fx944xIjtIgUVQFzfBTc3C1sF0TrUxrXaqnaw-6CFU_2pPV0SoJAsbOmqXAq6-TLY8jCszLvveq6MNm/s4032/PXL_20210228_035801003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7BgnQP9N9S-C_VIHkeLJl8kanWedpKJbJIme3ll6Soo65PtNjGuE63fx944xIjtIgUVQFzfBTc3C1sF0TrUxrXaqnaw-6CFU_2pPV0SoJAsbOmqXAq6-TLY8jCszLvveq6MNm/w640-h480/PXL_20210228_035801003.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>and participating in a MOMS Club zoom painting party. (it's almost June and I'm still not done with my painting!)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgCf1Lt782CWa3PvdBrDz6H7exq5sHoHE4lSWnZTqfCWPHqaKj1R5YyiHl4aamTAG58YPB9LsXjTWUljI2Z1EAH0YsSx4ByxrhDUwinNRt1n2X2_dbmLDE4aPzXhrprrVULAU/s4032/PXL_20210227_214526670.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgCf1Lt782CWa3PvdBrDz6H7exq5sHoHE4lSWnZTqfCWPHqaKj1R5YyiHl4aamTAG58YPB9LsXjTWUljI2Z1EAH0YsSx4ByxrhDUwinNRt1n2X2_dbmLDE4aPzXhrprrVULAU/w480-h640/PXL_20210227_214526670.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I can't remember if March came in like a lion or a lamb, but boy did we have a wild ride with weather! I guess the South East is now the new tornado alley of the US and March seems to be a particularly active month. Thank god for zoloft and Chris Justus!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiIFQFWwI_bFtDP2-mzI3KyQYItPTbBAeD3HZy-7FPgDpcO4feUAX4j4GKSzLsg6K_Nv2c2zaO9lNp9EybcqASV035aH_d1Qyd_gtVFGVG6ClA8FVN726Gx3RlbFcTGNl9J5lh/s1080/IMG_20210317_145307_884.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiIFQFWwI_bFtDP2-mzI3KyQYItPTbBAeD3HZy-7FPgDpcO4feUAX4j4GKSzLsg6K_Nv2c2zaO9lNp9EybcqASV035aH_d1Qyd_gtVFGVG6ClA8FVN726Gx3RlbFcTGNl9J5lh/w640-h640/IMG_20210317_145307_884.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We kept the hall closet cleaned out so we could shelter in place. There was a particular bad storm one time that sent the tornado sirens going off as school was letting out and Jayce had to drive home in severe weather! My anxiety was through the roof worrying about my baby boy!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtdbR5kvMTn3px1LvedJ6q3KAvxIuiZrvXiyQANl0PZKmyHPpAACtvhOEc-F4NpuAJhV4Gpa3K78fkjoDVJP-_tgUrjZKe6l51Usr6Wdp_OEresUS2NTBJZpDENHLWz6FGEiqq/s3024/IMG_20210318_151040_320.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtdbR5kvMTn3px1LvedJ6q3KAvxIuiZrvXiyQANl0PZKmyHPpAACtvhOEc-F4NpuAJhV4Gpa3K78fkjoDVJP-_tgUrjZKe6l51Usr6Wdp_OEresUS2NTBJZpDENHLWz6FGEiqq/w640-h640/IMG_20210318_151040_320.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There was a very bad threat of severe weather one morning, so we packed up and went to my friend Mishi's basement. We stayed playing xbox for a few hours, saw that the threat had passed, and went home. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1k3AspmH6PUUZoFRfkdbsQrqPUrAE9PaxObUdLcrs-x6-8NJUtNTujP53A1uBAbfdffl6RpuHbaNsr5Hr1vr9AMVXe02GICoPmnVBxMvtRYhSoHTDAMrVAM3X3DRjmKP_YVO/s4032/PXL_20210318_135124494.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1k3AspmH6PUUZoFRfkdbsQrqPUrAE9PaxObUdLcrs-x6-8NJUtNTujP53A1uBAbfdffl6RpuHbaNsr5Hr1vr9AMVXe02GICoPmnVBxMvtRYhSoHTDAMrVAM3X3DRjmKP_YVO/w640-h480/PXL_20210318_135124494.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Two hours later, there was a tornado that touched down less than 10 miles from us. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-AqJZjPBXxJ8ZV1xKDcbLzgPf-Rmx_7t-BD-eW1JffTTq5e2qYxMek-aCl6RwEnGwldZVrgJ1rjXHFuvxaIlQRwbgyDL6CufFjCqqxX_d2i7OOS-qaW-7wfsrsr30y8XLjHWT/s4032/PXL_20210325_193852240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But some good things happened in March, too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Like Kristina's birthday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNKcuFeaPabMJFu8mWe2k_YNJQ2JSy_zVcfXk0oBEoqBLzq7zutayeXPAlJi59VvgxvZ304H99Irz10fIQFnMfQlqyvxfPMBi1_h_A_WqK6op2noO22gTo6yUDjpQhTagqBbn/s4032/PXL_20210306_001410709.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNKcuFeaPabMJFu8mWe2k_YNJQ2JSy_zVcfXk0oBEoqBLzq7zutayeXPAlJi59VvgxvZ304H99Irz10fIQFnMfQlqyvxfPMBi1_h_A_WqK6op2noO22gTo6yUDjpQhTagqBbn/w480-h640/PXL_20210306_001410709.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Thanks to my friend Temperance for giving me her old grill, Ami's boyfriend Jason for setting up the propane, my neighbor Phillip for trouble shooting with me, my friend Nathan for giving me moral support via the internet, and my brother Jeff for helping me clean and replace rusted parts. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-BVHd0F80dxgcsvgTGPhRNlT9GJUEPQpi1A-U7urYtWImq7JdYS42JW_PEbqFldVYVtOiwtU1pSw8_zAJQvSEbuOBKnrEJcU74sqElX8Gs5TLcoXah0J5vs9flj1vErw-tEOV/s4032/PXL_20210313_202548607.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-BVHd0F80dxgcsvgTGPhRNlT9GJUEPQpi1A-U7urYtWImq7JdYS42JW_PEbqFldVYVtOiwtU1pSw8_zAJQvSEbuOBKnrEJcU74sqElX8Gs5TLcoXah0J5vs9flj1vErw-tEOV/w480-h640/PXL_20210313_202548607.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgYqYV1vicGgXSW_nVKJoJn0tL8l_Kolu2Cq58mLvzOXYx35v8AM5LXtsUHClg4xukvk2czEjQW52mTl3RQxVi43sggqOUG1ybC23XjKdFmJHW99eWW42HccnVoJP9_0_PZ1K/s4032/PXL_20210313_202632552.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgYqYV1vicGgXSW_nVKJoJn0tL8l_Kolu2Cq58mLvzOXYx35v8AM5LXtsUHClg4xukvk2czEjQW52mTl3RQxVi43sggqOUG1ybC23XjKdFmJHW99eWW42HccnVoJP9_0_PZ1K/w480-h640/PXL_20210313_202632552.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilrSdNggIpLa17B1dAA9K3tx-lgTFk0FXl-sV7S7qN3agHw5tyNqo6f0o_VB5-MPdBVTotmVJdmau3LBq4qgAHmzsNgv2vGAl5y0o68Ge_2j4LMuTQRkZ4HPLq5NvKo_Rn-vXN/s4032/PXL_20210313_203939426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilrSdNggIpLa17B1dAA9K3tx-lgTFk0FXl-sV7S7qN3agHw5tyNqo6f0o_VB5-MPdBVTotmVJdmau3LBq4qgAHmzsNgv2vGAl5y0o68Ge_2j4LMuTQRkZ4HPLq5NvKo_Rn-vXN/w480-h640/PXL_20210313_203939426.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>We celebrated our good friend Jackie at her bachelorette party! 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I think my toddlers at the preschool got more out of the holiday than my own kids at home, but that's okay.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-MesrZuKNZdGLVq_P1vuVgaUQIU3fhZV6QpAE5hoZpEv5UwfWpgiZHstcJoUhs5VcNrX6P7JFb7Z1SFmU0vxzGRFpzMycM1FByp33rdqjgmBLoJTuc9amZD59mmqggxVACd7/s4032/PXL_20210317_111106542.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-MesrZuKNZdGLVq_P1vuVgaUQIU3fhZV6QpAE5hoZpEv5UwfWpgiZHstcJoUhs5VcNrX6P7JFb7Z1SFmU0vxzGRFpzMycM1FByp33rdqjgmBLoJTuc9amZD59mmqggxVACd7/w480-h640/PXL_20210317_111106542.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfRLo_O5GB9i0OfiM7mR3mXAHQ3Rh9BcxooEca50nPtxhTFoQrtY4St1N26Auoe7w5pf1b_037Vr6BiOOTTsj6MJJFIn8M9wqSsCIxMXG5ApWuLIZAlKraISmQ_rvjeWaHA9E/s1080/IMG_20210317_210132_496.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfRLo_O5GB9i0OfiM7mR3mXAHQ3Rh9BcxooEca50nPtxhTFoQrtY4St1N26Auoe7w5pf1b_037Vr6BiOOTTsj6MJJFIn8M9wqSsCIxMXG5ApWuLIZAlKraISmQ_rvjeWaHA9E/w640-h640/IMG_20210317_210132_496.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My friend Vanessa came to visit!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbXa28im_xVRBkrYyAyTDLs8NwiaVarmGI_JNeqpyMSG0VA_1gv-TYuDELtDKaG-60wICzdYcy6lBUQAyeqi8xV8MR-ojvZKqHdYy2pyr36aqfw0qN3k7DJew4YGCYsayfs2Qh/s3264/PXL_20210315_022057480.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbXa28im_xVRBkrYyAyTDLs8NwiaVarmGI_JNeqpyMSG0VA_1gv-TYuDELtDKaG-60wICzdYcy6lBUQAyeqi8xV8MR-ojvZKqHdYy2pyr36aqfw0qN3k7DJew4YGCYsayfs2Qh/w480-h640/PXL_20210315_022057480.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Willow shed her winter undercoat. If you are ever thinking about getting a husky, you need to know about this!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxUpVpqzsyFOFgsZWKeTTaBqv8ePzOGGcCIrJH7dW8fYKm65KHe4Crq_JJzXbtflAdJ8bhXbmuoTLRxUXXw7vMAAGOatgH3Sx4L1oABa5zOCZ_JjyukMxl_6tnUE_CMnj_P58S/s4032/PXL_20210319_013010933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxUpVpqzsyFOFgsZWKeTTaBqv8ePzOGGcCIrJH7dW8fYKm65KHe4Crq_JJzXbtflAdJ8bhXbmuoTLRxUXXw7vMAAGOatgH3Sx4L1oABa5zOCZ_JjyukMxl_6tnUE_CMnj_P58S/w480-h640/PXL_20210319_013010933.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpDiSP0fbFxtmk3TkVMH-aqT6p1QUJb0wP7g7Ybmznx-2OrakLUlWuVoba3_x_1gbw7P_JqPiyCQmgKkLTMtrYKsCz5zQofY4xLXJN03EREWZh-L079EfXvEASIjGIZPHIAMwQ/s4032/PXL_20210319_013338552.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpDiSP0fbFxtmk3TkVMH-aqT6p1QUJb0wP7g7Ybmznx-2OrakLUlWuVoba3_x_1gbw7P_JqPiyCQmgKkLTMtrYKsCz5zQofY4xLXJN03EREWZh-L079EfXvEASIjGIZPHIAMwQ/w480-h640/PXL_20210319_013338552.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyvoVxIkJZbl9Thcthb4LBM8bg6RGlwSx38D75ybRfZp5soPx2QwlYOMVSjzs8vQqx8eB74YrQlngqjQ_WnwZD64QJavzUCXkKOyi-7ggky2rtM1gV4Q1heW7MgmA0SKNvOPhx/s4032/PXL_20210401_005945016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyvoVxIkJZbl9Thcthb4LBM8bg6RGlwSx38D75ybRfZp5soPx2QwlYOMVSjzs8vQqx8eB74YrQlngqjQ_WnwZD64QJavzUCXkKOyi-7ggky2rtM1gV4Q1heW7MgmA0SKNvOPhx/w480-h640/PXL_20210401_005945016.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We love her anyway, fluffy fur and all!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqae4dFw9MdhHAwbnCvOu-Q7MM8NonS1ubMQTzF4X03FI7fW5gWzMQsYyNXY2uManBiHI_NCUyNd83K0kfJLCmH-oEFlbfRvHwZhEk68BADFFOs9Us72q7WpblPI_Fom6OSaXC/s3024/IMG_20210312_160346_961.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqae4dFw9MdhHAwbnCvOu-Q7MM8NonS1ubMQTzF4X03FI7fW5gWzMQsYyNXY2uManBiHI_NCUyNd83K0kfJLCmH-oEFlbfRvHwZhEk68BADFFOs9Us72q7WpblPI_Fom6OSaXC/w640-h640/IMG_20210312_160346_961.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I started working with a life coach and it has been an amazing journey! For so many years, I doubted myself and had very little confidence in certain areas of my life. Not any more! I can finally admit that I am good at what I do. I'm a good mother. I'm a good preschool teacher. I'm a good photographer. And it's okay to say that. It's not conceited. I know I'm not the best and that there is always room for improvement in all areas. But I need to be proud of who I am right now.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEift6Sdfj7Vzme_pZy9m2JJjKQ0J4ncD2Hle6rpnM52PdwJcEj5KmFHmEZWxeIz1rhVv4tSs21IvSjbtXo82BPb6j3wTzvBfAwTOZ2RWmbNPzesLJTGk3z5AIzvdk_14rBOGiHA/s4032/PXL_20210321_234041260.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEift6Sdfj7Vzme_pZy9m2JJjKQ0J4ncD2Hle6rpnM52PdwJcEj5KmFHmEZWxeIz1rhVv4tSs21IvSjbtXo82BPb6j3wTzvBfAwTOZ2RWmbNPzesLJTGk3z5AIzvdk_14rBOGiHA/w480-h640/PXL_20210321_234041260.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Speaking of preschool, we had the most adorable baby chicks visit us! I was so proud of my sweet and gentle toddlers for being very careful with them!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhReB76e_L8VZTcrERhn3JMMX6D5lZ5q6OYj3o_l2-xP1T2cb9uhsTMiuRXB03yYBJ0ACO_6-MDSJsHMGjtEVjhI6BGAr4Uq7LTeEsiOCKisr5d7hQ9i_jrMBjRAJjPnjN-4XJ3/s4032/PXL_20210326_131359396.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhReB76e_L8VZTcrERhn3JMMX6D5lZ5q6OYj3o_l2-xP1T2cb9uhsTMiuRXB03yYBJ0ACO_6-MDSJsHMGjtEVjhI6BGAr4Uq7LTeEsiOCKisr5d7hQ9i_jrMBjRAJjPnjN-4XJ3/w640-h480/PXL_20210326_131359396.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKBINEdpu5qBixf-8FYUbKQlAnN5Vam-IHI5JLKE9-VAzgXoHowULIZRg1guljQVoepdbQylsGvOJco1djzrKts0yoz33JGZ6Aqc5zllE0OkJvWgJ2ItD-AFPPtIHDYfIIpzr/s4032/PXL_20210326_131356761.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKBINEdpu5qBixf-8FYUbKQlAnN5Vam-IHI5JLKE9-VAzgXoHowULIZRg1guljQVoepdbQylsGvOJco1djzrKts0yoz33JGZ6Aqc5zllE0OkJvWgJ2ItD-AFPPtIHDYfIIpzr/w480-h640/PXL_20210326_131356761.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>And I can't forget that my mom finally got a haircut! Thanks, Chelsey, for doing an awesome job! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMq_8hjrqpKLoelLGicm5iKe0qQ15MmmJmlfujUaGxWAsinJ0WPDw68DIb6-kESZatSMOy27RWnLG2lfGJYoVi6CmYVytSc8n5Rg2O2U3Z7WMSKqqF2IsbZo5p6lqJyYflG-V8/s4032/PXL_20210319_180255414.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMq_8hjrqpKLoelLGicm5iKe0qQ15MmmJmlfujUaGxWAsinJ0WPDw68DIb6-kESZatSMOy27RWnLG2lfGJYoVi6CmYVytSc8n5Rg2O2U3Z7WMSKqqF2IsbZo5p6lqJyYflG-V8/w480-h640/PXL_20210319_180255414.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvrSh9SSvctcsgc_8saTZ-MD_gMREENdyxIZv8hxlW8c4gb7tEkvXcmZNy82a7mm2o9I0-TzNPAOyjmRKiGDrz2a7luBrUzF4oOZAFvNHaSu83JDuNHseavi-xa5NthJ5Nwxeu/s4032/PXL_20210319_180339200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvrSh9SSvctcsgc_8saTZ-MD_gMREENdyxIZv8hxlW8c4gb7tEkvXcmZNy82a7mm2o9I0-TzNPAOyjmRKiGDrz2a7luBrUzF4oOZAFvNHaSu83JDuNHseavi-xa5NthJ5Nwxeu/w640-h480/PXL_20210319_180339200.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Moving on to APRIL!</p><p>Whew! All of a sudden, it was Spring! Kristina and I thought it was warm enough for margaritas finally, but it kind of wasn't :P</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEd0tb0lVxBNCQ53C0OEQSjoo2cfQ0JyMscFTWT_BXW0O-Jw9klHJrBxYHIvTMJ_PvmOqY3xp9voHgufkZaWORouMy2nlqaZbwci5XW5f_Ue9ZOq-bWc49pSC_QNtgI_bOehI8/s4032/PXL_20210403_001102503.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEd0tb0lVxBNCQ53C0OEQSjoo2cfQ0JyMscFTWT_BXW0O-Jw9klHJrBxYHIvTMJ_PvmOqY3xp9voHgufkZaWORouMy2nlqaZbwci5XW5f_Ue9ZOq-bWc49pSC_QNtgI_bOehI8/w480-h640/PXL_20210403_001102503.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The kids didn't care and had fun on the golf cart riding around the neighborhood anyway!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvv79ebOxNiBG4RJcBpXuqJxfpyQnuhocUXabip9LXkhUXwyuW9e4ZpYRNckMHLHBrYf57TQZVKf6J2gBzaScAVgzxQF2JOnIQbJJWV53eToLl_Ip5T-qqM5hIWBhnH6LFoCZ/s4032/PXL_20210403_003934017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvv79ebOxNiBG4RJcBpXuqJxfpyQnuhocUXabip9LXkhUXwyuW9e4ZpYRNckMHLHBrYf57TQZVKf6J2gBzaScAVgzxQF2JOnIQbJJWV53eToLl_Ip5T-qqM5hIWBhnH6LFoCZ/w640-h480/PXL_20210403_003934017.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This month marked a year for all of us playing Friday Night Darts together. 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Luckily, he waited until we got back from our trip before passing. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXEyO9zswUnFIhSTtfFPb7jcGquw6QcnhoPmmYiJFqm6W7epPGR06Uqqw8Dp3AWv8hoRQPvJe5aQC2bX4pkkkO79mP0Go2_Y7RJmeIyAo0v6IAj1dB_VCiYm-T0RrOXflLYlH/s4032/PXL_20210405_133726406.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXEyO9zswUnFIhSTtfFPb7jcGquw6QcnhoPmmYiJFqm6W7epPGR06Uqqw8Dp3AWv8hoRQPvJe5aQC2bX4pkkkO79mP0Go2_Y7RJmeIyAo0v6IAj1dB_VCiYm-T0RrOXflLYlH/w480-h640/PXL_20210405_133726406.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5Mxf-lc6UtsQ6RsDDHPQSmTqQnT1zZ9hoKxqhXGVhWxXzTF2VGsby9Ce5FnzOjxyUK2Gz5maD_CxGsjSW0GgHkckbdw4CncxvtuzEvozVLrimGWRWCjMfMDSYFYDzEKw079k/s4032/PXL_20210417_141625784.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5Mxf-lc6UtsQ6RsDDHPQSmTqQnT1zZ9hoKxqhXGVhWxXzTF2VGsby9Ce5FnzOjxyUK2Gz5maD_CxGsjSW0GgHkckbdw4CncxvtuzEvozVLrimGWRWCjMfMDSYFYDzEKw079k/w480-h640/PXL_20210417_141625784.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>In turn (not a fair turn by any means!), we watched Mollie while Ami and Jason went to Chicago. Shaggy was glad to have his best friend back.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qB-nxqxTc_GpT2z5eJSax7TSKsS4DhFMnmShyOiW8D5cImOvWMMp1st8vJxoXSEjLONAF9cXmxKcpqjMxJiOi_dD_E5MvdzmkLnPGfRyDbULRCElW9VpjdFidM6e-Zp4fvhH/s4032/PXL_20210409_201716746.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qB-nxqxTc_GpT2z5eJSax7TSKsS4DhFMnmShyOiW8D5cImOvWMMp1st8vJxoXSEjLONAF9cXmxKcpqjMxJiOi_dD_E5MvdzmkLnPGfRyDbULRCElW9VpjdFidM6e-Zp4fvhH/w480-h640/PXL_20210409_201716746.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPbO3Ba1ZxHSBcgMor6C5vJ-_fasDh_g9bK1WSpAWHVRZy2dwKLZ1AZpCzjWK0MGFCzLRr-0JCoLDvaYI0_C5KjSZGO8MR2wk6O7fzLwaYZt-x6xbeZRA3Jvj7kts76cPHJ-h/s4032/PXL_20210410_131259378.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPbO3Ba1ZxHSBcgMor6C5vJ-_fasDh_g9bK1WSpAWHVRZy2dwKLZ1AZpCzjWK0MGFCzLRr-0JCoLDvaYI0_C5KjSZGO8MR2wk6O7fzLwaYZt-x6xbeZRA3Jvj7kts76cPHJ-h/w640-h480/PXL_20210410_131259378.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Willow and Shaggy tolerate each other, but are definitely not friends. Willow thinks she owns the backyard and can tell Shaggy where he can and cannot go. Shaggy thinks he owns the couch and Jaina's bed and growls when Willow tries to sleep either place. The easy solution is to not let the dogs outside together at the same time and Willow sleeps on my bed instead.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBTvTuTPzpRBZYUaQaxh7H9ufX7P2lq3sId4Bl3XJMPFewWMnVlMa0NWLPVT19r6v6JKVq97roIemOgr4Grehe3gIaLFYyQ0QyZLJYsbIM36snKh9hnZokq8ye72a9yxJBTAi/s4032/PXL_20210420_203919806.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBTvTuTPzpRBZYUaQaxh7H9ufX7P2lq3sId4Bl3XJMPFewWMnVlMa0NWLPVT19r6v6JKVq97roIemOgr4Grehe3gIaLFYyQ0QyZLJYsbIM36snKh9hnZokq8ye72a9yxJBTAi/w640-h480/PXL_20210420_203919806.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Some new "firsts" for me included mowing the lawn by myself for the first time (and I promptly called my lawn guy, Phil, to schedule him for the rest of the season!)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVoFXz3QkPffakv7LaKbvd7KjI0yw1bXtJLGWOW8l0wK1CLbZWQpV8_CaN4LAje9hWs_Yuys-eGzaPrusKbW2G42W_AT6i9ndNBzw6_SoHfoenwdf15FjvwTHSCQMf44u3EaT/s4032/PXL_20210411_165314377.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVoFXz3QkPffakv7LaKbvd7KjI0yw1bXtJLGWOW8l0wK1CLbZWQpV8_CaN4LAje9hWs_Yuys-eGzaPrusKbW2G42W_AT6i9ndNBzw6_SoHfoenwdf15FjvwTHSCQMf44u3EaT/w640-h480/PXL_20210411_165314377.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And I tried Dr. Pepper Zero Sugar. Wasn't a fan. It wasn't terrible, but it was too sweet and I didn't like the aftertaste.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRFPpeHiFcDPxbPQJaFE5QBX3HMXHtsXTN_HfT2i7JtY1h09vHAJruPo6T3hiJ6mBE2GjciKmOA1BLeYF-VuR9nNXUcvfV0zuZezw61GmueRnvozffa8iVcCrveVkhvqh3SjI/s4032/PXL_20210416_112722232.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRFPpeHiFcDPxbPQJaFE5QBX3HMXHtsXTN_HfT2i7JtY1h09vHAJruPo6T3hiJ6mBE2GjciKmOA1BLeYF-VuR9nNXUcvfV0zuZezw61GmueRnvozffa8iVcCrveVkhvqh3SjI/w480-h640/PXL_20210416_112722232.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We also had family pics by the talented and amazing Rebecca Bright! Goodness, I'm lucky this friend came into my life for so many reasons!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXrJ1bZrIFm6EXjhUY2npixIgCnLum-QQ-SgrrIh2ch96U3MFU6VOoRGDIH-EQn561DIQ5uy15h8uhfLxn-lT9K8AgBI0BcegcjLcYy67clkPIMWZJppV7rgJJBm1S47qit1hs/s4032/PXL_20210416_224424679.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXrJ1bZrIFm6EXjhUY2npixIgCnLum-QQ-SgrrIh2ch96U3MFU6VOoRGDIH-EQn561DIQ5uy15h8uhfLxn-lT9K8AgBI0BcegcjLcYy67clkPIMWZJppV7rgJJBm1S47qit1hs/w480-h640/PXL_20210416_224424679.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuqP3EsrYGnWNObUwKUCBmmVKs9BXPHMD4bF1M4gKcqGt0uFETf4OFnDDO5OwoncBDecWgQDVYttBGPf5dQRjUzZTLehq88-NFfJc9yX6E35y3zIaF6cQh6tli6X6ujyCdJGAa/s3264/PXL_20210416_230730526.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuqP3EsrYGnWNObUwKUCBmmVKs9BXPHMD4bF1M4gKcqGt0uFETf4OFnDDO5OwoncBDecWgQDVYttBGPf5dQRjUzZTLehq88-NFfJc9yX6E35y3zIaF6cQh6tli6X6ujyCdJGAa/w480-h640/PXL_20210416_230730526.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Much to my dismay, Jocelyn wanted another hamster to fill her small rodent hole in her heart. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfEx0-RjL8j0puPT8c6zJAiI89xet-ZT8MoDDLpOpVmzCvKo_cbS-WeYvlqqZG7TytxCfRzJuupcEtFkPLUlEq0s8cfLOoKSL4ol9lg721V7NkCpIeF1KbLWC8RL-dtGgbvz-/s4032/PXL_20210418_182842164.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfEx0-RjL8j0puPT8c6zJAiI89xet-ZT8MoDDLpOpVmzCvKo_cbS-WeYvlqqZG7TytxCfRzJuupcEtFkPLUlEq0s8cfLOoKSL4ol9lg721V7NkCpIeF1KbLWC8RL-dtGgbvz-/w480-h640/PXL_20210418_182842164.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Welcome, Rimi!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiGPyvqL7L2jOd_v9yLMqQ43VkyNjiFqQKkEvVAMRm29DzUQc0DVkqCqVMku2UGBPZGtCbY0aScQeHnudVIeaxe_qXy-0YshKivedZiuIuVOGDVnmvIyNy3NdfGwIFl1bwodVD/s4032/PXL_20210418_191548152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiGPyvqL7L2jOd_v9yLMqQ43VkyNjiFqQKkEvVAMRm29DzUQc0DVkqCqVMku2UGBPZGtCbY0aScQeHnudVIeaxe_qXy-0YshKivedZiuIuVOGDVnmvIyNy3NdfGwIFl1bwodVD/w480-h640/PXL_20210418_191548152.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkz0_HpMp8fNhyHlQNhW3OqSEXxPr7zfuDHU6gnWgYO2ip95FWtja2nXTxv-gOSizkpRmJlrM967k02lgCaY6kPig3SLKfpPF1qQnBPfB5n_KuJa9Mj5oJm48yxWABzb6jD3Nb/s4032/PXL_20210424_110508435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkz0_HpMp8fNhyHlQNhW3OqSEXxPr7zfuDHU6gnWgYO2ip95FWtja2nXTxv-gOSizkpRmJlrM967k02lgCaY6kPig3SLKfpPF1qQnBPfB5n_KuJa9Mj5oJm48yxWABzb6jD3Nb/w480-h640/PXL_20210424_110508435.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Unfortunately, she is not like Sam at all. She doesn't like to be held, she bites, and she's already escaped once (took 3 people 30 minutes to trap her in Jocelyn's room). We miss Sam the Ham, who was literally the best hamster, ever. Even the vet said so!</p><p>That brings us to the end of April where we celebrated Jayce's birthday (more on that in a separate blog post).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhmyoy3LinoejR6kGBCy6IR5TNlRplLE2qUL6muJVrkCIqIRApdYbdLT_InaHbZ6m8NOw177BFxbVKycrYxedvq0ieB8SuHslgib29YErptRNnjgmajqd4nFvrpeZzk_tcNOap/s4032/PXL_20210428_220620261.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhmyoy3LinoejR6kGBCy6IR5TNlRplLE2qUL6muJVrkCIqIRApdYbdLT_InaHbZ6m8NOw177BFxbVKycrYxedvq0ieB8SuHslgib29YErptRNnjgmajqd4nFvrpeZzk_tcNOap/w480-h640/PXL_20210428_220620261.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkHrmqM3y1chKWAPAYWeTY2xqkNjRkljH60faapf2yYNcUQvLVTqIcoK7zdSn-U6yH6hllfCTRWWelUc80FgOF9WiQR-CGPqCSgGqZeEKkZ-oxsJ9Dr6ogijCmikrmVUdI5p0/s3264/PXL_20210428_225638066.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkHrmqM3y1chKWAPAYWeTY2xqkNjRkljH60faapf2yYNcUQvLVTqIcoK7zdSn-U6yH6hllfCTRWWelUc80FgOF9WiQR-CGPqCSgGqZeEKkZ-oxsJ9Dr6ogijCmikrmVUdI5p0/w640-h480/PXL_20210428_225638066.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhosrOG4L_ImOA-CCEB1wFygOyEw9x6eGtql1cXMNQtIdkUgMk-p32bEi6iDXsaP6bzX7R12YibCUkNoXCi55jO1n-IUPORi-d9HFHJPQ_iyqEnWVZVHvW4j1zN7bIUQd9lq1P5/s4032/PXL_20210430_215141067.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhosrOG4L_ImOA-CCEB1wFygOyEw9x6eGtql1cXMNQtIdkUgMk-p32bEi6iDXsaP6bzX7R12YibCUkNoXCi55jO1n-IUPORi-d9HFHJPQ_iyqEnWVZVHvW4j1zN7bIUQd9lq1P5/w480-h640/PXL_20210430_215141067.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Lastly, the end of April brought with it the fury of getting everything done for the end of the year at the preschool. Thanks to my friends Jessica and Celeste, we cut out 80 different animals that the toddlers painted. This is NO easy feat because the animals have a lot of details (like bear claws) that were preserved. Jessica did a much better job than Celeste and I :P</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3QvkLMri8K4L5Ef3Ha9X_VOX-RU0KZtCwT82Sgqpkty1CbvKGUELwKZOpfH7zXR83KiAsoZFQqeFtQAuiQCrZbX5h5xtdjhQkohsSpeezsrWnx3g5xuVdKEFAEsfWM65WcYO/s4032/PXL_20210426_124921763.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3QvkLMri8K4L5Ef3Ha9X_VOX-RU0KZtCwT82Sgqpkty1CbvKGUELwKZOpfH7zXR83KiAsoZFQqeFtQAuiQCrZbX5h5xtdjhQkohsSpeezsrWnx3g5xuVdKEFAEsfWM65WcYO/w480-h640/PXL_20210426_124921763.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I also made a Fruit Pizza for the first time since 1992, when my friend Toby taught me how to make one in Young Women's at church. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinXe8E1Dv1HVnGLISnpHCpU7kK9CwUKVFaa1tNhULiluORBzE7_LH_wMpiecXW5ypsvAwzM7cHoHOhNv_UIoJza11MXBxd7Yap4SCRhuUQVOYmnyJ8XRX6NQBKZgTrHwW9Suuo/s4032/PXL_20210430_022059101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinXe8E1Dv1HVnGLISnpHCpU7kK9CwUKVFaa1tNhULiluORBzE7_LH_wMpiecXW5ypsvAwzM7cHoHOhNv_UIoJza11MXBxd7Yap4SCRhuUQVOYmnyJ8XRX6NQBKZgTrHwW9Suuo/w480-h640/PXL_20210430_022059101.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>And, FINALLY, I can recap MAY! Which is what I was going to do originally when I started this blog post yesterday!</p><p>Let's see if I can make this quick....</p><p>I photographed my 4th newborn of 2021.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgByeZhZPsgKRutyDHKbTOS74gP24pzbL-UPMu9IUA4EpxYVHrVn3rgtIdURDmxW7HBTiIkzgxPT6ktQ6E3ks7p0yO3VkIgGkueqWs90PdUlVB0jjhqDkxVHGoUdMpT8z_F7zvG/s4032/PXL_20210501_145825622.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgByeZhZPsgKRutyDHKbTOS74gP24pzbL-UPMu9IUA4EpxYVHrVn3rgtIdURDmxW7HBTiIkzgxPT6ktQ6E3ks7p0yO3VkIgGkueqWs90PdUlVB0jjhqDkxVHGoUdMpT8z_F7zvG/w480-h640/PXL_20210501_145825622.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I returned the family picture favor and had a session with my bestie :)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmeNkho9k3tthGHV_E2ivst0u9No7KT-IBIhtSh_5xIFaBNb7Jeqp34l39poq449j1ydYTSynDVlOLc27P5XtqRSISQY5mRmlCPCu_XwKEUTUxbLJ5uxzD0YR-xgXlYTngSUt/s3264/PXL_20210501_233112984.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmeNkho9k3tthGHV_E2ivst0u9No7KT-IBIhtSh_5xIFaBNb7Jeqp34l39poq449j1ydYTSynDVlOLc27P5XtqRSISQY5mRmlCPCu_XwKEUTUxbLJ5uxzD0YR-xgXlYTngSUt/w640-h480/PXL_20210501_233112984.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I took a LOT of pictures of Willow outside in the morning light.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWDseEUsVUv6emI63uohn7Z2DXPDFWdBTiIehk8-oSLTnI_gut5OYvx_d1e6dj7j9QAQZyBAfYUJA_YQ9OSnt_huLN1ebViC3hTV7acdsPy-BMs4Rhayn8JSL5GvBHDTaIvFp9/s4032/PXL_20210502_110415228.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Now our lawn guy won't hit his head on branches when he mows!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_K1Rww30hPXoCRaebMEvWwY3CKP_ze-LB18FhF2smfZOvoQY02Ln5BrNoaQn8fjtqLLi9mn2SvvT8O-THuOEHY71h6l7hlDyqwbptIrHmDVaB2QO89hsFf789o51p1cLhz18e/s4032/PXL_20210516_111519698.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_K1Rww30hPXoCRaebMEvWwY3CKP_ze-LB18FhF2smfZOvoQY02Ln5BrNoaQn8fjtqLLi9mn2SvvT8O-THuOEHY71h6l7hlDyqwbptIrHmDVaB2QO89hsFf789o51p1cLhz18e/w640-h480/PXL_20210516_111519698.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Jeff and Pam came to grill out and celebrate a belated Mother's Day!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHE9dx5YOEvTsSSVBbDHkweZzUJ_gMs1xirM7h4Urv-WxEJRGSUqh11ruUM0-rp63TGdKvx6e_InDyovGzbflB3PudmN-JkjisjkjKEY3LGko6G9b6SOS6xgXRjfLl6_r6m_x0/s3264/PXL_20210516_204338532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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And I actually finished it! (Don't ask about the 2-3 unfinished projects in my garage!)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9lAOP8i_PWxy2bpqp0wrovlzUQ6WfwmheLebbJadVzSxZIFXQSB4WFGXBTqU6UD5cA4j_BRW4Yku50CxaXWKVhV61PjFQOkeSMU2SNTEUB1s4LPKgbxc4cEEDbWU4coNKOoLg/s4032/PXL_20210527_221214061.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9lAOP8i_PWxy2bpqp0wrovlzUQ6WfwmheLebbJadVzSxZIFXQSB4WFGXBTqU6UD5cA4j_BRW4Yku50CxaXWKVhV61PjFQOkeSMU2SNTEUB1s4LPKgbxc4cEEDbWU4coNKOoLg/w480-h640/PXL_20210527_221214061.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Caught up with Monica now that school is out! This was her first time at Fr8 Yard!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM9k0QCeFMw0uqV4mfTiftnFH3AT1ML79a-I07Cwz1pZq3FvIBEXHjrhVgjyiq0MvoS1U-goT7Rx8BSYyevR3rFp5L6-PlBe-A6MNt7N54HBoqTAKEFZLMGZ7lPStINMBq6M-3/s3264/PXL_20210528_001739844.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM9k0QCeFMw0uqV4mfTiftnFH3AT1ML79a-I07Cwz1pZq3FvIBEXHjrhVgjyiq0MvoS1U-goT7Rx8BSYyevR3rFp5L6-PlBe-A6MNt7N54HBoqTAKEFZLMGZ7lPStINMBq6M-3/w480-h640/PXL_20210528_001739844.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Jayce started his first job!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi96jJxUK-nFsa_o9TBvH6McMQMiIrJimwCDvAdobGExwNeBOu1rL0Sk3WyE6UcAMPAyAQhlHRnPRjPr22v9ytTZIs_XMP-ZJeBH4au1bxUfZmzpCuNC0o0KmJUwl7GwmKenYmP/s4032/PXL_20210528_174715595.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi96jJxUK-nFsa_o9TBvH6McMQMiIrJimwCDvAdobGExwNeBOu1rL0Sk3WyE6UcAMPAyAQhlHRnPRjPr22v9ytTZIs_XMP-ZJeBH4au1bxUfZmzpCuNC0o0KmJUwl7GwmKenYmP/w480-h640/PXL_20210528_174715595.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>End of the year teacher gifts!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6tx11-7pdtDc_jEPkWJSsWKU6AT4x51x1NZ0iujhNZPQB1LpH1gLlPJ3GfAPOM0nF6RpJMgls2t5SGjQDNtoXLsUUXBximtCclxhBffw0iNM0GznI95pwtXbP7FVB-c2db3iN/s4032/PXL_20210528_135303021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6tx11-7pdtDc_jEPkWJSsWKU6AT4x51x1NZ0iujhNZPQB1LpH1gLlPJ3GfAPOM0nF6RpJMgls2t5SGjQDNtoXLsUUXBximtCclxhBffw0iNM0GznI95pwtXbP7FVB-c2db3iN/w640-h480/PXL_20210528_135303021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I planted black eyed susan and marigold seeds. I planted lantana and inpatiens plants. I did NOT plant zinnia's. Who knew they'd come back???</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4T_RAtnRw8zTaLpu578V-sBthSEPqSJ8CfPbljuIAI8-HL7FMAjO-NjmNd-EztzmFiM-MFiqatLJFYr14-NL-rvNB8RKSN6eVg7VRqmKzgDhAek-Ct4ipdqSC59h0IUspftB/s4032/PXL_20210528_184924350.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4T_RAtnRw8zTaLpu578V-sBthSEPqSJ8CfPbljuIAI8-HL7FMAjO-NjmNd-EztzmFiM-MFiqatLJFYr14-NL-rvNB8RKSN6eVg7VRqmKzgDhAek-Ct4ipdqSC59h0IUspftB/w480-h640/PXL_20210528_184924350.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Jocelyn painted a pot and planted a flower. First MOMS Club activity in a long time :)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-SSbwZ-qvIn3B27jsPCauxln1auhhOfB5aaToNecoXvUtsrx2zbcDA_qiE-ZaReK8_VhD4hPID3vkQYWb0ghfKgIF4DyN1oZBNbAUcxXllNfkxcqwgTm9ywKHe8E2PreRUf1o/s4032/PXL_20210528_194147234.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-SSbwZ-qvIn3B27jsPCauxln1auhhOfB5aaToNecoXvUtsrx2zbcDA_qiE-ZaReK8_VhD4hPID3vkQYWb0ghfKgIF4DyN1oZBNbAUcxXllNfkxcqwgTm9ywKHe8E2PreRUf1o/w480-h640/PXL_20210528_194147234.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>And now, my friends, we are caught up! Who knows what adventure awaits this Memorial Day weekend?</p><p><br /></p></div></div>*Jess*http://www.blogger.com/profile/05190888590178233798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22738696.post-59330833819324804572020-11-01T11:21:00.006-05:002020-11-01T11:21:50.821-05:00Our October (in phone pics)<p> October marks the beginning of Fall Photography Season (that's like the month of April to a tax accountant!) so if I happen to take any pictures at all of my family, it's most likely on my phone. </p><p><br /></p><p>What have we been up to? Lots of busyness, despite us not leaving the house much still due to Covid concerns. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLjx36tnsyWlDvjGMqm2frqT8y9oV4vQqV_C_9bbM1rUOGjN77x-j4HUSYv2icY230SFEYqabV-pH8q-hxnMhpGRhS4s_JODJiBWiZ655R1trneOioaPmrvV7yxWHSpIoThkK/s4032/PXL_20201001_210857280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLjx36tnsyWlDvjGMqm2frqT8y9oV4vQqV_C_9bbM1rUOGjN77x-j4HUSYv2icY230SFEYqabV-pH8q-hxnMhpGRhS4s_JODJiBWiZ655R1trneOioaPmrvV7yxWHSpIoThkK/w640-h480/PXL_20201001_210857280.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jayce is doing AWESOME at learning to drive!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGv7xUfGpeVba58Hk41J_OlrtPQEkvCchyphenhyphenpvt4u5albMn_6JukapvRXkck-iKoRYm9l2TobGl5R3oLvXHNedaYLGaBvVpIjc5TnDuUuuy9XUSblqU3nTHOGwrNpwS9dKuMVix/s4032/PXL_20201003_175215815.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGv7xUfGpeVba58Hk41J_OlrtPQEkvCchyphenhyphenpvt4u5albMn_6JukapvRXkck-iKoRYm9l2TobGl5R3oLvXHNedaYLGaBvVpIjc5TnDuUuuy9XUSblqU3nTHOGwrNpwS9dKuMVix/w480-h640/PXL_20201003_175215815.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My bedroom ceiling fan tried to kill me<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGyKRZW-_ePX_YL5wB8QAb8VsxCBqy0CT2onAoQ_NmrcajWAUB-9lsVc9PlL8MDPHksidYngGofp3EUPkhQEjqoUhyvU-ro4Qq2dNHKh-WRHAEYRbahXZBJQptIP4UUIIqEwY/s4032/PXL_20201003_175528152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGyKRZW-_ePX_YL5wB8QAb8VsxCBqy0CT2onAoQ_NmrcajWAUB-9lsVc9PlL8MDPHksidYngGofp3EUPkhQEjqoUhyvU-ro4Qq2dNHKh-WRHAEYRbahXZBJQptIP4UUIIqEwY/w480-h640/PXL_20201003_175528152.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The motor shorted out, overheated, and cracked the plastic box with the screws.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPh0KqsTF7vkw7sl4Ir9LegA9IrBq8Fqy46o2AIZj0oBT030ddNs3KbxB6ZcfoHTOS1OKEmgpij4t54ZIehNf_FvV8THxXG87LYYEx8IC6ERZitYJtva5uHnL9t7r5e-Y6uS0V/s4032/PXL_20201005_202242524.PORTRAIT-01.COVER.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPh0KqsTF7vkw7sl4Ir9LegA9IrBq8Fqy46o2AIZj0oBT030ddNs3KbxB6ZcfoHTOS1OKEmgpij4t54ZIehNf_FvV8THxXG87LYYEx8IC6ERZitYJtva5uHnL9t7r5e-Y6uS0V/w640-h480/PXL_20201005_202242524.PORTRAIT-01.COVER.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love my dragon!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7JvzmQXKrdCESwlWhWzoVz7dHGesDsKyIMZ6rV2i0cksfFUGAqlbU6SDJNuD7P_1iKRB018dX4mu43DzbP6PhqLnJk4cn0UwmLXft2OSY8t6SXDCvaOoCQ8hrmInc_dAF-Ut/s4032/PXL_20201007_114910175.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7JvzmQXKrdCESwlWhWzoVz7dHGesDsKyIMZ6rV2i0cksfFUGAqlbU6SDJNuD7P_1iKRB018dX4mu43DzbP6PhqLnJk4cn0UwmLXft2OSY8t6SXDCvaOoCQ8hrmInc_dAF-Ut/w480-h640/PXL_20201007_114910175.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Read a book for my MOMS Club Fall reading challenge.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHvmxALLn6j4F2Mx8fi97cwPTYSSIkaY4s6qw759L2ObXgiPtYurCM_lA6ew-Qwom2LDewN68ESCjomSxJFOFVWLTCbd4gspXMBrigO8_0ph-HaQNGXrr6XyfAY3-GjHiGCueg/s4032/PXL_20201011_223054581.PORTRAIT-01.COVER.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHvmxALLn6j4F2Mx8fi97cwPTYSSIkaY4s6qw759L2ObXgiPtYurCM_lA6ew-Qwom2LDewN68ESCjomSxJFOFVWLTCbd4gspXMBrigO8_0ph-HaQNGXrr6XyfAY3-GjHiGCueg/w480-h640/PXL_20201011_223054581.PORTRAIT-01.COVER.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jocelyn got a "new to her" iPhone!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4mhzBh0EIJ75DmTtGgWw6M6-VxrjIfUe4NRsZLCQ71xuuZp4mxvuAL2qWZBU9gk6R8c0KHf4DMra9-Z_6t3bnfC3fnxk2a0o0BkBbjQ5OGhoY0_MexsamoUXLFWYVvpeY0wK/s4032/PXL_20201012_222728361.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4mhzBh0EIJ75DmTtGgWw6M6-VxrjIfUe4NRsZLCQ71xuuZp4mxvuAL2qWZBU9gk6R8c0KHf4DMra9-Z_6t3bnfC3fnxk2a0o0BkBbjQ5OGhoY0_MexsamoUXLFWYVvpeY0wK/w640-h480/PXL_20201012_222728361.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spaz went to brumate :(<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQML1-nGVaI2JbgoQkbbNJ_vownj8voEdbCAbWS2satr1N85D9Ab33bvyf8362jl-FuUGUmMh3DqtzA-HEwUusZohmvUJM2IRMAi1u7Manug-NhB0QgQr4gETGIbKIS108yya/s4032/PXL_20201013_021140716.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQML1-nGVaI2JbgoQkbbNJ_vownj8voEdbCAbWS2satr1N85D9Ab33bvyf8362jl-FuUGUmMh3DqtzA-HEwUusZohmvUJM2IRMAi1u7Manug-NhB0QgQr4gETGIbKIS108yya/w480-h640/PXL_20201013_021140716.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To be honest, almost forgot we had a hamster.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtFiQzLllkFiNyLqrZh68HAwiqZibWSa1zMOzmBYLD_oGtm2k7R-RLYaqkPOkfIORtpxYGsJDbaE1EyO8_3tNDT7MsfeK020K3neojcouuhLZX0Eg0oGBh3JTCF9NCg78meDU_/s4032/PXL_20201015_195841276.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtFiQzLllkFiNyLqrZh68HAwiqZibWSa1zMOzmBYLD_oGtm2k7R-RLYaqkPOkfIORtpxYGsJDbaE1EyO8_3tNDT7MsfeK020K3neojcouuhLZX0Eg0oGBh3JTCF9NCg78meDU_/w480-h640/PXL_20201015_195841276.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Got some mail from the bestie in Germany!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3VAI8Qdxb2j28uL_dKIsagFPa-3mu7ATQb4FkHkhy3tAleKwuXf4TfPTI7AsM-wAtc2obizbukAvF8m8j59YO7b1ST8caYcub-0JAK3LW1Ci66prPo9XAww4SFhl6TbK8jav/s4032/PXL_20201015_213252693.PORTRAIT-02.ORIGINAL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3VAI8Qdxb2j28uL_dKIsagFPa-3mu7ATQb4FkHkhy3tAleKwuXf4TfPTI7AsM-wAtc2obizbukAvF8m8j59YO7b1ST8caYcub-0JAK3LW1Ci66prPo9XAww4SFhl6TbK8jav/w640-h480/PXL_20201015_213252693.PORTRAIT-02.ORIGINAL.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Read another book. This one was GOOD! Definitely recommend.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdDdGJVkWtKH-l-wMFftTe8QcYmFFS4SBacgVygjwg5qO2W5_0NcZNXwZ4-x8wEOqWS4D6quWyVZ7ACVGH28I9Qf-TvE_pE_5Y1jszQssPomLcv7135jP8O77Eaavrr0crstn/s4032/PXL_20201015_225717387.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdDdGJVkWtKH-l-wMFftTe8QcYmFFS4SBacgVygjwg5qO2W5_0NcZNXwZ4-x8wEOqWS4D6quWyVZ7ACVGH28I9Qf-TvE_pE_5Y1jszQssPomLcv7135jP8O77Eaavrr0crstn/w640-h480/PXL_20201015_225717387.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I bought an Instant Pot Duo Crisp. OMG! Where has this been all my life?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9EaHLwvEubchfZwJG2iBzQn1YfNRkFxHJ9R2ixfa8R9aN8BEGM-bSG9Rtb9s3N9MAOIYssPN7e2r93ttSwpN9QN2IIdCY4_9EkCjO58pk1n3vH3d5HWxFHTQtSkkewdPEObpp/s4032/PXL_20201016_192827493.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9EaHLwvEubchfZwJG2iBzQn1YfNRkFxHJ9R2ixfa8R9aN8BEGM-bSG9Rtb9s3N9MAOIYssPN7e2r93ttSwpN9QN2IIdCY4_9EkCjO58pk1n3vH3d5HWxFHTQtSkkewdPEObpp/w480-h640/PXL_20201016_192827493.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zinnias in October? Yes please!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mjclfHZYRHD2DBcB20ksyn6N2cziTjNfRe1bNQxeJvuz9K7ZKB8XfRv0l1ihWbOstVr9DphuNpD1MKZOBYMcNZcixl4zf31CffOenNzHz9flrEPGXVPzSeP-osMPytYcdhzA/s3264/PXL_20201016_185346798.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mjclfHZYRHD2DBcB20ksyn6N2cziTjNfRe1bNQxeJvuz9K7ZKB8XfRv0l1ihWbOstVr9DphuNpD1MKZOBYMcNZcixl4zf31CffOenNzHz9flrEPGXVPzSeP-osMPytYcdhzA/w480-h640/PXL_20201016_185346798.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Got my hair cut, layered, and styled. I'm loving it!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGboy2RR-WRDezg0YCsxcEIjixsx4kqvHg960SjY4kAUoY_qTyNB_lKj9ECnqXsntwUQys7BMIu7u5C58FGtm_0GQw_YgyZjJM2-mWtKaAgJAdigkJC9Sndqu0Cty8FZLMnjv/s4032/PXL_20201016_221940919.PORTRAIT-02.ORIGINAL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGboy2RR-WRDezg0YCsxcEIjixsx4kqvHg960SjY4kAUoY_qTyNB_lKj9ECnqXsntwUQys7BMIu7u5C58FGtm_0GQw_YgyZjJM2-mWtKaAgJAdigkJC9Sndqu0Cty8FZLMnjv/w640-h480/PXL_20201016_221940919.PORTRAIT-02.ORIGINAL.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Had our pictures made by the wonderful Rebecca Bright!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhnwW_-Jp-ov2_kwI6U7W3FwV7x7Nb0OsrvZIsQKV4nZcNQaJKMB0TTPZ9JxWJ6iMsJA7fGIsk1-UV5slAiuiPL0XXAnoNn0__rDJnwuyKWO1usdjZv-8A9CX7mIDiWhJUvbq/s4032/PXL_20201020_012546626.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhnwW_-Jp-ov2_kwI6U7W3FwV7x7Nb0OsrvZIsQKV4nZcNQaJKMB0TTPZ9JxWJ6iMsJA7fGIsk1-UV5slAiuiPL0XXAnoNn0__rDJnwuyKWO1usdjZv-8A9CX7mIDiWhJUvbq/w640-h480/PXL_20201020_012546626.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Found one of Mango's hiding places!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPK8nim3QXqd1cAvg5VtX_kbpRclpTe6hBI3pgM6c0xsohTXusj6jqhSQKkq4cXCjp6snn3VFbiLBfr1b7Ok0I172cwojtmxMGfnc0BVBC3cy2rzramOUz2IOmjRuz-lA2S_Dn/s4032/PXL_20201022_205809506.PORTRAIT-02.ORIGINAL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPK8nim3QXqd1cAvg5VtX_kbpRclpTe6hBI3pgM6c0xsohTXusj6jqhSQKkq4cXCjp6snn3VFbiLBfr1b7Ok0I172cwojtmxMGfnc0BVBC3cy2rzramOUz2IOmjRuz-lA2S_Dn/w480-h640/PXL_20201022_205809506.PORTRAIT-02.ORIGINAL.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Received beautiful flowers from my Secret Connie (from the Converse College Alumni Group)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaR4TH81fy-Ay5nURy-ApvSX_EwB_naHOUWyj6dXkApMI3ilA_pJpf1pGEyI20lbyWPt-w5Z2UHN6nGcUDwPcfaq_fAeCYIobjXhwfhsA6a-QDa9FVsqUQojTaTm9KX-Zalllp/s4032/PXL_20201027_203653932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaR4TH81fy-Ay5nURy-ApvSX_EwB_naHOUWyj6dXkApMI3ilA_pJpf1pGEyI20lbyWPt-w5Z2UHN6nGcUDwPcfaq_fAeCYIobjXhwfhsA6a-QDa9FVsqUQojTaTm9KX-Zalllp/w480-h640/PXL_20201027_203653932.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Read another book. This one was pretty good, too!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJKFWV5ACD4OJuaRk9fHE8VmX77kbmFbcEJ91bU1lakFfgAN-Is9FM7Ks6eXYPc7wqpXNaAYGGjszo7fQ-SFJ2HdVp5OHADyhDCNjyXFUM_BlIRurkHt2xkBCWzn8P6w54-UM/s4032/PXL_20201029_160859408.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJKFWV5ACD4OJuaRk9fHE8VmX77kbmFbcEJ91bU1lakFfgAN-Is9FM7Ks6eXYPc7wqpXNaAYGGjszo7fQ-SFJ2HdVp5OHADyhDCNjyXFUM_BlIRurkHt2xkBCWzn8P6w54-UM/w480-h640/PXL_20201029_160859408.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And another one... I LOVE Elin Hilderbrand!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRq35PDmCP4TU85OHvfPOXszgDhJGnKbriEK94eGg8mgk6WzYi8yVfP7qwEgmwUvErasNNRa800dF9H5YZZ6KXqR9UFCFfdZ9aPluhv1RX7mOaGNDhe8N_FKAqr88lhbs38J3y/s4032/PXL_20201030_221457103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRq35PDmCP4TU85OHvfPOXszgDhJGnKbriEK94eGg8mgk6WzYi8yVfP7qwEgmwUvErasNNRa800dF9H5YZZ6KXqR9UFCFfdZ9aPluhv1RX7mOaGNDhe8N_FKAqr88lhbs38J3y/w480-h640/PXL_20201030_221457103.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We participated in a very intimate Trunk or Treat for just us few moms in MOMS Club. Jaina stayed up incredibly late making these for us. It was a pretty popular trunk!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3Yho6XcuWpeI0g3VcYauIlYtRpt8G5nsR_vr0A5LK05P4ZKFmU1uxH2dPeT2Yv7w_ng8zXzcYdcOEN7zXj9339YEWTLUvN6cS3190CWYqW1dam-xIkjr6ommczBAobJlkWXh/s4032/PXL_20201101_023502921.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3Yho6XcuWpeI0g3VcYauIlYtRpt8G5nsR_vr0A5LK05P4ZKFmU1uxH2dPeT2Yv7w_ng8zXzcYdcOEN7zXj9339YEWTLUvN6cS3190CWYqW1dam-xIkjr6ommczBAobJlkWXh/w640-h480/PXL_20201101_023502921.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Pumpkins (two Among Us and one Scream)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I'm so ready for this year to be over. Normally I love the holidays, but this year, its just so hard with the divorce and covid. I'm ready for 2021 to be here.<br /></p>*Jess*http://www.blogger.com/profile/05190888590178233798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22738696.post-35357441085989134092020-10-14T17:27:00.001-04:002020-10-14T17:27:06.221-04:00The Pumpkin Patch<p> Last year, we drove up to Mooresville, NC to visit our good friends who had bought a house there. They treated us to a day at the pumpkin patch at a nearby farm. Our friends have since moved back to our little town here in SC but were luckily up for a road trip so we could visit the farm again!</p><p>We had so much fun! It's hard to find outdoor activities for Jocelyn's age during Covid and this was a perfect one.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu-OqcQaeFq4BwHYOeZ8sHzZJorCw0cPWMoHHG5cwRcnUTdofGvtiYEfkh8wIGCWKqjBIsLoaB4P8hDKf4vacBYvN5D_7hX-MVOk9OjVNLvCsIhiMG3Dc2qkPBPOLwrBPEEZAy/s2048/IMG_7729.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu-OqcQaeFq4BwHYOeZ8sHzZJorCw0cPWMoHHG5cwRcnUTdofGvtiYEfkh8wIGCWKqjBIsLoaB4P8hDKf4vacBYvN5D_7hX-MVOk9OjVNLvCsIhiMG3Dc2qkPBPOLwrBPEEZAy/w640-h426/IMG_7729.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8bCTAmQf3nT4KXMc1BHgZOKaBn1ThgHNoATGzcTjLz1cwVuDk6xzKnyHC3tVCaxHvWN6LPoqZ8UcVrmuiA6gknWliUMDRb8Bg4jLBI8PSE7ILptJXpouy53XhuAlP5m76J14n/s2048/IMG_7730.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I was pretty sure I had a copy of the book that inspired the series. I do! I just haven't read it yet.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBvJyG89Goml60hNf3kICaizm2FI0H28rEjzTXxh1rhhGo35ygIdf2nsQPX5qflkuJYIwjDt-4VvyB5iDhyphenhyphenAqvNU5FYiXN43Su_Jw_UrcPuWNfW6RaStA86eAuQFho9hmEvWo/s4032/00000PORTRAIT_00000_BURST20200927192416611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBvJyG89Goml60hNf3kICaizm2FI0H28rEjzTXxh1rhhGo35ygIdf2nsQPX5qflkuJYIwjDt-4VvyB5iDhyphenhyphenAqvNU5FYiXN43Su_Jw_UrcPuWNfW6RaStA86eAuQFho9hmEvWo/w480-h640/00000PORTRAIT_00000_BURST20200927192416611.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jayce is back on a Monopoly kick!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUmIKPmsDR46Boq26RuoU3YWRAKPAvJfWZd4K2O5mW5phSZ9acurWp7foVy2hPeLhLt-3OnsPV0gJAK8eipyECgiOgT5RDQHwOalj3eXpy2rLEFzng4CYP2dnJ608iDlUd-ZF/s4032/IMG_20200927_150341.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUmIKPmsDR46Boq26RuoU3YWRAKPAvJfWZd4K2O5mW5phSZ9acurWp7foVy2hPeLhLt-3OnsPV0gJAK8eipyECgiOgT5RDQHwOalj3eXpy2rLEFzng4CYP2dnJ608iDlUd-ZF/w640-h480/IMG_20200927_150341.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picked out our outfits for Fall Family Pictures with Rebecca! My kids prefer black... what can I do?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgP5PfePZdnedJDX7CljveGofJg0VW-JyqARjW_NKXKJj7IDseyaYbCs-O0umVedZCUfUmXcjH2qY-9smrsmjza8zmqSGuu6Xc7Sp-ABvlZnHFp3UI-s55raPraVp1fXk_OMbB/s4032/00100dPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200927085512711_COVER.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgP5PfePZdnedJDX7CljveGofJg0VW-JyqARjW_NKXKJj7IDseyaYbCs-O0umVedZCUfUmXcjH2qY-9smrsmjza8zmqSGuu6Xc7Sp-ABvlZnHFp3UI-s55raPraVp1fXk_OMbB/w480-h640/00100dPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200927085512711_COVER.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LOVED this book! I love almost everything this man writes!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Zusla-U9Hc3xljn0-9wIEBaNaqN9MbeOjFF27VDth0M_vaWQi5SHBIU1NLlCATOBSsupEzHFnbZXx3IbAE8Fu34m1uYiSkk59uiBmNzGtHuDl1AWtHkVzSIMWGzY1a4vRJ5w/s3264/IMG_20200928_080953.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Zusla-U9Hc3xljn0-9wIEBaNaqN9MbeOjFF27VDth0M_vaWQi5SHBIU1NLlCATOBSsupEzHFnbZXx3IbAE8Fu34m1uYiSkk59uiBmNzGtHuDl1AWtHkVzSIMWGzY1a4vRJ5w/w480-h640/IMG_20200928_080953.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not only do I wear a mask willingly everyday, but I also try my best to color coordinate with my outfit! Is it sad that kids' sizes fit me?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6Vjrox6TEB78sbuucoipIk4eN5Q1UiDjn6vnHCl4efqJjQczsLxBjG_otdjoaz7AXdB544HbmzpcZaj1pH-6MCxhmlddCcwYg78turmSKqWN5PgE2bneDN7tjJO5YQNMP5Mb/s4032/00100dPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200928101619400_COVER.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6Vjrox6TEB78sbuucoipIk4eN5Q1UiDjn6vnHCl4efqJjQczsLxBjG_otdjoaz7AXdB544HbmzpcZaj1pH-6MCxhmlddCcwYg78turmSKqWN5PgE2bneDN7tjJO5YQNMP5Mb/w640-h480/00100dPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200928101619400_COVER.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two of my sweet toddler students out in a wagon ride.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmFRsvChnaDwMGrryOxZS3_gytf9tKIFayYGoyX-UvBChMyisGTAaHKQ-YuIAiyexdzVhcks9CdyIqDi5wM8lrEB_wALU8LT4LJdDMV8koEWYr8AbL6BgDkndslEdtBf2pBom/s4032/IMG_20200928_140829.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmFRsvChnaDwMGrryOxZS3_gytf9tKIFayYGoyX-UvBChMyisGTAaHKQ-YuIAiyexdzVhcks9CdyIqDi5wM8lrEB_wALU8LT4LJdDMV8koEWYr8AbL6BgDkndslEdtBf2pBom/w480-h640/IMG_20200928_140829.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This plant was given to me by Camp's mom on the last day of preschool last year (during covid when we weren't actually in school). Not only have I not killed it, but it's flourished!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUInOGuA_YT_giZIoPsB4LWPaAk8dVX0lH1MrhkuKIfPyXQ5gFXVOuBQfJR7sg3YuNYcl_-CpJYY3HWxLDpjSkWuE-TGSTIh7U58QktJBivXUqvd4mzbojfUYii17rnGRnrTjQ/s4032/PXL_20201001_114356981.PORTRAIT-01.COVER.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUInOGuA_YT_giZIoPsB4LWPaAk8dVX0lH1MrhkuKIfPyXQ5gFXVOuBQfJR7sg3YuNYcl_-CpJYY3HWxLDpjSkWuE-TGSTIh7U58QktJBivXUqvd4mzbojfUYii17rnGRnrTjQ/w480-h640/PXL_20201001_114356981.PORTRAIT-01.COVER.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another great book!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJzVdeXfTrtjXjprz1Yb6UgGgY674cvug11O4iUxYHcz-zSfTRbndmonIhewipD_zfSej_nNHMeyY1B-545Noaj7Y_tdrqSw0jZBZSR_9A0HTxZA5z7STm0qefZHSZc5z3caw/s4032/PXL_20201001_211805732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJzVdeXfTrtjXjprz1Yb6UgGgY674cvug11O4iUxYHcz-zSfTRbndmonIhewipD_zfSej_nNHMeyY1B-545Noaj7Y_tdrqSw0jZBZSR_9A0HTxZA5z7STm0qefZHSZc5z3caw/w480-h640/PXL_20201001_211805732.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Spaz<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQw1L2qf08upkLs9vsGySxq8WpP0DuWj0qh7y40bB-qg60cm8trQqnJCgEOH6wnlJXmT-9XGJXhD21g88u5QFG8IOad4Lw3gFHdNXy0vljOxORtdqqIjiXI2y0HPLeryvWy_x/s4032/PXL_20201002_160011485.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGox4Wqi_T-aTTXUbKmdmlp3pDOGV4XkAacFR8sd_4vUo3i3uibI2OBXhXq5iD7JZWr_51moKMJycMjHegb3yMSWV01j-jYaS0kbJ09sWMh6aSnYUlte1VVTOjsZQFLhkHHVpH/s4032/PXL_20201003_172510064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGox4Wqi_T-aTTXUbKmdmlp3pDOGV4XkAacFR8sd_4vUo3i3uibI2OBXhXq5iD7JZWr_51moKMJycMjHegb3yMSWV01j-jYaS0kbJ09sWMh6aSnYUlte1VVTOjsZQFLhkHHVpH/w480-h640/PXL_20201003_172510064.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I've had a craptastic weekend (see pic below) but finding this JLC sticker in my glove compartment was definitely the highlight of my day!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9SRdrwSeHvU06VrMx09fE7AJV9BWsVd45I98X_tCUtGzI46yVAhi4tkdvlvO42XaeQET6MHCF3gBNNlmSLyUrgnJ24Ek-gzKkdSmuDxkRAmffcQgxL6y-af248-eW-7PW4dc/s4032/PXL_20201003_175215815.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9SRdrwSeHvU06VrMx09fE7AJV9BWsVd45I98X_tCUtGzI46yVAhi4tkdvlvO42XaeQET6MHCF3gBNNlmSLyUrgnJ24Ek-gzKkdSmuDxkRAmffcQgxL6y-af248-eW-7PW4dc/w480-h640/PXL_20201003_175215815.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So my ceiling fan decided to short out, cause a burning smell, and then tried to kill me.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>And that was my week in a nutshell. I'm drinking a well deserved glass of wine.<br /></p>*Jess*http://www.blogger.com/profile/05190888590178233798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22738696.post-49913367133842099452020-09-22T21:51:00.004-04:002020-09-22T21:51:34.859-04:00Sweet Toddlers<p> We really lucked out and have the BEST class this year! I wanted to post these pictures that I recently took of our students so I would have a permanent place for them. No identifying info, though :)</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMgyr9BMlV3P8DBjB1DCdrptih5cW1shumAEtlOy2fPGx8Pzx-4kT0u_hTPbzivXLrNocZlPslgsdU70a31JCM3uaw1dethc2eat_vjD9IdSEcDwGfP5Zh5S0lziqg6xVyNnbt/s2048/IMG_5390.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMgyr9BMlV3P8DBjB1DCdrptih5cW1shumAEtlOy2fPGx8Pzx-4kT0u_hTPbzivXLrNocZlPslgsdU70a31JCM3uaw1dethc2eat_vjD9IdSEcDwGfP5Zh5S0lziqg6xVyNnbt/w426-h640/IMG_5390.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybUf7oJ0tj9XpK7FkmFZ4sM2-00YMszen7x2vPZC3pVIt7NfzwJcfvI-hD5lPcvLB4lMmiIhDc3Z8y_LLBdfpdaQWn0PsGW37-ZvjwrSvntezIB5vyVz4GRgVP0cT8ewhXqWr/s2048/IMG_5316.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZ4ayZ_h-wzv3SWhpC1VSHWPMT_O1u4n0ODmR6-2YawxiCQ9H2WCINl-s-vMoat2I_D5lHmKzh4fBNEtuTNV5AOFZ4x254XMEANbVXK04XHa8LcOV37_4eQ4erZ51ogekymdr/s2048/IMG_5452.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZ4ayZ_h-wzv3SWhpC1VSHWPMT_O1u4n0ODmR6-2YawxiCQ9H2WCINl-s-vMoat2I_D5lHmKzh4fBNEtuTNV5AOFZ4x254XMEANbVXK04XHa8LcOV37_4eQ4erZ51ogekymdr/w426-h640/IMG_5452.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><p>This last little girl was terrified of our school photographer and was a little traumatized by picture day, so she refused to sit in the little blue rocking chair. But I still got a sweet pic!<br /></p>*Jess*http://www.blogger.com/profile/05190888590178233798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22738696.post-2706314900366888312020-09-15T19:18:00.001-04:002020-09-15T19:18:10.934-04:00Delaware<p> Last Fall, almost a year ago in November, my Stepmother Kim and little sister Jami decided they were done with the fast paced life in Atlanta. It was time for a change. A new start. New jobs, new house, new location. They ended up in Milford, DE at a beach rental house before settling on a more permanent home a few months later. </p><p>We finally got a chance to drive up to visit over Labor Day weekend. We split the 9 hour drive into two days because we weren't able to leave very early on Thursday. We arrived a little after lunch time on Friday and were welcomed by Kim, Jami, their dogs Fenris and Yonah, plus their cats Goliath and Abby. </p><p>I've never seen their new house before except in pictures. Yet, I felt so much at home there surrounded by the furniture and pictures I grew up with. I loved seeing how happy and relaxed both Kim and Jami are. They've each found new jobs that they love and are settling in nicely! And of course Kim is busy with interior decorating, which she is so skilled at!</p><p>Here's a mix of phone and DSLR pics from our trip. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJVHjJuWvOjMPnyVtV2tM9LB3VaBd-yPpRkvKksmqmvNZGg9Ji7nZYqEY7xgaPGdrzGqv8uFPRpyyb9JIf95WaH6acF5sV_rNDzcf7-HDBPOVZtv0cL3R2EGGmVs2t7UZSeYDD/s4032/IMG_20200904_163316.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJVHjJuWvOjMPnyVtV2tM9LB3VaBd-yPpRkvKksmqmvNZGg9Ji7nZYqEY7xgaPGdrzGqv8uFPRpyyb9JIf95WaH6acF5sV_rNDzcf7-HDBPOVZtv0cL3R2EGGmVs2t7UZSeYDD/w640-h480/IMG_20200904_163316.jpg" title="Buddy's Memorial Wall" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Buddy's Memorial Wall<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLPe2nX21bHgK1IGr3VLoqFNQgp3orEhsp1dwYWdBhMLAvObfUqwJ10A06sspTQABkap0-ZauGgeunCKHvsP85E0FE_Bw_0R7E5QwzEmDLjpT9xe3S3irJ9cL_kda6-hxOqc8y/s4032/IMG_20200904_163335.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLPe2nX21bHgK1IGr3VLoqFNQgp3orEhsp1dwYWdBhMLAvObfUqwJ10A06sspTQABkap0-ZauGgeunCKHvsP85E0FE_Bw_0R7E5QwzEmDLjpT9xe3S3irJ9cL_kda6-hxOqc8y/w480-h640/IMG_20200904_163335.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A cool countertop ice machine<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0-mJiC8h9gmtF4g5dcZ8zjfdYRyfnIaq6-dwqID8qt9yFyuqQrpDvTa-PoySNML1UDNBzgHWFkUrOkaRfJPT8PNVJuDdYZnnD9j3O-O1-BpyOAexpBKoF7zI9ef_cC7NYtC0/s3264/IMG_20200904_174008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0-mJiC8h9gmtF4g5dcZ8zjfdYRyfnIaq6-dwqID8qt9yFyuqQrpDvTa-PoySNML1UDNBzgHWFkUrOkaRfJPT8PNVJuDdYZnnD9j3O-O1-BpyOAexpBKoF7zI9ef_cC7NYtC0/w640-h480/IMG_20200904_174008.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The girls decided to play Minecraft, so Jayce and I got to ride in Grandma Kim's new convertible!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_DScgacQdidf5beHij3n_3Jfc2thlo8NFGQexvxkp6_x59lMKkgyjNWis9ncfD8X-3U3fLYrgGK1cPduFXM4hk3Z4Mb1WcBtZfW2vsKdga-VYPMYeQQYzd43n4sLQwE_k0cbK/s4032/IMG_20200904_181024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQP5RkHmMQLIYrVviASnUMMyanP4m-YGyJp2u5MNyuKZO1ih5ILKUKerLdunzYqearUEEe7g0BiJ1l2vD1eRlw758tVHLtX67tkKh2TutQvnQfxFBi68N9n_qfYdMUaSKmlJeg/s2048/IMG_4613.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQP5RkHmMQLIYrVviASnUMMyanP4m-YGyJp2u5MNyuKZO1ih5ILKUKerLdunzYqearUEEe7g0BiJ1l2vD1eRlw758tVHLtX67tkKh2TutQvnQfxFBi68N9n_qfYdMUaSKmlJeg/w640-h426/IMG_4613.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxgJv1ebnPgIdRyUjtBDJDah9LcK1-CMyCJd_4kBo9pzyimL1576ZJ0F2CmK9iRYQHHWc5JRIVVwDjQ3TLC5FeILU4JGjSoAdyd3AUEioNzNQzm9G8w6u3_E6gAOwn9geV21v/s2048/IMG_4614.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxgJv1ebnPgIdRyUjtBDJDah9LcK1-CMyCJd_4kBo9pzyimL1576ZJ0F2CmK9iRYQHHWc5JRIVVwDjQ3TLC5FeILU4JGjSoAdyd3AUEioNzNQzm9G8w6u3_E6gAOwn9geV21v/w640-h426/IMG_4614.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>We drove over to Slaughter Beach which was practically empty. It's not known as the "swimming" beach because it's more on the Bay. 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Shaggy got along well with his dog cousins Yonah and Fenris, but hadn't quite discovered the cats yet...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindaYza6wpsAciglo5V6kSBOAbmPywTZSHpa7HI2k049NTuhOADkwnb-M-Gg80WosuYxrgBWpt-hXWBk_HooLThSi2ArV4ci8rnm39mK3duxx4EK5hViErNxgL1JRXrrcibEI0/s4032/IMG_20200904_191647.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindaYza6wpsAciglo5V6kSBOAbmPywTZSHpa7HI2k049NTuhOADkwnb-M-Gg80WosuYxrgBWpt-hXWBk_HooLThSi2ArV4ci8rnm39mK3duxx4EK5hViErNxgL1JRXrrcibEI0/w640-h480/IMG_20200904_191647.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq3-0mDUtkhr2YR3fDgjGQDP3Au0-wr5iQ4zap63Vbg9wU_WCmwKQ-egi0Bjo61f7WVpK13ucrPUV6JRe1NW2CJaeuQ_EATXXFobuOnHr5wCH2MCqk_Vmi573zwfNMXhn59Ms8/s4032/IMG_20200904_204804.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq3-0mDUtkhr2YR3fDgjGQDP3Au0-wr5iQ4zap63Vbg9wU_WCmwKQ-egi0Bjo61f7WVpK13ucrPUV6JRe1NW2CJaeuQ_EATXXFobuOnHr5wCH2MCqk_Vmi573zwfNMXhn59Ms8/w480-h640/IMG_20200904_204804.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIulq4GRpNVLPXPd9_KCBHhhC7Tm3q2kUsR2nRaELikpqdqdlhq6eKLY5amKmdxUtUOuDZ3pXhaIGqf4RANsYZRsAr-iHyngdvkhMaJ7ewbqFRDwWdBwbRlIgwauKjseTDtVJ2/s2048/IMG_4652.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIulq4GRpNVLPXPd9_KCBHhhC7Tm3q2kUsR2nRaELikpqdqdlhq6eKLY5amKmdxUtUOuDZ3pXhaIGqf4RANsYZRsAr-iHyngdvkhMaJ7ewbqFRDwWdBwbRlIgwauKjseTDtVJ2/w640-h426/IMG_4652.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>The next morning, Kim took us girls (Jayce was sleeping) to the Byler's Amish store. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghobszoiJWrJ3-Fq5uLhr9ydLU-4I_EPpOsBRdIy7MIy4__rIlK9-c0MsfeuG0YjKbQEYu8I3Mn7qmUyZ5pggBnbRKeG24PQzrsdFGfSxvnumV3b91_YQjIX0JV6mRuPKM1CTI/s4032/IMG_20200905_123633.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghobszoiJWrJ3-Fq5uLhr9ydLU-4I_EPpOsBRdIy7MIy4__rIlK9-c0MsfeuG0YjKbQEYu8I3Mn7qmUyZ5pggBnbRKeG24PQzrsdFGfSxvnumV3b91_YQjIX0JV6mRuPKM1CTI/w480-h640/IMG_20200905_123633.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p> </p><p>We also stopped by Dogfish Head Brewery. Unfortunately they were not doing tours because of Covid. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewqZPRvVtUaB6JVU0FcV6wioAugQh998IunCrmpQ2bIZ8uOURWhGAZFIZt5hZ4IsdW9xQeI8-mUhALIInKYwikIgniwSZFtWE8eMBi248Nj_UNQ1kb8dHgjP1Kyc-3TEwF2ie/s4032/IMG_20200905_110314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewqZPRvVtUaB6JVU0FcV6wioAugQh998IunCrmpQ2bIZ8uOURWhGAZFIZt5hZ4IsdW9xQeI8-mUhALIInKYwikIgniwSZFtWE8eMBi248Nj_UNQ1kb8dHgjP1Kyc-3TEwF2ie/w480-h640/IMG_20200905_110314.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>There was a lot of relaxing on the porch that afternoon:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0SuDK-1bqIDvI29FN0F3-0y-xev3J5ZQ-ENNXspy2yjBsSZzR2upd3Nt-QRRmvD3uAfBCd-jr-z3RqhAz18ZnKfHmBB7dRGav2XtwxbAePtB-uKu5Rwx5_ReY5NqjdIREUOl/s4032/IMG_20200905_083927.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0SuDK-1bqIDvI29FN0F3-0y-xev3J5ZQ-ENNXspy2yjBsSZzR2upd3Nt-QRRmvD3uAfBCd-jr-z3RqhAz18ZnKfHmBB7dRGav2XtwxbAePtB-uKu5Rwx5_ReY5NqjdIREUOl/w480-h640/IMG_20200905_083927.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFxnMgVTcqWdhREmVVoCh-HNzJ3e_847_f0uw-wp-MF4NwOx6uO-ylMAk6hds8EVLn7BDGcyoWwCfynakNqjIxAajmyE49XaP2CrmOIhBSBw_Z92B2F0Tmlixb5PodsbiCgRCy/s4032/00000PORTRAIT_00000_BURST20200905084454281.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFxnMgVTcqWdhREmVVoCh-HNzJ3e_847_f0uw-wp-MF4NwOx6uO-ylMAk6hds8EVLn7BDGcyoWwCfynakNqjIxAajmyE49XaP2CrmOIhBSBw_Z92B2F0Tmlixb5PodsbiCgRCy/w480-h640/00000PORTRAIT_00000_BURST20200905084454281.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzaqczS6h1g-fLixQ1NQU4CZcKQArn1lH_SyBQ0YaUDWH0jX5JF-8ndD8T4MLidItTeHgzjqZTGIdoyF8NEnsSAcqfKlXkW-L6pm4gjWiaAEMey5TGjpZLWM_cffSCO5K1-kFP/s4032/IMG_20200905_161231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzaqczS6h1g-fLixQ1NQU4CZcKQArn1lH_SyBQ0YaUDWH0jX5JF-8ndD8T4MLidItTeHgzjqZTGIdoyF8NEnsSAcqfKlXkW-L6pm4gjWiaAEMey5TGjpZLWM_cffSCO5K1-kFP/w480-h640/IMG_20200905_161231.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Mqrc9sD6fQ_KgQPyVyLysnqKv4soC2WWS9-JomJmF27cNXpXY4h4Au2TMFGCajfKksJx1wkvGig9kCiiYs0KapCprJsQ_PiW5SnMJQQceISYX9mjCWriPqIy6SmhyK73a81S/s4032/IMG_20200905_163812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Mqrc9sD6fQ_KgQPyVyLysnqKv4soC2WWS9-JomJmF27cNXpXY4h4Au2TMFGCajfKksJx1wkvGig9kCiiYs0KapCprJsQ_PiW5SnMJQQceISYX9mjCWriPqIy6SmhyK73a81S/s320/IMG_20200905_163812.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Z7qZD75PluSo67QtVkAyw8LaNbjdTBRwAwERjaycMFGT6klaLplxTu2hpy7SP43QvOdOKaGEPU8zk8IkBeM_oYwhX5mXIFibwzkQUEZhV1lCoRjTnKlRtewUcVGx3waFP_G0/s4032/IMG_20200905_165213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Z7qZD75PluSo67QtVkAyw8LaNbjdTBRwAwERjaycMFGT6klaLplxTu2hpy7SP43QvOdOKaGEPU8zk8IkBeM_oYwhX5mXIFibwzkQUEZhV1lCoRjTnKlRtewUcVGx3waFP_G0/w480-h640/IMG_20200905_165213.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>We ate dinner out in Downtown Milford at The Arena. Then we walked around the boardwalk for a bit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieg_lITAeQX4Cxda4zRYhlTI65HagAnrOROvD8wuDO-4tigloEebd6QAs6vj-AbJC5kkfJQ0p0YkUsQnelMESGHaiPaAZv_QmQiDWr9mCHjgHlRp0Ir26Mnu7yH7_h73EbqR1m/s4032/IMG_20200905_180044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieg_lITAeQX4Cxda4zRYhlTI65HagAnrOROvD8wuDO-4tigloEebd6QAs6vj-AbJC5kkfJQ0p0YkUsQnelMESGHaiPaAZv_QmQiDWr9mCHjgHlRp0Ir26Mnu7yH7_h73EbqR1m/w640-h480/IMG_20200905_180044.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDTaC635OPadtEQPWWXeBnaPUdGY4VU6IQeACBNa9p_aKafJRy1F7vV87xd6ukT7I4J4jQAJYWcd9PG8I89AjNvhegtO2xTez5hb7ZbGOJLYQmQVDXH940GbAtoIGtv7mM0icO/s4032/IMG_20200905_180232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDTaC635OPadtEQPWWXeBnaPUdGY4VU6IQeACBNa9p_aKafJRy1F7vV87xd6ukT7I4J4jQAJYWcd9PG8I89AjNvhegtO2xTez5hb7ZbGOJLYQmQVDXH940GbAtoIGtv7mM0icO/w640-h480/IMG_20200905_180232.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLy8qpyLkcHj4DkQMoJDbchjTo5e4nvWhtW8lthlVTNXYWkMiAqlnO30RsKC0nq7kAvSz7F6EzBqjUupJ-PKfL8Oof_BwzB_ytmp7Q5p_RxFr2jAg_aHl2vZ9RCRivzVYw8JWt/s3264/IMG_20200905_183441.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLy8qpyLkcHj4DkQMoJDbchjTo5e4nvWhtW8lthlVTNXYWkMiAqlnO30RsKC0nq7kAvSz7F6EzBqjUupJ-PKfL8Oof_BwzB_ytmp7Q5p_RxFr2jAg_aHl2vZ9RCRivzVYw8JWt/w640-h480/IMG_20200905_183441.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74o4uRbt1dvdekOo-CyeDdNjj6SsebEyq2rwIEXg3iV05YTk3QKBZw4k-Wuptudg82apG-CVGafZ6jrO6XRMHQ1BhaYyxeRzMonFrwlFGBOO4TjcRgnRkoPhoviBYECDbxtWg/s3264/IMG_20200905_183510.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74o4uRbt1dvdekOo-CyeDdNjj6SsebEyq2rwIEXg3iV05YTk3QKBZw4k-Wuptudg82apG-CVGafZ6jrO6XRMHQ1BhaYyxeRzMonFrwlFGBOO4TjcRgnRkoPhoviBYECDbxtWg/w640-h480/IMG_20200905_183510.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>It was such a beautiful evening! It can be hot and humid in Delaware being so close to the water, but that day was cool and dry.</p><p>The next morning, we got up early in order to get parking at Rehoboth Beach. None of the kids wanted to get up, lol. I finished a book while I was waiting on them. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-EX1RzAI_gJmF8ktPNBYL1-2nTSY16-TCx76oe83Y7uNYKVlJylH9ExC6S-Ez90EJX26aiMbeCvf8yCFIyzWmHc4GyDdUu2u5TgjRJeFeQiPQujg-aUrz2d_jZBjS8Kdi2Rqy/s4032/00100dPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200906082758906_COVER.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-EX1RzAI_gJmF8ktPNBYL1-2nTSY16-TCx76oe83Y7uNYKVlJylH9ExC6S-Ez90EJX26aiMbeCvf8yCFIyzWmHc4GyDdUu2u5TgjRJeFeQiPQujg-aUrz2d_jZBjS8Kdi2Rqy/w640-h480/00100dPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200906082758906_COVER.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAqG52tD9BdY7Pz1TWgBG0mbU8DSzNdGgGvc5TfcFww8DPgGLctwoWpFR9dHHX6MClBVBEipgKWE8DTdjYA1QGa4F6fdabpx2ZI_sNEwTLUHbqvTre0QMW9XiV9866Yj25B6HF/s4032/IMG_20200906_083220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAqG52tD9BdY7Pz1TWgBG0mbU8DSzNdGgGvc5TfcFww8DPgGLctwoWpFR9dHHX6MClBVBEipgKWE8DTdjYA1QGa4F6fdabpx2ZI_sNEwTLUHbqvTre0QMW9XiV9866Yj25B6HF/w640-h480/IMG_20200906_083220.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>We found an amazing parking spot just a few blocks away from the beach. We decided to do a little sightseeing and shopping first. </p><p>I won the personalization jackpot! Do you know how many times I've looked for my name over the years?? It's always Jesse (for a boy) or Jessica. Never just Jessie.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQcdjaT_f7iIMwax6KAHWgTjkp7MXTW-SyhJL_hqHR7PzvTx5RGOcRQKO3qT1QzSPpxhHNqOcvrGj0VfR2RuAay2-xKS5ch4Uo-eE8vQutMCRSUu7CFA3EOlfTYRSrBibk87zB/s4032/IMG_20200906_100545.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQcdjaT_f7iIMwax6KAHWgTjkp7MXTW-SyhJL_hqHR7PzvTx5RGOcRQKO3qT1QzSPpxhHNqOcvrGj0VfR2RuAay2-xKS5ch4Uo-eE8vQutMCRSUu7CFA3EOlfTYRSrBibk87zB/w480-h640/IMG_20200906_100545.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ubvmxIYk79M7h3bYYOrhpxPmGq3eceC4xfw-lI4-2m_ovxMgyLw919Duo11h8mVdeNcjt3w4iBbIp9GO4yJp5qpVtfutyklqtHvCK3urOiR_lf9YX9Y5540XJwLmo70TnQYd/s4032/IMG_20200906_101317.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ubvmxIYk79M7h3bYYOrhpxPmGq3eceC4xfw-lI4-2m_ovxMgyLw919Duo11h8mVdeNcjt3w4iBbIp9GO4yJp5qpVtfutyklqtHvCK3urOiR_lf9YX9Y5540XJwLmo70TnQYd/w480-h640/IMG_20200906_101317.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXiuInlhRXeUNKd7eixmgGHBNCrrgvYLZCFZ5MSMRzmcacdlMOAatsKqcSJozsXVbMlKwMEIfc2VD38SX2SnvWbtfSX9-mkELvwtBMytK4sCsHNeXpSfLon9wS-kMAigz_7ryT/s4032/IMG_20200906_101344.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXiuInlhRXeUNKd7eixmgGHBNCrrgvYLZCFZ5MSMRzmcacdlMOAatsKqcSJozsXVbMlKwMEIfc2VD38SX2SnvWbtfSX9-mkELvwtBMytK4sCsHNeXpSfLon9wS-kMAigz_7ryT/w640-h480/IMG_20200906_101344.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzYC0MzYJPZKo6rIPNf9x_ITD4fwQeXHaAIcGKXf37aVPwfUWn8FMcmsxfwTDUXgkt8N06EmLz2zW7aDu-2n5i4zb2WD9grcW2EsdjGeicw0rC3XkXaoWa_pbfoYPEY2Hs07i/s4032/IMG_20200906_105044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzYC0MzYJPZKo6rIPNf9x_ITD4fwQeXHaAIcGKXf37aVPwfUWn8FMcmsxfwTDUXgkt8N06EmLz2zW7aDu-2n5i4zb2WD9grcW2EsdjGeicw0rC3XkXaoWa_pbfoYPEY2Hs07i/w640-h480/IMG_20200906_105044.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>The beach was CROWDED! But what did we expect for a holiday weekend? 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The water was COLD and the waves kept knocking Jocelyn over. Jaina got sandy and wet (two things she didn't want to have happen despite being at the beach) so we headed to lunch at the Green Turtle.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_U93kzVZg5_mu2I2UHRdnV5dLRMKOwPNSAV9bDavU_I3F3DXXwzx0cCD-ZPLvPO34xYt8BPwmAhVtIbMbEa9BimWJliwrPlElkFWbPAlmv9F4WiJVLgtKwo1PHTuoCbgjzPsz/s4032/IMG_20200906_123119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_U93kzVZg5_mu2I2UHRdnV5dLRMKOwPNSAV9bDavU_I3F3DXXwzx0cCD-ZPLvPO34xYt8BPwmAhVtIbMbEa9BimWJliwrPlElkFWbPAlmv9F4WiJVLgtKwo1PHTuoCbgjzPsz/w640-h480/IMG_20200906_123119.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYyeBcJvlX0zr1D8runNhUtjUylcD5U6VkhJiEF9eOmrSZf-U3fPhNquThWWedoqgPfggQsamcsvxtM7N-Xm5Dj4QJlCUwCN551hmLm2Jn87qFgFQv5M-vqgDEpndPENYdNuSw/s4032/IMG_20200906_124158.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYyeBcJvlX0zr1D8runNhUtjUylcD5U6VkhJiEF9eOmrSZf-U3fPhNquThWWedoqgPfggQsamcsvxtM7N-Xm5Dj4QJlCUwCN551hmLm2Jn87qFgFQv5M-vqgDEpndPENYdNuSw/w480-h640/IMG_20200906_124158.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBL-9gcDCZWF1I6Z_tsOiCwUcu4kvxfrL7Zxlxi-ivfkR6jsfQD4UykQfe0IbW3owTv3zW_hJl_33Rv2lN09Zq9-bTVUNsRZBFe1DT_nvw7MnC5qj818B7d44Vr8YX_xi4SSuS/s4032/IMG_20200906_130956.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBL-9gcDCZWF1I6Z_tsOiCwUcu4kvxfrL7Zxlxi-ivfkR6jsfQD4UykQfe0IbW3owTv3zW_hJl_33Rv2lN09Zq9-bTVUNsRZBFe1DT_nvw7MnC5qj818B7d44Vr8YX_xi4SSuS/w640-h480/IMG_20200906_130956.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The rest of the afternoon was spent relaxing, playing with dogs, and playing more cards. Jayce is a card shark!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOQoUJD9_cq2zr1qQf6L2js9D_FT1g4wquI9VJFovd39bHFLSWucPL-w4vi0ZUySsecebzIvBU3AmWtqCXjD3_wTYkHRTkJW7QLF8Vk_RVrAPbxrDp9IV9rK3qqxfzhTLrSnI/s4032/IMG_20200906_151453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOQoUJD9_cq2zr1qQf6L2js9D_FT1g4wquI9VJFovd39bHFLSWucPL-w4vi0ZUySsecebzIvBU3AmWtqCXjD3_wTYkHRTkJW7QLF8Vk_RVrAPbxrDp9IV9rK3qqxfzhTLrSnI/w640-h480/IMG_20200906_151453.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvotUMHKy208SED9MDxMQkOCfPVTYydSOj74mq6ifuortn6xDHGXWatiHBqL0rX-fNXHNNdNlqIxyjqU-8rQnzFzVBmPmx4Ic2f6ExrTZ7U8a4YvBssS3Gp1dCDm3fNLa18XY/s4032/IMG_20200906_151457.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvotUMHKy208SED9MDxMQkOCfPVTYydSOj74mq6ifuortn6xDHGXWatiHBqL0rX-fNXHNNdNlqIxyjqU-8rQnzFzVBmPmx4Ic2f6ExrTZ7U8a4YvBssS3Gp1dCDm3fNLa18XY/w640-h480/IMG_20200906_151457.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLU7FHfPCe2-1U9g9EqSZehAOWoxpzlx73Rceb7HRAOT1I6xB2Tbt2e3_faneGvl3WMM912AI98Mwysc8s73qxSn02K4IHid3zQCwBO87lGITI0OASNvJXCCKAhmbNQ2TngIxc/s4032/IMG_20200906_191245.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLU7FHfPCe2-1U9g9EqSZehAOWoxpzlx73Rceb7HRAOT1I6xB2Tbt2e3_faneGvl3WMM912AI98Mwysc8s73qxSn02K4IHid3zQCwBO87lGITI0OASNvJXCCKAhmbNQ2TngIxc/w640-h480/IMG_20200906_191245.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>We hit the road bright and early the next morning to head back home. We stopped a billion times, but it still only took us about 10 hours to get home. Not too shabby! We even had a bathroom adventure near Charlotte when we couldn't find a gas station or a fast food place with open public restrooms due to Covid and I accidentally got off on another hwy that took us to I-77 instead. Crazy!</p><p>We had the best time and can't wait to go back!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>*Jess*http://www.blogger.com/profile/05190888590178233798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22738696.post-6591530384690940462020-09-14T16:21:00.006-04:002020-09-14T16:21:32.364-04:00New School Year for Everyone!<p> Working full time this Summer kicked my parenting butt. Yet, I think it was good for my teens to have a little independence. A couple times I even came home to an entirely clean house! I loved having Jocelyn go with me to camp, though. </p><p>And now we find ourselves a few weeks into another school year. This one looks SO different for our family. Jaina is back at the local community college. She has 3 online classes and one in-person class (a chemistry lab). Jayce is 100% virtual using Apex online. Jocelyn is 100% with Edmentum and boy has that given us challenges. And I'm back at the preschool again, but this time 5 days a week. <br /></p><p>I still made them pose for "Back to School" pictures because it's still a milestone, no matter where they do school. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqj3S07mrt7-9Mfx5ch8CNeCnO5cb8qh51syRQaYTz6jSjXmyEpeQBBxhBgVqKXaP7EZX2MVfj5sohKHFNXIPreXmcyGFoLnXHyg5sw88Rx8Be1Ez0IHjgJs0F-e1mme9WVhMj/s2048/Saved+Pictures1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqj3S07mrt7-9Mfx5ch8CNeCnO5cb8qh51syRQaYTz6jSjXmyEpeQBBxhBgVqKXaP7EZX2MVfj5sohKHFNXIPreXmcyGFoLnXHyg5sw88Rx8Be1Ez0IHjgJs0F-e1mme9WVhMj/w640-h400/Saved+Pictures1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8N2s-5rtckM5H8p6JNFwpTDn7v_-fRg9L9UONrCOemcwKX-Faq0SzNWwgXaEKIY3aVKvuXWK1pEgjNho-PBTvU-HMLST-SpNunUMZwwMUE39NKKFBUxXAh7o_LGHar4F2o6E3/s2048/Saved+Pictures2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8N2s-5rtckM5H8p6JNFwpTDn7v_-fRg9L9UONrCOemcwKX-Faq0SzNWwgXaEKIY3aVKvuXWK1pEgjNho-PBTvU-HMLST-SpNunUMZwwMUE39NKKFBUxXAh7o_LGHar4F2o6E3/w640-h400/Saved+Pictures2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhGlssohxnbSVwdIuCg5nkO2Wivu2qO77Kc-Wa9jsKcWrAX0c6GZ2N1csWVX2BzmJSCgX-p15Zf0dDhRIrUFcJIDWHmINlXH0yr1mFeq9KmTqqkusWDFNZgnw9sHUsKe2bOW09/s2048/Saved+Pictures3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhGlssohxnbSVwdIuCg5nkO2Wivu2qO77Kc-Wa9jsKcWrAX0c6GZ2N1csWVX2BzmJSCgX-p15Zf0dDhRIrUFcJIDWHmINlXH0yr1mFeq9KmTqqkusWDFNZgnw9sHUsKe2bOW09/w640-h400/Saved+Pictures3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>(Don't worry, we got Jayce's Covid hair cut a few days later!)</p><p>I absolutely LOVE my toddler class this year. I'm back co-teaching with Ms. Celeste and we work well together as a team!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPp_-pxpl0HUaCR_MD-WsR2_vitJ3m9N6-V23KNIC1p2QzFdz9omF6mzlA-AuVQTLpWx6DCdRtQBwqviiC3wu-I-3AFglmd0-caDn6C0nY7hkMVbjVAaxQyqEjMm_Utc-Q2fO/s3264/IMG_20200914_105133.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPp_-pxpl0HUaCR_MD-WsR2_vitJ3m9N6-V23KNIC1p2QzFdz9omF6mzlA-AuVQTLpWx6DCdRtQBwqviiC3wu-I-3AFglmd0-caDn6C0nY7hkMVbjVAaxQyqEjMm_Utc-Q2fO/w640-h480/IMG_20200914_105133.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>The preschool I work for is taking every precaution to keep us, and all the kids, safe. Jayce's school is at half capacity right now and they've managed to only have a handful of positive cases (today, they are reporting 4) in the entire school, which is HUGE, since he's now at the Senior High School campus. If they continue to have low numbers, he'll go back to school face-to-face in January for 2nd semester. Unfortunately, Jocelyn's elementary school is not requiring masks inside the classroom nor are they socially distancing, so I'm not sure when I'll feel comfortable sending her back. Right now I have the luxury of leaving Jocelyn home in the mornings while I work with her brother and sister. If Jayce goes back to school in January, she would just be home with Jaina, but I don't know what her schedule will be like after Christmas. I guess we'll continue to play it by ear. </p><p>All in all, life is pretty good! Still no update on the divorce. We continue to be in a holding pattern, but hopefully not much longer!<br /></p><p><br /></p>*Jess*http://www.blogger.com/profile/05190888590178233798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22738696.post-27192360815110054772020-07-18T15:25:00.000-04:002020-07-18T15:25:14.150-04:00Happy Campers<div>Back in February, I was offered a position as an instructional tutor at my daughter's elementary school. I was thrilled and scared at the same time. I shouldn't have been scared... the teachers at HES made sure I was fully prepared to help the kids I'd be working with. I had 4 small groups each day that met with me for 30 minutes. I worked with first graders on telling time and counting money. I also got to work with second graders on place value to a million and rounding. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Although I wasn't available to work many hours due to my commitment at the preschool, the hourly pay was worth it. I had a plan in my head that I'd save all of my tutoring money from March, April and May to help supplement my income this Summer when I was home from the preschool.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then Covid happened. Schools shut down exactly two weeks after I started at HES. I also found out later in April that the funding that paid for this particular position was in jeopardy because of the virus and most likely would not be available for the 2020-2021 school year. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>That left me in a difficult position financially. Although my child support and alimony was enough to pay our monthly bills and grocery expenses, you guys know that there's a lot more stuff that comes up every month that doesn't fit nicely in a spreadsheet of reoccurring expenses. Especially with 3 kids. And although I still run my photography business on the side, I knew sessions would be slim in the hot summer months to come.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Luckily my friend Janae posted about Fine Arts Day Camp on FB just as I was contemplating job prospects. Jocelyn attended this camp 3 years ago and LOVED it. We offer kids Dance, Theatre, Music, Art, and Creative Writing classes with session themes like Decades on Broadway, Brick by Brick (Legos), Superheroes, and International Olympics. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It just so happens that Janae was looking for a camp counselor for the youngest campers, the preschoolers. Now, that age is right up my alley!</div><div><br /></div><div>It's been four weeks and I've loved being part of this wonderful community!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83HaJu7mvTNiu5DPqcrq29nNte4xveb5oDSGTt613wFiv_sq9mMFVvou1WB9oqJx-c7MqQkpTV6ZyGlQr6EM_CnegETucNJSOrUQrBTJAfXo13I_HhlYgRC_aptRsMOKY4djx/s4032/IMG_20200716_135629.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83HaJu7mvTNiu5DPqcrq29nNte4xveb5oDSGTt613wFiv_sq9mMFVvou1WB9oqJx-c7MqQkpTV6ZyGlQr6EM_CnegETucNJSOrUQrBTJAfXo13I_HhlYgRC_aptRsMOKY4djx/w375-h500/IMG_20200716_135629.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZY-Tt6n_UKqZyxuRPSxCQ9gV48w4P4ekysmljYlam64xdSpz4HHzIGi9NA8jmshjtQ8eaqc90I72wPi5jht42PyWFfH-V26t_YkMBGe2H4mDbn3vrPfGV3QOucsW7zC1aYj51/s4032/IMG_20200714_074858.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSR70Dugmbg3stZFdpxzDNbnNgnTFth3kFem2nU52RJX-04JSp0nlxLt094BxfTw98i4E2QXdMOv5f6bMsBNhKTDOTfeS5e3Z20aFvF5wupUPGzBqMnq5-RPOS6Cff3SJsyI_q/s3264/IMG_20200707_145754.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSR70Dugmbg3stZFdpxzDNbnNgnTFth3kFem2nU52RJX-04JSp0nlxLt094BxfTw98i4E2QXdMOv5f6bMsBNhKTDOTfeS5e3Z20aFvF5wupUPGzBqMnq5-RPOS6Cff3SJsyI_q/w375-h500/IMG_20200707_145754.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDTvFjhYJDj8hyMg80ZMHMEaD6EkS6floxqBTTwJrAXvxOPxg-7I9eanOpHszP8GwfxF9Oe6zKJvtBE4N8NJcGvahhNZ68tG5veUTlp4QA-GV0_a_IlxCDUQ5cCEfDAUx6cgn7/s4032/IMG_20200701_083313.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDTvFjhYJDj8hyMg80ZMHMEaD6EkS6floxqBTTwJrAXvxOPxg-7I9eanOpHszP8GwfxF9Oe6zKJvtBE4N8NJcGvahhNZ68tG5veUTlp4QA-GV0_a_IlxCDUQ5cCEfDAUx6cgn7/w375-h500/IMG_20200701_083313.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Working at a camp and letting your child attend a camp during a pandemic is certainly interesting. I get to witness first hand the precautions that are being taken and that helps a lot. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>1. We temperature check each and every camper and staff member each day.</div><div>2. Kids and staff wear masks in all common areas and traveling between classes.</div><div>3. Kids are allowed to take their mask off during activities where we can socially distance 6 ft apart.</div><div>4. We wash hands or sanitize our hands between each class.</div><div>5. Nothing is shared. Everything is sanitized between classes.</div><div>6. We can't touch each other. (This one is HARD for us counselors who like to comfort kids, but it cuts down on how many times we have to remind campers to "keep your hands to yourself!")</div><div>7. Class sizes are small. Each class sticks together all day. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Knock on wood, a lot, but I feel like our campers' families are all taking this virus very seriously by wearing masks and socially distancing at home when they are not at camp. This has made for a very safe environment at camp. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm having so much fun that I'm certain I'll be signing up to do this next summer as well :)<br /></div>*Jess*http://www.blogger.com/profile/05190888590178233798noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22738696.post-1456649058313142382020-06-27T21:45:00.000-04:002020-06-27T21:45:32.524-04:00Fabulous Friday :: Friday Phone Dump<div>** I wrote this post on Friday, June 19th, saved as a draft, and planned to finish the next day. Then our internet went out the next day and we didn't get it back for 5 full days! **<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Y'all, it's been the kind of week where if I did not have random pictures on my phone, I wouldn't even remember what we did. Today was my last day as a SAHM for the next 8 weeks. That means I crammed a whole lot of stuff in. Thanks to Covid, not much of it was actually fun, though. I think our Summer Bucket List is going to be a crap shoot this year. At least, we won't be going to Chuck E. Cheese or Big Air anytime soon!</div><div><br /></div><div>So, what did we do?</div><div><br /></div><div>Well, for starters, we enjoyed the 60 degree weather! Jocelyn and I reserved tickets at the Greenville Zoo (I just remembered my pictures are all on my big camera, lol) and met some friends down there. We kept our social bubble small and stayed away from strangers. However, they were limiting capacity and lots of people wore masks, so I felt pretty comfortable. </div><div><br /></div><div>We then ate outside at Tropical Grille, which is super yummy! Even Jocelyn liked the grilled chicken!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajxnIZEKGv6Jr8c0CXVuOsU676O27KelYhif2EricBm_1DwEVNxo_7oZHZkAeplvIsgzDyAHzjl5FPRiF77OPf79WcjQLiaDFIS7d_fda2bH_fXPB4FZEmpWQLLObBL7sxjvK/s3264/IMG_20200615_100352.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajxnIZEKGv6Jr8c0CXVuOsU676O27KelYhif2EricBm_1DwEVNxo_7oZHZkAeplvIsgzDyAHzjl5FPRiF77OPf79WcjQLiaDFIS7d_fda2bH_fXPB4FZEmpWQLLObBL7sxjvK/w640-h480/IMG_20200615_100352.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTcx6lELZij2RpfkHLlpIclOlfi6flONgRjMgVB3OUXSx_B1JkTHL4asTb8RirozDQEPpiksfaWzoBZaDHojiotVabVwzv_g2jcsgrkA5yvF3dizqCuJ819I-Of0uX0XP7xPA/s4032/IMG_20200615_114608.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTcx6lELZij2RpfkHLlpIclOlfi6flONgRjMgVB3OUXSx_B1JkTHL4asTb8RirozDQEPpiksfaWzoBZaDHojiotVabVwzv_g2jcsgrkA5yvF3dizqCuJ819I-Of0uX0XP7xPA/w480-h640/IMG_20200615_114608.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The next day, I agreed to a playdate with Jocelyn's friend James from school. This is the first time she's had a friend over since school shut down in March. They've been social distancing and didn't have any family members who were high risk, so we decided to let it happen. They had the BEST time and played for 4 hours straight.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTTUL-rvo0k8Vtsdzko8JobcMm6k3mZwvnuzwgrfOhVF7C02FKfvOccFsCbF9zmAgqt1vKX54vOKmfdvT6BoG_qN32edUNH3YbuHkyvSIWIBlXgzY78rsGBdIA2qGT-b8JtZSu/s4032/00100dPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200616164511435_COVER.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTTUL-rvo0k8Vtsdzko8JobcMm6k3mZwvnuzwgrfOhVF7C02FKfvOccFsCbF9zmAgqt1vKX54vOKmfdvT6BoG_qN32edUNH3YbuHkyvSIWIBlXgzY78rsGBdIA2qGT-b8JtZSu/w640-h480/00100dPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200616164511435_COVER.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So, I admitted on social media (and privately to a few friends) that I had a breakdown in Ingles a few weeks back because they were out of Kraft Singles. How do I know I'm getting better and more mentally healthy?? They were out AGAIN, but I didn't shed a single tear...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmMHTNYM7sIQod9zv6vIdXco8rSep-3IS0_wekkNhPkNh6X30mYKXyEeJdXPnWlm_Rp-Tsb0N236ImjMmyIH_fM3EV2NKsm3S_x-o2Mpbf08GDc0e4ZTxGNk2lArXF8BgKUXw/s4032/IMG_20200616_195042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmMHTNYM7sIQod9zv6vIdXco8rSep-3IS0_wekkNhPkNh6X30mYKXyEeJdXPnWlm_Rp-Tsb0N236ImjMmyIH_fM3EV2NKsm3S_x-o2Mpbf08GDc0e4ZTxGNk2lArXF8BgKUXw/w640-h480/IMG_20200616_195042.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>But, have no fear... Costco had me covered!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhPvfM0gwkHMp1j4-3bG2sHDUAF1kUMyfsbRbtIOtyGbh3eBKHiqAakZjv4MSpfPa0ozDv-i8c4j3HGM6wbutmuLZvZe52v2MfLG1988zRApgO-3eJeytU2dVYfisCe7yxM2kn/s4032/IMG_20200617_125821.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhPvfM0gwkHMp1j4-3bG2sHDUAF1kUMyfsbRbtIOtyGbh3eBKHiqAakZjv4MSpfPa0ozDv-i8c4j3HGM6wbutmuLZvZe52v2MfLG1988zRApgO-3eJeytU2dVYfisCe7yxM2kn/w480-h640/IMG_20200617_125821.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So, I decided to join the Summer Reading Challenge with my MOMS Club. We have to read a whole lotta books. Here's what I've read so far:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZvg1xjrAaLUd0hkQ6j9iBEa5CDMrFjYP_hM0f0NI73Stzbt3an7bdriZlanQV0CLOWs7u8Pg20UKEVsLlkayylqShxr02OzSpn5pIW_SMzl6a09T143FvaVFuPR95Qo3ruZ9/s4032/IMG_20200605_091323.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZvg1xjrAaLUd0hkQ6j9iBEa5CDMrFjYP_hM0f0NI73Stzbt3an7bdriZlanQV0CLOWs7u8Pg20UKEVsLlkayylqShxr02OzSpn5pIW_SMzl6a09T143FvaVFuPR95Qo3ruZ9/w480-h640/IMG_20200605_091323.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNUaMRHyu8G9hB8dCOQMSxodgv-rPvBZ09Tt3rwktbwW2JXeHAQVCtM5_n1qX5lTBdU955JP7tiaL6TnOGq0KGIawFNQfNjxmuteex-0opy7hGmJJrgBSH_-2TCqWFHm5Pj9ji/s4032/IMG_20200609_094843.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNUaMRHyu8G9hB8dCOQMSxodgv-rPvBZ09Tt3rwktbwW2JXeHAQVCtM5_n1qX5lTBdU955JP7tiaL6TnOGq0KGIawFNQfNjxmuteex-0opy7hGmJJrgBSH_-2TCqWFHm5Pj9ji/w480-h640/IMG_20200609_094843.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgolg69RaJomuVRAN667AJmzdu86ItL6GEoHm__4fw8E4t_ANHMJ0gAiFnWxdFyyqS0K-qT55aYcjqi2hLWFh6049N-wrXe5ctOFWIx7cxyWHygsR84jdzDB-tgb_z9byUuYleT/s4032/IMG_20200614_111947.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgolg69RaJomuVRAN667AJmzdu86ItL6GEoHm__4fw8E4t_ANHMJ0gAiFnWxdFyyqS0K-qT55aYcjqi2hLWFh6049N-wrXe5ctOFWIx7cxyWHygsR84jdzDB-tgb_z9byUuYleT/w480-h640/IMG_20200614_111947.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaGYE9qQrxebQzaQQf-G1-BVPA0VMjhRtOt-wRJ5G8iT39BAV7LptbNnuuGoPVeq5r-BFvKrH7z1x5UlV1SlFGC68FUfi55TDF4gPu1GcFOZyvMR9Mayuyazdl71-9mmdFC93v/s4032/IMG_20200616_083740.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaGYE9qQrxebQzaQQf-G1-BVPA0VMjhRtOt-wRJ5G8iT39BAV7LptbNnuuGoPVeq5r-BFvKrH7z1x5UlV1SlFGC68FUfi55TDF4gPu1GcFOZyvMR9Mayuyazdl71-9mmdFC93v/w500-h375/IMG_20200616_083740.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLiX-Ib1nq-WC_IDb-LrpORu0KjO1rAp0S1FrEeoMJ6DQWhgahx7iI_IGUAoE2Hrf7KKEoCfnPKDFRugKFvMzA3Vg5zUo0bEggDEBdgVxgwBGzSvosdgtPCf2HgGB68AapI9hj/s4032/IMG_20200617_081114.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLiX-Ib1nq-WC_IDb-LrpORu0KjO1rAp0S1FrEeoMJ6DQWhgahx7iI_IGUAoE2Hrf7KKEoCfnPKDFRugKFvMzA3Vg5zUo0bEggDEBdgVxgwBGzSvosdgtPCf2HgGB68AapI9hj/w500-h375/IMG_20200617_081114.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I obviously didn't fix a couple of the pics in my google account... whoops. You get the picture.</div><div><br /></div><div>Jocelyn and I had a play date with her buddy James and his mom, Mary. After finding out that they had been social distancing and staying home and wearing masks, we agreed to have an indoor play date. Our first and so far, our only. For the most part, we are staying outside of our friends' houses just to be on the safe side. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymfJ3xxozd24dORRE70X98DS5pPFmBRT5e44brcXDFrX-PJephnedpqTSEkETQq2cvFosw7GthuPtpKJwrJkisTYQapHmXOMoF_sCET248DHtkUhubjsejjP2f5xurSQf_-dY/s4032/00100dPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200616164511435_COVER.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymfJ3xxozd24dORRE70X98DS5pPFmBRT5e44brcXDFrX-PJephnedpqTSEkETQq2cvFosw7GthuPtpKJwrJkisTYQapHmXOMoF_sCET248DHtkUhubjsejjP2f5xurSQf_-dY/w500-h375/00100dPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200616164511435_COVER.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My first zinnia bloom!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuluCIy9UPONNxVGeVrVUHBDQMF3aJOCHgmybN01yNdkJHll1IOBw9QHFGAykN_pDNcW8ca4npuKnEbf0eucylSiG5dOEBIAKA4xxaxXZ5WQwrZK76D23iL7bOT4gKMV1OMQln/s4032/IMG_20200617_081137.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuluCIy9UPONNxVGeVrVUHBDQMF3aJOCHgmybN01yNdkJHll1IOBw9QHFGAykN_pDNcW8ca4npuKnEbf0eucylSiG5dOEBIAKA4xxaxXZ5WQwrZK76D23iL7bOT4gKMV1OMQln/w500-h375/IMG_20200617_081137.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Look what my teenage boy did!! I'm so proud of him! He aced the written test with every question right!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLnVXW84Vzte4W_tb8dfhyphenhyphenfMz2smexcbAGV7a6dRYZjK_Vdy2h4Bk1cX34l-KFn1Mg28Kh29s7onBYZ8uqPCL2qPvYHopAlp0SzqBvppkR3shfhkTDuz_Tewd5FdmYp1pdSKX/s4032/IMG_20200619_152257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLnVXW84Vzte4W_tb8dfhyphenhyphenfMz2smexcbAGV7a6dRYZjK_Vdy2h4Bk1cX34l-KFn1Mg28Kh29s7onBYZ8uqPCL2qPvYHopAlp0SzqBvppkR3shfhkTDuz_Tewd5FdmYp1pdSKX/w500-h375/IMG_20200619_152257.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Driving grandma's Kia for the first time was pretty scary, but practice makes perfect!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPkHkC5bxQZF6Q3gXWZutCrF3Tnxymi3lpAwtvPM-xU80HkY4AZG2izNA8yoynuh-WPdvxgRByY9eMPItrvHnLccgsHfy33_6FIT_3PQ8O2fEJ1NsBzLOsLOKctEP6o2y4UOr3/s4032/IMG_20200619_160412.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPkHkC5bxQZF6Q3gXWZutCrF3Tnxymi3lpAwtvPM-xU80HkY4AZG2izNA8yoynuh-WPdvxgRByY9eMPItrvHnLccgsHfy33_6FIT_3PQ8O2fEJ1NsBzLOsLOKctEP6o2y4UOr3/w500-h375/IMG_20200619_160412.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Friday nights are now "Dart Night" at my neighbor's house. We have so much fun!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3IGUkWzEGY8RGTN97OLrJtTQaOBZ77qir6Yd5wa35bZthOrnNVLK9Q-M-qJSWeXvA0r1eechyzuHLfXhGpg94BiArU74vv7nkp36T2caTUajv7-g-v8qhMIUPMgV3GlsCW7Zt/s4032/IMG_20200619_201104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3IGUkWzEGY8RGTN97OLrJtTQaOBZ77qir6Yd5wa35bZthOrnNVLK9Q-M-qJSWeXvA0r1eechyzuHLfXhGpg94BiArU74vv7nkp36T2caTUajv7-g-v8qhMIUPMgV3GlsCW7Zt/w500-h375/IMG_20200619_201104.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzwyOlJUhLEv1PUK7_yuM2oPPhJ6qDR-5jFWYdRt-dRE1DodETqZrGONs-TlHSrRVWo9flPKK1KzqmFO7UGa8jTHf_SR7Yjk4Lf2qmgJVmu9RDHLwLzopst9hqUSd9gYI7EEO/s4032/IMG_20200619_205102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzwyOlJUhLEv1PUK7_yuM2oPPhJ6qDR-5jFWYdRt-dRE1DodETqZrGONs-TlHSrRVWo9flPKK1KzqmFO7UGa8jTHf_SR7Yjk4Lf2qmgJVmu9RDHLwLzopst9hqUSd9gYI7EEO/w375-h500/IMG_20200619_205102.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6ABlMVXK4-9aVUJqOSfd3r-3pPKL3P9so5AbBovgoKSGfKPXsZXWwpeRa6y9jGRLeKJMNPqKbmkmeo9S9YXvx3a_fMIu4N4Ykyw2ojkEk-gUloUY5vIgD_S-EhjI2wQbPTEH/s4032/IMG_20200619_214722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6ABlMVXK4-9aVUJqOSfd3r-3pPKL3P9so5AbBovgoKSGfKPXsZXWwpeRa6y9jGRLeKJMNPqKbmkmeo9S9YXvx3a_fMIu4N4Ykyw2ojkEk-gUloUY5vIgD_S-EhjI2wQbPTEH/w375-h500/IMG_20200619_214722.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hYemV_bE3TW1VELq4oMyhWBZsJcRLt4lEYBSxTPTryktR0oeMEKGOnFwYX9wKgyggPhR_J_aoYjLRkS1Cfc5V2dibzxLjOSKVtigU-YJoVuyj914_yDEVxaU6nS2aQpf6WN8/s4032/IMG_20200619_223855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hYemV_bE3TW1VELq4oMyhWBZsJcRLt4lEYBSxTPTryktR0oeMEKGOnFwYX9wKgyggPhR_J_aoYjLRkS1Cfc5V2dibzxLjOSKVtigU-YJoVuyj914_yDEVxaU6nS2aQpf6WN8/w375-h500/IMG_20200619_223855.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We are still doing nightly walks with our neighbors.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSR3BwJS9fvDyaeN2GWr8D8-zjzh8bUhEApfW2eTA5lUrp10JsXW5NhyphenhyphenaQRIS0ikQGFFdvDta74ExeK8evgK1Ys17qLO39oJlwiQLubBZQBlwVK3VrtcBrfZ-tYf_voOj7jACT/s4032/IMG_20200620_202130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSR3BwJS9fvDyaeN2GWr8D8-zjzh8bUhEApfW2eTA5lUrp10JsXW5NhyphenhyphenaQRIS0ikQGFFdvDta74ExeK8evgK1Ys17qLO39oJlwiQLubBZQBlwVK3VrtcBrfZ-tYf_voOj7jACT/w500-h375/IMG_20200620_202130.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I read another book, this one with a color in the title.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0bABkxy1v-K0rRBgAddl0dd0wfUp7Eeo0Pl4-Ps4KcxuM_d9ZX8Rpglbm6BXTVvDAbnrlNcXJTyi0trtxHs4fcANwuluw73w3XwTy46YZL8HOmJH6M6J9etuUwq1ap2VkzWN/s4032/IMG_20200621_090851.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0bABkxy1v-K0rRBgAddl0dd0wfUp7Eeo0Pl4-Ps4KcxuM_d9ZX8Rpglbm6BXTVvDAbnrlNcXJTyi0trtxHs4fcANwuluw73w3XwTy46YZL8HOmJH6M6J9etuUwq1ap2VkzWN/w375-h500/IMG_20200621_090851.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And then, bah bah bah... our modem dies. And life as we know it changes for 5 days. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJA8hdjE5gghCmxVWjKUT5XQjk7mVqLfvJtP7QcjhcHl3uAv7ucUPsd9nojy38v9zQRg6jkV9hhwCbSe0HvREpHdiJyIf3Hooo0N0mMrNCnZDEZkEQaQKlu2VUVdKKP9dT8zxA/s4032/IMG_20200621_113524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJA8hdjE5gghCmxVWjKUT5XQjk7mVqLfvJtP7QcjhcHl3uAv7ucUPsd9nojy38v9zQRg6jkV9hhwCbSe0HvREpHdiJyIf3Hooo0N0mMrNCnZDEZkEQaQKlu2VUVdKKP9dT8zxA/w500-h375/IMG_20200621_113524.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And that brings us up to date for my next post about FADC!<br /></div>*Jess*http://www.blogger.com/profile/05190888590178233798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22738696.post-7353995741367018262020-06-12T16:21:00.000-04:002020-06-12T16:21:10.944-04:0010 on 10 :: June Summer Edition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsAWPuqEA_XUtw0i4wJbXe59lW5QdeFWw-UMfGDSHK6m-AdEAMAw4D9zz493DHjfimX1F_9lQgSmUOT4zGBRSIcv_9qE7MKkmCL96gSC1vl2RujVZvpzZk4n47619Pxt-JXE7J/s985/10+on+10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="339" data-original-width="985" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsAWPuqEA_XUtw0i4wJbXe59lW5QdeFWw-UMfGDSHK6m-AdEAMAw4D9zz493DHjfimX1F_9lQgSmUOT4zGBRSIcv_9qE7MKkmCL96gSC1vl2RujVZvpzZk4n47619Pxt-JXE7J/s320/10+on+10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Technically, I failed (again) at this month's 10 on 10. I'm still posting 10 pictures that represent the beauty in my day, but they weren't taken on the hour every hour for 10 consecutive hours. It was a busy day and I simply forgot about the project from about 11 AM until 4 PM. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I didn't want to completely skip this month, though. I've been having a hard time as of late seeing the beauty in my everyday. Seeing the beauty in <i>anything</i>. How can I? Divorce isn't beautiful, it's exhausting. This virus isn't beautiful, it's scary. Racism in our country? Horrific. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And I began to feel helpless about all those things. Thinking, "there's nothing I can do to stop any of this from happening." Feeling a bit hopeless that my divorce was ever going to be final, the virus was ever going to be contained, or that we would ever eradicate the systemic racism in our country. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>But that's not accurate. There are definitely things I <i>can</i> do. I can listen to my black friends and learn how to be an ally. I can teach my children to stand up for their friends when they witness racism and racial profiling. I can wear a mask. I can social distance. And, I can learn some patience when it comes to the court opening back up. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm so incredibly thankful for each and every one of my dear friends who helped pull me out of my funk last week. Who reminded me that this season will pass. And that change is coming. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here are my 10 pictures of my day. I'm glad I can see the beauty in it again.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd98RXl7evtTN85DnRJOzIc0OO8VPTwGw2txggtzCBrA-h3PBlQqxbEmui1MeFFyFFQl1fOB9Af1lryY6CRdawvlsmWAdsIYvKOiN7m9uVOJunZjQejPTCTw7r6r7oPKHOPlLu/s2048/IMG_6125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd98RXl7evtTN85DnRJOzIc0OO8VPTwGw2txggtzCBrA-h3PBlQqxbEmui1MeFFyFFQl1fOB9Af1lryY6CRdawvlsmWAdsIYvKOiN7m9uVOJunZjQejPTCTw7r6r7oPKHOPlLu/w640-h426/IMG_6125.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnFzo3MDLplkgWJufAGO5i6dH0h7ZsemWv3xkzlSzBFTl7maGZaDXX7pmqhBO4mcU6lXF7GNmfSibbtWotD-IYQEEmcE4oXjsVFupexzxvv8M_If0cO7QAPfBiplTMUTvTeDF/s2048/IMG_6132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsn7o_YBWNG85wboee-JNAFckriKvwdWtXZbDg55RZ5HsSu55-od1PHYt1SFK8ccQIW5WJLZ3kjufY5C_1lJoaLWKoRcwcW9hq-e89Dam4mMcH45VYNw7VtKBgwq1l19CF5lDV/s2048/IMG_6184.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsn7o_YBWNG85wboee-JNAFckriKvwdWtXZbDg55RZ5HsSu55-od1PHYt1SFK8ccQIW5WJLZ3kjufY5C_1lJoaLWKoRcwcW9hq-e89Dam4mMcH45VYNw7VtKBgwq1l19CF5lDV/w640-h426/IMG_6184.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>*Jess*http://www.blogger.com/profile/05190888590178233798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22738696.post-55902258188709814642020-05-30T15:27:00.000-04:002020-05-30T15:27:01.944-04:00Jaina turns 18!<div>My firstborn is an adult. I still can't wrap my head around it! 18 years of loving this precious soul who was entrusted to me when I was just 23 years old. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjG_6nrI23C1zKxQu5Q98yF6TN0coFKU_bcYM_Woe0aN84xOR-8etHqPpIRied-P43JShEBN3jIdimbR0lZffsg3jQrY_-Slw6mJdd1YoK2rqrvCYN3JbbwIv1zYrV3QQgp4O/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjG_6nrI23C1zKxQu5Q98yF6TN0coFKU_bcYM_Woe0aN84xOR-8etHqPpIRied-P43JShEBN3jIdimbR0lZffsg3jQrY_-Slw6mJdd1YoK2rqrvCYN3JbbwIv1zYrV3QQgp4O/w480-h640/Jaina_01.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy73vH8ktcjI0n_hldZP-HrhnbXlh-bWGZYDxyZG7VTI9Mvr54L8jAWSCics5QTMPuc_9dD1oRGSFgfMDk_mVN_0pP40M-y1rwGgb9kfbWvMpF25FZU8bykhZpzUsHuM6ptS9v/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy73vH8ktcjI0n_hldZP-HrhnbXlh-bWGZYDxyZG7VTI9Mvr54L8jAWSCics5QTMPuc_9dD1oRGSFgfMDk_mVN_0pP40M-y1rwGgb9kfbWvMpF25FZU8bykhZpzUsHuM6ptS9v/w640-h480/Jaina_02.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixIDPboZvUEFHSxvY65c8TaCviakTrak_RD_H-aD4AZiie79I5KkE6FTNmepWmhU1D8Yq0xaQGRQP3c7Ss5ahDOcB4hEjp-SRKLrToFu_pAEbXikFY-mugLE-Fkjeor5u3rcth/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixIDPboZvUEFHSxvY65c8TaCviakTrak_RD_H-aD4AZiie79I5KkE6FTNmepWmhU1D8Yq0xaQGRQP3c7Ss5ahDOcB4hEjp-SRKLrToFu_pAEbXikFY-mugLE-Fkjeor5u3rcth/w640-h480/Jaina_03.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Most new moms complain that they didn't know what the hell they were doing when they first became a mom. Honestly, I didn't really feel that way. I was very comfortable in my role as a new mom. It just came very naturally to me. I don't say this to brag by any means (and I certainly was a neurotic basket case with the subsequent births of Jayce and Jocelyn where I promptly forgot every single thing about being a mom as soon as they were born!), but just to preserve the memory of what I was feeling when I was a new mom. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Jaina was the easiest newborn. I really got lucky with her. She nursed well and slept great. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>She quickly turned into a fun infant and a curious, but sweet, toddler. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNw3f3hsyU8hgb5cvzxRRlWSkM8R0LPflb5Ao8cCIwbpO3R2dAAdA-VpVyPSn_LOttjzzIYNKxLZUVNXErJMHa58hnD9MqcOEwZz6kdVgxIhUz0gVXerElWZATQRE1GZVMtNZw/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNw3f3hsyU8hgb5cvzxRRlWSkM8R0LPflb5Ao8cCIwbpO3R2dAAdA-VpVyPSn_LOttjzzIYNKxLZUVNXErJMHa58hnD9MqcOEwZz6kdVgxIhUz0gVXerElWZATQRE1GZVMtNZw/w640-h480/Jaina_04.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_R0HnOE4-xp2A9llyqGbKdpVLpfTITq_3gtWi3kn91wRKOcoIzg_4lagMPQ_6n4XdDTkTpDWRVqtSIv4vSghHlWYkh16_d6E2eXPfW-3gJBfI_uM3vL_VET-KGmYXbRxpvtj/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWV6NjAtLO0ZBkVuLVK4AbSEfnNt0NvvjDVIb4Z14yZ0gcpnc0aY8BnZuuPo-_Dn4l1hRkfS0Jbl4HY8zKlh7fuMU8kvtl98Ndsrp5CUXtu3ySh8mhJ06o9d2aZ8VnSXZVkSJ/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1215" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWV6NjAtLO0ZBkVuLVK4AbSEfnNt0NvvjDVIb4Z14yZ0gcpnc0aY8BnZuuPo-_Dn4l1hRkfS0Jbl4HY8zKlh7fuMU8kvtl98Ndsrp5CUXtu3ySh8mhJ06o9d2aZ8VnSXZVkSJ/w432-h640/Jaina_07.jpg" width="432" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And soon she was an outgoing, funny preschooler...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPWNxkWLslry6Haek_QiJdxyWc4HwSyMuCvARsG06E8Sup0kQEYTufic85QwmL_l72MablL5D2aX5-6OS5dyG8EHuSiXaQKr0oV6aArvDBsO7mdAB6SXwerRfCQP2UPavYkp-/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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She suddenly cared about what she wore and wanted to experiment with hair and make up. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqjB9aK8ekGsMtLVuFj1p-8Ek4Or5xnwnKWVrtvMC9fhXqfRXqH-a7lqC6MyukFcTHvjj_kq7Ec8lsSMxV0fju_pvh4YH-kaVuOHMaZQkMXDPEKZ5tsBwkXRNzXI8e8RlzX5a9/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3168" data-original-width="4752" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqjB9aK8ekGsMtLVuFj1p-8Ek4Or5xnwnKWVrtvMC9fhXqfRXqH-a7lqC6MyukFcTHvjj_kq7Ec8lsSMxV0fju_pvh4YH-kaVuOHMaZQkMXDPEKZ5tsBwkXRNzXI8e8RlzX5a9/w640-h426/Jaina_18.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawk8elfydfBFNepS62DAmisS1k0lMD8R4vas4TDmR0WsH9PxPWvREFmE7XcMB10J22QBNJLwTUfeYtRFYddVteGTIzcWcw4xuXaqdb60PpsY6BSH801yNgOM6S2XENEsTOMMV/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawk8elfydfBFNepS62DAmisS1k0lMD8R4vas4TDmR0WsH9PxPWvREFmE7XcMB10J22QBNJLwTUfeYtRFYddVteGTIzcWcw4xuXaqdb60PpsY6BSH801yNgOM6S2XENEsTOMMV/w426-h640/Jaina_19.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS5k0-jm9E69MPqLpwuoSIp9qQa0X41ZPpnKr7_jHdycFP3WQxY6jX6Nc9ikflSvj5k_Cghc1sPycaX0IUT8QAHR00wAjGqKOFRniVDIhiqGEmKSWI56wDevreMtx5t8IaLvjD/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS5k0-jm9E69MPqLpwuoSIp9qQa0X41ZPpnKr7_jHdycFP3WQxY6jX6Nc9ikflSvj5k_Cghc1sPycaX0IUT8QAHR00wAjGqKOFRniVDIhiqGEmKSWI56wDevreMtx5t8IaLvjD/w640-h426/Jaina_20.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As her love for anime, manga, and all things Japanese grew, so did her master eye-liner skills. Girl won't leave the house without some wings!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ggA-ka1Aza7ZDyI3FQ3A0S5cbWWR8oUcZgsHzTvjWz0F-W_mLUGGe001Zu_gAcjbrpfz2prjT1KoNkKNLFxZRtG8kqn50YMpJ5RXmvxstX3FOUMIPkPfIDv_yhdnallI7fW5/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ggA-ka1Aza7ZDyI3FQ3A0S5cbWWR8oUcZgsHzTvjWz0F-W_mLUGGe001Zu_gAcjbrpfz2prjT1KoNkKNLFxZRtG8kqn50YMpJ5RXmvxstX3FOUMIPkPfIDv_yhdnallI7fW5/w426-h640/Jaina_21.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It was amazing to see her graduate High School a whole year early, as a just turned 17 year old. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9PjtB3urg5rBehXQzNi5Af5VPkTLhZAJKIpJDu4jdy92Q9O4diUhvZ1eBXwAuQmhPUOK9GjlXWwtLGF7_tAQuRqXQ6rzMHL21X31Qn4y-PLxyDdZcvXGY9_w2K7pduu-Am5A/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9PjtB3urg5rBehXQzNi5Af5VPkTLhZAJKIpJDu4jdy92Q9O4diUhvZ1eBXwAuQmhPUOK9GjlXWwtLGF7_tAQuRqXQ6rzMHL21X31Qn4y-PLxyDdZcvXGY9_w2K7pduu-Am5A/w640-h426/Jaina_22.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>She rocked her first year of Community College and even made the Dean's List this past semester!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHF3Srcrzakep3KOsSmoo4AIFctDB4aGGr8ohrrQ3I7CP0vN0yVl55RQfCfbDyQEWLqwPctIguhDDEFXZ0WvBtsvgfsxFLOwCpuKRLiOUzkBJOzwscY_IWkcBOmBVOa2qYJqU/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHF3Srcrzakep3KOsSmoo4AIFctDB4aGGr8ohrrQ3I7CP0vN0yVl55RQfCfbDyQEWLqwPctIguhDDEFXZ0WvBtsvgfsxFLOwCpuKRLiOUzkBJOzwscY_IWkcBOmBVOa2qYJqU/w640-h426/FBIMG_6964.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We celebrated her 18th birthday this year during the Corona Virus Pandemic. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4_M3L-pF_mIbAFouN0WckN0jhXlTc4zUG_FZqyN9MMFc3mdXorohNn1wojYvFKvvjnIb1O821ZsO4X8U2SoEfsBbCx8RXHRbCloKpG_uDVDLLoIB0OyQIrovwTXReCgQNC2T/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4_M3L-pF_mIbAFouN0WckN0jhXlTc4zUG_FZqyN9MMFc3mdXorohNn1wojYvFKvvjnIb1O821ZsO4X8U2SoEfsBbCx8RXHRbCloKpG_uDVDLLoIB0OyQIrovwTXReCgQNC2T/w640-h426/IMG_3677.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The crutches were due to a sprain from a little fall on the stairs, but she's already walking on it with little pain. She'll wear the brace until it feels back to normal. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>*Jess*http://www.blogger.com/profile/05190888590178233798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22738696.post-21148298231103908622020-05-30T14:30:00.002-04:002020-05-30T14:30:59.642-04:00Dog bitesOn March 25th, Jaina was attacked by our neighbor's dog across the street.<div><br /></div><div>It's definitely a complicated situation and we understand both sides. I think it can be chalked up to an unfortunate accident.</div><div><br /></div><div>Jaina was trying to be a helpful dog neighbor and return the dog to it's yard. The dog was doing his job by protecting his property. We are just thankful it wasn't worse. Our neighbors have been wonderful during this situation. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here are the pictures of the fresh wounds at Urgent Care.<br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGGdCagqoC9-A849604r6S8uLf3U2iog_39-GNsIsxqNu33_y_XEIn_CeeIhpmLdJxfEzRf8crB_yHpL0SKApN7dUFKBXOgExvBuXs6cFGosXdighZeeGuwB0JpaOksHy5TkLV/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGGdCagqoC9-A849604r6S8uLf3U2iog_39-GNsIsxqNu33_y_XEIn_CeeIhpmLdJxfEzRf8crB_yHpL0SKApN7dUFKBXOgExvBuXs6cFGosXdighZeeGuwB0JpaOksHy5TkLV/w480-h640/IMG_20200325_185015.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizDcVKq-Violzhh-YxjlZfgp9GA2A1GZB-1pHjckswl4aAjEc4rC56Ttr8fPTRThBraRbtH4G58lG9X0X9zPgHVTFrWxmK7EDoFwwAD-59G2eEkip9k_Vga83q7dSRprunlPX_/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizDcVKq-Violzhh-YxjlZfgp9GA2A1GZB-1pHjckswl4aAjEc4rC56Ttr8fPTRThBraRbtH4G58lG9X0X9zPgHVTFrWxmK7EDoFwwAD-59G2eEkip9k_Vga83q7dSRprunlPX_/w480-h640/IMG_20200325_185008.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgErHekvNpYk7aILZ3dg63KcUfqvuLMcg8wMO9JDt8UfFlm8e8fkoIs0RDqS9SBMQcKbYWGoUkBzJEGeVU8xbwt0s6sn10NeYuWZaNgcDpipLPcKrzOVSSl644bDqk4KU5tYghe/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgErHekvNpYk7aILZ3dg63KcUfqvuLMcg8wMO9JDt8UfFlm8e8fkoIs0RDqS9SBMQcKbYWGoUkBzJEGeVU8xbwt0s6sn10NeYuWZaNgcDpipLPcKrzOVSSl644bDqk4KU5tYghe/w640-h480/IMG_20200325_184054.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIhLrWqAdJtq9frUByJUodPee23eZz7WsQ4vFaPUqiG05xKwB8-VDPCxmgt1jDr62aq349Ql5gSwxc3UAKBI-eE0jzYnbIJFtV1EWygN557wJqSNbtGBXFOJCI29Xy6jvo-oLJ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIhLrWqAdJtq9frUByJUodPee23eZz7WsQ4vFaPUqiG05xKwB8-VDPCxmgt1jDr62aq349Ql5gSwxc3UAKBI-eE0jzYnbIJFtV1EWygN557wJqSNbtGBXFOJCI29Xy6jvo-oLJ/w480-h640/IMG_20200325_183815.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiDwa2RrnbvdEFBCJ5QYMtK6oGFqKZPfvljeQMh0nGpp4mbgEBmYbFJ8vF5VZmNV1okDGItxLxExgFWetYdn29ofSCe_vJyhbOaRlmrwNxWFCi17tjlMg85AEwrxPyuXoFTfUs/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiDwa2RrnbvdEFBCJ5QYMtK6oGFqKZPfvljeQMh0nGpp4mbgEBmYbFJ8vF5VZmNV1okDGItxLxExgFWetYdn29ofSCe_vJyhbOaRlmrwNxWFCi17tjlMg85AEwrxPyuXoFTfUs/w640-h480/IMG_20200325_183813.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTyKf6zSlW5b37LjUBQ9SfRm3NliaA99-gBr_6EbRzwJOsRCitAA2HgYoquSz7i_mrclrsef1OGYXpBVREMv2NHpgsE3ko2Ul6GvYk__pf2PLoXjBITLDj8dqEEMxGnxAyu-Ww/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTyKf6zSlW5b37LjUBQ9SfRm3NliaA99-gBr_6EbRzwJOsRCitAA2HgYoquSz7i_mrclrsef1OGYXpBVREMv2NHpgsE3ko2Ul6GvYk__pf2PLoXjBITLDj8dqEEMxGnxAyu-Ww/w480-h640/IMG_20200325_180158.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The puncture wounds took a few weeks to heal, but they did nicely without incident or needing stitches. She will have some scars, but hopefully Bio Oil will help.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>*Jess*http://www.blogger.com/profile/05190888590178233798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22738696.post-55833438879181481572020-05-17T21:52:00.001-04:002020-05-17T21:52:16.471-04:00Week Phone Dump<div>It's Sunday evening already and I'm bone tired. I'm trying to remember what we even did this week. Well, I know what the kids did for sure. It's called Video Games. Geometry Dash for Jayce, Animal Crossing for Jaina, Cake Wars for Jocelyn, and a whole lot of MineCraft for all 3. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBeJONvZ7IMcPYYjRHpaZe_SNmyqBHzodqR9YlCJIiS4O_gIB3yVdLgqaCGpl4QqzLfzkSZT1NajPF0o6jgZEc3yvrIyQhVDGWW0Go1Beh95fQcnedzGO54q2HmpvKKylb3lHI/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBeJONvZ7IMcPYYjRHpaZe_SNmyqBHzodqR9YlCJIiS4O_gIB3yVdLgqaCGpl4QqzLfzkSZT1NajPF0o6jgZEc3yvrIyQhVDGWW0Go1Beh95fQcnedzGO54q2HmpvKKylb3lHI/w640-h480/IMG_20200512_133723.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Jaina also went back to work this week. I'm not really okay with it. Actually, I'm not okay with businesses opening back up when we still know so little about the virus and how it spreads. Yet, it appears I'm in the minority around here in Spartanburg. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwAuZeu0yx3hSwgKi_yrWzVjkDmUR0u7-xZF2iXoomDXVEh9RzKHdX6ObI5HRh0icCYGb3LC0qCk_i-gfwEBgNNmUjdzE9rMm_7oon_ib2alyYKZJnr-ijFazhVOe9SV83IdL/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwAuZeu0yx3hSwgKi_yrWzVjkDmUR0u7-xZF2iXoomDXVEh9RzKHdX6ObI5HRh0icCYGb3LC0qCk_i-gfwEBgNNmUjdzE9rMm_7oon_ib2alyYKZJnr-ijFazhVOe9SV83IdL/w480-h640/IMG_20200508_113425.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Jocelyn was supposed to still have a week of work left to complete for 2nd grade, but we found out that the elementary schools are not doing another packet drop off. All we had to do is take a few pictures of her actually doing some school work and we were good! So, she's done and I now have a big THIRD grader in my house. Wow.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW5UdpA1NkR3NnmgbWouOPWdYudMG0SM3lDaAKBz4md7qLqR9RS_VieEpPPZFinnabGExRqUNbyzZVSb695pmCCZVmbOD6AC5Y7cmA_GxX407ws7KQeGXCZHoCbiC38dsXx0f2/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW5UdpA1NkR3NnmgbWouOPWdYudMG0SM3lDaAKBz4md7qLqR9RS_VieEpPPZFinnabGExRqUNbyzZVSb695pmCCZVmbOD6AC5Y7cmA_GxX407ws7KQeGXCZHoCbiC38dsXx0f2/w480-h640/IMG_20200511_141425.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Jayce has been doing a great job keeping up with his school work. It took about 6-7 weeks of online distance learning for him to realize that it's just easier to do your couple assignments every day instead of waiting until the end of the week when they were due. Life lessons happening all around :) We pretty much only see Jayce when he comes down for food :)<br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoHY93vl80kPa8j3AweOFkjbLQEC0KKzhXpz4DOsguGUouLha4zpZQpliQ8PU8cqZS-8tfaNCM0UW_gvG0PF0MkKyF8bm5tITOW1-5d4q_J47pDk2RL3BYFCt5S5GdDt2lJCE/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoHY93vl80kPa8j3AweOFkjbLQEC0KKzhXpz4DOsguGUouLha4zpZQpliQ8PU8cqZS-8tfaNCM0UW_gvG0PF0MkKyF8bm5tITOW1-5d4q_J47pDk2RL3BYFCt5S5GdDt2lJCE/w640-h480/IMG_20200515_210317.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add caption<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Our animals are still enjoying us being home!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The purpose?<b> </b>Finding life and beauty in the ordinary things of our day to day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">I have to admit that I liked this project a lot more when I had small children at home. It was very easy for me to see the beauty in finger print smudges on a window or leftover cheerios on a high chair. Now that I'm a mom of teens? Eh, not so much. It doesn't mean my life isn't beautiful any longer. I think it just takes more effort to find it. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">This is the first time in YEARS that I've completed a 10 on 10. 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My birthday boy is busy saving for building his own gaming computer so we weren't planning a big party anyway. We still tried to make the day special. Jayce got to sleep in, skip school work for the day, eat Los Mexicanos take out, and enjoy some Bruster's ice cream cake. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I also managed to get some new pictures of the birthday boy! These are pretty special because he actually came down from his room and went outside to play with his sisters!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ve-Zoeyz2u3wh54j0M6g_t0t1a2VcohhM0flkL6tLKfvoEAk1UxuKePsUPG178Vqr1srwdE2vHNtpN-yHn05xOBLUS0UT-tOcu6FQ27JPPbX9gtt4l03rY55pzVhXs95HYtV/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ve-Zoeyz2u3wh54j0M6g_t0t1a2VcohhM0flkL6tLKfvoEAk1UxuKePsUPG178Vqr1srwdE2vHNtpN-yHn05xOBLUS0UT-tOcu6FQ27JPPbX9gtt4l03rY55pzVhXs95HYtV/w640-h427/FBIMG_6835.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQKP7L0wRZYFczD59EKVJ1tR7QP6xga2toKpdREWBDTM71pSIhFFxWPyNFnT0SZaZz20H4ntbNjZOcxbW0V5Tv_oL78Zhs2BFXOd77-DlThGDCpNxyUDlDzaiQOIMW4NrmOE84/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQKP7L0wRZYFczD59EKVJ1tR7QP6xga2toKpdREWBDTM71pSIhFFxWPyNFnT0SZaZz20H4ntbNjZOcxbW0V5Tv_oL78Zhs2BFXOd77-DlThGDCpNxyUDlDzaiQOIMW4NrmOE84/w640-h426/FBIMG_6874_BW.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptAWKWix1-cAY__cEjaCcLjvlG9Slfipvi1g1lWA7js93EMyWn3efv2i9zupzH_IvwAuoq-a1Mb6sDYIXrR8t7CQcRVU708KspBOA9JglO_GjepN0gkuT_uEcpjHmfevhbpaS/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptAWKWix1-cAY__cEjaCcLjvlG9Slfipvi1g1lWA7js93EMyWn3efv2i9zupzH_IvwAuoq-a1Mb6sDYIXrR8t7CQcRVU708KspBOA9JglO_GjepN0gkuT_uEcpjHmfevhbpaS/w640-h426/FBIMG_6918.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9P4UMv9125r7Q8LXqrUKq4eADLgQwCrwEnrN6R9YtfCZpMiEnmlie57HTqo74RBrZprwKehjVZ0Il7nSOk3PLp_0Jb_M_-aFXxqmVQz0BAziLIg-89HzghC38TnT4ChgFN2y/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9P4UMv9125r7Q8LXqrUKq4eADLgQwCrwEnrN6R9YtfCZpMiEnmlie57HTqo74RBrZprwKehjVZ0Il7nSOk3PLp_0Jb_M_-aFXxqmVQz0BAziLIg-89HzghC38TnT4ChgFN2y/w640-h426/FBIMG_6964.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYa4mTHy8S4N2HVyhyphenhyphen51MdtMS5kKkIbPgFpPENMFwAOIflF6RhP8D04_K15i453Avv532HnjpWrJdJ5iOBl98Z13vYdS2MuvGZ_I7cctV7ex8pb9hW1KSe9PkyHhA1scV1rft8/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4460" data-original-width="2973" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYa4mTHy8S4N2HVyhyphenhyphen51MdtMS5kKkIbPgFpPENMFwAOIflF6RhP8D04_K15i453Avv532HnjpWrJdJ5iOBl98Z13vYdS2MuvGZ_I7cctV7ex8pb9hW1KSe9PkyHhA1scV1rft8/w426-h640/IMG_6974.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQU5Intkrz4Nh7gg0o276Ay85GYq6ZIdMO6iqmqluEIHQFNAT7kQfMRd_3KqC-M_PxC8SbSX0Q44pnMN88T-eUTPKndHqXUNtzOVlYmOedGWoGwQsy6ZHR-bfJ7Tkn_jpLPdM8/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQU5Intkrz4Nh7gg0o276Ay85GYq6ZIdMO6iqmqluEIHQFNAT7kQfMRd_3KqC-M_PxC8SbSX0Q44pnMN88T-eUTPKndHqXUNtzOVlYmOedGWoGwQsy6ZHR-bfJ7Tkn_jpLPdM8/w640-h426/20200427193515_IMG_6865.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>He does have a few goals for the age of 15. He is old enough to get his learner's permit now and also apply for his first job (He wants to work at Bojangles). Yet, we may be waiting until things are safer. He's not in any rush :)<br /></div>*Jess*http://www.blogger.com/profile/05190888590178233798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22738696.post-46039142613271234012020-04-23T16:16:00.000-04:002020-04-23T16:16:23.361-04:00Plugging Along<div>We've had some pretty good days around home lately. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Jayce is caught up on missing school work!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Jaina's unemployment claim finally allowed me to submit it after trying for over 30 days! She was deemed ineligible, but her boss from the restaurant is going to work on that. I sure do like having her home all the time, but she misses being able to go and do whatever she wants (i.e. get fast food once a day and go to TJ Maxx :P ) She finally finished cleaning her room, too.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioUegELMLfEvnEpzVs8-UE7gTvlsYg4PO5-gHMCCpiJ34RuL8TLM9lid396DJFLh5wM_zOdhPIpKAIrw7GufEtyqRMaj_eiHnF5TKzFFVo-ztpTr9o7fl8qmJpKdCr73kZBoQK/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioUegELMLfEvnEpzVs8-UE7gTvlsYg4PO5-gHMCCpiJ34RuL8TLM9lid396DJFLh5wM_zOdhPIpKAIrw7GufEtyqRMaj_eiHnF5TKzFFVo-ztpTr9o7fl8qmJpKdCr73kZBoQK/w360-h480/IMG_20200420_114401.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTq_5YlGD44LC_udzq-YZSOGS00zAUH7-nHXz5xHJVnGjqp8kpVB9tYtMBoMX5Zb58mhxd3_kQuBCZopsZlRBUpiWjaGYxgCVabvoG9A0l50ZgYlEKZRoNvqARobEypXDSTVrz/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTq_5YlGD44LC_udzq-YZSOGS00zAUH7-nHXz5xHJVnGjqp8kpVB9tYtMBoMX5Zb58mhxd3_kQuBCZopsZlRBUpiWjaGYxgCVabvoG9A0l50ZgYlEKZRoNvqARobEypXDSTVrz/w360-h480/IMG_20200422_114826.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Jocelyn got to see her friends from a safe distance the other day!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XibsTRNPaSEaCE8I8D4gxbcxqEQMeBL7qG_x1c2AYHErFanotLzIJPBjpvwGAQfaLE8vg-LHj1suTElprWfSPvr1aNmdkb5NlI2Q8qIq0zvdiciFiRLm2IzzTXgjuRQD0GBS/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XibsTRNPaSEaCE8I8D4gxbcxqEQMeBL7qG_x1c2AYHErFanotLzIJPBjpvwGAQfaLE8vg-LHj1suTElprWfSPvr1aNmdkb5NlI2Q8qIq0zvdiciFiRLm2IzzTXgjuRQD0GBS/w360-h480/IMG_20200421_091615.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I got to partcipate in a fun birthday parade for my dear friend Jenn!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6oBCdeGtaTW_xE2ElNFszZ4KNftosYA3LUQcdNpg4JgwyRqg91xE0BXx34lM3oP7OfSD5ahvzeoZ8Iptgoha9JHQLKNHF6FuRoPMJ5bPUWiA9BOOLNb-p-xXr5SuTWzZImNTo/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6oBCdeGtaTW_xE2ElNFszZ4KNftosYA3LUQcdNpg4JgwyRqg91xE0BXx34lM3oP7OfSD5ahvzeoZ8Iptgoha9JHQLKNHF6FuRoPMJ5bPUWiA9BOOLNb-p-xXr5SuTWzZImNTo/w360-h480/IMG_20200421_150833.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The weather was absolutely gorgeous and we played outside a lot :)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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You think there's a market for reptile pet photography?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvEJnSlcAnbOJGEkzfJe7KFo7gPq2nyPmMwMy_-0fuFUYDxNfAIrR-Zq_OKDPR_EJlhSL8FgHHKBjibzDncFpQIMMoXUfpr86TSH5bJFBgmXrxFFCXcm2H5O2ralnM4l-w4nX/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvEJnSlcAnbOJGEkzfJe7KFo7gPq2nyPmMwMy_-0fuFUYDxNfAIrR-Zq_OKDPR_EJlhSL8FgHHKBjibzDncFpQIMMoXUfpr86TSH5bJFBgmXrxFFCXcm2H5O2ralnM4l-w4nX/w480-h320/20200421192212_IMG_6771.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrN3utwi90VEv4JbRrsRyewJ281QjJDNLSW0A2yqFOIOEQBfaDKZVaprLWnz3-lqboTz-As2VmiAov9EZPRJlu4Sh3Ehs8N1WoWdpTCNTTDX9fxY2X5eNBCbEtc2LfUY1BsNMV/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrN3utwi90VEv4JbRrsRyewJ281QjJDNLSW0A2yqFOIOEQBfaDKZVaprLWnz3-lqboTz-As2VmiAov9EZPRJlu4Sh3Ehs8N1WoWdpTCNTTDX9fxY2X5eNBCbEtc2LfUY1BsNMV/w480-h320/20200421192450_IMG_6795.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>By the way, we think he's officially a "he". It was kind of hard to tell with the flashlight test, but we clearly saw two bulges, not one. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Jaina, Shaggy, and I got to see Grandma (again, from a safe distance)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rMmWMRH6MZw0hadTcKwKDSY9qhv8PCXm7oMPaVqZJB7JnvtF-D9eC-scvBUYyjsZGVw6xtls0pEMXg_D_LGetGbthv-VtxMGRGtID3hWAmo3STQRHan9dAsgyCwwxKHyM-rp/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rMmWMRH6MZw0hadTcKwKDSY9qhv8PCXm7oMPaVqZJB7JnvtF-D9eC-scvBUYyjsZGVw6xtls0pEMXg_D_LGetGbthv-VtxMGRGtID3hWAmo3STQRHan9dAsgyCwwxKHyM-rp/w480-h360/IMG_20200422_142508.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The girls decided to paint rubbermaid bins to make them into permanent recycling bins for us. They did a great job!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_HmNVP3LMsEm5ejtr3nb6lEqFykquAPpXbLvu0d5EigJyrg-gs5hrggLzt-U-d89k4JFdact9n7IEnDBWVgUsDrWjF3GM7mYQgZTUK5VXynRpTII1ccvBGGkurKbm5lZlY8b8/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_HmNVP3LMsEm5ejtr3nb6lEqFykquAPpXbLvu0d5EigJyrg-gs5hrggLzt-U-d89k4JFdact9n7IEnDBWVgUsDrWjF3GM7mYQgZTUK5VXynRpTII1ccvBGGkurKbm5lZlY8b8/w480-h360/IMG_20200422_164836.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The only negative to our week is that we are worried about Sam the Hamster. Not sure if his nails are just too long (I didn't even know this was a thing) or if his paws are actually damaged. He can't climb up to the top of his cage to get food and water, so we've moved everything down to the bottom for now. Hopefully they will heal and he'll be okay. The internet tells me I need to take him to a vet, but I can't bring myself to take a hamster to the vet during the pandemic. It's not an emergency right now. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitcsvdE8vb7jECj8JQVydl5s7MGmsu81gzUrCjsIjkZ8QI9XCdFvvK9KpuRlSSro68Yl1XNxMhF-pp20VWlBBfmEk8YxugB0P-0GpQar4YowGsImyx1q3Q4WZ7bejrocMlRQn2/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitcsvdE8vb7jECj8JQVydl5s7MGmsu81gzUrCjsIjkZ8QI9XCdFvvK9KpuRlSSro68Yl1XNxMhF-pp20VWlBBfmEk8YxugB0P-0GpQar4YowGsImyx1q3Q4WZ7bejrocMlRQn2/w360-h480/00100dPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200422145917462_COVER.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I've also balanced my budget and managed to stay under. Whew! Just barely, but I made it. I've spent almost $1,000 on groceries this month and I'll have to shop again before the month is over. We also have Jayce's birthday coming up and I have money set aside for his birthday cake and mexican take out meal. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Not too shabby for another week in a crappy situation!<br /></div>*Jess*http://www.blogger.com/profile/05190888590178233798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22738696.post-92162047915276220072020-04-20T17:07:00.000-04:002020-04-20T17:07:16.059-04:00Tales of a 9th grade Procrastinator<div>Well, I'm officially over taking pictures of my kids in this house. All of our days run together mindlessly. How many pictures can I really take of my kids on their electronics or doing their school work? Or how many pictures of my pets does one really need to see? <br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEQrHWzUHDBfQUkDkqI49VRFbhY0Tw1dYIvnZXFbdgSHKl3CtcuxAM6vk0ROjXU7-AfpP7ITP736uRV-GWmPET9ltOLvZXUK4bfOSMSIawHho7AAwu_rP0RZsGzOFGgrWOA1W/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEQrHWzUHDBfQUkDkqI49VRFbhY0Tw1dYIvnZXFbdgSHKl3CtcuxAM6vk0ROjXU7-AfpP7ITP736uRV-GWmPET9ltOLvZXUK4bfOSMSIawHho7AAwu_rP0RZsGzOFGgrWOA1W/w480-h360/00000PORTRAIT_00000_BURST20200420113223227.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spaz after a bath<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I wanted to get out of the house today, even if it was just to drive down Hwy 9 to the trash dump with my windows open. Yet, I'm currently sitting upstairs in the bonus room (aka Jayce's room, my office, my craft room) supervising Jayce to make sure he's actually completing his online assignments. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>You know, I always wondered if Jayce would prefer online school to brick and mortar school. It wouldn't matter if he was having trouble socially at school. Or who he sat with at lunch. He'd be able to finish all his assignments in a few hours and have a lot more free time to game with his online friends. He'd be able to sleep late and eat more often, which is always a concern with him. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>But now? <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Absolutely not. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I thought the transition to schooling at home was an easy one. That is, until I discovered that Jayce wasn't keeping up with his assignments. And the more behind he got, the more he stressed out about it and the more he continued to stick his head in the sand about them.</div><div><br /></div><div>It started with English. He told me last Tuesday night he was 6 assignments behind. Some of those assignments included reading multiple chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird, submitting online quizzes about said chapters, and writing essays on the theme. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwpyE5cJ33t-cYTtY6O8eVPmTvFcr7_adrDF4K6z8bD7w581tR_3chxytu6tnCzUa9zKXmuP2GTmJvYEqQQoy53Anv18jpVxGbHBAbytez66c3bSifr44J9ebzHf3NbrCLZ_Zl/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwpyE5cJ33t-cYTtY6O8eVPmTvFcr7_adrDF4K6z8bD7w581tR_3chxytu6tnCzUa9zKXmuP2GTmJvYEqQQoy53Anv18jpVxGbHBAbytez66c3bSifr44J9ebzHf3NbrCLZ_Zl/w360-h480/IMG_20200323_194818.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Um, yeah. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>So, I wrote down all 6 assignments, including the current week assignments, and we started around 1 PM each day after he was up for an hour, meds kicked in, and food in his belly. I'm happy to report that he's completely caught up in English I right now. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>He was just about to start back playing Geometry Dash when I asked about his Science, PE, and Chorus assignments. He originally told me last Friday that he was all caught up in Science class. That was a lie. He's currently working on catching up last week's assignments as I'm typing this. As for Chorus, he is 2 weeks behind. And PE? He totally missed the attached calendar his coach sent out with daily exercises to be completed the entire month of April. It's April 20th and he's done none of it. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's me silently screaming. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Yet, I can't get mad at him for acting <i>exactly</i> like his mom. I have a laundry list of things to do and haven't done most of it. Sometimes I get a mental block that just prohibits me from getting stuff done. I used to be really bad at paying bills. I was only responsible for a medical bill here or there and my student loans during my married years, but I'd seriously have trouble sitting down and doing it. Thank goodness I got over it because now there's no one but me here to pay bills. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It's a weird phenomenon. I actually feel MORE productive when I'm in my normal crazy busy schedule. Having less free time actually makes me use my free time wisely. I think this is what is happening to Jayce as well. When he's at school, there's nothing to focus on except school. So he gets his stuff done. When I'm at the preschool or at Hendrix, my focus is only on my students and what I need to do to prepare to educate them. When I'm finally home with Jocelyn, I am motivated to catch up on dishes and laundry and all the other daily household chores because I've actually missed my home after being gone all day. Weird, huh. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Another mental roadblock is the the absence of deadlines. Don't feel like mopping the floor today? No worries. I can always do it tomorrow. Or the next day. I'm not hosting book club or MOMS Club events, so what's the urgency in a clean house? Didn't end up taking the trash today? Who cares? What's one more day?</div><div><br /></div><div>Looks like I need to take a page from my son and actually write a list of everything I need to accomplish every day. And no, binge watching Netflix shouldn't be on there :)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU01fC-NTobBXEd5gu0DkqB6OtSN0S8FmGFj-kQxb2tcAa32zP2ySQu8WZcwJWvgxhRbwfjTZjDkVg4kjVMmPhK0lwhwgDzmaHJGSwBHTd8U62TenbLmT5BxpYZqXG6Uf1zCOl/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU01fC-NTobBXEd5gu0DkqB6OtSN0S8FmGFj-kQxb2tcAa32zP2ySQu8WZcwJWvgxhRbwfjTZjDkVg4kjVMmPhK0lwhwgDzmaHJGSwBHTd8U62TenbLmT5BxpYZqXG6Uf1zCOl/w360-h480/IMG_20200420_145530.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>*Jess*http://www.blogger.com/profile/05190888590178233798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22738696.post-7140700483251587062020-04-14T23:16:00.001-04:002020-04-14T23:16:20.049-04:00Continued Quarantine (plus a Failed 10 on 10)<div>You know the saying, "The days are long but the years are short"? It's what all seasoned parents say to new parents when they complain about how long their day is after chasing after a toddler while caring for a new baby. Even though there is some truth to this statement (you have to have teenagers or adult children to fully appreciate how fast the years go), it usually causes the new parent to want to punch the older parent in the throat. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Quarantine has certainly changed how space and time move for us. Or, at least the perception of it. Time certainly flies when you are having fun, but is anyone actually having any fun during this stay-at-home order? I mean, sure... I love sleeping in and not rushing around to a billion different activities. Yet, our family is experiencing Sudden Stop Syndrome and it's starting to get to us all. We liked our daily routine. Maybe even thrived on it. Yes, we were busy... but it was a <i>good</i> busy. Our days were filled with meaningful activity and personal connections with our peers. Now we find ourselves just in survival mode, unmotivated to catch up on school work or cleaning. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm feeling very unmotivated with photography these days. I'm a portrait photographer specializing in kids and families. But not MY kids and not MY family, ha ha ha! And that's all I have around me. I miss client interaction. I miss trying to get a natural smile from a tween, a toddler to stand still enough for my camera to focus, a 6 month old sitter to belly laugh. I miss instructing dads to pick up their kids to put on their tall shoulders and telling mom to play Ring-a-round the Rosie with their little ones. I also miss all the beautiful locations that we would find to shoot. They are all closed. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Time is not flying. It's dragging by with no end in sight. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I attempted to participate in the monthly photo challenge "10 on 10" this month, but was an utter fail. I did get a few pictures in the first few hours, so I'll post them here. <br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKnUlUnzU0t-ggilsJc3Gw7DBE-ShaEs4_QaGV8-iDhnC84LW_Lxt5uFLgNK7wGGEKEAFirbTwX-kcwTrGGOHFkIJYwpyM9tswTTsffuNTUmAbR-jSUCwqPHAxoxupitm9dARc/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKnUlUnzU0t-ggilsJc3Gw7DBE-ShaEs4_QaGV8-iDhnC84LW_Lxt5uFLgNK7wGGEKEAFirbTwX-kcwTrGGOHFkIJYwpyM9tswTTsffuNTUmAbR-jSUCwqPHAxoxupitm9dARc/" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Muffins in the morning<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitm44LUQmhyphenhyphengW6J0GmQqpKK6PqkpTPxxJZ23K_PGDgICvuH4aFwd4IxiXSKKJ6gpdG9g48-6be6qij8E6lf7K3KCmMj3wQCWb3umbvCrXQ7IMOn5JXCFGbsy9BqUaL2BYm5HF6/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitm44LUQmhyphenhyphengW6J0GmQqpKK6PqkpTPxxJZ23K_PGDgICvuH4aFwd4IxiXSKKJ6gpdG9g48-6be6qij8E6lf7K3KCmMj3wQCWb3umbvCrXQ7IMOn5JXCFGbsy9BqUaL2BYm5HF6/" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The current book I was reading (Outfoxed by Sandra Brown)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2fKoIb-umre9skqIPSI_oMm8d49t4MdG4L0eXk5qMJPnmDEsVvQ8OMLABFpFbwU0GlW0GOLViSLl_VdL_IXS1JV31qfCE7YJaTwtXEdhqsXaSbFt1-dgHZgDw5Ae-pn2PTuUf/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2fKoIb-umre9skqIPSI_oMm8d49t4MdG4L0eXk5qMJPnmDEsVvQ8OMLABFpFbwU0GlW0GOLViSLl_VdL_IXS1JV31qfCE7YJaTwtXEdhqsXaSbFt1-dgHZgDw5Ae-pn2PTuUf/" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bath time for Jocelyn<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx72PpANL363tIAukojHl4req6DmIkQ3nHqboOwv0C1LDutm8XT7FYmugHkjaTYQemW3QwoCfBbsX9a2hz2WPWrjpJT_m4o8eguu9e50jmr22LSwCuM7RXw1Ghwwoh1p02xJdy/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx72PpANL363tIAukojHl4req6DmIkQ3nHqboOwv0C1LDutm8XT7FYmugHkjaTYQemW3QwoCfBbsX9a2hz2WPWrjpJT_m4o8eguu9e50jmr22LSwCuM7RXw1Ghwwoh1p02xJdy/" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cuddle time with Jaina and Shaggy<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKBBlU_marKE8nWfso53aC56flwq_iPgMxatVIPSlIqlmYDk5hyNfYbHWhJV4GdkRT52r-XOMw1AnZYTcY_r6zC95WE2vy5Aypc8lchWoYv8sjG2KdYjYwOg5UIVY6OWZhXC4g/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKBBlU_marKE8nWfso53aC56flwq_iPgMxatVIPSlIqlmYDk5hyNfYbHWhJV4GdkRT52r-XOMw1AnZYTcY_r6zC95WE2vy5Aypc8lchWoYv8sjG2KdYjYwOg5UIVY6OWZhXC4g/" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting eggs ready to dye<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNzV9NI0kFpT-n-o-NQdtVmrF_qt-eg6erwDj9EbZNImq0nAlr5_m1qfPGKHeoxZwXdMWHWfIXJeGRNcJfwD6TskLzgYv4nahpJJL95sPl4hICdaK1CEjmFIq31jmc99Z4Rlj/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNzV9NI0kFpT-n-o-NQdtVmrF_qt-eg6erwDj9EbZNImq0nAlr5_m1qfPGKHeoxZwXdMWHWfIXJeGRNcJfwD6TskLzgYv4nahpJJL95sPl4hICdaK1CEjmFIq31jmc99Z4Rlj/" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Egg Wars (a new Easter tradition!)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Easter was so weird this year and it wasn't entirely the Corona Virus' fault. This was the first major holiday that I had to share the kids with Brian. He doesn't even LIKE Easter, yet he got to have the kids? We dyed real eggs on Friday before he came to pick them up and we had an indoor plastic egg hunt in the house after they got home on Sunday. But, I have to admit that it killed me a bit inside to not see Jocelyn's face after she woke up and found her Easter basket on the table. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It's sometimes hard to find our new normal. But, we're trying and that's got to count for something. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's a few more pictures from the last few days. Poor Shaggy is going to get sick of me putting a camera in his face!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHObQ8_M7DWsl7MqOaQ1PuJ23xFbRnXPFI9gz_cAVmMTDwEwjtb6yurs8rDT5_fwRt1Sp16JviCux9xrT9uWpw0wZ-GEOFpMVZ8tINW1m7cLgpDd4Coe3_wkx2d4avIu5OOQ6H/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHObQ8_M7DWsl7MqOaQ1PuJ23xFbRnXPFI9gz_cAVmMTDwEwjtb6yurs8rDT5_fwRt1Sp16JviCux9xrT9uWpw0wZ-GEOFpMVZ8tINW1m7cLgpDd4Coe3_wkx2d4avIu5OOQ6H/" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-QiFdgzvA_BucKHzFqRh1A72JUj11glyovGTDI5s7VJBfkbWZYVC4A3H7tjNRMBZb03qqKz98MFWLMHsztDR9USc_VHY5KFG5wYjIaf_oA-3FfYmB6FWAA_OP6rqDsOn9LtU/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-QiFdgzvA_BucKHzFqRh1A72JUj11glyovGTDI5s7VJBfkbWZYVC4A3H7tjNRMBZb03qqKz98MFWLMHsztDR9USc_VHY5KFG5wYjIaf_oA-3FfYmB6FWAA_OP6rqDsOn9LtU/" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYlOO2igXJidETUgiwHQA7VlQ_ezbSES9qqww5k_ZKhU1tMJjGP7aCMp2vrqw1_Pls9pIu00CW2lvHHI0AL8oVj22OtxEpbSDqlxwHhosmhp0AqzFPr8rLkgMMCqrNslVgtBE/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYlOO2igXJidETUgiwHQA7VlQ_ezbSES9qqww5k_ZKhU1tMJjGP7aCMp2vrqw1_Pls9pIu00CW2lvHHI0AL8oVj22OtxEpbSDqlxwHhosmhp0AqzFPr8rLkgMMCqrNslVgtBE/" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div>Sunday night my anxiety was at an all time high. The local Greenville weatherman had been predicting unstable weather capable of producing strong tornadoes all weekend long. A Facebook friend of mine suggested we get a hotel room since I was complaining about not feeling safe in our open floor plan house. So, I packed up my kids and my mom (who we haven't seen in a month!) and took them down the street to a local hotel. We slept well for a few hours since we could not hear the rain or wind due to the sound proofing of the room. At 3:30 AM, everyone's cell phone went off with notifications of a tornado warning. We quickly hid in the hotel bathroom (all 5 of us plus Shaggy!) and watched the weather report on FB from our phones. We'd find out later that an EF-3 tornado ripped through the little town of Seneca very close to Clemson University. It was coming straight up I-85 heading right towards Greenville and Spartanburg. We waited anxiously while tracking the storm. Luckily, the tornado only stayed on the ground for 16 miles and dissipated before destroying anything else. The poor town of Seneca is a disaster zone and there have been several deaths (and two people reported missing) so far. Two other tornadoes spawned at the same time Monday morning, but were less damaging than the EF3. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This one storm system produced tornadoes in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, and North Carolina. For once, the forecast was correct. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Even though a tornado did not touch down in Spartanburg, I don't feel as though we wasted our money at all. It was so fun to all be together on an adventure. It was great to get out of the house. (Hopefully we won't all come down with Covid in two weeks!)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7HvXLAl9LXlsA8pRiy5VsOQCAfWvnKaueAX0xOI6uUOO6WXQ62B8gMQhBuKmkwh5NlxfmbRR9sFV2Oq7UPCQySpgBc-kggMHZ6X0uy1LjTW5w2jEAcSnTp3srW971zHxYGYS/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7HvXLAl9LXlsA8pRiy5VsOQCAfWvnKaueAX0xOI6uUOO6WXQ62B8gMQhBuKmkwh5NlxfmbRR9sFV2Oq7UPCQySpgBc-kggMHZ6X0uy1LjTW5w2jEAcSnTp3srW971zHxYGYS/" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja0ISoUrvGLyNjwUGJnrHwtlrOrnrN_CD1xOLinA2NGCJbVJpFiJn8xCl3TKKpNGoT93j-vQVxNtEpZI_aGjTcOk_UrBQP7mqeil7m4BcBXGyxigBQU_M09AcnyiyiDcJrpDde/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja0ISoUrvGLyNjwUGJnrHwtlrOrnrN_CD1xOLinA2NGCJbVJpFiJn8xCl3TKKpNGoT93j-vQVxNtEpZI_aGjTcOk_UrBQP7mqeil7m4BcBXGyxigBQU_M09AcnyiyiDcJrpDde/" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As much as I hate storms, I absolutely love the day after. 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And since Brian's normal weekend backed up to Spring Break, the kids were with him for TEN WHOLE DAYS. 10. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Y'all, I've never been away from my kids for so long. Even when Brian and I flew to St. Lucia to get married when Jaina was 2, we weren't gone that long. I've never been by myself in my house with no kids. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>At first, it was kinda fun. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Slept as late as I want. (Still woke up at 5 AM one day, though!)</div><div>If I cleaned something, it stayed clean. For the entire week!</div><div>Ate whatever I wanted whenever I wanted. No cooking unless I wanted to. <br /></div><div>Stayed up late reading and watching Netflix. <br /></div><div>No kids to tell to quiet down and go to bed. <br /></div><div>I ran the dishwasher once all week. Maybe twice.</div><div>I did a couple loads of laundry the first of the week and then had nothing else to wash.</div><div><br /></div><div>After the first few days, I felt rested and recharged. For the last few days, I felt anxious and lonely. My days were long. They were boring. I missed cuddling with Jocelyn. I missed watching TikToks with Jaina. I missed helping Jayce with his English school work. The house was clean, but it was also eerily quiet. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I was counting down the hours until my kids returned. They arrived at my doorstep in need of a shower, hungry for "real food", and with a pile of dirty laundry. I have never been so happy to see my kids in my life. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>By the next day, my house wasn't clean any more. I had already done 2 loads of laundry and run the dishwasher twice. And you know what? I'll take a loud messy house any day!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlj6C9slp_U0RrJNdkCDv1PUWR7KsMDdwS3XaOt_JQTcYAymR2GjHA_WQxzz4BB0MitDoOQH4zkEatCX17uwsCdDAa-zGDBsDsJeuT1QaQRfbLg5dN8DnMASPc5mNLX0MlbQ3/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlj6C9slp_U0RrJNdkCDv1PUWR7KsMDdwS3XaOt_JQTcYAymR2GjHA_WQxzz4BB0MitDoOQH4zkEatCX17uwsCdDAa-zGDBsDsJeuT1QaQRfbLg5dN8DnMASPc5mNLX0MlbQ3/w480-h360/IMG_20200328_141351.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I told Jocelyn that Spaz was my new child now. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>*Jess*http://www.blogger.com/profile/05190888590178233798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22738696.post-46648239116189810812020-03-22T18:54:00.001-04:002020-03-22T18:54:23.605-04:00Social Distancing Day 7I really can't say that I've minded hanging out with my kiddos in the house all week. I've gotten out daily to take supplies to friends' porches or grab groceries for my mom or grabbing another bag of small crickets for Spaz. I have a container of clorox wipes and a bottle of hand sanitizer in my car for when I DO have to go out, but I have a feeling soon we'll only be limited to grocery store trips.<br />
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My kids are at really good ages for doing school at home. Jocelyn is in 2nd grade and that's a review year. She's flying through her math, reading, science, and social studies worksheets. For reading, we have started the first book in the Harry Potter series (which means she's my favorite child right now!)<br />
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Jayce is a 9th grader in HS, so he's on block scheduling. This semester he has English 1 (currently reading To Kill a Mockingbird), Physical Science (which he loves!), Chorus, and PE. He's recorded his chorus song and logged his daily activity for PE. He's pretty good about keeping up with his classes.<br />
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Jaina is in the 2nd semester of community college. She was taking two online classes and two classes at the campus. Now all of her classes are online, but she's doing well keeping up with everything.<br />
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As for me, no major cleaning projects done, yet, but I have caught up on laundry, vacuuming, and dishes. I was able to shoot 5 mini sessions (practicing social distancing the entire time), so now I'm editing those. This will be the last of the photography income for quite some time.<br />
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Here's a few pictures from the week:<br />
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Jocelyn cleaned off her dresser for the first time in 6 months! <br />
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School at home on the bed:<br />
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Shaggy is LOVING all the walks.<br />
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An outside art project is making the rounds on IG, so we decided to jump on the bandwagon. We had so much fun!<br />
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Homework while eating Ben and Jerry's... <br />
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Want potatoes?? This is what the grocery store looks like at 7 AM after getting a truck the night before. Luckily my friend Shannon got me some last week.<br />
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I sent Jayce downstairs and told him he couldn't go back on his computer until he took a shower. He never came back up! Found him watching My Little Pony Equestria Girls with both his sisters! They all love the second movie.<br />
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There's been a lot of art going on around here:<br />
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So, that's our update. The kids aren't taking this virus seriously and I'm being overly paranoid for them. I'm trying not to let my anxiety get the best of me. *Jess*http://www.blogger.com/profile/05190888590178233798noreply@blogger.com0