tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21695266378829665262024-03-13T14:25:03.735-04:00Bringing Up BeastsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169526637882966526.post-52323954146651125102011-07-05T11:59:00.000-04:002011-07-05T11:59:52.974-04:00The latest happenings!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> I realize it's been quite some time since I last posted any photos of the kids. For those of you who know our family well, you know we've been dealing with a lot the last year or so. Things have finally leveled out and we've been feeling terrible about not having posted pictures of the kids. We thought we'd take this opportunity to post a few pictures and catch you up on what's been happening recently.<br />
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<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finally found a pasta Leo enjoys eating that is also safe for him to eat. The only issue is, it's not the easiest pasta to find in stores. You knew that was coming, right?</div><br />
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This is the latest addition to our family. Her name is Drama. She's a two year old Anatolian Shepherd. She has blended into our family very well. More photos and stories coming soon.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A closer view.</span></div><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">The real deal but the tears are gone and all he cared about at this point was getting down</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"> and going back to playing with his sister.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7dw4OlhW-3qIbtEzU6LhsqIKd04k1MU5M7HtxrnRWPDVcu7Nxljm2J7fCEhCwt9HAlb94q9e1kJLOK7LTeoA_JZDGqcCrXMxSyRRwAm4id_mHRfcxIOklOGFlg9bBAX9JOTE9kTTbk8/s1600/september+2010+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7dw4OlhW-3qIbtEzU6LhsqIKd04k1MU5M7HtxrnRWPDVcu7Nxljm2J7fCEhCwt9HAlb94q9e1kJLOK7LTeoA_JZDGqcCrXMxSyRRwAm4id_mHRfcxIOklOGFlg9bBAX9JOTE9kTTbk8/s320/september+2010+007.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169526637882966526.post-1369979076098955982010-09-26T14:40:00.000-04:002010-09-26T14:40:24.555-04:00POPCORN the Old Fashioned Way<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">We popped our corn the old fashioned way, sans microwave.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">BUT, you cannot serve popcorn without butter soooo.....</span></div><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">First a couple spoonfuls of cream...</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">into a jar to be shaken repeatedly by mother and children...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpd7xjOHnjf0_yjAhU_NRwMsuD62v8wgEUFXiozqZCzpgC_ud3fLhV5q8DGt_sLkzlFa90a4EIyhgQ4fQyepmgnU22iEx2n_GY8qCnt7IlJ98-pYSR1vVTiMS_JRGgEKo4jOOGkjbWaJY/s1600/september+2010+043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpd7xjOHnjf0_yjAhU_NRwMsuD62v8wgEUFXiozqZCzpgC_ud3fLhV5q8DGt_sLkzlFa90a4EIyhgQ4fQyepmgnU22iEx2n_GY8qCnt7IlJ98-pYSR1vVTiMS_JRGgEKo4jOOGkjbWaJY/s320/september+2010+043.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">VOILA! It's homemade, organic, <em>and</em> raw butter.</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">MMMMMM!!! </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Had to take the butter away in order to have a little left for popcorn.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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It's been far too long since I last posted a new picture of Leo. Things have been rather challenging lately and I haven't been very good about logging in here to upload pictures.</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>Please forgive my absence and the belated 4 month picture.</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>Love to all that love us!</strong></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169526637882966526.post-51241693097263649672010-03-02T11:28:00.002-05:002010-03-02T11:31:38.192-05:00Bigger and Bigger Everyday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHozkgVpfGW2z_j7IesZTuwtrZfIkCKIX_OVG1lisL-2gNrmiJFsci2EtNibBo6q1Urqq9boSeO17aReJAT4KlwzeRiB-kPBLsey7ICgmBbVCMnNcXBCcL28tku0Ji22hFnPQuVw7f1gY/s1600-h/Copy+of+march+2010+005.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444074465208277570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHozkgVpfGW2z_j7IesZTuwtrZfIkCKIX_OVG1lisL-2gNrmiJFsci2EtNibBo6q1Urqq9boSeO17aReJAT4KlwzeRiB-kPBLsey7ICgmBbVCMnNcXBCcL28tku0Ji22hFnPQuVw7f1gY/s200/Copy+of+march+2010+005.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>11 Weeks</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>14lbs</strong></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169526637882966526.post-10177153801606671632010-02-20T20:46:00.001-05:002010-02-20T20:47:55.854-05:00DINNER<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Gluten free crust, pesto, roasted tomato, and roasted veg!</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>YUM!</strong></span></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK_rFUs_WlY7shHYHt0Iv_c17OP-FvVtDL3j7cqyCpCrCNv7_cJZ0yHe1nT27mBj6QTLVKkJNk3OQzBgF4oEwbFeGfNnBG5k9MuZooXCIetHqrfJRm38rYuGn0b4ad6NXO1SpODFZ6xd8/s1600-h/february+2010+099.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440507254773204530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK_rFUs_WlY7shHYHt0Iv_c17OP-FvVtDL3j7cqyCpCrCNv7_cJZ0yHe1nT27mBj6QTLVKkJNk3OQzBgF4oEwbFeGfNnBG5k9MuZooXCIetHqrfJRm38rYuGn0b4ad6NXO1SpODFZ6xd8/s200/february+2010+099.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169526637882966526.post-50966778237296812522010-02-13T09:15:00.000-05:002010-02-13T09:18:05.925-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7pbVPL7PGcOvqlFXdo6v3bLnkYlToFxTMeYdSVf6-H__hIoe3XUsxcuBM3mpAGSVobxTVRSnQ3Cd4FcSNshLqnrobxI0Bmj5epjHttr3ZVgZwzAGAMs13tCkuYOoJNNPVwAROwczo0o/s1600-h/february+2010+046.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437731875421280882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7pbVPL7PGcOvqlFXdo6v3bLnkYlToFxTMeYdSVf6-H__hIoe3XUsxcuBM3mpAGSVobxTVRSnQ3Cd4FcSNshLqnrobxI0Bmj5epjHttr3ZVgZwzAGAMs13tCkuYOoJNNPVwAROwczo0o/s200/february+2010+046.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><strong>8 weeks 3 days</strong></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169526637882966526.post-56363552981506490882010-02-08T10:47:00.002-05:002010-02-08T10:51:30.980-05:00SNOW! SNOW! and more SNOW!<div align="center"><strong>And, more on the way.</strong></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Rq3rLC-yL6oBmnDm3FZqlYFFXyiDAEbwYVdXgwh6ub-OB-TdPx5cjG5OEJxkWSNod5ayC-nvVXBHmRC2LtLh1G5bzQgUzen3e6l0Jvla5awJ-zQmMRamr_yr6un6IORNOX9UPsETPOc/s1600-h/february+2010+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435900055905617266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Rq3rLC-yL6oBmnDm3FZqlYFFXyiDAEbwYVdXgwh6ub-OB-TdPx5cjG5OEJxkWSNod5ayC-nvVXBHmRC2LtLh1G5bzQgUzen3e6l0Jvla5awJ-zQmMRamr_yr6un6IORNOX9UPsETPOc/s200/february+2010+001.jpg" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435900655589625026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEc7HbqGU453fCHIqMAUOcL5DYY6TF0DR8S7UUtZOZMJLxaMOCAHC3U25_w6Jt91WkIJhn3yh-kw_jqAPFptzTsr4LLfmXp_JRfxbhHg2NgZPlg8KGmiW-Ysy6PsCWcNFp2d2yHTQrX88/s200/february+2010+004.jpg" /><br /><br /><div><strong></strong></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169526637882966526.post-63606113102601914532010-02-08T10:22:00.004-05:002010-02-08T23:46:27.149-05:00Worth it<strong></strong><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><br />This makes food elimination <em>totally </em>worth it! :-D</strong></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6K5QOcx-lrDbsZAVfTE7dfQbd2RgUQ-F2ZcxJV7qm1a0ZgYxl1WdNSrdaERqq5vy-K0IGCln62fx1ZPsfPUZ3uJfXvADgYwjgwC33ECBst18vlj3DthkEwzLDsXngcCwJliqZxji03Vk/s1600-h/february+2010+030.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435894933036879138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6K5QOcx-lrDbsZAVfTE7dfQbd2RgUQ-F2ZcxJV7qm1a0ZgYxl1WdNSrdaERqq5vy-K0IGCln62fx1ZPsfPUZ3uJfXvADgYwjgwC33ECBst18vlj3DthkEwzLDsXngcCwJliqZxji03Vk/s200/february+2010+030.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7cNRONAdkgr1bLzgD1MJtFtkhb0idU1ucjg-yfVajMg6X-7BddLCbC1SSSVMGb8dOGgY5dZtAxjebWB3NrY2plG2GgkoodDmzu7cox0r89ZcL7ILqfaXloq8PZ5frPpXj1tuj1DkYBrw/s1600-h/february+2010+028.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435894926543393682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7cNRONAdkgr1bLzgD1MJtFtkhb0idU1ucjg-yfVajMg6X-7BddLCbC1SSSVMGb8dOGgY5dZtAxjebWB3NrY2plG2GgkoodDmzu7cox0r89ZcL7ILqfaXloq8PZ5frPpXj1tuj1DkYBrw/s200/february+2010+028.jpg" /></a><br /><strong>7 weeks 6 days</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>12.8 lbs</strong><br /><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169526637882966526.post-56789511290154585042010-01-31T12:55:00.001-05:002010-01-31T12:59:47.127-05:00No Explanation Necessary<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pYJ5PrvSns8exEB3dfYHLpnJU905cD0PXTDVrAXSbgl86PETaAlUCST_wzZrZvMOeBk50rFR7jOYi8riGGfyjcrXdhfmVYv4Brg0UuH3o8nfrHDjyGDZ6ZBF6OPidHPPgi2ZblqK3y4/s1600-h/Copy+of+january+116.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432964375268559138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pYJ5PrvSns8exEB3dfYHLpnJU905cD0PXTDVrAXSbgl86PETaAlUCST_wzZrZvMOeBk50rFR7jOYi8riGGfyjcrXdhfmVYv4Brg0UuH3o8nfrHDjyGDZ6ZBF6OPidHPPgi2ZblqK3y4/s200/Copy+of+january+116.jpg" /></a><br /><strong>6 weeks 4 days</strong></div><div align="center"> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169526637882966526.post-57205868209570219152010-01-31T12:48:00.001-05:002010-01-31T12:50:20.915-05:00And, It Begins!<div align="center"><strong>Racing already.</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>By the way, </strong></div><div align="center"><strong>who says he looks nothing like his Daddy? LOL</strong></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOU7Kgpy1-ADEkZqpi6BnenoZesOdrXYYNXheS5az_4sSN70fU7D0ghphBbcyQEEPx-Q_-rud-BFaHWbO_nts5aBkZBN9Y2PUJmJZ1GNrRoyWsb3CSK3GqSn_cNwsT6ZfQJCn7ff3yUI/s1600-h/january+127.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432962557872111458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOU7Kgpy1-ADEkZqpi6BnenoZesOdrXYYNXheS5az_4sSN70fU7D0ghphBbcyQEEPx-Q_-rud-BFaHWbO_nts5aBkZBN9Y2PUJmJZ1GNrRoyWsb3CSK3GqSn_cNwsT6ZfQJCn7ff3yUI/s200/january+127.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169526637882966526.post-43202483389801213042010-01-17T12:10:00.001-05:002010-01-17T12:15:38.702-05:00He's got some cheeks!<div align="center"><strong>4weeks 5days</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>11.2lbs</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>and CUTE!</strong></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB88AgnKEYXrhhLdfuQwDyr2zHLZTSVwkbQ36Qza47AWbburlYerUi8x_t8FyHVbn-SVsH7GnhmrW0bSqVa2kBgrG9gxEDUetbL1rb5IU5Rl0rInO9HfecKSZK2GY8lPprh_ZzV8Ms4Kw/s1600-h/Copy+of+january+058.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427757917397385026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB88AgnKEYXrhhLdfuQwDyr2zHLZTSVwkbQ36Qza47AWbburlYerUi8x_t8FyHVbn-SVsH7GnhmrW0bSqVa2kBgrG9gxEDUetbL1rb5IU5Rl0rInO9HfecKSZK2GY8lPprh_ZzV8Ms4Kw/s200/Copy+of+january+058.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw94FNhMrM0oft2vWw7d6amF8-tNEdr96JEPHLanev2XI8B_Mk4gJsddUQlW4_bi3-Fx94BY7rlUzPNq5KKRQc871dswvYGh0jv7ob1ZxY1Hrm4h2jQ-uuGxaFRQ2Psyp2HC9KfGDtexw/s1600-h/Copy+of+january+063.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427757910695060402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw94FNhMrM0oft2vWw7d6amF8-tNEdr96JEPHLanev2XI8B_Mk4gJsddUQlW4_bi3-Fx94BY7rlUzPNq5KKRQc871dswvYGh0jv7ob1ZxY1Hrm4h2jQ-uuGxaFRQ2Psyp2HC9KfGDtexw/s200/Copy+of+january+063.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhumD3aIjsnnsf0w92-pdWD7j2iknNHQw3AwAQ61nffMJ3qQFGSsXirxcRHAU9enPi4yr6xXkq6zSC8geAl6bXWI8vv_nhjTuzzrfLJIMJsmkFB2NlFuxAlWOd8KIszULkg60XheC63JUM/s1600-h/Copy+of+january+057.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427757899908907538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhumD3aIjsnnsf0w92-pdWD7j2iknNHQw3AwAQ61nffMJ3qQFGSsXirxcRHAU9enPi4yr6xXkq6zSC8geAl6bXWI8vv_nhjTuzzrfLJIMJsmkFB2NlFuxAlWOd8KIszULkg60XheC63JUM/s200/Copy+of+january+057.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169526637882966526.post-47658348176157294882010-01-07T16:05:00.001-05:002010-01-07T16:09:21.703-05:00<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>He looks thrilled, doesn't he? :-D</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><strong></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Nl7FfAUTKa9LoteWG9ewjuwzqk8dixbdE3Z9Ll4rvY-ElBvpYyl51NYUfUxtODCR5oW0LInM0thweaLsFdCx_jFQSPKZnb9NhefuFvPgsWv_SGH7q4LPcJd3qxtB2llQt2V1q-9HyiI/s1600-h/Copy+of+january+025.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424107203925870834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Nl7FfAUTKa9LoteWG9ewjuwzqk8dixbdE3Z9Ll4rvY-ElBvpYyl51NYUfUxtODCR5oW0LInM0thweaLsFdCx_jFQSPKZnb9NhefuFvPgsWv_SGH7q4LPcJd3qxtB2llQt2V1q-9HyiI/s200/Copy+of+january+025.jpg" /></a> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Is he giving me the stink eye??</span></strong></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwk8OxFCVCFrkDLSue0-DbdhVi4KQ-C8NTaXhxIZK-gY9hgsfQ8t5_J41zZM-g6m5eVj6kG3pqSYHBKpPr7ookkz8blyD-woWEfT1gJn2JtqXpOcZ0DDRWAEqvkt-Gp8gX7PvmSIHeZ-M/s1600-h/january+026.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424107198970078642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwk8OxFCVCFrkDLSue0-DbdhVi4KQ-C8NTaXhxIZK-gY9hgsfQ8t5_J41zZM-g6m5eVj6kG3pqSYHBKpPr7ookkz8blyD-woWEfT1gJn2JtqXpOcZ0DDRWAEqvkt-Gp8gX7PvmSIHeZ-M/s200/january+026.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169526637882966526.post-18384947937865519632010-01-03T14:57:00.002-05:002010-01-03T14:59:27.868-05:00My Dad ROCKS!<div align="center"><strong>Just call him Mr. Chunky!</strong></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYwi26kWWwiupcUZWs7eyju4unQiTzGNVtIHX1ynlcdS2eF5YtlTQ5lM1Ev3KFfYfhbqzyZwnLcZAN7LtUkg6Fg0z60j1SyQh-n96pREUQklTLfwqQwDSMg9r7d8sjHBYNJrn7IqVccMI/s1600-h/january+020.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422605526260014034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYwi26kWWwiupcUZWs7eyju4unQiTzGNVtIHX1ynlcdS2eF5YtlTQ5lM1Ev3KFfYfhbqzyZwnLcZAN7LtUkg6Fg0z60j1SyQh-n96pREUQklTLfwqQwDSMg9r7d8sjHBYNJrn7IqVccMI/s200/january+020.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImPIqwah4XcxcM3RC0Gj4YyqYgv7y3Ru0ZXtDCpk6FJBcuGHcYu-P5icDWIe1ScwVlEYdGEBR_8C7_hXG93OVU961YbxUS8eGOyF32Lq0X_puZEhnGwGxzEWB9edVoR1U6Ae7k5uxYwo/s1600-h/january+011.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422605521326463010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImPIqwah4XcxcM3RC0Gj4YyqYgv7y3Ru0ZXtDCpk6FJBcuGHcYu-P5icDWIe1ScwVlEYdGEBR_8C7_hXG93OVU961YbxUS8eGOyF32Lq0X_puZEhnGwGxzEWB9edVoR1U6Ae7k5uxYwo/s200/january+011.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169526637882966526.post-47089169078943695282009-12-27T08:31:00.001-05:002009-12-27T08:35:06.621-05:00MERRY CHRISTMAS!<div align="center"><strong>We had such a wonderful Christmas!</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>And, of course, Princess Casha was in full effect.</strong></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8tkvzHfVpSh_rbkI7hgXW3FgfxebTBDhl_9bh6aSemg8vwfyxzKcCfXUTZkjlqgSZuMyIzD6SGWGRUgJvocfkW_gzp8lkd5r4hxmN9bAH1aNMDFzJ4W0GgLaffqB_mqLd7XN7Os7_qdU/s1600-h/Copy+of+christmas+009.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419908755874143938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8tkvzHfVpSh_rbkI7hgXW3FgfxebTBDhl_9bh6aSemg8vwfyxzKcCfXUTZkjlqgSZuMyIzD6SGWGRUgJvocfkW_gzp8lkd5r4hxmN9bAH1aNMDFzJ4W0GgLaffqB_mqLd7XN7Os7_qdU/s200/Copy+of+christmas+009.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169526637882966526.post-80735945367425260942009-12-15T16:36:00.004-05:002009-12-17T07:42:13.746-05:00<div align="center"><strong>Welcome </strong></div><div align="center"><strong>Leo William Joseff </strong></div><div align="center"><strong>7.14 lbs 20.5" at 5:10 am</strong></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3cEtmNFiXJwumJMvMrK6wia8Nk15gjxUySamairWrt4E4mdevml68ySijpSnUoKAiaQHxwBSN7htM0K8_HiGisGEUSuwI5yFYjPhodUo8zA7Q3sNGGpIzK_UME9O3ookFu0gk6qJ9_I/s1600-h/december+2009+062.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415582245959766578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3cEtmNFiXJwumJMvMrK6wia8Nk15gjxUySamairWrt4E4mdevml68ySijpSnUoKAiaQHxwBSN7htM0K8_HiGisGEUSuwI5yFYjPhodUo8zA7Q3sNGGpIzK_UME9O3ookFu0gk6qJ9_I/s200/december+2009+062.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzRnSyxQcsSHGZLvzoSP4n9b7uf95INSQbyveqSF_xS0yvnykB-mgk2VEprI7-n60I9pU9W09xjx2wUkdjGSzNiKj3NnJIfqp0zluMQY7q9pYKHT219zCY0ru66-wAlv-YU-BvHOvgLs/s1600-h/december+2009+080.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415582239210257874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzRnSyxQcsSHGZLvzoSP4n9b7uf95INSQbyveqSF_xS0yvnykB-mgk2VEprI7-n60I9pU9W09xjx2wUkdjGSzNiKj3NnJIfqp0zluMQY7q9pYKHT219zCY0ru66-wAlv-YU-BvHOvgLs/s200/december+2009+080.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBHZn83JiYMbRnWsEtHT3POOUC4aSBqDXYpzMYMuF9m0jo8-bHFLaEyK23P3ga0PK_VVppzfIB1SPTj4sZEQ169wUWpyj7lUlEljfcxviemXS4I6YUFIH8598scaLxXT7Z_6rB6vbfhg/s1600-h/december+2009+076.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415582236011145218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBHZn83JiYMbRnWsEtHT3POOUC4aSBqDXYpzMYMuF9m0jo8-bHFLaEyK23P3ga0PK_VVppzfIB1SPTj4sZEQ169wUWpyj7lUlEljfcxviemXS4I6YUFIH8598scaLxXT7Z_6rB6vbfhg/s200/december+2009+076.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEien2J2amWnJ9RhsD0dIF2J5FJnpkXwRIObsxvPstDKm0wGa3yUFtAkskHkimPgirXun_OKMQY89ZiM-2rHMomvw2qyxiijPTJaXPEg36rBXjaOSIuLmN8A3z4Ms_FmJkeGP4mgSNV4sMQ/s1600-h/december+2009+081.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415582226859978258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEien2J2amWnJ9RhsD0dIF2J5FJnpkXwRIObsxvPstDKm0wGa3yUFtAkskHkimPgirXun_OKMQY89ZiM-2rHMomvw2qyxiijPTJaXPEg36rBXjaOSIuLmN8A3z4Ms_FmJkeGP4mgSNV4sMQ/s200/december+2009+081.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0TRmmYQsrcLoWBfhnOYSX-wjBIztZw1OH4Ouyn5dwM91r4NxHssJeg7pCl5r1bFevuhW-kQhXW2OlEbbzfnUGmSSmtwIBnCOuZhq7t_80sJE50Ez-DVW53c5JppjFA1BbzBDuMGDPkc/s1600-h/december+2009+088.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415582220186515314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0TRmmYQsrcLoWBfhnOYSX-wjBIztZw1OH4Ouyn5dwM91r4NxHssJeg7pCl5r1bFevuhW-kQhXW2OlEbbzfnUGmSSmtwIBnCOuZhq7t_80sJE50Ez-DVW53c5JppjFA1BbzBDuMGDPkc/s200/december+2009+088.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169526637882966526.post-82569764120639449112009-11-30T11:26:00.001-05:002009-11-30T11:28:44.348-05:00Proud Moment<div align="center"><strong>I think they're both proud, Ryan just as proud of AJ as AJ is of himself.</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>Me -> :-D Big Cheesy Grin</strong></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieXvV8bswddWvW5aEnwUa6xcbVP1Iw8vRejsFs5Vlq-9pZutCookrtnx9BBE-v61V7_q0wFd9t2fPxwLq5HCJGZMGj25EVKT5C1PvJkRVbaCNJIBO_kYoZBNhIUjAU7TSnmr7Gx3qE6-g/s1600/DSCN8377.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409934125701788178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieXvV8bswddWvW5aEnwUa6xcbVP1Iw8vRejsFs5Vlq-9pZutCookrtnx9BBE-v61V7_q0wFd9t2fPxwLq5HCJGZMGj25EVKT5C1PvJkRVbaCNJIBO_kYoZBNhIUjAU7TSnmr7Gx3qE6-g/s200/DSCN8377.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169526637882966526.post-29019295096521452352009-10-10T11:17:00.005-04:002009-10-10T13:29:23.092-04:00Why I won't accept H1N1 vaccine or the seasonal flu vaccine for that matter<span style="font-size:100%;"></span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-size:130%;">The CDC recommends that anyone with flu like symptoms be treated aggressively prior to ever being tested for the flu. This is because the rapid flu test is detecting something like less than half of H1N1 infected people. On our local news, it was reported by a school nurse that "Doctors aren't even testing for H1N1" so they're sending every child with flu like symptoms home immediately. This is troubling to me because there is absolutely no way of knowing how many <em>true</em> H1N1 cases there really are. It's simply being assumed by the medical community that all flu is H1N1 even though it could be the seasonal flu. So, while the news is reporting scary stories of people dying from swine flu, we don't truly know if it's swine flu or seasonal flu. This means we could be vaccinating unnecessarily which is what causes viruses to mutate and then we have nothing to combat them with. Not to mention:</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">In the U.S. vaccines are grown in chicken eggs. The H1N1 virus does not grow very well in eggs and so it has been decided that an immune stimulant be added to ensure it's effectiveness in the human body. This ingredient, also know as adjuvant, has never been approved for use in the U.S. (nor tested!), until now that is. The two adjuvants being used in H1N1 both contain squalene. While this is a naturally occurring substance in animal and human tissue, it's use as an adjuvant is not necessarily safe as it can cause an autoimmune response. (see definition below) In this situation, the body basically attacks itself by, in layman's terms, telling T-cells to make bad antibodies rather than good ones. This can have a vast number of negative impacts on the human body including extreme lethargy, memory impairment, poor balance, and diminished concentration.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Additionally, there is a Canadian doctor (Dr. Moulden) who has more than likely determined that vaccines of all kinds can have many serious consequences including <strong><em>micro-vascular strokes</em></strong>. He has determined that our bodies immune system can hyper-react (what the adjuvant I mentioned above is designed to do) to vaccinations sending large white blood cells into the bloodstream to attack the foreign particles (vaccine). Because the white blood cells are too large to enter the bloodstream they can clog and collapse the capillaries cutting off the path for small red blood cells (carrying valuable oxygen) to travel to organs near those capillaries. </span></li></ul><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Autoimmune Response: a condition where the immune system fails to recognize it's own biochemical markers and attacks bodily tissues as if it were foreign matter.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Some autoimmune diseases are: Autoimmune alzheimer's, autoimmune arthritis, autoimmune autism, autoimmune cardiomyopathy, autoimmune Chrohn's disease, autoimmune chronic fatigue syndrome, autoimmune epilepsy, autoimmune lupus, autoimmune rheumatic fever.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">The most frightening to me, with regard to the topic of this post is, Autoimmune acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) which is a flu followed by seizures and coma, causing encephalitis (inflamation of the brain). This is so frightening to me because by vaccinating we are knowingly infecting ourselves with the virus in question. In some cases we actually acquire the illness from the vaccination. If you couple that fact with the fact that the H1N1 vaccination contains adjuvant, I think we could all be taking a very big risk for an illness that isn't even being tested for, in most cases. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Editing to add a link to a news cast:</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1z7KSEnyxw">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1z7KSEnyxw</a></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169526637882966526.post-983947017923653272009-10-08T12:12:00.003-04:002009-10-08T16:44:37.536-04:00Gifted or just "allowed" to learn?<span style="font-size:130%;">I read an interesting question online today, "Are children gifted or 'allowed' to learn early?" hmmmm I've been pondering this all day and have some thoughts on how this relates to my family. </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The original question was being posed to inquire whether young children are gifted or being taught things by their parents that other parents might not be teaching. Many thoughts about this have crossed my mind today. I thought of those "teach your baby to read" infomercials and how I consider that to be teaching, and ridiculous but let's not go there now. I feel babies should be crawling around and exploring their world, not learning to read. </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">This led me to think of my son who did not read until he was 7 1/2 years old while at the same time was able to add multiple multi-digit numbers in his head at age 5. He had an amazing grasp of complex concepts that were beyond his years yet none of it was "taught" to him. He just seemed to know things. He had, and still has, a sensitivity that one wouldn't expect not to mention his need for justice and justification. He's very eye for an eye.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">This brings me to the youngest of our brood. How much of her language is "taught" and how much of it is just who she is? She learned the entire alphabet in a single weekend by simply playing with magnetic letters. She has the language of a child older than she and yet she's only been hearing since June of 2007, a very short 28 months. So, have we taught her enough language in those 28 months that she's managed to acquire the language of a 4 or 5 year old or is this just who she is? </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Of course, there's the first born who has always been a wonderfully talented artist and the second born who has an amazing eye for photography. <em>Those </em>talents were certainly not taught. They just can. So, is it teaching if the child can read or calculate in their head but it's not teaching if it's artisic and they happen to have the natural born talent? Did I teach the ones that did math early and learned the alphabet early but didn't teach the ones with artistic talents?</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">And, what about the early walker? (the first born, btw) And, the one who was able to play with toys beyond her years because she was mature enough (yes, even at age 2) to not put inappropriate things into her mouth? How about not reading until age 7 but doing math at age 5? What's with the language that should be well beyond the abilities of a deaf 3 year old? (I haven't gone into her musical talents. Another day, maybe.)</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">IDK, I'm just not buying the notion of "teaching" gifted children the things they know. Sometimes, they just know.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169526637882966526.post-8337755510189869002009-10-07T20:37:00.003-04:002009-10-07T20:42:40.406-04:00Why is it?<span style="font-size:130%;">Why is it that complete strangers feel it necessary to post on our blog about their stupid toilet sprayer company? I mean really. One can't find another place to post their advertisement? Or at least ask me first? Then I could take a look and be sure I'd endorse their product. I suppose, in their moment of enlightenment, they didn't consider that I might endorse their product or <strong>even buy from them</strong>! So, they figured it'd be best to get a free plug in on our blog.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I'm guessing most of the people that read our blogs <em>won't</em> be buying any products from the company in question. :-D</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169526637882966526.post-57052957047792561772009-09-29T09:39:00.003-04:002009-09-29T09:46:14.812-04:00Ultra Sound pics<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Casha and I got to see Baby on tv yesterday and we brought home a couple of pictures for Daddy who could not join us due to the fact that Mike broke his race car;-)</span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">This one's a bit creepy. He turned and looked right at the "camera". </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">But, he sure looks like Casha to me. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Not to mention, the kids a PORKER! Look at that belly! LOL</span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHoHqjSZKTPIK2Z6uVgNyGHOMhynORbU8kpz1AX0q6Sw04DEYu02ir0A6cpeOP6KnvjUnwbcoGyjFugtjjAhG6jKZUyIZcIFcI2aVWDXA_moMGuIXiLHfvHokSJiILF0OBWGpHW8nmVtI/s1600-h/img003edited.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 145px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386883754272934322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHoHqjSZKTPIK2Z6uVgNyGHOMhynORbU8kpz1AX0q6Sw04DEYu02ir0A6cpeOP6KnvjUnwbcoGyjFugtjjAhG6jKZUyIZcIFcI2aVWDXA_moMGuIXiLHfvHokSJiILF0OBWGpHW8nmVtI/s200/img003edited.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">And, this one's for Ryan. We had the most hysterical ultrasound tech. We had one another in stitches the entire time I was laying there. Nice lady.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Anyway, she snapped the most perfect shot for Daddy:-D</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">The joke at the race shop was, "No, that's not a middle finger." LOL</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgB5Y3X4Wj5DUdI4rhbQxIP7iNTXWVhXhA_u3qrgaxr-undIUVi-J7xXwidTxns2FvBwnM8sq1a0yB-v8N6ONAvLA_9Pwa8T__kGaheYAQgen-Op-jgDX0GJTDYnftI5LY4ibW8RZxlPo/s1600-h/img002edited.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 135px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386883745254752162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgB5Y3X4Wj5DUdI4rhbQxIP7iNTXWVhXhA_u3qrgaxr-undIUVi-J7xXwidTxns2FvBwnM8sq1a0yB-v8N6ONAvLA_9Pwa8T__kGaheYAQgen-Op-jgDX0GJTDYnftI5LY4ibW8RZxlPo/s200/img002edited.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169526637882966526.post-26242488984781126372009-09-28T14:40:00.001-04:002009-09-28T14:42:35.503-04:00<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Oh no, he doesn't want another dog. Not at <em>all</em>!</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386590371454391778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7KeudeINF1gXyyFZ9pCrjtDwfH-fE3KYyMFpZZXG8Vzh_42ZP_SLfJcngpNAFmd1Nd2z9kC8xoqolnKJV6kN-k06jBK6CU1mle50lAQcuzjHuRuDLCP8poPDtz-TgTs9qtYB7yGB8Hrw/s200/september+2009+169.jpg" /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169526637882966526.post-23831340708144895602009-09-24T10:01:00.004-04:002009-09-24T10:15:21.756-04:00Tuna Noodle<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">This is my version of a "How pregnant <em>is</em> she" joke.</span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left">Dinner last night was tuna noodle casserole, an old family favorite comfort food. I was very proud of myself as I had decided to buy enough of the ingredients to make a second batch to put in the freezer for after baby. </div><br /><div align="left">So, I dice the celery and onion, sweat them for a few minutes, add the soups and a bit of milk. I get everything rolling, pastas on the stove, crush up the crackers for the top, I'm really feeling accomplished, right? AWESOME! </div><br /><div align="left">The pasta's done so I mix the soup mixture and pasta together and get into the casserole dish, sprinkle some cheese on top then the crushed crackers, throw the bad boy in the oven and sit down for the first time all day.</div><br /><div align="left">Casha was painting at her easel, Ryan commented he was getting hungry, I told him the tuna noodle would be ready shortly and a few minutes later I asked him to take it out to set. Dinner would be ready in ten minutes. </div><br /><div align="left">I knelt down to help Casha with something and at just that moment I realized the tuna was still in the cabinet. I said, with my hand covering my mouth in shock, "I'm so pregnant!" I had forgotten to add tuna to the soup mixture before mixing with the pasta! OMG! </div><br /><div align="left">It all worked out, I just dumped the already baked casserole into a large bowl and added the tuna. I threw it all back into the oven with more cheese and crushed crackers on top and dinner was served shortly there after.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">The moral of the story: Don't let the pregnany lady cook alone. :-D</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385036616487684626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0x0N6Vvvl6wwI_vhVAoAab7jec50AAbSxHJZWPCFFoJOazoTo7mEHQO3bbmzCB-r6SArgIMjY9Mv84vscuXTmSaP9Db_9sShFtHH6QffZG55OTlop2pty7x5_r70FrIc9RmiDGZbWYg/s200/september+2009+145.jpg" /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0