tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61982829848027103492024-03-13T14:06:34.476-06:00Proudest Grandma EverGrandma Gerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05808559673881060313noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198282984802710349.post-51926866348464541532009-03-01T21:33:00.005-07:002009-03-01T22:16:47.992-07:00Okay I'm back the computer and arm are working better<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Well this is not an excuse really but my computer was out of commission for a while until my Son-In-Law came to my rescue. And my car slipped on some black ice on a freeway entrance to I-15 on my way to work on December 23, luckily for ME, Nat, and Fiel were here visiting for Christmas. After I bounced off two walls of course the air bags went off and broke my other arm this time. I called Nat and asked her to call 911 for me as I have a problem with it on my cell phone. I then called work and let them know I had been in an accident. Then Nat called me back on her cell phone and had the 911 operator on the phone. They said they had found me, I looked around and couldn't see any one but the cars speeding by me none of them with lights on the top. In my defense I was pretty shocky and had not clearly explained to Nat where I was on the entrance which goes from 900 South to past 2100 South. Effidently after I had driven through almost the whole way with out so much as a car pulled off the road (prior to my accident) there had been a few others since they found three accidents before they finally found me. I had asked Nat to send Fiel to collect the things in my car and he drove me to the hospital as my right arm was obviously broken. Below are pictures we took after I left the hospital and the car had been towed. </span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/Sativ1R59sI/AAAAAAAAAmw/EbKuZ4R3tJ8/s1600-h/101_1506.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/Sativ1R59sI/AAAAAAAAAmw/EbKuZ4R3tJ8/s320/101_1506.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308445159681816258" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/Sativvb2i_I/AAAAAAAAAmo/e3v6Wh6FOsg/s1600-h/101_1505.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/Sativvb2i_I/AAAAAAAAAmo/e3v6Wh6FOsg/s320/101_1505.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308445158112922610" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Doesn't it look awful I guess I was lucky only my right arm was broken.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SativQCpW8I/AAAAAAAAAmg/GU1oSoJYVw0/s1600-h/IMG_0086.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SativQCpW8I/AAAAAAAAAmg/GU1oSoJYVw0/s320/IMG_0086.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308445149685701570" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">X-Ray taken at the Hospital, yep it's broken all right, there were also numerous bruises especially my whole right breast.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SatiwJB0gPI/AAAAAAAAAm4/pTOWAyrAZaM/s1600-h/Right+Arm+Hardware++Plate+View.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SatiwJB0gPI/AAAAAAAAAm4/pTOWAyrAZaM/s320/Right+Arm+Hardware++Plate+View.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308445164983058674" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SatiwQ3nQRI/AAAAAAAAAnA/7BCLBz2QZ3I/s1600-h/Right+Arm+Hardware+Screw+View.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SatiwQ3nQRI/AAAAAAAAAnA/7BCLBz2QZ3I/s320/Right+Arm+Hardware+Screw+View.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308445167087730962" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Above are my beautiful plate and screws after my surgery to repair the damage.<br />I will post pictures of the kids visit later even though the cast is off the wrist isn't working very well yet and gets tired easily. I am also on face book now.<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"> Oh yeah and look below for my trip to FL minus Fay.</span><br /></span></div>Grandma Gerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05808559673881060313noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198282984802710349.post-19636120117362057982008-09-28T19:17:00.002-06:002008-09-28T19:24:35.284-06:00I have been very neglectful!<span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">I know I have been very neglectful keeping up the blog. If you come back later be sure to go further down because I have a few that I started some time ago and their just not ready for publication. I think when they are posted they will show up on the date I started them.<br /><br />Yeah, Happy birthday <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Clee</span>, Mom, Mark, Galen, etc. I have also neglected putting posts up for those I will try to do better next year. There will be pictures of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Clee's</span> birthday in my post about my trip to Florida to follow. There will also be pictures of Mom's birthday to follow. So check back if you want to.<br /><br />I can't make any promises but I will try to do better.<br /></span>Grandma Gerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05808559673881060313noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198282984802710349.post-87058304741542847772008-09-28T19:01:00.012-06:002009-03-01T21:32:41.337-07:00My Trip to Florida minus Fay<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUSO0mh_BI/AAAAAAAAAmI/sCZ24NmO4vk/s1600-h/101_1260.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUSO0mh_BI/AAAAAAAAAmI/sCZ24NmO4vk/s320/101_1260.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261631785500015634" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">This is how Andrew welcomed me, isn't he adorable?<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQURYIUEpfI/AAAAAAAAAl4/eZoAU9OuOMs/s1600-h/DSC06575.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQURYIUEpfI/AAAAAAAAAl4/eZoAU9OuOMs/s320/DSC06575.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261630845898499570" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Emme</span> & <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Clee</span> at Build a Bear</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQURX1hU-RI/AAAAAAAAAlo/_wJdBuCD8mQ/s1600-h/DSC06577.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQURX1hU-RI/AAAAAAAAAlo/_wJdBuCD8mQ/s320/DSC06577.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261630840853821714" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Clee</span> at Build a Bear</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQURX9__HsI/AAAAAAAAAlg/ixknoSW0fTs/s1600-h/DSC06592.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQURX9__HsI/AAAAAAAAAlg/ixknoSW0fTs/s320/DSC06592.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261630843129896642" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">Andrew was in Super hero heaven</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQURXlQ4KNI/AAAAAAAAAlY/BeG04GL9q1A/s1600-h/DSC06597.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQURXlQ4KNI/AAAAAAAAAlY/BeG04GL9q1A/s320/DSC06597.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261630836489857234" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUR0YyroaI/AAAAAAAAAmA/ksC5aMmFXxQ/s1600-h/101_1270_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 163px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUR0YyroaI/AAAAAAAAAmA/ksC5aMmFXxQ/s320/101_1270_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261631331358187938" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">I loved this Log Cabin Trailer!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQURYHTUTYI/AAAAAAAAAlw/6dPcGmBCCY0/s1600-h/101_1272.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQURYHTUTYI/AAAAAAAAAlw/6dPcGmBCCY0/s320/101_1272.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261630845626895746" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Andrew in Gator outfit I got him</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">We went to the beach for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Clee's</span> Sixth Birthday one of his favorite places to go!</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUQERX1IVI/AAAAAAAAAk4/xNlsNvG3zzo/s1600-h/DSC06613.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUQERX1IVI/AAAAAAAAAk4/xNlsNvG3zzo/s320/DSC06613.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261629405221167442" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">Andrew actually in the ocean water this is the first time I saw him even go near the water since he <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">acidently</span> fell in my sister's pool last summer. Why to go Andrew!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUQEUiWuyI/AAAAAAAAAkw/1NYLwoE6KBE/s1600-h/DSC06636.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUQEUiWuyI/AAAAAAAAAkw/1NYLwoE6KBE/s320/DSC06636.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261629406070618914" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Clee</span> has always loved the ocean, or any water for that matter!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUPQCTZ3kI/AAAAAAAAAko/zLYeFZLQNMw/s1600-h/DSC06630.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUPQCTZ3kI/AAAAAAAAAko/zLYeFZLQNMw/s320/DSC06630.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261628507822874178" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Emme</span> with her sea shell collection<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUPP52q0SI/AAAAAAAAAkg/EAXuZOxvk5U/s1600-h/DSC06640.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUPP52q0SI/AAAAAAAAAkg/EAXuZOxvk5U/s320/DSC06640.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261628505554866466" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Fiel</span> & Natalie (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">ahhhh</span> aren't they cute)<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUPPuBkdbI/AAAAAAAAAkY/N2_yXMDOvKc/s1600-h/DSC06650.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUPPuBkdbI/AAAAAAAAAkY/N2_yXMDOvKc/s320/DSC06650.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261628502379361714" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Me and Nat (me not so cute)<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUPPllh9QI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/-SUFWGkE5Ns/s1600-h/DSC06661.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUPPllh9QI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/-SUFWGkE5Ns/s320/DSC06661.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261628500114273538" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Emme</span> and Candace<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUPPcPZEdI/AAAAAAAAAkI/BgKfOFdhWCY/s1600-h/DSC06664.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUPPcPZEdI/AAAAAAAAAkI/BgKfOFdhWCY/s320/DSC06664.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261628497605497298" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Fiel</span> and Andrew</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUOwe06DEI/AAAAAAAAAkA/N8z0llwY5d0/s1600-h/DSC06673.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUOwe06DEI/AAAAAAAAAkA/N8z0llwY5d0/s320/DSC06673.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261627965723774018" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Andrew and I after he fell in the water but he got right back in</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUOwasukpI/AAAAAAAAAj4/ZtR-VwycL-U/s1600-h/DSC06674.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUOwasukpI/AAAAAAAAAj4/ZtR-VwycL-U/s320/DSC06674.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261627964615725714" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Clee</span> just totally enjoyed himself</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUOwGbIIHI/AAAAAAAAAjw/hByPELvZxsE/s1600-h/DSC06675.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUOwGbIIHI/AAAAAAAAAjw/hByPELvZxsE/s320/DSC06675.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261627959173193842" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUOvz5GgOI/AAAAAAAAAjo/UUYZr9O4SUA/s1600-h/101_1275.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUOvz5GgOI/AAAAAAAAAjo/UUYZr9O4SUA/s320/101_1275.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261627954198642914" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Clee</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Emme</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUOvqwPp-I/AAAAAAAAAjg/MgFoFZWmHAE/s1600-h/101_1274.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUOvqwPp-I/AAAAAAAAAjg/MgFoFZWmHAE/s320/101_1274.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261627951745574882" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Andrew back in the water</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUQEjcQIkI/AAAAAAAAAlA/GvlfE1FH9wA/s1600-h/101_1288.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUQEjcQIkI/AAAAAAAAAlA/GvlfE1FH9wA/s320/101_1288.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261629410071552578" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">We had birthday cake for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Clee</span> when we got home</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUQEiQa53I/AAAAAAAAAlI/aJAik7PPpNk/s1600-h/101_1290.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUQEiQa53I/AAAAAAAAAlI/aJAik7PPpNk/s320/101_1290.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261629409753491314" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Clee</span> loves Cake (frosting) Happy Birthday big guy!</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUQE8c3lRI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/Yw1eu2YMzvQ/s1600-h/101_1307.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUQE8c3lRI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/Yw1eu2YMzvQ/s320/101_1307.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261629416785024274" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Nat with her frosting art</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUNus1mAsI/AAAAAAAAAjY/TsMA8ufgPK8/s1600-h/DSC06736.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUNus1mAsI/AAAAAAAAAjY/TsMA8ufgPK8/s320/DSC06736.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261626835613385410" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Emme's</span> (first) first day of School</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUNurtmSWI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/9bSVnDAZz0s/s1600-h/DSC06735.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUNurtmSWI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/9bSVnDAZz0s/s320/DSC06735.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261626835311413602" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Clee's (first) first day of school<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUMjWYKh0I/AAAAAAAAAio/3fu3Sk41xSw/s1600-h/101_1323.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUMjWYKh0I/AAAAAAAAAio/3fu3Sk41xSw/s320/101_1323.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261625541094180674" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">I found this great named little town on the map so we went to check it out.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUMj-iGkfI/AAAAAAAAAjI/pjtUGr41kNs/s1600-h/DSC06750.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUMj-iGkfI/AAAAAAAAAjI/pjtUGr41kNs/s320/DSC06750.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261625551873282546" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Funny they don't look like they volunteered for this at all!</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUMj_b11mI/AAAAAAAAAjA/-HkOW3Qsh24/s1600-h/DSC06755.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUMj_b11mI/AAAAAAAAAjA/-HkOW3Qsh24/s320/DSC06755.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261625552115455586" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Of course the big fire truck was more interesting</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUMjj0rqAI/AAAAAAAAAi4/Yz23yQmDdXQ/s1600-h/DSC06757.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUMjj0rqAI/AAAAAAAAAi4/Yz23yQmDdXQ/s320/DSC06757.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261625544703453186" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">Andrew looks a little worried (I guess it was pretty high up for him).</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUMjkwFiCI/AAAAAAAAAiw/WNjMtreoXsk/s1600-h/DSC06760.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUMjkwFiCI/AAAAAAAAAiw/WNjMtreoXsk/s320/DSC06760.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261625544952612898" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Clee seemed to like the truck</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SOAp49ATh_I/AAAAAAAAAa0/YHX2K3S08w0/s1600-h/DSC06765_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SOAp49ATh_I/AAAAAAAAAa0/YHX2K3S08w0/s320/DSC06765_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251243223939254258" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Clee's (second) First day of school<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SOAp5BpxEeI/AAAAAAAAAbM/Efjoe_vqmy4/s1600-h/DSC06740.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SOAp5BpxEeI/AAAAAAAAAbM/Efjoe_vqmy4/s320/DSC06740.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251243225186898402" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Nat hates these little frogs that love her mail box. I personally find them adorable!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SOAp4-Az_hI/AAAAAAAAAas/PVH4g5n956Q/s1600-h/DSC06776.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SOAp4-Az_hI/AAAAAAAAAas/PVH4g5n956Q/s320/DSC06776.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251243224209817106" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">Andrew sleeping in his Batman Chair (Ahh isn't cute)</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUSPfBRLWI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/peZuz_jziCM/s1600-h/100_1363.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SQUSPfBRLWI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/peZuz_jziCM/s320/100_1363.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261631796886449506" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">This is what found when I returned to work when I returned to Utah (big surprise, NOT)</span><br /></div>Grandma Gerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05808559673881060313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198282984802710349.post-68020885931166144662008-09-27T22:30:00.017-06:002008-10-05T19:06:49.713-06:00Tropical Storm Fay<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SOAn84C-97I/AAAAAAAAAaM/cztddqlh6qc/s1600-h/000_0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SOAn84C-97I/AAAAAAAAAaM/cztddqlh6qc/s320/000_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251241092304533426" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Nat and the kids out playing in the rain<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SOAn82SvQ-I/AAAAAAAAAaU/O183cC6RhDs/s1600-h/000_0004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SOAn82SvQ-I/AAAAAAAAAaU/O183cC6RhDs/s320/000_0004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251241091833742306" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Drew and Emme playing in their PJ's<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SOAn822TJdI/AAAAAAAAAac/IKo6jVr7KCM/s1600-h/000_0006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SOAn822TJdI/AAAAAAAAAac/IKo6jVr7KCM/s320/000_0006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251241091982894546" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Emme, Drew and Clee<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SOAn9LG1_6I/AAAAAAAAAak/7zYnzM6Kb_U/s1600-h/000_0007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SOAn9LG1_6I/AAAAAAAAAak/7zYnzM6Kb_U/s320/000_0007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251241097420996514" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Emme & Clee<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SOAc5knuNPI/AAAAAAAAAaE/HFga4hf2mDQ/s1600-h/DSC06792.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SOAc5knuNPI/AAAAAAAAAaE/HFga4hf2mDQ/s320/DSC06792.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251228940922402034" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Emme & Drew with their new Umbrellas<br />We thought this was the worst of it. We were<br />WRONG!!!!<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SOAcKRRzeNI/AAAAAAAAAZs/lh_1pf4aazs/s1600-h/DSC06814.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SOAcKRRzeNI/AAAAAAAAAZs/lh_1pf4aazs/s320/DSC06814.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251228128276347090" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Here I am trying to get things out of the water in the<br />garage, Emme was being a big help watching the boys<br />while Mom and I dealt with this problem, thank you Emme.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SOAc5lcMeVI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/-OIjw0NvIa0/s1600-h/DSC06812.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SOAc5lcMeVI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/-OIjw0NvIa0/s320/DSC06812.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251228941142489426" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">The water was still rising<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SOAcKezZTNI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/O9SU8AuKHW4/s1600-h/DSC06813.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SOAcKezZTNI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/O9SU8AuKHW4/s320/DSC06813.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251228131906899154" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">See tools, paint cans etc. that were floating around<br />Nat decided at this point she need to get the cars to<br />higher ground.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SOAcKKlMuNI/AAAAAAAAAZc/xh5lyc0x-D8/s1600-h/DSC06821.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SOAcKKlMuNI/AAAAAAAAAZc/xh5lyc0x-D8/s320/DSC06821.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251228126478645458" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Fiel's cousin Alex and his wife Brittney came to our rescue<br />That's them with Nat after they had been getting as much water<br />as they could out of the cars which Nat had gotten to higher<br />ground earlier. The van with a little help from me (not much) and<br />some nice neighbors. It had died half way up the driveway, needless to<br />say it was out of commission. One had helped me push the van out of the<br />driveway and then three or four others showed up to help.<br />Of course they were all strong young guys in their 20's and<br />a 57 year old fat woman just couldn't keep up with them so I<br />told them I couldn't keep up, thanked them and went back to the<br />house with the kids. They were super nice as they couldn't even<br />get to their house as the road was closed.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SOAcKLwEaZI/AAAAAAAAAZk/4UeVUFzSGaA/s1600-h/DSC06818.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SOAcKLwEaZI/AAAAAAAAAZk/4UeVUFzSGaA/s320/DSC06818.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251228126792673682" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Here I am standing in Fiel & Nat's driveway (I think)<br />Alex and Brittney came to our rescue again they brought<br />us pizza, a cooler with ice, a 12 pack of Diet Coke (of which<br />I was in desperate need), some cookies, and some much needed<br />towels as Nat had used every towel in the house trying to dry<br />out the vehicles earlier. (Oh and did I mention the power was<br />out, BONUS) So there wasn't any cooking, opening the refrigerator,<br />washing and drying of towels, watching TV, etc.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8LzZzeFFI/AAAAAAAAAY8/hOIlayp8tJs/s1600-h/DSC06823.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8LzZzeFFI/AAAAAAAAAY8/hOIlayp8tJs/s320/DSC06823.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250928668265288786" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">This is the view from Nat and Fiel's front door.<br />Nice huh? Luckily the house was much higher<br />than the garage so no water got into it. I think<br />we have Alex to thank for that too.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8LziBf0ZI/AAAAAAAAAZE/ppRZWtwE_IU/s1600-h/DSC06826.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8LziBf0ZI/AAAAAAAAAZE/ppRZWtwE_IU/s320/DSC06826.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250928670471606674" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Yes that is the garage door or atleast the portion you<br />can see above water.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8LzsgbJoI/AAAAAAAAAZM/m5hA4LyTuIE/s1600-h/DSC06828.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8LzsgbJoI/AAAAAAAAAZM/m5hA4LyTuIE/s320/DSC06828.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250928673285678722" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">This is one of the places the kids had been playing earlier</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8LzU52EdI/AAAAAAAAAYs/zitFUSCiWgo/s1600-h/DSC06842.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8LzU52EdI/AAAAAAAAAYs/zitFUSCiWgo/s320/DSC06842.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250928666949849554" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">The house in the middle is Nat & Fiel's<br />It looks like its floating on a lake, No?<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8LK5bXH1I/AAAAAAAAAYE/TX-z3Js0EwY/s1600-h/DSC06845.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8LK5bXH1I/AAAAAAAAAYE/TX-z3Js0EwY/s320/DSC06845.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250927972379467602" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Here it is a little closer<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8LLG6CM1I/AAAAAAAAAYc/A7c1OBJc3HI/s1600-h/101_1329.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8LLG6CM1I/AAAAAAAAAYc/A7c1OBJc3HI/s320/101_1329.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250927975997780818" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">This is the puzzle Drew and I put together several times<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8LK6Pf-PI/AAAAAAAAAYU/lD7-Zw2Xd-0/s1600-h/101_1330.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8LK6Pf-PI/AAAAAAAAAYU/lD7-Zw2Xd-0/s320/101_1330.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250927972598151410" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Drew was very proud this time he did it all by himself.<br />Way to go Drewbee!!!<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8LK4ZR3QI/AAAAAAAAAYM/dwZeOEmquHo/s1600-h/DSC06833.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8LK4ZR3QI/AAAAAAAAAYM/dwZeOEmquHo/s320/DSC06833.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250927972102298882" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Here I am reading while the kids took a break from<br />playing games and putting the puzzle together. It was<br />a very long day of trying to get things out of the water<br />in the garage and entertaining the kids with no power.<br />Thankfully the power stayed on for some of the clean up,<br />poor Emme trying to keep the boys entertained and in<br />the house was extremely difficult, especially since Clee<br />could see all that water but couldn't play in it.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8LzfL1dEI/AAAAAAAAAY0/7ysRNf6jpqU/s1600-h/DSC06829.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8LzfL1dEI/AAAAAAAAAY0/7ysRNf6jpqU/s320/DSC06829.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250928669709661250" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">This is after we got as much up as we could.<br />Gettin the trash can up was definately the worst.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8LLIxcm5I/AAAAAAAAAYk/-ktY9ztbDpI/s1600-h/DSC06830.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8LLIxcm5I/AAAAAAAAAYk/-ktY9ztbDpI/s320/DSC06830.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250927976498633618" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">The inside view of the garage door.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8JuD4AhfI/AAAAAAAAAX0/aO25MIJF-60/s1600-h/DSC06862.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8JuD4AhfI/AAAAAAAAAX0/aO25MIJF-60/s320/DSC06862.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250926377456141810" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">In the center of the pictue of the front porch<br />stairs you can see a frog trying to get out of the<br />water for a bit too.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8JuKBXwLI/AAAAAAAAAX8/rdfEpeaV7BI/s1600-h/DSC06857.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8JuKBXwLI/AAAAAAAAAX8/rdfEpeaV7BI/s320/DSC06857.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250926379106025650" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Here are Fiel's cousin Candace and her friend<br />Renee, paying us a late night visit. They also came<br />bearing gifts. Thank you girls.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8Jt-fAkhI/AAAAAAAAAXs/cxqgSMxoVtE/s1600-h/DSC06867.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8Jt-fAkhI/AAAAAAAAAXs/cxqgSMxoVtE/s320/DSC06867.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250926376009110034" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Fiel had been out of town the day of the storm,<br />When he got back the next day he, Nat and I cleaned<br />out the garage. While our little trooper Emme<br />watched the boys again.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8Jt8DW34I/AAAAAAAAAXk/1jrnrGpFhpQ/s1600-h/DSC06873.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8Jt8DW34I/AAAAAAAAAXk/1jrnrGpFhpQ/s320/DSC06873.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250926375356260226" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">After we cleaned out the garage Fiel worked on the<br />cars way into the night.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8Jt3bXV6I/AAAAAAAAAXc/4rRwnuzOvrk/s1600-h/DSC06881.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8Jt3bXV6I/AAAAAAAAAXc/4rRwnuzOvrk/s320/DSC06881.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250926374114776994" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">This is the garage after it dryed out a bit.</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Can't </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">say this part of the trip was the funnest but I'm </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">glad I was there to help a little and playing with </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">the kids was fun!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Thank you to everyone that helped out!!!!</span><br /></div></div>Grandma Gerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05808559673881060313noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198282984802710349.post-65210013181919709022008-09-27T21:31:00.013-06:002008-10-05T17:27:48.968-06:00Emme's Trip to Utah<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN77D3FI8nI/AAAAAAAAAR0/yr4hU6Zz5zw/s1600-h/101_1027_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN77D3FI8nI/AAAAAAAAAR0/yr4hU6Zz5zw/s320/101_1027_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250910259304264306" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Here's my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Emme</span> when she got off the plane!!</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">The all stewards and pilot loved her and the couple she sat </span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">next to kept her entertained or maybe it was the other way around. </span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">The pilot actually took her into the cock pit (she says it is very small)</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN77D_3nOAI/AAAAAAAAAR8/Dy-NaF4ZIkc/s1600-h/101_1028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN77D_3nOAI/AAAAAAAAAR8/Dy-NaF4ZIkc/s320/101_1028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250910261663447042" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Emme</span> loves her olives</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN77D0yl24I/AAAAAAAAASE/1_J3j_Oq3C4/s1600-h/101_1031.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN77D0yl24I/AAAAAAAAASE/1_J3j_Oq3C4/s320/101_1031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250910258689596290" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Emme</span> with a rainbow in the back ground on Aunt Pam & Uncle Chuck's Deck</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN77ECXYzGI/AAAAAAAAASM/-45lbNFp7Wk/s1600-h/101_1038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN77ECXYzGI/AAAAAAAAASM/-45lbNFp7Wk/s320/101_1038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250910262333590626" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN77EKwzYcI/AAAAAAAAASU/LSC16pcbNWs/s1600-h/101_1041.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN77EKwzYcI/AAAAAAAAASU/LSC16pcbNWs/s320/101_1041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250910264587674050" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">We went to High School Musical at the Capital Theatre</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">It was a great show and I believe she had a great time<br />I know I did</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> and we had Great Seats</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN77dSxWZGI/AAAAAAAAASc/PuD7GUkvLTw/s1600-h/101_1044.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN77dSxWZGI/AAAAAAAAASc/PuD7GUkvLTw/s320/101_1044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250910696234181730" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Amanda and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Emme</span> at the Olympic Fountain at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">GateWay</span><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN77dT36nrI/AAAAAAAAASk/M_vgbpMFhrM/s1600-h/101_1052.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN77dT36nrI/AAAAAAAAASk/M_vgbpMFhrM/s320/101_1052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250910696530157234" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Amanda, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Emme</span>, and Morgan by the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Emme's</span> family<br />brick </span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">on the walk way. We didn't know the little girl in Purple.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN77duOCfOI/AAAAAAAAASs/x5deF5fiOH0/s1600-h/101_1055.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN77duOCfOI/AAAAAAAAASs/x5deF5fiOH0/s320/101_1055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250910703602269410" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Amanda and Morgan saying good bye to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Emme</span>!<br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN77dqhCAGI/AAAAAAAAAS0/E5bYYVw3lMA/s1600-h/101_1056.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN77dqhCAGI/AAAAAAAAAS0/E5bYYVw3lMA/s320/101_1056.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250910702608187490" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Emme</span> saying good bye to Amanda. That's Amanda's mom and </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">brother (Melissa & Landon) in the background<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN77dlrE8iI/AAAAAAAAAS8/NgECCCb0o4s/s1600-h/101_1059.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN77dlrE8iI/AAAAAAAAAS8/NgECCCb0o4s/s320/101_1059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250910701308146210" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Emme</span> with a balloon in the back ground. We<br />had gone to see the balloons take off but<br />got there a little late so most of them were gone.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN77wTSo6hI/AAAAAAAAATE/HnvVP2XR9Lc/s1600-h/101_1066.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN77wTSo6hI/AAAAAAAAATE/HnvVP2XR9Lc/s320/101_1066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250911022791322130" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">This balloon was coming right at us when we were leaving<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN77w4iGKQI/AAAAAAAAATM/a5L2DSN0iw8/s1600-h/101_1067.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN77w4iGKQI/AAAAAAAAATM/a5L2DSN0iw8/s320/101_1067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250911032788265218" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">This is it going right over my car.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN77xCegnRI/AAAAAAAAATU/8V3u9Kn-900/s1600-h/101_1069.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN77xCegnRI/AAAAAAAAATU/8V3u9Kn-900/s320/101_1069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250911035457576210" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">And then it landed just a little ways away.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN77xTURkNI/AAAAAAAAATc/bs3VlY6cT-o/s1600-h/101_1070_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN77xTURkNI/AAAAAAAAATc/bs3VlY6cT-o/s320/101_1070_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250911039978049746" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Emme</span> and Aunt Lynn at the Zoo<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN77xscC3rI/AAAAAAAAATk/2UQLYGoenoQ/s1600-h/101_1072_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN77xscC3rI/AAAAAAAAATk/2UQLYGoenoQ/s320/101_1072_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250911046721527474" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Emme</span> got in for half price because we took my<br />Autism Bear with us. They had crafts and all sorts<br />of things for the kids too. And she thought it was kind of<br />like taking <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Clee</span> with us because the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">bear's</span> name is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Clee</span> Man<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN792WodwGI/AAAAAAAAATs/GPGu2yagQDY/s1600-h/101_1075_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN792WodwGI/AAAAAAAAATs/GPGu2yagQDY/s320/101_1075_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250913325790642274" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">This is the last year the White Alligator is going to be here.<br />He almost looks rubber but we saw him move so he's real.<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN792ijxGzI/AAAAAAAAAT0/hSmvr8TLfh4/s1600-h/101_1080_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN792ijxGzI/AAAAAAAAAT0/hSmvr8TLfh4/s320/101_1080_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250913328992164658" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Emme</span> and the bear on the gorilla statue<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN792gXiSrI/AAAAAAAAAT8/P7yTY5vjbXM/s1600-h/101_1083.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN792gXiSrI/AAAAAAAAAT8/P7yTY5vjbXM/s320/101_1083.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250913328403991218" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">This Orangutan found <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Emme</span> fascinating<br />he watched her where ever she moved.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN792hqHx8I/AAAAAAAAAUE/wacrR8s0wHM/s1600-h/101_1085_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN792hqHx8I/AAAAAAAAAUE/wacrR8s0wHM/s320/101_1085_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250913328750380994" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Emme</span> & the bear (on the horn) on the Rhino Statue<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN792t7LueI/AAAAAAAAAUM/d66rZpVJv5Q/s1600-h/101_1087.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN792t7LueI/AAAAAAAAAUM/d66rZpVJv5Q/s320/101_1087.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250913332043168226" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Emme</span> & Aunt Lynn in front of the Carved Elephant<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7-cJ6rm1I/AAAAAAAAAUU/ts-T5eJ0xjE/s1600-h/101_1089.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7-cJ6rm1I/AAAAAAAAAUU/ts-T5eJ0xjE/s320/101_1089.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250913975212415826" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Emme</span> on the elephant's trunk (this used to spray<br />water when it made a sneezing sound)<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7-cUSnMQI/AAAAAAAAAUs/4D1WqYKml74/s1600-h/101_1146.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7-cUSnMQI/AAAAAAAAAUs/4D1WqYKml74/s320/101_1146.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250913977997144322" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Emme</span> & bear with Giraffe<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7-cbmOIcI/AAAAAAAAAUk/sJP8U5kS7Q4/s1600-h/101_1145_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7-cbmOIcI/AAAAAAAAAUk/sJP8U5kS7Q4/s320/101_1145_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250913979958436290" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">Emme</span> & Bear on Tigers statue<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7-cTIKgCI/AAAAAAAAAUc/ibCu-v7GNdQ/s1600-h/101_1129_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7-cTIKgCI/AAAAAAAAAUc/ibCu-v7GNdQ/s320/101_1129_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250913977684885538" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">I know this isn't a flamingo or really that pink but <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">Emme</span><br />made me take this picture for you mommy!<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7-cvGkCjI/AAAAAAAAAU0/JAtbMl3cmlc/s1600-h/101_1192.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7-cvGkCjI/AAAAAAAAAU0/JAtbMl3cmlc/s320/101_1192.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250913985194363442" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">Emme</span> looking at an actual Polar bear Skull<br />there is also a paw in the back ground.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7-1b7ocJI/AAAAAAAAAU8/1SOawO0yTsk/s1600-h/101_1198.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7-1b7ocJI/AAAAAAAAAU8/1SOawO0yTsk/s320/101_1198.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250914409544970386" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">These next pictures are at the playground at the Zoo<br />This one is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">Emme</span> in the Turtle Shell<br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7-1vcFvPI/AAAAAAAAAVE/iYM-qePeK3I/s1600-h/101_1200.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7-1vcFvPI/AAAAAAAAAVE/iYM-qePeK3I/s320/101_1200.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250914414781381874" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">Emme</span> in the spider web<br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7-1jV0GfI/AAAAAAAAAVM/xPrrlHnreSM/s1600-h/101_1201.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7-1jV0GfI/AAAAAAAAAVM/xPrrlHnreSM/s320/101_1201.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250914411533834738" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">Emme</span> on the Alligator<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7-1smZs0I/AAAAAAAAAVU/XOGgXiMJb9s/s1600-h/101_1203.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7-1smZs0I/AAAAAAAAAVU/XOGgXiMJb9s/s320/101_1203.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250914414019326786" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">Emme</span> in the giant egg shell<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7-1itmHiI/AAAAAAAAAVc/7N_qXvxP_wM/s1600-h/101_1212.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7-1itmHiI/AAAAAAAAAVc/7N_qXvxP_wM/s320/101_1212.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250914411365146146" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">Emme</span> at the World Globe Fountain<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8H_7xg4xI/AAAAAAAAAXU/6lkvqVpn-z0/s1600-h/101_1213.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8H_7xg4xI/AAAAAAAAAXU/6lkvqVpn-z0/s320/101_1213.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250924485495808786" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">Emme</span> on the way out of the Zoo. Great times.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8ABA_YqJI/AAAAAAAAAW8/sJMVa2ww7pI/s1600-h/77990019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8ABA_YqJI/AAAAAAAAAW8/sJMVa2ww7pI/s320/77990019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250915707983014034" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Great Grandma & Aunt Lynn took <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">Emme</span> to Tracy<br />Aviary</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">Emme</span> is the kid on the left holding the bird<br />while it eats out of her hand.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8ABPaf7eI/AAAAAAAAAXE/uiFhJoOzz0c/s1600-h/77990023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8ABPaf7eI/AAAAAAAAAXE/uiFhJoOzz0c/s320/77990023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250915711854833122" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Pelicans waiting to be fed</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8ABOOLsnI/AAAAAAAAAXM/hESU5_yuQ4s/s1600-h/77990024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8ABOOLsnI/AAAAAAAAAXM/hESU5_yuQ4s/s320/77990024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250915711534740082" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">Emme</span> feeding the pelicans fish</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7_P5BqLrI/AAAAAAAAAVs/Qdp6VOCXY1Y/s1600-h/101_1223.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7_P5BqLrI/AAAAAAAAAVs/Qdp6VOCXY1Y/s320/101_1223.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250914864031477426" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Galen, Katie and Emme playing Marco Polo at<br />Aunt Pam & Uncle Chuck's<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7_P1YyZnI/AAAAAAAAAV0/ATRnwx7VqCk/s1600-h/101_1228.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7_P1YyZnI/AAAAAAAAAV0/ATRnwx7VqCk/s320/101_1228.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250914863054743154" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Galen and Uncle Richard<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8ABAckhbI/AAAAAAAAAW0/VuChHmICxlg/s1600-h/77990011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN8ABAckhbI/AAAAAAAAAW0/VuChHmICxlg/s320/77990011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250915707836990898" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Kids in the pool<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7_o0jQmTI/AAAAAAAAAWs/lzyogP7OUZk/s1600-h/77990001_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7_o0jQmTI/AAAAAAAAAWs/lzyogP7OUZk/s320/77990001_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250915292326959410" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Katie, Aunt Pam and Emme<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7_P3BV1xI/AAAAAAAAAV8/zSiFHzM8iaM/s1600-h/101_1239.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7_P3BV1xI/AAAAAAAAAV8/zSiFHzM8iaM/s320/101_1239.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250914863493273362" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Katie on the giant Farris Wheel at Lagoon<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7_PytwXHI/AAAAAAAAAWE/W7M7uIumraw/s1600-h/101_1240.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7_PytwXHI/AAAAAAAAAWE/W7M7uIumraw/s320/101_1240.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250914862337383538" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Emme on the same Farris Wheel<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SOeWxn0-yFI/AAAAAAAAAbk/F-c8ERtZC54/s1600-h/101_1241.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SOeWxn0-yFI/AAAAAAAAAbk/F-c8ERtZC54/s320/101_1241.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253333269599930450" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">View from the Top of Farris Wheel<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SOeWhZbI0KI/AAAAAAAAAbU/GlLBk6JIfx0/s1600-h/101_1246.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SOeWhZbI0KI/AAAAAAAAAbU/GlLBk6JIfx0/s320/101_1246.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253332990855532706" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">That's Galen driving the little yellow car<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7_ol5KfII/AAAAAAAAAWM/JITcaa8Roak/s1600-h/101_1249.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7_ol5KfII/AAAAAAAAAWM/JITcaa8Roak/s320/101_1249.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250915288392301698" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Galen in the center of the Fountain at Lagoon<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7_opnxjOI/AAAAAAAAAWU/GM6veujqxE0/s1600-h/101_1255.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7_opnxjOI/AAAAAAAAAWU/GM6veujqxE0/s320/101_1255.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250915289393106146" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Katie on the Sky Ride that takes you from one end<br />of Lagoon to the other<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7_olpqELI/AAAAAAAAAWc/ixkvKyijlkw/s1600-h/101_1257.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7_olpqELI/AAAAAAAAAWc/ixkvKyijlkw/s320/101_1257.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250915288327262386" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Emme on the Sky Ride</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7_o6WqtPI/AAAAAAAAAWk/GFRW4HZgnzY/s1600-h/101_1259_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN7_o6WqtPI/AAAAAAAAAWk/GFRW4HZgnzY/s320/101_1259_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250915293884757234" border="0" /></a> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Emme saying good bye to Grandpa</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">We left for her home the next morning.<br />I hope she had as much fun as I did.<br /></span></div>Grandma Gerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05808559673881060313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198282984802710349.post-35922202986254534812008-09-27T21:09:00.003-06:002008-09-28T19:15:18.424-06:00Simon & Pheobe getting ready for Emme<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN75hHxalQI/AAAAAAAAARU/HjQqltHb-k8/s1600-h/1010982.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN75hHxalQI/AAAAAAAAARU/HjQqltHb-k8/s320/1010982.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250908562977887490" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Pheobe after a few hours at the groomers, I think she likes the hair cut but she shook the bows off before we left the place. But she's pretty anyway, No?</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN75hbVey9I/AAAAAAAAARc/FEuU-iBHcfs/s1600-h/1010983.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN75hbVey9I/AAAAAAAAARc/FEuU-iBHcfs/s320/1010983.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250908568229432274" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Simon really got a hair cut, Isn't he handsome? The bandana wasn't as easy to get off as the bows.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN75hfRDntI/AAAAAAAAARk/-Kqt8V_ef5A/s1600-h/1010984.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN75hfRDntI/AAAAAAAAARk/-Kqt8V_ef5A/s320/1010984.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250908569284615890" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">See how shiny and curly her coat is?</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN75hi--HZI/AAAAAAAAARs/Q3Jt3ivskcQ/s1600-h/1010985.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SN75hi--HZI/AAAAAAAAARs/Q3Jt3ivskcQ/s320/1010985.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250908570282499474" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">I think Simon just liked having less hair.</span><br /></div>Grandma Gerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05808559673881060313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198282984802710349.post-46850890302658197452008-06-29T19:45:00.003-06:002008-10-04T08:52:26.996-06:00White Moose<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SGg7zTKAcHI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/II15La1izCc/s1600-h/ATT79.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SGg7zTKAcHI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/II15La1izCc/s320/ATT79.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217485920810332274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SGg7za2QXCI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/1uJCvWc9k3I/s1600-h/ATT68.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SGg7za2QXCI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/1uJCvWc9k3I/s320/ATT68.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217485922874973218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SGg7zl86EHI/AAAAAAAAARE/-SiGtXVOKHY/s1600-h/ATT810.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SGg7zl86EHI/AAAAAAAAARE/-SiGtXVOKHY/s320/ATT810.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217485925855662194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SGg7znb1GzI/AAAAAAAAARM/9g_N3P6GXCc/s1600-h/ATT911.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SGg7znb1GzI/AAAAAAAAARM/9g_N3P6GXCc/s320/ATT911.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217485926253796146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SGg7XLmJLII/AAAAAAAAAQM/qZiHkwCjpVs/s1600-h/ATT13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SGg7XLmJLII/AAAAAAAAAQM/qZiHkwCjpVs/s320/ATT13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217485437744524418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SGg7XHw7pbI/AAAAAAAAAQU/0azM_blX1Jw/s1600-h/ATT24.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SGg7XHw7pbI/AAAAAAAAAQU/0azM_blX1Jw/s320/ATT24.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217485436716033458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SGg7XVUz0NI/AAAAAAAAAQk/vZCPrX2HI-I/s1600-h/ATT46.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SGg7XVUz0NI/AAAAAAAAAQk/vZCPrX2HI-I/s320/ATT46.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217485440356176082" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SGg7XmVLV9I/AAAAAAAAAQs/1UzjXxFsBgY/s1600-h/ATT57.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SGg7XmVLV9I/AAAAAAAAAQs/1UzjXxFsBgY/s320/ATT57.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217485444921120722" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">These pictures were take near Park City, Utah. I think they were taken last winter .<br />Notice how much bigger the white one is.<br />I just thought this was cool and wanted to share.<br /></span></div>Grandma Gerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05808559673881060313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198282984802710349.post-7425629805322616032008-06-18T21:18:00.002-06:002008-06-29T19:45:10.393-06:00Getting ready for Emme's Visit<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SFnQeJTFxaI/AAAAAAAAAP8/zlc2H9vEY3Y/s1600-h/bigPhoto.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SFnQeJTFxaI/AAAAAAAAAP8/zlc2H9vEY3Y/s320/bigPhoto.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213427259968701858" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">I bought tickets to see BIG at the Hale Theatre for Emme & I<br />Our seat are on the front row<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SFnQeKZvbII/AAAAAAAAAQE/YpQUt7MC9f4/s1600-h/2665.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SFnQeKZvbII/AAAAAAAAAQE/YpQUt7MC9f4/s320/2665.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213427260265032834" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">She and I will be going to this at this at the Capital Theatre with Pam and Katie<br />Our seats are in the Center Second Row of the Mezzanine<br /></span></div>Grandma Gerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05808559673881060313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198282984802710349.post-63645531808995940712008-06-18T21:16:00.002-06:002008-06-24T21:44:31.454-06:00Aldo's Visit<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SFnP-o2bC0I/AAAAAAAAAPk/i1NOmkW99dk/s1600-h/101_0942.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SFnP-o2bC0I/AAAAAAAAAPk/i1NOmkW99dk/s320/101_0942.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213426718682581826" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">This is where we had dinner on Al's last night here. His choice but a very good one.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SFnP-0PB2rI/AAAAAAAAAPs/WORjgLkcgeY/s1600-h/101_0943_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SFnP-0PB2rI/AAAAAAAAAPs/WORjgLkcgeY/s320/101_0943_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213426721738578610" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Here he is with grandma after we ate some great food.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SFnP_Lw5J7I/AAAAAAAAAP0/wWc9gWwLKQE/s1600-h/101_0944_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SFnP_Lw5J7I/AAAAAAAAAP0/wWc9gWwLKQE/s320/101_0944_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213426728054630322" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Veggin out at Pam & Chuck's after dinner. Hope we see you again this summer Al!!!!</span><br /></div>Grandma Gerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05808559673881060313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198282984802710349.post-70976189010537617442008-06-18T21:15:00.001-06:002008-06-22T14:41:24.583-06:00Sunset on Graduation Day<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SFnPdyTHGWI/AAAAAAAAAPc/IN1glCAPLWQ/s1600-h/101_0941.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SFnPdyTHGWI/AAAAAAAAAPc/IN1glCAPLWQ/s320/101_0941.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213426154283145570" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">I just thought this was beautiful.</span><br /></div>Grandma Gerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05808559673881060313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198282984802710349.post-70979357488859530872008-06-18T20:49:00.002-06:002008-06-21T10:30:59.777-06:00Graduation Day for Sadie<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SFnJbqpFFcI/AAAAAAAAAPM/PmU2Rg0zKOM/s1600-h/101_0938.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SFnJbqpFFcI/AAAAAAAAAPM/PmU2Rg0zKOM/s320/101_0938.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213419520798299586" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">Graduation day for Sadie, Way to go Girl. Check out the bouquet her mom made for her. Cool huh?</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SFnJe5r2sII/AAAAAAAAAPU/4ErPypNG3_I/s1600-h/101_0939.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SFnJe5r2sII/AAAAAAAAAPU/4ErPypNG3_I/s320/101_0939.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213419576376078466" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Sadie and her Mom. (yes the bouquet is made of real money) I hope I got the school colors right.</span><br /></div>Grandma Gerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05808559673881060313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198282984802710349.post-27153945030287078692008-06-18T20:47:00.001-06:002008-06-20T23:05:03.067-06:00Visitors from Washington<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SFnJARmhppI/AAAAAAAAAPE/nlXMOAtfesE/s1600-h/101_0937.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SFnJARmhppI/AAAAAAAAAPE/nlXMOAtfesE/s320/101_0937.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213419050220234386" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Jerry and Diane (Thomps) came down for a visit from Washington. It was great to see them hope they come down more often. I've known Thomps for years maybe we'll go in to that another time.</span><br /></div>Grandma Gerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05808559673881060313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198282984802710349.post-77517197865560766962008-06-18T20:45:00.001-06:002008-06-19T22:35:26.544-06:00Bob gets his Eagle<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SFnIljmm_FI/AAAAAAAAAO0/dfpwGgw5p5o/s1600-h/101_0933.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SFnIljmm_FI/AAAAAAAAAO0/dfpwGgw5p5o/s320/101_0933.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213418591195954258" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Kathi, Bob and Jack when Bob received his Eagle, I'm so glad I could be there!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SFnIluxiv7I/AAAAAAAAAO8/KWKOXJaIlss/s1600-h/101_0936.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SFnIluxiv7I/AAAAAAAAAO8/KWKOXJaIlss/s320/101_0936.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213418594194603954" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Bob taking his place in the Eagles Nest, Way to go Bob!!</span><br /></div>Grandma Gerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05808559673881060313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198282984802710349.post-35475042490493106772008-06-18T20:38:00.002-06:002008-06-18T20:45:30.838-06:00A Bird in the Tree<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SFnHXCQukII/AAAAAAAAAOc/s-Qhf0czgrI/s1600-h/101_0818.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SFnHXCQukII/AAAAAAAAAOc/s-Qhf0czgrI/s320/101_0818.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213417242216009858" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">This is the mother Robin sitting on her eggs</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SFnHXUAMx1I/AAAAAAAAAOs/a_NBFIOpaQ0/s1600-h/101_0821_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SFnHXUAMx1I/AAAAAAAAAOs/a_NBFIOpaQ0/s320/101_0821_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213417246978525010" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">In the pine tree off my sister an brother in laws porch</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SFnHXDynaKI/AAAAAAAAAOk/bPOcDq6lWBE/s1600-h/101_0819_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SFnHXDynaKI/AAAAAAAAAOk/bPOcDq6lWBE/s320/101_0819_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213417242626582690" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">Sad they have left the nest now something must have gotten to the nest or the eggs didn't hatch</span><br /></div>Grandma Gerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05808559673881060313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198282984802710349.post-26946239824691409682008-06-18T20:30:00.002-06:002008-06-18T20:38:37.823-06:00Happy Mothers Day<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SFnFpao7zCI/AAAAAAAAAOM/1BPkavqVSIM/s1600-h/101_0813.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SFnFpao7zCI/AAAAAAAAAOM/1BPkavqVSIM/s320/101_0813.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213415358974381090" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">The Rose I got at Church on Mother's Day Note the day this was taken (Mom's day was the 11th)</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SFnFpmsLIhI/AAAAAAAAAOU/K2u9VrPfOAI/s1600-h/101_0812.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SFnFpmsLIhI/AAAAAAAAAOU/K2u9VrPfOAI/s320/101_0812.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213415362209194514" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Here's the rose with the lovely card my Daughter sent me along with some lovely PJ's Candy etc.</span><br /></div>Grandma Gerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05808559673881060313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198282984802710349.post-84100373077860709772008-05-11T22:48:00.002-06:002008-05-11T22:50:55.496-06:00Happy Anniversary Mark & Linda<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SCfMXoRs0dI/AAAAAAAAAOE/0dv_dp2GLr8/s1600-h/Mark,Linda%26Emme.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SCfMXoRs0dI/AAAAAAAAAOE/0dv_dp2GLr8/s320/Mark,Linda%26Emme.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199349001143243218" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Happy Anniversary Mark and Linda (Emme's a bonus here)<br /></span></div>Grandma Gerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05808559673881060313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198282984802710349.post-1274802595033061322008-05-11T22:24:00.002-06:002008-05-11T22:43:04.620-06:00Happy Mother's Day<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">Sorry I forgot to get the camera out of my purse. We (I, Mom (great grandma), Lynn, Pam, and Chuck) went up to Park City and had brunch at the Grub Steak. They had a Mother's Day buffet, we all stuffed our selves. I had Prime Rib, a mushroom cheese omelet, asparagus, salad, a couple of pieces of bacon. Then I did the unforgivable I had a thin slice of decadent chocolate cake (this cake is made with no flour but I'm sure sugar is involved) and a very small creme brule. Needless to say I really haven't been hungry the rest of the day. It was funny no one up at the Grub Steak (Lynn works for the owner so they all know her) anyway no one was surprised that Rich was playing golf and therefore couldn't make brunch.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">We then went back to Mom's (great grandma's) Rich met us there, so she could open her presents, and started to watch the Jazz vs the Lakers' basket ball game. Most of us left before the game got over. But Bonus!!! the Jazz beat the Lakers' in Overtime.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">I got to talk to Emme and Natalie (another bonus). They got me some chocolate and some really cute green pj's with pink flamingos ( Maybe I'll take a picture of them but not today).</span>Grandma Gerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05808559673881060313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198282984802710349.post-51639248402573012822008-05-11T15:09:00.003-06:002008-05-11T15:16:08.950-06:00I found this in the US Autism & Asperger Association Weekly News, It touched my heart.<p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); text-align: center;" class="style54">Mother's Day Special Edition<br /> </p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="content1"><a name="mothersday"></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"> <img src="http://usautism.org/images/mothers_day_banner.jpg" height="61" width="350" /> </div><div style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);" align="left"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="style61"><strong>What is an AutisMom?</strong></span><br /><span class="style61"></span></div><span class="style61"> <br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="style61"> Once there was a little girl named Wendy.</span><br /><span class="style61"></span><br /><span class="style61"> She dreamed of all of the things that she could be.</span><br /><span class="style61"></span><br /><span class="style61"> First she wanted to be a nurse... She would care for the sick with gentleness, patience, and love.</span><br /><span class="style61"></span><br /><span class="style61"> Then she wanted to be a teacher... She would teach children and help them have the best chance for success.</span><br /><span class="style61"> </span><br /><span class="style61"> In high school, she thought that being a religious minister would allow her to provide comfort, care, and spiritual sustenance.</span><br /><span class="style61"> </span><br /><span class="style61"> A little older, and she wanted to be a lawyer... She would defend the poor and defenseless.</span><br /><span class="style61"> </span><br /><span class="style61"> Finally, she wanted to be a doctor... She would unravel all the mysteries of what made people sick and how to cure them.</span><br /><span class="style61"> </span><br /><span class="style61"> Wendy got married, and she became a mom. Her little boy flourished and learned with ease, his future was bright, and Wendy was delighted. But his abilities seemed to change, and he seemed to be ill. Wendy’s little boy was diagnosed with autism.</span><br /><span class="style61"> </span><br /><span class="style61"> Wendy was scared, so she asked the angels, “Who can help my little boy?” And the angels said, “You can help him, you will be everything that you always wanted to be.”</span><br /><span class="style61"> </span><br /><span class="style61"> “But, angels,” said Wendy, “I am scared that my child will not be all that I’d hoped he could be.”</span><br /><span class="style61"> </span><br /><span class="style61"> “He isn’t right now,” replied the angels, “But he is all of the things that you can help him become.”</span><br /><span class="style61"></span></div><span class="style61"> <br /> —Anonymous<br /><a href="http://usautism.org/USAAA_Newsletter/usaaa_newsletter_mothers_day_051108.htm#mothersday">http://usautism.org/USAAA_Newsletter/usaaa_newsletter_mothers_day_051108.htm#mothersday</a><br /></span></div>Grandma Gerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05808559673881060313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198282984802710349.post-91083475826484968542008-05-04T14:19:00.009-06:002008-05-06T13:04:58.746-06:00First Autism Walk In Utah WOW What A Day<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,0,153)">Well walk day finally arrived (I have been working towards this since last August). Out team grew a lot in the last couple of weeks, as a team we earned $1,490 (posted) plus another $300 or so turned in the day of the Walk. (Its </span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,0,153)">NOT</span><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,0,153)"> too late to donate). Our walk raised over $300,000, we had 3,500 preregistered walkers and over 5,000 people showed up. I volunteered to give out walk T-Shirts and there was a man with Autism (Aspergers) helping out. He said that a woman had come in where he worked the day before and told him about the walk so he came that morning to volunteer. After we finished the first lap of the walk they asked us to go visit some booths or something before starting the next lap because there were still a lot of people waiting to start the walk, I think we need a bigger place next year. I didn't count all of the booths that were there but there were a lot I'm guessing around a 100. I never did get the whole team together. The Cottonwood football team cheered us on and volunteered. I had a great time I hope everyone else did too. I know all the kids did everytime you walked a few steps there was some sort of treat or something fun for them to do. THANK YOU everybody who donated, volunteered and joined the team I really really appreciate everything!!!!!</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SB4cFIrX-II/AAAAAAAAANU/JZdv1LANKYw/s1600-h/101_0722.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196621894586464386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SB4cFIrX-II/AAAAAAAAANU/JZdv1LANKYw/s320/101_0722.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,0,153)">Portion of our team Gerri (me), Lynn Rich, Adrian, Tayvia, Crystal and DeAndre</span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SB4cFYrX-JI/AAAAAAAAANc/SUeOjHGsztY/s1600-h/101_0725_1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196621898881431698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SB4cFYrX-JI/AAAAAAAAANc/SUeOjHGsztY/s320/101_0725_1.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,0,153)">DeAndre, Crystal, Tayvia, Adrian, Rich, Lynn, Trent, Amelia, Laurel, Bailey, Robin, Kelly, Sally, Jenny, Emme, and Gerri (me).</span> <span style="COLOR: rgb(51,0,153)">A good portion of our team. Lori (snuck out), Couldn't find Charris and Amber (will post picture later), Also couldn't find Emily and Vicki and Jayne (will also post picture later), Great Grandma Natalie and Grandpa Rick were sick)</span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SB4cFYrX-KI/AAAAAAAAANk/saGs4I8ohXc/s1600-h/101_0727.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196621898881431714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SB4cFYrX-KI/AAAAAAAAANk/saGs4I8ohXc/s320/101_0727.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,0,153)">Baby Emme at the walk</span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SB4cForX-LI/AAAAAAAAANs/e2IkLUHKqjY/s1600-h/101_0728.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196621903176399026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SB4cForX-LI/AAAAAAAAANs/e2IkLUHKqjY/s320/101_0728.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,0,153)">Our Team Shirts (I also got one each of these for Emme, Clee, and Drew)</span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SB4cForX-MI/AAAAAAAAAN0/cA8c_WGh86w/s1600-h/101_0729.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196621903176399042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SB4cForX-MI/AAAAAAAAAN0/cA8c_WGh86w/s320/101_0729.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,102)">(front)</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SB4cPorX-NI/AAAAAAAAAN8/lfwQQ4mZcng/s1600-h/101_0730.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196622074975090898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SB4cPorX-NI/AAAAAAAAAN8/lfwQQ4mZcng/s320/101_0730.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,102)">(back)</span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,0,153)">I, Grandpa Rick, and another Anonymous donor donated our tickets to get Emme, Clee, and Drew each one of these T-Shirts from our Walk</span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SB4bpIrX-HI/AAAAAAAAANM/qKcYVKEXjbw/s1600-h/101_0721.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196621413550127218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SB4bpIrX-HI/AAAAAAAAANM/qKcYVKEXjbw/s320/101_0721.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,0,153)">Uncle Rich and Aunt Lynn</span> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,0,153)">WOW what a great day.</span><br /><a href="http://www.abc4.com/mostpopular/story.aspx?content_id=6ac3655d-75fc-43b2-98eb-6c315101b668">http://www.abc4.com/mostpopular/story.aspx?content_id=6ac3655d-75fc-43b2-98eb-6c315101b668</a> </div>Grandma Gerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05808559673881060313noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198282984802710349.post-36828293858900113582008-04-12T21:48:00.004-06:002008-04-22T21:06:29.782-06:00Pam & Chuck's for Movie Night<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SAGC6Nsvk8I/AAAAAAAAAMM/TDhjeiT1nIo/s1600-h/101_0706.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SAGC6Nsvk8I/AAAAAAAAAMM/TDhjeiT1nIo/s320/101_0706.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188572182328873922" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">These horses are right behind Pam & Chuck's house. Once the trees fill in we won't be able to see them as well :(</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SAGC6dsvk9I/AAAAAAAAAMU/uowTqgivpyo/s1600-h/101_0707.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SAGC6dsvk9I/AAAAAAAAAMU/uowTqgivpyo/s320/101_0707.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188572186623841234" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">The pool looks inviting but it's still to cold for me.</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SAGC6dsvk-I/AAAAAAAAAMc/rupS6qH9be0/s1600-h/101_0708.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SAGC6dsvk-I/AAAAAAAAAMc/rupS6qH9be0/s320/101_0708.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188572186623841250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SAGC6tsvk_I/AAAAAAAAAMk/_tcLaeIKF38/s1600-h/101_0710.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SAGC6tsvk_I/AAAAAAAAAMk/_tcLaeIKF38/s320/101_0710.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188572190918808562" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">Leia thought I was taking too many pictures of the horses and wanted her picture taken too.</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SAGC6tsvlAI/AAAAAAAAAMs/-tPrdlwWaig/s1600-h/101_0711.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SAGC6tsvlAI/AAAAAAAAAMs/-tPrdlwWaig/s320/101_0711.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188572190918808578" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">Then Kona thought he need to have his picture taken too!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SA6my4rX-GI/AAAAAAAAANE/l2w9hrHRQg8/s1600-h/51u4TnGU8HL._SL500_AA240_.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SA6my4rX-GI/AAAAAAAAANE/l2w9hrHRQg8/s320/51u4TnGU8HL._SL500_AA240_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192270813542742114" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">We had steak and watched Game Plan. This is a great funny movie. None of us caught all of it because we were laughing to much to catch quite a few more lines. I highly recommend it.</span><br /></span></div>Grandma Gerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05808559673881060313noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198282984802710349.post-3876034448129149152008-04-12T21:47:00.003-06:002008-04-22T20:52:26.796-06:00Our Autism Walk Kick-Off Dinner<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SAGCXNsvk7I/AAAAAAAAAME/KBukOKPfYnw/s1600-h/101_0705.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SAGCXNsvk7I/AAAAAAAAAME/KBukOKPfYnw/s320/101_0705.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188571581033452466" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">We had our kick off dinner for the walk. It was fun even though I had to get there early to help set up it wasn't anything I couldn't handle. Great food and speakers it was just a great night.<br /></span></div>Grandma Gerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05808559673881060313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198282984802710349.post-49186343823935865002008-04-12T21:44:00.003-06:002008-04-20T21:17:56.024-06:00Hartford Airport<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SAGCDtsvk5I/AAAAAAAAAL0/08NyXYmIt5E/s1600-h/101_0701.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SAGCDtsvk5I/AAAAAAAAAL0/08NyXYmIt5E/s320/101_0701.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188571246026003346" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SAGCD9svk6I/AAAAAAAAAL8/kyOEoDEUVN8/s1600-h/101_0704.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SAGCD9svk6I/AAAAAAAAAL8/kyOEoDEUVN8/s320/101_0704.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188571250320970658" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">I'm going to take a movie of this next time I'm out in Connecticut. Hopefully you can see that the Travelers umbrella (it is made up of hundreds of tiny umbrellas) comes apart as people walk past it and then comes back together it looks really cool.</span><br /></div>Grandma Gerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05808559673881060313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198282984802710349.post-11597250609231196722008-04-12T21:41:00.004-06:002008-04-20T21:13:55.039-06:00My Hero!!!!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SAGBOtsvk4I/AAAAAAAAALs/S8tr6qvfPBs/s1600-h/101_0697_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SAGBOtsvk4I/AAAAAAAAALs/S8tr6qvfPBs/s320/101_0697_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188570335492936578" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Andrew the Power Ranger<br />If he had his way he would only wear<br />hero costumes.<br /></span></div>Grandma Gerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05808559673881060313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198282984802710349.post-33766972725585978422008-04-12T21:38:00.004-06:002008-04-20T21:12:21.339-06:00A little love for Grandma<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SAGAR9svk3I/AAAAAAAAALk/FCZzm1SU4TU/s1600-h/DSC05468_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SAGAR9svk3I/AAAAAAAAALk/FCZzm1SU4TU/s320/DSC05468_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188569291815883634" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Grandma getting some love from her <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Clee</span>!</span><br /></div>Grandma Gerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05808559673881060313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198282984802710349.post-44024177783896772872008-04-12T21:34:00.004-06:002008-04-20T21:10:17.556-06:00Presants for Mommy<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SAF_r9svk2I/AAAAAAAAALc/c9UsungEDb8/s1600-h/DSC05466.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FAdMWRMNQ_8/SAF_r9svk2I/AAAAAAAAALc/c9UsungEDb8/s320/DSC05466.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188568638980854626" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">I had to buy a little something for my Baby!</span> </div>Grandma Gerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05808559673881060313noreply@blogger.com1