tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512521473470144212024-03-13T08:08:37.480-07:00Progressions.....Webster's defines PROGRESSIONS as "a continuous and connected series." Everything is continuous. We can't stop time. Everything is connected. The hip bone's connected to the kid that's connected to the Math book that's connected to the cereal that just spilled all over it. Everything is progressing. If you got up this morning, you progressed. The only difference we have between each other is in which direction?Antoinette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11819760579858953608noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051252147347014421.post-15696482633824575572014-09-22T19:56:00.001-07:002014-09-22T19:58:14.262-07:00Excuse Me Little Girl, Is Your Mother Home?<span style="font-size: large;">Interestingly enough, we can all be reduced to this feeling at times when it comes to our parents.......</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But what's swirling in my life at the moment, keeping me awake some nights, is quite the opposite.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There's an often subtle intersection in our lives, so sly that we may not even notice, when we switch places with the ones who raised us up to be the people we are today. Those obscure moments when a parent suddenly can't do something simple that they've done all their lives. It might be something as simple as reaching that thing off the shelf that they need, to the inevitable relinquishing of the car keys. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My own mother and I are going through this very process....slowly....one difficult step at a time. The car issue happened earlier this year, but not without the speed bumps! She, like most aging folks, faught me tooth and nail, telling me it was NOT going to happen! I got clever and had her ever-adored doc give her the bad news. That somehow seemed to soften the blow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just a few weeks ago I had a Facebook friend post that she had given her keys up to her children that day. The tone of her post seemed to be "matter of factly" about having to do it, rather than annoyed or bitter. I took it one step further and pointed out to her how brave she actually was!!! I told her she was not only showing great care of herself, but great responsibility in caring about the safety of others too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tonight I talked with my mom about her final wishes. It's not that it's an immediate issue or anything. It strangely seemed like a weird, reversed, right of passage talk, almost like them when they had to teach us the birds-n-bees!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You would think that growing up, getting an education, working and having children of your own would somehow prepare you for this milestone in your life.....but it doesn't. It feels so unnatural to me, yet it is so very natural and part of God's plan. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And so we all at some point, will cross this bridge.....sturdy for the task at hand.....ready to make it work, but it don't come easy!</span>Antoinette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11819760579858953608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051252147347014421.post-49184595410600978992014-09-18T20:06:00.000-07:002014-09-18T20:59:10.755-07:00Swimming Past the Rope!<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">First, I must insist on apologizing. No really, I insist! There are ulterior motives afoot. I'm grasping for a match to reignite my writing fires! I innocently stumbled across some writing I'd started at least nine years ago. I found myself in disbelief that I had written it. Was that talent really coming from me? Had I thought of those clever words on those pages? For now, I'm going with yup. My author friends suggested using a blog to reignite those flames and release those juicy runs of entertaining sarcasm mixed with something hopefully relevant to say once in a while.....</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">But I could go em' one better....I already had a blog. It had died a few years ago, amongst the over-scheduled, under-energized world I lived in then, and still do for that matter. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am many things, one being a "Band Wagoner!" I will jump on the newest, funnest, or trendiest one working it's way down the parade route! I'm also the world's best book starter! I think I've literally finished maybe 5 my whole life, but I can start one like nobody's business! But that has nothing to do with this does it? Oh look, butterflies.......</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The point was that I didn't start this blog so many years ago to write. I didn't even start it because I had something to say. In all honesty, the place where I live, I started it because it was the "now" thing to do. Problem was, it ended up feeling like a job, a job I wasn't that fond of! That corny, "Super Mommy" facade smacked me in the face when I strolled back in time today to see what I'd wrote about. How to make a cake, really? I mean, don't get me wrong, I LOVE THAT CAKE, but it wasn't a recipe blog, was it? My son, Asher, who is now 11, is as cute as they come in that size, but people can only be so entertained by pictures of his every move daily. Not interested in more of that, you probably aren't either.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So now I dare to want more! I dare to start again. I will swim out past the rope that's job is to define just how far I "should" go. Let's see what's on the other side..........follow me.</span></span></div>
Antoinette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11819760579858953608noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051252147347014421.post-53140758056983762412011-04-06T06:58:00.000-07:002011-04-06T07:10:17.350-07:00wordless wednesday.....BRING IT!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nW3FBXCEhTk/TZxz-htBJEI/AAAAAAAAA4w/AnGS72z3taE/s1600/100_2438.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592472355323585602" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nW3FBXCEhTk/TZxz-htBJEI/AAAAAAAAA4w/AnGS72z3taE/s400/100_2438.jpg" /></a> <br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JGtWVK7NNDQ/TZxzt6c4_II/AAAAAAAAA4o/E8o5pGwaVvM/s1600/100_2293.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592472069909052546" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JGtWVK7NNDQ/TZxzt6c4_II/AAAAAAAAA4o/E8o5pGwaVvM/s400/100_2293.jpg" /></a> <br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6ruQzF0sAME/TZxzUSNYnzI/AAAAAAAAA4g/b0-yPUoiRZ8/s1600/100_2349.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 280px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592471629609869106" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6ruQzF0sAME/TZxzUSNYnzI/AAAAAAAAA4g/b0-yPUoiRZ8/s400/100_2349.jpg" /></a> <br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SGGscvOhxi0/TZxy6LFqDWI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/atqx_M1_Pdw/s1600/100_1529.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592471181021810018" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SGGscvOhxi0/TZxy6LFqDWI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/atqx_M1_Pdw/s400/100_1529.jpg" /></a> <br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E3WVfrlQmtI/TZxyrNfyg-I/AAAAAAAAA4Q/jUz6-_uUweE/s1600/100_2400.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592470923970249698" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E3WVfrlQmtI/TZxyrNfyg-I/AAAAAAAAA4Q/jUz6-_uUweE/s400/100_2400.jpg" /></a> <br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e40rsBxKmPQ/TZxyTuMerMI/AAAAAAAAA4I/8XbzKHqybWI/s1600/100_2508.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592470520430767298" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e40rsBxKmPQ/TZxyTuMerMI/AAAAAAAAA4I/8XbzKHqybWI/s400/100_2508.jpg" /></a> <br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xbqZUHdjNXM/TZxx2jsRpoI/AAAAAAAAA4A/0JVrkcM70vI/s1600/100_2446.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592470019395135106" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xbqZUHdjNXM/TZxx2jsRpoI/AAAAAAAAA4A/0JVrkcM70vI/s400/100_2446.jpg" /></a> <br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Antoinette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11819760579858953608noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051252147347014421.post-23597380091128946822011-04-03T17:05:00.000-07:002011-04-03T19:21:57.914-07:00sunday citar......'CAKE'!!!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TT0zD9ClKlU/TZkrOwXKS2I/AAAAAAAAA34/SP3BO4HJYDY/s1600/3599655832_10515114d5_o.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 210px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 100px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591547944857389922" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TT0zD9ClKlU/TZkrOwXKS2I/AAAAAAAAA34/SP3BO4HJYDY/s400/3599655832_10515114d5_o.jpg" /></a> <br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">EASY, BREEZY, YUMMY!</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">i've been wanting to make a post about our</div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3366ff;">JELLO CAKE</span></div><br /><div align="center">since we made it for our cub scout cake sale!</div><br /><div align="center">this is one of my <strong>FAVORITE</strong> <em>desserts</em> to </div><br /><div align="center">make because it's so darn <strong>easy</strong>,</div><br /><div align="center">completely<strong> yummy</strong>, </div><br /><div align="center">and only as limited as your own imagination!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">no real need for a recipe cause it's so easy to do....</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z0NGoractSM/TZkNkxyRGiI/AAAAAAAAA3w/6aOIu0u5juE/s1600/100_3333.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591515337847806498" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z0NGoractSM/TZkNkxyRGiI/AAAAAAAAA3w/6aOIu0u5juE/s400/100_3333.jpg" /></a> first, gather your supplies to make two round</div><br /><div align="center">white cakes, any size or brand you'd like...</div><br /><div align="center">or if you're one of those '<em>stepford</em>' women,</div><br /><div align="center">make it from scratch, lol! </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-n9cEWwrItfQ/TZkNNbhFxuI/AAAAAAAAA3o/LMgRdzWdDE4/s1600/100_3351.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591514936733189858" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-n9cEWwrItfQ/TZkNNbhFxuI/AAAAAAAAA3o/LMgRdzWdDE4/s400/100_3351.jpg" /></a> once they've completely cooled, carefully</div><br /><div align="center">remove them from their pans....</div><br /><div align="center">then trace the pans on some wax paper</div><br /><div align="center">and cut out two pieces to fit inside of each pan.</div><br /><div align="center">(this step is crucial because if you don't do it,</div><br /><div align="center">then when you get to the jello part, they</div><br /><div align="center">won't come out of the pan) </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZWoJAzI6UmQ/TZkNB-YttzI/AAAAAAAAA3g/NCI_6X47bYU/s1600/100_3364.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591514739934869298" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZWoJAzI6UmQ/TZkNB-YttzI/AAAAAAAAA3g/NCI_6X47bYU/s400/100_3364.jpg" /></a> poke lots and lots of holes into each cake </div><br /><div align="center">with a fork or a toothpick.</div><br /><div align="center">dissolve the one or two kinds of jello</div><br /><div align="center">you've selected into dishes with warm water.</div><br /><div align="center">(i've never measured this step and always had great</div><br /><div align="center">results, i'd guess it's about a cup or so)</div><br /><div align="center">then spoon over the cake and allow to dribble </div><br /><div align="center">into the holes....as much or as little as you like. </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gMLji2FCa24/TZkMzY9DuTI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/Wbjp3XzL_To/s1600/100_3365.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591514489368590642" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gMLji2FCa24/TZkMzY9DuTI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/Wbjp3XzL_To/s400/100_3365.jpg" /></a> cover both pans with plastic wrap and allow</div><br /><div align="center">to chill in the fridge for at least a couple of hours...</div><br /><div align="center">when they're done, CAREFULLY remove</div><br /><div align="center">the first cake from the pan and place on the</div><br /><div align="center">decorating surface you plan to use... </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gXqDtcfsoTQ/TZkMlQobWDI/AAAAAAAAA3Q/fy_V1e6D0xw/s1600/100_3366.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591514246616406066" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gXqDtcfsoTQ/TZkMlQobWDI/AAAAAAAAA3Q/fy_V1e6D0xw/s400/100_3366.jpg" /></a> today we made the 'flag' version of the cake...</div><br /><div align="center">you will usually use whipped topping for</div><br /><div align="center">your frosting (although i suppose you could</div><br /><div align="center">use frosting if you chose to) because the </div><br /><div align="center">combination of <strong><em>white cake, fruit and whipped</em></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><em>topping</em></strong> makes a <strong>FANTASTIC</strong> treat similar to a shortcake! </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RqwF4aWaIb8/TZkMWdTD0zI/AAAAAAAAA3I/foqxYBJlztQ/s1600/100_3367.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591513992318407474" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RqwF4aWaIb8/TZkMWdTD0zI/AAAAAAAAA3I/foqxYBJlztQ/s400/100_3367.jpg" /></a> frost your bottom layer with the</div><br /><div align="center">whipped topping. we didn't do it this time,</div><br /><div align="center">but feel free to throw some of your</div><br /><div align="center">delicious fruit choice on top of this first layer</div><br /><div align="center">so that it's right inside your cake!</div><br /><div align="center">then put your top layer on and frost that too! </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-47MVXionnYM/TZkMF4dQBxI/AAAAAAAAA3A/tj4mZ0dDN4I/s1600/100_3378.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591513707551131410" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-47MVXionnYM/TZkMF4dQBxI/AAAAAAAAA3A/tj4mZ0dDN4I/s400/100_3378.jpg" /></a> then decorate the top with your remaining fruit!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q2a7GJcugKg/TZkL3b3xh1I/AAAAAAAAA24/LlwCwAdwRJI/s1600/100_3384.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591513459359582034" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q2a7GJcugKg/TZkL3b3xh1I/AAAAAAAAA24/LlwCwAdwRJI/s400/100_3384.jpg" /></a> this was the final result of ours and it was not the fanciest, </div><br /><div align="center">but it was <strong>FOR SURE</strong> the first to go! </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">now let's use our imaginations..... </div><br /><div align="center">how about: </div><br /><div align="center">*red and blue jello with strawberries or raspberries and </div><br /><div align="center">blueberries for the <strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">FOURTH</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">OF</span> <span style="color:#3366ff;">JULY</span></strong>? </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">*yellow and purple jello with lemon zest and slices for <strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;">EASTER</span></strong>?</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">*green jello and lime zest and slices for <strong><span style="color:#009900;">ST. PATRICK'S DAY</span></strong>? </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">*red jello and strawberries or raspberries or cherries </div><br /><div align="center">for <strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">VALENTINE'S DAY</span></strong>? </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">*orange and dark purple (black cherry) jello and </div><br /><div align="center">dark cherries w/ orange zest for <strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">HALLOWEEN</span></strong>? </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">*green and red jello with strawberries or raspberries </div><br /><div align="center">or cranberries w/lime zest for <strong><span style="color:#006600;">CHRISTMAS</span></strong>? </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">the possibilities are virutally <strong>ENDLESS</strong>! </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">wondering where the 'citar' is...... </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">"Your good friend has just taken a piece of cake </div><br /><div align="center">out of the garbage and eatin it. You will probably need this </div><br /><div align="center">information when you check me into the </div><br /><div align="center">Betty Crocker clinic." </div><br /><div align="center"><strong><em>Miranda-'Sex in the City'</em></strong> <strong><em></em></strong></div>Antoinette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11819760579858953608noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051252147347014421.post-50205103912197648862011-03-27T18:15:00.000-07:002011-03-27T19:18:38.334-07:00sunday citar....'i'm no julie'<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D4nYgj1SyWs/TY_sVjCDsII/AAAAAAAAA2w/a9WcwT1NNg0/s1600/sunday%2Bcitar%2Blogo.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 210px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 100px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588945517515354242" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D4nYgj1SyWs/TY_sVjCDsII/AAAAAAAAA2w/a9WcwT1NNg0/s400/sunday%2Bcitar%2Blogo.jpg" /></a> <br /><div align="center"><strong>it's been only recently that i've re-entered the</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>wonderful world of blogging once again.....</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>and with that comes the weekly occurance of</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#993300;">SUNDAY CITAR!</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>it's a wonderful idea from my adorable</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>friend tab @ </strong></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://tabithablue.blogspot.com/">http://tabithablue.blogspot.com/</a></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>so i'm tying another new obsession of </strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>mine into my sunday citar</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>and it is</strong></div><br /><div align="center">(insert drumroll here)</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6600;"><strong><em>JULIE & JULIA!</em></strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>one of my newest and all time</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>favorite movies now!</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>partially because it's about blogging,</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>and also because it's wonderfully acted,</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>delightfully witty and adorable,</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>and about something i love to do....COOK!</strong></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>if you haven't had the privledge, it's a must see!</strong></div><br /><div align="center">(warning: this is a <strong><em>'chick flick'</em></strong> so you may</div><br /><div align="center">want to wait til the men are gone)</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nRkj5AySuuo/TY_jynCtw8I/AAAAAAAAA2o/0PBz7fkVVnQ/s1600/book.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 184px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 274px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588936121203409858" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nRkj5AySuuo/TY_jynCtw8I/AAAAAAAAA2o/0PBz7fkVVnQ/s400/book.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>it's the journey of how blogging made one woman</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>very famous! each time i see it i want to be</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>a better blogger....</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>oh, and learn how to add cool little gadgets</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>like count-downs to my blog!</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>i'm planning on a blogging tutorial some time</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>in the near future with one of my </strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>other dear friends, ashlee,</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>who coincidentally is a blogger as well @</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://mommyunscripted.blogspot.com/">http://mommyunscripted.blogspot.com/</a></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>stop by both for a visit....they would love that!</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>but back to the movie...</strong></div><br /><div align="center"></div><strong>it's set in two different eras, two different </strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>countries, America and France,</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>and it's charming and addicting!</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>check out </strong></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/julieandjulia/">http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/julieandjulia/</a></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>for a great trailor! </strong></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fLUDjCuHn_M/TY_jq89uQQI/AAAAAAAAA2g/wcJCT8936eU/s1600/julie.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 183px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 275px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588935989649096962" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fLUDjCuHn_M/TY_jq89uQQI/AAAAAAAAA2g/wcJCT8936eU/s400/julie.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wen9vokikXw/TY_jjxJXZOI/AAAAAAAAA2Y/E5xmqVFDQ8o/s1600/real%2Bjulie.jpg"><strong><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 192px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588935866217620706" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wen9vokikXw/TY_jjxJXZOI/AAAAAAAAA2Y/E5xmqVFDQ8o/s400/real%2Bjulie.jpg" /></strong></a><strong> it stars Amy Adams</strong> <strong>(on the left)</strong> <strong>as the real Julie Powell</strong> <strong>(on the right) </strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u021__7mjes/TY_jc6UqHVI/AAAAAAAAA2Q/_YNMvePKtig/s1600/julia.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 301px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588935748421819730" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u021__7mjes/TY_jc6UqHVI/AAAAAAAAA2Q/_YNMvePKtig/s400/julia.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pIujZVR0RkQ/TY_jV1OwhqI/AAAAAAAAA2I/tnLNkSmWHTg/s1600/real%2Bjulia.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 217px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 232px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588935626795812514" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pIujZVR0RkQ/TY_jV1OwhqI/AAAAAAAAA2I/tnLNkSmWHTg/s400/real%2Bjulia.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U0WDUzILF-4/TY_hnKv_RgI/AAAAAAAAA2A/aeEjcl9ulqw/s1600/julie.gif"></div><br /><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 1px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 1px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588933725606856194" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U0WDUzILF-4/TY_hnKv_RgI/AAAAAAAAA2A/aeEjcl9ulqw/s400/julie.gif" /></a><strong> and Meryl Streep</strong> <strong>(above)</strong> </p><br /><p align="center"><strong>as Julia Child</strong> <strong>(on the right) </strong></p><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p align="center">now for the citar.....</p><br /><p align="center"><strong>"I sincerely believe blogging can save America."</strong> </p><br /><p align="center"><em>John Jay Hooker</em> </p><br /><p align="center"><strong>"The influence of blogging is overall </strong></p><br /><p align="center"><strong>a very positive</strong> <strong>force in the media."</strong></p><br /><p align="center"><em>Garrett M. Graff</em> </p>Antoinette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11819760579858953608noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051252147347014421.post-4986843460346126472011-03-23T10:32:00.000-07:002011-03-23T10:36:55.510-07:00wordless wednesday-"sprung" (w/a disclaimer,lol)<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-204MsN-EDnc/TYou-RF2woI/AAAAAAAAA14/J1xElzsatl0/s1600/2nd%2Bsnow%2Btree.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587329934981251714" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-204MsN-EDnc/TYou-RF2woI/AAAAAAAAA14/J1xElzsatl0/s400/2nd%2Bsnow%2Btree.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">believe it or not.....</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">it's march 23rd!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">but when you live in</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">MICHIGAN</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">whatcha gonna do?<br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A0c9fuoE_Tg/TYouzobKHWI/AAAAAAAAA1w/4AHYET6Nm3U/s1600/snow%2Btree.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587329752266055010" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A0c9fuoE_Tg/TYouzobKHWI/AAAAAAAAA1w/4AHYET6Nm3U/s400/snow%2Btree.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">(now here's the disclaimer)</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">my pc has a bug</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">kinda like the weather today</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">so i can't access my own pics.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">so i nabbed this from a relative...</div>Antoinette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11819760579858953608noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051252147347014421.post-18671841340132036902011-03-20T17:26:00.000-07:002011-03-20T18:14:09.368-07:00sunday citar....'changes'<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Eu784l5FvMk/TYahNanLC4I/AAAAAAAAA1g/ME2zGvgtO54/s1600/sunday%2Bcitar%2Blogo.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 210px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 100px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586329639653673858" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Eu784l5FvMk/TYahNanLC4I/AAAAAAAAA1g/ME2zGvgtO54/s400/sunday%2Bcitar%2Blogo.jpg" /></a> it's about that time again....</div><div align="center">ahhh, just love sundays for so many reasons....</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">and one of them is 'sunday citar'</div><div align="center">created by my wonderful friend tabitha blue</div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color:#33cc00;">@ Fresh Mommy</span></em></strong>!<br /></div><div align="center">with the season <em><span style="color:#33cc00;">changing</span></em>,</div><div align="center">as well as the time, air and color of the sky,</div><div align="center">i thought that<em> <span style="color:#33cc00;">'change'</span></em> would be a perfect </div><div align="center">thing to share some inspiration about....</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>ENJOY</strong></span>!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7HOmHKpfGXA/TYahHM19cOI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/p1n7JDEmyYc/s1600/butterfly%2Boranges.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 168px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 113px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586329532878385378" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7HOmHKpfGXA/TYahHM19cOI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/p1n7JDEmyYc/s400/butterfly%2Boranges.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center">"I can be changed but what happens to me,</div><div align="center">but I refuse to be reduced by it."</div><div align="center"><em>Maya Angelou</em></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5fseH7yHZ7Q/TYahBnJMDaI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/K5aJARgufKA/s1600/pregnant%2Bbutterfly.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 168px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 112px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586329436859141538" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5fseH7yHZ7Q/TYahBnJMDaI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/K5aJARgufKA/s400/pregnant%2Bbutterfly.jpg" /></a><br />"If you begin to understand what you are </div><div align="center">without trying to change it,</div><div align="center">then what you are undergoes a transformation."</div><div align="center"><em>Jiddu Krishnamurti<br /></em><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U2oWU4oZj98/TYag74u-Y1I/AAAAAAAAA1I/SumiXma7pno/s1600/butterfly%2Bshoe.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 168px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 146px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586329338501817170" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U2oWU4oZj98/TYag74u-Y1I/AAAAAAAAA1I/SumiXma7pno/s400/butterfly%2Bshoe.jpg" /></a><br />"Failure is not fatal,<br />but failure to change might be."<br /><em>John Wooden</em><br /></div>Antoinette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11819760579858953608noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051252147347014421.post-68533728342536138602011-03-13T17:51:00.001-07:002011-03-13T18:26:57.888-07:00sunday citar.....'a toy story'<div align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">what could be more fun,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">than an afternoon at</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>'TOY STORY 3 ON ICE'</strong></span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">and my favorite little man in the </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">whole wide world!</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1bkv0KjzVl0/TX1sPWIIxEI/AAAAAAAAA0I/2tz-1iKIH98/s1600/100_3494.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583738123902829634" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1bkv0KjzVl0/TX1sPWIIxEI/AAAAAAAAA0I/2tz-1iKIH98/s400/100_3494.jpg" /></a> "There's a snake in my boots!"</div><div align="center"><em>Woody</em></div><div align="center"><em><br /></em> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GlIwE9WWjoI/TX1r0B85nuI/AAAAAAAAA0A/Utmiaqk6HEc/s1600/100_3507.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583737654630522594" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GlIwE9WWjoI/TX1r0B85nuI/AAAAAAAAA0A/Utmiaqk6HEc/s400/100_3507.jpg" /></a><br /><br />"To</div><div align="center">infinity</div><div align="center">and </div><div align="center">beyond!"</div><div align="center"><em>Buzz Lightyear</em></div><div align="center"><em>Space Ranger</em></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6UjdFofxHkE/TX1rXH-bm-I/AAAAAAAAAz4/MJHc_5ZGTUo/s1600/100_3498.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583737158031350754" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6UjdFofxHkE/TX1rXH-bm-I/AAAAAAAAAz4/MJHc_5ZGTUo/s400/100_3498.jpg" /></a> "At last. I'm gonna get played with!"<br /><em>Rex<br /><br /></em><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NfQ6x24VCeU/TX1q9qeFucI/AAAAAAAAAzw/sFTFYH86wvo/s1600/100_3511.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583736720614341058" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NfQ6x24VCeU/TX1q9qeFucI/AAAAAAAAAzw/sFTFYH86wvo/s400/100_3511.jpg" /></a><br /><br />"C'mon, let's see</div><div> how much</div><div>we're going </div><div>for on</div><div>ebay."</div><div><em>Hamm<br /><br /></em></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qpC7qWsnvpc/TX1opWZevsI/AAAAAAAAAzo/dOTQMgjiygk/s1600/100_3501.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583734172605660866" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qpC7qWsnvpc/TX1opWZevsI/AAAAAAAAAzo/dOTQMgjiygk/s400/100_3501.jpg" /></a>"Yeah, I'd like to loosen his stitching."</div><div><em>Slinky Dog<br /></em><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fHQBZ0VNVSA/TX1oTiA8pPI/AAAAAAAAAzg/B0EogHmLL5w/s1600/100_3512.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583733797766866162" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fHQBZ0VNVSA/TX1oTiA8pPI/AAAAAAAAAzg/B0EogHmLL5w/s400/100_3512.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />"I told you </div><div>kids to stay</div><div>out of my</div><div>butt!"</div><div><em>Mr. Potato Head<br /><br /></em></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xo0PTyfxbK8/TX1nqKdJueI/AAAAAAAAAzY/xksf7sPNTv0/s1600/100_3514.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583733087068076514" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xo0PTyfxbK8/TX1nqKdJueI/AAAAAAAAAzY/xksf7sPNTv0/s400/100_3514.jpg" /></a> "Well aren't you just the sweetest space</div><div>toy I ever did meet!"</div><div><em>Jesse<br /></em></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FBU_DeVyGr0/TX1nNV0rXNI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/Bqu6-KH_nP4/s1600/100_3518.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583732591903333586" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FBU_DeVyGr0/TX1nNV0rXNI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/Bqu6-KH_nP4/s400/100_3518.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />"This is</div><div>from what,</div><div>1967?"</div><div><em>Barbie<br /><br /></em><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WlS1dISfcTA/TX1nGIMdHHI/AAAAAAAAAzI/N7QRnshYIbM/s1600/100_3523.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 280px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583732467985882226" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WlS1dISfcTA/TX1nGIMdHHI/AAAAAAAAAzI/N7QRnshYIbM/s400/100_3523.jpg" /></a><br />"So who's ready for Ken's Dream Tour?"</div><div><em>Ken<br /><br /></em><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m2pqesnn7oc/TX1m8f10d6I/AAAAAAAAAzA/B8vzanyhg6E/s1600/100_3519.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 280px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583732302534703010" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m2pqesnn7oc/TX1m8f10d6I/AAAAAAAAAzA/B8vzanyhg6E/s400/100_3519.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />"Come on Ken,</div><div>recess don't last</div><div>forever."</div><div><em>Lotso<br /><br /><br /></em><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div><br /></div>Antoinette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11819760579858953608noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051252147347014421.post-82351844678546404172011-03-08T17:42:00.000-08:002011-03-08T18:11:25.486-08:00118 days and counting......<div align="center">as i was thumbing through my photos...</div><div align="center">searching for <em>bloggerland</em> inspiration...</div><div align="center">i stumbled upon the pictures of our last <span style="font-size:180%;">4</span>th of july celebration.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">for years now, we have traveled very close to home,</div><div align="center">to our very <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">favorite</span></strong> spot of summer...</div><div align="center">a town so small you can drive through it in about <em>one minute or less</em>!</div><div align="center">it's not even a town, it's actually considered a village.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">but on the <span style="font-size:180%;">4</span>th, they <strong>knock it out of the park!!!</strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong> </div><div align="center">this quaint, tiny little beach and hillside are crammed with</div><div align="center">several thousand people, all ready to celebrate and swim!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-taPLOV2yPzE/TXbdMy7Qt2I/AAAAAAAAAyg/OaczA1EOJsY/s1600/100_2461.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581892000070809442" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-taPLOV2yPzE/TXbdMy7Qt2I/AAAAAAAAAyg/OaczA1EOJsY/s400/100_2461.jpg" /></a> there's rarely a spot of <em>green grass</em> left by midday time...</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eqO5LQ04GV0/TXbdDa_u8WI/AAAAAAAAAyY/xxFU0miO6HM/s1600/100_2462.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581891839028293986" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eqO5LQ04GV0/TXbdDa_u8WI/AAAAAAAAAyY/xxFU0miO6HM/s400/100_2462.jpg" /></a> of course, for my little man, it's mostly about the <strong>swimming</strong>!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5wTJZrVF5QU/TXbc7eOwKLI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/Vu4_tAVtEAM/s1600/100_2454.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581891702457641138" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5wTJZrVF5QU/TXbc7eOwKLI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/Vu4_tAVtEAM/s400/100_2454.jpg" /></a> that goes for my friends girls too...<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mjMaWgjNs1w/TXbcwAXbwOI/AAAAAAAAAyI/GX5zOT1OAY8/s1600/100_2456.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581891505462427874" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mjMaWgjNs1w/TXbcwAXbwOI/AAAAAAAAAyI/GX5zOT1OAY8/s400/100_2456.jpg" /></a> but as you can see, waaaay back in the corner there,</div><div>they bring in the<em> 'blow-ups'</em>, which are even more</div><div>fun when you're <strong>wet</strong>!<br /></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DqwZxIFzg04/TXbcoOmVNXI/AAAAAAAAAyA/9-2IvpMGxeU/s1600/100_2457.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581891371844056434" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DqwZxIFzg04/TXbcoOmVNXI/AAAAAAAAAyA/9-2IvpMGxeU/s400/100_2457.jpg" /></a> they even brought in a rock wall last year!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CLGdG1PZNW8/TXbcfCSVjqI/AAAAAAAAAx4/ZCpRkfxFgog/s1600/100_2460.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581891213920145058" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CLGdG1PZNW8/TXbcfCSVjqI/AAAAAAAAAx4/ZCpRkfxFgog/s400/100_2460.jpg" /></a> during the day, this band played some great </div><div>old <strong><em>'rock-n-roll'</em></strong> tunes from under the pavillion...<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VB0EngL-7f0/TXbcZvC7ocI/AAAAAAAAAxw/uZANp9k4HKc/s1600/100_2465.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581891122855911874" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VB0EngL-7f0/TXbcZvC7ocI/AAAAAAAAAxw/uZANp9k4HKc/s400/100_2465.jpg" /></a>and near the entrance you can find things to buy such as</div><div>elephant ears, fresh-grilled hot dogs, popcorn </div><div>and various <em>glow-in-the-dark</em> toys and trinkets!<br /></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NlbB88TNTFM/TXbcSvPh7BI/AAAAAAAAAxo/EpI6tZ7-fbk/s1600/100_2459.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581891002649668626" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NlbB88TNTFM/TXbcSvPh7BI/AAAAAAAAAxo/EpI6tZ7-fbk/s400/100_2459.jpg" /></a>this chillin' beauty on the right in the green and blue,</div><div>is my best friend jenney...<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wvkb4Mo1V10/TXbcBiGmdPI/AAAAAAAAAxg/0CmakwDekSk/s1600/100_2467.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581890707064780018" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wvkb4Mo1V10/TXbcBiGmdPI/AAAAAAAAAxg/0CmakwDekSk/s400/100_2467.jpg" /></a> and as the nights fall in,</div><div>another band took over and people begin to <em>dance</em>,</div><div>anxiously awaiting the <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">boom, boom, boom </span></strong></div><div>of the impending fireworks!</div><div> </div><div><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">I CAN'T WAIT!!!!</span></strong></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Antoinette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11819760579858953608noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051252147347014421.post-27628413369787815522011-03-06T17:24:00.000-08:002011-03-06T17:39:31.534-08:00(barely) sunday citar......26 vs. 100!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Quc5VIF7WmE/TXQ0NNspZMI/AAAAAAAAAxQ/UOLKywHRXzY/s1600/100_3459.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581143239838753986" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Quc5VIF7WmE/TXQ0NNspZMI/AAAAAAAAAxQ/UOLKywHRXzY/s400/100_3459.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center">this beautiful little boy </div><div align="center">with the gorgeous big brown eyes is</div><div align="center"><strong>ASHER</strong>!</div><div align="center">asher is plagued by the <strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;">double A's</span></em></strong>...</div><div align="center"><em>allergies and asthma</em>!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">and as par for the course,</div><div align="center">(32 last year)</div><div align="center">he's missed a lot of school this year!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><strong>and i do mean a lot!!!!</strong></div><div align="center">this year he's missed <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>26</strong></span> days so</div><div align="center">far and will be missing at least</div><div align="center">one more this week, </div><div align="center">as he is currently sick again....</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">YUK!</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">this is the great hat we made for his</div><div align="center"><strong>100 DAY of school</strong> celebration...</div><br /><br /><div align="center">sadly though, he never got to wear it</div><div align="center">since....you guessed it....he was sick again!</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">DRATS!</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">"The disease that racks and wastes thy limbs,</div><div align="center">and the sickness in thy heart,</div><div align="center">has flown as an eagle to a far distance,</div><div align="center">overcome by my charm!"</div><div align="center"><em>Atharva Veda<br /></em><br /></div>Antoinette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11819760579858953608noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051252147347014421.post-70353434723400711822011-03-03T06:46:00.002-08:002011-03-03T07:09:38.245-08:00"SUPERheroes"<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#663300;">"SUPERHEROES"</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#336666;">what does that mean to <strong>you</strong>?</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#996633;">who are they in your life?</span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4w6EKdsZcC0/TW-rmCd6aGI/AAAAAAAAAxA/oDu6fnGRnOs/s1600/100_3480.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579867133321046114" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4w6EKdsZcC0/TW-rmCd6aGI/AAAAAAAAAxA/oDu6fnGRnOs/s400/100_3480.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#336666;">are they <em>fictional characters</em>?</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#996633;">or <em>characters from the Bible</em>?</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#336666;">or are they <strong>ordinary</strong> people,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#336666;">doing extraordinary things?</span></div><span style="color:#336666;"></span><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-INSChink9Gk/TW-qmaycXKI/AAAAAAAAAww/Ho2azWFVh9M/s1600/100_3489.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579866040337980578" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-INSChink9Gk/TW-qmaycXKI/AAAAAAAAAww/Ho2azWFVh9M/s400/100_3489.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#996633;">the little guy on the right</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#996633;">is one of mine....</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#336666;">his name is <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Zach </span></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#336666;">and he's one of my </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#336666;">adorable little</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#336666;">cub scouts!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#996633;">he <em>bright</em>, <em>energetic</em>,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#996633;">and has such an</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#996633;"><em>amazing heart</em>!<br /></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SkPGjnOmSos/TW-qRZL69xI/AAAAAAAAAwo/YpJOBRYRmPs/s1600/100_3488.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579865679130720018" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SkPGjnOmSos/TW-qRZL69xI/AAAAAAAAAwo/YpJOBRYRmPs/s400/100_3488.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#336666;"> and this little guy,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#336666;">my son <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Asher</strong></span>,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#336666;">is another!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#996633;">he loves life and people</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#996633;">with every ounce of his being! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#996633;">he's not afraid to try <strong>NEW</strong> things</span>,</div><div align="center"><span style="color:#336666;">(with the exception of new foods, he's autistic</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#336666;">and only eats a handful of things)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#996633;">and he's <strong>ALWAYS</strong> on the go!</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#336666;">people who love life and live it to the <strong><em>fullest</em></strong> have always </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#336666;">been my heroes as well! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#996633;">people who <strong><em>love</em></strong> other people,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#996633;">and show <strong><em>kindness</em></strong> every day are my heroes as well!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#336666;"></span> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#996633;"><span style="color:#336666;">WHO ARE SOME OF YOURS AND WHY???<br /></span><br /></span><br /></span></strong><br /></div><div align="center"></div>Antoinette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11819760579858953608noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051252147347014421.post-21367481105837925752011-02-27T19:10:00.000-08:002011-02-28T09:50:19.859-08:00sunday citar...."sportsmanship"<div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;">this is my son's <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">1st</span></strong> year as a cub scout...</span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">and i'd have to say that we haven't </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">enjoyed anything more!</span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;">but the competition....</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;">we were <strong>not</strong> prepared for!</span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-o4dYMzPrkKQ/TWsUFrM3VII/AAAAAAAAAwg/GrSBsk1_DKw/s1600/100_3410.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578574651157075074" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-o4dYMzPrkKQ/TWsUFrM3VII/AAAAAAAAAwg/GrSBsk1_DKw/s400/100_3410.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#000099;">it all began with the annual cake sale...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">(again, new to us being our first year)</span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sHAjfS4jFgw/TWsT2P8gdKI/AAAAAAAAAwY/VctM-O4V84Y/s1600/100_3384.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578574386142672034" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sHAjfS4jFgw/TWsT2P8gdKI/AAAAAAAAAwY/VctM-O4V84Y/s400/100_3384.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#ff6600;">we went for the 'patriotic' themed cake</span><span style="color:#ff6600;">...<br /><br /></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-muVrNPcc2Kc/TWsTf46wxTI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/H4w3KGcNpCo/s1600/100_3390.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578574002004215090" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-muVrNPcc2Kc/TWsTf46wxTI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/H4w3KGcNpCo/s400/100_3390.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">THIS</span></strong> was the actual winner!!!</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">quite the difference eh?</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">we'll get em' next year!!!<br /></span><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0nOfUFjYoXw/TWsS8f3Ab3I/AAAAAAAAAwA/6SK-nECR-MI/s1600/100_3468.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578573393982156658" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0nOfUFjYoXw/TWsS8f3Ab3I/AAAAAAAAAwA/6SK-nECR-MI/s400/100_3468.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000099;">then came the PINEWOOD DERBY...<br /><br /><br /></span><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9WZ-aq1qRzQ/TWsSqvpNd2I/AAAAAAAAAv4/l_8G41AxSKA/s1600/100_3471.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578573088981612386" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9WZ-aq1qRzQ/TWsSqvpNd2I/AAAAAAAAAv4/l_8G41AxSKA/s400/100_3471.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">unfortunatley.....</span></div><div></div><div><span style="color:#000099;">he came in last cause <em>momma</em> don't know</span></div><div><span style="color:#000099;">how to build no fast cars!</span></div><div></div><div></div><div><span style="color:#ff6600;">and yet, they were both such a blessing to us....</span></div><div><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span></div><div></div><div><span style="color:#000099;">because both times we were in a position to teach</span></div><div><span style="color:#000099;">one of those great <strong><em>'life lessons' </em></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#000099;">that, as parents, we all must teach.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div><div></div><div><span style="color:#ff6600;">and the <strong>TRUE</strong> joy and spirit of boy scouts</span></div><div><span style="color:#ff6600;">is that we help our pack grow by supporting one another...</span></div><div><span style="color:#ff6600;">and the spirit of <strong><em>'sportsmanship'</em></strong> lives on!</span></div><div><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000099;">"One man practicing <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">SPORTSMANSHIP</span></strong> </span></div><div><span style="color:#000099;">is better than a hundred teaching it."</span></div><div><span style="color:#000099;">Knute Rockne</span></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><br /></div>Antoinette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11819760579858953608noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051252147347014421.post-38064562761469580432011-02-23T06:17:00.000-08:002011-02-23T07:18:36.553-08:00red or blue????<div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">when you're a <em><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>single gal</strong></span></em>,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">you can quite easily get the </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="color:#3333ff;">blues</span> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">when </span><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#990000;">Valentine's Day </span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">rolls around.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">you can feel left out of the</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em><strong>loop</strong></em> completely.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">but i've decided that </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>Valentine's Day</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">can just as easily be a day of</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">showing <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><em>love</em></strong></span>...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">to anyone at all...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">kids, parents, friends...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">anybody.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">so that's what i did!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">besides, how could one be </span><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>blue</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">when you're blessed with all of this....</span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eBHlWf-fLDQ/TWUdGuz1ccI/AAAAAAAAAvw/yu5gdtqbfUE/s1600/100_3413.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576895715050090946" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eBHlWf-fLDQ/TWUdGuz1ccI/AAAAAAAAAvw/yu5gdtqbfUE/s400/100_3413.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#ff0000;">first, you gather your <strong><em>supplies</em></strong>...</span></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yR0WyNKhm10/TWUc7V_cV3I/AAAAAAAAAvo/n2ofoQApu_k/s1600/100_3415.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576895519409330034" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yR0WyNKhm10/TWUc7V_cV3I/AAAAAAAAAvo/n2ofoQApu_k/s400/100_3415.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">then you fill our your <strong><span style="color:#990000;">Valentine's</span></strong>...<br /><em>(don't forget anybody!)<br /><br /></em></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g2yTPCU3ZPI/TWUcq-iPMlI/AAAAAAAAAvg/4yKfZnyhiAI/s1600/100_3424.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576895238234911314" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g2yTPCU3ZPI/TWUcq-iPMlI/AAAAAAAAAvg/4yKfZnyhiAI/s400/100_3424.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TO2ujefCNTk/TWUclmRnw8I/AAAAAAAAAvY/wf8dU1Gyi4I/s1600/100_3426.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576895145823421378" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TO2ujefCNTk/TWUclmRnw8I/AAAAAAAAAvY/wf8dU1Gyi4I/s400/100_3426.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dHGTdLU1nVQ/TWUca-pZTxI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/X-u8AmkCYu4/s1600/100_3426.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576894701974337698" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OWMDjGoyb_8/TWUcLwzwOKI/AAAAAAAAAvI/bRggGACgNIg/s400/100_3427.jpg" /> </div><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">you <strong>sweeten</strong> the pot with some goodies</span></div><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">and <strong>soak</strong> in the <strong>fun</strong> times while you're making them...<br /></span><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hCbkWnLVySQ/TWUcA5QwPcI/AAAAAAAAAvA/AZVYx_Ip5lc/s1600/100_3429.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576894515264896450" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hCbkWnLVySQ/TWUcA5QwPcI/AAAAAAAAAvA/AZVYx_Ip5lc/s400/100_3429.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"> you find yourself a <strong><em>gorgeous</em></strong> date</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">and maybe take in a movie...<br /></span><br /><div><div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ne-fA0JMhnE/TWUbzGLPTSI/AAAAAAAAAu4/LLr4x9f0d1Y/s1600/100_3432.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576894278213258530" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ne-fA0JMhnE/TWUbzGLPTSI/AAAAAAAAAu4/LLr4x9f0d1Y/s400/100_3432.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"> you spend some time with all your friends,</span></div><div><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>eating</strong>, <strong>giggling</strong> and don't forget the <strong>hugs</strong>...<br /><br /></span><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6__FQJs8M-Q/TWUbtb9JBmI/AAAAAAAAAuw/fesJJMWF528/s1600/100_3430.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576894180980491874" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6__FQJs8M-Q/TWUbtb9JBmI/AAAAAAAAAuw/fesJJMWF528/s400/100_3430.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">you set the scene</span></div><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">for tons of <strong>fun</strong>...<br /><br /></span><div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WWAWglBAJA0/TWUbdLZ_CfI/AAAAAAAAAug/hyldbZQmPHE/s1600/100_3442.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576893901660162546" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WWAWglBAJA0/TWUbdLZ_CfI/AAAAAAAAAug/hyldbZQmPHE/s400/100_3442.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"> you <strong>tear</strong> into it with all you got...<br /></span><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ROMBmF4CEDw/TWUbS9EAZ-I/AAAAAAAAAuY/Tomy1b_mEOk/s1600/100_3449.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576893726011189218" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ROMBmF4CEDw/TWUbS9EAZ-I/AAAAAAAAAuY/Tomy1b_mEOk/s400/100_3449.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">then you <strong>twist</strong> around, </span></div><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">and <strong>twist</strong> around,</span></div><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">with all of your might!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O7xi6oM3nVM/TWUbHh3NDQI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/KvAARmy3hzo/s1600/100_3454.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-K4iqYH7YM5k/TWUbBZZSM2I/AAAAAAAAAuI/-Z01Wy7P13w/s1600/100_3439.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576893424378983266" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-K4iqYH7YM5k/TWUbBZZSM2I/AAAAAAAAAuI/-Z01Wy7P13w/s400/100_3439.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">you smile as <strong>cute</strong> as you can...<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KQbI-KLMG3M/TWUa4i7nvzI/AAAAAAAAAuA/WFxNJL3kXHc/s1600/100_3439.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><div><div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">and pretty soon, before you know it,</span></div><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">your heart is </span><span style="font-size:180%;color:#990000;"><strong>bright red</strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">and bursting with<span style="font-size:180%;"> <strong><em>love</em></strong></span>!</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Antoinette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11819760579858953608noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051252147347014421.post-28589961705694718342011-02-20T17:14:00.000-08:002011-02-20T17:25:06.949-08:00sunday citar....surprise!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r85bZpzRq2o/TWG-66LySFI/AAAAAAAAAtI/Cp3pjT0ITyk/s1600/100_3063.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575947732921763922" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r85bZpzRq2o/TWG-66LySFI/AAAAAAAAAtI/Cp3pjT0ITyk/s400/100_3063.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Vj1yMvLS3x8/TWG-qwBTRfI/AAAAAAAAAtA/RtMsOPG-tfY/s1600/100_3063.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc6600;">"The <strong>first</strong> step is always to succeed </span></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc6600;">in becoming surprised,</span></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc6600;">to notice that there is </span></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc6600;">something <strong><em>funny</em></strong> going on."</span></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;"><em>David Gelernter</em></span></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"></div></div></div>Antoinette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11819760579858953608noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051252147347014421.post-31026492603129130552011-02-15T08:42:00.000-08:002011-02-15T08:48:59.767-08:00the RESURRECTION!!!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ug3uz324j-I/TVqtPsBwbzI/AAAAAAAAAso/S_zueG22zk0/s1600/purple%2Bsky.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 331px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 228px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573957973852581682" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ug3uz324j-I/TVqtPsBwbzI/AAAAAAAAAso/S_zueG22zk0/s400/purple%2Bsky.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong><em>IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE?</em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><em></em></strong> </div><div align="center">First, I must <strong><em>PLEAD</em></strong> for forgiveness</div><div align="center">to the few, but fantastic followers</div><div align="center">I once had before I carelessly </div><div align="center">allowed my blog to die!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Second, I must <strong><em>BEG</em></strong> for you to</div><div align="center">come back to momma </div><div align="center">and show me some love once again!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">And finally, </div><div align="center">I will <strong><em>PROMISE</em></strong> to faithfully, to the best</div><div align="center">of my ability, to create and entertain with my blogging to come. Oh, won't you join me?</div>Antoinette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11819760579858953608noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051252147347014421.post-79411078419982986892009-11-18T12:47:00.000-08:002009-11-18T13:07:45.387-08:00WORDFUL wednesday....."you gotta friend in me!"<div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">ok, first let me say.....</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">"<strong>WORDLESS</strong> wednesday" is not working for me!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">pics are nice, but without the</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">"story," they lose something.....</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">so i'm changing it to</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">"<strong>WORDFUL</strong> wednesday"....</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">at least for now....</span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/SwReY9oBUlI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/tmVgF3fmGdg/s1600/100_1529.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405549235703730770" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/SwReY9oBUlI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/tmVgF3fmGdg/s400/100_1529.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;">this is back to the summertime....</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">my dear friend <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">JENNEY</span></strong> is graciously </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">hauling around her daughter <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">LILA</span></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">(whom we often refer to as "<strong>PRINCESS LILA</strong>"</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">due to her disposition, and she's my God-daugher to boot!),</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">ASHER</span></strong> and her other daughter <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">ALYSSA</span></strong>... </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"> </div></span><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/SwReUrJuUbI/AAAAAAAAAsI/CSkpMpzFa2U/s1600/100_1674.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405549162025341362" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/SwReUrJuUbI/AAAAAAAAAsI/CSkpMpzFa2U/s400/100_1674.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;">here's some old friends at my high school reunion...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">SELENA, (ME), MICHELLE</span></strong> and <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">DEE</span></strong>...<br /><br /></span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/SwReQ_eZ0KI/AAAAAAAAAsA/YhS1yOFmb3Y/s1600/100_1690.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405549098761310370" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/SwReQ_eZ0KI/AAAAAAAAAsA/YhS1yOFmb3Y/s400/100_1690.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> here is one of my dearest friends to date<br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">ROBIN</span></strong>!<br />(and yes, i'm wearing the same dress....<br />in fact, i got a ton of use out of this dress this summer,<br />all in different social circles...you gotta love that!)...<br /></span><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/SwRdwWrKM_I/AAAAAAAAAr4/t-2hMMsTvUs/s1600/100_1707.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405548538053145586" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/SwRdwWrKM_I/AAAAAAAAAr4/t-2hMMsTvUs/s400/100_1707.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> here's her gorgeous daughter<br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">DARCIE</span></strong>, playing with asher<br />(p.s. he refers to her as his "<em>girlfriend</em>," LOL!)<br /><br /></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/SwRdoaoWplI/AAAAAAAAAro/miMZF2y7CGI/s1600/100_1762.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405548401676166738" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/SwRdoaoWplI/AAAAAAAAAro/miMZF2y7CGI/s400/100_1762.jpg" /></a> here's asher and his favorite old friend<br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">WOODY</span></strong>!...<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/SwRdh_0rc1I/AAAAAAAAArg/qflEgtQugpE/s1600/100_1788.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405548291400889170" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/SwRdh_0rc1I/AAAAAAAAArg/qflEgtQugpE/s400/100_1788.jpg" /></a> and at his last birthday party we had so many</div><div>we consider ourselves beyond blessed...</div><div><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">ALYSSA, LILA, CHUCKIE, ASHER, ALIYAH,</span></strong></div><div><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>TABITHA, NOAH, ETHAN </strong><span style="font-size:100%;">and</span><strong> DREW!</strong></span></div><div></div><br /></div>Antoinette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11819760579858953608noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051252147347014421.post-60832649938558999492009-11-02T15:21:00.001-08:002009-11-02T15:24:33.003-08:00not me monday!!!.....new haircut!<div align="center">i had to cut off asher's mohawk</div><div align="center">cause i got it very, very crooked</div><div align="center">on his last cut...</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">when we took a look at it,</div><div align="center">something came to mind....<strong><span style="font-size:180%;">BUT</span></strong>....</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Su9ppfBgLPI/AAAAAAAAArY/I8KISVOFH94/s1600-h/100_1943.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399650639663869170" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Su9ppfBgLPI/AAAAAAAAArY/I8KISVOFH94/s400/100_1943.jpg" /></a> i <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">DID NOT</span></strong> </div><div align="center">dress my kid up like a </div><div align="center">hari krishna, </div><div align="center">give him a tamborine</div><div align="center">and take his picture!<br /></div><div align="center"> </div>Antoinette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11819760579858953608noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051252147347014421.post-84489276983876080162009-11-01T14:39:00.001-08:002009-11-01T15:14:35.497-08:00sunday citarS.....the ending to a wonderful halloween!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Su4V8MbcZAI/AAAAAAAAArQ/wvLUBmwDwNk/s1600-h/3599655832_10515114d5_o.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 210px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 100px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399277127136470018" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Su4V8MbcZAI/AAAAAAAAArQ/wvLUBmwDwNk/s400/3599655832_10515114d5_o.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">our final day of the holiday,</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">HALLOWEEN</span></strong> itself was filled with</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">spectacular fun.....</span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Su4Ook2YlBI/AAAAAAAAArI/Unp6cBFjMFA/s1600-h/100_1918.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399269093513139218" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Su4Ook2YlBI/AAAAAAAAArI/Unp6cBFjMFA/s400/100_1918.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ffcc00;"> our annual trip to <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">CROSSROADS VILLAGE,</span></strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">happened to be on the very day this year....</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><strong><em>"I think a lot more people are getting into Halloween </em></strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><strong><em>because it's the one time of year adults can be kids."</em></strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Craig McDonald<br /></span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Su4Oj35QG-I/AAAAAAAAArA/7HOCfDMfHTM/s1600-h/100_1910.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399269012726094818" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Su4Oj35QG-I/AAAAAAAAArA/7HOCfDMfHTM/s400/100_1910.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#ffcc00;">our first stop was to board the train....</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">this train has been around since <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">1857!!!</span></strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><strong>JESSE, BUZZ LIGHTYEAR,</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><strong>WOODY & HAM</strong> are ready to roll!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><strong><em>"As late as 1842 a train was started only when</em></strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><strong><em>sufficient traffic was waiting along the road to </em></strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><strong><em>warrant the use of the engine."</em></strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">John Moody<br /></span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Su4Oc30aSEI/AAAAAAAAAq4/0Wt_MGlvH8w/s1600-h/100_1926.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399268892446705730" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Su4Oc30aSEI/AAAAAAAAAq4/0Wt_MGlvH8w/s400/100_1926.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ffcc00;"> we <strong>ALWAYS</strong> ride the merry-go-round,</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">it's been around since <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">1910!!!</span></strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">and since they cannot find or make parts </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">that fit it properly, it goes amazingly fast!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><strong><em>"Lifes just a merry-go-round. Come on up.</em></strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><strong><em>You might get a brass ring."</em></strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Mae West<br /></span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Su4OW1fa4jI/AAAAAAAAAqw/zLA4a8XJySo/s1600-h/100_1937.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399268788742578738" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Su4OW1fa4jI/AAAAAAAAAqw/zLA4a8XJySo/s400/100_1937.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ffcc00;"> then we headed off to a party,</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">complete with a bounce house!!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><strong><em>"We can make this thing into a party,</em></strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><strong><em>instead of a memory."</em></strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Will Rogers<br /></span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Su4OPJDfAyI/AAAAAAAAAqo/c7LmnwXJXqo/s1600-h/100_1940.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399268656555164450" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Su4OPJDfAyI/AAAAAAAAAqo/c7LmnwXJXqo/s400/100_1940.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ffcc00;">and finally a little <strong><em>'trunk-or-treating'</em></strong> at </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">our <strong>fantastic</strong> church....along with our friends</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">and this adorable little <strong>'lady bug'</strong>,</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">who, if you don't recognize her, </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">is<strong> 'baby blue'</strong> herself from<strong> 'fresh mommy!'</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><strong><em>"Celebrate the happiness that friends are</em></strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><strong><em>always giving, make every day a holiday</em></strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><strong><em>and celebrate just living."</em></strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Amanda Bradley</span></div><br /><div align="center"></div>Antoinette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11819760579858953608noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051252147347014421.post-60286946292375843302009-10-30T10:25:00.001-07:002009-10-30T10:34:05.924-07:00fun-filled friday......halloween is underway!<div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;">one of our <strong>MANY</strong> holiday traditions is</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;">decorating cookies.....</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;">and although asher may <em>occasionally</em> eat a </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;">sugar cookie,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;">he <strong>won't</strong> touch one with frosting on it.....</span></div><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/SusiEJn-6EI/AAAAAAAAAqg/oSKWWM8964k/s1600-h/100_1894.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398446033032112194" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/SusiEJn-6EI/AAAAAAAAAqg/oSKWWM8964k/s400/100_1894.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#ff6600;">but we do it anyway....</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;">cause he <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">LIVES TO SPRINKLE THEM!!!!<br /></span></strong></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Sush-0jwJXI/AAAAAAAAAqY/DMVSJNikT4U/s1600-h/100_1891.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398445941477877106" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Sush-0jwJXI/AAAAAAAAAqY/DMVSJNikT4U/s400/100_1891.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#ff6600;">we always have such a <strong>great</strong> time too!<br /><br /></span><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Sush4QRefCI/AAAAAAAAAqQ/q_SmEvSTb00/s1600-h/100_1897.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398445828658330658" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Sush4QRefCI/AAAAAAAAAqQ/q_SmEvSTb00/s400/100_1897.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff6600;"> and the end result is always <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">SCRUMPTOUS!<br /></span></strong><br /></span><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Sushx5FMhpI/AAAAAAAAAqI/O6NeHztvFVY/s1600-h/100_1907.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398445719353591442" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Sushx5FMhpI/AAAAAAAAAqI/O6NeHztvFVY/s400/100_1907.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff6600;"> he'll even jump right in to make some </span></div><div><span style="color:#ff6600;">at a school party....still <strong>NOT </strong>eating it, of course!<br /></span><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/SushtLni1wI/AAAAAAAAAqA/AB2LbJ1UIGk/s1600-h/100_1905.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398445638430152450" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/SushtLni1wI/AAAAAAAAAqA/AB2LbJ1UIGk/s400/100_1905.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff6600;">and he's finally embracing the art of crafting!<br /><br /></span><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/SushnEYVDFI/AAAAAAAAAp4/3cKzEidUbU4/s1600-h/100_1902.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398445533408070738" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/SushnEYVDFI/AAAAAAAAAp4/3cKzEidUbU4/s400/100_1902.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#ff6600;">and at this time of year,</span></div><div><span style="color:#ff6600;">who could <strong><em>resist </em></strong>cutting a few holes in an</span></div><div><span style="color:#ff6600;">old sheet,</span></div><div><span style="color:#ff6600;">just to scare everyone in the house, LOL!</span></div><div><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Antoinette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11819760579858953608noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051252147347014421.post-32907853467541114132009-10-28T09:55:00.000-07:002009-10-28T10:00:54.460-07:00wordless wednesday......just another ordinary, gorgeous, fun fall day and one really happy kid!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Suh4KSoCKtI/AAAAAAAAApw/pcIoqBAFipg/s1600-h/100_1880.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397696271597316818" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Suh4KSoCKtI/AAAAAAAAApw/pcIoqBAFipg/s400/100_1880.jpg" /></a> <div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Suh4GIN2k7I/AAAAAAAAApo/11jIGW3Kv7M/s1600-h/100_1859.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397696200083674034" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Suh4GIN2k7I/AAAAAAAAApo/11jIGW3Kv7M/s400/100_1859.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Suh4CM_cpMI/AAAAAAAAApg/-WsOXbPsAZM/s1600-h/100_1854.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397696132645954754" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Suh4CM_cpMI/AAAAAAAAApg/-WsOXbPsAZM/s400/100_1854.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Suh39c8G12I/AAAAAAAAApY/J8u9hnvajtQ/s1600-h/100_1862.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397696051027564386" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Suh39c8G12I/AAAAAAAAApY/J8u9hnvajtQ/s400/100_1862.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Suh339EsSaI/AAAAAAAAApQ/7y8AwltNukE/s1600-h/100_1865.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397695956574292386" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Suh339EsSaI/AAAAAAAAApQ/7y8AwltNukE/s400/100_1865.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Suh3zgenj6I/AAAAAAAAApI/LUGk4ogVC24/s1600-h/100_1871.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397695880178929570" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Suh3zgenj6I/AAAAAAAAApI/LUGk4ogVC24/s400/100_1871.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Suh3t6XhEbI/AAAAAAAAApA/HeU-svOscDA/s1600-h/100_1874.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397695784049250738" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Suh3t6XhEbI/AAAAAAAAApA/HeU-svOscDA/s400/100_1874.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Suh3pbNUVYI/AAAAAAAAAo4/4HpmBVPJ_xc/s1600-h/100_1885.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397695706965497218" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Suh3pbNUVYI/AAAAAAAAAo4/4HpmBVPJ_xc/s400/100_1885.jpg" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Antoinette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11819760579858953608noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051252147347014421.post-58851942289348317892009-10-21T08:59:00.000-07:002009-10-21T09:05:22.898-07:00wordless wednesday....."TO INFINITY AND BEYOND!"<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/St8wrxPrQKI/AAAAAAAAAow/BaP8O-UMNT8/s1600-h/100_1845.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395084407124738210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/St8wrxPrQKI/AAAAAAAAAow/BaP8O-UMNT8/s400/100_1845.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/St8wjmqb02I/AAAAAAAAAoo/PoejmYS7SwQ/s1600-h/100_1846.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395084266845229922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/St8wjmqb02I/AAAAAAAAAoo/PoejmYS7SwQ/s400/100_1846.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />ok, so this isn't going to be totally wordless,</div><div align="center">since these adorable pumpkins</div><div align="center">warrant an explanation....</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">this has been one of our many</div><div align="center">HALLOWEEN TRADITIONS</div><div align="center">since asher was born...</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">every year i paint him a pumpkin</div><div align="center">to match his costume...</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">the big one is mine,</div><div align="center">and the little one is a quickie</div><div align="center">attempt to copy it by asher and his na-na.<br /></div><div align="center"></div>Antoinette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11819760579858953608noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051252147347014421.post-16350853556567885722009-10-18T12:13:00.000-07:002009-10-18T12:24:06.478-07:00sunday citar....'never turn your back'....<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/SttrS01J71I/AAAAAAAAAog/BVP1RVgCRtE/s1600-h/3599655832_10515114d5_o.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394022949869711186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 210px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 100px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/SttrS01J71I/AAAAAAAAAog/BVP1RVgCRtE/s400/3599655832_10515114d5_o.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6666;">a famous quote from an adorable movie,</span></div><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#ff6666;">"kindergarten cop"</span></em></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6666;">goes something like this.....</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6666;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6666;">"kindergarten is like the ocean, </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6666;">you <strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">NEVER</span></strong> want to <strong>turn your back</strong> on it"....</span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/SttpJfQLewI/AAAAAAAAAoY/jki1KH_x_yE/s1600-h/100_1843.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394020590435400450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/SttpJfQLewI/AAAAAAAAAoY/jki1KH_x_yE/s400/100_1843.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">OR YOUR KIDS FOR THAT MATTER!!!!!</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/SttpDd9MYHI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/10XO6Oxs2RU/s1600-h/100_1842.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394020487008116850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/SttpDd9MYHI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/10XO6Oxs2RU/s400/100_1842.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#ff6666;"><br />"You would attain to the divine perfection,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;">and yet not <strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">turn your back</span></strong> upon the world."</span><br /><em><span style="color:#ff6666;">Henry Wadsworth Longfellow<br /></span></em></div>Antoinette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11819760579858953608noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051252147347014421.post-75674351263159866232009-10-16T04:57:00.000-07:002009-10-16T05:05:51.240-07:00FUN -FILLED FRIDAYS!<div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;">we have <strong>MANY, MANY</strong> holiday traditions in our home...</span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/SthgNKaZCPI/AAAAAAAAAoI/_RwJZSGAPVc/s1600-h/100_1828.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393166333025782002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/SthgNKaZCPI/AAAAAAAAAoI/_RwJZSGAPVc/s400/100_1828.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#ffcc00;"> whenever they make a <em>'build-a-cookie house'</em> for</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">a holiday....</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><strong>WE'RE ALL OVER IT!!! </strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><strong> </div></strong></span><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/SthgHWo8kmI/AAAAAAAAAoA/3UozoBu9F2E/s1600-h/100_1835.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393166233228841570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/SthgHWo8kmI/AAAAAAAAAoA/3UozoBu9F2E/s400/100_1835.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#ffff33;">this is one of asher's very <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">FAVORITE </span></strong>things to do ...<br /></span><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/SthgBMH-uuI/AAAAAAAAAn4/NTOWAPUKwLs/s1600-h/100_1838.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393166127327001314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/SthgBMH-uuI/AAAAAAAAAn4/NTOWAPUKwLs/s400/100_1838.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#ff9900;">but somehow i ususally end up wearing</span><br /><span style="color:#ff9900;"><strong><em>more</em></strong> frosting than he does....<br /></span><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Sthf7VxLnWI/AAAAAAAAAnw/8kHSmmn3lW4/s1600-h/100_1840.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393166026836516194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/Sthf7VxLnWI/AAAAAAAAAnw/8kHSmmn3lW4/s400/100_1840.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#ffcc00;"> and he's always <strong>SOOOO</strong> proud</span><br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">of his work when he's done!<br /></span><br /><div></div><br /></div>Antoinette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11819760579858953608noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051252147347014421.post-45777201571148313512009-10-14T07:16:00.000-07:002009-10-14T11:05:14.285-07:00wordless wednesday....."a day at the orchard"<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/StXeqb4elfI/AAAAAAAAAno/dgXfpOq-tgg/s1600-h/100_1826.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392460949466551794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/StXeqb4elfI/AAAAAAAAAno/dgXfpOq-tgg/s400/100_1826.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/StXemH8vOLI/AAAAAAAAAng/rCmP4PrPB0w/s1600-h/100_1816.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392460875396233394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/StXemH8vOLI/AAAAAAAAAng/rCmP4PrPB0w/s400/100_1816.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/StXd0NaVExI/AAAAAAAAAnI/wP1Oc0kXXCc/s1600-h/100_1819.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392460017869067026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/StXd0NaVExI/AAAAAAAAAnI/wP1Oc0kXXCc/s400/100_1819.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/StXduT2M6wI/AAAAAAAAAnA/KyAHv8IVV9Q/s1600-h/100_1820.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392459916517370626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/StXduT2M6wI/AAAAAAAAAnA/KyAHv8IVV9Q/s400/100_1820.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/StXdnf6_ZPI/AAAAAAAAAm4/2jKcMuIjUto/s1600-h/100_1821.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392459799499597042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/StXdnf6_ZPI/AAAAAAAAAm4/2jKcMuIjUto/s400/100_1821.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/StXdeyjMrAI/AAAAAAAAAmw/AGngtR3qb7Q/s1600-h/100_1824.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392459649881254914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 280px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/StXdeyjMrAI/AAAAAAAAAmw/AGngtR3qb7Q/s400/100_1824.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Antoinette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11819760579858953608noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051252147347014421.post-76323456443272931892009-10-11T18:50:00.000-07:002009-10-11T18:56:56.605-07:00sunday citar.....artistry!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/StKM3-7IGLI/AAAAAAAAAmo/9RuFXq7Blxw/s1600-h/3599655832_10515114d5_o.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391526597327591602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 210px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 100px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/StKM3-7IGLI/AAAAAAAAAmo/9RuFXq7Blxw/s400/3599655832_10515114d5_o.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/StKL2MLZkEI/AAAAAAAAAmg/ejXDEo5vWlQ/s1600-h/100_1814.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391525467014139970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/StKL2MLZkEI/AAAAAAAAAmg/ejXDEo5vWlQ/s400/100_1814.jpg" border="0" /></a> “Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, </div><br /><div align="center">and paints his own nature into his pictures.” </div><br /><div align="center"><em><strong>Henry Ward Beecher</strong></em></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/StKLvGUDJWI/AAAAAAAAAmY/vRmVVdd1-6U/s1600-h/100_1815.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391525345180722530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_soQFgDBRdqs/StKLvGUDJWI/AAAAAAAAAmY/vRmVVdd1-6U/s400/100_1815.jpg" border="0" /></a> "It is nature who makes our artists for us,</div><br /><div align="center">though it may be Art who taught them </div><br /><div align="center">their right mode of expression."</div><br /><div align="center"><strong><em>Oscar Wilde<br /></em></strong></div>Antoinette Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11819760579858953608noreply@blogger.com5