tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21274185671516301132024-03-07T05:56:44.956-08:00Lola and LexiLife in Lauraland!Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319419336341613392noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127418567151630113.post-83681229339589478152008-07-20T15:55:00.000-07:002008-07-20T15:59:40.295-07:00New Car?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5C6nPZPcPWt65PkoF2_kzku8NOSf0lvZ6oMIIUqxpIPnOOiHJMZtRp97U-lmkvtM2kMPAoQRH_Ayz12S3eqClCQOqqBqw_IvHxzqbnt6r-XSjjVyo4NiomMtQUksdBkgFiin9CgJqeaF/s1600-h/French+Festival+2008+029.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225233999277516738" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5C6nPZPcPWt65PkoF2_kzku8NOSf0lvZ6oMIIUqxpIPnOOiHJMZtRp97U-lmkvtM2kMPAoQRH_Ayz12S3eqClCQOqqBqw_IvHxzqbnt6r-XSjjVyo4NiomMtQUksdBkgFiin9CgJqeaF/s320/French+Festival+2008+029.jpg" border="0" /></a> I know it's silly to get sentimental about a car but I really was sad to sell my RAV4. I guess it's all the memories that I had during the 7 years I owned it. Here's my snazzy new Camry! I haven't had a car for about 15 years having had my truck and then the SUV.<br /><div></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319419336341613392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127418567151630113.post-70506590323031219752008-07-20T15:46:00.000-07:002008-07-20T15:54:54.359-07:00French Festival - More dogs and Femme Fatale Drag Revue<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRU3HZ0KpTYDDlPBG8Xiac7V3C4qwehocKgCHpz5eDnnJJB2QVz19bY1tcOLViMh4VN1BXP7EoeaYTPxc98lVl-65I-w4icJ7ZJYaGfSDWhafdh6s3noOlEl8tzRuU9aVD8KKbRLaDkWTW/s1600-h/French+Festival+2008+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225232226612309058" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRU3HZ0KpTYDDlPBG8Xiac7V3C4qwehocKgCHpz5eDnnJJB2QVz19bY1tcOLViMh4VN1BXP7EoeaYTPxc98lVl-65I-w4icJ7ZJYaGfSDWhafdh6s3noOlEl8tzRuU9aVD8KKbRLaDkWTW/s320/French+Festival+2008+008.jpg" border="0" /></a> How do I look ladies?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFcOgxTElGnUbUsHwNUpT1BQBqGArcH9SppefPZmt2qAEOllzbyWirmqVTtQrSFO6WE_ujbfCN0YIZ5EG0OYrTn0K-jGtkc883mnn4vGq6XwQ3d806MeQDtc7fFytk5pF4BEPGf820r7n/s1600-h/French+Festival+2008+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225232225248915442" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFcOgxTElGnUbUsHwNUpT1BQBqGArcH9SppefPZmt2qAEOllzbyWirmqVTtQrSFO6WE_ujbfCN0YIZ5EG0OYrTn0K-jGtkc883mnn4vGq6XwQ3d806MeQDtc7fFytk5pF4BEPGf820r7n/s320/French+Festival+2008+015.jpg" border="0" /></a> Notice the matching striped shirts and berets?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jH-u4CVu1N1jC2ba7tunzz1IoQ4c-U6v3NRHCngUUqOVaCl1dZVj4bvhXuohPqzaRX3D7h1iKW-1OGVrdkn0M3P_ycnW-EJp9UghW3Kb5VMaQRtR2c_EIXR8tv4a9ODcUJuqr_Xrq6Eg/s1600-h/French+Festival+2008+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225232230461299506" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jH-u4CVu1N1jC2ba7tunzz1IoQ4c-U6v3NRHCngUUqOVaCl1dZVj4bvhXuohPqzaRX3D7h1iKW-1OGVrdkn0M3P_ycnW-EJp9UghW3Kb5VMaQRtR2c_EIXR8tv4a9ODcUJuqr_Xrq6Eg/s320/French+Festival+2008+016.jpg" border="0" /></a> She was one of the Can Can dancers and then participated with her doggie in the Poodle Parade.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL9KI42pltfU2tZNIpKFah2ChInOn2_lgBakZ0p34k6fdE0J7zHmvZgeqsLTZlYSEL4V1KowTRYroh-douQHIUzy7fr0udyrFhRwn91bikA59CUS5_yuIl-ql3-6vkRV2NMreyFST_htye/s1600-h/French+Festival+2008+025.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225232277129329602" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL9KI42pltfU2tZNIpKFah2ChInOn2_lgBakZ0p34k6fdE0J7zHmvZgeqsLTZlYSEL4V1KowTRYroh-douQHIUzy7fr0udyrFhRwn91bikA59CUS5_yuIl-ql3-6vkRV2NMreyFST_htye/s320/French+Festival+2008+025.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ooh La La!!!! Who is this? He was a bonus at the festival as part of the Femme Fatale Drag Revue.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRL1z0xR4PVS0SWTuvk04rFmbB98Shey6pTSIN8KCBuURGnxuphcj7KuwRmsV5x-5V2hpbX7ifKV6y7qwMKz6M2ERCmeyVw09KBAUZr2IJB9D6UFoWdxXggjEbFI9MgpBhooScuLRJ6UnY/s1600-h/French+Festival+2008+022.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225232352588156674" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRL1z0xR4PVS0SWTuvk04rFmbB98Shey6pTSIN8KCBuURGnxuphcj7KuwRmsV5x-5V2hpbX7ifKV6y7qwMKz6M2ERCmeyVw09KBAUZr2IJB9D6UFoWdxXggjEbFI9MgpBhooScuLRJ6UnY/s320/French+Festival+2008+022.jpg" border="0" /></a> Yes, this hottie is a male. All the entertainers were quite good and this particular singer really knew how to strut her? stuff!<br /><br />This was a really fun event with great French food, lots of fun stuff to buy and great entertainment. I think it will become an annual event for me.Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319419336341613392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127418567151630113.post-17041916463476965702008-07-20T15:38:00.000-07:002008-07-20T15:46:00.018-07:00French Festival - Poodle Parade in Santa Barbara<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEgWq-PCtue8kDQyfcnepP2DVB6UBbrp4SzkBaU487t_06owLSIqaq4unyVA8-oFkpId8nP0Ceq1gVDYzMrU3m9VGRUG3ec2RU8WcORb9BEWHzlJZl3BCwQLfbKg7Imd2bLbwGdhI5nbme/s1600-h/French+Festival+2008+033.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225230288204755730" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEgWq-PCtue8kDQyfcnepP2DVB6UBbrp4SzkBaU487t_06owLSIqaq4unyVA8-oFkpId8nP0Ceq1gVDYzMrU3m9VGRUG3ec2RU8WcORb9BEWHzlJZl3BCwQLfbKg7Imd2bLbwGdhI5nbme/s320/French+Festival+2008+033.jpg" border="0" /></a> Here's some great pics from last weekend at the French Festival in Santa Barbara. It always makes me feel better when I see that there are people crazier than I with their dogs.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJ3com58mJVMAjaaf4NBH86Ib1RyLvUKd8u_HQXqartDBkTi63iIcSISMDy8CJzLFdyudnXCT43k-d1_1ctAKyKGNR4JILROKoa-7OO1bgTac3JB-AQw-eDj-ZxbPIE0B13RCmdbxLxlL/s1600-h/French+Festival+2008+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225230292663471474" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJ3com58mJVMAjaaf4NBH86Ib1RyLvUKd8u_HQXqartDBkTi63iIcSISMDy8CJzLFdyudnXCT43k-d1_1ctAKyKGNR4JILROKoa-7OO1bgTac3JB-AQw-eDj-ZxbPIE0B13RCmdbxLxlL/s320/French+Festival+2008+007.jpg" border="0" /></a> Mon Ami! Is that the Mona Lisa?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBmYQIW5KrDNAiA5V4YWob9PqU6ISVhxz711AC65dKJGAJJW8Q7wKaiB6BHExxd02BfVgOXzU8HVL0i9Vtn4RcsuTrV7kGYexNjCCNBubFgDMpCbSwjipHBnvDevjwUFdbLgOZPqzBn3tO/s1600-h/French+Festival+2008+019.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225230295091003954" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBmYQIW5KrDNAiA5V4YWob9PqU6ISVhxz711AC65dKJGAJJW8Q7wKaiB6BHExxd02BfVgOXzU8HVL0i9Vtn4RcsuTrV7kGYexNjCCNBubFgDMpCbSwjipHBnvDevjwUFdbLgOZPqzBn3tO/s320/French+Festival+2008+019.jpg" border="0" /></a> Black dress with pearls for Madame and the black poodle?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNaC_3qJ_iEk3jUEPUDoP1ZbyXW2gtpCMtTPtuVy7JP3x04tDP7aB7JjfqPX345I6mfgZQMWB13V1ig0xqDnhT4gA8-JXKUdAb2Vb_pu8NvvjgSUptFFKk0SZEhiZydmRWxweoJ5j8o7tE/s1600-h/French+Festival+2008+018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225230297104365698" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNaC_3qJ_iEk3jUEPUDoP1ZbyXW2gtpCMtTPtuVy7JP3x04tDP7aB7JjfqPX345I6mfgZQMWB13V1ig0xqDnhT4gA8-JXKUdAb2Vb_pu8NvvjgSUptFFKk0SZEhiZydmRWxweoJ5j8o7tE/s320/French+Festival+2008+018.jpg" border="0" /></a> These dogs looks a bit still?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5OnnJsunZcHHhhSm7NRNqjNtUQ-wIlAujfz2xmII0Cgd5fabjkC9gfPg2oObJEmo-O0Q931MqDvYOxdd67bRLUwii6L5jH45Edn_FeSrQ5s-ygb7lwvWIAe978J3bi1fAkW-ocGe2Ful/s1600-h/French+Festival+2008+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225230301543234754" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5OnnJsunZcHHhhSm7NRNqjNtUQ-wIlAujfz2xmII0Cgd5fabjkC9gfPg2oObJEmo-O0Q931MqDvYOxdd67bRLUwii6L5jH45Edn_FeSrQ5s-ygb7lwvWIAe978J3bi1fAkW-ocGe2Ful/s320/French+Festival+2008+012.jpg" border="0" /></a> Mon Cheri - we should always have an unbrella to shade our delicate skin from the sunshine. Whoops! I only think I am a French Poodle.<br /><div></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319419336341613392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127418567151630113.post-50585740189464391852008-06-29T20:53:00.001-07:002008-06-29T20:58:42.062-07:00A Night of Blues Music<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFsJ-pYlhpdQsBLFDbLmxFMhQsl8n6NSb3RPIzWMqoFEBHNc9Fk6w3fT9niJ5qBfCa-Y7k715wH2Gg-qjb6UGAjJXlz-5Ff3-bX4WjhutwL5jErLpU4Uh8zWZTysK4LMUoan_4Zcct7HR/s1600-h/Bues+Night+3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217517958113961314" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFsJ-pYlhpdQsBLFDbLmxFMhQsl8n6NSb3RPIzWMqoFEBHNc9Fk6w3fT9niJ5qBfCa-Y7k715wH2Gg-qjb6UGAjJXlz-5Ff3-bX4WjhutwL5jErLpU4Uh8zWZTysK4LMUoan_4Zcct7HR/s320/Bues+Night+3.JPG" border="0" /></a> Just some pics from Saturday evening when we all went to dinner and to see four blues bands. Great music, good food, entertaining people watching and a memorable evening with some of my favorite people!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhfApzPvuSSmMhImniMEHmP8Mi3SYgUA9wrI4i6rdTD3Ll0Z1DHYj1wFw646qnhM95Nmc1Cxs0g-U16xMFwSayRS36rlsT1dqFsm8vMBDD5_hm_Mo018IFmVkrTFLKv1gIH_WbmQfAOdA/s1600-h/Bues+Night+1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217518050772526866" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhfApzPvuSSmMhImniMEHmP8Mi3SYgUA9wrI4i6rdTD3Ll0Z1DHYj1wFw646qnhM95Nmc1Cxs0g-U16xMFwSayRS36rlsT1dqFsm8vMBDD5_hm_Mo018IFmVkrTFLKv1gIH_WbmQfAOdA/s320/Bues+Night+1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvIjPwLVaOyE5cOTz3KfQSk_n5bHfuDdoV8pel262SOzWsBFejhBZ21dN6OxCFRpsHE00ETIcJ5kpDUG69BVuIK956AyT5w-O0TejFXOsrejsxY5sHrylT8P56rMTJpp8cwzgxU7wW4Tv/s1600-h/Blues+Night+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217518123123846402" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvIjPwLVaOyE5cOTz3KfQSk_n5bHfuDdoV8pel262SOzWsBFejhBZ21dN6OxCFRpsHE00ETIcJ5kpDUG69BVuIK956AyT5w-O0TejFXOsrejsxY5sHrylT8P56rMTJpp8cwzgxU7wW4Tv/s320/Blues+Night+2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319419336341613392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127418567151630113.post-87334263129841566702008-06-22T20:42:00.001-07:002008-06-22T20:56:16.830-07:00Dizzy's 60th Birthday in Mission Bay<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xdOObL2r5VBoCX2zTnpxn4TKpbDP_PEQcPtpkENFHj1KYCdbocpyHja95fLSH4cXPIb_b0BCux-MTOa8FDZSFjx0woiyUw6nDHvPBZ6s0eORDi9yUwpxhArjDdVvik6PnBacZerxpIte/s1600-h/1-Mission+Bay+party.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214917730941115506" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xdOObL2r5VBoCX2zTnpxn4TKpbDP_PEQcPtpkENFHj1KYCdbocpyHja95fLSH4cXPIb_b0BCux-MTOa8FDZSFjx0woiyUw6nDHvPBZ6s0eORDi9yUwpxhArjDdVvik6PnBacZerxpIte/s320/1-Mission+Bay+party.JPG" border="0" /></a> What a beautiful setting for a birthday party! It was so much fun to see Dizzy, Sabrina and Shannon and meet all their kids.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhloL9sVVbH-rLrJ2uzCBlwPM_-3L8wMIKlLjJGVcmpn2oYl2t75o2Z308d77oc05tQUsLyURSeiM-YBzvEp_Sa2T-w1raR0IjsASy3-pm_YcvRksoUCOf2LdWYSJrqBFnBIlv6JIse8L0M/s1600-h/1-Dizzy's+60th.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214917728884691074" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhloL9sVVbH-rLrJ2uzCBlwPM_-3L8wMIKlLjJGVcmpn2oYl2t75o2Z308d77oc05tQUsLyURSeiM-YBzvEp_Sa2T-w1raR0IjsASy3-pm_YcvRksoUCOf2LdWYSJrqBFnBIlv6JIse8L0M/s320/1-Dizzy's+60th.JPG" border="0" /></a> Dizzy and I have been friends for about 20 years. We worked together and spent many holidays together but haven't seen each other for about 10 years. She lives in Ohio now with her daughter Shannon and family.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFN6XPeoVm04inMWMuLaUyzMv5g895TVf16VjnhO94s0REVTMSMYiYmZJSUcKEj2EHtjKW0Do49_0DcE02EotlZho6TJWz_Asg5_yhhtzwN-iLRRUXsjwQcg_gZqpEVkncZTpfTQmZrkv/s1600-h/1-Dizzy's+grandkids.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214917730648089378" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFN6XPeoVm04inMWMuLaUyzMv5g895TVf16VjnhO94s0REVTMSMYiYmZJSUcKEj2EHtjKW0Do49_0DcE02EotlZho6TJWz_Asg5_yhhtzwN-iLRRUXsjwQcg_gZqpEVkncZTpfTQmZrkv/s320/1-Dizzy's+grandkids.JPG" border="0" /></a>That's Victoria, Karlee, Sara and Olivia (twins) and Tyler - five of Dizzy's 7 grandchildren.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB71UjAkuNfgMhn_f3RAFWd-hisMQ9K7uFJ3QCsH9Fres52hI7JXOxxg-jxVyP-rXzMdFZmdTm0fBcHQA8y_beX3ASR-_fQ8tWHfrz6cy6caYjz9tv3kxJ-LjiSYRSyLBt969fvFrsSWgX/s1600-h/1-Oliver.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214917731209078002" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB71UjAkuNfgMhn_f3RAFWd-hisMQ9K7uFJ3QCsH9Fres52hI7JXOxxg-jxVyP-rXzMdFZmdTm0fBcHQA8y_beX3ASR-_fQ8tWHfrz6cy6caYjz9tv3kxJ-LjiSYRSyLBt969fvFrsSWgX/s320/1-Oliver.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is Oliver. He was a Mother's Day gift to Dizzy and is so darn cute! Look at that hair! He's a pretty special pup as he got to fly from Ohio to spend the week in Mission Bay for the party.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNlFwakEHldqW5AZYflgQULV2bkSfJcexAI3Hnu8VxWKrYjQIvb8kvQ6xep8AlJjo6ygQoPMnT9n5zzqsBxuhPHR9iAwqy6SDou1rpb6tndymJYWhctR9iHbPn-VqasM53XzB3wY8wjJE/s1600-h/1-Sabrina,+Karlee+and+Seanah.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214917735031639890" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNlFwakEHldqW5AZYflgQULV2bkSfJcexAI3Hnu8VxWKrYjQIvb8kvQ6xep8AlJjo6ygQoPMnT9n5zzqsBxuhPHR9iAwqy6SDou1rpb6tndymJYWhctR9iHbPn-VqasM53XzB3wY8wjJE/s320/1-Sabrina,+Karlee+and+Seanah.JPG" border="0" /></a> Sabrina, Karlee and Seanah. <br /><div></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319419336341613392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127418567151630113.post-77545769245484833402008-06-22T20:28:00.001-07:002008-06-22T20:42:18.648-07:00Arizona - Brittany's Graduation<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw081z9_tQ4BFoYwemt6ZTUp6wvDdr_MET8pDncwOujc2yoVBLegjaFk_PB2WnzoX8wy9s7o2y5YSihRX8Bz4q-6-6mvVxYpTLrDNBIz7POFJUZWvhAbU6raMh39rBY14JLRqtBed6Nfxn/s1600-h/1-Kingman+Golfers.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214914076763531330" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw081z9_tQ4BFoYwemt6ZTUp6wvDdr_MET8pDncwOujc2yoVBLegjaFk_PB2WnzoX8wy9s7o2y5YSihRX8Bz4q-6-6mvVxYpTLrDNBIz7POFJUZWvhAbU6raMh39rBY14JLRqtBed6Nfxn/s320/1-Kingman+Golfers.JPG" border="0" /></a> Marv and I went to Arizona for Brittany's graduation. Marv, Jeff and Tony spent the day on the golf course while we were getting ready for the party. There was a bit of excitment a couple of doors down the street - a man had stabbed himself in the abdomen and his wife was running around yelling for help. I thought she was just some crazy woman but apparently she had come into the garage and found her husband with this huge knife in his stomach. Luckily, Jennifer had watched enough Grey's Anatomy to know we shouldn't pull it out and we called the paramedics for the woman and the man is okay. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKs5lfiXZPdNZGfJrpDgqCNkTWq2Ob-3evesFTgRFnDyatZ1FFImGMCeqcbO3HyLmVNxGbZ8EZl-ixD6bmW8PtRpmu8Nw8hTos2B4m5NN5mHfPEfGdHo-pZnfS-OXNUGE6Hwym1ycjvVI/s1600-h/1-Brittany's+graduation.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214914078085844050" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKs5lfiXZPdNZGfJrpDgqCNkTWq2Ob-3evesFTgRFnDyatZ1FFImGMCeqcbO3HyLmVNxGbZ8EZl-ixD6bmW8PtRpmu8Nw8hTos2B4m5NN5mHfPEfGdHo-pZnfS-OXNUGE6Hwym1ycjvVI/s320/1-Brittany's+graduation.JPG" border="0" /></a> That's Brittany in the yellow with her mom, Jenn and Auntie Laura!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7QXzUan1SO1EKOx_kli9CtazKMjvuFiSvl6ljtf9EmeRPHDZ6kNF3cQ-sve9gj9RV17jCRjpwznb1DnE0atQxCT16oNtu0hiVqyS71OoxlDZs3iNe0Dw9uXr10PHjLxcjn6_yNyGHUhBu/s1600-h/1-Brittany+and+Kelli.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214914080749732466" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7QXzUan1SO1EKOx_kli9CtazKMjvuFiSvl6ljtf9EmeRPHDZ6kNF3cQ-sve9gj9RV17jCRjpwznb1DnE0atQxCT16oNtu0hiVqyS71OoxlDZs3iNe0Dw9uXr10PHjLxcjn6_yNyGHUhBu/s320/1-Brittany+and+Kelli.JPG" border="0" /></a> Brittany and new mommy Kelli. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQoUq1TGiV6cz33LR0W9PhMd8U-vepP2NnWJLfKiYTgb4W-r4iBbdjlGUfJJ5ihbrsHToh3WL7PNcNA-hN8WzEWJiYhY0oft6YiBIxeaJYzdTGjnHWZ73tu-MGieQy_OS_aN-m80BP-rEN/s1600-h/1-Tyler+and+Ruben.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214914083981556290" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQoUq1TGiV6cz33LR0W9PhMd8U-vepP2NnWJLfKiYTgb4W-r4iBbdjlGUfJJ5ihbrsHToh3WL7PNcNA-hN8WzEWJiYhY0oft6YiBIxeaJYzdTGjnHWZ73tu-MGieQy_OS_aN-m80BP-rEN/s320/1-Tyler+and+Ruben.JPG" border="0" /></a> Tyler has gotten so tall. He's now living with his Aunt Debbie and Kelli brought their younger brother Ruben for the visit.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXzMUo7h4vMmX1EkS-KVp14L2dLuSDKx1wHPfFe1qaaJ0-JATMZW7WoPmOewDoajRuQj9M5nWzKMdiH9fYglzWZ08flyXBfwDoC_WhYWmz869vUZqcVIGAYj-jpbE5Tu9H1th7g4xn3Dh/s1600-h/1-Marv+and+Laura.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214914081685679026" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXzMUo7h4vMmX1EkS-KVp14L2dLuSDKx1wHPfFe1qaaJ0-JATMZW7WoPmOewDoajRuQj9M5nWzKMdiH9fYglzWZ08flyXBfwDoC_WhYWmz869vUZqcVIGAYj-jpbE5Tu9H1th7g4xn3Dh/s320/1-Marv+and+Laura.JPG" border="0" /></a> Relaxing after the celebration with Marv and Lola.<br /><div></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319419336341613392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127418567151630113.post-25449722318254352872008-06-22T20:16:00.001-07:002008-06-22T20:28:13.861-07:00Summer - friends and family<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdaC2g6O9MU2jdR0ADgfhkCUQfbp9WU6Rsytsl7Vak5OhzujvuemGXK3U2qsW0af4IQtdtRAS0JOR7pBNS85w8y2SSQnU8xhEGHK8zPnxA5MpvMMbFjH5M10C2H6J45Sq6tuOpkBztZrLG/s1600-h/1-Rose.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214911006632235826" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdaC2g6O9MU2jdR0ADgfhkCUQfbp9WU6Rsytsl7Vak5OhzujvuemGXK3U2qsW0af4IQtdtRAS0JOR7pBNS85w8y2SSQnU8xhEGHK8zPnxA5MpvMMbFjH5M10C2H6J45Sq6tuOpkBztZrLG/s320/1-Rose.JPG" border="0" /></a>This is my lovely friend Rose. We were celebrating her 91st birthday in Santa Barbara. I met Rose a few years ago and she holds a special place in my heart. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2ugUTMCWBbCzMaz-K5fq4pFH7_zoJ4xH957jXXGeXqF6L2DmgtcYnhEHxgX1m5iMw8l1A5enEZXQBXIB8mLIebZ5qrQFDjiiMmTvvL9CRT0f9UyxSxYW9yh_WRK02PATnHReCUmqk4PZ/s1600-h/1-Nicholette+and+Laura.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214911016529982690" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2ugUTMCWBbCzMaz-K5fq4pFH7_zoJ4xH957jXXGeXqF6L2DmgtcYnhEHxgX1m5iMw8l1A5enEZXQBXIB8mLIebZ5qrQFDjiiMmTvvL9CRT0f9UyxSxYW9yh_WRK02PATnHReCUmqk4PZ/s320/1-Nicholette+and+Laura.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Marv and I went to spend the day with the Bolks family a few weeks ago. Going to dinner with the whole crew is always an adventure. This is Maria's sister Nicholette and below is Rich and Maria. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij94JX8sTpVdXFJqxRMp3vfH1uB56sO2V5HY8hgcSPOxoYOBDR6FyM7NxK4WVBJpQL_UEN-TpJQfr4ZbqTb5CyRvegQvsDDddhuGA-h5GlVPuUd5NA6A-Gl85lp8uVb4mLp37oHL_-ewUy/s1600-h/1-Rich+and+Maria.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214911015076672978" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij94JX8sTpVdXFJqxRMp3vfH1uB56sO2V5HY8hgcSPOxoYOBDR6FyM7NxK4WVBJpQL_UEN-TpJQfr4ZbqTb5CyRvegQvsDDddhuGA-h5GlVPuUd5NA6A-Gl85lp8uVb4mLp37oHL_-ewUy/s320/1-Rich+and+Maria.JPG" border="0" /></a> It's tough to get my mother to smile but here she is on her birthday and she looks pretty happy!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBw-02fdbRTfA2ZIZ42_XOIspCLaljFwJi-IkAXzCquz7lzr4YYTYHFM9J1VMmHuRehT847WwDuYOT0AqllzwF8H08-UkTw0hW1oHxrwp0gdJuMHlTiyej6rwC89-6zaB-Xxe3t9XeKer/s1600-h/1-Patsy+on+her+Birthday+June+2008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214911021148812130" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBw-02fdbRTfA2ZIZ42_XOIspCLaljFwJi-IkAXzCquz7lzr4YYTYHFM9J1VMmHuRehT847WwDuYOT0AqllzwF8H08-UkTw0hW1oHxrwp0gdJuMHlTiyej6rwC89-6zaB-Xxe3t9XeKer/s320/1-Patsy+on+her+Birthday+June+2008.JPG" border="0" /></a> Ruth is my mom's best friend and has been part of my life as long as I can remember. Her daughter Kathy is Mark's Godmother.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yao4u8WCBgO7av__kfCiiCm9XLWuI4crnJgwr8gwIsqiiXIX_fVaw2gzCYaZe-ZoSF4Y3tZufKQ7wDZVZObHSEdcM1fnDaBJrovgKVwtdUFeKkr2IHLlDNKSkRy7Ll5PTFT1ltSGe0Js/s1600-h/1-Ruth+and+Laura.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214911021800124722" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yao4u8WCBgO7av__kfCiiCm9XLWuI4crnJgwr8gwIsqiiXIX_fVaw2gzCYaZe-ZoSF4Y3tZufKQ7wDZVZObHSEdcM1fnDaBJrovgKVwtdUFeKkr2IHLlDNKSkRy7Ll5PTFT1ltSGe0Js/s320/1-Ruth+and+Laura.JPG" border="0" /></a>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319419336341613392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127418567151630113.post-47065110441207039452008-05-12T20:52:00.001-07:002008-05-12T21:00:37.394-07:00May 2008 - Misc.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQd8Ocl2B59p3QwAgZbHiufVZFU6EVSqynwMF-pUe6j_ku8Bo0ef1Rd1HRPe-WwoCpoSJnGcda13yTdhfaiyQLCV9_EO4wlzdWl5_v4YW3GZXtXBzDdmTElkWrnMwvn8VSHtkaJDfHH9K/s1600-h/Trisha+at+her+baby+shower.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199705723926669554" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQd8Ocl2B59p3QwAgZbHiufVZFU6EVSqynwMF-pUe6j_ku8Bo0ef1Rd1HRPe-WwoCpoSJnGcda13yTdhfaiyQLCV9_EO4wlzdWl5_v4YW3GZXtXBzDdmTElkWrnMwvn8VSHtkaJDfHH9K/s320/Trisha+at+her+baby+shower.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is Trisha at her baby shower given by her mother-in-law and I in Santa Monica. She looks beautiful as a pregnant lady. Trisha has been part of my family since she and Mark were in High School together. I'm very proud of the woman she's become and I can't wait to be a pseudo-grandma!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnHzo7qYKS9_OxKd2W1Fjgr30p-zoJ7D6EF5s1q5_4qfoIxdlRxOHCNhuxLAljN2HdeYVZf_Z-iA3E3ZsB2L60uA4HoZOP4PkQ52aC9q0JP39IbwDLgWaTDZvHB5RVVFDjE8qnsN0_wc2n/s1600-h/Girls+on+Sundial+Bridge+in+Redding.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199705728221636866" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnHzo7qYKS9_OxKd2W1Fjgr30p-zoJ7D6EF5s1q5_4qfoIxdlRxOHCNhuxLAljN2HdeYVZf_Z-iA3E3ZsB2L60uA4HoZOP4PkQ52aC9q0JP39IbwDLgWaTDZvHB5RVVFDjE8qnsN0_wc2n/s320/Girls+on+Sundial+Bridge+in+Redding.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is on the Sundial Bridge over the Sacramento River in Redding. I was at a conference there for the California Employer Advisory Council. Oh and by the way, I was voted the incoming President for the next two years! Pretty cool!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_L3-AXC1FV9CvwUbvZ-R_geQNYIqx9msezDIJJ5CdZG6Sd7-W3qQSqRSgv3deLMiDxXAiCkRlqY3eL2QL4cCvB5evm6uzZSGzfH4z6ppLaju0CV2YKAaWXo4mGm2vEXPi22Z7LpdMsK_g/s1600-h/Laura+on+Sundial+Bridge+in+Redding.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199705758286407954" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_L3-AXC1FV9CvwUbvZ-R_geQNYIqx9msezDIJJ5CdZG6Sd7-W3qQSqRSgv3deLMiDxXAiCkRlqY3eL2QL4cCvB5evm6uzZSGzfH4z6ppLaju0CV2YKAaWXo4mGm2vEXPi22Z7LpdMsK_g/s320/Laura+on+Sundial+Bridge+in+Redding.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAe1oQ3A4KRAj0ZfJlNQ6sXeU-ounQ4Yp3jam8X2GKYqytmxiXWu2TXhDjWiX1ZrYmQDpMCb4SyeYDBF23feNK8PB40P6aVspkGnrhHV8bg6wCWMOOXnPSxiE310EmSEtudPzPgrKEZOO/s1600-h/Wine+tasting+at+Turtle+Bay+Museum+in+Redding.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199705762581375266" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAe1oQ3A4KRAj0ZfJlNQ6sXeU-ounQ4Yp3jam8X2GKYqytmxiXWu2TXhDjWiX1ZrYmQDpMCb4SyeYDBF23feNK8PB40P6aVspkGnrhHV8bg6wCWMOOXnPSxiE310EmSEtudPzPgrKEZOO/s320/Wine+tasting+at+Turtle+Bay+Museum+in+Redding.JPG" border="0" /></a> We actually did work at this conference but those pictures aren't any fun. This is my friend Hope and Lynne at the wine tasting social in Redding at the Turtle Bay Museum on the river. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQlU_099MyNvcowGlLXUmBT0-f_4YSYvMd4Ykf0DlwhRL-ZI9eixDEYOLH5vrtLe0rcyC6fPPydSW3PIP-EvmWhBXHLTRvndSsBlJlhV4MZkBgLmNNr-8hUsAXdjLE-5M4Mg0xoKmB2FXP/s1600-h/Marv+and+Rusty+after+bath.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199705762581375282" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQlU_099MyNvcowGlLXUmBT0-f_4YSYvMd4Ykf0DlwhRL-ZI9eixDEYOLH5vrtLe0rcyC6fPPydSW3PIP-EvmWhBXHLTRvndSsBlJlhV4MZkBgLmNNr-8hUsAXdjLE-5M4Mg0xoKmB2FXP/s320/Marv+and+Rusty+after+bath.JPG" border="0" /></a> Well, who is this cute guy? That's Rusty - the newest member of Marv's family. You can't really tell from this picture but his face is sort of wrinkly because he is part Sharpei. He is going to be a tank - you should see his feet!<br /><div></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319419336341613392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127418567151630113.post-62971968495148948942008-05-12T20:45:00.001-07:002008-05-12T20:52:16.022-07:00Stagecoach Music Festival<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixOBNJNk3WvHwVzNGiHn-d7Mo2g5Gansfn5MzpPJjEcGvlxE0AWQ_knDsiXsl6hzIY04D7OuWkCNFitxr7JQ2kNWpkV6eO2fkck8YsWB6wdVGDAkSeSzz03tMfxc5oZB3lUYpniTfAZkhe/s1600-h/Gretchen+Wilson+-+Stagecoach.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199704169148508322" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixOBNJNk3WvHwVzNGiHn-d7Mo2g5Gansfn5MzpPJjEcGvlxE0AWQ_knDsiXsl6hzIY04D7OuWkCNFitxr7JQ2kNWpkV6eO2fkck8YsWB6wdVGDAkSeSzz03tMfxc5oZB3lUYpniTfAZkhe/s320/Gretchen+Wilson+-+Stagecoach.JPG" border="0" /></a> The final day of Stagecoach had Gretchen Wilson, Carrie Underwood, Trace Atkins, Big and Rich and Tim McGraw. Mark had an extra ticket so I got to go. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEel6e1vuEGAO6ColE2MaYdwe-gOEChJGOsFPTPI2g-rR16p1HbJqAppz0roxGcDoGDuzCQNPPiKtfYJSn0Lx-VG_GXvZIDum9aYuZxGjGLQjh5oCnfUah33COvyVkFr_Ov0lA1CQHV2DN/s1600-h/Aaron+and+Monica+-+Stageoach.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199704173443475634" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEel6e1vuEGAO6ColE2MaYdwe-gOEChJGOsFPTPI2g-rR16p1HbJqAppz0roxGcDoGDuzCQNPPiKtfYJSn0Lx-VG_GXvZIDum9aYuZxGjGLQjh5oCnfUah33COvyVkFr_Ov0lA1CQHV2DN/s320/Aaron+and+Monica+-+Stageoach.JPG" border="0" /></a> Aaron and Monica<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmp_GRJZkQPx4r0hpKfnaoo3ERE9cd9D9dCriU1bt_WlLkX7DCHciU1K20wFMpFDnyN8iHn7y7gJYcNN193zTmeetIDPP-V2qM7LeicaYldSJ4jsT0aN6fQ_ndjomFFRu5taCuFbRJItoD/s1600-h/Tyler+and+friends+at+Staecoach.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199704173443475650" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmp_GRJZkQPx4r0hpKfnaoo3ERE9cd9D9dCriU1bt_WlLkX7DCHciU1K20wFMpFDnyN8iHn7y7gJYcNN193zTmeetIDPP-V2qM7LeicaYldSJ4jsT0aN6fQ_ndjomFFRu5taCuFbRJItoD/s320/Tyler+and+friends+at+Staecoach.JPG" border="0" /></a> Tyler is Mark's God-Daughter and he got tickets for her and her friends for the concert. They had a tough time staying awake.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdAirYF1qn9DrWrLwnNoE3tD5chJWEyLcSi8KSvE0yZk1yOYcexi9p7KJHZW_Vp6grUhKTe0NCvVG6o-JLFYcNkZp8NXBKUn9UcY7_V_MqKvectJFJdsHa78HciSZVUngiTK4DEKGhxKy/s1600-h/Tyler+and+friends+asleep+at+Stagecoach.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199704177738442962" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdAirYF1qn9DrWrLwnNoE3tD5chJWEyLcSi8KSvE0yZk1yOYcexi9p7KJHZW_Vp6grUhKTe0NCvVG6o-JLFYcNkZp8NXBKUn9UcY7_V_MqKvectJFJdsHa78HciSZVUngiTK4DEKGhxKy/s320/Tyler+and+friends+asleep+at+Stagecoach.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5OcjQMFojANNO471qDVqon9wYxbVqu6OT-QSgayTXUUzMAd-4ilpWAWhfyzVDXwDLMDBmmftzZ6tFpagOk3pExECz6pBBvwdViyEwdBB2f5IA6wsGODBWZVVbOsOz1AXQDsZpgHsy4K1/s1600-h/Mark+after+6+days+of+concerts.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199704182033410274" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5OcjQMFojANNO471qDVqon9wYxbVqu6OT-QSgayTXUUzMAd-4ilpWAWhfyzVDXwDLMDBmmftzZ6tFpagOk3pExECz6pBBvwdViyEwdBB2f5IA6wsGODBWZVVbOsOz1AXQDsZpgHsy4K1/s320/Mark+after+6+days+of+concerts.JPG" border="0" /></a> Oooops, looks like Mark had a tough time staying awake too. Poor guy, he went to 3 days of Coachella the weekend before these 3 days of Stagecoach. Guess 6 days of concerts in 10 days took it's toll on him.<br /><div></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319419336341613392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127418567151630113.post-15133072222987239892008-05-12T20:38:00.001-07:002008-05-12T20:45:02.276-07:00And More Beijing China<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHOP67qnwWir7d99ety0Iw3gs8iXAsk8L4IPyUmiETyzKq_yPXVTrry1mcz1GJv10Ky1uBcJFbU-KE4iZE8Bt6j-dz6rYtuGZ3r0pVA_rxzH6Wrfz0voJejfTRpnhNopNecP65BvLfjfk/s1600-h/Beijing+-+Hutong+Kitchen.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199702356672309346" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHOP67qnwWir7d99ety0Iw3gs8iXAsk8L4IPyUmiETyzKq_yPXVTrry1mcz1GJv10Ky1uBcJFbU-KE4iZE8Bt6j-dz6rYtuGZ3r0pVA_rxzH6Wrfz0voJejfTRpnhNopNecP65BvLfjfk/s320/Beijing+-+Hutong+Kitchen.JPG" border="0" /></a> We took a rickshaw ride to see the Hutong area. This area is just outside of the Forbidden City. How would you like to cook in this kitchen? Everything is very small but this is how the "Common People" live.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANwheymkdbkbzJIsW8E7Vv3uxE4edzhgwUYb0ajdzzKXB8OMfnJcmgsrIik3eDfaxFM2HWvkC9zOaUW6LEeq6QI0WR51ExXpEfRrRH5DF4ywmg5gT0SPwjpHmGEhOxMLp1bjDS_bCOswf/s1600-h/Beijing+-+The+Girls.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199702369557211250" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANwheymkdbkbzJIsW8E7Vv3uxE4edzhgwUYb0ajdzzKXB8OMfnJcmgsrIik3eDfaxFM2HWvkC9zOaUW6LEeq6QI0WR51ExXpEfRrRH5DF4ywmg5gT0SPwjpHmGEhOxMLp1bjDS_bCOswf/s320/Beijing+-+The+Girls.JPG" border="0" /></a> The girls always attracted attention everywhere they went and people would look at Donna and I wondering what the heck we were doing with these Chinese kids????<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwZq1rGuZ8WXhlAuMFD3HDEj-E7bQo8E7MEhslFXwSFHCoood_18HOuYLngBixFPgtAwa6c1KTEZvXAsx7OiZy3OphKBU0yJ16ml_45jcY0zPa0_DkG9b-djMEzMfRkregCsINnhonu7-/s1600-h/Beijing+Rickshaw+ride.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199702373852178562" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwZq1rGuZ8WXhlAuMFD3HDEj-E7bQo8E7MEhslFXwSFHCoood_18HOuYLngBixFPgtAwa6c1KTEZvXAsx7OiZy3OphKBU0yJ16ml_45jcY0zPa0_DkG9b-djMEzMfRkregCsINnhonu7-/s320/Beijing+Rickshaw+ride.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZGk5CW9N3qyLG9CnmVxog1hr9zhOm3TDiK5NYrsxkDSg4euBdiCd5E6PL6H66iWAoO51j5SUvEnwKo9ikez2en8Y5ZZaNAdWJDGVtmN9e_UWUqdy8XbYVXnssJl9s6zioUR9AvIPlaQw/s1600-h/DSC03254.JPG"></a><br /><div></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319419336341613392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127418567151630113.post-38426414374294262922008-05-12T20:28:00.000-07:002008-05-12T20:38:21.553-07:00More Beijing China<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFBseAkMnfOewoB83p0xthccHOY1YD0CABRTOntsD4teDzrND3adSr-Qh5OzmKI0ju4_jdR2503vEYFqlFGVnD4R_L93aqGZ8eoQt3bnusM8XGGLu_SYFpoFVB522rdvamjRTkZi_68Lx/s1600-h/Beijing+Summer+Palace+1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199699839821473826" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFBseAkMnfOewoB83p0xthccHOY1YD0CABRTOntsD4teDzrND3adSr-Qh5OzmKI0ju4_jdR2503vEYFqlFGVnD4R_L93aqGZ8eoQt3bnusM8XGGLu_SYFpoFVB522rdvamjRTkZi_68Lx/s320/Beijing+Summer+Palace+1.JPG" border="0" /></a> This was my favorite place in Beijing. It the Summer Palace where the Imperial Family went to vacation. The story is that one of the Emperor's was 5 years old when he became an Emperor so his mother, the Empress Dowager (aka Dragon Lady) really ruled the country. She is not well loved as she spent way too much of China's money enlarging this Summer Palace among other things (she loved pearls and jade). The lake was enlarged and lots of temples built for visiting monks from Tibet and Mongolia. The place is huge but very beautiful and serene.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcM3duWG-xwDgnmorh30yx6aUqmDU-CXgZcjaGMr4WB9Kq08-9pNbQYwKthnYjsjtBE2JsK-f7mcTGRBa8gu3fVesOdzxN8nDJvrtWGtYqF5ENrnUSZb14H8ZcSP7OZTedmXuotuUqbXL9/s1600-h/Beijing+Summer+Palace+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199699844116441138" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcM3duWG-xwDgnmorh30yx6aUqmDU-CXgZcjaGMr4WB9Kq08-9pNbQYwKthnYjsjtBE2JsK-f7mcTGRBa8gu3fVesOdzxN8nDJvrtWGtYqF5ENrnUSZb14H8ZcSP7OZTedmXuotuUqbXL9/s320/Beijing+Summer+Palace+2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvQ_LZ6YuqEaeYJdRntCiRogaimZSTNP1K1xQk0a0D9WqLBizzUs4Vv-pQw3xBIzTapqkH3yaKEHTJLbagDnXTZFA7CG97fUWkmT4CFwR5vvdxT9LYPuAj4h1pKf6Wk9dvv1ZmF__YimA/s1600-h/Beijing+marble+boat.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199699848411408450" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvQ_LZ6YuqEaeYJdRntCiRogaimZSTNP1K1xQk0a0D9WqLBizzUs4Vv-pQw3xBIzTapqkH3yaKEHTJLbagDnXTZFA7CG97fUWkmT4CFwR5vvdxT9LYPuAj4h1pKf6Wk9dvv1ZmF__YimA/s320/Beijing+marble+boat.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is a boat made all of marble - looks great but couldn't be used as it would sink. Another senseless expense by Dragon Lady.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4aHOjR2Q6FsUEZdn75BLD2gQg-Fu4Rw81DY6IfOuaKKTxbhjjtCwNqUzqZszllX8ug1IMgKHsH0TyyCcoZbbeDg_JoZdMSvdJM_8SkN5H8mD5PGSEP0_QnGVbWvY1poudaB7snmpC3bC1/s1600-h/Beijing+painted+corridor.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199699848411408466" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4aHOjR2Q6FsUEZdn75BLD2gQg-Fu4Rw81DY6IfOuaKKTxbhjjtCwNqUzqZszllX8ug1IMgKHsH0TyyCcoZbbeDg_JoZdMSvdJM_8SkN5H8mD5PGSEP0_QnGVbWvY1poudaB7snmpC3bC1/s320/Beijing+painted+corridor.JPG" border="0" /></a> This corridor at the Summer Palace goes on for more than a mile and each of the beams above you is handpainted with different scenes.<br /><div></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319419336341613392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127418567151630113.post-83215608338342046592008-05-12T20:09:00.000-07:002008-05-12T20:28:23.732-07:00Beijing China<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih6CAuw0_pdtamizoggKENqoMRBfecC331e1y97pPT_7_cNO1nxyCPEhyphenhyphen7_BPem1jfR_tU_inqfd_dqxnuuL-DCB6RNlc2-I_W90FuLMxY909Rzv_9O8NBbKnUeOr2-WOFiaJGbGLBlYtz/s1600-h/Beijing+gas+masks.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199696859114170322" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih6CAuw0_pdtamizoggKENqoMRBfecC331e1y97pPT_7_cNO1nxyCPEhyphenhyphen7_BPem1jfR_tU_inqfd_dqxnuuL-DCB6RNlc2-I_W90FuLMxY909Rzv_9O8NBbKnUeOr2-WOFiaJGbGLBlYtz/s320/Beijing+gas+masks.JPG" border="0" /></a> These gas masks were in the closet of the first hotel we got to in Beijing. It was sort of scary. Donna moved us the next morning to a 5 star hotel that was very nice. I never did find out what the gas masks were for!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMsLtFVLZ694hzqS7OqmQWLHOKg7T6q2oxiCM5tWhsardYtIlioA1HVjHcQ_iIPo2s2c2otUj2q-jTn86b-QUGoun56nugAw9Fmme_Ks_HOQmspSWIeRoE63F1G71fLK93TTY6oyKbD-Mq/s1600-h/Beijing+Kunlon+Hotel+lobby.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199696867704104930" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMsLtFVLZ694hzqS7OqmQWLHOKg7T6q2oxiCM5tWhsardYtIlioA1HVjHcQ_iIPo2s2c2otUj2q-jTn86b-QUGoun56nugAw9Fmme_Ks_HOQmspSWIeRoE63F1G71fLK93TTY6oyKbD-Mq/s320/Beijing+Kunlon+Hotel+lobby.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is the hotel we moved to. It was closer to some of the tourist stuff and we could walk to the stores. Do you see Gwen and Maddy at the right?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvY-TaMa58mDtPRUgmpXCeL2dSn_XSSthU8nryURp4qQSft0dvMUaGrwhOGxxmcfBGuPIbWHVyhJEQ9Z9OwQhEV3K96sqmSIJ3zP2OfroD3bncJRc1SD83CxNWO7cc7IDaE7VtUAa9n0nR/s1600-h/Beijing+squatty+potty.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199696871999072242" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvY-TaMa58mDtPRUgmpXCeL2dSn_XSSthU8nryURp4qQSft0dvMUaGrwhOGxxmcfBGuPIbWHVyhJEQ9Z9OwQhEV3K96sqmSIJ3zP2OfroD3bncJRc1SD83CxNWO7cc7IDaE7VtUAa9n0nR/s320/Beijing+squatty+potty.JPG" border="0" /></a> Yes, this is the squatty potty that the Chinese use. You have to stradle the sides and squat. Some of the children wear "split pants" that are open and they just squat and do their business because that area of their pants is open. Pretty interesting!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcOXMSUBC_F3J6w_jwIsHjPrY5Pt5ZDDr4vbFuN8qTGpDPwEiCRPZ_ZC7h2oV3_235yRw8W2vM5HTp4-aZrTNgIsNopT-RTOQMB1lDLXtNadcBDelkoR8fq3v4ilOzpAVGt87GodlPGOV/s1600-h/Beijing+-+Great+Wall.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199696876294039554" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcOXMSUBC_F3J6w_jwIsHjPrY5Pt5ZDDr4vbFuN8qTGpDPwEiCRPZ_ZC7h2oV3_235yRw8W2vM5HTp4-aZrTNgIsNopT-RTOQMB1lDLXtNadcBDelkoR8fq3v4ilOzpAVGt87GodlPGOV/s320/Beijing+-+Great+Wall.JPG" border="0" /></a> Yes, I did walk on the Great Wall. It's one of the seven wonders of the world and is in length the equivalent of the distance from San Francisco to New York. I was complaining about the steps as they are all different heights and very difficult to walk up and down. The guide told us they were built that way to keep the approaching enemy army from being able to get a rythym.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSi0GBKdKGkCuTiYNvP2JaJbvCrZTgM9hju-fok7jDcJibw8z6aCHKnlbE-7fIz_qkGnjTX01goj1LbsByyumoc1dPSH9EHQjTtNic8xGUkSBS2n5MeZtpcIPtvmXSDZTZReBJy9S6cLuj/s1600-h/Beijing+-+Great+Wall+steps.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199696876294039570" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSi0GBKdKGkCuTiYNvP2JaJbvCrZTgM9hju-fok7jDcJibw8z6aCHKnlbE-7fIz_qkGnjTX01goj1LbsByyumoc1dPSH9EHQjTtNic8xGUkSBS2n5MeZtpcIPtvmXSDZTZReBJy9S6cLuj/s320/Beijing+-+Great+Wall+steps.JPG" border="0" /></a>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319419336341613392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127418567151630113.post-81768403808450637702008-04-19T03:15:00.001-07:002008-04-20T00:54:10.079-07:00Fun in Hong Kong<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuWlaquqkLDrQa7o94iZIty4ixTfBG_x60QpMUBdqeEOVQHNYO9OfVCW-iYqprafjO4Pc9q0EaCYXVfcOfAJ48kAhgOA3cGINtdm5IcUO_TOg4HPDYjek-ZVmge2bDS1tKIecUn3Mev5Dc/s1600-h/DSC03175.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190899082861574994" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuWlaquqkLDrQa7o94iZIty4ixTfBG_x60QpMUBdqeEOVQHNYO9OfVCW-iYqprafjO4Pc9q0EaCYXVfcOfAJ48kAhgOA3cGINtdm5IcUO_TOg4HPDYjek-ZVmge2bDS1tKIecUn3Mev5Dc/s320/DSC03175.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is the hotel we are staying at in Hong Kong and there's a mall attached that has all these cheesy areas to take photos - apparently lots of weddings use this mall for their photos. It's the year of the rat so I guess it's good luck to have your picture taken with the bride and groom rat?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMNtVIbhT_XBWrb8sLIguq7_NS8rOqeoXfbvyb2CiUo8u4cCyr0qBmOLQ69moMzhQlZjqJqWSYXnrraoZDyqbRUer2SPypCicNW_GvdKlXGQjR_o-NQso_ciCK4tEcDIQr6Lv-YDkagViD/s1600-h/DSC03171.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190899087156542306" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMNtVIbhT_XBWrb8sLIguq7_NS8rOqeoXfbvyb2CiUo8u4cCyr0qBmOLQ69moMzhQlZjqJqWSYXnrraoZDyqbRUer2SPypCicNW_GvdKlXGQjR_o-NQso_ciCK4tEcDIQr6Lv-YDkagViD/s320/DSC03171.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0E1c_ifAOXuk7pxEONT8zzHTglbscuRL47AkQ2iWBWvRTuVk8VmiaeyyJHD_1KZnTgDXP6YXGPXu2djfsw62yjbagObGTDOkmSNfRiMo-6b1ZOj9GsN6PSPXnra1RHddeSLOR3TVNuDV/s1600-h/DSC03185.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190899091451509618" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0E1c_ifAOXuk7pxEONT8zzHTglbscuRL47AkQ2iWBWvRTuVk8VmiaeyyJHD_1KZnTgDXP6YXGPXu2djfsw62yjbagObGTDOkmSNfRiMo-6b1ZOj9GsN6PSPXnra1RHddeSLOR3TVNuDV/s320/DSC03185.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I found a place to get a massage within the first 24 hours of being here. It was $24 for one hour of bliss. I really needed to get the kinks out after that long plane ride to get here.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieWSGc0zjcg_RsH76yih0JjMITNwGQ2dcdNSXka8ct3ioRQZ1D1x_viZVQM6Auk8Pz22FvkCTtOHpoFctxHnL5C_k-zFRKMHXjIWz466F1xaSUU7WqP0L85PiR1vQbr2SlGZhUflYxb0pS/s1600-h/DSC03186.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190899091451509634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieWSGc0zjcg_RsH76yih0JjMITNwGQ2dcdNSXka8ct3ioRQZ1D1x_viZVQM6Auk8Pz22FvkCTtOHpoFctxHnL5C_k-zFRKMHXjIWz466F1xaSUU7WqP0L85PiR1vQbr2SlGZhUflYxb0pS/s320/DSC03186.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02Q2xIyvxP5OSszTlJwiVjxwZ-DcU83bOvm39NsIG5Y67_tQlA50H71VXzHGNNHeQR7syUpx3cnKSvqtn_DvJ8qC8iMBJMgjEturgYloXx5l8xHeSQ2HJDWNP6PYCre3w53W6RUCG0o7B/s1600-h/DSC03182.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190899095746476946" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02Q2xIyvxP5OSszTlJwiVjxwZ-DcU83bOvm39NsIG5Y67_tQlA50H71VXzHGNNHeQR7syUpx3cnKSvqtn_DvJ8qC8iMBJMgjEturgYloXx5l8xHeSQ2HJDWNP6PYCre3w53W6RUCG0o7B/s320/DSC03182.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Just me and the girls at one of the "photo" places in the mall.Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319419336341613392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127418567151630113.post-12730722108981726282008-04-19T02:07:00.000-07:002008-04-19T03:15:11.297-07:00Sightseeing in Hong KongThe McDonalds here sells these cups of corn and this is a floating restaurant we saw while touring the fisherman's village. Families that make a living by fishing live on their boats in this village.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQmFe7vYCTCUi_h4TQ__nHytBAUdT5F8_K7tKYh1JyWq3K3h2Et9iDnwrhmxsj3EKWSv5FzvdWmwpFidd8-ogR8f4ZU818hcQXyQYTV9gqp2lucjpyEeMUslOf06xK0soEitRbPUDLcxD/s1600-h/DSC03198.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190886661816154610" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQmFe7vYCTCUi_h4TQ__nHytBAUdT5F8_K7tKYh1JyWq3K3h2Et9iDnwrhmxsj3EKWSv5FzvdWmwpFidd8-ogR8f4ZU818hcQXyQYTV9gqp2lucjpyEeMUslOf06xK0soEitRbPUDLcxD/s320/DSC03198.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLi5OyybeLHbCKjvdDXm7H1XDnfsdQf_gCT5lI0H3MMabqwkEMXFuLsJxYLI0byh1D_NUNjGQYLNGyPeHW3fdykV7naH7PiYp_K-BLkO7ZVgpxdVrmIV1uXlgfWiVhd9FnjeJVtvbv-1Yt/s1600-h/DSC03197.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190886666111121922" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLi5OyybeLHbCKjvdDXm7H1XDnfsdQf_gCT5lI0H3MMabqwkEMXFuLsJxYLI0byh1D_NUNjGQYLNGyPeHW3fdykV7naH7PiYp_K-BLkO7ZVgpxdVrmIV1uXlgfWiVhd9FnjeJVtvbv-1Yt/s320/DSC03197.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpVhHJf7-q5UbnpQwiM9ZEsmBteujrU1S-IFQ_b_qAfQ9rCPE6dRRIIYR1FBGnak10f3miWrHIH3Fv9m7YtrNbcEDtki_IxTggUPBJ8MUuBZHM3rmQMDZr7JFW5cBxhyphenhyphensvuvzZySTOWLz/s1600-h/DSC03196.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190886666111121938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpVhHJf7-q5UbnpQwiM9ZEsmBteujrU1S-IFQ_b_qAfQ9rCPE6dRRIIYR1FBGnak10f3miWrHIH3Fv9m7YtrNbcEDtki_IxTggUPBJ8MUuBZHM3rmQMDZr7JFW5cBxhyphenhyphensvuvzZySTOWLz/s320/DSC03196.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This is one of Hong Kong's beach resorts - you know how I love the beach! Fung Shei is taken seriously here as one of these buildings was built with a hole (about 5 stories tall) to leave room for the dragon that lives in the mountains to get through to the water.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRsvdKOfcwACMVP8-Az8axcwkZ4Fzr0cR6FtNKcfTQ6E51XEw3TbGyWsF_f17NoZPNoJIZ2yMS6cf2pd9o0ehogtiKE9t69_jL6hJEissbzZit_5bHCyWuU9sbEPb-C7WUE_Mb4a6owdPk/s1600-h/DSC03195.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190886670406089250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRsvdKOfcwACMVP8-Az8axcwkZ4Fzr0cR6FtNKcfTQ6E51XEw3TbGyWsF_f17NoZPNoJIZ2yMS6cf2pd9o0ehogtiKE9t69_jL6hJEissbzZit_5bHCyWuU9sbEPb-C7WUE_Mb4a6owdPk/s320/DSC03195.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />t<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYk2uyvyrmNld7iYs5istKOZnddYc_Z7bPiCNAIdA0aCFyrC5KrQIcU-Q0NNz3CR7hezdu6UdCoM2uA8MDgcF35ei9q7ij0TI2Rw_C252gvKaRHlkRiOFG2P8UjbJg-9onMXQ44DyjifiH/s1600-h/DSC03194.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190886670406089266" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYk2uyvyrmNld7iYs5istKOZnddYc_Z7bPiCNAIdA0aCFyrC5KrQIcU-Q0NNz3CR7hezdu6UdCoM2uA8MDgcF35ei9q7ij0TI2Rw_C252gvKaRHlkRiOFG2P8UjbJg-9onMXQ44DyjifiH/s320/DSC03194.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This is a picture of a temple on Repulse Bay.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4d4-_HUDnDM32g6eomPnl_wAxLbgm-1IpjYM9rIIDQ_vipKCpe6yeTeuulQOA8cNMBFLOy_v96_sQ8LoNwiA4dfgIP0UrKR8OEz11JszmxZoGhj9XQ645R8O1mxlF7qwnukJXYAuveTr/s1600-h/DSC03171.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfgMMYv_YYBlfhr0tpAZV_XBxD4GjTRhPqwA0tsCdfU9CGOY4GofVlUn9uyFQZVvH8u_RxAkGIWaolv5BurDVsshAWHkzAaZWMBYtY77SGxyMIoWuT6hCI7ZLhk-_bbI-a-zM2LRJVl7g/s1600-h/DSC03171.JPG"></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpn3tFhzGj_Rt4qlmCA5LQF_ET78dx8nNnlyuIUXBrFp-xXETd-qddl3kmhVzVWU6Eepb5f6-IlDlXtDiXUL9vkorZiBF2tvYkAQeLFeYBLL1nisCiOyrutdnkYNN4iX7AXnKGWwmdXOrJ/s1600-h/DSC03175.JPG"></a><br /><p></p><br /></div><br /><p></p><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319419336341613392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127418567151630113.post-83461946407125678072008-04-06T17:28:00.001-07:002008-04-06T18:04:15.794-07:00Kelli - Texas - Wine Tasting<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQU_nGue5wFVMX3pXFQZ_H4zj3I9i26ybEd2RWF151nbKEBU59Cvj-SKExDLWgsdXNpp7hLFa3feKYxkmHga50iU12n3qlqP3ESHtR8IThywTl01g5WmHtP9jVYyuKLg9MvxrmIAEacO6S/s1600-h/Bath+Bubbles.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186298771234637986" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQU_nGue5wFVMX3pXFQZ_H4zj3I9i26ybEd2RWF151nbKEBU59Cvj-SKExDLWgsdXNpp7hLFa3feKYxkmHga50iU12n3qlqP3ESHtR8IThywTl01g5WmHtP9jVYyuKLg9MvxrmIAEacO6S/s320/Bath+Bubbles.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqqwzgWVOu6HLmo3TAsGgtkbxlHw22lvyFQla1rQuwkly_bLKCbQ-qowmEB0Q1dTQm_Mr321c5mdxvm-JvEoAPh5rSuGbTglRwO7p6SzJtt6smqn87_al0IwhsTGPmoGKa8r7OLWjdehu/s1600-h/Phyliis+%3D+Texas+Guest+House.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186298771234638002" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqqwzgWVOu6HLmo3TAsGgtkbxlHw22lvyFQla1rQuwkly_bLKCbQ-qowmEB0Q1dTQm_Mr321c5mdxvm-JvEoAPh5rSuGbTglRwO7p6SzJtt6smqn87_al0IwhsTGPmoGKa8r7OLWjdehu/s320/Phyliis+%3D+Texas+Guest+House.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />For whatever reason I can't seem to post these pictures in order. This is Phyllis' place in Texas. It's an adorable guest house in Fredericksburg which is between Austin and San Antonio. It's great to take a relaxing bubble bath after wearing yourself out shopping all the great stores in this fun tourist town.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguW-dzqlWFIdCo7frcAP9XeqHAW4yE4z8e2f74R7V3jIe2aIludsPYU8T40gJWznAUhrDwn5Bjv1gLoRrS91gecRSdq-Fkkq86DCa7gO0scprqaDjbfMA66KISV5Iog07u2wdYdMC1sk_y/s1600-h/Laura+in+Luckenbach+Texas.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186298775529605314" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguW-dzqlWFIdCo7frcAP9XeqHAW4yE4z8e2f74R7V3jIe2aIludsPYU8T40gJWznAUhrDwn5Bjv1gLoRrS91gecRSdq-Fkkq86DCa7gO0scprqaDjbfMA66KISV5Iog07u2wdYdMC1sk_y/s320/Laura+in+Luckenbach+Texas.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-WRIaswJjAroj_6buwX9TenLYTFS9FUonUk4m19nJpa4gDKzKDUEG3IM6qgp3Dejp31fW29_jo_YdppYYH_sZLeHZr_AeQtfVCnyeQag0ycxdb_HSDQUpshFjy1Ze8Am9oXgYQj6nwWS/s1600-h/Phyllis+at+Dooleys.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186298775529605330" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-WRIaswJjAroj_6buwX9TenLYTFS9FUonUk4m19nJpa4gDKzKDUEG3IM6qgp3Dejp31fW29_jo_YdppYYH_sZLeHZr_AeQtfVCnyeQag0ycxdb_HSDQUpshFjy1Ze8Am9oXgYQj6nwWS/s320/Phyllis+at+Dooleys.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />There really is a Luckenback Texas that Willie Nelson sings about. Dooley's is the old fashioned five and dime store in town. It has everything - remember those?<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix8-KNdY0f_o-m9WzqWlk0qkDXCftuVYcB3ddUjc_fDlEmdLkrRTGuH6Jj3q8dzrM09K9-_BsUXqpTigrfiFWZH44FBIEytAH6_df1F3UywPXQph7qO5CSD1RElwnKfELbVb1xmNoj9W7i/s1600-h/Phyllis+and+Buttercup.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186298350327842930" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix8-KNdY0f_o-m9WzqWlk0qkDXCftuVYcB3ddUjc_fDlEmdLkrRTGuH6Jj3q8dzrM09K9-_BsUXqpTigrfiFWZH44FBIEytAH6_df1F3UywPXQph7qO5CSD1RElwnKfELbVb1xmNoj9W7i/s320/Phyllis+and+Buttercup.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5N24jbBWYDs1E1SUsqpz7xsUKg_Q4JK00I9g99i2-wzbkJ95HDdcVmLOFsIrXAOd-umBFp_937Vv4GNk7iEQgTL7kei0IGFO_uV2saSu_vJ3QErL3iH0b1GXRIbOY-3lWIanh-h4RhaEd/s1600-h/Laura+Hiking.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186298354622810242" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5N24jbBWYDs1E1SUsqpz7xsUKg_Q4JK00I9g99i2-wzbkJ95HDdcVmLOFsIrXAOd-umBFp_937Vv4GNk7iEQgTL7kei0IGFO_uV2saSu_vJ3QErL3iH0b1GXRIbOY-3lWIanh-h4RhaEd/s320/Laura+Hiking.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Phyllis made me hike this huge mountain - actually it's about 500 feet up this solid granite rock which is the largest piece of granite in the United States. It's called Enchanted Rock and I almost made it to the top. Going up was not too bad but it's pretty steep coming down!!!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTlNKvFC0J3RqgiKWVtth-xWLTfvqWFyRS5FMLARMdTNMDayZaOWOlK8plNDLbLJkmg8LOUW9rZI02OlRBGP1wTdyk08wrvvPM-7Zzg0EnIyRTQn0y_Mo34O9yChKp-15TNv-OuNtA_Bk/s1600-h/Deers+Donkeys+Ostrich.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186298354622810258" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTlNKvFC0J3RqgiKWVtth-xWLTfvqWFyRS5FMLARMdTNMDayZaOWOlK8plNDLbLJkmg8LOUW9rZI02OlRBGP1wTdyk08wrvvPM-7Zzg0EnIyRTQn0y_Mo34O9yChKp-15TNv-OuNtA_Bk/s320/Deers+Donkeys+Ostrich.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This is the front yard of a bed and breakfast where deers roam with miniature donkeys, camels (yes, camels) and ostrich. They all seem to get along pretty well.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLccClogAGOHjNdlxucnj0ys6Qr_lWyNZWAEkXRapjguIWnq08Qjn26H-zTv62zCYNUssyqoTL_K69JMPyugTFn5WbwKsJHdL8oh722W0zq5kXsW2yi0U6IQYrEQT-2uOG19OIgukK_Vsq/s1600-h/Cooper's+BarBQ.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186297727557584978" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLccClogAGOHjNdlxucnj0ys6Qr_lWyNZWAEkXRapjguIWnq08Qjn26H-zTv62zCYNUssyqoTL_K69JMPyugTFn5WbwKsJHdL8oh722W0zq5kXsW2yi0U6IQYrEQT-2uOG19OIgukK_Vsq/s320/Cooper's+BarBQ.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmf1lMY74f-9fK6Lx6Kuw5K0y3njc9HciLcfalr3KlhCBhrYPnHgf3hLSt_nZpIkt71gZHOMSM8bSTGSIAw5iryxCyW_DvCupEf2uT1UUhKWcu_nJ8sV1oEcw3oocjOaVxPe9TU2xpoJE/s1600-h/BarBQ+Pit+at+Coopers.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186297731852552290" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmf1lMY74f-9fK6Lx6Kuw5K0y3njc9HciLcfalr3KlhCBhrYPnHgf3hLSt_nZpIkt71gZHOMSM8bSTGSIAw5iryxCyW_DvCupEf2uT1UUhKWcu_nJ8sV1oEcw3oocjOaVxPe9TU2xpoJE/s320/BarBQ+Pit+at+Coopers.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />BarBQ is serious business here in Texas. It looked so good we ordered an obscene amount of meat.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PJU1S4zb1lO6xDRJW7Z7oxP-guey-_MFdG-gyIp_wPfkwUi2-JwLk6KlNAT9sF4RCLML_lXe8py2UyJ2HdBf2ZafgVzjZ_nm7Ip1znuDh3A6dzEaIzs9gKJnYKN-Lj_wt_D_69ZuiL1S/s1600-h/Marv+and+Laura+-+April+2008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186297126262163506" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PJU1S4zb1lO6xDRJW7Z7oxP-guey-_MFdG-gyIp_wPfkwUi2-JwLk6KlNAT9sF4RCLML_lXe8py2UyJ2HdBf2ZafgVzjZ_nm7Ip1znuDh3A6dzEaIzs9gKJnYKN-Lj_wt_D_69ZuiL1S/s320/Marv+and+Laura+-+April+2008.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrp5kLnP-sTLoD27OJJvBawRU1sEaVtTKt6AKhY-7InR_j4Rr9KzGJ72Qvs8FJRp39rbfPwabtZzzFY-Vf9eTiUX9QazHpvv4hp4g8JSxE2Gqz6PO9cE5ib1RFltOS01jLw5wSGpufZBSh/s1600-h/Jeremy+and+Ashley+-+April+2008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186297130557130818" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrp5kLnP-sTLoD27OJJvBawRU1sEaVtTKt6AKhY-7InR_j4Rr9KzGJ72Qvs8FJRp39rbfPwabtZzzFY-Vf9eTiUX9QazHpvv4hp4g8JSxE2Gqz6PO9cE5ib1RFltOS01jLw5wSGpufZBSh/s320/Jeremy+and+Ashley+-+April+2008.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Back home here's a picture of Marv and I along with his son Jeremy and Ashley. We had a fun everning out drinking margaritas!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186296825614452738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0V6ovl8qtGXS7NqWtexG6dYZRKiV4O0JoH2Or11SIacVGmRrg7Ga1jBz_peC0HIJrafCOq7pt4zfHJ5-6GAlzQc1JfdZUu_kluzcI3pl7YR8MPJ-VRH0R3o77FOLrmreK7o4h2yxxtOCN/s200/Wine+Tasting+-+Briar+Rose+Winery.JPG" border="0" /><br />This is a couple of picture from our wine tasting excursion in Temecula. The occasion was to celebrate with our friend Mary that retired from her job. It was a fun day sampling too much wine and enjoying the great weather.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8QhrR0RW4qums3SbCxCGMrI1HdGCVbV5iSjtODoiboOrqBn6qkZb4FbQjAzD9DSF5W1gZtfRs9S2bPOYGk-lwFjHvySOeBZqPFSbB86cY90jsNmE4QQiqGHZTOu016Y7bYhSpIaWdm5Ip/s1600-h/Wine+Tasting+-+Keyways.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186296829909420066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8QhrR0RW4qums3SbCxCGMrI1HdGCVbV5iSjtODoiboOrqBn6qkZb4FbQjAzD9DSF5W1gZtfRs9S2bPOYGk-lwFjHvySOeBZqPFSbB86cY90jsNmE4QQiqGHZTOu016Y7bYhSpIaWdm5Ip/s200/Wine+Tasting+-+Keyways.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Thank you to everyone that sponsored me in the Walk With the Animals. Keely was my walking partner (Mark's dog) and here's another picture of her celebrating St. Patrick's Day!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-CFTM6FltziNUAKYtejzkQf3Bn2XvVFPDMF8WjuvcrHjW7sPwRJ0MdCnTdAQrTIAeYobMRotD3jSkscSu2ZMG5PN_ptybGwccY-rNlwN70eqOpV_qoX6exNwsZv0q3kJcPfVkkn9VWIG/s1600-h/Keely+and+I+-+Walk+With+the+Animals+2008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186296284448573426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-CFTM6FltziNUAKYtejzkQf3Bn2XvVFPDMF8WjuvcrHjW7sPwRJ0MdCnTdAQrTIAeYobMRotD3jSkscSu2ZMG5PN_ptybGwccY-rNlwN70eqOpV_qoX6exNwsZv0q3kJcPfVkkn9VWIG/s400/Keely+and+I+-+Walk+With+the+Animals+2008.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46s9_GBaUo7-RPgjk2rsAleO78PE4l6dr3PRBp8DV3-cVmLdoWjqtlBsjrX_uRqKGErpqDN_pa6H24qsI3a7SLoaHKlrZetyHrSt0EpFXU53p8XcSFXVw8MWdgSsEuJYm4MyO1MJpTRa8/s1600-h/Keely+-+St.+Patrick%27s+Day+2008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186296142714652642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46s9_GBaUo7-RPgjk2rsAleO78PE4l6dr3PRBp8DV3-cVmLdoWjqtlBsjrX_uRqKGErpqDN_pa6H24qsI3a7SLoaHKlrZetyHrSt0EpFXU53p8XcSFXVw8MWdgSsEuJYm4MyO1MJpTRa8/s400/Keely+-+St.+Patrick%27s+Day+2008.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw2dqHN-XQKrh8wQLJx1as-_csH0oVjW91uIcIPF9RAnL0Y0yNq-wTD6h8SLA-RCqjxLZGjmTGvVPeX8sNCG_-yfz5eNz2T1YEnu3EQjDj00_h6rqB8Tv2rCrXsxm9KQGnmipG2M9Zc-El/s1600-h/DSC03083.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186294240044140466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw2dqHN-XQKrh8wQLJx1as-_csH0oVjW91uIcIPF9RAnL0Y0yNq-wTD6h8SLA-RCqjxLZGjmTGvVPeX8sNCG_-yfz5eNz2T1YEnu3EQjDj00_h6rqB8Tv2rCrXsxm9KQGnmipG2M9Zc-El/s400/DSC03083.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Yes, that is my little Kelli who is pregnant and will be having a boy the end of May. She is just now turning 18 and all grown up.</div></div><div> </div><div>Okay, that's about it for the update. I'm leaving for China on April 15th so will have some pictures posted when I'm traveling.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319419336341613392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127418567151630113.post-34539120926841833972008-03-23T21:36:00.001-07:002008-03-23T21:38:09.566-07:00Happy Easter 2008<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6rWDnkRtpPbrFOeeTA9W-Fhs_TdGKgbvhMZKZwKsW51T5_sKHfFlg-3uaGlXnyC_IS5GBzbl22_JEjcx_w18UgH477NhHh2KPDfC0tZH4B93as14SSoYGB9Oql4WL2IvREBreMFSgSoi0/s1600-h/Easter+-+Mark+and+I.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181162746262865826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6rWDnkRtpPbrFOeeTA9W-Fhs_TdGKgbvhMZKZwKsW51T5_sKHfFlg-3uaGlXnyC_IS5GBzbl22_JEjcx_w18UgH477NhHh2KPDfC0tZH4B93as14SSoYGB9Oql4WL2IvREBreMFSgSoi0/s400/Easter+-+Mark+and+I.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319419336341613392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127418567151630113.post-88681677387738835022008-02-17T15:41:00.001-08:002008-02-17T15:49:07.248-08:00More Pictures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Kulof5nkEpLzSZZMTWfS79yMGlV5yS6ybIaa8ejWl9jcaXENjVqYBOHcaOYN2olRsXzQhtKmyEhb0-IxH-QVBMekcr7-LU7rbPA9dSWCArNOkOcosiymbLFnQkKCQ8jgRFnBVjxslmIo/s1600-h/Miscellaneous+2007+and+2008+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168099490704806882" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Kulof5nkEpLzSZZMTWfS79yMGlV5yS6ybIaa8ejWl9jcaXENjVqYBOHcaOYN2olRsXzQhtKmyEhb0-IxH-QVBMekcr7-LU7rbPA9dSWCArNOkOcosiymbLFnQkKCQ8jgRFnBVjxslmIo/s320/Miscellaneous+2007+and+2008+015.jpg" border="0" /></a> Wendy with 2 of her grandkids making dinner.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2fNBxCMDbt4QoUzMhtSRY16w1lhPtywn4mY9rGY6fBOeIT-eJ-43c4_zBojVu28f1f479CYFXd-uIXOIdXSgnQiGJk08s9mDuHX_cJhuHLcfYHOWf-WVtDZtnZnpqwoBYfwrjg__Gblh6/s1600-h/Miscellaneous+2007+and+2008+018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168099503589708786" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2fNBxCMDbt4QoUzMhtSRY16w1lhPtywn4mY9rGY6fBOeIT-eJ-43c4_zBojVu28f1f479CYFXd-uIXOIdXSgnQiGJk08s9mDuHX_cJhuHLcfYHOWf-WVtDZtnZnpqwoBYfwrjg__Gblh6/s320/Miscellaneous+2007+and+2008+018.jpg" border="0" /></a> Jennifer tired of trying on wedding dresses.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPpkdH2UnJyufKNdZHUpgeaPAp_wxRbUM-jB8MB7si53mBvQXCx3dOxoVJ6XV1ne1bL1S5BvF6ItEvANLuZ5d3gI4cOWY4jebAu9D60zEfWIYKmo5JLTy9dvIxFO3YMrcdantH90bttYc/s1600-h/Miscellaneous+2007+and+2008+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168099507884676098" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPpkdH2UnJyufKNdZHUpgeaPAp_wxRbUM-jB8MB7si53mBvQXCx3dOxoVJ6XV1ne1bL1S5BvF6ItEvANLuZ5d3gI4cOWY4jebAu9D60zEfWIYKmo5JLTy9dvIxFO3YMrcdantH90bttYc/s320/Miscellaneous+2007+and+2008+016.jpg" border="0" /></a> Marvelous Marv and I.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8TI3mLLJ62k5ldQMbCze1fw1atXUVaBw6FMBMTz_Pka0ued688Kx11gXMO8bsW9DEnIEgWujSxIFoNp4nYPtK9T1g6phPoubzgMpWFd9I0nzGcaGf2x1UAsYxwbeq4IW4F5S9M-6uva99/s1600-h/Miscellaneous+2007+and+2008+068.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168099512179643410" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8TI3mLLJ62k5ldQMbCze1fw1atXUVaBw6FMBMTz_Pka0ued688Kx11gXMO8bsW9DEnIEgWujSxIFoNp4nYPtK9T1g6phPoubzgMpWFd9I0nzGcaGf2x1UAsYxwbeq4IW4F5S9M-6uva99/s320/Miscellaneous+2007+and+2008+068.jpg" border="0" /></a> Debbie and Jenn considering dresses. Of course, I can't post the one she picked out!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1AcV_BUk3FcgRtJhz3YdoIrdNTBNnCwOZpp65XWjYO0n2hDXKWUS4SEzR74aqaGoses0WYU9kiL4D-yPBcoxBQVEdapjNGPkQFZo1W2Q-6eGpLC1M2__71u-Ov6aAqPJ7-DBm1PrwyiF/s1600-h/Miscellaneous+2007+and+2008+109.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168099520769578018" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1AcV_BUk3FcgRtJhz3YdoIrdNTBNnCwOZpp65XWjYO0n2hDXKWUS4SEzR74aqaGoses0WYU9kiL4D-yPBcoxBQVEdapjNGPkQFZo1W2Q-6eGpLC1M2__71u-Ov6aAqPJ7-DBm1PrwyiF/s320/Miscellaneous+2007+and+2008+109.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is one of my wish kids - Jacob - at his wish party just before he and his family flew to Orlando for his wish trip.<br /><div></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319419336341613392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127418567151630113.post-20862342879356526252008-02-17T15:17:00.000-08:002008-02-17T15:24:19.211-08:00January and February 2008<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJoZm_i12x6UJcxMBnGjGVaG-KFPQ-0T-4AXU-LRkEeB8WrBzBKSpSp-wJ6wWB_kejXWFEeRKAopkue__ULECJ4arRjBnJWgjh-dfZJMceinjcqmhFBmp9-_M_Wg2H1Cgg_a4vqccaKQM/s1600-h/Miscellaneous+2007+and+2008+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168092936584713106" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJoZm_i12x6UJcxMBnGjGVaG-KFPQ-0T-4AXU-LRkEeB8WrBzBKSpSp-wJ6wWB_kejXWFEeRKAopkue__ULECJ4arRjBnJWgjh-dfZJMceinjcqmhFBmp9-_M_Wg2H1Cgg_a4vqccaKQM/s320/Miscellaneous+2007+and+2008+006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc8jrM7OIlz8T3XspJiXwNkYvl45B_8ZUZcd70NJXhlL3RTXpym24soF2zM6FIfKmC7OtWH6KOevD2cRGDTKPtjlm8hNSwBNTYp7KHxCWjtD2xBecoEzDMeeEUpXFRDt9JJsYE6rFjXqQF/s1600-h/Miscellaneous+2007+and+2008+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168092945174647714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc8jrM7OIlz8T3XspJiXwNkYvl45B_8ZUZcd70NJXhlL3RTXpym24soF2zM6FIfKmC7OtWH6KOevD2cRGDTKPtjlm8hNSwBNTYp7KHxCWjtD2xBecoEzDMeeEUpXFRDt9JJsYE6rFjXqQF/s320/Miscellaneous+2007+and+2008+005.jpg" border="0" /></a> Wendy and I have been friends for over 40 years and always have fun together. Her son Dustin is the one holding his gorgeous wife Anna and the handsome guy with Wendy is her husband Kim.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkDMnmecuoXg0v_LASLBV4y6rzxFpe4zwQdlzpi116H9GtjhGKTYUaM_zEgt-CbNBBT8jEA74yMSUwL0skDOHXANNJG_Q6ELxksBPm_hcWPllollmkrOueLm3cB9e6ezlGE58ubjrZNKH7/s1600-h/Miscellaneous+2007+and+2008+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168092945174647730" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkDMnmecuoXg0v_LASLBV4y6rzxFpe4zwQdlzpi116H9GtjhGKTYUaM_zEgt-CbNBBT8jEA74yMSUwL0skDOHXANNJG_Q6ELxksBPm_hcWPllollmkrOueLm3cB9e6ezlGE58ubjrZNKH7/s320/Miscellaneous+2007+and+2008+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgLoEC010arui7n5Qzq_86sEb3rrpFYvkSqNXKCFrEMgqXDQeLuXIY9Erx3eisnOqUHpKcf3uy2VfB8NRjFzNq1e1S0IC6EZjBEhlwPNJJMAlTEINuhhKTVLmoPfuBZMpgo8KZxbuYVcD/s1600-h/Miscellaneous+2007+and+2008+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168092949469615042" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgLoEC010arui7n5Qzq_86sEb3rrpFYvkSqNXKCFrEMgqXDQeLuXIY9Erx3eisnOqUHpKcf3uy2VfB8NRjFzNq1e1S0IC6EZjBEhlwPNJJMAlTEINuhhKTVLmoPfuBZMpgo8KZxbuYVcD/s320/Miscellaneous+2007+and+2008+007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi603B6HMaTzQDp6XSdhX_fE7UACj8wvm8cxZN1xyMjPp_qa4RmOF-349VAfr5yJBJPTuR5bREwsvpoIKAJsNAGZ6mNp9OqP21JvcgDWWVVFgPP_14WgD2CV2AxjRduvJFIkQ0PeGrQydoc/s1600-h/Miscellaneous+2007+and+2008+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168092953764582354" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi603B6HMaTzQDp6XSdhX_fE7UACj8wvm8cxZN1xyMjPp_qa4RmOF-349VAfr5yJBJPTuR5bREwsvpoIKAJsNAGZ6mNp9OqP21JvcgDWWVVFgPP_14WgD2CV2AxjRduvJFIkQ0PeGrQydoc/s320/Miscellaneous+2007+and+2008+003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319419336341613392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127418567151630113.post-60067675965294223802007-12-25T20:26:00.000-08:002007-12-25T21:26:27.430-08:00Christmas 2007<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQyezxdFwLxzldL1H4JMU0GAG_7NeifE8aHmJPtDnbT3YnoHbMaCqm_41pn283AtpNsq3wS9_YuvRE3x5zSn3zOmkyIGfrjT99ev5aW60jBR9f-SXlMAdeieLpwNmuIOwLSQQqquxcEpNM/s1600-h/Christmas+2007+-+Marv+and+Laura.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148141398582761138" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQyezxdFwLxzldL1H4JMU0GAG_7NeifE8aHmJPtDnbT3YnoHbMaCqm_41pn283AtpNsq3wS9_YuvRE3x5zSn3zOmkyIGfrjT99ev5aW60jBR9f-SXlMAdeieLpwNmuIOwLSQQqquxcEpNM/s200/Christmas+2007+-+Marv+and+Laura.JPG" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148141252553873058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimHvkV-0dip1kFgBVrkwPsnZVjr6sCE03rIDSKl1QbcSwoblZflWh4k1K_e_cboufEiR-34_ha-dxHDVMbX8qEnrlnLMbLZNJR4z9edZ7Gf3QcFrQJ4CX_V4vJWdpIGfjtQjJywPkIuNv1/s200/Christmas+2007+-+Micah.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><br />It's been many months since I have posted to this blog and as you can see I still don't know how to post the pictures so they make any sense. That's Micah playing the guitar. The handsome guy with me is Marv.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVmeob17MBeIC0jHVQFZieJvlIvOEJt5xocWGcRhs_bNmnbbhMXA-hvrtJeNq-OJNn4uByRY1kEx9WrrtEbW4860MTPB65xKicwPaoKBi82y6cz9V-a7spxR5s_1qzI6I5N4mZLH1Ls3i/s1600-h/Christmas+2007+-+Laura+stomping+trash+bag.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148141149474657938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVmeob17MBeIC0jHVQFZieJvlIvOEJt5xocWGcRhs_bNmnbbhMXA-hvrtJeNq-OJNn4uByRY1kEx9WrrtEbW4860MTPB65xKicwPaoKBi82y6cz9V-a7spxR5s_1qzI6I5N4mZLH1Ls3i/s200/Christmas+2007+-+Laura+stomping+trash+bag.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3K5jUwAjSyOQETuSz3FpbuK329VXe5M2NafzD4_BYW0K_nKqViXXRw_3xWKr3xK3bLdxs2yFJGDb96McuwLu8DFH_y8mzTp8jA3ep9K4Dl3RY4KjVv0hZHcMDvEBLy1xUyzHNGRYmHWay/s1600-h/Chrismtas+2007+-+Mom+and+Dad.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148141029215573634" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3K5jUwAjSyOQETuSz3FpbuK329VXe5M2NafzD4_BYW0K_nKqViXXRw_3xWKr3xK3bLdxs2yFJGDb96McuwLu8DFH_y8mzTp8jA3ep9K4Dl3RY4KjVv0hZHcMDvEBLy1xUyzHNGRYmHWay/s200/Chrismtas+2007+-+Mom+and+Dad.JPG" border="0" /></a> Laura having too much fun stomping the Christmas wrapping trash bag!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div>I was lucky enough to spend a few days with Tyler this Christmas. He wasn't this tall the last time I saw him. Kelli is all grown up and expecting her own baby in May. My mom and dad with all their Christmas gifts.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHmX_-xyr0phc43kf2BIAA-w_zOw5761g197OYd9gcbGp2Z7rKrVuQT6-vOTst0l2Z-dR_B48S0IcJiUVzhVDCxgMO1zMUqJT6ELjnZJcFPuIOyIDBNARoqiVgNao8wrUlvjVfFXOQZf6z/s1600-h/Christmas+2007+-+Kelli,+Tyler+and+I.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148140926136358514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHmX_-xyr0phc43kf2BIAA-w_zOw5761g197OYd9gcbGp2Z7rKrVuQT6-vOTst0l2Z-dR_B48S0IcJiUVzhVDCxgMO1zMUqJT6ELjnZJcFPuIOyIDBNARoqiVgNao8wrUlvjVfFXOQZf6z/s200/Christmas+2007+-+Kelli,+Tyler+and+I.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Everyone has to pick a card and that determines who gets to open their gifts first. Mark started this tradition a few years ago so we always have to get a goofy picture with the cards.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12FHjU1qoh4Pv8k4Yi3vqjcDbjynYRFJlmGg25PrYdohMDmjFnslq8GgzIGZ_G2AEqRPH8NKnXJtUu2R1GtviOWLn3FkENIqPMMdOXsazVXuqYBlPMo7Ngoj0XHqDXWuWXOLNi-TMXl7j/s1600-h/Christmas+2007+-+Cards+on+forehead.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148140818762176098" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12FHjU1qoh4Pv8k4Yi3vqjcDbjynYRFJlmGg25PrYdohMDmjFnslq8GgzIGZ_G2AEqRPH8NKnXJtUu2R1GtviOWLn3FkENIqPMMdOXsazVXuqYBlPMo7Ngoj0XHqDXWuWXOLNi-TMXl7j/s200/Christmas+2007+-+Cards+on+forehead.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip5HcrJq6hD0txPLZquEtbPUnXtCvwrsidNQi9uJUTJyPS19s8Mgr-wFnMkop8_PZD4LD-IKIDNTOamWOS6kVKNsdL9jIOh8_eEAzwwGe7T7Xr8hLO5y17YL_9T3TIHBcIw1ECqgNoqRMt/s1600-h/Christmas+2007+-+Keely.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148140694208124498" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip5HcrJq6hD0txPLZquEtbPUnXtCvwrsidNQi9uJUTJyPS19s8Mgr-wFnMkop8_PZD4LD-IKIDNTOamWOS6kVKNsdL9jIOh8_eEAzwwGe7T7Xr8hLO5y17YL_9T3TIHBcIw1ECqgNoqRMt/s200/Christmas+2007+-+Keely.JPG" border="0" /></a> Keely with my Christmas crown was not too happy. The pic below is of Marv and his 2 sons, Jeremy and Taylor along with Tyler.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qLoyvpHdmfS6C4VrC3g9YUE3LyCkbuntSCbA0-iUVG_88UADBxIHC5sBwUZj0HWOZQgGol-r9WKRzgCz5SzdGqtv_44RhTwydfxo97zWCxzrn3IpwjKMRH0yjfZPl3q87RH0xtVH2LMn/s1600-h/Christmas+2007+-+Marv+and+the+boys.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148140389265446466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qLoyvpHdmfS6C4VrC3g9YUE3LyCkbuntSCbA0-iUVG_88UADBxIHC5sBwUZj0HWOZQgGol-r9WKRzgCz5SzdGqtv_44RhTwydfxo97zWCxzrn3IpwjKMRH0yjfZPl3q87RH0xtVH2LMn/s200/Christmas+2007+-+Marv+and+the+boys.JPG" border="0" /></a> Debbie and Tony were here for Christmas and this picture is at the place where we went to play pool on Sunday night.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVz3y2lCA9MOzpT0v1U4cjZwKQ7FBzA23L0ewI4mDPH8877vLekPEmS_keXpHk05tiW5AN0DXFUqtolb0BxUea2tvyefHK9Ty08A-HFm9sri16s5YUbzD14hhg3ilzVtecxiU1B8ABcDOC/s1600-h/Christmas+2007+-+Debbie,+Jenn+and+Laura.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148140213171787314" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVz3y2lCA9MOzpT0v1U4cjZwKQ7FBzA23L0ewI4mDPH8877vLekPEmS_keXpHk05tiW5AN0DXFUqtolb0BxUea2tvyefHK9Ty08A-HFm9sri16s5YUbzD14hhg3ilzVtecxiU1B8ABcDOC/s200/Christmas+2007+-+Debbie,+Jenn+and+Laura.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Our annual Mom and Daughter luncheon at the Mission Inn was smaller this year as we were missing Ruth, Kathy, Lauren and Karlee. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTWz5Qd_1_BnlGd-oW3ESQjBfxsx_KnrXpw4PIazavlI6bB42y45lOkz_XdE97b2SCDbSHG9JXiSmKveSFOHiU6ZigLaeWnDchY_0Zc8SxdS7P8zIPhijFuZ5M1mrKL4or-rO3iZt3dZh/s1600-h/Christmas+2007+at+Mission+Inn+-+group.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148139895344207378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTWz5Qd_1_BnlGd-oW3ESQjBfxsx_KnrXpw4PIazavlI6bB42y45lOkz_XdE97b2SCDbSHG9JXiSmKveSFOHiU6ZigLaeWnDchY_0Zc8SxdS7P8zIPhijFuZ5M1mrKL4or-rO3iZt3dZh/s200/Christmas+2007+at+Mission+Inn+-+group.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Gene's granddaughters (Brandy Jean and Joy) came a couple of weeks ago and spent some time with me. We went to hear some Christmas music, drove to the Mission Inn in our pj's to see all the lights and they were my official ribbon girls when I wrapped all the Christmas gifts. It's just not Christmas unless you have some kids around.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOsoxn5j0QMb8mf88RFGiFKAV8LFnZqgc5DVkxW_Lb82CwPVBjrqGvxc8-fjH8Rhx_ClV8toATzxuCp_o94FcKjFPHS9vedxL6ofdPQZ52O9hX71U8W76efXe9f-7gHkybg8WlVP-vJZx8/s1600-h/Christmas+2007+-+Brandy+Jean+and+Joy.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148139727840482818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOsoxn5j0QMb8mf88RFGiFKAV8LFnZqgc5DVkxW_Lb82CwPVBjrqGvxc8-fjH8Rhx_ClV8toATzxuCp_o94FcKjFPHS9vedxL6ofdPQZ52O9hX71U8W76efXe9f-7gHkybg8WlVP-vJZx8/s200/Christmas+2007+-+Brandy+Jean+and+Joy.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I have to say that this was the best Christmas season I have had for many years. I am very blessed to have been able to spend time with those I love most and am so thankful for all I have.<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319419336341613392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127418567151630113.post-59941670920692686852007-06-17T21:19:00.001-07:002007-06-17T21:29:00.858-07:00Mariel's Graduation in Sacramento<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhZs7rFP9jrSiIXtvMGDxZDxQFxjM8mltL2ePxYSIpADatz1KEzqLNy4anxKfNDtzagpVZc1gmUeObkZCjQScz_OlEWKKcik757voweimTM5LOhbEGs7NsITANrfC3NFPg5mLFAAKShoN/s1600-h/Wendy+and+Kim+at+Mariel%27s+Graduation.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077255072440838994" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhZs7rFP9jrSiIXtvMGDxZDxQFxjM8mltL2ePxYSIpADatz1KEzqLNy4anxKfNDtzagpVZc1gmUeObkZCjQScz_OlEWKKcik757voweimTM5LOhbEGs7NsITANrfC3NFPg5mLFAAKShoN/s200/Wendy+and+Kim+at+Mariel%27s+Graduation.JPG" border="0" /></a> I was lucky enough to be a part of Mariel's graduation in Sacramento from the Waldorf School. This is a picture of the proud parents, Wendy and Kim.<br /><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-O4Cbc2ZEoXQB9UMaUR3JoT9WZluOdeqUNwVLNdj7GmSWAMjHs3e1-0rK-Z51iyTBappYqigZnWYnJAGV-EY5A8HGr6N8rfe79prCwrYEBh5sY67eCGmYpciFztvesgfLEASPnKWlS9o/s1600-h/Aerika+and+Ellen.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077254935001885506" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" height="200" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-O4Cbc2ZEoXQB9UMaUR3JoT9WZluOdeqUNwVLNdj7GmSWAMjHs3e1-0rK-Z51iyTBappYqigZnWYnJAGV-EY5A8HGr6N8rfe79prCwrYEBh5sY67eCGmYpciFztvesgfLEASPnKWlS9o/s200/Aerika+and+Ellen.JPG" width="192" border="0" /></a>These are the very proud sisters, Aerika and Ellen.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vymTE-m16StVWBFXPpzzhlD9I2KYAOioArqDQxYFO2DpiR8id6d_TWxfcTSeBzvmZWMmEqV9whfJFdZsbI9UbFvTaMtZBqUo6PH765hR4_K2XGkMIpSJ4BNJp69cRH2zYijrRDPJtFH7/s1600-h/Mariel+and+Laura.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077254823332735794" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vymTE-m16StVWBFXPpzzhlD9I2KYAOioArqDQxYFO2DpiR8id6d_TWxfcTSeBzvmZWMmEqV9whfJFdZsbI9UbFvTaMtZBqUo6PH765hR4_K2XGkMIpSJ4BNJp69cRH2zYijrRDPJtFH7/s200/Mariel+and+Laura.JPG" border="0" /></a> Mariel after receiving her diploma. She is such an incredible young woman and I'm certain there are great things in her future!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWkJCjguAlARkUuZ36BeXD-0lBhzX1nDZI9320S5JesvOmkKj2lhtVDoc3rfcvMUAPnbqeknwdNPHkfNFQctP_4a_XwSw1_V7HkEMxxs-JiMFyy0H6OeeAUOB10fG1TTn5AAw3av33OE6A/s1600-h/Mariel+with+Grandparents.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077254668713913122" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWkJCjguAlARkUuZ36BeXD-0lBhzX1nDZI9320S5JesvOmkKj2lhtVDoc3rfcvMUAPnbqeknwdNPHkfNFQctP_4a_XwSw1_V7HkEMxxs-JiMFyy0H6OeeAUOB10fG1TTn5AAw3av33OE6A/s200/Mariel+with+Grandparents.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here is Mariel with her grandparents, Donald and Janon Williams.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqiQbOh_MQXXhFipQMmu_Cq-2te6rhzxENaRNNPNcHc3-0mUJJT7GHMrzOtBhyphenhyphen0ZerbxoikZRBhZqgoEX6xBkf0tjuVlpjpbfQowHS-zINKSBPrIdt4SckqE4_JgH35_Eiq3lx7b4kGvtT/s1600-h/Mariel+and+girls+on+lawn.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077254509800123154" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqiQbOh_MQXXhFipQMmu_Cq-2te6rhzxENaRNNPNcHc3-0mUJJT7GHMrzOtBhyphenhyphen0ZerbxoikZRBhZqgoEX6xBkf0tjuVlpjpbfQowHS-zINKSBPrIdt4SckqE4_JgH35_Eiq3lx7b4kGvtT/s200/Mariel+and+girls+on+lawn.JPG" border="0" /></a> Pre-graduation fun with friends!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319419336341613392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127418567151630113.post-76264117783183884812007-06-17T21:12:00.000-07:002007-06-17T21:19:26.443-07:00Patsy's Birthday - June 2007This is Patsy on her birthday this June. She definitely was "The Queen" today.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjop5fZd2u33iKBjmC3kLMP93FoenezmVvYD3zRPVcDx5Ib8hLSAXgAXO03RCPovbuoimYYK70FSkGznrMRZd8CWiFZSxKyZmm_hjqWBKMawQ2Jbj9yfD0HV8CM8cJeEjFFW8ief4HFMj0V/s1600-h/The+Queen+-+June+2007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077253028036406018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjop5fZd2u33iKBjmC3kLMP93FoenezmVvYD3zRPVcDx5Ib8hLSAXgAXO03RCPovbuoimYYK70FSkGznrMRZd8CWiFZSxKyZmm_hjqWBKMawQ2Jbj9yfD0HV8CM8cJeEjFFW8ief4HFMj0V/s200/The+Queen+-+June+2007.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmLhZrZImfa4nuI6nwSgb675e5OvJGLe2UJi4R0YHy9q6VHFnrKiV1BWvguKFfmOpcROERsPDUe3I9txyVKYmLoO6xBjcVDzsrS_8vZ9s1KWq3P4usX4yWlzzVFsug8uu5P3Qvng8x89r/s1600-h/Group+1+-+June+2007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077252864827648754" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmLhZrZImfa4nuI6nwSgb675e5OvJGLe2UJi4R0YHy9q6VHFnrKiV1BWvguKFfmOpcROERsPDUe3I9txyVKYmLoO6xBjcVDzsrS_8vZ9s1KWq3P4usX4yWlzzVFsug8uu5P3Qvng8x89r/s200/Group+1+-+June+2007.JPG" border="0" /></a> Her birthday was celebrated with her loved ones (Mark had left to go to a beer club meeting)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8nS-aufXWBESVYeXh1RuHRSwV75eEAkmVKE9ZMSAyFhjN9A37rDHtf1XrlDbKku4uZD-9etyIIClA1IQfrMcf-_nobYUgsrE30-Pd6SX7utjYkY1CROUbCVV1e4uW2tOo1mHOWR_YJU4W/s1600-h/Mom+and+Cake+-+June+2007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077252727388695266" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8nS-aufXWBESVYeXh1RuHRSwV75eEAkmVKE9ZMSAyFhjN9A37rDHtf1XrlDbKku4uZD-9etyIIClA1IQfrMcf-_nobYUgsrE30-Pd6SX7utjYkY1CROUbCVV1e4uW2tOo1mHOWR_YJU4W/s200/Mom+and+Cake+-+June+2007.JPG" border="0" /></a> The birthday cake was fit for "The Queen" with fresh flowers and was very yummy! <br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319419336341613392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127418567151630113.post-81193946776677507852007-05-31T19:43:00.000-07:002007-05-31T19:52:04.661-07:00Memorial Day Weekend in Santa Barbara<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJcuXlD-rioWWT09rqew4I_HwMxh7FjENDesA_YTiIeO2F5ZXm8-z0fkcHdiv3ioZ7v8wBYm9uHCYB4hjsJjP_Xzp2MOg8OYujqmyp-aprIyo2dyhmx4TnA5f7ysg6mHMHaOrRlaI2WvK5/s1600-h/DSC02220.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070921854505956962" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJcuXlD-rioWWT09rqew4I_HwMxh7FjENDesA_YTiIeO2F5ZXm8-z0fkcHdiv3ioZ7v8wBYm9uHCYB4hjsJjP_Xzp2MOg8OYujqmyp-aprIyo2dyhmx4TnA5f7ysg6mHMHaOrRlaI2WvK5/s200/DSC02220.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is Robert and Alex at the Mission in Santa Barbara. They had tons of artists painting streetscapes for the holiday weekend. Alex saw Roberts camera and they took about 900 pictures during the day. She looks like a "natural" doesn't she?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMtW0nFxznEd7evjHdGEVI8sIrHxZsBoQc1RR9FHAztIe5NHOuBw-bgvfTiEkc5z2ORzcgDvYheyi3tDP04tr4e3dSe7DD_bTDxUz-5GH_Iy7t7mzv1c4C3awXCOiaQtI3Ukf9AISaP8z/s1600-h/DSC02224.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070921884570728050" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMtW0nFxznEd7evjHdGEVI8sIrHxZsBoQc1RR9FHAztIe5NHOuBw-bgvfTiEkc5z2ORzcgDvYheyi3tDP04tr4e3dSe7DD_bTDxUz-5GH_Iy7t7mzv1c4C3awXCOiaQtI3Ukf9AISaP8z/s200/DSC02224.JPG" border="0" /></a> Loved the hat on this chick!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-rCDyEmKLTbaBawi6dE_JgnH7dWI4NVmeSiIz9RAx_LlNFERc7_uX-ALfceINDaYFxRjF7mGjtVHpbrBjiUzhg8wryQvcQSyzGHBL_nQQyOjul-cfi03nVFajY1GPMnCMwEDdP8yJDUC/s1600-h/DSC02227.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070921888865695362" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-rCDyEmKLTbaBawi6dE_JgnH7dWI4NVmeSiIz9RAx_LlNFERc7_uX-ALfceINDaYFxRjF7mGjtVHpbrBjiUzhg8wryQvcQSyzGHBL_nQQyOjul-cfi03nVFajY1GPMnCMwEDdP8yJDUC/s200/DSC02227.JPG" border="0" /></a> This was my personal favorite.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSn83WqQ6mE2EYf5kcUoBd1MfZj5HStC5g7sm63oDPyIsfY0X6NTsOG60r6yDVKtUDvVEoT7cOFZSueMvuaBMBVIXAARCcsqOjWbbWAlZDJTS-ym6zjNI5OrFMKr2ZQckHnCyUmT2KuRo/s1600-h/DSC02230.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070921893160662674" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSn83WqQ6mE2EYf5kcUoBd1MfZj5HStC5g7sm63oDPyIsfY0X6NTsOG60r6yDVKtUDvVEoT7cOFZSueMvuaBMBVIXAARCcsqOjWbbWAlZDJTS-ym6zjNI5OrFMKr2ZQckHnCyUmT2KuRo/s200/DSC02230.JPG" border="0" /></a> My mom and dad weren't really into the paintings. Looks like mom is searching for something in her purse and that is a sucker in her mouth not a cigarette.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzox96BMp_e4U6uexyvHezw3eoeRn4_q89gzIe_53Ll-cSnSTMN6hgia8JFVAw4dqc__t0r_Z7XP3-ENdzbkMLY27Cs0vSSZtdQuUGkNhPCwGk2b36XssGEE_cbrem2s1q5Li4AtKcCeC/s1600-h/DSC02228.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070921897455629986" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzox96BMp_e4U6uexyvHezw3eoeRn4_q89gzIe_53Ll-cSnSTMN6hgia8JFVAw4dqc__t0r_Z7XP3-ENdzbkMLY27Cs0vSSZtdQuUGkNhPCwGk2b36XssGEE_cbrem2s1q5Li4AtKcCeC/s200/DSC02228.JPG" border="0" /></a> It was a beautiful day at the Mission and lots of great paintings and people watching. Caught a moment with Tori hugging Julie that I think is exceptionally sweet.<br /><div></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319419336341613392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127418567151630113.post-37258419612962747232007-05-31T19:37:00.000-07:002007-05-31T19:43:47.662-07:00Rose and Family in Santa Barbara<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSRkC2BtQhd5RQzzRiS5Gtc0Jua-MQ4B_Yh7Bmvf9aPxqsveEmNswTlztz7BbjYYearYmgtmlhC3y4-GqjAk0pZWn9tzCVGHNaeEyicAwvr340DI526o0FhGSzGpVbSJig6XEvpuUC8D6/s1600-h/DSC02246.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070920514476160530" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSRkC2BtQhd5RQzzRiS5Gtc0Jua-MQ4B_Yh7Bmvf9aPxqsveEmNswTlztz7BbjYYearYmgtmlhC3y4-GqjAk0pZWn9tzCVGHNaeEyicAwvr340DI526o0FhGSzGpVbSJig6XEvpuUC8D6/s200/DSC02246.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is my friend Rose with her grandson Tony, his wife Julie and their kids, Tori, Brandon and Alex. Rose lives in Santa Barbara and doesn't get to see Tony and his family too often as they live in Scottsdale, AZ.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAYQcBq2iwfvjfUw-LoKcKRtE5LZaP3d2FErBKSXq-vjJuuL7p3J42O2R-kDhJPyJRpom_KKnsvgr9fX6eo70dg69XBn7xMfYIvYHRiJ8l9XAnlGao-VZhI6JqCdyo0iBPD8m4UZKCSKN/s1600-h/DSC02242.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070920523066095138" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAYQcBq2iwfvjfUw-LoKcKRtE5LZaP3d2FErBKSXq-vjJuuL7p3J42O2R-kDhJPyJRpom_KKnsvgr9fX6eo70dg69XBn7xMfYIvYHRiJ8l9XAnlGao-VZhI6JqCdyo0iBPD8m4UZKCSKN/s200/DSC02242.JPG" border="0" /></a> Rose and Tony<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5dwbiqHUL-Tpa3oKKKc506Jmyk0_VQ_SI1nuyz7GcHNWX2PBTF2hNGUZvbQcygo1GlGgGZJuFSaW9YiqtwMsOhuZFbNBvxvrj6dcRJpzO-3mNJXrP8QXHokpIcD9bTO6W843OPOgRqBKo/s1600-h/DSC02232.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070920523066095154" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5dwbiqHUL-Tpa3oKKKc506Jmyk0_VQ_SI1nuyz7GcHNWX2PBTF2hNGUZvbQcygo1GlGgGZJuFSaW9YiqtwMsOhuZFbNBvxvrj6dcRJpzO-3mNJXrP8QXHokpIcD9bTO6W843OPOgRqBKo/s200/DSC02232.JPG" border="0" /></a> Tori, Julie and Brandon<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihe4L5F2CSXUMxvC0sNoDSTe-OyB7riQMQfUQ44dkdp5LTc4Fy0xLB9A3An-V9xg7rq7aCaAK35JpoH5pKJeUaXehWevRO-yW19kHyK3tjOWcYYJe9bOZrIoQZ6eVMQ0eh-OffF0pXWHn0/s1600-h/DSC02218.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070920527361062466" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihe4L5F2CSXUMxvC0sNoDSTe-OyB7riQMQfUQ44dkdp5LTc4Fy0xLB9A3An-V9xg7rq7aCaAK35JpoH5pKJeUaXehWevRO-yW19kHyK3tjOWcYYJe9bOZrIoQZ6eVMQ0eh-OffF0pXWHn0/s200/DSC02218.JPG" border="0" /></a> Me and Rose<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWB6FPYylgRzbyT8xSXIFchHPj9hKKPRyj2oWe2t9X6sw7p7sgevityNgBQlhwB84A7wNZHUjgo7zd9k3VXQdoqS0tS7YHT525gshNhFmHuCfhTyrhRN8jov00l_4ZfYo8lOPp4Blnlpnz/s1600-h/DSC02202.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070920531656029778" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWB6FPYylgRzbyT8xSXIFchHPj9hKKPRyj2oWe2t9X6sw7p7sgevityNgBQlhwB84A7wNZHUjgo7zd9k3VXQdoqS0tS7YHT525gshNhFmHuCfhTyrhRN8jov00l_4ZfYo8lOPp4Blnlpnz/s200/DSC02202.JPG" border="0" /></a> Tori, Tony and Alex<br /><div></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319419336341613392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127418567151630113.post-52341830914420739282007-05-31T19:15:00.001-07:002007-05-31T19:37:43.823-07:00Eyelash Extensions?????<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTS5dWZ7SADgF4IZyDZRWVt819tiEgmSVAqmMPKfGEAdwIQlwO3Li4ehfkprTacZSKVyVJd-Zt6V32usoyqYhoJaXRBbODPt0RQIF5zRGlfAG6aH5eJVxRy9DDlkoHmFg2xSQPxpc0ts2Y/s1600-h/DSC02199.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070914140744693250" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTS5dWZ7SADgF4IZyDZRWVt819tiEgmSVAqmMPKfGEAdwIQlwO3Li4ehfkprTacZSKVyVJd-Zt6V32usoyqYhoJaXRBbODPt0RQIF5zRGlfAG6aH5eJVxRy9DDlkoHmFg2xSQPxpc0ts2Y/s200/DSC02199.JPG" border="0" /></a> One of the signs of aging is that you seem to lose your eyelashes so imagine my excitement at learning about these extensions. It takes 3 hours to put them on initially and then about 1 hour every 3 weeks to keep them looking good. They are attached with some Korean glue to your own lashes so when your lashes fall out so do these. I think they look great. No more mascara!!!<br /><div></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319419336341613392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127418567151630113.post-84656472313000275832007-05-31T19:10:00.001-07:002007-05-31T19:14:38.644-07:00Lola and Lexi<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG4bJrUrVxZJqQWGcnEHEjfB1Irr7cZVavXPaVYgBflYsGnGjey5w7aj9Pi5YiW4tB1vaqVnJzr8VlrKogvy_oFqGVriQR4cF5JifhHelSgujp14bI6dgIJiiOlnJDRHZ7Kp-FxF3eIkJP/s1600-h/DSC02192.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070912912384046562" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG4bJrUrVxZJqQWGcnEHEjfB1Irr7cZVavXPaVYgBflYsGnGjey5w7aj9Pi5YiW4tB1vaqVnJzr8VlrKogvy_oFqGVriQR4cF5JifhHelSgujp14bI6dgIJiiOlnJDRHZ7Kp-FxF3eIkJP/s200/DSC02192.JPG" border="0" /></a> Well who are these funny looking dogs? It's Lola and Lexi with their new Doggles. They didn't get to go to the Walk for the Animals because I was working the event so I thought they deserved some trinket from the event. I think they hate them but they's have to wear them anyway because I crack up when they have them on. I'm easily amused/<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOzZClQ1v7-ux5IRpbb_SkFR_6fAMHbBDmmArASLONlcLi0KR6TS-byC8LUkeDlODQzH7Ldmt4VotEs-InYpDEOIpMZB1il5OrIDoXewJJisqmS2zCrySGJEUfIfipV_PmOMuuQGUO0Ao/s1600-h/DSC02191.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070912916679013874" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOzZClQ1v7-ux5IRpbb_SkFR_6fAMHbBDmmArASLONlcLi0KR6TS-byC8LUkeDlODQzH7Ldmt4VotEs-InYpDEOIpMZB1il5OrIDoXewJJisqmS2zCrySGJEUfIfipV_PmOMuuQGUO0Ao/s200/DSC02191.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319419336341613392noreply@blogger.com0