tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55624208078830151542024-02-10T16:50:08.605-05:00How I See Itjessicamae3http://www.blogger.com/profile/16083192503020838501noreply@blogger.comBlogger307125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562420807883015154.post-79831437756768085022011-06-16T21:38:00.003-04:002011-06-16T21:48:59.250-04:00Gall Bladder FlushA friend came to my aid on Facebook about the Gall Bladder. She informed me that her chiropractor suggested she do a gall bladder and liver cleanse. She sent me the how tos and I went from there, desperate!<br /><br />The more I researched, the more I realized it worked...<br /><br />I created a <a href="http://www.jogtheweb.com/run/ZvKNU8CJhrda/Heal-your-Gall-Bladder#6">JogtheWeb</a> sight to put the information all in one spot! <a href="http://www.jogtheweb.com/run/ZvKNU8CJhrda/Heal-your-Gall-Bladder#6">You can find it here!</a><br /><br />This way if you could care less about your gall bladder or liver;<br /><br />Really? Who are you anyway?<br /><br />...than you need not be subject to the ghastly detail!jessicamae3http://www.blogger.com/profile/16083192503020838501noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562420807883015154.post-26050021998606259362011-06-16T19:55:00.007-04:002011-06-16T20:29:29.560-04:00Gall Bladder GitmoOk, so yeah....LOTS has happened since then. Take facebook for instance! Who has time to blog when you could be facebooking? Or, say you have just decided to host an angry birds water balloon fight?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1B1-MYCCenIMS1uFfSK_eYxaREjqKm1citA1ZQJLRGwJRLzegYpA8fLBoyH5GfDCWh7g-HRxaXVLkFjHzZnLAr9PwiRDkCH-OEbdcsBaL8bHa7rqSn684AlRkffKET6uQhtYizZi_WKc6/s1600/DSC06396.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1B1-MYCCenIMS1uFfSK_eYxaREjqKm1citA1ZQJLRGwJRLzegYpA8fLBoyH5GfDCWh7g-HRxaXVLkFjHzZnLAr9PwiRDkCH-OEbdcsBaL8bHa7rqSn684AlRkffKET6uQhtYizZi_WKc6/s400/DSC06396.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618972775711744370" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8xrFGdu6bqaKl3OWvNlthXHBqplVQWL-k-hJ1SS2ti8p8U-bSSWXH8JRDIGWxzlU4a8t3NBpRyWxd1LS0ZY9FNtx2tRtAWUKcQpjlPY3cQGem7AFY9C16O-iRBWIyLSnyPWP4wBXUTJI/s1600/DSC06400.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8xrFGdu6bqaKl3OWvNlthXHBqplVQWL-k-hJ1SS2ti8p8U-bSSWXH8JRDIGWxzlU4a8t3NBpRyWxd1LS0ZY9FNtx2tRtAWUKcQpjlPY3cQGem7AFY9C16O-iRBWIyLSnyPWP4wBXUTJI/s400/DSC06400.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618973116186262002" border="0" /></a><br />Anyway, so fast forward to today~this day~a day for sonograms on gall bladders!<br />I have been dealing with this issue for over a year. Frankly, I am sick of it and eating like I am a weirdo from planet weirdness. <br /><br />Yes, it is a place. <br />How do I know? <br />I have been there for the past year!<br /><br />I have always felt like a "weirdo from planet weirdness" since I was a child. I was diagnosed in the 6th grade with allergies to food~wheat, dairy products, chocolate(yes, I said chocolate), corn, and dogs and other things I can not remember. I had external eczema as a result which was annoying, painful, and embarrassing for as long as I could remember it. However, as I grew up the external went away...but I suppose the inside continued to "deal" with these allergens as I was not real good about avoiding them. At 18, I had my appendix removed in an emergency surgery. Now, I deal with the "gall bladderish" issues. Luckily, today found out blood work came back normal for issues in that area. So, I remain hopeful that the issue will clear itself up and I will not need surgery. I am telling you I have tried EVERYTHING...right down to a royal flush!!! However, that's another post altogether, and one I fully intend to write.<br /><br />I eat plenty of weird things and I love beets...yeah, I said beets~what's it to ya???<br /><br />Lately, anytime I find a different recipe tht sounds healthy and make my life with food more interesting, I like to try it. Well, I should say now that I am staring down the barrel of a shotgun named "gallbladder surgery" I am even more willing to try it!<br /><br />Take for instance this delicious sounding recipe from a blog called <a href="http://www.rawlawyer.com/2011/05/im-around-barely.html">Raw Lawyer</a> . Considering 75% of my diet should be raw, I am thinking I am going to like <a href="http://www.rawlawyer.com/2011/05/im-around-barely.html">her blog</a>!<br /><br />"Chia Chocolate Pudding for the Exhausted<br /><br /> * 1 cup vanilla almond milk<br /> * 1 scoop Sun Warrior Chocolate Protein Powder<br /> * 3-4 tablespoons of (white is my preference) Chia seeds<br /><br />Put in small container with lid. Let it sit for 10-15 minutes so Chia seeds can expand. Shake container every now and then to prevent clumpy-ness. Eat while lying in bed with good book.<br /><br />Chia is a great source of Omega 3 fatty acids, fibre and is an antioxidant."<br /><br />Thank you very much<a href="http://www.rawlawyer.com/2011/05/im-around-barely.html"> Raw Lawyer</a>...I will be trying that one tomorrow.<br /><br />You see in my search for being more aware of what I am eating, I find myself realizing I just might be one of those kind of people that are more sensitive to food. It's a life sentence because "food is my friend". I love it...all of it. Okay, maybe not liver and certainly not mutton! I miss wine the most.<br /><br />I began the stages of loss and grief for the "foods" I can no longer eat already. I am dealing with it, and realizing I am not lucky like the woman who shared her gall bladder was loaded with stones and she had no problems. WHACK!!!! Yeah, that was me slapping her! Acting like, "what's the big deal" towards me.<br /><br />"Michael, go out back and heat up that poker and let's jam it through her back just under the scapula and give her a little taste of what gall bladder attacks feel like. Make sure and laugh at her as she desperately tries to belch to make herself feel better!!! No, honey do not give her TUMS; TUMS WON'T make it feel better!!!"<br /><br />Ok, yeah, so maybe I am in the Anger stage of dealing with this loss!<br /><br />I digress,<br /><br />And please pass the Olive Oil and Grapefruit juice.jessicamae3http://www.blogger.com/profile/16083192503020838501noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562420807883015154.post-58197350560547707182010-02-02T18:25:00.003-05:002010-02-02T18:38:26.354-05:00Groundhog DayThe groundhog did not see it's shadow here in Florida...does that mean Springs around the corner??? I am ready!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3CmA5YqTQTaBa7joyliaGkvsK3a4qiFVpO6jX0UfbisvA4MFeU9lLAAo3YBm2Snn1fUa7vzmy36oU7gSwekEKgorXV3lQOZCswgpwVRhNA1dY36ed6Sc2ji4msADBu_RK392Ug3FsNHK/s1600-h/DSC03662.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3CmA5YqTQTaBa7joyliaGkvsK3a4qiFVpO6jX0UfbisvA4MFeU9lLAAo3YBm2Snn1fUa7vzmy36oU7gSwekEKgorXV3lQOZCswgpwVRhNA1dY36ed6Sc2ji4msADBu_RK392Ug3FsNHK/s400/DSC03662.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433791930707934658" border="0" /></a><br />In August of 2007 we were there...it is a real place and it is beautiful in the summer time!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLPVy_ZP16C96b4ERTZWBRklDmMyyUsS1R2E9eSrKFFlLSntMN_ennuj6yI94pu3T4u2JhXVppR3_dRdZ2Y0ZxEa-o3VazMisn7Os-ydLCxetO1Tp9cyxajJz5_NQ9VItKkqoGdAtKH-k/s1600-h/aug1_07_010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLPVy_ZP16C96b4ERTZWBRklDmMyyUsS1R2E9eSrKFFlLSntMN_ennuj6yI94pu3T4u2JhXVppR3_dRdZ2Y0ZxEa-o3VazMisn7Os-ydLCxetO1Tp9cyxajJz5_NQ9VItKkqoGdAtKH-k/s400/aug1_07_010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433793582905034482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_rjXqgHdh_bqnyK_KgPiFloN8hyphenhyphenl3QVovns-T14DCf_aNDKLvoyXNZetqvW0oGWtQk-rW4_7pPGOy6rJt3r2z90otd3q_FhNoNPAGwjFmuMs5s8MCkv7k6Wo5WGAw1Sz0DNEkjeolZgD/s1600-h/aug1_07_005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_rjXqgHdh_bqnyK_KgPiFloN8hyphenhyphenl3QVovns-T14DCf_aNDKLvoyXNZetqvW0oGWtQk-rW4_7pPGOy6rJt3r2z90otd3q_FhNoNPAGwjFmuMs5s8MCkv7k6Wo5WGAw1Sz0DNEkjeolZgD/s400/aug1_07_005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433793578343603330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtNuMGbcLbfh5kv2IOicV97iNNEeMwI6GalE7be2gsfzOr83uPaCwfcCuUrMB6lxiY0J8wFOX_G0OwpwuneMIJHsgDcsx-FaMWThGPqM2E7atsNpCg_Ba0LHCesuIB9Fim5mOqSijcALS/s1600-h/aug1_07_002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtNuMGbcLbfh5kv2IOicV97iNNEeMwI6GalE7be2gsfzOr83uPaCwfcCuUrMB6lxiY0J8wFOX_G0OwpwuneMIJHsgDcsx-FaMWThGPqM2E7atsNpCg_Ba0LHCesuIB9Fim5mOqSijcALS/s400/aug1_07_002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433793576191778402" border="0" /></a>jessicamae3http://www.blogger.com/profile/16083192503020838501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562420807883015154.post-36444926990333428982010-01-24T18:38:00.007-05:002010-01-24T19:08:30.046-05:00Happy 13th Birthday Jacob!!!It's official! My oldest has turned 13 years old! I shared photos of him as a baby on up through the ages in a birthday post last year! Go <a href="http://jessicamae3.blogspot.com/2009/01/happy-wednesday.html">HERE </a>to see the baby that is now a TEENAGER! You'll hopefully enjoy this post as much as I did! There are some great pictures of the children and great grandpa!<br />I took some photos of Jacob yesterday in a photo shoot outside before his birthday party!<br />Here they are straight out of the camera!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8z7j2HO-AsUxs2bfyPiGYf0z8dgGD8XbWnhCNmlu2PB6P3E2-IIYr8faVogks_Z6wCJ_VgnNO35cJ5zlEMwKAbnDmnnXLeUSxaS6pJQ2cBiQ6Epg9IHcA5tEdhZT75yyJ_VMmb1ZKFoxL/s1600-h/DSC03636.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8z7j2HO-AsUxs2bfyPiGYf0z8dgGD8XbWnhCNmlu2PB6P3E2-IIYr8faVogks_Z6wCJ_VgnNO35cJ5zlEMwKAbnDmnnXLeUSxaS6pJQ2cBiQ6Epg9IHcA5tEdhZT75yyJ_VMmb1ZKFoxL/s400/DSC03636.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430456720006598786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ba5rQTwBAWO-A08VTawMWpfwhu-JKhEZYRq11B4sFAMHhbHkA0V426HSQ4EWVgpWjj6Eh5v3R0Q-Di1oEfHf1IhvyZUkO41fw_D27qVLVVS637-SSLAws3D58DgyRplPaQ_eRLTLkpKf/s1600-h/DSC03634.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ba5rQTwBAWO-A08VTawMWpfwhu-JKhEZYRq11B4sFAMHhbHkA0V426HSQ4EWVgpWjj6Eh5v3R0Q-Di1oEfHf1IhvyZUkO41fw_D27qVLVVS637-SSLAws3D58DgyRplPaQ_eRLTLkpKf/s400/DSC03634.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430456713824331218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNqMBoEUFzeEGspc6V8pYJFuQTY8iJAmwfUZ4iuEDo6KnkyHObhwLPKuNF9HG7qya-a_aLvUyoqI4i1AazrRDE_nvnHaSePHL1rayLlIfdzcaSVMIVFujtecwagYbcpb8jd3ijRLmd8he/s1600-h/DSC03629.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNqMBoEUFzeEGspc6V8pYJFuQTY8iJAmwfUZ4iuEDo6KnkyHObhwLPKuNF9HG7qya-a_aLvUyoqI4i1AazrRDE_nvnHaSePHL1rayLlIfdzcaSVMIVFujtecwagYbcpb8jd3ijRLmd8he/s400/DSC03629.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430456706771659394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUekRHoDfkYyFnFhsFZl1yzuQL72EBooHpFEHvgpv4cQSMnMHt81f-MnY9RozcGbbQ0xOinaBNwZkdbY6U0kAfLhtyu7NmIQ6gSJ7rwRDdqmvbeKWwEU3KyfStwymlTOkKgoKpn5BQifR/s1600-h/DSC03630.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUekRHoDfkYyFnFhsFZl1yzuQL72EBooHpFEHvgpv4cQSMnMHt81f-MnY9RozcGbbQ0xOinaBNwZkdbY6U0kAfLhtyu7NmIQ6gSJ7rwRDdqmvbeKWwEU3KyfStwymlTOkKgoKpn5BQifR/s400/DSC03630.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430456704446008802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0GfrZ33Ny40lSsgT0loIgfGU3l-vPOai00vn90adtUY5bQLQ1zIn_AlfA7iSNZAxUSbzU5YBmklUj-a-RsQKn83m6QzsoO_aWq6Ansy9aXPDRKo5qJD7pTSywRux4AacMURYA5-nTMWk/s1600-h/DSC03631.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0GfrZ33Ny40lSsgT0loIgfGU3l-vPOai00vn90adtUY5bQLQ1zIn_AlfA7iSNZAxUSbzU5YBmklUj-a-RsQKn83m6QzsoO_aWq6Ansy9aXPDRKo5qJD7pTSywRux4AacMURYA5-nTMWk/s400/DSC03631.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430456695086477634" border="0" /></a><br /><br />At 1:30ish, Jacob's friends arrived at the house. We piled in the Tahoe and headed out to the bowling alley. I got a great glimpse into the world of 7th graders! ACK! They were repeating lines from the Office and giggling the whole way there!<br />Once we arrived at the alley, we bowled for two hours! The boys had a ball. Jayda and Mike and Jay joined us shortly after we began. She had gone to a girl scouting event earlier in the day!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilIYxh9uzg-rlpX6w-PZMKTP_xX1NXgLA6f8v36R7dq9aHumLlDxFDU57xMmvSI3NGdMdwo89d96KHv7FPXfdN-7Pt1hUG6VoSo5UcY3oZQgKMQH252mnYfNPpDtHkoSNA9OyIj-LytUyl/s1600-h/DSC03643.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilIYxh9uzg-rlpX6w-PZMKTP_xX1NXgLA6f8v36R7dq9aHumLlDxFDU57xMmvSI3NGdMdwo89d96KHv7FPXfdN-7Pt1hUG6VoSo5UcY3oZQgKMQH252mnYfNPpDtHkoSNA9OyIj-LytUyl/s400/DSC03643.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430461582963941138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZvBYo7KnzBsrTvg1kaGs63wvMkwh8QurJJPHIHzmG5JU4Ja-Jf2fWBUlwdYjx0KKMefZ3lJDvNAvNApClNIhxNrUHC8d_cp_fuzGID0oGzhLEAWfGqcN0fLswAqgkKvyT9C_Us_NxPuX/s1600-h/DSC03644.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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They get so caught up in video games they do not think that much else matters! UGH! A source of contention in our house. Jacob wanted to use the money he has been saving to buy a Play Station 3. He has a wii, xbox, and nintendo 64. I had to be the "mean" mom and put my foot down about that one! He settled for buying himself the latest video game for the wii and is surprisingly happy!<br />After we finished bowling, we headed over to CiCi's pizza for all you can eat pizza...isn't this ever 13 year olds dream come true??? hahaha Jacob loves the joint and so did his friends!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvp7s7gmAl8AsUTmmRIcD4hdSaczuEBHak4T7xAQ1iUROm9vudihPDzOV2Lge4qo0vLqHyvaZfFRMMsNLKDyN_7fmhx0KvVXzv89oKY5YWchWOp2Ng3OINLuFhvkCw-4aX_j_pZQ0shfBT/s1600-h/DSC03650.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvp7s7gmAl8AsUTmmRIcD4hdSaczuEBHak4T7xAQ1iUROm9vudihPDzOV2Lge4qo0vLqHyvaZfFRMMsNLKDyN_7fmhx0KvVXzv89oKY5YWchWOp2Ng3OINLuFhvkCw-4aX_j_pZQ0shfBT/s400/DSC03650.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430458886713580674" border="0" /></a>Then it was back to the house! The boys played outside for about an hour...working off all that pizza they had eaten. It was a lot of fun for all of the boys! Then off course, it was in to play some video games!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2VLYFfpGCMSU9izKbZcIXXj8hAQQWD7UeFWiNdkc8PVrtTPzM-8L3OnCZ-3zo7khetMAYNPpXWb8z_7X05fWypXnhAXT-tEp7AHPMvFmh58Ur6ID6_mr4GvKe4k0Dzedqz9y_a5azubyp/s1600-h/DSC03655.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2VLYFfpGCMSU9izKbZcIXXj8hAQQWD7UeFWiNdkc8PVrtTPzM-8L3OnCZ-3zo7khetMAYNPpXWb8z_7X05fWypXnhAXT-tEp7AHPMvFmh58Ur6ID6_mr4GvKe4k0Dzedqz9y_a5azubyp/s400/DSC03655.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430458906391806274" border="0" /></a>Don't forget about the ice cream cake. Unfortunately, the icing made the ice cream melt more than usual...it didn't look as pretty as it usually comes out...but it was delish!!!<br />Michael gave jay icecream last night, he only broke out a little from it and told me, "I yuv iceceam!".<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju27p6Oo8jRpdj-uQW3-JODQDyLu2AQCXkYAKhFvOdu6w_VslqSbj3BmD6wxRdvB_AGtzT0IK69Bq6GgVtG8LTIQ-YPwzCJqcU0VfWYWp0tBLlXGLBGjcnCU2otFOw2cZCf0BxDL-atfjh/s1600-h/DSC03654.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju27p6Oo8jRpdj-uQW3-JODQDyLu2AQCXkYAKhFvOdu6w_VslqSbj3BmD6wxRdvB_AGtzT0IK69Bq6GgVtG8LTIQ-YPwzCJqcU0VfWYWp0tBLlXGLBGjcnCU2otFOw2cZCf0BxDL-atfjh/s400/DSC03654.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430458901039092226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPKHYANq7qRxQVY56z0n2pLwg7PbFeTCddIGkT2D_9JP4WF-TF3Z2UCFoUnxK1XOI5mn5tmxz5Who6loA4TDJb_gA9l_5oGEFhtSYXzrWprD3Tnv4uf53Y2nc3myVoBxOiXPWIzYA7xwi/s1600-h/DSC03653.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPKHYANq7qRxQVY56z0n2pLwg7PbFeTCddIGkT2D_9JP4WF-TF3Z2UCFoUnxK1XOI5mn5tmxz5Who6loA4TDJb_gA9l_5oGEFhtSYXzrWprD3Tnv4uf53Y2nc3myVoBxOiXPWIzYA7xwi/s400/DSC03653.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430458894615554194" border="0" /></a><br />I missed him blowing out candles, but this was just after he blew!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9w3wmeKtIvz-BKJX_vqrv0VkZJ_WD7noNeqH434LnyAqOB-PMxCebn0oIuH5BFA6Uv6dgX-B_ob1fFEemog4mggtDnHwp1hADjFtmyvarvq1CLFUgklqK3SACcZ5C1uf10tclXD02w_6B/s1600-h/DSC03653.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9w3wmeKtIvz-BKJX_vqrv0VkZJ_WD7noNeqH434LnyAqOB-PMxCebn0oIuH5BFA6Uv6dgX-B_ob1fFEemog4mggtDnHwp1hADjFtmyvarvq1CLFUgklqK3SACcZ5C1uf10tclXD02w_6B/s400/DSC03653.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430460999957618210" /></a><br /><br />Overall, it was one very fun day! Just before bed, Jacob came into my room and said, "Mom, thanks this was a really fun day!" I totally have to agree and look forward to many more wonderful birthdays. Next birthday up in the immediate family is Jayda...as she informed me this morning. 5 months and counting! hahahajessicamae3http://www.blogger.com/profile/16083192503020838501noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562420807883015154.post-5211722814154586102010-01-22T15:16:00.003-05:002010-01-22T15:30:56.664-05:00ABC's of Me!<p>This has been moving about the blog world and I wanted to add my little part! Copy and fill in the ABC's of you and then link me back so I can read about you!<br /></p><p>ABC’s of me</p> <p>A – Age: Let's just say it is fall in my world.<br /></p> <p>B – Bed size: Queen who is desperately in need of a King!<br /></p> <p>C – Chore you hate: Housework, cooking, cleaning up, bathrooms, laundry...<br /></p> <p>D – Dog’s name: Jay Harvey...oh wait he is a boy.<br /></p> <p>E – Essential “start your day” item: Caramel Macchiatto.</p> <p>F – Favorite color: Robin's Egg blue<br /></p> <p>G – Gold or Silver: Silver.<br /></p> <p>H – Height: 5′9″ish</p> <p>I – Instruments you play(ed): Flute in past and most recently gazoo today! Jay loved it!<br /></p> <p>J – Job title: 1st grade teacher is first job of the day, 2nd job mother/wife. Both highly underpaid<br /></p> <p>K – Kid(s):3...my fav number<br /></p> <p>M – Mum’s name: Um, I call her “Mother and Mom.”<br /></p> <p>N – Nicknames: In childhood, Jessabellybutton. In grown-up-hood, JessyMessy or messyjessy.</p> <p>O – Overnight hospital stay other than childbirth: broken leg, appendectomy, a surgery I shoould have been hospitalized and drugged heavily is the most recent hernia repair...who's idea was it to have outpatient surgery??? :o)<br /></p> <p>P – Pet Peeve: Lack of intelligence, or commonsense for that matter. People who throw up their problems on your shoes. Anything that smells bad. Rude people. Dumb people. People who cut line...didn't they go to Kindergarten???????????? Oh wait, they are the ones who did it even back then!<br /></p> <p>Q – Quote from a movie: I wish I could remember one.<br /></p><p>R – Right- or left-handed: Right, because I am.<br /></p> <p>S – Siblings: Yes, but it doesn’t matter ‘cuz my mom loves ME best.</p> <p>T – Time you wake up: 2 am, 4 am at 5 am then finally give in and get up! I guess when you go to bed at 730 or 8 pm this is bound to happen.<br /></p> <p>U- Underwear: Underwhere? Of course I wear underwear.<br /></p> <p>V – Vegetable you dislike: tomatoes or is that a fruit?<br /></p> <p>W – Ways you drink your coffee: hot, sweet and fulfilling...like me!<br /></p> <p>X-rays you’ve had: Teeth, leg, chest, ankles, other leg<br /></p> <p>Y – Yummy food you make: monkey bread<br /></p> <p>Z – Zoo favorite : dolphins<br /></p> <p>Now it’s your turn. Post the ABC of YOU in comments, or link us to your blog. C’mon, you know you want to!</p>jessicamae3http://www.blogger.com/profile/16083192503020838501noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562420807883015154.post-30028749857926817202010-01-04T19:45:00.002-05:002010-01-04T19:51:09.449-05:00It was a cold cold cold morning! Up at 5:45 am and hot showered...to bring my body temperature up to something above 65*...and then out the door. I could act like I hated being up so early...but the caramel macchiato and blueberry scone were way worth it!!! hehehehe<br /><br />School went well and the children were well behaved. {Made for a wonderful day back at the grind!}<br /><br />Dinner at my mothers house...perfect ending to a long day!jessicamae3http://www.blogger.com/profile/16083192503020838501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562420807883015154.post-37209875320543182822010-01-02T12:08:00.005-05:002010-01-03T10:17:25.608-05:00Brrr...It sure is winter! Brrr....it is going to be colder tonight! Did you happen to notice the Blue Moon on the 31st? I managed to get a glimpse of the moon rising last night and I was floored! Our world is so beautiful.<br /><br />Heard from Michael early this morning. He said it is so cold in Illinois that he can barely breathe outside. I do not miss the cold!<br /><br />Today, I got dressed and Jay dressed and headed out to the car...but he wouldn't get in his car seat. Marched him right back in, set him in time out, and we did not go anywhere all afternoon.<br /><br />Totally different story when we went to my mothers for dinner! He was all about getting in the seat! Then iot was the normal hijinx while there!<br /><br />Not to worry though, he has not turned over a new leaf...<br />*within the half hour he was standing on the dining room table playing with the chandelier crystals. {I know, where was I? ~~~ About 10 feet away.}<br />*it was then on to the big wheel and putting in on the coffee table and trying to climb up on it.{Where was I? ~~~ About 3 feet away.}<br />*he had pulled out about 40 tissues from the tissue box...just kept pulling and holding them in one hand. {I knew it was too quiet and peeked around the corner.}<br />*he goes in the bathroom and does one of several things depending on his level of ingenuity{I call it naughtiness.}: gets in the bathtub and tries to play with the bath toys{occasionally reaches to try and turn on water.}, undresses and tries to get on potty, or will stand and proceed to unravel the toilet paper as quick as possible by hand{because he knows I hear that and come running and it is his goal to get through as much as possible in as short amount of time as possible.}.<br />*pulls dining room chair to window, stands on it, and tries to slide lock over.<br /><br />Let's just say he knows where the time out area is and knows the tone that causes him to flee and sit there. Depending on what he feels the level of my anger is he will do one of the following:<br />*Sit eyes wide open and quiet{usually when he has done something where he has hurt himself.}<br />*Wail and cry.<br />*Sneak away the second I turn my back.<br />*Find some game in his world to play.<br /><br />If I had to describe him in one word...it would be BUSY!<br />If I had to describe me in one word...it would be EXHAUSTED!<br />But look how cute he is!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFrfAPpJmHtLTEc9QurGplK5MK1WQmJm6EviAKjMcyeVHaOR1g67RY0eiPmqtxCy2cQL1BPS624tMQoRolCJDMxjx2GnpwH8QhgOWiUlQSVrhV_AnedQ2lJb89Au_4AJHP8XjujOxpSXeY/s1600-h/DSC03356.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFrfAPpJmHtLTEc9QurGplK5MK1WQmJm6EviAKjMcyeVHaOR1g67RY0eiPmqtxCy2cQL1BPS624tMQoRolCJDMxjx2GnpwH8QhgOWiUlQSVrhV_AnedQ2lJb89Au_4AJHP8XjujOxpSXeY/s400/DSC03356.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422532826196885714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5Tt2fJJ8fk6OKbFTJbKY_NUQOOWM2oefeUXWADMoR_jl9fRfGhJOvuH0FCPOAt46Ronz3F8iMTMc3rdouooUKU-I797tZwmyoV-J3lRP4d7Qr1IUOTzsVfoCl17x485pZT0dYPzFoiRz/s1600-h/DSC03443.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5Tt2fJJ8fk6OKbFTJbKY_NUQOOWM2oefeUXWADMoR_jl9fRfGhJOvuH0FCPOAt46Ronz3F8iMTMc3rdouooUKU-I797tZwmyoV-J3lRP4d7Qr1IUOTzsVfoCl17x485pZT0dYPzFoiRz/s400/DSC03443.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422531860089742434" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44BM-PBG0CjWvcDNTXanSD1FxH9RdZyXP0IrdAyHjbt1ciitsObXYf_DuimGghAyr_rDhT1j_3muO6FQj0D0l3hgNLC3UsMlfXAhCbI3lw7jbw_rRHsLL9PyiZCFBhxvRWTn06Qs4SCgI/s1600-h/DSC03372.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44BM-PBG0CjWvcDNTXanSD1FxH9RdZyXP0IrdAyHjbt1ciitsObXYf_DuimGghAyr_rDhT1j_3muO6FQj0D0l3hgNLC3UsMlfXAhCbI3lw7jbw_rRHsLL9PyiZCFBhxvRWTn06Qs4SCgI/s400/DSC03372.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422532432831762066" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfo7E4dHL8tlLLaOvHQfJKANRJs_lhtffb1jNkDP6umjt09sVaTo-GMD3zAvi-qDlZ68mlYBISUI4-PFa2MIsI-fQqLaz0uRly4j30_cLgK4R-oXRGYfD9aTTukWc7wFH6m0KbgLIXI6v/s1600-h/DSC03316.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 334px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfo7E4dHL8tlLLaOvHQfJKANRJs_lhtffb1jNkDP6umjt09sVaTo-GMD3zAvi-qDlZ68mlYBISUI4-PFa2MIsI-fQqLaz0uRly4j30_cLgK4R-oXRGYfD9aTTukWc7wFH6m0KbgLIXI6v/s400/DSC03316.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422532832089483698" /></a>jessicamae3http://www.blogger.com/profile/16083192503020838501noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562420807883015154.post-28932440000396347242010-01-01T14:45:00.004-05:002010-01-01T14:57:25.940-05:00Happy New Year!December 31st- Jay was potty trained until about 8 pm. Used the heck out of the potty, made it every time except once! Then grew weary of it.<br />Today, January 1st...not so much. Could be for the best...I am solo this weekend as Mike has had to travel north to pay his final respects for his grandfather.<br /><br />This afternoon, Jay and I are spending with my mother. Then out to dinner together!<br />Jay and I have gotten closer over the last two days! I am still not back to being better yet from my hernia surgery three weeks ago. It pains me to sit here at my computer this very instant!<br />Yet, I digress from my woes!<br /><br />This year is a year all about love for me! Myself. My Family. My Friends. My Students. ETC.<br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/HP_ADM%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/HP_ADM%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.png" alt="" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK0LXjugQQgNErQeMIguU38gwxd1YwlckSQn5umB1IpL5guhCXyn7HI8OhsL_NfIRDC3BcZVbGWpAQXKhxh7HA21ghGKeEqnO-Ozzaz_PWK8naQFgS8PhyPR2xgc7mxzSitCJoyqtcZ4od/s1600-h/4173218095_be3e39d3c6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK0LXjugQQgNErQeMIguU38gwxd1YwlckSQn5umB1IpL5guhCXyn7HI8OhsL_NfIRDC3BcZVbGWpAQXKhxh7HA21ghGKeEqnO-Ozzaz_PWK8naQFgS8PhyPR2xgc7mxzSitCJoyqtcZ4od/s400/4173218095_be3e39d3c6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421861095441985314" border="0" /></a><br />Afterall, we all need a little more love!<br /><br />Speaking of...Resolutions. So what are yours???<br />Have you set out to make some new ones?<br /><br />Here are a few of mine:<br />1. Love more.<br />2. Create more.<br />3. Blog daily.<br />4. Clean more.<br />5. De-clutter.<br />6. Leave stories behind.<br />7. Create moments/stories/memories.<br />8. Fish more/Catch more fish!<br />9. Heal to the point where I can begin to exercise.<br />10. Be Health conscious! Celebrate the fact that my surgery cured my indigestion...I hope or it is back to Dr. Brawnstein for gall bladder surgery. I am not so sure I am ready for another of those! But, if I must...there is no better surgeon out there!<br />11. Remember others in little ways! Paying it forward.<br /><br />Well, I must go and try and find something warm to wear that wont hurt my incision. I need to get out and beat the blustery day doldrums!<br />Til then...jessicamae3http://www.blogger.com/profile/16083192503020838501noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562420807883015154.post-16282245664119077202010-01-01T14:36:00.002-05:002010-01-01T14:45:11.627-05:00A sad day for us!<h2 class="storytitleblack"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">However, the angels sing</span>.</span><br /></h2><h2 class="storytitleblack">Lloyd E."Red" Hall</h2> <p class="boldname"> <span>Commercial-News</span><br /> </p> <p> <span></span> <span>December 30, 2009 </span><br /><br />— <span>Lloyd E. "Red" Hall, 95, of Danville, passed away on Dec. 30, 2009, at the VA Illiana Health Care System in Danville.<br />He was born March 18, 1914, in Georgetown, the son of Stanley A. and Ruth Grace (Clark) Hall.<br />Lloyd married Laura Jean-ette Myers on Nov. 5, 1938, in Danville. She preceded him in death on June 6, 2002.<br />He is survived by his son, Charles C. (Kim) Hall of Danville; his daughter, Peggy (Jay) Carter of Ocala, Fla.; one sister, Annabelle Walker of Indianapolis; five grandchildren, Michael J. (Jessica) Carter of Deltona, Fla., Jayne Ann Carter of Ocala, Fla., Rachel C. (Dustin Howes) Hall of Baton Rouge, La.; Sarah C. (Christopher Harpst) Hall of Champaign, Ill., Daniel C. Hall of Chapel Hill, N.C.; and three great-grandchildren, Jay H. Carter, Jacob and Jayda Fantauzzi, all of Deltona, Fla. Lloyd was preceded in death by his parents, wife and two brothers, Stan and Harold Hall.<br />Lloyd served in the United States Navy during World War II. When he returned he started working at the Danville Post Office. He retired from the Post Office in January 1972 with the title of assistant postmaster.<br />After retirement, Lloyd and his wife spent the next 25 years traveling.<br />Lloyd enjoyed spending his winters with his wife at Llano Grande Lake Park in Mercedes, Texas.<br />He was an avid St. Louis Cardinals and Illini fan. Lloyd enjoyed golfing and loved following his grandchildren in their many sports and other<br />activities.<br />He was a member of Olive Branch Masonic Lodge 38 in Danville, the Ansar Shrine, York Rites, and a 33rd degree Mason with the Valley of Danville Scottish Rite. Lloyd also was a member of the Elks, Boy Scouts, NARFE, United Commercial Travelers and St. James United Methodist Church of Danville.<br />A private family service will be held for Lloyd Hall at Sunset Funeral Home in Danville. Burial will take place beside his wife at Spring Hill Cemetery in Danville.<br />Memorial donations may be made in Lloyd�s name to the St. James United Methodist Church.<br />Email condolences can be sent to the family at: www.sunsetfuneralhome.com. </span> </p> <p> Copyright © 1999-2008 cnhi, inc. </p> <p class="photocolumntitle" align="left"> Photos </p> <span class="pooge"> <a href="http://www.commercial-news.com/obituaries/images_sizedimage_364215759/original" target="blank"> <img src="http://images.cnhi.zope.net/images_sizedimage_364215759/med" alt="" border="0" height="175" hspace="3" width="125" /> </a> <br /> <span>Lloyd E. "Red" Hall<br /><br />I feel so blessed to have known Grandpa Red!<br />You can read some about him here:<br /><a href="http://jessicamae3.blogspot.com/2009/01/happy-wednesday.html">Grandpa and Jay</a><br />and some more here:<br /><a href="http://jessicamae3.blogspot.com/2009/08/day-5-danville-il.html">Danville Trip</a><br /><br />He will be missed but never forgotten! His memory will live on through the stories we tell.<br /><br /></span></span>jessicamae3http://www.blogger.com/profile/16083192503020838501noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562420807883015154.post-52630794454375164572009-12-22T10:21:00.001-05:002009-12-22T10:21:30.615-05:00Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!<img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNjE*OTUyMjkwOTMmcHQ9MTI2MTQ5NTI*MjAwMCZwPTQxODgxMyZkPTIwMzUxNSZnPTImbz*5MjYzYTEyYzEyNDY*MGIwYWFjYmI*ZTVlZDQ5YWRjZiZvZj*w.gif" /><div style='background-color:#e9e9e9; width: 425px;'><object id='A357085' quality='high' data='http://aka.zero.jibjab.com/client/zero/ClientZero_EmbedViewer.swf?external_make_id=5BUKIKxnx26RkJlK&service=elfyourself.jibjab.com&partnerID=ElfYourself' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' height='319' width='425'><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><param name='movie' value='http://aka.zero.jibjab.com/client/zero/ClientZero_EmbedViewer.swf?external_make_id=5BUKIKxnx26RkJlK&service=elfyourself.jibjab.com&partnerID=ElfYourself'></param><param name='scaleMode' value='showAll'></param><param name='quality' value='high'></param><param name='allowNetworking' value='all'></param><param name='allowFullScreen' value='true' /><param name='FlashVars' value='external_make_id=5BUKIKxnx26RkJlK&service=elfyourself.jibjab.com&partnerID=ElfYourself'></param><param name='allowScriptAccess' value='always'></param></object><div style='text-align:center; width:435px; margin-top:6px;'>Send your own <a href='http://www.elfyourself.com'>ElfYourself</a> <a href='http://sendables.jibjab.com/ecards'>eCards</a></div></div>jessicamae3http://www.blogger.com/profile/16083192503020838501noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562420807883015154.post-53006886201480297512009-11-28T09:06:00.004-05:002009-11-28T09:50:02.071-05:00Joy is......waking up and laying in a warm warm bad, covers pulled up over your head!<br /><br />...as I laid in bed I thought of an amazing necklace bracelet combo to create.<br /><br />...getting up and sketching said necklace combo and loving it even more than what I imagined it to be.<br /><br />...getting on the Publix scale and finding I weigh 9 pounds less than I had imagined.<br /><br />...having Christmas shopping 75% done!<br /><br />...having spent a wonderful thanksgiving with family I love and cherish!<br /><br /><br />Mmmmm...nothing better than a couple of roasted beasts to get my mouth watering!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRFnwHTLmj_-Y_hvYyRMV-dGV6guN9yfvZjH4xN_In96lqbFxu8cha3Gp86DJrXzGrBdBVjVH5QjvaQDqrWX4GFoKjJ3wAcjTuRuYb_Fnp43_JJ-o2VxwtI87VzDhlyk-Qp6NVTfHDPXt/s1600/DSC03380.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRFnwHTLmj_-Y_hvYyRMV-dGV6guN9yfvZjH4xN_In96lqbFxu8cha3Gp86DJrXzGrBdBVjVH5QjvaQDqrWX4GFoKjJ3wAcjTuRuYb_Fnp43_JJ-o2VxwtI87VzDhlyk-Qp6NVTfHDPXt/s400/DSC03380.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409165742012557906" border="0" /></a>Jay LOVED pumpkin pie!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLsl9cUgcssT0s9Jhy2CEks6s1tar5jJMTAkhIaGZ9Oce2WI3JtOGjYcKfC0tFMeO4NNWVKaNg2ODKz4iSNvaGpeT5UISkBJxI4WH64VcaE-xPzRebmpfDJ_6YPtyHWZlFkiqJiHjWcOB/s1600/DSC03391.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLsl9cUgcssT0s9Jhy2CEks6s1tar5jJMTAkhIaGZ9Oce2WI3JtOGjYcKfC0tFMeO4NNWVKaNg2ODKz4iSNvaGpeT5UISkBJxI4WH64VcaE-xPzRebmpfDJ_6YPtyHWZlFkiqJiHjWcOB/s400/DSC03391.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409165735263259138" border="0" /></a>The children had a ball playing indoors and outdoors in Ocala!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTNJYjWrlga_o_fKhcYwehdeF4P-u-CS6guNBy1QdxIBozJsbwM25aDrGFbE9w4xPkP4hENe__13SlBfAhPJIlvSK4jv1lq7siQntl9wUI1yiRsdLxLSD_viOu6ihjJd-58i8VxDQn4OAt/s1600/new4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTNJYjWrlga_o_fKhcYwehdeF4P-u-CS6guNBy1QdxIBozJsbwM25aDrGFbE9w4xPkP4hENe__13SlBfAhPJIlvSK4jv1lq7siQntl9wUI1yiRsdLxLSD_viOu6ihjJd-58i8VxDQn4OAt/s400/new4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409165376119078194" border="0" /></a>This is baby's 3rd Thanksgiving bib! Each year they scratch out one number and put the next!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjou2I9Lvs7_86BbZZfeRtVKMMO8Ic58JVNPbSvYycnEvZgco7mOoYRJb-TXaGz1W0XotK_20IbeMqoQhE8vOSKoVlUlqg9rho3NcCLebsm_saYjjypnAsUmNj7YwbzcYMtKwVhXNaD71nB/s1600/DSC03388.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjou2I9Lvs7_86BbZZfeRtVKMMO8Ic58JVNPbSvYycnEvZgco7mOoYRJb-TXaGz1W0XotK_20IbeMqoQhE8vOSKoVlUlqg9rho3NcCLebsm_saYjjypnAsUmNj7YwbzcYMtKwVhXNaD71nB/s400/DSC03388.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409165369327905346" border="0" /></a>The dreaded kids table was one of the better tables to sit.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMj9nr-V0UnIep-KTT841Y-ZAljm2mzLYvncFOUJhgB70Yxy81X3po9wZrddILHUd1g-mpL6u4abP8gisjnWUfVL9wSh2dCpaMijyL15MsfeKYys_RqavuL0TNIsOacJKOiza37Oy9cCe/s1600/new1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMj9nr-V0UnIep-KTT841Y-ZAljm2mzLYvncFOUJhgB70Yxy81X3po9wZrddILHUd1g-mpL6u4abP8gisjnWUfVL9wSh2dCpaMijyL15MsfeKYys_RqavuL0TNIsOacJKOiza37Oy9cCe/s400/new1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409165359316795874" border="0" /></a>The hosts of the day!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVj69ZDTr5bcEJFKv6-fLVDrA9KmS96oI-Id1oAPun6NOQP9DRhN5UyL4etA9yOi-_Ng6itkEzU807t-Mewep2BZp7NahiaVB6pED6eYqTHJ7M0oL1u0XGEsuY6J38O4sK5sCsbNaj6LY/s1600/DSC03384.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVj69ZDTr5bcEJFKv6-fLVDrA9KmS96oI-Id1oAPun6NOQP9DRhN5UyL4etA9yOi-_Ng6itkEzU807t-Mewep2BZp7NahiaVB6pED6eYqTHJ7M0oL1u0XGEsuY6J38O4sK5sCsbNaj6LY/s400/DSC03384.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409165357097390098" border="0" /></a>The folks enjoying their meals!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNREEy2Ly4twBrtsk2kL59KQne6mntIcVpY_UWrmDac-FHC3TyyOjtVbGtmIhpbVVhDCNlFLCeHRUeWqVxLJ0P_iydcOEC6Uso5ArVrSRgy9jYy0wGlsRu42wqK5j8ZipUulERsRu1HRWI/s1600/new.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 330px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNREEy2Ly4twBrtsk2kL59KQne6mntIcVpY_UWrmDac-FHC3TyyOjtVbGtmIhpbVVhDCNlFLCeHRUeWqVxLJ0P_iydcOEC6Uso5ArVrSRgy9jYy0wGlsRu42wqK5j8ZipUulERsRu1HRWI/s400/new.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409165353333292610" border="0" /></a>jessicamae3http://www.blogger.com/profile/16083192503020838501noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562420807883015154.post-54955854794887058192009-11-25T17:54:00.000-05:002009-11-25T17:55:33.838-05:00Happy Thanksgiving!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRul3l98uKeSAAoj4D-uLrBa3lcN6T0uhELFS5kjD2V8gv5pidrNbIJStXl5pPj9mi4e0a-pFXp6O9iYggpVLJs0EtiKTba9LbGLsBTk6C1QxsrVtaVVVtKBtefkPgKA20RmJB1dptRBWw/s1600/turkeyday.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 390px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRul3l98uKeSAAoj4D-uLrBa3lcN6T0uhELFS5kjD2V8gv5pidrNbIJStXl5pPj9mi4e0a-pFXp6O9iYggpVLJs0EtiKTba9LbGLsBTk6C1QxsrVtaVVVtKBtefkPgKA20RmJB1dptRBWw/s400/turkeyday.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408178697822256914" /></a>jessicamae3http://www.blogger.com/profile/16083192503020838501noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562420807883015154.post-19779655859748878912009-11-24T09:04:00.011-05:002009-11-24T11:21:17.727-05:00Birthdays to Basketball to PresentLife is good, and busy, and full of fun!<br />I brought home "Froggy" from school. He is the class mascot and needed a bath! Jay took an immediate liking to him and I can't very well blame him!He tells the best secrets and stories about all his adventures with my students at their house on the weekends.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWmyKpI1CUIR8W9yw2v_btjdlf9-cnwCTkLUajoQBu7pGCBAeflW8Yi4f7tn66Ew5Tj1HyplTxy6AX83Gf3x5pYRiaBTzATqAIWSHkuUgo6Ydp6QiXJ2dInI0Nne0sItbG2RDEUaPyTf_/s1600/DSC03372.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWmyKpI1CUIR8W9yw2v_btjdlf9-cnwCTkLUajoQBu7pGCBAeflW8Yi4f7tn66Ew5Tj1HyplTxy6AX83Gf3x5pYRiaBTzATqAIWSHkuUgo6Ydp6QiXJ2dInI0Nne0sItbG2RDEUaPyTf_/s400/DSC03372.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407689608848241218" border="0" /></a>Jacob captured a few shots of The baby and Michael and me. However, we got to laughing about how Michael smiles and that it looks like he has slight constipation. It makes me laugh because he has the most beautiful smile...when someone isn't asking him to smile! :o)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidbhkQia729jwRIerjNPlJBIrUP7e9pFV2owXL28I-TwC6t0gvyL_057B5wD3Nth0_jR2R5JQRE_XrJV3ghowteTdDDkLC9_V9FhKce29Z_SCVUan_mon5ratm5qVHvg23YIh0fIDnx5I2/s1600/DSC03305.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidbhkQia729jwRIerjNPlJBIrUP7e9pFV2owXL28I-TwC6t0gvyL_057B5wD3Nth0_jR2R5JQRE_XrJV3ghowteTdDDkLC9_V9FhKce29Z_SCVUan_mon5ratm5qVHvg23YIh0fIDnx5I2/s400/DSC03305.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407688652868828946" border="0" /></a>To make it fair, I placed a weirdo pic of me here!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRPicNSM4OOGXoXmXPkkk8LhB00sIUbMrBcdlQk1bmYecWfHVeNIBO_ZBsCowzn5cLJM3fH1JoYrvu6iupSPfLfxZsOhqZm_O0PIbF8jiZSBY7zVwb2Qf6isjQZ7dxaKnA37ozP-p-Qhr/s1600/DSC03303.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRPicNSM4OOGXoXmXPkkk8LhB00sIUbMrBcdlQk1bmYecWfHVeNIBO_ZBsCowzn5cLJM3fH1JoYrvu6iupSPfLfxZsOhqZm_O0PIbF8jiZSBY7zVwb2Qf6isjQZ7dxaKnA37ozP-p-Qhr/s400/DSC03303.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407688649460688354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDRl4gAfWCy91dlnoP9JWos7xdA38IHyf80Ee1iKczO29uuA4ZBdohvxL1Vx2f2tt0ebnoKOrQgSv8ZZXN37EUfNrC6874Of3e_yKZkFEH2pDVbuo0O218tRO_Gez9e4rKBlxPIeiHzShI/s1600/DSC03301.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDRl4gAfWCy91dlnoP9JWos7xdA38IHyf80Ee1iKczO29uuA4ZBdohvxL1Vx2f2tt0ebnoKOrQgSv8ZZXN37EUfNrC6874Of3e_yKZkFEH2pDVbuo0O218tRO_Gez9e4rKBlxPIeiHzShI/s400/DSC03301.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407688635490501682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-kUbolBu7HGbcy9H805S7uVXmp6TFRCYEZRAN1lWqFB2hPBrtqomYFcIh9AZyjTEhxJXabBaJwK0yESGkF2y-NgPrHZa6wtrGaL0IbVqzdo_b7xTrO7ZQCOg07It8HHjvNgkHZnzKL4bb/s1600/DSC03292.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 369px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-kUbolBu7HGbcy9H805S7uVXmp6TFRCYEZRAN1lWqFB2hPBrtqomYFcIh9AZyjTEhxJXabBaJwK0yESGkF2y-NgPrHZa6wtrGaL0IbVqzdo_b7xTrO7ZQCOg07It8HHjvNgkHZnzKL4bb/s400/DSC03292.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407688631416174530" border="0" /></a>Jacob has been playing basketball for a couple weeks now and he is getting better each week. No points the first week, 4 points the second week. Considering their final score in the second game was 15, he is doing well. hahaha<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikn4oPCQ68bjdw-Gj_Wtfp904xO_dxup6Oap3Ay7m2FQ11Ed4qoh1KGR0pjdeB7V261c0izg6suNn_PSZSGCH7_gKYgxoMxh0IHoWJyIzBjyxGwQrmCr72KtwC4Zt97OSpMCcBoUIenG9a/s1600/DSC03245.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikn4oPCQ68bjdw-Gj_Wtfp904xO_dxup6Oap3Ay7m2FQ11Ed4qoh1KGR0pjdeB7V261c0izg6suNn_PSZSGCH7_gKYgxoMxh0IHoWJyIzBjyxGwQrmCr72KtwC4Zt97OSpMCcBoUIenG9a/s400/DSC03245.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407686906204990098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyygM60_K7cGqWvRW3pjDvztauj9Y6u0owX13QiyD3PirZG07XHMW3E6cJa3GWWIOnRkjFSacTDqMQSdp1fpFaPMu9KEFw8XUufyZlLnSJrZv6pLCU4S_L-Y2s-91Qm1ILPUF-jEjr5S9-/s1600/DSC03254.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyygM60_K7cGqWvRW3pjDvztauj9Y6u0owX13QiyD3PirZG07XHMW3E6cJa3GWWIOnRkjFSacTDqMQSdp1fpFaPMu9KEFw8XUufyZlLnSJrZv6pLCU4S_L-Y2s-91Qm1ILPUF-jEjr5S9-/s400/DSC03254.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407686902507585714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Uoxu6qu6cjrwMYNPuqxWbr-EPylhhbK8pEhBz2jZUeRXUZYk_y86NSHAt9wOJDHteRFB56wj8mZWhCp-tySjfa5Ny8kjjEa0ywWs_mYJk43sRs2r4f9MVCMDdsjGuUgUrDLIZKlKiOxv/s1600/DSC03258.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Uoxu6qu6cjrwMYNPuqxWbr-EPylhhbK8pEhBz2jZUeRXUZYk_y86NSHAt9wOJDHteRFB56wj8mZWhCp-tySjfa5Ny8kjjEa0ywWs_mYJk43sRs2r4f9MVCMDdsjGuUgUrDLIZKlKiOxv/s400/DSC03258.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407686895562300882" border="0" /></a>Jay loves playing outside! He would be outside all day if he could be.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQc8M-mgyyFbYEBKYKcIkd24zELL4cDgp6y1P0NzC-uV7_H99oxBkKIOP4Qb_lGQGjry9ZJLEcgVu52u4MMgijsGHo8JfO8jE84Jyj1l3YeoXOFYIzWYdNX6nrlQ5bTj-9Qh5LNrYlyrLt/s1600/DSC03263.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQc8M-mgyyFbYEBKYKcIkd24zELL4cDgp6y1P0NzC-uV7_H99oxBkKIOP4Qb_lGQGjry9ZJLEcgVu52u4MMgijsGHo8JfO8jE84Jyj1l3YeoXOFYIzWYdNX6nrlQ5bTj-9Qh5LNrYlyrLt/s400/DSC03263.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407686888950747202" border="0" /></a>I have been craving two things prior to my birthday. PR's mexican and Starbucks Caramel Macchiato's. I managed to get both in on my birthday weekend!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8HZv2y1v9tOcAitHe8f7gsmiWTb5HQWYoRVgFJ-NJAZqXsEpqC_E6aMZWtcyLuMVACCnegr3BwvKDmGz3UETm9qHp079Dwb7oEHAN9JEWvyCa2XcC6n7BIzBEwMBBRhYXfZ3KBvnIKmVT/s1600/DSC03267.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8HZv2y1v9tOcAitHe8f7gsmiWTb5HQWYoRVgFJ-NJAZqXsEpqC_E6aMZWtcyLuMVACCnegr3BwvKDmGz3UETm9qHp079Dwb7oEHAN9JEWvyCa2XcC6n7BIzBEwMBBRhYXfZ3KBvnIKmVT/s400/DSC03267.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407686884032889426" border="0" /></a>Jay got to play at Denning Park in Winter Park after we ate. He had a ball!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5TXWK1dg64fkPMMq3pHpqW649N00rCVGwVnFNO1uVVcIbOqSavm3coj1GiSSYBsBP4VyBRzbSvo6K8u_Dadb9gXd1RjBW8y5MV7zJU7ZxTT-KeF-87crqHSWgDo2vRZ7mfv3jhTFiGUa/s1600/DSC03268.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5TXWK1dg64fkPMMq3pHpqW649N00rCVGwVnFNO1uVVcIbOqSavm3coj1GiSSYBsBP4VyBRzbSvo6K8u_Dadb9gXd1RjBW8y5MV7zJU7ZxTT-KeF-87crqHSWgDo2vRZ7mfv3jhTFiGUa/s400/DSC03268.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407684673169761714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZ7SouPAktvFyj5kWr7oHmVgbfMQIB11DWGFV8XTSajKF3XnEoxSY3EvQwjE8v9Jm6fsxpoeCVizjw9VlN5JOU0IcyKrZux6kuziByX5RJTIHoHCHF6efvGlVdsAOSXUO_s159izW-3xx/s1600/DSC03271.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMYeDC2KG1tnFqvME9d7y9O05Q_yro0SFAHuZoTZKOYriRZxB4ac4hRfTvQWG3ZAEII6PBOXmvTKttzqhUuxl6ujuIjDcwxraP51DYmdzNxKQ_Z8GfQye_z2X8dnU8vJ0NlGbO8qR70gQ/s400/DSC03276.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407684656004108162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRLvflYJ7SGp2P_NwdIokkEXyOMVkdGxKcgOhTMfr0QPD7I85frkUXOUzemZnUKLsETZiv7wEdZg2LFBXlKqNIUQ0fWamm8FJv10UtVc1VHYX7zi3Vwm13l-uPTk2BJm_xUWvmy2E_Aaxw/s1600/DSC03278.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRLvflYJ7SGp2P_NwdIokkEXyOMVkdGxKcgOhTMfr0QPD7I85frkUXOUzemZnUKLsETZiv7wEdZg2LFBXlKqNIUQ0fWamm8FJv10UtVc1VHYX7zi3Vwm13l-uPTk2BJm_xUWvmy2E_Aaxw/s400/DSC03278.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407684653175937858" border="0" /></a>Then, here is me...on the dreaded 39th!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-wSYUeS2hf45fQ-Oqs9x00FZg_CpxpFsGIMfgdiQgY5k0tfGKhOqf6CHUsqBaON0Vc1xDhypLDWuGpaDHghLpcCtI9d9oeuSwDEQ5TiHNr-g4SwsifDANXx0ag2SSUNLnGEqjKz-aWoh/s1600/DSC03311.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNGssuG5bIBoN46D5DfoXK_LzBaHAm0fJS_d-Kn7_0JBmRsPbgpbJTcg9-KqP3Nl_ilsGjeipaAqC0A66qSwJXMTjwwsD4ryWj8T5p3inGBC3fS-kvnrM6Jo-KU3M36kDOlt1sauLc7NI/s400/DSC03313.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407681140640905218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDGz6gYHx5yMnzRO7dz-yyGu3iG-QywaVOwJ7aaRWZxBzmcXZiMrQpbocaOjXXD6nPdfvR9FFQilrVNCHxtHC7AteTAaLkC4tOEUg-tK9-qd2KE4jm54fSmgEwmZYTnK440rDBshrnKjoo/s1600/DSC03314.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDGz6gYHx5yMnzRO7dz-yyGu3iG-QywaVOwJ7aaRWZxBzmcXZiMrQpbocaOjXXD6nPdfvR9FFQilrVNCHxtHC7AteTAaLkC4tOEUg-tK9-qd2KE4jm54fSmgEwmZYTnK440rDBshrnKjoo/s400/DSC03314.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407681136232404402" border="0" /></a>See how I feel about it here: <a href="http://limesncoconut.blogspot.com/2009/11/fall-season-of-my-life.html">The Fall Season of my life!</a><br /><br />And then I have this precious child to remind me I am young and still alive!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZZRaf2QQ8rHie711vtqXTlB5RrSnBmTweak3fbe0uWhnRoLkXNJgvyu8mhP4uLh5p_Jy59mwcRS-We0wdcJgl6vdkB-QGraj-vY55bkcdlyebOR823Bo44k1YVemY_knhkirtglmkTpq/s1600/DSC03316.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 334px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZZRaf2QQ8rHie711vtqXTlB5RrSnBmTweak3fbe0uWhnRoLkXNJgvyu8mhP4uLh5p_Jy59mwcRS-We0wdcJgl6vdkB-QGraj-vY55bkcdlyebOR823Bo44k1YVemY_knhkirtglmkTpq/s400/DSC03316.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407681127878081138" border="0" /></a>Not to be left alone as a mother for even a second, I had the wonderful pleasure of overseeing Jacob's 2nd science fair project. This year it was about rust! Iodized salt water and regular water each holding a nail. Which do you think rusted first???????<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr34fbweCR5yU2e38keT6ZnQybjEVnMCb3PhBDa8F7dh8sllBRmwmpJlyKsjgYkATbYymoU0ZJhfSUY6Qcv_yGKQNZxsYDh-rYMTzbPLxRKDI2ct7oE2xKXYXjiOo0wZXYk3bHn-C-sD1U/s1600/DSC03326.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr34fbweCR5yU2e38keT6ZnQybjEVnMCb3PhBDa8F7dh8sllBRmwmpJlyKsjgYkATbYymoU0ZJhfSUY6Qcv_yGKQNZxsYDh-rYMTzbPLxRKDI2ct7oE2xKXYXjiOo0wZXYk3bHn-C-sD1U/s400/DSC03326.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407680465343898370" border="0" /></a>School has been a flurry of learning and native american projects!<br />Dreamcatcher:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFl8ByuZ1JoOtqp7v_qZPuasu9N6z5D-Wiv-zBtFJEhBs_iOyHDm31N2rpnJ0gNvqZj5XfqCxNh77Hmjq2kxx6amB31HN7zz90yCImww78p6NZh11CotOZDrWDUDIHkV7BC3v57y056SU1/s1600/DSC03328.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFl8ByuZ1JoOtqp7v_qZPuasu9N6z5D-Wiv-zBtFJEhBs_iOyHDm31N2rpnJ0gNvqZj5XfqCxNh77Hmjq2kxx6amB31HN7zz90yCImww78p6NZh11CotOZDrWDUDIHkV7BC3v57y056SU1/s400/DSC03328.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407680455841313202" border="0" /></a>Legend water painting:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YPOFUPA1cxynjs7uh2NXnzlIMkjn3PJOnyM2gIcOJrI-3y1VqXMzI8yYz8syVtorJkgn1sBC07vcpN4Eqy3f3AJJ1RM-RixoF0K8zF5bbWDGV_VreIJTao19yxPVvAUmETlXH8d_SXaq/s1600/DSC03330.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YPOFUPA1cxynjs7uh2NXnzlIMkjn3PJOnyM2gIcOJrI-3y1VqXMzI8yYz8syVtorJkgn1sBC07vcpN4Eqy3f3AJJ1RM-RixoF0K8zF5bbWDGV_VreIJTao19yxPVvAUmETlXH8d_SXaq/s400/DSC03330.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407680454272675970" border="0" /></a>Book created to hold all of the information we have gathered.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROV6d-kFqKts4HTohrPyaKoV58_Sp1rcJlefF-qlUmJqGatQOcMDz6qebKcGAJf7vT1x2AWemlnQCQSBszgnLDN6jAvRfAKxI9Em42zcO9Jy0SHlffX5dyd6aKzlDlhCmQtVZeAQq6NQl/s1600/DSC03332.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROV6d-kFqKts4HTohrPyaKoV58_Sp1rcJlefF-qlUmJqGatQOcMDz6qebKcGAJf7vT1x2AWemlnQCQSBszgnLDN6jAvRfAKxI9Em42zcO9Jy0SHlffX5dyd6aKzlDlhCmQtVZeAQq6NQl/s400/DSC03332.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407680446274916962" border="0" /></a>Oh, yeah...then there was that fun afternoon we had Friday before thanksgiving! We did some fun projects!<br />Turkey Oreo:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhReGDEgs9fQnmr_DEcaIR724Nj6BYMuPR_GQOeacLEsmg-wPZKoUiIWq95RgbdmRqZ7KFdXoLDZQ0XRRopw7WHnfhI4hlFCSfZZsZnRM2WL-UIF_QLR2GfqLxdQQJtd15i9A-ddeQN-Onf/s1600/DSC03334.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhReGDEgs9fQnmr_DEcaIR724Nj6BYMuPR_GQOeacLEsmg-wPZKoUiIWq95RgbdmRqZ7KFdXoLDZQ0XRRopw7WHnfhI4hlFCSfZZsZnRM2WL-UIF_QLR2GfqLxdQQJtd15i9A-ddeQN-Onf/s400/DSC03334.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407680440639126322" border="0" /></a>Thankful headband:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OAq60BBeWKoKheFYppjyCAwYtp_zeMTBXVOhODGJ-KJw6DIdRpGxqijkzmlW1lO34YB0oB5cxWrluJIZCOekdPRs-MQSyZhHGX6v26avzSuzz1hVEaCL72Em1Bye6yD_qmD_kYTsPIlE/s1600/DSC03341.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OAq60BBeWKoKheFYppjyCAwYtp_zeMTBXVOhODGJ-KJw6DIdRpGxqijkzmlW1lO34YB0oB5cxWrluJIZCOekdPRs-MQSyZhHGX6v26avzSuzz1hVEaCL72Em1Bye6yD_qmD_kYTsPIlE/s400/DSC03341.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407678618202312546" border="0" /></a>Turkey Pine Cone:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABEYQkB05PQ3xSe4yaO6T7Is-olchDhkYY91YuHAwo41wkYVROEfBw3wKj_uvG0ytq8TamwoT7OZFBHxKsjtaCa3Y7ATpEiouOz4yWLbxyEHKnvLYjlhS_tNX_NRW_rpEWkn8W5Mu9bUy/s1600/DSC03345.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABEYQkB05PQ3xSe4yaO6T7Is-olchDhkYY91YuHAwo41wkYVROEfBw3wKj_uvG0ytq8TamwoT7OZFBHxKsjtaCa3Y7ATpEiouOz4yWLbxyEHKnvLYjlhS_tNX_NRW_rpEWkn8W5Mu9bUy/s400/DSC03345.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407678613559484034" border="0" /></a>Oh and another native american project.<br />The Northwestern Native American Totem Pole:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZhKKbl7bhbwZuLFvtOUGTfTsMaV5pIPHq8oBNJNfEdpr8CCfahAzQIm29s4I1oA8COyIxg-04TZoT_4ZPTAmE6qSXHLS1nXmwY55IvYcZ-b_92t8WvHSNhCtXXeHz_5d0GTu1u8SFdns4/s1600/DSC03346.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZhKKbl7bhbwZuLFvtOUGTfTsMaV5pIPHq8oBNJNfEdpr8CCfahAzQIm29s4I1oA8COyIxg-04TZoT_4ZPTAmE6qSXHLS1nXmwY55IvYcZ-b_92t8WvHSNhCtXXeHz_5d0GTu1u8SFdns4/s400/DSC03346.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407678605013402562" border="0" /></a>Oh, yes...Jay loves Froggy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_KbXJnGYMU__VJI5eaxAk_XjLefPDs5XVgX5h-sbcNAnKN4r0OAMI9q6_7E8LN0mkk4sJW4xImA6VhWGIEZSsSdmED5oWeowLhcEuLwAZ5WOzdvQGxhO-xj6Ld4MhWUYg6oNU-6XPN65k/s1600/DSC03347.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_KbXJnGYMU__VJI5eaxAk_XjLefPDs5XVgX5h-sbcNAnKN4r0OAMI9q6_7E8LN0mkk4sJW4xImA6VhWGIEZSsSdmED5oWeowLhcEuLwAZ5WOzdvQGxhO-xj6Ld4MhWUYg6oNU-6XPN65k/s400/DSC03347.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407678603152054274" border="0" /></a>Might even get him potty trained before going back to school. Froggy that is;Jay has NOOOO desire yet!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqsFg_paScjn0ekK-QqQXewjxRnaJbN64Ra4C8FCuvRvpR7Ej0bpwGEb3cK73WZ3SJBX9fYw3CQnfJfxAcfieg9KJsPMuqfD9W_t5BMvwqlv6psiRiYW_cqbJ36oAQi8il-4f1hBTXq6q4/s1600/DSC03348.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqsFg_paScjn0ekK-QqQXewjxRnaJbN64Ra4C8FCuvRvpR7Ej0bpwGEb3cK73WZ3SJBX9fYw3CQnfJfxAcfieg9KJsPMuqfD9W_t5BMvwqlv6psiRiYW_cqbJ36oAQi8il-4f1hBTXq6q4/s400/DSC03348.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407678592174932162" border="0" /></a>Froggy needs fed!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Kvu3kaUuP6xIrJe1K24amsJN_ONe_G3wlDx5G50Um7GMWyUJkFgMY9kUw6bVWwcB24V-1UFos-tO7Ouo85W-TCcfOvgX_GaAIobK5XYY8-m7HcSZvJFRcuQqPJDnKcZ1HF_ZIcaF5siZ/s1600/DSC03352.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Kvu3kaUuP6xIrJe1K24amsJN_ONe_G3wlDx5G50Um7GMWyUJkFgMY9kUw6bVWwcB24V-1UFos-tO7Ouo85W-TCcfOvgX_GaAIobK5XYY8-m7HcSZvJFRcuQqPJDnKcZ1HF_ZIcaF5siZ/s400/DSC03352.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407677174356763618" border="0" /></a>Jay realizing he forgot froggy as he was off to the park!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSDcy5xuendD-9hsVR3On2ttm02TLIR5OIS74ftpurVddL0Oxp1EfNvR2bTz3jjAOciR-zeiPWEiXKkIddX6kkmIV-mT5IoFQoYpGz98kdmppXZQ_LQoEG3zEZhiIKHZnW0BJa8nHxzW_/s1600/DSC03354.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSDcy5xuendD-9hsVR3On2ttm02TLIR5OIS74ftpurVddL0Oxp1EfNvR2bTz3jjAOciR-zeiPWEiXKkIddX6kkmIV-mT5IoFQoYpGz98kdmppXZQ_LQoEG3zEZhiIKHZnW0BJa8nHxzW_/s400/DSC03354.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407677172156620258" border="0" /></a>Playing at the park on the climbing wall.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2URLxynLkQ_OBQkCj3F9Bs_JUUkvtlsaQBfzJOIF__WjBugkIjC5rD5Sa2oPfIjlDx4QG76MddhYidxq_FI4AEktYTK7h7PTy2xA_2OjrtOYvL4mznDPAPcgiiu5f0GwBX8BeH8_aVbdS/s1600/DSC03355.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2URLxynLkQ_OBQkCj3F9Bs_JUUkvtlsaQBfzJOIF__WjBugkIjC5rD5Sa2oPfIjlDx4QG76MddhYidxq_FI4AEktYTK7h7PTy2xA_2OjrtOYvL4mznDPAPcgiiu5f0GwBX8BeH8_aVbdS/s400/DSC03355.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407677166677189794" border="0" /></a>Down the slide...smiling the whole way and coming out looking like this each time!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjsC4Vykq_yyoY5oYAeRNYs-36G1i4rZdLzTfspyCh548XR4dl6ZUtmsUKgR-jxB_b48vjnXJAIwc8xZaXtTI0lfGThDsk4gdGiG9vCXF8j-IRdqwxLafpAUdNH34zNp5bzUfq8Fdyn4UG/s1600/DSC03356.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjsC4Vykq_yyoY5oYAeRNYs-36G1i4rZdLzTfspyCh548XR4dl6ZUtmsUKgR-jxB_b48vjnXJAIwc8xZaXtTI0lfGThDsk4gdGiG9vCXF8j-IRdqwxLafpAUdNH34zNp5bzUfq8Fdyn4UG/s400/DSC03356.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407677160511031586" border="0" /></a>Then discovering how fun a fire hydrant can be! I photoshopped a barrier out of the background...could you tell?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5NzwjNcB2vagRuKzYZsF4nwxGM8Yp0sajRh9YkMS2MFKUWePyi64MAXs3_oZL6gUg2rmkFSJROLxSe7_A9zFy6TrN6Om0_2cbGsW-r9bcUOrRF3Z3ssHyEpm8M29Jlcagp5aj0UIHItM/s1600/DSC03364.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5NzwjNcB2vagRuKzYZsF4nwxGM8Yp0sajRh9YkMS2MFKUWePyi64MAXs3_oZL6gUg2rmkFSJROLxSe7_A9zFy6TrN6Om0_2cbGsW-r9bcUOrRF3Z3ssHyEpm8M29Jlcagp5aj0UIHItM/s400/DSC03364.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407677154559824722" border="0" /></a><br />Thanksgiving Day is a hop and skip away...Christmas a hop, skip, and jjump away. I asked the children what they wanted for Christmas this year...other than video games! They himmed and hawed. I said, I think we need to get back to the real meaning of Christmas this year...I am getting you gold, frankencense, and myrrh.<br /><br />Wow! Time does fly. I believe their is like 39 days left in this year.<br />So much has passed since I last blogged. I suppose I have been busy!<br /><br />PS: I have a daughter too if your wondering. She doesn't like her pic taken and also the pics I WOULD have, would have her with a sour look on her face as she is going through a phase...which I am working on breaking her of!jessicamae3http://www.blogger.com/profile/16083192503020838501noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562420807883015154.post-86870749953470747172009-11-08T21:13:00.005-05:002009-11-08T21:32:01.569-05:00My relaxing weekend and The Old Ceremony!My biggest outing this weekend was the grocery store! I actually enjoyed cleaning my house(that is just after Michael took Jay to the store for a bit to pick up some odds and ends). I even used Old English on all my wood furniture. I love that stuff! The smell, why it brings back memories from my childhood!<br /> <br />The weather here is fabulous! It was in the high 70's today and breezy. <br />We grilled out last night and had a beef tenderloin. It was delicious!<br /><br />Jay is getting more verbal, if you understand 2 year old gibberish. He's two...I still can't seem to believe it. Where did time go?<br />He loves to play outside and begs us every chance he gets to go out. Then cries when it is time to get in. We can trick him in...I know, "bad mom"...allow him to ring the doorbell and then open the door. For whatever reason, he walks right in. No tears, no fears!<br /><br />I am reading The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings in 1938. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOlBwe0wdzXkgMxm3QzzJZ5QcPvOToiOsn2HYygrF9z1586ehGsj2-GFQWAghFY41r3jgE4-Z43fgo1-k4kMbqjWyhxEa3MOlbrOjshFPgc1NXk1m-2pi_JtSEgjQ1THSsBUsxdynX4SQh/s1600-h/51fmPlFOWuL._SS500_.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOlBwe0wdzXkgMxm3QzzJZ5QcPvOToiOsn2HYygrF9z1586ehGsj2-GFQWAghFY41r3jgE4-Z43fgo1-k4kMbqjWyhxEa3MOlbrOjshFPgc1NXk1m-2pi_JtSEgjQ1THSsBUsxdynX4SQh/s400/51fmPlFOWuL._SS500_.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401922632435892690" /></a><br />I know I know I know...I should have had this read years ago. But, I never had to for school. I am going to be so sad when it is over! I get the feeling I am going to be so sad before it is over actually.<br /><br />Do you have another classic in mind that I should pick up and read? If so, leave me a comment! <br /><br />By the way...have you heard this song before???<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0n_3rRiej-I&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0n_3rRiej-I&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />It is called Talk Straight by The Old Ceremony. I absolutely love this song! You can check out <a href="http://www.theoldceremony.com">their website here!</a> Michael and I had the pleasure of hearing them live in Orlando a few weeks ago! You may be wondering why I was downtown on a school night listening to a band until after 11 pm...Michael's cousin is the drummer! Their music is amazing. They are out of North Carolina and are just finishing up a year tour. Be sure and check when they will be in your neck of the woods and GO SEE THEM! They are the nicest group of guys! Introduce yourself to the drummer, Dan Hall, and tell them Jessica and Mike sent you to see them!jessicamae3http://www.blogger.com/profile/16083192503020838501noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562420807883015154.post-48399729167309557102009-11-08T20:58:00.004-05:002009-11-08T21:10:16.646-05:00County Fair!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9pr6jj8Oqug3WwjhnrF6nrz_KI-wEhqjoZY17nJpBWJviO7xsv8SQL71MIEQ24takfKP3vYxgTeaSdN-2F71GwKQnXVm3Bi522g87l7Q2EuqelU57CJQxu_4cWfuwmWSBUc63q2skcby/s1600-h/DSC03183.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9pr6jj8Oqug3WwjhnrF6nrz_KI-wEhqjoZY17nJpBWJviO7xsv8SQL71MIEQ24takfKP3vYxgTeaSdN-2F71GwKQnXVm3Bi522g87l7Q2EuqelU57CJQxu_4cWfuwmWSBUc63q2skcby/s400/DSC03183.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401919411761319250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4H7vZiPf8f5HoNqezvbYVjaN3qkDGk8JDWBsP7538NDGKqfpWZzUamiwvn7DXCHuUYTWGUZlYDmf8QSBbbR55bNL0o8_ZEjVTbzvlzw5u_Y4B-6RoIUpFZQyOvQHJeYewNT0XYqvGcguK/s1600-h/DSC03185.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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The mass chaos of it all had him a bit overwhelmed. He held onto Jayda so he could gawk around at the sights.<br />We had an absolute ball at the fair. The children were so excited and really enjoyed themselves.<br />For me...it was all about the corn dog and sweet potato fries.......MMM!<br />Mother and Dad treat us every year to the fair. It has become a tradition!jessicamae3http://www.blogger.com/profile/16083192503020838501noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562420807883015154.post-17153410012241518202009-11-08T20:08:00.008-05:002009-11-08T20:57:11.167-05:00Jay's Ocala Birthday and Halloween!Photos are random due to blogger uploading them backwards and all wonky...oh well...you'll get the gist! :o)<br />Jay is a pro at blowing out candles. 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Jayda was out in full force and fashion. 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Mike said he did it while Jay napped. I said WHAT???? Wouldn't it have been a better experience if Jay was involved. Mike thought it would be such a mess if he had his hand in the mix. I laughed. 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WTH?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSCbAnlZeoaxiNW6K3ZEhm6K1dk4rvbd6XU-yAmh8BG6GWcOItCVaNGYNriBuT-a6ldhxvgLNDJgD1ml7d5GlMkoyebHiavyOzuyrcN6G54L_cf443e6XRWCxTffXPmNmWjS3aGENwP0p/s1600-h/0037.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSCbAnlZeoaxiNW6K3ZEhm6K1dk4rvbd6XU-yAmh8BG6GWcOItCVaNGYNriBuT-a6ldhxvgLNDJgD1ml7d5GlMkoyebHiavyOzuyrcN6G54L_cf443e6XRWCxTffXPmNmWjS3aGENwP0p/s400/0037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399995940551780514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZQiBnP3gzALyF7BCB8RBc8GZDZ3sO_fpW-iB6RHdA8EN7dCKE_9hKmCNwBvu4ZvgpdRg9jXQ4euXYsLKxoKopi9dmtonAWf1Yz3gO9uRdwJXBDGxkYA_iox61PzVcivpoTtDkF4M7H7q/s1600-h/0047.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZQiBnP3gzALyF7BCB8RBc8GZDZ3sO_fpW-iB6RHdA8EN7dCKE_9hKmCNwBvu4ZvgpdRg9jXQ4euXYsLKxoKopi9dmtonAWf1Yz3gO9uRdwJXBDGxkYA_iox61PzVcivpoTtDkF4M7H7q/s400/0047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399995929645439042" border="0" /></a>Anyway, it has been such a busy couple of weeks!<br /><br />Jay is now two. He is 37 inches tall and 32 pounds. He is doing very well. He has begun to talk in short sentences.<br />"Mama, its dark outside."<br />"I want some candy."<br />Oh yeah, he is a stinking candy and cookie hog. SERIOUS! But he loves his food so I guess it is ok to have a little now and then.<br /><br />Jacob has scored all A's on his report card and Jayda had a couple of B's and the rest A's. I am proud of both of them!<br />I will hopefully have halloween photos very soon. I haven't even downloaded them from my calendar from this past weekend!jessicamae3http://www.blogger.com/profile/16083192503020838501noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562420807883015154.post-57253415727964511892009-10-18T18:31:00.008-04:002009-10-18T20:03:14.314-04:00Central Florida ZooHow about this weather??? I am loving it!<br /><br />Friday Jayda had the mall lock in for girl scouts. We are still trying to decide what the point of "lock ins" are. She stays up all night and she is pretty much a mess the next day! Oh well...let the fun continue.<br /><br />Saturday morning I scrubbed the floors and cleaned. Then, I went and got groceries with Jacob. Jayda's friend came over and spent the day and night with us. We went to sign Jacob up for basketball. Then off to the grand opening of the library. I was MOST impressed with the library and how stunning the whole thing is! The most exciting thing is that it is 5 min from our house....and story time is on Tuesdays at 10:30 am ! YAY!!! Daddy can take Jay every week! Then home for a bit. Friday I wore shoes my mother gave me only to come home with the worst blisters I have had in my life! I was determined to find new shoes...and so off I went with the girls to look. After the third store, they were out of control and that was over!<br /><br />We played outside last evening and again first thing this morning! <br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1WhzWoqddPs&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1WhzWoqddPs&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />The weather is amazing! The children went with their father this afternoon and we were determined to get out and enjoy the day! We decided to go to the zoo with Jay. Upon further study, it was zoo boo. The children dress up and they have 8 booths set up for the children to get treats. I liked it because it was candy and prizes...that Jay just loved! 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jV334LLWfi3ECMMg43eRrZrEzLLsFxpwBtq40HB2fz6dj0Ff81w_Os1SGLndUFLEEm3U5_NkM4ivOmgnsbq6C9aVaxmHlU2tIOxYJ_THRgN_B1aEPfqDh4OD3y6n9-eGadXhwgS7_Bt1/s400/DSC02799.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394082706742454946" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It was such a wonderful end to the zoo...a hayride and then a train ride. The train ride was so awesome until this.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTINp1y2XeagpPGfB-Mjar0v6mzUQ8aOZ_nnuYySNX6ePUrjoQOjWsPUDVdRPLc4Hq8GCePUUDuvbwn6-m3z7yJVNZaRZvtQd-26q55qKTG-_5gdJk3p6eAmDFN5ungMu63R_KZCz4NfD/s1600-h/DSC02817.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTINp1y2XeagpPGfB-Mjar0v6mzUQ8aOZ_nnuYySNX6ePUrjoQOjWsPUDVdRPLc4Hq8GCePUUDuvbwn6-m3z7yJVNZaRZvtQd-26q55qKTG-_5gdJk3p6eAmDFN5ungMu63R_KZCz4NfD/s400/DSC02817.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394083411067726898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglriKBDGXZZD8-VGCqf0ox-S-aRO6mxYTzCeKDi1wQoF3cCGS7sdb-4hqUYBTD7CdX8jBex29cPmx9g_XFpBJ-Bsu3fAgux_mUWSelox7TVA_LS37OqQnVsAnyqsBTnXWkxvlc0IWLSvf1/s1600-h/DSC02816.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglriKBDGXZZD8-VGCqf0ox-S-aRO6mxYTzCeKDi1wQoF3cCGS7sdb-4hqUYBTD7CdX8jBex29cPmx9g_XFpBJ-Bsu3fAgux_mUWSelox7TVA_LS37OqQnVsAnyqsBTnXWkxvlc0IWLSvf1/s400/DSC02816.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394083401807622626" border="0" /></a><br />No that's not Mike trying to rescue the train. Some oddball parent who thought he was strong enough...LOL...he wasn't!<br /><br />Yes, it is true, I was the caboose...yes it is true the train went off its tracks...but he said it happened earlier too...so it wasn't just me. Some other mom with a big butt had the same thing happen to her...hahahaha! Mike had to photograph the ticked off people as he walked by...<br /><br />What an awesome time at the zoo! Afterwards, we went and had lunch at chili's. Then some more shoe shopping. I got two cute pairs...we will see what happens.<br />Here is one of them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNsz9_tZicPTJ8O8dJgczrvgwEcyhmWl9hg7j_wyaesZ3lfHquzwMJBEbQ7XL0cWZXw67hMn9vEMGcaFGcTyZIrQd1Pj52RXuGWiE4fONZ4YMuzXOKkjD14MZEMPSNH3h8OzVnxPCpKP5/s1600-h/pinkshoes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNsz9_tZicPTJ8O8dJgczrvgwEcyhmWl9hg7j_wyaesZ3lfHquzwMJBEbQ7XL0cWZXw67hMn9vEMGcaFGcTyZIrQd1Pj52RXuGWiE4fONZ4YMuzXOKkjD14MZEMPSNH3h8OzVnxPCpKP5/s400/pinkshoes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394083416436694402" border="0" /></a><br />The other is a pair of brown shoes. Not in love with them like the pink...but they will suffice. Now in search of black shoes.jessicamae3http://www.blogger.com/profile/16083192503020838501noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562420807883015154.post-14917845945687146072009-09-27T22:15:00.005-04:002009-09-27T22:29:04.775-04:00Our weekend!Sorry it has been so long since my last post. I have recouperated from my illness and had a runny nose and sore throat in the meantime. hahahaha<br />I have been super busy over at my school blog, creative blog, and now I am starting our class Flat Stanley Blog!<br />Rachel, if I send you a flat stanley to your class...will you entertain my class by having your students write back to us??? Send me your school address! EMAIL ME if anyone is interested! Cousin Amy...would your class like a flat stanley from me??? Check out <a href="http://www.mrscartersflatstanley.blogspot.com">www.mrscartersflatstanley.blogspot.com</a> for more details!<br /><br />We spent the weekend in Ocala! It was a wonderfully fun weekend for us as a family!<br />I took my three children to see the movie Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Jay fell asleep after the first 15 minutes. It was a fun movie and full of imagination and creativity! The children swam and played at Mike's parents house. My husband went fishing in the Gulf with his dad. I relaxed and enjoyed the time I had to spend with my family! Except that awful work I had to do for 4 hours on Saturday for my ESOL certification and 60 in-service points to re-certify in June of 2010! On Sunday, I wrote out a scavenger hunt of things to find in Ocala and off we went to find them.<br />Scavenger Hunt List:<br />-4 unreal horses (Ocala is known for horses! They have large horse statues painted in different themes all across Ocala.)<br />-1 real horse<br />-white fence<br />-1 fall leaf<br />-cows<br />-a stick that looks like a fork<br />-a parking meter<br />-shampoo<br />-toothpaste<br />-deodorant for Jacob<br />-Toys for Jay(His 2nd birthday is October 29th and I wanted some sort of an idea what he would want. He picked out his favorite~and didn't want to leave it behind. He cried and threw a mini fit. I told him, you don't always get what you want and you have to wait until your birthday.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7G_3gYrNEhF8PzrfIjqPI4KxfdWuw_yrNMMs6WSCdnpHWyungkik-j5n2Jg6XhmZ6qPhBxPQLcdDQ000sOz8u4gHsleMQ8f6AOpwrtQsabWNWkA1QcaHc-wXowHTZWYVpAIAPJ0xncuo/s1600-h/guitar.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 215px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7G_3gYrNEhF8PzrfIjqPI4KxfdWuw_yrNMMs6WSCdnpHWyungkik-j5n2Jg6XhmZ6qPhBxPQLcdDQ000sOz8u4gHsleMQ8f6AOpwrtQsabWNWkA1QcaHc-wXowHTZWYVpAIAPJ0xncuo/s400/guitar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386333685579300978" border="0" /></a><br />Yes, it is true. We headed to Ocala's town square and found several of the things on our list. I added the end things because I had to also go to the store!<br /><br />Don't be afraid to try this sometime with your own children. They loved the whole process of a scavenger hunt! (And they didn't mind the errand I threw in there!) Plus, they got to explore a little of the town we visit often!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0PYKriGIJcwgFi14tBuuMLxr1lsaFm2e1SZMejNrHZT6za5072kBIVNkSxZPcf8SD-Ze4sxZny1JXQZfhjOF5ZytZV7rNww4DOyGy_k4XghsMA-KQKXtgFxrqA1L8RSjqi1ucheYHfxxO/s1600-h/DSC02670.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0PYKriGIJcwgFi14tBuuMLxr1lsaFm2e1SZMejNrHZT6za5072kBIVNkSxZPcf8SD-Ze4sxZny1JXQZfhjOF5ZytZV7rNww4DOyGy_k4XghsMA-KQKXtgFxrqA1L8RSjqi1ucheYHfxxO/s400/DSC02670.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386337529174331346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvV0GwxRl_wc5aCWxl1p2uDMmZ2peJVmXw2vXjpuHigIgsFCpqhQoJtZxFOW84fKMFDw7bJQHjd8JCyqZkqiEQIhauDjFOJQc7qy8PGQfYk_5RgngGvY5lKzptAf3TqL0vpU0UJ7NjcOS/s1600-h/DSC02669.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjicgpr4FDSBMH33TcR66TSr4eO33dr7DBK5WsiBCtV1YFneM57DV1egbDThxLyYjex_cDaa0VQLdm0W8NNYTJMgi7d02fD0TSvsCmBdY0cmchRSPAzuq24dDhyphenhyphenV2y6mXZ0Cv35pKYAyYhY/s400/DSC02675.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386338374378825730" border="0" /></a>jessicamae3http://www.blogger.com/profile/16083192503020838501noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562420807883015154.post-68090478101221860822009-09-08T20:29:00.002-04:002009-09-08T20:33:55.581-04:00Z Pack......doesn't that sound like space shuttle talk?<br />Speaking of, it is due to land back in Florida tomorrow evening. It is always an exciting, albeit, startling experience when you hear the boom.<br /><br />I digress.<br /><br />I went to the dr. today, makings of pneumonia and definitely laryngitis. My lungs hurt so badly. I want to cry when I cough. I am going to take excedrin to ease the pain! I have lead a sheltered life the last two years. Boohoo, poor me.<br /><br />Pity parties welcomed!<br /><br />Hey ~ head over to my <a href="http://mrscarterscalling.blogspot.com/">class blog</a> if you want to see what we did today!<br /><br />Sorry I can not add more here, I am beat and need to get to bed!<br /><br />Again, all pity parties will be collected and celebrated in the order they arrived!jessicamae3http://www.blogger.com/profile/16083192503020838501noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562420807883015154.post-42044940463399378252009-09-07T14:27:00.003-04:002009-09-07T15:00:55.309-04:00Labor Day Weekend!Spent Labor Day weekend in Ocala. The plans were for Mike to go fishing. After all, all week long he is Mr. Mom. The weekend was for him to enjoy. Unfortunately, Jay had to do some work on his roof and Mike helped. Then the next day, 40% chance of rain. So Monday it would be for fishing. NOT!!! Sunday evening, I went to bed at 5:30 ish and woke up at 5:15 am and a terrible ache/ripping/coughing of the lungs. I feel like I have pneumonia. This had Mike at home and not fishing. But there was some good that came out of it!<br />Jay went for some rides on the tractor...he even steered. Doesn't watch where he is going though!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvz2S2amuhDrANckyvkRZVx3jS_z_DsiQ5o3eYtuj0_Lhk6Q70K9ArWjAoWK6vtKe-IpneaJD5JWyIseI8fP5VrLenQjLmzcCl6mZPAKrvlhQC-1WvPAFVrMAneBegyZAmpT2OhieSvpQe/s1600-h/DSC02568.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvz2S2amuhDrANckyvkRZVx3jS_z_DsiQ5o3eYtuj0_Lhk6Q70K9ArWjAoWK6vtKe-IpneaJD5JWyIseI8fP5VrLenQjLmzcCl6mZPAKrvlhQC-1WvPAFVrMAneBegyZAmpT2OhieSvpQe/s400/DSC02568.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378796093506001250" border="0" /></a>Saturday, I took Toddler Jay, Jayda, Jake, and Peggy on an excursion! We ended up going to this neat leather/moccasin shop for coupons to local restaurants....I of course felt guilty just taking coupons so I looked around....and found these awesome purses and had to have them!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDVS0uhM6-eCqlHALs5IsKYXyxFWu6uWXn4hXWDfsoSUbWDpRcPeNfMOSL7AqW2iXs5W1R9iwhUx50D4qiSD1nZl2dgucLeoWih9OWYOqLSkaeiRHnzzgStNXBE5FH5AWPVzriFWTLq-XG/s1600-h/DSC02564.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDVS0uhM6-eCqlHALs5IsKYXyxFWu6uWXn4hXWDfsoSUbWDpRcPeNfMOSL7AqW2iXs5W1R9iwhUx50D4qiSD1nZl2dgucLeoWih9OWYOqLSkaeiRHnzzgStNXBE5FH5AWPVzriFWTLq-XG/s400/DSC02564.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378796082915510450" border="0" /></a>They were marked down from 42.00 to 15.00 a piece. Handmade, all leather out of Florence Alabama! Handbags by TJ. A USA company that is now out of business! How sad for them...if I had only found these purses sooner, they would NOT have gone out of business!!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEj9KbsHCwznL07tct5-vK7WKeJ1XT_67OroSw0jQ93CxuCdNJXSawbgjubhuXKn6SsJGRvZRMqOpdwKtrXVtTQXrlz0K9uKOqtwU6AKZhWxOMbuNs12bKmObTOtbJyNMAhv2QSqUr3tO/s1600-h/DSC02562.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEj9KbsHCwznL07tct5-vK7WKeJ1XT_67OroSw0jQ93CxuCdNJXSawbgjubhuXKn6SsJGRvZRMqOpdwKtrXVtTQXrlz0K9uKOqtwU6AKZhWxOMbuNs12bKmObTOtbJyNMAhv2QSqUr3tO/s400/DSC02562.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378796080618928434" border="0" /></a>Then on to CiCi's pizza to take the children somewhere fun! With my first paycheck, I had to take them to do something they would enjoy! LOVED the macaroni and cheese pizza. You'll have to try that sometime!!!<br />Heading back a couple of weeks, because I have been a bad blogger....<br />It is Michael's 43rd Birthday...although he got creative with the candles!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNczwkiaE1Tg12H564AFkeaU81Xl3Ifzf_ZRgGds2nxVMw_bvGf8_NJxufPlvMRR4fd2O2gAMJ4YMubzeeEf8rBrg5hKZjzWgvUzTMR8czQeMMPDlclUdBc65mMglP9qH1MjPF-0ydzFQQ/s1600-h/DSC02548.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNczwkiaE1Tg12H564AFkeaU81Xl3Ifzf_ZRgGds2nxVMw_bvGf8_NJxufPlvMRR4fd2O2gAMJ4YMubzeeEf8rBrg5hKZjzWgvUzTMR8czQeMMPDlclUdBc65mMglP9qH1MjPF-0ydzFQQ/s400/DSC02548.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378794781673657314" border="0" /></a>1st bad birthday song Mike must endure!<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2ni1XYlonzk&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2ni1XYlonzk&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZwPk2iPhPRxuCct-SGEB2JbeS5iz8r5I5n8EMlxrx0fnh2fXjIdthivViW7PX0w1gyhDi8MKa8mykQJKLlEPS2YbF8Hpr4eLWb_avA45fBvRwhTNitvvgYxWTtDM__HoeUSZ7xb0Gt0Zp/s1600-h/DSC02547.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZwPk2iPhPRxuCct-SGEB2JbeS5iz8r5I5n8EMlxrx0fnh2fXjIdthivViW7PX0w1gyhDi8MKa8mykQJKLlEPS2YbF8Hpr4eLWb_avA45fBvRwhTNitvvgYxWTtDM__HoeUSZ7xb0Gt0Zp/s400/DSC02547.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378794780047069330" border="0" /></a>Jay and Mike had a chance to fish on Mike's birthday weekend.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OePplz9ayGPrWbbtiW4VXQUWY1fNEfoHmOWI2CBv5_RH1K_EAXX9a49LSRU8-IoTjcgGUTrIaBJHe8_0NaH2lDuA2i6SPuTkZTL5-TUNhYOltBbPsJpQ8KNjXJPDKLJx83zcIGllH4N0/s1600-h/DSC02545.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OePplz9ayGPrWbbtiW4VXQUWY1fNEfoHmOWI2CBv5_RH1K_EAXX9a49LSRU8-IoTjcgGUTrIaBJHe8_0NaH2lDuA2i6SPuTkZTL5-TUNhYOltBbPsJpQ8KNjXJPDKLJx83zcIGllH4N0/s400/DSC02545.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378794770252950242" border="0" /></a>Upon arriving home, Mike has to endure yet another really bad birthday song!<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cffDa8MYB24&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cffDa8MYB24&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Day one of school for my oldest babies. Jacob starting 7th grade and Jayda starting 5th grade. This was taken at 6:30 am before I had to leave for work...boohoo!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivAnOc_wCquwpsSe6Wa8EXIEvIQtFUW3YI4oWbVQ2_j6mIXjRR8x_0it8ow3z8VOJUVkSQvahpI5tP7JwEgW_5RdyA_YW1Jfy8fTEpZ5i21L08SqtgL56VjRjqlplhiPSxzgH_nj7aPE8/s1600-h/DSC02541.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivAnOc_wCquwpsSe6Wa8EXIEvIQtFUW3YI4oWbVQ2_j6mIXjRR8x_0it8ow3z8VOJUVkSQvahpI5tP7JwEgW_5RdyA_YW1Jfy8fTEpZ5i21L08SqtgL56VjRjqlplhiPSxzgH_nj7aPE8/s400/DSC02541.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378794761647824210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhZ0gKn2fUO_aJAw1VNi0_V58Pp78Z4qtY56eChz_T4_FSYuT5vSzDNUzME3zwQcjNo6zNdwhqk91lycc20t3qOzurDvyPf4BVfysOAJH6fChkxJPt96qwIBtYsKWKq74IoXZnOz3Aj2G/s1600-h/DSC02540.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhZ0gKn2fUO_aJAw1VNi0_V58Pp78Z4qtY56eChz_T4_FSYuT5vSzDNUzME3zwQcjNo6zNdwhqk91lycc20t3qOzurDvyPf4BVfysOAJH6fChkxJPt96qwIBtYsKWKq74IoXZnOz3Aj2G/s400/DSC02540.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378794747842029266" border="0" /></a>jessicamae3http://www.blogger.com/profile/16083192503020838501noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562420807883015154.post-87856665303602348662009-09-03T06:15:00.002-04:002009-09-03T06:23:25.551-04:00Whirlwind week...All day yesterday, I thought it was Thursday. Some may say it was confusion...I say it was WISHFUL THINKING!!!!!!!!!! That would have made today Friday. I have not been this tired in so long...although today was easier to get up that yesterday was....<br />Maybe it is because I think today is Friday!<br />HA!<br />Let me know what you think?!<br /><br />On a side note. I love garden gnomes. So, if you see any, I want one or two. You know like your neighbor has in their yard? Oh, I am not condoning stealing one of theirs though. Although in this new era of "fairness" perhaps they should just give it to you to give to me. After all, they should not have something better than I do...even if they worked hard to shop for it and lovingly place it in their own yard! I bet they are on sale now or will be after labor day weekend. So maybe I will look for one at the garden center. After all, I will be getting my first paycheck in over 2 years! WOOHOO! Look at that.....amazing when you go to work what happens. You make your own money and get to buy your own things.<br /><br />PS: I know Michael, it's for bills. But, a girl can dream can't she???<br /><br />Ok, it is 6:22 am I need to get in the car and get on my way to work!<br />Ta-ta!jessicamae3http://www.blogger.com/profile/16083192503020838501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562420807883015154.post-5776025865617075462009-09-02T06:13:00.003-04:002009-09-02T06:17:52.704-04:00I survived Open House......in fact it went extremely well. Teaching is my gift and I am top notch when it comes to teachers!<br />I work hard at what I do, but much of it comes naturally. So enough of my bragging...here let me show you a darling note I received from a parent this morning by email. All names have been changed to protect their innocence!!!!!<br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Hi Mrs. Magillacutty!<br /><br />I just wanted to thank you for the great open house and to let you know how much Vincent is enjoying first grade so far. He came home today and told me that you’d taught him how to differentiate his “b’s” from his “d’s” -- “The ‘d’ has a big behind and the ‘b’ has a <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1251884697_0">big belly</span>.” And then he told me he likes to draw a dot inside his b’s sometimes for a <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1251884697_1">belly button</span>. Ha! (He also told me last week when I asked about a question he’d gotten incorrect that he’d tried to do the worksheet with his eyes closed — something I strongly discouraged him from trying again ;-)<br /><br />I also wanted you to know that I really regret not being able to Dividend — I did last year when I was pregnant with baby #4 but now that she’s here and I’m back to work I just can’t swing it. Maybe by the time baby #4 starts 1st grade I’ll be able to pick it back up again!!<br /><br />Thanks for everything you do and hope you have a great rest of the week,<br />Mama of 4<br /><br />Okay, so maybe it WASN'T my finest hour as a teacher...BUT THAT CRACKED ME UP!!!!<br /></span></span>jessicamae3http://www.blogger.com/profile/16083192503020838501noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562420807883015154.post-32119443621904654462009-08-28T17:54:00.002-04:002009-08-28T18:03:46.080-04:00I made it!I walked out of the school at 3:20 pm today! woohoo.<br />But I had to walk back in twice, I couldn't find my cell phone.<br />I have been to work before 7 am (an hour and a half early) and until almost 6 pm every night. I deserved the break. But all that time has me ready for next week!<br />But alas, I was home shortly after 4 pm(traffic was horrible). Mike went out and picked up a couple of pizza's. Mmmm, delish! I had dinner all planned out this week. Sunday, dinner at my mothers. Monday, Leftover pulled pork. Tuesday, grilled chicken. Wednesday, chili. Thursday, leftover chili. Friday, pizza! <br />This weekend we are spending time with the in-laws! Michael's parents on Saturday and then my parents on Sunday! It is the week of Jayne's, Peggy's and Michael's birthday! So lots of celebrating.....<br />Although, I feel like sleeping! Phew, it has been a crazy week!<br /><br />Jay is feeling better. Mike is getting the hang of Mr. Mom, but Jayda is keeping him on his toes...or should I say at his wits end. hahaha She is soooo much like me when I was her age! Jake is doing homework...yes on a Friday night....something's wrong with that!!!!!!<br /><br />Well, it is 6:02 pm and I want to shut my eyes. But we have to visit with Mike's folks. I am taking tooth picks with me to keep my eyes open!jessicamae3http://www.blogger.com/profile/16083192503020838501noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562420807883015154.post-575912925674328002009-08-25T20:38:00.003-04:002009-08-25T20:55:09.236-04:00Pros and ConsPros:<br />I love to teach.<br />I am mentally challenged every day.<br />I lost 5 pounds so far!<br />I love cute skirts and shirts that match...add in my jewelery and I am stoked!<br />Cons:<br />Jay is at play school and with Mike(who may be at his wits end already).<br />I missed Jacob and Jayda' meet your teacher day.<br />I missed Jacob and Jayda's first day of school.<br />Jay was sick this weekend from playschool-fever 103.5-tested for swine flu.<br />Pros:<br />Jay did not have swine flu.<br />I got paid last Friday and get another paycheck next week.<br />I have a great class.<br />I love first grade.<br />Cons:<br />I need some new cute shoes that are COMFORTABLE!<br />I do not get a chance to sit down all day.<br />I have worked until 5 pm or later every day for the last three weeks.<br />I have to get up at 5:45 am.<br />Pros:<br />I get to go shopping for new shoes.<br />I am good at what I do!<br />I get to use sharpie markers, I love sharpie markers.<br />I am not teaching kindergarten.<br />Cons:<br />Straightening my hair takes forever.<br />20 minute lunches.<br />Student study meetings on the second day of school with administration.<br />Time flies.<br />Pros:<br />Time flies!<br />I am making a difference.<br />I have a new teacher friend.<br />I write great lesson plans and execute them.<br /><br />Hmmm....no matter how you look at it....the good the bad the ugly...I love it all!<br /><br />PS: Mike gets an A+ as Mr. Mom!jessicamae3http://www.blogger.com/profile/16083192503020838501noreply@blogger.com3