tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312288110715967412024-03-12T22:08:50.335-07:00Adding OnLeilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522286908614558602noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531228811071596741.post-89699211519610669252012-07-27T13:37:00.001-07:002012-07-27T13:37:41.134-07:00Ant updateWhoa, has it really been over two years since I've blogged? I guess having a third child really rocked my world. Anyway, I was randomly looking at my stats today and saw that <span style="background-color: white;">my previous ant </span><a href="http://addingontolife.blogspot.com/2008/09/take-that-you-beast.html" style="background-color: white;">post</a><span style="background-color: white;"> had a page view so I thought I would update. </span><br />
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So we tried:<br />
-pepper: Deters them temporarily<br />
-peppermint oil soaked cotton balls: Also a temporary fix<br />
-raid: Yes, believe it or not this doesn't work permanently<br />
-cleaning (apparently diry kitchen attract pests): Works temporarily..until you want to eat again<br />
-peanut butter based ant traps: Worthless<br />
-peanut butter mixed with borax: Worthless (apparently the ants we have prefer sugar over oil)<br />
-sugar mixed with borax and water: I don't think my recipe was very good. The ants couldn't take it back to their queen because they drowned in my pathetic poison<br />
-ant powder around the house: Not sure if this helped because there is a very real possibility that my ants live in my walls (ugh)<br />
-caulking: Ok, so we didn't caulk the whole house. Do you know how long that would take to find each and every possible little hole and fill it with caulk?<br />
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I'm sure there were more ways we tried but I can't think of anymore. It's been a while. Anyway, now to what you've been waiting for. What HAS worked (at least worked for more than a month.) Thanks to one of my besties for tell me about this product.<br />
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You can get them at Home Depot. Why have I not seen them before now? I think they're basically like the sugar/borax mix I made but these work SO much better. <br />
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Anyway, we set out traps everywhere we had seen ants and left for a weekend. When we came back this is what we saw:<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Ick</span></div>
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Almost all the traps were full. And there were still ants coming. Yuck.<br />
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We've had to refresh the traps a few times but all in all, a month later and we're still ant free. And this is ant season. We're sooooo incredibly happy. Maybe this will work for you if you have those annoying little sugar ants. Good luck.Leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522286908614558602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531228811071596741.post-57596117308739018412010-03-09T08:06:00.000-08:002010-03-09T19:17:43.719-08:00WWLCD?I love <a href="http://knockoffwood.blogspot.com/">this</a> website. I wish I could make EVERY piece! I wonder why The Pottery Barn is so <a href="http://knockoffwood.blogspot.com/2010/03/we-have-arrived.html">nervous</a>? Is it really a crime to offer affordable design? What do you think?<br /><br />PS....that isn't a typo in the title....LC stands for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Franz_Maria_Hoffmann"></a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Corbusier">Le Corbusier</a>....a famous furniture designer.Leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522286908614558602noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531228811071596741.post-77102303922515846282010-01-22T11:13:00.000-08:002010-01-22T11:21:32.189-08:00Not to smother artistic talent...but, really, let's keep it on paper. If you have a little artist like I do, you probably have some walls that look like this:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOfV-32qNjgUkFg8s9PJ-lH_f3BnRMXTft3Ohji2Nq4MOs2ZIJrtLP23DvRk93L9iZMD3H_RGDIXM8ixksgJgQvXAhZK59UGIOsz96_LCLDgUKnByjASeiHIeNGYeJQyfY2X79kGqpBY/s1600-h/IMG_5631cut.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 169px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOfV-32qNjgUkFg8s9PJ-lH_f3BnRMXTft3Ohji2Nq4MOs2ZIJrtLP23DvRk93L9iZMD3H_RGDIXM8ixksgJgQvXAhZK59UGIOsz96_LCLDgUKnByjASeiHIeNGYeJQyfY2X79kGqpBY/s320/IMG_5631cut.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429645598800576370" border="0" /></a><br /><br />BUT, with a little toothpaste and a lot of elbow grease (especially if you have textured walls...ugh) your wall can go back to this:<br /><br /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_AUcqySQ4eRpwoViYLtV0Ukh0bjycaa5Q3aXk7KyRNAWBxWhGbFXRIBfx5_Cx4xOC3RxAz-hDAOLq4X2LlVfvGpgJsgch4hToGrev07ExH3Geg5yVzk-xXceA-oTZHfq29MpmXpSIGg/s320/IMG_5632.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429645604906248210" border="0" /><br />Yes, I used Arm and Hammer toothpaste because, really, it's not fit for brushing your teeth. IckLeilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522286908614558602noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531228811071596741.post-8955262600079688202009-12-29T22:15:00.000-08:002009-12-29T23:08:50.338-08:00Taming shrews and Culturing childrenPhew, haven't done movie/book reviews for a while.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhSMU49erroAjOxosPg0OaXigEp2FPA-PGphdtII6RwB-UsSFYiPXVekN8O83nExO9dgxrIEWy-9oOg9JobXNGXXL7EsXNXyxdEgSjJ0Rcmbi9k7jh_svm3i5dmLzSd-Xfpy7JZ4Bi14/s1600-h/art.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhSMU49erroAjOxosPg0OaXigEp2FPA-PGphdtII6RwB-UsSFYiPXVekN8O83nExO9dgxrIEWy-9oOg9JobXNGXXL7EsXNXyxdEgSjJ0Rcmbi9k7jh_svm3i5dmLzSd-Xfpy7JZ4Bi14/s320/art.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420919073617365122" border="0" /></a>I love art. I hope my children love art too. Why not expose art to them now! The book is Children's Book of Art. I read it to Bryant. He lasted 2 minutes. Yeah, well I tried. I wonder how they chose the different pieces for this book. Well, I really liked it. Maybe it should be renamed Parents' Book of Art.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxN3UycCG02WiA13A0t1eWRfndhULkrIRejuHtoY2a1aAiLoV9FkOfQyc8PkLXep5z66o9glkntqyLtHMDpicFkJxjnSrlGJ7bN95635j76zRbZmLb5Ljle9eUMkye4VWcNSnefyqXRI/s1600-h/shrew.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxN3UycCG02WiA13A0t1eWRfndhULkrIRejuHtoY2a1aAiLoV9FkOfQyc8PkLXep5z66o9glkntqyLtHMDpicFkJxjnSrlGJ7bN95635j76zRbZmLb5Ljle9eUMkye4VWcNSnefyqXRI/s320/shrew.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420912892505234130" border="0" /></a><br />Tonight we watched Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton's <span style="font-style: italic;">Taming of the Shrew</span>. Loved it! I have seen it before but this was the first time for Ben. I loved that the costumes and scenery were set in Shakespearean time. I loved that they didn't modernize the script. I loved Liz's big hair. I just loved it. I wonder if Liz and Rich were like that in real life (the feuding parts.) After all...they were married twice. See this, you'll love it too.Leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522286908614558602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531228811071596741.post-40023311172073534832009-12-13T09:05:00.000-08:002009-12-13T09:18:41.276-08:00Practically a new kitchen!Ok, maybe not quite. But our new backsplash sure does wonders for our kitchen. I don't have a before picture. The backsplash was just the wall. It was hard to clean and ugly. So you can just picture something ugly and hard to clean. But here's the after!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcMVnQwtI4w_eLPThWQKKnVRWhyphenhyphen1e_RhlYcR8cxckv7MHEVWU1rGE7zLXctkJTGihs12zEUPxWrTA5ZifD5sI7aobVBO9AR12_PDTZMZ9hsi0brwzctv-hewTY5orV3PDexHJHK5jt-o/s1600-h/IMG_5485.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcMVnQwtI4w_eLPThWQKKnVRWhyphenhyphen1e_RhlYcR8cxckv7MHEVWU1rGE7zLXctkJTGihs12zEUPxWrTA5ZifD5sI7aobVBO9AR12_PDTZMZ9hsi0brwzctv-hewTY5orV3PDexHJHK5jt-o/s320/IMG_5485.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414769154576817106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLo1XBywxTHI5tW97nhTt0-Vdqv45XNMpFXBJScaXy_fHPiKTTCNAK9C57k7XEcRvk010VJphh0gxvky5h1QVYslYlJHNx7eAn-N_akx9kzCD1jL7E9h5isAmjjPVoRZ3wofKdYEebNOU/s1600-h/IMG_5487.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLo1XBywxTHI5tW97nhTt0-Vdqv45XNMpFXBJScaXy_fHPiKTTCNAK9C57k7XEcRvk010VJphh0gxvky5h1QVYslYlJHNx7eAn-N_akx9kzCD1jL7E9h5isAmjjPVoRZ3wofKdYEebNOU/s320/IMG_5487.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414769164198968866" border="0" /></a><br />We got the tiles online from <a href="http://www.ajitiles.com/store/">here</a> and we LOVE them! We're not quite done. Still have some to put up. And we have to order some more because my hubby decided to become a cabinet maker!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqUzAsd1yQ7V1NXotQLIsI3IR3276woy9ZFKtQr2nJlvi_9IRVyv1SoUS-FcXh23cSsnK9zHIBpPfGKmM_zoBICEZtXX1XtPetRrtZz13dtvMGZTeklntNb3UWTS6NrVVYxOTGzkMoDs/s1600-h/IMG_5492.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqUzAsd1yQ7V1NXotQLIsI3IR3276woy9ZFKtQr2nJlvi_9IRVyv1SoUS-FcXh23cSsnK9zHIBpPfGKmM_zoBICEZtXX1XtPetRrtZz13dtvMGZTeklntNb3UWTS6NrVVYxOTGzkMoDs/s320/IMG_5492.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414769186255415986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTahOjaAIrWoSJQDbTajMjfTIE1m25N0h6J12JJjCqnlEZCaFsnYa1c1BCO5ytNj9TPF9bbAVE0cZ-XcuLYLBSPnMrhhTPC5rEmr8R_6b-RpF_Rz8jR-00EReomI5_ZQqryeXmFpSfCyQ/s1600-h/IMG_5490.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTahOjaAIrWoSJQDbTajMjfTIE1m25N0h6J12JJjCqnlEZCaFsnYa1c1BCO5ytNj9TPF9bbAVE0cZ-XcuLYLBSPnMrhhTPC5rEmr8R_6b-RpF_Rz8jR-00EReomI5_ZQqryeXmFpSfCyQ/s320/IMG_5490.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414769168503513906" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwEkfHowVGS-hKUUZJptGwAEm1SZh9xN4BZGc_mVypk07ocP9cGxbqtQ2Mcm-pCkTTvGFJBe-xI_y5h6be6SCXQ6sWabZ5B7mJjEySQ1KMOaJXSZxm6W9wCodQ7HiJNL5-yeFhbzI6j4/s1600-h/IMG_5491.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwEkfHowVGS-hKUUZJptGwAEm1SZh9xN4BZGc_mVypk07ocP9cGxbqtQ2Mcm-pCkTTvGFJBe-xI_y5h6be6SCXQ6sWabZ5B7mJjEySQ1KMOaJXSZxm6W9wCodQ7HiJNL5-yeFhbzI6j4/s320/IMG_5491.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414769174475794802" border="0" /></a><br />Yes, he made that. Now we finally have somewhere to put the mixer. He just has to put on the door and then we can paint. And I think I'm tired of the white. I was thinking maybe a creamy color to try and warm up the kitchen a little. That probably won't happen until after the Holidays. It took us a month to put up tiles and we're not even done yet. The projects never end. Good thing they're lots of fun!Leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522286908614558602noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531228811071596741.post-74941922177921142632009-12-11T10:32:00.000-08:002009-12-13T09:05:20.484-08:00Baby, it's cold outside!It's freezing <a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010478324_cold11m.html">here</a>. Literally. The tube that takes the water from the condensate pump (for our furnace) outside is plugged up because the water in it has turned to ice.<br /><br />Goodee.<br /><br />At least give us snow if it's going to be this cold! Hope you're all staying warm...and having a Happy Holidays.<br /><br />Anyway, I love the smell of Christmas trees. Ours is up but not quite all the way decorated. We've been decorating it with the boys a little at a time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfaZFtMJ90f54U8H7j-IKiZ7sb2k79kPIqSBjt28EJybfMlXGEAB43TjNodtR-Tf5pqTLF7N0N8fXK92VHBWJGu4hizDzrTbIRt7Tm6WnOb2djvPb-mHohF5j1P8ORbvRcR93MYNq4lWs/s1600-h/IMG_5493.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfaZFtMJ90f54U8H7j-IKiZ7sb2k79kPIqSBjt28EJybfMlXGEAB43TjNodtR-Tf5pqTLF7N0N8fXK92VHBWJGu4hizDzrTbIRt7Tm6WnOb2djvPb-mHohF5j1P8ORbvRcR93MYNq4lWs/s320/IMG_5493.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414767668431297314" border="0" /></a>Leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522286908614558602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531228811071596741.post-14738642012889907142009-11-14T19:02:00.000-08:002009-11-14T19:20:57.005-08:00Drosophila<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAT3QWQM-44B00wLW6ZVF8p_Bw0HAfz2-pcEy9NlGTpUUxMkJXbf5aVRSF06FvhedgvGlxdcVcC5QIMdwL7dOWlxayOtcoSiXdRkhQ8-wzYrPAMXQxJnadB2XShq8lUlLGm8-pF33drHQ/s1600-h/fruit_fly.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAT3QWQM-44B00wLW6ZVF8p_Bw0HAfz2-pcEy9NlGTpUUxMkJXbf5aVRSF06FvhedgvGlxdcVcC5QIMdwL7dOWlxayOtcoSiXdRkhQ8-wzYrPAMXQxJnadB2XShq8lUlLGm8-pF33drHQ/s320/fruit_fly.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404160786461222082" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">image found <a href="iml.jou.ufl.edu/.../McAleenan/history.html">here</a></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drosophila">Fruit flies</a>. Ugh. I hope you don't have a problem with them too. Sure, we need to eat our bananas a little faster but sheesh! It doesn't take long for these fruit decomposers to make some friends. They can lay up to 20 eggs a day! No fair.<br /><br />Well, if you do have a problem with them maybe you can try this homemade fly trap. Mix a cup or two of apple cider vinegar and a few squirts of dish detergent in a glass jar. Put some plastic wrap on the top and poke some holes in the top. Shake up the jar a little bit to make some fly trapping bubbles and there you have it.<br /><br />Or, if your trap isn't working fast enough and the flies are REALLY getting on your nerves....you can fire up the vacuum. :)<br /></span></div><br /></div>Leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522286908614558602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531228811071596741.post-67135540339272433092009-11-13T19:01:00.000-08:002009-11-13T19:04:22.725-08:00Yum yum<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-EUp0UeTEbsJAi9hsYh9q5cnnHDQ5X5ZcnIkfI3cnrq9nCOGnFhypVOmeffwFsehPUTqOrPLwLuo9eGAJIn2rCcEZ94l3acvKFf3YH0Fs19khefgLH_VQq5x7RQ429D2lTd6-cPjK5g/s1600-h/mango.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-EUp0UeTEbsJAi9hsYh9q5cnnHDQ5X5ZcnIkfI3cnrq9nCOGnFhypVOmeffwFsehPUTqOrPLwLuo9eGAJIn2rCcEZ94l3acvKFf3YH0Fs19khefgLH_VQq5x7RQ429D2lTd6-cPjK5g/s320/mango.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403789465835178770" border="0" /></a><br />I LOVE <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000449121">these</a>. I personally can't justify buying them in the summer, but now that it's winter, I'm totally hittin' Costco to get me some mango goodness.Leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522286908614558602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531228811071596741.post-540747043194932342009-11-13T12:38:00.001-08:002009-11-13T12:39:04.573-08:00PartaaaaayToday<br /><br />Me: Bryant, what are you doing?<br /><br />Bryant: Having a party under my bed!<br /><br />Me: I seeLeilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522286908614558602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531228811071596741.post-64918882565403672442009-11-02T10:47:00.000-08:002009-11-02T10:56:07.544-08:00word<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">U2</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span>We went to the U2 concert in Vancouver, Canada. All I can say is AMAZING! Thanks Ben for taking me. And thanks Crystal for watching the kiddies!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKJiwqBiqQm1cwm2ij7JuoaH4v3M3x1IJWcZIOyGei7MSfZcIGMl15bD-2DWBfksc80YWGrUEfZcaUR-rT1_VaORZ9sd1ReQZDXH3mzuy7eIVebT8b-gZuELYx2R2hWiYs2c83rJ2Ujk/s1600-h/IMG_5341.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKJiwqBiqQm1cwm2ij7JuoaH4v3M3x1IJWcZIOyGei7MSfZcIGMl15bD-2DWBfksc80YWGrUEfZcaUR-rT1_VaORZ9sd1ReQZDXH3mzuy7eIVebT8b-gZuELYx2R2hWiYs2c83rJ2Ujk/s320/IMG_5341.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399581273155768034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimjjfPWftQpdqZq5Ijc6EjQiKV5sILnzuA3maUSywR_yXD5Fx5YbYL_eHCbOf82JXjGh6ABKuksCB2bdVV0y6t0OyOzXupWkVcPauBxQbLjltpAJz4TQfqFw0ovEHBjXd4VcY_hWyS-t8/s1600-h/IMG_5373.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimjjfPWftQpdqZq5Ijc6EjQiKV5sILnzuA3maUSywR_yXD5Fx5YbYL_eHCbOf82JXjGh6ABKuksCB2bdVV0y6t0OyOzXupWkVcPauBxQbLjltpAJz4TQfqFw0ovEHBjXd4VcY_hWyS-t8/s320/IMG_5373.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399581264921877890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisYcyV8118je1qKcc_mgZbJgk0YrP8OD7qpF0gW3NzR9xdWjthcPo6-rnArAu04Z7B9pJdjvRaR3V5gzml-2LmenRkPWi5B_-eJJWaFE3n_pssB4-EddAVL5QDbNbWspI_s9Nu9CTyj90/s1600-h/IMG_5361.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisYcyV8118je1qKcc_mgZbJgk0YrP8OD7qpF0gW3NzR9xdWjthcPo6-rnArAu04Z7B9pJdjvRaR3V5gzml-2LmenRkPWi5B_-eJJWaFE3n_pssB4-EddAVL5QDbNbWspI_s9Nu9CTyj90/s320/IMG_5361.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399581258867766146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj132CtsyrVeJOZlXnTj5i0FsMIlbf8yag1LHxlXpwoyVDCevHJ7tpfziMkc5oUh0YulR9vZgD9o5LzsdzV4Y7_YYyw2OTTRK8sRfu4aK5HBnKAKvIVqqpn3_GorlkgnZoCDcZneYzYz4Q/s1600-h/IMG_5327.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj132CtsyrVeJOZlXnTj5i0FsMIlbf8yag1LHxlXpwoyVDCevHJ7tpfziMkc5oUh0YulR9vZgD9o5LzsdzV4Y7_YYyw2OTTRK8sRfu4aK5HBnKAKvIVqqpn3_GorlkgnZoCDcZneYzYz4Q/s320/IMG_5327.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399581235645955938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2GIUYFMwX26CAJ_eOj_L1jpnJFlhSO0FKtDJyUEylWj8hjsu3eLo1xwuonVK9w-Ku6V_np30AeAafckei6e2_oHnVkkE5pu12CuAi9Zmz7Shq5qzIHnmWpa0015ja3_M_ft-njZk5yk/s1600-h/IMG_5352.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2GIUYFMwX26CAJ_eOj_L1jpnJFlhSO0FKtDJyUEylWj8hjsu3eLo1xwuonVK9w-Ku6V_np30AeAafckei6e2_oHnVkkE5pu12CuAi9Zmz7Shq5qzIHnmWpa0015ja3_M_ft-njZk5yk/s320/IMG_5352.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399581242790896642" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Heh, you can see we were pretty high up, but I LOVED it!</div>Leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522286908614558602noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531228811071596741.post-10268275709931036952009-11-02T10:32:00.001-08:002009-11-02T10:47:32.677-08:00Gotta love Halloween!I love Halloween. Or maybe I just love the candy. Either way, this year was fun. And we must've somehow broke the <a href="http://addingontolife.blogspot.com/2008/10/curse-of-halloween-cold.html">curse</a> because no one was sick! Yay! Our Halloween festivities started out with going to a pumpkin field.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpktW0fafz9kKE4CPkt0Irx1M5Vnxf4hzFaWzUWiNOtZCpHYCmZapxzEWSKC67N_frpIm726v9yK_-XRrCN20aOWiSEqHRb1NjGEVNexV4o4b-7YhLdL5bLUIvCGEfuKKiSVpIbeDaq7E/s1600-h/IMG_5318.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpktW0fafz9kKE4CPkt0Irx1M5Vnxf4hzFaWzUWiNOtZCpHYCmZapxzEWSKC67N_frpIm726v9yK_-XRrCN20aOWiSEqHRb1NjGEVNexV4o4b-7YhLdL5bLUIvCGEfuKKiSVpIbeDaq7E/s320/IMG_5318.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399577287686359378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYN7IZyQSjFFt01MRIMjWSkJMI7ym7y3xEf5VCC2B2FokBghcFqzILjNaJ4uQuFAFsOsPFbII5Vy3ITBuwKwDNZdiZJ6OK4h3ASDfgHD6EhnwuvXKelmA5AG7FqLzrGhfE0sFabNgyHc/s1600-h/IMG_5317.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYN7IZyQSjFFt01MRIMjWSkJMI7ym7y3xEf5VCC2B2FokBghcFqzILjNaJ4uQuFAFsOsPFbII5Vy3ITBuwKwDNZdiZJ6OK4h3ASDfgHD6EhnwuvXKelmA5AG7FqLzrGhfE0sFabNgyHc/s320/IMG_5317.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399577281026149650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5D4lGwDwTmFguh_kt3fnMiraUgFvW1DPiXl57-2WSoBMTpZFjHdUN4z6vy2q8eiIQYfDdgX1W11Cl8RvYCeQX8Ic2BCFPVOt44srt3og3wTHJ729Sy_ZJDwFMrPcbsTwviCIkcCEUgJA/s1600-h/IMG_5303.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5D4lGwDwTmFguh_kt3fnMiraUgFvW1DPiXl57-2WSoBMTpZFjHdUN4z6vy2q8eiIQYfDdgX1W11Cl8RvYCeQX8Ic2BCFPVOt44srt3og3wTHJ729Sy_ZJDwFMrPcbsTwviCIkcCEUgJA/s320/IMG_5303.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399576965400020802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wgEZHtmAkU_SySPsaIwQsOAtvDSoj-37xrVtph7fq93Q6OyB93ib9SrBXH4ATPb50y0qRYE0If0oc-_8vAdXI687oCC8MKJDnDHsps1jsTUPftyXzICpqpyflEMM8II6G6W3em_XR00/s1600-h/IMG_5300.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wgEZHtmAkU_SySPsaIwQsOAtvDSoj-37xrVtph7fq93Q6OyB93ib9SrBXH4ATPb50y0qRYE0If0oc-_8vAdXI687oCC8MKJDnDHsps1jsTUPftyXzICpqpyflEMM8II6G6W3em_XR00/s320/IMG_5300.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399576957572946434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4N-RZc8_vsSHYy5GRGFrayQgYS1zVVkDggRVvE4zWyM1ffc-YER14FJm5LraedgMLoikocsKAqoFxT2-Zl-0ayNNEsJNua5P-tMSXC11OZMoe2Ya6DlTzkg58fn3bCorXxLKgy-TG2yI/s1600-h/IMG_5295.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4N-RZc8_vsSHYy5GRGFrayQgYS1zVVkDggRVvE4zWyM1ffc-YER14FJm5LraedgMLoikocsKAqoFxT2-Zl-0ayNNEsJNua5P-tMSXC11OZMoe2Ya6DlTzkg58fn3bCorXxLKgy-TG2yI/s320/IMG_5295.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399576947354287554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz0G6A5HSNu7XxBq1lfOJJwDe7yo3O5o2Uy7sJtEXkvOgzhY07TkuonNGiLLd499rnYVeE-TLpSr4sPg6bpUXL-N6WJkaHrAc3QtKpV6J_o_CypPzLHMtrWpVcoeqoDWDzDIuo9S48WAE/s1600-h/IMG_5294.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz0G6A5HSNu7XxBq1lfOJJwDe7yo3O5o2Uy7sJtEXkvOgzhY07TkuonNGiLLd499rnYVeE-TLpSr4sPg6bpUXL-N6WJkaHrAc3QtKpV6J_o_CypPzLHMtrWpVcoeqoDWDzDIuo9S48WAE/s320/IMG_5294.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399576941188148530" border="0" /></a><br />The weather was pretty nice, but we didn't go house to house. That's ok, because our ward trunk or treat had plenty of treats.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmhP8np4R5hNLZq1OHlbDFSgOfC4V9LVHDXXypmbjYqEM0z1QY9PSYs9lu8xv8MrB7DVpMNDrAmTeLR-MEOnobC0XijvfoHwLlSbz4B3ltPgGL-a6-wfWfjJEF1J-DuXKJHBKx_zv6B8/s1600-h/IMG_5382.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmhP8np4R5hNLZq1OHlbDFSgOfC4V9LVHDXXypmbjYqEM0z1QY9PSYs9lu8xv8MrB7DVpMNDrAmTeLR-MEOnobC0XijvfoHwLlSbz4B3ltPgGL-a6-wfWfjJEF1J-DuXKJHBKx_zv6B8/s320/IMG_5382.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399578941288057282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrwEwKQgOUtroVF0BIPmaIaroQPuC2cV8HrtAjK-NOsrsyEK2Tk7IhytVSwhkV5Xkgq9_MSU6sx_MqcGxslVxnwRsSLEudVAXBCf44lcwNuYnUBKoP9K0cge4UqkYk4GA1KZbHZzxBwD4/s1600-h/IMG_5393.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrwEwKQgOUtroVF0BIPmaIaroQPuC2cV8HrtAjK-NOsrsyEK2Tk7IhytVSwhkV5Xkgq9_MSU6sx_MqcGxslVxnwRsSLEudVAXBCf44lcwNuYnUBKoP9K0cge4UqkYk4GA1KZbHZzxBwD4/s320/IMG_5393.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399578951565714018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifBADh-HX-IwzQrHG3wn5mknfOI4ExgrxJjIA_Xxutypz8-50kLgpLnjz-6iE1nIdPo5f7NURzgWxK14ed06bUKBN_OxxznkGbZ0oS0IqkT7YT9pvkSk3OmAulfLHIN4EzqX9gYu1O1ag/s1600-h/IMG_5410.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifBADh-HX-IwzQrHG3wn5mknfOI4ExgrxJjIA_Xxutypz8-50kLgpLnjz-6iE1nIdPo5f7NURzgWxK14ed06bUKBN_OxxznkGbZ0oS0IqkT7YT9pvkSk3OmAulfLHIN4EzqX9gYu1O1ag/s320/IMG_5410.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399578956928669810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit0mhlAplO24YvbWnPyb7gxUf6YBQYDrTSEdOKsSehIYybfdw1CaU_Fq_qdf5XeXnm8x0n5ngsdZfqpFSypPXFpYFVP0iGD-1KkbDjA-2HCL807gwq88PN6_qTNOpQGDhl5IbbpgMi0dw/s1600-h/IMG_5420.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit0mhlAplO24YvbWnPyb7gxUf6YBQYDrTSEdOKsSehIYybfdw1CaU_Fq_qdf5XeXnm8x0n5ngsdZfqpFSypPXFpYFVP0iGD-1KkbDjA-2HCL807gwq88PN6_qTNOpQGDhl5IbbpgMi0dw/s320/IMG_5420.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399578969767485602" border="0" /></a>That face says it all. CANDY!!! Yum.Leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522286908614558602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531228811071596741.post-73031434824781490652009-10-23T20:05:00.000-07:002009-10-24T09:52:39.001-07:00Baba Gha-what?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrLOhrY-_yiPii5xpUoozO8XZfzd1FZqyrC-sXqil9csgsbbc1574PNo0SSyN5f16XYYcTqX_wUGHnZiMqZEyn7AdjuMw0qM_v2A12adiRTihveEgBtG0Sx7Jq3v_c6oBqvT7J6j00wyo/s1600-h/IMG_5288.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrLOhrY-_yiPii5xpUoozO8XZfzd1FZqyrC-sXqil9csgsbbc1574PNo0SSyN5f16XYYcTqX_wUGHnZiMqZEyn7AdjuMw0qM_v2A12adiRTihveEgBtG0Sx7Jq3v_c6oBqvT7J6j00wyo/s320/IMG_5288.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396209529958886290" border="0" /></a><br />Baba Ghanoush! Now why would anyone eat something called that? Because it's so delicious. And pretty easy to make. It's a dip/spread made of eggplant, tahini, olive oil and lemon juice. We made some last night and it was very good. Especially when you dip hot homemade <a href="http://www.foodiefarmgirl.blogspot.com/2005/09/pita-pita-i-too-much-eata.html">pita bread</a>, carrots, and sugar snap peas in it. Want the recipe? Here:<br /><br />Baba Ghanoush<br /><br />1 large eggplant, cut in half lengthways<br />2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice<br />2 tablespoons tahini (sesame paste)<br />2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil1 clove garlic, roughly chopped<br />1 teaspoon sea salt (we used kosher)<br />1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper<br /><br />Preheat an oven broiler (we put ours on high). Place the eggplant halves, skin side up, on a baking tray. Cook the eggplant about 1 inch from the heat source for 20 minutes. Remove the eggplant and let it cool to room temperature.<br /><br />Scoop out the eggplant flesh from the skin with a spoon, and place in a food processor or blender with the lemon juice, tahini, oil, garlic, salt, and pepper; process until smooth. Store in the refrigerator, covered, for up to 3 days, or in the freezer for up to 3 months.<br /><br />Serve with bread and/or vegetables.<br /><br />See, doesn't that sound easy? Well, it was. So go get an eggplant and try it! Now I'm not so afraid of eggplant.Leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522286908614558602noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531228811071596741.post-22375210300302722672009-10-05T21:31:00.000-07:002009-10-05T21:33:39.971-07:00HomieMy little gangsta:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35ex9W0jJHyKx_9cDIw-XjXGYmmtxQ7Q6nbJsNSLyb5zRS3rOJc0ttbVrNr9canwkejdoHKwKuP7UifX0Oap9a0AFmoD6DMASTjeJRQmEwN9bdog7JX60v_aBc2SUr60QGy1h6aYIkIw/s1600-h/IMG_5261.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35ex9W0jJHyKx_9cDIw-XjXGYmmtxQ7Q6nbJsNSLyb5zRS3rOJc0ttbVrNr9canwkejdoHKwKuP7UifX0Oap9a0AFmoD6DMASTjeJRQmEwN9bdog7JX60v_aBc2SUr60QGy1h6aYIkIw/s320/IMG_5261.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389340221521248866" border="0" /></a><br />And yes, those shorts ARE on backwards.Leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522286908614558602noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531228811071596741.post-5112159396072309712009-10-05T21:28:00.000-07:002009-10-05T21:31:21.828-07:00Which is whichGuess whose mouth belongs to who:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSEBdBP-7mzwn1w6G-MkRjvXBSWkuzSAFREqYtqmsnIW7OuBlXWeblkQU3NFNI0QBmxsb3mopLf9VEiWznzceGgm1KUJQ_wbIPKgEeVOXiZQUmoyfa1gzR6_TtDq6PySD9ubVIDPtsn_E/s1600-h/IMG_5271.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSEBdBP-7mzwn1w6G-MkRjvXBSWkuzSAFREqYtqmsnIW7OuBlXWeblkQU3NFNI0QBmxsb3mopLf9VEiWznzceGgm1KUJQ_wbIPKgEeVOXiZQUmoyfa1gzR6_TtDq6PySD9ubVIDPtsn_E/s320/IMG_5271.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389339570294272146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKypsk8j2W_dMM3jB_afLtt25moB7PpfBKPOYBO52_OgupH6M4B-MnuVUZjANrt3x0axqzdBolqD4HiaBVhyphenhyphenvPzLAl1IMfQwdSEHXQVm72eX-lmPA6T4oRHG92PjLvBl4V2Gz19CFuVq4/s1600-h/IMG_5270.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKypsk8j2W_dMM3jB_afLtt25moB7PpfBKPOYBO52_OgupH6M4B-MnuVUZjANrt3x0axqzdBolqD4HiaBVhyphenhyphenvPzLAl1IMfQwdSEHXQVm72eX-lmPA6T4oRHG92PjLvBl4V2Gz19CFuVq4/s320/IMG_5270.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389339564789863922" border="0" /></a><br />Yes, it's random. Just having fun with the camera :)Leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522286908614558602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531228811071596741.post-68458903500917275422009-10-05T16:37:00.000-07:002009-10-05T16:39:09.416-07:00OH, I know!If the dollar goes kaput, we can all move to <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1218276/Norway-crowned-best-place-world-live--UK-trails-21st-place.html">Norway</a>!!! :)Leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522286908614558602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531228811071596741.post-12186307285024892112009-10-05T16:32:00.000-07:002009-10-05T16:37:31.507-07:00It's just money, right?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNXR4xSt-XoG-Xx5Xtwf1dDulwc_LnEbFM0hgVRuSEhMhyphenhyphenPI5LyL-5UbMY-DQtlsllBQHQL7_7XsRre0SYca1oV_cRPg8X_XbtAM9u9rCJx7LbUOnlIYXpqWWv87sOWmI6z8oVITKLFE/s1600-h/1195422818304047679ArtFavor_Stylized_dollar_bill_(Money).svg.med.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNXR4xSt-XoG-Xx5Xtwf1dDulwc_LnEbFM0hgVRuSEhMhyphenhyphenPI5LyL-5UbMY-DQtlsllBQHQL7_7XsRre0SYca1oV_cRPg8X_XbtAM9u9rCJx7LbUOnlIYXpqWWv87sOWmI6z8oVITKLFE/s320/1195422818304047679ArtFavor_Stylized_dollar_bill_(Money).svg.med.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389264039262993794" border="0" /></a><br />A few weeks ago, Ben mentioned that the dollar being replaced could happen in the next 5 years. My reaction was, "Eek!, conspiracy theorists have brainwashed my husband!" Maybe it's not as <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/the-demise-of-the-dollar-1798175.html">far-fetched</a> as I thought?Leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522286908614558602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531228811071596741.post-63944155992033042162009-09-11T09:01:00.000-07:002009-09-11T09:35:45.383-07:00RememberTook these pictures when we were in New York. It was very sobering.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZLFypLOT1QSLZeWIZ8ColF0lpku6xf4UWzdxFUXn6L32GTriOVuFZOLQsFNsxBOqN3c5_Gg0puvFwPPXIL_F3i0J4JXW9JhzoIg39YNJ8di6gHJRhxbEItjTm3pLpCIAyEE9LOEy9eEA/s1600-h/New+York+Trip+1+125.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZLFypLOT1QSLZeWIZ8ColF0lpku6xf4UWzdxFUXn6L32GTriOVuFZOLQsFNsxBOqN3c5_Gg0puvFwPPXIL_F3i0J4JXW9JhzoIg39YNJ8di6gHJRhxbEItjTm3pLpCIAyEE9LOEy9eEA/s320/New+York+Trip+1+125.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380249007826487074" border="0" /></a>This is the inside of St. Paul's church where the wounded were taken.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirG8vaR0w6uSW_wLzNhjpcyRKcWldwhZC0aSzFAb5lR9wH8QFULqfnHJOkj94eBoAMyxMis_t5fzebSHF3vR7_5FVroXVtevFXfafY1zs-UdyItoxVvqog1waxfTcxSrJWhgrxpXLBfTM/s1600-h/New+York+Trip+1+118.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirG8vaR0w6uSW_wLzNhjpcyRKcWldwhZC0aSzFAb5lR9wH8QFULqfnHJOkj94eBoAMyxMis_t5fzebSHF3vR7_5FVroXVtevFXfafY1zs-UdyItoxVvqog1waxfTcxSrJWhgrxpXLBfTM/s320/New+York+Trip+1+118.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380249021517051762" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is ground zero.<br /></div>Leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522286908614558602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531228811071596741.post-58314012314040259132009-08-06T20:45:00.000-07:002009-08-06T21:18:58.632-07:00Leatherheads and IrelandIs there an unwritten (or written!) rule that says you have to apologize if you haven't blogged for a while? Good...moving on.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3nl0f64x1MX3sZ9uH-nHwKIz0j58PS9blA9k3Tq3XPb8Djw5lVc6W9r83II21zmr-5jSUOD4QowdTq_QZmTS5dbWbKXsNrnFwE07jBWLe0-W0v3-5nOJNZQTyoEzN0U6OgjkcT5ritw/s1600-h/leatherheads.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3nl0f64x1MX3sZ9uH-nHwKIz0j58PS9blA9k3Tq3XPb8Djw5lVc6W9r83II21zmr-5jSUOD4QowdTq_QZmTS5dbWbKXsNrnFwE07jBWLe0-W0v3-5nOJNZQTyoEzN0U6OgjkcT5ritw/s320/leatherheads.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367069559292856066" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The movie I'd like to review is "Leatherheads" with George Clooney, Renee Zellweger, John Krasinski, and a few other co-stars whose faces you may or may not recognize. That should cover just about everyone in the film. I didn't see this in theaters, but I wanted to! Does that count? We saw it on tv the other night and I thought it was pretty entertaining. It's about the rough beginnings of professional football. George is an "older" player on the Duluth Bulldogs pro-football team who are...well, let's just call them "free spirits" when it comes to playing football. Rules are made up as they go or not made up at all. Too bad their fun comes to an end when Congress appoints a Commissioner of football. Before that point, they have a lot of fun that includes harassing Renee and blackmailing John. What? You want more details? Sorry, you'll have take my word for it (don't sue me Lavar!) and check it out. Be wary of language and inuendo; especially language. Who knew they swore so much back then! Speaking of back then, I really like that George does these 20-30's period films. Did you love "O Brother Where Art Thou" too?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqv8CMjTaKHpuOcPPBc8dA4RUnu11tVVAZUSfkzAWMUPQDNucW3t2etepTx60DCw_qBkf2_085_rkePrxkW0xf632SbSIGOZcGoGJaoiK4050Saz1IPk09vVHdp89-Yjjcnmoy0yxLGfI/s1600-h/ireland.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqv8CMjTaKHpuOcPPBc8dA4RUnu11tVVAZUSfkzAWMUPQDNucW3t2etepTx60DCw_qBkf2_085_rkePrxkW0xf632SbSIGOZcGoGJaoiK4050Saz1IPk09vVHdp89-Yjjcnmoy0yxLGfI/s320/ireland.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367069554310913394" border="0" /></a><br />And now for the book. Have you ever been to Ireland? Well, you should go...now. It's beautiful, breathtaking really. And if you can't just now, why, just check out Frank Delaney's book, "Ireland". It will tell you the history of Ireland only not in the boring textbook style. First off, there's a fictional story that becomes the vehicle for the fascinating Irish stories. The fictional story isn't half-bad as well. But the Irish stories are the real star in this book. Have I been vague enough yet? Well, this book seems to be very hard to review...or it's too late at night. Or both. In any case, I highly recommend it. Warnings: language (you'll understand why when you visit Ireland) and some, well, hanky panky, nothing graphic though.Leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522286908614558602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531228811071596741.post-75969902629052822102009-07-29T19:18:00.000-07:002009-07-29T19:20:39.136-07:00hot hot hot<div>It's 95 degrees right now...in our house...lucky us...we're leaving now and not coming back until it's at least 85 degrees.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364072141874844786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcX-jHdp9xZZ0vbtZ_lyDp6Wvqho8C61Br4ETSeOkXxZ94N3cBZRcH5i5zXuW0RJOxjfYry433G1HCBg5Kk8YbldqoGLzBpI3EQrpdA0EX2FWHQdedqzc4F1Tx5Gnj7zGaRlpqKj6KrNg/s320/IMG_4812%5B1%5D.jpg" /><br /><div></div>Leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522286908614558602noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531228811071596741.post-29306502023276241742009-06-28T13:54:00.000-07:002009-06-28T14:28:59.208-07:00May and JuneHere's what we've been up to the last two months. It's only been summer for a week and already we've done so much!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweXWII7UZxgOS9uWRk0qquWKxucW7DVeAl5T4CoUa3w6QJSI_gFO4q8s1H5bzLItHeqGmc69d2G8bfxtOtF6wP5okvMko7oZWMlmWDHGz9Eb6FZFv40PRLuWw8aCbdPzPU8UCNrpQwqk/s1600-h/New+York+Trip+1+066.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweXWII7UZxgOS9uWRk0qquWKxucW7DVeAl5T4CoUa3w6QJSI_gFO4q8s1H5bzLItHeqGmc69d2G8bfxtOtF6wP5okvMko7oZWMlmWDHGz9Eb6FZFv40PRLuWw8aCbdPzPU8UCNrpQwqk/s320/New+York+Trip+1+066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352487103018890242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrTEIerAM-VrdhAnJN58n29C95R5-LU3M5ESTpfAbdHcxeMIpdVs7ccutkW4PPgI3tMoNidBEjmvSUiXRJjjX7PWPuMODrzmbMzC_qS1BFlE3LToWIctJh2g4WkujD3y9VPCx3bQK8RE/s1600-h/New+York+Trip+1+026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-OVVHEOtWznf10kkvNo4ZYlyjMrhKfRIkdkH0QV8IFzwpYKb90ZevH36t8nnY7hvEA69byH7jjDP8v7RvfevQu-Y5t_RpFgtFVJWOtaVzN9PJAHb6pxBtRgL0augnj3Tfs_w5Ogfe78/s320/New+York+Trip+2+573.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352490040599781778" border="0" /></a>Visiting family.<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQrrm1ImnpZ2I6vdt5urebksx1nP27LsX47dnYVVNm5CjIQLIc-xQqdwNGHUSOO7macX1gz9LMtksm9D-qNj7IqVW8l9d3H3Miih9VtJJvNOyOvTaqqwcDQMT5mEaLhpmajHsoS5EsGI/s1600-h/New+York+Trip+2+059.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQrrm1ImnpZ2I6vdt5urebksx1nP27LsX47dnYVVNm5CjIQLIc-xQqdwNGHUSOO7macX1gz9LMtksm9D-qNj7IqVW8l9d3H3Miih9VtJJvNOyOvTaqqwcDQMT5mEaLhpmajHsoS5EsGI/s320/New+York+Trip+2+059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352489466845945234" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszppV7AXd0GO-0PMhMXiHMKJzDliI7ApoWF9zbKAF7bcapk4t2-MzV4Jc2lhQQtQAzrm3oy-NK3uU8G8Jhz4Joz2KhczPdTRuGy2YE_loC2nJ4i3ounMEHYaOu5TasuPB_yBcPy1Zh3Y/s1600-h/New+York+Trip+2+223.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge2ngv9hNTt55r2vAmh8WkpYLOXHt3xs8VhG730105_gp93IdjlHPGGxYXucEFbMGg8L94MkPRz0RJPwsRUaofjODyB4HRkrJdnZHliJPTwHHl_Y5LsHcsmA73OYuB-_OlsBqBaXXsX4s/s320/June+066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352492011269700562" border="0" /></a>Camping with our ward which included sitting by the fire,<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnaFXZmTXJo6h-c-EhaJvYYQ7DbHgB7O6MEAvBuMXd_2jm-fPw6iO8L_o3KH4uKTFA40xfXyVFvbZNxB3MNMOKZAArRgLtGF9CECewWgOiXdfTeMP-YbVoLRVibUvUA0jtFFx_r0v6iw/s1600-h/June+093.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnaFXZmTXJo6h-c-EhaJvYYQ7DbHgB7O6MEAvBuMXd_2jm-fPw6iO8L_o3KH4uKTFA40xfXyVFvbZNxB3MNMOKZAArRgLtGF9CECewWgOiXdfTeMP-YbVoLRVibUvUA0jtFFx_r0v6iw/s320/June+093.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352492015677001986" border="0" /></a>fishing (no luck,)<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgJKc-ll842yqbnUXuVAzRpfCGi_1raVS4maf5yle2WCDB41qF-bBmsiclwjFgMiE8h5VRHxtCDKza0aVVpTIqbl51BX0HKlmKG2aBpDQvJ7CxhFMLrw6WqOxXmu6UAOfDcjF5f7TNIs/s1600-h/June+098.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgJKc-ll842yqbnUXuVAzRpfCGi_1raVS4maf5yle2WCDB41qF-bBmsiclwjFgMiE8h5VRHxtCDKza0aVVpTIqbl51BX0HKlmKG2aBpDQvJ7CxhFMLrw6WqOxXmu6UAOfDcjF5f7TNIs/s320/June+098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352492027160437858" border="0" /></a>throwing rocks in water,<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6bt4cBo6CMBDp_jR1LbxnguEr1hQaOptgm45MneHq2hzvFRPgSEns68Rcm5KUXaHbrh7KAx0AG07w5cYukN23p36ww5OxtufCNs8GMk_vIfXo5c9vFWvq1GZsItS1Vu2XU0MklQruuqg/s1600-h/June+118.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6bt4cBo6CMBDp_jR1LbxnguEr1hQaOptgm45MneHq2hzvFRPgSEns68Rcm5KUXaHbrh7KAx0AG07w5cYukN23p36ww5OxtufCNs8GMk_vIfXo5c9vFWvq1GZsItS1Vu2XU0MklQruuqg/s320/June+118.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352492029299815474" border="0" /></a>and horse rides. (There was also a giant slip n slide but I didn't get pictures.)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Well, there you have it. It's been a blast so far. Sorry for the lack of posts. Hope all your summers are starting out as fun as ours!<br /></div></div>Leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522286908614558602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531228811071596741.post-42266126980687679362009-05-08T12:36:00.000-07:002009-05-08T13:04:19.905-07:00What's "soup" doc?Was that a bad joke? Sorry. Well, we had soup and salad for dinner last night. We've been trying to have at least one night a week where we eat a lighter meal. The salad was just a regular iceberg lettuce salad. The soup was carrot soup! Hence the title of this post. Brilliant, I know. Well, we thought it was delicious (the soup). And it's healthy too! Anyway, here's a picture and the recipe in case you have too many carrots running around.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihRwAv2yOnxK6d6WcOHmRuAdvzM4DtlbuoPMm6IaQ5_HtwWJpPjrPDhL165ix4BjK4Q4Be7LWils7J1WC38xbHr2NQ70Vv8cFcyShwY0Rew-StcZTa6gCq4wUZZwG06Z7B3dgt5M7zfSs/s1600-h/carrot+soup+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihRwAv2yOnxK6d6WcOHmRuAdvzM4DtlbuoPMm6IaQ5_HtwWJpPjrPDhL165ix4BjK4Q4Be7LWils7J1WC38xbHr2NQ70Vv8cFcyShwY0Rew-StcZTa6gCq4wUZZwG06Z7B3dgt5M7zfSs/s320/carrot+soup+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333540242020042610" border="0" /></a><br />Carrot Soup<br /><br />3 cups chicken stock<br />2 cups roasted, pureed carrots<br />1 cup yogurt<br />1 tablespoon peeled fresh ginger OR ground ginger to taste<br />1 teaspoon kosher salt<br />cilantro (optional garnish)<br /><br />In a nice big pot, bring the chicken stock, carrots, ginger, and salt to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and let it simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the yogurt just before serving, stirring it in well.<br />To roast the carrots, peel and cut into equal sizes. The smaller they are, the shorter the cook time. Then put them on a pan, sprinkle with salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil. Put them in a 350 degree oven for 15-20 minutes or until they're nice and tender and golden brown. Then to puree them, just pop them in the blender.<br /><br />Well, I hope you'll try it. Then maybe you can exclaim, as Will did, "carrots, yum yum."Leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522286908614558602noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531228811071596741.post-81639413859940071562009-05-04T21:40:00.001-07:002009-05-04T21:41:49.866-07:00Sleeping BrothersHere's what I found when I went to go check on the boys tonight.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIazvu-gfUjeuWeBTEIYyyZ6RIzpv7sX7catipXDTkaulJSTY0gfxBUyg5WcpVcoEgClaskUabMD7crWMY9E8DEoLGYh1gPaGslJV0dAN-Bc22411y2A7sRf_Gj8PD4z-75D_c1QeTJCo/s1600-h/sleeping+brothers+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIazvu-gfUjeuWeBTEIYyyZ6RIzpv7sX7catipXDTkaulJSTY0gfxBUyg5WcpVcoEgClaskUabMD7crWMY9E8DEoLGYh1gPaGslJV0dAN-Bc22411y2A7sRf_Gj8PD4z-75D_c1QeTJCo/s320/sleeping+brothers+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332195345780685058" border="0" /></a>Leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522286908614558602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531228811071596741.post-51433700802556403272009-05-03T20:42:00.000-07:002009-05-03T20:47:50.157-07:00Walking at the templeToday was such a nice day so we went to the temple to walk around.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqCmAu0f0EFWZR1cVvNh-OUXxc9vvdeagR_X8uOg-h0w1xxtHH13SjTb1p2UEAyS6rF6e4s7o4Nha1P2JQhHvVZkVXopOYQJm3teASVkrAy9Z8oWJr0_tz3n3Mey7rV1XzBRIKZYYPPhE/s1600-h/temple+024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqCmAu0f0EFWZR1cVvNh-OUXxc9vvdeagR_X8uOg-h0w1xxtHH13SjTb1p2UEAyS6rF6e4s7o4Nha1P2JQhHvVZkVXopOYQJm3teASVkrAy9Z8oWJr0_tz3n3Mey7rV1XzBRIKZYYPPhE/s320/temple+024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331809828608071442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilKJYgqXVgxVkvOxpta33z0vD4UjLKDxlc1gIwCM_9HooAfzmaenizHFJ0eTCRrumj_Klooh9qw2zGLLW-8n-t2L5vRmHkPhjk4tcOyu-mKpuWGLOiFjLwrpRNwg1MhKPggJr-454ELh4/s1600-h/temple+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilKJYgqXVgxVkvOxpta33z0vD4UjLKDxlc1gIwCM_9HooAfzmaenizHFJ0eTCRrumj_Klooh9qw2zGLLW-8n-t2L5vRmHkPhjk4tcOyu-mKpuWGLOiFjLwrpRNwg1MhKPggJr-454ELh4/s320/temple+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331809810449783890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFCSqJoQ4rc2Ud-Z9RYt1jwQ-JrqxnREXOGifoXydt_WW6n9MsqBFDQQjNDtj1R30dJs6ksxPJ88BO-qDvBrLMK0W-JIQdmn7PWs-RuQlmBXbY9OIDFm38gx5tbS7zxpwf7faWXZjODI/s1600-h/temple+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFCSqJoQ4rc2Ud-Z9RYt1jwQ-JrqxnREXOGifoXydt_WW6n9MsqBFDQQjNDtj1R30dJs6ksxPJ88BO-qDvBrLMK0W-JIQdmn7PWs-RuQlmBXbY9OIDFm38gx5tbS7zxpwf7faWXZjODI/s320/temple+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331809809399849602" border="0" /></a>Look at that gorgeous sky! Oh, and there's two cute kids too!<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFymrm1niD7d0kOoNYMlRIFOCWgdz_029UKRokVstzeZ_DkyoHa2qJoyf5RKVWTA9yFhqWcqmIYixVjs-sSak2jmIf5-E1zP3QPwJYBI_e607MT3i8Bt5cbbqeU7v0pLclDDEPkZxraGY/s1600-h/temple+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFymrm1niD7d0kOoNYMlRIFOCWgdz_029UKRokVstzeZ_DkyoHa2qJoyf5RKVWTA9yFhqWcqmIYixVjs-sSak2jmIf5-E1zP3QPwJYBI_e607MT3i8Bt5cbbqeU7v0pLclDDEPkZxraGY/s320/temple+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331809805157283762" border="0" /></a>A rare picture of me.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHmVkwHuo7Jh_CWZ_iDuv9w4l3HbZv7iP9NCzTgdQrklMRQXPsbL4mN8ewIQyhtWau0mtG-xnb7gj89how0eCeHqcseOxma4zExBXOX_J7Ji4CiDiQdG5Gz4sdi4YgwGSMordNBXApmA/s1600-h/temple+023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHmVkwHuo7Jh_CWZ_iDuv9w4l3HbZv7iP9NCzTgdQrklMRQXPsbL4mN8ewIQyhtWau0mtG-xnb7gj89how0eCeHqcseOxma4zExBXOX_J7Ji4CiDiQdG5Gz4sdi4YgwGSMordNBXApmA/s320/temple+023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331809819605266386" border="0" /></a>My favorite.<br /></div>Leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522286908614558602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531228811071596741.post-36350517716256757782009-05-03T20:37:00.000-07:002009-05-03T20:42:39.329-07:00Bug catchingTarget had little nets in the dollar bins. The boys had fun catching bugs in the sun!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIDedrWsafIUrp7YnjlUr6CTlRlrOF4glUGUXoKcoAB7T7x6u-wKZ8upqKHqDdAdCfUSiwFNDXI6dEHoM86V8wCComzB5mvGL6pxt_-ArGVgDW8ZQa8oT0ra1zmGBmwOH2RBTBh1anyU/s1600-h/bugs+in+the+sun+026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIDedrWsafIUrp7YnjlUr6CTlRlrOF4glUGUXoKcoAB7T7x6u-wKZ8upqKHqDdAdCfUSiwFNDXI6dEHoM86V8wCComzB5mvGL6pxt_-ArGVgDW8ZQa8oT0ra1zmGBmwOH2RBTBh1anyU/s320/bugs+in+the+sun+026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331808517147534658" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4EITbu4iVU4YtOob-85IHfxcRrw2LhkUmvwSfJx1lreTBny5t0YWA2f6siIfZP7PCgpMiMbEn_9wQIMpyJdNyzY7c7W82nzwE-R1rVjktkNH9ebq39H-xrPY162SKuZBkwV1BF3zLUM/s1600-h/bugs+in+the+sun+023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4EITbu4iVU4YtOob-85IHfxcRrw2LhkUmvwSfJx1lreTBny5t0YWA2f6siIfZP7PCgpMiMbEn_9wQIMpyJdNyzY7c7W82nzwE-R1rVjktkNH9ebq39H-xrPY162SKuZBkwV1BF3zLUM/s320/bugs+in+the+sun+023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331808510885957010" border="0" /></a>Bryant used his net...and his mouth to catch bugs!<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_zpSxVrU6ihn7xB9oWs9BGAWs3X7a4awufXFBgd0jZVjnRt8Gndi5s2MRZOXtiBt4wPmpG61x1yPc0X0kE3KFvHTz5IKgqDgBWD6HdOE6sRSaSbgvJJTbs-Od_2YlrC3OW5rMFAofBNM/s1600-h/bugs+in+the+sun+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_zpSxVrU6ihn7xB9oWs9BGAWs3X7a4awufXFBgd0jZVjnRt8Gndi5s2MRZOXtiBt4wPmpG61x1yPc0X0kE3KFvHTz5IKgqDgBWD6HdOE6sRSaSbgvJJTbs-Od_2YlrC3OW5rMFAofBNM/s320/bugs+in+the+sun+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331808500573810930" border="0" /></a>Taking a break to take off shoes.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxADioJlmkmHdryQqnd3KrP9hEhgbYMNsV_ubTPIfjt9TsDkCqfWRWy2iQGtGG-7Ud5BOfXPJu3gwe6qvguf_4f_x7Y2STntxJlbKCT_-ZWtOJx_V1y5LtYCUWR8CqICq_6f6jq5yKZQ/s1600-h/bugs+in+the+sun+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxADioJlmkmHdryQqnd3KrP9hEhgbYMNsV_ubTPIfjt9TsDkCqfWRWy2iQGtGG-7Ud5BOfXPJu3gwe6qvguf_4f_x7Y2STntxJlbKCT_-ZWtOJx_V1y5LtYCUWR8CqICq_6f6jq5yKZQ/s320/bugs+in+the+sun+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331808497019960386" border="0" /></a>Leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522286908614558602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531228811071596741.post-4277832950886921722009-05-01T23:57:00.000-07:002009-05-02T00:08:22.980-07:00First ice cream face of the season<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsf5ctr8ZImQOBNR3BZ0BAVl8IEGB-CNLHuN8MSPwbEwb7Z3k01OTWsH_cdJ12yrA0DIlIyd0woxcE1jNyGuXHiESK8C84vyKlYM-4qY2komCfabS3yddiTpggYgc7zFTKgyPKf-cVPHY/s1600-h/softball+and+ice+cream+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsf5ctr8ZImQOBNR3BZ0BAVl8IEGB-CNLHuN8MSPwbEwb7Z3k01OTWsH_cdJ12yrA0DIlIyd0woxcE1jNyGuXHiESK8C84vyKlYM-4qY2komCfabS3yddiTpggYgc7zFTKgyPKf-cVPHY/s320/softball+and+ice+cream+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331119812971139522" border="0" /></a>Leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522286908614558602noreply@blogger.com1