tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52615282926189046742024-02-19T12:14:15.342-05:00sippy cups have partscarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04474189739774353014noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261528292618904674.post-34054964190872294972010-08-16T21:41:00.000-04:002010-08-16T21:42:20.370-04:00MaxAugust 16, 2010<br /><br />Max, my dog died yesterday. It was unexpected. It is devastating. It’s more devastating to move on with everyday life. I’m sitting in bed, more than 24 hours later. It’s pouring down rain and all I can think of is that he is curled up in that little hole in the backyard becoming one with the earth so permanently. I can’t cope with this. I’m overwhelmed with grief. Sadness. Regret. Love. I just miss him. I want him inside my house where he should be. On the end of my bed or in the kids bed. I’m overwhelmed and consumed. I envy people walking around that are not consumed by sadness. Who are not feeling loss. I never know how to understand why these things happen. Why people who deserve to remain on this earth among others who love them? Who want them. I hate that I can’t look out for him, care for him. I don’t know why he died. I only hope and pray that it wasn’t something I did. That is what makes this so much more difficult. It reminds me of how fragile life really is. That all the details that we stress about in our daily lives can be so meaningless. <br />I think of my children. That it could just take one time to fall off the bed wrong, choke or step in the wrong direction. Like max, if a bowl of cherries was his fate in death—all I had to do to change that was move it from one table to the other where he couldn’t reach them. I just hope he knows that he was loved. <br />Right before he died he looked at me with a panic. It’s so odd to me that an animal can tell you something with a look. That I knew him well enough to know that something wasn’t right. I’m thankful that I was there with him. He wasn’t alone. But I was useless. I couldn’t do a thing and my heart is just broken over that exact moment. I couldn’t help him and it’s all I could say to him was that it was okay. You’re okay. But he cried and then stopped breathing. I replay it over in my head a million times over. <br />So I have to do what we all do in life. Grieve. Be sad. Share. Keep going. Remember my loss. I just don’t know that my sadness will end. My house feels so empty. Nothing feels the same and the small things are what get me. Not the dog bowl or his favorite spot. But that part of his neck I always petted. He licked my legs after a run. How he got excited and ran to the door every weekend morning because he knew it was his time to go in the car for coffee. <br />I don’t expect this to be easy. I don’t have to like it. But my heart will always be heavy for him and I will always remember him. My life is so different that he was in it and I’ll always be thankful for his personality and that he was my first chance to truly take care of another life and do it well. I can say that proudly. He had about the best life a dog could have. He never knew abuse. He never slept outside (except when we were camping). He never went hungry. He slept in a bed almost every night of his nearly 11 years. If he was sick, he was cared for. He never became lonely because he was always surrounded by people who loved him. He had a dog door to go in/out as he pleased with a yard full of things to hunt. He liked to sit in sunny spots in the spring and fall especially. His pretty white fur always felt the nicest after that. <br />I only hope wherever his mind is, it’s in peace. It’s safe, cared for and that he knows he will always be part of my family. Part of me. <br /><br />This is unedited. I don’t know who reads this anymore. But I had to get my thoughts out on paper. <br /><br />Max <br />He was a true gift of life on my birthday in November 1999 and passed away 9am on August 15, 2010.carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04474189739774353014noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261528292618904674.post-88897365063263190812009-09-20T19:02:00.019-04:002009-09-21T10:45:37.741-04:00UPDATES: Random Theme.Happy New Year!<br />It is the beginning of the new Jewish Year, 5770 in the Jewish calendar. No matter how far from home, no matter the chaos and no matter how Jewish you are, or not...I truly believe every Jewish person stops and looks around at the life they lead. Most importantly we stop to look in the mirror. It is and always will be a time to self reflect. I will spare you my sap & just wish everyone a Happy and Sweet New Year.<br />Let's go right for the fun stuff of what we have been up to...... since I totally bite at keeping you updated, shall we....<br />Let's start with the weekend. It's been raining. EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.<br /><br />Now, I'm totally content with hanging out inside. Jay too. Ellie & Joe are cut out of the "must do something all the time or I will lose my mind and annoy you to freaking death" cloth. So Joe met the other bored "ants in their pants" parents at Hobby Lobby doing the same thing....what the hell we do inside!!???<br /><br />Of course, we have the arts and crafts. Ellie made a fun name plate for her bathroom door.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6qzHeGc8ttZKzkpHpSxU9W9I2gN3awh8Pk7frBfyIHyReV29V_t5DcRL25B4WOQHk8HKR4VQa6LZYoYVpRm-XQWb4Wn0C3PpcJzSJGmN56C2cGm501BwfuGi6-JR80yNmrkSxBvUhRTV/s1600-h/DSC_0301.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6qzHeGc8ttZKzkpHpSxU9W9I2gN3awh8Pk7frBfyIHyReV29V_t5DcRL25B4WOQHk8HKR4VQa6LZYoYVpRm-XQWb4Wn0C3PpcJzSJGmN56C2cGm501BwfuGi6-JR80yNmrkSxBvUhRTV/s400/DSC_0301.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383921402254612770" border="0" /></a>What is really funny to me is Jay. He is really coming into his own quirky personality. He loves to open and close doors....ALL the time. Here Ellie wanted a picture of her and her new work of art and Jay kept opening & closing the door.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPSuVI_PnEjT6gW0dAxsYr_1pA2sfm0N5_4AJRPXwy0FfQAoGnw-b1nq7hmWtUEp6J-dD0HkqfrfB2ZKgnJyOQ5wldbPlg8bQa18uCrlNgYIQt5x9AmhAk4LzFl6RmEy5Bd6dZ2xAmjfG1/s1600-h/DSC_0302.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPSuVI_PnEjT6gW0dAxsYr_1pA2sfm0N5_4AJRPXwy0FfQAoGnw-b1nq7hmWtUEp6J-dD0HkqfrfB2ZKgnJyOQ5wldbPlg8bQa18uCrlNgYIQt5x9AmhAk4LzFl6RmEy5Bd6dZ2xAmjfG1/s400/DSC_0302.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383921412355237410" border="0" /></a>Don't forget her new house for our neighborly bird families...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgR-s3S822gTOdKgUGzBP6OMhrRQfSPVHrmPF-ot4fY66Yp6388p9P0CuRdaHnuh-ur92uJELwLXEE4dsCpZPWY5owoEMANdpI6eN55jq9RmJBI1wSMzAwjXW2mQUq3ORgpFE6TmL7gn7/s1600-h/DSC_0313.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgR-s3S822gTOdKgUGzBP6OMhrRQfSPVHrmPF-ot4fY66Yp6388p9P0CuRdaHnuh-ur92uJELwLXEE4dsCpZPWY5owoEMANdpI6eN55jq9RmJBI1wSMzAwjXW2mQUq3ORgpFE6TmL7gn7/s400/DSC_0313.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383925048860774498" border="0" /></a><br />But we can't have the activities that are non-transportable, right? Joe went for the less explosive type. Yes, AIRPLANES....and of course they snuck out in the light sprinkles to take them out for a spin...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRhxhbX_iFS0vTAdb2WbXm5iaZ90yy5iaB-TifBkuezay8L2u994O-QC_mPEQTPX7tJevoMOkWG0wVeGiQGpGq_GUBjRVuDEFQYfSIl2D9nvd0tgK7BIIjRKTN1KgGlQEL1Pk6ugr2SO-/s1600-h/DSC_0298.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRhxhbX_iFS0vTAdb2WbXm5iaZ90yy5iaB-TifBkuezay8L2u994O-QC_mPEQTPX7tJevoMOkWG0wVeGiQGpGq_GUBjRVuDEFQYfSIl2D9nvd0tgK7BIIjRKTN1KgGlQEL1Pk6ugr2SO-/s400/DSC_0298.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383693109912587250" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgiAtjkNDXBMUiTlessrRY1F-SSBrqXMRajJMvK8YLMVrNySxWlMnJHLrIMLYgChddZRLK-8pIx_aKcWzlAqMGtIThV4YAeBfhewe5SkiRth34-_cICPSx2FTk0L_ETK40_vRWHmpcNYN/s1600-h/DSC_0300.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgiAtjkNDXBMUiTlessrRY1F-SSBrqXMRajJMvK8YLMVrNySxWlMnJHLrIMLYgChddZRLK-8pIx_aKcWzlAqMGtIThV4YAeBfhewe5SkiRth34-_cICPSx2FTk0L_ETK40_vRWHmpcNYN/s400/DSC_0300.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383699255002560786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rPyrflIW6PVk8Qh32Q8TM78kaTjStsWyEOKbya3mH5gUXrCT4UCwMIHmaUg66pkM8pLSkj0hJyIyc-yc-ZpFgleKRd4Y1DsXZLqtTAlSUBHefIR9SrEqc9VvIKJmayrWNO7TlJMdMIbE/s1600-h/DSC_0301.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rPyrflIW6PVk8Qh32Q8TM78kaTjStsWyEOKbya3mH5gUXrCT4UCwMIHmaUg66pkM8pLSkj0hJyIyc-yc-ZpFgleKRd4Y1DsXZLqtTAlSUBHefIR9SrEqc9VvIKJmayrWNO7TlJMdMIbE/s400/DSC_0301.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383693122230492418" border="0" /></a>We also had a birthday party that was a chocolate store.....YUUUMMMMYYYY. The kids learned about where chocolate comes from and how it's made.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-ctR8tudX75PTwThVQXdBQh0zyMoee6qsft6EXoco2QcFyky3LOIt-ra1ZSkURyCkSkQXnAfZOvxZSnyGPaFJd4L_ZfKce2itV-nU03Xh0hJlZ-IVtpZxAz_3GaCBpGspoKM1qoO9tE7/s1600-h/DSC_0309.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-ctR8tudX75PTwThVQXdBQh0zyMoee6qsft6EXoco2QcFyky3LOIt-ra1ZSkURyCkSkQXnAfZOvxZSnyGPaFJd4L_ZfKce2itV-nU03Xh0hJlZ-IVtpZxAz_3GaCBpGspoKM1qoO9tE7/s400/DSC_0309.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383918482465494690" border="0" /></a><br /><br />They even got to make their own marshmallow yum stick.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2fhyphenhyphen7xEg0ez6pQ0a4JaJ_liiq5bfxFKeOWkdiR8Okmd48sFExav570MMG2Amdkz-xd-xNYuCK0vh-c8_dJzYFKP4a86hAK-W5UieSrZ4dDSoKgelNd5DzYxt3kfWP6zSIkDBbHav8QPIZ/s1600-h/DSC_0315.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2fhyphenhyphen7xEg0ez6pQ0a4JaJ_liiq5bfxFKeOWkdiR8Okmd48sFExav570MMG2Amdkz-xd-xNYuCK0vh-c8_dJzYFKP4a86hAK-W5UieSrZ4dDSoKgelNd5DzYxt3kfWP6zSIkDBbHav8QPIZ/s400/DSC_0315.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383927627229316178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Chb0LWhvgHJRtS6V-0lxwqPNsdKkksS9QIsL5uavqOJ1_5KLF53bu8mAqs7L5uukJ1_UsUyB96QjBzJBI7hdGGpkTQtGypN1JuuiBpiaRMrs1ItX_WMUH0NItEAgEra-DpY3ntZIcdA9/s1600-h/DSC_0311.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Chb0LWhvgHJRtS6V-0lxwqPNsdKkksS9QIsL5uavqOJ1_5KLF53bu8mAqs7L5uukJ1_UsUyB96QjBzJBI7hdGGpkTQtGypN1JuuiBpiaRMrs1ItX_WMUH0NItEAgEra-DpY3ntZIcdA9/s400/DSC_0311.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383918467931707378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizePf5Qph2FrOaoyTgHkokEs9QkMsTm-iEeCQI5DCG6XCWSH0pHjQl0rX6CM8_lVFJp-T7Qp99crtit6X_dhZdJ1ajofw2sL2CZaX0pHTiWS4_mpKQcEwBHTE9b_Ek8ceFP2s7B3Lmv9M7/s1600-h/DSC_0324.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizePf5Qph2FrOaoyTgHkokEs9QkMsTm-iEeCQI5DCG6XCWSH0pHjQl0rX6CM8_lVFJp-T7Qp99crtit6X_dhZdJ1ajofw2sL2CZaX0pHTiWS4_mpKQcEwBHTE9b_Ek8ceFP2s7B3Lmv9M7/s400/DSC_0324.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383918460694009266" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKeay4Sh7V-9NNTrsQyRqgxS-9w7uAJNok-rxIirqPNO_kuG0F6ECy4MlqRGnKoiKVOfTIZXpvM7R1JpcYlEpVAs5lAHiL327YvHQGW1bk3oMPcxr9RNCSj2DULX5IiIx6dSQ_SZzsFVJd/s1600-h/DSC_0306.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKeay4Sh7V-9NNTrsQyRqgxS-9w7uAJNok-rxIirqPNO_kuG0F6ECy4MlqRGnKoiKVOfTIZXpvM7R1JpcYlEpVAs5lAHiL327YvHQGW1bk3oMPcxr9RNCSj2DULX5IiIx6dSQ_SZzsFVJd/s400/DSC_0306.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383918451250329778" border="0" /></a><br />They had a faucet of chocolate. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMo3aHWXlNk_jvFHpZNyhOMjYXbNNEN-k5_2e_jZcFwUhRSYkVc3fGgVk0DpZxoNFZsZ7H7RcPItdyP0771O9IYJZXdj0LPeDIZGnzAM94oUvhoLcddx3oxgC9TiFVK6sBgnMYZ6XpLJVK/s1600-h/DSC_0312.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMo3aHWXlNk_jvFHpZNyhOMjYXbNNEN-k5_2e_jZcFwUhRSYkVc3fGgVk0DpZxoNFZsZ7H7RcPItdyP0771O9IYJZXdj0LPeDIZGnzAM94oUvhoLcddx3oxgC9TiFVK6sBgnMYZ6XpLJVK/s400/DSC_0312.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383918789766139618" border="0" /></a>The kids were really good about not sticking their hands in it...but errr, okay, i was the only misbehaved person in there trying to stick my mouth around the edge of the thing. My friend Kathy even took a picture..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_nCzdS_qE5OOw_qkn9UkafM-EvZU4C8t1KWY91XDK97fQUToq0jwviMHbxG3ick8GrOHvo6QH7Z_t4D1H52b-xXh09o_dTKZP-btqZPbSNzXey2Ji85Dk255skhi7dcBG4352WKpumuE/s1600-h/yujmmmmmmmyyy.jpeg"><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/AVvXsEi2_nCzdS_qE5OOw_qkn9UkafM-EvZU4C8t1KWY91XDK97fQUToq0jwviMHbxG3ick8GrOHvo6QH7Z_t4D1H52b-xXh09o_dTKZP-btqZPbSNzXey2Ji85Dk255skhi7dcBG4352WKpumuE/s400/yujmmmmmmmyyy.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383918794365398418" border="0" /></a>We were all interested in nature's sweet & yummy chocolate....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhho3q7vaIvQXAAHfgF5doo3ezzhXdbq9GG63pxcPmeNZdY0M0Jv6MM0AMGDVmke9EZfJENvS2RCKvUFZevgZG-Rgktx0a-lBa9lflZeffdouS1zqX2b5xMBWcu1N7Pnd72kIawYm5ucz5n/s1600-h/DSC_0322.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhho3q7vaIvQXAAHfgF5doo3ezzhXdbq9GG63pxcPmeNZdY0M0Jv6MM0AMGDVmke9EZfJENvS2RCKvUFZevgZG-Rgktx0a-lBa9lflZeffdouS1zqX2b5xMBWcu1N7Pnd72kIawYm5ucz5n/s400/DSC_0322.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383926185716119602" border="0" /></a><br />I have no transition from Chocolate to Underwear that isn't family friendly....so i'm just gonna get right to it...<br />Ellie is getting to be too smart and too old for me. She knows her months, days and starting to figure out how to spell. At Target, we got her new days of the week undies. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmvpE_5tR7BLeQwbl-2JWre6NNPGOfw26GNd_4rX0zYHv_zKdTY-9vZ0Vy6pTiA4A1A8CCjESrgtq0Q_d3K1zpFFnJfqMvs3kvJPNy7tdwcNrZ_h9T7TezSd_ZRAwJ3U4gVv3r2dDAzmn/s1600-h/DSC_0244.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmvpE_5tR7BLeQwbl-2JWre6NNPGOfw26GNd_4rX0zYHv_zKdTY-9vZ0Vy6pTiA4A1A8CCjESrgtq0Q_d3K1zpFFnJfqMvs3kvJPNy7tdwcNrZ_h9T7TezSd_ZRAwJ3U4gVv3r2dDAzmn/s400/DSC_0244.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383699246758413170" border="0" /></a>I think this is so funny that they still sell them. We'll see how long she can keep it up....uhh, and me too with the laundry.<br /><br />So other than that...for me, I've been trying run & train for a few upcoming races. I ran 7 yesterday and then a 10 mile (swim) this morning in the POURING rain. My poor shoes...soaked!!! Doing 17 miles in 2 days, i felt my shoes were worthy of a mention.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_jRv7DMS97126KXYI5xIQhDvwPMPuD_8L3UQlzvz6LINh0hpfYVDcaOBxeBHsZL9zpUwgyScyC1kdSWInQeizVIzZZjyvTW_56qQGBfxjWzrhtCHGa5meGZ68Spg6tr8oeGQHggVddSW/s1600-h/DSC_0241.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_jRv7DMS97126KXYI5xIQhDvwPMPuD_8L3UQlzvz6LINh0hpfYVDcaOBxeBHsZL9zpUwgyScyC1kdSWInQeizVIzZZjyvTW_56qQGBfxjWzrhtCHGa5meGZ68Spg6tr8oeGQHggVddSW/s400/DSC_0241.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383693130617751042" border="0" /></a>I came home & made a giant pot of vegetable soup. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5H0wHhO7L-2caD-11lxDy0_oZj_wWWMqsiD7nXuGKo23gTZLoaEZbzHqkI_aQ58z75pyI_D5v7KlStCtKELUAb4IRu9ulQUsH7UPH1SLcAapAciVxz73nwkIzYOZAoWDfvuOQSvTz-iVe/s1600-h/DSC_0302.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5H0wHhO7L-2caD-11lxDy0_oZj_wWWMqsiD7nXuGKo23gTZLoaEZbzHqkI_aQ58z75pyI_D5v7KlStCtKELUAb4IRu9ulQUsH7UPH1SLcAapAciVxz73nwkIzYOZAoWDfvuOQSvTz-iVe/s400/DSC_0302.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383699260655910770" border="0" /></a> I love the fall and winter for all the soups. That's it for now. We have Halloween coming up & lots of good stuff... Jay's 2nd birthday!!! I am TRYING (guess i should start it, ugghhh) to put together a little video for his 2nd. He is so chatty and has a funny slash grumpy personality that is more charming than I ever expected.<br />He is trying desperately to learn the stairs. Here is an attempt on our back stairs that are carpeted, so it doesn't freak me out as much as the ones that are hardwood. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_MfmP9DqzqGpz-6GOa6t0MWZcX8USnTF-58IhJEjqtV6lSVeHg5an7PND-bEDDZzAA6OPA-yconFdhdzruZ92zXbhMMWHBrTDyrSH8VYSD3s02BirkZSiReMYP-wZuR_dn_bOuilfXm4/s1600-h/DSC_0292.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_MfmP9DqzqGpz-6GOa6t0MWZcX8USnTF-58IhJEjqtV6lSVeHg5an7PND-bEDDZzAA6OPA-yconFdhdzruZ92zXbhMMWHBrTDyrSH8VYSD3s02BirkZSiReMYP-wZuR_dn_bOuilfXm4/s400/DSC_0292.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383925056314494466" border="0" /></a><br />L'shana Tova!!<br /><br />Love,<br />Carriecarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04474189739774353014noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261528292618904674.post-23189347163906608532009-08-03T16:05:00.009-04:002009-08-12T16:09:14.347-04:00LAKE WINNIPASAUIEORUJEIORJEIO (SP)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYWwKA0aFwkvHOnIEvk_sDNN48xv9v6y9e95WssLchYTUhVqVPdqTRQBDwEXWpkOJefRwjEHa-CuowMvL0XJt1mbxZICObB9WQAKxBVMO2ACu0i8NK81f7QZgU012AoO7kNzGokp9Lieh8/s1600-h/lake+winni+map.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYWwKA0aFwkvHOnIEvk_sDNN48xv9v6y9e95WssLchYTUhVqVPdqTRQBDwEXWpkOJefRwjEHa-CuowMvL0XJt1mbxZICObB9WQAKxBVMO2ACu0i8NK81f7QZgU012AoO7kNzGokp9Lieh8/s400/lake+winni+map.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369171680083893570" border="0" /></a><br />One day i will learn how to spell the damm place. Ellie & I trekked up to Boston, rented a giant enormous car (btw, my feet don't reach the pedals of an Escalade) and headed NORTH to New Hampshire.<br />I love my cousin, Jill. It's rare that we get to spend a lot of QT (quality time) together so this was a real treat for me. Her hubby, who ellie now refers to as "special cousin richard" is so fun to annoy & we have a very "picky" relationship. But it's all fun and we can't wait to take Joe & Jay next year.<br />I gotta run--having to post this in seconds..but enjoy the pics!!<br />P.S. For those who are still blogger dumb...click ON the picture to take you to the album.<br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fshuttleprincess%2Falbumid%2F5365827281537498801%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCJml5pzE9NaIbQ%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="400" height="267"></embed>carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04474189739774353014noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261528292618904674.post-36657898969723709482009-07-24T14:51:00.003-04:002009-08-03T17:38:54.393-04:00beach, birthdays & MORE!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoffmG-9c-3Or4h87iunkHfTx9F2avRag4PbzHsGcJFwfhE3xZ86d_2v3VgGk7n90-cspcqmBTg4-F5k5KFezcETElRSUTiN-mSv26QXkdLGpmCD6SV6X6r5iNnYsHFI-EvZUDIXEILuYd/s1600-h/turtle"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 380px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoffmG-9c-3Or4h87iunkHfTx9F2avRag4PbzHsGcJFwfhE3xZ86d_2v3VgGk7n90-cspcqmBTg4-F5k5KFezcETElRSUTiN-mSv26QXkdLGpmCD6SV6X6r5iNnYsHFI-EvZUDIXEILuYd/s400/turtle" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365855208992449042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />So little-by-little, inch-by-inch i am catching you up!! <br /><br />Here are TWO count-em....ONE and TWO posts!!! hehehe. <br /><br />Click into the link for our annual st. george trek to the beach!! AND see below for a bonus post!! <br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fshuttleprincess%2Falbumid%2F5362096867261374049%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" height="192" width="288"></embed><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Gavin turned 2 and we headed for a fun birthday party at the grandparents and then to the Yellow River Game Ranch. All the kids LOVED it. Jay especially--I admit, i was slightly partial to him with the camera---He loves watching all kinds of animals...bugs, birds, bunnies and of course ABBY. So i was super excited to see him explore all the variety of animals first hand. He liked the pigeons too.<br />enjoy!!<br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fshuttleprincess%2Falbumid%2F5362099961254622561%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" height="192" width="288"></embed>carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04474189739774353014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261528292618904674.post-50773246081792127872009-07-20T18:14:00.007-04:002009-07-24T14:16:31.636-04:00On Your Mark<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4JXD9Xk2eVTgoOonWqygV8gsWW3ssL3xV_5iNZ4BrTy5FjOEanCDkbRee3ARrnnrMkaJ0ANtfD7OnBMkqo527OvC8X2HHrexwyoUsnDN7i9lxVv2ohtEOo91dkerDCRjMailH5t1UX2Tb/s1600-h/ready-set-go.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4JXD9Xk2eVTgoOonWqygV8gsWW3ssL3xV_5iNZ4BrTy5FjOEanCDkbRee3ARrnnrMkaJ0ANtfD7OnBMkqo527OvC8X2HHrexwyoUsnDN7i9lxVv2ohtEOo91dkerDCRjMailH5t1UX2Tb/s400/ready-set-go.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362092231431869218" border="0" /></a><br />Okay...so my comeback into the bloggy blog world started out strong...and I'm racing to keep up. Let's see if i can keep it up on a weekly basis.....<br /><br />Last week I died out---and with good reason.... i was on a shoot out of town last week.<br /><br />So, you'll have to take me as a light walking blogger. for now keep the update on my I.O.U. tab. guess there are worse kind of tabs out there.<br /><br />anywhoooooo....<br />Friday was joe's birthday!!!<br />wahooo.<br />and boohoooo.<br />wahooo to celebrate joe and boohooooo that since he is a year older, for cryin' out loud so am i.<br /><br />so we celebrated with a nice family day. it really was nice and i have to say i haven't enjoyed a nice family day in a while like that. we went to waffle house in the morning, joe took them swimming (while i napped!) & we went to Marietta Pizza for dinner where the kids got balloons from an animal guy making balloons.<br />And we came home for CAKE. YES, homemade by yours & yours truly....Elise & Carrie.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">How to bake a cake.... CRACK 3 EGGS<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_gqeNszVh-HtZcgch_ITM-JXY1GhUa63ioUBA4tnthoNYiaZ7gV6ebWoY56VtaWoEdZ2H1LPD1DmBXZyjKSssEWDz-B0foYCxdnxAG4KkYnJwsuioLnKyVO0OqUQvn_Sk-UqCjsQ9BY74/s1600-h/DSC_0286.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_gqeNszVh-HtZcgch_ITM-JXY1GhUa63ioUBA4tnthoNYiaZ7gV6ebWoY56VtaWoEdZ2H1LPD1DmBXZyjKSssEWDz-B0foYCxdnxAG4KkYnJwsuioLnKyVO0OqUQvn_Sk-UqCjsQ9BY74/s400/DSC_0286.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360673416090570210" border="0" /></a>LICK THE SPOON....<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5sYG2t2SmbXmRHZuZ0bp_986bQrXpTvgugANSynf8WjyaAAC_hThmcdgmYRl2IRp36LkSIjqBzCcvA31dXlb9oujjjxhdMgD4DfBAl5UBgP3xo-xsZjzxCET1mUoFpS4UUZcRwKvsw_K/s1600-h/DSC_0287.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5sYG2t2SmbXmRHZuZ0bp_986bQrXpTvgugANSynf8WjyaAAC_hThmcdgmYRl2IRp36LkSIjqBzCcvA31dXlb9oujjjxhdMgD4DfBAl5UBgP3xo-xsZjzxCET1mUoFpS4UUZcRwKvsw_K/s400/DSC_0287.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360673421869772994" border="0" /></a>FROST AND LICK SOME MORE...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElqFlT8yGNyeqEmtYy936wB-JaDhLZjFEfJBNhDXcw2oR1gm6JWEwx0E9gM4bhJxtxJ6GMZ4BuG5u_861vy9RErCUZ5Rs30TkPD2eQhGiaNLzEaRUQ6DFwR3lvjGNs58ef4vu_Ww7UG3p/s1600-h/DSC_0288.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElqFlT8yGNyeqEmtYy936wB-JaDhLZjFEfJBNhDXcw2oR1gm6JWEwx0E9gM4bhJxtxJ6GMZ4BuG5u_861vy9RErCUZ5Rs30TkPD2eQhGiaNLzEaRUQ6DFwR3lvjGNs58ef4vu_Ww7UG3p/s400/DSC_0288.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360673429129621746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6hhqh_Z4J0AP6PHFe3VyF-uvESpJv7gf-SGRC-bC_wNuZ6kDSt2295sGxD95nHi9hMJeJdLiiD02SIoIc8eoUyxUGYK8fMFthuuCrpjDNuNhtdT1Cf6fN2zErpm_waWGBqphH_X6kLik/s1600-h/DSC_0291.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6hhqh_Z4J0AP6PHFe3VyF-uvESpJv7gf-SGRC-bC_wNuZ6kDSt2295sGxD95nHi9hMJeJdLiiD02SIoIc8eoUyxUGYK8fMFthuuCrpjDNuNhtdT1Cf6fN2zErpm_waWGBqphH_X6kLik/s400/DSC_0291.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360673430763678242" border="0" /></a><br />LIGHT THE CANDLES....<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXvdrPtk4ER0Kz8v36HagIQKlIbJ0e_PEPQfpL77xzfAUfG1rybhasKlYSm3gcxoBsl2DP0gSrTzLsUjbBi5QIzQnn1tczbasnDp4zxxZzH4rod_b_ZuBgwdS_bzPofWnqBnKwh67WKKh/s1600-h/DSC_0292.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXvdrPtk4ER0Kz8v36HagIQKlIbJ0e_PEPQfpL77xzfAUfG1rybhasKlYSm3gcxoBsl2DP0gSrTzLsUjbBi5QIzQnn1tczbasnDp4zxxZzH4rod_b_ZuBgwdS_bzPofWnqBnKwh67WKKh/s400/DSC_0292.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360673433823727282" border="0" /></a>COME ON IN AND MAKE A WISH!!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn04Iz1pOYGg9WU1u3HfVqQCrI7O1N5vlSLHKK_2o2t7XDHHe3hBn6Qcar7ZBXTb_tVUtyj-ssy3VX5P_blizzkPJKrcR5N0FbliPzDSg9sO0xg8b2P8TXDSJVZ_nCxE7EtHB2QaXXo5S9/s1600-h/DSC_0294.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn04Iz1pOYGg9WU1u3HfVqQCrI7O1N5vlSLHKK_2o2t7XDHHe3hBn6Qcar7ZBXTb_tVUtyj-ssy3VX5P_blizzkPJKrcR5N0FbliPzDSg9sO0xg8b2P8TXDSJVZ_nCxE7EtHB2QaXXo5S9/s400/DSC_0294.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360674425011400530" border="0" /></a><br />more to come......Especially Birthdays!! Gavin turned 2 (our nephew) and we went to the petting zoo...i will load those up this week too. Also--I've asked Joe to create a post about his Grand Canyon trip. Please encourage him to do so!!! I think everyone would love it.<br /><br />have a great week & i hope you are all enjoying your summer!!!!!<br />xoxoxocarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04474189739774353014noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261528292618904674.post-13601801725134176952009-07-11T10:34:00.015-04:002009-07-24T14:17:10.213-04:00Sippy Cups Have Parts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk4GnDysgq03T3J3BIfTW4IrgKP6Q0ONvGjVYv2Pa7vgtu25qKVPQ8nPqTneSdGTmqu7wqHWaTpV1SYsfq9MoxPvK5OLJ4TrpwxmbySd9F1Je6FrbEb1xaaAzxQIo3UdqcWE9u-CgPH8oo/s1600-h/we're+back.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 380px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk4GnDysgq03T3J3BIfTW4IrgKP6Q0ONvGjVYv2Pa7vgtu25qKVPQ8nPqTneSdGTmqu7wqHWaTpV1SYsfq9MoxPvK5OLJ4TrpwxmbySd9F1Je6FrbEb1xaaAzxQIo3UdqcWE9u-CgPH8oo/s400/we're+back.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362092398394021554" border="0" /></a><br />Today I packed up Jay's last bottle. Now, for those who truly know me...I am not the sentimental type. But for some reason packing the bottles made me think and for the first time in more than four months I found myself here.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">FIRST.</span> We are totally onto sippy cups. wahoo!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />SECOND.</span> This is the last time I will ever pack up bottles because my child is growing. They are changing everyday and I swear to you at least once a day I stop and enjoy it. I've never once taken their health and perfectness for granted. Yes, of course the everyday shit can be a pain in the ass----but at the end of the day I know matters. We are not planning for a third, so as i chase all of Jay's "Firsts" and now "Lasts" it does make me feel sad, sentimental and so lucky in the same breath.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />THIRD. </span>This blog. Not necessarily for the entertainment factor or the reader per se, but that the reason I began this blog was for Jay and Elise....a documentation of the different parts of their lives. I don't know if the URL will live forever and when they are running for President and Vice President of the USA, TMZ and People will totally need scoop or they might want to show their friends......I don't know where it will end up in 20 years is my point. But if it does survive they will have all pieces of their life that I wanted to remember or collect for them in some small way. They will always know what I enjoyed about them at that moment and how much they are loved. I can't shortchange them or myself as a parent and for that i'm sorry and I want to try & update more frequently.<br /><br />That's it for the sap. Show is over. Moving on......<br /><br />I will do an update fill in the __________ post in the next week. We've obviously been quite busy and on the move. For right now, here is a picture of each of them. I took it this morning the second all of this dawned on me.<br /><br />Enjoy summer!!<br />Always,<br />Carrie<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmNYcA7jpUccFoiBRrk9J02BSiO6IdHNR1B70BhzUpweDwdOIrikHELRpZtPOXb67VX41Dl6X8napUd30CoMP91V9dJf7uA4vHB21Z6t0YAHIiwpQl78trTMksk0iYmHUGJHaAOPkBn_z/s1600-h/DSC_0005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmNYcA7jpUccFoiBRrk9J02BSiO6IdHNR1B70BhzUpweDwdOIrikHELRpZtPOXb67VX41Dl6X8napUd30CoMP91V9dJf7uA4vHB21Z6t0YAHIiwpQl78trTMksk0iYmHUGJHaAOPkBn_z/s400/DSC_0005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357237326694637570" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSbWMojvF9T6eSsLZl-VEzOR0hH2lVHwOTVwxbj3gmfLO60Lhs6HOKXVuZ0XJL1hierxZI2p2WscZN_-aqan9DrFgKEFSBChE3aZ4x2cuOxxxZkwGFXlkmQokLyeIq7IIHfWR3jEFS7fK/s1600-h/DSC_0003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSbWMojvF9T6eSsLZl-VEzOR0hH2lVHwOTVwxbj3gmfLO60Lhs6HOKXVuZ0XJL1hierxZI2p2WscZN_-aqan9DrFgKEFSBChE3aZ4x2cuOxxxZkwGFXlkmQokLyeIq7IIHfWR3jEFS7fK/s400/DSC_0003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357237320394425426" border="0" /></a>carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04474189739774353014noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261528292618904674.post-48774688361575361122009-03-09T10:05:00.004-04:002009-03-09T10:10:17.326-04:00spring in our stepSpring is so close!! We ventured out to the park with the Kinard fam on Saturday. The kids are getting to such a playful age together--here are a few pics.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tHAKsICYoN-mi8b74kSMXas8x1hTVfTSLgmZC6iWpWYl3FPPluzG6fQpBWUhozxvHANoiq9OJornlvJpV3z_mUgijYFUSOaKK0yL42F_iWwtc-zEWHg1RKjXYnX21LjJE6QyB7DPkFdh/s1600-h/DSC_0240.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tHAKsICYoN-mi8b74kSMXas8x1hTVfTSLgmZC6iWpWYl3FPPluzG6fQpBWUhozxvHANoiq9OJornlvJpV3z_mUgijYFUSOaKK0yL42F_iWwtc-zEWHg1RKjXYnX21LjJE6QyB7DPkFdh/s400/DSC_0240.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311189851461179922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoU3LxYkIHyVRFUuc_7Of1psvn__fJQD-eFCoY6iF2Xxg5hhX8-2JO3Gukjce95BwdfxJNx0OuZI4JjLC6E9E1PoiHXGQptURy7BqyBYo_gxxwr4sWJ9tFinSNDXBVWQ0gZNyQSszmnBZ/s1600-h/DSC_0239.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqqMrkl12LtLZSaOcnGnnwavNegx1fYesW8kMww7FxObN_HcTVWTZFg-B1JCNvW1mddbhk-r6KqBX2AiOSs_LTUQvqDMTn7Q8z2RK7xxUug3F9h4biDGC_7cTd0rwu5rrtPRI5A3LH4pz/s400/DSC_0200.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311189483862957346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtdpgoZnKkvYMDUNw8F9LlC4lbt7SEsYvn80dMP6DWW92BYJlDQcPxfPoJtyVdw5YREij06MII9rOqIBd0_9t1mkib3YkBvcXilbygiumUh0OCJcBJiY2XNkXtyK7uCZBjhfAoaHRC647C/s1600-h/DSC_0199.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtdpgoZnKkvYMDUNw8F9LlC4lbt7SEsYvn80dMP6DWW92BYJlDQcPxfPoJtyVdw5YREij06MII9rOqIBd0_9t1mkib3YkBvcXilbygiumUh0OCJcBJiY2XNkXtyK7uCZBjhfAoaHRC647C/s400/DSC_0199.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311189478435395938" border="0" /></a>carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04474189739774353014noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261528292618904674.post-51446569355872359612009-03-05T12:30:00.007-05:002009-03-05T13:54:19.177-05:00LOOK OUT!We have a new family member! No, it's not in human baby form or superhero form for that matter.<br /><br />Her name is Abby.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYmB2TmMu9g1kENXeS1gpqFHBEeLrnFi0Mx2e0yqSno5-CflRAm_guh4ncR08PoUHIc63P_J5zCzEa-aC7o2LAc2-LTRajCqNZA8PTwKopJ55mt3ZRPjiGKvHtjYqoCrH8jO78jy88CgZ6/s1600-h/DSC_0152.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYmB2TmMu9g1kENXeS1gpqFHBEeLrnFi0Mx2e0yqSno5-CflRAm_guh4ncR08PoUHIc63P_J5zCzEa-aC7o2LAc2-LTRajCqNZA8PTwKopJ55mt3ZRPjiGKvHtjYqoCrH8jO78jy88CgZ6/s400/DSC_0152.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309761488747197330" border="0" /></a>Her family had her since she was a pup. They have a one year old little boy who is dreadfully allergic to her. So they tried keeping her in the laundry room, medical treatments for the baby and nothing was working. Some friends of mine at lunch were talking about it & how sad it was because the family was heartbroken. It made me think of Max and if one of the kids were sick related to him. What would we do? I would be sick to think of him somewhere that might not be anything less than a loving family and a home. So Abby has joined our family.<br /><br />She is 15. Yes, 15. She love tennis balls, her pink pig toy....and in traditional Jack Russell style, insists on sleeping under the covers.<br /><br />She is TINY too!!! Max looks like a fat horsey compared to her! Joe had to redo the fence for 2 days straight and even built her a little ramp to help her in/out of the dog door. She & Max aren't exactly BFF's yet, but she is coming around. We are giving her her space to adjust.<br />A few pictures. And more to come! Please welcome Abby to our family!!<br /><br />Love,<br />Carrie<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrWFjyf18h7WLLL0_2frJlE-M-iSeMSO1zyTPS8C-kf8j6uOdT9-C8pQptzAb8dOsZ8bAb0KhXfywBfUFKRK3z286zwSf0GLDpsNSyx0cOiDxQpV3QKU5i77Cq8UPrDKyx_uKFyobXDXRw/s1600-h/DSC_0147.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrWFjyf18h7WLLL0_2frJlE-M-iSeMSO1zyTPS8C-kf8j6uOdT9-C8pQptzAb8dOsZ8bAb0KhXfywBfUFKRK3z286zwSf0GLDpsNSyx0cOiDxQpV3QKU5i77Cq8UPrDKyx_uKFyobXDXRw/s400/DSC_0147.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309759034502362034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6WwkhYgZKV5KmsbP-Nxph8Q-wiy_JVXU9UPI3l5Hp38uXP0thVJJFjjcKaHVmNN0ctDxTuiADMbnldLgxnEQRa2rnIMPclQZhbPFWHuY5qcwiOp_Izf0UaAGHJ1oMSnaRUxdhrIYsdYa8/s1600-h/DSC_0145.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6WwkhYgZKV5KmsbP-Nxph8Q-wiy_JVXU9UPI3l5Hp38uXP0thVJJFjjcKaHVmNN0ctDxTuiADMbnldLgxnEQRa2rnIMPclQZhbPFWHuY5qcwiOp_Izf0UaAGHJ1oMSnaRUxdhrIYsdYa8/s400/DSC_0145.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309759025297175794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYZcSmfCFAPAcS-tvnVoR0oc4gygMT06ZL1VwJ_pS8ppJ3GRFmizqgXb_5OW7VinwdRSZ0tT-V6DWYZrLeFg4anT5sPu77MPPYn0KeStaxgm0QLuOF7j1h2Lc0yxwdv7fCqUw0DlqQpySF/s1600-h/DSC_0144.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYZcSmfCFAPAcS-tvnVoR0oc4gygMT06ZL1VwJ_pS8ppJ3GRFmizqgXb_5OW7VinwdRSZ0tT-V6DWYZrLeFg4anT5sPu77MPPYn0KeStaxgm0QLuOF7j1h2Lc0yxwdv7fCqUw0DlqQpySF/s400/DSC_0144.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309759019223614162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7CqHpCyk3P_D0mjkj-xEviA-1GQGwZ9-zZm-ES5xeAVrdPjJ5lpOhfE7zoGDUnEWyAcYWhCdAEzjZiAHkR3uBxcw3V3bMg8UsF4tlE45O7crav4xdrUGmc-j_DH7psHQgML3REgT5pnF/s1600-h/DSC_0143.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7CqHpCyk3P_D0mjkj-xEviA-1GQGwZ9-zZm-ES5xeAVrdPjJ5lpOhfE7zoGDUnEWyAcYWhCdAEzjZiAHkR3uBxcw3V3bMg8UsF4tlE45O7crav4xdrUGmc-j_DH7psHQgML3REgT5pnF/s400/DSC_0143.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309759016316749442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEArjbQqnder0fd9vs6qF6YsvPckWD5T2uR7pi1V-6gPw-pXyFc6Y8gpnncwUMx-8ZZ0WwOoHczzzekWPxEdHT_S3AC4fgb-kvFZdVTKt1fN1_N5IKdJkH0NVVw6thQyeAVeSHWXgSxTB/s1600-h/DSC_0131.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEArjbQqnder0fd9vs6qF6YsvPckWD5T2uR7pi1V-6gPw-pXyFc6Y8gpnncwUMx-8ZZ0WwOoHczzzekWPxEdHT_S3AC4fgb-kvFZdVTKt1fN1_N5IKdJkH0NVVw6thQyeAVeSHWXgSxTB/s400/DSC_0131.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309759011083900226" border="0" /></a>carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04474189739774353014noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261528292618904674.post-84660472063452834242009-02-24T20:28:00.001-05:002009-02-24T20:43:54.118-05:00FISHY FACESWe took a trip to the Aquarium last weekend. It was Jay's first time and probably Ellie's 10th. It never gets old and I think we see new fish or animals every time. I don't post a load of text these days....figure you all just want the pictures anyway, hehehee. ENJOY!!!<br /><br />Hope everyone is getting ready for spring, i know we are!!!<br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="288" height="192" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fshuttleprincess%2Falbumid%2F5306537046630407409%3Fkind%3Dphoto%26alt%3Drss" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04474189739774353014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261528292618904674.post-59708174647996192682009-02-16T18:01:00.004-05:002009-02-17T10:24:22.745-05:002009 Valentine's Day!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8DX_ItYXttLMHPhYt1WKbBGWhypVUbLJekDDaBWaU3lLr1Fs1ojEQfdkpG-PKcFJ7n3AXlaKgelgMTj-pSskia1tzCdgFoMbGMjGSkd7C6u8YgveX35yrGKMzpiBurQ445QfIBGKC8Z1/s1600-h/love+2009.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8DX_ItYXttLMHPhYt1WKbBGWhypVUbLJekDDaBWaU3lLr1Fs1ojEQfdkpG-PKcFJ7n3AXlaKgelgMTj-pSskia1tzCdgFoMbGMjGSkd7C6u8YgveX35yrGKMzpiBurQ445QfIBGKC8Z1/s400/love+2009.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303534251339318450" border="0" /></a><br />If you wanna peep at all the photos i shot for the valentine...here ya go!! CLICK IN THE PICTURE BELOW. The original is in there somewhere...I marked it as ORIGINAL VALENTINE. <table style="width:194px;"><tr><td align="center" style="height:194px;background:url(http://picasaweb.google.com/f/img/transparent_album_background.gif) no-repeat left"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shuttleprincess/2009ValentineSDay?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bn46pfOT6fc/SZrE7xVIxbE/AAAAAAAAFX0/HHMjfb660f8/s160-c/2009ValentineSDay.jpg" width="160" height="160" style="margin:1px 0 0 4px;"></a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shuttleprincess/2009ValentineSDay?feat=embedwebsite" style="color:#4D4D4D;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;">2009 valentine's day</a></td></tr></table>carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04474189739774353014noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261528292618904674.post-52037292662060390042009-02-11T12:06:00.007-05:002009-02-11T12:20:27.759-05:00suck your thumb, rub your belly & pat your headOkay....so Jay has a few funny quirks. They are SUPER cute & I love it! The biggest one is that he loves to suck his thumb & rub his tummy. Onsies are def a thing of the past for my little man. If he can't get to his belly, he sticks his hand in the top of his shirt to rub......and if he can't get to either of those spots, he'll do the next best thing & stick his hand in someone else's....hehehehe.<br />He also does a funny when pretends to wash his hair. I can't get a picture of it though. I'm trying--but by the time i get my camera, he stops. here are a few from over the weekend and the very first one is from his classroom. They get such a giggle out of him because of his "healthy" appetite & his favorite spot---in a little book box, sucking his thumb & rubbing his belly.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipw8hHILiTac2eVm7rF8y9oYOnHXLcJYc5225dwuJ5C9g0upeUiaOdBnEOYRW6_kT_JeTWIDOqTAkfxqnFR6pWmpfU-aotVoIlxNZ_rlUEZravqVXoQdqWIkbDI3kAvD6PybEaTLgV-EPy/s1600-h/jaytummy.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipw8hHILiTac2eVm7rF8y9oYOnHXLcJYc5225dwuJ5C9g0upeUiaOdBnEOYRW6_kT_JeTWIDOqTAkfxqnFR6pWmpfU-aotVoIlxNZ_rlUEZravqVXoQdqWIkbDI3kAvD6PybEaTLgV-EPy/s400/jaytummy.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301588280033426594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BO-a29k0RkL7LRrnH1G3DCSzg5TBVH2EPJrbIM0xJ_aecMu51x73MofEQDrvNIXSGayKsCG0oZOi2AjUgrphwLdjWSs-3CAzYZQH525aR3Phgv7emdSQxyLyM1YjNg8kEwhY4dw1yT4T/s1600-h/DSC_0893.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSyDqBmfn5_mI5AjBLFN5wukji8fqRyjUOD0iU4InxVy_8J-HwSUFYt3b2oLzD-J8VpjwA_3WKrsbOM__lhoEjry4CFiYRBFNCpa15tr0Gdx39DD_wyC4VIo1X2EOj1ONVB1o0pfTl4j1N/s400/DSC_0902.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301587970282261954" border="0" /></a><br />Ellie is pretending to suck her thumb--sorry, had to get one of her in too.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Ve5CSpREEc667cvZz32SkIvXScLIFIzAIqyek4K8J4zENkJMO56ILA4n0dROmbd31YCv70QehZ8hPutXHEYzxCOY65rZV5Jb-08-4BH9GMtmi4vw6jOhUCpWDOrETFIc92vZ5quMizBe/s1600-h/DSC_0906.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Ve5CSpREEc667cvZz32SkIvXScLIFIzAIqyek4K8J4zENkJMO56ILA4n0dROmbd31YCv70QehZ8hPutXHEYzxCOY65rZV5Jb-08-4BH9GMtmi4vw6jOhUCpWDOrETFIc92vZ5quMizBe/s400/DSC_0906.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301587965382234930" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1EQhEn-93mErgdE_AdRTQA56U9PfpSrpiusAf_1Szu8EjNBlHKSdXg6fnKdUrtoaHZ3DXr-t7ah44ujVr_HcBStD7r3rxP9E6dfLFhkZzyiwgdcaLU7qzv2AwSzuJUh7yNUTGwZ8P2VW/s1600-h/DSC_0981.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmWDiOr7l6CqE26F047s5TsSc3T1oPhhi7qE45boHkV4ClUFn6AuFD6E3VV9tVzbeAmj5_B_jIWY2zjmZsujkGVIOjEgR4bVS58fQX8MVPWrGAtQhxyl_bvZQ8_3XiZu3hWo4h3189Dwf9/s400/DSC_0933.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301587558698165346" border="0" /></a><br />He has no problem doing it in public either. He LOVED the dog park.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMrcnG_6feGgSLSfaQof3BTXkH_BVSJIVHbNfzxdc7jlWZVkZ0TfbaZXWmuSWpkZdyjUTq4d1v-fLpekY7iXCO8PWZrZHdrFwXUbHkdbn64U7IzTR78DDegOwUX5-bBE3F85xxJLqKNaqk/s1600-h/DSC_0969.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMrcnG_6feGgSLSfaQof3BTXkH_BVSJIVHbNfzxdc7jlWZVkZ0TfbaZXWmuSWpkZdyjUTq4d1v-fLpekY7iXCO8PWZrZHdrFwXUbHkdbn64U7IzTR78DDegOwUX5-bBE3F85xxJLqKNaqk/s400/DSC_0969.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301587554216009410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjqQ8OPMrWBzzlnqz2-LMLxu1sR3cEOh8HblE-uK50LRAzMMRzcbteA6CbIBpjPy8_CNZC182P9igK1PALMrcCNbnKFVFKSuBXc9YW7HiHBTXHPNkGptLX_r-jn05ujlo3BOGciL2gPRl/s1600-h/DSC_0974.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjqQ8OPMrWBzzlnqz2-LMLxu1sR3cEOh8HblE-uK50LRAzMMRzcbteA6CbIBpjPy8_CNZC182P9igK1PALMrcCNbnKFVFKSuBXc9YW7HiHBTXHPNkGptLX_r-jn05ujlo3BOGciL2gPRl/s400/DSC_0974.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301587548382816914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1EQhEn-93mErgdE_AdRTQA56U9PfpSrpiusAf_1Szu8EjNBlHKSdXg6fnKdUrtoaHZ3DXr-t7ah44ujVr_HcBStD7r3rxP9E6dfLFhkZzyiwgdcaLU7qzv2AwSzuJUh7yNUTGwZ8P2VW/s1600-h/DSC_0981.JPG"><br /></a>carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04474189739774353014noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261528292618904674.post-58114405761078868502009-01-30T11:33:00.005-05:002009-02-18T10:06:44.879-05:00Holiday of Luuvvvvvvvvvvvvve<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbClFNlFO83YlyG9KouKmsqxvsFcokrisnqaHJeZTcQrsZQoqQdWBQ8W2HteOKX8Bdb0-DGgs0PO3LSWkwiKiDQFTG9EuKkdvrJcXOQTnpcbTkirKnYaGAdQI3I_3-xnkNB8RSfBZoU98s/s1600-h/iStock_000004528157Small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbClFNlFO83YlyG9KouKmsqxvsFcokrisnqaHJeZTcQrsZQoqQdWBQ8W2HteOKX8Bdb0-DGgs0PO3LSWkwiKiDQFTG9EuKkdvrJcXOQTnpcbTkirKnYaGAdQI3I_3-xnkNB8RSfBZoU98s/s400/iStock_000004528157Small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304154045671311634" /></a><br /><br />Well it's that time of year again!!!<br /><br />The huggy-lovey-dovey holiday of LOVE. I'm shooting our annual Valentine's Day photo this weekend. My mailing list has practically tripled in the last year with all my new "old" friends......from every corner of the world. I can't complain for having friends for a lifetime, literally. I love it.<br /><br />I loved getting Valentine's as a kid. I think everyone deserves one in the mail....old school, right? Anyway, I'd love to send you one, just email me your mailing address. <br /><br />Here are the last 2 years.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs09ivmkhbjSKwjHIO1kWhEGPOwXs-QKarJok8gvLSGkvDaJfymBGp8GOG-BYUuu1Wnui3ihkh04dlA6TkZht2PxSRyr-ad3sMiYd6QU16OLdCOG_k8Shpne4iwxcVPr9Wgo3O6w_vpEU/s1600-h/valentine2008-FEB-14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs09ivmkhbjSKwjHIO1kWhEGPOwXs-QKarJok8gvLSGkvDaJfymBGp8GOG-BYUuu1Wnui3ihkh04dlA6TkZht2PxSRyr-ad3sMiYd6QU16OLdCOG_k8Shpne4iwxcVPr9Wgo3O6w_vpEU/s400/valentine2008-FEB-14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297128627078535778" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzTn7IzFkJ4j1Ntx-Ul1HxXVM-1ulBR_tbQQ1RaAa9fDtGGAdyi864x6sFAWvrTqMqJlGOilUoPFdNYcFQzZKaVedXEQkKPuoykofOHYmfmrtyZdsQEX8GpSVgSJ6aGLHKs6RpWSY9Qqw/s1600-h/be+mine+46.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/AVvXsEhzTn7IzFkJ4j1Ntx-Ul1HxXVM-1ulBR_tbQQ1RaAa9fDtGGAdyi864x6sFAWvrTqMqJlGOilUoPFdNYcFQzZKaVedXEQkKPuoykofOHYmfmrtyZdsQEX8GpSVgSJ6aGLHKs6RpWSY9Qqw/s400/be+mine+46.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297129876512271282" border="0" /></a>carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04474189739774353014noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261528292618904674.post-20224121298513809172009-01-20T18:38:00.005-05:002009-01-21T10:57:37.847-05:00happy birthday, ellie + morei will update this later....in a rush. so i don't have edit/flow--you're getting raw thoughts.<br /><br />i'm thankful for my healthy girl, Elise. i could go on forever & ever about how special she is and what she means to me. but we all know that people. she is me--just a smaller version. although she said "on my next birthday time, i will be big & tall like you?"<br /><br />what makes her a little more special in my book (besides the date also coincides with Audrey Hepburns death, who is my ALL time favorite woman in history next to Jackie O, but that is a different post) is that she was born on Inauguration Day--for Bush....and today-- her 4th birthday also marks up there with pure history.<br /><br />i had a shoot today at the airport for the Inauguration.<br /><br />no matter your political affiliation, watching the world the watch history and being some tiny small part of it always feels good. i am proud of my family, my work and hopefully my small contribution to the world. I had the shooter take a picture of me with a newspaper that a very nice passenger gave me. this is pre-photoshop too.<br />sorry, i should've warned you--it's a sap of a post.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjZY7X6JhWHpLfempa1xHQS63ylkcpERn3bc9Q6w-cFUGJh5yKROZ3ZEGV8-xRa4yzDMXcKPsPwcELdxGnqxuIIF6ftMENnwTOy_VNFxKWuSzr_NwMZAoLW0SyX8eIae7C3l3w376fyyg/s1600-h/cnnshooter.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjZY7X6JhWHpLfempa1xHQS63ylkcpERn3bc9Q6w-cFUGJh5yKROZ3ZEGV8-xRa4yzDMXcKPsPwcELdxGnqxuIIF6ftMENnwTOy_VNFxKWuSzr_NwMZAoLW0SyX8eIae7C3l3w376fyyg/s400/cnnshooter.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293776704931486658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaVd6ukfobb0ta9Fs-tVZvJmhZ-ZReEI_zVzxdAimiyZiki0FM4WLUD90_BPnf1Fjoj1QxJERA9F1fnDT2k1AGs3Zem752RI2fhK56niotiI0hN0JR5raYJZGiPVYo-ymRMpqXeacoN_Q/s1600-h/cnn+shooter.jpeg"><br /></a>carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04474189739774353014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261528292618904674.post-61350432357844393322009-01-18T16:38:00.005-05:002009-01-18T16:51:36.633-05:00Happy Birthday Party for Ellie's 4thWell...Jay has phenomonia. i can't spell it. poor little guy. joe, luckily saw all the symptoms early enough that it was caught in the super early stages.<br /><br />So obviously, we were going to postpone Ellie's 4th birthday party--which, last year we had to do the same because of stomach bugs....blllhelllll....but we had a very small gathering today and it turned out nice, short & sweet. Here are the pics. Notice the cake....NOT store bought. and not falling apart---it's not exactly centered, but hey, either am I if you'll be kind enough to notice my outfit.<br /><br />Happy 4th, Ellie. She turns 4 on the 20th. Inauguration day.<br /><br />AGAIN, for those who still don't know---CLICK INTO THE PICTURE BELOW TO GET TO MORE...ENJOY!!<br /><br /><table style="width: 194px;"><tbody><tr><td style="background: transparent url(http://picasaweb.google.com/f/img/transparent_album_background.gif) no-repeat scroll left center; height: 194px; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="center"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shuttleprincess/Happy4thBirthdayEllie02?pli=1&gsessionid=UEScmFv4Hq518SMW19Lulg&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bn46pfOT6fc/SXOTX36VxLE/AAAAAAAAE2M/FJ4MQrBXjkY/s160-c/Happy4thBirthdayEllie02.jpg" style="margin: 1px 0pt 0pt 4px; width: 300px; height: 300px;" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shuttleprincess/Happy4thBirthdayEllie02?pli=1&gsessionid=UEScmFv4Hq518SMW19Lulg&feat=embedwebsite" style="color: rgb(77, 77, 77); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Happy 4th Birthday, Ellie!</a></td></tr></tbody></table>carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04474189739774353014noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261528292618904674.post-49044771832597978022009-01-10T13:17:00.003-05:002009-01-30T11:23:15.675-05:00if you haven't noticed....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwKg8a7JZ2rSsryjWr15W0KDj7Zeo7lQZieJg3fspqYDlaltdZObbP5R7sEHfDJemRAZGrSEPzYX1MY4GDtuMq1aWm3jDGWOmnK1p-EUrGdjyz9yRmEov6tA3e0CNUVmD9FXctsm37GQ/s1600-h/freshideas.jpeg"><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/AVvXsEjCwKg8a7JZ2rSsryjWr15W0KDj7Zeo7lQZieJg3fspqYDlaltdZObbP5R7sEHfDJemRAZGrSEPzYX1MY4GDtuMq1aWm3jDGWOmnK1p-EUrGdjyz9yRmEov6tA3e0CNUVmD9FXctsm37GQ/s400/freshideas.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297123132577720738" border="0" /></a><br /><br />i'm out of em'....carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04474189739774353014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261528292618904674.post-5099615039163408562009-01-09T14:46:00.003-05:002009-01-12T17:50:01.751-05:00jay feeding max<object width="576" height="432"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://www.facebook.com/v/47734121630"><embed src="http://www.facebook.com/v/47734121630" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="576" height="432"></embed></object>carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04474189739774353014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261528292618904674.post-15054189510945770072009-01-06T09:07:00.001-05:002009-01-06T09:13:18.052-05:00forgot these....oy vey.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-CHGFyONGg3d97S0j809kVFPI-SRsEhyhEndIQb6g99ABdz0_8GEaqLPp7NhJx-7CBYqo31vRjt369UpzFDGIA7igvvTNSVXAiFjByT1X9pH1ajPdICl2S-4ht4qJvFsw2J9BeZ39G8/s1600-h/diswasher.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 97px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-CHGFyONGg3d97S0j809kVFPI-SRsEhyhEndIQb6g99ABdz0_8GEaqLPp7NhJx-7CBYqo31vRjt369UpzFDGIA7igvvTNSVXAiFjByT1X9pH1ajPdICl2S-4ht4qJvFsw2J9BeZ39G8/s400/diswasher.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288183189756316370" border="0" /></a>yes that is the dishwasher. yes, that is the cabinet where i keep my wine, champagne and other breakables.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zLM0rOH83_0AoL1qSl-sk1_1b9CsXCDNLkll5iStr4Rw5wWm97eG7SCKG9YCtL94zAs_b_T_U3cH7OIaoTnwIdsk6EdxFoF9rCLtZ2gVQ5OxzxpyoEIOmJfRWI57OOwU7ITq2XRArEA/s1600-h/cabinet.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 97px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zLM0rOH83_0AoL1qSl-sk1_1b9CsXCDNLkll5iStr4Rw5wWm97eG7SCKG9YCtL94zAs_b_T_U3cH7OIaoTnwIdsk6EdxFoF9rCLtZ2gVQ5OxzxpyoEIOmJfRWI57OOwU7ITq2XRArEA/s400/cabinet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288183186589435058" border="0" /></a>carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04474189739774353014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261528292618904674.post-79208338865412991862009-01-05T09:36:00.014-05:002009-01-05T13:23:32.987-05:00BOYS & GIRLS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXRHG2vekBqgAEgMhJyxWIYc-Zi2IWwZUbygI8EioZLK5ts1jgxRr-l8xp4IDqT5GZTc_5dzU5tdWWp3SliikK8MEb4_C6uTlYiPBF-DPckwNKgCraII7V_1o0OyayFb1MkzatAkPn2DE/s1600-h/DSC_0337.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXRHG2vekBqgAEgMhJyxWIYc-Zi2IWwZUbygI8EioZLK5ts1jgxRr-l8xp4IDqT5GZTc_5dzU5tdWWp3SliikK8MEb4_C6uTlYiPBF-DPckwNKgCraII7V_1o0OyayFb1MkzatAkPn2DE/s400/DSC_0337.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287831491941516306" border="0" /></a><br />I swear, 100% of Jay's "boy" gene has officially kicked in. 99% of my time is spent rescuing him from where he is standing on a table, counter or something high in the air, diving from the staircase, climbing into or out of something.<br />And he looks at you like...."What?? Is something wrong?"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XvknnzvN-Por7lUp5h4f2ppUSkB1Fj0gA9UQYkpJO9sIfeTVxKbSPiTWwI6oEUdLjfBQLlKU5lCx7zwlkLhcjsZ1knj9E1gle17QUJm8Ahao43EO9GXHm0tNjYdsbPW8Ke_uKixAKB0/s1600-h/DSC_0328.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XvknnzvN-Por7lUp5h4f2ppUSkB1Fj0gA9UQYkpJO9sIfeTVxKbSPiTWwI6oEUdLjfBQLlKU5lCx7zwlkLhcjsZ1knj9E1gle17QUJm8Ahao43EO9GXHm0tNjYdsbPW8Ke_uKixAKB0/s400/DSC_0328.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287831578107508946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMRa1ScpWvwZi708onWBg44rduNwbHK3nbAKoDp5vBfrvbzZ74YJQuDhCz4yI_6g3cteTaMbbB7F6JDIf1Wd5mssm_2kw4voL8B-PrNxb5jZB9zOfpeGpnqFM6V5X_NHrM8phcT0k0YI/s1600-h/DSC_0264.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMRa1ScpWvwZi708onWBg44rduNwbHK3nbAKoDp5vBfrvbzZ74YJQuDhCz4yI_6g3cteTaMbbB7F6JDIf1Wd5mssm_2kw4voL8B-PrNxb5jZB9zOfpeGpnqFM6V5X_NHrM8phcT0k0YI/s400/DSC_0264.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287831556546296658" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Notice the marking on the giant lump on his forehead...the cuts actually match the stone tile in our foyer where he fell off the stairs.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />He also likes to push this little chair over to the piano.....climbs on top and bangs on the keys. He can't get his leg up to play with his toes....lord help him when he gets a little taller. He will push the chair across the room to stand on it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YgeX6RMBGy1Tul26U_O7J6oaALFmdEMoX9qpZe-48R3llKGbxesbkrhG-enOXNZXgiIoYNLNLYUtfgBDbKZGpkiNse2o2JmVmGxn1A8ay5VdcDj2sCkPGDN7lLuNyTeHIRZCZ6DpBEA/s1600-h/DSC_0266.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YgeX6RMBGy1Tul26U_O7J6oaALFmdEMoX9qpZe-48R3llKGbxesbkrhG-enOXNZXgiIoYNLNLYUtfgBDbKZGpkiNse2o2JmVmGxn1A8ay5VdcDj2sCkPGDN7lLuNyTeHIRZCZ6DpBEA/s400/DSC_0266.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287831567037690994" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2RHrlP_8phPiZ3ZjnNGs9nRA9niiKfNFQRhskQL5XO3c1x-ae_hoSJovXFlEFgNAF6DKn3AMdB5ycbUd2Ui1pZUHTABIO3aet-lbiSAaAHYRYTCsq_oMKJtR1wHdRBSuX6CKoqR1eTho/s1600-h/DSC_0262.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2RHrlP_8phPiZ3ZjnNGs9nRA9niiKfNFQRhskQL5XO3c1x-ae_hoSJovXFlEFgNAF6DKn3AMdB5ycbUd2Ui1pZUHTABIO3aet-lbiSAaAHYRYTCsq_oMKJtR1wHdRBSuX6CKoqR1eTho/s400/DSC_0262.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287831542923008898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The girls on the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">other hand</span>.................Sam & Ellie had a sleepover.<br /><br />Fun stuff!!!<br /><br />They played dress up, ice-cream sundaes & of course the actual sleep over.<br /><br />The difference between the boy & girl thing is just over the top!!!<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">hahhaa</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6itVDvpQBlWTCmghH2eArmrdr8fstxBpER4pz7SeoE343PoI6-cSLp9ROblqOzU-wxs_SRKiFcUKui4LdzC3pG6h6JHUFPtwincoAXu7ZlB7UrCas0LnPqTFGr7653YU-Zza0b_n4hWc/s1600-h/DSC_0312.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhstOgH2_XFtIDA1Ik1anzTOO-r9UU5RkRdfTGrryGQY3hxxV1mLwt6jq2pZbS-JvorOzOAxmFL6ngJVLXNtuMY3m7ioYA751roeqZxP9uKiKXkqFrtB_-TgYC_ZEQ1qt-hYfrFvoW1-JY/s400/DSC_0315.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287837746870740978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span>carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04474189739774353014noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261528292618904674.post-24422867522280011712008-12-09T15:32:00.004-05:002008-12-09T20:08:08.970-05:00ellie's point of viewso ellie has this camera.....<br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277891368368957922" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 102px; height: 122px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWWfeGffYIGRoRvgVvken9bt2wrpav98k42st6tkYEuy187xlLLo9wW-A_ZHSJM4uoK9O8xQWeaIY8AZsCcbvbivNlMGd_3OrZEh9Fmgbl58zlOQFivGpEB48TxPRsM1TxfKvW9saE0k/s400/camera.jpeg" border="0" /><br />i think it's kinda funny the things kids take pictures of. she took it for our trip to florida over thanksgiving. cousin jack enjoyed takng a lot of pics too....there are like 20+ pictures of peoples feet. it gave me a little person perspective (less than 4 feet) and i thought some of you might enjoy it too. </p><p></p><table style="width: 194px;"><tbody><tr><td style="background: transparent url(http://picasaweb.google.com/f/img/transparent_album_background.gif) no-repeat scroll left center; height: 194px; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="center"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shuttleprincess/EllieSCamera#"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bn46pfOT6fc/ST7Ovi5-rBE/AAAAAAAAEIg/8DaL6lEhr3w/s160-c/EllieSCamera.jpg" style="margin: 1px 0pt 0pt 4px;" height="160" width="160" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shuttleprincess/EllieSCamera#" style="color: rgb(77, 77, 77); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ellie's camera</a></td></tr></tbody></table>carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04474189739774353014noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261528292618904674.post-86837212108664988572008-12-05T17:31:00.002-05:002008-12-05T20:17:50.292-05:00Look Right.12 days of Christmas.<br />8 days of Hanukkah.<br />4 days of shopping.<br />2 beers for Joe.<br />1 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">biiiiiiggggggg</span> glass of wine. (for me)<br /><br />It's Ellie, Jay & my lame attempt of trying to put together a "holiday" tree. For those readers who don't actually know me, I'm Jewish. I'm not a great one, but I count as a tribal member nonetheless. So we celebrate together in our split household (can't say the same about <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">nov</span> 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span> outcome--we were also split household). <br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Anywhoooo</span>......I'm taking pics this month of our fun filled month of December & will attempt to update the slide show to the right with additional photos weekly. For those who are still <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">puter</span> challenged, click ON the picture.<br /><br />Enjoy.<br />Happy holidays.<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">L'chiam</span>.<br />Cheers.<br />And to all a good night.carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04474189739774353014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261528292618904674.post-11468416079748928482008-12-01T14:44:00.003-05:002008-12-01T15:51:00.414-05:00gobble gobble<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><strong>CLICK ON PICTURE TO SEE MORE <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">(for those who still don't get it, LOL)</span></strong></span><br /><table style="width: 194px;"><tbody><tr><td style="background: transparent url(http://picasaweb.google.com/f/img/transparent_album_background.gif) no-repeat scroll left 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; height: 194px;" align="middle"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shuttleprincess/GobbleGobble2008#"><img style="margin: 1px 0px 0px 4px;" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bn46pfOT6fc/STQxMCncTKE/AAAAAAAADss/7lg9_9dyoh4/s160-c/GobbleGobble2008.jpg" width="160" height="160" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-size: 11px; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(77, 77, 77); text-decoration: none;" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shuttleprincess/GobbleGobble2008#">Gobble Gobble 2008</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Above are the Thanksgiving pics from our trip to Jupiter!!! Exciting stuff, LOL.<br /><br />I took the kids solo to see my family...everyone came, except Joe (teardrop falling, seriously). He was def missed. We had a great time--a little exhausting, but it was so nice to see everyone. My granny was def missed this year too. She would have LOVED all the kids and people. <br /><br />I will get more pics from other people's cams soon--but here are the ones i managed to take. Attendees were: My dad (Pittsburgh) & brother Michael (San Fran), The Stettners (Denver) including Jill, Jack, Cutie Chloe and Richard, who is very special--so be nice to him. Also--Keith & Kelly (Greensboro), The terrific Zweibacks (Livingston NJ) who include Amy, Michael and curly haired Lexie! And of course, our amazing hosts...Jane & Gerry. They are amazing for having all those people & kids to entertain. Many thanks!!!! <br /><br />So-i'm sure you want clued into my header picture?<br /><br />It is December 1st. I think the holidays are officially upon us. Holiday parties, gifts, candy, shopping and holiday cards. I've decided to try & take it easy this year. <br /><br />One thing I discovered on my trip to Florida is that Jay & Ellie like Snoopy....it mezmorized them for almost 20 minutes! In kid-time, that is an eternity! It got me thinking about how excited I was as a kid to watch the "Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" and all the holiday shows.......and not only that--as seasons change--- We enjoy the little things that make it so special to that very particular time of year. Even if it's only for a few days or weeks. For me, the smell of spring & fall. And during the holiday season...it's always the classic shows like Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer. <br /><br />We have a lot of to be thankful for this year...big and small. <br /><br />HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04474189739774353014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261528292618904674.post-4789253256760409382008-11-21T14:38:00.006-05:002008-11-21T17:42:39.290-05:00BVI PICTURESFor the life of me i can't figure out how to post 2 albums?<br /><br />I'm waiting for others to send their pics.... but here are the basics....<br /><br />I had 2 cameras.<br />1st was a smaller underwater one that could go anywhere. the battery and/or its charger died on the latter end of the trip. Click on the picture to get to the site.<br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="288" height="192" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fshuttleprincess%2Falbumid%2F5271193321402968065%3Fkind%3Dphoto%26alt%3Drss%26authkey%3DrBo4GzDljW0" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br /><br /><br />2nd was a fancy schmancy digital SLR that i attempted some beauty shots with. I was careful about where i took it & how i used it---even though i still came home with 395+ pics on it. click on picture...<br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="288" height="192" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fshuttleprincess%2Falbumid%2F5271179872366591345%3Fkind%3Dphoto%26alt%3Drss" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br /><br />So there are 2 albums!!<br />Enjoy!!<br /><br />I am in a mad rush this week at work...so i'm short on the posts along with a few other things.carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04474189739774353014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261528292618904674.post-45606352704162303252008-11-18T09:24:00.004-05:002008-11-18T09:27:08.406-05:00i have a blog.it actually took someone to remind me about this blog? my mind is in space somewhere??? <br /><br />gimme a few days to settle back in. <br /><br />monday was my first day on a computer in about 2 weeks....it's taking me a little longer to adjust to the real world....this would also include wearing clothes other than bathing suits and driving. it's all coming back to me though.<br /><br />i'll post soon.<br /><br />and for anyone out west in the midst of the wildfires, please stay safe. it's hard to watch.carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04474189739774353014noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261528292618904674.post-42014131184161521452008-11-01T06:38:00.002-04:002008-11-01T06:40:24.079-04:00HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHAEL!!happy birthday to my brother, michael!!!<br /><br /> I hope it's a great one. I'm so proud of you & all you've done. I wish you another year of growth, good health and much happiness.<br /><br />see you soon for turkey day!!carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04474189739774353014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261528292618904674.post-46265608192004200002008-10-28T09:53:00.005-04:002008-10-28T10:07:50.108-04:00playing catch-upSo the posts have been far & few in between....and it will likely get worse!! haha. November is a busy month.<br />So, a little catching up...<br /><br />The big race.... Joe & I ran the 1/2 marathon on the silver comet trail. 13.1 of flat.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ7fIIj5mufyx7eR6Iozxzq1W-BbZTjhwcYT1ZoDnYFJiuWcxt7yLFhCgsF6ejjev-ycMcZfD8TYmDXyA_TGFhkiAOi7IQI0IMAqlhPaZl2bmATWJxysuyrxzybLf4dGsIsoKZKHW5LlA/s1600-h/PA250885.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/AVvXsEjQ7fIIj5mufyx7eR6Iozxzq1W-BbZTjhwcYT1ZoDnYFJiuWcxt7yLFhCgsF6ejjev-ycMcZfD8TYmDXyA_TGFhkiAOi7IQI0IMAqlhPaZl2bmATWJxysuyrxzybLf4dGsIsoKZKHW5LlA/s400/PA250885.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262203551833984802" border="0" /></a>Joe finished in 1:53<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtOVllgCxACZ-9Jk0gZAY7cP4Z89t0755J6oIil1IUIh8YkLA35Iqti8E4PedfAUCrPkr1GpmBRG5fe2J4l-vn9TA2AyoQ-1Y5_ZNPxPsJE0CSHRfj2ZKhLmcDCmrsgRD8nExvQmJV2zc/s1600-h/PA250883.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/AVvXsEjtOVllgCxACZ-9Jk0gZAY7cP4Z89t0755J6oIil1IUIh8YkLA35Iqti8E4PedfAUCrPkr1GpmBRG5fe2J4l-vn9TA2AyoQ-1Y5_ZNPxPsJE0CSHRfj2ZKhLmcDCmrsgRD8nExvQmJV2zc/s400/PA250883.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262203539838200946" border="0" /></a>I did it in 2:10. I would've been 2 minutes faster, but i had a shoe tying issue. Overall, no complaints except that I'm super sore and avoid stairs like the plague. We both won medals!! I think it's my first.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4NkG8iPRQ3G27VQ4-FSy7yzTb-i4Rszn2eBxMlPP4-AREtbJ35CISMUnYSd2HeFhxBR3nf8ogcr09h-9zJe4UduQLiZGSnnietiew-snkx-_aeS4D3i1gQTZZ1Ms-qjjlvq74wrIS0IQ/s1600-h/PA250884.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/AVvXsEg4NkG8iPRQ3G27VQ4-FSy7yzTb-i4Rszn2eBxMlPP4-AREtbJ35CISMUnYSd2HeFhxBR3nf8ogcr09h-9zJe4UduQLiZGSnnietiew-snkx-_aeS4D3i1gQTZZ1Ms-qjjlvq74wrIS0IQ/s400/PA250884.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262203562275882226" border="0" /></a>Next race is the ING 1/2 marathon....and it's hilly so it will be a new challenge.<br /><br />We visited a little pumpkin patch before heading to a pumpkin carving party on Saturday too...here are few pictures from that.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZMqStb6qMdTsCOoZmESp9TO7mX495mQDmNH13cp2onvGThfl5zGNyTDMBhEk3Y-cKLoIok3M-_A9FIuKrh7W4ZhilH6MdyKzkK-P8zSFfRAaSDu0GoxFKrCSwwCxjLkuHpuBEdKH-NeY/s1600-h/PA250889.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/AVvXsEguBWIicC-Stl-flh-npPxKw0L1oMIKtASio0QsY_aAt3OHHZhchrQi8sYi5H9qAOQt-Nknj88cGJGF9gQIjfPJHJHCZenFwczfiqeETQZEBnvXhtWNWgXkbTZdr__TTL4J2cPNlG5kquY/s400/PA250892.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262204762254468098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuvBrr6NR_cYej7Kg8uvuC_uUzG8vkcg3gkUADJkevWDRgyl3I2ADLWrPj6KAiaMb5o0elfDluYMXPkE5cW_AQUxc_HJiJ2hXFQofBAxdKIYdlwAX9hfgqiDJHovGsJWC7ZlthBzvLZM/s1600-h/PA250891.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/AVvXsEhIuvBrr6NR_cYej7Kg8uvuC_uUzG8vkcg3gkUADJkevWDRgyl3I2ADLWrPj6KAiaMb5o0elfDluYMXPkE5cW_AQUxc_HJiJ2hXFQofBAxdKIYdlwAX9hfgqiDJHovGsJWC7ZlthBzvLZM/s400/PA250891.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262204753463369538" border="0" /></a>In all honesty, I'm just lazy about taking pictures lately??? I will take some tomorrow because Turner has the annual Halloween event---so we'll all be dressing up.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;">HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!<br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuvBrr6NR_cYej7Kg8uvuC_uUzG8vkcg3gkUADJkevWDRgyl3I2ADLWrPj6KAiaMb5o0elfDluYMXPkE5cW_AQUxc_HJiJ2hXFQofBAxdKIYdlwAX9hfgqiDJHovGsJWC7ZlthBzvLZM/s1600-h/PA250891.JPG"><br /></a>carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04474189739774353014noreply@blogger.com1