tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12695717419979372752024-03-13T05:15:16.358-04:00Makin' my way through this crazy thing called life.....Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772984694759566456noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269571741997937275.post-56576192392456294342009-08-12T12:00:00.010-04:002009-08-12T12:18:44.985-04:00From my front porch<center><br/><a href="http://fhlphotography.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="From My Front Porch - Button" src="http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb165/upnorthemt/frontporchbutton.jpg" /></a><br/></center><br /><br /><br />I was sitting outside yesterday morning enjoying the quietness of my home (before my boys woke up) and I kept hearing this noise up in the tree in my front yard. So I looked up and saw a couple of squirrels getting leaves and taking them to their home. So I quietly went in and got my camera and took some pictures. I guess they are "winterizing their home."<br /><br />You can play along too, just click on the above link and read the rules and link back to Rachel's blog :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5CX9dxdCLOatkNbDiUX6JWPI6UwA7mjLLCbZxb3mYw4F5u60o8XCMPs6WZq3MhqLcwNXAVMAipAbfQSdpcEUCi0s-uRzasDo3S-lV0BAB_nBqAaCAwIxCwzMElT2cDaISHHPUm5avgV4N/s1600-h/my+front+porch+013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5CX9dxdCLOatkNbDiUX6JWPI6UwA7mjLLCbZxb3mYw4F5u60o8XCMPs6WZq3MhqLcwNXAVMAipAbfQSdpcEUCi0s-uRzasDo3S-lV0BAB_nBqAaCAwIxCwzMElT2cDaISHHPUm5avgV4N/s320/my+front+porch+013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369109318557551170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzZk2zIM2Qbbfd8_epLZAar7ksr8n75AUnIBP9Gt3FmDbVWxHx-Pwa80HsJYtmuf1gm0pOjKt7-p7UpKKZS_SLtpADwmtWvUxDhbnuZN7jX0SQV5CR1egYJ5uNBXDuNZDxX47jGBjdqI_/s1600-h/my+front+porch+014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzZk2zIM2Qbbfd8_epLZAar7ksr8n75AUnIBP9Gt3FmDbVWxHx-Pwa80HsJYtmuf1gm0pOjKt7-p7UpKKZS_SLtpADwmtWvUxDhbnuZN7jX0SQV5CR1egYJ5uNBXDuNZDxX47jGBjdqI_/s320/my+front+porch+014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369110248920044770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaCq-u5UxkfHcXSTjvrbYWIBt5_TqvWpsOpucfVmo4de_sI9zXsjW3wW7s-ScwM37Vm12V32K_Hg8VC3Mnty1nUoIgE8EyvV_MS4xxyjX_Ol3t2rGIwWOMqHnvAQMwvz2vxzQ2ObIaKw68/s1600-h/my+front+porch+015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaCq-u5UxkfHcXSTjvrbYWIBt5_TqvWpsOpucfVmo4de_sI9zXsjW3wW7s-ScwM37Vm12V32K_Hg8VC3Mnty1nUoIgE8EyvV_MS4xxyjX_Ol3t2rGIwWOMqHnvAQMwvz2vxzQ2ObIaKw68/s320/my+front+porch+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369110550910011682" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr8sfnEGkaqLwzQ9jaqb4JHyAJIOKjsELy0FoFCrQWFRzrsCbdx6UUfVGjcnlv8jW9mVPirsAqzX0uZ6slSvYAEI7s30rM-Q3WaZgbpX2XARGtuqP_odQ9ltO_ZAUwVkeOO97dt8jvMDa8/s1600-h/my+front+porch+018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr8sfnEGkaqLwzQ9jaqb4JHyAJIOKjsELy0FoFCrQWFRzrsCbdx6UUfVGjcnlv8jW9mVPirsAqzX0uZ6slSvYAEI7s30rM-Q3WaZgbpX2XARGtuqP_odQ9ltO_ZAUwVkeOO97dt8jvMDa8/s320/my+front+porch+018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369110762271927762" border="0" /></a>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772984694759566456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269571741997937275.post-52698367780865642122009-08-08T21:46:00.004-04:002009-08-08T21:51:12.453-04:00Vacation Bible SchoolWow, what a week we had at Vacation Bible School !! This year's theme was Museum @12627 "The Mystery of God's Great Plan" I was the "unofficial photographer," but that's okay, I had so much fun!! So I took some of pictures that I had taken and make them into a slide show complete with music. Enjoy the pictures, although it doesn't really capture just how much fun was had by all.<br /><br /><div><embed src="http://www.onetruemedia.com/share_view_player?p=94c3effa43e609968904ef" quality="high" scale="noscale" wmode="transparent" name="FLVPlayer" salign="LT" flashvars="&p=94c3effa43e609968904ef&skin_id=701&host=http://www.onetruemedia.com" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="408" height="382"></embed><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 15px; width: 408px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.onetruemedia.com/share_player_link?p=94c3effa43e609968904ef&skin_id=701&source=emplay" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.onetruemedia.com/share_player_link_image/94c3effa43e609968904ef/701.gif" style="border: 0px none ;" width="408" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.onetruemedia.com/landing?&utm_source=emplay&utm_medium=txt1" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none;">Make an on-line slide show at <span style="text-decoration: underline;">www.OneTrueMedia.com</span></a></div></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772984694759566456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269571741997937275.post-59456491960335742972009-08-05T12:39:00.003-04:002009-08-05T12:44:14.927-04:00From My Front Porch<center><a href="http://fhlphotography.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="From My Front Porch - Button" src="http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb165/upnorthemt/frontporchbutton.jpg" border="0" /></a></center><br /><br /><br />This week's picture is a cool picture that I took of the moon.. I was just playing around with the settings on my camera, trying to figure out how to take good night pictures. Enjoy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVBzaN6OkwOOhpUtlXTOpxGc4-TXFy4GBHyllZ975bSrW9nh4MiekQBDzNef_PgwLz8uree4eA66gGRZ6zCkwOLTQ3X7GaJ-McKp7ec52Dt15GWEOlxNDwpHEBqExr6cN6MP6UJrNlbC_/s1600-h/04-04-2009+005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVBzaN6OkwOOhpUtlXTOpxGc4-TXFy4GBHyllZ975bSrW9nh4MiekQBDzNef_PgwLz8uree4eA66gGRZ6zCkwOLTQ3X7GaJ-McKp7ec52Dt15GWEOlxNDwpHEBqExr6cN6MP6UJrNlbC_/s320/04-04-2009+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366521058930395218" border="0" /></a>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772984694759566456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269571741997937275.post-42311662760365091922009-08-04T09:57:00.006-04:002009-08-04T10:19:18.169-04:00summer activitiesWhere to begin? The summer is almost over and wow what a fun summer it has been for my kids! Between Honor Guard, church camp, boy scout camp and the various church activities, the kids have been keeping busy, which is great for me, as I'm not playing referee all the time!! <br /><br />All 3 attended church camp this summer, this was the first time for all. Wow, I love this camp, and they all had a blast. <a href="http://www.camp-edge.org/">Water's Edge</a>. This is the only picture I have, maybe I'll get my daughter's camera and see what kind of pictures she has on there. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJCibNGl1Kv1fx7Sr3iQsfkWWToOc-oBjduMaou0U3zgHEHuNWbEGR8SWNJMpWhB-9tEhWN_MsOILxB9yCmjO0MJlNCqTfq1dAuPcNJNvwCXDBMBCNSTxiegT0Gcw8-p53xJp88wJq07y/s1600-h/watersedge.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJCibNGl1Kv1fx7Sr3iQsfkWWToOc-oBjduMaou0U3zgHEHuNWbEGR8SWNJMpWhB-9tEhWN_MsOILxB9yCmjO0MJlNCqTfq1dAuPcNJNvwCXDBMBCNSTxiegT0Gcw8-p53xJp88wJq07y/s320/watersedge.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366109039736738130" /></a><br /><br />This is Dustin and Steven with Harrison. Harrison is the drummer in a band called <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/pages/All-Things-New/66973898590">All Things New</a>. This band is a group of students from <a href="http://www.olivet.edu/">Olivet Nazarene University in Illinois</a>. They tour Nazarene church camps, spending time with the kids, singing and praising God. <br /><br />The boys also went to <a href="http://www.tpcbsa.org/General/Camps/Tapico/index.html">Camp Tapico</a>, a boy scout camp for the 2nd year in a row. A week with all boys camping out and doing cool stuff, yeah, they had fun !<br /><br />Nicole attended a lacrosse camp at <a href="http://www.msu.edu/">Michigan State University</a>. She learned some new stuff and hopefully it will help her this coming spring when she plays for our school's team !<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmgU5e0vXt4MSvJjBW9HjQIaAmimsst8Qm3FLHm3miCwi2c-krWGkA3bHv5MhAC9kv0Cwe64PLGHJIt5YfwnCusvItiBAX_jwR7ZCRDCKAJI7WLB5ofR3FaLgWVguvpk_zMcr4RaW9lRpP/s1600-h/080109+004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmgU5e0vXt4MSvJjBW9HjQIaAmimsst8Qm3FLHm3miCwi2c-krWGkA3bHv5MhAC9kv0Cwe64PLGHJIt5YfwnCusvItiBAX_jwR7ZCRDCKAJI7WLB5ofR3FaLgWVguvpk_zMcr4RaW9lRpP/s320/080109+004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366111646020319634" /></a><br><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8D-tdLntfpWBVNQV9q0AbCXDPDpilpkdCjxBw6jsAPgsHxiHRlufBWqDyp8HgNGwTXdIe0wxwCdHOhSzpHwW5cJcjsUmiVuRuWe0d91QqpQIQdzsx92z8Sr5X0E-EBunt1dMBybWOBF_P/s1600-h/080109+008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8D-tdLntfpWBVNQV9q0AbCXDPDpilpkdCjxBw6jsAPgsHxiHRlufBWqDyp8HgNGwTXdIe0wxwCdHOhSzpHwW5cJcjsUmiVuRuWe0d91QqpQIQdzsx92z8Sr5X0E-EBunt1dMBybWOBF_P/s320/080109+008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366111898983549266" /></a><br /><br />I still have 2 more summer events to blog about, but I want to wait until Vacation Bible School is all over with so I can do a slide show of pictures from the week. Also, honor guard, which I will have to wait until my daughter gets home from the Island and I will do another slide show!Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772984694759566456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269571741997937275.post-75798451999704180182009-07-29T18:59:00.004-04:002009-07-29T19:10:13.251-04:00From my front porch<a href="http://fhlphotography.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="From My Front Porch - Button" src="http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb165/upnorthemt/frontporchbutton.jpg"/></a><br/><br /><br />It's that time again!! Click the link above for the rules and to link up to this great photo carnival !<br /><br />Now a little history about the reason for this picture I am showcasing today.<br /><br />Not only was I was raised in (and still live in) a small closeknit farming community, I was raised on a farm. Needless to say I LOVE everything farming and it doesn't hurt that I have tons of photo ops!<br /><br />Today's picture was taken in the Spring, while the farmers were trying to get their crops in (this was a tough year for them, with all the rain we had). This is across the road from my house. I took a few different pictures, but I liked this one the best. I hope you enjoy seeing what I see from my front porch :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9NtaLszQuxTABjyOubihUoeUhUilt3Yh7NZ1S8gItHgCTFQzEYiqXfo0E-jfiC56qpT4f_ccu8xmR5gXHeMZ1zn5TtGIFjCQxjBfhD9XxkzM2XaAi5x-z8PbxNHpx9STNf5g6ky6by-4/s1600-h/summer+09+010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9NtaLszQuxTABjyOubihUoeUhUilt3Yh7NZ1S8gItHgCTFQzEYiqXfo0E-jfiC56qpT4f_ccu8xmR5gXHeMZ1zn5TtGIFjCQxjBfhD9XxkzM2XaAi5x-z8PbxNHpx9STNf5g6ky6by-4/s320/summer+09+010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364022713790860210" /></a>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772984694759566456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269571741997937275.post-73533399257986036052009-07-21T10:55:00.005-04:002009-07-21T14:07:38.100-04:00My front porchYes, I know it's been a few months since my last post, but well it is summer time (well, the season is summer, not so sure considering the temperatures have been COLD !) and I will try to update what we have been doing.<br /><br />But first, my best friend <a href="http://fhlphotography.blogspot.com/">Rachel</a> is starting a blog carnival called From my front porch. I will post my picture first and then post the rules.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARNvyQfYCrLJ7D8y_Bk4MapC6b0eUWtCLHFiPJ2CXRZBYt2L2HBGgCGVbLC6qC_PiHE216fHgmTSTlukkAz9WdqMkqCY5ADqMXAa0ZPRz7mkMEm8ldOriH28UIWL_g3QN_c_1jIntNpwq/s1600-h/04-06-2009+007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARNvyQfYCrLJ7D8y_Bk4MapC6b0eUWtCLHFiPJ2CXRZBYt2L2HBGgCGVbLC6qC_PiHE216fHgmTSTlukkAz9WdqMkqCY5ADqMXAa0ZPRz7mkMEm8ldOriH28UIWL_g3QN_c_1jIntNpwq/s320/04-06-2009+007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360928521596520194" /></a><br /><br />This was taken the winter of '08-'09 from my front yard. I loved watching the ducks across the street come play in the water. I hope you all enjoy this :)<br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://fhlphotography.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb165/upnorthemt/frontporchbanner.jpg" border="0" alt="From My Front Porch - Banner" /></a></center><br />Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772984694759566456noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269571741997937275.post-56717927965997412542009-05-22T20:19:00.003-04:002009-05-22T20:26:07.635-04:00"Lord Stanley"It's that time again !!! The Detroit Red Wings are currently leading the Western Conference Finals 2 games to 0 against the Chicago Blackhawks. THIS is the ultimate prize !!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-sdb0G2eNZYJNhbzKXv_aBSO6hTh76juIJM5lHKAIewSFSh-r_PeKfKIxrxPmCGb9KmQZpcttptFNRHRlHXxjkFglJtMeeTRFAlgT9uRPWBNflcJSddnhyK-jgk_8PqTSuaICbiVonhSO/s1600-h/stanley+cup.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-sdb0G2eNZYJNhbzKXv_aBSO6hTh76juIJM5lHKAIewSFSh-r_PeKfKIxrxPmCGb9KmQZpcttptFNRHRlHXxjkFglJtMeeTRFAlgT9uRPWBNflcJSddnhyK-jgk_8PqTSuaICbiVonhSO/s320/stanley+cup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338808013622217298" border="0" /></a>The Stanley Cup.... a.k.a. Lord Stanley </div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772984694759566456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269571741997937275.post-68873664026088835072009-05-22T20:10:00.005-04:002009-05-22T20:16:46.606-04:00Baltimore OrioleMy mom has figured out how to attract the Baltimore Oriole to her backyard. Grape jelly. They LOVE it ! These were taken from inside the house with my zoom lens. I can't wait until they start bringing their babies. Hopefully I can catch some pictures of them too !!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJ8-Vong_wXvtibnqLaX4Uksn-kK0kopo1TVoIP22a0Mz1LEtwKX2k7Jy1WuOiA7s5nfAU1asydHeYqifjfpSXPBqEbuzHWGmI3c7VEZfN8YOM-PEYOg5tzqDX6XE9tkUJM_8f5AZ-LtN/s1600-h/05-01-2009+023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJ8-Vong_wXvtibnqLaX4Uksn-kK0kopo1TVoIP22a0Mz1LEtwKX2k7Jy1WuOiA7s5nfAU1asydHeYqifjfpSXPBqEbuzHWGmI3c7VEZfN8YOM-PEYOg5tzqDX6XE9tkUJM_8f5AZ-LtN/s320/05-01-2009+023.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338805939294555970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcszKCe93gXLotjY5my6vkALr3XPec1PzX_h0-PuGV4L1DieYR6J8P109f9pIFiuI2R8-v16uNsVz8aly26N9928_ddP4vyJRhGzur0g0rKj7GGTMR9EjLjXDqCUxqhZ1wFBUIqvhY1Bni/s1600-h/05-01-2009+024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcszKCe93gXLotjY5my6vkALr3XPec1PzX_h0-PuGV4L1DieYR6J8P109f9pIFiuI2R8-v16uNsVz8aly26N9928_ddP4vyJRhGzur0g0rKj7GGTMR9EjLjXDqCUxqhZ1wFBUIqvhY1Bni/s320/05-01-2009+024.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338806113172149698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMkK0FQObX4sJbU4kb7UEyPFDT0Qrphi4neRvACimgd-76eflu_bdKxTXR-UpReuMfrFv380HaHYYjY-_xrOX5JHMFVWwv_cNlkxv96zllqIxMtWi262MjyGtHHTrcK84ycPWRrG264gET/s1600-h/05-01-2009+025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMkK0FQObX4sJbU4kb7UEyPFDT0Qrphi4neRvACimgd-76eflu_bdKxTXR-UpReuMfrFv380HaHYYjY-_xrOX5JHMFVWwv_cNlkxv96zllqIxMtWi262MjyGtHHTrcK84ycPWRrG264gET/s320/05-01-2009+025.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338806410907305778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvP9Fn2kvbLCqzeLnm2Yo5eVlhxVe8Kh8V8VSxKV5AEQ22vONlDPXykXE8cyqkg0Q2TFECTLg4KS3no48u83vFteMKahdgtPZ0pjzk2lDgVrm7bs346okIEAnO3lfcnxLyu519-YTmjoGE/s1600-h/05-01-2009+026.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvP9Fn2kvbLCqzeLnm2Yo5eVlhxVe8Kh8V8VSxKV5AEQ22vONlDPXykXE8cyqkg0Q2TFECTLg4KS3no48u83vFteMKahdgtPZ0pjzk2lDgVrm7bs346okIEAnO3lfcnxLyu519-YTmjoGE/s320/05-01-2009+026.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338806569934227330" /></a>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772984694759566456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269571741997937275.post-17104731129176150692009-05-01T14:24:00.003-04:002009-05-01T14:33:12.371-04:00Mackinac Island Govenor's Honor Guard<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2MuBhjDfUHqqXX004BXVdzgoo6PHjvyJ5G-odyZk6CiasZvUzuQ2VTkw7zBdMV108NXOFsPLW3xtEJGC5bYX18nWFXuhqLc1TcUanf827qsnr3fREz3th0wl4Rcx063rc-hCX3lXc9cK/s1600-h/180px-Grand_Hotel-Mackinac_Island.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2MuBhjDfUHqqXX004BXVdzgoo6PHjvyJ5G-odyZk6CiasZvUzuQ2VTkw7zBdMV108NXOFsPLW3xtEJGC5bYX18nWFXuhqLc1TcUanf827qsnr3fREz3th0wl4Rcx063rc-hCX3lXc9cK/s320/180px-Grand_Hotel-Mackinac_Island.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330923673266686914" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-05JxfWNxw1OUXZIpMuDQrqfqgB4xWiS6ZJg6frfY1uiz6x1SHth3xxI7XIbBtcEQQ3JM8qUM2wg8npCS4PnuWlUi4c0P37nzOuEoWByaExC-stpqjUSCeGMMi0xwi7i_MFOUJaepVzY/s1600-h/180px-Fort_Mackinac_modern.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-05JxfWNxw1OUXZIpMuDQrqfqgB4xWiS6ZJg6frfY1uiz6x1SHth3xxI7XIbBtcEQQ3JM8qUM2wg8npCS4PnuWlUi4c0P37nzOuEoWByaExC-stpqjUSCeGMMi0xwi7i_MFOUJaepVzY/s320/180px-Fort_Mackinac_modern.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330923576324719762" /></a><br /><br />It's that time of year again! My daughter has participated in this program for 2 years (this summer will be her 3rd year) now. I think this is the most wonderful program! Not only does she get to spend a week on this beautiful island, she is working on improving her leadership skills! The girls in this program raise and lower the flags at Fort Mackinaw, answer tourist's questions and do any other service duties as needed. Congratulations Nicole!Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772984694759566456noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269571741997937275.post-56021545943983110672009-04-28T14:55:00.001-04:002009-04-28T14:55:37.996-04:0030 hour famine video<object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6GiKPh25XDs&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6GiKPh25XDs&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772984694759566456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269571741997937275.post-50809238112349944952009-04-18T22:20:00.005-04:002009-04-18T22:38:38.086-04:002009 Nazarene 30 hour famine<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXnAH2XTFhYiVeBYIj2Ty3c1jl24rAuKPejifh9rXTK1I2rnrkjw49knTaVUUgfaq_yuo_VmMxU_iGMJTnoA4kGpGz6aszjkrqOgSiHEljwdkLXsUhZGqU99ItkZBZ4n6Z2AOg2tnNLd3/s1600-h/IMG_2243.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326221917764625474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 172px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXnAH2XTFhYiVeBYIj2Ty3c1jl24rAuKPejifh9rXTK1I2rnrkjw49knTaVUUgfaq_yuo_VmMxU_iGMJTnoA4kGpGz6aszjkrqOgSiHEljwdkLXsUhZGqU99ItkZBZ4n6Z2AOg2tnNLd3/s320/IMG_2243.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Before this day is over, 26,000 children under age 5 will die - most of them from preventable causes like hunger, poverty and disease.<br /><br />My kids participated in the 30 hour famine held at their chruch this weekend to help raise money and awareness of hunger around the world (yes including the US). They spent the night and day at church, learning about poverty, hunger and ways to help. They made blankets for a local mission as well as organized a can drive.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgez7sBotqYohtLG858ild_ZGzNZ-1jiLPigzZnsiJQRiwR6RPMgMB-DbWWspigqOw2cLabmR_wsGX5lsosGnkvUq59cIrUhQ0EUnPXlMbkMnfGyN0b3U2Dc9KIit52yXHS3aUdoq3NOXF_/s1600-h/WFN.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326225075983645474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 134px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgez7sBotqYohtLG858ild_ZGzNZ-1jiLPigzZnsiJQRiwR6RPMgMB-DbWWspigqOw2cLabmR_wsGX5lsosGnkvUq59cIrUhQ0EUnPXlMbkMnfGyN0b3U2Dc9KIit52yXHS3aUdoq3NOXF_/s320/WFN.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is at the local mission after delivering the can goods.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdWqkjXdNLl0JzNCXC9O2iuCOzN6TxXxVpWHL5f2oYqmnEuQPrxQ-E7mxTWPuCMmEb0bWd8kgCNnlQBt1F3kBXHr3F63_LRduNxQKI9-EldFhKV5Tdy37CV5cZYMea7bp7DDyF92ECohY3/s1600-h/IMG_2283.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326224177397259602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 208px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdWqkjXdNLl0JzNCXC9O2iuCOzN6TxXxVpWHL5f2oYqmnEuQPrxQ-E7mxTWPuCMmEb0bWd8kgCNnlQBt1F3kBXHr3F63_LRduNxQKI9-EldFhKV5Tdy37CV5cZYMea7bp7DDyF92ECohY3/s320/IMG_2283.JPG" border="0" /></a>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772984694759566456noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269571741997937275.post-78789201908791169332009-04-02T22:51:00.007-04:002009-04-02T23:04:04.477-04:00nothing says "welcome to Flint (Michigan)" like....<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0u0CeFWUZfACnY09MfzBESdTgJoM04N7ym531KgoS9hMYLI4HjlKClr0HrBZjQV_YYSinjkEz3VwtMjKK14MwhkZmt3v9pPVMj5yJs7DThVoDzwYQt2B-X5qO6lJvXoXqMcH0PC8sHDh/s1600-h/04-01-2009+004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320292649923806610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0u0CeFWUZfACnY09MfzBESdTgJoM04N7ym531KgoS9hMYLI4HjlKClr0HrBZjQV_YYSinjkEz3VwtMjKK14MwhkZmt3v9pPVMj5yJs7DThVoDzwYQt2B-X5qO6lJvXoXqMcH0PC8sHDh/s320/04-01-2009+004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLPa_oKpMAp0YjtKATl0afI1qKQSa93KLkaOJY8Zcb6hq_Ub9rBFg0U2wzYh8w3Ci6b4N9RGerd_KGSMj9TlwM-U8aUIGT9I_xiogBCYRqUFhbeq5IZ2Y66EhVuUi2stvxbwh8pi4m4NHd/s1600-h/04-01-2009+005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320292938678386226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLPa_oKpMAp0YjtKATl0afI1qKQSa93KLkaOJY8Zcb6hq_Ub9rBFg0U2wzYh8w3Ci6b4N9RGerd_KGSMj9TlwM-U8aUIGT9I_xiogBCYRqUFhbeq5IZ2Y66EhVuUi2stvxbwh8pi4m4NHd/s320/04-01-2009+005.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXhtDi-iVOapudSx4Uy3A0DGrmFmfKx_wEAda-Hqgdrj0furLIOtV8hQJlDnGxC_kFwO7BPXBKXAShTHRamJjBTs2YcvzeL_Y2H1uuVPAiYGyBv1OAPaLZtCvQ_ocZuP7TpiD2fpvHayC/s1600-h/04-01-2009+007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320293105891013602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXhtDi-iVOapudSx4Uy3A0DGrmFmfKx_wEAda-Hqgdrj0furLIOtV8hQJlDnGxC_kFwO7BPXBKXAShTHRamJjBTs2YcvzeL_Y2H1uuVPAiYGyBv1OAPaLZtCvQ_ocZuP7TpiD2fpvHayC/s320/04-01-2009+007.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772984694759566456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269571741997937275.post-39661584623623993142009-04-02T22:00:00.005-04:002009-04-02T23:04:39.040-04:00yeah, I got a little distracted......because with 3 kids, things get crazy fast and time just flies by! Hopefully I can get back into the swing of blogging more regular..... But here's what's been going on here lately:<br /><br /><div align="center">My daughter has started playing lacrosse (she's #13). This is her before a game, getting "cleared" by the ref.</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzm9pSYYNrRgvbM9okRUJ016kk8skdyGIctRcg824_rFF7l0qL_5TBrX-_oZi8cBSJ_qTnA3Rg_2uxeqMyO7qdX4LggY0h4bM7ojsuFQ-vmnXhkBbNKsZ_9PswG0D_PVBYMDyFuxgIWJA/s1600-h/lacrosse+030.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320280703761911698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzm9pSYYNrRgvbM9okRUJ016kk8skdyGIctRcg824_rFF7l0qL_5TBrX-_oZi8cBSJ_qTnA3Rg_2uxeqMyO7qdX4LggY0h4bM7ojsuFQ-vmnXhkBbNKsZ_9PswG0D_PVBYMDyFuxgIWJA/s320/lacrosse+030.JPG" border="0" /></a> She also went through a "pre-employment" training program called TeenQuest put on by the Genesee County Regional Chamber of Commerce - they even had a "graduation for the kids" In May they will have a job fair, with the potential of getting a summer job!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDjQlWjZheHh_FgeDh2NS9hj16z9tiUpkiwj3IIe4mXOYUClxtBX6uYv-YNuIohUw0V31fTc_eaqs_q_TTO1WIq0Vv_a7ohcvvv8JCKkBaVzY81rbAU8qJOSxMwDUg7Yw3jJjG7QgP4sr-/s1600-h/04-01-2009+028.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320282307974544274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 215px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDjQlWjZheHh_FgeDh2NS9hj16z9tiUpkiwj3IIe4mXOYUClxtBX6uYv-YNuIohUw0V31fTc_eaqs_q_TTO1WIq0Vv_a7ohcvvv8JCKkBaVzY81rbAU8qJOSxMwDUg7Yw3jJjG7QgP4sr-/s320/04-01-2009+028.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="left">Well apparently blogger isn't going to let me post anymore pictures tonight, so I guess I'll just have to update later....</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772984694759566456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269571741997937275.post-13719220922613429362008-06-04T23:59:00.000-04:002008-06-05T00:18:50.931-04:00HOCKEY TOWN U.S.A.<div align="center">The picture tells the story!!</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8gOK2FdvUDRNfEN_ZlCOyl_-W1S5Wqf_TY6HyPYtyXFp1XxEK1AQsyjhuMFvnPDiWp1weCQ7QV7EeQSQFWQQZD7LLRAOJ_KymCAqP0gZGb_g46V7YwkAeCmj1VpaKsENj24wsHOK5ZQO/s1600-h/drake060408_cup_480x285.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208242411404037922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8gOK2FdvUDRNfEN_ZlCOyl_-W1S5Wqf_TY6HyPYtyXFp1XxEK1AQsyjhuMFvnPDiWp1weCQ7QV7EeQSQFWQQZD7LLRAOJ_KymCAqP0gZGb_g46V7YwkAeCmj1VpaKsENj24wsHOK5ZQO/s320/drake060408_cup_480x285.jpg" border="0" /></a> Well in a very, <em>very</em> nerve wracking game 6, it's <em>finally</em> over !!! The Detroit Red Wings have again brought home "Lord Stanley" where it has been 10 times before. </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208244129390956354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbEFLMWmPto2rhbAFbCXTq5hhI7vPz_Iu6xLGJWmLcSABJorb5CpEM-C50Q87ugoShPKAe-rvkhvTaA7KTI6MCm1iUBbBk5RTVcsmm8rJ5KgQP9etc6kVHyzNk-HL-ztLjzNCdNYp54GO/s320/290095cc-2bb4-4452-83bf-5f239ceac1b3.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center">What do you mean I can't buy any octopus in Pennsylvania?? Geesh, do ya'll not understand the significant history in this ??? Hmmmm...... </p><div align="center"></div><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208243227447824178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRvru17847X-SPRYX1lT4aKVTomyHavmiqe-_uACziMer4MjZCiCh0p59KMEyKfc-r3pz2hUHdcKSu4_0kJFYtFBlW8wn8TcyKFey8yRUtPRpYnjxCmhxOBvvg12Oeyr767S_bCfWovrh/s320/hshowsimpr1.jpg" border="0" /> This tradition started in 1952. Back then there was only two rounds in the Stanley Cup Finals - 8 games needed to be won to win the cup. [Eight legs - eight games] A store owner threw an octopus on the rink before Game 1 of the finals and The Red Wings swept the series that year to win their 5th Stanley Cup. And so the tradition began of throwing an octopi on the ice at the beginning of a game - they believed the octopus was a "good luck" charm. <br /></p><p>I would just like to say congrats to the ENTIRE Red Wings Organization, from the owner, Mike Ilitch, all the way down to the members of the team who were on the bench, not playing, but rooting their team on. Thanks for an awesome year, YOU GUYS ROCK !!!<br /></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772984694759566456noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269571741997937275.post-74079760247635869502008-06-01T18:38:00.000-04:002008-06-01T18:52:12.041-04:00Warm weather + Good friend = Good Times !Well, what a weekend this was! My bestest friend Rachel came down this weekend and to top it all off, the weather was nice, <em>FINALLY! </em>Friday afternoon, we took Rach's 3-year-old niece & my boys to the park. A blast was had by all ! Then Friday night, we went to see Fireworks. This was the weekend of my town's festival. Saturday, we got up early and took the kids to a pancake breakfast put on by my town's fire department (hey, not only yummy, but for a good cause too!) before the parade. Dang, the kids got a TON of candy from the parade (great just what they needed!!) After the parade we went down to the festivities (carnival rides, elephant ears, games) and all had a blast! After that we just came back home and chilled out and watched some TV. Specifically the Red Wings game!! Whoo hoo, they won so now they are up 3 games to 1 in the Stanley Cup finals !!! GO WINGS !! Monday night will be game 5 here in Michigan - HockeyTown USA !!!!! Rach went home today (boo hoo) so I guess it's back to realility again! Yuck!!! lol Oh, and I got the new WiiFit game; can't wait to try it out !!!!!Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772984694759566456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269571741997937275.post-20899190324718162212008-05-25T09:39:00.000-04:002008-05-25T15:44:26.597-04:003 more games....Is all the Detroit Red Wings need to win the Stanley Cup..a.k.a. <em>Lord Stanley</em> ! Three more games!! And, as history has shown, the team that wins Game 1 has gone on to win the Stanley Cup <em>53 times out of 68</em> !!! <br /><br />The Red Wings are playing the Pittsburgh Penguins this year in what has been billed <em>the most exciting</em> and <em>most anticipated</em> Stanley Cup final in YEARS ! And I do literally mean YEARS !!! These two teams are the best of the best, the cream of the crop and both have the numbers to prove it. But can experience (Wings) win over youth (Penguins)?? I guess we'll see ?!?! <br /><br />This is also the first ALL-AMERICAN line up since 2003. That's right.. we sent them Canadian teams back home crying like babies...hehehehehe<br /><br />Our local paper couldn't have said it better. "Red Wings draw first blood in Stanley Cup finals" The score ? 4-0 !! That's right, we shut them down ! Whooo hoooo !!! It would have been 5-0, but they have some gay ass refs who are bound and determined to knock us down (goalie interferance my ass!!) I'm so geeked. That would be awesome if the Wings could bring back Lord Stanley to the Joe Louis Arena. Did I mention that this would be the Wings' <em>ELEVNTH</em> Stanley Cup Victory??? 11 Stanley Cups !!! The <em>most</em> in US franchise history !<br /><br />Here's a little blup from the article in today's edition of The Flint Journal...<br /><br />Sidney Crosby managed only a handful of shots.<br />Evgeni malkin coughed up the puck in his own end, leading to a goal.<br />Marc-Andre Fleury stumbled and fell coming onto the ice before the game.<br /><br />Where were the high-flying Penguins who rolled to a 100-point season and a 12-2 playoff record?<br /><br />The Detroit Red Wings can have that effect on a team. PERIOD!<br /><br />In other SPORTS news... The Detroit Tigers bat Twins around in 19-3 victory !<br /><br />Ahhhhh.... with the exception of the Detroit Pistons (who by the way were also playing their Eastern Confrence finals in Detroit).... Last night was a good night in Detroit...Hockey Town, U.S.A. !!!<br /><br />GO WINGS !!!!!Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772984694759566456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269571741997937275.post-57291728817127781552008-04-27T19:55:00.000-04:002008-04-27T20:11:16.049-04:00Chattanooga Lookouts<div align="center">Is the minor league team for the Cincinnati Reds. We went to the game and had awesome seats...Unfortunately Mother Nature had other plans! Ugh !! We managed to see 4 innings before the sky opened up and let loose..ugh.. oh well, we still had a great time....<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMF5yTl0KOgFv8sVrRE9waw_prhro5Mh85OiNTbx758YuU965IlxMSR766EJa124rfgRsPcFMOV33eWKW5gZIbo6ben5k5BuZxAvr4uuSWHecbV7R1ZGSMIjuXFxbZV5oYyFfHJv9EHpMG/s1600-h/vacation+019.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194080454850156594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMF5yTl0KOgFv8sVrRE9waw_prhro5Mh85OiNTbx758YuU965IlxMSR766EJa124rfgRsPcFMOV33eWKW5gZIbo6ben5k5BuZxAvr4uuSWHecbV7R1ZGSMIjuXFxbZV5oYyFfHJv9EHpMG/s320/vacation+019.JPG" border="0" /></a> <p align="center"><br />Looie & I<br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi111-9olg838B0RRTs9ioTQsE4vFM9iBSmGvIO9asUlMDLG6QhmxHdxSiPaYcfjgxdTj710xgrLcWbFRlLXIaa0lbQf4NenKKOteRCzF2e9__vBx9nQ3qgFhWnj8YysLqvk-670yMTNKY1/s1600-h/vacation+010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194080102662838306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi111-9olg838B0RRTs9ioTQsE4vFM9iBSmGvIO9asUlMDLG6QhmxHdxSiPaYcfjgxdTj710xgrLcWbFRlLXIaa0lbQf4NenKKOteRCzF2e9__vBx9nQ3qgFhWnj8YysLqvk-670yMTNKY1/s320/vacation+010.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>Mike & Janie<br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQ-CfG97OAzg4EZ5Gec6hR4h-5lEiyTsyHA_FJdOVD7_ZvCALLLoRTJKoYd2hol2BWhQzTNWUOZG7Xjif7WM-kdOzEfBQQKEuBmt7SBSR8q4ElqVocN6FbLppOoFdSSmhxJ1ZMlQW1DRR/s1600-h/vacation+031.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194079737590618130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQ-CfG97OAzg4EZ5Gec6hR4h-5lEiyTsyHA_FJdOVD7_ZvCALLLoRTJKoYd2hol2BWhQzTNWUOZG7Xjif7WM-kdOzEfBQQKEuBmt7SBSR8q4ElqVocN6FbLppOoFdSSmhxJ1ZMlQW1DRR/s320/vacation+031.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>My new Chattanooga Lookouts shirt<br /></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772984694759566456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269571741997937275.post-2601150899215452382008-04-24T12:07:00.000-04:002008-04-24T12:09:21.903-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRm21VtgwIai0TlHHudUlc_z9qRFMOE8miKJBqHLc19edDZh3SaOOjnUryOW32mScmIA4sRbsSeqTjg3d6ztGjXB_tsiOtxIK_IgJvZ4Ic1Vz_DEfZOQly2NuZtXqPtWkgq-riCvp80wL/s1600-h/vacation+014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRm21VtgwIai0TlHHudUlc_z9qRFMOE8miKJBqHLc19edDZh3SaOOjnUryOW32mScmIA4sRbsSeqTjg3d6ztGjXB_tsiOtxIK_IgJvZ4Ic1Vz_DEfZOQly2NuZtXqPtWkgq-riCvp80wL/s320/vacation+014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192844431981844482" /></a> <br>Nighttime sky over ... well somewhere..lolLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772984694759566456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269571741997937275.post-44928093513589860802008-04-24T12:02:00.000-04:002008-04-24T12:06:39.465-04:00Hola from Tennessee<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDiVW-xJOEYWnvnJ3EsWmCfae3wj6Gg1AaelCNh397FqJsVnw0QaqSP4ArMufMM3X7BeNp2mSj716CTYmYBxgy9S267NltMhOidukUple0Xskwdu730pwqiyNV7f1IvWCOAjn_0l1SYub/s1600-h/vacation+005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDiVW-xJOEYWnvnJ3EsWmCfae3wj6Gg1AaelCNh397FqJsVnw0QaqSP4ArMufMM3X7BeNp2mSj716CTYmYBxgy9S267NltMhOidukUple0Xskwdu730pwqiyNV7f1IvWCOAjn_0l1SYub/s320/vacation+005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192843499973941234" /></a><br>Leaving Chicago<br>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772984694759566456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269571741997937275.post-11534043143957187522008-04-18T19:54:00.000-04:002008-04-18T19:58:00.505-04:00I can't believe .......that I am sitting outside <em>in shorts and a t-shirt </em>as I type this! April 18th and it is 76 degrees outside. In Michigan, no less! I love this weather and I have been waiting for it since... well... since October..LOL. I'm not even going to jinx myself. I love this weather and the best part? This is just a preview of the kind of weather I'm going to have on my vacation!!! TGIF !!Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772984694759566456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269571741997937275.post-64760969636730728862008-04-16T21:05:00.000-04:002008-04-16T22:09:41.709-04:00Who's your Tiger?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-uWKApImkcDHKjQqlsYVgJJUXe64K2glAhiLaUTGNkywLc-6-jxnsTNWajxuTpREKVJr3nBVmGjj7qMbIoGdXXxd5_gNSmM9hj6zHaX2H5XJsUUe8D8EyWalzl9z4q8jS1jjIFKsVZpBR/s1600-h/100_1964.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-uWKApImkcDHKjQqlsYVgJJUXe64K2glAhiLaUTGNkywLc-6-jxnsTNWajxuTpREKVJr3nBVmGjj7qMbIoGdXXxd5_gNSmM9hj6zHaX2H5XJsUUe8D8EyWalzl9z4q8jS1jjIFKsVZpBR/s320/100_1964.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190015505060250738" /></a><br /><center>Comerica Park Detroit MI April 2007</center><br /><center>Who's your<em>Tiger</em>?</center><br /><center>Mine is <em>Magglio Ordonez</em>#30 RF</center>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772984694759566456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269571741997937275.post-89468022583926940822008-04-15T21:36:00.000-04:002008-04-15T21:42:25.220-04:00why........does everyone in this house feel the need to drive me as insane as possible? What have I done to deserve this kind of madness?? I'm so glad that the weather is finally warming up (dare I even say that, knowing that tomorrow it could... *S*, I shudder at that thought!) and I can send the monkeys outside to go crazy and <em>hopefully</em> wear themselves out. But in a week, I will be heading south to TN for a <em>LONG OVERDUE</em> vacation. I'm hoping I'm not cursed and take the cooler weather with me.Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772984694759566456noreply@blogger.com0