tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74344809235127596832024-02-07T21:13:25.378-05:00Farm Life, Chickens and so ForthKevin and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07027856468582004051noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434480923512759683.post-18815017414745737122012-01-07T08:35:00.004-05:002012-01-07T08:46:12.777-05:00While I've Been Away...Garden Totes<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIlZobf-yww2OExFN_oKWpycYjTAJJpFTpk79qz0KStIfTkkJ_odD-angqBEbDbAoMXUI79lyQvzD5cewUBr5bcJFR641aRGgLKrHqRKhR6FfLFBMhTJxuQ_YHFEnS2_HOZvh_LctnJXo/s1600/IMAG0640.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 191px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694883727345930242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIlZobf-yww2OExFN_oKWpycYjTAJJpFTpk79qz0KStIfTkkJ_odD-angqBEbDbAoMXUI79lyQvzD5cewUBr5bcJFR641aRGgLKrHqRKhR6FfLFBMhTJxuQ_YHFEnS2_HOZvh_LctnJXo/s320/IMAG0640.jpg" /></a> I've been making Garden Baskets!</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHsjJxLzeDrfDlZSTPcJn38lfTzpJkymd2psTdIx27aCmChXydBegjE7AycC3QTbChPiwgVOOuhXEXEToS-chwNcriyxFZ_c0cGoMDXSUU7PaJOQJQ_J2Ocr1ZDeHEaGGdU6NUeJIpaDo/s1600/IMAG0636.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 191px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694883719532727026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHsjJxLzeDrfDlZSTPcJn38lfTzpJkymd2psTdIx27aCmChXydBegjE7AycC3QTbChPiwgVOOuhXEXEToS-chwNcriyxFZ_c0cGoMDXSUU7PaJOQJQ_J2Ocr1ZDeHEaGGdU6NUeJIpaDo/s320/IMAG0636.jpg" /></a> They are made from cedar, are nice and lightweight and will last forever.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlsGA3zGcOWWCfAm54IfXnCVO_TQngXgGxP64NkJ63RKVbmqbMo4djN6-C8GdZngzL8lvYmdb4FfEaonf_s9_WKC3M5nVh3luYVsDyp_zmBpjtNOjwmT6pwnna738HCwhxkZNvzR6ZwsA/s1600/IMAG0629.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 191px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694883713951121954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlsGA3zGcOWWCfAm54IfXnCVO_TQngXgGxP64NkJ63RKVbmqbMo4djN6-C8GdZngzL8lvYmdb4FfEaonf_s9_WKC3M5nVh3luYVsDyp_zmBpjtNOjwmT6pwnna738HCwhxkZNvzR6ZwsA/s320/IMAG0629.jpg" /></a><br />My family all got them for Christmas, all the gardeners anyway. My sister's that don't garden got the small version that will fit on their counter and hold all sorts of fun things.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeedoEVtNI1KpRvXARpW1IFNe8ynQ_eLDbLnU4BhujY1qnxWi46PVQDvYX_yc0A_g8Csndk4T3UQnw53G6vgoL26BEBblOfjntjcEUCPY0drRxoSfZOzXbgC7BcVsgLw-fQpEuln9iahc/s1600/IMAG0620.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 191px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694883712343884130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeedoEVtNI1KpRvXARpW1IFNe8ynQ_eLDbLnU4BhujY1qnxWi46PVQDvYX_yc0A_g8Csndk4T3UQnw53G6vgoL26BEBblOfjntjcEUCPY0drRxoSfZOzXbgC7BcVsgLw-fQpEuln9iahc/s320/IMAG0620.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The large one is over 21 inches by 11 inches with the handle 19 inches high and will hold over half a bushel! It will make for less stooping while picking in the garden. They are made with garden wire so I can spray everything off with the hose before it comes into the house.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Now if spring will ever come so I can use it.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>Kevin and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07027856468582004051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434480923512759683.post-34548473815782784542011-07-21T08:01:00.010-04:002011-07-21T08:48:21.763-04:00It's Been a Long Time!<div align="center">It's been ages since my last post, five months to be exact. So much has happened but it's almost all the same thing, just a different year.<br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YnI0kRqnslX4VWigy6vZWpZ-kTSSj2TUviAWhUv9_h_VeCxRV4jT42HJL9NDtVaotYgS6l_0eQ8VUxXLmz2Tygh2zYk_r039VcWyxPUW5X6yTxu2z6OimIE7kZh990iILOeOWJ6J240/s1600/Gabbi1.1JPG.JPG"><strong><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 269px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631779515789539122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YnI0kRqnslX4VWigy6vZWpZ-kTSSj2TUviAWhUv9_h_VeCxRV4jT42HJL9NDtVaotYgS6l_0eQ8VUxXLmz2Tygh2zYk_r039VcWyxPUW5X6yTxu2z6OimIE7kZh990iILOeOWJ6J240/s320/Gabbi1.1JPG.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"></strong></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><br />A most beautiful puppy that went to live with a really nice family.<br /><br /></p></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;">We have baby turkeys, a big garden, puppies, a new roof, and on and on. I take pictures almost everyday, wanting to post something but it all seems <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">repetitive</span> and boring to me.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghAiwHmt7DnfB4daKPw8NEZDrg9238p9cv5uDmgVdSuUpO-bOnPF4Y7yr2rkzN8GnCyreSKBiVqTlmIF23ysaNv4lPGmxo-MElcwWCvJOPthjIPMcioyUFGHPtv_4z-MC73tdpWgk0aQo/s1600/1105230060.JPG"><strong><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631779524325322082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghAiwHmt7DnfB4daKPw8NEZDrg9238p9cv5uDmgVdSuUpO-bOnPF4Y7yr2rkzN8GnCyreSKBiVqTlmIF23ysaNv4lPGmxo-MElcwWCvJOPthjIPMcioyUFGHPtv_4z-MC73tdpWgk0aQo/s320/1105230060.JPG" /></strong></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong> Our new arbor.</strong></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">We built the arbor to block the view of the road. We also built new steps that lead to the front door because we never had any and the people that had the house for 20 years before us never built any either. What were they thinking? Guests had to attempt to walk up the steep slope. </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7PVECnWLhlzKnDGP_D1yOQKOKwrfFkqA7rpsaSg8eqmEH9vIHtMe7ta8fqu8Vnppl5hvnIFkRDxYb8f7Cq5iiHjtK_i-rQhhGZBuUS5dqTJe8dwcVcfyw4-YhasXmrH4_qVuNAFD6lKI/s1600/1106270050.JPG"><strong><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631779490309157650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7PVECnWLhlzKnDGP_D1yOQKOKwrfFkqA7rpsaSg8eqmEH9vIHtMe7ta8fqu8Vnppl5hvnIFkRDxYb8f7Cq5iiHjtK_i-rQhhGZBuUS5dqTJe8dwcVcfyw4-YhasXmrH4_qVuNAFD6lKI/s320/1106270050.JPG" /></strong></a><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"> We are hoping that the grapes eventually cover the lattice. </span><br /><br /></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrG-dZTU-sAFhpdIlP5_ItdSp2Y8CXxrnMkHyM1ael-NzaFBBwkNYP5VNNzGYGEzPWbrggD24waXWddNubF_liPfQfr2Ln4j19vjyBzSTlwxAthvwx6KDBl3etJsBaf7Y6gmQC3IrNFF4/s1600/1106270036.JPG"><strong><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631779483024437426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrG-dZTU-sAFhpdIlP5_ItdSp2Y8CXxrnMkHyM1ael-NzaFBBwkNYP5VNNzGYGEzPWbrggD24waXWddNubF_liPfQfr2Ln4j19vjyBzSTlwxAthvwx6KDBl3etJsBaf7Y6gmQC3IrNFF4/s320/1106270036.JPG" /></strong></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>The garden.<br /><br /><br /></strong><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">There are changes are worth noting though. This year we used black plastic on the garden. Man oh man, I feel liberated! No weeds at all. The only area I have to weed is along the bean and pea fence and that's actually fun. I can mow along the borders. Another thing worth noting is the fishing line that we have strung, at different heights, along and around the garden. You can kinda see it in the picture. It supposed to be a deer deterrent.<br /><br /><br /><br />It's working so far. Yesterday while I was mowing, (And yes it was so hot that I was practically sliding off of the vinyl seat from sweat.) I saw that one of the lower pieces had been pulled way into the field by something that had gotten caught in it. It's only 20lb. test so it couldn't hurt an animal but we sure hoped it scared it.<br /><br /><br /><br />I just went out this morning and picked way more cucumbers that I can use. Too large for pickles, they really snuck up on me. I think I'll make some freezer pickles, they are <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">sooooo</span> good, almost like candy.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_59qETXg4w1T4Vnhbevb6-0iEoKMNkthsnlwsinG79ba1tnpoN41CZRHndUtg8j6_UVkSa9GdApJnB0tXCXSNNtxuHG9l56H7IUo4czTOmJoBEO_Vu4MlT0RtqkZMaxXbaUfXDoi7u0/s1600/IMAG0266.jpg"><strong><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 191px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631779507837661138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_59qETXg4w1T4Vnhbevb6-0iEoKMNkthsnlwsinG79ba1tnpoN41CZRHndUtg8j6_UVkSa9GdApJnB0tXCXSNNtxuHG9l56H7IUo4czTOmJoBEO_Vu4MlT0RtqkZMaxXbaUfXDoi7u0/s320/IMAG0266.jpg" /></strong></a><strong> </strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">The new roof.<br /></span><br /></strong><span style="font-size:100%;">We re-roofed the house last week, very hot and very humid but it needed to be done and it is!</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;">So that's the update, maybe I'll be back a little sooner next time.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;">~Beth</span></div></div><br /></span>Kevin and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07027856468582004051noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434480923512759683.post-79789436833051271022011-02-05T23:41:00.010-05:002011-02-06T10:05:22.699-05:00Turkeys and Puppies and Snow and Snow and Snow and...<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnz87Ew0vX26uV_j1gfTBDQYiLd_n2ePZV3dtRqYcD4x54gyABBnpa0Jw9fOnXFwQ0uY0B5r7SCuXNxY45uP-dfguNTOKvjpyce9mnPv9N0UAJTh9ZDVC5IPbqkHM4mtPH3iSvq926Aoo/s1600/1101040004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570438056895138786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnz87Ew0vX26uV_j1gfTBDQYiLd_n2ePZV3dtRqYcD4x54gyABBnpa0Jw9fOnXFwQ0uY0B5r7SCuXNxY45uP-dfguNTOKvjpyce9mnPv9N0UAJTh9ZDVC5IPbqkHM4mtPH3iSvq926Aoo/s320/1101040004.JPG" /></a> I bought my husband seat covers for Christmas. So, maybe around New <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Year's</span> or maybe even later he decided to install them. The directions said to plan for 45 minutes and wear safety glasses so he didn't know what to expect!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErz6yDtmsJ0BQ5h9jJUPqkZ-6VOiuMDbwkHlH3EjeETG_7VBfaG4d0mH0y3kpvHtkUzZd7Rskqgy3pTU5M-fx-7IIet6wtBMNHZD1ySfoWDd8OnuW8QzPBv_Wn1IKdIylxi8nCpNoB-4/s1600/1101040003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570438053820076242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErz6yDtmsJ0BQ5h9jJUPqkZ-6VOiuMDbwkHlH3EjeETG_7VBfaG4d0mH0y3kpvHtkUzZd7Rskqgy3pTU5M-fx-7IIet6wtBMNHZD1ySfoWDd8OnuW8QzPBv_Wn1IKdIylxi8nCpNoB-4/s320/1101040003.JPG" /></a>They are from a company called Precision Fit Seat Covers and boy are they really heavy duty and nice! I picked a fabric called <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Endura</span> (water proof.. read coffee stain proof) and a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">camo</span> color .<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi952_AftGaGgAa2Bxrt3ZMalmIPbFKE5FxyRuXlDSVZ0aEk8f_23uEO_eGLZ2rT9WGV4AouTLS_vbGG6rgKKdOIBx-JWY2Q5v4ozVVXOPym-t2TPwU9STYEPIizt3l1fGuD7HM1novGsw/s1600/1101040007.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570438044912768594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi952_AftGaGgAa2Bxrt3ZMalmIPbFKE5FxyRuXlDSVZ0aEk8f_23uEO_eGLZ2rT9WGV4AouTLS_vbGG6rgKKdOIBx-JWY2Q5v4ozVVXOPym-t2TPwU9STYEPIizt3l1fGuD7HM1novGsw/s320/1101040007.JPG" /></a><br />So on a kinda warm day he and the boy went out to install them. I should go out now and take a close-up picture of them but it's 8am and freezing out and not worth it. And check out that you can see green grass in these pictures. We have not had green grass showing since that weekend. We have been slammed by snow storm after snow storm after snow storm. And throw in a couple of ice storms too.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOD9YFXppzJh7pU8qlWcwi1kOBowHMv5sQgCJA3cgZ1pqLPw-UdUoFsn8FXB_V8FZCCUCcZMHEcKJQhU9XUkOvuYEIs4jtiqPcALlJL9qk3Woe7IfcTHX9uG6tmGs961H4ZSpNHFdMXXg/s1600/1101040001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570438041181908786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOD9YFXppzJh7pU8qlWcwi1kOBowHMv5sQgCJA3cgZ1pqLPw-UdUoFsn8FXB_V8FZCCUCcZMHEcKJQhU9XUkOvuYEIs4jtiqPcALlJL9qk3Woe7IfcTHX9uG6tmGs961H4ZSpNHFdMXXg/s320/1101040001.JPG" /></a><br />Luckily they had the help of one of the turkey hens and got the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">job</span> done easily and there were no safety glasses needed. What do they think will happen? A snap will smack your eye out? Really?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGfoCBj47P9pBOtf3UPIj0QbEBPbOwAue3K_GJIeBQIJEwJEkcY4ZOds2wH65SCdxkVGk-KeBGj8eQvNaEx2GPdqp17HIJdUKDbdHp9rRWzQmKNbqSH5CxQzUD9kGRcQ3HA-qsqMW8CU/s1600/1101040001.12.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570574534178810130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGfoCBj47P9pBOtf3UPIj0QbEBPbOwAue3K_GJIeBQIJEwJEkcY4ZOds2wH65SCdxkVGk-KeBGj8eQvNaEx2GPdqp17HIJdUKDbdHp9rRWzQmKNbqSH5CxQzUD9kGRcQ3HA-qsqMW8CU/s320/1101040001.12.JPG" /></a>But I just cropped this last picture so you can see the seat cover a little better. It was actually kind of challenging shopping for the covers. The web sites are not all that user friendly. But I finally settled on this company and we are really glad that we did. <br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbyZxXrg3mnyiQs4DGYTVTtxBO58H7Q7NL7xRCmqkbDD1fD4nNSL8mOSs-ZAbVFGKF1tY9ysEFa_RxAoFFux5QxsD5zv-41pytknSfKbODBUMzPuSZ0y5IDOwrdXYeOjSQyCXJXuAdGE/s1600/1102050021.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570436694085628834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbyZxXrg3mnyiQs4DGYTVTtxBO58H7Q7NL7xRCmqkbDD1fD4nNSL8mOSs-ZAbVFGKF1tY9ysEFa_RxAoFFux5QxsD5zv-41pytknSfKbODBUMzPuSZ0y5IDOwrdXYeOjSQyCXJXuAdGE/s320/1102050021.JPG" /></a> Speaking of snow! Poor Laddie has a snowy playground out there. See him watching me... always.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vatJwypXxQHRjaAP_x5z5pEHe3qWxWBGBjwIF4_6bFUgpdrnUQicvqCX7WE_77QlWdlOlDvdqcYJKHqv8NgpT2EeIl-yMpdBhi6R6S4iPv9fKJiHO9cqhcq7S68JpG8h9Ak7mCupSEU/s1600/1102050017.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570436687994573106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vatJwypXxQHRjaAP_x5z5pEHe3qWxWBGBjwIF4_6bFUgpdrnUQicvqCX7WE_77QlWdlOlDvdqcYJKHqv8NgpT2EeIl-yMpdBhi6R6S4iPv9fKJiHO9cqhcq7S68JpG8h9Ak7mCupSEU/s320/1102050017.JPG" /></a><br />There he is with two of his daughters. They are almost as big as him. They were supposed to stay small, I hope they don't get too much bigger.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyF-Ezn_dVs4y5r8JstF5Xs6R8ze8NyfB-rRLxTXky3aQVxOvNK_4KpX6GltSefMeESJZirVHkUy9CEybqyBgzRWSrUB_JYnMeGfP0ed-ybisRmZ0antHS_JHnsYW7utGaIDYCUpr5MhQ/s1600/1102050017.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 285px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570436678110613490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyF-Ezn_dVs4y5r8JstF5Xs6R8ze8NyfB-rRLxTXky3aQVxOvNK_4KpX6GltSefMeESJZirVHkUy9CEybqyBgzRWSrUB_JYnMeGfP0ed-ybisRmZ0antHS_JHnsYW7utGaIDYCUpr5MhQ/s320/1102050017.1.JPG" /></a><br />I still can't get him to come into the house. He loves it outside and is still so afraid of people. He will come to the door and lick my hand but if I try to pet him he is off. He is really excited to see me and really happy when I talk to him but he's not crazy about being touched. If I catch him and pet him he loves it though.</div><div> </div><div> I did trick him one time and got him in, I threw a biscuit on the floor and he came in to get it and I shut the door behind him. He needed brushed and looked over so he got about a half an hour of me fretting over him.</div><div> </div><div>He won't fall for that trick again. When he was in the house I had to put a diaper on him cause he just pees anywhere so maybe he was humiliated. (kidding) More like scared but when he was in here he was happy, trotting around. But he still would not come up to anyone. He is such a chicken. Actually, that's not entirely true, when I catch him and pet him for a while he will come up and let me pet him after I let him loose but it only lasts an hour or so.</div><div> </div><div><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Soooo</span>, I decided that I wanted to try and take some portraits of the two puppies. I researched and read all about shutter speed and aperture settings and stuff like that and usually I can follow directions pretty good but my attempts were pathetic. I still have no idea how to use my camera besides point and shoot. All the other photo <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">bloggers</span> take beautiful shots but if I get a good one it's by accident.</div><div> </div><div>It was frustrating but the results are below.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3_ytMpQOxG4IDeLLzNGxPxF-eTjd29wiDR4I5fELV0HkjijDkb5JDaI8SLgSl6I7hX168ceUaomyeXCBZCNgEOuvAgdw2G3I2RwLruMcJq0rLwtCrttPOFu4J37un9H9UA4jw5ixD6I/s1600/1102050055.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570436676113902962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3_ytMpQOxG4IDeLLzNGxPxF-eTjd29wiDR4I5fELV0HkjijDkb5JDaI8SLgSl6I7hX168ceUaomyeXCBZCNgEOuvAgdw2G3I2RwLruMcJq0rLwtCrttPOFu4J37un9H9UA4jw5ixD6I/s320/1102050055.JPG" /></a><br />I put a sheet up and found a spot with natural light. She looks like she has a chicken neck here.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwDk0_3vhwn3arxj6A7ztbEnhtzLuRNk7NKy3Y4resD0PTUJ56YBkJBpqvY_7h1aMkqtfKWDCqQaNlPfOkVpo8HljZsZXqYGA0zlyMNMzppd4lcRiEt8WXuzKboNjvWEM4ITLfCCWq4hg/s1600/1102050056.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570436670517320866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwDk0_3vhwn3arxj6A7ztbEnhtzLuRNk7NKy3Y4resD0PTUJ56YBkJBpqvY_7h1aMkqtfKWDCqQaNlPfOkVpo8HljZsZXqYGA0zlyMNMzppd4lcRiEt8WXuzKboNjvWEM4ITLfCCWq4hg/s320/1102050056.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Bad angle but I did get a highlight in her eyes. Or I guess it's called a "gleam" or a "spark".<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrexQteceujOa3LPiiHRTE1b6VTwd6sYWtWx1bZXgGsycy5-2OjYW9XeQmjuZzLXx0Un8kyQxb5veBi2WFuFvSi9agQ3ZpnteQUOL4H0JtDRSYVxaEt_5xHrQ1Ib_8wOp2jtAGLXZwW8/s1600/1102050057.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570435601893113970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrexQteceujOa3LPiiHRTE1b6VTwd6sYWtWx1bZXgGsycy5-2OjYW9XeQmjuZzLXx0Un8kyQxb5veBi2WFuFvSi9agQ3ZpnteQUOL4H0JtDRSYVxaEt_5xHrQ1Ib_8wOp2jtAGLXZwW8/s320/1102050057.JPG" /></a><br />She's sitting like a frog and mind you, she didn't want to be up there on the table surrounded by cardboard with a sheet hanging off of it.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_WStRC8tuOpbdH-DWMyt_ZsLxdivPuAIN8U5WMxE0a5JhMS-nYgq6Rwk7iOYbWl3i5p_5G7H-MQNojNuxCkqlJYLFOJTwepyJZipXZMiZp920z22Bq7pG64swc0vS7HmSbeLJIeraY4/s1600/1102050058.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570435592300380498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_WStRC8tuOpbdH-DWMyt_ZsLxdivPuAIN8U5WMxE0a5JhMS-nYgq6Rwk7iOYbWl3i5p_5G7H-MQNojNuxCkqlJYLFOJTwepyJZipXZMiZp920z22Bq7pG64swc0vS7HmSbeLJIeraY4/s320/1102050058.JPG" /></a><br />Now she's looking for her sister.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNODkWhk2jx9Sp8PH4mYk-aYafMKvfZkuZ4N0qP2VX8EvIMbzERxJD2Yme6FJyu2GNCozQzOMnO_MuifZtUgOLamVgi-6IU2zCb3fVmQafJabWH2wEgqF-O5IAC2035deKJxe3sfurQ5M/s1600/1102050059.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570435589004963890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNODkWhk2jx9Sp8PH4mYk-aYafMKvfZkuZ4N0qP2VX8EvIMbzERxJD2Yme6FJyu2GNCozQzOMnO_MuifZtUgOLamVgi-6IU2zCb3fVmQafJabWH2wEgqF-O5IAC2035deKJxe3sfurQ5M/s320/1102050059.JPG" /></a> Now the other dogs are barking at something.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwufLhojLAoxeDcQGYrJxyF9pGq0sAaALNr5oC91gjVSg7MAU1oTFf5kHlQZkpkpk4h8hJyRsdsK0FYdSxUeVkORegTtN9jem-XS4VCb2FZIx-chRUEFR_LxQBqBQslbkkxlJJ94ri7Y/s1600/1102050060.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570435550558881170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwufLhojLAoxeDcQGYrJxyF9pGq0sAaALNr5oC91gjVSg7MAU1oTFf5kHlQZkpkpk4h8hJyRsdsK0FYdSxUeVkORegTtN9jem-XS4VCb2FZIx-chRUEFR_LxQBqBQslbkkxlJJ94ri7Y/s320/1102050060.JPG" /></a><br />Now I want to smack her. (Just kidding, I would never smack her, she's my sweetie!)</div><div>But I kinda did want to.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrunSI-kgYTvxSTNBeo-PsQlUEEcP1fRs2Uq80xbbqMd1j_8pAW6OyV-h4qxS2h1Rcl8Mc9lp7zAq1PVF-nnW3GCAhWwBnKcuExyCQ2YzrSZQZkpzRwNGSmotzhj9rSPJK5dz7lt8F9A/s1600/1102050061.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570435516251628754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrunSI-kgYTvxSTNBeo-PsQlUEEcP1fRs2Uq80xbbqMd1j_8pAW6OyV-h4qxS2h1Rcl8Mc9lp7zAq1PVF-nnW3GCAhWwBnKcuExyCQ2YzrSZQZkpzRwNGSmotzhj9rSPJK5dz7lt8F9A/s320/1102050061.JPG" /></a><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">OMG</span>!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnquM-qVH7IPg6SDDOIBmLIdRimIouqY6hyphenhyphenY4m8cofKDi37Iwnyvxl1eCtSdc8nZVOeP2hN6SNyAnGkRbp3hEG4NRimcbqtmQ5JgoCZqzlxD0GCegRxvtQjEVotc8OEwWAYVCDY_QaHiI/s1600/1102050062.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570434528474450210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnquM-qVH7IPg6SDDOIBmLIdRimIouqY6hyphenhyphenY4m8cofKDi37Iwnyvxl1eCtSdc8nZVOeP2hN6SNyAnGkRbp3hEG4NRimcbqtmQ5JgoCZqzlxD0GCegRxvtQjEVotc8OEwWAYVCDY_QaHiI/s320/1102050062.JPG" /></a><br />Better. But still chicken neck and bad angle.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaGXXf579nNOvOa5sT-1nuQZuQ1HCE2zh1j5-jI0TM7HcIRIgM9YD1chWJQlHM-dReoxwBNfKBXzocSur0fmvMT5qoAagIeOde3eKrwnYRjyqDLqqlngv2IdUJynEQqA0ip-0Xo3gS32s/s1600/1102050064.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570434520243866674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaGXXf579nNOvOa5sT-1nuQZuQ1HCE2zh1j5-jI0TM7HcIRIgM9YD1chWJQlHM-dReoxwBNfKBXzocSur0fmvMT5qoAagIeOde3eKrwnYRjyqDLqqlngv2IdUJynEQqA0ip-0Xo3gS32s/s320/1102050064.JPG" /></a><br />Crap!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjOtz7UuUgeX8yVDJtRCOON0YFkhhV7W531mkpE73kwRUUB8eY7tzVPT_-xFeXEuxEfF21PmQbRHu_sWeZLbL5xHvUSBQ31gHwIugfO69KXCyyhu1NYK0xS3DONElC8bMD1d4NDJjnXAs/s1600/1102050067..1JPG.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570434506524807554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjOtz7UuUgeX8yVDJtRCOON0YFkhhV7W531mkpE73kwRUUB8eY7tzVPT_-xFeXEuxEfF21PmQbRHu_sWeZLbL5xHvUSBQ31gHwIugfO69KXCyyhu1NYK0xS3DONElC8bMD1d4NDJjnXAs/s320/1102050067..1JPG.JPG" /></a><br /><br />A little cuter but blurry.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0NQ2xdCBuL0AdZkylfGZGhtiinNPPDXwVBDqwlihzmdRaiT-1fSpQ4BgOM53umnUNp5BRs0wdrmFpIXFk4oBDTYkT1xFlm3RnCBRLCpDcxwjkcU9qKrVlNhZmJhvAPiOzyYLwI861Qg/s1600/1102050071.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570434497667416002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0NQ2xdCBuL0AdZkylfGZGhtiinNPPDXwVBDqwlihzmdRaiT-1fSpQ4BgOM53umnUNp5BRs0wdrmFpIXFk4oBDTYkT1xFlm3RnCBRLCpDcxwjkcU9qKrVlNhZmJhvAPiOzyYLwI861Qg/s320/1102050071.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ugggggg</span>!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslkPIAe1_F_pt43gLJCjDsf8S-AuVOOXVq020MaTqyP5bVvZEPJNWRKU05lhRhD2avchB42_01-_Hm3_ZvUIL4F7GnBDyxZ-7nJBEsFviYzIWIXB32RjWZvTTpoKnFy6fWp4_PXZY_WE/s1600/1102050072.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570434491493193346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslkPIAe1_F_pt43gLJCjDsf8S-AuVOOXVq020MaTqyP5bVvZEPJNWRKU05lhRhD2avchB42_01-_Hm3_ZvUIL4F7GnBDyxZ-7nJBEsFviYzIWIXB32RjWZvTTpoKnFy6fWp4_PXZY_WE/s320/1102050072.JPG" /></a> She kept looking for her sister so I decided to put both up there, wow, look at the results and you know that when I pushed the button they were looking at me very cutely.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj03EP7tCf97LmGEMJUdlmMMZJ2E6lyTUHGltslBzbdE38vthN0HGuVNVMiciATA40dPBNa_b-CXrARyBNYLtuu7Dq1AMB9Isv9pCW1sDdwxtcOyLx8TKtQDRwNXh4frG6RsqIZAbU6lE/s1600/1102050073.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570433630833648418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj03EP7tCf97LmGEMJUdlmMMZJ2E6lyTUHGltslBzbdE38vthN0HGuVNVMiciATA40dPBNa_b-CXrARyBNYLtuu7Dq1AMB9Isv9pCW1sDdwxtcOyLx8TKtQDRwNXh4frG6RsqIZAbU6lE/s320/1102050073.JPG" /></a> Sherpa, the one in front, looks like a bat. The one in the back is named Pink. She has the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">classically</span> correct features of the Sheltie breed. Sherpa's ears are huge, I hope she grows into them but her personalty is amazing, the most loving puppy you've ever met. </div><div> </div><div>She spends most of her time laying under my computer chair. (When I'm in it ) Pink is more stand offish, would rather be playing with her mom. Sherpa prefers people though, it's awesome. The best part of our day is when we come home to our dogs.</div><div> </div><div>My husband insisted that they sleep with us. I waited until they had no accidents all night then up they came. They always go down by our feet to sleep though. My sister read that if they sleep up by your head that it means they are trying to dominate you, not these little guys. Even when we pet them try to hold them up close to us they won't stay. My sister wonders what it means that her Jack Russell trys to sleep <em>on</em> her head...<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxBLIEjiZr7V38Xon2pX1ppeceaV3v48brQWSk6cMqCW_2KV0AKJfz-FobSsZHFvJPfl40Ofj8XuhFDUCuzFgb9LcTnNJtySlT5Ht9AHPae5yF5yGHMVhMveapqgkRB5DHaz13eVUAtA/s1600/1102050070..2JPG.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570433632072847906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxBLIEjiZr7V38Xon2pX1ppeceaV3v48brQWSk6cMqCW_2KV0AKJfz-FobSsZHFvJPfl40Ofj8XuhFDUCuzFgb9LcTnNJtySlT5Ht9AHPae5yF5yGHMVhMveapqgkRB5DHaz13eVUAtA/s320/1102050070..2JPG.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Very cute! I think the background should not have been light, her white collar does not show up very well.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2YZhqr-CeJOQOcAgZLrsEqq30rvbrv6XFhPIWdS952jkVVyyPJZapiEsNy7hVpFq5BXXHKROQwqaJbuZKY7zSoerIVgjIg_SXuobcl22Un3zqilWm4f-O7p2Mu17DUtVB3aSDY6WSSo/s1600/1102050070..3JPG.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570433618206810434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2YZhqr-CeJOQOcAgZLrsEqq30rvbrv6XFhPIWdS952jkVVyyPJZapiEsNy7hVpFq5BXXHKROQwqaJbuZKY7zSoerIVgjIg_SXuobcl22Un3zqilWm4f-O7p2Mu17DUtVB3aSDY6WSSo/s320/1102050070..3JPG.JPG" /></a> Cropped it is cute but not in focus.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ4CUSr9di6h2PVSgYgSFN3Izg2X5noxaz6XaSQZhfASNDOQO-nXDw6x_cwQTzHuTuqqwLRCqhYAvHthJcT3XYuic6vzdD7cgLtOr1HyZhswL6qUn7EUKZEOAy9D-tdp7hqkjOYF9zgZ4/s1600/1102050074.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570433613688340754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ4CUSr9di6h2PVSgYgSFN3Izg2X5noxaz6XaSQZhfASNDOQO-nXDw6x_cwQTzHuTuqqwLRCqhYAvHthJcT3XYuic6vzdD7cgLtOr1HyZhswL6qUn7EUKZEOAy9D-tdp7hqkjOYF9zgZ4/s320/1102050074.JPG" /></a><br />Pink looks cute but I have no idea where Sherpa thought she was going.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzyTN-fR8Rvr8UuCHs5FO9yDD289Lms-HM1BSLkDHYIDLgKfBhpx49rIFBHh24BiQHNDX-sOE4mRCq3SaJiGzA1OXH7dwiGs8xOlhRpmpZ2xXft0ntSc8sfKE_hB_MUN120-L1Nw6Mz8/s1600/1102050074.2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570433609301137122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzyTN-fR8Rvr8UuCHs5FO9yDD289Lms-HM1BSLkDHYIDLgKfBhpx49rIFBHh24BiQHNDX-sOE4mRCq3SaJiGzA1OXH7dwiGs8xOlhRpmpZ2xXft0ntSc8sfKE_hB_MUN120-L1Nw6Mz8/s320/1102050074.2.JPG" /></a> I cropped this to show only Pink but it's blurry... but she has that spark in her eye and it <em>is</em> cute.<br /></div><div> </div><div>All in all I learned that it is hard to take puppy pictures and I need to take a photography class! But I never want to go anywhere so that may be a problem! Maybe this spring or maybe there is some kind of on-line course. I'll keep taking pictures though, some good, many mostly bad but I will keep trying.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div align="left">Til next time,</div><div align="left">Beth</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Kevin and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07027856468582004051noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434480923512759683.post-20948613827140566322010-12-27T17:22:00.003-05:002010-12-27T17:37:24.271-05:00A Video for my Nephew and His Family<div align="center">I made this video for my nephew and his family for a Christmas gift. They are visiting from California and have a new baby. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">I was inspired by the beautiful song from this video by Jenna at Cold Antler Farm. She is one of my most favorite bloggers. It's here, at this link below.</div><br /><a href="http://coldantlerfarm.blogspot.com/2010/12/year-so-far.html">http://coldantlerfarm.blogspot.com/2010/12/year-so-far.html</a><br /><br />But here is mine.<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eDggUhsxIms?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eDggUhsxIms?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />The song is by Josh Ritter and it's called "Change of Time" and I just love this song.Kevin and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07027856468582004051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434480923512759683.post-38614200587421776582010-12-19T17:23:00.008-05:002010-12-21T22:13:45.099-05:00They Are Coming for Christmas.<div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552527643241546658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFXW_ulUcCpjU8u12bdSMZlsx9jjadoet49v6M8AjR0gulr4jzloS_sdT7I9CK-eEqVHApBB7ZaqocniM5yb0Uox7cnvUSIi9wkqUoosHTiwwVUNI11ppgnc4Kes9-plg8NNv7SFZiv-I/s320/m+2.jpg" /> We are coming to Ohio, YAY!! </div><br /><div align="center">(My words, not theirs... they live in sunny, 70 degree California.)<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXE6nlBiPb8kjT4TyiCtINfh6DFveWY-G5_Zi6LyiEYytqWpfnDVRSHvRo-p8u3P31mOXkjluT11ox3yvdcbnJCFQnudrL3db-fG1wq1Foc2YlFQ43gTdhQYKmGlPCB_xLbGDyROUv5RU/s1600/29087_131814490168399_100000195470650_365079_5508352_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552523762093773474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXE6nlBiPb8kjT4TyiCtINfh6DFveWY-G5_Zi6LyiEYytqWpfnDVRSHvRo-p8u3P31mOXkjluT11ox3yvdcbnJCFQnudrL3db-fG1wq1Foc2YlFQ43gTdhQYKmGlPCB_xLbGDyROUv5RU/s320/29087_131814490168399_100000195470650_365079_5508352_n.jpg" /></a> My nephew and his wife had a new baby last spring.<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAzit7Pt_xwPuBhnE2nFYJ5UwnErpFkbnafhGhM-aTzWCohEwYdIlKTuIvvzVj2lf3qCv3QGUV8N5dHp_zcDeKOZkLSNaNdU-n3xeY4GIbUWz-nJzPBwlZyrdwOe8RUjr9Lyd0uXQum8/s1600/29087_131814503501731_100000195470650_365083_7788212_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552523758358589090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAzit7Pt_xwPuBhnE2nFYJ5UwnErpFkbnafhGhM-aTzWCohEwYdIlKTuIvvzVj2lf3qCv3QGUV8N5dHp_zcDeKOZkLSNaNdU-n3xeY4GIbUWz-nJzPBwlZyrdwOe8RUjr9Lyd0uXQum8/s320/29087_131814503501731_100000195470650_365083_7788212_n.jpg" /></a> His wife is beautiful and we are incredibly lucky to have her in our family!<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi50GMy8RX6QzvzvnjLIrjZ_2aiA5kL5sBHLr9PMC8F_VjKG8BvACI6EkRBV64hzaSVv68aiVbLlBYZA6oU4sawXalIyhaaY_Ikr9OjH6bAHJdhF7q4U821tf7GVIx6KbEGCUCGJZD_U1k/s1600/29297_135206053162576_100000195470650_385128_7924060_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552523757196240786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi50GMy8RX6QzvzvnjLIrjZ_2aiA5kL5sBHLr9PMC8F_VjKG8BvACI6EkRBV64hzaSVv68aiVbLlBYZA6oU4sawXalIyhaaY_Ikr9OjH6bAHJdhF7q4U821tf7GVIx6KbEGCUCGJZD_U1k/s320/29297_135206053162576_100000195470650_385128_7924060_n.jpg" /></a> The new one.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJK3lBjXX8ZLudTK5ys74FbPg1cLserU011TeoZJLxXAh_xSqsbqh52jM0MRTzFNIu3heAlnI3tN-PkVU1MYFOV_xraOXiUZFqwD2QFDWjHfj_bQoPA5AL_4pnzIoVYMhXqmFY7XIedKI/s1600/74562_172475576102290_100000195470650_646374_3707950_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552523267516583474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJK3lBjXX8ZLudTK5ys74FbPg1cLserU011TeoZJLxXAh_xSqsbqh52jM0MRTzFNIu3heAlnI3tN-PkVU1MYFOV_xraOXiUZFqwD2QFDWjHfj_bQoPA5AL_4pnzIoVYMhXqmFY7XIedKI/s320/74562_172475576102290_100000195470650_646374_3707950_n.jpg" /></a> Three sisters!<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGo81leIS4E8MkeS7wb_7y5e2EnfMCIaxgth6hyR9DuMPizIRSBgV_oLipzic3OTJra0hERLr8ZRuRMRshp1EAsJ8H4vqR85UxI6He5oesoswcrZ17VV6ADLiwnjfXMk0f6KG9I0c9HU4/s1600/m6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552527637113950578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGo81leIS4E8MkeS7wb_7y5e2EnfMCIaxgth6hyR9DuMPizIRSBgV_oLipzic3OTJra0hERLr8ZRuRMRshp1EAsJ8H4vqR85UxI6He5oesoswcrZ17VV6ADLiwnjfXMk0f6KG9I0c9HU4/s320/m6.jpg" /></a><br />She has two very beautiful grown up sisters and we can't wait to see them again.<br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqEvY1TmhyphenhyphenoLUPxVISzR3UMtO5oymoVV0h6-ZNexHTpDMJaIXvgnvQ8Wv7zKprj6MDXQjQJNea1Yy3GhyphenhyphenlAULZi0bfAC6lTVOrO3A_9CDJeu9AuipwX5tRsXiy5DfnbM6aYfx6tJtauUs/s1600/m+m.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552527640117125186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqEvY1TmhyphenhyphenoLUPxVISzR3UMtO5oymoVV0h6-ZNexHTpDMJaIXvgnvQ8Wv7zKprj6MDXQjQJNea1Yy3GhyphenhyphenlAULZi0bfAC6lTVOrO3A_9CDJeu9AuipwX5tRsXiy5DfnbM6aYfx6tJtauUs/s320/m+m.bmp" /></a><br />Very beautiful!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQiMm_MT-TnC773k6kZo3lyvMIZJFgChYk6zxalnKky8zM9ITHxUiC8AssLlY8yGDndGCkCm_dAKKy3FZH8HaPSxFT3svaZsYl_xQsb_IC7O5jo0Vj9tmMKaMrqgy1JQXmJme2vFZHnE/s1600/m+m..1bmp.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 262px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552757709019613730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQiMm_MT-TnC773k6kZo3lyvMIZJFgChYk6zxalnKky8zM9ITHxUiC8AssLlY8yGDndGCkCm_dAKKy3FZH8HaPSxFT3svaZsYl_xQsb_IC7O5jo0Vj9tmMKaMrqgy1JQXmJme2vFZHnE/s320/m+m..1bmp.bmp" /></a><br />There, that's better!<br /><br /><br /><u><span style="color:#0000ff;"></span></u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-q_BviKOVwnHBlDvFhuLUhm7ohnAAFk5u1Toju0uXfs86V1ctCBRdOais3SljlCiiYQHNsdgM_yKsT3cVLm-Thvg0hI-fj7vwWyJqAcLS0u2CQVWxT0Tt-oTu15R7-n_etVWiVWtlfHI/s1600/71646_172475502768964_100000195470650_646372_7374012_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552523265581653506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-q_BviKOVwnHBlDvFhuLUhm7ohnAAFk5u1Toju0uXfs86V1ctCBRdOais3SljlCiiYQHNsdgM_yKsT3cVLm-Thvg0hI-fj7vwWyJqAcLS0u2CQVWxT0Tt-oTu15R7-n_etVWiVWtlfHI/s320/71646_172475502768964_100000195470650_646372_7374012_n.jpg" /></a> This was taken at the pumpkin patch last fall.<br /><br /><p><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552523261057369714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nYxSGKHd8rjwEaazqeEAmcKstJ5xVtr_599MpmVGQNDdUBrDJsAMl0pLXu_TZKQhellsyq9meUxR7uHy2AqV4bB7rEiP6OhrkQaLYhyphenhyphenW3YXymztH6DnmyZ_YttIc6aFKqCRcvOP192g/s320/46208_153855594630955_100000195470650_507983_5183923_n.jpg" /><br /></p><br />Uh oh! Going to freezing cold Ohio?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwIDxpjaaKx6khyvHAXZ1kzq7n_VVBh62kqHuSrselMIPe2CrP-WRNOmGxUgY2ge7YghQehyGCc1m5vMglZ3cuczPToTDe8HaXOsQ5ydhiyJMfSDy50P9jzxzRXYbblxw1pDoV_0hbJI/s1600/38852_148246978525150_100000195470650_466353_3942270_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552523260387521682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwIDxpjaaKx6khyvHAXZ1kzq7n_VVBh62kqHuSrselMIPe2CrP-WRNOmGxUgY2ge7YghQehyGCc1m5vMglZ3cuczPToTDe8HaXOsQ5ydhiyJMfSDy50P9jzxzRXYbblxw1pDoV_0hbJI/s320/38852_148246978525150_100000195470650_466353_3942270_n.jpg" /></a> I'm not too sure about that.<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552523257364334802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig1h0TiqkUsZz3jUowc5Ad8IPjl_IqIvkw1ZzbG3WGESQ8i_yNCpGeCmy3ghP7fHbdogpEcm2DqlWM6ycxn6Hr0RePyos3kqWeDudbT3mIM90WE0hPIq0flP4Mme0L-RjgWshAGgKi4n0/s320/148439_176086675741180_100000195470650_672400_3246097_n.jpg" /><br /><br /><p align="center">Really? Well, ok....<br /><br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGy0PTpHl1ON9YYavwWRSsnRriXVlm5P-ckweAgh1-qqaEYs395fPAJAEQugxLlfkQmQpaPy5ZOPiqdr9L9OlCeGjoWG-ESBLnpuVmUsiN5HhM6t1CBuPkpCCun2qkos9PjuXEI1SsZrQ/s1600/m5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552527659350425218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGy0PTpHl1ON9YYavwWRSsnRriXVlm5P-ckweAgh1-qqaEYs395fPAJAEQugxLlfkQmQpaPy5ZOPiqdr9L9OlCeGjoWG-ESBLnpuVmUsiN5HhM6t1CBuPkpCCun2qkos9PjuXEI1SsZrQ/s320/m5.jpg" /><br /><br /><p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Merry Christmas Everyone!</span><br /></p>Kevin and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07027856468582004051noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434480923512759683.post-3777063781956956612010-12-04T20:53:00.016-05:002010-12-06T05:25:55.332-05:00Santa Was at the Dollar Store!<div align="center">I grocery shop at Dollar General. Maybe two times a week, sometimes more. Every third week or so I stock up on basics, maybe dog food, paper towels or whatever and usually my cart is heaping.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />On these trips I usually fill a cart up to the point where stuff is falling out, like my dog biscuits and bread last week and it costs less than $100.00. A heaping cart for less than $100.00! The total for these same items at a normal store would be at least $200.00. And believe me the items are EXACTLY the same, just in different boxes. Sometimes the items are name brand like the tea that I buy. Dollar store price is like $2.00, grocery store price $4.00. I love, love the Dollar General!<br /><br /><br /><br />Anyway, An advertisement for the dollar store is not what this is all about. Santa is what this is about.<br /><br /><br /><br />Thursday when I had this heaping cart and I was about to checkout I remembered that I needed cereal so I pushed my cart near the register and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">hurriedly</span> went back to grab it. I popped around the corner and there was a man standing in the middle of the cereal aisle looking for something that he was having trouble finding.<br /><br /><br /><br />I was kind of peering over his shoulder because he was, of course, standing right in front of the Cheerios (which <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">by the way</span> are <strong>much</strong> cheaper at DG than at the grocery store). I noticed that he was quietly singing the Christmas song that was playing on the overhead speakers. He found what he was looking for and when he turned to go to he noticed that I must have heard him singing. He looked a little <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">embarrassed</span> and smiled so I smiled back and grabbed my Cheerios. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">When I got back to my cart at the checkout line he was waiting behind it. I had parked it about 10 feet back so people could easily get around it but he had decided to wait behind it thinking that I was already in line.<br /><br /><br /><br />Now, one thing you must know is that I'm always in turmoil with a full cart at the checkout line at this store. Most people go in there to grab a few things quickly and don't expect to wait in a long line. So of course, me being the middle child or whatever the reason, I always tell them to go ahead of me. -Always.- Sometimes I'll let three people go in front of me and then I'm in agony, watching the other shoppers, hoping no one else comes up behind me. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">If they have a cart then I don't feel so bad but if they don't and if they have so few items that they are <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">carrying</span> them in their hands then I have to let them go ahead of me or else I feel terrible. Even though I am <strong>always</strong> in a hurry to get home, I still let them go ahead.<br /><br /><br /><br />Now, back to the the man that was waiting behind my cart... So when I see him standing there I (of course) tell him to please go ahead of me. He looked surprised, actually very surprised and said "Are you sure?" and I said "Of course!" and then I thought nothing more about, because I'm on the lookout for shoppers possibly getting in line behind me with few items.<br /><br /><br /><br />As he was paying the cashier he seemed kind of nervous. First he gave the lady too much money and she got confused and that made him kinda confused and then when she gave him his change he dropped a couple of pennies but didn't pick them up and kind of turned and sheepishly smiled at me again.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">I smiled back but believe me I was eyeing those pennies on the floor cause I would never leave pennies on the floor and I was busy thinking about trying to pick them up for him but my bulging cart was between me and them (the pennies) and I was starting to put my items on the counter. For me, if I see pennies on the ground, face up or down , I'm picking them up. (Ha, I didn't mean for that to rhyme.)<br /><br /><br /><br />The man then turned towards me and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">laid</span> a 20 dollar bill on top of my groceries that I was in the process of stacking up on the counter. Then he said <strong>"Thank you for letting me go ahead of you and I want you to put this towards your grocery bill."<br /><br /></strong><br />I opened my mouth to say something but no words would come out because I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">immediately</span> started to tear up. I absolutely couldn't believe it. He quickly turned and walked out of the store before I could protest. Which I would have done if I could without blubbering and possibly scaring the man and embarrassing myself to the point of never being able to return to that store ever again.<br /><br /><br /><br />I finally got control of myself and was able to pay the cashier. I have no idea why that made me react the way I did. My husband thinks I'm nuts.<br /><br />So this year for me, Santa was at the dollar store, no red suit, no jingle bells but he was there.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWjmkI7pDATY4VS169nPPFQn-NAuXUpuGQqHjiYcGMeTArLq5EQzd_xXPQaRD6gZGonnubafEukM9jyyi6Kvk5dnK4QYPAoikQXwTrQpIU0mM6_8o4w8us8Ro62BmIGIZgrIOwQ47jZBU/s1600/christmas+tree+023.jpg"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547027931917393682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWjmkI7pDATY4VS169nPPFQn-NAuXUpuGQqHjiYcGMeTArLq5EQzd_xXPQaRD6gZGonnubafEukM9jyyi6Kvk5dnK4QYPAoikQXwTrQpIU0mM6_8o4w8us8Ro62BmIGIZgrIOwQ47jZBU/s320/christmas+tree+023.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a><br /><br /><br />Oh and by the way... we have two <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">Sheltie</span> puppies for sale. I think they would make a really great Christmas present for you to give to someone special... </p><p></p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2BgOJa8g-zz7NzIv50a5HBUxXZrYP7dKKeD_Xzx4eW123Nk7nkt_Mg7j47QRLsS2qu6H162lDOOG7CDZ212rJSqeb6zqRQOS0ErjSfHpmQEvDmHBRZn9XVHe35-0QeCw9hJL1xIRH-Y/s1600/puppys+5.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547027936927242882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2BgOJa8g-zz7NzIv50a5HBUxXZrYP7dKKeD_Xzx4eW123Nk7nkt_Mg7j47QRLsS2qu6H162lDOOG7CDZ212rJSqeb6zqRQOS0ErjSfHpmQEvDmHBRZn9XVHe35-0QeCw9hJL1xIRH-Y/s320/puppys+5.JPG" /></a> </p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Don't ya think?</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></p><p align="center">And if I don't post again for a while...</p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!</span></strong></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></p><p align="center"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></p><p><br /><br /><br />And oh by the way, I did pick up the pennies. I put them on the counter for the cashier but then changed my mind and picked one back up and put it in my pocket. When I got back into my car I set it on the dash so that every time I get into my car to go somewhere I will see it and remember...</p>Kevin and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07027856468582004051noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434480923512759683.post-66396950100993245912010-10-22T07:58:00.011-04:002010-10-22T12:39:58.485-04:00Fall 2010 Pictures From our Game Cam<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUniJu1sGA36-FGVW3jtdqLCBwHoU16dqc22JZ6llSbZSW0s3pppEQrX-OxHp2jpi2XjInD2rxwiV0EkBbnmYOlqlzW6uDTS1NKmMU2pQ_ITu0tMWoHBnw7TfzImjJoI9m-0M9CIUlLp4/s1600/1010170015.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530845344807213202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUniJu1sGA36-FGVW3jtdqLCBwHoU16dqc22JZ6llSbZSW0s3pppEQrX-OxHp2jpi2XjInD2rxwiV0EkBbnmYOlqlzW6uDTS1NKmMU2pQ_ITu0tMWoHBnw7TfzImjJoI9m-0M9CIUlLp4/s320/1010170015.JPG" /></a> Most of the pictures are like this and we have actually maybe 300 pictures of our neighbor mowing the lawn. Back and forth, back and forth. But I do think there is a deer running in the left part of this one.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xDcDgzV-Mzoune7Zm1uePW8R81QFTaACKi2BJUFDqITuozIkFtlfKC1srbV5V5weP55QKXXNLaBD_2mpg_joFgoOUWzTSswL5f1krf8_EWWYkkRdICSaMTEK_ZW7eCKPsRcUpLK_4WA/s1600/1010170038.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530845339524385186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xDcDgzV-Mzoune7Zm1uePW8R81QFTaACKi2BJUFDqITuozIkFtlfKC1srbV5V5weP55QKXXNLaBD_2mpg_joFgoOUWzTSswL5f1krf8_EWWYkkRdICSaMTEK_ZW7eCKPsRcUpLK_4WA/s320/1010170038.JPG" /></a><br />But most are like this, just different angles of the sun. We get around 350 pictures every time we check the memory card and like I said, maybe 300 are of the sun.</p><p><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKB5Fs_RuOrkjaqLwXkwnuBRlCgKEONfIRjCiMz0YkUxd7lOEZPaYVapqZln2wva7hkCKgXwOgaGstWaWPIRCC9wNO2Yc4s4iEcCxn2uOs7f789HyNT93a1DNqk7eNCBqz0VICqoUhD8M/s1600/1010170057.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530845331703908434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKB5Fs_RuOrkjaqLwXkwnuBRlCgKEONfIRjCiMz0YkUxd7lOEZPaYVapqZln2wva7hkCKgXwOgaGstWaWPIRCC9wNO2Yc4s4iEcCxn2uOs7f789HyNT93a1DNqk7eNCBqz0VICqoUhD8M/s320/1010170057.JPG" /></a><br />And like this... more sun.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXj3ALb6jVVxDSSuUfw7L5oNJHBv-QbmL2VyIagcXlZNKBxUQ0iAfTYJn-UKzotWGo7YQ4fvpAiowSL2rAqSbUq1LdFBrC-N-8i-GswArG08BrzFFfhWigsU7_qxsIk00Xixl3o056GQ/s1600/1010160003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530845327342646082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXj3ALb6jVVxDSSuUfw7L5oNJHBv-QbmL2VyIagcXlZNKBxUQ0iAfTYJn-UKzotWGo7YQ4fvpAiowSL2rAqSbUq1LdFBrC-N-8i-GswArG08BrzFFfhWigsU7_qxsIk00Xixl3o056GQ/s320/1010160003.JPG" /></a><br />And then we get some like this.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-d5mploZ0ef07qO7lw-raIs2cffD_C0_L2PMmUq-uMN-jo5uJ2HdLcFqxcdXh-Nw-ohhxGvK2Su2AijJrQ_LsOXvW5dH01znRwrgq6oA-TxuMFAzQrhSuzA87bbErRrTVKAMakIth2RE/s1600/1010170014.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530845321991665762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-d5mploZ0ef07qO7lw-raIs2cffD_C0_L2PMmUq-uMN-jo5uJ2HdLcFqxcdXh-Nw-ohhxGvK2Su2AijJrQ_LsOXvW5dH01znRwrgq6oA-TxuMFAzQrhSuzA87bbErRrTVKAMakIth2RE/s320/1010170014.JPG" /></a><br /><br />There she (he?) goes.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdjRw1lHJ6K8_ISscIQbIqWOBTGpTcMS-TgW8IOFcC7TqUgy1QFk6XVMDahsrIC8f_XG_RZybNQ-oBHE2pSK7GIvSon5yDGn3UFaLgE17NtnFa3SN1FejH-EWa8Ie7dQycOSMFI8zd_cc/s1600/2010_1016applespups10-140149.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530844588305010898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdjRw1lHJ6K8_ISscIQbIqWOBTGpTcMS-TgW8IOFcC7TqUgy1QFk6XVMDahsrIC8f_XG_RZybNQ-oBHE2pSK7GIvSon5yDGn3UFaLgE17NtnFa3SN1FejH-EWa8Ie7dQycOSMFI8zd_cc/s320/2010_1016applespups10-140149.JPG" /></a> Oh no! What is Buster doing back there at 10:00 at night!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWXTtC3EJ5UBROyb821chP2RUjk3PjF3oOohBMR-KOzHnTD7QFDwrBTCL57EVDO2wyQH6M7yuHx4dIWDp1xKHHDiHy149ZL3RfGKcsCanCUCWD3rETbQ37kuL4nhcgvSYYhGJhgs0pz0/s1600/2010_1016applespups10-140174.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530844581284611858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWXTtC3EJ5UBROyb821chP2RUjk3PjF3oOohBMR-KOzHnTD7QFDwrBTCL57EVDO2wyQH6M7yuHx4dIWDp1xKHHDiHy149ZL3RfGKcsCanCUCWD3rETbQ37kuL4nhcgvSYYhGJhgs0pz0/s320/2010_1016applespups10-140174.JPG" /></a><br />And look who else is back there. I hope he is not the one stealing eggs.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Uly-82HB5BfdDFeDBI7RZUjdEbdqbBgiYZh1kkrRcd62HRDazN9h6NdZtrnmx-dLgwWimcyCVSg9uilV62nwgg6rNq4FP3wqdRgK1dabDoWQhfmtL52VGElp66u5fcjwX7EVLH7zqgQ/s1600/prms0420.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530843823502653026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Uly-82HB5BfdDFeDBI7RZUjdEbdqbBgiYZh1kkrRcd62HRDazN9h6NdZtrnmx-dLgwWimcyCVSg9uilV62nwgg6rNq4FP3wqdRgK1dabDoWQhfmtL52VGElp66u5fcjwX7EVLH7zqgQ/s320/prms0420.jpg" /></a> Holy crap! What is that! Do I see pointy ears?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnU35Mk8nNjpHN_JNjVvAOssIEkRf7xAWgV5tQH9FzOZHBzcMxNJ_S9LfgX_4_l5X1mj7Y_jKh6O_Lwv6LfPHnWhWtoIrkI0I3MZi28RuvLswz6ctfMIi_sKyIHPz8U4SuToFKpX7z3ZE/s1600/prms0421.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530843828235809794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnU35Mk8nNjpHN_JNjVvAOssIEkRf7xAWgV5tQH9FzOZHBzcMxNJ_S9LfgX_4_l5X1mj7Y_jKh6O_Lwv6LfPHnWhWtoIrkI0I3MZi28RuvLswz6ctfMIi_sKyIHPz8U4SuToFKpX7z3ZE/s320/prms0421.jpg" /></a> A <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">coyote</span> I'm afraid... Yikes! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Waaaaaay</span> too close to the chicken yard.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZD4U_KKpxwNBl4evBPYipWrbnFcUaiAk8e4ylpZfR82UJKHDFUAoPqIrnHwmolULAbC9CXRTLIkApbReZJBK4LcCg0p1UFSIP5XwCrEhKtbus_easVMfKDQKdiPZfRExx10rMlaVwxao/s1600/prms0394.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530843819775551666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZD4U_KKpxwNBl4evBPYipWrbnFcUaiAk8e4ylpZfR82UJKHDFUAoPqIrnHwmolULAbC9CXRTLIkApbReZJBK4LcCg0p1UFSIP5XwCrEhKtbus_easVMfKDQKdiPZfRExx10rMlaVwxao/s320/prms0394.jpg" /></a><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Awww</span>... there they are.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5iCAj1qmfLBOiDNvwKRnczXB8_5k9F_lV5iCb240Hk6ruLMBAvagLK44_Zo7BCig8em_tJzFvPlajewLNjVeznZmGarxykvaSYneM1TFTOwuEw0x70sTyqpkf1bMq5IeAxRRsAqyM1xA/s1600/prms0389.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530843819680725762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5iCAj1qmfLBOiDNvwKRnczXB8_5k9F_lV5iCb240Hk6ruLMBAvagLK44_Zo7BCig8em_tJzFvPlajewLNjVeznZmGarxykvaSYneM1TFTOwuEw0x70sTyqpkf1bMq5IeAxRRsAqyM1xA/s320/prms0389.jpg" /></a>That's an apple tree behind them.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_EBhdo-LH-4UjT7LBGapIgabSNiJ76pjb4DhalHX87ZpYMy2jhEp0vQb2_66lUWRZw7v76ASzu4DfEtBYq5BFgFMgsUCwmnMek5iKZjWlbLiqJNhrNi76kt54ydYwHg7PbhrOzP3IxcA/s1600/prms0219.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530843815404035298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_EBhdo-LH-4UjT7LBGapIgabSNiJ76pjb4DhalHX87ZpYMy2jhEp0vQb2_66lUWRZw7v76ASzu4DfEtBYq5BFgFMgsUCwmnMek5iKZjWlbLiqJNhrNi76kt54ydYwHg7PbhrOzP3IxcA/s320/prms0219.jpg" /></a> Heading for the apples.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9nO0Z419SarNUlEH97Sv44opM7JcJBg7cip5GUG7c7Mi8h-lioUPH1hFv3B1ZRWwt_wCHfSLNg94c-38rhI-pXL5ySgcawD0cqFNdE_baiAArE3S9qaFHj0apvLh4kM3i_bt7i_lwf8/s1600/prms0217.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530843254654208498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9nO0Z419SarNUlEH97Sv44opM7JcJBg7cip5GUG7c7Mi8h-lioUPH1hFv3B1ZRWwt_wCHfSLNg94c-38rhI-pXL5ySgcawD0cqFNdE_baiAArE3S9qaFHj0apvLh4kM3i_bt7i_lwf8/s320/prms0217.jpg" /></a><br />Does she smell something scary? That tail is way up.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSuYPJ5HjMgXDQSORdpAyG9DDGqSezRF5ePa60_1zbSyc2M0ZOy0yXSG2zYWZGZhbhREiUI-SJ67dp0gHqPK-mUVtUaS0_R69RJOIm0oCT_hyphenhyphenqdkuCQ7M1Pj7X7BXpS2eT7tTf4DpM28/s1600/prms0406.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530843244873840466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSuYPJ5HjMgXDQSORdpAyG9DDGqSezRF5ePa60_1zbSyc2M0ZOy0yXSG2zYWZGZhbhREiUI-SJ67dp0gHqPK-mUVtUaS0_R69RJOIm0oCT_hyphenhyphenqdkuCQ7M1Pj7X7BXpS2eT7tTf4DpM28/s320/prms0406.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ohhhh</span> yeah! See the antlers?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKXFZ7yXyKz3Fwv2Atx48-f3wu4VXxz7e76yDzyFWxRP47SpDfePeGpjyCA334DmHz35o1hj0HdFPy6j-8G-wryYnGLskpZnR4HHbH1lVBMZnJJaaQA_R-AzVQDB9w5u8utux4sTBdUsI/s1600/prms0407.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530843237519392866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKXFZ7yXyKz3Fwv2Atx48-f3wu4VXxz7e76yDzyFWxRP47SpDfePeGpjyCA334DmHz35o1hj0HdFPy6j-8G-wryYnGLskpZnR4HHbH1lVBMZnJJaaQA_R-AzVQDB9w5u8utux4sTBdUsI/s320/prms0407.jpg" /></a>He's a nice one<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDnXkRODheXtbIsQHW3yy4qhpakCZgA4ZBNodO5rE8j-Ubi9dZNxXxjK90Wob3csSXT0PS8QThM6CLXc6VwRWoWcr2xuk0oPBB-cix4d3ZwCIWV6oVh9XrylnedWf3kYxAF2CT2myiyY/s1600/2010_1016applespups10-140176.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530843229957689122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDnXkRODheXtbIsQHW3yy4qhpakCZgA4ZBNodO5rE8j-Ubi9dZNxXxjK90Wob3csSXT0PS8QThM6CLXc6VwRWoWcr2xuk0oPBB-cix4d3ZwCIWV6oVh9XrylnedWf3kYxAF2CT2myiyY/s320/2010_1016applespups10-140176.JPG" /></a>Oh, this one sees the camera... or hears it.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8bN5E-WZLMX0QrFPk4Y1OzfLTA_L6YxUSODyaE9PlioldpsXpCjCN5v3bA4hk_shobdWMXxa6wWLPDXGdzJownFq65mQN1woeyYlyJatUNG0zk4cBHU7FpxbMYMz0TnAKInT4ISGKqk/s1600/2010_1016applespups10-140175.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530843229084456498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8bN5E-WZLMX0QrFPk4Y1OzfLTA_L6YxUSODyaE9PlioldpsXpCjCN5v3bA4hk_shobdWMXxa6wWLPDXGdzJownFq65mQN1woeyYlyJatUNG0zk4cBHU7FpxbMYMz0TnAKInT4ISGKqk/s320/2010_1016applespups10-140175.JPG" /></a><br />I don't think he cares.<br /><br /><br /><br />Uh oh.............................<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIK0VRVKv7CYx3a3rqg6uXu7ZbStNvqyYKD5QZkAQzerOc6efPdKaV5xoYIuVKoUES3fNuwgX_tmQSIEjd-CIi7hHE5UXPmOaFwVDMjKV4wmJM-Glm8RLwLET5oaDaI6JFPzT3jicank/s1600/2010_1016applespups10-140290.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530840750915393618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIK0VRVKv7CYx3a3rqg6uXu7ZbStNvqyYKD5QZkAQzerOc6efPdKaV5xoYIuVKoUES3fNuwgX_tmQSIEjd-CIi7hHE5UXPmOaFwVDMjKV4wmJM-Glm8RLwLET5oaDaI6JFPzT3jicank/s320/2010_1016applespups10-140290.JPG" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">LOOK WHAT'S COMING IN!!<br /><br /></span></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPc9e26RCo6GGaBEd54QROW1tTd358Ti3J_0aYK5I9XUwVdIU7piJPGNHyAKLadnv1bmWzOyB38ogLTdnnZoYC-TWKH9oAff-qYlTwIzdXsCieeljJOalA0w8m9Vg0e7hBwRCzZEoOCPc/s1600/2010_1016applespups10-140291.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530840748490181490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPc9e26RCo6GGaBEd54QROW1tTd358Ti3J_0aYK5I9XUwVdIU7piJPGNHyAKLadnv1bmWzOyB38ogLTdnnZoYC-TWKH9oAff-qYlTwIzdXsCieeljJOalA0w8m9Vg0e7hBwRCzZEoOCPc/s320/2010_1016applespups10-140291.JPG" /></a><strong>Makes my husband's heart beat fast!<br /><br /></strong><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTyuFMnksWr3yMczcHnXjmtw3LgKDNQXtl_yifHjgjtQdG2AygE3y79mJNM4WTxfjuZuc-iLud5Aw5E9SrHkhqhdACyG8qx3XwyDy_skmV1bVPo_JygWdRyM4xDosBjMXX220XIt861r4/s1600/2010_1016applespups10-140294.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530840742241949874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTyuFMnksWr3yMczcHnXjmtw3LgKDNQXtl_yifHjgjtQdG2AygE3y79mJNM4WTxfjuZuc-iLud5Aw5E9SrHkhqhdACyG8qx3XwyDy_skmV1bVPo_JygWdRyM4xDosBjMXX220XIt861r4/s320/2010_1016applespups10-140294.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><strong>WOW! WOW! WOW!<br /><br /></strong><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhPNVqG4OeUXVTJvBqhPV0t6pLQxcZvnZIlk562JHXHkhItklh_AUuxzQ-NzZtcqZKiOMhXkM9M0_vPf_XdJDIfiHKlonjwgKGiU38YEc0if-9K64NG-K-mVTxX7kB1zs60WluX1PlOIs/s1600/2010_1016applespups10-140025.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530839033688503826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhPNVqG4OeUXVTJvBqhPV0t6pLQxcZvnZIlk562JHXHkhItklh_AUuxzQ-NzZtcqZKiOMhXkM9M0_vPf_XdJDIfiHKlonjwgKGiU38YEc0if-9K64NG-K-mVTxX7kB1zs60WluX1PlOIs/s320/2010_1016applespups10-140025.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">YIKES!</span></strong><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXU-toCsHN69KN_XcITl8jnayrvdQyg-KmcwmIBU1E4MvENn14X287Ou04L7OLrbhT3-rFPlG_iWoOO6tHW0qgSudFgQfcxgR6hFi1V4V1P5Xzfaj7k-LBCrlL0HseFavHTS5_4_lvng/s1600/2010_1016applespups10-140042.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530839031330590402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXU-toCsHN69KN_XcITl8jnayrvdQyg-KmcwmIBU1E4MvENn14X287Ou04L7OLrbhT3-rFPlG_iWoOO6tHW0qgSudFgQfcxgR6hFi1V4V1P5Xzfaj7k-LBCrlL0HseFavHTS5_4_lvng/s320/2010_1016applespups10-140042.JPG" /></a> <strong>Double YIKES!!<br /></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiem91GQJ8lfPEswyMlG51X5Q_A-IF_VnaMNu7_72V-Lcsim7dW9eM8lfDJfHhAQ-W_6q2PShDF7l9WcwTTrKRpxyUfEKPf1Y35pGmVz-xFmFl2XF1hUjOzfBnIxIUs-ZkSVqsFbY26GSo/s1600/2010_1016applespups10-140031.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530839027430160002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiem91GQJ8lfPEswyMlG51X5Q_A-IF_VnaMNu7_72V-Lcsim7dW9eM8lfDJfHhAQ-W_6q2PShDF7l9WcwTTrKRpxyUfEKPf1Y35pGmVz-xFmFl2XF1hUjOzfBnIxIUs-ZkSVqsFbY26GSo/s320/2010_1016applespups10-140031.JPG" /></a> What an amazing buck.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs66Hnf0WnAtavS1nXr3JRIHyVD6_kvVMxlS4J7XGqXZoXf_Q0VH27GCmrwWSKaEG-jy5FfGFp5C2ob8sF3P0Nhrr5vqBl5dd75VDublRNyyMvBrkZcmh1uMNjzDkQeVXX9K8Qu4zNHoI/s1600/2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530839027291182546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs66Hnf0WnAtavS1nXr3JRIHyVD6_kvVMxlS4J7XGqXZoXf_Q0VH27GCmrwWSKaEG-jy5FfGFp5C2ob8sF3P0Nhrr5vqBl5dd75VDublRNyyMvBrkZcmh1uMNjzDkQeVXX9K8Qu4zNHoI/s320/2.JPG" /></a><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">OHHHHHH</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">MYYYYYYY</span>!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_gCdKWuFu-Xpg1N4PkVnw50Br7NcwHnjfVAyf17-_R8B76njI6EpspntDm17klqeXa09Q4ZfLYczPUuTu1Hfmo0cQMN7EuMjPexfzzFXgZHrgvmCc3IwYg2Q7HVHKVgnpGt0k1JKootU/s1600/3.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 311px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530839024397201890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_gCdKWuFu-Xpg1N4PkVnw50Br7NcwHnjfVAyf17-_R8B76njI6EpspntDm17klqeXa09Q4ZfLYczPUuTu1Hfmo0cQMN7EuMjPexfzzFXgZHrgvmCc3IwYg2Q7HVHKVgnpGt0k1JKootU/s320/3.JPG" /></a> He's only coming in around at around 2:00 am. I bet we'll never see him during shooting hours. He didn't get that big by being careless. </div><div></div><div>I'm just happy that we've gotten these pictures.</div><div></div><div align="left">Til next time,</div><div align="left">Beth</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Kevin and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07027856468582004051noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434480923512759683.post-39659231914368467052010-10-17T16:48:00.008-04:002010-10-17T17:59:57.373-04:00Day Trip to the Ashery<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2fBTAW06Iqer90UVFUgj9LEUo_cbZ67m9OEbM398Q1A6_3MdTg3Qiz8VvLSTWAc1uPbDNM_7HmHkhTGsR3jR2mjrwh2wRC30ZJI51VqkUwTPE0FMXJEe9YB3-oWAFJUXEBDWjYRMZkE/s1600/3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529126357608217458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2fBTAW06Iqer90UVFUgj9LEUo_cbZ67m9OEbM398Q1A6_3MdTg3Qiz8VvLSTWAc1uPbDNM_7HmHkhTGsR3jR2mjrwh2wRC30ZJI51VqkUwTPE0FMXJEe9YB3-oWAFJUXEBDWjYRMZkE/s320/3.jpg" /></a> We (meaning me, my two sisters, my cousin Sandi, my Aunt Shirley and my Dad) went south to do some shopping. It was a perfect fall day, lots of sunshine and beautiful scenery. We drove through the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">back roads</span>, along roads that had no power lines admiring immaculate <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Amish</span> farms and shops. </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">We had one <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">particular</span> favorite place in mind for our shopping, the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ashery</span>! It's one of the biggest bulk food stores around. we found lots of great things to buy. (During spellchecking I noticed that my dad is in the picture going into the store.)</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfEz3DghbG254HFP8-sLg8RjNzcTYj8jX2MD2UtNJit8dqPzdA3riSablgzPBLMTADvcb7SJfZs-AJjVf4Z8URdx3GycNt4D4Dwbr8Gw1-VVH_A50QkFnREDs70oz4RqsIsSAbDAfFbI/s1600/2.0.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529126351730898386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfEz3DghbG254HFP8-sLg8RjNzcTYj8jX2MD2UtNJit8dqPzdA3riSablgzPBLMTADvcb7SJfZs-AJjVf4Z8URdx3GycNt4D4Dwbr8Gw1-VVH_A50QkFnREDs70oz4RqsIsSAbDAfFbI/s320/2.0.jpg" /></a>I am very happy here cause I'm getting all my good stuff and more importantly, getting away from the crowd. The place was packed!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_PT4WFa5DhyphenhyphenFbcSZWTYBbJaaa7ZOzJgMIQ8VhxGrVnePiaTW264OeLytMJaL26DrIMiiDAOxz1IEe1ee63YaLfRHG352taPaZOZlIT_3sDQlQ79dZNkg1c3ipNwi16CpfquwLPNaRBhw/s1600/1.1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 255px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529126345516778258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_PT4WFa5DhyphenhyphenFbcSZWTYBbJaaa7ZOzJgMIQ8VhxGrVnePiaTW264OeLytMJaL26DrIMiiDAOxz1IEe1ee63YaLfRHG352taPaZOZlIT_3sDQlQ79dZNkg1c3ipNwi16CpfquwLPNaRBhw/s320/1.1.jpg" /></a>Can't help but take pictures of the buggy.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvkhPBtKasxDWgdhKsuuYLiDaOuTVRlpPOdMzLVonlFLI5BRqEFgZeoDKplfYMPowPBJSkKutE6zk_WdjVTBNV81collLh782shqPYgt5OwVIRC_N1isEA2SZNapCUH0tWe-e6Gybqbm0/s1600/4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529126004835817938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvkhPBtKasxDWgdhKsuuYLiDaOuTVRlpPOdMzLVonlFLI5BRqEFgZeoDKplfYMPowPBJSkKutE6zk_WdjVTBNV81collLh782shqPYgt5OwVIRC_N1isEA2SZNapCUH0tWe-e6Gybqbm0/s320/4.jpg" /></a>A beautiful dairy that we passed.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI4gHngCMWGEz-q_FUuC8rOuGJE0I_MmKgUFcMDuOR5T_HCI4Syke-de9ZBZLHn21e7LDbDz1022htzb-qTH_jIiPdJI9ng4cbP64VxJwSXPV9NOmLd-F1Xm1v006mgyAKvy2vMHh_xgc/s1600/23.3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 147px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529126002136244130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI4gHngCMWGEz-q_FUuC8rOuGJE0I_MmKgUFcMDuOR5T_HCI4Syke-de9ZBZLHn21e7LDbDz1022htzb-qTH_jIiPdJI9ng4cbP64VxJwSXPV9NOmLd-F1Xm1v006mgyAKvy2vMHh_xgc/s320/23.3.jpg" /></a><br />So impressive. We used to have a really big horse but it was nothing like these giants.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgsuk4g6P4hGnQf63XW9haZOb_wL-TB4HnKoZpT14JerNy9O_tCiBSm7yofavgjxcfrzroPcggCPqSLEkJ4gisFfdWP7H0Xwe9R2Y7xPD0SAmNe8GkDPK_jlObruuqHJTNY58Xz4GYVo/s1600/1016001240%5B1%5D.jpg3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 201px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529126000479964306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgsuk4g6P4hGnQf63XW9haZOb_wL-TB4HnKoZpT14JerNy9O_tCiBSm7yofavgjxcfrzroPcggCPqSLEkJ4gisFfdWP7H0Xwe9R2Y7xPD0SAmNe8GkDPK_jlObruuqHJTNY58Xz4GYVo/s320/1016001240%5B1%5D.jpg3.jpg" /></a><br />I think this is a schoolhouse. We went by kinda fast.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYKiIpKDjDnUINE-w2aYNasar6_QJ2xUQA1g_aa84eMEAOTbLpAd8Zyuu8BZ4BqIamLS7QUE6Yxl0ruz4ENJht3i_Di2_EicKMYsYL4O_Qn8pPrBw_qGe77iv9OSGImF8A84DbCbxD5DI/s1600/1010180015.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529125993908597842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYKiIpKDjDnUINE-w2aYNasar6_QJ2xUQA1g_aa84eMEAOTbLpAd8Zyuu8BZ4BqIamLS7QUE6Yxl0ruz4ENJht3i_Di2_EicKMYsYL4O_Qn8pPrBw_qGe77iv9OSGImF8A84DbCbxD5DI/s320/1010180015.JPG" /></a>Some of my treasures. My dad mentioned that his mother (an amazing baker) always put currants in her nut bread so I bought a bag and I will use her recipe and make him some nut bread for Christmas. Her cookbook is the only thing that my dad wanted from her house when she died. He laminated all the pages. </div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLmGYzsxtu8BmT3gW4AEXvoRn5BaSa3Lm_CWOdJArVZ_-Wt-VWr4ua5uNvlXpDb_a0dwPm9fAe_Ikr0uSthw5IdOi_TRVwweoBotxdgColmgLzK3UmfdV0z2Rz3FRqZiDXepodSyag88/s1600/1010180011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529125155410302210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLmGYzsxtu8BmT3gW4AEXvoRn5BaSa3Lm_CWOdJArVZ_-Wt-VWr4ua5uNvlXpDb_a0dwPm9fAe_Ikr0uSthw5IdOi_TRVwweoBotxdgColmgLzK3UmfdV0z2Rz3FRqZiDXepodSyag88/s320/1010180011.JPG" /></a><br /><br />We also stopped at a really great <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">apple</span> orchard who's name I don't remember. I bought a few of these amazing <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Jonagold</span> apples, simply the best eating apple around!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvrR_Vdw5MgWOXOKE8ruqfIdcZII1B937iDshv9PhMWBORY5HTI1hm17R1i_TgKSe7rtJV1eE7qngqEuEl-ufToR-EgWWoVDsI3vZHWMmQx1B99VOR31lDWmc7kKtXm83U8e6jSZMpTV4/s1600/1010180010.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529125148655006514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvrR_Vdw5MgWOXOKE8ruqfIdcZII1B937iDshv9PhMWBORY5HTI1hm17R1i_TgKSe7rtJV1eE7qngqEuEl-ufToR-EgWWoVDsI3vZHWMmQx1B99VOR31lDWmc7kKtXm83U8e6jSZMpTV4/s320/1010180010.JPG" /></a>I also bought a bushel of Granny Smith seconds for only $8.00! So I made this pie and I'm so tired today that I forgot it was in the oven but it was still delicious!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3CtRfUY5D84NgYCm_PYrVzkW_HdKbiwvimm8an7IF2R-NEulEVq0uUS2lH9jY9Aa28aRcFYWqI5Bk-PNMPyJrAazbzmyj0SEpV0IIQN0SqlTZB1HDYpkAewJm7xUlQhWjjD30-QQFiqQ/s1600/1010180007.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 221px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529125143506835650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3CtRfUY5D84NgYCm_PYrVzkW_HdKbiwvimm8an7IF2R-NEulEVq0uUS2lH9jY9Aa28aRcFYWqI5Bk-PNMPyJrAazbzmyj0SEpV0IIQN0SqlTZB1HDYpkAewJm7xUlQhWjjD30-QQFiqQ/s320/1010180007.1.JPG" /></a><br />Here's my bushel and like I said I'm so tired I can't muster it up to can them. I did put one batch of pie filling in the freezer.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiMZMxgFRzrGF4czUdI__Qri77en6DFiwLd5VVFoRPNKlmHqTdfT8vveuOCRaNe6U3KSmksugt7OJGVr0dVXEpUVm4JgwLxeaBciErSLuMpU1eYiXSrLk-ImOARzCY1eLssPFSoc0aVZU/s1600/1010180006.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 230px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529125130781028930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiMZMxgFRzrGF4czUdI__Qri77en6DFiwLd5VVFoRPNKlmHqTdfT8vveuOCRaNe6U3KSmksugt7OJGVr0dVXEpUVm4JgwLxeaBciErSLuMpU1eYiXSrLk-ImOARzCY1eLssPFSoc0aVZU/s320/1010180006.1.JPG" /></a> Kevin found these in the garden yesterday so I also need to blanch these and freeze them, tomorrow I guess.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div>I even burned the potatoes for dinner, forgot about them too. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I always drink unsweetened ice tea but I even drank a glass of coke for some energy but no luck. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHZcEM2lre8_JNOvEvDx1FAGcsP_e_2-_OA-mXcKw46IjMwJCHrOkZisJXCVNjkRdn5V7qdfPWxS4VbxWRs6RbXCFQy-WZlHwqsM29OJDxA3dF1SbuqJrxJ4cn2YiXocoBn18zLyNFAY/s1600/1010180012.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529125990038087810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHZcEM2lre8_JNOvEvDx1FAGcsP_e_2-_OA-mXcKw46IjMwJCHrOkZisJXCVNjkRdn5V7qdfPWxS4VbxWRs6RbXCFQy-WZlHwqsM29OJDxA3dF1SbuqJrxJ4cn2YiXocoBn18zLyNFAY/s320/1010180012.JPG" /></a><br />They were good anyway.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOOHyOPxnvY8p0g8Bto5VJykhQdZ01rvBgbX3lwQQV6K6_R3RuRA9Z3mRsPRs_9NKpMHtZFIfL1LIN1924nJXCvBi682kmsIh52Q-tiKl10PBl5Y3bMS-S7DnlhRxw1Yr00k6dUAok14/s1600/1010180004.JPG.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 195px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529125129654751858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOOHyOPxnvY8p0g8Bto5VJykhQdZ01rvBgbX3lwQQV6K6_R3RuRA9Z3mRsPRs_9NKpMHtZFIfL1LIN1924nJXCvBi682kmsIh52Q-tiKl10PBl5Y3bMS-S7DnlhRxw1Yr00k6dUAok14/s320/1010180004.JPG.1.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Have to add a puppy <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">picture</span>. Look how big. Momma <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">doesn't</span> even have to lay down for them to nurse anymore. Only two weeks, three days old and they are so big.</div><div> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVT5QXjhkdhmC9KfrF5CTl_RjwQ3xVMlgfANyvDoFD81YGUKOADcVbvVlJF7sXffxT0NyELamaWedm_y6toU0wu0pGQ3ef_1bk1rwX8K0zsvIsh2dC6xn8IGnz0_KHzy8AniA7NAGPzDw/s1600/1010160002.JP.1G.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529137960914613426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVT5QXjhkdhmC9KfrF5CTl_RjwQ3xVMlgfANyvDoFD81YGUKOADcVbvVlJF7sXffxT0NyELamaWedm_y6toU0wu0pGQ3ef_1bk1rwX8K0zsvIsh2dC6xn8IGnz0_KHzy8AniA7NAGPzDw/s320/1010160002.JP.1G.JPG" /></a> <div></div><br /><div align="left">Til next time,</div><br /><div align="left">Beth </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Kevin and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07027856468582004051noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434480923512759683.post-85299229116876146112010-10-14T18:21:00.006-04:002010-10-14T18:49:10.710-04:00Apple Pie Filling, Turkeys and Puppies<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmYlotWnr9USRNJ17X7xyF4fFNn7BCQLJikkYlQlkS7xXg9HjrTfQFBn3nuroctRHB1MVdTpih0G7Bi5_KW5EDsZ0zT5zJvrkv3zq1TQ7Kwsm67rRw8oSZkm6RA5tuMrYEhDC2jxbZ7I/s1600/2010_1015applespups10-140001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528033155751937906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmYlotWnr9USRNJ17X7xyF4fFNn7BCQLJikkYlQlkS7xXg9HjrTfQFBn3nuroctRHB1MVdTpih0G7Bi5_KW5EDsZ0zT5zJvrkv3zq1TQ7Kwsm67rRw8oSZkm6RA5tuMrYEhDC2jxbZ7I/s320/2010_1015applespups10-140001.JPG" /></a> Apple Pie Filling Sauce...</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">I guess that is what you would call it. It starts out watery and ends up like gel. Last year I used a recipe with <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">cornstarch</span> but that's not supposed to be safe so I switched to Clear J<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">el</span>. I kinda like the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">cornstarch</span> better. The C<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">lear Jel</span> filling was so thick it was like goo. We'll see when I make something with it.</div><div align="center"><br /> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68jrBbKVVGylg5X2sTFxzrP7p27WcdszUtfe0BHRSmqgcc1OABNZ6OhLY5eIvut_cmF9xnJerKlolZBmgIsnZ59ejhV2yWD4qaG2eq2ja2yyYUsnWPoLQVmuYrEANBSyVrVFLJkEph7Y/s1600/2010_1015applespups10-140003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528033150711059442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68jrBbKVVGylg5X2sTFxzrP7p27WcdszUtfe0BHRSmqgcc1OABNZ6OhLY5eIvut_cmF9xnJerKlolZBmgIsnZ59ejhV2yWD4qaG2eq2ja2yyYUsnWPoLQVmuYrEANBSyVrVFLJkEph7Y/s320/2010_1015applespups10-140003.JPG" /></a>Bad picture, sorry but it got smooth after a while but was very prone to sticking so I had to stir, stir, stir.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_oDBHwXBjw8pL4UtYzf51mi27M9Vdslk7z_es4aOhDhujp-JcipwB5bt2dav_LGSlnBowS6JSHJrGGEcoaaVo8UL8IeNJBTnVzFhDjmdmLhBCFcA7VlVvnnvG9zkuvF62uRY6o2aDgCA/s1600/2010_1015applespups10-140002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528033142434710658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_oDBHwXBjw8pL4UtYzf51mi27M9Vdslk7z_es4aOhDhujp-JcipwB5bt2dav_LGSlnBowS6JSHJrGGEcoaaVo8UL8IeNJBTnVzFhDjmdmLhBCFcA7VlVvnnvG9zkuvF62uRY6o2aDgCA/s320/2010_1015applespups10-140002.JPG" /></a><br />Apples all cut up.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1W403dI62gxtXNrUbU_YhN8iJMpn98Be-ANHUN1FnVLKGXIaF30zLOpb2W1NyXY7YzVRcmpMovS-0mtV1e5HmklmESL0FgbdcIDKPYTeujG4DyJm58L0wFoyon4OUBCGnmFo5vjDL6Bw/s1600/2010_1015applespups10-140005.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528033137005002962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1W403dI62gxtXNrUbU_YhN8iJMpn98Be-ANHUN1FnVLKGXIaF30zLOpb2W1NyXY7YzVRcmpMovS-0mtV1e5HmklmESL0FgbdcIDKPYTeujG4DyJm58L0wFoyon4OUBCGnmFo5vjDL6Bw/s320/2010_1015applespups10-140005.JPG" /></a>Put in jars and poured syrup over then noticed that the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">sauce</span> was too thick to get to the bottom so I poured it all out, started over and layered it as I went.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3w2-bUDc-edEaIRXycS1joZCDvHGwHKAqWHqqCY9pYBQ6Ni6Kzt-EJf7vP7F2kKRKgjiWpg1rnoM-W5JfNPyhTfSzjnNzrTG7mNhJXPPna3Wed3FagWUcP4yfTicGxVqm1lyV9Ish3rE/s1600/2010_1015applespups10-140004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528033134113127570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3w2-bUDc-edEaIRXycS1joZCDvHGwHKAqWHqqCY9pYBQ6Ni6Kzt-EJf7vP7F2kKRKgjiWpg1rnoM-W5JfNPyhTfSzjnNzrTG7mNhJXPPna3Wed3FagWUcP4yfTicGxVqm1lyV9Ish3rE/s320/2010_1015applespups10-140004.JPG" /></a><br />Then capped them up and processed.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_4pFWVmOvRh2eI44tRhQgSfTJGv01LLDEDz5dcusnMODjXLs5fGEfQQpOkqO7S4yBFidhwwgIo26Ym5P4flVbpfeLSaSuuxkQEuRKvpGm5Xof-akFcSarUVMsHh2coIFGM84r7R-hSg/s1600/2010_1015applespups10-140008.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528032016561074306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_4pFWVmOvRh2eI44tRhQgSfTJGv01LLDEDz5dcusnMODjXLs5fGEfQQpOkqO7S4yBFidhwwgIo26Ym5P4flVbpfeLSaSuuxkQEuRKvpGm5Xof-akFcSarUVMsHh2coIFGM84r7R-hSg/s320/2010_1015applespups10-140008.JPG" /></a> Some of the jars were sticky so I think it boiled out so I'll be watching those jars and not filling so much next time.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI4ld9iFhP2A_DM6GxNLULTC_8EtzBiPKtBreXNbCL2iF0qyUwjWWUkFM-PPKMTxFxNMnGajOVBZLAJiXV8gn4Ic4RLvPxz1vlIwdQwMrKgp-DoM0zRFupBE2-C9p2zGEybgHJIULzO3Q/s1600/2010_1015applespups10-140009.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528032008469939426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI4ld9iFhP2A_DM6GxNLULTC_8EtzBiPKtBreXNbCL2iF0qyUwjWWUkFM-PPKMTxFxNMnGajOVBZLAJiXV8gn4Ic4RLvPxz1vlIwdQwMrKgp-DoM0zRFupBE2-C9p2zGEybgHJIULzO3Q/s320/2010_1015applespups10-140009.JPG" /></a> Looks really pretty though.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhegD8iUvXbDpKEBgTUXBz6hT8NKRPAUzMaglXQ0WumeWJj31nWTWbyQIdk4YlQz2TdKv8hxoNjWT1jCTPTCFGeuG6Gc0GhReGCaXigBsNCnlGYSu-jIVMLXnR4IzDRKZfQmiDLEh3E4_c/s1600/2010_1015applespups10-140019.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528032005246694162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhegD8iUvXbDpKEBgTUXBz6hT8NKRPAUzMaglXQ0WumeWJj31nWTWbyQIdk4YlQz2TdKv8hxoNjWT1jCTPTCFGeuG6Gc0GhReGCaXigBsNCnlGYSu-jIVMLXnR4IzDRKZfQmiDLEh3E4_c/s320/2010_1015applespups10-140019.JPG" /></a><br />Remember the turkey with the broken leg? Well, she is fine and back to roosting on the spot where she got her leg caught. Kevin pounded the hooks off of it so they won't get caught again. </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>(Eileen, it looks like the one in the middle is a tom and on each side are are two hens so <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">I'll</span> be bringing one over when your ready.)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS9mpXKi1wTnYavGbGsiHdKzv8MP6MGRs76U58qqbEPMpowekjVurDrFYaQvOuC21OjqNutdWL97gEWMCiGnOKrRJ10_gKE5Jtbf8yceoft_U7uVf4zL5iwFwFARh5x52dTmyfO4x4HJk/s1600/2010_1015applespups10-140022.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528031997025914706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS9mpXKi1wTnYavGbGsiHdKzv8MP6MGRs76U58qqbEPMpowekjVurDrFYaQvOuC21OjqNutdWL97gEWMCiGnOKrRJ10_gKE5Jtbf8yceoft_U7uVf4zL5iwFwFARh5x52dTmyfO4x4HJk/s320/2010_1015applespups10-140022.JPG" /></a><br />They are so beautiful!<br />The tom's starting to gobble and strut, just in time for Thanksgiving. (but we're not eating him though, just yard decoration.)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0uLvG8llGtuVyY-LS9oTrkIWQBKB_lnjWMaTh1dsRl7cO_rLRCIIJpR6u587EhlFWXF_MktP_EYlO0V1B1GNgsPlsRfIRAUt3XxHTYcCeejjMSE791Um4ifAzDYldF2ZWvzFVfwZoVH4/s1600/closeup.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528031989797494002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0uLvG8llGtuVyY-LS9oTrkIWQBKB_lnjWMaTh1dsRl7cO_rLRCIIJpR6u587EhlFWXF_MktP_EYlO0V1B1GNgsPlsRfIRAUt3XxHTYcCeejjMSE791Um4ifAzDYldF2ZWvzFVfwZoVH4/s320/closeup.JPG" /></a>Newest puppy picture, they are getting so big. If you can count them there are seven in that pile!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div align="left">Til next time,</div><div align="left">Beth </div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Kevin and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07027856468582004051noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434480923512759683.post-86874306810163067032010-10-08T22:08:00.012-04:002010-10-10T10:57:58.245-04:00YAAAY! A New CAMERA and PUPPIES!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO-jflx7SV416lLAADye02I9jiSdUAf4ngvTNPZs_o-4AbdDTtc0J4m0b9LKrr3rkjsfwvONRtJz1wcYA_OWVj8k1TCk71PYngbVKBvehK4KcCBUtDr92f_A7fMznABtfTDmJsCKraL40/s1600/11846072.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526415095248008658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO-jflx7SV416lLAADye02I9jiSdUAf4ngvTNPZs_o-4AbdDTtc0J4m0b9LKrr3rkjsfwvONRtJz1wcYA_OWVj8k1TCk71PYngbVKBvehK4KcCBUtDr92f_A7fMznABtfTDmJsCKraL40/s320/11846072.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-size:180%;">Finally, finally I have a camera!</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">And this one I'm pretty excited about, that is if I can learn to use it. It is a Fuji <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Finepix</span> S1800. It's no fancy, expensive one but I am thrilled with it.</div><br /><br /><div align="center">I checked reviews and compared prices til I was seeing double but this one seemed to be the best for me. It's got all kinds of features that I have no idea how to use but I am determined to learn.</div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPw_4yS0Bk3LhS7JgozqpWCPSxH2yfPfy8hQOFzqxYhK0ZeAUaSca0anCOaIsxAwFFTwtGGpC-y8PaY_pdJym-cl-1Gyq-HCTI74Bs3obyQlIhcJnuctcm2FCTAmCthcznSeLMjhbjRU/s1600/2010_0110laddieApplesauce10-90037.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526414282272592370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPw_4yS0Bk3LhS7JgozqpWCPSxH2yfPfy8hQOFzqxYhK0ZeAUaSca0anCOaIsxAwFFTwtGGpC-y8PaY_pdJym-cl-1Gyq-HCTI74Bs3obyQlIhcJnuctcm2FCTAmCthcznSeLMjhbjRU/s320/2010_0110laddieApplesauce10-90037.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a>It's 12 <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">mega pixel</span> and has a macro <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">function</span> so I tried a closeup of this Honeybee on a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Moonflower</span> and then cropped it for a closeup.<br /><br /><br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMSi3wkMXzHKC8WAOBasW9Yfp4W0hshyphenhyphenccgcRHQUPXv7SX3PLK-ZESo0t3zL7y_30L74xya_w65YSW0frJZCTGsoxrAbqrh0lWPyAZrrIpgnRgVEJY7_2fKEQkdEFYMbM_cIon4E8m6g/s1600/2010_0110laddieApplesauce10-90037..1JPG.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526414277731117122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMSi3wkMXzHKC8WAOBasW9Yfp4W0hshyphenhyphenccgcRHQUPXv7SX3PLK-ZESo0t3zL7y_30L74xya_w65YSW0frJZCTGsoxrAbqrh0lWPyAZrrIpgnRgVEJY7_2fKEQkdEFYMbM_cIon4E8m6g/s320/2010_0110laddieApplesauce10-90037..1JPG.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><br />I think it looks pretty clear, you can even see the shadow of his little antennas. I'm going to try to crop it closer and see what it looks like...<br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo3yO2U2RPe_OU31-lXkNiLv7S0wzcTp6z7KBeefWIa57x7X1ewrH-UWQfnPu0PQOyi57g3Ii1BEVALerKouOsnCRk66pJ_yk3JkyLWy_KGeBs8ndnGqom4F5BdV5IvYjoHdcqzZvruAc/s1600/2010_0110laddieApplesauce10-90037..2JPG.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526417500790344290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo3yO2U2RPe_OU31-lXkNiLv7S0wzcTp6z7KBeefWIa57x7X1ewrH-UWQfnPu0PQOyi57g3Ii1BEVALerKouOsnCRk66pJ_yk3JkyLWy_KGeBs8ndnGqom4F5BdV5IvYjoHdcqzZvruAc/s320/2010_0110laddieApplesauce10-90037..2JPG.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a>It still looks pretty clear. Awesome! </p><p align="center">I am so excited to play with this camera!<br /><br /><br /><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwOy95vztKtumOXgRHT_hMpu15Ip4JbaE7jtScOgCpbeM0Xb0e1n09s3xnSupCHtN1lS1mGUyAznRR9IHsFEeMBa2vxMpfuF2wiKxzcWa_CWsJM4tQhJkqQa5kxntZZ6yssVdkyuJx0hc/s1600/2010_0110laddieApplesauce10-90034.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526414273874890514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwOy95vztKtumOXgRHT_hMpu15Ip4JbaE7jtScOgCpbeM0Xb0e1n09s3xnSupCHtN1lS1mGUyAznRR9IHsFEeMBa2vxMpfuF2wiKxzcWa_CWsJM4tQhJkqQa5kxntZZ6yssVdkyuJx0hc/s320/2010_0110laddieApplesauce10-90034.JPG" /></a> Here's a picture of Husband taking the son out for his first tractor driving lesson. The son is not too excited and he did not enjoy it much. Maybe once he learns he'll enjoy it more... hoping.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibKHp1LuSy3xZlPWFY6Jrp-EoZaD8XdbETEvDcztJGdDC_lP-AbdWuympfZ8hJs0QK5Lq_c0KaaauJHbOh5mt4R7XhmthNyEGOhNGTXKgwrQAPKwgIeRbAfuC_ws3baNimCs7gfZa4eP0/s1600/2010_0110laddieApplesauce10-90021.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526414267054784450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibKHp1LuSy3xZlPWFY6Jrp-EoZaD8XdbETEvDcztJGdDC_lP-AbdWuympfZ8hJs0QK5Lq_c0KaaauJHbOh5mt4R7XhmthNyEGOhNGTXKgwrQAPKwgIeRbAfuC_ws3baNimCs7gfZa4eP0/s320/2010_0110laddieApplesauce10-90021.JPG" /></a> Finally the canning season is winding down, when it's apples you know the end is near. I used all of our own apples to make apple butter so off we went to the local orchard to get a bushel of seconds for apple sauce and apple pie filling. Actually I should be making the pie filling and not sitting here typing right now but you know...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pTTUJVvZyoCom4CIx1hpz3TnvyNxQH5jEdnbTlXu7wZPf0577uYryHIFeVUNJvFTk41y0Vo-p2-ZOv2tAACwSM8d4XX2O1l8R3EG8QTJ04Yc_jevATZnu4RCwurwzSKZ-fK7eZqL1YY/s1600/2010_0110laddieApplesauce10-90026.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526414257313964146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pTTUJVvZyoCom4CIx1hpz3TnvyNxQH5jEdnbTlXu7wZPf0577uYryHIFeVUNJvFTk41y0Vo-p2-ZOv2tAACwSM8d4XX2O1l8R3EG8QTJ04Yc_jevATZnu4RCwurwzSKZ-fK7eZqL1YY/s320/2010_0110laddieApplesauce10-90026.JPG" /></a><br />Cut them up and cooked them til soft.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOeTJU0U8yWdiEZ-g1ZP44YhwOVf9-qESUvnU6bjT57loAj3uMBgezh4B7qWQaJCB5Q1sbskPzBMcZA52nTRiNDCwZAcQTZ9nb8Jx2nKCxlhAGaNKas561x_ztGJzC1jicmPg9oIoWvhE/s1600/2010_0110laddieApplesauce10-90025.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526411850647882386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOeTJU0U8yWdiEZ-g1ZP44YhwOVf9-qESUvnU6bjT57loAj3uMBgezh4B7qWQaJCB5Q1sbskPzBMcZA52nTRiNDCwZAcQTZ9nb8Jx2nKCxlhAGaNKas561x_ztGJzC1jicmPg9oIoWvhE/s320/2010_0110laddieApplesauce10-90025.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Ran them through my wonderful Kitchen Aid Mixer attachment.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2eAx_9At_O-sO9U024DHrQh7MkkBivr-1h6Gn-Pk-VW_5pKEGeZcvrkz_b2EnKLH7vaAQsk13qWyyrc2HYSdSXJdX0vD17pDRx4PZPKBNu6Ww1nB3BS4Q5B6K9_2s-65XSbBD3M1XdwM/s1600/2010_0110laddieApplesauce10-90024.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526411845080888482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2eAx_9At_O-sO9U024DHrQh7MkkBivr-1h6Gn-Pk-VW_5pKEGeZcvrkz_b2EnKLH7vaAQsk13qWyyrc2HYSdSXJdX0vD17pDRx4PZPKBNu6Ww1nB3BS4Q5B6K9_2s-65XSbBD3M1XdwM/s320/2010_0110laddieApplesauce10-90024.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Set it on the stove to keep hot...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIBtWny9zZLp7CY6n4Dd_l3UzeoKjdUUHshTxUGFFB_sx7jWSp_rVI__ym4CRg0-88-F3EclecDREjfpX8zuJVewLnO5QcxtWGYuaUdm0rrWEQeJoET4YyZq6deXqSjNRuNwCsZhQJ5Z8/s1600/2010_0110laddieApplesauce10-90044.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526411828047205202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIBtWny9zZLp7CY6n4Dd_l3UzeoKjdUUHshTxUGFFB_sx7jWSp_rVI__ym4CRg0-88-F3EclecDREjfpX8zuJVewLnO5QcxtWGYuaUdm0rrWEQeJoET4YyZq6deXqSjNRuNwCsZhQJ5Z8/s320/2010_0110laddieApplesauce10-90044.JPG" /></a>And filled up the jars and processed. This will be so good all winter.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqBHtfkpzm1TrRnprO5OnBMaoNh9c-7T3bIjCrmJZCDSS-VcC_NXbzfpeh1kbxqX-kGBbxI33bVz57gUqgbPumrCKl9YLIjVRz29GqZyA0OMXofeZtpmbwl4KNQYTgS2_xfe2H82BGxU/s1600/2010_101010-9cameradeer0002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526422577528356498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqBHtfkpzm1TrRnprO5OnBMaoNh9c-7T3bIjCrmJZCDSS-VcC_NXbzfpeh1kbxqX-kGBbxI33bVz57gUqgbPumrCKl9YLIjVRz29GqZyA0OMXofeZtpmbwl4KNQYTgS2_xfe2H82BGxU/s320/2010_101010-9cameradeer0002.JPG" /></a><br />I also have been experimenting with an apple crisp dessert that will work with a jar of my pie filling. I made this jar last year and this is what I will be making as soon as I get done with this post.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqqYUByLUBL_IPzFiMG34q91EGQ2SrHfEknFBM73MepTHs6eOzlxqocDxsExv2qn1BcLB6jHef_AOWv-sajzCh4_GusUy-vVU_RJmynAPb2TabVzFtnAc6xkiWNuaX7bSksUYXgdCLqog/s1600/2010_0110laddieApplesauce10-90031.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526411833685494770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqqYUByLUBL_IPzFiMG34q91EGQ2SrHfEknFBM73MepTHs6eOzlxqocDxsExv2qn1BcLB6jHef_AOWv-sajzCh4_GusUy-vVU_RJmynAPb2TabVzFtnAc6xkiWNuaX7bSksUYXgdCLqog/s320/2010_0110laddieApplesauce10-90031.JPG" /></a>I think I have gotten it perfect! </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">I want to be able to just empty a jar of the filling and then have a quick apple crisp topping when I need a fast dessert. This was almost perfect but I have to maybe double the topping so it's crunchier around the edges but the flavor was yummy. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">And now for some great news......<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>WE HAVE PUPPIES!<br /></strong></span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIEb0aRY1yQg8Dgo2__7YZ3XA2NGgWyVyJR9Eo45rYd8EyaXCKa4_HNu74s8EukjUly1omca7IQLfQ33g77EWB0IFu7OPhBPxU4M63D92jdkvubSL5GllmQb8MAUOvsN5LNSnHrEgSeJE/s1600/2010_0110laddieApplesauce10-90004..1JPG.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526411821334618386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIEb0aRY1yQg8Dgo2__7YZ3XA2NGgWyVyJR9Eo45rYd8EyaXCKa4_HNu74s8EukjUly1omca7IQLfQ33g77EWB0IFu7OPhBPxU4M63D92jdkvubSL5GllmQb8MAUOvsN5LNSnHrEgSeJE/s320/2010_0110laddieApplesauce10-90004..1JPG.JPG" /></a>Here's the proud daddy, looking all <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">leisurely</span> cause he didn't do all the work.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSUBatutEUPziLU2UFULf6bb09xzYmfuU4Z9kIn3Gax-3Pt_OZ5J3Vr1YULzaNHxQvwwhQPoVa7dA8fKmeA4F4Q9Lqn9Wii1UNTXUxWn-pfxJpoExevBBrJcqsVSgGqhXVDsQC1oankI/s1600/2010_010910-8Puppies0003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525868237135139554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSUBatutEUPziLU2UFULf6bb09xzYmfuU4Z9kIn3Gax-3Pt_OZ5J3Vr1YULzaNHxQvwwhQPoVa7dA8fKmeA4F4Q9Lqn9Wii1UNTXUxWn-pfxJpoExevBBrJcqsVSgGqhXVDsQC1oankI/s320/2010_010910-8Puppies0003.JPG" /></a><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Awwww</span>, could you just die?<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgLZcMhsGfLIUqDepzLDYXhV5itNmHYVnfYxglfcvhKndDcij-gQ1brOvRI9XlNEaIZ9UCCNsmRtS8qJzJF3ETd_6qPG_ihyphenhyphenFtybMIiF7qHZTGDm0qevhfeXwli2QS6XidxmPoFDWGzGw/s1600/2010_010910-8Puppies0005.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525868238727635874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgLZcMhsGfLIUqDepzLDYXhV5itNmHYVnfYxglfcvhKndDcij-gQ1brOvRI9XlNEaIZ9UCCNsmRtS8qJzJF3ETd_6qPG_ihyphenhyphenFtybMIiF7qHZTGDm0qevhfeXwli2QS6XidxmPoFDWGzGw/s320/2010_010910-8Puppies0005.JPG" /></a><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Shelties</span> normally have three to six puppies, she had EIGHT. Poor thing. The first one was born in the wee hours of the night and I was not there to help her and she must have been so scared that I think she hid from it and it died.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">But the second one woke me up crying so I was able to calm her down and help and the rest went pretty well. After each one I kept thinking... oh good, she must be done but <strong><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">ooooh</span> no</strong> they kept on coming.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAf5qwCGC8wfBZXvGNH1nMjhqc0g95d5JIdDlCbkdO7_AGkNdizDYYLRYBOhX1Oy-obsVqg9w-hL7ZCgvhYYrB2bPD6pwriPvBoKo_TLWNWArwM8G7bDgapNC8X4ERXasXIYWYW_4X_NY/s1600/2010_010910-8Puppies0005.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525868232159215282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAf5qwCGC8wfBZXvGNH1nMjhqc0g95d5JIdDlCbkdO7_AGkNdizDYYLRYBOhX1Oy-obsVqg9w-hL7ZCgvhYYrB2bPD6pwriPvBoKo_TLWNWArwM8G7bDgapNC8X4ERXasXIYWYW_4X_NY/s320/2010_010910-8Puppies0005.JPG" /></a> They all have really cute markings. One of the boys has a little white heart shape on it's head. So cute. The other two boys have perfect white collars and the four girls all have a little white that goes up a little on the back of their head, just like their momma.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_em0TRwI8GlvMDzzCX8ItY2w118hvCVsGybu_VQlSct-po1JVwI9I1sBB83w111fitpi_RO3Vkna9Uy5bKcku8iEtWW0C1JAC8rhCFrjIKoklOJ_S25GZKnIDdjAz52Iq4gbnC2I_6r0/s1600/2010_010910-8Puppies0006.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525868219021283186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_em0TRwI8GlvMDzzCX8ItY2w118hvCVsGybu_VQlSct-po1JVwI9I1sBB83w111fitpi_RO3Vkna9Uy5bKcku8iEtWW0C1JAC8rhCFrjIKoklOJ_S25GZKnIDdjAz52Iq4gbnC2I_6r0/s320/2010_010910-8Puppies0006.JPG" /></a><br />Their eyes will open in a couple days and then I'm sure all hell will break loose.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT2is9m36XJ0gyibPfNlg1vRPQCpQPTlXvTGOI6EZd_gOJKOUZnjorm9SV8pEuajCpvjArg3RHspboUiuWjUrYvATBlSTHol_4AZw8GBC3wXuTs280aIWMHvtN7ztF16tp9Vj1q955BIg/s1600/2010_010910-8Puppies0009.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525868214161602066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT2is9m36XJ0gyibPfNlg1vRPQCpQPTlXvTGOI6EZd_gOJKOUZnjorm9SV8pEuajCpvjArg3RHspboUiuWjUrYvATBlSTHol_4AZw8GBC3wXuTs280aIWMHvtN7ztF16tp9Vj1q955BIg/s320/2010_010910-8Puppies0009.JPG" /></a><br /><br />But for now they are little angels that sleep all the time.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Gm2DXSnnpS2VmJWL2Ibk0J25KP8MKLOthhl7ufuMLLIi0nW1IaOpdr4HLq_mBpgsVNuVJL9xMzs9cst3qOtyilt58wGRnKlU5I9E9RH1Do9yd_AGWJ_HaTxskb0shTUFDvdtX-WASUw/s1600/2010_010910-8Puppies0010.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525866567477691650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Gm2DXSnnpS2VmJWL2Ibk0J25KP8MKLOthhl7ufuMLLIi0nW1IaOpdr4HLq_mBpgsVNuVJL9xMzs9cst3qOtyilt58wGRnKlU5I9E9RH1Do9yd_AGWJ_HaTxskb0shTUFDvdtX-WASUw/s320/2010_010910-8Puppies0010.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Although one morning at about 4am I heard a puppy crying and I couldn't find it anywhere. I finally figured out that it had crawled into the hem of a pillow that was exactly the same size as him. There was no way to get him out cause he wouldn't go backwards so I had to cut the pillow open. Crazy.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9mE3ZLdkpn0O-KM12skdUxlQ6D8V3wEfNSV1FrFqmzNYusycAd_ftq1XQQd9pGsyWlAsPL19SEGsf1H1u_dIo7Rbdojm-FEY_iviWWvDFT5ooGmIq24JU4k-MgmltXWiv6QJv8EHilE/s1600/2010_010910-8Puppies0013.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525866557004634722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9mE3ZLdkpn0O-KM12skdUxlQ6D8V3wEfNSV1FrFqmzNYusycAd_ftq1XQQd9pGsyWlAsPL19SEGsf1H1u_dIo7Rbdojm-FEY_iviWWvDFT5ooGmIq24JU4k-MgmltXWiv6QJv8EHilE/s320/2010_010910-8Puppies0013.JPG" /></a><br /><br />No words needed.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-WKjMe0deCCWXzcswfQCi-1dfd5JPheMcKu5uLGPXWT4Cc5L7p5_fWICNCgLIlPlcH6XUPM5s3VagcGexmM34bMe4nELYnZ_V_3W_sMMU89X5jC_lF4hASc3rc8yFvTkd7Jy5hl3Y40/s1600/2010_010910-8Puppies0014.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525866554054069522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-WKjMe0deCCWXzcswfQCi-1dfd5JPheMcKu5uLGPXWT4Cc5L7p5_fWICNCgLIlPlcH6XUPM5s3VagcGexmM34bMe4nELYnZ_V_3W_sMMU89X5jC_lF4hASc3rc8yFvTkd7Jy5hl3Y40/s320/2010_010910-8Puppies0014.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSFSHmurs-G-nvd-NVp4qx4ggu2OFfedqDH4xlw4glk9aQZ70HaR3nEumTnwebhoAfv9EM2IU5xsFZ71re3C_eY5_3meA0Uk5kOZuuiWKV_dyrdFx_2_hEIJdwdpqnHtsoE7-Y_EFUMw0/s1600/2010_010910-8Puppies0015.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525866550632760754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSFSHmurs-G-nvd-NVp4qx4ggu2OFfedqDH4xlw4glk9aQZ70HaR3nEumTnwebhoAfv9EM2IU5xsFZ71re3C_eY5_3meA0Uk5kOZuuiWKV_dyrdFx_2_hEIJdwdpqnHtsoE7-Y_EFUMw0/s320/2010_010910-8Puppies0015.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHMKDevokZypJU3xB3OSUC8E_ELm3JgzRGJGTAXnEpQiXMuOSyGWVW9dFe9ThVTGxvmK-Ee9qoAn825wrLfUVOxEFVg6oEcLkSXr9y6zuiutDy69ln8DBLBCjSa51em-mzIli2DfM3GQ/s1600/2010_010910-8Puppies0016.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525866545637037218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHMKDevokZypJU3xB3OSUC8E_ELm3JgzRGJGTAXnEpQiXMuOSyGWVW9dFe9ThVTGxvmK-Ee9qoAn825wrLfUVOxEFVg6oEcLkSXr9y6zuiutDy69ln8DBLBCjSa51em-mzIli2DfM3GQ/s320/2010_010910-8Puppies0016.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikvI1c5fg_Kqc8o3RybwplCSVU960047SJppplHnqktonBqIPJ7jmVfLOUMNpAcnucTyUmvW5_hjBiKiu7Uj7m6GKMY6gIGBC2caK49kH_H0uqtSvgH05q_SlcjetttdR_Ei22YkikLpY/s1600/2010_010910-8Puppies0018.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525865639247265954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikvI1c5fg_Kqc8o3RybwplCSVU960047SJppplHnqktonBqIPJ7jmVfLOUMNpAcnucTyUmvW5_hjBiKiu7Uj7m6GKMY6gIGBC2caK49kH_H0uqtSvgH05q_SlcjetttdR_Ei22YkikLpY/s320/2010_010910-8Puppies0018.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Nbb_9dVLmPLd181q1MP2iDkcYMocOUI9Tr1L5dnGEK1FbtmMKR8AzJdLlLnfdz9cDKAtoLaquxbAjAZW4668HCXiOsyQbqKBrdS8iqJp6A5lnNYTSAb9cnVeUtfKJa1XdqtVpe7A0Ls/s1600/2010_010910-8Puppies0020.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525865633040354162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Nbb_9dVLmPLd181q1MP2iDkcYMocOUI9Tr1L5dnGEK1FbtmMKR8AzJdLlLnfdz9cDKAtoLaquxbAjAZW4668HCXiOsyQbqKBrdS8iqJp6A5lnNYTSAb9cnVeUtfKJa1XdqtVpe7A0Ls/s320/2010_010910-8Puppies0020.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7x5Ag8XXNovne9ujjQ5Sg6T0lqxSvoOxqWzN0rUyMIs_Ki_QyW6llbEf9eTyHCaELP4SkmNERJmOFWOlyQuJsXpaWbOjuFbvNmWc429YF2C4xauBGq2EiogRWQeFeqRGj3_H7VgWkQ4g/s1600/2010_010910-8Puppies0021.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525865630529129010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7x5Ag8XXNovne9ujjQ5Sg6T0lqxSvoOxqWzN0rUyMIs_Ki_QyW6llbEf9eTyHCaELP4SkmNERJmOFWOlyQuJsXpaWbOjuFbvNmWc429YF2C4xauBGq2EiogRWQeFeqRGj3_H7VgWkQ4g/s320/2010_010910-8Puppies0021.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsk-CHIu28HP5N26XUX3U8LH-wOFAqOotn00eYhfQDCabyNpuInSxKiw6OZViQlPOYNpf3-0C3pbqFk9Y3cPEck4IE8DSntdvoZrzUT_EzJivUWa2gGF3Ju-noK1Zoz_XZN_mhmwijv4M/s1600/2010_010910-8Puppies0026.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525865624358207106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsk-CHIu28HP5N26XUX3U8LH-wOFAqOotn00eYhfQDCabyNpuInSxKiw6OZViQlPOYNpf3-0C3pbqFk9Y3cPEck4IE8DSntdvoZrzUT_EzJivUWa2gGF3Ju-noK1Zoz_XZN_mhmwijv4M/s320/2010_010910-8Puppies0026.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">Mamma</span> below is thinking....</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgklyQrMVxrYD9iiSDuI1N7OV2U-PdaSljYYFN8WP5_Zmup5MD9uV5VoelZys3yn_1kKEN_vXec4lXB3EuLES40s5cp7J-_MECcevK9NFQazmEr75WK2OjO_jpfLFp9T_wsjIZaJddM9dg/s1600/2010_010910-8Puppies0031.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525865621534853090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgklyQrMVxrYD9iiSDuI1N7OV2U-PdaSljYYFN8WP5_Zmup5MD9uV5VoelZys3yn_1kKEN_vXec4lXB3EuLES40s5cp7J-_MECcevK9NFQazmEr75WK2OjO_jpfLFp9T_wsjIZaJddM9dg/s320/2010_010910-8Puppies0031.JPG" /></a> </div><div></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">GET ME OUTTA HERE!!!</span></strong><br /><br /></div><div align="center">More pictures to come as they grow!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left">Til next time, Beth</div></div></div></div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Kevin and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07027856468582004051noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434480923512759683.post-77804602844438031412010-08-10T18:37:00.010-04:002010-08-10T19:57:59.082-04:00Ducks on the Pond<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNjVGUY7y-UtnLzvihMT0ry9etJggej4g7A4YaZuR3zySeIJjfEElLQtMdH9oFebSMCzAvl0vM-EyRKtY8z2bFuNB7QV6TphCMtuSSy9a-GYGyc2NSz7Y-qs-U3Lckdq9W0zJH2-iScg/s1600/phone+pics+8-10-10+017.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503921063495184162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNjVGUY7y-UtnLzvihMT0ry9etJggej4g7A4YaZuR3zySeIJjfEElLQtMdH9oFebSMCzAvl0vM-EyRKtY8z2bFuNB7QV6TphCMtuSSy9a-GYGyc2NSz7Y-qs-U3Lckdq9W0zJH2-iScg/s320/phone+pics+8-10-10+017.jpg" /></a> Maybe two months ago I went and found some ducks for our pond. I got a pair of Harlequins, hopefully male and female and a pair of Runner ducks. They have been stuck in this pen near the house for a while until they were ready for the water.</div><br /><div align="center"><br />And we finally found a use for the trampoline that I have been wanting out of my yard for two years.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIeiGX_NQm6EvTp6h-uNhZKsgMEd5mmZuogIqEc5JdQoaKA0AuLVM4W1bm0zSGvJvkTpUOTG1WWxn12CHndTjYtMpLQ1lCkhJxJRXVcgiTtPy8UN-UIhL_QfG-XmpQU6i3C9ghtMZIBCE/s1600/phone+pics+8-10-10+060.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503921058974343170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIeiGX_NQm6EvTp6h-uNhZKsgMEd5mmZuogIqEc5JdQoaKA0AuLVM4W1bm0zSGvJvkTpUOTG1WWxn12CHndTjYtMpLQ1lCkhJxJRXVcgiTtPy8UN-UIhL_QfG-XmpQU6i3C9ghtMZIBCE/s320/phone+pics+8-10-10+060.jpg" /></a>We wrapped it in chicken wire and used step in posts to create a space for them to feel safe. It's working really well as long as we get no raccoons ambling by. Plus, they need to be used to being away from the chicken house. The set up is not so pretty but it works very well.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLGspN5LGPds3ywDN1EtAHMFggiw0Zy6GOeQysD-hFP5EOgbxCnIJAXX0G5mmkzEvSivtSIF7OLj5E259FS9xSZEAfdQHelQMvDlSGxvRuQ6WDJDgFpwtl0N05XfDiRJl9DtnL1BkfWcU/s1600/phone+pics+8-10-10+061.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503921053194359330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLGspN5LGPds3ywDN1EtAHMFggiw0Zy6GOeQysD-hFP5EOgbxCnIJAXX0G5mmkzEvSivtSIF7OLj5E259FS9xSZEAfdQHelQMvDlSGxvRuQ6WDJDgFpwtl0N05XfDiRJl9DtnL1BkfWcU/s320/phone+pics+8-10-10+061.jpg" /></a><br />Kevin extended the fence a little into the water so they can swim a little and get away from any land creature that might try to get them.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6zqCs0E-evXiBgAJaGUXgzSFlc22aTP7hHxl0UGCR2HBn2Pxvm8bmPfJ0wjDAZDHDi7WZFZp6we5YNvtyDi3MUYwpEMKQ_ZyRiUePZBgsBxkNExfTsHMCIstLwWTbXKwWBOaPUIVFjQ/s1600/phone+pics+8-10-10+062.1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503921034300581042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6zqCs0E-evXiBgAJaGUXgzSFlc22aTP7hHxl0UGCR2HBn2Pxvm8bmPfJ0wjDAZDHDi7WZFZp6we5YNvtyDi3MUYwpEMKQ_ZyRiUePZBgsBxkNExfTsHMCIstLwWTbXKwWBOaPUIVFjQ/s320/phone+pics+8-10-10+062.1.jpg" /></a>I think they're happy.<br /><div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUOKFOh1kLEqiXBUdW6bx6iddIh1nQEuDSktJaFo5TbyYxstowLy6vk2uJXfXI67QwWkr8BcrEDdNW1c8iZjRYKaMNfVk3hS8qI6yDJIrvXeXyJewOnaP5rFLvEdf5DM37gfvvrCWoqF4/s1600/phone+pics+8-10-10+066.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503919726014869906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUOKFOh1kLEqiXBUdW6bx6iddIh1nQEuDSktJaFo5TbyYxstowLy6vk2uJXfXI67QwWkr8BcrEDdNW1c8iZjRYKaMNfVk3hS8qI6yDJIrvXeXyJewOnaP5rFLvEdf5DM37gfvvrCWoqF4/s320/phone+pics+8-10-10+066.jpg" /></a> Our little side flower garden is really beautiful now.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZUs0hDL5AwzalDIhbJLvw7zXcMSi7t00-khDmKBlwDRnoMcpAQJnGLRQIxhl8EXbFlD1xdflqXXbCzQOQcBv9tkifu0DtRoVLwlbU1N59uJYbPYXL4xagWTXDw0umxsolRrgnPJN-_M/s1600/phone+pics+8-10-10+067.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503919715495322306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZUs0hDL5AwzalDIhbJLvw7zXcMSi7t00-khDmKBlwDRnoMcpAQJnGLRQIxhl8EXbFlD1xdflqXXbCzQOQcBv9tkifu0DtRoVLwlbU1N59uJYbPYXL4xagWTXDw0umxsolRrgnPJN-_M/s320/phone+pics+8-10-10+067.jpg" /></a><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Every thing's</span> blooming and it's really easy to keep weeded.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTfZdm-mUDtouUZ825s8_qht7GUCnWQkTvZU83wZystigeAsHHRfvZobKy7cgGys68JskHLBpTR0xb8MNVbkJ2VWvLkrMtno9f-ZLKP7NliOjoHgMOZOeqQn2cFQy-N_iTpJ_9cznXEVs/s1600/phone+pics+8-10-10+068.1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 192px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503917319816107602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTfZdm-mUDtouUZ825s8_qht7GUCnWQkTvZU83wZystigeAsHHRfvZobKy7cgGys68JskHLBpTR0xb8MNVbkJ2VWvLkrMtno9f-ZLKP7NliOjoHgMOZOeqQn2cFQy-N_iTpJ_9cznXEVs/s320/phone+pics+8-10-10+068.1.jpg" /></a><br />If you can see there is a pretty butterfly on the Verbena.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYF-9Anf5WAXWoSxG8BaxXcLd8G97UTLU5nyNc49R3FcepsZSEp-da6U1yJjn268zQb0OUwgax0qN248X-UQS1T7ELeXSD_-Fn_LW0mNNc3rHXoI0Pqh72j-HF2mOpeNqjwpGwB2Jipzo/s1600/phone+pics+8-10-10+075.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503917316211145474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYF-9Anf5WAXWoSxG8BaxXcLd8G97UTLU5nyNc49R3FcepsZSEp-da6U1yJjn268zQb0OUwgax0qN248X-UQS1T7ELeXSD_-Fn_LW0mNNc3rHXoI0Pqh72j-HF2mOpeNqjwpGwB2Jipzo/s320/phone+pics+8-10-10+075.jpg" /></a><br />There little guys are missing their sister. I went out to see the chicks last week and there sis was hanging from her ankle from their roost. She had gotten it inside of a hook. I felt so bad, so, so bad! It was my fault that I didn't take the hooks off but how do you know what can happen. The hooks were way below the roost pole.</div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPAfBUOzSFTyQ0xSr1nwqn5lkU_Q4Hv2AXmqB0_99PZQjc9aGB3TgM5EsgqvxIEKg69pjddoe64_e4s1s4huKVbxhInWIaTJiN5WTm6xE-AfnNpjLwLHR9N5EKWnOJCjrYNClX-2F2DzU/s1600/phone+pics+8-10-10+070.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503917311539748834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPAfBUOzSFTyQ0xSr1nwqn5lkU_Q4Hv2AXmqB0_99PZQjc9aGB3TgM5EsgqvxIEKg69pjddoe64_e4s1s4huKVbxhInWIaTJiN5WTm6xE-AfnNpjLwLHR9N5EKWnOJCjrYNClX-2F2DzU/s320/phone+pics+8-10-10+070.jpg" /></a>Here she is in her hospital pen. She spent a week in the house with a large immobilizing splint on it. We changed it to a smaller bandage and put her outside in a small pen. She is much happier. Her would sister spend all day calling for her and she, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">in turn</span> calling back when she was in the house so at least they can see each other. They hang around <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">outside</span> her door off and on all day.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEArY6VVykeEJxa3Bj3VWZVb4v0145qJhMds7t1OTboD46XFnHYBS_5GJ5dzj2Jh3CqvJB9V22D-Zp__ggXaE4kjkJyw5benugc6Jab9K8YG_dqb1FHJvfMWJ7YCH9Y8T7Hi4OTt4SD8w/s1600/phone+pics+8-10-10+071.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503917306919486098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEArY6VVykeEJxa3Bj3VWZVb4v0145qJhMds7t1OTboD46XFnHYBS_5GJ5dzj2Jh3CqvJB9V22D-Zp__ggXaE4kjkJyw5benugc6Jab9K8YG_dqb1FHJvfMWJ7YCH9Y8T7Hi4OTt4SD8w/s320/phone+pics+8-10-10+071.jpg" /></a>It's swollen but she is putting weight on it so I hope it heals. It was absolutely broken completely, both bones and would move back and forth in a terrible way. I put some of those long wood match sticks (broken to a proper length) that you use for to light a fireplace on three sides of the break and taped it nice and firmly. I'm really hoping it works. Does anyone out there know how long it will take to heal and how long I should keep the bandage on?<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJt1cmJmJF6j9hHCOO5sYU5eA6piTcB7Kmfh6ur8sXvcgKqjq98RAQukWQBr5A5jcccDKNKIsc9Lr9FeO5sRKPAtRR1qf6nH6VQMDZEUu_jTuzPR4QvUBqIzNJntJiBmG5hvqmVcLLeY/s1600/phone+pics+8-10-10+078.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503914920554358786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJt1cmJmJF6j9hHCOO5sYU5eA6piTcB7Kmfh6ur8sXvcgKqjq98RAQukWQBr5A5jcccDKNKIsc9Lr9FeO5sRKPAtRR1qf6nH6VQMDZEUu_jTuzPR4QvUBqIzNJntJiBmG5hvqmVcLLeY/s320/phone+pics+8-10-10+078.jpg" /></a> Back to some plant stuff. We bought some Hardy Kiwi a while ago and have been waiting for a good spot to plant it. We finally got our fence in and we plan to have it grow up and along some wire we will put on top of the fence. Kevin plans to drill holes and run some high tensile wire along through the top to make a strong place for it to grow. It is very heavy stuff and it grows really fast. I guess it takes five years or so for it to fruit. All we have is time so we will wait.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTWic5o2iVBLzANsrq0MgkXWIFw0QTxRcauGFAjK1ySNwlwhnHXettqlPHwVYR2qm8QYnedjajT320_oW1TaQ62gm-9MOEuigbJY29pvGHSWt3YF1RzeVUQM7lYLsS9UU2nL37F0zU1k/s1600/phone+pics+8-10-10+079.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503914916213880194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTWic5o2iVBLzANsrq0MgkXWIFw0QTxRcauGFAjK1ySNwlwhnHXettqlPHwVYR2qm8QYnedjajT320_oW1TaQ62gm-9MOEuigbJY29pvGHSWt3YF1RzeVUQM7lYLsS9UU2nL37F0zU1k/s320/phone+pics+8-10-10+079.jpg" /></a><br /><br />You have to get male and female and this is the tag for the male.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7KYU3_ZI0sT-TfjpBkBvQX-OE0cmuznHKlG8Tz9gF-vJI7UGGutPMGwjFo0CPMq0yZp2Fvj-YcHs3ONq5wyxXV9Z80R3dLF32vWWuUx08qcb_xJO23JksK4E-WY3J2T_f6_jGck5HxU/s1600/phone+pics+8-10-10+080.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503914911735750290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7KYU3_ZI0sT-TfjpBkBvQX-OE0cmuznHKlG8Tz9gF-vJI7UGGutPMGwjFo0CPMq0yZp2Fvj-YcHs3ONq5wyxXV9Z80R3dLF32vWWuUx08qcb_xJO23JksK4E-WY3J2T_f6_jGck5HxU/s320/phone+pics+8-10-10+080.jpg" /></a> You have to plant it about 15 feet apart so we planted then at every other post.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzE9zArxjeHCqEjBMySGRSEC4ZkGf9aEZowlDflDGmLtYDhUPbvPCzPXjw89RvNN0V0OQMvP49DkQXYr_Z3pfsZcnu1WayLqsHN-HQ-D57IphdjE3VQ1mDn-7Ggznbppdi6ynYykWm4Q/s1600/phone+pics+8-10-10+037.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503919734760519186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzE9zArxjeHCqEjBMySGRSEC4ZkGf9aEZowlDflDGmLtYDhUPbvPCzPXjw89RvNN0V0OQMvP49DkQXYr_Z3pfsZcnu1WayLqsHN-HQ-D57IphdjE3VQ1mDn-7Ggznbppdi6ynYykWm4Q/s320/phone+pics+8-10-10+037.jpg" /></a> Here's the fence almost done. He's left the poles long at the top to enable the wire to run through with room for the plants to spread around.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0yLB2Ui-Ix463xnkQAiqRZClGDTFBInOkCmsSWcL59p9vFi-fI7xzVIYjkJB0W9dp7Eetsol_9U4_i8O-MAq-EkPZ2dtCZrjgLYxN76C0FGMIY6RZWzNUbftuStWnwL2mOTPvH69Rww/s1600/phone+pics+8-10-10+083.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503914905815553106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0yLB2Ui-Ix463xnkQAiqRZClGDTFBInOkCmsSWcL59p9vFi-fI7xzVIYjkJB0W9dp7Eetsol_9U4_i8O-MAq-EkPZ2dtCZrjgLYxN76C0FGMIY6RZWzNUbftuStWnwL2mOTPvH69Rww/s320/phone+pics+8-10-10+083.jpg" /></a><br />Strawberries running all around. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Unfortunately</span> the chickens have discovered them so some sort of short fence is required.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc84OFJXsjWm74voySw1TGh-MQaEd3_E0y7hUDvGWBtXg-njWpeBFX8PlQXZc2BsPVsIlqhdl8rVqNZyGtbtZ_9W9tlkdzIIBsmGKW8B83xugA2p8nN_hvVwgZuyVebZ-Eggj_2rGrYEA/s1600/phone+pics+8-10-10+084.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503914900433977042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc84OFJXsjWm74voySw1TGh-MQaEd3_E0y7hUDvGWBtXg-njWpeBFX8PlQXZc2BsPVsIlqhdl8rVqNZyGtbtZ_9W9tlkdzIIBsmGKW8B83xugA2p8nN_hvVwgZuyVebZ-Eggj_2rGrYEA/s320/phone+pics+8-10-10+084.jpg" /></a><br />Pretty petunias. The color was much better in person and would be here if I had a normal camera and not my phone for pictures.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Another beautiful day at my sister's house below...</span></strong></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMK99avY9FJ9jd9eSL_jGtiWt7cHB4ada-VlYtosw8wZYrl4W-rc1mecspJDDhfl_LJdTmY58rlh_AmCR5TAUlqjg0xaQnGWexLL2rqbYn1Mia9aFkNE5r3UsEgUCdLL2N7D2-GhBzivc/s1600/phone+pics+8-10-10+043.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503931829948922370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMK99avY9FJ9jd9eSL_jGtiWt7cHB4ada-VlYtosw8wZYrl4W-rc1mecspJDDhfl_LJdTmY58rlh_AmCR5TAUlqjg0xaQnGWexLL2rqbYn1Mia9aFkNE5r3UsEgUCdLL2N7D2-GhBzivc/s320/phone+pics+8-10-10+043.jpg" /></a>Hanging at the Tiki Bar... </div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWTxDgGDUrTOu4r93gfTJDKq-qvL_8sATVBsnE7sK3uEEeVAeaMBecfJAHoJbjUS_bSDcWsbn3t8SIUfQ8N2H88g8Id6U_o2ijCAC83hVeQ9a9d-jRZO9Vd0fUclSn7Voo1ae-1hQ7p4/s1600/phone+pics+8-10-10+044.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503931825524026082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWTxDgGDUrTOu4r93gfTJDKq-qvL_8sATVBsnE7sK3uEEeVAeaMBecfJAHoJbjUS_bSDcWsbn3t8SIUfQ8N2H88g8Id6U_o2ijCAC83hVeQ9a9d-jRZO9Vd0fUclSn7Voo1ae-1hQ7p4/s320/phone+pics+8-10-10+044.jpg" /></a>The boys fishing. Kevin and Tom (BIL) had the boat, trying out Kevin's new fish finder out (btw, the lake is 38 feet deep at the deepest point! Never knew for sure.) so the boys were stuck with the paddle boat, their tackle boxes barely fit in the back.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8jLW1LMjIGhfRcPH0CCkQUuRzBksExpA7faCRfeE0L3WIb-3JNxWVIfwCfqesVtTP_Jzub1c9SC_wB6053K46IroPTN8md_NTQU8d8hbKuE4IRZZOFKo0CR9ZrJmp2MWuNOLDsn_IvNQ/s1600/phone+pics+8-10-10+040.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503931817597083250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8jLW1LMjIGhfRcPH0CCkQUuRzBksExpA7faCRfeE0L3WIb-3JNxWVIfwCfqesVtTP_Jzub1c9SC_wB6053K46IroPTN8md_NTQU8d8hbKuE4IRZZOFKo0CR9ZrJmp2MWuNOLDsn_IvNQ/s320/phone+pics+8-10-10+040.jpg" /></a> I think they really had fun, no matter the size of the boat.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLk2Ca-pKk4ig8Q5koi0voq8nJiF485nnnhdardg_0qA0ylfOoMnvfw9Ut8luU47abhPAdXqDQx0hcH_cuhic8dcaqojXg_7k3EnfT9UOKhrCJNz9a0Fi0xSE0AEOKLrkHK8CP1v8Zz0Y/s1600/phone+pics+8-10-10+047.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503931810144389266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLk2Ca-pKk4ig8Q5koi0voq8nJiF485nnnhdardg_0qA0ylfOoMnvfw9Ut8luU47abhPAdXqDQx0hcH_cuhic8dcaqojXg_7k3EnfT9UOKhrCJNz9a0Fi0xSE0AEOKLrkHK8CP1v8Zz0Y/s320/phone+pics+8-10-10+047.jpg" /></a><br />Have to end with this awesome picture.<br /><div align="left"><br />Til next time,<br /></div><div align="left">Beth </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Kevin and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07027856468582004051noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434480923512759683.post-59828015043983971532010-07-25T09:58:00.018-04:002010-07-25T14:16:42.504-04:00Has Anyone Seen My Camera?<div align="center">My blogging life is ruined. I've misplaced my camera. I won't say lost as that makes me irresponsible. The only means of taking pictures that I have is my phone, I guess it's my punishment.</div><br /><br /><div align="center">The worst part is, is that I know it's around here somewhere. Along with Kevin's <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">fishfinder</span>, our flash drive, the son's flash drive, and a lot more things that I can't find. </div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><p align="center">Here's a few pictures that I've managed to take with my phone. The pictures are kinda random but since I've not blogged in a month and a half I'm all over the place.</p><br /><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><br /><p align="center">I thought the pictures would be really small and not as good as my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">camera</span> but as I'm looking at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">them</span> they are really not so bad. The hardest part about taking pictures with the phone is not having a view finder and having to look at the display screen while taking the pictures... kinda hard in daylight.<br /><br /></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497856612262442802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPZThcPznATyHke-qzt6JL-uSgC_c_gxfUJAKG8z18dOhudfuOZ1U2bSqexo-tvOGElMfPpi4YBhmJpQR_KMPNFimmkVdsVFpT3GL7Q_cVi8ABit-6KwXjZSF_0pviB12mh8ocH5McKn4/s320/Phone+Pictures+7-18+004.jpg" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Salsa <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">fixins</span>, finally found a recipe that we love!</div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497856599982147730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUI0wNM260Vo0p_cs-YuESPqnsbY66XS6QVP7aL5N1cFWy8GKwU54e2XmiRKEikD1hoz_TcuFgufHkazNnkwCES7Y9md431-vqEnIwWRzYlgIxJ0csP6c_65ao-B5C-79DIdcz_p-A8s/s320/Phone+Pictures+7-18+015.jpg" /><br />The son and his best girl.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaOPA4STb9QUSROtGMzOc6lFbnxpGTnu1Edd9-b-0iia18WQZmbtLRWtygZn7v3J9Q7EDH05l1MPLB_Aa7xLdb6uQf6X-13h6E3VKOXsLkQweoc9Kss8LnO5GEZ0xSLc0lR_yQO9X-Jw/s1600/Phone+Pictures+7-18+025.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497856594981947730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaOPA4STb9QUSROtGMzOc6lFbnxpGTnu1Edd9-b-0iia18WQZmbtLRWtygZn7v3J9Q7EDH05l1MPLB_Aa7xLdb6uQf6X-13h6E3VKOXsLkQweoc9Kss8LnO5GEZ0xSLc0lR_yQO9X-Jw/s320/Phone+Pictures+7-18+025.jpg" /></a>Kevin with his jumbo catfish. I think they are three years old. He's hoping they spawn or have spawned. He doesn't want to harvest any large ones until they do so for <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">now</span> it's catch and release.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKhVfW7MrTj6bflNepF6p7xyKYzVtI9aiu2amU72Tp0YSGNEjUoihVVjuHY4DNNj2xs_6U60S_OKOKIbhyphenhyphenNm6w-GeEqWe8QXecRyBxxbN4m6WUfoEpVLe0mciglh32RqtXNXQUxPjQMQ/s1600/Phone+Pictures+7-18+016.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497856589505963138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKhVfW7MrTj6bflNepF6p7xyKYzVtI9aiu2amU72Tp0YSGNEjUoihVVjuHY4DNNj2xs_6U60S_OKOKIbhyphenhyphenNm6w-GeEqWe8QXecRyBxxbN4m6WUfoEpVLe0mciglh32RqtXNXQUxPjQMQ/s320/Phone+Pictures+7-18+016.jpg" /></a>He made this fish catcher but so far all we've caught is a couple of minnows, he thinks he needs to modify it some, not sure if they are getting out or not getting in in the first place.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87fJuuttWBE8s92rOqjS6Ooku6eb5QvRau1mYNO3fG0U6OeSHmgmakMagKuMNaciuOI_4SIG3Zm-I3Zt-xzpdNWhfDAJ2LBcO_YZBcYa2N0PkUwc7S3wSBrBse4RNfE9TfDc0zmJu9BM/s1600/Phone+Pictures+7-18+027.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497855935177397650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87fJuuttWBE8s92rOqjS6Ooku6eb5QvRau1mYNO3fG0U6OeSHmgmakMagKuMNaciuOI_4SIG3Zm-I3Zt-xzpdNWhfDAJ2LBcO_YZBcYa2N0PkUwc7S3wSBrBse4RNfE9TfDc0zmJu9BM/s320/Phone+Pictures+7-18+027.jpg" /></a><br />Here's our <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">sweety</span> Buster. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Unfortunately</span> he's picked up the dreaded Feline Leukemia and we almost lost him. After force feeding him and some potent antibiotics he pulled through. Although now he's <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">susceptible</span> to everything. We have to watch him closely.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkqRL-qhGdde-LDwIZcuqKVsu2K3poeWvF5f_Zgq1RfWAZa6jcQZRydg6d-npE1rPZXziK-3r5byKLEMf-oznxuZHNC20pJW4CuVVe7A4CoaPcVQ2QDH4-NR8NqQZB9ChyNLtJ-oXVl0/s1600/Phone+Pictures+7-18+026.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497861072954294226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkqRL-qhGdde-LDwIZcuqKVsu2K3poeWvF5f_Zgq1RfWAZa6jcQZRydg6d-npE1rPZXziK-3r5byKLEMf-oznxuZHNC20pJW4CuVVe7A4CoaPcVQ2QDH4-NR8NqQZB9ChyNLtJ-oXVl0/s320/Phone+Pictures+7-18+026.jpg" /></a> And if he wants to sleep in the bathroom sink he can. Actually he can sleep anywhere he wants to.<br /><br /><br /><br />(See, really bad picture, lots of the phone pictures are really blurry)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-9hd0nyWVpoHChmDfit0r5qIt7U04Cq_A5sjnNRULTa0EbxcuBYWccRikxCkdyp6Cbe_vg3k4PnWO6gUby9_vQZt9hEVISpwWeYaTm-u0QLuc6HHXrCII4lDLHzxJEsQE5R1coLpEWs/s1600/Phone+Pictures+7-18+019.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497855919019350338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-9hd0nyWVpoHChmDfit0r5qIt7U04Cq_A5sjnNRULTa0EbxcuBYWccRikxCkdyp6Cbe_vg3k4PnWO6gUby9_vQZt9hEVISpwWeYaTm-u0QLuc6HHXrCII4lDLHzxJEsQE5R1coLpEWs/s320/Phone+Pictures+7-18+019.jpg" /></a><br />Last spring I brought some sunflower seeds to work for the cardinal that sits in the trees and sings every morning as i walk into work. It's such a wonderful sound after the cols winter that i wanted to give him some nourishment to thank him.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixybOMazXCRQw2crIEpJahZ6o4M6yfwJq9gU4f8UkW7JSG6n-5U3ounQXECSy4GM2KoTTYrJlbbEkzOBIjUb0tLC1fZqUAbtTUWApm6oz8CkKzu5uno60plUqDrfTVOLFhvc-3DuOV52g/s1600/Phone+Pictures+7-18+018.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497855910973669314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixybOMazXCRQw2crIEpJahZ6o4M6yfwJq9gU4f8UkW7JSG6n-5U3ounQXECSy4GM2KoTTYrJlbbEkzOBIjUb0tLC1fZqUAbtTUWApm6oz8CkKzu5uno60plUqDrfTVOLFhvc-3DuOV52g/s320/Phone+Pictures+7-18+018.jpg" /></a> One of the seeds started to grow and i really enjoyed watching it all spring. I was so hoping that <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">no one</span> cut it down so I talked to the landscapers that mow and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">trim</span> the grass and they said that they would leave it.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWw0jF7o-SL3lT9NNDHEhavaghokDsoCnHmTtq3V5-GYlOcTd-b3nD7959-MJ8Y9BxFPrtWwvIDw-e69e6i2_L4LnVKZ1VIPqIAlih5xDUoSwPy7VXHMN-AGE0U6taGJhvZ9WhLqUsKc/s1600/Phone+Pictures+7-18+020.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497855908117599362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWw0jF7o-SL3lT9NNDHEhavaghokDsoCnHmTtq3V5-GYlOcTd-b3nD7959-MJ8Y9BxFPrtWwvIDw-e69e6i2_L4LnVKZ1VIPqIAlih5xDUoSwPy7VXHMN-AGE0U6taGJhvZ9WhLqUsKc/s320/Phone+Pictures+7-18+020.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Here's the little sign that i put on it to try to keep it safe. When i first put it on the plant was so little that it would hardly stand up with the weight of the clothespin.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxq7w28Oh-7P-zntwF03ZwcvSaqtjuOLBusoYFabixv34bu4CChHXEZlX3Lu9HI0xNp0FJhR0WTDDwt3_jS7MFxlOIL7z5TRqMbPEPgFceGDnWGdJwpaIlnPDKPGC81pISRvgctbKmPBs/s1600/Phone+Pictures+7-18+028.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497855035936758578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxq7w28Oh-7P-zntwF03ZwcvSaqtjuOLBusoYFabixv34bu4CChHXEZlX3Lu9HI0xNp0FJhR0WTDDwt3_jS7MFxlOIL7z5TRqMbPEPgFceGDnWGdJwpaIlnPDKPGC81pISRvgctbKmPBs/s320/Phone+Pictures+7-18+028.jpg" /></a><br />On my way to work one morning I had the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">privilege</span> to see this! It was really odd, no rain anywhere. It didn't help me feel any better about going to work but I did stop on the the road to take this so I guess picture phones are awesome anyway.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNQnly6VkzNVaujRW4i_I58HjxYQucb4NjsqYvaYt294c9OlRM74ZDCO6pCQNSItnMg0OUscg_uTM4kHRZuIVz8y-gvrDss8ylHFcsizCpTrgBP2jEw_KqBTLXRTd4kHFUcURiqf5NRI/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497855026060627426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNQnly6VkzNVaujRW4i_I58HjxYQucb4NjsqYvaYt294c9OlRM74ZDCO6pCQNSItnMg0OUscg_uTM4kHRZuIVz8y-gvrDss8ylHFcsizCpTrgBP2jEw_KqBTLXRTd4kHFUcURiqf5NRI/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+010.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Our first little harvest of broccoli, not much but some.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqm15A9MT-bAfAlWLsyF4BUEtjUAKy8PwqFs_Br4XhGNGqXkP5kLJW-mvRHHkQPm42dwavLz8dEveiRX7wp0BFJVAlprMELZ3QRvoKBESURJOcecFVbFRyO6QFtRcdonx4D_LjVCTV9Q/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+011.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497855016725202658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqm15A9MT-bAfAlWLsyF4BUEtjUAKy8PwqFs_Br4XhGNGqXkP5kLJW-mvRHHkQPm42dwavLz8dEveiRX7wp0BFJVAlprMELZ3QRvoKBESURJOcecFVbFRyO6QFtRcdonx4D_LjVCTV9Q/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+011.jpg" /></a> It made three bags.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The rest of the pictures are from my new phone that I recently got. The colors seem a little washed out and faded but maybe after i learn to use the adjustment features they may be better.<br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYeffDunxFgizu-qkz8M9-7WGKMVW5TyRp0C2oDjNEZmpAn-11MD_Z9KMxqTlth620VYFZ9XLxOLqSNl5_iHcyrxweaDWuB-oT6uky8l0yNKgtboEw1ljFZWL52RSPj4xHHs6maXhoEd8/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+025.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497855013740372194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYeffDunxFgizu-qkz8M9-7WGKMVW5TyRp0C2oDjNEZmpAn-11MD_Z9KMxqTlth620VYFZ9XLxOLqSNl5_iHcyrxweaDWuB-oT6uky8l0yNKgtboEw1ljFZWL52RSPj4xHHs6maXhoEd8/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+025.jpg" /></a><br />We used to have an unsightly spot along our driveway that we turned into a flower garden. We've planted mostly <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">perennials</span> but included some <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">annuals</span> for instant color. This is one that is really instant. This sweet potato vi<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">ne</span> is going crazy. I'm actually going out after i finish this post and give it a drastic haircut!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRU_jlv3Khb5tH7d23T2QGRsWugmvrD4fmm3SAkTeRlpKdhjM-jlFrcKqux58h9URIOldg7KTHjX2LP-5swDzdE2yK_YFa8lzVYcPshgZb0CDdE7w6Yop1hXFBcCN_AUoGgq007EMyl8s/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+026.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497855010530568466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRU_jlv3Khb5tH7d23T2QGRsWugmvrD4fmm3SAkTeRlpKdhjM-jlFrcKqux58h9URIOldg7KTHjX2LP-5swDzdE2yK_YFa8lzVYcPshgZb0CDdE7w6Yop1hXFBcCN_AUoGgq007EMyl8s/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+026.jpg" /></a>We've got all kinds of nice things growing now.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHJYhWbQ5cnQe5Jh9OT7YpJHGidpeEaKoBMqoZBX5HvG6oOTpyzCz9OeMGuh7bZY9fBEMvD7qajMh378t2lXJ6I9e_xncKH2Gj-LOwz7Hd0VqS_s6Le16ocKKq_ZFbvSq0hHWEI7GQXA/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+027.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497852535948899810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHJYhWbQ5cnQe5Jh9OT7YpJHGidpeEaKoBMqoZBX5HvG6oOTpyzCz9OeMGuh7bZY9fBEMvD7qajMh378t2lXJ6I9e_xncKH2Gj-LOwz7Hd0VqS_s6Le16ocKKq_ZFbvSq0hHWEI7GQXA/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+027.jpg" /></a><br />Annual verbena is available in the nicest colors. I planted it all around to help fill in until the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">perennials</span> become established.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9BDtZfMLPKSghaO2weCW5Ht3bZI54SOR8iBVIb6h1sz-8FWz_JRdrGKKAETQCynfTl0mQ7rYVZqkIkGZirKard37RueF17oQ6OjTkImu36GEbDL_raFtXKoDJ2ly0jEv1fU_kWaV91eQ/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+028.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497852526989866738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9BDtZfMLPKSghaO2weCW5Ht3bZI54SOR8iBVIb6h1sz-8FWz_JRdrGKKAETQCynfTl0mQ7rYVZqkIkGZirKard37RueF17oQ6OjTkImu36GEbDL_raFtXKoDJ2ly0jEv1fU_kWaV91eQ/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+028.jpg" /></a><br /><br />This little <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Corsican</span> mint is incredibly charming. As it gets larger we will split it and move it around the rocks.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6caYh1rFDaELq9s8FjTKQkQnwXcwmQ2qt7wkO2M0K1xeg-6AiS9Imv9YtYv0wpsIORcytO8xEdYk49ksaBeenQDZPGxN7OjiyN7-HmntZDQ3Fe-lzgqLL1T1_L1uIxxUmoEpOQAn3c8/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+029.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497852520809837426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6caYh1rFDaELq9s8FjTKQkQnwXcwmQ2qt7wkO2M0K1xeg-6AiS9Imv9YtYv0wpsIORcytO8xEdYk49ksaBeenQDZPGxN7OjiyN7-HmntZDQ3Fe-lzgqLL1T1_L1uIxxUmoEpOQAn3c8/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+029.jpg" /></a>A pale purple verbena.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6ooiLSYPLwzXM4cN6N_mvm6x8Y5c4LzTYZBI4GAjJxPzbOb6-EGcMMaw1Dyh48s4HLmeCG0KoE5Berk_kcAJBv2hVIN0fPEWgEWCev9jiA2R4ND-Ei1LgtHBh6Ob1bIvhTHZcEvYtdU/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+031.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497852513469910946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6ooiLSYPLwzXM4cN6N_mvm6x8Y5c4LzTYZBI4GAjJxPzbOb6-EGcMMaw1Dyh48s4HLmeCG0KoE5Berk_kcAJBv2hVIN0fPEWgEWCev9jiA2R4ND-Ei1LgtHBh6Ob1bIvhTHZcEvYtdU/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+031.jpg" /></a> The bigger picture of the invading sweet potato.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidC6PYJ4isrkVVqEaC1O_b4FeX6IjStE2zskmzv2yE1J9U8wS4ZwNCbxkiigAkJ94eb0h1T6eYNCORoCvJmNH3voZPcbROpQqoq-s93D8LQTvFEBTtEe4TdciIBRX9ZYDYu7ISI9DLMMw/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+033.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497851664996507826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidC6PYJ4isrkVVqEaC1O_b4FeX6IjStE2zskmzv2yE1J9U8wS4ZwNCbxkiigAkJ94eb0h1T6eYNCORoCvJmNH3voZPcbROpQqoq-s93D8LQTvFEBTtEe4TdciIBRX9ZYDYu7ISI9DLMMw/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+033.jpg" /></a> There's <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-error">some</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_17" class="blsp-spelling-error">alyisim (don't know how to spell it)</span>, creeping jenny, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_18" class="blsp-spelling-error">rudibeckia</span>, and some cheap lights that i got at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_19" class="blsp-spelling-error">Walmart</span> that give off no light hardly at all.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0PJdl3fcQ3eZ9BohnsgKa5wUJoHXfN4aWj9THD2Xm6HLHkv-wnVfIHntHQG-mPsWaT3zmnMvQxzNDNTCQuBKjZVsN_vvgYoh6BmH-t7BJ2NJSEu_ATerPm0wg3GzZwYGNQTjXnffHMM/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+036.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497851661030771538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0PJdl3fcQ3eZ9BohnsgKa5wUJoHXfN4aWj9THD2Xm6HLHkv-wnVfIHntHQG-mPsWaT3zmnMvQxzNDNTCQuBKjZVsN_vvgYoh6BmH-t7BJ2NJSEu_ATerPm0wg3GzZwYGNQTjXnffHMM/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+036.jpg" /></a><br />You can see a grape vine trailing at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_20" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> end. Kevin is going to put up a lattice privacy screen at this end and he will train the grape to cover it. Eventually we can sit here and snack on grapes in the evening. (I guess I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_21" class="blsp-spelling-error">shoulda</span> moved the hose for the picture but i didn't.)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWyQ7y5mQK8ip1xyRfhpb5veaLO6hroiMEYfI7nuFzCd5GRIVBcz3G2nSMENhYWaYM0Sf18yOcKniVCgHDWRkJBoo7x3J3WB5fB9scPF-I2KkZiEQqg_80O8__4WoLX86l52vj4xc3eF8/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+039.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497851653822724658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWyQ7y5mQK8ip1xyRfhpb5veaLO6hroiMEYfI7nuFzCd5GRIVBcz3G2nSMENhYWaYM0Sf18yOcKniVCgHDWRkJBoo7x3J3WB5fB9scPF-I2KkZiEQqg_80O8__4WoLX86l52vj4xc3eF8/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+039.jpg" /></a><br />Puppy went on my morning stroll around this morning. She is my shadow.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlVY6PVMSypN_fuQzvC9NEiQ4FEgrhCNNni4ZDcewkVZonTq4kcqHsX3vkOVl046Oh7K62l-sEg2kL_h5bvonoyZ8_0ZX4PMLj1_iHF1h47CikvYgm31wAvLqt8ygvKcse0L8hnaTUYLY/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+041.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497851649314840690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlVY6PVMSypN_fuQzvC9NEiQ4FEgrhCNNni4ZDcewkVZonTq4kcqHsX3vkOVl046Oh7K62l-sEg2kL_h5bvonoyZ8_0ZX4PMLj1_iHF1h47CikvYgm31wAvLqt8ygvKcse0L8hnaTUYLY/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+041.jpg" /></a><br />A close up of the water lilies.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNS5Bmw5q3UTOrttlsZ1L_K_uGfHJYeYSlKs2Pyfjdo3CPOuLpxte1-quH9fbmWHDu3HQlJII-lxriY_9pJ9ZRAMES2T4l0tBZixXUvpzdoMRvgcVTvOxiUJ0IcxNLkpp8PtUAlxQQlQ/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+040.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497851647729940482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNS5Bmw5q3UTOrttlsZ1L_K_uGfHJYeYSlKs2Pyfjdo3CPOuLpxte1-quH9fbmWHDu3HQlJII-lxriY_9pJ9ZRAMES2T4l0tBZixXUvpzdoMRvgcVTvOxiUJ0IcxNLkpp8PtUAlxQQlQ/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+040.jpg" /></a>The bigger picture.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFcPbQ_I5YYP_IWXB5STMkwXAQNHKpwqQ9ncIwmJZ501u02Msg-Wic_cg296ue6clKEatCbrIoW2YdQjwsjpvoeWuFCxIK6XVeThfOEIwPsQGkhyphenhyphenNpgvjIZLqnmTXVGIBk4ekJYoJ590/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+043.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497850627989591618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFcPbQ_I5YYP_IWXB5STMkwXAQNHKpwqQ9ncIwmJZ501u02Msg-Wic_cg296ue6clKEatCbrIoW2YdQjwsjpvoeWuFCxIK6XVeThfOEIwPsQGkhyphenhyphenNpgvjIZLqnmTXVGIBk4ekJYoJ590/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+043.jpg" /></a> As every year, the moon <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_22" class="blsp-spelling-error">flower</span> went crazy. And this is just whats growing in the gravel walk.<br />I pulled out maybe 500 plants yesterday, some with stalks as thick as my thumb and some tiny seedlings.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCKrjgiwaAe4tibZXFuq5re3uaZMuj2WzjH5IXo29ydihn8Co58Y-F8bXqAzogjFmTMBGsgm9c3QKZahXJUQ7H8HfPxQjOcMi5j-R1RAQSVt1inOqu2_vYc1rjhfrKZnEkEdQUxtNX3ig/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+044.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497850624620851250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCKrjgiwaAe4tibZXFuq5re3uaZMuj2WzjH5IXo29ydihn8Co58Y-F8bXqAzogjFmTMBGsgm9c3QKZahXJUQ7H8HfPxQjOcMi5j-R1RAQSVt1inOqu2_vYc1rjhfrKZnEkEdQUxtNX3ig/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+044.jpg" /></a><br />I finally got some morning glories to grow after <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_23" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Kevin</span> killed the first batch with weed and grass killer. He didn't know.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWaUyVBHQIHvTpeOVDRLnwZvT2LW3k4IymVILB023XALFyXRd5sgljgzML0V0oEG4lQWqtBbytJO2MuzCgJ2UTdckNayims8Ggkl6BtSkrOxy4hEsAZtGFA3hnRQirVhSN7-8-dIwEqbk/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+045.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497850621479653426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWaUyVBHQIHvTpeOVDRLnwZvT2LW3k4IymVILB023XALFyXRd5sgljgzML0V0oEG4lQWqtBbytJO2MuzCgJ2UTdckNayims8Ggkl6BtSkrOxy4hEsAZtGFA3hnRQirVhSN7-8-dIwEqbk/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+045.jpg" /></a>I have them growing up the bird feeder too. This is the area where I pulled the moon flowers, you can still see hundreds growing in the gravel. They had almost smothered the little flower bed.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdPqgjd9bmdL6a7M2cHdxc3vGkWLVCAG4weoqpUOjjhZlzF3CPD2Ooj-QUZvjjoHl4XF4g9qGNfLdN0KOgRpUkZza-IKy5H-0uRJRMNoBCAzPo1qLnc_9TWuWV-DS3wg5OzOttZcQx9I/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+046.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497850612155155810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdPqgjd9bmdL6a7M2cHdxc3vGkWLVCAG4weoqpUOjjhZlzF3CPD2Ooj-QUZvjjoHl4XF4g9qGNfLdN0KOgRpUkZza-IKy5H-0uRJRMNoBCAzPo1qLnc_9TWuWV-DS3wg5OzOttZcQx9I/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+046.jpg" /></a><br />Butterfly bush way overgrown, it would get a haircut too but the stalks are so woody I'd need a chainsaw!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3kxI2x3Vrv4U9BOtVjTiB1DIsSZQVd14iRBsK1Tw1DhovQx6g7q0gjh8xD3K1k_H5gO-ry7s_96WbU2OW7dtYb8ozEwuGgdauS-7YbxTj-uod9_mFhb3YBBLxYoHK9u31bDL1sGpt8VE/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+047.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497850605057061410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3kxI2x3Vrv4U9BOtVjTiB1DIsSZQVd14iRBsK1Tw1DhovQx6g7q0gjh8xD3K1k_H5gO-ry7s_96WbU2OW7dtYb8ozEwuGgdauS-7YbxTj-uod9_mFhb3YBBLxYoHK9u31bDL1sGpt8VE/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+047.jpg" /></a><br />A month <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_24" class="blsp-spelling-error">ago</span> or <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_25" class="blsp-spelling-error">so I</span> had the boys drag this trimmed up tractor tire into the back yard and fill it with some dirt and a little peat moss. Then i planted it with the strawberries that I bought maybe two months ago. I couldn't believe that they were still alive. i kept the weeds out and then this morning when I was going around snapping pictures they looked like this. I set down the camera/phone and then...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHUZe0vFqxi7qmjQnu0F-5Y2dOKmYB5pLKdZQI8W-oWHCHIzz7TR77shpv4LOyUlR970ch-k7zVnoVHK7xvxW2r_C6pJA1Hcasg6jtPJA1Eu2OtfSndJSdFC5Y-u2yT3ZHsW5AygZh6U/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+048.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497849825438063634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHUZe0vFqxi7qmjQnu0F-5Y2dOKmYB5pLKdZQI8W-oWHCHIzz7TR77shpv4LOyUlR970ch-k7zVnoVHK7xvxW2r_C6pJA1Hcasg6jtPJA1Eu2OtfSndJSdFC5Y-u2yT3ZHsW5AygZh6U/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+048.jpg" /></a>they looked like this. Not perfect but better.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLRV5FOdbXc3zG4nCMfXSTg6R2Rq71KgzeNT76jWc9dxPEFOe_9bH1DLAHiuo8EMfvZAKO0nR24lrWe9ZCnrw361S-8Q3mxNUsdaUy1TEptt-gewzPGGkmLVAN_ln75B2am1JzL-RaPk/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+052.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497849821566426818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLRV5FOdbXc3zG4nCMfXSTg6R2Rq71KgzeNT76jWc9dxPEFOe_9bH1DLAHiuo8EMfvZAKO0nR24lrWe9ZCnrw361S-8Q3mxNUsdaUy1TEptt-gewzPGGkmLVAN_ln75B2am1JzL-RaPk/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+052.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The old apple tree has lots of apples this year, I think half of them have already fallen to the ground making mowing interesting.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Mj7WkAsrXZX261gzoJ8svaZ3ju14ydXGjXh1gYTM1als0qKt6xa_dNFHiIyEl4pdTat_QG4OtgPG6FMrGKCkrSUgrhPBoiyiigSbx0J8CgIh7GDZpHIPNkB2Qt9DW4SckNwM96Aughw/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+057.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497849813585497378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Mj7WkAsrXZX261gzoJ8svaZ3ju14ydXGjXh1gYTM1als0qKt6xa_dNFHiIyEl4pdTat_QG4OtgPG6FMrGKCkrSUgrhPBoiyiigSbx0J8CgIh7GDZpHIPNkB2Qt9DW4SckNwM96Aughw/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+057.jpg" /></a><br />I strolled on over to the grape arbor and took this picture of the trunks, do grapes have trunks? Stems? Stalks? I am grape terminology challenged. There are really old, not sure.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpltUiC_es__MHR9fbYjZzJRwBkxwDiR3UBTWWAPXFA4mFw-eH1zrXzYfNZyuMFikfJV90eXEkZoMuQ2DVvxmpq20N1aZS8w6Uerrhm4mrlgtmwVWZmNe8YKV-Pr5_0zk1Tixcx5jUiwo/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+049.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497849808456842498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpltUiC_es__MHR9fbYjZzJRwBkxwDiR3UBTWWAPXFA4mFw-eH1zrXzYfNZyuMFikfJV90eXEkZoMuQ2DVvxmpq20N1aZS8w6Uerrhm4mrlgtmwVWZmNe8YKV-Pr5_0zk1Tixcx5jUiwo/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+049.jpg" /></a> Laddie, our shy, really, really shy adopted dog watches my every move. Scared that i will try to catch him.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0q1qoDJ8STcbyO2Ksuejwg9XVcfChCHO5Tb_IsnSUQj9-ADtik58f9YMxlwMbIMy0bF9KHstGZUHK0ZYMXb61pkSMKuJLK_wz8J4N-GotyFISDLGl7x-C6TV42wVs7yeG2KQqFdTXr8/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+050.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497849803874059186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0q1qoDJ8STcbyO2Ksuejwg9XVcfChCHO5Tb_IsnSUQj9-ADtik58f9YMxlwMbIMy0bF9KHstGZUHK0ZYMXb61pkSMKuJLK_wz8J4N-GotyFISDLGl7x-C6TV42wVs7yeG2KQqFdTXr8/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+050.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I got a little closer...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5z-28JR_w2aaX6V9sMZlWjF4yr0NTRVkLxXk2GKnDsw3pZWKL-dAc2Cf1DX1m1CGhUhRKUvE9Ziu1JVS33Nt1_WgDIumvqUfaqm6Yk1NX_86rnHiMWO6tWpyeS9TXojHqX0UZsij0zI4/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+051.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497848777862732754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5z-28JR_w2aaX6V9sMZlWjF4yr0NTRVkLxXk2GKnDsw3pZWKL-dAc2Cf1DX1m1CGhUhRKUvE9Ziu1JVS33Nt1_WgDIumvqUfaqm6Yk1NX_86rnHiMWO6tWpyeS9TXojHqX0UZsij0zI4/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+051.jpg" /></a><br />Then I got too close and he moved. He will come and take biscuits from my hand and once in a while a piece of lunch maet which he wolfs down like he's never eaten before. I'm sure he's never been fed by hand because a couple of times he's gotten my hand while grapping the food, ouch.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKN7koWMFgP3A-X6GEkmb2WtiXqtb_BOvIPxbLWccMfPVFQTagXw4ujnFqWoRUz6WzM0JcyXm2MSIwIMDI0ivH6U1sKXLpC2eUY4ga4IDu3BJmT2z2W-wCXAOLhKgqDzylCvBCsywQqo/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+061.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497848771627314530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKN7koWMFgP3A-X6GEkmb2WtiXqtb_BOvIPxbLWccMfPVFQTagXw4ujnFqWoRUz6WzM0JcyXm2MSIwIMDI0ivH6U1sKXLpC2eUY4ga4IDu3BJmT2z2W-wCXAOLhKgqDzylCvBCsywQqo/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+061.jpg" /></a> While I was taking the pictures of the grapes I turned around and look at him, keeping his eye on me, all the while Cleo(the black, chubby one is looking for sopmething to eat and Puppy is ever vigilant waiting to herd the neighbors car. She doesn't get too far cause the fence stops her.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51t1lSkdC2VvpcMIYJ1bRo8MhHyEgmqihLJmmLELsB1UjoNn8woOG-fiK9QiTJiaQHNie0hiq7brK7jxSgszmLDj2bTu-13tCvezvTDQvGTkf_BF0xo45NUXjN7K0FqChvealZWBXAVc/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+069.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497848766403177026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51t1lSkdC2VvpcMIYJ1bRo8MhHyEgmqihLJmmLELsB1UjoNn8woOG-fiK9QiTJiaQHNie0hiq7brK7jxSgszmLDj2bTu-13tCvezvTDQvGTkf_BF0xo45NUXjN7K0FqChvealZWBXAVc/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+069.jpg" /></a><br /><br />We ordered some more chicks, I am crazy... thats the last thing I need but I had too. I have them in this brooder/rabbit hutch that my friend, Eileen gave us. It is perfect for the job. I have a heat lamp in the one wire window which I covered with a plastic lid to keep the drafts out. The new Cochins were in there then we moved them out to be replaced by the turkeys I hatched and now it's the new ones. Once they get big enough I will remove the door to the little ladder so they can get outside.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I got some RI Reds and some Cornish. The Cornish is the one they use to cross with a White Rock to get the standard meat bird. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We are going to try crossing them with a Chochin rooster and see what we get. The Cochins are huge and fast growers and the Cornish have the broad body and sturdy legs so we'll see what we get. If we like the cross we will hatch out our own eggs and raise our own. We can hatch eggs at any time od year and as many or few as we want. Chicken eggs are a breeze to hatch and raise compared to turkeys.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The cornish cross birds are so disgusting in their habits that it makes us kinda feel bad raising them. We don't care how long it takes to get them to butcher size as long as they are able to walk, have feathers and eat in a normal fashion. Also not die because they eat too much.<br /><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaJfn6QYN2pT95MZi7aY3Ha9TtJyIv7LQuYoviQifKIxN_tpE19QKBGSaFIovRsxBIu0cGkOKyrrAooORQsmbirA2p1gLlWuPHpqid0ZX4xUSj682t6aUii_YbO_K1H2nxADMBhg8NKks/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+068.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497848754828651026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaJfn6QYN2pT95MZi7aY3Ha9TtJyIv7LQuYoviQifKIxN_tpE19QKBGSaFIovRsxBIu0cGkOKyrrAooORQsmbirA2p1gLlWuPHpqid0ZX4xUSj682t6aUii_YbO_K1H2nxADMBhg8NKks/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+068.jpg" /></a> Here they are, the stripedy ones are the Cornish and obviously the red one are thr RI Reds. All pullets except one free rooster which happens to be a fluffy head..umm a Polish Crested?? Yeah, I think thats it. I did NOT want an extra rooster cause we want only the Cochin roosters but what can we do, it's so cute and his name is Spareburt.</div><div> </div><div> I know someone who has spiked blond hair and that's his nickname and his hair looks just like the little rooster, too funny. I'm going to out and try to get a picture of him... hold on a minute.......</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinm32x5nyhKzaJ_k0nlX4vKwH_9xtKTxXKYxxj9aeYTxoIWjRDmhxVYTvHLhz04hSWQMOI329DKLRTv14e8qQ_XMFCTJiq328xamBCIF6hvRJ-otcToJyCJluIs8l4w0gXuDh3Z1nxtl8/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497901538350444258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinm32x5nyhKzaJ_k0nlX4vKwH_9xtKTxXKYxxj9aeYTxoIWjRDmhxVYTvHLhz04hSWQMOI329DKLRTv14e8qQ_XMFCTJiq328xamBCIF6hvRJ-otcToJyCJluIs8l4w0gXuDh3Z1nxtl8/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10.jpg" /></a> Here he is... check out his hairdo. He stood up tall just at the last minute, I took three shots of my face before I turned the phone the right way.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6kzaXbOfazZZTwCHPLuY-EDkaizBrfrP_iOfJF4MPntwlS_NR6-8NkBSgteaomuGbIdPna5r9AmSfXt_mC_V2nzn24ZKqGYBm0EMkqdEcjFCIbIqeDoDzXNEZv50h1dtpZi-2VRKvQs/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+067.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497848751560566018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6kzaXbOfazZZTwCHPLuY-EDkaizBrfrP_iOfJF4MPntwlS_NR6-8NkBSgteaomuGbIdPna5r9AmSfXt_mC_V2nzn24ZKqGYBm0EMkqdEcjFCIbIqeDoDzXNEZv50h1dtpZi-2VRKvQs/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+067.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Sitting on their little roost I put in for them.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IYBF5Jap3gEYk4hNo-8q0ss7v7w9NlLJqofGwIQLhCZukHC9vS1kiR1nCERkXQ2btxWUD_biWVBaT4UUS4PhubZmLxKccWBjkdH8090tEhLlXBIo_1VEiye9brnWe5OtFlKIEENT_Ds/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+076.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497846838771519106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IYBF5Jap3gEYk4hNo-8q0ss7v7w9NlLJqofGwIQLhCZukHC9vS1kiR1nCERkXQ2btxWUD_biWVBaT4UUS4PhubZmLxKccWBjkdH8090tEhLlXBIo_1VEiye9brnWe5OtFlKIEENT_Ds/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+076.jpg" /></a><br />Here's our new ducks, they will soon take up residence in the pond and eat all the weeds we don't like... at least that's the plan. I got a pair of Harlequins and a couple of white Runner ducks. Don't really like white ducks, (white feathers floating all over the pond) but oh well.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQMpiNTU28MUAdpclEygp3ZxNG-tUdy95S0RsxxzWe5BG5XkVSqPhQA44ZuTp5xgamXmQ_k8ZLhOkvzWlen5frR6bZVC-ynEzrDrT_rjvaBuCvDCpynEWteyQak5cRWD1gLshzYuesBI/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+078.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497846837094593074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQMpiNTU28MUAdpclEygp3ZxNG-tUdy95S0RsxxzWe5BG5XkVSqPhQA44ZuTp5xgamXmQ_k8ZLhOkvzWlen5frR6bZVC-ynEzrDrT_rjvaBuCvDCpynEWteyQak5cRWD1gLshzYuesBI/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+078.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Peaches on the tree.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifAFxqwQqbc3Nb-0tTl-vY3XzZ3jFX8qzmLHmZPlgw5HXojK8Bv8X0otpgi4wxoJER72LpBeRYagGpa2cWayEmKhyphenhyphenusYdOI5juqM9fwJKicP3Scz1opVXxlnZBA53_gl-7nv3C59q2uis/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+080.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497846827415049138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifAFxqwQqbc3Nb-0tTl-vY3XzZ3jFX8qzmLHmZPlgw5HXojK8Bv8X0otpgi4wxoJER72LpBeRYagGpa2cWayEmKhyphenhyphenusYdOI5juqM9fwJKicP3Scz1opVXxlnZBA53_gl-7nv3C59q2uis/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+080.jpg" /></a><br />Potatoes in the other tire.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2N8mEj_59Tgkniz8w6e1n7cFkJ2EkKKVIw29rqU4ZLBHTrU37aZagiRBN32tFwnSOR3Osb_VoU2NXqT61a-PvW7eESgnwokBd6PYhok5lryvLdjaA1nJSpR6eukKe_T8TYEJaOSgXXo/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+082.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497846820844026290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2N8mEj_59Tgkniz8w6e1n7cFkJ2EkKKVIw29rqU4ZLBHTrU37aZagiRBN32tFwnSOR3Osb_VoU2NXqT61a-PvW7eESgnwokBd6PYhok5lryvLdjaA1nJSpR6eukKe_T8TYEJaOSgXXo/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+082.jpg" /></a><br />Rasberries tring to hang on although if I watered them more they wouldn't have to try so hard.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoRju0fUd3W6HlXVK4-nK3E25lsQv_lRmrQPjfsWWZLi21EOEkwBTD3awHNnwdZT20xV-XVDaYfv6hzlJoycZ9o_TWcqLfgu7A0CJGVErm1R5C5X0bRLSdYgX4NzjbzKcGJAEh9lrAoe8/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+083.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497846819807203314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoRju0fUd3W6HlXVK4-nK3E25lsQv_lRmrQPjfsWWZLi21EOEkwBTD3awHNnwdZT20xV-XVDaYfv6hzlJoycZ9o_TWcqLfgu7A0CJGVErm1R5C5X0bRLSdYgX4NzjbzKcGJAEh9lrAoe8/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+083.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Blueberry bushes doing great!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE9CF37xqvFj-18V7JStHfXSsvYgVK9Wh_uy7v4GQ2q9O4u7Kn86Oj0ZRcYX-DItuhzjPHI5qluYoiXkbWXulQeEDxKqeEoblHg8b-7lVQIZbIy1Dtlpchu_WLz-HYxlWTgx1XEkwMB1g/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+085.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497845701599530594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE9CF37xqvFj-18V7JStHfXSsvYgVK9Wh_uy7v4GQ2q9O4u7Kn86Oj0ZRcYX-DItuhzjPHI5qluYoiXkbWXulQeEDxKqeEoblHg8b-7lVQIZbIy1Dtlpchu_WLz-HYxlWTgx1XEkwMB1g/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+085.jpg" /></a>Apples doing great too.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4vVpNNmX5KkvXORNuaNNQWBeFxC7Wf_l3eaXTIuqax7frQ_CxPEom2ccDEtXS1qVwpk7foIECG6Uou-N4N6-lt5AjYgGJAT_DpZ6r1_yKm0kWXBk0CPtdkn_xlomwCRy6GDO5qwfyTs/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+087.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497845688224601250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4vVpNNmX5KkvXORNuaNNQWBeFxC7Wf_l3eaXTIuqax7frQ_CxPEom2ccDEtXS1qVwpk7foIECG6Uou-N4N6-lt5AjYgGJAT_DpZ6r1_yKm0kWXBk0CPtdkn_xlomwCRy6GDO5qwfyTs/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+087.jpg" /></a><br />Grapes will soon get an arbor.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-TiKoc_DarJevXAakWzg0eUnnLaH_c3p6BIbQCinN-D8smSJsvIWgIXzvYbhq6sla-GA36WQm360bqvxv73bGRpI3Iu1a0rupzOcQa8uT9R-Hz9A93MklTfD0ZP7MCOEBrMPud7EKkQ/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+089.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497845685716131554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-TiKoc_DarJevXAakWzg0eUnnLaH_c3p6BIbQCinN-D8smSJsvIWgIXzvYbhq6sla-GA36WQm360bqvxv73bGRpI3Iu1a0rupzOcQa8uT9R-Hz9A93MklTfD0ZP7MCOEBrMPud7EKkQ/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+089.jpg" /></a><br />Sweet Peas growing wild by the driveway.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6ONoownt0fvq0pRny8bKyTdZ8WIVkFVwW8BjSuYk_9cgINDEdKO0Dl1OJ22Af3Rjze_YSOeIY4gKQBYJ-RlDA2sY_IbaVyOrYUSZUfVYLt9JalGkltNnn11LgJOFgSBxozhAN3KYF3w/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+090.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497845682555855490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6ONoownt0fvq0pRny8bKyTdZ8WIVkFVwW8BjSuYk_9cgINDEdKO0Dl1OJ22Af3Rjze_YSOeIY4gKQBYJ-RlDA2sY_IbaVyOrYUSZUfVYLt9JalGkltNnn11LgJOFgSBxozhAN3KYF3w/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+090.jpg" /></a><br />Corn is tassled and will soon be ready.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLi3qthiasoHH52XC5tPmLxYAP4haIbv4OmKMk7qpVh6_CCEuO7lwBpJJxyAh6Cdr1XQEf4s1rMlJivcC619UXNwbHA0BBtOFMMcLv9JVx-HKHBZF0Zllkctbcg7YlvpbA_NK9ixbzZ_0/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+092.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497845673418508866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLi3qthiasoHH52XC5tPmLxYAP4haIbv4OmKMk7qpVh6_CCEuO7lwBpJJxyAh6Cdr1XQEf4s1rMlJivcC619UXNwbHA0BBtOFMMcLv9JVx-HKHBZF0Zllkctbcg7YlvpbA_NK9ixbzZ_0/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+092.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheza9NqD10xtQcxHj5ts7XLySpoEPbnIjmB5PYvRelRdo7N3EVGJoxYBZ1LDOq5i5qP7Qc4gP6V7Pc3eW0pyCKKiN58wy3GzbQqmWPsvBvGWopINDK9iyyysd3GO7s3du91UtR1juM1t0/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+093.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497844343964377698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheza9NqD10xtQcxHj5ts7XLySpoEPbnIjmB5PYvRelRdo7N3EVGJoxYBZ1LDOq5i5qP7Qc4gP6V7Pc3eW0pyCKKiN58wy3GzbQqmWPsvBvGWopINDK9iyyysd3GO7s3du91UtR1juM1t0/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+093.jpg" /></a><br />Can't wait for fresh corn on the cob.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZq5AGBYYWoP4BDhw105lWWywclcMzElp-vuWZzGXmVXxgaYBN5Mc2cffvZeVSZ8_DC6_pjjsSTMa6HUDE6u8mKMeHACbA226l0sthlUROuiNLYCzWezKnz_qUHjYR8ePcW-vj4qplXao/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+096.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497844339583199298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZq5AGBYYWoP4BDhw105lWWywclcMzElp-vuWZzGXmVXxgaYBN5Mc2cffvZeVSZ8_DC6_pjjsSTMa6HUDE6u8mKMeHACbA226l0sthlUROuiNLYCzWezKnz_qUHjYR8ePcW-vj4qplXao/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+096.jpg" /></a><br />Pumpkins all over.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWh9ZUamF-4k2n8c04i5B2pTAC4IJTr8VrIn-FkZcBV13_amwdFr5_TnhC6KAvcI1cpwp-8fJ6XW9ASsNZaIFOoXXCVsWKsCHFoRJebS6M6P_-gVyl-aZPUjfb1id_SZU0uMk_AvJ9HMg/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+097.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497844337239196082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWh9ZUamF-4k2n8c04i5B2pTAC4IJTr8VrIn-FkZcBV13_amwdFr5_TnhC6KAvcI1cpwp-8fJ6XW9ASsNZaIFOoXXCVsWKsCHFoRJebS6M6P_-gVyl-aZPUjfb1id_SZU0uMk_AvJ9HMg/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+097.jpg" /></a>There were two honey bees in this flower but also a cucumber beetle! Can't kill the cucumber beetle without killing the honey bee so the beetle wins.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBhRrAaKrCXLT7sbd_Di41E-nyFrmoqhXPLk6gGaLObjrlX3NM4SdQnmGx3OcyTs3lvVPx0B7E7qjiwP7VsnRQbVjjZtvw-MylEr6cg1k77J8lNrLeOTf7dqx-vYVgpWvreOnF0-kYPJM/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+099.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497844330226170738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBhRrAaKrCXLT7sbd_Di41E-nyFrmoqhXPLk6gGaLObjrlX3NM4SdQnmGx3OcyTs3lvVPx0B7E7qjiwP7VsnRQbVjjZtvw-MylEr6cg1k77J8lNrLeOTf7dqx-vYVgpWvreOnF0-kYPJM/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+099.jpg" /></a><br />Of course zuchinni, just found a recipe for chocolat zuchinni cookies. Going to try then today.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSbn_VFmNEur2YUh4MPnUd02MSEdZflpmHrhw3JWqWqRWr6ONt-L67VaNz3KjKN-ESCFI1kwzaUNXPE7tO7Pnrw4X1nglwgdeV5V42T8cmxG9fJQ3cgj0j7K5UuFYyIOMTDEET0XoydvQ/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+100.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497844328748607186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSbn_VFmNEur2YUh4MPnUd02MSEdZflpmHrhw3JWqWqRWr6ONt-L67VaNz3KjKN-ESCFI1kwzaUNXPE7tO7Pnrw4X1nglwgdeV5V42T8cmxG9fJQ3cgj0j7K5UuFYyIOMTDEET0XoydvQ/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+100.jpg" /></a><br />An extra corn picture, just don't to take the time to delete it.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtz9E8bjly3XdqB_QBEx_fQVDENxbQqbzU5FDhOT-00llnjGtUGFieX6gXLnZ-ZZBUITo3uB1Gex1nxZXg1p80K5P4qfLabk9w3w0nXL6qQ5jSfK3r1mh3OQAGAEdiCJsrkes5Z43LfUs/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+101.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497843700564401778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtz9E8bjly3XdqB_QBEx_fQVDENxbQqbzU5FDhOT-00llnjGtUGFieX6gXLnZ-ZZBUITo3uB1Gex1nxZXg1p80K5P4qfLabk9w3w0nXL6qQ5jSfK3r1mh3OQAGAEdiCJsrkes5Z43LfUs/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+101.jpg" /></a> Green beans.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ErVHVBFjkw5ql8kYNCz0VWxdx37Ar8iWe4SbNKtTXVEyIdveZYp3w7qUF_GYfZNhZKfNw0z_-dYTWp2k-QIwhKRLKrXlispQ0GxNrdKHXQCTrRSNXaLRAYMa_-cDc3jdFWb4K4LL8kE/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+102.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497843695188938866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ErVHVBFjkw5ql8kYNCz0VWxdx37Ar8iWe4SbNKtTXVEyIdveZYp3w7qUF_GYfZNhZKfNw0z_-dYTWp2k-QIwhKRLKrXlispQ0GxNrdKHXQCTrRSNXaLRAYMa_-cDc3jdFWb4K4LL8kE/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+102.jpg" /></a><br />Pitiful broccoli, not sure why unless it's the choking weed problem that we have.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxZu7B6EGZf1HO0dpMnYx3KUDXXbGfA141K-g6NnsaxACGcHdaFSZwdDCauCzik1de-eCtYqRWAJcLJhW7CdrgH9Vy2Ac90iayqTSafeDy8lEqVkAqPoFS3qJ8sv_52UdAUL-6gC-aVK0/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+103.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497843692753054978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxZu7B6EGZf1HO0dpMnYx3KUDXXbGfA141K-g6NnsaxACGcHdaFSZwdDCauCzik1de-eCtYqRWAJcLJhW7CdrgH9Vy2Ac90iayqTSafeDy8lEqVkAqPoFS3qJ8sv_52UdAUL-6gC-aVK0/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+103.jpg" /></a><br />Heirloom tomato, Hillbilly. Will be good if they ever get ripe.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9ja4QnEZjZYmhhCgBdMLfxl7k143Sx0uXBUrzxG3YrG4aaGhBebo4xLnLrSTX_gRiDTM0epPLU67Q_DViNTcuMKhKJ6eEjpEVMssj2LCwzrisWLmiOIrLDdTVLiCNn6feayXe8Jwr6A/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+104.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497843673906627858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9ja4QnEZjZYmhhCgBdMLfxl7k143Sx0uXBUrzxG3YrG4aaGhBebo4xLnLrSTX_gRiDTM0epPLU67Q_DViNTcuMKhKJ6eEjpEVMssj2LCwzrisWLmiOIrLDdTVLiCNn6feayXe8Jwr6A/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+104.jpg" /></a> Morning glories... again? Too lazy.</div><div><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hm-Tq7rIeSQ757f7c7SKTVAl1dSK7KZfGiWlmg52L5EpNGPB6qCsvjb1hsSsxWdYXpheJvUb1NB4vOpmtZOSIBXqrD-zHK1A-GTKRZR6A_oRPKheCe8CTYuUhBsugHDIYZ9DkMkcCcA/s1600/phone+pics+7-25-10+105.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497843670303839042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hm-Tq7rIeSQ757f7c7SKTVAl1dSK7KZfGiWlmg52L5EpNGPB6qCsvjb1hsSsxWdYXpheJvUb1NB4vOpmtZOSIBXqrD-zHK1A-GTKRZR6A_oRPKheCe8CTYuUhBsugHDIYZ9DkMkcCcA/s320/phone+pics+7-25-10+105.jpg" /></a> This is a funny piece of coal that was stuck in the bottom of the sidewalk we pulled up. Nothing important just odd.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Til next time,</div><div align="left">Beth </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">ps. Blogger's spellcheck is as terrible as my spelling so if's there are typos it's bloggers fault. Lol</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p align="center"><br /> </p>Kevin and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07027856468582004051noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434480923512759683.post-37104697394037719992010-06-05T07:14:00.012-04:002010-06-05T09:47:12.677-04:00Memorial Weekend in Pictures!<div align="center">The first part of our weekend was spent in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Killbuck</span>, a small town in southern Ohio, at Kevin's brother's log cabin in the woods.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479258082886856482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhbHC47k2HVrWpvhNgeA2gBBchwfBwBVv3CBAFGqQT1v6DsESON4xau-ylN3pQWhDUaWRLqwqxPvKzSfpEKoS-yqZ82NTwlbYk0uueeDSujHUEtlmRTWkiT_pjVFSCREBV-UbL8JAvZbI/s320/Memorial+Weekend+2010+012.jpg" />The driveway, or should I say the rocky trail to the cabin is treacherous. If it's rainy you don't get out at all. You can get in, it's all downhill, but you can't get out.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479257504302318386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJn1IVxFLSDxpPRyrQ7rYqmiYeR2vqE3yHa-tsJLFn0k7DQENyOlaYODDqUAlU7E2Xtb_p-mqPxew6M0HUuxAoZOWjrWKVBBrLHawRi9Qbuqpb68o3DrhIWJsHp7H6FN2FoVxsuTJDOQQ/s320/Memorial+Weekend+2010+014.jpg" />It was built in the mid 1800's, does have electricity does <strong>not</strong> have running water.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CG9FF-Wuf7GNNkao2-QWc5VXyXA7FeizHkjKkV2D1Clp3nIVykWJFjAvTF8XuhcuoHwL2RtKm6D-oqjsuCHyDgdfeBssbCfTXP4vXvwxYoZN0aGUJQ1Dp024cPMP_fS54E6sGeVOTps/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+2010+018.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479257498949547602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CG9FF-Wuf7GNNkao2-QWc5VXyXA7FeizHkjKkV2D1Clp3nIVykWJFjAvTF8XuhcuoHwL2RtKm6D-oqjsuCHyDgdfeBssbCfTXP4vXvwxYoZN0aGUJQ1Dp024cPMP_fS54E6sGeVOTps/s320/Memorial+Weekend+2010+018.jpg" /></a><br />It overlooks a large valley with a creek running down the middle but the trees are so thick that the view is only trees.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCAZZelbnnSVyZgML7cM8MAsPptKLSL4pwDEYUIP9_uRxpHq77dGsjh93Ueetn_BrNGzYT_nSyeKpiehBkOa_gWIPxeNYbIwvHghpWqKYzVw5vp9SS8GJ499tobr1ZGB4P06eKcYQcRA/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+2010+021.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479257491857536962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCAZZelbnnSVyZgML7cM8MAsPptKLSL4pwDEYUIP9_uRxpHq77dGsjh93Ueetn_BrNGzYT_nSyeKpiehBkOa_gWIPxeNYbIwvHghpWqKYzVw5vp9SS8GJ499tobr1ZGB4P06eKcYQcRA/s320/Memorial+Weekend+2010+021.jpg" /></a> The kids had fun on the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">four wheeler</span>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-t9xv9QQQVqDy3IkLXG00pq-Qn4TAsHsCLwFuu9G2KjQHBb_OzYn0NUHr28h9zIOVN1r5IF4ZA3DbBd7PCDa4CUlSmEatmUAU9yFJHrc5FvNg1UAXOZOfW4azr_8heRt3Dv1gUDGvdk/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+2010+038.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479257476521897154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-t9xv9QQQVqDy3IkLXG00pq-Qn4TAsHsCLwFuu9G2KjQHBb_OzYn0NUHr28h9zIOVN1r5IF4ZA3DbBd7PCDa4CUlSmEatmUAU9yFJHrc5FvNg1UAXOZOfW4azr_8heRt3Dv1gUDGvdk/s320/Memorial+Weekend+2010+038.jpg" /></a><br />The apple does not fall...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBy_HPGW0NJYzIVC40rxzH2YE6hsvo6Vri4gCrBaN_Vw0FygUCghGT37sgJgTG0YCxwWtJJ38DYkkApMwps7e3PMRrqly90gDzpJmsYkLQspjDjCjXV6iupWtHyJYyWrTHEqlCGCX8sg/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+2010+029.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479256185532468962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBy_HPGW0NJYzIVC40rxzH2YE6hsvo6Vri4gCrBaN_Vw0FygUCghGT37sgJgTG0YCxwWtJJ38DYkkApMwps7e3PMRrqly90gDzpJmsYkLQspjDjCjXV6iupWtHyJYyWrTHEqlCGCX8sg/s320/Memorial+Weekend+2010+029.jpg" /></a> The oldest brought his <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">airsoft</span> guns and destroyed many pop cans.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2pssT4Tsyl4aYWRAcefp59Cn5Z6zKxW5iO8Gk-yAkyp86_PkZQGoNmJkZPcnC15t0n1-_A6kl5avcyf7ep5CfB83ARk65ubK6gYQRapTIQDxsOHUmLpz1HcOGF9RnzFw_RsVdsCLkgLo/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+2010+034.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479256182949638034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2pssT4Tsyl4aYWRAcefp59Cn5Z6zKxW5iO8Gk-yAkyp86_PkZQGoNmJkZPcnC15t0n1-_A6kl5avcyf7ep5CfB83ARk65ubK6gYQRapTIQDxsOHUmLpz1HcOGF9RnzFw_RsVdsCLkgLo/s320/Memorial+Weekend+2010+034.jpg" /></a><br /><br />It's a good thing no bunnies ran by.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifhXG7fvAry8L1exUXm-XKLYFZ4xTjzQdJcYv8zm4OkzQDhb-N4hqc7cgZBpcRzjruLv0eoZV58C7zmS-TGpRyNEUYTirOR6xq-kQ1fxvkuWBqp7wFpLY9dUEB24Gq2akiN-YQXwCZcq0/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+2010+077.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479256171917212834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifhXG7fvAry8L1exUXm-XKLYFZ4xTjzQdJcYv8zm4OkzQDhb-N4hqc7cgZBpcRzjruLv0eoZV58C7zmS-TGpRyNEUYTirOR6xq-kQ1fxvkuWBqp7wFpLY9dUEB24Gq2akiN-YQXwCZcq0/s320/Memorial+Weekend+2010+077.jpg" /></a><br />Then they brought the big guns out.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8eCFj7rTOuDtkFjssmUE5ifV1F9jZDw_BrIzEI_9HofEDjMvCXSa-b-pCeioTX-nrgP2VBC1XTRM-R108ANd53XQuSYAm5aaLkfBfZwfsnKBGCt38BtY9R7UqxpETE34tW9OftVYeL8/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+2010+082.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479256166258000642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8eCFj7rTOuDtkFjssmUE5ifV1F9jZDw_BrIzEI_9HofEDjMvCXSa-b-pCeioTX-nrgP2VBC1XTRM-R108ANd53XQuSYAm5aaLkfBfZwfsnKBGCt38BtY9R7UqxpETE34tW9OftVYeL8/s320/Memorial+Weekend+2010+082.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Must go check out the target.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8ZRjDDnx2l3uDyuR-3FRSzfv0qqD29q4plmFBBKZ59YqcDdrIA1THBCnof_yMIE8BA_-EFdACJrffckdNgNWufoj86lRe9wvUq7piGCztJkEk8lp5X0hFgqv9YUyQt2Wtu6EMsWe4-c/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+2010+092.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479256160247165250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8ZRjDDnx2l3uDyuR-3FRSzfv0qqD29q4plmFBBKZ59YqcDdrIA1THBCnof_yMIE8BA_-EFdACJrffckdNgNWufoj86lRe9wvUq7piGCztJkEk8lp5X0hFgqv9YUyQt2Wtu6EMsWe4-c/s320/Memorial+Weekend+2010+092.jpg" /></a><br />Yep, we hit it! </div><br /><br /><div>If you notice, this used to be a whole tree but much target practice has caused it to come apart at the seams.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6v5-CZNwGk5c4qp5HGMMDconn0jY8tY_OwhTDc_Rzm8Ma9i0krXGD1Yj26mLyMJDPKDDpzmWFJYKhJR5vx72MQl2Sn0iOksgHxnSj8kP62k4qMKc9VWucwIbJNtFAzbGitEWUiOhE-nE/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+2010+093.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479254140466385858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6v5-CZNwGk5c4qp5HGMMDconn0jY8tY_OwhTDc_Rzm8Ma9i0krXGD1Yj26mLyMJDPKDDpzmWFJYKhJR5vx72MQl2Sn0iOksgHxnSj8kP62k4qMKc9VWucwIbJNtFAzbGitEWUiOhE-nE/s320/Memorial+Weekend+2010+093.jpg" /></a><br />Uh oh, he brought along electronics to pass the time.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>A tour of the cabin...</strong></span></div><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsihOjNkqmDrAt4Emf89FihbqAQOiQKynV-Q-PXI8azh8S1v85CCAOWOvGqn9jE5uSN7sgUrrphd1uqU3YvUSHUYls96MYhk8plD-Rid7j0bQJbWMb5mmVuDDq8r6oZpCutRBSqZ3Snkc/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+2010+094.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479254136458204130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsihOjNkqmDrAt4Emf89FihbqAQOiQKynV-Q-PXI8azh8S1v85CCAOWOvGqn9jE5uSN7sgUrrphd1uqU3YvUSHUYls96MYhk8plD-Rid7j0bQJbWMb5mmVuDDq8r6oZpCutRBSqZ3Snkc/s320/Memorial+Weekend+2010+094.jpg" /></a><br />the kitchen,<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPgfFcfrqeBPBpvc_yakeQd_50P7DCy7BHpyGFv4j2sy0AYZ45naM5cW2UeDLQ1XMY1C5W0qtuhg14cZchft8LwStPp618_vksNuGNRjof8naSbOOpkAptLWEidj59xLYC5OuUFDU9W4/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+2010+095.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479254128009700226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPgfFcfrqeBPBpvc_yakeQd_50P7DCy7BHpyGFv4j2sy0AYZ45naM5cW2UeDLQ1XMY1C5W0qtuhg14cZchft8LwStPp618_vksNuGNRjof8naSbOOpkAptLWEidj59xLYC5OuUFDU9W4/s320/Memorial+Weekend+2010+095.jpg" /></a><br /><br />the living room...</div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEU0wWe3xtjE7Il7-gOYJ_kQGvZEZ5-GYeQ3Dq8fGgSlLhy9AdwzlmNM8pg86ZAXuVOzA70MjMObOLn3ofp5w23xaH8oTeKckr02vNZ1UqkoRs5tCS-5EEgxDJtmQshOf-_3_u_5Sfemg/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+2010+096.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479254124767415138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEU0wWe3xtjE7Il7-gOYJ_kQGvZEZ5-GYeQ3Dq8fGgSlLhy9AdwzlmNM8pg86ZAXuVOzA70MjMObOLn3ofp5w23xaH8oTeKckr02vNZ1UqkoRs5tCS-5EEgxDJtmQshOf-_3_u_5Sfemg/s320/Memorial+Weekend+2010+096.jpg" /></a><br /><strong>and the bathroom. Yikes!<br /></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgt2j3DCg6171qe1LyZ4F3S3-lmWiEUkFwKVymdnVlcvkYbXTYhjTHA_HxKfnzJ8nFKNa1XlTtdbf_Qdf2_XtpbDTS8GfhICkTTxjS-EuqHANas3loqO6jS__6euZrxF1Wz8tAUDUV0KU/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+2010+097.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479254114303031202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgt2j3DCg6171qe1LyZ4F3S3-lmWiEUkFwKVymdnVlcvkYbXTYhjTHA_HxKfnzJ8nFKNa1XlTtdbf_Qdf2_XtpbDTS8GfhICkTTxjS-EuqHANas3loqO6jS__6euZrxF1Wz8tAUDUV0KU/s320/Memorial+Weekend+2010+097.jpg" /></a>The distance to the cabin from the bathroom...pretty scary in the dark<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittc3AvCp5nP1pDqf5O_eD5X9A0CAcClNowRU5o79SvzybchNnuPi_BLvtVMwrINwMb5227BdABlsJVhLN5AvcLg4e56ltYbB2FjuuVvqnbpZF2MHQ1bsqhvRAjp4zBm8R4VTJG-B2L64/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+2010+059.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479265431495443026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittc3AvCp5nP1pDqf5O_eD5X9A0CAcClNowRU5o79SvzybchNnuPi_BLvtVMwrINwMb5227BdABlsJVhLN5AvcLg4e56ltYbB2FjuuVvqnbpZF2MHQ1bsqhvRAjp4zBm8R4VTJG-B2L64/s320/Memorial+Weekend+2010+059.jpg" /></a>This is Paul, the owner of the cabin and he needed a rock moved.</div><div> </div><div>First he managed to break into <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">manageable</span> pieces.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg99XcDsPllOz2nIPY-7dTfpQnoPaf9U1G96tG6AlzMa2fN97-_c38QA_CK327p23I8MujFGmQJhjbcWC_npiuvmVDISlhnr8gRCPYR71kMcgEMVhb4yOU-pxVgt201eG4Y4cv9DN6xfBU/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+2010+003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479267027014780258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg99XcDsPllOz2nIPY-7dTfpQnoPaf9U1G96tG6AlzMa2fN97-_c38QA_CK327p23I8MujFGmQJhjbcWC_npiuvmVDISlhnr8gRCPYR71kMcgEMVhb4yOU-pxVgt201eG4Y4cv9DN6xfBU/s320/Memorial+Weekend+2010+003.jpg" /></a> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">KERRRRRRR</span></div><div><br /><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQFM_jkL5lOGccOUCCBBYJNvYO14I6AOn9UwxfPYkzPesnMys_YOfrLm6Ji89_QaEIlrlSbCH6weMZFhJXlaNEFD1mTzfqThYaZljFc8X-oklV7ad3vBVRnDi35Rg_ZZxkxwaMY5d48w/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+2010+005.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479267023027661586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQFM_jkL5lOGccOUCCBBYJNvYO14I6AOn9UwxfPYkzPesnMys_YOfrLm6Ji89_QaEIlrlSbCH6weMZFhJXlaNEFD1mTzfqThYaZljFc8X-oklV7ad3vBVRnDi35Rg_ZZxkxwaMY5d48w/s320/Memorial+Weekend+2010+005.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;">SMASH!!!!!!!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMCcFajZCa6lq-3mux9SOnyZh007jA3gubPFyQ84pPcaDhMZrKEiHX1ztemiG2NSZE1Jzw8_R24osJPjnt8ge1cpLR2h5kJ3yd-NGUZggUosWZiIPiPimijuZBSdhRKE7ZgEDLRyg5Rg/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+2010+006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479252240784489394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMCcFajZCa6lq-3mux9SOnyZh007jA3gubPFyQ84pPcaDhMZrKEiHX1ztemiG2NSZE1Jzw8_R24osJPjnt8ge1cpLR2h5kJ3yd-NGUZggUosWZiIPiPimijuZBSdhRKE7ZgEDLRyg5Rg/s320/Memorial+Weekend+2010+006.jpg" /></a><br />Then they loaded it up on the front of the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">four wheeler</span>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQd7hNQ21eRnHoWLiKEoLF8XbhbDbTwTftv2yDQfuGKZ8JpfiZY7Q0w9gujR2xSsBMM3UjINj6clO_A2_wbWcC6xCax6KBDGzt9aRFKv-qVbH0VjODd1APHZLVeWO48oXFiHXkfy1YZs/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+2010+007.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479252234356052178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQd7hNQ21eRnHoWLiKEoLF8XbhbDbTwTftv2yDQfuGKZ8JpfiZY7Q0w9gujR2xSsBMM3UjINj6clO_A2_wbWcC6xCax6KBDGzt9aRFKv-qVbH0VjODd1APHZLVeWO48oXFiHXkfy1YZs/s320/Memorial+Weekend+2010+007.jpg" /></a><br />It's easier to hold a giant rock and drive a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">four wheeler</span> at the same time if you stick out your <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">tongue</span>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnhkZ1ZxvdWv0dHe0D-5n1hvEaUreK9cZbqr2Z7mHPqxcNEJnxA8n8aRi1JPeXy3oIlJnqo2d0yyVVtZlGs8zMsNyweLRts3sWJIwMIaQi-M7hUEzATzIf5LfAtKKLUxbAaYxgx9Y7QM/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+2010+009.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479252217885465378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnhkZ1ZxvdWv0dHe0D-5n1hvEaUreK9cZbqr2Z7mHPqxcNEJnxA8n8aRi1JPeXy3oIlJnqo2d0yyVVtZlGs8zMsNyweLRts3sWJIwMIaQi-M7hUEzATzIf5LfAtKKLUxbAaYxgx9Y7QM/s320/Memorial+Weekend+2010+009.jpg" /></a><br />They moved them over to the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">artesian</span> well so that you don't have to walk on the wet ground to get to the spring.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgII2Eom4rt9FgnsyxIFR99YeO4Upq0_KvmLsmzzcG0pljHW0T2fcQrRFTJK7HmVLllQkZCRKDY_Ic_lBuCyehb8_Q861-N06e7sz951_Lo3ZjwEZCQAzRwDGnSA0B5UWfLOMZsEk7N_pQ/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+2010+011.1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479252213906571042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgII2Eom4rt9FgnsyxIFR99YeO4Upq0_KvmLsmzzcG0pljHW0T2fcQrRFTJK7HmVLllQkZCRKDY_Ic_lBuCyehb8_Q861-N06e7sz951_Lo3ZjwEZCQAzRwDGnSA0B5UWfLOMZsEk7N_pQ/s320/Memorial+Weekend+2010+011.1.jpg" /></a>The spring.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBmpBfddKt0rXjv7pD5gkZfcLE7nP1csnFo3aT87g4gS2PGnf3JsoCcSUj0stnuIs1L4OONrTTn83NnMRtTi7A9xYB0gnFxtj5XXUHszoeB0MZIeQ-BSuH8qV4ZhWkETbSUgco3Kp6u3E/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+2010+110.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479250386434568562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBmpBfddKt0rXjv7pD5gkZfcLE7nP1csnFo3aT87g4gS2PGnf3JsoCcSUj0stnuIs1L4OONrTTn83NnMRtTi7A9xYB0gnFxtj5XXUHszoeB0MZIeQ-BSuH8qV4ZhWkETbSUgco3Kp6u3E/s320/Memorial+Weekend+2010+110.jpg" /></a><br />They put a tube in the end of the pipe and fed it downhill into a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">barrel</span> to collect water.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLsvO0tq0A-XWBRjCKkj5vmOSwqh6JmxzJ-DrTxQDqkyf_NIgBbY4sxb-jfuKupy7hxxoGCHT7ovpbmQ6CASfk5NODH0plVbXvj-O3cEzl_FXn_OlFFZpjMtKbWx6ZAlcQKYZQfV0ozSc/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+2010+020.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479250384466016690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLsvO0tq0A-XWBRjCKkj5vmOSwqh6JmxzJ-DrTxQDqkyf_NIgBbY4sxb-jfuKupy7hxxoGCHT7ovpbmQ6CASfk5NODH0plVbXvj-O3cEzl_FXn_OlFFZpjMtKbWx6ZAlcQKYZQfV0ozSc/s320/Memorial+Weekend+2010+020.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Behind Mike (Kevin's dad), you can see the trailer that he fitted with a large piece of black plastic. He filled it with water in order to heat it up for his morning bath. A really hillbilly <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">hottub</span>.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>The other half of our Memorial Day Weekend.</strong></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb00avxCYfdVLy3w2r7Cn4BmsMP2fa5a8po-L40XTUECVU7g6EznkCWjGcGK1saE8g00RWc0h6vsC_0eZr2jX8pBal7ChqwYgXZSyOUsquZEi3xPMcd6iU9Cd5L_xacBdSKzXTTIwdaE4/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+pt+2+2010+018.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479250368729786610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb00avxCYfdVLy3w2r7Cn4BmsMP2fa5a8po-L40XTUECVU7g6EznkCWjGcGK1saE8g00RWc0h6vsC_0eZr2jX8pBal7ChqwYgXZSyOUsquZEi3xPMcd6iU9Cd5L_xacBdSKzXTTIwdaE4/s320/Memorial+Weekend+pt+2+2010+018.jpg" /></a><br />Started with a picnic at my sister's house and Rascal had fun!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisiTvj4_W5-a29ICjjBLUDt7g2kwxLfaiuDLrl6ehJPorqYaRkTsg_aMGT3WnL3g50TCOq-6Q23H_2iBSOqX-kkQx9cajVjiBg6Zj26QawA9lqX16AnO7NDjoNovy0hNn7GaHliqNe7FU/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+pt+2+2010+006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479250364853626386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisiTvj4_W5-a29ICjjBLUDt7g2kwxLfaiuDLrl6ehJPorqYaRkTsg_aMGT3WnL3g50TCOq-6Q23H_2iBSOqX-kkQx9cajVjiBg6Zj26QawA9lqX16AnO7NDjoNovy0hNn7GaHliqNe7FU/s320/Memorial+Weekend+pt+2+2010+006.jpg" /></a><br />So did Tom, don't ever leave him alone with your camera!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85LVbsH7zbmKl43Dqf6fOYuq49cv_Hb2m8RvEjoH8ZmVYH3P96D5xiWCRoSksGWjQL1tMw8ZkU6R9jT6VuvfICJnyMHQ46sPuG7Mn7ZejveidUqz7jkgcsj4D8CnLJj-_akYUtNZ5urQ/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+pt+2+2010+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479250358451321090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85LVbsH7zbmKl43Dqf6fOYuq49cv_Hb2m8RvEjoH8ZmVYH3P96D5xiWCRoSksGWjQL1tMw8ZkU6R9jT6VuvfICJnyMHQ46sPuG7Mn7ZejveidUqz7jkgcsj4D8CnLJj-_akYUtNZ5urQ/s320/Memorial+Weekend+pt+2+2010+002.jpg" /></a><br />He wasn't drinking either.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxDdSEwirWR35JImxZvmMy8kBLYKQ_kRVlNd6bdotD0_eLJ80uIsQSLt6VW6JNb_CEJDwi-7oA8SHAvaBbZchJKQHpswiULLdhuSM0CqVGrx2I7UBehAmw_pkuRpiAshs0AvNvlCvAns/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+pt+2+2010+012.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479249486880986994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxDdSEwirWR35JImxZvmMy8kBLYKQ_kRVlNd6bdotD0_eLJ80uIsQSLt6VW6JNb_CEJDwi-7oA8SHAvaBbZchJKQHpswiULLdhuSM0CqVGrx2I7UBehAmw_pkuRpiAshs0AvNvlCvAns/s320/Memorial+Weekend+pt+2+2010+012.jpg" /></a><br />Tom and Amy.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDQgvq3LbLgO9wZ3TvnxpX8Zf7XQsBC3m7HMZ8g20Z5DePan-4fhuOC4gZbAFo-c7dKrwpThC3jr-inXMhhu07XaoT62T_MTLDlSTKbzKV_LxiD3RAygmV4v03rSUI-azn_4YNg0n7ZuM/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+pt+2+2010+008.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479249466857147666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDQgvq3LbLgO9wZ3TvnxpX8Zf7XQsBC3m7HMZ8g20Z5DePan-4fhuOC4gZbAFo-c7dKrwpThC3jr-inXMhhu07XaoT62T_MTLDlSTKbzKV_LxiD3RAygmV4v03rSUI-azn_4YNg0n7ZuM/s320/Memorial+Weekend+pt+2+2010+008.jpg" /></a>This is Norm and he is the <strong>MASTER BUILDER!</strong> He built his own house, the really cool shed in the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">background</span> and a beautiful little fish pond which I of course neglected to get a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">picture</span> of. My mom and dad in the background.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRiWxE0mwkqDELYPOQKLNrrkvxAvjVcOIzJ8LyR1vDc3Z70P_LlUxlCjKWQDPPbL31zgW_ZcFIvg3wcqO3WioWtQt8uEb8m-qyanzMeWxFMOQ5UzVfxkrDch2HtpN9KU6QDJNo31Eyr8/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+pt+2+2010+024.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479249459595310290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRiWxE0mwkqDELYPOQKLNrrkvxAvjVcOIzJ8LyR1vDc3Z70P_LlUxlCjKWQDPPbL31zgW_ZcFIvg3wcqO3WioWtQt8uEb8m-qyanzMeWxFMOQ5UzVfxkrDch2HtpN9KU6QDJNo31Eyr8/s320/Memorial+Weekend+pt+2+2010+024.jpg" /></a>Then we moved to the lake at my mom's house for some swimming fun and beverage fun at the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tiki</span> Bar (Which Norm and Tom built, I helped too.) My beverage is ice tea but some of the others like the brew.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCloC1wlF3xoHW0ma-ndvYcw4Bsnf94Psr701TiT7xpeNzaIY82d8q5prZS2V1oKzWvmmNpaYXGaoYE_GKBf06pceOKDGJRQatgP0pBjfnfjIKxKGBvHsLLnxJFxjHVH2hXplG117tlk/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+pt+2+2010+025.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479249457491174994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCloC1wlF3xoHW0ma-ndvYcw4Bsnf94Psr701TiT7xpeNzaIY82d8q5prZS2V1oKzWvmmNpaYXGaoYE_GKBf06pceOKDGJRQatgP0pBjfnfjIKxKGBvHsLLnxJFxjHVH2hXplG117tlk/s320/Memorial+Weekend+pt+2+2010+025.jpg" /></a>The guys are out at the raft playing Water Wedge. It's a game where somebody hits golf balls at a big tub on the raft, trying to hit the tub and get a hole in one. It's only happened twice, once last year and then on Memorial Day (actually it was Sunday) Tom got one! The guys and girls on the raft dive for the ones that miss, you could try to catch one if you wanted but it would hurt!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKYGLSvgHzmwBJIq4jjN3sUp4BZq0S6U6GsgVeE9wi4N1V0uodpdNFtIIq3Fwtkune0LdhtIyeuTNqLA3G8yWaqNZKsrRZlahAT906Zs_g4tERIFLsU2_U4YFFlEUS9qul_r0IEZ9_I6I/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+pt+2+2010+032.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479249447759802530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKYGLSvgHzmwBJIq4jjN3sUp4BZq0S6U6GsgVeE9wi4N1V0uodpdNFtIIq3Fwtkune0LdhtIyeuTNqLA3G8yWaqNZKsrRZlahAT906Zs_g4tERIFLsU2_U4YFFlEUS9qul_r0IEZ9_I6I/s320/Memorial+Weekend+pt+2+2010+032.jpg" /></a>Lee was hitting the balls for them and he did a great job!.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpAQO2AAyRZAEvUxZDmqhBwiIn6BDkweamnenMnZsLtB0E-zzcgS24k71D75iWF3AbnfXY5vxiJ1Lu75M8lC5rzr3vFZ-Hj24zd_LiZfO5sO9DDtcvkWr4aVYZQ6K6Y9wPPiiRRCqqwYk/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+pt+2+2010+034.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479247215432220114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpAQO2AAyRZAEvUxZDmqhBwiIn6BDkweamnenMnZsLtB0E-zzcgS24k71D75iWF3AbnfXY5vxiJ1Lu75M8lC5rzr3vFZ-Hj24zd_LiZfO5sO9DDtcvkWr4aVYZQ6K6Y9wPPiiRRCqqwYk/s320/Memorial+Weekend+pt+2+2010+034.jpg" /></a><br />The oldest and his girlfriend had fun too!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQ1oscZ11Y3FR1HYDj72s_G7zwSeQeL0Xw2Jw9C3lWUzLYaA3C_Mb0wGc7ooukH-nUVyhwYC2gR5ugrM1CgM9jPW1aK51LU2mOnI2_yEuR8gpzNwJbE9DKUmsbkrVXoDKU1MPOw9EbCE/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+pt+2+2010+038.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479247208165546210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQ1oscZ11Y3FR1HYDj72s_G7zwSeQeL0Xw2Jw9C3lWUzLYaA3C_Mb0wGc7ooukH-nUVyhwYC2gR5ugrM1CgM9jPW1aK51LU2mOnI2_yEuR8gpzNwJbE9DKUmsbkrVXoDKU1MPOw9EbCE/s320/Memorial+Weekend+pt+2+2010+038.jpg" /></a>Little Charlie slowly moved in to get onto the picture.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1I3Q-dr6ibu30sq5P9gIvGNTv-qogPG9TnLA02MOs0WEa8vXNRFdnJ2WFg9zNd6ONhQkkj8MDEzFPv0iI2LMuJ_gXi2-VyEoY8AHfNi3CetbP3HAHQIxvb-lgOWNATt54kMnklxGOZ4/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+pt+2+2010+050.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479247202665581298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1I3Q-dr6ibu30sq5P9gIvGNTv-qogPG9TnLA02MOs0WEa8vXNRFdnJ2WFg9zNd6ONhQkkj8MDEzFPv0iI2LMuJ_gXi2-VyEoY8AHfNi3CetbP3HAHQIxvb-lgOWNATt54kMnklxGOZ4/s320/Memorial+Weekend+pt+2+2010+050.jpg" /></a>The <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error">Lake</span> crowd.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLK2C0cQD3RSDA8jcPwCrkOcHcIfOdOkpRx2RoV2nu5cYyZMyU__q1PIAOUxxOSZJyidT6Kb_9EcDK74wQsL6MJhBLhMNTc-VcaNCNGgtYflHziTlWT0c7eTS-w6eDvBPqKIfmMAlF5k/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+pt+2+2010+055.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479247190431022530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLK2C0cQD3RSDA8jcPwCrkOcHcIfOdOkpRx2RoV2nu5cYyZMyU__q1PIAOUxxOSZJyidT6Kb_9EcDK74wQsL6MJhBLhMNTc-VcaNCNGgtYflHziTlWT0c7eTS-w6eDvBPqKIfmMAlF5k/s320/Memorial+Weekend+pt+2+2010+055.jpg" /></a><br />If you were looking for Kevin he was mostly fishing.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvjfGo9dvubbeLnrFtT2SRZXEEMpI2QTc4h1JAkWVecEbL5rKBYuMPJ_Rd-51xocuie9MQbacamLHLu0XjpRZRYvFJ9CHXTxAZEvv40BfV1I1io0XG0y5ypamltaBVKf4rmU6r-ks6hH0/s1600/Memorial+Weekend+pt+2+2010+075.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479247187709863874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvjfGo9dvubbeLnrFtT2SRZXEEMpI2QTc4h1JAkWVecEbL5rKBYuMPJ_Rd-51xocuie9MQbacamLHLu0XjpRZRYvFJ9CHXTxAZEvv40BfV1I1io0XG0y5ypamltaBVKf4rmU6r-ks6hH0/s320/Memorial+Weekend+pt+2+2010+075.jpg" /></a><br />Til the sun went down and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">mosquitos</span> came out and we went home.</div><div> </div><div><div>Til next time,</div><div>Beth</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Kevin and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07027856468582004051noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434480923512759683.post-22230417072104425602010-05-28T21:51:00.009-04:002010-05-28T23:08:02.839-04:00Say Hi to Laddie!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0L94h3MNButrY4UkzN20y125oWNU0ftQXCkMRdPm2DxRUyPQZ4oE3Wr0A7quNmz0dFyYzavvVxXmTWxZ6VMSnz6_Y7dKLO0JvDRLLXBTQqyZV2KEbFFK3Sh1oUW2ilxpavUMxiTTUOQ/s1600/May+28+2010+042.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476509089478246546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0L94h3MNButrY4UkzN20y125oWNU0ftQXCkMRdPm2DxRUyPQZ4oE3Wr0A7quNmz0dFyYzavvVxXmTWxZ6VMSnz6_Y7dKLO0JvDRLLXBTQqyZV2KEbFFK3Sh1oUW2ilxpavUMxiTTUOQ/s320/May+28+2010+042.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Say Hi to Laddie!!!!</span><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrm16NubqiSJswUaGbXF09itjj2pnN4AtBfMwp9fuidg0_e-cn12wQbXOjXtMjvzG1V6ilFsN-NwFh9nccYKzfqf8f1Ivl1jB5hwV9T6y-hHrzBoRdBzbUAkT9E2b301ZBXAtZFE5eOi4/s1600/May+28+2010+043.1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476509095975811250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrm16NubqiSJswUaGbXF09itjj2pnN4AtBfMwp9fuidg0_e-cn12wQbXOjXtMjvzG1V6ilFsN-NwFh9nccYKzfqf8f1Ivl1jB5hwV9T6y-hHrzBoRdBzbUAkT9E2b301ZBXAtZFE5eOi4/s320/May+28+2010+043.1.jpg" /> </a><br /><br /><p align="center"><br />He came to live with us today. He's very skittish, not being around kids very much and all of our commotion so it will take some time. He and I sat on the swing for awhile tonight, watching the kids swim <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">and I</span> think he is going to be fine.<br /></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>And of course I've been hatching eggs!</strong><br /></span><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdXRmHoVLeaAk8f4mwmknQwlemHm07ZaVpr-RQ6aX6QUV3foo-Ixqd8k9ZhR7YTdrwi_g38qhkozrJRRaNlKlizrOK8-P-lkv4fizdgZ2-o0a585g3chWONcONPof1hhnA8aIzh6CA94U/s1600/May+28+2010+013.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476509078944468514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdXRmHoVLeaAk8f4mwmknQwlemHm07ZaVpr-RQ6aX6QUV3foo-Ixqd8k9ZhR7YTdrwi_g38qhkozrJRRaNlKlizrOK8-P-lkv4fizdgZ2-o0a585g3chWONcONPof1hhnA8aIzh6CA94U/s320/May+28+2010+013.jpg" /><br /><br /><p align="center"></a></p><br />I chose mostly my Cuckoo <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Maran</span> eggs because they are a beautiful dark brown. I also chose a couple of Americanas that were crossed with my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Maran</span> rooster. Two years ago I crossed <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Americanas</span> with a Barred Rock rooster and got hens that laid really cool olive eggs and some even had brown speckles.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwrhQSLXkeL5wy3ejEcy3x2KeRBmd1iIj7GckEi6hmtYUJlMQHPLSxp5I6tLd7uuX7e1Kns5Q72RxJsxuxjHf0NgJ2n4SDL2-5i48xuFHckuvtdPWSd3YTMntuVyaRlpJ8m7xHDLQpczc/s1600/May+28+2010+028.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476519235229058194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwrhQSLXkeL5wy3ejEcy3x2KeRBmd1iIj7GckEi6hmtYUJlMQHPLSxp5I6tLd7uuX7e1Kns5Q72RxJsxuxjHf0NgJ2n4SDL2-5i48xuFHckuvtdPWSd3YTMntuVyaRlpJ8m7xHDLQpczc/s320/May+28+2010+028.jpg" /><br /><p align="center"></a></p><br /><br />I hatched a couple of those too. Here are the empty shells that hatched. The two olive ones are from those Americans/Barred Rock crosses that I love so even though I only got nine to hatch I'm very happy.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdE4Pmb31XWPDYIalBne_WIBl7PkSCt-GCj9Ata2DxImzMexKMxeW2TOoHc8iBWfmav9VRf8reKHs378Zkn0mYKp8KUCXOUPvdowzumLb7hbrt7xiFIBArGqjkTuq5pGiG7tLQCx9AwI/s1600/May+28+2010+010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476509070549133506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdE4Pmb31XWPDYIalBne_WIBl7PkSCt-GCj9Ata2DxImzMexKMxeW2TOoHc8iBWfmav9VRf8reKHs378Zkn0mYKp8KUCXOUPvdowzumLb7hbrt7xiFIBArGqjkTuq5pGiG7tLQCx9AwI/s320/May+28+2010+010.jpg" /></a> Here's the first one hatching but it was upside down in the egg so I had to help it a little. It cried and cried til I opened it up a little. It was a little too bloody to open all the way so I was going to wait til the morning but when I got up it was out! Very cool.<br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><div align="center">The only bad thing is that now I can't tell them apart.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGdtR1hLkaDI8MC_W_dMzh8pSPt3hNiDDaisLqQY8GT8DvEzfNFmF8blRuHUOtSMymSppqDCD38WPD5MJU3eb_d6BVDaPV2WE7X5MIjnbtdHNEV5Nt_Hyz2uWdoj-FR-JfmYzsVQWOdp8/s1600/May+28+2010+024.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476509083030065042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGdtR1hLkaDI8MC_W_dMzh8pSPt3hNiDDaisLqQY8GT8DvEzfNFmF8blRuHUOtSMymSppqDCD38WPD5MJU3eb_d6BVDaPV2WE7X5MIjnbtdHNEV5Nt_Hyz2uWdoj-FR-JfmYzsVQWOdp8/s320/May+28+2010+024.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br />There is one that is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">definitely</span> smaller so it has to from the pale blue egg.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Fishing Report!</span></strong><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3kOUoV3itm2Gh7Z_MNGTKy-_MYudFnw0_wKd71Cb3Ukl54aTmWU2tQJzsjDB9MdLmU-YtOSPErVWwVP5A9mODhUPbTgtp1YDrU7oZ96oD_Im-ogk2y_O_eeqUQo9Wu2RUZBOUmHp6bM/s1600/3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 258px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 258px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476507834536436050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3kOUoV3itm2Gh7Z_MNGTKy-_MYudFnw0_wKd71Cb3Ukl54aTmWU2tQJzsjDB9MdLmU-YtOSPErVWwVP5A9mODhUPbTgtp1YDrU7oZ96oD_Im-ogk2y_O_eeqUQo9Wu2RUZBOUmHp6bM/s320/3.jpg" /></a><br />Kevin started fishing in earnest out at my mom's lake and he has been catching some good ones. This was a really big crappie. At first when I saw the picture I thought it was a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">largemouth</span>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV43tusNT0fSXGGKEfzEOHs6E59gqkA3oE11rZKx1ZdfNRg52zuIV1dOTB1rgUFkDHr5z1JW3phiwvH_f6RR3hHGBC1Jr4OOYzwUTWMVn1F7EXWIb7kvj7HggkfYUoXNrh89JqtSdS2bg/s1600/0522101527.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476507832860505586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV43tusNT0fSXGGKEfzEOHs6E59gqkA3oE11rZKx1ZdfNRg52zuIV1dOTB1rgUFkDHr5z1JW3phiwvH_f6RR3hHGBC1Jr4OOYzwUTWMVn1F7EXWIb7kvj7HggkfYUoXNrh89JqtSdS2bg/s320/0522101527.jpg" /></a>My BIL Tom caught this nice bass. The beer can is for a size <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">comparison</span>. Of course they took no measuring tape with them. The crappie was <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">definitely</span> a Fish Ohio fish.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4N4O13Di2sRYKKtU_YPOhJG0ppP4EmLVwyGyy4vmDtApx4fpSvUVdEq80IG03bQr9Kxsv1TZGEKG5rJZnGMqxTkSznpMo15_jZbylRw88UiXJjjeF1ohPmwjSuXdefZ3IT3osKuonDE/s1600/0522101645.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476507827260621346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4N4O13Di2sRYKKtU_YPOhJG0ppP4EmLVwyGyy4vmDtApx4fpSvUVdEq80IG03bQr9Kxsv1TZGEKG5rJZnGMqxTkSznpMo15_jZbylRw88UiXJjjeF1ohPmwjSuXdefZ3IT3osKuonDE/s320/0522101645.jpg" /></a><br />Kevin caught this nice bass too. Don't know how big, again no tape or scale.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Pcb4ZE5vsm6YahHIRC6bRHr677MCoHcmtO10jjwNitjK2S5124mR6FZup_r6vf1RRab9HEtydlBeUdsEqSQVawNbDbt06QKydZK0F9RUZCi39Wmzx0NrM5ygy967chwd3pt8FWFbX-8/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 258px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 258px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476507822047803634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Pcb4ZE5vsm6YahHIRC6bRHr677MCoHcmtO10jjwNitjK2S5124mR6FZup_r6vf1RRab9HEtydlBeUdsEqSQVawNbDbt06QKydZK0F9RUZCi39Wmzx0NrM5ygy967chwd3pt8FWFbX-8/s320/2.jpg" /></a><br />He was really surprised when he reeled in this northern pike. He didn't know that they have had a stocking program there for the last 30 years.<br /><br />He, of course, didn't keep the bass or the pike or even the giant crappie but.....<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyUXu2XmoPFSadFoPMFf_SBys1pW5kEm8c2jH1y4PfVQPXQhTShML6S6sGqrtwJ7kElrWsZXLhgPu_2Sh6PIA-uepRVeEs1M9w5Z2d0GTMv6Lk98SlqgWkG9Vf7gnHFlfCoW8LR7Rvnw/s1600/May+28+2010+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476504478798342146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyUXu2XmoPFSadFoPMFf_SBys1pW5kEm8c2jH1y4PfVQPXQhTShML6S6sGqrtwJ7kElrWsZXLhgPu_2Sh6PIA-uepRVeEs1M9w5Z2d0GTMv6Lk98SlqgWkG9Vf7gnHFlfCoW8LR7Rvnw/s320/May+28+2010+001.jpg" /></a>He did keep some from the next trip last weekend. A nice perch, I made him put it back together so I could take a picture, he had already started cleaning it before I took it.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTT539_rcJtDwjIEauDExGAj8yB1GmG54Rwa6EsrclV99Tya5kTRlRXXGt3fjjE6P-bUc18yQheVh0SfCk6-PoXC3yMe2Euc1Bu9oIpa0KhsLglISbiJ2UqFNMbZ22eD94sNoRFJlvsQ/s1600/May+28+2010+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476504470554820466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTT539_rcJtDwjIEauDExGAj8yB1GmG54Rwa6EsrclV99Tya5kTRlRXXGt3fjjE6P-bUc18yQheVh0SfCk6-PoXC3yMe2Euc1Bu9oIpa0KhsLglISbiJ2UqFNMbZ22eD94sNoRFJlvsQ/s320/May+28+2010+002.jpg" /></a>And I think he said that this was a black crappie.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRVEcY_ZPtIUdOE67Zmxb4Q4Wn_SELXZrm1TZQw8EoHCDpSd9e5O0MFGFRO1psF3YIXTaKGgnK0Dp4sXck3v5qBZ3Qc8Hs5Q4LvEkIcfmYVIt9DFeFMPlhqgpacvRdgUmMRmSgM39QF0U/s1600/May+28+2010+003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476504465788752114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRVEcY_ZPtIUdOE67Zmxb4Q4Wn_SELXZrm1TZQw8EoHCDpSd9e5O0MFGFRO1psF3YIXTaKGgnK0Dp4sXck3v5qBZ3Qc8Hs5Q4LvEkIcfmYVIt9DFeFMPlhqgpacvRdgUmMRmSgM39QF0U/s320/May+28+2010+003.jpg" /></a> Bunches of fish for dinner.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswrsnIdX0HozZBQq3ywQBeBjt5G0vvxIPOimGz_ijKJshZ4kBGOi5XPwFujsu99A3gGedQ52dKJNfN9sUNA8lrhQggRpn6GfJ3WnCy2qae7R69x1IynJKNy6X7NI0Ou9kUuYay1rfMPA/s1600/May+28+2010+004.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476504457774964626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswrsnIdX0HozZBQq3ywQBeBjt5G0vvxIPOimGz_ijKJshZ4kBGOi5XPwFujsu99A3gGedQ52dKJNfN9sUNA8lrhQggRpn6GfJ3WnCy2qae7R69x1IynJKNy6X7NI0Ou9kUuYay1rfMPA/s320/May+28+2010+004.jpg" /></a> And if you notice, he is cleaning them on the table in the kitchen. Don't tell my mom or my sister. My mom thinks it is against the law to clean fish in the house and the table that he is cleaning them on is my sisters. He put down plastic and plenty of newspaper so there was no mess at all. </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>I think one time my dad cleaned fish in the house and he scaled them. The end result was a kitchen full of mess. Kevin <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">filleted</span> his so no resulting <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">scaly</span> mess.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10vlZV2TC3QV23hYfzsVLoEAyfGtZZWc7kXvbYG9BYKQgVMTvi7A38vLvokdsRMbaVhZcz7iwvWdbfEbk-Wb-ZJCOfC8eKW212uTxCltxq2NORYKHq4qTTXkTwYwForWcpIPvu8Tq6us/s1600/May+28+2010+007.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476504441245953218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10vlZV2TC3QV23hYfzsVLoEAyfGtZZWc7kXvbYG9BYKQgVMTvi7A38vLvokdsRMbaVhZcz7iwvWdbfEbk-Wb-ZJCOfC8eKW212uTxCltxq2NORYKHq4qTTXkTwYwForWcpIPvu8Tq6us/s320/May+28+2010+007.jpg" /></a> Yummy!</div><div><br /><br /> </div><div align="left">Til next time,</div><br /><br /><div align="left">Beth</div><br /><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">PS</span>. Hopefully I'll get off of my lazy behind and post more often. I have a post all ready with pictures of the rock wall progress but never got the energy to sit and write the words. Some of the pictures were out of order and it's hard to change them around so I got discouraged.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">(Here's a picture of me that Kevin just took while I was working on this post, check out my helper.) </div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><br /></div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNst3JKfNXKfTgRrokH4iEyKZKXg8mn6Vlko34brVndSKsaeHCitVw_R17ZuQueZIsNtW2T24pP_aWMbP44KhM0_EB9Ri5-TMK7fXoiR-u33QLXh-fYSdsz5ZOBkHgle9WoMUn2s0Wnl4/s1600/May+28+2010+049.1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476521797867178130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNst3JKfNXKfTgRrokH4iEyKZKXg8mn6Vlko34brVndSKsaeHCitVw_R17ZuQueZIsNtW2T24pP_aWMbP44KhM0_EB9Ri5-TMK7fXoiR-u33QLXh-fYSdsz5ZOBkHgle9WoMUn2s0Wnl4/s320/May+28+2010+049.1.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><p align="left"><br /></p></div>Kevin and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07027856468582004051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434480923512759683.post-91712612479634729862010-04-04T08:18:00.010-04:002010-04-16T22:25:08.402-04:00Spring and Hard Work<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZn0zimu3_fYyTcXNhT2kGDs4AUtmtNGKb26koKeust2vu-TTCevu8eYmRwy0_tAvrJg246v-k_-q9eq7vLDFJNICoTgKNTiUSl_VYXf85e2kfKJuDMHpSEUlUkRUty4W-3ZLwSVhSoc/s1600/100_2933.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456271489910292290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZn0zimu3_fYyTcXNhT2kGDs4AUtmtNGKb26koKeust2vu-TTCevu8eYmRwy0_tAvrJg246v-k_-q9eq7vLDFJNICoTgKNTiUSl_VYXf85e2kfKJuDMHpSEUlUkRUty4W-3ZLwSVhSoc/s320/100_2933.jpg" /></a> The first weekend in April and really nice weather means that it's time for some yard work. We're sore and tired this morning (Sunday)... maybe we'll watch TV all day...yeah right.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJ6_IEb5V1sT-h91fRgyzYtJ6ZPX-cfr8U_yr3Nhn-PlOOmq1owuqCU0pSDM2saDSa_Bo5mdj7I2n9EuFkscir7VzhONcBN17Drqp3DBBiEHvfOgrYzK2qXFWC7FRqwCiR6UCwFZt0b4/s1600/100_2959.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456271231002261954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJ6_IEb5V1sT-h91fRgyzYtJ6ZPX-cfr8U_yr3Nhn-PlOOmq1owuqCU0pSDM2saDSa_Bo5mdj7I2n9EuFkscir7VzhONcBN17Drqp3DBBiEHvfOgrYzK2qXFWC7FRqwCiR6UCwFZt0b4/s320/100_2959.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a>Moving some big stones from all the different spots around the farm, sure glad we have the 8N!<br /><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNIjxs6e5HaDJLf4joKJvJKRNjT7LZNDwU2ooUoFYZpgJYSju1IUPOaE0OLRPOVKTUClFn5zio4DtvR1xQOfBJZGXrhaPV0UF0P7BW2PkXEMkypwD16gN_QWQexCv3X96RaYvhzMcIe4/s1600/100_2964.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456271223185430546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNIjxs6e5HaDJLf4joKJvJKRNjT7LZNDwU2ooUoFYZpgJYSju1IUPOaE0OLRPOVKTUClFn5zio4DtvR1xQOfBJZGXrhaPV0UF0P7BW2PkXEMkypwD16gN_QWQexCv3X96RaYvhzMcIe4/s320/100_2964.jpg" /></a>Plus these awesome forks that Kevin made.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcmQvCDYpIQPP3Sdp-bjstqPhP1I-IA6DflCbudNRq6ZHyCgHb67Bd2Mn1Qp6oncUQnXAoCz6ACLC4PXh97UuEFkbpwnUG2x7xbBbyrLYoXw3lJjpChwjSGc8bGO6Q_A7dI1dz9cw8RP4/s1600/100_2985.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456271214498974066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcmQvCDYpIQPP3Sdp-bjstqPhP1I-IA6DflCbudNRq6ZHyCgHb67Bd2Mn1Qp6oncUQnXAoCz6ACLC4PXh97UuEFkbpwnUG2x7xbBbyrLYoXw3lJjpChwjSGc8bGO6Q_A7dI1dz9cw8RP4/s320/100_2985.jpg" /></a>The son waiting for the stone, notice he has his good school shoes on.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpLlzfor4iQQy0RQDBbZKYgf2po-nqmJqjuPxrWlt73VnzaK57z7PkmuZProyn-kKWiGrYKKcGpKMlONHiRm1g0eCBKuGZHG6F3CCOMxjVwresF1lEtGu5uHm8GW8ZwzidniJvOEaK5U/s1600/100_2967.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456271204023518514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpLlzfor4iQQy0RQDBbZKYgf2po-nqmJqjuPxrWlt73VnzaK57z7PkmuZProyn-kKWiGrYKKcGpKMlONHiRm1g0eCBKuGZHG6F3CCOMxjVwresF1lEtGu5uHm8GW8ZwzidniJvOEaK5U/s320/100_2967.jpg" /></a><br />Oh, and here's his shirt, most likely still outside on the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">ground</span>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwYQFIbba9zeQw5aG8W_AMYhZ5NPSq6HPJe5AujPU7wTSWfZCpw-EcDNCXsfRKK0Z16i4yAvYOZDgF0m-YPqsXMuFXjtsj6twsyD35uR-3_wBjtrWkmpXMojd8Ch4vB-pRsWNVYXxkJs/s1600/100_2987.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456271198685344242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwYQFIbba9zeQw5aG8W_AMYhZ5NPSq6HPJe5AujPU7wTSWfZCpw-EcDNCXsfRKK0Z16i4yAvYOZDgF0m-YPqsXMuFXjtsj6twsyD35uR-3_wBjtrWkmpXMojd8Ch4vB-pRsWNVYXxkJs/s320/100_2987.jpg" /></a>Moving the rocks into place made for some squashed fingers and hopping around.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAivkS0M2DZGpIHnYgwVO2iFCEydRL-jodQotpEZrKKVNlgngyEW1WyefBcFNt3_G-HxzahqCPwNAE4PnPLipZDBHRboZyNgiLY3dHfV5YBZo32D8zflrZJtVgdQJ6I9HEAskzqDp3Go/s1600/100_2989.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456270080368452690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAivkS0M2DZGpIHnYgwVO2iFCEydRL-jodQotpEZrKKVNlgngyEW1WyefBcFNt3_G-HxzahqCPwNAE4PnPLipZDBHRboZyNgiLY3dHfV5YBZo32D8zflrZJtVgdQJ6I9HEAskzqDp3Go/s320/100_2989.jpg" /></a>Dad helps and together they moved them into place.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1M-9l8TpLlhGOmeT7_G77Bwt2Mph-ZP2WtvPsCiz1EWmE5sfef6qDnP_xNPkDr2zknV42vzn6BSTHQWfQ-cAORTaPRuVCuSuK4BTif0YRQE_VQLyAE1MSy_HyBaEhohyphenhypheniCYoAJAWaJ5Q/s1600/100_2991.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456270041006746770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1M-9l8TpLlhGOmeT7_G77Bwt2Mph-ZP2WtvPsCiz1EWmE5sfef6qDnP_xNPkDr2zknV42vzn6BSTHQWfQ-cAORTaPRuVCuSuK4BTif0YRQE_VQLyAE1MSy_HyBaEhohyphenhypheniCYoAJAWaJ5Q/s320/100_2991.jpg" /></a>We are going to add a couple of more courses, leaving dirt pockets and spaces for planting, some trailing plants and strawberries and who knows what else will be added.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_AVHmQP8uiuPh-k_qH34g_weRHYcnzcGTA5-_oJGsGeATLTSSY3Hl6Zzvz9anifcdqIK1L3GeVIVpzx2PEK8afM5RhQyOohJicZI6w8fOBXa1_UPPvKI9Rc3SvlAAGJlmWEqZsEMUcA/s1600/100_3007.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456270037388945266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_AVHmQP8uiuPh-k_qH34g_weRHYcnzcGTA5-_oJGsGeATLTSSY3Hl6Zzvz9anifcdqIK1L3GeVIVpzx2PEK8afM5RhQyOohJicZI6w8fOBXa1_UPPvKI9Rc3SvlAAGJlmWEqZsEMUcA/s320/100_3007.jpg" /></a><br />Took all day.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZefzGUVLxl783yklyzp58ahu4dpchvEmTwvV2XWqEkULIVDMlIKeAPmuwwKIk7eI-TJAlNEWkEMe5GNX3MijJV0kxLQHNNe0RGti79-W5ztXYPBJjTCwE-oBDO8FohgP7jbDzwLE-xUE/s1600/100_3005.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456270029308200194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZefzGUVLxl783yklyzp58ahu4dpchvEmTwvV2XWqEkULIVDMlIKeAPmuwwKIk7eI-TJAlNEWkEMe5GNX3MijJV0kxLQHNNe0RGti79-W5ztXYPBJjTCwE-oBDO8FohgP7jbDzwLE-xUE/s320/100_3005.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Our peach tree is getting big, hope we have peaches this year. (Some of the pictures are out of order but it takes too long to move them around so sorry.)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijx2SdKpEwWwzYkiZIUpukwiFNN7y7TGkl4tzrD0U2bAt0RCke_LMBHEPS4xRVazZJAbiWNyvZbeUHBCpH05w71skpPtEmG8PdNWDx7Xju6tK4lKyh35T2hnASpKKUOxlSqOy7dcU5vN0/s1600/100_3003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456270023939054274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijx2SdKpEwWwzYkiZIUpukwiFNN7y7TGkl4tzrD0U2bAt0RCke_LMBHEPS4xRVazZJAbiWNyvZbeUHBCpH05w71skpPtEmG8PdNWDx7Xju6tK4lKyh35T2hnASpKKUOxlSqOy7dcU5vN0/s320/100_3003.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I spent the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">morning</span> digging and moving <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">day lilies</span>. They get so big that I can't see the rock.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0BM4n_x7Igv5zHJaVoxLRmrLHeVGrNoGaaq8mSX8PCfqi2QN006oRqcfUCQfXF0UdDhHvo1cj5hyC2D1aU3q5xr8VneyAsSPXf0VH7KxYMq7MxaZ04sgyc9UHmYOqPRLEVJYNq6SgFc/s1600/100_3001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456268695455845426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0BM4n_x7Igv5zHJaVoxLRmrLHeVGrNoGaaq8mSX8PCfqi2QN006oRqcfUCQfXF0UdDhHvo1cj5hyC2D1aU3q5xr8VneyAsSPXf0VH7KxYMq7MxaZ04sgyc9UHmYOqPRLEVJYNq6SgFc/s320/100_3001.jpg" /></a><br />Here's my Americana hens, the dark one in the back is the one that I r<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">aised</span> last year, she's beautiful!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZSAlWrIFZyhpUAliw7u314hlpAr4syBrF33K4VCSWl93EEdEfSpynZzw0XigI-g-Ay2EIojqCc4wo2Chp8lQT2Y5e6YCu6Vpjut5Yz1iz77_bdO0RYzmIEaQaByNKuiBaqeypsmZYWzM/s1600/100_3000.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456268677919753106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZSAlWrIFZyhpUAliw7u314hlpAr4syBrF33K4VCSWl93EEdEfSpynZzw0XigI-g-Ay2EIojqCc4wo2Chp8lQT2Y5e6YCu6Vpjut5Yz1iz77_bdO0RYzmIEaQaByNKuiBaqeypsmZYWzM/s320/100_3000.jpg" /></a><br />They all came running, expecting a treat. I'm very happy that the yard is drying up. This was a mud pit a week ago.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyQ3RfFoX1kAH2s4vcPdbpzpTLDzBth30IybkAuC3xCcEg1UbeQVMJyX1xPe4MEJTVJNUR8H6wy16HizRHVdcvJHgE9EQ0cc_65WSQN29uRjuigWnh45L2QHAzJ0oBcieM4MmqdN9KwcA/s1600/100_2999.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456268673472803346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyQ3RfFoX1kAH2s4vcPdbpzpTLDzBth30IybkAuC3xCcEg1UbeQVMJyX1xPe4MEJTVJNUR8H6wy16HizRHVdcvJHgE9EQ0cc_65WSQN29uRjuigWnh45L2QHAzJ0oBcieM4MmqdN9KwcA/s320/100_2999.jpg" /></a> Evil tom turkey! Does anyone want him? I'm serious, he is going soon, if not to someone who wants him then he is going in the freezer.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjL4oRo0vUei7CPWMgLeU621-f6yRORE3MycVzpwQzpgxE4m6EotDCR3cJHYMmVKjZOL6w6VZ-tQfThbVjcPxyK4J9Wsv72qmt7V62ddT3uV1ryv-iJC_FXH45oW2sh144aeFnEQmqqs/s1600/100_2996.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456268661280361842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjL4oRo0vUei7CPWMgLeU621-f6yRORE3MycVzpwQzpgxE4m6EotDCR3cJHYMmVKjZOL6w6VZ-tQfThbVjcPxyK4J9Wsv72qmt7V62ddT3uV1ryv-iJC_FXH45oW2sh144aeFnEQmqqs/s320/100_2996.jpg" /></a><br />This hen turkey decided to lay eggs in a tub. You just never know.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PHimhEvY_oFsWgPIvNH1O3sjb4obp7WAxo9JeW8LdisB1_03LfWdfDgDaBK56Oi-sJ1TLlCVKk-yiorLFhHVtrKItER3iHiodHrPE_D3MiHRIO0pixpkF9xWtl84tFmP-m50XmT0ZgM/s1600/100_2995.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456268637622838898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PHimhEvY_oFsWgPIvNH1O3sjb4obp7WAxo9JeW8LdisB1_03LfWdfDgDaBK56Oi-sJ1TLlCVKk-yiorLFhHVtrKItER3iHiodHrPE_D3MiHRIO0pixpkF9xWtl84tFmP-m50XmT0ZgM/s320/100_2995.jpg" /></a>The other side of the rock. When I moved the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">day lilies</span> back I spread out my iris and moved a couple new ones in.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdkV_4zU5JVvUSkGdfJ-4EomQJlFU7WRjo_Fe_86j6YsT0EexWko4eIz4wHT1-Diy8qvQf0KPmB08ahwKVatmwyDRaY-24uQwSypcjRZwk4QJyBB8__FZDapPrm_pd-GZt16nmYfZfEnc/s1600/100_2994.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456267019310692130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdkV_4zU5JVvUSkGdfJ-4EomQJlFU7WRjo_Fe_86j6YsT0EexWko4eIz4wHT1-Diy8qvQf0KPmB08ahwKVatmwyDRaY-24uQwSypcjRZwk4QJyBB8__FZDapPrm_pd-GZt16nmYfZfEnc/s320/100_2994.jpg" /></a>Kevin's dad (Hi Mike!) gave us some really pretty yellow ones last year that I planted by the pond but the uncontrollable weeds took over and so I moved some of them here. If I can get motivated today I'll move a few more.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1HDafoYEbpoR2chbevbEDRIS9Rlg6BQYFld5HwPCbVAzYSakuoGAau-oIWEGEx5isz2Unyx7Q5IVaJKzY1Ps1uD8-vAT1crKzntILK4xhyJOJhb-2Y1XttP9Cbh9XCAW5ABwY-4jUOM/s1600/100_2993.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456267011139592226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1HDafoYEbpoR2chbevbEDRIS9Rlg6BQYFld5HwPCbVAzYSakuoGAau-oIWEGEx5isz2Unyx7Q5IVaJKzY1Ps1uD8-vAT1crKzntILK4xhyJOJhb-2Y1XttP9Cbh9XCAW5ABwY-4jUOM/s320/100_2993.jpg" /></a>Sweet Puppy! I took her to be bred a couple of weeks age but I don't think it worked... time will tell.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGye8ChxCazaOA0THbVFSEwy6NQY7OMMVDaKkbgFBH5FD93heeS4EazdScHTYCZqtwilhDW_vV_jokfuMUVm_dVjP-jywWBNbN_xxG7BI1L4qo-EfdC2xXbolfszfVbAlhhjPIDwmrk0s/s1600/100_2992.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456266984180726770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGye8ChxCazaOA0THbVFSEwy6NQY7OMMVDaKkbgFBH5FD93heeS4EazdScHTYCZqtwilhDW_vV_jokfuMUVm_dVjP-jywWBNbN_xxG7BI1L4qo-EfdC2xXbolfszfVbAlhhjPIDwmrk0s/s320/100_2992.jpg" /></a> My followers everywhere.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidRQONI0sQ5fFGG3vkkfrI59BrE9k8d0VNAAfyRiU67OE0XoMK2Nro0znV7BJo-Gt96iwjPFYbQrXtUPlcyeSLGKtJXDe_GaDHTdmqEhgesTweM87CFDRDtwNCUu499u88VHdTpKqO5Nw/s1600/100_2975.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456266969797739906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidRQONI0sQ5fFGG3vkkfrI59BrE9k8d0VNAAfyRiU67OE0XoMK2Nro0znV7BJo-Gt96iwjPFYbQrXtUPlcyeSLGKtJXDe_GaDHTdmqEhgesTweM87CFDRDtwNCUu499u88VHdTpKqO5Nw/s320/100_2975.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />I got a picture of the last crocus, on it's last leg but still pretty.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-lthXG_HDCNbqKxR-19q3ZH4maEVi2_fm3MmO17ZwhX8YDulORYx_PKgvsIB9c0zWRW9bWBFn7FIDRvAICE4-FcaURiWgFc0SPMbjrXoELMq40eQjRWhyphenhyphenoLotKEodnJrLuuzaxAb36Q/s1600/100_2972.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456265616957448690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-lthXG_HDCNbqKxR-19q3ZH4maEVi2_fm3MmO17ZwhX8YDulORYx_PKgvsIB9c0zWRW9bWBFn7FIDRvAICE4-FcaURiWgFc0SPMbjrXoELMq40eQjRWhyphenhyphenoLotKEodnJrLuuzaxAb36Q/s320/100_2972.jpg" /></a> I put this <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">forsythia</span> in last year hoping for some yellow this spring.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgME3dY71J1-0v2vK3GNqKwyr8aTSrtbNe9OTjBjW4fcLbjHaoXwqbEE4H3ArxXGV2kuxoqeQ3Eh2tks5lAv_GdfRY2smuhwzpPkO2fP9eYQe04nxACSYHT6zrwcZi1q2yKIoeV2K-0g0M/s1600/100_2970.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456265608074983554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgME3dY71J1-0v2vK3GNqKwyr8aTSrtbNe9OTjBjW4fcLbjHaoXwqbEE4H3ArxXGV2kuxoqeQ3Eh2tks5lAv_GdfRY2smuhwzpPkO2fP9eYQe04nxACSYHT6zrwcZi1q2yKIoeV2K-0g0M/s320/100_2970.jpg" /></a> I got some yellow but I have to look really close to see it.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOeBWU3jhK98yz6Myb8p6OFrRBQnWC-QhxrXdPSx2GDhf9S9o0mZGMvqmNayIdLa6od8m_wpVOCal079AEHM4FtTR7zKt2C5UCKcqB_eJ3RjeL4WBgEUhCvQMaUmHHLsq63o1pKmwXozc/s1600/100_2968.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456265603110808258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOeBWU3jhK98yz6Myb8p6OFrRBQnWC-QhxrXdPSx2GDhf9S9o0mZGMvqmNayIdLa6od8m_wpVOCal079AEHM4FtTR7zKt2C5UCKcqB_eJ3RjeL4WBgEUhCvQMaUmHHLsq63o1pKmwXozc/s320/100_2968.jpg" /></a>I found this cute little daffodil all by <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">itself</span>, can't wait til it opens.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW3WsAPWK79xgHWNO07M1ew-7QXs-yeBf_6eo2WOIY9H5c5-9ZRSpKeW7LelMTH5xNruwt6TXjvtlSh92bCmIRhZXSKrcPRiJZwrRnAKDCDm-KuiCf9p718f71WKxGs42SK7lHfTotJhI/s1600/100_2954.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456265571767272002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW3WsAPWK79xgHWNO07M1ew-7QXs-yeBf_6eo2WOIY9H5c5-9ZRSpKeW7LelMTH5xNruwt6TXjvtlSh92bCmIRhZXSKrcPRiJZwrRnAKDCDm-KuiCf9p718f71WKxGs42SK7lHfTotJhI/s320/100_2954.jpg" /></a></div><div>I bought some more fruit trees, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">blueberries</span> and raspberries, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">now</span> to find the energy to plant. Not feeling it today.</div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCEzNZLhrlZHCJTVtnSCS2gVgvelmnjhx5QdAs9m-iNcM07fEVp2msZA3CtJUwdHGTyAwmL0ruDL_Ij-pJx8aflMy9wmd7OGPbOdqR4rshLJg4xswwNUwvsTHRZJElTmfeV_DxmXz_cA/s1600/100_2947.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456265539165394210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCEzNZLhrlZHCJTVtnSCS2gVgvelmnjhx5QdAs9m-iNcM07fEVp2msZA3CtJUwdHGTyAwmL0ruDL_Ij-pJx8aflMy9wmd7OGPbOdqR4rshLJg4xswwNUwvsTHRZJElTmfeV_DxmXz_cA/s320/100_2947.jpg" /></a></div><div>These are <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">ever bearing</span> strawberries. We'll put them <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">along</span> the new wall and maybe some.... uh, actually I have no idea where I'll put them.</div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnG6hsTswwaTpY20tE8L6EjD4KW6Y1dblnCKTs6omYK4_PQWPHAMNZIuBf6Ni-A3jSifabgSG87yGrJ0r-9J1x6SFjNIgE8yseGxcy7OcU9uiepQ26PiLhr_WvkkHeibF-CsfPC5dQoQE/s1600/100_2952.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456264583830437122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnG6hsTswwaTpY20tE8L6EjD4KW6Y1dblnCKTs6omYK4_PQWPHAMNZIuBf6Ni-A3jSifabgSG87yGrJ0r-9J1x6SFjNIgE8yseGxcy7OcU9uiepQ26PiLhr_WvkkHeibF-CsfPC5dQoQE/s320/100_2952.jpg" /></a><br />A honeybee already found them. He's probably so happy to find an open flower.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJ7tQs1WIIO3mybp54lzztHkzs_rBe3guJl9o-FdP5UTAaAZjCxbETIiA5HhVvHmcZt-EMbafdWImjPwjBSU8sGcbd6QK-drXirq0dRsqDZoQnDQyZb-bTrb_wg4Mhs5QtgXFI5WEWqI/s1600/100_2949.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456264562018914802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJ7tQs1WIIO3mybp54lzztHkzs_rBe3guJl9o-FdP5UTAaAZjCxbETIiA5HhVvHmcZt-EMbafdWImjPwjBSU8sGcbd6QK-drXirq0dRsqDZoQnDQyZb-bTrb_wg4Mhs5QtgXFI5WEWqI/s320/100_2949.jpg" /></a>My <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">raspberries</span>, yummy.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EMq7IC6TqPawaiQn2LXRxh-T8Ws25gARL45LLQ3qmsV0-_nBMJZuabEAYBLl5MgAUK3xHBsPFyZM-bwMHx-BBDGVvEl_XszmajFxh3mMXQpNrocgZPBX3zew7QC2eoE77eh5Qj051k4/s1600/100_2945.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456264529285847586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EMq7IC6TqPawaiQn2LXRxh-T8Ws25gARL45LLQ3qmsV0-_nBMJZuabEAYBLl5MgAUK3xHBsPFyZM-bwMHx-BBDGVvEl_XszmajFxh3mMXQpNrocgZPBX3zew7QC2eoE77eh5Qj051k4/s320/100_2945.jpg" /></a> Here's the whole group. Notice that they are all up on a table? You may remember that I have a pair of geese that would love to nibble all the bark off of these trees.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCMuhU9GU29lDU2H-BWlLyJlrVOT_pN-882KbolNivhTmse4BBYBFPlamSIYhMC7lMSAxBGwKnEsdNCizrixH8Jy-Hjltki9LSh-txABtRS_vS_SaMOxNWG9csIxdnLA915tyIVZaBSXc/s1600/100_2940.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456264503545823842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCMuhU9GU29lDU2H-BWlLyJlrVOT_pN-882KbolNivhTmse4BBYBFPlamSIYhMC7lMSAxBGwKnEsdNCizrixH8Jy-Hjltki9LSh-txABtRS_vS_SaMOxNWG9csIxdnLA915tyIVZaBSXc/s320/100_2940.jpg" /></a>Uh oh, look who found me, it Two Toes, my Rhode Island Red hen that loves for me to pick her up and scratch her.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1vDT34tXgIUX3r_ijWtAg4nncETrtLtSxfvb3LUl2f6SojK_6rk3fed7CGOJl6L0WaWLkPV8TTpyFV3KSg2BVcrqiXyqjnChvHql-b0tsAfmHXsKKdD2rBpF7vCDbWrDFecG1UXWWsk/s1600/100_2944.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456264480734760850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1vDT34tXgIUX3r_ijWtAg4nncETrtLtSxfvb3LUl2f6SojK_6rk3fed7CGOJl6L0WaWLkPV8TTpyFV3KSg2BVcrqiXyqjnChvHql-b0tsAfmHXsKKdD2rBpF7vCDbWrDFecG1UXWWsk/s320/100_2944.jpg" /></a>She's happy now. That's actually a flower bed behind us that the chickens have decimated... need to get on that soon. First, I'll need a chicken proof fence.<br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div align="center"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglOOxVcCYtc1FC_hHV-l7CuQ7OtHZp0NujtmyHf6hhj3eW-aziYqCCZaKZNgWEYSclwQwMr3cVMXIdf_9HatGD1t9UFLS2sO7spGDIzfUmKeqYILbonV3HM44LIR8nehdSu7II08fcHT0/s1600/100_2916.jpg"></a><div></div><div></div><div></div><div align="left">Til next time,</div><div align="left">Beth<br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Kevin and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07027856468582004051noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434480923512759683.post-1371165489862340402010-03-08T07:31:00.011-05:002010-03-08T09:43:38.032-05:00New Homemade Benches<div align="center">The picture below was my inspiration for a set of new benches for our large table.</div><div align="center">(I don't know why it says "click to enlarge", it was on the picture.)</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1DQu4Y6vccafHn_pF1hyphenhyphenD-7KSzPIsP6j-SvsgO90JC-JP-wV-3Kn20qgf4XydviQ9m-vieD_PbQh4E0naqXplDa2vQMLd7rJUNnc9e4LTxX0jW9cW1tqLxZ2d54q0dqS-yy9Z7vNb5Qk/s1600-h/yhst-1860194584342_2092_380255224.gif"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 241px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446251472725319554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1DQu4Y6vccafHn_pF1hyphenhyphenD-7KSzPIsP6j-SvsgO90JC-JP-wV-3Kn20qgf4XydviQ9m-vieD_PbQh4E0naqXplDa2vQMLd7rJUNnc9e4LTxX0jW9cW1tqLxZ2d54q0dqS-yy9Z7vNb5Qk/s320/yhst-1860194584342_2092_380255224.gif" /></a> Our table is heavy pine and we needed something new for the benches. You see, this is what we are currently using..... </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgseiRYDl0urryTA_UCVJWgPo8zaUUxVa5aIdI5kpJYt1nGZY5OA2pfAFcKTumbewsfMLW5RQbWpXQ6a40J_uqszJYhwfSnSbRxyEHdkTMA3L7ncm3827CR9eEM3ffH13lmenhFCdodLo/s1600-h/100_2912.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446251467636137762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgseiRYDl0urryTA_UCVJWgPo8zaUUxVa5aIdI5kpJYt1nGZY5OA2pfAFcKTumbewsfMLW5RQbWpXQ6a40J_uqszJYhwfSnSbRxyEHdkTMA3L7ncm3827CR9eEM3ffH13lmenhFCdodLo/s320/100_2912.jpg" /></a> And we really needed something newer, ya think?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8-56M2IJTx9vbKDCucJ-o2LSV50CDFP_1IB3zhHKKdcTeW66iK6-pcntgvcbqHyXtrpYILRj8OKbxyv2oRUp6fc2uzrzn059GEkuf2aB1X9hdcRADk8ctB6VISJA-GOxXmntdIPGRs8/s1600-h/100_2877.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446249832384783362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8-56M2IJTx9vbKDCucJ-o2LSV50CDFP_1IB3zhHKKdcTeW66iK6-pcntgvcbqHyXtrpYILRj8OKbxyv2oRUp6fc2uzrzn059GEkuf2aB1X9hdcRADk8ctB6VISJA-GOxXmntdIPGRs8/s320/100_2877.jpg" /></a>So... we got out the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Kreg</span> drill tool.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvIbs3PKL95BzDJYHlKJMMSvirSwL8KzX-_1UJAifywwdkV9h37_gh_BgZHXPEPEZFfs8WMs16qv6GNh-buWsmy3UuFn9c4vMwhq575grfe8K5UlME-iDzad-_GGcYQ66UDTS3Pj54x0/s1600-h/100_2881.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446249827019709986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvIbs3PKL95BzDJYHlKJMMSvirSwL8KzX-_1UJAifywwdkV9h37_gh_BgZHXPEPEZFfs8WMs16qv6GNh-buWsmy3UuFn9c4vMwhq575grfe8K5UlME-iDzad-_GGcYQ66UDTS3Pj54x0/s320/100_2881.jpg" /></a> Bought some legs and lumber at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Lowe's</span>...<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjysoGI9tvNXzyL92rYFYH4EpDo0G67NrTsYDn7V1t_glOgRylk7q6kz_NEBIpU75aE0oxsJfTyS1wxwVZjCfWvVURXKPytC7vy6qio7z-37wkokBDhgkusT2SIYDtFRhudy7aqwLFWTjA/s1600-h/100_2884.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446249822545721442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjysoGI9tvNXzyL92rYFYH4EpDo0G67NrTsYDn7V1t_glOgRylk7q6kz_NEBIpU75aE0oxsJfTyS1wxwVZjCfWvVURXKPytC7vy6qio7z-37wkokBDhgkusT2SIYDtFRhudy7aqwLFWTjA/s320/100_2884.jpg" /></a> Some special hardware for attaching legs and sides to tables.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgC96XNQjBl52si3QVDoc3dyK0b0cg1yzhzTKCav6AqhJzv1xljXymgTtyZOh1_iBmj3d4Nvaqju-ZDeskbktl_4-YciBqo1_puHG1We1HzTVZkbTtn-XAV2nku88siu0ff-F1uXw9AD0/s1600-h/100_2911.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446249818347762802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgC96XNQjBl52si3QVDoc3dyK0b0cg1yzhzTKCav6AqhJzv1xljXymgTtyZOh1_iBmj3d4Nvaqju-ZDeskbktl_4-YciBqo1_puHG1We1HzTVZkbTtn-XAV2nku88siu0ff-F1uXw9AD0/s320/100_2911.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">And this is how it turned out. It's <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">ok</span> but it is a little too low. We are going to make some adjustments, thicker boards on top and maybe an additional ball foot at the base like the table has. It would match better and make it a little higher. Then we'll stain and varnish to match the table. (I cannot get this font to change back to regular size, it's not supposed to be large!)<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><br /><strong>A Weekend Fun Lunch!</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0RDDlQB_I1w5glnQ88GHZ6yIjKVl1Bv4kJQDn6Ahb1QEAEukSARItUD_EVGNCBEqsgWdAgDmAH0DsS9-OyxDhbEcnb5XOCWnJGJRuLbuTYhlRgr6iUeMvocBsT1vg5b5vtEqBrYxGjr8/s1600-h/100_2886.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446248358927559138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0RDDlQB_I1w5glnQ88GHZ6yIjKVl1Bv4kJQDn6Ahb1QEAEukSARItUD_EVGNCBEqsgWdAgDmAH0DsS9-OyxDhbEcnb5XOCWnJGJRuLbuTYhlRgr6iUeMvocBsT1vg5b5vtEqBrYxGjr8/s320/100_2886.jpg" /></a><br />Start with this and some of ...<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtK_dyx7kFN6-IYIsOYsHCtCNa2uo6HlnsafdZrFbM2eHda4VY0ARud06QJkEpdzJH8yY2dVMZlbICJe3Y2ZMi3UB4JKccfUPHfSeyCxLK3F-YfqdPz49gUicB6ELEod0UxZ925JakXvE/s1600-h/100_2887.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446248353573755906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtK_dyx7kFN6-IYIsOYsHCtCNa2uo6HlnsafdZrFbM2eHda4VY0ARud06QJkEpdzJH8yY2dVMZlbICJe3Y2ZMi3UB4JKccfUPHfSeyCxLK3F-YfqdPz49gUicB6ELEod0UxZ925JakXvE/s320/100_2887.jpg" /></a><br />these and then....<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBbKFVjn0FAhyphenhyphenr4rb49HWDpHSeUF_0p1gQkQnZT7FHe0ZnvoHQzE48HVl2YR710FcI4J4rdAdTtTLV54yD24TIiNAO1xBZv3hA6-d3IZUgubfQiYg8aYPkpro76hFSntcPdOUY7Vo1K4/s1600-h/100_2888.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446248349590127074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBbKFVjn0FAhyphenhyphenr4rb49HWDpHSeUF_0p1gQkQnZT7FHe0ZnvoHQzE48HVl2YR710FcI4J4rdAdTtTLV54yD24TIiNAO1xBZv3hA6-d3IZUgubfQiYg8aYPkpro76hFSntcPdOUY7Vo1K4/s320/100_2888.jpg" /></a><br /><br />brown some of this or just some regular burger.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSS3mNpsLrFVrM1zA3Gzq6f4B1HpFmb-KjpKfwkB35QZWgBpEnnPb-TJcRbRPXG-lqm9w3SmKRhGBfItEQ8ORXrCxmHlyVT8k19rYlFQQXCm4kf7yeOXcPS3Q2M4uN06-Vy2K9eOOTvU/s1600-h/100_2891.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446248340654865746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSS3mNpsLrFVrM1zA3Gzq6f4B1HpFmb-KjpKfwkB35QZWgBpEnnPb-TJcRbRPXG-lqm9w3SmKRhGBfItEQ8ORXrCxmHlyVT8k19rYlFQQXCm4kf7yeOXcPS3Q2M4uN06-Vy2K9eOOTvU/s320/100_2891.jpg" /></a>Yummy so far.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRf4pq4zwgR1Sm4swomqyEH2KKTdwE60X_NqvgRRh-P0uDvBGW0PNwNyb_qztcvVmV40LHUzOdrs-kn7DPHdXimdUYD-W9RbCoGJhpVTATlwOM4aRTFp27kE5y4c-ZQ28zwp-sG9dmcAQ/s1600-h/100_2892.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446248336638930418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRf4pq4zwgR1Sm4swomqyEH2KKTdwE60X_NqvgRRh-P0uDvBGW0PNwNyb_qztcvVmV40LHUzOdrs-kn7DPHdXimdUYD-W9RbCoGJhpVTATlwOM4aRTFp27kE5y4c-ZQ28zwp-sG9dmcAQ/s320/100_2892.jpg" /></a><br />Pour half of the chips on a big ole pizza pan.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqu6rxqQiSfa4EBP-FFX8uTjjmsv140I9Ch4vobtlgu0cKzCgsaZClpaySbiETiy2cqMvzm0KFASWK2_y890VGUkcM1lQkNAwo3JswOhD5jbg-zC8cIbtL8I5r-QVFDIFTLENe4c3Qzc/s1600-h/100_2893.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446246835793088530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqu6rxqQiSfa4EBP-FFX8uTjjmsv140I9Ch4vobtlgu0cKzCgsaZClpaySbiETiy2cqMvzm0KFASWK2_y890VGUkcM1lQkNAwo3JswOhD5jbg-zC8cIbtL8I5r-QVFDIFTLENe4c3Qzc/s320/100_2893.jpg" /></a>Sprinkle some of this...<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw8ktWBe_I-6pqMDBvCdcqseumpul-rAFMCJw9Qy3ai2lkdyD0-j2EY_FxBYoYEWmV6zQ1CaP6WrTr8IRx2j0JxQot-EAvN-sa_XlLeCbKqWWxCxSRHNle2vHTJWZ7XkNDr6xmwkxkR2E/s1600-h/100_2885.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446246826191440178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw8ktWBe_I-6pqMDBvCdcqseumpul-rAFMCJw9Qy3ai2lkdyD0-j2EY_FxBYoYEWmV6zQ1CaP6WrTr8IRx2j0JxQot-EAvN-sa_XlLeCbKqWWxCxSRHNle2vHTJWZ7XkNDr6xmwkxkR2E/s320/100_2885.jpg" /></a> and then get yourself a couple packs of this.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwU9ja6INWKULdNyo0Y8cvapPeWL0AwfFfSu0rRyDTufn0gBsjeW_pASo_Jq5DNqThBkJU1clmmDuyf6fg4Du1XnP2WpwvdXLCF-pJSXMJW7ySuz0TvGnNF8adIux3VbaIKrMgQXmhYpo/s1600-h/100_2889.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446246822951077378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwU9ja6INWKULdNyo0Y8cvapPeWL0AwfFfSu0rRyDTufn0gBsjeW_pASo_Jq5DNqThBkJU1clmmDuyf6fg4Du1XnP2WpwvdXLCF-pJSXMJW7ySuz0TvGnNF8adIux3VbaIKrMgQXmhYpo/s320/100_2889.jpg" /></a><br />Mix the powder with some cool water..<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYI_g4p1PC5Q3BPpe3masfOYMA51AW9zB1GJdMgwnKZ_sAYfahvOLOpojuJHDNy5ayIgpS6_WxqVK8Ut6DJ5ai_1WDhjGHbPlWLOSkotm0xrBZhvmvcPA_RA55EFdB2avVw0TmvG2GhNY/s1600-h/100_2890.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446246820135736850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYI_g4p1PC5Q3BPpe3masfOYMA51AW9zB1GJdMgwnKZ_sAYfahvOLOpojuJHDNy5ayIgpS6_WxqVK8Ut6DJ5ai_1WDhjGHbPlWLOSkotm0xrBZhvmvcPA_RA55EFdB2avVw0TmvG2GhNY/s320/100_2890.jpg" /></a><br />Then add it to some boiling water and stir, stir, stir then...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5hITXsmrK541C5KwoDRCsy5r-rYXQyZD2ItiXtzkgBeiLoefl9UYMXCuyJhEdOpG_PwgOoUwzcZIK_v_911lYQgr3fwDe5b9kblzLvtmszGRxpZmeB_o2_VbRexURd0CudIwd3xyCC4/s1600-h/100_2894.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446246814334706146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5hITXsmrK541C5KwoDRCsy5r-rYXQyZD2ItiXtzkgBeiLoefl9UYMXCuyJhEdOpG_PwgOoUwzcZIK_v_911lYQgr3fwDe5b9kblzLvtmszGRxpZmeB_o2_VbRexURd0CudIwd3xyCC4/s320/100_2894.jpg" /></a> Add some real cheese, any kind you like.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuSEwxTif1uh1BwGwqwIPIynDy2u6nqsPKZNZlNtzF9YlLJ55U9NPXpEHkkH9qDfQaBfDFGsSOHpzFVC39kmxLyw0QOUJQuUQnvJ-ydZEeZrTb9GDQNWHpbOvB-zM-oc77gtQia5oSqtI/s1600-h/100_2895.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446243599911442418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuSEwxTif1uh1BwGwqwIPIynDy2u6nqsPKZNZlNtzF9YlLJ55U9NPXpEHkkH9qDfQaBfDFGsSOHpzFVC39kmxLyw0QOUJQuUQnvJ-ydZEeZrTb9GDQNWHpbOvB-zM-oc77gtQia5oSqtI/s320/100_2895.jpg" /></a>Then pour some salsa and cheese sauce over chips and add another layer of chips..<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnDXiyG7Eie8W-C2iNq22O9EYjkUUjMyBGfaDCeCw-5ElrvffJXetPkpJFu4fEq9GwnDNC0VX-olaBCnEJGRU9bs6yMWGsyV2hBuO2R4O_GehNp3Tk04jo4Eg7w5C3RYuRBfknovwhrU/s1600-h/100_2896.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446243593466754562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnDXiyG7Eie8W-C2iNq22O9EYjkUUjMyBGfaDCeCw-5ElrvffJXetPkpJFu4fEq9GwnDNC0VX-olaBCnEJGRU9bs6yMWGsyV2hBuO2R4O_GehNp3Tk04jo4Eg7w5C3RYuRBfknovwhrU/s320/100_2896.jpg" /></a><strong>And Pour cheese all over and you get this! </strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div></div><div>I would've added tomatoes, olives, lettuce and whatever else sounded good but I didn't have any.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoq4pd0GWdG5aPqXbQBsw6DZvfstZ2Y1S9Zf2Vhzur77EbnhbMmSe52fXDkRAajLBXr7ytrcUGfYtLagX2IfY36AUwTMU8-r33kFgDRvRM98Ao2tRPZTQMwJJMDlhwdvvrHVdD1KHBR_k/s1600-h/100_2900.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446243587015534546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoq4pd0GWdG5aPqXbQBsw6DZvfstZ2Y1S9Zf2Vhzur77EbnhbMmSe52fXDkRAajLBXr7ytrcUGfYtLagX2IfY36AUwTMU8-r33kFgDRvRM98Ao2tRPZTQMwJJMDlhwdvvrHVdD1KHBR_k/s320/100_2900.jpg" /></a><br />Then hurry and get some or it will <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">disappear</span> fast!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then after feeling so guilty for having junk food for lunch, (with Pepsi to drink)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAzDBjsh5ikb1C69UWG_suG1Iy7uzUCBy71-hDxAOGxarnLmIaMgf1v8kLyUBW_QnxrJf2sgnePLUMOdJGm-vIK61C7jio-VpPgyDkrU2GE6mUinckHNV-K8I0NnRibEsfh2YHFXGbAE/s1600-h/100_2901.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446243577614703650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAzDBjsh5ikb1C69UWG_suG1Iy7uzUCBy71-hDxAOGxarnLmIaMgf1v8kLyUBW_QnxrJf2sgnePLUMOdJGm-vIK61C7jio-VpPgyDkrU2GE6mUinckHNV-K8I0NnRibEsfh2YHFXGbAE/s320/100_2901.jpg" /></a><br /><br />You will make a big pot of homemade chicken noodle <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">soup</span> for dinner.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlDYKCoqoyrA5nT0fpp78ZtIo8dTB7YjKovWNf-RRwaE98suP19Kuwp4jbTXbyvdDGS9j0mbyJlVBFcahE8K1dbDHnTM1ouMRKJWKtFmeFEZPDcwgeYcaMGTxEBMdZyfn3LCXHJD4FPE/s1600-h/100_2902.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446242391852515538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlDYKCoqoyrA5nT0fpp78ZtIo8dTB7YjKovWNf-RRwaE98suP19Kuwp4jbTXbyvdDGS9j0mbyJlVBFcahE8K1dbDHnTM1ouMRKJWKtFmeFEZPDcwgeYcaMGTxEBMdZyfn3LCXHJD4FPE/s320/100_2902.jpg" /></a> Yummy too!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJyCvyZ6RAyblm__Ggun351mcksZsueZzl2BB56wnkIJMIS2orN7QGX0SF6gHdvx1OnLgQZTp977-Zj4ibiJ6YPVL-EEPkEkiESQ6PTUDI8F__6xoDgiurRBdukyzdvUlcQTagmKgNFIU/s1600-h/100_2906.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446242385759552498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJyCvyZ6RAyblm__Ggun351mcksZsueZzl2BB56wnkIJMIS2orN7QGX0SF6gHdvx1OnLgQZTp977-Zj4ibiJ6YPVL-EEPkEkiESQ6PTUDI8F__6xoDgiurRBdukyzdvUlcQTagmKgNFIU/s320/100_2906.jpg" /></a><br />Then you will break down and make some chocolate cookies for dessert.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAD5KC8qMzonKKQyrgcg4Pww97snnhpESgmQpuXKrju9MDxccf2iZlXKTpYxpgmKt2zpvYEapfcc8FAU0CQ9yD9YiI_QtG9que6y6f6XnGLt3UYdlXvIbbVsA92B3Blw4MJkfYtbSG94M/s1600-h/100_2907.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446242378824999490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAD5KC8qMzonKKQyrgcg4Pww97snnhpESgmQpuXKrju9MDxccf2iZlXKTpYxpgmKt2zpvYEapfcc8FAU0CQ9yD9YiI_QtG9que6y6f6XnGLt3UYdlXvIbbVsA92B3Blw4MJkfYtbSG94M/s320/100_2907.jpg" /></a> I searched the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Internet</span> for some cookies made with cocoa and found these, really good but would have been awesome with the chocolate chips that it called for, didn't have any of those either.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOeCdaLSely-WqB58hW39FEN0KP71LLHI62X6dzEky2bUPmkdKeAFXoFHL40e-YGhQb65Lw3_BRemkwTU6Ys7yIMZIFf7Y3VfctUoqQ7f6Eq0xPzi8uqyUOUrvRTyqdesit57Ua5Ips28/s1600-h/100_2908.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446242369864298978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOeCdaLSely-WqB58hW39FEN0KP71LLHI62X6dzEky2bUPmkdKeAFXoFHL40e-YGhQb65Lw3_BRemkwTU6Ys7yIMZIFf7Y3VfctUoqQ7f6Eq0xPzi8uqyUOUrvRTyqdesit57Ua5Ips28/s320/100_2908.jpg" /></a><br /><br />That's one big beater to lick.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMibTv9H6eHwBJhTPWj07xSYA30tX7U_O5m_isyWHw-qzbLodUKu79JdtQmebW1qwWEc8oecPfH0Uok826hzc1DIHt56AWdGc5aJ9KevmYbMAsqYUBt4TqYqh4_JOynSCQ4TzsRtn6PB4/s1600-h/100_2909.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446242367199979410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMibTv9H6eHwBJhTPWj07xSYA30tX7U_O5m_isyWHw-qzbLodUKu79JdtQmebW1qwWEc8oecPfH0Uok826hzc1DIHt56AWdGc5aJ9KevmYbMAsqYUBt4TqYqh4_JOynSCQ4TzsRtn6PB4/s320/100_2909.jpg" /></a> Really nice and soft, a little crispy on the edges. All in all a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">really</span> tasty weekend.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Til next time,</div><div>Beth<br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Kevin and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07027856468582004051noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434480923512759683.post-68483928921762131062010-02-21T09:18:00.005-05:002010-02-21T09:57:12.989-05:00Finally, Eggs and an Update on the Snyders<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8llFFLOwDezy1UbsDA-QcFyn2Gb8ZKsZqGY_KsTpI7uzspLDRN8ZU1ZdhhV5StSxpgoEw2E2C3PfFRu5zSQq3rF5qEZzSWjekorr2XmibQQYEdLjCb9TrHc5qpyyxWdIztCC68XA6cRo/s1600-h/Feb+2010+017.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440702547058853442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8llFFLOwDezy1UbsDA-QcFyn2Gb8ZKsZqGY_KsTpI7uzspLDRN8ZU1ZdhhV5StSxpgoEw2E2C3PfFRu5zSQq3rF5qEZzSWjekorr2XmibQQYEdLjCb9TrHc5qpyyxWdIztCC68XA6cRo/s320/Feb+2010+017.jpg" /></a> Yahoo! </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">I'm finally getting eggs! First I had four one day and then a couple days later I went in and found all these. I really love the dark olive green ones. We crossed Americana hens with a Barred Rock rooster and ended up with these really great dark olive eggs.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUML4ycOjy6SWIxVSebwD402i15PWSTKSH6AVIAI1gputgEsX0B51h5O4Xe7kxUDjyzvQDZcF80yCZkgMlJppFTO6rOSVLfeJLxT96dhkgQrJAEatzmK1eLRxcn2dRCLqZx9peUMyPB4/s1600-h/Feb+2010+015.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440702537198744466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUML4ycOjy6SWIxVSebwD402i15PWSTKSH6AVIAI1gputgEsX0B51h5O4Xe7kxUDjyzvQDZcF80yCZkgMlJppFTO6rOSVLfeJLxT96dhkgQrJAEatzmK1eLRxcn2dRCLqZx9peUMyPB4/s320/Feb+2010+015.jpg" /></a> The pale blue one on the right above is from the Americana and the ones behind it are from the cross. It doesn't make them taste any better but it sure is fun collecting them.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong>An Update on the Snyder Family:</strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center">They recently got a nice, three bedroom house trailer to move onto their property. They put it <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">alongside</span> an <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">existing</span> pole barn which they quickly converted into a big living room and storage. Now they have room for everybody again. The kitchen in the trailer is really bright and roomy and my friend, Gay, is so happy to be living and cooking in her own house again.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">I went to a spaghetti dinner and silent auction benefit for the family last night. There was a huge turnout and the whole basement of the church was full. The spaghetti was delicious and the big piece of chocolate cake for dessert was awesome! I bid on a few things and was really excited when I won.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcEhMj_fTlYpHZrc88bgGEte9rgn4znRF5MqxiVJ4lFH8j-cRpAoaK7bhQq0GFmIxzLLn7LtA6jOr0QzDOaxlR0zpeDg8VEJSzFHOAwwJX_l77A40VoYAi4kQWj20NnCCcbMBxfv9nGEk/s1600-h/Feb+2010+019.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440701807679274642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcEhMj_fTlYpHZrc88bgGEte9rgn4znRF5MqxiVJ4lFH8j-cRpAoaK7bhQq0GFmIxzLLn7LtA6jOr0QzDOaxlR0zpeDg8VEJSzFHOAwwJX_l77A40VoYAi4kQWj20NnCCcbMBxfv9nGEk/s320/Feb+2010+019.jpg" /></a><strong>Look what I won!</strong></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Isn't this antique picture really beautiful! I absolutely love it. I also won two vases which I gave to Gay to take home. I hope she likes them. One was a beautiful pink with flowers and the other was a really pretty blue.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSU97BbKBqExLgm5thGl297vW1YPDIuTHi0qg8Kn81-zbMp0YtkQ-hpDhaV-5fgYpFQ8M2g54ghVBF7OCvzmKsxLAxrwy7esRUf52guJiNAYD8wmKQv410dElmTDwjbMPlXYtm0z8cQE/s1600-h/Feb+2010+020.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440701797431229202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSU97BbKBqExLgm5thGl297vW1YPDIuTHi0qg8Kn81-zbMp0YtkQ-hpDhaV-5fgYpFQ8M2g54ghVBF7OCvzmKsxLAxrwy7esRUf52guJiNAYD8wmKQv410dElmTDwjbMPlXYtm0z8cQE/s320/Feb+2010+020.jpg" /></a>I also won this yummy banana spice cake and had to have a piece as soon as I got home. I am still full this morning.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMjBqo15rWv6MpYY-tI3wPy1-O4HJ71xC_wmEB5A6A4ihmCrXVV8_n6yNilJLvmOiTDIm76AxQYpasSWB60SvJKBTcJEViUdCofmHJNPEzQWgWqf5Ypj790uToSxvQXIoREC6dmIwej3Y/s1600-h/Feb+2010+022.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440701794190033650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMjBqo15rWv6MpYY-tI3wPy1-O4HJ71xC_wmEB5A6A4ihmCrXVV8_n6yNilJLvmOiTDIm76AxQYpasSWB60SvJKBTcJEViUdCofmHJNPEzQWgWqf5Ypj790uToSxvQXIoREC6dmIwej3Y/s320/Feb+2010+022.jpg" /></a><strong> I also won this! </strong><br /><br />Ins't this the coolest cupboard. It's made from really old, weathered barn siding and has three shelves inside.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7agdRN7jdiObVvn_6iN60M7sY5NHKTGxMi1_rOEVm94t8q5Y9siOhVTlKYdROadDJUBrzglvxPNX8rkc50Z1-yfey7ClwRHtA0BpBIlO_oJEZSlS6Pe9_a01UUxEh4D0JpucpPRv8FVc/s1600-h/Feb+2010+018.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440701789096538562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7agdRN7jdiObVvn_6iN60M7sY5NHKTGxMi1_rOEVm94t8q5Y9siOhVTlKYdROadDJUBrzglvxPNX8rkc50Z1-yfey7ClwRHtA0BpBIlO_oJEZSlS6Pe9_a01UUxEh4D0JpucpPRv8FVc/s320/Feb+2010+018.jpg" /></a><br /><br />It makes me happy just to look at it and I was so excited to show Kevin. He loved it too.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-96dZP8jip-zT7Euy1q9lFGifMfSDc-OSVaigeArjluYZ3afEgwI78ySym56dUD1N7PfSNZ0A0nnL7FtoDO18WlHpimFhiDQlLqSijU2zEiThG0q3AlxxmeGOLgupADCNNANf4pjoDg/s1600-h/Feb+2010.jpg.23.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 230px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440701781681958594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-96dZP8jip-zT7Euy1q9lFGifMfSDc-OSVaigeArjluYZ3afEgwI78ySym56dUD1N7PfSNZ0A0nnL7FtoDO18WlHpimFhiDQlLqSijU2zEiThG0q3AlxxmeGOLgupADCNNANf4pjoDg/s320/Feb+2010.jpg.23.jpg" /></a> Here's the whole entire Snyder family. There were all there last night along with Gay's sister from Hilton Head, NC and Dan's (Gay's husband) mom and sister. I think Gay's family filled up half of the church's basement all by <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">themselves</span>!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div align="left">Til next time,</div><div align="left">Beth<br /><br /></div><div></div></div><br /></div>Kevin and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07027856468582004051noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434480923512759683.post-80725210146252880122010-02-14T07:23:00.006-05:002010-02-14T09:09:46.542-05:00I'm Way Over It!<div align="center"><br />Well, well, well......... now it's time to test everyone's patience. Christmas was almost two months ago and now what do we look forward to. It's nowhere near time to even think about getting excited for spring. The other day I told someone that I think spring is in the air and they looked at me like I was crazy, I'm not kidding. I really wanted to believe it. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Two days later we got dumped on. I think it was 400 inches that we got here in the snow belt. (Any people south of the Mason Dixon line will never understand.) </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">People say I shouldn't complain, you live in Ohio, get used to it.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong>They just don't understand</strong>. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">I don't think they have to carry five gallon buckets of water to their chickens through 45 inches of drifted snowbanks. Trying to maneuver along a thin trail that the dogs have carved out is impossible. The bucket of water bumps along, usually dumping a half a gallon down my leg and into my boot. Although I actually <em>did</em> get some eggs yesterday! FOUR, yes, four from 12 chickens. That's all since the first of January. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">This spring I'm investing in Australorps! I'm going to thin out the flock and get some chickens that actually lay eggs. I'll keep my favorites hens though, the ones that I love. (Which is actually all of them so it's going to be really hard!)<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJvcZReT9PXEKHe0Rfc36a0HBW5-S2v_Zyqmitek1y50mF4xi6DPOXTRN4_zXgmr9M45n4tlvmRcy5K34dsad9h02ZaoFyzx-4dQQMucgjzlx3GKY7BIfOytqa8LK64zhiNhsF82Qx3g/s1600-h/Feb+2010+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438075234948785938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJvcZReT9PXEKHe0Rfc36a0HBW5-S2v_Zyqmitek1y50mF4xi6DPOXTRN4_zXgmr9M45n4tlvmRcy5K34dsad9h02ZaoFyzx-4dQQMucgjzlx3GKY7BIfOytqa8LK64zhiNhsF82Qx3g/s320/Feb+2010+002.jpg" /></a> This guy has decided to start sitting up at the top of this tree. It barely looks strong enough to hold him. My brother in law, Tom said it looks like something out of a Dr. Suess book.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-M8EW8me3NpeH0QycoXlTfiTtFo8ZDvxaQsJETXjYvxCvV_Ax_hFzy3hL9ji-v771iut3wDLD0dwcjVUYDf7YxCel6IUNYwkNZ4SJi2Eb5ATg2k0NGpOKiSFg_g7mlE3hf1xPMz79-fQ/s1600-h/Feb+2010+004.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438075229224303666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-M8EW8me3NpeH0QycoXlTfiTtFo8ZDvxaQsJETXjYvxCvV_Ax_hFzy3hL9ji-v771iut3wDLD0dwcjVUYDf7YxCel6IUNYwkNZ4SJi2Eb5ATg2k0NGpOKiSFg_g7mlE3hf1xPMz79-fQ/s320/Feb+2010+004.jpg" /></a> Look how funny. He's lucky he's so beautiful because yesterday we went round and round. Him trying to kill me and me trying to get away from him. I ended up wrestling him to the ground, laying on him, with one arm around his body the other hand around his neck (so he wouldn't peck my eyes out). Yelling at him, explaining that I can't clean his water bucket if he is trying to kill me. I think I almost strangled him, the look on his face was crazy. And by the way, he is huge and scary. I had to wrestle him down two times and then he <strong>almost</strong> left me alone... let's just say he was a little more respectful of the crazy woman.</p><p align="center">The other day when I pulled into the driveway after getting home from work I saw that he had flown over the fence, probably from this perch. He ran to the car and commenced to try to surround me. His head reaches up above the car window and he was staring at me, chattering, daring me to come out. If you've never heard a mean turkey- that is the sound they make when they want to kill you, it's kinda like a really mean chattering sound but it ends with a really cute sigh. I'll have to try and record him sometime. I got the snow brush from the back seat of the car and used it as a defense weapon to get out. If I have any kind of long stick in my hand I can bonk him on the head with it and he will back away.<br /><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpTlwyLEvccgUnu0HlAq3e-kTWkKlpCTLzbElkw7iVMt_QOSMAoaD3qbpCdsLqJ2DC2FSTkh3G1RaTNEd2zNo8rJumVCQxDIwtPqYU2wmUEWVBnWU5ZM_Z9t7YGcyqnjXgEi3-kjOujw/s1600-h/Feb+2010+006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438074704079146690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpTlwyLEvccgUnu0HlAq3e-kTWkKlpCTLzbElkw7iVMt_QOSMAoaD3qbpCdsLqJ2DC2FSTkh3G1RaTNEd2zNo8rJumVCQxDIwtPqYU2wmUEWVBnWU5ZM_Z9t7YGcyqnjXgEi3-kjOujw/s320/Feb+2010+006.jpg" /></a> Here is the 400 inches, of course it's not 400 but it may as well be.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXST3Z20TUjN-PVw2o2_qNG9k94vfm6P2SYyTlOSLnHZ8NL9q0ARa15CjjLSi5mjcr1rrTSA5wlYV-nUnNdceiof_fnzgnH-SIZ4AXFaCgTDP6qw3QowpfNReiaD1mhHNGQ4yv4KIJANk/s1600-h/Feb+2010+007.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438074698195211666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXST3Z20TUjN-PVw2o2_qNG9k94vfm6P2SYyTlOSLnHZ8NL9q0ARa15CjjLSi5mjcr1rrTSA5wlYV-nUnNdceiof_fnzgnH-SIZ4AXFaCgTDP6qw3QowpfNReiaD1mhHNGQ4yv4KIJANk/s320/Feb+2010+007.jpg" /></a><br />This freezer is on the back porch, (how hillbilly is that) anyway, look at the snow and how it drifted. Funny, huh? I couldn't wait for Kevin to get up and show him but it collapsed shortly after this. It was still dark out (maybe 5:30 a.m.) when I took this picture.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjS3eTWz4lxGVagEZ_6bkRAFL_B6Eu8hokZLWTj7-tm6gMm_gAjssbBDnhARm8uQOzGDXRxswbgHFxff39P0jHjQGnUIxQfdM-N3tlmW2Py6TXRnwjjYcmpwTFiMKvuceKsf1THNHwbI4/s1600-h/Feb+2010+008.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438074696497158418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjS3eTWz4lxGVagEZ_6bkRAFL_B6Eu8hokZLWTj7-tm6gMm_gAjssbBDnhARm8uQOzGDXRxswbgHFxff39P0jHjQGnUIxQfdM-N3tlmW2Py6TXRnwjjYcmpwTFiMKvuceKsf1THNHwbI4/s320/Feb+2010+008.jpg" /></a><br />That's a lotta snow on that table. Looks like 400 inches to me!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8H0QOtbFWOd736TDksAPYnd1INWn3mWWggub0ROpHQa_4yueqvyfT_HL3kmGdLlFJMUNRMJn53Jl__PKyfOxV1UNKhu2lGYj7wnnzWJMXAuIMh04PsePoegkP-Eq0kH0O7wOGW2vMFmU/s1600-h/Feb+2010+012.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438074688545171186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8H0QOtbFWOd736TDksAPYnd1INWn3mWWggub0ROpHQa_4yueqvyfT_HL3kmGdLlFJMUNRMJn53Jl__PKyfOxV1UNKhu2lGYj7wnnzWJMXAuIMh04PsePoegkP-Eq0kH0O7wOGW2vMFmU/s320/Feb+2010+012.jpg" /></a><br />The doggies making their way to go potty. That's similar to the path that I walk through to the chicken house, nice huh. Kevin plowed it once for me but it was just before we got the 400 new inches.<br /><br />Even with all the snow and everything there is still one thing to look forward to in February!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXW4SkxeBqz-_RXLPCI0_mv21R1DT7We4hxcmag8hPW361N8zQxvgKBLgrdrb5ovlhlK4k3-oWGLV5V9qPOM4CI4pt2yh8Q-NrWIkDAdbfkrsjSi3wv_RA0FTO8FxyrI7Fleh3rX8gHc/s1600-h/Feb+2010+014.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438074683988159138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXW4SkxeBqz-_RXLPCI0_mv21R1DT7We4hxcmag8hPW361N8zQxvgKBLgrdrb5ovlhlK4k3-oWGLV5V9qPOM4CI4pt2yh8Q-NrWIkDAdbfkrsjSi3wv_RA0FTO8FxyrI7Fleh3rX8gHc/s320/Feb+2010+014.jpg" /></a> A box of chocolates and a bottle of champagne. </div><div></div><div>If you've never had Austi Spumati champagne you need to try it. It's not expensive either. At least this bottle wasn't. I think Kevin said it was like $15.00, not too bad for a special occasion? </div><div></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;">Happy Valentines Day Everybody!<br /></span><div></div></div><br /></div>Kevin and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07027856468582004051noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434480923512759683.post-37087186386207320962010-01-16T06:51:00.011-05:002010-01-18T19:20:54.019-05:00A Devastating Fire<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFvtAcBpZhRhV2lKmwkW3i8vZvOlQRNn3ldD87xt5aSUcUfJXi5bDOhzayvor4-EgdRjQnl8Nj8tQZbu40SVVAl-Fx6cuHTy8BROdkRrdykqr3mxcvKk8Ctqx7RiC00WnhI2vd8jDekbI/s1600-h/17961_106513799365302_100000200487980_166227_7350501_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427333788935248002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFvtAcBpZhRhV2lKmwkW3i8vZvOlQRNn3ldD87xt5aSUcUfJXi5bDOhzayvor4-EgdRjQnl8Nj8tQZbu40SVVAl-Fx6cuHTy8BROdkRrdykqr3mxcvKk8Ctqx7RiC00WnhI2vd8jDekbI/s320/17961_106513799365302_100000200487980_166227_7350501_n.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><br />Last Thursday my very, very, good friend's house burned to the ground. She and her husband had sent all the kids to bed and checked the house before going to bed themselves at around 11:oo pm. Here is an excerpt from the local paper:<br /><br /><strong>Dan and Gay Snyder and seven of their eight children were displaced after their home at 2041 Alliance Road burned to the ground shortly after they went to bed.<br />Family friend Pat Allen said the Snyders and seven of their children went to bed at around 11 p.m. An adult daughter, who is a college student, was not home at the time of the blaze.<br />By 11:22 p.m. the family was standing in the driveway, wearing pajamas and watching their home go up in flames. </strong><br /><br /><strong>A family spokesman said Gay Snyder was awakened by the family dog, and when she went to investigate, she found the home filling with smoke. The Snyders roused their children and all evacuated the home.</strong><br /><br /><strong>Firefighting operations were hampered by extreme cold and a moderate wind fanning the fire.</strong><br /><br /><strong>Dry hydrants at area ponds were tapped for tanker filling, and the cold caused one of the fill pipes to snap under pressure. There was not enough manpower to cut through ice to access water, so tankers were shuttled to the Deerfield fire station, where there is a 35,000-gallon cistern with a fill pipe accessible for tankers.</strong><br /><br /><strong>The Edinburg Fire Department set up a second fill site at a pond in the area of Giddings Road and S.R. 14, and quickly assembled an alternative fill pipe. The Atwater Fire Department was able to continue to access the fill site with a broken line at Fewtown Road.</strong><br /><br /><strong>A faulty valve on a heating gas line allowed natural gas to feed the fire for almost an hour before the supply was finally stopped at the gas well.</strong><br /><br /><strong>About 20 firefighters assisted 12 responders from Deerfield. The Portage County Sheriff’s Department assisted with traffic control.</strong><br /><br /><strong>Deerfield Fire Chief Miles Felmly said the residence was a two-story home. The floor in the front of the home collapsed early in the fire, giving the impression that the fire may have burned under the floor for some time before being detected. Damage figures are still being determined, but the home is a total loss. Cause of the fire has not yet been determined but the faulty gas valve had nothing to do with the origin of the fire.</strong><br /><br /><strong>The Portage County Chapter of the American Red Cross assisted the family.<br />Allen said the family is temporarily staying at the home of an adult daughter, but her home is too small to comfortably accommodate so many people. However, the family needs to stay close by because they need to care for livestock. </strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>She said there has already been an “overwhelming” response by churches, family, friends and contacts through the 4-H club in which the Snyder family is involved.<br /></strong><br /><strong>“This family has been so giving and does so much for others,” she said. “We just tell them that it’s our turn now to help them.”</strong><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="right"><strong>Record Courier Newspaper</strong></div><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi26lrHjJSbFK_-BK65lNMw_SAX22WyJ1UXjFMPbbdHA-nJCdsWMZpChdOCb9sTqLmx49Oy-iRjWNllEoygOPDNHE9fAtxytNGWxmR7L9igFmnEtxJjj_1btW4O659I4omLSJ3CWAmLlsQ/s1600-h/18869_1248654188936_1606898388_30615565_2823958_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427334265593908002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi26lrHjJSbFK_-BK65lNMw_SAX22WyJ1UXjFMPbbdHA-nJCdsWMZpChdOCb9sTqLmx49Oy-iRjWNllEoygOPDNHE9fAtxytNGWxmR7L9igFmnEtxJjj_1btW4O659I4omLSJ3CWAmLlsQ/s320/18869_1248654188936_1606898388_30615565_2823958_n.jpg" /></a><br />My friend Gay Snyder (on the left) and her daughter.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left">Here is a link to a video from a local TV station that came out and interviewed my friend and her husband.</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><a href="http://www.wfmj.com/Global/story.asp?S=11800150">http://www.wfmj.com/Global/story.asp?S=11800150</a></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="left">Gay told me that her son, Daniel, is being awarded for his action with getting all the kids out of their rooms and outside. She said that one of their family dogs came downstairs with the kids but they lost one, a lab named Brandy, in the fire. Her son had to be treated with oxygen by the paramedics after they arrived. </div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAAE0mJSCT7W466Lk1Ke5vpD_mgBjhVD9QCdquucg1pufnTKnWmDphNl5-1Tsv6uGlze98DN6hPge4lR2E9zner-xh1WWR9Vkmi8ga4JsFcfvYDSNJhYLKhNmBNnH9hcHg3TX2q_8Tw2A/s1600-h/17961_106513639365318_100000200487980_166206_165190_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427333787977843186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAAE0mJSCT7W466Lk1Ke5vpD_mgBjhVD9QCdquucg1pufnTKnWmDphNl5-1Tsv6uGlze98DN6hPge4lR2E9zner-xh1WWR9Vkmi8ga4JsFcfvYDSNJhYLKhNmBNnH9hcHg3TX2q_8Tw2A/s320/17961_106513639365318_100000200487980_166206_165190_n.jpg" /></a>Daniel Snyder<br /><br /><br />This is Gay's son who was able to get all the family out. He is a really wonderful, hardworking young man who is starting his own construction company.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevJNJkJQeteN142DqTk01Mbhhf810AAs2FEMNIh83qjHb44sg1K149-sElra04JXKzzTjjUtX5wbZD6kJbbQw-5foi11KLY2oF5_TPpbGPQhqZDcIqlHGwXppRyfFdAT1o7KmqsPns44/s1600-h/20964_103611892996500_100000430706883_93631_2625490_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427334273975067634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevJNJkJQeteN142DqTk01Mbhhf810AAs2FEMNIh83qjHb44sg1K149-sElra04JXKzzTjjUtX5wbZD6kJbbQw-5foi11KLY2oF5_TPpbGPQhqZDcIqlHGwXppRyfFdAT1o7KmqsPns44/s320/20964_103611892996500_100000430706883_93631_2625490_n.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Everybody piled into her daughter's house, finding room to sleep on the floor, it looks like Oscar takes up a lotta room.<br /><br /><br /></div><div align="left">They were looking desperately for a house nearby to rent but there was nothing close enough to their farm. They have horses and cattle that need daily care. Right now they are hauling water in for them but they hope to get their electricity hooked back up soon so they can get the well working again. She and her husband think that they may try to have a house trailer moved onto their property so that they can stay there while re-building.</div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojC1JrHCEK-vmZTULIHo7vi2KJB2tLOH6P0eBI8ZazuGBvBFVmxo5yko6Nzre84G-87BiL12mZrwapBTjkRbPQCwff49nMBfb8HzWU6SnIC7y95XAt4CE1U6UAtqfViZvd5qYDp5aV-E/s1600-h/18869_1248649868828_1606898388_30615553_6386156_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427333795885946466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojC1JrHCEK-vmZTULIHo7vi2KJB2tLOH6P0eBI8ZazuGBvBFVmxo5yko6Nzre84G-87BiL12mZrwapBTjkRbPQCwff49nMBfb8HzWU6SnIC7y95XAt4CE1U6UAtqfViZvd5qYDp5aV-E/s320/18869_1248649868828_1606898388_30615553_6386156_n.jpg" /></a>A welcome sign that one of the kids painted.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left">It may be hard to find a trailer for their large family but I think it's the best thing for them. She will be close enough to get her garden going this spring. She lost hundreds of jars of food that she had canned last summer and she had two freezers in her basement that were lost too. </div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKNWhyphenhyphenziVJbm63oO0ukOAJTS4K-D3Wd8-agWueij1ZFvfkwSeGLtVoMUz3V3a3iCyqtVYPsbnta3MCEDmYyqyQhsesNMl2OznDOrp0CpF4v2sSU1Ais3JdTkxaWYM505e8_zybMj3jx8/s1600-h/18869_1248648628797_1606898388_30615546_598240_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427333796731397842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKNWhyphenhyphenziVJbm63oO0ukOAJTS4K-D3Wd8-agWueij1ZFvfkwSeGLtVoMUz3V3a3iCyqtVYPsbnta3MCEDmYyqyQhsesNMl2OznDOrp0CpF4v2sSU1Ais3JdTkxaWYM505e8_zybMj3jx8/s320/18869_1248648628797_1606898388_30615546_598240_n.jpg" /></a> Her husband had recently finished the front porch.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left">She mentioned that even though they will get insurance money for their things it can never replace all the handmade things that she and her kids have made over the years. Most of the gifts that they exchanged over the years were homemade. </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="left">Just before Christmas she had shown me the dresses that she had made for the younger girls for church. They were beautiful and looked like they were right out of a <em>Mary Jane Butters Farm Magazine.</em></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMm_9IrZINV3fIULg8P4P3WMplIp3uJb3JfHjlUOgV6BCQVka7OewSvxwZXKqtCPC6IdZsmB9lQH4SCcFooKSv-Wkzh8ZJZKPt1icTv8gaQOzEMZj3GIcIoG8AoaAmhIPDvgze4L0Rh9g/s1600-h/18869_1248655028957_1606898388_30615568_2755038_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427334270547000354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMm_9IrZINV3fIULg8P4P3WMplIp3uJb3JfHjlUOgV6BCQVka7OewSvxwZXKqtCPC6IdZsmB9lQH4SCcFooKSv-Wkzh8ZJZKPt1icTv8gaQOzEMZj3GIcIoG8AoaAmhIPDvgze4L0Rh9g/s320/18869_1248655028957_1606898388_30615568_2755038_n.jpg" /></a><br />Gay's youngest daughter and Oscar.<br /><br /><div align="left">She said that she was so thankful to the Red Cross because right away they gave each child money to replace their glasses that they had lost and a little money for some groceries. Her first priority along with the glasses was to get all their birth certificates replaced. She needed them in order to replace her drivers license plus she had three adopted kids, one from Liberia and two from Haiti, that she lost all their paper work and needs to replace.</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="left">She mentioned that one thing that she is sad about is that she lost all of her cookbooks and recipes that she had been collecting over the years. She is an amazing cook, making everything from scratch. Her cinnamon rolls are fantastic! Her husband built most of the house himself, adding on to an old farmhouse over the years. He had even made their living room floor out of cherry wood that he had made himself. </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="left">She's very sad about losing all their pictures and videos too. Even through all of this she has not lost her sense of humor. She said that as long as they are together they will be happy and they will laugh together.<br /><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWjSS0OEGKa5faLmXfV2HFdljOo49XdoSCz8TiJ5rhS0UswDKlUDMGo5tvmovcVvlQNuPCq_bbgnHLFX70J_CtMUuhjN_xNInHurKmPf7__zoG5wXKJp8qGsgB3EGbdno2Qgv-6P0WDI/s1600-h/18475_742073975874_23328194_42072984_3064664_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427333795120390482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWjSS0OEGKa5faLmXfV2HFdljOo49XdoSCz8TiJ5rhS0UswDKlUDMGo5tvmovcVvlQNuPCq_bbgnHLFX70J_CtMUuhjN_xNInHurKmPf7__zoG5wXKJp8qGsgB3EGbdno2Qgv-6P0WDI/s320/18475_742073975874_23328194_42072984_3064664_n.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The Snyder Family</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Update: I was asked in a comment if there was a fund set up for the family. There is, this is taken from the paper "Donations may be made to the Snyder Benefit Fund at any branch of Huntington Bank. "</div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><div>Plus one more thing...If anyone out there has back issues of <em>Mary Jane's Farm Magazine</em> and doesn't need them she would love, love, love to have them. She lost all of hers and they are her most favorite thing. If you would consider sending them I would be more than happy to send you the money for postage. I went to the website to see about getting them but they don't have a lot of them. Just leave a comment and I'll get in touch with you or send me an email.</div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div align="left">Beth</div></div></div></div>Kevin and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07027856468582004051noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434480923512759683.post-38270943927329742892010-01-02T08:26:00.008-05:002010-01-02T09:50:58.632-05:00December 2009 and Deer<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcG1_xUUgki94mIqzYQ5O48_8vb-1ZXR2MY0M-x1FwiX8TH3BkxTmJLyRj2xisFB-lUJNaHhCgWvHnDjYkzvoAWoOovnOhkgPqVReP4IudQca4svc5_vBTeQVExVH2gPEzlLAblHRigA/s1600-h/outdoor+camera+003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422144312034409458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcG1_xUUgki94mIqzYQ5O48_8vb-1ZXR2MY0M-x1FwiX8TH3BkxTmJLyRj2xisFB-lUJNaHhCgWvHnDjYkzvoAWoOovnOhkgPqVReP4IudQca4svc5_vBTeQVExVH2gPEzlLAblHRigA/s320/outdoor+camera+003.jpg" /></a> Here's the rundown of December 2009, mostly Christmas happenings.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWChv6zSYiyRuuoT20NrKdsBgxBuibM7hOhY4BfZzanrmhlv_w1c1tgHSZLDZ-CT2Zk1NkQRjXQEH94q4keWojB5PibMl45Z0Oha3NLWfT4LDg3kB1aDRD0jGZ1x9uL2fHrapTuOifG8Y/s1600-h/outdoor+camera+009.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422143909677701810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWChv6zSYiyRuuoT20NrKdsBgxBuibM7hOhY4BfZzanrmhlv_w1c1tgHSZLDZ-CT2Zk1NkQRjXQEH94q4keWojB5PibMl45Z0Oha3NLWfT4LDg3kB1aDRD0jGZ1x9uL2fHrapTuOifG8Y/s320/outdoor+camera+009.jpg" /></a><br />We tried making Clothespin Cookies for the first time this year. My sisters came down to help and they turned out pretty good in spite of us.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bZ5mxVqEtwCkpVrslIRwt1lZ6ijiTcRbREEVFxHRPTIdbsGM3_ulzGA4QpFtipsaKdsxof8g4WJqYAdRC7srGXwJrC_reu8qW9WALFTE362P56zk5tW6upM-AvL95zmYxY2X1dufu8c/s1600-h/outdoor+camera+021.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422143906740977762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bZ5mxVqEtwCkpVrslIRwt1lZ6ijiTcRbREEVFxHRPTIdbsGM3_ulzGA4QpFtipsaKdsxof8g4WJqYAdRC7srGXwJrC_reu8qW9WALFTE362P56zk5tW6upM-AvL95zmYxY2X1dufu8c/s320/outdoor+camera+021.jpg" /></a> Sprinkled with powdered sugar after they were filled.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_KFPyFVrWT-mnCFAbCXKqu4m_OhcK0Y8ovkxaS9viVYTTqpF7n43kRxBBDCyCb0l-iXhIEXJjanEbxPVpPDmTkuycdALTWsLFnQwQ97WvzkhwQSkf_OUfaSQrYjzcqGdokTpNZMYLlg/s1600-h/outdoor+camera+013.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422143897557249426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_KFPyFVrWT-mnCFAbCXKqu4m_OhcK0Y8ovkxaS9viVYTTqpF7n43kRxBBDCyCb0l-iXhIEXJjanEbxPVpPDmTkuycdALTWsLFnQwQ97WvzkhwQSkf_OUfaSQrYjzcqGdokTpNZMYLlg/s320/outdoor+camera+013.jpg" /></a><br />Plus we made my Aunt Shirley's famous Oatmeal Candy Cane Cookies.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6fKdNmRTc2yigf-7JvpTPNh2vkGMMOa9Up1OlO2xJfkVxM-07PG8NjW6099JcedLTrt9AjT7GDBLccdPkRZI7NQicPfr9c5nTQPEZLUThxdIh1PVGcCQOOh5FPgLy3ZWf4a6X4r7P2oo/s1600-h/outdoor+camera+026.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422143894530636898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6fKdNmRTc2yigf-7JvpTPNh2vkGMMOa9Up1OlO2xJfkVxM-07PG8NjW6099JcedLTrt9AjT7GDBLccdPkRZI7NQicPfr9c5nTQPEZLUThxdIh1PVGcCQOOh5FPgLy3ZWf4a6X4r7P2oo/s320/outdoor+camera+026.jpg" /></a>They are really delicious!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0C1pFS60qKTJCgo8Ay7HKlTBiTS058zhTk-tLJFH1YDQ7w7inZpBhLC5IgeEuAcdhJJhIu_A7w_AsSKPXecUgnLpVeQLuTzs_28WinEDAmRu5l5MssH87jlkrfuXdD-5z1hybpTF9120/s1600-h/outdoor+camera+027.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422143888101085618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0C1pFS60qKTJCgo8Ay7HKlTBiTS058zhTk-tLJFH1YDQ7w7inZpBhLC5IgeEuAcdhJJhIu_A7w_AsSKPXecUgnLpVeQLuTzs_28WinEDAmRu5l5MssH87jlkrfuXdD-5z1hybpTF9120/s320/outdoor+camera+027.jpg" /></a><br />Of course we made cutouts too.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuhc98Cb0eGXkDhcrmq-FkrRc8OQuVPtnBVj6Aum0Mis4zSudiWDeBztxfdFAhK23aHRfitCaYcyh-ydA9UR2vuMlW1uZT_ZTTy6L2bOzFXEauWqSKIwmPapsgkPJUkWtbgqYrm9lxMU/s1600-h/outdoor+camera+025.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422142766017635122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuhc98Cb0eGXkDhcrmq-FkrRc8OQuVPtnBVj6Aum0Mis4zSudiWDeBztxfdFAhK23aHRfitCaYcyh-ydA9UR2vuMlW1uZT_ZTTy6L2bOzFXEauWqSKIwmPapsgkPJUkWtbgqYrm9lxMU/s320/outdoor+camera+025.jpg" /></a><br />My <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">grandma's</span> old biscuit cutter is my favorite cookie cutter.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7C4rj-8z1Xe4Pmgp0cL09DWkR8ZxjuZtj2ONZYXIpGZNfk2VFPUqNQkPSZrJ5mweELUwZWpFS55bwjFICa0n44YIo-EHdkH06slhnmzR9Xitwfv7lE6DxzDxseBkjtRoELN-IAmUBQmQ/s1600-h/outdoor+camera+016.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422142760663217506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7C4rj-8z1Xe4Pmgp0cL09DWkR8ZxjuZtj2ONZYXIpGZNfk2VFPUqNQkPSZrJ5mweELUwZWpFS55bwjFICa0n44YIo-EHdkH06slhnmzR9Xitwfv7lE6DxzDxseBkjtRoELN-IAmUBQmQ/s320/outdoor+camera+016.jpg" /></a> Diane's husband wanted oatmeal cookies. These weren't too pretty but they were really good!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5v3zgPQftfYQR8SyQVoDUDrn-BxRFG009C2SrAz5iywOPUDAphIMPAcvYh1CtsnMIngPP-0Q8Se4Hm9ZnQCywvSNV6EvqYENWWRrvmx3s11bBjKhmD81-_WLh2_Bt8RHDDgVjTxiReI/s1600-h/outdoor+camera+018.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422142754308319218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5v3zgPQftfYQR8SyQVoDUDrn-BxRFG009C2SrAz5iywOPUDAphIMPAcvYh1CtsnMIngPP-0Q8Se4Hm9ZnQCywvSNV6EvqYENWWRrvmx3s11bBjKhmD81-_WLh2_Bt8RHDDgVjTxiReI/s320/outdoor+camera+018.jpg" /></a><br />Me and Amy filling the clothepin cookies. Diane hid from the camera.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWDCdeDBwnYkT4SPilfaZY1UB1S7nw8gyIciF2xDNW0tJ1bwpobSJfdJKWawJge0SR1630mN3_mTXc2PCyQNv9DSZDs5mN1bRE0F-RbXB8Ud8j_qaY9Mui5gUinBZxm1yhPdEtW3YIqs/s1600-h/outdoor+camera+033.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422146878264906082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWDCdeDBwnYkT4SPilfaZY1UB1S7nw8gyIciF2xDNW0tJ1bwpobSJfdJKWawJge0SR1630mN3_mTXc2PCyQNv9DSZDs5mN1bRE0F-RbXB8Ud8j_qaY9Mui5gUinBZxm1yhPdEtW3YIqs/s320/outdoor+camera+033.jpg" /></a><br /><br />But I found this one, she may not like it because she was talking and it doesn't look like her.<br /><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mMphjtVoYCq9wnX9ImqINtUJqrB5isVlBxWv81nWpmlWxZbgzCtwTdI4Vg6_QK9Ezyk8tQjRvXvt6zOs3WJvgfFF2uyOvV6Uxhb_JLcacngfvKW-Mbxsy18oiYOYbzuCmOO2MONiaoY/s1600-h/outdoor+camera+019.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422142751475662658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mMphjtVoYCq9wnX9ImqINtUJqrB5isVlBxWv81nWpmlWxZbgzCtwTdI4Vg6_QK9Ezyk8tQjRvXvt6zOs3WJvgfFF2uyOvV6Uxhb_JLcacngfvKW-Mbxsy18oiYOYbzuCmOO2MONiaoY/s320/outdoor+camera+019.jpg" /></a> Here's where I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">found</span> the recipe in an old Amish cookbook, one of my most favorite cookbooks. I had written "good" next to the recipe when I had made it years ago.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-y_vcm8UqvDY4cunnaQp2Ob7RXMtat_lDULiHBC6eFV4FXiwo2LGWbiFD-N3SOGa8Ig-58oj35g3cBWkzOO_0Sjgf1LhimdTf78MaeOMLDPKeEhM-XOIu23pFEB0iccQnNHYYoJd-AYA/s1600-h/outdoor+camera+020.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422142741156909330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-y_vcm8UqvDY4cunnaQp2Ob7RXMtat_lDULiHBC6eFV4FXiwo2LGWbiFD-N3SOGa8Ig-58oj35g3cBWkzOO_0Sjgf1LhimdTf78MaeOMLDPKeEhM-XOIu23pFEB0iccQnNHYYoJd-AYA/s320/outdoor+camera+020.jpg" /></a>I found these curtains at the dollar store. I used jute for tiebacks cause they didn't c<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">ome</span> with any.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzrgZY7Y1FURbu9BWuV94WLRF70F758kvNRGcOPP4PZ62A2LArz1fXzQGux0ybs48ayv-pqo8TkKeO0JPCekFU9w644R7hHlN4lKhuLQRWAxEv8RrK-FXYr1gRjImDY4j2AjGZ2gIezcE/s1600-h/outdoor+camera+040.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422141599856922066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzrgZY7Y1FURbu9BWuV94WLRF70F758kvNRGcOPP4PZ62A2LArz1fXzQGux0ybs48ayv-pqo8TkKeO0JPCekFU9w644R7hHlN4lKhuLQRWAxEv8RrK-FXYr1gRjImDY4j2AjGZ2gIezcE/s320/outdoor+camera+040.jpg" /></a><br />Then, Amy's husband needed a haircut. I worked as a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">hairdresser</span> for a long time, don't miss it at all.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc87ldUbJ46bJZo45Ja4fN4JRZHVAZ9PfhZe_XsQALs4hZZz087et2FbZeHaUYJQ_46G5mCKoiDKxvtn7l4Ha_nDHYtYGo9jQ0MtFWCu7gzs4csbmfFqPFFi5GCTL8431hi4oH4EuDH4M/s1600-h/outdoor+camera+045.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422141593677435890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc87ldUbJ46bJZo45Ja4fN4JRZHVAZ9PfhZe_XsQALs4hZZz087et2FbZeHaUYJQ_46G5mCKoiDKxvtn7l4Ha_nDHYtYGo9jQ0MtFWCu7gzs4csbmfFqPFFi5GCTL8431hi4oH4EuDH4M/s320/outdoor+camera+045.jpg" /></a> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Bosco</span> was hiding in the presents and I just realized that this is the only picture I have of our Christmas tree.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGl6nMTiCoZyrv1teEMMaA_XqfUZkzqtuBlm2iX15s3qAQoNteYY9TifJYUHLD8kkAqyepQl8qxN4px-PxeYB0-SdMp3FCw1cnU4MsKpyjFY13FdaXyHPEdB9He0QRJm_pgdmzq2Hl3og/s1600-h/outdoor+camera+051.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422141592083464546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGl6nMTiCoZyrv1teEMMaA_XqfUZkzqtuBlm2iX15s3qAQoNteYY9TifJYUHLD8kkAqyepQl8qxN4px-PxeYB0-SdMp3FCw1cnU4MsKpyjFY13FdaXyHPEdB9He0QRJm_pgdmzq2Hl3og/s320/outdoor+camera+051.jpg" /></a><br />Buster, our other kitty, left this for us. This is where I found it. He laid it ever so nicely on this Santa hat with it's little head resting on the fluffy white brim. It's fitting I guess.</div><div> </div><div> What was weird was that it was a mole not a mouse. Where did he find a mole, that's crazy. I don't think he brought it in from outside but maybe he did. Do moles live in houses? I don't think so unless they have a dirt floor.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiQI84D7W2uOzOkVfoXnzUk5cA7iPI5rRRGvLChHt02zrlvd_OTRbHCUJCSIxX8LlYi5k7wEdIpVhP9Q3V3_44JcOfNW-karm0WgaqBBAMLb182cPn3NGPTT4y1okzlQBQx3mbmX7Pa-4/s1600-h/outdoor+camera+076.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422141582530853682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiQI84D7W2uOzOkVfoXnzUk5cA7iPI5rRRGvLChHt02zrlvd_OTRbHCUJCSIxX8LlYi5k7wEdIpVhP9Q3V3_44JcOfNW-karm0WgaqBBAMLb182cPn3NGPTT4y1okzlQBQx3mbmX7Pa-4/s320/outdoor+camera+076.jpg" /></a>We had visitors on our back deck. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Bosco</span> didn't like them one bit.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVEuRyXXaO8gSlnKHHTE8DWPi5VbWlz_M1z60IAcFl12KASzDxOtprOdaYHosJ9O8PPZBR_Ptc4dagUaFeo_SfqT0z9snfwf92N6ngmqB9kX7SyefjKZrZBCD_Liy_PPd9mdgLWoyGy8/s1600-h/outdoor+camera+082.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422141578410929538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVEuRyXXaO8gSlnKHHTE8DWPi5VbWlz_M1z60IAcFl12KASzDxOtprOdaYHosJ9O8PPZBR_Ptc4dagUaFeo_SfqT0z9snfwf92N6ngmqB9kX7SyefjKZrZBCD_Liy_PPd9mdgLWoyGy8/s320/outdoor+camera+082.jpg" /></a>Mr. Tom came to visit too. It's freezing out right now and I have to go out and feed and water them...and the chickens are not laying much right now. I'm having trouble seeing the rewards.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Our Game Cam</span></strong></div><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><strong></strong></div><strong></strong></div><div><strong><div><br /></strong> </div><div>Kevin bought an outdoor camera for me way back in 2005 and we've never really used it much but he really wanted to see who was eating the corn he was setting out for the deer.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8oZNVYMzyKOEizuklNgctDlG7ol62pLLf-B2xNOqa3RHeEAYF2gQY6Zh_Qt43cyDOR_9jIbqQoAIu-i7RxihAV1FP_PVfiHHZHctKkC7cV91bEZdeLLNVYQJ4llPD82mT-nhIw_NrvZM/s1600-h/outdoor+camera+028.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422137136074962818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8oZNVYMzyKOEizuklNgctDlG7ol62pLLf-B2xNOqa3RHeEAYF2gQY6Zh_Qt43cyDOR_9jIbqQoAIu-i7RxihAV1FP_PVfiHHZHctKkC7cV91bEZdeLLNVYQJ4llPD82mT-nhIw_NrvZM/s320/outdoor+camera+028.jpg" /></a><br />Cute huh?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdKfL-_m1xBX5mVRtffTDGLCGvKK4xPKd0-E4anB1TIQrNYR6xrA2oHt_y6wcnt3Q8wC3-WnNVyCEXu8aUsfBjdUTTtWNWZdYCS_JS3N7ALS5AKbvGSlBcfMCkRGlSyTHJAbVKgpFLB_Q/s1600-h/outdoor+camera+037.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422137130517170770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdKfL-_m1xBX5mVRtffTDGLCGvKK4xPKd0-E4anB1TIQrNYR6xrA2oHt_y6wcnt3Q8wC3-WnNVyCEXu8aUsfBjdUTTtWNWZdYCS_JS3N7ALS5AKbvGSlBcfMCkRGlSyTHJAbVKgpFLB_Q/s320/outdoor+camera+037.jpg" /></a><br />Maybe a button buck or a little doe? See how big the ears look compared to it's head, must be young.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE74IBD96e3F-VUjbvf7DwLyW6Xsi05rE3GZyp0ttfbYBRzdffnN2p2G2SSKfAV_eGsw6hIrJyRfluKQ0Ux7hW8nuMcZojaI93FgWNAvBXUqMyiAIDCJ4lvC34XWtGWy7qCJhGj-Pk-5k/s1600-h/outdoor+camera+038.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422137126166304018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE74IBD96e3F-VUjbvf7DwLyW6Xsi05rE3GZyp0ttfbYBRzdffnN2p2G2SSKfAV_eGsw6hIrJyRfluKQ0Ux7hW8nuMcZojaI93FgWNAvBXUqMyiAIDCJ4lvC34XWtGWy7qCJhGj-Pk-5k/s320/outdoor+camera+038.jpg" /></a>We never fixed the date on the camera, it still says 2005 I think.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2lhvddWp2HIo3Dhp0z_wcoYilpDwrim_AVPhfofPTcKEnVKQFrbzE75kkQLNoH4iAswhJG6VHWS2o4KmXwty6UI9ELxHX7OPvZ9R0hByQbzGgBXHNoZyIh0nSHPSeES7P59V3FCjP3I/s1600-h/outdoor+camera+082.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422137121898498466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2lhvddWp2HIo3Dhp0z_wcoYilpDwrim_AVPhfofPTcKEnVKQFrbzE75kkQLNoH4iAswhJG6VHWS2o4KmXwty6UI9ELxHX7OPvZ9R0hByQbzGgBXHNoZyIh0nSHPSeES7P59V3FCjP3I/s320/outdoor+camera+082.jpg" /></a> He's checking to see who else has been there.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTnno0Kt-MHkXicXjQiFRAQCVjjXAk-FyQBmvPClERIAHKYYYY7AiEiDoeIAWBVZpkoahdLV38Z9K7ZCWB3MW2kpio95fae1g87F9scK_eoHjX6avM-WLDh6Jza0mLpCLPutzqsJU5tc/s1600-h/outdoor+camera+174.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422137120989581938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTnno0Kt-MHkXicXjQiFRAQCVjjXAk-FyQBmvPClERIAHKYYYY7AiEiDoeIAWBVZpkoahdLV38Z9K7ZCWB3MW2kpio95fae1g87F9scK_eoHjX6avM-WLDh6Jza0mLpCLPutzqsJU5tc/s320/outdoor+camera+174.jpg" /></a><br />This is a bigger bodied deer.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjR1rH3DxwqWPipWp7eaC6-bpM95BTNjJk2Ug0JV6ALXCajdUhUDMYlvyr7NfHREImIUdB1q0BRcm0waOCqHHCXRzBY6TnwnARJT4vOj8iktH7VSzvuaOef9CpLiSRB8JOcj6eINyfys/s1600-h/outdoor+camera+175.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422136587979968658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjR1rH3DxwqWPipWp7eaC6-bpM95BTNjJk2Ug0JV6ALXCajdUhUDMYlvyr7NfHREImIUdB1q0BRcm0waOCqHHCXRzBY6TnwnARJT4vOj8iktH7VSzvuaOef9CpLiSRB8JOcj6eINyfys/s320/outdoor+camera+175.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Oooooo</span>, look. A ten point.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcleS3-YIsl9MRIzT-isJt9DOejzVG0u62kg9nzXNsBctk3aInM0w5H84EI_xSWZNmNA5vY8IuV6PKzQTyMtzePMY47F0S2snm1Hy8mTDzSnG5lr7etWR0Nv01yexsvy-A9fnAbR77f74/s1600-h/outdoor+camera+176.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422136579240439298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcleS3-YIsl9MRIzT-isJt9DOejzVG0u62kg9nzXNsBctk3aInM0w5H84EI_xSWZNmNA5vY8IuV6PKzQTyMtzePMY47F0S2snm1Hy8mTDzSnG5lr7etWR0Nv01yexsvy-A9fnAbR77f74/s320/outdoor+camera+176.jpg" /></a>A little small but still a ten point.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlL-ufxFr1dn8qb_ZqYm9zi2-PwRgFUcceHwum35Zfqmw92hUpqKVNgIfECJLfLwM79BD0N6d8vkSnuzf5acHh2kwu-EqPHIVNY47X215HaLzo8I718N_Cki8n8Ve-gDLhpjoV11wpZc/s1600-h/outdoor+camera+229.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422136575150830642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlL-ufxFr1dn8qb_ZqYm9zi2-PwRgFUcceHwum35Zfqmw92hUpqKVNgIfECJLfLwM79BD0N6d8vkSnuzf5acHh2kwu-EqPHIVNY47X215HaLzo8I718N_Cki8n8Ve-gDLhpjoV11wpZc/s320/outdoor+camera+229.jpg" /></a> They don't seem to be at all afraid of the camera.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZz6IY3JAfShJCaTdRNqhH_cqlRAg9GcxVEskHKz4qnKlLHLIInH2qIH-atXLIw8opiq-92ra1Oe7W2-Z3UCtDj1aFpcAXvDPkqL6MlZ_YggaUZx9xtSvngkvWXhXBfPcLe0bGa46LT8/s1600-h/outdoor+camera+230.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422136570256043778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZz6IY3JAfShJCaTdRNqhH_cqlRAg9GcxVEskHKz4qnKlLHLIInH2qIH-atXLIw8opiq-92ra1Oe7W2-Z3UCtDj1aFpcAXvDPkqL6MlZ_YggaUZx9xtSvngkvWXhXBfPcLe0bGa46LT8/s320/outdoor+camera+230.jpg" /></a>Or are they?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TvNCd28EWOVvvpKcBs36qRkMlqV0c3_Lq2mLFMehYKUvNeSQyWvSWOBPUN5FsE03wxWX94pj3DJUshChVwZobazeI8UszQK4jySOf8YR_DkjAzGcD4BZ7szfeA5-GmjiTf6DMMBk7QU/s1600-h/outdoor+camera+231.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422136564572737314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TvNCd28EWOVvvpKcBs36qRkMlqV0c3_Lq2mLFMehYKUvNeSQyWvSWOBPUN5FsE03wxWX94pj3DJUshChVwZobazeI8UszQK4jySOf8YR_DkjAzGcD4BZ7szfeA5-GmjiTf6DMMBk7QU/s320/outdoor+camera+231.jpg" /></a>They sure do love that corn! </div><div> </div><div align="left">Til next time,</div><div align="left">Beth<br /><br /></div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Kevin and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07027856468582004051noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434480923512759683.post-35727486434979051582009-12-06T07:28:00.017-05:002009-12-07T16:35:22.188-05:00Turkey Butchering Day, Thanksgiving and Remodeling!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCj4x5yVxyVzcmIMl2ltXFdaZOYT19iH3SlkEfHyjC97dV60zgU3firA-EK9B4SWl9kX83mWDCbpvDa-4NrQjiYPP2VA4Jw1BxmXcN3Hu0ZLY3lQLptCjhwJVg59uf4OR6MgenvpPqf-M/s1600-h/Turkey+Butchering+2009+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412126678909397922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCj4x5yVxyVzcmIMl2ltXFdaZOYT19iH3SlkEfHyjC97dV60zgU3firA-EK9B4SWl9kX83mWDCbpvDa-4NrQjiYPP2VA4Jw1BxmXcN3Hu0ZLY3lQLptCjhwJVg59uf4OR6MgenvpPqf-M/s320/Turkey+Butchering+2009+002.jpg" /></a> This is a very long post with lots of pictures so if you're just interested in the turkey butchering go straight to the bottom. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">And we absolutely did not butcher the tom you see here, even though his whole goal in life is to attack me. At least he has something to live for.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPMQn8Fj66QKvcZKmw4iF0O_tIhEBFtAq01xApokuzLr8PveJG2_ffsMIqEvK4qvkd9N1qaFDpT3J9MuiF753L8j_HZy-MKNtXOw4wUt9F3xCboUWvixwaZbtJchOwHMGG1qGEWjXxoVM/s1600-h/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412125941629805362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPMQn8Fj66QKvcZKmw4iF0O_tIhEBFtAq01xApokuzLr8PveJG2_ffsMIqEvK4qvkd9N1qaFDpT3J9MuiF753L8j_HZy-MKNtXOw4wUt9F3xCboUWvixwaZbtJchOwHMGG1qGEWjXxoVM/s320/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+001.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a>Thanksgiving was really nice this year. Actually it's been nice every year of my life except maybe last year wasn't so nice what with my mom just getting out of the hospital the night before and my sister, Amy living in Georgia (she is home now).<br /><br />I used this bottle of $3.98 wine for basting my turkey, the bottle was the prettiest of all the wines.<br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxG5Q9E3XD24glqKmixY5Z2ehvFoNkz3An1GWlVlVmj_nNmBsCZpYR0rNdIG46nofCP_1kBOLn6s1osEyuaApu-DLlvbXOs8d9r3amnEUuF2r0rUyxQirFfmLhyphenhyphenKUmtTfSxcMrIJGIlMs/s1600-h/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412125938326686594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxG5Q9E3XD24glqKmixY5Z2ehvFoNkz3An1GWlVlVmj_nNmBsCZpYR0rNdIG46nofCP_1kBOLn6s1osEyuaApu-DLlvbXOs8d9r3amnEUuF2r0rUyxQirFfmLhyphenhyphenKUmtTfSxcMrIJGIlMs/s320/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+002.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a>I cleaned a couple of pie pumpkins and roasted the seeds. I found a recipe that calls for you to boil them for 15 minutes before you bake them with a little oil and salt, very good! Usually I don't like roasted pumpkin seeds but it seems that boiling them first causes the shell to soften slightly making them much crunchier after baking.<br /><br /><br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOTHw9d1HjQoa6RRTGu9OkjxQzV1YmJPjMx43BV9rwKt79IbPpkb48FXnI89vjUDLLb0wRP-ncvnE4nwPsMSm2MUb98HVrnoXaJEgcvcqcSueSQwFVZ0YlU65X_RZQ4ATpODeLxy6W1xw/s1600-h/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412125929531977266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOTHw9d1HjQoa6RRTGu9OkjxQzV1YmJPjMx43BV9rwKt79IbPpkb48FXnI89vjUDLLb0wRP-ncvnE4nwPsMSm2MUb98HVrnoXaJEgcvcqcSueSQwFVZ0YlU65X_RZQ4ATpODeLxy6W1xw/s320/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+006.jpg" /></a><br />I ended up giving these to my chickens to eat. As I was taking them out of the oven my sister told me that my mom bought pies and I was so busy with everything else that I figured the chickens and turkeys would love them. I have another one that I'll cook <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">up</span> maybe for Christmas.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPJRWOiPQ2xDAGbFBwBT5eZYu_-dvWsZ-LGs6CzyniCQjG8kGw7nKT647_fWO_3ZGmKZQaIUopyBh36Nk0m6MSFJUKAxbpe3G9bagphOwSYwEQw632lusao5ZANt___SSRULv4EFSpL8/s1600-h/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+008.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412125925262387618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPJRWOiPQ2xDAGbFBwBT5eZYu_-dvWsZ-LGs6CzyniCQjG8kGw7nKT647_fWO_3ZGmKZQaIUopyBh36Nk0m6MSFJUKAxbpe3G9bagphOwSYwEQw632lusao5ZANt___SSRULv4EFSpL8/s320/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+008.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a>I had no twine to tie up my turkey and after searching all over the house I finally found this light pull string, I cut off the metal tab things and it worked just fine.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV0EITZqOSBQxtfqFn4PSpkz-K7xSFeqAe3Li1lPRUJIfxVgJF6FqiQB-f4WsQx9mON9hyjk7c_RswMyx3PHZWPUI_OvxZU091s06HLlh083H-a3wZtCcwGSzcrMNaPuOl4oFSzH-jHCY/s1600-h/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+009.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412124729395040242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV0EITZqOSBQxtfqFn4PSpkz-K7xSFeqAe3Li1lPRUJIfxVgJF6FqiQB-f4WsQx9mON9hyjk7c_RswMyx3PHZWPUI_OvxZU091s06HLlh083H-a3wZtCcwGSzcrMNaPuOl4oFSzH-jHCY/s320/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+009.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a>I figured it was a much better choice than this stuff, it might have weird stuff in it.<br /><br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQjjXb5euEd4InhWLrQuebLXQzC9ZoWUOzKpXmn9mye9QfYWcx-azNbii5IUihc1sPonsRV3L3Xjn9HJOQ-MrUpdiTxPqRzNeSJT-ulsHkmuk_EpvzXH0_X9TOnBywCfgQHhx4SkQCM8/s1600-h/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412124720975873378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQjjXb5euEd4InhWLrQuebLXQzC9ZoWUOzKpXmn9mye9QfYWcx-azNbii5IUihc1sPonsRV3L3Xjn9HJOQ-MrUpdiTxPqRzNeSJT-ulsHkmuk_EpvzXH0_X9TOnBywCfgQHhx4SkQCM8/s320/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+010.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a><br />My turkey basting supplies, butter and the wine in the other picture. I always roast my turkeys the Martha Stewart's Turkey 101 way. Always delicious, never dry. Covering it with cheesecloth and basting every half hour with the wine and butter is the best.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireUPMGuKxIX8p5sRYc8hCeQvd4_4151ZOsLXg8TJTGayw3mWqo9Jq6-um-qk-NHuRA4vMgQBRiakI5rxR3tlxUZDzYSMniAGh6oInYc5m35aWukK5mOL8ZVR9tFUaR3BXhspCUhtXsYA/s1600-h/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+011.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412124716931820226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireUPMGuKxIX8p5sRYc8hCeQvd4_4151ZOsLXg8TJTGayw3mWqo9Jq6-um-qk-NHuRA4vMgQBRiakI5rxR3tlxUZDzYSMniAGh6oInYc5m35aWukK5mOL8ZVR9tFUaR3BXhspCUhtXsYA/s320/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+011.jpg" /></a><br />All stuffed up and ready for the cheesecloth. Check out my helper in the background.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7C5iSztIvh37jsO2mKI1GCdxpHW0qVJOMtSOgXXpuQ6n_SujtUPrdXeoBjpSMoDQRfHz_10kG-JfJXCLHhEwGzu5m5mpfcBctqS0XqCNlVdJeOUYyL5HW7TJ_yAUeUeXGW3n_tR7S_Og/s1600-h/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+014.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412124678553170050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7C5iSztIvh37jsO2mKI1GCdxpHW0qVJOMtSOgXXpuQ6n_SujtUPrdXeoBjpSMoDQRfHz_10kG-JfJXCLHhEwGzu5m5mpfcBctqS0XqCNlVdJeOUYyL5HW7TJ_yAUeUeXGW3n_tR7S_Og/s320/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+014.jpg" /></a> Complete and ready for the oven. It was still dark outside when I took these pictures because I had a 27 pound turkey that had to be ready by 3:00 pm.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfDfEYNiTRMn4ZELz-7G3QgV8N-Pb5zjtqz5Csg5qCRFYlTkZ_5bMz4V_5Wco3p9rAzXrzzSaQ8YHjpNPp-8J-1Y6sVPllET35rXiijnmSyL21dDyP29iIZD_INfqC8EwTOgBFgnaLXfQ/s1600-h/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+015.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412123783455474258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfDfEYNiTRMn4ZELz-7G3QgV8N-Pb5zjtqz5Csg5qCRFYlTkZ_5bMz4V_5Wco3p9rAzXrzzSaQ8YHjpNPp-8J-1Y6sVPllET35rXiijnmSyL21dDyP29iIZD_INfqC8EwTOgBFgnaLXfQ/s320/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+015.jpg" /></a>This is about four hours into it. The cheesecloth really protects the skin from over browning before the rest gets done.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiufIRKn5J6aPFz3ImLowIOCH3Vu_5EO2lJsinOO-_9LQx8eZz7-PBPL2HLOPsLm3cmWxGNX3e8y5NDk5q1PJtFUTHgUa_sGiAayMCTQ6NWB-WR_abpl_M1bR4JZWs5da-1bGftHg4VV1w/s1600-h/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+016.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412123782985287858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiufIRKn5J6aPFz3ImLowIOCH3Vu_5EO2lJsinOO-_9LQx8eZz7-PBPL2HLOPsLm3cmWxGNX3e8y5NDk5q1PJtFUTHgUa_sGiAayMCTQ6NWB-WR_abpl_M1bR4JZWs5da-1bGftHg4VV1w/s320/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+016.jpg" /></a> Time to remove the cheese cloth and look how nice it is.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwE9dCtgDvrakZPlRlNMVfW2y0-f_s3-omaKcp9IFy8VTQlRJOqCIcMoZ1pVpU_QgyyNswxRfFB1PddhkpcpmcpPo2CPmzxWPxMNjByOe7G0pDXKlFT7cohh78XseUZzdrMtdjAjwu14/s1600-h/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+017.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412123775868400034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwE9dCtgDvrakZPlRlNMVfW2y0-f_s3-omaKcp9IFy8VTQlRJOqCIcMoZ1pVpU_QgyyNswxRfFB1PddhkpcpmcpPo2CPmzxWPxMNjByOe7G0pDXKlFT7cohh78XseUZzdrMtdjAjwu14/s320/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+017.jpg" /></a><br />Another hour in the oven and it was perfect.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzj3SJoZhwFKE7SwrV0Br6dBFR3UmpNqT5fJU0r97gpye2RUlrNf7R-Xh0FVqu9lO60gLGBUON4rx401obC7jywWTLfJtq5Gxw706gcKbqFw8_HIN7S5PDqHkH4NRmRfgWjKfN-0KgQ3Q/s1600-h/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+020.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412123771665144386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzj3SJoZhwFKE7SwrV0Br6dBFR3UmpNqT5fJU0r97gpye2RUlrNf7R-Xh0FVqu9lO60gLGBUON4rx401obC7jywWTLfJtq5Gxw706gcKbqFw8_HIN7S5PDqHkH4NRmRfgWjKfN-0KgQ3Q/s320/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+020.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Yummy! Do you think my plate's full enough? I ate it all too.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPp_4qHApggzSVaXSiexaGi-PkTxtnJ7UepHZOHjOQmhEmoRuQCtyk92ovqHF9OP7srPkkugVTamMBA_FiHBXkjFeLL3dpg4s4rsL3mumpPosJQfQXBWMMD28djPM7QOIjFuqTzUY7rA/s1600-h/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+023.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412123766691156962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPp_4qHApggzSVaXSiexaGi-PkTxtnJ7UepHZOHjOQmhEmoRuQCtyk92ovqHF9OP7srPkkugVTamMBA_FiHBXkjFeLL3dpg4s4rsL3mumpPosJQfQXBWMMD28djPM7QOIjFuqTzUY7rA/s320/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+023.jpg" /></a><br /><br />He waited patiently for a bite, he got one too.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5kJVTaWOdF8p1MXv0MiLhDa-Ie8qNolqxEQktoMJfKZN9zbPYhc4bVB8ZlZSaMCTCmHt-KF_QbduUuYIvjJzAVwojz6iSwHewJcmX5gSMGrLc0tl4UJpeG2GxAbewe7U-A_0FMVjlAKI/s1600-h/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+025.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412122600179354898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5kJVTaWOdF8p1MXv0MiLhDa-Ie8qNolqxEQktoMJfKZN9zbPYhc4bVB8ZlZSaMCTCmHt-KF_QbduUuYIvjJzAVwojz6iSwHewJcmX5gSMGrLc0tl4UJpeG2GxAbewe7U-A_0FMVjlAKI/s320/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+025.jpg" /></a> Kevin got an early <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Christmas</span> gift from Tom. An awesome knife engraved with his initials.<br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Unfortunately</span>, he didn't get a deer yet so he hasn't tried it out.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXKwWCRKdz4udK2eAAXMY_ldm-anQ0GQWC69FNzJ5D_3Bg68QBxolXqJLmPmwZESpvA6UYsiJSIjrXlSQGvq6_qlk9tEQhCuDkRGvWZkHrwtckWx0Ns_4v86sC3y788Im_dRhOeX-Wv0/s1600-h/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+026.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412122593926171186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXKwWCRKdz4udK2eAAXMY_ldm-anQ0GQWC69FNzJ5D_3Bg68QBxolXqJLmPmwZESpvA6UYsiJSIjrXlSQGvq6_qlk9tEQhCuDkRGvWZkHrwtckWx0Ns_4v86sC3y788Im_dRhOeX-Wv0/s320/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+026.jpg" /></a> I collected dill that was growing at my back door and decided to dry it in case I need it for early pickles. I'm going to try to get some started early enough this spring so I will have fresh though. I couldn't find any last year until later in the summer. I'm going to try and grow some in a hoop house or something, maybe even a cold frame?<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSBPjJT0zw83b09AUt0_mnMItW1lLy9zsxMxUi3hTe3HXjrz5gkC3gzrLNpmBbGmAgTR1JPADHi4N01HqDeqokl9WwKvkTIlz33au2bfs0X8mFDwuNQfGA9sFh0lhvOqacf-msMRJvlyg/s1600-h/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+043.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412122583324408850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSBPjJT0zw83b09AUt0_mnMItW1lLy9zsxMxUi3hTe3HXjrz5gkC3gzrLNpmBbGmAgTR1JPADHi4N01HqDeqokl9WwKvkTIlz33au2bfs0X8mFDwuNQfGA9sFh0lhvOqacf-msMRJvlyg/s320/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+043.jpg" /></a><br />This was the motivation for my week of remodeling. I had scheduled half a week off after Thanksgiving when Kevin is off for gun week. He spent most of the week down south in a cabin so with the house empty I seem to get a lot done.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8221ooezn7RPgzOaVTtrRgTV7HCGPmJOuhZqxn4MdvgH-ZyfKpL8b4sTBB0CXxRaiXsbVYW0VpxYZfgDyQPHwBuOvMbu6ZmWfRAgUXPQxNg5P9ycQXMHvs46jnGoCmVW2AcDa_GgkYPY/s1600-h/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+004.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412122576770914690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8221ooezn7RPgzOaVTtrRgTV7HCGPmJOuhZqxn4MdvgH-ZyfKpL8b4sTBB0CXxRaiXsbVYW0VpxYZfgDyQPHwBuOvMbu6ZmWfRAgUXPQxNg5P9ycQXMHvs46jnGoCmVW2AcDa_GgkYPY/s320/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+004.jpg" /></a><br />First, I painted the doors for my lower cupboards and hung them up.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLZuBPj2gman1dccGIbbF5WzQEzMHpBSFB9ahW8CBiAqtdDeXss7WC4GvAar2IsXKvDL6e6WYwCqPz_hjmyynborz_rmboOxAGztSbLkrOL-ELn_-9mrhupXXI0dQk1HCa2qRczI2NRk/s1600-h/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+005.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412120480893676002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLZuBPj2gman1dccGIbbF5WzQEzMHpBSFB9ahW8CBiAqtdDeXss7WC4GvAar2IsXKvDL6e6WYwCqPz_hjmyynborz_rmboOxAGztSbLkrOL-ELn_-9mrhupXXI0dQk1HCa2qRczI2NRk/s320/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+005.jpg" /></a><br />I also laid down some tiles that were needed because when we took out the pantry there were spots that had the old tile under it. Plus I put down a wood border that replaced the old silver border that you can see in the picture above.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghYZJjGC3CxR8TCWaryC43eOwluGxJiwWLLlsA2n5fkhJH0FqzaPavpFXin5tYyov0xfGuL7JingsDaJvw1MsuDFVYxAI2tApvXmBUmp2Pkj-k72lzXqDTl3f7wVrA8hujzRq0iLLkD4Q/s1600-h/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+044.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412117034271861250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghYZJjGC3CxR8TCWaryC43eOwluGxJiwWLLlsA2n5fkhJH0FqzaPavpFXin5tYyov0xfGuL7JingsDaJvw1MsuDFVYxAI2tApvXmBUmp2Pkj-k72lzXqDTl3f7wVrA8hujzRq0iLLkD4Q/s320/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+044.jpg" /></a><br />Here's the floor with the new tile and border. It still needs some finishing work but it looks way better that before. (Amy, call me and let me know how you think it looks. )</div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRUyp79G_0RYuaBt8wKhuxKWVgGT1AZ0cTaxXOwdi8UoJsK5stSZi9BLuTF3e9qvlYqM6W7pFZ4RKok-qNtQYVltOQLTsJ6fkpQ36v23dbGSvtUczgpKmGEbvLFn2gOlBb_cIY_rClwg0/s1600-h/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+030.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412120477383205234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRUyp79G_0RYuaBt8wKhuxKWVgGT1AZ0cTaxXOwdi8UoJsK5stSZi9BLuTF3e9qvlYqM6W7pFZ4RKok-qNtQYVltOQLTsJ6fkpQ36v23dbGSvtUczgpKmGEbvLFn2gOlBb_cIY_rClwg0/s320/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+030.jpg" /></a>Now, back to the reason for some of my work. All of the walls in the living area used to be this awful paneling. We eventually want to drywall but I had nowhere to hang my new decoration so I convinced Kevin to let me paint. He wanted me to wait until we drywalled but who knows when that will be and I needed to hang up my new decoration. It could be years.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xYjSTXPM1RmZoiDTXZnP0t1vB4QL_8O1BfS2pW6UFMdyiyGV_i1GNfqyKA4TOFsIHRd4G2RJAdn_rYYNwiFxo734s1nADm8G-pPVaytgvokZzNr7LOyEqKtA9QeyeWiWufYFybSoD_4/s1600-h/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+031.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412120475674349506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xYjSTXPM1RmZoiDTXZnP0t1vB4QL_8O1BfS2pW6UFMdyiyGV_i1GNfqyKA4TOFsIHRd4G2RJAdn_rYYNwiFxo734s1nADm8G-pPVaytgvokZzNr7LOyEqKtA9QeyeWiWufYFybSoD_4/s320/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+031.jpg" /></a><br />Everything was so dark and dreary and dirty looking.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-sW22fizuYHT5Y1SWU1u15uHYyvkE-8Qgm5SNEUxjfqGXSlDlvRZ4CRJu_dhp-gnP1MGj3hGNIPV74oJ5PDEMIJU1_iJxxXDq6DfDbExuV6y7F8-Fh3T4HqfC3NPemQG00LProFNS6gg/s1600-h/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+033.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412120471843241490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-sW22fizuYHT5Y1SWU1u15uHYyvkE-8Qgm5SNEUxjfqGXSlDlvRZ4CRJu_dhp-gnP1MGj3hGNIPV74oJ5PDEMIJU1_iJxxXDq6DfDbExuV6y7F8-Fh3T4HqfC3NPemQG00LProFNS6gg/s320/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+033.jpg" /></a> First I primed. (Actually, first I filled all the holes and sanded and sanded!)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEC5YhF4J9-YFrrFybLShzZCtef-59T3pttYKF5WatrVPFgldnQtG4RgDViJEGgCPdhrf5ycBSOKZDufWj2yzuC0Kdz8d8gqmmB3D6E0JCV13U6Feh6rd0zf4_LC8Cv4oQO1YpyCNDV_0/s1600-h/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+034.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412120467152540226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEC5YhF4J9-YFrrFybLShzZCtef-59T3pttYKF5WatrVPFgldnQtG4RgDViJEGgCPdhrf5ycBSOKZDufWj2yzuC0Kdz8d8gqmmB3D6E0JCV13U6Feh6rd0zf4_LC8Cv4oQO1YpyCNDV_0/s320/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+034.jpg" /></a><br />There was a really high spot and I had no ladder.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lehoDwhPvmBcqv4UIT0pyseHeeu77eA1lvMaJHv2_a-kr9eCFC2Y5ISrx1s9w7eTno8_GQbTABKg-lhzASvnr_tvSnIKxLpxXEuO_D0aNP-tYQrMcX9QZV3gMjdnrhIbCNdIsZyJ_3Q/s1600-h/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+035.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412118534697935810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lehoDwhPvmBcqv4UIT0pyseHeeu77eA1lvMaJHv2_a-kr9eCFC2Y5ISrx1s9w7eTno8_GQbTABKg-lhzASvnr_tvSnIKxLpxXEuO_D0aNP-tYQrMcX9QZV3gMjdnrhIbCNdIsZyJ_3Q/s320/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+035.jpg" /></a> So I improvised and stood on this stool on top of another stool, very lucky I didn't fall. When I put on the paint I taped a paint brush onto a extension pole and used that, it worked but if you get up close it might look bad.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuw1htCkGvRUb9rrWQJRBPgK_9P_GZ8-ZBSfxRQS4u73tkdS-oWUDEfqG0Vh9EKf0unTRq9K8NDoabay_kxmpxQWpIVVtfP-EmXbkFjtH9P0Hbdpb8aN_8HXGcljNawl7wN-4Ki-zbiT0/s1600-h/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+036.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412118526963769634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuw1htCkGvRUb9rrWQJRBPgK_9P_GZ8-ZBSfxRQS4u73tkdS-oWUDEfqG0Vh9EKf0unTRq9K8NDoabay_kxmpxQWpIVVtfP-EmXbkFjtH9P0Hbdpb8aN_8HXGcljNawl7wN-4Ki-zbiT0/s320/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+036.jpg" /></a><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Lookin'</span> better!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTy-cqQVbGaZBY_huH-N5cFnUJJRCAsQTzO5QaRiElWebnt3wuTB81gPUGmCpHgxWMWrvER-vWTw3ZL8z2jCQ-mDcbnVjHpJ4zDIZQ9W_neqAFYKOqudOhRkdQNGqPqIOnRWTwjViWnZ4/s1600-h/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+037.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412118521605586130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTy-cqQVbGaZBY_huH-N5cFnUJJRCAsQTzO5QaRiElWebnt3wuTB81gPUGmCpHgxWMWrvER-vWTw3ZL8z2jCQ-mDcbnVjHpJ4zDIZQ9W_neqAFYKOqudOhRkdQNGqPqIOnRWTwjViWnZ4/s320/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+037.jpg" /></a> Much better.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhud2ESeYnmrRvqlrNmXyh9paE9TwsDn39ruFGTfiKQi-zH3hy0uR8F81oHP-qsk9gaGDAGbjjtHIEM4_A3pxUahepk-dxk5FPcCuAB0LmIBNAY7cUSE5pvqz1MpEuqrF1voH1b9gPZU_U/s1600-h/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+039.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412118517333279938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhud2ESeYnmrRvqlrNmXyh9paE9TwsDn39ruFGTfiKQi-zH3hy0uR8F81oHP-qsk9gaGDAGbjjtHIEM4_A3pxUahepk-dxk5FPcCuAB0LmIBNAY7cUSE5pvqz1MpEuqrF1voH1b9gPZU_U/s320/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+039.jpg" /></a> Then I decided to go after the wall on the other side of the house.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfb3cYdg7bB37cRvHG1uE9AMT0YewEl35LVeduFTbH-D_ipeveb96c5Vz01St-JYrGBuWVh4MQg8oUWEWk8cAp6buVDtdz-_DmRI8oQATqagfwMhvLHwJk6j3xrwsv-FvRceaUj_EMBKQ/s1600-h/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+040.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412118511722617298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfb3cYdg7bB37cRvHG1uE9AMT0YewEl35LVeduFTbH-D_ipeveb96c5Vz01St-JYrGBuWVh4MQg8oUWEWk8cAp6buVDtdz-_DmRI8oQATqagfwMhvLHwJk6j3xrwsv-FvRceaUj_EMBKQ/s320/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+040.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I want to get new curtains now. Maybe just plain ones like you'll see in the picture of the sliding glass door. Soon I'll trim around the windows.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhirPLIBsL3KmmvFdCZ4oqLdm2mfYpsTcvhP5ChLi97etJ14ITSJkDku8TAdK4righyphenhyphenQvCOUdC0V07WAT_8wJlr8Tyd4_YixAxibCEjnJierusIPDHNFAlu3zqfccXmXIZtqpipJOa_yEg/s1600-h/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+045.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412117029685303426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhirPLIBsL3KmmvFdCZ4oqLdm2mfYpsTcvhP5ChLi97etJ14ITSJkDku8TAdK4righyphenhyphenQvCOUdC0V07WAT_8wJlr8Tyd4_YixAxibCEjnJierusIPDHNFAlu3zqfccXmXIZtqpipJOa_yEg/s320/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+045.jpg" /></a><br />I also put down this carpet in the laundry room. The floor was terrible with mismatched tiles.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTl3nSQZnMAGWSi-zVZZVKbO53B-f6_yARZU0j0u4jY9msVBI6GyBuJGdhS3NlwB4SDoAhcEqlYAOQxm8CuXB1wCTXg8G6iEzfYzUYOvj7T2yNJu9ATLbzivAbCqzwFO30DM482bCXzQ/s1600-h/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+046.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412117021658277186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTl3nSQZnMAGWSi-zVZZVKbO53B-f6_yARZU0j0u4jY9msVBI6GyBuJGdhS3NlwB4SDoAhcEqlYAOQxm8CuXB1wCTXg8G6iEzfYzUYOvj7T2yNJu9ATLbzivAbCqzwFO30DM482bCXzQ/s320/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+046.jpg" /></a><br />I then trimmed out the area over the sliding glass door and hung the curtains, not perfect but so much better!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwSF7HOrAXz-BDYrqpSs_whXMwz0nNLgH8gPiT8Xtj50mc_cGoG90YXrqdqHOBVzsFUSXW95tcrKxPphpRHu-AeS15QGGbY67NZvUFXeVuVuhOjvxfGGozFsfMls3Zol5CSPDaHV9kEW4/s1600-h/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+047.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412117017819421682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwSF7HOrAXz-BDYrqpSs_whXMwz0nNLgH8gPiT8Xtj50mc_cGoG90YXrqdqHOBVzsFUSXW95tcrKxPphpRHu-AeS15QGGbY67NZvUFXeVuVuhOjvxfGGozFsfMls3Zol5CSPDaHV9kEW4/s320/Thanksgiving,+Remodeling+2009+047.jpg" /></a><br />This picture looks a little better. I really like these simple tab curtains and will hopefully get some for the other side of the room.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Turkey Butchering</span> </div><div align="center"><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKldDjHg9EMY5sWvXkftXS3gWBphhiAXuSihyphenhyphenX4-dxmierzYnJaqsBKFykHLeKG9Dzz-0UubFHOoN2U9LrCMYeejEqVbPAVCcujrCNVMh726RzQbqzv9YtWeHlpHhhXrxW-tpoddaxKU/s1600-h/Turkey+Butchering+2009+003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412440362442882338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKldDjHg9EMY5sWvXkftXS3gWBphhiAXuSihyphenhyphenX4-dxmierzYnJaqsBKFykHLeKG9Dzz-0UubFHOoN2U9LrCMYeejEqVbPAVCcujrCNVMh726RzQbqzv9YtWeHlpHhhXrxW-tpoddaxKU/s320/Turkey+Butchering+2009+003.jpg" /></a><br />Yep, it's you!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypccJGsb2Zvpie3xTwDRs_PHE2dvwbC3TwdcVTiUHTJXoIDS3rqBIsVqsHkvY9d5NiXMr1Ic2zVQLfWjxoBlUZRSyUk-aK3LZ3Xt3zexTDmGDq5w6Qm5rgtuRWd7d1unvTrGAlzsvRKg/s1600-h/Turkey+Butchering+2009+057.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412440367750676514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypccJGsb2Zvpie3xTwDRs_PHE2dvwbC3TwdcVTiUHTJXoIDS3rqBIsVqsHkvY9d5NiXMr1Ic2zVQLfWjxoBlUZRSyUk-aK3LZ3Xt3zexTDmGDq5w6Qm5rgtuRWd7d1unvTrGAlzsvRKg/s320/Turkey+Butchering+2009+057.jpg" /></a><br />We normally use killing cones but they were not big enough so Kevin resorted to using feed sacks, worked pretty good too. You can see him in the background, he hung the bag with the turkey in it, cut them and they stayed really calm, slowly going to sleep. That's me and my MIL Kaye in the foreground.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrplCJWDjrpEHj3AGWkHADklAub1E6GxAjpSes0e_Lhf3vwBnWaG9jgoOMb0oAs2bP-oBeIgvVabeAbHpoUqkd4ZBF_rY3l1nVj5_iMOBj97AtAWUIvF7bu36we35Omz2i4SWfJ8CG4o/s1600-h/Turkey+Butchering+2009+077.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412106916500035042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrplCJWDjrpEHj3AGWkHADklAub1E6GxAjpSes0e_Lhf3vwBnWaG9jgoOMb0oAs2bP-oBeIgvVabeAbHpoUqkd4ZBF_rY3l1nVj5_iMOBj97AtAWUIvF7bu36we35Omz2i4SWfJ8CG4o/s320/Turkey+Butchering+2009+077.jpg" /></a><br />Then the birds went into the scalder, they barely fit they were so huge.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpPk5Upf0L2omHH2svsDAut5FP8QTBo6Q3l4OuHkYOW9WACJiyojQOnAbDLtTKcH_4yFTSZwoHUUUGoeoJrTGMrLrbbV4QK-A3za1UKkYi9Q7odJZ3hrxpufQ6VSe43lCRPrkhyphenhyphenh9n1QE/s1600-h/Turkey+Butchering+2009+026.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412106907131234162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpPk5Upf0L2omHH2svsDAut5FP8QTBo6Q3l4OuHkYOW9WACJiyojQOnAbDLtTKcH_4yFTSZwoHUUUGoeoJrTGMrLrbbV4QK-A3za1UKkYi9Q7odJZ3hrxpufQ6VSe43lCRPrkhyphenhyphenh9n1QE/s320/Turkey+Butchering+2009+026.jpg" /></a>That's Kevin and his dad, Mike running the plucker. It was so nice to have their help for the day.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9AOf782yTzmPDlqnNHPFnitVS-S8DNbSK1uH3A9f5qwnfYR35FUV-PdkzaLK4deDd4jrQQ7REFGsh8gYc4NvEYUJGrY8xn62a9oOihyphenhyphen6FgkEbQGGVozDCl-WSxGF4d6Djf5oTRwOGDLg/s1600-h/Turkey+Butchering+2009+027.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412106900090645074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9AOf782yTzmPDlqnNHPFnitVS-S8DNbSK1uH3A9f5qwnfYR35FUV-PdkzaLK4deDd4jrQQ7REFGsh8gYc4NvEYUJGrY8xn62a9oOihyphenhyphen6FgkEbQGGVozDCl-WSxGF4d6Djf5oTRwOGDLg/s320/Turkey+Butchering+2009+027.jpg" /></a> The plucker was the best investment we ever made.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQ3_momG87rJYI202JCVxKz5iIYmMEsU3FiuRg7Sfvs8-JFMHtYB6Vc_ZtXygwtcbvKgcjLQ5_RsW-87tLPNQqn2U26RYbZ2dZiBUK-dB78SB640amTXyXfOLpFXhHI0z_JLsqIcvZQQ/s1600-h/Turkey+Butchering+2009+018.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412106893312182530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQ3_momG87rJYI202JCVxKz5iIYmMEsU3FiuRg7Sfvs8-JFMHtYB6Vc_ZtXygwtcbvKgcjLQ5_RsW-87tLPNQqn2U26RYbZ2dZiBUK-dB78SB640amTXyXfOLpFXhHI0z_JLsqIcvZQQ/s320/Turkey+Butchering+2009+018.jpg" /></a><br />More scalding.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_gnvZqmabH7Yw2BKuWFEkyqFZJGx3Yrspxed47YGjShzISWbxhI9IvOQMtkxAr8NMXsTDWlJusdWrnJkSYGrAs4cCPX6HuvN6FCo2YNOvasFl0y6rx-QjyfnnkpvFUJvXNpfmNJ3Kh4/s1600-h/Turkey+Butchering+2009+024.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412105688397073682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_gnvZqmabH7Yw2BKuWFEkyqFZJGx3Yrspxed47YGjShzISWbxhI9IvOQMtkxAr8NMXsTDWlJusdWrnJkSYGrAs4cCPX6HuvN6FCo2YNOvasFl0y6rx-QjyfnnkpvFUJvXNpfmNJ3Kh4/s320/Turkey+Butchering+2009+024.jpg" /></a><br />More plucking.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipa8j-P9wUKdmG84KZqmSKX2nwvN00HK6JN7hDF6hk1qQz6J0gfftdrT0vxdEGesTWvU29p6mxuwmiSehMDpKQDXyX8BSHD6LYf-DWx3Tz-qT4TmxavmbUq8v6K63dR9_lMwQ99z7Ff_E/s1600-h/Turkey+Butchering+2009+004.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412105675981577474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipa8j-P9wUKdmG84KZqmSKX2nwvN00HK6JN7hDF6hk1qQz6J0gfftdrT0vxdEGesTWvU29p6mxuwmiSehMDpKQDXyX8BSHD6LYf-DWx3Tz-qT4TmxavmbUq8v6K63dR9_lMwQ99z7Ff_E/s320/Turkey+Butchering+2009+004.jpg" /></a>Kaye and I working on getting the guts out. First getting the crop loose.<br /><br /><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuSibZxoFtbw_zs33jNhjBkx5i6yPEOH0RW_bnhsDKRflV4SqjZ8aMqmUnLFjLDFRu3WW7Z3NzilDshkTaOqsXYxcKc5S0D2M5N8zTsGOUb-Ur3eVhg_1xNg_5v0AE0WnInfYJT-252g8/s1600-h/Turkey+Butchering+2009+012.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412105670590194754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuSibZxoFtbw_zs33jNhjBkx5i6yPEOH0RW_bnhsDKRflV4SqjZ8aMqmUnLFjLDFRu3WW7Z3NzilDshkTaOqsXYxcKc5S0D2M5N8zTsGOUb-Ur3eVhg_1xNg_5v0AE0WnInfYJT-252g8/s320/Turkey+Butchering+2009+012.jpg" /></a> Then getting the back end loose and ready to slide out.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjh8RdK0HGIEamfekbTzuuQi85gTVfzO0tOhYxnIzs-UICLc9J4NX7C8_jqpPsxO06rRMMg3zmtIrewghCm3_Qk8p3PLWlZ1wieJ9yRqeM95EPG5Y9wF9eB5xU6NYELmvn953tQnQL1E/s1600-h/Turkey+Butchering+2009+013.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412105666480133026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjh8RdK0HGIEamfekbTzuuQi85gTVfzO0tOhYxnIzs-UICLc9J4NX7C8_jqpPsxO06rRMMg3zmtIrewghCm3_Qk8p3PLWlZ1wieJ9yRqeM95EPG5Y9wF9eB5xU6NYELmvn953tQnQL1E/s320/Turkey+Butchering+2009+013.jpg" /></a><br />All out and trimming the gallbladder from the liver.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4uC9yzb5sTfihRO8lQrIku9fQmICj7IobxZOKIul9fjcJFdeEtIvvviMdZgfDZWBs_mZyaLFTQ9na0ZWNHEzYXfmcRri4LMVNtEOQ96W8BcbNenAPunGQDckBK5rwAPa9JElMvrkXBI/s1600-h/Turkey+Butchering+2009+016.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412104480360816418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4uC9yzb5sTfihRO8lQrIku9fQmICj7IobxZOKIul9fjcJFdeEtIvvviMdZgfDZWBs_mZyaLFTQ9na0ZWNHEzYXfmcRri4LMVNtEOQ96W8BcbNenAPunGQDckBK5rwAPa9JElMvrkXBI/s320/Turkey+Butchering+2009+016.jpg" /></a><br />Kaye's removing the lungs and I'm trimming the heart maybe or something.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPEIb49rBKN3GDiEi8UDoNiZ_R8ERWFPBom82couw7NtGgWekJtHNltLK05OHngnaVviz6K0galcTSOvPFbmdGZ7AUfOnnqV8gBSZmmU7o_MRFPLN0EWAs2im-C6n24smR1O6YR_JDhpw/s1600-h/Turkey+Butchering+2009+020.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412104468864418482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPEIb49rBKN3GDiEi8UDoNiZ_R8ERWFPBom82couw7NtGgWekJtHNltLK05OHngnaVviz6K0galcTSOvPFbmdGZ7AUfOnnqV8gBSZmmU7o_MRFPLN0EWAs2im-C6n24smR1O6YR_JDhpw/s320/Turkey+Butchering+2009+020.jpg" /></a>There's the gizzard.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25gvZv-zCHJOU08Z8hpiAB023hxqTRHRzCt7GkjWw6seVQ-NI53R4TXUIIOuCmjzj7k5rL1fS6vo5kyg6v61BcduV1Wle3fVOnym2i9q_WYfgFnRQnV7skOSimSNvyn8isHSXFmt9_WE/s1600-h/Turkey+Butchering+2009+022.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412104465860781602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25gvZv-zCHJOU08Z8hpiAB023hxqTRHRzCt7GkjWw6seVQ-NI53R4TXUIIOuCmjzj7k5rL1fS6vo5kyg6v61BcduV1Wle3fVOnym2i9q_WYfgFnRQnV7skOSimSNvyn8isHSXFmt9_WE/s320/Turkey+Butchering+2009+022.jpg" /></a><br />Cutting it open to clean all the stuff out and remove the lining.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpIPOQWxpi0xA67G0vCH9gt3jJDO6q6Or7EgHYVnf6lDFoRuheYlVdbZbgDe7c_HRju-UB-GWbrXuVse3Zj_0gkdA5q5Kt7SgnP7lklefvMqfVuPN2K4YalDXowbiabGhDpGn3KqGe4h4/s1600-h/Turkey+Butchering+2009+047.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412104463652492834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpIPOQWxpi0xA67G0vCH9gt3jJDO6q6Or7EgHYVnf6lDFoRuheYlVdbZbgDe7c_HRju-UB-GWbrXuVse3Zj_0gkdA5q5Kt7SgnP7lklefvMqfVuPN2K4YalDXowbiabGhDpGn3KqGe4h4/s320/Turkey+Butchering+2009+047.jpg" /></a><br />All done, this one weighed 27 pounds and it was the one we had for our Thanksgiving dinner.<br /><br /><br /><br />Our photographer for the day was my niece Stephanie. It was her first butchering experience and she took lots of pictures. The next picture that she took was a little unusual but I thought I'd include it as a fitting ending to the day. It was how we all felt after lugging around 27 pound turkeys.<br /><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLGDVBLW5SIcQrBKhwfkKaTOi9nbe6OMscGNjHZaF-iwz27JC8PUZXvb4NB_H0ftVp-kQLfqCpZkeZNxdMcBT5Di9a2BdIvjF-dBXTklJkTwBhd8Trk1OnPLU51l0M37kXJH187aKUufU/s1600-h/Turkey+Butchering+2009+061.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412104455102649906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLGDVBLW5SIcQrBKhwfkKaTOi9nbe6OMscGNjHZaF-iwz27JC8PUZXvb4NB_H0ftVp-kQLfqCpZkeZNxdMcBT5Di9a2BdIvjF-dBXTklJkTwBhd8Trk1OnPLU51l0M37kXJH187aKUufU/s320/Turkey+Butchering+2009+061.jpg" /></a><br />Til next time,</div><div align="left">Beth<br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Kevin and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07027856468582004051noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434480923512759683.post-69099312713154841212009-11-22T08:44:00.007-05:002009-11-22T09:30:32.528-05:00It's Thanksgiving Time!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZZXrXfKOKL3QgLcwJyEbrVWUVS52JF1QHDyXHjWzBh2rMJiViuDm1RnBBWIaI11UKBZuJiqzkVGF3Wj89IaKhYyhq11VfHUFI4Y3fi_S8wwNOOnL4_a-uXooXqhdXCaXhaArZPIACmE/s1600/10+and+11-2009+072.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406927525102999474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZZXrXfKOKL3QgLcwJyEbrVWUVS52JF1QHDyXHjWzBh2rMJiViuDm1RnBBWIaI11UKBZuJiqzkVGF3Wj89IaKhYyhq11VfHUFI4Y3fi_S8wwNOOnL4_a-uXooXqhdXCaXhaArZPIACmE/s320/10+and+11-2009+072.jpg" /></a> My computer is fixed! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">YAY</span>!! And my blogger sign-in works! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">YAY</span>!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCbebssQsv5r2mB8Ljqpzh6KjsJTBP1ViPKvnNUxCEziGla5CmW-qN9xEOiRt-G7Q_6IOEtA62wjhyhkiQkrgEJOopdMxfkzG3bO7jjZRYnV3heAQCCh5vqDiGm459h4AgcnVDjUdXmzo/s1600/10+and+11-2009+071.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406927519135636050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCbebssQsv5r2mB8Ljqpzh6KjsJTBP1ViPKvnNUxCEziGla5CmW-qN9xEOiRt-G7Q_6IOEtA62wjhyhkiQkrgEJOopdMxfkzG3bO7jjZRYnV3heAQCCh5vqDiGm459h4AgcnVDjUdXmzo/s320/10+and+11-2009+071.jpg" /></a> I missed posting in most of October so here's a re-cap of some frosty fall pictures out of my front door. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Unfortunately</span>, the 100 acres across the street is up for sale so this view may change soon.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vJ7iIUrcNicoxU6Ug42zEeKamZpI_7Ph2TvA15OAIcwjtWrFnQX836pSK4j8X4Pky1j9cdWTWj94mQaomuCNGh5fWPiFqHacZUTOVQS9CqL6junNMBRFFgsdwYDaWDtj97xOe-uFsR0/s1600/10+and+11-2009+076.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406926693642692738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vJ7iIUrcNicoxU6Ug42zEeKamZpI_7Ph2TvA15OAIcwjtWrFnQX836pSK4j8X4Pky1j9cdWTWj94mQaomuCNGh5fWPiFqHacZUTOVQS9CqL6junNMBRFFgsdwYDaWDtj97xOe-uFsR0/s320/10+and+11-2009+076.jpg" /></a> Here's the last of my moon flowers after the first hard frost.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0n3BZnK59CHmqnovdHe5XSMQ6dfCFz07uu7LnVmh6uszmqoRcxhW9oX5_xvntS_5kVH4uPplJx0ynflGedEbJ3mpAPyR3l8-GJSqvGgEKyLZ0e0OKBAi5_B4e3z77Voa5dQ5K0jbyD7Q/s1600/10+and+11-2009+075.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406926691512185186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0n3BZnK59CHmqnovdHe5XSMQ6dfCFz07uu7LnVmh6uszmqoRcxhW9oX5_xvntS_5kVH4uPplJx0ynflGedEbJ3mpAPyR3l8-GJSqvGgEKyLZ0e0OKBAi5_B4e3z77Voa5dQ5K0jbyD7Q/s320/10+and+11-2009+075.jpg" /></a> One little blossom trying to survive.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NxWNlkss9a4e137Q84waNrNb8GDgdTPYzED1KVQe1zEfvMtbRTv7UmCVT4XTctzLNuGHo9kkYyZiqNfS_juCsGdxVBTHor-MRsSrOWuWU3tq7dqMYSi-emoyJAxrLN8OAKpXo5bOvKA/s1600/10+and+11-2009+094.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406926681505575474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NxWNlkss9a4e137Q84waNrNb8GDgdTPYzED1KVQe1zEfvMtbRTv7UmCVT4XTctzLNuGHo9kkYyZiqNfS_juCsGdxVBTHor-MRsSrOWuWU3tq7dqMYSi-emoyJAxrLN8OAKpXo5bOvKA/s320/10+and+11-2009+094.jpg" /></a><br />Kevin installed all new windows in our house. Now I just have to install all the trim and the mouldings and I'll be home free.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7eQGnrDM0HB9CpLA3TdHsyaLg0Cl8kcQ8TGAu7cxyvqeZv5V89R5vTHcFmlx_T5EeWeB692RY7tcKUCttBUkaYUudLZWKhmX_ZFna32UYU34vmIJUlb-yfbdh23fAdQOotTKfcZ6Z17s/s1600/10+and+11-2009+092.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406926675344017666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7eQGnrDM0HB9CpLA3TdHsyaLg0Cl8kcQ8TGAu7cxyvqeZv5V89R5vTHcFmlx_T5EeWeB692RY7tcKUCttBUkaYUudLZWKhmX_ZFna32UYU34vmIJUlb-yfbdh23fAdQOotTKfcZ6Z17s/s320/10+and+11-2009+092.jpg" /></a><br />We emptied the freezers to make room for the new meat chickens and turkeys. So we tried out the new monster <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">canner</span>. It does 14 quarts at a time.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7tjGFGD5hrOMQ9aAJ7h09zWVNa_bpLB1K29cDBmd1_0adB_H75QK5FxexXMvnmINZGNgcWn4y_9bz3PH4b5qDvI4K79TvXCASc2E5fMNrizk2r1wOt8uwJ4IN4PASusQ1YyKu8ungMdE/s1600/10+and+11-2009+085.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406926673746017938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7tjGFGD5hrOMQ9aAJ7h09zWVNa_bpLB1K29cDBmd1_0adB_H75QK5FxexXMvnmINZGNgcWn4y_9bz3PH4b5qDvI4K79TvXCASc2E5fMNrizk2r1wOt8uwJ4IN4PASusQ1YyKu8ungMdE/s320/10+and+11-2009+085.jpg" /></a> I did a bunch of chicken, turkey and some stock.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLqQYxxtvoicIHje8XECTL4MXzuxOp-pXcMg8u78H8xfrP3VEWXUWTapQHdseVND6_-PlAeMC6_oHAUAQ8W51Tb9HC1ZT6b6AjT6ZlUeyxNswcSGduUvWudXe0qSs_mzRPcoJmit1Arho/s1600/10+and+11-2009+032.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406925363030723778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLqQYxxtvoicIHje8XECTL4MXzuxOp-pXcMg8u78H8xfrP3VEWXUWTapQHdseVND6_-PlAeMC6_oHAUAQ8W51Tb9HC1ZT6b6AjT6ZlUeyxNswcSGduUvWudXe0qSs_mzRPcoJmit1Arho/s320/10+and+11-2009+032.jpg" /></a> At the last minute I grabbed a bunch of grapes off of the arbor and threw together some jelly.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8sb2_XedRAynfUHMlrKd2B3D7FSe9T23Y16vJkSDAxQNM07sUkYFslunphWAMcu1Ih3jbwe5ymX1pk99wpoClc3wlst7qgmEHsNtZgaeAJ9cqin8Ab6faKy634f27hDI9UQmxSegui54/s1600/10+and+11-2009+040.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406925359194004626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8sb2_XedRAynfUHMlrKd2B3D7FSe9T23Y16vJkSDAxQNM07sUkYFslunphWAMcu1Ih3jbwe5ymX1pk99wpoClc3wlst7qgmEHsNtZgaeAJ9cqin8Ab6faKy634f27hDI9UQmxSegui54/s320/10+and+11-2009+040.jpg" /></a><br />Boiled them up with a little sugar, from a recipe in my favorite Amish cook book.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjVjOrddFlgnYdc2EzP6Pde9j-101_RabXVCsvtvtK-QIgnQCS1JVjf8svlfgXHwNP3dSOzKSylVISLNc-cIWkdpw15MA5gHHrcOc7uKPFbDwGjz2OyNkcUcFSnjTo6-bf6fFNtUZHoYQ/s1600/10+and+11-2009+038.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406925355568746898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjVjOrddFlgnYdc2EzP6Pde9j-101_RabXVCsvtvtK-QIgnQCS1JVjf8svlfgXHwNP3dSOzKSylVISLNc-cIWkdpw15MA5gHHrcOc7uKPFbDwGjz2OyNkcUcFSnjTo6-bf6fFNtUZHoYQ/s320/10+and+11-2009+038.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Put them through my nifty new K<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">itchenaid</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">squeezo</span> attachment and filled up some jars.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-GN6d9HqSiHCq4Q0JMeYYFA_LA5Y1OqZe_iCuu1sLZ3DeopcVYKzRWLYhYRrJr7ODGKcityRdolZWq8pIPIVXhOWn-6zo_FYWR2hH826s2KGRq47tDziavLQ01p8jNWQTS4PeTWI1pM/s1600/10+and+11-2009+035.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406925350934903538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-GN6d9HqSiHCq4Q0JMeYYFA_LA5Y1OqZe_iCuu1sLZ3DeopcVYKzRWLYhYRrJr7ODGKcityRdolZWq8pIPIVXhOWn-6zo_FYWR2hH826s2KGRq47tDziavLQ01p8jNWQTS4PeTWI1pM/s320/10+and+11-2009+035.jpg" /></a><br />Presto, some awesome grape jelly.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nEnzzc7imTglvx1Qni1a4BCOychpEqdyDP1qaQjhusKda5hyphenhyphenZip2m4F5NCJardo5JdN3-0zQSkD7rJ-lV8njHITZ74H84L5XqeKO8-Oj4p6HjKcsPOJHnQR9j1W4vrheqOIaLK04nm0/s1600/10+and+11-2009+012.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406925345746318738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nEnzzc7imTglvx1Qni1a4BCOychpEqdyDP1qaQjhusKda5hyphenhyphenZip2m4F5NCJardo5JdN3-0zQSkD7rJ-lV8njHITZ74H84L5XqeKO8-Oj4p6HjKcsPOJHnQR9j1W4vrheqOIaLK04nm0/s320/10+and+11-2009+012.jpg" /></a> I discovered that an old friend that lives in Hudson, Ohio has a really beautiful farm where he grows organic garlic. It's called <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Thaxton's</span> Organic Garlic. He attends the local farmers markets where he has tastings and offers samples every week. Here's a link if you'd like to take a look at his Local Harvest site. </div><div><br /><a href="http://www.localharvest.org/farms/M32032">http://www.localharvest.org/farms/M32032</a></div><div> </div><div>He grows thousands of cloves of garlic every year, saving the very best for replanting stock and also selling some of the best for others to plant. We were lucky enough to barter one of our pastured turkeys for some of his stock this year. We planted our garlic a few weeks ago and he will be getting his turkey today or tomorrow. </div><div> </div><div>I'm so happy that my computer is well again. The only problem is that all of my bookmarks are gone so I won't be able to visit a lot of my old favorite blogs and I've lost a lot of my farming source addresses. </div><div> </div><div align="left">Til next time,</div><div align="left">Beth</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">p.s. I'm going to try and remember to take pictures when we process the turkeys so hopefully I'll post about that soon.</div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Kevin and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07027856468582004051noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434480923512759683.post-45059004721600787742009-10-10T10:50:00.001-04:002009-10-10T10:53:13.921-04:00Computer Down Again!This time I got a blue screen of death. It may get fixed this week, I'm so hoping!<br />Se ya soon,<br />BethKevin and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07027856468582004051noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434480923512759683.post-63264064072933453432009-10-01T04:45:00.005-04:002009-10-01T05:02:07.773-04:00Morning Glories!<div align="center">The other day I was on the computer and heard some turkey clucking and purring noises, (I guess that's how you describe their sounds). I looked out because they should not be close enough to the house for me to hear them.<br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387548282056285922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgr0RQvFOmeJYmH21-qmhuJW3ocCxO_IOSFsx9xfjOiqWvgHq3XX6cO9-LJVE7dMU7iaPGAr9JrejDWxsL35KTTEXGH1s1eQYsuAPR1XvOta1-ervyIBxCBWtthHkuAtlQZs-L2r2nJtw/s320/100_1856.JPG" />They walked over the fence again. These turkeys are not capable of flight so they must have walked, no other way to get out.<br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387548276651458914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhm3HzZjAhJaM4NauYj6TVY37zqV7f1uDXgG27nGKVtlff_d30lU2XrXA0bq4E4SJoKBBpYw19rjbNCM5A3NJBhWmDYZdpxjc2FIoDKNaMitpjnGuSKE1Uu0OtobQDn6Y97NO2PNyYgxI/s320/100_1855.JPG" />I tried to get them off of the deck with a broom but meat turkeys are so friendly that they weren't even scared. They just kept spreading in different directions.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387548264130849154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQKrbFtBZt9njkqPkJoDYIkoTrBcmRgkrRPsvi4l3fOv9gk2bZb0konxMkHOye-aYDwA4xOXtHcIyXJnfXBnNjLB44p83APuaaAiOBwUM8DP4I-9iuQqWnAvGa_OTgt326v3ZPxEXfdQ/s320/100_1883.JPG" />Finally, my morning glories are blooming. </div><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRpGaDSiyQgKWd1K5ZNzGFVkn9oeQdeya0TJp-cQCi9pFmcPnrZ3wdLEOSzTusjSpt4PeC06hY_0-A4o1X1l8P_s6UL-NYLsdq8ftfENiXZs7OTzYawAr7w0uHu0Rb9fQy8pvoIK7N_sw/s1600-h/100_1885.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387548254833664322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRpGaDSiyQgKWd1K5ZNzGFVkn9oeQdeya0TJp-cQCi9pFmcPnrZ3wdLEOSzTusjSpt4PeC06hY_0-A4o1X1l8P_s6UL-NYLsdq8ftfENiXZs7OTzYawAr7w0uHu0Rb9fQy8pvoIK7N_sw/s320/100_1885.JPG" /></a><br />Aren't they the most beautiful thing in the world! I love blue flowers.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmtikXl9jXec1eOpNx7N8Xtb_Ln_uh9ueyLb8iy0xtyWhx3TlspAYQKMn7feg7QvBPIu50WfalrX6_SWi02CGUNnFomzca-qqU8FXWwF4Rkoxxvz5doJBW8fKlv2FbNIKK_UHYS7yFAo/s1600-h/100_1886.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387386561432314610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmtikXl9jXec1eOpNx7N8Xtb_Ln_uh9ueyLb8iy0xtyWhx3TlspAYQKMn7feg7QvBPIu50WfalrX6_SWi02CGUNnFomzca-qqU8FXWwF4Rkoxxvz5doJBW8fKlv2FbNIKK_UHYS7yFAo/s320/100_1886.JPG" /></a><br />Plus, there are a few that are really stunning. They have streaky stripes and faded colors.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjD2xdKXdrBbiciRYflsKjC8wfJRfuixjAyWAUyagyPR6-Kr8yOXLvb_TOmrscj-zsMpN_QLQd2vfplUIS8WSz2QQU4yG327lrXB66iWIN31LU2USjCTHrdSh7pPrut56EMqP_q26jFg/s1600-h/100_1891.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387386556406794242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjD2xdKXdrBbiciRYflsKjC8wfJRfuixjAyWAUyagyPR6-Kr8yOXLvb_TOmrscj-zsMpN_QLQd2vfplUIS8WSz2QQU4yG327lrXB66iWIN31LU2USjCTHrdSh7pPrut56EMqP_q26jFg/s320/100_1891.JPG" /></a><br />I'm not sure if this is normal but it's beautiful. I wonder if I can save the seed? That would be cool.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwXsG-Ae1lJaqcZp4PI65LOuigagiPpMnWf1jjY9h5oacQFbTN3Q6vCZxDtChRS8uSI2fSige13caqlVWcNUtAaEjzYhZ6IxvUs3IW8ljr8zKgfGqdTHmVSWqH0mvs0RW8JIyNKKaxjI4/s1600-h/100_1890.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387386542224717426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwXsG-Ae1lJaqcZp4PI65LOuigagiPpMnWf1jjY9h5oacQFbTN3Q6vCZxDtChRS8uSI2fSige13caqlVWcNUtAaEjzYhZ6IxvUs3IW8ljr8zKgfGqdTHmVSWqH0mvs0RW8JIyNKKaxjI4/s320/100_1890.JPG" /></a> A cute little honey bee.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7Ano-RQAXbKauWsIK_a0wuOvroVFy7qadmE_hNjJ7OKUAacuX6Q89FGykczQU2EUZ-vw9hRRRlVyVwdI8TMvMNeIor0bv7P-0-v5ubcjQgOJRb1f-e-2LgwyM5wiH09HE-yrA6dGVDE/s1600-h/100_1893.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387386540051786354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7Ano-RQAXbKauWsIK_a0wuOvroVFy7qadmE_hNjJ7OKUAacuX6Q89FGykczQU2EUZ-vw9hRRRlVyVwdI8TMvMNeIor0bv7P-0-v5ubcjQgOJRb1f-e-2LgwyM5wiH09HE-yrA6dGVDE/s320/100_1893.JPG" /></a> So pretty!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3WzvqDao2xqo8RoZ_ivQ1uYL1_4N2plQT29j-nEdXiXgXLckh6-h1620sYcZP-nKc8fvtv9s4mXqBCame2GwA9crkuPpuPpL4ew1MSyl-Ao6B-mrsF8jkwAkU4Xj0CxyQLi7e7DPLTw/s1600-h/100_1887.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387386532486046082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3WzvqDao2xqo8RoZ_ivQ1uYL1_4N2plQT29j-nEdXiXgXLckh6-h1620sYcZP-nKc8fvtv9s4mXqBCame2GwA9crkuPpuPpL4ew1MSyl-Ao6B-mrsF8jkwAkU4Xj0CxyQLi7e7DPLTw/s320/100_1887.JPG" /></a>I planted them on the garden fence along the driveway, I'm not sure how long they will bloom but I'm happy for these.</div><div></div><div align="left">Til next time,</div><div align="left">Beth </div></div></div><br /></div>Kevin and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07027856468582004051noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434480923512759683.post-17991656468602260792009-09-19T18:57:00.002-04:002009-09-19T19:02:37.558-04:00September Happenings<div align="center">I just downloaded 181 pictures but I have so much to do today that I only have time for a quickie update. I started this at about 7:00 am and just finishing it at 7:00 pm.</div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383145514079910594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaicH5eDQHwfANGSziU98Xwo39JtdbmaN1Loc5mDSnq021TBhgCJTkAhfLEaJtac3D480RmxDA31QdIqoC70CgUOmU5c5fZza493KevdDB30u5A9e3j6hEqp3JXn5IK-hetm3IqBHuoAM/s320/100_1835.JPG" />Here is a garbage can full of beets to can today. (UPDATE AT 7:00 pm-DONE)<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383144785553169442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh83oOR3VKuUOS1ClKmF3135OIUo0mGC9CeYgSY3td3xrNbs4fO3FB4SyUI4xG8WqmCKCJPuU8K9DOXLeGyfPjFZ3M4p09UgYqRuSJOsLxI7-l7NWrDtUF7EN3d0qA4zVucHcxEcx5gPEk/s320/100_1837.JPG" />That's a bunch of beets. A guy I work with has pears, jelly and a bunch of other stuff he canned but he has no beets so some of these beets will be traded for pears and jelly!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383144778907531874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4ghVQKz_KoffplQ5KlzwfxNu6Wq6HcJJfVnJX0QYMrUn1l6kadEOfAQaFIcUL_qe3DEtisbFubNoNJYTOo-cuNs-voUA67h5RVv5Il6gK9jegz2vaJd3ELNSlNrqLV3pyieNGo3b2v4/s320/100_1833.JPG" /><br />I spent 30 minutes scrubbing these jars, they were a freebie from a friend but only because they were so dirty nobody wanted to buy them from her garage sale.<br /><div><br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383144767632615650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxQZRCldTf9rpHcVzQD2eHIIsty3bmHHqN-BvYLK1tOC2BZR86lXFnazCbWcKcTPPn1NJbBs7gXmvLwEy68yaWnS9seZhyTs6n9uV197Dbi8iw-QZIGpGgW125TEpoOwXml-EMk_aFGM/s320/100_1831.JPG" /><br />A bushel of apples to make into apple sauce, apple butter, pie filling tomorrow plus we need to make salsa and I don't even know how I will because of the beets I am tired.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNrdeuVEl0PMd_8J3kdYPhW04dPfRlDu6XxLaZs5kq2lxowSCZFuxqqNQR0wrFwo2Kc2GmdCeQnfokpvgF9WjgU5NTsasOALJjayF0Mbmes6LJ5X8T-BbZMGBZtwxEO2-shHuECx5uxY/s1600-h/100_1829.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383144761400674754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNrdeuVEl0PMd_8J3kdYPhW04dPfRlDu6XxLaZs5kq2lxowSCZFuxqqNQR0wrFwo2Kc2GmdCeQnfokpvgF9WjgU5NTsasOALJjayF0Mbmes6LJ5X8T-BbZMGBZtwxEO2-shHuECx5uxY/s320/100_1829.JPG" /></a><br />One of the reasons is because I have to walk around her all day when I try to work in the kitchen. Either she lays right there or along one of the cupboards. I try to make her move but she just lays down in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">another</span> spot. Always on the alert for a falling piece of whatever, today she was eating beet scraps.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuztCpKEqhEt2Tl27nn7WbLsA6DvauwRDBQ_qabK1eD613dOiA19RDv7uL3qycqI7IzYckpBhOZNMctt4vK2BBBpZyzBp4la4Isc_uecXZt8qUTZPiZB24x1EWUVtAkx0CedwoPGaZ258/s1600-h/100_1823.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383144752287275794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuztCpKEqhEt2Tl27nn7WbLsA6DvauwRDBQ_qabK1eD613dOiA19RDv7uL3qycqI7IzYckpBhOZNMctt4vK2BBBpZyzBp4la4Isc_uecXZt8qUTZPiZB24x1EWUVtAkx0CedwoPGaZ258/s320/100_1823.JPG" /></a>The Thanksgiving turkeys getting big. See how the fence is leaning? Sometimes they take a notion and the walk over the fence, en <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">masse</span>, pushing it until it leans over and they can walk through.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYy_KBYNW2S4FpVDLeHYsXwJnwpM5K14qocEwKKrqXNb1Gn0amx2mX40Fsc-CiRXxiyMfMUX1PCYEKXtIttzhTSl7EuBUrDTv4QvhgTRoy_MBOvc0zStaJ8YibKGmtkkBk2X9Y7pCblaM/s1600-h/100_1773.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383142856343536530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYy_KBYNW2S4FpVDLeHYsXwJnwpM5K14qocEwKKrqXNb1Gn0amx2mX40Fsc-CiRXxiyMfMUX1PCYEKXtIttzhTSl7EuBUrDTv4QvhgTRoy_MBOvc0zStaJ8YibKGmtkkBk2X9Y7pCblaM/s320/100_1773.JPG" /></a>Beans, still more on the bushes to do but I don't care right now but I'm sure I will do them or I will be mad next winter.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGKStNVSc_5isCAog1GXsHj7iA5Tng7jefdiHDGzdlZvwDQytAthxDAKW5mH2SMu51ifrfHduwz2Vmai37RxeyoeNtMlTegQkqkkLMiCw1Lif1fvKlFiG5WPO9f_N_PrSRkMtCQ0g4pPo/s1600-h/100_1754.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383142849692337954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGKStNVSc_5isCAog1GXsHj7iA5Tng7jefdiHDGzdlZvwDQytAthxDAKW5mH2SMu51ifrfHduwz2Vmai37RxeyoeNtMlTegQkqkkLMiCw1Lif1fvKlFiG5WPO9f_N_PrSRkMtCQ0g4pPo/s320/100_1754.JPG" /></a><br /><br />My new processor, I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">burnt</span> up the old one grating <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">crap loads</span> of zucchini.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi2gVZ3-DJJ8n64dpuIJYE0rb5oyCSr1j6Rmcwo-gjItwDkORSedJdEYwJzNa4vBNIb7wBI0WR87gJS23xLtmIXlL3kqbIM6oC6Xcm5eVh_3Z-TMI-WUiL31zXbTPixSF7GR3XBLTVHyM/s1600-h/100_1725.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383142836343983266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi2gVZ3-DJJ8n64dpuIJYE0rb5oyCSr1j6Rmcwo-gjItwDkORSedJdEYwJzNa4vBNIb7wBI0WR87gJS23xLtmIXlL3kqbIM6oC6Xcm5eVh_3Z-TMI-WUiL31zXbTPixSF7GR3XBLTVHyM/s320/100_1725.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Picked peppers, still more to do but ya know?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAahrXQ7oxpUM22kpU1DB7KFRKGcDTkUN0DytvpV0IxZO0fa-Eq2tZkKoGCBhiTzVqqnqKbYrzVQMs8JdPbQ0pc56sBLkLR4b0CwF-6kxybLc-McvSO0l367QepPvdOWSQTLWMFvCZ8U/s1600-h/100_1722.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383142826879395042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAahrXQ7oxpUM22kpU1DB7KFRKGcDTkUN0DytvpV0IxZO0fa-Eq2tZkKoGCBhiTzVqqnqKbYrzVQMs8JdPbQ0pc56sBLkLR4b0CwF-6kxybLc-McvSO0l367QepPvdOWSQTLWMFvCZ8U/s320/100_1722.JPG" /></a>Here is why I am tired. They look yummy though.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKyOt00RK3CO90NX7-XFQjUVoMp9GIlNEXaPEYRdNIeCcWwGq-I68D0mnfbHchyphenhyphenKWSw1cruMIBsoHpI3396vPtaTQJONGpJ8l-yVh1eld0jPfg5pJkr_b5RYUgi4Yigev424RfOy70Zgc/s1600-h/100_1693.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383142820697953746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKyOt00RK3CO90NX7-XFQjUVoMp9GIlNEXaPEYRdNIeCcWwGq-I68D0mnfbHchyphenhyphenKWSw1cruMIBsoHpI3396vPtaTQJONGpJ8l-yVh1eld0jPfg5pJkr_b5RYUgi4Yigev424RfOy70Zgc/s320/100_1693.JPG" /></a><br />I took this picture a few weeks ago, it is a bushel gourd flower, one of the prettiest flowers I've ever seen, looks like fine lace doesn't it?</div><div></div><div align="left">Til next time, Beth </div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Kevin and Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07027856468582004051noreply@blogger.com7