tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80869667829883855472023-11-16T12:09:03.748-05:00Our LifeNow and then I will remember to share with you what is happening in our life.Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474595297235241526noreply@blogger.comBlogger189125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086966782988385547.post-41781506583232466732013-01-28T14:27:00.000-05:002013-01-28T14:27:29.303-05:00LotionI have recently began making my own lotion. It has been turning out very nice too. Even if I am the one to say so. :) I am thinking about selling it but I am not wanting to pay the fees to have an Etsy shop so I am offering it to you here. <br />
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It is made with all natural oils and aloe vera. I use a verity of herbs and essential oils. My current favorite herbs for lotion are; calendula, orange, lavender, rose and comfrey. I always use some coconut oil and I also use olive, grape seed, sunflower, hazelnut oils and cocoa butter.<br />
I re-purpose jars to hold the lotion. I mostly have 8 oz jars.<br />
I can sell this for $10 plus shipping.<br />
If you are interested please e mail me at; marthamail24 @ yahoo.com Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474595297235241526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086966782988385547.post-14027238909520203802013-01-02T15:19:00.002-05:002013-01-02T15:20:38.559-05:00<div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;">
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A.a.<br />
Dress in; apricot, azure, amber, aqua or almond or anything.<br />
How to act; Adorable, with Agape, and like Angels<br />
Things to do; Admire and Appreciate things and people, Aerobics, Adventure Around, or/and Act like Animals.<br />
Breakfast; Applesauce or apple doughnuts<br />
Supper; Au gratin potatoes with ham, Aylmer bread, Apple juice, Alfalfa sprouts on salad and angel food cake.<br />
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B.b.<br />
Dress in; black, blue, brown, beige, beads, or bags. Wear braids, and be beautiful.<br />
How to act; Be bright and brave.<br />
Things to do; Blow up balloons and bubbles, ballet.<br />
Breakfast; banana bread, or blueberry buckle, or blueberry muffins or bagels or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blintz">blinis</a>.<br />
Supper; Burgers on Buns or Burrito bake, Beans, Beverage and Blackberry pie.<br />
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C. c.<br />
Dress in; Cream, cobalt blue, cotton, crowns, costumes,capris, clean colorful clothing and wear curls.<br />
How to act; Carefully and compassionately.<br />
Things to do; Clean, climb and celebrate.<br />
Breakfast; Crapes, cantaloupe, cold cereal, cheesy eggs, coffee cake, or corned beef hash.<br />
Supper; crab casserole, carrot and/or cabbage salad, cottage cheese, candy. Or, Curry chicken and cake or cookies.<br />
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D. d.<br />
Dress in; dark colors, dots, denim, dungarees, or a dress.don't forget deodorant!<br />
How to act; Daring and delightful.<br />
things to do; dance, dig dirt, dominoes, dress up, decorate, Do dishes.<br />
breakfast; doughnuts or danish puff<br />
supper; doggies in a blanket, dill pickles and dairy drink.<br />
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E. e.<br />
Dress in; earth tones, eggplant, everything.<br />
How to act; Entertainingly.<br />
Things to do; Enjoy...eating, Encourage everyone.<br />
Breakfast; Eggs.<br />
Supper; Enchiladas, or Egg rolls.<br />
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F. f.<br />
Dress in; fuchsia, floral, flags, flip flops, flannel or furs. Wear a french braid.<br />
How to act; Forgiving, fun.<br />
Things to do; Frisbee<br />
Breakfast; fresh fruit, french toast, or flap jacks.<br />
Supper; fish fillets, fruit salad, french fries.<br />
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G. g.<br />
Dress in; Green, gray or gold.<br />
How to act; good.<br />
Things to do; Play Games, give gifts, gymnastics.<br />
Breakfast; Grapefruit and granola, grits, gravy with biscuits.<br />
Supper; Goulash, garlic bread and green salad. or gumbo, gingersnaps.<br />
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H. h.<br />
Dress in; hunter green, hats.<br />
How to act; helpful.<br />
Things to do; give hugs.<br />
Breakfast; hash brown quiche.<br />
Supper; ham, herd roasted potatoes, hush puppies, hungarian green beans.<br />
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I. i.<br />
Dress in; Indigo.<br />
How to act; be Inspiring.<br />
Things to do; make an ice sculpture.<br />
Breakfast; Individually wrapped pop tarts, incredible edible egg.<br />
Supper; Indian tacos, individual pizzas, ice tea, ice cream.<br />
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J. j.<br />
Dress in; Jewel tones, jeans, jewelry, or a jumper.<br />
How to act; joyful.<br />
Things to do;Tell jokes, jump rope, jujitsu.<br />
Breakfast; jam on bread, juice.<br />
Supper; Jambalaya, jello<br />
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K. k.<br />
Dress in;khaki,<br />
How to act; kindly<br />
Things to do; give kisses, karate.<br />
Breakfast; kalaches, kiwi<br />
Supper; kabobs, Kentucky fried chicken, kohlrabi.<br />
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L. l.<br />
Dress in; lavender, lilac, lemon, linen,leather, lipstick, loose clothing.<br />
How to act; Loving.<br />
Things to do; Learn to Love, leap frog, <a href="http://familyfun.go.com/playtime/new-york-lemonade-game-708293/">lemonade</a>.<br />
Breakfast; lefse.<br />
Supper; lemonade, lasagna, lettuce salad, lemon bars.Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474595297235241526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086966782988385547.post-37243621497330109782011-10-05T16:33:00.000-04:002011-10-05T16:33:55.990-04:00Art or the artists?<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKakcTg4NQTi3Ks9bLQDGl24HTJWR4zmw0XHqHm5vDg8rDNn2r9qOiVUC_fmFv7BkjT-JK-3V5wP6192YKyhhvULH5ShaQ5eNEUvAKbyf4EapruLouKWNKXOcVGhJvCIcfdb5yO8KltU/s1600/CIMG0003.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKakcTg4NQTi3Ks9bLQDGl24HTJWR4zmw0XHqHm5vDg8rDNn2r9qOiVUC_fmFv7BkjT-JK-3V5wP6192YKyhhvULH5ShaQ5eNEUvAKbyf4EapruLouKWNKXOcVGhJvCIcfdb5yO8KltU/s400/CIMG0003.JPG" /></a> </div><br />This past week we did some tie dying. We did it in our garage so we wouldn't get the dye on anything in the house. Which was a good thing since some people splashed all over the floor. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Afterward</span> we noticed that we didn't just tie dye clothing, some feet were beautiful colors too!<br />There are some beautiful feet.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474595297235241526noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086966782988385547.post-89098911493197420812011-10-03T15:04:00.000-04:002011-10-03T15:04:37.773-04:00Have you ever heard of this?This week in teaching my children, the los lunas stone was mentioned. I had never heard of it before and I'm wondering why. but here is an interesting article on it. http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/15_williamson.html check it out and let me know what you think.Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474595297235241526noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086966782988385547.post-75986968428450188732011-09-28T15:29:00.000-04:002011-09-28T15:29:58.373-04:00Color<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WdnZ74-9ju8OsJs9bEiz1x-yZJa6AB2LcTPkPenRKGuO_E7_hMivwmDIFgthZ1pV3CP0b0twemuRp6Er2sr4HaBoTBVGlbrtPFaV8UQ7683zptX68knyuUsk6yVM3C51RYxCBbCaDFI/s1600/CIMG0006.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WdnZ74-9ju8OsJs9bEiz1x-yZJa6AB2LcTPkPenRKGuO_E7_hMivwmDIFgthZ1pV3CP0b0twemuRp6Er2sr4HaBoTBVGlbrtPFaV8UQ7683zptX68knyuUsk6yVM3C51RYxCBbCaDFI/s400/CIMG0006.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br />I think this girl looks a little like her Aunts. She loves her colors too.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474595297235241526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086966782988385547.post-75724558618331146082011-02-06T15:47:00.000-05:002011-02-06T15:47:36.169-05:00live<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcfs0ACgwxELxzHuhe6CAyZQNQykGBSe-L-UvwwIExpkDBQEcpz_cTJaUFuH8L8ToZlLwA1jRcYT6HvIPKXTvec9qxmUWOB0llK-E5Jn1JBLYMBrbnk2_GYptsb8b2NwIZtoC0fjpS3bs/s1600/DSCI0107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcfs0ACgwxELxzHuhe6CAyZQNQykGBSe-L-UvwwIExpkDBQEcpz_cTJaUFuH8L8ToZlLwA1jRcYT6HvIPKXTvec9qxmUWOB0llK-E5Jn1JBLYMBrbnk2_GYptsb8b2NwIZtoC0fjpS3bs/s400/DSCI0107.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474595297235241526noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086966782988385547.post-8197291218309153242011-02-01T19:16:00.000-05:002011-02-01T19:16:33.254-05:00Going, going, GONE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcO7WxFge0HZQ0KGmkN-f4IHHagQPyVeeBVApSH0bqq3_52lu90f8NwiTeKKSvvujBzqnt6lALa-3_D9_h16ypPczaXjBiQ2KdixQimLTW6n3CQxBOQaQdlYh1Qj-kr3740iA-hbVazJo/s1600/CIMG0015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcO7WxFge0HZQ0KGmkN-f4IHHagQPyVeeBVApSH0bqq3_52lu90f8NwiTeKKSvvujBzqnt6lALa-3_D9_h16ypPczaXjBiQ2KdixQimLTW6n3CQxBOQaQdlYh1Qj-kr3740iA-hbVazJo/s400/CIMG0015.JPG" width="300" /></a></div> Today, every time we would eat, a little girl would complain about her tooth. So, finally after supper-<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGkox0B3BcKGB92L8q7wLIkkjwq3lc0KMyOC5yL0aCHRnpSf9TntEa1P5PDpRLeUp1MIOTomvnSj0cBWvfmxt0V43PmsSTeaspTl9WNGrvrn8zy3bMTz0bNjYhR5b9KCLwGGXhnfJ0uN8/s1600/CIMG0019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGkox0B3BcKGB92L8q7wLIkkjwq3lc0KMyOC5yL0aCHRnpSf9TntEa1P5PDpRLeUp1MIOTomvnSj0cBWvfmxt0V43PmsSTeaspTl9WNGrvrn8zy3bMTz0bNjYhR5b9KCLwGGXhnfJ0uN8/s400/CIMG0019.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>She got it out.Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474595297235241526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086966782988385547.post-78881845548814200172011-01-27T15:44:00.002-05:002011-02-06T16:01:01.073-05:00someday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjar0Y4raB42iO3LeH_mP7DeRyUjiept1VMBFvA-VNnhapt-iYA4GPdiM3Ntx6634Uzmoo9LVrRab7EAV7r3uMFxK0ZH4hj_GRgD3xi2LJ08YH2NlAuE25dX5ajwgq-aBOgRcZ6gl1xZkk/s1600/CIMG0041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjar0Y4raB42iO3LeH_mP7DeRyUjiept1VMBFvA-VNnhapt-iYA4GPdiM3Ntx6634Uzmoo9LVrRab7EAV7r3uMFxK0ZH4hj_GRgD3xi2LJ08YH2NlAuE25dX5ajwgq-aBOgRcZ6gl1xZkk/s320/CIMG0041.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>I think that someday I will have a house with steps that curve around like these. But then I also dream of a timber frame house, or maybe a roman villa type house... I think actually, I will have three or four houses. that should work out.<br />
Isn't it fun to dream and make plans? When I come down out of the clouds I find that I really like a small house that reminds me that I should not be spending my time filling it with more 'stuff'.<br />
We are so blessed to live in a house of our own with such a nice big yard and on a quite street where we can ride our bikes.<br />
Someday, I will still be thankful for the gift each day is.Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474595297235241526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086966782988385547.post-13424205384496357352011-01-24T18:01:00.001-05:002011-01-24T18:08:11.907-05:00Blessed Life II<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> continuing with things I am thankful for: <img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihALtD9AHUkctSFc8P3RiWftILq0FBd-fjDMpe20rx1DWRyo3gtE_7-hBq-pMlJMmulBDIbBmdPyi736HrT_-kgIrArS5G6G4btPOtzJjh4F4XGjn9yjkXG4c-IzN5RT5z92cpNcdkVLs/s320/CIMG0009.JPG" width="320" /> It is still hard to tell for sure who has the bigger stronger muscles. ;) <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjSzgM_iT12L7Buqxl2QsAfyZSxX59QcqcB3aHuywiBZxYnS8SbaCaYalw3j_cmraO7dKquQQtxDON-AH4_zJw8rZROgm5o3yslptH4srjiuBK-wKafDCqWHKhxyObkQFExY6hNW50DI/s1600/CIMG0002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjSzgM_iT12L7Buqxl2QsAfyZSxX59QcqcB3aHuywiBZxYnS8SbaCaYalw3j_cmraO7dKquQQtxDON-AH4_zJw8rZROgm5o3yslptH4srjiuBK-wKafDCqWHKhxyObkQFExY6hNW50DI/s320/CIMG0002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>A nice big sister who helped the little brother make cookies that he was craving so badly. altho' they made the mistake of trusting their mother to bake them and the cookies were forgotten in the oven until quite brown and crisp.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj9G9lOBCUUY8aa6yBkRz85OPIiSclXuAmgUozqT5ueLK2beuYI7VafJkpVxpM5MN1dOnNB61dYoh1OyOGA95UWlISpRH6a5ZmULxdpn8yIB4xST2G8CwEFMCXcG5xhoNcqZ-tcsZi3-w/s320/CIMG0001.JPG" width="320" /></div>Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474595297235241526noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086966782988385547.post-24134473708914940672011-01-19T16:56:00.001-05:002011-01-19T16:57:15.221-05:00winter walk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfoHIUewxuYG9CgBspkIj8zdb7VIkXJ69Z2-rsBmlypOtPx44ka2PKDyCPim8pxcvT2ca_bk97SP06WVKrmAFY-mK4HDkbzDUMyRIdaGayQ5DVfGxJeufgQbAzM4Z9eL7uRU-IgMcM9ac/s1600/CIMG0001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfoHIUewxuYG9CgBspkIj8zdb7VIkXJ69Z2-rsBmlypOtPx44ka2PKDyCPim8pxcvT2ca_bk97SP06WVKrmAFY-mK4HDkbzDUMyRIdaGayQ5DVfGxJeufgQbAzM4Z9eL7uRU-IgMcM9ac/s320/CIMG0001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Last weekend we went for a walk along a trail that is in town here. There were a lot of really cool ice formations from the snow and rain we had had the week before. The sun had melted the snow out from inside the ice so it looked like these fence posts had a place for a candle or something.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9G7mVWKl4FDIJ4SMHpU-U8Xmg5o3rxNcP9TRjUgXw908ZV263scu7l_PZ9iKZquGGyYH341WMjdn9LqrSZPR7NAjJL3TkDraJVHycx3iB_KcZI_GctbI38mHcbR1Lz4IqtKh2xwX9DtE/s1600/CIMG0007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9G7mVWKl4FDIJ4SMHpU-U8Xmg5o3rxNcP9TRjUgXw908ZV263scu7l_PZ9iKZquGGyYH341WMjdn9LqrSZPR7NAjJL3TkDraJVHycx3iB_KcZI_GctbI38mHcbR1Lz4IqtKh2xwX9DtE/s320/CIMG0007.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Some of us got pretty tired. But, pretty much all of us were to heavy for the others to carry us. :) I think we all enjoyed ourselves. I sure did.Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474595297235241526noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086966782988385547.post-8705149342939274842011-01-18T19:07:00.001-05:002011-02-06T16:01:15.454-05:00Blessed Life<i>Here are a few things I have been thankful for lately.</i><br />
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<li>Snow days and holidays when my husband could be home.</li>
<li>The way Molly sighs when someone does something she thinks is too silly. </li>
<li>Sword fights around my house.</li>
<li>Reading good books aloud to my family.</li>
<li>Walking to the library with my children and a back pack very full of books. </li>
<li>Really nice pictures my sister takes.</li>
<li>Some crazy people acting like "geeks."</li>
<li>Girls who are getting good at helping out in the kitchen with many different kinds of tasks.</li>
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</div>My version of a traditional Minnesota soup.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr1a5oBarTxk4PcbOxMV5xt5bvJjhXSF8L3QRJ0a2amwgTGCIzKkhbHK8bO-27ul8NyA6p3ZAtZXsTnONEZ6A5SH8ZIrcgD0d1Q7AbzOY6hOmjK2xFvflyDF7pXXyF-hqMidt0IGIQGNo/s1600/CIMG0005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr1a5oBarTxk4PcbOxMV5xt5bvJjhXSF8L3QRJ0a2amwgTGCIzKkhbHK8bO-27ul8NyA6p3ZAtZXsTnONEZ6A5SH8ZIrcgD0d1Q7AbzOY6hOmjK2xFvflyDF7pXXyF-hqMidt0IGIQGNo/s320/CIMG0005.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;">I don't have a recipe for this I just put it together with some basic ingredients </span>and it more or less turns out the same every time. So, any measurements I give here will be a guess as to how much I put in. Have fun.<br />
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Cook 1 cup Wild rice with 4 cups water.<br />
Fry around 6 strips of bacon, set aside.<br />
In some of the bacon grease, saute an onion and 4 stalks of celery, minced.<br />
In a small sauce pan make a white sauce with 3T butter, 2T flour, 1/2 c milk, salt and pepper and a few diced mushrooms. Or use a can of cream of mushroom soup.<br />
Combine the cooked rice, onion and celery, 8 oz of sliced mushrooms, white sauce, and a quart of chicken broth, 3T sage, 3T soy sauce, and cooked julienned carrots.<br />
Let simmer.<br />
Just before serving add about a cup of heavy cream, the bacon (minced), and slivered almonds if you like. <br />
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I think that is all. Modify it as much as you please.Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474595297235241526noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086966782988385547.post-26608199987668532792010-11-30T11:53:00.001-05:002010-11-30T12:00:24.021-05:00barbie clothes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.molendrix.com/images/Arwen_Rose6.jpg" width="168" /></div>this dress was made by <a href="http://www.molendrix.com/galerie1.html">Denisa</a>. she is a real artist with the needle.She has some really nice patterns that you can print. I have done several and they are turning out nice, nothing as fancy as hers but I think my girls will like them.Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474595297235241526noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086966782988385547.post-12033081352949935112010-11-11T12:24:00.001-05:002011-02-06T15:57:45.687-05:00Thankful today<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Bkm-WWUfC3nfplN0IvjAuyKMSYl9XX2F5ts5-SBvG_LyVc9AilBAWMdWUEPjrC6GkGupN0cmARW2ckMckJ0juP4tZ0cUk5abB2JjSh2CaN_cItcT633Y_xtd2i_BmqcS4LAvTS1NFn4/s1600/CIMG0084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Bkm-WWUfC3nfplN0IvjAuyKMSYl9XX2F5ts5-SBvG_LyVc9AilBAWMdWUEPjrC6GkGupN0cmARW2ckMckJ0juP4tZ0cUk5abB2JjSh2CaN_cItcT633Y_xtd2i_BmqcS4LAvTS1NFn4/s400/CIMG0084.JPG" width="372" /></a></div>Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474595297235241526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086966782988385547.post-46104671387240731822010-10-01T08:30:00.001-04:002011-02-06T15:58:56.171-05:00fun project<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tNrr8MkF6XGsH14KUKtrLcE0MzKn0FEnVqgkAytUnneC3Gk0gOyAnuggLPu_gZI0e1xtKAMWBhFPWg99yostSQo0mgHTy113h3wxXxQlnN7etdsZLFzxyd71kMGNsG_YCCIIHXL8WHo/s1600/CIMG0024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tNrr8MkF6XGsH14KUKtrLcE0MzKn0FEnVqgkAytUnneC3Gk0gOyAnuggLPu_gZI0e1xtKAMWBhFPWg99yostSQo0mgHTy113h3wxXxQlnN7etdsZLFzxyd71kMGNsG_YCCIIHXL8WHo/s1600/CIMG0024.JPG" /></a></div>Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474595297235241526noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086966782988385547.post-87331141180794931432010-10-01T08:19:00.000-04:002010-10-01T08:19:23.720-04:00growing up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWknWVCVw8bRIEZmheFbkpzY6hi2xISlcv-cXP4prWLE9dg8XuuS4QHPPfPdDQCqLB417nxbSWHFHtWt3Dy0CmNQS1mwx3rwlWD1nFhwHCuDX8aa3aW-IS285oBnQ-9QmXAjvRkbDowUo/s1600/CIMG0009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWknWVCVw8bRIEZmheFbkpzY6hi2xISlcv-cXP4prWLE9dg8XuuS4QHPPfPdDQCqLB417nxbSWHFHtWt3Dy0CmNQS1mwx3rwlWD1nFhwHCuDX8aa3aW-IS285oBnQ-9QmXAjvRkbDowUo/s400/CIMG0009.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdGMZFh_qvTwvw8s7e-olWouwrdyt0RcHuSXBa-RVpp-HZupy3Gwdlzrlcs2hfLVwxxh-XONHTRhDyXcAs_MNPzSX-nXxmT25ODtTZ5BFMWbfhSyXTqz46iy4yK5O6Poyf2PtwjkFF4Y/s1600/CIMG0005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdGMZFh_qvTwvw8s7e-olWouwrdyt0RcHuSXBa-RVpp-HZupy3Gwdlzrlcs2hfLVwxxh-XONHTRhDyXcAs_MNPzSX-nXxmT25ODtTZ5BFMWbfhSyXTqz46iy4yK5O6Poyf2PtwjkFF4Y/s400/CIMG0005.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I am so bad. I forgot to blog about Heidi's birthday!<br />
She had a lovely day. I love how my kids enjoy birthdays. Molly and Lars went out of their way to make it special for Heidi and she appreciated all they did. My kids are their own best friends on a normal day but they really enjoy each other more on special days like birthdays.<br />
Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474595297235241526noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086966782988385547.post-72627818395839305902010-10-01T08:13:00.001-04:002010-10-01T08:22:19.400-04:00make a joyful noise<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipE1z1o-Bj89gl_8CW0vp3qgQsw_n9tWNK8MuFNbXGad59bklSlidpET26FEwIM3QxrA7W0SLGWTA3YT4OpyJskwSbNDegQhNsBrUx3kPaEtOZjC7BiuIyWdCMtdZCDjywTGDz49aLmHI/s1600/CIMG0018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipE1z1o-Bj89gl_8CW0vp3qgQsw_n9tWNK8MuFNbXGad59bklSlidpET26FEwIM3QxrA7W0SLGWTA3YT4OpyJskwSbNDegQhNsBrUx3kPaEtOZjC7BiuIyWdCMtdZCDjywTGDz49aLmHI/s640/CIMG0018.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Remember to sing today!Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474595297235241526noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086966782988385547.post-32555924935569324382010-08-21T12:44:00.000-04:002010-08-21T12:44:30.189-04:00Mmm, refreshingI have started making a lemonade slushy for when we are working outside on a hot day. Maybe you would like to try making it. :)<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"> lemon ice</div><div style="text-align: center;">4 Tablespoons lemon juice</div><div style="text-align: center;"> 4 Tablespoons sugar</div><div style="text-align: center;">1/2 cup water</div><div style="text-align: center;">14 ice cubes</div><div style="text-align: left;">blend together in a blender until smooth. enjoy.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div>Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474595297235241526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086966782988385547.post-41975769745549502732010-08-17T12:07:00.000-04:002010-08-17T12:07:32.026-04:00:)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI51KYhixZpX1nrhfRxraS830e8rC6AW8NFjc8MT_39pqx02PSvktiZmEjTZLOQ5FeGkfmqnFmgdj3A6EE1MwYKqSFsSO6tP4OsBQ1Sjvioo08r41awZlGeNQADtg11faqoK-6Ibay8_s/s1600/CIMG0036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI51KYhixZpX1nrhfRxraS830e8rC6AW8NFjc8MT_39pqx02PSvktiZmEjTZLOQ5FeGkfmqnFmgdj3A6EE1MwYKqSFsSO6tP4OsBQ1Sjvioo08r41awZlGeNQADtg11faqoK-6Ibay8_s/s320/CIMG0036.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFnsTzKIzvNNFZcw_QQCypSyqDJrUIK06tHd-clPFdlL03IkprJHVViWfLBNmmdDYHPk3eB55Bz2hFzPbqZiAPuu2MNimfAEOfEcs93sGldAw37bnnkCppRmwRVBCGV-gdoqz0wqcn78/s1600/CIMG0001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFnsTzKIzvNNFZcw_QQCypSyqDJrUIK06tHd-clPFdlL03IkprJHVViWfLBNmmdDYHPk3eB55Bz2hFzPbqZiAPuu2MNimfAEOfEcs93sGldAw37bnnkCppRmwRVBCGV-gdoqz0wqcn78/s320/CIMG0001.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO88ebEct5U_FEpnA7bSVcxvDiICYQPrlm7YiKBZjym_EW20MKljVjoCXs5jf8tKIVQM5gwqcyf5Xa1HH6UeN7KJEfPzWTclGXS2xZSGMLSsqTQiAsvK6pmezXW-8jcgi22rDxca-p2SI/s1600/CIMG0005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO88ebEct5U_FEpnA7bSVcxvDiICYQPrlm7YiKBZjym_EW20MKljVjoCXs5jf8tKIVQM5gwqcyf5Xa1HH6UeN7KJEfPzWTclGXS2xZSGMLSsqTQiAsvK6pmezXW-8jcgi22rDxca-p2SI/s320/CIMG0005.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXTTqzrB925BmDETvVY2NwQTNcaeouz05QhA4smDFgUrLEOrtrthOQfUq_HrfgsK53Vv57Nrjinom5RElJ436lo0V0o_p2ov6SmxOm6L-Y3GaEWrajXssN-Yj26Sdhj3qWD-sydH5Oq4/s1600/CIMG0021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXTTqzrB925BmDETvVY2NwQTNcaeouz05QhA4smDFgUrLEOrtrthOQfUq_HrfgsK53Vv57Nrjinom5RElJ436lo0V0o_p2ov6SmxOm6L-Y3GaEWrajXssN-Yj26Sdhj3qWD-sydH5Oq4/s320/CIMG0021.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpq-2szxPJ-7tb-tHtflc2q-JGdcW9NJZQoPSPj7L5Gk8cKYsSCDtiqWE38rTxo2DP2KupvtuEu3sJj8GAx07hbyXQYb4TAWNx9wuxsK_V8NB8c1tXXtqB8isrmpjVr3rj7XDjyp77Ai8/s1600/CIMG0032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpq-2szxPJ-7tb-tHtflc2q-JGdcW9NJZQoPSPj7L5Gk8cKYsSCDtiqWE38rTxo2DP2KupvtuEu3sJj8GAx07hbyXQYb4TAWNx9wuxsK_V8NB8c1tXXtqB8isrmpjVr3rj7XDjyp77Ai8/s320/CIMG0032.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6omqICpdA8N_Z4jep1KTO8IewYwaVLidMZ19UK5naubXtcl4vqHl_N2ttALS6qirGGaPKJ4nhyphenhyphen2JRZa9uDH74tzayX1Dh0qTTWgOPtFBcUN7foR6BKpPvdVxmcy926k3kwKRFrHJG1r4/s1600/CIMG0006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6omqICpdA8N_Z4jep1KTO8IewYwaVLidMZ19UK5naubXtcl4vqHl_N2ttALS6qirGGaPKJ4nhyphenhyphen2JRZa9uDH74tzayX1Dh0qTTWgOPtFBcUN7foR6BKpPvdVxmcy926k3kwKRFrHJG1r4/s400/CIMG0006.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>We have been sewing again. Our theme this time has been the renaissance period. I also made a vest/ doublet for Lars but have not taken a picture of him. I want to finish his Robin Hood costume. Derek made Heidi's first and then we all needed to have a costume too.Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474595297235241526noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086966782988385547.post-62398367063181847592010-07-04T14:53:00.000-04:002010-07-04T14:53:48.233-04:00Happy Independence Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnXyQI-iF-p6UUSGiaDhc6TARWXHLCtrGnt1jOO7sjg77nUkw2mS3SHAF4PnagEWTUIIoNzwwGLkCO0AMC5N0bjV4UBXUAbnP-Al8aG4KD6ciFgOJaFTiZrvOt3z9GNQvsKLzja1fh40/s1600/CIMG0020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnXyQI-iF-p6UUSGiaDhc6TARWXHLCtrGnt1jOO7sjg77nUkw2mS3SHAF4PnagEWTUIIoNzwwGLkCO0AMC5N0bjV4UBXUAbnP-Al8aG4KD6ciFgOJaFTiZrvOt3z9GNQvsKLzja1fh40/s640/CIMG0020.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474595297235241526noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086966782988385547.post-40186316238339388762010-06-17T13:36:00.004-04:002011-02-06T16:02:54.747-05:00Summer days<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmuPbbkN6HIe3tzYwqomkFvHWtzO4I00xn3CtAEK_kC_m340_qbRZISu4-PMHM0wNQOYGneG4wUg_XifiK_2BWmyaMrANmy6ua6WJBUbYUsTQvRfYpVPHNccyK_nu1g-V_7iWhbAUKqCo/s400/CIMG0019.JPG" width="400" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This summer has been busy already. It has been HOT. We have been having fun. I bought the kids a little wading pool and they have spent many hours playing in it. The girls also got new swimsuits last week. that was exciting. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubEHGw1fd_hA72uyQG-f-pGbQGVDCOWE7e30LEXg9oAk9g1Y-TqvtQ6xtd-45tShz8STnbQdoRbWgGhX58-TiMZXgtGwWriMPLNNkQXgT3CfbQHsD6Nm60mnY7hwC6EItfTNcRggiErg/s400/CIMG0011.JPG" width="400" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One Very hot (100*F+) Sunday afternoon we went for a walk at a state park not to far from our home. It was really pretty. We went down quite a long large hill and across a creek. then met a sign explaining that whatever way we went it would be up hill and several miles. We opted to go only a little farther along the creek and then go back. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRow0Qducmalof_sXw3d9eknk7qIvSV4SgZWGrHt32ABDMpE4lxDsTtLXXsCx2Q4OLG9A-Vhu6pIPAhQHjvJcLrpkCSnpzBNo7OF-r_zoMHsqqlsCqNImf8Y9dqpFoVLovdvJM_hXOr3M/s400/CIMG0017.JPG" width="300" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had to climb the very big hill in the very warm weather. some of our group were afraid they were going to have to just live at the bottom of the hill it seemed to hard to get to the top. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMgqk6vukX3t45YfjPb5op9ugMBexGuofq-D4e2gq4YC1_oHKrzKi3-2Ju_kMCBjauF9_N3UlXiwgJx-qWdSRM5jvDGztHsrxFZJygThruJ7ymLYWsctaZiPqFRU3D_OZKwQjsv3SvpoQ/s400/CIMG0016.JPG" width="400" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We all made it, but as you can see it was exhausting. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKEg-zLxbg3SVc529UWd5eXmClVICznEag8dEDcfgb972w36eTmKxNea6259nNZyxWdDAcTHMypcmNSmN31zsSh4FuF9jptpcbRjKTK1C3PEJiEo52ISlk-fmUkt5PTi0KqSujNJyxxQ/s1600/CIMG0024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKEg-zLxbg3SVc529UWd5eXmClVICznEag8dEDcfgb972w36eTmKxNea6259nNZyxWdDAcTHMypcmNSmN31zsSh4FuF9jptpcbRjKTK1C3PEJiEo52ISlk-fmUkt5PTi0KqSujNJyxxQ/s400/CIMG0024.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Today the kids had a bike wash going on in the garage. I did some spray painting touch ups on a couple of the bikes. It made it seem like they had new bikes. Oh, we aired the tires too. Molly also took the broken hand brake off of hers.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474595297235241526noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086966782988385547.post-476724044498323332010-06-02T16:23:00.000-04:002010-06-02T16:23:33.087-04:00We are here<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPNigWkkNFR3JKzjEFHbck-eYEuVUrEVthETalvH0fnfeQ7UJT83O1sFsDrSfqc1NRENLY9YuWzDHKhxR2R61PHrWHdueAp8rF0Vb9L5dUUq_ANmcegHMyjEzJap7X6l_b_5BWKBzRRc/s1600/CIMG0045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPNigWkkNFR3JKzjEFHbck-eYEuVUrEVthETalvH0fnfeQ7UJT83O1sFsDrSfqc1NRENLY9YuWzDHKhxR2R61PHrWHdueAp8rF0Vb9L5dUUq_ANmcegHMyjEzJap7X6l_b_5BWKBzRRc/s400/CIMG0045.JPG" width="400" /></a><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMR-vj_0kPC_jVc0sc1BMSylrnwBUf816ZD5nJynwBbrFMMmPL17KEddbtduLb-ZhFAcyS-3zdZmoT-o5iC1RJbo3TSxaz6gK-RL3pgQBiwgZwyifFfi8O65kHvL3GyR4OIFMqZvG0KEc/s400/CIMG0002.JPG" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXkoOG_RZwiSEMKTBZioMpUkEyuB72WGwNyhC2u3YNsFfcxcklzpwx4BrlA3xMdPM3YCuCw1-hPvtw-6kdyBoYB9oiuJVb5jxwLRzMN-FUz4czNSbNjUIOaH4X4ATt3r1lslVS_gCU-7g/s400/CIMG0013.JPG" width="400" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zlKe22_g-6EpCzi7U_eOml-iwPIdQuFOLvT4guhTVuKa9Nbye4tEA2fZ-GGIW7bo4vpksXwzklq6fePnjQ8CQYtK-Q6a7TrBTwxmvjciwSrZf3VYXlVuGVKnczk7CT32PQY_EZM2RBM/s1600/CIMG0018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zlKe22_g-6EpCzi7U_eOml-iwPIdQuFOLvT4guhTVuKa9Nbye4tEA2fZ-GGIW7bo4vpksXwzklq6fePnjQ8CQYtK-Q6a7TrBTwxmvjciwSrZf3VYXlVuGVKnczk7CT32PQY_EZM2RBM/s320/CIMG0018.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvlAoQYjOe1PyT_nxKXOsEj_OudDxZS5N6RW8ZKEjvoCVfnlg4t07LAr_39q_3jcLctkB-5CF3E-KdY-iEgE6dyZsqjBAYxSZExmh_y8ri-jachctLdZHMqgJm4IEhDzQZA2VrXN4L-4/s1600/CIMG0044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvlAoQYjOe1PyT_nxKXOsEj_OudDxZS5N6RW8ZKEjvoCVfnlg4t07LAr_39q_3jcLctkB-5CF3E-KdY-iEgE6dyZsqjBAYxSZExmh_y8ri-jachctLdZHMqgJm4IEhDzQZA2VrXN4L-4/s400/CIMG0044.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I feel bad that I don't blog more often. But I'm really not a writer so I find this hard. I love reading all of your blogs. So here is an attempt at a post about us here. :) A lot of things have happened and these pictures show some of the highlights.<br />
I really have trouble making the layout of this the way I want it so I guess I wont be able to do captions by the pictures.Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13474595297235241526noreply@blogger.com4