tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89282859041296367392024-03-18T21:07:10.519-07:00Hurd FamilyGrazing The Hurdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123974570353616554noreply@blogger.comBlogger184125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928285904129636739.post-66129306882979941072020-01-01T14:30:00.003-07:002020-01-01T14:30:33.876-07:00Year 2020<div>
This morning I woke up early and could not go back to sleep. I blame it on my allergies and a headache. Dan was already awake and I eventually got out of the warm bed to join him. We found a TV series on Hulu and talking about our summer plans. We decided on our next National Park camping trip and today is the day that the campsite reservation spots open up. We have learned to reserve as soon as you can to get a spot since National Park campsites go really fast. This will be our 3rd National Park. We like spots near the bathroom (kids and bathroom night trips). We like space and not being surrounded by other campers. I told Dan about some hiking spots that I was reading about and we decided to give them a try and without the kids. I'm excited for 2020, the memories that we will make as a family, as a couple and sharing the memories and experiences with others. </div>
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Grazing The Hurdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123974570353616554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928285904129636739.post-19611628105404260782015-08-06T21:21:00.000-07:002015-08-06T21:21:01.903-07:00Back to schoolI'm trying to update the blog. It will take some time but I have the determination to get it done. <br />
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The kids started school in July. Michael is in 5th grade, Mattie is in 3rd grade, and David is in 1st grade. <br />
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Grazing The Hurdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123974570353616554noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928285904129636739.post-39248757350848997492014-12-07T22:05:00.001-07:002014-12-07T22:05:31.015-07:00Random PicturesSince I'm so behind on the blog I decided to post a few random pictures. <br />
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This was Dad's idea.<br />
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Normally Dan and I don't celebrate Valentines Day or do gifts for each other. This year I mixed it up a little bit and surprised him with tickets to the ASU v UofA Basketball game that was on Valentine's day. Both teams were ranked very well for the season. ASU ended up winning in double overtime. The game was amazing and we had a great time. I am a ASU fan and Dan is a U of A fan. <br />
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Mattie at PCH going to a doctors appointment to see the neurologist. She was so serious pushing the stroller and was all about her babies. She would not get out of anyone's way.</div>
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Mattie tripped and fell at school and bumped her head on the sidewalk. The nurse called to tell me what happened and said that she was alright and did not cry. I was not expecting this when she got off the bus. <br />
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This is what the cut and bump looked like. <br />
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David wearing his new glasses. <br />
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Mattie and Michael at Scouts. <br />
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Mattie at cheer with her two coaches, Bella and Liz. Cheer has been amazing the girls are amazing and so sweet and inspirational.<br />
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Oh my... We bought the teddy bear at Costco for Mattie. This is how he came home with us. The teddy bear is huge.<br />
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Grazing The Hurdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123974570353616554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928285904129636739.post-79147471077709739552014-12-07T21:47:00.000-07:002014-12-07T21:47:04.323-07:002014 First Day of SchoolI was excited for the kids to start school this year but also a little sad. As they get older it becomes easier for me to be at home with the kids and do things. On the other hand the days are long and I'm constantly on the move. Michael started school at a new school this year and David also started Kindergarten at the school. Mattie stayed at her current school. <br />
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Grazing The Hurdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123974570353616554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928285904129636739.post-49299914820292320952014-12-05T21:02:00.001-07:002014-12-07T21:38:50.721-07:00June 2014In my previous post I mentioned how June was a rough month and how we were glad we went to the cabin. Mattie was scheduled to have her tonsils and adenoids out on June 2nd. Due to her health risk her ENT wanted to keep her overnight in PICU to be monitored. Dan and I were happy and comfortable with the decision. The surgery was great and everything went well. That night Mattie did really good and did not like the hospital room door closed. Everybody that walked by she would say hi to them and wanted them to come in. Needless to she made many new friends that night. She was eating popsicles and drinking fluids and I thought this is great. Ha.... until she ran and fever and started throwing up later that night. Luckily it only lasted a few hours. She slept through the night and had a decent morning but was tired and did not want to do anything. She was not showing any other health concerns and she was released that afternoon to go home. Her ENT is wonderful and dear to my heart. He is honestly one of the best doctors that Mattie has. <br />
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At home she did not want to eat or take any medication. Dan would have to hold her and I would some how manage to get the medicine in her mouth. It was a fight and medicine ended up all over the place. Mattie normally loves medicine and I never have a problem giving any thing to her. She also did not like her food cold but luke warm. It was a long 2 weeks and I swear that I will never have this surgery done again. Thanks goodness it is a one time procedure.<br />
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That night that Mattie got home I woke up in the middle of the night and my stomach was upset. I laid in bed and kept thinking I don't feel well. I thought I was tired and the stress was wearing off. I laid in bed and tried to not think about it but my stomach was telling me no.... I was sick.. I had the stomach flu that lasted a good 12 hours of constant throwing up. My body hurt and I can say it was one of the worst flu bugs I have had. Finally I was able to keep some liquids down. Having a child recovering from surgery made things difficult and luckily Dan had taken the week off work. Thursday night David starting throwing up and about an hour later Mattie started. Dan took Mattie and I took David. We ended up going back and forth helping each other out with each kid. Neither one of us slept that night and I was still recovering. Mattie was still sick Friday morning and I remember her ENT saying if she starts to throw up call me and he was the on call doctor that week. So Friday morning I made a panicked phone call to him. I was tired and frustrated and I just remember crying to him. Later I felt like a fool because I normally can handle this type of situation. He called in some anti nausea medicine. Sunday morning Dan and Michael woke up with the flu. I had David and Mattie with me and we were watching TV. Mattie was sitting on my lap and she shows me her hand and it is covered with blood and there is blood around her mouth. I was told if she is bleeding from the mouth to call the non emergency number and let the on call doctor know what is going on and that they would meet us at the ER. I remember sitting Mattie on the kitchen counter to clean her up and I was on hold. I put my head down and I remember thinking this just can't be happening and that is when I saw it. A tooth was on her shirt. Mattie lost her first tooth. I hung up the phone and looked inside her mouth and sure enough that is wear the blood was coming from. What a relief. Slowly Mattie started to recover and it took about a good two weeks for her to recover and get back to a schedule. <br />
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In addition to all of this I ended having gall bladder surgery two weeks after Mattie had her surgery. <br />
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Thankful we all have recovered from surgery and the flu and have had a healthy rest of the year.Grazing The Hurdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123974570353616554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928285904129636739.post-35444383976121043142014-11-24T00:17:00.000-07:002014-11-24T00:20:03.679-07:00Cabin Trip 2014It has been a while since I posted. I have post saved but never completed them. Why? I have no idea. <br />
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Mattie was scheduled to have her adenoids and tonsils out June 2nd. We decided to go to the cabin before the surgery to get away from the heat and to relax. I'm glad we made that decision because June was a rough month. <br />
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The cabin trip is the usual eat, explore, play and get dirty. The weather during the day was warm around 85 to 90 degrees but around 4 it would start to cool off and the nights were chilly and perfect. During the day we would hear popping noises and it was the pine trees and the cones opening up. It was a neat sound and the kids loved to listen to it. At night we tried to do a little star gazing but the bugs were out and so were the bats. Grandma and Grandpa Hurd came up to the cabin for a night and they went exploring with us. We took them to Lynx Lake. We also made a trip to Costco. As always we had a great trip. I have been going to the cabin since I was a baby. My grandparents purchased land in the 1950's and my dad has been going to this area since he was a young boy. Many memories. This is not the original cabin but the second one. <br />
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Mattie and Dad at Lynx Lake.<br />
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David and Michael at Lynx Lake.<br />
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Grandma and Grandpa Hurd with the grandkids.<br />
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David helping with dinner.<br />
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Mattie carrying really big cooking utensils. <br />
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I tried to take a cute picture and this is what I get.<br />
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Dad with the kids. <br />
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Picture of the backside of the cabin. To the left and not in the picture is a road that you drive up to get to the cabin. The cabin sits on a hill.<br />
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<br />Grazing The Hurdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123974570353616554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928285904129636739.post-66470188214540810152013-11-24T22:11:00.001-07:002013-11-24T22:11:33.436-07:00July Cabin TripOver the 4th of July we went up to the cabin for a few days. We planned to go fishing, into town and dinner with friends. We started out on time but had to turn back around because Dan forgot his keys for work and needed something from his office but luckily we were only a few miles from home. We planned on a short stop at Costco but turned into a hour long stop complete with lunch, can't beat the cheap lunch at Costco. We grabbed a few snack items and each one of us got a new book. We made a quick stop at Dan's work and finally we were on our way. I happened to be texting a friend who was also in Prescott and we were going to meet and she reminded me to bring some extra chairs. I mentioned it to Dan and that is when we realized that we forgot chairs and fishing stuff. Normally this would not have been a big deal but the kids really wanted to go fishing and this was the big event for the trip. So we turned around at Stapley and the US 60 and headed back to home, which is about 30 mins. We finally made it to the cabin around 3PM and about 3 hours that what we originally planned. We played outside for a while and then came inside to make dinner. After dinner we went on a short hike and to see what we call the haunted cabin. At the bedtime Dan and I had great plans to get the kids asleep and snuggle down in bed with the windows open and enjoy the night time air and read our new books. Ha... the plans were foiled by 2 kids not wanting to sleep. The cabin being so warm during the day that it was hot and uncomfortable and took a while for the room to cool down and of course the occasional Daddy Long Leg crawling across me. The end result was David on the murphy bed, Mattie and Dan in the big bed and I was asleep with Michael on the other bed. The next day was the 4th of July. We played in the morning and started to build a big fort for the kids with the fallen trees. After lunch we got ready and headed into town. We hung out for a while and then meet my friend Katherine and her family for dinner. It was wonderful to see her and catch up. We planned on going to the fireworks show but it was so crowded that we decided not to go and went to Sonics and headed back to the cabin. We cheated and got a movie for the kids to watch back at the cabin. <br />
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Picture taken at the haunted cabin<br />
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I love this face. <br />
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Mattie does not like to walk on uneven ground so the walks where either one of us carrying her or similar to this with Mattie lifting her feet off the ground.<br />
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Watermelon is from the garden and the first one we picked.<br />
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Michael wanted to play but Mattie wanted to swing. Michael took some time and pushed Mattie in the swing.<br />
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Hard to see but this was taken at the top of the mountain. Can see the haze from the smoke from the Yarnell Fire.<br />
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Travelling in style.<br />
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Funny story.... The mountains where the cabin is located still has a working ranch. When we were driving into town there was a black cow in the road and he would not move out of the way. We sat for a few minutes watching him and the kids were laughing. Dan honked the horn and the cow just stared at us. He honked again and drove forward and the cow turned around and faced the other way but still looked at us. By this time there were a few cars behind us. Dan drove forward slowly and the cow put his head down like he was going to charge. At the last minute the cow went off the side of the road and barely hit the vehicle. <br />
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The day after July 4th we went to Lynx Lake to fish and rent a boat. I've been to the lake when I was young but don't remember. The lake has a neat restaurant and the food smelled so good and it was busy. The plan was to rent a boat, fish for awhile and then go have lunch in town. We went inside the tack shop, rented the boat and came back outside to get the fishing stuff. On the sidewalk was this huge butterfly. I lined the kids up for a picture and then that is when Dan delivered the bad news. We had the chairs but forgot the fishing poles and tackle box. Remember we already forgot it at home and had to go back home to get it. Well it turns out we ended up leaving it at home. The poles and tackle box were laying on the floor in the garage. <br />
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We ended up just cruising around the lake and taking the scenery in. The kids had a blast and when we got off the lake is when it started to rain. We drove into town and walked around the downtown area for a while. Because it was 4th of July weekend and that is when the rodeo is, there is tons of stuff going on. We had lunch at Gurley Street Café and then walked around some more before heading back to the cabin. The next day we headed home. It was a wonderful family trip and nice to get away. I'm so grateful to have the cabin. It was something that my grandparents built before I was born. My dad use to go up there as child. He got to create memories by taking his family up there and know it is my turn. Wonderful memories and many more to come. <br />
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This is Mattie's famous Water Buffalo pose. <br />
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Grazing The Hurdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123974570353616554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928285904129636739.post-85134846563229407052013-08-04T14:38:00.000-07:002013-08-04T14:38:12.628-07:00Last day for 2013 school year<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">David went to the Walker-Butte Preschool. He rode the bus and was receiving speech therapy. He really improved his speech during the year but getting him to go to school was hard. I had to chase him almost every morning to get him ready for school. He did not like riding the bus. I should say it was not everyday but it sure felt like it. He was able to participate in the end of the year ceremony. It was cute. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Mattie graduated from Kindergarten. The school had a little ceremony and it was cute and I'm happy to say it was not long. She tried to sing and do the dance moves with the songs. When it was her time to graduate she hugged every person. We are so proud of her. She did very well in her classroom and made many friends. It seems like everyone knows Mattie and we can't pass anyone without a hi and a hug. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Michael finished second grade and he had a great year and a wonderful teacher, Mrs. Davis. I was able to help out a lot in her classroom this year. I forgot my camera so I was not able to take any pictures. The last day of school was a pizza party and a movie. </span></div>
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Grazing The Hurdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123974570353616554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928285904129636739.post-75180874584578250942013-07-18T07:46:00.001-07:002013-07-18T07:46:47.853-07:00Mattie's 6th BirthdayMattie turned 6 at the end of April. She weights 32lbs and is 38 inches tall. She is talking more and very active and can be very sweet and mischief at the same time. some of her words:<br />
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Coco for Michael<br />
A-id for David<br />
Papa for Grandma and Grandpa and pretty much everything else<br />
Dod for Dad<br />
Mum Sometimes she will say Mom like Candance on Phineas and Pherb<br />
No I would say this is her favorite word<br />
Dink<br />
Yea<br />
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She likes to watch Good Luck Charlie, Jessie, and Phineas and Pherb. She likes to swim and will just go for it. She loves music and likes dancing. Her favorite color is pink. She loves her baby dolls and will always have one with her. When she is not playing "babies" she is playing with cars or doing something she is not suppose to be doing, like coloring on walls or empting out a draw or dumping Lego's all over the floor. She likes to lick everything and oh my it is so gross and Dan and I can't break the habit. She loves to school and says "hi" to everyone. Mattie can light up a room and will hug everyone. Mattie has recently learned to ride her little tricycle and is getting faster when she runs. She also can jump. She also likes to hide things. I could not find my debit card for a few days and I ended up finding it in her school backpack. I have also found the keys in there. <br />
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Grazing The Hurdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123974570353616554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928285904129636739.post-57870420746164836232013-04-22T14:00:00.000-07:002013-04-22T14:00:52.022-07:00The month of MarchWhere do I begin with March. We finished planting the garden at the beginning of March. This year we did Tomato plants (12 Roma and 6 Sweet 100 Cherry), Corn, Lettuce, Bell Pepper, Celery, Onions, Carrots, Herbs, Banana Peppers, Watermelon, Spinach, Beans, Jicama, Radish, Zucchini and added 6 more Green Chili's plants. In addition to what we already have. I'm excited this year because the Apple trees look really good and have a good amount of Apples on them already. Last year I had enough to can 6 quarts of Apple Pie Filling. I hope to be able to can more this year and maybe some apple sauce. The grapes are coming in strong and can't wait until the middle of summer to eat them.<br />
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The kids had 2 weeks off for Spring Break. It started off good and we did a little hike at the San Tan Mountains with some friends. In all it was 3 moms and 10 kids. We ended up hiking about 2 miles and I carried Mattie on my shoulders most of the way. Towards the end of the hike my friend offered to carry Mattie so I could have a break. Mattie loved it and wanted nothing to do with me. I would call her name and she would turn her head away from me and not look at me. After the hike we got lunch and I took all of the older boys for the afternoon to play. After that day I think the Spring Break went downhill. Everyone got sick. Mattie ended up having tonsillitis. This was a total shocker since she showed no signs of it. David had ear infection and respiratory infection. Dan and I both had strep and I also had bronchitis and Dan also had a sinus infection. We had our fair share of doctor's appointments and medication.<br />
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Picture of all the kids at the beginning of the hike.<br />
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Janelle carried Mattie towards the end of the hike. She loved Janelle and wanted nothing to do with me.<br />
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Michael is in Cub Scouts and this was his first time doing the Derby Car. Unfortunately he did not do very well but still had a good time. I did not know that you could re-shape your car. Next year it will be much better. <br />
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March was also the Blue and Gold Banquet. He made a cake with dad and decorated it as the Arizona State Flag. Mattie and David helped bake the cake. <br />
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In addition to the busy Month for Scouts. Michael had his first Science Fair at school. He did it on gravity, and do objects fall at the same rate of speed. We were surprised to learn that night that he received second place for his grade level. He had fun doing the project once he got started. He was very excited to learn that he got second place. He typed everything out himself and we helped him correct the grammar. He cut the paper out and glued it on the poster board. I'm very proud of him and he worked very hard on his project. <br />
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The Friday before Easter (Good Friday). Turned out to be a really bad Friday. I was at the shed in the back yard. David and Mattie were playing in a pile of rocks and Dan was running on the treadmill that is on the back porch. I always feel like I have to explain this because we are not white trash, just moved it there while we do some work inside the house. Michael came outside and Mattie saw Michael and wanted to go over to him. She decided to walk behind the treadmill. I saw it happen and before I could react she fell on the treadmill, while Dan was running. I ran over to her and picked her up. Her hand was hurt and she was bleeding from the mouth. I took her inside and was cleaning her up. I knew she was hurt but did not realize how bad it was. She was doing a low soft cry, which is not normal for her. Dan was with me and said "We have to go to the hospital know". I asked why and he showed me her hand. I will admit I panic thinking her hand was broken. It was cut and swollen. We got everyone in the truck and I sat with Mattie in the back. She was in her car seat but because of the sore on her shoulder we could not buckle her in. We took her to the ER that is luckily just a few minutes from the house. The hospital was great and thank goodness not busy. We walked in, and she was already in the system, so we did not have to do any registration . They front desk confirmed names and the address and then when we were ready to sit in the waiting room, the nurse came out to get us. He took us to the triage area, took one look at Mattie and said forget it, I'm putting you in a room. The doctor followed us back and told us that he was going to listen while the nurse talked to us, so that we don't have to repeat ourselves. They gave her some pain medication right away. Turns out her hand was not broken but had a rubber burn on it and also her shoulder. For a few weeks we cleaned and wrapped the hand twice a day. Her shoulder we only had to keep cover a little over a week. It has healed really well and she no longer has it wrapped. I can honestly say she hated me for those few weeks. She would see me coming with the medication and gauze and we try to run from me and start crying. Her situation could have been so much worse and I'm sorry it happened and hate myself for having it happen but I'm thankful that it was not worse. We were told that if the burn went any farther she would have been transported to the burn hospital. I think about how fast all of it happened. From the time of her injury to the time in the truck was about 5 minutes. From the registration desk to the time the nurse called us back was about 2 minutes. We were at the hospital for about a 1 and 1/2.<br />
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After the doctor left and just given her some pain medication. Look at her forehead all wrinkled up and her face. This is her I'm in pain face.<br />
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While waiting for the X-ray results she and dad fell asleep.<br />
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David and Michael. They both were so well-behaved. They sat in the chair the entire time watching cartoons. The nurse brought them Popsicles. <br />
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Doing the bandage change at home the first night.<br />
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Grazing The Hurdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123974570353616554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928285904129636739.post-44125587079685728882012-12-18T11:03:00.001-07:002012-12-18T11:03:33.078-07:00David's BirthdayDavid turned 4 this year. I can still remember bringing him home from the hospital. How tiny he was and just wanted to curl up into you. Of all my kids he was the only one that wanted to be swaddled and warm. I remember having to turn the heat up and the rest of us wore shorts and t-shirts. As I type this post he is currently using a baby wipe and is washing the floor. He for the most part is my big helper. He likes to clean and vacuum and the other day mopped the floor for me. For David's birthday I decided to ask him 4 questions.<br />
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1. Favorite Toy - Legos<br />
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2. Favorite food - Juice and Pizza<br />
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3. Favorite movie- Chipmunks<br />
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4. What do you want to be when you grow up - Policeman<br />
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I was so upset about his cake. I went to the store to order a cake he was specific that he wanted a Fire Truck cake with blue frosting. A few days later I went to pick it up and was told that it was not ready and that I had ordered it for a different pick-up date. I told the lady no and she said yes and then I showed her a copy of my receipt with the pick-up date of 11-19. Of course it was back peddling time and I was upset that his cake was not ready and that they also tried to blame their error on me. The offered me a free cake which was a tiny generic cake and I actually had a free coupon for that cake. They also offered me a discount on another cake that was made. I had a few choices. White cake with pink and yellow flowers, Thanksgiving themed cakes and a Justin Bieber cake. I declined and left and went to a different store. I ended up with a chocolate cake with pink, purple and green frosting on it. Not really boyish but it had to do. In the end I kick myself because I should have gotten the free cake and a month later I think I should have just gotten a Justin Bieber cake for the heck of it and to have a good laugh later. In point I will not order a cake from them again due to the customer service I received and obviously there is more to the story than I shared. <br />
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David is a great brother to Mattie and Michael. He is very caring but can also be a little on the mean side. He is very active and full of energy and it is non-stop. Every morning he wakes up and the first thing he says is "I want cereal". He loves cereal and will eat any kind. He wants it in a big blue bowl, with big milk (filled to the top) and eats it with a big spoon. <br />
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<br />Grazing The Hurdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123974570353616554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928285904129636739.post-62049262394909399042012-11-21T14:57:00.000-07:002012-11-21T14:57:23.627-07:00Cabin TripCabin trips have not happen so much in the past years because of Dan's work schedule. Since he has been in a new postion and does not have to work weekends we were able to go to the cabin with my brother and his family. We went down to the old apple orchard to look around. There were no apples on the trees but we walked around a little bit and and the trees are still numbered. The house is no longer there but the steps to the house are. I asked my dad and he told me that he remembers the lady that owned the orchard and he does remember her selling apples. It was a uneventful weekend but nice to go up and be in the cool air. The low was in the 30's and the high was in the 60's that weekend. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXWIs_P1w2S-MSPptsCH5T-MefcJDBFO78hwpTehyphenhyphennMyV2JdcReTWm9trniKd83AS_gX6zFlexhC4KGRximajPObEjzpeX-ls2NoZP-ODYOjMdnReeD0VEBqFcUeiYrMAgBaptaxggOSI/s1600/florida+and+cabin+trip+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXWIs_P1w2S-MSPptsCH5T-MefcJDBFO78hwpTehyphenhyphennMyV2JdcReTWm9trniKd83AS_gX6zFlexhC4KGRximajPObEjzpeX-ls2NoZP-ODYOjMdnReeD0VEBqFcUeiYrMAgBaptaxggOSI/s320/florida+and+cabin+trip+016.JPG" /></a></div><br />
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Grazing The Hurdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123974570353616554noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928285904129636739.post-59727429375832301172012-11-21T14:39:00.000-07:002012-11-21T14:39:54.160-07:00Michael's 8th BirthdayMichael celebrated his 8th birthday in September. We took him to pick out his present which was a new bike. That morning he had a flag football game which Dan took him to. When they went to leave the truck would not start. Someone saw Dan and gave him a jump start. It was only the battery so that is good thing but the battery was 1 month past warranty but isn't that how things work when they have a warranty on them. We did not tell Michael that he was getting a bike but just took him to the store and we walked by the bikes and that is when we told him. Dan helped him pick out a new bike while I chased Mattie and David around the store. We went to lunch at Subway and then came home. That night my brother a<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZ6SIRZZCD68OeGnTQ_sUytAPH4jzBqj64a9J5V5WmrViJ5arjbArvVKe-Ah-vEc9ogYT8y4y1rhL4LCXl5KuiDGtUJxaQLouIBCbpbx_Nh-MhuhFzE7T1mPBz521PMTA1k0AMwRyEbA/s1600/florida+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZ6SIRZZCD68OeGnTQ_sUytAPH4jzBqj64a9J5V5WmrViJ5arjbArvVKe-Ah-vEc9ogYT8y4y1rhL4LCXl5KuiDGtUJxaQLouIBCbpbx_Nh-MhuhFzE7T1mPBz521PMTA1k0AMwRyEbA/s320/florida+007.JPG" /></a></div><br />
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<strike></strike>nd his family came over for cake and ice cream.Grazing The Hurdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123974570353616554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928285904129636739.post-80440928522255436242012-09-03T15:48:00.006-07:002012-09-03T16:21:42.015-07:00Quick trip to PaysonOver Labor Day Weekend we took a day trip to Payson. Payson is one of my favorite places to visit. I was born in Payson and my grandparents lived in Payson. I spent many summers, weekends and holidays in Payson. Went I went to college at NAU I would often drive to Payson and stay with my Grandma for the weekend. She would help me out by giving me gas money but it was always in change and it was usually nickels. I would also stop by my aunt and uncles house in Pine. I had to visit around dinner time because they would be liquored up for the night and they became very generous. I also got to eat dinner with them. My aunt loved to can and she would give me food and my uncle would give me money. My grandparents are buried in Payson along with one of my uncles (same uncle that lived in Pine). I loved driving through Payson and just remembering everything. I'm amazed at how much the town has changed but also how things have stayed the same. When we were leaving I stood outside for a few minutes and I loved how it smelled. The pines and the cool air with a little bit of rain, it definitely brings back memories. We went to Payson for a few reasons. First I had a friend who's kids were doing a fundraiser so they can raise money to go to New York with the school. Their Grandpa (who has known my family before I was born) has a side business. He does a deep pit bbq and smoked a bunch of meat and was selling it. I ordered a few roast and so I needed to pick it up. The second reason was a good friend of mine was getting married around Christopher Creek area. My mom also spent a few days in Payson with her good friend and she rode home with us. While we were in Payson I took a few pictures of the kids at the wedding. David was the photographer and took pictures of Dan and I.<br /><br />A few funny things that happened. While we were getting ready to leave I had the ice chest sitting on the ground and I was putting laundry away and David came into the room with the lid and said "Mattie broke it". I walked out to the front room and found Mattie sitting in the ice chest. I don't know who broke it but have a good idea it was both of them. David blames everything on Mattie and Mattie blames everything on him. We needed the cooler to bring the meat home in so we had to duck tape the lid down. I figured it was our redneck moment for the trip. Also when we got home Michael was asleep and I woke him up and he said "What is my butt to big, do I need to scoot over". 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This is the first time he has played on a team for Flag Football and he has done really well. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWb1TDN0PGe5riM5vjEMO2kgfuWtxGJBFoJ_PCvAYTPRq50MOkej1I9pLic3d0SZagcP6q0dtSrnk4hOHhs0iYCQkKtCUAV5mPPN_G2ryS5d2VgPrimkSh3n15sG1yfmxYzh8NTPawcU/s1600/first+day+of+school+%2526+flag+football+097.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWb1TDN0PGe5riM5vjEMO2kgfuWtxGJBFoJ_PCvAYTPRq50MOkej1I9pLic3d0SZagcP6q0dtSrnk4hOHhs0iYCQkKtCUAV5mPPN_G2ryS5d2VgPrimkSh3n15sG1yfmxYzh8NTPawcU/s320/first+day+of+school+%2526+flag+football+097.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784085416017685714" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqpEF0RCW1mn4YXCYgvDa2AAl4o7I4umMS4Yp1QuYwKlPa2EKYH6rnqyJNOiCQRGhqv4nyI9ApYyeVTbMcSHOb2LnxlmLvRDHi-GX_xqCzr3TNc_58-g1VMhJz5l0LOwp5LIS8f2mwGs/s1600/first+day+of+school+%2526+flag+football+101.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqpEF0RCW1mn4YXCYgvDa2AAl4o7I4umMS4Yp1QuYwKlPa2EKYH6rnqyJNOiCQRGhqv4nyI9ApYyeVTbMcSHOb2LnxlmLvRDHi-GX_xqCzr3TNc_58-g1VMhJz5l0LOwp5LIS8f2mwGs/s320/first+day+of+school+%2526+flag+football+101.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784085409582747154" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh73CaMt0ORWtSJmfbHMmp6F4cQvozMOewMS36zbOzTWhGL9zVBGiOSbiu7_hAbDVSEGz2OEIL9-sxcYyuiccXOlpu36sKwPHm5vQksUZq-KV0s7Tmocal021WWiqPu4c98GpZpX5sIJgs/s1600/first+day+of+school+%2526+flag+football+044.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh73CaMt0ORWtSJmfbHMmp6F4cQvozMOewMS36zbOzTWhGL9zVBGiOSbiu7_hAbDVSEGz2OEIL9-sxcYyuiccXOlpu36sKwPHm5vQksUZq-KV0s7Tmocal021WWiqPu4c98GpZpX5sIJgs/s320/first+day+of+school+%2526+flag+football+044.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784085399184606946" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zO0pQ-Nxh1litC8jxETF_4IoTWhtjW-x3C5Aeq0FCLZcaE-UTnlzZ3PpRPgnhY04jmq34QaLkc6CvAocG7Az3H5rLfFzC0H3363770De-UWkFsYZ6ebXl-CsVrvP5x0QqaEkRZlROLI/s1600/first+day+of+school+%2526+flag+football+076.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zO0pQ-Nxh1litC8jxETF_4IoTWhtjW-x3C5Aeq0FCLZcaE-UTnlzZ3PpRPgnhY04jmq34QaLkc6CvAocG7Az3H5rLfFzC0H3363770De-UWkFsYZ6ebXl-CsVrvP5x0QqaEkRZlROLI/s320/first+day+of+school+%2526+flag+football+076.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784085385613932018" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWNv5AasgCEuG4Ywqf53pWP36I-j4pgcGXh0TTdx5rEGtFXYoSkVI_fKbOvr2_4biyeT34ZLmmrIa6oDKzfz-gfN3OHjbnv-hx8sbnGpgpZ_cq0ZbGpk2lb6fbxGLIJBhQb3VIvtnr_4/s1600/first+day+of+school+%2526+flag+football+078.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWNv5AasgCEuG4Ywqf53pWP36I-j4pgcGXh0TTdx5rEGtFXYoSkVI_fKbOvr2_4biyeT34ZLmmrIa6oDKzfz-gfN3OHjbnv-hx8sbnGpgpZ_cq0ZbGpk2lb6fbxGLIJBhQb3VIvtnr_4/s320/first+day+of+school+%2526+flag+football+078.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784085379423162498" /></a><br />Grazing The Hurdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123974570353616554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928285904129636739.post-80849238447186738062012-09-03T15:34:00.004-07:002012-09-03T15:48:17.987-07:00First ShaveDan was getting ready for work and David was sitting in the bathroom watching him shave. Dan put shaving cream on him and I gave him a comb. he stood in the bathroom sink and was pretending to shave. I love how serious he looks.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHVBSrBMZcwjXBW33oyn1DFcrYQcaHxnjo5Zn3bfmx-tggW1crIeTxXLanIY8tC4XGlf2G3XRwi2y1H-Hj9qSMYD1HEX8AvlCPZAFvJ9Q32xaqR25QQoJUBPnhoLDLkT6l3Z8ht6iWP2w/s1600/first+day+of+school+%2526+flag+football+022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHVBSrBMZcwjXBW33oyn1DFcrYQcaHxnjo5Zn3bfmx-tggW1crIeTxXLanIY8tC4XGlf2G3XRwi2y1H-Hj9qSMYD1HEX8AvlCPZAFvJ9Q32xaqR25QQoJUBPnhoLDLkT6l3Z8ht6iWP2w/s320/first+day+of+school+%2526+flag+football+022.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784083371108355890" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaqvxgf_361d7cYdEjAcCdWLgitrikZLT4Xhme5xEoxxLk1IPyOzy-EHC5vQTnDrpikHCQe6H7WsUrK_deTcQNW5E2tybxeZ_h3HWL733yhzQvktRdDIsuMS5DVkZzP3RhUgonK2M1lGw/s1600/first+day+of+school+%2526+flag+football+021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaqvxgf_361d7cYdEjAcCdWLgitrikZLT4Xhme5xEoxxLk1IPyOzy-EHC5vQTnDrpikHCQe6H7WsUrK_deTcQNW5E2tybxeZ_h3HWL733yhzQvktRdDIsuMS5DVkZzP3RhUgonK2M1lGw/s320/first+day+of+school+%2526+flag+football+021.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784083364162070066" /></a><br />Grazing The Hurdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123974570353616554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928285904129636739.post-23350882152877982622012-08-31T08:28:00.002-07:002012-08-31T08:37:03.581-07:00First Day of School<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHvE9HsxtmKu_VDqcDNednmo2YLiw8oHL5hUoocOODnSIg2F9uP_VyL0dVQqv2PVvD9xM9iL6Fss9qfv8ndMKSOc9DIcUG9LaZgEFNq50gJkheWsWMubaSio9NXXg23KnY2K9gR1lYbfI/s1600/first+day+of+school+%2526+flag+football+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHvE9HsxtmKu_VDqcDNednmo2YLiw8oHL5hUoocOODnSIg2F9uP_VyL0dVQqv2PVvD9xM9iL6Fss9qfv8ndMKSOc9DIcUG9LaZgEFNq50gJkheWsWMubaSio9NXXg23KnY2K9gR1lYbfI/s320/first+day+of+school+%2526+flag+football+002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782861721937044578" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXmamWo-OeeKJfAMMegBrHfBKRDzsHQoZst8fowpIgxqWDx9OvSQJcJsFu-KCAcr1b-iM-A9SWxkh8dxh9aXTxJrNnm2ejJWo-hIXii_TrIPmjaeal20kmEhdC7y3gLGjb7t5bTN6IIQ/s1600/first+day+of+school+%2526+flag+football+004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXmamWo-OeeKJfAMMegBrHfBKRDzsHQoZst8fowpIgxqWDx9OvSQJcJsFu-KCAcr1b-iM-A9SWxkh8dxh9aXTxJrNnm2ejJWo-hIXii_TrIPmjaeal20kmEhdC7y3gLGjb7t5bTN6IIQ/s320/first+day+of+school+%2526+flag+football+004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782861710828528482" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWNsM-2tNxSk0v48U8wsxJS-SggtiFMWCJqwrWoLeIknNfZvJFsomuCHXhmX6BddZNQkDf-L5sY7singEYby4IBrFWzNPPaorUGsXJ85qwsBCiDEzYABW-hGxVOzvS-up3uLc226sXLk/s1600/first+day+of+school+%2526+flag+football+005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWNsM-2tNxSk0v48U8wsxJS-SggtiFMWCJqwrWoLeIknNfZvJFsomuCHXhmX6BddZNQkDf-L5sY7singEYby4IBrFWzNPPaorUGsXJ85qwsBCiDEzYABW-hGxVOzvS-up3uLc226sXLk/s320/first+day+of+school+%2526+flag+football+005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782861698540368802" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAxFsSHIRNiiKAeYgPXZFF1dkVnCLbCVLSCLazoGLnfct-1kpJD_HUVYDLvKaba0mx0v1zcJlWVvukwqZsNLB9W25do755f1mateJsrduum5Qw_-yXktmBzwh_XZIZXUmXPDpAmHol2hA/s1600/first+day+of+school+%2526+flag+football+011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAxFsSHIRNiiKAeYgPXZFF1dkVnCLbCVLSCLazoGLnfct-1kpJD_HUVYDLvKaba0mx0v1zcJlWVvukwqZsNLB9W25do755f1mateJsrduum5Qw_-yXktmBzwh_XZIZXUmXPDpAmHol2hA/s320/first+day+of+school+%2526+flag+football+011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782861694950421714" /></a><br />Michael started second grade, Mattie is in Kindergarten and David is in Pre-school. All 3 kids are at different schools which different start times. Mattie goes to a school that is 15 miles away for the reason that the program that is needed for her is at that school. I was a little worried at first but since she has been in school she has done great. Her vocabulary has increased and I really like her teacher and aids. In morning a van will pick her up and 4 other kids ride with her. Coming home she rides the bus. I really like Michael's teacher she is very organized and does a lot of fun stuff with the kids. David is in pre-school through the school district for his speech. He is doing really well and likes pre-school. He rides the bus and that is really cool to him. He has his routine down and every bus he sees he will say "that is my bus". Grazing The Hurdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123974570353616554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928285904129636739.post-52638119095633682812012-07-03T12:17:00.004-07:002012-07-03T12:44:01.279-07:00The fist big owieDavid is our adventurous child. He is always climbing, jumping and flipping over the couch, and of course bumping into things (poor vision and not always willing to wear glasses has a lot to do with this). Needless to say his adventures lead to David being the first child to get stitches. Last Friday he was in the refrigerator wanting some apple juice. I told him to get down and when he climbed down his chin hit the handle on the freezer (freezer draw is on the bottom). At first I did not think it was that bad. When I took a second look I could see how bad it was. We took him to the urgent care and it was decided that the old fashion stitches was a better way to go for a few reasons. The nurse but a numbing gel on his chin and covered it for about 30 minutes. After that he got it cleaned out. He cried a little bit during that. After that the doctor came in and did three stitches. David was awesome and did not even cry. He laid very still. The only time David cried and I mean he freaked out was when we put a band aid on it. The nurse held his arms,the doctor held is head and I stuck the band aid on. The doctor said he did not need one but when we saw him picking at the stitches it was decided a band aid was a good idea. I have to admit that I was freaked out about him getting stitches. I made Dan go with me. Driving to the urgent care I calmed down a bit and noticed I was wearing my swim suit underneath my clothes and had sneakers on with no socks. Luckily Michael had a extra pair of socks in the van and I was able to put them on. Michael stayed with our neighbors who happened to call about 5 minutes before all of this happened and invited him to swim. I took him down to the house and they graciously took him in and feed him dinner. I was looking for a place for Mattie to go. I then could not find Mattie and found her sitting in the van with her shoes on. So it was decided that we would take Mattie with us because I don't think she was willing to go any where else. She was very sweet to David and would rub his head. David laid low on Saturday and was a wee bit on the cranky side. I could tell his chin did bother him a little bit. I am happy to report that David is know back to himself.<br /><br />What is funny is while at the urgent care, one of the guys on Dan's team was there with his son who also needed stitches. <br /><br />Picture of his lip- he also bit his lip when he hit his chin.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJj9RxUOi0qjQIJghPnPQ1WnfXEEDM4nLTmWp3ameeOpq5BWpCMRaZL5akq3bq_s6XPZMy4JVlKHEMItJcgmzZsX1yvKUBeZks4y5giwwI8bX_Az3LRyLMTdJR54JU6nrLnAKat78oIw/s1600/david+stitches+001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJj9RxUOi0qjQIJghPnPQ1WnfXEEDM4nLTmWp3ameeOpq5BWpCMRaZL5akq3bq_s6XPZMy4JVlKHEMItJcgmzZsX1yvKUBeZks4y5giwwI8bX_Az3LRyLMTdJR54JU6nrLnAKat78oIw/s320/david+stitches+001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5761030092877471842" /></a><br /><br />Chin with stitches.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzwIslz4P_Qiq41ytMrGofEb2HlXKLTD1HcKl4u4mQZpTCHgSxymbNiDEdn76SwY1bPeX4xNfmo7ImfgSUKxj9Dp1Bv7FlnW1eSnc1qLVddkcSnqWSYYjFZuaDWQee_o1W2llyi1MeQtQ/s1600/david+stitches+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzwIslz4P_Qiq41ytMrGofEb2HlXKLTD1HcKl4u4mQZpTCHgSxymbNiDEdn76SwY1bPeX4xNfmo7ImfgSUKxj9Dp1Bv7FlnW1eSnc1qLVddkcSnqWSYYjFZuaDWQee_o1W2llyi1MeQtQ/s320/david+stitches+002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5761030095627164946" /></a><br /><br />While taking a picture of David's chin, Mattie wanted a picture of her owie that is on her toe. It is a hang nail.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNdEmc74GMfQ-j59crBe45jhQwoV0aDjeF1VWWaiOeR0Yj5ptFVUzbIhgcTYB5WYeo34wQsi3wsdh3EMeFxPf2spWvXp1p5b0pTd9r4j-nhyphenhyphenRLPo6a1Aj2mc48bsCSJ-cfKYN3Y8YoGs/s1600/david+stitches+004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNdEmc74GMfQ-j59crBe45jhQwoV0aDjeF1VWWaiOeR0Yj5ptFVUzbIhgcTYB5WYeo34wQsi3wsdh3EMeFxPf2spWvXp1p5b0pTd9r4j-nhyphenhyphenRLPo6a1Aj2mc48bsCSJ-cfKYN3Y8YoGs/s320/david+stitches+004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5761030108080951458" /></a>Grazing The Hurdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123974570353616554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928285904129636739.post-26954223893000732012012-07-03T11:47:00.009-07:002012-07-03T12:10:40.802-07:00Last day of school and Pre-school GraduationIt is official... Mattie is in Kindergarten. After 2 and 1/2 years of pre-school she is ready for Kindergarten. Her class did a cute presentation and sang a few songs and had a little lunch. I dressed her up for the day and I was told she knew how pretty she was. She would twirl around in her dress and would giggle. I knew this day would come but did not realize how soon. David's class also did a little presentation but sadly I did not charge my camera so I did not get any pictures of him and just a few of Mattie.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqYYEf_fVzL1FND8GYNU3dau-kbBRHrd2dLOPjWNj_ckHT91LI3rwjdyl9vY2ihxq9M8-QAMGROPGkflZurmrh_Zo8IxUG0NYs7GnupNqLE8zie7Ap8LG7Fuo9jAHFveGhyphenhyphenjOoQEiTCc/s1600/mattie+graduation+010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqYYEf_fVzL1FND8GYNU3dau-kbBRHrd2dLOPjWNj_ckHT91LI3rwjdyl9vY2ihxq9M8-QAMGROPGkflZurmrh_Zo8IxUG0NYs7GnupNqLE8zie7Ap8LG7Fuo9jAHFveGhyphenhyphenjOoQEiTCc/s320/mattie+graduation+010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5761018312356223554" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOd-4q1WLAAwPT9C1hk6EihwIm_vAJ85-wgd60sd7-U0QcCfMY4MmMqr0Rg2d8zejf__Xz13RxYEUk42SLuYiZbsshhDRbKF67vSKqivOzhlRKZOQzpFH6mHA1Q1SDFurXKcSDfyFCl8/s1600/mattie+graduation+009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOd-4q1WLAAwPT9C1hk6EihwIm_vAJ85-wgd60sd7-U0QcCfMY4MmMqr0Rg2d8zejf__Xz13RxYEUk42SLuYiZbsshhDRbKF67vSKqivOzhlRKZOQzpFH6mHA1Q1SDFurXKcSDfyFCl8/s320/mattie+graduation+009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5761018307259358002" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm3yBUasBWnuznCV-EonGpVelcE9lP55x5NDQyFGBozow4R-jWoa4fJMtfUIk-xkaOqRyvlDkxQCcFndGeGRUTiv5XaIvPXpGQe9JM7d4xFo9NT4KAGfJyfe2QAdy0xKBQxaVRwhkPSlg/s1600/mattie+graduation+006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm3yBUasBWnuznCV-EonGpVelcE9lP55x5NDQyFGBozow4R-jWoa4fJMtfUIk-xkaOqRyvlDkxQCcFndGeGRUTiv5XaIvPXpGQe9JM7d4xFo9NT4KAGfJyfe2QAdy0xKBQxaVRwhkPSlg/s320/mattie+graduation+006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5761018292799827986" /></a><br /><br /><br />Michael also completed first grade. He had a great school year, made lots of friends and Ms. Becker was a great teacher. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFerhGbx2M7zsg5CHhBEKJkbTSvqWNc_X1wLIEF29WPt3zMTNCCQkJJMLZ2QqScqT3FsCK6K8K8MY4Gid3Yzv-UuIp0nxKqdIpp4V-VLL5047P2a2tsqmCTLa5DZTOwvsNOHhwfojlyE/s1600/last+day+of+school+006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFerhGbx2M7zsg5CHhBEKJkbTSvqWNc_X1wLIEF29WPt3zMTNCCQkJJMLZ2QqScqT3FsCK6K8K8MY4Gid3Yzv-UuIp0nxKqdIpp4V-VLL5047P2a2tsqmCTLa5DZTOwvsNOHhwfojlyE/s320/last+day+of+school+006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5761021866837174626" /></a>Grazing The Hurdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123974570353616554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928285904129636739.post-78951333554624325772012-06-17T21:04:00.025-07:002012-07-03T11:46:12.580-07:00Washington DCWhite House<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZ63DWQamtMO850qHHj5Mfg8ZnY_9QBJEQF21z3O0f6tKgO7uKyH5BSSbvNTmJZ0CP4-R1sSVFrwY81VWErR800c3Z7oBxjiJwTeuBpnp24byCj6ApDWVuxiqvvkMpPBk1S9DKonUW-k/s1600/washington+dc+2012+129.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZ63DWQamtMO850qHHj5Mfg8ZnY_9QBJEQF21z3O0f6tKgO7uKyH5BSSbvNTmJZ0CP4-R1sSVFrwY81VWErR800c3Z7oBxjiJwTeuBpnp24byCj6ApDWVuxiqvvkMpPBk1S9DKonUW-k/s320/washington+dc+2012+129.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5757374953674100706" /></a><br /><br />Eisenhower Executive Office Building (Has a long history behind it but today it where the majority of the offices are for the white house staff).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJLKTywDb2I3bwTKUR_99nVw-qyvS7qDtcUz2-Z8Y2i9QTTvgTGf2suTExjrtXfs2PwnTa1jAeVL2cXqB-zxlHvuxivnRMBBrKrwKdpEuPHXAPihVfXdIkq1vnQXt9mB3Q01sLu-j7fVg/s1600/washington+dc+2012+134.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJLKTywDb2I3bwTKUR_99nVw-qyvS7qDtcUz2-Z8Y2i9QTTvgTGf2suTExjrtXfs2PwnTa1jAeVL2cXqB-zxlHvuxivnRMBBrKrwKdpEuPHXAPihVfXdIkq1vnQXt9mB3Q01sLu-j7fVg/s320/washington+dc+2012+134.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5757374961314155810" /></a><br /><br /> Close-up of the daddy lion saying<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETo6w9b23qtPwo5fFspbc98DplADpyNkYNctJeboC54oEP0I3Bv0tvLkPOr0HMe-dGjyaGC-Qf5GFtirdO05eIHXj6CvWCC1ak90CMYS7xzcwdOKObwHTReQ95HnV3trlOHXJw51I_UQ/s1600/washington+dc+2012+123.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETo6w9b23qtPwo5fFspbc98DplADpyNkYNctJeboC54oEP0I3Bv0tvLkPOr0HMe-dGjyaGC-Qf5GFtirdO05eIHXj6CvWCC1ak90CMYS7xzcwdOKObwHTReQ95HnV3trlOHXJw51I_UQ/s320/washington+dc+2012+123.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5757374550078517954" /></a><br /><br />Daddy Lion watching cubs play<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggM2Tu_e_vPe2L12-3YgTRCLuzdQJRiYGfkXPa6nBU-oAL2jYCgjTS12hnsIV0k5SYRdmQ-a7tUqQjYzVA0F-HY1DH1CM2Bw75NWK-3H2IiZUs3FT8TUVdDJi1TvVum6MEESvgzf6Pfvg/s1600/washington+dc+2012+121.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggM2Tu_e_vPe2L12-3YgTRCLuzdQJRiYGfkXPa6nBU-oAL2jYCgjTS12hnsIV0k5SYRdmQ-a7tUqQjYzVA0F-HY1DH1CM2Bw75NWK-3H2IiZUs3FT8TUVdDJi1TvVum6MEESvgzf6Pfvg/s320/washington+dc+2012+121.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5757374547266767362" /></a><br /><br />Momma Lion <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUa57BOKjspCHK-djo4BuBeEl0F1S6J0pDeVc6ZghyqOTDvGCK1MBKuAWoPPDIPqay1TiHZIt-VlJvYXUz0Hgw8LFI8B5J21HeF3LjOZKRTbsStDdeIFO125AX1uoNGUH0OwTQh3UlGk/s1600/washington+dc+2012+120.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUa57BOKjspCHK-djo4BuBeEl0F1S6J0pDeVc6ZghyqOTDvGCK1MBKuAWoPPDIPqay1TiHZIt-VlJvYXUz0Hgw8LFI8B5J21HeF3LjOZKRTbsStDdeIFO125AX1uoNGUH0OwTQh3UlGk/s320/washington+dc+2012+120.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5757374538897650146" /></a><br /><br />Momma Lion watching her cubs sleep<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY71f3ey89zl_V2ysWj0CNhPVyzWntdOA8ccZSa5uFmcjRssVItW2k6C_mC8JqNjR6Y2W_MSMnLyGtUx25hIiWa9-ofrzXEhaYah5NbGX01eNdZjaLZCzAWyefNPl0cfzlvZtltRQYXg0/s1600/washington+dc+2012+119.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY71f3ey89zl_V2ysWj0CNhPVyzWntdOA8ccZSa5uFmcjRssVItW2k6C_mC8JqNjR6Y2W_MSMnLyGtUx25hIiWa9-ofrzXEhaYah5NbGX01eNdZjaLZCzAWyefNPl0cfzlvZtltRQYXg0/s320/washington+dc+2012+119.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5757374535704756386" /></a><br /><br />Names on the wall of 2 Officers that we know (Robert Targosz and Eric Shuhandler)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYZEEo9fnaTnGJDtzsRCRidhDZxV5LQUBwlLhnzGict0Z0XvSA7mW2YYKTXECibehUyFyvt-ckmAd_PITz33ZHkohOsty3SMHAPDLs18jRk6UkQaNHTsUFgnW-mDZrPUPZWFLz6nrtKo/s1600/washington+dc+2012+115.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYZEEo9fnaTnGJDtzsRCRidhDZxV5LQUBwlLhnzGict0Z0XvSA7mW2YYKTXECibehUyFyvt-ckmAd_PITz33ZHkohOsty3SMHAPDLs18jRk6UkQaNHTsUFgnW-mDZrPUPZWFLz6nrtKo/s320/washington+dc+2012+115.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5761009919729909394" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSOTJkqsWmLvhIzKKNOKpbkdOT6jD4kCmSYUiUPbDRce3n9Nj07wxLj2Cwinvgp5xV8XUd3ztVlZaxYeoxb0n8plFPCMwYy65K83Y9skptZPSoTAbdM5oH_sm0AjZfN_LI0LzCu-MgWs/s1600/washington+dc+2012+117.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSOTJkqsWmLvhIzKKNOKpbkdOT6jD4kCmSYUiUPbDRce3n9Nj07wxLj2Cwinvgp5xV8XUd3ztVlZaxYeoxb0n8plFPCMwYy65K83Y9skptZPSoTAbdM5oH_sm0AjZfN_LI0LzCu-MgWs/s320/washington+dc+2012+117.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5761009933742160706" /></a><br /><br /><br />Police Memorial Pond<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaCdVfHObZqtzYfp7vhQxdtNwi2eCtvUyQDfz9bPnKeSg_M8mnGQJyXR6s02o7-XaIIiZDXF6Z32IJwJfyIrqXM2BfIm1e_i13Wnwcg_llGIzJZHonGPDaYReWJKQw7smAjxNZKWai1zs/s1600/washington+dc+2012+113.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaCdVfHObZqtzYfp7vhQxdtNwi2eCtvUyQDfz9bPnKeSg_M8mnGQJyXR6s02o7-XaIIiZDXF6Z32IJwJfyIrqXM2BfIm1e_i13Wnwcg_llGIzJZHonGPDaYReWJKQw7smAjxNZKWai1zs/s320/washington+dc+2012+113.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5757373736226627602" /></a><br /><br />Old Post Office (Such pretty building and currently being used as federal offices and retail shops. I wish I would have taken a tour of the inside. I recently learned that this beautiful building will be turned into a hotel by the Trump Hotel Corporation).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisboi0pqdEYQyKvxN0uNuasDj9vIIHNC7H_-Sgm8SyXZXVwNCfaI5iYEr0N29ZEWT46NVOp5dmFC9k7QiRlIRe8EZSmuA17yipfs51HpeObWrkgC3-UYTvEHHzpQ1FU-and5AE-_fIu3I/s1600/washington+dc+2012+107.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisboi0pqdEYQyKvxN0uNuasDj9vIIHNC7H_-Sgm8SyXZXVwNCfaI5iYEr0N29ZEWT46NVOp5dmFC9k7QiRlIRe8EZSmuA17yipfs51HpeObWrkgC3-UYTvEHHzpQ1FU-and5AE-_fIu3I/s320/washington+dc+2012+107.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5757372711455515762" /></a><br /><br />Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQFA3mIsX3LD2_I3cPSDPz_MQKwZjDhM6aiCgEXp0x9dkhunqrFs7r-s5Ip2Znyw_bt6iI7gCmolJoAecHBf61QaeS0d-RkUYMJ8Bp9A-U4bN72w3ZT1z_lNjnheX6rMZf1A61LJtthE/s1600/washington+dc+2012+078.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQFA3mIsX3LD2_I3cPSDPz_MQKwZjDhM6aiCgEXp0x9dkhunqrFs7r-s5Ip2Znyw_bt6iI7gCmolJoAecHBf61QaeS0d-RkUYMJ8Bp9A-U4bN72w3ZT1z_lNjnheX6rMZf1A61LJtthE/s320/washington+dc+2012+078.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5757372705613475714" /></a><br /><br />Capital Building <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCiulN_u0SQ-Fc7ZvXWWGdqI4dGyy7qTg3YSFfHwTyro8_aOaosQj4oK802pc19HZGV6D3W8Z78G9LEofxLEmx5OXtc1U5XykUm_M0o160Qx8BFfWgB6_bJN6oYJ3NSsrZaHTVn5_sHt8/s1600/washington+dc+2012+040.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCiulN_u0SQ-Fc7ZvXWWGdqI4dGyy7qTg3YSFfHwTyro8_aOaosQj4oK802pc19HZGV6D3W8Z78G9LEofxLEmx5OXtc1U5XykUm_M0o160Qx8BFfWgB6_bJN6oYJ3NSsrZaHTVn5_sHt8/s320/washington+dc+2012+040.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5757372695429124354" /></a><br /><br />Washington Monument (notice the difference in the color of the stones)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4aeVR-hT6OZwV6WDTJuR7z2rOsMLD4daGmYF8HzGsG-1hfHCiMhbcuFh_p5wchmhDw3wNzshyphenhyphenJH1b50l8W2vUwy8Rr1XCZWiyzFZMhFv3gRpzMOBRu1mPzUB3y1ZLUZ1ZgeL3sWUy6M0/s1600/washington+dc+2012+137.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4aeVR-hT6OZwV6WDTJuR7z2rOsMLD4daGmYF8HzGsG-1hfHCiMhbcuFh_p5wchmhDw3wNzshyphenhyphenJH1b50l8W2vUwy8Rr1XCZWiyzFZMhFv3gRpzMOBRu1mPzUB3y1ZLUZ1ZgeL3sWUy6M0/s320/washington+dc+2012+137.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5755235924711479570" /></a><br /><br />Protesters<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjStZYaEvFwvsh7FO21E5C8GG76Pi4Aeu3vjI4P6UBu7cthAel-eYjXJHTkucvqxa787UPYw3R9PB5-La2UtbNn8VR878TcF1f_BnTpO96zO8opiEGDCIVE5okQ90-8PmH2pyDoAmF3q6M/s1600/washington+dc+2012+140.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjStZYaEvFwvsh7FO21E5C8GG76Pi4Aeu3vjI4P6UBu7cthAel-eYjXJHTkucvqxa787UPYw3R9PB5-La2UtbNn8VR878TcF1f_BnTpO96zO8opiEGDCIVE5okQ90-8PmH2pyDoAmF3q6M/s320/washington+dc+2012+140.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5755235915801286738" /></a><br /><br />Iwo Jima Memorial<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUMxCVXiwD71eyBLG7EmkTIIwI2Hs02mLXq6IeJu4g4mdktiuVzgx7JZ2rYKJvHfb6ysBcIUvig2Bla1eFvH5-AgnebSMHcoNHc1FcdPfBkPVrMBUlHWywlsQy8Sz_dcTKbXx4MXPbrSg/s1600/washington+dc+2012+149.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUMxCVXiwD71eyBLG7EmkTIIwI2Hs02mLXq6IeJu4g4mdktiuVzgx7JZ2rYKJvHfb6ysBcIUvig2Bla1eFvH5-AgnebSMHcoNHc1FcdPfBkPVrMBUlHWywlsQy8Sz_dcTKbXx4MXPbrSg/s320/washington+dc+2012+149.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5755235912398294274" /></a><br /><br />This is the Rosslyn metro stop that was close to our hotel. I was told that this was one of the deepest stops. My first time seeing the escalator was around midnight. I held on tight the first few times. You can feel your body weight shift forward when you are riding the escalator.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdS6zF0IhjMkylHIz5OZa7G43SnBpS-U0BcTD93Z-W57CbXwkvu7Um_-K4kq_h6J7Nk4yhO9TTBr9D5RlZ-mk_PGqVAnsCvpFA2wUszpkSu7RlD2H8bCWOFdblbz8OD17eWUNYYDfpRX8/s1600/washington+dc+2012+053.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdS6zF0IhjMkylHIz5OZa7G43SnBpS-U0BcTD93Z-W57CbXwkvu7Um_-K4kq_h6J7Nk4yhO9TTBr9D5RlZ-mk_PGqVAnsCvpFA2wUszpkSu7RlD2H8bCWOFdblbz8OD17eWUNYYDfpRX8/s320/washington+dc+2012+053.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5761009939412168722" /></a><br /><br /><br />I did it... I took a trip without the kids and Dan. I had the opportunity to go to Washington DC in April with my mom and Debbie. Debbie was teaching at a conference for a few days. I was able to stay with her in the hotel and I was offered a really inexpensive flight deal. We left on a Wednesday afternoon and did not get to the DC area until 11 at night. We actually stayed in Arlington. Our hotel was along the Potomac River and the view from our room was Georgetown University. When we got to our hotel room it was close to one in the morning and we were starving. Debbie used app on her phone to locate a few late night restaurants that delivered. We decided on a place called Manny and Olga's. We were a little fearful thinking what restaurant stays open to 3 am and delivers food. Turns out the food was really good. We finally went to bed around 4 am and I think I slept to about 10 (East coast time which was 7 am in Arizona). While Debbie was teaching and doing her Economic stuff or I should say hanging out at the Federal Reserve, my mom and I went exploring. We saw a few exhibits at the Smithsonian, The Washington Monument, The Capital, Supreme Court and Library of Congress and did some shopping at Georgetown. The next day we saw the White House, Police Memorial, Arlington Cemetery walked through the downtown area of DC and saw a LDS church located next door to a pub. On our last day we did a few quick trips including the Smithsonian, saw Ford's theater and we went back to Georgetown to DC Cupcakes and also Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream. I loved DC Cupcakes. I can understand why they have their own show. I got a mix of flavors and brought them back home for the kids. There is one funny story. When I was at the Smithsonian of American History my mom and I were in the elevator and this chinese man got on the elevator with us. At the same time he and I reached to push the floor button and he lightly slapped my hand and told me "no". I just looked at him and kept thinking did this guy really just do that to me. I doubt he could barely speak english so me saying something would not have been worth it but seriously how rude!<br /><br />Washington DC was great and I loved being on my own and having my own schedule. My mom and I did a lot of walking and by night time we were so tired that we would order food and have it delivered to the hotel. We would lay in bed for the night and watch TV, read books and snooze on and off. Every night we went to bed around 1 or 2am. We rode the metro most of the time and only took a taxi a few times. Being born and raised in Arizona this is new to me. It took me about a 1/2 day to figure the metro out and the maps. I found that people in DC were very friendly and when you are walking around holding a map people would ask if you needed help. <br /><br />I was really impressed with Arlington Cemetery. It was extremely beautiful and the history that is associated with the Cemetery. I think I could have spent all day there. I was also impressed with the Capital. You see a picture of the Capital on TV all the time but I did not realize how big it was. I loved the buildings and how they looked. The one thing I learned is that everything has stairs. I really want to go back to the DC area and I want to take Dan. He is like me and we both love history. DC has always been one of his places that he wants to go and visit. This area of the United States played such and important role in the development of the country. When we were walking around you would see a motorcade or black vehicles drive by. I always wanted to know who was in the car. We also got to see a protest, I had no idea what they were protesting but it was still very interesting to see. Walking around DC and Virgina I tried to imagine what it was like during the Revolutionary war, the War of 1812, The Civil War and just other events when our country was being developed. <br /><br />The police memorial was very peaceful. I had a hard time finding it at first and I thought it would be bigger. I was doing a rub of a few names when a lady came over and offered to help me At first I thought she was homeless. She had this cane with all sorts of stuff hanging from it. multiple lucky rabbit's feet, a tail of some animal (racoon, squirrel I have no idea) and just other odd stuff. Turns out she volunteer's at the memorial and she helps people with the rubbing and questions. She is a little cooky but very sweet and loves her job. I though the police memorial would have statues of officers and there are not any. Turns out they have lions and cubs. She said that there are so many different types of Police Officers in the United States with different uniforms and looks that it was hard to represent all of them. A male and female lion were choosen. The female lion is watching over her sleeping cubs. This represents the soft side of law enforcement (helping a person out, helping a child find their parents etc..) The male lion is watching over his cubs playing and this represents the harsher side of law enforcment (criminals, robbery, shootings). <br /><br /><br />When we were headed back to the airport we had to take a taxi because the metro line to the airport was closed for repair. We actually picked the taxi up in Georgetown and stopped by the hotel to get our luggage. I knew it would be an expensive trip and the fact that we had to hold the taxi I think was a 7 dollars charge. While were were driving to the airport we started talking with the taxi driver and he was 70 years old and lived in Virginia his entire life. He asked it we had extra time and we told him yes. He drove a different route and gave us a little tour of Virgina. He asked if we saw Iwo Jima. I told him no and he drive by Iwo Jima. We were in the taxi for about an hour. When we got to the airport he discounted our trip my half. I was very thankful for him. He was honest and took extra time to share what he knew.Grazing The Hurdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123974570353616554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928285904129636739.post-55089543340020218872012-06-17T20:43:00.007-07:002012-06-17T21:04:03.143-07:00Mattie and David Field Trip to the Zoo<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6fOrC3h9_a1TfHpdZu-mTfxZH5fYPwQoEzVkCYEOmuFEGPNFg38i5BU37u_QWBi2Vj5VyyDNOGuFygwRkFD3WJ6FtvRUFJ4mFe4efuytGpSCtwwlU0H01sFJhxaLafNBEiO-qdwvq_A/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6fOrC3h9_a1TfHpdZu-mTfxZH5fYPwQoEzVkCYEOmuFEGPNFg38i5BU37u_QWBi2Vj5VyyDNOGuFygwRkFD3WJ6FtvRUFJ4mFe4efuytGpSCtwwlU0H01sFJhxaLafNBEiO-qdwvq_A/s320/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5755220683383696210" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYx1F1WM0XRLEANBtXwWt17OYwbOwyY8aI2bfqEZAjM-A3gx6JDLTaBwhllgLqw3HZZng_Y_N4p_RKsk_MmZANHMI0xfRBFehNTA8pZgmMWVpMcdz5-zPQ_PjRZwtjsv0aqJf8optuUhc/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYx1F1WM0XRLEANBtXwWt17OYwbOwyY8aI2bfqEZAjM-A3gx6JDLTaBwhllgLqw3HZZng_Y_N4p_RKsk_MmZANHMI0xfRBFehNTA8pZgmMWVpMcdz5-zPQ_PjRZwtjsv0aqJf8optuUhc/s320/002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5755220680774072114" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCMibJRuPLv3KC0HIg7tJ97IV4ey2PVKhpFnYIrl1KsQy3iGGmDZsaF1l9xTMdzfejvnegXosARyZas1LZUDwZK6Wd5UmcVkiII0fB5ZEFWUc1Wc-i-5vh5Ml9PN3WQHM-7QYWWhv0zGk/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCMibJRuPLv3KC0HIg7tJ97IV4ey2PVKhpFnYIrl1KsQy3iGGmDZsaF1l9xTMdzfejvnegXosARyZas1LZUDwZK6Wd5UmcVkiII0fB5ZEFWUc1Wc-i-5vh5Ml9PN3WQHM-7QYWWhv0zGk/s320/003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5755220672931606194" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGKBCW5tWsKMO3X6fpJNsOh5rsbxr3nrDXh2zzWyW-YmHllUlKQPamh03GYl4BVv7dIJioH0H14pmcmXtppm9MdXYxooYe5BzV8X1Q4zlf4KZBW9i_GAxmrWb3RUFW13jq0KhdZRrD7nY/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGKBCW5tWsKMO3X6fpJNsOh5rsbxr3nrDXh2zzWyW-YmHllUlKQPamh03GYl4BVv7dIJioH0H14pmcmXtppm9MdXYxooYe5BzV8X1Q4zlf4KZBW9i_GAxmrWb3RUFW13jq0KhdZRrD7nY/s320/005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5755220351363693682" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYzR_O0Npvibe9kvgkr6Y7vk3bjY6_nTjLhTeHaJlPU5wA-TCDiXN-2zx30lRBeRqPJwhs8DDltYrTYM9RC66i2WpRgPeKul_m9X1uPnYNk7BkSCXI1ujaygOWTYK7PJOHhCR0JZmuRlw/s1600/006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYzR_O0Npvibe9kvgkr6Y7vk3bjY6_nTjLhTeHaJlPU5wA-TCDiXN-2zx30lRBeRqPJwhs8DDltYrTYM9RC66i2WpRgPeKul_m9X1uPnYNk7BkSCXI1ujaygOWTYK7PJOHhCR0JZmuRlw/s320/006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5755220346313775026" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2rAdVXjdsaImIC14nrvdZGTKfI3ujzQY1BMSqCRAz1NrQ5yo6r6h4ZGE7Imey205HpmDXzxplSEfH77aeLe1s68nurFxvOSi0byTP4Jh-oVKevViejY0XMWfkr6UzhNcXkPxIvs1X1WU/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2rAdVXjdsaImIC14nrvdZGTKfI3ujzQY1BMSqCRAz1NrQ5yo6r6h4ZGE7Imey205HpmDXzxplSEfH77aeLe1s68nurFxvOSi0byTP4Jh-oVKevViejY0XMWfkr6UzhNcXkPxIvs1X1WU/s320/007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5755220339677202114" /></a><br />In April David and Mattie had a field trip to the zoo. Both of the kids go to the same pre-school but are in different classes. I was a little worried about how it would go because usually each when will go in different directions. I brought the chariot (double stroller) and they both rode in it, so I had a easy time of keeping track of them. I walked around the zoo with another mom who's daughter is in David's class and her daughter had Down Syndrome. I thought David would be really excited to go and ride on the bus and to my surprise he did not like it. I had a hard time getting him on the bus. Once on the bus he laid his head in my lap and would only look up every once in a while. I wonder if he had motion sickness but he does great in the car. I think it was just to much for him and the bus was noisy. Mattie on the other hand loved it. She sat next to me or in the seat across from me next to another little boy. We walked around and saw all that we could see. The kids loved the monkeys and the elephants. David also liked the tractors. Mattie is still a little shy from the real animals so she kept her distance from them. She has been learning the signs for different animals and she was able to sign the names of the animals that she knew.Grazing The Hurdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123974570353616554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928285904129636739.post-563743674428180432012-05-20T09:25:00.002-07:002012-05-22T09:54:30.785-07:0010 years......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGdhEOmZQKCVG3qaJ41JchfUigxC7g21cyanML680XVEV19T4UanLNAKteCZq6w9NsYHmry2moEgu7kN8Bw4kieHAH4A1dAlPapMnN2xuPnRQykPlSpv1WzhkVWLV5KeVwXBbq5UwWqOc/s1600/P5200068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGdhEOmZQKCVG3qaJ41JchfUigxC7g21cyanML680XVEV19T4UanLNAKteCZq6w9NsYHmry2moEgu7kN8Bw4kieHAH4A1dAlPapMnN2xuPnRQykPlSpv1WzhkVWLV5KeVwXBbq5UwWqOc/s320/P5200068.JPG" /></a></div><br />
Today is a big day for Dan and I. Today is our ten year wedding anniversary. I remember the day. I remember decorating, and getting ready, and what I did before everything started. It sounds weird but I went to the gym. When I got in my car and was driving to the clubhouse to help decorate, I was flipping through the radio stations to find a good song. The scanner stopped on 94.5 (cool gold, which at this time was the oldie's music station) the song "Going to the Chappel" came on. I will admit I'm a nerd and like some of these old songs. I thought how perfect is this. <br />
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Dan and I were married on a Monday. Why a Monday? Well for a few reasons. May 20th was the anniversary of our first date. Second, anyone knows that weddings are expensive and when you pay for a wedding yourself you cut every possible corner. In the world of weddings getting married during the week is a lot less expensive and it easier to schedule dates. When we looked at getting married on a weekend it would be a year out. Dan and I did not want to wait a year to get married. We got married at Val Vista Lakes and the cost to get married there during the week plus the discount that we received because my Dad lives there was within our budget. <br />
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This post is not about our wedding but how we met and few special moments.<br />
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It May of 1999. I was attending ASU and worked part-time for the County Attorney's Office. I was a copy girl. I copied all the cases that came into our office for charging. Some cases were big and required boxes to hold everything. Other cases were smaller. I became good friends with a few attorney's and I started babysitting for them and then some of there friends. Often as a group they would all go out and I would have a bunch of kids to babysit. Usually it was a high number like 10. Dona who was a friend and I babysatt for worked at Mesquite Junior High. Her daughter Kristi was in 7th grade. I would have Kristi help me babysit and then split the cost with her. Anyways Dona would talk about someone who worked at her school and how I needed to meet him. I did not do it right away and I saw his picture in the paper one day. The school Dan worked at this time was in the paper and he was interviewed and photographed for it. After I saw him the paper I had this special feeling and I knew I needed to meet Dan. I told Dona and it ended up that I had a big babysitting job coming up. <br />
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I had Kristi help me and then I would drop the money off to Dona at the school and so I could meet Dan. Well it worked. Dona walked me around the school and pointed Dan out to me. Later I was in the office talking and in walks Dan. We talked briefly about college. He had a degree from UofA in Political Science. I was getting a degree in Criminal Justice. We bothed liked history and he knew I was interested in Law Enforcment. My ultimate job was to work for the Forest Service. Well the following weekend I had another big babysitting job and so the same routine followed. The second time I ran into Dan he asked if I was interested in doing a ride a long with him in the summer time. I said yes and gave him my number. The next day he called and instead of a ride along he asked me on a date. That first date was May 20. We went to Macaroni Grill then to Coffee Talk and back to my house and talked to 3 in the morning. I remember what I wore. Black skorts with a hot pink button up shirt. He had on jeans and a a striped polo shirt. He drove a blue Ford truck and gave me a white carnation. The next week we had lunch at Souper Salad. That night he asked me to his house for dinner. He made Green Chili Chicken burritos with <br />
Red Enchilada sauce on top and his own Jicama Salsa. To this day we eat this at least once a month. That weekend we went on a date to the Improv. We did alot of stuff together. Cooking dinner or just hanging out. I was in summers school full time and worked full time so my weekends often included studying. I remember calling Dan up one weekend in September and said I wanted to take a trip. When? Right know. My grandparents and uncle were up at the cabin. My brother was working at the fire station and my sister-in-law Debbie was bored and knew Grandma and Grandpa were up there. She said you should ask Dan to come to cabin with us. Debbie drove the car with Lane. Dan and I drove up in his truck. His new truck that he only owned for a few months. After that weekend his truck had a few Arizona pin strippings on it. <br />
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I think back about this trip for many reasons. We were all sitting outside in chairs talking when Debbie announced that she was pregnant with their second child. My grandma caught on right away what Debbie said but it took my Uncle and Grandpa another round of words and trying to figure out my Grandma expression. That night we played cards until the early morning hours. My uncle had this dog who had terrible gas. The dog layed underneath the table and passed gas ("s.b.d.'s"silent but deadly). You always knew when it was coming because the dog would move around a lay at the next victims feet. Finally the dog was booted outside. It was Dan's first experience at the cabin. Besides the gas passing dog I'm glad this was his first trip. He really got to know my grandparents and uncle. It was a casual and relaxed trip. Usually the cabin trips are many people, can be chaos and something is always broken and requires multipe trips into to town to get the item repaired. This trip is also important because it was the last trip I had with my grandparents to the cabin. A few weeks later my Grandpa passed away. Ironically he passed away at the cabin, a place he designed and built. The cabin is still an important place for us. I think Dan's second trip to the cabin involved a lot of snow and him digging the vehicles out with a broken shovel and no water because the lines were frozen. <br />
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Dan and I had a great time together during our dating years. He even did a spur of the moment trip with me to Payson to visit some family friends and have Tacos. It was memorial weekend and my mom was cooking Tacos at Charlene's house. I think he thought I was crazy because who would drive to Payson for Tacos. Well if you had my mom's tacos you would know why. Plus Charlene's family is fun to be with and well Payson is used to be my home away from home. I was born in Payson and spent my summers in Payson as a kid with my Grandma and Grandpa Anderson. I got to show Dan all the special places in Payson. While we were in Payson a little black and white kitten took a real liking to Dan. We brought her home and guessed what we named her "Payson". She was our first cat and she was very hyper. This cat loved Dan and only liked me when he was not around. Dan would sometimes have to break us up because we would fight. She used to get mad at me and chase me around the house and bite me. She used to sleep between us in bed or on the couch and she would lay on him and stare at me. She was very possessive. The cat is no longer with us. We had Payson for 7 years, before we had to put her down for health reasons. To this day we still talk about her and laugh at some of the stuff she did. We also did get a cat after we were married and he became my cat. We got him from a co-worker who lived in Chandler. He was a cute grey and white kitten who was found in a drug house. Guess what we named this cat "Chandler".<br />
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In November of 2001 we drove to Santa Fe to visit his parents for the weekend. By this time I was working full time at the County and graduated in May of 2001 from ASU. Go Devils! I did not know this but the weekend had been planned for a long time, this was Dan's trip. the trip when he proposed to me. I had no idea it was coming. The first time we went to Santa Fe was right after my grandpa passed away. I loved Santa Fe and his parents took us up into the Mountains of New Mexico. It was so pretty and I loved the history. There is a church called the Loretto chapel. It is famous for the story about the miracle staircase. I loved the story of the church and this is one of my favirote things to visit. If ever get a chance please go and see it. So that weekend of our trip Dan and I went back to the Loretto church and that is when he proposed to me. I used to wear my Grandma Anderson's (Payson grandparents) wedding ring on my right hand. Dan and I were sitting in front of the church talking. He asked to see my Grandma's ring. I took it off and handed it to him and the next thing he is down on his knee asking me to marry him. I was really surprised and of course I said yes. I remember after it all happened there were people standing around who saw it happend and they clapped for us and told us congratulations. The engagment ring Dan had made for me was not ready in time for the trip. Kind of a big thing to have when you propose to someone. I knew he felt bad about it but he also knew how special my grandma's ring was to me. (What Tish did not know was when I found out the ring would not be ready in time I called her sister-in-law to ask if I should still propose. Debbie suggested I still go throught with it. A very good suggestion.)<br />
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We planned our wedding in 6 months and on May 20th, 2002 we were married. We celebrated with family and friends. We had about 200 people there. A good family friend that I knew married us. The day was perfect and actually the weather was cool for May. One of those odd May days that Arizona gets here and there. Dan had his brother, good friend Dave and my brother as his groomsmen. I had my sister in law, a good friend of Dans, and my niece who had just turned one as my bridesmaids. Dan's grandma Willkett and my Grandma Henney were both at the wedding. We have a wondeful 10 years. We have 3 kids. Michael was born 2004, Mattie 2007 and David 2008. Like any married couple we have had hiccups and challenges. We have grown and aged in the 10 years and learned a lot. Here is to another 10 years and many, many, many more.<strike></strike>Grazing The Hurdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123974570353616554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928285904129636739.post-46929240074958664922012-05-02T21:10:00.004-07:002012-05-02T21:10:44.551-07:00Mint pie
http://notsohumblepie.blogspot.com/2010/05/fresh-mint-truffle-tart
article about mint plants:
http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/uses-for-mint-zmaz77mazbon.aspxGrazing The Hurdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123974570353616554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928285904129636739.post-38752913368389375002012-03-22T14:56:00.004-07:002012-03-22T15:03:24.726-07:00Show me your teethMichael lost his third tooth this week. His first was in January, second in February and third in March. It is hard to tell because his adult teeth came in way before his baby teeth fell out. I decided it was time to document his 1/2 toothless grin. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeROmdDHezNzbhNh6PAODTTHHG3WfJClLlWzHdkfIGuw8DrUd6ipDUL0gxIaiAdmQRgisoEVjb9n-nX5nO9X3sjrvxKW61FblEc3AV1_x3Bm5y6L8SuKp3xZW5LY4HCE2yJkyPd0ARdTM/s1600/060.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeROmdDHezNzbhNh6PAODTTHHG3WfJClLlWzHdkfIGuw8DrUd6ipDUL0gxIaiAdmQRgisoEVjb9n-nX5nO9X3sjrvxKW61FblEc3AV1_x3Bm5y6L8SuKp3xZW5LY4HCE2yJkyPd0ARdTM/s320/060.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722844253918030498" /></a><br /><br /><br />Since Michael was showing his teeth Mattie and David wanted to show their teeth also.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxlD71BkAlAiGC_dx-Cuq66ECTzQ1WroJ-cxS275gJ39Fy8UTQ8mUT5iQlzLNRk03z4m_FL4zgHDretp1hINh-f0osQKW3HAInmE-R3R0nDmqzjNSUgKKbC0uI7daW09ZxjP-R5hAiEAc/s1600/061.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxlD71BkAlAiGC_dx-Cuq66ECTzQ1WroJ-cxS275gJ39Fy8UTQ8mUT5iQlzLNRk03z4m_FL4zgHDretp1hINh-f0osQKW3HAInmE-R3R0nDmqzjNSUgKKbC0uI7daW09ZxjP-R5hAiEAc/s320/061.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722844617530912802" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8IZJZ0M0dcIBbn2Ox0XrKa9CRPH0eM0yAUcpNNN3p0dBNobsi-ZArY38zIijArsr1PCkK_c_1WRnLhRqSSfIKd6jc43K-VDH4Msf99G5QSmDH0be5G_mh0pfWZzCDYR3wCRwopWT5kHk/s1600/062.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8IZJZ0M0dcIBbn2Ox0XrKa9CRPH0eM0yAUcpNNN3p0dBNobsi-ZArY38zIijArsr1PCkK_c_1WRnLhRqSSfIKd6jc43K-VDH4Msf99G5QSmDH0be5G_mh0pfWZzCDYR3wCRwopWT5kHk/s320/062.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722844620527616082" /></a><br />Grazing The Hurdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123974570353616554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928285904129636739.post-57100286846530200322012-03-21T20:41:00.005-07:002012-03-21T20:57:36.879-07:00GlassesSince Mattie has been a year old she has worn glasses. I can't even count the number of glasses that we have gone through because they have either been broken or lost. Lately Mattie will take her glasses off and well she basically hides them. I searched and searched for glasses one weekend. That Monday I took her to school and the first question I was asked was "no glasses today". In a way it makes me feel bad that she is not wearing her glasses but on the other hand she hides them and finding them is not always easy. Well after school I was doing some cleaning and Mattie was playing with this dog and I look down to see this. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDTp5Ga6iFvDJ_fOYbuFnfblfNRyGHKh2LQxOrH5EPKPo24QwQFJDv6NO2Hr9uoiG-PELzaECH92FcwDOdq-hAnV37fwV5DnmLL3PX1HvH4GjKpRPz3d7lZdeaKaXTEN2aX9ihCzVLz5A/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDTp5Ga6iFvDJ_fOYbuFnfblfNRyGHKh2LQxOrH5EPKPo24QwQFJDv6NO2Hr9uoiG-PELzaECH92FcwDOdq-hAnV37fwV5DnmLL3PX1HvH4GjKpRPz3d7lZdeaKaXTEN2aX9ihCzVLz5A/s320/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722562981115944834" /></a><br /><br />I laughed because I never thought that maybe one of her toys would be wearing the glasses. Since then I have seen her put glasses on her baby dolls and even found them in her toy draw. One day last week Michael could not find his shoes. We were running late for school and searched high and low. Michael had to wear his old shoes which are a tad small. I was mad at him for not being responsible. I soon realized that maybe it was not Michael. I searched Mattie's room again and found his shoes in the oven part of her kitchen. All I can say is this little girl is getting good. <br /><br />In addition to Mattie wearing glasses, David wears glasses. He is better about keeping them on but every once in a while a pair will disappear. David lost his glasses last November but lucky I had a back up pair. Well over the weekend David came to me upset and said "Mattie broke" and he was holding his glasses. I set them up on the half wall thinking I could fix them and later I was in bathroom and saw David's glasses. I thought how did these get in here and then I realized they were not broken. So some how 4 months later David's old pair of glasses show up. I have no idea where they have been but I can honestly say that Mattie did it.Grazing The Hurdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123974570353616554noreply@blogger.com2