tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59349112291328160132024-03-05T04:56:47.477-08:00Three Dogs and a BabyJROGGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00115211987465517428noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934911229132816013.post-19085777952135972762013-04-03T22:00:00.001-07:002013-04-03T22:00:21.947-07:00Good Golly Miss MollyMolly is a people person - in a big way. No one is off limits. She will walk up to any stranger that comes across her path and say "Hello!" with increasing obnoxiousness until that stranger is forced to utter an awkward "uh, hi" in reply. She has screamed "Hello Peoples!" from atop Matt's shoulders in the middle of a crowded farmers market. She will sing and dance on anything that looks like a stage in front of any amount of people. She is even adept at cracking jokes when there are lulls in conversation at parties. She is the exact opposite of the person I would be in all of these situations and she is constantly challenging my inner hermit. But there are times when I really appreciate her exuberant personality. She makes me laugh heartily and often. And I have a great example from today's adventures. We were walking in the gardens at the farmers market and made it over to the hands sculpture where another two year old was playing. Molly walked proudly up to the little girl, threw her arm around her and loudly declared that they were friends. I have never seen a two year old look so confused. The girl didn't move but looked at Molly like "what is her deal?" Fast forward a few minutes and, while Molly and I were searching for bugs, the little girl started playing with another girl that she obviously knew. Well Mo turned around, threw her hands on her hips, squinted her eyes, and shook her finger at the girl and said "Hey! You're <i>my</i> friend. I see you over there!." And that poor little two year old girl looked more exasperated than I have ever seen a two year old look. She knew Molly's tone meant she was in trouble, but she couldn't for the life of her figure out why she was being scorned by an unfamiliar two year old. And then she looked at the strange girls crazy mother who was laughing heartily at the scene. Poor child. I'm sorry. My child is a quirker. She makes me laugh. Heartily and Often.<br />
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<br />JROGGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00115211987465517428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934911229132816013.post-20210035916513775662013-03-02T14:18:00.000-08:002013-03-02T14:19:15.392-08:00Fantastic New Fence!The fence out front was in need of a makeover. Boards were falling off and cracked in half, and the whole fence was weatherworn. And we realized- in need of an extra access point. People could never figure out how to get into our yard. One gate, on the left side of the driveway, led you into the side yard and garage. The other gate, on the right side of the driveway, actually led to our front door but was often hidden by our cars. So when contemplating a new fence, we decided a gate access smack dab in the middle would be spectacular. Not to mention a new gate would give me access to my front garden. As it was, I was watering my garden through the fence boards and getting millions of tiny splinter in my hands. Not to mention people were laughing at my watering method as they walked by. Soo, River City Fence Co. came last week and tore down/removed the old fence and put up a new fence and gates in 3 days. They are awesome and they did a fantastic job! See what you think.<br />
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Lets talk about our master bathroom. The color of the walls almost turned me off from wanting to pursue this house. I would call the offending color urine stain yellow on a paint sample swatch. I have been picking out colors from the paint department every time we visit Ace, trying to find a color to replace the yuck color. I wanted something gray-ish but lovely gray-ish and was having a hard time finding what I wanted until I saw my friends' newly painted wall. I probably over-reacted to the amazing quality of the perfect paint on their wall but being the wonderful friends that they are, Juliana and Ty smiled and gave me a gallon of the elusive perfect paint! But alas, there is never enough time in a day to paint a master bathroom with a "helpful" toddler in tow and the paint just sat there beckoning to be opened. After a week of staring at the unopened can of perfect paint and the urine stain yellow walls, I put Mo to bed while Matt was at work and I began painting at 9pm. I taped and painted and repainted my way all the way around the bathroom. I told myself I would stop painting at 10pm, 11pm, 12pm but alas, watching the urine stain yellow disappear was addictive and I couldn't stop. So I painted the whole bathroom in one night, finally getting into bed amid the paint fumes at 2pm. And I'm so glad I did, because I never would have had the time to paint during the day and I'm no longer grossed out by the bathroom walls. See what you think!<br />
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P.S. Sorry teenage Molly coming across this :)JROGGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00115211987465517428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934911229132816013.post-28088044936785411642013-01-24T21:33:00.000-08:002013-01-24T21:33:40.793-08:00Super Mom!...FailToday, while battling a cold, I thought I would be an amazing mom and entertain Mo with my amazing Pinterest finds. Pinterest told me my toddler would love these rainy day activities and would look back on these wonderful mother/daughter bonding activities with joy and amazement at how fantastic her mother was. So instead of crashing on the couch to watch a Shaun the Sheep marathon we made toilet paper bird feeders. You take a toilet paper roll, right? And you smear peanut butter all over it and then roll it in bird seed. This is what I spent all my days' allotment of energy on. Anybody with a "real" job still want to complain? Soooo. We get all set up and Mo is looking at me with death eyes, mumbling "Shaun the Sheep, TV on?" Should have turned the darn TV on. But no. I get her all hyped up for our amazing feed the birds activity!<br />
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So she dumps the bird seed into the peanut butter, shoves her hand in the mixture and proceeds to wipe the goop all over herself and the kitchen as I am trying to quickly get her to the sink. Fail. After scrubbing toddler, I finish making the now not so appealing bird feeders and we go outside to hang them up. "Birds!!, Birds?, Huh, no birds," Molly points out as I roll my eyes. We masterfully hang sustenance for our wild feathered friends. Even though we are probably just feeding the darn squirrels that like to pee on me from the branches overhead...sigh.<br />
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We then go inside to take a nice warm bath. Which is great, I think to myself, because that is where pinterest activity number two comes in. We never learn, do we? It was supposed to be sensory shaving cream play but because of the chemicals in shaving cream, I decided to use whipping cream. Sooo, I spray whipped cream all over the shower (that thank God, I just scrubbed) and called Mo in. She leaped into the tub and frantically began to lick the walls. It's a good thing I didn't use shaving cream!!! There was no stopping her, no chance to get a word in like "hey, that is for your hands, not your tongue!"All I could do was spray down the wall treat as quickly as possible. And then a memory started flashing in my wee little brain, of Matt spraying whipped cream from the can onto Mo's finger for her to enjoy. Super Fail! I hate you Pinterest. You are a jerk. What do people do with Toddlers all day? After school, a nap, lunch, reading books, an art project, princess castle play, music time, dance party, leave them to play on their own while you do something elsewhere, more books, and puzzles it is only 4pm. What do you do for 2 more hours, before you have an excuse to make dinner?! Besides Shaun the Sheep marathons of course ;) P.S. If you have not watched Shaun the Sheep, do it now. It is awesome.JROGGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00115211987465517428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934911229132816013.post-65623437864058751702013-01-09T15:26:00.000-08:002013-01-09T15:45:25.550-08:00Remembering Summer Days When, Baby, It's Cold Outside<br />
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Molly's last day of the 2011/2012 school year was in early June. As we looked back on a year of mornings packed full of activities created by college students who still have energy, we wondered what we would do with Molly for 3 whole summer months. For the most part we spent the cooler morning hours at different parks around Davis and the sweltering hot afternoons in the public pools. Would you believe I forgot to take a single picture of Mo at the pool :( Molly found a passion for the pool that is still going strong. The girl loves pools and takes to the water like a fish that doesn't know how to swim. Imagine a lot of gleeful splashing, sputtering, and gasping for air. There were a lot of summer groundhog days in which we park played, ate lunch, napped, pool played, ate dinner, slept, repeat...<br />
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But there were a few days that stood out and a few vacations/getaways that were memorable. The 4th of July was HOT but Matt was home (although I have no photographic proof) and we spent the day with good friends and good food. We lazed about, shooing those nasty Davis flies off food while kiddos played in the shade. After snacking and lazing we got Molly to bed before the fireworks' booms could frighten her. Luckily we could see the show from our driveway while she slept. Not a bad little driveway date night.<br />
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We also drove to the coast to escape the heat and ended up tent camping at a lovely little place called Costanoa in Pescadero. The tent cabins were lovely, with electric blankets to keep you warm at night. It was a great way to ease Molly into the world of camping. There was lots of open space so Molly got to help Matt drive the car around the campground and we were able to enjoy a campfire dinner while she collected pine cones and chased birds around the tent cabin. At sunset we all went to bed together, warm and snug under the heated blankets. I love that you can go from sweltering hot to freezing cold in the span of a 2 hour California drive. And the best part was that the beach was right across the road and we were able to explore the sand and surf, and make sea-star discoveries. At this point Molly was not yet terrified of the ocean...more on that to come (Matt!). All in all it was a lovely little get away! And highly recommended!<br />
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Our big get away came in July when we got on a plane to visit Grammy, Poppy, and of course, Comicon. My mom and Brian spoiled us big time and got us a condo on the beach! It was really lovely and we would have spent all our time playing at the beach if Molly hadn't been ROLLED big time in the ocean night 1. Matt was wading with Molly in the surf and failed to notice a giant wave that took Molly down and rolled her around to the point of sand filled ears. I was just a little upset (just a teeny weeny bit) and of course Molly freaked out every time we tried to go to the beach from that point on. But we were able to sneak in a few trips and the ocean was amazingly alive. Day 2 I waded in and almost immediately felt something hefty brush up against my legs. I looked down and, in between waves, I could see giant silver fish and gorgeous leopard (I think) sharks. It was a really neat experience. And luckily our days were filled, with or without tons of time in the sand. Molly got to visit the San Diego zoo with Pearl (one of our most favorite people and my mom's high school Chemistry professor). And she got to see the sea life up close at the Birch Aquarium. We had a blast scooting around San Diego and Matt loved every minute of Comicon. He got to spend lots of time with good friends Jay, Mike and Deb and even got to do a zombie escape obstacle course. He loved it. I rolled my eyes. We loved our week in San Diego!<br />
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My mom followed us home from San Diego so that Matt could work overtime and Molly got some extended Grammy time, which she loved (and not just because Grammy brought her Ipad). We explored the farmers markets, brunched at High Hand Nursery and went to the California State Fair to pet the animals. And yes there was some pie pad (what Molly calls the iPad) time involved.<br />
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After Grammy left we went back to lazy summer life but we did make it to the UC Davis Band-Uh practice and had a blast drumming and kazooing and recordering along with the band.<br />
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Tonight was a wonderful night of firsts. Mo and I had our first girls' night out, Mo marched in a parade for the first time and she went to a movie for the first time. And not only was it a night of firsts, it was a super successful, magical night of firsts. The city of Davis was throwing its annual christmas tree lighting ceremony, including a parade with Santa and Mrs. Claus, free horse drawn carriage rides, and free showings of the Grinch at the Varsity theatre. Last year Matt and I (with baby Mo in tow) went downtown at the appropriated start time and it was so crowded we could barely move through the crowd, let alone find dinner anywhere. So this year I decided to go all in and get downtown super early, which turned out beautifully. Mo and I strolled into an empty Chipotle at 5:00 for dinner and by 5:15 the line was out the door. Most excellent timing. We shared a kids meal and it was the first time I have been able to sit nicely and have a conversation over dinner with my child. It literally brought tears to my eyes. No running around, no screaming. We just sat and enjoyed each other's company and it was lovely. Molly even ate her dinner without spilling a single grain of rice. Other people actually commented on our super cute dinner date. JOY!<br />
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I was so excited about the success of our dinner that I decided to buy Mo a GIANT sugar cookie from Peets Coffee. And man oh man do I wish I had my camera out for the look on her face when I handed her that cookie! She stood, rooted to the spot, with that cookie raised high in the air just staring at it with a look of jubilant amazement that such a thing existed. That cookie was so amazing she took her time enjoying it, instead of shoving it down her throat like all other cookies. JOY!<br />
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It was only 5:30 at this point so we strolled through downtown looking at all the Holiday decorations in the store windows. I had the Ergo (to avoid the stroller in a crowd thing) and Mo was so excited to get to be "baby" again. So we walked, and oohed, and ahhed, and snuggled our way towards the parade. JOY! We made it all the way to the Co-op and somehow found our good friends Melissa and Patrick in the giant crowd. And then we all joined the Band-uh and walked in the parade. JOY! And if that wasn't good enough we all got to go see the Grinch for free with hot cocoa and popcorn to boot. Mo did well sitting and watching the movie but was SUPER concerned about the Grinch's treatment of Max. "Oh NOOOO!!! DOGGY!" Luckily it was really cute and not too loud. Mo's first movie! JOY!<br />
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And to top off the whole night there were the free horse-drawn carriage rides across the street. There was a loooong line but it wasn't too stormy and we were in the company of good friends so we decided to wait.<br />
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We were even "entertained" by the noisiest most obnoxious group of pre-teen girls that I have ever observed. I kept commenting on the lack of parenting and decided they must be hanging out on the corner being obnoxious and rude unobserved untiiilll...It was our turn to ride and the parents of those girls came out of the woodwork and notified us that we would be on the ride together. Oh, geez. And it was as bad as you might think riding with a bunch of sugared up pre-teen girls with checked out parents would be. OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS! They literally scream-sang songs the entire ride at a volume that made Mo shout "STOP!" and Patrick sign "all done." That moment, however, when Mo and Patrick were fed up was too cute to consider the ride a loss :) Patrick's face was priceless. "What is wrong with those girls mom?" JOY! (in spite of crazy obnoxiousness). And after a fabulous night we walked back to our cars (which were conveniently right next to each other) and sped off to our cozy, warm homes to hunker down for the night. This night has been my favorite night of the year and gives me so much hope for future girls night outs!<br />
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Can you see Mo standing in Lake Puddle-in her non waterproof boots<br />
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I was worried that Thanksgiving would feel less spectacular than normal because Matt was working, but it turned out to be a fantastic day. We woke up and leisurely watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, spent a gorgeous late morning at West Manor Park, strolled through Village Homes, and we all took nice long afternoon naps.<br />
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There were even playmates for Mo as Captain Mcthorn's family was also joining in the fun. Mo loooved Collin, Captain Mcthorn's son, and we were frequently told that "we are in trouble" when she comes of age. Ugh.<br />
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After our walk we hunkered down to eat some campfire grilled trader joes o's. Perfect food choice, as Mo ate almost a whole can herself. Parental high five number 2 !<br />
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Then it got dark, and the fire was a little too scary so we retreated into the tent for a little pie pad time in preparation for whatever the night was to bring.<br />
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I unzipped our nice warm sleeping bags and laid them underneath us all because I was afraid Mo would be freezing. Then I covered us all with fleece blankets and it was lights out. Mo vehemently refused any sort of blanket but fell asleep after an hour of alligator rolls, ear pinching and eye poking (guess who was on the receiving end of that). Mo slept like an angel, BLANKET FREE, while Matt and I FROZE! How do kids not feel freezing temperatures?! Our saving grace came when a raccoon poked me in the head and I told Matt "I think we have a little friend." Little did I know the raccoon poking me in the head -from outside the tent-was not our problem. Matt sat up and said "Shoo, get out of here!" Uh-oh! Those freaky little raccoon hands had unzipped our tent door and was halfway in our tent!! He didn't care that Matt had chastised him so what's a guy to do? Matt had to smack a raccoon, in our tent, in the middle of the night. What!? Mr. squeakers got the hint and ran away complaining to his friends the whole way back to the trash cans. Then the band of raccoons had a very loud chattering conversation and I thought we were goners. The good news was that the raccoon awakening allowed us to zip up our warm mummy bags and we were all able to sleep for the rest of the night until 7:30am! Major parental high fives. We successfully tent camped with a two year old!! We happily skipped rocks and went for a river walk, reveling in our amazing success...to be continued...will they survive day two?<br />
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<br />JROGGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00115211987465517428noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934911229132816013.post-91475993526580998682012-05-26T20:31:00.002-07:002012-05-26T20:33:55.643-07:00Molly's WorldToday as I was getting ready an apparently super capable -no longer a baby-girl somehow found the camera, turned it on, and snapped pictures of her world. She actually did a great job of expressing how big her world looks with her photographs. And then she found me in the bathroom, said "here you go", handed me the camera and said "more cheese." Groggily I replied with something that sounded like "What-Huh?" She repeated "more cheese!" and flashed her cheesiest grin. She was telling me she wanted me to take pictures of her...in the bathroom...at 6am...while I had soap in my eyes. Okie dokie then...CHEESE!<br />
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<br />JROGGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00115211987465517428noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934911229132816013.post-52693554686893661682012-04-25T22:52:00.000-07:002012-04-25T22:52:26.407-07:00Utter-ly MollyLittle mumbling Molly is finally starting to utter words that I am able to comprehend, which is amazing because we used to have stare downs as she grunt-screamed "unh-unh-unh" and occasionally pointed at things. What do you want? Why are you stomping your feet and screaming while pointing at the only expanse of wall with nothing on it. Would you like me to explain the absence of objects? How very philosophical of you Mo. Thank goodness little humans learn to speak. However, very first words weren't very helpful. Unless, I guess, you happened to be in a barnyard. It all started with the animal noises. Apparently being able to identify animals with "Moo", "Neee" (Neigh), "Hah Hah" (dog panting), "Meow", and "Qak" (quack)," is waaaay more important than being able to ask for life sustaining services such as water, food, and help getting unstuck from inside the bookcase cabinet. Speaking of the bookcase cabinets. We noticed it didn't take long after bringing the cabinets into the house (cabinets that are way easier to get into than out of) for Molly to figure out the word "Stuck!" Now we are getting somewhere. She is also able to say "wah-ter" (H2O), "oww!" (usually referring to crunchy things under bare feet), "side" (outside), favorite foods such as "pehr" (pear) "grp" (grape) "cheeeeese" (cheese) "ap-puhl" (apple) "curkur" (cracker) "wee wee" (kiwi) and of course "uh oh" to ask for her pacifier. And she can ask for a few of her favorite things. Most of her words are a little muffled but these are clear as a bell. Lets see if you notice a theme. "Elmo" "Abby" "Ernie" "Big Bird." Added to that list would also be "pie pad" (Ipad) when grammy is in town. When grammy is in town that is the only word we hear. "Pie pad?" "Pie Pad." "Pie Pad!!!" When not obsessed with pie pads Mo is obsessesed with body parts and will point to parts and name them "eahr" (ear) "noh" (nose) "elmo" (elbow-haha) "eye" "mouh" (mouth) "teeh" (teath) "her" (hair) and "Nee" (Knee). We have also started to notice that, when she is sleepy, she will pretend to pass out on all available pillows while whispering "night." Sweet girl. And, when in an extra special wonderful mood she will point to her heart and say "you!" very enthusiastically. Which is the moment our hearts nearly exploded because we realized she was saying "I love you." So amazing! However, I'm pretty sure I want the language skills to end here because on the flip side of the coin I think I'm starting to hear the beginnings of some serious sass. "No!!!" <div>
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MoGyver! Elmo's in Trouble!</div>
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MOGYVER!!JROGGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00115211987465517428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934911229132816013.post-50939932042281031182012-02-28T11:21:00.000-08:002012-02-28T11:21:12.638-08:00Quarantined!Lots of folks tell you parenting will be hard...very hard. But they don't exactly tell you what said hardships entail. For the past few days I have not been ankle deep, nor knee deep, but eyebrow deep in a parental hardship. I've worked in veterinary hospitals and necropsy labs so full of gross it would make your head spin but at least at the end of the day you get to go home, shower, and forget about the gross. Also, the gross isn't coming out of both ends of something you care about so much it's painful. So, to watch your infant daughter suffer from consistent to constant vomiting and diarrhea. HARD. It's also hard to be an infant with diarrhea because you don't know how to aim for a porcelain bowl yet. Therefore, you are stuck in diapers, and your momma has to wipe your sad, sore little bottom every five minutes because that's how often you are exploding. And often you are so explosive that the diaper acts as some sort of anti-poo wicking device and it goes everywhere. So, your momma puts you naked in a tub with no water which is wicked. Then she turns on the shower head which, of course, is broken and only sprays a concentrated jet of water at your sore little bottom which is terrifying. Also, momma is covered in poo and crying because you are terrified and sore and covered in poo. Next, due to said broken shower momma puts you in a tub full of warm water which is nice and not scary and it feels so good you poo more. Now what. Momma is covered in poo. Baby is covered in poo. The super slow draining tub is full of poo. The shower is terrifying so not an option. How do you clean a baby who is pooing literally constantly?! HARD. Oh, and of course this is at the beginning of your husbands 48 hour shift so there is no relief coming. HARD. Day one ends and everything is covered in poo, baby hasn't eaten anything, and you are freaked because you are starting to understand how dysentery has killed children. Day two you really start to feel the isolation from human society. You are quarantined away from the friends that normally get you through the hard times like this one because you know this illness is highly contagious (poor grammy took the hit on that one). But the super awesome, amazing friends show up despite the sign on your door that says plague/beware. They bring new showerheads, coffees, pedialyte, and food! Of course they quickly have to run (literally) because plague baby has become interested in sharing her plague via sloppy Mo kisses. But, freshly caffeinated with a showerhead that sprays ever so gently you think you might survive the poo and isolation. Of course 100 diapers later you digress a little. However, here are a few tips in case you are ever stuck in the middle of this type of HARD.<br />
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2. Sick of Elmo yet? You will be after the 20th hour of that high pitched voiced, whiny red monster. But what else to do while in quarantine? Three words=dry erase markers! Place child in high chair with plastic tray, tupperware containers, and dry erase markers. Easy clean up crazy coloring. So much fun!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>An excerpt from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Complemented by our Poppies</b></span><br />
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They walked along listening to the singing of the brightly colored birds and looking at the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><b>lovely flowers</b></span> which now became so thick that the ground was carpeted with them. There were big <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffd966;"><b>yellow</b></span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><b>white</b></span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b>blue</b></span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;"><b>purple</b></span> blossoms, besides great clusters of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><b>scarlet poppies</b></span>, which were so <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><b>brilliant in color</b></span> they almost dazzled Dorothy's eyes.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>"Aren't they beautiful?"</b></span> the girl asked, as she breathed in the spicy scent of the<b> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">bright flowers</span></b>.<br />
"I suppose so," answered the Scarecrow. "When I have brains, I shall probably like them better."<br />
"If I only had a heart, I should love them," added the Tin Woodman.<br />
"I always did like flowers," said the Lion. "They of seem so helpless and frail. But there are none in the forest so bright as these."<br />
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They now came upon more and more of the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><b>big scarlet poppies</b></span>, and fewer and fewer of the other flowers; and soon they found themselves in the midst of a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><b>great meadow of poppies</b></span>. Now it is well known that when there are many of these flowers together their odor is so powerful that anyone who breathes it falls asleep, and if the sleeper is not carried away from the scent of the flowers, he sleeps on and on forever. But Dorothy did not know this, nor could she get away from the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>bright red flowers</b></span> that were everywhere about; so presently her eyes grew heavy and she felt she must sit down to rest and to sleep.<br />
But the Tin Woodman would not let her do this.<br />
"We must hurry and get back to the road of yellow brick before dark," he said; and the Scarecrow agreed with him. So they kept walking until Dorothy could stand no longer. Her eyes closed in spite of herself and she forgot where she was and fell among the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><b>poppies</b></span>, fast asleep.<br />
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"What shall we do?" asked the Tin Woodman.<br />
"If we leave her here she will die," said the Lion. "The smell of the flowers is killing us all. I myself can scarcely keep my eyes open, and the dog is asleep already."<br />
It was true; Toto had fallen down beside his little mistress. But the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, not being made of flesh, were not troubled by the scent of the flowers.<br />
"Run fast," said the Scarecrow to the Lion, "and get out of this deadly flower bed as soon as you can. We will bring the little girl with us, but if you should fall asleep you are too big to be carried."<br />
So the Lion aroused himself and bounded forward as fast as he could go. In a moment he was out of sight.<br />
"Let us make a chair with our hands and carry her," said the Scarecrow. So they picked up Toto and put the dog in Dorothy's lap, and then they made a chair with their hands for the seat and their arms for the arms and carried the sleeping girl between them through the flowers.<br />
On and on they walked, and it seemed that the great carpet of deadly flowers that surrounded them would never end. They followed the bend of the river, and at last came upon their friend the Lion, lying fast asleep among the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><b>poppies</b></span>. The flowers had been too strong for the huge beast and he had given up at last, and fallen only a short distance from the end of the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><b>poppy bed</b></span>, where the sweet grass spread in beautiful green fields before them.<br />
"We can do nothing for him," said the Tin Woodman, sadly; "for he is much too heavy to lift. We must leave him here to sleep on forever, and perhaps he will dream that he has found courage at last."<br />
"I'm sorry," said the Scarecrow. "The Lion was a very good comrade for one so cowardly. But let us go on."<br />
They carried the sleeping girl to a pretty spot beside the river, far enough from the <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffd966;">poppy field</span></b> to prevent her breathing any more of the poison of the flowers, and here they laid her gently on the soft grass and waited for the fresh breeze to waken her.<br />
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<br /></div>JROGGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00115211987465517428noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934911229132816013.post-21058110116039461012012-02-02T12:55:00.000-08:002012-02-03T21:53:03.943-08:00Family Fun in Fast-forward!<div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663366;">It's February! It's February? I should probably recount our October, November, December AND January adventures. A little behind the times over here. Despite my lack of creative writing our adventures have been exhilarating. Now that Molly can walk and talk (make animal noises) we have really been enjoying getting out-and-about and exploring the world around us.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663366;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663366;">In October we:</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663366;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiteGgjN7T066RZY7kLJd69YfCDnluTjV2ex460OMPqQ5EOAE_js3dJHVJVeD-wVGsEAriWgKYX0xyQzhEq_rT1OSLFplp8fZbDOvRFbAEHH-vLPHVvU_zeozuupYM9BerRmcM-6rKAweZE/s400/IMG_7161.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704649669222438194" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 349px; " /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663366;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Explored the amazing corn bath at the pumpkin patch!</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNhOlNehk30Qizii-0kDjUkMMLU7avNeBQix0r1hx0o9f_d7ME6mnl9bCLUZ47ifdOIpoY8LNcWXptnWsHJSZceLq1Y3ARZpH7ZJexwYAHTvlNll0XQI6PvwbheVocMKXZPWSzUpInERK/s400/IMG_7169.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704650413980206274" style="display: block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663366;">We discovered the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wtv0GjSDPKSGxtnSeU8KbRcT2F3w2GeMNTYGClVasI4UDP-sUHTBCELXR-Px0PThSypy9vW-mr0Zdunyjo5z5cgpcdBuQb0slYuqTF-lV8pSGlQdCSjJbXVntLE1lzljo0HpkWCyr5Mr/s400/IMG_7189.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705130655707455106" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b>We played with this little <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">piggie</span> at Grandpa's Barn!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsQvrCQ0-7j21K-EcGutCk8JMWsEiUtqZMx_m99BCobQGz57txSoOjra0MB4fS2lMHkrsdwVJYAsNQ5XBe_zeq778GXG7HXKAaB14koHECudUoMZb809sOxfFpoufjSWINkAH25HBrL8o/s400/IMG_7215.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705131420957360114" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 275px; " /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b>We carved pumpkins!</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xtJhniOCkT3HA5q5Ih_WxWiV9WPtt210sJfvijDYN1iczslZA_KlGSviHQeWYU55a8m6BfeXxpt5bCr_axSkd081q4gM_NfZ9nxv8I1wM11n04ym9JP_sO9R9VMDGRducgb9KEpyUFAY/s400/HAPPY+BIG_FB.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705131405589891394" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b>We dressed up for Halloween!</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhggeOcxbNH6-VVoF2iZdTRuC0I3jQU_TiosJXdmbXBqN335wVIg8YtmQLngEgnhH7NV1XDfqPzKrEs8WxoHAOKXc4A5L-ofUfVrB09exK-xGjKuIgKmrJA33Lf_2-stT1zLqDUTNHJ4OBE/s400/IMG_7238.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705131401532933922" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663366;">And went trick-or-treating!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b>In November we:</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLcyTqNlwhD56E0mw739-j1ytCcG2TSuAjMQ2CXmg7Q22e0aIIz7p_-uJzOP1CqPQk0cqtKoJTI9vjJj2vcEB5h3kZs3wjoRguWMlH8Qyyv1UseQtNvHBgGjR85DuBw7m6pJNbFn56nXQ/s400/IMG_7276.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705132261714497314" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b>Adopted our new friend Lucille <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Tilliput</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Rogge</span> (Tilly)!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCyPNLqjjVg-kyX9rqTUbiq0tp59gvI6fQ50b9YsmTddEZRF0Iftax7k9OKle3mvt0ny_R7tp6TBA46HQKvBwJkFjEIBh6CjaMgGefvzXW1gRv3jhjkywBVqn6AhbxSaW8GRNYf5UOwx_/s400/IMG_0007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705132270391762050" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663366;">And we became fast friends!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663366;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2iaXOquL5SIRq4C_XIRrEDSKHiGmXYgU1IUpmEdS6gCxFDDUfmWq1OkqplbDwq8RUyMZMMTljRa8VcL64wk3mNu68RlkRDB-eJYQx83G34LDaqexvdUjwquv_tpRWtzKxUDS2i-R1qtup/s400/IMG_7264.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705133142464075730" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 77px; " /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b>We celebrated Cousin Gabi's 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">nd</span> Birthday!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZacSPxCUmth6OzKkIlmyVQYxwsnPMmwXMLMqZySjIjjZ9P5HNsnBv4KJ3klek1HUz7N5ODvvD9_h7-T-Du6mrGFmbL1vlK78eMy1-qnHFVWBSKOmqW8-AEujF-_1QEnnc3QvyaX7FifW_/s400/IMG_7274.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705133136306585362" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b>And spent a lovely Thanksgiving day at Uncle Rodney and Auntie Ba's house!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b>In December we:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkPaMViLv0S4zIFQEyDBBrlrN6K1y6mStrApWS7zRyj-SqJJ-QbYE8zRTA5jnwOLaPI5LXbUfPrrxPYa5APdLFAtXTVEm8kQX8Xd9COeS2tfCN3wyBQlq6wDf0GoLygQ9qNpJYRmybHUhh/s400/IMG_0025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705133156073150082" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 400px; " /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663366;">Helped daddy celebrate his 32<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">nd</span> Birthday! </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663366;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_mU2nGYbVnE230XMBVNZck-X_2mYSsQWSRys43DCZQob3VCCZRHogyUX4isrkEXnQRhiOfBPJXsdt5IOcfOEgzKIoxi9DSucbEzhKDytuZcPkZoHSdfp9w_KJR380tDmoQChecNaWQDbZ/s400/IMG_0106.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705136433854071922" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px; " /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b>We visited the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Silveyville</span> Christmas Tree Farm with Grammy Jill and Auntie Jeanine!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzrXe4ZO5ECZXOQ4kEWLzvVR44-F5EVrbHHXVNyTtzsAHTTQdf1QpwNmnydk5i5bkCRK4FKPFVMLPAN1ga62qCWYaEHDV36kb4lxRZg4JQzNklUHiDGaH9q9CDNapu93Twueh5POROnw8a/s400/IMG_0105.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705136428330417282" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px; " /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b>And everybody got into the Christmas spirit!</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIzjxBYnEz5iTKNVwRBOmOC1qkmgoIptZIWJZjHvJ_sDhrX1RXiN_E-QinXSx541dE7ckULs93g15dvjMAZPhmRLTy3XsMQs1bXZvks2oFIucNGSPkQ-pSl5eQPZBOGcXaXpawZoM2od4u/s400/IMG_0110.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705136439480392370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px; " /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b>Mo was THIS BIG!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9j9pRGJ2N8wnMLLJzXmR4j_CaDw_t5Atf6lNU4L0fT7QYvkAsKX5TddvyqXGbZ8kq7g-73P957C0sVbsnRj2NlmseLNGp5hWDQY7mv7ERCBVk3MSdG_0c4jicqpLVU4vw3PuayKdUs9X/s400/IMG_0115.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705136456294336626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px; " /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b>We made a Christmas visit to the Fire Department! Molly could almost touch the pedals ;)</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyRONolviXFkoWxMqT-a7BmpUADMGevTrQxSJacv7fpNFWrzrgqXfkMQgdq6T_f694vr1KTHDSxKNkNLnOUKC4sanOz5qKY25BgUDR3Bild3docXPodIuT4CfoeJTHJb1XZOvDIzLq1Bcw/s400/IMG_0166.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705140591811265970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b>And we had a beautiful Christmas morning!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); "><b>In January we:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_AAbwtHWiMSLVqfjiRUpkRbNXA0sutnZiMubuwg51eQGGFw7cqMkl62g6w9qKect5Qf7Fb_Ozp7uX94FfdENnTHOx10gwnMwZlvQiK7H6-7NybTwbOsdqp_BRg6ZVdZ2pNF-mG1QxYe1E/s400/IMG_0202.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705140636267001378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 370px; height: 400px; " /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b>Went back to school after a month-long vacation!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_diRCDu6AqB45mB_cuXnEVQP0O0UhOaucqskt_zT5dnB18M0dBbCUM54tMU4ydYj_r9YXt2X1JbZDiFsE7thVtEKbffom6VChxwXJL1uDbDSkX1miPzUQLIXru86XQA5RBwmCKN3wekUE/s400/IMG_0176.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705140602748609250" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b>We walked the doggy (it would appear we only got Tilly for photo opps)!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicu7z3RnKM71BJFjynlOtKbWUCpw8kgNpYuiJ3MkdvX1I67PMR1e7QlEHYh6NTfKjEjucAZDbBKp2umaC6T-uKtWYFQcRKWGVTi9SU-XCgViglrFjC6w9OstRckxYraR9ZdMI-EukkIi-T/s400/IMG_0180.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705140616162120226" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b>Grandma and Grandpa Rogge helped us work on the chicken coop!</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b>Our soon to be Purple Pallet Pullet Palace</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#663366;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663366;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvmIUGkeqxmPslX2RxcyqGn2O-EqraITUKbdLxRgSiXye9AG7vojtP1k0P1vCVUdm_URk_o4a96hzXyW_sJUFKPEzlQtslJWNtvJh2WAj7HQOXcF9hY-MMuB5X9p9cFNZdjYd0exx6GmE/s400/406443_10150517395863325_577603324_9008831_2075268183_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705143006862337138" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663366;">And Grammy Jill came to visit and we helped Patrick celebrate his 1st Birthday!</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663366;">Molly was really excited to "help" him open his presents</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663366;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663366;">Phew! What an adventure these past few months have been! Stay tuned for a Saint Valpatreaster Day blog ;)</span></b></span></div>JROGGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00115211987465517428noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934911229132816013.post-58850952564579657262012-01-03T11:46:00.000-08:002012-01-11T22:30:16.009-08:00O Tiburon O Tiburon!<div>Long ago, Matt and I happened upon "the best kept secret in SF." That secret is the city of Tiburon. We go visit the little town of Tiburon every year around christmas time and it never fails to be an amazing adventure. This year Grammy Jill and Poppy Brian joined us for the Tiburon adventure and helped spoil us and miss Mo to no end. We always stay at the Lodge at Tiburon, where the food is amazing, The beds are 100% fluffy down goodness, happy hour lasts for hours-right through dinner time, and there is a jacuzzi hot tub in every room! Hallelujah.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz64dmWuUpaLOXVNTo6xiG6hehuctM5JW9GldX4X6M_PiCc0x1sHY6sf4AnD8wrzO72SqDY27YNLQMejf8hIDucrSy558EdpLJfYXyIrdYFXcklNqOB1j3zviasg_REXIzLd9TDz8qWLxR/s1600/IMG_5136.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEjz64dmWuUpaLOXVNTo6xiG6hehuctM5JW9GldX4X6M_PiCc0x1sHY6sf4AnD8wrzO72SqDY27YNLQMejf8hIDucrSy558EdpLJfYXyIrdYFXcklNqOB1j3zviasg_REXIzLd9TDz8qWLxR/s320/IMG_5136.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696624036557427314" /></a> Molly 2010<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiprlisJXuq5Vx11scbZ7S9mlBmSVwt9Ju-MbLPNk9W5ickVl_AzfwjQLHilQ3zo2ovDXq1xpH4QV636BwIjdtIEimt1ss2tuzveWLPmveGlZakaLd1ltNrR1Y6-9aScC12mqHxNIZnGTMo/s1600/IMG_0027.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEiprlisJXuq5Vx11scbZ7S9mlBmSVwt9Ju-MbLPNk9W5ickVl_AzfwjQLHilQ3zo2ovDXq1xpH4QV636BwIjdtIEimt1ss2tuzveWLPmveGlZakaLd1ltNrR1Y6-9aScC12mqHxNIZnGTMo/s320/IMG_0027.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696623915263833842" /></a> Molly 2011</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcEXCHRCZr9BlgAenNxNE7vGLEIGBNYB95aERvTw6jmnU-ckLyj9FVQZmoHI3R2KaNqcvsGT_vNRxwQOqNRWsGFTJxwIabNqI2-om7FpWUAHq7RWg6YCkqn8lC9EjHPSSH2aEDBMnMx4M2/s1600/IMG_6777.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEhcEXCHRCZr9BlgAenNxNE7vGLEIGBNYB95aERvTw6jmnU-ckLyj9FVQZmoHI3R2KaNqcvsGT_vNRxwQOqNRWsGFTJxwIabNqI2-om7FpWUAHq7RWg6YCkqn8lC9EjHPSSH2aEDBMnMx4M2/s320/IMG_6777.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696623741851868226" /></a> Molly Enjoying the Jacuzzi</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>But you say, bah humbug, why go near SF and not get to visit the city? Well my friends, it gets better! Walk West (I think) towards the cute little boutique shops of Tiburon and voila! there is a little cafe where you can enjoy an amazing breakfast croissant-wich and Mocha before you jump on a 15min ferry ride to SF! It was a beautiful day and the Ferry ride was just gorgeous, stopping off at Angel Island, before docking at Pier 41. Molly seemed to enjoy her first boat ride...mostly because she had a giant lollipop in hand.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4GGcSewXxFu7g8zT5X-piXlxJuRWkDTTomxMROEH-oqyPYRpKNuAfUUmPRYbWnodMd2PW6MN_IJceaJDaQAWBnDadYjCkjE75Qjq60Id-PBb8J7XIv5Qy6G2PU1EnfTMRgr5YiuznH00z/s1600/IMG_0058.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEi4GGcSewXxFu7g8zT5X-piXlxJuRWkDTTomxMROEH-oqyPYRpKNuAfUUmPRYbWnodMd2PW6MN_IJceaJDaQAWBnDadYjCkjE75Qjq60Id-PBb8J7XIv5Qy6G2PU1EnfTMRgr5YiuznH00z/s320/IMG_0058.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696623545599665410" /></a> Mo Walking to the Ferry Boat</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4aWn-EThzn0EZ8Se24p5Oin57cwSdKdRS-Y_eui9PXDfZnrJhPADpKOZigDvcs2qs_whcqL39xJLtl7ilyF5-a0fbWt-QWGWIM1a3JZVAHNWaSr5QpedNPifIfxiYM_6_U5kpRRYaohyphenhyphenx/s1600/IMG_0043.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEh4aWn-EThzn0EZ8Se24p5Oin57cwSdKdRS-Y_eui9PXDfZnrJhPADpKOZigDvcs2qs_whcqL39xJLtl7ilyF5-a0fbWt-QWGWIM1a3JZVAHNWaSr5QpedNPifIfxiYM_6_U5kpRRYaohyphenhyphenx/s320/IMG_0043.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696623348697119938" /></a> Check it Out Poppy!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYToWEZHKKS5IKW62vcN_usNmFPfK6A7zjAUmVUbcMYH8_gvzWeA9baknWNRenh4hb0JZ4FgrwtyKSqJSY2_lf-QEYxzDO6qVutngYn6d1v69jxYHo3Pdln0uVd4CgCJNKf0HMHEe1X52r/s1600/IMG_6790.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEiYToWEZHKKS5IKW62vcN_usNmFPfK6A7zjAUmVUbcMYH8_gvzWeA9baknWNRenh4hb0JZ4FgrwtyKSqJSY2_lf-QEYxzDO6qVutngYn6d1v69jxYHo3Pdln0uVd4CgCJNKf0HMHEe1X52r/s320/IMG_6790.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696623129307381202" /></a> Waiting to Board the Ferry</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRg3_A_1Pp6EoaehDI1ZSv4OWYLTR9qAYhbHMt-hz7tHAUUvAHUKwMpB-NOlDitoV6Jdd6QTwzSqmt7klbNdqgmczAUyL7-ir6Wr_CiqBp_cvQhG3xJMXwjuMolt__iTYL3DM6Xorh5cFU/s1600/IMG_0051.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRg3_A_1Pp6EoaehDI1ZSv4OWYLTR9qAYhbHMt-hz7tHAUUvAHUKwMpB-NOlDitoV6Jdd6QTwzSqmt7klbNdqgmczAUyL7-ir6Wr_CiqBp_cvQhG3xJMXwjuMolt__iTYL3DM6Xorh5cFU/s320/IMG_0051.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696622973513659154" /></a> Our Gorgeous View of Angel Island and SF</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOWmqjitPpHln2AtIMCsLP1rLq8dPDkQX6j5Im8wbli3iQSae99nHZndev4e19_r0fDy3U1zmwJt49KbKfidK6_0pj0BTj1hgAl9A9N_7QAGy0h9yJktQHNbrl2k73qWVDO6Bxoy1MqjE/s1600/IMG_6806.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEiPOWmqjitPpHln2AtIMCsLP1rLq8dPDkQX6j5Im8wbli3iQSae99nHZndev4e19_r0fDy3U1zmwJt49KbKfidK6_0pj0BTj1hgAl9A9N_7QAGy0h9yJktQHNbrl2k73qWVDO6Bxoy1MqjE/s320/IMG_6806.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696622771428482258" /></a> Mmmm - Ferry Boat Rides are Yummy</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>From there we took Molly to the SF Aquarium where there is a glass tunnel that takes you underwater through fish, sharks and rays that are swimming all around you and above you. If you haven't experienced this, it is truly amazing and well worth a trip! Molly approved but was most excited about a seagull sitting outside a window of the aquarium. Hmm. You would think the underwater experience, or the glow in the dark jellyfish would be the most amazing....but no, the lone seaduck (molly calls all birds ducks) was splendid. After the seaduck/aquarium adventure our exciting day continued on to the Ferry Building where we tested the wares (mostly cheese wares) and enjoyed some Mexican food. Then with Peets coffees in hand we Ferry boated our way back to our hot tubs in Tiburon. All in all, my favorite day in 2011! See you next year Tiburon :)</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfIvufNqp8izsREu6u3MwZXplEBm_SWhvCIxpw8NUvhHUH4_KhupuULmznq8eafW2z9vGZjLs6TU43MHNIeveCM-3xAhH_SCGfAmLplji1J6TeyH3tMHUPgnBs2Iid18aAS5OO2h-4NYow/s1600/IMG_0070.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEgfIvufNqp8izsREu6u3MwZXplEBm_SWhvCIxpw8NUvhHUH4_KhupuULmznq8eafW2z9vGZjLs6TU43MHNIeveCM-3xAhH_SCGfAmLplji1J6TeyH3tMHUPgnBs2Iid18aAS5OO2h-4NYow/s320/IMG_0070.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696622525389995714" /></a> Mo checking out the Tide Pool Rules</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikyJr9uR30jSDq2P3TReAG5EozQuj4elAWhM3MzI7yviuHGN6H1eH31wwPP16Bu3KyZZxV_HyAHZE61cGlSru456xY9Dfmwc8R8Kb3sFLDtDIEGcsXIU-nsea3RiMedeLIRQcJxIrnCTD6/s1600/IMG_6818.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEikyJr9uR30jSDq2P3TReAG5EozQuj4elAWhM3MzI7yviuHGN6H1eH31wwPP16Bu3KyZZxV_HyAHZE61cGlSru456xY9Dfmwc8R8Kb3sFLDtDIEGcsXIU-nsea3RiMedeLIRQcJxIrnCTD6/s320/IMG_6818.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696622355865088066" /></a> Molly and Daddy Petting Sharks</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNpSJx4httdIPUDQ0XxCBgxgintB64m-ydT1gIZmj3qkdTHa9Co3U6Vnn_11IfCCg43Q4r2Fks_pdI1Q8dOLrugNW0b2YAR_jQuF6XSZPxtE2ms3Lj7YqApkCV-AupCPAHJYQ_goIApc3u/s1600/IMG_0074.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEjNpSJx4httdIPUDQ0XxCBgxgintB64m-ydT1gIZmj3qkdTHa9Co3U6Vnn_11IfCCg43Q4r2Fks_pdI1Q8dOLrugNW0b2YAR_jQuF6XSZPxtE2ms3Lj7YqApkCV-AupCPAHJYQ_goIApc3u/s320/IMG_0074.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696622163815528434" /></a> Can You Spot the Seaduck?</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_yVt0ZJHaRGduXcqg4RUt6a_EwCO4-4-LF6Biu-Gi5nj6KqUhXa3xo9mRGTmC5OTSQzcFrHzaaZJYvZxdEmzYhZBjAEX5SL3x3FO_GFY_kcWkL9BWvg9ODNGV9ErJd397Mq1rSwvM3yX/s1600/IMG_6823.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEg8_yVt0ZJHaRGduXcqg4RUt6a_EwCO4-4-LF6Biu-Gi5nj6KqUhXa3xo9mRGTmC5OTSQzcFrHzaaZJYvZxdEmzYhZBjAEX5SL3x3FO_GFY_kcWkL9BWvg9ODNGV9ErJd397Mq1rSwvM3yX/s320/IMG_6823.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696621914306606914" /></a> Silly Dolphin Daddy :)<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>JROGGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00115211987465517428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934911229132816013.post-21446324225590668262011-09-13T13:02:00.000-07:002011-09-13T13:51:54.740-07:00And They All Had Fun At The Ladybug Picnic!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjp3A0ly5b8jWsbDrE7276SzCbp3dZ-yN0BiSENngthCFVUy0Qx2dWa07VGh3BC33Taordprjo0C3JojYbe7xRhTWriKHD_ILZiCp0jLfLUktI1CV_3GuzgA1ERq33tT4UJUZuPNE4RUIo/s1600/IMG_5917.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten Eleven Twelve, Ladybugs came to the Ladybug's Picnic...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcVrvX4br6vfF4F-DMwTUYH19Ta7j2WCz1jNhIoSRvrNg-QZRLk0HY5dq1RXbzLtWqig7RyHjPmL2DkZ29xvSPVxaApole5e1sofGsQ0jjzAj7JxY-E7yVD6RAv8wOiiqCRk6sLVhxZJz/s1600/IMG_5911.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEhEcVrvX4br6vfF4F-DMwTUYH19Ta7j2WCz1jNhIoSRvrNg-QZRLk0HY5dq1RXbzLtWqig7RyHjPmL2DkZ29xvSPVxaApole5e1sofGsQ0jjzAj7JxY-E7yVD6RAv8wOiiqCRk6sLVhxZJz/s320/IMG_5911.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651939593464882690" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzlXb1pwAelKs3k-aQ3BcGbKSrGARvQXq0ZHEdmEwhmO3hlwO2OzY_l67N7Qom1IaAnWoX8-H6SoagJ4u3uHBTnEuEThfN1hC-GbCG1wG0dIa3G2CdJbnvbQYAfVz1q_OY3g-rT76-Jet5/s1600/IMG_5910.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEhzlXb1pwAelKs3k-aQ3BcGbKSrGARvQXq0ZHEdmEwhmO3hlwO2OzY_l67N7Qom1IaAnWoX8-H6SoagJ4u3uHBTnEuEThfN1hC-GbCG1wG0dIa3G2CdJbnvbQYAfVz1q_OY3g-rT76-Jet5/s320/IMG_5910.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651939280193734290" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten Eleven Twelve, and they all played games at the Ladybug's Picnic...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span><div></div></div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKp6-_YaIGnQWDw11ohkCvJTOHnP7Ak1Kv-MOux3viwbIl7rbVpfy8Em8PMzClshtOw7o5KaaQuKd-xlivkN9xH1WqJV90TxbVA6ypO5b32aKevnS6c3BFhkBHSavnVSTUW17qlKzaSf1/s1600/IMG_5908.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjp3A0ly5b8jWsbDrE7276SzCbp3dZ-yN0BiSENngthCFVUy0Qx2dWa07VGh3BC33Taordprjo0C3JojYbe7xRhTWriKHD_ILZiCp0jLfLUktI1CV_3GuzgA1ERq33tT4UJUZuPNE4RUIo/s320/IMG_5917.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651940837629685970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></div><div><div><div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGARgme_dB4KwIPa1Ll_RgrL-mi2SIL-YMoYNSNmlLjUz2aqVQy83EVaxmjzDx3bY_3bzRjEfmqqf7Qiv_xCfGwHCvU3WWXPOeQ-FTnJVrpd-jUMebtt91EPoMJzigzC2d6FbzXiOBwNo/s320/IMG_6083.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651941644836319954" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkXjtTyH0ZyDDNh1nwgkWDBRbeGGCgo8VUnpYp98fnJHkM-_zSJN_mZU0vDA6dfP6APF3SHOC2QNWEgO6GYFOj476esnbaCQE8W9N0MROVXkZl6_QGfl4Kz5jzChY4xJABtX7ZY9zDgEm/s320/IMG_6090.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651941959705070626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSFf5FVYAhnAmiP-humyo87rRzRrIDmKyYXKri4qFfWelZt2CXc3XNGsXukRyk6G10nQcJP5NcsF5qILIEoHBpDOD7T8_oRuBSTYwxQrkEPjQFk0H5eeUuW7ttCSSZg_JIy27pZDvCt19/s320/IMG_6098.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651942169115521170" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8aFBXtQ7hFDQaa0qs9vs9SrKWEhzvbxZ0KIo0DBemfBDpdOi_tKySY9o_3xnmMYK5Q8MvtnD7w5LhkpYWShz3XezWWo6De9NU51f1ANP4sdCSBRIdh2Y8-9917XhAbMujjfgbhMHfp96/s320/IMG_6101.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651942385406841026" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">The had twelve sacks so they ran sack races. They fell on their backs and they fell on their faces. The Ladybug twelve at the Ladybug Picnic...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBQqHDr8gG9Zdcq-oo8dwxrWn18UqZzJtCJTwMfFJ_M0BKt1_Fv-buHKf8ofvV5oo-tA0AUIVT140Xkd3M6ygHnzPyiZnnrMh-l05CyGEYVFFu_2lh_9cWw5796yQCgaoIf9E2xYlWDEj/s320/IMG_6109.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651943256624451666" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZMRrhAZv75s7sYsR8bP0mrn0mcMwd2Aj7D-4vBCR4CJsdX4p4jtMnoP7NGfpEQ29CvnUhSQRYkXHejxtZFC8BTT6EpgvNgQzLmz98D69K3kjFewyHAaDcv8Rm2IkRklQGs8jV96QzuWP/s320/IMG_6123.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651943431099354834" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHLghZKFnpqVKE-mV3UHDzsHwDXD6OqbcokQNQCAAOtAHg0dgdiBnjO9S886rHP0rZePP7Dk1OFraat49Ec9lRMciM0TQB6Gj4_F0Re9e78Hh-quNd8S-PIFge1khtzIYogwfCt_mlKhDh/s320/IMG_6125.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651943645383851330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 307px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMout2FoZH_EpOU4yvz4KSc33FuliRyHTAFLj2H74DO6Vw0NhA5y3ACIGXECzA6QjZIznvAzH1p_Z_CofA8GyfPcGBn3t3C_sYJ8sUW8fYX55Uy8QBMeMtxaqDU0jbVv31FPeuzQS68W4E/s320/IMG_6126.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651943818784848402" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFlaLMwA50GaeX8gj63Ss9Rzb5pAYBu5T7_7o3pipDgTQ2sphvbVe2vaHVtx-XQwxcKbMrVzOQFIWSnOgZSSjJ6JiXiP90PBz8hPQdIjnRCTSCQ0Wd62-ydlmuTPBd79sBsSOPHHNpdVZ-/s320/IMG_6129.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651944074331391682" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">They played jump rope but the rope it broke, so they just stood around telling knock knock jokes. The Ladybugs twelve at the Ladybug's Picnic...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhuQCOS-IZNoeB1zysaD_zi4QYNTnNjjsvQBYa__9qIA1hELHJYZ1K9ayHQ4CTf1a4mrKAHmoRPSxahrTsJogVZpTBxYaCOWMfc4WsUTSrRFCBomgQXjzjyycsPq4siekifL5eB7wq1do/s320/IMG_6369.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651944748581544226" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 311px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuXtf-mRI-toh4Ql1eN_bEwp642rWlnN31pWYiy_3Fsoabo92c0-TOLJLu8HpOQgewGBf0GD48RvvrmyspgfhGv3ZEr7vu_jE9pKAWbGzxoPx1_cRYCaUH-SYEEulujMT7tYBVEStRLA2Y/s320/IMG_6385.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651944989282524850" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcI6zAVw9msr-_ghjkOJh1lUdvxnyKkK-R6S9bQHYVUhuWPLxaCXVqMWG-zUFI-YZy7K3YQTk4jMhIZRtOqK-Ge3olQil5ZnyPzw1bCZPSKDIt-L99Zq1xCSTEG1Q73SNyFbXPz7RMYzaM/s320/IMG_6005.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651945285191304322" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgugsALpbyENKY12AlO8iAAgYA0AWIzD2EjdHiSdSfaVg-HnjQtJ2S8AGNGHIYXiUT14K6ZsSk2p6-4exIJMRiUU0jXF-oAnT2u66C53vsxyilCBJGE4ie0OhXbOPIFVEMV5yVUJFs_L7xk/s320/IMG_6032.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651945745061243442" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10LQKNDbbomj5KlvvHYLeu-K7TuI4WevnPw9JD1HbCVwN3OCLlyVjJP0z7pIGd9DawEy42bHCxZoyAn3vFK4Q5TsYrxuydFQxD1uy8WZWxZuxbO8nsOMPd2wAe1qTExuHSNSvPhycem83/s320/IMG_6044.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651946014342971106" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten Eleven Twelve and they chatted away at the Ladybug's Picnic...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMrRC0lnfKKyMHr4tj3E3H3qkCx0EQjQd8ueZZiAsmwiuwi29d7BxvYI5f-ZCuu1tMeq8ICzj8obHgGh9uPgxGM_jEPubLzBRya5wtsejZftgKUCx1kHrJb6-Reyw4U_ZaP-1NbN1qT7p/s320/IMG_5941.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651946497444118386" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyxjZQPKRNhO_qSER2YfrN_MlhDQTbchqeWhakrJzYBIYiUO5La3Ytowq4VNfI45Ni7WrmcZbHstpgwrK8NupuMBhJ3UqwpOgsW4YuwZo1psON95oEKwVEVXmEHzT98Q7pvPKvisWbVDDp/s320/IMG_5950.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651946646608748322" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7idM86UQk5BcXB5ZZNZP_VMThz8HybEVDuKR6GgMzcGjpZJRVMPXsttdBeqOuvKB6Yug6O4lmPERmHFIQtS2hM9Dn1PUdmzE8NHsmqNJZDFTJwZEgp98acCMOieEh2uASTLfbHZQuJw0_/s320/IMG_5951.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651946744480042114" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 278px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MXGbtfI-qU8i2SMaRULK7-hO29lKSTvf5kKnhQ45tAlX35Rv3soAEemjx4YiCYNcaDKP-oouF89LeJ523gdvH3eRjdx8VaNkrM6aI5ayiDcxIZyeMyDETGbp6Mz_WGFtVkD1HieieLAz/s320/IMG_5954.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651946907917899602" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 290px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoNW39IY-ZCUq9Kx91-sNoIMrLCGiImlruGVbWWkiWkUNuwHJa2robSM47dxqEMLvNcQLo9MVuFyOXhfvR5qDS2C2TAjc8qOrJa3Qy4sAbH8Lm2sCqUZDd4ufDn6wTqrCcSxmmyuBmptG8/s320/IMG_5985.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651946998696572946" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">They talked about the high price of furniture and rugs, and fire insurance for Ladybugs. The Ladybug twelve at the Ladybug Picnic! 12!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyK_bnR7TImsX68EsspXZXltTcDtBy7JE2hnFBiVDvTtMO8KYWxMITEIAcRfaj0EfYWy5xwaOlDtk5YKN4VVSRUazNaJwpv0g7juABRPSEYXZexR4khthsGDuW1urKH9NP5fj_TTW0jKw/s320/IMG_6127.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651947853158544770" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; 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"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Happy 1st Birthday My Beautiful Baby Girl!</span></span></div>JROGGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00115211987465517428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934911229132816013.post-63590906335503734622011-07-10T20:44:00.000-07:002011-07-10T21:23:05.412-07:00Play With Your Food!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-G3qhVSRKRKGY7rY9zIxpz5htkdVRXeZc-qkkaw1Biz91RRx9-qM4seHiZDYJWBBCZCR3Szhl6jRCQrFr5BMEJeuj4IjwsTfoGYCU9Bzl9TZYr1MrZChJlX3SighGsOOsrgziYyNxfuQ/s1600/IMG_5813.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-G3qhVSRKRKGY7rY9zIxpz5htkdVRXeZc-qkkaw1Biz91RRx9-qM4seHiZDYJWBBCZCR3Szhl6jRCQrFr5BMEJeuj4IjwsTfoGYCU9Bzl9TZYr1MrZChJlX3SighGsOOsrgziYyNxfuQ/s320/IMG_5813.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627944723029981794" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8VLA_PRX5TEYPjYjqKUY0Th7DOJDr5KIFwiJXgRMBLRopYfdQuLI9yHXjYDPKjY9UAEGQuWkrThD62vLZxN40jtwtDVdeIp92u63Ou4LsyG40n4E4EskfcSoNhFI5xk6I83gV43gtLwRd/s1600/IMG_5812.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 167px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2eQUOhCM6M9sZHRi77JdrWY7udR3vlIPrAg2DoA00D1-tbWT3Fj8C-93jHpPrOexro3bFvwSYrffGb1abjdtoP7gYtQzxnMGawbjgCYVQn2P2E5v-D1ycCmOXRxCiJ94HpO8oHhkPmM_/s320/IMG_5802.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627943949175819842" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663366;">Tonight I pulled a beautiful, giant, juicy, purple/red/green tomato out of my garden! I've been attempting to grow organic veggies for a couple of years now with mixed success and I am finally starting to figure it out. Lesson 1 (thanks to Mike R.) : Beat your Tomato plants early on. Spare the rod; spoil the tomatoes! The first year I planted tomato plants, I just let them grow without any adjustments, and got zero tomatoes. Zero, zilch, none. Beautiful green fluffy 20 foot tall plants but none of the good stuff. The next year I followed the advice of my father in law and beat my tomato plants with a stick. Plants looked a little worse for the wear but they decided they were under attack, realized if they were going to reproduce they needed to do it pronto, and gave me lots of little tomato offspring. So, this year I once again beat my tomato plants and voila - gorgeous yummy tomatoes aplenty! Growing your own food, I think you might find, is amazing because you appreciate every little fruit or veggie that grows, survives insects, and turns into a beautiful piece of food that will nourish you and bring you joy. You nurture, and yes sometimes violate, your little veggie plants in the hopes that they will produce delicate little flowers that will become your hopeful bounty. Every night you peek into your garden to see what the day has produced. Most nights you find yet another zuchini squash and think darn it, this means I have to eat my veggies again tonight. But some nights, there is shining jewel lurking beneath all of the green foliage. And tonight I saw a beautiful ruby the size of my fist hanging beneath the tomato plant branches. After gently picking it and finding NO insect damage, I admired it for a few minutes, taking in the colors, the sun baked tomato fragrance, and the squishy yet meaty texture. Then I chopped it up and went to eat it but thought to myself that it was just too amazing a tomato to just drop down the hatch. So then I decided to turn it into something creative and artful-ish. See above Tomato spelled like Tomato. Afterwards, I decided it would then be ok to drop it down the hatch but no! I remembered I had real buffalo milk mozerella. Or if you are Giada D - muzureyla (so annoying). After scoffing at that all too perfect food network star, I gently mixed my tomato with creamy/salty fresh cheese, balsalmic vinegar, and olive oil. And then I gobbled it up. As it turned out, I was able to savor the tomato with my eyes, but it was too yummy not to gobble it down faster than the speed of light ;0</span>JROGGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00115211987465517428noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934911229132816013.post-80877829475052182242011-06-14T11:26:00.000-07:002011-06-14T12:06:26.580-07:00Diaper Duty<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Rv8Kd6ybQwX-oZ93We3luXTQBPewQH4YOd68JOxEVbpRB-N_rDgeGYZXyBqMnB82-vcac3GU3rjSVTaFX10K4M-fTu7nV4JeNVPphvPEuL72cMmLehvIUV8SC9NXouWSx9igWA_kXfXd/s1600/IMG_5593.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 203px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Rv8Kd6ybQwX-oZ93We3luXTQBPewQH4YOd68JOxEVbpRB-N_rDgeGYZXyBqMnB82-vcac3GU3rjSVTaFX10K4M-fTu7nV4JeNVPphvPEuL72cMmLehvIUV8SC9NXouWSx9igWA_kXfXd/s320/IMG_5593.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618144652867225842" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Happy Cloth Diaper Tree!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Before I had a baby, I swore up and down that I would never use disposable diapers because I didn't want to be one of</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"> those people</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"> that filled up the landfills with their plastic wrapped baby waste. And then, well, I had a baby and the fancy G diapers that I had received didn't fit my little newborn so we </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">had to</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"> use disposables. And oh the JOY of disposables! No more leaking of piddle & poo! No more rinsing, and soaking, and dealing with stains, and washing, and drying and folding! Of course this blog is about the beauty of cloth diapers but I have to be honest about the process ;) Anyways, it was just too easy to take a dirty diaper and throw it in the convenient plastic in plastic in plastic diaper genie. The guilt was immense but so was the satisfaction with the ease of diapering! And so we continued with our newborn disposables with the excuse that the cloth dipes didn't fit yet. But then...oh the horror...we bought the next size up of disposables. GASP! I hated the cloth G Diapers with a passion. They leaked and cut into Mo's fragile baby hips and thighs and made me miserable so I gave up on them. More than once we went to visit the Hollemans' in G diapers and ended up borrowing little boy clothes to get home in. Mo rocked little boy clothes but that is beside the point ;) So, once again in disposables, I decided to make myself feel better by giving all different cloth diapers a chance and ordered the $10 cloth diaper trial through Jillians Drawers and I cannot say enough good things about Jillians Drawers. For $10 they sent us every size Small cloth diaper you could possibly imagine. Cotton ones, wool ones, fleece ones, snappy ones, velcrow ones, hippie ones, Chinese ones, Indian ones and in every color imaginable! It was so fun trying out all the fuzzibuns, thirsties, tinklebottoms (ok I made the last one up) to see what worked with Mo's buns ;) We learned that all babies aren't made alike and different diapers fit different kiddos. And it's funny because every single cloth diaper failed us until, on our last desperate attempt, we tried the Thirsties. And lo and behold, they worked fabulously. No more leaks and as easy to put on and take off as disposables! So you say, this is where the Rogges hugged mother earth and bought a lifetime supply of cloth diapers. No, dear friends, the Rogges cheaped out and bought the next size up of disposables (we are now in size 3s if you're keeping track). GASP! It wasn't because they weren't lovely diapers and it wasn't because we didn't want to switch. It was because we were going to have to buy size Small cloth diapers that would only last about another month and it was too much of an investment for such a short amount of time. So, we decided to wait until her little baby booty got a little bigger to invest in the next size up of cloth diapers. And, once baby got some back, we did just that :) And I do love the Thirsties almost as much as disposables. I'm sorry but disposables are going to be easier no matter what. But I found little diaper liners that you can lift out of the diaper when you find poo so you don't have to deal with poo all over the cloth diapers which makes life 100 times easier. And we discovered that Borax gets rid of the stale urine smell that almost made me give up on my cloth diapering dreams once more. Yes, I have more laundry but I'm glad we are in cloth because I no longer feel like I'm giving the Earth the finger, the diapers fit Molly like a dream, they don't leak, and they're pretty (which, let's face it, is a plus). :) So, the moral of my story is...don't panic if you're in disposables because babies are difficult enough without processing pee & poo stained fleece but I do highly recommend a cloth diaper trial because it is fun and at the end you just might find that you love cloth diapers (well, love them as much as you can considering they aren't disposable)! Happy diapering!</span></div>JROGGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00115211987465517428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934911229132816013.post-22325991483927692832011-05-04T15:23:00.001-07:002011-05-04T15:39:40.036-07:00Mothers Day Mantra<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh374EM5ETwZyNuiJ-LOYLeM4opHtEvPrWaUODKtE1pdiQVjPSa4vpVJyN6DICZ6xQz8m3FCplmgKsOgXwLPEBG1hQtcvtyHACNrl3M-ziv5a0KzfhKMGNPQfRU1FGG2hS-FtliGOzbRmFF/s1600/IMG_5477.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Mothers Day Mantra</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9FOBTYTCaoRPOQdACHUJEl-3RfSkmaaMXhrgfzWmu991o-Qw7Dwqr1r8jhiHEd96W0NYyMSEKZjInw7jVsqcG695NnACGrCBtjhXKS4xwuo5ZUtvqrBvssgtXY5LFvcZ9YPInLbBSHCjd/s1600/IMG_5389.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVm8IQEz6GUhNmtW5ZExeoRO-4CO-gouuhgyiugKivJTEzt7x8DUWp1yHZpepjjkbgzRqO8sYHwl4NCiHSjn-1wTB6BDYZL4CW48qHX8pXa7qdJ3ous0exNyOZu9t4MrvlJ7UbZwa2hte/s1600/IMG_5470.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">If I'd never had a baby<br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">I could go about my life</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Not thinking like a mother</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Of other people's strife</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5zchWBzqOx_vF6L8S5TwXQo0AGn-K2oXMe3108LeLlaCmVZJPsGnaDDQ64DxKotz0YS3QrNOYrTQmRr1xrH9abpY_iPaHpCiIM33soLflKVlnLaCNSu4WYk1-fHVwHoBZj1-7-T5R77Rl/s1600/IMG_5362.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5zchWBzqOx_vF6L8S5TwXQo0AGn-K2oXMe3108LeLlaCmVZJPsGnaDDQ64DxKotz0YS3QrNOYrTQmRr1xrH9abpY_iPaHpCiIM33soLflKVlnLaCNSu4WYk1-fHVwHoBZj1-7-T5R77Rl/s320/IMG_5362.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602990387563827650" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">If I'd never had a baby</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">I could sleep in come the morn</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">But I'd miss out on the joyful face</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">I've seen since she was born</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVm8IQEz6GUhNmtW5ZExeoRO-4CO-gouuhgyiugKivJTEzt7x8DUWp1yHZpepjjkbgzRqO8sYHwl4NCiHSjn-1wTB6BDYZL4CW48qHX8pXa7qdJ3ous0exNyOZu9t4MrvlJ7UbZwa2hte/s320/IMG_5470.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602990730975508946" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">There's much more love</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Inside my heart</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Than I ever thought could be</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">It tears right through my arteries</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">At times my heart skips beats</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9FOBTYTCaoRPOQdACHUJEl-3RfSkmaaMXhrgfzWmu991o-Qw7Dwqr1r8jhiHEd96W0NYyMSEKZjInw7jVsqcG695NnACGrCBtjhXKS4xwuo5ZUtvqrBvssgtXY5LFvcZ9YPInLbBSHCjd/s320/IMG_5389.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602991489555399762" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">I'm glad I had a baby</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">When her face lights up the room</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Because she sees me coming</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">With potatoes and a spoon</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhek5MpN1reY7CzjDFATRuVnB-hf4guU-m6L4RVrvjv-Po7Z-Vk6jO4bjSSxCa3hHfY095Oz-1ZahTB9TDnMSySf0cW6DBtHzptB0qwsOHLFS4OWHT0whPpnXLORLXM71pOXo8JXlajyUIv/s320/IMG_5445.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602991845143840962" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">I play with her down on the floor</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Such joyful happy moments</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Then rock her down so peacefully</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Soft as a gentle current</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0RhbXpRttKkIi4CzAQcKofhqwbZoDAevif0Mr0qFyqeys763YGnw3uk7s7fSSlSGsGANhenKrd1G7RUoO57ooYGrEp8j3iOjyY3mh1fxWBxStvemY5I2arbXPLMpKSKM0yi3cpqOyTv71/s320/IMG_5434.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602992149480562498" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">There's much more love</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Inside my heart</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Than I ever thought could be</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">It tears right through my arteries</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">At times my heart skips beats</span></div></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh374EM5ETwZyNuiJ-LOYLeM4opHtEvPrWaUODKtE1pdiQVjPSa4vpVJyN6DICZ6xQz8m3FCplmgKsOgXwLPEBG1hQtcvtyHACNrl3M-ziv5a0KzfhKMGNPQfRU1FGG2hS-FtliGOzbRmFF/s320/IMG_5477.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602992415082500498" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div>JROGGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00115211987465517428noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934911229132816013.post-23296981034658343102011-01-27T13:37:00.000-08:002011-01-27T16:40:09.558-08:00The Drool That Binds Us<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSjlNxejEEwl4G3zkYO0au3ADo9iZfgEJz8cWTJ15-K9A0M7V46UQkbd4mrEfKwUy0kwJlH1t3IALxqGTryVlcHcZU2MCl14OhViObyoyFoo3JIXvq05U4Fk47CqJnKf5VBgF9nd-eawK/s1600/IMG_5204.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/AVvXsEhrSjlNxejEEwl4G3zkYO0au3ADo9iZfgEJz8cWTJ15-K9A0M7V46UQkbd4mrEfKwUy0kwJlH1t3IALxqGTryVlcHcZU2MCl14OhViObyoyFoo3JIXvq05U4Fk47CqJnKf5VBgF9nd-eawK/s320/IMG_5204.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567029578694896642" /></a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Blue-beard the Drooler!</span><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7OYXBRaO520OkxLqrw9B3qzQAaJh4Y9ZHWHbi7kJVM_8Q-nHAC9T2L92_NhqQvM85jePPhAtijrfnwRbSQP6ZwQhWGBLWtPyoc8rY7RUHGWWf4Eq93wFvWIIUAu8oiJZMlALH7vR_xkoN/s1600/IMG_5201.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/AVvXsEg7OYXBRaO520OkxLqrw9B3qzQAaJh4Y9ZHWHbi7kJVM_8Q-nHAC9T2L92_NhqQvM85jePPhAtijrfnwRbSQP6ZwQhWGBLWtPyoc8rY7RUHGWWf4Eq93wFvWIIUAu8oiJZMlALH7vR_xkoN/s320/IMG_5201.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567029222275915010" /></a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Woo! "Taco Dirty Spinach Laundry!" (see below </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"> for clarification)</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span></div> On the amazing similarities between dogs and human babies. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">First of all, I'd like to thank all the dogs in my life who prepared me for being a mother to a baby human. So far, the only real difference between having dogs and having a human baby, is that the dogs snooze in a barred cage thing with a top and babies snooze in a barred cage thing without a top. The list that follows details the uncanny similarities between the two creatures.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">1. Human babies and dogs drool - A LOT. And it's not like the "fall asleep with your mouth open cutsie haha pillow drool." It's nasty, sticky, doesn't disappear after it falls on inanimate objects drool. It is drool that could literally be used instead of super glue. And because of this insane drool, most people cautiously pat babies on the top of their heads in the same way you cautiously pat nasty drool mongering dogs on the top of the head. "Awww, you're cute but ICK don't touch me!"</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">2. Human babies gnaw on anything they can get their mouths around in the same way labradors gnaw on anything they can get their mouths around (when you're not looking). I'm sure if you left a baby in a room alone with your retainer and your cell phone, they'd magically disappear by the time you returned. And then there you'd be, waiting with a stick for every last piece of that retainer to magically reappear.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">3. Both dogs and babies love to watch you talk but they have no clue what you are saying. You could easily swap "who's the cutest little baby/doggie ever?" with "Taco Dirty Spinach Laundry?" and as long as you used the same tone of voice they would be equally pleased. Babies even do the sideways questioning dog head move. Both equally cute. And both try to mimic what you say (well if you've ever owned a mouthy moose named Bella) but end up saying "roo roooo roooooo!" with increasing loudness, ferocity and of course drooliness. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"> </span></div></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">4. Both dogs and babies love to tear, shred, and destroy paper. Why? I do not know. They have a vendetta against post-processed trees. But type in "dog tears up paper" and "baby tears up paper" on youtube and peruse said subject...Yep, now you're saying the only difference is a little fur huh?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">5. Both dogs and babies have separation anxiety. Seriously, I'm thinking about hiring Cesar Millan for Molly. You leave a dog in a crate and walk away and they freak out - they yelp/scream/coyote howl and desperately try to claw their way to freedom and back to you. Babies = no difference (except insert the word crib in crate's place).</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">The list could go on forever to include such topics as walk/squeaky thing/mud/food enthusiasts, the amazingly constant handling of poo, and the possession of overly excited crazy legs. We dearly love both dogs and babies, play smoochie face/belly rub with both. But, although both are great, I really hope my baby girl grows out of the drooly, chewie, overly dependent labrador stage and learns to walk, talk, poo independently and heaven forbid, figure out her multiplication tables. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Oh, and to transition into the next blog subject - there is one MAJOR difference between babies and dogs. Dogs have no problem falling asleep on their own, in any place anywhere, and in any position when they are sleepy (see Bella blog for proof). Whereas Molly fussy grumpy pants...</span></div></div></div>JROGGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00115211987465517428noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934911229132816013.post-58403869196701342952010-12-02T14:03:00.000-08:002010-12-02T15:15:42.957-08:00Oh, the Booby Irony!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAcws6cun667VR32VynZXfXEHle1aWLuALc2HPISq-JubH8lzxBUNjpx-IrPxS7zZzyN_wRIp4GMIOIufHmNhTPswebu71twyCrGYa79sNzfxP3ajwg3Qn-yj0ZKX1b0dD4qfJeqxUB1Y/s1600/IMG_5082.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAcws6cun667VR32VynZXfXEHle1aWLuALc2HPISq-JubH8lzxBUNjpx-IrPxS7zZzyN_wRIp4GMIOIufHmNhTPswebu71twyCrGYa79sNzfxP3ajwg3Qn-yj0ZKX1b0dD4qfJeqxUB1Y/s200/IMG_5082.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546224949155657922" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15.8333px; "> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Arm=Not a Booby</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15.8333px; ">On Breasts. I've become much more aware (along with the rest of my friends, family and Davis general public) of mine due to the fact that they have become my childs' food source. The fact that I am producing the same substance that I used to get from things that go "moo" seems awfully strange to me. As a woman you carry these things around for 20 odd years or so before you truly understand why on earth they are necessary. And then you very quickly come to understand why bottles are such popular devices. Before baby you wonder why so many women feed their children formula from day one. You think breastfeeding must be the most natural act of nature there is. Well here's a fun fact...IT IS SO NOT! And if you don't believe me look at the online posts from breastfeeding mothers. They beg and plead desperately for answers to relieve their breastfeeding woes. Their diction is that of a tortured creature begging for a timeline of relief to come. Many other moms reply with the number of weeks it took for breastfeeding to feel less like an indian burn blister of intense pain through 10 feedings a day. So you think to yourself - I can get through maybe 4 weeks of this, and you feel pity for the women who have gone 12 weeks in agony. Then you get to the 12 week mark and start to notice the maximum sentences given out on the online posts and start to whimper at the 16 weekers. And that's when I started my obsessive pondering of the word boob. I was conflicted from the very start of the first day that "boob" popped into my head. Interesting, very interesting, that boob is a term that describes both a breast and a lazy moronic person (and technically a bird with blue feet). At first I was insulted that the term is used for both because breasts work really hard to do what they do and on top of that they are eerily smart. Say your baby starts sleeping through the night - well your boobs learn to not produce milk at night. That's right, they learn! But then again I thought to myself, I kind of hate them because they are painful torture devices, so maybe in protest I'll just let them get lumped in with the brainless dum-dums of the world. However, I felt guilty for hating on my boobies and had to go looking for answers. And look I did but couldn't find a connection betwixt the two different boobs. That's when I came to understand that breasts and bozos are both boobs from different word origins. The World Online Dictionary defines "booby" as an ignorant or foolish person and that this term apparently arose from either the Spanish "bobo" that means stupid person or the Latin"balbus" that means stammering. Whereas linguists think the breast kind of booby originated from the German word "bubbi" which means teat. But then again, I wouldn't be surprised if the breast booby actually did originate from the stupid booby. I could just picture a woman barely getting through a torturous breastfeeding session yelling "I hate this boob!" And looking back you wouldn't know if she was just calling her breast a booby or calling her breast a booby. And therefore, I decided that it is ok to sometimes think my breasts are bobos when I can barely get my baby to choke down enough milk to sustain her through a nap. And at other times it is ok to think of my breasts fondly as bubbis while my little baby is dreamily, happily nursing herself into dreamland.</span></div></span>JROGGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00115211987465517428noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5934911229132816013.post-40523745405908490802010-11-17T19:57:00.000-08:002010-11-17T20:28:21.318-08:00Our Contortionist Canine<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">I don't think Bella has ever slept in the same position twice and I've always wanted to share our contortionist canine with the rest of the world. Here are a few of her strange and sometimes surprising sleeping positions!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpp3O5CKBeubxa9Uy0OSj90ENdhV9o80wdJ2NJNIphWbeBS46bDNcRQuVGzpIPV8JS42aw9Tu6CMhcwsGEIDysGru4gQJOqX574yB3OHym40gbrLIPnWnDPkWNd5dygtemJFh1syZ7rDV0/s1600/IMG_4686.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpp3O5CKBeubxa9Uy0OSj90ENdhV9o80wdJ2NJNIphWbeBS46bDNcRQuVGzpIPV8JS42aw9Tu6CMhcwsGEIDysGru4gQJOqX574yB3OHym40gbrLIPnWnDPkWNd5dygtemJFh1syZ7rDV0/s200/IMG_4686.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540741377835899986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOjScB7TMKsaLefL48a13Eg4XyiBo9mXH-pp8vA3SG5fx-upcNnevwl8jiX9mlnzfihmEBpodze16a-tx08Fw9kNNOhh2WNmpIx3WUU7WGwM8_xDHmk6UcMoDilZWkA8mvD3kFK23d7c3p/s1600/IMG_4685.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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I also thought taking care of a newborn baby would be a nice and relaxing bout of sleeping and eating. "Ha ha!" I thought, I like eating and sleeping too...how hard can this possibly be? Those who have babies currently or have had babies are now smirking and or exclaiming "tee </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">hee</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">." Molly was born on September 11</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">th</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"> after exactly 24 hours of labor, including 3 hours of pushing. I don't know how, but I've already forgotten what contractions actually felt like but I do remember saying "please, please, please" to the midwife as though she could excuse me from labor like a parent can excuse you from the dinner table. "If you have three more contractions, you can be excused." Two things got me through labor. First, my midwife reminded me of Tina Fey which made me really happy despite the pain. Second, there is nothing you can do about being in labor except to get through labor. However, the beautiful surprise was that once I began pushing, the contractions were no longer painful. Hallelujah! And push I did. I pushed like I was in a Dr. Seuss novel titled "Push in Your Tush." I pushed on the can. I pushed like a man. I pushed on a bed. I pushed on my head. I pushed laying down. I pushed with a frown. And all throughout the 3 hours of pushing, Matt was yelling "push, push, push...we only have such and such an amount of time before September 11</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">th</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"> rolls around." I would just look at him and think to myself "is this guy serious?" But little Molly absolutely, positively did NOT want to be born on the 10</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">th</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"> because as soon as that clock struck midnight on the 11</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">th</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">, little Molly's head popped right out. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">We stayed in the hospital for one blissful day that made me think I was right and that this baby thing was indeed going to be an easy affair. People constantly brought us food, icy drinks, and pain </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">meds</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">. Nursing was painless and the baby slept blissfully for hours when she wasn't nursing perfectly. The bed even tilted up into the perfect position to nurse in when I wasn't sleeping. And then we came home. The bed no longer tilted, the baby no longer slept (in fact she seemed to be eating 24 hours a day), and breastfeeding became a searingly painful battle at the booby. Molly loved my left breast (termed ole reliable) but was convinced that my right breast was a demon from hell sent to poison her. She would wriggle and writhe and gnash at my right breast to the point that I would swear I had mistakenly grabbed an alligator to breastfeed. I was right in that newborns sleep and eat constantly. However, they do this in what seems like a 30 minute 30 minute rotation...30 minutes of eating followed by 30 minutes of sleeping. Having to sit in a chair to feed a baby on a painful nipple for 30 minutes is exhausting. Having to do this after having only 30 minute naps in between is </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">debilitating. However, what is so amazing is that despite all the craziness, you can't stop thanking the heavens for such an incredible, beautiful, perfect little gift. Even when you only get 30 minutes to sleep, you still wake up to stare at your angel baby as though she could disappear if you stopped staring. You make up songs for your little baby to try to express how much love you feel for her. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"> You memorize her beautiful little ears, and the way she looks when she is peacefully eating despite the pain in your breasts. And eventually you figure out how it all works and breastfeeding slowly gets a little less difficult. And you figure out that daddy has magical baby soothing powers. As soon as Molly is in daddy's arms she is sleepy and blissfully happy. And before you know it you have become parental super-heros known as the Booby and the Blankie.</span></div>JROGGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00115211987465517428noreply@blogger.com2