tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38020229705095112024-03-19T09:52:33.402-02:30Melissa's 365Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04405756985561614380noreply@blogger.comBlogger236125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802022970509511.post-10016638377273055862009-03-12T21:47:00.002-02:302009-03-12T21:52:50.095-02:3057/365 March 12, 2009 "Tragedy at Sea"16 people are lost at sea toni<span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>ght. </span></span><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>A Cou</span></span><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>gar helicopter carryin</span></span><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>g 16 ri</span></span><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>g workers and 2 crew ditched in the ocean shortly after 9 am this mornin</span></span><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>g. </span></span><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>12 hours later only one survivor has been found and one body recovered. It is the worst disaster off of our shores since the Ocean Ran</span></span><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>g</span></span><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>er sank in the early 1980's. </span></span><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>The entire Province is at a standstill waitin</span></span><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>g for news. We ALL know someone workin</span></span><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>g on those ri</span></span><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>g</span></span><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>s. We are all heartbroken.<br /><br />I did not take this picture of our shores on the Atlantic, Matthew did. But I love it so I am usin</span></span><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>g it today to remember those poor people and their families. I wish them </span></span><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>godspeed.<br /><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIY0hMRf0mnkjASQ09pHv0bwZDlqqJXu8Ixaw2BChCaX0HWSm0_DeBnxkl-mQ_AucszFhyz956zw-na0xORtKKf_JHliBbDrFPgIYfnPJAa2op2uodN0DvrnnCMEIItK_pKIWqkG91w/s1600-h/157630719_2bb4c60fc0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIY0hMRf0mnkjASQ09pHv0bwZDlqqJXu8Ixaw2BChCaX0HWSm0_DeBnxkl-mQ_AucszFhyz956zw-na0xORtKKf_JHliBbDrFPgIYfnPJAa2op2uodN0DvrnnCMEIItK_pKIWqkG91w/s400/157630719_2bb4c60fc0.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312461103247285554" border="0" /></a><br /><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span><br /></span></span>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04405756985561614380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802022970509511.post-31020946785624943642009-03-11T20:22:00.001-02:302009-03-11T20:24:40.373-02:3056/365 March 11, 2009 "Love is...My Dad"Jacob brought this home from school. It made me want to cry...James took one look at it and said "That right there? That makes up for EVERYTHING...allllllll is good" :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2F2xgWeJ9MWcWmAv9-uqY45OF3CBmTY3HpsX6mTDe6xX-z7o95lSjYxyfb00fnso3hB1btnGVrTYR0aTwt9aSWPPmqTBLNV0p_-qmS2ikNRhH3kBgoyGcYOB0QIyQcBvHOfPojr1SQg/s1600-h/love.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2F2xgWeJ9MWcWmAv9-uqY45OF3CBmTY3HpsX6mTDe6xX-z7o95lSjYxyfb00fnso3hB1btnGVrTYR0aTwt9aSWPPmqTBLNV0p_-qmS2ikNRhH3kBgoyGcYOB0QIyQcBvHOfPojr1SQg/s400/love.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312067374698931186" border="0" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04405756985561614380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802022970509511.post-51452561829250752662009-03-10T19:37:00.001-02:302009-03-10T19:38:58.965-02:3055/365 March 10, 2009 "The growing tree"Look how nice my weeping willow is looking!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_Fo6YnMnGCexyFeOjAtX2aPpPc7YxHRBmcOiGPJcg79D8tPde9SqOsjpjloM2mPTTSSvPg4fsrjNLH-YCEWSi5VY8NKYdxzczwBUaq5fdlG1YcUBr46VLsV6DrCeghpeJnejoCO6Ag/s1600-h/IMG_3955+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_Fo6YnMnGCexyFeOjAtX2aPpPc7YxHRBmcOiGPJcg79D8tPde9SqOsjpjloM2mPTTSSvPg4fsrjNLH-YCEWSi5VY8NKYdxzczwBUaq5fdlG1YcUBr46VLsV6DrCeghpeJnejoCO6Ag/s400/IMG_3955+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311684472720431474" border="0" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04405756985561614380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802022970509511.post-28364897217979633182009-03-09T16:55:00.001-02:302009-03-09T16:57:29.391-02:3054/365 March 9, 2009 "Fairy Tale Museum"This is a picture from Friday but that's ok. Jacob and his grade 2 class hosted a "Fairy Tale Museum". Each child had to bring in an "artifact" from a fairy tale. Jacob's assignment was to read the story of Aladdin's Magic Lamp and then bring in the magic lamp. :)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LJzkuxPuGM3Y_v4X4x_qkpjweUGpXuqT1WEF4dUt-lpGvJpM8bSjUppGBNqNupyXxI7XSQ5S6MUVzebinWp_Er-ImiT59FnlIDihSbr5Upg8Eokl-3GNmRU6DwlSE7CVX1I9nZRqNg/s1600-h/IMG_3956+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LJzkuxPuGM3Y_v4X4x_qkpjweUGpXuqT1WEF4dUt-lpGvJpM8bSjUppGBNqNupyXxI7XSQ5S6MUVzebinWp_Er-ImiT59FnlIDihSbr5Upg8Eokl-3GNmRU6DwlSE7CVX1I9nZRqNg/s400/IMG_3956+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311271810735864194" border="0" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04405756985561614380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802022970509511.post-30689781049864840792009-03-08T11:44:00.001-02:302009-03-08T11:47:41.299-02:3053/365 March 8, 2009 "New Page!"Yes I know...I am two weeks behind. It's been a ...troublesome few weeks, however things are looking up so back I am. Woo!!<br /><br />And in celebration - I scrapped again yesterday! Woo!!<br /><br />Like my little penguin? I made him...cool eh? I'm right proud of myself. LOL!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp366-rtbE4bc1oq6DVU9gsWAIjlawwvBgX732JE8bzraHrt3OAA7iPT5GPmA6cPwfAKvAxJts_vQUwOT2na8X6KdOPVfhjaki0FEZuORh4gBLt8w_p7dhdChxMNQi6EMGy5ZsuKJetw/s1600-h/IMG_3977+001_edited-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp366-rtbE4bc1oq6DVU9gsWAIjlawwvBgX732JE8bzraHrt3OAA7iPT5GPmA6cPwfAKvAxJts_vQUwOT2na8X6KdOPVfhjaki0FEZuORh4gBLt8w_p7dhdChxMNQi6EMGy5ZsuKJetw/s400/IMG_3977+001_edited-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310820754894982338" border="0" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04405756985561614380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802022970509511.post-31150112128198882772009-02-23T18:52:00.002-03:302009-02-23T18:56:33.252-03:3052/365 February 23, 2009 "My Sisters In Law"Yesterday was Amanda's baby shower...we had SO much fun and everyone was so generous! I snapped this picture of my beautiful SIL's Amanda and Sheryl with Sheryl's awesome camera and now I am in love with it and want to steal it. I can see a DSLR being on my "I want it" list very very soon. *shuffle* The only downside was that it was heavy...very very heavy. But cool..oh was it ever nice.<br /><br />Enough about the camera...look at my gorgeous "sisters" here! I love them both so much...I am a very lucky girl :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG28Js9Q0af_quO5Gu0ZHlwPI9PI9jxUf3MBFPCb0Z7p7qHyjTh-opi86Iy2ozsB-fElWXnDPM73RPgWivDhoNKT7bTmx7_yZiH0EFjGc-1h1Z_V72JSzGgufhoWL1m9gO6uih073_xw/s1600-h/n612000812_2475021_9030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG28Js9Q0af_quO5Gu0ZHlwPI9PI9jxUf3MBFPCb0Z7p7qHyjTh-opi86Iy2ozsB-fElWXnDPM73RPgWivDhoNKT7bTmx7_yZiH0EFjGc-1h1Z_V72JSzGgufhoWL1m9gO6uih073_xw/s400/n612000812_2475021_9030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306122744548700802" border="0" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04405756985561614380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802022970509511.post-23613038427284976532009-02-22T23:30:00.002-03:302009-02-22T23:42:48.769-03:3051/365 February 22, 2009 "The Calendar"We all have them. The infamous house calendar...everything goes on this thing!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeArEL3hVm4d2B1R7zhK_YTRpJ32mOEFuylH71xVhWQhvLcHybAWbiLIkNbPQJfFOb3_9m2Kfw6sjjmE4RrexuXk59DYuU3JFdytKalRChnU6f205sFwA7lVkjYowACYtTg3EkkXOFQ/s1600-h/IMG_3878+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeArEL3hVm4d2B1R7zhK_YTRpJ32mOEFuylH71xVhWQhvLcHybAWbiLIkNbPQJfFOb3_9m2Kfw6sjjmE4RrexuXk59DYuU3JFdytKalRChnU6f205sFwA7lVkjYowACYtTg3EkkXOFQ/s400/IMG_3878+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305825254486168562" border="0" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04405756985561614380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802022970509511.post-91798677188853603432009-02-21T14:48:00.003-03:302009-02-21T14:50:33.627-03:3050/265 February 21, 2009 "Cousin Love"I can't resist taking pictures of these two little characters together. See that honest smile on Jacob's face? You can't fake that love buddy. No way :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOVjlS5iLwA8cJOUNFUSmsOq013rAKMiuohG8MDzdMoVaw7KkRAJ8iBgxUYqYgf4GbB35HKN-XrPe4jX0zvPgFGGL5CUX-2t58eYlcK9MsvtVfPyNWJtAgs-dQjU7aVoAbIv2Udqo1A/s1600-h/jh.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 327px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOVjlS5iLwA8cJOUNFUSmsOq013rAKMiuohG8MDzdMoVaw7KkRAJ8iBgxUYqYgf4GbB35HKN-XrPe4jX0zvPgFGGL5CUX-2t58eYlcK9MsvtVfPyNWJtAgs-dQjU7aVoAbIv2Udqo1A/s400/jh.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305317217338055042" border="0" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04405756985561614380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802022970509511.post-4740754187102954802009-02-20T08:50:00.005-03:302009-02-20T21:18:27.982-03:3049/365 February 20, 2009 "First Layout in Months"So my friend Wendy kicked me in the butt and got me scrapping again. Its the simplest layout I have done in years so it is a slow start but hey...at least I am back at it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8RK3smmmB_7HFBKcBI5tJTnW3VYUgmK5XEEgeKszh8E6hlgAw-tjPAudTDwXZpDfe2F53Glk3bBF5ixFWSfWfWuYx2frD_S38HV6prrJLkWoXl4IZabYBcdYEgX0xIsePbHbl6wE9ww/s1600-h/IMG_3877+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 396px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8RK3smmmB_7HFBKcBI5tJTnW3VYUgmK5XEEgeKszh8E6hlgAw-tjPAudTDwXZpDfe2F53Glk3bBF5ixFWSfWfWuYx2frD_S38HV6prrJLkWoXl4IZabYBcdYEgX0xIsePbHbl6wE9ww/s400/IMG_3877+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304854345940545778" border="0" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04405756985561614380noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802022970509511.post-12983955578534300262009-02-20T08:31:00.007-03:302009-02-20T21:18:05.861-03:3043-48/365 February 13-19, 2009 "Six Random Pictures"It has been a hideous week. Everyone is sick, cars are breaking down, we have had two snow storms in a row so we are all barred in the house. Ugh. Just ugh. so I have been too busy, too stressed or too pissed off to post here. But I have been taking pictures. Sometimes. So in order to play catch up, here are some random snaps from this ugly week:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFFT_rQV_T64w0tvNkJ1mRlBi4xE8lTYPR9wWMZOaPweFNHWmeLcVnGoehNlKV5VTWSdANUGWlUDI2lwEI3UcRlFjZ6Z3tntoyQSJ73nkms6gZE9DTI19_q9rNxxaGu2TIf_l1j868Q/s1600-h/IMG_3795+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFFT_rQV_T64w0tvNkJ1mRlBi4xE8lTYPR9wWMZOaPweFNHWmeLcVnGoehNlKV5VTWSdANUGWlUDI2lwEI3UcRlFjZ6Z3tntoyQSJ73nkms6gZE9DTI19_q9rNxxaGu2TIf_l1j868Q/s400/IMG_3795+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304850582743863362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_VUW1CK8nwIAlB9fXNJ4daRmQEZmnbyDZyKoNsNx7qDkk-ZIXuluQae8Qc5UIgwQWKsQsi1tGFHr3QaiAWfmXt64FMZpymHmK2s2n0RREHKtIUTjTb1VHtAhq5nxQCtCUXRJ0U7lZA/s1600-h/IMG_3861+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_VUW1CK8nwIAlB9fXNJ4daRmQEZmnbyDZyKoNsNx7qDkk-ZIXuluQae8Qc5UIgwQWKsQsi1tGFHr3QaiAWfmXt64FMZpymHmK2s2n0RREHKtIUTjTb1VHtAhq5nxQCtCUXRJ0U7lZA/s400/IMG_3861+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304849378955415602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4HzMrHGMgL6MZXnn-RgWzrAPUnK_2EhFcSUcCdirxUMGzCHaG6oQecrKAHWKgvwJqfF5DAbnpt5F7Lgp6oDzkQYpRH70V79fTW9x-Sn0fJb68bSyo41p_YgTD5R6VgUh3vZU0Tt4fA/s1600-h/IMG_3859+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4HzMrHGMgL6MZXnn-RgWzrAPUnK_2EhFcSUcCdirxUMGzCHaG6oQecrKAHWKgvwJqfF5DAbnpt5F7Lgp6oDzkQYpRH70V79fTW9x-Sn0fJb68bSyo41p_YgTD5R6VgUh3vZU0Tt4fA/s400/IMG_3859+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304849373911556978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8HTkLDu0YBVZ0LtJU6ezt-3oHvJga6CCVvdHJr3avCNn2uY6GwtrnPYXrfBnes7UkOdxlWl_NtDvS1fliit2lA-FciD85AHBehAPkiZUDi01NxibBZ3fJJfgk7tN8HxBi5MXsv7YzOQ/s1600-h/IMG_3857+017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 383px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8HTkLDu0YBVZ0LtJU6ezt-3oHvJga6CCVvdHJr3avCNn2uY6GwtrnPYXrfBnes7UkOdxlWl_NtDvS1fliit2lA-FciD85AHBehAPkiZUDi01NxibBZ3fJJfgk7tN8HxBi5MXsv7YzOQ/s400/IMG_3857+017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304849374582194578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4iT_V_467S-OgP4nlE4eMZcMwfSS9ec8gW0ZAzSTLWwIUDdOy1Y43sG5Rpfzo2qbsBJLKADQYCjB0qrWKpD3v29ssyKpMztj4VyHtOc-tzBIBUyO1XADfBNb7LP-SpozWSKUQ4Iev7w/s1600-h/IMG_3845+019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4iT_V_467S-OgP4nlE4eMZcMwfSS9ec8gW0ZAzSTLWwIUDdOy1Y43sG5Rpfzo2qbsBJLKADQYCjB0qrWKpD3v29ssyKpMztj4VyHtOc-tzBIBUyO1XADfBNb7LP-SpozWSKUQ4Iev7w/s400/IMG_3845+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304849370650727538" border="0" /></a><br />Just a quick comment on this one...Mom took it one day while I was at work. So it is blurry and out of focus because she snapped it really fast. Hallie, Ben and Jacob. What I would like to point out is what Jacob is doing here - smelling Hallie's hair. I swear he is a different child around that little girl.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSELp4b9frgygG3s2E8MaohO_L5S9Dx1Kgp_3GXi8kYDjS5IyCaiEquc48omeTjICgPESaFMKpg_Q9TSPKRYQE4xtwlbfu3Gl0i6V63tY5Ucf3fHYuh5IXN1fHOBZ4ORUugzAu7DJW5A/s1600-h/HPIM0860+014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSELp4b9frgygG3s2E8MaohO_L5S9Dx1Kgp_3GXi8kYDjS5IyCaiEquc48omeTjICgPESaFMKpg_Q9TSPKRYQE4xtwlbfu3Gl0i6V63tY5Ucf3fHYuh5IXN1fHOBZ4ORUugzAu7DJW5A/s400/HPIM0860+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304853140669092434" border="0" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04405756985561614380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802022970509511.post-42696801283165758312009-02-11T22:24:00.001-03:302009-02-11T22:25:20.424-03:3042/365 February 12, 2009 "Valentines for school"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRw7e5-06Uv482UVq9fRihL9eIlUl8XF-pfd_JjjCis8xyGbX1IrfT-0PivZCV_QcQAqgHUvJKVIQ6_YOZuEsrNBOt6Vob0rCcYMWgs6vxq8xVcJ5a3COxJua61tLtIw9oOnfOB1NFKg/s1600-h/IMG_3843+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRw7e5-06Uv482UVq9fRihL9eIlUl8XF-pfd_JjjCis8xyGbX1IrfT-0PivZCV_QcQAqgHUvJKVIQ6_YOZuEsrNBOt6Vob0rCcYMWgs6vxq8xVcJ5a3COxJua61tLtIw9oOnfOB1NFKg/s400/IMG_3843+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301723581997477874" border="0" /></a><br />It is that time of year again. Valentines for school mates. Jacob is having a little school party tomorrow so we spent the evening addressing valentines for his friends.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04405756985561614380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802022970509511.post-9658674098379023452009-02-11T22:22:00.001-03:302009-02-11T22:23:51.126-03:3041/365 February 11, 2009 "Healthy snacks"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpr7o5Wo-iTYTQfNtzMlpmKh3E8i7-S6zHlMJ35hVU5L6ETPINm3PNJmRamXIfhvUi_DOQp62gOBGKFrCmg3XkjTv1L6QRFEJ_pANH8sVHMwSGC0QgU-DCg1HXJfqNacoTamOna1pEA/s1600-h/IMG_3840+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 374px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpr7o5Wo-iTYTQfNtzMlpmKh3E8i7-S6zHlMJ35hVU5L6ETPINm3PNJmRamXIfhvUi_DOQp62gOBGKFrCmg3XkjTv1L6QRFEJ_pANH8sVHMwSGC0QgU-DCg1HXJfqNacoTamOna1pEA/s400/IMG_3840+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301723182783404946" border="0" /></a><br />Jacob loves broccoli. He could eat it all day with no sauce, just raw. I think it is a bit bland but he just chews on it like it is candy. It is one of the most amazing things about him really...his love of healthy food!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04405756985561614380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802022970509511.post-18464819643111573772009-02-11T22:19:00.002-03:302009-02-11T22:22:07.447-03:3040/365 February 10, 2009 "Success!!"Ten stickers for a prize. He did it!!!!<br /><br />The prize was a "Cactus Jack" wrestler. It is not available in stores here so we ordered it online. He LOVED it! Hopefully this is good incentive now for his behaviour to improve...even a little bit would be a blessing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirhiKO0Ht7z8MVvJ8wKRHoHz2cnlN47DjOPfQdZF41PzeoJSGHy3ssNhh3Tq4l0BGPfYpHuGtKaSmXWIWrGYAPsSawacGWpAwilLsYTbnbUBg1hAlQ2z95rdRR8imBfe43gSAxgty7uA/s1600-h/IMG_3837+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirhiKO0Ht7z8MVvJ8wKRHoHz2cnlN47DjOPfQdZF41PzeoJSGHy3ssNhh3Tq4l0BGPfYpHuGtKaSmXWIWrGYAPsSawacGWpAwilLsYTbnbUBg1hAlQ2z95rdRR8imBfe43gSAxgty7uA/s400/IMG_3837+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301722658273508450" border="0" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04405756985561614380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802022970509511.post-49328228739608644582009-02-09T22:30:00.002-03:302009-02-09T22:37:15.209-03:3039/365 February 9, 2009 "The sticker chart"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrNleFRP49SwJUAj8jxnuIDSWHUj9tnEp2eDwB_SUWTvDOTkKJ5YpmAXevqY24Q5rasZOsDKIdAoTEdpiT6DlCRKIZUrQY5NM2o4mk60HsDnPwrwrKudgU0h6aRR5p6LY1YWlCpybLA/s1600-h/IMG_3793+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrNleFRP49SwJUAj8jxnuIDSWHUj9tnEp2eDwB_SUWTvDOTkKJ5YpmAXevqY24Q5rasZOsDKIdAoTEdpiT6DlCRKIZUrQY5NM2o4mk60HsDnPwrwrKudgU0h6aRR5p6LY1YWlCpybLA/s400/IMG_3793+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300983353197100482" border="0" /></a><br />So Jacob has a sticker chart. He has to <span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>g</span></span>et ten stickers in order to win a prize. the stickers are for behaviour issues but we are doin<span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>g</span></span> thin<span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>gs one step at a time. These ten stickers he earned for not flippin</span></span><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>g out and hittin</span></span><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>g us when he </span></span><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>gets mad. Or REALLY flippin</span></span><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>g out and bein</span></span><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>g impossible to vet alon</span></span><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>g with. He can vet as mad as he wants but he needs to learn how to control himself better...hence the stickers...the half ones are because he flipped out but </span></span><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>got control - or he hit but immediately knew what he did and apolo</span></span><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>gized.<br /><br />Look at all of them!! I am so so ridiculously proud of him. He is tryin</span></span><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>g</span></span><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span> SO hard.<br /></span></span><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span><br /><br /></span></span>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04405756985561614380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802022970509511.post-17968990294035738692009-02-07T22:12:00.006-03:302009-02-08T11:12:16.755-03:3035-38/365 February 4-7, 2009 "William's Birthday"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXu_R0je67y-Xj5dOAHfwxPGyG2WmxQC6geHYY1q-ik-pNNUCL_4-WgNO-AmYoDH6RuEUe2eAxxb_ptaBAwkzDJNeUV_fZxWoQC07Bu-R8ZGVdCchsyx23H8OnGuT-yw7c73KppNWJA/s1600-h/IMG_3825+033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXu_R0je67y-Xj5dOAHfwxPGyG2WmxQC6geHYY1q-ik-pNNUCL_4-WgNO-AmYoDH6RuEUe2eAxxb_ptaBAwkzDJNeUV_fZxWoQC07Bu-R8ZGVdCchsyx23H8OnGuT-yw7c73KppNWJA/s400/IMG_3825+033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300237668258042290" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWiYpVmmN7VpV4JG6rG2knEbEcjf8OG3FFtlopHGIoh-GIYGKIjBdv-AEjMnS5dXXH4fYNoXQwgOdfSPYXH07EmCQ1WT0FYWAMt4kOYke1FOf3KeQ_UuW_1FMNJ6jWsWN7BxDmvtlYdQ/s1600-h/IMG_3819+027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWiYpVmmN7VpV4JG6rG2knEbEcjf8OG3FFtlopHGIoh-GIYGKIjBdv-AEjMnS5dXXH4fYNoXQwgOdfSPYXH07EmCQ1WT0FYWAMt4kOYke1FOf3KeQ_UuW_1FMNJ6jWsWN7BxDmvtlYdQ/s400/IMG_3819+027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300237660604551170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdFy3OZ_cDclkVwXpbi8-LmiPMYTjh_s4UKeifBIGJyfSEb88jdKXuckoJ4mtKddq25mVkoSVKd-XQFdi6S7Y8R8eyvZhdmp6nUdOi_APHbput0himDWLeTCDnARSKlFq2V8YFUYc84w/s1600-h/IMG_3808+016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdFy3OZ_cDclkVwXpbi8-LmiPMYTjh_s4UKeifBIGJyfSEb88jdKXuckoJ4mtKddq25mVkoSVKd-XQFdi6S7Y8R8eyvZhdmp6nUdOi_APHbput0himDWLeTCDnARSKlFq2V8YFUYc84w/s400/IMG_3808+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300237369708404482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XqdMGUi3Lghf7Se_QtvkaM60_TTvvzzBDuCHdRDOcl3DzRLKys2ufRbWm89Vajn_v9MM8FyJp4tm8ZWk-WdvQyyrjsnXil0fjboCO-mjZjD0l0sGjkncEtpaLxWLS7EAP-pc2qCVSA/s1600-h/IMG_3803+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XqdMGUi3Lghf7Se_QtvkaM60_TTvvzzBDuCHdRDOcl3DzRLKys2ufRbWm89Vajn_v9MM8FyJp4tm8ZWk-WdvQyyrjsnXil0fjboCO-mjZjD0l0sGjkncEtpaLxWLS7EAP-pc2qCVSA/s400/IMG_3803+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300237364359179058" border="0" /></a><br />Cheating a little with these ones but I have a few pictures and oh my goodness William is FOURTEEN years old!! What can I say...fourteen. I'm still a bit stunned about the whole thing...and look....I even got pictures of him!! Oh happy day!!<br /><br />So he had a party with his Dad on Friday and then a party with us on Saturday. Pizza and ice cream cake from Dairy Queen. And of course, lots of presents...He was in heaven! LOL!!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04405756985561614380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802022970509511.post-79439677455893212612009-02-07T22:08:00.002-03:302009-02-07T22:12:07.091-03:3034/365 February 3, 2009 "My favorite page"I've been on a scrapbooking sabbatical for a few months now. But the itch is getting to me and I am startingto pick up my magazines again and my mind is wandering to pages I want to do and paper and supplies I want to buy. I was looking through some of my older pages tonight and thought I would post one of my faves...me, Mom and Aunt Cor...the three stooges as it were...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicuvLiAL1DResfU9j_FqoH_DG_3uWC8a04GR7gO6SjiIHquxx5ud6BnHqqeYQv7J3WdazikTbw-EVsgaOr3rl9GmHeu7Epdk41Bo14LoffKHdX4NylM76nHMP-bDxD1SVmjHD8DeHOyg/s1600-h/love-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 388px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicuvLiAL1DResfU9j_FqoH_DG_3uWC8a04GR7gO6SjiIHquxx5ud6BnHqqeYQv7J3WdazikTbw-EVsgaOr3rl9GmHeu7Epdk41Bo14LoffKHdX4NylM76nHMP-bDxD1SVmjHD8DeHOyg/s400/love-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300235682424887074" border="0" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04405756985561614380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802022970509511.post-26371120552437874272009-02-07T22:05:00.002-03:302009-02-07T22:08:27.010-03:3033/365 February 2, 2009 "Where have all the wrestlers gone?"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rdP3phKfuue03YbBWB-OaWVmBxiJ5viTZP1YvKOXRJuCcwfRZDXktd83I2uj-vl8LyRppuj6q6-cUMN2ElAM8MZOVUdCc5bnwcJiWNjoXRvuS74ylgkfbBLPs3AW2IWy3jZgN__eUA/s1600-h/IMG_3782+048.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rdP3phKfuue03YbBWB-OaWVmBxiJ5viTZP1YvKOXRJuCcwfRZDXktd83I2uj-vl8LyRppuj6q6-cUMN2ElAM8MZOVUdCc5bnwcJiWNjoXRvuS74ylgkfbBLPs3AW2IWy3jZgN__eUA/s400/IMG_3782+048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300234866809714994" border="0" /></a><br />Notice anything missing? If you said "toy wrestlers" then you win first prize!<br /><br />Jacob had such and ugly day that every single last one was taken and put up. It was a nasty day...but he didn't get them back until late into the evening after many apologies and long chats about appropriate behaviour. *sigh* one of these days we may get through to him...one of these days.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04405756985561614380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802022970509511.post-62863473477976907412009-02-01T19:05:00.002-03:302009-02-01T19:08:43.260-03:3032/365 February 1, 2009 "Snowblowing"It is 7:05 p.m. and James is out playin<span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>g</span></span> with his snow blower. I say "playin<span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>g" because he has already cleaned the driveway but Jacob went out to play and mana</span></span><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>ged to push a tiny bit of snow back into the drive. James's eyes actually lit up when he saw it. On went the coat and boots and out he went. He's like a kid with a favorite toy!<br /><br />I played with the settin</span></span><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>g</span></span><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>s of this picture. Not a lot but I made it look newspapery in Photoshop. One of these days I will actually sit and do a tutorial on my camera...<br /><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiah_7cB9y09quWQiLuGQvgk3vbGDP6teinQLT5rLQelVouJ8nCGNaJFjfOovcTTbKsZYCfIr5eVuAUz98lNDXCH9O59jEjmYDGUlKA1UrzQQU2j7yuNsK8LCAaA-RKCFkK-DKIlYrBkA/s1600-h/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiah_7cB9y09quWQiLuGQvgk3vbGDP6teinQLT5rLQelVouJ8nCGNaJFjfOovcTTbKsZYCfIr5eVuAUz98lNDXCH9O59jEjmYDGUlKA1UrzQQU2j7yuNsK8LCAaA-RKCFkK-DKIlYrBkA/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297962035058033522" border="0" /></a><br /><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span><br /></span></span>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04405756985561614380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802022970509511.post-49257617054063301082009-02-01T11:43:00.003-03:302009-02-01T11:47:58.060-03:3031/365 January 31, 2009 "Chaos"Today's picture is an artistic representation of the days events. No explanation necessary really, it was a horrible, bad, day. We tried to take Jacob out to the shops with us - bad idea. And then when we <span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>g</span></span>ot home all hell broke loose. It was a horrible, bad, day and I am tryin<span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>g to remain bri</span></span><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>ght and shiny but the effort is almost too much ri</span></span><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>g</span></span><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>ht now. So I am dull and weary today...dull.and.weary.<br /><br />The little man in the middle is me in the middle of a maelstrom. Or it could be Jacob callin</span></span><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span>g upon the fury of the elements...you choose</span></span>.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYyruGa9KnSWMW8YhmC2u78HjPPuflof3j13NgpbWjVcucyZoySnYxhTHfX80VMIzcHMItEuhGOS-O3XYolB2gQOsjKiw5o5Ce_0U8_mB2hcDHmzXnreIAS7mfQ0uYNRbqU3-Uhkg0EQ/s1600-h/IMG_3780+001_edited-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYyruGa9KnSWMW8YhmC2u78HjPPuflof3j13NgpbWjVcucyZoySnYxhTHfX80VMIzcHMItEuhGOS-O3XYolB2gQOsjKiw5o5Ce_0U8_mB2hcDHmzXnreIAS7mfQ0uYNRbqU3-Uhkg0EQ/s400/IMG_3780+001_edited-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297848073310850610" border="0" /></a><br /><span id="featured1ct" class="current"><span><br /></span></span>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04405756985561614380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802022970509511.post-63968953386844268712009-01-30T21:34:00.003-03:302009-01-30T21:39:38.988-03:3030/365 January 30, 2009 "Bubbles"On Fridays James works double shift which means that Jacob and I are alone to<span class="org">g</span>ether all evenin<span class="org">g</span>. So we have developed a little ritual of sorts where Mom and I take him up to Neil and Sheryl's on Friday evenin<span class="org">g just to pass away a few hours and see the baby and just have a nice visit. We DEPEND on those visits for our sanity LOL! Anyway, toni</span><span class="org">ght I honestly planned on havin</span><span class="org">g a picture of our visit for this entry but as soon as I </span><span class="org">got to Neils I realized that I for</span><span class="org">got my camera! Doh!<br /></span><br /><span class="org">So a picture of Hallie and Jacob on Friday ni</span><span class="org">ght will have to wait for next week. In the meantime, Neil took Jacob to Walmart for a little jaunt and he returned with a bubble blowin</span><span class="org">g kit. I usually don't like bubbles in the house because they make everythin</span><span class="org">g sticky but it's the middle of winter so you know...what can you do? :)<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWxTdj31rhFydRgEZJhyphenhyphenjzrZq3axSeZx2IlIDRPbSxSqNTGQXwNOtMOoj7p9GSzXPuOmy3PmJP7pGSiLQwhm065mkEitqsFJjkocLymS8FfN-hTTgBGYF8RRFJrocfiALLvRxvNusnA/s1600-h/IMG_3779+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWxTdj31rhFydRgEZJhyphenhyphenjzrZq3axSeZx2IlIDRPbSxSqNTGQXwNOtMOoj7p9GSzXPuOmy3PmJP7pGSiLQwhm065mkEitqsFJjkocLymS8FfN-hTTgBGYF8RRFJrocfiALLvRxvNusnA/s400/IMG_3779+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297258487573964530" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="org"><br /><br /></span>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04405756985561614380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802022970509511.post-10646996494762831972009-01-29T16:26:00.004-03:302009-01-29T16:34:11.482-03:3029/365 January 29, 2009 "Snow day #2"Snow day again! The cold snap snapped and the snow came just like normal. 10 cms or so..maybe more. And it was nice thick snow too so super fun to play in when it was all over. Schools were closed and I didn't go to work and Jacob has been outdoors most of the afternoon building this little friend:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5m4fwo7dFHe9csXLvLa4uw7SS5Qv5B8Xlqw50Ws_SJGp-_UykO_eRqd2CcZwpg0-etg8FmeyRc0EOwSAIpbsAuS9v4-1sNOuulke6wmdwtvNLUhLiSwAMceNDq7Ds8D7qC2PoQqG3Q/s1600-h/IMG_3771+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5m4fwo7dFHe9csXLvLa4uw7SS5Qv5B8Xlqw50Ws_SJGp-_UykO_eRqd2CcZwpg0-etg8FmeyRc0EOwSAIpbsAuS9v4-1sNOuulke6wmdwtvNLUhLiSwAMceNDq7Ds8D7qC2PoQqG3Q/s400/IMG_3771+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296807535725760754" border="0" /></a>A special bonus picture: Here goes the nose!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXa6oBn70HJHFJkbHiYWAKLiH3Gim0v89ZR1T8A8S5wg6iE0ZDoyB69RhWMVTaagktOeBMsJRqYtGidDtFNjqpVcqf_yyBvxVOhFIhLL0D8-IdO3zV1J5PBKpyOk8qUsV1rkDB0AkJA/s1600-h/IMG_3769+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXa6oBn70HJHFJkbHiYWAKLiH3Gim0v89ZR1T8A8S5wg6iE0ZDoyB69RhWMVTaagktOeBMsJRqYtGidDtFNjqpVcqf_yyBvxVOhFIhLL0D8-IdO3zV1J5PBKpyOk8qUsV1rkDB0AkJA/s400/IMG_3769+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296807685622359298" border="0" /></a><br />In other news it is Matthews birthday today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! He is 39 - six months before me!! HAHA! I like to remind him that he is old and I am not...he doesn't appreciate that I don't think. LOL! So Jenn and William are having birthday supper with him tonight...that is if they can get the car out of the driveway. James will snowblow when he comes home so hopefully it will be ok. If not, Matthew can come grab them in his rig...he has a 4WD - no skin off his nose!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04405756985561614380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802022970509511.post-7716230407742357962009-01-29T16:22:00.003-03:302009-01-29T16:26:02.719-03:3028/365 January 28, 2009 "Playing with Dad"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgONLvDZ4k8PlPg9pO2I-33TbvHqaaCg-UfH-OMaZk6SZ8xF0SCHdQT0FDjzUDOQhGfrZEyHrjGXnPuZSmdlSlQECzr0Ybm4s_ZFieCVLfI5Atd05uBT6bCtRoEbDgaTfZvDXnu80adA/s1600-h/IMG_3731+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgONLvDZ4k8PlPg9pO2I-33TbvHqaaCg-UfH-OMaZk6SZ8xF0SCHdQT0FDjzUDOQhGfrZEyHrjGXnPuZSmdlSlQECzr0Ybm4s_ZFieCVLfI5Atd05uBT6bCtRoEbDgaTfZvDXnu80adA/s400/IMG_3731+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296806091645677442" border="0" /></a>You know, we have a lot of game systems in this house. We have the elusive Wii, we have an XBox 360, we have the Nintendo DS and the gamecube. We have an old Playstation and we have the most favoritest of all - the Playstation 2. James and Jacob could sit and play the PS2 for hours. I don't know why it is so special or different from the others...personally I like the Wii the best...but no, my two guys here are PS2 people. I think they are playing Smackdown versus Raw 2009 in this picture. They get so into it...I love watching them really.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04405756985561614380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802022970509511.post-29002534666775401132009-01-29T16:17:00.002-03:302009-01-29T16:22:09.304-03:3027/365 January 27, 2009 "It's Just Cold"It is cold. It is very very cold. I know it is not as cold as some places but man, it is cold here. The winters in St. John's are generally quite straightforward. It snows - a lot. And then it rains - a lot. The temperatures are fairly moderate because well, something has to fuel all that rain and snow. So you know...-5 and up...that's fairly normal.<br /><br />Today it was -13 with a windchill of -30. It is bitingly cold. I don't like it at all because you can't DO anything in cold like this. Just walking to the car takes your breathe away. It speaks to warm up later on the week...my fingers are crossed that the weather guys have it right this time...because this? This is ugly cold.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdOXLyUVbUW-6a3GkOmlaexNj9KcsQ3DbePdWk3TIsCKg2wOANhuwwTg97lcX-qP9KR_39wTPV3dME8-ZcQ_Lwr260DZuwPAONMbCTYLKfw3Ed4IhJdXsF9E1TeIWnDjw5cIYn0r6wg/s1600-h/IMG_3761+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdOXLyUVbUW-6a3GkOmlaexNj9KcsQ3DbePdWk3TIsCKg2wOANhuwwTg97lcX-qP9KR_39wTPV3dME8-ZcQ_Lwr260DZuwPAONMbCTYLKfw3Ed4IhJdXsF9E1TeIWnDjw5cIYn0r6wg/s400/IMG_3761+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296805688216933042" border="0" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04405756985561614380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802022970509511.post-34635299832344530552009-01-26T19:21:00.002-03:302009-01-26T19:22:29.084-03:3026/365 January 26, 2009 "104%"I'll let this one speak for itself seeing as I try hard not to brag TOO much about my kids...but still...highest mark in the class is nothing to sneeze at :)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAmGEtGkXcKJX9HFDEhaNvtKei7S5JZjY6qpLNEdeuDbdQg9QwT_ZoWy666lOxa3PU8EghMf7sSBaM2CH8-yc264LHerL_khIcSju_kXzJeex8sFZhHW_GoiPfyN9hLyURoRycq4IpqQ/s1600-h/IMG_3750+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAmGEtGkXcKJX9HFDEhaNvtKei7S5JZjY6qpLNEdeuDbdQg9QwT_ZoWy666lOxa3PU8EghMf7sSBaM2CH8-yc264LHerL_khIcSju_kXzJeex8sFZhHW_GoiPfyN9hLyURoRycq4IpqQ/s400/IMG_3750+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295739000443456834" border="0" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04405756985561614380noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3802022970509511.post-53634340215913628052009-01-26T19:13:00.002-03:302009-01-26T19:20:43.293-03:3025/265 January 25, 2009 "The Annoying Cat"I know I know...I love him to bits. But must he be EVERYWHERE I am at all times?? He's large...and furry...and heavy. Let it be known that Sam is My cat and only MY cat. Where I am - he is. It's quite cute. Annoying...but cute.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYdkHJDJoexbKkykzBXdA4dPH5ClS-8M_AsnmLLEOadEyMWK7c3Y4PW9vpSea6rMvubf975WoYdbbmF_rWH6oPhLc-QDXmipQvB5a0qXpADjuShEII0AFpjUyll2IYmBLQdw8fYQpCw/s1600-h/IMG_3760+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYdkHJDJoexbKkykzBXdA4dPH5ClS-8M_AsnmLLEOadEyMWK7c3Y4PW9vpSea6rMvubf975WoYdbbmF_rWH6oPhLc-QDXmipQvB5a0qXpADjuShEII0AFpjUyll2IYmBLQdw8fYQpCw/s400/IMG_3760+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295738606380791234" border="0" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04405756985561614380noreply@blogger.com0