tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71798456248141170612024-03-14T10:51:49.665-07:00Newsome NewsErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03541094977588599850noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179845624814117061.post-58853424156580713382012-08-08T11:58:00.004-07:002012-08-08T12:04:44.301-07:00Whistler in the Summer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We have been so lucky this summer to take not one, but two beautiful get-aways. In July, we went to Orcas Island for a night and this month, we got to go to Whistler, BC for three days. We were there in April for my spring break and the last of the ski season. It is amazing how much everything changed in four months. Everything was green and blooming on the mountains, with just a little bit of snow lingering at the very tops. We took the gondola to the top and followed a little trail down to Harmony Lake. Then we took the Peak to Peak gondola across to Blackcomb and took the lift down. It was breathtaking! I loved riding the lift with no bulky ski gear and warm sunshine and wildflowers all around. So pretty.<br />
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We went up to Pemberton for a trail ride. We loved our horses, Babe and Honey! It was such a hot day, so the best part of the ride was taking the horses through the river where they could get a cool drink and wade up to their bellies. Our feet got wet, but it felt so nice! The only downside is that we got eaten alive by mosquitos.<br />
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We love Whistler! It was nice to walk around the village and eat at some great restaurants (Village Sushi is our favorite!) And of course, our tradition is getting a candy apple from the chocolate shop to share. Yum. It was so nice to spend time together and enjoy beautiful Whistler.<br />
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Matt, I love you! Our life together has been the best adventure so far and I can't wait to see what the future holds. I'm so glad I have you by my side!</div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03541094977588599850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179845624814117061.post-22055628789510206002012-07-13T17:19:00.000-07:002012-08-08T12:05:13.963-07:00Orcas Island<div>
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It's summer! I'm blogging again :) This week Matt and I got to take a little mini-vacation to the San Juan Islands. We really are lucky to live so close to such an amazing place. We took the ferry to Orcas Island and stayed at the Rosario. It was beautiful. Such a fun trip! We only stayed one night, but it was relaxing and so much fun. I hope we get to go back soon!<br />
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Mt. Constitution in Moran State Park. Erika - you were right, it is amazing!</div>
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Coming home - wish it were longer!</div>
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</div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03541094977588599850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179845624814117061.post-51428439488869579042011-12-18T11:48:00.000-08:002011-12-18T11:57:39.844-08:00Sweet 1st Graders<div style="text-align: left;">I love my new class. They are such a sweet, bright group of first graders and they really do make my job rewarding and fun. However, I could not be happier to have a break these next 2 weeks. Yay for Winter break!</div><div><br /></div><div>We had a little holiday party in our class to celebrate the last day of school before break. It was crazy and fun. The kids decorated cookies, had cocoa and stories, and made some crafts that they could give to their families. The best part is that the parents helped me plan the whole party and provided everything for it. I am so lucky! </div><div><br /></div><div>Here I am with my sweet students. Can you see the effects of all the sugar? They were also very excited to give me my presents.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglr880JreMzoWwpeE_P8rBkpudUfjrexoI0sNxjYTS1JNrF92g13_O4izkDWC_rXS7h1if4DSOMORlv90b2d2Bk6GMuoMixiFAwBxkpWoxiXDq4ldDB9Xtj22EliF0RuPyjvQb5BWQDNQ/s1600/47a1cc37b3127cce9854cf520e9e00000035109Abs3LZm5cE.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglr880JreMzoWwpeE_P8rBkpudUfjrexoI0sNxjYTS1JNrF92g13_O4izkDWC_rXS7h1if4DSOMORlv90b2d2Bk6GMuoMixiFAwBxkpWoxiXDq4ldDB9Xtj22EliF0RuPyjvQb5BWQDNQ/s400/47a1cc37b3127cce9854cf520e9e00000035109Abs3LZm5cE.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687559519688942898" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKNJTY_re5PfxYEQuePeDkzkSGHtRfmF7sTOlxoMiQbE_OuBs9841A7jTtd6E4_YHzi5t4uxtMoKVfA7il2vvS-iHS39kjLcI2UQM8ZpKVrpY03Cdijk0kWJbKGo_u0lauVGF937njXU/s1600/47a1cc37b3127cce9854cf5d8fa100000035109Abs3LZm5cE.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKNJTY_re5PfxYEQuePeDkzkSGHtRfmF7sTOlxoMiQbE_OuBs9841A7jTtd6E4_YHzi5t4uxtMoKVfA7il2vvS-iHS39kjLcI2UQM8ZpKVrpY03Cdijk0kWJbKGo_u0lauVGF937njXU/s400/47a1cc37b3127cce9854cf5d8fa100000035109Abs3LZm5cE.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687559516707606818" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><div><br /></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03541094977588599850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179845624814117061.post-47682523669841992932011-10-21T15:54:00.000-07:002011-10-21T16:00:04.947-07:00To brighten your day<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XdnjfxXpr7g" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div>I have always loved this song and this is such a fun version of it! Please notice the guy in the back playing a tree. <div><br /></div><div>A note about this song - when I was little, I thought the lyrics were:<div><br /><div> </div><div>"making <b>lunch</b> in the afternoon with Cecilia, up in my bedroom." </div><div><br /></div><div>Only now do I realize that those aren't the words.</div><div><br /></div><div>Enjoy!</div></div></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03541094977588599850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179845624814117061.post-89009268400798348302011-09-12T09:02:00.000-07:002011-09-12T11:04:11.154-07:00New Bathroom!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqMTkOyPe4qlXOvDYb8BOL1oxWqzs-WKerD3k6F_KPpZOMrngqQhkApuMzxL6iF5rAqidTYq9SYSaI6B0IVYldt79Dt-G-kkpie-eRNgQ_N_uMCns_dE4r9Ls2OR9f7wHltrfFkJEc00c/s1600/IMG_0057.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqdACYzoL9yYWHGPhjJsesE4SjUcG6456Ey1qzU7f0UCmTQVOCACUtZmO1jdGZiZ3cYkMbsl7n-J3nSuCs44qHm3Pq5NfJepHuP-xfEi3MkqJxmvJfcCN7gA9W1frwDMTLdg97F4xvoW8/s400/IMG_0051.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651528795147594786" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Our new bathroom is finally done! We love it and are so happy with the way it turned out. I never thought I would be so excited about a bathroom, but it really is nice and I love getting ready in our new bathroom every morning. I guess it's the little things in life...</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">I'm reposting some of the old bathroom photos for a good side-by-side comparison. It is so fun and rewarding to see the before and after!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Here is the old vanity:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#333333;" ><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4YsuPfpVOZqGkZWa4FrgIhVGFMg-qXqSjVr1zrOBfAUxUeFAiU8yjzOjpYgUdFRGHxyIwL7ju7m_MjkRdwTWejwQZSWw9SKt7D_sa5kt77RpWuYT3NUTmbOg_22MCcHbiIin7M5q8s4/s400/IMG_1242.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651505563999984690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></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:#333333;" ><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1RqXu8er2BCTAkzAFMoFnYCeIhsKFy6aKyM6RTvrbhVvjT-_PDxY0PipRBhxaU1A9kXIlqvdugu2wYnjWZDEBiyp4BKwLVRQof7rEj6bCzlgXx9ZCm4KgUBJboH_INA448rtGJcLNTCU/s400/IMG_1240.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651505563129055186" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">New Vanity:</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDI5aY3IaJJSdGkglx8yiG2fBaXEFlih-c7fo4Kll8c0NZDWOujEblRMj6f2vO6N-XAjblTmF5tQrkA34d21Mt-7o9mJj687ghNfnQw3gOqgPKE6DduW1o_veLmCRXQ0rRUpWULoJMBE/s400/IMG_0035.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651528524328948978" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKMkWh-ArxSO7NkRqY_8qyE1-94mD9x5AelOHE6gK56CINkpw7ZDEkYAxuqLXB7AqDEE_ut2919ygzVdIFsYcTBuzUSYR7Cbtd5xmgRX8MUFK7IYBlzAchnG-gAtWKiTyMQAhDpuTTvQ/s1600/IMG_1330.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKMkWh-ArxSO7NkRqY_8qyE1-94mD9x5AelOHE6gK56CINkpw7ZDEkYAxuqLXB7AqDEE_ut2919ygzVdIFsYcTBuzUSYR7Cbtd5xmgRX8MUFK7IYBlzAchnG-gAtWKiTyMQAhDpuTTvQ/s1600/IMG_1330.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Old shower:</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4sKTmo9XVp6KR9vWXE0x75NmNe9J2yZyfJRiZjLcHvrb8Lp1yckcVeus-aikUGaeEIhcHtcdg-TMHwfcCiKlb8kOsxxhOEoOao3k83b_3Y-VSHl7VrNlzOfnRlyh3VwN_yzmV-RkZgA4/s1600/IMG_1239.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4sKTmo9XVp6KR9vWXE0x75NmNe9J2yZyfJRiZjLcHvrb8Lp1yckcVeus-aikUGaeEIhcHtcdg-TMHwfcCiKlb8kOsxxhOEoOao3k83b_3Y-VSHl7VrNlzOfnRlyh3VwN_yzmV-RkZgA4/s400/IMG_1239.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651529092388091330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipnV-wPouF-KvqfXWeA4Q-AxLQyvPJnbqUwDw3yDuOYV6v75OjiqAhztiFSggrL5YLaixfHk7RYa5jbMr4eQflnOZI6tyOCvzv2-uqn7TGXGIm5gxrBVWdAixUD8IKnHHNr9VbFO_KmnA/s1600/IMG_1238.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipnV-wPouF-KvqfXWeA4Q-AxLQyvPJnbqUwDw3yDuOYV6v75OjiqAhztiFSggrL5YLaixfHk7RYa5jbMr4eQflnOZI6tyOCvzv2-uqn7TGXGIm5gxrBVWdAixUD8IKnHHNr9VbFO_KmnA/s400/IMG_1238.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651529089512666578" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#333333;" >New shower:</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJOP5CpP2fOt9o2f7pXKCpjbaAY6HLvFD4lsxfA75-ouvTPHW7wPsrrK_qwjKJRn9S8zVWoyEVhoWKeGifTE_MIwch-AAPUZqdQZFjwqJKWqBYcGk-TfNqpnRPa3khMePsX-HAd8lwSSA/s1600/IMG_0042.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJOP5CpP2fOt9o2f7pXKCpjbaAY6HLvFD4lsxfA75-ouvTPHW7wPsrrK_qwjKJRn9S8zVWoyEVhoWKeGifTE_MIwch-AAPUZqdQZFjwqJKWqBYcGk-TfNqpnRPa3khMePsX-HAd8lwSSA/s400/IMG_0042.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651528534067838194" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVjRmrSq5d1lEKJPGbQ_X-Cs4ywFpDd1_CuiIQ_fSGrlGbdczXQj1tTbzakcJLgxe8KuItZm8jfCG2ccc2lSV7C1TWrAGTh9Rz5tme_hSkT9e6r_2SjtgyUppH06rhrGBSpWbws2XpgA/s1600/IMG_0040.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVjRmrSq5d1lEKJPGbQ_X-Cs4ywFpDd1_CuiIQ_fSGrlGbdczXQj1tTbzakcJLgxe8KuItZm8jfCG2ccc2lSV7C1TWrAGTh9Rz5tme_hSkT9e6r_2SjtgyUppH06rhrGBSpWbws2XpgA/s400/IMG_0040.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651528526671419554" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Old toilet:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#333333;" ><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_q4J1vlnncPjsf6mWxi62ElbXFp-iGhGETJt3c0kEFJLQJe1EGH8SCsY5SUJFK1qE2XV4_sh3OQwJOK75J-EhQsyJMx1gBGPPlysjm8G5kDYA0JA881kdHnWuFIWorDD0euHAX1A338/s400/IMG_1246.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651529451295828050" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#333333;" >New toilet:</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:#333333;" ><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaNQ5qgU7ASsKTmAPooT-ecXzlVA5gI5exVqPFyZ8w70ltTU0TPUQVAn6b-b8GSfPJnFKRoiR0pG4IsNumB-iAN7VXDN0X93fMj14NvXmxEadTHt2WVi-UWYVt72TLFwfjiahxtXFB_0U/s400/IMG_0048.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651528787074393298" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></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:#333333;" >Matt "testing" toilets at the hardware store (wait, what?)</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#333333;" ><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_pH4AmERdNANBkSIeZkuyGEkLzha3j1prY-jar9NH2VEzLFy_bd5oBafnS5NtfEJKS9aXRytRbPiQEmikyjA-7kEvygdLc8emVkVqo0Ys26ljHokuIHcDrOlN90HK5dQrHPZhbtqXx1g/s400/IMG_1201.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651529080574785554" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Most of the work in the bathroom was done by these two, amazing men:</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#333333;" ><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_YaMJH8bBZ3_rSYeBAydpJfLpf9nWsK8SZ8xg1M4zmHPgKqfZjFglJWNOp_1sk7clY9aulGSqp-uxuxc4Cc7pyA6lNejGoficd5O6p5FyFZL0IWUdvvHrb5wCuT4ccWdWINMppjremA/s400/IMG_1267.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651529687028955490" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Overall, we were able to stick to our budget pretty well. When it came to the finishing details, we got lucky with our cabinet and mirror. We found the cabinet on sale at the cabinetry warehouse where we ordered our vanity. Matt painted it to match and we added matching knobs to go with the vanity.</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Lucky find!</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#333333;" ><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXl2NEGzhxSO8He_g2U5nFCR0fVEzYoAT6iUQQq86IUObxYuMoKgwVN9KmoBD6vVphitKVdkuecE62Mta77-CpC9d4m2sn1uTykPhSPxMs_fkdGE5PpeZwqQii4GMdAD_4SChKdMa6isI/s400/IMG_1283.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651529690968877154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color:#333333;" >All fixed up:</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqMTkOyPe4qlXOvDYb8BOL1oxWqzs-WKerD3k6F_KPpZOMrngqQhkApuMzxL6iF5rAqidTYq9SYSaI6B0IVYldt79Dt-G-kkpie-eRNgQ_N_uMCns_dE4r9Ls2OR9f7wHltrfFkJEc00c/s400/IMG_0057.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651533710130592978" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">A few weeks ago when our friends John and Jessie were in town, we mentioned that we were looking for a bathroom mirror. It turns out Jessie's brother has some mirrors that came from the waterfront Mariott when it was remodeled. He got a good deal on them, but told us that we could have this one for free. Can you believe it? We are so lucky! I ended up painting the gold trim black to match our countertops and I love the result. That was my biggest contribution to the bathroom!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Mirror before:</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKMkWh-ArxSO7NkRqY_8qyE1-94mD9x5AelOHE6gK56CINkpw7ZDEkYAxuqLXB7AqDEE_ut2919ygzVdIFsYcTBuzUSYR7Cbtd5xmgRX8MUFK7IYBlzAchnG-gAtWKiTyMQAhDpuTTvQ/s1600/IMG_1330.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKMkWh-ArxSO7NkRqY_8qyE1-94mD9x5AelOHE6gK56CINkpw7ZDEkYAxuqLXB7AqDEE_ut2919ygzVdIFsYcTBuzUSYR7Cbtd5xmgRX8MUFK7IYBlzAchnG-gAtWKiTyMQAhDpuTTvQ/s400/IMG_1330.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651529695124852642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></span></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Mirror after:</span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gwrtLQGwGzqFvTL-eiDC-VsvZ6Zj04pRcTXCzGWfa3-HrhmU3SdbbNOmIkiCJ27WYc-hYoI199R1YJuM3kTt-v0JH5qdZdeI2YdQKdXQ-h0z58BmbHmp-Ir3nLzOF7Jo0Mk-JFfsvE8/s400/IMG_0054.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651528801309763602" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">We love our new bathroom and are so happy to have it finished!</span></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03541094977588599850noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179845624814117061.post-67951744378964887802011-08-19T11:40:00.001-07:002011-08-19T11:51:59.707-07:00Camp<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXEScN2TWNqOkxWH-9jXcbTTW10DSx284Ka8awd_nfn4eYlneUtFloq5XDDNFSmbwZvi8l_TDNQStUcUuPi8hC2wfp4Yx896Gerdl5TiS_fEIrkgOOfgHYs_e-Hu5m2EiBMw0pb_g5_qc/s1600/Breakaway+Lodge+SunRise.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXEScN2TWNqOkxWH-9jXcbTTW10DSx284Ka8awd_nfn4eYlneUtFloq5XDDNFSmbwZvi8l_TDNQStUcUuPi8hC2wfp4Yx896Gerdl5TiS_fEIrkgOOfgHYs_e-Hu5m2EiBMw0pb_g5_qc/s400/Breakaway+Lodge+SunRise.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642641591950575234" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZc27qgxoXEJZ9MK74bf1GVhujKFiP2OyNhyphenhyphenFLPOMcZbzsK962exRvOM0r85140OHGiIOxA8VIlsVxuGBjwsy-x9Bfhb4lICpWrigtYT6X_N6h7E7lxOJJxntbold9l4L9ubTTVej1jg/s1600/IMG_4605.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>I just got back from Young Life camp at <a href="http://sites.younglife.org/camps/Breakaway/default.aspx">Breakaway Lodge</a> on the Oregon Coast. Like all weeks spent at Young Life camp, it was amazing, rewarding, and tiring. I took a group of 6th grade girls and we had an awesome week. It brings me back to when I was in middle school going to camp. Those are some of the best memories I have from growing up. I love the excitement of leaving on the bus with all your friends, the late nights and early mornings (getting woken up by the camp horn!) This year I had some great cabin times with my girls talking about life and God while eating candy in our little room in the lodge. Can I just say that 6th grade girls are a crazy bunch? I don't know how they have so much energy! I hope they will always remember their week at camp like I remember it from when I was their age. Here are some photos of my girls. Oh 6th grade... such an awkward time. I think they are adorable, though!<div>
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<br /></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03541094977588599850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179845624814117061.post-20447688286660611482011-07-27T12:22:00.000-07:002011-07-27T12:33:08.602-07:003 Years<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUdF_W8O6jzY6RfXI14M3gWZ-Q2ywd9Yj5t1CyU3rese2q3piWCjs44JE4yWl-5KgWr3RU-q0mYygzMhRQtwxjX1BEzA6ZFNV5ctu_y_nCFh30mbJP0SeS5MGT_lzsG46Cy7zTro8Samk/s400/W080727.Eri.Mat.0309.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634115510851280354" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUdF_W8O6jzY6RfXI14M3gWZ-Q2ywd9Yj5t1CyU3rese2q3piWCjs44JE4yWl-5KgWr3RU-q0mYygzMhRQtwxjX1BEzA6ZFNV5ctu_y_nCFh30mbJP0SeS5MGT_lzsG46Cy7zTro8Samk/s1600/W080727.Eri.Mat.0309.1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_433MX9E6apRPNZ13qICNY8laNK64HEv9wWlQPhwIF_n_RIIrfSRVJ3EHJKryhRHa2JriuAx27ORcK7kpc4Gg-KuXXleebk2E45h3DAZ0qZDge1NgrhCRPKVaKYTXnHm60KTHn12HI3E/s1600/W080727.Eri.Mat.0221.1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_433MX9E6apRPNZ13qICNY8laNK64HEv9wWlQPhwIF_n_RIIrfSRVJ3EHJKryhRHa2JriuAx27ORcK7kpc4Gg-KuXXleebk2E45h3DAZ0qZDge1NgrhCRPKVaKYTXnHm60KTHn12HI3E/s400/W080727.Eri.Mat.0221.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634115506855058546" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6SV-Ji-RFOZ8bjWtGTEc8tYQE_rkxA8m5jNDTst6iCzpXAlC_5gzut175x9tiZzlo76ompyFeHAw5nYaHcsTtnS9MmUW6s1VtL-6aXtU5Pa6bSWMsk8dnaBd5Pz6sb-sSklgOv2HSWo/s1600/W080727.Eri.Mat.0107.1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6SV-Ji-RFOZ8bjWtGTEc8tYQE_rkxA8m5jNDTst6iCzpXAlC_5gzut175x9tiZzlo76ompyFeHAw5nYaHcsTtnS9MmUW6s1VtL-6aXtU5Pa6bSWMsk8dnaBd5Pz6sb-sSklgOv2HSWo/s400/W080727.Eri.Mat.0107.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634115498944810530" /></a>Today is our anniversary! I can't believe it has already been three years since we got married. It really was the happiest day of my life. I had fun going through some of our pictures today and remembering that amazing day.<div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO6HGxA80E9fuFfMW4JHrkvV_X_VZ1F3VuFIqHFzeV_rIO0jKBJIPmGfyxi5l9WxOFysjS04AubH0X93IftqvRo47g2_qDkDvOt2ZbL4iTjwS8KDA-n6FKR2MJuxGp9GjAytZCKjwTAz0/s400/W080727.Eri.Mat.0323.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634115511704181186" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">It has been a great three years, Matt! I love our life together. And I'm glad that we are only at the beginning and have so much more ahead of us.</span></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03541094977588599850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179845624814117061.post-22817292535521889972011-07-24T19:43:00.000-07:002011-07-24T19:52:05.580-07:00Sweet Dog<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Just have to share some pictures of the cutest dog in the world...</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihKOJUxtDtE59NkdSOk7oNFANqhX2baTPc9yGEbUUPSObkhiUJwI7ZXz9W9usY8UgV-68R680JgF1AxmEYMqhOk6N1IRQuDB-JSm8X7iQ0_5UBu5VSMQTMh5SaB6tO7Qhx9SJm190L66E/s400/IMG_4520.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633116602877091250" 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><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vtP9YLastDiUudmgIHZ43O3IH3CbydSsgxAiMP_BI1z-qISTZgYqkIqc2KjKeHer4LVjtkslfJusokxVLzz08mICiN2lOtOWpNDxDAoVButx8cAyvkmE4G43mGlCpEN6hf1xaN4LRzg/s1600/IMG_4518.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vtP9YLastDiUudmgIHZ43O3IH3CbydSsgxAiMP_BI1z-qISTZgYqkIqc2KjKeHer4LVjtkslfJusokxVLzz08mICiN2lOtOWpNDxDAoVButx8cAyvkmE4G43mGlCpEN6hf1xaN4LRzg/s400/IMG_4518.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633116612654004482" /></a>I probably should just change the name of our blog to "Zeke News" because he seems to be the main subject. I just can't help it. We love him so much! I never thought I would love a dog as much as I love Zeke. He is such a great dog and he makes us so happy. How could you not love this face?<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOpCOx1_rUCcuiXyaB5G81IQeck8ta87ezelMeTYRyK55hMm0t-tGLZ8VbfIs4TUWpr_OM8fY53aUPfzNJjlMj2UadjCkV_IZ4EEIxOQrH3RdxpMHGS8XMl6mpClr11T1Pq4H5x-CnsjE/s400/IMG_4525.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633116603117720722" 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></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wW3FkliO31TL5cUcRkqmV9j52lA3qV8dJaZVAILeNm7T9djLRy1k6VP-9qn7KYijIAjVZhnAw8HCY7ENrogQAA2-z9E9_xxRhLd5go73ZWAAWrsAeUZ6f4suMUPf_HtraBn44D4b4Tg/s1600/IMG_4521.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wW3FkliO31TL5cUcRkqmV9j52lA3qV8dJaZVAILeNm7T9djLRy1k6VP-9qn7KYijIAjVZhnAw8HCY7ENrogQAA2-z9E9_xxRhLd5go73ZWAAWrsAeUZ6f4suMUPf_HtraBn44D4b4Tg/s400/IMG_4521.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633116605375818178" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></span></span></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03541094977588599850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179845624814117061.post-67175067215120850502011-07-22T18:24:00.000-07:002011-07-22T18:31:09.305-07:00Mr. Fixer-Upper<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHp_uoMTFAcU_dWQ0Q0339Gg2zLpHpTsbUXRubgE_muaEoDD8svMvXWAZuflMIUMbLiOKZNn1B-yIw0EvjQDNcM70XZcpz7o-uhyFCeetbYM8KQ4MkQGbi9XpL23jau-D4krUZj4emxh8/s1600/photo.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHp_uoMTFAcU_dWQ0Q0339Gg2zLpHpTsbUXRubgE_muaEoDD8svMvXWAZuflMIUMbLiOKZNn1B-yIw0EvjQDNcM70XZcpz7o-uhyFCeetbYM8KQ4MkQGbi9XpL23jau-D4krUZj4emxh8/s400/photo.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632354028313094162" /></a>I just have to say that I am so proud of this man. He has done such a great job working on our bathroom these last couple weeks. Seriously. Every minute of free time, he has been in that little bathroom - sanding, painting, putting in the floor... Thank you, Matt. I love you!Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03541094977588599850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179845624814117061.post-81367653872918028102011-07-16T10:55:00.000-07:002011-07-16T11:56:51.120-07:00Bye-bye old bathroom<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0kNsV_INyxmv7jg-I9N8iOcLm6bSv4Y3R1XMIL0K5m5D9cLtc77v9_aA9xQtxH1NZOfemd8auFFl5C45Wzed_TCGTDZQZxAORgJsh5DTEmefR1GBAt2uZ73Qhu3k2r6o207HmltRr__k/s1600/IMG_1265.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: left;">Things have been busy in the home renovation department lately. We have demolished our old bathroom and are starting in with the remodel. Matt worked hard to tear out our old tub/shower, the old toilet (that never flushed on the first try), and our lovely old vanity with the peach sparkles. It was a messy process that included discovering 4 different layers of linoleum, pulling out countless nails from the floor, and a trip to the dump. I think Matt may have enjoyed it a little bit. There is something so "manly" about tearing down and destroying things. I admit that I didn't really help much with this part... I was a little scared.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">old vanity (it was kind of cute in its own way, but we are ready for a change)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6E_tuEWe9nbT8AcETPV0YOzrh8J_ML01J6MnrLRc8UY5tmsQUAdPVb4QZ9jd2ztKvFKceEOJKz9rvKgztKk2iFQloe8T_qxD-5UiLyHeaG-4NEpRBumlOT92k78zF3C5c59YJ2UcD_Ng/s1600/IMG_1242.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6E_tuEWe9nbT8AcETPV0YOzrh8J_ML01J6MnrLRc8UY5tmsQUAdPVb4QZ9jd2ztKvFKceEOJKz9rvKgztKk2iFQloe8T_qxD-5UiLyHeaG-4NEpRBumlOT92k78zF3C5c59YJ2UcD_Ng/s400/IMG_1242.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630023715665673138" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS0DWAidalLCA3F-YQxlEgH012F_H5EjMJbXMiw0OQEZl4x2tpqauE2HcegPLX8uQ1-2Q1LvfmY_sigvq0xRfGm1ZSqBJwKWCKW1yvjwCIf9Y3IqC3DYrBvlRN-bja0MtIGx4vE_DWvF8/s1600/IMG_1239.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS0DWAidalLCA3F-YQxlEgH012F_H5EjMJbXMiw0OQEZl4x2tpqauE2HcegPLX8uQ1-2Q1LvfmY_sigvq0xRfGm1ZSqBJwKWCKW1yvjwCIf9Y3IqC3DYrBvlRN-bja0MtIGx4vE_DWvF8/s400/IMG_1239.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630023712187396898" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">yucky shower and tub</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxtt4xPbTpouovdQAL3H_Gr1XbpYyKCaw2dOmlwYapO62CdFDbXNWBj0bRiF1EQszta23r4w18zUYHJg0_fqWc42U_T_iUElL6aCLWS2Ho_lN7fdPLhSbR61Dfgspg9Rl0pr-0Ap2ybw/s1600/IMG_1238.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxtt4xPbTpouovdQAL3H_Gr1XbpYyKCaw2dOmlwYapO62CdFDbXNWBj0bRiF1EQszta23r4w18zUYHJg0_fqWc42U_T_iUElL6aCLWS2Ho_lN7fdPLhSbR61Dfgspg9Rl0pr-0Ap2ybw/s400/IMG_1238.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630023706823734658" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">here it is all torn apart!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJF-m-lAHyWIDtq8Hg_LfICdF8gQj1RPQljUJSYmNUFRAIyeQBKpCpPAFdqFwO37AE79ytOv8qbkEB4XcfJFLqWAzr9SqnDRMrcPx7HM8fw7d1GJufsbRKRQQ1k6GEjsTnQDZ6VdcfSVM/s1600/IMG_1261.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJF-m-lAHyWIDtq8Hg_LfICdF8gQj1RPQljUJSYmNUFRAIyeQBKpCpPAFdqFwO37AE79ytOv8qbkEB4XcfJFLqWAzr9SqnDRMrcPx7HM8fw7d1GJufsbRKRQQ1k6GEjsTnQDZ6VdcfSVM/s400/IMG_1261.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630024706386688770" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">you can see a few of the different linoleum choices from over the years and also some of the colors the bathroom used to be.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-aGo7c4GJKiCmbQznpOBIx5Q-_JWfDAuunm5Zxpp462UhSK-KN_Wtir4c8gwdoCR8GRMOt9wvitqJ58TDp6d93xjcT8BXJ_m-0u8-IfSFVQNrldmFViD8qbxkulFiw7GQoYGMo2q_mQ/s1600/IMG_1257.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-aGo7c4GJKiCmbQznpOBIx5Q-_JWfDAuunm5Zxpp462UhSK-KN_Wtir4c8gwdoCR8GRMOt9wvitqJ58TDp6d93xjcT8BXJ_m-0u8-IfSFVQNrldmFViD8qbxkulFiw7GQoYGMo2q_mQ/s400/IMG_1257.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630024702808277330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is our tile guy, hard at work.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBhDG4lsk_VUd_16Bi3YQ6PFYkv0bopgc_tBQ_suVjjk2FMqx6yG8e6-r0EexW0oSMYhdsKyH8pMhCFqG8rZDi7ZKP0QYmgeXCYCkoGKJ4z32WG-haCSPbdTFebiSRDTnp0wZBPHmHFMU/s1600/IMG_1262.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBhDG4lsk_VUd_16Bi3YQ6PFYkv0bopgc_tBQ_suVjjk2FMqx6yG8e6-r0EexW0oSMYhdsKyH8pMhCFqG8rZDi7ZKP0QYmgeXCYCkoGKJ4z32WG-haCSPbdTFebiSRDTnp0wZBPHmHFMU/s400/IMG_1262.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630024711935944562" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">new tub, new tile!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBhDG4lsk_VUd_16Bi3YQ6PFYkv0bopgc_tBQ_suVjjk2FMqx6yG8e6-r0EexW0oSMYhdsKyH8pMhCFqG8rZDi7ZKP0QYmgeXCYCkoGKJ4z32WG-haCSPbdTFebiSRDTnp0wZBPHmHFMU/s1600/IMG_1262.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0kNsV_INyxmv7jg-I9N8iOcLm6bSv4Y3R1XMIL0K5m5D9cLtc77v9_aA9xQtxH1NZOfemd8auFFl5C45Wzed_TCGTDZQZxAORgJsh5DTEmefR1GBAt2uZ73Qhu3k2r6o207HmltRr__k/s1600/IMG_1265.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0kNsV_INyxmv7jg-I9N8iOcLm6bSv4Y3R1XMIL0K5m5D9cLtc77v9_aA9xQtxH1NZOfemd8auFFl5C45Wzed_TCGTDZQZxAORgJsh5DTEmefR1GBAt2uZ73Qhu3k2r6o207HmltRr__k/s400/IMG_1265.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630024722423761810" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">fresh, clean, new shower... I'm so happy!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtbW-gJfKRIq9T3wzb6IE_8SB70BX4fcVY2YVCnwkPAHY4kUsxDIGR7dn8FQaSZWItxth5q7ggcP6A6exmKteA2e-kIYDIP6FrtLNp3Wi0BPFXkbxKQ8-zzbYNEOJKnljGiH7iJolDOkI/s1600/IMG_1264.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtbW-gJfKRIq9T3wzb6IE_8SB70BX4fcVY2YVCnwkPAHY4kUsxDIGR7dn8FQaSZWItxth5q7ggcP6A6exmKteA2e-kIYDIP6FrtLNp3Wi0BPFXkbxKQ8-zzbYNEOJKnljGiH7iJolDOkI/s400/IMG_1264.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630024717442566610" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div>Next up: installing the shower fixtures, the new flooring, toilet, vanity, beadboard, paint... Ok, we still have lots to do! It is exciting to see it all start to come together, though. </div><div><br /></div><div>Also, thank you to our parents for letting us use your showers. We appreciate it!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtbW-gJfKRIq9T3wzb6IE_8SB70BX4fcVY2YVCnwkPAHY4kUsxDIGR7dn8FQaSZWItxth5q7ggcP6A6exmKteA2e-kIYDIP6FrtLNp3Wi0BPFXkbxKQ8-zzbYNEOJKnljGiH7iJolDOkI/s1600/IMG_1264.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: left; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJF-m-lAHyWIDtq8Hg_LfICdF8gQj1RPQljUJSYmNUFRAIyeQBKpCpPAFdqFwO37AE79ytOv8qbkEB4XcfJFLqWAzr9SqnDRMrcPx7HM8fw7d1GJufsbRKRQQ1k6GEjsTnQDZ6VdcfSVM/s1600/IMG_1261.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03541094977588599850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179845624814117061.post-63833459280435102812011-07-07T06:36:00.000-07:002011-07-07T16:44:29.954-07:00Swimming Lessons<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVK-3nGR5yTuTFI7e5rgdfSKnPkOrffBBEEqANmXBMO1nVjPtKXCOZT357AekoRU9KwGQlGelZbFnhJn4anFEu9q99NCNoV2D8MWtNdvJBl3wYq0ch2ahkBFDxnzZVIJU77nzjfIgMkM/s1600/IMG_1208.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVK-3nGR5yTuTFI7e5rgdfSKnPkOrffBBEEqANmXBMO1nVjPtKXCOZT357AekoRU9KwGQlGelZbFnhJn4anFEu9q99NCNoV2D8MWtNdvJBl3wYq0ch2ahkBFDxnzZVIJU77nzjfIgMkM/s400/IMG_1208.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626606445009574146" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">I apologize for neglecting our poor blog for so long. I have been terrible about keeping it up. Now that it's summer, hopefully I'll have a little more time to post something now and then.</div><div><br /></div><div>Zeke and I had a fun day at the lake with his cousin Abby and my mom and Aunt Susan. Even though he loves the water, he is still afraid to actually swim. As soon as he gets to a spot where his feet don't touch, he backs up onto the shore. I can't believe I have a lab who is afraid to swim. Aren't labs bred to be swimmers? We tried to help him yesterday by giving him a little push... I mean, "encouragement." He did manage to get himself onto a stump where he got stuck and didn't want to make the jump off. My poor baby dog. Someday he will get the hang of it. At least we all had a fun day and he got a little more swimming experience. We went to Rattlesnake Lake in North Bend and it was absolutely beautiful. A perfect day to be in the water, even for those of us that would rather stay close to shore!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-y8OAU3wVWSfLokrkG8XstghJUDUOuzt6h9TA4qd8KDvL4M50-SG1hWRCNsXTmUMysQLGPdK-icrR77fntujKWt8wKgPAdUqU0AxJulIL-H8femZ4F6YsuM4Qt-8ebNfBlGBiCClTTmg/s400/IMG_1221.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626605516582781874" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOi7wQ3z0nQhW7NuZFv5aq8lA9VitJPiNXOgxSGEzWfZFU41ZJuLdZje3Bm4wkTae5jyRq-uQ0al62mxg1g4h9_pABwF7uVhprOlyDTmslBNtvGQsTBm867QB8GQpoFYr4gfk9MBK_Azc/s1600/IMG_1228.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOi7wQ3z0nQhW7NuZFv5aq8lA9VitJPiNXOgxSGEzWfZFU41ZJuLdZje3Bm4wkTae5jyRq-uQ0al62mxg1g4h9_pABwF7uVhprOlyDTmslBNtvGQsTBm867QB8GQpoFYr4gfk9MBK_Azc/s400/IMG_1228.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626605527146762834" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx42btd8sfmetfYVEM357DMZadiCrRXfrkQmQH0gjLBc7kr7vhzUMw_AMra1PCJa3rbkwFpepr9ddqop3Oa' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03541094977588599850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179845624814117061.post-47895861532765773382011-01-09T13:12:00.000-08:002011-01-09T13:21:51.575-08:00Pampered Puppy<div style="text-align: left;">Anyone who knows me knows that I love to bake. This last week I made a cake for Matt's birthday (which was very fun, by the way - happy birthday, Matt!) I also made his favorite sour cream cookies. Yum! Well, today I officially crossed over from dog lover to crazy dog lady, because I baked dog biscuits for Zeke. What a spoiled dog! Judging from his reaction they are pretty good but I will definitely not be taste testing these cookies.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijX8r-uEcX9Fr2d4VU6tn9jecMWb7ljlN5TPSRm0s61oe2wskZ6u3EqKa-WWtL69VTfCpIE5K4xDlEyF1sKwykpDQ1bbNUj3OFYSldtHZGIxqC2YvpwQpeuArVLe5_1kOhyphenhyphenSP5OpdrMDw/s400/IMG_0954.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560299213923087570" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03541094977588599850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179845624814117061.post-862808103082062532011-01-01T13:59:00.001-08:002011-01-01T14:05:24.838-08:00Welcome 2011<div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FwYPTt8vYWez9MEUpklMBksaxCmKD06p95m1qWHAbljg_hoFD0TXr5anr7g-ZxIYCAMouuXQSJolKcyoHGmgFx0S-SlJyHM4-Ww4HOIjpJZgPIyyPca5NQ8vDRmVbydvbyKBzn89Yto/s1600/photo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 357px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FwYPTt8vYWez9MEUpklMBksaxCmKD06p95m1qWHAbljg_hoFD0TXr5anr7g-ZxIYCAMouuXQSJolKcyoHGmgFx0S-SlJyHM4-Ww4HOIjpJZgPIyyPca5NQ8vDRmVbydvbyKBzn89Yto/s400/photo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557340673589622914" /></a>2010 was a great year for us. We spent time with friends, worked on our house, and made some great memories. It's nice to have the feeling of a fresh start for 2011 - I'm looking forward to what the new year will bring. Happy New Year!</div></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03541094977588599850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179845624814117061.post-3010507464186694042010-12-28T09:26:00.000-08:002010-12-28T09:30:34.692-08:00Merry Christmas to me!<div style="text-align: left;">I just had to share one of my favorite gifts from Matt this year. A new clock for our kitchen! I love it so much... I just can't help but smile every time I see it. Doesn't it make you laugh? This little owl has so much personality. Thank you, Matt.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCnUepbbLYD1wBFFIWObHFkgDrFFgdFicTgx_MLiiT2yWTh0IbPIfY3ZTQMFjZWPXIC4Z85pNISC3aS4W3X2hgMUJ0r000klmXQXzQVHcmAON-zDIRO7gfEsiAFWZzDQzwmbCNNFWBKo/s400/photo-2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555786652925333538" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></span></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03541094977588599850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179845624814117061.post-82773055287159312172010-12-27T10:32:00.001-08:002010-12-27T10:48:18.473-08:00A Very Merry Christmas<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6V8loKtfRag3k3Ks8m2VV6yFrgt4rM0-LqdHaz4VRw4KpINxUdmzuuUTjoG8LNCgEzQvD1Z_NP9NpORSe9MglTDSDvWa88MKV5gsF8Rcckf9aKXKdQs0Qbo6IW0qMTsfa5THVQAeZcIo/s1600/IMG_4425.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6V8loKtfRag3k3Ks8m2VV6yFrgt4rM0-LqdHaz4VRw4KpINxUdmzuuUTjoG8LNCgEzQvD1Z_NP9NpORSe9MglTDSDvWa88MKV5gsF8Rcckf9aKXKdQs0Qbo6IW0qMTsfa5THVQAeZcIo/s400/IMG_4425.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555432270746580194" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">I think all the excitement, happiness, and pure joy of our Christmas this year is captured in this photo:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><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/AVvXsEjn2SdGMdb0BVw9r0qRaI1WzUlnJRB0af0wrH76NgQtVUXKAj2yhrcs1PulqHCg6LMFPd693evts3-CypXRgpvx9bjYmBRMNJDxVb_gRaGHnNZ5AM4TI1XjTtxIfi9nomjpiMPwN5rTdXI/s400/IMG_4428.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555432549614459586" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Please let me get to that stocking... please, please, please...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Zeke did get his stocking and he has been playing with his new squeaky toys nonstop. What a spoiled dog! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Matt and I had a great Christmas together this year. I think my favorite part is all the fun activities leading up to the 25th... baking cookies (and decorating with the girls), wrapping presents, and watching cheesy holiday classics like </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Home Alone</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"> on TV. This year we hosted Matt's family at our house for Christmas morning breakfast and opening presents. It was fun to have everyone over and I loved having breakfast at our table all together. I made cinnamon pecan coffee cake and a sausage egg strata. Yum. Later in the day, we went to my parents' house to hang out with the Walton side of the family and enjoy a very delicious Christmas dinner. For dessert this year, I made dark chocolate peppermint cupcakes. I wish I could eat that meal all over again... it was so good.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Here is our classic sleepy Christmas morning photo. Merry Christmas! Love, Matt, Erin, Zeke and mustache.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLQxYyPyrvpuQ91WV0yx19_89a40f_Q5UTLXTCredB4ig_DvGeqtcvsxuJJA6qfV3MLv4M5-NoaJDbsFvyHqRkkhauVOu6GGfWeKKVVpb5QT6sVn1JeNh2dj04xc_A4_SB0iLuBJMufU/s400/IMG_4436.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555432262263925138" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03541094977588599850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179845624814117061.post-80275730579326747872010-11-01T14:35:00.001-07:002010-11-01T14:54:40.015-07:00Halloween<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziK7CBHAxZ5TsA7Q1b8Vx-sJhp0_6zy0h_Dmi5Z6iNnXUT8Vk_Mtojb2IB2XwwFHBlEfcewrVHxcjw3iz6QGiJgIzi3DbLvcaOOKUcGowVThmMPirh6McxIjiqWi-ghhNrToc9xkxscM/s1600/Brenton.jpg"></a><div><br /></div><div>Had Halloween off last night, which was nice. Halloween is an important holiday in the Newsome household. It was the first time I met Erin. It was at our BYOPP (bring your own pumpkin party). I was a Seahawk and Erin was a Hula Dancer. I'll never forget carving a pumpkin with Erin that night. We picked out a design and I cut open the pumpkin to start scooping out the guts and seeds and to both our surprise the pumpkin was completely empty inside. just a few dry seeds and no guts. The pumpkin had done some sort of weird rotting on the inside thing and the guts were missing. Erin tells me now that at the time she was horrified that she had just met me and the pumpkin she brought was rotting. But what she didn't know at the time, was I thought it was awesome. I mean who wants to scoop pumpkin guts? I knew I had a keeper after that night. I had found a girl who could pick the perfect pumpkin to carve. So lucky.</div><div><br /></div><div>So every year we bust out the knives and scoopers and get busy on some pumpkins. These are the 2010 entries into the carving creations. Erin did the Meow Meow and I went for the W. Not for the Huskies, because they suck, but for George W. Did anyone else see the heater he threw for a first pitch at the World Series? </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypoaZXvgqeno6OMqT4t21n2YsXjLjHyr1h0jqkFdFjy3lqFwKfI2Dl8d1a2RIrgoMg4LI4ADg_CpYEAUuBn3UFs_gp8z-ELFhe8lh2UdsP-yfvQo2n57YXMUt-R46-pBvXK4kU89DmGY/s1600/Pumpkins.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypoaZXvgqeno6OMqT4t21n2YsXjLjHyr1h0jqkFdFjy3lqFwKfI2Dl8d1a2RIrgoMg4LI4ADg_CpYEAUuBn3UFs_gp8z-ELFhe8lh2UdsP-yfvQo2n57YXMUt-R46-pBvXK4kU89DmGY/s320/Pumpkins.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534698373521205346" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Meoowwww!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yesterday afternoon I went to the dedication of the memorial for Officer Tim Brenton who was killed last year on Halloween. It was really nice. Great job by the community of Leschi to get it done. They worked hard to get it completed in time for the one year anniversary. Very much appreciated by all SPD I'm sure. The memorial is on the northwest corner of 29 Av and E Yesler Way if you're ever interested in seeing it. I highly recommend that you do. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziK7CBHAxZ5TsA7Q1b8Vx-sJhp0_6zy0h_Dmi5Z6iNnXUT8Vk_Mtojb2IB2XwwFHBlEfcewrVHxcjw3iz6QGiJgIzi3DbLvcaOOKUcGowVThmMPirh6McxIjiqWi-ghhNrToc9xkxscM/s320/Brenton.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534700752939565538" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Since I post on this blog once every 6 months. See everyone in 2011.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Matt</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13523613762594801343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179845624814117061.post-72725410558203814832010-10-29T20:42:00.000-07:002010-10-29T21:14:18.227-07:00Halloween Happiness<div style="text-align: left;">This was a big week in Portable 1. Starting on Monday, you could feel the Halloween excitement in the room. We read Halloween stories, did skeleton math, made spiders with spider facts written on the legs... One of the highlights was making a class book, all about what the kids will be for Halloween. Here are some of the costumes my first graders brainstormed:</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_sb5Wz6tkSXlpyJF_a6Vy4JW7eKvu6T_3M928NknrMBkzZwxhOsWpZIosYpBnkIbl0mdWbBsExFXz-IPuzEDwNYn784ptOrExq9q0zXpYRFnCzcS9JuGlaRbxRIwpRmxAHYTFO2UcQKg/s400/photo.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533680656856985314" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">T</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">oday, they wore their costumes to school, bouncing off the walls while eating tons of cookies, juice, and candy at our class Halloween party. I had to take a step back from the craziness for a minute, take a few photos, and realize just how adorable and excited they really are.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRiLF809fSf6ZBuYmD6tnOh2ilpm8cvP-JVhifmR7cZ0BzrHiiaU20Z4GYYk-OwNKb_gGazYF6Pd2Ju3jnOFIZNpoeIj-9DAsITn0SPZhs558pgmFmVDhyphenhyphenkIaXBB1w7INFQ1imZDxgU8/s400/IMG_4374.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533682437250441378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-RbkZOh8GQlf-gE8hgJiKHeNFJe1elM_heNKQHdpaUjCmJZHpWoeujPCmb0cb-vjxFzjVoCXZtIfMQz5xH14iup10xIz8a1RDC5diqPuzJDeoCnnPnrJIry9qgS5JSZEMF3uJytmPWQ/s1600/IMG_4372.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-RbkZOh8GQlf-gE8hgJiKHeNFJe1elM_heNKQHdpaUjCmJZHpWoeujPCmb0cb-vjxFzjVoCXZtIfMQz5xH14iup10xIz8a1RDC5diqPuzJDeoCnnPnrJIry9qgS5JSZEMF3uJytmPWQ/s400/IMG_4372.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533682433968946770" style="display: block; 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"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZthkJjAkhdVMNQ2TVyuY-yxokCMMFYIKs-jLw6Hq7163fnDu824bYjq8APs77bo4DPEZ17ADUEqipUcN5Rtq2Jm21fPSfAxx2cghq_6nNUVCHAhIRrPZhIngRUbiaUK5gF4_ZrN-BR4/s400/IMG_4376.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533682441457980098" 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></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; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Happy Halloween!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03541094977588599850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179845624814117061.post-42760180386507454862010-10-03T09:27:00.000-07:002010-10-03T10:44:23.177-07:00Home Improvement<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9zEEi6K9bUFlHGoSJ5aMGiqn_n4uWBRbtt7nUFyhyphenhyphenM3hXtkR6cagZ_cc4wMcS8P7ltgCg86mAcrlzhBH2RqTifabV1WpsFdJaHHm7qrF04mALsN78qBWq73StRsAGagGZI3K3FAcwyg8/s1600/mail-11.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 124px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9zEEi6K9bUFlHGoSJ5aMGiqn_n4uWBRbtt7nUFyhyphenhyphenM3hXtkR6cagZ_cc4wMcS8P7ltgCg86mAcrlzhBH2RqTifabV1WpsFdJaHHm7qrF04mALsN78qBWq73StRsAGagGZI3K3FAcwyg8/s320/mail-11.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523869279277822594" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">We moved in to our new house one year ago. Sometimes it feels like there is a never-ending list of things to do, but when we look back on what we've done so far, I think it looks pretty good. It's starting to feel like </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">our </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">house now.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><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/AVvXsEi-GaPkGxJDEepWgIvEgAI9cfKriHOkZXlRq0P_dcqAtEw1Ak24_f8tdbjFsP4csvegR2ZC6XOjHPXj5Zf7RSQ0Bmp0TsROSBKL3HrzZU841ZK4h_8biEZnShJi_uEGhC0ryCx1hS94IqY/s320/IMG_2003.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523861910886034002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Here are a few photos to show the progress we've made...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">I wish I was better at documenting all the things we've changed about the house, but for this post, I'll show the two major projects we've been working on. We started with the kitchen and family room. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">When we first moved in, Matt took one look at the cabinets over the stove and decided they had to go. He couldn't wait to rip them out. They blocked off the living room and made the space seem smaller. Here is the view of the kitchen before, with the yellow walls, brown cabinets, and fluorescent lights.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPWkXKpmgHzGa_RQMdC7rnA4GxcOXLcqpite03PnnI86inrkdbQr14BbQjuVbe9Xwn7j-CeKlZjLzlVGLJ1trcmeIkgROEFxIRVjE-NUQ80Kdra604KE4RuYSfMBBWyraHHSSljNHT8Q8/s320/mail-13.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523866309901812258" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 166px; " /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Matt with the dreaded cabinets:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_eskIz6P5N8JXRXgrAhx5qTV7msUqlyLLLFE9O0zChIltuXPDWPgoU0rDqmZfU92WP425bBh27C4fHvQrysqgoSB1LsYs5flUYKHePslCkf80e8Q_WUJg63dvvsxq_PCbzDMeOzUtBA/s320/mail-12.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523866312636543842" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 166px; " /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZq_Zcokicg9xSIPhBr8yF5EC2yK5dYhm6fOG04LOP6oll_Z3yuv7PKvI2VQRqATJvwooRtVE5WHEA_EuvCvpQXIyhbIEfZ503XcvFCYyLhahxA67P7JzOyhG-4BYvgjkc6Ue0tQv-rmI/s320/mail-14.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523866309730959170" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 166px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">After we tore out the cabinets, we had to repair the ceiling and replace the fluorescent lights. Matt, Clay, Critter, and my Dad put in new drywall on the ceiling and added new insulation. </span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJj0LUDGl0tBGqPdgv6boXghRlM2fQcdEUN8B0zy89rd3whvfz7YCHGz4nokJg3z56G9MNyipRAG0ZYPrx12z5ZvfNSjzvDkixC5___i5whbPuZONUPMWXLsAG7T53owW2ZVM2CmXH84E/s320/IMG_0992.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523858547287281554" 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></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">This picture is a little blurry, but shows the lights going in, the cabinets painted white, and also some of the paint samples we were trying out above the sink.</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyuhETmBD0S8oy-I4CxSMKFds4pVXh9dkv2LCMwt5ns-v1w3lqdLpkLIGOF8m7_ewLWGlD1k5cRMCX1A2a0P-hcoR6C6PfWvptiKKBUGFWmOPTi6x_EP_e8sFQO_kCOPhHewfQkWLb_I/s320/IMG_0995.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523858555749818930" 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></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAq5t-GAEpdWJGqUIaxjzhFfFj7km4GT814hSYx_zFWn9avhtB8zt4P24s_oCIZg9OKM0osy1ryovabLjkc-QQ3NOg-fe0DaG5HMB00xxvofWTkwUcnhrGHfXhSO50UnUU8xjDZl6aYWA/s320/IMG_3968.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523863164336031986" 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 style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">And finally, the AFTER! Here is how our kitchen looks now. Isn't it so much better?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD-hlcn-Ahsu8b-9W_WeGZiWax1ZAd9fTY_OgwYVJKa5XM7_GI1g0hpBwRz0KK4AvLeR2aQCQgDZ8Zi_qiWjVu3Yowones1UP9gaUW3v_CgrVu4vT3UWbber-ExGU8OSbSsbwwxEl97EI/s320/mail.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523863165520113650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 166px; " /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">And now, here is some of the work we have done on the outside of the house. The two major problems we faced included the peeling, yellow paint and the warped, water-damaged plywood that had been used as siding on the upper parts of the exterior. We could never have done this project without my dad, who has helped us from beginning to end with his construction expertise and skills. Thank you, Dad! You are the best!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Replacing the siding on the back</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH01smvO2rYHGFjetaRKbunpb8y4g1FEDjd-1Yaa3Kwrxnq631sD9nelWyG5bbA6gCQskZs0VBoNjCUovXNAm2zOw2tcAXK9i0vpp0c11_IhCG4XVk6-m1TKpAFO21dTMfudIX0NlVmRo/s320/IMG_1824.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523859024106534450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">New siding, primed and ready to paint.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0T0NoWi1mMPMiAq3vcqTSyT3T-JmcOBn8YSvVehsdVjtD24YzAlSGFwzKIR28rpqCEjfP7pVHM3_gPIkn9rDm_AxGr_FPOFEYhsX0rDe47udmHvn3MhT-qDp1p80Ly3jhKKc6T8ubPM/s320/mail-9.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523869283170725282" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 166px; " /></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="color:#666666;">Painted! Now we are working on the trim... final after pictures should be coming soon!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEi23uIBROkqg2CeCgD4mSoMnriXnsODwHCoDqpPzd2hgFkZmexbfAmkACG1yZMQhqY7NSXboQezYnT70ELyghPQxNsJ8hxetOJFhLuj5M-hDpgt5i8dnjudcyWomFEfjc1JPLCpP44bYkg/s320/mail-2.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523871400177585410" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 166px; " /></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; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Replacing the old siding by our patio.</span></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; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1GMmHkL04BAC5b5fsdD39KZhgyeOrQyhfQBRAQl8pzkc3AOWOQbomfub4viTZJEwfRPWGVocFAXTw_OsbSEkt1azmiW8HHYxXhlmAI8temZl4uxyioqT0vPPrwHJp4JnWDA6EbfKTHs/s320/IMG_2015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523871407302586722" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px; " /></span></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; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">A little surprise bird nest</span></span></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj025p-E0TIxPOn6X1J3DkaUWViL7FmLdMDYjg5hsivpGkdKV7BstiazDn5C_kgKEeH5M2TN4wG7ZhWnHomeWIfDaLK74GeO50XGf0x87rbuR3jeg6G2KMNXIscxW0qdKyMHgVa8XyIwg/s1600/IMG_2099.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj025p-E0TIxPOn6X1J3DkaUWViL7FmLdMDYjg5hsivpGkdKV7BstiazDn5C_kgKEeH5M2TN4wG7ZhWnHomeWIfDaLK74GeO50XGf0x87rbuR3jeg6G2KMNXIscxW0qdKyMHgVa8XyIwg/s320/IMG_2099.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523863156254111554" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Notice how gross the end of the beam looks. We don't know what was growing on there! Matt and my dad cut it off to make it even with the rest of the house.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj025p-E0TIxPOn6X1J3DkaUWViL7FmLdMDYjg5hsivpGkdKV7BstiazDn5C_kgKEeH5M2TN4wG7ZhWnHomeWIfDaLK74GeO50XGf0x87rbuR3jeg6G2KMNXIscxW0qdKyMHgVa8XyIwg/s1600/IMG_2099.jpg"></a></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBqeYfe4uzhaQg1Cw7IxUcc-M0W-UVMOqWQUsBLG_VBVqOR5hcnLtnpia2AtS9K8o7B3Q-BnO_i8WdM_CL1jc9nYBihCgq0MNPbFXfVHBYe3w-Ah7-9dmXPdAIDapiH3KOOC5Ip49f_e0/s1600/IMG_2011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBqeYfe4uzhaQg1Cw7IxUcc-M0W-UVMOqWQUsBLG_VBVqOR5hcnLtnpia2AtS9K8o7B3Q-BnO_i8WdM_CL1jc9nYBihCgq0MNPbFXfVHBYe3w-Ah7-9dmXPdAIDapiH3KOOC5Ip49f_e0/s320/IMG_2011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523861918030619922" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Looking better already...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBqeYfe4uzhaQg1Cw7IxUcc-M0W-UVMOqWQUsBLG_VBVqOR5hcnLtnpia2AtS9K8o7B3Q-BnO_i8WdM_CL1jc9nYBihCgq0MNPbFXfVHBYe3w-Ah7-9dmXPdAIDapiH3KOOC5Ip49f_e0/s1600/IMG_2011.JPG"></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxAfCP70B4XNlWbqITqzfFBu-FkMlTBsDp3ZlS8nVrE2qwo3sxQ3uDg9vFI2GchZtKCl7AT2bVSGlJza580NvPVm2B_JLk_yFcyboXmTrW9sj3y7rpJBguFZXpKouu4fj9k1UuKLvV7ps/s320/mail-10.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523869276513372514" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 166px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Painting with Clay, Critter, Heather, and both of our dads!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqVYXICGwfplWVbXHLUYJI22SVr221Xr7bNleUgRvrupEXxjmuEVHSnGjOmfg-p893lIldPCCjyP6B6QS5BJELuxJAU1PeNae-AeGZV0L5qfJq5u_Eg6gks99sw8HjJ1Ds91MveasPxM/s320/mail-5.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523870886509802242" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 166px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">The painting crew</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeuHIbm4BD_Q7R-t0jHjCfvcQ4Heon4CZXFZeM9dXvo9tv3vm6N9q9L7d3BtWBYQ3IKzE2XeF5LcYScEo-NIRgI_PaJwGNyR_IWkks5_igtMKHIJTFvC_gi9yn5RoNGfZtgSdqHnz70h0/s320/mail.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523866305817468834" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 166px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Now the patio area is almost finished! Next step will be a new slider door.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRw_imCmabwQ-46x53qkPdU1en2Vsc7jYZDR2gbu6CfBwNVVduYDNFq8XEAMRda0bFywECWrn1vdp9PWjL79plTKdU8D695qX23xxa8uPiLRpneZ2wSvkZe7gy4s7FNNtsNNTD1PRZoxY/s320/mail-1.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523871406263918370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 166px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">The sides of the house...</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Cutting new siding</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Bm0ZFYS5g33D1TzCABbiMOukawZDYUV9Lb860NKo3Z26xIJ2zQWOLgjygaNNi8bQwxvKQ5VPqdm0HH3TUgkLvNnfXx2qwKFXLcVEUV8nuOW1UubMlw4h-x-l7D7hy35D744EuYPGr3o/s320/IMG_2001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523861908413747298" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px; " /></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="color:#666666;">Starting to put up the new siding</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/AVvXsEhiK9nipyAk9wv9220W3jcfIg_agjl3XJ-E-WkmK4QBxRkxvpdSuu71EjygyvK8bho3PypDcpWr4RjPN8q7gQF9UpoSdclOLanlgYxqof5h-5TPZyXXH7iyPtD2xdfVzIRyqT01GxK5aDY/s320/IMG_1998.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523861901098258514" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px; " /></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/AVvXsEi3ESHatSzqUHmbdriLTlXjcCdpKfJQCYKKAjHl1crgjpnDBPKlfLrwKOgFNhP0p3Jy6_iRJQOPk61lZtGR0wvm1V_nrXYb1PcU0q1AgwZ5y554LizdDqkUsegyM-y7yDTmTZptcROiKmo/s320/IMG_1843.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523859038753279730" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px; " /></span></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; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Testing paint colors</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/AVvXsEgQ9atGbUPmMyLgq4_xu3YeuP62yH8pi-E192_b6Y5fp_SypfX_KsJQ1pLBh4FhUep_NOMhL9NRgxXUhfOZEZEQjoWIt4rHZYZyu6FnWyaAJ7kUdMzyxsRc2i7CDfqw_bTVTmkxKyGidTE/s320/mail-8.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523869287851207330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 166px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Using the sprayer!</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/AVvXsEhKyBlNGzYQU6cvMlzWQsbBZBpJ4-XHHlUxWDEJZc8h9uIlhCPO9TAz3_CCK7HdzhtVL7HSTj8kMlklHzMCzYxZgWq23UUFBBcYl2Ue5Gb6I5RPIIZb0V3nmLpt5X9i9WPqal7eC-3dNz0/s320/mail-4.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523870891095652738" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 124px; height: 166px; " /></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:#666666;">Old house color</span></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="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NqGtznEVuT6Qotegn4X5deiUaqIi4CVpJnjf0TeA_PbhHTztDqghvZ77j0dyjqlYI_b9m7_TcnwOIfrDAsw-uoB4negHvS6Lh61hqu9ynAPjMbFP-7vLIbXuXQrlIS-30PSwVAX0quw/s320/mail-7.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523870880175595394" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 166px; " /></span></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="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></span></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="-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/AVvXsEgx6lxkGt67Hf7ZvEUvN7sratEBGjPQHEBVyYfXc4vEf0i-NGfIhwp8rMGRpwik7nZqD75-evUlxiB8D0bEqqcVEoSxM-odhbEvxTi34wfRDpJcvqRsZrKQmLktBm3-GPN6apz5Pfg3cUI/s320/mail-6.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523870883759319698" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 166px; " /></span></span></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="-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:#666666;">New house color!</span></span></span></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="-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/AVvXsEiefMkhQg126ug9knvl1wiMNp4K-avS6jz3-PUcocyRYUgDe_XPUOPlXU6yv8kS25Oicftb1gur5Xu9vuf1Scxzng_MCqFAjQQ1d0ZFVgdRWF0a37dMT6ahd_8R6OwdIDl0eeKWn_T57Gw/s320/mail-3.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523871400198652434" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 166px; " /></span></span></span></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="-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:#666666;">We aren't done yet... we still need to do some touch-ups, paint the trim, and choose a front door color. It's getting there, though! We couldn't have done any of this without the help of Matt's awesome friends and both of our dads. Hopefully soon I'll be able to post pictures of the finished product.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div></span></span></span></div></div></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03541094977588599850noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179845624814117061.post-61633590535506707762010-07-27T09:48:00.000-07:002010-07-27T10:12:05.536-07:00Happy Anniversary!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEMljB2UukVS3PYaxUL_zQHXgYqejLp7DbMDPWvFoVQGFkfxhqFX7mMyqoeMSe_pkuqfVqG_F722ZuEN0tvuqNTTzq-YodCeC0EUhAygJvjfovezjeJSwrUuoO472NIyOhhCiNDGDYx6U/s320/W080727.Eri.Mat.0317.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498629437210778802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;">I can't believe two years has gone by since our wedding day. What an amazing day it was...</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3uSscdEOoAyEXw90AHIzH0386DTQpkWAD08CGOa7D_Gq3mCc0EdEQZKlFSuAM1H4Ccm84fYqguMSmRs4Afad-nlMBHsLigyiA1gEFU7uT96N-T1_ly-OJvQAmFBjzMX7FOrWrMHOGHgA/s320/W080727.Eri.Mat.0725.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498629452938657442" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I remember that my favorite part was turning around to walk back down the aisle and seeing all our friends and family cheering for us. I've never felt so much love, support, and excitement in a single moment. I still can't believe all those people were there just for us - just because they love me and Matt! We are blessed to have such wonderful people in our lives.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMq8mINUhF_jTQlGBX73WeTejYWSA2n97XNFMI4tWXmJA-Mt-CZqumwwvekGHluhczDf57ctnfi4nOQ1bwuyIDwFqd4ej1Q7Eriq9OPwurGj2yF5DvpDiS-RP0zeyJubfadVKEktF11Zo/s1600/W080727.Eri.Mat.1347.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMq8mINUhF_jTQlGBX73WeTejYWSA2n97XNFMI4tWXmJA-Mt-CZqumwwvekGHluhczDf57ctnfi4nOQ1bwuyIDwFqd4ej1Q7Eriq9OPwurGj2yF5DvpDiS-RP0zeyJubfadVKEktF11Zo/s320/W080727.Eri.Mat.1347.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498629461338832930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The last two years have been filled with big milestones - new job, new house, new dog... Here's to the rest of the memories we get to make together! I love you, Matt - I'm so happy I get to share my life with you.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEMljB2UukVS3PYaxUL_zQHXgYqejLp7DbMDPWvFoVQGFkfxhqFX7mMyqoeMSe_pkuqfVqG_F722ZuEN0tvuqNTTzq-YodCeC0EUhAygJvjfovezjeJSwrUuoO472NIyOhhCiNDGDYx6U/s1600/W080727.Eri.Mat.0317.jpg"></a><br /></div></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03541094977588599850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179845624814117061.post-76963710138694870822010-07-19T10:56:00.001-07:002010-07-19T11:12:41.199-07:00Summer Time<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6lWJvBThC7LdoAnwrlwUFqLREXwS2H7Pl237NeIYqYeP2qI9X8pH-hYpqaMLA67caTRK16Vfl_JvyluBTu_fqVvdMAVsWuWigcKUAmplnQQx-6iD4FlBf87_9cygoflJRkbTSUnRcE8/s1600/IMG_1496.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCS520wtP9vg1RSF6cqhRhgYuIADKfscPNOiJSuvxEBprUgRNqBjtsmXxVbEf4SWtm_ykgBBCQPfYcS26c2hW3FT4c5whn5K1FyyajwYyJQB5Ey6HWOuT4u1iY-skFyhSzWfHArCQKEtU/s1600/IMG_1637.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCS520wtP9vg1RSF6cqhRhgYuIADKfscPNOiJSuvxEBprUgRNqBjtsmXxVbEf4SWtm_ykgBBCQPfYcS26c2hW3FT4c5whn5K1FyyajwYyJQB5Ey6HWOuT4u1iY-skFyhSzWfHArCQKEtU/s320/IMG_1637.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495677933780860290" /></a>Where has the time gone? We've reached the half-way point of summer already. Let's see... what have the Newsome's been up to? Matt has been hard at work both at his job and around the house. We've had fun working in our yard and making it look a little nicer. It is nothing amazing yet, just nice enough that we can go out and have dinner on our patio and enjoy the summer nights. My dad and Matt have started working on replacing some of the siding on our house. Our goal is to get it ready to paint by the end of the summer. Sometime soon we will have to do a blog post with before and after photos of the house. It's changed quite a bit since we moved in last September.<div><br /></div><div><div>A few weeks ago, we helped Matt's mom and dad move from the family house where Matt grew up. The photo above was taken at their new house. What a pretty view!</div><div><br /></div><div>School's out for the summer and I've been spending a few days a week tutoring and babysitting for one of my favorite families. It is nice that the hours are flexible and I have been able to spend time with Matt on his days off and get together for some fun times with my girlfriends. </div><div><br /></div><div>Zeke just keeps getting bigger and always keeps us entertained with his sweet, goofy playfulness. We love him so much and can't believe our little puppy is already a year old and is just HUGE. We always get comments about just how big he is! He loves going for rides in the car and sticking his head out the window, wagging his tail the whole time. What a good life.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6lWJvBThC7LdoAnwrlwUFqLREXwS2H7Pl237NeIYqYeP2qI9X8pH-hYpqaMLA67caTRK16Vfl_JvyluBTu_fqVvdMAVsWuWigcKUAmplnQQx-6iD4FlBf87_9cygoflJRkbTSUnRcE8/s320/IMG_1496.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495677952220918754" 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></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span><br /></div></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03541094977588599850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179845624814117061.post-21192045694713958992010-05-06T19:01:00.001-07:002010-05-06T19:15:52.767-07:00BFF<div style="text-align: left;">Hey there, it's me, Zeke. Life is good right now. The weather is getting nicer, I've found lots of places to dig in the yard. Daddy planted grass seed on the lawn and I've discovered it's just delicious. You should really try it some time. Anyway, yesterday I made a new best friend. His name is Cooper. We played at the park. I love meeting other doggies. Ok, that's all. Bye!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0tF4Utk1DhbXso4oCCltnerh16_bvyG1XE-zogMVeSC1YHJnnYe0iwCXzAdDlL6U0Aec5odgL_jpCLDyPipccnXo2L3-e-KufiMOKQyNk249FJsQdpFPWDINvpcy66kOiV_-V56thWs/s320/IMG_1457.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468344313533214850" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Oh, Hey there. Want to be my new best friend?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpMxSTH-uWnmiJlMJQgSnUQBceIJaMSlYL8ZaTfmzNR3lXZqY-yb8U7ftHi3Xd68pi-BLygiuiPeUQIlrhbMRKjo2Kv1io9DZ3qziYpW6my-lhXoVUt1UMwWUf4Zyx3it0Y35bDF0pLv4/s320/IMG_1455.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468344308128258034" 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></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Cooper, you are so awesome. Let's play!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyzv-JiFkwDXxo0FugkLPV_Nd8jHsJ8LJPR86XBNxJ3SHzVZbAlnbWjFJ1ixji673-zAXZro9qoo0_sm3kjww' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;">I could do this all day...</div>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13523613762594801343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179845624814117061.post-67796870199426975522010-05-01T10:40:00.000-07:002010-05-01T11:01:35.698-07:00Big Doggy<div style="text-align: center;">When a regular stick just doesn't cut it...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxkbOiVbpnNn3SHmlUVW2mvnEWJI7DmtcA_Ey-eFLa0nBGCZR-pAmbCOmgR9d6rAPu7eCslk2D4yEMS4QhbdA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13523613762594801343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179845624814117061.post-76557235165362636022010-04-28T19:10:00.000-07:002010-04-29T20:01:50.007-07:00Just call me Tech Wizard<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPalVIvQl_BKh6raLar8LNPqBTx5XnxQnFAudI93Dx6Ky3jYSMr2bIbjgDrO9P3_z-d8ZyHgW0Lp3N-i_3J8a4olOHgyR2QywCetezEz7JwQQzQbdMIBc045fskpBiNVM9q4KeKPzN4_k/s1600/funny_t-shirts_i_love_technology.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPalVIvQl_BKh6raLar8LNPqBTx5XnxQnFAudI93Dx6Ky3jYSMr2bIbjgDrO9P3_z-d8ZyHgW0Lp3N-i_3J8a4olOHgyR2QywCetezEz7JwQQzQbdMIBc045fskpBiNVM9q4KeKPzN4_k/s320/funny_t-shirts_i_love_technology.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465760283875757346" /></a>My time teaching the first graders has come to an end. I'm sure going to miss those sweet little faces. The good news is that on Monday I'll be starting a new long term position. A few weeks ago, the principal at my school asked me if I would like to interview for the tech specialist position as the teacher is going on paternity leave. I said yes, of course! Now, here I am getting ready to take over the computer lab until the end of the school year. This is definitely something new for me, as I wouldn't describe myself as a tech expert. I'll be teaching the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. I'm excited for this new opportunity and also a little nervous. Most of all, I'm so happy that I'll be spending the rest of the school year at Odyssey. Even though this position is only half time, it will be so nice to know where I'll be every day and to finish out the year at the school that now feels like home to me.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03541094977588599850noreply@blogger.com0