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Happy 10th anniversary to my lovely husband, Joe. Here's to many more decades of fun!</div>Mishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031225133912821154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649518521187706104.post-67251909966482210252012-02-06T22:21:00.000-08:002012-02-06T22:21:28.268-08:00Adventures in HairstylesDon't you just love change? Well....most people would say no. But I kind of do. Maybe it's years of the nomadic animator lifestyle, but I just love it when things change up. Keeps life more interesting and new, like an adventure. I have a bad (or good?) habit of changing up my hair completely every year or so. It was due for a change recently, as it had been growing long for quite some time now. I'd changed up the color this past summer to a light blonde, which I hadn't done before. Everyone loved it. EVERYONE. I liked it...but I didn't love it. To me it felt too...I don't know...typical? Hollywood? FEMININE? In any case, long blonde curls were just not for me anymore. So I went back to a dark blonde and short style. I feel more like myself in it.<br />
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I kept my hair short throughout my teenage years so maybe it's the nostalgia working, but I feel younger and more free with short hair. And the bleaching from the super blonde highlights were causing a lot of damage to my hair so hopefully this will help the health of it all. All in all, a good change!</div>
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<br />Mishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031225133912821154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649518521187706104.post-35595218227340732122009-11-21T21:19:00.000-08:002009-11-21T21:20:48.821-08:00Found my online Christmas shopping right here......check it out!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.changingthepresent.org/">http://www.changingthepresent.org/</a>Mishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031225133912821154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649518521187706104.post-16680720120290533342009-11-18T17:18:00.000-08:002009-11-18T17:20:03.871-08:00Interesting...I learn something new every dayFound a website on susperstitions....this was the most interesting explanation I found.<b><br /><br /><br />Knock on Wood</b>:<br />We knock on wood to keep something bad from happening when we think we might’ve jinxed ourselves. Why does wood have power over our fates? The druids, who lived in what’s now Great Britain (and built Stonehenge), worshipped trees, believing that spirits lived in all wood. Whenever the druids said something about good or bad fortune, they’d knock on the wood to perk up the spirits to work in their favor. So whether we want a good thing to keep going or want to stop a bad thing from happening, we can make our request to the wood spirits by rapping our knuckles on the nearest piece of wooden furniture.Mishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031225133912821154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649518521187706104.post-54409648506668605852009-11-08T12:28:00.000-08:002009-11-08T12:36:41.954-08:00New Kitchen picturesFinally completed the kitchen with all new appliances.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvavOwFnV6aVjF92GPCrAcUhFH-kOWcoDVZ3t72Gm-qyRmS5StFP6QahnnnAJTJ1W15ogZoamy-IqigMlJuumILJ1ytqcde6O6f2oUyMbL9sT8x290cF7x6JWjNY7wWopsFyuasfTmnbM/s1600-h/kitchen01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvavOwFnV6aVjF92GPCrAcUhFH-kOWcoDVZ3t72Gm-qyRmS5StFP6QahnnnAJTJ1W15ogZoamy-IqigMlJuumILJ1ytqcde6O6f2oUyMbL9sT8x290cF7x6JWjNY7wWopsFyuasfTmnbM/s320/kitchen01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401833154068495810" border="0" /></a><br />To cut down on the costs, we decided to install the new range hood by ourselves, as the installation fee was $130 and the salesman said that it was "really easy". We didn't take into account that we're really, really, really bad at home improvement projects and even jobs that are classified as "really easy" are taxing for us to do. Here's the hood -hole when we took the old white one off.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1a5KRUQJ4fsq0KY6V0l4KVPIi0FiofAjTzBjUTue4OR8qECju48728Fm1EEHrDc3Whc1WXvWnP7QZ546Zg7-PHQW4g0GXUxVGhua_5mAsYLsImhnuLon5VPq0o8VMSwKewrcHyfnjWmM/s1600-h/hoodHole.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1a5KRUQJ4fsq0KY6V0l4KVPIi0FiofAjTzBjUTue4OR8qECju48728Fm1EEHrDc3Whc1WXvWnP7QZ546Zg7-PHQW4g0GXUxVGhua_5mAsYLsImhnuLon5VPq0o8VMSwKewrcHyfnjWmM/s320/hoodHole.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401833097098101330" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Joe's face says it all in this picture. This was an incredibly annoying job. We had to drill all new holes for the screws into the cabinets to hang this thing and guess what? They were just <span style="font-style: italic;">slightly</span> off. Hooray.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj204pN4ERYNu1YxA5JQk4X0970GBHCPhmrLHPK4NQV3aIsJEs_VtdVxi9_HASEDpECM6kBksBkTXgOXHT2CQRFiskjoOCSYmNU_M9p50cdqv1BnVGgyhXpDM7BpfXQEwHWYJmanms6PtI/s1600-h/joeHood.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj204pN4ERYNu1YxA5JQk4X0970GBHCPhmrLHPK4NQV3aIsJEs_VtdVxi9_HASEDpECM6kBksBkTXgOXHT2CQRFiskjoOCSYmNU_M9p50cdqv1BnVGgyhXpDM7BpfXQEwHWYJmanms6PtI/s320/joeHood.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401833045614157842" border="0" /></a><br />We did get it to hang, and it works. But it's up there a bit precariously and we're both hesitant to use it. Which kind of defeats the purpose of having it. But at least it looks good, right? Right?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkV6rk5pZ7Eqo7AaBtO1waBHFMF7jhYpVvM45654dgQskAXUv4htgHGkkpk3b5UY8vdY6ExebX5aCQDFqL0_ghq6HT1B616zafZP7iawyDc7dTu4MzQDixsqtbFxul-9uNGN9W-WJTEtM/s1600-h/kitchen02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkV6rk5pZ7Eqo7AaBtO1waBHFMF7jhYpVvM45654dgQskAXUv4htgHGkkpk3b5UY8vdY6ExebX5aCQDFqL0_ghq6HT1B616zafZP7iawyDc7dTu4MzQDixsqtbFxul-9uNGN9W-WJTEtM/s320/kitchen02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401832987861171666" border="0" /></a>Mishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031225133912821154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649518521187706104.post-10267706474556492422009-08-29T12:58:00.000-07:002009-08-29T13:05:29.442-07:00New Fridge, less water leakage.Got the new fridge today from <a href="http://www.standardtvandappliance.com/">Standard TV and Appliance</a>. Not only did they deliver it next day for no extra cost, but they called in the morning to say that they would deliver sometime between 1-3, and then called later to say they could come early if that was ok. I'm not used to things being delivered on time, but early? I'm really impressed with that business. We're going to definitely be ordering the rest of the kitchen appliances from them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4H23vifziLCn4g5Kkx26J4OpOBU3aew7ercLAYNfZ8tsb33fgubYN8pwrzJvWrfrMzwRkefu6lhwi3kPBOO4tA-q5ALMm5Ey7cWGNpsV8bFt5JWeIOW5dNtVp53YP_eltsFwtBEDysnI/s1600-h/NewFridge_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4H23vifziLCn4g5Kkx26J4OpOBU3aew7ercLAYNfZ8tsb33fgubYN8pwrzJvWrfrMzwRkefu6lhwi3kPBOO4tA-q5ALMm5Ey7cWGNpsV8bFt5JWeIOW5dNtVp53YP_eltsFwtBEDysnI/s320/NewFridge_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375478126725605154" border="0" /></a><br />Here's the shiny new fridge. I know I've grown up with a new fridge is totally exciting. It's a <a href="http://www.frigidaire.com/gallery">Frigidaire Gallery</a>, and I think the rest of the kitchen appliances at some point this year are going to be replaced with the same brand/model. It's getting a lot less white in here, wheeee!Mishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031225133912821154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649518521187706104.post-61308570961298524132009-08-28T21:52:00.001-07:002009-08-28T22:15:25.768-07:00Adventures in Home ImprovementHad some major changes to our house done over the past week. Changed the ancient carpet and vinyl flooring in the kitchen and dining room to hardwood floors that would (hopefully) match the existing ones in the living room.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA5fxxV9iXfs4oNJJEf54qcuNDAakEJcEfoH6FVB567czZU9GrRzl4GHePZJviNI_GtOMGvYNjrkgLcMSkYvGQ86eqIbWh1vR_J1sBnR-6Yla_dkU-M-jvgpBJp9eHs-rUpkZIKPULDKs/s1600-h/hardwood_floors_KitchenStar.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA5fxxV9iXfs4oNJJEf54qcuNDAakEJcEfoH6FVB567czZU9GrRzl4GHePZJviNI_GtOMGvYNjrkgLcMSkYvGQ86eqIbWh1vR_J1sBnR-6Yla_dkU-M-jvgpBJp9eHs-rUpkZIKPULDKs/s320/hardwood_floors_KitchenStar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375245949531480226" border="0" /></a>Kitchen - Before. Someone REALLY liked white.....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8FmIbTsbhzMNvgGI5G1avNR3dRPt0p1ZKUrji-Urbe9Bl4cPLlB_ausvOhFV7KT65savWjz3znbrLwkyU1maGNOafayMDdkQ50WqjGkqQatbbpDAulgw-Xu9U7qpLqDO6ld3wob9U6V8/s1600-h/hardwood_floors_diningroomS.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8FmIbTsbhzMNvgGI5G1avNR3dRPt0p1ZKUrji-Urbe9Bl4cPLlB_ausvOhFV7KT65savWjz3znbrLwkyU1maGNOafayMDdkQ50WqjGkqQatbbpDAulgw-Xu9U7qpLqDO6ld3wob9U6V8/s320/hardwood_floors_diningroomS.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375245891502345010" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dining room - Before.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMjVZj_hGEdjYjt36z7NK140rMkVpnuP_nnWfic2v_YFrJa0_CnTnkVVK1e9foLoiowZUF_R8kTLnsSp7tZo_-KZYTNzQkzePtVPREJLsvh969QfBECKreIpFWt-0HH19qKK7nTFLtVw/s1600-h/hardwood_floors_hallwayStar.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMjVZj_hGEdjYjt36z7NK140rMkVpnuP_nnWfic2v_YFrJa0_CnTnkVVK1e9foLoiowZUF_R8kTLnsSp7tZo_-KZYTNzQkzePtVPREJLsvh969QfBECKreIpFWt-0HH19qKK7nTFLtVw/s320/hardwood_floors_hallwayStar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375245832205397250" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Hallway - Before. Lots of worn down, stained up carpet.<br /><br /><br /><br />The before pictures were taken Sunday evening. The contractors were to show up and begin work on Monday. This is what we came home to after work on Monday evening.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCB2NoS1_UuBorxtMY7-KwTBSEpgA44B838hvXa-uG4CDu6WmBTYfe5uxWg_ud4J6yB9AESM2LeFidj6yj1uQLYVCWkKmCU6-EXwj0yu7Qkw0AnfOV4Q1FaG1VZCn_PpPplfKJlZYIL08/s1600-h/hardwood_floors_KitchenCons.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCB2NoS1_UuBorxtMY7-KwTBSEpgA44B838hvXa-uG4CDu6WmBTYfe5uxWg_ud4J6yB9AESM2LeFidj6yj1uQLYVCWkKmCU6-EXwj0yu7Qkw0AnfOV4Q1FaG1VZCn_PpPplfKJlZYIL08/s320/hardwood_floors_KitchenCons.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375245675638211682" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Kitchen - During. You can see the darker spot that they did quickly to put the fridge back in. More on that lovely spot later.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOCS_jIp7c5xZQXxAuir5GGgZsFZnslBWhnVM16kVT9HLhVNbvieBnfY_DWOjXZdnt3-sYjDMT926323LRdyU1VAREtB0G3ckOpE4REbLqnDTcRBvyaFeuSAtH6veO3t7yEoufLgeuROA/s1600-h/hardwood_floors_diningroomC.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOCS_jIp7c5xZQXxAuir5GGgZsFZnslBWhnVM16kVT9HLhVNbvieBnfY_DWOjXZdnt3-sYjDMT926323LRdyU1VAREtB0G3ckOpE4REbLqnDTcRBvyaFeuSAtH6veO3t7yEoufLgeuROA/s320/hardwood_floors_diningroomC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375245573965526018" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dining room -During. You can see that they moved the fridge around as they worked on the floors. There wasn't much flooring downstairs that wasn't being redone in some way so that they could stash the fridge while working, so supposedly they were going to put it out on the porch. Ominous blue towel under the fridge is hiding something....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEium4FozqXyvsF4feca9b-aLM67nVCBJrAqZymVUaUlJsTsLcEFNhBP91Am7msC6Aj9TyzpId97Gm3CMjHkTpngQaBJ4apNHACOyg5cbiotPQ4zJqY3IWcrrMlRlFUhstTX8PRzPPQDKJY/s1600-h/hardwood_floors_hallwayCons.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEium4FozqXyvsF4feca9b-aLM67nVCBJrAqZymVUaUlJsTsLcEFNhBP91Am7msC6Aj9TyzpId97Gm3CMjHkTpngQaBJ4apNHACOyg5cbiotPQ4zJqY3IWcrrMlRlFUhstTX8PRzPPQDKJY/s320/hardwood_floors_hallwayCons.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375245471354160530" border="0" /></a><br />Hallway - During. Looks better than that nasty carpet even before finishing.<br /><br />Below are pictures of cracks in the boards that Joe didn't like. He didn't realize that there was a lot of sanding and filling left to do.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTprOlgIsrcS0rlKjtR5NtJftqCh-LdJc_mH4E2j8C99VmucdqpCYnRzQ_L4og36yD4HhdrbEMpXmoQwvaulBn-JrwKtfaTALlUWbW4TtnPMxxUw2OiSzKh88U9v7fi8VTxa1F6IjvIlQ/s1600-h/hardwood_floors_crack01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTprOlgIsrcS0rlKjtR5NtJftqCh-LdJc_mH4E2j8C99VmucdqpCYnRzQ_L4og36yD4HhdrbEMpXmoQwvaulBn-JrwKtfaTALlUWbW4TtnPMxxUw2OiSzKh88U9v7fi8VTxa1F6IjvIlQ/s320/hardwood_floors_crack01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375245275881514754" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhst16Amr74SR3tkVYqzzdsWdQgivQV-Y8-FEuILb_Kq4Ug_nNtj48yc1CBYETzSbIGy3Gg_6nQRoJ3QCdZx6d_Evlkf6Qql116LhX6LdLvz8z2arkcrhK98dGDuoUifpFddGi3NdUouVE/s1600-h/hardwood_floors_crack02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhst16Amr74SR3tkVYqzzdsWdQgivQV-Y8-FEuILb_Kq4Ug_nNtj48yc1CBYETzSbIGy3Gg_6nQRoJ3QCdZx6d_Evlkf6Qql116LhX6LdLvz8z2arkcrhK98dGDuoUifpFddGi3NdUouVE/s320/hardwood_floors_crack02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375245348952627458" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Came back on Friday afternoon after a few days out of the house to some pretty floors. A nasty surprise was waiting downstairs for us, however. <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lHeKqToa3PMjDW0sYuD0tFUoqGJUToywhXPNMaSNn-nr_eqqweexx8GDZ0P3hdTC5q3vOe17csRTN5QCjFXUmCrj1z01BYf2glt7Cz3_V29bHIIz0kap95Dw4kKG0teGjfD23sgOBN4/s1600-h/hardwood_floors_KitchenEnd.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lHeKqToa3PMjDW0sYuD0tFUoqGJUToywhXPNMaSNn-nr_eqqweexx8GDZ0P3hdTC5q3vOe17csRTN5QCjFXUmCrj1z01BYf2glt7Cz3_V29bHIIz0kap95Dw4kKG0teGjfD23sgOBN4/s320/hardwood_floors_KitchenEnd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375245136911484018" border="0" /></a><br />Kitchen - after. A little less white!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpTh5ybiNv_AsHc1yNxqXSoEAbksgzIqQX8kWPCrUjudz9H67MYzXWeDRoYe_6u8g31IEf-V4ckbgnDI-5A8cGXXVjysUrkRX75DxJAhy9Xr-OGcAin-ip6dAa9kxfLFdUBKS_xxDd7Q/s1600-h/hardwood_floors_diningroomE.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpTh5ybiNv_AsHc1yNxqXSoEAbksgzIqQX8kWPCrUjudz9H67MYzXWeDRoYe_6u8g31IEf-V4ckbgnDI-5A8cGXXVjysUrkRX75DxJAhy9Xr-OGcAin-ip6dAa9kxfLFdUBKS_xxDd7Q/s320/hardwood_floors_diningroomE.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375245005411783810" border="0" /></a><br />Dining room - after. Jingle's bed is already on the floor because she's so spoiled.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGTlznVpTcsZ2szUAhi6CuL7ZG9aCzRCAQjxSDprCiHd2VrHAtPK0I1rXK3F-mVe538Jjom_YdyYxevAyObaO1kYt0EIDBM02dDQgzAtcEP_4UqPKYpjY5sOLX1vJPlOTjep_NiUHew6M/s1600-h/hardwood_floors_hallwayEnd.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGTlznVpTcsZ2szUAhi6CuL7ZG9aCzRCAQjxSDprCiHd2VrHAtPK0I1rXK3F-mVe538Jjom_YdyYxevAyObaO1kYt0EIDBM02dDQgzAtcEP_4UqPKYpjY5sOLX1vJPlOTjep_NiUHew6M/s320/hardwood_floors_hallwayEnd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375244921947456850" border="0" /></a><br />Hallway - after.<br /><br />Nasty surprise downstairs, you ask? Oh, we just came in through the garage to find a nice big puddle of water dripping down from this light. Apparently, a hose under the fridge somewhere was severed and after the water was hooked up again, it leaked all through the brand new floorboards and down into the basement. We caught it before it got really bad, but we think that in the process of moving it on/off of the porch over the sliding door tracks something got ripped up. Here's a lovely picture of the leak.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinttI4EmGmeWl_VNub5Eh7G0iLNe5hAS8_iWm_o0aRL8zDJ0s0mJFg2Z1mpuScnytRNky9veR6pmC7o4eWtGZhGyB4XErC0kUa9xvvpkxcGES2qqbdU4zhZSC5FVAh-fuMMSwuS6UD3Uk/s1600-h/hardwood_floors_leak.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinttI4EmGmeWl_VNub5Eh7G0iLNe5hAS8_iWm_o0aRL8zDJ0s0mJFg2Z1mpuScnytRNky9veR6pmC7o4eWtGZhGyB4XErC0kUa9xvvpkxcGES2qqbdU4zhZSC5FVAh-fuMMSwuS6UD3Uk/s320/hardwood_floors_leak.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375244531024728594" border="0" /></a><br />The new flooring under the fridge is already buckled and ruined. The contractors are coming out again on Monday morning to take a look at the damage and see what can be done. We're fully prepared for the fact that they'll probably not want to take the blame on this one. Looks like we may have a fight on our hands. We're also getting a new fridge delivered tomorrow since it looks like the one we have is so old that it's not worth it to try and fix it at all. This has been a really expensive week!Mishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031225133912821154noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649518521187706104.post-66299448614882105082009-07-24T16:49:00.001-07:002009-07-24T16:51:50.615-07:00Coraline!Got a present from Laika earlier this week...what could this be?<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT8g0UrMF7SVhYHwv2Nip-5vUrPiB3r2gcrMjJIZUuLqar_pGOl3wCzw-g6w9_Eu1zgZRvslVtfg_KFD14oHpLR9F73O-BEUlnj5aZ3Ijh40xn6qUgOY05bBjlu32OaiW52nQTTYkiuO8/s1600-h/coraWrapped.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT8g0UrMF7SVhYHwv2Nip-5vUrPiB3r2gcrMjJIZUuLqar_pGOl3wCzw-g6w9_Eu1zgZRvslVtfg_KFD14oHpLR9F73O-BEUlnj5aZ3Ijh40xn6qUgOY05bBjlu32OaiW52nQTTYkiuO8/s320/coraWrapped.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362178259129430610" border="0" /></a><br />Oh boy, Coraline is out on DVD! What are you waiting for? Go buy it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3lR1lqpjduOmaGwrV7O92YgCLX90WD2YLGRMIucRVHRVDBOI4Kr99UjGT1IW6z137VF0OEzufF4L7MhRdKtpZVcSt5bpZchpWI1_vnEgolotWvuweyMndHJuzBbefJeIFtJcXc32z_H0/s1600-h/coraUnwrapped.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3lR1lqpjduOmaGwrV7O92YgCLX90WD2YLGRMIucRVHRVDBOI4Kr99UjGT1IW6z137VF0OEzufF4L7MhRdKtpZVcSt5bpZchpWI1_vnEgolotWvuweyMndHJuzBbefJeIFtJcXc32z_H0/s320/coraUnwrapped.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362178212702169250" border="0" /></a>Mishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031225133912821154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649518521187706104.post-34053560415569176972009-07-17T20:05:00.000-07:002009-07-17T20:31:05.097-07:00Adventures in PennsylvaniaWent back to my childhood home last weekend to visit family. Here's just a few of the hundred photos I took.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XhSoMWSuMGED5DelatC06OKTQvJ_fidulAXbSWzD_pbEDvZH3sb7ZXRgGeqRZRVn5jGbHtbYxcP1l7rZwAgJY-hnd1K808TWRvB3sVNegytm4QVHYFvJnJnFg1dulxF6-GHN0IOifl0/s1600-h/vinnieSmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XhSoMWSuMGED5DelatC06OKTQvJ_fidulAXbSWzD_pbEDvZH3sb7ZXRgGeqRZRVn5jGbHtbYxcP1l7rZwAgJY-hnd1K808TWRvB3sVNegytm4QVHYFvJnJnFg1dulxF6-GHN0IOifl0/s320/vinnieSmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359634949789973474" border="0" /></a>Vinny. I think I startled him here....<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQk4OZUiWB5bY8QdxDcmqh8AYPJbm79yzbdm5YT8Dj1TlufOw4aS0IQ7fuvA_81bjHMjR08n-pHVyEx4xtzGHQ0LizMUjPdqtqUZniWAsCYULoz_cRV1NPYpyDWZJbbJIhf9FoFXssl4/s1600-h/avaSmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQk4OZUiWB5bY8QdxDcmqh8AYPJbm79yzbdm5YT8Dj1TlufOw4aS0IQ7fuvA_81bjHMjR08n-pHVyEx4xtzGHQ0LizMUjPdqtqUZniWAsCYULoz_cRV1NPYpyDWZJbbJIhf9FoFXssl4/s320/avaSmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359634881415454834" border="0" /></a>Ava with her stylin' glasses.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2LY5DFGpkCibLB_ODGfN5Mx_MYCPEJ-5l37opqq-q3v2NV34yIMd-4VLWIWB7VkCEoldj9GNnTFUGc1H7ny3n0S_xqM2rXQNZKeE_d8WRk-FCSDqe_PINRAO_TKJ6dgfoOz7BjkVBzuc/s1600-h/familyIdlewildSmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2LY5DFGpkCibLB_ODGfN5Mx_MYCPEJ-5l37opqq-q3v2NV34yIMd-4VLWIWB7VkCEoldj9GNnTFUGc1H7ny3n0S_xqM2rXQNZKeE_d8WRk-FCSDqe_PINRAO_TKJ6dgfoOz7BjkVBzuc/s320/familyIdlewildSmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359634787875237202" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We took the kids to <a href="http://www.idlewild.com/">Idlewild park</a> one day. They had a blast.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGUwPJnexzp5MEFdS0YxTVBjfJYBQcS-aj9VwnfFCZwKhRkkjlE8QJaHzyJZTo7-qfokHdQm4Ibz2O2OyY8X4LRu3pm5C5pAZLETcSlj5tiekSoE4x8v2xC0Klv-I-a_6HfrgLWilmr0/s1600-h/DanSAffronSmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGUwPJnexzp5MEFdS0YxTVBjfJYBQcS-aj9VwnfFCZwKhRkkjlE8QJaHzyJZTo7-qfokHdQm4Ibz2O2OyY8X4LRu3pm5C5pAZLETcSlj5tiekSoE4x8v2xC0Klv-I-a_6HfrgLWilmr0/s320/DanSAffronSmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359634666770039506" border="0" /></a>Dan and Saffron. He just gives her a swig of brandy and she's out cold.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSVl-vLHQS9uToZjXg7UMyHI5zaki6asKZGNEF82ZDyzivvK4uCZqbpvL0NK5g02kRqCDV0jj-KIrDLK9aIZDC8JRgvieUtRAl3HbF2X9HW0s6heGJVblgtm_HxC9DUetYePa0YkT9Ok/s1600-h/oldImpSmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSVl-vLHQS9uToZjXg7UMyHI5zaki6asKZGNEF82ZDyzivvK4uCZqbpvL0NK5g02kRqCDV0jj-KIrDLK9aIZDC8JRgvieUtRAl3HbF2X9HW0s6heGJVblgtm_HxC9DUetYePa0YkT9Ok/s320/oldImpSmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359634581156725250" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The ol' Imp. His face is getting really white.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP90QNx4nSVsDztiHG4UHDJ1ZtGGrUD7xFUlxIhd5HA2Y_gzsHxwg7RJnHSwWp3SeqkbG2czbe9rphBUA21jI9yADBkZm5szLzl2P4LDPzKm-L0lkPvnW6l926RXhS5ER4w7jMSpFR3C0/s1600-h/peanutSmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP90QNx4nSVsDztiHG4UHDJ1ZtGGrUD7xFUlxIhd5HA2Y_gzsHxwg7RJnHSwWp3SeqkbG2czbe9rphBUA21jI9yADBkZm5szLzl2P4LDPzKm-L0lkPvnW6l926RXhS5ER4w7jMSpFR3C0/s320/peanutSmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359634516605511906" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Peanut, the infamous 3-legged dog.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZi1-ZRkyqVp164HEq9aukk5MRL-MTCJDGWxZ4rQuyf2HilWDcsfCjNK9OXQqW2EjL0doKeVjkI4it_vsnBk7h2HjbZx5a7swjtU_57D_qOrz3yrTPrD8vq5Z-QuZ8Xv1fQ9UwPZO2LbM/s1600-h/BullzSmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZi1-ZRkyqVp164HEq9aukk5MRL-MTCJDGWxZ4rQuyf2HilWDcsfCjNK9OXQqW2EjL0doKeVjkI4it_vsnBk7h2HjbZx5a7swjtU_57D_qOrz3yrTPrD8vq5Z-QuZ8Xv1fQ9UwPZO2LbM/s320/BullzSmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359634424372428754" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Atlas, The bulldog.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSGNaZMTt6RdJr299kApjSGMixeCXH-Y4fzes6532iBKwSixQhAYIDpXNbBPKu0qngoiIfQiR3Ty4C9_CO4vseSAzKalYqY3M5zwC-9NHtgFyuH_h3lmmZLEEtT_Htov5gGzjUTJlmeA/s1600-h/DanandBullzSmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSGNaZMTt6RdJr299kApjSGMixeCXH-Y4fzes6532iBKwSixQhAYIDpXNbBPKu0qngoiIfQiR3Ty4C9_CO4vseSAzKalYqY3M5zwC-9NHtgFyuH_h3lmmZLEEtT_Htov5gGzjUTJlmeA/s320/DanandBullzSmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359634313686189554" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Dan and the Bullz in the hammock. I'm pretty sure putting this dog in there was exceeding the recommended weight limit.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghV1Sl3EkbSyGlyVx3qpCXjz9VFw4WAQXO163gJldfd_zOsxCYJZEERRh2JR6XdlW0ungo3vTRu5LhVep3b4l2EyGs1XOOLweuYGXLWRtITbN0hfLG3FJZIz1iZ6CBrLmeLfFF1cTo7ag/s1600-h/GrammaandSaffieSmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghV1Sl3EkbSyGlyVx3qpCXjz9VFw4WAQXO163gJldfd_zOsxCYJZEERRh2JR6XdlW0ungo3vTRu5LhVep3b4l2EyGs1XOOLweuYGXLWRtITbN0hfLG3FJZIz1iZ6CBrLmeLfFF1cTo7ag/s320/GrammaandSaffieSmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359634191004809106" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Gramma gives Saffron a push.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfwpi0HNk_fsPxaNIXaWtN7Fn2wa3pSPsnZWZGqMFSAUXAtURuf-yD8M5zsTs5qD9CD4JQ_z2-swStnB9HPnq5OTBYIiy1dDBwIoEhwOoHCj-HyFptC8W_sHpxIeQmSGzUUS1DTB9yQk/s1600-h/Sisterssmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfwpi0HNk_fsPxaNIXaWtN7Fn2wa3pSPsnZWZGqMFSAUXAtURuf-yD8M5zsTs5qD9CD4JQ_z2-swStnB9HPnq5OTBYIiy1dDBwIoEhwOoHCj-HyFptC8W_sHpxIeQmSGzUUS1DTB9yQk/s320/Sisterssmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359634089404174690" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Sisters!!!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUetoI2PyKYynyzO9SN-obZGGmCdjE_Xirby3vgsgIYwMjY-ZatwPk1GoOcKs5S22-MVnP2UrESCLZM5GlRbV6lnV3Xkc6Rhy0oCCWmq43_7u9qzpzx4F8x8cV-88Fad9A0kQz_U6ejc/s1600-h/JustinSmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUetoI2PyKYynyzO9SN-obZGGmCdjE_Xirby3vgsgIYwMjY-ZatwPk1GoOcKs5S22-MVnP2UrESCLZM5GlRbV6lnV3Xkc6Rhy0oCCWmq43_7u9qzpzx4F8x8cV-88Fad9A0kQz_U6ejc/s320/JustinSmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359634005758254402" border="0" /></a>Justin in his sweet ride.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQYckPasRzD5wh5X6NpNpq4YZxfItPPCs2147sC-R2jKdTjjmPS1jEAuDGub9SmVAGvA2z-URurDqG7BWjFft1xRLJDoTGBLHGnCMgmbi5-kSNuEFp3l3r275z56VDtb2-baNfQUfw_U/s1600-h/avaSaffronSmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQYckPasRzD5wh5X6NpNpq4YZxfItPPCs2147sC-R2jKdTjjmPS1jEAuDGub9SmVAGvA2z-URurDqG7BWjFft1xRLJDoTGBLHGnCMgmbi5-kSNuEFp3l3r275z56VDtb2-baNfQUfw_U/s320/avaSaffronSmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359633808037904882" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Bye everyone!<br /></div>Mishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031225133912821154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649518521187706104.post-10718525508238454432009-06-18T16:03:00.000-07:002009-06-18T16:06:57.077-07:00More evidence that PETA is crazy.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31422688/ns/us_news-weird_news/?GT1=43001<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIfE03VbnLyY6xYRRgm56UziaSHVkWnayU1xePQqfNUUCRa72uQqb71dEELQHi6iIOI8eZMe6tIsx5XkFpukp-4JXWvTTZoNGKEl2BwWGJ0uNdUHQkOb-YNq1sDgFDMZzaVL_Hv9Td6M/s1600-h/obamaFlySwat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIfE03VbnLyY6xYRRgm56UziaSHVkWnayU1xePQqfNUUCRa72uQqb71dEELQHi6iIOI8eZMe6tIsx5XkFpukp-4JXWvTTZoNGKEl2BwWGJ0uNdUHQkOb-YNq1sDgFDMZzaVL_Hv9Td6M/s320/obamaFlySwat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348807335156800290" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This story made me laugh and laugh. And then laugh some more. The above picture had nothing to do with the story, but also amused me.Mishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031225133912821154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649518521187706104.post-63036956454997528492009-06-12T20:25:00.001-07:002009-06-12T20:26:11.997-07:00Pens WIN!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwSoJZSjcpWDyr1_O-H7qXVQtr5c145OH7Di31UhR9Pw3j15VyQllQlxg7xntsoLmFApLkBtd1e-qRKUh1xbXhHZ8kttcRVBJyRPB5r6A5u4AomhDK8FtAmgVPZD0Ah-eSqQdlXiAj8yE/s1600-h/pensCelebrate.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwSoJZSjcpWDyr1_O-H7qXVQtr5c145OH7Di31UhR9Pw3j15VyQllQlxg7xntsoLmFApLkBtd1e-qRKUh1xbXhHZ8kttcRVBJyRPB5r6A5u4AomhDK8FtAmgVPZD0Ah-eSqQdlXiAj8yE/s320/pensCelebrate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346648258727056354" border="0" /></a><br /><br />doin' the happy dance. :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsawyfkAmfDu3VluyV3Q0vuYZ2h2wmUgEaOSH2dqY1AlTbInJlGKgyfZ4Yc9kPxbj4a3PZu9mx7S8JyRTC9EjWC8n_IU_xcm88aDs8MiUemFsKMU4zLpLe5BdC1Ct7Qcwr6wg0zsBKNWg/s1600-h/pensWIN.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsawyfkAmfDu3VluyV3Q0vuYZ2h2wmUgEaOSH2dqY1AlTbInJlGKgyfZ4Yc9kPxbj4a3PZu9mx7S8JyRTC9EjWC8n_IU_xcm88aDs8MiUemFsKMU4zLpLe5BdC1Ct7Qcwr6wg0zsBKNWg/s320/pensWIN.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346648215513586242" border="0" /></a>Mishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031225133912821154noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649518521187706104.post-45417274024974023292009-06-09T22:14:00.000-07:002009-06-09T22:16:57.381-07:00This is what happens........when you try to make a grilled cheese sandwich while there's playoff hockey on TV. Oops.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3thMJBOAx-wiKDui6OzcmnJj06AJREjoGowavpQmUVgjCdwXRSDsy2344SIjcq1nFah9aAIWugXRGD1ADK4dZJpZMrh_BDQTZZPfdEpU14-oxVJFXSklQ5TKQp1rN7wPaMpwcV_G5e0/s1600-h/badSandwichSmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3thMJBOAx-wiKDui6OzcmnJj06AJREjoGowavpQmUVgjCdwXRSDsy2344SIjcq1nFah9aAIWugXRGD1ADK4dZJpZMrh_BDQTZZPfdEpU14-oxVJFXSklQ5TKQp1rN7wPaMpwcV_G5e0/s320/badSandwichSmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345563467322534626" border="0" /></a><br />This is the second one, done during the second intermission like I should have known to do in the first place.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_uz1FPz0_TrcD9s1WtxPh_9EVpeveh_LQI0Vn6rZTzyOpUj5uYsj6RYoY3IVKC_hInjKus4QW_zz0Yk6WeoGMEgAZY2DRdRzWTO-NCQySpaAlJ1WG1kR1J-Ca5j3NrCccFltzkeVOA4/s1600-h/goodSandwichSmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_uz1FPz0_TrcD9s1WtxPh_9EVpeveh_LQI0Vn6rZTzyOpUj5uYsj6RYoY3IVKC_hInjKus4QW_zz0Yk6WeoGMEgAZY2DRdRzWTO-NCQySpaAlJ1WG1kR1J-Ca5j3NrCccFltzkeVOA4/s320/goodSandwichSmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345563398659412898" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Pens forced a game 7 tonight! Go Pens!Mishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031225133912821154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649518521187706104.post-17212847734587442802009-02-11T19:27:00.000-08:002009-02-11T19:31:31.275-08:00Button Eyes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkGlH1AYZ8WKWCQg2OTJqeaSORxqZHj5P5IsG0YuhFtY1bZjK4tY1AfVOCCIs-oKhvL671MICjWbt6iZrDVw6Dm5_XVsBKUv1_V9cTkV9yllKMu3P6f6P7fBwpDe_AnIeZlOMC4k95Lus/s1600-h/buttonEyes01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkGlH1AYZ8WKWCQg2OTJqeaSORxqZHj5P5IsG0YuhFtY1bZjK4tY1AfVOCCIs-oKhvL671MICjWbt6iZrDVw6Dm5_XVsBKUv1_V9cTkV9yllKMu3P6f6P7fBwpDe_AnIeZlOMC4k95Lus/s320/buttonEyes01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301748304175387618" border="0" /></a><br />I knew I shouldn't have let Other Mother sew those buttons into my eyes.....<br /><br />In more serious news, Coraline is in theaters as of this weekend! It's getting<a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/coraline/?page=4&critic=columns&sortby=date&name_order=asc&view=#contentReviews"> great reviews</a> and got over $16 million in it's first weekend, which is a pretty strong showing. I'm extremely proud of the entire production and I hope it continues to do well in the theater. If you haven't seen it yet, I highly recommend it!Mishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031225133912821154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649518521187706104.post-44181824843939752622009-02-01T23:28:00.000-08:002009-02-01T23:31:20.644-08:00Superbowl happiness<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGip-HKxLUO5igA7rjxem1r7u0JUGgQDREvQB3OqhwBXzBDr-YErgpdQgQdUcjfv2nFBnLWKs_EDqflLYUxA1tUlqnRAIjzWgXm3rdNFD2N_OY8nfHsrQXvXYw5Kg0yBqjOo4ispSgJo/s1600-h/superbowlPic001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGip-HKxLUO5igA7rjxem1r7u0JUGgQDREvQB3OqhwBXzBDr-YErgpdQgQdUcjfv2nFBnLWKs_EDqflLYUxA1tUlqnRAIjzWgXm3rdNFD2N_OY8nfHsrQXvXYw5Kg0yBqjOo4ispSgJo/s320/superbowlPic001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298099045446901922" border="0" /></a><br />My hometown team, the Pittsburgh Steelers won the Superbowl tonight! We invited fellow Pittsburgh fans Jenn and Gary over to watch the game and to celebrate with lots of good food. Here's their baby Logan all decked out for his team. As you can see, he's going cross-eyed with excitement.Mishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031225133912821154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649518521187706104.post-36396764456089212912008-12-16T17:48:00.000-08:002008-12-16T17:54:53.108-08:00Holiday party and LaikapellaHere's some photos of me at the Laika holiday party on Saturday, singing in Laika's acapella group. Cleverly named Laikapella. I'm in white if you can't recognize me without my glasses, like most of the drinkers that night.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQkdBXGILCskcSB0pgvK3hjS2cdU5xZc_sXIvL-5xhfZVDGtlPKJMCJR10EYDw8AzJOKlX3gsieT92XVrk-1tC-43YODVqktazjioODvgi1JwbJCS9SqMuYskwc7FBO5JxXWFtjhGZiE/s1600-h/laikapella1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQkdBXGILCskcSB0pgvK3hjS2cdU5xZc_sXIvL-5xhfZVDGtlPKJMCJR10EYDw8AzJOKlX3gsieT92XVrk-1tC-43YODVqktazjioODvgi1JwbJCS9SqMuYskwc7FBO5JxXWFtjhGZiE/s320/laikapella1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280571012804742002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-GJJBnh6qbHmfwzZGOo07KbQpEg2h4oJ-ziNhjjBgSMIy5-ygfnK33FxKJw1dfwOAGJw65bnOkcIuNhoHxgUoNLcp_WjrDlCi9V0k0OT7OxqrPOl7i70mI3N5mqlt1XNv_tWW4yF2Uw/s1600-h/laikapella2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-GJJBnh6qbHmfwzZGOo07KbQpEg2h4oJ-ziNhjjBgSMIy5-ygfnK33FxKJw1dfwOAGJw65bnOkcIuNhoHxgUoNLcp_WjrDlCi9V0k0OT7OxqrPOl7i70mI3N5mqlt1XNv_tWW4yF2Uw/s320/laikapella2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280570908395113458" border="0" /></a><br />I like this one of Chris looking nice and smiley while the guys singing backup behind him look silly.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVO-EZGKyvogB8JCzxmsyVtACP2Kuu1gTWp73VXJizlssgIU9KNhRH0pHWroEIE_DKgziG0G757i3V4hcpJ5rTej7gWgoqzhtQ_U-851jBv_X80Lt0gQKl8v_zyGeZhAvBvanyfZupR1U/s1600-h/laikapella3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVO-EZGKyvogB8JCzxmsyVtACP2Kuu1gTWp73VXJizlssgIU9KNhRH0pHWroEIE_DKgziG0G757i3V4hcpJ5rTej7gWgoqzhtQ_U-851jBv_X80Lt0gQKl8v_zyGeZhAvBvanyfZupR1U/s320/laikapella3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280570736417676018" border="0" /></a>Mishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031225133912821154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649518521187706104.post-41112967874707236012008-12-01T23:29:00.000-08:002008-12-01T23:37:57.768-08:00new pet!Joe went out to get groceries tonight, and came home with a pet rat as an early Christmas present. She's super friendly and didn't mind being picked up and held. And it didn't phase her in the slightest when Jingle came up to smell her either. She actually stuck her nose out of the cage to take a good look at the cat. <br /><br />Jingle didn't care for that and got freaked out and ran away.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">"Oh hey guys, what's up?"</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQH_yuTbtn401dJyG2WXA7W2o_oR1yBcuX5CQeNVh9pTcEgh06ASBNMm2fZH8XCNfxt0obw9ONCE34KW073acfCy62fWpWEt4xtVO4b2b3YbvgTIO0uVYfV0zW3lugG8FRfFYcDM_gG0/s1600-h/ohHai.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQH_yuTbtn401dJyG2WXA7W2o_oR1yBcuX5CQeNVh9pTcEgh06ASBNMm2fZH8XCNfxt0obw9ONCE34KW073acfCy62fWpWEt4xtVO4b2b3YbvgTIO0uVYfV0zW3lugG8FRfFYcDM_gG0/s320/ohHai.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275092376714027410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Me and my new buddy.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07WHeTLpmwYLhXOanSDQM5T561tyV_Mm7mWvKYGRvDU5BxZMOFatwDN8iJsYJCb7xsV2u_YwfMr4Egcx7skUwRPN9-nC7tmJuHegXGRZHG1JqodjIaEicK8ofZzeSxbUnwGkE_3DArT8/s1600-h/me&Rat01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07WHeTLpmwYLhXOanSDQM5T561tyV_Mm7mWvKYGRvDU5BxZMOFatwDN8iJsYJCb7xsV2u_YwfMr4Egcx7skUwRPN9-nC7tmJuHegXGRZHG1JqodjIaEicK8ofZzeSxbUnwGkE_3DArT8/s320/me&Rat01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275092081840772370" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Nice preening pose.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzaDAEOE5nj3HnXbvN3MjO9y7Ngmm8TVLNMKhiG1grFrss-TdW0hmhWb6JfdVc9Qn5wmmMVpfKCKsdJcU8OSdYddABRIWnXhvFgZu-IA_fCJgyeiAkpAKNlLGSo3Ld8h4plkUa8SDm3a4/s1600-h/preening.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzaDAEOE5nj3HnXbvN3MjO9y7Ngmm8TVLNMKhiG1grFrss-TdW0hmhWb6JfdVc9Qn5wmmMVpfKCKsdJcU8OSdYddABRIWnXhvFgZu-IA_fCJgyeiAkpAKNlLGSo3Ld8h4plkUa8SDm3a4/s320/preening.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275092290003964994" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Time to explore.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZgG0k_aVfK0yefkvfb7-sb3WEKzXksxa_CXq-Q9Bm4_59FDr88pdq9YynP_P466nMXI6SmqnORfm_IcMYzY11fYPRPXVQ-eIhjMyetxel5ULtRg0J-Z1E33EtH7pnNV1duk-VNgrqb0/s1600-h/exploring.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZgG0k_aVfK0yefkvfb7-sb3WEKzXksxa_CXq-Q9Bm4_59FDr88pdq9YynP_P466nMXI6SmqnORfm_IcMYzY11fYPRPXVQ-eIhjMyetxel5ULtRg0J-Z1E33EtH7pnNV1duk-VNgrqb0/s320/exploring.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275092189616464946" border="0" /></a><br />We're still deciding on good names right now....will post some video later of Jingle meeting her for the first time.Mishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031225133912821154noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649518521187706104.post-1824562932403197072008-11-10T19:56:00.000-08:002008-11-10T20:04:55.291-08:00Weekend in DallasSpent a fun weekend in Dallas, TX...where the weather is finally getting tolerable as November hits! The weather was really pleasant, we checked out Wizard World even tho they didn't have Parable there, and just had fun hanging out with each other. <br /><br />Baby Hazel<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7-hIvoHiNSZ2hTeccDIO0ujLM4TvbnsWibUlxSDM3jpVYVXGozg9uum5wPm8eLnV17FIEdg4PcAE7uHADzeJ8Jl41SFBM2tR1xuMiye0jdkPHw_i1_MyBB_5pRCX5kP6OmOzhyphenhyphenmeLJh8/s1600-h/dallasHazelSmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7-hIvoHiNSZ2hTeccDIO0ujLM4TvbnsWibUlxSDM3jpVYVXGozg9uum5wPm8eLnV17FIEdg4PcAE7uHADzeJ8Jl41SFBM2tR1xuMiye0jdkPHw_i1_MyBB_5pRCX5kP6OmOzhyphenhyphenmeLJh8/s320/dallasHazelSmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267244667693896850" border="0" /></a>The floor at the comic-con<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtca6iJjsfDx3le69Sk7UP1HWL0ATb_ZyxUN7jKdfXIScMNimkysXlqxGr_EH52QrB247OnCa6OA5XGYvlG7UNS4ZGSsX3F4xsNP8PqkZQcITuKXooQSFTy2soHs7Gp2Aci9oXK0mNEp8/s1600-h/dallasConSmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtca6iJjsfDx3le69Sk7UP1HWL0ATb_ZyxUN7jKdfXIScMNimkysXlqxGr_EH52QrB247OnCa6OA5XGYvlG7UNS4ZGSsX3F4xsNP8PqkZQcITuKXooQSFTy2soHs7Gp2Aci9oXK0mNEp8/s320/dallasConSmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267244574029184738" border="0" /></a><br />The most hilarious shirt I found there. This is actually a painting by Alex Ross.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NIGbBa1lGN8PGLxw4j4M4QnFhG2VcUg4h2ULKmOfDST90iLdjWclLAMVZreGecgK6nfWf_wXAYMjLu6F2fOPspjTGZwl1R6e2CoywYU-ACkZrRP9SlAvQE8QcOgirQncok_HxTz7QRA/s1600-h/dallasBestTShirtSmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NIGbBa1lGN8PGLxw4j4M4QnFhG2VcUg4h2ULKmOfDST90iLdjWclLAMVZreGecgK6nfWf_wXAYMjLu6F2fOPspjTGZwl1R6e2CoywYU-ACkZrRP9SlAvQE8QcOgirQncok_HxTz7QRA/s320/dallasBestTShirtSmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267244502510292978" border="0" /></a><br />This dude was selling awesome hats. I should have gone back and bought the penguin hat for skiing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXkudVmLvnzX_OQmfAXRc19IUUOrsojnpuknX4j1vWfAb5YxS3c-p_-_2rH0I-TEO4F_qHsWNnDdho9HZ2xHPWzx6mLzpMZnmQYG6ia7YE-6fgiL1GfuD54xXOp7E9ojocGRxFJNzj9Gc/s1600-h/dallashatDudeSmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXkudVmLvnzX_OQmfAXRc19IUUOrsojnpuknX4j1vWfAb5YxS3c-p_-_2rH0I-TEO4F_qHsWNnDdho9HZ2xHPWzx6mLzpMZnmQYG6ia7YE-6fgiL1GfuD54xXOp7E9ojocGRxFJNzj9Gc/s320/dallashatDudeSmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267244422986718082" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The group having fun being nerdy! Thanks to Sarah and Stephen for hosting us...and it was great meeting Mike and the<span style="font-style: italic;"> other</span> Stephen in person finally!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioq5SfCqJfRXkJRwK87UqWpZTIxFp_pjNJf0xdvp_VYkpLIfB7EtPBcjk2m9QT6Y7gwTbjn0r1O-ERxa_WRVo2P4mBJmW1ZP1e5FvWSDFuJ5SfZnnvzPutPwxdotN-2cOcxbSK2aCtWlE/s1600-h/dallasgroupSmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioq5SfCqJfRXkJRwK87UqWpZTIxFp_pjNJf0xdvp_VYkpLIfB7EtPBcjk2m9QT6Y7gwTbjn0r1O-ERxa_WRVo2P4mBJmW1ZP1e5FvWSDFuJ5SfZnnvzPutPwxdotN-2cOcxbSK2aCtWlE/s320/dallasgroupSmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267244280458507842" border="0" /></a>Mishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031225133912821154noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649518521187706104.post-35359498097031622432008-11-06T17:54:00.000-08:002008-11-06T17:58:46.871-08:00Off to Dallas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctx_uZcoD94iNk70DiXPYBTnjCx-zqyRjMTpzRJPESGn9V-az8wtwX635_KZxmz57WWh_mkE2CeKokywT7UrVW6pFELHLQ2r0HpdeU1YzgJlgNpa-1sc9lPdO_PYn_VlyYfIldVxrBcw/s1600-h/parable_previews.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctx_uZcoD94iNk70DiXPYBTnjCx-zqyRjMTpzRJPESGn9V-az8wtwX635_KZxmz57WWh_mkE2CeKokywT7UrVW6pFELHLQ2r0HpdeU1YzgJlgNpa-1sc9lPdO_PYn_VlyYfIldVxrBcw/s320/parable_previews.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265728888061577218" border="0" /></a><br />I'm taking a trip to Dallas this weekend to visit some friends and to promote the Parable anthology that I worked on last year. More details can be seen here: <a href="http://www.parablecomic.com/">http://www.parablecomic.com/</a><br /><br />We were supposed to sit at the booth at Dallas Wizard World and get the word out with them, but some mess up with the printers happened, and now there's no book or booth. Ooops. Oh well, even if we don't end up going to the con at least I'll be able to visit with good friends and get some of that good ol' Texas sunshine.Mishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031225133912821154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649518521187706104.post-38212221228133405332008-10-08T20:05:00.000-07:002008-10-08T20:19:56.510-07:00Girl's weekend 2008!The Santa Cruz weekend in August reminded me and my former college roommates how much we missed being together and causing trouble, so we decided to get together for a quick weekend in Chicago.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The Girls!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGBMsR6EGNTE8cPG8tSAcUlOqhgzBTa56WC6U56YRJjUNMzjb2gNFWnFnFBFGSoFcSffUobsdDAAKcC1kDoS6ND0OKzmD5jXja9GYuyAF8-VaenBK9rMIRmR9DhyphenhyphenUTU1Dc6wdK1ekOUX0/s1600-h/girlsWeekend01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGBMsR6EGNTE8cPG8tSAcUlOqhgzBTa56WC6U56YRJjUNMzjb2gNFWnFnFBFGSoFcSffUobsdDAAKcC1kDoS6ND0OKzmD5jXja9GYuyAF8-VaenBK9rMIRmR9DhyphenhyphenUTU1Dc6wdK1ekOUX0/s320/girlsWeekend01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254986995734349474" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCo_2xoCFCVrhaE1lsN_mwRPB5udBT5oQNwGBCeGGGkmN_qqxIZmkfsBJlrt9ZUEL-GLFEVdkKS11m14oGmmsevEaZz8PQYgF-HOEuRBGikTRrE_xNBNK1ayBaCRnxYHZrZsGPHIf79ek/s1600-h/girlsWeekend02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCo_2xoCFCVrhaE1lsN_mwRPB5udBT5oQNwGBCeGGGkmN_qqxIZmkfsBJlrt9ZUEL-GLFEVdkKS11m14oGmmsevEaZz8PQYgF-HOEuRBGikTRrE_xNBNK1ayBaCRnxYHZrZsGPHIf79ek/s320/girlsWeekend02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254986801784944466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPfSERumGDse10Mu_9NVlNAMdaOK5cMoiueCHJRtCzCU4swbUkWBHO6KFXvgg8c8VHrrNV38FPPgfze0pIDSTnBURooh8NYAC65WBElu3O4iwO7MbP3KhHxCZRE_NfJhVPJdeU0HVN8wM/s1600-h/girlsWeekend03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPfSERumGDse10Mu_9NVlNAMdaOK5cMoiueCHJRtCzCU4swbUkWBHO6KFXvgg8c8VHrrNV38FPPgfze0pIDSTnBURooh8NYAC65WBElu3O4iwO7MbP3KhHxCZRE_NfJhVPJdeU0HVN8wM/s320/girlsWeekend03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254986740398455554" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The Chinatown Hotel, where we stayed.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjju9piVO1iW48ayWZVdhCNyldRF6BDQfPzxlWnEA3jDL-GvTnb9HPo2x5cZToKJe1hSmk5VUDph5hBxpQTv7YuhxywvLdMxtQa_lV2cH3cPZNZ8xKX8KoaSPAiC8_3SUGZVf9eIVZOY0E/s1600-h/girlsWeekend04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjju9piVO1iW48ayWZVdhCNyldRF6BDQfPzxlWnEA3jDL-GvTnb9HPo2x5cZToKJe1hSmk5VUDph5hBxpQTv7YuhxywvLdMxtQa_lV2cH3cPZNZ8xKX8KoaSPAiC8_3SUGZVf9eIVZOY0E/s320/girlsWeekend04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254986660795893618" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Chinatown Square.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvuloiDfud5-BfQcVlPUgh_c2U10FOWc15mVzV8Z70W_iyV6wrp1Q6BpGV5LVzDsU1bh6tlnwf01O1wOzOWeRwgv54VehFA2AxkLZWWBctSKv7jN1QkKwLjKqM-1Bn1vC_0hK9r-O-KU/s1600-h/girlsWeekend05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvuloiDfud5-BfQcVlPUgh_c2U10FOWc15mVzV8Z70W_iyV6wrp1Q6BpGV5LVzDsU1bh6tlnwf01O1wOzOWeRwgv54VehFA2AxkLZWWBctSKv7jN1QkKwLjKqM-1Bn1vC_0hK9r-O-KU/s320/girlsWeekend05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254986592352776466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We ate tons of good food.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80gPVskwRRa3AB345XQBZ7vkNN74IjgSgo57buolq6a_vEXnTNdBEI49oVR-AwAa6Z0dPB1HGBewawhKz_luIEDXLhxMRMn5Wv-p45mSC9VxeSPqcTumiNRbOcfsMmWZqdcC5HmltoKg/s1600-h/girlsWeekend06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80gPVskwRRa3AB345XQBZ7vkNN74IjgSgo57buolq6a_vEXnTNdBEI49oVR-AwAa6Z0dPB1HGBewawhKz_luIEDXLhxMRMn5Wv-p45mSC9VxeSPqcTumiNRbOcfsMmWZqdcC5HmltoKg/s320/girlsWeekend06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254986512763433954" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Saturday morning = cupcakes for breakfast!!!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VCOFUb8hMPt3Tc8zSG3nK36xp64uqIwBEPgrM0NP2jw-Qf8nmj366F5n_FTgIPN-0SuRgKHFnOQyeI66U4rzbKsGAOV16cupTABEs6oLNMQUf6NvwO4R_up3ti_goBMSqhl0rfuZ7Ms/s1600-h/girlsWeekend07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VCOFUb8hMPt3Tc8zSG3nK36xp64uqIwBEPgrM0NP2jw-Qf8nmj366F5n_FTgIPN-0SuRgKHFnOQyeI66U4rzbKsGAOV16cupTABEs6oLNMQUf6NvwO4R_up3ti_goBMSqhl0rfuZ7Ms/s320/girlsWeekend07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254986426580841986" border="0" /></a>Then, on to the city! <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuGJOGMMZA2TDyBYvTaWpgnnwLEl_uRdb7mMKl9yUECaRwAcOy9VkCiRcZByDcjuvaEi7aacMe7ezU3NSiydgtYNSuo1xhFlc6XATFta4A2cFLXaBHhEDWF7OFh61rBU23IrmED7MPLy8/s1600-h/girlsWeekend08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuGJOGMMZA2TDyBYvTaWpgnnwLEl_uRdb7mMKl9yUECaRwAcOy9VkCiRcZByDcjuvaEi7aacMe7ezU3NSiydgtYNSuo1xhFlc6XATFta4A2cFLXaBHhEDWF7OFh61rBU23IrmED7MPLy8/s320/girlsWeekend08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254986343562413346" border="0" /></a>The Art Institute Museum was the first stop.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8s85enq9TGj3AG1vI6PqJPspORSUnT99O4pXQSd9de6nol8egZ8yK7YQp7H-jkdbRHtVlncKdvwMSlsWtfgItFw887odSbzkVf9aNkVzHuhYPUg4KNEDlJJRX6Xp5ZuJTUnxPD9dI2dc/s1600-h/girlsWeekend09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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Jen ponders life over a bucket of bud's. <br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgI6uYeua1n4bQFvooD9J44o5EH7acVpBb19wKlhNYXaNQAdfiu7yWKO-0oJfsXZXw0wCCp_MRlDuGTL85dc4IUH4spE082CoP9txrMQOMt472GD_4nG_wKNxk0XQvzu5XpDEuIYys9Bc/s1600-h/girlsWeekend12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgI6uYeua1n4bQFvooD9J44o5EH7acVpBb19wKlhNYXaNQAdfiu7yWKO-0oJfsXZXw0wCCp_MRlDuGTL85dc4IUH4spE082CoP9txrMQOMt472GD_4nG_wKNxk0XQvzu5XpDEuIYys9Bc/s320/girlsWeekend12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254985925058237170" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We literally drank buckets of alcohol. The buckets say 'the most fun you'll have with your clothes on!'<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnK7qG4j2KYJaFFuGy_Dd6yVOobTU4zMGKdANfImsYN1nTn6c2Sbvm3I9sPnLYbPDbUaTdESHq1NASLhp8myxwSZZ4rGMx77VZiDnIdcMdQeMhGZETk8NcJRZduR_R0wRyXX6VaGhPsT8/s1600-h/girlsWeekend13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnK7qG4j2KYJaFFuGy_Dd6yVOobTU4zMGKdANfImsYN1nTn6c2Sbvm3I9sPnLYbPDbUaTdESHq1NASLhp8myxwSZZ4rGMx77VZiDnIdcMdQeMhGZETk8NcJRZduR_R0wRyXX6VaGhPsT8/s320/girlsWeekend13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254985803174784578" border="0" /></a>Chicago at night.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhye1By-6WNl7RQ7FH6I41THC8zumKttAeOE4eYOpO08XH4gIQNsFafKbA2lufWAMQ4Q8RaHfkJyIYCcSk2LKAtPQZSLs5Z235b_nOiehiIc3POwjVZZm8_8RLkjXhEUptDM6Y1__EiHng/s1600-h/girlsWeekend14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixcgNfWuHoW5Lfcx1wyXUHjqCYte5v_2Pib2SPl5ULNjEUlcxOaDiXLSp9lLAgzlP2y95v8IxARpYC2HfpTBS5b89sszoK2JJlO96EKVXbUQ3UXIu7Gy1JJh40UpJpSlQ3pb4eZOZYnSE/s320/girlsWeekend20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254985366887500098" border="0" /></a>Mishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031225133912821154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649518521187706104.post-35337461545624369892008-09-19T16:12:00.000-07:002008-09-19T16:15:05.078-07:00Last day on Coraline...It's my last day working on Coraline...it's been a wild ride and the movie looks great. Catch a sneak peak here!<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EPft7Sp33fs&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EPft7Sp33fs&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Mishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031225133912821154noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649518521187706104.post-54705827572573777722008-09-08T21:50:00.000-07:002008-09-08T22:17:34.362-07:00Wedding weekendOn the weekend of August 16th, Joe and I traveled to Santa Cruz, Ca for the wedding of one of my roommates from college and one of my best friends in the whole world. Congrats Lisa ('Bunny') and Ib!<br /><br />Some pics from the weekend:<br /><br /><br />All set up for the ceremony!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgos39G-y6E29r7HmaevpoUlJNtfPNPgicyfawf2fk5G7d9u09EXsEOMV4GznfhoUIgsXmoTjXjNSbJWyU1UZb5dqNIq_uzz8UM4lWgsWBt99HAsW0yqIsR1lukIhLIQVK61tMHF3DHROE/s1600-h/beachWeddingFar.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgos39G-y6E29r7HmaevpoUlJNtfPNPgicyfawf2fk5G7d9u09EXsEOMV4GznfhoUIgsXmoTjXjNSbJWyU1UZb5dqNIq_uzz8UM4lWgsWBt99HAsW0yqIsR1lukIhLIQVK61tMHF3DHROE/s320/beachWeddingFar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243881918471728402" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Messages in a bottle! These were the programs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcmDwNqFzCg7HdY7LwjqzIniVFf7Yat_S3DOFfozLpTi4Qa4TuJnaJMrFrAWTrZbjJY9pvULmvJlzaNgk-py9zHZPF-LeR7ZPXTLxqcFsaesLqh39fN-5pq_SbYJbGhrfOpIVIpmnrvHM/s1600-h/sandBottles.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcmDwNqFzCg7HdY7LwjqzIniVFf7Yat_S3DOFfozLpTi4Qa4TuJnaJMrFrAWTrZbjJY9pvULmvJlzaNgk-py9zHZPF-LeR7ZPXTLxqcFsaesLqh39fN-5pq_SbYJbGhrfOpIVIpmnrvHM/s320/sandBottles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243882283511776530" border="0" /></a>Tiger lilies were perfect beachy looking flowers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0X1wsB56VrArJ1ySW4XwYoX6_agAsTJjLMZeXYMV4Zt608fink9NuJejolOfeJov1ATYt-pGsuFwUjPaENKA0QFZUfYOuXc651Jb1PGE6U4OGYJVAkpQhufSGv_eu_tfZYwmPTulid9M/s1600-h/beachWeddingClose.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0X1wsB56VrArJ1ySW4XwYoX6_agAsTJjLMZeXYMV4Zt608fink9NuJejolOfeJov1ATYt-pGsuFwUjPaENKA0QFZUfYOuXc651Jb1PGE6U4OGYJVAkpQhufSGv_eu_tfZYwmPTulid9M/s320/beachWeddingClose.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243881857599329026" border="0" /></a>Here comes the bride!!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPj2Ti-IfNAIubEyC5Kl3c7_IeJSEOO6nhWj75Jzm9jX_vfTq9KXRREjbWNDYwW02Kvgh2oF5Bx1CE0feXEUKomBHM6kHOKVUCMnbrLe6bvX9HTHOMVpdcS0P7lDO4BTi2GiC3cJVLE3E/s1600-h/hereComestheBride.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPj2Ti-IfNAIubEyC5Kl3c7_IeJSEOO6nhWj75Jzm9jX_vfTq9KXRREjbWNDYwW02Kvgh2oF5Bx1CE0feXEUKomBHM6kHOKVUCMnbrLe6bvX9HTHOMVpdcS0P7lDO4BTi2GiC3cJVLE3E/s320/hereComestheBride.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243881777185524082" border="0" /></a><br />:)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMfWjf0i3dS-8q8DL_vXungYoCOAjINuZb08_kZU4qK1Ul1hJ1EV6E-WKIoV2O67twHq2VeNZICbPfmdYYpEmoFMEfLWGgkQRmXiZlIozUoBpkk5HnHSDz-kKol2oe9WybbzW8t1ABJdc/s1600-h/flowersAndLove.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMfWjf0i3dS-8q8DL_vXungYoCOAjINuZb08_kZU4qK1Ul1hJ1EV6E-WKIoV2O67twHq2VeNZICbPfmdYYpEmoFMEfLWGgkQRmXiZlIozUoBpkk5HnHSDz-kKol2oe9WybbzW8t1ABJdc/s320/flowersAndLove.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243881637948083090" border="0" /></a>Maid of Honor Amber looked so pretty....<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitsv_klVPlQYfrrMXt5CZeBb1Sl0nbmMtjfofuDo04aJSM0lMoacSY7qWM7MAfnTH_5XQtpuT7Zyq172r2n9HG8llS50nwBFkLkfLCmMrXIgEhRPD1l3GYzh3mu8k8391gdd4S87UZ1QQ/s1600-h/maidOfHonor.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitsv_klVPlQYfrrMXt5CZeBb1Sl0nbmMtjfofuDo04aJSM0lMoacSY7qWM7MAfnTH_5XQtpuT7Zyq172r2n9HG8llS50nwBFkLkfLCmMrXIgEhRPD1l3GYzh3mu8k8391gdd4S87UZ1QQ/s320/maidOfHonor.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243881497463519010" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The best man looked pretty good too!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEROCR_nSLwtGESB_8YVO9GTQWViaSv2uhIgYScVjjnhq1eFT_uekgST9gtgsSSt8VJA37enurKmPSlFk8HfpbdEnV8HRkxp1zwQpi528EZP6ree2dq0EacrC-2HnSdvRYEtTt8LndC2Q/s1600-h/bestMan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEROCR_nSLwtGESB_8YVO9GTQWViaSv2uhIgYScVjjnhq1eFT_uekgST9gtgsSSt8VJA37enurKmPSlFk8HfpbdEnV8HRkxp1zwQpi528EZP6ree2dq0EacrC-2HnSdvRYEtTt8LndC2Q/s320/bestMan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243881405538697458" border="0" /></a><br />So happy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkNVavLaOYKR-oy-NVcIVkJeqE4hwFaYxoU-c6-qwoPcBF8BD-d1uI6osdXl0fGCYX2FZ3LwriI4PKRceQJxOTiBQduTfRUbLnZMNjXTVvztJFYyd-xDoMkpJzfT1VPiJfH5GB-PF4iY/s1600-h/soHappyWideShot.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkNVavLaOYKR-oy-NVcIVkJeqE4hwFaYxoU-c6-qwoPcBF8BD-d1uI6osdXl0fGCYX2FZ3LwriI4PKRceQJxOTiBQduTfRUbLnZMNjXTVvztJFYyd-xDoMkpJzfT1VPiJfH5GB-PF4iY/s320/soHappyWideShot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243881315877136194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZq8oiVoDcsZtkEfdM6hNAc0S-Wlflg0AlVDOHmuiPpIE2eL7nswCa834uBbnzYgTzrIR8sDVjTm1wjsK3LZ8Mz9b9wtfrciBMhl8xECAhhsaNge2BCx9XAQF11uvGbvprztDSK9bapM/s1600-h/soHappy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZq8oiVoDcsZtkEfdM6hNAc0S-Wlflg0AlVDOHmuiPpIE2eL7nswCa834uBbnzYgTzrIR8sDVjTm1wjsK3LZ8Mz9b9wtfrciBMhl8xECAhhsaNge2BCx9XAQF11uvGbvprztDSK9bapM/s320/soHappy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243881249157625154" border="0" /></a>Sister of the Groom read a really touching poem...made me and my girls cry like babies.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XH6niXYlLQjk6HfYmS9FYMHP-Xdh1SB7UJfOkyuxNccMMFf7TtN1YYC-GY4zoiBm2jFg_cKhUw47rNwGPktfGpEqU4z-YrxGlxOKBde-S2aeQItbrVmYKg2f_ofqvvTKxt6e25-NXpw/s1600-h/sisterOfGroom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XH6niXYlLQjk6HfYmS9FYMHP-Xdh1SB7UJfOkyuxNccMMFf7TtN1YYC-GY4zoiBm2jFg_cKhUw47rNwGPktfGpEqU4z-YrxGlxOKBde-S2aeQItbrVmYKg2f_ofqvvTKxt6e25-NXpw/s320/sisterOfGroom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243881074693098786" border="0" /></a>Photographer extraordinaire Amy Binnie Martin!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkJWQEojExrwFmS3ayxzZ5tLSGHYSbAfiDSuZWkeYrtaxYQIuzYhXZ_5mRDKcVzelQ-DLox4bO8QIvba0FgI_jc13Zj9JQ4_G3zx-HxxyB6km2XBm-Nr4Rwp1LTZUrnZiFpWOHHQdW58/s1600-h/amyPhoto.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkJWQEojExrwFmS3ayxzZ5tLSGHYSbAfiDSuZWkeYrtaxYQIuzYhXZ_5mRDKcVzelQ-DLox4bO8QIvba0FgI_jc13Zj9JQ4_G3zx-HxxyB6km2XBm-Nr4Rwp1LTZUrnZiFpWOHHQdW58/s320/amyPhoto.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243880935209535634" border="0" /></a>The fabulous Jen Price, Superstar.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjueW1N0tBqsKMmHyKUDbt0i6jcKKFYHEveC0R0HTHsbFdsCspbOiHLTRSfTx3HDc0yTMi9C_wAf17RA9VOn-4GB3lcEqH6BLoZZi0jxl7GynF0ld3Xj6CmL-W_7uOZAAbXNzLIpquO7dI/s1600-h/jenSuperstar.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjueW1N0tBqsKMmHyKUDbt0i6jcKKFYHEveC0R0HTHsbFdsCspbOiHLTRSfTx3HDc0yTMi9C_wAf17RA9VOn-4GB3lcEqH6BLoZZi0jxl7GynF0ld3Xj6CmL-W_7uOZAAbXNzLIpquO7dI/s320/jenSuperstar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243880567358108530" border="0" /></a><br />Mmmmm....cake...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDsfsE58MbUPZ9Z0eihMlMk9WthwKdiGIyCzFE8qPM1DL_prliect3hHSgnLk-JIttweRHu59ky8BcrNgWE2yq2E6q2nGihm-8bR89Y2yET3-4aMVpCflKxksbPU0JhdDP5RzUwJupB-s/s1600-h/yumCake.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDsfsE58MbUPZ9Z0eihMlMk9WthwKdiGIyCzFE8qPM1DL_prliect3hHSgnLk-JIttweRHu59ky8BcrNgWE2yq2E6q2nGihm-8bR89Y2yET3-4aMVpCflKxksbPU0JhdDP5RzUwJupB-s/s320/yumCake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243880823584467442" border="0" /></a>Best bride picture EVER.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2A8jnOqc7GAG3yuUOEKH9n8JfjJFs5DcZvEMQa0POgT_v36Z3wYu2dz3gwev3ZC_b-CnkRNZxafn6ccrk95TcA7R3pnHYC5_mXczsAO0IV-V7CtCK3nCVNFJaa94AspX5bDIYiQuk_z0/s1600-h/favePicofBride.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2A8jnOqc7GAG3yuUOEKH9n8JfjJFs5DcZvEMQa0POgT_v36Z3wYu2dz3gwev3ZC_b-CnkRNZxafn6ccrk95TcA7R3pnHYC5_mXczsAO0IV-V7CtCK3nCVNFJaa94AspX5bDIYiQuk_z0/s320/favePicofBride.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243880711630591986" border="0" /></a><br />View from the beach house we partied at! We saw whales spouting off in the distance.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjFLAm2x7QxhbRUMYg45-XYIXcwhEqmPXxqp_R3gm8BI9xaFfty_ItOjJPd3uSnKXkjzh5osIpjeARF9RvdBDRc53OtDfBpBfFALN4agT5tN-HTWgF1_1UGr2VBy5SrmGkBpCKwHesiwU/s1600-h/viewfromBeachHouse.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjFLAm2x7QxhbRUMYg45-XYIXcwhEqmPXxqp_R3gm8BI9xaFfty_ItOjJPd3uSnKXkjzh5osIpjeARF9RvdBDRc53OtDfBpBfFALN4agT5tN-HTWgF1_1UGr2VBy5SrmGkBpCKwHesiwU/s320/viewfromBeachHouse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243880416780087314" border="0" /></a>My girls and I all tired and sunburned after a great day.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqjz76862qfuDoU6zpQU2b6RdBMyszB-XNnKPhF__upLvnHvLSScm7Sh34ZfD0924ZxLus6ilOMJZNP-47KUrTM_Lp2K7OFbE4BriViXAtHmIVr8EJ12cRHEb-y9UBmsK9cuUlsRH5W8/s1600-h/myGirls.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqjz76862qfuDoU6zpQU2b6RdBMyszB-XNnKPhF__upLvnHvLSScm7Sh34ZfD0924ZxLus6ilOMJZNP-47KUrTM_Lp2K7OFbE4BriViXAtHmIVr8EJ12cRHEb-y9UBmsK9cuUlsRH5W8/s320/myGirls.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243880299547634962" border="0" /></a>Mishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031225133912821154noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649518521187706104.post-60554912792575191812008-09-05T14:12:00.000-07:002008-09-05T14:14:13.334-07:00Best Jingle picture...EVER.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHIWmJUcWMglEOEYBOq3ZQsJi5tStHcFsaGuhN272XrTpfhoJqzkEy37iCqjH7ib_0w0N6nPmI4dJbg5wq_h2gFSIHFgjIeOTejSvKJZF8ihzlpnbdeCUyA5-GreqpkSW-owrjAohn9w/s1600-h/jinglePossesed.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHIWmJUcWMglEOEYBOq3ZQsJi5tStHcFsaGuhN272XrTpfhoJqzkEy37iCqjH7ib_0w0N6nPmI4dJbg5wq_h2gFSIHFgjIeOTejSvKJZF8ihzlpnbdeCUyA5-GreqpkSW-owrjAohn9w/s320/jinglePossesed.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242648521235052770" border="0" /></a><br />This was taken mid-yawn when we lived in Dallas.Mishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031225133912821154noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649518521187706104.post-68981006056671717162008-07-25T20:43:00.000-07:002008-07-25T20:51:11.176-07:00Cherries!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqOuFxU0TixKht6eFKc5vYVGbxYokECDdiWhHghjMnsmjo6gAP60xgij-gQwb18SEdQ8GeoQ0ihu6ABcKZXjnA2IYGjN0DsfBnqzqb0L8BQSl6e73OHutJlkiAxrIQtmFMlf784sWiVj4/s1600-h/cherryTree1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqOuFxU0TixKht6eFKc5vYVGbxYokECDdiWhHghjMnsmjo6gAP60xgij-gQwb18SEdQ8GeoQ0ihu6ABcKZXjnA2IYGjN0DsfBnqzqb0L8BQSl6e73OHutJlkiAxrIQtmFMlf784sWiVj4/s320/cherryTree1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227165325834339730" border="0" /></a><br /><br />There's a very pretty cherry tree right off of the corner of our porch. It gets beautiful blossoms on it in the spring, but last year we didn't see any fruit. This summer, there's a whole bunch of little red cherries growing on the branches within reach! Oh boy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifl-7Tuv-qp-MzFc9Qj3iB_kpGn25qG_F1o0G8igtB-UbCXfO-gEj-w7qrOr3ybf4elwep4WmGLkniiHjkjrO82ijzKgoD5I64uSPZ532-uhybUyqLvjbheEN01i5YlAN7VhlwPBXZjwg/s1600-h/cherryTree2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifl-7Tuv-qp-MzFc9Qj3iB_kpGn25qG_F1o0G8igtB-UbCXfO-gEj-w7qrOr3ybf4elwep4WmGLkniiHjkjrO82ijzKgoD5I64uSPZ532-uhybUyqLvjbheEN01i5YlAN7VhlwPBXZjwg/s320/cherryTree2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227164823385279634" border="0" /></a><br />I was really excited to see cherries growing, and even more excited to be close enough to pick one. I'm a cherry fiend in the summer (I get really excited about road-side fruit stands with fresh cherries), so I brought one in to try. OH CRAP...SOUR. Extremely sour cherries. I'm a bigger fan of sweet cherries, so I think I'll let the crows have these.<br /><br />I also got a few funny pictures of the stupid cat this week. Here's a very satisfied Jingle in her basket (close-up on those fuzzy paws).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWga6fc-0GMqpCtZKqmZfeuKalWOyJsVS2XjPcr2MqmRp2wdckCC44VGDWNs3SRvhRIyzVJ5LJy5JV6Ac4I-TNN8NmR7H0ivBue7knhYNbKcMFWDTsZntoAqPybeNobxjlBtaGGP14KrA/s1600-h/jinglePaws.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWga6fc-0GMqpCtZKqmZfeuKalWOyJsVS2XjPcr2MqmRp2wdckCC44VGDWNs3SRvhRIyzVJ5LJy5JV6Ac4I-TNN8NmR7H0ivBue7knhYNbKcMFWDTsZntoAqPybeNobxjlBtaGGP14KrA/s320/jinglePaws.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227164754438787698" border="0" /></a><br />And here she is freaking out over a crow's feather I found while on a walk.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWyznIt5D4hXXQFgjgZiuqropsv87kgdEpbi783WGHeUTklDa8Xmw0u7aowaQvT3mzpFgSKgwL3_Vc5Xxiit2gNK0iaw5ooBWEPfpMdOxk3TLI0pFmoJA5B9k6iJxyH6wSjWNJidQBDI/s1600-h/jingleFeather.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWyznIt5D4hXXQFgjgZiuqropsv87kgdEpbi783WGHeUTklDa8Xmw0u7aowaQvT3mzpFgSKgwL3_Vc5Xxiit2gNK0iaw5ooBWEPfpMdOxk3TLI0pFmoJA5B9k6iJxyH6wSjWNJidQBDI/s320/jingleFeather.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227164657908279554" border="0" /></a>Mishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031225133912821154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649518521187706104.post-86230059946331773602008-07-14T22:02:00.000-07:002008-07-14T22:07:47.921-07:00New PhoneDecided to finally trade in our 5-year old phone for a new model. Here's the old one. People like to make fun of the fact that I still have to pull up the antennae to get reception.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEislfKPcnd9G5sYPzoJQgfBYo2hoSw07Typ_AKQnLfGYVXdXlQ7iZNfp0Sa70rMEqGRO_4X3Bih4LMpxSeXkGEqAsSFIy60JbnZuG8vCYWSWV3-Q11tGEq0BYYuUNLOVRBykMwED9hEhDE/s1600-h/oldPhone.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEislfKPcnd9G5sYPzoJQgfBYo2hoSw07Typ_AKQnLfGYVXdXlQ7iZNfp0Sa70rMEqGRO_4X3Bih4LMpxSeXkGEqAsSFIy60JbnZuG8vCYWSWV3-Q11tGEq0BYYuUNLOVRBykMwED9hEhDE/s320/oldPhone.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223102924941080434" border="0" /></a><br />Here's the shiny new one. Went with a virgin mobile pay-as-you-go plan, because I really don't talk on my cell phone too much and I have a home phone plan. Good for just using it for emergencies, pretty crappy for a real cell phone plan. Customer service over the phone was pretty annoying too. Oh well, as least I have a phone that doesn't lose all battery power after being unplugged for 15 minutes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpplEiy9BQYF8eCXc3trR30zKDPHieTa6RA1ite8dSUrtOymolusf2ATsI5aEtNSAZ8pYkP_Et36yTAr1_lcN4oXzmSR7b4YjauQb-SjX43tCYRMjQU9elLATF-xtRFl865UD8A5NNrs/s1600-h/newPhone.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpplEiy9BQYF8eCXc3trR30zKDPHieTa6RA1ite8dSUrtOymolusf2ATsI5aEtNSAZ8pYkP_Et36yTAr1_lcN4oXzmSR7b4YjauQb-SjX43tCYRMjQU9elLATF-xtRFl865UD8A5NNrs/s320/newPhone.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223102873065842578" border="0" /></a>Mishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031225133912821154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649518521187706104.post-3264326499440748652008-07-13T20:44:00.000-07:002008-07-13T20:49:57.906-07:00Deck refinishing, day 13Got the chance to stain the floorboards of the deck this weekend. Gave it a nice orange-y cedar finish.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj94By2h-vHTVQHJfHjuB9qAvcvUvMvVVJd53jrPMcHr3fXdgXNybHTa_-yiUYuvP4tD6h2xnsA-9w3nZbtTTMcPH3sjRUpG4Nn6uOSOn6aXt-FvCSGymwcW0CcU2kNQHxU_rJny3JrDIU/s1600-h/deckDay13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj94By2h-vHTVQHJfHjuB9qAvcvUvMvVVJd53jrPMcHr3fXdgXNybHTa_-yiUYuvP4tD6h2xnsA-9w3nZbtTTMcPH3sjRUpG4Nn6uOSOn6aXt-FvCSGymwcW0CcU2kNQHxU_rJny3JrDIU/s320/deckDay13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222711593947863410" border="0" /></a><br />I like the results, but since the floorboards look so great I think the railing is going to have to be done as well. They at least were stained, so we don't need to strip anything off of them, but a good sanding is probably in order.<br /><br />In other silliness, I took this picture of Jingle the other day:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTzlyS-3keZE8dWbzy5V55DGwNbaKOTYSJEUQ_usOL7fx-powlFpknIZmfjPiXTzC1ViT0C_3A3foNkfn_4httWjQx03PymGom9Fg_MnMoVUfIB6B00thGg5JR-52qAVQV9v0Q8vBjw8/s1600-h/jingle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTzlyS-3keZE8dWbzy5V55DGwNbaKOTYSJEUQ_usOL7fx-powlFpknIZmfjPiXTzC1ViT0C_3A3foNkfn_4httWjQx03PymGom9Fg_MnMoVUfIB6B00thGg5JR-52qAVQV9v0Q8vBjw8/s320/jingle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222711550112250162" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And thought she looked remarkably like a walrus:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZJm_Mtq8BgvAmi_z4Ww2dBENrqXEkxn70WmFmx5CXMEDRWQ9z2mMglajziI5-Dk4S-iOHQMJPmr8Wv9zEV6oksDt3nh6f4ykgeCs2mPHqzCgbwwQDkTv_Grv5u8GVzoGrorTZm7IgE4/s1600-h/walrusJingle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZJm_Mtq8BgvAmi_z4Ww2dBENrqXEkxn70WmFmx5CXMEDRWQ9z2mMglajziI5-Dk4S-iOHQMJPmr8Wv9zEV6oksDt3nh6f4ykgeCs2mPHqzCgbwwQDkTv_Grv5u8GVzoGrorTZm7IgE4/s320/walrusJingle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222711493048078418" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Fun photoshop projects ensue:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGq29VKX_e70IZJK6g1YLt0yxcKpYL40Cvi6wIiKp9GG6wYMQlnMurzUMY1y4FfL6Q3-oG6LCaXkP-ctQgh6wdcjFp488V2G4pa_NqUC5L8kNO6d6yUffkjD7_IWk9eWK0-o_elHUS14/s1600-h/JingleRus.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGq29VKX_e70IZJK6g1YLt0yxcKpYL40Cvi6wIiKp9GG6wYMQlnMurzUMY1y4FfL6Q3-oG6LCaXkP-ctQgh6wdcjFp488V2G4pa_NqUC5L8kNO6d6yUffkjD7_IWk9eWK0-o_elHUS14/s320/JingleRus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222711424494942978" border="0" /></a>Mishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031225133912821154noreply@blogger.com1