tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83556003083188640542024-02-20T09:15:13.956-08:00Abbie's RamblingsSharing tidbits of things I love.abbiejohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00046536462732560692noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355600308318864054.post-14508803108152163982010-09-26T09:23:00.000-07:002010-09-26T09:34:30.093-07:00Good bye........=(<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clipartguide.com/_thumbs/0060-0502-2318-1632.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 68px; height: 100px;" src="http://www.clipartguide.com/_thumbs/0060-0502-2318-1632.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Goodbye everyone. I will be taking a break of blogging and so I won't post for some time. =( I will be back but not anytime soon....................so, I am gone for now. *tear*<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>* Thank you so much for those who followed me.........make sure you check back in a few months.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/286/28A3FD7B03024F43365138F89878F682.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" /></a>abbiejohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00046536462732560692noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355600308318864054.post-75863628814966945712010-09-25T08:30:00.000-07:002010-09-25T08:40:50.264-07:00Moving on...........<div style="text-align: center;">Disregard this post............I'm just checking how my signature works. What do you all think?<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/286/28A3FD7B03024F43365138F89878F682.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" /></a>abbiejohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00046536462732560692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355600308318864054.post-57530146297002818282010-09-25T06:02:00.000-07:002010-09-25T08:41:41.623-07:00Fall Fashion.......againO.k, I know that I did a post about this already but I decided to do it again. Here are a few things that I LOVE!!! =)<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />This skirt is from an awesome site called <a href="http://www.chadwicks.com/chadwicks">Chadwicks</a>. Don't you love the colors?<br /><br /><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 348px;" src="http://www.chadwicks.com/images/catalog/thumb/CH_11187_JEWEL-PURPLE-MULTI.JPG" alt="" border="0" /><br />This is also from Chadwicks...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.chadwicks.com/images/catalog/thumb/CH_72428_LIGHT-DENIM.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 348px;" src="http://www.chadwicks.com/images/catalog/thumb/CH_72428_LIGHT-DENIM.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />And this is also from Chadwicks......oh why bother, all these things are going to be from Chadwicks. ^_^<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.chadwicks.com/images/catalog/thumb/CH_93030_JUNIPER.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 348px;" src="http://www.chadwicks.com/images/catalog/thumb/CH_93030_JUNIPER.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a>Love the colors<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.chadwicks.com/images/catalog/thumb/CH_12872_TEAL-MULTI.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 348px;" src="http://www.chadwicks.com/images/catalog/thumb/CH_12872_TEAL-MULTI.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a>Well, that's all for now folks. I'll see if I come up with anymore cute clothes........=)<br /></div>abbiejohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00046536462732560692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355600308318864054.post-75453223021329573372010-09-24T17:14:00.000-07:002010-09-24T17:17:34.817-07:00Humor for the day<div class="padding"><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="articleTemplate"><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;" class="productDetails"><div style="text-align: center;">I'm not back yet..........this is just a made-ahead post. Have fun laughing your heads off reading this.......I know I did!! LOL<br /> </div><h1 style="text-align: center;" id="ctl00_Content_ArticleTemplate_Title"><span style="font-size:130%;">Bumper Stickers To Relate To</span></h1> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;" class="articleContent"> If You Can Read This, I Can Slam On My Brakes And Sue You <p>Forget World Peace -- Visualize Turning Off Your Turn Signal! </p><p>HANG UP AND DRIVE! </p><p>Where There's A Will...I Want To Be In It! </p><p>Ever Stop To Think, And Forget To Start Again? </p><p>This Would Be Really Funny If It Weren't Happening To Me </p><p>If We Quit Voting Will They All Go Away? </p><p>This Bumper Sticker Exploits Illiterates </p><p>Eat Right, Exercise, Die Anyway </p><p>Honk If Anything Falls Off </p><p>He Who Laughs Last Thinks Slowest </p><p>He Who Hesitates Is Not Only Lost, But Miles From The Next Exit </p><p>I Haven't Lost My Mind - It's Backed Up On Disk Somewhere </p></div> <div class="pager"> </div> </div> <div class="extraArticleContent"><br /></div> </div> <a name="discuss"></a>abbiejohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00046536462732560692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355600308318864054.post-47503741008211137232010-09-21T14:56:00.000-07:002010-09-21T15:03:40.784-07:00Goodbye for now........<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: lucida grande;"><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:100%;" >Goodbye my awesome readers.........I will be especially busy these next couple of days with the county fair and too busy to post. =( But, I will come back with A LOT of pictures to share!! So, just hang tight and don't go into withdrawal issues.....like me. *tear* I should be back to the blogging world maybe Monday......ooh it makes me sad just thinking about it. Hopefully, I will have more followers and more comments by the time I get back.....huh, huh, readers. So, farewell.<br /><br />*comment if you'll miss me.....lol!! </span><br /></span></div>abbiejohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00046536462732560692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355600308318864054.post-13749370384346190842010-09-20T15:00:00.000-07:002010-09-22T11:07:30.910-07:00Hmmm?<div style="text-align: center;">You know what I just noticed? No one ever comments.....that is too wrong. If any of you are bloggers, you know what a joy comments are. So, why don't you pass some of that joy around and maybe leave me a comment (or 2) ? I don't even know if my posts EVER get read.........*tear* So, if anyone is reading this right now, pleeeeeeeeeease leave a comment!!! Thanks to everyone who read this.......and left a comment. =)<br /></div>abbiejohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00046536462732560692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355600308318864054.post-28574072883734050152010-09-20T13:00:00.000-07:002010-09-20T13:00:01.795-07:00Award!!<div style="text-align: center;">I am giving this award to Katie at <a href="http://stay-at-homedaughter.blogspot.com/">Stay at Home Daughter</a>!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i858.photobucket.com/albums/ab147/abbiejo/Decorated%20images/cl1.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 167px;" src="http://i858.photobucket.com/albums/ab147/abbiejo/Decorated%20images/cl1.png" alt="" border="0" /></a>Great job with your blog!!<br /><br /></div>abbiejohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00046536462732560692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355600308318864054.post-69253393694126918652010-09-20T08:18:00.000-07:002010-09-20T08:36:28.127-07:00Poem Monday...........again.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://antiqueclipart.com/clipart/large/two-women-reading.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 225px;" src="http://antiqueclipart.com/clipart/large/two-women-reading.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;">I thought this was a very sweet poem.......<br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Friendship<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;">We grow closer to each other</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">When we’re closer to the Lord</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">The common faith that we share</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Binds our hearts in one accord</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">For friendships last a life time</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">When built on Jesus Christ</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Throughout each different season</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">We find we are in life</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Friends are there through times of grief</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">And times when hope is gone</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Always there with encouragement</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">So we can carry on</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">So thank the Lord for giving you</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">A true and faithful friend</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">To laugh with you, and cry with you</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">On whom you can depend</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">For friends will stay no matter what</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Giving you support</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">And together your hearts truly unite</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">With the love of the Lord</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><big>©</big></span> By M.S.Lowndes<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Now for some humor!!!</span><br /><br />The Perfect Girl<br /><br />A friend asked a gentleman how it is that he never married ?<br /><br />Replied the gentleman, "Well, I guess I just never met the right woman ... I guess I've been looking for the perfect girl."<br /><br />"Oh, come on now," said the friend, "Surely you have met at least one girl that you wanted to marry."<br /><br />"Yes, there was one girl .. once. I guess she was the one perfect girl .. the only perfect girl I really ever met. She was just the right everything .. I really mean that she was the perfect girl for me."<br /><br />"Well, why didn't you marry her," asked the friend.<br /><br />"She was looking for the perfect man," he said.<br /><br /></span></div>abbiejohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00046536462732560692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355600308318864054.post-62524419868825734542010-09-17T13:57:00.000-07:002010-09-18T15:41:11.319-07:00WOW!! Take a look at this........<h2 style="text-align: center;">Home School Hall of Fame</h2><p class="paragraphTitle" align="center">Famous people who were taught at home by their parents</p> <p align="center">Documented in the book, <em>Home Schooling: The Right Choice</em>, by Chris Klicka</p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" align="center" border="1"><tbody><tr> <td align="center"> <p class="paragraphTitle">Presidents</p> <p>George Washington<br /> Thomas Jefferson<br /> James Madison<br /> John Quincy Adams<br /> Abraham Lincoln<br /> William Henry Harrison<br /> Theodore F. Roosevelt<br /> Woodrow Wilson<br /> John Tyler<br /> Franklin D. Roosevelt</p> </td> <td valign="top" align="center"> <p class="paragraphTitle">Artists</p> <p>John Singleton Copley<br /> Andrew Wyeth<br /> Rembrandt Peale<br /> Claude Monet<br /> Ansel Adams</p> <p class="paragraphTitle">Philosopher</p> <p>Charles Montesquieu</p> </td> <td valign="top" align="center"> <p class="paragraphTitle">Famous Women</p> <p>Abigail Adams<br /> Mercy Warren<br /> Martha Washington<br /> Florence Nightingale<br /> Phyllis Wheatley<br /> Agatha Christie<br /> Pearl S. Buck</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="center"> <p class="paragraphTitle">Governors</p> <p>Patrick Henry (VA)<br /> Charles Pickney III (SC)<br /> Richard D. Spaight (NC)<br /> William Livingston (NJ)<br /> Richard Bassett (DE)</p> </td> <td valign="top" align="center"> <p class="paragraphTitle">Authors</p> <p>Mark Twain<br /> George Bernard Shaw<br /> Irving Berlin<br /> Charles Dickens<br /> C.S. Lewis</p> </td> <td valign="top" align="center"> <p class="paragraphTitle">Generals</p> <p>"Stonewall" Jackson<br /> Robert E. Lee<br /> Douglas MacArthur<br /> George Patton</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="center"> <p class="paragraphTitle">US Senators of Congressmen</p> <p>William S. Johnson (CT)<br /> George Clymer (PA)<br /> John Francis Mercer (MD)<br /> William Blount (TN)<br /> William Few (GA)</p> </td> <td valign="top" align="center"> <p class="paragraphTitle">Preachers and Missionaries</p> <p>John and Charles Wesley<br /> John Owen<br /> Jonathan Edwards<br /> William Carey<br /> Dwight L. Moody<br /> John Newton<br /> Hudson Taylor</p> </td> <td valign="top" align="center"> <p class="paragraphTitle">Scientists, Economists, and Businessmen</p> <p>Blaise Pascal<br /> Booker T. Washington<br /> Thomas Edison<br /> Benjamin Franklin<br /> Andrew Carnegie<br /> John Stuart Mill</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="center"> <p class="paragraphTitle">College Presidents</p> <p>John Witherspoon – Princeton<br /> Timothy Dwight – Yale<br /> William S. Johnson – Columbia</p> </td> <td valign="top" align="center"> <p class="paragraphTitle">Chief Justices of the US Supreme Court</p> <p>John Rutledge<br /> John Jay<br /> John Marshall</p> </td> <td valign="top" align="center"> <p class="paragraphTitle">Composers</p> <p>Anton Bruckner<br /> Felix Mendelssohn<br /> Amadeus Mozart<br /> Francis Poulenc</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Pretty amazing that all these famous people were home schooled...........isn't it?? How many people do you recognize??<br /></div>abbiejohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00046536462732560692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355600308318864054.post-67070743774949394412010-09-16T11:16:00.000-07:002010-09-16T15:45:42.657-07:00Morning Devotions<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.theshipslist.com/icons2/belgenland1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 439px; height: 309px;" src="http://www.theshipslist.com/icons2/belgenland1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> For our daily devotions, we are using a book called DAILY LIGHT on the DAILY PATH. Which is compiled by the Samuel Bagster Family. This is what this morning's devotion was on:<br /><br />A double minded man is unstable in all his ways<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">James 1:8<br /></div><br />No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. <span style="font-size:78%;">LUKE 9:62</span><br /><br />He who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.<span style="font-size:78%;"> HEBREWS</span> <span style="font-size:78%;">11:6</span> <span style="font-size:100%;">Let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tosses by the wind. For let not the man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord. </span><span style="font-size:78%;">JAMES 1:6-7<span style="font-size:100%;"> Whatever things you ask when you pray</span></span>, believe that you receive them, and that you will have them. <span style="font-size:78%;">MARK 11:24</span><br /><br />No longer be children, tolled to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, but, speaking the truth in love,.....grow up in all things into Him who is the head; even Christ. <span style="font-size:78%;">EPHESIANS 4:14-15</span><br /><br />Abide in Me. <span style="font-size:78%;">JOHN 15:4</span> Be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. <span style="font-size:78%;">1 CORINTHIANS 15:58</span><br /><br />That last verse is sooo true. So many times our actions are based upon whether or not people are watching. If there is no one watching, phew, then why should I do it then?? Many of times we forget that there is an eye watching every thing we do and is much more important than what's- there- name on the street. We have to be mindful that everything we do is seen by God. And not just our actions but our attitudes too. So, the rest of the week do everything unto God with a JOYFUL attitude!!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div></div>abbiejohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00046536462732560692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355600308318864054.post-15960682853162578222010-09-15T17:41:00.000-07:002010-09-16T11:16:51.981-07:00Pears, pears and more pears><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Hugh!! We just got finished canning 10 lbs. of pears. Was it HOT!! My Grandpa has 2 pear trees and so combine those with some store bought ones, it equals a lot!! But it is nice to think we have pears to last us for awhile.<br /><br />Canning has become such a lost art.........now it's just "Oh, you want canned fruit, Walmart has them on sale." It's too bad that people have gone down the convenience road. For one thing, it is a lot cheaper to can your own and second, you don't get all the chemicals that they put in store bought canned fruit. And in my opinion, homemade tastes a whole lot better!! Sure you have convenience, but people wouldn't need convenience if there was a mother who stayed home a prepared stuff like this for her family. Today, we took a day off of school to can, because my Dad wanted canned pears. And it was fun working with my Mom and sisters. But moms who work outside of the house wouldn't of been able to do that........<br /><br />The ordinary arts we practice every day<br />at home are of more importance to the<br />soul than their simplicity might suggest.<br />~Thomas More<br /><br />Which looks better??<br /><br />This<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i.walmartimages.com/i/p/00/02/40/00/02/0002400002797_150X150.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="http://i.walmartimages.com/i/p/00/02/40/00/02/0002400002797_150X150.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /> or THIS??<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tErXQ-47pfSgy2vua9QSZ4fXpj7bnfTFS1dOA1D2y203IZkRJL90ABeekfKUjulpYoNIun7e9C2P4CE2WIVQ_7JtmDFEgucl-eQrahEm1fxf4cX-5Mrq8bD6dRWmGqBfNdRQ_f4eVtE/s1600/DSC01617.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tErXQ-47pfSgy2vua9QSZ4fXpj7bnfTFS1dOA1D2y203IZkRJL90ABeekfKUjulpYoNIun7e9C2P4CE2WIVQ_7JtmDFEgucl-eQrahEm1fxf4cX-5Mrq8bD6dRWmGqBfNdRQ_f4eVtE/s320/DSC01617.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517309699104355970" border="0" /></a>Yummy!!<br /><br />I think we canned about 20 quarts today!! But with a family of ten, it is not nearly enough!!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div>abbiejohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00046536462732560692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355600308318864054.post-57224614797756219332010-09-14T16:07:00.000-07:002010-09-15T16:31:24.114-07:00I did it again.........<div style="text-align: center;">Well, I got tagged again. This time from <a href="http://stephanies-literay-saga.blogspot.com/">Stephanie's Saga</a> and it's the "Crazy Eights Tag!!" Lets get started...........<br /><br />8 Books I've Read Recently or am Reading...<br />1. Christy by Catherine Marshall<br />2. I Kissed Dating Good by by Joshua Harris<br />3. Love Comes Softly by Janette Oke<br />4. A Woman Named Damaris by Janette Oke<br />5. Do Hard Things by Alex and Brett Harris<br />6. The Lady On A Donkey by Beth Hill Howell<br />7. The Elsie Dinsmore Series<br />8. Lucy Winchester by Carol Kauffman<br /><br /><br />8 Songs I Listen to All the Time...<br />1. In Christ Alone<br />2. As The Deer<br />3. Amazing Grace<br />4. I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever<br />5. Sweep Me Away<br />6.Shout To The North and The South<br />7. Oh, the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus<br />8. OOH!! I don't know??<br /><br />8 Things I Love...<br />1. God<br />2. my family<br />3. my friends<br />4. diary<br />5. my camera<br />6. all of my books<br />7. having the whole afternoon to myself<br />8. blogging<br /><br /><br />8 Things I've Learned this Year...<br />1. Arguing doesn't get you far<br />2. It's very important to have a good attitude in everything you do<br />3. Everything rubs off on our siblings........good or bad<br />4. Cameras get ruined by water<br />5.I can be quite stubborn sometimes<br />6. People don't understand what hard work is anymore<br />7. Sophomore's have a lot of school work to finish!!lol<br />8. Canning is very HOT work<br /><br /><br />8 New Recipes I want to Try and Make by the End of the Year...<br />I really don't try recipes that often...........just stick to my old ones!!<br /><br />8 Favorite Online Hangouts...(Places I go pretty much everyday)<br />1. Random blogs that I discover<br />2. Robing Blogs<br />3. <a href="http://swagbucks.com/?cmd=home">Swagbucks</a><br />4. <a href="http://stay-at-homedaughter.blogspot.com/">Stay At Home Daughter</a><br />5. My email<br />6. <a href="http://stephanies-literay-saga.blogspot.com/">Stephanies Saga</a><br />7. My blog<br />8. I do a lot of school work on here too, soo all of those places<br /><br /><br />8 Things I Need to Work on...<br />1.ORGANIZATION<br />2. Being a better blogger<br />3. Being more patient<br />4. Making good choices<br />5. Remembering it's not what I say, but how I say them<br />6. Being diligent<br />7. Getting used to getting up early<br />8. Being kinder to my siblings<br /><br />And I tag the first eight people who comment!!<br /><br />Sorry I had to cut this post short but I am off to Sierra Vista!! I will be back tonight.........no worries =)<br /></div>abbiejohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00046536462732560692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355600308318864054.post-73529677521593822272010-09-13T17:34:00.000-07:002010-09-13T17:59:31.982-07:00Biscuit Twists = yummy!!<div style="text-align: center;">Today for breakfast I made Christmas Morning Biscuit Twists. These are sooo easy and super yummy!! For me they took about 15 mins. to make, not including baking. So, give them a try!!<br /><br />Biscuit dough:<br />3 c. flour<br />4 tsp. baking powder<br />1 Tbls. sugar<br />1 tsp. salt<br />3/4 tsp. cream of tartar<br />3/4 c. butter<br />1 c. milk<br /><br />Stir together dry ingredients. Cut in butter with a pastry blender till mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and add milk. Stir until just moistened. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 4-6 strokes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWpa6F2lQfX1KTqa3fO1j7Pmj_9oOGheag-Ah4YA5P34WV7Ml5E9Vdq6_0Rb8hlRRd5krkKV6sqIFdkygTbd1rXhGGIp5MMu7AfaNuUb3fkIpDulmC5yLdqTB5FTLmE6Ter6Pn3rHgEVc/s1600/DSC01581.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWpa6F2lQfX1KTqa3fO1j7Pmj_9oOGheag-Ah4YA5P34WV7Ml5E9Vdq6_0Rb8hlRRd5krkKV6sqIFdkygTbd1rXhGGIp5MMu7AfaNuUb3fkIpDulmC5yLdqTB5FTLmE6Ter6Pn3rHgEVc/s400/DSC01581.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516563652980415170" border="0" /></a>Roll dough out into rectangle (about 1/4 in. thick)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWbm0mJu3whBaq22HtlrHgSUoAb-bBOQyUGI58giw2nDhx3ZtlrRXd6-FvWJobcv-akkGCqJciQ_0L49MBRIuKcceoaUAmzrl9NrJiGdgGzmZLYe20HG_TFMBoJ5X4THd2RrdQyUiDf8/s1600/DSC01582.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWbm0mJu3whBaq22HtlrHgSUoAb-bBOQyUGI58giw2nDhx3ZtlrRXd6-FvWJobcv-akkGCqJciQ_0L49MBRIuKcceoaUAmzrl9NrJiGdgGzmZLYe20HG_TFMBoJ5X4THd2RrdQyUiDf8/s400/DSC01582.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516564296513082178" border="0" /></a>Brush with 2 Tbls. melted butter. Sprinkle with 3 or more Tbls. Brown sugar.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMuG9IwzhBztpTFIWBt0_3SUhGm-VatSQUv7HNNnBhba8cvLs_plh9buM9iWOxBV0uSgY_FAZ3bB5X2MjojvLIYSHZS8aKhzGFkawmanJqKz1o2L0ozqiptK9E42PNzAOtHtS1Q0cQrg/s1600/DSC01586.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMuG9IwzhBztpTFIWBt0_3SUhGm-VatSQUv7HNNnBhba8cvLs_plh9buM9iWOxBV0uSgY_FAZ3bB5X2MjojvLIYSHZS8aKhzGFkawmanJqKz1o2L0ozqiptK9E42PNzAOtHtS1Q0cQrg/s400/DSC01586.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516564836290499858" border="0" /></a>Fold rectangle in half and cut into about 1 in. strips.<br /><br />Twist strips and place on baking sheet. Bake at 450* for 10-12 mins.<br /><br />After they come out of the oven, drizzle a simple powdered sugar glaze on top.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_3HUU76yKL-_ttc9nKA-EYeM1KkBVJwVPhpD2KW9XDDYjnY2yBJgMBBj0bRAiYl1lO5peOzXN7Av-jGI6kmOfqAzlw9Kiw6J3z6ql3dOu8ObuQHVYt6sG4iiP3aphP23RdaV6LMqmQw/s1600/DSC01593.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_3HUU76yKL-_ttc9nKA-EYeM1KkBVJwVPhpD2KW9XDDYjnY2yBJgMBBj0bRAiYl1lO5peOzXN7Av-jGI6kmOfqAzlw9Kiw6J3z6ql3dOu8ObuQHVYt6sG4iiP3aphP23RdaV6LMqmQw/s400/DSC01593.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516565723924619698" border="0" /></a> Enjoy!!<br /><br /> p.s I also have a giveaway brewing up so stay tuned.<br /><br /></div>abbiejohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00046536462732560692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355600308318864054.post-68945791725446955122010-09-13T16:22:00.000-07:002010-09-13T17:34:12.495-07:00Poem Monday!!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u224/micky_k_2007/quotes/cross-1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u224/micky_k_2007/quotes/cross-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The Love Of Jesus<br /><br />Before Jesus was a full grown man,<br />He knew more knowledge and wisdom<br />than anyone in the land<br />People didn't believe Heaven was His kingdom.<br /><br />As Jesus walked down the weary lane,<br />With blood dripping down His suntanned head<br />Carrying the cross which where He was to be slain,<br />Still loving the people who were going to have Him dead.<br /><br />After He got to Calvary<br />The soldiers nailed nails into His hands and feet<br />Even though, He felt at peace<br />He told His people to rejoice not weep.<br /><br />Even though He died that day<br />And was lain inside a tomb<br />He rose upon the third day<br />And showed everyone He was true!!<br /><br />I wrote this poem a little while ago and thought I would share it with all of you. Do you like it??<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>abbiejohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00046536462732560692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355600308318864054.post-32854044537831897072010-09-12T19:43:00.000-07:002010-09-12T21:11:10.209-07:00Birthday pictures =)Here are a few pictures of my sibling's b-day party. BTW it was only my family, no one else...... We have family birthday parties. The only time we have a BIG party is when one us turns 10. Then after that we have small family parties........<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />For the menu my brother wanted:<br />*Crab Leg*<br />Scallops<br />Shrimp Cocktail<br />Steak<br />Corn<br /><br />For dessert we had:<br />Chocolate Explosion Cake(that I made)<br />A Dora Cake<br /><br />*My brother was the only one that ate crab.......way too expensive for a family of 10!! That's why there is steak on the menu........<br /><br /><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixuFlpNK0ZSsNBIJRXAvigS5utYXJ3PWcZt5dwDfZhEzZUpPub0poX3HQ42ll6kVOW_gZjg7C9SGEqkyrzqxqu_DYvZObowhni-pK6RolZXum-mIwveFQyPQXvELB8PnicOgn5av9N8iA/s1600/DSC01480.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixuFlpNK0ZSsNBIJRXAvigS5utYXJ3PWcZt5dwDfZhEzZUpPub0poX3HQ42ll6kVOW_gZjg7C9SGEqkyrzqxqu_DYvZObowhni-pK6RolZXum-mIwveFQyPQXvELB8PnicOgn5av9N8iA/s400/DSC01480.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516226862328767186" border="0" /></a><br />Succulent steak.........mm mm!!<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdzCreIRzZ9PXkq6RH9Ov_SsDNyPcZBje0S_fyH7_We-q067eARGKZ0uDpOCRzoMYwxBOrLmKfuELwvekPtJ-UknwEYEDwT1R3UPidMn7NBNHp5-CtPRokK_Qv_W4Bpn42G2lzujbaYbs/s1600/DSC01431.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdzCreIRzZ9PXkq6RH9Ov_SsDNyPcZBje0S_fyH7_We-q067eARGKZ0uDpOCRzoMYwxBOrLmKfuELwvekPtJ-UknwEYEDwT1R3UPidMn7NBNHp5-CtPRokK_Qv_W4Bpn42G2lzujbaYbs/s400/DSC01431.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516226883838398290" border="0" /></a><br />My dad's shrimp cocktail.........yummy!!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPqPGhqKA9o76WwEcZoGwbjiIUxMXop4W6UVVd8fIA0SJT2mKo7Acm0Yb5vceT3byf04v7xO1n4-O0yyg4XqH6iPlnldP6yeqrrmol73NCMYFgh66h2Bc4Zn6Ey7ilDXbOVQxsCHdywo/s1600/DSC01446.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPqPGhqKA9o76WwEcZoGwbjiIUxMXop4W6UVVd8fIA0SJT2mKo7Acm0Yb5vceT3byf04v7xO1n4-O0yyg4XqH6iPlnldP6yeqrrmol73NCMYFgh66h2Bc4Zn6Ey7ilDXbOVQxsCHdywo/s400/DSC01446.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516226874479634002" border="0" /></a><br />the scallops before they were baked<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcoJ_U2FdKtpt3CLNaATYdg6is3ubVh_Gbt_skPwJph6A8lQXJ4pO-HEz5WX9Z0_esCJ35WygesrrVXI2wPs4g224lu_okruf-KZwW2qX4gi4rdNoKe4oLcyfDBZDyJhNxaoQVXy-ZvI/s1600/DSC01478.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcoJ_U2FdKtpt3CLNaATYdg6is3ubVh_Gbt_skPwJph6A8lQXJ4pO-HEz5WX9Z0_esCJ35WygesrrVXI2wPs4g224lu_okruf-KZwW2qX4gi4rdNoKe4oLcyfDBZDyJhNxaoQVXy-ZvI/s400/DSC01478.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516226866065642530" border="0" /></a><br />The crab and corn.........<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuo0Xfdbm5PyFYFmV5UxpQHP2n5ElHRsPMGfBhY3YhAT55-0GBI503QwqtmpxwjqZkaTHp6xruY65y0b4CQex3WHtqerbRoc-sZFZzG8TI6mGpN95ObDDfyRoQwHatO6nbNMZ-8V69iag/s1600/DSC01403.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuo0Xfdbm5PyFYFmV5UxpQHP2n5ElHRsPMGfBhY3YhAT55-0GBI503QwqtmpxwjqZkaTHp6xruY65y0b4CQex3WHtqerbRoc-sZFZzG8TI6mGpN95ObDDfyRoQwHatO6nbNMZ-8V69iag/s400/DSC01403.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516228643133519890" border="0" /></a><br />Alaina's cupcake cake.........that Bella and I decorated!!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUjdiBfBTtammAztUJKBXAZWf0KKFjkytOowRywAb8RgIYzphME_KAnDNdlzLfttLRj7vQ_MQjUR5Ksq1gdLb1GMPubBy8Ruvs6LG5MXRMObPFSt6jx8QAXlp7m8qEUL0t9izcuXcyrw/s1600/DSC01418.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUjdiBfBTtammAztUJKBXAZWf0KKFjkytOowRywAb8RgIYzphME_KAnDNdlzLfttLRj7vQ_MQjUR5Ksq1gdLb1GMPubBy8Ruvs6LG5MXRMObPFSt6jx8QAXlp7m8qEUL0t9izcuXcyrw/s400/DSC01418.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516228651058544418" border="0" /></a><br />See the cupcakes??<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSKKzWj4rXL9q4mcIExhrZRZQqtImnmzLpXiXS9Qn69GPMCe3zvXp7l2dppHnA0OUW5o2OIONk0aPzNjUQY98Mu92XKQiTlnQCHzBCeWR989cFMRLxNQgl3qPW13o0x4yyfO44kniX24/s1600/DSC01425.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSKKzWj4rXL9q4mcIExhrZRZQqtImnmzLpXiXS9Qn69GPMCe3zvXp7l2dppHnA0OUW5o2OIONk0aPzNjUQY98Mu92XKQiTlnQCHzBCeWR989cFMRLxNQgl3qPW13o0x4yyfO44kniX24/s400/DSC01425.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516228639313241730" border="0" /></a><br />The most delicious chocolate cake ever!!!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMY8_K15aaXeQ4T_er1gAnH1IhqH8PPdRyskc0dBrya6kMqRKi5GAfIjmOY5EtCyTZi2_IpyoTpw8opQFnbD3elVHZMmxNXoI-v4wiBByD24PJyRuCwQWmPlLl52YbLGTDFYXVOAL7CCs/s1600/DSC01421.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMY8_K15aaXeQ4T_er1gAnH1IhqH8PPdRyskc0dBrya6kMqRKi5GAfIjmOY5EtCyTZi2_IpyoTpw8opQFnbD3elVHZMmxNXoI-v4wiBByD24PJyRuCwQWmPlLl52YbLGTDFYXVOAL7CCs/s400/DSC01421.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516228630644568562" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here is my handwriting.........yes, I know, I still need A LOT of practice.<br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ntB7o1Ms8gc5GOV-o2ugcZikbBC6XmOtMOo7hS4e68grObyeq55Ey2EW2zGKo3D6k5uC__8XCFk3-aLnmeaWihYg9lYuRKUQ_uFSm1iQoXtuNMX-lmvS1K-x_O-sOQDuydRJ-USGke4/s1600/DSC01515.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ntB7o1Ms8gc5GOV-o2ugcZikbBC6XmOtMOo7hS4e68grObyeq55Ey2EW2zGKo3D6k5uC__8XCFk3-aLnmeaWihYg9lYuRKUQ_uFSm1iQoXtuNMX-lmvS1K-x_O-sOQDuydRJ-USGke4/s400/DSC01515.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516232883697120514" border="0" /></a><br />The family all together (not as easy as it looks!!lol)<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU57V_fAzyTwKvXEHEn30tniaI08RKMWCosoIBMhXuWigjmgVrKiH7Y5_pYDEb8-OSdeZC6h0QUJAzNjf-PEb6jtO820xuLi5iOm2rsp83EZ6R5DXRxs6ij-DED88rLk82oBAy2jF6vVQ/s1600/DSC01541.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU57V_fAzyTwKvXEHEn30tniaI08RKMWCosoIBMhXuWigjmgVrKiH7Y5_pYDEb8-OSdeZC6h0QUJAzNjf-PEb6jtO820xuLi5iOm2rsp83EZ6R5DXRxs6ij-DED88rLk82oBAy2jF6vVQ/s400/DSC01541.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516232914992532434" border="0" /></a><br />My dad and the birthday girl<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_f3IYE8_-9Nnsh_k8Gp3bt6LnUki_Xa4at10OSFs3md_8g5iHbFFXQ2X0BSEyAuHVsej1xmzSvreIU63_SET9OUrkANXduEi924CqyTg6yb1I8eVpqRIOVjhR5bRbfW_kytBLdHCbjw/s1600/DSC01495.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKAe4u9eDHXJ-AjmQ3CBtiatS0orHQ08a1K2-4d35Q4N5w1VUZM6YEpVYvL8nxdkYxAFKUUJfQDBksQmMVYvisUYs40kgkguk1xcRuB-4pNGDCINOoDADa3ebx5FGzZNTJuOpjeZoSiE/s1600/DSC01453.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKAe4u9eDHXJ-AjmQ3CBtiatS0orHQ08a1K2-4d35Q4N5w1VUZM6YEpVYvL8nxdkYxAFKUUJfQDBksQmMVYvisUYs40kgkguk1xcRuB-4pNGDCINOoDADa3ebx5FGzZNTJuOpjeZoSiE/s400/DSC01453.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516232907326592722" border="0" /></a>Mysterious package.........hmm??<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjeI17vG1l3Dqr-CWr5G1fHeODQd1dORhyphenhyphensIUEZ7V0JEpxFMAjyDxPiqZdjq3OtPPYEtzFcgRZNVaIPmRo4O3Z3u_UDcMxVZoJxT350YYqjNI9spAAR7DwFVHRyKjiaSHQWaiBwTJxYCw/s1600/DSC01471.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjeI17vG1l3Dqr-CWr5G1fHeODQd1dORhyphenhyphensIUEZ7V0JEpxFMAjyDxPiqZdjq3OtPPYEtzFcgRZNVaIPmRo4O3Z3u_UDcMxVZoJxT350YYqjNI9spAAR7DwFVHRyKjiaSHQWaiBwTJxYCw/s400/DSC01471.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516232904403845362" border="0" /></a>More presents....fun!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCyYTWVTbTn8nfGLYd8WNGA7mxRCdfHR9PeiyCexX3PTo5Abv10koEsrob65IXwjKDMeP7spqx7g4WRoH3MH4uOSGtn-VMEw_SHOlbYyKOIkYpzeKjqzCJ6Lh568JgMRcPkxjsTZPk1RQ/s1600/DSC01531.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCyYTWVTbTn8nfGLYd8WNGA7mxRCdfHR9PeiyCexX3PTo5Abv10koEsrob65IXwjKDMeP7spqx7g4WRoH3MH4uOSGtn-VMEw_SHOlbYyKOIkYpzeKjqzCJ6Lh568JgMRcPkxjsTZPk1RQ/s400/DSC01531.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516236373007547714" border="0" /></a>Alaina got a Dora the Explorer shirt and<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GY_S8NTHXesvGVMq4kTiNt7t8rGKo-_ZRT8-3Vxim8EDk1d98EtXgweIGtBecC2EEQcar4pGgIImTHGsvVWG6tm0vN3IwkqKcGd4_l8tyvZu4ePqDzTZBLInscL0792oAbIpzmFKGto/s1600/DSC01539.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GY_S8NTHXesvGVMq4kTiNt7t8rGKo-_ZRT8-3Vxim8EDk1d98EtXgweIGtBecC2EEQcar4pGgIImTHGsvVWG6tm0vN3IwkqKcGd4_l8tyvZu4ePqDzTZBLInscL0792oAbIpzmFKGto/s400/DSC01539.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516236381832796914" border="0" /></a>Shoes!! What more could a girl want??<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_nuul3U68YBfGIntzi749XxT52gDA19vxGjnkoofwmkrgWutvv34R2FBhhnITQPIn5AA-pSJBb-g07E-ut1Ot7LibgEF-Kq5N5FaRe9EBN32pdCrilKZqhs0HfRvu8XVV2pDQim00oU/s1600/DSC01545.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_nuul3U68YBfGIntzi749XxT52gDA19vxGjnkoofwmkrgWutvv34R2FBhhnITQPIn5AA-pSJBb-g07E-ut1Ot7LibgEF-Kq5N5FaRe9EBN32pdCrilKZqhs0HfRvu8XVV2pDQim00oU/s400/DSC01545.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516236392121249554" border="0" /></a>Liam got his Risk game that he's been wanting and<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwt3m4Koa-MwkSwX4p1IrkBDrn7rHOGylucOxeanWuiE9K3uXraNsgBtLF-J7jqXqRgQT1wFojweaMszSYAw_y7iu5cNXGa2kB12lYh4l2BBxZL-4p2X96WrE2sOuUEsXL8ms4GRbo3k/s1600/DSC01562.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwt3m4Koa-MwkSwX4p1IrkBDrn7rHOGylucOxeanWuiE9K3uXraNsgBtLF-J7jqXqRgQT1wFojweaMszSYAw_y7iu5cNXGa2kB12lYh4l2BBxZL-4p2X96WrE2sOuUEsXL8ms4GRbo3k/s400/DSC01562.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516236395028509954" border="0" /></a>A 22 rifle!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUCBWbgtwT8TyyJQBV6ioSDbL0YerE2byfh3BwBgIFxdICCut_mi5GSXKZrUl19izIaGIWPbkKOCdnRaP3QOPxMH8PbcLw4EV3CjnZ1uf_C0V6Mr8WnYablvZ6gfJLUws-ZYJnArPyeS8/s1600/DSC01576.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUCBWbgtwT8TyyJQBV6ioSDbL0YerE2byfh3BwBgIFxdICCut_mi5GSXKZrUl19izIaGIWPbkKOCdnRaP3QOPxMH8PbcLw4EV3CjnZ1uf_C0V6Mr8WnYablvZ6gfJLUws-ZYJnArPyeS8/s400/DSC01576.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516236402117827170" border="0" /></a>Here is Alaina putting on her shoes........cute!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmCt65j3xk3PkPHzSwovH7kGIQkjY77n1TTmeIC8zPY4Vktg-JxAj84ddm3YO8OVWfjdCjVlr0xfv9I4XVpdwtHywMj5SeccJDSnCiDc1HLTbK8QWQ4UI4f2wKo5Ox8HUep0CfqR4vn4/s1600/DSC01569.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmCt65j3xk3PkPHzSwovH7kGIQkjY77n1TTmeIC8zPY4Vktg-JxAj84ddm3YO8OVWfjdCjVlr0xfv9I4XVpdwtHywMj5SeccJDSnCiDc1HLTbK8QWQ4UI4f2wKo5Ox8HUep0CfqR4vn4/s400/DSC01569.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516238580785065634" border="0" /></a>OOPS!! Here is another gift that I forgot to include, a machine airgun!! My grand parents and Aunt bought it for him..........He loves it!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DOqWwUGSvO6T2gyOXBnKqD95owrXtTSq2DEDQvmBzL7hlEJc-gGT2ltWQpVSI7QHWqFyAQIVs_himvkVsDitYRss619HZVvwRS3RwMy7DnuBXa1C1ZWFwtNHLvL5_irGA25vVKyQ-FY/s1600/DSC01519.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DOqWwUGSvO6T2gyOXBnKqD95owrXtTSq2DEDQvmBzL7hlEJc-gGT2ltWQpVSI7QHWqFyAQIVs_himvkVsDitYRss619HZVvwRS3RwMy7DnuBXa1C1ZWFwtNHLvL5_irGA25vVKyQ-FY/s400/DSC01519.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516240063094110546" border="0" /></a>Alaina enjoying her cupcake!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8oQSyGNA_Oh9XUlgNmLZn6GMggIozq8gsuMlkMG4GRxhbVoSIYzHkhvUcAzQe_U1lqAd9G6Za3vFl-j-n1TITlg3tDXuiSPhhhSZiQ1-ma4I1uuUW_PFCe2ESuOOAFz3ewgUWzkPI3UA/s1600/DSC01523.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8oQSyGNA_Oh9XUlgNmLZn6GMggIozq8gsuMlkMG4GRxhbVoSIYzHkhvUcAzQe_U1lqAd9G6Za3vFl-j-n1TITlg3tDXuiSPhhhSZiQ1-ma4I1uuUW_PFCe2ESuOOAFz3ewgUWzkPI3UA/s400/DSC01523.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516240070150066578" border="0" /></a>What her cake looked like <span style="font-style: italic;">after </span>she was done.........lol!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw3H3it2QZC407PY-yIRxK-jDlTETloE2J17i5s4OUP6FbcxJO-7_9KpzxC0LaynttTD7twn5gGQGHq9ah9k1lFkTwBOe6JH61pSmMm6t9KpGgf8a5OL0Bi93Lyf06faahyphenhyphen_bqT5Ysnhc/s1600/DSC01525.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw3H3it2QZC407PY-yIRxK-jDlTETloE2J17i5s4OUP6FbcxJO-7_9KpzxC0LaynttTD7twn5gGQGHq9ah9k1lFkTwBOe6JH61pSmMm6t9KpGgf8a5OL0Bi93Lyf06faahyphenhyphen_bqT5Ysnhc/s400/DSC01525.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516245237424360818" border="0" /></a>Here is what the cake looked cut, doesn't it look delicious??<br /><br />I think that everyone had a Great time tonight!! Don't you agree??<br /><br />p.s I will post the recipe for the cake if I get 5 comments........o.k?? So get commenting, lol!!<br /><br /></div>abbiejohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00046536462732560692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355600308318864054.post-33643001158257729252010-09-12T12:02:00.000-07:002010-09-12T12:51:14.539-07:00Birthday!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp34/12gofish/happy%20birthday/Animated-Happy-Birthday.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 200px;" src="http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp34/12gofish/happy%20birthday/Animated-Happy-Birthday.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Today is Liam's and Alaina's birthday party! And since I didn't post them a "Happy Birthday" on their original birthdays, I'm going to do it now. They turned 13 years old and 2 years old!! Soooo, Happy Birthday!!<br /></div>abbiejohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00046536462732560692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355600308318864054.post-16340143077734201632010-09-11T09:53:00.000-07:002010-09-11T10:36:47.648-07:00Remember the fallen.....<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/images/twin%20towers%209%2011" target="_blank"><img src="http://i542.photobucket.com/albums/gg423/UrlacherPwns69/9%2011/twin-towers.gif" alt="Twin Towers With Flag And Soldier Pictures, Images and Photos" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Please remember the people who died today, 9 years ago. Keep their families in your prayers.......<br /></div>abbiejohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00046536462732560692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355600308318864054.post-22740255460793671922010-09-10T15:35:00.000-07:002010-09-10T16:09:34.285-07:00Wonderful movie!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i.walmartimages.com/i/p/00/01/25/69/50/0001256950652_215X215.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 215px; height: 215px;" src="http://i.walmartimages.com/i/p/00/01/25/69/50/0001256950652_215X215.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Have any of you watched "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers"?? If you have you know what a GREAT movie it is!! I think it has to be my all time favorite movie!! I love how the movie incorporates humor and romance(but not the mushy kind). Also, it has NO bad scenes at all! Yes, you did hear right, none whatsoever!! Even my brothers like it!! Here are two of my favorite parts........<br /><br /><br />The barn raising and.......<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_yLx-7IyB70?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_yLx-7IyB70?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Going courtin'<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-cPvRlnY-As?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-cPvRlnY-As?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br />P.S my brothers DON'T like "girly" movies at all, so for them to say this is a pretty good movie, you know it had to be somewhat good!! lol!!<br /><br />P.P.S so sorry if it takes a looong time to load =(<br /><br />P.P.P.S make sure you turn off the music at the bottom of the page!!<br /></div>abbiejohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00046536462732560692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355600308318864054.post-18420478401965448122010-09-09T16:23:00.000-07:002010-09-10T15:31:35.833-07:00Sooooooooo many changes.......<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" >Okay, I know what </span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" >all of</span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" > you are thinking right now. You're thinking " Why in the world does she keep changing her background??" Well the answer is quite simple, because I want to get my blog site <span style="font-weight: bold;">PERFECT </span>for my <span style="font-weight: bold;">WONDERFUL</span> readers!!! I have gone through soooo many but, I think this<span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span> is <span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span> the<span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">ONE!! </span>What do you all think?? Do you like it?? Pleeeeeeeeease tell me (don't be bashful now). I really want to know........</span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><br /><br /><br /></span>abbiejohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00046536462732560692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355600308318864054.post-48928178999809261812010-09-08T11:57:00.000-07:002010-09-08T13:15:32.357-07:00It has been a loooong time........<div style="text-align: center;">Whew, it feels good to get back to posting. For all of you out there who wants to know about our camping trip, here it is, it was VERY VERY fun!! I took a lot of pictures but, my camera card got ruined. So, that means ALL of my pictures are gone........aah!! ;( Oh well, things aren't made to last forever anyways. On another note, my siblings and I made fishing poles out of <span style="font-weight: bold;">tree</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">branches</span>!! Can you believe that?? Although, the hooks and line we bought ( sorry, can't do everything ). We had fun making them. I actually caught about 6 little sardine size fish. LOL!! So, altogether I think we caught maybe 15 <span style="font-size:100%;">small</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> <span style="font-size:100%;">fish</span></span>..........which isn't bad. They were too small to eat though.<br /><br />Other then that, we made a couple forts out of branches and leaves. Since my brother is a Boy Scout, he likes (and is required) to do those kinds of things. I also enjoyed building them too......who would've known!!<br /><br />Also, since I was up camping I wasn't able to do my Poem Monday. So, I decided just to do it today. Here is my poem for the week.....<br /><br />To Do List From God<br /><br />I ran my life in search of worldly things;<br />My time and will were firmly in control.<br />I thought I had no need for what God brings;<br />I gave no heed to murmurs from my soul.<br /><br />“You’re planning, doing all the time,” it said,<br />“But something else is missing deep inside.<br />Your mind is whirling, but your heart is dead,<br />So turn to God and let go of your pride.”<br /><br />I did, and God said, “Here’s My plan for you:<br />Give your life to Me, and just let go.<br />Have faith and pray, and read the Bible through,<br />And you’ll have blessings more than you can know.”<br /><br />So simple, yet it brings me perfect peace,<br />Living life for God the way I should.<br />Direction, purpose, fullness and release—<br />Life with God is very, very good.<br /><br />By Joanna Fuchs<br /><br />This poem, mainly focuses on how much better and more peaceful life is when we move away from worldly things and closer to Jesus.<br /><br />Christians who remember what their lives were like before being saved can relate to how this poem reveals how the worries of the world and our need to plan and control things can make life very difficult.<br /><br />When we turn it all over to God, life becomes so much more peaceful and satisfying.<br /><br />Just something to think about........<br /></div>abbiejohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00046536462732560692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355600308318864054.post-58038202525019818122010-09-03T05:00:00.000-07:002010-09-03T05:00:00.762-07:00Anniversary!!<div style="text-align: center;">Today is my parents <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">16</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">th</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> anniversary!!</span></span></span></span> Sooooo,<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dazzlejunction.com/" title="Myspace Comments"><img src="http://www.dazzlejunction.com/greetings/happy-anniversary/anniversary_8.gif" alt="Myspace Comments" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Let's all leave a comment and say congratulations, shall we??<br /><br /><br /></div>abbiejohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00046536462732560692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355600308318864054.post-82329167792387792782010-09-01T13:54:00.000-07:002010-09-01T14:49:32.134-07:00Fashionista time!!<div style="text-align: center;">I was looking at <a style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);" href="http://www.coldwatercreek.com/">Coldwater Creek</a>, a clothing store, online and let's just say I love it!! They have soooo many CUTE clothes. Plus, mostly everything there is modest. Sure, there are a few clothing items that are skimpy, but nothing that a undershirt can't take care of.=)I fell head over heals in love with this particular dress........<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://image.coldwatercreek.com/Fx/products/422x528/H43785_994_S.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 422px; height: 528px;" src="http://image.coldwatercreek.com/Fx/products/422x528/H43785_994_S.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Doesn't it just spell femininity!! The only drawback is that the front comes down pretty low, but like I said nothing that a undershirt can't fix!! It would look even cuter with these shoes to go with it....<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://a1.zassets.com/images/z/1/0/8/1082774-p-DETAILED.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 240px;" src="http://a1.zassets.com/images/z/1/0/8/1082774-p-DETAILED.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Just to add some color I chose white, but they come in different colors. I found them at a neat website, <a style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);" href="http://www.zappos.com/clarks-laguna-reef-white-leather">Zappos.com</a><a style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);" href="http://www.zappos.com/clarks-laguna-reef-white-leather">.</a><br /><br />Go and check out these neat clothing stores.........Let me know what you find.<br /><br /><br />Oh!! And this will be my last post for the week =(. You want to know why?? If you don't I'll tell you anyways, my family is going camping!! YEAH!! I'm sooo excited.....I'll post pictures when we get back. Have a good Labor Day weekend!! I'll sure miss you all.........=)<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br />if(document.location.protocol=='http:'){<br /> var Tynt=Tynt||[];Tynt.push('aGdjeATHmr37APadbi-bnq');Tynt.i={"ap":"Abbie's Ramblings","t":true};<br /> (function(){var s=document.createElement('script');s.async="async";s.type="text/javascript";s.src='http://tcr.tynt.com/ti.js';var h=document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];h.parentNode.insertBefore(s,h);})();<br />}<br /></script>abbiejohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00046536462732560692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355600308318864054.post-35833021825080119902010-08-30T15:50:00.001-07:002010-09-01T14:49:55.789-07:00Another giveaway!!!<div style="text-align: center;">Here is another give away that I entered in......it's at The <a style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" href="http://storyofaseamstress.blogspot.com/2010/08/giveaway-design-your-own-regency-dress.html">Story of a Seamstress</a>!!<br />Make sure you enter right away because it ends tonight......sorry for the late notice. LOL!!<br /><br /><br /><left><a href="http://storyofaseamstress.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s15/dixievictoria/seamstressbuttonsquaregraph.jpg" /></a></left><br /></div><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br />if(document.location.protocol=='http:'){<br /> var Tynt=Tynt||[];Tynt.push('aGdjeATHmr37APadbi-bnq');Tynt.i={"ap":"Abbie's Ramblings","t":true};<br /> (function(){var s=document.createElement('script');s.async="async";s.type="text/javascript";s.src='http://tcr.tynt.com/ti.js';var h=document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];h.parentNode.insertBefore(s,h);})();<br />}<br /></script>abbiejohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00046536462732560692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355600308318864054.post-14057636163413615052010-08-30T15:40:00.000-07:002010-08-30T15:44:15.942-07:00Poem Monday<p align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">I'm going to start posting a poem every Monday. I think I'll call it Poem Monday.......hmm, what do you all think?? I would <span style="font-weight: bold;">GREATLY</span> appreciate it if you would give me some suggestions. Well anyway, here is my poem for the week.<br /></span></p><p align="center"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"><i><br /></i></span></b></p><p align="center"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"><i>DECEITFUL HEART</i><br /><br />I believe we all know evil from good<br />It's clearly quite simple and well understood<br />But when there’s a catch, a prize to be won<br />We abandon our conscience to burn for what’s wrong<br /><br />I believe it's not hard to see what is right,<br />To know what is darkness and know what is light,<br />Yet when the blood boils and the flesh starts to rise,<br />We flee all our pledges for paths that feel nice.<br /><br />I believe there’s a judgment for what we have known<br />For choices and actions we’ve willfully sown;<br />For passionate pursuits of private delights,<br />When there’s an alternative to follow the light.<br /><br />Why can’t we remember the heartache of evil,<br />Before we commit to it all of our will?<br />Few moments are tougher than after we’ve sinned,<br />The guilt’s like a whirlwind howling within.<br /><br />I believe in a cross that corrects everything<br />Erasing all evil existing within,<br />A sacrifice greater than man’s greatest sin,<br />That’s branded my heart and sealed it for Heaven.</span></b></p> <p align="center"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">~ Lamshai Tham ~<br />Meghalaya, India</span></b></p>abbiejohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00046536462732560692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355600308318864054.post-89175544637931816082010-08-29T14:32:00.000-07:002010-08-29T15:52:58.852-07:00Picnic<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Yesterday, my family went up to the mountains for the day and had a picnic. It was so nice up there.....cool, breezy and oh so quiet. Sigh. =) It was sad to have to come back, LOL. We are going camping for Labor Day weekend though!! I'm sooo excited!! Another large family is coming with us, so it will be lots of fun with so many kids...!! We were going to take up some fishing poles but we decided it would be more fun to make some ourselves. Since, yesterday my siblings and I tried <span style="font-weight: bold;">so</span> hard to catch some fish with a shirt as a net. But we failed.......;(. Although it was a lot of fun trying!!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQ6bAHUVqnyDiT-E1Xs-bB-nkyPBqhKb34y1g_opPZTu3eGvz8Hig0jkp7xHCPXaHrbRnM-Gv2UVpbr2M7cMGSQs4aVE05Z0_6hJm4ObfjQO2oyLFQ9ttfx2d9hUXVPvaUyqt2CcXZKY/s1600/DSC01035.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQ6bAHUVqnyDiT-E1Xs-bB-nkyPBqhKb34y1g_opPZTu3eGvz8Hig0jkp7xHCPXaHrbRnM-Gv2UVpbr2M7cMGSQs4aVE05Z0_6hJm4ObfjQO2oyLFQ9ttfx2d9hUXVPvaUyqt2CcXZKY/s400/DSC01035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510950726881474098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My two wonderful parents<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSTrJnISdwE4FejNDxuQrt5s75JGvOKTT1LZdFFPuCvT1hgmKhux_R0WNVcBnYyzMXSTj2uKiH6fe4uD0AN6_QKOXaW9sOLZy3Uftt-k3xpmT6fcFsmauMgk0Yez-vz9TNtwaMWAyexc/s1600/DSC01107.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSTrJnISdwE4FejNDxuQrt5s75JGvOKTT1LZdFFPuCvT1hgmKhux_R0WNVcBnYyzMXSTj2uKiH6fe4uD0AN6_QKOXaW9sOLZy3Uftt-k3xpmT6fcFsmauMgk0Yez-vz9TNtwaMWAyexc/s400/DSC01107.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510950733361471106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Me...it was bad hair and makeup day, LOL!! We were in the mountains anyway, so who cares.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd5yGvbHUCoYaixYOEe3nEs8eWbfB8b2YpyjoDZHmUt6zoVBemMhYHOkbihc2u-9j7fYaC2ITUUMEZ8GdNNlEmx9zP9VaEvLSotw4Vlf2ScSJmvks32ZtITJ20tETYhSXImndNgtw4kes/s1600/DSC01113.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd5yGvbHUCoYaixYOEe3nEs8eWbfB8b2YpyjoDZHmUt6zoVBemMhYHOkbihc2u-9j7fYaC2ITUUMEZ8GdNNlEmx9zP9VaEvLSotw4Vlf2ScSJmvks32ZtITJ20tETYhSXImndNgtw4kes/s400/DSC01113.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510950741150263474" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Liam<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFLV1_iFQNwJ8OTXF8YaPqgn0vOc_2nrDMtp59_9fD2mnmHG5hi0AgKEDHtNzqUqbk_b7Cqeuhuh74rGipzCaDzEh3OlpM2pOEPlBfpB1AjOMPZoVe2VCBD_93k6wp3_XRRajVyY2dv04/s1600/DSC01077.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFLV1_iFQNwJ8OTXF8YaPqgn0vOc_2nrDMtp59_9fD2mnmHG5hi0AgKEDHtNzqUqbk_b7Cqeuhuh74rGipzCaDzEh3OlpM2pOEPlBfpB1AjOMPZoVe2VCBD_93k6wp3_XRRajVyY2dv04/s400/DSC01077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510950748487838898" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Bella, and yes, she was posing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJzhK_bvmhWzshev5E9Jk_A0q-e0WacFFP5JVH8YFbf9Fs8ZPfeygdvsT52kmI1OfNdvDa53cAQp2Mz9nt3U4IsMBCH9Asshysm4gHP6_efdSeb9MLxI4gPZtfmu6Ne7uRzaHhQURbNo/s1600/DSC01083.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJzhK_bvmhWzshev5E9Jk_A0q-e0WacFFP5JVH8YFbf9Fs8ZPfeygdvsT52kmI1OfNdvDa53cAQp2Mz9nt3U4IsMBCH9Asshysm4gHP6_efdSeb9MLxI4gPZtfmu6Ne7uRzaHhQURbNo/s400/DSC01083.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510950754947111426" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Lucas<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzCr8bs8imHHQUNgO_apFQtdZqNbtEbPMt9PsH3x3B9-e3skI0vLK4J0kMgxy9w2UTwzSRuOEsCBaqLQ0Ug6ih7JQb3k-OHKndbdKww_VXObkk7DRdaL9EJ_cXJPGW2UbOs1tyESc-gBo/s1600/DSC01067.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzCr8bs8imHHQUNgO_apFQtdZqNbtEbPMt9PsH3x3B9-e3skI0vLK4J0kMgxy9w2UTwzSRuOEsCBaqLQ0Ug6ih7JQb3k-OHKndbdKww_VXObkk7DRdaL9EJ_cXJPGW2UbOs1tyESc-gBo/s400/DSC01067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510951971721383682" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Adelina<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJRpDWbQwsZly076U6QPDO5oqztqvJeccWNKMDjvZQA3wWfmWax2GzVxTRaxryZMupLooqvxcKEjok60Bm6DxmczvxwzGjVn6n9158KMkG0mChoKzD_A8RoRcb7Kv57bkBzN-9q9pnKYo/s1600/DSC01089.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJRpDWbQwsZly076U6QPDO5oqztqvJeccWNKMDjvZQA3wWfmWax2GzVxTRaxryZMupLooqvxcKEjok60Bm6DxmczvxwzGjVn6n9158KMkG0mChoKzD_A8RoRcb7Kv57bkBzN-9q9pnKYo/s400/DSC01089.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510951980680812658" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Levi<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYN5XBOaXgAKcdcl781Pf3n5tGf6231GxCDVrKiPb_Tx2fQ-cD-EOGF1jQpyDNxR45JmPAHsXVD-wIZXDCXqTobVeyxt1q6k9LTy-XM4XLQVI9dPGVSZILqSHaqGq8OIxKsZuQFOxWVn0/s1600/DSC01034.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYN5XBOaXgAKcdcl781Pf3n5tGf6231GxCDVrKiPb_Tx2fQ-cD-EOGF1jQpyDNxR45JmPAHsXVD-wIZXDCXqTobVeyxt1q6k9LTy-XM4XLQVI9dPGVSZILqSHaqGq8OIxKsZuQFOxWVn0/s400/DSC01034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510951982625267010" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Alaina<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVdebC9wsYoSzcYSuDTu9Wt60u6JnlDje8qqkeRhz5F1pkTMAqrsGZSRj6mltpGO-oA4OPJg2fWF8jepaGoxeqQxxeQ0hN7odA-NYvQ7PXMctoSCXeamHoXJssNjOQAbjPW9BajI45E94/s1600/DSC01104.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVdebC9wsYoSzcYSuDTu9Wt60u6JnlDje8qqkeRhz5F1pkTMAqrsGZSRj6mltpGO-oA4OPJg2fWF8jepaGoxeqQxxeQ0hN7odA-NYvQ7PXMctoSCXeamHoXJssNjOQAbjPW9BajI45E94/s400/DSC01104.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510951990833725058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Lennon, isn't he cute??<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit8xcsjLrLQ1Op-HpfGKN0QkSFvMuMJgGW-UoBr7q5DaNJrt61NOlfQYclCFqOc0A6zdv2K3bsBMcFxh-p183rmgsPPDteRZqTAdu6QvGOrrIdGePQtkAjtrib2g37ZxvYLPe6Xb3V4R4/s1600/DSC01110.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit8xcsjLrLQ1Op-HpfGKN0QkSFvMuMJgGW-UoBr7q5DaNJrt61NOlfQYclCFqOc0A6zdv2K3bsBMcFxh-p183rmgsPPDteRZqTAdu6QvGOrrIdGePQtkAjtrib2g37ZxvYLPe6Xb3V4R4/s400/DSC01110.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510954852532231714" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Lucas, pretending to eat a worm.....<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLT5SFcD4mzbdLQ9fDyp_95N1Xjr4lD80RxwfxiwBbIrze9BQXsK2-cGddepjxyGMeRcoWbPn1VtuyQ_mxnmTC4MYXNxjCMr_yZITN9OCUPFlg1-xSNhL-X9GOWU39pnRf44PpQywcfs/s1600/DSC01122.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLT5SFcD4mzbdLQ9fDyp_95N1Xjr4lD80RxwfxiwBbIrze9BQXsK2-cGddepjxyGMeRcoWbPn1VtuyQ_mxnmTC4MYXNxjCMr_yZITN9OCUPFlg1-xSNhL-X9GOWU39pnRf44PpQywcfs/s400/DSC01122.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510954856346576098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Levi, showing us a special friend he had found<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXjhRObHTuwcuwoSCp89jkIiM3oySrd2jZdqBQ3toaYpfZ8o655VMrsN87EDkrmF7q3z0OYHFprHNuVOR9DUH-jCx8OKYWfkMC0fnC6g9M5Yifwd8kx7FaiQb4J77gTcft70_UIzHbDc/s1600/DSC01123.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXjhRObHTuwcuwoSCp89jkIiM3oySrd2jZdqBQ3toaYpfZ8o655VMrsN87EDkrmF7q3z0OYHFprHNuVOR9DUH-jCx8OKYWfkMC0fnC6g9M5Yifwd8kx7FaiQb4J77gTcft70_UIzHbDc/s400/DSC01123.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510954866546043138" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This was the creek that we were right by, and it was actually flowing!!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeeWPmqifFK_yvY4QmHV2YsncLAlCWPDUex2sq0UmmZvukRfdhlJt6mGSp31YoTCpv6GVspRwudWYdPx8dyJBlqKv5CgEGFb8xMLjk1Y_yooT0Gt1amDX5pkeTRLpUwEJt3kuSyrEF_qw/s1600/DSC01124.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeeWPmqifFK_yvY4QmHV2YsncLAlCWPDUex2sq0UmmZvukRfdhlJt6mGSp31YoTCpv6GVspRwudWYdPx8dyJBlqKv5CgEGFb8xMLjk1Y_yooT0Gt1amDX5pkeTRLpUwEJt3kuSyrEF_qw/s400/DSC01124.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510954876266421442" border="0" /></a><br /><br />More water....<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTtQIVG_ErGwuuk-Z7HzeUlh3u0eqhHh-gcWhdD1DQhdPGfS4W2dZ78sELhrmWh-qCTrOLrY2sANul9i1Kntl-c6lZoofrKt0k1zhwKlCdEk4wMHgI5HD2cMirSKvORwe_8wVq2mvaj8/s1600/DSC01168.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTtQIVG_ErGwuuk-Z7HzeUlh3u0eqhHh-gcWhdD1DQhdPGfS4W2dZ78sELhrmWh-qCTrOLrY2sANul9i1Kntl-c6lZoofrKt0k1zhwKlCdEk4wMHgI5HD2cMirSKvORwe_8wVq2mvaj8/s400/DSC01168.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510954881034547682" border="0" /></a><br /><br />All the kids were trying to get down from a ledge and uh...let's just say it was pretty difficult!!<br /><br /><br />* no worms were harmed in taking these pictures.....haha!!<br /></div>abbiejohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00046536462732560692noreply@blogger.com1