tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35820718979150112024-03-17T23:01:50.436-04:00BlessedLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08766386944676634828noreply@blogger.comBlogger2250125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582071897915011.post-58534324217103499132024-03-12T08:24:00.001-04:002024-03-17T14:16:32.425-04:00Project 365, Week 10<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was such a difficult week and also there were some stunningly beautiful moments. What a grace that joy and sorrow are woven together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">March 4</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The morning sun was pretty as we headed toward the city for my procedure. I've often said about chemo that the only thing worse than getting it is not getting it; showing up for it but then being turned away because blood counts are too low, for instance. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This day the only thing worse than having a risky procedure was being turned away because scar tissue from my surgery nine years ago had created a granite wall that, despite a few attempts, they were unable to penetrate. We left feeling truly at a loss.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKCigHYtrTnkn7SUZHVQAXIYDtIPOdDW6mwFyIiQn56DfUpO0_W9eq3bwOasuTQQAKySUojH7Nn8jPecWjdpS6n1lbmOfALIoTQ-HgVTkCeWFYBfdlVNUFZ0qNShVxXWoTtYXtIG9jS9FdBwA2jiEORtb2HTkfrY0n6c6C86xGH_RT5-JNSlzf9c9SnE/s4032/wk20-1101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKCigHYtrTnkn7SUZHVQAXIYDtIPOdDW6mwFyIiQn56DfUpO0_W9eq3bwOasuTQQAKySUojH7Nn8jPecWjdpS6n1lbmOfALIoTQ-HgVTkCeWFYBfdlVNUFZ0qNShVxXWoTtYXtIG9jS9FdBwA2jiEORtb2HTkfrY0n6c6C86xGH_RT5-JNSlzf9c9SnE/w640-h480/wk20-1101.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">March 5</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Being stronger than my desire to spend the day in bed in self-pity and still having to wait 24-hours to shower, I brushed my hair and put on some business clothes over bandages and leftover brown antiseptic from the procedure and put one foot in front of the other.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6oIJiGdBGXnis0q3yajJ1LSVlaZ_gM4y1sYtDkIx6_WjT5TNfRsbN8yobAte_1jO4CwDYSiXeQ7rvVa0MJusrY9V3KEaJM1pf-vgX1ReRshz6h6e5Vb6pPUL8xSoNVoEJt_CGg7Dk8m07ILhWPGhhitHHISgp2enXLThAF_QUIH5h-vB06bL3ZKW__M/s3088/wk20-1102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6oIJiGdBGXnis0q3yajJ1LSVlaZ_gM4y1sYtDkIx6_WjT5TNfRsbN8yobAte_1jO4CwDYSiXeQ7rvVa0MJusrY9V3KEaJM1pf-vgX1ReRshz6h6e5Vb6pPUL8xSoNVoEJt_CGg7Dk8m07ILhWPGhhitHHISgp2enXLThAF_QUIH5h-vB06bL3ZKW__M/w480-h640/wk20-1102.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">March 6</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Foggy morning walk, intentionally looking for beauty and reminding myself of things I know to be true.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_q-TyU0OnO3v-2bBLgugImg7NegRvkmkbcd8X1iC91uiIvEPdKVKbk32KLY-FVtILwc-GSCo7cXVCbXR45wuN5i25tB2gryMsnN-DM6Uta8clP2ALywSHMFg3kp1qQ4UXFf_XT4bCS-ssdVz3juhOrWcMkAHzR2TH9OipCLDYFjnu63uhH4AxMRFewhM/s8256/wk20-1103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_q-TyU0OnO3v-2bBLgugImg7NegRvkmkbcd8X1iC91uiIvEPdKVKbk32KLY-FVtILwc-GSCo7cXVCbXR45wuN5i25tB2gryMsnN-DM6Uta8clP2ALywSHMFg3kp1qQ4UXFf_XT4bCS-ssdVz3juhOrWcMkAHzR2TH9OipCLDYFjnu63uhH4AxMRFewhM/w640-h426/wk20-1103.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">March 7</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A boy and his dog.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhflNyBADqngIjg6_LYO982sicn-zmmmsfnQUpE9avw09xb5v5Genn-CtWHjYZIRWifRlOzhGFt9je0y9CAp2HMZDcTZzc6CopvuoTtPDfNaMmHDEg430lHMhjl_O1-lRqnH9_0lEIowhZMMB2RLosUtB4aWifGtKGZdJYU8IyY8d-qbSSsek2Ol5BbV-E/s4032/wk20-1104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhflNyBADqngIjg6_LYO982sicn-zmmmsfnQUpE9avw09xb5v5Genn-CtWHjYZIRWifRlOzhGFt9je0y9CAp2HMZDcTZzc6CopvuoTtPDfNaMmHDEg430lHMhjl_O1-lRqnH9_0lEIowhZMMB2RLosUtB4aWifGtKGZdJYU8IyY8d-qbSSsek2Ol5BbV-E/w480-h640/wk20-1104.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">March 8</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The kids did Fine Arts and then Youth Convention, which was very conveniently located in Hartford this year. Maddy was a judge for dance so Avery got to be on Ezra duty for a couple hours, and it delighted her greatly to be wearing a baby.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehnGL4OqKJ9xCCstz3VIpFcIV2Cv9cGbS3zP7gW3qPqu86vTH8AzKiCJQt8dPoWPL0JzN_X7qQK737BoKUNc1MYE6l-bMeIiXbbtDuN-cFM8V-iKMnqY7zjVw0kk4g3alvYXPrxwmn9Gth3f5AB91n5qHDj4l2yn_MxfrZjltsNzD68hZ_cP1eSZbo1E/s3088/IMG_5955.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehnGL4OqKJ9xCCstz3VIpFcIV2Cv9cGbS3zP7gW3qPqu86vTH8AzKiCJQt8dPoWPL0JzN_X7qQK737BoKUNc1MYE6l-bMeIiXbbtDuN-cFM8V-iKMnqY7zjVw0kk4g3alvYXPrxwmn9Gth3f5AB91n5qHDj4l2yn_MxfrZjltsNzD68hZ_cP1eSZbo1E/w480-h640/IMG_5955.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">March 9</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The kids got home from Youth Convention as we got home from the office and then we were off to Aiden's soccer game. What a privilege to be able to take him and watch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAbE8B6koTmhxEgqjgiNFbYyjiwnoHooUqaR0oNrd133mL8NnfTotd-QOBc-vQb6MuUAVA5LnPPx9iONaMhr_RjzUDgOC0-5AzKYJDAcCl9dU7mV9GfN_y3juqR26KC0wmHeHnoOiuBN4LhuNriSmKsGg4yDsZrhrpaOy_AhQ74K9qPnDELj7OqOGPT5s/s4032/wk20-1106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAbE8B6koTmhxEgqjgiNFbYyjiwnoHooUqaR0oNrd133mL8NnfTotd-QOBc-vQb6MuUAVA5LnPPx9iONaMhr_RjzUDgOC0-5AzKYJDAcCl9dU7mV9GfN_y3juqR26KC0wmHeHnoOiuBN4LhuNriSmKsGg4yDsZrhrpaOy_AhQ74K9qPnDELj7OqOGPT5s/w640-h480/wk20-1106.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">March 10</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For many reasons it was a special day. My heart was so full to be sitting in church with my family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5Ow5LtUMhbP7toIKcCbLTUGDBwCahX5qkSjiBR_ewPJ5WFMBCWhVjHomsFlCBYdu67IbGyl-FdkAMZsp6P96gZGuY9j3q9nXPztep6mzCiDBrNfv1lxqyXEEMonyovH0SG1XUNzQ6nSWNaOuRbSmGvw_mKc-Es3f1MUNIMF4HqEEjVyhS3Thqcxco38/s4032/wk20-1107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5Ow5LtUMhbP7toIKcCbLTUGDBwCahX5qkSjiBR_ewPJ5WFMBCWhVjHomsFlCBYdu67IbGyl-FdkAMZsp6P96gZGuY9j3q9nXPztep6mzCiDBrNfv1lxqyXEEMonyovH0SG1XUNzQ6nSWNaOuRbSmGvw_mKc-Es3f1MUNIMF4HqEEjVyhS3Thqcxco38/w480-h640/wk20-1107.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08766386944676634828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582071897915011.post-47177055554962799112024-03-05T06:25:00.000-05:002024-03-14T16:38:44.901-04:00Project 365, Week 9<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A little bit of this and a whole lot of that this week. Life is kind of weird right now with tax season droning on, sprinkled with raising kids and doing ridiculous cancer stuff. Its hard and its holy. Its mundane and its extraordinary.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">February 26</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sometimes you gotta find some sun and take in the therapy it provides.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4cFqd2m_A5lIvjL2ssxdE5WebQ48yKgcLjMSMG8I8dpmXnGVMQV5ARELd_RHXtWNnjNA_8JiSYvKk-ye9nfD6PLki9lLbeF5sVfBG7TvgnlF8d7gg-zVv9WP52OLUE-Rdr4rMq5jZJRt-C9DafULZCSG2nGlUnbZRtKt0oILxpZa-LC7IvrgG1HDvjps/s4032/wk9-1101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4cFqd2m_A5lIvjL2ssxdE5WebQ48yKgcLjMSMG8I8dpmXnGVMQV5ARELd_RHXtWNnjNA_8JiSYvKk-ye9nfD6PLki9lLbeF5sVfBG7TvgnlF8d7gg-zVv9WP52OLUE-Rdr4rMq5jZJRt-C9DafULZCSG2nGlUnbZRtKt0oILxpZa-LC7IvrgG1HDvjps/w480-h640/wk9-1101.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">February 27</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was such a foggy morning as my dad drove me down for pre-op labs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PP2fTCIwGczR0Uz7TDazi5DhvRpoF6I8lWeckvQnjGpnuFxh-6Vf7WlxJhc2FlKyHEEajp_Bycn1z9LqaHos7uj4mG7kcx0fkslHNUJboyxeVlnhnDgjvLLg9BtRb4GxDAlH6-KyxEhGojXpM0lgec7IPOVIYO1uUnjU_PGx47vV2ury4cWjYuHmaUQ/s3927/wk9-1102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2945" data-original-width="3927" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PP2fTCIwGczR0Uz7TDazi5DhvRpoF6I8lWeckvQnjGpnuFxh-6Vf7WlxJhc2FlKyHEEajp_Bycn1z9LqaHos7uj4mG7kcx0fkslHNUJboyxeVlnhnDgjvLLg9BtRb4GxDAlH6-KyxEhGojXpM0lgec7IPOVIYO1uUnjU_PGx47vV2ury4cWjYuHmaUQ/w640-h480/wk9-1102.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj03Ic1rY8KDWmyR7PZpEjX_XxcDQeZ_Fv5QiRmpavKCE0kvZR0rxqcYQSCCDcz3fZr0pxpfV-wmN65Er4yTaPCrf1O5CVpdnGLeUHTsK8IY4kht5KPtXpRuOrnpbnmqijyqnuRyz8otdv32emGw_sTzxLC-GblkM_l_Z1BIeE42j1S_aPJQA9D5XN2uBU/s4032/wk9-1103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj03Ic1rY8KDWmyR7PZpEjX_XxcDQeZ_Fv5QiRmpavKCE0kvZR0rxqcYQSCCDcz3fZr0pxpfV-wmN65Er4yTaPCrf1O5CVpdnGLeUHTsK8IY4kht5KPtXpRuOrnpbnmqijyqnuRyz8otdv32emGw_sTzxLC-GblkM_l_Z1BIeE42j1S_aPJQA9D5XN2uBU/w640-h480/wk9-1103.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What should have been a 5 minute thing turn into 30. The nurse questioned the pregnancy test ordered. I told her that treatments and surgeries done (at MSK) have made it impossible and so a couple years ago I had an official exemption put on my record, but still it comes up regularly. She said, hmm...let me pull up your "problems" tab. I laughed out loud. "There's a problems tab?? You will break the computer if you click on mine!" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We finally got that situated so my insurance company wasn't billed for an unnecessary test (they must hate me enough already). Eventually my dad and I were back on the road, the fog was lifted and it was a smooth ride, with a coffee stop, of course.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwA1gDkhabxkQy4TQ8by1BeF3ygMkpOh3OxfJ2-o-Yhgu6jg2cNTNG4d9gadrQxeTUmXWGpRbbIyr6E-Az6-aTqBBRcAToxtVNN8DF9AFIron02jvwCn0B2r66RCIGj8ZsDTWHsPp2A7VuixWtzNO5-n-6jSeW83o97AEP2BY3MKQSF8MR5Rswi7oKQgA/s4032/wk9-1104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwA1gDkhabxkQy4TQ8by1BeF3ygMkpOh3OxfJ2-o-Yhgu6jg2cNTNG4d9gadrQxeTUmXWGpRbbIyr6E-Az6-aTqBBRcAToxtVNN8DF9AFIron02jvwCn0B2r66RCIGj8ZsDTWHsPp2A7VuixWtzNO5-n-6jSeW83o97AEP2BY3MKQSF8MR5Rswi7oKQgA/w480-h640/wk9-1104.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Family fondue with my best crew.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDscLrFNmbcrY5HzkQdpQHfJ3AhneZSnsF6KEWRkvWd-YWK-mgj7qBBUH739G9Y8kzog22LvcMuSU91kfnQmIE1Jytc3lmtIoysi14SjLuiV9vwC_MkkZoUH4_xxYaub2as6KneU45xnL4Vyxx_zJcOx-3X30bgTsWun3AnsJFVbDQFiw-eyHxRwoqP8/s3088/wk9-1105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDscLrFNmbcrY5HzkQdpQHfJ3AhneZSnsF6KEWRkvWd-YWK-mgj7qBBUH739G9Y8kzog22LvcMuSU91kfnQmIE1Jytc3lmtIoysi14SjLuiV9vwC_MkkZoUH4_xxYaub2as6KneU45xnL4Vyxx_zJcOx-3X30bgTsWun3AnsJFVbDQFiw-eyHxRwoqP8/w640-h480/wk9-1105.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ginger's favorite spot is the couch in our bonus room but when we have that door closed because we don't heat it, she uses Aiden's room as second best. They are both happy with the arrangement.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv-LX7DuxKYoJv0gPVvPBolbYNS9z-R73V3QkQyHVtoYaJWbIVJIgaMwHGBdILhv2RtA46RVDy9QGxn0-exG40Nqf4i1OF-EbaOm9rhMMD-vFn_XhDcfabIMN3PetE4GTKC0obRAlcB43DMMoisE1wgpNMzIEmwqCJ40KpWEFVneBqv2gI6GvDSxLfaJA/s4032/wk9-1106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv-LX7DuxKYoJv0gPVvPBolbYNS9z-R73V3QkQyHVtoYaJWbIVJIgaMwHGBdILhv2RtA46RVDy9QGxn0-exG40Nqf4i1OF-EbaOm9rhMMD-vFn_XhDcfabIMN3PetE4GTKC0obRAlcB43DMMoisE1wgpNMzIEmwqCJ40KpWEFVneBqv2gI6GvDSxLfaJA/w640-h480/wk9-1106.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">February 28</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Amanda and I took a mid-day break when she got home from school and had a lovely conversation while a light rain turned heavy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUbebqhSJ-gx-DGbZjbwMhRaBU5n-UoReDRed6uKatSjwE1B0hADLtR8zhREY6vLE5rDvnxfiZbo0Dh1-TBpn-KCnkzVnJx3BmsBRe71AFAYrVMWgTvHPm4UwhBSwGYMgz-kNAOWnGC1Z7zr4Ox1qn4TEaOHJ-WMzyFN_bg9E1_8RzO4PJ18nhXi-9O-4/s4032/wk9-1107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUbebqhSJ-gx-DGbZjbwMhRaBU5n-UoReDRed6uKatSjwE1B0hADLtR8zhREY6vLE5rDvnxfiZbo0Dh1-TBpn-KCnkzVnJx3BmsBRe71AFAYrVMWgTvHPm4UwhBSwGYMgz-kNAOWnGC1Z7zr4Ox1qn4TEaOHJ-WMzyFN_bg9E1_8RzO4PJ18nhXi-9O-4/w640-h480/wk9-1107.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">February 29</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was a glorious morning for walking. It was also Leap Day, so I felt a little bad that it was such a regular day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TmP920m1Q97awQTmjgu4F_4Wt0UHkFY97I-7KsFWo1PXZXYpdI2ox8i9vL5tRZMQbg7rJsPw3c1asJcug8Fiv__vZrYrR9SdBntA2Mrm5LpOnR9EEA4m8STl8XhaxtOD3wKZoAyHnBHrlVDMSl9Z0-UG63YJ7EbsD6SyiaoidCPTDXgwDb1EIxLIuww/s4032/wk9-1108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TmP920m1Q97awQTmjgu4F_4Wt0UHkFY97I-7KsFWo1PXZXYpdI2ox8i9vL5tRZMQbg7rJsPw3c1asJcug8Fiv__vZrYrR9SdBntA2Mrm5LpOnR9EEA4m8STl8XhaxtOD3wKZoAyHnBHrlVDMSl9Z0-UG63YJ7EbsD6SyiaoidCPTDXgwDb1EIxLIuww/w640-h480/wk9-1108.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">March 1</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I forgot to get a picture with Shelva, who I met for breakfast while she was in CT for the week. It happened to be her wedding anniversary and it was crazy to think we were standing together 21 years ago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajYHR8r0_a8L0ql0HyEUqaZcxUQTFxRQ2RkhKkzV5FSj8-fPiwp6uIV4V8RQwMEXFTXPAzhv5HRSIpQEunYImIQnDezhWD0Hi3EeiMradSadVjXK0PvNOkb0_8Fr4i_icsjG-sA0wtC2Z4Kixrrw1GUnceyv-oyVeSqm_kK9ARg9rsnyCsIyjdO644bI/s4032/wk9-1109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajYHR8r0_a8L0ql0HyEUqaZcxUQTFxRQ2RkhKkzV5FSj8-fPiwp6uIV4V8RQwMEXFTXPAzhv5HRSIpQEunYImIQnDezhWD0Hi3EeiMradSadVjXK0PvNOkb0_8Fr4i_icsjG-sA0wtC2Z4Kixrrw1GUnceyv-oyVeSqm_kK9ARg9rsnyCsIyjdO644bI/w480-h640/wk9-1109.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We enjoyed an employee appreciation lunch. I look at this picture now a couple weeks later and think, wow...we did not know how much it would change! This team is THE best and we all work really well together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ADZO08zKzOFWV0PTx2Cz7B1tzZL0gWYP7xkVV0Y_eZhnoN4Le34Ymf1HufojyfI6UMD-APvMI6635CMcW9TrJDUwJcJ0TpxZvVtPQkSg2tEYvAP5dbG-WNKQNfZ3bw2UZEohwjRD3bnjnaB2f1rmHYXtiMttZyNyXd4hw4D7Hj59OXoGbsYR-d7D9kk/s2920/wk9-1110.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2191" data-original-width="2920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ADZO08zKzOFWV0PTx2Cz7B1tzZL0gWYP7xkVV0Y_eZhnoN4Le34Ymf1HufojyfI6UMD-APvMI6635CMcW9TrJDUwJcJ0TpxZvVtPQkSg2tEYvAP5dbG-WNKQNfZ3bw2UZEohwjRD3bnjnaB2f1rmHYXtiMttZyNyXd4hw4D7Hj59OXoGbsYR-d7D9kk/w640-h480/wk9-1110.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">March 2<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGdFEM8ZICdT-MdboJAPT5NTqgoz-dPFDhAAmSdBAqCkvjJ7qm4d75M7SARmD2PSFQ6y0m0kNT7Cv1Vycva4TB68ym3mwqAhmwkEao_fGXLIaC3faWzkYoQFY1NRIOsC6FH5DcMD95TI-_LJaLndzfHi0vBcaZndEUlQ6yBTN5vU_BOAQEED5-6wLTCs/s7593/wk9-1111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">TBQ celebrated four years....because God. Its been incredible to be a part of! It ended up being a busy night for most but we were able to have a couple alumni present.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGdFEM8ZICdT-MdboJAPT5NTqgoz-dPFDhAAmSdBAqCkvjJ7qm4d75M7SARmD2PSFQ6y0m0kNT7Cv1Vycva4TB68ym3mwqAhmwkEao_fGXLIaC3faWzkYoQFY1NRIOsC6FH5DcMD95TI-_LJaLndzfHi0vBcaZndEUlQ6yBTN5vU_BOAQEED5-6wLTCs/s7593/wk9-1111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGdFEM8ZICdT-MdboJAPT5NTqgoz-dPFDhAAmSdBAqCkvjJ7qm4d75M7SARmD2PSFQ6y0m0kNT7Cv1Vycva4TB68ym3mwqAhmwkEao_fGXLIaC3faWzkYoQFY1NRIOsC6FH5DcMD95TI-_LJaLndzfHi0vBcaZndEUlQ6yBTN5vU_BOAQEED5-6wLTCs/s7593/wk9-1111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8256" data-original-width="5504" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaXHX7l138NmY0zHBrCU5SLk5SaakoiFLwU2wJszBki9eh8wzkpfMJq88sl5Fetb6zQEx-yhZ92T2UrJktmZU0loUENNzS9qkeufquywq9eYJ8aw-gncEs2T6qmyfsWuK0punHyGCJEXulsXpS7wfqIpieoyadg1XC93z4vPTeYkROFQcjtznfYsSqufw/w426-h640/wk9-1112.jpg" width="426" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">March 3</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>My faith helps me know what to do with my feelings</i>. I was rolling that around as I struggled to prepare for my procedure in NYC the next day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also, it was the first day to sit out on the porch!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpNilvfKEQ-UZCQz3pNp9qOzlps09vddwxczf7R-KoQLl6tvBJArX-aRqwnGtcetjRdp49fUwaRJ6o6N0s6iuSUviOny0k32TRNpCS24Yto9qTwaomCPYXbDlC1EDw0ZXE6wrmOAREVhgq4LpgEb-mKnf8_U06z7rqdm3AdQ-5D2ktCX1bb9TFCPajMVk/s3088/wk9-1116.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpNilvfKEQ-UZCQz3pNp9qOzlps09vddwxczf7R-KoQLl6tvBJArX-aRqwnGtcetjRdp49fUwaRJ6o6N0s6iuSUviOny0k32TRNpCS24Yto9qTwaomCPYXbDlC1EDw0ZXE6wrmOAREVhgq4LpgEb-mKnf8_U06z7rqdm3AdQ-5D2ktCX1bb9TFCPajMVk/w480-h640/wk9-1116.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08766386944676634828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582071897915011.post-61901497535721635782024-02-29T12:49:00.001-05:002024-03-03T17:17:41.627-05:00Project 365, Week 8<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lots of tax office stuff happening...its just that time of year. Blessed ordinary days not to be taken for granted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">February 19</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Amanda spent some of her day off of school working on some projects at the office and it was nice to have her kicking around. I love that she cares about the details.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCyUwjBc6AVBJSFRViMn6t59PjdkjaP-IcjZqserqSYL80ddDpHKNWX6C4hGeL-qznB-kZ3vNfqMap2WkFhDEu_olEUux3so2mYleWb9SlZEu7FVVebeoF-axzJudlUslsK_I9RzpaLeHQP1zRkB4LBLfPWRjnp6RvQpjaZE4dmHTD4fDipqhIAU3mKb8/s4032/wk8-1101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCyUwjBc6AVBJSFRViMn6t59PjdkjaP-IcjZqserqSYL80ddDpHKNWX6C4hGeL-qznB-kZ3vNfqMap2WkFhDEu_olEUux3so2mYleWb9SlZEu7FVVebeoF-axzJudlUslsK_I9RzpaLeHQP1zRkB4LBLfPWRjnp6RvQpjaZE4dmHTD4fDipqhIAU3mKb8/w480-h640/wk8-1101.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Always good to have teens kicking around, too. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaGVpYFOLcUlZ0u_042hqzE9zjCRrLi0BiP2G4sbtnmvf9MzxvvKoD51WPDQYSMQU8LVZmlqPTFK0opGCi4-4LZvgQMmoRgKokb_MGja7I4Tie5LBPrrWPfDOCQPWCSz3P7QRFkKUIucI-U6hf9usd2SWfBiXUX6uPMR0uhyphenhyphenCFnZMFD9OwdWcGmbflRNw/s4032/wk8-1102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaGVpYFOLcUlZ0u_042hqzE9zjCRrLi0BiP2G4sbtnmvf9MzxvvKoD51WPDQYSMQU8LVZmlqPTFK0opGCi4-4LZvgQMmoRgKokb_MGja7I4Tie5LBPrrWPfDOCQPWCSz3P7QRFkKUIucI-U6hf9usd2SWfBiXUX6uPMR0uhyphenhyphenCFnZMFD9OwdWcGmbflRNw/w640-h480/wk8-1102.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">February 20</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The sunshine was spectacular.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GkF19HBtLLM9C_ixSO5PiD6UCvuFpAqTNah3eC3o06McbRBXdUQomqdMciT7j7Cnr5jUp815lp4zTgEgV1PMCvvK81pONNdyH8YwzsvKkhiTuU2s6zjPZRX5_Vb2pEyerrGb_zY5BXEoA9FdUdwo5X3vjOmaCEg5dR5UrZpvtFQPJlF-7CahaU-n3Eo/s4032/wk8-1103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GkF19HBtLLM9C_ixSO5PiD6UCvuFpAqTNah3eC3o06McbRBXdUQomqdMciT7j7Cnr5jUp815lp4zTgEgV1PMCvvK81pONNdyH8YwzsvKkhiTuU2s6zjPZRX5_Vb2pEyerrGb_zY5BXEoA9FdUdwo5X3vjOmaCEg5dR5UrZpvtFQPJlF-7CahaU-n3Eo/w640-h480/wk8-1103.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">February 21</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My bi-annual trip to the salon. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNC8rX4BzHVyPsJ915VYCJIlCLaIiEClfYHVGE2k0HIjC9qZpR7_WTjpfja91WWkjinuypHIcNRh5LPHK9RHFWPv3aMHJRPoVzVXY0V5fs8WsDiwWpYH4_tY7azAhgXSbvQ7JZNCJB_lpYnWGkp70iZWUdZ5FkfNmeRSoumxDUhXoqHIbEYIaP27CHyg/s4032/wk8-1104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNC8rX4BzHVyPsJ915VYCJIlCLaIiEClfYHVGE2k0HIjC9qZpR7_WTjpfja91WWkjinuypHIcNRh5LPHK9RHFWPv3aMHJRPoVzVXY0V5fs8WsDiwWpYH4_tY7azAhgXSbvQ7JZNCJB_lpYnWGkp70iZWUdZ5FkfNmeRSoumxDUhXoqHIbEYIaP27CHyg/w480-h640/wk8-1104.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">February 22</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since I was out at the right time, I started Amanda's car for her drive to school. Her "so her" Christmas present made me smile, especially against the frosty backdrop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisnCov_aQ38eMTuJhmhVGW7rH_md97_Q1WOLRvQClAn3VFVF1e3xyhgwU_h6J7Dor7RCCdA1UtdXUhzjQjpHLWjXykcjcHDHSj_yy7P_Uu3tf1PxIOVQOgvWJybBCxtwaVy1Sow2U72vY9HFyLH5nTv7Cu7vZa2w9E_CQauoHUZQ2z-XJb0OZTBqv0RYo/s4032/wk8-1105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisnCov_aQ38eMTuJhmhVGW7rH_md97_Q1WOLRvQClAn3VFVF1e3xyhgwU_h6J7Dor7RCCdA1UtdXUhzjQjpHLWjXykcjcHDHSj_yy7P_Uu3tf1PxIOVQOgvWJybBCxtwaVy1Sow2U72vY9HFyLH5nTv7Cu7vZa2w9E_CQauoHUZQ2z-XJb0OZTBqv0RYo/w640-h480/wk8-1105.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">February 23</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Nathanael and I left the office heading to TBQ at just the right time to watch this stunning scene unfold for 10 minutes. It felt like a personal gift.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaptuMGjzH1ih22bPbWDq87r8uUR4GeSgza6SZOY0HVj4r084ApMHZA0YJlxVGZxWrsXidi9T2MefuDCp-1TVHi8YwT5VK1mGTMEbhmTlS3GcvZfeSQualE1uLDf5s2NzwC3Sgk5Mvsud4fEJl1_agDccPas6Y7rbYl-AR5shtVdtTR_dJ1OWx7HIfbE4/s4032/wk8-1106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaptuMGjzH1ih22bPbWDq87r8uUR4GeSgza6SZOY0HVj4r084ApMHZA0YJlxVGZxWrsXidi9T2MefuDCp-1TVHi8YwT5VK1mGTMEbhmTlS3GcvZfeSQualE1uLDf5s2NzwC3Sgk5Mvsud4fEJl1_agDccPas6Y7rbYl-AR5shtVdtTR_dJ1OWx7HIfbE4/w640-h480/wk8-1106.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>TBQ is full of nieces and nephews, which makes it that much more special.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhryzzoVCIZmb56noG5XRPPFW0hJkhRmERqr28FYiLHZWnN7bQLzJjCAh7jZ31RjZAqamG4-gAvLuJRT2l3TiyFGazrUqWYhlWJDvc0_tiDcT0uCmTc9XqsWnsr-Z121DoHsO4EYxQqfuS6GkwV0PjLAz_pF56uDCLhLtQbqgKmYPbWS_zVQdiVbx7Lg/s3808/wk8-1107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3808" data-original-width="2856" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhryzzoVCIZmb56noG5XRPPFW0hJkhRmERqr28FYiLHZWnN7bQLzJjCAh7jZ31RjZAqamG4-gAvLuJRT2l3TiyFGazrUqWYhlWJDvc0_tiDcT0uCmTc9XqsWnsr-Z121DoHsO4EYxQqfuS6GkwV0PjLAz_pF56uDCLhLtQbqgKmYPbWS_zVQdiVbx7Lg/w480-h640/wk8-1107.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">February 24</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Its that time of year when signs of spring begin to pop up all over.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3vAj9_iVnzCpTxfF8bOI0mqid1Z7P1KUY0c5ZdvrJKgMIHpGEVF40RkMxfjatyxwLquooS0wzBxImmsLhXYG87reIcmHoCTYMkI2aAzkO9nexfPmEw4cFYlF_gmafll3BgOIX6YNfVybCw3Zu4EW8OrmGzNztLR1mkYrJUBZmsgJUIowNKWsQ2PqUnY/s4032/wk8-1108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3vAj9_iVnzCpTxfF8bOI0mqid1Z7P1KUY0c5ZdvrJKgMIHpGEVF40RkMxfjatyxwLquooS0wzBxImmsLhXYG87reIcmHoCTYMkI2aAzkO9nexfPmEw4cFYlF_gmafll3BgOIX6YNfVybCw3Zu4EW8OrmGzNztLR1mkYrJUBZmsgJUIowNKWsQ2PqUnY/w640-h480/wk8-1108.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Shaun and I went to watch Aiden play and we noted the impossibility that he is here, playing with man-sized people. He's still working hard to get his feet back under him after the injury. I admire his determination and hard work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGVsnCZooKhS6-yojeGBPCD0nMYQNegbrZFJtpfMQ79qwWU8ovgxyGlCOKPUoRrsDgr0DRQYH_ed7eZHGOJCaBOOq_YpDpu_fAMaw3augPcJDyOz46cNPRNjnKbbCzHAgP3xFxuX2UHRK0r3lpHKG_CQU3HBY23HplpYDZqq7M5HhD_Eii0HWFWRrRs0/s4032/wk8-1109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGVsnCZooKhS6-yojeGBPCD0nMYQNegbrZFJtpfMQ79qwWU8ovgxyGlCOKPUoRrsDgr0DRQYH_ed7eZHGOJCaBOOq_YpDpu_fAMaw3augPcJDyOz46cNPRNjnKbbCzHAgP3xFxuX2UHRK0r3lpHKG_CQU3HBY23HplpYDZqq7M5HhD_Eii0HWFWRrRs0/w480-h640/wk8-1109.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08766386944676634828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582071897915011.post-68085035063881475152024-02-28T08:31:00.001-05:002024-02-29T11:22:35.817-05:00Project 365, Week 7<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was a classic wintery week with a little celebration and a little hibernation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">February 12</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fun treats. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihbraoRoEP19vgINfIBb_xbfnOgdGsmnakLcR0a4Jdp165_6_D_p3F7mJcrCZSfPSq-UvaYasxBzqAIAVJnM8T8IaAElzd24LbAe7FFAwEAlmnc5WP7FatUeTYOSKBa9pDkaLql11stSRcU1rXtNEILyBu5FAMZuUNDyzxe7Oew_Sr_WFC6y5-ydXnvSk/s8256/wk7-1101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihbraoRoEP19vgINfIBb_xbfnOgdGsmnakLcR0a4Jdp165_6_D_p3F7mJcrCZSfPSq-UvaYasxBzqAIAVJnM8T8IaAElzd24LbAe7FFAwEAlmnc5WP7FatUeTYOSKBa9pDkaLql11stSRcU1rXtNEILyBu5FAMZuUNDyzxe7Oew_Sr_WFC6y5-ydXnvSk/w640-h426/wk7-1101.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">February 13</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A snow day, with a foot of snow and so, so pretty!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAlPumrVDvJyQYBj66TtOmiEaHpOpOX6Oum5S3ChZKYLgFjQPCtyaX5N1j41J94df0a5EsXJxvmZcYl6x6v3yjCKnJ6SlCNk9XjEIt60-ly3jhf71Bi_EfemrU8d9F8zB42Lb5olSqyNRWOIOEbXazw-YEGxxpVA5RhQDkVmLxq6YAy_Tij-wTvgc9Lg/s4032/wk7-1102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAlPumrVDvJyQYBj66TtOmiEaHpOpOX6Oum5S3ChZKYLgFjQPCtyaX5N1j41J94df0a5EsXJxvmZcYl6x6v3yjCKnJ6SlCNk9XjEIt60-ly3jhf71Bi_EfemrU8d9F8zB42Lb5olSqyNRWOIOEbXazw-YEGxxpVA5RhQDkVmLxq6YAy_Tij-wTvgc9Lg/w640-h480/wk7-1102.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">I know it was a foot, because Avery went out with a ruler to measure. Its a mystery how genetics work, but I see so much of my dad in her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjStE84v8VB_AISOyIyVRNWeXlt5ZB92fPqa7gSsCBux0gKJShHwpXLqri3LyS7pmUl-TLHbdvlOnyq9wr__fa3wc1Q5Il5tPveC_A8al15mo2q7iHfpSLLUFdMbKne4P7WXDCrU0wTGKYoPeN5LqsZyaXCEQ-cYNFhBYX8D-ZxvyoN69ERvE2Zlf-y0do/s8256/wk7-1103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8e4Gtdmfy9wLQch415Fqiz6fGQzO7_XNJRVlwKn181F5EGhRxLbM8oV0CLpf6z2n3mCpLvancR0N4DaSxL65kQrS7mpoiaCEKjfnnWJaNA9Q-3MIRH8GTLiYXKPtHHUretDVZ_J0WUddPHsvL948cRBqlOy2a5GYuEQPP3NTxU1eiHeLtoycS2379H4/w640-h480/wk7-1104.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjStE84v8VB_AISOyIyVRNWeXlt5ZB92fPqa7gSsCBux0gKJShHwpXLqri3LyS7pmUl-TLHbdvlOnyq9wr__fa3wc1Q5Il5tPveC_A8al15mo2q7iHfpSLLUFdMbKne4P7WXDCrU0wTGKYoPeN5LqsZyaXCEQ-cYNFhBYX8D-ZxvyoN69ERvE2Zlf-y0do/s8256/wk7-1103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjStE84v8VB_AISOyIyVRNWeXlt5ZB92fPqa7gSsCBux0gKJShHwpXLqri3LyS7pmUl-TLHbdvlOnyq9wr__fa3wc1Q5Il5tPveC_A8al15mo2q7iHfpSLLUFdMbKne4P7WXDCrU0wTGKYoPeN5LqsZyaXCEQ-cYNFhBYX8D-ZxvyoN69ERvE2Zlf-y0do/s8256/wk7-1103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjStE84v8VB_AISOyIyVRNWeXlt5ZB92fPqa7gSsCBux0gKJShHwpXLqri3LyS7pmUl-TLHbdvlOnyq9wr__fa3wc1Q5Il5tPveC_A8al15mo2q7iHfpSLLUFdMbKne4P7WXDCrU0wTGKYoPeN5LqsZyaXCEQ-cYNFhBYX8D-ZxvyoN69ERvE2Zlf-y0do/w640-h426/wk7-1103.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><br />Sweet boy made sure I had a path to the hot tub.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixixUtcv2pLzR1fds4C049eWNrv0kySMQVT9D40JWHR1B8JvYIjPs_b4OmmULKhg1FR-69EGErQZ8ChSayDCMeNSGFkforUt1Nm1hjulEGrWQPgVuXX667JRyrsPhf9UxPileUNUx4EmmSKyB50vDdNMdyWeNPPyTnn9A4vWy4_TKFUjSDx5Z6_GSFAcA/s4032/wk7-1105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixixUtcv2pLzR1fds4C049eWNrv0kySMQVT9D40JWHR1B8JvYIjPs_b4OmmULKhg1FR-69EGErQZ8ChSayDCMeNSGFkforUt1Nm1hjulEGrWQPgVuXX667JRyrsPhf9UxPileUNUx4EmmSKyB50vDdNMdyWeNPPyTnn9A4vWy4_TKFUjSDx5Z6_GSFAcA/w480-h640/wk7-1105.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX06lJlmyiPQSbR6Bd2Ls2hqXRuaivTQot_fyKoNWJ_aLA1H2ZWr635x16q2ODd7LbaMU6iTrdgPfYIzpogpHCWm_CX1oPqYbsUtZ6Q9KgZWdNdRKXZbBZClt55Jyh_KL_JFrz4yifBSw4cJCXvKO8rBbA3mpV7zhAf9cUP9dPfuSeRAhybpzB70CDidc/s8256/wk7-1106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX06lJlmyiPQSbR6Bd2Ls2hqXRuaivTQot_fyKoNWJ_aLA1H2ZWr635x16q2ODd7LbaMU6iTrdgPfYIzpogpHCWm_CX1oPqYbsUtZ6Q9KgZWdNdRKXZbBZClt55Jyh_KL_JFrz4yifBSw4cJCXvKO8rBbA3mpV7zhAf9cUP9dPfuSeRAhybpzB70CDidc/w640-h426/wk7-1106.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">February 14</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A few weeks back we took some photos for our annual Valentine's card. It was a challenge to get everyone together so finally I offered the kids a pass, thinking now that they are so old, we could end the tradition. They wouldn't hear of it, believing our family would be anticipating their card. It was very sweet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love this crew and all their big-ness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7OysOyzAIx46WaWyq8JytTPVZg8Psq3z4xynfICFOe223Lnf_lhy8b86DVr3kskJZcmobmKB2Sn8RF3xmcEy7Q5w6EYGr1LvfQM5ZCFcgexBbB8IBROmcA11kUfsN9p7c4XDiWcnNUoeMUXs0tECwIQ-N_QsNOsTJ6H1DXZ_0pYB9MjxEeTiLjmYOAkg/s7243/wk7-1101-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4829" data-original-width="7243" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7OysOyzAIx46WaWyq8JytTPVZg8Psq3z4xynfICFOe223Lnf_lhy8b86DVr3kskJZcmobmKB2Sn8RF3xmcEy7Q5w6EYGr1LvfQM5ZCFcgexBbB8IBROmcA11kUfsN9p7c4XDiWcnNUoeMUXs0tECwIQ-N_QsNOsTJ6H1DXZ_0pYB9MjxEeTiLjmYOAkg/w640-h426/wk7-1101-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcu4SXKz_SElV5DvAv_4fnlUwT4ctS8mjAeKSDXy3k88OoQxGWC5I9CkdOXreq5w3WPPOCuN1iLJsM9GvkE0ioP0mXgXfhJHkHYGsMalk1sZudhr8rgUeidHM9CsaFe7fHJNje9_gZx2L61jgqiMqh13yMjMytU9T-aXlSO-RYeKp5dXT_QEHAfWS5d0/s8256/wk7-1102-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcu4SXKz_SElV5DvAv_4fnlUwT4ctS8mjAeKSDXy3k88OoQxGWC5I9CkdOXreq5w3WPPOCuN1iLJsM9GvkE0ioP0mXgXfhJHkHYGsMalk1sZudhr8rgUeidHM9CsaFe7fHJNje9_gZx2L61jgqiMqh13yMjMytU9T-aXlSO-RYeKp5dXT_QEHAfWS5d0/w640-h426/wk7-1102-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl0JG5W2fhWARKa969lU1RT5QW0iUn46ElAMXxaEAviCzLg0Ib1z2M2A_a9ji2BGsRquLq5NfEAKwyHt1cvTAKi5djvvG9UlETOv6YXCbsGrq7jl0GFy0v_JbMSggFDaLIghGvXVIU-4cvKmIQvZg50fI8zubdUUzRLLmodScFHls74fEJX9jk_HDplV8/s7822/wk7-1103-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5215" data-original-width="7822" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl0JG5W2fhWARKa969lU1RT5QW0iUn46ElAMXxaEAviCzLg0Ib1z2M2A_a9ji2BGsRquLq5NfEAKwyHt1cvTAKi5djvvG9UlETOv6YXCbsGrq7jl0GFy0v_JbMSggFDaLIghGvXVIU-4cvKmIQvZg50fI8zubdUUzRLLmodScFHls74fEJX9jk_HDplV8/w640-h426/wk7-1103-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyjIDAyfF57pGh_dHNv6ZAnsnHotRkbOoSaxSrF4q5ezoJxdbTDh0jN1_DO_e6uYVmNbJhTOUPgEuUCpOcJTA_z8QGnXKaRlvcAavJNoOXnCrDKP2zYno6d_dLsl_d9INxlGsGtr_byC9mHCx1JDTtesJlE0iQdJ1Ys7ZM37aQll6tMgW93GgBCmzw3p8/s7368/wk7-1105-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4912" data-original-width="7368" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyjIDAyfF57pGh_dHNv6ZAnsnHotRkbOoSaxSrF4q5ezoJxdbTDh0jN1_DO_e6uYVmNbJhTOUPgEuUCpOcJTA_z8QGnXKaRlvcAavJNoOXnCrDKP2zYno6d_dLsl_d9INxlGsGtr_byC9mHCx1JDTtesJlE0iQdJ1Ys7ZM37aQll6tMgW93GgBCmzw3p8/w640-h426/wk7-1105-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In addition to Valentines's Day, it was also the first day of Lent. Lent is a time to mourn so we can find deeper joy. A time for us to see our need for Jesus, to cling to the hope of the gospel. Its not my favorite thing to take a deep, honest look at my sin, to confront the depravity of my heart but it allows me to see the cross more clearly and to stand amazed at the work that was done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9HJv2KtK2IRZ-HU_sN-PJrXN9BUDyWb0Zwa-NvP1y41umkd01mUWGbdAXYGIbHJfj0Ope4BKYqqw7F-7VswXVG7P5yNZkfZneVKp2vrZvnhzuLOmKYtEXfFteQCN611nViNigLupptFyWHh2_ofqrokdJvE2gRdjGwENMQU1LytaRK00hwrMjv1NIJuE/s4032/wk7-1108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9HJv2KtK2IRZ-HU_sN-PJrXN9BUDyWb0Zwa-NvP1y41umkd01mUWGbdAXYGIbHJfj0Ope4BKYqqw7F-7VswXVG7P5yNZkfZneVKp2vrZvnhzuLOmKYtEXfFteQCN611nViNigLupptFyWHh2_ofqrokdJvE2gRdjGwENMQU1LytaRK00hwrMjv1NIJuE/w480-h640/wk7-1108.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">AND Valentine's Day ! Avery and I were festive at the office. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQmEMfnKVHRYKr1F9fHmHwQZv_6i4zX30KB9D1yQV4pjlMmL0Bo9UeJu67cTg4pwcIY90J4UH35byZ9mwiLgqlKk-2qtR-K1j4RojAaETlKLRGHIvC3Y8zGG1dTcE76y9WMkCgQpM9h9avJD_d__lJHffmFosmq7A7B7vn7J-4Bh5ixIJ43Sv_5OdjRM/s3088/wk7-1107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQmEMfnKVHRYKr1F9fHmHwQZv_6i4zX30KB9D1yQV4pjlMmL0Bo9UeJu67cTg4pwcIY90J4UH35byZ9mwiLgqlKk-2qtR-K1j4RojAaETlKLRGHIvC3Y8zGG1dTcE76y9WMkCgQpM9h9avJD_d__lJHffmFosmq7A7B7vn7J-4Bh5ixIJ43Sv_5OdjRM/w480-h640/wk7-1107.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The kids all went to Mid Week for the evening so Shaun offered to take me out after work but I was so tired and hurting. So he picked up take out and we ate out of brown paper bags at the kitchen counter and then watched a movie and it was just right.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Fgyze6k3SQzJPCxg3fI8LJHyhEeSAUfptUJWj61xrB16VmdcVF5QmJdRbiHpFJ8LIdAZYLbj_LCXcYVeJ3B9CQ-Y7KVrCXWXqUuieLz7OhSPNIyUWyHhrka62bJF_JqfCZ_tKSjWVcou4HlbTvayvpKHAZgZnfjZDwQaJiS2xSPCCDJ5qT5ps1Db8RA/s4032/wk7-1109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Fgyze6k3SQzJPCxg3fI8LJHyhEeSAUfptUJWj61xrB16VmdcVF5QmJdRbiHpFJ8LIdAZYLbj_LCXcYVeJ3B9CQ-Y7KVrCXWXqUuieLz7OhSPNIyUWyHhrka62bJF_JqfCZ_tKSjWVcou4HlbTvayvpKHAZgZnfjZDwQaJiS2xSPCCDJ5qT5ps1Db8RA/w640-h480/wk7-1109.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">February 15</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My sticky note about putting gym equipment back when you're done has gone unheeded.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVhlgIzRMumn9ici6dZubutakEl3casYaFj3yTcL_7R6tj7uCIFOGi_LUJAjMrBcKygqF_zrM39fEDNTj_CbQrYYLL5dou837JZGryrlWE6ni16PGgV9_mp5v4FAmeLszh8gV0LrzT_7W6Rf2hjxy46FrCKmNjSwD31tRIAzemiFVSJNmPAJNkQ3mBmj8/s4032/wk7-1110.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVhlgIzRMumn9ici6dZubutakEl3casYaFj3yTcL_7R6tj7uCIFOGi_LUJAjMrBcKygqF_zrM39fEDNTj_CbQrYYLL5dou837JZGryrlWE6ni16PGgV9_mp5v4FAmeLszh8gV0LrzT_7W6Rf2hjxy46FrCKmNjSwD31tRIAzemiFVSJNmPAJNkQ3mBmj8/w640-h480/wk7-1110.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">February 16</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was enjoying the bouquet of flowers Jack gave Avery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvrKBIevHI5RBjZCY7fwEk56hWTRNvdbCSciMxpx26O2ZLpcMfMGRhvXru0LAtVTB55Y3kzKjO6LxYyxG7lpLCDJzU_74h_YJxNYw2Uzcq9hp9tZLLxFz8UKNt37FU4fSTmYAEHoHTBKWmB3UD6cLjFx30Qnp5Ess4_hWIuAQM6O56ydhutFn20YWpXc/s8256/wk7-1111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8256" data-original-width="5504" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvrKBIevHI5RBjZCY7fwEk56hWTRNvdbCSciMxpx26O2ZLpcMfMGRhvXru0LAtVTB55Y3kzKjO6LxYyxG7lpLCDJzU_74h_YJxNYw2Uzcq9hp9tZLLxFz8UKNt37FU4fSTmYAEHoHTBKWmB3UD6cLjFx30Qnp5Ess4_hWIuAQM6O56ydhutFn20YWpXc/w426-h640/wk7-1111.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We're in a different practice space for TBQ and its our best spot yet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpahdhUs-0m_ipYYCvbyDA46UoBqu0QEwIoD9tVJsYl3J_84jkkzywxSGIGSpBzdalUONfXdB2u0kPCb0UbuB1mQHBAWdZRGxEVjNprCoJlhCt3QBjJgCbjAl3fWrvPhy_3SEPohXwEazfi0WtF1UShoQ04W9G6pp6Gn94hL23yJTvXqGYhVslVn6SeKw/s4032/wk7-1112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpahdhUs-0m_ipYYCvbyDA46UoBqu0QEwIoD9tVJsYl3J_84jkkzywxSGIGSpBzdalUONfXdB2u0kPCb0UbuB1mQHBAWdZRGxEVjNprCoJlhCt3QBjJgCbjAl3fWrvPhy_3SEPohXwEazfi0WtF1UShoQ04W9G6pp6Gn94hL23yJTvXqGYhVslVn6SeKw/w640-h480/wk7-1112.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">February 17</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Aiden was very excited to be back (so were we!)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcm5H2eone4A5oxItxqAQelLzu9LbcMudUNQsqxWnLRvp2KhcjPZGL6QqCd83BQES18xDRxiCdjbWi2Nqcbm0W8gV-BmVP2uiEhwpioN-rL_ZeJdUvsn6_ivLeRFxeaLA-SBH-1JWJ4U8Pn_pKcP7WeAewsSitcUROJfOqeFm0-u7_nSBk5Mu7EWn1ts/s4032/wk7-1125.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcm5H2eone4A5oxItxqAQelLzu9LbcMudUNQsqxWnLRvp2KhcjPZGL6QqCd83BQES18xDRxiCdjbWi2Nqcbm0W8gV-BmVP2uiEhwpioN-rL_ZeJdUvsn6_ivLeRFxeaLA-SBH-1JWJ4U8Pn_pKcP7WeAewsSitcUROJfOqeFm0-u7_nSBk5Mu7EWn1ts/w480-h640/wk7-1125.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">February 18</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was a special day for Maddy and Mason as they dedicated Ezra <i>and</i> Mason preached.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLScxEToYtBFDDmLDMr5SH45FHfCfp63nRqHtRdBrFd_fgJfZF8oAbChlpZfXLFZe1O1cneFDONquL5gB1fGlXiuRXjnRV-yU_o10vwKVpi7pB8jTL5Ta1mwrXuZTMH_xaPki9IGdfj5bXoycnOkajMtc3cgJ_C1gUqLcoUp0xI31QZFfdIuVocBIvSg/s5347/wk7-1126.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5347" data-original-width="3565" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLScxEToYtBFDDmLDMr5SH45FHfCfp63nRqHtRdBrFd_fgJfZF8oAbChlpZfXLFZe1O1cneFDONquL5gB1fGlXiuRXjnRV-yU_o10vwKVpi7pB8jTL5Ta1mwrXuZTMH_xaPki9IGdfj5bXoycnOkajMtc3cgJ_C1gUqLcoUp0xI31QZFfdIuVocBIvSg/w426-h640/wk7-1126.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLdTyDHKY1INnksvYbq41otcBCFfFP_nbL43OaFCb__NXyUZ_z1hOT-1K1UtDk3hgJrB4crHp0Uo4rGUvfjnVRg7iMwMQao0YoxPrwVayM2TQAWa6IeCyS_QH7cawD3O3FeHOzavjkSC3k4iVcPZi9vlgxjMY6VMSq4unZf0ZcsGp94iCZAt7A7vLqoI/s8256/wk7-1127.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8256" data-original-width="5504" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLdTyDHKY1INnksvYbq41otcBCFfFP_nbL43OaFCb__NXyUZ_z1hOT-1K1UtDk3hgJrB4crHp0Uo4rGUvfjnVRg7iMwMQao0YoxPrwVayM2TQAWa6IeCyS_QH7cawD3O3FeHOzavjkSC3k4iVcPZi9vlgxjMY6VMSq4unZf0ZcsGp94iCZAt7A7vLqoI/w426-h640/wk7-1127.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What a difference community makes! Even without getting too deep into the family tree, Ezra has dozens of family members who would happily and willingly take her and give her a loving, safe home if needed. Additionally there are many church families who would do the same. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Kids go into foster care when the parent runs into trouble and the state asks, do you have a family member, a neighbor who can care for your child for some time and the answer is no. The lack is something to be mindful of, and when you have abundance, its something to be thankful for.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6E3kpKF-gQV8EFfxSS3vhwLuG6jXpVYRQ-Z_r_FLtBO47MGFs-bYFbYXtrZIHcSomKbYCDFH5ajcxRXxWFaKmjjzaF53o-vnWnGZCHacqX5qASEc1kllMxvNd5oQm59tZ4TqPXGUsOxLByiHIpZ7eOoKy9kyqx_CMStj7Rt1hgCibj-XHnNdJD6j8T5M/s640/IMG_4472.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6E3kpKF-gQV8EFfxSS3vhwLuG6jXpVYRQ-Z_r_FLtBO47MGFs-bYFbYXtrZIHcSomKbYCDFH5ajcxRXxWFaKmjjzaF53o-vnWnGZCHacqX5qASEc1kllMxvNd5oQm59tZ4TqPXGUsOxLByiHIpZ7eOoKy9kyqx_CMStj7Rt1hgCibj-XHnNdJD6j8T5M/w640-h480/IMG_4472.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></div>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08766386944676634828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582071897915011.post-24325636778411981662024-02-23T08:09:00.000-05:002024-02-23T08:09:20.185-05:00Numbering Days, Week 79-82<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbMkoWkmMKTs8w-yt3o2HM9g9927ZIYoHFPXci253Df-TF-yxuQFkgLvAwVo5wN4UfBPCM5bi9jYKxg2K0zDRjLtjUa97Az6B6KY6UAtWBnqgnumT8taa_aza1yY4xpf3yZSkAkT6zK6kLXYLquSqOrvrDcoTRhGE2n77rQ_jTDQZe9Li8BglJybBOoM/s8256/nd1-1102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbMkoWkmMKTs8w-yt3o2HM9g9927ZIYoHFPXci253Df-TF-yxuQFkgLvAwVo5wN4UfBPCM5bi9jYKxg2K0zDRjLtjUa97Az6B6KY6UAtWBnqgnumT8taa_aza1yY4xpf3yZSkAkT6zK6kLXYLquSqOrvrDcoTRhGE2n77rQ_jTDQZe9Li8BglJybBOoM/w640-h426/nd1-1102.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Even after all this time and with all my experience, my default and favorite medical philosophy is 'if you wait long enough and ignore it, it will go away'. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hate talking about pain. It makes my family feel bad about something they can't help with and when doctors ask me about it, I feel like resolving the pain is solely dependent on my describing it in just the right way. And it feels sooo whiney. Being perceived as not tough is a ridiculous fear I have.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All that said, I have to mention pain as part of these last couple weeks. Nerves are funny things. I should probably bring it up with my doctor, but I already know the script: Can you tell me where the pain is? What does it feel like? On a scale of 1-10 how would you rate the pain? Let's do an MRI. Now let's do a different MRI. And on it goes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I will discuss it with them, but for this short month of February, I'm just enjoying a break from that whole scene. Its amazing to me how 30 days away can feel like three years. Instead of sweats or a hospital gown, I'm dressing in business attire and working at the tax office. It wipes me out but its a joy to be able to show up for work every day. I sneak in a 20-minute nap when I can and sleep 8-10 hours at night and when I'm able, I seek the heat of the hot tub or heating pad for relief.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The other day I spoke with a new client who recently got diagnosed with colon cancer. Naturally we connected immediately. Mostly I just listened as she shared how her world has been turned upside-down while also wondering....what do I say? What would be most beneficial for her to receive from someone nine years further down the path? I'm still not sure what the answer is.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After 50 years of marriage, what would you say to newlyweds? As a parent of adult children, what would you say to someone who just found out they're pregnant? As the owner of a well-established, profitable business, what would you say to someone just starting out? So much journey to share!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There's much we can learn from each other and I regularly and often seek to learn from others who have more time, more experience, more wisdom but also I think sometimes less is more. With some experience I've learned it is God's great mercy that we cannot see into the future. Not just for cancer but for all of life. Seeing the whole thing at once would be too overwhelming. Today is enough. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>So don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Today's trouble is enough for today. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbXOnidQlKk64ItPxblO6lXsMbuttqJIF-xgUw7NBINmHTNYMEac_q0CA0qnxyCj0P_Of2fcnmwHxLruJavmYqkwSWUZPfRBg7y8YnZPvwt4iQxvijt0ha4dT_lRMsWkEQByKvX8jORby51vo8lYZ1q7JleF9wCAy3fi-j46j7vbHR0SSxucesdsTBKmQ/s4032/nd1-1101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbXOnidQlKk64ItPxblO6lXsMbuttqJIF-xgUw7NBINmHTNYMEac_q0CA0qnxyCj0P_Of2fcnmwHxLruJavmYqkwSWUZPfRBg7y8YnZPvwt4iQxvijt0ha4dT_lRMsWkEQByKvX8jORby51vo8lYZ1q7JleF9wCAy3fi-j46j7vbHR0SSxucesdsTBKmQ/w480-h640/nd1-1101.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcYUaG_nh2aj9YVEqRwtxTA5p4JnL5H35b1y34k6xssS6QYfPNQ5Pv4QJZ3p1IKxlrBrAHqegNDy-bOjsJXD-yatCQF7K_tp1HxQNABLgLI3VfLNHrfVuPJu8dbNRVU2cN_7o_XPBhlbmepGj03GnCXzrWI5jYfuArw3jhJ7o7426l3JAV2XgOEquy68/s4032/nd1-1104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcYUaG_nh2aj9YVEqRwtxTA5p4JnL5H35b1y34k6xssS6QYfPNQ5Pv4QJZ3p1IKxlrBrAHqegNDy-bOjsJXD-yatCQF7K_tp1HxQNABLgLI3VfLNHrfVuPJu8dbNRVU2cN_7o_XPBhlbmepGj03GnCXzrWI5jYfuArw3jhJ7o7426l3JAV2XgOEquy68/w640-h480/nd1-1104.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorbRRb2oGQ5VknBZhXx2SEA_ax9vdHV9fjKAb0baMKFo-ze9BtXjwOYTm4JCn3rnNtGwV9I8-_ouhDWTRD4gcN9O5nH3EDYrW3GDMUy9zIpmPswV_KDwrxL2Hs1XJZqCSyr1SyFl9FgITqxckvnkeqTwttTnjEi8TKv3gB0LAqsZGuuutxseoSh0ARos/s4032/nd1-1105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorbRRb2oGQ5VknBZhXx2SEA_ax9vdHV9fjKAb0baMKFo-ze9BtXjwOYTm4JCn3rnNtGwV9I8-_ouhDWTRD4gcN9O5nH3EDYrW3GDMUy9zIpmPswV_KDwrxL2Hs1XJZqCSyr1SyFl9FgITqxckvnkeqTwttTnjEi8TKv3gB0LAqsZGuuutxseoSh0ARos/w640-h480/nd1-1105.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Most mornings I go for a walk with the dog. I pray out loud and breathe in the gift of another day. Sometimes I recall something I read years ago and think, it is that way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, arial, sans-serif;">A reporter once asked Mother Teresa what she often said when she prayed. Mother Teresa answered saying, “</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #040c28; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, arial, sans-serif;">Well, I don't say much.</span><span style="color: #202124; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #040c28; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, arial, sans-serif;">I mostly listen</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, arial, sans-serif;">.” The reporter then asked her, “So what does God say to you?” And again, Mother Teresa answered, “Well, he doesn't say much – he just listens.”</span> </i></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcknEuSPBG_BnK4_9I_qnDs_iW_3QQtYwgPQoXcaoY4e3gwTqIE5w1zxClga1-Rg75lcQ7bDhhnw6lLoKFAT1qbhYK0w5FD-JZPleuepnU2nFzK4qUe-2dUX6Tl_ZYLiXGFCPv7oJY_WcDUme3Lv7aGn6Q_DOqhq5knCrBnDdyB6RnkmR42qt5GDu0dPY/s7974/nd1-1107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I'll wait. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLxxpKnj9M0Fw9q-jRT-rPvJnhZXdB_UJDABkVOkpyiLvDqoZ0IqjvZ2_sA87U5_iXsiJEDWlOsTc7TYkT43LBwchEhnf4erHsxV6IjETHAVjRSgx5ffQk8LkomSCU3kcEfJl4quOIXyLwOCNy_l2PRZvc8x7wMzbCUX3Rd7j3GZB5r87lVjyHZu_YXg/s8256/nd1-1112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLxxpKnj9M0Fw9q-jRT-rPvJnhZXdB_UJDABkVOkpyiLvDqoZ0IqjvZ2_sA87U5_iXsiJEDWlOsTc7TYkT43LBwchEhnf4erHsxV6IjETHAVjRSgx5ffQk8LkomSCU3kcEfJl4quOIXyLwOCNy_l2PRZvc8x7wMzbCUX3Rd7j3GZB5r87lVjyHZu_YXg/w640-h426/nd1-1112.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZKWNpV0ukzmUtEwvN3qIJxYoVMP1sS3vkHev5N6GoFIZag8s4bKxwp9CoqyeNmcAevGuow8fgzLJn66ZXBzEkBJFSD_SMidsQkv_tovUJcSHygtfoFWSOYDIoqp4gbQrgVVTnDRuaLfCo7H-0XD-j8Pq1O5uf2lxf-VkKQl_Eo-vbvIJafNf_FYYiePw/s3088/nd1-1113.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZKWNpV0ukzmUtEwvN3qIJxYoVMP1sS3vkHev5N6GoFIZag8s4bKxwp9CoqyeNmcAevGuow8fgzLJn66ZXBzEkBJFSD_SMidsQkv_tovUJcSHygtfoFWSOYDIoqp4gbQrgVVTnDRuaLfCo7H-0XD-j8Pq1O5uf2lxf-VkKQl_Eo-vbvIJafNf_FYYiePw/w480-h640/nd1-1113.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-u-4bR3VeIzqT4W8uJDAHUI1SXYNJI9r7CydeJ5SK1f5HgWHdBwA3fHpmfPAI0kk__vU32OcHG_4XtLl3YiODzIKPeBTeayl07rXtEy4yCO5z3JWCc7gqam7NdTrQPBvyWd_duyyR_c4hKOe_iUsjO9rD4l0JUZmHJoDY7o3EudIHQ8_WT5K_Yxyjns/s8087/nd1-1114.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5391" data-original-width="8087" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-u-4bR3VeIzqT4W8uJDAHUI1SXYNJI9r7CydeJ5SK1f5HgWHdBwA3fHpmfPAI0kk__vU32OcHG_4XtLl3YiODzIKPeBTeayl07rXtEy4yCO5z3JWCc7gqam7NdTrQPBvyWd_duyyR_c4hKOe_iUsjO9rD4l0JUZmHJoDY7o3EudIHQ8_WT5K_Yxyjns/w640-h426/nd1-1114.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_8GZgUfyAJo8vCuWpP2svYa7MdqeeYzFYUb_O3ujRFeZATU9X4QwKqilVRYzmR7F0wegFL94rMXpnIMfsWMupyntQUQ7RzqCiH4ji4dheJQEnSRX_alnzavAmSa1ZyBFuZMR8Vkgme3-TMi1ayJiVDp_iJ7jaCBMR0VHu0YaR-VEvPqIihfJX-ol8UQ/s8256/nd1-1115.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8256" data-original-width="5504" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_8GZgUfyAJo8vCuWpP2svYa7MdqeeYzFYUb_O3ujRFeZATU9X4QwKqilVRYzmR7F0wegFL94rMXpnIMfsWMupyntQUQ7RzqCiH4ji4dheJQEnSRX_alnzavAmSa1ZyBFuZMR8Vkgme3-TMi1ayJiVDp_iJ7jaCBMR0VHu0YaR-VEvPqIihfJX-ol8UQ/w426-h640/nd1-1115.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />Next up: March 4th I will go to Manhattan for the second procedure. Until then, I will be undercover as a "normal" person doing mom, wife, receptionist, leader of teens stuff. Join me in taking joy in the ordinary, every day life things that we <i>get to</i> do. All is grace.<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Everything is a grace, everything is the direct effect of our father's love - difficulties, contradictions, humiliations, all the soul's miseries, her burdens, her needs - everything, because through them, she learns humility, realizes her weakness. Everything is a grace because everything is God's gift. Whatever be the character of life or its unexpected events - to the heart that loves, all is well.</span></div>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08766386944676634828noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582071897915011.post-28021721127296635862024-02-18T18:07:00.000-05:002024-02-18T18:07:07.504-05:00February's 10 on 10<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.95px; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; text-align: left;"><b>10 pictures on the 10th day (Saturday) of the month! </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.95px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; text-align: left;"><b>{Document a snapshot of your life...find beauty among the ordinary things in your day!}</b></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Working through Exodus and Leviticus with a bit of Psalms. If I'd been on the Bible-writing committee, I would have trimmed down Leviticus from 27 chapters to 1 and instead would have used that space to tell more of Jesus' growing up years. I'd love to read a "Ten on Ten" from a day in his life. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiplehizdhCi6vnfichRKtjCrBD7zqxLhh5pyPX_CNsrB6YPDE5fT_-Ftyi2F36OVpiTacf_L6eMZd_XkBWde37GTlx99m2PIGDH_XDn1kWoi8i9gaxn8D2IGsRk5A7KOK4v3XwJfgi63Jgv8A5XP_P3-SwD1_qcf12ZhvMoKcXO9CxK1VLmfQICD017hA/s4032/feb10-1101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiplehizdhCi6vnfichRKtjCrBD7zqxLhh5pyPX_CNsrB6YPDE5fT_-Ftyi2F36OVpiTacf_L6eMZd_XkBWde37GTlx99m2PIGDH_XDn1kWoi8i9gaxn8D2IGsRk5A7KOK4v3XwJfgi63Jgv8A5XP_P3-SwD1_qcf12ZhvMoKcXO9CxK1VLmfQICD017hA/w640-h480/feb10-1101.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I slept later than usual and took the morning slow, so Ginger didn't get a walk. She was giving me the sad eyes as I left for work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0SPhl67momGDFrP29urIVjwJG3rWYqzqHyYy1bl2pWVB55LfgzEiYv90qHjhiJ1HeugQAVSawKQm6p6TM3nI-INd4IL0HorhaR6NF0SzyT0wCTHA_-foXeukfzFIUfoe9IWGJ3kM86N1EWkw4EOTW7G0nnx-wNKKJLPpO6HAK8rMm8D4G2wIQfiCXkHw/s7519/feb10-1102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="7519" data-original-width="5013" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0SPhl67momGDFrP29urIVjwJG3rWYqzqHyYy1bl2pWVB55LfgzEiYv90qHjhiJ1HeugQAVSawKQm6p6TM3nI-INd4IL0HorhaR6NF0SzyT0wCTHA_-foXeukfzFIUfoe9IWGJ3kM86N1EWkw4EOTW7G0nnx-wNKKJLPpO6HAK8rMm8D4G2wIQfiCXkHw/w426-h640/feb10-1102.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We always have a candle burning in the office and clients are especially enthusiastic about this particular scent. The Valentines chocolate is pretty popular, too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNz2G-OFmBNlAOEE5w_0umDyD3uyIJl6fA9VmZ1vHO3ThIteD9cctDsIzB3qFpNSrmvIYJufZStvv4yQ7p0nflK_TAqk7bH6m6vU738hSw26Jz_SltMn0BanOItl29G1vkU-q6o_pkxzQ7JHbMcoYPprs6xtC3Dg3cdTxO8LPOm15L5pzulwR0pwMkbM/s8256/feb10-1103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNz2G-OFmBNlAOEE5w_0umDyD3uyIJl6fA9VmZ1vHO3ThIteD9cctDsIzB3qFpNSrmvIYJufZStvv4yQ7p0nflK_TAqk7bH6m6vU738hSw26Jz_SltMn0BanOItl29G1vkU-q6o_pkxzQ7JHbMcoYPprs6xtC3Dg3cdTxO8LPOm15L5pzulwR0pwMkbM/w640-h426/feb10-1103.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lots of picking up and dropping off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3UDjpicCXzcg7oq71laOXiPHkG4NNSO9iME14ezwbi22c8pylxIdUUo2mxYk5FzyYdC6Hkojig-S9Va4jNBRQQv3pN6VfxUOwGh4t4J3DD9h3CPfZVl4Pbliyh5834EgQcXxRvO_-dhlc1C1S680IY0Ra9eC0Gd6P5QmdvoJO9YR9UukJL6HRXqLTO98/s4032/feb10-1104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3UDjpicCXzcg7oq71laOXiPHkG4NNSO9iME14ezwbi22c8pylxIdUUo2mxYk5FzyYdC6Hkojig-S9Va4jNBRQQv3pN6VfxUOwGh4t4J3DD9h3CPfZVl4Pbliyh5834EgQcXxRvO_-dhlc1C1S680IY0Ra9eC0Gd6P5QmdvoJO9YR9UukJL6HRXqLTO98/w640-h480/feb10-1104.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Its absolutely exhausting but I so enjoy being at the office. I love talking with people...those I've known for years and others I've never met before. For the people sitting in the waiting room, its always my goal to get them to engage in conversation instead of getting buried in their phone. Maybe this makes me a very annoying person like my kids insist, but my hope is they leave feeling like someone noticed them and cared. Either way, I learn so much about how we are different and also very much the same.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxsA__n9BRs34SJxoQIYxNTZR1WeERPVV_Wmsa7_x6fWnvQng_76GkX3PE1QcJLkQDjTF_4Ef4niE0_toFkhbzBtEhpt4PgQUyYMpaqnwBjXwiDQ3Oc-KrL7E3aoEUIOmnR2ys3lQLllM8X0LjkgrmYEk4ssAFS-mIGzoRhFhU-8OEUDRKCzZweJ7nsi4/s3088/feb10-1105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxsA__n9BRs34SJxoQIYxNTZR1WeERPVV_Wmsa7_x6fWnvQng_76GkX3PE1QcJLkQDjTF_4Ef4niE0_toFkhbzBtEhpt4PgQUyYMpaqnwBjXwiDQ3Oc-KrL7E3aoEUIOmnR2ys3lQLllM8X0LjkgrmYEk4ssAFS-mIGzoRhFhU-8OEUDRKCzZweJ7nsi4/w480-h640/feb10-1105.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The front of the office is in full sun the entire day and this makes my plants happy by their window.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_IZTSj5PCMO6AzCulajmHNBRbfSVVPh1p92JzSVAZHu8Z4PCU5WkmtYPvt8V-jvtsfdbvG6tTcq67PnBhcxiARo4eZch-eUaDc7jCsDTiULHG-P0buVFVFHN-8t7bKLcARRVtAeRZqEtq3eG3EHj4VPo63919pSlRgoDcZzidSB4VwXQojUszun_DAs/s8256/feb10-1106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_IZTSj5PCMO6AzCulajmHNBRbfSVVPh1p92JzSVAZHu8Z4PCU5WkmtYPvt8V-jvtsfdbvG6tTcq67PnBhcxiARo4eZch-eUaDc7jCsDTiULHG-P0buVFVFHN-8t7bKLcARRVtAeRZqEtq3eG3EHj4VPo63919pSlRgoDcZzidSB4VwXQojUszun_DAs/w640-h426/feb10-1106.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Shaun and I hit the hot tub and watched the sunset from the reflection and also through the window to the other side of the house. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzalJfutOaUxr1ebFuSbK_YS5nK5cNRUlqTg1TK4W6YuE3pp1dhnNGzByD36UiPGtlR7dcU9rxXMiH7xbg13u-j1FpqF6yxNCX_ZzTuH7Vzxe_WXRNYZSQIpkdwHqygORZnSutjVnzdH3R8aLS5PAXn8_Q0XGEw2zt7SCe-lgpFYPD6weNXdIpkNwAVE/s4032/feb10-1107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzalJfutOaUxr1ebFuSbK_YS5nK5cNRUlqTg1TK4W6YuE3pp1dhnNGzByD36UiPGtlR7dcU9rxXMiH7xbg13u-j1FpqF6yxNCX_ZzTuH7Vzxe_WXRNYZSQIpkdwHqygORZnSutjVnzdH3R8aLS5PAXn8_Q0XGEw2zt7SCe-lgpFYPD6weNXdIpkNwAVE/w480-h640/feb10-1107.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After dinner I cleaned the kitchen. I did it without being told, with a happy heart and without arguing, a welcomed change to how it often happens when the regular dishes person is home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiTVgAv80vktsUhh0U-LFfPHCTukBGyjnn93wfN5iWE5PsDnwlLCK4ogOCCsF6rWROe-e_54miep2g4Sis_sJolC4v_PDbtHqflHMapPwbDm5E4hDQwnEL7hXswIbOMRJr9L9zqYNS2oSTQyOPyrohD1xYUpnBRAhHtNyk9YoXTvAsUj2cATHRqpkO_jg/s8131/feb10-1108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5421" data-original-width="8131" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiTVgAv80vktsUhh0U-LFfPHCTukBGyjnn93wfN5iWE5PsDnwlLCK4ogOCCsF6rWROe-e_54miep2g4Sis_sJolC4v_PDbtHqflHMapPwbDm5E4hDQwnEL7hXswIbOMRJr9L9zqYNS2oSTQyOPyrohD1xYUpnBRAhHtNyk9YoXTvAsUj2cATHRqpkO_jg/w640-h426/feb10-1108.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I checked in on the kids and thought they must be having such a great time, only to learn the next day that they were not...such a bummer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0rsTNsA5twbcB9VWUDHat8I3_uXIRCgWVGNleIX7HOp1v9G2F9Pw78uVAEt-6d727FdtnSX8T0vKFTF3SY9S4vVVczBlqpLtZc1NkgOWsTwsNTfVZL-dkf32ZS3YEP7YC2OrKRSUJQVVnJynoP2VGm3Zf5Sif-aoK438XdGPFWOWfhJQlL4hKM2qkJM/s2140/feb10-1109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2140" data-original-width="988" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0rsTNsA5twbcB9VWUDHat8I3_uXIRCgWVGNleIX7HOp1v9G2F9Pw78uVAEt-6d727FdtnSX8T0vKFTF3SY9S4vVVczBlqpLtZc1NkgOWsTwsNTfVZL-dkf32ZS3YEP7YC2OrKRSUJQVVnJynoP2VGm3Zf5Sif-aoK438XdGPFWOWfhJQlL4hKM2qkJM/w296-h640/feb10-1109.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I sit in my recliner way too much and I've never really cared for watching TV. But here I am. The Smithsonian channel has a show called Air Disasters that Shaun and I watch together and though it sounds terrible, its actually fascinating how they piece together what went wrong. I'm practically ready to be a commercial pilot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiH9xcoCjabW8YvJIszC4Jx45eAjzstTwU9EcghVeozLydEt0M70agjpOvJ21G0GBqD9TGWlcQPk8Dp_knO_PHoibkxOQB4RYXQjlEIrB3yx-6iP1VZ01wuMhjikNBsVy6k7FVGEJ0yAs49zCoY7h_FQoBb3kfjdksjrYcojMWSW-n_qtWh9gglN_K8A/s4032/feb10-1110.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiH9xcoCjabW8YvJIszC4Jx45eAjzstTwU9EcghVeozLydEt0M70agjpOvJ21G0GBqD9TGWlcQPk8Dp_knO_PHoibkxOQB4RYXQjlEIrB3yx-6iP1VZ01wuMhjikNBsVy6k7FVGEJ0yAs49zCoY7h_FQoBb3kfjdksjrYcojMWSW-n_qtWh9gglN_K8A/w480-h640/feb10-1110.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08766386944676634828noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582071897915011.post-44170868724010042202024-02-15T08:11:00.002-05:002024-02-15T08:11:42.733-05:00Project 365, Week 6<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We're working our way through February, which has actually been mild. Lots of time at the office and too much time away from home, but I turn my heart toward thankfulness for the ordinariness of going to work each day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">February 5</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Aiden's alarm goes off at 5:30 and he is often the first one up. He starts his morning with coffee and is working through the Bible-in-a-year plan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #001320; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><i>I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. III John 1:4</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuWhq9PX9j7eaGPmlBNaJI8Y58MgU5oxq4cBnlMNJmZdcUsNWUCqO6HxylkaZ1DCbHQJuQf5oAHtVSRoiBxGXqk5Kd9r4zUnYKVeaBGtOvFYWdeT8mTkRE7uT6wREqawNHdANesDebzugy-IsU7O_7eZUcP7RaSCKzF7mTA6xtAGaLmiV8mPW9mAuuwGQ/s4032/wk6-1101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuWhq9PX9j7eaGPmlBNaJI8Y58MgU5oxq4cBnlMNJmZdcUsNWUCqO6HxylkaZ1DCbHQJuQf5oAHtVSRoiBxGXqk5Kd9r4zUnYKVeaBGtOvFYWdeT8mTkRE7uT6wREqawNHdANesDebzugy-IsU7O_7eZUcP7RaSCKzF7mTA6xtAGaLmiV8mPW9mAuuwGQ/w480-h640/wk6-1101.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">February 6</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Such a beautiful morning!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYg36FAOk_-j6bJPpe4r_k5ffvxwMCy49qRMZnlc-oMl_DVobyTq-iAhL5_Xj1J94E10jnXZi6K5w4ZmNet3hjvrONg8uPm1pNyIc8pACKO9AXfeFp1a3LUn_iO-IFagdPt_NNt097-GwahmxTWpU3KY3Sx9qYS9WScGfCKHdHDbLxwLdSJ0Q3vETmm4o/s4032/wk6-1102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYg36FAOk_-j6bJPpe4r_k5ffvxwMCy49qRMZnlc-oMl_DVobyTq-iAhL5_Xj1J94E10jnXZi6K5w4ZmNet3hjvrONg8uPm1pNyIc8pACKO9AXfeFp1a3LUn_iO-IFagdPt_NNt097-GwahmxTWpU3KY3Sx9qYS9WScGfCKHdHDbLxwLdSJ0Q3vETmm4o/w640-h480/wk6-1102.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">February 7</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The sunset at the office was special.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04xlEQY8lsxzmh-YgxGu-EMSbBjPXVK6gX_eljqRPH3jmNZfvgTug48gNo4CN_tMjJ5hRSAHiX-T9gzxX5v843Zwom43xV7a1Qp1SU7qsiSTlbCwHpkIm3ajbHfC6usk64os-LwK2EfIyG2zfhEZHmzfAq3ha9RrhhqczYjnI_DkvxK0MAb14wEK7yWg/s4032/wk6-1103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04xlEQY8lsxzmh-YgxGu-EMSbBjPXVK6gX_eljqRPH3jmNZfvgTug48gNo4CN_tMjJ5hRSAHiX-T9gzxX5v843Zwom43xV7a1Qp1SU7qsiSTlbCwHpkIm3ajbHfC6usk64os-LwK2EfIyG2zfhEZHmzfAq3ha9RrhhqczYjnI_DkvxK0MAb14wEK7yWg/w640-h480/wk6-1103.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">February 8</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We completed some trainings and paperwork and the social worker came out to do our re-licensing for foster care. I don't know what we'll do with it, but I'm not ready to let it go. At the very least, if something ever changed in Dakota's situation I want to be first in line to take him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidY0JKrAsHDI1dbLHhZJoB2NYWdin1zL53ncsaIEe_L6cfYhgIZh7OLiz0XK9PVoDP7V_J6StEtsYtGvsbtSh2g9WZkDDFRv0WnlTFMbEbq61NPfCGcXaVKZg1TWeZizElchoCuMGgqf4iCcSU7-6t2adUTb8p0-_1DDITpGWYGSIc5E-yTG_TQ67Pb2g/s3829/wk6-1104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2872" data-original-width="3829" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidY0JKrAsHDI1dbLHhZJoB2NYWdin1zL53ncsaIEe_L6cfYhgIZh7OLiz0XK9PVoDP7V_J6StEtsYtGvsbtSh2g9WZkDDFRv0WnlTFMbEbq61NPfCGcXaVKZg1TWeZizElchoCuMGgqf4iCcSU7-6t2adUTb8p0-_1DDITpGWYGSIc5E-yTG_TQ67Pb2g/w640-h480/wk6-1104.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My niece had her senior night. She has been homeschooled and their town has been great about allowing her and her siblings to participate in extra-curricular activities at the middle/high school. My dad has been her loyal fan all season but he was out of state so Amy, Kiki and I drove out to her game even though we knew she wouldn't play because she'd hurt her ankle. It was fun to be a part of it and so crazy that the '06ers are wrapping up high school years shortly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4_O8lGX5x49xPdrhMGt0t71Iz-X3lMuYPMrw1Kq5hIh-blS3VhL7naoRLHCKVIC7_El6ltjFs5yeoEtaaWq9oIu1YcbIaIm3QoBKLVaFxMIExddpQBst_3zm7ay-UiA7MI8fXTg21NSjvPTkFblPlDzwBZYfYUTPkCU6neKxh6wmClMzTjdG7La6gOk/s7738/wk6-1105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5159" data-original-width="7738" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4_O8lGX5x49xPdrhMGt0t71Iz-X3lMuYPMrw1Kq5hIh-blS3VhL7naoRLHCKVIC7_El6ltjFs5yeoEtaaWq9oIu1YcbIaIm3QoBKLVaFxMIExddpQBst_3zm7ay-UiA7MI8fXTg21NSjvPTkFblPlDzwBZYfYUTPkCU6neKxh6wmClMzTjdG7La6gOk/w640-h426/wk6-1105.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">February 9</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Amanda and Aiden went to Snow Camp in New York for the weekend with a group from church. A couple parents shared the drop off/pick up duties. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijH-yxmAsljUuIOTBu6v5XTfzLZQhbiSnIIJ93d8-TrRmodXgiJwY64Vz8kMiYM_ZmPU2IWvz2Q7GqMzVAhsWwG-yz-gojHq8bMbZtdPVVsledIw1wMLiNEhjx2xlD9ipfUkWYxJ5s4QVppZUyJghakdjfKYKfraO2WfIaIyRtLTZANQjoh_Ky2Za2slg/s4032/wk6-1107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijH-yxmAsljUuIOTBu6v5XTfzLZQhbiSnIIJ93d8-TrRmodXgiJwY64Vz8kMiYM_ZmPU2IWvz2Q7GqMzVAhsWwG-yz-gojHq8bMbZtdPVVsledIw1wMLiNEhjx2xlD9ipfUkWYxJ5s4QVppZUyJghakdjfKYKfraO2WfIaIyRtLTZANQjoh_Ky2Za2slg/w640-h480/wk6-1107.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVm1_moz2YTR3REJUeuCI494NBXl4YzQAkp8K7WJ03LPnEoGTflTz0khOQtZseK_fk9Mjwo55dr7DmoIeZ8oNPEiAlebwprnQSJ078N5eM3OXbe34eUCJPc4O2H1yC_fsmr1o9NxICNYLnYjBmXbhg0-iXDVUoQhmdqdrDGqrWRm2fxp9rk2wnPohWF-w/s4032/wk6-1108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVm1_moz2YTR3REJUeuCI494NBXl4YzQAkp8K7WJ03LPnEoGTflTz0khOQtZseK_fk9Mjwo55dr7DmoIeZ8oNPEiAlebwprnQSJ078N5eM3OXbe34eUCJPc4O2H1yC_fsmr1o9NxICNYLnYjBmXbhg0-iXDVUoQhmdqdrDGqrWRm2fxp9rk2wnPohWF-w/w640-h480/wk6-1108.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">February 10</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The winter sun comes through the house at the most pleasant angles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpp2YtruCJQ0YITN3zphoIo0_O3k-NeDLAM9woHNL7nvFzwMoKh28FcYMj9W2vQ65pRj2jol7x8IqlBH_Khy32x4gpV6y4xPKRDnA3t7xiufVEhnVUpfecOLU-9_068Cm-eaDBWY0fx9f8bX4-OnW_8qoPbqmKZhGfL3-Dt5xQpxthkf6MSH-GQr4DdrA/s8256/wk6-1109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8256" data-original-width="5504" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpp2YtruCJQ0YITN3zphoIo0_O3k-NeDLAM9woHNL7nvFzwMoKh28FcYMj9W2vQ65pRj2jol7x8IqlBH_Khy32x4gpV6y4xPKRDnA3t7xiufVEhnVUpfecOLU-9_068Cm-eaDBWY0fx9f8bX4-OnW_8qoPbqmKZhGfL3-Dt5xQpxthkf6MSH-GQr4DdrA/w426-h640/wk6-1109.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">February 11</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Camp wrapped up and the kids got home around 5. We were excited to hear all about their time but they rated it "meh" or maybe even under that. The food was great though, which Aiden never says. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1R1gtyifuW8tAsJb7s6twjLKYCTBFH86wDEOHsVwEQ2to8fyaWnf7mIFQoD3svd-Va6uC5tQ7lhwTqPAP5oBs5qbNyHIc7kv4-vExcBgrJubgVR7sEvr7CtYuzBV8QycXyAI6WS6_BMi_nRBtQRBpsnJWen_KQJxDR2WhWoAH8JphWMKDDYEYuAmOxKI/s4032/wk6-1110.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1R1gtyifuW8tAsJb7s6twjLKYCTBFH86wDEOHsVwEQ2to8fyaWnf7mIFQoD3svd-Va6uC5tQ7lhwTqPAP5oBs5qbNyHIc7kv4-vExcBgrJubgVR7sEvr7CtYuzBV8QycXyAI6WS6_BMi_nRBtQRBpsnJWen_KQJxDR2WhWoAH8JphWMKDDYEYuAmOxKI/w640-h480/wk6-1110.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguC2DlEnhk5Oj-gb9eM836KArAiD-Q9QIidoYHtmm65UQ1DQzIEe4_E7daFyjttEdTIgfXDKANsuOMWJ1YeNZcHJyYschol9q3NiSj4Hao9xYLhBWIzWpEZuQgsqvaZ-aXJqbUSgLjs_pIKnDnHp-yzhYzMYwH_Ny9CQ-C79TSE2Rz3z77sqYlZu_RyrQ/s4032/wk6-1111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguC2DlEnhk5Oj-gb9eM836KArAiD-Q9QIidoYHtmm65UQ1DQzIEe4_E7daFyjttEdTIgfXDKANsuOMWJ1YeNZcHJyYschol9q3NiSj4Hao9xYLhBWIzWpEZuQgsqvaZ-aXJqbUSgLjs_pIKnDnHp-yzhYzMYwH_Ny9CQ-C79TSE2Rz3z77sqYlZu_RyrQ/w640-h480/wk6-1111.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While the house was quiet I grilled for the first time of the season and enjoyed the hints of spring.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp-f6kmV9YXVjqqLS5C2ewxZ4uTNCuwXMYmLbVyYGTkHBSYH1XsQRGMms4SdWxc4heJ4olmpVQTJ_5egWK8uo7I3sZKSrg1Ksx4Ci_FRH5tdTvU8VX8O6wWr1cGsloTks1j9zDNFK1GDjtgrl3IhYh_3nD_RtkvJib2F1msfbJbaQX4EqOia5CfZipOIw/s8043/wk6-1112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8043" data-original-width="5362" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp-f6kmV9YXVjqqLS5C2ewxZ4uTNCuwXMYmLbVyYGTkHBSYH1XsQRGMms4SdWxc4heJ4olmpVQTJ_5egWK8uo7I3sZKSrg1Ksx4Ci_FRH5tdTvU8VX8O6wWr1cGsloTks1j9zDNFK1GDjtgrl3IhYh_3nD_RtkvJib2F1msfbJbaQX4EqOia5CfZipOIw/w426-h640/wk6-1112.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08766386944676634828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582071897915011.post-56745018782410830152024-02-06T20:30:00.001-05:002024-02-06T20:43:26.507-05:00Project 365, Week 5<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We closed out January and welcomed February. The groundhog indicated that spring would come early, so we will eagerly look for signs of nature springing up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">January 29</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On Monday mornings the kids are all gone by 7:45 AM. Ginger and I came back from our walk to find a party happening in the driveway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGygdwuDhyphenhyphen8j6CcvH22OoTBYHscNOVOfHYKG10Sp5jSy1L1NiDDv_5-KK65W2TShHUm5lB7OiDlQSUqEcdDREmNK8_w70zchEvQ6IdnShhCRGF97WcdOJZcz6HGQ_RpTY1FoYDls_0dZKNC38S9rwXhVpvMRrX3NNrnpbUcm0EGYoIqX2Kl3XHMK04PHo/s7913/wk5-1101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5275" data-original-width="7913" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGygdwuDhyphenhyphen8j6CcvH22OoTBYHscNOVOfHYKG10Sp5jSy1L1NiDDv_5-KK65W2TShHUm5lB7OiDlQSUqEcdDREmNK8_w70zchEvQ6IdnShhCRGF97WcdOJZcz6HGQ_RpTY1FoYDls_0dZKNC38S9rwXhVpvMRrX3NNrnpbUcm0EGYoIqX2Kl3XHMK04PHo/w640-h426/wk5-1101.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Shaun and I attended CPR training, a DCF requirement for relicensing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidWVvYWKSMdc5imicVEvC2Dl19XbPbAo6DAP8udtoLIV7hvl2R-QLoBEUPk6g0mhryyY5TQBmBlP3YtGv9J9tZPIp5JwTqlbWzWnih8dKotUQ3yku_33BeiDSTApqL6ckcpTwmWdqsKs_wYZuSF8WLdRkXPD8SEaO8FZrPkmB9Afgn0kqYq5rcVU1z7W8/s4032/wk5-1102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidWVvYWKSMdc5imicVEvC2Dl19XbPbAo6DAP8udtoLIV7hvl2R-QLoBEUPk6g0mhryyY5TQBmBlP3YtGv9J9tZPIp5JwTqlbWzWnih8dKotUQ3yku_33BeiDSTApqL6ckcpTwmWdqsKs_wYZuSF8WLdRkXPD8SEaO8FZrPkmB9Afgn0kqYq5rcVU1z7W8/w640-h480/wk5-1102.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">January 30</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">No picture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">January 31</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was the last day to return some items from Christmas, so Amanda and I went to drop off during her study hall. The dam was too pretty to not stop and there was even a guy fishing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRT_46FHjQE3aZQ7VUTJRKNxI90YEAz39mr1nFffI6quls4eVcxdihtzbJmZXjGIF6NTXJHBljcR6voaKU8Dmdn8cnCnyzd1fqr2rHEG0zyDq-AkgsB-0eOhQdgeDGghh6bp8LL93XegWApheCnPmKxbYgyAc3Gus2gR6Zmjrt2SAJploGIAdZzaG6gY/s6598/wk5-1103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4399" data-original-width="6598" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRT_46FHjQE3aZQ7VUTJRKNxI90YEAz39mr1nFffI6quls4eVcxdihtzbJmZXjGIF6NTXJHBljcR6voaKU8Dmdn8cnCnyzd1fqr2rHEG0zyDq-AkgsB-0eOhQdgeDGghh6bp8LL93XegWApheCnPmKxbYgyAc3Gus2gR6Zmjrt2SAJploGIAdZzaG6gY/w640-h426/wk5-1103.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">February 1</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jack has a great job now and with benefits so we were chatting with them about all things financial.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVVSXjGBsl9Dd8s0gWrIN-5XlBLenOzwWdXsZYL9JSWjampeRD99K-ZFwAc8mawtsRzX_2X2B91DcUsRPUb7H7cVV4i4NHRFs47I0H6Zl9JovBpMf_n1HTOqRApn9XfQkDFdgehyixC-41Y0SAtD4nNuA7AvepQD-my9RUTuzs1JPLbYrK-eubY_JFbMc/s4032/wk5-1104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVVSXjGBsl9Dd8s0gWrIN-5XlBLenOzwWdXsZYL9JSWjampeRD99K-ZFwAc8mawtsRzX_2X2B91DcUsRPUb7H7cVV4i4NHRFs47I0H6Zl9JovBpMf_n1HTOqRApn9XfQkDFdgehyixC-41Y0SAtD4nNuA7AvepQD-my9RUTuzs1JPLbYrK-eubY_JFbMc/w640-h480/wk5-1104.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">February 2</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My mom came up from Florida for several day. She was staying with Amy but Avery and I snuck out of work for an hour to see her and it just happened to coincide with when Little Ezra was there. Oh my word...she's smiling now and is just about the cutest thing ever. Maddy mothers so naturally and gracefully, while also being honest about the challenges that come that whole scene.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXAuEUdiBZW2NQdDDBDrzKyOvOXLULlZBXM5_K5nWGVLnbCADV5L7b26QTytrzfqHmsu37oaabzygENTPP4N2rbAxGSdNFtNuApZ8Szct6vjHS-_KXtRdm88C_nasv2-rRmX_NOYV8SgA3VD7cExMZ1Z57p4K46laWbZ5gBYbEg08q5y-Qx1IZiq_rt7g/s7955/wk5-1106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5303" data-original-width="7955" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXAuEUdiBZW2NQdDDBDrzKyOvOXLULlZBXM5_K5nWGVLnbCADV5L7b26QTytrzfqHmsu37oaabzygENTPP4N2rbAxGSdNFtNuApZ8Szct6vjHS-_KXtRdm88C_nasv2-rRmX_NOYV8SgA3VD7cExMZ1Z57p4K46laWbZ5gBYbEg08q5y-Qx1IZiq_rt7g/w640-h426/wk5-1106.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFK6qcysLDaPRj8At1OYSQQrAzqHe-zEM_7hsN5kiXXw3eSHfloJFKQrtZQ6xd3v38k-6XN1uQuBT_fAYApLuMv7Fd1AnMJhHGCAs9xUuAH7vWyb5oM9STypFmNF99Diy72PQdCdVx05RY4kE6FOQ-Z4KAxCnk0vqXr4pfVdMuqFtLdq7bLAXSq9asmo/s8256/wk5-1105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFK6qcysLDaPRj8At1OYSQQrAzqHe-zEM_7hsN5kiXXw3eSHfloJFKQrtZQ6xd3v38k-6XN1uQuBT_fAYApLuMv7Fd1AnMJhHGCAs9xUuAH7vWyb5oM9STypFmNF99Diy72PQdCdVx05RY4kE6FOQ-Z4KAxCnk0vqXr4pfVdMuqFtLdq7bLAXSq9asmo/w640-h426/wk5-1105.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Apparently there was a big movie viewing at my house after youth group but I was sound asleep while Shaun was parent on duty.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZL-PJbfbyfwltG4Z0CkyKwMwjBoViwvmN0hnNaqDvRGrbxlZp274thp12M5_wd9pnvz0xfkVRKvU4ucUWI5yC5ZRrmEOmETZkjiKK2U_T-e3thKL21GxBvTjgTGtbGyD0f6MelhLJUwfcgqwKKYoQ0fWFJIAmgea7or1QYAsVuITjKcB6-3a8QwDFp3k/s4032/wk5-1107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZL-PJbfbyfwltG4Z0CkyKwMwjBoViwvmN0hnNaqDvRGrbxlZp274thp12M5_wd9pnvz0xfkVRKvU4ucUWI5yC5ZRrmEOmETZkjiKK2U_T-e3thKL21GxBvTjgTGtbGyD0f6MelhLJUwfcgqwKKYoQ0fWFJIAmgea7or1QYAsVuITjKcB6-3a8QwDFp3k/w480-h640/wk5-1107.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">February 3</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Over $1k of loose coin has been counted and put into wrappers. Until next time...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiggOLdSneKnNgMSR7dkGhh_Fwc_5J4U2Cw6ILo5D80b3-trZ-iAzdvhz008FILX8-5-R-QialMBpdLfuCThvUrQt0fF-8wBCqSuVp6AA9R9c2YGaSZtTfya_kcZ7mF-RPjN4v2HF2lNhXq4MYU4eAaTBvq4dy4lrnfzjlhaGfBZPteuWslYiZD36cZcc/s8256/wk5-1108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiggOLdSneKnNgMSR7dkGhh_Fwc_5J4U2Cw6ILo5D80b3-trZ-iAzdvhz008FILX8-5-R-QialMBpdLfuCThvUrQt0fF-8wBCqSuVp6AA9R9c2YGaSZtTfya_kcZ7mF-RPjN4v2HF2lNhXq4MYU4eAaTBvq4dy4lrnfzjlhaGfBZPteuWslYiZD36cZcc/w640-h426/wk5-1108.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">February 4</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Look! A flower, and its hardly even February! 😉</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimdcIZDhl1OriMajGKIzhQfBPX0x6KM0pY_lRCCULfPtT7cHH_YqbMVvdyP8moMnHtB9u6nqeE8KqyQt_M7y-FlLbckFtoSTfIR6z-KExfia2IbihTcTDCDOM2gZQj4U7vBG6RwckHp4SffL0QQu3e577OXHTjp3i-LzWyMU7LVZ0Znukn3CzqlbPMDp4/s4032/wk5-1109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimdcIZDhl1OriMajGKIzhQfBPX0x6KM0pY_lRCCULfPtT7cHH_YqbMVvdyP8moMnHtB9u6nqeE8KqyQt_M7y-FlLbckFtoSTfIR6z-KExfia2IbihTcTDCDOM2gZQj4U7vBG6RwckHp4SffL0QQu3e577OXHTjp3i-LzWyMU7LVZ0Znukn3CzqlbPMDp4/w480-h640/wk5-1109.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The family got together before my mom headed out the next day. Amy put much of it together and brought it over....we ate soup and bread and sundaes and it was delicious and so great to have everyone together. There were a couple tweens, nine teens, a couple young-marrieds, three great-grandparents and (no one would argue) best of all...a toddler, a newborn and a puppy...it was actually a slice of heaven. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></div>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08766386944676634828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582071897915011.post-7538577897556401452024-02-03T21:00:00.001-05:002024-02-03T21:09:13.064-05:00Project 365, Week 4<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sometimes January feels long, but this one has felt manageable, nice even. We're enjoying this last bit of time before much of our time is spoken for with tax season.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">January 22</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The quiet, the fresh air, the ability to walk, the conversations with God, the sun rising...my morning walks are beautiful, sacred, life-giving.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1excXTBPiVKxoXt8pWjV9BR8Zb5b3NSbpqs-0AQqX6A8BM76GHpgcvDCU6LRcDON4-Fy6zLmsI6N7HdNzNzu3lFRyR8zeyQHhCIgSZoYuvABxdv4PJEI50njUKW5zvTlEBgXIYd3-nFQDhIWSYwXov9bbRdP7IBlK3N32QbkWONLN3KItMxkLpSOPYg/s4032/wk4-1101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1excXTBPiVKxoXt8pWjV9BR8Zb5b3NSbpqs-0AQqX6A8BM76GHpgcvDCU6LRcDON4-Fy6zLmsI6N7HdNzNzu3lFRyR8zeyQHhCIgSZoYuvABxdv4PJEI50njUKW5zvTlEBgXIYd3-nFQDhIWSYwXov9bbRdP7IBlK3N32QbkWONLN3KItMxkLpSOPYg/w640-h480/wk4-1101.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">January 23</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXghlkdKOh1uAI9DGR54-lqg74UYTXh59gVQr-CuBx77yNLnN445W3vPeCV_M5bpYcSWDZoEVY2dQDANwx2zxVWp5-lLJjs11A3pVfISb-XP5ekBYSSnQc71I-E4gSBjR09HSLvDi-oO0LX4hFZ8CdIgoXYnv_PJgA3FHCkpJcEA7VQW_YdaR-rBmbQig/s4032/wk4-1102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXghlkdKOh1uAI9DGR54-lqg74UYTXh59gVQr-CuBx77yNLnN445W3vPeCV_M5bpYcSWDZoEVY2dQDANwx2zxVWp5-lLJjs11A3pVfISb-XP5ekBYSSnQc71I-E4gSBjR09HSLvDi-oO0LX4hFZ8CdIgoXYnv_PJgA3FHCkpJcEA7VQW_YdaR-rBmbQig/w640-h480/wk4-1102.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Amanda helped me run some errands. Ginger got some needed shots (don't hate me because we vax our dog 😉) and we visited our apartment building, among other things.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlP9DS6bUbUiipAXsZ12dpgWQm14NGUDdEakBDmau4A2guaooOGaT2gwImJuB2x0BVRDUW0J6e8gTIyxGtknkVPWPw8L4EEAPzeuzCf6dD8eiCysUfG4wG4DwWrupxcgJB-4Gldwxpfd3z_8UGIKBpHc2x6c1hzuMVdMHxSvdJdwdLih-t7-tZDjWtDHU/s4032/wk4-1103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlP9DS6bUbUiipAXsZ12dpgWQm14NGUDdEakBDmau4A2guaooOGaT2gwImJuB2x0BVRDUW0J6e8gTIyxGtknkVPWPw8L4EEAPzeuzCf6dD8eiCysUfG4wG4DwWrupxcgJB-4Gldwxpfd3z_8UGIKBpHc2x6c1hzuMVdMHxSvdJdwdLih-t7-tZDjWtDHU/w480-h640/wk4-1103.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkx-jB4nUGGuibKrsLXCWYUDMe09TuPRGxkxi5VNUBRmyMK3fwjZ7rUSbz8ML_sFvgSXrbo12eW2KXfymOwz95WRoHHOTK1LMgJK5QqiooM9Qn1_O-6sZQnjS5822HmApLC5opW2nz9Gslx0EEk5lbNS_tyYxcmlaT-eNnPOWPEHlH2LUyD3eduoFZFns/s8256/wk4-1104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkx-jB4nUGGuibKrsLXCWYUDMe09TuPRGxkxi5VNUBRmyMK3fwjZ7rUSbz8ML_sFvgSXrbo12eW2KXfymOwz95WRoHHOTK1LMgJK5QqiooM9Qn1_O-6sZQnjS5822HmApLC5opW2nz9Gslx0EEk5lbNS_tyYxcmlaT-eNnPOWPEHlH2LUyD3eduoFZFns/w640-h426/wk4-1104.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">January 24</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We'd been trying to get our whole office staff together to do a new group picture and this was the day, even in the light snow. What a team! Shaun and I are so grateful for each one...they are fun, hardworking, dedicated and make decisions with integrity.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOfY3tZoP-NCxQmRKtaFT_8ZoO6lDqQYihsOOyOqgvajZwFqzWoBaskhk6kgLxQvikfT3gfWRkLlvJBd_97YgVQVHvTPQC9OAg8fdS2PR0-CKhvVzLw3chDsgzxVuEzTNWYkHZKkhWPEUvbRr03i8VSy9ZoRGj8CoWS-8-NB0kWW2ObqMr5d96DSoPyc/s8200/wk4-1101-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5467" data-original-width="8200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOfY3tZoP-NCxQmRKtaFT_8ZoO6lDqQYihsOOyOqgvajZwFqzWoBaskhk6kgLxQvikfT3gfWRkLlvJBd_97YgVQVHvTPQC9OAg8fdS2PR0-CKhvVzLw3chDsgzxVuEzTNWYkHZKkhWPEUvbRr03i8VSy9ZoRGj8CoWS-8-NB0kWW2ObqMr5d96DSoPyc/w640-h426/wk4-1101-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Professional office manager by morning, veteran cancer patient by afternoon. My dad drove me and after the scan, even though it was 3pm, he made sure to get me coffee right away, since I wasn't able to eat or drink beforehand. It was a no-issues drive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGUxzq4PqctXxb0ndTicBnX9dC75IQIdTMUUmZhiGJ0kXLYS6BCkHooV2sr3PhVsV5bHML7pkwzmpoN_mGPHlj5p4_aaw6mXsgIdLx8HCnu0l-yE4Bpb4u1f1Uj7bxuvLHRyD_sqs8TkL98-w4XYj14inIyFrvEWDSMlmxQy1ubx0AobFkhDNkSfJIgQw/s3088/wk4-1105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGUxzq4PqctXxb0ndTicBnX9dC75IQIdTMUUmZhiGJ0kXLYS6BCkHooV2sr3PhVsV5bHML7pkwzmpoN_mGPHlj5p4_aaw6mXsgIdLx8HCnu0l-yE4Bpb4u1f1Uj7bxuvLHRyD_sqs8TkL98-w4XYj14inIyFrvEWDSMlmxQy1ubx0AobFkhDNkSfJIgQw/w640-h480/wk4-1105.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">January 25</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It seems banks are getting rid of their coin counters but with Avery's waitressing job and our apartment building's coin-operated washer/dryer we regularly have lots of coin. The bank referred us to the grocery store, which I found out charges 12%. So, we got wrappers and started wrapping. Turns out its quite addicting and the 12 years I worked in banking has come in very handy....my family is super impressed with my coin-rolling skills.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDQZjhyphenhypheng8LWdhLCpkJ5hk9qLsFqxX8UhJ5fmGLHvxsGEeYN3rfUNgD3RdFFZY9m0uJQBZuPWRg4pSCq_leovSySgOISGypKPmJPG7AVNThnD9X4C21CpanAgrHaZ3ikdMBV7T2BJfQcNTbtF9sjnxeAA2YeqSij-cEpk8aP668SqEg4kXz1g2V0ny_n4/s8256/wk4-1106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDQZjhyphenhypheng8LWdhLCpkJ5hk9qLsFqxX8UhJ5fmGLHvxsGEeYN3rfUNgD3RdFFZY9m0uJQBZuPWRg4pSCq_leovSySgOISGypKPmJPG7AVNThnD9X4C21CpanAgrHaZ3ikdMBV7T2BJfQcNTbtF9sjnxeAA2YeqSij-cEpk8aP668SqEg4kXz1g2V0ny_n4/w640-h426/wk4-1106.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">January 26</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">TBQ practice on Friday nights is a highlight of my week! Pastor Luke was our guest speaker this night. Right now we're in the book of James, being challenged with things such as jealousy, pride, selfishness, an untamed tongue.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_1pccMgM_fNrhDfnBMM3zUQaCccDM7Rj0AyYNXwDLTewQeLOEpFPUzS7Bh-77ziHdOt1_miS2m2rGRE0wPt61Zf4OKgyRpPtIc5bDUSKv1s9icwo1W8ADaUE0r3UvokdGgh8cfs7JRTmV8InR1TMvsA7Ou9qcthWQyjX9MfVYNZckSQPLDLH3WaL7Oc/s4032/wk4-1107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_1pccMgM_fNrhDfnBMM3zUQaCccDM7Rj0AyYNXwDLTewQeLOEpFPUzS7Bh-77ziHdOt1_miS2m2rGRE0wPt61Zf4OKgyRpPtIc5bDUSKv1s9icwo1W8ADaUE0r3UvokdGgh8cfs7JRTmV8InR1TMvsA7Ou9qcthWQyjX9MfVYNZckSQPLDLH3WaL7Oc/w640-h480/wk4-1107.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">January 27</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Game night!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4Wg-QGjnHIa5lW2w_TYqixVyYg2RU0tdXzdJGOocaD3qphuWoEI4-CnZGQrvrcq5Smwjvx4E2CHoq_q4MO6DqSOoIuZKNBkCdNVS91Z85oHpHVgC5iAW89H_Z335-xJIoC1x4Xg04SxPxKMetEnbFJQmSgGLbHQMCY9SaOPG6gSM2evAkrhmDqR8irY/s4032/wk4-1108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4Wg-QGjnHIa5lW2w_TYqixVyYg2RU0tdXzdJGOocaD3qphuWoEI4-CnZGQrvrcq5Smwjvx4E2CHoq_q4MO6DqSOoIuZKNBkCdNVS91Z85oHpHVgC5iAW89H_Z335-xJIoC1x4Xg04SxPxKMetEnbFJQmSgGLbHQMCY9SaOPG6gSM2evAkrhmDqR8irY/w640-h480/wk4-1108.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">January 28</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Even though we arrived in two cars, we all ended up on the same shuttle. I miss the days when the kids were <i>gleeful </i>about the quarter mile shuttle ride from the commuter lot to church.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLIWAY_e3JrChKd1v1RxXqtBUHtedWmBO_41ZEh7lmTZUmz7BHxlROxgCv3sf-nECBcZHLrPhgTu507QTosSfSN8Y03-BkkxxQSthDanNd96KuIfsbMqU_a4OcJgh7wwgAEvN4kq8N0-1NborTguhFkQlPfVwATgFA7t9AYtEgyi9PvNJBEcHKCwEKK9M/s4032/wk4-1109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLIWAY_e3JrChKd1v1RxXqtBUHtedWmBO_41ZEh7lmTZUmz7BHxlROxgCv3sf-nECBcZHLrPhgTu507QTosSfSN8Y03-BkkxxQSthDanNd96KuIfsbMqU_a4OcJgh7wwgAEvN4kq8N0-1NborTguhFkQlPfVwATgFA7t9AYtEgyi9PvNJBEcHKCwEKK9M/w640-h480/wk4-1109.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08766386944676634828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582071897915011.post-74260516564027025712024-02-01T20:48:00.001-05:002024-02-01T20:48:07.774-05:00Numbering Days, Week 77-78<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We're one month into a fresh, new year. I used to take goal-setting very seriously, confident they could be accomplished with enough will power and self-discipline. New year, new me was a real thing to me. Until it was not.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I remember when I was first sick and we rang in a new year. I couldn't set any goals because I was working on getting through the day in front of me. The ball drop in Times Square changed nothing for me and no amount of habit tracking was going to suddenly make everything ok. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There is value in setting goals, creating new habits. I truly believe it. But I just want to acknowledge those of you who are living in this new year as the same you. The same you still experiencing the same sickness, or addiction, or marriage problems or problem child. The same you dealing with the same sin, the same loneliness, the same wondering how this could be your life. <i>I get it</i>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I can tell you that even with the same set of circumstances and the same you, this new year can be <i>new.</i> In ongoing suffering, with an uncertain future...right in the middle, as I lean it, my heart understands God's love for me more fully. My trust in Him grows stronger. 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Sooo many MRIs, CT scans, PET scans... if I had to guess, I'd say I'm likely around 100, give or take. In general they don't bother me...I'm not claustrophobic and I often just end up falling asleep. The PET scan however always gives me pause....the radioactive substance that goes directly into my veins, the warning to stay away from pregnant women and young children for 24 hours after, the separate restroom (no lines, no waiting!)...its just a little freaky.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_78JO4ajmF8Zrk-Zg0zyMPzBT21ffuUk1XfAWDo0y5LALbgDcLDPV1nkwSQs6IHI7nf7-cv5Wjkz1GjBsxQ4fZt78pPfszhzn7DybxiduSFKZDfmEb4rGFrMUN3LXkuRIZvcYZLw5noEZ7NRboSStM9AuAMRiraPb1eg8ENV2ClEau9XCwaTv9vmQCw/s4032/nd-1112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_78JO4ajmF8Zrk-Zg0zyMPzBT21ffuUk1XfAWDo0y5LALbgDcLDPV1nkwSQs6IHI7nf7-cv5Wjkz1GjBsxQ4fZt78pPfszhzn7DybxiduSFKZDfmEb4rGFrMUN3LXkuRIZvcYZLw5noEZ7NRboSStM9AuAMRiraPb1eg8ENV2ClEau9XCwaTv9vmQCw/w480-h640/nd-1112.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0ccVOMCB474xhbxGXofi79iDUlHuhCsbKrIEz-o8EJVA-dd3AGnzt67vKBNQBMAl_QctRHrRZ5YIRgu_8bDuiZK8FlOg-6-rmRPD_BBntxR66RZ3ncDsikbsX_dOW2RftgSsH5mOQIgGq_Kc2vBWaQvzgraE1eGVVBygWAypmOCbU0b9-72g2fuO8Bc/s4032/nd-1113.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0ccVOMCB474xhbxGXofi79iDUlHuhCsbKrIEz-o8EJVA-dd3AGnzt67vKBNQBMAl_QctRHrRZ5YIRgu_8bDuiZK8FlOg-6-rmRPD_BBntxR66RZ3ncDsikbsX_dOW2RftgSsH5mOQIgGq_Kc2vBWaQvzgraE1eGVVBygWAypmOCbU0b9-72g2fuO8Bc/w480-h640/nd-1113.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This week we had a telemedecine appointment with the Interventional Radiologist doctor. Several times he began a statement with "As you know, your case is very unique...". So I've heard. It is a strange feeling to be the patient they are experimenting with; "off-script", as they say. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He reviewed the scans and had good news to share with us!! <i>The PET scan from
January 24 has demonstrated good response to the ablation with no residual hypermetabolic lesion in the ablated area.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i></i>Meaning, the procedure we did earlier in the month was effective! Such good news...a miracle!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We talked through plans for the other procedure, which has unique (there's that word again!) challenges because of the hardware in my back. He's encouraged by the past outcome while being realistic about what we face next. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Because the second procedure is happening in early March, there was some gray area about whether to squeeze in two chemo treatments, beginning with the one already scheduled for January 31. Since both the IR doctor and my oncologist were waffling back and forth, I helped make the gray area black and white and said, <i>no thank you</i> to chemo treatments in February. I don't get any days off from cancer but several weeks free of needles and nonsense sounds wonderful. In the meantime, I'll be flipping "perfect" pancakes that wow my family. 🤣</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_BlKONEc-b7_qbtiNSqKkzQZDr-8rb-47FZO8VpLkqgWTBwEgi0IUGq02HJunHh9q8PZl4kWUjlKE8lMboV414eRhCTWiD2eUfwyvZ7keHdfz306-tc0a3YVjtp-xJy4KYTexFUreNx6lb_x8Cvprmw4saqm_mroRmklp4Ty04HP5RuWzKcV-bCx3hE/s4032/nd-1111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_BlKONEc-b7_qbtiNSqKkzQZDr-8rb-47FZO8VpLkqgWTBwEgi0IUGq02HJunHh9q8PZl4kWUjlKE8lMboV414eRhCTWiD2eUfwyvZ7keHdfz306-tc0a3YVjtp-xJy4KYTexFUreNx6lb_x8Cvprmw4saqm_mroRmklp4Ty04HP5RuWzKcV-bCx3hE/s4032/nd-1111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMlejRYc8-U62BsFwky_AAUz42O2n5HbueFXHltnb5yjhnPH1H2SdHZIaPmgV1Ea3IEM7KRAhTSYzf5XCW_j9PUTdAA6ShRSBMwWHSmCopSVjQVo-hTRaDpz0Gw96q3zKx9oTU32lEy8zS3-9rXZOG8GJcPCDrRfI9TXzU8S0PoRpIr1feQDVc1xvFRJo/s4032/nd-1115.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMlejRYc8-U62BsFwky_AAUz42O2n5HbueFXHltnb5yjhnPH1H2SdHZIaPmgV1Ea3IEM7KRAhTSYzf5XCW_j9PUTdAA6ShRSBMwWHSmCopSVjQVo-hTRaDpz0Gw96q3zKx9oTU32lEy8zS3-9rXZOG8GJcPCDrRfI9TXzU8S0PoRpIr1feQDVc1xvFRJo/w480-h640/nd-1115.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_BlKONEc-b7_qbtiNSqKkzQZDr-8rb-47FZO8VpLkqgWTBwEgi0IUGq02HJunHh9q8PZl4kWUjlKE8lMboV414eRhCTWiD2eUfwyvZ7keHdfz306-tc0a3YVjtp-xJy4KYTexFUreNx6lb_x8Cvprmw4saqm_mroRmklp4Ty04HP5RuWzKcV-bCx3hE/w640-h480/nd-1111.jpg" width="640" /></div></div><br /><p></p>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08766386944676634828noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582071897915011.post-39794636361902619032024-01-26T11:02:00.004-05:002024-01-26T11:02:44.741-05:00Project 365, Week 3<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Birthdays, snow days and everyday life days. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">January 15</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My birthday. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Amy brought tea to the office and we sat in the sun rays in my office.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_O1SftBE7rn_N5MZD6N4PdhKyNNj1Zt97lC3XxDG2yF3LzxF7b-0vremwk0RyYny85AfnJ7oJqMs5iNnaw0UWm_6DB4KD3F0Nv3AocPKamNEnkEb1DjzgUdV55gbc3TlpAjyNyYEZFq_uG2MDcM52ML9FFHDj0VBVh8SrKHGGSuSENUisVWEDXVArC0s" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_O1SftBE7rn_N5MZD6N4PdhKyNNj1Zt97lC3XxDG2yF3LzxF7b-0vremwk0RyYny85AfnJ7oJqMs5iNnaw0UWm_6DB4KD3F0Nv3AocPKamNEnkEb1DjzgUdV55gbc3TlpAjyNyYEZFq_uG2MDcM52ML9FFHDj0VBVh8SrKHGGSuSENUisVWEDXVArC0s=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The kids were off of school and had time so I asked them to take down the last of the Christmas decorations. Our main tree goes into what we affectionately refer to as the "body bag".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_aWxcIfOKI7WR-jB9RGZFph35cIwhyphenhyphenhvaVespjmcGY7qyWzXw-FuhhBIUONWGzjcU9gtKRursI67y5yvQ-7QoyXU4h8AoCcfmv21aIKi92KvLLNbmdlPBW0eMOX-fvLekcYHdQ0mVs7fYeyYpuZdCL-2Ak151z0VsgyzdaKvhn-p4CQtN7LzZtSLKbc/s4032/wk3-1101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_aWxcIfOKI7WR-jB9RGZFph35cIwhyphenhyphenhvaVespjmcGY7qyWzXw-FuhhBIUONWGzjcU9gtKRursI67y5yvQ-7QoyXU4h8AoCcfmv21aIKi92KvLLNbmdlPBW0eMOX-fvLekcYHdQ0mVs7fYeyYpuZdCL-2Ak151z0VsgyzdaKvhn-p4CQtN7LzZtSLKbc/w640-h480/wk3-1101.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We went out to my favorite restaurant and then back home for the pretty cake Amanda made.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhQ6M91dis37qbbZUCPfoB1G-3h9avZNLy4HGerLKRRqShfwgdZKa4B2BYXFd-CG-JEIEgVVdfyK37I9TdGZKF1WYSbMYSxS7HUkvQ592SuF9icpQ8aIWMC3OMdyWGOrXyVjJZyh0X0MbCs1iFV5J9-XDc531MRKV_Xm6ALXVWU3aWRD0YrcM7Mjkms8/s2722/wk3-1102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2722" data-original-width="2042" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhQ6M91dis37qbbZUCPfoB1G-3h9avZNLy4HGerLKRRqShfwgdZKa4B2BYXFd-CG-JEIEgVVdfyK37I9TdGZKF1WYSbMYSxS7HUkvQ592SuF9icpQ8aIWMC3OMdyWGOrXyVjJZyh0X0MbCs1iFV5J9-XDc531MRKV_Xm6ALXVWU3aWRD0YrcM7Mjkms8/w480-h640/wk3-1102.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I thought I'd have lots of feelings surrounding the day, but it was mostly just gratitude. How can it be that I am loved, that I am cared for, that all these 49 years have lead such a charmed life? How can it be that I've been given a purpose and have been gifted another day? And also, how can it be this hard?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>From His fullness, we have received grace upon grace</i>. John 1:16</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKWFeiXe2l98T-yVaLZrDfAx2gDOKI7iStgiwX4glf-zJhuiN9OFuK1WFO2aiUvnuUnpgQpvYCl-VzDs9sATDtR-5vjlhyphenhyphen9asLRq213cZlcD32BF4eLKisyHQ_nhuCyrqykhZJ1sR3WnbmO7DGCTfCMZ3fCPTuTj2JI9hkHp5CKg3OxqVnI5gMqLHVQDA/s3671/IMG_1090.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3671" data-original-width="2848" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKWFeiXe2l98T-yVaLZrDfAx2gDOKI7iStgiwX4glf-zJhuiN9OFuK1WFO2aiUvnuUnpgQpvYCl-VzDs9sATDtR-5vjlhyphenhyphen9asLRq213cZlcD32BF4eLKisyHQ_nhuCyrqykhZJ1sR3WnbmO7DGCTfCMZ3fCPTuTj2JI9hkHp5CKg3OxqVnI5gMqLHVQDA/w496-h640/IMG_1090.HEIC" width="496" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNrjbLGD26lkut1oxoWE05m03EWRkIIx9zABVxIteJ9DT93j09RC_bVSQFxWo_z-QI2WVWkjCtUhb1fc2BOwoG6pIcMf0RxAJJgTDxqDqFfdd3HeaRLbddCpT_9uvyR_i-QiHSS53CI6O9ow9T5M1J85GZ5Y8o0dmWxQgt7E80aoKIRNbaPwewyi3uxQ/s3312/wk3-1103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2484" data-original-width="3312" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNrjbLGD26lkut1oxoWE05m03EWRkIIx9zABVxIteJ9DT93j09RC_bVSQFxWo_z-QI2WVWkjCtUhb1fc2BOwoG6pIcMf0RxAJJgTDxqDqFfdd3HeaRLbddCpT_9uvyR_i-QiHSS53CI6O9ow9T5M1J85GZ5Y8o0dmWxQgt7E80aoKIRNbaPwewyi3uxQ/w640-h480/wk3-1103.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">January 16</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was cold and snowy outside so when I turned on my computer at work, I sucked in my breath at this scene. I was desperately wishing I could take a stroll down that path with as much quiet as nature allows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwPXhfeZzOsoiDmL38MNesjPZwHygtPxjDrui26O0TTElkIDHGkDCqrwoqjgjp7pNTZn5mTr3lydVqdR3sk_dxzZoMIF4wL8iqBef9H96y4pi8NMJLAZ9F7eyAf_XFqV0sGsELgSnocVtc2CiybKO9niFXI6McdqWy4OeahysijwMkWU9Pp0MNFAbiaQ/s4032/wk3-1104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwPXhfeZzOsoiDmL38MNesjPZwHygtPxjDrui26O0TTElkIDHGkDCqrwoqjgjp7pNTZn5mTr3lydVqdR3sk_dxzZoMIF4wL8iqBef9H96y4pi8NMJLAZ9F7eyAf_XFqV0sGsELgSnocVtc2CiybKO9niFXI6McdqWy4OeahysijwMkWU9Pp0MNFAbiaQ/w640-h480/wk3-1104.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The two youth pastors in our church each just had a baby, three weeks apart. After remote school was done, the girls and I went to visit one of the babies. Avery is living her dream with this recent baby boom!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbl2VKcv34hlcDwR7p1r9WQYHTaXgRM-1_1m-4YJlyDTovgVKHMOQlR231yB9uVwmtVxWmC-2_tiWs8IV1WKllF5510xJ2G-QTV34nGwizdiF7w_tz42gd0R1S_9uyDgumMMRZqUAZRHst1O1yP0gg65IKP5PSb3FYxSBm7FOfA-tRoTBHDDp2D60-L2I/s7287/wk3-1105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="7287" data-original-width="4858" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbl2VKcv34hlcDwR7p1r9WQYHTaXgRM-1_1m-4YJlyDTovgVKHMOQlR231yB9uVwmtVxWmC-2_tiWs8IV1WKllF5510xJ2G-QTV34nGwizdiF7w_tz42gd0R1S_9uyDgumMMRZqUAZRHst1O1yP0gg65IKP5PSb3FYxSBm7FOfA-tRoTBHDDp2D60-L2I/w426-h640/wk3-1105.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikUcs0v8Z1VC2Gz7-5XsGZJqWaksL1tM-hH9sma7I4DJQxe7F2lvxUVS4qPxE_DrAAAv_6Scv6Qp0_6Fyou3jQtJNWgsI1T_XJfipeLSocWx4DmgP2Lmdwfp2bNKeReihsTOEIFt1RdHaYroXOGML6km2FU_4Urk5ZySUtBT5u0zWmM6Uz2Lre8E3ie9U/s8256/wk3-1107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikUcs0v8Z1VC2Gz7-5XsGZJqWaksL1tM-hH9sma7I4DJQxe7F2lvxUVS4qPxE_DrAAAv_6Scv6Qp0_6Fyou3jQtJNWgsI1T_XJfipeLSocWx4DmgP2Lmdwfp2bNKeReihsTOEIFt1RdHaYroXOGML6km2FU_4Urk5ZySUtBT5u0zWmM6Uz2Lre8E3ie9U/w640-h426/wk3-1107.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5lL3YiaQHl1j6S22TJAqTF3jGGG759oFXffucsN0YiUwStKnjCuzbKCpnN6kUi3bkp7JOcPcKAnyCg-_3SZ-vz1JKERjxwEsrCr9kP8AJ_CjdASxLz4B-4p4_oj1VeixPajCXoNu0mRwzFo0tuhdAaR_TsmMGiMqkt7Vg59_wTWscgquySxsVH1NmPE/s4032/wk3-1106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5lL3YiaQHl1j6S22TJAqTF3jGGG759oFXffucsN0YiUwStKnjCuzbKCpnN6kUi3bkp7JOcPcKAnyCg-_3SZ-vz1JKERjxwEsrCr9kP8AJ_CjdASxLz4B-4p4_oj1VeixPajCXoNu0mRwzFo0tuhdAaR_TsmMGiMqkt7Vg59_wTWscgquySxsVH1NmPE/w480-h640/wk3-1106.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>January 17<div>Ice! With the sun shining it was stunning. Avery caught a beautiful scene from the bottom of our driveway.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkLdRTLbxgnWIl_NstfPP3BAAHyI8CDzfXMbMCJjYQQeljqkuZVheBwv5qJ7xU9xZ1HCQbunKMbGYY1bKYefY1fErGvmUmTa3gTi1-5nuyrd2oLuBtXAD6BkLDBWTPeAlM5d8PxQbg2s-5sVcpnDkW6I2R0t8TQzHinaMtoUbwuGrAA2Y17Xvd5OcNgw/s8256/wk3-1108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkLdRTLbxgnWIl_NstfPP3BAAHyI8CDzfXMbMCJjYQQeljqkuZVheBwv5qJ7xU9xZ1HCQbunKMbGYY1bKYefY1fErGvmUmTa3gTi1-5nuyrd2oLuBtXAD6BkLDBWTPeAlM5d8PxQbg2s-5sVcpnDkW6I2R0t8TQzHinaMtoUbwuGrAA2Y17Xvd5OcNgw/w640-h426/wk3-1108.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7bKMJ4wDwsxMIvnNLfD2Zke1e67BkIV60GJybqqGYQM1D8knktMZ6iTxZxn4U7kXjtJu0stdFPCOUyAqhQ5hHId9aARqoHBnHAs4T_cIU1-EELG7qijYFffM4U8d-AMp8Clvv5tZOXYWXz9FTCD46VX660mgVCXmnh2w3mxzjvILQGBW-_UjdYgqbQ9I/s4032/wk3-1109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7bKMJ4wDwsxMIvnNLfD2Zke1e67BkIV60GJybqqGYQM1D8knktMZ6iTxZxn4U7kXjtJu0stdFPCOUyAqhQ5hHId9aARqoHBnHAs4T_cIU1-EELG7qijYFffM4U8d-AMp8Clvv5tZOXYWXz9FTCD46VX660mgVCXmnh2w3mxzjvILQGBW-_UjdYgqbQ9I/w480-h640/wk3-1109.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">January 18</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Boys and dogs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMRuWaaKbTmthHc9CAQy8GC7C2hu7JVI7Ye3JYZm_NAa3CjBYMXaI8agkijV6_1l6dnNvqwzqk9McGJaQcZcfKHSwt_MSzNzh7r3gfoMu2Kt1JcWHP6RRa-a4vMJSXCCdmRUpoLdLujETX1lHJnnju3eqB-lxmoWJYP6YEVoRTStpc3gnhzeNoaQNr0I/s8256/wk3-1110.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8256" data-original-width="5504" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMRuWaaKbTmthHc9CAQy8GC7C2hu7JVI7Ye3JYZm_NAa3CjBYMXaI8agkijV6_1l6dnNvqwzqk9McGJaQcZcfKHSwt_MSzNzh7r3gfoMu2Kt1JcWHP6RRa-a4vMJSXCCdmRUpoLdLujETX1lHJnnju3eqB-lxmoWJYP6YEVoRTStpc3gnhzeNoaQNr0I/w426-h640/wk3-1110.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">January 19</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Boys and flames.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFF1WGM-6I4pEDkEjiuOeKQzWbKbX9JBxt8yl3r5F7-L5xTOvCW5MT5w0rPspB_ZIeQ_Xwd3OOt1dwMwuJOsmNnA2AUMPFeXo4PiyJaoCV5z3z2QrmvGNLX2VSWp3ZO5Esfxndux6lq3bFKC46cgVlxz2vSiuIu9KRjLyrJCUehHKuarmf8_B36RgY_hA/s8256/wk3-1111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFF1WGM-6I4pEDkEjiuOeKQzWbKbX9JBxt8yl3r5F7-L5xTOvCW5MT5w0rPspB_ZIeQ_Xwd3OOt1dwMwuJOsmNnA2AUMPFeXo4PiyJaoCV5z3z2QrmvGNLX2VSWp3ZO5Esfxndux6lq3bFKC46cgVlxz2vSiuIu9KRjLyrJCUehHKuarmf8_B36RgY_hA/w640-h426/wk3-1111.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My favorite singer on the left. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-LX6gPKMy-tBVkJToOIh92YrK8zG03aQ2zMP8qtMBTITWeA6btz_-5E7LaHn4KUmI_geEq9U0oS2eKeSzB5Z92D62J_pfs8TN0H6s2QqmRD3USAsb4pAlP4dfKuIrMqGVx0R4fhOKRUZe4slYFM3ALHnI0iqNbodERJECKA3dwMu3UvVTQ7miKbd_0vs/s1980/wk3-1114.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1980" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-LX6gPKMy-tBVkJToOIh92YrK8zG03aQ2zMP8qtMBTITWeA6btz_-5E7LaHn4KUmI_geEq9U0oS2eKeSzB5Z92D62J_pfs8TN0H6s2QqmRD3USAsb4pAlP4dfKuIrMqGVx0R4fhOKRUZe4slYFM3ALHnI0iqNbodERJECKA3dwMu3UvVTQ7miKbd_0vs/w364-h640/wk3-1114.jpg" width="364" /></a></div>January 20</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Avery had work all day, but we asked the other two for some time to help reign in the basement, mostly taking the piles of Christmas decorations that had been dumped and putting them on their shelves. We also made another trip to the dump, there was no 'yeehaw' involved though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQB6JWAPhOhFR8QxR6BtSwS9WTTvWHAHF6_T2FqsA1MNHKtaXWha0vBnB5rvmdMEZ4m8vq2-STxxHt46oIUX19aTVrUxg2V4NjMuLU03U6LeLMkvh5gP5U2-BP1ZuKcIcQqvqbKGZ8813ft3f7ygoODdxJMagepO2DtiaUObbk5DCbF0HWd3VyAA_IWk/s4032/wk3-1115.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQB6JWAPhOhFR8QxR6BtSwS9WTTvWHAHF6_T2FqsA1MNHKtaXWha0vBnB5rvmdMEZ4m8vq2-STxxHt46oIUX19aTVrUxg2V4NjMuLU03U6LeLMkvh5gP5U2-BP1ZuKcIcQqvqbKGZ8813ft3f7ygoODdxJMagepO2DtiaUObbk5DCbF0HWd3VyAA_IWk/w480-h640/wk3-1115.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8NCp5jmOW655uc_s3HpcX85aCS5hhtcVc-8fdPabs5Rht_up1mSB56RnzvRsbaYcwUAd3k3DZb3FKdRz7VbevihLCrfnd1MEdFG0klzt955UIBHMoTm0w9ftNr9HWB2GJycCHVOWYmUZx5tUdvF38hpTtBKnpyasGzn2tWa9QSUlJvfTTB8cbiqhtys/s8256/wk3-1112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8NCp5jmOW655uc_s3HpcX85aCS5hhtcVc-8fdPabs5Rht_up1mSB56RnzvRsbaYcwUAd3k3DZb3FKdRz7VbevihLCrfnd1MEdFG0klzt955UIBHMoTm0w9ftNr9HWB2GJycCHVOWYmUZx5tUdvF38hpTtBKnpyasGzn2tWa9QSUlJvfTTB8cbiqhtys/w640-h426/wk3-1112.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It worked to go to Nathanael's hockey game and, with less than a minute left, he scored!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHm_4OzBSFSH3WyykkudadzGsS0pOsE5SKZ8cb8ZaBI5tyTkkhtfzzghRG5ECoZhD5bXQ8UjwquitAsCQRlDTnHuWbS2VwVa0ELST87XlAVRRzJxcWsZl7c-hQqMDSvAFZcIXAwyEskBkFo-jkHo_6CLWeTQe-xs_qiB0bP9hNE4p85hhkq92VQ7tQDaY/s8256/wk3-1113.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHm_4OzBSFSH3WyykkudadzGsS0pOsE5SKZ8cb8ZaBI5tyTkkhtfzzghRG5ECoZhD5bXQ8UjwquitAsCQRlDTnHuWbS2VwVa0ELST87XlAVRRzJxcWsZl7c-hQqMDSvAFZcIXAwyEskBkFo-jkHo_6CLWeTQe-xs_qiB0bP9hNE4p85hhkq92VQ7tQDaY/w640-h426/wk3-1113.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />January 21</div><div>Avery is working two jobs and starting a new full-time semester of college. She's got a lot of other things going on as well and so she's trying to be deliberate with her time. She sat down in the sun with a cup of team and a cute notebook and mapped out her week. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFsLWe572Rtr6sF3sopanSFEfb9NCu3FaeR-x61j49HqMOWrr1RdUQF2wg7ZJYLyBnR91RJj1nULgfFzZZIVJgwgMHIhr0DmSrOaYopI9AhvvMrvAIlZ9KDI3WRPWS0noWk8Qf2BiUu-yidrQYjd0EoaEmHO6mRCmQTrUsS_zcXxdNnbU8WRnYPAPrSI/s7492/wk3-1116.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="7492" data-original-width="4995" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFsLWe572Rtr6sF3sopanSFEfb9NCu3FaeR-x61j49HqMOWrr1RdUQF2wg7ZJYLyBnR91RJj1nULgfFzZZIVJgwgMHIhr0DmSrOaYopI9AhvvMrvAIlZ9KDI3WRPWS0noWk8Qf2BiUu-yidrQYjd0EoaEmHO6mRCmQTrUsS_zcXxdNnbU8WRnYPAPrSI/w426-h640/wk3-1116.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Dinner out on short notice and it was lovely.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-wEdUUa7RTZU7xGFvm4Vh3vYuxpSYkWl2C82ORS5qnctlP9Ev2K_ulxOWp9gtqouaUNDyJWDYThpWA68xsCIk8LK2IqTo4KB3VshtkWVtIyWDywvWY3XnjB6naj9kv4oNGI_ixYVraowteIkKdmE0Rl4tvV7D6rBdWK1_gn9x8d6Ny4GKj93aNIQBFc/s4032/wk3-1117.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-wEdUUa7RTZU7xGFvm4Vh3vYuxpSYkWl2C82ORS5qnctlP9Ev2K_ulxOWp9gtqouaUNDyJWDYThpWA68xsCIk8LK2IqTo4KB3VshtkWVtIyWDywvWY3XnjB6naj9kv4oNGI_ixYVraowteIkKdmE0Rl4tvV7D6rBdWK1_gn9x8d6Ny4GKj93aNIQBFc/w640-h480/wk3-1117.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p></div>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08766386944676634828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582071897915011.post-12006221842946129592024-01-22T17:39:00.000-05:002024-01-22T17:39:06.598-05:00January's 10 on 10<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.95px;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; text-align: left;"><b>10 pictures on the 10th day (Wednesday) of the month! </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.95px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; text-align: left;"><b>{Document a snapshot of your life...find beauty among the ordinary things in your day!}</b></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After getting home after midnight from a long day in the city doing a procedure the previous day, I rested this day. When I woke in the morning, I lay in bed and figuratively checked that my arms and legs were attached and moving and then as I got out of bed, I checked for pain. I was good! A wonderful, beautiful miracle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Aiden was the first one to make it downstairs and check in. Ginger sure does love him (and also, he feeds her early every morning).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZ1oc5ayayYz8LVTJqChEzFavt-crY8ConjM0QKbeotvClSS7bCbrfacm-_7EFQI_vr3GC0EfSJfbyjdiOIhnBwcG_QP2_rhCrx3-55PcSsqBMa97UczCw2HAKXJn0_V_-ZBLAkfyS1PkpsVtWlZ0zq7uHmP8ut8X9C45R1DjWXP2z8eAO0lK9QEST0o/s4032/jan10-1101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZ1oc5ayayYz8LVTJqChEzFavt-crY8ConjM0QKbeotvClSS7bCbrfacm-_7EFQI_vr3GC0EfSJfbyjdiOIhnBwcG_QP2_rhCrx3-55PcSsqBMa97UczCw2HAKXJn0_V_-ZBLAkfyS1PkpsVtWlZ0zq7uHmP8ut8X9C45R1DjWXP2z8eAO0lK9QEST0o/w480-h640/jan10-1101.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I believe this is the 3rd year I've done The Bible in a Year with Father Mike Schmidt. As a special treat, most of the five of us are following the same podcast this year.. There is so much value in reading the Bible from front to back as the continuous story that it is. The things I learn regularly astound me and I'm so thankful for the gift of unlimited access to God's word, without fear of imprisonment, or worse.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFj88Zb5WcoOFx2V27DkCrvn-Hlst9c86gnvWFBgMpq9NDNrCd9tmmoygPiEDL0h-oX2OC7MpwcICwtGP8LGoQPbkxBep95bIumD4xL_nkfNPmEA2z5nVwEnb4IJnv8hJJjnUniX_zT2oxUH9V4jL3itKXVfRcza-_g3MSHRt0fmX4UTchFe66Fi0OErQ/s2436/jan10-1102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFj88Zb5WcoOFx2V27DkCrvn-Hlst9c86gnvWFBgMpq9NDNrCd9tmmoygPiEDL0h-oX2OC7MpwcICwtGP8LGoQPbkxBep95bIumD4xL_nkfNPmEA2z5nVwEnb4IJnv8hJJjnUniX_zT2oxUH9V4jL3itKXVfRcza-_g3MSHRt0fmX4UTchFe66Fi0OErQ/w296-h640/jan10-1102.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ginger and I are the only ones who care about the pile of winter coats in the entry way. One girl's annoyance is another dog's opportunity. ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRBdxSrKrNu1HObsHxDlrdWnbCr7Yv5PdHQ8So5jZ7rNmXUF0DKx2hX_duw_SP2PWSbYGJwpzLA8oOsbMbb1VXrtAgMQ6Q7gmsvZAqB8gIRH7RqaMPmE8hH9zFLhdTTKahZtWGuDosu1Sj-l79Shpf9QBygDp8swCgbcsUolR4ovMlvjJxhviIFo773BA/s3700/jan10-1103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2775" data-original-width="3700" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRBdxSrKrNu1HObsHxDlrdWnbCr7Yv5PdHQ8So5jZ7rNmXUF0DKx2hX_duw_SP2PWSbYGJwpzLA8oOsbMbb1VXrtAgMQ6Q7gmsvZAqB8gIRH7RqaMPmE8hH9zFLhdTTKahZtWGuDosu1Sj-l79Shpf9QBygDp8swCgbcsUolR4ovMlvjJxhviIFo773BA/w640-h480/jan10-1103.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Amy checked in bright and early, anxious to hear how everything had gone the day before and how I was feeling. So often, my body takes the long, hard way, and she's there for it all, so this day it was nice to have a good report to share.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVaBEFhmssncftBjx4pvN_hcA2jMwg0ZbGxyWg3l_TzH6YHjRVRQ8ctiFWjLpdYlqkiwrzB-CuBnQrAtQmzTuGUoUlYKYLo7Bve_oAEAQOPqxZ-aR66nsSGhH6dhvfEV3yrpvDFtI8LZ44f_zNVqhH8RK1wuKblr2TyHjPCuvOeIxhHrkEHtr5QYZAk6I/s2436/jan10-1104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVaBEFhmssncftBjx4pvN_hcA2jMwg0ZbGxyWg3l_TzH6YHjRVRQ8ctiFWjLpdYlqkiwrzB-CuBnQrAtQmzTuGUoUlYKYLo7Bve_oAEAQOPqxZ-aR66nsSGhH6dhvfEV3yrpvDFtI8LZ44f_zNVqhH8RK1wuKblr2TyHjPCuvOeIxhHrkEHtr5QYZAk6I/w296-h640/jan10-1104.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">How old are we? We are two-recliners-side-by-side years old. This guy would sit with me at all times, if life allowed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG2qiJq1PMyttsMIEjqK6WdqS2j_eNzhRf5YYJpJcwnk_hS6jDb5wjXnOD6nhhb2IEjReF4Tkfu4IQs8785PFwh_UvYQA_D6hJUtZCZRys5FfRnjk0h7GGtB8eMVrLL-TfxBiIyVd-oh_nIdpUVDphhFFaSD5bfahNvhXBTqdsxi3XP1120OMYTXLbA4E/s4032/jan10-1105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG2qiJq1PMyttsMIEjqK6WdqS2j_eNzhRf5YYJpJcwnk_hS6jDb5wjXnOD6nhhb2IEjReF4Tkfu4IQs8785PFwh_UvYQA_D6hJUtZCZRys5FfRnjk0h7GGtB8eMVrLL-TfxBiIyVd-oh_nIdpUVDphhFFaSD5bfahNvhXBTqdsxi3XP1120OMYTXLbA4E/w480-h640/jan10-1105.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sweet, hard working girl. Home from the office in time to change for her second shift gig.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6wvLdcLF9uRFec-Gqq1FymzB83OD-r0NEeG6Q3ccAvoDzoFYyTkdXhtzh6uHHW57HbHAq263ha3knHPoUo92lNvK0JYIbCRMugGEvRFBUNh8GVRb0Ey2mUVB9NiIA2Q6RBb0Gwj5FAr474LFiBJi6be_TYObEYjfHGGJdpHrMLHJel3_nH1hNk2mRho/s4032/jan10-1106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6wvLdcLF9uRFec-Gqq1FymzB83OD-r0NEeG6Q3ccAvoDzoFYyTkdXhtzh6uHHW57HbHAq263ha3knHPoUo92lNvK0JYIbCRMugGEvRFBUNh8GVRb0Ey2mUVB9NiIA2Q6RBb0Gwj5FAr474LFiBJi6be_TYObEYjfHGGJdpHrMLHJel3_nH1hNk2mRho/w480-h640/jan10-1106.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Faithful dog, hoping our walk that didn't happen would happen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54hnMvPGPwDAaVuOjwA5Z_I876QTkSG5X6qFkUX8fHYCsCReFcdlFz9KnqJxKA_WNSSGrhTcsWZJfneggV4byEL4hAlkMnRdyDeSRTP2ZCpxifD2F2SHdBRjedZK0ZqcFUWJOcZhcmR9qR5DW0XHGHEQbYLFLtJIEWrQocOOQgl0XRN3XbmjUTh3dpGc/s4032/jan10-1107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54hnMvPGPwDAaVuOjwA5Z_I876QTkSG5X6qFkUX8fHYCsCReFcdlFz9KnqJxKA_WNSSGrhTcsWZJfneggV4byEL4hAlkMnRdyDeSRTP2ZCpxifD2F2SHdBRjedZK0ZqcFUWJOcZhcmR9qR5DW0XHGHEQbYLFLtJIEWrQocOOQgl0XRN3XbmjUTh3dpGc/w640-h480/jan10-1107.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When Amanda came home she settled in and chatted with me for a while. Makes me happy when she's in the mood to hang.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWAgc9CIOpH-hUK-E1PnHGZn7x7M_dM1nDC2yz_L6usgEf62MdNcBTUApEU7r6ETwCNLhSeU49wT6W5BwF5g7m58nxTD9Yl6nBqF8rOos2K4P0ELzBFfxOgmU3JcmPV-jYaudrSa8kuggi79g0DY0z1GYon88Q37_knTAyhDomFgikQo2R50T1l33MoWc/s4032/jan10-1108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWAgc9CIOpH-hUK-E1PnHGZn7x7M_dM1nDC2yz_L6usgEf62MdNcBTUApEU7r6ETwCNLhSeU49wT6W5BwF5g7m58nxTD9Yl6nBqF8rOos2K4P0ELzBFfxOgmU3JcmPV-jYaudrSa8kuggi79g0DY0z1GYon88Q37_knTAyhDomFgikQo2R50T1l33MoWc/w480-h640/jan10-1108.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I spent some times studying James, the book of the Bible we're in now with TBQ and also doing some research, learning more about my Word of the Year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn4D3OdZnaTDWO1BpCAtFSKfON6cqkiutPsAPoUWagLR3FY72PNnzfHdJ8X2j5HPjnUMUzijIl7ZqfdiA8Dh5sMCssYUP1WdgcCEGJ-9bn4vyH6i315OlzXGYW2s2VRahShwIuff_7LG-J5HsLj2OXzNMLd_9Tj4gHE399bH9LJrMzm37e2soJuEEjrag/s4032/jan10-1109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn4D3OdZnaTDWO1BpCAtFSKfON6cqkiutPsAPoUWagLR3FY72PNnzfHdJ8X2j5HPjnUMUzijIl7ZqfdiA8Dh5sMCssYUP1WdgcCEGJ-9bn4vyH6i315OlzXGYW2s2VRahShwIuff_7LG-J5HsLj2OXzNMLd_9Tj4gHE399bH9LJrMzm37e2soJuEEjrag/w640-h480/jan10-1109.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After several hours waiting, my oncologist came on the call. She was thrilled to hear my 24-hour post-procedure report of feeling good and also said we'll continue to wait on chemo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LvnwgEbaRxK3VTZ0n6BIB8zaoxPtUV_E0Yn8Tm11fMu5eHrcQ2UgjOrepYBRr6_UcYS9G03qFYrkU36oAUd-42DuWL8jBOwQKcrLZZz0HvR9T4biZ17EBYatEwIWWYB2OISPTmYp3okBmqj597nuq7iO4iR8PreMsm1ZGNrsFtPWN1-Lu41iKarMZ1I/s2094/jan10-1110.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2094" data-original-width="967" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LvnwgEbaRxK3VTZ0n6BIB8zaoxPtUV_E0Yn8Tm11fMu5eHrcQ2UgjOrepYBRr6_UcYS9G03qFYrkU36oAUd-42DuWL8jBOwQKcrLZZz0HvR9T4biZ17EBYatEwIWWYB2OISPTmYp3okBmqj597nuq7iO4iR8PreMsm1ZGNrsFtPWN1-Lu41iKarMZ1I/w296-h640/jan10-1110.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08766386944676634828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582071897915011.post-10152510529477479492024-01-17T17:15:00.001-05:002024-01-18T18:37:42.776-05:00Project 365, Week 2<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In some ways it was the ordinariest of weeks, in other ways it was anything but. It is all grace.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">January 8</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The morning after a storm is often extra sparkly and enchanting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVWV9TJxx7t4PTFQqdDZqrcLYQ14WtF7ydipRFmXwDZmWL8WCx8TGMr7EN1cIAMQw5TOTA7R1p7exQuTFPF6bYPPv-skYI9_Mf2___y2MyvLL7rJoM2iuyVMSXNGawbHlzMHKUaMOfbWIWZPEjshcTyuy-ltsJAp04D1KkPg73jqsuML2kw0ixbOo1mGI/s8256/wk2-1101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVWV9TJxx7t4PTFQqdDZqrcLYQ14WtF7ydipRFmXwDZmWL8WCx8TGMr7EN1cIAMQw5TOTA7R1p7exQuTFPF6bYPPv-skYI9_Mf2___y2MyvLL7rJoM2iuyVMSXNGawbHlzMHKUaMOfbWIWZPEjshcTyuy-ltsJAp04D1KkPg73jqsuML2kw0ixbOo1mGI/w640-h426/wk2-1101.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">January 9</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was Procedure Day. I'd already worked out my fears and feeling and I had so much peace this day. It was nice that we were able to leave after the kids had left for school so we could say goodbye.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxm8OyaRdCh-a5CZZqCGsXW-snzn-gD6mv5WSFt_93D7OMO-Xxez8imhIfsBwnRDHyrpEgYoJWrtPMO4ZeyVuY4jigcj6x2EbDO_Uh1WErVgxNtuP01fT0uRu5L3c4hpAE66Kfh5Uf1TgG1Ms-DgDfETtIWO9YchroElZhttltQtFCaiSEJikn7nZ6HA/s4032/wk2-1102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxm8OyaRdCh-a5CZZqCGsXW-snzn-gD6mv5WSFt_93D7OMO-Xxez8imhIfsBwnRDHyrpEgYoJWrtPMO4ZeyVuY4jigcj6x2EbDO_Uh1WErVgxNtuP01fT0uRu5L3c4hpAE66Kfh5Uf1TgG1Ms-DgDfETtIWO9YchroElZhttltQtFCaiSEJikn7nZ6HA/w640-h480/wk2-1102.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once we arrived at the hospital, they took us right in. I'm an actual professional patient. While the experience has come at a cost, it is also so nice to not be a rookie. I know the things to go along with because its the way it is and I know what things I can push back on because someone is being lazy or is unfamiliar with their job.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was a super long, emotionally grueling day for those who love and care about me, but for me it was a blissfully extended nap.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKGS6XNLbmu4ATan0iu3fj5NanyXHQFiNGozVuca-s4aE8keSiLBySjh4XvYpz7OGkgCQx_n1gucqhzpnIzxMFiu9_LQalGQEEFoqsKfD_8SNMsOG8kvsSIB_Yyzduk2j7yuhElxMrxm1xS4qslCLxDe2H6PR1kzLKr_OyyixZKucxGD38C_tnDJ1U8I/s3088/wk2-1103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKGS6XNLbmu4ATan0iu3fj5NanyXHQFiNGozVuca-s4aE8keSiLBySjh4XvYpz7OGkgCQx_n1gucqhzpnIzxMFiu9_LQalGQEEFoqsKfD_8SNMsOG8kvsSIB_Yyzduk2j7yuhElxMrxm1xS4qslCLxDe2H6PR1kzLKr_OyyixZKucxGD38C_tnDJ1U8I/w480-h640/wk2-1103.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The kids were invited to Taco Tuesday, which helped distract them for a couple hours.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYSq-K_4hKbyYc_z0PWKGmDyiO3ufI9kGjxRDM-4LgZ4FW4wLIb1JmJMbZOUItdrVoPzsSinmXddrvbRNNMoKNnp98jsK6cpLXz4z8qqI0SfrwmFY4tcVu10o5hJvB7QXBVJWCT2G_E6WqWYN4QRj8WXfnN7_Dgx3MpI9h8UUA2jt-WBxzEz7ZZHwJ1D4/s4032/wk2-1104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYSq-K_4hKbyYc_z0PWKGmDyiO3ufI9kGjxRDM-4LgZ4FW4wLIb1JmJMbZOUItdrVoPzsSinmXddrvbRNNMoKNnp98jsK6cpLXz4z8qqI0SfrwmFY4tcVu10o5hJvB7QXBVJWCT2G_E6WqWYN4QRj8WXfnN7_Dgx3MpI9h8UUA2jt-WBxzEz7ZZHwJ1D4/w640-h480/wk2-1104.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">January 10</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I laid very low this day, but was amazed and grateful for how good I felt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbmj_o7cQx9jwFcH2OpCVVxPSnTbC_4A71pMh-aiYxSWyJcnLJxLljHrfCtpIZdIelfCOfL-2bI114ag8cTQTDfgWaEKUsCdHiFlAOWKZz5ujM1Ns8t2WiaEcKvMH67Xlb6XpmmiUkNhJ-SbaP9yzMRYpPXw2QgPV1gAUJ4GGzETxYepqsNPYm_8X3_So/s4032/wk2-1105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbmj_o7cQx9jwFcH2OpCVVxPSnTbC_4A71pMh-aiYxSWyJcnLJxLljHrfCtpIZdIelfCOfL-2bI114ag8cTQTDfgWaEKUsCdHiFlAOWKZz5ujM1Ns8t2WiaEcKvMH67Xlb6XpmmiUkNhJ-SbaP9yzMRYpPXw2QgPV1gAUJ4GGzETxYepqsNPYm_8X3_So/w640-h480/wk2-1105.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">January 11</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ginger has different places throughout the house, depending on time of day. In the morning, she likes to watch the cars and the walkers and the school bus. I think its funny, too how she drapes her paw over the step.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTAhAaiV5Tt-c6r2X0y8FrhFN8EDCLuG6rR9zuCCtSCu8ijPwLwyb-upWKhM6fJv5w8lNJdBVqNYPcbaf7ULY4ULIm4NHcS3MlPSu1d0xmNfQ2NXctVQkKSYYE185715x3ianQKOQv0RIKAryK-54zp4tT6TNLhjpCIj6XXPhEmP6MBLM542k1pDxuVM/s4032/wk2-1106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTAhAaiV5Tt-c6r2X0y8FrhFN8EDCLuG6rR9zuCCtSCu8ijPwLwyb-upWKhM6fJv5w8lNJdBVqNYPcbaf7ULY4ULIm4NHcS3MlPSu1d0xmNfQ2NXctVQkKSYYE185715x3ianQKOQv0RIKAryK-54zp4tT6TNLhjpCIj6XXPhEmP6MBLM542k1pDxuVM/w480-h640/wk2-1106.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">January 12</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">TBQ and the partial phone stack.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlCpqu2HXoKjxxO20uBOvOszdOHj8pkxQqyfQb_xeq8NDUdQZH3x2cgmeLCILiCQnPrfeR_r-F1dpXvimo9D8FXr74c4AE6_kA9irrZXRU31W2PcI7q9rm5WEDQeJBtRbr98ZlknQ24MmdNWKZqLSZeKU9HNthCawkB4VLfugV_Sr6-zHciKZyXizs18/s3915/wk2-1107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2936" data-original-width="3915" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlCpqu2HXoKjxxO20uBOvOszdOHj8pkxQqyfQb_xeq8NDUdQZH3x2cgmeLCILiCQnPrfeR_r-F1dpXvimo9D8FXr74c4AE6_kA9irrZXRU31W2PcI7q9rm5WEDQeJBtRbr98ZlknQ24MmdNWKZqLSZeKU9HNthCawkB4VLfugV_Sr6-zHciKZyXizs18/w640-h480/wk2-1107.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">January 13</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Amanda and Aiden had the day open, so they came to the office to help set up and clean up. I sent Avery this picture of people busily working at her desk. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qa49Z56czLbfGrSVop5Zzi3vNgdsCqeKtjifBqDtajnbPuoyaT5aF9NJ8jUPnZlnDRge7tVSb-M5s4TnH_3RD6_pK5IZzlzaaHwyqP9XeEBVaaKcgFdNjMU2OYR7nNHRhzTLNreqEZGgQZ9BOPkZ3tNmhdaoL89rQ8Va4lVty6iIVbF5xg7XvZwye4U/s4032/wk2-1108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qa49Z56czLbfGrSVop5Zzi3vNgdsCqeKtjifBqDtajnbPuoyaT5aF9NJ8jUPnZlnDRge7tVSb-M5s4TnH_3RD6_pK5IZzlzaaHwyqP9XeEBVaaKcgFdNjMU2OYR7nNHRhzTLNreqEZGgQZ9BOPkZ3tNmhdaoL89rQ8Va4lVty6iIVbF5xg7XvZwye4U/w640-h480/wk2-1108.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We went to the dump and tossed old dehumidifiers, water coolers, etc. There was a couple next to us unloading their pickup and when they were done, she declared, to no one in particular, "Yeehaw! I feel SO much better!" Clearly she and I were meant to be friends. I have done so many dump loads in my life and it has to be Top 20 best feelings to be rid of whatever the load is, forever. I have high-fived at the dump but never yeehawed. Maybe it needs to be a thing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfACYrk9t8HO0kPCn7G2PieNSgBfY4dFYaRYna5vibVNo5WZeTDwUQwwtTyc67lR0oX7o7sf5ZFWS_eT-gZAI234GodjcBJok6mOYsApWtN-8O4Ze-9YGrgSaTI2KFgkd9f2BSgUvb4inzVOu552VCWs7rIXj2fQtUep11kvomc7y51TiudmnqvVCzjEQ/s4032/wk2-1109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfACYrk9t8HO0kPCn7G2PieNSgBfY4dFYaRYna5vibVNo5WZeTDwUQwwtTyc67lR0oX7o7sf5ZFWS_eT-gZAI234GodjcBJok6mOYsApWtN-8O4Ze-9YGrgSaTI2KFgkd9f2BSgUvb4inzVOu552VCWs7rIXj2fQtUep11kvomc7y51TiudmnqvVCzjEQ/w640-h480/wk2-1109.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkV4RqKvHFreCb39oZtQPD6A-9X-YM2HwIlQq6vhATmjOd6Y10XFk-j3qsB84Zx8p1Ov9F6EWlM3ER0rwmTFFyVeEzqEJExCu4Qr_glaIbueKa5StURJ3vx7JCLtzrDguGZArAqUuPwiK3waPX7B7A7nWZSAJuHwSqc3O7KQaf4wQ0YLRvojJjDqlbrGE/s8256/wk2-1110.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkV4RqKvHFreCb39oZtQPD6A-9X-YM2HwIlQq6vhATmjOd6Y10XFk-j3qsB84Zx8p1Ov9F6EWlM3ER0rwmTFFyVeEzqEJExCu4Qr_glaIbueKa5StURJ3vx7JCLtzrDguGZArAqUuPwiK3waPX7B7A7nWZSAJuHwSqc3O7KQaf4wQ0YLRvojJjDqlbrGE/w640-h426/wk2-1110.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Our stream was flowing good with all the rain we've had.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvqX3R3L6OFwzJys7j3MVDt4V-uuM_-Bk0sH9MqqU0Sl-KFSilODwSHeksptpw3jjNpwY65uRGd2LM-Ut5yq1WrfqnxeIy63N7VrWk2lRslb-gULP2aPeJbpGS8l8UONYIQFgiWM_wfELYCQe9FC08mhO38kl1FlCxO-7NnsI_Dhd3K3pj-BgdmI0N8FQ/s8256/wk2-1111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8256" data-original-width="5504" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvqX3R3L6OFwzJys7j3MVDt4V-uuM_-Bk0sH9MqqU0Sl-KFSilODwSHeksptpw3jjNpwY65uRGd2LM-Ut5yq1WrfqnxeIy63N7VrWk2lRslb-gULP2aPeJbpGS8l8UONYIQFgiWM_wfELYCQe9FC08mhO38kl1FlCxO-7NnsI_Dhd3K3pj-BgdmI0N8FQ/w426-h640/wk2-1111.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7lMZLIczz-awaZ_9rsSenHTeddaKdDUxmnsFJ4La89BWpJwMYJ8ZiUx55hbY3ie0rpa2IgeGP-8Rw1yQXf5AfDvQohAL4L4gltXiDm6W77jmO9wUWIHnPPqTr2zVqQSGR2YGlgQp2zUj7eTQFq1al3HMFGG3G5yeqAhrBDkrDDEVqaujh6fpPUaV0HQ/s4032/wk2-1112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7lMZLIczz-awaZ_9rsSenHTeddaKdDUxmnsFJ4La89BWpJwMYJ8ZiUx55hbY3ie0rpa2IgeGP-8Rw1yQXf5AfDvQohAL4L4gltXiDm6W77jmO9wUWIHnPPqTr2zVqQSGR2YGlgQp2zUj7eTQFq1al3HMFGG3G5yeqAhrBDkrDDEVqaujh6fpPUaV0HQ/w640-h480/wk2-1112.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jack was so sweet to bring Avery flowers AND some for me, too. Beautiful!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25dtBEK57UXtFyczxBAefsltsLIjZX7cCkkkb2stEDmFjQ5o6NaRj6luXEULz3wk67hyphenhyphenke1HTWczKH7ftUz8ocMzEuzJ6UAaZ6ly8cDrxuSJ_6q-bPTIgcgWh1fmbASQbUtjjUiL7iY40hNmXWJAFqY4XBTnQO4HTGLatbh6hhErvXwkoLz8cKdeK-RU/s8256/wk2-1113.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25dtBEK57UXtFyczxBAefsltsLIjZX7cCkkkb2stEDmFjQ5o6NaRj6luXEULz3wk67hyphenhyphenke1HTWczKH7ftUz8ocMzEuzJ6UAaZ6ly8cDrxuSJ_6q-bPTIgcgWh1fmbASQbUtjjUiL7iY40hNmXWJAFqY4XBTnQO4HTGLatbh6hhErvXwkoLz8cKdeK-RU/w640-h426/wk2-1113.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our church held a Family Fun Day for a couple hours. It was winter-themed, with games, raffles, crafts and hot chocolate and places to sit and chat. Amanda and I were the only part of out family there and she helped her cousins oversee the game room. It was a really fun time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Fay3-KOt-RsPfYDh4B4fZ9flzMN17rA8cpaeQo8JMAErHVHhrOOV4djG1kOvlacxygOHYjLBMLcJa7ltl4KPnmC5_SLRfGmobg81zB3a9K9M5IkhqlkO2ZR_XFjmDWT7vpy76xJ8yWQDq5nZRWPiOmZ_2w8Hd3BkOecasuBLNATxEEpOAYBJs_FmH0w/s8256/wk2-1114.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8256" data-original-width="5504" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Fay3-KOt-RsPfYDh4B4fZ9flzMN17rA8cpaeQo8JMAErHVHhrOOV4djG1kOvlacxygOHYjLBMLcJa7ltl4KPnmC5_SLRfGmobg81zB3a9K9M5IkhqlkO2ZR_XFjmDWT7vpy76xJ8yWQDq5nZRWPiOmZ_2w8Hd3BkOecasuBLNATxEEpOAYBJs_FmH0w/w426-h640/wk2-1114.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRUwCDi2ImLoBHhZAo4ox8nLxuAcY2RgFk0NYrRcWsrdBNj-ShA3gATsvsdP-5NsTgiw9icAabFw9G28IGgiivrDletoR1o1ltR4AK4chvyWiV6QQdQLGAvyIPa923f4J7-Ie9f0MLx9Yw0485PhnTNeVu66uMtjg7QgpqhGcHv8qaT3xhb5JeRAQn_Q/s8256/FamilyFun-1112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRUwCDi2ImLoBHhZAo4ox8nLxuAcY2RgFk0NYrRcWsrdBNj-ShA3gATsvsdP-5NsTgiw9icAabFw9G28IGgiivrDletoR1o1ltR4AK4chvyWiV6QQdQLGAvyIPa923f4J7-Ie9f0MLx9Yw0485PhnTNeVu66uMtjg7QgpqhGcHv8qaT3xhb5JeRAQn_Q/w640-h426/FamilyFun-1112.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipbdQf74R8Rb1YPgkZ6rxaKC9jc7arxBkQR8EKlKOXmwnViTAHEdvAio5ley9b5LQHelwvkFMUZPgR9I6KuoCFFfBd1tLEFu2LTvOkM-i1DGill_AYPwjGqoSqo_ukZH5sKSqIW-b_8kSBa20OxiZcPkp0x6wRsZGXdwUuz3-CQO57VdVy-fxNQ_Fx7YE/s8256/wk2-1115.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipbdQf74R8Rb1YPgkZ6rxaKC9jc7arxBkQR8EKlKOXmwnViTAHEdvAio5ley9b5LQHelwvkFMUZPgR9I6KuoCFFfBd1tLEFu2LTvOkM-i1DGill_AYPwjGqoSqo_ukZH5sKSqIW-b_8kSBa20OxiZcPkp0x6wRsZGXdwUuz3-CQO57VdVy-fxNQ_Fx7YE/w640-h426/wk2-1115.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5WdL4AZffLanUdi0WZL8ZpmuYruybjC4d3cnbtEShDQn3FLv3bPcT-GHwgi10_mfQRQdoe4wRcKqj1-csErzScOmWwNYMmZTT3R0x2XwwWx-HqjAs_GgT0uxek05WwgXKKFLVisSH3zmfhr5TZRe1HoQBgfSdWX_5D9BzY-j9FkP7pLJBLf40qC4mrao/s8256/wk2-1116.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5WdL4AZffLanUdi0WZL8ZpmuYruybjC4d3cnbtEShDQn3FLv3bPcT-GHwgi10_mfQRQdoe4wRcKqj1-csErzScOmWwNYMmZTT3R0x2XwwWx-HqjAs_GgT0uxek05WwgXKKFLVisSH3zmfhr5TZRe1HoQBgfSdWX_5D9BzY-j9FkP7pLJBLf40qC4mrao/w640-h426/wk2-1116.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRw8bgdabMnQ0PdD9YCldvI-Pqensl54WSYP_7tj7prc59Gu21eQsXHl9rzZvmeyTSj7IM4z1g0TghbZUTvADtdPpK_Hu2uo0HjBLBzDqodZh2_uTZIIXbmP7AzFvpKQACa9JqOVvOwXYL-l3YBKlmduKPb2iZf3bhXIMGEVGM-qHA5D6EUQm-Fm5ikNU/s8256/wk2-1117.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRw8bgdabMnQ0PdD9YCldvI-Pqensl54WSYP_7tj7prc59Gu21eQsXHl9rzZvmeyTSj7IM4z1g0TghbZUTvADtdPpK_Hu2uo0HjBLBzDqodZh2_uTZIIXbmP7AzFvpKQACa9JqOVvOwXYL-l3YBKlmduKPb2iZf3bhXIMGEVGM-qHA5D6EUQm-Fm5ikNU/w640-h426/wk2-1117.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">January 14</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After church I walked and it was the first time in quite a while that I ventured out of our neighborhood. I paused to celebrate the win.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56sArxqbhL99xjBskcaKkQGAhegBHe-lDs044-kIRATxGLwEDvSG7TQyzNwiTbERpQJLAAUUA0qDXk3Jj_QgnaS7Cb8p3C4vKG28fTzo2AhZw8nvgOlIlYfiF-2YEsDB3y7A5EuLv2QuxMJGdQ8qFLyZ4pj8x-WgNIQNoGhLJ09dwRb9dZZuVQro7ErU/s3088/wk2-1118.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56sArxqbhL99xjBskcaKkQGAhegBHe-lDs044-kIRATxGLwEDvSG7TQyzNwiTbERpQJLAAUUA0qDXk3Jj_QgnaS7Cb8p3C4vKG28fTzo2AhZw8nvgOlIlYfiF-2YEsDB3y7A5EuLv2QuxMJGdQ8qFLyZ4pj8x-WgNIQNoGhLJ09dwRb9dZZuVQro7ErU/w480-h640/wk2-1118.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08766386944676634828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582071897915011.post-61032037387583877532024-01-14T16:32:00.001-05:002024-01-14T16:38:10.701-05:00Numbering Days, Week 74-76<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There is much to share and the good news is so good, I want to start with that! As I've mentioned, there was a conference where my case was discussed and doctors from across several disciplines came together for a "meeting of the minds" and later proposed a procedure to try.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tuesday Shaun and I left for the city at 7:30 AM for what we hoped would be an out-patient procedure. The <span style="text-align: center;">Interventional Radiologist came in to talk to us before they took me back, wanting to make sure we fully understood what he was going to attempt. He also emphasized that they would forego it if, once they accessed the area, it was deemed too risky.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">When he walked out, Shaun and I were marveling, not for the first time what they, the doctors, scientists, etc, are able to do. Many times over the years it has felt ridiculous that we drive to New York for my care when we have good hospitals here in Connecticut. But Sloan Kettering is truly the best, at least for my case. And at all times we have people praying in all different parts of the country. People who have known me all or most of my life, people who I see on a weekly basis, people I've never met. Family, friends, friends of friends, strangers. We are so grateful.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">From the procedure report....</span><span style="text-align: center;">"Under ultrasound guidance, the sacral hiatus and epidural space was accessed with a micropuncture needle and wire....fluoroscopic and CT guidance, percutaneous cryoablation of S1 metastasis." </span>Essentially, using a very tiny needle, they froze the tumor in my sacral bone, or at least we hope. Though the actual procedure took just a couple hours, there was a whole process involved and I was under anesthesia for about seven hours. (Anesthesia and warm blankets...good stuff. ;))</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The doctor was pleased, feeling like he accomplished what he was hoping to. I didn't end up getting admitted, even though they tried to keep me. Instead, we got home a little after midnight after a harrowing drive in the wind and rain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There has been no pain with recovery, just some extra tiredness. I laid low for a day or two but then picked up with "normal" life, except a little more aware how blessed I am, how beautiful life is.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf4HPghteofV4qq-b4hR2dXKUeNV0w19EE7xfiVl8Mh5CPPmjM_ovgpv3mGEnYuqAETLCCP8HSffVSmVXOwjaeFP9IRzUIrIjHM0Egom7yUro2kRhCCjlubLSFzWtS42uLsXywRbzRPtvoOsjAJbxZQflza1HOw-jWJatFG94WMvgOOzMtuX4sWrhKHXI/s4032/IMG_3026.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf4HPghteofV4qq-b4hR2dXKUeNV0w19EE7xfiVl8Mh5CPPmjM_ovgpv3mGEnYuqAETLCCP8HSffVSmVXOwjaeFP9IRzUIrIjHM0Egom7yUro2kRhCCjlubLSFzWtS42uLsXywRbzRPtvoOsjAJbxZQflza1HOw-jWJatFG94WMvgOOzMtuX4sWrhKHXI/w480-h640/IMG_3026.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When I checked in, I got a new-to-me neon wristband. It slightly offended me and annoyed me, but I just went with it. The guy across the hall from me in pre-op apparently had the same band, but he did take the time to question it. And I get it...because there is so much we can't control, "we" grasp at the silly things we feel we can have a say over. The guy was adamant to the nurse that he walks fine and is sturdy on his feet. She patiently explained that its standard to all patients with neuropathy in their feet/legs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For me, the neuropathy means my foot is partially numb and often tingling and finding shoes that work has been a challenge. But I'm sturdy on my feet and most definitely not a fall risk. 😉</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_j_Pj8C6tZOwn0FboEn9Qq_9AXNJxZgqAoAFnBOCvN9irqaIO1yWDYJIyn1p6eF8pR-VTlLNlsfOJpXxX8_lhwtvR6_-Qqu1AehjksP3GIYLX6loy8x_1xcaGkdJeBy0gEUfvSYQu5V4cj2-QzBb57cNA7q0LCU06GuNJ-IRJ3YALzzmvnUxkurXJiQ/s4032/IMG_3030.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_j_Pj8C6tZOwn0FboEn9Qq_9AXNJxZgqAoAFnBOCvN9irqaIO1yWDYJIyn1p6eF8pR-VTlLNlsfOJpXxX8_lhwtvR6_-Qqu1AehjksP3GIYLX6loy8x_1xcaGkdJeBy0gEUfvSYQu5V4cj2-QzBb57cNA7q0LCU06GuNJ-IRJ3YALzzmvnUxkurXJiQ/w480-h640/IMG_3030.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After white-knuckling the 2.5 hour drive, Shaun got me tucked into bed and then spent the next several hours at a couple of our properties proactively working to keep water out of the basements due to the rain in addition to the snow. Sometime around 3 AM he finally crawled into bed. How much can one person deal with? He is steady and capable and doesn't seem to have regular human limits. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfg-c3nwaRygWBhWDwj2cCsoHCUYIkmRbPacEnBSjTSjbJkwf2tblQ4IjLpRf-pj6SFpx-pANyaW0WCfJD9YxyWugTIL7_dPuWgR0krKGv2BRKzM9AUXg0ciM3IU5tGkGfybUSKWAktEZj9sB0E-Kl3iAVB1-kLK89rGH1IYHmJrk6RxZhBFbLKIpBag/s4032/IMG_3033.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfg-c3nwaRygWBhWDwj2cCsoHCUYIkmRbPacEnBSjTSjbJkwf2tblQ4IjLpRf-pj6SFpx-pANyaW0WCfJD9YxyWugTIL7_dPuWgR0krKGv2BRKzM9AUXg0ciM3IU5tGkGfybUSKWAktEZj9sB0E-Kl3iAVB1-kLK89rGH1IYHmJrk6RxZhBFbLKIpBag/w480-h640/IMG_3033.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">December 12 was my last treatment with not another one in sight until at least February. In a couple weeks I'll do a PET scan to determine the effectiveness of the procedure. For now, we are rejoicing! Truly, its a miracle that it was carried out and I walked out of the hospital on the same day. We are just grateful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnG5fEIHwPgjBfXNOTwZhNSafv282fkBXvZqQgD3ZtUhhTqmXQsuwnsxS4EyQUQ6mMEh8wgMBuN8KDEwOmHPLinVU4QalC1OsO9kWL2sXMczpY68y1h8xT-xI4qNMgmSnXHz91Gh1_Ujxk2QatuGQSoKdDGzN8I42uBzYgvcOKiXkxtBnmJVUkc8yJqCc/s8256/nd76-1104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnG5fEIHwPgjBfXNOTwZhNSafv282fkBXvZqQgD3ZtUhhTqmXQsuwnsxS4EyQUQ6mMEh8wgMBuN8KDEwOmHPLinVU4QalC1OsO9kWL2sXMczpY68y1h8xT-xI4qNMgmSnXHz91Gh1_Ujxk2QatuGQSoKdDGzN8I42uBzYgvcOKiXkxtBnmJVUkc8yJqCc/w640-h426/nd76-1104.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9_n37np_NUrsxRASbIBB0s4oUwv-K2IJntcILTrdp4mc9BDTQgRsYJIVAWXaqSKGfO0T_1IXB3qD_RuQ47RSq3JoGIRVeF0x7qBv5xe1Qs9TP4_fAMOK_fMs96K_mBhfWH5EGpyRdhg7u6kKUulJT0wZUvgr9OagYYXjWJmm8n1-6Pmb3BhtSsssbWE/s8087/nd76-1101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I was delighted to leave that building <i>without</i> getting a chemo treatment!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7WOYkCAwTB4caB8IbmYWuQ5MlVZ_wYOnOMClVLrYjNQqGu7PdkuBLfoa3zjDUhQBhWdSWgyhdiqqfC5smh4CfjAmbDjz9VnuMFDGXck0pm4ZttDFo4BwZNX7kUShiVs976b5TsqcWFyaTMaBN2I2HhUd2cbYXjSlA7bUyVVeuPxwdQKLs0FgsrHTd4ZI/s3088/nd76-1108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7WOYkCAwTB4caB8IbmYWuQ5MlVZ_wYOnOMClVLrYjNQqGu7PdkuBLfoa3zjDUhQBhWdSWgyhdiqqfC5smh4CfjAmbDjz9VnuMFDGXck0pm4ZttDFo4BwZNX7kUShiVs976b5TsqcWFyaTMaBN2I2HhUd2cbYXjSlA7bUyVVeuPxwdQKLs0FgsrHTd4ZI/w640-h480/nd76-1108.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixG0D3TD_dp_6sgShJXR-7VCXYEp-AcqzT_oBl0KwpnHhRcy5HyMHIFe4MS1ruPR2nu8xD0pjjsUwi75YbGUUo01_XYzabobvF0LiHEfbFfdKwtBVLeV6SFeww9jZBdrGu8W8NdO7YZ9REIadBajnkp4HNCmxaEmrXn81OWVzwSDNJbeKAMiGD4JG-W2k/s4032/nd76-1109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixG0D3TD_dp_6sgShJXR-7VCXYEp-AcqzT_oBl0KwpnHhRcy5HyMHIFe4MS1ruPR2nu8xD0pjjsUwi75YbGUUo01_XYzabobvF0LiHEfbFfdKwtBVLeV6SFeww9jZBdrGu8W8NdO7YZ9REIadBajnkp4HNCmxaEmrXn81OWVzwSDNJbeKAMiGD4JG-W2k/w480-h640/nd76-1109.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfDYBVpPLdMzgP-xEYannv24AS688-TuTNRrheBh_s7sH_VxkK_pUHseJHf16TTrRj2xx5qbRuE8WGpxbHZK6xjPkO85YeUrYWMhnsQLShJb9aKdl2cZ2ec7MzHUi5IGG8UN2etHhOgaRQ7_VrjGkisJbKhBdLI_M9MxNX8G7Ztmn7crZqCA4MztNKDDE/s1770/nd76-1110.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1770" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfDYBVpPLdMzgP-xEYannv24AS688-TuTNRrheBh_s7sH_VxkK_pUHseJHf16TTrRj2xx5qbRuE8WGpxbHZK6xjPkO85YeUrYWMhnsQLShJb9aKdl2cZ2ec7MzHUi5IGG8UN2etHhOgaRQ7_VrjGkisJbKhBdLI_M9MxNX8G7Ztmn7crZqCA4MztNKDDE/w406-h640/nd76-1110.jpg" width="406" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I walk because I can. I walk because they say it helps. I can't verify that it has helped me live longer, but I know it helps a great deal with my mental health.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPbku1PXOQavgMvs1e8edc5JzOl5d3ysBNoztcoURJG-2qyeJFPgYwClFZbw0A3J-0Hi5ok_g2i04ISxcCNceNsH0P2bX0RnLHjbAteXs7CiYJhYWeLyJmCBrrTOH0Rv9bUicj_fd1jwRPJiVpZku58VSZcJVhE6c00KgbKbD24t-FxHIx-4GuyZ4JBrY/s3088/nd76-1112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPbku1PXOQavgMvs1e8edc5JzOl5d3ysBNoztcoURJG-2qyeJFPgYwClFZbw0A3J-0Hi5ok_g2i04ISxcCNceNsH0P2bX0RnLHjbAteXs7CiYJhYWeLyJmCBrrTOH0Rv9bUicj_fd1jwRPJiVpZku58VSZcJVhE6c00KgbKbD24t-FxHIx-4GuyZ4JBrY/w480-h640/nd76-1112.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2JKXJceFyuv9ABVXLhTR0J_OGzDzQ-_W8DiEuoRsN_GUk44WLa7s__uwXUecN_iEbZD2_d40NlRaSsNg_csnYJkH0kcyYtGHX9hYpE_4foL1QaNUIh2Vzz_Mx_df6cpjqaZUAC6YCwA_HgPkRpiEXWi9Vn0VQSwKdKnxlbQnQLhvAMb50-0rB3N3-1o/s7867/nd76-1111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5245" data-original-width="7867" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2JKXJceFyuv9ABVXLhTR0J_OGzDzQ-_W8DiEuoRsN_GUk44WLa7s__uwXUecN_iEbZD2_d40NlRaSsNg_csnYJkH0kcyYtGHX9hYpE_4foL1QaNUIh2Vzz_Mx_df6cpjqaZUAC6YCwA_HgPkRpiEXWi9Vn0VQSwKdKnxlbQnQLhvAMb50-0rB3N3-1o/w640-h426/nd76-1111.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /> <p></p>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08766386944676634828noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582071897915011.post-31126507535760484432024-01-08T20:06:00.008-05:002024-01-09T06:57:38.579-05:00Project 365, Week 1<div>This is the start of my 16th year of documenting a photo a day. Lotta history here and its only just now begun to strike me as odd that my kids have their entire lives (from my perspective) on the internet. They insist its not weird to them and they enjoy going back and reading through the years. I guess that means we're doing another year!</div><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">January 1</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We enjoyed our traditional New Year's Day at Shaun's grandmother's house. We ate and played games and it was even mild enough for the kids to play outside. 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It's kind of a family business and I have lots of family there. During lunch, I caught two of them. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiboICN12g5mKkUohP0o5nV3p-s4RURX0wJcnl5MLsq4h1YL4ocpTtw8MJFd6AaxB2NuZ96eawxYtneUhSaQLpqRphsVHiAhpXo_h0zg2RyxqxWU1YJTWaTc1nTkjPGxY0OvU7N8sBdDTJpoxBhg9AwGV_unA3_08SYkKvl7LxsFI-u3NURxCOjVcWzoL4/s3088/wk1-1110.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiboICN12g5mKkUohP0o5nV3p-s4RURX0wJcnl5MLsq4h1YL4ocpTtw8MJFd6AaxB2NuZ96eawxYtneUhSaQLpqRphsVHiAhpXo_h0zg2RyxqxWU1YJTWaTc1nTkjPGxY0OvU7N8sBdDTJpoxBhg9AwGV_unA3_08SYkKvl7LxsFI-u3NURxCOjVcWzoL4/w480-h640/wk1-1110.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">January 3</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Beyond beautiful on our morning walk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-2KE7DXRrsvCdt5zfqnlCQ1hIeHgmHWpJeGCLpcg36oiCKguafSym-IMp5ehm8xCHOzXDG5haNI54rZZAW0yM8-4rYk2MGMx-UBSq7tcpHqKvs652v2HGnfrhok8Nzh00lxsKFPrGd2AchmYeJWC5RmLIcmeNmhGqjzdyL3YPijTlDod_ToT-fg1LOA/s4032/wk1-1111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-2KE7DXRrsvCdt5zfqnlCQ1hIeHgmHWpJeGCLpcg36oiCKguafSym-IMp5ehm8xCHOzXDG5haNI54rZZAW0yM8-4rYk2MGMx-UBSq7tcpHqKvs652v2HGnfrhok8Nzh00lxsKFPrGd2AchmYeJWC5RmLIcmeNmhGqjzdyL3YPijTlDod_ToT-fg1LOA/w640-h480/wk1-1111.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had to go get pre-procedure labs done. Amanda took a half day of school and joined me for the four-hour round trip drive. Kim recently moved so now she lives on the way to the cancer center. We stopped in to see them and were completely smitten with her 2.5-year old, who is just so precious and smart and engaging. She's a whole bundle of joy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyAijxgWR1Q8TK_Y0ifDVFDrHVxkU92W9wS_EfsA5EuKWYJkf41JOGQIfeMewP7idoxiKtCkTfq49-FLqdaS6k0e9zgLxMoEqNqZNG_1uXiceDwHTkPrJsQ1QgA7Dzps57WWCbsfcm9BKZOwPoolhnL6QVl1fF5K8wTwgRW3191zMk37jhtj95xroY1c/s4032/wk1-1112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyAijxgWR1Q8TK_Y0ifDVFDrHVxkU92W9wS_EfsA5EuKWYJkf41JOGQIfeMewP7idoxiKtCkTfq49-FLqdaS6k0e9zgLxMoEqNqZNG_1uXiceDwHTkPrJsQ1QgA7Dzps57WWCbsfcm9BKZOwPoolhnL6QVl1fF5K8wTwgRW3191zMk37jhtj95xroY1c/w480-h640/wk1-1112.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">January 4</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The sky as I was leaving the office.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2R6JPfslaMaUB7hL-QKNB96JEhquEhVye0ADu1jPUBmKa9EwcshUUICzWBuZBsi6slmaXh0ZgMb14QlV83-A-auApYx_EWk2dYlJn4cRpFrvzlxMEFTgzfpgtjec2gVgjvT4gBMAyPHVm-9uz7ZPnGsramHpyTRmpK8eg1InDsTWWTgwEZvLFlJWf5ik/s4032/wk1-1113.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2R6JPfslaMaUB7hL-QKNB96JEhquEhVye0ADu1jPUBmKa9EwcshUUICzWBuZBsi6slmaXh0ZgMb14QlV83-A-auApYx_EWk2dYlJn4cRpFrvzlxMEFTgzfpgtjec2gVgjvT4gBMAyPHVm-9uz7ZPnGsramHpyTRmpK8eg1InDsTWWTgwEZvLFlJWf5ik/w640-h480/wk1-1113.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">January 5</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The sky on our way to TBQ and youth group.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCSAj4O1D8lIj_OS1T3bSIB508K2N0832KJuvLdRHCmmBpE5LjlwoVxQ5LcUd9Uflo4Gb026JfZyAMhk-WOjoL6eJ3u6ucqOgdhgdMu5D1XdJRlRxev4PFeZXlnH_BL3D3ByMpWnt0E_RMyU2TLn3r2qo7OtS0SUaHWmhEDUYYnAG8BIAOyT3UfEJL-0M/s4032/wk1-1114.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCSAj4O1D8lIj_OS1T3bSIB508K2N0832KJuvLdRHCmmBpE5LjlwoVxQ5LcUd9Uflo4Gb026JfZyAMhk-WOjoL6eJ3u6ucqOgdhgdMu5D1XdJRlRxev4PFeZXlnH_BL3D3ByMpWnt0E_RMyU2TLn3r2qo7OtS0SUaHWmhEDUYYnAG8BIAOyT3UfEJL-0M/w640-h480/wk1-1114.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On Friday nights I check IG and this week I spotted a beauty singing. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdV05-JQFbsMUQ2OlGRxofoqt37UiswV_jyGjp0UKTg6XG2RpKXKQCY7uBqoNmHOVOZ91j7gnG7fOxlchoD61u0gpprJytCcqH18ltFJ-khEHMX8OdoCkvDMO3wtI1Njy6crLCSQ73cqrCrpokFUbQSPqL3NEA0wRb51Ea2UgFsTCVizZWAyy8Jlcs-hs/s4032/wk1-1116.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdV05-JQFbsMUQ2OlGRxofoqt37UiswV_jyGjp0UKTg6XG2RpKXKQCY7uBqoNmHOVOZ91j7gnG7fOxlchoD61u0gpprJytCcqH18ltFJ-khEHMX8OdoCkvDMO3wtI1Njy6crLCSQ73cqrCrpokFUbQSPqL3NEA0wRb51Ea2UgFsTCVizZWAyy8Jlcs-hs/w640-h480/wk1-1116.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We got to the church bright and early to help get setup for a TBQ Meet. Its still kind of surreal that our district has its own Teen Quizzing. Its a miracle and proof that God sees our heart's desires.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4-FZ7OsTidFImu2RByWJhyMcDS6UWbfNzQ1ra03apwIeyhq4rL-kuukcndXykvgMI7LIQtv0hsM1LUuC3Diykh1ug0zwzmGd4iQXdTtE2_Ca74VbmchbRcvX5WzNc75gmNFALE3aPKm6lQa_vQkkwoj2klNTMXsMF2JlnpJdoeyW_2IgOqFeWLUxVSI/s8256/wk1-1117.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4-FZ7OsTidFImu2RByWJhyMcDS6UWbfNzQ1ra03apwIeyhq4rL-kuukcndXykvgMI7LIQtv0hsM1LUuC3Diykh1ug0zwzmGd4iQXdTtE2_Ca74VbmchbRcvX5WzNc75gmNFALE3aPKm6lQa_vQkkwoj2klNTMXsMF2JlnpJdoeyW_2IgOqFeWLUxVSI/w640-h426/wk1-1117.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8pEJCSglXjfRcbd5sN14C13qAss1qjg3IoV7zBtSWvLFWWKxd83nc7NIn7IHvMOHbjdwV29Egypeq2FIhnOLAk47j8U_ZfC7azuQWnjRpSr5-5dEUhf0sLEgwMCfCZPPO43VLKPAiaZDrDYngdgL8re380SJApcNjiqE8pf7Qtq1AMyzWBonbEYF1PLs/s8256/wk1-1118.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It was so pretty and exciting. Ginger and I took a walk and played with a neighbor's dog, and all plans were canceled for the day. It was nice to be tucked in at home, relaxing, getting things done and playing games.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj01rUDEYjPNiJ_79AYDq6uPmB0g2vdh_BDnE_SxrkwvVybF0mp-UPf0Q734C_YXIMZabwEvo5AcMUsEVtaQTzSC77yNy96WdrYKqxtL6QczSG6TXYyUgKqA2qdvcujfa1CSKELtqWJuNqAsUzXJwfDxSumzq6O1pdgH2PtTZrjQqhHuVPX1_yV58hW4ZU/s7970/wk1-1127.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="7970" data-original-width="5313" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj01rUDEYjPNiJ_79AYDq6uPmB0g2vdh_BDnE_SxrkwvVybF0mp-UPf0Q734C_YXIMZabwEvo5AcMUsEVtaQTzSC77yNy96WdrYKqxtL6QczSG6TXYyUgKqA2qdvcujfa1CSKELtqWJuNqAsUzXJwfDxSumzq6O1pdgH2PtTZrjQqhHuVPX1_yV58hW4ZU/w426-h640/wk1-1127.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF7uW5EkbS-myWrOxMlUKC5_LT_c-k28iRs8Q-u7ax4J3Mtbwb_bHShUYeJTz34e0F_IQN_u2gwm50w8c5JFbhpNbkCfl2hDlA2R-2ZucmnXstcUpCfbhxIUaKZQGk7dYG1I9ZHsZHqCjz2_UmAovjtyYNgb56wfHcYDDC5ZcvbHZsGR9KZFI3u7RKsj4/s8256/wk1-1128.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF7uW5EkbS-myWrOxMlUKC5_LT_c-k28iRs8Q-u7ax4J3Mtbwb_bHShUYeJTz34e0F_IQN_u2gwm50w8c5JFbhpNbkCfl2hDlA2R-2ZucmnXstcUpCfbhxIUaKZQGk7dYG1I9ZHsZHqCjz2_UmAovjtyYNgb56wfHcYDDC5ZcvbHZsGR9KZFI3u7RKsj4/w640-h426/wk1-1128.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhhATjW7VuGBXctA496JqQ7evFS1GU41Zj_NJpXahJiwi3IYWk4kt_eSM3u0b7H5e4dQcsvg8e8K733Acw89MXZnK8rlsZzX2eMsfskKdIv_9fTpBfEtepGiM_Y4iutq4ZyMBY-Yi3CvIYKzZiW_aS7zewuiUYd8RrqHw-ZoT32BLcafXcQ-UMWjtyow/s8256/wk1-1129.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhhATjW7VuGBXctA496JqQ7evFS1GU41Zj_NJpXahJiwi3IYWk4kt_eSM3u0b7H5e4dQcsvg8e8K733Acw89MXZnK8rlsZzX2eMsfskKdIv_9fTpBfEtepGiM_Y4iutq4ZyMBY-Yi3CvIYKzZiW_aS7zewuiUYd8RrqHw-ZoT32BLcafXcQ-UMWjtyow/w640-h426/wk1-1129.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We met up with cousins for sledding and had better snow conditions than we've had in a couple years. 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With 10,000+ photos in a year I could take forever deliberating, instead I just scroll through quickly and use my gut. It becomes more and more true to me that the sweetest, most important moments in life are usually not fancy. Instead, they are wrapped up in everyday, ordinary life.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In chronological order..</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A boy still young enough to care about putting a lego set together, the living room where I spent many hours in a recliner, flowers from my recent surgery a symbol of so, so many people praying and sending meals and messages and just generally showing us love.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1hmK5-rDE4zbEsLnCcTysafuYWtwv6K881cuhud0Rac25SDXuuhwcxrq7X4wdnnc8dmLO4009m2P1WEPJQi1J6CG2HX52J-A3pfvZnbnTBfTg-LQSx7IPg0zQypjvw2IPbKSQlUkTBD6y5bmdyhXQJbE8VHfaqlkKV6Ue0PQEz_xatJJB8FELucb4Q8/s8256/endofyear-1101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1hmK5-rDE4zbEsLnCcTysafuYWtwv6K881cuhud0Rac25SDXuuhwcxrq7X4wdnnc8dmLO4009m2P1WEPJQi1J6CG2HX52J-A3pfvZnbnTBfTg-LQSx7IPg0zQypjvw2IPbKSQlUkTBD6y5bmdyhXQJbE8VHfaqlkKV6Ue0PQEz_xatJJB8FELucb4Q8/w640-h426/endofyear-1101.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A particularly beautiful sunrise. I hope to never stop being absolutely delighted by this daily event and so much of nature.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Alegreya, serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Beauty is such a gentle grace. Like God, it rarely shouts, rarely intrudes. </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Alegreya, serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Rather it woos, soothes, invites; it romances and caresses. </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Alegreya, serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We often sigh in the presence of beauty as it begins to minister to us— </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Alegreya, serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">a good, deep soul-sigh.</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Alegreya, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Alegreya, serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">-John Eldredge</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhh4jqxuDFAYTf8a9Xy1PX4jf69qJx9721yiteDXNInlsEnUreCyqJclVNL5XDX-6mDZ3KqWgrhdVLjQcels86OIdceGuzuPddn0OD8j2WlzIT855YFMyBL-MazRkzhJ76rPvZKKOFfN8tgI5wLcKWFZhTOSRH5rhsjDnybNDcXtjErtacbDj-SFIYXE/s4032/endofyear-1102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhh4jqxuDFAYTf8a9Xy1PX4jf69qJx9721yiteDXNInlsEnUreCyqJclVNL5XDX-6mDZ3KqWgrhdVLjQcels86OIdceGuzuPddn0OD8j2WlzIT855YFMyBL-MazRkzhJ76rPvZKKOFfN8tgI5wLcKWFZhTOSRH5rhsjDnybNDcXtjErtacbDj-SFIYXE/s320/endofyear-1102.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My guy is by my side whenever possible. He is immeasurably patient and long-suffering. He steadfastly bears so many burdens and just keeps loving big.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>We were together. I forget the rest.</i> ~Walt Whitman</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLOiS0Ci8POTyLohFdB0x4FxbPcL7WeqKBDI8PzdGUJ0msY8bEhtLwj4PQZFyT8NDZafz1oPXKgWzrZiYRaY0rTZSCtlb2C19k_x03gnklJOlQeIsd8yZ9GaiPCkzSw9jRB83aEnC-oHACCOOI911vgFoMiF6X9MLleFRr0RY8NrMbcsSKdyinSeYpK6Q/s4032/endofyear-1104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLOiS0Ci8POTyLohFdB0x4FxbPcL7WeqKBDI8PzdGUJ0msY8bEhtLwj4PQZFyT8NDZafz1oPXKgWzrZiYRaY0rTZSCtlb2C19k_x03gnklJOlQeIsd8yZ9GaiPCkzSw9jRB83aEnC-oHACCOOI911vgFoMiF6X9MLleFRr0RY8NrMbcsSKdyinSeYpK6Q/w480-h640/endofyear-1104.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Amanda took the next step in her faith to be baptized and to become a member of our church. From the time all our kids were born we have taught them about God and they have witnessed us living out our faith, but at some point their faith needs to become their own. Its was special to get to witness her taking these steps.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitHsg6yGGHZM0I8bh9iigF7mvcssJhVlIAkmQBDHpiZDytvhyphenhyphenzCEK8e8C2ZWGMmj4t-HKW06XPF1b3OuzAjqdEhXNGahrVt3sisEkVvF1A83wsQXXIJULhLTbLCZD1w5NJt_N_UzT7Xy3-vk-9FH_PW80-328moeLhoEOW9y7naua50D4LW81u-zkkqXA/s7270/DSC_8219.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4847" data-original-width="7270" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitHsg6yGGHZM0I8bh9iigF7mvcssJhVlIAkmQBDHpiZDytvhyphenhyphenzCEK8e8C2ZWGMmj4t-HKW06XPF1b3OuzAjqdEhXNGahrVt3sisEkVvF1A83wsQXXIJULhLTbLCZD1w5NJt_N_UzT7Xy3-vk-9FH_PW80-328moeLhoEOW9y7naua50D4LW81u-zkkqXA/w640-h426/DSC_8219.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I so enjoy being a part of Teen Bible Quiz! I don't feel especially qualified and being sick has been limiting, but it is a great joy to study the Bible alongside the team, to hear them quoting scripture that I know will still be with them 30 years from now, to watch them grow in relationship with each other. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEp5-jKlgRs2oDtJ_JXhAZcaofVwP0A1tcgpLAohU9GL1R9i6SexPuxZAMQDlA2qAoBeFzbq0eL5em-rWVvVyhubbbCmkPa9e-FVZnJOxuc7bq28JY4h7jkC2JcrNZlMvqPq3wZLY3YaYpqnQ0GmGHOCDG0vYlvXwDNG1m9wpX45UFpmZxFyIqEb2PRpo/s3423/endofyear-1107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="3423" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEp5-jKlgRs2oDtJ_JXhAZcaofVwP0A1tcgpLAohU9GL1R9i6SexPuxZAMQDlA2qAoBeFzbq0eL5em-rWVvVyhubbbCmkPa9e-FVZnJOxuc7bq28JY4h7jkC2JcrNZlMvqPq3wZLY3YaYpqnQ0GmGHOCDG0vYlvXwDNG1m9wpX45UFpmZxFyIqEb2PRpo/w640-h448/endofyear-1107.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Florida is a very beloved family tradition. We get to spend time with Nana and it is a big, welcomed exhale after crossing the tax season finish line. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdbtODKJ0dNyWCkRdfx9kvW5AaGEc-taxzimWtaYKYGnAyDc20HOrdrGVtHba3DQp4mZjZmFrFCj4cjRW7MOCwYQd7tLv3dwkLh3UFgqv9VaRbb-3khw0RvX6XCpE3DP3vyvWEpK0Gs4qBD7DlOIoeIUtH4rxUGHLtH3vX-EYDkTdH4T9BKF8ICIjEsk/s3197/endofyear-1110.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3197" data-original-width="1994" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdbtODKJ0dNyWCkRdfx9kvW5AaGEc-taxzimWtaYKYGnAyDc20HOrdrGVtHba3DQp4mZjZmFrFCj4cjRW7MOCwYQd7tLv3dwkLh3UFgqv9VaRbb-3khw0RvX6XCpE3DP3vyvWEpK0Gs4qBD7DlOIoeIUtH4rxUGHLtH3vX-EYDkTdH4T9BKF8ICIjEsk/w400-h640/endofyear-1110.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Graduation! She made it! We made it! So very proud of all that she navigated to get to this point and so very grateful to be there to witness it and celebrate her.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXTAp9u6X9_gE3OlBa5-arHuktS4e3CqqmFXm0HHC7dqPZzPJnPDd0d0LZ-SfHQDaXCW1bAR2eCCyVAwB8Dbu8AOxUYi_Je9SZFMiItqD-SKnsgaQlPCoBPiUpCf-9HR1jrrKWVvuuCtcJfKhJkPtQV4ta70MfjAX7qTwgE5hEFzVV-20YWpr4oGEyjk/s5272/endofyear-1115.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4618" data-original-width="5272" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXTAp9u6X9_gE3OlBa5-arHuktS4e3CqqmFXm0HHC7dqPZzPJnPDd0d0LZ-SfHQDaXCW1bAR2eCCyVAwB8Dbu8AOxUYi_Je9SZFMiItqD-SKnsgaQlPCoBPiUpCf-9HR1jrrKWVvuuCtcJfKhJkPtQV4ta70MfjAX7qTwgE5hEFzVV-20YWpr4oGEyjk/w640-h560/endofyear-1115.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Us, being very us on a most ordinary day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhen21CUtjFDRmdeBPL67W_9q4fX9NF2eXrJeVLInspfMj8N0lq_0QhdldEC_OWGxY1AzwWbqdrqrfJkHg4X9AC6x-KzTA_00XJ_JNlpDUkT24OUB0XOeitbUwnFjNaTbxrIUF2ZXpfPoMZ0SJzRfmKAc-fymb1s994qQAW6dqzGpREpwpYzWOhg8LHCKI/s3088/endofyear-1120.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhen21CUtjFDRmdeBPL67W_9q4fX9NF2eXrJeVLInspfMj8N0lq_0QhdldEC_OWGxY1AzwWbqdrqrfJkHg4X9AC6x-KzTA_00XJ_JNlpDUkT24OUB0XOeitbUwnFjNaTbxrIUF2ZXpfPoMZ0SJzRfmKAc-fymb1s994qQAW6dqzGpREpwpYzWOhg8LHCKI/w640-h480/endofyear-1120.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This little boy brings so much joy but the relationship with his parents is complicated. This picture is an answer to many prayers. Its also representative of so many little miracles we experienced this year with former foster children. I had made peace with the fact that I wouldn't see the fruit of our love, sweat and tears in this lifetime, but we did get some glimpses this year.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLe-ZfMKbZq1NwF-iSrUdLWSZPG569YUU7XxaJw_47S5ljTSS1b7j8BpJcvrTPb330pGCThRpy-KuPI66DWW8EFtuezp0cq3N2XDNzCeuE-gZUYyyV1iraomVbKAh9meFVJoCLqDEkIab4D4I99kYQBLgaJehuZu_qlAyqY7kg0MKHzUd3IipUfbdbrgo/s8256/endofyear-1124.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLe-ZfMKbZq1NwF-iSrUdLWSZPG569YUU7XxaJw_47S5ljTSS1b7j8BpJcvrTPb330pGCThRpy-KuPI66DWW8EFtuezp0cq3N2XDNzCeuE-gZUYyyV1iraomVbKAh9meFVJoCLqDEkIab4D4I99kYQBLgaJehuZu_qlAyqY7kg0MKHzUd3IipUfbdbrgo/w640-h426/endofyear-1124.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was a big soccer year. I still think its so gutsy that Aiden went back to soccer after being cut from the middle school team as a 6th grader. This year took a ton of bravery again. As an incoming freshman, he played in the summer league with the high school boys and did optional group conditioning on hot summer mornings. In the fall he made the team and earned the starting goalie spot on JV. And then he weathered the disappointment of being sidelined with his shoulder. He had lots of character-building opportunities and leaned into them. It was a wonder to witness. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgidT3ULhsf4ZqocCgUbyVH34aUI8Q1kroSIIY-Q4QFTPOnQHiIKkQ27neDxr_JnN7RwiaO3QM988oQAoYdqnPF-5H_Io0ck6bDNBZV66Y7ejVjj2Hy_y7RFAvsxFe_81mjhlGB-k72T1EWZvkA_hpsmCw4OOy0YqkpUm7EinwZNwgx90SRzmScC4okH5U/s7707/endofyear-1118.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5138" data-original-width="7707" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgidT3ULhsf4ZqocCgUbyVH34aUI8Q1kroSIIY-Q4QFTPOnQHiIKkQ27neDxr_JnN7RwiaO3QM988oQAoYdqnPF-5H_Io0ck6bDNBZV66Y7ejVjj2Hy_y7RFAvsxFe_81mjhlGB-k72T1EWZvkA_hpsmCw4OOy0YqkpUm7EinwZNwgx90SRzmScC4okH5U/w640-h426/endofyear-1118.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At the end of a playoff game, Amanda walked off the field one last time. A flood of memories and emotions came...we had so many fun years, particularly when Shaun was coaching her on the town comp team with some of her sweet, close friends. Good grief, that girl pushed against her dad's efforts and also, for all of us, they were some special times.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCt888qm-iKWWAvztQ3QwCmpkVwCaaV8B9U2ncFPsiE2qloO6dVud_JkEcjith0GKCjbD8A7kvaPNsqLngSIm0ge4LYdfQxtK2Ihai7qHwwUsMFu0UBkJC8OipZzpSMqtFc5rxbtF3A-t2LuvA4tUULhPCQrKoOCbIs-IQSOdubWJHXNBp4tTJOjDdbxc/s8256/endofyear-1126.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCt888qm-iKWWAvztQ3QwCmpkVwCaaV8B9U2ncFPsiE2qloO6dVud_JkEcjith0GKCjbD8A7kvaPNsqLngSIm0ge4LYdfQxtK2Ihai7qHwwUsMFu0UBkJC8OipZzpSMqtFc5rxbtF3A-t2LuvA4tUULhPCQrKoOCbIs-IQSOdubWJHXNBp4tTJOjDdbxc/w640-h426/endofyear-1126.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08766386944676634828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582071897915011.post-23542232113715189592023-12-31T12:50:00.004-05:002024-01-04T08:14:07.251-05:00Project 365, Week 52<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Week 52! Just like that, another year winds down.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">December 26</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The girls got to spend the day doing a sleepover with Auntie Sarah. They went shopping, played games and just generally got spoiled. At home, Aiden was helping me take Christmas down and clean up the house and then he helped Shaun at the office cleaning up outside after a storm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhREReIuV8dCwrzEROVX1PZ0Qp4pK22lG6jjJmE68ZNJSI77pjxquPgI1smPRxhJEvoA7CTh8l6dytvSF1x9gptkzqtnEjO-4uylNHiHvBdNZ9lSD-azCmCUwoUodrWBCJQE3m6QLI_pKyyVA9zcQZw3MJfJObZ_zBlZ-l0GOY6OP9OwWvFEp9x4Z7jkDo/s8256/wk52-1101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8256" data-original-width="5504" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhREReIuV8dCwrzEROVX1PZ0Qp4pK22lG6jjJmE68ZNJSI77pjxquPgI1smPRxhJEvoA7CTh8l6dytvSF1x9gptkzqtnEjO-4uylNHiHvBdNZ9lSD-azCmCUwoUodrWBCJQE3m6QLI_pKyyVA9zcQZw3MJfJObZ_zBlZ-l0GOY6OP9OwWvFEp9x4Z7jkDo/w426-h640/wk52-1101.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">December 27</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was our 4th week-after-Christmas getaway with the group we affectionately refer to as the DiSalvaCours. We went to Massachusettes, just an 1.5 hours from home and stayed minutes from Butternut Ski Resort. As it turned out the weather was very mild and rainy, making ski conditions challenging, but the snowmakers produced enough white stuff to be useable. And really, we just wanted a few hours of skiing and snow tubing, the rest of the time was games and screens and puzzles and pool and hot tub and eating. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The hotel had a nice common area and a steady supply of coffee, tea and hot chocolate and we pretty much parked it there from early in the morning to late at night. 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He runs a business that comes with heavy responsibility, but his family can never tell by the way he acts if the market is up or down and we always feel like his priority. He's a wonder.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OaBg-h8yEXhujhJN8ibgWKR008PGoekXFF6g6hIzrAXbhC68KH-NBJin8jdLv1MnVQTmWHpN2Q9XRnTE32lE3shlVtl09piLvZHRne7M0WyvBIkSJtdoJ9vkx_wfsCbP9vzbrzm0XL86T2LQs7P0ylQdT4QdTDSouhU8gabMW04OjcHAVXucyrojwQg/s4032/wk52-1111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OaBg-h8yEXhujhJN8ibgWKR008PGoekXFF6g6hIzrAXbhC68KH-NBJin8jdLv1MnVQTmWHpN2Q9XRnTE32lE3shlVtl09piLvZHRne7M0WyvBIkSJtdoJ9vkx_wfsCbP9vzbrzm0XL86T2LQs7P0ylQdT4QdTDSouhU8gabMW04OjcHAVXucyrojwQg/w480-h640/wk52-1111.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We took an excursion into "town" to watch <i>Wonka </i>in the cutest little three-screen theater but first we walked around and explored a bit. 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Our workouts however were quite different in intensity...she's a beast and my workouts are Silver-Sneakers style.. ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4DPFvMl3KdRkZmah91-1tVNGhXaL6XG1sIhHbL5QB1i8395Vn7a6RhxiUMmQGrazsNU91XdqH8V5lt9BpJSbXCmyFuX4-41PD90O70jeSzoCju17F1Bh8W5S-oFXURX-UhCDwI2pPNqETn7D5V30cKP5ifv6sso3YiouKOSgY5o1myy-bRHrDgZnFwfE/s4032/wk52-1137.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4DPFvMl3KdRkZmah91-1tVNGhXaL6XG1sIhHbL5QB1i8395Vn7a6RhxiUMmQGrazsNU91XdqH8V5lt9BpJSbXCmyFuX4-41PD90O70jeSzoCju17F1Bh8W5S-oFXURX-UhCDwI2pPNqETn7D5V30cKP5ifv6sso3YiouKOSgY5o1myy-bRHrDgZnFwfE/w640-h480/wk52-1137.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The first shift of enthusiasts skied for the morning and the second shift snow-tubed in the evening. 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Our family took the scenic way home and it was fun to see a part of CT we're rarely in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDl420H0jKb-KASTdzALdEm84mALzwXn7NnI0Ns711ygt9fq41frlSzOJ-Nu_hPA7w5YN3p6Hj3bhfg-K2KGx6nMVchDYktVA6CVP2nIiWKIcr_s5OEdDwZdVYGsDRl9O8JVmfl-L8-oBmVvzexlRKhClu99CzDGkfFw9Ii_1LGr_NompBUcfeMhWKhwo/s3088/wk52-1163.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDl420H0jKb-KASTdzALdEm84mALzwXn7NnI0Ns711ygt9fq41frlSzOJ-Nu_hPA7w5YN3p6Hj3bhfg-K2KGx6nMVchDYktVA6CVP2nIiWKIcr_s5OEdDwZdVYGsDRl9O8JVmfl-L8-oBmVvzexlRKhClu99CzDGkfFw9Ii_1LGr_NompBUcfeMhWKhwo/w480-h640/wk52-1163.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQaZXRseEbKX4qsOJgtEm6s-ypBliqaYFeLhFAzYkMkzJC4UvKG7wIOScBSSsSyoDSyHkzIDP-EIDpZZoosTt8e9ItxAieTuytLipvo3w7v6M3QI2qgK6VmLGM0iEPDm6BlrkrirkIcWoVRkmJ958c3H7K4sFwr-VxEXzW1K7Nhzu1KfZXfgcHlbdi_U/s4032/wk52-1164.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQaZXRseEbKX4qsOJgtEm6s-ypBliqaYFeLhFAzYkMkzJC4UvKG7wIOScBSSsSyoDSyHkzIDP-EIDpZZoosTt8e9ItxAieTuytLipvo3w7v6M3QI2qgK6VmLGM0iEPDm6BlrkrirkIcWoVRkmJ958c3H7K4sFwr-VxEXzW1K7Nhzu1KfZXfgcHlbdi_U/w640-h480/wk52-1164.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8PxgRHEDHqLk5KPYCRBrSOActaXBbeDJ7pWAtvSRTM7aHqO5SwWukh0BHdYwpBjT6fJdKlHGk949OEmXEVXVLG3uZy7T1on9HmvMUzue3TkWMLPjCFBB2AjRbxLOD2-SX8RenXSc7aBC15jreHltq-ru4xSZEBJZfZck3W-eMBPzYOk74HnFQO4O0xY/s4032/wk52-1165.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8PxgRHEDHqLk5KPYCRBrSOActaXBbeDJ7pWAtvSRTM7aHqO5SwWukh0BHdYwpBjT6fJdKlHGk949OEmXEVXVLG3uZy7T1on9HmvMUzue3TkWMLPjCFBB2AjRbxLOD2-SX8RenXSc7aBC15jreHltq-ru4xSZEBJZfZck3W-eMBPzYOk74HnFQO4O0xY/w640-h480/wk52-1165.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">December 31</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our last family photo of the year as the kids were headed out the door to two different parties at friends' houses. We so appreciate Avery's consistent willingness to give rides, even when it means inconveniencing herself or spending extra gas money. Especially on this night we were happy to not head out at midnight.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Originally I was supposed to have treatment on the 30th so we'd planned on laying low for New Year's. Even though my treatment got moved, we didn't change plans from sitting in our recliners for the evening. It was nice and I even stayed up to briefly watch the action in Times Square.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm thankful for this five-some we make. I really do try to be authentic in what I share here on this blog, but hopefully I'm stating what is obvious when I say....there are so many struggles, arguments, disobedience, selfishness, growing that happens under our roof that does not get shared. Not because I want to paint a perfect picture but because they are not my stories to tell. My husband is a private person and my teens are people now. Years ago their 2-year old defiant flop on the floor was cute, but that doesn't translate the same now that they're older. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That's a lot of words to say...it often is messy and we walk through a whole lot of hard but I look for and highlight the good because that is what I've trained my heart to do. We all have that choice. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #001320; font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Always be joyful, keep praying, in every situation [no matter what the circumstances] be thankful </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #001320; font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">and</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #001320; font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> continually give thanks </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #001320; font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">to God;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #001320; font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.</span> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDiKUfl26SYrHKk3yhix_JycCd4vR2c8NH8nbD0YTaattFCKQYJdO2tgJIagb_SOC6RMVQ-v9MfDOMONguMfvptS9PNqIdNeBFPxx0A1VTUXDT3CotvT01hAEYhFXUKRCXUqHasLjg_iUbusE7Y2wvpc5TtQOHmmZDYLpu4bvbh_iAU9m_xycV9R3wJGI/s3896/wk52-1167.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2922" data-original-width="3896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDiKUfl26SYrHKk3yhix_JycCd4vR2c8NH8nbD0YTaattFCKQYJdO2tgJIagb_SOC6RMVQ-v9MfDOMONguMfvptS9PNqIdNeBFPxx0A1VTUXDT3CotvT01hAEYhFXUKRCXUqHasLjg_iUbusE7Y2wvpc5TtQOHmmZDYLpu4bvbh_iAU9m_xycV9R3wJGI/w640-h480/wk52-1167.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4r3kaN9grYtNGocahAWRlvZDak7wZMM510C0_QY17zbG-sg8UvbwcAyxryAxn1YVc7a6Il4mrt1Y0YHu8Y4eJdPoD14LxHrwR51oEc8nLCJQEsvuycPhdrD7hyB3gUif6ZqrfYmr1pwZxuXMhwvXU04vmuXw3IssqObNmBVXqFwT4rqlvgb7ns7nRBRw/s4032/wk52-1168.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4r3kaN9grYtNGocahAWRlvZDak7wZMM510C0_QY17zbG-sg8UvbwcAyxryAxn1YVc7a6Il4mrt1Y0YHu8Y4eJdPoD14LxHrwR51oEc8nLCJQEsvuycPhdrD7hyB3gUif6ZqrfYmr1pwZxuXMhwvXU04vmuXw3IssqObNmBVXqFwT4rqlvgb7ns7nRBRw/w480-h640/wk52-1168.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08766386944676634828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582071897915011.post-20748842259139847212023-12-29T16:01:00.001-05:002023-12-31T15:01:34.349-05:00Project 365, Week 51<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, this sure was a special week! Each day I slowly picked up a little more steam after having treatment the week before and the anticipation of Christmas really started to build and then...it was here! Three days of celebrations!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">December 18</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Avery helped me stuff and finalize the bulk of the Christmas cards, both personal and for the business then we took a trip to the post office to get more stamps and mail them out. There was quite a bit of damage from a storm so we were detoured on the way home. Which worked out great because we found this wide open space with a beautiful rainbow in it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-5yly-B2sS1b388wyRH1rpXi2CTgYLPwXBVTWHmzH1e8sYqxZVNfJEK-iq7UFXoHv0gjyCCH-vW-Kmrb3V5Hwc9stNqNwtnQMYoRb0B7eyyWwfE99_hYRg7fuKXvVDWfOHLzO_zPiiyLK4KhZLOmhf6d7yz_n-7RYibX5WAP7TLcJut8ne2Ls7XaIKw/s3985/week51-1101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2989" data-original-width="3985" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-5yly-B2sS1b388wyRH1rpXi2CTgYLPwXBVTWHmzH1e8sYqxZVNfJEK-iq7UFXoHv0gjyCCH-vW-Kmrb3V5Hwc9stNqNwtnQMYoRb0B7eyyWwfE99_hYRg7fuKXvVDWfOHLzO_zPiiyLK4KhZLOmhf6d7yz_n-7RYibX5WAP7TLcJut8ne2Ls7XaIKw/w640-h480/week51-1101.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">December 19</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It had been a long day, but in the evening we coordinated going shopping together for the last "few things". We completed the evening with dinner and a mini-Christmas lights tour and it ended up being really great time together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpeWbNYkd1xHASqvbW0jMB9xzLNB-zNBdccpI0JzE7WSn6FxWTj3rN8PO4_AyJ10XkngPqWMpToEIfEvMHDJFiHEDXdnYy-Uq__vMdA9cDFex3qwqcnxeRaPdBzUkkI9ZFbaL7DW7Uh_q3jFv642yyoy4nvz7ppxQ8siPdlvh2WzJ6ly3-i6mZlhrMmz8/s4032/week51-1102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpeWbNYkd1xHASqvbW0jMB9xzLNB-zNBdccpI0JzE7WSn6FxWTj3rN8PO4_AyJ10XkngPqWMpToEIfEvMHDJFiHEDXdnYy-Uq__vMdA9cDFex3qwqcnxeRaPdBzUkkI9ZFbaL7DW7Uh_q3jFv642yyoy4nvz7ppxQ8siPdlvh2WzJ6ly3-i6mZlhrMmz8/w640-h480/week51-1102.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOzOjUvN1kbpU36i7H6nDXCsxnwL99CWTclTl0k7yWG62yZqdo6qKnN69MeprlOmOK7WCLjkJrqZSiaAuwKJDzFlKcg_CyIBtGgNK_wazxxBSXO70AIePmI-YP4gkX_RncxKgrY3windRLTMHv19QYXhxi3chUykR5Vq9rPyZ6B_XHMSfYyXzwZfiSaE8/s4032/week51-1103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOzOjUvN1kbpU36i7H6nDXCsxnwL99CWTclTl0k7yWG62yZqdo6qKnN69MeprlOmOK7WCLjkJrqZSiaAuwKJDzFlKcg_CyIBtGgNK_wazxxBSXO70AIePmI-YP4gkX_RncxKgrY3windRLTMHv19QYXhxi3chUykR5Vq9rPyZ6B_XHMSfYyXzwZfiSaE8/w640-h480/week51-1103.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">December 20</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since I was going to be doing some training in the office close-ish to my dad, I took advantage and invited him to breakfast. Didn't get a picture of us, but there was a cute little snowman tree.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ti1CT-ZMxXcVKWr2hmxRFd-KWMwu5EqqXcL8_635N185JXomiFvQrnbwTRg3YbREbG_fHGTBln_0linaG21ceWYSkErjY_r58bjSRmrbD4e0GCHYH10kFpl6JZkiE6kpNXc-rey1yHa8ZZsgvdbPTUz4HUj7wuxAQqItrwaisOtl5_Wy9RKPOgV9mdA/s4032/week51-1104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ti1CT-ZMxXcVKWr2hmxRFd-KWMwu5EqqXcL8_635N185JXomiFvQrnbwTRg3YbREbG_fHGTBln_0linaG21ceWYSkErjY_r58bjSRmrbD4e0GCHYH10kFpl6JZkiE6kpNXc-rey1yHa8ZZsgvdbPTUz4HUj7wuxAQqItrwaisOtl5_Wy9RKPOgV9mdA/w480-h640/week51-1104.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Shaun had an eye exam so I tagged along and enjoy the festive shopping center.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgMHUnLW3lml9MiTLhr1q9_J_XHVZsiSzSbXZXZarjXcsXdEf2Ogh8DyLAxw1QttnZu8TVMnMGwK2xsC1TosZfbafl-3msHTWG9lhmI5wnem6W74FMtJZQBuZNKCSrrOUJFNpVwm-L3OxyuSkx-VskO0XljDSDhEcEmDkA08B_Ek2JniWVcztJDLsvE1s/s4032/week51-1105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgMHUnLW3lml9MiTLhr1q9_J_XHVZsiSzSbXZXZarjXcsXdEf2Ogh8DyLAxw1QttnZu8TVMnMGwK2xsC1TosZfbafl-3msHTWG9lhmI5wnem6W74FMtJZQBuZNKCSrrOUJFNpVwm-L3OxyuSkx-VskO0XljDSDhEcEmDkA08B_Ek2JniWVcztJDLsvE1s/w480-h640/week51-1105.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were playing cards and Aiden was feeling antsy and kept tapping his sister with a roll of wrapping paper while she was trying to have a conversation. Sitting across from her, I took a series of pictures that start out with an aggravated face and end here with her just ignoring while she talks. Ahh, that interesting sibling relationship that none of us get to choose but that shape us so profoundly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17sxWVz1UDIe0jvLQAtWyhx262G9KrV2RRCdHH9WUGA8q-BbyMX7b3lUZFp4lk6huT-OuWex3HV_PEYB7DNpcPNe3GD6X3vX-OqyE4IujU2xYuH2kFGpfnBblIFMyiFV7jYyYk8Ap237HW8rC2EIw29hj8WywtmXxwoiu0tHoXEazpKzm1gj6Sbmn5Aw/s4032/week51-1106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17sxWVz1UDIe0jvLQAtWyhx262G9KrV2RRCdHH9WUGA8q-BbyMX7b3lUZFp4lk6huT-OuWex3HV_PEYB7DNpcPNe3GD6X3vX-OqyE4IujU2xYuH2kFGpfnBblIFMyiFV7jYyYk8Ap237HW8rC2EIw29hj8WywtmXxwoiu0tHoXEazpKzm1gj6Sbmn5Aw/w640-h480/week51-1106.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">December 21</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's super sweet to see the kids giving gifts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueQq1vUL7lLqzhidmO-h0XI5u2yqUoxphCvErB9mrFvR0O7yiWChIgz6Jlf5eUlV3TLdiVxpHFV8z3NvfBhyeq-lSLkkJ1fnMEIrmsxLOS0RPS-jBAuCDm8qXdcC5hpjoHvxdghG3srxCnOmNZFD_4hPtfCKnfNHt-G6oO16hP0Rf7AaznBsLJyt7wtI/s4032/week51-1107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueQq1vUL7lLqzhidmO-h0XI5u2yqUoxphCvErB9mrFvR0O7yiWChIgz6Jlf5eUlV3TLdiVxpHFV8z3NvfBhyeq-lSLkkJ1fnMEIrmsxLOS0RPS-jBAuCDm8qXdcC5hpjoHvxdghG3srxCnOmNZFD_4hPtfCKnfNHt-G6oO16hP0Rf7AaznBsLJyt7wtI/w640-h480/week51-1107.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Nana is an exceptional bow maker and she passed it to her son, who passed it to her son, who is now passing it to his daughter. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Pcs1MKMiQJS1k_-JlHfVi9uPpahRX6CzY2jioj5OKU5wpZVOgYYBIULpH0fvQrYomziZdg2wKFJv3BkBEsl4wEKE58QRTR37c01nOwvcSy0xvtX2TaXxxwcoIEsd1KpaN3xcDg7dUL0_Jz3ekTFN-3yw6H9phEvvfqS6uozdTthc6mnt0NP8cz4eAH0/s4032/week51-1108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Pcs1MKMiQJS1k_-JlHfVi9uPpahRX6CzY2jioj5OKU5wpZVOgYYBIULpH0fvQrYomziZdg2wKFJv3BkBEsl4wEKE58QRTR37c01nOwvcSy0xvtX2TaXxxwcoIEsd1KpaN3xcDg7dUL0_Jz3ekTFN-3yw6H9phEvvfqS6uozdTthc6mnt0NP8cz4eAH0/w480-h640/week51-1108.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"The group" got together to exchange "white elephant" gifts and celebrate the Christmas season.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizM_EhBRFEio31ppnOoOln7PL1_zqd6fUw9WiPrDk1zBn4N6hEk_pLponF4iIJdI3yZBSgWg7Cdt6BbGH1vLFI5KI7TQ7ey_JhmdGbxpSwmtGqcrtHLpied2U8hFs2FY5XhRin1szl0V82Yhdk0yYdki6hjSDZZ3ut9teGcljPYdtSswoJd2O9eFhwMCM/s4032/week51-1109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizM_EhBRFEio31ppnOoOln7PL1_zqd6fUw9WiPrDk1zBn4N6hEk_pLponF4iIJdI3yZBSgWg7Cdt6BbGH1vLFI5KI7TQ7ey_JhmdGbxpSwmtGqcrtHLpied2U8hFs2FY5XhRin1szl0V82Yhdk0yYdki6hjSDZZ3ut9teGcljPYdtSswoJd2O9eFhwMCM/w640-h480/week51-1109.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">December 23</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Christmas with the Cours! Sarah did a great job making everything relaxed and festive and, for the first time in several years, all the family was there! The kids all love being together and there are little ones who are still excited about presents.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhXsukeNn2m4CgW3UFnU1eLV5NToQBBK1HPOaaM9ZRSvBDte9nIMJ4Vij7tjT9ouoQHvgJ6o4ijqb-kkScU3qY7O3moDmyiX6piKNkf0FQZHcJQ3vdDuG6HPEia9r2YQadU6u8_5XHFX0Nn9a_AldsIn0lfs53Rc2hLI2s7ZAEjzmkCFbT6AP90l8sEs/s7875/week51-1110.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhXsukeNn2m4CgW3UFnU1eLV5NToQBBK1HPOaaM9ZRSvBDte9nIMJ4Vij7tjT9ouoQHvgJ6o4ijqb-kkScU3qY7O3moDmyiX6piKNkf0FQZHcJQ3vdDuG6HPEia9r2YQadU6u8_5XHFX0Nn9a_AldsIn0lfs53Rc2hLI2s7ZAEjzmkCFbT6AP90l8sEs/s7875/week51-1110.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPeHp_75Un145MbSGVsWTYU3vUsuhMU9Dud8P8uAUZluhnbHi1Bf2Rmh5D3u91s1aG2lQcBWv3YJvBT7BH3P40-IALTx6LiQsW2CjV6ZeuHar1OrEY33v5DvQwGx5ggQfOxvTvDGyk1kLkPmkvM_gM5btKHpsgJ0pmkbzq28xVfStN5ZIy11Qldt9H48/s7897/week51-1113.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Since is was a Sunday, our church decided to do the traditional candlelight services in the morning. Additionally, we missed the anticipation of our out-of-state family arriving. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Shaun and I stayed after the 8:30 AM service to drive shuttle and work in the finance office, so didn't even get our traditional picture riding to church in one car. 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It's one of my favorite hours of the year. I cried for half of it, completely undone by The Story. That the King would come as a baby, fully God and fully man, so that he could die on the cross to be the ultimate sacrifice for my sin. 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We lost my mom, Juliet and the Boyds to Florida and we only get my brother on alternate years so it was a very small group. The theme of this day: Pass-<i>the</i>-Sweetest-Little-Baby. Ezra's mom is super chill about allowing her to be held by others and what a blessing she has already been, just in one month of life!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was a low-key, easy day with way too much food and a whole lot of love and laughs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB0pnqVLaVESH3PCZYB_d3DLOwFimML4VgmGruxagvGEn7neqRDNtUYYiRA4looNgOZZM5IJSMRk5mrjBE8fO8FWorx4uGTLacMZEHlFT1vYTe1p2nGfTE3OmD68iOXt39662Rz0gFVjZ0S9pPGQdJ4S0xPOTw6sumpC5qJnA0bTa8HF-LezIWHlj9li4/s8256/week51-1174.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8256" data-original-width="5504" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB0pnqVLaVESH3PCZYB_d3DLOwFimML4VgmGruxagvGEn7neqRDNtUYYiRA4looNgOZZM5IJSMRk5mrjBE8fO8FWorx4uGTLacMZEHlFT1vYTe1p2nGfTE3OmD68iOXt39662Rz0gFVjZ0S9pPGQdJ4S0xPOTw6sumpC5qJnA0bTa8HF-LezIWHlj9li4/w426-h640/week51-1174.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">One thing I admire and appreciate about the doctors at MSK is that they are ego-less. They are quick to say, I'm going to run this by so and so, I'd like you to meet with such and such specialist. They are really, truly looking for solutions and seem to value and utilize each other's expertise. Behind-the-scenes, my oncologist has been sharing my case with others, exploring options beyond the chemo we're doing. I keep being told how rare my case is, how we're entirely "off script". How is this possible, I don't know.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfz3XGSzK70z2dhxp7EAfVo91EZ1V0C3vytUYNa8lCmTOyEVhx9tEpBd_bxIA8Rzc9Ehyphenhyphen1q0bx6Depa3td-kvorNZg2vrPM7xdexhSUMCezj7COpi1WaDo1C3fyBD0_4jy1x6z8IOAtZlyqpzRTMpiae3fKIfqycGGGgG_sGkKLlHF6_UrFPafFdOHvM/s1847/IMG_8432.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1847" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfz3XGSzK70z2dhxp7EAfVo91EZ1V0C3vytUYNa8lCmTOyEVhx9tEpBd_bxIA8Rzc9Ehyphenhyphen1q0bx6Depa3td-kvorNZg2vrPM7xdexhSUMCezj7COpi1WaDo1C3fyBD0_4jy1x6z8IOAtZlyqpzRTMpiae3fKIfqycGGGgG_sGkKLlHF6_UrFPafFdOHvM/w406-h640/IMG_8432.heic" width="406" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We met with an Interventional Radiologist, a very kind, older man who spent as much time with us as we needed. Later, I read some of his notes from the call and just thought <i>how strange</i> it is to have been discussed at a medical conference and how little my medical charts tell about how I am.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Mrs. Cour is a very pleasant 48-year-old female...<span style="text-align: left;">The patient was discussed in the bone metastases conference...</span><span style="text-align: left;">I conveyed to her that we
discussed her case in our multidisciplinary conference and we explored different options.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This IR doctor is willing to try some <span style="text-align: center;">local tumor control. There are two separate tumors and he'll tackle them one at a time with two different procedures. The location of the sacral tumors is tricky, made even more difficult by the hardware in my spine so it will be a game-time decision if he can treat it and how. He makes no guarantees but feels confident its worth trying. The first of those procedures will happen mid-January and since that and treatment can't be too close together, my second December chemo treatment got canceled. Oh, happy day!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In preparation for the procedure he ordered two MRIs, which needed to be done on different days and one at a location in Manhattan. Since that's all I was doing, we decided to pull the kids from school and make a day of it in NYC. Christmas in the city is very festive!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLA0vyhzOBxWwdwophN9vLKlBEgOzsJ5w9YWKkIQ13dlMZWkZRHaRawFIoyqK0pL6LVw88v-sEL8ahKDWsw0ucudZlJ-QsiiCCby4ptTjs0UQ_0AUGd1RMp5dNkicv2pFZqkHSiZR6E_TJsGaWh-QpFqJOwHwlnZ7x5Aii5XqDwsK2iAj1OCGf1HRhvWc/s4032/nd5-1103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLA0vyhzOBxWwdwophN9vLKlBEgOzsJ5w9YWKkIQ13dlMZWkZRHaRawFIoyqK0pL6LVw88v-sEL8ahKDWsw0ucudZlJ-QsiiCCby4ptTjs0UQ_0AUGd1RMp5dNkicv2pFZqkHSiZR6E_TJsGaWh-QpFqJOwHwlnZ7x5Aii5XqDwsK2iAj1OCGf1HRhvWc/w640-h480/nd5-1103.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDM5QfHkrWCzeNkF2DwqiYiZ0wx7ADr90NM2YlS7P-EqLDHMLgd-f08w1M47RZb-vsqPrV9Jq_CTKHAu-fQaC-_XY4HJ9GmkvoSIMrzsOV_PRbPCSGnsivs9batRbSnwvSrLWWy-JwgDl9dmV1_v_AvMe_GOUy0s-t3GSXJwAF-sFKlLQ3Hd-r2dd35Yo/s4032/nd5-1104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDM5QfHkrWCzeNkF2DwqiYiZ0wx7ADr90NM2YlS7P-EqLDHMLgd-f08w1M47RZb-vsqPrV9Jq_CTKHAu-fQaC-_XY4HJ9GmkvoSIMrzsOV_PRbPCSGnsivs9batRbSnwvSrLWWy-JwgDl9dmV1_v_AvMe_GOUy0s-t3GSXJwAF-sFKlLQ3Hd-r2dd35Yo/w640-h480/nd5-1104.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtAX7BloJhSlPHDchivS2usrsJpwIrhapcL_tZ9eGl6vb_DP7NHEkbNzUECGFyW7-5ojdnZ_DvaLToHVXCNZjpjoSGx4pzV27rxB91Jwm1lxH3G3KGyB3JctOi0VnqXNmdbFhysq6lcm7S5BVwLi7DGbRaFg8H9hApfx2Bl1hb82HLqMESzyYJ0jUYhcc/s3929/nd5-1105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3929" data-original-width="2947" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtAX7BloJhSlPHDchivS2usrsJpwIrhapcL_tZ9eGl6vb_DP7NHEkbNzUECGFyW7-5ojdnZ_DvaLToHVXCNZjpjoSGx4pzV27rxB91Jwm1lxH3G3KGyB3JctOi0VnqXNmdbFhysq6lcm7S5BVwLi7DGbRaFg8H9hApfx2Bl1hb82HLqMESzyYJ0jUYhcc/w480-h640/nd5-1105.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEEyFoB4A6C81okjbW_CKCsOyDAneZcvPQbceHIp4FJ_u1kQflENtH39HwAL2d8Er3L4TYbCWKlDnOM3v4M_1E1k9QOOXxY6Ue0vvWjLihvFIi7tu6k1P9NNF-HbBku6shyphenhypheniK0ZXHWdo-2Ur_xE_DuNT371jjWQYClaNfFEuEmpC7YC2PYZCYraRamlM/s4032/nd5-1107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEEyFoB4A6C81okjbW_CKCsOyDAneZcvPQbceHIp4FJ_u1kQflENtH39HwAL2d8Er3L4TYbCWKlDnOM3v4M_1E1k9QOOXxY6Ue0vvWjLihvFIi7tu6k1P9NNF-HbBku6shyphenhypheniK0ZXHWdo-2Ur_xE_DuNT371jjWQYClaNfFEuEmpC7YC2PYZCYraRamlM/w480-h640/nd5-1107.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Roasted chestnuts! 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I've seen it many times and it blows me away every time. <span style="text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">As the nativity scene came together at the end, complete with a misbehaving camel, I was so struck by the familiar words of a well-known Christmas song. I couldn't stop the tears.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Hail the heaven born Prince of Peace, who brings light and life to all. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The Prince of Peace, born that God and sinners would be reconciled. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xGL60QJTf2j6VwEATShKbkkr7To3C8TkvuPr9ObzFvHT-Fap-DUXIogHyTwKniG1m1nZbe-hVeO_o21yFwMIMYPqQIm0ms1LXCcK7Xbgz8EZ2OgsP6ZrgdLXtjF7JEsK_b1r3S7vUqUBn9R-uQZTjeO5xBX1lg9N04M8EGmF5SpuxlfYE3bZXNw5XWo/s4032/nd5-1110.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xGL60QJTf2j6VwEATShKbkkr7To3C8TkvuPr9ObzFvHT-Fap-DUXIogHyTwKniG1m1nZbe-hVeO_o21yFwMIMYPqQIm0ms1LXCcK7Xbgz8EZ2OgsP6ZrgdLXtjF7JEsK_b1r3S7vUqUBn9R-uQZTjeO5xBX1lg9N04M8EGmF5SpuxlfYE3bZXNw5XWo/w480-h640/nd5-1110.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I am a doer. So my family is learning to see things they never had to or cared to pay attention to and I am learning to let things go that don't matter. This day Aiden helped me dump my dead flower pots and put some things away until spring. (You could argue this task goes in the "doesn't matter" category, but he was a good sport.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLEfBo3tatPm7hU381hR44d6nvbRCCmbGrUT4MvdDaHKO36gwENr1Mo9KMXDb6dISi6STf3eeYBv4bjleFuD_INGtpWQ9gZrESxhYVgKkZQI9G0l8filXj9HDtDagnj6mhlc0wKjCi80wB2rf-rA-C4-jLKD9sbSvaal4k_O0hgLjSuudumWd_KQD2r6k" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLEfBo3tatPm7hU381hR44d6nvbRCCmbGrUT4MvdDaHKO36gwENr1Mo9KMXDb6dISi6STf3eeYBv4bjleFuD_INGtpWQ9gZrESxhYVgKkZQI9G0l8filXj9HDtDagnj6mhlc0wKjCi80wB2rf-rA-C4-jLKD9sbSvaal4k_O0hgLjSuudumWd_KQD2r6k=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeg2HA8u8vwFienz_q5uN9JamA81E7xylwDVASIoN0Mnq5u_PX3DKd3N2KCN_zTbEHj9554_ozRtPfPyiN1zBDwkQNy6LLsj4-2FpmkWEVq4-kV40fAsP_WX3Qn4nZBEr4gfkYAJEtMtHVtOyVePB7RwcYafDCrihz6DxT5w2Eqf9309mMn-eGcIduh2k/s4032/nd5-1119.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeg2HA8u8vwFienz_q5uN9JamA81E7xylwDVASIoN0Mnq5u_PX3DKd3N2KCN_zTbEHj9554_ozRtPfPyiN1zBDwkQNy6LLsj4-2FpmkWEVq4-kV40fAsP_WX3Qn4nZBEr4gfkYAJEtMtHVtOyVePB7RwcYafDCrihz6DxT5w2Eqf9309mMn-eGcIduh2k/w640-h480/nd5-1119.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2CRT1VKkbuE9GT12qhsz5v5IMZ21ycsq5pGMvQUXRqQewc7xBLbAtFSZ8PtSLviTDW5ADIAtt9MhaGad8dS6R5D1N8sk_RC-yM-MU76DPnpP32Jia9WskmTv3wm9gcQGYpIUP1ak-amHGRayweHtgZ4u92o9ZqRlZKYBha3rTs3ApZeRD-uSP4bjGwmM/s4032/nd5-1120.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2CRT1VKkbuE9GT12qhsz5v5IMZ21ycsq5pGMvQUXRqQewc7xBLbAtFSZ8PtSLviTDW5ADIAtt9MhaGad8dS6R5D1N8sk_RC-yM-MU76DPnpP32Jia9WskmTv3wm9gcQGYpIUP1ak-amHGRayweHtgZ4u92o9ZqRlZKYBha3rTs3ApZeRD-uSP4bjGwmM/w480-h640/nd5-1120.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Each milestone I get to be a part of is immensely special. I think we often have an aggressive greed for "the good life" but we can cultivate a deep, genuine gratitude for the life we're actually living. Easy ≠ good, necessarily, hard ≠ bad, necessarily Not <i>for </i>all things, but <i>in </i>all things we can grow our 'give thanks' muscle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1fTPrvW1F7ycVBRNNodF2TrR0XttCV_IAqdCtKOlHbCivk7_WlMMX4jn4rJYrNozdGhjWMfGC022F9fOfvUz0ZXWPfVcr5kK7qtCTHD-JfUbgBRweN9rkq2luX1ATdBJ8K8a4lGTsCdB_JaK1WiFMrIac3McQozUam0zrgATiSvHQ-l44L_MARKM8hn0/s2885/nd5-1121.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2885" data-original-width="2164" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1fTPrvW1F7ycVBRNNodF2TrR0XttCV_IAqdCtKOlHbCivk7_WlMMX4jn4rJYrNozdGhjWMfGC022F9fOfvUz0ZXWPfVcr5kK7qtCTHD-JfUbgBRweN9rkq2luX1ATdBJ8K8a4lGTsCdB_JaK1WiFMrIac3McQozUam0zrgATiSvHQ-l44L_MARKM8hn0/w480-h640/nd5-1121.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These last couple weeks so many photos memories have come up of Amanda's first days of life. She was an easy baby and I remember how absolutely tickled 17-month old Avery was. Such sweet days!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsExA-FX2uPwUP6HlAiKZm_hjT9Nuf4pbIcjbjXYHGCqGhDIloAitpRJCvpwlmLBzryYxRLMC8buNQ5Me5d3JKk0D30yir8qRunsrb8WnwWNvhmp-RztmErsCtSSwqiD0PgJK3P0TxvyzaTtbIuFn8f5NB18z2bf3vZLFXyuKVLu1H4yLQRpsxlohn3P0/s1352/nd5-1122.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1352" data-original-width="951" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsExA-FX2uPwUP6HlAiKZm_hjT9Nuf4pbIcjbjXYHGCqGhDIloAitpRJCvpwlmLBzryYxRLMC8buNQ5Me5d3JKk0D30yir8qRunsrb8WnwWNvhmp-RztmErsCtSSwqiD0PgJK3P0TxvyzaTtbIuFn8f5NB18z2bf3vZLFXyuKVLu1H4yLQRpsxlohn3P0/w450-h640/nd5-1122.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08766386944676634828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582071897915011.post-15473863641153211782023-12-19T07:00:00.000-05:002023-12-19T14:27:40.301-05:00Project 365, Week 50<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The countdown to Christmas and the end of the year is here! I'm trying to just do what I can and keep remembering what Christmas really, truly is about.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">December 11</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The view at the office as the sun was setting...stunning!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiFgxR1kXUQrV262FarIwGIliI5aBVo8EqhpBwRW1bVct36ADlIy8uWcsiw9IAUcUCsyeWILFrfItFvdISgR1eRtMLftf4tbJcNdfZOOfWHUDZ5DyzX2BuAdPwEJAQYGDKXsmRWpGjlRit-39ulyXmroIRl9FclZq3L0VQ6l83BXtwob-Kr-qwbmGKnDA/s4032/wk49-1101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiFgxR1kXUQrV262FarIwGIliI5aBVo8EqhpBwRW1bVct36ADlIy8uWcsiw9IAUcUCsyeWILFrfItFvdISgR1eRtMLftf4tbJcNdfZOOfWHUDZ5DyzX2BuAdPwEJAQYGDKXsmRWpGjlRit-39ulyXmroIRl9FclZq3L0VQ6l83BXtwob-Kr-qwbmGKnDA/w640-h480/wk49-1101.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I caught this screenshot of Aiden at youth group a couple days prior. Yes, his shoulder is healing nicely.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoiQEHbHwaLLU8MmD10ERZM9WXSsUk1T88pZ1SmUedW3PwvCYf1VGQ2fX91aInQ22qTc4SdKuATKbRO4h9gmvYWr15Ah89pciCulb7bZ6DMOlG1n9eEbxzVqM8DKAYTXCnOHP_fnE3to165hdqenahCiKwCsVZuK0cFj3RWN8iiKRlqCUvfGFsYAEEm9E/s1518/wk49-1102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1518" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoiQEHbHwaLLU8MmD10ERZM9WXSsUk1T88pZ1SmUedW3PwvCYf1VGQ2fX91aInQ22qTc4SdKuATKbRO4h9gmvYWr15Ah89pciCulb7bZ6DMOlG1n9eEbxzVqM8DKAYTXCnOHP_fnE3to165hdqenahCiKwCsVZuK0cFj3RWN8iiKRlqCUvfGFsYAEEm9E/w474-h640/wk49-1102.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">December 12</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Double ugh for treatment day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWV9Sr4BViZpxUUStzUM1xiySk4yPiWZcI9NSndj2M1WKLlcO1swt-7am5AXsZclHkTFkU1dU9YpXoptqBonOVGh2wv8xTEv_VF-ytdjHaTQACq9-vtZ7VVqUVVzSG8T7-Gaw_B4pLn1UKwUdNa-ZdhfhJ6n-uupTEe9VhEwAHfhoyL0uhrLfgUaS2Ts/s4032/wk49-1103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWV9Sr4BViZpxUUStzUM1xiySk4yPiWZcI9NSndj2M1WKLlcO1swt-7am5AXsZclHkTFkU1dU9YpXoptqBonOVGh2wv8xTEv_VF-ytdjHaTQACq9-vtZ7VVqUVVzSG8T7-Gaw_B4pLn1UKwUdNa-ZdhfhJ6n-uupTEe9VhEwAHfhoyL0uhrLfgUaS2Ts/w640-h480/wk49-1103.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">December 13</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was a win that I could tolerate screens. The Hallmark Channel stayed on a good part of the day. Its perfect for snoozing...I can doze off for a bit and when I wake up I still know what's going on with the plot. 😉</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bFGfGS1dUyRR2QFE5pRSK4rn5olUewN3fBxjqz_EE-12eNgBKo-uMBupECbSz2q8ATeSvm-YgmZZxPGDUjDSUKON3p0IfiS17YwAZGa8Qo1DCUslZU8clXZJzYNV3WdjgKSm_IBdRfV8qcjFDrp2uCOZFKY4D6pJRMF6BHry0EGr96g5sWHaoy3X5yg/s4032/wk49-1104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bFGfGS1dUyRR2QFE5pRSK4rn5olUewN3fBxjqz_EE-12eNgBKo-uMBupECbSz2q8ATeSvm-YgmZZxPGDUjDSUKON3p0IfiS17YwAZGa8Qo1DCUslZU8clXZJzYNV3WdjgKSm_IBdRfV8qcjFDrp2uCOZFKY4D6pJRMF6BHry0EGr96g5sWHaoy3X5yg/w640-h480/wk49-1104.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">December 14</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Avery gave me an early Christmas present, a new heating pad. The calendar says I'm in my 40's but in body years I'm well into my 80's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwBK_NeHO2xIvQFsp6qlIEbpKa71vibwJwj59eM_P2zpUgBEP7pPCDIIvCbud-o2-uxz5RGmIjfY8am-usuLakhQAz9ivrbQbEpLS9Jpf6UjVf6A6KNQW7KI_gr_7CkjbcEFPjGf1-vNKhEBufqtGXld4DHHVmIILu-DgO3YGNkj0zElUAuTDe0HqStyI/s4032/wk49-1105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwBK_NeHO2xIvQFsp6qlIEbpKa71vibwJwj59eM_P2zpUgBEP7pPCDIIvCbud-o2-uxz5RGmIjfY8am-usuLakhQAz9ivrbQbEpLS9Jpf6UjVf6A6KNQW7KI_gr_7CkjbcEFPjGf1-vNKhEBufqtGXld4DHHVmIILu-DgO3YGNkj0zElUAuTDe0HqStyI/w480-h640/wk49-1105.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Colombo took Trevor and Amanda to an Experience Weekend at Word of Life in New York. They have a one or two year gap program that maybe would be a good first step out of high school. They spent a night in the dorms and sat in on some classes. Amanda got to talk with the soccer coach and meet a couple players. They cut the weekend short a night to make it back for the youth group Christmas party.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UwPwlRMbLNWBL01cAlHJH5SFvp3LNqqwvShm7180vdRznSk927uNV8MCATwVzT4LkdvSivkUuhfOl6N0ecuKRcjGTIcBx9DsH3P908Ln6tGuj1enrBfDdVhZ_Hvsks8z36dfDK_CSMRmF-HwCZxod_jbKCaQAQRFz06VP8b_3FR5rfiUzy1zorfCXYs/s4032/wk49-1106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UwPwlRMbLNWBL01cAlHJH5SFvp3LNqqwvShm7180vdRznSk927uNV8MCATwVzT4LkdvSivkUuhfOl6N0ecuKRcjGTIcBx9DsH3P908Ln6tGuj1enrBfDdVhZ_Hvsks8z36dfDK_CSMRmF-HwCZxod_jbKCaQAQRFz06VP8b_3FR5rfiUzy1zorfCXYs/w480-h640/wk49-1106.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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She had a pretty well thought out pros and cons list. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHEzVgQlZCXdloo3OtmNj9rt_p6d4MBA2JQs0ZggCvORp0O6MAUMqyBgsk_6-Ol3HYa-IcOdMo0ITR2Kowk0RkwzRkX-ER_SDxk8t79nNLtr4oF36Xj_mUqVx0oY8KHuz_SvC-9Szd2WswKFIc_xbCFzSdP4rPUDCWWNrrKLVv3z_Hdmx797HZl_zjDg/s3088/wk49-1120.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHEzVgQlZCXdloo3OtmNj9rt_p6d4MBA2JQs0ZggCvORp0O6MAUMqyBgsk_6-Ol3HYa-IcOdMo0ITR2Kowk0RkwzRkX-ER_SDxk8t79nNLtr4oF36Xj_mUqVx0oY8KHuz_SvC-9Szd2WswKFIc_xbCFzSdP4rPUDCWWNrrKLVv3z_Hdmx797HZl_zjDg/w640-h480/wk49-1120.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The whole family met up to watch our nephews hockey game at the beautiful new ice rink UCONN just built. He got plenty of ice time and his team even won in the last 30 seconds of regulation!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSbwCZYeKkFvzHVGfE3UtJCyZ_DHhaWH3EW0SABXRp6zn7g-m_WN_ynKyEdBN4IUWIxl3yyBedWktnNiwrfD7RXEQN1VUuofV4Ej8h9E-HuKskbdVtW70aTcFexF1VBtdffDvam7FE3UhT-8DgblFwRKceqoJMbrQFiZWtVVIdjqMdhFx4AVgR5OkFtA/s4032/wk49-1121.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSbwCZYeKkFvzHVGfE3UtJCyZ_DHhaWH3EW0SABXRp6zn7g-m_WN_ynKyEdBN4IUWIxl3yyBedWktnNiwrfD7RXEQN1VUuofV4Ej8h9E-HuKskbdVtW70aTcFexF1VBtdffDvam7FE3UhT-8DgblFwRKceqoJMbrQFiZWtVVIdjqMdhFx4AVgR5OkFtA/w640-h480/wk49-1121.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3EAcNS6OgwgFKW_FJdNq-TG4sDVF0PtIgC3fvsyVpeKkFRsAi5fNN5y01XkBDEgc059zciK7Vy376uJNrEPjCNqUGUb-vzbyki4pwPZQLVPG0xfCkCcHHQUXKgSFSiQaqZ2ivH_u4Y4IGs9O_6iEQUEJffOR88p2FgYaZghX5wi5bDzMOZYJWghZKi58/s6983/wk49-1122.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4655" data-original-width="6983" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3EAcNS6OgwgFKW_FJdNq-TG4sDVF0PtIgC3fvsyVpeKkFRsAi5fNN5y01XkBDEgc059zciK7Vy376uJNrEPjCNqUGUb-vzbyki4pwPZQLVPG0xfCkCcHHQUXKgSFSiQaqZ2ivH_u4Y4IGs9O_6iEQUEJffOR88p2FgYaZghX5wi5bDzMOZYJWghZKi58/w640-h426/wk49-1122.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHhD9m0BKbrlT1AmxHlXESiCGtBtbHNT5RC0jHxy5e-ZZaUq8Yxt8nRIZ5OsPgCU-Ti8ueNMW7lKqcMURDFe-o8xXoSyh73I3gyoOxdjAsrVEk-2jG9_ufivpEqiWa0fbFsCFo2aKA1PRU87iNKNc6vPrenqFKexRmaVSBLWkQe9nmFVJPNwB4_1HJzQ/s8256/wk49-1123.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHhD9m0BKbrlT1AmxHlXESiCGtBtbHNT5RC0jHxy5e-ZZaUq8Yxt8nRIZ5OsPgCU-Ti8ueNMW7lKqcMURDFe-o8xXoSyh73I3gyoOxdjAsrVEk-2jG9_ufivpEqiWa0fbFsCFo2aKA1PRU87iNKNc6vPrenqFKexRmaVSBLWkQe9nmFVJPNwB4_1HJzQ/w640-h426/wk49-1123.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />December 17<div>After church a couple of us headed to the mall so the kids could do a little shopping. And mostly, Amanda wanted to cash in on her birthday present, a second ear-piercing she's been wanting for a while. It was so sweet that Amanda included me in the experience and, while it was an exhausting day, it was nothing my nap later couldn't cover.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8bw53Suvkz2vZIhnlvbWkRsxvRnJ1fMmDj0aTiafpIdVl6Vs0-p4VKnuGL3R1mA4iYMg_S-jNLrFGRU4vC0Y8MzlKvCb5cM3B7t78whfV29yyVtttW0W4PM7s7fTUfVPyENjN59trp89xOLtSSaIuxJtyErhUe8Gqw5TD-qhKVNjg5B2-v7CdqtpU9w4/s4032/IMG_2477.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8bw53Suvkz2vZIhnlvbWkRsxvRnJ1fMmDj0aTiafpIdVl6Vs0-p4VKnuGL3R1mA4iYMg_S-jNLrFGRU4vC0Y8MzlKvCb5cM3B7t78whfV29yyVtttW0W4PM7s7fTUfVPyENjN59trp89xOLtSSaIuxJtyErhUe8Gqw5TD-qhKVNjg5B2-v7CdqtpU9w4/w480-h640/IMG_2477.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1q3GP75dfkzhep9UrNHqSgBT0T8mu1NbzxZDTUHSyWJwtcWWLL2Ua9_Lt7EE-uivULZAMGKShNWubToTFO7ZtfxGJ0ofHzrPANGjmhFm3CNbw3NzeUQTjiiIwgBO9KQiU1FAw8MkfbqC667AGiWDmu0BF9JWIB65sZtEH_ZhRk5ycrOxTVjZdAsor5E8/s3088/IMG_2479.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1q3GP75dfkzhep9UrNHqSgBT0T8mu1NbzxZDTUHSyWJwtcWWLL2Ua9_Lt7EE-uivULZAMGKShNWubToTFO7ZtfxGJ0ofHzrPANGjmhFm3CNbw3NzeUQTjiiIwgBO9KQiU1FAw8MkfbqC667AGiWDmu0BF9JWIB65sZtEH_ZhRk5ycrOxTVjZdAsor5E8/w640-h480/IMG_2479.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08766386944676634828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582071897915011.post-11752131432328596842023-12-17T20:10:00.003-05:002023-12-17T20:38:29.435-05:00December's 10 on 10<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.95px;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; text-align: left;"><b>10 pictures on the 10th day (Sunday) of the month! </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.95px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; text-align: left;"><b>{Document a snapshot of your life...find beauty among the ordinary things in your day!}</b></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love following the liturgical calendar for both Advent and Lent. There is something so special and sacred about setting aside that time with a clear focus. It builds anticipation in my heart and gives more meaning to Christmas and Easter. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz66tiFwKx6cS9vBm3IdjTKaR4bwpT_LfhICViijignZrn6ooaezQiEOEzSzw4KC3XcA_eebz_BhOTClzixh3LKMEWe0IHtDgC4ceHcP1J2F5eBVaMsubmUqCT0eHRYPC610g_ct941IVLJ2-yWq2e5wYgRkPcnL2LLafhZEEuS9zFUYro2KX1g-8B4TE/s4032/dec10-1101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz66tiFwKx6cS9vBm3IdjTKaR4bwpT_LfhICViijignZrn6ooaezQiEOEzSzw4KC3XcA_eebz_BhOTClzixh3LKMEWe0IHtDgC4ceHcP1J2F5eBVaMsubmUqCT0eHRYPC610g_ct941IVLJ2-yWq2e5wYgRkPcnL2LLafhZEEuS9zFUYro2KX1g-8B4TE/w480-h640/dec10-1101.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since I'm walking less, I've tried to add some light weights back in. There is a plethora of free videos that are just standing or just sitting. I only do arms, and only for 10-15 minutes, but its more than nothing and my doctors say activity is good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxsRp8-_YtZQOB49fPJVU11yCMbJ5Q8ifQzFQUZbyRNxmhl3aMX3mU2atTNUTjqSivpp_yskDUMr2HjDwnn40QQmmhN7z4nS4Mir4gNC0E3CLj7BKv2Lov-mEjFyF7v-0oz6bjFLzkpCSIwomFxcCV-tQ-A3vFPdCcxhjHpJzfYdwdNv0yKCfiS7bTxJI/s4032/dec10-1102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxsRp8-_YtZQOB49fPJVU11yCMbJ5Q8ifQzFQUZbyRNxmhl3aMX3mU2atTNUTjqSivpp_yskDUMr2HjDwnn40QQmmhN7z4nS4Mir4gNC0E3CLj7BKv2Lov-mEjFyF7v-0oz6bjFLzkpCSIwomFxcCV-tQ-A3vFPdCcxhjHpJzfYdwdNv0yKCfiS7bTxJI/w640-h480/dec10-1102.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Shaun and the kids were serving at church, but I didn't have duties. The whole service was the children's Christmas play, so I opted to stay home. Ginger and I took a stroll, both of us very thankful to be out, on our feet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL772g4GhtmhqLPZwE2QfYH-a__lf6vzQjPCn_cr-JTzGfHqbFcK9U5Qb_UVdf7XO0Xiq3hfbR5xV5zPMUR4kWw3mawz6DD_pQ7RpZc4J-Ye5BczUjt5gfO9cWeCF6RaIOM6OkN5tR33RG47axaOV5uClG3gpv5fw7tO-Dn0zYdsNFsBPvOnAk5owO8Zw/s3088/dec10-1103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL772g4GhtmhqLPZwE2QfYH-a__lf6vzQjPCn_cr-JTzGfHqbFcK9U5Qb_UVdf7XO0Xiq3hfbR5xV5zPMUR4kWw3mawz6DD_pQ7RpZc4J-Ye5BczUjt5gfO9cWeCF6RaIOM6OkN5tR33RG47axaOV5uClG3gpv5fw7tO-Dn0zYdsNFsBPvOnAk5owO8Zw/w640-h480/dec10-1103.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I spent a significant amount of time knocking out my pictures "to-do". A fallout of taking lots of pictures is you have lots of pictures. I do my best to get them to the people looking for them. Unofficially, I was the official girls team photographer for the season.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjknl21OyPFcSNz3CVcNjZ1ngBYKrXZaTRT7gsB2ek8Cl-1XLR28wTPinwNNNwS2iD8aVi0EpyhNX_IjAE_b5KKzX0YDusOoPbSE1hgwMYa0csQRl65wyFngGSdh6tBxWRYcyU2m07aAU8WTY-HJGEiVHDTBkuXx2zQ6B5Aukqwv3Hon3_rluhFThk9Ig0/s6549/dec10-1104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4366" data-original-width="6549" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjknl21OyPFcSNz3CVcNjZ1ngBYKrXZaTRT7gsB2ek8Cl-1XLR28wTPinwNNNwS2iD8aVi0EpyhNX_IjAE_b5KKzX0YDusOoPbSE1hgwMYa0csQRl65wyFngGSdh6tBxWRYcyU2m07aAU8WTY-HJGEiVHDTBkuXx2zQ6B5Aukqwv3Hon3_rluhFThk9Ig0/w640-h426/dec10-1104.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Shaun and Aiden were working on tasks around the house, prepping for the 3+ inches of rain forecasted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3_yAH2zMCAS3XV5TL-Emo0CYK1Rkd3UvIBfVlVXEhC_SG6jmH1F5J43__UjdnxqVoSPtEoF6R_2kd10QxDAbAMzvf82hwinqNyRDObJWuMkk9XwejCW792q4j3-nlCxKcIrL-3shLsCJhAArcXqW18xefl5n7xZOa3lukltohpne2-47ItXC8lhAt6U/s3808/dec10-1105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3808" data-original-width="2856" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3_yAH2zMCAS3XV5TL-Emo0CYK1Rkd3UvIBfVlVXEhC_SG6jmH1F5J43__UjdnxqVoSPtEoF6R_2kd10QxDAbAMzvf82hwinqNyRDObJWuMkk9XwejCW792q4j3-nlCxKcIrL-3shLsCJhAArcXqW18xefl5n7xZOa3lukltohpne2-47ItXC8lhAt6U/w480-h640/dec10-1105.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">More picture projects and lots of getting sidetracked. A couple months ago I was in this very same spot, taking senior pictures for that little girl who is holding my hand.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7aOyUF7De0SQIQ-5fqcVE9vy7M7FY_1ARs_8x7yjI9P5NgHzRzqWbtCn6sCwDqCeEl1rqOU5utQPdH2szF4x621B-O3ntwkKo51vgFwGROHYJv8w-uL-z_771hzLaUvdZ0RAVXZP8fOnlNhRU0-a5YHNu3SQ883uQGthT0xRmw77oJ_kWwDMeG5szZT0/s4032/dec10-1106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7aOyUF7De0SQIQ-5fqcVE9vy7M7FY_1ARs_8x7yjI9P5NgHzRzqWbtCn6sCwDqCeEl1rqOU5utQPdH2szF4x621B-O3ntwkKo51vgFwGROHYJv8w-uL-z_771hzLaUvdZ0RAVXZP8fOnlNhRU0-a5YHNu3SQ883uQGthT0xRmw77oJ_kWwDMeG5szZT0/w480-h640/dec10-1106.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sunday afternoons our TV is on from 1pm to late. Most of us really enjoy watching.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSN8_lkykXvgGDp5n004eM4NKe1Y8QS5Izm2Xy1Lx1I4j08YE9zHfPzhelksOgIwX3nO8lVRtC-P_3mgXelcbvucmUJMwNVIJzBd8FlLNUEqaEQFG__8PdM-8UNi3ivULGUfIDYlcJ-dz7hRbSn82QOKeremPaFTxo2rrmKnlIpEhyntAPd_32R2hel_U/s4032/dec10-1107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSN8_lkykXvgGDp5n004eM4NKe1Y8QS5Izm2Xy1Lx1I4j08YE9zHfPzhelksOgIwX3nO8lVRtC-P_3mgXelcbvucmUJMwNVIJzBd8FlLNUEqaEQFG__8PdM-8UNi3ivULGUfIDYlcJ-dz7hRbSn82QOKeremPaFTxo2rrmKnlIpEhyntAPd_32R2hel_U/w480-h640/dec10-1107.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tons of rain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBwZssKW3BznShjOLXaoBqBcX_pLGzhEYgcWxF418cp23bRWAJebbLN78JBPwfSedj5wG4wCUFMjb890dhtluIBxOkhaBnTDiac_B5Uo37mjN_dfJsljaqoGwHGGiaxfYXC75qyvDgHpD7NpgUVZnb7zb0qA68pXCuAb3TyQNMigCqyboYEWJSIZTgss/s8256/dec10-1108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBwZssKW3BznShjOLXaoBqBcX_pLGzhEYgcWxF418cp23bRWAJebbLN78JBPwfSedj5wG4wCUFMjb890dhtluIBxOkhaBnTDiac_B5Uo37mjN_dfJsljaqoGwHGGiaxfYXC75qyvDgHpD7NpgUVZnb7zb0qA68pXCuAb3TyQNMigCqyboYEWJSIZTgss/w640-h426/dec10-1108.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cozy, watching football.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdj3f_3yUP5a08UE5lwgckYgDG3y3jBMD8b-EA-SDC_eiKNheztDusCMcfmyzKnIGz-0SP-qf4zw6Xrkyt_K2KrkIbOUQN6XdX3XszZ_5N95L4GYfN2Wqkyjq-f_dovDXSiwjd9eMWLrjHBrpb94afoSf9OyhVIe8rQynbooqyhcjJc9aBNVUnAKGkqg/s4032/dec10-1109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdj3f_3yUP5a08UE5lwgckYgDG3y3jBMD8b-EA-SDC_eiKNheztDusCMcfmyzKnIGz-0SP-qf4zw6Xrkyt_K2KrkIbOUQN6XdX3XszZ_5N95L4GYfN2Wqkyjq-f_dovDXSiwjd9eMWLrjHBrpb94afoSf9OyhVIe8rQynbooqyhcjJc9aBNVUnAKGkqg/w640-h480/dec10-1109.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Post-family/scheduling meeting, laughing with these guys.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY9EEm81LDr9V9Kp7TYwNbYcYHV6ytNjsTzVZKucVM2U55yLtn7x8GWHniO4uevaLZHzDh1RuQ12ndhI7j1vQTkTJIetLoNUe3PUeR7wlUczuHAiqpbikEJu4xV4nre89PlOB7yD1cEtfVpJkZn8x1YK-WIunMmMM5LnGQ27rdjmiLlNa34VPkSqsUbMk/s3088/dec10-1110.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY9EEm81LDr9V9Kp7TYwNbYcYHV6ytNjsTzVZKucVM2U55yLtn7x8GWHniO4uevaLZHzDh1RuQ12ndhI7j1vQTkTJIetLoNUe3PUeR7wlUczuHAiqpbikEJu4xV4nre89PlOB7yD1cEtfVpJkZn8x1YK-WIunMmMM5LnGQ27rdjmiLlNa34VPkSqsUbMk/w640-h480/dec10-1110.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08766386944676634828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582071897915011.post-61885364206545125602023-12-11T20:23:00.001-05:002023-12-12T09:01:20.413-05:00Project 365, Week 49<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With some naps and too much resting, I was able to be out and about during this off week. I'm so grateful that I've been free of sickness and can be out doing things. And, its the most wonderful time of the year. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">December 4</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We got to celebrate another year of my dad's life and I'm so grateful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcgNbQQ0JKnnp3ZazNRLj-1SJLck-rotep7pY5OHoGxaq3KeufTI9_PnYpbl-3RZSsNJgAWw4WC2LsbnAIGBpXO0Gyb31wfjv7g1um1aENYaB7NHvr9NksidoavfZlfgNmJ5LK3cQbQzW-1yb9vA8QxzoZOyHQdyolnaA6_5bdOKFyLUNs_Upcvfa9pdE/s4032/wk46-1101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcgNbQQ0JKnnp3ZazNRLj-1SJLck-rotep7pY5OHoGxaq3KeufTI9_PnYpbl-3RZSsNJgAWw4WC2LsbnAIGBpXO0Gyb31wfjv7g1um1aENYaB7NHvr9NksidoavfZlfgNmJ5LK3cQbQzW-1yb9vA8QxzoZOyHQdyolnaA6_5bdOKFyLUNs_Upcvfa9pdE/w640-h480/wk46-1101.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">December 5</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Long story, but I had to do an MRI and it had to be done at a particular machine in Manhattan. So, we pulled the kids from school and made it a family day. A highlight was seeing the <i>Christmas Spectacular.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn81EnZxeR39cL5uIM3h2HkLKa-nQSjUZfeuHePPLfGX2Bqc56Jgd1M7e4AOwtLGVSwfZCmeCHX6Us13E99zIdlAo6NFSI0aJn2lyQ13HRoQgrzIulTTBZwjIRJIEz_l-p3zth_sBbKATiXv3EBWTTYbDxTn6pxnopx_6HOnnktOoLW8UC55S59zMCinM/s3088/wk46-1102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn81EnZxeR39cL5uIM3h2HkLKa-nQSjUZfeuHePPLfGX2Bqc56Jgd1M7e4AOwtLGVSwfZCmeCHX6Us13E99zIdlAo6NFSI0aJn2lyQ13HRoQgrzIulTTBZwjIRJIEz_l-p3zth_sBbKATiXv3EBWTTYbDxTn6pxnopx_6HOnnktOoLW8UC55S59zMCinM/w640-h480/wk46-1102.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">December 6</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f2025; font-family: Lora; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;"><i>“Kindred spirits are not so scare as I used to think. It’s splendid </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f2025; font-family: Lora; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;"><i>to find out there are so many of them in the world.”</i> – Anne Shirley</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD6uN6up4KxSd72GzDo3Tb4vFwmG8CVrIVwRBTebIzngrzY1AHIIM-YFmY7lwyMWVCdW1WIRyrtaMeokKDvh3ufWEEZzI1C9NCnTi9UXWSn6Uli_PxCbplmsy6wdFI8o3NYWg5m_YLav6xAHOgHe4nTDDfm40VQJd0-FTDy_eJwsGI5GZBSpId_Tn5aDk/s3778/wk46-1103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2833" data-original-width="3778" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD6uN6up4KxSd72GzDo3Tb4vFwmG8CVrIVwRBTebIzngrzY1AHIIM-YFmY7lwyMWVCdW1WIRyrtaMeokKDvh3ufWEEZzI1C9NCnTi9UXWSn6Uli_PxCbplmsy6wdFI8o3NYWg5m_YLav6xAHOgHe4nTDDfm40VQJd0-FTDy_eJwsGI5GZBSpId_Tn5aDk/w640-h480/wk46-1103.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">December 7</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With the youth group Christmas party around the corner, we went out in search of a suit for Aiden. He grows inches overnight, it seems.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiviXVnStLXIM20iaHnyawhaOlEqwLtKUbMr1VPHCMwiwMh1AmHPo5Vw4q_BjJDASio1d0pczumF7b0nWadToDUX9L3b_W3JZdA8c7Qusm3kVPV-HXXbKgItw41Ma-m8RWJRjO5_Wm0DgSaO0URFBhP3ibSrnQBlsausbQBtMJA495XkidKlH3wpKu8n_k/s3832/wk46-1104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3832" data-original-width="2224" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiviXVnStLXIM20iaHnyawhaOlEqwLtKUbMr1VPHCMwiwMh1AmHPo5Vw4q_BjJDASio1d0pczumF7b0nWadToDUX9L3b_W3JZdA8c7Qusm3kVPV-HXXbKgItw41Ma-m8RWJRjO5_Wm0DgSaO0URFBhP3ibSrnQBlsausbQBtMJA495XkidKlH3wpKu8n_k/w372-h640/wk46-1104.jpg" width="372" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">December 8</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A highlight of my week is spending time with this TBQ group. Its fascinating to watch them grow and develop. They are funny, sincere and show up regularly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTghnbulym1GrPQnlrXPxW0i6RjUyXJemUvQpTtZDAnWzMd5YZDXBc0VLeaZRHG8A67ShnqMoTbwnvWaLStwd96rs3CzuQaPWp3VuOk3SdTNQ7yhpb8l-xPC1CtBF44VONDyLHBLxa7e_zkyCY-Fzy7tJHqRWFnra2be3o5aYloOsr_1cLaMmbMeZlv8/s4032/wk46-1105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTghnbulym1GrPQnlrXPxW0i6RjUyXJemUvQpTtZDAnWzMd5YZDXBc0VLeaZRHG8A67ShnqMoTbwnvWaLStwd96rs3CzuQaPWp3VuOk3SdTNQ7yhpb8l-xPC1CtBF44VONDyLHBLxa7e_zkyCY-Fzy7tJHqRWFnra2be3o5aYloOsr_1cLaMmbMeZlv8/w640-h480/wk46-1105.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">December 9</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Workday at the office, trying to get some projects done before January.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjznWUWHsTbrCroaAHKQXOGoC31AxPjusv9ucvDI6NgnzdmvFB92SvCyQH6exhG9LSNyqn1Hlh7ub0oaOQBTVE7gi_3OPbUENP8MFFHnfO1Tq5y1fL7o0SNV5lVEtcd5msuXzvibGimEEZYDttQXKYwsSkFjnMH1djJAf82n8AP0jzgtMyPEckcutxNZnM/s8256/wk46-1108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8256" data-original-width="5504" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjznWUWHsTbrCroaAHKQXOGoC31AxPjusv9ucvDI6NgnzdmvFB92SvCyQH6exhG9LSNyqn1Hlh7ub0oaOQBTVE7gi_3OPbUENP8MFFHnfO1Tq5y1fL7o0SNV5lVEtcd5msuXzvibGimEEZYDttQXKYwsSkFjnMH1djJAf82n8AP0jzgtMyPEckcutxNZnM/w426-h640/wk46-1108.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I peeked out at Aiden working on the sign and noticed the steady flow of traffic, which on a Saturday can only mean a UCONN game. Passing by our office is one of only a few ways to get to campus.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDooakSwWNImdThqcQv4kmj5AvBv0CWwV1W5Ke-MJsfXPzUMHG3ieIF37cGAxpZH891waPSyHoxYVTrIxkLzaGbOAP9e7K2entkN7Kb9LoV58Y5Dyjk7ulSKdFbpd9SQpqc3PbnXN5-MuWnUljJfemy1hsoeL3zcXgkYJLWz64M8IOIqR8mnFUQjf_heo/s8256/wk46-1110.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDooakSwWNImdThqcQv4kmj5AvBv0CWwV1W5Ke-MJsfXPzUMHG3ieIF37cGAxpZH891waPSyHoxYVTrIxkLzaGbOAP9e7K2entkN7Kb9LoV58Y5Dyjk7ulSKdFbpd9SQpqc3PbnXN5-MuWnUljJfemy1hsoeL3zcXgkYJLWz64M8IOIqR8mnFUQjf_heo/w640-h426/wk46-1110.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Shaun and I went with Amanda to her soccer awards night. By a wide margin, she lead the team in assists and very nearly in goals scored. She was <i>the</i> corner-kicker and most of the time they were put exactly where they needed to be. And.....she was awarded Most Valuable Player!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHLlCaF4uC83jBeQ1TKVhLJ_oX_cIwa2t1rnWykuy0GCO9-3iTdBK23CkgBKRBa5NL2tp2Wpbbpy5LKTbwGvm4eYSzSD19nv9p5SnkRJMLOwANgvkZ-vcX2ORgZqUidsOX1vyqC3ZhRyhIjTqDzKcCzWoSyhO0NdL0NbNrw-V9WwJ8GlvzWaGV_tlQpAI/s8256/wk46-1109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHLlCaF4uC83jBeQ1TKVhLJ_oX_cIwa2t1rnWykuy0GCO9-3iTdBK23CkgBKRBa5NL2tp2Wpbbpy5LKTbwGvm4eYSzSD19nv9p5SnkRJMLOwANgvkZ-vcX2ORgZqUidsOX1vyqC3ZhRyhIjTqDzKcCzWoSyhO0NdL0NbNrw-V9WwJ8GlvzWaGV_tlQpAI/w640-h426/wk46-1109.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This guy has been with her every step of the way. Pushing, training, encouraging, coaching...through blood, sweat and tears and push-backs he persevered, wanting the best for her and this day, she was thankful for it all.</div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiu-iAuaxwE6XT1cSzNcqzm5rQX1PAnesg9DQyNadvvXvIynMp8zuP3YJ_fshSvziqkiBXhUE2ZJykd8uabRkmRweI1bxUkAktWXraTmrma7rIsBnaqDHmaFI_LPInzdVfD5rr5JVPeQxlWuE80I0uoUtT5A1lVqOvdZAFghVmX8juHjkFImdvOEN_K6E/s7474/wk46-1106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiu-iAuaxwE6XT1cSzNcqzm5rQX1PAnesg9DQyNadvvXvIynMp8zuP3YJ_fshSvziqkiBXhUE2ZJykd8uabRkmRweI1bxUkAktWXraTmrma7rIsBnaqDHmaFI_LPInzdVfD5rr5JVPeQxlWuE80I0uoUtT5A1lVqOvdZAFghVmX8juHjkFImdvOEN_K6E/s7474/wk46-1106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsslyDZajCN_turihJX6Nke28v4Ldm07ljwPRafywkwGoiwCEor5VtfpFruO3XRPGcmiUE7nczthe31Oiif4ErhKNBIhs_8mkBwtTiXVhX2PzXlNB3ejiDq1Yd-tqylJzv-VyaBygW4fkcnkLCEcwoViJ2b-BAbKcyR9j_IBiEOtBZBYd9A-OicnbkAd4/s4032/wk46-1107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsslyDZajCN_turihJX6Nke28v4Ldm07ljwPRafywkwGoiwCEor5VtfpFruO3XRPGcmiUE7nczthe31Oiif4ErhKNBIhs_8mkBwtTiXVhX2PzXlNB3ejiDq1Yd-tqylJzv-VyaBygW4fkcnkLCEcwoViJ2b-BAbKcyR9j_IBiEOtBZBYd9A-OicnbkAd4/w480-h640/wk46-1107.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><img border="0" data-original-height="4983" data-original-width="7474" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiu-iAuaxwE6XT1cSzNcqzm5rQX1PAnesg9DQyNadvvXvIynMp8zuP3YJ_fshSvziqkiBXhUE2ZJykd8uabRkmRweI1bxUkAktWXraTmrma7rIsBnaqDHmaFI_LPInzdVfD5rr5JVPeQxlWuE80I0uoUtT5A1lVqOvdZAFghVmX8juHjkFImdvOEN_K6E/w640-h426/wk46-1106.jpg" width="640" /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08766386944676634828noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582071897915011.post-22420829085272347722023-12-07T21:36:00.002-05:002023-12-07T21:36:55.688-05:00Project 365, Week 48<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We turned the corner toward the Christmas season, with joy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">November 27</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Avery and Shaun persevered until our light situation was resolved. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbZ75VTFWj6ygZQ742kdhV2lLF55MHd3IlY3ydSvYrN5qPcJ7crPx5LCrKS092pTSavbU1PG_wvvj67LvV5d5YIgRJYOEw0yEbnpJrPDz4COtI0OJBm0b4RFsZwHN-Xe4hG_qsLBxeXz-o0BcNtM8N-WC2CvJTzXsZYb86awEkh7cInoy6HF-mdg1qpk/s4032/wk40-1101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbZ75VTFWj6ygZQ742kdhV2lLF55MHd3IlY3ydSvYrN5qPcJ7crPx5LCrKS092pTSavbU1PG_wvvj67LvV5d5YIgRJYOEw0yEbnpJrPDz4COtI0OJBm0b4RFsZwHN-Xe4hG_qsLBxeXz-o0BcNtM8N-WC2CvJTzXsZYb86awEkh7cInoy6HF-mdg1qpk/w640-h480/wk40-1101.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had an afternoon/evening with Amanda planned for her birthday, but due to a miscommunication, she ended up having to work her normal shift. So instead, we celebrated her 17th birthday when she got home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJFnLCMGR7aycSvSgkEdG7hcJnIB_b6lp8jM5MNxaEpOzn8qEXQmWV1jHtEergkoXGaqf0ww3gPeaYm08Cl5RnEpVUMAZimlIEOycZBYUgLujfqdF9aQVEXu9d9QgnQEir9E0a-eYnkXYdWFkXPsMkD895WnPzp1IUlw7suX53dDZBAhTVc_QAXdiIH38/s8256/wk40-1102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8256" data-original-width="5504" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJFnLCMGR7aycSvSgkEdG7hcJnIB_b6lp8jM5MNxaEpOzn8qEXQmWV1jHtEergkoXGaqf0ww3gPeaYm08Cl5RnEpVUMAZimlIEOycZBYUgLujfqdF9aQVEXu9d9QgnQEir9E0a-eYnkXYdWFkXPsMkD895WnPzp1IUlw7suX53dDZBAhTVc_QAXdiIH38/w426-h640/wk40-1102.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">November 28</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Treatment day with my faithful guy walking out his wedding vows while somehow making it seem like its his greatest honor.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_26UO9znrVYMfsursQtT9c74LVWWrE3OF0tYmiiNsZxr8Q7uCAAFPIwJ3RWrGOwdO6Jh5p8Z4mjTA-f8Xam2tlpwaVVoSuSH6PClej_muhf0NzWPiiN5AB5SImrSFJxpUNDhjBfhx_q46OaLL-fhWH-ljRe4baTK4woxLan45zvG3yL-HJ_D0nkoWs8/s4032/wk40-1103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_26UO9znrVYMfsursQtT9c74LVWWrE3OF0tYmiiNsZxr8Q7uCAAFPIwJ3RWrGOwdO6Jh5p8Z4mjTA-f8Xam2tlpwaVVoSuSH6PClej_muhf0NzWPiiN5AB5SImrSFJxpUNDhjBfhx_q46OaLL-fhWH-ljRe4baTK4woxLan45zvG3yL-HJ_D0nkoWs8/w480-h640/wk40-1103.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">November 29</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A banner day for Aiden!! Shaun took him to a check-in with the surgeon, who said no more sling! along with a step-up in PT.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then they attended the boys soccer banquet. To our great surprise, given the fact that he was sidelined half the season, Aiden was awarded MVP for the JV team. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHsCRoi8ijfas7xNVfLDGtDZjqPzuwo13TEtINxFtsF3d2nbUezm830cmsylB38ylFpSjfqy_90h6ZHJvE-brhOfCZwHRlek2vIC99ZWlPg1OKV9WyEC-iGAdp9m4IU5D5fLKxD-SsiWHcZJEENnNSnIPUgo2qsFTBLOXbaVRBLSrEtWL4wUbeF-rINk/s4032/wk40-1104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHsCRoi8ijfas7xNVfLDGtDZjqPzuwo13TEtINxFtsF3d2nbUezm830cmsylB38ylFpSjfqy_90h6ZHJvE-brhOfCZwHRlek2vIC99ZWlPg1OKV9WyEC-iGAdp9m4IU5D5fLKxD-SsiWHcZJEENnNSnIPUgo2qsFTBLOXbaVRBLSrEtWL4wUbeF-rINk/w480-h640/wk40-1104.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">November 30</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pretty light.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfiAK6jgPserUQIWwIT-jeFYz0sieIeZZpvpRDR9xHaPKIaCf6YyS_ycqHeRuHpgq1EyiJM1XdZ0cdnmdGfGtM0b5AppyeOlsRE9wPUH0X7Z12WeLvUOab-yQJCtXGDD6dk0iQ3HJ1O98ZE4_2IEJx2n2mTqpND3eU9hXyMRu7Dwjko8SNzO8blCw8b0/s4032/wk40-1105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfiAK6jgPserUQIWwIT-jeFYz0sieIeZZpvpRDR9xHaPKIaCf6YyS_ycqHeRuHpgq1EyiJM1XdZ0cdnmdGfGtM0b5AppyeOlsRE9wPUH0X7Z12WeLvUOab-yQJCtXGDD6dk0iQ3HJ1O98ZE4_2IEJx2n2mTqpND3eU9hXyMRu7Dwjko8SNzO8blCw8b0/w480-h640/wk40-1105.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">December 1</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The countdown begins!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivACyILtP49sLlhjpaT3txM1kKha76nJLHP6bqD-LUJlaI8FOFPGdcSFCibrscsH9HGclL1EdUBSSOGkRyoImHbIo3UxK-yVbfL1vdpqw8lhLAqkqHPz3cGJ5yKLAB7-FRp__Xou3iDDv067Yw14Ygmo8S0nS73FgK8dY1X7yCc2RkXI5tJ4RowYoh-_M/s4032/wk40-1106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivACyILtP49sLlhjpaT3txM1kKha76nJLHP6bqD-LUJlaI8FOFPGdcSFCibrscsH9HGclL1EdUBSSOGkRyoImHbIo3UxK-yVbfL1vdpqw8lhLAqkqHPz3cGJ5yKLAB7-FRp__Xou3iDDv067Yw14Ygmo8S0nS73FgK8dY1X7yCc2RkXI5tJ4RowYoh-_M/w640-h480/wk40-1106.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YM5uEli69NFXYrySxyKvbYhZQk-vhgd01EWQYo1qbSAB8cC7NxSAvRuGAZi8NqzmZRF5u4a1RQA3zAaGjuiBuq05UKdVOzwQe2Ef3f68qo1vdJKG46LlXnW02vpi-D5BMgxdiXjIoAtxRmeNUcUpGvnBuMDts3lXCGyJL4rdLgledZd3cDUCFGqglQM/s8256/wk40-1107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The youth group held a special worship night and an invitation was extended to parents and families. 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We also did quite a bit at the office, including repairing the angel who lights up beautifully at night.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zYAXCEMBNZsXerHhHGrThIGOFpeP5XcP5B87SJMN45GQXJYjJs3BydubPxaWwtXI6HVe-v0zfJBsdnfz1q5Cs78D3PL_uIM5HiwSFTxKgrjhATZdTp9xkfM2J9BlkyyebQC8cvi8hX7ZTbI9cTMZYwHLtlKL8oWk-EYkqildzOuFGb_Y-5Dscg_B9mQ/s4032/wk40-1113.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zYAXCEMBNZsXerHhHGrThIGOFpeP5XcP5B87SJMN45GQXJYjJs3BydubPxaWwtXI6HVe-v0zfJBsdnfz1q5Cs78D3PL_uIM5HiwSFTxKgrjhATZdTp9xkfM2J9BlkyyebQC8cvi8hX7ZTbI9cTMZYwHLtlKL8oWk-EYkqildzOuFGb_Y-5Dscg_B9mQ/w480-h640/wk40-1113.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">December 3</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas, thanks to Avery!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-hPUzzdXcqhQqx5K9THUMDfQFnM529scfE63ZaXA3AvTr6QoZIXJ33MfVakzTVcOSxOD66CmYM5pVCUCafqyAG3yAitWHmjCPXIsyN9KuT9JayjRsPYLDixMXevw_hyphenhyphenRFnY6KlhuEJRGmQK1o4pwkmDj-tyDLX1svno4f63g85jtyzw8Fi01wrMC58nY/s4032/wk40-1112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-hPUzzdXcqhQqx5K9THUMDfQFnM529scfE63ZaXA3AvTr6QoZIXJ33MfVakzTVcOSxOD66CmYM5pVCUCafqyAG3yAitWHmjCPXIsyN9KuT9JayjRsPYLDixMXevw_hyphenhyphenRFnY6KlhuEJRGmQK1o4pwkmDj-tyDLX1svno4f63g85jtyzw8Fi01wrMC58nY/w480-h640/wk40-1112.jpg" width="480" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></div>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08766386944676634828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582071897915011.post-48032989534580220722023-12-02T20:03:00.007-05:002023-12-05T10:05:28.218-05:00Numbering Days, Week 68-70<p></p>At the writing of this I'm feeling a bit cynical and all this sounds like a tired, worn story. Do a treatment, climb my way back. Have another call with the doctor, get good or bad news, do another scan. At the moment, it just feels like blah, blah, blah. In reality, each "thing" comes with its own effort, complication, relief, confusion, waiting, despair, hope, second-guessing. <div><br /></div><div>But the moment I think, who even wants to hear yet another update, so many of your faces come to my mind...you consistently wait with me, hope with me, check in with me, pray for me so faithfully. Care. It actually astounds me and humbles me, especially after all this time. Thank you.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm currently on my "off' week after the 5th treatment in this set. On our last call with the oncologist she said the latest MRI showed that the chemo is doing something so we'll do another four-ish rounds before doing scans again. This is good news, this is hard news. </div><div><br /></div><div>Mercifully, the last several treatments have been less harsh during the 48 hours I have the pump on. Hydration seems to be the key! I drink a ton of water the couple days before and get a liter of saline during treatment and the result is I'm less sick (and in the bathroom more 😉).</div><div><br /></div><div>Since we've added hydration and immunotherapy, along with the usual chemo, the infusion time has been extended to about 2.5 hours, which is still much less than the six hours it used to be. The immunotherapy has a strange combination of side effects. It drys out my skin terribly...sometimes my eyelids are so dry I can feel each blink, while at the same time it causes an acne-like rash. On the issue list, these things rank very low; it's just new and different. </div><div><br /></div><div>It's not my natural preference, but we've simplified life, adjusting to our current capacity. Most of the photos here show basic, simple, quiet life. There is such grace and sweetness in what might at first appear to be an ordinary moment. But the tough battles I go through to arrive at those moments makes them wonder-filled. A walk, time around a puzzle, a heart talk, Christmas decorating...all things easily taken for granted unless you develop eyes to see what a miracle it actually is. </div><div><br /></div><div>I altered my treatment schedule so I'd be feeling well for Thanksgiving and for my little Amanda-girl's birthday. To get to see her another day older and hug her when she turned 17 is what I'm living for. I'm living for another smile from my husband, a life-chat with my eldest who is handling all the things, an 'I love you, Mom' from a boy whose voice is getting deeper. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I can only withstand life because I have a God who is with me. Emmanuel. He is the with-us God who heals our brokenness. He is the with-us God who brings real hope. He is the with-us God who is strength in our weakness, who is patient with our failings. He is the with-us God in our tired and worn stories. Emmanuel. We are not alone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9X1_y_l89Jug8frdEzeA7lzLplvschN1NuRzVxXrv_0ltZx49H9Z1RIIMTZJw71LkcDY5rI81GxCHurpHx2BwJC9qTbfAHJGl2I0bLeuoFqgMlIyK6Nm84DUzjvilzsDWZmHnTPmwM3yNf-G836ny7KW_XsE6zSbKi5-YO3fuTjBVeW9L5yBUUalSQE/s1125/nd2-1101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1118" data-original-width="1125" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9X1_y_l89Jug8frdEzeA7lzLplvschN1NuRzVxXrv_0ltZx49H9Z1RIIMTZJw71LkcDY5rI81GxCHurpHx2BwJC9qTbfAHJGl2I0bLeuoFqgMlIyK6Nm84DUzjvilzsDWZmHnTPmwM3yNf-G836ny7KW_XsE6zSbKi5-YO3fuTjBVeW9L5yBUUalSQE/w640-h636/nd2-1101.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p></div>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08766386944676634828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582071897915011.post-67645301430884913942023-11-27T21:29:00.001-05:002023-11-30T17:43:17.626-05:00Project 365, Week 47<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanksgiving week, and so much to be thankful for. My life is filled to the brim with gifts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">November 20</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Monday night taco date with my girl.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWBeyXN4dBEtIcXV7qMSdNKGh63kT2bwHmQAoXi0nvKFSfIVOXVRHamia6LYztRyoXKxmIlBHgI0LIZ4pVS21nUWlxXfdJmUhD2DAqDqmTORGWz4URiCCcraF_iwvwwbtKNZtqGrOqDBHPXAIHYaXLsj4XBoNOQpBYMO1eZhfCCnveHdMOaKjQTJBBYA/s4032/wk47-1101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWBeyXN4dBEtIcXV7qMSdNKGh63kT2bwHmQAoXi0nvKFSfIVOXVRHamia6LYztRyoXKxmIlBHgI0LIZ4pVS21nUWlxXfdJmUhD2DAqDqmTORGWz4URiCCcraF_iwvwwbtKNZtqGrOqDBHPXAIHYaXLsj4XBoNOQpBYMO1eZhfCCnveHdMOaKjQTJBBYA/w480-h640/wk47-1101.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">November 21</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Good news/bad news day...the bad news: I had to go to NY for an MRI two days before Thanksgiving. Good news: because it was two days before Thanksgiving, Shelva was in town and volunteered to drive me. We left at 6 AM and, unbeknownst to me, at 7:30 AM they sent a message through the patient portal that my appointment had been canceled and moved to the following day. Basically, we were on the road for 4+ hours for no reason. 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All the grandparents and great-grandparents were in Florida and Jared was in Georgia. Though we missed everyone, it was a lovely and relaxing day of games, puzzles, stories, wrestling and disco ball dance parties.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-bCbFYcZa0t6AoAH5TAwZ1LyohQmFybBjKZCRWQCF0jEHsmsozK1LLlh7S6Pk8TvLmNbMp6UZqTf5eTcbceIrtnmvEeC3d_izj1u9t0t_tIDpqfolR1J5EkSog-r9fGIdDwGd2ke3NgYsyFGrdGkbVTRrF7cndZCzmRMF_XeZX0CwvWRxI0UXs0-7ZeY/s4032/wk47-1110.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-bCbFYcZa0t6AoAH5TAwZ1LyohQmFybBjKZCRWQCF0jEHsmsozK1LLlh7S6Pk8TvLmNbMp6UZqTf5eTcbceIrtnmvEeC3d_izj1u9t0t_tIDpqfolR1J5EkSog-r9fGIdDwGd2ke3NgYsyFGrdGkbVTRrF7cndZCzmRMF_XeZX0CwvWRxI0UXs0-7ZeY/w480-h640/wk47-1110.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Traffic was super light and I arrived just in time to watch the sunrise.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN1FC4HnsKjouOZiptdS1gl6V4hd-YthDZcu35cQyNbqSCbrt8aJXPi3Cre-dpN9JgiFr8qmpfTJGOLC_OrDkXwDS70h9_s2E4Mn9_0IXsXPgKWAPC6Oy5_wmESjAhA7M0148GJ97gcHq9ftZtcKXYK7a6DNXk3XGIcgIAzhU_ze25m_4x8mGC7Wed9ds/s4032/wk47-1130.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN1FC4HnsKjouOZiptdS1gl6V4hd-YthDZcu35cQyNbqSCbrt8aJXPi3Cre-dpN9JgiFr8qmpfTJGOLC_OrDkXwDS70h9_s2E4Mn9_0IXsXPgKWAPC6Oy5_wmESjAhA7M0148GJ97gcHq9ftZtcKXYK7a6DNXk3XGIcgIAzhU_ze25m_4x8mGC7Wed9ds/w640-h480/wk47-1130.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Per tradition, we set up the tree and brought up decorations. Avery soon discovered that of the seven strands of lights, one half of one was working. Shaun and Aiden settled in to replacing bulbs and reviving the lights, but it wasn't meant to be. And that is how sagas are born. 😒</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWm0tOJKDkJTXTXwo-QHc3MxeHViXkK6Di8O0UQoAns2-HPe6dcjj38uAxxD8k9GbspIerUrg6jAAIVbvqSFsM3QPelv7-h2gIWpV7iX0syZHwnmOjTJFiSxKTXXPr6cEO1nEX5nA2oCTQJsKdewDM2rAuLoScn_ebweHUcsHZHO988VzdGkRIk3cMr6Q/s8256/wk47-1131.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8256" data-original-width="5504" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWm0tOJKDkJTXTXwo-QHc3MxeHViXkK6Di8O0UQoAns2-HPe6dcjj38uAxxD8k9GbspIerUrg6jAAIVbvqSFsM3QPelv7-h2gIWpV7iX0syZHwnmOjTJFiSxKTXXPr6cEO1nEX5nA2oCTQJsKdewDM2rAuLoScn_ebweHUcsHZHO988VzdGkRIk3cMr6Q/w426-h640/wk47-1131.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdbj9y5bXwrKPikAvpHKVU1g9V_yt7SyUtFHAmSjUOZ-25j4Hz3tr68ny4PjxOZ2ujKCXO5PLualWDqtz5hLbfGyCsoHv_9SO5VgD4PuvnQGCBjmNMeO3XTU5u_stIZaJrfQGilOWvodcMwYK_iP4KYsF1YgzE7JR6F58rFu4WzI5vMLNczApsvUimAQ/s8256/wk47-1132.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdbj9y5bXwrKPikAvpHKVU1g9V_yt7SyUtFHAmSjUOZ-25j4Hz3tr68ny4PjxOZ2ujKCXO5PLualWDqtz5hLbfGyCsoHv_9SO5VgD4PuvnQGCBjmNMeO3XTU5u_stIZaJrfQGilOWvodcMwYK_iP4KYsF1YgzE7JR6F58rFu4WzI5vMLNczApsvUimAQ/w640-h426/wk47-1132.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">November 25</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Late in the afternoon Sarah came by since she was home for Thanksgiving break. It was so good to have her around! We miss her but its so good to hear all the ways she's growing, all the opportunities she has. Before she had to leave, we went out to dinner to celebrate Amanda's birthday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKXxt_9Ih_yS8qhDjsRq8eutgtSn14WtZ3gSzrIIFT30qdcaea_lrTz3_l1Q54Yd0InyqWjm8i6nIAnt_9qrwVzjQkIjQj92u_lCEIScoHCTGggoUPi1_gjJiTHwhnOB6JmcsieUiILX4tF2G3w6LLD4kGBbiCdtu0kSYduQkg_CPH6F91GPDIHbJiJ0/s8256/wk47-1133.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8256" data-original-width="5504" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKXxt_9Ih_yS8qhDjsRq8eutgtSn14WtZ3gSzrIIFT30qdcaea_lrTz3_l1Q54Yd0InyqWjm8i6nIAnt_9qrwVzjQkIjQj92u_lCEIScoHCTGggoUPi1_gjJiTHwhnOB6JmcsieUiILX4tF2G3w6LLD4kGBbiCdtu0kSYduQkg_CPH6F91GPDIHbJiJ0/w426-h640/wk47-1133.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinxgpl-bCv1rSK1JL-RdJNrdpv4l5Y_oDa5ocjnX9X1Z7US7CVO2_V2YV436oPwRXB_JG2mzk8kGriJqlTxyc9uhtYeD-qatNTeS1sQeXjGXeIjJzGzImrXbA3muQaJpnrOyEnECbFo_zOTVpuc4Sqi81xeWYjFpOGm82EgsI2YF2wHWokaJIXdbu3EHA/s3001/wk47-1134.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2251" data-original-width="3001" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinxgpl-bCv1rSK1JL-RdJNrdpv4l5Y_oDa5ocjnX9X1Z7US7CVO2_V2YV436oPwRXB_JG2mzk8kGriJqlTxyc9uhtYeD-qatNTeS1sQeXjGXeIjJzGzImrXbA3muQaJpnrOyEnECbFo_zOTVpuc4Sqi81xeWYjFpOGm82EgsI2YF2wHWokaJIXdbu3EHA/w640-h480/wk47-1134.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxohQu4sI_oL7_WFh5REQ7zpiQ_QCNjMQGryT2DTp0oWFKOxXq3GvpYLrDV9D7lxsrmjy8vzGaXFB7b19EhVeTrgzlXDMNm8ayB1aOMPv3kmJV4yUResGQE4PQhXdpFDuVp_ep3xTdyfYfgyo9JqgJlUnelTMOUu5StbwKwc9zMAbXFZZ_pmNoRu0nkTM/s4032/wk47-1135.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxohQu4sI_oL7_WFh5REQ7zpiQ_QCNjMQGryT2DTp0oWFKOxXq3GvpYLrDV9D7lxsrmjy8vzGaXFB7b19EhVeTrgzlXDMNm8ayB1aOMPv3kmJV4yUResGQE4PQhXdpFDuVp_ep3xTdyfYfgyo9JqgJlUnelTMOUu5StbwKwc9zMAbXFZZ_pmNoRu0nkTM/w480-h640/wk47-1135.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">November 26</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At some point the kids were all doing homework at the same time, so I brought my laptop over, too and did my Christmas-card-ordering homework. I love hanging out with them, even doing nothing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zDRulpnqlF6zpTQragBjTW9Iuf_OPmJjlzWNnlnO61eiGsA91eOxRYVYLtSgQ-phnsYkm9xFB0z5gJ14DEuiU6qm-p0usj3WpM9_7P3C2qeE9P9qRUQ7khlTHNBp66Qd6Wnc43eqP8OrTp6FJFi6kO84XyX6-ktZAof-K36DbzkTbn8S9s8x2vajQPc/s3631/IMG_2147.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2761" data-original-width="3631" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zDRulpnqlF6zpTQragBjTW9Iuf_OPmJjlzWNnlnO61eiGsA91eOxRYVYLtSgQ-phnsYkm9xFB0z5gJ14DEuiU6qm-p0usj3WpM9_7P3C2qeE9P9qRUQ7khlTHNBp66Qd6Wnc43eqP8OrTp6FJFi6kO84XyX6-ktZAof-K36DbzkTbn8S9s8x2vajQPc/w640-h486/IMG_2147.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br />Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08766386944676634828noreply@blogger.com0