tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46480415788227832902024-02-19T11:00:02.587-06:00Tough MamaOur adventures in the woods..Tough mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419992815404523941noreply@blogger.comBlogger439125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648041578822783290.post-51286277694004669412012-07-15T21:36:00.001-05:002012-07-16T07:44:17.702-05:00As the leading actor hurried by in the costume of a monk<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b> 64. Visit a wonderful <a href="http://www.thedome.org/about/rule-of-st-benedict/" target="_blank">monastery</a> nestled in the hills of Indiana. I was awed by this <a href="http://www.thedome.org/visit-us/overview/" target="_blank">community of worshipers</a>. It was established and built in 1876, and really was astounding, reminiscent of European, albeit newer, cathedrals. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>65. Participate in noon day prayer with elderly nuns. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>66. Watch your son spontaneously use the holy water to draw a cross on his grandfathers forehead and say, "remember your baptism." </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>67. Chill at your cousins' new pool.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">68. Stay with grandparents and aunts, uncles, and cousins for a few days while parents finish summer jobs and master's degrees. </span></b></span></div>Tough mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419992815404523941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648041578822783290.post-88512135053303847482012-07-08T20:00:00.000-05:002012-07-08T20:01:08.778-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">62. I almost forget -bury and be buried. </b></span></div>Tough mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419992815404523941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648041578822783290.post-49900471727024824882012-07-08T19:35:00.002-05:002012-07-08T19:37:05.076-05:00When the children were babies and played on the beach<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">52. Dig a few holes. </span></b></div>
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<b> 53. Dig a few waves. </b></div>
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<b> 54. Play board games with cousins. </b></div>
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<b> 55. Take a beach nap. </b></div>
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<b> 56. Parasail!!! Ollie did this with his grandpa :) </b></div>
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<b> 57. On the rainy beach day, visit the National Naval Aviation Museum. </b></div>
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<b> 59. Find a few sand dollars. These were still alive, by the way! </b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">60. Watch an incredible firework show on the beach with a fullish orange moon. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">61. Love the beach with family and good friends. Love it. </span></b></div>
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<b> 49. Sleep in a tent. </b></div>
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<b> 50. Swim in a lake. </b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">51. Sit around a camp fire. </span></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">These pictures were taken at Tim's Ford. I can't believe it has been <a href="http://toughmama.blogspot.com/search/label/Tim%27s%20Ford" target="_blank">four years</a> since we last came. The lake is absolutely perfect. The water was warm, our camp site was secluded, and the kids had a blast. </b><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We didn't do any hiking because the water was so enticing. Lovely. </span></b></div>Tough mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419992815404523941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648041578822783290.post-83037929742868036232012-06-22T22:10:00.001-05:002012-06-22T22:11:03.172-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>43. Spend hours in the back yard building things. </b></div>
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<b> 44. Watch the <a href="http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/index.html" target="_blank">Euro Cup</a> with dad. </b></div>
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<b>46. Spend evenings on the back porch with the dog and the hooping mom. </b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">48. Hula hoop at the river. Have a picnic. Have grandma bring the Bloody Marys. </span></b></div>Tough mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419992815404523941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648041578822783290.post-11857489598103019452012-06-16T20:58:00.001-05:002012-06-16T20:58:48.052-05:00Read books, repeat quotations<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">
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<b>38. Evacuate pool when someone pukes in it. Wait 30 minutes, and then jump back in confidently when the teen-age life guards assure you that everything is fine.</b></div>
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<b>39. Go to a friends house and have a bonfire.</b></div>
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<b>40. Get eat up by chiggers. Itch like the devil. </b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">41. Read tons of <a href="http://www.shelfari.com/" target="_blank">books</a>. </span></b></div>Tough mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419992815404523941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648041578822783290.post-37831289314233008982012-06-12T22:17:00.000-05:002012-06-12T22:18:54.646-05:00Starlight by the edge of the creek<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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35. Attend <a href="http://www.stpatrickssmyrna.org/" target="_blank">VBS</a>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">36. Stay up late catching fireflies. </span></div>Tough mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419992815404523941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648041578822783290.post-72747659375118775312012-06-07T21:27:00.000-05:002012-06-12T22:18:24.593-05:00As a bad motorcycle with the devil in the seat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"> 21. Turn 6. Have a weekend full of parties. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"> 22. Go to grandpa's and spend the entire days in the pool.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">23. Swim without floaties.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"> 24. Sit on the front porch and swing. Watch the cars go by.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">25. Eat fried green tomatoes from the garden.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">26. Eat fresh grilled squash from the garden, too.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"> 27. Ride rodeo horses with your grandpa. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"> 28. Try to touch the clouds. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"> 29. Learn to ride the horse by yourself. (The horse pictured used to be a real live rodeo horse!)</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"> 30. Reward horse with farmer's market sour apple. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"> 31. Visit great grandpas. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">32. Ride a Harley.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">33. Ride in a car with your brother for hours and hours and hours. Argue with him. Laugh with him. Stop a million times. </span></b></div>Tough mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419992815404523941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648041578822783290.post-90799184816989104642012-06-02T23:55:00.001-05:002012-06-12T22:18:40.681-05:00So I get brown rice, seaweed And a dirty hot dog<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">17. Attended a friends cook- out</span></span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">under the full moon</span> (almost full) <br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">18. Bought blackberries at the farmer's market and made a cobbler</span></span>Tough mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419992815404523941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648041578822783290.post-48404865191267179232012-05-31T08:21:00.001-05:002012-06-12T22:19:14.716-05:00In the summertime, ah in the summertime<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">
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Summer is off with a bang, and on the official 3rd day of summer, we are savoring each and every moment. </div>
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Please enjoy 100 fun summer activities with us. </div>
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1. Mailed post cards to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" target="_blank">far away places</a></div>
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2. Ate smoothies</div>
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3. Visited the <a href="http://linebaugh.org/" target="_blank">library</a></div>
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4. Went to <a href="http://www.mtsu.edu/" target="_blank">work</a> with dad</div>
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5. Toured and hiked a <a href="http://www.nps.gov/stri/index.htm" target="_blank">local battlefield</a></div>
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6. Attended a Memorial Day picnic with hot dogs, sno cones, and a waterslide</div>
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7. Spent hours outside with neighbors</div>
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8. Made chocolate chip cookies</div>
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9. Grown and eaten garden veggies</div>
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10. Had out of town guests</div>
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11. Spent the night with Shug (grandma)</div>
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12. Birthday party sleepover with water guns</div>
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13. Played in a creek</div>
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14. Saw a <a href="http://marvel.com/avengers_movie/" target="_blank">movie</a> - ate lots of popcorn</div>
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Caught fire flies </div>Tough mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419992815404523941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648041578822783290.post-36228449262243506172011-07-24T14:20:00.005-05:002011-07-24T14:33:19.908-05:00Rock Island<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPttGPa-6pL6xTxSCSb9WwF03MeuyrXkkHAyF1rQ-OrIPJk-_p4BXkuw6Mtx42UvU9F1XtNTOlN8R0nqXOnb2uhkQCzXGCRiHTif3gDIZmo2WyNIeQe_5ppxTp0I3VgMQkmhP7_GQBCmh/s1600/photo+1-6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPttGPa-6pL6xTxSCSb9WwF03MeuyrXkkHAyF1rQ-OrIPJk-_p4BXkuw6Mtx42UvU9F1XtNTOlN8R0nqXOnb2uhkQCzXGCRiHTif3gDIZmo2WyNIeQe_5ppxTp0I3VgMQkmhP7_GQBCmh/s320/photo+1-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633001801272170882" border="0" /></a>Over the past very hot two weeks, we have spent time at <a href="http://www.tn.gov/environment/parks/RockIsland/">Rock Island</a>. This little piece of paradise is a treacherous, rocky, and steep climb, but it is extremely short, and well worth the risk.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBVAXV_zl8s7HJslE4lMNKR1YxGDyJiYuk8EoMMcuB-vryr2AQK791IyTz3hew_GwXzVTmwviK4GkC6q6XlPoQT-5StuxFxwSMlBd6ls2A4kJ5TtkMp70F94G4GVjtHpBCPKacvcTcziBE/s1600/photo+1-4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBVAXV_zl8s7HJslE4lMNKR1YxGDyJiYuk8EoMMcuB-vryr2AQK791IyTz3hew_GwXzVTmwviK4GkC6q6XlPoQT-5StuxFxwSMlBd6ls2A4kJ5TtkMp70F94G4GVjtHpBCPKacvcTcziBE/s320/photo+1-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633001807203128834" border="0" /></a>Festooned with falls, I don't ever take my camera, because we spend the entire time frolicking under the falls.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtmzgQwd78xKFCgUuQa1rV2dAQxhVr4xhW8jho8LXv0IiKgSZwkjKttJbzTCS9kn1vZXwhtyrfx02rW7xnQb0mXZP-QEtuQEuw3C_Nzn4AInbx14p-OkSNcsUYJhFs4Yrs1ULYuhSgnAWU/s1600/photo+2-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtmzgQwd78xKFCgUuQa1rV2dAQxhVr4xhW8jho8LXv0IiKgSZwkjKttJbzTCS9kn1vZXwhtyrfx02rW7xnQb0mXZP-QEtuQEuw3C_Nzn4AInbx14p-OkSNcsUYJhFs4Yrs1ULYuhSgnAWU/s320/photo+2-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633001654704396354" border="0" /></a>This weekend was one of the busiest I've ever seen. We went on a Thursday last week, and we had this area completely to ourselves.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeg5RwQwn0AAf46uQueo_hwpxwtY77lx9bt8YvhVZ1ix-eLqUC105zFC5E9Va9aqE5H41g9qArCeFBmczeD6R0JU1Cx9ulPvzGyydlsomt13y-pqV3dvs87ozmh_LvR1M_qPXsifeclmub/s1600/photo+2-6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeg5RwQwn0AAf46uQueo_hwpxwtY77lx9bt8YvhVZ1ix-eLqUC105zFC5E9Va9aqE5H41g9qArCeFBmczeD6R0JU1Cx9ulPvzGyydlsomt13y-pqV3dvs87ozmh_LvR1M_qPXsifeclmub/s320/photo+2-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633001647711087186" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdRdCM1a9ndeqb8chHz6gDAdBbMuQZiUjNbqImDDci6_ZgC14HkjN8hZ-PV8vve7j-8CAujMppTZ1JUaCpbDPac1kHIhBlWwBJxaPADip8PO6epUPfScnNc_gZU5ddrvtisEbIADZdWQnQ/s1600/photo+2-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdRdCM1a9ndeqb8chHz6gDAdBbMuQZiUjNbqImDDci6_ZgC14HkjN8hZ-PV8vve7j-8CAujMppTZ1JUaCpbDPac1kHIhBlWwBJxaPADip8PO6epUPfScnNc_gZU5ddrvtisEbIADZdWQnQ/s320/photo+2-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633001659865629426" border="0" /></a>On a hot, dry day in July, the mist from the falls is refreshing, and the frigid, crisp water perks you right up.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsQsAyS7P5ap0fYW6Ksj8mlYqHnhhxB21PWue2vaIiRyrO5B8jS_I-bzJUKHY0o25xEWPJ8qMEjq7HEJ7O-HOw0KcNVodh_MkMslpGHn9FP4K93A0XnpSzfMpUjw4_J_uavWPbOJ00JHR7/s1600/photo+4-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsQsAyS7P5ap0fYW6Ksj8mlYqHnhhxB21PWue2vaIiRyrO5B8jS_I-bzJUKHY0o25xEWPJ8qMEjq7HEJ7O-HOw0KcNVodh_MkMslpGHn9FP4K93A0XnpSzfMpUjw4_J_uavWPbOJ00JHR7/s320/photo+4-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633001446609532850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhRpcTTGRP5wJ91u-bKwCmgl_MFITls7DyA7dWt0LsmKTulab0DhcT3p5NfF3HtrQegz7V4aryfYN0Te8pNWaFFys2dnHaJANRr8xs2OL1ce8rZafRQa8Izkz9R-p3S_oagF7Pnhy_Nv6/s1600/photo+4-5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhRpcTTGRP5wJ91u-bKwCmgl_MFITls7DyA7dWt0LsmKTulab0DhcT3p5NfF3HtrQegz7V4aryfYN0Te8pNWaFFys2dnHaJANRr8xs2OL1ce8rZafRQa8Izkz9R-p3S_oagF7Pnhy_Nv6/s320/photo+4-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633001443729390994" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xQniLUD9uekSkab0TnKB7rdYrLmwVuQWSIzFlcnivdMo2nnSc1PveWA17rydJTL6I4sglBw7UVmGvPs-V0JXIf5z4AYv1Vb8BLkqEWM6xIx6k8ap8ecNy1Jy79R0Lm0W7b3PbwK51qIF/s1600/photo+3-6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xQniLUD9uekSkab0TnKB7rdYrLmwVuQWSIzFlcnivdMo2nnSc1PveWA17rydJTL6I4sglBw7UVmGvPs-V0JXIf5z4AYv1Vb8BLkqEWM6xIx6k8ap8ecNy1Jy79R0Lm0W7b3PbwK51qIF/s320/photo+3-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633001450964614162" border="0" /></a>Special thanks to our good friend Dustin for braving the trail to grab these shots. <br /></div>Tough mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419992815404523941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648041578822783290.post-39343876924547895982011-07-07T17:35:00.006-05:002011-07-07T19:59:56.168-05:00Fiery Gizzard<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUFrn6oKI1IsZOxg58RmxhBOQxZ_yTSOErfDUjxrBMpZq1A29evfE5SieEuN0tbJj71_i0xqIjrejTADWca2VYToc4rmQgaSp0WOTkls0Iv2qBqWYsW4GFjLEMxCM1HKgRwIu2rv7GU99R/s1600/Fiery+Gizzard+004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUFrn6oKI1IsZOxg58RmxhBOQxZ_yTSOErfDUjxrBMpZq1A29evfE5SieEuN0tbJj71_i0xqIjrejTADWca2VYToc4rmQgaSp0WOTkls0Iv2qBqWYsW4GFjLEMxCM1HKgRwIu2rv7GU99R/s320/Fiery+Gizzard+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626745703164343746" border="0" /></a>We finally went for an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">overnighter</span> and tackled the Fiery Gizzard. We hiked a total of 15 miles with 35 lbs between us in our packs. The batteries on my camera ran out, and I only thought to use my phone about mid-trip, so I only took a few snap shots as I didn't want to keep messing with my phone. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2ley2Hcpxq8ezVSRexE2fsQW9qWhPaGpTZXmeIBW6h9E6uX8aDIKoEC9edOcCfvlsWh4kkv2GvGk5mHImX5IUxSZoZahx-742iUjSb444RFklW0vWTKU9Oey_6qgQbsuFMmLow9VtULz/s1600/Fiery+Gizzard+013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2ley2Hcpxq8ezVSRexE2fsQW9qWhPaGpTZXmeIBW6h9E6uX8aDIKoEC9edOcCfvlsWh4kkv2GvGk5mHImX5IUxSZoZahx-742iUjSb444RFklW0vWTKU9Oey_6qgQbsuFMmLow9VtULz/s320/Fiery+Gizzard+013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626745712647810018" border="0" /></a>Day one was the short part of the trip, but the map describes this section as "<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">arduous</span>" and I am inclined to agree with that <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">description</span>. The rocks are loose and there are long stretches where on false step, and you could easily end up wounded. This is NOT a trail for our little guys, and I am relieved that we didn't attempt it with them. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91Qon7HJI6ybbjcaet-iuDXmaN2Ii05zewfHNDiEnN-N3kkGrd7p0Uga45Sg4W0RnFx6_QAmQ02Gjbusaubx1gdXaXeN-lgqPfzMVVOrluA5d-hBUQLGruxsBO7gKkcmoR7PKXxLe-qRN/s1600/Fiery+Gizzard+007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91Qon7HJI6ybbjcaet-iuDXmaN2Ii05zewfHNDiEnN-N3kkGrd7p0Uga45Sg4W0RnFx6_QAmQ02Gjbusaubx1gdXaXeN-lgqPfzMVVOrluA5d-hBUQLGruxsBO7gKkcmoR7PKXxLe-qRN/s320/Fiery+Gizzard+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626745542014093346" border="0" /></a>We had red beans and rice for dinner, made a fire at Raven Point, and hiked 8+ miles this morning before 11am. My legs ache!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnJ67MH2L5BUPCJMfFTOAQst717JSIQJVworeoIqJpYAbEezOb_0nGIZEEeljFNRtbl3jyEchVzboKxXRwi-U257LwDrlfVFN5Rrz_Hvf23V2OClSQC4HgcRG77mGCWV-vnDJk8vYiaDL/s1600/Fiery+Gizzard+016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnJ67MH2L5BUPCJMfFTOAQst717JSIQJVworeoIqJpYAbEezOb_0nGIZEEeljFNRtbl3jyEchVzboKxXRwi-U257LwDrlfVFN5Rrz_Hvf23V2OClSQC4HgcRG77mGCWV-vnDJk8vYiaDL/s320/Fiery+Gizzard+016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626745530489089282" border="0" /></a>The hike was gorgeous. We were rained on a bit, but the tree <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">canopy</span> kept us from getting soaked, and we were able to make camp, cook, and sit around the fire with no wetness. It WAS muggy, but we were surrounded with water and it really wasn't <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">TOO</span> hot.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM4Fr7rQ5zhRGQYrYc21baybZn36IfBrmaJDr-2CZEzjUuWjlpDmmyExg0rMUzDETomx4rJ4VzI-wDn5iqfADlLfOXq-K2jLpYB3wqxeu6KVtTHWvGkfgRnXUqMpuSLPC6AMg38hjXKKq9/s1600/Fiery+Gizzard+005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM4Fr7rQ5zhRGQYrYc21baybZn36IfBrmaJDr-2CZEzjUuWjlpDmmyExg0rMUzDETomx4rJ4VzI-wDn5iqfADlLfOXq-K2jLpYB3wqxeu6KVtTHWvGkfgRnXUqMpuSLPC6AMg38hjXKKq9/s320/Fiery+Gizzard+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626745561252934242" border="0" /></a>Someone left all the workings for a campfire for us! We were too beat to use it, but it felt lucky. The next backpacker will get to enjoy it.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmCpl96Q7GU0meXpvUYHkW09K5Vd0GXa-QHP0GA38gRM__f21MyppdxOsECCFBsRZdBV1WB6cWYmbN1vo1XenHMWaXJg7e6iII1gQWW2zUmZhWPvr9ygDtuwileUYz9BNE9_yPLbWKtW8/s1600/Fiery+Gizzard+021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmCpl96Q7GU0meXpvUYHkW09K5Vd0GXa-QHP0GA38gRM__f21MyppdxOsECCFBsRZdBV1WB6cWYmbN1vo1XenHMWaXJg7e6iII1gQWW2zUmZhWPvr9ygDtuwileUYz9BNE9_yPLbWKtW8/s320/Fiery+Gizzard+021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626745322467079122" border="0" /></a>This is the top of Foster Falls.<a href="http://toughmama.blogspot.com/2010/07/though-you-might-call-it-paradise.html"> We have camped here before, and swum under the waterfall</a>, but today, we were anxious for something cold to drink and to take our shoes off. We hiked back to the car instead.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhQNBzcosMGbFZVKHrUg6q6RqhviYWHGW7gTeO3DXt95Hc0V0ebMs7Qx9opnAtqAWQNM82CS0Hy-Q6xWTGH4YVmQLILx0X13Fs8FcN9d5J_4FUt9dLEo2IaNBFHL3F_VLCCtFiE2b9rAP/s1600/Fiery+Gizzard+023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhQNBzcosMGbFZVKHrUg6q6RqhviYWHGW7gTeO3DXt95Hc0V0ebMs7Qx9opnAtqAWQNM82CS0Hy-Q6xWTGH4YVmQLILx0X13Fs8FcN9d5J_4FUt9dLEo2IaNBFHL3F_VLCCtFiE2b9rAP/s320/Fiery+Gizzard+023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626745315092948482" border="0" /></a>The path winds near overlooks, waterfalls, springs, through thick forests, rocky creek beds, cool moss covered rock piles, and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Laurel</span> groves. Simply lovely.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUZ6iOOq3dLqFovCnkB9VLSyAgZqGfOkNmDyXJw-1bFrm_ddnk7TIMc6TfWZiNpjmq6hidHmxuPToJtIPA1R90iFu8h24S7jnYsKjw8DNKE2elAdH0_RyUm7THZP7cLKaRVFIS0NSYxRR/s1600/Fiery+Gizzard+017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUZ6iOOq3dLqFovCnkB9VLSyAgZqGfOkNmDyXJw-1bFrm_ddnk7TIMc6TfWZiNpjmq6hidHmxuPToJtIPA1R90iFu8h24S7jnYsKjw8DNKE2elAdH0_RyUm7THZP7cLKaRVFIS0NSYxRR/s320/Fiery+Gizzard+017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626745340815893234" border="0" /></a>Tough mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419992815404523941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648041578822783290.post-87007217049796619362011-07-06T09:07:00.004-05:002011-07-06T09:22:16.644-05:00Barfield Crescent<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwcKWUed5_tJgpztNXreog5jV6DzSAs_uLYJMy768wiHnG4eiBQwPZNAuIJtVfcHQIjLLckB-WvYHTV8Vrb9EwwVyolTn5dc0PcSeQjaS4lD5xmcBbDa3TAPv5ziiiMhFJFU_46ws9CrrT/s1600/Barfield+Cresent+003.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwcKWUed5_tJgpztNXreog5jV6DzSAs_uLYJMy768wiHnG4eiBQwPZNAuIJtVfcHQIjLLckB-WvYHTV8Vrb9EwwVyolTn5dc0PcSeQjaS4lD5xmcBbDa3TAPv5ziiiMhFJFU_46ws9CrrT/s320/Barfield+Cresent+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626244167965930210" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Our kids are out of town this week, and we have decided to take a big hike.<br />We leave today to hike the Fiery Gizzard and have a little camp out.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday, after having lived in this area since before Eli could walk, we finally hiked the loop at <a href="http://www.murfreesborotn.gov/default.aspx?ekmenu=126&id=2434"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Barfield</span> Crescent</a>. It was very pleasant. The biggest surprise was how fast we could go without a 5 year old with us. I miss the little boogers, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">desperately</span>, but I have high hopes that we can cover some ground today without making little feet wear plum out.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Check back soon for a full report of the 13 miles.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_mph64x0cbzssaYIzBd7RTr4gaXlmUc-DdEf3yrK4j7XZpH2m22c1Va2wT6aJvVuSyiB09hYm1Oy87KxfbieFi-ShMeEIXJAVk0qMnnigK2HgrlUhOs8OPs4xIhJiMhPQ94lTNeoiGJU/s1600/Barfield+Cresent+006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_mph64x0cbzssaYIzBd7RTr4gaXlmUc-DdEf3yrK4j7XZpH2m22c1Va2wT6aJvVuSyiB09hYm1Oy87KxfbieFi-ShMeEIXJAVk0qMnnigK2HgrlUhOs8OPs4xIhJiMhPQ94lTNeoiGJU/s320/Barfield+Cresent+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626241376740898274" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEOdAUkQkO8QXpav3tTaBAzwrxXu5RRNctIhm193M1i-vuKUzZVICdKGAge2Jd18aIY4FUxUoU4TSeT2HDa8RK_I5mN7bPXPZR_NNngOmWI-jT-rmPVRRRFbH_U6ajd7VXJvuuPrZdCQac/s1600/Barfield+Cresent+008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEOdAUkQkO8QXpav3tTaBAzwrxXu5RRNctIhm193M1i-vuKUzZVICdKGAge2Jd18aIY4FUxUoU4TSeT2HDa8RK_I5mN7bPXPZR_NNngOmWI-jT-rmPVRRRFbH_U6ajd7VXJvuuPrZdCQac/s320/Barfield+Cresent+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626241363588529506" border="0" /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Barfield</span> Crescent was covered in this flower though, I don't know what it is.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Tough mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419992815404523941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648041578822783290.post-13884725930037401702011-07-01T21:02:00.005-05:002011-07-01T21:31:04.953-05:00Savage Falls<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnT_qbXXqDn9f77CxlDgcZazNqikkH6mCPa-k7AsY97Ji_yVxfzYeOp0TbHrjPbOWLdP_6CBsLyLd8WI4PrpIKPxke9Xi2F9N2c6uW2ddJn4SAdcwzc6LQvPvVE6_E1fYQUG2GPAacJmP/s1600/Savage+Falls+007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnT_qbXXqDn9f77CxlDgcZazNqikkH6mCPa-k7AsY97Ji_yVxfzYeOp0TbHrjPbOWLdP_6CBsLyLd8WI4PrpIKPxke9Xi2F9N2c6uW2ddJn4SAdcwzc6LQvPvVE6_E1fYQUG2GPAacJmP/s320/Savage+Falls+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624574118884142226" border="0" /></a>Today we took a lovely hike to <a href="http://www.tn.gov/environment/na/natareas/savage/">Savage Falls</a>. We walked 3.2 miles again. The weather was a cool 80 degrees, spirits were high, and it was an easy walk. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1r3VNgVS6AWl1WuyWCm80wdF76Cv-brJSLVwSJpJcj76be7twTLk2frlVXqgBiXgjZpCQyLsvC9RG-JrJzhegkosdcuNDFFR7PPOvig4i7Azw2XjL8ZXCdPIMyWMAQN_4cFICVuul_yke/s1600/Savage+Falls+008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1r3VNgVS6AWl1WuyWCm80wdF76Cv-brJSLVwSJpJcj76be7twTLk2frlVXqgBiXgjZpCQyLsvC9RG-JrJzhegkosdcuNDFFR7PPOvig4i7Azw2XjL8ZXCdPIMyWMAQN_4cFICVuul_yke/s320/Savage+Falls+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624574113712743762" border="0" /></a>In the woods, I thought I heard rain, but as it turns out, the sound was the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">pitter</span>-patter of grasshoppers.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiecQODeqvO5S_FicaCeSMdLEDGNZQQe2Sj271tnW0RP4Ao5oj2aOmZ2V04XIK57u_oUmoY8rHQpp_y05rtVHXotIiXNjHHuAFJwNYT9lA_Zx6vhT8-jw7uI0gXOgdnMeY5Kb33q9Rep65w/s1600/Savage+Falls+015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiecQODeqvO5S_FicaCeSMdLEDGNZQQe2Sj271tnW0RP4Ao5oj2aOmZ2V04XIK57u_oUmoY8rHQpp_y05rtVHXotIiXNjHHuAFJwNYT9lA_Zx6vhT8-jw7uI0gXOgdnMeY5Kb33q9Rep65w/s320/Savage+Falls+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624574104933078882" border="0" /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Rhododendron</span> in bloom made the air smell like ice-cream according to Eli.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLT8QtsrfKYQIITnaRghTB6lFX2Wf90jaEscZL2X41sCTXvifd4m1QQMlwTp2F-790plEifES37dbQWsCVGK2jbc568NH-zqHdkl8zTZlcLmbnQcKP3Ovotrc5SBW92dVY7M0AE1xeim9d/s1600/Savage+Falls+001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLT8QtsrfKYQIITnaRghTB6lFX2Wf90jaEscZL2X41sCTXvifd4m1QQMlwTp2F-790plEifES37dbQWsCVGK2jbc568NH-zqHdkl8zTZlcLmbnQcKP3Ovotrc5SBW92dVY7M0AE1xeim9d/s320/Savage+Falls+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624574129017160642" border="0" /></a>This was such a nice, easy trail, I thought all of these warning signs were funny.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-I-JrnXQ_oDEqCnY6-13wWf2RgxoDPCkUfPDaCmt8ZIN_cFWBymeUBXbAWQiT31x7BvhqNhk_YNLbIoQWknSUi7pH-c_Fmpk9tNSTRN_hVDe5T2-Sb9aAozDG3j1BiPJWViI3yxBGSZec/s1600/Savage+Falls+018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-I-JrnXQ_oDEqCnY6-13wWf2RgxoDPCkUfPDaCmt8ZIN_cFWBymeUBXbAWQiT31x7BvhqNhk_YNLbIoQWknSUi7pH-c_Fmpk9tNSTRN_hVDe5T2-Sb9aAozDG3j1BiPJWViI3yxBGSZec/s320/Savage+Falls+018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624573582677233074" border="0" /></a>A <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">rhododendron</span> grove. Notice the petals all over the forest floor.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5UmWaO_nb3kjWAQdzOLsLxIXw-2abge1pzUnA201rhZr9oGQTDWEbnvZx9b1GsmsoogwbaNeflEOq37SpOlWMZpr8R3-zgUbiqvEKnCARL2B0pw4AK6QJxVpU18WJRQcjFetiV2Tc_Ap/s1600/Savage+Falls+019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5UmWaO_nb3kjWAQdzOLsLxIXw-2abge1pzUnA201rhZr9oGQTDWEbnvZx9b1GsmsoogwbaNeflEOq37SpOlWMZpr8R3-zgUbiqvEKnCARL2B0pw4AK6QJxVpU18WJRQcjFetiV2Tc_Ap/s320/Savage+Falls+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624573575345745538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRmSyiRiBsRTHzk7qlZ2wf2H2Wq_LnLEaEDTDbCcpZnIp4dc3ogfDeQG8hKfclXqIH6Ub0yErHJyrcbZuiFWiRFVkdUPx0kkpytWa29FELvJglZRjjT5cnt8bnLxfGVzi66q4KdeWlElA/s1600/Savage+Falls+016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRmSyiRiBsRTHzk7qlZ2wf2H2Wq_LnLEaEDTDbCcpZnIp4dc3ogfDeQG8hKfclXqIH6Ub0yErHJyrcbZuiFWiRFVkdUPx0kkpytWa29FELvJglZRjjT5cnt8bnLxfGVzi66q4KdeWlElA/s320/Savage+Falls+016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624573587027691538" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygcdyFmAT9amKpD4dNuf0AMWjT-6tm8DxBD9sh87C32c8bOnMpf0C0wdJh0hIX8L0eqtS0ngfp-IFJJTvErilURUHBcBOV5Q7H0QUAxPIQKL-FvUoPLnIZb0OYGXm4L3M_zKeNFngWZ3T/s1600/Savage+Falls+030.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygcdyFmAT9amKpD4dNuf0AMWjT-6tm8DxBD9sh87C32c8bOnMpf0C0wdJh0hIX8L0eqtS0ngfp-IFJJTvErilURUHBcBOV5Q7H0QUAxPIQKL-FvUoPLnIZb0OYGXm4L3M_zKeNFngWZ3T/s320/Savage+Falls+030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624570403189132050" border="0" /></a>These were the falls. It was shallow enough around the edges to walk under the falls. Eli and I swam as it was deep in the center, but were able to frolic under the water easily. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmpS7mOniIlEEbkm4dpMjdOjcF7i7O1z8atb_vri6QS6d15qq4UXqAMweWQDFPZflhmEcr-HC0R3FelZhogJq_4yu3H114kZoV86pE7aUHCLK_U1HG8gpMptSroR5lI5ZAudgccvGC3WG3/s1600/Savage+Falls+033.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmpS7mOniIlEEbkm4dpMjdOjcF7i7O1z8atb_vri6QS6d15qq4UXqAMweWQDFPZflhmEcr-HC0R3FelZhogJq_4yu3H114kZoV86pE7aUHCLK_U1HG8gpMptSroR5lI5ZAudgccvGC3WG3/s320/Savage+Falls+033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624570401921285730" border="0" /></a>This fall was right next to the bigger one pictured above.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOXlo6Jh6zCE9KXxHyk8mgwIkRiPmV0EhZPWx1-5waaPJs1hRQ6zQ50tBHAw92WsYPBtmv6d3KauUwYh6WnCUpSIgPemHRxqJkKO_0xSO1Gtgiortoii-U1symEcC3EvlAmld04IcgiVU/s1600/Savage+Falls+026.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOXlo6Jh6zCE9KXxHyk8mgwIkRiPmV0EhZPWx1-5waaPJs1hRQ6zQ50tBHAw92WsYPBtmv6d3KauUwYh6WnCUpSIgPemHRxqJkKO_0xSO1Gtgiortoii-U1symEcC3EvlAmld04IcgiVU/s320/Savage+Falls+026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624570409851773362" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifKvtmN62EIm4g5N0a_Qa2guDtjHMvaaQTioaIPNaoim_7gXckM2D4HUam9qky33Mk05Qn2wHj-KMClusd20HH4_6zJWlgzsUh496eeefwrz7x21260cNPlDGgNA4JTniGdeHnr0lN-ki/s1600/Savage+Falls+039.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifKvtmN62EIm4g5N0a_Qa2guDtjHMvaaQTioaIPNaoim_7gXckM2D4HUam9qky33Mk05Qn2wHj-KMClusd20HH4_6zJWlgzsUh496eeefwrz7x21260cNPlDGgNA4JTniGdeHnr0lN-ki/s320/Savage+Falls+039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624570030966657362" border="0" /></a>All from the same seated position (above)..<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTIWk0r0G8XXdgIhSoosMuXiWJMqQemCnowjr2J0hCxgy3GxtOxDh8IaVs4hD6AN7o612qrtuBR_85v8ZoP7X6kaODm27Fakzajmbe4wLsubFj-HeSn7UWGAHVeyFSz6CCeKtDcWcONx7h/s1600/Savage+Falls+043.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTIWk0r0G8XXdgIhSoosMuXiWJMqQemCnowjr2J0hCxgy3GxtOxDh8IaVs4hD6AN7o612qrtuBR_85v8ZoP7X6kaODm27Fakzajmbe4wLsubFj-HeSn7UWGAHVeyFSz6CCeKtDcWcONx7h/s320/Savage+Falls+043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624570021853775154" border="0" /></a>We could walk side by side most of the hike with trails that look like the picture above. I hike barefooted often times, and the path today was cool and soft.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTbin1X8dSC80mEW5VNqIf37i-OO5Imaf79UDJPkVxGTizaXhHJ0rOJ3eWjjbU7WJ9CthNiKl2Ue6pez8oMOMGxHYBbWmQ0d9iPmNOz2kR7Mp-65GSQybkCH9uGGpKI71dgiyxv0BEKxK_/s1600/Savage+Falls+037.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTbin1X8dSC80mEW5VNqIf37i-OO5Imaf79UDJPkVxGTizaXhHJ0rOJ3eWjjbU7WJ9CthNiKl2Ue6pez8oMOMGxHYBbWmQ0d9iPmNOz2kR7Mp-65GSQybkCH9uGGpKI71dgiyxv0BEKxK_/s320/Savage+Falls+037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624570039725528050" border="0" /></a>Tough mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419992815404523941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648041578822783290.post-62456772158942428592011-06-27T18:13:00.012-05:002011-06-27T19:22:43.643-05:00Sycamore Falls<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0PBrSV28q1IRbZKydozqdLmDWM-IYy5gzwxnSIjXVRn2nhh27d6ZNaHu6qRSU9y4718W6q31sBowadwQyN-CgQJTCpFHbX_h5fbNZ1J58wgfywa8BywULW9agZysAGmj-I1rcHmRbvox0/s1600/Sycamore+Falls+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0PBrSV28q1IRbZKydozqdLmDWM-IYy5gzwxnSIjXVRn2nhh27d6ZNaHu6qRSU9y4718W6q31sBowadwQyN-CgQJTCpFHbX_h5fbNZ1J58wgfywa8BywULW9agZysAGmj-I1rcHmRbvox0/s320/Sycamore+Falls+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623046173088373378" border="0" /></a>On Sunday, we left to go hiking and the sky looked like the picture above. We started on the trail, and turned back after getting drenched. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPRulizwrxg0o2CVa5e3Yy_lRI0fq1ppPkCVuHAgOxExc6GdmRyZw14O754QBPADYJLr3woRaH3WTQlUjQeIbXesx99cAT9Q78m6pjonAHi-2jT_gO5GEZSDpYevVit5KTX4E_IQ-Gq6WL/s1600/Sycamore+Falls+058.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPRulizwrxg0o2CVa5e3Yy_lRI0fq1ppPkCVuHAgOxExc6GdmRyZw14O754QBPADYJLr3woRaH3WTQlUjQeIbXesx99cAT9Q78m6pjonAHi-2jT_gO5GEZSDpYevVit5KTX4E_IQ-Gq6WL/s320/Sycamore+Falls+058.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623045875180071794" border="0" /></a>So today, we drove to one of my very favorite loops in Grundy Forest. We hiked 3.2 miles to Sycamore Falls-pictured above. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4hnNbv6bd3d3sSNb7G050dsj71_6241OJ1KQUUY7FfuKfSN3Aw5FaXlR3Bna3NpHhQVKPsBbhjRtySkB6j3BVh6ZIXIYACDZd1BX_ZkrQQrRNknLsoC1f_5if7rO6ZfAQBjI5wrRHlPL/s1600/Sycamore+Falls+051.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4hnNbv6bd3d3sSNb7G050dsj71_6241OJ1KQUUY7FfuKfSN3Aw5FaXlR3Bna3NpHhQVKPsBbhjRtySkB6j3BVh6ZIXIYACDZd1BX_ZkrQQrRNknLsoC1f_5if7rO6ZfAQBjI5wrRHlPL/s320/Sycamore+Falls+051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623045866444674610" border="0" /></a>We saw rock art..<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUnBbWsROVSlSTkG6_Ml34W6faCFEmra3WXmErc4HQHMAU_h5iWz015V1vNxB7eZzpDNsGgMt9VRyg0tit6h2a2yosjMAzp71OUyzKuosa3CdBqtgQn0IH6XecfsNFP74gIY6A5wIFzlSi/s1600/Sycamore+Falls+096.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSWHg0erpI_qng-URyEMOwIA6bzqvDsnh1tUs1MUBqlxsLeFjD6zs33IA_3N-fls1IIgLePcXfondBEYt8Wqr70AsmCLc6A70Fdg2n0CHn9fLFQx4ogfMxZZmIWuL3GBaYY0X58uRgAw9/s320/Sycamore+Falls+094.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623042054369911682" border="0" /></a>Tough mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419992815404523941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648041578822783290.post-46913571188554707142011-06-24T12:23:00.009-05:002011-06-24T12:43:07.619-05:00The ghost of Belle Starr she hands down her wits..<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ULt_A8v0ZhOjX156CPVmdWp21Au1VjdPhTPxVv76IyKx2UJ4qh1_qPBtZz-wENw4JbJ_CzKAnD_uYQ46jebd1IGZonWWHXKqy7Nci_7cp_jJ-aLJaa_lK8n77AQRzK23ZoPqFgiB1GGF/s1600/Oklahoma+067.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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Amongst other activities, we visited a wildlife <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">preserve</span> and museum <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">calles</span> <a href="http://www.woolaroc.org/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Woolaroc</span>.</a> It was a huge ranch with so much to see and do. It was, for us, the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">quentessential</span>Oklahoma. <br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZF7kuz-lUeF8iho8chSQVwO0h7HcZuHsLu4BW-AJy1-oqklK5EyHpeP2FHDrqVvUTvDwBI2_9k9ubLjVfTf5UmzlYm9PnxMKIOgsCNuzYOhoS92hLT67zGqW-Cz0cqdEsCNsdtTGgsuVG/s1600/Oklahoma+096.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZF7kuz-lUeF8iho8chSQVwO0h7HcZuHsLu4BW-AJy1-oqklK5EyHpeP2FHDrqVvUTvDwBI2_9k9ubLjVfTf5UmzlYm9PnxMKIOgsCNuzYOhoS92hLT67zGqW-Cz0cqdEsCNsdtTGgsuVG/s320/Oklahoma+096.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621840829814457458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH02c-Z0B9Gjqe4K8w41nHTAmTtKKQFaqUEPFPjgRtM6eKqN0nqQylHpUV6fhn9U8-9mVflZuFIP_RNyzD6EiLfyocnHGX4RIQOhrgjsBrO-ZhLMPqdrjD1wcTBDjHB96D84KszaJv_j9-/s1600/Oklahoma+071.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH02c-Z0B9Gjqe4K8w41nHTAmTtKKQFaqUEPFPjgRtM6eKqN0nqQylHpUV6fhn9U8-9mVflZuFIP_RNyzD6EiLfyocnHGX4RIQOhrgjsBrO-ZhLMPqdrjD1wcTBDjHB96D84KszaJv_j9-/s320/Oklahoma+071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621840527260820514" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLSv7KT0xhJ2GagYpMLhkMACNUvvjPSyT6flwOhQisF-CzR9ecVmEeBBsnRpxP4K2BIcTi0mkuQAo9UJlkUMhyX4Pd_-lXJ_ljAaiDWVJs0GNSfzGe4RKs7r66ajVgkeXB_EzMEeyq98T_/s1600/Oklahoma+073.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLSv7KT0xhJ2GagYpMLhkMACNUvvjPSyT6flwOhQisF-CzR9ecVmEeBBsnRpxP4K2BIcTi0mkuQAo9UJlkUMhyX4Pd_-lXJ_ljAaiDWVJs0GNSfzGe4RKs7r66ajVgkeXB_EzMEeyq98T_/s320/Oklahoma+073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621840528363081138" border="0" /></a>Exact replicas of tee-pees. These, I learned, did not blow over due to their ventilation system. As a camper, I was super impressed with the construction.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSrPhlCfMIINxKH0z8c2rClc_v819cZ6rK1CuwendKdn3C5f4Sb72DA8Tj-sQ84D7Sv2PrPFD9pAcxmUxmlcAzVewmUNtxs2ZgCJ6vQhGw-AWzxo-39zcYwbMlyfo3qsM9mCmLQAGlwwQX/s1600/Oklahoma+069.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSrPhlCfMIINxKH0z8c2rClc_v819cZ6rK1CuwendKdn3C5f4Sb72DA8Tj-sQ84D7Sv2PrPFD9pAcxmUxmlcAzVewmUNtxs2ZgCJ6vQhGw-AWzxo-39zcYwbMlyfo3qsM9mCmLQAGlwwQX/s320/Oklahoma+069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621840534141568834" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAmDu88qLtbMLvA_CYpuWpSGkkImIR8TEJ7OG2pahXZf_jEls1f3r-pl3bnBolYHL90MUmNHb80S6RyVa7cDbQCIpZEQp6NS-rWRULUL4k-wBPq7Ex_y3qStliPQJnvxpVx2c2bEt0Th95/s1600/Oklahoma+080.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 167px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmzZXmTmlMOfIhNGnAVh8AeP5lEXT12gE4s51TGXo3eYSIhMsjG_UvAexhkLXqB0f2vSvquFoI2eyYP70EnJ9iDpZMJX3V8o9Pdj_vxCkwBoqfDzNafpL255-0-diN0wCz8IW4UC7f4rn/s320/Amanda+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618990660554249778" border="0" /></a>Our hiking was put on hold this week for much needed rain. <br />Today was nice, so I baked an apple pie for my good friend, and we went out to check out their awesome homestead. <br />You can check out their work <a href="http://educationincreation.blogspot.com/">here</a>, but I couldn't resist snapping a few shots. Shown above, chickens.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4hTobdxUmvH52c5P_PmeUcmf-TC1-9EX5AJ2EUxHlH36gE0UMXQQ9ejyREZvidJCPEMAywLtMw3PWyUZW6955AQ36OX43AZC5J0Vls9Nxlcf56zahrN_dFuJVtM1RejvYfkWB2QZ6AvX/s1600/Amanda+007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4hTobdxUmvH52c5P_PmeUcmf-TC1-9EX5AJ2EUxHlH36gE0UMXQQ9ejyREZvidJCPEMAywLtMw3PWyUZW6955AQ36OX43AZC5J0Vls9Nxlcf56zahrN_dFuJVtM1RejvYfkWB2QZ6AvX/s320/Amanda+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618990657705281874" border="0" /></a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passiflora">Passion Flower </a>abounds on the property.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjD9rB1aPt5oexKobUhne9o9E1mlV7ZnWrLy0zC7RgrJQnVIl3l6MnZdxrP_1lieJ_BQuHGrSH8QL0fWpZcTBo7_1R0Zs0XEYVKjDB3HrAO8llky8tAUkwRc6GTC1UC58N0GTQ29mCJ-rL/s1600/Amanda+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjD9rB1aPt5oexKobUhne9o9E1mlV7ZnWrLy0zC7RgrJQnVIl3l6MnZdxrP_1lieJ_BQuHGrSH8QL0fWpZcTBo7_1R0Zs0XEYVKjDB3HrAO8llky8tAUkwRc6GTC1UC58N0GTQ29mCJ-rL/s320/Amanda+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618990664525024482" border="0" /></a>Avery's favorite spot, a dry creek bed..<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgeWPS0tTPApHZj78fSNpHdGI3EnUxj78GbNyYfpIrEp7rnMF8hqidyG0Ayq5OtY9sErc7ogGX1hAyb6Clz3hGS0tE_NkNIKme_s2gp0BsXzQrBiqei13Rr3xjUXsMqlcABmNAifWW-RWP/s1600/Amanda+024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 313px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgeWPS0tTPApHZj78fSNpHdGI3EnUxj78GbNyYfpIrEp7rnMF8hqidyG0Ayq5OtY9sErc7ogGX1hAyb6Clz3hGS0tE_NkNIKme_s2gp0BsXzQrBiqei13Rr3xjUXsMqlcABmNAifWW-RWP/s320/Amanda+024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618990397522847330" border="0" /></a>We splashed around in the creek, and found many treasures.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUvHmlJs11WTncrow7W3i0MwCNURd3GVlbQX-PejRWzb85LtFunqS42z7IZ0VlYT6BLAYxbYccKaF2nocB6T6v5urwiA0O4VSpx5Bwd2vgnAE1D0J5CYu9XG-jQR3LIvg9zZt1EXmvWOy/s1600/Amanda+026.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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All around in this picture you can see evidence of home building. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkeoS4Ro06Hh08n4die0cZikWWmHxCyKjCzbd_oMGpwq1-wLFmQeoxDReJ6YgQkO8ylfe9R5ru7hyoJZv2ENaHTIAk2X15LbQ9mGggornwfNrkgOfk9aWtElAWLx3TaYE3E3oCZTaEHtv0/s1600/Amanda+029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkeoS4Ro06Hh08n4die0cZikWWmHxCyKjCzbd_oMGpwq1-wLFmQeoxDReJ6YgQkO8ylfe9R5ru7hyoJZv2ENaHTIAk2X15LbQ9mGggornwfNrkgOfk9aWtElAWLx3TaYE3E3oCZTaEHtv0/s320/Amanda+029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618990134474675250" border="0" /></a>The farm is abundant with Queen Anne's Lace, thistle, and wild garlic. <br />It is a haven of beauty, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">diligence</span>, and blessings. <br />Thanks for sharing it with us Amanda. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Tough mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419992815404523941noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648041578822783290.post-1774986794025255072011-06-13T21:01:00.004-05:002011-06-13T21:10:15.454-05:00Greeter Falls, South Cumberland Recreation Area<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVW6cTVhLOnghKpjl1DCDRzvCf8hgF43ZJ9nqZziZ1VX7Uh2ZtHMISbJFamvCp9RmWfZAbeHIuSHD1WA5t4mvxdfQ605HXmt7JROW8_Swb-Esr1sj9nh6Z-A_NSAgeCS8mTvEmAF3jJ1Sb/s1600/Greeter+Falls+009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVW6cTVhLOnghKpjl1DCDRzvCf8hgF43ZJ9nqZziZ1VX7Uh2ZtHMISbJFamvCp9RmWfZAbeHIuSHD1WA5t4mvxdfQ605HXmt7JROW8_Swb-Esr1sj9nh6Z-A_NSAgeCS8mTvEmAF3jJ1Sb/s320/Greeter+Falls+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617890092965971714" border="0" /></a>Today, instead of coming home hot and sweaty from Bonnaroo, we took the kids to the woods.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_8RKMf_3Jm2EKXXcQfpnfnQFxK0SfTmuk7upfyML2Oc0VubszQxUWvTpaIp4K6BrXKCEy1FtMqGUGh1zkFRhhDDhC9klvhMjzPmoc9MnxfxWOOc5iXr3041-iGRD11EBM0Tcqj44BuBl/s1600/Greeter+Falls+003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 203px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_8RKMf_3Jm2EKXXcQfpnfnQFxK0SfTmuk7upfyML2Oc0VubszQxUWvTpaIp4K6BrXKCEy1FtMqGUGh1zkFRhhDDhC9klvhMjzPmoc9MnxfxWOOc5iXr3041-iGRD11EBM0Tcqj44BuBl/s320/Greeter+Falls+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617890084940243314" border="0" /></a><a href="http://tn.gov/environment/parks/SouthCumberland/">Greeter Falls-adjacent to Savage Gulf </a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxg-lUc0rAbUSrkc_Fz73y9F2TQelRvr0SN6VeGIcUuiNPWZVJeVYhYakwuGbbG7N1jmAdDaL9rTvAueXNNaoN6e6j_Tr-hTC4A4re4LwGS7dNOQqn3rjCjXLo0eovfJILeLxl0pbWRkWE/s1600/Greeter+Falls+001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxg-lUc0rAbUSrkc_Fz73y9F2TQelRvr0SN6VeGIcUuiNPWZVJeVYhYakwuGbbG7N1jmAdDaL9rTvAueXNNaoN6e6j_Tr-hTC4A4re4LwGS7dNOQqn3rjCjXLo0eovfJILeLxl0pbWRkWE/s320/Greeter+Falls+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617890079827457330" border="0" /></a>Only about a two mile hike, waterfalls were very sparse due to lack of rain, but it wasn't too hot. There were other folks around-another 3 families with kids. This made us feel crowded, but the weather was mild, and we were able to swim.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVCs7t0vlBm2MkEqjzckC1qiBH808Yp3mDfVeDsPUOsVo7B0N8FxHVwu-lF3jql6zcHyRJADEZHw4LV0fz51iqBhSjeCzCwdlhj8v3WyovChJajsTY7aFcMvVTzhKILGCeafccF-ud9HXK/s1600/Greeter+Falls+014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVCs7t0vlBm2MkEqjzckC1qiBH808Yp3mDfVeDsPUOsVo7B0N8FxHVwu-lF3jql6zcHyRJADEZHw4LV0fz51iqBhSjeCzCwdlhj8v3WyovChJajsTY7aFcMvVTzhKILGCeafccF-ud9HXK/s320/Greeter+Falls+014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617890100161423970" border="0" /></a>I would say moderate hiking with lots of rocks and tree turnks sticking out, but not far to the falls.<br /></div>Tough mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419992815404523941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648041578822783290.post-43052520969021571742010-09-29T21:55:00.009-05:002010-09-29T22:31:26.822-05:00Look out across the fields, see me returning....<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0dyGgGlU9QkOHbUbHJsFN-h5s9jaisMCPODpKmrmDAPzdvlAONXdUQU280Dd8fMlM8Kc_PbarI4e43UWOsEGhCSgJS-w2wnZy09Tiy4kPv79rJUVquJrtmwhWdc6PeIyUMDmQHzvNZpJe/s1600/ipodfall+017.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0dyGgGlU9QkOHbUbHJsFN-h5s9jaisMCPODpKmrmDAPzdvlAONXdUQU280Dd8fMlM8Kc_PbarI4e43UWOsEGhCSgJS-w2wnZy09Tiy4kPv79rJUVquJrtmwhWdc6PeIyUMDmQHzvNZpJe/s320/ipodfall+017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522542014250416466" border="0" /></a>Hello everyone! I have been in a tornado of change with teaching, and packing lunches, and being away from the home until 5:00 in the evening. We then <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">rush</span> to soccer practice (see below) or dinner with friends and family. Or sleeping.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaI2K6pEj4IceYkTBJdrkvsAKbR-cluev840uq3sOdDTmfkxU2dLkPmQsvLz44zs_NfEhskXglRPfxxhnsJf8kJZhJsp-AZ563Uxr4OmS_tInxfESjWib7nTbPMLCSNRCky5hfCRimPMtF/s1600/Puppy+and+school+009.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaI2K6pEj4IceYkTBJdrkvsAKbR-cluev840uq3sOdDTmfkxU2dLkPmQsvLz44zs_NfEhskXglRPfxxhnsJf8kJZhJsp-AZ563Uxr4OmS_tInxfESjWib7nTbPMLCSNRCky5hfCRimPMtF/s320/Puppy+and+school+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522540062138214562" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdANOkCHgP66SPT8RPdBNX-Zh8M5RSMoW-tQoWXzTjmS8OF76cjYdCWc5PVqVjGEkndOHizFEUn42jPd90e4FeHbIh7oT3s6ifd7DcZwZBNEAkWfY8jFl3X2mpV_vIu4vmzBCOyey-mdyb/s1600/Puppy+and+school+011.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdANOkCHgP66SPT8RPdBNX-Zh8M5RSMoW-tQoWXzTjmS8OF76cjYdCWc5PVqVjGEkndOHizFEUn42jPd90e4FeHbIh7oT3s6ifd7DcZwZBNEAkWfY8jFl3X2mpV_vIu4vmzBCOyey-mdyb/s320/Puppy+and+school+011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522539850394042002" border="0" /></a>Or adopting a new <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">doggie</span>.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSv4AMzGnmf75zuiaDvM-GhzpkFs4fb2uqiUFAt8WVx0QxIX5IelCjdr89Cf4sA2kCDJZUoLOnHp1t_-FCF2gVl8c3ooBMAMu8vBigo6xwf8RmjeRu-hCtjIQFR57IP4TS6wyW_wT3t3U9/s1600/HeadJamz+002.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSv4AMzGnmf75zuiaDvM-GhzpkFs4fb2uqiUFAt8WVx0QxIX5IelCjdr89Cf4sA2kCDJZUoLOnHp1t_-FCF2gVl8c3ooBMAMu8vBigo6xwf8RmjeRu-hCtjIQFR57IP4TS6wyW_wT3t3U9/s320/HeadJamz+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522539844293172818" border="0" /></a>Or selling <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">hoola</span>-hoops with an awesome mama friend at a music festival.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnh-IpaZe9EH8PgMzuoc4TW5y_R9zRLByz0V_iVH-r5pWCjI8jkyqy3nNFsrGpSp1CGhhcIXyMM8Vw23tn0CPaQHfTGwp-6-IN2lppJrCeQqBe0A7uofdtgq3bij9BGx36CFysYqFcmRvI/s1600/HeadJamz+010.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8cPgSBjkxuHr0K7wfGhyr6mac__SNbK7tdYN3re0pMt4T35UoUDGG5EPKEomk0mZ3kzYBe4225oCbr-l6WVjQz6bjeDzl8jMdOLZCAMACaRJFPlY-qmbfXjztiYFBkneRAZ7poU_pbY3N/s320/Me+and+my+mommy+014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522539455237297442" border="0" /></a>We've been busy making a<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Just My Mommy and Me</span> book written and illustrated by Eli.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE2GVUqYCvlsFq_5JNla19W03nkfHuHme2F8VBwW777xViSZo1T2pEu3puxoL-k3s6K5WlhXVMPP517r2rRKhGvzpemTOmQE-ynbzAd9mJ78PpBKSbXu0eoPUraEb0NyE174q5eYrotKJm/s1600/Me+and+my+mommy+025.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE2GVUqYCvlsFq_5JNla19W03nkfHuHme2F8VBwW777xViSZo1T2pEu3puxoL-k3s6K5WlhXVMPP517r2rRKhGvzpemTOmQE-ynbzAd9mJ78PpBKSbXu0eoPUraEb0NyE174q5eYrotKJm/s320/Me+and+my+mommy+025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522539445751075778" border="0" /></a>He painted a picture of me. See above. Don't I look happy?<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoS8I1qS9tQzpK7CzP9l_pfTnwRNZ4DOzWBs4cXkxoFC4etd1PGH5KmaKna-lugOtQuQzHKRiMJUQ7zUGA2DIlOPehvDijFWgf1KYYs6jiGoMUR_dU64pelcSB_NCLGfhZdRz4Zek0dmEN/s1600/ipodfall+014.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoS8I1qS9tQzpK7CzP9l_pfTnwRNZ4DOzWBs4cXkxoFC4etd1PGH5KmaKna-lugOtQuQzHKRiMJUQ7zUGA2DIlOPehvDijFWgf1KYYs6jiGoMUR_dU64pelcSB_NCLGfhZdRz4Zek0dmEN/s320/ipodfall+014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522538975897031586" border="0" /></a>We also attended a fall festival wherein the kids played laser tag (which I HATED, but they loved) and got to put on a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Velcro</span> suit and jump up and stick on it in crazy ways..<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZjXS8zZVp5zHxaiNQBrja2IRTooDFY8RZmbMPRsr_g-IVUFNbQR9b3wXvMUTLO39tatCT8p2LSdrFXIpyt1FhKb2AcbtyMsBZn_jXQ8xCgmP2gNb4nx539a8efZTjxlrUi9we13R_RRr/s1600/ipodfall+015.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZjXS8zZVp5zHxaiNQBrja2IRTooDFY8RZmbMPRsr_g-IVUFNbQR9b3wXvMUTLO39tatCT8p2LSdrFXIpyt1FhKb2AcbtyMsBZn_jXQ8xCgmP2gNb4nx539a8efZTjxlrUi9we13R_RRr/s320/ipodfall+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522538968818216354" border="0" /></a>They also got crazy hair. Eli pretended this week that he had blue skin, too.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkeAUcclimwHs7vHyFjRW31Mg7VXfRxX1e4LLhGkfg4vHOdr2OpWKnYOBZGLaysOkQtWF7VU5LyFgFPXgKPRXUE57S8oCvrKhgiMQyoPmko1GyMJObCTA9vCoNka_3v2Tn3sja2Ii5YjJB/s1600/ipodfall+018.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkeAUcclimwHs7vHyFjRW31Mg7VXfRxX1e4LLhGkfg4vHOdr2OpWKnYOBZGLaysOkQtWF7VU5LyFgFPXgKPRXUE57S8oCvrKhgiMQyoPmko1GyMJObCTA9vCoNka_3v2Tn3sja2Ii5YjJB/s320/ipodfall+018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522538618796414274" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADGTJRhoSJr1fuQYNLMJLRJInLEeM-aH3-dvnoNVs115qXXg7KOZ2ItDQ16E5MO4W-dPI6W8sY6-xrE25koPWydSOPeVJCk8ekjQp-BYpc7IRvgiS4ZT81QYmi7wSH2TM2N-ZL6m8mKrK/s1600/ipodfall+021.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADGTJRhoSJr1fuQYNLMJLRJInLEeM-aH3-dvnoNVs115qXXg7KOZ2ItDQ16E5MO4W-dPI6W8sY6-xrE25koPWydSOPeVJCk8ekjQp-BYpc7IRvgiS4ZT81QYmi7wSH2TM2N-ZL6m8mKrK/s320/ipodfall+021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522538612536214402" border="0" /></a>You know that big tree in the backyard with the tire swing? Well, part of it fell and we now have TONS of firewood to burn in the fire pit. What perfect fall timing!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2L4zBmdESoE1T_W2nSJlUUG2I2LBYxPkuoqBPN3FHUbfgsFDafKQrFZoDBRMIkayoqgrgx9Dr4VUda-R_-yV3Pn1QSFsl85RtHqLYUT2J2QwP2JM2ZkSSm4_zz2TojK1R4TZJRIckBbj7/s1600/ipodfall+024.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2L4zBmdESoE1T_W2nSJlUUG2I2LBYxPkuoqBPN3FHUbfgsFDafKQrFZoDBRMIkayoqgrgx9Dr4VUda-R_-yV3Pn1QSFsl85RtHqLYUT2J2QwP2JM2ZkSSm4_zz2TojK1R4TZJRIckBbj7/s320/ipodfall+024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522538601941596050" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk08MmaHHgCoWYr_mUV75WjSHkkO5BJV-X9nQ8BwD1EBBf_pzFCJvPj2WbqvtNofDpq-QfCvEm3W2Q4gdql8ezmC1LG3Hj8ihYMi3Xus5CzIcK_3nUs243XRZvOm_VzequTdgCrNvz3bD4/s1600/SoccerFall+001.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk08MmaHHgCoWYr_mUV75WjSHkkO5BJV-X9nQ8BwD1EBBf_pzFCJvPj2WbqvtNofDpq-QfCvEm3W2Q4gdql8ezmC1LG3Hj8ihYMi3Xus5CzIcK_3nUs243XRZvOm_VzequTdgCrNvz3bD4/s320/SoccerFall+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522538256299936690" border="0" /></a>And still, our time is spent at the soccer field with three of my boys playing now, we are at the field full time.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pBFe71-Jlvb8_afwxHeOgc3IMoYbbkxs1Fk3fZVPzW7Fh4pVaOozKBW0EU886USsI18oM0XsNe21wJEg2ehiCP5CxE_qeQSyKS3GrASFPG8XGAljke4n5H4aIaPoMeUUjJm77TYcqXwk/s1600/SoccerFall+014.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pBFe71-Jlvb8_afwxHeOgc3IMoYbbkxs1Fk3fZVPzW7Fh4pVaOozKBW0EU886USsI18oM0XsNe21wJEg2ehiCP5CxE_qeQSyKS3GrASFPG8XGAljke4n5H4aIaPoMeUUjJm77TYcqXwk/s320/SoccerFall+014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522538252700460370" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyrNbNNFBK2i6j-WBscd8ymJK-cfUBbfQboZb_5GMrW2yReY5zq_HaNEVeBs_ctQjlPZTCP2xNRtAkMgr34mw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />And, I turned 34 with an amazing night of music in our quaint city.<br /></div>Tough mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419992815404523941noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648041578822783290.post-21773800894550452962010-08-29T15:04:00.003-05:002010-08-29T15:25:34.682-05:00You’ve gone to the finest school all right, Miss Lonely....Well, now, here I am, and please excuse my absence. We are all adjusting to our fall schedules that look the same every day, basically with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">little</span> new or exciting thing to post. We do LOVE our new rolls, but they do leave me brain dead by the end of the day. I miss my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">playdates</span>, laundry hanging, bread baking, and back yard schooling. However, I really, really love being a teacher again. <br /><br />I feel like my experience as a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">homeschooler</span> has deeply affected my attitude about learning, teaching, and education- for the better. I now have a deep respect for the individual learner, whereas before, that respect was just an idea that I did not know how to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">activate</span> in the classroom. I have become more lenient and seek intently to discover where the child is in <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">their</span> learning progression and build from there. I realize the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">idiocy</span> of trying to make sure that every child must know the same thing in the same way to recognize results. I realize that these young people 11-13 year <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">olds</span> are cooped up in a cement building for 8 hours a day with little more than seconds to whisper to friends, run around, or even breath fresh air. I understand, more than just theoretically, that taking away things that <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">their</span> bodies physically needs (friendship, movement, imagination, and fresh air-let alone freedom of choice and ownership) can be <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">devastating</span> to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">their</span> ability to learn. I am positive that each child I teach has parents that not only know <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">their</span> child best, but also that 99.9% of parents are extremely concerned about what and how their child learns. I know how far a child can soar with one- on- one attention and instruction and the ability to learn at their own pace rather than by Friday at 3 PM. I am learning new lessons every.day. about kids and myself and teaching and learning. This is a journey that I relish, and I am able to approach this year more <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">confidently</span> than I ever have before. I am also more calm, more willing to listen to my students and their parents. I am less likely to freak out when my lesson plan doesn't get executed perfectly. My paradigm has shifted and it is no longer "my" classroom, but theirs, and I am just a steward of the students' classroom. I am there to support and encourage, not to run the show - my way of the highway. <br /><br />By the way, this approach is not one that I was taught in teacher school. "They" emphasize in teacher school to come out strong and hard, to lay down the rules, and take charge <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">immediately</span>. But this year, I didn't. This year, I started with kindness, fairness, and lots of opportunities for the kids to be themselves. I sprinkled that with fun, games, music, and hid enough Spanish language to allow them to ask for more. The students are kind back, they are asking questions, they have positive attitudes, and so far they are learning and speaking Spanish. <br /><br />Love it.Tough mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419992815404523941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648041578822783290.post-4350888392311864562010-08-18T19:57:00.003-05:002010-08-18T20:03:16.795-05:00With the lunch bucket filled every season...<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6j1OFSpDn9rf1ybDi8VPp_jO-15vO8Exwtpc-JDBz67IM92p8sEf__P1qvaBoW6dlX-pc7K1Qzhi-oij01b-uGXu_XL3tQWlrrKrqzIjzYN3ohA1vnRYIrep1E1pomt5fSuBrc2E4OJ2t/s1600/FirstDayofSchool+004.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6j1OFSpDn9rf1ybDi8VPp_jO-15vO8Exwtpc-JDBz67IM92p8sEf__P1qvaBoW6dlX-pc7K1Qzhi-oij01b-uGXu_XL3tQWlrrKrqzIjzYN3ohA1vnRYIrep1E1pomt5fSuBrc2E4OJ2t/s320/FirstDayofSchool+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506918956060692194" border="0" /></a>First day of first grade. <br />Wow. <br />He loves it with all of his nerdy heart. He has lots of friends already, plenty of homework, and a wonderful, smart, warm teacher. He looks big, and so do the marigolds in the background.<br />Our days of lounging around doing lessons in the backyard on a picnic blanket have been traded for a strict regiment of lunch box packing, school, soccer, and homework. Was last year a dream? Must have been...<br /></div>Tough mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419992815404523941noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648041578822783290.post-40241743512729242702010-08-11T20:58:00.001-05:002010-08-11T21:01:44.607-05:00If you’re lookin’ to get silly..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin6kD_sXouvQQHa-udKTx7rVmqZW4U2VgLfEFzGxgbz9MBMrkDF6yejb2KTZ42waTk1baiSf3KOIZDtB-mYPvrNsiewhkqHuRJkpM3U4a-uosTWQhKBq80TpMWZNVLCGffRqBxihkTAxn1/s1600/SummerIphone+008.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin6kD_sXouvQQHa-udKTx7rVmqZW4U2VgLfEFzGxgbz9MBMrkDF6yejb2KTZ42waTk1baiSf3KOIZDtB-mYPvrNsiewhkqHuRJkpM3U4a-uosTWQhKBq80TpMWZNVLCGffRqBxihkTAxn1/s320/SummerIphone+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504337123145984242" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv77tCnanUHLg5N7qvUTwtfUqa2y_jT1grERNxtOwwFT-dyGVXLXv9qI3wzCnUncEpZThYLM_evdCGIdgYefHZ_zpDiS50gD8Q_TsA6Kx4Q_XLlWvIRUCzuEvg0BoHjP2AL_tdU717mMig/s1600/SummerIphone+006.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv77tCnanUHLg5N7qvUTwtfUqa2y_jT1grERNxtOwwFT-dyGVXLXv9qI3wzCnUncEpZThYLM_evdCGIdgYefHZ_zpDiS50gD8Q_TsA6Kx4Q_XLlWvIRUCzuEvg0BoHjP2AL_tdU717mMig/s320/SummerIphone+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504337116931807538" border="0" /></a>Word of the day: incognito<br /></div>Tough mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419992815404523941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648041578822783290.post-66542448790956427742010-08-09T06:58:00.002-05:002011-06-14T08:46:55.683-05:00I'll make the most of one last extra hour...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWfzWTuke7p9ruHae0aWjEfOcLHzdzWA9MThMRzi-NR4KhmTYKOGrVJBgnse1thw5YjOzP7V2l4K5tzJx5F-A_izD-7FKZV4bIht-oHojtNvC9tFyjRkCN_HE2yussBncrYb2M39IyuU0/s1600/LastHike+008.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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Washed clean and on to new chapters..<br /></div>Tough mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419992815404523941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648041578822783290.post-51696431251220505042010-08-07T15:13:00.005-05:002010-08-07T15:24:26.501-05:00He's a-riding down in Alabama with the rodeo...<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6iGffgT43DDZ-bzZyryrM41xzYzcoGUucj9fs_C9Qb0yZBiPBzmB3Mq-WZ8t1vE-wZqNSUWQ8xWF0QxHv3kLxZ-Guo8gdClv_Yy44UxfHNUBG4ANy4bQ3y6nF5slVZl5RtmPOlh-V0x9/s1600/Dads+027.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6iGffgT43DDZ-bzZyryrM41xzYzcoGUucj9fs_C9Qb0yZBiPBzmB3Mq-WZ8t1vE-wZqNSUWQ8xWF0QxHv3kLxZ-Guo8gdClv_Yy44UxfHNUBG4ANy4bQ3y6nF5slVZl5RtmPOlh-V0x9/s320/Dads+027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502765274938719602" border="0" /></a>We went to a real rodeo recently at Daddio's..<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMfjNzTAAfziYe4Yuarjs_a3UQaMhXLjsfrTW8iaIGx0SzUXt-zn9K0cT6B9qCgcn2ewL2sHR_6CvOVC8riYR3nZkLuM9uqVW4H2G0EjH-kYxMYYZbDHbvhY_evW9bzDK0aHIZUPNNIV3/s1600/Dads+015.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xVcGMYxddPy2NkwTeQoUwyvHuFdCSZOHx01qakkpehZU6a9byeky8UJCBBtz5i1a5W6SODakjsJyJP2rTfLMqrutOWJUlW_xsgaWICR09kx8qT3bPTjk8zqAp0d3wsLnOkPkU9ImuT7S/s320/Dads+031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502765009167109282" border="0" /></a>And rodeo clowns..<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5IrapHeZaRUs2D04AKgg-aC824awexwJCNwgtXoB6hvZ0EHRyZ02Xx6PTpgOaKYcedhWRdXIGSYV0Rk7CUcHgtNrs_VQSz-GrjSs3DugMXBVy8yqOYJSDTvOEDnYnn14vupsGKTiPmijg/s1600/Dads+035.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 116px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5IrapHeZaRUs2D04AKgg-aC824awexwJCNwgtXoB6hvZ0EHRyZ02Xx6PTpgOaKYcedhWRdXIGSYV0Rk7CUcHgtNrs_VQSz-GrjSs3DugMXBVy8yqOYJSDTvOEDnYnn14vupsGKTiPmijg/s320/Dads+035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502764996717556530" border="0" /></a><br />And real cowboys...<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5IurZAIVL6KcuK35UUeqnqgRsmTNqQjNo-enSelX_4G3DK1ARZMgsQOtQ1kIcKIqwpR2NWZ9Jcv02ks24ga8ieLz7LG2lm2JGDo9UiFacZXzh24hWweKJjrlFJeFAG6HNsOHGGAm_tr6N/s1600/Dads+039.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLd4ZH75PClYO3A-TYpzeurOAKQpcJQqTf6o3kel9wc6-oIeYy9Q97ACNOcd2SBYLb5QS3MpeSIqpAUo7XZy49ydsUDRfG4Sl0pavAw1vAgENW385UdIkuf9sXEFFlKzGxmmTL7Bd5iZa/s320/Dads+061.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502764248282053490" border="0" /></a>And tired buckaroos..<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4Dd3Xlg3h_xXnFiBCssBQGV0y6kE7GbZV48R20Li14sGCIi7aGT7OHArbkXLxHwspIbikuSWw5jeFDmBBPz-nQx1ZVHe5uN9yIM1rsmKUXHjx99kgckpTVQIiVBEx5CM5ETXo2oyjAtA/s1600/Dads+051.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4Dd3Xlg3h_xXnFiBCssBQGV0y6kE7GbZV48R20Li14sGCIi7aGT7OHArbkXLxHwspIbikuSWw5jeFDmBBPz-nQx1ZVHe5uN9yIM1rsmKUXHjx99kgckpTVQIiVBEx5CM5ETXo2oyjAtA/s320/Dads+051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502764238015540818" border="0" /></a>And a couple of horses rear ends....<br /></div>Tough mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419992815404523941noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648041578822783290.post-56640207744760731562010-08-06T21:33:00.003-05:002010-08-06T21:54:25.778-05:00You looked for work and money...And, on the flip side, the positive side of our upcoming changes.. (I'll be teaching middle school Spanish, Evan will return to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">MTSU</span>, Ollie will be attending a local magnet school, and Eli will be home with Dad and at Mother's Day Out 10 hours a week.)<br /><br />1..I will have vacation. As a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">homeschool</span> mom, I rarely, was "off." A friend mentioned that when they went to the beach, she still cooked, cleaned, did laundry, and really didn't get a break from her routine. So, away from home 40+ hours a week, will allow me to feel relaxed and "off" when home and with the family.<br /><br />2..I will have quiet alone time daily. I will drive in the car 30 minutes a day by myself each way. I love this time, which for the past two years I have missed. I can listen to my beloved NPR or music of my choice. It will be lovely.<br /><br />3..I will have less home chores. As a work at home mom, I took on most of the household chores, that Evan will now take more of an active role in. I won't have to unload the dishwasher 3 times a day or have to cut the grass or cook diner EVERY night. <br /><br />4..I will not be <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">solely</span> responsible for maintaining friendships for my children. They will meet kids at their school and will not have to depend on me to set up time for them to enjoy other people their own age.<br /><br />5..Everyone needs a routine shake-up. Our routine is about to drastically change, and I think this is a refreshing <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">necessity</span> of life-the changing of the season..<br /><br />6..We will all have time apart from one another. I will no longer be responsible for every food, drink, poop, clothing, and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">educational</span> experience. I will enjoy them, relish them when I am able, but they will be less likely to irk me after a day away. I will appreciate the opportunity to care for my children. <br /><br />7..Ollie and Eli are stoked for the first day of school. The excitement and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">anticipation</span> is not the same for homeschooling. They got new hair cuts and new clothes and we are counting down the days. It is almost as exciting as Christmas, and I can tell that Ollie is stoked.<br /><br />8..Ollie will LOVE school. He thrives on routine and predictability. He loves friends, and he loves learning. He said he's most looking forward to doing math. I am not as into routines and math as he is..<br /><br />9..Ollie and Eli will have time apart. They will have experiences to talk about separate from one another, and I think too, that this will be positive.<br /><br />10..For the past 2 years, I have owned and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">operated</span> a business from home leaving me to feel at times scattered and distracted <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">around</span> the home. I always have 10 million things going on and my schedule is a collage of various appointments. I am away most evenings which prohibits lengthy, enjoyable dinners and family bike rides or games of kickball. Now, when I am home, my work will not be here. I will be home in the evenings. With everyone else...<br /><br />This is going to be fine. This is going to be fine. This is going to be fine....Wash. Rinse. Repeat..Tough mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419992815404523941noreply@blogger.com4