tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18850059603542519582024-03-13T00:27:30.743-04:00Big Crooked Lifekaren chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122031649983661603noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885005960354251958.post-76650105682023729112014-06-14T15:55:00.003-04:002014-06-14T15:55:57.610-04:00Short and sweet<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">These irises and peonies live right outside our front door and I love them, but am always bummed to see them go after what seems like only a few days. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>karen chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122031649983661603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885005960354251958.post-85148542585756653362014-06-12T14:09:00.003-04:002014-06-12T14:10:18.601-04:00Boy Scout Induction Ceremony<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Josh was a Cub Scout for a couple of years starting back in the third or fourth grade, but because we did not like some of the things we saw in the group, it fizzled out. I had one of those meetings with a fellow homeschool mom at the grocery store that seems like a coincidence, but then you realize later that it was just Providence. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We somehow got to talking about the troop that her oldest son is in and she mentioned that Josh should consider rejoining. When I mentioned it to him he agreed without hesitation so it seemed like a good thing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They are a great bunch of guys!! They are very respectful and smart and resourceful and responsible and, etc., etc. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They have great meetings and recently had a canoe trip and they have camp-outs once a month (even in the winter). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They recently had the Induction Ceremony and I was forewarned, by the same mom from the grocery store, that this was no time to wear nice clothes with the understanding that we would be in a building. ...no... The ceremony takes place literally in the middle of a forest that requires quite a hike to get to; going over a small man-made bridge and walking along a candlelit pathway with small stations every few yards with each of the scout virtues painted on a piece of wood. Yes, candlelit, because they wait to start the official ceremony until the sun sets. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Before that, they entertained everyone with skits they obviously spent hours working on ...ahem... but they were funny!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We are very proud of him and hope that this troop brings him a lot of enjoyment, learning and camaraderie. The pictures turned out fuzzy because it was so dark...</span><br />
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<br />karen chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122031649983661603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885005960354251958.post-66720597554089139402014-06-03T17:31:00.001-04:002014-06-03T17:31:33.336-04:00Texture Tuesday, Volume 17<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Joining <a href="http://www.kimklassencafe.com/thecafe/texture-tuesday-nature-edition-from-my-archives.html" target="_blank">Kim for Texture Tuesday</a>...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Summer weather is finally here! Enjoy your week :)</span></div>
karen chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122031649983661603noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885005960354251958.post-55803682760254259932014-06-03T17:28:00.004-04:002014-06-03T17:31:50.574-04:00Mother's Day<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Only about a month late getting this post out... :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After church, we had a nice lunch at Martin's and then visited our mothers for the afternoon. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The best Mother's Day gift for me is that the kitchen is CLOSED! Eric made breakfast for me and we had grilled steaks for dinner. It was great! </span><br />
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<br />karen chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122031649983661603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885005960354251958.post-29969800245089881512014-05-16T20:23:00.000-04:002014-06-03T17:31:50.570-04:00Meredith's First Holy Communion<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The weather on First Communion is always up-in-the-air...we're always praying for no rain... and, thankfully, it didn't! It was a little cool and very windy which made for some entertaining outside pictures. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Meredith read a petition for the prayers of intercession and did a great job. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All four of our daughters have worn my wedding veil with their First Communion dress...I have loved that tradition. I thought someone would not want to wear it somewhere along the way, but they all have been excited to participate in the tradition! Or at least they're good at playing along :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's such a beautiful sacrament and this was our last child to receive it so that made it bittersweet...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had a nice party with about 40 total people here. The food was gone - either we didn't plan very well or it was really good!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>karen chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122031649983661603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885005960354251958.post-77675721536120168302014-05-14T08:38:00.000-04:002014-06-03T17:31:50.577-04:00Easter 2014<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We spent Easter weekend in Cleveland this year. The kids really enjoy being with their cousins and a house full of 9 kids is pretty exciting! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We visited the West Side Market in downtown Cleveland which was so cool - I wish I would have taken some photos of it. It is huge and has so many vendors, it could take a whole day to get through it all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Easter Bunny in Cleveland leaves the eggs outside...way more fun that way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We enjoyed a beautiful Easter Mass and it was a gorgeous day being sunny and about 75 degrees. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>karen chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122031649983661603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885005960354251958.post-62333493141958816132014-05-13T09:03:00.001-04:002014-05-13T10:23:23.912-04:00Texture Tuesday, Volume 16<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Linking up with <a href="http://www.kimklassencafe.com/thecafe/texture-tuesday-yellow-edition.html" target="_blank">Kim</a> today for Texture Tuesday - the theme this week is yellow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We went to Holland, MI for the Tulip Festival the day after Meredith's First Communion. It was a nice day...could have been a little warmer...could have been a little less windy...but, it wasn't raining. Most of the tulips were not in bloom yet, but we found a couple of patches on 8th Street that were in all of their glory!</span><br />
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karen chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122031649983661603noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885005960354251958.post-68304337770286546072014-04-28T19:52:00.000-04:002014-04-30T13:26:49.447-04:00Texture Tuesday, Volume 15<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>update: </b>well...wow...I posted this Monday night wondering why Kim never posted a Texture Tuesday post. I was worried that something had happened in her camp! <a href="http://www.kimklassencafe.com/thecafe/texture-tuesday-free-easy-edition-9.html" target="_blank">Here's the official link -</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm getting this in late, but...better late than never, right?!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Joining <a href="http://www.kimklassencafe.com/thecafe/tag/texture-tuesday" target="_blank">Kim</a> today for Texture Tuesday...even though there isn't a link for today...I hope everything is okay. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I used kk_ruemarion, kk_way and kk_cora to edit this...and added a sepia filter, increased contrast and decreased saturation. If you mouseover the image you will see the SOOC shot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I looks vintage...I like it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Have a nice week :)</span><br />
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karen chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122031649983661603noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885005960354251958.post-47511137672984614062014-04-27T08:06:00.000-04:002014-04-27T22:23:17.005-04:00Spring!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love to shoot flowers...did you know?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Even though I have been using some expensive, and supposedly better, camera equipment lately, I am still very pleased with the quality of pictures produced by my 6 MP camera :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I used a 4+ macro filter on my 18-55mm lens for some of these...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>karen chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122031649983661603noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885005960354251958.post-16025670739862075702014-04-25T17:31:00.000-04:002014-04-25T17:31:12.259-04:00Getting ready<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am going to be teaching a couple of camera classes at work and so I have borrowed some full frame cameras to get used to shooting with them and using their menus. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's been great! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have used the 50mm f/1.4 lens each time and I love it. Its capabilities in low light are amazing. I really don't like using flash if I don't have to. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We took it to the park with us to try it out...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>karen chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122031649983661603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885005960354251958.post-43639191733142603602014-04-24T08:53:00.000-04:002014-04-27T22:23:11.148-04:00Spring Break 2014<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We are lucky to live about an hour and a half from Chicago because that is our go-to place for any kind of vacation. It can easily be a one day trip. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We bought a membership last year for the Shedd Aquarium (only $10 more for our family to buy a membership vs. a one-time visit!). We went to our favorite exhibits and then went to the Museum of Science and Industry. Now we have a membership there for the next year! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As part of the membership, we got to tour the U505 which was amazing. The kids really enjoyed it too and we talked a lot about it on the way home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>karen chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122031649983661603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885005960354251958.post-24798005818476779462014-04-22T08:34:00.001-04:002014-04-27T22:23:05.536-04:00Texture Tuesday, Volume 14<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Linking up with <a href="http://www.kimklassencafe.com/thecafe/texture-tuesday-simple-edition.html" target="_blank">Kim</a> again...this week's theme for Texture Tuesday is...SIMPLE.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Life is a bit overwhelming right now so SIMPLE is good...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">These are the only posts I've been able to do lately, but I really enjoy doing it :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The theme today is... perfectly imperfect. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I spent quite a bit of time on this and when I put them next to each other, I think I like the unedited version better - I guess that makes the edited version perfectly imperfect :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I enjoy seeing what everyone accomplishes every week...I'm always inspired!</span>karen chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122031649983661603noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885005960354251958.post-81105404976067847652014-04-08T09:40:00.001-04:002014-04-08T09:46:00.267-04:00Texture Tuesday, Volume 12<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Joining <a href="http://www.kimklassencafe.com/thecafe/texture-tuesday-for-the-love-of.html" target="_blank">Kim</a> again today for Texture Tuesday - </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Today's theme is 'For the love of...' and I chose <i>sisters. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">These two are about 19 months apart and are joined at the hip most of the time. They have very different personalities and that's what makes their relationship so endearing. I hope they never lose this closeness...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Have a great spring week!</span>karen chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122031649983661603noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885005960354251958.post-74514574191483861672014-04-03T08:30:00.000-04:002014-04-03T08:30:44.587-04:00Old time flash<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Someone I work with mentioned that I could get an old Sunpak 344D (also called an auto-thyristor) flash for my D40 and that it would work fine...<i>if </i>I learned how to use it! Ha! Once I saw that I could get one for about $8 on eBay, I did my research to learn how to use it so that by the time it came in the mail, I had it pretty well figured out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This one (left) taken with the new flash...</span><br />
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karen chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122031649983661603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885005960354251958.post-41551815263703794332014-04-01T07:04:00.001-04:002014-04-01T22:01:39.371-04:00Texture Tuesday, Volume 11<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Linking up with <a href="http://www.kimklassencafe.com/thecafe/" target="_blank">Kim Klassen</a> today - for Texture Tuesday -</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I wish I could follow her more than I do. Life does not allow for too much extra time spent on hobbies right now, but I know that all too soon I will have that extra time...so until then...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Happy Tuesday!</span>karen chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122031649983661603noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885005960354251958.post-44154032846751511652014-03-31T06:57:00.000-04:002014-03-31T06:57:16.447-04:00Family and Marriage Conference<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Eric and I went to a Family and Marriage Conference Saturday at Notre Dame. It was hosted by the Office of Family Life of our diocese and we are so glad we went! We always said that we should do something like this, but hadn't actually signed up for one. It also helps that the kids are old enough to be home on their own (Sarah was in charge) and we don't have to worry about them too much. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dr. Ray Guarendi was the keynote speaker...he is awesome!! How can you not be inspired by the stories of a father of 10 adopted children?! He and his wife are very faith-filled, down-to-earth people and have raised these children after adopting them under some pretty difficult circumstances. We laughed saying that his books should be required reading for </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">anyone having children! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We attended two workshops and heard two talks by Dr. Ray. There were plenty of breaks in between and lots of food for the whole day :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What we took away from it, is that families in general are under attack in our current culture (which we already knew) and what we can do to stand strong. As Dr. Ray said, "Love without discipline is abuse." Not only being reminded of our parenting responsibilities but also being reminded of the goals and purpose of our marriage was so uplifting and reassuring. </span><br />
<a href="http://drray.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you've never heard of Dr. Ray, you should definitely read about him here...</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Or</span>,<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Raa45wCt9bA" target="_blank">watch this</a></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">to see what a great speaker he is - he brought me to tears a couple of times laughing so hard!</span>karen chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122031649983661603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885005960354251958.post-74958275061373703472014-03-30T12:51:00.005-04:002014-03-30T13:34:28.018-04:00Lyndsay turns 12!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It should not take a week to get things posted on here but...that's life!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lyndsay turned 12 this year - one more year until teenager status. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love it when the kids take the camera because they always come up with fun shots that I would have missed. </span><br />
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~<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> she and her sisters have watched Frozen about 10 times in one week</span> ~ </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>karen chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122031649983661603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885005960354251958.post-46397042609593457332014-03-20T14:48:00.000-04:002014-03-20T14:48:21.932-04:00Searching for Eagles<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We have heard about a family of eagles living on the St. Joseph River in a nearby town. The girls and I decided to try and find them today. I work with a woman who has seen them so when we got to the area, I called her to ask if she would give me more details on where exactly she saw them. She did, and after we got there, we waited for about 2 hours...and didn't see one eagle. They were not in the mood to come out this morning I guess. I'm sure we'll try again later. Even though we didn't see them, we still had fun. It was too chilly to be outside of the van for too long, but at least the sun was shining!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>karen chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122031649983661603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885005960354251958.post-3422779061903852902014-03-18T22:01:00.000-04:002014-03-30T12:51:58.967-04:00Sarah turns 16!!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Every March is a flurry of activity with three birthdays in our immediate family and then four more birthdays in the extended family. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We now have a 16 year old! Ah!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She was really surprised and thrilled with a new laptop from Eric and I and her grandparents. It is now completely customized to her liking and she's looking forward to learning Photoshop Elements this summer. Happy Birthday, Sarah!</span></div>
karen chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122031649983661603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885005960354251958.post-42956744878458285502014-03-17T16:11:00.000-04:002014-03-30T12:51:58.971-04:00Meredith turns 8!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Every year it gets harder to believe that our kids keep getting older...why do they keep doing that?! Meredith turned 8 last week and we surprised her with a pogo stick. She is probably the most active one out of all of the kids so we know she will enjoy it. I won't lie, we all had to give it a try...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>karen chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122031649983661603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885005960354251958.post-76014525410291156972014-03-03T11:07:00.003-05:002014-03-03T11:54:32.234-05:00The weekend<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We went to Indianapolis Saturday for a funeral for one of Eric's cousins, Jim, who died suddenly last week apparently due to complications from the flu. It was quite a shock. They have 5 children, ages 4 - 16. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was such a beautiful Mass and I have not seen one so crowded before. The family has a large support group through friends at church and I am so happy for them that they have that. It was good to see so many family members that we never see. We are spread out all over the place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Meredith came down with a fever last night, but slept all night long, surprisingly. She woke up this morning and has been getting sick, and since she's old enough to kind of know what's going on, she has asked about Jim and how he had the flu also... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I think I might be having a change of heart about the flu vaccine...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On a lighter note (I think), I was having a discussion with our teenagers about what they want their funerals to be like and our daughter said "No flowers!" When asked why not, she said, "Because they remind me of dead people." It made us all laugh. She had been to more funerals by age 8 than I had in three times that amount of time so I can see why she associates flowers with dead people!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The girls and I went to the Center for History to see a World War I exhibit not knowing about the option of having the tour of the mansion. The woman told us about it but it normally takes 1.5 hours and I had to get to work in that time. We were the only ones there so we not only had the whole exhibit to ourselves but we got to see <a href="http://centerforhistory.org/see-and-do/historic-houses-2/copshaholm-2" target="_blank">this incredible mansion</a> via a private tour tailored to our time frame - which worked out the best anyway because I don't think 1.5 hours would have held the girls' attention!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We weren't allowed to take pictures inside the mansion - it is so beautiful. The family donated it completely intact, furniture, clothes, books, kitchen equipment, etc., etc. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>karen chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122031649983661603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885005960354251958.post-42798696527999204432014-02-26T07:15:00.000-05:002014-02-26T07:15:32.790-05:00Boy Scout Dinner<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Josh had a dinner Sunday with his Boy Scout troop and their families. He is new to this troop having joined just a few months ago. I spent a ridiculous amount of time trying to take in the waist of his pants and fix the hem! I need to sew more often. They boys put on skits for our entertainment and we got to see the sleds they built a few weeks ago. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Josh received a new patch (I don't remember what for) and he was asked to attend the Junior Leadership Training camp this coming weekend. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>karen chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122031649983661603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885005960354251958.post-20042730493286227092014-02-18T20:03:00.003-05:002014-02-18T20:07:18.482-05:00Texture Tuesday, Volume 10<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's almost too late, but I'm still linking up with <a href="http://www.kimklassencafe.com/thecafe/texture-tuesday-simply-light.html" target="_blank">Kim for Texture Tuesday</a>. I just posted this picture recently, but I had to use it again because of the theme this week...light. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Someone pointed out the face in the reflection and I hadn't noticed it before then...how do I not see these things?!</span><br />
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