tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17343844015711231902024-03-12T20:50:39.216-05:00the great adventurethe libbyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18111391652690793227noreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734384401571123190.post-39460216657477845722013-06-21T12:55:00.001-05:002013-06-21T12:55:27.197-05:00say, what?what's been going on with the libbys?<br />
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we took lana to the ice exhibit at the gaylord over christmas....<br />
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we celebrated christmas! and found out that santa is a giant....here we are trying to take a picture with him, but could only fit his shoes in the pic....</div>
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lana took up golf! (come on, college scholarship!)</div>
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we went to the ranger game...and sat 2 rows behind home plate. this girl is a mega fan :)</div>
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we welcomed taya into our family! </div>
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and big sister lana has been in love with her from day 1....</div>
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we brought our sweet girl home to begin our life as a family of 4. wow....</div>
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lana finished up her first year of preschool with a performance by her class...</div>
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the libbyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18111391652690793227noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734384401571123190.post-68524952112103192122012-10-07T08:53:00.003-05:002012-10-07T08:53:46.790-05:007 month update!i don't even know how to get you caught up on what's happened since february. in one way, so much has happened...but in another, it's just kinda been life. nothing too incredibly exciting although it's definitely kept us on our toes!<br />
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the school year started off with a bang...drew got strep over labor day and was down and out for a solid week. he'd probably tell you that a month later he still doesn't feel "normal". it was pretty bad - anything with a 104 degree fever has to be bad!<br />
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then a few weeks ago i took lana to the doctor because she'd been coughing for several weeks. i figured if it was a cold it would take several to go away. she had no fever. she hadn't slowed down one bit. so you can imagine i was shocked to find out she had pneumonia! whoa!!<br />
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so we got lana all healed up, drew kinda healed up, only for this weekend to be more than busy. lana came home from school friday with LICE! its disgusting. so we've been washing everything, cleaning everything, disinfecting everything...not fun at all. i've never done this much laundry. i'm wondering if there's a preventative shampoo out there we can all 3 use to make sure this never happens again! drew and i are clear as of now...<br />
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in other news....i leave for china in a few weeks. i'm pretty excited about going! it will be interesting to say the least. jcp is sending me and a few other people to tour factories, mills, and the ports. since my job is planning production lines and capacities it's going to be very helpful to understand the process. i'll try to upload pictures when i get back. no promises. clearly. ha!<br />
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i'll leave you with some pictures of the past 7 months! enjoy your sunday!<br />
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lana and her cousin corbin playing on the teeter totter</div>
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playing at the park by the coast</div>
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fishing out of the side of grandpa's boat in oregon</div>
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getting her face painted for 4th of july!</div>
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the fam!</div>
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ready to get on the plane and head to oregon (430am!!!)</div>
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bowling for the first time</div>
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the 3 of us at the coast</div>
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4th of july fireworks</div>
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riding the horse in nana and grandpa's basement</div>
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4D movie at lego land</div>
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painted fingernails! her newest thing</div>
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her first day of preschool!</div>
the libbyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18111391652690793227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734384401571123190.post-12863171473667097232012-02-26T08:04:00.004-06:002012-02-26T08:45:42.496-06:00sometimes life just isn't that fun....the past week has been a roller coaster. normally i would've been continuing the countdown to my birthday. because face it, i LOVE my birthday. but this week i haven't felt like counting down to anything. it was the slowest week of my life. and honestly, i forgot there was anything exciting waiting at the end of it anyway.<div><br /></div><div>my junior year of college i moved out of the on campus dorms at acu and into my first "place of my own". and what do you need when you move out? why a pet of course! so within maybe a week of moving back to abilene for the start of the fall semester, i found the perfect little guy to keep my roommates and me company. jaxon was purchased from the pound and hidden from my parents, my landlord, and anyone else who would be upset at the purchase that i really couldn't afford :) but i loved that little guy. even when he'd dart out of the house and make a b-line for judge ely (one of the busiest streets in abilene). i've been through a lot with that guy. i joke that i've had him longer than drew :)</div><div><br /></div><div>and although he's been a little more neglected since lana entered the picture, i still love him so much. he's a good dog. kinda tears up my backyard (with the help of his accomplice--toketee) but i love him.</div><div><br /></div><div>last friday he got really sick. i took him to the emergency room (for dogs) to find out he had ketoacidosis. his body was shutting down because he had diabetes and his body was not doing hot. we hospitalized him over the course of the weekend to get the ketones out of his urine and to get some fluids in him. he was severely dehydrated from the starvation. but i picked him up monday morning with a refreshing new hope. he was better. the ketones were gone. and so started the new routine of owning a diabetic dog. or so we thought. </div><div><br /></div><div>over the course of the week jax wasn't getting any better. i was getting up VERY early every morning to start the course of his treatment...medicine to take away the nausea so when i force fed him, he wouldn't puke it back up. and then i'd have to give him his antibiotics to fight off the infection in him, and lastly the insulin shots. i'm not afraid of needles so that was no big thing. but jax just wasn't getting better. as of yesterday morning i was still force feeding him. he didn't want anything we offered. and when i say anything, i mean ANY thing. after more blood work friday afternoon, the vet called saturday to say without an ultrasound she wouldn't be able to tell for sure what was going on with him. but that she was certain diabetes was secondary.</div><div><br /></div><div>the vet really wanted an ultrasound to find out what else was wrong. but after all of the money we'd already laid out we didn't really think it would be wise to spend money on. because if it was cancer, we really couldn't afford the $3K-$5K it would cost to treat him. and he's almost 11 years old. the vet thought at most we'd extend his life another year. so, as an alternative, we thought doing subcutaneous fluids at home would flush out his kidneys. if the levels didn't go back to normal then we would know it was probably cancer.</div><div><br /></div><div>we gave jax his first round of fluids around 5pm last night. again, not afraid of needles so sticking that ridiculously thick needle in him was no big deal. the big deal came with the seizure. he's had a history of seizures but nothing like this. about an hour after the fluids he started tensing up. i couldn't even tell what was going on because his seizures had never looked like that before. i kept calling him to get up to go outside, but he wouldn't move. i tried to pick him up but his legs wouldn't work. then it became apparent what was happening. that seizure lasted about 30 minutes. THIRTY minutes. and during that time he was barking, yelping, and i was in tears. it was the worst thing in the world to watch him go through. and he was in so much pain.</div><div><br /></div><div>after the seizure we called the emergency room to see if this was a sign of the end or something else--because obviously i was googling symptoms/signs trying to figure out on my own what was going on. the ER had his records so they knew what was going on. it was time to let go. so for about 2 hours i cried trying to convince myself that i really had done all we could do. that he was just at that point. he didn't want to move. he didn't want to eat. he'd lost so much weight and could barely support himself when he walked. really, he just laid there looking lifeless. you might get a tail wag out of him every once in a while, but he was already gone. yah, he was breathing but he was already gone. so we took jax up to the emergency room and put him to sleep. and it was probably the hardest decision i've had to make this far in my life. because i felt like i was giving up on him. but the doctor assured me (as did drew and my sister) that it was time. drew mentioned that the saddest thing about him dying was that he looked the same dead as he did the last day he was alive. and it was true.</div><div><br /></div><div>i still wonder if the poor guy ever even had diabetes. all of the symptoms of diabetes are those of kidney disease/renal failure. so it would make sense that getting his glucose levels in check didn't fix the problem. because that wasn't the problem. </div><div><br /></div><div>i have to say that yesterday was probably the worst birthday i've ever had. and i'm sitting here looking at toketee thinking "do we really only have you now? jaxon is really gone?" i'm so grateful that toketee is healthy but just can't believe what all has happened over the course of the past week. it came out of no where. </div><div><br /></div><div>but i know he's better off. who knew i would be in such mourning over this. i think its going to be a process and would really appreciate your prayers.</div>the libbyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18111391652690793227noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734384401571123190.post-2856719397809002412012-02-13T12:22:00.005-06:002012-02-13T12:50:42.674-06:00great studies!oh, man, people. lots going on right now and i'm fired up!<br /><br />if you need some studies, <a href="http://www.thevillagechurch.ne/">our church </a>is doing a series on galatians that is just incredible. we're 2 weeks in so <a href="http://www.thevillagechurch.net/resources/sermons/">go back and listen to the sermons</a>. i think you'll enjoy it!<br /><br />also, at our small group last night our group leaders were talking about a sermon series that <a href="http://marshill.com/">mark driscoll of mars hill church in seattle </a>is doing. he has a book that goes along with it and he's probably about 5 sermons into this series called <a href="http://marshill.com/media/real-marriage">real marriage</a>. i'm fortunate enough to be in a career where as i build and analyze spreadsheets all day i can listen to sermons. i'm am just being incrediblly blessed by this series (although i only started listening today, i'm 3 sermons in already!) drew and i are going to get the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=real+marriage+mark+driscoll">book/study guide </a>and start it as a time of study for us. i highly encourage you to listen! take notes! and apply it! :)<br /><br />also, we're coming up on ash wednesday that's usually the start of lent. <a href="http://www.thevillagechurch.net/the-village-blog/a-season-of-lent-at-the-village/">LENT?</a> yes. i did just say lent. i don't know why, but i've never really thought about lent or actually observing it. probably because of my traditional church of christ upbringing where we didn't do it if it wasn't in the bible. CLEARLY in the bible, actually. so when the village published a lent guide and suggested we actually observe it this year, my first response was, "i'm not catholic". see, right there it shows you what i know (or don't, actually). so then i thumbed through the guide and thought, you know, maybe i should do this. because why in the world not? why not have a set devotional where i'm "following God into the wilderness" to see what he wants to reveal to me? i spend entirely too much time NOT following God into the wilderness, so i'm certain this is going to be transforming.<br /><br />and if that's not enough we just finished a book called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_18?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=vintage+jesus+mark+driscoll&sprefix=vintage+jesus+mark%2Caps%2C288">vintage jesus</a> with our small group. wonderful, just wonderful. i love how i think i know everything and then i read a book like this and its revealed to me that i really don't know anything at all. it discusses some controversial points that i really didn't realize were so controversial. like, why was it so important that mary be a virgin? and how do we know that jesus really did raise from the dead (which i didn't realize so many people didn't agree with..."christians" who didn't agree with it). plus there's a wonderful chapter on prophetic words and how jesus fulfills those prophecies. i absolutely loved it. and highly recommend it.<br /><br />hope you're all having a wonderful monday! pray for warm weather. HE HEARS OUR PRAYERS! :)<br /><br />and a pic of me and my girl who's almost THREE! WHAAAA?????<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgFP-wM6LDHgDgyVHEpfIZOwKllMWrjilcezXQhcisTM5r20Ha99nRVuDlssunUpFX7QwirtWNsPGL4YWk4HwsMQTD1KvaIlM2PlKPxw1SnK7UfTwt2eYMMp4obY2BtRoTyr9xctgnO3s/s1600/2.4.12+MiCocina.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 247px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708694266537961858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgFP-wM6LDHgDgyVHEpfIZOwKllMWrjilcezXQhcisTM5r20Ha99nRVuDlssunUpFX7QwirtWNsPGL4YWk4HwsMQTD1KvaIlM2PlKPxw1SnK7UfTwt2eYMMp4obY2BtRoTyr9xctgnO3s/s320/2.4.12+MiCocina.JPG" /></a>the libbyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18111391652690793227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734384401571123190.post-8755888608564603202011-10-28T09:54:00.006-05:002011-10-28T10:16:22.308-05:00womp, womp....<div>guess i haven't been so great at keeping this thing updated, huh?<div><br /></div><div>maybe its because i don't feel like life has been all that exciting! school started and we're in the heat of football season. marcus got their first loss this past friday to a team who's nationally ranked...i think its safe to say we'll make the playoffs.</div><div><br /></div><div>next week basketball tryouts start, so we'll have some overlapping of sports this year. so i guess the countdown to spring break starts...because thats when drew will be on cruise control for the remainder of the school year and...HOME! :) we miss him when he's gone.</div><div><br /></div><div>lana is keeping us super busy with potty training. i feel like we've been doing this for ages. but i think she's pretty much trained now! we couldn't figure out how to get her to TELL US that she needed to go. she'd always go when we asked her to, but she'd never instigate it. so now we bribe her with reese's pieces....and of course, she tells us very frequently :) whatever works, right? haven't had ANY accidents ALL WEEK! i am one happy momma!</div><div><br /></div><div>i got moved to a new area a few weeks ago at work...they moved me to jewelry. its nothing new thanks to my zale days, but its been 4 years since i worked in jewelry...kinda forgot a lot! its coming back to me. things are getting a little busy at work since black friday/cyber monday/christmas is all around the corner...but i've been saying christmas is around the corner since july...drives drew nuts :)</div><div><br /></div><div>i decided not to run the white rock this year...last year's half marathon was good enough. after all the money we poured out on a bulging disc earlier this year, my doc said it'd be wise of me not to run more than 6 miles at a time. so i'm obeying because i'm a good patient...and a rule follower :) and i go back to the dermatologist in november to get checked for more skin cancer spots...pray no more have surfaced. that cream treatment is NASTY....and EXPENSIVE...and i'm a wimp :)</div><div><br /></div><div>halloween is on monday and what do you think lana is going to be? NOTHING! ha! i thought about taking her trick or treating because i think she's at the point where she'd really have a good time...but drew will have a 7th grade football game. there is NO way i'm doing the trick or treat thing alone. it just wouldn't be nearly as fun. so we'll be at home handing out candy this year!</div><div><br /></div><div>we're still enjoying church at the village. we both think matt is such a gifted speaker...its really easy to listen to him and it doesn't feel like he preaches nearly an hour each week. there have been some things brought to light that i guess i just skimmed over in my bible my whole life. so honestly, its really driving me to read, study, and learn everything i can in order to see what God is saying through it all. we are also REALLY enjoying our small group....although i wouldn't call it SMALL....i think 22 people is kinda BIG! :) but its fun because there are so many kids. this year we're hosting the kids at our house, we have some college girls come babysit the kiddos, and all the adults meet at another house. it works out great and lana LOVES it when her 'friends' come over. i just can't explain how excited she gets.</div><div><br /></div><div>i updated lana's baby site -- new pictures under her 2years album....but here are some from the past, oh i don't know, 6 months?? i'm getting TERRIBLE at this...sorry.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvuxvwNjvLFKzRHH6SQ42B_jPvwqbhyphenhyphen3sfDpnUSV_lM_mWK319vWO_FZSTFsZwPOoPMG5103Z7cadLdpcwsWdvuHm9qQRKlZdWcI_XSkiUtpOm9HlDZPyXp7J_MUDdWKEXfWfCD6tPHnp/s1600/IMG_0211.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvuxvwNjvLFKzRHH6SQ42B_jPvwqbhyphenhyphen3sfDpnUSV_lM_mWK319vWO_FZSTFsZwPOoPMG5103Z7cadLdpcwsWdvuHm9qQRKlZdWcI_XSkiUtpOm9HlDZPyXp7J_MUDdWKEXfWfCD6tPHnp/s320/IMG_0211.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668560923861385362" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh524-kW-DFpnQ78rdRLDVyOOMgJ_HTYY_EaPSl3M6Hcaf67MoSDc8be7JnPV_gfua2SNJ5vRsRtTVTteWvNGlLNmAbcTC3E4g8df6WMN15v4gpnMjdKss6MhKk1LGA4fk-8FRnH21-lsxr/s1600/IMG_0616.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh524-kW-DFpnQ78rdRLDVyOOMgJ_HTYY_EaPSl3M6Hcaf67MoSDc8be7JnPV_gfua2SNJ5vRsRtTVTteWvNGlLNmAbcTC3E4g8df6WMN15v4gpnMjdKss6MhKk1LGA4fk-8FRnH21-lsxr/s320/IMG_0616.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668560919975285938" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTAgJpGtAmaRm-wlNyr0XcEcLIH9v00wpPzex09NF-UjLQT9yfO0OKYQmXa4H39nyInHe07qe82EXW2k-3ahKDikXNltEi1-BwI4wYoajdyWqinmVCUgtLOovVnonGIe4g_sLlLsZjvY1/s1600/IMG_0649.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTAgJpGtAmaRm-wlNyr0XcEcLIH9v00wpPzex09NF-UjLQT9yfO0OKYQmXa4H39nyInHe07qe82EXW2k-3ahKDikXNltEi1-BwI4wYoajdyWqinmVCUgtLOovVnonGIe4g_sLlLsZjvY1/s320/IMG_0649.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668560906014417298" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfE39JQ0OjGjqQ6t6GaSJf7eWNhiPyCZtICZViLorb1GHkN6MGwJ8WwnfC0TDWL0qcEFlEO20IGsDefbg55B5AUDuZ3nppyWXHMkVlsi3Gp-8zWN7uuttsYNIJVA7JFMn_FPEI5FFWBLZQ/s1600/IMG_0702.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfE39JQ0OjGjqQ6t6GaSJf7eWNhiPyCZtICZViLorb1GHkN6MGwJ8WwnfC0TDWL0qcEFlEO20IGsDefbg55B5AUDuZ3nppyWXHMkVlsi3Gp-8zWN7uuttsYNIJVA7JFMn_FPEI5FFWBLZQ/s320/IMG_0702.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668560894674151618" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_dQ9CTreF0qCiFPe9j59_umK21Fv2-5wRwSihNrsZ5s8Ds0fHOJqf0NGN9KB6du8vii0YpgnuDEYoiumXzNhRxhnZH46Oxv8X2kErsonIk_dxINz-7Ppxjd2N6UagaWYtgXNrx0pDF3F/s1600/IMG_0682.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_dQ9CTreF0qCiFPe9j59_umK21Fv2-5wRwSihNrsZ5s8Ds0fHOJqf0NGN9KB6du8vii0YpgnuDEYoiumXzNhRxhnZH46Oxv8X2kErsonIk_dxINz-7Ppxjd2N6UagaWYtgXNrx0pDF3F/s320/IMG_0682.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668560889465955794" /></a><br /><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>more to come! hopefully it won't be another 3 months, though....</div>the libbyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18111391652690793227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734384401571123190.post-85783018386263486802011-06-13T15:52:00.011-05:002011-06-13T16:12:55.850-05:00whoops!well, i didn't realize how much time had passed since the last post. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">i'm</span> sure i need to update you on my doctor appointments....and everything else.<br /><br />i finally got the results back from my biopsies last week. they cut 8 spots. 3 came back as no big deal. 4 places came back as skin cancer--<a href="http://www.skincancer.org/basal-cell-carcinoma.html">basal cell carcinoma</a>. the last spot came back as a <a href="http://www.skincancer.org/dysplastic-nevi-atypical-moles.html"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">dysplastic</span> mole</a>...in short, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">thats</span> the in between stage of a normal mole and <a href="http://www.skincancer.org/Melanoma/">melanoma</a>. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">i'm</span> very grateful that's all it was since that's the worst kind of skin cancer you can have.<br /><br />so last <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">wednesday</span> i went to the pharmacy and picked up a prescription for a cream to start treating one of the skin cancer spots. its superficial so no surgery needed. just 6 weeks of cream rubbed on it and we should be good. of course, that cream is $100 a pop. and of course, its also used to treat genital warts. ugh. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">i'm</span> going to make a point to talk about skin cancer every time i need a refill for my own sake. i don't want anyone thinking i have genital warts! :)<br /><br />so that leaves the surgeries. i have to have 4 spots cut out--3 of them are skin cancer and the 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">th</span> is the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">dysplastic</span> mole. they can't do them together, so i had to set up 4 different appointments starting in mid july. nice. so <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">i'm</span> going to have gashes and stitches on my chest, shoulder, and side...just in time for summer time! needless to say, i now hate the sun and am staying as far away as possible.<br /><br />in other news...summer has officially started and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">i'm</span> so grateful for this little break drew gets from school. he works so hard throughout the year he definitely enjoys his time off. we're really enjoying the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">hyundai</span>....highly recommend it if you're in the market for a new car. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">lana</span> is growing and changing. keeps us on our toes. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">i'm</span> constantly staring at her amazed at how this little person is growing up so fast. i just love her to pieces! keep all the teachers in your prayers and districts haven't made their cuts yet. we think drew will be safe, but we're not sure about my brother in law....seems like they cut the arts before anything else. being a band director isn't job security, sadly. Have a happy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">monday</span>! keep the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">libbys</span> in your prayers!the libbyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18111391652690793227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734384401571123190.post-56846170245149542022011-05-11T09:41:00.012-05:002011-05-11T10:17:30.951-05:00cha cha cha cha changes<div><div>what's going on? well, where do i start? :)<div><br /></div><div>after watching gas prices soar, drew and i decided it was time to get rid of our premium gas guzzling machine....we traded it in for a WONDERFUL 40mpg elantra....</div><div><br /></div><div>i was so sad to see this car go...i cried. seriously. but 24mpg with premium was not good on the budget. nor was the $250 headlight replacement, the $1200 expense of tires because they can not be rotated at ALL....i could go on. it was so much fun to have for the short time we owned it! i suggest you ask TONS of questions before buying a lexus...or any 'luxury' car for that matter. it was painful.</div></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPGWfxSfcqAHGoG_TCwumlqTyivqG6TkerLhT1lgoKt4bZMlRQ-6QiCcwy4DoCt3xLhnLAGpFKk4qiMUVcoKdZstf2kGrIsyOGACvAxo4Qf4ZnyEm_uNIaWQAAzWDUingXTPcAaTjnOFi/s1600/IMG_0207.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPGWfxSfcqAHGoG_TCwumlqTyivqG6TkerLhT1lgoKt4bZMlRQ-6QiCcwy4DoCt3xLhnLAGpFKk4qiMUVcoKdZstf2kGrIsyOGACvAxo4Qf4ZnyEm_uNIaWQAAzWDUingXTPcAaTjnOFi/s320/IMG_0207.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605469217488623186" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px; " /></a><br /><br /><div>so now we have this! sporty, sleek, and super mileage. i'm already having fun driving it. missing a lot of the bells and whistles from the IS, but this car is really neat too!</div></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilwnEJSHK9Us1TSCQFb7U2SNgeJHoO1nBATpwcAOt98GJqobVyx0Pm_jhuI6WksmtuZNQPF6g1jeR4m5q25LvOciRtwiDaWszVLs3zUpqgFt5Lrvrhb2UqbRe8yRT6TBe5fx7tz3W5dHvi/s1600/elantra.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilwnEJSHK9Us1TSCQFb7U2SNgeJHoO1nBATpwcAOt98GJqobVyx0Pm_jhuI6WksmtuZNQPF6g1jeR4m5q25LvOciRtwiDaWszVLs3zUpqgFt5Lrvrhb2UqbRe8yRT6TBe5fx7tz3W5dHvi/s320/elantra.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605470616985758130" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>so what else? well, thanks to drew's sister, we've all been to the dermatologist within the past week. drew checked out well...they're just going to watch him with yearly checkups. my appointment was not so good. i went this morning and they biopsied 5 spots...they had to stop at 5 because my insurance only pays for 5 per visit. so guess what that means? i go back tomorrow. because i'm pretty sure they have 5 more they want to biopsy. i have not gotten as great of news as drew did...they want to see me back multiple times of year. dang fair skin! but i'd rather do this than die an early death from skin cancer...i find out in 2 weeks what the results are from the spots they removed. i'm asking for lots of prayers. because, honestly, i'm a little scared about this.</div><div><br /></div><div>what else? i've been interviewing for a new spot at jcp. i have pretty much hit the point (actually, i'm sure i hit this point about 6 months ago, but couldn't do anything about it then) where i have to move jobs or i might just quit. this position is highly analytical which i hate....so i've interviewed for a spot on the internet side. i'd be in charge of running a portion of jcp.com--making sure the pictures are uploaded on site, that we have enough inventory to support the product placement, that the site is inviting...etc. i think it'll be a lot of fun! i get to merchandise my little 'store' and do some more creative stuff. i should find out at the beginning of next week if i got the job. there were 6 of us interviewing so it may be a long shot. we'll see!</div><div><br /></div><div>drew also has quite a bit going on. without getting into details, just pray for the job situation. the school districts are making huge cuts, they actually have a coaching spot open at his school, but they're not sure who (if anyone) will fill it thanks to hiring freezes...plus a lot more that isn't public knowledge so i'm not going to go into everything until he gives me permission to do so :)</div><div><br /></div><div>we've also been reading an amazing book by Francis Chan called Crazy Love in our small group at church. i HIGHLY recommend this book. do yourself a favor...go check it out or buy it. it'll turn your world up side down!</div><div><br /></div><div>i'm on sinus infection #2 in the past month. this has been a HORRIBLE allergy season in texas. we have some crazy winds that are stirring things up and literally kicking my rear. i'm actually working from home today thanks to my throbbing/pulsating sinuses. yippee. </div><div><br /></div><div>anyway, just updated lana's picture site... head over and check out what's been going on with her the past month by clicking <a href="http://www.babysites.com/sites/lanabrianne/default.asp?page=mybaby&seq=1&cmd=view&album=69">here!</a></div><div><br /></div><div>have a great wednesday!</div><div><br /></div>the libbyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18111391652690793227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734384401571123190.post-40654027499610919822011-04-03T11:56:00.004-05:002011-04-03T12:02:52.860-05:00having a moment...lana has had her big girl bed since january, but we kinda rearranged her room last night to give more play area. i don't know if its because i'm sick, or what, but i'm getting sentimental all of a sudden. we walked into her room after church and lana was making "chicken" for her bear...who was perfectly in his highchair....i didn't realize we were already at this point in her play time! i guess its because she's in daycare and i don't get to see it--or maybe i just havent been paying attention. either way, it hit me how quickly she's growing up! here's a cute little video of her playtime this morning!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz8wZsBr23Y8qjPoyWVITsCKKVcFP3ll6lHUpXE3GT6Qb-t0bGFva-rQpRIwZMfqp1jOiC-j7-252_0QArw2Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>the libbyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18111391652690793227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734384401571123190.post-8598227820333727492011-03-26T16:10:00.004-05:002011-03-26T16:15:40.055-05:00just spark ithey friends and family...back in january drew and i became advocare distributors in an effort to supply people with the same products we've grown to love and depend on. on the journey to growing our business, we've started designing our own website. right now it just takes you to our advocare page so you can order through us. we hope to be more 'hip' in the near future :)<div><br /></div><div>for now, if you're interested in the fantastic product line let us know and we'll be able to guide you through product selection. if you're interested in the business side, we can walk you through the income potential. if you're not interested, but know people who are, share our contact info!</div><div><br /></div><div>hope you all have a fantastic weekend!!!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="www.justsparkit.biz">www.justsparkit.biz</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>the libbyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18111391652690793227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734384401571123190.post-46131618772538637022011-02-27T07:39:00.007-06:002011-02-27T07:50:13.364-06:00this girl is nuts and we LOVE it!you'll have to ignore the singing by drew and me when watching some of the videos. we're not professionals...yet.<div><br /></div><div>lana LOVES to sing and we had to capture it on video....i hope you enjoy. it is so sweet to hear her sing...warms my heart! :) still working on getting jesus loves me...that one is TOO cute because she does the motions. sorry to tease you.</div><div><br /></div><div>i also included some of lana playing with the dogs....i guess its more called torturing the dogs. don't worry...we don't let it go on long before we let them outside to recover! ha!</div><div><br /></div><div>more pictures to come!</div><div><br /></div><div>joy joy--"down in my heart"</div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwT5IU1WsRwvegPq5D8yVgZQpy7nroSjnTKtd2k0oj7vXeIVEOaL5jzeXUs_X8Ks_GaZ3iDWcVsuIvOXIy0OQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>"ABCs"--she was CRAZY during this one! HA!</div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyV-eoLVdGeIJ9U_3brPRTPD0ouSBpYbem52RhXH07gcX98hEMrEGEwPXIJZSGGYDlaxstVkboFD359n5x0_w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>"PUSH!"</div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzgBNgc_aIEz3p5uN6G5mw5UzmJe6zanFvFPGGJn6XWvh21G1Xj7lUcpqFJq_qA_BQpWNzZEh9R5og7MUPEWw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>"Stroller Chase"</div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx-akkhjdxuZKd1xcW5N9kyKPOjRcGFVcTuE5xYSuRKGgqK4QYG681Hb5oOWzF_S6M8TSO3tf4vinCvHO0FGA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>lanas got some sweet moves! HA!</div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzMB9AbiuQQAUhmkzAN8v44-P32nZjOV32f99QKFhikOkW1kcQvbj2nJ7QXynhYrPwQPBvPnGgVvl7K7VnppA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Hope you enjoy!</div>the libbyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18111391652690793227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734384401571123190.post-39629761999324691912011-02-20T16:31:00.000-06:002011-02-20T16:32:29.288-06:00The TRUTH about the Smarts & the Fortes<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><div id="contentArea" role="main" style="margin-right: 0px; padding-left: 20px; word-wrap: break-word; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; width: 493px; "><div><div class="uiHeader uiHeaderBottomBorder mbm" style="margin-bottom: 10px; 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"><div class="mbs mbs uiHeaderSubTitle lfloat fsm fwn fcg" style="float: left; margin-bottom: 5px; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(128, 128, 128); ">by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/kennybor24" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; ">Kenny Boren</a> on Sunday, February 20, 2011 at 2:40pm</div><div class="uiHeaderSubActions rfloat" style="float: right; "></div></div></div><div class="mbl notesBlogText clearfix" style="display: block; zoom: 1; margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; word-wrap: break-word; "><div><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> </p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> I am writing this with the permission of both families', the Smarts and the Fortes. It is important to know the facts, and the entire story, rather than blurbs, half-truths, and rumors/lies. It is unfortunate that no one really has a recourse to the media giant, the Dallas Morning News, or to anonymous/cowardly emails and sources that started this whole chain of events. One is left with only public perception, and that is not fair. Think how you would feel if this were to happen to you on the front page of a newspaper for-profit. Most of the facts below were presented to Mr. Dent (by the LISD ) who wrote the article, and the Editor of the Dallas Morning News, Mr. Whitfield, who chose to publish it on the front page. They chose not to use the personal and truthful facts in their article. They left most of it completely out, on purpose.</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">Social media is our only recourse to get the truth out. This has nothing to do with a player on a basketball team. It has everything to do with a 16 year old kid (Marcus) and a 17 year-old kid (Phillip) who I admire, respect, and love. Please spread this publication and its facts to all your social media friends. Facebook helped elect a President, so I'm sure it can be just as effective as the front page of a newspaper for-profit.</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><span class=" fbUnderline" style="text-decoration: underline; "><strong> </strong></span></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><span class=" fbUnderline" style="text-decoration: underline; "><strong>The Facts:</strong></span></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> Fact- The Dallas Morning News had information that they presented in their article before their chosen publication date (Saturday, Feb. 19th). They chose to investigate it and publish it 3 days before the start of the State Playoffs and one day after the conclusion of the UIL Regular Season, a regular season we went 32-1 in.</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> Fact- Mr. Forte transparently owns the Smarts' rental home.</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> Fact- The Smarts' transparently have rented, for $800/month, the property from Mr. Forte over the past three years. The $800/month rent is excess of $100 of the principle and interest payment of Mr. Forte's mortgage of the property.</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> Fact- LISD initiated and transparently released this information to the District 8-5A Executive Committee in September, 2010 (the beginning of the school year) as soon as it was discovered.</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> Fact- The Forte's and Smart 's are close, personal friends, and have been for many years.</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> Fact- Marcus and Phillip are LIFELONG friends, to the extent of brotherhood.</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> Fact- Marcus struggled in South Dallas (Red Oak) academically and on state mandated tests (which he did not succeed on). Tragic events in their family played a part in this.</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> Fact- Marcus' uncle Gary (Marcus' mom's brother) was shot and is wheelchaired because of a car theft incident while they were living in South Dallas.The are now his primary care-giver.</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> Fact- Mrs. Smart receives dialysis three days (3-4 hour sitting each time) a week for reasons I'm sure you can figure out. It is extremely tough on her on the days of dialysis.</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> Fact- While in his old residence in South Dallas, Marcus' oldest brother, a great basketball player and someone Marcus idoled, was diagnosed with Leukemia at the age 15. He passed away at age 33 after a lengthy and painful battle with this cancer.</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> Fact- concerned about their son because of the facts mentioned above, Mr. and Mrs. Smart decided they needed to move for the well being of their son.</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> Fact- The Smart's moved to Flower Mound late summer between Marcus' 8th grade and 9th grade year with the recommendation of their friends, the Fortes. They also researched the community and school.</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> Fact- Marcus HS Basketball won 18 games prior to the Smarts moving, had only made it to the regional tournament twice in its schools' twenty year varsity-eligible existence (once in the 90's and 2006)</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> Fact- If the Smart's wanted to move their son for "athletic purposes", it would be to a basketball powerhouse, like the ones in their backyard (Desoto/Duncanville/Cedar Hill/Lancaster/Kimball/etc...), not Flower Mound, Texas.</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><em><em><em></em></em></em></p><em><em><em><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> </p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "></p></em></em></em><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> Fact- Mark Dent of the DMN spent a paragraph in his article about the four move-ins/transfers...</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><span class=" fbUnderline" style="text-decoration: underline; "><strong>"</strong></span><em><em><em><span class=" fbUnderline" style="text-decoration: underline; "><em><strong>Since Smart’s transfer in 2008, four other basketball players have moved into the Flower Mound Marcus district. Three of them are contributors on the varsity (Aj/Nick/JJ <em>), and one plays on the junior varsity (Ricky <em>). Two have played on the same AAU team (Nick/Ricky <em>), Texas Assault, that Smart and the son of Forte play on. None have been found to have violated UIL transfer rules."</em></em></em> </strong></em></span></em></em></em></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><em><em><em></em></em></em></p><em><em><em><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> </p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> <em><strong>These players are all black.</strong></em></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><em><strong> </strong></em></p></em></em></em><em><em><em><em><em><em><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> </p></em></em></em><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> </p></em></em></em><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "></p><em><em><em><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">Fact- Mr. Dent did not do his homework/research. It is obvious in his article he knows nothing about the fifth move-in/transfer. A junior on the varsity who moved in/transferred two years ago.</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><strong>This player is white.</strong></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><em><em></em></em></p><em><em><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><strong> Why did Mr. Dent focus solely on the black players and mention not one word about the white player?</strong></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><strong> </strong></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> </p></em></em><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> Fact- Mr. Dent Facebook friend-requested all five black players, and only those players. Their parents found out and immediately deleted that. He also friend requested me. That request is still "pending", for proof.</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> </p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> Fact- Marcus Smart is an A/B honor roll student at Marcus, an Exemplary TEA Campus.</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> </p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> </p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">This is embarassing to have to write this. For parents to have to justify their incomes and personal information about their lives because of a choice they made to move- a choice to pursue happiness. I pray the anonymous/cowardly emails that sparked this did not come from within the community- a community I was born in and grew up in. A community where every single one of us<span class=" fbUnderline" style="text-decoration: underline; "><strong> MOVED INTO</strong></span>. More than likely, the vicious attacks were a result of jealousy and lies outside of the community.</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> </p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">The LISD has supported these two kids and families wholeheartedly and without bias, a move very appreciated by all involved.</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> </p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">Spread this information, as it is truth. And support us at the games. And if you don't support us, at least know the truth. Their families moved here with the assumption and rumor that our district and community is a great place to live and raise their kid. And know this- that the Smarts and the Fortes are good people, starting with their son(s) and daughters.</p></em></em></em></div></div></div></div></span>the libbyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18111391652690793227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734384401571123190.post-67911990873757163872011-02-12T09:56:00.002-06:002011-02-12T10:07:52.232-06:00happy february!well, life has been exciting to say the least. we've had our fair share of snow/ice days. in the past two weeks, drew and i have been home with lana 5 of the work days. pretty nice little break! although we had cabin fever pretty bad. we're happy to have our sun back and the highs back into the 60s/70s for the next 10 day forecast. much better.<div><br /></div><div>last night drew's sister, kim, came into town for the weekend. they're heading to the <a href="https://www.advocare.com/1101452/Store/default.aspx">advocare</a> conference for the weekend in fort worth. as much as i'd like to be joining them for information purposes, i really am looking forward to my time with lana! we're going to have a ball in the sunny nice weather! making lunch plans right now, actually :)</div><div><br /></div><div>last night we went to the marcus high school basketball. they were playing plano east...well, i say "playing" lightly...it wasn't much of a game. we're VERY excited that marcus has already clinched district and has a GREAT chance of winning state this year. we've got our hotel room booked for the 2nd weekend in march to go to austin to watch the tournament. should be fun! hopefully we'll sneak down to san antonio to eat some yummy mexican food on the riverwalk...my favorite town in the good ol' state of texas. SA!</div><div><br /></div><div>work is going decent. i think i'm over my job. i really like the planning part of it, but the analysis part of it is overshadowing any of the good in it. so i'm trying to decide what i want to do next...a different position at jcp, or teaching? i do have my certification, but with billions of dollars being cut from texas's education fund, i'm not sure now is the time for an alternative cert to be pursuing a career change...we'll see where God leads me.</div><div><br /></div><div>lana is growing and changing like crazy. she turns 2 in just 17 days...not that i'm counting down or anything :) i LOVE birthdays! and 4 days before her birthday is my big 3-0! it should be an eventful next couple of months, for sure. but lana is keeping us on our toes and we're having so much fun watching her learning and hearing her new phrases....she loves to dance, always wants me to snuggle with her before she goes to sleep at night, loves to SING! her favorite song is "i've got the joy joy joy joy down in my heart".....so sweet to hear her sing. drew has all the singing videos on his phone, so hopefully i can borrow them at some point to post. you can't help but smile watching :)</div><div><br /></div><div>anyway, we're off to start our weekend adventure. just wanted to give you a little update on life! spring is coming! get excited for warm weather!!! we are!</div>the libbyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18111391652690793227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734384401571123190.post-80660547668292770022011-01-12T21:16:00.003-06:002011-01-12T21:29:45.071-06:00growin upour little <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">lana</span> is getting so big now!<div><br /></div><div>over <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">christmas</span> break we went to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">oregon</span> to visit family. while up there, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">lana</span> refused to sleep in the pack n play that she normally sleeps in. so we tried out the twin bed...just to see how it'd work. piece of cake. seriously. we pulled the trundle out underneath her in case she ended up being a wild sleeper like i was when i was younger. shoot, drew may still think <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">i'm</span> a wild sleeper. i do move around a lot :)</div><div><br /></div><div>but the twin worked out just fine. she never rolled off the bed. she never even tried to get out of the bed. it was a hit. so drew and i started working on a plan to transition <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">lana</span>. we actually moved her straight from her crib to a full size bed...not the usual path parents take, i'm sure, but i REALLY didn't want to have to deal with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">lana</span> getting out of bed on her own and us having to put her back in there. so we just got her a big intimidating bed that she's too afraid to get out of on her own. now don't freak out yet. we do have railings up on the sides to prevent her from falling. and she's doing just peachy in it!</div><div><br /></div><div>she's been in her big girl bed since <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">saturday</span> night and so far it's been a hit! every time we go in her room to change her diaper she giggles and says "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">lana's</span> bed". it so <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">stinkin</span> cute. </div><div><br /></div><div>the other big thing is that we got her a potty chair. i wasn't really thinking she was ready to be potty trained or anything. i just knew it'd be coming up soon. but since we got it, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">lana</span> has been VERY interested. of course i think it's because its something new and fun. i really don't think she's ready to start training. but who knows. she may surprise us. so we let her go on it whenever she wants to--but a lot of times she just wants to hang out on it. no biggie. we just move it to the living room. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">hahaha</span> that's actually what my sister did when she was potty training. she couldn't miss young & the restless. HA!</div><div><br /></div><div>so, those are two big things going on right now. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">lana's</span> sleeping soundly right now in her big comfy bed and occasionally going to the bathroom on the toilet/potty chair. i can only imagine how life is going to change in the next several months as lana celebrates her second birthday, and continues to grow grow grow!</div><div><br /></div><div>that's all for now! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">i'll</span> keep your posted on little <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">miss's</span> progress....before we know it she's going to be graduating from college!</div>the libbyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18111391652690793227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734384401571123190.post-47943505016904466762011-01-03T16:30:00.004-06:002011-01-03T16:41:34.155-06:00yes, i'm lame<div>but, there are entirely too many pictures to upload for your viewing pleasure...and blogger doesn't exactly make it easy on me! so i've updated lana's pictures and added a family album so you can see our christmas's spent in altus, oklahoma, flower mound, texas, and roseburg, oregon. we were busy busy as always! and had so much fun. enjoy the pictures. here's a tease.</div><div><br /></div><div>corbin conducting bryson--who's playing the harmonica. i'm sure lana was singing along--or dancing.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2nf3OfE_eQppyk8ZbtAW2nEefQNQ5XdDKktltA15WaXllW2O1C3zDuLN0t6K5rEMYn2W_Dacc_fX3qubetFfKHII6E398VuZXKrrjHP3VlnS0CaLUU1glxzwQG5dgjT3ZfdNWqcRmda_/s1600/IMG_1007.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgku1Wn3nHAwR-whQpiuWnMHm7JFl4VNBtkS_Eni-a-DQTCaubYzYv7fzPO314itueiVewIAUTTKrkI57aKg-jCPYEPYPjzMGuhj4e6sfKdGRwPfFnaTMexpf9a7ocerTpyBCb_v_k36GOP/s320/IMG_1028.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558092617169927266" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgku1Wn3nHAwR-whQpiuWnMHm7JFl4VNBtkS_Eni-a-DQTCaubYzYv7fzPO314itueiVewIAUTTKrkI57aKg-jCPYEPYPjzMGuhj4e6sfKdGRwPfFnaTMexpf9a7ocerTpyBCb_v_k36GOP/s1600/IMG_1028.JPG"></a>pictures with the oregon cousins<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja5k2zQP1D5ywXUc23VtmivzPmdqaXv3mkQa0iOx5CtiTfGhKFzhsfNOp-4Hn69eMHFyg-FKMhvL_ZBviXAluGJ2Q0eFRBEc-ccIgUqCEg0xqPWKknaYZsp3s0Hf8pwjtLqbrhe8hFxdJ6/s1600/s42289ca111355_6.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja5k2zQP1D5ywXUc23VtmivzPmdqaXv3mkQa0iOx5CtiTfGhKFzhsfNOp-4Hn69eMHFyg-FKMhvL_ZBviXAluGJ2Q0eFRBEc-ccIgUqCEg0xqPWKknaYZsp3s0Hf8pwjtLqbrhe8hFxdJ6/s320/s42289ca111355_6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558092612705325090" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja5k2zQP1D5ywXUc23VtmivzPmdqaXv3mkQa0iOx5CtiTfGhKFzhsfNOp-4Hn69eMHFyg-FKMhvL_ZBviXAluGJ2Q0eFRBEc-ccIgUqCEg0xqPWKknaYZsp3s0Hf8pwjtLqbrhe8hFxdJ6/s1600/s42289ca111355_6.jpg"></a>snow on new years eve in roseburg<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKakFMpE3yhNj4soaDZGfOdXm3nfaXmvQkiq5jy5Z9EF6tzuPkfmmSZNF80Gqwis7h6McqAvU7gUo_wXOEbcPuCv213_nqv7ZtnzjK1CVxPB3QPIWOQ0qK_6a2Zs0-MWyvt-mJKzbFRCZO/s1600/IMG_1033.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKakFMpE3yhNj4soaDZGfOdXm3nfaXmvQkiq5jy5Z9EF6tzuPkfmmSZNF80Gqwis7h6McqAvU7gUo_wXOEbcPuCv213_nqv7ZtnzjK1CVxPB3QPIWOQ0qK_6a2Zs0-MWyvt-mJKzbFRCZO/s320/IMG_1033.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558092032832134962" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKakFMpE3yhNj4soaDZGfOdXm3nfaXmvQkiq5jy5Z9EF6tzuPkfmmSZNF80Gqwis7h6McqAvU7gUo_wXOEbcPuCv213_nqv7ZtnzjK1CVxPB3QPIWOQ0qK_6a2Zs0-MWyvt-mJKzbFRCZO/s1600/IMG_1033.JPG"></a>lana eating snow...again<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEpsxtOBLKeGjEB5q6y0inToQRwgJErtcNYGMKGNrIwPznEQdeNWQIYPiSUcQmeg_3a9TsCmT7FMaLtn68eT-2hFu0fiYTyRgx_yPi6fNIAHcZDN4hQoYVKzgqwbPN3whYxWSKsuSXw5o/s1600/IMG_1029.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEpsxtOBLKeGjEB5q6y0inToQRwgJErtcNYGMKGNrIwPznEQdeNWQIYPiSUcQmeg_3a9TsCmT7FMaLtn68eT-2hFu0fiYTyRgx_yPi6fNIAHcZDN4hQoYVKzgqwbPN3whYxWSKsuSXw5o/s320/IMG_1029.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558092028249858722" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEpsxtOBLKeGjEB5q6y0inToQRwgJErtcNYGMKGNrIwPznEQdeNWQIYPiSUcQmeg_3a9TsCmT7FMaLtn68eT-2hFu0fiYTyRgx_yPi6fNIAHcZDN4hQoYVKzgqwbPN3whYxWSKsuSXw5o/s1600/IMG_1029.jpg"></a>carriage ride with the kirkseys in mid december<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqZ0X_J1F-eObuo2sDs4K7JhiI8DAQhBocBWk9NvyIg19B4PqOqdmR3aZoN52ajLyiuI7Z9Y4FvedtTo01fucG582f4GAAoYC0b0PQAZO34hgz9GEA7jY69jUd2vn-pNghqsrd4AXUZzj/s1600/IMG_0906.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqZ0X_J1F-eObuo2sDs4K7JhiI8DAQhBocBWk9NvyIg19B4PqOqdmR3aZoN52ajLyiuI7Z9Y4FvedtTo01fucG582f4GAAoYC0b0PQAZO34hgz9GEA7jY69jUd2vn-pNghqsrd4AXUZzj/s320/IMG_0906.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558092023408231890" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqZ0X_J1F-eObuo2sDs4K7JhiI8DAQhBocBWk9NvyIg19B4PqOqdmR3aZoN52ajLyiuI7Z9Y4FvedtTo01fucG582f4GAAoYC0b0PQAZO34hgz9GEA7jY69jUd2vn-pNghqsrd4AXUZzj/s1600/IMG_0906.JPG"></a>playin in the snow in oregon<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWx3eVRktjIhTcl7bmVVOv7sc_yXDoD5QHDgKqYW-4Y0GxIWeJ4i4Uif5Fl0dMd3QiJNH-65pewsQMci7eg2ehRkDWoXkIc1RNz9AHA4tNANFsfkCaQ4jG7uoYGE1O563AnWLsUKNJms7k/s1600/IMG_1026.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNYEKRIg656T8U-hxnNIFQLaPRRWgxt3FLydHBNCaZHZtF52j2TPGOy0r8RD2Y4keNGdapIFnJpEy7mJalTAR6mdEBMxdjXldzx54N3QSg4DIvUTM9mYNX2aZvrspfVZUK5Owbk342JOwM/s320/IMG_0927.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558092013900001090" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNYEKRIg656T8U-hxnNIFQLaPRRWgxt3FLydHBNCaZHZtF52j2TPGOy0r8RD2Y4keNGdapIFnJpEy7mJalTAR6mdEBMxdjXldzx54N3QSg4DIvUTM9mYNX2aZvrspfVZUK5Owbk342JOwM/s1600/IMG_0927.JPG"></a>hope you enjoyed your christmas/new years!!<br /><br /><div>click <a href="http://www.babysites.com/sites/lanabrianne/">HERE</a> for the rest of the pictures</div></div>the libbyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18111391652690793227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734384401571123190.post-74149829020063739952010-12-08T13:58:00.002-06:002010-12-08T14:00:09.474-06:00lana's pictures updated!i updated the link for lana's pictures if you want to see what she's been up to lately!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.babysites.com/sites/lanabrianne/default.asp?page=home&seq=1">CLICK HERE</a>the libbyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18111391652690793227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734384401571123190.post-21150079180596528972010-12-06T10:29:00.009-06:002010-12-06T17:18:54.864-06:00a new adventure<div><div>well, the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">libbys</span> had a BUSY weekend! we started <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">friday</span> night off by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">christmas</span> tree shopping....at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">lowe's</span>. we do actually have <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">christmas</span> tree farms around here, but unfortunately, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">i'm</span> not in the market for a $300 tree....so maybe we'll just go out to the farm, take some pictures, and pretend like we got ours there. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">haha</span><div><br /></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">saturday</span> morning we got up and took the <a href="http://www.dart.org/">DART (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">dallas</span> area rapid transit)</a> downtown to pick up my race packet. this weekend i ran the <a href="http://www.runtherock.com/">white rock half marathon</a> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">benefiting</span> the <a href="http://www.tsrhc.org/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">scottish</span> rite hospital</a>. so we went down to the health expo and picked up my packet, got my free <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">tshirt</span>, and lost <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">lana's</span> shoe. yes, you read that right. we lost just ONE shoe. can i just tell you that drew and i were SO sick to our stomach's because of this. these shoes are <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">lana's</span> FAVORITE. they light up, and she just loves running in place with them on. so sad. but, luckily, i work for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">jcp</span>...and get a discount...on top of my coupons...so her replacement pair is in the mail! tell me <a href="http://www.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6.aspx?DeptID=78421&CatID=78421&Grptyp=PRD&ItemId=192d0c8&cmRef=http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=skechers+groovy+baby+toddler&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8">these</a> aren't adorable! :)</div><div><br /></div><div>about a week ago the weather looked just perfect for the race. lows in the upper 40s, highs in the mid 60s. but as race day approached, the meteorologists changed the forecast...cold front. blew through on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">saturday</span>. race day morning lows in the low 30s. WHAT! you've got to be kidding me! so needless to say, there was NO way <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">lana</span> and drew were going to stand out the cold for 2 hours (or 3 or 4 depending on how long it took me) to wait for my grand finish. we got smart...hey! let's rent a hotel in downtown <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">dallas</span> near the DART rail, and i can just take the train race morning, drew and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">lana</span> can play around the hotel, and come later to the finish! genius! so we booked a room at the <a href="http://www.magnoliahoteldallas.com/magnolia-dallas-our-hotel.aspx?menupos=1">magnolia</a>. we had an <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.acu.edu"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">acu</span></a> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">carb</span> loading dinner to go to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">saturday</span> night, so we checked in our hotel around 8pm. we had to circle the hotel a few times to figure out how to get in line to park, but it was so worth it. we discovered that the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">neiman</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">marcus</span> was two blocks down. we got to see their <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29312295@N06/5231901087/lightbox/">spectacular <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">christmas</span> window displays!</a> they were SO cool! (i wish we'd taken pictures, but we didn't. boo)</div><div><br /></div><div>so we got all checked in, watched the rest of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">OU</span>/Huskers game on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">tv</span>, and fell asleep. i had to be up early to get to the race around 645, and drew had to be up early because, well, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">lana</span> gets up early. so there you go.</div><div><br /></div><div>it was a long day. the race was a lot of fun. miles 1-10 were actually really easy for me. and i hadn't run in almost 4 weeks due to a back issue <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">i've</span> been having. but race day it was no issue. we got to run through really pretty parts of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">dallas</span>...highland park, the m streets, uptown...it was so much fun sight seeing! and then came the grand finale...i was able to spot <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">lana</span> and drew fairly easily as we were coming in for our big finish (i ran it with a friend of mine from work, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">jessica</span>).</div><div><br /></div><div>the weekend was very eventful...very exciting...and full of adventure. we had a good time.</div><div><br /></div><div>and the icing on the cake...was <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">oregon</span> defeating the beavers!!! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">WOOHOO</span>! i think after that win, drew was willing to help me with ANYTHING i asked. he was in such a great mood! :) <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">haha</span>, he always is, actually. but we had fun. something <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35">i'm</span> not sure <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_36">i'll</span> ever do again (of course <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_37">i'm</span> saying this the day after when my joints ache) but we'll see! there's another one coming up at the end of march...maybe. just maybe....</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>here are a few pictures from the race...</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_38">lana</span> waiting patiently...well, as patiently as an almost 2 year old can wait...</div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKx4K9A0d_9LqOv5XuO5MkTPu5yzqY5GiUmxwJtVUICsysqQMe8gdsFO7i_z99G0cWFHmlVzOcJQkfkBSIPcWMpAib9PQZlDZTLskIncDIKVULWVR_VUFT9O5J9hBzdITLIUDMTbY1_mh3/s1600/IMG_0901.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKx4K9A0d_9LqOv5XuO5MkTPu5yzqY5GiUmxwJtVUICsysqQMe8gdsFO7i_z99G0cWFHmlVzOcJQkfkBSIPcWMpAib9PQZlDZTLskIncDIKVULWVR_VUFT9O5J9hBzdITLIUDMTbY1_mh3/s320/IMG_0901.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547614169707847282" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKx4K9A0d_9LqOv5XuO5MkTPu5yzqY5GiUmxwJtVUICsysqQMe8gdsFO7i_z99G0cWFHmlVzOcJQkfkBSIPcWMpAib9PQZlDZTLskIncDIKVULWVR_VUFT9O5J9hBzdITLIUDMTbY1_mh3/s1600/IMG_0901.jpg"></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_39">lana</span> all bundled up in the cold...i think it was in the mid 40s (but sunny!) when i finished around 12pm<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqyB98J0-juRZezPVZu5a4bHU13hjUamIYnDJ3kapWT73YP6b33IL78ocBkfpCLNt3-l-C3IJ2mMYS-tIOSLXhrwWpV_AN3pP2z_DIpeVeNAIhQoZVa51B1VDZWALSj8-O_daho-5i1Hb/s1600/IMG_0902.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqyB98J0-juRZezPVZu5a4bHU13hjUamIYnDJ3kapWT73YP6b33IL78ocBkfpCLNt3-l-C3IJ2mMYS-tIOSLXhrwWpV_AN3pP2z_DIpeVeNAIhQoZVa51B1VDZWALSj8-O_daho-5i1Hb/s320/IMG_0902.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547614162692042146" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>the finish!</div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidapWlXkH2K1D1cQqjaZAAwDRhlg7DIBniro-Lpmj9smSgSlokdqgkEuEN09IuLhoy6wtZmGRiZDhVv2BK0uRbTTMk75LIOjokGap4JAvmGK-H1_wIZVpyj7bz4jVbw2geJ-ebkriRyr4_/s1600/IMG_0904.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 153px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidapWlXkH2K1D1cQqjaZAAwDRhlg7DIBniro-Lpmj9smSgSlokdqgkEuEN09IuLhoy6wtZmGRiZDhVv2BK0uRbTTMk75LIOjokGap4JAvmGK-H1_wIZVpyj7bz4jVbw2geJ-ebkriRyr4_/s320/IMG_0904.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547615085195593730" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidapWlXkH2K1D1cQqjaZAAwDRhlg7DIBniro-Lpmj9smSgSlokdqgkEuEN09IuLhoy6wtZmGRiZDhVv2BK0uRbTTMk75LIOjokGap4JAvmGK-H1_wIZVpyj7bz4jVbw2geJ-ebkriRyr4_/s1600/IMG_0904.JPG"></a>waving hello!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1WPCLWbgAFB_xUazdhQ0kzeTyLSkNRt-QftTZM11SNzefrziPXbAdWB4zRIteZMCTveKvqa59dOHoF4_eX41HudP0MrD1tjzV4uWU52GMRfNPDsz74I5DdNpbAFq9_Bksvm2n_gbW-_V/s1600/IMG_0903.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1WPCLWbgAFB_xUazdhQ0kzeTyLSkNRt-QftTZM11SNzefrziPXbAdWB4zRIteZMCTveKvqa59dOHoF4_eX41HudP0MrD1tjzV4uWU52GMRfNPDsz74I5DdNpbAFq9_Bksvm2n_gbW-_V/s320/IMG_0903.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547615081384176402" /></a><br /><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>hope you all had a great weekend! GO DUCKS!</div>the libbyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18111391652690793227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734384401571123190.post-62233588886461489432010-11-06T07:33:00.006-05:002010-11-06T07:54:48.124-05:00halloween/pumpkin patch<div>forget words....here are pictures!</div><div><br /></div><div>last weekend we went to the flower mound pumpkin patch. i love the fact that it might be 2 miles away....nice for a little one who <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">doesnt</span> like car rides...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-211yev9Baqq5djFUlMdAGlVlpxeux1UWoVV-M9qmoSBx1bZBb39iMYMJc2avzTmMXYTsttF9xPFysnYxbJRcnG3Hi4hTIfOvqyM_i6LjSBIBgbjDSuuiL2nb-kFF998nmjXTz_kWU2b/s1600/IMG_0866.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-211yev9Baqq5djFUlMdAGlVlpxeux1UWoVV-M9qmoSBx1bZBb39iMYMJc2avzTmMXYTsttF9xPFysnYxbJRcnG3Hi4hTIfOvqyM_i6LjSBIBgbjDSuuiL2nb-kFF998nmjXTz_kWU2b/s320/IMG_0866.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536415731633900642" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>you can see some of the entertainment behind us...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHiaZguf6MgnpoPqW-kg5RUXqVvaV51Fht-lrQxCk6SFHWLQWIIIX6n7v3kQJA1cT26XYIGmoSEfh7kCkT65-XXJR9SI9kuGG91NAtnA36EinXNy1HBxcWDy2p6wmQ5qhHisN1r10FWx9/s1600/IMG_0864.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHiaZguf6MgnpoPqW-kg5RUXqVvaV51Fht-lrQxCk6SFHWLQWIIIX6n7v3kQJA1cT26XYIGmoSEfh7kCkT65-XXJR9SI9kuGG91NAtnA36EinXNy1HBxcWDy2p6wmQ5qhHisN1r10FWx9/s320/IMG_0864.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536415728894971858" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">lana</span> learned about pumpkins all week in daycare...loves to say "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">puh</span> kin"</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_8OQfEbAUKTGwC3y8ORf_4xSAbuVZaxfvmnwKMN0ayirYoJ6KSRIOc53OymI5YGmB8SlFgsIc_u3wMa70guhv9Y0gvyAzRUGnqmFbuB_bm3Vh1FIY3S6E91gmjUFGBFU-xZz5Mfm_Kxi/s1600/IMG_0821.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXHlR0URGUZh3X426I7BEJGmR6lBEEA0BAL7pRA9RMbg_4T4Gg-P8eRhsrOzWdTBtOJ1Z8TyHVY50BhxG_dtKIeHIrYkbQyYQHXZryOkJeQSE_QjRjb1gKPxy0RQNsv7OjMHCvQQv86Xx/s320/IMG_0816.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536415739889495618" /></a><br /><br />daddy and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">lana</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9knrLblkLzNcTCALLQoliWSR1CrxIruvwPGpLBhWqWecfNXxv7f6tTmOwqHFdGGoO1DywEzXCFk9V4eN20PgHWmx3l5NseXaQfgugNot0BHWnmeSWGU4TL68aajj-xkBLUAKNbHp2gFiS/s1600/IMG_0835.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9knrLblkLzNcTCALLQoliWSR1CrxIruvwPGpLBhWqWecfNXxv7f6tTmOwqHFdGGoO1DywEzXCFk9V4eN20PgHWmx3l5NseXaQfgugNot0BHWnmeSWGU4TL68aajj-xkBLUAKNbHp2gFiS/s320/IMG_0835.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536415447132381074" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9knrLblkLzNcTCALLQoliWSR1CrxIruvwPGpLBhWqWecfNXxv7f6tTmOwqHFdGGoO1DywEzXCFk9V4eN20PgHWmx3l5NseXaQfgugNot0BHWnmeSWGU4TL68aajj-xkBLUAKNbHp2gFiS/s1600/IMG_0835.jpg"></a>pumpkin house<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnERVnxZsS6vGgIfd9XvFM6VYwX3fKpNddCYL52B_8500Zi8ml34flzp7BlVoM96RUuRHRRGix7hF_Cu4AQO0l_xeDHnflKqv5OcAZ11fBn-K1dELmoDTy0CDpbalNtXf0YUFdbKcBLsK/s1600/IMG_0834.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ZpW0H_RoYdo3tEoKhVguAE0bpyEoGRAG1b2L1EoL76jz-leWLwtIxV90t5ApSob55X0hz521VGvX8MH3zhMcblLh7zgqRpkP7_136oVwuhVBWoUwi-3iHu_yWrDMyFxkM58SVjthce0t/s320/IMG_0869.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536414522235681730" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ZpW0H_RoYdo3tEoKhVguAE0bpyEoGRAG1b2L1EoL76jz-leWLwtIxV90t5ApSob55X0hz521VGvX8MH3zhMcblLh7zgqRpkP7_136oVwuhVBWoUwi-3iHu_yWrDMyFxkM58SVjthce0t/s1600/IMG_0869.JPG"></a>her official costume...an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">oregon</span> duck<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfl13POJfwe5BNWH1PSeQic-dppYozFhjFeTiM0qef154Hou5TasmqLMQmrMZR_eGFTUtm9pkXFuI5zgkVedyJpYz1k21w_iD8BBmNFOaVKKWnl47g9yro5eO3TQMYeGunB84sTIZDNrfv/s1600/IMG_0884.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfl13POJfwe5BNWH1PSeQic-dppYozFhjFeTiM0qef154Hou5TasmqLMQmrMZR_eGFTUtm9pkXFuI5zgkVedyJpYz1k21w_iD8BBmNFOaVKKWnl47g9yro5eO3TQMYeGunB84sTIZDNrfv/s320/IMG_0884.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536414509573810130" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfl13POJfwe5BNWH1PSeQic-dppYozFhjFeTiM0qef154Hou5TasmqLMQmrMZR_eGFTUtm9pkXFuI5zgkVedyJpYz1k21w_iD8BBmNFOaVKKWnl47g9yro5eO3TQMYeGunB84sTIZDNrfv/s1600/IMG_0884.JPG"></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">halloween</span> was pretty quiet...i think our doorbell rang 4 times and that's it. but that gave us more time for the ranger game :) </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">lana</span> loved her costume because she REALLY loves ducks...is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">oregon</span> in her future????</div><div><br /></div><div>on a side note, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">lana</span> is growing and talking like crazy. she can repeat just about anything you ask her to. she's learning her shapes, colors, can say her animals and the sounds they make. we're VERY happy with the daycare she's at because she's learning so much. and the projects she comes home with are awesome! my fridge is overrun with her artwork...so we had to buy a tub to start storing her things. it's a fun stage...she thoroughly enjoys life and has fun with anything--except diaper changes and car rides! ha! but we're having so much fun with her!</div><div><br /></div><div>hope you all have a great weekend!!<br /><br /></div>the libbyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18111391652690793227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734384401571123190.post-90017817540415491272010-10-24T07:40:00.004-05:002010-10-29T18:43:14.142-05:00picture post!<div>guess <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">i'll</span> just make this a misc post of mainly pictures....</div><div><br /></div><div>here's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">lana</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">friday</span> morning before going to daycare...of course supporting her rangers</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1aTE-VzFMzdTJf6SkFJXa3qZlbd79Z8rk7zsL7D08IJ7gkeogQ2etnomWh81riF7WfvtdqYKsdgyE6xHmwJXBZBb4Yvj1Oj9seyAGyFYyVXWvGHgXkuYnSE6qXLGRjW675TvL4CsLtIY/s1600/IMG_0813.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1aTE-VzFMzdTJf6SkFJXa3qZlbd79Z8rk7zsL7D08IJ7gkeogQ2etnomWh81riF7WfvtdqYKsdgyE6xHmwJXBZBb4Yvj1Oj9seyAGyFYyVXWvGHgXkuYnSE6qXLGRjW675TvL4CsLtIY/s320/IMG_0813.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531592192003432162" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1aTE-VzFMzdTJf6SkFJXa3qZlbd79Z8rk7zsL7D08IJ7gkeogQ2etnomWh81riF7WfvtdqYKsdgyE6xHmwJXBZBb4Yvj1Oj9seyAGyFYyVXWvGHgXkuYnSE6qXLGRjW675TvL4CsLtIY/s1600/IMG_0813.jpg"></a>here's me and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">lana</span> watching the ranger game that sent them to the world series! drew was scouting...which is why i look so funny in the picture. self taken... :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRDDa8mgj_hsR_yz7r7KLtoIc9sow59A4KFP37_IJJ9QcteXaSHSNe9jfU66LPdxN0iLxXOksZt019Qci_qCzEZwISBAtjtmTMuHVvSePxHHBQUkvrpLjL6LllYErWakPhUoWqsCFfDbe/s1600/IMG_0809.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRDDa8mgj_hsR_yz7r7KLtoIc9sow59A4KFP37_IJJ9QcteXaSHSNe9jfU66LPdxN0iLxXOksZt019Qci_qCzEZwISBAtjtmTMuHVvSePxHHBQUkvrpLjL6LllYErWakPhUoWqsCFfDbe/s320/IMG_0809.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531592027871136562" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRDDa8mgj_hsR_yz7r7KLtoIc9sow59A4KFP37_IJJ9QcteXaSHSNe9jfU66LPdxN0iLxXOksZt019Qci_qCzEZwISBAtjtmTMuHVvSePxHHBQUkvrpLjL6LllYErWakPhUoWqsCFfDbe/s1600/IMG_0809.jpg"></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">lana</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">thursday</span> morning before daycare. sporting her new <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">oregon</span> shirt and ready for the game that night. they whopped up on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">ucla</span>. go ducks!!! (yes, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">lana</span> yells "go ducks" and "touchdown"....<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">drew's</span> got her trained)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_RcFmnBBuLWfy9-EA4egl3bTeGFJtXaB9g0kGg1dpi3MAKZBNP2Rizrglo2z0lJ0Hm-xjLv8M7uqAdv5wije8qvkmRORbqSbQUsy3LgRh7scXADJXNoGClJjoLpvdsOfIo8nLwa5l01RZ/s1600/IMG_0803.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_RcFmnBBuLWfy9-EA4egl3bTeGFJtXaB9g0kGg1dpi3MAKZBNP2Rizrglo2z0lJ0Hm-xjLv8M7uqAdv5wije8qvkmRORbqSbQUsy3LgRh7scXADJXNoGClJjoLpvdsOfIo8nLwa5l01RZ/s320/IMG_0803.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531592028071450818" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7cg3Op7lsUymuFqcmljF0mkdh0tzXn26r9peAqnHOoFgLIOqUws3nv5AW03VRvXxELMnUfiXJdAPlj6Di_hXeEAirgDf8ZD3YFm37lT5xYBKAt05nmXrhZ_9xXVeQJ_156NUGRrVjtKO4/s320/IMG_0802.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531592024183158050" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7cg3Op7lsUymuFqcmljF0mkdh0tzXn26r9peAqnHOoFgLIOqUws3nv5AW03VRvXxELMnUfiXJdAPlj6Di_hXeEAirgDf8ZD3YFm37lT5xYBKAt05nmXrhZ_9xXVeQJ_156NUGRrVjtKO4/s1600/IMG_0802.jpg"></a>drew teaching <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">lana</span> how to putt. i have to say, she's actually pretty good at making contact. i think she's got <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">drew's</span> athleticism. </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgqTPeOhY_uywzN46OWaa-qVpu2yHsClzG7t2HNeLOjUKCN3r_K1g_32e-QUbnTIJEKecuYRFoZs2HmWEPWbMRXUNkkh_l1hZO1SylY5bHHsTwwgpNU0EtFL5BHf7jmeKgKm14L4eikn5/s1600/IMG_0801.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgqTPeOhY_uywzN46OWaa-qVpu2yHsClzG7t2HNeLOjUKCN3r_K1g_32e-QUbnTIJEKecuYRFoZs2HmWEPWbMRXUNkkh_l1hZO1SylY5bHHsTwwgpNU0EtFL5BHf7jmeKgKm14L4eikn5/s320/IMG_0801.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531592015039079586" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>yesterday we participated in the neighborhood garage sale. i would say we got rid of a LOT of stuff--but probably didn't make as much money as we <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">could've</span>. i think drew and i were both to the point of just wanting to be rid of the stuff. after cleaning out the attic a few weeks before (i have battle wounds from falling down the ladder! it was interesting) and wondering the whole time if it was about to start pouring, we practically gave stuff away. the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">CCA</span> is coming to pick up the everything we didn't sell later today.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgqTPeOhY_uywzN46OWaa-qVpu2yHsClzG7t2HNeLOjUKCN3r_K1g_32e-QUbnTIJEKecuYRFoZs2HmWEPWbMRXUNkkh_l1hZO1SylY5bHHsTwwgpNU0EtFL5BHf7jmeKgKm14L4eikn5/s1600/IMG_0801.jpg"></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">ok</span>! that's it for now. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">i've</span> got a little girl that can't stand keeping her hands off the computer, so i gotta close up shop! hope you all have a fabulous weekend. we were planning on going to the pumpkin patch by our house today, but the torrential rain from yesterday (tornado sirens, 60mph hour winds, etc) might have put a kink in our plan...we'll see.</div>the libbyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18111391652690793227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734384401571123190.post-35985449241452928362010-10-17T07:16:00.001-05:002010-10-29T18:45:18.676-05:00OH! klahoma!<div><div>just a side note...oklahoma is my absolute FAVORITE musical of all times. i don't think i can even count how many times i've seen it--it might compete with kim & white christmas if that tells you anything (if you're not in drew's family, you don't know how many copies of white christmas kim has gone through....)<div><br /></div><div>so, about two weeks ago, drew had to scout and break down film. so lana and i packed up around lunch time on friday, and headed out to oklahoma to visit my grandparents. they live in a small town about 15 minutes north of the red river. its about a 3 hour drive from my house, and lana did incredible. luckily we were traveling during her nap.</div><div><br /></div><div>we got there around 4 on friday and really had a good time just hanging out with my grandparents on a quiet friday night. they live out on some land with a cotton field in front of their house, and behind them is another field that's usually wheat. this year it was nothing. but oh my! the cotton crop was beyond amazing this year. it literally looked like snow! i haven't seen cotton that large in ages! it was neat. good year for the farmers.</div><div><br /></div><div>my mom drove up saturday morning to spend some time with us all. drew stayed in fm and got caught up on some much needed rest. i think he said he didn't get up until noon saturday! i'm so glad he could sleep in without feeling like he needed to get up and participate in family stuff. :)</div><div><br /></div><div>here are some pictures of our trip. it was VERY relaxing, lots of time outside, and a good time visiting my grandparents! i think lana was a hit :)</div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>here's the barn and part of the 'wheat' field behind their house</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoyC7ReQ6Z3vqa1uHOZ4NVLVJKhOXz9DJZEcP1Ykb_pU1L9qz5NXa1o10zb12aL9PhYnNkI1r14cOxcPrkAdBUCWNjPaOYN_pH5LPDKk7YUSxGYz7PDx2zJuAvTGDBB1amYOfpP8ux-RyX/s1600/IMG_0781.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoyC7ReQ6Z3vqa1uHOZ4NVLVJKhOXz9DJZEcP1Ykb_pU1L9qz5NXa1o10zb12aL9PhYnNkI1r14cOxcPrkAdBUCWNjPaOYN_pH5LPDKk7YUSxGYz7PDx2zJuAvTGDBB1amYOfpP8ux-RyX/s320/IMG_0781.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531587547338838322" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoyC7ReQ6Z3vqa1uHOZ4NVLVJKhOXz9DJZEcP1Ykb_pU1L9qz5NXa1o10zb12aL9PhYnNkI1r14cOxcPrkAdBUCWNjPaOYN_pH5LPDKk7YUSxGYz7PDx2zJuAvTGDBB1amYOfpP8ux-RyX/s1600/IMG_0781.JPG"></a>this is my mom about to take lana on a tractor ride...she's supporting her oregon ducks!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkArsT1kcZrS9CFxTvf4S9oVn1qERSZOQivWIT9WOzSdEUUEYOpfyUu0H8Uw7rQknX7z_gk-pkB4jjDNjGX-bj-9uokE1V2DrYUEXW8NJqr2KAJMMvF3paEKf2SPxQty0haEfi1VBw4DYA/s1600/IMG_0783.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkArsT1kcZrS9CFxTvf4S9oVn1qERSZOQivWIT9WOzSdEUUEYOpfyUu0H8Uw7rQknX7z_gk-pkB4jjDNjGX-bj-9uokE1V2DrYUEXW8NJqr2KAJMMvF3paEKf2SPxQty0haEfi1VBw4DYA/s320/IMG_0783.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531587544227973170" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkArsT1kcZrS9CFxTvf4S9oVn1qERSZOQivWIT9WOzSdEUUEYOpfyUu0H8Uw7rQknX7z_gk-pkB4jjDNjGX-bj-9uokE1V2DrYUEXW8NJqr2KAJMMvF3paEKf2SPxQty0haEfi1VBw4DYA/s1600/IMG_0783.JPG"></a>lana and grandma on the tractor riding around<br /><a 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farm anymore--its used for little projects around the land.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3obDoZRSYXMipg1SymMc11XTpVOCB77Y6ATx84-9z2yUMtDuGzGBBfAmHn2p1WIhf7eMz3p3PCkHCpDNHVwim6oqKJkI3MmAoLFBIXmtuEt52Rm4Ezp-lytRmPsqJl3vBR7J4vZudd1J6/s1600/IMG_0782.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3obDoZRSYXMipg1SymMc11XTpVOCB77Y6ATx84-9z2yUMtDuGzGBBfAmHn2p1WIhf7eMz3p3PCkHCpDNHVwim6oqKJkI3MmAoLFBIXmtuEt52Rm4Ezp-lytRmPsqJl3vBR7J4vZudd1J6/s320/IMG_0782.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531587531067854082" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>here's lana just playing on the couch.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" 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standing in front of bella's crate--bella is a 6 month old black poodle with SO much energy. lana had a ball with her. lana also found some beads from MY great grandmother's collection. she wore them all weekend. it was so cute.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggQZQCliz5t64wGqybMyGEUTc2SeTYKli90ttkDGfQGEdwAZfssdjnV3rpbrNgZRvpxhC4ahgQERQ9KRTvuDFtFapVfI48C51V7l0FuuZT9oi2yccwDXkXjW2A8YsxPXNRWubiA9fgfdVc/s1600/IMG_0791.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggQZQCliz5t64wGqybMyGEUTc2SeTYKli90ttkDGfQGEdwAZfssdjnV3rpbrNgZRvpxhC4ahgQERQ9KRTvuDFtFapVfI48C51V7l0FuuZT9oi2yccwDXkXjW2A8YsxPXNRWubiA9fgfdVc/s320/IMG_0791.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531589101455562418" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggQZQCliz5t64wGqybMyGEUTc2SeTYKli90ttkDGfQGEdwAZfssdjnV3rpbrNgZRvpxhC4ahgQERQ9KRTvuDFtFapVfI48C51V7l0FuuZT9oi2yccwDXkXjW2A8YsxPXNRWubiA9fgfdVc/s1600/IMG_0791.jpg"></a>here's lana with my grandpa and bella after church sunday<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW1GOkwaHSh3g9ZmwugWOU_zEAqRN21Kriqlp_yjBS6sRMNQ7b6SkjaTadZSUskOFHVAI8V7IiGUF01UXQi1HrMgk59c-Z2rEABx6t2A8n3w16Qoi0vgq3Eap2GO7xWVMQdrqTtpyB6Jfj/s1600/IMG_0793.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW1GOkwaHSh3g9ZmwugWOU_zEAqRN21Kriqlp_yjBS6sRMNQ7b6SkjaTadZSUskOFHVAI8V7IiGUF01UXQi1HrMgk59c-Z2rEABx6t2A8n3w16Qoi0vgq3Eap2GO7xWVMQdrqTtpyB6Jfj/s320/IMG_0793.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531589095171849794" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW1GOkwaHSh3g9ZmwugWOU_zEAqRN21Kriqlp_yjBS6sRMNQ7b6SkjaTadZSUskOFHVAI8V7IiGUF01UXQi1HrMgk59c-Z2rEABx6t2A8n3w16Qoi0vgq3Eap2GO7xWVMQdrqTtpyB6Jfj/s1600/IMG_0793.jpg"></a>my grandparents, my mom, and lana right before we left to come home<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zlN1Y4OOvsf03dHItFTH3m_IIlSm6UNQE8g72SfqRb4aU_Fyep2MbRFUTMwx2HlA2GY_0Rnjf2KHWdVBjBP6y4xtGOj9el6_OSpaN8SMtg1ZdBdjjC_NO7pl_bJMj2mDtliMv9HlN8Cu/s1600/IMG_0794.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zlN1Y4OOvsf03dHItFTH3m_IIlSm6UNQE8g72SfqRb4aU_Fyep2MbRFUTMwx2HlA2GY_0Rnjf2KHWdVBjBP6y4xtGOj9el6_OSpaN8SMtg1ZdBdjjC_NO7pl_bJMj2mDtliMv9HlN8Cu/s320/IMG_0794.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531589090659230930" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zlN1Y4OOvsf03dHItFTH3m_IIlSm6UNQE8g72SfqRb4aU_Fyep2MbRFUTMwx2HlA2GY_0Rnjf2KHWdVBjBP6y4xtGOj9el6_OSpaN8SMtg1ZdBdjjC_NO7pl_bJMj2mDtliMv9HlN8Cu/s1600/IMG_0794.jpg"></a>and i had to include this video. its just a snippet of the fun lana had with bella while she was visiting :)</div><div><div><br /></div></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwJc5d6EyiodSmClJKv0XMjMSm7kRc21OPOlegkfbhZLyCH0eihjm5qILfz3ERANDcfISoYgMNr509hE4EaYg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>more posts to come since i'm up so early on a sunday morning!</div>the libbyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18111391652690793227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734384401571123190.post-68822121086908475802010-09-16T12:18:00.004-05:002010-09-16T12:45:16.598-05:00fall fever<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">i'm</span> sitting at work listening to john <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">mayer</span> on my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ipod</span>. it's one of the bonuses of having my job. i get to listen to music all day (when <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">i'm</span> not in meetings). if you know me, you know how much i love music. so this just works out great....if i have to work :)<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">i've</span> got john <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">mayer</span> on shuffle--all his albums. yes, ALL of his albums. i own them. it makes me think about my very first john <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">mayer</span> album that i bought in college at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">acu</span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">i'm</span> the type that buys an album, listens to it over and over and over and over (you get the picture) until i know the words to the ENTIRE thing...and i love to sing along. about a week ago i went with a good friend, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">jess</span>, to the john <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">mayer</span> concert here in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">dallas</span>. i warned her that i like to sing along and that i really did know all the words...not sure she realized the extent of it until we were at the concert and i really did sing the entire concert. it was awesome. we're a great duo. i think i should go on tour with him :) anyway, back to my point. and no, it's not that i think john <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">mayer</span> could possibly be the greatest musician of our time (i really do think this could be true, though), but rather nostalgia. every couple of songs they play one from the very first album--and i listened to that sucker almost an entire semester at school neglecting all other music. it just happened to be the end of fall/beginning of winter. so when i hear these songs it makes me long for autumn.<br /><br />also....<br /><br />i remember the first full fall drew and i spent in our house. we'd get up every <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">saturday</span> morning (that he wasn't working) and college game day was the first thing to come on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">tv</span>. he took the love seat...i took the sofa. we laid there and watched the entire thing just waiting to see who lee <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">corso</span> would pick to win the premiere game. i remember every once in a while <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">i'd</span> glance out the windows that look out to the backyard and watch the leaves fall from our neighbors pear trees. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">i'd</span> think about how pretty the leaves were...how nice it was to be out of the heat of the summer...and how much i loved football season--except for drew working all of the time. it was just such a peaceful time in the week and very relaxing. i remember burning pumpkin/spice candles to give it the full effect. oh i LOVE when my house smells of pumpkin spice in the fall and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">cinnamon</span> in the winter. i don't care how much it costs to make my house smell of these things, its worth the sacrifice. well, i say that now. maybe after 3 weeks straight of peanut butter and jelly i might change my mind. MIGHT. but probably not. :)<br /><br />also...<br /><br />i remember when friends first started having kids. they'd always send these really cute pictures of them at the pumpkin patch (which we happen to have TWO down the road! i LOVE living in <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">the</span> country...<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">HAHAHAHA</span>), their little girls wearing <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">cutsie</span> pumpkin <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">onesies</span> with ornate orange tutus and matching bows. i remember pictures of their costumes for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">halloween</span>--no, they weren't going trick-or-treating at only a year old, but they still had costumes!<br /><br />all this to say, i love this time of year--or maybe what this time of year represents. currently, it's still hot and surprisingly humid for mid <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">september</span>. but i have something to look forward to. fall starts officially a week from today (my sister-in-law's birthday!) and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">i'm</span> just DYING to really wake up, watch college game day, and see the leaves changing colors and falling. and for the temperatures to REALLY be falling--not for it to just look cooler outside through my windows. i REALLY want to get <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">lana</span> all dressed up this year and take her to a pumpkin patch. but why? just for pictures sake? because the pumpkin patches around here are ridiculously expensive. and let's face it...even if i broke down and bought one, am i really going to take the time to carve it out? <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">yah</span>, probably not. but i want the pictures! and i want <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">lana</span> to have a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">halloween</span> costume. why? its not like 18month old kids should be eating that candy...heck, they can't even say 'trick-or-treat' to ask for candy! so why? i dunno. just because its fun and cute! and because i just want to embrace everything "fall" to not miss this special season.<br /><br />but i just love the changing of seasons. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">i'm</span> ready to leave summer behind and start fresh with fall. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">i'm</span> ready for more football, cooler temperatures, and some really fun experiences as a family creating memories for a lifetime. hopefully, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">i'll</span> be a better blogger this fall and actually document the things we do! that's my goal.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">ok</span>, sorry. no pictures. just me rambling. thanks for reading! :)the libbyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18111391652690793227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734384401571123190.post-61767773733271475492010-09-14T08:26:00.007-05:002010-09-14T17:00:44.098-05:00raw raw ra-ah-aaaw<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/09/14/2010-09-14_shes_lady_tartare_in_this_moomoo.html">someone PLEASE tell me this is NOT real</a>....every interview i've read she insists it is...and it looks real. please, Lord, no. this world is nuts! if you don't know what this is, it's Lady GaGa at the VMA's sunday night wearing a dress made of raw meat. yes, you read that right. raw meat. and i've read numerous articles praying that its just fabric washed and treated to resemble meat, but seen interveiws where she insists its real. can it really be? how much would she wreak wearing this? wouldn't it have attracted flies/bugs? wouldn't it be dripping of fluids? (sorry to get graphic on you) i'm trying to convince myself this can NOT be the world we live in today.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdSpIEhXNAVUuipn3VkRO7rKIBXQs-qaFgNxbClVFXcA5QuEYwzx1r9D9RFJdW0whAyMS1PLFAOiRVh1TCP46x0CqurAmxSbBrH48m1nNf1QEnLfXe19dbXo-AWFwnSv_a_bs6ybKwVvMK/s1600/2010-09-13-ladygagameatdress.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516760339468295858" style="WIDTH: 176px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdSpIEhXNAVUuipn3VkRO7rKIBXQs-qaFgNxbClVFXcA5QuEYwzx1r9D9RFJdW0whAyMS1PLFAOiRVh1TCP46x0CqurAmxSbBrH48m1nNf1QEnLfXe19dbXo-AWFwnSv_a_bs6ybKwVvMK/s320/2010-09-13-ladygagameatdress.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhlmh5B_gcasi1szkwMSzRjsvWE9ThqZSLTEIxmeWZi9-gNKNWo4JsdIClFOJNzfo9BtYUtzA-AqRYcv6kGa3LH5pAuZIDHgleSW9OXy8DPm4A0DtUcEI5oeohj4pFHeqsufQXE5ddisD/s1600/2010-09-13-ladygagameatdress2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516762687852327042" style="WIDTH: 176px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhlmh5B_gcasi1szkwMSzRjsvWE9ThqZSLTEIxmeWZi9-gNKNWo4JsdIClFOJNzfo9BtYUtzA-AqRYcv6kGa3LH5pAuZIDHgleSW9OXy8DPm4A0DtUcEI5oeohj4pFHeqsufQXE5ddisD/s320/2010-09-13-ladygagameatdress2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />some people call this artistic...i call it crazy. check this girl into the looney bin. and her designer/stylist too.</div>the libbyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18111391652690793227noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734384401571123190.post-1578856768396931552010-09-09T09:52:00.003-05:002010-09-12T20:41:52.858-05:00prayer request<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><b>***Update***</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><b>well, surgery was very successful. they removed all of the endometriosis--it was really bad. but there was some super fantastic news--she did NOT have fallopian tube disease like they had thought. they were able to clean out the cysts, and leave her tubes! praise God! she is resting at home now with 2-6 weeks worth of recovery. thank you for the prayers. our God is so GOOD! (PS...even if this hadn't turned out the way i had prayed for, God would STILL be GOOD!)</b></span></div><div><br /></div>hey friends/family in the blog world.<br /><br />i'm coming to you coveting your prayers for a dear friend.<br /><br />she's my very best friend from high school and still my favorite friend in the world! tomorrow she's having surgery to remove her fallopian tubes...she has fallopian tube disease and stage 4 endometriosis. this has made it impossible for her to conceive and with the removal of her fallopian tubes, she'll only be able to get pregnant with IVF. i praise GOD for opening the eyes of doctors/researchers in the medical field--that she still has a great shot at getting pregnant and having children through this process. but more than that, i beseech God for a miracle! i would love for the doctors to do one last sonogram on her only to find that she's 100% completely healed. even if this isn't the case, i trust in God's plan.<br /><br />my heart breaks for her, because i know her desire for children. please pray for jo and her hubby, seth. these past several months (maybe even years) have been so trying. pray that they continue to press into God during this season of their lives and that they find peace amidst this storm they're enduring. pray for an even stronger marriage to emerge from this. pray for the doctors during the procedure--that everything goes as planned with no complications. pray for a quick healing process and as little physical pain as possible.<br /><br />thank you, friends! i know she'll feel your prayers tomorrow afternoon!!!the libbyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18111391652690793227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734384401571123190.post-55518338947788408152010-09-02T20:02:00.006-05:002010-09-02T20:26:04.482-05:00happenings<div><div>well, you'd think that the reason i haven't blogged in a while is because we've just been so busy! but that's a lie. i'm just lazy :) so let me update you on life.</div></div><div><div><div><br /></div><div>drew's parents came in town to spend some time with us for a few weeks in august. we had such a great time. we took them to the rangers/red sox game for john's birthday. then for a belated father's day gift, we took them to tour cowboys stadium. it was a lot of fun. i think lana even had a good time running on the field!</div><div><br /></div><div>we really enjoyed their time with us. we got a lot of home-cooked meals, many repairs done on the house, and what great timing--lana got hand/foot/mouth while they were here. i was so grateful to drew's mom for getting up in the night with her while she was sick and allowing drew and me to rest for work. it was such a blessing to have them here. and we always have a good time with them.</div><div><br /></div><div>drew has started back to school. well, he started back to school before they went back to school. i think at the beginning of august/end of july he was already doing meetings and football camps or practices or something. i've given up on trying to keep it all straight. all i know is when he's going to be home late. and we've pretty much hit the time where that's every night. tonight he's breaking down film up at marcus. tomorrow night he scouts and breaks down more film. so, hopefully, i'll get to see him sometime saturday...hahaha no really. keep him/us in your prayers during this extremely busy time of year. i think it's going to be harder on lana than last year because she actually knows he's gone. and he just gets so wiped out. i feel bad for him. but i know he really enjoys what he does--the majority of the time, anyway. :)</div><div><br /></div><div>i'm still enjoying my new position as a store planner at jcpenney. i won't bore you with the details of my job. i'm a numbers/financial nerd. enough said.</div><div><br /></div><div>lana is still at the in-home daycare by our house. sharon has been such a blessing to us. we've really enjoyed getting to know her and were thrilled to run into her at our church a few weeks ago. it's nice to know you're on the same page spiritually with the person caring for your child...</div><div><br /></div><div>yesterday lana turned 18 months old. i took her in for her check up and everything is going just super. she's 31" tall (31st %) and 21 lbs 6 oz (8th %). yep, still small. but that's ok! the doc isn't worried one bit. she's growing and developing just perfectly.</div><div><br /></div><div>well, i'll quit boring you with words...here are some pictures. i know that's the only reason you come to our blog :)</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>drew has popcorn nearly every night before bed. lana has recently started to want to be a part of the popcorn eating...and she really likes to feed us now. weird.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdwP8SCzNeeLRd1smicnhQTmr7t8q2zYmVfIgBYmyNeyjE50A6rgZPiha7S_SUw7b7EMiyAHltzZ1TpXge7REe0lUZdhW_65oHF3700qd10bLtx-hYhZC6WVzjpeTiP_4mz6EE6TUNOm2/s1600/IMG_0717.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdwP8SCzNeeLRd1smicnhQTmr7t8q2zYmVfIgBYmyNeyjE50A6rgZPiha7S_SUw7b7EMiyAHltzZ1TpXge7REe0lUZdhW_65oHF3700qd10bLtx-hYhZC6WVzjpeTiP_4mz6EE6TUNOm2/s320/IMG_0717.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512489338976111282" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdwP8SCzNeeLRd1smicnhQTmr7t8q2zYmVfIgBYmyNeyjE50A6rgZPiha7S_SUw7b7EMiyAHltzZ1TpXge7REe0lUZdhW_65oHF3700qd10bLtx-hYhZC6WVzjpeTiP_4mz6EE6TUNOm2/s1600/IMG_0717.jpg"></a>here's lana looking at a toy my dad gave her for christmas last year. it turns over and laughs. sometimes she giggles. other times she just stares at it wondering what's going on....this is one of the times she's just not sure what to think of it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-B6le4jTWTlAIu-aMlFrJrUm6ijg8jiMeeDWkNIO2Qv6nIE0O6jTjG6Qj00OkEmYmxpkYv-ugqvM_I0oArBpyLBh44_eoydQ2jmii-Q24ZS-0cxHi9imQl4djleqiXLv6Zf3PtsqVB4xd/s1600/IMG_0709.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-B6le4jTWTlAIu-aMlFrJrUm6ijg8jiMeeDWkNIO2Qv6nIE0O6jTjG6Qj00OkEmYmxpkYv-ugqvM_I0oArBpyLBh44_eoydQ2jmii-Q24ZS-0cxHi9imQl4djleqiXLv6Zf3PtsqVB4xd/s320/IMG_0709.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512489328761051346" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-B6le4jTWTlAIu-aMlFrJrUm6ijg8jiMeeDWkNIO2Qv6nIE0O6jTjG6Qj00OkEmYmxpkYv-ugqvM_I0oArBpyLBh44_eoydQ2jmii-Q24ZS-0cxHi9imQl4djleqiXLv6Zf3PtsqVB4xd/s1600/IMG_0709.jpg"></a>we recently started dropping the morning nap. here's one of the first days without her morning nap. she passed out around noon while eating...poor girl. she's adjusting much better now.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWRlKXCms735T4NxQrgeKweYna6Mb0gbNXTFGR-jEtOqozOd8As92gCZ3Gbh6299g19uk6NfhmB_SvQF2jZj7Gcc7jZugzAqbR2fSFFIU3LRIhnMk7vaY8i1eInk1Fl8X5vUvLyHsMj_zo/s1600/IMG_0708.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWRlKXCms735T4NxQrgeKweYna6Mb0gbNXTFGR-jEtOqozOd8As92gCZ3Gbh6299g19uk6NfhmB_SvQF2jZj7Gcc7jZugzAqbR2fSFFIU3LRIhnMk7vaY8i1eInk1Fl8X5vUvLyHsMj_zo/s320/IMG_0708.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512489320217773634" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>here's lana sitting in the seats at cowboy stadium</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMclxljcCSw_gBCQ4ZnMDi6sEwzH4lcyvHTrGrt7U8VDFs60jNqEaBMARybLhsvaBuXFD1JTo2n1P0wauhkceQJxoRafR2Rc6egwV0_tPDsp3OaJeEK2w-jgYHO9h_zao3sE5atVT15vHP/s1600/IMG_2682.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMclxljcCSw_gBCQ4ZnMDi6sEwzH4lcyvHTrGrt7U8VDFs60jNqEaBMARybLhsvaBuXFD1JTo2n1P0wauhkceQJxoRafR2Rc6egwV0_tPDsp3OaJeEK2w-jgYHO9h_zao3sE5atVT15vHP/s320/IMG_2682.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512490456161664002" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMclxljcCSw_gBCQ4ZnMDi6sEwzH4lcyvHTrGrt7U8VDFs60jNqEaBMARybLhsvaBuXFD1JTo2n1P0wauhkceQJxoRafR2Rc6egwV0_tPDsp3OaJeEK2w-jgYHO9h_zao3sE5atVT15vHP/s1600/IMG_2682.jpg"></a>us on the field...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} 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near the star in the center of the field<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMkrZ68nGVtaD4HPRCalTsonbvLI4JuTHQMmZSYuneH-CrjwfBwgdgcf4X5DsCkty5TYxVeY9-BxrK5HoxEmdb4PU2PAPYTInDOxVNp01P0O515h8ZMBbxRaw-45_vxRzyI942FLuACfFB/s1600/IMG_2656.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMkrZ68nGVtaD4HPRCalTsonbvLI4JuTHQMmZSYuneH-CrjwfBwgdgcf4X5DsCkty5TYxVeY9-BxrK5HoxEmdb4PU2PAPYTInDOxVNp01P0O515h8ZMBbxRaw-45_vxRzyI942FLuACfFB/s320/IMG_2656.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512490430558611234" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMkrZ68nGVtaD4HPRCalTsonbvLI4JuTHQMmZSYuneH-CrjwfBwgdgcf4X5DsCkty5TYxVeY9-BxrK5HoxEmdb4PU2PAPYTInDOxVNp01P0O515h8ZMBbxRaw-45_vxRzyI942FLuACfFB/s1600/IMG_2656.JPG"></a>the four of us at the end of the red sox game...yes, we look whipped. this was toward the end of the game--that went into extra innings. i'm sure it was close to a 4 hour game. oh, and it was 100+ degrees when it started. luckily, we took a cooler of water in as well as battery operated hand held misting fans. genius. oh, and the rangers won with a walk off homer by nelly! great game which was concluded by friday night fireworks at the ballpark.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5v5o9EyHUrAocXr51ONuN83ZyJ1rToLHlMYloWbcY8RTp-pkUkWLPvWeHb1CohoUKoHVAKfzcGAZt9GW0Lbn8oP6sohE8YCbtqKqU_B9_nMqfqwtTnN62xAV-MwJ-6MYeF0y2DvKGNt05/s1600/IMG_2648.JPG"><img 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labor day weekend. i'm off tomorrow to have some 'jamie-time'. i'm definitely planning a nap somewhere in there...and possibly a drive to dallas for sprinkles cupcakes. :)<br /><div><br /></div></div>the libbyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18111391652690793227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734384401571123190.post-17414955647328730852010-08-24T08:30:00.003-05:002010-08-24T08:32:56.422-05:00Donate Life | Texas - RegistrationI don't know why I hadn't done this sooner...just came across a link to sign up to be a donor. For some, this is highly controversial. But I lean more towards the whole "well, I'm dead. Take what you want to save other people" mentality. :)<br /><br />Sign up if you haven't already!<br /><br /><a href="https://www.donatelifetexas.org/TXDear_Secure/DonorRegistration.aspx">Donate Life Texas - Donor Registration</a>the libbyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18111391652690793227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734384401571123190.post-74807032068103642482010-08-07T10:28:00.003-05:002010-08-07T10:34:27.514-05:00happy august!<div>you know, most people think that august is a blah month when it comes to sports...but if you're a baseball fan, and more importantly, a ranger fan, august is just as good as any other month. i get that preseason football is here and people are getting so excited about the season--and they can hardly handle these teaser preseason games. i get that college football is about to start and again, people can hardly wait. but come on! your texas rangers are STILL in first place and baseball is fun! we watch practically every game...or at least part of every game. when they play on the west coast and the game starts at 9pm...i have to admit, i only make it through 2 innings max. but anyway, all this to say we're raising up another little ranger fan!</div><div><br /></div><div>CHEEEESE!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgH2nj8aNLcTrPK2GhRGPeoThU2VXhF6yp7giJgrFSxF0HsX-12wHyRby-b9alokWVsDv3VzS00HUu8lmtQ9qeK4_2woBMZKhk2ON7Xcey0Ez0UenWfc54FYKyLJ7kfGamY7xLW9Wo0DNF/s1600/IMG_0664.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_c_0OcErMXMdlTNejhqE9yabXKgT2pyQfvpQFV5qLaBqwANsrsNKU9b1qmgkEG2pO0EfcBMu-UGuiYJIB87b5XgUo_-JjSLxIzHdeQ_cLoEQjdKVUhTTABLzRS-_XsKopBv82_jc3JbOe/s320/IMG_0662.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502691393188983378" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_c_0OcErMXMdlTNejhqE9yabXKgT2pyQfvpQFV5qLaBqwANsrsNKU9b1qmgkEG2pO0EfcBMu-UGuiYJIB87b5XgUo_-JjSLxIzHdeQ_cLoEQjdKVUhTTABLzRS-_XsKopBv82_jc3JbOe/s1600/IMG_0662.JPG"></a>wakin up right!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57oCFKNuiBn5VpYRIcGqVbTfQGZRgwv9YbiN85CKd6XBU1GFLl6yC9XnkCDwOkjWdFO72E-sO14RCHu_cKPs7r44xggYaHtoXNmc1iu-j8t6QQciQDulpsnkZTjlOkUcmJHNpgeQCCLCL/s1600/IMG_0660.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57oCFKNuiBn5VpYRIcGqVbTfQGZRgwv9YbiN85CKd6XBU1GFLl6yC9XnkCDwOkjWdFO72E-sO14RCHu_cKPs7r44xggYaHtoXNmc1iu-j8t6QQciQDulpsnkZTjlOkUcmJHNpgeQCCLCL/s320/IMG_0660.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502691388774103730" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57oCFKNuiBn5VpYRIcGqVbTfQGZRgwv9YbiN85CKd6XBU1GFLl6yC9XnkCDwOkjWdFO72E-sO14RCHu_cKPs7r44xggYaHtoXNmc1iu-j8t6QQciQDulpsnkZTjlOkUcmJHNpgeQCCLCL/s1600/IMG_0660.jpg"></a>checkin sportscenter to make sure the rangers won last night<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtpLQY8iMO-VmGOR9b2YrSu0xSUR_zm017-NjltAXw0vn4BUYiQ0bQUF2Y_NDZU_t43g8wVJ1yvaeL1zjpmZmTb2ywKi22O0QgXwtdbhEvwKPu89f62xBv0mseqAWn47QfLLd8yrbSR3kV/s1600/IMG_0659.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtpLQY8iMO-VmGOR9b2YrSu0xSUR_zm017-NjltAXw0vn4BUYiQ0bQUF2Y_NDZU_t43g8wVJ1yvaeL1zjpmZmTb2ywKi22O0QgXwtdbhEvwKPu89f62xBv0mseqAWn47QfLLd8yrbSR3kV/s320/IMG_0659.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502691372267476098" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>hope you all enjoy your weekend!</div></div>the libbyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18111391652690793227noreply@blogger.com0