tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137008421570741372024-03-13T20:39:32.463-05:00The Broeker BunchJust like the Brady Bunch, but fewer kids, no Alice and plenty of Marcia, Marcia, Marcia drama!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563586338898930630noreply@blogger.comBlogger311125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413700842157074137.post-69640048749080896442014-12-14T22:02:00.001-06:002014-12-14T22:02:20.414-06:00Christmas Letter 2014Happy Holidays! I thought I would try using my old blog for a Christmas letter that I haven't sent in years. I, myself, prefer not to send them, but realized you may want to know what the five of us have been up to.<br />
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Andy is in his 18th year at Olsson Associates. He started shortly after Tyler was born and has been there since. Andy spends his free time attending the kids activities as well as help out with our yearly youth auction that supports our mission work.<br />
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Tyler is a senior at Lincoln North Star and is enjoying his last year. He is currently wrestling (7-2 record so far) as well as keeping busy with his job at Legacy Terrace where he waits tables. Tyler is also active with National Honor Society, Jr. Booster Club and St. Mark's Youth Group. Tyler and I had the opportunity to travel to New York and work for Habitat for Humanity as well as see the Statue of Liberty. Tyler plans on attending UNL next year and majoring in engineering.<br />
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Madison is fourteen and an eighth grader at Dawes Middle School. Madison keeps busy with every sport opportunity...as you can see by the Christmas card. Madison took second in the city track meeting running the 400 in 1:07. Madison's favorite sport is soccer and we allowed her to play on two teams both spring and fall, which kept us on the go. Madison also plays the clarinet as well as try her best to be involved in church youth group. Today she delivered Christmas gift baskets to the underprivileged, which is always a heartwarming experience! Madison attended two mission trips this year: Dallas and Chicago.<br />
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Grant turned eight this fall and is a second grader at Campbell Elementary. Grant loves Math and P.E. Grant has spent this year playing soccer as well as wrestle with Northside Wrestling. We think Grant<br />
was born to wrestle and is quite fun to watch! Grant plans on trying indoor soccer in January.<br />
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Ranger, our beloved Schnauzer, is nine years old and still a happy dog. He sleeps a bit more, but can still keep up with Grant on short runs. Ranger loves to greet anyone who is willing to give him a tummy rub!<br />
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Okay, my turn...I am always trying to juggle teacher and the mom job all year long. I am currently teaching at Campbell, my seventh year, but first year in 3rd grade. The switch from Kindergarten has been quite the learning curve, but I have been blessed with 20 fun and fantastic kids! I could not have asked for a better class. I am also involved with teaching Sunday School as well as help out with the youth auction with Andy. I am still scrapbooking with my scrapping friends and trying to get Tyler's album done, which does make me sad he's ready to "leave the nest".<br />
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Hope to hear from you this Christmas season and hear about your many blessings in 2014! Have a wonderful and healthy 2015!<br />
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Love---Andy, Amy, Tyler, Madison & Grant (oh, Ranger too)<br />
<img align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Amy%20Broeker/signaturecopy.png" style="border: 0;" />Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563586338898930630noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413700842157074137.post-67824638239356554742012-08-05T00:08:00.001-05:002012-08-05T00:08:13.945-05:00One Year Without BloggingHello old blog and maybe old blog friends if you are still there! <br />
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It's been officially one year when I last visited you. I am sorry it's been so long, but playing games like Song Pop and Pinterest have taken over my life and scrapbooking and my love for my Kindle. I have only read a handful of other people's blogs and most of them were through Pinterest to give me some great crafting ideas that I pin to a board that I may never use. Okay, so those are just excuses but, I don't think I had anything pertinent to say and now, I am sure I still don't. ;)<br />
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Well....not much has changed since I last blogged 365 days ago. The kids are all a year older and so am I. I am still teaching Kindergarten and my husband is still employed as a Land Surveyor. Tyler is now beginning his sophomore year of high school. His freshman year went very well and he was able to make honor roll along with playing three sports (football, wrestling and baseball). Madison will start a new adventure and begin middle school at Dawes in a little over a week. She continues to love soccer with all of her heart and plans on playing clarinet this next school year. Grant has moved on from preschool and will begin his kindergarten year right next door to me at Campbell Elementary. We still have both dogs and as always...life is good. <br />
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In fact, we had a fabulous family day today in Omaha where we visited our amazing zoo and caught a baseball game at Werner Park to watched the Storm Chasers lose 2-4. It was a beautiful day with highs in the 80's which was such a nice change from our month long (maybe longer) temps in the 100's.<br />
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Here are a few photos from today's adventure....<br />
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Tyler took this up close picture of a 16 year old, three legged female Siberian Tiger, which was so beautiful! He really got some great detail in the photo considering he had to take the photo through two fences. Oh, those eyes!</div>
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This was my picture of a different tiger, which I thought was neat until I saw Tyler's version.</div>
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Looking at this picture makes me feel skinny. I like that! </div>
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I love giraffes, but this is not one of my better pictures.</div>
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If I was an animal (other than the human kind) I would want to be this bird. It's my favorite color!</div>
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I think this was the first time we ever visited the zebras. They are housed off the more traveled path at the Omaha Zoo, but their stripes are so trendy. I had to take a picture.</div>
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Finally, a photo of my three favorite animals of all! </div>
<img align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Amy%20Broeker/signaturecopy.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px;" />Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563586338898930630noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413700842157074137.post-45415261075079372322011-08-04T13:09:00.009-05:002011-08-05T11:27:41.629-05:00Mission Trip - Chicago<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-0teHnf1hbuon_3I9bT87x9cMj1Qk0bu5b_xkd-PUUrjvgyyTuoB295UlN6Rgrg7H3J2mWTgotNvKHLqHeeWSJFf42TM8kTTnmvjR27GEYLthvD1_CP-WF408q4SqtSEsNeqXbBjlQ/s1600/Chicago+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-0teHnf1hbuon_3I9bT87x9cMj1Qk0bu5b_xkd-PUUrjvgyyTuoB295UlN6Rgrg7H3J2mWTgotNvKHLqHeeWSJFf42TM8kTTnmvjR27GEYLthvD1_CP-WF408q4SqtSEsNeqXbBjlQ/s320/Chicago+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637067032555632066" /></a>Our church, St. Mark's, allows our Middle School and High School students the opportunity to serve others as well as see some marvelous sights outside of our Lincoln community through work camp/mission trips. This year our church decided to see St. Louis, but two weeks prior to taking off our plans suddenly changed. The agency that allows our youth to participate made a mandatory age requirement of 15 years, which caused us to rethink this summer's trip. We (our church youth) received overwhelming love from last year's adventure to Chicago, that we decided to revisit them instead.<div><br /></div><div>This year I joined Tyler much to his delight...not. Our first day we did some sight seeing in downtown Chicago. Tyler went with his buddies shopping and I visited Chicago landmarks. I figured I can go shopping anytime. What was Tyler thinking?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpN-WDIGnJLIi1xuopwsAMJnwhjR3rZ2WrNqOJiJwYT3R2XKRlvt87FVbfPbmh3kWTPpYwLR4f4i-wR6Q50ytMtNFDLrr1HnYTem941WI62hjiuww6a28gcz5DrtUT8n_5yyt_cNHvXg/s1600/Chicago+2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpN-WDIGnJLIi1xuopwsAMJnwhjR3rZ2WrNqOJiJwYT3R2XKRlvt87FVbfPbmh3kWTPpYwLR4f4i-wR6Q50ytMtNFDLrr1HnYTem941WI62hjiuww6a28gcz5DrtUT8n_5yyt_cNHvXg/s320/Chicago+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637066753530368514" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The Pier was a great place to take photos</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-6CIdrpW2muM8Yqf_41Z8TW1tMrxqhf2EUHUd-lSEy3mNQ4eYU9Q-Fyv5_4uludRvULk-rsmcy6u0oeaKokE5zqIHfc7PIm9XU7NTphyxM2EEhI0YQFElh_BhXnVmP0mhUfGaVLXsQ/s1600/Chicago+3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-6CIdrpW2muM8Yqf_41Z8TW1tMrxqhf2EUHUd-lSEy3mNQ4eYU9Q-Fyv5_4uludRvULk-rsmcy6u0oeaKokE5zqIHfc7PIm9XU7NTphyxM2EEhI0YQFElh_BhXnVmP0mhUfGaVLXsQ/s320/Chicago+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637066747756780306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">and so was Millennium Park.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikW8Cqkt7AuhfitRKs314GFcsxvq_CaQT4fs2cDor-wkUXvgwbIR3LJukfmlTTUOL2Qm1btj5Y6zHilU3aiZGBbBwek8vR9iROGXLbJbm-5_koZPs2XSIjh56UqDagp5Vw904nCBj0XQ/s1600/Chicago+4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikW8Cqkt7AuhfitRKs314GFcsxvq_CaQT4fs2cDor-wkUXvgwbIR3LJukfmlTTUOL2Qm1btj5Y6zHilU3aiZGBbBwek8vR9iROGXLbJbm-5_koZPs2XSIjh56UqDagp5Vw904nCBj0XQ/s320/Chicago+4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637066745807718546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This fountain was so cool. The face changes every five minutes.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQFDYTonEDmC7XGM4XxgNuS0xm4ZSaTwcmyQ_3EjJGcZYa2uXke3ECm-flNTj9FCCQw7Rb7a1kJDQEtVqbHv03T5dfC90KGUZO-3hyphenhyphenbwpjODXw2br7mOd5iba5qq0Ra9USklso1wMhQ/s1600/Chicago+5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQFDYTonEDmC7XGM4XxgNuS0xm4ZSaTwcmyQ_3EjJGcZYa2uXke3ECm-flNTj9FCCQw7Rb7a1kJDQEtVqbHv03T5dfC90KGUZO-3hyphenhyphenbwpjODXw2br7mOd5iba5qq0Ra9USklso1wMhQ/s320/Chicago+5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637066739368176466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This huge Marilyn Monroe is a new to the area. I guess she's caused quite a stir and is a bit controversial. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WnnCuXbMXH9sqT57l9-rdgZnQVWrcvW9MRwEKB6u0QqBfduzCB5sq8SzcRwvEM9gMB8faZLPCD6BNJT3Fo5NRxS6OSYG3SFprC4zs9XqER_p9NqFRaUPmwEgxKuINVRNZosgDFbqlg/s1600/Chicago+6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WnnCuXbMXH9sqT57l9-rdgZnQVWrcvW9MRwEKB6u0QqBfduzCB5sq8SzcRwvEM9gMB8faZLPCD6BNJT3Fo5NRxS6OSYG3SFprC4zs9XqER_p9NqFRaUPmwEgxKuINVRNZosgDFbqlg/s320/Chicago+6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637066737741054322" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I'm thinking this might be the reason why? You know I just <b>had </b>to look! ;)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVjRwguti1G-B5EKSzCav9UWagEFHZW2DrDVF1bNE9Sak1VcaEcU9YutBXjoQTs8BT0zSp1SMzgc9x7F_hprA9hNWaVvg4ZiR422QoyFdSAj6jmN7tbHWbtpohDIC_N1o_eIptk1qNg/s1600/Chicago+8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVjRwguti1G-B5EKSzCav9UWagEFHZW2DrDVF1bNE9Sak1VcaEcU9YutBXjoQTs8BT0zSp1SMzgc9x7F_hprA9hNWaVvg4ZiR422QoyFdSAj6jmN7tbHWbtpohDIC_N1o_eIptk1qNg/s320/Chicago+8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637066193046345378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Then we volunteered at several places in the Chicago area. This Head Start Center was so much fun. We broke into 4 groups at this children's agency. We cleaned out an office, took care of the outdoor area (mowed and picked up trash), cleaned and organized the kitchen and of course, played with the kids. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKbJy57TIBZerb5rD6FRTqlWR8X5FKA9NHWi2DHfJNwpncP1wo19fM9ouxHq0zR3f7krRVZgyWdh4zvV3KPcB4AYuOIcTZeOsn1HvEB0tokwpVDGzy5mBylj1xNLbJsqzUqPMxCVClqw/s1600/Chicago+9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 307px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKbJy57TIBZerb5rD6FRTqlWR8X5FKA9NHWi2DHfJNwpncP1wo19fM9ouxHq0zR3f7krRVZgyWdh4zvV3KPcB4AYuOIcTZeOsn1HvEB0tokwpVDGzy5mBylj1xNLbJsqzUqPMxCVClqw/s320/Chicago+9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637066188641866946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The lady in the white shoes runs the front desk and hasn't ever missed a day of work. The director had us guess her age. She's 106 years young and still goes to work (in a non-air conditioned building). Very inspirational!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3yghiGQcJWPL_LznlVULm8Z_jYAFU5vsD3nkxOaZ0fnmalcxjjZj6klLcz-_Igd5bY_5L25_uHHAvA92_-LkgHUcwdufNV0vACPVwogrWoVyCM8wmvXtauX2fil9aPywJhGM-Q1eaw/s1600/Chicago+10.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3yghiGQcJWPL_LznlVULm8Z_jYAFU5vsD3nkxOaZ0fnmalcxjjZj6klLcz-_Igd5bY_5L25_uHHAvA92_-LkgHUcwdufNV0vACPVwogrWoVyCM8wmvXtauX2fil9aPywJhGM-Q1eaw/s320/Chicago+10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637066184933416210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The following day we headed to the 2nd biggest homeless shelter in downtown Chicago.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1h4vBytPQ-qC4N3HTMRJjO-2rf9X8hNgKLey4ifSYyBO2Z187ZlYzSw1wRt8XnFYVd41wm-esyWQ0L68iV1vWq-DF_qkkN027qmcFiYjP6-MuFOSXfHRoyGk7ZMsTH5ar4z7ipascQ/s1600/Chicago+11.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1h4vBytPQ-qC4N3HTMRJjO-2rf9X8hNgKLey4ifSYyBO2Z187ZlYzSw1wRt8XnFYVd41wm-esyWQ0L68iV1vWq-DF_qkkN027qmcFiYjP6-MuFOSXfHRoyGk7ZMsTH5ar4z7ipascQ/s320/Chicago+11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637066182484074034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It provides beds to 200 men and about 50 women.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnM4OUxRlxGHF45vNUGBrE7oweOYE6k0vhqcFcXqffLlW51U1-Hk8oJPMDhvrY-lGZ_3LSKLHVaKAcacGE-U-wy9vYDhMNs83cUmkQJPxvbjUIth0D71KmK8qHkpnmJlhyphenhyphen7ywDyJ5KCg/s1600/Chicago+12.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnM4OUxRlxGHF45vNUGBrE7oweOYE6k0vhqcFcXqffLlW51U1-Hk8oJPMDhvrY-lGZ_3LSKLHVaKAcacGE-U-wy9vYDhMNs83cUmkQJPxvbjUIth0D71KmK8qHkpnmJlhyphenhyphen7ywDyJ5KCg/s320/Chicago+12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637066179040970706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We sorted, folded and stacked over 4,000 bed linens.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So, of course, this scrapbooking layout will be titled "Holy Sheet".</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNaYgRR6-Ky69USMg5JVZfP-J8iFrRDsWmdkjpfdTh03Lw1b0HrAv8kyga-l2Xk3kuyiz4eoT9FSan2UopsrdJjA9KpUd0qnHVD5G92sNMdbCfBp3B5KGHQbEldleEPtdjkdu86K-vmg/s1600/Chicago+13.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNaYgRR6-Ky69USMg5JVZfP-J8iFrRDsWmdkjpfdTh03Lw1b0HrAv8kyga-l2Xk3kuyiz4eoT9FSan2UopsrdJjA9KpUd0qnHVD5G92sNMdbCfBp3B5KGHQbEldleEPtdjkdu86K-vmg/s320/Chicago+13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637065725803622114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We also took the fastest elevator in the Northern hemisphere to the top of the Hancock building. 100 floors in 40 seconds! Impressive!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1FpQyX2VDUnJU4V63K2u816nwxbyxIxvt8kmem3VoTqOsRIT2U0RBDEy6d7qV5MaXuX5soFYKooR4kMPGAx6oeY8qiRGCv2g2V4yKdCzVPQmToAl7KCwb_CjB-i9oiONp1t9EgwSCw/s1600/Chicago+14.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1FpQyX2VDUnJU4V63K2u816nwxbyxIxvt8kmem3VoTqOsRIT2U0RBDEy6d7qV5MaXuX5soFYKooR4kMPGAx6oeY8qiRGCv2g2V4yKdCzVPQmToAl7KCwb_CjB-i9oiONp1t9EgwSCw/s320/Chicago+14.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637065717096132114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We also enjoyed Chicago style pizza! Yum! </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcyGwXZ2LvWfIVefknTHq7kXhQt4mSlt1GagkhyJ21XNJZrPQZhEwrtQWUPl0NZtYCoXwEwP4D5P1C9YYrGYcLQKtB3Bae9nWn9r2VaaRLW7_IhaokZb-QbS-prXHbuCArlkMHQXeKdw/s1600/Chicago+15.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcyGwXZ2LvWfIVefknTHq7kXhQt4mSlt1GagkhyJ21XNJZrPQZhEwrtQWUPl0NZtYCoXwEwP4D5P1C9YYrGYcLQKtB3Bae9nWn9r2VaaRLW7_IhaokZb-QbS-prXHbuCArlkMHQXeKdw/s320/Chicago+15.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637065714151166066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We watched the White Sox play the Detroit Tigers. Sox win!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFKo3S3-8Pze94K1jd7-jLy-TejyMhzK19WrJNxyQjzMhpfu2jR3wDn9voTniM3U5yN4rP-Gich8uAgxDT7AF8WkwbSMgcF4U6inq1sfoeAe-NAuSYIsDG_xpf0fHrxqYEC_FYAiUVQ/s1600/Chicago+16.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFKo3S3-8Pze94K1jd7-jLy-TejyMhzK19WrJNxyQjzMhpfu2jR3wDn9voTniM3U5yN4rP-Gich8uAgxDT7AF8WkwbSMgcF4U6inq1sfoeAe-NAuSYIsDG_xpf0fHrxqYEC_FYAiUVQ/s320/Chicago+16.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637065707785564578" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Lastly, we spent the day at Six Flags! </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfce2kQrG1Xwusov_ph25ocTQsUWBhj7pr3ELQgRurnSfPy7yg4pISjQjY0rMnlZ5lbr3BvTQmt0kAjORd4hMkZue51pF1xZmu7YMY6j4bcmbQ88p1rKWe9zzVlRHeeIa10MiBKifKg/s1600/Chicago+17.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfce2kQrG1Xwusov_ph25ocTQsUWBhj7pr3ELQgRurnSfPy7yg4pISjQjY0rMnlZ5lbr3BvTQmt0kAjORd4hMkZue51pF1xZmu7YMY6j4bcmbQ88p1rKWe9zzVlRHeeIa10MiBKifKg/s320/Chicago+17.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637065703953577810" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A great trip and such a worthwhile experience despite the lack of showering. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Six days and one shower! Delightful!</div><p><img style="border:0;" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Amy%20Broeker/signaturecopy.png" /></p></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563586338898930630noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413700842157074137.post-91367313355858899902011-07-19T21:26:00.006-05:002011-07-19T21:43:07.655-05:00Renaissance Festival in Colorado<div>Two weekends ago....Madison and I took a fun, mini vacation through the Girl Scouts to Larkspur, Colorado to experience a Renaissance Festival, which neither of us has done before. It was a quick weekend trip, with driving on Friday, Festival on Saturday and home again on Sunday, but it was well worth it! </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlssjh3LZTYTHLrcRyQA-Vl8mORaz8d6Na0_H9j1p4Bfx2CXPyZJX5jdpb6ycwXxBB7JmNzQlOFuqlfEG_6VEA-Iq-sCd1UkbwTDeFagMHvBlyYL-9u0XmTI5-T_D6UhAJt67TT87fRw/s1600/Ren1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlssjh3LZTYTHLrcRyQA-Vl8mORaz8d6Na0_H9j1p4Bfx2CXPyZJX5jdpb6ycwXxBB7JmNzQlOFuqlfEG_6VEA-Iq-sCd1UkbwTDeFagMHvBlyYL-9u0XmTI5-T_D6UhAJt67TT87fRw/s320/Ren1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631257209187872962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We saw fiddlers!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyluDFRBraU8EoCQ7xXtJ-AgMtAsgwi_iA4bz2vV7Sx3mRzFxrZ5EujIQ5pDvnO1qCAn14Q0bfUZio7CCHMrak4N5IiPlc8E8M8GCvcJT6rfiTdFRMZI1kK34TH3wrhYMdsIqzQK_l_A/s1600/Ren2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyluDFRBraU8EoCQ7xXtJ-AgMtAsgwi_iA4bz2vV7Sx3mRzFxrZ5EujIQ5pDvnO1qCAn14Q0bfUZio7CCHMrak4N5IiPlc8E8M8GCvcJT6rfiTdFRMZI1kK34TH3wrhYMdsIqzQK_l_A/s320/Ren2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631257204781829090" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Took lots of photos!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgC-8vLn2bVjUGM61Ji_D0laGpk7fNnf_S6Y5WQmCRU31IM7-ohucHfMDgwr0XLbIzg7n1pgF4zUIPVPLCx4VVEgM40Kch71KEI4W-8ykT7Bl4uTBM2sCzANzB2Wo84_R8X6tGLhQ2dA/s1600/Ren3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgC-8vLn2bVjUGM61Ji_D0laGpk7fNnf_S6Y5WQmCRU31IM7-ohucHfMDgwr0XLbIzg7n1pgF4zUIPVPLCx4VVEgM40Kch71KEI4W-8ykT7Bl4uTBM2sCzANzB2Wo84_R8X6tGLhQ2dA/s320/Ren3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631257198131605970" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Tried Henna tattoos...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVT2pUg-zfVBydIyRnaQPUz9sHqZGzkPtSIgQc37_12wq9u3dgB6C6KSzV1Jo3GafKe1Vtfy9Lz6kgJbbMOsFNrRUiDFMrqYwoZsDEuLbmjIMQGNzqkeHpG4OyiS0ArunmUhDHHrcfQ/s1600/Ren4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVT2pUg-zfVBydIyRnaQPUz9sHqZGzkPtSIgQc37_12wq9u3dgB6C6KSzV1Jo3GafKe1Vtfy9Lz6kgJbbMOsFNrRUiDFMrqYwoZsDEuLbmjIMQGNzqkeHpG4OyiS0ArunmUhDHHrcfQ/s320/Ren4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631257194425399778" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Madison got a cool butterfly</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKnUm1WFmuh49l2B7_raGBJj0ivqe3YZeXtz3KpPDddmwPs6FKw3M2e1KU0wBRBS9OhAGxkC44_GHqvQ-Yd3xFpJdVe-zipe5sVULht7rXR-3y4vBK3gnzNLO71DhE8Gaa0xUBRsKO1A/s1600/Ren5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKnUm1WFmuh49l2B7_raGBJj0ivqe3YZeXtz3KpPDddmwPs6FKw3M2e1KU0wBRBS9OhAGxkC44_GHqvQ-Yd3xFpJdVe-zipe5sVULht7rXR-3y4vBK3gnzNLO71DhE8Gaa0xUBRsKO1A/s320/Ren5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631257186953211746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">and I got a design on my hand (not pictured).</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_F2KLKo2cZinykiENuPguqnl2EQm7KQoyCFtL8VsmYlkcvx7DjPNAm7KqQ9wWb9_L_xwa8aUQUvAgWD-N7bsSyceL68NAxcSWdHB9bx3W87adoe35Di8Zwh5VlzVr1xuaeIh1ihe7Kg/s1600/Ren6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_F2KLKo2cZinykiENuPguqnl2EQm7KQoyCFtL8VsmYlkcvx7DjPNAm7KqQ9wWb9_L_xwa8aUQUvAgWD-N7bsSyceL68NAxcSWdHB9bx3W87adoe35Di8Zwh5VlzVr1xuaeIh1ihe7Kg/s320/Ren6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631256499295369986" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Then the girls (four of them) wanted a </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipBTnnSN7cXHCcVwlibSAq6_XzTgbCLlsf2YIooURCh0OGiSp25eS-2volOsKrw77apfvADlnY4437lJX4aERd_pkOMJuT8aIHOYpuea21aa0zaKOg5bqlQAN7Ury7FaCktZVeCGsgzA/s1600/Ren7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipBTnnSN7cXHCcVwlibSAq6_XzTgbCLlsf2YIooURCh0OGiSp25eS-2volOsKrw77apfvADlnY4437lJX4aERd_pkOMJuT8aIHOYpuea21aa0zaKOg5bqlQAN7Ury7FaCktZVeCGsgzA/s320/Ren7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631256490827156818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">feather in their hair, which should last about 2 months.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSXd88ONqFP4IrOsNQR4huXUsQgH_APBL50XCVCmygzA3pxDzvQXy6qXTUA16OdPE-kIFL1ittZbMdJpHqRDonv5RDp0Ui5_Z2lWRe9ZaFh2K0ugwq4-8KpCP6TIZlUbvCvHjwiP3XQ/s1600/Ren8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSXd88ONqFP4IrOsNQR4huXUsQgH_APBL50XCVCmygzA3pxDzvQXy6qXTUA16OdPE-kIFL1ittZbMdJpHqRDonv5RDp0Ui5_Z2lWRe9ZaFh2K0ugwq4-8KpCP6TIZlUbvCvHjwiP3XQ/s320/Ren8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631256486026535186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Then we watched various performances</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHWofSTBqA92u9u_Qj1oWzXBrgQRcyV1TrhlGNUDrbhHOfXIN0-LQvCT1vqqAuP-f4B1pYuG6aj2NXTUV7V-pCfomN1vOpGX3eHLZc9iswG7noP8VU4ti-CrcLZugpFhVXLjG7ubScw/s1600/Ren9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHWofSTBqA92u9u_Qj1oWzXBrgQRcyV1TrhlGNUDrbhHOfXIN0-LQvCT1vqqAuP-f4B1pYuG6aj2NXTUV7V-pCfomN1vOpGX3eHLZc9iswG7noP8VU4ti-CrcLZugpFhVXLjG7ubScw/s320/Ren9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631256484954360322" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">and my friend, Juel, tried out Palm Reading.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4MsZZVKwyjbT6ctG3YQMBN1y3BiC1hZQv8TX1qfM5bkgnmUG7kwnf0B-tdc4ipf91_p3lZ1KTaJOlG6v24SKdMhzT6kcmygEKznH9_2zFQRfQr2rcaeotVhiyMYuA4OhgyGZDIlAcA/s1600/Ren10.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4MsZZVKwyjbT6ctG3YQMBN1y3BiC1hZQv8TX1qfM5bkgnmUG7kwnf0B-tdc4ipf91_p3lZ1KTaJOlG6v24SKdMhzT6kcmygEKznH9_2zFQRfQr2rcaeotVhiyMYuA4OhgyGZDIlAcA/s320/Ren10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631256476880674482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I thought it was weird that there was an "aura" around her head when I took the photo.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm sure it's how the light hit the camera, but still it's pretty wild.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwwVWZ5aLhVBNdSq3x1VZwPvpWJxE_d7RDz_1K4mcEPtRQNUkJyFOjqcrWdsxWz89T2LFy7oT3U5PfaL45sTwG3kgj_3lrifR_n-Uqx24W3hP5SF24fa_b_O_FkWEPZbMMz7bSyL0uQ/s1600/Ren11.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwwVWZ5aLhVBNdSq3x1VZwPvpWJxE_d7RDz_1K4mcEPtRQNUkJyFOjqcrWdsxWz89T2LFy7oT3U5PfaL45sTwG3kgj_3lrifR_n-Uqx24W3hP5SF24fa_b_O_FkWEPZbMMz7bSyL0uQ/s320/Ren11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631255954781298850" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We ended the performance with jousting.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtYrfG41ALnLiVCU-RzOW_n5POLirdLRMQBiEKyo9kqitBbfna31KYgP0MTYOQtxmgU00gJbLs6VqFVCySE8J96wS3HGsJ1x03V0iarxFx5M-OuZrtc_EeFTh4PdPYQ4ajlaW3K8kvg/s1600/Ren12.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtYrfG41ALnLiVCU-RzOW_n5POLirdLRMQBiEKyo9kqitBbfna31KYgP0MTYOQtxmgU00gJbLs6VqFVCySE8J96wS3HGsJ1x03V0iarxFx5M-OuZrtc_EeFTh4PdPYQ4ajlaW3K8kvg/s320/Ren12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631255948536874466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We cheered on the knight in black...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7c99dWYrBdPesBCT5i3O1vcj7m2mKD_vJB59Lxy-FKTy2KwScpDUZODi1WIxE0mDhRZmk70jQ2H1Fvi1E9t_oQ6K7AAieQ27FSjEr2lhmvR4YLGP4GVI-oLBq75UCkXP2xEyc7-zeMQ/s1600/Ren13.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7c99dWYrBdPesBCT5i3O1vcj7m2mKD_vJB59Lxy-FKTy2KwScpDUZODi1WIxE0mDhRZmk70jQ2H1Fvi1E9t_oQ6K7AAieQ27FSjEr2lhmvR4YLGP4GVI-oLBq75UCkXP2xEyc7-zeMQ/s320/Ren13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631255944053319650" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">and I still don't know who really won?</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDGi251rhR2Ij3yvPVsdCIMt53DODOkpcd3luVntJGwL_Rwu-fSoO-iBadumePV-3cChvK7-b4S4aQLH_16RTWZsW2bwwK13oARYQ5-YMAei4Z_-LwnO7hMIZfk0rvldlfSmR8GBvFkw/s1600/Ren14.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDGi251rhR2Ij3yvPVsdCIMt53DODOkpcd3luVntJGwL_Rwu-fSoO-iBadumePV-3cChvK7-b4S4aQLH_16RTWZsW2bwwK13oARYQ5-YMAei4Z_-LwnO7hMIZfk0rvldlfSmR8GBvFkw/s320/Ren14.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631255935808814946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">But my favorite was the "village idiot".</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdX0bHwR83hDGTA8A6Ma1aVnvzU0f2tD6OS_34kUxJUMif6mWWejVnWoVt7IVVJbGxrhXaznSC8QG5mgK4BOOTivR0WxT9UuXH5xbz0ibEFDqdg92YWxnk23UYmwOoDewUxGfxkiQx0A/s1600/Ren15.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdX0bHwR83hDGTA8A6Ma1aVnvzU0f2tD6OS_34kUxJUMif6mWWejVnWoVt7IVVJbGxrhXaznSC8QG5mgK4BOOTivR0WxT9UuXH5xbz0ibEFDqdg92YWxnk23UYmwOoDewUxGfxkiQx0A/s320/Ren15.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631255934648408018" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">He asked a very tattooed lady if she got her a$$ kicked by an Etch-a-Sketch,</div><div style="text-align: center;">which I found incredibly funny!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Next week, I am off to do mission work in Chicago with Tyler. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I just might blog it! ;)</div><p><img style="border:0;" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Amy%20Broeker/signaturecopy.png" /></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563586338898930630noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413700842157074137.post-80976304281107811942011-06-11T19:35:00.006-05:002011-06-11T20:28:34.040-05:00Baseball & Berry Picking<div style="text-align: center;">Can you believe this? Two days in a row blogging. I really don't know who reads this stuff about the Broekers or who really cares, but I guess this helps me with my knowledge of my photos when I come back to scrapbook it. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Today Tyler's team (Blue Chips) played in a tourney in Seward. The first game was awesome with a score of 19 to 2. Tyler got the three outs in the final inning playing second base. The boys had their bats going and all was well.....</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_QVHHlArZzU5naLtfRU7PRptBeZqLVXKVKZLDi02NUH44JayG3zR50D-Jjq1MV4Ehot2HPLKubI8WuhPQ9C8AesUtGTQvkqp5SqtBFW43gJ5mbPw8Ds8RePpzqHk_lhsW7lBKfK4dGw/s1600/base%2526berry1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_QVHHlArZzU5naLtfRU7PRptBeZqLVXKVKZLDi02NUH44JayG3zR50D-Jjq1MV4Ehot2HPLKubI8WuhPQ9C8AesUtGTQvkqp5SqtBFW43gJ5mbPw8Ds8RePpzqHk_lhsW7lBKfK4dGw/s320/base%2526berry1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617126592455154978" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">and then they played their second game. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUp8GTb15WeqBo6hJ6PippKEQahi9LhVjFlaaYoBrQqUdWAupk8Wd151ZbtWT4zm7MJ8JtqXhZIt5mv8zLI01BL0lCcZP5l9WWWv5Zc0LA7GGDz7f4kPzJCx9dkN5-pR-clEL_ILG-eQ/s1600/base%2526berry2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUp8GTb15WeqBo6hJ6PippKEQahi9LhVjFlaaYoBrQqUdWAupk8Wd151ZbtWT4zm7MJ8JtqXhZIt5mv8zLI01BL0lCcZP5l9WWWv5Zc0LA7GGDz7f4kPzJCx9dkN5-pR-clEL_ILG-eQ/s320/base%2526berry2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617126587246693202" /></a>The grandparents (photo courtesy of Grant) came to watch this one. Well, the outcome was slightly different with a loss of 14 to 6. Tyler did get a couple outs at 2nd again and he hit a triple!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8iQ_dh9ORQCBRZVCu7PgounB2tbjo_i6yvJbrC3vG2rSmtm0qgqAIrO3qm5cE_xkZMWNTHJ6ccoNYAtMiI-zbrE4qxL_MMPUg5FFsC2sJtIb8ukaKWW458FwkScQjJArY8APR9TKWw/s1600/gpagma.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8iQ_dh9ORQCBRZVCu7PgounB2tbjo_i6yvJbrC3vG2rSmtm0qgqAIrO3qm5cE_xkZMWNTHJ6ccoNYAtMiI-zbrE4qxL_MMPUg5FFsC2sJtIb8ukaKWW458FwkScQjJArY8APR9TKWw/s320/gpagma.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617126575767340306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Bummer, I don't think my parent have yet to see a winning game. </div><div style="text-align: center;">We call this the "relative factor" and it holds true for both sets of grandparents, aunts, uncles and probably long lost cousins if they came. Ugh!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5v0B4st6g1VgVZIwDcDLl0hTUDVzOkMTPm-4m9dgQUCC_Q01rme3PhzbsS7zJVcpJk7Ejc5mSIPripRb16L4wTXaifIhTyiC4dVLGi_D1BGBKywT3NHAzCvYrCvWl6705rCl5NdOySw/s1600/base%2526berry3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5v0B4st6g1VgVZIwDcDLl0hTUDVzOkMTPm-4m9dgQUCC_Q01rme3PhzbsS7zJVcpJk7Ejc5mSIPripRb16L4wTXaifIhTyiC4dVLGi_D1BGBKywT3NHAzCvYrCvWl6705rCl5NdOySw/s320/base%2526berry3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617126569899718018" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Grant did enjoy a nice snow cone.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then it was off to Roca Berry Farm to use our gift certificate for 10 pounds of strawberries.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCI0G9Ur7ZAYWHzYKvTi9CnBIZWz0mwjNjaRjqEZAosr7JNI6jkxbBD2EUYGaUhMDDMa8POUYBtNB5oA4-14a3vonoGicpNPIWOOGzaMVI44OdpzpJDFfKKFCeMqD37sF_2S07SKcN2g/s1600/base%2526berry4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCI0G9Ur7ZAYWHzYKvTi9CnBIZWz0mwjNjaRjqEZAosr7JNI6jkxbBD2EUYGaUhMDDMa8POUYBtNB5oA4-14a3vonoGicpNPIWOOGzaMVI44OdpzpJDFfKKFCeMqD37sF_2S07SKcN2g/s320/base%2526berry4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617126558533894482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here we are just beginning to pick...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqUQxAZ-9JN80Xv0clccFa39CAdCyufBTHbKxqxY_sshzl64BW0N1Z4Gi2WjWz-zQ6qPG9SLLQFXUBfM59v-f7mbvyjyJuoQjpNxPakLL6Sat8BaBE5DGmkVhnPM60gnH6Nn4Ix7gxQ/s1600/base%2526berry5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqUQxAZ-9JN80Xv0clccFa39CAdCyufBTHbKxqxY_sshzl64BW0N1Z4Gi2WjWz-zQ6qPG9SLLQFXUBfM59v-f7mbvyjyJuoQjpNxPakLL6Sat8BaBE5DGmkVhnPM60gnH6Nn4Ix7gxQ/s320/base%2526berry5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617125927859660818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It's back breaking work.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhICEv4PMXHSRV91XhWMRzjHWQsym5C-xdRg1ZlILqmJQS7LwKA4NYwtaXfZf835Evtd6275jKduHIwrMQJMBD1DiX2VTjCqvpt-L1MMArfeEwzdx-i1AMIU8MpQ8ebNR-kXcb6pAQUhA/s1600/base%2526berry6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhICEv4PMXHSRV91XhWMRzjHWQsym5C-xdRg1ZlILqmJQS7LwKA4NYwtaXfZf835Evtd6275jKduHIwrMQJMBD1DiX2VTjCqvpt-L1MMArfeEwzdx-i1AMIU8MpQ8ebNR-kXcb6pAQUhA/s320/base%2526berry6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617125925112141010" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Grant loved picking strawberries and asked if we could do this all the time.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sorry, Grant, this only happens for 3 weeks in June.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGAKKFOpgccKbY0rLRv4pGCABRHOndiUA4LFTLIcUlAq4AJtOn8w0Ihj6vrZW5402PgSq4QQ1-i3OcnFI3_Lvll0kQDJJssf3Fg-D8ClC2-ArYg3BJDaX510yt9WZSzizReOSPAaj1Q/s1600/base%2526berry7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGAKKFOpgccKbY0rLRv4pGCABRHOndiUA4LFTLIcUlAq4AJtOn8w0Ihj6vrZW5402PgSq4QQ1-i3OcnFI3_Lvll0kQDJJssf3Fg-D8ClC2-ArYg3BJDaX510yt9WZSzizReOSPAaj1Q/s320/base%2526berry7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617125912299665106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Nebraska is not a strawberry growing state as you can see. I believe Tyler is holding the largest berry found for the day. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefGEBY_lKzyKfTvHYsKxdZTE_3DQoo_dpRVEZmVDj_CIUIvqvgRj9dyY_DHEqAMnqVxwu3pDB90Jo8Fc3bOt5XMoPKG63kXEdHMALyNepp3HuI96vmRzIKpjDwdALZdoUISDcgpWizg/s1600/base%2526berry8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefGEBY_lKzyKfTvHYsKxdZTE_3DQoo_dpRVEZmVDj_CIUIvqvgRj9dyY_DHEqAMnqVxwu3pDB90Jo8Fc3bOt5XMoPKG63kXEdHMALyNepp3HuI96vmRzIKpjDwdALZdoUISDcgpWizg/s320/base%2526berry8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617125906327534130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is the only photo that's not blurry of me. It looks like I am holding cherries.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQqsY1rfS94BcJI46IJm1qsNzsga-hVjOnWxs7w5nbXxop-blrBCdAgrHz1oQwBwKrnY39aTSt2l2Q5PaOOerzAsytiwAGNKc5CAAv5TGmi2LUgsg-7DMsSYP2jCV_JUrvMA8YpnnbA/s1600/base%2526berry9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQqsY1rfS94BcJI46IJm1qsNzsga-hVjOnWxs7w5nbXxop-blrBCdAgrHz1oQwBwKrnY39aTSt2l2Q5PaOOerzAsytiwAGNKc5CAAv5TGmi2LUgsg-7DMsSYP2jCV_JUrvMA8YpnnbA/s320/base%2526berry9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617125899793955554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The kids are showing their stained hands after our picking activity.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We picked 8.6 pounds!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now what am I going to do with them?</div><p><img style="border:0;" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Amy%20Broeker/signaturecopy.png" /></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563586338898930630noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413700842157074137.post-66411031237540941502011-06-10T14:37:00.006-05:002011-06-10T15:24:45.407-05:00Summer is Here<div>Hello again! After the longest stint away from blogging, I thought I'd post again. I have no excuse for not posting now that I'm finally into my second week off of work. There are no good reasons now for my procrastination except for maybe....</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqmYS1Ad20ABKWmjt3A4-DT2Q9E_ickoSGax7d46vEIObB_gQrN4mI9ATppAyzZQIUUr0lZtxudQnUt3FH1fFIY2plHBlikDB4SER-8Ciiw2wAXwep-PqDZuKx5jtdhkAUCvueeqUyg/s1600/aok1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqmYS1Ad20ABKWmjt3A4-DT2Q9E_ickoSGax7d46vEIObB_gQrN4mI9ATppAyzZQIUUr0lZtxudQnUt3FH1fFIY2plHBlikDB4SER-8Ciiw2wAXwep-PqDZuKx5jtdhkAUCvueeqUyg/s320/aok1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616678443450275490" /></a>Tyler's U14 baseball games. This is Tyler's final year of youth sports now that he's entering high school this fall. Tyler continues to play 2nd base and loves it. He's had a good year "at bat", but has not hit a home run since the day Michael Jackson died. How could I forget...two historical events in one day.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-wbD0Uqovy4zONAIrcgJWwQNmt3kMVVkyieUMrxRgUAvW0y98M8zqsUxbUt4daPrjxEuk5hlviOCEnaxGtoVwid7RZfY7kLN2TJkNmbW1cQRaBIoUSHziVQzaS1loUOAct6EHNWd1Q/s1600/aok3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-wbD0Uqovy4zONAIrcgJWwQNmt3kMVVkyieUMrxRgUAvW0y98M8zqsUxbUt4daPrjxEuk5hlviOCEnaxGtoVwid7RZfY7kLN2TJkNmbW1cQRaBIoUSHziVQzaS1loUOAct6EHNWd1Q/s320/aok3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616678442639249346" /></a>Madison also finished up her soccer season playing goalie and a mid-fielder. She loves this game and I look forward to seeing years of her playing it. Now she's currently taking a theater class where she learned to be a glass of water on Tuesday. This does make a mother proud. (ha, ha) She also is playing softball with the name Toros. I enjoy cheering, "Go Lawnmowers!" <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KjB85IUOdkphJxu_acxuZh4RQyzTHljYg444SGWLgF8Wzz1hoNN8ZTeyV8g4jJiUKZcuuSuC5mIL1XXcOyfgdzEOEtnIns5XsEPLO2PDDnWypXMY6xT4l_PUR45hjTMtz8indHzOeQ/s320/aok4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616678111671237234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div>Grant has his sports too now, which is enough to send me completely crazy. I did bring this on myself. He's in his second year of Little Greens Track and will begin T-ball on Sunday. More opportunities for scrapbooking for me! </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifr9sHboZr5xGmpO7aMjk57nOjKb5ioLgallBPYUdmArw4NzeLcAkcCbx_pWmaE8dzifaYiOZAfTCcPkSZ-NHH6yaSUFUvLoC2AjPZtiMEepQyBlLRREHkLySct-wknx_bXIF97zbiQw/s1600/aok2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifr9sHboZr5xGmpO7aMjk57nOjKb5ioLgallBPYUdmArw4NzeLcAkcCbx_pWmaE8dzifaYiOZAfTCcPkSZ-NHH6yaSUFUvLoC2AjPZtiMEepQyBlLRREHkLySct-wknx_bXIF97zbiQw/s320/aok2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616678117787405714" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">Oh, in case you are curious, we still have Miss Penny the Shiz-tzu/Pound Puppyl She's darn cute, but does enjoy eating Grant's shoes. Grrr! We just give her loads of raw hide bones and everyone is happy. Ranger still tolerates her also. He does look at her like, "Where do you get all your energy?"</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I also decided to post two things that made me happy today....</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUhg-KPjCwsqJ2jnwv23wENEyiiMHbyBcq7rLEj6ERUJ_u-ZFwgwWzpFPF74CJVP2aPj17QxCvYzMDPiKo75PwmKs-tdu8fxbtxyLEzEfCIcVf-zOZH45varoMNcl9-DiWeiD6PsIgw/s1600/aok5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUhg-KPjCwsqJ2jnwv23wENEyiiMHbyBcq7rLEj6ERUJ_u-ZFwgwWzpFPF74CJVP2aPj17QxCvYzMDPiKo75PwmKs-tdu8fxbtxyLEzEfCIcVf-zOZH45varoMNcl9-DiWeiD6PsIgw/s320/aok5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616678102387551266" /></a>Huge sale at Bath and Body Works! I received a wonderful gift card from my neighbor and used it on some great buys. Woo hoo!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNd_lcTIwEfoZvNkOYu73uuKqWwQWBSpwfiNhWAFmgJ-O_GjB04_0DIzSerpJZtrncsBlCGAaM6W9Fhs9BLfUP14ZkpFmGoZ4aZQ9I4EJPUFbbA_L58UInrBuQ2ED6FsjxCiHe5F7_xQ/s1600/aok6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNd_lcTIwEfoZvNkOYu73uuKqWwQWBSpwfiNhWAFmgJ-O_GjB04_0DIzSerpJZtrncsBlCGAaM6W9Fhs9BLfUP14ZkpFmGoZ4aZQ9I4EJPUFbbA_L58UInrBuQ2ED6FsjxCiHe5F7_xQ/s320/aok6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616678095728499330" /></a>And the UPS guy delivered my Scentsy kit today!!! Yay! My house smells wonderful, just wish it looked wonderfully tidy too. My web addy is http://amybroeker.scentsy.us/...if you want to check it out. <div><br /></div><div>On a sad note, Lincoln Public Schools lost their District Office over Memorial Day weekend. It's unimaginable all that's lost, thankfully not my job and of course, not my classroom.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FtCLcqUNeMTZBQr9WgXIpaIFMEqnrJxNnZwqUDfsk6HeKLY98Fsn92zxSs7f491G_LxjpLrzR0jJmpoR8YsQxBCyq5q_eIZCgYDV7PKiBKNP5qsgwKRVjigz_T8XzOyqDgnyhPeJUA/s1600/aok7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FtCLcqUNeMTZBQr9WgXIpaIFMEqnrJxNnZwqUDfsk6HeKLY98Fsn92zxSs7f491G_LxjpLrzR0jJmpoR8YsQxBCyq5q_eIZCgYDV7PKiBKNP5qsgwKRVjigz_T8XzOyqDgnyhPeJUA/s320/aok7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616678092279213010" /></a>Still as awful sight to see, but the community will rally and all will be well again!<br /><p><img style="border:0;" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Amy%20Broeker/signaturecopy.png" /></p></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563586338898930630noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413700842157074137.post-61794672133774874972011-04-10T20:51:00.010-05:002011-04-10T22:13:11.499-05:00Newest Member of the Family<div>Yes, I am sure you are in shock. Not by the fact, that I got ANOTHER dog, but that I actually took the time to blog in over a month and a half. I guess I just didn't feel like anything was newsworthy even though we've been very busy with baseball, track, Heritage School, Girl Scouts, a new student teacher in my room and logging tons of hours at Bejeweled. I guess you could say that I've replaced that silly game with blogging. In fact, I haven't read a blog in over a week, so if you don't read this, I am surely can not be offended. ;)</div><div><br /></div><div>Back in December I thought that maybe, just maybe our Miniature Schnauzer, Ranger, needed a permanent friend to play with at our home. However, I did NOT want to housebreak a new puppy or go through that awful chewing stage. So, I decided to look into a pet rescue. I found several rescues in and around Omaha and Lincoln, but they all required a huge amount of paperwork (which I filled out) and a home visit or two. I was starting to think that adopting a real person would actually be easier. </div><div><br /></div><div>After much work and communication with one pet rescue I learned two things. </div><div> 1. Rescue dogs can be severely needy and unstable for an active household. </div><div> 2. Rescue dogs can be more expensive than just buying a brand new one and many aren't even <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">house trained</span>. </div><div>In fact, one rescue wouldn't allow us to adopt their "puppy mill" dogs due to their fear of our schnauzer and Grant. Really...Ranger? Grant? Okay, well yes, I can understand that concern.</div><div><br /></div><div>That's when I started to watch the website for <a href="http://www.capitalhumanesociety.org/pets/dogs.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Pound Puppies</span></a><a href="http://www.capitalhumanesociety.org/pets/dogs.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> </span></a>and found this cutie. It only took 74 visits to find a female, non-shedding dog that behaves well with children as well as gets along with other dogs. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Meet Princess Penelope, which we will call "Penny". </div><div style="text-align: center;">She's now got her "furever" home with us!</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgZDNE3zyv4-N-IzHgc7D0eWMBTu7dxBlNM7Vt0t_jruWkZSAt8iJ1vq83pmFL-kSmsNsY0MEF4cbkDsDI0H961yEyQazEv7Ug_odVvcHpKM1JoiSVqUS_9EAZNep1nYO1azJVXUI9g/s1600/family+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgZDNE3zyv4-N-IzHgc7D0eWMBTu7dxBlNM7Vt0t_jruWkZSAt8iJ1vq83pmFL-kSmsNsY0MEF4cbkDsDI0H961yEyQazEv7Ug_odVvcHpKM1JoiSVqUS_9EAZNep1nYO1azJVXUI9g/s320/family+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594138751889735810" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">We had to wait an extra ten days before meeting Penny, which the shelter called "Sally Jo" due to getting Kennel Cough due to being placed in confinement. Poor little girl! Miss Penny is a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Shih</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Tzu</span> or <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Shih</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Tzu</span> mix and arrived at the pound lost and was found wandering 16th and South Street here in Lincoln. Her teeth tell us that she's about 1 - 2 years old and that's about all we know about her. Apparently, her previous owners didn't microchip her, come looking for her, or even feed her very well. She weighs about 10.5 lbs. The shelter also had to spay her, which hadn't been done before.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Penny's a very timid dog and was extremely nervous when we visited her Friday night. Then when we introduced Ranger to her, she quickly stopped shaking and she probably thought, "Oh, good, they aren't going to hurt or eat me. They already have a dog and he's looking quite content." That's when we knew she was the one for us. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Deciding on naming this little girl was extremely difficult. If you saw my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Facebook</span> post, I received around fifty-four ideas for names. I found a lot of them very cute including Junie B., Latte and Molly. Tyler quickly suggested the name Penny after the Nebraska character in the sitcom "The Big Bang Theory" and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">eventually</span> he won out. I would have preferred a non-human name, sorry Penny Laschanzky (my scrapbooking friend), but everything suggested to us seemed to sound like a great person name too. I even found a website for top dog names and saw that the name "Penny" comes in 33rd place out of a hundred for dogs. You might want to check <a href="http://www.dog-paw-print.com/names-for-dogs.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">it</span></a> out to see if your name is a popular choice for canines. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I thought I'd try to get some doggie photos, which proved to be a very challenging task. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZztT9Vm_TogqeTdc_CrHzSBfyogugr-S0Mvi7-4PDlsCzuuZ27K4cSAOYeDkID39B_y4UtL410JmWkwFBctXfOKktgZHQvmNwdQ2CJ9Ph2nwx5sTO8bJxyun2nozDjGZqrQDHzr2DyQ/s1600/family+2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZztT9Vm_TogqeTdc_CrHzSBfyogugr-S0Mvi7-4PDlsCzuuZ27K4cSAOYeDkID39B_y4UtL410JmWkwFBctXfOKktgZHQvmNwdQ2CJ9Ph2nwx5sTO8bJxyun2nozDjGZqrQDHzr2DyQ/s320/family+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594138753265411634" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">No longer the "Lone" Ranger and Princess Penny</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknz51HnmET3jxLPc5KA7JBkbLorY8ZbkNUhg0qBJR55bVGjWvnLZK4CMqwrL9QzC0MpVOso-qpWIx6TjdvuGQZftjtfFTOo_el2BbUFl5W-59riKUjxRH866UUZ7fCqGhyphenhyphenuhNhBwVIQ/s1600/family+3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknz51HnmET3jxLPc5KA7JBkbLorY8ZbkNUhg0qBJR55bVGjWvnLZK4CMqwrL9QzC0MpVOso-qpWIx6TjdvuGQZftjtfFTOo_el2BbUFl5W-59riKUjxRH866UUZ7fCqGhyphenhyphenuhNhBwVIQ/s320/family+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594138749606326530" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Oops...another miss!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkC9aNGdc0nJNCIcEdyuCHEm31uVig9VgK5H42k51YAFXavrg04l6QI2S2fDGpVVLMRrkjCnf0-tE3R5mQNvOx4OHCZiHWkcFSdybI_sutHsVSrutAP-ju-dQ9MZZe04elH-2hkpLhA/s1600/family+4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkC9aNGdc0nJNCIcEdyuCHEm31uVig9VgK5H42k51YAFXavrg04l6QI2S2fDGpVVLMRrkjCnf0-tE3R5mQNvOx4OHCZiHWkcFSdybI_sutHsVSrutAP-ju-dQ9MZZe04elH-2hkpLhA/s320/family+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594138742810737826" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Finally, two faces! </div><div style="text-align: center;">And if you are curious...Ranger is liking his new friend just fine. </div><br /><p><img style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Amy%20Broeker/signaturecopy.png" align="left" /></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563586338898930630noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413700842157074137.post-1539966393293419802011-02-21T19:17:00.009-06:002011-02-21T19:43:33.148-06:00Presidents' DayHappy Presidents' Day to you!<br /><br />Hope you enjoyed your day off, if you got one. I, myself, had an Elementary Plan Day. So, no school for Madison today and a quiet day at work for me...cleaning my classroom and ordering supplies for the next school year.<br /><br />I can't say I've ever "celebrated" Presidents' Day before. I should do something since my kids all have presidential names. Just think of all those scrapbooking opportunities I've let go by over the years....hmmm? Well, we did have Cherry Pancakes tonight in honor of our first fore father of our country, George Washington. This wasn't my idea, but that of <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://e-mealz.com">E-Mealz</a>. A food program that I am still loving. Of course, the cherries were suppose to go on as the topping, but we (Andy and I) thought it would be more adventurous to put it in the pancakes or panpakes like Grant likes to call them.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5CwikKXUgfvKgsivJ1QV-CHRLanTLRW6rjTNwp2qxX6uzTz_ZxppO56xIlhqRQb6HzYfEm-TJHMIuiGJsUYzTtgHNGHhNC4B3Zx0G2C7k6lVO6q_HI6DFLGfHq5e0Fi769-dJVM_q6g/s1600/pres+1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5CwikKXUgfvKgsivJ1QV-CHRLanTLRW6rjTNwp2qxX6uzTz_ZxppO56xIlhqRQb6HzYfEm-TJHMIuiGJsUYzTtgHNGHhNC4B3Zx0G2C7k6lVO6q_HI6DFLGfHq5e0Fi769-dJVM_q6g/s320/pres+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576318515896395362" border="0" /></a>The batter does make for a nice looking Valentine pancake, I think.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh70oFGSTqEK39tXZqVFvDIHSNNsrQZujy5rmYLn4pEUM1UhyphenhyphenF9foxfdGMmP8ZeeJcYYRxsEDcZCbI2uU5Wtf2hH7eqnsQw_C0-Yc8jHo9BKV27YCuGrZznAI-Ro8Lp58BLTeyJHTJWFg/s1600/Pres+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh70oFGSTqEK39tXZqVFvDIHSNNsrQZujy5rmYLn4pEUM1UhyphenhyphenF9foxfdGMmP8ZeeJcYYRxsEDcZCbI2uU5Wtf2hH7eqnsQw_C0-Yc8jHo9BKV27YCuGrZznAI-Ro8Lp58BLTeyJHTJWFg/s320/Pres+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576318405690229938" border="0" /></a>And boy do those cherries retain their heat!<br /><br />Here are recent photos tonight of my favorite<br />Commanders in Chief<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUUPo2ltL2o3OX3WBr0TYDFeyIKqNhQe_k6aa78qt-jZ1BoSSZFaZA4cF9OlBmxqOlVKBbGdfbrkIUhRrge4O8EuOZ6z1txNCXJaUXiZ__xzCDClmw8-OHLvxyF_6PQbfKsu7syxcbw/s1600/Pres+3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUUPo2ltL2o3OX3WBr0TYDFeyIKqNhQe_k6aa78qt-jZ1BoSSZFaZA4cF9OlBmxqOlVKBbGdfbrkIUhRrge4O8EuOZ6z1txNCXJaUXiZ__xzCDClmw8-OHLvxyF_6PQbfKsu7syxcbw/s320/Pres+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576321076924747506" border="0" /></a>John <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tyler - </span>10th President of the U.S.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0ect1FkZhgdby40kKMJYV5KzbxV_jrD2HbxawzQiZmli1tMQyYJaKcSQpdvlVG3AHBIMVEiQVxvFYuRSlmP7913PtLQHwc_Du6Y-oENJ_y2GPS1LU83iaVlXymbV7qbU1bcuzwAyew/s1600/Pres+4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0ect1FkZhgdby40kKMJYV5KzbxV_jrD2HbxawzQiZmli1tMQyYJaKcSQpdvlVG3AHBIMVEiQVxvFYuRSlmP7913PtLQHwc_Du6Y-oENJ_y2GPS1LU83iaVlXymbV7qbU1bcuzwAyew/s320/Pres+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576318394915812114" border="0" /></a>James <span style="font-weight: bold;">Madison - </span>4th President of the U.S.<br />(Interesting fact: James Madison married Dolley 206 years earlier on Madison's birthday, which is September 15th.)<br />Now you are probably wondering why I know that weird fact?<br />Wikipedia, of course!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rSshlBTIPXUYf6nCpBo5DJQlB_t3riP21llT7TemVuPiGKR0RSNAXQtQkmfNdsOqFqOZYb7A3rqh04jiX42ImZNjDDH4AYbVw0USPdikb3KppcioCWNyzroKIG_bWjxmMVuPBVo7pg/s1600/Pres+5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rSshlBTIPXUYf6nCpBo5DJQlB_t3riP21llT7TemVuPiGKR0RSNAXQtQkmfNdsOqFqOZYb7A3rqh04jiX42ImZNjDDH4AYbVw0USPdikb3KppcioCWNyzroKIG_bWjxmMVuPBVo7pg/s320/Pres+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576318390666694242" border="0" /></a>Ulysses S. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Grant - </span>18th President of the U.S.<br />Wouldn't Ulysses be proud of a character like Grant?<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdExeh4Ju1CDn8Ddx5EsUgMqhRv3F5_Pdww1m-P2KlNmSYkPUY-88zan2Enn9I-Zrzfy1Q2w8V8Oex9vDllGqB4WDWS33D4kR0ag0ZUBIRGhHjKwNm9Liuh4sOaycbs92qZYdhrqDi_w/s1600/Pres+6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdExeh4Ju1CDn8Ddx5EsUgMqhRv3F5_Pdww1m-P2KlNmSYkPUY-88zan2Enn9I-Zrzfy1Q2w8V8Oex9vDllGqB4WDWS33D4kR0ag0ZUBIRGhHjKwNm9Liuh4sOaycbs92qZYdhrqDi_w/s320/Pres+6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576318389640289938" border="0" /></a>The pancakes were good, but I think that there would have been better flavor if I would have left the cherries for the topping. I'll remember that next time! ;)<br /></div><p><img style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Amy%20Broeker/signaturecopy.png" align="left" /></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563586338898930630noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413700842157074137.post-56635885264437524632011-02-13T20:29:00.009-06:002011-02-13T21:01:32.834-06:00February Blahs<div>I've been having the February blahs lately, so I turn to crafting. I created this wall art out of a kit from Archiver's. I can't take any of the credit, it's designed by the Archiver's people, but I did adapt it to fit five pictures instead of three. I love the color combination. I think I may make another one too. It was fun and pretty quick to put together. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Part 1</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggue_6pQP0jIojGae4YcmuWx51TcBkcHwT_3pcGlvLCVkKdFbSgveF5EvmEOpSwNLaps681xncNz_pAK4SrA3QrOXCesOMue2L5HkBrh6gIyUQCH4Qt_k7AbwrdcXaGIIrI1As_tHK4A/s1600/craft+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggue_6pQP0jIojGae4YcmuWx51TcBkcHwT_3pcGlvLCVkKdFbSgveF5EvmEOpSwNLaps681xncNz_pAK4SrA3QrOXCesOMue2L5HkBrh6gIyUQCH4Qt_k7AbwrdcXaGIIrI1As_tHK4A/s320/craft+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573368239697044690" /></a>Then I found the cutest <a href="http://www.giverslog.com/?p=5379"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">classroom valentines</span></a> off of a craft blog. I bought all the supplies and found two cute girls to make them. I helped a little, but did more of the photo taking.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPbcX0Qum54wpIePAjeOTRlfqzamMCqZPedETiCSX7fMEzxsX2WdkBDB7EysfIwRbxlTC27npTNdUaUpc3pqQSnO4vs4Hs3O8fYIfw2Qvot3W0GLgV6IFt5KFNh3fbPmYP1yfFSs7Cwg/s1600/craft+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPbcX0Qum54wpIePAjeOTRlfqzamMCqZPedETiCSX7fMEzxsX2WdkBDB7EysfIwRbxlTC27npTNdUaUpc3pqQSnO4vs4Hs3O8fYIfw2Qvot3W0GLgV6IFt5KFNh3fbPmYP1yfFSs7Cwg/s320/craft+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573368235370053234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">To complete the project one needs Smarties, Lifesavers, Gum (long stick kind), string, labels and rubber bands. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh36KcVeV8UG0waXgbxi2qKl72VdDAA_YPtmliTvIH_LdbYz3SJa7-vdUUYE8BE0noTrw43uI8KZwEQuvssxtbrcv01-sWz8_hch7_o9QxBVs1XO8SOTIe0_mG8pSlKkSRbC_5miQNWlg/s1600/craft+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh36KcVeV8UG0waXgbxi2qKl72VdDAA_YPtmliTvIH_LdbYz3SJa7-vdUUYE8BE0noTrw43uI8KZwEQuvssxtbrcv01-sWz8_hch7_o9QxBVs1XO8SOTIe0_mG8pSlKkSRbC_5miQNWlg/s320/craft+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573368016082182242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Then the assembly begins...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKlm45mU14FJbejgdQelitAZU3SSZZZ_3JUL-3fFDkm2c2P9TYrucB-savM7sFMAVG1cnVFCssprn9ir8IlR5pE0HCeDE4TLUya8iJQaOY8vYpBo-gSghC44AdMktQgz1a-f0U7Uz19Q/s1600/craft+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKlm45mU14FJbejgdQelitAZU3SSZZZ_3JUL-3fFDkm2c2P9TYrucB-savM7sFMAVG1cnVFCssprn9ir8IlR5pE0HCeDE4TLUya8iJQaOY8vYpBo-gSghC44AdMktQgz1a-f0U7Uz19Q/s320/craft+4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573368011564150674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Kate is a neighbor and friend of Madison's.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgadTwYru14JB-ouleNuSv-LjHaZdic4pDwTwasI3t27dWxtJIwbEpWs77LkRv27LZewXFebZT9GRSU-gaiMIBQxILirPETA3xlWZZfbLjKepAjcgFJBjCTtiV9BVoTBPG6rNA3eBKp6g/s1600/craft+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgadTwYru14JB-ouleNuSv-LjHaZdic4pDwTwasI3t27dWxtJIwbEpWs77LkRv27LZewXFebZT9GRSU-gaiMIBQxILirPETA3xlWZZfbLjKepAjcgFJBjCTtiV9BVoTBPG6rNA3eBKp6g/s320/craft+5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573368007261364082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Madison and Kate were busy for over two hours.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4MPi3lCGYcQxvxm4xm3-WAs7riBirDERvZZM20baY8zXMC8mCuuEsCEBMzFxZ7V-vCuwzXoBtcIZ6a529shv5ZjWtGNDohlb7G4wJeWypXotrSOWsDuR01ocY3bHr815BqzyakM7LPg/s1600/craft+6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4MPi3lCGYcQxvxm4xm3-WAs7riBirDERvZZM20baY8zXMC8mCuuEsCEBMzFxZ7V-vCuwzXoBtcIZ6a529shv5ZjWtGNDohlb7G4wJeWypXotrSOWsDuR01ocY3bHr815BqzyakM7LPg/s320/craft+6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573368002258191218" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">They made the cutest airplanes!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Part 2</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQLn4prE4IVaQVYftCVqh2AYgy61j4UH1W-c0VSMK9w_icuvvxUXKf5WVZZH9DhoqK0l3_cFqSM9v2A9RMt87pB3DkrFdaPMozYBe7amWPRrqfLWe9ttuVXDLq1-4XlXwZ6YRwVlC0g/s1600/craft+7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQLn4prE4IVaQVYftCVqh2AYgy61j4UH1W-c0VSMK9w_icuvvxUXKf5WVZZH9DhoqK0l3_cFqSM9v2A9RMt87pB3DkrFdaPMozYBe7amWPRrqfLWe9ttuVXDLq1-4XlXwZ6YRwVlC0g/s320/craft+7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573368000381730642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is Tyler's Team B Basketball Team.</div><div style="text-align: center;">They look thrilled. I like how one (Nate) hid from getting in the photo. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Teenagers are awesome to photograph...not.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tyler's team played on Saturday and lost 19 to 39. Only one more game to go.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Part 3</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFLoMLDCkX2nSJ2PN12IlUJrQU38029isBu8Gr2AFTjMHAxIj7dq8K7vWaaERwePPOHpWajB8Y95IxwW5GpT-4pBqsLcNSX3wixj4PXqVPUl6w6QzkWqhAhfXenllKECPYXG8eDiUEEQ/s1600/craft+9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFLoMLDCkX2nSJ2PN12IlUJrQU38029isBu8Gr2AFTjMHAxIj7dq8K7vWaaERwePPOHpWajB8Y95IxwW5GpT-4pBqsLcNSX3wixj4PXqVPUl6w6QzkWqhAhfXenllKECPYXG8eDiUEEQ/s320/craft+9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573367434360303426" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Today was Youth Sunday at church. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Madison gave the Pastoral Prayer...</div><div style="text-align: center;">in front of several hundred people.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtcd0OitqVMj3kDogWLBKjyHG_5w5dFRal4tX49kpLZkZBP7T0xEsUoKdk8O-I5XawCF5dG-XERYZzRsUBnKnFkXvKxBy4zM07xd21T5UrPWV8CD38t_4uQnnrwqLbkLOwnBHplIN1g/s1600/craft+10.jpg"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtcd0OitqVMj3kDogWLBKjyHG_5w5dFRal4tX49kpLZkZBP7T0xEsUoKdk8O-I5XawCF5dG-XERYZzRsUBnKnFkXvKxBy4zM07xd21T5UrPWV8CD38t_4uQnnrwqLbkLOwnBHplIN1g/s1600/craft+10.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtcd0OitqVMj3kDogWLBKjyHG_5w5dFRal4tX49kpLZkZBP7T0xEsUoKdk8O-I5XawCF5dG-XERYZzRsUBnKnFkXvKxBy4zM07xd21T5UrPWV8CD38t_4uQnnrwqLbkLOwnBHplIN1g/s320/craft+10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573367430888746962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">She was a rock star! I am very proud of her!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Part 4</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUZzcqC1UWSjvjvpfB_wbBuDD8WM6xjEbG1dzaAW3OV4w9RtvLOaf-rDOC_9eTDlL9lbqWqTRV34stTgQf_eYv0dtb0asXtedaZ6iZfIhVKo7H3WAhArV6ZR113WzYqzZvHVp3a3N1pg/s1600/craft+11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUZzcqC1UWSjvjvpfB_wbBuDD8WM6xjEbG1dzaAW3OV4w9RtvLOaf-rDOC_9eTDlL9lbqWqTRV34stTgQf_eYv0dtb0asXtedaZ6iZfIhVKo7H3WAhArV6ZR113WzYqzZvHVp3a3N1pg/s320/craft+11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573367425857572226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We are on week 3 of <a href="http://www.e-mealz.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">E-Mealz</span></a>. We did skip last week and I regretted it. It's been very helpful in creating quick, healthy choices for the family. No more..."What's for dinner?" </div><div style="text-align: center;">We have noticed an increase in complaints from the minors in the household. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Apparently, we've feed fish sticks, corn dogs and chicken nuggets to our kids for too long.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Above is a picture of Beef Pot Pie. It was good and brought me back to memories of those frozen Chicken Pot Pies my mom use to buy from the store. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> This was a lot better! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Tell me what you are doing to keep busy in this technically short (but seems forever long) month?</div><p><img style="border:0;" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Amy%20Broeker/signaturecopy.png" /></p></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563586338898930630noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413700842157074137.post-18414695419457699252011-02-02T16:11:00.011-06:002011-02-02T16:47:27.381-06:00Snowdays = Productive Days<div>I so love snow days! I like that I can't really go anywhere and I'm not expected to. I dislike having a school year where I never get to use even one up. However, I am hoping we don't exceed our 5 snow days or we will have to make them up like last year. That's a bummer! </div><div><br /></div><div>I haven't blogged in a while and I'm thinking I'm losing my touch to keep it up. There's just so much to do and so very little time it seems. </div><div><br /></div><div>Here's what we've been busy with lately....</div><div><br /></div><div>Tyler decided to try his hand at basketball. I was a little shocked that he's not decided that this is the sport for him in the past, but I believe a beautiful, young girl had something to do it. Tyler has a girlfriend who loves this sport, so of course, Tyler does too. How sweet, huh? </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbdTDXkA_Lakb6tJDohYCKyimlYZDjruS5YAyZM9Po5eeTE2iOn5O7dmQRMgoeBuTFUmuLm_mryP6uVDWNJz8wh9iDz0yYqRO7DCmHnImBLrYG6-5SxTl5meerhU4s0U_FJjYpnKyeQ/s1600/ball+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbdTDXkA_Lakb6tJDohYCKyimlYZDjruS5YAyZM9Po5eeTE2iOn5O7dmQRMgoeBuTFUmuLm_mryP6uVDWNJz8wh9iDz0yYqRO7DCmHnImBLrYG6-5SxTl5meerhU4s0U_FJjYpnKyeQ/s320/ball+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569220205895955938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Tyler is number 42.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVfiliy4UkPxiRfqVGoK5RFF9GZmwIQslKdTNZ0CwiadBwXfO4Z3OnEKHeaVW6-hAni6dgBEMgbmXfn-m482bCUnxfIPb5ryKke_zgtOEfy43xwcHwmTddsmGhumNgy3ex197-TtXhQ/s1600/ball2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVfiliy4UkPxiRfqVGoK5RFF9GZmwIQslKdTNZ0CwiadBwXfO4Z3OnEKHeaVW6-hAni6dgBEMgbmXfn-m482bCUnxfIPb5ryKke_zgtOEfy43xwcHwmTddsmGhumNgy3ex197-TtXhQ/s320/ball2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569220195893197266" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I love action shots, but terrible at taking them. I so want a Canon Rebel and a photography class to go with it. I wish cupid would bring me one for Valentine's Day.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5ifxU5xwrOhZsVEtK6A2oEnk_0VxSZncrKbE13gM73trfDQa0WAjM6VTZmNR8zPC4F6_-bxfYVquXixfG-5IshOxFmiuh48ZsHTBamYYLW8JJlfgBb3c51vm2MGRCiwlvtc8Ku3MjQ/s1600/ball+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5ifxU5xwrOhZsVEtK6A2oEnk_0VxSZncrKbE13gM73trfDQa0WAjM6VTZmNR8zPC4F6_-bxfYVquXixfG-5IshOxFmiuh48ZsHTBamYYLW8JJlfgBb3c51vm2MGRCiwlvtc8Ku3MjQ/s320/ball+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569220188234380258" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Tyler's played two Saturdays now and hasn't done too bad. </div><div style="text-align: center;">He scored 4 points in his first game and 2 points in the second. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqc3Jxe6-2MtxzddSCbZujCgweq_0fnqN3Gu88y9sG8uDSDsHapRXs8acHRHvzsXIFemVN26BpVdt4Fo4vH8-eIE-MZHDvJn66JZKxHRWCO8D4gkD9kXbmB_B6HTGtXg8dAKGMShZlSg/s1600/soccer+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqc3Jxe6-2MtxzddSCbZujCgweq_0fnqN3Gu88y9sG8uDSDsHapRXs8acHRHvzsXIFemVN26BpVdt4Fo4vH8-eIE-MZHDvJn66JZKxHRWCO8D4gkD9kXbmB_B6HTGtXg8dAKGMShZlSg/s320/soccer+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569220186395437730" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Madison got to attend a free girls' soccer clinic at the University on Saturday. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmWA7D8gAsRmz1a0pUaXIpQFTkkhpczclrlhCePpG2LjbW34oGoZd7q7cMiEREWNbXW6QS8IjC-MiD2xnFrzDemh5EJ89mWPLcb8ws04WKi_jPAirNHNF5EMHm3r6hGRx6-Tk5Bg0cdw/s1600/soccer+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmWA7D8gAsRmz1a0pUaXIpQFTkkhpczclrlhCePpG2LjbW34oGoZd7q7cMiEREWNbXW6QS8IjC-MiD2xnFrzDemh5EJ89mWPLcb8ws04WKi_jPAirNHNF5EMHm3r6hGRx6-Tk5Bg0cdw/s320/soccer+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569220180915842034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Madison had no problem going alone, knowing she'll have a blast.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYB1lXnNmRgmF7DkP1ifaYZJIxEvPQZaF4KtBT0VYfFUlqbVUWUf2EfEa87dONz0r-3xF-_ULrShlHb2x71ADtMMqRrJIfeertgGlqQ9aUrqsR30yLak1R-TVwMiSPUuKWmAS71Svk9Q/s1600/soccer+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYB1lXnNmRgmF7DkP1ifaYZJIxEvPQZaF4KtBT0VYfFUlqbVUWUf2EfEa87dONz0r-3xF-_ULrShlHb2x71ADtMMqRrJIfeertgGlqQ9aUrqsR30yLak1R-TVwMiSPUuKWmAS71Svk9Q/s320/soccer+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569219735533673778" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Madison dreams of playing soccer at the University.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I tell her...live the dream, work hard. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I'd just be happy to know that she could play at a high school level.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am delighted that she LOVES something this passionately, especially since it's not BOYS!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClCw4Ole2TiokdeHhhRNSxDUutetfVDT_OuOS6eW9mIzpmJ67O3ClkK0DqNXtVqL8tT9lVhrD-3pMUve-lIaLt0XEKg0G3OrALfsZ1xG8qSk3VxamsbGjf1XFR6scKBeMssZj7DJ_MA/s1600/blueman+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClCw4Ole2TiokdeHhhRNSxDUutetfVDT_OuOS6eW9mIzpmJ67O3ClkK0DqNXtVqL8tT9lVhrD-3pMUve-lIaLt0XEKg0G3OrALfsZ1xG8qSk3VxamsbGjf1XFR6scKBeMssZj7DJ_MA/s320/blueman+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569219727840903858" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Andy and I got tickets at the last minute (okay, in the last 12 hours prior to the performance) to the Blue Man Group. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPbJZ_6RGMS0o0zFE2SIcLAR_Yy8iqt0kDQ9VTdzH7a2WpqIpoM0nc14qTpzPNX8YQVElXr-kaYwFic1XsvohWsIlFqOF7CHlrt9k7B95IFiNdsoct0jFOFb0iOa_PtXxQtPuu6W2ibA/s1600/blue+man+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPbJZ_6RGMS0o0zFE2SIcLAR_Yy8iqt0kDQ9VTdzH7a2WpqIpoM0nc14qTpzPNX8YQVElXr-kaYwFic1XsvohWsIlFqOF7CHlrt9k7B95IFiNdsoct0jFOFb0iOa_PtXxQtPuu6W2ibA/s320/blue+man+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569219720104372882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">PHENOMENAL</span>! I find that kind of humor...hilarious! </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9yJ6nAQ8Cz66fzFVgoR-9VKls9IB7YlH9CGBBk_KzfV4o0GBL45skmL98ItTeqXkx-3aUkxgvuziLYtOidJF7CpvOTKqbGzibRYjYm73r4euhhn7isMIwZznUL7SB-cTiI-hdt4Q0w/s1600/two+dog+pond+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9yJ6nAQ8Cz66fzFVgoR-9VKls9IB7YlH9CGBBk_KzfV4o0GBL45skmL98ItTeqXkx-3aUkxgvuziLYtOidJF7CpvOTKqbGzibRYjYm73r4euhhn7isMIwZznUL7SB-cTiI-hdt4Q0w/s320/two+dog+pond+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569219717182599954" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I also won my second charm from <a href="http://twodogpond.blogspot.com/2011/01/this-weeks-winner-hard-on-knees.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Two Dog Pond</span></a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I feel a little embarrassed now, so I guess I won't be playing the game for awhile.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It is so darling! Thanks Rachel!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymZGEFiCU0uLyU9zUVbB5nBZU5I-iNclvmZuB7iWZsaogJCg7o6i5B_jdwMpLC1_IQHDQe1U1SLM1b3RrdLD-Gg2_DO5GFQnBf3Ri2uwr6FAZFd5ftzfBFMEJZPCp_Euvn-ncSHDKfA/s1600/cupboard.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymZGEFiCU0uLyU9zUVbB5nBZU5I-iNclvmZuB7iWZsaogJCg7o6i5B_jdwMpLC1_IQHDQe1U1SLM1b3RrdLD-Gg2_DO5GFQnBf3Ri2uwr6FAZFd5ftzfBFMEJZPCp_Euvn-ncSHDKfA/s320/cupboard.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569219709178618690" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday, snow day #1, Andrew cleaned out cupboards and organized my spices alphabetically. I did laundry and cleaned toilets. Too bad this neatness can't stay this way! </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwJnthkQMh-INGToFMx7UQayeJt1Lq9gt9rkbB7eipmm4_zZvT_ppcU3P6eGfhsAiWgBYH4MTmv1gcbfv2BZKuXHhYEvlKJLG0YnFV9MzcbFRqF7zCJO2WRf8yCC8TT1nW4OQvYWJvQ/s1600/cookiemaking.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwJnthkQMh-INGToFMx7UQayeJt1Lq9gt9rkbB7eipmm4_zZvT_ppcU3P6eGfhsAiWgBYH4MTmv1gcbfv2BZKuXHhYEvlKJLG0YnFV9MzcbFRqF7zCJO2WRf8yCC8TT1nW4OQvYWJvQ/s320/cookiemaking.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569218965144055122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I also made chocolate chip cookies. This is how many are left.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGuCHBtBUVco7NYZMT3usuR4BlwNRATL7OvtNJ2pjymr-Pi7brNJYpIoj7TgUAkXQfyB-w3jN9dSkmGQHm-sJSXsyuQ1yIu-9ke9MFJgNTdwGx6hY2ZPk-VBIjjf6kYzWXW4XHFknFTA/s1600/scrappage+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGuCHBtBUVco7NYZMT3usuR4BlwNRATL7OvtNJ2pjymr-Pi7brNJYpIoj7TgUAkXQfyB-w3jN9dSkmGQHm-sJSXsyuQ1yIu-9ke9MFJgNTdwGx6hY2ZPk-VBIjjf6kYzWXW4XHFknFTA/s320/scrappage+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569218959869230690" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Then I organized some layouts from my last crop. </div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the most recent picture wise layout. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It was taken on January 10<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span>, which was our very first <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">snow day</span>.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvAPVyUNwdK9vfewtZX9t_612CAssHqtWqwaQYjAFhyphenhyphenWiw8KRlhUCtLBDTuk8yGAHR3a8MZu1B_HNim1TvJPAYqOQ_UxmuKqZh6pNZI80mD2lair8I970phJ_6DWBabrkAqYw54xD7HA/s1600/scrappage+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvAPVyUNwdK9vfewtZX9t_612CAssHqtWqwaQYjAFhyphenhyphenWiw8KRlhUCtLBDTuk8yGAHR3a8MZu1B_HNim1TvJPAYqOQ_UxmuKqZh6pNZI80mD2lair8I970phJ_6DWBabrkAqYw54xD7HA/s320/scrappage+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569218957493700802" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I love to do sport layouts. I am glad Tyler decided to try basketball.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I needed some more variety. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6gJBtmMZ3hOfqC9WuJiRhiG8z9TCHI-usCSpLnST2-Hiso4DLVaGgQ3Q6fen6_1PsSWQuY7IeP5OGNTV5VDMm8kwlbse7T3s93OSos1IYRWpggxNzzBivusUsFEkPFJBeWe2JyXcPA/s1600/scrappage+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6gJBtmMZ3hOfqC9WuJiRhiG8z9TCHI-usCSpLnST2-Hiso4DLVaGgQ3Q6fen6_1PsSWQuY7IeP5OGNTV5VDMm8kwlbse7T3s93OSos1IYRWpggxNzzBivusUsFEkPFJBeWe2JyXcPA/s320/scrappage+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569218947282502418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is my favorite layout. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I love Halloween and the color combinations in this design.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEQnhcHMLvyouzIrsB82vquU8fkUI4Vfni0hY3p2JqozTHV4bM9mcRiKgQ9j40QfdNXWDNCbH-wGrnnG0EiMFlvrWKbn2uJNuiCj2NKoe0jutSVryQq0sTN__R91Wa5pghxrFDZ8V3Q/s1600/donateblood.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEQnhcHMLvyouzIrsB82vquU8fkUI4Vfni0hY3p2JqozTHV4bM9mcRiKgQ9j40QfdNXWDNCbH-wGrnnG0EiMFlvrWKbn2uJNuiCj2NKoe0jutSVryQq0sTN__R91Wa5pghxrFDZ8V3Q/s320/donateblood.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569218942504221074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Andy's cousin, Janelle, called me this afternoon. She works for the Community Blood Bank. </div><div style="text-align: center;">She told me that they are in dire need of O negative blood. </div><div style="text-align: center;">So, I went and gave. I got an awesome t-shirt and a free whopper at Burger King.</div><div style="text-align: center;">My snow day is now complete! </div><p><img style="border:0;" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Amy%20Broeker/signaturecopy.png" /></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563586338898930630noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413700842157074137.post-80600299642728545712011-01-17T17:00:00.007-06:002011-01-17T17:30:30.890-06:00Getting Crafty Today with Spray Paint<div>Today is Martin Luther King's birthday (MLK), so we had the day off of school. It's also suppose to be the saddest day of the year with holiday bills due, forever gloomy weather and broken New Year's resolutions. Just hearing about this made me feel depressed, so I decided to do something fun and crafty. I thought I'd decorate for Valentine's Day on a small budget. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I got crazy with some spray paint...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9advDB9nq_uw0uaUwi9AgWIDsiiClczDv8hQ0NM1lR0zeulFwiDfM43BfXASWvhNVJxCJcix-QwaXaCxJ5msYejQLBHy0bzHbgDfkolHsTSbHmQEW13le6RwtHz2aQw78Dy8lVUj8w/s1600/craft+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9advDB9nq_uw0uaUwi9AgWIDsiiClczDv8hQ0NM1lR0zeulFwiDfM43BfXASWvhNVJxCJcix-QwaXaCxJ5msYejQLBHy0bzHbgDfkolHsTSbHmQEW13le6RwtHz2aQw78Dy8lVUj8w/s320/craft+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563294226847160594" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">and found some junk at the local Goodwill store. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7UJbq3Dw0J5-ghcD8wopXqVtQh-_cSL9TyeKgaOyJfBC1qusGy7ZPcHP4kwH-_NtVhwg1zxDzkA9dlK2lX9dE4xxrlfrXNMnLFZ5to8fgBGavMDwDRqbCUke5ffacE5GluqDLcfCZbQ/s1600/craft+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7UJbq3Dw0J5-ghcD8wopXqVtQh-_cSL9TyeKgaOyJfBC1qusGy7ZPcHP4kwH-_NtVhwg1zxDzkA9dlK2lX9dE4xxrlfrXNMnLFZ5to8fgBGavMDwDRqbCUke5ffacE5GluqDLcfCZbQ/s320/craft+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563294220420157378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This owl is kind of creepy looking, but I saw the cutest owl decorated on another blog. I just had to copy the idea. I wanted to find a larger owl, but this was the only one I could locate without using eBay. He was $3.99 and in desperate need of a facelift.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFx_oNHkhHUIl-USMntYZG67oa5DKfZZMriBit1nAcW2-_vB3GNvILvEQfFcv3YjD9eDlsr2FWM6sWUtqT11vNiT1R7uyFCZFNwkWmNd5Lig6oNwV2CmAreZNBKpNZrAv71GBknGQUyyQ/s1600/craft+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFx_oNHkhHUIl-USMntYZG67oa5DKfZZMriBit1nAcW2-_vB3GNvILvEQfFcv3YjD9eDlsr2FWM6sWUtqT11vNiT1R7uyFCZFNwkWmNd5Lig6oNwV2CmAreZNBKpNZrAv71GBknGQUyyQ/s320/craft+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563294043410836674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Isn't he darling now? Really..."Whooo do you love?" </div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you think his heart is little too big? I'd like to find a smaller one.</div><div style="text-align: center;">To help with the the height problem, I used two vintage books from the 1950's. The Little Women one is from my grandmother. She always wanted me to read it. I've tried, but it's a little dull with the text being rather formal and dated. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTeHoXLv3jm_SabMjEXoYQoLiJcbdNHnLRkJJvYuq1ZmZa39w2A1Ogd1qGvB_inkUf7S_KLomwnHC2FPNQsr-5lgeKCKnU9Z2f31aRPemVv9UTStLMoJNDISwwEXXwFXQwqXGMHkJIPIc/s1600/craft+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTeHoXLv3jm_SabMjEXoYQoLiJcbdNHnLRkJJvYuq1ZmZa39w2A1Ogd1qGvB_inkUf7S_KLomwnHC2FPNQsr-5lgeKCKnU9Z2f31aRPemVv9UTStLMoJNDISwwEXXwFXQwqXGMHkJIPIc/s320/craft+4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563294028995429074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Then, I found these metal candleholders at the Salvation Army. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> They were 99 cents each. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zoQLuPirdo-baGBPlmi-rnpNLqzdT2_1QYqCaZPZYJvY2c7RTmBqJz8G2Oug5_IgSgEyWj05wMbZWkUC1_jRPEc0-SyIX4apEEw6mgN4gVqRtZgnSSwxeYUjak1xxS9kIvk_XDrtOhk/s1600/craft+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zoQLuPirdo-baGBPlmi-rnpNLqzdT2_1QYqCaZPZYJvY2c7RTmBqJz8G2Oug5_IgSgEyWj05wMbZWkUC1_jRPEc0-SyIX4apEEw6mgN4gVqRtZgnSSwxeYUjak1xxS9kIvk_XDrtOhk/s320/craft+5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563294024947460466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I cleaned them up and changed the charms (to hearts) since some were missing from the original pieces. I found discounted red candles at Pier One for a dollar each.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnfUBBuOV1zaahEc98B0IKoOFBrPX-WSWuXuoTX0ud9DC2EfVMNI9Dn780uEZwJcsANgQUZvU4TfAJZZhbShB9iQ2D6Dov5BS4Q3WgTDvsiH9dlBJUl04FLghE6XS4Sp_QyNh5A1Sh7A/s1600/craft+6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnfUBBuOV1zaahEc98B0IKoOFBrPX-WSWuXuoTX0ud9DC2EfVMNI9Dn780uEZwJcsANgQUZvU4TfAJZZhbShB9iQ2D6Dov5BS4Q3WgTDvsiH9dlBJUl04FLghE6XS4Sp_QyNh5A1Sh7A/s320/craft+6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563294018220679650" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Then I filled two jars full of clear and red stones (on sale at Hobby Lobby) to create heart trees. One tree for school and one for home. Madison found the twigs from behind our house that I spray painted white. The foam hearts were hung from the branches. I used one of the extra hearts for the owl's neck. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-iAkwipjZqdhwqDIn92DZZ2LubucoxOOCDpvsMAcUVPsRoARNg5ig-QSP0XJwzqRRRyw0S9uOfJ8vrcqkYIVTT325VYj6DJ_pKgGOhCoeXITK5JYeb18DHb8Sn1x4_z8dL8HRk3fTk2w/s1600/craft+7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-iAkwipjZqdhwqDIn92DZZ2LubucoxOOCDpvsMAcUVPsRoARNg5ig-QSP0XJwzqRRRyw0S9uOfJ8vrcqkYIVTT325VYj6DJ_pKgGOhCoeXITK5JYeb18DHb8Sn1x4_z8dL8HRk3fTk2w/s320/craft+7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563294017021449074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I haven't arranged the Valentine decor exactly the way I wanted yet, but you get the idea. What a great way to celebrate MLK day! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope you had a fun filled, happy day also!</div><p><img style="border:0;" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Amy%20Broeker/signaturecopy.png" /></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563586338898930630noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413700842157074137.post-20828630490982752332011-01-10T19:55:00.011-06:002011-01-10T20:30:21.299-06:00Happy New Year--10 Days Late<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincnybn2B9pWlxtU8pzeScT8xOmzstLL_0Z79xx7Q3Ui9rt1njJDabkK9wJitni67DHfVrOGfjg6LkZUQUqltJePoBp_Q_7wXI43p7zNO7gT71Xwr1OAr1-b0V2WhZ2vQllP4j4SVVrKE/s1600/package+charm.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: left;">This is my first post of 2011. As you can see...my resolution is not keeping up on my blog! ;)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's a belated New Year's photo of two of my kiddos. Tyler spent the evening with a friend, so he wasn't included in our New Year's fun or whatever we might call it. This picture was taken at 11pm since we couldn't keep our eyes open for our own New Year (Central time zone). I guess there were lots of fireworks going off around our house, but I was sound asleep at that time.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4MBzrtWAGJrTaynL9BfECfGHWyiMusFRUEhyOQGgwNKMcRiTFAKkHh1uwQeKABohCUPO0UypBootMChId6BApFgeMmQ5GBbFzYur2OeTbZvVhfGq77UKrkWbC_A4AHn1K3ll5rEmXHQ/s1600/new+year+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4MBzrtWAGJrTaynL9BfECfGHWyiMusFRUEhyOQGgwNKMcRiTFAKkHh1uwQeKABohCUPO0UypBootMChId6BApFgeMmQ5GBbFzYur2OeTbZvVhfGq77UKrkWbC_A4AHn1K3ll5rEmXHQ/s320/new+year+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560741656345932578" /></a>I mentioned that I was going to come up with some resolutions that I could keep this year and here are a few.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDgXILzzHAKYqMiMwn4j5NhOwVIMLoE7tCHLDMgROpdoERUMxmeljRU8uvCD1MJUxNTJ-TRBszrtUYyP0hS72Pe5Stpm7wTTG125Os4RdsXtXVcMklO5d9BTgY7TQ33p1c43kRD_kMyU/s1600/new+year+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDgXILzzHAKYqMiMwn4j5NhOwVIMLoE7tCHLDMgROpdoERUMxmeljRU8uvCD1MJUxNTJ-TRBszrtUYyP0hS72Pe5Stpm7wTTG125Os4RdsXtXVcMklO5d9BTgY7TQ33p1c43kRD_kMyU/s320/new+year+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560741543231731074" /></a>I am no longer keeping single socks around so incase we might find it's mate. It's unbelievable how many mismatched socks we own. Of course, I did all the possible laundry before letting go of these single socks. I used many of these for cleaning the house before pitching them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlQgM4eZQgQRpFXTUNYlU-EYLObUUBrIQ1L_usV6i4YFR2B6P9OP8ntlIuS2cE4aYCDyWvg4RYlQ2tpYdmymCj5dfrWZOQqJSlWaQDFYnySp2i02JjOsLJDeOfCBzmom49H22oG6JbRk/s1600/new+year+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlQgM4eZQgQRpFXTUNYlU-EYLObUUBrIQ1L_usV6i4YFR2B6P9OP8ntlIuS2cE4aYCDyWvg4RYlQ2tpYdmymCj5dfrWZOQqJSlWaQDFYnySp2i02JjOsLJDeOfCBzmom49H22oG6JbRk/s320/new+year+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560741539522173986" /></a>I am also no longer picking up my husband's laundry that didn't make the hamper that is less than a foot away. He crabbed at me the other day for taking his pants to the laundry room that had his wallet and keys in them. Then he realized that they were actually in a pile on the floor...untouched by me. He can now trip over them until he decides they should be put in their rightful spot. Now if I could only do this with the kids' laundry in their rooms. <div><br /></div><div>My last resolution has to do with the toilet (no photo). I thought I'd spare you the sight of one. Yuck! Well, I can't stand seeing an open toilet seat, so I'd always yell..."Who left the seat up??" This went on with me just getting crabby and the toilet still remaining open, so now I am committed to just putting the lid down by myself. Stress be gone. Ha! So, with these resolutions I can say that yes, I am still committed and living up to them! </div><div><br /></div><div>This sure beats trying my hand at weight loss, exercising or eating a balanced meal! </div><div><br /></div><div>On another note...I won a contest! I love charms and found yet another gal, Rachel, who makes them. <a href="http://twodogpond.blogspot.com/2011/01/this-weeks-winner-taking-zen-approach.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Two Dog Pond</span></a> has a weekly contest to come up with a title to the photo she displays on her blog on Mondays. The winner is announced on Fridays and I was picked this past week. Yay! The charm came in today's mail. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincnybn2B9pWlxtU8pzeScT8xOmzstLL_0Z79xx7Q3Ui9rt1njJDabkK9wJitni67DHfVrOGfjg6LkZUQUqltJePoBp_Q_7wXI43p7zNO7gT71Xwr1OAr1-b0V2WhZ2vQllP4j4SVVrKE/s1600/package+charm.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincnybn2B9pWlxtU8pzeScT8xOmzstLL_0Z79xx7Q3Ui9rt1njJDabkK9wJitni67DHfVrOGfjg6LkZUQUqltJePoBp_Q_7wXI43p7zNO7gT71Xwr1OAr1-b0V2WhZ2vQllP4j4SVVrKE/s320/package+charm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560749025730699922" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2clvqyjLrGFtbH0q_8R5IXDU4pYahfAwz_t0cC7L5ZB0kLfjbpjNChnA2YW1DVKtYVpMyLBm7z-ymVOVj7DaUL-tV6hsM3MVqp35gHQOMwxZuMNDjXN2F70rpHD3LoNExq8UTv5jNfIQ/s1600/new+year+4.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVQMR5vgeTA4bk-kKePIQF4TizTx9wJ8eAXis7Ek5D7W4xQPfegvxSXrDTTlplxSkrM7-yM_EAdlcyg2wi6MuS2_C3MzQYNW99yPqZ2m_IXDVQeJft_AYUTYOYn9vB3F8PooB2B19o4IE/s1600/new+year+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVQMR5vgeTA4bk-kKePIQF4TizTx9wJ8eAXis7Ek5D7W4xQPfegvxSXrDTTlplxSkrM7-yM_EAdlcyg2wi6MuS2_C3MzQYNW99yPqZ2m_IXDVQeJft_AYUTYOYn9vB3F8PooB2B19o4IE/s320/new+year+5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560741525359888562" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9lbbtFLS_y5Z-gEZP17RMONzgOPKr_GpD13iHnkZzt_8WWC1ZaT4nMJ-jwoC9OHwV_peCqhs5zIr2JKCiO42Qv3-U8fKJ44NTrHL1nFcNrO98BBG1Aen-r0WTv_Ix54q9KHj0O_ChWk/s1600/new+year+6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9lbbtFLS_y5Z-gEZP17RMONzgOPKr_GpD13iHnkZzt_8WWC1ZaT4nMJ-jwoC9OHwV_peCqhs5zIr2JKCiO42Qv3-U8fKJ44NTrHL1nFcNrO98BBG1Aen-r0WTv_Ix54q9KHj0O_ChWk/s320/new+year+6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560741516495386850" /></a>My quote for the little boy in a tutu reads "After enlightenment, then laundry". It's a Zen Proverb that I found online. I thought it was fitting with the laundry hanging on the line behind the boy. </div><div><br /></div><div>Today was also a snow day, our first for the school year. Very exciting and good to have one since Grant was throwing up at two in the morning. His bug was short lived (thankfully) and hopefully self-contained. This allowed me to sleep in, which I thoroughly enjoyed! </div><div><br /></div><div>We probably received 8 to 10 inches of snow. The kids scooped the walks and did some sledding by our house. Another opportunity for some snow scrapping photos! </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJbX9aZJZMf1wMw1sdK6LyXVgNC7MUaswBWOPN2Pd10XoWYvhElycPMlgrC0LaB34UlWpYEDys5xOuDI2wCZFD_ecalM-uEkbw7GktCgZAJn0EAaQeBtBeOiyHvRUt0J5KRUlcrWXlcrQ/s320/DSC06965.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560745927708860802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiajYl-Q5aLKw1MaxrHC9Kd8RKS3FGGmqQTpHHvlzoDhELEM-cXAePGfeKoUTaQLNzDVnbDDQ_DflcFdNXOuNDZGa65bmzU6x3kNnl7u5yrystNn9x-2H1kVERqZE3_e8lzMeR9MJzwKM/s320/DSC06984.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560747366722612050" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "> I love this last photo of Grant. It makes his eyes look so big! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUsPsHqRWuSkAA7_aXOkAL8GafkgwDVepHmk6p7h3zCI5CM0HVhpHfgVz-glQg6RtTYeoPOkYVBQZaVD0I2RLu5kwzX29DULUTNF3FQp027Lrkfr3kQRYsp8EcbkCZ5apw-MXepMgEcnw/s320/DSC06972.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560745930409386274" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><p><img style="border:0;" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Amy%20Broeker/signaturecopy.png" /></p></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563586338898930630noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413700842157074137.post-38467255475513984342010-12-31T19:25:00.004-06:002010-12-31T19:43:17.805-06:00New Year's Eve 2010<div>Happy New Year's Eve to you! Hard to believe that yet another year has passed and I still think it's weird to write twenty-ten for the date. </div><div><br /></div><div>The past two years, I've chosen a "word" for the year. Last year's word was <i>organize</i>, which made me think I did any thing but that, so I'm not choosing a word this time, definitely not this year. Instead, I'm going to come up with New Year's Resolutions that I can truly keep. I might already be doing them, so I think I'll stick with something positive and obtainable. Really...isn't obtainable the key to success and I don't want a repeat of last year. Organize? Smorganize! </div><div><br /></div><div>I did get one project done, thanks to my hubby, that I decided to do back in 2007, 2006 or 2005....put knobs on the cupboards in the kitchen. We've lived eight years without and I knew I wanted to say at least one thing I accomplished while on winter break. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Before</b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OB0_ToOvbVvR3RHYMtrOpT63V2EXnF5czGUKYAbX2HvII0PAbdaO2OEATdnIgm1nkUfq4Xp9P4r2UiTz0rcFAc2K2UDEue7zYmTakjTz_kxWCcjUg8-Y-EVdu7aZBScsgZtXjgCTIHw/s1600/new+years+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OB0_ToOvbVvR3RHYMtrOpT63V2EXnF5czGUKYAbX2HvII0PAbdaO2OEATdnIgm1nkUfq4Xp9P4r2UiTz0rcFAc2K2UDEue7zYmTakjTz_kxWCcjUg8-Y-EVdu7aZBScsgZtXjgCTIHw/s320/new+years+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557023305707050466" /></a><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b>After</b></span></div></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqX3zjy2WsWRRBtmVbEpyblunxSHxdpxeRRwM6Jce7HXD-Hm4fAb5mnO6_8HfBMAmKtzoj_sWEDa3pZLruW5YJXYy9DVeDSOeHG4-AJokhzil6afzgSZG7totOl0XnomwbwyySVHLFVxw/s1600/New+years+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqX3zjy2WsWRRBtmVbEpyblunxSHxdpxeRRwM6Jce7HXD-Hm4fAb5mnO6_8HfBMAmKtzoj_sWEDa3pZLruW5YJXYy9DVeDSOeHG4-AJokhzil6afzgSZG7totOl0XnomwbwyySVHLFVxw/s320/New+years+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557022974041859698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Before </b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bM0p7M8wGaDyEjRSbDXrtiojSNnQt8KF2xc6CV0HVqE6Qh_DqUdxirly9-t2Pd7kluMwjrtrKF21itaoQ7Tha9YS2sGjlzgwjUOsOjQPaq0k1K1dK0P3HgBN1-EEpelf0qvBhiZ5X88/s1600/new+years+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bM0p7M8wGaDyEjRSbDXrtiojSNnQt8KF2xc6CV0HVqE6Qh_DqUdxirly9-t2Pd7kluMwjrtrKF21itaoQ7Tha9YS2sGjlzgwjUOsOjQPaq0k1K1dK0P3HgBN1-EEpelf0qvBhiZ5X88/s320/new+years+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557022967789722530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>After </b></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq4mVFIUWm51UG7rLAhMItucyA7yMLEf7DRGQwRNVEhN7Jbcx-x7heflJuoTdvdg9_unnXU2-R0lPoJaMQgvY5fGharPrELvD7l34HwvXA9VKZo0vdraePZLLReyEgPU1fO5tf1brk1M8/s320/new+years+4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557022961830256466" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Thank you, Lisa Ford, the the use of the template. It came in handy!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b>New Year's Eve</b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq4mVFIUWm51UG7rLAhMItucyA7yMLEf7DRGQwRNVEhN7Jbcx-x7heflJuoTdvdg9_unnXU2-R0lPoJaMQgvY5fGharPrELvD7l34HwvXA9VKZo0vdraePZLLReyEgPU1fO5tf1brk1M8/s1600/new+years+4.jpg"><br /></a></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQsAugzVreX7f7RzMdQafB6N1X_Z1gE2pwKPYeN1Rpcy9W4y34UTEjzVsbMfc-FzxJgNVovk1DuDHK4sDjm18L1SHxcfS3X1vgNxvUz5-KLML2urcr4Ql1TrST59p_OyEn7owuf23s6wc/s1600/new+years+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQsAugzVreX7f7RzMdQafB6N1X_Z1gE2pwKPYeN1Rpcy9W4y34UTEjzVsbMfc-FzxJgNVovk1DuDHK4sDjm18L1SHxcfS3X1vgNxvUz5-KLML2urcr4Ql1TrST59p_OyEn7owuf23s6wc/s320/new+years+5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557022957969769474" /></a>We decided to eat out at Mazatlan tonight for dinner. Tyler had a New Year's social obligation, so he didn't dine with us. Madison got a darling new haircut, which I love! </div><div><br /></div><div>Grant ate a ton of cheese tonight. He's going to "bound up" until mid-February. :) </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEWU2EmdHjsJXKq4_qJns9QTk7JWbg2YhuYxc3ZwUj2MvUHsRwuoXxmDnkbyyTO_qBBijOE0Bo7E6YOxvWQN_-ueYlHs8zWMJutns3KqHtK3R6j7mQAziBhJ42QrYc9MoqBo1CxBfpGug/s1600/New+years+6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEWU2EmdHjsJXKq4_qJns9QTk7JWbg2YhuYxc3ZwUj2MvUHsRwuoXxmDnkbyyTO_qBBijOE0Bo7E6YOxvWQN_-ueYlHs8zWMJutns3KqHtK3R6j7mQAziBhJ42QrYc9MoqBo1CxBfpGug/s320/New+years+6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557022954935258786" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">So, what are you doing to ring in the New Year? Any resolutions for 2011? I'll post mine tomorrow! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Have a safe and happy 2011!</b></div><p><img style="border:0;" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Amy%20Broeker/signaturecopy.png" /></p></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563586338898930630noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413700842157074137.post-44297366248478256852010-12-27T21:02:00.011-06:002010-12-27T22:16:04.205-06:0025 Days of Holiday Craziness Completed<div style="text-align: left;">This whole taking five photos a day was a wee bit adventurous for one working mom like myself. Let's say I didn't get it done, but I did figure out a photo for each day and I, of course, wouldn't want to disappoint you without completing the project, so here I go.....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>December 10<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">I bought six fabulous holiday cookies and thought how cute would that look if I was trying to make a cookies for Santa photo. Since Christmas is still fifteen days away, I happily consumed it for Santa. I can't say that I needed the calories more than Santa either! </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4MvO76IqnyLoL19Wyf8MXDxzT6nx9LaIzlVMvkpUjt2y-XfjBKhFExWtJpB8wV5WaNZP9UCkssODeAj7GPaY3LVe1GD8TjIl1xjGkAOZ45U58BN1-mEg0BFwn7w63fol-AfML8HMte9g/s1600/December+17th.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJQD-gNPz5VfDPlpf87fB_sXgKtMSkPluc-2N_l5EYMpEehsuO0qB9rkft1LgX_OLBDADE2BQ7k25sdY1zikCfTPaorzfe8SDeS4J3YPEXxh1d89hKlcqcwXUiYoW6zuM1rx2vRqzCBk/s1600/December+10th.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJQD-gNPz5VfDPlpf87fB_sXgKtMSkPluc-2N_l5EYMpEehsuO0qB9rkft1LgX_OLBDADE2BQ7k25sdY1zikCfTPaorzfe8SDeS4J3YPEXxh1d89hKlcqcwXUiYoW6zuM1rx2vRqzCBk/s320/December+10th.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555566614890233618" /></a><b>December 11<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span></b><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">It was a weekend of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">scrapbooking</span> bliss with some of my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">scrapbooking</span> friends...Angie, Amy and Kristi. We are wearing red waxed lips that were leftover from our last crop. We are always creating photo opportunities to scrap, of course! </span><br /></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibtgPL34o3zJSXpI9G1Hl9onLz3WtVg9i9qc7gsGgv9FrE2RepKjJymX7Bu9VdyunObmQb8Usu5eTUi1npX2rg3NZhXrmfLawcNIKorpnw9YtsdFxE9-i64VpqmwOxox-cx0-J0IjtJ8w/s1600/December+11th.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibtgPL34o3zJSXpI9G1Hl9onLz3WtVg9i9qc7gsGgv9FrE2RepKjJymX7Bu9VdyunObmQb8Usu5eTUi1npX2rg3NZhXrmfLawcNIKorpnw9YtsdFxE9-i64VpqmwOxox-cx0-J0IjtJ8w/s320/December+11th.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555566381854890514" /></a><b>December 12<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">th</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">We attended <i>A Christmas Tale</i> performed at Calvary Community Church, which our neighbor kids (the Blacks) each were a part of. They are one cute family and we are fortunate to be their neighbor! </span><br /></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tSQMuiehVayfX9L2gcTJo-T1x-uKxYjtGMxAXTwvXJ3sjCTUADPqlTSvpl00Jdgs17sMh_Fova04A8QV_Uuv7d57s3HEJEWrAUlVOx537H_ETVVYd6UcYiI-j7xTDhnrSt_l66I6YgA/s1600/December+12th.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tSQMuiehVayfX9L2gcTJo-T1x-uKxYjtGMxAXTwvXJ3sjCTUADPqlTSvpl00Jdgs17sMh_Fova04A8QV_Uuv7d57s3HEJEWrAUlVOx537H_ETVVYd6UcYiI-j7xTDhnrSt_l66I6YgA/s320/December+12th.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555566381821557634" /></a><b>December 13<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">th</span> </b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">I caught my co-worker, Katie, confiscating computer mice and gaming controls from my classroom. Oh, '<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">tis</span> the season of naughtiness! BTW, she wasn't taking them away from me! ;)</span><br /></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB6J1v_IRAQ8BHTgmF8KQNJpRqS-Oi8vSGbqlfD5k0AkgGwwbPs_jebEDs_14EEQcAVPdxUKtTvM97gj-KJw2ZzOGrKVA9363lBuuwtb-qjV6qUM0pefFhWfCapAaGIkb4QnJ3xsQcPqI/s1600/December+13th.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB6J1v_IRAQ8BHTgmF8KQNJpRqS-Oi8vSGbqlfD5k0AkgGwwbPs_jebEDs_14EEQcAVPdxUKtTvM97gj-KJw2ZzOGrKVA9363lBuuwtb-qjV6qUM0pefFhWfCapAaGIkb4QnJ3xsQcPqI/s320/December+13th.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555566379310799298" /></a><b>December 14<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">th</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Andy and I went shopping by ourselves and it was incredibly peaceful. I found ready to eat fruitcake on the shelves of Hy-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Vee</span> and asked Andy to hold it up for a photo. Think of the possible titles for this picture? </span><br /></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKt4VMBOGZZNdDZZs5HUnl0m8vPMZ_auj97RQx7fuoiJB3qfKh0iM6sGS1C4762EqPUtuZ0bOcuywSz6ztoxAvHhGa2vIZQDgzQp_fMf_Rz8FhUWhRtNrQrhY-arNTZJWSvxJw8lXZOvg/s1600/December+14th.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKt4VMBOGZZNdDZZs5HUnl0m8vPMZ_auj97RQx7fuoiJB3qfKh0iM6sGS1C4762EqPUtuZ0bOcuywSz6ztoxAvHhGa2vIZQDgzQp_fMf_Rz8FhUWhRtNrQrhY-arNTZJWSvxJw8lXZOvg/s320/December+14th.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555566374148128738" /></a><b>December 15<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">th</span> </b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">This is what it's like to go shopping with a teenage boy...not a lot of conversation going on. </span><br /></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5Wd7Nc0BJywW1sQJazcjPvBkbv5tNvVHOc5x25tpohdEClo8LVtZ55sTVQ1gDKm0pVOuThpirOk_53zE2NJQbscjEFr_Rt1ILgLYpTrOmT2cfRX5_S2wHUSi22WDC1QFf7Pe_WUWD_0/s1600/December+15th.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5Wd7Nc0BJywW1sQJazcjPvBkbv5tNvVHOc5x25tpohdEClo8LVtZ55sTVQ1gDKm0pVOuThpirOk_53zE2NJQbscjEFr_Rt1ILgLYpTrOmT2cfRX5_S2wHUSi22WDC1QFf7Pe_WUWD_0/s320/December+15th.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555566368751028098" /></a><b>December 16<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">th</span> </b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">I don't have permission to take this child's photo, so I deleted his face. I thought it was sweet that he brought his homemade nativity set made by his grandma for Show and Tell. I so love when kids want to share their stories with the class. Such a proud moment for a five year old!</span><br /></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kWnNCfO732ZIs8WdVCQ-hQINqIjQV7rBxA7sZwaoJqWJ9XlvuWeSJlCjNaOpNmnJ9YPpgh_L14f71DePS6Siq-NB5XqC2nC7qOzwGEWEf6vGOIq7yIf97pm18HNvGiYB1dSMiYasRCo/s1600/December+16th.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kWnNCfO732ZIs8WdVCQ-hQINqIjQV7rBxA7sZwaoJqWJ9XlvuWeSJlCjNaOpNmnJ9YPpgh_L14f71DePS6Siq-NB5XqC2nC7qOzwGEWEf6vGOIq7yIf97pm18HNvGiYB1dSMiYasRCo/s320/December+16th.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555564495993903378" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; "><b>December 17<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">th</span></b></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">It's the Campbell Christmas party at Rosie's house. I did take a picture of Rosie (the hostess) and many of her beautiful home, but I knew my two blogging friends (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Mindee</span> and Tracey) would be the only ones to look at this blog. It only made sense to use their photos! ;)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4MvO76IqnyLoL19Wyf8MXDxzT6nx9LaIzlVMvkpUjt2y-XfjBKhFExWtJpB8wV5WaNZP9UCkssODeAj7GPaY3LVe1GD8TjIl1xjGkAOZ45U58BN1-mEg0BFwn7w63fol-AfML8HMte9g/s320/December+17th.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555566615918952578" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; "><b>December 18<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">th</span></b></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">I couldn't decide, so I'm posting two photos. My sister, Jill, and her family stop by on their way to my parent's house to let their dog run around and to let the kids stretch their legs. Jill is newly engaged and marrying a very nice man named <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Mirvin</span>. This is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Mirvin's</span> son, Matthew, with Grant in the below photo. Aren't they the cutest?? Now Grant finally has a cousin that's just his age! </div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFfhtsnpQTTuy87AM4iWTCuAn6ywVmNYXZgjVOPdFcpBQdh5C1jRN8pXoawjVUmmPwFhZldT8U_wkRroUetnAbSOMdooEvZFZWk6USjLJ3e6Y6I6IUMMVzHpgJX8AcntS-MZek1TBuxaY/s1600/December+17th.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFfhtsnpQTTuy87AM4iWTCuAn6ywVmNYXZgjVOPdFcpBQdh5C1jRN8pXoawjVUmmPwFhZldT8U_wkRroUetnAbSOMdooEvZFZWk6USjLJ3e6Y6I6IUMMVzHpgJX8AcntS-MZek1TBuxaY/s320/December+17th.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555564490612821122" /></a>Then I needed to add the photo of Madison at the Nutcracker. I have been waiting for years to take her...just a mother/daughter bonding event. I can't say it was much to Madison's liking. She yawned a lot and said to me after the first applause, "So, there's no talking, huh?"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18rhd7fUsrfW0tw1xpGGde7CZce1K2qBX_Hvhd7rJBIlScISsIwOfqM736IfzBHaJgPQFyPSoJ6sRm0tcYe_6YB4sBQTrXeDztHbFMIm6M_e5_n69WSPLm-LKQc0JVy8fEwZP2ExvAAQ/s1600/December+18th.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18rhd7fUsrfW0tw1xpGGde7CZce1K2qBX_Hvhd7rJBIlScISsIwOfqM736IfzBHaJgPQFyPSoJ6sRm0tcYe_6YB4sBQTrXeDztHbFMIm6M_e5_n69WSPLm-LKQc0JVy8fEwZP2ExvAAQ/s320/December+18th.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555564485462555538" /></a><b>December 19<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">th</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">I normally don't post my picture, but I thought this was a decent one of me. I love my new lime green vest from my parents. A vest from the Vest's....clever, huh?</span><br /></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUPmZL-5I_J1ZawAybbfbykzjWO05reN1lKqOJ1JnjR9-F8hCPApj1GVqaONvxBf2zP0LoWsuh4fOECM7__nuvc_izdZnjzzHP3CUBBoEyGOOh-vheFlSbN-oljBw3bHL8T2ae9w9UNKg/s1600/December+19th.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUPmZL-5I_J1ZawAybbfbykzjWO05reN1lKqOJ1JnjR9-F8hCPApj1GVqaONvxBf2zP0LoWsuh4fOECM7__nuvc_izdZnjzzHP3CUBBoEyGOOh-vheFlSbN-oljBw3bHL8T2ae9w9UNKg/s320/December+19th.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555564483013237426" /></a><b>December 20<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">th</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">It's Girl Scout meeting night and the Cookie Train Car is complete. It is all totally the girls' idea and looks just like the girls made it, which is should. You should see our competition, some look like architects constructed theirs! I'll post pictures after the event on December 30<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">th</span>.</span><br /></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_bHoQr_lbctbYT08mj7m7A7ko36wBMM3jdfxHwVN76F9NaceKHNOfCc7KUQt9RMU7h70DMw2lBy-PUAIapcscKNT3C_0buxuYudmJwwdYRNwrMr0Is2-EJMW0tiBnu99jEKjCLyvG54/s1600/December+20th.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_bHoQr_lbctbYT08mj7m7A7ko36wBMM3jdfxHwVN76F9NaceKHNOfCc7KUQt9RMU7h70DMw2lBy-PUAIapcscKNT3C_0buxuYudmJwwdYRNwrMr0Is2-EJMW0tiBnu99jEKjCLyvG54/s320/December+20th.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555564472724976546" /></a><b>December 21st</b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">I couldn't find much to photograph, but is this not the prettiest present? It's a watch for Madison that I bought at my new favorite store called <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Blu</span> Velvet. I heart that shop!!</span><br /></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio9NVsmpXORY6CvXyVsApdbPGoh879TEkfAe674bpetbWfq5UaBG7lPo3Dqql_c84XmKiBEMlGgCS9OJL0qwJXgWCeHwPZSw7JMG08zJu6iJS7_LUKkPw_mRBvCSDmcIvMcOVJQjtPa8k/s1600/December+21st.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio9NVsmpXORY6CvXyVsApdbPGoh879TEkfAe674bpetbWfq5UaBG7lPo3Dqql_c84XmKiBEMlGgCS9OJL0qwJXgWCeHwPZSw7JMG08zJu6iJS7_LUKkPw_mRBvCSDmcIvMcOVJQjtPa8k/s320/December+21st.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555563789359864274" /></a><b>December 22<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">nd</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Yup, you got it. Tattoo time once again. Little did I know that foot tattoos fade and sometimes need to be re-done. So, I scheduled the tattoo project after my last day of work, so I could recoup over break. Nothing says the holidays like a new tattoo! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">LOL</span> </span><br /></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaC7y189yALA29ZegXaGmhCTqDu9Ob2EfyPsF85uSxHV5iLjHU1UrAkNiLtP8LBSkM1Nvlhdh8BtMxXFSFKltlKAW2QN63bukSNvpNxxzn58dziowgFW7vvY024VYf9qHB0ZYWpzMthJ8/s1600/December+22nd.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaC7y189yALA29ZegXaGmhCTqDu9Ob2EfyPsF85uSxHV5iLjHU1UrAkNiLtP8LBSkM1Nvlhdh8BtMxXFSFKltlKAW2QN63bukSNvpNxxzn58dziowgFW7vvY024VYf9qHB0ZYWpzMthJ8/s320/December+22nd.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555563785257435650" /></a><b>December 23rd</b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">We did some holiday light driving in Lincoln. This particular house made the news and definitely resembles the Griswold's house in my book! I wonder how much their electric bill spikes for the month of December?</span><br /></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsPmj3bUAS1hesi7bLsl9PryZrOspANmAG8MLrDQmn5gUAE-q3MDBypBImu7fPQHNEk_ZiR-86VRnQgkHkxDunVQMTDUjy3TTWdxzYoA0pnwjc9BW7dhm2-MRr2ftHV2ElRtRNbVrlnn0/s1600/December+23rd.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsPmj3bUAS1hesi7bLsl9PryZrOspANmAG8MLrDQmn5gUAE-q3MDBypBImu7fPQHNEk_ZiR-86VRnQgkHkxDunVQMTDUjy3TTWdxzYoA0pnwjc9BW7dhm2-MRr2ftHV2ElRtRNbVrlnn0/s320/December+23rd.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555563777037986818" /></a><b>December 24<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">th</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">We spent our first Christmas Eve alone this year. We knew that we were, so we eagerly (okay, I eagerly) signed up the whole family to usher at the 6:30 service. We go to a very big church with five Christmas Eve services. We were expecting to serve about 5,000 people since last year's record was around 4,300 with extremely bad weather.<br /></span></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgMfsTempd9ATIbnT-2JxvcKWobku-Lavcyg4HzEYwEWN0aMXbi7rSe8Nyav0i2vTjSr09oNbo3RisBBNg65U0W73mCARA9yxWNOvbGfnjqMt0nexqlQELCwOJu1H08peirWc4yDPcbk/s1600/December+24th.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgMfsTempd9ATIbnT-2JxvcKWobku-Lavcyg4HzEYwEWN0aMXbi7rSe8Nyav0i2vTjSr09oNbo3RisBBNg65U0W73mCARA9yxWNOvbGfnjqMt0nexqlQELCwOJu1H08peirWc4yDPcbk/s320/December+24th.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555563774628654578" /></a><b>December 25<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">th</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">I chose this photo since I thought it was a wonderful idea of Grandpa's. Grandpa Tracy had five coffee cups full of change just lying around his house and he <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">graciously</span> gave each <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">grandkid</span> a mug. The rule is that each grandchild must take their change and find a way to help someone else. They can't keep it. The money could be given to a food pantry, purchase a gift for a child off of a wishing tree or simply put it in the kettle for the Salvation Army. Each <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">grandkid</span> is suppose to report next Christmas what they did with the money. The coffee mugs had approximately $44 - $53 in each of them. </span><br /></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDc11Fs9OKhADB4aLe7CxDNyIJBscMT5WU_cpmnkF5vjCqYx2vJkCtp5VAJMQrKwOtK0SYbe-uhrvBuarFDfhZnZsX0WKYS1C_A48WEn_BM6xDFXrjTgGMqKBEH9mR8DHe5bOMS058Ito/s1600/December+25th.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDc11Fs9OKhADB4aLe7CxDNyIJBscMT5WU_cpmnkF5vjCqYx2vJkCtp5VAJMQrKwOtK0SYbe-uhrvBuarFDfhZnZsX0WKYS1C_A48WEn_BM6xDFXrjTgGMqKBEH9mR8DHe5bOMS058Ito/s320/December+25th.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555563772622564482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all! </div><p><img style="border:0;" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Amy%20Broeker/signaturecopy.png" /></p></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563586338898930630noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413700842157074137.post-48222908952803827112010-12-14T20:35:00.008-06:002010-12-14T20:57:18.967-06:00Updated Holiday Pics<div><b>Day 7 - December 7th (of course) - Holiday Decor</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">I could not find much to take pictures of, so I took photos around the house.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAm7uTX2mx2qLYt_VSruCRip5cfP6X7_smTXxIhUCyzyP-Pv6SIt3EkPVzeKYEA-Vg1NigTYvXhMPS5g2M3323YIGtEiixw9UcYNzV6HevEBt8vCf5qnKQqzQNF22BwTr0Q9h84iDXK0E/s1600/Dec+7A.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAm7uTX2mx2qLYt_VSruCRip5cfP6X7_smTXxIhUCyzyP-Pv6SIt3EkPVzeKYEA-Vg1NigTYvXhMPS5g2M3323YIGtEiixw9UcYNzV6HevEBt8vCf5qnKQqzQNF22BwTr0Q9h84iDXK0E/s320/Dec+7A.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550733224786317330" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The kids made a tree with presents out of clay, which is now displayed proudly at our house.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigcMjus1SSNhSDyPAHW6bDQoZhj9AH602MZvLzqfQ9mEdc6Mez_QiDfnuLZNz6u95S3WgHBF75ZQuSRcBXXXP-ZaYwK67tkhgh9SMbbV6eYXcJDSXCDmcHwHznCUFSgF7uiuTVjsIIF5I/s1600/Dec+7B.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigcMjus1SSNhSDyPAHW6bDQoZhj9AH602MZvLzqfQ9mEdc6Mez_QiDfnuLZNz6u95S3WgHBF75ZQuSRcBXXXP-ZaYwK67tkhgh9SMbbV6eYXcJDSXCDmcHwHznCUFSgF7uiuTVjsIIF5I/s320/Dec+7B.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550733119352336626" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is my favorite nativity set that I purchased in 1988 on a trip to Mexico. I was a senior in high school and went with my Spanish class. I love the look of this nativity! I know I've posted this <a href="http://thebroekerbunch.blogspot.com/2009/12/days-351-355.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">before</span></a>...this year minus the rubber lizard.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TP85Oa-I_pcbC_saHbkfCj35ZCbYDaMU-mNcu0UtXqSO6AhdFg7Jca7c-zWmzfaGwE0WXwyBB4Q1gwmmzG4Fid8SygmxrofQv9oGiGH5y9xfBrAem0gjLd0QhVtRNZrofDjlaCQIO10/s1600/Dec+7C.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TP85Oa-I_pcbC_saHbkfCj35ZCbYDaMU-mNcu0UtXqSO6AhdFg7Jca7c-zWmzfaGwE0WXwyBB4Q1gwmmzG4Fid8SygmxrofQv9oGiGH5y9xfBrAem0gjLd0QhVtRNZrofDjlaCQIO10/s320/Dec+7C.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550733112694813874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Another family favorite...1950 Choir Boys. These little guys once sold for 29 cents each with the bottom still marked. They were purchased from my great-grandmother's pharmacy in Iowa. I still have a photo of my Dad at Christmas with these boys sitting in the background. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vyAa5JurHGnom0j75SWQkxUN6jfK5v8FGHSRhNCVDvbgZX8oJZdLsVc430KF-UNUU2zJvLbRzbWw6GSItDR2puj_BANkow1BvPUIoat3Dh0lMCt0FHFH-P0FR-ZPNybK5F23DpVsFSs/s1600/Dec+7D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 237px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vyAa5JurHGnom0j75SWQkxUN6jfK5v8FGHSRhNCVDvbgZX8oJZdLsVc430KF-UNUU2zJvLbRzbWw6GSItDR2puj_BANkow1BvPUIoat3Dh0lMCt0FHFH-P0FR-ZPNybK5F23DpVsFSs/s320/Dec+7D.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550733108695680482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our Christmas tree this year. We decided to only put one up and we went with the vintage looking one since it goes with my "theme".</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Day 8 - December 8th - Letters to Santa</b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOfFG-vAd4XBrRLaSkjI97P5r86UKu-VlJ05O6_OdC3Aq_EsjeDeptznqmeIgZB0gKoJjeZjz5jZkKAYsmxdjS2qMYwSYQ9I2FB3wwKis1jdfOzPFuzGnLGoDYYEVmQi993uAaD7VoJ4/s1600/Dec+8A.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOfFG-vAd4XBrRLaSkjI97P5r86UKu-VlJ05O6_OdC3Aq_EsjeDeptznqmeIgZB0gKoJjeZjz5jZkKAYsmxdjS2qMYwSYQ9I2FB3wwKis1jdfOzPFuzGnLGoDYYEVmQi993uAaD7VoJ4/s320/Dec+8A.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550733096207324242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I asked the kids to write a letter to Santa for this photo. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Another night of no time to be creative! </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKtLtMwVV9pPIKM6Z13KbkWzMhqntsgpIeeY8Nzq34umYjqChFHSFq7pChM56rU-PCB5Ybf2lfMkASNMX2KcWMUvxGZ5en5E7NRm4qQi3R39bdl6pvgXW_y8k26S3_F9_tUDiC3lMDIfE/s1600/Dec+8+B.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKtLtMwVV9pPIKM6Z13KbkWzMhqntsgpIeeY8Nzq34umYjqChFHSFq7pChM56rU-PCB5Ybf2lfMkASNMX2KcWMUvxGZ5en5E7NRm4qQi3R39bdl6pvgXW_y8k26S3_F9_tUDiC3lMDIfE/s320/Dec+8+B.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550732693216164034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Grant drew pictures and asked Madison to write "I am good".</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5ZoIIStVLCDwNhIk8l28xscxf9mXIp4Uj8pB07idfGbA1QR-ADPKJV_G2YKY2S9goGh6HmGXsytri1MahNynfPzSAgXidlXEA5zclXbLfS0n1cdNKhewL5m-88-AUgnR_FlR9nwo-A0/s1600/Dec+8+C.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5ZoIIStVLCDwNhIk8l28xscxf9mXIp4Uj8pB07idfGbA1QR-ADPKJV_G2YKY2S9goGh6HmGXsytri1MahNynfPzSAgXidlXEA5zclXbLfS0n1cdNKhewL5m-88-AUgnR_FlR9nwo-A0/s320/Dec+8+C.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550732685982862098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Tyler is asking for basketball shoes. If you click on his picture to enlarge, you see he has errors in the Dear Santa. Thank goodness for computers and spell check! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>December 9th - School Chorus Performance</b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1z0SJdERpOUWACUiY0jUEgzJ3VRlGHzVZNPqiqZjBs2wUYKt2CExz60aeHb0mE-F1UElx_LnI1bUircZtJIipL_IzmITAjYGN-mw_rwAE5EKY8oTum7KH5CWPrD0R7jGVomvaNj2C0EU/s1600/Dec+9A.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1z0SJdERpOUWACUiY0jUEgzJ3VRlGHzVZNPqiqZjBs2wUYKt2CExz60aeHb0mE-F1UElx_LnI1bUircZtJIipL_IzmITAjYGN-mw_rwAE5EKY8oTum7KH5CWPrD0R7jGVomvaNj2C0EU/s320/Dec+9A.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550732685788959202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Madison decided to give chorus a try this year. Tyler did not go out for chorus in grade school, so this was a new experience for us.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51r09uZPTE7KFOjtal2G2zWP310wbzN7Vo25Dj9IUDZkngyBZdPHZ8Wc9cD2a1u5eEY8SbeMclyj0g3eL1WP6YFVMVqgpIFH7-ehSIF-589pT7ZIijqXdsS96EADIF-_M0QWdX-IEHlU/s1600/Dec+9+B.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51r09uZPTE7KFOjtal2G2zWP310wbzN7Vo25Dj9IUDZkngyBZdPHZ8Wc9cD2a1u5eEY8SbeMclyj0g3eL1WP6YFVMVqgpIFH7-ehSIF-589pT7ZIijqXdsS96EADIF-_M0QWdX-IEHlU/s320/Dec+9+B.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550732673897430098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Madison had a part in ringing a cow bell.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkF8X_Fvf14uBx06CnF-CQyAIYsXnbmiUmW6HrqK2NWjNfXeoyyYfff7Qi8rijXwuW4lch3iukQk2-mIwCdCw2gYZhzh4OVjycbmMTV6H6yV9Mi4M2leNK-dKk5yaU3-LCqL9UR72Ebc/s1600/Dec+9+C.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkF8X_Fvf14uBx06CnF-CQyAIYsXnbmiUmW6HrqK2NWjNfXeoyyYfff7Qi8rijXwuW4lch3iukQk2-mIwCdCw2gYZhzh4OVjycbmMTV6H6yV9Mi4M2leNK-dKk5yaU3-LCqL9UR72Ebc/s320/Dec+9+C.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550732677106165410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">No solos for her, but she did get to be a ding-a-ling! ;)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">ps. Did you notice I didn't get 5 pictures a day? This is extremely hard to do!!</div><p><img style="border:0;" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Amy%20Broeker/signaturecopy.png" /></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563586338898930630noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413700842157074137.post-35701185065315390372010-12-09T20:43:00.006-06:002010-12-09T21:05:58.092-06:00More Holiday Photos<div><b>Day 4 - December 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span></b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmn9O-FVU1Re8gap0Ei39cHRRO112XMqAFGVGFd4Gq-Ip85UouS9VpIz5TFz1sApPctg-VE3YSFfR0fBIdRx1BfNC7-E_JVwBwm-Fci6WnA3pnUsY7Dim80mfkNRgHsp64e4u98sdBPQQ/s1600/Day+4+-+A.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmn9O-FVU1Re8gap0Ei39cHRRO112XMqAFGVGFd4Gq-Ip85UouS9VpIz5TFz1sApPctg-VE3YSFfR0fBIdRx1BfNC7-E_JVwBwm-Fci6WnA3pnUsY7Dim80mfkNRgHsp64e4u98sdBPQQ/s320/Day+4+-+A.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548880143030227010" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our neighbors, Dick and Sara, always have an Open House the first Saturday in December. They invite their friends, family and, of course, the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Broekers</span> who live two houses down. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnp20QWOyWpoufReZp-WDaoI-oTRTJj4HUMi8oGj2LgsycA0nAdpQ-KITSIYy0RmGhRrqW7ly5vchdRMdeBqsWITutnz3CRPXbIJpX1bG9kzjCQcXYsHi1v6w1o0IcQ7gdMxCC3GjuYEw/s1600/Day+4+-+B.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnp20QWOyWpoufReZp-WDaoI-oTRTJj4HUMi8oGj2LgsycA0nAdpQ-KITSIYy0RmGhRrqW7ly5vchdRMdeBqsWITutnz3CRPXbIJpX1bG9kzjCQcXYsHi1v6w1o0IcQ7gdMxCC3GjuYEw/s320/Day+4+-+B.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548880134801714354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Their home is like a photo out of <i>Better Homes and Gardens. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am not kidding!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiva5OyXOUymiPm4yZZ3U4HMa1SngygQNWdQxVREyDIAmfZLWxgZ8uDPVyHnnHYoNiBHShfKz3mb7_ckFXaYzYgwmHDEDt_b_qFXkKmgS1BqKAvEvjVtAIscxZoTgKNHxz_faTKBhqHKqw/s1600/Day+4+-+C.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiva5OyXOUymiPm4yZZ3U4HMa1SngygQNWdQxVREyDIAmfZLWxgZ8uDPVyHnnHYoNiBHShfKz3mb7_ckFXaYzYgwmHDEDt_b_qFXkKmgS1BqKAvEvjVtAIscxZoTgKNHxz_faTKBhqHKqw/s320/Day+4+-+C.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548880132718701266" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Every corner is just beautiful! </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2NcoztDPZTYHOcgij5QewYxNTKVzIwR4ihY1Df5AsO-VOIQSbLI5Wo1geaJ24HgKa_xF-7eWweRaKLuZJmgfcHJhl0a6hnnJxp2koMqG6PG75ijJ0ESM7SLiEzgXbyW5xsCgov9EhZWI/s1600/Day+4+-+D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2NcoztDPZTYHOcgij5QewYxNTKVzIwR4ihY1Df5AsO-VOIQSbLI5Wo1geaJ24HgKa_xF-7eWweRaKLuZJmgfcHJhl0a6hnnJxp2koMqG6PG75ijJ0ESM7SLiEzgXbyW5xsCgov9EhZWI/s320/Day+4+-+D.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548880124765540226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Speaking of beautiful...our Girl Scout Troop #365 drove to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Elkhorn</span> and visited Clara's Closet. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The girls brought their moms for some dress up fun!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEx-4s3uq-WaVc55TO6w28lDyp62lL0rp__UHOuJt1yzXdorFqMyQSn2udTAcyYVn-VN5_Gxap0znC_2RSS8O-sIc2XGJHUStYib4MZvQZl1V_zliwb2lkFO6CncJ8VnIxE99zbP-QJ4g/s1600/Day+4+-+E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEx-4s3uq-WaVc55TO6w28lDyp62lL0rp__UHOuJt1yzXdorFqMyQSn2udTAcyYVn-VN5_Gxap0znC_2RSS8O-sIc2XGJHUStYib4MZvQZl1V_zliwb2lkFO6CncJ8VnIxE99zbP-QJ4g/s320/Day+4+-+E.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548880118204967298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The activity included picking out the "just right" outfit complete with a makeover, runway walk, photo shoot, autographs and cookies. What more could a ten year ask for??</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Day 5 - December 5<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span></b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAq4GokkipI35TRVPdVcSSTflSk7Ne8xQgsupF5lFemEDlQlth3kcOefv5JjGcXhN7eNFciV0OmUe5SHvBBnZLk9ghphMaqahM_13HLU5byw9Pxxw_7Cryo9jOvUCO_Bqz8X1cG-_70yA/s1600/Day+5+-+A.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAq4GokkipI35TRVPdVcSSTflSk7Ne8xQgsupF5lFemEDlQlth3kcOefv5JjGcXhN7eNFciV0OmUe5SHvBBnZLk9ghphMaqahM_13HLU5byw9Pxxw_7Cryo9jOvUCO_Bqz8X1cG-_70yA/s320/Day+5+-+A.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548879661237668738" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Second Sunday in Advent</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXEoF8Byrs9dCkfy-E2AyVlfuQgduqs2LXN0lB3UYAZ5IoiHPmA1nGo3GJEIarrqTIBX1MnWjpm9HztMg4wtg1KkNcVbPBac2572wYSSjgO24mLisOV3ajbtzATisc69QUroLPYKExhg/s1600/Day+5+-+B.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXEoF8Byrs9dCkfy-E2AyVlfuQgduqs2LXN0lB3UYAZ5IoiHPmA1nGo3GJEIarrqTIBX1MnWjpm9HztMg4wtg1KkNcVbPBac2572wYSSjgO24mLisOV3ajbtzATisc69QUroLPYKExhg/s320/Day+5+-+B.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548879659834438418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This nativity is in the youth center and I thought it was funny that there's a Halloween decoration sitting behind it. It shows that middle <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">schoolers</span> decorated.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgfkVC2qezt7pHvLaXDCxw3-RBJY-9MAm_r30gwRRkoQCuwxo0t9-H7HjUpf4NavaeTsKlVQfKTi4cZR0-7dMH_WNf9CfD8bGz8zomeXGv8r5N_wXPtxgEBYPoWBIb518__8OdvjVwxE/s1600/Day+5+-+C.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgfkVC2qezt7pHvLaXDCxw3-RBJY-9MAm_r30gwRRkoQCuwxo0t9-H7HjUpf4NavaeTsKlVQfKTi4cZR0-7dMH_WNf9CfD8bGz8zomeXGv8r5N_wXPtxgEBYPoWBIb518__8OdvjVwxE/s320/Day+5+-+C.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548879650846853874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Brrr</span>....it's cold outside! Andy and Tyler were determined to get those lights up. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4L41kN_HukvQ8s_tEdp5yLeXl8ugnb0x3GaMWPPLT6oBrwk1ycU771EhsknVyFF_akRScIqtDvNSKSuuqu7J9V2i7XtxnMhtkydYyVVDGfbl5ft0A4pWuMgIn7UINX2Qg7RMSluNqzI/s1600/Day+5+-+D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4L41kN_HukvQ8s_tEdp5yLeXl8ugnb0x3GaMWPPLT6oBrwk1ycU771EhsknVyFF_akRScIqtDvNSKSuuqu7J9V2i7XtxnMhtkydYyVVDGfbl5ft0A4pWuMgIn7UINX2Qg7RMSluNqzI/s320/Day+5+-+D.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548879646753099346" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our third year using my homemade yard sign. </div><div style="text-align: center;">We are a perfect bunch of flakes! </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhpIGdOg4HTq6XZN9sAvY1uAMX2S6ltGN7mmkTt1fOtPUZz_z_WW2Ka_ONBRQOx_zwq5KGtZRFy7MUCO044elf11Fp8Ejh0Psk3EBC9e-f7WwfnlghJfi6iccrsm4T-7uZbL3x_phWDo/s1600/Day+5+-+E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhpIGdOg4HTq6XZN9sAvY1uAMX2S6ltGN7mmkTt1fOtPUZz_z_WW2Ka_ONBRQOx_zwq5KGtZRFy7MUCO044elf11Fp8Ejh0Psk3EBC9e-f7WwfnlghJfi6iccrsm4T-7uZbL3x_phWDo/s320/Day+5+-+E.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548879639494907890" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Grant decorated the ledge that leads downstairs all by himself. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Mom takes a deep breath!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgisurYowOAnkbXMB12BWkRNBMd5KwkBFoLtGg51jFwbgTxb88xeE9UctrG-_KTdSdnJyYJeZV3bGVeAJxeiVH8wjd4GOeIShDQK_zswPQxaHHiBQGa9_pBGxIV827csjKCjbiXcexNIQU/s1600/Day+6+-+A.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgisurYowOAnkbXMB12BWkRNBMd5KwkBFoLtGg51jFwbgTxb88xeE9UctrG-_KTdSdnJyYJeZV3bGVeAJxeiVH8wjd4GOeIShDQK_zswPQxaHHiBQGa9_pBGxIV827csjKCjbiXcexNIQU/s320/Day+6+-+A.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548879170669991426" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our front door looks like this.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Day 6 - December 6<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">th</span> </b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8p8J6UzaI2O8xyiisOA-Nd9BxViEoRMP__kPQA9k27Fvw3aX2Qq7MeeiOioxJdYj5HXo5_1OZOGvILFPPr3Vs3l_7o1h9UnuYK8br0-5q802_fNpdNQyMmHDb9tYAsd_Z2YZYmkh0018/s1600/Day+6+-+B.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8p8J6UzaI2O8xyiisOA-Nd9BxViEoRMP__kPQA9k27Fvw3aX2Qq7MeeiOioxJdYj5HXo5_1OZOGvILFPPr3Vs3l_7o1h9UnuYK8br0-5q802_fNpdNQyMmHDb9tYAsd_Z2YZYmkh0018/s320/Day+6+-+B.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548879166003925074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Today is my practicum student, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Kayte</span> Kerr's last day in kindergarten.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The kids made her a book and we gave the one she's holding. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Miss Kerr will be missed! She is a phenomenal teacher!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQn4UOztqgDogbmWaJgOGxsCnIlDxMQelPurEuTe8jQ9mgEIvH4LlZ7K6kJ3cexmaVviNrKYUNL0D1Zym_hRHh1KCbYKgkNJz4O6qN4zqWTwM5z9AuL0RNF_xYt5jWs7vnTcx-onoapMc/s1600/Day+6+-+C.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQn4UOztqgDogbmWaJgOGxsCnIlDxMQelPurEuTe8jQ9mgEIvH4LlZ7K6kJ3cexmaVviNrKYUNL0D1Zym_hRHh1KCbYKgkNJz4O6qN4zqWTwM5z9AuL0RNF_xYt5jWs7vnTcx-onoapMc/s320/Day+6+-+C.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548879154356146962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Andy and Tyler worked out at the "Y". So I said, "Please take the camera. I'm having a difficult time getting five photos a day." :)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9I_B3BTQaVceEBwLo3ugb9eOafebj4QNqJLkcGUM7kJ-FXnkN59jL3CVI2KAkdcGFCxPLr9SnrNnFwWbDnuytM9FT6WzczNF-huQ9Ehd6zEdOxvxzF8FybsMergqa5MKPsjmixcydAQ/s1600/Day+6+-+D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9I_B3BTQaVceEBwLo3ugb9eOafebj4QNqJLkcGUM7kJ-FXnkN59jL3CVI2KAkdcGFCxPLr9SnrNnFwWbDnuytM9FT6WzczNF-huQ9Ehd6zEdOxvxzF8FybsMergqa5MKPsjmixcydAQ/s320/Day+6+-+D.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548879150695560738" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We had our Monday night Girl Scout meeting, which I almost forgot about. We are decorating our train car for the cookie kick-off next month.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Are you ready for some Girl Scout cookies??</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXUkJi3x1MAvPraIrssa6KrdcYfWFOQRhZp6g_EuAut43ICO7ia-fPpHqNsdKWjHDc-X1vlhO0y57nt3WcdFfD17oDgdCXVqnpVZ-QxuOkSxYEKOC1Wex33lvZB6oTPF-kGz06rX9iJQ/s1600/Day+6+-+E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXUkJi3x1MAvPraIrssa6KrdcYfWFOQRhZp6g_EuAut43ICO7ia-fPpHqNsdKWjHDc-X1vlhO0y57nt3WcdFfD17oDgdCXVqnpVZ-QxuOkSxYEKOC1Wex33lvZB6oTPF-kGz06rX9iJQ/s320/Day+6+-+E.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548879149774504450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Every year (for the past three), I purchase a set of holiday towels. Madison picked out this year's "Naughty and Nice" towels. So cute!</div><p><img style="border:0;" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Amy%20Broeker/signaturecopy.png" /></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563586338898930630noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413700842157074137.post-26632076072357431612010-12-03T23:13:00.012-06:002010-12-03T23:49:51.928-06:0025 Days of Christmas<span>After being inspired by <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://aliedwards.com">Ali Edwards</a></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">, </span><span>I decided to try my hand at the 25 days of Christmas. I have an upcoming scrapbooking retreat next weekend and thought it would be a fun challenge. I am using vintage paper and giving a hint of antiquing to all of my photos. I've chosen 5 photos for each day with a Christmas type theme. I'm going to try to post daily, but with how hectic life is (you can see by the photos), I'm not making any promises!<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Day 1 - December 1st<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5w_tY-oFPxyTOesc6v1IiwB3nBTNu8-c0KwvXCBfrjtm6RPu9f6VhSDbhlGTaEm36rF4pYqo9IWAQKaaXXDjBEeOxqaMjIq2pT9HqaAcQYcmaRCCMltrN8W3Tq4xdLBtOKnW-0np56Q/s1600/Dec+1+-+A.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5w_tY-oFPxyTOesc6v1IiwB3nBTNu8-c0KwvXCBfrjtm6RPu9f6VhSDbhlGTaEm36rF4pYqo9IWAQKaaXXDjBEeOxqaMjIq2pT9HqaAcQYcmaRCCMltrN8W3Tq4xdLBtOKnW-0np56Q/s320/Dec+1+-+A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546693553660441106" border="0" /></a>We had "Souper Santa" tonight at church.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8rgGJ62Z45t19Wp_ZLVyUuiOoLZ50QEmb4LaPgofiUypoS2t05kzFuliPNUbOjI3XMGBZlbP_XpcuxOntEU6ECvtpI6ezCYZr0I87JNLbS03X5mVevHMexBrt2TchEesjmHxaSzCbq4/s1600/Dec+1+-+B.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8rgGJ62Z45t19Wp_ZLVyUuiOoLZ50QEmb4LaPgofiUypoS2t05kzFuliPNUbOjI3XMGBZlbP_XpcuxOntEU6ECvtpI6ezCYZr0I87JNLbS03X5mVevHMexBrt2TchEesjmHxaSzCbq4/s320/Dec+1+-+B.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546692409133971538" border="0" /></a>Andy wants to know how long I'm going to make Tyler have his picture taken with Santa. I'm thinking twenty-two? That's not too unrealistic, is it?<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkG7UvsAoAy7QxojkfQzHqdHrBueDrkz-33aZ2rsXn99WiYOzumkFpk7COJVV51JYs_EPkqQnOSTlDDM16mc9b6nfaM39hUGL8-F7qfM94P6beJGuYjxSmNC4IhDYZNK_xPTQVOBSQyZg/s1600/Dec+1+-+C.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkG7UvsAoAy7QxojkfQzHqdHrBueDrkz-33aZ2rsXn99WiYOzumkFpk7COJVV51JYs_EPkqQnOSTlDDM16mc9b6nfaM39hUGL8-F7qfM94P6beJGuYjxSmNC4IhDYZNK_xPTQVOBSQyZg/s320/Dec+1+-+C.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546692397188049746" border="0" /></a>A cool tree at church<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1upb6UaDqLuBffE4kGKxIkTfRAeExiZQuumqWbP9VTa0XgwVVY2LqJ6FoMgeDFJOWe0YALxgVf2mb3cUFZa41ioqVTuFfeaaYGKhJhnEY_6LHJNmdGbvvzBX8IJ8Z3eyCLcgh6oMDX-M/s1600/Dec+1+-+D.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1upb6UaDqLuBffE4kGKxIkTfRAeExiZQuumqWbP9VTa0XgwVVY2LqJ6FoMgeDFJOWe0YALxgVf2mb3cUFZa41ioqVTuFfeaaYGKhJhnEY_6LHJNmdGbvvzBX8IJ8Z3eyCLcgh6oMDX-M/s320/Dec+1+-+D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546692361720061826" border="0" /></a>The start of our Advent Calendars<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgcDSWP1Ywg6nvviQHBbbUsPVgTX0u-PK-3B9r7ewzcSHePieC2by9sS3NEhd74K-7XTOrgFhGfuq8LSNrykwhSm73OHPcjjNYV6iCKFDGOewH12163oWotgJz924pJoR3ucEyc2n47U8/s1600/Dec+1+-+E.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgcDSWP1Ywg6nvviQHBbbUsPVgTX0u-PK-3B9r7ewzcSHePieC2by9sS3NEhd74K-7XTOrgFhGfuq8LSNrykwhSm73OHPcjjNYV6iCKFDGOewH12163oWotgJz924pJoR3ucEyc2n47U8/s320/Dec+1+-+E.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546692344614933138" border="0" /></a>I purchased an evergreen spray from my neighbor boy who's selling them for the Boy Scouts.<br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Day 2 - December 2nd</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsnN2BmRqzqEcvbLzbxejzc3J71kD9Ahb5IuNcoIESphm9XFpkLmv_H4QwjlHzJyrRN_9yzp_flKEE7BveKYl7nUrkMhTEUG-JANbqFaAUgeLgvSKSWs6fJp9QJOedLdmfe1NMV6EjVk/s1600/Dec+2+-+A.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsnN2BmRqzqEcvbLzbxejzc3J71kD9Ahb5IuNcoIESphm9XFpkLmv_H4QwjlHzJyrRN_9yzp_flKEE7BveKYl7nUrkMhTEUG-JANbqFaAUgeLgvSKSWs6fJp9QJOedLdmfe1NMV6EjVk/s320/Dec+2+-+A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546691830120150066" border="0" /></a>Since we didn't have company over Thanksgiving, I made door decorations with my Cricut.<br />I love snow globes!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf5_BwQHcnnM-6nsK64koN38bYQ19TKT18zB7buBQ-uwqFoqKMWYmK6_LhgeBI5RxpA4NK401wJIRXYHoKjR48Ct1Hkt6O6W_QAYbAlNEHtfdUR0N-i84ouq-eeoKh-yT0QzcXHzD2R6w/s1600/Dec+2+-+B.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf5_BwQHcnnM-6nsK64koN38bYQ19TKT18zB7buBQ-uwqFoqKMWYmK6_LhgeBI5RxpA4NK401wJIRXYHoKjR48Ct1Hkt6O6W_QAYbAlNEHtfdUR0N-i84ouq-eeoKh-yT0QzcXHzD2R6w/s320/Dec+2+-+B.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546691805080146802" border="0" /></a>My aunt and uncle asked me to come over and take their Christmas card pictures. Calvin and Jalaine live just down the street from me, so it was no problem.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi823eUqJ8ybJpDEDXdlOssPTYOKms6tpRIEhZjwdqNlvWLCZufXzdUDIcP0bQffv3S5lWSFKgDmKFjwBBXYdWBevVojZINt4lN6JcZwFj-_ZQvNWE7JAlngGar0XHMiDmCP4DtB9NIuU4/s1600/Dec+2+-+C.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi823eUqJ8ybJpDEDXdlOssPTYOKms6tpRIEhZjwdqNlvWLCZufXzdUDIcP0bQffv3S5lWSFKgDmKFjwBBXYdWBevVojZINt4lN6JcZwFj-_ZQvNWE7JAlngGar0XHMiDmCP4DtB9NIuU4/s320/Dec+2+-+C.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546691789195083106" border="0" /></a>Jalaine and Calvin's dog, Rocky<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYaCacOsTWpzpQDRw0FDZYQymA5pdTm8Bej57wUHbPnRGNQZl1OVQ-9HtKVKjIrucKtzaXldzdOT7hCsEknrvBZ5ys18nnoC8UF83T-aza-sI45Dzw7Vgty3hr0sPiFY3QGbK4ux-JUIU/s1600/Dec+2+-+D.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYaCacOsTWpzpQDRw0FDZYQymA5pdTm8Bej57wUHbPnRGNQZl1OVQ-9HtKVKjIrucKtzaXldzdOT7hCsEknrvBZ5ys18nnoC8UF83T-aza-sI45Dzw7Vgty3hr0sPiFY3QGbK4ux-JUIU/s320/Dec+2+-+D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546691769455987442" border="0" /></a>Jalaine's beautiful nativity, which is similar to mine, but has more pieces.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuXRXi0Nd2HfhQHt3mX-Yf316qAxFwa1Z6OWGmPdt80DFT1DND-J_2AEdp-H004TOmE9FnyqqlJZQBeQ4VofZXoxNs14-7pd2alsUQTDrQhoUY1EnhvYinBltu3VEWuNWYb2_rsXamgqg/s1600/Dec+2+-+E.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuXRXi0Nd2HfhQHt3mX-Yf316qAxFwa1Z6OWGmPdt80DFT1DND-J_2AEdp-H004TOmE9FnyqqlJZQBeQ4VofZXoxNs14-7pd2alsUQTDrQhoUY1EnhvYinBltu3VEWuNWYb2_rsXamgqg/s320/Dec+2+-+E.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546691758649613858" border="0" /></a>I tried to take some outside photos, but I wasn't too successful.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Day 3 - December 3rd</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-XgPCvne28If-J7F3GaigXwXEy9vg9BAaUEbUF-ASrHOyQ5qplvxYrIE6aP5daS3PFvU1R6_mlM9ZZZF64YZccBFS6onOn8l_nRkOis6QkDaTPHFiRUxUIi-FCf0klt8IFWk-TvwQ-E/s1600/Dec+3+-+A.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-XgPCvne28If-J7F3GaigXwXEy9vg9BAaUEbUF-ASrHOyQ5qplvxYrIE6aP5daS3PFvU1R6_mlM9ZZZF64YZccBFS6onOn8l_nRkOis6QkDaTPHFiRUxUIi-FCf0klt8IFWk-TvwQ-E/s320/Dec+3+-+A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546691362040672402" border="0" /></a>Writer's Workshop is all about the holidays. I just can't escape it...excitement and all!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQi7Z58_Uoa18qN3lxFMxr23VqRU97XXItsIvC5XDiMvfqfn28vSly7zCTn5Kig6ifi2-7hCU3OD0U4iZ6X10iFLHudviu1iaEcc41fPOmZu5ZPaoIYMzQCbFuck8tPPyWSxOsxXLpCnU/s1600/Dec+3+-+B.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQi7Z58_Uoa18qN3lxFMxr23VqRU97XXItsIvC5XDiMvfqfn28vSly7zCTn5Kig6ifi2-7hCU3OD0U4iZ6X10iFLHudviu1iaEcc41fPOmZu5ZPaoIYMzQCbFuck8tPPyWSxOsxXLpCnU/s320/Dec+3+-+B.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546691356144092146" border="0" /></a>Aunt Patty's Attic had their holiday open house. They had all of their shopping by candle light, which created a warm, holiday feel. This little elf on a shelf asked me to adopt him, so I did. I think I'll name him Elvis.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2M5_Y2DF34qrOsu533n7NgdDxU7HG16bR_lv7Iqbnfpgnp-irH0XAIxbBRaQY3w1kYNIG3h2VSNrfNBK9q1pNH4lx6IAm-uk3Kai3_TNnL9_V56boQMUrhTNOWYSm7aXtZUHuRugcfxc/s1600/Dec+3+-+C.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2M5_Y2DF34qrOsu533n7NgdDxU7HG16bR_lv7Iqbnfpgnp-irH0XAIxbBRaQY3w1kYNIG3h2VSNrfNBK9q1pNH4lx6IAm-uk3Kai3_TNnL9_V56boQMUrhTNOWYSm7aXtZUHuRugcfxc/s320/Dec+3+-+C.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546691349830187378" border="0" /></a>Trader Joe's just opened in Lincoln and we were excited to check it out.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4f23GBsx6Izm7c5MD9WqedcTrMHiG71BV4RTmGaXJIL-18D5k5TXtv6lPQB6D_sA0InT2yslFXJGq7-WT0jtOP_LHd_Mkf7KHje4sY4V4JVd2TX2cpnzILbPdIOtCy6Dogry0y5JKYVI/s1600/Dec+3+-+D.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4f23GBsx6Izm7c5MD9WqedcTrMHiG71BV4RTmGaXJIL-18D5k5TXtv6lPQB6D_sA0InT2yslFXJGq7-WT0jtOP_LHd_Mkf7KHje4sY4V4JVd2TX2cpnzILbPdIOtCy6Dogry0y5JKYVI/s320/Dec+3+-+D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546691345118130450" border="0" /></a>They had a 13 inch gingerbread boy kit for $3.99. It came already in one ready to decorate piece of gingerbread with frosting, sprinkles and M & M's. Very cute!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7TAoHeIcVHHIzfRkkr26-2LyADsrSi1N6cSlvZq2wTmm72rYP63zukx8lZaABrGKgLuChbtJ-6M9sO_mxxx5ICi9RN0qmP4Xm3pezBxiUi1uOiPs-zzoYC4ucDf0Y5kQUagVwJEGOQEo/s1600/Dec+3+-+E.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7TAoHeIcVHHIzfRkkr26-2LyADsrSi1N6cSlvZq2wTmm72rYP63zukx8lZaABrGKgLuChbtJ-6M9sO_mxxx5ICi9RN0qmP4Xm3pezBxiUi1uOiPs-zzoYC4ucDf0Y5kQUagVwJEGOQEo/s320/Dec+3+-+E.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546691339971250866" border="0" /></a>My apologies for this graphic aftermath of the poor gingerbread boy!<br />Gingerbread carnage!<br /></div><p><img style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Amy%20Broeker/signaturecopy.png" align="left" /></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563586338898930630noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413700842157074137.post-36724117013361450392010-11-25T20:54:00.004-06:002010-11-25T23:02:01.580-06:00Thanksgiving is Cancelled<div style="text-align: center;">I woke up Wednesday morning at 4:40 am to the sounds of vomiting.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Grant got sick.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bless his little heart, he hit the trash can too!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Darn it, what terrible timing.</div><div style="text-align: center;">No Thanksgiving at the Broeker household this year.</div><div style="text-align: center;">That means no sister and family, no parents and no sister 'n law and nephew coming.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I pouted.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I cried.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I got mad about it.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then I wondered what to do with a 18 lb. turkey that was thawed.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Can't re-freeze and don't want to eat poultry for a week.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8Rxf-5ROaK3S_m23NAnZ7yUxOfoKXUiGwy-Gaf1tOA0pF-77LrmU4PFso-alTSp0syAYSz9GZWp1irBpXhQJTuP4QfgpovPNfBUtuUSj_NLJvf0vOJMZYqZVIejkzNeLPAQus7ImgaI/s1600/thanksgiving+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8Rxf-5ROaK3S_m23NAnZ7yUxOfoKXUiGwy-Gaf1tOA0pF-77LrmU4PFso-alTSp0syAYSz9GZWp1irBpXhQJTuP4QfgpovPNfBUtuUSj_NLJvf0vOJMZYqZVIejkzNeLPAQus7ImgaI/s320/thanksgiving+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543687078718723234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Then I realized that the Matt Talbot Kitchen and Outreach could use it.</div><div style="text-align: center;">They took it with much gratitude and thanks.</div><div style="text-align: center;">That's what Thanksgiving is all about. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Think of others and realizing life could be so much worse than the darn stomach flu.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5r0-SVbmdTl9F7C7WNNmfxG8RLmXD01jZd0rClhYNNJ-I_PVUyUKOnI_EM1oLZz_jsx41H3HY2P8YhEiepOMcE-i2SKVm2OlQR4Dnt2C_guT9AISe72D4sxN_bQUAW30i1wl4Rst0B0o/s1600/thanks+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5r0-SVbmdTl9F7C7WNNmfxG8RLmXD01jZd0rClhYNNJ-I_PVUyUKOnI_EM1oLZz_jsx41H3HY2P8YhEiepOMcE-i2SKVm2OlQR4Dnt2C_guT9AISe72D4sxN_bQUAW30i1wl4Rst0B0o/s320/thanks+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543687071741333442" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">After work on Wednesday, I went holiday grocery shopping (again) and bought 5 Banquet dinners and told the kids we were eating these yummy, little numbers instead. </div><div style="text-align: center;">They cost eighty-eight cents each. </div><div style="text-align: center;">And guess what?</div><div style="text-align: center;">They didn't say anything.</div><div style="text-align: center;">They accepted the idea.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was disappointed. No reaction.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Of course, I did purchase a turkey breast too.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNA1P1p36P1Og7hJGTTSzKxzfpFv5ll9bVkkP1IWDaX4gmXlub-WfUsskEeUYXIRIHbNaDceKzhYyX4Ww-NHWQlx8qbNGioMdLazTwAHEPjC6OUrtnqXGHtcYjI6qTbAxd-U8TZzNHOk/s1600/thanks+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNA1P1p36P1Og7hJGTTSzKxzfpFv5ll9bVkkP1IWDaX4gmXlub-WfUsskEeUYXIRIHbNaDceKzhYyX4Ww-NHWQlx8qbNGioMdLazTwAHEPjC6OUrtnqXGHtcYjI6qTbAxd-U8TZzNHOk/s320/thanks+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543687063342791762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Before cooking photo</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRvCyCL5tqVYlyV39Eo4IOGF09_kJZI1ZfB30mYbU1PHIGC1kIJq72o4eYGePy5bz3IJJyw674VmsXUilsF7dRSrlM93P6yXsq2NpuzB9FkwJINFHrapujeNJOUZp_cs_hpmxxkW2U9A/s1600/thanks+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRvCyCL5tqVYlyV39Eo4IOGF09_kJZI1ZfB30mYbU1PHIGC1kIJq72o4eYGePy5bz3IJJyw674VmsXUilsF7dRSrlM93P6yXsq2NpuzB9FkwJINFHrapujeNJOUZp_cs_hpmxxkW2U9A/s320/thanks+4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543686777163068546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">After cooking photo</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Iu9c4Brs5500ZU4BVa6hoT555uanc5KgdABkVM5MNLMMDkaa0c8z2MaKmGwTviyzrGJ5myw0233LLw2jMkHknAWGHYoneb6kTG53Q9P7_iUIp5iMrxyr88b8bL5P8BZFL9kzvwoULEE/s1600/thanks+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Iu9c4Brs5500ZU4BVa6hoT555uanc5KgdABkVM5MNLMMDkaa0c8z2MaKmGwTviyzrGJ5myw0233LLw2jMkHknAWGHYoneb6kTG53Q9P7_iUIp5iMrxyr88b8bL5P8BZFL9kzvwoULEE/s320/thanks+5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543686774261383506" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Then it was time to eat and this is what Tyler looked like.</div><div style="text-align: center;">White and fatigued. </div><div style="text-align: center;">He didn't eat the Thanksgiving meal and took a nap instead.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Not again! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Good news...he never threw up!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFUrjkTon4hZBYY9NKBmChH8G7x6geg9xhJhuRQwJ84Tok6CWBACQUc6hAYG430VzZq2PaCY7jY4AQ7Dq5fo3k0DVTHaq4nnVo7iPFAKlDVgzdQaLT559uYJzXQqzOtn0nkHMLUQGXNM/s1600/thanks+6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFUrjkTon4hZBYY9NKBmChH8G7x6geg9xhJhuRQwJ84Tok6CWBACQUc6hAYG430VzZq2PaCY7jY4AQ7Dq5fo3k0DVTHaq4nnVo7iPFAKlDVgzdQaLT559uYJzXQqzOtn0nkHMLUQGXNM/s320/thanks+6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543686766843236050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Madison enjoyed pumpkin pie with me.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAdBBcRN99Po1dr6CbwhX-efgjKeW50Nccw-hIJhxgtqPG0WzDvc3-lEUYMD94lhYOK2gsptPZ_Aqfzhz0Q9xUXa54DcLBPxs24SMjzmFZxQXD3t_f6jORnwZ5u5gYuu9uue54o3o__A/s1600/thanks+7+.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAdBBcRN99Po1dr6CbwhX-efgjKeW50Nccw-hIJhxgtqPG0WzDvc3-lEUYMD94lhYOK2gsptPZ_Aqfzhz0Q9xUXa54DcLBPxs24SMjzmFZxQXD3t_f6jORnwZ5u5gYuu9uue54o3o__A/s320/thanks+7+.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543686765075806962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The house was the quietest it's ever been for a holiday. </div><div style="text-align: center;">There were only five of us and it was peaceful.</div><div style="text-align: center;">No company.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lots of sleeping.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMnhf90cXt8JgogZAwTo7Vewn3i97BsbEDaqStRq1nf0oq98DI2FMiKbIvvnBOe2p-2vk2o8lOL_XiVyqXfCuwIKH7bMsL4NMsO6jQ8xuV81EqL6oonmBiv-sYmQIQFGqarblM-SsDmyg/s1600/thanks+8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMnhf90cXt8JgogZAwTo7Vewn3i97BsbEDaqStRq1nf0oq98DI2FMiKbIvvnBOe2p-2vk2o8lOL_XiVyqXfCuwIKH7bMsL4NMsO6jQ8xuV81EqL6oonmBiv-sYmQIQFGqarblM-SsDmyg/s320/thanks+8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543686756603673042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And time to wear my favorite, lime green, comfy socks with nothing to do!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope you all had a relaxing, peaceful and joyous holiday with much to be thankful for! </div><p><img style="border:0;" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Amy%20Broeker/signaturecopy.png" /></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563586338898930630noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413700842157074137.post-35885203313314183632010-11-24T22:19:00.005-06:002010-11-24T22:37:47.667-06:00Already 14?<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4AMa3jj0ocekwF55lDbaQlKOykjRNic4aeJUrFG5mn4_ZWiWWVIqZHOuMl4N7s4g3XsCDsoBn8oDNKL7AuCJDrfee7j-6Hpe6lT83nefc1u6-kr0FyElKawwIzlKOYL1Xnp2lmR48ao8/s1600/tyler+one.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4AMa3jj0ocekwF55lDbaQlKOykjRNic4aeJUrFG5mn4_ZWiWWVIqZHOuMl4N7s4g3XsCDsoBn8oDNKL7AuCJDrfee7j-6Hpe6lT83nefc1u6-kr0FyElKawwIzlKOYL1Xnp2lmR48ao8/s320/tyler+one.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543337910109214226" border="0" /></a>Tyler celebrated his fourteen birthday yesterday, which I for one can not believe.<br />We celebrated by picking up PJ's Babycakes for him.<br />They are topped with his favorite candy...Butterfingers.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWgv13jThhnspjSoglief8MBGGQdGbdhR42oSViB1tB5O2ufKZHD6NWQFGoPDC9F0Gt7iNx1gZqc6t20o7PJT05iYh0Su7-_GLmxDOt4lU4jI_BhMFMI7YdH251izwQqB-r9zUyCxRc4/s1600/tyler+two.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWgv13jThhnspjSoglief8MBGGQdGbdhR42oSViB1tB5O2ufKZHD6NWQFGoPDC9F0Gt7iNx1gZqc6t20o7PJT05iYh0Su7-_GLmxDOt4lU4jI_BhMFMI7YdH251izwQqB-r9zUyCxRc4/s320/tyler+two.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543337615280561730" border="0" /></a>Andy was in charge of Tyler's birthday this year, so the pictures aren't really to my liking because I didn't take them, obviously. Tyler chose to take five friends out to eat at Cici's Pizza. No photos, of course, for odd reason guys don't like taking pictures? Crazy, I know!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-CHJm50LQmhtBwJ7BTZGM7b2f1bslTMZ2zUuTitik7jr3_Ea492vTRgnVeIaSSov3xKZLGtiBMiggjQWKLWN1JgvJkt53NSBohiV2BFnqki65AgzbmCIwBtU7udUmVYMxCquX9zwsx28/s1600/tyler+three.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-CHJm50LQmhtBwJ7BTZGM7b2f1bslTMZ2zUuTitik7jr3_Ea492vTRgnVeIaSSov3xKZLGtiBMiggjQWKLWN1JgvJkt53NSBohiV2BFnqki65AgzbmCIwBtU7udUmVYMxCquX9zwsx28/s320/tyler+three.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543337595296537714" border="0" /></a>I suggested going and catching a movie after the pizza. No response. Then Andy/Dad suggested going to Memorial Stadium and seeing the Class B Football Championship and it was a HUGE hit! Crete played Elkhorn and won 34 to 0.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCNHl_U0FkEnKFd4bcDn-hdOMcmxuUqUfp47UsZEA94uPxAylCAWJvseZYrCGKXgpxEdx7udbX37Kvxq7Xw1zbpQSVtMXM3qwqSfKGyiu3RtDlywrqxzW6bkjBRhDXDsWsZhd9Cw4mLw/s1600/tyler+four.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCNHl_U0FkEnKFd4bcDn-hdOMcmxuUqUfp47UsZEA94uPxAylCAWJvseZYrCGKXgpxEdx7udbX37Kvxq7Xw1zbpQSVtMXM3qwqSfKGyiu3RtDlywrqxzW6bkjBRhDXDsWsZhd9Cw4mLw/s320/tyler+four.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543339385676554018" border="0" /></a>My suggestion was a lot warmer, but I didn't have to go. Andy was freezing, but I guarantee the boys didn't feel a thing!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><img style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Amy%20Broeker/signaturecopy.png" align="left" /></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563586338898930630noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413700842157074137.post-23633113305400161772010-11-21T21:02:00.007-06:002010-11-24T05:58:38.703-06:00Add Sushi to the List<div style="text-align: left;">Just call me a blogger slacker...I just can't seem to get this done anymore. Life consumes me, but I would not have it any other way!</div><div><br /></div><div>As you can tell by my picture, I am wearing a "I voted" sticker, so I'm only a few weeks behind. We had November's Girls' Night Out (GNO) at Kinji's Japanese Restaurant. This was my first time trying sushi. I'm not a fan of fish, but I liked it and I'd go again. There were only three of us at GNO this month...Dawn, Lisa and myself. It's apparently a busy time of year for many. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0TXPNsD74xZ60fnlL3DqfE9037dxwH_GtKkULIW2dsQ5tykLwE1esb4o-gi4UsvP1r2mj55Cek-6L4fBW-gkQQavgeYeyffNbo6_62SqmDnqrAuwt4qv1CpdULxBalgzGAm4lrVpnf0/s1600/DSC08180.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0TXPNsD74xZ60fnlL3DqfE9037dxwH_GtKkULIW2dsQ5tykLwE1esb4o-gi4UsvP1r2mj55Cek-6L4fBW-gkQQavgeYeyffNbo6_62SqmDnqrAuwt4qv1CpdULxBalgzGAm4lrVpnf0/s320/DSC08180.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542204638773109794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Dawn is showing us her talent in eating edamame. I've not had those either and can't say I'm too fond of them. It's a food I'd eat when I'm thinking "nutritious, but no so delicious".</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0b-JfgQr6R2wZ7wcxzymn4Ke_no3PWkGTaC7Wf7UMrbLOht-1VAFNT1RY35LoFuu5ZZtSZQKhzlEQJPgC0TYOxO-fhVEnF0udiOMgvTriclJ196suZYZMB7DoN2TqP2VDlPeNOcI6VWs/s320/cali+rolls.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542205927046346130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">The waiter suggested California rolls for beginners. They are a good starter for the inexperienced sushi eater like me. Very tasty! </span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEyaqoO5VXuJyAVB0jDh2KL9dvR05-Gf4t3FKiL9rsLSNBspybIv-G_lMCg_TmAhosDe3vaLbyvoSpQKy24UXJixII72vHXrGmk2BEYgzaWIio47lZw4PteeT_HjvaecoMyzJha8-xiU/s1600/DSC08185.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEyaqoO5VXuJyAVB0jDh2KL9dvR05-Gf4t3FKiL9rsLSNBspybIv-G_lMCg_TmAhosDe3vaLbyvoSpQKy24UXJixII72vHXrGmk2BEYgzaWIio47lZw4PteeT_HjvaecoMyzJha8-xiU/s320/DSC08185.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542204634836992850" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We also had some weird soup (not photographed) that smelled like the water from boiled hotdogs. It tasted better than it smelled. Here I am with my flaming entree' sporting that dorky sticker. When I saw that I could order something on fire, then I was all about that!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPdhYIZlCJE5YGCW9R3fQehPaWDw_sgYl0zLM3-3ResHDISCoNMht-JNi0YTwuySVKJoi_3zJmJbWrjHPQrWtn8YZEw9QxeryRt90wxr_5kq3dJjdv62DP2SFBpM3OdJSGGlFGDg9rp4c/s1600/DSC08187.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPdhYIZlCJE5YGCW9R3fQehPaWDw_sgYl0zLM3-3ResHDISCoNMht-JNi0YTwuySVKJoi_3zJmJbWrjHPQrWtn8YZEw9QxeryRt90wxr_5kq3dJjdv62DP2SFBpM3OdJSGGlFGDg9rp4c/s320/DSC08187.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542204631447918066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It was called Nebraska rolls or something like that. It contained corn, so that's where it got it's name. When one thinks of sushi, one doesn't think of the state of Nebraska. I liked it! </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiee_DyvP-2c8vICu4ou-H-huLbxwxr0zHGNDu8gNDqzcqVYYmOyAFl053nQBq_zX45DAe1ILg2HtZVMbrpRYHdDPiv6GKwqq9wnvWso6k0oOJylb5LtrAenWRIHn0iknT4EVj6KdGwl8Q/s1600/DSC08189.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiee_DyvP-2c8vICu4ou-H-huLbxwxr0zHGNDu8gNDqzcqVYYmOyAFl053nQBq_zX45DAe1ILg2HtZVMbrpRYHdDPiv6GKwqq9wnvWso6k0oOJylb5LtrAenWRIHn0iknT4EVj6KdGwl8Q/s320/DSC08189.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542204626610967426" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I love the look on Lisa's face. She's wondering what she's ordered, but I do believe she liked it. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhKqKLhTFsIUvxXcIFxHzVCzqAw2DF2rJ2MghgocrzD-YCJM7rFl_YS_LOsezJsx2tVuokSo63C41niSD5rWTKffXJFLkZmn7ip77s18JBOq4Bk_bHNTlVvUDcDJzzrd_41IrD_nSioFY/s1600/DSC08191.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhKqKLhTFsIUvxXcIFxHzVCzqAw2DF2rJ2MghgocrzD-YCJM7rFl_YS_LOsezJsx2tVuokSo63C41niSD5rWTKffXJFLkZmn7ip77s18JBOq4Bk_bHNTlVvUDcDJzzrd_41IrD_nSioFY/s320/DSC08191.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542204621281758578" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Lisa decided we needed to try the dessert. It's ice cream covered in shell that was chewy. The ice cream was good, outer shell, not so much. Of course, I would have remembered the name of this too if I blogged sooner! ;)</div><p><img style="border:0;" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Amy%20Broeker/signaturecopy.png" /></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563586338898930630noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413700842157074137.post-67682794185124858722010-11-07T07:08:00.006-06:002010-11-07T07:47:46.265-06:00The Patch '10<div>I love pumpkin patches! I even love scrapbooking them even more. Oh, the colors and the fun! We went to Vala's Pumpkin Patch last weekend with free passes! Yay! This is one amazing pumpkin patch with 44 attractions and 3 live shows (so the visitor's guide says). Here are a few dozen photos from my two hundred that I took, so many to chose from. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZhXY_LNYvVG5rSauINnDnj2TMk81j11JdePHzbONE2rHj6xLfcS56VsEC6LMio3SVxcwaKFJvlbygb_uk5vSSLNHvjbEK3N_y43GQ0USv5csoS-8yC59t-Fwv20hW1ed5owemwPsxPQ/s1600/patch+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZhXY_LNYvVG5rSauINnDnj2TMk81j11JdePHzbONE2rHj6xLfcS56VsEC6LMio3SVxcwaKFJvlbygb_uk5vSSLNHvjbEK3N_y43GQ0USv5csoS-8yC59t-Fwv20hW1ed5owemwPsxPQ/s320/patch+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536803572360984242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZ_ZIQO_xDkya_jltYcFHdGxov7Q7VfyfvRYyqk8ddgN6txMj9fH3nWD5NC2da0xMLFPMxzhYYGYXdsoPx0qvP-bdT9r-jayCg-W3JKvEsZ7AjhZ1OQ6m1RMOLXUUOTtxTMc03iSbtvE/s1600/patch+2+.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmx6CyADaDKWXkDrKPPSbxEjZwQFbkSYmXOijGiYSM_pmFWpivz1wsx8peNR_P-fTh97bp1paLPtg4hs4jcHGFf1keYDP0j2CyA-nwbyJCu37NFyjJb6PHM7qN8hhLgko3bHpYgZadQjs/s320/patch+27.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536799891092958242" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><img style="border:0;" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Amy%20Broeker/signaturecopy.png" /></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563586338898930630noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413700842157074137.post-46836519605867471802010-11-05T19:15:00.006-05:002010-11-05T19:32:46.387-05:00Kindergarten Writing<div>Last night, I was finishing my fifteen hours of entering report card grades that I stumbled upon this darling journal entry. I had forgotten about this little gem. It was drawn on September 24th after a week of learning about "Symbols of our Country". At this stage of writing in kindergarten, students generally are making simple drawings of their family and labeling them. They might be writing some "I see _____." sentences, but nothing of this caliber. </div><div><br /></div><div>This child, I'll call him Dylan, asked me to sound out the words for him. For example: I'll say okay, the word <i>draw</i> is Da, rrrrr, aaahhh. You get my point. I don't spell the words for the students. </div><div><br /></div><div>Is it not the cutest thing? I think it's my favorite writing sample in my four years of teaching kindergarten. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgil1BgVqqcgjqUcnjg_X6Dk3Op_IdnbbLngOmh5VeHk-IGWbg0fpyjw0ASB1lUwWDEcJCuSvsZMDS8AIFfz3K5hStD00bsLg2XKgyWMIvzwRo2mKfhLMnHWPcCcME_nk86Yv0q5_pijkw/s1600/Scan.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgil1BgVqqcgjqUcnjg_X6Dk3Op_IdnbbLngOmh5VeHk-IGWbg0fpyjw0ASB1lUwWDEcJCuSvsZMDS8AIFfz3K5hStD00bsLg2XKgyWMIvzwRo2mKfhLMnHWPcCcME_nk86Yv0q5_pijkw/s400/Scan.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536224794067081490" /></a><p>And is it possible to look at this and not smile?? So precious! Lady Liberty is standing proud, Dylan!<br /><img style="border:0;" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Amy%20Broeker/signaturecopy.png" /></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563586338898930630noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413700842157074137.post-34088322068405812742010-10-31T13:51:00.002-05:002010-10-31T14:01:54.213-05:00Boo at the Zoo<div style="text-align: center;">Happy Halloween! This is one of my very favorite holidays...I love the colors, the costumes, the candy and the list goes on. I especially like that it doesn't stress me out like Christmas with the baking, the shopping, the wrapping...okay, you get the idea. So, I will be blogging a lot of Halloween pictures this week. My apologizes now for boring you.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our zoo has this fundraiser called "Boo at the Zoo", which raises a ton of money to feed those animals over the winter months.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Here is John Chapo, the CEO/President of the Zoo. Every year we get our pictures taken with the wizard. It's so much like photos with Santa...truly part of the holiday custom. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xr95R5ExeWZjjfslBn9gZMfm4VsiCLaPrMk3pUDoSVQO_NdQVf2HzGoreffBAqjGaNhfTb1vuuGDSz8HUdq5o0Sc5Hw1hJosB0lONdM1V2X-1-Xyc8js4fJZh_Xwm56sltLS1KWbk1U/s1600/boo+zoo+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xr95R5ExeWZjjfslBn9gZMfm4VsiCLaPrMk3pUDoSVQO_NdQVf2HzGoreffBAqjGaNhfTb1vuuGDSz8HUdq5o0Sc5Hw1hJosB0lONdM1V2X-1-Xyc8js4fJZh_Xwm56sltLS1KWbk1U/s400/boo+zoo+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534285156703781314" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is also Tyler's first year volunteering at Boo at the Zoo. He worked Tuesday and Friday nights handing out treat bags and pulling the chains, so no one would walk in front of the moving train. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9bdnD73k8L5KJlmGeMdK17p-onblw3Z5AemTnE9l1L6c4K75w9mBpd69fCwDe8t7nP6WVsJtDMZZVRmzPNqbOTf-Ho1UzgDVaSWj_NtWVQXZERGKAwItJNePBY0AiYZneGMs3nRtcOxE/s1600/boo+zoo+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9bdnD73k8L5KJlmGeMdK17p-onblw3Z5AemTnE9l1L6c4K75w9mBpd69fCwDe8t7nP6WVsJtDMZZVRmzPNqbOTf-Ho1UzgDVaSWj_NtWVQXZERGKAwItJNePBY0AiYZneGMs3nRtcOxE/s400/boo+zoo+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534285154925693138" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We realized after the first year that if you go at the end of the night you don't have to stand in any lines to get the candy. The event closes at 8pm and we began at 7:45.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Bz6A3FECR9vymMBDPd57Rc6nutlwwQ0A2d7aGspZqfkm3abuNRLFTyS8mPlDEqschmgOHx8tzDCeGUbAivCyVvMoPLe6dvhXnQlyb1ZGwitFoOOf-zzNVfp39JXNqTTzqKF0HpAATyM/s1600/boo+zoo+3.jpg"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Bz6A3FECR9vymMBDPd57Rc6nutlwwQ0A2d7aGspZqfkm3abuNRLFTyS8mPlDEqschmgOHx8tzDCeGUbAivCyVvMoPLe6dvhXnQlyb1ZGwitFoOOf-zzNVfp39JXNqTTzqKF0HpAATyM/s1600/boo+zoo+3.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Bz6A3FECR9vymMBDPd57Rc6nutlwwQ0A2d7aGspZqfkm3abuNRLFTyS8mPlDEqschmgOHx8tzDCeGUbAivCyVvMoPLe6dvhXnQlyb1ZGwitFoOOf-zzNVfp39JXNqTTzqKF0HpAATyM/s400/boo+zoo+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534285148962716930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We even found our friends off of Sesame Street. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGcRsd4gbeIJWPe3XG_N81astjbs25GkaY5XpAG1Pwvj7dFe9CX3NdK3HqKdnyi-Q6FtO4qsb7qi8hwoBN7VdG6vUsHNV1ofemMro2Y0AVdFJBESig2jtMWIcjbbT0R6j6D2Czuh8KhM/s1600/boo+zoo+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGcRsd4gbeIJWPe3XG_N81astjbs25GkaY5XpAG1Pwvj7dFe9CX3NdK3HqKdnyi-Q6FtO4qsb7qi8hwoBN7VdG6vUsHNV1ofemMro2Y0AVdFJBESig2jtMWIcjbbT0R6j6D2Czuh8KhM/s400/boo+zoo+4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534285139852263618" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Every booth sets up their station to look unique. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9ToCQSiBqwgewr1Uxx7g-9a25Wtv4i5NOvwR7cWWXv68ju6IqoPhOwL_ADuPuMLMN8m5t2ly-6a8NxrFL4B_pz95izfPDpRdwgW0UWTRpvjNrAEQTZC2nMGey3Khw0hBzBCK7PhvibU/s1600/boo+zoo+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9ToCQSiBqwgewr1Uxx7g-9a25Wtv4i5NOvwR7cWWXv68ju6IqoPhOwL_ADuPuMLMN8m5t2ly-6a8NxrFL4B_pz95izfPDpRdwgW0UWTRpvjNrAEQTZC2nMGey3Khw0hBzBCK7PhvibU/s400/boo+zoo+5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534285134662516082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I am going to be sad when my kids are too old for Boo at the Zoo. Luckily, we have a few more years with Grant. This is one of my favorite events to scrapbook! </div><p><img style="border:0;" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Amy%20Broeker/signaturecopy.png" /></p></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563586338898930630noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413700842157074137.post-68331749860689894722010-10-30T10:45:00.005-05:002010-10-30T11:11:20.492-05:00Friday Night + Bingo = Wild Night<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">I have now completed finished my <a href="http://thebroekerbunch.blogspot.com/2010/10/40-by-40-is-finally-finishedwell-almost.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Project 40 x 40</span></a>. I've been to the American Girl Store in KC, drank a martini (which cost me a quarter), got the tattoo and finally played Bingo at a local Bingo Parlor. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Yes, it's true...I've never played Bingo at least for money. Sure, I've played ABC bingo with my students, and played Bingo growing up, but never Bingo where I paid to play. And Wow was it ever </span></span><s><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">exciting </span></span></s><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">boring! My friend Amy and I went at 6:30 and stayed until 10:30. I believe we participated in about twenty-four games of bingo...all for $17. </span></span></div><!--StartFragment--> <!--EndFragment--> <!--StartFragment--> <!--EndFragment--> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3i2i5tBgIVLGtcV_3gqn_usPPdf8mDs2Zz7FJ9OykAfZckhP_YXxBI5wmFbYW64EShgW_sRnx1wx4Uh2moFYNjNYzOyf7K26orZRKk28Pj95-vMrhCACx8xR3zI92B9TutcIrJi_BcEs/s1600/bingo+amy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3i2i5tBgIVLGtcV_3gqn_usPPdf8mDs2Zz7FJ9OykAfZckhP_YXxBI5wmFbYW64EShgW_sRnx1wx4Uh2moFYNjNYzOyf7K26orZRKk28Pj95-vMrhCACx8xR3zI92B9TutcIrJi_BcEs/s400/bingo+amy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533866091324717458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">We did learn about the Bow Tie, Mutt and Jeff and a Snowflake patterns on a Bingo card...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">And the nachos were unbelievably awesome! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">But we did notice the following...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">an elderly couple making out,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">a person trimming their finger nails,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">several people missing their teeth (I was secretly hoping they'd win to buy some teeth), </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">a person picking their nose,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">and random sounds of belches and burps.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Did you know that it is almost silent at a Bingo Parlor?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">It's quieter than the local library. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">I almost fell asleep. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Can you tell by this picture?</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSSJcbAt5x-RsT53mS0FLqT2J2EjEHKjpiExdxEmSmvfK2Np8estOJJAOpcxX3Bmzd4RdgqqvSkNJegaLaSJl2OH0zzNv-1ogiVYxKW4OHxCFE2izLUCG5OCJOnXxpRnaT_0gVCTiyY2I/s1600/bingo+me.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSSJcbAt5x-RsT53mS0FLqT2J2EjEHKjpiExdxEmSmvfK2Np8estOJJAOpcxX3Bmzd4RdgqqvSkNJegaLaSJl2OH0zzNv-1ogiVYxKW4OHxCFE2izLUCG5OCJOnXxpRnaT_0gVCTiyY2I/s400/bingo+me.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533866084319620994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">I even brought my "lucky" banana trophy that I use in my classroom. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">It did not bring us any luck, but can you imagine what the bingo regulars thought?</span></div><p><img style="border:0;" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Amy%20Broeker/signaturecopy.png" /></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563586338898930630noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413700842157074137.post-10619786390966046542010-10-26T23:04:00.006-05:002010-10-26T23:32:15.181-05:00I Got Inked<div style="text-align: center;">Yup! I did it. I got my first tattoo at age forty and it wasn't so bad. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_TfGNe_Lf_P5kiNi-pEaaG48z0YFVEFrABhezcdlXG1I28QYBCWoioF1NrJ2vml7Oguq0Dm675uQwdae8uvzXtcCceQ0iokhJLh8cVqO6LX_iMrs2eSovqVMW-JzYHAn7dvsUKNAKoE/s1600/129206733539005150.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_TfGNe_Lf_P5kiNi-pEaaG48z0YFVEFrABhezcdlXG1I28QYBCWoioF1NrJ2vml7Oguq0Dm675uQwdae8uvzXtcCceQ0iokhJLh8cVqO6LX_iMrs2eSovqVMW-JzYHAn7dvsUKNAKoE/s400/129206733539005150.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532572934011502290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Nope, this is not my tattooed rear....thank goodness! Funny, huh?! I did send this photo to my friend Amy and said, "Let's get this done today. I'll be the one on the left." I knew that I could count on Amy coming along and being my photographer for this fabulous event. This is definitely one for the scrapbooks! </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRlRG4IhobE7g44mKGUmOIwH9UTmpCsnox5sEPd7Sx1BDiE4q2OPvxJnsFR_v_munUxzKKJB6RsT4MP5bs0vTj-BTlkDakU8UQC-CN0lH1KZSNjnSYeH-DLUIeMYG1Ow7sHb_zS0MNVvE/s1600/tattoo+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRlRG4IhobE7g44mKGUmOIwH9UTmpCsnox5sEPd7Sx1BDiE4q2OPvxJnsFR_v_munUxzKKJB6RsT4MP5bs0vTj-BTlkDakU8UQC-CN0lH1KZSNjnSYeH-DLUIeMYG1Ow7sHb_zS0MNVvE/s400/tattoo+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532572932653389714" /></a>So, here I am signing the paperwork for the my "tat". Can you tell that I am extremely nervous? I have heard horror stories about foot tattoos hurting <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">immensely, b</span>ut I figured I had three c-sections, so can handle anything. Besides, I had three fantastic friends: Lezlee, Amy and Angie to cheer me on.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4dgrowTXCIocrQMcS47K3-kC0ciXsjKtMz-zinlGIduu55uov3sBmireZOJvkzBYhBzkGCP8xhxLh1UqIoHuZAO-yZjmlYzMwlObVFpuR7_VNv2VDrW7CI2VNH4xs8l4XVP7nsNg6Iqo/s1600/tattoo+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4dgrowTXCIocrQMcS47K3-kC0ciXsjKtMz-zinlGIduu55uov3sBmireZOJvkzBYhBzkGCP8xhxLh1UqIoHuZAO-yZjmlYzMwlObVFpuR7_VNv2VDrW7CI2VNH4xs8l4XVP7nsNg6Iqo/s400/tattoo+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532572926461026562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is Cody, tattoo artist, at Sacred Heart Tattoos. He's been doing this for over two years and appears to know what he's doing. Heck, what do I know?? Can you tell by my body language that I am very comfortable about this entire process? Cody is looking at one of my scrapbooking magazines because that's where I got my ideas from. Some people look through tattoo catalogs for their perfect tattoo, but I tend to go for what I know best...scrapbooking inspiration.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-bxRqibV8Y0x4jY7dT8IDoojdYI5WEi9PWbiyG-nDbjPAsax5uBFWbhgTeCZT5Q-PJpVKBeHtNnmvT6SzvF8azvoVqj8078zy1HB2-pGQxvTCZDiScbYEKxvzc3_xqID8eSZGf2-XfM/s1600/tattoo+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-bxRqibV8Y0x4jY7dT8IDoojdYI5WEi9PWbiyG-nDbjPAsax5uBFWbhgTeCZT5Q-PJpVKBeHtNnmvT6SzvF8azvoVqj8078zy1HB2-pGQxvTCZDiScbYEKxvzc3_xqID8eSZGf2-XfM/s400/tattoo+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532572917854294274" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here Cody is putting on the inking transfer. At this time, the thought did cross my mind "looks good, that will be all, thank you" and considered heading for the door. However, I did not want to disappoint my "peeps", so I stayed. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2A6nOsyeBlI2pLDPyFxZ_9CWtcQDHQ8cJoGVNKO8JKaWnyjmDfO2-rX7SE1-EyBWqp_mXLr25eUVdtkGce9Ui5vUpIRYTUwVfsNkfwmY5e3ND_GqEsLM0FQJQ6YVPuUxrTDyxXI-9o4/s1600/tattoo+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2A6nOsyeBlI2pLDPyFxZ_9CWtcQDHQ8cJoGVNKO8JKaWnyjmDfO2-rX7SE1-EyBWqp_mXLr25eUVdtkGce9Ui5vUpIRYTUwVfsNkfwmY5e3ND_GqEsLM0FQJQ6YVPuUxrTDyxXI-9o4/s400/tattoo+4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532572912709987458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Amy is getting a photo of the first line. I was thinking..."Oh, please don't blind the tattoo guy with camera flash this could cause problems and then I thought crud, this hurts!" </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPLLBBRK2ftLQWwSHWRI0hKfNlk0WFjpTbdXWuPloCgEpCz6VoF2sAmMN92XXg_MLFzTuOnNKhvQMTYwoN8DP4ox71xFeGvBOEkHtHHa5XtBFe3wfomq5HIr_3dJnRn6JPDkT7yU8a5c/s1600/tattoo+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPLLBBRK2ftLQWwSHWRI0hKfNlk0WFjpTbdXWuPloCgEpCz6VoF2sAmMN92XXg_MLFzTuOnNKhvQMTYwoN8DP4ox71xFeGvBOEkHtHHa5XtBFe3wfomq5HIr_3dJnRn6JPDkT7yU8a5c/s400/tattoo+5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532572431203126210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is what I looked like from Amy's side. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbAMfxX5Q28MXjy_35-hyCjg-1qXJ9NeSje8hgwJBkoW7nUdusybTI9GB8QWBNBIWPlP9twFj55esVgT-IyHOX8nsH5IUePJBZhdMlmSfOHm_wK4rc7RaHDFMKDlF9BFP3Rlu9edTQJM/s1600/tattoo+6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbAMfxX5Q28MXjy_35-hyCjg-1qXJ9NeSje8hgwJBkoW7nUdusybTI9GB8QWBNBIWPlP9twFj55esVgT-IyHOX8nsH5IUePJBZhdMlmSfOHm_wK4rc7RaHDFMKDlF9BFP3Rlu9edTQJM/s400/tattoo+6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532572423937489458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is what I looked like from Angie's side. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRbbBhvBVposoV28gRRFa6xgUXPTjOZIHzz-TOeYS4Pp51M7xmE8r2mER2zOemqPly0xcLpCrlI1KTqGIbcBHbysuE3FNfqARvn5dWufPF03uRbz7QSp-s3ZCpQ8WBYlpwG0ORY2xXiCE/s1600/tattoo+7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRbbBhvBVposoV28gRRFa6xgUXPTjOZIHzz-TOeYS4Pp51M7xmE8r2mER2zOemqPly0xcLpCrlI1KTqGIbcBHbysuE3FNfqARvn5dWufPF03uRbz7QSp-s3ZCpQ8WBYlpwG0ORY2xXiCE/s400/tattoo+7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532572424631998514" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Angie was hilarious during this process. She was so nervous for me. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR-xCDUHSTGaIgi6pYFiS4wtS2f1QBxAqII2T8mlHyT-umXTwXvUVxafGMIWbo0lk6ZYv4jZUq2gSnJcU4_vGX-sT9XwdHERKrAU72pnl7JyPvW0H-jpI7X8q93j9P1gtBsIghQP9lx6w/s1600/tattoo+9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR-xCDUHSTGaIgi6pYFiS4wtS2f1QBxAqII2T8mlHyT-umXTwXvUVxafGMIWbo0lk6ZYv4jZUq2gSnJcU4_vGX-sT9XwdHERKrAU72pnl7JyPvW0H-jpI7X8q93j9P1gtBsIghQP9lx6w/s400/tattoo+9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532572414324141346" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We thought it was clever how Cody covered his tattooing equipment with Halloween decor. Very festive! </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQemgP90d5LeojtaD31KyLTHoZXpenQ7tacfj1ULCviHQiPHhyphenhyphenkl3dXyg4o4hrQ49bRPVOmDicQPfBr5s7y-Y8jghmbL90EdQ5KXi45XzlNXeUXCf5mV8WsXydom4OujWvPxXgC97JUs/s1600/tattoo+10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQemgP90d5LeojtaD31KyLTHoZXpenQ7tacfj1ULCviHQiPHhyphenhyphenkl3dXyg4o4hrQ49bRPVOmDicQPfBr5s7y-Y8jghmbL90EdQ5KXi45XzlNXeUXCf5mV8WsXydom4OujWvPxXgC97JUs/s400/tattoo+10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532572409846331010" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here's the finished product. I wanted color, a flower and swirls and that's what I got! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now you might be wondering if I want another one? Um, probably not. They are kind of permanent. But, if you want to know if I want to tag along for yours? You betcha!</div><p><img style="border:0;" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Amy%20Broeker/signaturecopy.png" /></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563586338898930630noreply@blogger.com9