tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992809547387144612024-03-19T01:01:36.410-04:00Linares Party of FiveThe Life and Times of the Linares Family3girlsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653741906306187024noreply@blogger.comBlogger190125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799280954738714461.post-23180850969834239562021-02-03T15:00:00.001-05:002021-02-04T10:56:49.108-05:00Grace et Louis<p> <span> Hey strumpets, and thanks for tuning into the third episode of the inevitable revival of the golden age musical that is my mothers family blog. If you'll check the sidebar, you'll see that i've updated the casting call. Most noteably since 2012 we have lost 4 intragal members of our family. RIP Gunner, Max, Maya, and Lucy. They have been missed. This leaves Brady as the last dog standing. He stands alone in the invasion of an alien from another tier of the animal kingdom. Louis the cat. </span></p><p><span><span> </span>Yes, you read that right. The Linares family has a cat! Who could have fathomed this day? Well, the answer, hobblyhodes is me. In fact, it was I, who, one fateful afeternoon on the couth filled the application to adpot a kitty. It has always been a dream of mine to own a feline, and in a state of temporary frenzy created by being locked in my childhood home for 3 months to avoid the plague, I said "ENOUGH. today is the day." the actual adoption day ended up being like a month later, but you get the jist. anyway, without further ado here is Louis "the sun king" Linares.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNRsTk-ylCA6Pngl3R7HVet9HEYp5dgE9S5dX1tnBl-4E6y7I731ZZafMr7SAW0nHI-EdyZWF2qJeOaHTNA99yIvqQ4-uibIweAcpvtDdSoN2PEQ4sxY8HGml5h3gqOmyEDE5W8i42OCA/s915/luois.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="423" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNRsTk-ylCA6Pngl3R7HVet9HEYp5dgE9S5dX1tnBl-4E6y7I731ZZafMr7SAW0nHI-EdyZWF2qJeOaHTNA99yIvqQ4-uibIweAcpvtDdSoN2PEQ4sxY8HGml5h3gqOmyEDE5W8i42OCA/w140-h303/luois.PNG" width="140" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-KnnE6Q1MzTtceGNrTRPD-sZEnfHstmD4fVrDA9bT8GsJJ5tX34jGfD-moBjvmoM9Nn9QdGS5m9Jns8s17UZXMqblJ_DQayaviXmIRjT0cu1EJ1XDPdTcSXmS5jLLPxMM3XnehAGoqaN5/s829/louis+bag.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="785" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-KnnE6Q1MzTtceGNrTRPD-sZEnfHstmD4fVrDA9bT8GsJJ5tX34jGfD-moBjvmoM9Nn9QdGS5m9Jns8s17UZXMqblJ_DQayaviXmIRjT0cu1EJ1XDPdTcSXmS5jLLPxMM3XnehAGoqaN5/w201-h212/louis+bag.JPG" width="201" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTv7DgYPxrlmNbGHKTAozrMd9ojMwxxwgfHKIssuxHei5NmCzTjbcFcnOYMr_iLvwcUtt5Df-13znVbeI1ye0adh_oAC4UPXgxFexwL9FxBQN8_rFKOT2Azds2HOA3C2UbELeId0T7jFmR/s1107/me+and+louis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="1107" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTv7DgYPxrlmNbGHKTAozrMd9ojMwxxwgfHKIssuxHei5NmCzTjbcFcnOYMr_iLvwcUtt5Df-13znVbeI1ye0adh_oAC4UPXgxFexwL9FxBQN8_rFKOT2Azds2HOA3C2UbELeId0T7jFmR/w220-h165/me+and+louis.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><span><br /></span><p></p><p><br /><span><span> </span>Yes, he does know how gorgeous he is. No, he is not looking to sign with a modeling agent right now. He's very young. We will reach out to you when we feel he has a better head on his shoulders.</span></p><p><span> and thats it. those are the only things that actually changed from 2012!</span><br /></p><p><span>........................kidding obviously. </span></p><p><span> <span> But, since we're on the topic of animals I think it would be appropraiate </span>to address the metamorphsis of one Grace Linares. Who, in my last post I named the current It girl of this blog. And while she still has mad main character energy (I mean my dudes take a look at the photo of her in the sidebar. its her world we're all just living it.) I want to set the record straight by outing her for what she truly is deep deep down. A horse girl. That's right folks the 10 year old wannabe vetranarain is an equestrain. After dumping gymnastics as a hobby (and my dream of getting an excuse to spend an absurd amount of money on the tickets to the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France) she went back to her roots. Setting up obstacle courses for herself in the middle of the entryway and jumping over them like she's Flicka. Just kidding! (but she did do that. make no mistake.) Now, instead of pretending to <i>be</i> the horses, she rides them. </span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVtxDIgOEVvE11ZnCjkhBWUSB6oPlLVJLkex000tiqJaWvWO5IVbYyy9EXG9jIHHHNuLnibXm_TBx9vc0kQRgxnzTE0Q-hzlV87Is4exHr4PMsjEbl2auG0WJYzb8Pk1YXSDqq9cDPt9d3/s915/hg1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="686" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVtxDIgOEVvE11ZnCjkhBWUSB6oPlLVJLkex000tiqJaWvWO5IVbYyy9EXG9jIHHHNuLnibXm_TBx9vc0kQRgxnzTE0Q-hzlV87Is4exHr4PMsjEbl2auG0WJYzb8Pk1YXSDqq9cDPt9d3/w188-h250/hg1.jpg" width="188" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS1Tmy41B1XF_IOKEGGxyBmy8gLFrtuYmyo84Bjyf6Q0akXZbp0x0a5Nv7pRpjsx9Eev8CpMaTj-02USwHVOt_Mvuu-QFNtayRavrA_-BXtqdcECtwOeU234lWJvHvX9dSnjV99kA3a3gz/s540/hg+5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="540" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS1Tmy41B1XF_IOKEGGxyBmy8gLFrtuYmyo84Bjyf6Q0akXZbp0x0a5Nv7pRpjsx9Eev8CpMaTj-02USwHVOt_Mvuu-QFNtayRavrA_-BXtqdcECtwOeU234lWJvHvX9dSnjV99kA3a3gz/w224-h224/hg+5.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="622" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPE6Boh_SMQ3vUtugmJKLT68Ka57sMZUOkmuLcKsaysiiW0x0rj5R8XoX3aEjMvODUJmuFdJdegNzO8xmSdACzE1n9Q2vz38p7587RsSQgi4RuvvFeMGH5ANznrXXskjJZk3VI7EZJGhun/w277-h369/hg+6.jpg" width="277" /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zl4EwDSlGlZzTCDPDOLs8kqkJ8_PDFz7o7JNOt3iFvWVtHK8kpTb8kOnNgChnUbQhJPrj6NbtNT7AUYRRfgG2LK9B6Wz-6pllhO9E_CGaiQZdvbAChLdbleWCXgqasGSnw7NUoEEYk_8/s1107/hg+4.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="1107" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zl4EwDSlGlZzTCDPDOLs8kqkJ8_PDFz7o7JNOt3iFvWVtHK8kpTb8kOnNgChnUbQhJPrj6NbtNT7AUYRRfgG2LK9B6Wz-6pllhO9E_CGaiQZdvbAChLdbleWCXgqasGSnw7NUoEEYk_8/w327-h244/hg+4.jpg" width="327" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"> Somehow she manages to make it look not so bad. Very sophisticated. I mean, check out her posture in the second to last pic. Straight as a rod. I am coming to the conclusion that she might still be the moment. yikes. I mean make no mistake, she’s still a horse girl. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span> <span>I’m sure you’re dying to see what she looks like when not dressing like a cavalryman, and you know what? I’ll give you that. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qUBQic5ZGWyIrhvwlix6ZdwUpIGqV61lusiGThGZXSNHh64N7d4KocYFlaOvYY5WzoUdFU-RQ_vsSMaLdNp2XMbOgorwo6he0_WhE5H-b8moWgJWFm4XmPQoDaMKPdY1S6yTAsRzvBeR/s831/gras+2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="831" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qUBQic5ZGWyIrhvwlix6ZdwUpIGqV61lusiGThGZXSNHh64N7d4KocYFlaOvYY5WzoUdFU-RQ_vsSMaLdNp2XMbOgorwo6he0_WhE5H-b8moWgJWFm4XmPQoDaMKPdY1S6yTAsRzvBeR/w252-h252/gras+2.JPG" width="252" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtx_9M5L2B2yWc_clrV3BmlyU9ETjC-vQF3dOKf1F0ogrznmpKwJLKUFxJyrtfbpZvC2IxwPRBPGiUJw9I3i-bSc2IiqHJFT9cGRjBZ1JYROCRbTGCuzAsl8ZRQEWDIpvIziLUEwqJnW0/s830/gras+3.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="382" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtx_9M5L2B2yWc_clrV3BmlyU9ETjC-vQF3dOKf1F0ogrznmpKwJLKUFxJyrtfbpZvC2IxwPRBPGiUJw9I3i-bSc2IiqHJFT9cGRjBZ1JYROCRbTGCuzAsl8ZRQEWDIpvIziLUEwqJnW0/w129-h281/gras+3.jpg" width="129" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHLNU3BgclRu9ur__VOtAyugqopxq8rvyvtlvoJFeWqN8zUshRi8bLWxk-ChvNSBVLBDYDH4W7baUyR978J2S3Uk2LutRX98TAjTDhupp9xMIVfBazKMUW267b_qVE-7j7zF-Vs8Ve16L/s915/gras.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="915" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHLNU3BgclRu9ur__VOtAyugqopxq8rvyvtlvoJFeWqN8zUshRi8bLWxk-ChvNSBVLBDYDH4W7baUyR978J2S3Uk2LutRX98TAjTDhupp9xMIVfBazKMUW267b_qVE-7j7zF-Vs8Ve16L/w254-h254/gras.JPG" width="254" /></a> Giving me very much biker gang from a disney tv show. But I don't hate it? Sometimes a good layer is what you need. Plus i can't hate too much the shirt and pants were both mine at some point.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> </span><span>That's all I have for you today my fiends. Don't want to overwhelm you with information. Plently of the lost decade to come. </span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span>talk soon xoxo,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">sarah L.</div><br /><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></div></div>3girlsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653741906306187024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799280954738714461.post-29676401387906586032021-01-27T19:55:00.003-05:002021-01-28T08:17:04.774-05:00Happy 20th Sav!!<p><span> </span>Alright harlots, today's post is a special one. I was planning on something else for my second post on this newly reccesitated digital docuseries, but, to stay true to the spirit of the blog my mother birthed so many years ago, I must veer from the unbeaten path. Today there is a birthday in the family. And you know what that means! Lots of photos of said person (flattering or not) splattered across the front page of this publication. <br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblk9Vmh4_EvzJKQVGVywlyLg9qX86jQehMYtXOQI1fE5uqqwTAtfNFhJlHj3DxlPaPNcXrJaLNhr5mZiEWx67m3yJ5GcfJl10RtwSUmqa5YN_AMiJKCcdnl0C0P72O_z3QoU0rt0I9gTK/s830/sav+2.PNG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="468" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblk9Vmh4_EvzJKQVGVywlyLg9qX86jQehMYtXOQI1fE5uqqwTAtfNFhJlHj3DxlPaPNcXrJaLNhr5mZiEWx67m3yJ5GcfJl10RtwSUmqa5YN_AMiJKCcdnl0C0P72O_z3QoU0rt0I9gTK/s320/sav+2.PNG" /></a></div><span> </span>Aaaaaannnndd we are opening strong with one of my personal favs. This is from two years ago I think? 2018? See what I love about this photo of Sav is that it truly shows off her most endearing quality. Her wit! Take that government! Consider yourself overthrown.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4y2XHKkS9umQVbKWaaqY3J49QzPObpYBTj0srVpBg2OCX13F_CmJZR27WNe7JYM4-leBZMDwDc8devY_fuWDzECVavmILbAs4472QKsR0umhIYrW89qjdqSSXOVpZe60Nh0tWDjIP6qPF/s830/sav+5.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="622" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4y2XHKkS9umQVbKWaaqY3J49QzPObpYBTj0srVpBg2OCX13F_CmJZR27WNe7JYM4-leBZMDwDc8devY_fuWDzECVavmILbAs4472QKsR0umhIYrW89qjdqSSXOVpZe60Nh0tWDjIP6qPF/s320/sav+5.jpg" /></a></div><span> </span>Here, she's yelling at...me? Our family freind Shruti who's taking this photo? I'm not sure. But it looks like she's expressing herself loudly. Whats new! If you know sav, then you know that her volume can rival that of a every band on Warped Tour. Plus, the screams of all the emo teens whose parents bought them tickets in hopes their children would do something with thier time other than smoke cigarrates and pretened to know how to skateboard in the local Savers parking lot.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOlWI108NE14VyuvxgT8QyyiakUk8oBXEp2ahT9ZTmUZTio5Uzn8YM-K9Ba8sxroZjwuFzpBe1tBqnWGH0mNNrdnYqhoeeMZfBSxG-tSgshz1FmEW0v8IsaIGQh46-BPWJZZ2RxG2aOpab/s830/sav+6.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="622" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOlWI108NE14VyuvxgT8QyyiakUk8oBXEp2ahT9ZTmUZTio5Uzn8YM-K9Ba8sxroZjwuFzpBe1tBqnWGH0mNNrdnYqhoeeMZfBSxG-tSgshz1FmEW0v8IsaIGQh46-BPWJZZ2RxG2aOpab/s320/sav+6.JPG" /></a></div><p><span> </span>Here, Savanknah is just Killing It. Who's the main character NOW Grace? Spolier it's the little lady in the middle. With those dimples? And the jean jacket half back hairstyle? Very much giving me "I'm the girl next door you belong with me" energy. (fun fact this pic is from my 20th birthday and i just thought it was funny that it made the cut for sav's 20th bday post) </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HRMqfUbt0_uPiPDf3wN-XoqwNQDeJrU3nnC4Pf1MA2H2jaj7_-Ku1vNax5L0IuENptKyCYz83liRIlrVpI3SBj7eV1WGwXMWdIwAYJW4-QmK_eaV599KGxmhHXcjNKkuWp2yT2QkIYgD/s336/savannah+2+yrs.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HRMqfUbt0_uPiPDf3wN-XoqwNQDeJrU3nnC4Pf1MA2H2jaj7_-Ku1vNax5L0IuENptKyCYz83liRIlrVpI3SBj7eV1WGwXMWdIwAYJW4-QmK_eaV599KGxmhHXcjNKkuWp2yT2QkIYgD/s320/savannah+2+yrs.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7oq7oEN3Rhriz05kgdZyoqHK5PiSmTJLewM-u5M6fuGVyudPmXf5szYZPK7-0wnOcFcd68QH4lec_joQMkvWUiOqTkqZ_xRJEFuQ9AqJBHLFlazdT7TEHfIltKvm-xgFoDQcSc1rmeLZe/s592/6.5yrs.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7oq7oEN3Rhriz05kgdZyoqHK5PiSmTJLewM-u5M6fuGVyudPmXf5szYZPK7-0wnOcFcd68QH4lec_joQMkvWUiOqTkqZ_xRJEFuQ9AqJBHLFlazdT7TEHfIltKvm-xgFoDQcSc1rmeLZe/s320/6.5yrs.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For this next one, lets throw it back a little. Smol sav. Here I am, thinkning that I'm the CEO of the bob haircut in my family. For TWO YEARS i rocked that $*&% thinking i was the one and only Linares girl who had dared to try the "rapunzal rapunzal let down your hair" look, and the "bob thats cute, but is one bad wardrobe choice away from looking like Farquad in shrek". And yet, here I am, sitting on my floor realizing that it is not I who first took the risk of resembling Edna from the incredibles with my haircut, but Savannah. And at-what? 3-4years old none the less?!!! She said "I know who I am, and I am the moment." Her confidence was unwavering, even when she was still in the sinigle digits. I believe the reason she wanted this hairstyle is so that she could look like Dora. (also isnt she so cute here i just wanna eat her up)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgPY8eEeUvhw9kapvX_ncSq8BRbvl4FXIvkQUTJragVi-76InUYlGZbcTJyZf_ecC4q4brpforaCwbLeIwrt_8zwSoUlyxn76MQEqAA-GAmII4igMfal0oJslo9BLdDhyphenhyphen2DqGYRkbmFJ8/s1600/DSC02015.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgPY8eEeUvhw9kapvX_ncSq8BRbvl4FXIvkQUTJragVi-76InUYlGZbcTJyZf_ecC4q4brpforaCwbLeIwrt_8zwSoUlyxn76MQEqAA-GAmII4igMfal0oJslo9BLdDhyphenhyphen2DqGYRkbmFJ8/w347-h259/DSC02015.JPG" width="347" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkH2vJtDj-qQl4l7xwpRTpXUY8Yc9d3go5mXXNxKF3z_IgKYpoP6PByP-6Oj01UBijcN2R6ZvW84oqKAYKRDN0o2tA8AGGWx95w38rfYPRjdaeHz_KMpepz0w12bW5qRBAz8UToTs4lZg/s217/sav+turkey.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="217" data-original-width="174" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkH2vJtDj-qQl4l7xwpRTpXUY8Yc9d3go5mXXNxKF3z_IgKYpoP6PByP-6Oj01UBijcN2R6ZvW84oqKAYKRDN0o2tA8AGGWx95w38rfYPRjdaeHz_KMpepz0w12bW5qRBAz8UToTs4lZg/w211-h263/sav+turkey.jpg" width="211" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> I don't think I have anything funny to say about either of these. 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Don't feel bad because neither was I :/ Big bummer I know. But for some reason when I told my college they needed to stop holding classes because i had a graduation to attend, they said no. We did have a lot of unecessary snow days though. Just saying :) Despite missing this major life event I'm still so proud of this gal and eveything she accomplished in high school. See all those cords?? That means she did stuff. If you wanna know what stuff...stay tuned. </span>What?! I'm not gonna give you all the meat in two posts. Did you think I would? Come on. </div><br /><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawyB-ECGumrbwu8kX8mqokTVnNCVFA5WIkLgDAsQmfzV_Ox_uW48LeUrZWY_HwDFfqewmZS-fw-LdFzHn-qqbEYSOgvX0slZEBVXnls1wgT4EV43U28JzkQGkYRxKTZMGJqFRWin_X8xq/s622/gals+%25282%2529.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="622" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawyB-ECGumrbwu8kX8mqokTVnNCVFA5WIkLgDAsQmfzV_Ox_uW48LeUrZWY_HwDFfqewmZS-fw-LdFzHn-qqbEYSOgvX0slZEBVXnls1wgT4EV43U28JzkQGkYRxKTZMGJqFRWin_X8xq/s320/gals+%25282%2529.JPG" /></a></div> This day I remeber so specfically. It was the day before thanksgiving? (okay so maybe I don't know the date, but the <i>day</i> I remember.) 3/5 of the Linares siblings and thier famalies met in Virginia for the holiday. We went sightseeing in DC and had an overall fun time freezing our ears off. This trip was exra special to me for two reasons. I'll tell you one, & save the second for later. This little redevue reminded me of the times when I was really young. Grace, Savannah & I would rile each other up as a form of entertainment. You know the kind of weird fun you have with your siblinings thats makes you laugh so hard it can never be recreated somewhere else? It was like that. Savannah has always had a plentiful supply of that feeling. I can see where she has sprinkled it all across my life & this day it is everywhere. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-06c51738-7fff-cd80-0017-1f9ae0c5633c"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> In all seriousness, I never thought this day would come. I have an oddly specific memory of turning 16 and thinking "Wow. When I'm 22 Savannah will be 20 and in college. She won't be my kid sister anymore." Don't ask me why I was thinking that on my 16th birthday. I don't know. Guess I was just feeling old already. Anyway, point is that that day, that really weird unfathomable day has finally come. Girl is no longer a kid or even a teen, but instead she's like, a full fledged person. It feels like just yesterday we were playing down in the small clearing of trees and rocks by our gate, battling with twig swords, and making potions in the backyard. I feel like I can picture so clearly what she looked like at every stage of life, and I am just so grateful that I got to see it all. Thank GOD you were born Sav because, jeez, you really do spice up my life. You really aren't my kid sister anymore huh, you're just you. And what a beautiful person that is.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span>all my love and well wishes xoxo,</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Sarah L.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNEbIKYZvGQsdco0kp06P8XdBf6gLJO7SXl-zAs_jdcWY8B46lLLxCmLp8ljFgIZUWIilUw0TsCqFB_M6yOiQ3CE0Nq1gnyH-WQdMwWL_6AAf2SUqMYhqK1FRCnJZAYOT-qeboZcrmZAnd/s1245/sav+grad.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="1245" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNEbIKYZvGQsdco0kp06P8XdBf6gLJO7SXl-zAs_jdcWY8B46lLLxCmLp8ljFgIZUWIilUw0TsCqFB_M6yOiQ3CE0Nq1gnyH-WQdMwWL_6AAf2SUqMYhqK1FRCnJZAYOT-qeboZcrmZAnd/w394-h262/sav+grad.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>3girlsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653741906306187024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799280954738714461.post-36393238470887749222021-01-24T13:52:00.000-05:002021-01-24T13:52:40.419-05:00The Comeback<p> <span> </span>Hey whores, there’s a new sheriff in town. It’s your girl “Freaky Freshman” Sarah. But, sorry to inform you I’m not so freaky or a freshman anymore. ;) </p><p><span> </span>This morning at work I googled myself to feel something. As you do. And upon googling myself I came across a lot of childhood photos that I didn’t know were accessible through the google images tab. Imagine my HORROR in learning that any Jo Shmo from the block could take a look at me aged 14 in my Christmas pajamas on my Mom’s old blog. Needless to say I felt vulnerable.</p><p><span> </span>Naturally, after re-discovering this digital shrine of my early 2000’s life I scrolled through it in full. That’s right Drew Barrymore wanna be’s, I read this whole &*$% thing. I exposed myself to the cringe inbetween phase of my life where your brain thinks you’re an adult, but on the outside it so evident you were practically born yesterday. The jog down memory lane was honestly lovely. (Particularly the lemonade party. I mean-iconic). I found myself longing for simpler times when my only concern was how ragged my hair had become from over straightening it. However, after a full perusal I came to the conclusion that my image was just not as cool cash money as I thought it would be. Imagine the cacophony of terror in my chest when I (through careful examination and the results of a rigorous survey taken by my coworkers) realized I was NOT the IT girl of this blog like I expected to be. Nay, like I needed to be. To stroke my starving 20 something ego. The IT girl, the icon, the moment, the true legend of this family ( between 2009-12) was in fact: Grace Linares. </p><p><span> Shocking, I know. But look at the evidence:</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7YXYbtAFIKUGi0xaAux8v0bA1NkNPsin9OcQjlEczi_D1k-n3Pt6RJac6j942nOi-NFgFTidcL_llDA3E_UNjstWqf1YafcoNvdatgPkq4P4KAkwy3pX4oCb_fJj7ue7482V82SPX85B/s1600/DSC02175.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7YXYbtAFIKUGi0xaAux8v0bA1NkNPsin9OcQjlEczi_D1k-n3Pt6RJac6j942nOi-NFgFTidcL_llDA3E_UNjstWqf1YafcoNvdatgPkq4P4KAkwy3pX4oCb_fJj7ue7482V82SPX85B/w177-h236/DSC02175.JPG" width="177" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvwm2i2yjHq3_ijxiGvQSCYnzu860bWIMiVPupUcMVBMwLZG3F7tb7-5cAsKm5L7Zea7-aAP-NNLvq5e75L-DnKypPpq_qXBtr5RVU0onJ1N78MSxxj8oSbLCUcDuYVAXzbzu4PJ9o113/s1600/DSC03751.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvwm2i2yjHq3_ijxiGvQSCYnzu860bWIMiVPupUcMVBMwLZG3F7tb7-5cAsKm5L7Zea7-aAP-NNLvq5e75L-DnKypPpq_qXBtr5RVU0onJ1N78MSxxj8oSbLCUcDuYVAXzbzu4PJ9o113/w252-h189/DSC03751.JPG" width="252" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUe8hcH2RBHNa-offHg3ygB-njX9dSQHYk-dFfIl5lAACedEyLenuCWjAadnnehs-HtxUuSh6k5Sf-lH4mqS3S7ZFg4lSuTLDYrx4yy2tBP7EKERa5A9iHpN38j9hZpACTH8Jn4DSgZQue/s2048/DSC04762.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUe8hcH2RBHNa-offHg3ygB-njX9dSQHYk-dFfIl5lAACedEyLenuCWjAadnnehs-HtxUuSh6k5Sf-lH4mqS3S7ZFg4lSuTLDYrx4yy2tBP7EKERa5A9iHpN38j9hZpACTH8Jn4DSgZQue/s320/DSC04762.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwu77x3g416oFCJPhBTs3sg_oiTCliJ258un_2izkVnpN15kMuATJUnpASja9CNSVagqfgDmMKjEeqjIElp4kDuC5cF_esEu-oir1rWcwWr6_P_xD3lfkCibej9ZKZmLiokIsVucYcqpV9/s640/DSC07524.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwu77x3g416oFCJPhBTs3sg_oiTCliJ258un_2izkVnpN15kMuATJUnpASja9CNSVagqfgDmMKjEeqjIElp4kDuC5cF_esEu-oir1rWcwWr6_P_xD3lfkCibej9ZKZmLiokIsVucYcqpV9/w219-h292/DSC07524.JPG" width="219" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEWzEPV7NOCDhBrICvl9J5U7S-_0vBou6rYaxrVHsabxfomlExSOrfOccul6jhX_MNrBxbWA7O1PXiElKWoCdLCBGoetyLemnizTRZ8tWVDhWHSM_9iHoH1JjBSIahrQ8KJgh_F5lFBGFQ/s1600/moms+pics+174.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEWzEPV7NOCDhBrICvl9J5U7S-_0vBou6rYaxrVHsabxfomlExSOrfOccul6jhX_MNrBxbWA7O1PXiElKWoCdLCBGoetyLemnizTRZ8tWVDhWHSM_9iHoH1JjBSIahrQ8KJgh_F5lFBGFQ/s320/moms+pics+174.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyeaPb9iN1QOFFm1L-1fmEdPULGzLYICLGkRnx0MFaLirA5Qe8or40wpqSQ67fAdLcpHwHxOoGsIrZ9wbuOQfYrqkM9C3BoQl7kzT9wT6g409vn0FmRS17yhKRbpwDJSRkyiH91g2RxD9a/s1600/moms+pics+002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyeaPb9iN1QOFFm1L-1fmEdPULGzLYICLGkRnx0MFaLirA5Qe8or40wpqSQ67fAdLcpHwHxOoGsIrZ9wbuOQfYrqkM9C3BoQl7kzT9wT6g409vn0FmRS17yhKRbpwDJSRkyiH91g2RxD9a/w227-h303/moms+pics+002.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><p>2009-2012 Grace Linares was. The. Moment. The original IT girl. Someone to rival Serena Vanderwoodsen if you will. And, I will. She came to eat and left with a full stomach. </p><p><span><br /></span></p><p><span> While I’m sure Grace would be perfectly happy to see this blog stay sedentary and let her reign as Miss Thang continue in perpetuity, I simply cannot let this happen. As they say: If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. I can no longer stay Swiss on this issue. </span>I have to salvage my image that has been so carelessly dragged through the mud by one Heather “the fabulous mom” Linares. So, if you’ve been looking for the real real, the true lives of the Linares family since we last told you what we were up to, stick around. I look forward to updating anyone who still visits this medieval website with the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. </p><p>Xoxo,</p><p>THE Linares girl</p>3girlsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653741906306187024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799280954738714461.post-3410613555320382272012-09-04T15:34:00.001-04:002012-09-04T15:34:25.930-04:00hey! hey minnie mouse is in the house!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">i did warn you that the party after gracie's baptism was fab! she was/is really into minnie mouse and we had a fun time with the decorations and food. of course, many thanks go out to pinterest and i will post links for everything. </span></div>
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we started the festivities with a rockin' invite! i had to purchase a small amount of black cardstock, but i am pretty sure i got it for about 10 cents each. so maybe i spent about $1. the ribbon, i had on hand. the idea came from <a href="http://www.thepartyanimal-blog.org/minnie-mouse-birthday-party-favors/" target="_blank">here</a>. it leads to another link for some invites for sale on ebay. what? like i'm gonna pay for them. i am all about supporting my fellow crafter, but when i can do it myself on the cheap, cheap, that's what i'm gonna do!</div>
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the cupcake tower was actually already something that i had. we used it for savannah's birthday a few years ago and sarah used it for some math project as well. (don't ask) it got a makeover with some awesome red wrapping paper and ribbon and stickers that i happened upon at michael's. i would like to tell you that i searched high and low for the ribbon to match perfectly, but alas, i went in the day before the party in a rush and in desperation praying they had something!! voila! it was meant to be! and it was a decent price with coupons and such. </div>
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the minnie sticker came from part of a disney sticker set i happened upon in the scrapbook isle! on sale, of course. used with scrapbook paper i already had in my stash. practically free.</div>
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more yummies. mini oreos and craisins! and this little red velvet box has been a great source for decorating during many occasions. christmas, valentine's, and birthdays. it was well worth the 99 cents i paid for it at the goodwill a few years ago.</div>
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a minnie mouse party would not be complete without some good old red vines! (and the black ones for color, basically since no one wanted those either! but they sure do look pretty. right?) jars, already had and ribbon came from my stash! idea from<a href="http://thelarsonlingo.blogspot.com/2010/09/claires-ladybug-party.html" target="_blank"> here</a>.</div>
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we totally scored on these mouse shaped chicken nuggets from costco!</div>
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the cupcake tower topper was another great pinterest idea! when i was redoing the tower it felt like it was missing something at the top. with savannah's bday it was just full of cupcakes, but i wanted a little more umph this time around. i think this styrofoam minnie mouse head did the trick. inspiration found <a href="http://celebrationsathomeblog.com/2010/03/a-minnie-mouse-birthday-party.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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the heads in her post look a little more professional, but hey! this one did the trick. i do recommend using dowels if you have them or can get them before the party!!! ha! i had to use hot glue and well, that kinda caused the styrofoam to melt a little bit...also, be careful doing the spray paint as that starts to disintegrate the styrofoam too. then i just hot glued a whole bunch of tissue on top and then hot glued the minnie head on top of that! voila!
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lots of red paper and plastic goods. i had seen the super cute napkins at target over the summer last year and bought them and stashed them away. so glad i did because they did not have them any longer when the party came around when i was in buying cups and plastic ware. but i did see them on pinterest and maybe this <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/126523070750952240/" target="_blank">site</a> still has them. it is a link to the pin on my board that should take you to the site.</div>
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baloons! finally used <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/126523070750982933/" target="_blank">this idea</a>! it is a link to the pin on my pinterest board but it shows you the best photo for what we did. if you click on the link it will take you to a great blog post about different ways to do balloons. balloons came from target. i think i spent $6 for a few packages. that was a pricey item for me, but since most everything else was a bargain or from my stash it was okay. but don't think i didn't hesitate at spending that much on balloons!! (i am cheap.) it was worth it though because my girls l.o.v.e. balloons! grace had them hanging in her room after the party for about 9 months, so i'd say we got our money's worth, and then some.</div>
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i would love to have filled the entire ceiling, but let's face it, i'm cheap, and i really didn't feel like spending the rest of my life blowing up these bad boys and then stringing them and then hanging them, blah, blah, blah.</div>
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the cute table in all its minnie mouse glory! and red table cloth? from my closet! it gets used at christmas as well, so totally worth the $14 i paid for it about 14 years ago!!</div>
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minnie mouse cupcakes! super yummy! cookies and cream cupcakes and frosting with oreo (target brand) ears. the recipe is found<a href="http://annies-eats.com/2010/06/02/cookies-and-cream-cupcakes/#"> here</a>. the idea for the design is from <a href="http://www.ericasweettooth.com/2010/04/mickey-cupcakes.html">here</a>. on her blog she cuts the circles for the ears out from a larger oreo, but i wasn't having that! seriously? like i have time to be cuttin' out all those mouse ears!! but notice i did have time to tie all those teeeeeny tiny bows! (with help from grandma and grandpa elf.) the ribbon for the cupcakes i also had in my stash, so practically free. but seriously, what was with all that red with white polka dot ribbon i had on hand? the only problem i had with the cupcakes was that the ears were very top heavy and wouldn't stay up very well. so what did i do? push them down further into the cupcake!! i know, i know, pure genius!</div>
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what birthday would be complete without a goodie bag? honestly, i don't really care either way about goodie bags. isn't the real treat all the fun at the party? but i had an idea after making the invites that i could make matching goody bags. i don't even remember what we put in these things, probably a boatload of candy. let's face it, that's all the kids want anyway, not all those cheap toys that fall apart on the car ride home, or get thrown out eventually. am i right?</div>
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super easy and inexpensive, especially if you have everything on hand. (which i did. even the white gel pen.) </div>
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and how could the party be complete without miss minnie?</div>
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or maybe two? also, we already happened to have these on hand because that's how we roll, double minnie style.</div>
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the little, and big, party guests. the big girls were super helpful with all the little girls. they entertained them very well outside with lots of fun stuff. i know at least two of them who are available for babysitting. call me and i can hook ya up!</div>
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trying to get them to all sit still and have a straight face was not gonna happen, but i think these pics turned out cute anyway. grace had a glorious day surrounded by all of her friends and family! it was the best day ever! (she always says this when she has a great day! so cute!)</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">here are a few pictures from a few days ago. i was outside birdwatching (yes, i really was. i have the pictures to prove it!) these were taken on saturday and previously the waterline was about 5-6 inches higher. at least for us it was proof that the water had finally started to recede! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">since yesterday all the water, except for the usual puddle at the end of our driveway, has since dried up and/or drained. thank goodness! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">at the highest point the water was up to the bottom of the zero on our mailbox number! crazy!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">when mauricio went running sunday he said he saw a TON of dead fish in the road by the canal! ewwwwww! grace saw one in the driveway on our way to church. yesterday, monday, grace and savannah saw some in our yard! so, if the fish died from being in that water...can you imagine????? i think savannah took a picture of it. i'll have to see if she can send it to me so i can post it, because who doesn't like a good picture of a dead fish in someone's yard? right? ;) hope your labor day was blissful...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">yes, i am aware that this event took place almost a year ago. no, i have no shame in posting it now. i have been a slacker to the Nth degree with the blog and i have no valid excuses. but here it is anyway, either for your enjoyment, just ours or both. (i mean really, we all know this is basically for our own enjoyment half the time right?)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">grace looking so spectacular in her baptism dress. the story behind the dress is that i accidentally ordered the wrong one! oops! but once this one came in the mail, she fell in love! so we were all good.</span></div>
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all well and clean! dad only had to dunk this kid once. i guess the third time really is the charm...</div>
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with bishop watson (he's been the bishop for all of our girls' baptisms)</div>
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grandma and grandpa who came all the way from mississippi!</div>
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with her silly sisters</div>
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seriously want to eat them up! so gorgeous!</div>
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goofing off? no, not this group...</div>
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being taken to prison by the warden...</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">all in all it was a fantastic morning. that is it. no more babies to be baptized. goes too fast! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">after the baptism we had a rockin' good birthday party! those pics to come soon because, if i do say so myself, the person who put it together did a superb job!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">it's a bit late, but well, that's how i roll here in the blogosphere. sarah celebrated her 14th birthday this month and it was pretty low key since it was just us and it was a sunday! she was showered by much love and plenty of presents by both her family and friends. we even got a skype call in with her grandparents on their mission in chile! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so for her celebration we chilled out and watched the olympics and the closing ceremonies and had brownies and ice cream! what more could a girl want right?</span></div>
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ooooo! a hunger games poster. grace picked this one out especially for her. she was sooooo excited to get it for her. she had been planning for months! </div>
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the piece de resistance! her very own flat iron in a union jack motif to boot! plus some cash! she is loaded now!!</div>
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oh my! now she can style her hair a la britannia!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">well, back to school would not be complete here in south florida without a storm, or the threat of one. this year we got a doozy! tropical storm isaac was not too bad to us, but not too kind either. thankfully we did not get any damage to our house or cars, but some of our yard and many roads in our area did not fair as well. several others in the area got it so much worse than we did also. it apparently was a 1 in 100 year storm! this august has been the wettest on record since they started keeping records back in the late 1800's! </span></div>
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our poor street is under that water somewhere. and still is today!</div>
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do you see that??? water to his knees!!</div>
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not as deep in the street, but still not fit for walking.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so here we are still surrounded by the same amount of water. i wonder if our property value will go up now that we own lakefront property? or maybe not because it looks more like bayou front property. any day now we are going to start gator huntin'. </span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">we just got out yesterday, after being cooped up for several days. it was nice to see civilization again!! of course, our first stop was the library because we're nerdy like that and then off for the real reason we left — toilet paper! </span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the only annoyance that we've had to deal with, besides the fact that we are surrounded by water, is that both sarah and gracie's schools have reopened, but we couldn't get them there yesterday! they did go today, but sarah's school is 30 min away and she is usually bused. unfortunately, they are not running buses out here, for obvious reasons i suppose, so we are having to drive out there. (remember, we have a jeep. getting out of the flooded driveway and street = great! gas mileage = horrible!) thankfully one of her best friends also attends the same school and offered to take her today and she usually gets dropped off closer to the house on tues and thursdays because of ballet. tomorrow, we will figure something out. we are a day by day kinda family right now!!</span><br />
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<br />3girlsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653741906306187024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799280954738714461.post-71195508303446541342012-08-29T22:21:00.005-04:002012-09-04T11:53:48.639-04:00first week of school<span style="font-size: large;">well, we made it through another first week of school here in the linares household. it was a week of firsts for two of the three girls. sarah's first day of high school (did i just say that???? where has the time gone???) and savannah's first week of middle school!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">here is sarah on her first day of high school. she had to get up at 5 a.m. to catch a 6 a.m. bus!!! she actually got a do-over and had a second first day because the afternoon of the first day of school we received a call from the high school of the arts that she auditioned for back in january saying that she got one of the open slots!!! congrats go out to her!!! needless to say she was super thrilled and is now attending Dreyfoos School of the Performing Arts! She was accepted as a Theatre major and has enjoyed the first week immensely! the bonus is that her bus comes an hour later so she can sleep in until 6 a.m. well, at least until she starts going to seminary and not doing home study, that is...but one step at a time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">savannah was made for middle school. she absolutely l.o.v.e.s. it! she sets her alarm and gets herself up without any more prodding from us! we love it too! she has enjoyed the freedom of going to classes on her own and not having to stand in a line like a small child. she enjoys her classes and has made some new friends. she also has many of her elementary school friends in some of her classes. we enjoy hearing all of her middle school adventures upon picking her up. </span><br />
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stylin' hair!</div>
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new shoes! she has been waiting for red converse!</div>
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ready to start the first day!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">whew! 3 kids in 3 different schools and all far from each other!!! but, i got a feelin', whoo! hoo! that it's gonna be a good year!!</span></div>
<br />3girlsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653741906306187024noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799280954738714461.post-55625565559109609082012-01-27T11:18:00.000-05:002012-08-30T22:21:45.749-04:00HaPpY biRthDaY sAvaNnaH!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">today is my little squashed-in-the-middle-cutie-patootie's birthday! i am sure she will be anxiously awaiting her letter from hogwarts....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYKxMbRWJiZLX6RdxkdVWAiPsdUM7uqNGXN36TkWLiBJfbVnaSRNueKWPt9_kVAljp3qSDkwVMLEoatR6gasuiFXB3AG6o1BPYntY1eLhLzWayvb5RBWX2mniBgVwvDlBdKaJc2PucQLb/s1600/DSC05053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYKxMbRWJiZLX6RdxkdVWAiPsdUM7uqNGXN36TkWLiBJfbVnaSRNueKWPt9_kVAljp3qSDkwVMLEoatR6gasuiFXB3AG6o1BPYntY1eLhLzWayvb5RBWX2mniBgVwvDlBdKaJc2PucQLb/s400/DSC05053.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">happy birthday savannah! we hope it's full of lots of fun and magic!</span></div>3girlsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653741906306187024noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799280954738714461.post-39571385805318975692011-12-05T14:41:00.000-05:002012-08-30T22:22:05.811-04:00i am a runner...wishing i could get back out there now! hopefully only one more day of this stupid crap from being sick!!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my first hat. didn't turn out too badly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO0gvnNnteC5B1r1n-Z_1FU4fCAqX9Vy08qwsGC50UOb9tMqp1F8H6Wj5J2tLb2Nq7_6xgEWrmMEgw9QIAqdmmtMKBH5zaZElwPpmRyQODN5-ziYbiHxvET4WUmk7df5YOcIdGFF9ijtAA/s1600/DSC07653.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO0gvnNnteC5B1r1n-Z_1FU4fCAqX9Vy08qwsGC50UOb9tMqp1F8H6Wj5J2tLb2Nq7_6xgEWrmMEgw9QIAqdmmtMKBH5zaZElwPpmRyQODN5-ziYbiHxvET4WUmk7df5YOcIdGFF9ijtAA/s400/DSC07653.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the vultures were out to snag it, but dad was the happy recipient. it will com in handy on those 2 cold days here in florida!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT29jBvmGgk1tz6HTQydot1-JhYL-5BnKMhw0993DaTfD6sf-ZSZTblxf2im8h_KwhnWuhuIBk-Qbwy12C8GpHfUhYS1Jb-q2YQO3KTWQKfmSSMJW9YhBGd191fSJw4pxLE1L3oCKx0Jkq/s1600/DSC07651.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT29jBvmGgk1tz6HTQydot1-JhYL-5BnKMhw0993DaTfD6sf-ZSZTblxf2im8h_KwhnWuhuIBk-Qbwy12C8GpHfUhYS1Jb-q2YQO3KTWQKfmSSMJW9YhBGd191fSJw4pxLE1L3oCKx0Jkq/s400/DSC07651.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and the piece de resistance (please say in a french accent.) a fantabulous gryffindor scarf! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQcqkkhYY_3o6BjkJA4xTKtI87726RGoteGoP24Bykrw0hs5nN4lJ8v6FrZ3vZgdVrq7CsdfVRXxiGi_JWEmWI7PyXPh77dhMsIsQay8JZsM7MPfWC1rwN4YCA2QunpY5diqLmQCbxFfl/s1600/DSC07664.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQcqkkhYY_3o6BjkJA4xTKtI87726RGoteGoP24Bykrw0hs5nN4lJ8v6FrZ3vZgdVrq7CsdfVRXxiGi_JWEmWI7PyXPh77dhMsIsQay8JZsM7MPfWC1rwN4YCA2QunpY5diqLmQCbxFfl/s400/DSC07664.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so warm and cozy! for all the issues i had with this scarf, it was a pretty fun one to knit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjSD6tdKOWbjnRSjqWG_3pDkGXIxwJ_bMaMOqrONIMeGduruNx51BSGwKnbdR_5DrM-rtD9BOOf1HSdmTQ4nT2wULjVH-te5BDOnqvvdMfr9ilzu7EBZgKq2zx9cSMsjolIBV1RKc2AAO/s1600/DSC07662.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjSD6tdKOWbjnRSjqWG_3pDkGXIxwJ_bMaMOqrONIMeGduruNx51BSGwKnbdR_5DrM-rtD9BOOf1HSdmTQ4nT2wULjVH-te5BDOnqvvdMfr9ilzu7EBZgKq2zx9cSMsjolIBV1RKc2AAO/s400/DSC07662.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> but, that could have had something to do with the cute recipient. sarah's friend janae finally received her ever so belated birthday present. (that's what happens when sarah asks me to knit it 2 days before the party.) and judging by the drool dripping off of sarah's other friends' chins, i better get started on theirs as well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuX-_eFsS860TUE-CoTqemb2C2aL1yDkAZHjVx4AI70c8Pf8xAmKa2af5LNHyaYyphNSi7V7wdX0eHirWRHSdny0XYISJ6pd66L59rgxonFK9E0FFYKtnTE8CWk1lNtA0IoT1Zu8lw_2QT/s1600/DSC07671.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuX-_eFsS860TUE-CoTqemb2C2aL1yDkAZHjVx4AI70c8Pf8xAmKa2af5LNHyaYyphNSi7V7wdX0eHirWRHSdny0XYISJ6pd66L59rgxonFK9E0FFYKtnTE8CWk1lNtA0IoT1Zu8lw_2QT/s400/DSC07671.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>3girlsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653741906306187024noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799280954738714461.post-38197834284276639722011-11-24T14:52:00.000-05:002012-08-30T22:22:18.375-04:00hAppY tHanKsgiVinG!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2bXDsSTWgRx-MR_RwDfCgldRjApSYxZfbpus8mvg68N-yVTxbYG_1gxsbLt8aYaAYDWb5e_k8vfup4RirIvdbJzqhqU9-xJuHoS66TnJ6GbG6xBfBNTb4j9-Z_d9DLXir5psYnZamuN2/s1600/DSC07647.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2bXDsSTWgRx-MR_RwDfCgldRjApSYxZfbpus8mvg68N-yVTxbYG_1gxsbLt8aYaAYDWb5e_k8vfup4RirIvdbJzqhqU9-xJuHoS66TnJ6GbG6xBfBNTb4j9-Z_d9DLXir5psYnZamuN2/s320/DSC07647.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">(cute little turkey provided by gracie's awesome primary teacher, sister smith.)</div>3girlsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653741906306187024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799280954738714461.post-73345096722240158442011-10-28T23:20:00.000-04:002011-10-28T23:20:32.356-04:00hAppY haLLoWeEn!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7mY8ZfO0w3nlgisokBKNEllLQEBn91WTCRjhBZYVKWbQfTxsWbHX_D18mUJDSQVeesWobF03N8hyG6rNxTCUA7lJKG5wuE3fLD6rc-86yTRpWyBfBSupB3qau7PYcjGVvZAjnmqLdbvqn/s1600/308716_296441370385197_100000580092304_1090956_1923171450_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7mY8ZfO0w3nlgisokBKNEllLQEBn91WTCRjhBZYVKWbQfTxsWbHX_D18mUJDSQVeesWobF03N8hyG6rNxTCUA7lJKG5wuE3fLD6rc-86yTRpWyBfBSupB3qau7PYcjGVvZAjnmqLdbvqn/s400/308716_296441370385197_100000580092304_1090956_1923171450_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">photo courtesy of marci smith.</div>3girlsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653741906306187024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799280954738714461.post-4784332733525418502011-09-26T12:28:00.000-04:002011-09-26T12:28:31.099-04:00it's great to be eight!<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">well, our baby is eight today! it's hard to believe that the last one will be baptized in a few weeks. she is definitely an irreplaceable part of our family. we love her for so many reasons but we will give you our top eight.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1. she is a little zany.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ISiH-ZNJR2AK9I-blh_Vic-P-z8dsXbFnnE6IzyO6QHB3A3OWIoDN9R9gy6NsOTQ3s1p5icL_Ljw93Yv0AW6QqbCrJOPbqw-MXyQpQp7UWuBIlucr43ylZzfhOSAHj58BHcVyUpVnllj/s1600/DSC05102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ISiH-ZNJR2AK9I-blh_Vic-P-z8dsXbFnnE6IzyO6QHB3A3OWIoDN9R9gy6NsOTQ3s1p5icL_Ljw93Yv0AW6QqbCrJOPbqw-MXyQpQp7UWuBIlucr43ylZzfhOSAHj58BHcVyUpVnllj/s400/DSC05102.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2. she is laid back, on most occasions. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3506xC24E14v2hyphenhyphen1oByQ42kTRgubb3c9sdDTzwGQLaHzGBZcW7C515VNrtz_EOkcJ6p4sWKGSHnCFnCA0RyztegkL1fGnl2BBRPMO-NatflYSAvkCoKmUvLTnpvGRRRUrsxDy-qqCf4I/s1600/DSC05104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3506xC24E14v2hyphenhyphen1oByQ42kTRgubb3c9sdDTzwGQLaHzGBZcW7C515VNrtz_EOkcJ6p4sWKGSHnCFnCA0RyztegkL1fGnl2BBRPMO-NatflYSAvkCoKmUvLTnpvGRRRUrsxDy-qqCf4I/s400/DSC05104.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> 3. she's still just a little girl. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYP1O_fK7wlbpbwLo_LWxiJWK7qImyY-C-VBlesMGOZz_gUdSspdF-UYa6XjRcyZuCCSCH9Bb3FheqxDjioVJDw5A3Koa6R4SViWxNaNrahHpYjF4wir2SwUKmfbVhDIe1qy8p316-8YWR/s1600/DSC05043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYP1O_fK7wlbpbwLo_LWxiJWK7qImyY-C-VBlesMGOZz_gUdSspdF-UYa6XjRcyZuCCSCH9Bb3FheqxDjioVJDw5A3Koa6R4SViWxNaNrahHpYjF4wir2SwUKmfbVhDIe1qy8p316-8YWR/s400/DSC05043.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> 4. she is a good sharer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6T57U3ulCJHcH5FGNNV9oU7-KRb2GflXEmrnWc0HcUqXkSgLLikYCxQxV9MsjEanpOm6AxykZ1Qb0FtYiDSYDap9ld579UwrnYj9beeR8dmUuWf9B1D8CxIDprgdCL6REnKNt8MLr26Yk/s1600/DSC05054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6T57U3ulCJHcH5FGNNV9oU7-KRb2GflXEmrnWc0HcUqXkSgLLikYCxQxV9MsjEanpOm6AxykZ1Qb0FtYiDSYDap9ld579UwrnYj9beeR8dmUuWf9B1D8CxIDprgdCL6REnKNt8MLr26Yk/s400/DSC05054.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> 5. she knows how to have fun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5nbJxjuglQ7X_hNodF82GGIhZRhbzX88-bqqCX88rLMu6YoDr1dy-DnBtqTlXqfhC1ZWtgurEuXIdNLq_62vbif85NTTGz261slrNiWBSIG_oej3pkWNpBny2AMXhW_Glpdt1PETPEYKW/s1600/DSC05074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5nbJxjuglQ7X_hNodF82GGIhZRhbzX88-bqqCX88rLMu6YoDr1dy-DnBtqTlXqfhC1ZWtgurEuXIdNLq_62vbif85NTTGz261slrNiWBSIG_oej3pkWNpBny2AMXhW_Glpdt1PETPEYKW/s400/DSC05074.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> 6. she has her own sense of style.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMv6tofmMwZqqf3-_8MUGf56zzGQqKe35LZmTZ0PnuQrZVsu08rFe_lEnbkyFsfogEXTICQZdUqSeWWvPRAHXHjIvAhM1ePI4OKUOEwmUk9JtovUUZiaFIa0X287W7H3TfcesCIMVQUXb/s1600/DSC05518effect2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMv6tofmMwZqqf3-_8MUGf56zzGQqKe35LZmTZ0PnuQrZVsu08rFe_lEnbkyFsfogEXTICQZdUqSeWWvPRAHXHjIvAhM1ePI4OKUOEwmUk9JtovUUZiaFIa0X287W7H3TfcesCIMVQUXb/s400/DSC05518effect2.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">7. she loves her big sisters immensely.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2bCEzCn9aAGhtdJvNRrCfJLQrqxRVuVTiXka774t-q8qzgCEruD28RaVDG4CvURWL0jZ_unqb2Khi0JTI8IsOH4YhfVvEWx7l24qNjZaiQW5CyVnzGTkju6fLsgqXVn1SgeF-aNxGeL3/s1600/DSC05058.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2bCEzCn9aAGhtdJvNRrCfJLQrqxRVuVTiXka774t-q8qzgCEruD28RaVDG4CvURWL0jZ_unqb2Khi0JTI8IsOH4YhfVvEWx7l24qNjZaiQW5CyVnzGTkju6fLsgqXVn1SgeF-aNxGeL3/s400/DSC05058.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">8. she truly adds a unique dimension to our family unit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVkDu5wmmDBOqKSRVtxK6MExK5jVuoZpj9hhMTZeiWoV8mjAA1ia_k8YOKuqiGHhVMccwOcoEJ6aTjbYhvAcNw7qqsdATtirffpTR_SXAG17_emB3q5EW0XK5DjYPuREI2CSqA703Q75y/s1600/DSC05516effects2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVkDu5wmmDBOqKSRVtxK6MExK5jVuoZpj9hhMTZeiWoV8mjAA1ia_k8YOKuqiGHhVMccwOcoEJ6aTjbYhvAcNw7qqsdATtirffpTR_SXAG17_emB3q5EW0XK5DjYPuREI2CSqA703Q75y/s400/DSC05516effects2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">we love you & happy birthday!</span></div>3girlsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653741906306187024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799280954738714461.post-48698130899639117972011-09-11T23:34:00.001-04:002011-09-12T00:33:41.219-04:00remembering...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">after grace and i ran our races(will post pics later) on 9-10-11 we stopped by the patriot memorial. part of it has a piece of steel from the world trade center on display. grace was really impressed by how large the piece was, but also how small it was in comparison to the entire building from which it came. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6uueBkO9cMOCYRawRuW35BAL9VfaAFcUZE3LxpYERt6npmUDtje7CX2TdJWBs0hwRfMfOM0N9Slil-InGuMURsCw3fFYCCU8EOM3jU2oQaKBMydmjUXRsd-RWqy12rTLO3ezOfJOulYsN/s1600/DSC05882.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6uueBkO9cMOCYRawRuW35BAL9VfaAFcUZE3LxpYERt6npmUDtje7CX2TdJWBs0hwRfMfOM0N9Slil-InGuMURsCw3fFYCCU8EOM3jU2oQaKBMydmjUXRsd-RWqy12rTLO3ezOfJOulYsN/s400/DSC05882.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"> today we spent some time watching various shows about what happened on that fateful day. my girls asked me how old they were and what my memories of that day were. sarah was only 3, savannah 9 months and gracie wasn't even thought of yet. because my kids were not in school yet and we had been up late the night before celebrating my father-in-laws birthday i slept through most of the events. mauricio called and woke me up to tell me what was going on. i remember the first thing that came out of my mouth was "no way. i don't believe you." but once i turned on the t.v. it was confirmed. shortly after that, my neighbor, originally from new york, came over with her daughter. we sat there in shock for several hours in awe that something like this was actually happening. it was nice to have another person to be with while such a horrific tragedy unfurled. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">i still cannot believe it has been 10 years since that day. i pray we don't take one day for granted and may we never forget.</div></div>3girlsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653741906306187024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799280954738714461.post-83594126697290488892011-09-07T08:00:00.001-04:002011-09-07T16:47:08.151-04:00another race for your viewing pleasure this summer wasn't filled with as many races as last year since m is training for another ironman towards the end of the year. (which is coming up before we know it!) here are a few pics from the race in melbourne, known as the space coast race. wondering if the shutting down of the space shuttle program will have any effect upon the name next year...<br />
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getting some good grub after the race.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">invites i made with this great french vintage <a href="http://ffffound.com/image/b48f4e29e7c85736b60d17e5866e54f4c87819d9">lemon print</a>. it's super pretty in color, but as we only have a laser printer right now we opted to print it onto yellow scrapbook paper and it turned just fine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDwXz6hyphenhypheneQYF1AS9YPMCuCQCSuv3-0sRg00NifzXa_6F0JcSHJyDh8WCsfFDzYSQlWiTPFlGCHUqgz0QaO36Tfwb8jFFLD0Z-NDup3GlipOhOx7Sqoj3SwQZJGX0ahTr3iTBQHrZScFj1m/s1600/DSC05707fixed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDwXz6hyphenhypheneQYF1AS9YPMCuCQCSuv3-0sRg00NifzXa_6F0JcSHJyDh8WCsfFDzYSQlWiTPFlGCHUqgz0QaO36Tfwb8jFFLD0Z-NDup3GlipOhOx7Sqoj3SwQZJGX0ahTr3iTBQHrZScFj1m/s400/DSC05707fixed.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-QdW61vGbgSYluIf4juCPLzqFP8hy2uj5QNUUrQu6ND8VTrb7NVaynvI9tdUEJv3xG6gLtaC2yOojaSXCpL70e3tnhL9aAyZbhsCN6jOgjMSG1U9_cs-T46UpIU7hHwMNX2W1t5ePdkpl/s1600/DSC05708fixed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-QdW61vGbgSYluIf4juCPLzqFP8hy2uj5QNUUrQu6ND8VTrb7NVaynvI9tdUEJv3xG6gLtaC2yOojaSXCpL70e3tnhL9aAyZbhsCN6jOgjMSG1U9_cs-T46UpIU7hHwMNX2W1t5ePdkpl/s400/DSC05708fixed.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"> the centerpiece of the party snacks—the lemonade stand. idea is<a href="http://kristendukephotography.com/?p=4332"> here</a>. and also all of these ideas are on my <a href="http://pinterest.com/sofloridagrl/lemonade-party-ideas/">lemonade pinterest board</a>. we constructed the bones from pvc and it literally took 1 min to set them up. instead of spending a ton of mulah on fabric for the awning i scored some yellow tablecloths from the dollar store. kachow! i didn't spend very much money on the decor besides the pvc, the mason jars for the drinks, the flowers, balloon, the paper goods, and the tablecloths. everything else was taken from stuff i had around the house. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLaPfOxmrfj2RYy5VISkVSk1OMC193-JXmpDEaS-oNM2frmkoji553ekomLDkAWsG5XvTfRISDH9fVJPLEJc7hE03rJidrzW_ifTxF63jpleF4_SYEW0zVkPKLScVuMhlIgT1u4FSPNs4a/s1600/DSC05540fixed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLaPfOxmrfj2RYy5VISkVSk1OMC193-JXmpDEaS-oNM2frmkoji553ekomLDkAWsG5XvTfRISDH9fVJPLEJc7hE03rJidrzW_ifTxF63jpleF4_SYEW0zVkPKLScVuMhlIgT1u4FSPNs4a/s400/DSC05540fixed.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">i really didn't want to spend any money on these jars, but knew they would be a good investment and i can use them for other parties and/or gifts. </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIGYyyXyhv2lbddV3P7xPzxxNGR6cxAZj_EZEOwTlF-Gj2clAFJJ5zN8QAQapaSkDFfM4i3vHA90qhwYJmzV9MwNgx13ODgeUlFd1KbioAW5Tv3dSpzFixHNsQEfwC-0eBpF85BCPsSYA/s1600/DSC05537fixed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIGYyyXyhv2lbddV3P7xPzxxNGR6cxAZj_EZEOwTlF-Gj2clAFJJ5zN8QAQapaSkDFfM4i3vHA90qhwYJmzV9MwNgx13ODgeUlFd1KbioAW5Tv3dSpzFixHNsQEfwC-0eBpF85BCPsSYA/s400/DSC05537fixed.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">yes, i painstakingly made each of these labels, but it was fun. the girls forgot to take them home, so they will be refurbished as some kind of labels for future gifts and/or bookmarks of some sort.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-OF5aeThuZwVwXH6I-tIF7gTOF1dF05csy3oV_20tdNXDmrcAZiyINVP331NEgqJHnSuHs68HoKXZXT6PqaNqoKcRKDF3HGPmec_3US_qGnfBAi5OwQxdICPtPh7lDZowpLWC9eBtZfjZ/s1600/DSC05538effect.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-OF5aeThuZwVwXH6I-tIF7gTOF1dF05csy3oV_20tdNXDmrcAZiyINVP331NEgqJHnSuHs68HoKXZXT6PqaNqoKcRKDF3HGPmec_3US_qGnfBAi5OwQxdICPtPh7lDZowpLWC9eBtZfjZ/s400/DSC05538effect.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMXdhLs5EsHF1QfoM_RYFt82hkkI2Ktm_jOsXvyZze9KvlNXZ5hhwEc0it9yRK2BvL7zw41ddWOr9-m2qY2_aeRBxhrHPe4KH_jurrckyZUT_EaLb_OyG77e8QHCifpG7OOJFOIhNGAVv/s1600/DSC05542.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMXdhLs5EsHF1QfoM_RYFt82hkkI2Ktm_jOsXvyZze9KvlNXZ5hhwEc0it9yRK2BvL7zw41ddWOr9-m2qY2_aeRBxhrHPe4KH_jurrckyZUT_EaLb_OyG77e8QHCifpG7OOJFOIhNGAVv/s400/DSC05542.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">the yumminess in the white bowl, otherwise known as lemon buddies, can be found <a href="http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2011/04/note-on-kindness.html">here</a>. and they are gluten free! score! we had one guest who needed these and our dad also is gluten free these days.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMF8jYdHXBxGfA-UEV85CjwKm56mX3IzYvIkrsIKaFelk-lwuo4LSEhYChQogEX4UV7Z8__oQl4A8LS3XL_njJC4CNkqcjyBgSXi7O4RyQhCmg1eDk0gyc6AU1PU6sy9BiXGcDlNAPiT_V/s1600/DSC05543fixed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMF8jYdHXBxGfA-UEV85CjwKm56mX3IzYvIkrsIKaFelk-lwuo4LSEhYChQogEX4UV7Z8__oQl4A8LS3XL_njJC4CNkqcjyBgSXi7O4RyQhCmg1eDk0gyc6AU1PU6sy9BiXGcDlNAPiT_V/s400/DSC05543fixed.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/lemonade-layer-cake-10000000249959/"> this cake</a> was to die for! lemonade cake with lemonade cream cheese frosting!! i added a bit more lemonade to the frosting for a little extra tartness. we served it with raspberry sherbet. do i really need to describe how it tasted?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTaTk2i40znE7pp4LdETp-PsGu6DhXvBryXq9k01SIKK2x9-W2VMaqGa6_mxXRZiKCv0Si0xvtU6HOMOy7eTTv5w7SbNde1KoSxtmhKuJLReEWk1dIAMj8oPp5lhL69r7mB1DzULdu4Uav/s1600/DSC05544fixed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTaTk2i40znE7pp4LdETp-PsGu6DhXvBryXq9k01SIKK2x9-W2VMaqGa6_mxXRZiKCv0Si0xvtU6HOMOy7eTTv5w7SbNde1KoSxtmhKuJLReEWk1dIAMj8oPp5lhL69r7mB1DzULdu4Uav/s400/DSC05544fixed.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> lemon heads! and in aqua jars no less.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ZI0jhbywT3h1G7zkwySCB3CKUDnxXjOGKMYB048z3KVI8FUgign8lQidJQFE2N2dkxzg3Rt0pHGO4BXCrSnkT6q_QRyLrZ9w7-hZ-ZSSz7M3kA3n2w8JqVwLGcW3raFRnJXJlA9F0Oq1/s1600/DSC05545fixed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ZI0jhbywT3h1G7zkwySCB3CKUDnxXjOGKMYB048z3KVI8FUgign8lQidJQFE2N2dkxzg3Rt0pHGO4BXCrSnkT6q_QRyLrZ9w7-hZ-ZSSz7M3kA3n2w8JqVwLGcW3raFRnJXJlA9F0Oq1/s400/DSC05545fixed.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://tidymom.net/2010/lemon-burst-cake-mix-cookies/"> the cookies</a> in the foreground were so light and fluffy they were hard to stop eating. and soooooo easy peasy! super sticky, but super yumtastic!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwslu96Ra6U8jcm6-yt8bgb_gO9S9LscXddsv0FOnKNPAF_7w7kTBgdBB2MB7vbgBmLhowyCSBGVgyJNOfMawm4n0Fja2IwXMsmQ54qsKcCC9JooMcPpb1I5Cbotd3ISae5fhOfMiyNAas/s1600/DSC05546fixed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwslu96Ra6U8jcm6-yt8bgb_gO9S9LscXddsv0FOnKNPAF_7w7kTBgdBB2MB7vbgBmLhowyCSBGVgyJNOfMawm4n0Fja2IwXMsmQ54qsKcCC9JooMcPpb1I5Cbotd3ISae5fhOfMiyNAas/s400/DSC05546fixed.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> i so wanted to make a little sign, but it was the 11th hour and was having a major brain crisis and couldn't figure out how to do it from square paper. in all of her 7 year old wisdom grace says, "mom, just draw a triangle and then trace it on your paper and cut it out." duh?? it looked way better that way too because the triagles weren't perfectly even. super homemade, just like a lemonade stand should be. the circles of course were thanks to my fab circle cutter. i love that thing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZmiqbstNCytH3ob7nk6rh6q02NDnXKuFBJjqKHUyLtIH6ZoMMUAttGn1L-Pl1yB_2x62Q0sAeKUYztosQ1-2yBuSxSDE1D6S4h0J4N5f-TBT72VNpwZP5hHrbB5J6ORdAI3q1GF40j85/s1600/DSC05547cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZmiqbstNCytH3ob7nk6rh6q02NDnXKuFBJjqKHUyLtIH6ZoMMUAttGn1L-Pl1yB_2x62Q0sAeKUYztosQ1-2yBuSxSDE1D6S4h0J4N5f-TBT72VNpwZP5hHrbB5J6ORdAI3q1GF40j85/s400/DSC05547cropped.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> being silly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmwkk4e7AY5mnVX28Nb17NJrZfNv7lIiFLnslY9fWnZpED4LQYN94vR0OzWd6w9U7a3G-VsKkJCP9mgJI-CpJwqfQmDw7z538n7WHbSo01GOFb8iOhkyicGpzkbxJGlzFqa3JSelA-lIha/s1600/DSC05563.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmwkk4e7AY5mnVX28Nb17NJrZfNv7lIiFLnslY9fWnZpED4LQYN94vR0OzWd6w9U7a3G-VsKkJCP9mgJI-CpJwqfQmDw7z538n7WHbSo01GOFb8iOhkyicGpzkbxJGlzFqa3JSelA-lIha/s400/DSC05563.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> can you believe i found these awesomely huge boxes of lemon heads! and on clearance for 70 cents/box! thank you walgreens! each girl got to take one home along with the paper clip bookmarks sarah made. again, super easy and cheap. big bag of yellow paper clips from the dollar store and ribbon we already had.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4IVkUIPbjgtv3DAO29GiM9zEjOuQokBR2UfWIvZvMxErpiTR8qrTKxr7HuzvigRl_mAC9vmvkgTmyeGGH2JYe74b0fSpjmfMR2Z37nb-1Od9LXaGb44Vs02sxGqX8qHMKz7YURGPBr8L/s1600/DSC05564.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4IVkUIPbjgtv3DAO29GiM9zEjOuQokBR2UfWIvZvMxErpiTR8qrTKxr7HuzvigRl_mAC9vmvkgTmyeGGH2JYe74b0fSpjmfMR2Z37nb-1Od9LXaGb44Vs02sxGqX8qHMKz7YURGPBr8L/s400/DSC05564.JPG" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJM_M98CcecZux4t0IakUGqA12DYNqdPk50z_60u1-FNxpOXmAU60co7LmuSDN9-q3DSxW4FTP48VmueZR7ZNOPF8xGIahLL7S_t1rvNpxYQjmzFbzrXn-TQg6kmK_WU9Q7aBF8_gM8Ds/s1600/DSC05706fixed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJM_M98CcecZux4t0IakUGqA12DYNqdPk50z_60u1-FNxpOXmAU60co7LmuSDN9-q3DSxW4FTP48VmueZR7ZNOPF8xGIahLL7S_t1rvNpxYQjmzFbzrXn-TQg6kmK_WU9Q7aBF8_gM8Ds/s400/DSC05706fixed.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHbMhPAYfkJDoUCjmOsupCLkHf4lN630Xsu2k9l0h3u0bJWn3y0W6gUBv6a0xY9UcNkpC2JuKslicCtkwCAheso-_OST_iwarB1h-tzjSwSVDZrZGm7QvNe2e1uv27Tqet-w1OIq6jTN3/s1600/DSC05565fixed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHbMhPAYfkJDoUCjmOsupCLkHf4lN630Xsu2k9l0h3u0bJWn3y0W6gUBv6a0xY9UcNkpC2JuKslicCtkwCAheso-_OST_iwarB1h-tzjSwSVDZrZGm7QvNe2e1uv27Tqet-w1OIq6jTN3/s400/DSC05565fixed.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> my lame attempt at tissue flowers. let's just say they did not look like the ones from the tutorial. sarah and i had fun giggling about them one late night while she was doing homework and i was attempting to be crafty. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhFVqP6rHFZ3POnLpaBn-FVtRRXxgx79leh58CwFeGyKpbN7TgvNlz37KkYBwg2qiUVFGqsEAo0HjKXIPXCSdCKwS3uk6oPOluH2S0OrtjKETokEeV9BgpUlj3EVPFiNVn1HG9BmWcKxH/s1600/DSC05566fixed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhFVqP6rHFZ3POnLpaBn-FVtRRXxgx79leh58CwFeGyKpbN7TgvNlz37KkYBwg2qiUVFGqsEAo0HjKXIPXCSdCKwS3uk6oPOluH2S0OrtjKETokEeV9BgpUlj3EVPFiNVn1HG9BmWcKxH/s400/DSC05566fixed.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmVERhKVz_fT63ETyE6p6aKOIiOp8hT1A3iUAvK1BpNPOBwsYF9VAUMR9um_txXm8XZVDOIiIXjOzUk86731EWD9I89z8OTuvfnTF9fcp0-Oqez6TVOPR6pHn7cl0rdBytcTkVAENQ8r8/s1600/DSC05569cross-pros.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmVERhKVz_fT63ETyE6p6aKOIiOp8hT1A3iUAvK1BpNPOBwsYF9VAUMR9um_txXm8XZVDOIiIXjOzUk86731EWD9I89z8OTuvfnTF9fcp0-Oqez6TVOPR6pHn7cl0rdBytcTkVAENQ8r8/s400/DSC05569cross-pros.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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(please don't tell the child that harry potter is not real.) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTo-J76P0zZvqICutqiaSS1tYAFmBEF1e_76ex8Rp0LwXuWtyQry_bNn7yoTe_dEAvPWt0b1j2-RrfPFyVDXbIF-hxjmklpxd7xVhyBt-JA1PTkAZyo05oKykJW_S_mZtic6DQ8ZldlaJO/s1600/DSC05584cross-pros.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTo-J76P0zZvqICutqiaSS1tYAFmBEF1e_76ex8Rp0LwXuWtyQry_bNn7yoTe_dEAvPWt0b1j2-RrfPFyVDXbIF-hxjmklpxd7xVhyBt-JA1PTkAZyo05oKykJW_S_mZtic6DQ8ZldlaJO/s400/DSC05584cross-pros.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> her own personal mini lemonade. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEeCf2EHje0V5mQOoqh9yQb97rLlRe-ZuqMNL0xQxa3QSXekK-bTcsizHuubGbhNf-gju0v_m1-PdF6Fn3GfTuoAEig-_s731GrZzphCUnnILkCJCYE_77rh4U-vE0apOzKcnYau82bm_a/s1600/DSC05586.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEeCf2EHje0V5mQOoqh9yQb97rLlRe-ZuqMNL0xQxa3QSXekK-bTcsizHuubGbhNf-gju0v_m1-PdF6Fn3GfTuoAEig-_s731GrZzphCUnnILkCJCYE_77rh4U-vE0apOzKcnYau82bm_a/s400/DSC05586.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> this gift will be played with for sure. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9KhxnGz5bAf3_qInj4p_ZCdQfnpKoErXXH3Wi6NIaeMoplxh_-gRdDo7B0xCRTw0mq2EO4oeWow5JFlrLjNR9Kz2DCbajCPfVURS-NVWmJ9vQ9_gXS5RsJZkZHbNH-Vy1pxrWW9PK7Hs7/s1600/DSC05590fixed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9KhxnGz5bAf3_qInj4p_ZCdQfnpKoErXXH3Wi6NIaeMoplxh_-gRdDo7B0xCRTw0mq2EO4oeWow5JFlrLjNR9Kz2DCbajCPfVURS-NVWmJ9vQ9_gXS5RsJZkZHbNH-Vy1pxrWW9PK7Hs7/s400/DSC05590fixed.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">thumbs up on the lemonade party!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiposMVEZAcyh3u5KUuB8Pjrdn0NVjoVMFVk848E-xFkgMVSyTjB0uUwtxxZ4m3Zn4TkigoGNiA75uGP_lYTfWWUJm9rRBu9iqGFkTS9abZ-tM0oBSxZnOhr1cAK9xe4U8dY8C8hKjK5bcL/s1600/DSC05568fixed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiposMVEZAcyh3u5KUuB8Pjrdn0NVjoVMFVk848E-xFkgMVSyTjB0uUwtxxZ4m3Zn4TkigoGNiA75uGP_lYTfWWUJm9rRBu9iqGFkTS9abZ-tM0oBSxZnOhr1cAK9xe4U8dY8C8hKjK5bcL/s400/DSC05568fixed.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">after the festivities wound down, so did the girls, in front of a great movie and plenty of lemony snacks! </div>3girlsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653741906306187024noreply@blogger.com83tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799280954738714461.post-71349343263128175212011-09-02T21:53:00.000-04:002011-09-02T21:53:16.322-04:00rambo and the not so muddy mud bash<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a few months ago we went up to orlando to do a "mud bash". well, on the way our car overheated and we were stranded for about 2 hours on the turnpike in about 90 degree 80% humidity weather. did i mention we also had two kids with us? good times. we were also supposed to meet sarah coming home from girls camp on the road...we were a little late. we saw a machine shop on the other side of the fence and prayed they could help us. mauricio braved the florida brush to get us two big jugs of water! yay! it was harder than it looked apparently. that's why he's the ironman! ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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3girlsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653741906306187024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799280954738714461.post-46361160336003664222011-08-15T15:57:00.002-04:002011-08-15T15:57:00.471-04:00a rock star from outer space<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">even though this was something grace did way back during school, i just found the pics on the camera. make fun all you want, you all know this happens to you as well. she had an assignment to craft an alien. being the hip-rock n' roll-lover that she is, she made a rock star alien. that's my girl! i gave her an empty jello box, some googly eyes, paper and feathers and she came up with this! it was her idea to add the straws. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8bv_5dkE-m68Tt-rAjANtxYGhAmbQyZhyphenhyphenFf3W2JAS7mTNUXKOIuBfi0B-ERuOg3PMIzigzWfXhFv-T59Qxv1tDtKv060RS738eIbhxhyphenhyphenJ4J4SlUMW0UutYmwFe-SiNT3k7EasUFIqTsCZ/s1600/DSC05087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8bv_5dkE-m68Tt-rAjANtxYGhAmbQyZhyphenhyphenFf3W2JAS7mTNUXKOIuBfi0B-ERuOg3PMIzigzWfXhFv-T59Qxv1tDtKv060RS738eIbhxhyphenhyphenJ4J4SlUMW0UutYmwFe-SiNT3k7EasUFIqTsCZ/s400/DSC05087.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">how could you not love an alien with lips like these? so rat your hair, stick your tongues out, raise your lighters in the air and rock out!</div>3girlsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653741906306187024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799280954738714461.post-89584572088320616822011-08-14T15:36:00.001-04:002011-08-14T15:36:00.679-04:00crazy cousins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">during july we watched my two nephews while my sis & bro in-law went on a cruise. while they were gallivanting on the high seas, we were having fun with cristian and matthew. these two are something else! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWcsyYgFkELEvKWQ7PVbXrRimGQuWZ33X6CSEMl_AEQDRiv0kU5l0ARggftTjzojtB9UE2bNgGYIN-c_hIXa8lIK5JdwSR5laCxG-nBPv70CKnJefipfGsb6obyCFTmGNiU5_El7sMkZsv/s1600/DSC05330.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWcsyYgFkELEvKWQ7PVbXrRimGQuWZ33X6CSEMl_AEQDRiv0kU5l0ARggftTjzojtB9UE2bNgGYIN-c_hIXa8lIK5JdwSR5laCxG-nBPv70CKnJefipfGsb6obyCFTmGNiU5_El7sMkZsv/s400/DSC05330.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">these three had a great time and we hope to see them again soon!</div>3girlsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653741906306187024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799280954738714461.post-67846530745517899042011-08-13T15:20:00.001-04:002011-08-13T15:20:01.253-04:00oh pioneer!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">here are some fab pics of sarah before she left on her trek last month. she was so thrilled to go. can't you tell? but seriously, in florida trek should be in winter. they were rained on the entire time and were soooooo muddy and stinky when they got back. her clothes are stained and the apron we borrowed will have to be bleached. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wvkqM0oUTZggt7k2Aop5xBYNWVvhhi8eNxix6GeJ3GGdar7fA_PO7Eo8MXN7crMyora3seqB7fK3tYFXBLRlBbINN0LOwdTKUA2DDKB-89erDhHP9m-4lqn7dcyvK1Zioh5WojOkDdeQ/s1600/DSC05332.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wvkqM0oUTZggt7k2Aop5xBYNWVvhhi8eNxix6GeJ3GGdar7fA_PO7Eo8MXN7crMyora3seqB7fK3tYFXBLRlBbINN0LOwdTKUA2DDKB-89erDhHP9m-4lqn7dcyvK1Zioh5WojOkDdeQ/s400/DSC05332.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br />
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3girlsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653741906306187024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799280954738714461.post-14253746568462821692011-08-12T14:00:00.001-04:002011-08-12T14:00:00.146-04:00i wonder...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6gckIm7a7ASb2oAGj-eV5aKA8CZqZ7osFcAQL38uPeig2irA4EeY6fbyj405JtBhhyphenhyphenVyyjyH1sZ6MMKqvYySuPg1e0PgjnHG9TUNzqU3uH8XNTtPFjpyU3aResTU1PIo7RDMI2d0ALyhE/s1600/sarah-hotel-2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6gckIm7a7ASb2oAGj-eV5aKA8CZqZ7osFcAQL38uPeig2irA4EeY6fbyj405JtBhhyphenhyphenVyyjyH1sZ6MMKqvYySuPg1e0PgjnHG9TUNzqU3uH8XNTtPFjpyU3aResTU1PIo7RDMI2d0ALyhE/s400/sarah-hotel-2011.jpg" width="288" /></a></div>i wonder if all mothers feel like this the moment they realize their daughters are growing up—as if it is impossible to believe that the laundry i once folded for her was doll sized; as if i can still see her dancing in lazy pirouettes along the lip of the sandbox. wasn't it yesterday that her hand was only as big as the sand dollar she found on the beach? that same hand, the one that's holding a boy's; wasn't it just holding mine, tugging so that i might stop and see the spider web, the milkweed pod, any of a thousand moments she wanted me to freeze? time is an optical illusion—never quite as solid or strong as we think it is. —jodi picoult (excerpt from my sister's keeper)<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQvB4CmT2hrUdi93ij1AtFKcgQ4-8r2kxyeBYj5JC4JN-bzVT3LObpl4ZFLgcUL29mnGdETeN0pJtfBd4Ao7bdVm_v9FY3dJ2zpuSjAHn7qSLrNba3lPDXlJ7zKycins78BzhQ1Ad0n1P/s1600/sarah+party+aug-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQvB4CmT2hrUdi93ij1AtFKcgQ4-8r2kxyeBYj5JC4JN-bzVT3LObpl4ZFLgcUL29mnGdETeN0pJtfBd4Ao7bdVm_v9FY3dJ2zpuSjAHn7qSLrNba3lPDXlJ7zKycins78BzhQ1Ad0n1P/s200/sarah+party+aug-11.jpg" width="135" /></a>i know this is a more serious post than the normal, but i came across this quote yesterday, the eve of sarah's 13th birthday, while cleaning and organizing the office. i had written it down years ago while reading the book, thinking that one day i would understand how this mother felt. how funny that i find it right now, as my oldest is entering teenagedom. i just wanted to share it as i am sure many of you out there with teenagers and young adult girls think the same things at any given moment in time. we must enjoy every moment with them, for it goes by far too quickly.<br />
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3girlsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653741906306187024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799280954738714461.post-47551769268464227222011-08-12T01:09:00.000-04:002011-08-12T01:09:23.961-04:00houston, we have a teenager in the house<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJQRnVXZL_VESuplBn5yiM5-AXQtRXMHUuIL4fxItOl8aek1v7VyHH_fW2KrV9UnrSGmhFUMHF0nUIqqHl_GuKUy0tloahQE3VC7TQEUyeNs2VeyCkxvJp2vKiijQVX2hQnwPF1WNi66t/s1600/DSC05188.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJQRnVXZL_VESuplBn5yiM5-AXQtRXMHUuIL4fxItOl8aek1v7VyHH_fW2KrV9UnrSGmhFUMHF0nUIqqHl_GuKUy0tloahQE3VC7TQEUyeNs2VeyCkxvJp2vKiijQVX2hQnwPF1WNi66t/s400/DSC05188.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> she might be turning 13, but she still loves lollipops!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgecQ5V6bJV1_FsYfuO824FJ6uzBTAtfkIMFxtlnsf88GmH22wYp1KKCfUyG3AIiwRWtV3H3KRvNRaVfnn1huBddLmJGyUCP-rxBiToSmdyBZANCMecVK9xQvbDFzqPJtE96xhpGMvGxRTA/s1600/sarah-hotel-2011-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgecQ5V6bJV1_FsYfuO824FJ6uzBTAtfkIMFxtlnsf88GmH22wYp1KKCfUyG3AIiwRWtV3H3KRvNRaVfnn1huBddLmJGyUCP-rxBiToSmdyBZANCMecVK9xQvbDFzqPJtE96xhpGMvGxRTA/s400/sarah-hotel-2011-2.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">we hope it's a happy one cutie! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">may your teen years be kind to us... we love you!!!</span></div>3girlsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653741906306187024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799280954738714461.post-57926757603459650232011-07-28T00:54:00.002-04:002011-07-28T00:56:29.207-04:00He's an IRONMAN!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">happy mother's day/anniversary to me! this year i got an ironman!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">(yes, this post is soooooo overdue.) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">training in st. george before the race</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">he had trained so hard for this race and a few months ago started having problems with his IT band (knee) and wasn't sure how it was all going to work out. through many therapy/massage & taping sessions he was able to make it doable. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">at the bike racks the day before</td></tr>
</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">unfortunately, he must have contracted a virus before the race and ended up with some kind of stomach bug that day which manifested itself after he finished the swim. :/ </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">in true ironman fashion, he pushed through and finished! what a champ! to be able to finish this kind of race being completely healthy is a feat in itself, but to do it with a stomach virus, and vomiting to the point of delirium, well that's just uber amazing! the human spirit cannot be contained when one is determined enough. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">i do have to say (because you all know how i am) that a few of the pro athletes pulled out because of "not having a great swim and then my back was spasiming" or "yeah, my foot was really hurting and i didn't want to injure it more". yes, i know, they do this for a living and why injure themselves more when they have other races on the schedule, but the whole idea is to finish the race isn't it? does it matter if they place horribly? no. what matters is that they show enough respect for all the other "non pro athletes", or age groupers as they are called, to finish the race alongside them. that is the true spirit of the ironman. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the swim start. always a beautiful way to start the day even if it is at the crack of dawn, literally.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">the photos, except the two taken off of the computer, are courtesy of many family members who attended and shared with us who could not be there. thanks guys for the coverage! </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">part of the bike course appropriately named "the wall". </span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">at this point he said he was not feeling so fantastic, but he dug in and kept on going. he had to at one point get off the bike and throw up, but couldn't even do that! the dry heaves. we all know how fun that is. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">coming down from the last loop of the bike course cruising through<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">at the ironman site they offer a live feed of all their races so we were able to at least feel like we were a part of it without being there. i was diligently watching the monitor for any glimpse of him and got lucky with this one and through the magic of pausing the live feed i could snap a photo for posterity. </span></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">i am thinking that at this point i would have thrown in the towel and said "that's all folks!" and let the medics cart me off in the ambulance, but not this champ! he said he was hiding from the officials behind the port -o- potties at one point. he was throwing up and trying to get his wits about him when they saw him and took him to the medical tent to try and recoup. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">meanwhile, we were back at home waiting on pins and needles for any word of where he might be. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and by the way: "mauricio, YOU are an IRONMAN!" </span><br />
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