tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500924956564710492024-02-06T18:04:25.259-08:00Magical MomentsAshley Harwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971273681875189230noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250092495656471049.post-9530569780377973492009-04-09T18:47:00.000-07:002009-04-09T18:59:51.842-07:00Sports Begin. And I Gotta Say, I Love It.<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibuJEbPDo6nHaQDcnvKGA92m0YZSipqHfDG9gAZeB54W9Z0wolXKCYRDAnXAfG1UbhKWN_FqOYXZw06eeyvBo0Fx5UceAKc75Din0xpIaNJR_vRs5T90J0vbXmu0DmbE5gayOtOycLIaw/s1600-h/spencer+soccer+027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibuJEbPDo6nHaQDcnvKGA92m0YZSipqHfDG9gAZeB54W9Z0wolXKCYRDAnXAfG1UbhKWN_FqOYXZw06eeyvBo0Fx5UceAKc75Din0xpIaNJR_vRs5T90J0vbXmu0DmbE5gayOtOycLIaw/s320/spencer+soccer+027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322875269661319874" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);font-size:130%;" >T</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">onight, I</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-size:180%;" >cuddled</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">with this </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);font-size:130%;" >b</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">oy while I-</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha72p_Z-WWIjprgUwPzq1l75OIU5zcmmlmjc-GGnds7izbvBv6P08_uaAPDZe_xHTKNj3IBYBNwwr7OadW0gkMl-2WwMzF43bKQATSxcv_0rVUDNzMH2pOg1o-F1ioeLRqLBlyh-cxX9o/s1600-h/spencer+soccer+025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha72p_Z-WWIjprgUwPzq1l75OIU5zcmmlmjc-GGnds7izbvBv6P08_uaAPDZe_xHTKNj3IBYBNwwr7OadW0gkMl-2WwMzF43bKQATSxcv_0rVUDNzMH2pOg1o-F1ioeLRqLBlyh-cxX9o/s320/spencer+soccer+025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322875268963187618" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-size:180%;" >Watched</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"> this </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);font-size:130%;" >b</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">oy-</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzjx92LD5lD-DcmpRmd8EbCDucFd6kC7eTV_Pl22d05kM8NaNoU0WIfMcBdmKX_PM9GWIFWWeJviLQzGoGTS5atcGH4HI19r8utnZT7cDzdwkUQdyQJQK4n3JqEGJi8K93vewA8wad9EY/s1600-h/spencer+soccer+024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzjx92LD5lD-DcmpRmd8EbCDucFd6kC7eTV_Pl22d05kM8NaNoU0WIfMcBdmKX_PM9GWIFWWeJviLQzGoGTS5atcGH4HI19r8utnZT7cDzdwkUQdyQJQK4n3JqEGJi8K93vewA8wad9EY/s320/spencer+soccer+024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322875268407304146" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-size:180%;" >Play</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"> this game,</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-size:180%;" >scoring</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"> three goals<span style="font-size:130%;">!!</span></span><br /></div>Ashley Harwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971273681875189230noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250092495656471049.post-42325745269311293392009-03-24T07:44:00.001-07:002009-03-24T07:48:49.810-07:00Future Missionary Plans<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10z7qrQ0zfVM7mC0P1Dp1GkT-L7gk0CK8sD7JgVTLkQ3xMKzWDX9gu4PAA7tXtBsY-OcrpShA3NjdFvNlSj2Prg97Zu-AbLCdxe7Cl_j-rJSd3C7-10HPgNojyEOek6d5tjtDSXxlf7w/s1600-h/Picture+059.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10z7qrQ0zfVM7mC0P1Dp1GkT-L7gk0CK8sD7JgVTLkQ3xMKzWDX9gu4PAA7tXtBsY-OcrpShA3NjdFvNlSj2Prg97Zu-AbLCdxe7Cl_j-rJSd3C7-10HPgNojyEOek6d5tjtDSXxlf7w/s320/Picture+059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316765588758945778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">"Spencer, where would you like to serve your mission when you grow up? You could go to Italy, Mexico, China-"</span> I say.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Without missing a beat Spencer says, <span style="font-size:130%;">"Chuck E. Cheese"</span>.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">Good plan buddy, good plan.</span>Ashley Harwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971273681875189230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250092495656471049.post-84993652761314324872009-03-22T08:36:00.000-07:002009-03-22T08:47:29.896-07:00The Alphabet Parade Came to Town! Did you see it?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzd4hZWCYmrsSWT7m7JoDSwueoB7welxgD57zBNCLnnDn57o6xZ-a2kKfeo7melYUD8ZR1_JX5bQApmDOnO4bNmSC0sh94JfpEl16SyjbAzbSkuzqw9HCgwX_W2TlJ83rwTfjBtFboX38/s1600-h/Picture+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzd4hZWCYmrsSWT7m7JoDSwueoB7welxgD57zBNCLnnDn57o6xZ-a2kKfeo7melYUD8ZR1_JX5bQApmDOnO4bNmSC0sh94JfpEl16SyjbAzbSkuzqw9HCgwX_W2TlJ83rwTfjBtFboX38/s320/Picture+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316037735497230274" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;">L</span>ightening <span style="font-size:180%;">M</span>cQueen</span> <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">kept Eric & me company while we-</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUwoxOLvzEY5Rr0Fb30tyQtwkQlvKQvcesNYLgUuB2bnuj65lar5kNBh8FNvsl44RXGSAEE_zAjNYwqhxuFQJOrHuzs0Gme5mSosjF3ynILUI1AheHvG9tnm8PldEF9y6avEE1-sSnGCk/s1600-h/Picture+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUwoxOLvzEY5Rr0Fb30tyQtwkQlvKQvcesNYLgUuB2bnuj65lar5kNBh8FNvsl44RXGSAEE_zAjNYwqhxuFQJOrHuzs0Gme5mSosjF3ynILUI1AheHvG9tnm8PldEF9y6avEE1-sSnGCk/s320/Picture+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316037731100934578" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Made <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >m</span><span style="font-size:130%;">onkey</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >e</span><span style="font-size:130%;">ars </span>&</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0duJIdN-9VQyceNO9ggjJgAU5yZiHQzducErOUF4Ohm0Q79_zlKGsE5deNd2lCj7aYefMOAJrX8iC2syThkz3PZ2WQ9upRHO52MYVK3xLo-NDZTgqDE3ASOl3QbAm70S6sW4EEcMlRs/s1600-h/Picture+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0duJIdN-9VQyceNO9ggjJgAU5yZiHQzducErOUF4Ohm0Q79_zlKGsE5deNd2lCj7aYefMOAJrX8iC2syThkz3PZ2WQ9upRHO52MYVK3xLo-NDZTgqDE3ASOl3QbAm70S6sW4EEcMlRs/s320/Picture+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316037720891539170" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Showed off our <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >n</span><span style="font-size:130%;">ewest</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >o</span><span style="font-size:130%;">wie</span>. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:180%;">T</span>ogether, we were waiting for-</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4_lE5j2Fi9lBzjAiFJBW85peunyT9ofulavluvS_4Mn7q0YurRA1jL8DdqFBDr36mBld5Ekxy3FGzidL43ujULFIBVCDmopmfwUp4KAooeGN05Bom4wYg4_ma4GLXezCOWaqHMzcR9c/s1600-h/Picture+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4_lE5j2Fi9lBzjAiFJBW85peunyT9ofulavluvS_4Mn7q0YurRA1jL8DdqFBDr36mBld5Ekxy3FGzidL43ujULFIBVCDmopmfwUp4KAooeGN05Bom4wYg4_ma4GLXezCOWaqHMzcR9c/s320/Picture+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316037715199573698" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">This <span style="font-size:180%;">"letter O" </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">boy</span> to pass us in the <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >A</span>lphabet<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" > P</span>arade.</span><br /></div>Ashley Harwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971273681875189230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250092495656471049.post-87550241817455501172009-03-22T07:52:00.001-07:002009-03-22T07:57:57.287-07:00Funny Faces Rock!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrx0x16VEuNqLQFY_gpnA0D2s0z2Jd3R0zS1p71MtVNTxcjaF62HpSmkrrPk3S1BUMJJ4B7Qhm1NYc4U5wb4yU7z_XLoOH5TmOAiikR2SRNf8RGq7HDiVxoYxKRazMUKXWenZ8ngJpm0Y/s1600-h/Picture+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrx0x16VEuNqLQFY_gpnA0D2s0z2Jd3R0zS1p71MtVNTxcjaF62HpSmkrrPk3S1BUMJJ4B7Qhm1NYc4U5wb4yU7z_XLoOH5TmOAiikR2SRNf8RGq7HDiVxoYxKRazMUKXWenZ8ngJpm0Y/s320/Picture+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316025749505769954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOmfAOx1qbTHF3nqhrSOZWwTWLs6zk2FjSgnTTqGhh13y-Lb60xzFHNtUd91_cfHH4VaKXo6m_WMJEiKosjtApmKo8a9DF60QBNWn5ifvO_1kdjLTHjLE76TYiOqBTrOSPoxI3-I13LHw/s1600-h/Picture+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOmfAOx1qbTHF3nqhrSOZWwTWLs6zk2FjSgnTTqGhh13y-Lb60xzFHNtUd91_cfHH4VaKXo6m_WMJEiKosjtApmKo8a9DF60QBNWn5ifvO_1kdjLTHjLE76TYiOqBTrOSPoxI3-I13LHw/s320/Picture+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316025738876970562" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><span style="font-size:180%;">B</span>oys being<span style="font-size:130%;"> hilarious</span> while driver tries to <span style="font-size:130%;">multitask</span>, you know, take pictures and drive at the same time<span style="font-size:180%;">!</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Y</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-weight: bold;">es, we are a very</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" > safe</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-weight: bold;"> family.</span><br /></div>Ashley Harwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971273681875189230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250092495656471049.post-50350923014755161242009-02-01T07:24:00.000-08:002009-02-01T07:39:37.539-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYT1nGLDqfcqXOUNS8S7RkpotdMci1VSv3-NCcVetlPFE0_tjW5GRhtSYgc70uqsyqxRNiOWPELb5DNSHm9jhas_9KgAAy__dKNgk9ZpmMvyZ1eil1dSVl5zPDf8AgJsbQBpinR8co7sQ/s1600-h/IMG_1324.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYT1nGLDqfcqXOUNS8S7RkpotdMci1VSv3-NCcVetlPFE0_tjW5GRhtSYgc70uqsyqxRNiOWPELb5DNSHm9jhas_9KgAAy__dKNgk9ZpmMvyZ1eil1dSVl5zPDf8AgJsbQBpinR8co7sQ/s320/IMG_1324.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297851834050855026" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >S</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">leepover with </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >M</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">ason</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqCNx8eUi5Q5X24GS8luqKV3zdM3OREwkZOzkUPeVLKvjX5TkDT6yyHGGgOOJQOQPvdVTlnUt7EKcEzHtddCZse9U6ex9sIoc-u8D5BtZXMIsr-8cTMuThMLLwzA1Y1yZNGRWhRLuq0YE/s1600-h/IMG_1340.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqCNx8eUi5Q5X24GS8luqKV3zdM3OREwkZOzkUPeVLKvjX5TkDT6yyHGGgOOJQOQPvdVTlnUt7EKcEzHtddCZse9U6ex9sIoc-u8D5BtZXMIsr-8cTMuThMLLwzA1Y1yZNGRWhRLuq0YE/s320/IMG_1340.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297851830005084322" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >B</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">oys = The </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >cutest pigs</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> you'll ever see</span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDDQ98xhx75Rt4_Dsj7_2t7gObmE3EebL_2omAdq7YhVmSmjLVEqRe0NgNeIXvnBEIKRNXMRvjCvFnpegYJzH8WfKdNa5iYXC5I_1xBGNb6PhJdxB3NoSAGEpfTc2sF9-u99Cy6V9hOA/s1600-h/IMG_1329.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDDQ98xhx75Rt4_Dsj7_2t7gObmE3EebL_2omAdq7YhVmSmjLVEqRe0NgNeIXvnBEIKRNXMRvjCvFnpegYJzH8WfKdNa5iYXC5I_1xBGNb6PhJdxB3NoSAGEpfTc2sF9-u99Cy6V9hOA/s320/IMG_1329.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297851827012638146" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;">Goodnight</span>... at least until 1:00 am at which time we'll wake up and hang<br />out for a couple more hours!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhq148OVnG_ar9tOUl30TaiM40EJnqj4j7N2JzSnTC9iooz9w6F6gVzK7kIBuL7hq8cXp2P-srMmmzzVYYbPCQdhDHWvKTfJH1joKUwEQ8h5JJqi9gwJoG9sjpsSQGAAacUtARP1-cNg/s1600-h/IMG_1355.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhq148OVnG_ar9tOUl30TaiM40EJnqj4j7N2JzSnTC9iooz9w6F6gVzK7kIBuL7hq8cXp2P-srMmmzzVYYbPCQdhDHWvKTfJH1joKUwEQ8h5JJqi9gwJoG9sjpsSQGAAacUtARP1-cNg/s320/IMG_1355.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297851819953222866" border="0" /></a>Ashley Harwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971273681875189230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250092495656471049.post-79376458745758943132009-02-01T07:19:00.000-08:002009-02-01T07:24:14.669-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2H7MBcGYoIV479_HkwhF60S35BNQB4RvvY-MfbCG-lmdiDyASXZCpgB1kuVCTZbiLJwUMXmPmmI7QULicVRJ_7JQ4xg9yeETsTDggNJC6Y4AbZQcQe6WwH0hc4frS0ACEB7XZ03AoXbY/s1600-h/IMG_1178.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2H7MBcGYoIV479_HkwhF60S35BNQB4RvvY-MfbCG-lmdiDyASXZCpgB1kuVCTZbiLJwUMXmPmmI7QULicVRJ_7JQ4xg9yeETsTDggNJC6Y4AbZQcQe6WwH0hc4frS0ACEB7XZ03AoXbY/s320/IMG_1178.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297849524596052690" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;">S</span><span style="font-size:130%;">pencer</span> & <span style="font-size:180%;">E</span><span style="font-size:130%;">ric </span><span style="font-size:180%;">Love</span> playing the <span style="font-size:130%;">Wii</span>. And they are <span style="font-size:180%;">s</span><span style="font-size:130%;">hockingly</span> good. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Most of the time <span style="font-size:180%;">S</span><span style="font-size:130%;">pencer</span> beats me! </span><br /></div>Ashley Harwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971273681875189230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250092495656471049.post-21803029571790098162009-02-01T07:16:00.000-08:002009-02-01T07:19:09.887-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3JBmPM32K4m_yf7oWH5QNfgLMeh9X2zZrOBpuQkKkuN5Trtx_7QaQrCkay0HObgGo2KfSYEBC0Bcor9SaieaN2tphznuy9Pp2dnULIeRzMeogZuVi63e0WtM-btGQlAQE1rQ8V6WG4E/s1600-h/IMG_1163.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3JBmPM32K4m_yf7oWH5QNfgLMeh9X2zZrOBpuQkKkuN5Trtx_7QaQrCkay0HObgGo2KfSYEBC0Bcor9SaieaN2tphznuy9Pp2dnULIeRzMeogZuVi63e0WtM-btGQlAQE1rQ8V6WG4E/s320/IMG_1163.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297848582183035282" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >W</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">hat's the fun of a </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >made bed</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> if you can't </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >jump on it</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">?</span><br /></div>Ashley Harwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971273681875189230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250092495656471049.post-38793474395797512472009-02-01T07:12:00.000-08:002009-02-01T07:15:50.011-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94YXVnv6Ml6TOlD5RgKQr_rXDoXB3Rr80I27SoWZ684JpsrojxpjFpt46g1zf-c-lk5JcVSmmeZ1Ij0cuvkVwgZ2CeyVOgMXDYgt0pxSOLvKnN3bzXvrDgyXKxy7EopkhVvKf1BEXJnk/s1600-h/IMG_1149.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94YXVnv6Ml6TOlD5RgKQr_rXDoXB3Rr80I27SoWZ684JpsrojxpjFpt46g1zf-c-lk5JcVSmmeZ1Ij0cuvkVwgZ2CeyVOgMXDYgt0pxSOLvKnN3bzXvrDgyXKxy7EopkhVvKf1BEXJnk/s320/IMG_1149.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297847491928676738" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">"</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-size:130%;" >L</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">ook </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-size:180%;" >Mom</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">! </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-size:130%;" >S</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">trong </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-size:180%;" >man</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"> with </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-size:130%;" >s</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">tuff on his </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-size:130%;" >b</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">ack!"</span><br /></div>Ashley Harwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971273681875189230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250092495656471049.post-15612011900365566812009-02-01T07:04:00.000-08:002009-02-01T07:11:27.139-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNKHxtp7KPD78-qVC98k1YdJsfKyS3gdm4oSbHKS-37EEjhd7FmJ-q4t2yV9_QLu7HXHoHUjyRwl-qGqX-U4NCyf9ZyP1nvGA2mcxm9jk6C4rtdiyNeXRpSI1ht0u-brQv44jqFBAudu8/s1600-h/IMG_1128.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 325px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNKHxtp7KPD78-qVC98k1YdJsfKyS3gdm4oSbHKS-37EEjhd7FmJ-q4t2yV9_QLu7HXHoHUjyRwl-qGqX-U4NCyf9ZyP1nvGA2mcxm9jk6C4rtdiyNeXRpSI1ht0u-brQv44jqFBAudu8/s320/IMG_1128.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297845651646509666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcAtZ0qWjoLel85DCYeRZ_AcsMdROol9c3gICwTc_3wXtylhFRN3lte5vSeqCZkQWVmEwfO7KxP56ArccPIaMgw5qYXPI9ef45PesLrZMzQR-1-gGJ6IW5eq14L9Vv56rZp9uWvVS2i7s/s1600-h/IMG_1127.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcAtZ0qWjoLel85DCYeRZ_AcsMdROol9c3gICwTc_3wXtylhFRN3lte5vSeqCZkQWVmEwfO7KxP56ArccPIaMgw5qYXPI9ef45PesLrZMzQR-1-gGJ6IW5eq14L9Vv56rZp9uWvVS2i7s/s320/IMG_1127.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297845650333538402" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">Yummy</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">Food</span></span> + <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">The Prince Caspian Movie</span> </span>+ <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">Family</span></span> =<span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Awesomeness</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">!</span></span><br /></div>Ashley Harwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971273681875189230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250092495656471049.post-21577989200875202532009-02-01T06:53:00.000-08:002009-02-01T07:03:42.734-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDorPVkuIm8ViWfCRvBG_xeWi71hAp9dBudfM_CNB2Yv0uiQ4OBXN-EfP5XZe4wbfmu5CnvqdD0RMzLEffmRruhh5t2p-Y8yCXNEOeN7KrKkO4I8aLT2eJ-X6KrKc9qLG9Ysyz-mWkrI/s1600-h/IMG_1098.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDorPVkuIm8ViWfCRvBG_xeWi71hAp9dBudfM_CNB2Yv0uiQ4OBXN-EfP5XZe4wbfmu5CnvqdD0RMzLEffmRruhh5t2p-Y8yCXNEOeN7KrKkO4I8aLT2eJ-X6KrKc9qLG9Ysyz-mWkrI/s320/IMG_1098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297842721114730594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />T</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">he </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >G</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">reat </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >D</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">almoody</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">and </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" >N</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">ew </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" >Y</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">ears </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" >E</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">ve!!!</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);font-size:130%;" ><br />N</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">ew </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);font-size:130%;" >Y</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">ears </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);font-size:130%;" >E</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">ve was filled with fun as the adults play </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);font-size:130%;" >T</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">he </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);font-size:130%;" >G</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">reat </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);font-size:130%;" >D</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">almoody for three hours & </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">the kids ran around. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">R</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">andall (the king) was so excited for his newest</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">Scum (me). </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);font-size:130%;" >O</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">nly I wasn't a very obedient slave. </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);font-size:130%;" >N</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">o refilling his water or giving him back scratches. </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);font-size:130%;" >H</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">ey, even Scums have to have a little dignity!</span><br /></div>Ashley Harwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971273681875189230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250092495656471049.post-22553444202207083702008-11-20T06:24:00.000-08:002008-11-20T06:51:16.221-08:00Top 50 List of Best Prayers<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BoGov8RhWs_hQ6FIv-kzVJb-CHiLgfBa4vlpubjYnEbfdtu5l61ypZkqdPn0AiY3wtfw9mbEOFYQ2qDypQoYS3lgq9NOsSO9b_YdfXaXDeaPk9W5DqOPYSUu9Go5DM2C0__JVNGpqvo/s1600-h/IMG_9205.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BoGov8RhWs_hQ6FIv-kzVJb-CHiLgfBa4vlpubjYnEbfdtu5l61ypZkqdPn0AiY3wtfw9mbEOFYQ2qDypQoYS3lgq9NOsSO9b_YdfXaXDeaPk9W5DqOPYSUu9Go5DM2C0__JVNGpqvo/s400/IMG_9205.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >Eric</span> said his <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >first prayer</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">,</span> with no help, a couple of days ago.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">He gave <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >thanks for Juice</span> and <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >blessed Daddy's worms</span> (no, David doesn't have worms).</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">I bet it made the <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >Top 50 List of The Best Prayers of the Day </span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">for</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Heavenly Father</span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">.</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >A three year old's prayers</span> are probably <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >His</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >comic relief</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">.</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >I know it made me smile.</span><br /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Ashley Harwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971273681875189230noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250092495656471049.post-12999640724088647992008-11-18T19:33:00.000-08:002008-11-18T21:19:50.501-08:00Nose Pressed Against the Glass<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vyfz8uSXvnUUVC80bjto5cbR2u_OnhGnWhS07xc4DaNIuTx6SD_Y1_KDV7nngx2d7CKW4OOcohDYjLDCBuPhr3oMXdGZ-WKLu-QVIGnv9lYSYQw53Rw_GTD47Wt4gKox-gS1Oj-myFw/s1600-h/Recently+Updated.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vyfz8uSXvnUUVC80bjto5cbR2u_OnhGnWhS07xc4DaNIuTx6SD_Y1_KDV7nngx2d7CKW4OOcohDYjLDCBuPhr3oMXdGZ-WKLu-QVIGnv9lYSYQw53Rw_GTD47Wt4gKox-gS1Oj-myFw/s400/Recently+Updated.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-size:130%;">T</span>oday was one of those days. <span style="font-size:130%;">Y</span>ou know the ones where your nose is pressed against the glass, </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">hoping that if you stare hard enough you'll see your<span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">hubby's</span></span> car pull into the driveway.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />I</span>t was one of those days where you aren't in a bad mood but if you have to break up one more sibling fight you just might let them duke it out and see what happens. <span style="font-size:130%;"> A</span>fter all, it's a man eat man world out there. <span style="font-size:130%;"> M</span>ay as well teach them young, right?</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-size:130%;">S</span>o when <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);font-size:180%;" >Babe</span> got home it was no surprise that I was still in my workout clothes from this morning. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-size:130%;" > B</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">u</span>t he still gave a small growl and told me I looked <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);font-size:180%;" >"Saucy"</span>. <span style="font-size:130%;">H</span>e didn't complain when he found out we were only having Chicken Caesar salad for dinner and told me it was nice eating healthy.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">A</span>fter an awesomely nutritious salad<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);font-size:180%;" >Babe</span> directed us how to make a paper chain (I'm not gifted with the craft gene) so the boys can count for themselves how many more days until Thanksgiving, Spencer's birthday, the cruise, and finally Christmas. <span style="font-size:130%;">N</span>ow I no longer have to do the math in my head and answer the repeated question of "how many more days until..." <span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />T</span>hen to prove that he really is the best <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);font-size:180%;" >hubby</span> in the world he flicked our children with a hand towel as they ran for their lives and screamed in joy (only a boy would understand that). <span style="font-size:130%;">A</span>nd as I type this he's currently tucking our boys in and "giving me a break" as I glorify his name in this post.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-size:130%;">N</span>ow you know why I had my nose pressed against the glass. <span style="font-size:130%;">W</span>ouldn't you?</span><br /></div>Ashley Harwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971273681875189230noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250092495656471049.post-59466357916465273722008-11-17T21:04:00.000-08:002008-11-17T21:10:01.250-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4yqjLieLMDLCN9hXxZmuBaUe0LXtnbIuYJ2azzKJY4LRsbgHH9LmF8Zp2n51K0Hyr0NaOM7pF23kJjg44YZ7m5wraEC5pjVzD5b1n-SUU7-vyyJn3IuhBbdhhGXmSlHLthb9VlCu4fw/s1600-h/Spencer.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4yqjLieLMDLCN9hXxZmuBaUe0LXtnbIuYJ2azzKJY4LRsbgHH9LmF8Zp2n51K0Hyr0NaOM7pF23kJjg44YZ7m5wraEC5pjVzD5b1n-SUU7-vyyJn3IuhBbdhhGXmSlHLthb9VlCu4fw/s320/Spencer.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">I</span> have a <span style="font-size:180%;">boy</span>.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">A <span style="font-size:180%;">boy</span> that loves to cuddle with <span style="font-size:180%;">me</span> on a lazy Monday afternoon.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">We</span> talk about issues facing the world today-</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> Like which Power Ranger is the best</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"> (the white one, of coarse)</span>,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br />and what <span style="font-size:180%;">he's</span> going to get his friend for <span style="font-size:180%;">his</span> birthday.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br />Or the exact amount of days until <span style="font-size:180%;">his </span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> birthday, or the cruise, or the Light Parade, or <br /> Christmas.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> <br /> Did you know, <span style="font-size:180%;">I </span>have a <span style="font-size:180%;">boy</span>?</span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Ashley Harwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971273681875189230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250092495656471049.post-73926897089370731032008-11-14T11:18:00.000-08:002008-11-14T12:09:39.444-08:00A Miracle, I say!!! A Miracle!!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gdcDb6JI0HOmao8OCahyONAEyGJdu_o40mavYzrgiI7IQftpUicMpNQGM6v-MBX5Evsn8M10uuSm7GhZeHdxVOtCY0XZeEz65fpFh9F7CkKp8_DN_PNnWPDOWVpJjMR7joBi2iWad6g/s1600-h/DSC03927.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gdcDb6JI0HOmao8OCahyONAEyGJdu_o40mavYzrgiI7IQftpUicMpNQGM6v-MBX5Evsn8M10uuSm7GhZeHdxVOtCY0XZeEz65fpFh9F7CkKp8_DN_PNnWPDOWVpJjMR7joBi2iWad6g/s320/DSC03927.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268596045231787202" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;">L</span>ong gone are the glorious, wonderful, tasty days of eating anything and everything I wanted. Name it - Tootsie Rolls, Olive Garden Bread sticks, Sugar Cereal for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And all the while staying a svelte <span style="font-size:130%;">115 lbs</span>! How I mourn those days.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><br />Now fast forward 10 years and a hubby and two kids later. Up until a week ago I was still eating Tootsie Rolls, Olive Garden Bread sticks, and Sugar Cereal for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. But the higher powers have decided to take away the awesome power of never gaining wait. <span style="font-size:130%;">Evil, evil higher powers.</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><br />And although I've gotten a little older I still want to be that hot chick <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">(yes you feminists, I said chick)</span> that can make a guy's head turn. That is until they notice my two handsome sons and turn their heads away. Good thing too, I already have a studmuffin at home!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><br />But last week a <span style="font-size:130%;">m</span>iracle happened. A <span style="font-size:130%;">m</span>iracle by the name of Liz. Liz is this drop dead gorgeous blond with the body of an 18 year old. <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:130%;" >(But she's way sweet, so we won't hold it against her)</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">. </span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><br />Thanks to Liz I keep a food journal every day. And every night I email it to her. And every night she cheers me on in my efforts to be healthy and guides me to ways I can be even healthier.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><br />Liz is even a <span style="font-size:130%;">m</span>iracle in David's life. Because of her, he no longer <span style="font-size:130%;">quakes in fear</span> as my hand reaches for the junk food and he kindly reminds me that I'd told him to not let me have that donut, or chocolate bar, or whatever.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">(I vaguely remember chasing him around the house after he'd stolen my Captain Crunch)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><br />Because of Liz I will one day look sexy in my size 6 <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">(but feel like a 4)</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">Buckle Jeans</span> and I have a much more peaceful marriage. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><br />David and I sing Liz's praises each day <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">(just kidding)</span>.</span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Hallelujah!!!</span></span><br /></div>Ashley Harwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971273681875189230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250092495656471049.post-84909176872826490642008-11-11T20:12:00.000-08:002008-11-12T08:23:19.178-08:00Bad words that start with B<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);font-size:130%;" >S</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">pencer on his </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);font-size:100%;" >f</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">irst day of </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);font-size:130%;" >K</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">indergarten.</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13mS_klRvFnyAj1J3j9GfgchxCTlg0URUkrI0LxMu-JM3ET3p_sDHgmz5O9fDxo-QDY9KjTJy7yBKpITEpcOEKilm8OYxVN8CLOWA897Sb9CeKK1bzhAJi-vHRp8d6Bn2TIciVUHIdzQ/s1600-h/IMG_9277.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13mS_klRvFnyAj1J3j9GfgchxCTlg0URUkrI0LxMu-JM3ET3p_sDHgmz5O9fDxo-QDY9KjTJy7yBKpITEpcOEKilm8OYxVN8CLOWA897Sb9CeKK1bzhAJi-vHRp8d6Bn2TIciVUHIdzQ/s320/IMG_9277.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267619635434237458" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">Every Tuesday Spencer has homework. Each week a letter is assigned and Spencer has to draw pictures of things that start with the assigned letter and then write the word by the drawing.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">Today was the letter B. As in boy ... bike ... ball. You get the idea.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><br />After school Spencer is always filled with such excitement as he tells me about his day. He was filling me in on all the kindergarten gossip <span style="font-size:85%;">(trust me, it exists). </span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">So we sat down and I dug for some information. Anything interesting to sustain me until David gets home. Well, my informer informed me that his friend, Sammy, said a bad word when the teacher asked for things that started with 'B'. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><br />Oooo, highlight of my day!!! Gotta admit my ears perked up, hoping something really juicy was headed my way. Since I don't swear I ask you to silently think of bad words that start with 'B'. Yes, those were the exact words that went running through my head. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><br />So I asked Spencer what Sammy had said.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">Spencer leaned toward me and whispered, "Butt." <span style="font-size:85%;">(ok, he didn't really lean toward me or</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">whisper, but it kinda makes the story more interesting so we'll go with it.)</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><br />Oh, the downer. Only, butt. Nothing more colorful.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">But now at least I don't have to ban my child from playing with his not vulgar, potty-mouthed, best friend. <br />Dear Sammy, how we love you.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-size:180%;">Beware</span> - Corny Mother Moment coming next. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;">M</span>agical <span style="font-size:130%;">M</span>oments with<span style="font-size:130%;"> S</span>pencer - One of the most wonderful thing about Spencer are his hugs. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> Whether he's leaving for school or going to a friends house he always gives me a hug before he leaves. I love those few </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">seconds every day that I get to put my arms around my </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> growing boy that's now up to my waist. He really is a </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">sweetheart.</span><br /></div></div>Ashley Harwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971273681875189230noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250092495656471049.post-5572850739515110792008-11-09T07:29:00.000-08:002008-11-09T07:57:03.043-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Kisses</span></span>, <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Kisses</span></span>, <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Kisses</span></span>, and more <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Kisses</span></span><br />for this man who<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL9CWb7BXpNmrhJTTfZ6f0Nb4G6FA3bm-jQYez91CDDO15xjF0SanwDlplSO9g9cxrJXuZJ471PxyUphhjWhNE0SdsSxB9ZaazbFo3hjOKSSbLGKDft-5TyOeHQvhxerIQbWhFqaEuwAE/s1600-h/DSC03642.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL9CWb7BXpNmrhJTTfZ6f0Nb4G6FA3bm-jQYez91CDDO15xjF0SanwDlplSO9g9cxrJXuZJ471PxyUphhjWhNE0SdsSxB9ZaazbFo3hjOKSSbLGKDft-5TyOeHQvhxerIQbWhFqaEuwAE/s320/DSC03642.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266684009578060514" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Put up the Christmas lights</span>, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">cleaned the garage</span>, <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">went to Walmart with the children</span>,<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">fixed the window</span>,<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">prepared dinner</span></span>, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">took care of our children</span>,<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">and</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSmZ-er6ymOJU-r-XDO8PHLY48ZdfOyEh_3a2rDWkFtYRrjeR-xhI0azKHDkF4lwv_fg4e8iaKZL_B9l5czn-ZgzFz2ma1C2id9f2CNYFN7fb5EKWWOp8toBZDHKEfJ0XvdJBuegUVew/s1600-h/DSC03909.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSmZ-er6ymOJU-r-XDO8PHLY48ZdfOyEh_3a2rDWkFtYRrjeR-xhI0azKHDkF4lwv_fg4e8iaKZL_B9l5czn-ZgzFz2ma1C2id9f2CNYFN7fb5EKWWOp8toBZDHKEfJ0XvdJBuegUVew/s320/DSC03909.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266684001500368642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">put training wheels on his son's bike</span>. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">And all this with a smile </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">on his face.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"></span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPgFw8KZoOGA_eR3WTsbBg1VdRSHt7obs5mSBIsjjRw0350ApgTNDAgVXeKH1sY6zVkFbM84hLr4BBTIOIrYZKsgfIGKSy2bmSVFC1BlJ7seYmhixmjz7eozdfwew-UUmkWz3_PzScLA/s1600-h/DSC03921.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPgFw8KZoOGA_eR3WTsbBg1VdRSHt7obs5mSBIsjjRw0350ApgTNDAgVXeKH1sY6zVkFbM84hLr4BBTIOIrYZKsgfIGKSy2bmSVFC1BlJ7seYmhixmjz7eozdfwew-UUmkWz3_PzScLA/s320/DSC03921.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266683992195161282" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">While I got a mani</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">and a pedi</span>.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWF6wwW0F1M8Cyg0O-Je10es1-m33cD7ZV2tocyBXSMAIXiVqTSHCInqIU-esMqmBAdKAFJ1J7A6UvIIOr89A_IXZ9_JaJnT-xnqdqUD1nnGDc0qzE8OSlqAsyJ6Iir-ysWXHudryNY38/s1600-h/DSC03919.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWF6wwW0F1M8Cyg0O-Je10es1-m33cD7ZV2tocyBXSMAIXiVqTSHCInqIU-esMqmBAdKAFJ1J7A6UvIIOr89A_IXZ9_JaJnT-xnqdqUD1nnGDc0qzE8OSlqAsyJ6Iir-ysWXHudryNY38/s320/DSC03919.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266683980293271186" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Kisses</span></span>, <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Kisses</span></span>, <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Kisses</span></span>, and more <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >Kisses</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">to this sweet man of mine</span><span style="font-size:180%;">!</span><br /></div>Ashley Harwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971273681875189230noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250092495656471049.post-46721131183351856732008-11-08T06:22:00.000-08:002008-11-10T07:27:15.773-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-size:130%;">l</span><span style="font-size:180%;">ife's</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">b</span><span style="font-size:180%;">lessings</span> come in <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">all sizes</span>.<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">This post is</span> d<span style="font-size:180%;">edicated</span> <span style="font-size:100%;">to a</span> b<span style="font-size:180%;">lessing</span> <span style="font-size:100%;">that came in a </span><br />s</span><span style="font-size:180%;">mall</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">p</span><span style="font-size:180%;">ackage</span>.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6H5NomBYLUE2qc1DpBLQ23044uk0UcdkiXPvzuqb8VsSBEbYhnt5p5ffe9DqkMmkKtrmSinTdWN-zmowmOowMb2N1bI8Xm6K2v4LTYgvX3gV2WgL3d2hpdy52cEXdFpmXA3Mnmad_c0/s1600-h/DSC03906.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6H5NomBYLUE2qc1DpBLQ23044uk0UcdkiXPvzuqb8VsSBEbYhnt5p5ffe9DqkMmkKtrmSinTdWN-zmowmOowMb2N1bI8Xm6K2v4LTYgvX3gV2WgL3d2hpdy52cEXdFpmXA3Mnmad_c0/s320/DSC03906.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266295638861609218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">This particular blessing is full of<span style="font-size:130%;"> g</span><span style="font-size:180%;">iggles</span>. It's a true <span style="font-size:130%;">g</span><span style="font-size:180%;">iggle</span>.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">If you give this blessing <span style="font-size:130%;">c</span><span style="font-size:180%;">hocolate</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">m</span><span style="font-size:180%;">ilk</span> and let him watch <span style="font-size:130%;">c</span><span style="font-size:180%;">urious</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">g</span><span style="font-size:180%;">eorge </span>then in the morning he'll <span style="font-size:130%;">c</span><span style="font-size:180%;">limb</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">i</span><span style="font-size:180%;">n</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">b</span><span style="font-size:180%;">ed</span> with you, pull his shirt up, and ask for a back scratch. But if you're just not in the mood to give him a back scratch he'll <span style="font-size:130%;">s</span><span style="font-size:180%;">cratc</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-size:180%;">h</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">y</span><span style="font-size:180%;">our </span><span style="font-size:130%;">b</span><span style="font-size:180%;">ack</span> as you doze in and out. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">You have to move slowly with this blessing if you are wanting to hold him close and <span style="font-size:130%;">c</span><span style="font-size:180%;">uddle</span>. But if you ever so slowly put your arm around him and discretely pull him next to you, he'll <span style="font-size:130%;">f</span><span style="font-size:180%;">it</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">p</span><span style="font-size:180%;">erfectly</span> in the <span style="font-size:130%;">c</span><span style="font-size:180%;">rook</span> of your <span style="font-size:130%;">a</span><span style="font-size:180%;">rm</span>.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">So what's this blessing called?</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-size:130%;" >E</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-size:180%;" >ric</span>!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOUBxDqQkhVIVvDz_ALaxyTr0zobsC_WVijTXl8lpeP4CPYpnI7aJdx24wCfnCNq9kaohjKqlF-giWmUtGxnkOXNaKy4jPU4mecr7oN_xKeI6dDUXza9JuunoQuPxtNVYcitw3SmpPKkY/s1600-h/DSC03708.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOUBxDqQkhVIVvDz_ALaxyTr0zobsC_WVijTXl8lpeP4CPYpnI7aJdx24wCfnCNq9kaohjKqlF-giWmUtGxnkOXNaKy4jPU4mecr7oN_xKeI6dDUXza9JuunoQuPxtNVYcitw3SmpPKkY/s320/DSC03708.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266295637443452130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></div>Ashley Harwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971273681875189230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250092495656471049.post-70039091116494536002008-11-07T05:45:00.000-08:002008-11-07T07:57:16.147-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Magical Moment </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">of the first snowfall of the season.</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPF0wuQPG7KmK0ib32UTxxv78j3n-S66zevK07HOGGw3RV4_CxQbGgFIHfuh1NI6SVz_aWmJQbRivOQzZIPwRrbh8gpXzBV-_JUwDizkYnXO2-g8qVmPHnjcdYn9qfBydgUTWiq38q1ww/s1600-h/photoshop+snow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPF0wuQPG7KmK0ib32UTxxv78j3n-S66zevK07HOGGw3RV4_CxQbGgFIHfuh1NI6SVz_aWmJQbRivOQzZIPwRrbh8gpXzBV-_JUwDizkYnXO2-g8qVmPHnjcdYn9qfBydgUTWiq38q1ww/s320/photoshop+snow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265923762217805250" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left; color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In a world that exists between awake and asleep some of our most</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);font-size:130%;" >beautiful thoughts</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">reside. It's a world where a dreamlike quality</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);font-size:130%;" >covers your ideas like a warm blanket</span>, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">protecting you from any negative thoughts of why you can't do something.</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The world is </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">open and accepting</span></span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">of all your hopes, goals, & dreams. It's a truly </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">marvelous place</span></span>.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">As I laid in that world last night, a desire that has been slowly forming in my heart, solidified.</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">One of</span> <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">eternal nature</span></span>. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">One that I can't accomplish on my own. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">That of being a</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);font-size:130%;" >mother</span>. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The hope of one day reaching my <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">divine potential</span></span> of being a <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);font-size:130%;" >mother</span>.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I want to be <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);font-size:130%;" >filled with love</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">more than impatience. A <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">mother</span></span> who</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);font-size:130%;" >laughs</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">with her kids. A <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">mother </span></span>who forgets the dishes, laundry, or the newest episode of her favorite T.V.</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">show to</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);font-size:130%;" >sit down and play</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">with her child.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I know I can't perfect it in a day. Believe me, I've tried.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">But last night, in the extraordinary world between asleep and awake, a way to accomplish my</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">long term desire was born. I'm calling it</span> <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span style="font-size:180%;">M</span>agical <span style="font-size:180%;">M</span>oments</span></span>. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I believe it's the day to day, simple moments that give</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">meaning to our life. So my</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:130%;" >Magical Moments</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">may be painting with my</span> <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">artist prodigy</span></span>, <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">Eric</span></span>. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Or reading a book with my</span> <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">sweet</span></span> <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">Spencer</span></span>. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Or it may be something as simple as an idea that</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">occurred to me about motherhood.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">It may be</span> <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">funny</span></span>. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">It may be </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">serious</span></span>.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Either way, I want a</span> <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">purpose</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> for this online journal of sorts. So it will become a place to store</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">pictures and writings of</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:180%;" >M</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:130%;" >agical</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:180%;" >M</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:130%;" >oments</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. After all, </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-size:130%;" >"We write to taste life twice, once in the</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-size:130%;" >moment and once in retrospection</span>.<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);font-size:130%;" >"</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">So why not taste life's </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:180%;" >M</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;">agical</span> </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:180%;" >M</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">oments</span></span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">twice each day?</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Thanks to c jane for the quote by Anais Nin.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div><br /></div>Ashley Harwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971273681875189230noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250092495656471049.post-61259749159732179542008-11-06T17:53:00.000-08:002008-11-06T18:04:52.492-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">F</span>rom our <span style="font-size:130%;">F</span>amily to <span style="font-size:130%;">Y</span>ours,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);">May your <span style="font-size:180%;">Holiday</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">Season</span> be filled with the <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">greatness</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">of </span>Eggnog</span><span style="font-size:130%;">!</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiry3U8_eoiuW5OQ0NoFieqw_MfrD_02odRyTcE3Chbw3Aia2J458SCvCZv683Yj-aD_-4w5eMav2Stjf7noozNo8dOdYAfSICOWGnP4k-6iP-2z__Oshjo05xp-o0O_oL3hMPWowN7VF8/s1600-h/DSC03897.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiry3U8_eoiuW5OQ0NoFieqw_MfrD_02odRyTcE3Chbw3Aia2J458SCvCZv683Yj-aD_-4w5eMav2Stjf7noozNo8dOdYAfSICOWGnP4k-6iP-2z__Oshjo05xp-o0O_oL3hMPWowN7VF8/s320/DSC03897.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265728242851858658" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">One of the <span style="font-size:180%;">blessings</span> of the <span style="font-size:130%;">Holidays</span> is <span style="font-size:130%;">Eggnog</span>.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);">And this year <span style="font-size:180%;">D</span>avid has been showing the boys the diverse ways</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">of drinking your <span style="font-size:180%;">Eggnog</span> - <span style="font-size:130%;">straight, diluted, w/ Ovaltine.</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);">Really, the possibilities are endless. Don't believe me?</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Well, let my five year old make you a bowl of cereal and you'll </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);">experience </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" >Eggnog</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);">in all it's glory</span>.</span></span><br /></div>Ashley Harwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971273681875189230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250092495656471049.post-90090532758999926512008-11-05T14:53:00.000-08:002008-11-05T17:33:24.818-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrxlTj87MbcG-kAOoWUIggYNKZx8I83BJhaBUEdQCBNES44emekWBApAN4Pzp2qRyrtU2lBC8Rnu_JZ_W89n3pc0wPZKViEAFimfOsxLnLRWMv-n2ch7GABppyYYdd5dXc8VOipq9ntXI/s1600-h/DSC03818.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrxlTj87MbcG-kAOoWUIggYNKZx8I83BJhaBUEdQCBNES44emekWBApAN4Pzp2qRyrtU2lBC8Rnu_JZ_W89n3pc0wPZKViEAFimfOsxLnLRWMv-n2ch7GABppyYYdd5dXc8VOipq9ntXI/s320/DSC03818.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265310710460956434" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);font-size:180%;" >r</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">andom</span>, </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);font-size:180%;" >p</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">rofound</span> </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);font-size:180%;" >t</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">houghts</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />W</span><span style="font-size:85%;">hen talking about love you'll hear people say,</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">"M<span style="font-size:100%;">y head and my heart are saying two different</span> things."</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />Y</span><span style="font-size:85%;">esterday, as I was driving home from the gym, I realized I don't have a problem with my head and heart. </span> <span style="font-size:180%;">R</span><span style="font-size:85%;">ather it's my mouth and my flabby butt.</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><span style="font-size:180%;">S</span><span style="font-size:130%;">eriously.</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />T</span><span style="font-size:85%;">ake the plate of </span><span style="font-size:130%;">simply divine chocolate chip cookies</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">that are sitting on my kitchen counter this very moment. </span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />I</span><span style="font-size:85%;">f I listen to my mouth I hear,</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">"H<span style="font-size:100%;">oly crap I want one of those cookies. <span style="font-size:180%;">A</span>nd I deserve it! </span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">A</span>fter washing all those dishes I am entitled to something." </span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />B</span><span style="font-size:85%;">ut my untoned butt will argue back, </span><span style="font-size:130%;">"A<span style="font-size:100%;">re you kidding me? </span> R<span style="font-size:100%;">emember all those painful squats you</span> <span style="font-size:100%;">did</span> t<span style="font-size:100%;">his</span> <span style="font-size:100%;">morning?</span> D<span style="font-size:100%;">o you know how bad I hurt right now?</span> D<span style="font-size:100%;">on't you dare touch those cookies! </span> Y<span style="font-size:100%;">ou're</span> making me fat!"</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">S</span>o which do you choose? </span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Y</span><span style="font-size:85%;">our mouth or your butt?</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">I</span><span style="font-size:85%;">'m proud to say, at that moment,</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">I chose my mouth</span>, <span style="font-size:85%;">but that was because my butt has lost three</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">pounds in the last week - and I do not want an</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">overly scrawny butt</span>! <span style="font-size:180%;">W</span><span style="font-size:85%;">hat would</span> <span style="font-size:180%;">David</span> pinch as <span style="font-size:85%;">he walks by?</span></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span></div>Ashley Harwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971273681875189230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250092495656471049.post-82878708223126963362008-11-04T13:37:00.000-08:002008-11-04T13:41:48.696-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><span style="font-size:130%;">I</span> <span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);font-size:180%;" >voted</span> today</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><span style="font-size:130%;">I</span>n <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">Honor</span> </span>of My <span style="font-size:130%;">P</span>arents -</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQNgcAtYPp2gUR-piMf4zqz8J9g0TUImx25k9nVibFBZ0ODwB_UtqOUR87fsnARxjWS0riq9KgxhJX1sGCK-qSEeg2pQ76UjCKri1ksXpUTtOgl94qvohFOo-Szkj-pURpa3GQQ7rBtAA/s1600-h/DSC03816.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQNgcAtYPp2gUR-piMf4zqz8J9g0TUImx25k9nVibFBZ0ODwB_UtqOUR87fsnARxjWS0riq9KgxhJX1sGCK-qSEeg2pQ76UjCKri1ksXpUTtOgl94qvohFOo-Szkj-pURpa3GQQ7rBtAA/s320/DSC03816.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264919975972573442" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><span style="font-size:130%;">T</span>he</span> <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">Obama</span> </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><span style="font-size:130%;">S</span>upporters.</span><br /></div>Ashley Harwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971273681875189230noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250092495656471049.post-56906857148342642672008-11-03T20:08:00.000-08:002008-11-03T21:36:09.280-08:00<div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><span style="font-size:180%;">T</span>hree year olds in all their <span style="font-size:180%;">wonderfulness</span>.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzq3E3mtZxDsMuAPHA1vuZLjCVjsbxap4tccIok8rRbbAUHiLCkLwdpFeh07iFgXAAv_VQX-3EmXpE18X8JyEzaNRR0rwwLinV_8pbUh2O_xxB1RfQJ18Kd5v1zlCNsMMWNiU7pfbNWU/s1600-h/DSC03514.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzq3E3mtZxDsMuAPHA1vuZLjCVjsbxap4tccIok8rRbbAUHiLCkLwdpFeh07iFgXAAv_VQX-3EmXpE18X8JyEzaNRR0rwwLinV_8pbUh2O_xxB1RfQJ18Kd5v1zlCNsMMWNiU7pfbNWU/s320/DSC03514.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264649709820025698" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">S</span>cene</span> - Eric and I at Skiba Auto Repair getting a picture for the paper</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">N</span>orm </span>(Skiba owner) - Hey little guy. How old are ya' ?</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">E</span>ric</span> - I Eric.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">M</span>e </span>- You're three.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">E</span>ric </span>- Three.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">N</span>orm</span> - Do you go to preschool?</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">E</span>ric</span> - No. I poop in toilet first.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">Can you tell we're still going through potty training? Poor Norm, he got way too much information.</span><br /></div></div>Ashley Harwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971273681875189230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250092495656471049.post-83223589996475735142008-11-03T20:01:00.000-08:002008-11-03T20:07:36.881-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" >What?</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> Sabbath days are supposed to be </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" >reverent</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">?</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg7jDy2GGvF70oCfkAlsPEiEVhAuG7cd80PTAMKrcuQ0ZEv2_owC7R3JNJdbACyrpCQfkNKCxeP3FWUGEiy_qIyPxPWaQ8nS5IxN6EEKLnAVScHE5seJBNWqLYI77lFZiCzmZdELT6DGs/s1600-h/DSC03814.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg7jDy2GGvF70oCfkAlsPEiEVhAuG7cd80PTAMKrcuQ0ZEv2_owC7R3JNJdbACyrpCQfkNKCxeP3FWUGEiy_qIyPxPWaQ8nS5IxN6EEKLnAVScHE5seJBNWqLYI77lFZiCzmZdELT6DGs/s320/DSC03814.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264647878471607426" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Not when you have </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" >three boys</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> (if you count David, which I most lovingly do).</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">There's </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" >w</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">restling, </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" >y</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">elling, </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" >t</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">ackling, and overall </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" >c</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">haos. It's </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" >survival of the fittest</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> at it's finest.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">But hey, I wouldn't trade it for anything. </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:180%;" >No, not for all<br />the high heels in the world.</span><br /></div>Ashley Harwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971273681875189230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250092495656471049.post-6290792842325635682008-11-03T19:51:00.001-08:002008-11-03T19:55:50.785-08:00Halloween Part 3<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" >T</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">he </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" >K</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">indergarten</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" > H<span style="font-size:100%;">alloween</span> P</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">arade</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvcoRMD6Zz3alo4Qe9sWd0rjdd1ynCqNIG04dymYvkLxOWLYlaWOBLjsA5ldWGMrWW_pF2Ir63fp4YsNDnCuVQByT_D5kfIrJCQoed-jJ6ewth8xx-apr5dqZf8EZNT4YYVWAg4RfX4M/s1600-h/DSC03767.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvcoRMD6Zz3alo4Qe9sWd0rjdd1ynCqNIG04dymYvkLxOWLYlaWOBLjsA5ldWGMrWW_pF2Ir63fp4YsNDnCuVQByT_D5kfIrJCQoed-jJ6ewth8xx-apr5dqZf8EZNT4YYVWAg4RfX4M/s320/DSC03767.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264645277102271538" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" >S</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">pencer was so cute as he walked by, with his </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" >quick wave and small smile</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" >P</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">arades are</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" > serious affairs</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> when you're five and are walking in them.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">How I </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" >love</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> my sweet </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" >S</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">pencer.</span><br /></div>Ashley Harwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971273681875189230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250092495656471049.post-7220835828036211132008-11-03T18:07:00.000-08:002008-11-03T19:50:28.482-08:00Halloween Part 2 -<div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >B</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >eware-</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >t</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span>his is a</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >despairing tale</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span>of two children and the</span><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >hardships they</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" > <span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">endured</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span>.</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><br /><br /><br /><br />w</span>ith scrawny legs, <span style="font-size:130%;">weary from quaking in the cold</span>,<br />two <span style="font-size:130%;">down hearted</span> children waited in a far-reaching line.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAzWgy94uO6BaXgRBKoWvdk4dJIqOzQYyOi1FTWM5_XJRxTHffV6iOTee1gQSubhvX86tYWt5tal3NEbb1eh1ZsFIV__vXlMvc36bUvrMEE55wkUv_4wLBL0pVLbLjNZakTXrDpAjR1Q/s1600-h/DSC03772.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAzWgy94uO6BaXgRBKoWvdk4dJIqOzQYyOi1FTWM5_XJRxTHffV6iOTee1gQSubhvX86tYWt5tal3NEbb1eh1ZsFIV__vXlMvc36bUvrMEE55wkUv_4wLBL0pVLbLjNZakTXrDpAjR1Q/s320/DSC03772.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264621597745633906" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >f</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">or promised to each child were a dozen <span style="font-size:130%;">Krispy Kream donuts</span>. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Now, these donuts were so <span style="font-size:130%;">glorious to they eye</span> that the <span style="font-size:130%;">down hearted</span> children's</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">mouths instantly watered.</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2k-1PbO_wRwBX-uQHu4-FmIJ9FfKdKgkQssUOO91miZBFBu9W_NbDlPSZlPD3nMs-cTSNxvQ4ptT0S-vqHnQtcRoUlnN90najfGxymc4hEPM__fbFxETMElc8zAnydUThoKPsyhPEDI/s1600-h/DSC03771.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2k-1PbO_wRwBX-uQHu4-FmIJ9FfKdKgkQssUOO91miZBFBu9W_NbDlPSZlPD3nMs-cTSNxvQ4ptT0S-vqHnQtcRoUlnN90najfGxymc4hEPM__fbFxETMElc8zAnydUThoKPsyhPEDI/s320/DSC03771.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264621594038467314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">b</span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >ut no matter how they <span style="font-size:130%;">yearned for a single morsel</span> of<br />donut they didn't get a bite, nay not even a lick. For at the<br /><span style="font-size:130%;">down hearted</span> children's home<br />awaited their <span style="font-size:130%;">cruel, morbidly</span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" > obese father.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8t-lka4Vc2HtxxfwZYm1aO8xb_7S58BV1hyphenhyphennQGt0fCbbNzPAXy4B3qzOPFK-nMWUKgZbTjxr5PGSFOGEfh92CnT_2s9eoxOn26bUiWoaTI4RuRsjPXhCxaavaYkwq83vLBODaBFP_pc/s1600-h/DSC03774.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8t-lka4Vc2HtxxfwZYm1aO8xb_7S58BV1hyphenhyphennQGt0fCbbNzPAXy4B3qzOPFK-nMWUKgZbTjxr5PGSFOGEfh92CnT_2s9eoxOn26bUiWoaTI4RuRsjPXhCxaavaYkwq83vLBODaBFP_pc/s320/DSC03774.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264620899866831330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >n</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">ow this was a </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >truly heartles</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">s</span> father. Each night the eldest</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">child had to give him a deep tissue massage by </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >pounding</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">on his massive belly.</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2dR1r4fqe_1eXBGyBSSM6TvdD9W7UT1yN-RWKee_mlJbJYt8Frd8HXktWJmIB9Sb4fKE_OnI2Fv9B5UzkQJKim-e9Aq8Xd98aOSRU7eqy2dOpG-DCPuk1Q9JZ0Lgd5YkHrsbJX86P6FA/s1600-h/DSC03777.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2dR1r4fqe_1eXBGyBSSM6TvdD9W7UT1yN-RWKee_mlJbJYt8Frd8HXktWJmIB9Sb4fKE_OnI2Fv9B5UzkQJKim-e9Aq8Xd98aOSRU7eqy2dOpG-DCPuk1Q9JZ0Lgd5YkHrsbJX86P6FA/s320/DSC03777.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264620890538113506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >a</span>nd the youngest child had to <span style="font-size:130%;">pretend<br />laughter </span>at all the <span style="font-size:130%;">heartless</span> father's <span style="font-size:130%;">boring</span> jokes.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh47r_w5MSzEcy2dTUCwcHyK53j1E6awrjc7FdH6eHRzJLP4DvtZ8B1_12MMNUEqUJNWNTr6wsTMhErQasj1CElEhRGLJ1g7TN6igJfQSh0CdHXXa6Ujppi6OR6GDbln48jcpxG7ra5VHg/s1600-h/DSC03781.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh47r_w5MSzEcy2dTUCwcHyK53j1E6awrjc7FdH6eHRzJLP4DvtZ8B1_12MMNUEqUJNWNTr6wsTMhErQasj1CElEhRGLJ1g7TN6igJfQSh0CdHXXa6Ujppi6OR6GDbln48jcpxG7ra5VHg/s320/DSC03781.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264620882523755986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >b</span>ut the children, although </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >down hearted</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">, were </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >clever</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">"What if we made our </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >cruel, morbidly</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> <span style="font-size:130%;">obese</span> father exercise?" they </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">said to themselves. "Then maybe he'd loose weight</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">and we'd no longer have to give him our </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >Krispy</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >Kream</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> donuts."</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >s</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">o the <span style="font-size:130%;">clever</span> children took their father for </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >a wal</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">k</span>.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"></span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKUmA-qRUcV-HqO1vtT_anaeqvx0-oZzy1H0aUK4IIqydlBtXNP3XCqtm0VNs1tmSz_zpkb9WV6brpGzrgApKFNaAcbSo-ts-wylT8bhsIifx5_gt1Y9GTSHyfPr6v1IXak9jn6CGSow/s1600-h/DSC03783.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKUmA-qRUcV-HqO1vtT_anaeqvx0-oZzy1H0aUK4IIqydlBtXNP3XCqtm0VNs1tmSz_zpkb9WV6brpGzrgApKFNaAcbSo-ts-wylT8bhsIifx5_gt1Y9GTSHyfPr6v1IXak9jn6CGSow/s320/DSC03783.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264619695653576626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >a</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">nd it worked! </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >t</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">he </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >cruel, morbidly obese</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">father began to <span style="font-size:130%;">loose</span> weight. The lost<br />pounds <span style="font-size:130%;">scattered</span> the lane.<br /></span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjiS5zvl0ol1YZkljAvPQPaeW98sExQONlFjeYAHx-1oQb_v4oEBYcDpLYJbIrqVgcl1AZ3lBaBZaxwJNs-AdX44mWtqqU2FCuQ9Z2brWWAD-Dkcr62vaXG1ARtJmSf6SiYC5Bf2e7Ur0/s1600-h/DSC03790.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjiS5zvl0ol1YZkljAvPQPaeW98sExQONlFjeYAHx-1oQb_v4oEBYcDpLYJbIrqVgcl1AZ3lBaBZaxwJNs-AdX44mWtqqU2FCuQ9Z2brWWAD-Dkcr62vaXG1ARtJmSf6SiYC5Bf2e7Ur0/s320/DSC03790.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264619693925963074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >b</span>ut the <span style="font-size:130%;">creul, morbidly obese</span> father soon caught on to his<br /><span style="font-size:130%;">clever</span> children's plan. And, <span style="font-size:130%;">h</span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">aving no qualms</span>, </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><br />he</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" > sent his clever </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >children <span style="font-size:130%;">begging</span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"> door to door</span><br />for his sugar fix.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Rdv3RaiRchagNQEuM1vqesrVQSINOIgLpGN5TEp3bLat7gw6QmiMsqMZXZKoIH7BnDxh2Ou9kVMgBN_b_Jlzui0mAtOp2Q5B-s-5MSNxjthpiXj2rz5hjxoUJYsVY-nIT_ybAxCEBas/s1600-h/DSC03795.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Rdv3RaiRchagNQEuM1vqesrVQSINOIgLpGN5TEp3bLat7gw6QmiMsqMZXZKoIH7BnDxh2Ou9kVMgBN_b_Jlzui0mAtOp2Q5B-s-5MSNxjthpiXj2rz5hjxoUJYsVY-nIT_ybAxCEBas/s320/DSC03795.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264619683843045378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >t</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">he neighbors took great pity for the <span style="font-size:130%;">down hearted, clever</span><br />children and <span style="font-size:130%;">gave them</span> all the candy in their cupboards.<br />It's needless to say the kids didn't get a bite, nay not<br />even a lick, of that candy. No, every piece now resides in the<br /><span style="font-size:130%;">large tummy</span> of their <span style="font-size:130%;">cruel, morbidly obese</span><br />father.</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZpfnNGc69dgLe2oHrGBtpYgI9TrJWO58F1fOfW1CkDh_dwuNbC6imWEm1QQdfcC7m-if5w8jCXOdHN0K0U4UoevukrylRQJQnpy8HEPY0jipVWL87QB86TR7jdwN_Yb5ztXlcY8bA70/s1600-h/DSC03798.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZpfnNGc69dgLe2oHrGBtpYgI9TrJWO58F1fOfW1CkDh_dwuNbC6imWEm1QQdfcC7m-if5w8jCXOdHN0K0U4UoevukrylRQJQnpy8HEPY0jipVWL87QB86TR7jdwN_Yb5ztXlcY8bA70/s320/DSC03798.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264619674863830034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >t</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">o end this despairing tale, the children's <span style="font-size:130%;">kind and beautiful </span>mother </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >read them a story</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">And although the story was </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >a little scary</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">, it was definitely more </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">entertaining</span> than the one just told.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYlMwbji79YX16N3xd7Z-PZ-aBr0-XT6qFGngLlePqq5w-vAWTUSL8iaE-Jyl6i7Pm2Gk6B0d9Bc_9wq7h1IRwyj9R2GUao4g24ypG5EXsxEDLENmr9qPaLgQq5gvCEDdER-GOuuVs8zM/s1600-h/DSC03800.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYlMwbji79YX16N3xd7Z-PZ-aBr0-XT6qFGngLlePqq5w-vAWTUSL8iaE-Jyl6i7Pm2Gk6B0d9Bc_9wq7h1IRwyj9R2GUao4g24ypG5EXsxEDLENmr9qPaLgQq5gvCEDdER-GOuuVs8zM/s320/DSC03800.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264619660828242450" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Happy Halloween!!!!!</span><br /></div>Ashley Harwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971273681875189230noreply@blogger.com0