tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35320854778571312592024-02-20T07:40:14.617-08:00McCrakensX4McCrakensx4http://www.blogger.com/profile/14298977962218410054noreply@blogger.comBlogger629125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532085477857131259.post-26347709462630537772012-03-18T17:26:00.004-07:002012-03-18T18:01:04.539-07:00Project 365 ~ Week 11<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">A picture a day for 365 days...a year's worth of fun!</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Sunday ~ 71/365</strong></span><br />Sunday March 11, 2012 </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721399636303125074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQWG-mkEB2AH3WXUEr1Lxrx3rwe9s8G7WRtW4JJcDjQ3DCAxkz499cxpN3r1zZKZ0BCpqqO2ciKA20W8pf7RIJxKdaY-f58twQouRE2dx6erG2pu2ZhifHdXDR-BE4ektSbguQwl2NnQ/s400/IMG_6261.JPG" /> <br /><div align="center">Colin took a <em>nasty</em> spill off his bike this afternoon. He limped into the house literally screaming. Something happened to his chain & it somehow froze causing his gears to lock which threw him head over handlebars crashing to the ground. <em>(didya get all that?)</em> Needless to say he was pretty beat up the scratches the length of his back, a bloodied elbow, calf and palm. So I cleaned & drugged him up, hoping the next day he wouldn't be so sore. <span style="font-size:85%;">(the picture it after I cleaned him up...he looked a lot worse before all of the love took place!)</span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721399623574945026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYhQTbzGa9kOVu3NnPdR342_HQvdmLcOvkLSMPNzt8-_boSSArQ1kX1jLVo9F7nsrdDTcaXCMst78r7oG9JEH3EXjGNWWhsMi4azHTYFu9WrU60HAmF93KPUKCi08qgLYWoz6YhKaQyQ/s400/IMG_6262.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">I <em>'moustache'</em> you a question...am I sexy or what?!</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center">Ryan was shaving when he had a slip of the hand causing him to have to shave off his goatee. He decided to leave his 'stache...something new! Thank goodness his facial hair tends to grow back quickly!</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Monday~72/365</span></span><br />Monday March 12, 2012 </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721399352085011330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3bNfABmb1OcKEcSnenIynzRrlMs4iLBD-ZSL_4N90TYQ2YhgXZBQfUyIAw3tFKCBhO5w6is67uwCurFHS5SEPbbMvRS-gf0w7mGHkJR62T0AQkmzGSgpzGjrqwGhNEtW4nY__OoJMRQ/s400/IMG_6263.JPG" /> <br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Spring Break ~ Day 1</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center">We headed to Peter Piper Pizza <em><span style="font-size:78%;">(kinda like a Chuck E Cheese knock off)</span></em> since the boys had free pizza coupons.<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Tuesday~73/365</span></strong></p><br /><p align="center">Tuesday March 13, 2012 <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721399344769894658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_Cy97KmGKR0etgQwvLZYegksfF3eLJBnHMZBlkF2paEfg5N0F-buI0Q5ov4aRlYTsx69rxMegeSotYSoaGM0QhIqBW0mSIpGXX3NVENHaP06UxvvJRzicGpIPjfuYTFqMk9_MSUBGw/s400/IMG_6264.JPG" /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Spring Break ~ Day 2</span></strong></p><br /><p align="center">We headed to Sky Zone...an indoor trampoline park. This is the 3rd time we have been there and the boys had a blast. Once again we had free hour jump passes!<br /></p><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Wednesday~74/365 </strong></span><br />Wednesday March 14, 2012 <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721399336247302322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VM7ZyEccX9X7U2mp6PhB7fIY8DCw4fDTZYUv6vB41FJzcaeEBb6icYWDC0iuldEnbeLblIr1N0WP0gHvBqJNauidxe4GH4yfLdZ5u314ISf7a1uYbPaQgHfd-V_UEvB42IzLigFOwA/s400/IMG_6265.JPG" /></p><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Spring Break ~ Day 3</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center">We met my parents at Yogurtz <em>(they were having a fundraiser there today where a percentage of the days proceeds went to the American Cancer Society)...</em>and thanks to Grandma & Grandpa...since they treated!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">After dropping the boys back off at home, my mom and I headed to Kohl's for some 30% off shopping! <em><span style="font-size:85%;">(I had some merchandise credit & a gift card to use)</span></em> and as we pulled into the parking lot, we came across these...<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721399327438294338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidihW70rZZcBozqAplrJCk0SCSKproSGxKsAzJIBTiJAaRdYlrN4iQgkHe78Zz8io7zJEB3VrF-Z2cakCMsRupSzYBhHKXQwxzPPIg-RbJRAkgeWITe3QCJjmxANL-zaE6Vv81Lb5JZg/s400/IMG_6267.JPG" />...<em><strong>electric car chargers</strong></em>...a sure sign of our future.<br /><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thursday~75/365</span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br />Thursday March 15, 2012 <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721399319203815714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzrHZ7TDgj8g_H2QYqOHHhIipTfQ-5GA6wphHUw3zoQcjJNCrUFupFJfI1duUCAkZiELk_wG8OlYpHYuxrKEJx2M-dFlxXr5fuuwoBiu6xsl-moXrlvmlgmzYwtduTuevmJx7vRVOWw/s400/IMG_6269.JPG" /></p><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Spring Break ~ Day 4</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center">We headed to the bowling alley to bowl a few games, thanks to some free coupons the boys earned from school! And yes, I <strong>BEAT</strong> all of 3 of the boys in both games, <em>thank you for asking</em>!</div><br /><div align="center"><strong>Boys drool, girls rule!</strong></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">After I whipped their butts, we stopped by Circle K <span style="font-size:78%;">(a fav of mine)</span> to get slushies...</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721399059247060130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4sg4qysd3MPY8LuN0V_f86FfamyGvpBaWKalSS_Y_BjZiYDB9hHLSIvPcYP7iQBcFe4w7eQ240IZMES_6sNqly0gXBgr4ECyR3ofC874cQRTIcskNAZLBZBUsnWEECtO13m7BzHETqQ/s400/IMG_6273.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="center">...cuz slushies make everyone feel like winners!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><br />After all of the defeat we came home to a wonderful smelling house of White Chix Chili.</div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721399045069755442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9pLNXNEgvlkcpaDjhopD4wpDhaHicdirnjVxHFEGeo0ODR43hbU4Clu1FC9-MUj694OWlP66D82POJiwJGyedMI5PJbdtWjNrCHTOn2_MUH5oFtwUfqX0HS8rEfp2SwxCDh_fPeONw/s400/IMG_6274.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="center">We had a houseful of kids who loved my crock pot cooking! What a fun bunch these kids are!<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Friday~76/365</strong></span><br />Friday March 16, 2012 </p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721399037671063778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtY7jdcO6RjhNnwyXSbCoQzv3jlU8d9IQsbh0lhT-detphT_VoZ4GMOHpn02_fWZJZYdiUiPZX6GiYBr_WRdIY_re-veowVM9wINBpMlqGNeU461KaK6YfaXEhIr9apD98543TM-PkzA/s400/IMG_6279.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Spring Break ~ Day 5</span></strong></p><br /><div align="center">The boys and I went to see The Lorax, thanks to Aunt Jenni & Uncle Brett's Christmas present (movie money!). It was a cute movie that we all enjoyed!<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Saturday~77/365</span></strong> </p><br /><p align="center">Saturday March 17, 2012 <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721399033505588562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihbIRrARQQg-v6XGwhKGsrqrll1RKJIeTwLTF114Wur2BOwrAVmgSPSsihrhPmJTsdq48H1sC__5QHOzmonj2CXeVJEIkfTB33h_Mo6u6UtiiDPATExkOAlrebGvo9TXuN6CVbYyhhrw/s400/IMG_6280.JPG" /></p><br /><p align="center">Not only is it <span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><strong>St. Patrick's Day</strong></span>, <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Cal Ripken Day</span></strong> at the Stadium to start off our baseball season but it's also <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Brendan's 12th Birthday</span></strong>!!</p><br /><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721399027000967490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4pj0xBn8lf3M3hu8z8ZZE0uwrLSDODrCHWK27RJScbYks1xK1N1q1mF944a7a6lxEEluzdHzHPZTiW8FItgMMhM2SBFAzMbRMSwvbDRMYZ8rxC4po30bpQOJ8wrDUa72yRP5s8yTCQ/s400/IMG_6308.JPG" /><br />We celebrated tonight with a dinner of his choice, <span style="color:#009900;"><em>green</em></span> pancakes & sausage, along with cookies & cream cupcakes. </p><br /><p align="center">A family party, big birthday cake and presents will be tomorrow with grandma, grandpa, Aunt Jennifer & cousin Kennedy!</p><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Happy 12th Birthday Brendan!</span></strong></p><br /><p align="center">We <strong>LOVE</strong> you more than you know!</p><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><p align="center">Join in with <a href="http://thebowyers.blogspot.com/">Sara</a>...It's not to late to join the fun!<br /><img title="Project 365" border="0" alt="Project 365 button designed by http://richgift.blogspot.com" src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/ed77ie/my%20graphics/buttons/sara_p365button09.png" /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/357/3E89E258C80403BE1DCE25DAE8E977A2.png" /></a></p>McCrakensx4http://www.blogger.com/profile/14298977962218410054noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532085477857131259.post-12500870340069827302012-03-12T11:14:00.005-07:002012-03-12T11:39:07.919-07:00Project 365 ~ Week 10<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">A picture a day for 365 days...a year's worth of fun!</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Sunday ~ 64/365</strong></span><br />Sunday March 4, 2012 <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719076948248608434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghPYxUS0ScwRMcPOObD79vHWB0ivPuMZ2V7PzB6jwwg27SKPIDKU_rR-AhEgh6EMkllywTSYolOMD4aoLR4dIa1PIrHxMvSU0DEri208QKuS9URQMRt3zlvuctrFbOS4YHqmYMNZzwGQ/s400/IMG_6133.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Since the start of our official baseball season is tomorrow here, the boys and Ryan went out to play catch on this beautiful Sunday afternoon.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Monday~65/365</span></span><br />Monday March 5, 2012 </p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719076939007422802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmapqS68TdNIlyaBxy6s4GiIzTZwRBP1s4gcKGiagWmBQUb_Jufhj_jC6WXX2d3s4RJ2usjo020odOx-stHEFiyoalsZs6_MkdgPJ0p2TLxlDcGmpB_NLNrv8FJYLNnRIrRdmMeSd4gA/s400/IMG_6144.JPG" />First practice of the 2012 baseball season. The boys are in the Majors this season and will play on the Diamondbacks. They are on a team (the same team, thankfully) with some of the same boys from last season and some new ones as well...should make for an interesting season!</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong>PLAY BALL!<br /><br /></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Tuesday~66/365</span></strong></p><br /><br /><p align="center">Tuesday March 6, 2012 <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719076932555177970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyblXAWcilxcxVvEi0mnT6jrZfpGOK0D9BTnKJnqmR-jPWjM2130KlMh47O2TUbf6gvSrTMpUJ5fKkW8eEfJuO471Ba60eU87X8zFN8hi6vJI_qxHrj4a_c5kOQE_JmWEiTZs6w1RSEw/s400/IMG_6158.JPG" />Tuesday children's author, Gary Hogg, came to speak to grades Kinder thru 5th. He did a great job sparking enthusiasm in the students to become better authors!! And of course the getup doesn't disappoint either!<br /><br /></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Wednesday~67/365 </strong></span><br />Wednesday March 7, 2012 <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719076739389261186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-XSdveumuJuMaAoqGiIwzFGhyphenhyphensiGJTAI4jlbupXhvV4UDj2nWQrFgeXIaYSQVmrCGIzfGh-Iwwn1MKp8FnC1EWO2Dd_IoQ0S4rR8hHR9fIwmqZ7SwL2gezH73mOW0CDnAgsnoSA7Gg/s400/IMG_6200.JPG" />We are studying living things in Science and our reading unit is Down on the Farm...so another amazing parent brought in an incubator with Quail eggs. How awesome is that?! My students are having so much fun predicting and charting, keeping track of the temp and watching as the eggs are rotated twice a day. We are learning a lot and in just 2 short week we will hopefully have some Quail chicks!<br /><br /></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thursday~68/365</span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br />Thursday March 8, 2012 <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719076730300302354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-NNR2bfm-x7w5PM93YgEB85rl8pijXLIOR7OgCaqtvaKlbG-EIbJ4Bdy3f74JNTpFptThc-wc67gt4RNv2REUKB6PjReTtMbWmxuDTEydLPUSenXMLNzS7Rhn0D7Ygk52Lc3O7JzKjA/s400/IMG_6212.JPG" /></p><br /><br /><div align="center">This week as been spirit week at school. Much to my dismay, the boys have not wanted to participate {mommy tear...they are growing up} but I on the other hand did! Monday was crazy socks day, Tuesday was Hawaiian Day, Wednesday was favorite book character day and today was twin day. Another kinder teacher, Mrs. B, and I happened to have the same skirt...so viola...twins! Tomorrow is hat day!<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Friday~69/365</strong></span><br />Friday March 9, 2012 <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719076723786574066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9APVg3vfwl0zczjYcao2bzznmPxL60OtxooThOEaPxOhy3Hj0gJj4ys3Rjsy8mGl7praXQcbuu1VEUGYnuiMsJObZSnP1TxLKYxL8tEXE7aml-NLv3RhoSrTM05QxPjUk_HoJxPsnew/s400/IMG_6237.JPG" /></p><br /><br /><div align="center">Today was hat day so I was able to talk Brendan into wearing a birthday crown! He will turn 12 on St. Patrick's Day (next Saturday) but since we have spring break next week, he took in birthday treats to share with his class today. He choose custard filled chocolate topped long john style donuts with green sprinkles! I can't believe that I am going to have a 12 year old in a week...where has the time gone?!<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Saturday~70/365</span></strong> </p><br /><br /><p align="center">Saturday March 10, 2012 <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719076714609375970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFyj0z_7psV0AK1ftI9QGoHBJtgoHorKdELkDH1zX51-YmaM20qvhgTDrnCLRyZ1SIa9qj5sCn_LxKfstYs7xGr0ThOVbPCFKmxKGKBp5fQu9_kD2WtSowctY6GgLSgxIU9T5Up7EEw/s400/IMG_6248.JPG" />This afternoon, my parents, the boys & I headed about an hour east to go and watch my niece, Kennedy, play in a volleyball tournament. She plays on a 15U club team called the AZ Storm and they are so good that they were playing 18U teams at this tourney. The last time we saw her play was in October...I can't believe what an amazing player she has turned in to. Even tho they played amazing her team went 1-2. It was a fun filled day of volleyball.<br /></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719076711049191954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB_U6NRATjolVGxF-cDhithnSvAktvoAJraIQQUbjhhNHaMxao9JhEDi9fdaPzq0FHhrTxVxt5oFamIYNY2-sSB8SWCaEfInGvL4A5Az66lvfHHQAtQagA8QT7mc8dWwe_rWZWQ88wtQ/s400/IMG_6259.JPG" /></p><br /><br /><p align="center">Grandma, Grandpa & the 3 grand-kids<br /></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Join in with <a href="http://thebowyers.blogspot.com/">Sara</a>...It's not to late to join the fun!<br /><img title="Project 365" border="0" alt="Project 365 button designed by http://richgift.blogspot.com" src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/ed77ie/my%20graphics/buttons/sara_p365button09.png" /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/357/3E89E258C80403BE1DCE25DAE8E977A2.png" /></a></div></div>McCrakensx4http://www.blogger.com/profile/14298977962218410054noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532085477857131259.post-17826145206006691982012-03-04T10:44:00.001-08:002012-03-12T11:14:12.288-07:00Project 365 ~ Week 9<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">A picture a day for 365 days...a year's worth of fun!</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Sunday ~ 57/365</strong></span><br />Sunday February 26, 2012 </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719069561164024802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4BIzMLURUoxHlZqHnC5S1NHkbCHiRmbqD4ql8w-Hej5eLHEnsOiygG7B4LcxalubYviVmf3IDHfXSSgzpvxttQkOlPU3xH8EYpsk8Iyu-5BNhmq_HJ2zj5zf9eNtEKBrUoHY3ekTiWQ/s400/IMG_6099.JPG" /><br /><br /><div align="center">I <em><strong>loathe</strong></em> ironing...<em>I really do</em>...so when Ryan asked me to iron one of his school shirts I couldn't even bring myself to pull out the ironing board...I know, how sad am I?! lol I used my counter top with a towel to iron his one lone shirt for school on Monday!<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Monday~58/365</span></span><br />Monday February 27, 2012<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719069444793698642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXFw-n2qobr_wz5_Av-j_JHpJVRVjDhgOqxFysycGMSZPNmRit-NOGMhXpF7chQtDVNyMX2X-Uu059Jb4iepxyS1_UmLQoPEoXVw3YNS-4Y7EbPfUcocs2LDjigQYKqVWGzsaA4yFow/s400/IMG_6100.JPG" /></p><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center">Last basketball practice of the season. The little kids practiced with the big kids at the high school gym...it was more of a fun practice then a working practice!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Tuesday~59/365</span></strong></p><br /><p align="center">Tuesday February 28, 2012 <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719069428979959154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgid77KdOLEA4QgbbQE8_3Gl2xqAj1XwjH0kBwsWzBbAAOgGIkQ6ofuoYatl7-5vFwvGUor6-XWSorepvP65c_hFJmaixac_MCTJ5mV0U2WXxSFyvRZEbIzHmtSuATW9WuONe4RbE9xww/s400/IMG_6104.JPG" /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">While driving around after play practice tonight, we passed what looked like a carnival that would be starting this weekend. The only thing that was lit up was the ferris wheel...the boys thought it was so cool they asked me to take a picture of it! They also asked if we could go back...not so sure about that!<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Wednesday~60/365 </strong></span><br />Wednesday February 29, 2012<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719069434880057186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Doqnfhy8PmoNGClFNVCDHxtDf2S_9ulZ3HaHw7k-jhQ8ISE-lI2Mds0R3X_ZF07_Mt9dnP_V94mRPS1RprRJ6NyW_HRT3Wzsu2yEucGdDUuDBMvDT6ao7uHbPDcLGDPwWWpbAZi7SQ/s400/IMG_6102.JPG" /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong>Happy Leap Year Day</strong>! </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">One of my amazing parents surprised me with a yummy treat <em>(& fun little note)</em> this morning from Starbucks...<em>Chai Latte</em>...when she dropped her daughter off for school. I have the <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">BEST</span></strong> parents this year!<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thursday~61/365</span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br />Thursday March 1, 2012 <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719069420087131410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dvygv0fooX4krnn0OGnIeGPyTBYdsTzJFsWFtrIgOWpqkHrqAvT0s18oxGTb89ryhdnpwFk0_q7HvlDOB214wSo5FfITme6JtaiV1bfBab2xy_7BMVFmgn4ZSsULkYiEy5AqD5X0Ig/s400/IMG_6106.JPG" /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Happy March <em><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">(already)</span></strong></em> and Happy Read Across America Month</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">I always do a Read Across America Writing Journal during this month in honor of Dr. Seuss and reading. Each night a different student takes home the Cat in the Hat bag and does a kindergarten sized book report on a book of their choice. </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Here is my Cat in the Hat and this year's journal all ready to go home for the first night!<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Friday~62/365</strong></span><br />Friday March 2, 2012 <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719069412925729682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguaJ-qZGKPBLBIrRsFgHJLOLyL4IhYRwWn8qi9mnbifvQJOfB2rLldUu4PykNuUDXix0IljatCvUucncvahLjt3Sr1nKhTXg4DbJrLm2K7Huaezew8gWml9cjnBgN1Z9Vp0P-kV961Lw/s400/IMG_6107.JPG" /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Saturday~63/365</span></strong> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Saturday March 3, 2012 <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719068963133114674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzUF9Xjh8dz_OaLI8Vqb8-8MR_1_NEF4FR9KZ6b0H-ogx3tYHYajUOzfFsPzS_w7USokWuaSRju5hKoZU8ht8Nxqye_9WrYxsiW4SPRrmC48rtsKjuAQLzsmlhluqgmHBHFK0uruYGg/s400/IMG_6117.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">The last basketball game of the 2012 winter season and the Scorpions are <strong>VICTORIOUS</strong>...the <strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;">actual</span></em></strong> final score was 71-8 but they stopped keeping score for moral.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719068953746843298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgokridS6sj8thuU631B9SMb2P6BTwZ35lK7BtA6wvdVTNUiTjNR0L7dWJ9KC0FFJXMi0i0DN1imH14qRhw9jz2gnypujqXgi5jvPaSU27qjs4SkoQ-1597hLVDuWVUogHKSCnuGb6OwA/s400/IMG_6127.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Last break of the season. </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Brendan has played with most of these boys for the last 3 years. They really showed their stuff this season finishing 7-0-1.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719068931808525602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhglnfXgn4XUtsYr7xDWpvdu6qwE_cxt1qSi8Z1VGmOimRMTUtdOcyNE6cay8JBjtFB4r5MMNg-5uTT9O_mZ36xKwe_u6FkzBvrPzyMXMtWysjhSIqD1Ls27vbjvuQI0-WDu4J_QMpQ/s400/IMG_6129.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">The boys with their coaches after the win</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719068922929596818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvXi5k1SZ_S8GjKc_ZSlNNE8Wx9w4oUNBalUuTE4BSMX7wjUGoAZ0jP_8rAsbSS1TavHAMqDCkOPhDhIcXxJf_DEJSY0k1ovo_OLyZFkg1MCUteJkI3W7_dJh5QD7JoQn-K-a2_yUsBQ/s400/IMG_6130.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">After the game grandma & grandpa took us to Culvers <strong><span style="font-size:78%;">(YuM)</span></strong> for a celebratory lunch and of course concretes after the game!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719068919308599282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ806X4m4Ya4Z2-O-zkNV-QsgorXx1AEjKeF_LR7nXCBM9YQu7S0V74YMABxCXGaeEuA0PAWS4L_blDM0GGj4sFJ0gfbG4Pe3FyCIlZ94Pe8JkaO_gknXXCq9VQyjEnwAReWQF6lAxPg/s400/IMG_6131.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">GREAT SEASON SCORPIONS!!</span></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Monday begins baseball season!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Join in with <a href="http://thebowyers.blogspot.com/">Sara</a>...It's not to late to join the fun!<br /><img title="Project 365" border="0" alt="Project 365 button designed by http://richgift.blogspot.com" src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/ed77ie/my%20graphics/buttons/sara_p365button09.png" /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/357/3E89E258C80403BE1DCE25DAE8E977A2.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>McCrakensx4http://www.blogger.com/profile/14298977962218410054noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532085477857131259.post-66807023458013277302012-02-26T10:18:00.000-08:002012-03-12T10:44:03.783-07:00Project 365 ~ Week 8<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">A picture a day for 365 days...a year's worth of fun!</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Sunday ~ 50/365</strong></span><br />Sunday February 19, 2012 </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719062607231259906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsIeXWSCf8uMOCU_NSdC8pcdKnaDmZS8GiT6E7Rv4G0uqHOums4bjqgUhT_HfZaF0ZUgZCaV1D1BFNAv_b_vXhEtSGCtmnPAMyaKVJDm5of6UPOGmQOg0prWGI9Kjx7JCivwyv3ANd6g/s400/IMG_6008.JPG" /> <br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div align="center">One of 2 trips to the grocery store...first stop was Sam's Club, second stop was Wal-Mart Neighborhood Center.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Monday~51/365</span></span><br />Monday February 20, 2012<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719062472681476834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6deffmLDtxgL7x21OuybQvfpvdIfy1xlkxOyL8bsEX8_M_DPyCuI4zYD8Sa91ySPSIul1kyMkoT_6lHKtfMCD-Zspx0ewEfZugK5YKZ_GD9v312dpVxQhNVINVWN9Fr8ae4fJfMm_Q/s400/IMG_6009.JPG" /></p><br /><div align="center"><em>President's day equals no school</em>....so the boys had a friend spend the night on Sunday. This morning they were rolling each other up in like 100 blankets and then busting free, all while video taping each other! Silly boys!<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Tuesday~52/365</span></strong></p><br /><p align="center">Tuesday February 21, 2012 <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719062451867448690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcBmbizgLNuzcexNS-oJAICNQhnR9YJijK1I5_qBr9_M9oLgEZzl6D6xaaLIAHHWS6vqqOGUW8lFI4SAX6835Xzmp21j7Uw5jVnyDBeAqCvCarwJe12JRjGo6YcYr1xBnjb_vwEra6Sg/s400/IMG_6020.JPG" /></p><br /><div align="center">I spent Monday and Tuesday baking....<em>lots of baking</em>...baking cake balls. My team at school is hosting the monthly Fiesta Friday this week and I am in charge of bringing desserts...so cake balls it is!<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Wednesday~53/365 </strong></span><br />Wednesday February 22, 2012<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719062443343193330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY63KAOmRa9MPIEjOlWatJmYzJF5AmHnLGOzJckRdzhUdCbWWBd_AvsRUXRym6ca1vgV9myt8bfowCFMqkfwTiet_zTpvWE6rKWnIt4ThnWuxDWlAz-Jfe1UoU72jMRAW20lPl5vD-uw/s400/IMG_6023.JPG" /></p><br /><div align="center">This is the musical that Ryan is in at the high school...a 1950's based comedy about a show in a show that is tanking...it is quite funny! Well I have been volunteered to help choreograph some of the dance numbers, so the boys and I have been at the theater most days after school. Although I was a bit nervous at the beginning I am really enjoying working on this show!<br /><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thursday~54/365</span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br />Thursday February 23, 2012 <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719062463012595250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBGiTMPA7qFvP9rjC5cnOlel7jq_Q72f3DYCM829zAtvVhVt6hXjNyIDUTQNwGRDpfzqURkruLQUklY5spQGQLfcQQBwjCOjKKWINDoj0T6IoLxgaD9gyU-S_XFFPnQBSZI-FrPDThQ/s400/IMG_6016.JPG" /></p><br /><div align="center">All of the cake balls I made ready to go to school tomorrow. I made 4 different flavors, chocolate, strawberry, lemon and vanilla, dipped in both milk chocolate and white chocolate.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Friday~55/365</strong></span><br />Friday February 24, 2012 <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719062453571609106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyS7h2Glc7gU8Fa7sZK-HhD0-HR434aXUvJz7ryl61KwOxP6WXnBdw41VcC3uuNCKFEsEd5BRKgQjTxJNsBd6Nx0xlwpWWkqexKU14-a7b5Jr9oO9dBrSkCHZ5MIXRewlyRJnUYeEYUg/s400/IMG_6017.JPG" /></p><br /><div align="center"><em><strong>Finally</strong></em> warm enough to wear flip flops again... I heart flip flops!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div align="center">After school the boys and I headed to Sky Zone, an indoor trampoline place, for a school fundraiser. It was a lot of fun. I even got in on the action and actually did a front flip into the foam pit <em>(and thanks to one of my student's parents I have pictures to prove it!).</em></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719062199319675538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jSS5_tZ9zHs24xI0m3POZoRqcLeQUT8EHGa-3C6ToLJPGLvi3j7skUno1aAqYk6bduZfw7tmsTivoK1Q8wWyC_ngHz2uzh1G4-1Jiv9PCx1xX0fI-_2aEx_dowp2vBRuhK8zkqfBew/s400/IMG_6067.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">They don't allow street shoes or stocking feet for sanitation reasons so everyone is issued these cool blue high tops for jumping.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719062190019264834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNUaXTHSpS6BZjZdCMxE8lG0DXdy4NXoqFvj2vtDJUZIQlyj_Y4eK79VrYSafp3d_J48uKcl4k8JoRZOAjFWDAqJqIH3yiaqMTXsruF-rrcpdC83USO_kMSw35z8LnBl6YlFBc1wzWwg/s400/IMG_6083.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="center">We all had such a great time...this has quickly become a favorite place of the boys!</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Saturday~56/365</span></strong> </div><br /><div align="center">Saturday February 25, 2012<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719062174470756738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKu5GUuimQo27lAQBGJeRHmVslRkkd7rEYp6hYZ20eJeXd1qkSmGTW7edu4vXnTAVGF2pSB0m6kMi_56cOmSA8Gp0SPwnfE3C13Nh3DQFsjAzqJLSZHvfks0kqHnW-mH55r6J6TfEvLg/s400/IMG_6092.JPG" /> Another Saturday...another basketball game...only 2 weeks left and that will be the end of our basketball season. Colin is above taking the ball into play. Below is Brendan shooting a free throw.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719062169273172962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsFQHYTLqD3sTSTUREM8UPM3L9iYRoantxOpYZbHM39_wfK4fP4rkf-9_pRVSE7xcJRacohYV7EuBf_tgBzhgzIGCyyhxmuPK-yhZnsdKWGIY2sNhSBtaY7us7P4mRXs8jQULTpp2L2A/s400/IMG_6095.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="center">Besides the tie we had at the beginning of our season, this was the closest game yet...a real nail biter down to the last seconds of the game...but the Scorpions pulled out another <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">VICTORY</span></strong>!!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719062162355933938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLtAejINS5E0Zo267cTL98fvA6L_Dgmf2OHzJ90klq8Ffy4aBTwjxn_AB5Mb1Skjh-5GpFgroR-x7voNRmlWBujjQh7sDZYW2Z7UwUVSFW3zVai3OLUwRpN_cblDJQ09KD_mAeXmJ9A/s400/IMG_6097.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">33-32</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Great Job Boys!</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Join in with <a href="http://thebowyers.blogspot.com/">Sara</a>...It's not to late to join </div><br /><div align="center">the fun!<br /><img title="Project 365" border="0" alt="Project 365 button designed by http://richgift.blogspot.com" src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/ed77ie/my%20graphics/buttons/sara_p365button09.png" /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/357/3E89E258C80403BE1DCE25DAE8E977A2.png" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>McCrakensx4http://www.blogger.com/profile/14298977962218410054noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532085477857131259.post-33650353747630115852012-02-20T12:41:00.000-08:002012-02-20T13:16:36.201-08:00Project 365 ~ Week 7<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">A picture a day for 365 days...a year's worth of fun!</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Sunday ~ 43/365</strong></span><br />Sunday February 12, 2012 </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711322800136566066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe4QxSf-f-6F3QBFVnWaepdOR62WgQHY8sTtoVojeKAWxuZgItxR9LqHo13dplP4YPmFHGbQF0wEBYpD92co9RlmbDYH3KuXdqP_IfauM3QdwUGX1d43Lu2hmyCVdMIOwDrqYCRKNGwA/s400/IMG_5911.JPG" /> <br /><div align="center">Sunday after church we headed over to my parents' house. My sister and niece were there too which made for a fun few hours. My dad is doing very well post-op and getting around as best as can be expected. He is going to PT 3 times a week and does daily exercises with my mom 3-4 times daily. He will be having his other knee fully replaced this summer.<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Monday~44/365</span></span><br />Monday February 13, 2012<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711322789456852882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKtG7KW2qtqNM7nqn7HkRYuc8TxuHXfKnf5mvwHoaZLMUIXePUjkzFS6CJdCK82PKzk0sRpU_6m1xbfLT1ajze0RTBVXkRdIXc3mOrT9WJqRW9x4Sh1MLwH4_oduLsLm2it9XVG7Vmg/s400/IMG_5912.JPG" /></p><br /><div align="center">I spent most of Monday evening in the kitchen finishing up on the final touches on Valentine's Day gifts for teachers and office staff. Since we are not ones to celebrate this holiday, <em><strong><span style="font-size:78%;">not because our lack of love, but because our lack of mulah</span></strong></em>, I baked cake pops, cake balls and cookies & creme cupcakes to pass out.</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711322786034845634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5jXJ_ayjLJ3JTnR8NyQEFWopn-t6WzXwSAzrEc0wEIUfsP52DTBbc1n4Sv5ervxzZPh4TOj3EBzK1VN3GDHMw7whqRu1NQ6zXs6SW-JEYxAqt4DPvjQm6I_qHBV3VHoYxTW17v6oCw/s400/IMG_5913.JPG" /><br /><br /><div align="center">One box of cake mix can make over 4 dozen cake balls/pops. And since I had all of the ingredients, it was a super cheap and fun way to show the love!</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711322542418633666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQsT1WBxRmS1TAe1_7GhB2gJ2x1m51MN6XAvPnGtQJDXn9dmQwmHG_6l7LN7EWSJf1jLzXj6UNcQqb41p6AQnXqK-LutW-vbKh3syQi0P47xJ362IAI_Mri5qhPlIv2s3hPDcyyhxnw/s400/IMG_5916.JPG" />I found these fun cupcake wraps at the dollar store...which made for such a pretty display.<br /><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Tuesday~45/365</span></strong></p><br /><p align="center">Tuesday February 14, 2012 <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711322535776627794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xWCP4uUVXSHlgG05DxtUk2nBgSC3aPjpSgNIvu4aVYs77-tKkvtPslopUXhaWI5vaq33BixhnZlNzjlLFoIZcU0zuHyWu1mT9C2JthxLrWjwu5wPiJzk64Urrh7ans2h_lmrEp6huQ/s400/IMG_5917.JPG" />I was feeling bad that I had not gotten anything for the boys for Valentine's Day so I picked up their fav snacks, Pringles & Snickers, and looked on my gift shelf to see what kinds of DVDs were up there...lucky me...I found 2 that were perfect for the occasion!</p><br /><p align="center"><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711322514863619442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVEkMXdfUuT98JBrCvjUBvK-IBxURxrYCGtvYIhfUbrg1U1G2qcC3YKdN_OmBagRkECsHgEEq1rPV1wosiQK-hh4_3rDHuS14_DTRntxxsozk1ixqfGog9BnSbCe-2H-tj69Sd2dmbw/s400/IMG_5990.JPG" />After a very<em> lllooonnnggg</em> day at school <span style="font-size:85%;"><em>(yep, teaching kindergarten is hard enough, but then throw in 22 kids hyped up on sugar and oy vey)</em></span> I came home and make pink heart shaped pancakes with sausage for dinner. </p><br /><p align="center"><strong>Happy ♥ Heart ♥ Day!</strong></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Wednesday~46/365 </strong></span><br />Wednesday February 15, 2012</p><br /><div align="center">Yea...<em><strong>no picture today</strong></em>...I was at school super early, stayed until after 7pm for a meeting and then headed to zumba from 8-9pm...<em><strong>oh well</strong></em>...maybe tomorrow!<br /><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thursday~47/365</span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br />Thursday February 16, 2012<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711322512321487874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUhyphenhyphenzeSwGBIM5-ouLNU00my49zWbVTXZh9Jc2INScYpRBAKevoXrh6i1pvB7l2ziinbdXBf_9FAyhQNzgvWoAZFHGMGXHStYH6q0ZGrYaUuQ_LUHvAKM9RJZSAWU-zaVoJNWnO1xBMA/s400/IMG_5992.JPG" /></p><br /><div align="center">Ryan, the boys and I played hooky from school this afternoon, <em><strong>ssshhh</strong></em>, don't tell!! I dropped the boys off at home and Ryan & I headed out to a <em><strong>MUCH</strong></em> needed and long overdue lunch date. And thanks to a Christmas gift card from one of my students, it only cost us $5! After lunch we picked the boys up and actually headed back to school, well Ryan's school, for play practice. Yep...Ryan & Colin are in the school's production of Curtains and I am helping to choreograph some of the dances. It was a fun afternoon!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Friday~48/365</strong></span><br />Friday February 17, 2012 <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711322220529736722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsP__pz5SPzFoHna-9C9ek7MgTBNXk3S5pXKBhVOgjGKCIw2L0Cy7Dng7Jyc1CAEVIDk837oH8yelogqlIiVgFSYIaN0k2fcjCxlmwaxTNwPjk9Bno5MPhNOvtIYUBTAydoW4iWn9Fg/s400/IMG_5995.JPG" /></p><br /><p align="center">Left overs from yesterday's lunch date with my hubby...<strong>YUM</strong>...I <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">heart</span></strong> Chili's chips & salsa!<br /><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Saturday~49/365</span></strong> </div><br /><div align="center">Saturday February 18, 2012<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711322194724223042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6pTUYc1Rb07lTraOuQOB6JzjkM0BPNfk0IRQYYHy_j11XL8LKLJwitUYSNrOXTSBI8FsNChedmQgVWtl3l5RhgvSZqNHxl6YTgN1Jmsi7SOarSIL1CdhwxMp4izt7wVesXUgJAZbFtA/s400/IMG_6000.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="center">We are more than half way through the boys basketball season <em>(thankyouverymuch)...</em>with baseball season knocking on our door. </div><br /><div align="center">They are playing very well together and it is so very nice to have them on the same team. Brendan is smack dab in the middle of the crowd up above as they all look to see if the basket counts!</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711322183989551826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixmItCidsQnewgaLaQukxJh6LI3CgKR6tZD-4RIC1nQbX_XB4RSRAVl3Ak4y1k-Y7Lqeb8KvkNZ1qb4zQb_08xNAPN3YN2dwneueqgF2G1hClq-zJWr2PYr0aIOgPrp2HbP5jVov_tPQ/s400/IMG_6001.JPG" /><br /><br /><div align="center">A blurry shot, but nonetheless, a shot of Colin boy on the court. I believe he is calling out to his teammate that he is open for a pass. He had an awesome second half.</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711322177180918562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdaDioY7HKsu9Av1tHeOMUZ3kJ1pu8J48aMBIm4chO693CWVW7iSfdHkS7AUc3Cf-ULl5uqbz1g7inGZc-gyU6tL6KZxOc06jy2dGlexC6C1_RS6ScwNtC3TlKZ1LMUhl4hm5Oqdd6EQ/s400/IMG_6007.JPG" /><br /><br /><div align="center">And they come away with yet another <strong>VICTORY!!</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">30-20</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Great job Scorpions!</span></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><br />Join in with <a href="http://thebowyers.blogspot.com/">Sara</a>...It's not to late to join the fun!<br /><img title="Project 365" border="0" alt="Project 365 button designed by http://richgift.blogspot.com" src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/ed77ie/my%20graphics/buttons/sara_p365button09.png" /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/357/3E89E258C80403BE1DCE25DAE8E977A2.png" /></a></p>McCrakensx4http://www.blogger.com/profile/14298977962218410054noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532085477857131259.post-20591420552156570562012-02-12T19:14:00.006-08:002012-02-15T17:52:28.379-08:00Project 365 ~ Weeks 5 & 6<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">A picture a day for 365 days...a year's worth of fun!</span></strong><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Sunday ~ 29/365</strong></span><br />Sunday January 29, 2012 </div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708456452318643442" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rD1QhwIHp7jzTanSsNKPu-poao8jjlu1AIcgO7OphpwRppto_aTRV8JzVC8jBHdqFhsGSJXwQsvbYKNrp23p4ffoEtfwCn9bEsoCAlSAGzsv_0nj12MzruYtRtnpY3jlmyCZw-TUkg/s400/IMG_5722.JPG" border="0" /><div align="center">Yet ANOTHER Pinterest recipe...Cookies & Creme Cupcakes...oh so good!<br /><br /></div><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Monday~30/365</span></span><br /></p><p align="center">Monday January 30, 2012<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708456281462110786" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYKKx0b01nNiQQT69wEn83llI7oOLPFjOrkvKr2Uv2OXz-KOGf-nk2noaPw989Yn0cN-8U52b5ElV5pT6MZEeEXO7y__OWZ1WxM7tK9SeIyXsI2cSqyNklEH4who-MCBcQ_y_TU2Dvg/s400/IMG_5725.JPG" border="0" /></p><div align="center">At school we will soon start learning about needs vs. wants. During this unit all 5 Kindergarten classes will be working, managing and stocking in our grocery store! We have been collecting empty clean boxes for a few weeks; the next step is sorting and organizing. The kids are so excited!<br /><br /></div><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Tuesday~31/365</span></strong><br /></p><p align="center">Tuesday January 31, 2012 <img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708456276129575330" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaBxJybrxNNtzbLeCQgLCReVC3vpnRjTJMaV8nTLo-h5-bEocJmEWk7sHNjurSxhC5sppH4jmwwYlZN1WYjZzO-TOY5Ph6yxpjDm6dKm3wKnlsh6WBQEuTMMUuTp2Q6zGyCrVD5mYVnQ/s400/IMG_5726.JPG" border="0" /><strong></strong><strong></strong></p><div align="center">In my last 365 post I shared that my class collected over 100 cans for our local food bank to celebrate our 100th day of school; well this morning I took the donated food to the food bank for the actual donation!<br /><br /></div><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Wednesday~32/365 </strong></span><strong></strong><br />Wednesday February 1, 2012<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708456268102603058" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXl_KOYLbYVNoXCC1j8SR2qiEQavbUMGLfoZq9zeiouh7MLMljrdGVQb1DtnLBOXKYKjOCbkUFWvx8KnhW4sb1yPCXGh4LF2KEoJXxfiNn87sy2xxGRTuIvE68bYa7dWmYZSvKx-7kQ/s400/IMG_5729.JPG" border="0" /><strong></strong></p><strong></strong><strong></strong><div align="center">Learning 2D shapes vs. 3D shapes in school during math.<br /><br /></div><p align="center"><strong></strong><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thursday~33/365</span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br />Thursday February 2, 2012<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708456259408078018" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUH-se6wohmvKFAHGMo3eVjNuSQx2BR2A_cSK4v76rKnxJn4ckbbIBnKA1YQ1xcpxU2uzoFQmXWh_v2oMV5iEsr71CfTezvsE2ZCtet-xjePOdvD2-efgMyS4BzMKYGPNxgh5avjbGIg/s400/IMG_5764.JPG" border="0" /></p><strong></strong><strong></strong><strong></strong><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Groundhog Day! </span></div><div align="center">After reading stories and predicting whether the groundhog saw his shadow or not, we went outside to see if we could find our shadows...and we did!<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXAirtgxz_BMLiPwGf_-YFR5WFZrX6twTZC4X0X92pYJqY0sSs4gjNGJxqaNO_kflX3n-b86GLBhNrx-gjlpoJauo88uDvwrMCNiXMRPoAVlzLh-d5ltR9fjb4ocE9ByQNq-JCalQ97Q/s1600/IMG_5770.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXAirtgxz_BMLiPwGf_-YFR5WFZrX6twTZC4X0X92pYJqY0sSs4gjNGJxqaNO_kflX3n-b86GLBhNrx-gjlpoJauo88uDvwrMCNiXMRPoAVlzLh-d5ltR9fjb4ocE9ByQNq-JCalQ97Q/s400/IMG_5770.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709541742911479650" border="0" /><strong></strong></a></span></strong>After school I met Crystal for our once-a-month happy hour at our fav restaurant!<br /><br /></div><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Friday~34/365</strong></span><br />Friday February 3, 2012<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708455962309742530" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdokiW4CBMElioYfRQFP7TIp_-2meMM8u5jSRdDrt7fml2eCfTcCp0G3BVi4MKHh0rZt82x8fRqJ_F6G6zz0tfOdzMJ15BgzTTb0aT9IGaPu2zrA7Wxq65pol95-xcpXUb9dI25jrzg/s400/IMG_5787.JPG" border="0" /><strong></strong><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXAirtgxz_BMLiPwGf_-YFR5WFZrX6twTZC4X0X92pYJqY0sSs4gjNGJxqaNO_kflX3n-b86GLBhNrx-gjlpoJauo88uDvwrMCNiXMRPoAVlzLh-d5ltR9fjb4ocE9ByQNq-JCalQ97Q/s1600/IMG_5770.JPG"><strong></strong></a><strong></strong></span></strong></p><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span></strong><p align="center">Today was National wear RED day in support of American Heart Association so I sported my red heart pin.</p><p align="center"><br /></p><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Saturday~35/365</span></strong> </div><div align="center">Saturday February 4, 2012<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708455947861976930" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFCw6Ij_zUe10EMpPWYqGDBeDOp-jsduqenV84shpaVSyHkcWiAjr_Bjy3fAlDnjYGqJvESHTDzSbJnt4LDEslglZRTUGwdBSaTg5eRCd0EgG98Caics7_Nj7pUcFQblLLN-LsrjQiNA/s400/IMG_5789.JPG" border="0" /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Basketball Week #4</span></span></div><div align="center">The boys' team is awesome...they really play well together. Today they once again went up by more than 20, so we are not exactly sure of the 'actual' score, just just know that they won...and they won BIG!<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708455941899868802" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSOogF14OKMABFoSO-7LEuhHMiOwHbLfjmGBzuUexPgfyZAGTlObt-PDYS5EHsKGTCzeErV-CLidMiXhhozWm46PICiv8cm1ZIBvyUPsQnYpbTqPSRcZk28GE_D_No9tZkSszQVvBLHA/s400/IMG_5802.JPG" border="0" /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Sunday ~ 36/365</strong></span><br />Sunday February 5, 2012 <strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span></strong></div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708455936324641970" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9lDqVVryBw8nn6EJknrN3KF3wMmnuiE1_HPHADD3wOYMcZhrAZhvQTWANb4mJYef16YPpNOfQ_gjXhxZFjBnh0CAyNquCZcL0FYJurJwAAntWbC-rDAYJ8V5Q2ackrRn2JwW8gXInQ/s400/IMG_5804.JPG" border="0" /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span></strong><p align="center">Didn't do anything special for Super Bowl Sunday...just watched the game and enjoyed some very yummy homemade brownie ice cream sundaes...and yes this is yet another recipe from Pinterest...chocolate chip Oreo brownies...<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">OH MY YUMMIESS!!</span></p><p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Monday~37/365</span></span><br />Monday February 6, 2012<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708455929626986786" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3eaX7HOHiI0jUGrQP2hIYRMkBXJBCycuwKuN3QwT201bg_tmKE-z8iS92nwtliwiaVVBqVGzrfZLXGZm5A-eqh3ACveBr1UQeVgMjGSaM6CNXdBzynUeFuIrf4kTdJp0ngodgef9iQ/s400/IMG_5825.JPG" border="0" /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span></strong></p><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span></strong><p align="center">While the boys were at basketball practice I went to my parents' house to see my dad! He is doing awesome since his surgery!<br /><br /></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Tuesday~38/365</span></strong></p><p align="center">Tuesday February 7, 2012<strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAFBCMHxvmH2iqHqbUOmwXokQfoIqMQ7QOhv_rNqE2Nrqflr8v8rbKOB_ClIVjKYAfE1evh4gpRDXXDVIg39-MKmpXWuOoSti4meswDgcd6qt3IWLHt6o91p7t8J_3PKjoPSrgn34sQ/s1600/IMG_5826.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAFBCMHxvmH2iqHqbUOmwXokQfoIqMQ7QOhv_rNqE2Nrqflr8v8rbKOB_ClIVjKYAfE1evh4gpRDXXDVIg39-MKmpXWuOoSti4meswDgcd6qt3IWLHt6o91p7t8J_3PKjoPSrgn34sQ/s400/IMG_5826.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709541747161175234" border="0" /></a></span></strong></span></strong></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" >Since I didn't have a picture for today I took one of our family room and all of the odd furniture! We had a big blue chair once upon a time, <span style="font-weight: bold;">but since my boys do not know how to sit down nicely it has broken</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">...sad but true...</span>so we were lucky enough to be given another couch for free...hence the reason of 2 couches. Plenty of sitting space at the McCraken House!</span><br /></strong></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><br /></strong></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Wednesday~39/365 </strong></span><br />Wednesday February 8, 2012<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708455534668788386" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qXUS9SwmaEOWOxL585XrLrIlETI9efMzKyQgLc8O9W4_kBzf5ge6T7ti3Q_P3PbUmmEmEKwK98Af5XjWflT4ifzaTJoiCBF-QSero5ZWoSJaVDkcFIw66owVNCCqDrl6lpcPXzPqXA/s400/IMG_5827.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center">Today I went Valentine's Day decoration shopping with another teacher for our school sweetheart dance. She & I are in charge of the school Sweetheart Dance this year, so while we were out shopping I found these super fun aprons and thought they would be fun gifts, along with cupcakes, for some of the teachers at school!<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thursday~40/365</span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br />Thursday February 9, 2012<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708455521614570818" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xsFw6QmWnxzHhGLxc5z3K8djLQrEcmY81tBCphtYrPioc2f43oiQMP4pv0LZiPzDK2EeX3UQ630NIV4JLy2Y-ZoeOaw-8UJk0-IaPgeNs2DJFLWfA9O808xgWE2HRiiwf39T16_lKg/s400/IMG_5837.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center">Thursday we had a safety assembly at school and McGruff was there!<br /><br /><br /></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Friday~41/365</strong></span><br />Friday February 10, 2012<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708455511924227330" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHeH5RLPBgNs-lggcmnkVW2HPoIchekQxq95YiIdo80HhlZym2F6_SpBMvIkvES-DiPc_hvvksok5BDcMsLmGUfIoX657BTUrXpnHDseeeS4na9mVdGYAsLd230M3VjIJdnC_GXgUWw/s400/IMG_5893.JPG" border="0" /></p><div style="text-align: center;">Friday after school was our PTA Sweetheart Family Dance. It was so much fun! I even cut a rug with some of my kinder students!<br /></div><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708455517640548722" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOv1OL9i1_UxMG_JJD-k-Rfq6iTS5gKcNYzIUKaZAqkEpCTcFsbpMlIZsifoMVETD0vBQYSSFZx-sqxo5yZlKXlt20SGqZf226Sgjz_f-vOhLmiM-90oSKuQSdh9wmcFQKu8XMLqDFvw/s400/IMG_5875.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Saturday~42/365</span></strong> </p><p align="center">Saturday February 11, 2012</p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUPER busy Saturday!!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708455254867356258" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOH0ETdaLyPYTB23gqPij6gEdXox45AhDpPEnm6cdos049Wc8T5p7a9lg2a9uJtuISqyvGC1rja9y9-klPwdljRB_bkL18R5bMU85G6OdIO546Y3FwkNpIX-LhFIAKpuFCL35WY52Mg/s400/IMG_5897.JPG" border="0" />Bright and early Saturday morning I met friend, Stacey, at Paradise with these 2 cuties! Muffins, hot tea and good friends make for a great start to my day!<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708455251385423954" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOmCfJ0unHVAUF2doE-c6bB0f6XZzIu5jGEIg3jjv_ZGXLlybvEcp8s5GOl7Cpo3tisTzFiHe0xNrbFK3jowDFzALoe8Xxtin7DRdN1_Lp6FNmKE9goqqR-eRPsMU8HzUWwTli-ieag/s400/IMG_5899.JPG" border="0" />After my morning girl time, the boys and I headed to team pictures for basketball.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708455244660547106" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgExOfVzvv_NKCP1qykbBqW6gdjqTrrbQJoQ0Oie9acsSkRnScc2DsA-AL7yr-vY4ew1M0N5l7lkwvoABMUOOzXeEVmF3nv-LAOEt6dIIi7i3HZcMBeyyaOzr7ErHZ_oktVxx8UL7RQKQ/s400/IMG_5903.JPG" border="0" />An hour later we then headed to their game, where they <span style="font-weight: bold;">DOMINATED</span> once again! Their team is playing so well together...fun to watch for sure! They won again...<span style="font-style: italic;">and </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">BIG</span> by more than 20 points.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708455239830329682" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicj9PcuD2dEms7yxOc60JyRpKNSYMpilI1XulvH5rVtSFrqUZslD-A_eJq9dFT1FnrsmbEpdsSzzdJp80Y1ODHSVV4a2T05LkG2kSM3y6RU5_Cf3eNrjBF9BsLyKeIQ_TMaizRySxctA/s400/IMG_5907.JPG" border="0" />After the game we headed home where I spent the afternoon making 8 dozen cake pops for a certain special birthday boy who turned 5....his only request...cake pops! After dinner and presents they kids watched Tom & Jerry on the side of the house in the backyard...so much fun!<br /></div><p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708455232222510818" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaR57NKRODBOLYdcKYQr4aYb8SS4WI2cxheRtca7HMv215wz6t47naTBf5O3gOugJ9Wb2av68rEu63oLCkfgbPbDfKYTQhjRufSPFIi_6H3zUAcjiQXGoycHBD09sJUIiMpmklrMrwCg/s400/IMG_5910.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center">And while the kids were watching Tom & Jerry, I was sitting by the fire with my feet up, enjoying good friends and a nice glass of wine!<br /></p><p align="center">Join in with <a href="http://thebowyers.blogspot.com/">Sara</a>...It's not to late to join the fun!<br /><img title="Project 365" alt="Project 365 button designed by http://richgift.blogspot.com" src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/ed77ie/my%20graphics/buttons/sara_p365button09.png" border="0" /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/357/3E89E258C80403BE1DCE25DAE8E977A2.png" /></a></p>McCrakensx4http://www.blogger.com/profile/14298977962218410054noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532085477857131259.post-30174360100018346722012-01-29T17:34:00.000-08:002012-01-29T18:27:06.360-08:00Project 365 ~ Week 4<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">A picture a day for 365 days...a year's worth of fun!</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Sunday ~ 22/365</strong></span><br />Sunday January 22, 2012 </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703233846232508002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6xw7cdUd8MxK2-V-7f56a2ODJ8-B1v2uS8tDUNR-VFTmVK5UuKLWmKbHTJGlMYT8CMqSulvd-H7JAsx8VrvaT38qBd2vU4lMi7JEYwatVTJDz7MCXGq3NOO0-HpXyJv9c7uu_QvIaw/s400/IMG_5555.JPG" border="0" /> <br /><div align="center">Brendan's hiding place during a game of indoor hide-n-seek!</div><br /><div align="center">Can you find him?!<br /><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Monday~23/365</span></span><br />Monday January 23, 2012<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703233843465297826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8eKWJzOEr73ReipUTOWtvPimyfGenhiYZ0WQ1SEf2P30WKZSrGR7J_iZODNdOqPolATEKeIM8GNWxT02pxfStU2tj96sZDNplkHzX-wxR-RJOBZaW1a__31ieTB7cOSOyDzBxABphoQ/s400/IMG_5558.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p align="center">Brendan made his pillow pet into his newest friend "Dallas"<br /></p><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Tuesday~24/365</span></strong></p><br /><p align="center">Tuesday January 24, 2012 <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703233827291274610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYPwTTAgLWZspoVMSRnDytJKFJU8nYYVzCEBk_08kPUcJkLKFP_gwYaX9RHbWmMoas6hSO0tFRSgZdaeMcaTdagfByAUUjQpdwmdd6osbalzEn3Y3xprhBtBOyoItuj3O9MVTJFlOuQ/s400/IMG_5561.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><div align="center">Tuesday was the <strong>100th day of school</strong> <span style="font-size:85%;"><em>(only 80 more school wake ups left, but who's counting?! Oh that's right...<strong>ME</strong>!)</em></span> and one of the activities we did as a class was a food drive. Our goal was to donate 100 cans of food to our local foodbank. We met our goal by collecting 103 cans, but before donating them we used them to make groups of 10 and 5 and learn and practice place value!</div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703233823775872450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvhdCvsBCPpSXguyzEfWPRwOADNOndZClLgSh4CTBoSFPltP9TO8QRyGAmUGDTP80hkffrHT2w2_BALVlBy-sMTFjudwLr6ap7kaI83JfcIpOjwDvt13pCJYXWyK0zcfLJ393R1vHWg/s400/IMG_5589.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Lots of fun activities learning about the number 100...100 dots, 100 fruit loops, drawings of what we will look like at 100 years old, 100 I Spy collage, 100 counting bags, 100 count snack bags to sort, count and enjoy...<strong>I heart the 100th day of school</strong>!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703233542085637106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrLWcuuIsDMX8Nu9x_nsbtFGpzb1x2TwMBxwQJM6VD48QInIuEljLlHY2cVqcnYgRDe6FIyGD-Ni6Y3wXw-dhlda8_i0L11_VxKNgHZx5r9dKN4Oydx5CgbkKBQ1Q347Y0m4XtERhluQ/s400/IMG_5684.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Tuesday night was our school's PTA spirit night at a local restaurant, which also happens to be our family's fav pizza joint! We saw lots of teachers and friends from school and of course our principal was there as well. Here she is posing with the boys and some of their friends.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Wednesday~25/365 </strong></span><br />Wednesday January 25, 2012<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703233536932700834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivFVeKA5OjDW3KB7E4pJ1blr7k7Wt97-cdeyxKVQN6VeqH_1iWnTWTkOF2bWY0rzSxF0FT0rwEagZ66XgQq8Z7B-9PyId_sEkBJR8JvLZca0ZUYf-YSB5XpuicMogbi26LQQQ_p_DC4w/s400/IMG_5696.JPG" border="0" /> When I need a few minutes to transition into another lesson or activity, white boards are a God send. I can have them practice writing their sight words, sentences, cvc words...of course this all comes with the promise of a free draw <em><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">(if they work quietly)</span></strong></em> for the last few minutes!<br /></p><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703233228013595266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VSwj3t14Ath9rU5eH6GvUXupXaFE75Nr94Aw7sf931MlLgR3fp8CS8U0h4LftfioWM-QduwE6Hi7qxwqVjfMnmaIcRRbDh1BPxj_4xEae3phbACUbvKOh0ZOzRER78nWvtMHEUh0sA/s400/IMG_5719.JPG" border="0" />Wednesday night is ZUMBA night...I heart zumba! I go with another teacher and another coach's wife. SO.MUCH.FUN.</div><br /><p align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thursday~26/365</span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br />Thursday January 26, 2012</p><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703233529130245122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIHJKHYVR9pFd8CDVKouLFkEgSGyVjAaWdO2tznArGfuSdN7plKh4u4K5RM1r4myZjowWnK4UPE3vnUNoaJKU0icGoQpm6OMLIDIQ3oOwGSKA8tGIZKrz8BLUK97s4M1fk_svbHoWpg/s400/IMG_5703.JPG" border="0" /> Yesterday (Wed.) my dad had major surgery...full knee replacement surgery to be exact. He now has a bionic left knee with the right one to be fully replaced this summer. We went to visit him in the hospital today and he was doing great. He had already had a few rounds of PT by the time was got there and was scheduled for his 3rd round that night and had walked twice. This gadget is amazing. It doesn't hold his weight totally but gives him the confidence that if he does fall it will catch him. When we were there he walked 243 ft. (yep...they count the feet every time to keep track)</p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703233524580186930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibsP8b05m6DGGjLMJhOoMY2j0EaBTYxjwMmTz8Fjt5dOF-qFw-tixvMMxn4pc6nhd6fXnrjlJtqBwaRl96h8DawRUXM5srdPtnFtccfYlWArn_aVXCdzOA-Bx_jhjiu4Cf_vj1LNJZog/s400/IMG_5704.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p align="center">Here he is walking towards Brendan...he did so great! He is supposed to come home this weekend.</p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703233519989707026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBb6SZPWkB1gy5pdf9dr-FRsRrBhxRv-7zBtBrr-ISavn1aENPia3xc5JEOmlQWuzXgQ3wTypdd8cW1cEVv37vdFtzSiqnfVEBtMZjSpm8mB1_NrqrdBmbOiKLPLs7Z3FJ6vYoidz5jQ/s400/IMG_5706.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p align="center">The boys posing with their gimpy grandpa!<br /><br /><br /></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Friday~27/365</strong></span><br />Friday January 27, 2012<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703233252097935314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFy0dcm8Jt-4_7d_9XP_GRqmBwK4hdXNSqWENKZIpSj0CFyBcUmhCLW9y_FRU1EWTY_r17FfSKBDlzlapIuq6lLQPfb9dLtAUGVFJZXQ7oBdw5noCxvvHIPfqZeGzmwL9eTOElMaAP9A/s400/IMG_5709.JPG" border="0" />This is how we <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">all</span></strong> feel on Friday nights...LITERALLY!<br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Saturday~28/365</span></strong> </div><br /><div align="center">Saturday January 28, 2012<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703233243536988306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9iWVojxeSC-e-H5JZGtrDuVfQ8-pabr9y98AkMw9zK-aIfht3xq1PAxsinJLKly0OMEOoiUzgyQ8Ap40-Plo-EkxxyNbyh7CEL-5-0UMdJfg43IIuQs1r0wkWBNGNHQzuclDpqxYKHg/s400/IMG_5710.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Basketball Week #3</span></strong></p><br /><p align="center">Above...Colin at the free throw line (which he missed by the way...<em><strong>aaiiirrrBALLLL</strong></em>)</p><br /><p align="center">Below...Brendan sending the ball back into play</p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703233236468365826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtEp9vn-DRO0IQsx7sJE9N4xHUb6jK-Pwt_6lhiY7G1ktYDxPDCwz3wKkCGsPPTVZHvt_f4VR94bSDHCdGe2Zn0WK-UihQ95PLvxzBMUW_hwWLnpnWFVRLdbqLfhN2qEUXRFgiiCq9A/s400/IMG_5712.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p align="center">This game started off <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">very</span></strong> <em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">sllluuuggggish</span></strong></em>, and was quite boring the first half. The 2nd half things picked up a bit. The boys' team was up the entire game and pulled out a win 33-18 making their season 2-0-1 thus far.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703233231092180002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdaynLIX_apxyB9Zv-fKIYy1ZOze51vsOu-uYTI6zZkfQVMsdcAb4M6TYywoPFW5vHFcsEO9y3ePAVEIk_5_iAkz1lSAJiGamK7RUnmmlJQNPLV6Bleat2DUu-XdxgfJoZfpyv52W8DA/s400/IMG_5717.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Great Game Scorpions!!</span></strong></p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p align="center"><br />Join in with <a href="http://thebowyers.blogspot.com/">Sara</a>...It's not to late to join the fun!<br /><img title="Project 365" alt="Project 365 button designed by http://richgift.blogspot.com" src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/ed77ie/my%20graphics/buttons/sara_p365button09.png" border="0" /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/357/3E89E258C80403BE1DCE25DAE8E977A2.png" /></a></p>McCrakensx4http://www.blogger.com/profile/14298977962218410054noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532085477857131259.post-27143452499648145322012-01-22T18:15:00.000-08:002012-01-22T19:11:43.051-08:00Project 365 ~ Week 3<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">A picture a day for 365 days...a year's worth of fun!</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Sunday ~ 15/365</strong></span><br />Sunday January 15, 2012 </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700646730250944226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqtOSIuzigM5z6b9ICk97ClH9uVOEdorTgcb4OCaWTd9y5Oer2lW5B-H12uzq7CWNcU8EFy0HAkMc2ELis1c1nNRJBZ7NDvOdkarnDaFKBXOQupfi_RokwgQAK-lKpEI3h2dctt-IUw/s400/IMG_5504.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>sooooo</em>....my new favoritest addiction...<strong><a href="http://pinterest.com/">PINTEREST</a></strong>...<em>can I just say</em>...<strong>OH.MY.GOODNESS</strong>...it's everything I didn't know I needed to know...recipes, projects, school stuff...<em><strong>anything and everything</strong></em>! </div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Well I found it this weekend and that is where I was <strong>ALL</strong> weekend!!</div><br /><br /><div align="center">I couldn't stop myself...I tried to stop...honestly<em><strong>...I DID...</strong></em>but it just kept sucking me back in! </div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">With an extra day off for MLKjr Day I had to try out some new recipes...3 to be exact! Sunday morning I made a breakfast ring...it was yummy but would have been even yummier if I would have had the bacon that was called for...next time!</div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700646728019799298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7ZrAlE2ycnoXMPKbpkiVCDKu-StB39YPLSzA0X8qlhjsxu8bjLMzbSN5OX1B8XEKEkbex6zGj3Rap0R_0AHVZZPqyHDDsyuCNOdStjYV_PM1uz6IysjzM9PS_Bjv0jLpRaZh3TboSw/s400/IMG_5505.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Recipe #2....crescent s'mores...<em><strong>oh my yumminess</strong></em>...the boys <strong>LOVED</strong> these! </div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700646545620155378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4Ro4_iZIAuz0h-xMNTF52-9U1Cq45EsCJ2EMbKTS0V_1k6tYepgtQsDSseOQ98rT9gM3FMBlByTBs6-a9xpzYiZ_7IDKhxwth16f5IFKuj6nIzo9KChO_bRbhwRw531oCE1HZnLwPg/s400/IMG_5508.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><p align="center">Recipe #3 I tried on Monday afternoon...<em>did I mention how much I am loving my new addiction</em>?!!<br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Monday~16/365</span></span><br />Monday January 16, 2012<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700646539696548418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ6kHLB9KNi7Nav2fFf7WiE4zAoa4XdWGwhtymXhb53UiABrWhg-kX88lGeXAAWk3Xcq7JK22g4UrFm4IuvufDDuyWaKpbyRMwWj2CnCYNAQuE_S552ANJgVyhGUeVWaOHY0HImX5lSQ/s400/IMG_5510.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><div align="center">Monday morning found Brendan and me at the dr. He has been complaining for a while now that his feet have been hurting me. I know I should have taken him, oh I don't know, a year ago when they started hurting, but I am the kind of mom who is like...<em>you're ok, walk it off</em>!! And I was RIGHT!! $25 later the dr confirmed my guess all along...<strong><em>growing pains</em></strong>. Sadly Brendan has to play and live with the pain or stop playing...I am sure you can guess what his answer to that was! He is just too pointy, big, gangily, and gawky for his own good...but he should grow into it soon!</div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700646534697453058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPbh4ShFDTwVc1COkmf_bnH4bwqcguysY9qnbATQfOniJJEt9o0t3ZOn5bVTIds7VGsj_3-AyDqMxuYvQyhWgVkRpqzIgAa6M20IBtp01Ql4jW-K0teUkN8xski3oxc0BPRck4jDsq4w/s400/IMG_5512.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Recipe #3 brought out my much loved red mixer for Krispy Kreme Donut Muffins. So very easy to make. Although I was a bit disappointed that they actually were not indeed Krispy Kreme donuts they were still pretty yummy...right down to the glaze!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700646528529506034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiREwV2N6ohadEQyAmG9YsyBgHEkni-3Um6QlQJRW86s0uTzSCZNFju3quVisa0rh4SwrYrb9kE6omgmu40-3KDSxbPOTy1gvbasrc2DxGIRh0xgDL8TYuzGiLpg0B_1LfemogdBxe0LQ/s400/IMG_5516.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">These bad boys were taking into school on Tuesday...I didn't lose all that weight for nothing!!<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Tuesday~17/365</span></strong></p><br /><p align="center">Tuesday January 17, 2012 <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700646523674029010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiikyQM1Uta6UtjV8coLG6j819uRF02IesFrbhfJXHVzW57qo_KAx20z422BwuDHtyeaJQ0QnSk6XcG2D5mp0-1V6phs5a0Mp9834-dt5o9sWV0-lgkjEMlePuX5iHtlJGzGnzzJ5bx3g/s400/IMG_5526.JPG" border="0" />Tuesday brings us back to school after a lovely 3 day weekend. We are learning about weather in science and literacy, so today we ventured outside to read the story 'What Will the Weather be Like Today?'. After reading the story we brainstormed what our weather was like and then the class was able to draw and write about it in our school's courtyard.<br /><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Wednesday~18/365 </strong></span><br />Wednesday January 18, 2012<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700646253067847346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSVgG1Tgljh8EBu090gcnYnR2FViBvVQQqYDMn-rdziBrdkIpbWhyphenhyphenaTJaDY5i4yf8C129WpZc-PUgI0VUOl4uz2jzgYZlumxf4nmo4_4tJIbFAmtUvOMh7klnKrLpPIa1gPB-r_v0Yw/s400/IMG_5531.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center">I have been really good at making dinner every night since the new year. I even made it tonight...but something just wasn't right about it. Didn't taste good, I think it was the sauce <span style="font-size:85%;">(I made beef enchiladas)</span> so we ended up ordering pizza. I went to pick it up, but it was sent out on delivery by mistake <em>(which we NEVER do)</em> and because we never have it delivered it was sent to the wrong address <em>(our old address)</em> and an hour later this is how we received it. Oh yea, we have a credit for the next time we want pizza!<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thursday~19/365</span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br />Thursday January 19, 2012 <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700646245939767778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKV9TwehuqcRUlPA6k99IPJXI4eQW78WwEZzq5oIXmW_vehFSbrvsTbyOP1Deeo5KDN3ykZCmuCcZ-RUpCeiucCFjFGYDm4fUPmTwiARAxwpCIeM0DujWWjClebagHWmbj9n6B3UoKg/s400/IMG_5534.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><div align="center">Look what I received in the mail today...I heart the mailman! It was my MIL old phone, which she gave to me since she got the iPhone4. I am a little excited as I have a dinosaur phone. Now to just find the time to get to Verizon and have the number changed.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Friday~20/365</strong></span><br />Friday January 20, 2012 <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700646235961473586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQGwX8cChQ6HuGL9C5sLkxWwVHy-1mERRYi05Tn0g_FWGtxZ0V1q0yDG_9j7c4nPeguNqi4_pgZstz_R5V6j5KdnGpJDpMiGqPnoApfj4veN04u23a73pDCNf6FkMNr1gsHCHejo9Fw/s400/IMG_5539.JPG" border="0" />Not gonna lie when I say I totally forgot to take a picture for my post on Friday so when I was down loading pictures the only ones I had were from my classroom. I decided to do some <strong>'FUN'</strong> literacy centers today...yep I said the 'F' word...<strong>FUN</strong>! They had so much fun trying out some new <em><span style="font-size:85%;">(to them)</span></em> games and were learning all the way!!<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Saturday~21/365</span></strong> </div><br /><br /><div align="center">Saturday January 21, 2012</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700646226378846850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUneCJS1Lm0w4phRYKyxG8AtHRbSzJ79tKhAcSuOJOZPQ1BjnOALcPlgLFUb5a3AVlT5ymZirxWZ1joTNx7Gcj-jUNaShe45blTS9-82SrKIOTiQWbPqycwVCU7awER319rmI4zambtw/s400/IMG_5548.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><p align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Basketball season week #2</span></strong></p><br /><br /><p align="center">I must say that I am <em><strong>LOVING </strong></em>that the boys are on the same team this season...so much easier! They were up against a tough team this week and it quickly turned very aggressive. The boys powered on and the game ended in a tie...22-22.<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700646225572493762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ijuJW-g0Oc1rGSrJlcpBD4qjGsxsGiThk_8pjPY9j-skrBNVTVSQgnWCyCuEW5DBB3Utq2NCrwH-qVifB116bZME3nblX1xgwGYBDIf5cG7PJ7iS84TWrdnlYnrw8YLlCmqatIE7uQ/s400/IMG_5554.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><br />Join in with <a href="http://thebowyers.blogspot.com/">Sara</a>...It's not to late to join the fun!<br /><img title="Project 365" alt="Project 365 button designed by http://richgift.blogspot.com" src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/ed77ie/my%20graphics/buttons/sara_p365button09.png" border="0" /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/357/3E89E258C80403BE1DCE25DAE8E977A2.png" /></a></p>McCrakensx4http://www.blogger.com/profile/14298977962218410054noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532085477857131259.post-31426164750986938522012-01-16T11:28:00.000-08:002012-01-22T18:32:50.701-08:00Project 365<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">A picture a day for 365 days...a year's worth of fun!</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Sunday ~ 8/365</strong></span><br />Sunday January 8, 2012 </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698315644412413410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhfoUZy3X0Ygqv-fMOWAzI4e2VRNvQ7xhpggTM-0QbhLchq_h7312g638Psj0INpjEm2dpcFk9uve8JBl9L-nVaA6lEjDAQ3EljTR4VF5B6G_hVvVHK4KhveoSGHNmlzNqAkoapV2YQ/s400/IMG_5421.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><p align="center">Early Sunday morning Gramma headed back to Michigan and reality began to set in that today was our <strong>LAST</strong> day of Christmas Vacation...<em><strong>nnnoooo</strong></em>...<em>say it ain't so</em>! With that being the case, the house was cleaned, laundry was done, and grocery shopping was did!! I always go through ad papers and price match at Wal-Mart...so that is what I did! With price matching and coupons I am able to save a <span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>little</strong></span> bit in our grocery budget which seems to get <span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>bigger</strong></span> and <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>bigger</strong></span> with 2 growing boys in the house...they are eating me out of house and home!!<br /></p><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Monday~9/365</span></span><br />Monday January 9, 2012<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698315639502385426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgia9Zjq5OU4TRmyWerWq8MS_ggW1Ir3CUshbxYOiuDYYNZDdhw_yoQI9qfQi8IIjw8aM_WSAVMbVvsdLjSjEi-E_2Fkp4i-n6o4nY95Xip7TFPIlpL5V5Kt3S_HU90pqHcbpDVEbAHDg/s400/IMG_5429.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><div align="center">Monday night is our basketball practice night...are they really old enough to do shirts vs skins??!! Where oh where have my babies gone....sigh.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Tuesday~10/365</span></strong></p><br /><br /><p align="center">Tuesday January 10, 2012<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698315437236023090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEino1KqDPCUazsdOErDxEjNbsLzw8XtDtR_iNuUyee7xVFko5uNquqqhGTVGYBVTxqKV_8RE6hrxGPH2rJ9q1FScVVnbHkw-_pdPPMQWsDmQHSdCR77SUrKDCL1xq1qpFh-R1bO4IQCcQ/s400/IMG_5434.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><div align="center">The moon as I was driving home tonight...so big and beautiful up in the sky.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Wednesday~11/365 </strong></span><br />Wednesday January 11, 2012</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698315422460225762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi14KYT5B-T6FRueOCPE7J0RBpTeaNu-myu_xBayJrpR8ShnK_udlob4H_VcXZ2mKot7Da19_2UZykK10-uSY7zLzbSbEwVBRT8YUomcv8YVDwQqZeZ_4sRy5J5GlB2CGwEdXoQvGgsmg/s400/IMG_5435.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Came home for a quick minute before heading back to school for the PTSA meeting (yes, I am on that too!) and captured this picture of a dad & son moment. They were wrestling around on the couch and the minute I got my camera out Brendan tried to hide...I love how he is peeking around Ryan. Can't believe he is gonna be 12 in 2 months!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thursday~12/365</span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br />Thursday January 12, 2012 <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698315416353527442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRATjQJapCPoUZpzfv36tB-Kww6amyRVyx1oMaIUPEt8pymHwgeY9v5XRJHA7kLig4APgPapz_e7KpMHOwaWPWm6ABx-GzoeOCLfwR_6IQw4HiHfsmrq5vqseT2V-3KYzK84ErLMhCPw/s400/IMG_5437.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><div align="center">So we are back into the swing of things with school and life. We are HALF way through our school year...yep...you heard me right...we have 90 school days left until summer vacation...but who's counting?!</div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698315412565904690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS05HBtFCWEoZi6YuI-W6MehLyGQnDVdJV3C7dhmRNVY_e39IRfF7Yr0zqgBbq2AtxPM23myI1air6Y5bqDQ3HhrLPvz2mrQIMzRYY1DBbOrF380wBFQsonp4mrM4JbfzHH84kIlZUqQ/s400/IMG_5438.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center">No slowing down now...lots of whole group learning going on in my kinder class...all about weather, temperature, bears, fiction vs. non-fiction. For what ever reason they LOVE using post-its notes, so I have been doing a lot of charts lately where they can write/draw things and categorize their answer...yep...lots of learning going on!</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698315407690350162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7hUSh9DrQSGaJ4mMwXgmznu9ZXZYjYiB5orV0RkifuMXZA2AgLDRekwbMqhkKZqHX909P-Zz5v2D9Hr5JR4lDnBumbhXyghVDUZ8cyLnba25t6irupOF3wGs3jH7Q_1bIA7ZgUJ39g/s400/IMG_5439.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Friday~13/365</strong></span><br />Friday January 13, 2012 <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698315023424809794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKSQkLBf19XeXXYgw0EorRjYGkvaeT0rZolmN1hse6TD9FjzJF1rGl7gWtzQOnYiFossYbdwoobEt3JZCXAWjF-sQo4yipL7Hq3gSLhOBMiG2AT-QpdOo1PKyXyjhg-e-W7ApvXAI4Q/s400/IMG_5474.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Today was Quarter 2 Awards Celebration at school. Brendan received Principal's Honor Roll for straight As and Colin received Honor Roll for As & Bs (bummer no pic of him!)</div><br /><br /><div align="center">GREAT JOB BOYS!!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698315021950564434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu5F-EQNB3kTpJ9z2BaU1XzIE6hs-efuwaw3b8ORAjPmq_fhNUulsG04tQmzPwyI8hOYWdeqIQm9cdtA_GeSww_jxIOaxT2iS4hn4ckjqaO6zJdOy68NCQKV3rmLc8bYG6N-zJnHr0aQ/s400/IMG_5476.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">We left school early today and headed to PCH for Colin's check up with Dr. B. His results came back normal...Thank You Jesus...and he is doing just fine. Dr. B said he is naturally weening himself off of his meds since he has been gaining weight with no up in his meds. Because of the great results no need to see him again for a year unless we see a seizure (which we haven't seen in a year!).</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Saturday~14/365</span></strong> </div><br /><br /><div align="center">Saturday January 14, 2012<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698315008881203218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk1fafDnG3qznDpV-Br0rfatwJge8mhtj4EsQdeyC0Upb-DwaavDWujD8iEcRzDIjsRtikQgTNl886ZfVh0E4lj2497-rscm3-2vsfpqwC9HBnBHQ_9oOB__TT66gW9tcE7BE4yDfUwQ/s400/IMG_5478.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Saturday was the start of Basketball season in the McCraken House...thankfully the boys are on the same team, which makes Saturdays so much easier for me! They are on the Scorpions. Real jerseys this year as the PHX Suns are sponsoring our rec dept basketball this season. We are Jr. Suns.</div><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698315006780066546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8lM-5E_7Gr0JAttJJWeDs9yG8wUxQ4Cyz2t3B_88McwhAlwe3-gQIpPLG2zcBQ2B54lfL-DaXH1fCtz5cksJ5kr-VYxZuplNmFX-6MoyY_6vwrue6G9M-t8OU-JUVp-7gl6Vp6Cyrgg/s400/IMG_5485.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">They dominated on the court beating their opponents by more than 20 points (after one team is up by 20 they stop putting points on the board). We think the Scorpions scored at least 60 points but the final score read us winning 33-13. Both Brendan & Colin scored and played a very good game!<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698314999469726482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcYK-vKSGH-aHilyp_PJEIDI3hDd2hFYx7ISZqvKjGmrG-M8T6O0RjaLiPPCnf6IV1ijjD5S-TliVlVQDPShsvvoK1oWl4n0iOFi15uwCI6ACMCdWXAVEr4UqBtJblzA9VPGolyGQg1w/s400/IMG_5496.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><br />Join in with <a href="http://thebowyers.blogspot.com/">Sara</a>...It's not to late to join the fun!<br /><img title="Project 365" alt="Project 365 button designed by http://richgift.blogspot.com" src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/ed77ie/my%20graphics/buttons/sara_p365button09.png" border="0" /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/357/3E89E258C80403BE1DCE25DAE8E977A2.png" /></a></p>McCrakensx4http://www.blogger.com/profile/14298977962218410054noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532085477857131259.post-89288120746554488832012-01-09T19:47:00.000-08:002012-01-10T19:03:49.422-08:00Project 365 ~ Happy New Year!<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">A picture a day for 365 days...a year's worth of fun!</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Sunday ~ 1/365</strong></span><br />Sunday January 1, 2012<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695848025069287794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJJLFV567ZEl-GZoE_rzpq5oj13T-0T5yK9ZeffeqGs1MuSuDalZFcE0J9NRf-eUQ4jKqxKgYpBAcPTuC7GgX1jU7cOPBGl3c1zylxF-RGMI94TR3CGeKMQasgHEOee0r38Z5zZlb5Q/s400/IMG_5337.JPG" border="0" /> <br /><p align="center">We headed to Grandma & Grandpa's house this morning for a yummy New Year's breakfast...Belgian Waffles! </p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695848037073757682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLtxvclAbGoKtF-bfwUNXIAOwN9_aIqtjdakj7JVnH1sJYj1PaDWX-0_eMHBigPuou_AijthFcXpMypAz6uvotksumSGNhfirrs3i0XUcbYIoZtSPd7_9295_JPehDUmDWgp1-vruz5g/s400/IMG_5336.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Monday~2/365</span></span><br />Monday January 2, 2012<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695847749780567362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWsXkm4Cug-csGRJLNQwLFUPi1dt42fs4_2FhmjXOn2zBFiDp1vKki4J5ru_-y1cRss_q50-SCmRgJHbRzaLAqE9AME4Xb0fzsWK_Ai5CcmYrd3vh5rcZds7F32r-MPHU9qJWR8-3nhw/s400/IMG_5339.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><div align="center">What a YUMMY way to start off 2012...We scream for Ice Cream!! Gotta love 70* days in January!!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695847741637768210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiy4_osizhNcNlY3yql1uDbUmFcGF0-K2YWrFczGydr8XreS_RiFCQ271ecNEE_9guPu0PMdciHlBxQPLmKxG3pZMbinDnDuKe85mjXwvvlBXszFNZ5Z55CI_aBUm6f_rtlo6HSRvpkA/s400/IMG_5342.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Tonight brought us to the first basketball practice of the season...and here we go!<br /><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Tuesday~3/365</span></strong></p><br /><p align="center">Tuesday January 3, 2012<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695847723750909170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7RyUwoOLT8B-tCaxjd35VjmaFO0hQCFJAF7qXHuhIAQhhZa-eCB27Vn11o-aMp_wQgdjRAN7GufyongPLsbxaFYZMQz15J8-0oR82_oQkWmTp3AM0p-hvUc0_tC6GUY39VuGnVZhiAQ/s400/IMG_5350.JPG" border="0" /> <br /><div align="center">Tuesday was a S.U.P.E.R. lazy day...we cleaned up around the house to get ready for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Gramma's</span> visit and just hung around in our <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">jammies</span> all day! Colin wasn't feeling so hot either so he camped out on the couch sleeping, resting, watching TV and reading!</div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695847723892978050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVCThK3ZyVSRBNVlEcM7YrDYniTt17fYWAXhGx_nHtJegidS4j0HeioBEH0stJWEKI4JcpKzwGmRbqIoHbrkvYN_dRpwCEud8kNtue3AVxvRcCpwXQrubm84b_wrejvRnTNAv6bBCJcA/s400/IMG_5349.JPG" border="0" /> <br /><p align="center">Tuesday night brought us to SUGAR BOWL time...Michigan Wolverines vs. Virginia Tech <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Hokies</span>. I snapped this pic of the coin flip on TV <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">because</span> my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">FIL</span> was on the field representing UM; he was just inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame last month in New York. The Wolverines beat the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Hokies</span> in an OT win...GO BLUE!!<br /><br /><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Wednesday~4/365 </strong></span><br />Wednesday January 4, 2012</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695847341220574642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUn92m_EbYt0tJ2H3fG7Vgmw0jMjniqDdfUyEZMsAwFOHdoSFpAXbUyZANnX7pkwzu8Jp1fadVAFcqAfQgtcptsjQ2Zfr7ddy9M_QkKY9ACQuYXYCKZV32MC5HGDm2O8ZpDP5E0r_94w/s400/IMG_5351.JPG" border="0" /> <br /><p align="center">Wednesday afternoon we met long lost friends at the bowling alley for some friendly games on the lanes! All of the boys played football for the same team once upon a time, until we all went our own ways...one moved out of state, one moved up in the division and my boys stayed down a level. It was a fun afternoon filled with lots of laughter and catching up!<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thursday~5/365</span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br />Thursday January 5, 2012 </p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695847336791418386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgquapNgVsZPy8K-VqR2bqtz6l4MzFnDvlfJBaoKqpC450hIMcbcOwICBEC5dwHym0fcYdJyP-_WYhyphenhyphenVDIBuBCE8NqQ91LyHgYLCewOhhGFMydzzNutTAoHzOlzo-veGFq7FfPuQ3mX1w/s400/IMG_5371.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p align="center">Thursday we went to the Wildlife Zoo & Aquarium with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Gramma</span>; who is visiting from Michigan. It was a beautiful day to visit with the animals! Above they are watching some Monkeys monkey around!</p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695847313388038642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_t1TSGawK64wql0fGVsg2lSCkCL5k4TRceShOhSxUi7UIgfljAoFJYefPy9fQrMEpE1JX7vdZTA00x6H0lFwka3Tc4Gygxd1whDFKXkf1EUJslgmmqHylFOZ3-wRa4cyAJ7oM8__11w/s400/IMG_5396.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p align="center">Colin feeding the giraffes at the giraffe house! (this is my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">fav</span> part of the zoo!)<br /><br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695847314896282898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghTqjNRzmUmu7BAyRb7p0yb3p5h52fE5mEOJ58bqKKD8V4fejomlb7Fe4kJqYZz0KqFlMLDj5tQRI9g0MoGom-8TDkOxF2ZyW0eXpZjb3VwpPynOBw_hddTwNztSr8LxfR1QBPLspnWg/s400/IMG_5403.JPG" border="0" /> <br /><p align="center">After walking around we went to lunch...the boys posing with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Gramma</span> after a yummy meal at the aquarium.<br /><br /><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Friday~6/365</strong></span><br />Friday January 6, 2012 </div><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695847308845916226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHiRKT63D7rKB6cJLJiR0IjWd9sG6uAoWzBLT41HIxqf190dffc1iPB6ctxSm__0M52mMZNMhUISa6ntgcUfio_NnkkGgDHAYgqio537-ETA6va7L7oBZDFB8v1Ydrp-Exqu_cYf0x8g/s400/IMG_5407.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p align="center">Colin's yearly EEG was Friday morning at Phoenix Children's Hospital. He had to be sleep deprived meaning he, well WE, were up until midnight the night before and up at 4am before his appointment. We had to be at the hospital by 7:30am for his 8am test. (we find out his results next Friday when we meet with his <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">neurologist</span>). The rest of the day we chilled out with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">gramma</span>; until it was time for basketball practice and then pizza for dinner!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695846371128262594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFFB3livK3Rf8wwJ1eiqpJHHhCARULZYdGjviflbSVqs73ero2J2zyINFxy9v2YTZdkZadgEqRBlMF9yoDh9vTRGZZ03Utt3yK5dsyHupFg9gMs7Q-EipHibtAX2FIrFTWnOh05ggDg/s400/IMG_5408.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Saturday~7/365</span></strong> </div><br /><div align="center">Saturday January 7, 2012<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695846364584255154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsyseJ89cMpxada4u5-V34V7uVhyphenhyphenbblhxbikgul3ZCscWgeW3zy74kPdr7Z-vgg2OBKuzprPn-LMZJtGihAed-sWFG4wn8m0v4NSrW-SEZBJ4WN_nn0pgjKpWkx7OuIxwr_L9HE0I0w/s400/IMG_5411.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><p align="center">Saturday was our final day with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Gramma</span> so we headed out to lunch then to play some BINGO to support the American Cancer Society.</p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695846359028092226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPSv8SrDgoYNXatWQheUkg40VJNTa4cWsYbGT6-wIQ1w6U02A0XRUF5QauAB1SDtIa1msBIpwqesPd6guosd-gXcXPMUo2LxFbduyh6FZQibHZrLrnvJK_8D7VHt_wtr579LZJuO-onA/s400/IMG_5412.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p align="center">After lunch & BINGO we came home to hang out and have some family time chilling out playing <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Quelf</span>, watching TV (football of course!), laughing and playing...trying to squeeze out every last minute of fun with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Gramma</span> before she heads back to Michigan in the morning.</p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695846350133533986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNesdI-FBN9k2zMDyhK7uuHDmU_QpewcBIGotEn6tSBNLl8xi1DlRO7gOgHTY8wGdhyphenhyphenFcdz96pB40sA7cJb4C1IrG3NwTqAGfaoDhWp24wydI0c75mqIsAjQ2tosajPDO6o9lf72A8Zw/s400/IMG_5418.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p align="center"><br />Join in with <a href="http://thebowyers.blogspot.com/">Sara</a>...It's not to late to join the fun!<br /><img title="Project 365" alt="Project 365 button designed by http://richgift.blogspot.com" src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/ed77ie/my%20graphics/buttons/sara_p365button09.png" border="0" /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/357/3E89E258C80403BE1DCE25DAE8E977A2.png" /></a></p>McCrakensx4http://www.blogger.com/profile/14298977962218410054noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532085477857131259.post-29124081115836134092012-01-01T16:41:00.000-08:002012-01-01T17:24:07.701-08:00Project 365<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">A picture a day for 365 days...a year's worth of fun!</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Sunday ~ 359/365</strong></span><br />Sunday December 25, 2011</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692830822627051298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZO_iXTYy009BV0Z9xWiwMeRHU3DAbBO3zpn6YWmpvoByGo6Bc46KZihvXpDPP6moDgtcaZXaL02p4I_YgDXVfEI49OzCoMBVadGZBS8MH-B2ICY7vMzrWtvtZGAG26NH6hyphenhyphendaSfSY6Q/s400/IMG_5228.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">I love to the excitement of the boys' faces the minute they see the tree...Ryan walks them backwards and then turns them around so I can snap a picture; growing up I can remember my parents doing the same thing to my sister and me...great memories for sure!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692830817293219826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMMjGzKzl7iixageEqmhyphenhyphenWt_3PobtOE5g_ygGWh89ueQ-dtwvZPr8oQ9WPD_GVJ03KB6X6H5aije9iOuxpszl4uDsKNppzkSVIL3KlmMpLkV1vHabQqylm5cX9NJcbNCXHFKPWuLBNLg/s400/IMG_5231.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">The boys with their loot...Brendan got an iPod Touch & Colin got an electric scooter and they both received cell phones.</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692830811135129554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoFzc41FwUiokjW69Q8ySsAJ45BQLAV0Bi3Ht8OuL592pe9nqdKfKlvaOpvYxeR129hD_pi92QfU_sMHj9VTDKqHLR79p_FpnnzQne6vti8DAoLd_VAbtPepf1Ff9pRBMXcUoG9-v6nw/s400/IMG_5254.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Ryan opening one of his presents...I choose this one because of his look...he actually knew what the gift was as he picked both books out!!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692830805978557602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyBMywNe_NKENdiW08Nv4LjqVfx1iHwPyJiF00wRCCe0RNNdPwazIPwYBeWQfzuHGcuIU2RqHGc55BODTwjCIj9mzz1I5bWAKXlIvIlf52KQMW9MVxGyKsGNHEoyGagvV5R-hBuY4aqg/s400/IMG_5266.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Ryan bought me a beautiful charm bracelet from Brighton with a ballet pointe shoe and 2 purple stone spacers...I love it!</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692830092811054098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF8KBYSLvH0ADOzEJbZ4invgZpbRTsFxgeQYJ99EAEYcfFV19HHkIgIh982PbN1M9_VIttEwwpVMOgZeqrc1vBwu8yn7qwR4a-Q1SBIUuJDxYCnp1qmHwl-KXYo-O4vAre-kRq_Qwvrw/s400/IMG_5276.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">This has now become the image at our house...oy vey!!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Monday~360/365</span></span><br />Monday December 26, 2011 <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692830087120648210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-z3US9010S4xeZDfvR82lXldu9sbtmgXX1w3zUZxUyGV7A4w2QpNtm0pdcCjW-AKBgQD57Mvb8Bw26eVkug9cX6GULeA3s5THoURWCyRZhEnkgyEhjpcjpXhAeMijl_50r6lAlpr1tQ/s400/IMG_5319.JPG" border="0" />Brendan received lots of Legos for Christmas; this is one of the sets he built...the king's castle from the Kingdom set.<br /><br /><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Tuesday~361/365</span></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Tuesday December 27, 2011 <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692830084979389730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyXj26V-fRXqfyqt-XnKUqOR4ugDU6Fklqj1lij2Oq0_VLd-ITBlF6IcTZ6q0MWpeF6Ph54LgIRhAxshk4yHvJpSRH-foBBSLza0NIwZrgDqTj61kX6m3NQDOSE44uXalFgjcCBC3d_g/s400/IMG_5320.JPG" border="0" />Tuesday I met a high school friend that I haven't seen in over 20 years for lunch (long story short...her parents retired here and live a mile from me!!). It was fun to catch up....so much fun that I didn't even have the thought to take a picture. And then for dinner I met my friend Crystal! Along with dinner we exchanged Christmas presents and this is what she got me...YUMMO...she knows me so very well!! Thanks Crystal!</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">(and yet again we were so busy gabbing away that I neglected to take a pic :( )</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692830070555701074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdojI7sL8Qz7r8YvaPbULjlBbr9OzpnJXgNXLzklfZp4ZD2SrliCnjRfcHxBxHfpwZDtUf_5QQvRARtbb7wMGoq2FtLksnn2Kk3s5X20OjODTZHlThNOncdIHuZby6dC3nNvdYr64iFA/s400/IMG_5322.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">With all of the Legos that both boys received for Christmas, my living room floor looked like this for a few days...it was driving me crazy with a capital K! It has since been cleaned up thank you very much!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Wednesday~362/365 </strong></span><br />Wednesday December 28, 2011 </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692830067352130338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5SdfnCw5FuRteQvIYOm-XNb9_-i3YBRESAfBUXYKx9cFwxEaytEhtY9QaLl_BIO5-jOKyvg5W4F8dcXh1L9v7CNYIECSGv_EU1UEXLOoFb26BygIYQsq7-51_QZIY2bwhUPT3kjPZQ/s400/IMG_5325.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">I got the babycakes machine from my parents for Christmas. Since I did not get outta my jammies on Wednesday I decided it was a great day to give it a try! So much easier than the other way. I so like the hand rolled ones as well, they are much richer and more dense, but these are faster and lighter...just as good...in a different kind of way! </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">I made about 5 dozen lemon cake pops dipped in chocolate and did it in less than 2 hours!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thursday~363/365</span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br />Thursday December 29, 2011 </p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692829775481989330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvGOf4NBzBkH64AIKnFbqf9KsRazaA07q209qr7ZGrj1KoVCbxA3HMj34gsKf-sDSplcwYH-tjCVU4doVbNT7cetvKP2r-lew2svweebLfny_lHKrNQOieXerlPLpmAzKDNlb-i2FH3w/s400/IMG_5326.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Brendan received SkyLanders video game for the Wii from Gramma & Papa this Christmas. It is a very cool interactive game that uses different characters. In the starter kit that Brendan got there was 3 characters...of course he wanted more so today we headed to Wal-Mart so he could use his gift card that was burning a whole in his pocket. Well needless to say we went to not just 1 <strong>BUT</strong> 3 Wal-Mart and 1 Target looking for these <em>{apparently}</em> coveted figures. We hit the jackpot at the very last Wal-Mart and the boys found and bought 8 of the million that are available!! They spent the rest of the night in front of the TV playing the Wii!!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Friday~364/365</strong></span><br />Friday December 30, 2011 </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692829759962837570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8j_wa_wcCK6zKvt_E-Mc94GbbQWI-Ym7WjZP7G5aR4ZOX_OS3nbU8_EXUn430fasFJYULG8FAxfVb-hrghvZyYtJWRazxuSJC1sAlV1AavjZmoSt7JiUkfx4hd4qKcD7T3OD3sQRrOw/s400/IMG_5329.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Friday late afternoon, Ryan and I headed out for an early dinner at one of our fav places...RED LOBSTER!! YUMMY! Family friends of ours gave us a very generous gift card for Christmas...Thanks Morgan! After gorging ourselves on yummy crab legs and shrimp we walked around Barnes & Noble and Target!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Saturday~365/365</span></strong> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Saturday December 31, 2011<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692829754865517714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-uVFF1MS5YsxQ0YMKNCOzP1H_tF-KHE9FwjDYBvUr2oSmlltTlvNDdLhNDUd_d11lbI4lJu85vyvwu3Gw0vr2P1yPJVS657_8u-a8Z2JjRj6MV2WV7eF0CIi95MI36faQuQBEpxI-fQ/s400/IMG_5330.JPG" border="0" /> We planned a quiet evening in as a family on New Year's Eve but plans changed and Colin went and spent the night at his friend's house...so it ended up just being the 3 of us. Brendan & I watched the new iCarly and just before midnight (NY time) we turned it on CNN to watch the ball drop. (it was 10pm AZ time)</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692829754198914194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTmZLHzwpZkEEPDM9YbHgvvIhJpjIhEqhh7zcLHJTP1tcW7czbpF19N15L8_ilBKSwTnwmMaNTmqts5k0PRkoAqXp9Emf0F29Wt9uWhrgjixw4NpwoQfybMCbs2FDt4bpB8W0e7CMiw/s400/IMG_5332.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong>We are so very excited to see what new adventures God has in store for our family in 2012!</strong></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong>Wishing you and your family a blessed 2012!</strong></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong>Happy New Year!</strong></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Join in with <a href="http://thebowyers.blogspot.com/">Sara</a>...It's not to late to join the fun!<br /><img title="Project 365" alt="Project 365 button designed by http://richgift.blogspot.com" src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/ed77ie/my%20graphics/buttons/sara_p365button09.png" border="0" /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/357/3E89E258C80403BE1DCE25DAE8E977A2.png" /></a></div>McCrakensx4http://www.blogger.com/profile/14298977962218410054noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532085477857131259.post-30850578941135135452011-12-26T11:00:00.000-08:002011-12-26T11:00:03.981-08:00Project 365 ~ 2 Weeks Worth<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">A picture a day for 365 days...a year's worth of fun!</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Sunday ~ 345/365</strong></span><br />Sunday December 11, 2011</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690455590241082962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIPJt2ELvPktulrAgbSvhzZ64opret2bNvyKpKIAMBpy-9zhEakP9FUipL0WxrSR0BRbWpfS3yVPIYFVP_b2hv7GyGXqqSDdDScYw6i3ZYGd1oBStJrttLn1QSqxX29Vyz1GzQ_tv9Ag/s400/IMG_4915.JPG" border="0" />Ryan snapped this pic of me and cousin Kristy as we headed to the airport...it was time for her to head back to CO. We had lots of fun hanging out for the last 4 days though!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Monday~346/365</span></span><br />Monday December 12, 2011<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690455574741707618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilIi5-UmP9G-5xcecCleosvDg2IyDfx98ONTgFb1xY_zHxq3vF6qJKhyvIb6qy2gIsfh3KsyZqquDJs962t_tW3LchT7rXTH7q0gI4HnfPBWJ07B_PZZ6lw_fWlWHfj2tRNMX8z-gnkQ/s400/IMG_4925.JPG" border="0" /></p>This week was Secret Santa week at school. Today I received this cute snowman mug filled with hot coco & candy canes!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Tuesday~347/365</span></strong></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Tuesday December 13, 2011<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690455578863779810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnsMBEUcnxVTyH7bS0LE7aPBsJTPouGkIev510l9YOvFNyz-mLRx52lpfiOIZC6PV1b88EV1IByOarKgQ7ArihhYxIIcl76A6ujsPVVVPvIB0avKvt5OXEJ3C05XFajZm8qhVWW2JmPQ/s400/IMG_4924.JPG" border="0" />In Sc. Studies we studied Holidays Around the World...each kinder teacher choose a tradition from a different country; I taught the Legend of the Poinsettia from Mexico. We read the story, talked about the tradition and made our own poinsettia...best thing...I actually got to talk/teach about the birth of Jesus! The kinder students also learned about traditions from Greece, Germany, Italy and Australia.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Wednesday~348/365 </strong></span><br />Wednesday December 14, 2011 </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690454204146250098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwlroEGroQpa2addv9ZygVdLMLdA9h3OzfVpc3XDe_72rlnE4sXrAM4yn9lHm-y1QNnX6nYTs5VwspgfQvOFBCFqcbdf4Mzjsm6BaIj4Oft__e5ztUf3X0Ml-KqOBVwsBtFH6cmBTjHw/s400/IMG_5220.JPG" border="0" />Colin Boy lost another tooth. Sad thing though...the tooth fairy didn't come the night he lost it...<em><strong>sad but true</strong></em>...but the trooper that Colin is waited it out until she finally showed up. And since she was late, he earned an extra $1!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thursday~349/365</span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br />Thursday December 15, 2011 <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690455336912218290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0ggsNrBZA8-L0hwy7DhA1R0bIoaY-obdN0zrbkdKJ2_ZpA-hpkTzgRPXTSYCmd3Ac9j9S8VRxHifIlqoGX1J260NqpI-yte3wMnu4KmxXoriuEYTBA6rWqXsP2Dsc7YJJi_32x18VQ/s400/IMG_5022.JPG" border="0" />Thursday afternoon we had a special all school assembly outside on our basketball courts...as a school we raised so much money & did so awesome on both of the fall fundraisers that we earned this totally awesome BMX bike show.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690455343230133170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSPnwGtRzeHhzFapG9ZjMcp0pE6VNA_xsA3VTl8LER4Qm4NeoKkte9mmiqRtBGh_OYOYF_FaOov8Wop8GPpPvIhyNjdosVEywBjYEnCrIsMtk6-4ee-fdU-MULLnztGnbueUiTH5kr2Q/s400/IMG_5003.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><div align="center">There were 2 riders who did tricks and stunts for about 45 minutes wowing the kids (& teachers<em>!)...best tricks...doing a front flip and jumping over our principal!<br /></em><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Friday~350/365</strong></span><br />Friday December 16, 2011 <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690455325392387378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgp7_8wNoltIAXnt1fAKsaKe85WRu0ex0BWFERj65100McRG8CoraLUwngpB6O59m_oOLxPG1xtOaCM-CoKvWqTDMqYEOhWrPhLf6mh0SfvmIzcOjXrGlN1qLc-JO_QEmNdXE9rjxIg/s400/IMG_5042.JPG" border="0" />In Germany (of our Holidays Around the World) the students learned about the Christmas Tree...they were able to decorate their own tree and then 'snow' paint it using an actual bough of a Christmas Tree...I must say that this was one of my fav projects of the season; I just loved how they turned out!<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Saturday~351/365</span></strong> </div><br /><br /><div align="center">Saturday December 17, 2011 </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690455318696763506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdwmG9bo1eRCDNCSC3lFsN72gjNPOCyqhxjxNutzrZk9F_RoOqyh7RRjxxfaDDu1GOtgvEjfB4Xha58_rBnl32YJu7dkNfIXPvukWhtSqgNWE4jk4uKTGZyFvsT4YU3i5zlfxj9OnVQ/s400/IMG_5043.JPG" border="0" />Saturday night I scored <strong>FREE</strong> tickets from the Epilepsy Foundation of AZ to the Coyotes hockey game against the NY Rangers. Since Ryan doesn't like heights and these were upper level tickets, Kennedy came with us. We did lots of cheering for the 'Yotes!<br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690455315327187778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Vv4Bj21haEiYXrm1UZWqxJ-3PGdI7_nl_cjX5_24SRMGT5U-5dLvFoKkL-bfFExaj0aXO40TwEgUrGLeA4NOcF-ipx8DOoxSSTtZc5mzOhHZwNtbezXKBMk36LopeoqVJ6uKWs8Uug/s400/IMG_5045.JPG" border="0" />Sad to say that they lost with .01 seconds on the clock...bummer!</p><br /><br /><p align="center"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Sunday ~ 352/365</strong></span><br />Sunday December 18, 2011 <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690454946234113586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifigIH0JgBnDYyvQv9KcihXHhyq93oM9wDSNyJ9K9bTZq22544PKsBS_jk3bbgS7t2y1jUJWYpL2Bw0CFt1vRzuJoDVq-vA5RdGOb-TuL0po3AXO1w2npFmmKLwhwE_lkyvN3E9Du0rg/s400/IMG_5052.JPG" border="0" />Sunday was baking day!! My mom, Kennedy, the boys & I spent all day baking tons of cookies, making peppermint bark, peppermint thin mints, dipping marshmallows and pretzels....lots of fun for sure!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690454929905938578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqYClFpytRm0irFiOPoJ_7vt4CEFRkWT16oLh_J9DRqWZcxrykulwHd2ZBE25sF5zbd8WpEhyg14O6sPjCbTiTzAARbyrFewv84-lvbT9jVr59mjlJSsL2vrBaNWKQpmnXXZRlV0QBlg/s400/IMG_5054.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690454937269662610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1DzBVgRvG85fjSI_Jbebm44W2FZTFmqzECMlToMlOv3wthutzMfvY_qIS-MDopzd6IsmF5S3aL8H_zJ8wJq4ZBlRs-GckU3YIU3g4-0NUcM1hl82xwTaCNZXoCQ8a3vVgsnRhAc3tw/s400/IMG_5053.JPG" border="0" /><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Monday~353/365</span></span><br />Monday December 19, 2011<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690454924560253650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzV3jzOUEfGAezfAQ0kwRwP-pQCwDkIj8dSvm2zsSNC_av22x7YNDhzv2uLtkL0Fer1ehWmFuuAUSydjk1TCZs2owT6WExiDOZQtb8lFRD5yhHwmmanU7reLFOQmGQWvsi7l1q3tzMA/s400/IMG_5056.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><p align="center">Monday night I finished up the finishing touches of my students' presents for their parents. They made snowflake ornaments with their pictures on them. They glittered them too. I was putting the hangers on them with my hot glue gun! They turned out so pretty!</p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Tuesday~354/365</span></strong></p><br /><br /><p align="center">Tuesday December 20, 2011 <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690454917019814482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ymwHqfED9tV633n62_iJWh20fWxNigLBA30GpRXz7qAedGNsm_AhTVQ1YWtjgVGPNukCuMYr3aDrdMpEPfLw9mAbv-uDQbLi-9vi2tjgi3MjRk5FMhfVPcrQET-QhOHxI-Y6cAbJeA/s400/IMG_5134.JPG" border="0" />Tuesday was my class Holiday Celebration and gingerbread decorating day! We had lots of fun getting messy! I also received some gifts...this clock was a gift from 4 families...isn't it amazing?! In the 15 years or so I have been teaching this is the first time I have received something so touching...I love it!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690454587585188738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9F5NpmoTkomeBD-quuIG9F4l5a0pBtCS2ZVHabk1sw9jeHq1ZM1iiqn4pRx2cwdBeA82O1COQlsxH35sQXV_jgXcSDgkpjf3fiSwe3lkvEC_49oYvvLVo9QgGQVUV9a8l5hzgoTiIw/s400/IMG_5151.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><div align="center">The kids' finished houses ready to be sent home!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Wednesday~355/365 </strong></span><br />Wednesday December 21, 2011 </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690454560827257730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjVplzi5A-a0Efb-qV73s0H14krATWFqg5F0-yTwUl6PDVJ8f9RnZP5UltwuDKjJbaLNB5AZ6_3Qm8hKjfmmtoWIRnmVON_Gf3jLdmx8gb23RGc4LYGKaYtjG4WgBUZtLLsfOkHiO15Q/s400/IMG_5159.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Wednesday was donate a $1 and wear a holiday hat...so here is me in my holiday hat!<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thursday~356/365</span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br />Thursday December 22, 2011<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690454544973605474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-lQnI9B1l0u7GHJv1MASSZ4bCroKXfLgYnqF0bfr-ZZOLucnSTmRJn22zj-Z6HK51d1QU1O-I3tseRfoC9nNfkv15m8GkhRCYwbN0xCnwsb_DL4Y7Dr_2IdxJ0tfGqpv9HBZzXHqxw/s400/IMG_5168.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><p align="center">Last day of school for the calendar year 2011...YaY! Brendan also designed, built & decorated a gingerbread house in his class! I think he did a great job!<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690454556609280466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBlaJjjETIgsrFVS_BiqUWgPXTzPirPRNCUYW-jmRU-Gzo0HtaNJgMZ65j_7QCZFa3vPFRLaruxslT1mnoA99EIIPy-Z4WVTZBOJuLjMlrVK3HLkJ5lj6AVypKs-G6MYfpmUNalvEhQ/s400/IMG_5167.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><p align="center">Later that night was the annual cookie exchange I always attend...SO.MUCH.FUN. 20 ladies talking laughing and eating...it's gotta be a good time! I came home with about 9 dozen yummy kinds of cookies! (not like I need anymore cookies or anything...but oh my yumminess!)<br /><br /><br /></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Friday~357/365</strong></span><br />Friday December 23, 2011<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690454542372333218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOLcZJoZVTjQ94fSO8ptxfY0q36jIxmSpvscgbA1NvOQW29_wA3NHK8g6wVN_3qxO7jUuWQ7hXKMDe29tYu1KxGYzoUXa556Mw_wgrMf40ZQla01WwZ1HX10CLCMrcy-WKC7iCVLuFA/s400/IMG_5180.JPG" border="0" />A new indoor trampoline place opens up by our house next week...we were fortunate enough to be invited to the friends and family pre-opening event. The boys were able to jump for about 2 hrs for free...they had such a blast! This place is way cool...a huge jump space, 2 dodge ball courts, a basketball court, and a foam pit! Next time I'm jumping!!</p><br /><br /><p><br /></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Saturday~358/365</span></strong></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Saturday December 24, 2011 <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690454231042235202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSE7PdCw-RzJOWWV1ZWuFPvcw8y_8e16pj2u-PW05imX2KQ4xb8nQ2YxGGma82Fo-T3wxV-OL3CcIKzdtAIfLygIeTGda85hUXE2QeMV2hD43Y2aIVCpmjix0d2OFNS81IfNKQ1Ocfw/s400/IMG_5184.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Christmas Eve at Grandma & Grandpa's house. Our tradition of pizza dinner and gifts from out of state aunts & uncles! Thanks Aunt Judy & Uncle Frank and Aunt Mary Ann & Uncle Bruce.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690454224466023298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUyZ9TThZt25slkqI0RQr67jr74zwo5lRfeMB1HT62KDevqs7xKw6JM8NRPC50WXUZBrGF_3tJVhKf4qW3JjkreuPqjDbu1vrKPaqvKyVENUUDixkMZjamYzYnyu9_Zlr16Bgj38Q4MQ/s400/IMG_5197.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Afterwards we came home to get ready for some of Ryan's students to come and hang out! And since Morgan helped Ryan pick out my gifts they wanted me to open at least one while she was there! I opened a new COACH purse...OH.MY.GOODNESS....I {heart} it!!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690454214236936386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3EYdyQC9GlhT5-XdAU2b8Q_6IdyVLEgmGC5ph0n5XQ_WmUY-9E5Jr-B6nGtpec1BcvfmixiMA-l_5ZK7t4lN3zin9O2182fRXGdaugKVtvflTAVRqHCpkIie8jaGJRDH97O-YaO5C2w/s400/IMG_5216.JPG" border="0" />And keeping with tradition with opening presents from out of state family, the boys were able to open their gifts from Gramma & Papa, and Aunt Jenni & Uncle Brett.; here they are enjoying their gifts...Brendan got Skylanders for the Wii and Colin got City Legos Space Station from Gramma & Papa and movie tickets from Brett & Jenni...Thanks everyone!<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690454211607616226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-sN05akXcTxwrMlWxoQY97j2VNesTfjHrSy2vwQXd0Jt9oPx0zB6d0v3sYz66jzs0QhEcGlV71dctQ5njEA-XAd3rGuDOSezVK5q3to2o4VDeofZj3KcC7mx_u8saSJ4XyWJk2Nw_A/s400/IMG_5218.JPG" border="0" />Before leaving it was time to snap a pic of Ryan and his girls, Morgan & Brooklyn...but Brendan wanted in on that as well!!<br /></div><br /><br /><p align="center">Join in with <a href="http://thebowyers.blogspot.com/">Sara</a>...It's not to late to join the fun!<br /><img title="Project 365" alt="Project 365 button designed by http://richgift.blogspot.com" src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/ed77ie/my%20graphics/buttons/sara_p365button09.png" border="0" /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/357/3E89E258C80403BE1DCE25DAE8E977A2.png" /></a></p>McCrakensx4http://www.blogger.com/profile/14298977962218410054noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532085477857131259.post-43049945004614670922011-12-14T00:02:00.000-08:002011-12-14T00:02:01.825-08:00Family Christmas Pictures ~ 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0AeJ3NiA6AZgHhZfk5a-ji-dZRN4SuYitpJZkm81wlC7X4zNx24xcYPZsMxwK4PfIyMix5yJwfh-oVtHT2B1ubulOawIHrXUAx4XJMqvhGUP5uLawOupSQP5rJTENg-kdbGtWWtCgA/s1600/IMG_4665.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/357/3E89E258C80403BE1DCE25DAE8E977A2.png" /></a></p></div></div></div></div></div></div>McCrakensx4http://www.blogger.com/profile/14298977962218410054noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532085477857131259.post-42875643498588321442011-12-11T14:50:00.000-08:002011-12-11T16:14:46.953-08:00Project 365 ~ Better Late than Never!!<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">A picture a day for 365 days...a year's worth of fun!</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Sunday ~ 324/365</strong></span><br />Sunday November 20, 2011</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685011298343271314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnfWpCkAG_gKEvHrYx7GQONiSiGjQ7cRkU7OEtx1s2sdnZpal6s3Xuoe5CwgyGUExQICInkHVYRN-CENWqDf7g-1dRErGb40xbC0_OxSW8-RA6bDQYo_aowORQK4XdRBwWC7Lyq1HoGw/s400/IMG_4485.JPG" /> <br /><div align="center">Sunday night brought students over to hang out...I love being the hang out house!! We had some snacks and dinner and lots of laughs!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Monday~325/365</span></span><br />Monday November 21, 2011<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685011281046721970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtXSeqKh1Mrj6l6QVo0UEWsGFL3o7AcIjvvmPTMHOQmpUmKu6z2uGDQpzXfJvUa6rqjtSIfMruhuORswmiIuKmGDSxj2kwFKRVbzXMMC-mSfcNE4uuipWyxwadOAGFfLJYt-PE54y1Pw/s400/IMG_4486.JPG" /></p><br /><div align="center">Brendan is <strong>REFUSING</strong> to but his hair and it's <strong>KILLING</strong> me!! <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;">(pick your battles...pick your battles!</span>)...</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>so</strong></span>...every morning he wakes up with <em><strong>major</strong></em> bed head. I took this picture to show him how bad his hair actually looked since he couldn't see it in the mirror!!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Tuesday~326/365</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center">Tuesday November 22, 2011 <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685011277805817874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgfC_LrWRUjL8vDetzqaMLtbYxHW2sMdhgsqLeu2zYdGOTV62CNIA1hk8V88r93tFneHJJmeulyIMeObyCnuei_gE32rGgvWtfxQxVEiMzGkdO5-R1Ty3kVjw3teUhNVBmvi7HUNLBg/s400/IMG_4539.JPG" />The school where I teach & the boys attend was awarded an A status and Excelling school...isn't that awesome?! Today was our Excelling celebration...we had an Olympic themed day with a parade of scholars, gold medals, the passing of the eternal flame of knowledge and donuts!! It was an amazingly fun day! Here I am with my class and the flag we made representing our class.<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Wednesday~327/365 </strong></span><br />Wednesday November 23, 2011 <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685011262398459410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAn1wTob5GtRu2xHbpBAgB3mKXlSjMYCbjHgyNFDbuI0o9T_vNABhGQaZxBAHmuV2C1T3Dpy1kQ7YNCAq6g2QdGipGnkUHKXmOs9llAfs-K4RTU7RL4sxYt8dLksooAM602RN3xPEd5w/s400/IMG_4541.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="center">'Twas the night before Thanksgiving and all through the house...<em><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">pizza</span></strong></em>...it's what's for dinner!!</div><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thursday~328/365</span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br />Thursday November 24, 2011 </p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685011256483626818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpC4EET8ULBJ_ISCNeoKvH22ozmcmMGfO4L2DjNSbdtXJqnKwGtN1Jz0Q2CPOcqrHljszwgmXuiNo6h7GrWGBYA-ROlA74At81JL0rk6-uxVUuuGyp_zZI0GE8W1sswKSFiT2yQ7rwA/s400/IMG_4542.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Happy Thanksgiving!<br /></span></strong></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685010846531462930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikz-vaCNtiA2AL-CASl_2OKJ23u5sOfput1SgItd5uIPsFTmbTsuYbpk-ndUrfSt_bator8jygGWo9-kCz0eRR-sqVR8h61-hOD8RoF3h0RHNXpHWRZAVDuLQUBJqD-CUXH7Muw_2-dQ/s400/IMG_4544.JPG" /></p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Friday~329/365</strong></span><br />Friday November 25, 2011<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685010839393413794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifw5aRpKQbmH2CxdPhoCnnlJSfTsqH4LWFwZIktAcWgWyVzaVPIwGy6sOFJUD31RR5ShIvstatwcQejCEBeVXIqrevNbAggWXwyXf15QlE7AjBOwe2lUWwiqYpuPTwkyUsiPKEVi1JlA/s400/IMG_4545.JPG" /></div><br /><p align="center">Once the wishbone dried out the boys were able to make a wish...Brendan was the wish maker this year!<br /></p><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Saturday~330/365</span></strong> </div><br /><div align="center">Saturday November 26, 2011 <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685010834662008322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNdcdoAaXgaGqBAXRJ8WRJXHLiFKMlWzTR1vBv07eNhkrfUhh_67_pJRyp82GIBC-YbV5GZ2Ujjnzq5Sfkxab2Cw2xyt5saSobd04-fyM6NcnpTqClhgvq-TVSN1bMVMg5VylaU5ELg/s400/IMG_4554.JPG" />Saturday I made another entire Thanksgiving meal to share with some of Ryan's students...I must say that is way much better tasting the second time around!</div><br /><br /><p align="center"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Sunday ~ 331/365</strong></span><br />Sunday November 27, 2011<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685010822425493666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGAzZvT38qrN29qrP1Q9ZmhrZoi9IF8hO9i5SqRPPDNNLu7CZ84t9fDun6CUEZS_LV6DO2cgNwzFtCgWudYQt8flAyNoqOzwJkHl2NWx47PxrkWgM_Cu4L31PvsxLTWzWSDSWdfjm3LQ/s400/IMG_4559.JPG" />I <em>finally</em> put up our family portraits that were taken<em><strong> over</strong></em> a year ago!! I went to Michael's on Thanksgiving night to get an <strong>AWESOME</strong> deal on frames. I am loving the way the layout turned out!<br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Monday~332/365</span></span><br />Monday November 28, 2011<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685010818030413570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5aQRMP_5gNhCbLTb8LCnwHgWn9uoL_YW_X1IVKHij6eAarc9gAXZdzNqrYFsQpKVfQWnWexWPPaEiC7NB5Sv2OhBP8-Kf_z1jljDhyphenhyphen-lXdKDXVxTTMdgMwbn4SLiTSO_sxZEioMSNw/s400/IMG_4565.JPG" /></p><br /><p align="center">Monday night was WCHS Wildcats Varsity Football banquet...this year it was held in the gym at the school and catered by a Mexican restaurant. Here I am with Tyler, one of my favs! Ryan is trying to set him up with a scholarship so he can play ball in college.</p><br /><p></p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Tuesday~333/365</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center">Tuesday November 29, 2011 <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685010467927028498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ib6YgUk4f-g0nhZB6lcMBc35zP9Vf1IFoXQgbNq8Om_8yYarogIv3uI9pD14QwfbzQxSSoZ5x8ZarkdRVfbyI5AXg1nNVFqNhSFRWD-p89RCK6LkMfepcMVnTSYa7SqPLxtQHMqkzQ/s400/IMG_4567.JPG" />Dr. Joy came to talk to all 5 kinder classes today to press the importance of staying healthy, washing hands, covering our coughs & sneezes and getting our flu shots.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Wednesday~334/365 </strong></span><br />Wednesday November 30, 2011 <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685010463271010658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoz6MwVs1uHSp_1MRIcV3PgDaPYZrbjByU8hOFeYmF2HZGOce_MoaG59mtMvDPPjh4q4QV-KIF0Lrv4YRcJop5fXTeoQSWlpzcDwH2GlPVFA0vkY-4U4P1XB9a4NVGbm_hFh2mZzY1Eg/s400/IMG_4572.JPG" /></div><br /><p align="center">Since changing schools, the boys have been <em><strong>bugging</strong></em> to ride their bikes <em><span style="font-size:78%;">(we live about 6 blocks but across a super busy main road with no light or cross walk).</span></em> I held them off until after football ended...I mean really, how could they ride bikes with their <strong>HUGE</strong> football bags!! So today was the day. I planned on riding my bike too, but half a block from the house, my tire popped off the rim, to I drove and they rode. They loved it!<br /><br /><br /></p><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thursday~335/365</span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br />Thursday December 1, 2011 </p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685010454321548386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_6YcctLysDv7dXDrpu44OkkcGKDLvMK63ZHTqiQ7ZPX6uHVEzgxvvyR3b5c-blKiLD0QiNVUxoUErNan6xJLrdoAGkOMIlTXOBLixqJxR8Hdi77UZdXYXkMHRmmpDSGUqPnt3jdFhA/s400/IMG_4581.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center">Every year I make these with my kinder class...a count down mouse to Christmas!<br /></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Friday~336/365</strong></span><br />Friday December 2, 2011</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685010448794639410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5E7uRBvPdO7sDzQ_4CvuPOZEvsAvs4TkltzKYYdR7cygeRlSqCqtlIqHJFgN1hqvrDjxOm37tQYC1f6Xw4RzYd-_k6mLfoT9uLobneW9aQTJ5vBwZl-Q51vAa_xNDv4swShl_1BD-0g/s400/IMG_4612.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center">Friday was our city's annual tree lighting ceremony. No body wanted to go with me, so I went by myself <strong><span style="font-size:78%;">{tear}</span></strong> and was able to hear some great music, see some beautiful lit up hot air balloons, and feel the Christmas cheer as they turned on the lights for the first time this season!<br /><br /><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Saturday~337/365</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center">Saturday December 3, 2011 <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685010139283668066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPCLqyi70cvLmFFoquqo0I3o-6RsDrxLb9OqKDWHb7hSyIeoAiInCjo3sMIb3PtYDNvUHCWX5D2zAZc7WicDAJyItKHcLquoV56N1M2RGqYaXhfVZoFGT9uDtBva9fpI4Lz1zosHEKTg/s400/IMG_4660.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="center">Saturday was the boys' CATS football banquet...nothing fancy...just a potluck at a local park where the parent's could chat and the boys could play football...cuz it's all about football!! Here are the boys with their coaches.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685010134549771506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNV-4_DUX-4jRXb3WDB1XEWTV_VNMnew5_XVBXCVI1vZEDsKiTrSgIb9FUQgHGqV7yDCtSxKYGvqRXzcAUs6T2GEwAnGL24074UUDLdfc4VDtBaidGhcmhWV7riqQhIv12iJJhNxhmKw/s400/IMG_4661.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="center">I received this, <em>totally unexpected</em>, from the team for doing the job nobody ever wants to do...<strong>TEAM MOM</strong>.<span style="font-size:78%;"> (another mom & I stepped up to the plate when crickets were sounded!)</span> It was a roll of toilet paper (for a crap job that nobody wants to do! lol) and a $25 gift card to Applebee's!!<br /></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685010112104286594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbFZYDrrqNcMUai9se4FlKS-ggfJa4kPslOgmov4D33itwqWyo1cRSXy-gkfnKhK7WeW76V5QM3Q8szsGLzNyY3M6FLyXUE52hKNVTIY6kYsuuWQkIt6rzhrG_VuGujQ6ePmp7T7Ta0Q/s400/IMG_4664.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center">And the boy's trophies<br /><br /><br /></p><br /><p align="center"><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Sunday ~ 338/365</strong></span><br />Sunday December 4, 2011 </p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685010103197797122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4b11HfFRKB4Vqfx7deKzXESCgGoMrf5ddlfJQ-azeA3nSMDIvE9zY3vyNPMiqtYXstBRM5Fgo48uX_ieOrDwcZxpHccilxxxfhjtVJm3R7FUE3PvbGV-jUeyqp1UnRVJcIvUYz2TAg/s400/IMG_4672.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center">Sunday we met my parents at their clubhouse for our annual Christmas card picture taking in front of the fireplace! Here are my mom & dad with the grandkids.<br /></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Monday~339/365</span></span><br />Monday December 5, 2011<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685009753324165154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTOX1TIFzbXPvZoAVmakHpvpVIL-suzC3SgHkZDkBL88VtBPMb2sq7UfnXLZCfN5Mei1q0i3_wxU7sMzC1l1Zbk1YBbjPgHNi8mom2WT0yJ29QaQIiga2gGjqm76l98cGhpIuRRcjHw/s400/IMG_4688.JPG" /></p><br /><p align="center">Colin lost a bet to Mrs. K, a teacher at school, so he had to wear a Packers Jersey on Monday as his payment...he didn't mind!<br /><br /><br /><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Tuesday~340/365</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center">Tuesday December 6, 2011 <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685009746721948178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDrfOYZATQKu824AILL22Yy3jFlobp7KQS5YYQYFWuMoZXUIyxKmdDVvuigb_GF0GMOf69mrU0HLJx5pBC0NPviY9n9We0-wzFwEdjLAgtRriy_dpJCNzjfNZbg2VNorZJzEx0MZFkw/s400/IMG_4731.JPG" />We spent 26 hrs in New York City on Tuesday & Wednesday. We were there to honor and celebrate my father in law for being inducted into the college football hall of fame. It was so much fun...although I wish we had more time to see the sights! The dinner was formal so we were able to dress up! Above are my in-laws and all the kids with their spouses!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685009742237533394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6oabh7GuN2RLnplHfKMqIOnhZcNkQjABruVHu2QnJK4tVuH6vyQV48WWTvpQRPDnbpq2D4955eLaxS4sFFBJe8M0shReFUoqqFrhV74vNLj6V98Njw6xpWR6XJZbbX1x3O2WBxByPw/s400/IMG_4743.JPG" /></div><br /><p align="center">Ryan & I<br /><br /><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Wednesday~341/365 </strong></span><br />Wednesday December 7, 2011</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685009342719489874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOBHNubpg9TPTQIVWcUp9Kb0humTAFeiv1JHBmAwmrXTPMBrYaE02zw-IacJHnKyXoxk6tndMjtR_XXxRLjWpjvGF3jf3GtyP96YvV64py-W6yi_kcwnuwnMydq0yLHnYV9nGcpnpGg/s400/IMG_4862.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center">We walked everywhere we could Tuesday after the ceremony and Wednesday until we had to head to the airport. We saw Rockefeller Center, the tree, the ice rink, the Today Show being taped, Radio City Music Hall, Times Square and all of the fun shops, Central Park, 5th Ave, Madison Ave., Grand Central Station, Bryant Park, ate in a NY deli, and were driven around in the KRAZY (the a capital K) traffic!<br /></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685009334469782146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_6ukc98Nno35sZ_NIZsgnyN_s-mL43EfFx6tU7F2S4KYBxB4tPcc47hb9wkm_skDcqHaF4IrGaWIyFtdI2bTwEuDxQS1rpipA1ddYyZ76ykS7YmytgW6PKabTayjV-bRCHTdb9I6Cg/s400/IMG_4872.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center">Ryan & I in front of the tree & skating rink at Bryant Park<br /><br /><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thursday~342/365</span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br />Thursday December 8, 2011</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685009321329183058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfhcrXbzs_WvwmUYXys_kqQKK0p2R-dBA3v8U7CHss31dFHcXUK_gDume5GtKMfBa3IpHv2t5_ASaHm1JFPk0oZ68p5XtagMOgteI9-sem0wl7qmwXkOjbvuInxBvTmFf2oM7qo8W9w/s400/IMG_4906.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center">Thursday my (well actually Ryan's) cousin and her son were here for his basketball tourney. Kristy stayed with us and since I was her ride, I was able to see Derek in action...here he is (#35 in maroon) getting the jump ball! His team went 2-1 this weekend.<br /><br /><br /><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Friday~343/365</strong></span><br />Friday December 9, 2011<br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685009316046533458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ONeMJqgB8vkD-qCNpZJferf1Yk_o4Sl_tROF2PDceHmDy9jAG-T2ILjrRfL-uKLMIxWp2PqdTwWRKEt5bn13GCrNnicuTHvoZDaLrcw13-WDn3fo2LpkVcR0j5fZWhk-PWT1cJjntw/s400/IMG_4909.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center">Friday the entire fam went to see Derek & his team play and after go out to dinner. Brendan and Colin love hanging out with Derek!<br /><br /><br /><br /></p><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Saturday~344/365</span></strong> </p><br /><p align="center">Saturday December 10, 2011<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685009313275800210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYEX43gh9bkQ2TImoeNbTM2MhjqUkD_U5Ram53fVEtOah0TfbDuwYruamIk1tiSsONTlRdkabv-LwID8u3nanRzFWNEFhYybDXpYv6hVhLWQrCCVBRBetmEm-QNSuNGcuhfs606vFIuw/s400/IMG_4911.JPG" /></p><br /><p align="center">Saturday was our annual WCHS Football Christmas Party. Lots of laughs with good food and great friends! These are just some of the yummy desserts at the party!<br /></p><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><p align="center">Join in with <a href="http://thebowyers.blogspot.com/">Sara</a>...It's not to late to join the fun!<br /><img title="Project 365" border="0" alt="Project 365 button designed by http://richgift.blogspot.com" src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/ed77ie/my%20graphics/buttons/sara_p365button09.png" /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/357/3E89E258C80403BE1DCE25DAE8E977A2.png" /></a></p>McCrakensx4http://www.blogger.com/profile/14298977962218410054noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532085477857131259.post-31145642077646880132011-11-20T00:02:00.000-08:002011-11-20T00:02:00.206-08:00Project 365<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">A picture a day for 365 days...a year's worth of fun!</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Sunday ~ 317/365</strong></span><br />Sunday November 13, 2011</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676899136079458754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWop3gx4V_xWBrdPL3TxVERvB15FvQPlPj10frRBGw6yn9m1xrGQ8ss_hKwftRP-bFIhRHXjbovC3UObJvm851gEDX7tJruwLWeOFVarVKSI4U_QhTezneczlREKTk7Km2QXNgwpSkxw/s400/IMG_4330.JPG" /> <br /><div align="center">Sunday night one of Ryan's old student's came over for dinner. The boys love Diana and were so excited that she came over for tacos! She graduated last year and is attending ASU this year.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Monday~318/365</span></span><br />Monday November 14, 2011</p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676899130952594498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFuhYmzRIt-IGtgZIjTSvKUO39EmqEci1ettjqo04OjFqZIyOb_tMi5SpkrjqJMz9pQuHlSGQ0qiFHkBXqhJ5rYOVj03GI5WZSpys_IB-WzSfV-5_mIGitVhqEA1asHrS8pt8-adwYA/s400/IMG_4331.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center">Monday night Ryan & I headed to The Men's Wearhouse to order a tux for a formal dinner we are attending in December...Oh La La!! We are flying to NYC for a quick overnighter to see his dad inducted into the college football hall of fame. We are SO very excited as we have never been there before.<br /><br /><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Tuesday~319/365</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center">Tuesday November 15, 2011 <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676898953455676002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KKrKrBYNzixWGUXjJUJk7gBmE7U5oKHUpbcRQ8DNUgFkqKH1EvFj7JTG5s9mlo0MFurHJkuvIrUhQztrue1E2uljSH5pic1FR0eN50EpV8JHqi56VLK_Pifcy_E5eLm9zxyQDLMjtg/s400/IMG_4335.JPG" />I took this pic Tuesday morn before heading to school...I loved the silhouette of Brendan sitting in front of the tree playing.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676898976823803442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQg8WFZlgH6iEaPGn5dGTQSpilT7Jk4Dyuv10Ah5h_XlPa2z35ukMST_5tTr6XZfhRD3W-bsiuFKq_BY55jSI_aOmXY4eQ5JT_WRcOd_HIQQn2nslXT-ztLcOz_sKdgU5RN4XIqXAng/s400/IMG_4334.JPG" />After dinner I dusted off my running shoes and took a power walk with a fellow teacher. I am sad to report that I haven't worked out in like forever, so tonight was a great night to start up again. Andrea & I power walked around our sub...we were amazed that we could talk as fast as we could walk!<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Wednesday~320/365 </strong></span><br />Wednesday November 16, 2011 </div><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676898943802009586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhF_NbZva3WOHCkpn2XQSBxGdDdofPAQZmiou5gdWL_q5DNvXsKqT7OJc5iT3iNBa4BRMr_rqUm_LD6gixOxDiOql6Vdg8uQofvQshGBfOqlUypbfsbTMDt4Mu8D80HC3QFuvsoSucIg/s400/IMG_4404.JPG" /></p><br /><p align="center">If I haven't said it before...<em>I'm gonna say it now</em>...I <strong>LOVE LOVE LOVE</strong> the new school that the boys and I transferred to this past August. The teachers, admin, students and families are<strong> ALL</strong> amazing. We actually do educationally fun things...I know, imagine that! I had worked at my other school for 4 years (in the same district) and we were never allowed to take field trips...not the case at my new school!</p><br /><p align="center">Today was the annual Kinder Field Trip to the FARM!!! So much fun! 5 classes went with at least 10 chaperones from each class went to enjoy a fun filled day learning about corn, vegetables, animals and so much more! We also got to go in the corn maze, feed the animals, pick fresh veggies, play on the playground and take a train/tractor ride. I had as much fun as the students did!</p><br /><p align="center">Above it a class picture right after we came out of the corn maze <em>(so much fun!)</em> and below is my class in the <strong>HUGE</strong> vegetable garden. We got to pick beets, squash, cucumbers and cilantro.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676898940138894514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQKlfA89iYD-c4Ixq8noT5fyTJ8I-DygKnp-tcEt68S1ExcbhpomIaIUKNi3Dg-_RfkdqcyrKrtkS_lf8jma1-jhvGWP4LbTV8G4QkFZEW41cGnvtgWcGAeJCOJDkq8FG6EZ4p4bWqg/s400/IMG_4410.JPG" /></p><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:78%;">(I took close to 300 photos for my class facebook page!!)<br /></span></strong></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thursday~321/365</span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br />Thursday November 17, 2011<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676898673649197458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWL-q1vjqjzTV303SW4Vs8nRIe1_7UGZPLoRuRv0PjlXCoMJx-uBkAylQeX33cqcSd3sdV1JNUT2sgUeYW4gSx9otj9EL70LSmSttBeQ6_BwKiS-isfibEBWKAU0af8qo1ApJByaroA/s400/IMG_4468.JPG" /></div><br /><p align="center">I needed a picture for today so right before I headed off to bed I snapped one of my Christmas tree from the bottom looking up. It finally has been fully decorated, but this is the only part of my house to be in the festive mood so far! I was unsure about putting it up so early, but now that it is up, I am loving it...what's a few more weeks to enjoy the season!<br /><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Friday~322/365</strong></span><br />Friday November 18, 2011<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676898661271228818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8etV3CP5pf6MjB8hCVw8PfRd1cVyIu1s4jn-TEF8PrOZzryPww7MRkmnf4fU_nY2MJqkF6IYRkxcqOnaIqEjU49Vye1Vv_JKuXtsIxTKjHIwKL-1bxECXMB8ogsr-krsKaOuZYR8Jg/s400/IMG_4469.JPG" /></div><br /><p align="center">One Friday a month we dub it <strong>DONUT DAY</strong>...today was that day! At our local supermarket they have a promo going that when you buy a dozen donuts you get half a dozen more for free...18 donuts for the price of 12...can't beat that! And the teachers and their kids are loving it too, as we share <em><strong><span style="font-size:78%;">(otherwise I would EAT THEM ALL!!)<br /><br /></span></strong></em><br />Our school held a toilet paper drive to help a local homeless shelter this week. Apparently this is a yearly drive and they compete against a few other schools to see who can collect the most rolls of TP to donate. Our school has one the TP Trophy (oh yes there's a trophy!) 4 out of the last 5 years! Last I heard we were in the lead this year as well! The class with the most collected rolls gets to mummify our Principal too!</p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676898656399274674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLqmKTjlsQsPCBh36jZPf66ujX74Tw8KYQlKop452D0pyjw3WOPjZwyc8gl7hdvFpH95zNLbDRyzOVVy-eS6fgoN8MkRzu1yojlWLkEDCBIkRN5vUsJfDctiZMcXq-08D6O3LJ_J4SIA/s400/IMG_4472.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center">Well...my class didn't collect the most in the school, BUT we did collect 158 rolls...I think they did a GREAT job! And for a great cause!<br /><br /><br /></p><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Saturday~323/365</span></strong> </p><br /><p align="center">Saturday November 19, 2011<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676898635145573138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXVoF9stCPURecQqdrUIBlQnmQiS4CofG3772_2HHUNKnSJIg78zLv9o94SigWTVP-l_xnzSHyLtX7I-o1nulKQn36EihQ8P215rDP2Q6TQu_7vMnF28yvhq2-mgXTaYtwD0oa860Qw/s400/IMG_4481.JPG" /></p><br /><p align="center">This morning I registered the boys for winter basketball season which will start at the beginning of January and run for about 9 weeks or so. Thankfully this year they will be able to be on the same team. Every other year we get to waive Colin up to the big boys team since he only misses the cut off date by a month. Makes our Saturdays so much easier. They will be playing for the same coach they played for last year...he is a great guy (who is also their baseball coach)!<br /><br /><br /></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676898630645773250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTQiXOuk_9SpYq7Hqp2ABt8HF2ug65aZxEKy1dVqoXg9kW6HmjxOS1URDLsHwYcA11ZTNIsTcbock8xu0hHSavzn5tIryF8-r8oD41WI1wXyVmfvwXcPWzF33vjkE2O5DX2z9pqrvhg/s400/IMG_4483.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center">It was also Mom/Colin Boy day to make his Christmas wish list. I went with Brendan last weekend. We started out at Wal-Mart before heading to Target, Culver's for lunch, then to Hobby Lobby and finally Toys R Us. </p><br /><p align="center">So now both boys have their Christmas Wish List complete!<br /><br /><br />Join in with <a href="http://thebowyers.blogspot.com/">Sara</a>...It's not to late to join the fun!<br /><img title="Project 365" border="0" alt="Project 365 button designed by http://richgift.blogspot.com" src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/ed77ie/my%20graphics/buttons/sara_p365button09.png" /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/357/3E89E258C80403BE1DCE25DAE8E977A2.png" /></a></p>McCrakensx4http://www.blogger.com/profile/14298977962218410054noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532085477857131259.post-3948949495197075732011-11-13T08:56:00.000-08:002011-11-13T12:03:42.244-08:00Project 365<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">A picture a day for 365 days...a year's worth of fun!</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Sunday ~ 305/365</strong></span><br />Sunday November 6, 2011</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674527304742626050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPPAbkD-FlpivCjXhQ47cQBroqx9J2vOgvPU0oAhoZq-aRRD-Pq4fBhlA8GJ4ETEYun8fjV4UZhwQBL4AYiQE01PSWtjtf_5FsarxYwOUldTvwHBvQ5iVKc1dheGPKjrAea2ed0WrJw/s400/IMG_4273.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center">Sunday was a super lazy day at the McCraken house...it started off with some french toast <em>{YUM}</em> with left over Italian bread and then led into laundry and cleaning and lesson planning and anything else I could do in my jammies! It was also clean the football equipment day! The boys' season ended yesterday with a <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">HUGE</span></strong> win over another pee wee team in their association, and with that we are done with football, so that means it's time to clean the equipment and get it ready for hand-in which takes place on Tuesday night. Ryan's season is done too and his team's equipment hand in is Wednesday...and the only thing left is party time!<br /><br /></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674527157613994226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrLeHKLeoXFFrgq7ws74EF0LtgFexUhLN1LN_QhAknFMlfAANY9NVz0Uwl5nu6Ksvtlv6ZnyKAPE8o34HhXBaOAx9-YeOL0DGmEhJoakQQl-HGWkAzyZzGyWCjtIb03SgApkHYdjbng/s400/IMG_4274.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center">Ryan being silly wearing one of the boys' helmets!<br /><br /><br /><br /></p><br /><p align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Monday~306/365</span></span><br />Monday November 7, 2011</p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674527140050002194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEwv-2c9_sXj2XMokYpMv5jEcnWlJtRyg_ovp9EU-4wNxswA3ttG9OINjsFStohYdDHQ5YOXQtHoOc-3jXK0DQjGFCGRUNYHo2HkTOovg2y2IdYr1M-8zvurPatGqows3hScnfP4XUwQ/s400/IMG_4281.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center">Last week I posted a picture of Brendan and his friend Jack, the 2 spelling bee representatives for their 6th grade class; well this morning was the school wide spelling bee. There were 2 class representatives from each class from grades 4th-8th. I was not able to attend {insert sad face here} since it was during school hours, but thankfully grandma came to the rescue and was able to cheer him on <span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>(and take some pics for me! lol)</strong></span> He didn't fare too well and was out in the first round, but nonetheless I am very proud of him for getting up there and doing his best!<br /><br /></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674527130615653746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGm8Ncx2skadqeF_9MuokWHUw5BFI2PGGcbQ-8T2gLXRrzluxuxeQjG8ZFecAoHF36DXJdudcnTIbHwXa2N00qGADEy7hdyZHfalyZdeeHzWQyFjFnyv91CGilhooJ157-DgPfoREaoQ/s400/IMG_4283.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center">After school and my meetings, I came home to hurry up and wrap up a birthday present and get it in the mail for Model's birthday; you may know here as Mimi's middle child! I am <strong>TERRIBLE</strong> when it comes to getting boxes to my BFFs on time back in MI so I was determined to get it to her before her big day! (and I did it!)<br /><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Tuesday~307/365</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center">Tuesday November 8, 2011<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674527126947820386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNeQ3btqG2sQuxe43SSOcsEFRueWpmKU4GUFhy6XWGuJ5l-Fwrd1S_ye0NV-KBoypuXwFJKlgJ21tcxrDOUjNCfeu_H3eAZse6QlAhrVWYGjb5hgiUsdK4RMnw2_3Owvp6RspI-75jQ/s400/IMG_4285.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><p align="center">Football equipment hand in day...they were sad to see it go, I am happy to have less mess and grass in my house!<br /><br /></p><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674526814186351842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP06Ro5GryZ0zYEdfhuVWjR8zZYUUuBLWSoAzS8UToqY2Plw4hM8JeSojMhqvZLAc3lYx_sPjzi5o0HE2lRF46oohbvkrMyCcL6GrK9RilJoXsuYJNzwMWx_D4cDDA-vXV9Ob57qyJEg/s400/IMG_4308.JPG" /></p><br /><p align="center">Today was the day that my kindergarteners turned in their Tom Turkeys in their Thanksgiving day disguises to hide from the farmer. I think they did great and I got some really creative disguises, with my favorite being the bush! Others included a football player, a football field, a pig, a dog, an hot air balloon, a peacock, a star wars clone trooper, Elmo, a rainbows as well as the cereal, pasta and rice decoed ones!<br /><br /></p><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674526807279726194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6NzQ5x9LsooCa6S95-WmGnGQDhOR1JPU-LbnyCaX-tSsOdsaZFPmdYoWYz0MSnrZCLaraYtfIo6ydrnSLjaEi7zlWqxpiVh1BgRNLjDGKPiu1TP34JiOs_D8xZ8q6q3_4hLzYDREag/s400/IMG_4309.JPG" /></p><br /><p align="center">Brendan posing with our principal Mrs. T. She is sporting a Wildcat spirit shirt because of a little wager she lost this football season. You see...her hubby coaches football for one of Ryan's in-district rivals so at the beginning of the season we made a friendly little wager...loser had to wear winner's spirit shirt. Well here she is...sporting one of mine since WCHS Wildcats TRAMPLED over the stallions of SRHS a few weeks ago! I think she wears it well...don't you?!<br /></p><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Wednesday~308/365 </strong></span><br />Wednesday November 9, 2011<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674526797684061154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmwLP87FHNhZVPeHSu9ETL7KoK241oi0CaXgPdBMcQVs4XiKCN-B8d6KCiUIATIjDAdlGBLQxt2Usb4WpMn-sJ75PxIj1KS8x0grZfjv8_qwvfTX89j23KYsCjrA0cYdE2JfYMwH042g/s400/IMG_4310.JPG" /></div><br /><p align="center">Tonight I met Crystal for our monthly happy hour meeting...I am loving this happy hour thing btw! And she brought me this....<strong>OH MY YUMMINESS</strong>!! This is my most favoritest kind of candy and you can only find it at Christmas time! Thanks Crystal...you are amazing!<br /><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thursday~309/365</span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br />Thursday November 10, 2011</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674526786928971874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiynMgDg7KxxZdZuUi5YPgP7qiffBZnv4WKCRV3yq0T-MFaqz85kriJzxSM98uiJPU0iSTEthrfs_WPAvBpXNn0HrL62RhJqso7V89IlcSEAz77vdB74ucjYcllIwEQ2odMnIWNCZk3JQ/s400/IMG_4313.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center">Since tomorrow is Veteran's Day, today was the last school day of our week! Can I get a WOO HOO! The end to a very short, but busy week...so it was decided that mom didn't have to cook tonight {<span style="font-size:78%;">thankyouverymuch}; </span>so Jack in the Box was brought home to feast on picnic style while watching football <em><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">(shocking, I know!).</span></strong></em> I {heart} curly fries and definitely do not indulge in them as much as I should!<br /><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Friday~310/365</strong></span><br />Friday November 11, 2011</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674526782316225362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6WX74bI9dFq6Gk5MKx8s3SzFxHK8u4DClQhdrlUHoW7Y43in2xNECq4JpaLdgHPIThCIgUoAF_e6qdjfHgVn73M5-5eOtohoo5vPOWvEzBFDYohLs5J8e5LPvPkdQPxtLsAI_ZciLg/s400/IMG_4316.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center">Today is Veteran's Day {thanks to all those who have served or are serving to keep me & my family safe, especially my papa and dad...YOU ROCK!} and since we have no school we, my mom, sister, me and the kids, decided to go shopping. We headed to the mall...<strong>OH.MY.CRAZINESS</strong>...it was like it was the week before Christmas. </p><br /><p align="center">And while we were walking around looking at the Christmas decor and listening to the Christmas music (already)...<em>guess who we saw</em>...<strong>that's right</strong>...</p><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">SANTA CLAUS</span></strong></p><br /><p align="center">...<em><strong>are you kiddin' me</strong></em>?! The elf said he has been there since November 4th. I was <em><strong>shocked</strong></em>!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674526519529758642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSTEgd8bDC6b3eY6aQM53DFBja3-Cl375Jbu2p61g-_jz7hFtnCImfSXsidE_AiXdB60G7thmroSDtskhEaJ2Wb6NgdccNYuGbUuBdtTnEwJijzMK1IMT-vCieC1ag2KAcDCQf9omsA/s400/IMG_4319.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /></p><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Saturday~311/365</span></strong> </p><br /><p align="center">Saturday November 12, 2011<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674526504848066098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpecf0I4WyBjMef4j41EwSFWDY420qI4VZO7r0acmP03R-TQe14j0IOrKOvA3o6LBR1i1JKjutDQD3eiWAiNQFIPwMe58q47Y7_slYLOyGXkiEBfvChEvAGweMMnhlQHUpYBXkUdjFTg/s400/IMG_4320.JPG" /></p><br /><p align="center">Busy Saturday in store for the McCraken family...it started out on the football field...wait deja vu...our season has ended, so why am I on the football field this Saturday??! Well good friend Bric plays in a different league on a different team and had a game so the boys, of course, wanted to go...cuz what's a Saturday without being on the football field?! Apparently I will never know!</p><br /><p></p><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674526498969151490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwd_HMkaq4Nw7tEBXFIgX7DpvbQ5KAcANCy0GSkjfPetYI-vyOiDdRjIvON0zrLeNvTRkVT-HNvq0PeOQflQ-DDIeBY3SPu1SHDj8kW1gw4_zDuoUE6BhMk0kuvwNfZqYVsEF1cZIn7Q/s400/IMG_4322.JPG" /></p><br /><p align="center">Then after lunch it was that time again for our annual mom/son Christmas list trip! This is when I go with each son to stores of their choice so that they can write our their Christmas wish list. It also includes either a fun snack or lunch date as well! Since Brendan is the oldest, he was up first. We headed to Toy R Us, Wal-Mart, GameStop, Hobby Lobby, Micheal's and he picked Starbucks for his treat. It was a fun time with my eldest...next weekend...Colin Boy's turn!</p><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674526493254118178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtLTPEbjThnUCgx-b3GhAfiX5jQQMXmxs2t3CSkrrqEdPBZ3LOm43Zqdn5OAlGvg9y_ATr8FTNEonXh-3s0E1-QKpDX88pc8ExD1KM9br8mOHdoZ2Wxh-RaHRsD_OmceTJ01dsC7m2gw/s400/IMG_4323.JPG" />When Bren & I got home I found Colin and Ryan pulling out the Christmas tree...WHAT?! He {Ryan} has been bugging to put up the tree for almost a week now...so the sneakily little thing that he is pulled it out while I wasn't home! So, yes, it's November 13th and the McCraken's have their Christmas tree up and decorated...sigh...</p><br /><p align="center">...it does like very festive though...I do have to admit!<br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674526485611132226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkJeckSuE-vfQpxqBKHgFRrtNZXPrAHpi4-6SFnb9FsC8IP3USzlftYemTHciuL9Lbrh5rbxf0hWqf8CJqPc02wWAygj8Vfvr_WUwqznKseCTcitvkNH3_Rl_IyYu-81DDc7vLShe3g/s400/IMG_4324.JPG" />I also tried my hand at making cake pops. I love to bake and have been wanting to try these for forever. The cake is lemon cake with butter cream frosting dipped in mild chocolate and while chocolate. For my first time I think they turned out great and they taste amazing! I will make them again definitely; Brendan is asking for chocolate as he is <em><strong>not</strong></em> a lemon fan!<br /><br />Join in with <a href="http://thebowyers.blogspot.com/">Sara</a>...It's not to late to join the fun!<br /><img title="Project 365" border="0" alt="Project 365 button designed by http://richgift.blogspot.com" src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/ed77ie/my%20graphics/buttons/sara_p365button09.png" /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/357/3E89E258C80403BE1DCE25DAE8E977A2.png" /></a></p>McCrakensx4http://www.blogger.com/profile/14298977962218410054noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532085477857131259.post-21661082451920749172011-11-06T20:28:00.001-08:002011-11-07T07:08:03.216-08:00Project 365<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">A picture a day for 365 days...a year's worth of fun!</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Sunday ~ 298/365</strong></span><br />Sunday October 30, 2011</div><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672109086900808658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuuC1VwVcCU_rTZ0gs0Nca9veH8ys5FnFSWuXV30Si0a_49kfp9rtHEf_WShW_vUp_3eDGalFeBTBhsUEWvYT1zEDsI2vqlMkgtY4E_ux5vZRzsZqc9ZjrffnXzHBPkHP3M8HaovJfEw/s400/IMG_3952.JPG" border="0" />Sunday night the boys drew, cleaned and carved their own pumpkins into jack o'lanterns. This is a first for the carving. They did pretty good considering! (lol) Colin's is the one of the left and Brendan's is the one on the right. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672109072974647474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVtDKHTg5jcsfFay8jBS9m4wxiJX6Vxhsjru6dbLUgYY0RXMhS2GamKdwMLF6KcSvF7MQOZeLEDPqNKQbgr7LL4LFdJ95L8dZTUSMKSq4FW59M1-UJw4nCpViUIgfOcXNVSQuhVUfVw/s400/IMG_3954.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Monday~299/365</span></span><br />Monday October 31, 2011</p><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672109069766152962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_qXa5cfwNCskVQmPQ-jzZ934BJiqRo_41aHYflMBntEenGjc90wiMuZTWOx9PWimD6Ewg2kVfo4rV-1WXHlDnanT2_9CZIsaPQBa1TaYCzVDLJ8PwseC9uB_RPxLf4XvGj9T1BDRpKQ/s400/IMG_3996.JPG" border="0" />Monday night daddy made it home from football practice just in time to see us off trick or treating...in our house it is ALL about the candy!! Grandma & Grandpa came over too...daddy and grandpa handed out candy while grandma and I walked around with Frankenstein and the football player!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672112000208846818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZrwE2E5qK1pEQJplFe0AQEP-VVZ3LbtsOqeb09-lPe3uXfVT6kGmg-YEpg30Ou34bgqDY6xsWR_9GpTQRnRilWPR2UuIRQQ5ePa565-uXOCfGIVGuMHIczgu4x3-wc5ypWzLz2Gf9A/s400/IMG_3997.JPG" border="0" /><br />got candy?!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672108927786729634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNNMVJnALOZg0lzOnlGjMJzENuujKtVmp7QkVxkL0oZbegueuPRdmRpXoGg_lTuez7DHnOmg3t_Pm0_89HHZE6qxgMe0YQLgMPHohCQtr8pVwbNsH_rePcQVuypIdTgb7FNgWkH-G5Q/s400/IMG_3998.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Tuesday~300/365</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center">Tuesday November 1, 2011<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672108918893870482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizUAZk-pK-y61Hh7t-0OBJ8-jdOv20YW71ZVidzeoN_NJILFCYoJQwlmsJxq17F0RCUuu29Q8RyvTX3i8NHRgbbx4I-2BvYDPRvdJogNdFmgDKrajmZCDwi8wGgU6sC2pmHHuV2pFJ8w/s400/IMG_4006.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><p align="center">Tuesday during practice Colin took a helmet to the knee. He was down for about 10 minutes (a scary 10 minutes!) but was able to walk off the field on his own. He spent the rest of practice watching from the sidelines with ice. We had him checked out the next day with WCHS's athletic trainer who diagnosed him with a badly bruised knee.</p><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Wednesday~301/365 </strong></span><br />Wednesday November 2, 2011<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672108908888059490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBUvFc0AfQjvbXUCn_MinyQcKyH45Ld7saXamgDukBgIxyGlL_CtcQCIpykloGx99t4UhVL0mFgw1Tgj46YjdfjSx1G4ce_6_tz0YRPTVSTt3nvVnizzH55uhdniJr8_T6gy10Zf_DAg/s400/IMG_4026.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div align="center">Wednesday morning was our school's 1st quarter honor roll assembly. Brendan made Principal's List (all As) and Colin made Honor Roll (all As & Bs). So proud of my boys!!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672108906695738114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnC0DKoExPG57TMuSzdgst4NrhqaIEKEtP64ZwhKbRtVDDOmXaPMAh5LZ0aIedSP3YQnTXdErHioFe0n6dFCein5wepmydBryRRxb4n3LL9FyBLFUGaEhTjJgeAvTb58GvLozukPSsCw/s400/IMG_4027.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div align="center">Today we also got back their picture retakes....SOSOSO much better than the originals...dontchya think?!</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672108638652805954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4UcShwhLyyqFaKd6h6YNWPW8r3UsfwZPsJpPpUAq7MkF1yn3wzXWUZ3bqp8sYYD50jwYkQcrztUNGT_RW1vqSLPtm9jirCS0KtPfG19zdxZ6IY3OkPkux347x_xKHRpIr_JoCrGCHQ/s400/IMG_4029.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thursday~302/365</span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br />Thursday November 3, 2011<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672108635442150162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn8EpJJoklkb9L_3RckExC-iVmJAmMM2i-RQetTnkKTN6CbBEHRdymZOwJvweOWyWH20XtUORcwTDDFUe5QWT92b9nFrHB3VDdSo3EI-g8SXo93W3sDSuT6jPFMAQCO07vQpn_rIB4zw/s400/IMG_4032.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><p align="center">Brendan & his friend and classmate Jack....these 2 are the 6th grade representatives from their class who won the spelling bee...they have been practicing together before and after school each day preparing for the school wide spelling bee which will be held on Monday Nov. 7th.</p><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Friday~303/365</strong></span><br />Friday November 4, 2011</div><br /><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672108620215897682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTm6_coWr8qpqIvmsq1Sly8Lp2dKfty7-uSKnMPEl7wkCPoIsdOT6cTTQ8Ol6VKrHyv85sGZY4j3CtFehdKX6B2Y8z9g_D600twnqeHfLV-CTLJTTbf5p7xvfivwYI5LfwmbkZeIp3EQ/s400/IMG_4043.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Friday night led us to WCHS's first play-off game in 2 years. We played a team that we had lost too earlier this season, but the coaches and players had a great week of practices and were really pumped up. The captains at mid field for the coin toss.</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672108614424768066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYY-7CuUCOFRq_8gxEWgx9F2SCgQOE5Zpl-Xb9vBDV9iiZJz6DmepmEW_5LyhR2eEiXrXXjjHPzc4X62liOPXOes85e3zxPWmrpqL-J2f_AGukrhkv-t85v1ZBQF_JJ2yYRSMiHxftg/s400/IMG_4050.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">See #12...yea, that's our kicker...a sophomore...oh yea, she's a girl!</div><br /><div align="center">(and she's AWESOME!)</div><br /><br /><div align="center">Ryan's defense was on fire tonight...allowing only 28 points by the coyotes...they only gave up 140 total yards averaging 2.8 yards per carry...too bad the offense wasn't as on as the defense was...</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672108261384360098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQPpkXka2hHQc30F14Yd1hDEmhCtchPxb43jGLKXK1KBvt21Y8NlUHnO7ZPWcM3fcB9ijIUlQz53vI6KLA7eSa3tc6sn76e5G5YeWMe9iAPrSb9P8uhBvxfnU8tdFZL6Kd1tNoRn8lAA/s400/IMG_4073.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br />Putting the quarter back on his back...again!</div><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672108252871899954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHN_qjTZB0znKpRfrjN4be4rTm8lkRN6mTpC0whRj5P-mRzlDY9rEoiS1l2Uz9lGg1BhUiTG4xDGbGibv1hqxO5cpU6LMLekALd-yOcAjltzp_XK7iK6bt3jum7d3OVrZBM53jXNFxBw/s400/IMG_4075.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p align="center">We ended up losing, but Ryan was pumped with the way his boys played! The Wildcats ended their season 7-4. </p><br /><p align="center">WCHS Wildcats 0 - CHS Coyotes 30</p><br /><p align="center">Great Season Wildcats!!</p><br /><p></p><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Saturday~304/365</span></strong> </p><br /><p align="center">Saturday November 5, 2011<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672108248236345890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTQpXWaHMaSKtAN4pnFC4Xk9wzNo_ylSSv2sOYhrOipSBx7q9H4x6bh52U5mjKwsV5Hi1uoqr_9ATlubnkIbS_0g6VKNVcdha7plmVEVUANQmfpPuLhEtmMwv8ILNOzW-XBPdUVlCbg/s400/IMG_4121.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p align="center">Saturday it actually felt like fall here in AZ...temps in the 60s...I wore a sweatshirt and it was football weather! Too bad it was the last game of the season! lol</p><br /><p align="center">The Cats were up against the Lions; the other pee wee team in their league. The team and both boys had an amazing game...they both started on both sides of the ball; and since we were up by so much at half time, they were putting all of the players in at all positions! Both of them were able to play running back for a carry and Colin tried kicker for a kick off!!</p><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672108231594160514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQ-H8WnZBLPzbbRUe-smFaGyopMCd6nyuRuMZJfKCrJGcU6Of3Tvk8_-qmVO4E0BbJawYVtlADkRdlSoh3t4AwFt4REvB8fWpbRf_PAkP9RSB_gcrveLhYgwnSXSH33MKuZmKBlZajw/s400/IMG_4165.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">CATS 38 - LIONS 0<br /></div><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672108229367874418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4izQqIrZNadEAUI3ex_RkR_o96x16AeH9VQNaAhLlzv75G6LCZaCAxL_jQ5KwAbgS2GCBOVcBe2IWP2DyMiFTAXjQpS7GaT7VTDhbDrxNMQpu9Nx_F_zh6cWo5jLDXWXrWtlsmpp3A/s400/IMG_4268.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p align="center">And just like that our football season has come to an end. All equipment will be handed in on Tuesday and banquets will be the first weekend in December.</p><br /><p align="center">What will I ever do with all of my free time?! lol That is until basketball season starts!<br /></p><br /><div align="center">Join in with <a href="http://thebowyers.blogspot.com/">Sara</a>...It's not to late to join the fun!<br /><img title="Project 365" alt="Project 365 button designed by http://richgift.blogspot.com" src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/ed77ie/my%20graphics/buttons/sara_p365button09.png" border="0" /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/357/3E89E258C80403BE1DCE25DAE8E977A2.png" /></a></div>McCrakensx4http://www.blogger.com/profile/14298977962218410054noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532085477857131259.post-922369960703868232011-10-30T14:32:00.000-07:002011-10-30T18:15:47.217-07:00Project 365 ~ 2 Weeks Worth<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">A picture a day for 365 days...a year's worth of fun!</span></strong> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Sunday ~ 284/365</strong></span><br />Sunday October 16, 2011</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669406229738341826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCPXD5m8A9DtBAOulxMMb6g-WnozT__bYcMvWxRC0wgkMA9zM8WTusiWJ691TYkGCZd3W1Er5qG0tg70hd72VG0rTjcUBB1hc_6eq5oeXY1m52GHGqo6DIVURLvjd1aI8nrTZKPHvEA/s400/IMG_3342.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center">Sunday afternoon found us at our friends' house for wings and nachos...can you say YUM?! I can...Rog makes the absolute BEST wings anywhere...they are so very yummy! After all the food I found this kid sporting these...I ♥ this kid!<br /><br /><br /><br /></p><br /><p align="center"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Monday~285/365</span></span><br />Monday October 17, 2011</p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669406221016346866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0AWCTkyzHWyAlwwBbqfKTZj3YXiihS8kZfOL-wv8qCDsYFozLd94eJngnyEjZsDD_no_YUyxrBQGkc-aLM8CrPU_lxvEiKx80RJmStlFQyKh2HhuT-aqUKXu_asbWECXCNLJ6dhReg/s400/IMG_3346.JPG" /><br /><br /><p align="center">Monday we got back the boys' school pictures...can you say...<strong>ARE YA KIDDIN' ME??!</strong> Colin's wasn't <em>too</em> bad, that was until you looked at the 8x10 and saw the<strong><span style="font-size:130%;"> HUGE</span></strong> line of sweat that ran across his entire forehead, complete with little droplets running down his face. Seriously photographer...<em>you didn't see that? You couldn't tell him to wipe his brow??</em> just wonderin'...</p><br /><br /><p align="center">And then there was Brendan...not too much to say about that one...<em>hhhmmmm</em></p><br /><br /><p align="center">...needless to say that they will both be having picture retakes on Wednesday, <em>thankyouverymuch</em>!<br /></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><br /><br /><br /></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Tuesday~286/365</span></strong></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Tuesday October 18, 2011<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669406212427273506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR8yTybKU7C01BsOV1uAp1-dKyCYwnyYBb6PV_JRxAiP2FBeDMmgUU5GGeTbAuNmaQ9iHdTJjF3iA-hdwM-0Tz4QYhTdVecxpc1PzHUAMVyptiE-DgV5kTTnUTSLkRUOQw_h4DWkg-eg/s400/IMG_3360.JPG" />Tuesday I introduced my kindergartners to their new writing journals! They were so excited, and it's a great way to see their writing skills improve! I get goose bumps just thinking of all the progress they will make by the end of the school year!<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Wednesday~287/365 </strong></span><br />Wednesday October 19, 2011<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669406202380613202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdbJaLDC4a5rVvKqVcHUUiGxoCEGGGRQd7X2jO2EU-kZ2A4cO1-INw7-mhtP9x-QMMtoZTaIWAvce7r2tOlSYUvHjCBc9jcLunc6uy76NjgeUdW9O_n3sYyEUTZMGMIljNMVQvQsnWA/s400/IMG_3363.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><p align="center">Well today was picture re-take day...the both decided not to gel up their hair this time and that they wanted to wear their football jersies...<em>whatever</em>...all I can say is that at least I get a discount since I am a teacher! lol<br /><br /><br /></p><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thursday~288/365</span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br />Thursday October 20, 2011<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669406199211628354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINt-siEGKPFNgi3cqrGw1XDagqJV3EBD2858VStdYGwTV0pPJ9QY6_BFhAXhEnHG9mbdjPveA7augaS2K69CbIuJlyW6qMqfn8N4grpioZf5CQgQayZpgpHuaCwTjgVJ3I_c0vsaHHg/s400/IMG_3365.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><p align="center">Anther Thursday night...another football practice. Since they massacred the last team they played, we are still having football practice...<em>next game</em>...Saturday against a team that barely beat us the last time we faced off. One game elimination...Let's do this CATS!<br /><br /></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Friday~289/365</strong></span><br />Friday October 21, 2011<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669405841712863058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhze5iuaEmVbKma-7WfPw-MwG_nYknu1lDrOq6TUHokhPSiGHH_qTZFNPR1nSq0j7VWaXekppL4nIGc2AJ-9kEpvBTm4fmfQFi4gG9fgbJX-e3tDc1Wm-OukI-606mgOfl_2X-NayDy-Q/s400/IMG_3434.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><p align="center">Friday night was our last home game vs. another in-district rival..the Stallions from SRHS. It was also Sr. Night. There was <strong>A LOT</strong> of cheering going on in the stands as we <strong><em>trampled the Stallions 41-28!!</em></strong> This was my fav pic of the night...my 3 boys at the after game party celebration!<br /><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Saturday~290/365</span></strong> </p><br /><p align="center">Saturday October 22, 2011<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669405838410014898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSLG-wIuucA1RC21FLlja2ADfRCp21hWeGufFdncl3KvNCTsThiQTAU4l1Di7f4HghCtZmCN_LsTh9wCVvFjnCOiI4H1D-YKMQxrL3PSzNTk8eVh94XE1qiQFqCNASredgAFZpR9LPvg/s400/IMG_3436.JPG" /></p><br /><br /><p align="center">Saturday took us back to Buckeye, about an hour away, to play a team that barely beat us about 4 weeks ago. The CATS were hungry for some Wolverines and were looking for a WIN but sadly we could not pull it off and lost in the 2nd round of the play-offs. Colin was one of the captians this game.</p><br /><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">CATS 12 - Wolverines 20</span></strong></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Great job boys!</span></strong></p><br /><br /><p align="center">Our season is done with the exception of one last bowl game in November!</p><br /><br /><p align="center">After the game we headed to the Little Scholars & Cheer Jamboree. This is a celebration for all of the cheerleaders as well as all of the Scholar Athletes in the Pop Warner organization. Brendan was nationally recognized since he was in the top 4% of the players nationwide with his grades. (that is the reason is ribbon is orange). <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669405832695060050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9yGMIV6_I08e66tjzyUxblIaE2Ro2uV5ebbMc9ywbiX8OXOv8GrcC091QYTvqFv20yxxmY0JWdZluKoDc933jpcN_qIuipbYnhcJpGMcPc38YYKKIEQ3TtEOHvQuinhLpcdQPzIlllQ/s400/IMG_3572.JPG" /></p><br /><br /><p align="center">Colin received 3 medals...one for their play-off game and 2 academic medals for being on the honor roll (all As & Bs).<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669405825854293570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqs_gzj88fQPnXS72IhZCxJC4vs4bKqMFOKjXtGdel24kQdVoKEztjFMUDyQ_DU3m75xoojv-JtHPGg3kKbM_Ki69iAW46qdLyf0C8f2SGtPgzziNy0Ostx6caS5RoSHXod4TbnH4A4Q/s400/IMG_3631.JPG" /></p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p align="center">Brendan also received 3 medals...one for their play-off game and 2 academic medals for being on the Principal's honor roll (all As).<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669405820848496658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYYJYuM9X-RPDTkIfmaQJqSRntpR70VanhwGjw4j0Z0yh2VkT6vXSW7_W9VVC16rMsEM7XhLWjhCPhdCKr-h1ySe9zxNMXmv6ZHSwlGNRYPuhcV0pVsv8E91Syt0OaN_N5wI-HY4Fog/s400/IMG_3633.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Sunday ~ 291/365</strong></span><br />Sunday October 23, 2011<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669405263217171458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLjrBE6t4S_38y8fR8xQZqQPzisNYatGjCR39DnAmEfDruFiFrLWbdlgcgeohaMhPL-39RaPeV5-qQSAJAyAhtLiJ_FBZxKw3BAhrFcMJuY_M6YGgCfs_P-mm5FTPtjCt99Fs5qBzrAw/s400/IMG_3634.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><p align="center">Unbeknowest to Ryan, I was making Monkey Bread and unbeknowest to me, Ryan stopped at McDonald's on his way home from football on Sunday morning...so this is what we feasted on!<br /><br /></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669405245131927362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyMWhDzvs6-O5ZgeoKSyVuCCLiEG-GmeIaJxqf5Pdh_fgrlPL9y1boEoyTjcc2nSMGrXvuwKIWXuJJBExhMBIE5KxqkCLrFPnFr9_K9XT6KlG_aWDn9KhNPdBd2wwWoFMy4bIgkBFZfg/s400/IMG_3635.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Monday~292/365</span></span><br />Monday October 24, 2011<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669405225116680274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip7cx5E2rwABzjJsK68MitecIhgM6QWCRwoa4iY0FPx0aWhLWCltZRSeLScPJohSrpYysFpzwZ101eMfMWv5YyP9s8T-AJPrIV58jgMCSk_qX8-FcStDicv7xGD4lnH1ScjmA5-vsTvw/s400/IMG_3652.JPG" /> This week was Red Ribbon week at school...Say NO to Drugs! We also had spirit week that went along with different Say NO to Drugs slogans; today's slogan... "Don't get mixed up with drugs"...hence...mix and match day! I played the part well, dontchya think?!<br /><br /><br /><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Tuesday~293/365</span></strong></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Tuesday October 25, 2011<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669405211097988402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtQ9vurDQiOySmoucAbZqoUilaNxvtaGxXKgePp3KPhf-8-jSP4mRgFUn1DcDTfa2wopRz3dAtf5A-vHsL9R1Jw1w4uaZEV_wqfWyDJfZ5A6vvJzt8ukrN0JIg6Qp263uOxPLo0WSEQ/s400/IMG_3660.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><p align="center">Throughout the year we teach Character Counts using the 6 pillars of character; trustworthiness, honesty, caring, responsibility, citizenship, & loyalty. We also have to do 30 minutes a week on anti-bully lessons. This week I chose to read a book titled "Words Are Not For Hurting." I stared with a big, smooth red heart. We read part of the book and then talked about ways people use hurtful words; each time someone said a hurtful word it crushed/crinkled our heart. Then we talked about helpful words and how it makes someone feel better when we use nice words instead of hurtful words. The heart showed that even when we say we are sorry our heart will also be a little crinkled because of the hurtful words. This lesson was powerful and taught my students to think before speaking.<br /><br /><br /><br /></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Wednesday~294/365 </strong></span><br />Wednesday October 26, 2011<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669404286517801250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhW4tDYvNDqqx0DMn5dXR932GNZsHb7Pv9Ke67_wepoEHe2IfVobdz5RNENIHRUlC5MTBsKYvL2toh2R0RHfr-u2txLuLXi2B1L6trd1QptLIpuXudfQ4w_4_2mU4nva9inmxQyxk_tQ/s400/IMG_3663.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><p align="center">Wednesday was 'Use Your Head' in our Say NO to drugs campaign...hence...Crazy Hair Day! Lots of fun for sure! The boys chose sparkly purple spikey hair today!<br /></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669404284097547074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHoiKn8jUqL88o35btPJoNXXiocVHliFMq7atEtja8uAnbsmxjxQhDiBDERI5JUAbiQqx7dJGXszuRpIgvEu9VtpHd_11gmI25W8JUbn0Ij0c281lqJdcBTWM7I0WxKXOXSBYVZPXsQ/s400/IMG_3664.JPG" /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p align="center">Tonight was also our PTA's family spirit night at Red Robin...YUM! It was lots of fun to enjoy a yummy meal with friends from school!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669404268479835538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTDGUFFA6Vkuu3OIla0qKCGPzrXs9w-BZfK4RWyW5zomdNkEGDdI-XyGVYPrCwnJqkOOA4tmqUX63pjcNZdnNWHIWXw7nCCHk-PsFod1DDV1hFOboGosI4n1Ppjfdf5LKQW3Xi-OSvw/s400/IMG_3734.JPG" /><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thursday~295/365</span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br />Thursday October 27, 2011</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669404262711503186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkG-MyS0lnxRwRB8EuZ2L9dIYhbb78eIboSNJh0hoWw_ksfosuhr5pnT-ychZPvf99bvnVFJUdpaZ5vaXd2pJWTcGiXGHR9z6IkCqx3V6ikX2WtGDwD9G-8lds-ugaopzadgb6z0ladQ/s400/IMG_3783.JPG" /><br /><br /><p align="center">Thursday was my Pumpkin Fun Day at school! The afternoon consisted of a variety of pumpkin/fall related activities. One of the stations was the Pumpkin Exploration Station...2 big pumpkins in the sensory table they could explore!<br /><br /><br /><br /></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Friday~296/365</strong></span><br />Friday October 28, 2011<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669403949091868850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkE77t9khCITRcqBbaMLDe9OIrsrZTmy5Py1YnxUdUNF8baAoxl75dRcl6ySu9g_hoDxRwKZBWthVf3tuvTU2UuelBrpFjvqQvUCeP8_NsoiwM2xbhkjnsPkdSs4qw9u7OOyXApWpoA/s400/IMG_3834.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><p align="center">Friday was a very busy but very fun day! Today I was able to chaperone Brendan and his grade on a field trip. The 6th grade went to JA BizTown...a 'real' town set up to be run by students. They have been preparing for this for the past 4 weeks. They were the employers, employees, citizens, shoppers, everything! They even had to interview for jobs. Brendan was the flight instructor for US Airways! He did a great job and had so much fun! They learned how to open a checking & savings account, learned how to budget and manage their checkbook/debit card, and how to manage their time. I facilitated the bank and was so very proud of the boys and girls who worked there as it was the busiest business in town!</p><br /><br /><p align="center">Brendan & I after I bought a flight lesson! This was the mock airplane he used!</p><br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669403944359357106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4CGtBvpgtY5JajQqqToyq9L_2EmNXTKQNatws9CyC5ypcLo0UwLjKll4HzCUF4x0RfJrTMk6cq5l5kinFSFGWIQRrRLtGBNAxQ85oXNLRpdkZMXyKsJ2F-52cq5upEN8fFmeScJpFg/s400/IMG_3842.JPG" /></p><br /><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><br /><p align="center">After that fun day, we headed to Ryan's last regular football game of the season. It was an away game where both teams were 6-3 and vying for a spot in the play-offs...you win, you go; you lose, you don't.</p><br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669403926465612034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDTsXRdlRr3JJCGwoeoLAGfdhINBoyvfVHDYMcQTfKnEHuPuTUv4vizHsTHQYxenT4pR9vj6LYdTKYo9i9zOqsMVMmgkxmvvPoj8I3KU3aWi1NE36jfFzKdG2aYKtz4onXEZffDBpOw/s400/IMG_3851.JPG" /></p><br /><br /><p align="center">WCHS's defense came out strong and it was an AWESOME game! </p><br /><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">WILDCATS 49 - TIGERS 23</span></strong></p><br /><br /><p align="center">And the Wildcats go 7-4 and make the play-offs!!!</p><br /><br /><p align="center">After the WIN...<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669403920305091602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirV3Xfxej2QDQF_mNObFyiBMDl_ABt0ei3cRNMpHrewbKdu_KHVRQDvL66gGdBsrSkZwV801gqkQfALg28vbsTNveiRPFfhA3vDUAc8b1VtNzB1V4k0fXGMts5ijEmPRauqYpQpkaFqw/s400/IMG_3879.JPG" /></p><br /><br /><p align="center">...me, Dawn & Robin (other coach's wives!)</p><br /><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><br /><p align="center">Ryan & Tyler (one of my fav players!)<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669403914882239202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Bt1myTGkB3F4I_Et3nkZdEjgT-dqd-8-PDmak3ZwfLWbNrzL7vZrBxd1xrQuoIsafdKIR982hr6xh0Ao6YOJFpgqRg3JqfynvwiyudTrfSKaEV4_uAMuXVpX7YraGcujfKz3PPp9Bw/s400/IMG_3883.JPG" /></p><br /><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><br /><p align="center">The boys & Willow the Wildcat<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669403597485344514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiesM6CCuhmTCzPewx7NBiFCThpIyqoKM_LdPHdvwGF5FF2jHoPB9bYxqPuYSCgWJ0cYEPtD-5tmmPDewc9JDo_sj0WFPJZZ9DBGM0_uE8L-K5IdQBHr_Y7A93Qlf9LpiwhOO-qUJPb5A/s400/IMG_3886.JPG" /><br /></p><br /><br /><p align="center">me and my coach!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669403583787113778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRPkfZuHacHrpbfJt13-VrTa_n9BVddSV7Q1AvtFYCGctxgWVq8zIV7ttYgMczq0dxHI3Z0JW-S28HNHHQvBCHjgRicGdYt_D30tLhWvsdmdL5bZ6wtojIizM5rHHK0TjMmG5TxUHqQ/s400/IMG_3887.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Saturday~297/365</span></strong> </p><br /><br /><p align="center">Saturday October 29, 2011<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669403576492868594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWNzmE8iuedK-MuFHPstTsNBDPyeLUDFCJbUy3RwE_lWzA-OzrWUcY0Ocy4DsvaL-epAuUKC8K_mVbP9zxT9_WC7Zq5CyZKf7AACRPiNNLHjy95bi9un4Erp6OF64osXoWFNN1mgGNQ/s400/IMG_3911.JPG" /></p><br /><br /><p align="center">Saturday was the Fall Festival at the school where I teach and the boys attend. It was so much fun and a gorgeous day! Colin enjoying so yummy cotton candy!</p><br /><br /><p align="center">Brendan on the rock climbing wall<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669403567496884498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlX5tPjRl_FGo2K1WA9dMoOepleT1o0XnYP4CVumywDDy_60jabmY4Lrm_4zRHcjRzSq5sxnripFnqNyP5eszdrFdyZxTOlTU51YKUILR_dl2_QttsygngzuDLBFoKeBWObiOwMl-XDA/s400/IMG_3936.JPG" /></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><br /><br />The boys taking a ride on the giant trikes!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669403561026605442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd12utsSGejho8llRHXxl_ue19ReQ9uOqqrEJmJzZzi5wAzS9px0zOCgRzWNudCJSsUtFD4QHTCyOYpT_SWhnQ1MAzUR_nXcIlPqRK6I4FuKl_8wL2_7xoNGPh5UrYgIV1gQ9BPdkplA/s400/IMG_3947.JPG" />The day was so much fun, in addition to a bunch of carnival style games, they had face painting, a haunted house, hippity hops, a costume contest, giant hamster ball races (SO much fun!)...the boys were having such a great time that we ended up staying the entire day!<br /></p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center">Join in with <a href="http://thebowyers.blogspot.com/">Sara</a>...It's not to late to join the fun!<br /><img title="Project 365" border="0" alt="Project 365 button designed by http://richgift.blogspot.com" src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/ed77ie/my%20graphics/buttons/sara_p365button09.png" /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/357/3E89E258C80403BE1DCE25DAE8E977A2.png" /></a></p>McCrakensx4http://www.blogger.com/profile/14298977962218410054noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532085477857131259.post-14039142609213207452011-10-16T21:51:00.000-07:002011-10-30T14:21:39.865-07:00Project 365<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">A picture a day for 365 days...a year's worth of fun!</span></strong><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Sunday ~ 277/365</strong></span><br />Sunday October 9, 2011</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664321374915868658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDr0hjIHrZZybxBW27bStk8xyeoktl5qX_UdGq79Ods7MRDoStFLSMqb_pMmIiS6wT9A_qraHJrbFZxwPwxa_JJm_hQUl0DZ9K5kwSLlRVVHRcvF6ukUa4dNkjdQKNPq13T5kVIZSpw/s400/IMG_3106.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center">Sunday Colin & his friend Kyle asked if they could wash my car...who was I to turn down their want?! They ended up washing my car, Ryan's car and Kyle's mom car! Great way to keep cool on a HOT day!<br /></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664321547297882418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjx5Hd076-hWdDi5WIBbuQ6zZV03PUuHT77lvDY8Y90kCnDFTJHlsTj8FCKezijj_HBqdU69W9jUZdn0rQjbqkFE6hQbe0JS9e8Vp_d76hjaIkaf1rT8-3qa1-CmWGVeNJLZ-6PQLgw/s400/IMG_3105.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Monday~278/365</span></span><br />Monday October 10, 2011 <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664321363686118674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlp_L_5_oa2yUIaSH7YTk4Fpjc3TN03T9cxQ_Agikm0seni8Jgm0aeTa5r-DkuBOFqDXWozEdbbxEmLc6mBt3_kLFpyh6AbfAxrBJCWlXxSDgY9OagV70Bq15WROAkivbdvCvdbEsl4g/s400/IMG_3111.JPG" />Fall Break...Day 1...Colin & I headed to my mom's house to visit and have her take in some of my skirts. While there Ryan surprised us in between football meetings and practice.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664321366000804658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfvd76rrHwzwRpcb48Bp3ic70njUZKSGmdknJMu36RRLzRpgQvM7DONHcwcDEm_OuOLQXKBWUSvP6j0MBVV7kYwQy66Hi7-gKjRN5nCiBEsowsVLFi0C7zM8C8n-Fbh3A6nbVqcvvjoA/s400/IMG_3107.JPG" /> </p><br /><p align="center">This picture courtesy of Colin!<br /><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Tuesday~279/365</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center">Tuesday October 11, 2011<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664321356583285218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSlQMQY_CavaZCaX4Wu5qef1GvW-y-baG87S1_fSAA-PB8ybazhyWb7YeFIW7Rc01xXogqn4T0LOqVxwuboflySE7h-CyBDiWvETkj_C4bn5pX-R64WzwroNDMAK5PQIz_7cttaGuXjg/s400/IMG_3114.JPG" /></div><br /><p align="center">Fall Break...Day 2...the boys & I headed to the movies to see Real Steel. This was not my first choice in movies, but after seeing it, I was very glad that we went and saw it....so very good!<br /><br /><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Wednesday~280/365 </strong></span><br />Wednesday October 12, 2011</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664321353171707618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1OlkN1B2l7aIbHWYZSWR0PHya3QdjGk4uOb5Q_R6I5n7Om5q6TKGbisvkjrYZEAPFuPw0hpe_ulcmsBYDD55gXTkyb9XKQfIJs5i63sNuArETRk1LC5Xgeqb0GaEe2f5yO6lfZ166eA/s400/IMG_3115.JPG" /> <br /><div align="center">Fall Break...Day 3...my morning was all about this cutie and a coffee date with his mama at one of our fav spots! Loved to be able to catch up with fer while enjoying some hot tea and a yummy pumpkin nut muffin!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">After lunch I took the boys and a friend up to Culver's for free custard. When you donate 2 cans you get free custard during the month of October! So very yummy!</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664320917979284018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmDKEzLFF_yuluSowm1en_i3yNePVPMeREbCsSlMffMe7Ys6NQdfJZowPu-k8gXXAd7wF8NlcZ1uivvVL2B9IUV2ClYAf2xQMF0bvNUzqzLnIafADN9ySDFKpUkHWO3_59jxnhEs_Dg/s400/IMG_3117.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">...after our ice cream date, the boys and I headed to Kennedy's volleyball game. She and her team did GREAT...won both games. She is an amazing athlete.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669390507511630802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcm_KO78tpgCDPdrJ_AWgyTm-l8f8XO1T_v4r_x1jOQExWHbmTEIT_ixz7RI-ffUQCvq1mUIEkWQLkpVU-Iq8DrHHR6TD5NaLkoV0iLU8rNVWxldt3CCZoZmjSJ3HVeUrxUjfH1fd-Eg/s400/IMG_3132.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thursday~281/365</span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br />Thursday October 13, 2011</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669390326655834354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYk4JztVaAXZpuT0nfSO0fTVTqFbpkpHd4wyfREd4a_0ShX3YCvjR0M6SFkpTF-KJmVrsQhzf9ZoL1ylKfCXR1Z91hPT1UqFqG8KU9JvVnfssba9gHZ-8k6-hhbXkSrYdbO28BPsCIg/s400/IMG_3144.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center">Fall Break...Day 4...since I was up at the butt crack of dawn and had nothing to do, it was deemed paint the football banner day! The weather was so nice I was able to take it outside on the drive way and paint it there. I think this is my most favoritest banner I have painted this season so far! The boys had a friend over most of the day as well and then football practice that night.<br /></p><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Friday~282/365</strong></span><br />Friday October 14, 2011</div><br /><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664320881954017954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZQnBc9bNSfYv1WmbgWSCkc5Vh7PjlojFfcRVCh9b9LEMqU3lxkPUXSH71QsBOPcbFkO5EaLx_fdTVNhi6UHdibpZJXDrtHhuD1F_nxM91LeVUY3TW4y5SaVktN4_QhHyf5RAryyLyQ/s400/IMG_3145.JPG" /> Fall Break...Day 5 (final day, so sad)...found us at Cereta's Chocolate Factory. They are a small family owned chocolate factory that still hand makes it all...YUM! On the ultimate chocolate pizza tour we were able to tour the factory, sample some of the yumminess and the kids were able to make a chocolate pizza of their own. Since it was Friday and still GAME day (for Ryan) it was another coach's wife and her kids (Emma, Nash & Bric) and us! We all had a great time! </p><br /><p align="center">Brendan making his choc pizza<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664320570306669410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFseZlbq-1MuoIiMVx6ejZT6rDTZi0E6FmZdu28-sO6-OmEx7QWpZBeMqLgtf8CAhuq4OeK_-nkvPAuLUKnEQwlKbh4hpbfQGglJoDZrZ_ekEDpWyBQSqwjC3vPGhwFz-yalwWHGz63Q/s400/IMG_3155.JPG" /></p><br /><p></p><br /><p align="center">Colin making his choc pizza<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664320563818258466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdGc9AKg8tkZRvXvUN7SKQgfcrBTsVyq4E7xUn51Zsj4RbKM_3QfkLmcwTAvqBg_Nn7tK3pgBiuHw5MSbeex0v2qPm5K8GQulxcZgDcR2ZVQtYAwL8hyphenhyphen0zN9uQ9QDeWGf_a9IM_cjfsQ/s400/IMG_3156.JPG" /></p><br /><p></p><br /><p align="center">After the chocolate factory we headed to Scottsdale for an away game where we were treated to dinner by the WCHS football boosters...so very thoughtful and very good! And then is was game time!</p><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664320559135664354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSno-4TQsmjiO-jjhYQOaGXODosusen_AjDPm7Wpqk30GHKTNp0oUIKAOhLeMo03KNnleMe6TRUgHKmZLwTmtod0QxtQMwlswRf4y-EWkbHavr608T6anCCmfnsZxE2sim2J4K2cFNA/s400/IMG_3185.JPG" /></p><br /><p align="center">Ryan watching as his defense put a pounding on the Wolves of DMHS.</p><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664320543505531938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBd3VFNIxzsT7fqfGmCiBDL7wEkK_RUMSe1yjHTI5TaY7i3d4h-WMmVbQQJEs74Chpywe3ElzEfdxKKfV9wM1YMvjjz6sXfNxDtgBi4bKSq-tCLiJ8sIXeFbuMo1aebldXhxIVMfzsw/s400/IMG_3199.JPG" /></p><br /><p align="center">A little blurry but it was a <span style="font-size:130%;">HUGE </span>sack!!!</p><br /><p align="center">...Final Score...</p><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">WCHS 48 - DMHS 23</span></strong></p><br /><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664320542137597826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLt_rNrjmUlB2TJTF8pilMQTBjxQtY_r-Rz9xmxNEoxCYQEfE3xiDCrV2aXo4Wl_TlIPQwL4MST9plwdPDhWB_gfwIb79U2bm1eZyE92o94aE5oMW4qlTu55TMF0RHy5vJBL3YFurog/s400/IMG_3219.JPG" /></p><br /><p align="center">It was an AWESOME game!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Saturday~283/365</span></strong> </p><br /><p align="center">Saturday October 15, 2011<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664320261072151394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSgHYkMuG715wq_pafRTpeliPSD_iajyHxDwe3gVCa6WDsTgr1nUhKvB6YRWYEFt7UgY5cvCcF0DZiIOpWylPqUqC_sE6CLPg_hpOJf1Zz0VD3TLmHTaRrcmRNo1Iv58uUkGu1SNzxA/s400/IMG_3220.JPG" /></p><br /><p align="center">Saturday leads us to Play-off Game #1 for the CATS! They were up against the Bruins and were ready for a fight. In their league it's a one game elimination...so it was put up or go home!</p><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664320242969243266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzsU18C2lkiuHNubRKBMSRcFj5k-eI6iHALVywRqDTi9RRnaVle4j3H9yT1-6KueNPc2krm7KP0C6_ieXAiDZ6ySNdK7XgOoobvNVntGnQwoLxCN__DkGOmHnVV3V48hyphenhyphenK-6YsSUHFg/s400/IMG_3262.JPG" /></p><br /><p align="center">The boys on the sidelines</p><br /><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664320238617540242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglAZ-E3xTPNwLPgpYAowSB8xsX4JiNCOh9DZatXyvwtjbTfvlIm4aqg4gp3kkvN31TA6Mhlph8jt_yQoiyKOfgy2GGhB-5PlT84-zMB8v5-_mm4Z__kbJJ_1Sz60OCW97nqiTfUdMVSQ/s400/IMG_3273.JPG" /><br /><br />Both boys in on stating defense...the played an AWESOME game...</p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664320235459091106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_aYO9tLLsWJwsUEtQdFP4KA-K5VYybq2IZ5GPja9VR9XSn1cYy_UMVKW0ynvYHnaHwihTHIE-PfymjNEw7stXT2Hdeh7vO7NAiZulPhSo_G5pkxjc_XS9yI8UnI1GgKInB3OiqlOZ9A/s400/IMG_3337.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center">...bring home a <strong>V.I.C.T.O.R.Y.!!! </strong></p><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">CATS 34 - BRUINS 0</span></strong></p><br /><p align="center">...and that brings us to game #2 of the play-offs!</p><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">WAY TO GO CATS!!!<br /></span></strong><br /><br /></p><br /><div align="center">Join in with <a href="http://thebowyers.blogspot.com/">Sara</a>...It's not to late to join the fun!<br /><img title="Project 365" border="0" alt="Project 365 button designed by http://richgift.blogspot.com" src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/ed77ie/my%20graphics/buttons/sara_p365button09.png" /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/357/3E89E258C80403BE1DCE25DAE8E977A2.png" /></a></div>McCrakensx4http://www.blogger.com/profile/14298977962218410054noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532085477857131259.post-50885164913979238192011-10-10T12:55:00.000-07:002011-10-10T16:28:10.190-07:00Project 365<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">A picture a day for 365 days...a year's worth of fun!</span></strong><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Sunday ~ 270/365</strong></span><br />Sunday October 2, 2011</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661959415413239938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybql-_ZCDzi-uqpZFOpRQ-WTY31g7r2h3ZgFWBIQ1xsUx2vdwwaHdJ5mjGDKa20NYSGfShCdqD98QSQYkypliQnGrNd-tgGTMA3M9O5ETX9FfMC_cIahwA7Dwr1kBbgBDNiKzcjYHOg/s400/IMG_2902.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center">I spent most of Sunday doing my regular Sunday chores, <em>laundry...blah...</em>along with watching the TV series of Friday Night Lights, which was recommended to me by another coach's wife. I can't believe I have never seen any of this series before...it sucked me in! I am in the process of watching season 2 this weekend! I also watched the movie, but am liking the series much better.</p><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Monday~271/365</span></span><br />Monday October 3, 2011</div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661959250200446434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimke-EVhku1Psk6039eSAxaydBmbJUP22dHVpxyQo-5Ai4Wf3SQ9DzpjRnvV1GlF5QwsZ_Y9VD2tt2vbslix1gKzTsCfe3LDX1od03tEAS473q04JIzmuIQXGk3pgk_CD6GB4aBT97UQ/s400/IMG_2908.JPG" />Sunday, along with doing my chores and watching my new fav TV series, I made a homemade oreo cheesecake! It wasn't too bad for my first attempt...the boys loved it and that was all that matters! Can't wait to try my hand at some more flavors!<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Tuesday~272/365</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center">Tuesday October 4, 2011<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661959246800970834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2QsipDMWUxOLp1xxq6zJ_uai-zEBFL-MHdt5MeHugWh7AL3xCpWBmW_3k1O89rohyejXUpECJcAXl3yM2XdOp_VSTaKfOjl_41IuOGrO8qIJoaNp9jpVpA0CHY7gPWdnbSHFlQd3LQ/s400/IMG_2909.JPG" /></div><br /><p align="center">This week we have had a major change in the weather...I am LOVING it! Cooler...feeling a little bit more like fall! Well with the fall like weather also brings rain; so at practice I spent some of the time in the car...when it slowed down a bit, I braved the element and went to sit with my umbrella for a bit! I came home a stacicle!<br /></p><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Wednesday~273/365 </strong></span><br />Wednesday October 5, 2011<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661959240068878498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjot6j2gW7_mZu9ZQEU7gnNwpIqCkX0Uas9aA5mM3-aNgXvOCcACtsrsGPvbm046eRoYHCu-Kn7sCVN2wYnzT3REA5u0sbfDdMpGFqJuZxHfH3Je6FlEKZq_59-_J9HOuqkVXUgD7B01Q/s400/IMG_2915.JPG" /></div><br /><p align="center">Wednesday we went to Target to pick up Colin's prescription so before we left we ventured to find the Halloween fun...along the way we found this....</p><br /><p align="center">CHRISTMAS stuff...already!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661959235817715154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggVVrZgMp71o6QNr49WVeyupa4Y-NbDSug5mytreG3enUK0Gwp5dK8GqxcUPm7aUn78bEur-jWKOAfaPlZAjS6huDIS1rmEITE26-gt7b1K99RmXE451CgFZHE23l6CctUNZTweA_aJw/s400/IMG_2916.JPG" /></p><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thursday~274/365</span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br />Thursday October 6, 2011</p><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661959232850656162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYMJbhbV_USTU_BnXM7w7IhGnyOwPQ8ZBoEW7NF9lYAfMzkqyn-YkomkU5zeGeo8bqyGzYRsIq9YreztZ3zUrVMKZc8IfZ2NlOdjMoJNiHzKBXBWBk6cBPTPyKWMxnmBNrTTt3rd-CA/s400/IMG_2918.JPG" />Thursday after school and after the boys got picked up for football practice I met Crystal at our fav happy hour place...Macayo's!! It has some very yummy mexican food with half off appetizers! Great meal and company for $5...can't beat that!<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Friday~275/365</strong></span><br />Friday October 7, 2011 <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661958985402313618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgHNpa4Ff0WXnt0u6gg5KUVb15lPqOx4O51SWufuC3WvOVuDxbR0GI1c4hwncUwILRIYEofIF84ZP0yh-C4RIv2sNDItFZY52gWoAI_n6cGytEPDHg4boXExMLDwprgQ-SEgOCzV6rQ/s400/IMG_2921.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Friday we left school a tad bit early to head 3 hours north to Kingman to watch Ryan and the Wildcats take on the Bulldogs. We went with the head coach's wife and her kids. </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">It was a tad bit chilly...55* at kickoff...bbrrrr!!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661958978649131762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggHn4kO1vw7jAygWfeVNz4atZPeozs4g0D4NssxPkvOtKznoA9psHv5AdcuDyZiBQQ3GmjE1eM6d24Pu_jmsJKMvCeI_rAUv_vCDqLj5V8UETWO3H_-bAM4fSKvTnItFPJWlREdJ8g3w/s400/IMG_2960.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Ryan's defense dominated...the Wildcats had a GREAT game! So sad that the quarterback was on the ground more than he was on his feet!<br /></div><br /><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661958974206592738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOItpv_UdavkwbJNXM_NfmnlnrfxFXl3v2p-piovcPTAC_k_UQjYm26LDHPiwMC8psdI1WfXl2Ea4egVcOrfv0aPag-ehchuU3264N5LEgTxM9Np7XnmBqXsMx2ijB0QOWru_FrO_uw/s400/IMG_2968.JPG" /><strong>WILDCATS WIN!!!</strong></p><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">WCHS Wildcats 54 - KHS Bulldogs 16</span></strong><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661958965133059826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwwKcjsKXObvfbK6ZKrkXBd5RRyQTuM1DnPcXvBRJQSPYgSAnliwNYjMggBcDywc6CkFmMkKFVT5ZxFPOnOkFcLqRLuE25EbG0_htmKLdrEO6EtOurURlU51TFAmPPGjvY4rSNF63vuA/s400/IMG_2987.JPG" /></p><br /><p align="center"><br /></p><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Saturday~276/365</span></strong> </p><br /><p align="center">Saturday October 8, 2011<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661958962706127906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiELh-55Q583Zl7eYFdwQI1U3Z67DM_tCZgekpVODiWJj7FI6p4A5Hft69UP7Cc178xvaoKmJLiTUphe3Le0-2Maxj55V6Cs6DTOdNIg6GcWjuUHMwg4ZAv024RFKn8VYIQzxwP7aUCRw/s400/IMG_3104.JPG" /></p><br /><p align="center">The CATS had a fantastic game on Saturday as well bringing home a <strong>VICTORY</strong> over the Stallions <strong>21-0</strong>! </p><br /><p align="center">GREAT JOB BOYS!</p><br /><p align="center">This was their last regular season game and with Saturday's win they will head to the play-offs!<br /></p><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Join in with <a href="http://thebowyers.blogspot.com/">Sara</a>...It's not to late to join the fun!<br /><img title="Project 365" border="0" alt="Project 365 button designed by http://richgift.blogspot.com" src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/ed77ie/my%20graphics/buttons/sara_p365button09.png" /><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/357/3E89E258C80403BE1DCE25DAE8E977A2.png" /></a></p>McCrakensx4http://www.blogger.com/profile/14298977962218410054noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532085477857131259.post-55533735725730284562011-10-02T09:44:00.000-07:002011-10-02T10:14:26.123-07:00Project 365<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">A picture a day for 365 days...a year's worth of fun!</span></strong><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Sunday ~ 263/365</strong></span><br />Sunday September 25, 2011 <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658938571464976930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjr6mI7nyx8YyzvyLZ9vYw-0GcWX2p0_oNqaU75iLMx0ldgKzVuxuWwz4royR2J1SrUUqLEFtT8A1BDI4GFjN-4sIiR_NKgxwFUJq1TTAlRa5bAZm986QTW0GcWsPwAcFpzjewVa6pA/s400/IMG_2537.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="center">Sunday was a sad, but bittersweet day at the McCraken house...Kayla went back to live with her mom and sisters. After 7 months it was time for her to go back. I am hoping and praying that she takes back all that she learned while living here. I will miss having another girl in the house.<br /></div><br /><p align="center"><br /><br /><br /></p><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Monday~264/365</span></span><br />Monday September 26, 2011<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658938562216332866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFl7C-uPE5oG4CiezfW_ELBqg_z5YIPdeyLlbpC2OPY_63RcDUBgVA-SSkZpFmM0i5E1DGFnzaAZFdnHdBS-qVMpfiECVeBrU6MqmoApx_C4Nb9jhr_8dMgfUWLM3Vc4gZ5UuCBxc1Q/s400/IMG_2558.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="center">Monday was the start of WCHS's homecoming week! Each day was spirit day on campus and each night they had something fun going on...Monday night it was the powder puff football game, Sr. girls vs. Jr. girls and some of the varsity football players cheered them on! Here is the ending stunt of their halftime routine...it was quite funny!<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Tuesday~265/365</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center">Tuesday September 27, 2011</div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658938231958888994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAho_uPDxNLgjRGow2lnMY_KGDWKrhNpuARwQwarSb6wgTGt1icrv1lVpvL_Lu3mYHZ6fFmr1-atVC0rZ1wgH-n0IjUdof4SXmsrpu2uVy8E68O1cRE8ocj6nldYOFhIFsIXj4w04vg/s400/IMG_2668.JPG" />With October right around the corner, so is Breast Cancer Awareness month and with that brings pink socks to my football players. They received their socks and helmet decal at practice on Tuesday night. They will wear their pink socks the remainder of the season to promote awareness.<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Wednesday~266/365 </strong></span><br />Wednesday September 28, 2011</div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658938242339191714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVRKdlH_32Eu_VB9IwQg05nLUWaI9vr_TvOegN3xhukHqdAPZIlc7Ugxw4Ykw0sBEvdy-aL-O3daCE_80ROwrA_xoDXsf9CpX1bEAvSZ2ewyXSFBRSgrZSAQjmGG8OEv9E0Qr5emtxQ/s400/IMG_2598.JPG" />Our science unit at school is on Living vs. Non-Living Things. On Wednesday we 'planted' lima beans in ziploc baggies with wet paper towel. Hopefully we will see some sprouts in a few days!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thursday~267/365</span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br />Thursday September 29, 2011</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658938238399904770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0qNsi2NT5citsib3h8_XDv9_5FdQJ6WcFzqkX6NY5-Mzuy1veNpAiNN3X6x_wSqrKEMry4hmhG6cJtSaY2D6WASpQ3QhKayI7p7D4DH7bliKbYVK5y8gP7_1csmF6Sc5tiJUHC6y-A/s400/IMG_2664.JPG" /> <br /><div align="center">Thursday was Apple Fun Day in Mrs. McCraken's kinder class! Our afternoon was filled with all things apples! They did math, science, literacy, and art...one of the favorite stations was the apple tasting and graphing station! Red apples were the favorite this year!<br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658938236462890274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivUcUJgjtfrDMINpOJo4WokYzufM3aKnvEEgfweSW5J_bUYUIym2BNO-OJ-CHZGfDEmyAenVwSVpZPWY4e_hl8wYYhyphenhyphenJxBu_LRzrWfuQKqs5W9r58JS18MHtvQZVnznymc1ifdFhed5w/s400/IMG_2665.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Friday~268/365</strong></span><br />Friday September 30, 2011 <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658938226366638754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckD87kbVEEZ18U3vL6Fi0oHAfJL7w0k-lDL_ZJ-zVL5fH7ufUfOrt4AFGZ6FdsSEQCmLqpgc0Qs0hAZvN_Zu5VNjAVKQlqZRf7I-o7fC42nT1UdDdKa4xetewEp1j2gJLMGt7r9eRMg/s400/IMG_2765.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="center">Friday night brought us to the WCHS Wildcat homecoming game. It was a GREAT game and WCHS pulled out a VICTORY against the Eagles 44-13! This was the first time we were able to go onto the field after the game, so you can bet I took that opportunity to snap a few family pics with the scoreboard behind us!! Great Job Wildcats!<br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658937809192604690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8JdS1dFj-YPkkO2p7sliCiuDaBU8SbyHa5A99WBHg4AtCw6RemahfRZBm-l2hAWdDubdw_mByOZOAYh3_Mu0IDFfteOfKmR17iQd8EYgrhmzuFAzP4hx9G-0TjQuQGDNUyPLU7fLBTw/s400/IMG_2766.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></p><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Saturday~269/365</span></strong> </p><br /><p align="center">Saturday October 1, 2011<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658937803992396866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSyUG2NMmjNhK4rFjI-w6yUghIcu9oiunp9ld_4wTclaZndSfnl3js0SSXsHn2XrEONBSMRlls7JyQ9sLA1A1TrIG263XHLMvwYk-pxJ3lgAhbhE52FHPI2Rwre45aQ4FgiGAEUo2Og/s400/IMG_2870.JPG" /></p><br /><p align="center">Saturday was a noon game and it was HOT! Even though the CATS couldn't pull out a win, losing 13-6 against the Ravens, both McCraken boys had an outstanding game making their blocks and tackles. Brendan is above making his tackle and below is Colin getting in on the action. Ryan and I were so proud of the way they played yesterday.</p><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658937803833642658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHbNmEKfR8Ft8SJOEbUITaMvBVJoGhhdLAV1_uDAea_hWroiT0mkCwnAeBTgQcywumtGPpG24ldvPTHIbEcNRIpIh9eyVcZv9WnkXsNzQLkkxsoJFu6V6tFay-VwLsaa_yLrDkL52cg/s400/IMG_2877.JPG" /></p><br /><p></p><br /><p align="center">After the game the team had a photo op to showcase their pink socks and their support for breast cancer awareness...even the cheerleaders got in on it with their pink socks!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658937797724047442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjCxQGcScq455Rc5eXJxKbMv0oPZOEtUF43BQyK8xqVUvJooE8rVsK46DUH9eXAamfCKPqSIDvP0a0FZWW1v8YwHUKiL-OkskweT2cMuCabnVjZOK9SkUCCY5UwRArTyXMuTj-CciNA/s400/IMG_2896.JPG" /><br /></p><br /><div align="center">Cousin Kennedy was able to make it out to the game along with grandma & grandpa. After they showered up, the kids and grandma headed to the movies and dinner.</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658937793784336114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTt1c3tfC5hOWLuJYzqwVsh_tFBv3mt1X2nVrusVMnS1GIMWo_MpmKhtAI_GXi3bljVAbgtFK9jWPXxpB4e9ybtc8w8VA74ir2jcFd1solmgmB544mXmwxm6pODYpa0qXpET0P2vebNg/s400/IMG_2901.JPG" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Join in with <a href="http://thebowyers.blogspot.com/">Sara</a>...It's not to late to join the fun!<br /><img title="Project 365" border="0" alt="Project 365 button designed by http://richgift.blogspot.com" src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/ed77ie/my%20graphics/buttons/sara_p365button09.png" /><br /></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/357/3E89E258C80403BE1DCE25DAE8E977A2.png" /></a></p>McCrakensx4http://www.blogger.com/profile/14298977962218410054noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532085477857131259.post-80638246297614083192011-09-25T16:48:00.000-07:002011-09-25T18:44:41.120-07:00Project 365<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">I am such a slacker...I didn't post last week thinking I would just do I 2 week catch up, but not thinking I deleted my memory card to make room for my football pics...oh well! I will start where I left off!</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">A picture a day for 365 days...a year's worth of fun!</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Saturday ~ 255/365</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center">Saturday September 17, 2011</div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656451462398480018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZgP45VNzXS0nsuLmaHKSTygWF0FIUAHcldAH0Y4W-mTQc0OSJeiLTjkDioDW-ydnPh_XGDnhXXINWqcnmt_TO_KpKQ62H2aX_gV527AYSUqrsZCwSu13LEIsSGMzId6b5m7vidyU42w/s400/IMG_2208.JPG" /> Saturday night the boys and I headed to Movie Night Under the Stars at the Stadium! We watched Rio on the <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">jumbo</span></strong> tron <em>(which we had not seen yet, believe it or not!)</em> It was very good and we all enjoyed ourselves!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Sunday ~ 256/365</strong></span><br />Sunday September 18, 2011 </div><br /><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656451456621542210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCg9w_9uvMLpHEDNZNqrI3j7SvedQtwbOOYkHKNUAHM70Ka3IhyphenhyphenoZ4skFLBZ_ZprOPoMSbIV2vNYCfOylheKYXtQfz_cUEIcqr5txhj1CLOShHJLGV6wlfm57lCggjFwoW-U_Bl4sXiA/s400/IMG_2211.JPG" />Sunday was picture day for the CATS...I love these pics that I took of the boys...too bad Bren decided to be a brat and close his eyes. I wouldn't keep them open for the life of my camera! Hopefully he cooperated with the photographer since the pics were <strong>ex.pen.sive. </strong></p><br /><p align="center"><strong><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656451450775775858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJsrI8lIq_ymVM1B2UyB3gHe3QozPZRim6CPVEnNxOexxZLk9LMzoXam4nddHJp7hI0rmcoSR2dSboILBYUYbyrRqrKmOGLckSvekjcmRijyoZs8rcKaC4SmP_YJTsHDVD4kY6zALvQ/s400/IMG_2239.JPG" /></strong><br /></p><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Monday~257/365</span></span><br />Monday September 19, 2011</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656451446830840258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwMNPBz3-PzwG8_HVNuNtr99Ls_jQKzcpl2HfBQZ5wogHuV42g69-rKc7v35KGcPnAE7RIfOCk0uvjgI78vz6p-jTNKW-QGRyR2JmSX7434ClF8TWE0ZKtES-SD3aFf9yEHq9I2blO-g/s400/IMG_2248.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center">Monday I started partner reading in my class. This was a first for the year and all of the students loved it!<br /></p><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Tuesday~258/365</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center">Tuesday September 20, 2011<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656451174777281826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh830KHWZMm-OddNYo1T0qeeLDplw8gKzWrxDLES_bpCNMeHr9M7b5wQedpiUOK7gtNo6-cC0u2-8v1CJm2a1RrczpDM5kIGy4MWm1EJStoF_Is5EjKkzEqyC8d5a20B_lNhxqXKXicrQ/s400/IMG_2278.JPG" /></div><br /><p align="center">Colin at football practice...love this kid!<br /><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Wednesday~259/365 </strong></span><br />Wednesday September 21, 2011<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656451191897583282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdtdOEpoBdWnDsv5NgvN4b30ETBi3Gaoo1XLQOg8DR9KZw4HuuKhnGOTrgE4Hsv4Sl9lIRYeBZ1wy1VFUc4ZBY5bbY3wl8KaTNoeamP19YD7R2u7QjcHmXW7COZtCLZh7OEfD1Uztcg/s400/IMG_2251.JPG" /></div><br /><p align="center">Wednesday was picture day at school. This was after school <em><span style="font-size:85%;">(since I lost track of time before school and missed my photo op!) </span></em>Before school their hair was all gelled up and looking good.<br /></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656451187751706898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0gSnloGxGWqZiEE1auvVBQ2EhJEcO7BId1z_GT9_1I5VuAjdFUTAZw-O8g96k3FyDcknEZtzxHgnmjxZJrHyGysy3oMz2SdznDGu3DlCRanoQ0KkcBurPKGVdw5R1YYN6pGMk6zQjA/s400/IMG_2275.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center">After school we headed to WCHS to catch part of the frosh game. The boys (Colin especially) loves to be on the field whoever is playing! We left at halftime to WCHS losing :(</p><br /><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thursday~260/365</span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br />Thursday September 22, 2011</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656451181549438162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJxj_t14BiicHuRd3xUXDLfuXF7oyuAKqjB6tAtIwZiRMLF0hHAp5e9-2hc5hXkNrsVsFaXut5r-UF-LWjYROESL5EaqBk53gwZfBK4timeCQMqn7YlhZSuzMt77UNyLkHNmBE2sdXA/s400/IMG_2276.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center">The boys doing some tackling practice at Thursday night's practice. Brendan is the one on the far left and Colin has orange socks on.</p><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Friday~261/365</strong></span><br />Friday September 23, 2011 <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656450648431560130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHt5bnBIBEehQXUwKIOFVZKNLbqGYhovUa4vVAtPVHipDX1FExv_jBD0tCuJuni0aNclL8K6rXNhpJ__FRY58RWrhXmJ7fq0PZd2nDihU-iU0JnyO35X9w0ie3-PLH72i4irgRLj52Qw/s400/IMG_2291.JPG" /></div><br /><p align="center">Friday Night Lights...Coach Mac and the Wildcats!</p><br /><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656450646859786562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLgvUoDAsh-5QdmgXvu_K16Zj764cmmwlf5t6fFEc3KBdc9QmHHUT2qnr9cmoln5Y0lLH7sdIs8zrGKiP4OQl9VaoX4-kDxbP3s303eSoL4u5L_3Dw2fUQMzoc2mTzeoslk6n5mO3lg/s400/IMG_2313.JPG" /></p><br /><p align="center">Ryan talking to his defense...they played a hard game on Friday to a tough team. Ryan's defense held them to only 41 points...the lowest point total of the season. WCHS lost to the Cougars 41-7.<br /></p><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Saturday~262/365</span></strong> </p><br /><p align="center">Saturday September 24, 2011<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656450639148822802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXnSWaAYGfkDHyJCGI9_a3cvM0kg6T5dVjEFv8rvkJPK3NfDfziLQ-hkEhnQRnBVZk6crevV7YTe1dXOaF1IyZEeu_7UAKP_dxcQGXR85AqmIQ93A8kegj84OAGjZ1Au2Nm-uGCxGZMw/s400/IMG_2419.JPG" /></p><br /><p align="center">Saturday found us back at the football field for the boys' game. It was a <strong>HOT</strong> one as the game started at noon. Above is Brendan.</p><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong></strong></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong></strong></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656450636157575682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoV6TLDlidW8WyjIFqUyHXcv9tiaW-hmXjC1XKmdUaHclkVYGH2d0xZ5L_tEXzJy3vtR9gKukPdv56HWAkgCMfsUfvo0EzxKBK5mhvtU9CyThon_BFofsp2ULuiKtZxVLCXB8-pCPmqQ/s400/IMG_2463.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center"></p></span><br /><p align="center">The <strong>CATS</strong> score!</p><br /><div align="center"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656450633011910498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBEu6-8wCI6-QUBl7j9SZNrWfQjh8LQsOMysWrQJwh-Sol-XQ7DkzDAG8WFgwSUsDiXk2YojXyoOVWKuWvTrL53RZmIcJLCGNDTyuMrMKAeJbbFzYRUFZ8zGBPBMwa-nzggGMLeCVbOA/s400/IMG_2527.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center">Colin waving the CATS flag in <strong>VICTORY</strong>!!</p><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">The CATS beat the Kings 13-0.</span></strong></p><br /><p align="center"><br />Join in with <a href="http://thebowyers.blogspot.com/">Sara</a>...It's not to late to join the fun!<br /><img title="Project 365" border="0" alt="Project 365 button designed by http://richgift.blogspot.com" src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/ed77ie/my%20graphics/buttons/sara_p365button09.png" /><br /></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/357/3E89E258C80403BE1DCE25DAE8E977A2.png" /></a></p>McCrakensx4http://www.blogger.com/profile/14298977962218410054noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532085477857131259.post-47586690994872881752011-09-11T10:24:00.000-07:002011-09-11T13:17:13.583-07:00Project 365<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">A picture a day for 365 days...a year's worth of fun!</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Sunday ~ 248/365</strong></span><br />Sunday September 4, 2011 </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651158497773167266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hXrOxRf2MWjuzuLC1kGnQWzQpGatZjo6XsQE2wj6ktm1k6LsdfK9R8dlEZbJfBkffI3N6UdNcb5ciB7CVfhKicT2XeeNkqn-WVdYNwrl6MpZlBVhZCE6YzP9xAIe0QSTFV667apUNg/s400/IMG_1667.JPG" border="0" /> <br /><p align="center">Sunday I co-hosted a baby shower meet & greet for our newest Wildcat...<em><strong>introducing Charley Claire</strong></em>...She slept for most of it including, the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">impromtu</span> photo shoot after the presents, food & girl talk! Here she is posing with Brown Bear, something I took for a school project actually!<br /></p><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Monday~249/365</span></span><br />Monday September 5, 2011<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651158491809636162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM07Yzus8vZHApxSCLQxZffEPDWKsc4wgxthtmS28bCxtTEmbEzA-TbDVfmfTFZ6LUPHqf2VQGiuChoxhget3N7CkowGQGLLNQktSEutMsesty3AyjtVGFaMwj0pJQ5TJrLxvC1yeTag/s400/IMG_1674.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5h8UvghLmnAdihFllGrCVgFVPyT1VjfyiclGujT8yAeGaMTT53CAPXldmwDc36FALpnWahKeUadj4_iC6kYY9d7QOgAfOSOMupmAHxl-VNNnGQ-Ftsc-vidX85aTTEvyE3p2n7bzUzw/s1600/IMG_0905.JPG"></a></div><br /><br /><p align="center">Monday, <em>since it was Labor Day & no school</em>, my mom, the boys & I headed to the movies...the boys went to see The Smurfs & my mom and I saw The Help...<strong>gotta love $5 movie mornings</strong>!<br /><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGABS_E29wIAzmEdqFNtOYACJojZufKqY0qepWldx9bzGn4hiKfIACQVbapB0GFfvSQiWCi1UJkyHn7xsLp-hbWnyHoVEwNXpxWN3_VhKktqyE_uaxwUq5ePd5rMxt6EK5hw5Qysqrw/s1600/IMG_0906.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Tuesday~250/365</span></strong></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Tuesday September 6, 2011<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651158483577662114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjHDIVJkYQBnxJ1Ti5HmfiAQiplB-NdJuptZiULKBU_Omy7GZfySw7sHp7co2Wjvyn24mEQNmhP9qusOxfc3r0t8yiBc6gzHog9ogSqHY_Dqp1MpXwskuyjrBB-V0a4xiWEQDEmoZRTA/s400/IMG_1676.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><p align="center">Tuesday night at football practice...I am <em><strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">SSSOOO</span></strong></em> ready for it not to be <span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>110*</strong></span> anymore...<em><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">blah!</span></strong></em><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Wednesday~251/365 </strong></span><br />Wednesday September 7, 2011<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651157953400262722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3IbrsAwAvmcOxEGSa5464KJ-Gl0uXFXJBqCyeOY8NxpL7e_-UKmzOWl6wRFft0fcGCQSDiYOgheqbsl69MtKh6FyVqGCUxpHwfkgoSvpy6QHCcKPAYWLjnAGGN7QZxl6GTmYrS4H2g/s400/IMG_1679.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><p align="center">Wednesday at school, another kinder class joined my class in a little science experiment on the 5 senses...<strong><em>What's under the red sheet?</em></strong> Using their 5 senses, the students had to predict what was under the red sheet...after making their predictions, we found out that it was a popcorn popper...so popcorn and an episode of Magic School Bus for all!<br /><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thursday~252/365</span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br />Thursday September 8, 2011<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651157948551315426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghA7YeA8Did6OiUAcvGPQaWryO0P5CZAVfKjiFygBRAQs5HzQxC9HLoeClNdEA2NEY481MpJ_TY9ThdYpyPP6KM6rEZgkIWQG09NJv3LJ6Zn16ZzQBLG-Za41_iamPQ-Fv8818lJGmDg/s400/IMG_1696.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><p align="center">Thursday after school our 1st grade team along with the PTA hosted a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">root beer</span> float party for families...I helped out at the fun event taking pictures of all of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">yumminess</span>!<br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Friday~253/365</strong></span><br />Friday September 9, 2011<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651157943390980546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUtl7GhI61TFsruX7a9Mc_-02tevhY6LGCwMFXcQvCY3EGkOgs9IWk5wJ00AaQnZ-bS3aJ50OintyR3s35hD85oPCszeO_lOVoox8xD891dPwxYZABukv2bpfrJF5pTaUejPAI5829ww/s400/IMG_1747.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Friday = Game day</span></strong></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">WCHS</span> Wildcats vs <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">RJK</span> Cougars</strong></p><br /><br /><p align="center">Above is one of Ryan's players taking out the quarterback<strong><span style="font-size:180%;">...NICE...</span></strong><em>quarter back sack! </em><br /><br />At half time the Wildcats were ahead 14-0 and then they suspended the game due to lightning...that <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">meant</span> all fans had to leave the stands and wait in the parking lot for at least 30 minutes...here are some of the coach's kids taking advantage of our car's DVD player.</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651157941095341234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2F8NQqhu8g4uHj1Xfe6_khImsNwhI8vOE4bmdLZsWwhQe5ovT32aou18CJsDoZ6nUqGU7zU_eWBy76fF8jSfuRJ0XTzPLpjv6sMaKlrJ34w2ClsmMajB63c2ceH0UQKD11ENN_OcYFA/s400/IMG_1770.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><p align="center">After about an hour of waiting they officially suspended the game due to lightning and the impending storms. The second half was scheduled to be played Saturday morning at 10am.</p><br /><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Saturday~254/365</span></strong> </p><br /><p align="center">Saturday September 10, 2011<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651157935295830642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh633aCWHn2MOfMmP2zk9IIHeBO1w_RZAp4eddX67rWlwlEyXhF11o9Wbi0jtSoS_0JGQucjX02i1xUOpid2bqzZ1seWQVxtJwWAzGNUiQbQBj8EBPBU4xzSoYUcTMXKD3pb84AHXluEw/s400/IMG_1772.JPG" border="0" /><span style="font-size:78%;"></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;">So here we are...Saturday morning at the 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">nd</span> half of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">WCHS</span> Wildcats vs. the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">RJK</span> Cougars</span></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;">They started at the 3rd quarter with the Wildcats being up 14-0.</span></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651167115049628578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyAVGxKI7qNeFeWAaEMgIryBdMCMvCRpCGY1FglvMKeFsdbgPCVb7hGF_AQ4w6kmgcRKZJ8WITlaAn4IwMPrydnTRr0SOgGdTgRa8baaey-ZLXDwIVlYcXlxvaerpVjJ5RCNGJLzyvOg/s400/IMG_1791.JPG" border="0" /></strong></p><strong></strong></span></div><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong></strong></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong></strong></span></div><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong></strong></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong></strong></span></div><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong></strong></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong></strong></span></div><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong></strong></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong></strong></span></div><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /><div><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;">The Cougars came out with some motivation and scored on their first 2 drives. With about 2 minutes left to go in the game we were up 27-20 but there were some Cougar tempers flying and there was <strong>not 1 but 2</strong> fights on the field (<em>one being a bench clearing brawl</em>). After the 3rd attempt to kick off after they scored and more unsportsmanlike conduct penalties <em>(on them, NOT us!)</em> the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">officials</span> called the game....</span><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">WILDCATS WIN!</span><br /></strong></p><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651167122024356226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxKQa8B00LE50CseN8bnFSk57UuXYTo-T4NFZYu9OkSBPP-YpBGyBOCQUO9Uof3_MOS01mSxpKDM4xhSWcl2Qs17L1LqGWiwoTAWO1C6AlZjJvGboCsJ30ATRfqrTIQscjm4yWjH81Vw/s400/IMG_1793.JPG" border="0" /></strong></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong></strong></span></div><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong></strong></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong></strong></span></div><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong></strong></span><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong></strong></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong></strong></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong></strong></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">After Ryan's game ended the boys and I headed over to their game. It was a <em><strong>HOT</strong></em> one...they were playing at 2pm about 40 minutes away.</span></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">CATS vs WOLVERINES</span></strong></span><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651157558209940498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CeJZ8h61RhAjgmc1g-DSgOjfYANJRxFsEbWgS-H3pnGz7uCr19aDan41Vq8YK0O1YVrYv9b6zoblDvmtudxtizhem-c3VaWqI-V2GyvUU_DaMBG3OsmfLnOwRQO_8niDJ2KLm2FuVQ/s400/IMG_1796.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p align="center">Colin was a captain today and both boys played awesome! (look for more to come this week in a Football Frenzy post!)</p><br /><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><p align="center">Sadly the Cats could not pull out a win and lost to the Wolverines.</p><br /><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Cats 6 - Wolverines 8</span></strong></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651167111498963554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibfZ6CCbl0zVx8QMnj2sI6aJfgmiMcTcMc_7r3so0mb9Ch87bRSa0m0hX8nFlu3bkkENu6WA_smbt8kuQccwZtpqcQjVL9dtUl6RAg5vVhpj-8rpG55H7BsF4mKa5EWKkaTfrtFsMtGg/s400/IMG_1915.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><p align="center">Always good sports though</p><br /><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651157554141487506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-kdb2sGl0sgGLFSjAE67mQbVQMgC0Z_u2ckSzO9rzceXrmSJyrdu000yyzqoE4C43-trsS6hk-22MBCsAjO9wRn0Jna8K6TD_UqifglaMS-6eGbqqqRPlWNcMys9vK2KXgkV5Xq2Zvg/s400/IMG_1917.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><p align="center">Some friends came to see the boys play today! It was a nice surprise! Too bad we couldn't pull out a win...we'll <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">get'em</span> next week!</p><br /><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><br /><p align="center">Join in with <a href="http://thebowyers.blogspot.com/">Sara</a>...It's not to late to join the fun!<br /><img title="Project 365" alt="Project 365 button designed by http://richgift.blogspot.com" src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/ed77ie/my%20graphics/buttons/sara_p365button09.png" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/357/3E89E258C80403BE1DCE25DAE8E977A2.png" /></a></p></div>McCrakensx4http://www.blogger.com/profile/14298977962218410054noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532085477857131259.post-44252479136869569122011-09-05T00:02:00.000-07:002011-09-11T13:19:05.695-07:00Project 365<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">A picture a day for 365 days...a year's worth of fun!</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Sunday ~ 241/365</strong></span><br />Sunday August 28, 2011 <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648706144183677186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydCHXXaUN0Cfq5JTyO_-9fmy31_JOBa3HXhVvZ-48ETpLEkyL-Yd3afIS2zqN74DD5zqmc8_rEzpf1IkIf4Rj8-2xBRZLoaY9qWVK1FUE0FtEDuqLAsBDFq08FHvWMGXPmmD7yNFaIA/s400/IMG_1355.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><br />Sunday was a lazy day today...we were all still recovering from the <strong><em>late</em></strong> Friday night football game, <em><strong>early</strong></em> Saturday morning football game and the <strong>HOT HOT HOT</strong>. Above is how Brendan spent most of his Sunday...in his pj's, watching TV. <span style="font-size:78%;">(not sure why I couldn't turn this pic...oh well!)</span> Below is Colin...he is obsessed with these spirit cups their football team is selling.<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648706134226910754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2rSrS9wc_xmTV5GMmbCgTF2z3krTuupq-R8R0LMfLXkxbf2KN68qYtXBTGvBO9V4DZlcLRnAselCQ1grqtDVgaaoGWKzIGOlt-C6FmOMAfKxf_zcHIp-c-j32OJSNNNAf4myZso_sg/s400/IMG_1357.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Monday~242/365</span></span><br />Monday August 29, 2011<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648706130797265762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpL1osoPqh1b5CKZaNq6jLVHqzJJnZeFoNefgkvXDtpIs-WbeZ75RT97mS8lP0UE_040s6gmbguuKm_1goyvswgxMYmp_uk9W6EwaTqqzsPNoyRMCAFmPqVi31dHl3QXWErLbyhCERQ/s400/IMG_1365.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5h8UvghLmnAdihFllGrCVgFVPyT1VjfyiclGujT8yAeGaMTT53CAPXldmwDc36FALpnWahKeUadj4_iC6kYY9d7QOgAfOSOMupmAHxl-VNNnGQ-Ftsc-vidX85aTTEvyE3p2n7bzUzw/s1600/IMG_0905.JPG"></a></div><br /><br /><p align="center">Monday we did story sequencing at school for one of my most favoritest book...<em>Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See?</em><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGABS_E29wIAzmEdqFNtOYACJojZufKqY0qepWldx9bzGn4hiKfIACQVbapB0GFfvSQiWCi1UJkyHn7xsLp-hbWnyHoVEwNXpxWN3_VhKktqyE_uaxwUq5ePd5rMxt6EK5hw5Qysqrw/s1600/IMG_0906.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Tuesday~243/365</span></strong></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Tuesday August 30, 2011<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648705953824231842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPl_rxTG_ZLuDl3nvaEIRAn50GxS_rW2Ci4En-2_MHk4t8zldueLw8KxFW1deUPmd1dVWQ47fVT0vdxCq4UkmhrfkOwnNeBQrtIc8IbY7lG-trBuoeLuHYpxn4U5_FypwJQREPyb2Krw/s400/IMG_1398.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><p align="center">Tuesday night at football practice, the boys were practicing hitting, blocking and tackling. Here is Colin dominating!<br /></p><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Wednesday~244/365 </strong></span><br />Wednesday August 31, 2011<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648705953157393554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaoGkVA5k_1208lv4aholmA7dQ0N53FuvXh-dzRzt5_CO9X_dAwTlCXlpCRgalQ_IKiV6m1qTJFTFwkyntyFUaymmbsBDsy3tPAze8KpQspXXB3NJ-CmnWyzrxIXis01iD6sm3wZoEKg/s400/IMG_1431.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><p align="center">After school on Wednesday the boys and I stayed after to paint these spirit signs for their football team! They came up with the sayings, I painted it and then we all glittered!<br /><br /></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thursday~245/365</span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br />Thursday September 1, 2011<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648705945401767538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujlk04sViKcEtwAOGvRKRlCLhlQkdZ6jN4fUO9E6YFlbGGSLZDzNlbgo4H6nPrrxeoUQrpTzYF4aV_RXGYjN_x5uFh61KaqW8UT__EkwxWeoog4mlz8gNqdcKtsdO8iZ5qxckcA66mg/s400/IMG_1433.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><p align="center">Football fundraisers...I have told you lately how much I <em><strong>loathe </strong></em>fundraising?? <em>I know I know</em>, it gets the team much needs funds for all sorts of fun things, but you can only ask someone so many times to buy something<em>...sigh...</em><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Friday~246/365</strong></span><br />Friday September 2, 2011<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648705934940578818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoenCxZZW77ETyetgIpyaON3_WUdc2t4mYuF9CPw14fGXmlZnQOFx4UBNP2tfItdZY86uAAk5425VEIMwhfTfxwA9NKlle0g1ukWU7F7hcL4f7EQ7XzWYJzE3MT2lMEFy8iLefVPUCgw/s400/IMG_1469.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><p align="center">WCHS Wildcats played their in-district rivals on Friday night...here is Ryan giving his players praise after they recovered a fumble. Sadly we could not pull off a win, this being the first time in 6 years to not win...blah. I hate to say it but we lost to VV Monsoon 20-7.<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Saturday~247/365</span></strong> </p><br /><br /><p align="center">Saturday September 3, 2011<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648705924715253970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaXjMfKoydtIjCOQUow5apaonLsRqOXdsSFlq9S0z0Y1tC0eiOwKtr60noFThW0nqUsiZtIQKSswLWEFGaESZwMxbSmSh_R1yA7m0l0W9u9BKbFULTAUMh7II72G-zZvUT_JfBrUDX-Q/s400/IMG_1661.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><p align="center">A <strong>late</strong> night on Friday and an <strong>early</strong> morning on Saturday did not make for a very happy mommy...<strong><em>but I did it</em></strong>. I was in bed about midnight, up at 4am so we could be to the field & ready to go at 5:30am for a 7am kick-off. <em><strong>WELL...</strong></em>they boys played <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">AWESOME</span></strong> and the Cats came away with a <strong>WIN...28-0</strong>...so I guess that made up for it! <strong><span style="font-size:78%;">(ok maybe not...I came home and spent the rest of the day in bed sick...blah!)<br /><br /></span></strong>Join in with <a href="http://thebowyers.blogspot.com/">Sara</a>...It's not to late to join the fun!<br /></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><img title="Project 365" alt="Project 365 button designed by http://richgift.blogspot.com" src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/ed77ie/my%20graphics/buttons/sara_p365button09.png" border="0" /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/357/3E89E258C80403BE1DCE25DAE8E977A2.png" /></a> </p>McCrakensx4http://www.blogger.com/profile/14298977962218410054noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532085477857131259.post-60290191522023709502011-09-02T00:01:00.000-07:002011-09-02T00:01:02.918-07:00Saturday on the Field<div align="center">Last night <span style="font-size:78%;"><strong><em>(well last Friday night)</em></strong></span> we were at Ryan's home opener and because we are in the middle of a heat wave and a week long heat advisory, kick off was pushed back by an hour, starting at 8pm instead of 7pm. And because of the late start, we had a late finish...<em><strong>sigh</strong></em>. We got home after 11pm and their game on Saturday was at the butt crack of dawn...for an 8 am game we had to be at the field by 6:15 am<em>.<strong>..ssssoooo....</strong></em><strong> </strong>that means we were up and out of the house by 5:45 am. </div>
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<br /><div align="center">SO...with that being said, the boys made a 'dead man' out of their uniforms so they didn't have to think when they woke up!! lol</div>
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<br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Saturday August 27, 2011</span></strong></div>
<br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Cats vs Suns
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<br /><div align="center">We have moved up a level in our association, last year we were on a jr. pee wee team...this year we are pee wee! And with moving up that means a new team; we had been Cobras for 3 years...<em><strong>NOW</strong></em> we are <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">CATS</span></strong>!</div>
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<br /><div align="center">Some of their teammates moved up with them, and others are new to play with, but the kids are really working well together and I am excited for a great season!
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<br /><div>One of the coaches getting them ready!</div>
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<br /><div>Standing on the sidelines</div>
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<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2EM2Z5Ba1n-Cdkoy_Ap_2fu9jvdRSDrytmk3MxfGUrhUPSNuFK52TG5g33yQMWBcPuwKNHTF12DefaqbPkdjOa5V-Wie73YaGjHhZ5UJtO4klADnYrk8Mn6T_SkxloP47mV7XPE3yw/s1600/IMG_1241.JPG"></a>It was so hot, that I didn't even get a lot of pictures. We came home after being outside for almost 5 hours spent. We all showered up and spent the rest of the day chillaxin'.</div>
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<br /><div>Sadly the Cats could not pull out a win on their home opener...they were up against a bigger, faster, stronger team. </div>
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<br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Cats 0 - Suns 19</span></strong></div>
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<br /><div>Better luck next Saturday!
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