tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53126055799207158862024-03-27T02:36:53.293-04:00Hendrickson Family BlogPhilliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01005406116882743109noreply@blogger.comBlogger2233125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312605579920715886.post-70343546430199343352023-12-24T21:59:00.040-05:002024-03-22T00:02:40.121-04:00One More Sleep 'til Christmas!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ah, the delights of Christmas break!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xcLjjdj44tfzPazPaS3lGmHP438I1xMZL3AbwWIRfRot6cq7lSLCUhLFJ4alcmzVmhYA5o1B6_R9kWkUNa28sE2GbXCdlDhko4xRDTmKLafSpdXNOEAaFqB1LvtUof1XjDedtNlbFjy-MKT0tkuF3S1LV_EFH92SrSXti9djkx_jdIqM2aPw6fEijqU/s4032/IMG_6042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xcLjjdj44tfzPazPaS3lGmHP438I1xMZL3AbwWIRfRot6cq7lSLCUhLFJ4alcmzVmhYA5o1B6_R9kWkUNa28sE2GbXCdlDhko4xRDTmKLafSpdXNOEAaFqB1LvtUof1XjDedtNlbFjy-MKT0tkuF3S1LV_EFH92SrSXti9djkx_jdIqM2aPw6fEijqU/s320/IMG_6042.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yesterday we got out all of our Christmas books</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">("The Christmas Cat" by Isabelle Holland is particularly beloved) . . .</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-fyJ4FeEmh1I-yB0ZhnJGhUcXkIiMbNn7F814pWzTbcCkEFTADvwEcVOM2bFwQ-DZQcywg639c9LAgf3OlY9P4r9132Q0acoEHsTtDTF_OFkjBQQ2A_meIb_8vLwPMfCQ3lorB71JxJc2DFEiMvNb6bGaIH9H7R4Owiwlm2RuhrjLHMJgRXlWEfhLinE/s4032/IMG_6050.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-fyJ4FeEmh1I-yB0ZhnJGhUcXkIiMbNn7F814pWzTbcCkEFTADvwEcVOM2bFwQ-DZQcywg639c9LAgf3OlY9P4r9132Q0acoEHsTtDTF_OFkjBQQ2A_meIb_8vLwPMfCQ3lorB71JxJc2DFEiMvNb6bGaIH9H7R4Owiwlm2RuhrjLHMJgRXlWEfhLinE/s320/IMG_6050.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . and our growing collection of nutcrackers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vMLsIdMxFXMbQzgKuqoX16LSCYMZT2grbldlf6A00HDVND9YtMOq-ngcYL-LoLqGGL3slqwoKhwN8o3Vx1McNQQHtLJ6Erjh3qfelvGtcaAvkP6xdccQSd_aR5GNjCEQI9UeLvVlAKND-nOnHFEUkc-gBJHYcujRGP8ZmbcEtaEOKD67kos8EUV7SrU/s4032/IMG_6048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vMLsIdMxFXMbQzgKuqoX16LSCYMZT2grbldlf6A00HDVND9YtMOq-ngcYL-LoLqGGL3slqwoKhwN8o3Vx1McNQQHtLJ6Erjh3qfelvGtcaAvkP6xdccQSd_aR5GNjCEQI9UeLvVlAKND-nOnHFEUkc-gBJHYcujRGP8ZmbcEtaEOKD67kos8EUV7SrU/s320/IMG_6048.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today we brewed up some Crockpot Wassail . . .</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBdxy-vpWp7IZ8d5GZr3R9fZZJvgKwYWpxYTObruDoFALz4KeflYXDang81O3vBd3_E3i7fhtBhtPr16txXDjFOYYeDwy19GdlNtbcjs0_6zFNeNxrpgjowq2wisjrKE_i897EBBfisYt_j2tFEbJEOfXsiKJxSM_gQ4sC82dzy71gNlqCDUM3NW9Z2A/s4032/IMG_6053.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBdxy-vpWp7IZ8d5GZr3R9fZZJvgKwYWpxYTObruDoFALz4KeflYXDang81O3vBd3_E3i7fhtBhtPr16txXDjFOYYeDwy19GdlNtbcjs0_6zFNeNxrpgjowq2wisjrKE_i897EBBfisYt_j2tFEbJEOfXsiKJxSM_gQ4sC82dzy71gNlqCDUM3NW9Z2A/s320/IMG_6053.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . then the Enderman on the Shelf pulled up a seat . . .</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9VsLKsQwr2u-lgeV1wjlgYwdh8diMBJ5AhylGn9_E4QB0VXzZnOQ4pio27_5ORTZKsKWxbCSZ0m4QdWrCBoJeBE8Jl-_bmFlK7zPaX7pwINJnxPISqObJnAOV9iT9vihHsm-WyhrINqZwtKSazmQJ254mXnWyx0Cj-zQ51nadWvgj79i4CIGdJIVJ9-E/s4032/IMG_6052.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9VsLKsQwr2u-lgeV1wjlgYwdh8diMBJ5AhylGn9_E4QB0VXzZnOQ4pio27_5ORTZKsKWxbCSZ0m4QdWrCBoJeBE8Jl-_bmFlK7zPaX7pwINJnxPISqObJnAOV9iT9vihHsm-WyhrINqZwtKSazmQJ254mXnWyx0Cj-zQ51nadWvgj79i4CIGdJIVJ9-E/s320/IMG_6052.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . next to the popcorn bowl</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(and the "Unicorn popcorn," which tasted like strawberry Nerds) . . .</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlbYiVa8SAAgNUUJauy2UdgZNCsJMnQo0tGmsLUE62NULIax9ZgjT2FTC1e6YR8pa3iS1rxv033VrpOHxcqcFp4twat8MWAv_SS1bFjUgxNqtP-NXQ93_cXhAH2AFtHiKqLT6XASyg039Iu2DWW8dH5F0f8p4Pj7PKR9-xEQAP-qKdeEJ8S80pGyG1RQE/s4032/IMG_6055.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlbYiVa8SAAgNUUJauy2UdgZNCsJMnQo0tGmsLUE62NULIax9ZgjT2FTC1e6YR8pa3iS1rxv033VrpOHxcqcFp4twat8MWAv_SS1bFjUgxNqtP-NXQ93_cXhAH2AFtHiKqLT6XASyg039Iu2DWW8dH5F0f8p4Pj7PKR9-xEQAP-qKdeEJ8S80pGyG1RQE/s320/IMG_6055.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . and we watched "The Muppet Christmas Carol,"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my favorite Christmas movie ever.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Cuz, after all, there's only one more sleep 'til Christmas!"</div><p></p>Kimberly Bluestockinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437063911115422205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312605579920715886.post-63069032322019025362023-12-16T22:43:00.047-05:002024-03-20T21:54:27.448-04:00Happy Belated Birthday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Joy didn't want to squeeze her birthday celebration into a busy Tuesday night </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that was already packed with youth activities and a choir concert . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GdFnS147CmPzQgXGZkuuYSC-0GGFwG1lw5l-FU-niOje-iWAgJHm1ioEevGjPo7u6QdBDqzw7r2sSHNw8yR-ky2bJlZljoomBPq9h3xpbjLdjMDXOgsBbN57lTWnFqRy7AMDUxdjUgB8f_X3qcdzrY1BuBDTVCMTTUazNpDQkjol_JKL48Ft_zW7ZGo/s4032/IMG_6005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GdFnS147CmPzQgXGZkuuYSC-0GGFwG1lw5l-FU-niOje-iWAgJHm1ioEevGjPo7u6QdBDqzw7r2sSHNw8yR-ky2bJlZljoomBPq9h3xpbjLdjMDXOgsBbN57lTWnFqRy7AMDUxdjUgB8f_X3qcdzrY1BuBDTVCMTTUazNpDQkjol_JKL48Ft_zW7ZGo/s320/IMG_6005.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . so she decided to celebrate on Thursday when she could just relax . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHLSTDnztEvOIJz6GtKusc5UadkNxBEwCDoe1dMuxHU1ndtHa3CKCCUUi2d1ml6epIIQThCqIvVAQ3kHQp7qZAltNke_OL3TcnciTA4dtngqGT5r6HWd0iibB3MxRWEgCanQdLLaAeRfOxyxUgA_jLRIS6W0vFXPuTyKYDSFriHT85W_qEGpGLj6Y5hI/s4032/IMG_6003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHLSTDnztEvOIJz6GtKusc5UadkNxBEwCDoe1dMuxHU1ndtHa3CKCCUUi2d1ml6epIIQThCqIvVAQ3kHQp7qZAltNke_OL3TcnciTA4dtngqGT5r6HWd0iibB3MxRWEgCanQdLLaAeRfOxyxUgA_jLRIS6W0vFXPuTyKYDSFriHT85W_qEGpGLj6Y5hI/s320/IMG_6003.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . play Dr. Mario with her family . . .</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_0PNjl8-tNGC4tBL4PyJGSbKx712pTVSUSvmXmRr4r56_IfvGOgG78vDplc_b-Wes3UdCfRCEYYnI6eg_hfSW1ngZVcaaJFdMqUW0b3pOgKPznSSUovFj4jdltiNhyphenhyphenuj040gzhAIWOZ2fyhpnv1O-hCnFRrkFWgcTn1kmM-dvScrgucUoWqBfUksE9Y/s4032/IMG_6008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_0PNjl8-tNGC4tBL4PyJGSbKx712pTVSUSvmXmRr4r56_IfvGOgG78vDplc_b-Wes3UdCfRCEYYnI6eg_hfSW1ngZVcaaJFdMqUW0b3pOgKPznSSUovFj4jdltiNhyphenhyphenuj040gzhAIWOZ2fyhpnv1O-hCnFRrkFWgcTn1kmM-dvScrgucUoWqBfUksE9Y/s320/IMG_6008.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . and enjoy the dulcet tones of our family's goofy birthday medley</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">by the light of a scented candle ('cuz we were out of regular ones).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpyNvtVK7JH8JLTcL19apOF3IEX37BwzzDlwCxiUCnhyphenhyphenECTCul4LO9ddIJcyAJTwYi8CUnWgRQtLYVaUqNyNBOHGxsUifRfU7gcWh4yh5IhzglViZgR6r92m2UmiYA_bsDVRsxM4c4YpL0IyqEQGOcWcPwlC3kXw7FAYPITQucOYfOw8x0O36DsqnPoWY/s4032/IMG_6012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpyNvtVK7JH8JLTcL19apOF3IEX37BwzzDlwCxiUCnhyphenhyphenECTCul4LO9ddIJcyAJTwYi8CUnWgRQtLYVaUqNyNBOHGxsUifRfU7gcWh4yh5IhzglViZgR6r92m2UmiYA_bsDVRsxM4c4YpL0IyqEQGOcWcPwlC3kXw7FAYPITQucOYfOw8x0O36DsqnPoWY/s320/IMG_6012.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today she invited friends over for a laid-back birthday hangout.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They took a walk and played Mario Party . . .</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM_MEWW9Cs1RTgeedS9vu62cLGUslUIobWY0Zea8N8H_VoxVEEZ20t3FzZk7yyUCzitd5gU5qBwzDSrSTxPoDCpTyk_C5Sw8h6ZEc2tAnDGFuEyb1weXyx1ns1lrbLHwn4edXJLfapO-FQr2P2aW9RJ3CqMVJSFwq-k3FYSi6KED70PcvjqnFQwX6qvSk/s4032/IMG_6013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM_MEWW9Cs1RTgeedS9vu62cLGUslUIobWY0Zea8N8H_VoxVEEZ20t3FzZk7yyUCzitd5gU5qBwzDSrSTxPoDCpTyk_C5Sw8h6ZEc2tAnDGFuEyb1weXyx1ns1lrbLHwn4edXJLfapO-FQr2P2aW9RJ3CqMVJSFwq-k3FYSi6KED70PcvjqnFQwX6qvSk/s320/IMG_6013.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . while Daddy and I worked with our friend Ed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to fix our kitchen faucet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks, Ed!</div><p></p>Kimberly Bluestockinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437063911115422205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312605579920715886.post-62423157773955082192023-12-12T22:23:00.058-05:002024-03-19T23:43:02.643-04:00Concert Season<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">'Tis the season for holiday concerts!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz0173hzPtsCEau9TzfphksEZkkIIQDN_T4926qhPYBvcFWYaOQeRcGAoA3izxAv5Q0YSV-f2Qra5HIFaOz1S20-vVhdTtibmXm4mPgUhwNs-DM4EAZwlcnxHgYP73VTADy75juYNW33Tu_QByvoYIl1zTsSeLnePomd6-MkSZhRuBdDNlo8H8alFroJI/s4032/IMG_5968.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz0173hzPtsCEau9TzfphksEZkkIIQDN_T4926qhPYBvcFWYaOQeRcGAoA3izxAv5Q0YSV-f2Qra5HIFaOz1S20-vVhdTtibmXm4mPgUhwNs-DM4EAZwlcnxHgYP73VTADy75juYNW33Tu_QByvoYIl1zTsSeLnePomd6-MkSZhRuBdDNlo8H8alFroJI/s320/IMG_5968.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Todd performed his <a href="https://hendricksonfamilyblog.blogspot.com/2021/04/a-double-concert.html">book concert</a> for our relatives on Sunday,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">then he, Anna, and Daniel performed the Christmas duets and trio</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">they had been polishing for their recital the next day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Judging from the look on Daniel's face, I think someone just played a sour note.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSTTRWgtz6GmsSIX2R-h5Hj7wSJYwC5vYwlBdzesYIj41GdJOQ9Z9PiICYH6yrUDI0h68cUiQoaO9tAu3r307V1YdpnQi568gjB37kaMwggaxJzWs0NuU_vpQq5Mc_z5GKA7WKoNxiRIpwbgXOHSdK4mCLmy5CnX-giJ6pdEa_69pwPV0quuY2IOIQPH8/s4032/IMG_5983.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSTTRWgtz6GmsSIX2R-h5Hj7wSJYwC5vYwlBdzesYIj41GdJOQ9Z9PiICYH6yrUDI0h68cUiQoaO9tAu3r307V1YdpnQi568gjB37kaMwggaxJzWs0NuU_vpQq5Mc_z5GKA7WKoNxiRIpwbgXOHSdK4mCLmy5CnX-giJ6pdEa_69pwPV0quuY2IOIQPH8/s320/IMG_5983.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At last night's recital, Anna and Todd performed in the <a href="https://hendricksonfamilyblog.blogspot.com/2022/12/we-wish-you-merry-christmas-early.html">traditional quintet</a> . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdgmj0y2UYt2l976VnZVvFuX4LvfP2PtsYTpVYg6ZWYKScO-zJkd71XHSjayuDPgD7iqo0aa1VG97aJjJjkNQCjNHItFGxBDwxzk428ka9r9oanNPSpGL7FDPMIceNWkUW4UZiu5O3z7Pimh3aa00NvHGTbkWAcKKDpK9J5ba1wEupx6LBLX1YEUJ9X4/s4032/IMG_5979.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdgmj0y2UYt2l976VnZVvFuX4LvfP2PtsYTpVYg6ZWYKScO-zJkd71XHSjayuDPgD7iqo0aa1VG97aJjJjkNQCjNHItFGxBDwxzk428ka9r9oanNPSpGL7FDPMIceNWkUW4UZiu5O3z7Pimh3aa00NvHGTbkWAcKKDpK9J5ba1wEupx6LBLX1YEUJ9X4/s320/IMG_5979.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . after Daddy and Daniel played an epic arrangement</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen."</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEJEcQDbJxtqC3YyJ2sr4thOV9ytDX3_TmAo2L5JQfYbQ4qjK2T2KmeOoqakwlyhGePEfE6eNXWVHlyIprq-MAir3isGBzBLZ4oIdfCJmbtQelxqCd5JPvSDChEpQEaDNcLnhY160BEgCn0BnLfv2xAu4BZfrG5ZQgQFf2o9vcer5A_mffxsDTEiMfqaY/s4032/IMG_5990.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEJEcQDbJxtqC3YyJ2sr4thOV9ytDX3_TmAo2L5JQfYbQ4qjK2T2KmeOoqakwlyhGePEfE6eNXWVHlyIprq-MAir3isGBzBLZ4oIdfCJmbtQelxqCd5JPvSDChEpQEaDNcLnhY160BEgCn0BnLfv2xAu4BZfrG5ZQgQFf2o9vcer5A_mffxsDTEiMfqaY/s320/IMG_5990.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Joy's high school chorus performed this evening . . .</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8KzJ1y1S9TfoNKuaY0BNYS2_2cahRCCdFDh1xh8Im5pig_M2ELz4xSZ8fE6MhcnW3cmepHHjJKG2RodE-BWJXvRqMGgrmYhFKuiqXrccTIIElHeFURcD2BQXims0P-kr-PU-n8-CaYh2aXMMADcejoF6VWiGj2mtTWLWXBNHDW0l9nqbFTduXZSF-fxM/s4032/IMG_5992.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8KzJ1y1S9TfoNKuaY0BNYS2_2cahRCCdFDh1xh8Im5pig_M2ELz4xSZ8fE6MhcnW3cmepHHjJKG2RodE-BWJXvRqMGgrmYhFKuiqXrccTIIElHeFURcD2BQXims0P-kr-PU-n8-CaYh2aXMMADcejoF6VWiGj2mtTWLWXBNHDW0l9nqbFTduXZSF-fxM/s320/IMG_5992.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . which happens to be her birthday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She's gotten used to the fact that winter concerts often happen on her birthday,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so when they do, she just decides to celebrate on a different day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavcVH5Zm7Xc0sKnPcyjed2lSm65BhCW8OU6WZodW-2ONwOat0phYtf8tNxQY2pbm3i1yyIGwOG8r7EQGDuSrtL_1b8DXVWiU6RYue0npZFoWpbQrK6PcyF7te-b7uCQYB3eHoK02zpz1eHcmb19d1X14UvKsMhZQRxOC9BHMyduOPsuPV2PzxLMY763A/s3088/IMG_2260.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavcVH5Zm7Xc0sKnPcyjed2lSm65BhCW8OU6WZodW-2ONwOat0phYtf8tNxQY2pbm3i1yyIGwOG8r7EQGDuSrtL_1b8DXVWiU6RYue0npZFoWpbQrK6PcyF7te-b7uCQYB3eHoK02zpz1eHcmb19d1X14UvKsMhZQRxOC9BHMyduOPsuPV2PzxLMY763A/s320/IMG_2260.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take that, tradition!</div><p></p>Kimberly Bluestockinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437063911115422205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312605579920715886.post-78322440559947664842023-12-10T22:40:00.037-05:002024-03-18T23:04:07.106-04:00The Enderman on the Shelf (next to Tia)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At Christmastime . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQ9h7IbqXO5kB4WtFzs531XTBPBKqiyf32uSd-qtmhrHB58ex1RyFcv8O8AM7spsVl0LCEzvUsMtYZvGsMaQ3MPMHNMuWj4z9aKS-eyPftY-nuuWuvRJgzH6lhmty9OXrlhLKxXOW40pnT4c1FGLt_Nt2w9RtBEiHlkP5_LSkl4S7mkddC9A4y8QjPTc/s3825/IMG_5966.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3825" data-original-width="2869" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQ9h7IbqXO5kB4WtFzs531XTBPBKqiyf32uSd-qtmhrHB58ex1RyFcv8O8AM7spsVl0LCEzvUsMtYZvGsMaQ3MPMHNMuWj4z9aKS-eyPftY-nuuWuvRJgzH6lhmty9OXrlhLKxXOW40pnT4c1FGLt_Nt2w9RtBEiHlkP5_LSkl4S7mkddC9A4y8QjPTc/s320/IMG_5966.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . it's fun to play Christmas Memory by the "fireplace" . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8f7NPHlVwavY3fEWZm7jcN5TXQjceCfjhfxsgjtrBVKh6WnSTMsj7FFuRagdSm3wtnf7gJJIT2K-RGcpYnd1dTnacF9WHTb4GWrO_t1XjLnMGB8o1KHTn-IBkfPzxMVlfteTE-vMEDhvhugj7XB5N45twlfKrlo_fPXUXgqIfQieGrK1rk7aOF9zrLrw/s4032/IMG_5956.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8f7NPHlVwavY3fEWZm7jcN5TXQjceCfjhfxsgjtrBVKh6WnSTMsj7FFuRagdSm3wtnf7gJJIT2K-RGcpYnd1dTnacF9WHTb4GWrO_t1XjLnMGB8o1KHTn-IBkfPzxMVlfteTE-vMEDhvhugj7XB5N45twlfKrlo_fPXUXgqIfQieGrK1rk7aOF9zrLrw/s320/IMG_5956.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . and spot our "<a href="https://hendricksonfamilyblog.blogspot.com/2020/12/hes-back.html">Enderman on the Shelf</a>" in random places around the house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You might find him chatting with Tia . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtdBcDt6DENCFOY6GxaEWq4r58GCZUxtn7Z9s62dDspq2wRS59GQieqq_vX134HqDQ4MeiM-LJrxuvqWufvQnnjlfCUhMWWwtwzy4P3ZJW6NI5AXw-7gKMHw1gT5hxr32gpZBJJaYt_9ozy03xIACABlC6QMw36T2TAQKxSiSdhH2GuW9vmwjEydCKk3o/s4032/IMG_5933.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtdBcDt6DENCFOY6GxaEWq4r58GCZUxtn7Z9s62dDspq2wRS59GQieqq_vX134HqDQ4MeiM-LJrxuvqWufvQnnjlfCUhMWWwtwzy4P3ZJW6NI5AXw-7gKMHw1gT5hxr32gpZBJJaYt_9ozy03xIACABlC6QMw36T2TAQKxSiSdhH2GuW9vmwjEydCKk3o/s320/IMG_5933.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . awaiting rescue from the staircase dungeon</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(at least it's well lit, as dungeons go) . . .</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaEj65DYf6rc_JNryIIykmCQc4ypgjKF0TryzpsydvFB4wacOFgrxnV_ztotLIpjzpYy3DyBmFPajahRagY750IyW81qYx8xh2UwT8Hr2OhLB0nsVgKFuGyopHQ5C0mHBdxF7HJR2D3iQlESLhxE0W8n7EKA4fgcEtDee8WS29m6x1MlTyhFmIJhXzA2M/s4032/IMG_5936.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaEj65DYf6rc_JNryIIykmCQc4ypgjKF0TryzpsydvFB4wacOFgrxnV_ztotLIpjzpYy3DyBmFPajahRagY750IyW81qYx8xh2UwT8Hr2OhLB0nsVgKFuGyopHQ5C0mHBdxF7HJR2D3iQlESLhxE0W8n7EKA4fgcEtDee8WS29m6x1MlTyhFmIJhXzA2M/s320/IMG_5936.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . or studying the scriptures in our pantry.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZwmknG0g78JaskJ9LfL2TlaVo6hiU-0k2Le0KOqzHo-KmiyV2_PZToecNdD8MPhBaeJ0mTA3bc_G9grNDysf7KbHV70B_CYzO8f55r6IJ0vzImDEx2kWWvmv4Jcrgdl0KvjBqhNPioLvGKqwM75AEoYBqebmz3TsPHoOJdvakZY1256RIS1OXH1VhizA/s4032/IMG_5961.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZwmknG0g78JaskJ9LfL2TlaVo6hiU-0k2Le0KOqzHo-KmiyV2_PZToecNdD8MPhBaeJ0mTA3bc_G9grNDysf7KbHV70B_CYzO8f55r6IJ0vzImDEx2kWWvmv4Jcrgdl0KvjBqhNPioLvGKqwM75AEoYBqebmz3TsPHoOJdvakZY1256RIS1OXH1VhizA/s320/IMG_5961.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Um, Endie, could you move to your next hiding place soon?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Having a spectator in the bathroom is kind of awkward.</div><p></p>Kimberly Bluestockinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437063911115422205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312605579920715886.post-26634246719694599452023-12-07T22:40:00.000-05:002024-03-17T23:53:41.911-04:00Flying to Yonkers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our friend Spencer has loves to fly small planes,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and he recently invited Phillip and me to join him . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOGNNM1pXexJlIeun5-7CjIFA2KrKsKlFymj2pejBnniRvpIawpBA-oLlvQyZaRUc2T5IdCDIQKBsQEjxYw3WWP7ojvqy2vhayacB297nCqVo4DpdAOfZCtdwnYD7Or0gaHYZWTGrvohSsXOQX4hk_Spg7g4rwbc3mIvIKi2YmDp51CYkplZX2nYYeg0/s4032/IMG_5943.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOGNNM1pXexJlIeun5-7CjIFA2KrKsKlFymj2pejBnniRvpIawpBA-oLlvQyZaRUc2T5IdCDIQKBsQEjxYw3WWP7ojvqy2vhayacB297nCqVo4DpdAOfZCtdwnYD7Or0gaHYZWTGrvohSsXOQX4hk_Spg7g4rwbc3mIvIKi2YmDp51CYkplZX2nYYeg0/s320/IMG_5943.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . on a short flight to and from New York City.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg66RRi2CzdLicooPXg_8hoqyqmsf3s4CENK5A97mb5y1FcRTczloqBDtT41hHRe-QZ_hCmCn7A2aD7gpUcpTfSAduaBEv-4jOCPFwdeq2HMkVskSvUXXRZRcpEF4Av9kNEwC5NGM2j7fAsGqRiSrAyLcewC8BREVWOYnSj1b6LYDPew5A7_Dbgt3whiVc/s4032/IMG_5945.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg66RRi2CzdLicooPXg_8hoqyqmsf3s4CENK5A97mb5y1FcRTczloqBDtT41hHRe-QZ_hCmCn7A2aD7gpUcpTfSAduaBEv-4jOCPFwdeq2HMkVskSvUXXRZRcpEF4Av9kNEwC5NGM2j7fAsGqRiSrAyLcewC8BREVWOYnSj1b6LYDPew5A7_Dbgt3whiVc/s320/IMG_5945.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When we reached the Hudson River, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we turned downstream and admired these cool basalt cliffs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as we headed toward New York City.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Centuries ago, these cliffs were a popular place for duels,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">including one that ended rather badly for Alexander Hamilton.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">then turn around and fly back to Massachusetts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A local air traffic controller originally told us we had safe weather to fly in,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but somewhere around Yonkers the clouds turned darker</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and we started getting some freezing rain . . .</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisc6iRl3KdiS9O_Bufqs2mKHwB3Opgq4hfaXR-Laj8v0OTPlmbdx9v6J7spdwobH3SJ4i7vi6h3gUjGp4HiknX0cfQjGPUzJzrZO3CHZmZkOZidVaCF_JeRIx4baYB78DNHhg92SeNkqocpMP0tJYzLWYhRpMWYF-d0Lzk164S8C5L827Oi6NVLq4l8dI/s4032/IMG_5950.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisc6iRl3KdiS9O_Bufqs2mKHwB3Opgq4hfaXR-Laj8v0OTPlmbdx9v6J7spdwobH3SJ4i7vi6h3gUjGp4HiknX0cfQjGPUzJzrZO3CHZmZkOZidVaCF_JeRIx4baYB78DNHhg92SeNkqocpMP0tJYzLWYhRpMWYF-d0Lzk164S8C5L827Oi6NVLq4l8dI/s320/IMG_5950.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . so we decided to play it safe and turn back north near the Empire State Building.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was really disappointed that we didn't make it to Lady Liberty,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but I knew our pilot friend had made the right choice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyiFC50fXowUXOrMvbKDetq5lu9TOmBZGJyCPLuxV909Mfvet3zPtHxw84_8tEVNH_RXyOYj-FFvrsexp4IcPcgaq7zUp2gPVFN4zQnVRCM9ML85EsP5hc2nFyh7qPFfDE2FRw1nrtgnjq6foifQ9iIWqbZkPHEh-r0fzYxbzWpI7wFsu9FKfFvmLqn6A/s4032/IMG_5951.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyiFC50fXowUXOrMvbKDetq5lu9TOmBZGJyCPLuxV909Mfvet3zPtHxw84_8tEVNH_RXyOYj-FFvrsexp4IcPcgaq7zUp2gPVFN4zQnVRCM9ML85EsP5hc2nFyh7qPFfDE2FRw1nrtgnjq6foifQ9iIWqbZkPHEh-r0fzYxbzWpI7wFsu9FKfFvmLqn6A/s320/IMG_5951.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We stayed ahead of the rain on our flight home,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and landed safely back in the Bay State.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRfybQI8WIcJjduiC4xokNWOVAtdZDDJZmBaVaGDIfEHdAlB8bksLXBLvvA6py-uMtBE-UFt7A1sU6si8Wd3dvzNWudswSq9xnGHTC1fuwDPUG0mXBqPpIf5ENUh6Tf93jlT5GZ9EpYXUZAgqZYbdXPYCRlTV09d1FScvl1mv1Us8xSe8XWm6ey8ncac/s4032/IMG_2271.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRfybQI8WIcJjduiC4xokNWOVAtdZDDJZmBaVaGDIfEHdAlB8bksLXBLvvA6py-uMtBE-UFt7A1sU6si8Wd3dvzNWudswSq9xnGHTC1fuwDPUG0mXBqPpIf5ENUh6Tf93jlT5GZ9EpYXUZAgqZYbdXPYCRlTV09d1FScvl1mv1Us8xSe8XWm6ey8ncac/s320/IMG_2271.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our friend snapped a souvenir photo of us in front of the plane,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">then I went home and spent the rest of the day on a couch</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">because I'd forgotten that flying makes me motion sick.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Note to self: Take Dramamine next time I climb aboard anything with wings,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">whether it's a small plane, a jumbo jet, or a pterodactyl.</div><p></p>Kimberly Bluestockinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437063911115422205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312605579920715886.post-82282116829326136162023-12-03T21:49:00.086-05:002024-03-16T23:45:30.509-04:00A Hippo at the Concert<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas around here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivB0wGdneglYyUnXlmSPj0CUFHSQR-r0GtevvkSEy4Er-xvrwimonGAA_3UyyaJfFSQHy1UxOMeHvi9FFpPwaNlQRQ8q5tmvAE9C1twJcjLyQNQ8fk9urrNyxtYlNB76mdBnKqdMDK31szbi7R4bxEXCgKuve0Vs6awQtf3Spwdkv4ha0Bt3OHcNoOQyc/s4032/IMG_5926.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivB0wGdneglYyUnXlmSPj0CUFHSQR-r0GtevvkSEy4Er-xvrwimonGAA_3UyyaJfFSQHy1UxOMeHvi9FFpPwaNlQRQ8q5tmvAE9C1twJcjLyQNQ8fk9urrNyxtYlNB76mdBnKqdMDK31szbi7R4bxEXCgKuve0Vs6awQtf3Spwdkv4ha0Bt3OHcNoOQyc/s320/IMG_5926.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our tree is decorated . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhah9_1SjGGN_v6djwXuMcxZrBOi07OH1KX9w-R6Wc159xSrYzZdaX4cyo_dzjbB7gEDb5pCFexn9KWRuiYq12dNIDcCiT07-jJrOpTq0jWk1XcwTzK7jGznIMHFr9iaRkJoXwJeReM3pSo9WsSH4MpBKZzAohh9hjIQBGGmdIttNtdjvu6LgaUCNUgOJA/s4032/IMG_5928.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhah9_1SjGGN_v6djwXuMcxZrBOi07OH1KX9w-R6Wc159xSrYzZdaX4cyo_dzjbB7gEDb5pCFexn9KWRuiYq12dNIDcCiT07-jJrOpTq0jWk1XcwTzK7jGznIMHFr9iaRkJoXwJeReM3pSo9WsSH4MpBKZzAohh9hjIQBGGmdIttNtdjvu6LgaUCNUgOJA/s320/IMG_5928.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . the pianists in the family are playing beautiful carols . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9h_fdMNrtDWV3MBRutUg9QPRDFFfjfXN1HlfgfOk_LfdidHMAqxWUnJ5O7_XWTkNbLsp_gQ4Cmvit4o3v1IIbNKj5mAYpJr8EZTnQwYyGF3q4k4SWKK0QiSVBo-AvlsHWdI1tllA4ls8J6yFj572MDEgIs66dTdjS98_VL7Q3FVJhN9sOGLPDCFHiv4/s4032/IMG_5909.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9h_fdMNrtDWV3MBRutUg9QPRDFFfjfXN1HlfgfOk_LfdidHMAqxWUnJ5O7_XWTkNbLsp_gQ4Cmvit4o3v1IIbNKj5mAYpJr8EZTnQwYyGF3q4k4SWKK0QiSVBo-AvlsHWdI1tllA4ls8J6yFj572MDEgIs66dTdjS98_VL7Q3FVJhN9sOGLPDCFHiv4/s320/IMG_5909.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . and we attended our town's multi-church Christmas concert last night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The COVID-19 pandemic put a stop to these annual concerts for a few years,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and this was the first one we've been able to attend <a href="https://hendricksonfamilyblog.blogspot.com/2019/12/interfaith-christmas-concert-2019.html">since 2019</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It feels good to gather and enjoy music together again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijBwXHO1AgcS-XwGsDZbiNrDi2dK3f-hu2A319hgUAmOB3NQ_ZDacAA136o1lv7l5h9uR3CydKfC3tDnbzpEGdMsUDyTus38oU17N_-p43gxgWT5RQAOHlNXSw3UNZAltdwgrTxztTv8okvyrjT-9-bVAMQxYGD2WUFKH4GE1V2MAhyphenhyphenSX7xX441jqn9xU/s4032/IMG_5919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijBwXHO1AgcS-XwGsDZbiNrDi2dK3f-hu2A319hgUAmOB3NQ_ZDacAA136o1lv7l5h9uR3CydKfC3tDnbzpEGdMsUDyTus38oU17N_-p43gxgWT5RQAOHlNXSw3UNZAltdwgrTxztTv8okvyrjT-9-bVAMQxYGD2WUFKH4GE1V2MAhyphenhyphenSX7xX441jqn9xU/s320/IMG_5919.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At least, it felt good to me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Todd became bored and fidgety after the first twenty minutes,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so we started taking turns drawing something in the room </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">while the other tried to guess the object.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Todd enjoyed the concert a lot more once we started doodling;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll have to remember that for next year.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheYCEUiB1LB8juq2vnaecyT4wy9aInublbANMs_YB33TYQhURSftF3_rXYCb08pVg2MMn8HiwKRlcWS3zQc3a0eSObi844NAdFp-wchs1n-4aWK6K0JehreineJ1Vf3oOBdAHB1l9RSKhJdPoZFrPgppapsoEtjKYHl4N-ZnwysKiJSaUVLl2wcUnTwQ4/s4032/IMG_5913.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheYCEUiB1LB8juq2vnaecyT4wy9aInublbANMs_YB33TYQhURSftF3_rXYCb08pVg2MMn8HiwKRlcWS3zQc3a0eSObi844NAdFp-wchs1n-4aWK6K0JehreineJ1Vf3oOBdAHB1l9RSKhJdPoZFrPgppapsoEtjKYHl4N-ZnwysKiJSaUVLl2wcUnTwQ4/s320/IMG_5913.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All of the musical groups performed well,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but I think the Unitarian ukulele band was my favorite.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Especially since they brought a big, stuffed hippo as a prop </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for their performance of "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also, I thought I knew how to spell hippopotamus and ukulele,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but spell check just informed me that I actually don't.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I tried to fix hippopotamus three times, then gave up and let spell check do it.</div><p></p>Kimberly Bluestockinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437063911115422205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312605579920715886.post-25256643311393161582023-12-02T21:25:00.056-05:002024-03-15T23:48:49.637-04:00Taking Lights to the Next Level<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The girls and I . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpjeID2GV_TmInbHqt9IU6anQpdt63j2QG6xoaSjDTEe-5AOaFBMcIFA6Zpl05hvRvpfplFLibpYh_9arpxTBDWT8-KDEgD3QJpVT3xCRK8AHqkWwz148hpp_3zxQ22lbUCNdO85IQZScp_7Cs3FDhfpV6VWULrkrDi6BAmEmlZvbY0GY9H_u3hbefD0/s3634/IMG_5888.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3634" data-original-width="2726" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpjeID2GV_TmInbHqt9IU6anQpdt63j2QG6xoaSjDTEe-5AOaFBMcIFA6Zpl05hvRvpfplFLibpYh_9arpxTBDWT8-KDEgD3QJpVT3xCRK8AHqkWwz148hpp_3zxQ22lbUCNdO85IQZScp_7Cs3FDhfpV6VWULrkrDi6BAmEmlZvbY0GY9H_u3hbefD0/s320/IMG_5888.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . took a little drive to the temple this morning . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5TwfXEwNua4hmMt1PfoMFYtCU65Szql5Iv7aIv1PrY5VRG7yiYHAzNLdElwRTKfkIDgWqHWBhQOtJYexpfrO6RcumPjZIcxRzv8_JYSmIigznqXsNR5BG8HrEf7BJjnp4UYAXmhptHycAqvGTI-7y5YcNQTWApoDApX1LgOaZtynMoBuENn-W70rLHzk/s4032/IMG_5897.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5TwfXEwNua4hmMt1PfoMFYtCU65Szql5Iv7aIv1PrY5VRG7yiYHAzNLdElwRTKfkIDgWqHWBhQOtJYexpfrO6RcumPjZIcxRzv8_JYSmIigznqXsNR5BG8HrEf7BJjnp4UYAXmhptHycAqvGTI-7y5YcNQTWApoDApX1LgOaZtynMoBuENn-W70rLHzk/s320/IMG_5897.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . then we headed home to put up our Christmas lights.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We've been putting <a href="https://hendricksonfamilyblog.blogspot.com/2020/12/pumpkin-put.html">lights on the bushes</a> for the last few years,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but attaching lights to our house always felt too intimidating to me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Joy keeps begging to put lights on the roof though . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">She did some research on Ye Olde Internet, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">then we bought some clips and a few more strings of lights,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I turned her loose with a ladder and a prayer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhjbaAoCtsprO0ODVHubWC0x0wskHylyGv3hTiuQwwfsx7df-ZEVVGHr49U8xTla5iHV61ZLSAj8zQ9ImyjWv9dtp6t4lE83lOE4qBkcidnwS0_TU2QPC2xPEE3y21tqe-1eeoBMKSuWuyUDFwPc3aQ6IuwmgUnkTNw7zL-UkqffMLW80xunfrlXHeJg/s4032/IMG_5907.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhjbaAoCtsprO0ODVHubWC0x0wskHylyGv3hTiuQwwfsx7df-ZEVVGHr49U8xTla5iHV61ZLSAj8zQ9ImyjWv9dtp6t4lE83lOE4qBkcidnwS0_TU2QPC2xPEE3y21tqe-1eeoBMKSuWuyUDFwPc3aQ6IuwmgUnkTNw7zL-UkqffMLW80xunfrlXHeJg/s320/IMG_5907.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The clips worked great, and Joy even showed her younger sibs how to attach them</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so they could put up the last lights above our porch.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yPvz09GTPtSbrtrwrSERwRjsuh_Kl1mMtI6f4g-_Ty1_S_OBcgwNPSe_hPf6pf3_C7DbupyVROYkiKSqx5Nlr2Yll3W05VnxfbgZS_0W_lMi7fqiH1V9kMcJ0AGGsTmf9RSsEB55mYrTmEUORiATdQ57W3v4myUiS_W87rDUpg1PlSRFB0EptfFdju8/s4032/IMG_5903.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yPvz09GTPtSbrtrwrSERwRjsuh_Kl1mMtI6f4g-_Ty1_S_OBcgwNPSe_hPf6pf3_C7DbupyVROYkiKSqx5Nlr2Yll3W05VnxfbgZS_0W_lMi7fqiH1V9kMcJ0AGGsTmf9RSsEB55mYrTmEUORiATdQ57W3v4myUiS_W87rDUpg1PlSRFB0EptfFdju8/s320/IMG_5903.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our house looks so festive!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Great work, guys!</div><p></p>Kimberly Bluestockinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437063911115422205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312605579920715886.post-54237625984889628102023-11-30T21:36:00.057-05:002024-03-11T00:03:52.929-04:00Hugging a Rug<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can't believe it's the last day of November!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before we move on to a certain fun-yet-hectic month,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wanted to share a few random pictures from the last couple weeks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that never fail to make me smile.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jNLl0i1egfHVXrjbp9TRhXWv5lwglCMTduoGzJeBlvQRuZHFRLcx7XNhE0caF2JYpGshvval02x8bR0Utl_T5Kg5QZ-3lbx7818KX_wvB0_ZzrYQB0j9cX2NGxSFQodjrmR9Ptz-MH8_owKFjg1yWSsWRtnuKm61xmQhnRSwKGK6HSSx30lLmfV9T3E/s4032/IMG_5753.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jNLl0i1egfHVXrjbp9TRhXWv5lwglCMTduoGzJeBlvQRuZHFRLcx7XNhE0caF2JYpGshvval02x8bR0Utl_T5Kg5QZ-3lbx7818KX_wvB0_ZzrYQB0j9cX2NGxSFQodjrmR9Ptz-MH8_owKFjg1yWSsWRtnuKm61xmQhnRSwKGK6HSSx30lLmfV9T3E/s320/IMG_5753.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I saw this sign in our pediatrician's office.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take that, germs!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsHwOYKL4_fmVc5iZQANga2MAQm_0AzJVa8NDWfVy1CquHr7U14YRHzE919Se4QU7JwlhBZ5sykUtNL29fu0WBTiOjCn1RWq1kjCdzWiucZ0TAfwOe73WbHIL68XE5kGHrdQnMf5qijpUS0EQmvkcV5qGGGvXbx5XyrJWkSD60esxX75WPJzjQkXRgD8/s4032/IMG_5741.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsHwOYKL4_fmVc5iZQANga2MAQm_0AzJVa8NDWfVy1CquHr7U14YRHzE919Se4QU7JwlhBZ5sykUtNL29fu0WBTiOjCn1RWq1kjCdzWiucZ0TAfwOe73WbHIL68XE5kGHrdQnMf5qijpUS0EQmvkcV5qGGGvXbx5XyrJWkSD60esxX75WPJzjQkXRgD8/s320/IMG_5741.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Should the owner of this vehicle call a mechanic or a tree service company?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLER3wqrwYhrvRYdutIMYSDE7hpqmNU7TVeSkXcqvu8W4yl1oPsOcTHELEJN0foJ7KKB9ToS9BNzXlTV9Q6bbnU3DhAw1GuLvEr-UMgm9Imog2pMrBFqgVizdzmB5wvCvaCBk-OGTbepAJBIa3hkyqGISSmMrlMIYLYS44An9jeKCCEFdZmK93hEV5K5U/s4032/IMG_5777.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLER3wqrwYhrvRYdutIMYSDE7hpqmNU7TVeSkXcqvu8W4yl1oPsOcTHELEJN0foJ7KKB9ToS9BNzXlTV9Q6bbnU3DhAw1GuLvEr-UMgm9Imog2pMrBFqgVizdzmB5wvCvaCBk-OGTbepAJBIa3hkyqGISSmMrlMIYLYS44An9jeKCCEFdZmK93hEV5K5U/s320/IMG_5777.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This rug has Cici-colored splotches all over it, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so naturally the girls wanted to hug it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rFYS71cR8BE1hnFdWabrUZZ3nJCkRJxBe2WDp7rNj64go11v2KERv9RB8_stYVnkKo8-TeKXhKvkqsnURHIPQrVP1hM1ptzsrmSLRBEsgFzTzS7pyghmu8ZvPPSug2GD6r_9IkBxH_XZVON9PeXG-YJ1FHeyo5Qua6jw7v9jwYiKe7ijUPXsLnCaS78/s3581/IMG_5772.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3581" data-original-width="2686" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rFYS71cR8BE1hnFdWabrUZZ3nJCkRJxBe2WDp7rNj64go11v2KERv9RB8_stYVnkKo8-TeKXhKvkqsnURHIPQrVP1hM1ptzsrmSLRBEsgFzTzS7pyghmu8ZvPPSug2GD6r_9IkBxH_XZVON9PeXG-YJ1FHeyo5Qua6jw7v9jwYiKe7ijUPXsLnCaS78/s320/IMG_5772.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In addition to the <a href="https://hendricksonfamilyblog.blogspot.com/2020/12/cheese-samples-and-debris.html">cheese advent calendar</a> I recently picked up at Aldi,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we're looking forward to starting on this See's chocolate advent calendar Red Grandma sent us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A month of fine chocolate and cheese--how fancy!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzmxWTHMxDnU4a2UUem8BW3fl6ATQ7QKug-qLo5q8x_pmkTDlEr6ody6foLA68gAtuZQyDOgoV-QNSl0pndAC-pozZufxXVdaRLLqdHFptihH1rzsmZCeEEsf9934kLrkfGO93IB3TKa98HgmSjQKpfmj2fDzttC1fXC0KLNt32BcLzB3A3fiVZTNlv0/s4032/IMG_5854.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzmxWTHMxDnU4a2UUem8BW3fl6ATQ7QKug-qLo5q8x_pmkTDlEr6ody6foLA68gAtuZQyDOgoV-QNSl0pndAC-pozZufxXVdaRLLqdHFptihH1rzsmZCeEEsf9934kLrkfGO93IB3TKa98HgmSjQKpfmj2fDzttC1fXC0KLNt32BcLzB3A3fiVZTNlv0/s320/IMG_5854.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And speaking of December,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">don't let Christmas stress you out!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimCLw5cH8oduI1IB__ZK8Qd02yxX2dM5iWB3Z89XXAfXGtFPiSbBYdju2qTertFdXKWi2HzZGoStHNx1f8YqKCJQawQVZw1w7LcwkHJQSKtR1ej5oGdpU-LnL1jdQVSDabU-3nRtSsqu-7IDXMef_fpSzrJ9stmBeB2boSK5Ch0Qna9AWPEWo86vyszKQ/s4032/IMG_5872.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimCLw5cH8oduI1IB__ZK8Qd02yxX2dM5iWB3Z89XXAfXGtFPiSbBYdju2qTertFdXKWi2HzZGoStHNx1f8YqKCJQawQVZw1w7LcwkHJQSKtR1ej5oGdpU-LnL1jdQVSDabU-3nRtSsqu-7IDXMef_fpSzrJ9stmBeB2boSK5Ch0Qna9AWPEWo86vyszKQ/s320/IMG_5872.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remember to relax, take a deep breath . . .</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZdDiFBy3ZyO21ajlXa3-u7uSErpSA-32QBHvLZYK-1pjW2xdreX0JWbNuqX-FM-x1MjASAlo6sR-iy2EUiP4sFerWv4ayVOPvERggrPvH4OyKWrxlIsP6w0FNs2Nb4e-CEHT31NW4Vyb19Je7KeiopYgd9iamUmDur4JEHKIk-0tnAMoHl2xyPEtgb-k/s4032/IMG_5875.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZdDiFBy3ZyO21ajlXa3-u7uSErpSA-32QBHvLZYK-1pjW2xdreX0JWbNuqX-FM-x1MjASAlo6sR-iy2EUiP4sFerWv4ayVOPvERggrPvH4OyKWrxlIsP6w0FNs2Nb4e-CEHT31NW4Vyb19Je7KeiopYgd9iamUmDur4JEHKIk-0tnAMoHl2xyPEtgb-k/s320/IMG_5875.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . and have a little fun! (And cheese. And chocolate.)</div><p></p>Kimberly Bluestockinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437063911115422205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312605579920715886.post-85718413160349240332023-11-29T21:34:00.081-05:002024-03-09T22:55:36.192-05:00Math = EEEEEEEEEEEEE<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I went to Todd's school for parent-teacher conference today,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I learned a lot of unexpected things.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptgqWrN9LHJ7V0uI9z2eNlxPQCxFBbdGP8n9i4s-apJMWwziI3ahQ3QSYLfQgOupCz1jUOdKJPgIcDS9I1uXEU4dn0No5ozRKZ70fy3W5OAdhDhiDxQbtIbkaisirYo8ptZW7xZaA5JiRc9WX-B2txrfKxQIicqzrFM4Wm6hHBOv1AWyfLS9VBwnV7Ug/s4032/IMG_5877.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptgqWrN9LHJ7V0uI9z2eNlxPQCxFBbdGP8n9i4s-apJMWwziI3ahQ3QSYLfQgOupCz1jUOdKJPgIcDS9I1uXEU4dn0No5ozRKZ70fy3W5OAdhDhiDxQbtIbkaisirYo8ptZW7xZaA5JiRc9WX-B2txrfKxQIicqzrFM4Wm6hHBOv1AWyfLS9VBwnV7Ug/s320/IMG_5877.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For example, Todd apparently thinks his teeth are his best feature.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And he's grateful that they allow him to eat In-N-Out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He's only eaten there a handful of times in his life, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I think <a href="https://hendricksonfamilyblog.blogspot.com/2018/11/visiting-our-old-home.html">the last one</a> was around his fifth birthday. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I guess it made a big impression.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj43EAfcuR0aPEnCzSx3ww-nOgI9U18CaSZ33DdLzS9MhSDHL05EcW-52ZAWD-5PK639XJFJABBzUd_Brvav_AeJbAq_C03ZkaoSslyrhfCdUAYICkeJBHD1rlY3YMJ7xZC9zC4AsbbTjLgpwHIIU2cmpeI9vnu9-j0ZHzz5Dp7yf0-UQjqcuYtEPGnTHg/s4032/IMG_5876.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj43EAfcuR0aPEnCzSx3ww-nOgI9U18CaSZ33DdLzS9MhSDHL05EcW-52ZAWD-5PK639XJFJABBzUd_Brvav_AeJbAq_C03ZkaoSslyrhfCdUAYICkeJBHD1rlY3YMJ7xZC9zC4AsbbTjLgpwHIIU2cmpeI9vnu9-j0ZHzz5Dp7yf0-UQjqcuYtEPGnTHg/s320/IMG_5876.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wasn't surprised that Todd thinks he is good at math.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He rated most of his skills G for Good or E for Excellent,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but he rated Math EEEEEEEEEEEEE.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's Excellent x13, in case you didn't feel like counting all of those Es.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was kind of puzzled that he ranked Science as G/NS (Good/Needs Support) though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Isn't science mostly math?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I asked him about that later today, he said he's actually pretty good at science too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He just doesn't like the writing part of it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Daddy can relate to that.</div><p></p>Kimberly Bluestockinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437063911115422205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312605579920715886.post-18827331698033223252023-11-26T21:11:00.052-05:002024-03-07T22:00:00.081-05:00O Christmas Tree<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For tonight's FHE activity . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmHq0tyemotm7xr6pcGSOCqCIUCh2qcwL0uImWxln4KKezuxKULX0pYkqYY85iIdblN7lj1EsoG0mGdkCm2JlovE1JRXbJc8Qdc8wEEJRObi9zd1zYutJL0d0QtQrOyh8FehhSnX8lP_vTisywiPYoXuDAaOdg-SMZ353tyY-KTN_G_5t3wzGXIcFu-8/s4032/IMG_5851.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmHq0tyemotm7xr6pcGSOCqCIUCh2qcwL0uImWxln4KKezuxKULX0pYkqYY85iIdblN7lj1EsoG0mGdkCm2JlovE1JRXbJc8Qdc8wEEJRObi9zd1zYutJL0d0QtQrOyh8FehhSnX8lP_vTisywiPYoXuDAaOdg-SMZ353tyY-KTN_G_5t3wzGXIcFu-8/s320/IMG_5851.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . we took down our <a href="https://hendricksonfamilyblog.blogspot.com/2020/04/holy-week-2020.html">Holy Week</a> wall decorations</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(which I love so much that I tend to leave them up until Christmastime) . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAsU33-6uxbNoj6TkA2stdXtAnacGmnjzWDzr6C1DCdUwyFWOEM1_OYnVafDbaQ_FBjWfmWXuJDgIpoSRO_WYJ1XdmC5_NvMO3JuOPuNTM7V_ArtWkoNZ4HxvS2_C0wfejzydkIgIYEOlordgnfPYJfpcXONLmfK9stHwhlXmkpQB-evGfuJa9u7hSzs/s4032/IMG_5853.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAsU33-6uxbNoj6TkA2stdXtAnacGmnjzWDzr6C1DCdUwyFWOEM1_OYnVafDbaQ_FBjWfmWXuJDgIpoSRO_WYJ1XdmC5_NvMO3JuOPuNTM7V_ArtWkoNZ4HxvS2_C0wfejzydkIgIYEOlordgnfPYJfpcXONLmfK9stHwhlXmkpQB-evGfuJa9u7hSzs/s320/IMG_5853.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . then we set up our Christmas tree!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRuKhFGyjiY4sINs4BDCxP-uSfEZsb5SyzIsm_lZn0H_MGHkUS489JQtk8Fe0OQY06s_fKg4y30_-TbIlHo39CZsMpAVV-nEN0joU9Qi-HVvTo9WCsGdiLmpNNwBvlqQRIzNn2rnMp4Mix1AbmcmSGdNDjepQ5ywUqqELPR4LH1NVLbktvifRZygRi9M/s4032/IMG_5857.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRuKhFGyjiY4sINs4BDCxP-uSfEZsb5SyzIsm_lZn0H_MGHkUS489JQtk8Fe0OQY06s_fKg4y30_-TbIlHo39CZsMpAVV-nEN0joU9Qi-HVvTo9WCsGdiLmpNNwBvlqQRIzNn2rnMp4Mix1AbmcmSGdNDjepQ5ywUqqELPR4LH1NVLbktvifRZygRi9M/s320/IMG_5857.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Actually, setting it up is the easy part.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqRHzEMMuxvgctrJmufW6_MCRbt8dmCCM9Qn1Hu8EWDZZxaV44BZ9KKq5703lNne5vMxhEXivLbK2E43kZuHYPpOjN0DCjUOlWouI5O3nEE-01eCIRt0_oam32HOG4AXEAvbIQJxjfqKckM-1mQ_ExgoUr7gA8eG7y7ym1dyHp0wmWWrhzVDtq1Flf2VU/s4032/IMG_5858.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqRHzEMMuxvgctrJmufW6_MCRbt8dmCCM9Qn1Hu8EWDZZxaV44BZ9KKq5703lNne5vMxhEXivLbK2E43kZuHYPpOjN0DCjUOlWouI5O3nEE-01eCIRt0_oam32HOG4AXEAvbIQJxjfqKckM-1mQ_ExgoUr7gA8eG7y7ym1dyHp0wmWWrhzVDtq1Flf2VU/s320/IMG_5858.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The hard part is fluffing all of its branches</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so it looks more like a real spruce.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5PrhIAgLa69wBZpyBiFB_Qtslkw8UbkirG9W9C4b69wdJJwrKvL9DZCaGoCBXH4C2wQ0RxXobs3maEs15IBEj16_jXBld49iBmYz4gKiko-aSznwVKPDCpeBWvwFuBZz-stvgvh-UsPAakDHy0E7pOKzjgdbZPvhnmhdeWmXOFCYeMRzbCAOnwKhJnbg/s4032/IMG_5862.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5PrhIAgLa69wBZpyBiFB_Qtslkw8UbkirG9W9C4b69wdJJwrKvL9DZCaGoCBXH4C2wQ0RxXobs3maEs15IBEj16_jXBld49iBmYz4gKiko-aSznwVKPDCpeBWvwFuBZz-stvgvh-UsPAakDHy0E7pOKzjgdbZPvhnmhdeWmXOFCYeMRzbCAOnwKhJnbg/s320/IMG_5862.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Done! I can't help smiling every time I see</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">our beautiful Christmas tree shining in the living room.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnQVH7RyTQshhFhi1IjmKYozszEd9URG1ljD79jXEBd0Ubda8kpus7EI_3F2WZUOfctD9ficbv5a7Ra7FLUY2Lix6NCkwn1Qfg2sL3km3HiDrkWeOGTG3r1pSg_dBC6UNx1fJBgSTSlvwAtrVXtdNsJNi2oSdMffOLUh4uiu3sISXNZC_BF7rEZKaEB0/s4032/IMG_5866.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnQVH7RyTQshhFhi1IjmKYozszEd9URG1ljD79jXEBd0Ubda8kpus7EI_3F2WZUOfctD9ficbv5a7Ra7FLUY2Lix6NCkwn1Qfg2sL3km3HiDrkWeOGTG3r1pSg_dBC6UNx1fJBgSTSlvwAtrVXtdNsJNi2oSdMffOLUh4uiu3sISXNZC_BF7rEZKaEB0/s320/IMG_5866.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">how lovely are thy branches!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">P.S. I think Anna is more excited about Christmas</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">than all the rest of us combined. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She loves holidays and all things festive!</div><p></p>Kimberly Bluestockinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437063911115422205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312605579920715886.post-38703910197180029682023-11-24T21:07:00.018-05:002024-03-06T21:52:04.165-05:00Shopping with My Girls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anna, Joy, and I decided that Thanksgiving break . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxX3ZvbciiO__gf3LYPcHeAp51eUZFo4LoNjwxrM6dRzQbT3o1s_7z55B6-UZfNFXHr6l7fD6CS63lx8iymT_lAnFjHsIaW5x5bPp6kLuKCMgy_Pp9rA4UQb8vyA2r-2JI3mEzJB0U-3EWST4bzA_ycZAyEdvB7FCWbqMFCV2hxy02Dh37myzaz1IC1GM/s4032/IMG_5778.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxX3ZvbciiO__gf3LYPcHeAp51eUZFo4LoNjwxrM6dRzQbT3o1s_7z55B6-UZfNFXHr6l7fD6CS63lx8iymT_lAnFjHsIaW5x5bPp6kLuKCMgy_Pp9rA4UQb8vyA2r-2JI3mEzJB0U-3EWST4bzA_ycZAyEdvB7FCWbqMFCV2hxy02Dh37myzaz1IC1GM/s320/IMG_5778.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . was a great time to go window shopping.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I enjoyed spending the afternoon with my girls . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCfMbwZgOP3tJdd3rp2ujF94C25alYLWAWOakcJGrCziP13ybe9QVDEs1dIyhxOOVqsuYW-XxhvM_IR2CdhPAXtb4nvrpRo6t5SI5B2VLisMVN6ButPxDDsyi_8lY6iLrVh3uo7mMOKImH27GDzR85ZoCCpEytFcBi9NoxOjrYG2HQREloGA31mg2fB0/s4032/IMG_5781.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCfMbwZgOP3tJdd3rp2ujF94C25alYLWAWOakcJGrCziP13ybe9QVDEs1dIyhxOOVqsuYW-XxhvM_IR2CdhPAXtb4nvrpRo6t5SI5B2VLisMVN6ButPxDDsyi_8lY6iLrVh3uo7mMOKImH27GDzR85ZoCCpEytFcBi9NoxOjrYG2HQREloGA31mg2fB0/s320/IMG_5781.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . trying on things that kinda fit our vibe . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcgIfaU1Yr6uXwrCl28GdzYncxggMBqSfkj6_DVptDhZHeeBFc9crH1inDhyphenhyphenZN7u24kEVNDrM6shb51L_eVT6SfkLCffhKqxqXkHby-n5q69h5iHAbsCFIhg2gC9upQfdiM4rGFoMLeTHiBmVZDgj5-QKaD0nMAUd9viuf94_tgbvgVWqcdODGAPX0IjI/s4032/IMG_5780.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcgIfaU1Yr6uXwrCl28GdzYncxggMBqSfkj6_DVptDhZHeeBFc9crH1inDhyphenhyphenZN7u24kEVNDrM6shb51L_eVT6SfkLCffhKqxqXkHby-n5q69h5iHAbsCFIhg2gC9upQfdiM4rGFoMLeTHiBmVZDgj5-QKaD0nMAUd9viuf94_tgbvgVWqcdODGAPX0IjI/s320/IMG_5780.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . or kinda don't.</div><p></p>Kimberly Bluestockinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437063911115422205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312605579920715886.post-45489655598133085312023-11-23T21:45:00.073-05:002024-03-15T23:49:48.005-04:00Bare Feet and a Boxwood Wreath<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This has been a very busy Thanksgiving Day at our house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglf5PhoiJh0iOL-gjRveXaPpCSsYT1vIiC9R8BxqC2NQTH-6iSbllQbocQhBN5IsKg6s9PgnwZeAY2lsl6WjCPanZkNySEHd1tkEbhabKFyJYP3BUGEQAi6RwtNrhtmoXEaTkMLae9ibiMet8WTgb1AlHwqsH-x_cFRROrWn6KssTo89IglhELDKSAda0/s4032/IMG_5791.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglf5PhoiJh0iOL-gjRveXaPpCSsYT1vIiC9R8BxqC2NQTH-6iSbllQbocQhBN5IsKg6s9PgnwZeAY2lsl6WjCPanZkNySEHd1tkEbhabKFyJYP3BUGEQAi6RwtNrhtmoXEaTkMLae9ibiMet8WTgb1AlHwqsH-x_cFRROrWn6KssTo89IglhELDKSAda0/s320/IMG_5791.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . then I used some of the trimmings</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to make a boxwood wreath for our kitchen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0uOOnAnU7zIIOYGB_4SZ9v5L61Hj2ELhYfx_h63vyqvLrbBzKIu56xQb639OdP4NCOb4E0m64oTFVNybSZjVYkRseQm5wpA91zmHnptsxCOptcnUKLY8fCe4pHtIWNOPvrLLFXP4FM_3gdv0bs_GpGl51OcW7YPIGeTbS_MRvvHj4dipLcal4WAeubM/s4032/IMG_5788.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0uOOnAnU7zIIOYGB_4SZ9v5L61Hj2ELhYfx_h63vyqvLrbBzKIu56xQb639OdP4NCOb4E0m64oTFVNybSZjVYkRseQm5wpA91zmHnptsxCOptcnUKLY8fCe4pHtIWNOPvrLLFXP4FM_3gdv0bs_GpGl51OcW7YPIGeTbS_MRvvHj4dipLcal4WAeubM/s320/IMG_5788.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Daddy and Daniel practiced their epic Christmas duet . . .</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_UIMAbdWWQt6fEFdBl3UxW9M9_KWPYwtWXY30YPvaWbfnlp4x7xtrvi6IMaOf6Brm5tk6Cvu-m-luLhuFa754al-m_qZXGfdv1KclV-M3KIBcQEPuBvMI4q6Ag02iB6DXIhmd8lwjYM4TBV5aBun3N3Qpav88XaSiB426KoLk8Rw4eF-nSDqS3jTKLY/s4032/IMG_5792.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_UIMAbdWWQt6fEFdBl3UxW9M9_KWPYwtWXY30YPvaWbfnlp4x7xtrvi6IMaOf6Brm5tk6Cvu-m-luLhuFa754al-m_qZXGfdv1KclV-M3KIBcQEPuBvMI4q6Ag02iB6DXIhmd8lwjYM4TBV5aBun3N3Qpav88XaSiB426KoLk8Rw4eF-nSDqS3jTKLY/s320/IMG_5792.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . then Daddy took Todd (and later Anna) for a motorcycle ride.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gs-mEUOh1n4wLcoMrDjkFvxG7_z_ZdmGr5-_SRt1ttWoOa50W5qIdTYL_nRJMLrxFyyrCXLMS8yfwp5QHol5RapEdXceGs-Om04Y3jzIayY-XXlFT8CEwGA083vwNGc3Sdin6R9uJwyBkD1dcmuuTt1IFs9cKdkoi6tsyiwawJDCcbiELTeKviBirWU/s4032/IMG_5799.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gs-mEUOh1n4wLcoMrDjkFvxG7_z_ZdmGr5-_SRt1ttWoOa50W5qIdTYL_nRJMLrxFyyrCXLMS8yfwp5QHol5RapEdXceGs-Om04Y3jzIayY-XXlFT8CEwGA083vwNGc3Sdin6R9uJwyBkD1dcmuuTt1IFs9cKdkoi6tsyiwawJDCcbiELTeKviBirWU/s320/IMG_5799.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Joy worked on some homework out on the deck.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Warm jacket--check. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beanie--check.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hot cocoa--check.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Shoes--umm . . . it's Joy. <a href="https://hendricksonfamilyblog.blogspot.com/2021/03/a-puzzle-and-park.html">Don't expect shoes</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Seriously, <a href="https://hendricksonfamilyblog.blogspot.com/2021/02/sunday-surprises.html">just don't</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0Z9RRjpz3GeFTf8dgCcaCP7RyZYhICV8iAxdvDOFqWfALmaDZNFyqsl4Jr1RdOKufOpv16PZjQx8Cu7QbJES4DEFwgT7iihxksB8vOStdlrfEFXsrAwzs-TgE420b1JtxmyGD0O2GCljEB_yoEBhyDnlbGmlKBHBBikC6IxSduo6bOQLuT1974kjL-U/s4032/IMG_5802.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0Z9RRjpz3GeFTf8dgCcaCP7RyZYhICV8iAxdvDOFqWfALmaDZNFyqsl4Jr1RdOKufOpv16PZjQx8Cu7QbJES4DEFwgT7iihxksB8vOStdlrfEFXsrAwzs-TgE420b1JtxmyGD0O2GCljEB_yoEBhyDnlbGmlKBHBBikC6IxSduo6bOQLuT1974kjL-U/s320/IMG_5802.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I was finishing up Thanksgiving dinner in the kitchen,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the kids played a fun game called "Drawful" . . .</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZM5-2eeqXK9zGwScJ2KnAkF9Y6-ohzujKhtkoWyZvHjGZfx-abNhqBaJely7ykW9w6B8msRDE_Vji_HU5Y-Lsa9ZX-qaWiWoDKuSBathBREHbgcVH2Qy_3ccnWrIf7a3TmORXmkJLgkqUL1H_GdxN7w4ypYyhhSpQZCqHIAdj3GVvaywqpCtkXr3Zu6o/s4032/IMG_5803.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZM5-2eeqXK9zGwScJ2KnAkF9Y6-ohzujKhtkoWyZvHjGZfx-abNhqBaJely7ykW9w6B8msRDE_Vji_HU5Y-Lsa9ZX-qaWiWoDKuSBathBREHbgcVH2Qy_3ccnWrIf7a3TmORXmkJLgkqUL1H_GdxN7w4ypYyhhSpQZCqHIAdj3GVvaywqpCtkXr3Zu6o/s320/IMG_5803.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . then we finally gathered for our family feast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't think I'll ever attempt yard work on Thanksgiving again</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(pruning always takes longer than I think it will, and I'm exhausted),</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but aside from that it's been a really fun day,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and we have a lot to be thankful for!</div><p></p>Kimberly Bluestockinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437063911115422205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312605579920715886.post-13598127490095881212023-11-21T21:32:00.034-05:002024-03-05T00:22:25.445-05:00First Snowfall<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got our first snowfall of the season last night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioOSHRRCd1-OmFSeft_Aq7nuFRljdjbivyFGF3rjqmg3R6w_b_I7EH5j21dU4MtL3DToIDdHxRNdJMn13Lzpw4bT0thz5cs4d2JUztzs0lnxAsHJWma9OOJUsyl79bTEuJA_q426xFyJ6kq0vdWQcKasqrakLkdY2ZIRW4Arl1wQXZiTddUEMpZxTYTjU/s4032/IMG_5760.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioOSHRRCd1-OmFSeft_Aq7nuFRljdjbivyFGF3rjqmg3R6w_b_I7EH5j21dU4MtL3DToIDdHxRNdJMn13Lzpw4bT0thz5cs4d2JUztzs0lnxAsHJWma9OOJUsyl79bTEuJA_q426xFyJ6kq0vdWQcKasqrakLkdY2ZIRW4Arl1wQXZiTddUEMpZxTYTjU/s320/IMG_5760.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Humans: </b>"Ooo, pretty!"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAvs5Wm7Hql4AefeyWxLchg8gtYbEi7PnSPrI3xP62NULM1OxBb9IDrNASBjBYxuzc0mSKl-UStMNYXmNHTPyhbdYjqBvGcF3sKbRGTrsu_P7EF2kJ7ltXozTw889MdmxfSwS7yUdRVQIv0Cprb3Ku_KNH0dDZn29KlLdZ6Ayp7JSoRBl-FV9hqMC7USU/s4032/IMG_5761.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAvs5Wm7Hql4AefeyWxLchg8gtYbEi7PnSPrI3xP62NULM1OxBb9IDrNASBjBYxuzc0mSKl-UStMNYXmNHTPyhbdYjqBvGcF3sKbRGTrsu_P7EF2kJ7ltXozTw889MdmxfSwS7yUdRVQIv0Cprb3Ku_KNH0dDZn29KlLdZ6Ayp7JSoRBl-FV9hqMC7USU/s320/IMG_5761.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">Plants: </b><span style="text-align: left;">"Shiver, shiver, shiver . . . wake us up in April."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioiyttykTOLp7_u4OKWfZgdp2aSQwPB47Dr-JaP5offQiqatcOG7yjszigKJdH5n3zwJ34QiHZfDINx0AgwUMivw8kRm9O02ym0C7m87AuIfD1b4AoA1W9ixAybd-XEhfrnaQcHQXHobmE7BXO_vaJXYZoYKgpbMd3feILDws5XPnFSaLvLGDqTOoosJU/s4032/IMG_5765.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioiyttykTOLp7_u4OKWfZgdp2aSQwPB47Dr-JaP5offQiqatcOG7yjszigKJdH5n3zwJ34QiHZfDINx0AgwUMivw8kRm9O02ym0C7m87AuIfD1b4AoA1W9ixAybd-XEhfrnaQcHQXHobmE7BXO_vaJXYZoYKgpbMd3feILDws5XPnFSaLvLGDqTOoosJU/s320/IMG_5765.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></span><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">Chickens who hatched last March and spent most of spring <a href="https://hendricksonfamilyblog.blogspot.com/2023/04/hand-warmers.html">in our living room</a>: </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">"WHAT IS THAT STUFF?!?"</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div></span></div><p></p>Kimberly Bluestockinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437063911115422205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312605579920715886.post-5307630103872355122023-11-18T21:21:00.080-05:002024-03-03T21:32:12.134-05:00Accompanying Daniel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our family attended a PCA choir concert this afternoon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The songs they performed were a fun mix of lively and inspiring music.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxhoIUxi4Yusr_baNqeFzXcz7hkwFEigmKogmVnoMK-MPpSqJ9N6isDBqGFFzsAkC2c2YnfiqUULLi6iSlFdRAo4ieDNsDeMjWd1-e_YyETQo47DoQGNEWfS81FEZ22YL-3-3mmIJ0dZWoYq6CzGnLWdQuu7Ut6Tzfmak4CjbX1b5kwUAK8inLRX2GKQ/s4032/IMG_5743.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxhoIUxi4Yusr_baNqeFzXcz7hkwFEigmKogmVnoMK-MPpSqJ9N6isDBqGFFzsAkC2c2YnfiqUULLi6iSlFdRAo4ieDNsDeMjWd1-e_YyETQo47DoQGNEWfS81FEZ22YL-3-3mmIJ0dZWoYq6CzGnLWdQuu7Ut6Tzfmak4CjbX1b5kwUAK8inLRX2GKQ/s320/IMG_5743.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My favorite number was "<a href="https://www.christophertin.com/sheetmusic/babayetu.html">Baba Yetu</a>,"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">a boisterous version of The Lord's Prayer that is sung in Swahili.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLy_epfRobrNPSFnOOM4RSZHtCI9KVljPsoQhe6kUcVw6n-Mzf24TyVWKJnvBLS0UnlqxJ0GWd2Hy63aEdI3JGjLf0pPFAd7JMg6EDWt5Pf69whe1LNpGxYiGu_YWArPiFlTMJ9EmW25VZY9wwv_xrEe1VC7B5lYeBoeJ-CrIUttafycX361-IX2tUgkk/s4032/IMG_5745.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLy_epfRobrNPSFnOOM4RSZHtCI9KVljPsoQhe6kUcVw6n-Mzf24TyVWKJnvBLS0UnlqxJ0GWd2Hy63aEdI3JGjLf0pPFAd7JMg6EDWt5Pf69whe1LNpGxYiGu_YWArPiFlTMJ9EmW25VZY9wwv_xrEe1VC7B5lYeBoeJ-CrIUttafycX361-IX2tUgkk/s320/IMG_5745.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Daniel sang with this choir for the first time this season.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Although he had fun with the <a href="https://hendricksonfamilyblog.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-kazoo-choir.html">youth choir</a> last year,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">he feels like the adult choir is a better fit for him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkHpnO58u6uoMzIYdSJIpJpfXmnjzh8OR1HOKxN6rA2kpxkixMMytr1mjB_-sKahiplGGhQ-yWV56XCJbNOqS2lnUtCDEZaSFOOzI52AjELf12gita4aCuBb49uExKctw5RZxFbpl4htQ9H-0qrpf7nEDJwN7GcuyA1uN_NLVLRaJ1LbxcTOqPnXyflk/s4032/IMG_5748.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkHpnO58u6uoMzIYdSJIpJpfXmnjzh8OR1HOKxN6rA2kpxkixMMytr1mjB_-sKahiplGGhQ-yWV56XCJbNOqS2lnUtCDEZaSFOOzI52AjELf12gita4aCuBb49uExKctw5RZxFbpl4htQ9H-0qrpf7nEDJwN7GcuyA1uN_NLVLRaJ1LbxcTOqPnXyflk/s320/IMG_5748.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Coincidentally, Daddy used to sing with PCA,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but he is currently serving as their accompanist instead.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of the songs they performed today were wicked fast,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and he did a great job keeping pace</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">while making the music sound dynamic and beautiful.</div><p></p>Kimberly Bluestockinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437063911115422205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312605579920715886.post-60933514086565456162023-11-16T21:46:00.001-05:002024-03-03T00:52:55.823-05:00Authoritative Tia Says "Nope"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Meme </b>["meem"] <i>noun, </i><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small; text-align: left;">an image, video, piece of text, etc., typically humorous in nature, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small; text-align: left;">that is copied and spread rapidly by internet users, often with slight variations.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAJrNdFCS03e8I4SD0BJy4Mf4ZvnuHX8llatWSQEZWsJwDcvWcGNEgy9xwzFMsjRypeQuiNu8hGLZb1ViZtudWVu3d5VvD6KkiIMmhOP9Kt6QtnU7r4-hLBkCP-uPIvS5XLCJFgWTjIqJCDPqVLZ9Hi2ynguIdLrKqs_e5_Xo6pnI5ViALVGVw6kYZEY/s973/boromir%20meme%20meme.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="973" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAJrNdFCS03e8I4SD0BJy4Mf4ZvnuHX8llatWSQEZWsJwDcvWcGNEgy9xwzFMsjRypeQuiNu8hGLZb1ViZtudWVu3d5VvD6KkiIMmhOP9Kt6QtnU7r4-hLBkCP-uPIvS5XLCJFgWTjIqJCDPqVLZ9Hi2ynguIdLrKqs_e5_Xo6pnI5ViALVGVw6kYZEY/s320/boromir%20meme%20meme.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yeah, good point there, Boromir.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It would be better to just show a couple examples</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">where people took images from movies</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and added some amusing text:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNtzy-OTDXxpl3lQloFmpN52NhlJ3r09Ul1Pc554zj6nl3wnBVlC4XNpM7NaWjwhYUZZ8Z2mfb47S4feWecHOgjuRlXv9KroJ3TgZRrzv9jSOjt7nnb4sJ8j8uEPJenRG9_KEb9SHbZ1LvbFUPSSLgNBBXjQN09bhCcPg0c17BYxg5fsLeoD-tlctsmU/s566/wonka%20traffic%20meme.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="566" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNtzy-OTDXxpl3lQloFmpN52NhlJ3r09Ul1Pc554zj6nl3wnBVlC4XNpM7NaWjwhYUZZ8Z2mfb47S4feWecHOgjuRlXv9KroJ3TgZRrzv9jSOjt7nnb4sJ8j8uEPJenRG9_KEb9SHbZ1LvbFUPSSLgNBBXjQN09bhCcPg0c17BYxg5fsLeoD-tlctsmU/s320/wonka%20traffic%20meme.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Example 1: A "Condescending Wonka" meme</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl231jKZU7AWTS0GWWEPDF47uWL8ic93I8p0h1rVS0b7FhNEbiqPnWFJShlpE-uMlup4oQ_N9NY0vKpcdmBsvyq9KittCIiCuF78Akj6sAP82tjbdHppocGLXOpM5jqeo5ybN_A25Qg-Eja1_w5kzz86MtuQftVaHrFwSNQXUtgDK_GD_VoOcPR94ARK4/s1200/calm%20down%20anakin.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl231jKZU7AWTS0GWWEPDF47uWL8ic93I8p0h1rVS0b7FhNEbiqPnWFJShlpE-uMlup4oQ_N9NY0vKpcdmBsvyq9KittCIiCuF78Akj6sAP82tjbdHppocGLXOpM5jqeo5ybN_A25Qg-Eja1_w5kzz86MtuQftVaHrFwSNQXUtgDK_GD_VoOcPR94ARK4/s320/calm%20down%20anakin.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Example 2: My favorite Star Wars meme.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hey--how about we turn some pictures of our parakeets</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">into memes our family can text to each other?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFaY5ZF7JeCs-GZLgGB0T611OBVET1esBFUsmRDIN5RCwKjN68397D40SUQtFITUqmlkfBlgplQgwJUaUcxLGTqRhAfmHM8bkol26a8SoezUOE_9BvBTsZ5G4LsjoKCEFAWcz_wpJGTBrjCjqvEqdII3d2GdAPaT4mGnUvS5QJA-ztQPPU5y-xkQz1aRc/s1818/agreeable%20cici.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1818" data-original-width="1818" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFaY5ZF7JeCs-GZLgGB0T611OBVET1esBFUsmRDIN5RCwKjN68397D40SUQtFITUqmlkfBlgplQgwJUaUcxLGTqRhAfmHM8bkol26a8SoezUOE_9BvBTsZ5G4LsjoKCEFAWcz_wpJGTBrjCjqvEqdII3d2GdAPaT4mGnUvS5QJA-ztQPPU5y-xkQz1aRc/s320/agreeable%20cici.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cici loves that idea!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7ogD8nRa-GkYyXgHsxj6YYHs0QG24wg8NqV0_6WdyLT1o81-AKwSAnN7RKegvLsgY16r-lYzMu8KKLDta2ULPBY-wREWNIogVy7pie3XFMYkQNBM-bhKkmZJPgs-4izLjOGZeF1VRIW1vJ8L7nYSCG7izKLuzy39MSniXT8Dfedot8NKmOAqgJMrC4k/s2100/authoritative%20tia.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1575" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7ogD8nRa-GkYyXgHsxj6YYHs0QG24wg8NqV0_6WdyLT1o81-AKwSAnN7RKegvLsgY16r-lYzMu8KKLDta2ULPBY-wREWNIogVy7pie3XFMYkQNBM-bhKkmZJPgs-4izLjOGZeF1VRIW1vJ8L7nYSCG7izKLuzy39MSniXT8Dfedot8NKmOAqgJMrC4k/s320/authoritative%20tia.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aw c'mon, "Authoritative Tia."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNi2-z7_fDGoLDduwBrEWBBwXoHlZW5o4gny8Pa2FvrIGdUAgk78ekE81OhI-ukUhWGJpK2xt5BUBJL5iSI3NFHsTcU6845sfYatFFGc8KURl80Q3oN5wouUNg0CXE3sYeY4FIKSp7Q8EVpw11enFzK2l9XWAWVd83vM6wxg0up0-pno1nyvZQYsYBe0/s1818/beseeching%20cici.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1818" data-original-width="1818" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNi2-z7_fDGoLDduwBrEWBBwXoHlZW5o4gny8Pa2FvrIGdUAgk78ekE81OhI-ukUhWGJpK2xt5BUBJL5iSI3NFHsTcU6845sfYatFFGc8KURl80Q3oN5wouUNg0CXE3sYeY4FIKSp7Q8EVpw11enFzK2l9XWAWVd83vM6wxg0up0-pno1nyvZQYsYBe0/s320/beseeching%20cici.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Maybe Cici can talk Tia into it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvphoqumIwqIP9oNL-IEsDUVG51tWMuIEz3FieCJNG-6C7mNrR4DNFbfHxB-INkz1vd8Iwk4d68pbEc35POc15zDY13eDk9SXhcTlEs355Gz1XSnzjd4kQQSh3BXQwsRZUnqAsu43ewbyqupHx5dO9NrIpAyZpWdk55nJLB_ocSOGbeimP-m3nfUODsCw/s2100/cranky%20tia.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1575" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvphoqumIwqIP9oNL-IEsDUVG51tWMuIEz3FieCJNG-6C7mNrR4DNFbfHxB-INkz1vd8Iwk4d68pbEc35POc15zDY13eDk9SXhcTlEs355Gz1XSnzjd4kQQSh3BXQwsRZUnqAsu43ewbyqupHx5dO9NrIpAyZpWdk55nJLB_ocSOGbeimP-m3nfUODsCw/s320/cranky%20tia.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, phooey.</div><p></p>Kimberly Bluestockinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437063911115422205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312605579920715886.post-42628828497332731712023-11-13T21:20:00.033-05:002024-03-03T00:52:15.768-05:00Who Wore It Best?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Inquiring minds want to know . . . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">who wore our <a href="https://hendricksonfamilyblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/trunk-or-treat.html">vintage 2007</a> top hat best this year?</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ZCTJgeNoR7oxNwComWnUpCaut3EtlgN0-Q1H8IqAnO3TSLwV-qc34-WLgDbd9w6EmvCuf-An8x3ou5G9nJOpLvNkqi1NdcBuOUCvM4E5_5-zPWfmIMfHYnHHhcOme6sCLVe_IzWliKVfiibawrg61D1w3lEjbdXUk0jXmUiwbLPz3I_R3VXk1zuoUbM/s4032/IMG_5704.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ZCTJgeNoR7oxNwComWnUpCaut3EtlgN0-Q1H8IqAnO3TSLwV-qc34-WLgDbd9w6EmvCuf-An8x3ou5G9nJOpLvNkqi1NdcBuOUCvM4E5_5-zPWfmIMfHYnHHhcOme6sCLVe_IzWliKVfiibawrg61D1w3lEjbdXUk0jXmUiwbLPz3I_R3VXk1zuoUbM/s320/IMG_5704.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Murphy?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTdVLrRsVaM0cbJxJIcr40ruK-xugvIbCWwHsA0U4e0T4NMSqh3YycOBodBSnS9R-CILkHbBkaSbzY2FpNilt7E-ffMJEc5et61h8lQTTpjbBqJQWiLwohKDwzFw6Z24XW3RbHCS11-7DBU9l1VL-1ddqCD2bdt4Zib_PwD3OpnSbCRgbPI_WfiFs6TlU/s4032/IMG_5541.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTdVLrRsVaM0cbJxJIcr40ruK-xugvIbCWwHsA0U4e0T4NMSqh3YycOBodBSnS9R-CILkHbBkaSbzY2FpNilt7E-ffMJEc5et61h8lQTTpjbBqJQWiLwohKDwzFw6Z24XW3RbHCS11-7DBU9l1VL-1ddqCD2bdt4Zib_PwD3OpnSbCRgbPI_WfiFs6TlU/s320/IMG_5541.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Darth Jack-o-Vader?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMVbv3vCk3lihTXPI_QgU2dc-8Lh12uxDvP2xj_D4qCoamG6etU8sX0ON0Aq5qfLtDeTcYbg9yIBVCaQtpvkWikqRicubpZbCgEIt8AmbY8VksVjYq2j3Ob6296e9XJ2ls_Sy6HAm7_WpIarUxYys2uiNUwnQmig8IY45NIAh4kT2SMmRj3bstPmqb9UY/s4032/IMG_5725.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMVbv3vCk3lihTXPI_QgU2dc-8Lh12uxDvP2xj_D4qCoamG6etU8sX0ON0Aq5qfLtDeTcYbg9yIBVCaQtpvkWikqRicubpZbCgEIt8AmbY8VksVjYq2j3Ob6296e9XJ2ls_Sy6HAm7_WpIarUxYys2uiNUwnQmig8IY45NIAh4kT2SMmRj3bstPmqb9UY/s320/IMG_5725.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This mysterious fellow</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in a geeky Christmas sweatshirt?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CVc_p3BeytIouBCoQs0lMW4hr9iJqmHaMLF66n9SPJh2tM_iGa09KAP8oTLUb_R2WRNJLD938XrcBku5F5NqUYL82qyHiAPoFN0CBLlSEMsVMd5BZFhESzaWtYMowlEUDsPTsFtsXjawoXSNL-2XD4yBfRZMmgGVBKiLz8mRyZIo2_cZSwTdjQpztn0/s3253/IMG_5702.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3253" data-original-width="2340" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CVc_p3BeytIouBCoQs0lMW4hr9iJqmHaMLF66n9SPJh2tM_iGa09KAP8oTLUb_R2WRNJLD938XrcBku5F5NqUYL82qyHiAPoFN0CBLlSEMsVMd5BZFhESzaWtYMowlEUDsPTsFtsXjawoXSNL-2XD4yBfRZMmgGVBKiLz8mRyZIo2_cZSwTdjQpztn0/s320/IMG_5702.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cat Overlord sez,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"I are da judge! My hat winz!"</div>Kimberly Bluestockinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437063911115422205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312605579920715886.post-19887117957541179472023-11-12T21:49:00.085-05:002024-03-01T22:50:01.288-05:00The Late Day of the Dead<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Life has been kind of hectic lately,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so I didn't manage to bake gingerbread on November 2</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for <a href="https://hendricksonfamilyblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/day-of-dead-with-gingerbread.html">our family's version</a> of Day of the Dead.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdMVdORuR7hXTH_xhyS-0dGeyHq2Coy1LOmlB0IJCz6J0ritaUC1czW8O-zCuahExL1m0Fr6-14jMgWOlOi4ghDqH5RX08dxlPReuI6yGzV8OvzmjjOQ0e_QpXfXu_ExVXBi58yCPvbybU0xgXK6EoVVRzBlKi0b29OV_U47MqqrgRoRWIbIUvY2bzkb4/s4032/IMG_5718.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdMVdORuR7hXTH_xhyS-0dGeyHq2Coy1LOmlB0IJCz6J0ritaUC1czW8O-zCuahExL1m0Fr6-14jMgWOlOi4ghDqH5RX08dxlPReuI6yGzV8OvzmjjOQ0e_QpXfXu_ExVXBi58yCPvbybU0xgXK6EoVVRzBlKi0b29OV_U47MqqrgRoRWIbIUvY2bzkb4/s320/IMG_5718.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I considered skipping it this year, but the kids are sticklers for tradition</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(the cookies may have something to do with that),</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so we decided to celebrate a few days late.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSrKlwiuLBKDgggDQwzFQlnAekrIrkNhfsqc_17srgyAwHnikItsID5DRZ21zmUGQ6rmn2iLr5QvShsTPgAgmbEnqMLzbUU_Wx6fVhWvbhzpt7G8dxYt-0NfuJ8OmsCjvodu4Cef67rQVkuljXptytTd2zBmIjmHdX7_itJ91Sv-hDCCjJ6V5E-yvAyPY/s4032/IMG_5729.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSrKlwiuLBKDgggDQwzFQlnAekrIrkNhfsqc_17srgyAwHnikItsID5DRZ21zmUGQ6rmn2iLr5QvShsTPgAgmbEnqMLzbUU_Wx6fVhWvbhzpt7G8dxYt-0NfuJ8OmsCjvodu4Cef67rQVkuljXptytTd2zBmIjmHdX7_itJ91Sv-hDCCjJ6V5E-yvAyPY/s320/IMG_5729.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Instead of just decorating a bunch of our <a href="https://hendricksonfamilyblog.blogspot.com/2020/11/celebrating-day-of-dead-with-old-eagle.html">usual gingerbread skeletons</a>,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the kids decided to get more creative.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdlGp02U5qVsSgtwjOdpy-a0N2lLc6iAFhzlDfDNfVUiQiwTzTWfRjn-KcPhB-AP75Dv46CQkJWOXktBOXoPAfaF8ZsLSmiD61OVMtZgHO7V7GhbGOzYns_NmeDqyP0NBwAvwF848zKA0UBOTbl9ns2aFbOdKNwlbkTeMkQ9OW9tQwSjBhyphenhyphenkGGd1D3EVk/s4032/IMG_5731.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdlGp02U5qVsSgtwjOdpy-a0N2lLc6iAFhzlDfDNfVUiQiwTzTWfRjn-KcPhB-AP75Dv46CQkJWOXktBOXoPAfaF8ZsLSmiD61OVMtZgHO7V7GhbGOzYns_NmeDqyP0NBwAvwF848zKA0UBOTbl9ns2aFbOdKNwlbkTeMkQ9OW9tQwSjBhyphenhyphenkGGd1D3EVk/s320/IMG_5731.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For example, Joy made a very dapper gingerbread gentleman.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl8oevEEp9giGbB2_LhbW1sv7BNTTFJDaLi8C58JERw8LTY_7DJfl4c4mqMNL0ooKtzPDr9j-LgjWxUcNYNe6rMP7N7dbzu2cGa7MTkpao8Pa-l6ucOHNH1gFgr3WHD1eEJrUwh3NbIGiCUKgM6id71eJ-Pec-gVSHH8cDLIstbGSf_63keezWD_1UF_4/s4032/IMG_5734.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl8oevEEp9giGbB2_LhbW1sv7BNTTFJDaLi8C58JERw8LTY_7DJfl4c4mqMNL0ooKtzPDr9j-LgjWxUcNYNe6rMP7N7dbzu2cGa7MTkpao8Pa-l6ucOHNH1gFgr3WHD1eEJrUwh3NbIGiCUKgM6id71eJ-Pec-gVSHH8cDLIstbGSf_63keezWD_1UF_4/s320/IMG_5734.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(And speaking of dapper, Daniel really dressed up for this festive occasion.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEfDxW9VXVYbUx1xMHfiMqGO7iY-tTf4g8qPk0M6C99UFSPQVzEJmnzmDwo62vRqGCrBroBBlm556FBgwi7OQEpSu-P8FuLg8hBWBvcT0Z6b7mjf_W_9p2qNUdIYguD1Udsz5o3I_I7ZesMSdXuzchLkkhCSW87m3g9CuMYi3wnjNAjOR1MNcXMlR9Ilg/s4032/IMG_5722.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEfDxW9VXVYbUx1xMHfiMqGO7iY-tTf4g8qPk0M6C99UFSPQVzEJmnzmDwo62vRqGCrBroBBlm556FBgwi7OQEpSu-P8FuLg8hBWBvcT0Z6b7mjf_W_9p2qNUdIYguD1Udsz5o3I_I7ZesMSdXuzchLkkhCSW87m3g9CuMYi3wnjNAjOR1MNcXMlR9Ilg/s320/IMG_5722.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We ended up icing so many cookies that we plated some of them up</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and gave them to our neighbors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqDmg_FM2pNc060-h4Hy4OYFdxYpvSxT3cwLP2YqycGzb9DiBV1Rvcmk6H0kmjI_QXYy2fPG8AI9qBzjTqzi7VSIN35GpkGFGpe22O8pqtsUBcwaerT3-OcV1tBdvsp-5W2RC1zUGaog9F6uw7mmIKX4wld1NE9M9vS0zq9Oqkv5sQ9njAAiY2vdiD3EA/s4032/IMG_5720.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqDmg_FM2pNc060-h4Hy4OYFdxYpvSxT3cwLP2YqycGzb9DiBV1Rvcmk6H0kmjI_QXYy2fPG8AI9qBzjTqzi7VSIN35GpkGFGpe22O8pqtsUBcwaerT3-OcV1tBdvsp-5W2RC1zUGaog9F6uw7mmIKX4wld1NE9M9vS0zq9Oqkv5sQ9njAAiY2vdiD3EA/s320/IMG_5720.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The (Late) Day of the Dead is a time</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">to remember and show love for our ancestors,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">so it seemed fitting to share some love with our neighbors too.</span></div><p></p>Kimberly Bluestockinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437063911115422205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312605579920715886.post-48643193544435450912023-11-10T20:04:00.116-05:002024-02-29T21:50:51.073-05:00Upgrade Fail<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are lots of things I've loved about having a chicken tractor this year:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the free eggs, the free fertilizer,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the satisfaction of learning something new,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">seeing floofy chickies in our yard every time I roll up our driveway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7lNrcUM7gwwFmhnpDRI1ajbOO7msLVo_HsyQhVIPM8gNWG3iPpRCg5y5MdXIyGyN7gMPraQ4PGXDuWq4_5USQXd-Ar-aO-tlTt_qgxmNxvcrNdyGpDPcoQdWBO-lDVsRMC_UHYtSnMQIICDo7Ve5Y9KxRN6yFxQbGP3gJCMkS2vnJKNpJ8QUJH8e9fGQ/s4032/IMG_5656.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7lNrcUM7gwwFmhnpDRI1ajbOO7msLVo_HsyQhVIPM8gNWG3iPpRCg5y5MdXIyGyN7gMPraQ4PGXDuWq4_5USQXd-Ar-aO-tlTt_qgxmNxvcrNdyGpDPcoQdWBO-lDVsRMC_UHYtSnMQIICDo7Ve5Y9KxRN6yFxQbGP3gJCMkS2vnJKNpJ8QUJH8e9fGQ/s320/IMG_5656.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The only thing I don't love is that the tractor is so dang heavy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can rarely move it on my own,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and even with the help of family members, I've hurt my back a few times </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">dragging this adorable behemoth of a tractor across our yard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijvGkayJ3NK7OZemlrbwXzzpSDibk73S7ZhvUqdLGlDQak1dzAp0MwuRB8h09AIQ6eCEbNig-VQEB1F_9tYYI23t7CAKgrqNvob77F23yyjhbss0CMVEemMz1ZADH6K0jNyptGFhaAbiWyL5CVo83cMTDbN969N3jCbo7u5NsfLAWesnCbfaf4ofYtNnE/s4032/IMG_5522.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijvGkayJ3NK7OZemlrbwXzzpSDibk73S7ZhvUqdLGlDQak1dzAp0MwuRB8h09AIQ6eCEbNig-VQEB1F_9tYYI23t7CAKgrqNvob77F23yyjhbss0CMVEemMz1ZADH6K0jNyptGFhaAbiWyL5CVo83cMTDbN969N3jCbo7u5NsfLAWesnCbfaf4ofYtNnE/s320/IMG_5522.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the last few months, I've been researching ways </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to solve this mobility issue.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I considered replacing the tractor with a lighter one,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but decided it made more sense to add better wheels.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHjhVHWFZ9oPD6KECASF-pPW9yksaBt6uNayjZf54QqJyoY0KR-pDDtoXCP9GAde1yytXGyzdmmzzlI07gjvU6k-81Cwr-hgWK0y5mShGsJ4SaOZrLKZuiZQYctK8yQrzlIZNJ8X8bbFpwtywBxq6-PmfRnB9Y2EuWu3NZr1uTBfgf9L4ki2Wr9EDnft4/s4032/IMG_5709.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHjhVHWFZ9oPD6KECASF-pPW9yksaBt6uNayjZf54QqJyoY0KR-pDDtoXCP9GAde1yytXGyzdmmzzlI07gjvU6k-81Cwr-hgWK0y5mShGsJ4SaOZrLKZuiZQYctK8yQrzlIZNJ8X8bbFpwtywBxq6-PmfRnB9Y2EuWu3NZr1uTBfgf9L4ki2Wr9EDnft4/s320/IMG_5709.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This afternoon, Anna tended the chickies as they free ranged in the yard . . .</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4Eny3Fue6XRSY19Ghzj021Koditx7XtWPTONDNSdvElcOYwTMV2I_2Gq2tWp5xZMkYoPT0fLIlxVC2zTGoJdXvvfX6mtjeh982Xp3SmfI0eKQimGXK3vlwdALcOgW7UAfOzS9Re7D9A2sT-fzQ0pVbxibsVdftijgXnhTms9TKqJ44Ag9eW80JzDMHs/s4032/IMG_5714.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4Eny3Fue6XRSY19Ghzj021Koditx7XtWPTONDNSdvElcOYwTMV2I_2Gq2tWp5xZMkYoPT0fLIlxVC2zTGoJdXvvfX6mtjeh982Xp3SmfI0eKQimGXK3vlwdALcOgW7UAfOzS9Re7D9A2sT-fzQ0pVbxibsVdftijgXnhTms9TKqJ44Ag9eW80JzDMHs/s320/IMG_5714.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . while we put their tractor up on blocks . . .</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWE2-bS7a7ZKHL1FMYqOeJyLOem-9hMs5olI7w2y5vHBu33ZPOOkVQHdIdDaYqw-WkX_8HXaxbYDsNNgYzLBRB5Pfg7OsOKfBvVkgXGxujDV9BBLFx78tRN-AhD1NF_zuQhVKPVz1yBhgOOIDYZfEFwhnTQfgjyesdMkYasArjhbMUt_jInfBcNxt8d0/s4032/IMG_5715.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWE2-bS7a7ZKHL1FMYqOeJyLOem-9hMs5olI7w2y5vHBu33ZPOOkVQHdIdDaYqw-WkX_8HXaxbYDsNNgYzLBRB5Pfg7OsOKfBvVkgXGxujDV9BBLFx78tRN-AhD1NF_zuQhVKPVz1yBhgOOIDYZfEFwhnTQfgjyesdMkYasArjhbMUt_jInfBcNxt8d0/s320/IMG_5715.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . and added some bigger wheels that we could lever up and down.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Unfortunately, either the idea was flawed,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">or we made some rookie mistake in the way we attached things,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">because it was even harder to move the tractor on the new wheels.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So we took them back off, and we're back to square one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Siiiiiiigh.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYQLvLPbbHpUFhlYdGAXxslaBCtptYUpdv1dTEToYZAS2dCgu60QfvQLezD9cFB-T-fZ_-bDGubM_hAdRoARRa2RFqwhKRqSuTNT2jhpjucwpuhqAjMFdeSYr_ShNKPE3t3mWikaxy3mjaze5B0JY7Yno9RbR9Vm-1VnGONS8ApbDxdxAoYhQJmQM7fY/s4032/IMG_5638.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYQLvLPbbHpUFhlYdGAXxslaBCtptYUpdv1dTEToYZAS2dCgu60QfvQLezD9cFB-T-fZ_-bDGubM_hAdRoARRa2RFqwhKRqSuTNT2jhpjucwpuhqAjMFdeSYr_ShNKPE3t3mWikaxy3mjaze5B0JY7Yno9RbR9Vm-1VnGONS8ApbDxdxAoYhQJmQM7fY/s320/IMG_5638.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At least it's a little easier to roll the tractor now that the ground is frozen in the mornings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hopefully we'll figure out a better mobility solution by springtime</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">when the lawn thaws out and turns all wet and squishy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Squishy + Heavy = Stuck</div><p></p>Kimberly Bluestockinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437063911115422205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312605579920715886.post-51753300760573389772023-11-08T21:42:00.033-05:002024-02-26T21:36:46.945-05:00Cute Little Courteous Birds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cici and Tia often get on each other's nerves,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but sometimes they are friendly little roommates.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMDmWNLapq9BJXO83TvDKN4Jv0Ezx4OlnIz8T6-jUyi2nXykIMBUdkKEgblzIPznUhAdSfhyphenhyphenSf1PG8ctZQ3NNUcs2EmRpKEGSZPGzxnvyfX6g51d-zydz20aX-LDmLO5cFkuImeNAjg9s0JNgUiTBz53pMBIj_qxEwkT9wHTo9R6tHLBALyZkQzAobZ_M/s4032/IMG_5548.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMDmWNLapq9BJXO83TvDKN4Jv0Ezx4OlnIz8T6-jUyi2nXykIMBUdkKEgblzIPznUhAdSfhyphenhyphenSf1PG8ctZQ3NNUcs2EmRpKEGSZPGzxnvyfX6g51d-zydz20aX-LDmLO5cFkuImeNAjg9s0JNgUiTBz53pMBIj_qxEwkT9wHTo9R6tHLBALyZkQzAobZ_M/s320/IMG_5548.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tia <a href="https://hendricksonfamilyblog.blogspot.com/2023/07/bird-bath.html">really enjoys baths</a>,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but instead of keeping the bath all to herself the other day . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0lBxoPil_sWBqN0J_NMhJivVwH8Rnedfhv6AO5MWlH8ZttKCz83qCsIvA4IM6_KI1O9p4ON4_8MsH5QfaPYxFtGfQQeLYxcTK12SuyOMsiAJwERpLzOrJSZEeV3UoM3J-nheXzHcZGVcCo8nL5XFxtTjhZHwrha7kLqaAUBJ5zBTdd3TtxkCZfFQzOM/s4032/IMG_5550.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0lBxoPil_sWBqN0J_NMhJivVwH8Rnedfhv6AO5MWlH8ZttKCz83qCsIvA4IM6_KI1O9p4ON4_8MsH5QfaPYxFtGfQQeLYxcTK12SuyOMsiAJwERpLzOrJSZEeV3UoM3J-nheXzHcZGVcCo8nL5XFxtTjhZHwrha7kLqaAUBJ5zBTdd3TtxkCZfFQzOM/s320/IMG_5550.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . she got out and let Cici take a turn.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6vNfsMyVM98qSrzP36sh1nY-0f320BZ4cDiw4eyZw06Dyk-04T_wIB_A715PTkFv5RtUks-FjuvbfK1g_sTujnsmPqmGVl13vNyuAP-KJSEVh5T8f06NNi2JXjCqnQPjDDiw7MzF-VuVm3f5sv0_9KNd8GGXpC1b6fLR1EJuSw-EHv40AiO_0E9KA8A/s4032/IMG_5555.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6vNfsMyVM98qSrzP36sh1nY-0f320BZ4cDiw4eyZw06Dyk-04T_wIB_A715PTkFv5RtUks-FjuvbfK1g_sTujnsmPqmGVl13vNyuAP-KJSEVh5T8f06NNi2JXjCqnQPjDDiw7MzF-VuVm3f5sv0_9KNd8GGXpC1b6fLR1EJuSw-EHv40AiO_0E9KA8A/s320/IMG_5555.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A few seconds later, Cici returned the favor.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4Z5AIf-8BWDsWCn-tIEZp19hukRJonZIZPdWfEbd2f8reHA5TSinHvXdi__NveckeEW6CguU0eHFN4EE0Y-nxi82abyhmNeDC27sfM1-e_FlK44syqtFq1FKxblHvBdXZrOSR_ffwSOMXRqw2Y3gnRYBR9jW30viUvgGMPbnA96O6FlDP16Sxin1-uY/s4032/IMG_5556.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4Z5AIf-8BWDsWCn-tIEZp19hukRJonZIZPdWfEbd2f8reHA5TSinHvXdi__NveckeEW6CguU0eHFN4EE0Y-nxi82abyhmNeDC27sfM1-e_FlK44syqtFq1FKxblHvBdXZrOSR_ffwSOMXRqw2Y3gnRYBR9jW30viUvgGMPbnA96O6FlDP16Sxin1-uY/s320/IMG_5556.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Awww . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIMDwRgG3hEpDvGNytdjBWiSifc4hMQyGUJpJ1K8IqoYolzFgD2vDEEQYCCyB3AaXVERuabjfQ8Djqpg13jo64XI2eaoLv7I5YQuoFM0zY59RjYxzlVXGgkOvEAHG8RVCAP0-28NiPy4kGpC7SwYzZOe91PNY2cZc7hl0-e9ToUJNnv1FDqMLUPDUwYuY/s4032/IMG_5557.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIMDwRgG3hEpDvGNytdjBWiSifc4hMQyGUJpJ1K8IqoYolzFgD2vDEEQYCCyB3AaXVERuabjfQ8Djqpg13jo64XI2eaoLv7I5YQuoFM0zY59RjYxzlVXGgkOvEAHG8RVCAP0-28NiPy4kGpC7SwYzZOe91PNY2cZc7hl0-e9ToUJNnv1FDqMLUPDUwYuY/s320/IMG_5557.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . they're so cute . . .</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7q2typ-mY1Xol_mxTn01MradPtlM49sf0PQtsy-Wc9oZBdghvQ6ehezQFHhyphenhyphenq4wMU5geCHE2PyUNvDOpUC28Hc2bo0Tb5U-Q1cWv8KF_LxPfnCpaSs0gONhJp7wv-rUuk27bkT4xA4TjEL5Mae7NnoWmEyPXtsIGzsyzyAB_fcO00EHM2cSpRGhGO0dw/s4032/IMG_5552.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7q2typ-mY1Xol_mxTn01MradPtlM49sf0PQtsy-Wc9oZBdghvQ6ehezQFHhyphenhyphenq4wMU5geCHE2PyUNvDOpUC28Hc2bo0Tb5U-Q1cWv8KF_LxPfnCpaSs0gONhJp7wv-rUuk27bkT4xA4TjEL5Mae7NnoWmEyPXtsIGzsyzyAB_fcO00EHM2cSpRGhGO0dw/s320/IMG_5552.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . when they're taking turns!</div><p></p>Kimberly Bluestockinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437063911115422205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312605579920715886.post-60728274302623610872023-11-07T21:28:00.043-05:002024-02-25T15:15:30.047-05:00Chess and the King of Tokyo<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Todd's Primary activity group had a game night</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">at the church this evening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNuVNl6vcYboE87yWBNzG_Q0l6rn1IaEU4DUUjdTJh0jChqS-VHA7RDP4mxoF3jCcKLy7nMWgMQXCxugAiaY1hcNw58CtiK3B8-0-ABL1OEK5kYfNZBodPxsh_JUXVOo8aVNZysGzxnwZhVtGDcV8HHyXA0SSfmUzqubsGk_ebIgD26KyHAGQRjZ-pFQ/s4032/IMG_5694.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNuVNl6vcYboE87yWBNzG_Q0l6rn1IaEU4DUUjdTJh0jChqS-VHA7RDP4mxoF3jCcKLy7nMWgMQXCxugAiaY1hcNw58CtiK3B8-0-ABL1OEK5kYfNZBodPxsh_JUXVOo8aVNZysGzxnwZhVtGDcV8HHyXA0SSfmUzqubsGk_ebIgD26KyHAGQRjZ-pFQ/s320/IMG_5694.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The boys brought a bunch of games to choose from,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">including "King of Tokyo" . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZvYkE4YdkJI20g7rt1o86H8U5UEZZWTykGUqQA1s3a3XgGIbqkWidBOGx4AX1Pfvgx8uRjnkZbypfv4EZCM7PMVgIPi3kuDbuJreMpwdvbFdIZ6AnBMjuB_TtT77Bb3SFY5NgsNrsC4htDd88S7YKqoiRHbo197VlsZIokLMMLp7X2ixtRB193OPdBUA/s4032/IMG_5692.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZvYkE4YdkJI20g7rt1o86H8U5UEZZWTykGUqQA1s3a3XgGIbqkWidBOGx4AX1Pfvgx8uRjnkZbypfv4EZCM7PMVgIPi3kuDbuJreMpwdvbFdIZ6AnBMjuB_TtT77Bb3SFY5NgsNrsC4htDd88S7YKqoiRHbo197VlsZIokLMMLp7X2ixtRB193OPdBUA/s320/IMG_5692.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . and Molkky (it's sort of like bowling, plus math).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIi0xlOyqeGgnME67H7vkkZYAqN5ReclH6Nf85JDnIDQ0QkApE_kRYdUpOD4nccfKtAv08YAU3FlG6xbFdvNSels2u9d5Fl9v34G9S4erL09yKeSavhtVl73LQmgRBAA1dyiI9cyZE25D4Vio2Zr01eoh1ShzD-cSESfOc7OhcHprlcr2McGw4XUVcmeg/s4032/IMG_5699.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIi0xlOyqeGgnME67H7vkkZYAqN5ReclH6Nf85JDnIDQ0QkApE_kRYdUpOD4nccfKtAv08YAU3FlG6xbFdvNSels2u9d5Fl9v34G9S4erL09yKeSavhtVl73LQmgRBAA1dyiI9cyZE25D4Vio2Zr01eoh1ShzD-cSESfOc7OhcHprlcr2McGw4XUVcmeg/s320/IMG_5699.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To my surprise, the most popular game was chess.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoF9_kLiUsZzH_oRpmkCduE469T598k7Y0xBCX43r246urO9UXcIq0T86tpHQfytFCegsv9n5I7nyxFJ4kVmdl1jAplWZRafHWvPI6uIb7Tx319gGdLPogJgWwCCi69ti-tX4rx_qUrW5vI96xhuivgX1Lgf_cGccxhADSncV4k4BJoW0vZbFNDEvNw_A/s4032/IMG_5700.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoF9_kLiUsZzH_oRpmkCduE469T598k7Y0xBCX43r246urO9UXcIq0T86tpHQfytFCegsv9n5I7nyxFJ4kVmdl1jAplWZRafHWvPI6uIb7Tx319gGdLPogJgWwCCi69ti-tX4rx_qUrW5vI96xhuivgX1Lgf_cGccxhADSncV4k4BJoW0vZbFNDEvNw_A/s320/IMG_5700.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We may need to have a chess tournament sometime soon!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If I ask nicely, maybe they'll let me play too. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUhVqisAdqgMm7aZhjPAV8fT_mrlX2dOGa0wZJi_NtxPHgqTfJrbt7ejcoG73IOf4A0ouEbpKDqFTOz8y6SZxcawVzfCHvDeK3uuMw3xOt8xxcKk4N-Gh_zLNx6i8bLzqkoFPRZUWeAMldhtJJHiCMfjTD0zfp4rvat6Y6RjUUyjebHj59Kt_bm7GvOQw/s4032/IMG_5698.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUhVqisAdqgMm7aZhjPAV8fT_mrlX2dOGa0wZJi_NtxPHgqTfJrbt7ejcoG73IOf4A0ouEbpKDqFTOz8y6SZxcawVzfCHvDeK3uuMw3xOt8xxcKk4N-Gh_zLNx6i8bLzqkoFPRZUWeAMldhtJJHiCMfjTD0zfp4rvat6Y6RjUUyjebHj59Kt_bm7GvOQw/s320/IMG_5698.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Meanwhile, the older kids were playing "Human Foosball" in the gym.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Daniel said the activity was "strange but fun."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Joy agreed, adding that it's more enjoyable</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">when you're paired with someone you work well with.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I suppose that's true of many things in life.</div><p></p>Kimberly Bluestockinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437063911115422205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312605579920715886.post-17696198104826433212023-11-05T21:56:00.071-05:002024-02-23T00:14:07.385-05:00Bird and Bush Nostalgia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The girls and I wanted to take a walk this afternoon . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA2u4PeasgQBCfC3vZsPRoPOWMX1zMM4ztE_MHHfDD7nDa1J2q1RNjCauN8hok4dQjQd3E3y2HwgS30h9Gm3MVOlnm6eUXK7cYuf_3BbWFuQKU3Nu5uYt6VsUxeApYEKlRnndxWkAaJbnFLFNIYDvyOJq0YQ8j2aMxVJr3s8c4GRiqkc1lk4a5xBKo-w0/s4032/72090662058__11929895-3A17-4712-AF68-3042DC201CDD.fullsizerender.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA2u4PeasgQBCfC3vZsPRoPOWMX1zMM4ztE_MHHfDD7nDa1J2q1RNjCauN8hok4dQjQd3E3y2HwgS30h9Gm3MVOlnm6eUXK7cYuf_3BbWFuQKU3Nu5uYt6VsUxeApYEKlRnndxWkAaJbnFLFNIYDvyOJq0YQ8j2aMxVJr3s8c4GRiqkc1lk4a5xBKo-w0/s320/72090662058__11929895-3A17-4712-AF68-3042DC201CDD.fullsizerender.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . so we headed over to a trail with an easy, scenic loop we could stroll around.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3w2_HJi1OYsHtlhc6FW-x5ywWt-sE2TXmYTC_buZqoCQMk4-8mqwnZvt9DmIGBMUS52Nam6R13n_6wfmjOXdh4cnWlAzRlKpYDFCWqQEY2zT46wcx7HwP-eVKZ-y7RvmygkHtxRi_gTlQj0MCTSi_iWT-up-kcXbaMsmn_S4_AqMkr_5XOq7MHgYHP4/s4032/IMG_5667.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3w2_HJi1OYsHtlhc6FW-x5ywWt-sE2TXmYTC_buZqoCQMk4-8mqwnZvt9DmIGBMUS52Nam6R13n_6wfmjOXdh4cnWlAzRlKpYDFCWqQEY2zT46wcx7HwP-eVKZ-y7RvmygkHtxRi_gTlQj0MCTSi_iWT-up-kcXbaMsmn_S4_AqMkr_5XOq7MHgYHP4/s320/IMG_5667.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the way there, we saw a big flock of birds perched on these power lines.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I once mentioned to Anna that Red Grandma calls such avian gatherings "bird conference,"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and now Anna says, "Bird conference!" every time she sees a bunch of birds on a wire.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5oTI5Fd0uWvCuv2aOJhY8geyg_vRcwGPnP4GpSBhA2-1GLVjtHAoy6naaVqkI-PXU5GoUuk-jBbD2fUiE8cTFZopx40-UnvGd3zQmWdA5RY7fmJH-gedOHXzFMbOu5nARpNXbJAhnIYBZLVhrSR6gQkczQfQVAvhi0nqT2SMWmPWRYrf13No82ZLgIo/s3664/IMG_5674.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3664" data-original-width="2748" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5oTI5Fd0uWvCuv2aOJhY8geyg_vRcwGPnP4GpSBhA2-1GLVjtHAoy6naaVqkI-PXU5GoUuk-jBbD2fUiE8cTFZopx40-UnvGd3zQmWdA5RY7fmJH-gedOHXzFMbOu5nARpNXbJAhnIYBZLVhrSR6gQkczQfQVAvhi0nqT2SMWmPWRYrf13No82ZLgIo/s320/IMG_5674.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When we finished our hike and headed back to the parking lot, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we noticed that someone had parked their Porsche several yards from our Odyssey.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Did they park so far away because they think a Porsche is too cool to be seen with a minivan,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">or did they just want to be absolutely certain</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that I wouldn't scratch their paint when I opened my door?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBnMgWVxAExF2mNENkqMEp0q8KT-8dEOgT0n3y7wU6NlAoxTbtiv4RYCozBjUnI0hf3P7zCxKVP1LXIpkkSfJR9ueeswojzBSQeV1zfFr6OzdSFH0hOAe3UguoWYaXtTK_WN75q2TgfowKpN9M3MKnFI_GvCt492MxBAYHe-CzyWI7WxxX_mOn3Pra38/s4032/IMG_5676.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBnMgWVxAExF2mNENkqMEp0q8KT-8dEOgT0n3y7wU6NlAoxTbtiv4RYCozBjUnI0hf3P7zCxKVP1LXIpkkSfJR9ueeswojzBSQeV1zfFr6OzdSFH0hOAe3UguoWYaXtTK_WN75q2TgfowKpN9M3MKnFI_GvCt492MxBAYHe-CzyWI7WxxX_mOn3Pra38/s320/IMG_5676.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Whatever the reason, I couldn't help chuckling when I saw their bumper sticker.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today's contentious political climate makes me miss Reagan too.</div><p></p>Kimberly Bluestockinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437063911115422205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312605579920715886.post-52668599279386348422023-11-04T21:59:00.042-04:002024-02-21T23:53:15.255-05:00A Birthday Filled with Math, Music, and Parakeets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's Todd's 10th birthday today!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhO6f0fd2ZStEhpMBOslaulKY9YLpb3jQcv7KU7YAX3MsDlLjtdSO6BKSq-w1s0Qt-QLjJ7T4_p8zKXdwV2i_ISdS3T_finc4R75UsS9k111Jvn7EoAoR8kn1jU7g-NH2JnUF_nfujroz1KZpsNsWeI0QmrhB1OkiFuctruaLboZZ81kSg8MNfe_-O7Ko/s4032/IMG_5657.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhO6f0fd2ZStEhpMBOslaulKY9YLpb3jQcv7KU7YAX3MsDlLjtdSO6BKSq-w1s0Qt-QLjJ7T4_p8zKXdwV2i_ISdS3T_finc4R75UsS9k111Jvn7EoAoR8kn1jU7g-NH2JnUF_nfujroz1KZpsNsWeI0QmrhB1OkiFuctruaLboZZ81kSg8MNfe_-O7Ko/s320/IMG_5657.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Daddy and Anna made Tollhouse Cookie Bars</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(which Todd had requested as his birthday dessert).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjigdQYS3ixBxZ-bvhJyS8kcrisSobPnl_g9CONEtTMaUkCrSCd10PcKnuCIhULjTSM5ts901uDfn6LiyQRHYkKyI469ipKjADEU87KPLIKz78gMptnTFcTTHUYTuQpdalqunL5m1_2SwSfe5KBOhgqu1lPkCt8yPUtBfE0nuXNwyxvX8kiFzEx1_oJqnw/s4032/IMG_5659.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjigdQYS3ixBxZ-bvhJyS8kcrisSobPnl_g9CONEtTMaUkCrSCd10PcKnuCIhULjTSM5ts901uDfn6LiyQRHYkKyI469ipKjADEU87KPLIKz78gMptnTFcTTHUYTuQpdalqunL5m1_2SwSfe5KBOhgqu1lPkCt8yPUtBfE0nuXNwyxvX8kiFzEx1_oJqnw/s320/IMG_5659.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Todd's birthday gifts included sheet music from Dragon Quest</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(a video game he likes) . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiaECvVZA00UUhWoGJnJbzFLRuahSWn4dPGZ41ESci-47vJ85qPcJAkZUC7EWi-W_1i6ZUlEPhlPQXDl_Cg4lYHWZ0xf92vJemZHUKCYc_E6FnZv8Z6M-vsviyvbAbkm_hS1XWKhJf7guqoDK1uC9-0qITn04ClvyZFs_W54swtO_3U2pTaWSt9rzK7no/s4032/IMG_5664.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiaECvVZA00UUhWoGJnJbzFLRuahSWn4dPGZ41ESci-47vJ85qPcJAkZUC7EWi-W_1i6ZUlEPhlPQXDl_Cg4lYHWZ0xf92vJemZHUKCYc_E6FnZv8Z6M-vsviyvbAbkm_hS1XWKhJf7guqoDK1uC9-0qITn04ClvyZFs_W54swtO_3U2pTaWSt9rzK7no/s320/IMG_5664.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . an origami dollar bird from his sister Anna . . .</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsw-WQf_uRNEm4IOk87Fg_csSVB63xzoMn5TZKyM3HODFOcdUd8OqtvK_RnsKdVzIkR4Y5Q9lM1LRyuv6bgR-lmLQ4qsOC83NXb5mJcAZRzME2RN-J2jNBkFilpPZK3lNwt_sVDPV_aIsYV3ZI1vetoDPTtsOg0ZQTH2XegyC8Yes-URRGvKJI0xDAkw/s4032/IMG_5665.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsw-WQf_uRNEm4IOk87Fg_csSVB63xzoMn5TZKyM3HODFOcdUd8OqtvK_RnsKdVzIkR4Y5Q9lM1LRyuv6bgR-lmLQ4qsOC83NXb5mJcAZRzME2RN-J2jNBkFilpPZK3lNwt_sVDPV_aIsYV3ZI1vetoDPTtsOg0ZQTH2XegyC8Yes-URRGvKJI0xDAkw/s320/IMG_5665.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . and some math-related video games.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtKmVcaJwx4Tjdvl7-qDPZ7MYuu6YDuEvkO5CVeDkYGSYSxM6PunNUqtIn8bNIrtKsyRHkNwsR8EVS6U1TDK6ky9VVEUtTZaeKPdOcPf7WPpL6onaMoEtA0ohoGpLnwA1eJHOHHylI5cx2z8D6vJ3-XrlvKX7eYSnPOXUQrK0OFDfJ7QA_0SEr-rxVOM/s4032/IMG_5658.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtKmVcaJwx4Tjdvl7-qDPZ7MYuu6YDuEvkO5CVeDkYGSYSxM6PunNUqtIn8bNIrtKsyRHkNwsR8EVS6U1TDK6ky9VVEUtTZaeKPdOcPf7WPpL6onaMoEtA0ohoGpLnwA1eJHOHHylI5cx2z8D6vJ3-XrlvKX7eYSnPOXUQrK0OFDfJ7QA_0SEr-rxVOM/s320/IMG_5658.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy birthday, Todd!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love your cheerful enthusiasm, your creativity,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and your willingness to be a "help cat"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">when I need a hand (er, paw)!</div><p></p>Kimberly Bluestockinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437063911115422205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312605579920715886.post-22496538590144386532023-11-02T21:46:00.037-04:002024-02-21T00:25:08.732-05:00Sith Repellent<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There's an autumn chill in the air . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkKajslf3MEbkCV9Ov07H4MDhDxdCKtimXSuZR-QAsaUerb1GNUlE2pjagEvAzc7bkjFigS28e9zJuoyGd0xmTi94nkorFr5UwOJoG_dczQCWxP3JBHK2GZQUrQGA1FJEOyryc-NMyJ06HXzR7Pw-UOSVJbFsB0xuzG_64cWhiHxjsPQJLBTXzEBWNqnc/s4032/IMG_5636.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkKajslf3MEbkCV9Ov07H4MDhDxdCKtimXSuZR-QAsaUerb1GNUlE2pjagEvAzc7bkjFigS28e9zJuoyGd0xmTi94nkorFr5UwOJoG_dczQCWxP3JBHK2GZQUrQGA1FJEOyryc-NMyJ06HXzR7Pw-UOSVJbFsB0xuzG_64cWhiHxjsPQJLBTXzEBWNqnc/s320/IMG_5636.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . and we awoke to find our yard dusted with frost.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our chickens had never seen frost before . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Ue1qfJfSqQnew4LHTE47gzoqGfnITYyJofdnIxDcwcMGN4tZdk4Ge4t-dTS83-57YSMroRJ3L6xVi1tXx7z3QDjYoXtqwlVeoywRhcngTddWyv0PiomNaaljewb3gx4OYhBTiJnC9SIAoYEKxEoKxm4CXwHN8A1p5uGT66wcRQOPFEUrhilrauKs6uY/s4032/IMG_5641.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Ue1qfJfSqQnew4LHTE47gzoqGfnITYyJofdnIxDcwcMGN4tZdk4Ge4t-dTS83-57YSMroRJ3L6xVi1tXx7z3QDjYoXtqwlVeoywRhcngTddWyv0PiomNaaljewb3gx4OYhBTiJnC9SIAoYEKxEoKxm4CXwHN8A1p5uGT66wcRQOPFEUrhilrauKs6uY/s320/IMG_5641.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . and they were a little faked out by it,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but that was nothing compared to what happened this afternoon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had heard that chickens like eating pumpkins,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so I offered the hens our oldest jack-o-lantern . . .</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXuVbkW89AiBtObZPeXbqSz8SMzYjhyphenhyphenfckP_vYZUtzIKeT_Sw-HpTo62hbwtndxNTw4R5XdfZSzErKH-c8AVXLcPWn82FOFvfV9cKA-0UrId4m5sbRoExlSPIDD8bL7tzEY_mrzDXfs3zwa4gJCHBCYfdRMzNzBCRrSBEFyBDHXfZety15NMg3eFxmik/s4032/IMG_5643.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXuVbkW89AiBtObZPeXbqSz8SMzYjhyphenhyphenfckP_vYZUtzIKeT_Sw-HpTo62hbwtndxNTw4R5XdfZSzErKH-c8AVXLcPWn82FOFvfV9cKA-0UrId4m5sbRoExlSPIDD8bL7tzEY_mrzDXfs3zwa4gJCHBCYfdRMzNzBCRrSBEFyBDHXfZety15NMg3eFxmik/s320/IMG_5643.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . which happened to be the Darth Vader one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can't blame them for being a little nervous </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">when a Sith lord barged into their tractor,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but by the end of the day they had eaten his entire face.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Note to self: Garlic gets rid of vampires, and chickens get rid of Sith.</div><p></p>Kimberly Bluestockinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437063911115422205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312605579920715886.post-45059030123260485732023-10-31T21:29:00.046-04:002024-02-19T21:31:07.914-05:00Roll with the Pumpkins<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://hendricksonfamilyblog.blogspot.com/2022/10/pumpkin-procrastination-and-invisible.html">As usual</a>, I had every intention of carving pumpkins </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a day or two before Halloween,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but we still ended up carving them mere hours</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">before it was time to go trick-or-treating.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxMUd_y62yTu3UeSEiv_fqTIx7BFC2fy6cC_PTjALRXtrPxH0uKp6lTBhWVK5pEHM01pOGCrtasb9xnH2_9pUtKDt9iqnsXkTK6fp3_NSCz6n_6-CegKqbJM8Tqp46gZOus1k-G9l43BnTsvHCAIUf47mTCU3UqDHme1YrQ5YYRtBoc_Ga7zCp-1101Y/s4032/IMG_5618.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxMUd_y62yTu3UeSEiv_fqTIx7BFC2fy6cC_PTjALRXtrPxH0uKp6lTBhWVK5pEHM01pOGCrtasb9xnH2_9pUtKDt9iqnsXkTK6fp3_NSCz6n_6-CegKqbJM8Tqp46gZOus1k-G9l43BnTsvHCAIUf47mTCU3UqDHme1YrQ5YYRtBoc_Ga7zCp-1101Y/s320/IMG_5618.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Todd's pumpkin says, "It's all right!<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just be like me and roll with it!"</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMkPeTOV5-ieOehouYI9Ct88IQrE7zHp9e2SaxYKZfrDx7ZuEEewCNVwnpnrWhjE4PbkwBCNNuNNHW-i6AWkfHqSfivJ6R5VhYgrY0NKEs564ggQuQkmwWnCzWMZyxar19i__tbrRHXPixDn4savb0UzvJpY2QW1-wD2MaXwf9Btxdfl04EA6o0YJdQO0/s4032/IMG_5620.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMkPeTOV5-ieOehouYI9Ct88IQrE7zHp9e2SaxYKZfrDx7ZuEEewCNVwnpnrWhjE4PbkwBCNNuNNHW-i6AWkfHqSfivJ6R5VhYgrY0NKEs564ggQuQkmwWnCzWMZyxar19i__tbrRHXPixDn4savb0UzvJpY2QW1-wD2MaXwf9Btxdfl04EA6o0YJdQO0/s320/IMG_5620.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Joy's pumpkin doesn't say anything,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">because motorcycles don't talk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They just look really cool.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnNp6VlslbV9amSfu96cq16VV4MXgJgRXOszCcU-YN2_HU-jEBYF87vFKi2MBaG8r0yz463W5wNvzJW6bJT6DJZGkNbYnV570b035_BVrG_XRfU4T3AWm4wvu9XH0Tx-OTRzRXydNI2gT0vLbig3rgHZeW6k7XkH6M-fO89oCTm_PvoXwjzl8aeZadUGo/s3479/IMG_5595.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3479" data-original-width="2609" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnNp6VlslbV9amSfu96cq16VV4MXgJgRXOszCcU-YN2_HU-jEBYF87vFKi2MBaG8r0yz463W5wNvzJW6bJT6DJZGkNbYnV570b035_BVrG_XRfU4T3AWm4wvu9XH0Tx-OTRzRXydNI2gT0vLbig3rgHZeW6k7XkH6M-fO89oCTm_PvoXwjzl8aeZadUGo/s320/IMG_5595.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With our pumpkins carved and ready to welcome trick-or-treaters,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it was time to don our costumes . . . </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPbMQjwxBecmAWDhSBj2VERe0G_CcMvX6_kbyZnDSJ4nCzDiBcveJ0Qwe9isQUCsztB0O8X7_gOG2Fpnzc2vWnn0ZHMV-8zWS9X5tcPd0icB_lW6QR64agXihALCONSXqsTqRSIMwIA8QsZeLMVVrZvg83ArBHZDSZ9zV_Pt3P1k2HggXq-KYhAjj1-O0/s4032/IMG_5623.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPbMQjwxBecmAWDhSBj2VERe0G_CcMvX6_kbyZnDSJ4nCzDiBcveJ0Qwe9isQUCsztB0O8X7_gOG2Fpnzc2vWnn0ZHMV-8zWS9X5tcPd0icB_lW6QR64agXihALCONSXqsTqRSIMwIA8QsZeLMVVrZvg83ArBHZDSZ9zV_Pt3P1k2HggXq-KYhAjj1-O0/s320/IMG_5623.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . and go get some candy!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Z9KgU84sVruWM2I_9NCJUBH5OqTjZbMCY1gNoEzbD063j4O65bhDDAhIFyLAlnC-TOpkGwvMIzgF-g7gZoWS_s9C6p5ne0ofIVg74gkiTE7euZUbwiFaahiHHdEq0lQU3zAkHM4hnVD6P_vK8XvuHijyLFRG2i92yr-8WJamzSMp4gVPPDMqHXBCbJM/s4032/IMG_5625.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Z9KgU84sVruWM2I_9NCJUBH5OqTjZbMCY1gNoEzbD063j4O65bhDDAhIFyLAlnC-TOpkGwvMIzgF-g7gZoWS_s9C6p5ne0ofIVg74gkiTE7euZUbwiFaahiHHdEq0lQU3zAkHM4hnVD6P_vK8XvuHijyLFRG2i92yr-8WJamzSMp4gVPPDMqHXBCbJM/s320/IMG_5625.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Happy Halloween! </span></div><p></p>Kimberly Bluestockinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437063911115422205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312605579920715886.post-80626206031917022702023-10-30T21:48:00.042-04:002024-02-17T23:36:35.402-05:00Parakeet Parkour<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tia the parakeet . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIL_xshmVRkHEJUzX-bgILFwkrwDqC0eoIA0tkxq9iusYCFDYwW5V0RklDS7QPgadluEXhZHapcn_-yWmPSfNhypZ_yUNNgNzCuCzT7anNQs4cMHSWMKvW1ruIHEMuddz2NIZftS7qekUUsmrWa70PPtQ8IJpvTwFWNvJZjRYsAX6EZnnGvPOLoXDXYhY/s4032/IMG_5580.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIL_xshmVRkHEJUzX-bgILFwkrwDqC0eoIA0tkxq9iusYCFDYwW5V0RklDS7QPgadluEXhZHapcn_-yWmPSfNhypZ_yUNNgNzCuCzT7anNQs4cMHSWMKvW1ruIHEMuddz2NIZftS7qekUUsmrWa70PPtQ8IJpvTwFWNvJZjRYsAX6EZnnGvPOLoXDXYhY/s320/IMG_5580.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . likes to hang out on our curtains lately.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWahsrgisRyEPeWPEoFuyATPgJqIKNh4clPmO4nIppXp6F7g5iKm-_7_O7q1-Ph52VeiTlYy-vuqmy0nRZT6_kmUrAgGqwyfcSzag6fxiCbpT_C_9EShP9VEwZ1RyHwbKAaj-j_XG2MdWkaSsq34ksJzZ40j3X2vYY3x3iKgShjNARy1UdHGAaWev1W0/s4032/IMG_5579.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWahsrgisRyEPeWPEoFuyATPgJqIKNh4clPmO4nIppXp6F7g5iKm-_7_O7q1-Ph52VeiTlYy-vuqmy0nRZT6_kmUrAgGqwyfcSzag6fxiCbpT_C_9EShP9VEwZ1RyHwbKAaj-j_XG2MdWkaSsq34ksJzZ40j3X2vYY3x3iKgShjNARy1UdHGAaWev1W0/s320/IMG_5579.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She's even started nimbly climbing down them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_G2tMGqj5P0jYUFKHkQTqfBoajqhdGVJbKH6aO3t9OX7Zr08QLzMk3OBB58z8OyJXsA4pJrHVt8_I_vVkAJqONjAI6mBAzW2bL4pePsvQ1cIrPIErQ7rJ8ubSSi5rRE3UqUg4ZBx5jo-8WGsQ4jEa2Nu4VUQJ9Rw_BnjWE1tF-X9ES_4WfWeOAkqIRSE/s4032/IMG_5586.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_G2tMGqj5P0jYUFKHkQTqfBoajqhdGVJbKH6aO3t9OX7Zr08QLzMk3OBB58z8OyJXsA4pJrHVt8_I_vVkAJqONjAI6mBAzW2bL4pePsvQ1cIrPIErQ7rJ8ubSSi5rRE3UqUg4ZBx5jo-8WGsQ4jEa2Nu4VUQJ9Rw_BnjWE1tF-X9ES_4WfWeOAkqIRSE/s320/IMG_5586.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This afternoon, I discovered that she had somehow</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.britannica.com/sports/parkour">parkoured</a> her way into the corner of a window.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought it was a cool trick (or a clever way to hide from Cici)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> until I looked closer . . .</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfav4Auxw2x8oIISmXGx7wqVzhItepRLF9vMKc0McvwDkSzbD_Sk_SoPDDz5lMoDdxPADTg9YBWhpSHP8_HaDzlSlMauvW09oP26koJBXZXYL4LhlbF4ryg7dCDlh53FriGNl2C_vYmIi2N4nGmmTWbth_WXfCDmWPJpOmOBJfdc6quTNJs11Ommt80s/s834/IMG_5585.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="834" data-original-width="625" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfav4Auxw2x8oIISmXGx7wqVzhItepRLF9vMKc0McvwDkSzbD_Sk_SoPDDz5lMoDdxPADTg9YBWhpSHP8_HaDzlSlMauvW09oP26koJBXZXYL4LhlbF4ryg7dCDlh53FriGNl2C_vYmIi2N4nGmmTWbth_WXfCDmWPJpOmOBJfdc6quTNJs11Ommt80s/s320/IMG_5585.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . and noticed that she had been chewing the paint off our window frame!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's it--back into your cage, young lady!</div><p></p>Kimberly Bluestockinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437063911115422205noreply@blogger.com0