tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27313049330110399962024-03-21T19:20:16.305-07:00Ty and StephStephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09444276616600749796noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731304933011039996.post-88715606322294569482011-11-14T20:44:00.000-08:002011-11-14T21:08:39.909-08:00Get a Melissa & Doug 25% Off Coupon When You Take the North "Poll"<div><div><div><div align="left">Melissa & Doug want you to tell them which of their <a href="http://www.melissaanddoug.com/" target="_blank">educational toys</a> you think is the best! Just click on the image below to place your vote in the North "Poll!" You'll Get a Melissa & Doug 25% Off Coupon** to use at MelissaAndDoug.com just for voting!</div><div align="left"><a href="http://ww2.melissaanddoug.com/Holiday-2011/North-Poll-Toys-Promotion/vote-best-toys.php?blog=298923c8190045e91288b430794814c4"> </a></div><div align="left"><a href="http://ww2.melissaanddoug.com/Holiday-2011/North-Poll-Toys-Promotion/vote-best-toys.php?blog=298923c8190045e91288b430794814c4"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 450px; height: 556px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675081399756362690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSiclvd5PfAKqkMZtRzKFdJsKPJpkmyvn0JX6zDLcySfQzC8xAHriWgPeAA_vpqRkSYIU0OGhT5n5QdhnMzvPD9xlMbZe3FT-NwYdkNVWhdSepHkXtFdNhPRhenNWkPIkHFXGL3wEG1cG5/s400/blogger_post.jpg" /></a></div><div align="left"><a href="http://ww2.melissaanddoug.com/Holiday-2011/North-Poll-Toys-Promotion/vote-best-toys.php?blog=298923c8190045e91288b430794814c4"> </a></div><div align="left"> </div></div></div></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09444276616600749796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731304933011039996.post-32524679490481371842010-11-21T19:10:00.000-08:002010-11-21T20:58:06.293-08:00Good ParentMy sister has sent out pictures of her new baby almost every week. I have not. Good parent, bad parent. So here's a desperate attempt to catch up just a little. If it helps our case at all, we finally had some professional pics done and they are adorable, of course. I'll get around to posting those eventually.<br /><br />First off, we have the compulsory Halloween pictures. Jordan explored his dark side as the cutest little Darth Vader ever.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnMaGoxfRa9RBUGjM2-5YCipunXgaRM8mxSDM9ADKllbsGEQ0_yvD0aCeQupjlRcnw3R9MHyryGJlxrw9DzBY4Uf5rRFaf9Iuy-MSJIrfFM2jxf1JvlCaD3XgJfEztCkefmFIxvzhRvpYp/s1600/Darth+Vader.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 178px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542217902287387090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnMaGoxfRa9RBUGjM2-5YCipunXgaRM8mxSDM9ADKllbsGEQ0_yvD0aCeQupjlRcnw3R9MHyryGJlxrw9DzBY4Uf5rRFaf9Iuy-MSJIrfFM2jxf1JvlCaD3XgJfEztCkefmFIxvzhRvpYp/s320/Darth+Vader.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoS8DxUYor0YnRt6AG6MNM0kosUUnTx3NzH8UT8ftp-5OtLJlqYhl2zK1GEJrEavfAx78bzzAbde1n21fO7B_27ScF_xrbENpydMthE72QLoppYqUECa9DquYX_f1SIwfpAcZZk-_eY6K4/s1600/Halloween+Fam.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542214407434339986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoS8DxUYor0YnRt6AG6MNM0kosUUnTx3NzH8UT8ftp-5OtLJlqYhl2zK1GEJrEavfAx78bzzAbde1n21fO7B_27ScF_xrbENpydMthE72QLoppYqUECa9DquYX_f1SIwfpAcZZk-_eY6K4/s320/Halloween+Fam.JPG" /></a>Trunk or Treat<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjueqZxN3KQIyFIZ8DgxiRNV2h8hlhVjazjqTG9GPco58G_vTCLUF6tJgmp-hFf_tGHYJ505zUxmp1A-Fw0tjvXvuPs7MHfB4ID2fvHB5xQZ3b7vAFGbMCIynv5Q1tB9yD0KsCaUXtcHZbe/s1600/Jordan+and+Friends.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542214252935273762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjueqZxN3KQIyFIZ8DgxiRNV2h8hlhVjazjqTG9GPco58G_vTCLUF6tJgmp-hFf_tGHYJ505zUxmp1A-Fw0tjvXvuPs7MHfB4ID2fvHB5xQZ3b7vAFGbMCIynv5Q1tB9yD0KsCaUXtcHZbe/s320/Jordan+and+Friends.JPG" /></a> Jordan's buddies<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIK1HApq9_MiWW7w1lPh_btILuOcuu4GLzRYU7RURkDWEZKkHRYeDsbT8OWFPq1YXzJd5Zquw2rerT6GWAvklzvUvkTMTNC4ZopfWdmqR1JGtBbtqlOlKO_caIDeeO15hG5dBSzAKF9-A5/s1600/Wagon.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542214073210536690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIK1HApq9_MiWW7w1lPh_btILuOcuu4GLzRYU7RURkDWEZKkHRYeDsbT8OWFPq1YXzJd5Zquw2rerT6GWAvklzvUvkTMTNC4ZopfWdmqR1JGtBbtqlOlKO_caIDeeO15hG5dBSzAKF9-A5/s320/Wagon.JPG" /></a> Our Little Pumpkin<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcZkKyWdtOnLEkIzRUiKNokeC2wRzeSy0Vka3qBUclfs9c7kLHo9MxXgigs2xT4V4NLweTX0_ce5y7Kcls8NXQ8lHg2UogIsD88RSZ8LLeJlwmf_wqTd1PUH2Ps6FIe5zTqBaZg7s18mn/s1600/Candy+Time.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542213423304749442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcZkKyWdtOnLEkIzRUiKNokeC2wRzeSy0Vka3qBUclfs9c7kLHo9MxXgigs2xT4V4NLweTX0_ce5y7Kcls8NXQ8lHg2UogIsD88RSZ8LLeJlwmf_wqTd1PUH2Ps6FIe5zTqBaZg7s18mn/s320/Candy+Time.JPG" /></a> He later regretted eating the whole bag.</div><br /><br /><div align="left">And here are some other randoms:<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmB03zqqLEWOoGywyerU3Cvi-fNW0j2VX1MavCvdJ_MloeIHmgsytaKJ9XzEXSZiutvmc3eP3An17PfPpmzJ4FDiRiUgSp5V0PuQ5_HTEEDwlqGwYhev27THRDntE7NUiJrHpElo_ATSo/s1600/Cute+Little+Bum.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542212451533150178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmB03zqqLEWOoGywyerU3Cvi-fNW0j2VX1MavCvdJ_MloeIHmgsytaKJ9XzEXSZiutvmc3eP3An17PfPpmzJ4FDiRiUgSp5V0PuQ5_HTEEDwlqGwYhev27THRDntE7NUiJrHpElo_ATSo/s320/Cute+Little+Bum.JPG" /></a> Check out that bod.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZy6t9Cw_H_Sn-W_n4iEGeZsdf5u7fZNyJ41Cly8fLJsLWP03DfRcvPglrbQbwpKB6a2eE8FWCm7PaB2omAVgBMZuCu9UHrXrDKayu0Ko1qjqZbsRdO9axgOY-TmvHV2aHvqL55QPSSJm/s1600/Smiling+Haircut.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542211970257866226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZy6t9Cw_H_Sn-W_n4iEGeZsdf5u7fZNyJ41Cly8fLJsLWP03DfRcvPglrbQbwpKB6a2eE8FWCm7PaB2omAVgBMZuCu9UHrXrDKayu0Ko1qjqZbsRdO9axgOY-TmvHV2aHvqL55QPSSJm/s320/Smiling+Haircut.JPG" /></a>1st Haircut<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6i87pTBYfF9P9MoJs-iQhr7Fy_N2naPJDE13lcelzVosQcrQniz3Ecx7-hbEaTH5pmgzC-41PmgIdA2TOiAEulsWeZWtKORLk_MQLpKmeS4rU0NJ24WEC3VJUk2XAsPavOruvYio-77Iz/s1600/Baby+Tub.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542211666834380082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6i87pTBYfF9P9MoJs-iQhr7Fy_N2naPJDE13lcelzVosQcrQniz3Ecx7-hbEaTH5pmgzC-41PmgIdA2TOiAEulsWeZWtKORLk_MQLpKmeS4rU0NJ24WEC3VJUk2XAsPavOruvYio-77Iz/s320/Baby+Tub.JPG" /></a>One million dollars<br /><br /></div><div>These are a couple months old, but he just looks so darn cute in church clothes.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6w-5mWdvrHR9PMszp2oFnRtkKl-K5r50yeUFG1RbeF5hjdp9N5YFD08JGzjRtkUYoI68I-y08-5GB2jwuYISi3QWWUQCR7z0IuNrVlKP4NwYnpqsRS2fGKB8QJFukzFEkTleN6SYk4sSi/s1600/Overalls.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542211261950998434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6w-5mWdvrHR9PMszp2oFnRtkKl-K5r50yeUFG1RbeF5hjdp9N5YFD08JGzjRtkUYoI68I-y08-5GB2jwuYISi3QWWUQCR7z0IuNrVlKP4NwYnpqsRS2fGKB8QJFukzFEkTleN6SYk4sSi/s320/Overalls.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQjrbmfbGI5MuuhJiqIf2OlS-B9rHvKtFznTPt5rTM0WDOpP_OWnl6wLdRQjDRMxzmcFrmzoPgZU4UT_mlRY1azmTPcc2PE2oW_b7zz6uTFNvyh6lRed5Dk0ZPRJhRWIOsr8xNHBhk_VyB/s1600/Front+Porch.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 215px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542210280575770466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQjrbmfbGI5MuuhJiqIf2OlS-B9rHvKtFznTPt5rTM0WDOpP_OWnl6wLdRQjDRMxzmcFrmzoPgZU4UT_mlRY1azmTPcc2PE2oW_b7zz6uTFNvyh6lRed5Dk0ZPRJhRWIOsr8xNHBhk_VyB/s320/Front+Porch.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div>You'd never know that this cute chubby happy baby is in therapy. That's right, even though he eventually gets plenty to eat, the kid is so darn hard to feed that we have an occupational therapist coming to work with him. Hopefully it helps, or I might need some therapy of my own.</div><br /><div>For now, this is all the therapy I need.<br /><br /></div>\<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gsLbbf3g4nQiWQUmPVCRP6M1kLEqHsH18TIn_b8AKFlfZ1ip9N9x8fnI8bmeOo9qk4nNQA9p2y0YveCNjbn56DVUNSquP6epOJ9NHMG4OVHFUeWpdg_Mp5NDqeeaChJECug4L6EATWtD/s1600/DWTS.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542227130867438722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gsLbbf3g4nQiWQUmPVCRP6M1kLEqHsH18TIn_b8AKFlfZ1ip9N9x8fnI8bmeOo9qk4nNQA9p2y0YveCNjbn56DVUNSquP6epOJ9NHMG4OVHFUeWpdg_Mp5NDqeeaChJECug4L6EATWtD/s320/DWTS.jpg" /></a> </div><div>Kyle must win. It is the only acceptable outcome.<br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09444276616600749796noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731304933011039996.post-33966364410653163952010-07-31T14:00:00.000-07:002010-07-31T21:54:44.808-07:00Chick Magnet<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxVeM4DNSXRL6LpRbEnc7AzTgh1AMZSMNxcmpFSNvJN2xjArzh_6CAW6m51WQmPFRQK1Vp2GCIMHRutBNu6fzIPCu68WcUIDhP1RXkbwEheFY5WXCaGHBw4_mo5SBsS4ikOY5rmgWRGvW/s1600/JordanMohawk.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 230px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499882729610420274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxVeM4DNSXRL6LpRbEnc7AzTgh1AMZSMNxcmpFSNvJN2xjArzh_6CAW6m51WQmPFRQK1Vp2GCIMHRutBNu6fzIPCu68WcUIDhP1RXkbwEheFY5WXCaGHBw4_mo5SBsS4ikOY5rmgWRGvW/s320/JordanMohawk.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8jN51tjauQ58OlAyKzhaSaGGDoCYnFvvo14JTBHG_W4M4ZmvZuHMhatluivk74LBYbOkiXCiKg4wehRJkJgLb5eNukNCwjPRTB0l2E5-i7thA20KZhQtJbv9hMR9afGpbyKnrbJaSpCt/s1600/JordanHarris5.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 309px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499880924653549522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8jN51tjauQ58OlAyKzhaSaGGDoCYnFvvo14JTBHG_W4M4ZmvZuHMhatluivk74LBYbOkiXCiKg4wehRJkJgLb5eNukNCwjPRTB0l2E5-i7thA20KZhQtJbv9hMR9afGpbyKnrbJaSpCt/s320/JordanHarris5.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg73xTvS33T5-iZzX6atz4t_bg1BQtAszX1IE9Kw9IDlcliY3DoeQvwYHoMoFvgoInEGfAgsknKcmxx8MDV6zqJEPCEJ2uzJf9NJoDC39171dd9B_uEB_KpI-lM-Dzh79BY-Td399Fz9RT7/s1600/JordanHarris4.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 274px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499880661315941570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg73xTvS33T5-iZzX6atz4t_bg1BQtAszX1IE9Kw9IDlcliY3DoeQvwYHoMoFvgoInEGfAgsknKcmxx8MDV6zqJEPCEJ2uzJf9NJoDC39171dd9B_uEB_KpI-lM-Dzh79BY-Td399Fz9RT7/s320/JordanHarris4.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKiya5QkHXVM2JCQNB_e7ef13Q7ujUduyc1rseJWfXqTQiNxTqMs1HRSfuE0avi5ildAEH8An9E7esB3X6KXhgZGOn1qaM8oH3Scn0iDg3jv9CMP7xRBeu-R3-e3B0T1WTjVkFvyNeOyVD/s1600/JordanHarris2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 283px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499880355896608994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKiya5QkHXVM2JCQNB_e7ef13Q7ujUduyc1rseJWfXqTQiNxTqMs1HRSfuE0avi5ildAEH8An9E7esB3X6KXhgZGOn1qaM8oH3Scn0iDg3jv9CMP7xRBeu-R3-e3B0T1WTjVkFvyNeOyVD/s320/JordanHarris2.jpg" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0as6GxZKMGhiV5MekpFWV7BSOu_l4B7a4JoA3WqM6o4UWojePRG2NR5i3uEovjRlN4eGsT-SwCwydfGTSfPi57C0geKJCh1d4yeH_STmeQIQL4AqYHDOS91T1T9SVia-5UC7ueCO8zpY/s1600/JordanHarris.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 287px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499877709130467586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0as6GxZKMGhiV5MekpFWV7BSOu_l4B7a4JoA3WqM6o4UWojePRG2NR5i3uEovjRlN4eGsT-SwCwydfGTSfPi57C0geKJCh1d4yeH_STmeQIQL4AqYHDOS91T1T9SVia-5UC7ueCO8zpY/s320/JordanHarris.jpg" /></a><br />Just thought we'd put out a little update on our little guy since it's been a while. I used to think, "even when we have kids, we won't just post about them." That was when I was nieve enough to think we'd have time left for anything else! Some of you have multiple children. This currently blows my mind. </div><div>--<br /></div><div>Anyway, we got home from the hospital April 19th. Little Jordo had to sleep in a little Bili-bed for a couple days, but after that his biliruben was stable enough that we can just watch him and make sure he doesn't go all lizard-eyed on us again.</div><div>--</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>However, because this kid likes to have some sort of drama going on, ever since we discharged his red blood cell count has been not so good--all stemming from the blood disease he got from mommy. (He got daddy's looks and mommy's disorder--glad I could bring something to the table!) His red blood cells die way to quickly. Luckily, his production has been fast enough to replace the ones that die enough for him to survive without a transfusion. In the meantime, we've had to watch for signs that he's going into heart failure, like lethargy and rapid breathing. Good thing all newborns are sleepy and have wierd erratic patterns of breathing...that didn't make mommy paranoid at all! </div><div>--<br /></div><div>Because of his low blood counts, he's also had low energy, so he was not able to go to exclusive breastfeeding...it was just too tiring. This means we had marathon feeding times that involved a bit of breastfeeding, a bottle of breastmilk, and then pumping, pumping, pumping. This took about 12 hours of every day, and trying to make that all happen amidst our many appointments in Colorado was quite tricky. The doctor said if Jordo's blood counts didn't improve at 2 months, it was probably time to stop the madness and go to formula. Bad news is his counts didn't improve; good news is that breast pump is out of my life.</div>--<br /><div>We were excited for simpler feedings...that's when the REFLUX hit. I know a lot of people deal with this, but I never gave proper respect for how terrible it makes life...for everyone. We seem to finally have it under control with medication. Oh the miracles of modern medicine</div>--<br /><div>With that resolved, we have one pretty dang happy baby. We just had family here this past week for his blessing. Afterwards, we went with my parents and sister's family to South Dakota to see Mount Rushmore and some other cool things. I'd post pictures, but I'm still "in transition" (AKA Large and In Charge) and really don't like to see myself! </div><div>--<br /></div><div>I know many babies are cute, but seriously....this guy will melt your heart like butter. His good looks and killer smile have already prompted serious parental conversations on how we will deal with his inevitable ladies-man-ness down the road. Think he'd be a good match for your little girl? Get in line, my friends!</div><div></div><div></div></div></div></div></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09444276616600749796noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731304933011039996.post-67362311362207363482010-04-13T19:41:00.000-07:002010-04-13T20:03:35.843-07:00Baby Jordan<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhrYhw_kGWYyOl1owl596QY6SlJ92hDXs6FVHcoMM_uNnvnlzo_YOt6HAlMCyABbZh0vyTeVgf_litrhF8zxXd-lEaPZuzqhfzD2dmeZaVcre2Yk6NzgFS-Q0aszSx562G7UPpEzF-Q1-/s1600/100_0861.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459822081146554450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhrYhw_kGWYyOl1owl596QY6SlJ92hDXs6FVHcoMM_uNnvnlzo_YOt6HAlMCyABbZh0vyTeVgf_litrhF8zxXd-lEaPZuzqhfzD2dmeZaVcre2Yk6NzgFS-Q0aszSx562G7UPpEzF-Q1-/s320/100_0861.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAVvVLWM6bdPPc4fFgiPYa5L8VTaQ0edxPKkSWjMzXRGhKIIr77Omnd7gpAwv85FAwvcp9_PWZ2KsCSFH_BE7dzAK9AcWCPdzJtlX7-ZSZo8o1QVKfA_AhhAEuvckEU_4AI1Sozd6Z-bPX/s1600/100_0860.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459821967618001314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAVvVLWM6bdPPc4fFgiPYa5L8VTaQ0edxPKkSWjMzXRGhKIIr77Omnd7gpAwv85FAwvcp9_PWZ2KsCSFH_BE7dzAK9AcWCPdzJtlX7-ZSZo8o1QVKfA_AhhAEuvckEU_4AI1Sozd6Z-bPX/s320/100_0860.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOw3eGlzIPWzkujPxQjz8soBZhLkmhR98PTBugX993nQP0mZEgFXp3l6mxsAFQba-gexlgwXxFUGqb8NnXvWFCPgojgiGV9dTeyxavF0-rn-yDVWRC_u3XmWUd8G4KYw1aQuuAU6KaygzW/s1600/100_0853.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459821544591938050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOw3eGlzIPWzkujPxQjz8soBZhLkmhR98PTBugX993nQP0mZEgFXp3l6mxsAFQba-gexlgwXxFUGqb8NnXvWFCPgojgiGV9dTeyxavF0-rn-yDVWRC_u3XmWUd8G4KYw1aQuuAU6KaygzW/s320/100_0853.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Jordan Meikle Harris was born on April 9, 2010 at 10:15 AM and we couldn't be happier! He weighed a whopping 4 lbs 14 oz. and was 18.5 inches long.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">I went to have an ultrasound the day before to make sure the baby was head down. During the ultrasound, it was discovered that I was low on fluid, so they sent me on the hospital, much to my shock. Ty eventually believed me when I told him we were having our baby that day and rushed down from Wyoming to join me at our hospital in Colorado.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Unfortunately, we are still in the hospital. Jordan turned blue during our initial nursing and was whisked off to the NICU. He was having problems keeping his blood pressure stable. They put him on IV medicine for it, which he is now off, and his blood pressure has been great. However, he became jaundiced during this process and we have had a hard time getting his billirubin counts under control. He has improved greatly but still needs the lights. The docs think he probably has my blood disease, but that shouldn't affect him much during life, and these initial problems should be resolved soon.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">The worst part of all of this was that I couldn't hold my sick little baby and comfort him during the first couple of days. Although we still have to keep him under the lights as much as possible, we get to hold him for feedings, which are going very well. He is the cutest, funniest, sweetest, toughest little boy ever and we are really glad he's here!</span></div></div></div></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09444276616600749796noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731304933011039996.post-79266728054532932872009-10-20T14:56:00.000-07:002009-10-20T15:09:52.986-07:00This is what the computer says...<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">.... our baby will look like.</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz78hkqDiJ2mOU2Y_AigHqi1sIwS035D5W1yLuKSoqM4D6QrJz2lG9UMhtRHww5j2y-KErC51YqMUMb3cS5HtQeFetOix5aGDDg4Pba5uToogXMVrn7ffLBiXMPo7pFBVCe6FulZvuQ0bq/s1600-h/Jimmy.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394804913812322514" style="WIDTH: 317px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 318px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz78hkqDiJ2mOU2Y_AigHqi1sIwS035D5W1yLuKSoqM4D6QrJz2lG9UMhtRHww5j2y-KErC51YqMUMb3cS5HtQeFetOix5aGDDg4Pba5uToogXMVrn7ffLBiXMPo7pFBVCe6FulZvuQ0bq/s320/Jimmy.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Hopefully the real thing turns out better.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">We'll find out April 28, 2010.</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">(Yes, this is an announcement!)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5OdMd3NHj7cu17M48CCf30YiUOq3NgfpLaKtLxAvcnj7LDPws3GiCRnEiRx1Uq-eVKFl6SGk1vRFQ7VF4V_UVaLTJD8FQDHaJc6oFEn9BRnjkilX33CFh-IA82dyoa-9NQ92oGUNWYQwq/s1600-h/Jimmy.bmp"></a></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09444276616600749796noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731304933011039996.post-9151814210467398402009-09-27T16:02:00.000-07:002009-09-27T19:52:56.928-07:00WyOOOming<p>Yes, we are alive in Wyoming. And what different lives they are. You know you are somewhere special when the clink-clinks of spurs can be heard as cowboys and cowgirls walk down the aisles of Walmart, the heart and soul of the city.</p><p>The day we arrived here, several members of the Elder's Quorum met us to help unload our truck. As they drove away, the president got out of his pick-up (the unofficial vehicle of Wyoming) and said, "By the way, I forgot to tell ya'll. We've got an Elder's Quorum activity tomorrow mornin'. We're gonna be shootin' skeets. Don't worry about bringin' your guns (<em>because naturally, everyone has their own guns</em>), the guns will be provided." I thanked him kindly and walked behind the truck so he didn't see me burst into laughter. It was an all too perfect introduction to Wyoming.</p><p>Even though it is a very funny, small city, we are very happy here. We are thrilled with our new house (someday it will be all decorated and we will post pictures), and Ty loves his new job. I got a job soon after we moved here managing the Cheyenne branch of a nonprofit organization that provides support and education to families of children with disabilities. All in all, we feel pretty dang blessed. We laugh a lot here, and I still giggle when I say "Cheyenne, WY" when giving our address out, but things are good.</p><p>Despite our random location, we have had our fair share of visitors. The week after we moved into our house, some friends came with their kids, 9 in all. We went to Frontier Days, the big summer festival here where the population increases by 100,000 for 10 glorious days. We went to the parades, rodeo, and just enjoyed watching the very interesting crowd, including the elderly saloon ladies. At night, all of downtown is fenced off and turned into a massive outdoor bar. There are apparently multiple brawls and arrests each night as people get drunk on their horses. Needless to say, we did not participate. Although it might have been interesting to see, it seemed like a bad idea in a place where it's still legal to have a gun holstered in plain view.</p><p>Shawn and Lauren, our cousins and friends, have also been up to visit with their 3 girls. So fun to see them! My brother Michael also came up for a last hurrah before going into the MTC last week, headed to Everett, Washington. We were able to go to Utah for a couple of days to see him off with the rest of the fam. </p><p>We are gearing up for the winter and the wind. We came home earlier this week to see our neighbor's grill picked up and thrown about 10 feet off their porch, along with our heavy iron patio furniture. We are in for a special treat.</p><p>Here are some pics from good ol' Wyoming. We miss our friends and family in UT and are sorry for not keeping in touch so well--we will do better!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTkNgAtQlwNt6ZYh5G6oC4IzY64jAscYScxJHgBq2UK0FgPPnuDm5g-pKTLYroh0KVPm8fL8RXo1UdXnujMXfvgAcsh2-_t-srbVIKXaK5wCEw8SQXbH_K2B3AME8De6uAmzu0aJl6zQ7/s1600-h/Wyoming+Summer+09+017.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386295741244786194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTkNgAtQlwNt6ZYh5G6oC4IzY64jAscYScxJHgBq2UK0FgPPnuDm5g-pKTLYroh0KVPm8fL8RXo1UdXnujMXfvgAcsh2-_t-srbVIKXaK5wCEw8SQXbH_K2B3AME8De6uAmzu0aJl6zQ7/s320/Wyoming+Summer+09+017.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzPvP4m7Ycp0MrURrq8my1pwAJDNjV33ydcECYUb9tAr1TKaHysbsZZ-XM-Mj1umkH3tu247ay96k8ESQymQppCWsZncqbTU38JqH78tLJCl0fWWAFAergvn5kSjderry6V5QACHRkmHy/s1600-h/Wyoming+Summer+09+016.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386295596519135362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzPvP4m7Ycp0MrURrq8my1pwAJDNjV33ydcECYUb9tAr1TKaHysbsZZ-XM-Mj1umkH3tu247ay96k8ESQymQppCWsZncqbTU38JqH78tLJCl0fWWAFAergvn5kSjderry6V5QACHRkmHy/s320/Wyoming+Summer+09+016.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></p><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWZRSayo2VrDaYN0PfE-BeqSkYdsuOH48KUhWIEBLcWtH4DpHHu_mGIjkqK1_UBoG2Brh6imHRCWntmzlbytJbbeov93T-La4n4gNYecYD9cVG658akrMY3-yYHkvTGpWWWvR1ITl_mUNB/s1600-h/Wyoming+Summer+09+014.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386295272669472706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWZRSayo2VrDaYN0PfE-BeqSkYdsuOH48KUhWIEBLcWtH4DpHHu_mGIjkqK1_UBoG2Brh6imHRCWntmzlbytJbbeov93T-La4n4gNYecYD9cVG658akrMY3-yYHkvTGpWWWvR1ITl_mUNB/s320/Wyoming+Summer+09+014.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_Ipc-LoVRI_XfOinQfYDE0XPihJJdyoKQxHkWwVOJmCkuHkjnHEmSOkwG0Oe1BE1MAzzTx0AJ1AVG1aBPmvuWAQBiGNrtE2B75J27wAZhKFCArVllvnbPmjZN5TuRScj_9QljVNggpDB/s1600-h/Wyoming+Summer+09+013.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386294944744662530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_Ipc-LoVRI_XfOinQfYDE0XPihJJdyoKQxHkWwVOJmCkuHkjnHEmSOkwG0Oe1BE1MAzzTx0AJ1AVG1aBPmvuWAQBiGNrtE2B75J27wAZhKFCArVllvnbPmjZN5TuRScj_9QljVNggpDB/s320/Wyoming+Summer+09+013.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_iaKaAHwVlBOubsrBCvRWrTmSvbeXUFJbsAEWEkxB4VV821W5s-DeLRGqzWA1g8wtcKbnTUJlJzVPnB56_RxbezEjbxsle0vlse457JU1CFNXT8rJguh-QvDFCHc8x8oqd1YjV5Lmz_j/s1600-h/Wyoming+Summer+09+012.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386294732511855666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_iaKaAHwVlBOubsrBCvRWrTmSvbeXUFJbsAEWEkxB4VV821W5s-DeLRGqzWA1g8wtcKbnTUJlJzVPnB56_RxbezEjbxsle0vlse457JU1CFNXT8rJguh-QvDFCHc8x8oqd1YjV5Lmz_j/s320/Wyoming+Summer+09+012.jpg" /></a> </div></div></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09444276616600749796noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731304933011039996.post-37174196925878771012009-06-08T20:15:00.000-07:002009-06-08T20:24:28.416-07:00Home on the Range.<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">That is what we have. Really.<br /><br />We found out last Wednesday that Ty would be starting work on the 22nd. Yes, June 22nd. Not a lot of notice. So we hopped in the car and headed off to our new home town. After several days of searching, we learned that home buying is not as fun as it looks on HGTV. Despite several setbacks, with some very obvious help from above, we finally went under contract on the home we wanted today. 2 1/2 stories, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, and my favorite part--a 2-car garage. After living in our little one-bedroom apartment for 4 years, I'm not sure we'll know what to do with ourselves.<br /><br />We are very excited to have a home where the buffalo roam and the deer and antelope play.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpLs6sc0nlX3w5i__7jZSRLn12WPpoahUlR7r2eL_NEwOe8xUhZB4n1bDlXwonGeU-FLAerTl6jTLzpRyLHc6LkcQwRi0-CjiJtv2WIPl3INYX2tnZtgoeYI4V4uaX1S9fF_4Cn7cKv1g3/s1600-h/HousePics.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 184px; height: 366px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpLs6sc0nlX3w5i__7jZSRLn12WPpoahUlR7r2eL_NEwOe8xUhZB4n1bDlXwonGeU-FLAerTl6jTLzpRyLHc6LkcQwRi0-CjiJtv2WIPl3INYX2tnZtgoeYI4V4uaX1S9fF_4Cn7cKv1g3/s320/HousePics.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345162819188864274" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09444276616600749796noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731304933011039996.post-56671275522259573222009-05-17T15:06:00.000-07:002009-05-17T15:17:52.751-07:00Bowling....<span style="font-size:130%;">...the way the bowling gods intended it.<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Bowling is much more fun if you have to do it on one leg, bowl with your left hand, bowl sitting down, bowl backwards, or, my personal favorite, bowl like cat. MEOW!<br /></div><br />See for yourself.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyMTzV-QIIe0Vd35SGEJNy5ovpbCWpdizLsWd48SmFYgZ2aPqRjiaX8hAUwOwjcTF2--JglZjwSBVrWl8_Kmw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxUelpCzMkWb-XpHDNJBtOtliK712sG6Tf4QL_IhxFbOpnat9hL_XUqdQtIe8Wb7LlTCyOcJJnda6QuI-E8rQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifpHw78VTAwV5GtaI4kys8LeY-hlRYtlo3Gjt0bvMjYLDb35-F94nRQrFDyOd2asQlT0357PZ26gkcRoxLsFG0o1j7ajFlgQd6jUx67PeBpU4oYvP_V5bZq7pwiK_jfsss3Sf2QXemNfr5/s1600-h/Bowling.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifpHw78VTAwV5GtaI4kys8LeY-hlRYtlo3Gjt0bvMjYLDb35-F94nRQrFDyOd2asQlT0357PZ26gkcRoxLsFG0o1j7ajFlgQd6jUx67PeBpU4oYvP_V5bZq7pwiK_jfsss3Sf2QXemNfr5/s320/Bowling.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336920550757938242" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09444276616600749796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731304933011039996.post-73673218582357235752009-05-17T14:51:00.000-07:002009-05-17T15:06:03.082-07:00Yodelayheehoo<div style="text-align: center;">After Ty's graduation, his parents took us to the Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving point.<br />Bee--ut--ee-ful.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5q-Qz_2kKnHCINrun6_LcI4hQMfXyvDTgTFu_iiA1QjEff3Is3NZX4-Y4jff2yOO_lG8dqhh5KmpmdqciuTpD4svj2KZs2rMDiljB58DQGzTpxFTTSLMaWFsROwRTbyZMkNoyKTljPs_T/s1600-h/Tulips18.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5q-Qz_2kKnHCINrun6_LcI4hQMfXyvDTgTFu_iiA1QjEff3Is3NZX4-Y4jff2yOO_lG8dqhh5KmpmdqciuTpD4svj2KZs2rMDiljB58DQGzTpxFTTSLMaWFsROwRTbyZMkNoyKTljPs_T/s320/Tulips18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336915151870629954" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Why does Ty look so dang funny??</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkYe3w3GVy4oYWTrAu0FH2U1ib17wa_GsgwmhK7Sfw-u9Fq_nSZRV-6AiWVuDNoal9nm7kyH94FbHVZou82aO42qoQXtqTk410UGcpt6okoXCJIG9-Ec_A3yB0hXFBFnnFGii4IrVacKeQ/s1600-h/Tulips10.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkYe3w3GVy4oYWTrAu0FH2U1ib17wa_GsgwmhK7Sfw-u9Fq_nSZRV-6AiWVuDNoal9nm7kyH94FbHVZou82aO42qoQXtqTk410UGcpt6okoXCJIG9-Ec_A3yB0hXFBFnnFGii4IrVacKeQ/s320/Tulips10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336914679670053826" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdNFV0V3rzaQAmIv8DNW0uVdDrLTeiNRDSNTPephhcbVFSHMh47Boq-iPFL9OiUOHjwsnRxKiNbWK5TQ3-EjCjY-qGbhKPnT4lEf4wmTnOWAzhlRFaizFSUbT8zpzCvwNwQtKwPC9w8et/s1600-h/Tulips1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdNFV0V3rzaQAmIv8DNW0uVdDrLTeiNRDSNTPephhcbVFSHMh47Boq-iPFL9OiUOHjwsnRxKiNbWK5TQ3-EjCjY-qGbhKPnT4lEf4wmTnOWAzhlRFaizFSUbT8zpzCvwNwQtKwPC9w8et/s320/Tulips1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336916399967355698" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVF3t1p_rfSx5ujrUtpLPKosL6trz_Re4_JkRAnJ3xFnvf4R8z6Xhu1RnBJbEKeRRYEmeLtEQvXVA8kuWGxY1GfESRw46lu5i7jvCyQJ0Uy0u8a7Le7LNV3JIXZAxPZudFdRj0T08_yYAm/s1600-h/Tulips12.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVF3t1p_rfSx5ujrUtpLPKosL6trz_Re4_JkRAnJ3xFnvf4R8z6Xhu1RnBJbEKeRRYEmeLtEQvXVA8kuWGxY1GfESRw46lu5i7jvCyQJ0Uy0u8a7Le7LNV3JIXZAxPZudFdRj0T08_yYAm/s320/Tulips12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336915488642505826" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZpmsGaBfSLxviMmzMI5PO7_biq0pLBXJ8AKgK-qvQkMZJ0YnoHlpxh00fePcUhmWtcbeioxhoT1pFJ2mURC62F2WusQDk2AM_dNP6ESIY_yY9N2nJ4YJXXHHrSHWLSqxQksSqUGcUG5p/s1600-h/Tulips8.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZpmsGaBfSLxviMmzMI5PO7_biq0pLBXJ8AKgK-qvQkMZJ0YnoHlpxh00fePcUhmWtcbeioxhoT1pFJ2mURC62F2WusQDk2AM_dNP6ESIY_yY9N2nJ4YJXXHHrSHWLSqxQksSqUGcUG5p/s320/Tulips8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336915720952025954" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Awwww...</span><br /></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09444276616600749796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731304933011039996.post-26503909203002080952009-05-17T14:43:00.000-07:002009-05-17T14:51:24.614-07:00HE DID IT.<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">HE REALLY, REALLY DID IT.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs9emYB5Ybdw8IhJV5Kq1_xoBvWdg3T42jgZNMPmFckzc0oTe8KyzO62be8CosSK80AQBlskMnddbGDIsRfRZwlUrz4Hin09Wfv9M1gu2NOlqVkCBCDa5hBnWhsj9wi87LTTxteYhBB0VO/s1600-h/TyGrad4.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs9emYB5Ybdw8IhJV5Kq1_xoBvWdg3T42jgZNMPmFckzc0oTe8KyzO62be8CosSK80AQBlskMnddbGDIsRfRZwlUrz4Hin09Wfv9M1gu2NOlqVkCBCDa5hBnWhsj9wi87LTTxteYhBB0VO/s320/TyGrad4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336912398594948546" border="0" /></a><br />He couldn't have done it without his math tutor, Matne!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFxB75GixLDN3X8i6eHiQWB6aXUPGPVAQ92EIWZ1RAuK57Q89ZPqyyEL0YU3a3NX0p7RP5Qt8tHFIFFesXkXIpDwyiMIvG2YlHFz9sx6BsF1BpCEm3fZeRLNkU0qVmsG_Qh1U4ujayZiR/s1600-h/TyGrad3.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFxB75GixLDN3X8i6eHiQWB6aXUPGPVAQ92EIWZ1RAuK57Q89ZPqyyEL0YU3a3NX0p7RP5Qt8tHFIFFesXkXIpDwyiMIvG2YlHFz9sx6BsF1BpCEm3fZeRLNkU0qVmsG_Qh1U4ujayZiR/s320/TyGrad3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336912291263272642" border="0" /></a><br />Who graduated? THIS GUY!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvnS_o8LTkPhfjiEzhUk2J3z669ZFsr8TBwAmc-UZZA1labT7DZavy3GZEsDDWlZypZnzPZTbxxsux-oUi-wk3Lyo_KErVDGBfkAIMPG0KW7049L5SVW1Cyi08_xAHjy8cCBUw2Y_AunC/s1600-h/TyGrad2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvnS_o8LTkPhfjiEzhUk2J3z669ZFsr8TBwAmc-UZZA1labT7DZavy3GZEsDDWlZypZnzPZTbxxsux-oUi-wk3Lyo_KErVDGBfkAIMPG0KW7049L5SVW1Cyi08_xAHjy8cCBUw2Y_AunC/s320/TyGrad2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336912123418172690" border="0" /></a><br />A team effort!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgbAjZ1g4uprqpAuVsKCfmkeSdo_ZMjreV4j18iJspyHJU_Wy4XpLLO0zL2PURNPTh7uWF2Xm3jPgQnq3-0Vrke9HgQRlJpAaXXqSH708WhAsJuCniBQ92glNoD-3KCKn2I81TBhlWQdky/s1600-h/TyGrad.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgbAjZ1g4uprqpAuVsKCfmkeSdo_ZMjreV4j18iJspyHJU_Wy4XpLLO0zL2PURNPTh7uWF2Xm3jPgQnq3-0Vrke9HgQRlJpAaXXqSH708WhAsJuCniBQ92glNoD-3KCKn2I81TBhlWQdky/s320/TyGrad.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336911992010688546" border="0" /></a><br />Harris fam<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YM02dv5DRhl9LU-bC9VOw1LAQqRlDlD5NlxNc7Q97CU2Ehii9cQaW0uHbs6ahmiRIgF9zcggS9Kefzm1KsQD91mWXaGZkAfnQlHsG07Jfnjn09VQ-PZr5VeckAbwPaqybK69Y_vFc6ej/s1600-h/TyGrad5.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YM02dv5DRhl9LU-bC9VOw1LAQqRlDlD5NlxNc7Q97CU2Ehii9cQaW0uHbs6ahmiRIgF9zcggS9Kefzm1KsQD91mWXaGZkAfnQlHsG07Jfnjn09VQ-PZr5VeckAbwPaqybK69Y_vFc6ej/s320/TyGrad5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336912490738767554" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ferney fam</div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09444276616600749796noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731304933011039996.post-48462349005850866692009-04-13T12:26:00.001-07:002009-04-13T13:26:36.098-07:00Big News<span style="font-size:130%;">Ty got a job. In a couple of months, we will be moving to.....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The great state of......</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">WYOMING.</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Some interesting things we have learned about this lovely place:<br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-size:130%;">It is DEAD last as far as state population goes--it beats out Alaska and both of the Dakotas for that honor</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">It technically does not qualify for a U.S. Congressional seat</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Cheyenne, our new hometown and the biggest city, has a whopping 55,000 people<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Most people who living in Wyoming work for....Wyoming (is that economically efficient??)</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">The average temperature starts out in the 20's and 30's in </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >MAY </span><span style="font-size:130%;">and APRIL</span></li></ul><span style="font-size:130%;">On a good note, Wyoming:<br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Is the </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >LEAST TAXED</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> STATE</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Has an average of 327 days of sunshine each year</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Pays people dang good money (how else are they going to get people to live there???)</span></li></ul><span style="font-size:130%;">While we have a good laugh about our new home, we couldn't be more excited. It is our FIRST CHOICE as far as companies go (GSA--Federal Gov.), the benefits and hours can't be beat, it's close to our friends and family in UT, and we'll only have to be there 3 years. In a time where many people are looking for work, we feel incredibly blessed.<br /><br />It is quite a relief to be at this point. Ty has had a terrible semester as far as workload goes. His biggest accomplishment, rivaling graduation, is that he finished his independent study class to get his business minor, clocking over 80 hours on it in 2 weeks. He had some serious help from my brother Matne, which all the apple beer in the world cannot repay!<br /><br />One last challenge remains....another (much larger) stone lurks in his kidney. We can't see you, but we know that your there. Ty will be going in for a day surgery to get it removed in a couple of weeks; hopefully before it tries to pass and puts him in man-labor again. That's just not pretty.</span>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09444276616600749796noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731304933011039996.post-75801383934564263972009-04-13T12:25:00.001-07:002009-04-13T12:25:45.236-07:00Easter<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ty's Easter Basket</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3UIGCXXhd6rVnyXnZAJqF5AmVXZV3OUiPeaP8gZoErhMGf6yBfNKGodLYeyM_qfKODbqHzSeVWgc62FHEIQNxbwpjlS_Xh-lTLmGJLql48tgRI4VwqgsBGLllDFhSoR0GFQuRnB_BuJF/s1600-h/TyEaster09.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3UIGCXXhd6rVnyXnZAJqF5AmVXZV3OUiPeaP8gZoErhMGf6yBfNKGodLYeyM_qfKODbqHzSeVWgc62FHEIQNxbwpjlS_Xh-lTLmGJLql48tgRI4VwqgsBGLllDFhSoR0GFQuRnB_BuJF/s320/TyEaster09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324251785249837058" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Decorating Eggs with Matne (Michael) and his friend-that's-a girl Emily</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwKPH3aMjt9GlghkBSmVNc32_Me7upta3yb_c8T-MNP82_kuwsRr0wnq1vN5NX7KQd0MwB1H1HdU39pJ6Oo9C2T6HZqPvRqcGQn8QVE9Mb-l-i84Xjcmgbo9llgO5dhxO1WsZCOLhHI1a/s1600-h/MichaelEmilyEaster.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwKPH3aMjt9GlghkBSmVNc32_Me7upta3yb_c8T-MNP82_kuwsRr0wnq1vN5NX7KQd0MwB1H1HdU39pJ6Oo9C2T6HZqPvRqcGQn8QVE9Mb-l-i84Xjcmgbo9llgO5dhxO1WsZCOLhHI1a/s320/MichaelEmilyEaster.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324252074684523058" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Frankenstein and a Football. Wow. I mean, really, wow.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7cQy8dlLtNqZ-LUDCEHG5i0Mk_TNkLvbbxVOIkCTTY3Tb69KBCzSv5VAfVvXB_noIBB2RoKXYqYIUZdvbn6VaYEKefaUxASVTmBOBif9BKEv2Q6jQxex79vzjhHz3OkLGTQ0imYAxEMJ/s1600-h/StephTyEaster09.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7cQy8dlLtNqZ-LUDCEHG5i0Mk_TNkLvbbxVOIkCTTY3Tb69KBCzSv5VAfVvXB_noIBB2RoKXYqYIUZdvbn6VaYEKefaUxASVTmBOBif9BKEv2Q6jQxex79vzjhHz3OkLGTQ0imYAxEMJ/s320/StephTyEaster09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324251903437938050" border="0" /></a></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09444276616600749796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731304933011039996.post-22511963795780432552009-04-13T12:02:00.001-07:002009-04-13T12:16:25.088-07:0080's Party<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4TByGmEP2cuqKztQivF2xuY0EMQoHh7HXjAqDYNTgmWk5tts1YW_RCPUbt78QM4i9_K41VJXaEKGjmxfBtVpxFfXvk2R6W7EDc5-rO9pYbtI-42iL-3pZfZQd0XaEn_uv0z8dvcoXeBSX/s1600-h/80's+Party09.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4TByGmEP2cuqKztQivF2xuY0EMQoHh7HXjAqDYNTgmWk5tts1YW_RCPUbt78QM4i9_K41VJXaEKGjmxfBtVpxFfXvk2R6W7EDc5-rO9pYbtI-42iL-3pZfZQd0XaEn_uv0z8dvcoXeBSX/s320/80's+Party09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324254607902002882" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">My friend Stom (Christina) threw the kick-butt 80's party of my dreams a few weeks ago. It was one last big shin-dig before husbands start graduating and people start going their separate ways. We all came in costume (well, most of us)--you can see a couple of Madonna's, a Breakfast Club chick, a Magum PI, I came as Debbie Gibson (a little weak sauce for a costume, I know, but I didn't have much time to put anything better together), and of course, Alex Trebek on the front row. It was like, totally rad.<br /></span></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09444276616600749796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731304933011039996.post-8941173374615758842009-02-22T19:33:00.001-08:002009-02-22T19:38:45.369-08:00FM Formal<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Ty's program had a formal dinner at the Alumni Building with all the money smart little Ty and his buddies won at their convention's student competition. We clean up pretty nice, wouldn't ya say?<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNEXX99jaZA_HwEJFnM2XKRiPz-cNkWQxnpJZzmxIGfFkR2ejvYu7vOejDimMI8Xd2tHLfM1Zo0Z4zOU0HdA4jyVvh2yMHzrebXZTsPfhCjIvfAMyzOgBaNzgHhQyu55XcZIp6S9VirXh0/s1600-h/FMFormal.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNEXX99jaZA_HwEJFnM2XKRiPz-cNkWQxnpJZzmxIGfFkR2ejvYu7vOejDimMI8Xd2tHLfM1Zo0Z4zOU0HdA4jyVvh2yMHzrebXZTsPfhCjIvfAMyzOgBaNzgHhQyu55XcZIp6S9VirXh0/s320/FMFormal.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305831764661552034" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmlVjjQ2YQQfXTmRp9yZ97jo03WxnY6UuxAUzVXI1_x_vzmK2EBjJHBg1V1cWt5Y0yRonVT-7Pe9VYZg7iq1yyujirc8zPwS6bKOoWsIwpcEnYL5xwSX-HO4-q2r8mwDn3qh3o0c25Ru8n/s1600-h/FMFormal2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmlVjjQ2YQQfXTmRp9yZ97jo03WxnY6UuxAUzVXI1_x_vzmK2EBjJHBg1V1cWt5Y0yRonVT-7Pe9VYZg7iq1yyujirc8zPwS6bKOoWsIwpcEnYL5xwSX-HO4-q2r8mwDn3qh3o0c25Ru8n/s320/FMFormal2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305831919080151122" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Great men of BYU<br /></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09444276616600749796noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731304933011039996.post-91791063691965075732009-02-15T21:11:00.000-08:002009-02-16T09:02:14.247-08:00Okay, fine...<span style="font-size:130%;">...I will update our blog! Sheesh!<br /><br />Here are all the delicious tidbits you've been missing:<br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Thanksgiving</span><br /><br />We spent Thanksgiving with Ty's fabulous family in Oregon. Other than the good times with family and of course Claudia's delicious cooking (that lady...wow), one of the highlights was a hike around Silver Falls.</span><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjplNkWcVGBtf3sxpMTNLZ8CVkhpMdK_l9CQQnqbiLF0QpOdNJTvJ_pZTZDlzwYVAprUHMmPeiYVIN-QdPCtJY_dpQy18S-z2XotUYMXYuMNu2RiDDZIgVZj7lMqQJkRRWzESZxhuwXULyh/s1600-h/Thanksgiving08-1.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjplNkWcVGBtf3sxpMTNLZ8CVkhpMdK_l9CQQnqbiLF0QpOdNJTvJ_pZTZDlzwYVAprUHMmPeiYVIN-QdPCtJY_dpQy18S-z2XotUYMXYuMNu2RiDDZIgVZj7lMqQJkRRWzESZxhuwXULyh/s320/Thanksgiving08-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303297558551828242" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiymljcJQRxUU3uZocuQtAaiBGBuGKU5eSVSCYwTU9DrdtqWwqWDofuG19fIjEMmnuKJLHZUunYCh_yWHWQ6OgiHOn8MAuXI4_szDoKmP28nWdr0xvSSDR7guEu8Z4ghmEyR8S52nG6UpF8/s1600-h/Thanksgiving08.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiymljcJQRxUU3uZocuQtAaiBGBuGKU5eSVSCYwTU9DrdtqWwqWDofuG19fIjEMmnuKJLHZUunYCh_yWHWQ6OgiHOn8MAuXI4_szDoKmP28nWdr0xvSSDR7guEu8Z4ghmEyR8S52nG6UpF8/s320/Thanksgiving08.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303297394861163010" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We also got to star in a commercial for Ty's mom's salon. Yes, I was on TV </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >twice</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> last year. It was, however, the first time (that I know of) that Ty has been naked on TV. Yep, that hot man you see in the spa tub and getting a massage is my hunka burning love. If you wanna see it, you can click here, but remember, thou shall not covet thy neighbor's strapping young husband:<br /><a href="http://www.portlands32.com/pages/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=3253345"><br />http://www.portlands32.com/pages/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=3253345</a><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />Christmas<br /></span><a href="http://www.portlands32.com/pages/video/?clipId=3253345&topVideoCatNo=undefined&c=&autoStart=true&activePane=info&LaunchPageAdTag=homepage&clipFormat=flv" target="_blank"><br /></a>We spent Christmas in good ol' Tejas and had a fabulous time. My parents always try so hard to plan so many fun things for us, and they never disappoint. This year, they got us rooms in the Great Wolf Lodge--a hotel with a </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >huge</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> indoor water park and just about the most crazy fun water slides ever. Ty and I just kept looking at each other and saying, "This is so fun." </span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8LM-umd5OEteBJ8XkXjLbCwgqUX0_ZOvLJz4LgRVbu5RpLNOyvvNCMtfosw5ykFkcKdkWMSedM5ISlrNPKdI87b0CMp1KyplAEmOt1a5hzl-SFTd8KXMx_pLP24mlhX5GL1UfwLNvLkVc/s1600-h/Christmas08+005.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8LM-umd5OEteBJ8XkXjLbCwgqUX0_ZOvLJz4LgRVbu5RpLNOyvvNCMtfosw5ykFkcKdkWMSedM5ISlrNPKdI87b0CMp1KyplAEmOt1a5hzl-SFTd8KXMx_pLP24mlhX5GL1UfwLNvLkVc/s320/Christmas08+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303297258882007314" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 215px;" border="0" /></a><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5vfJXlrbdEK5Vk4JqE0VfcdEUI7e5AI1Sdw1F7G_NaHwuJgkqlY0aKhC8-10LKCXyrQe_dZf99XurmqV1q1zFCyCSMktuKeJC4fnxDqlq0wCcXGG0LjueYEWsMJhkQdC4VQVOFVF2zCa/s1600-h/Christmas08+004.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5vfJXlrbdEK5Vk4JqE0VfcdEUI7e5AI1Sdw1F7G_NaHwuJgkqlY0aKhC8-10LKCXyrQe_dZf99XurmqV1q1zFCyCSMktuKeJC4fnxDqlq0wCcXGG0LjueYEWsMJhkQdC4VQVOFVF2zCa/s320/Christmas08+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303297145054128546" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" border="0" /></a></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Christmas is always so great there--so many fun traditions that make the holiday really special. My family loves to have Ty there for the cookie decorating because he always comes up with some original, rather impressive theme. Last time was Scooby Doo; this year was Batman, complete with Batman, Joker, and Two-Face. It is no wonder why I married this man...his talents just go on and on.<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisiM4LEj1BLp3ut_BpLO5nh8AGidmHL7tfa8nvFOoNzQxZicK5JG_7ikuFAAoZBcBo0U4EPCISUYMkK6r57dvNE8qvTKCT6Q-u1x3HyowEVsl8PWafdZyvz7htx7kIJLETlgse7sXrRLkf/s1600-h/Christmas08.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisiM4LEj1BLp3ut_BpLO5nh8AGidmHL7tfa8nvFOoNzQxZicK5JG_7ikuFAAoZBcBo0U4EPCISUYMkK6r57dvNE8qvTKCT6Q-u1x3HyowEVsl8PWafdZyvz7htx7kIJLETlgse7sXrRLkf/s320/Christmas08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303296750699165362" style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtVCLW5V0GBBLqZn9WsIhLcpv8UTGBnCR_n5RlX7tAju_jcWVyDYsmxOo39tiYuLViUbZUL-pIWoIA1eVzQMF1Cs6uaZbwDClpUSxVIano-kISWIRxzyT9zT1MQPpknCGQv298_5o9bxz/s1600-h/Christmas08+003.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtVCLW5V0GBBLqZn9WsIhLcpv8UTGBnCR_n5RlX7tAju_jcWVyDYsmxOo39tiYuLViUbZUL-pIWoIA1eVzQMF1Cs6uaZbwDClpUSxVIano-kISWIRxzyT9zT1MQPpknCGQv298_5o9bxz/s320/Christmas08+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303297025652259330" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" border="0" /></a><br /><br />You'll notice that Ty got to wear my mom's old pink robe for the nativity. Very flattering! In case you can't tell, I am a sheep. After all, there are no small parts, only small actors (if you can tell me what movie that quote is from, then you have something to feel seriously good about!).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkIAUlIDbTo0j_dT6AMUczRKArQ-wfGWeI3MahbxBKsDifQTssX-4OevAo69iGmP-hOBLimyTW0PTXTTQxvannecx1VWoANvzrqj4LD0bn8YiGF5AaY789RSuMaSD1WYbePlAEMx_PiHeu/s1600-h/Christmas08+001.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkIAUlIDbTo0j_dT6AMUczRKArQ-wfGWeI3MahbxBKsDifQTssX-4OevAo69iGmP-hOBLimyTW0PTXTTQxvannecx1VWoANvzrqj4LD0bn8YiGF5AaY789RSuMaSD1WYbePlAEMx_PiHeu/s320/Christmas08+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303296840525961986" style="cursor: pointer; width: 215px; height: 320px;" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />Everything Else</span><br /><br />Other than that, we are just plugging along in what we hope will be our last few months in Utah. In the meantime, we are just enjoying the beautiful winter here; especially all the snow. (If you believe that, then you don't know me at all!!) Ty's got a very busy semester, along with all the job hunting and interviewing. We've received one good offer and expect to get a few more over the next month or so. Even though he's busy, he managed to give me one heck of a Valentine's Day--beginning with roses, a "quest" for my gifts, brunch, dinner, a movie, dessert, and a "spa night." If you don't have a Ty, you should get one. Seriously.</span><br /></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09444276616600749796noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731304933011039996.post-65782615711933568722008-10-30T16:35:00.000-07:002008-10-30T16:39:38.252-07:00VICTORYThat's right, I won the contest! Ha! I appreciate the votes and campaigning...Ty and I will get some very nice dinners as a result! Special thanks to my mom, who sponsored me, and my aunt, who arranged for the emergency hair appointment and hosted the Halloween party where it all started.<br /><br />Life is so random.Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09444276616600749796noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731304933011039996.post-50811686586230215942008-10-24T15:42:00.000-07:002008-10-24T15:55:00.575-07:00I was on TV today...and it was really fun! You can watch the whole thing if you go to http://studio5.ksl.com/?nid=23&sid=4539170 (if I were more savvy, I would make that a link, but for now you can just cut and paste!) You can vote from there, too. My live appearance is much better than my picture, so make sure you check it out!<br /><br />I will be giving out a limited number of autographs. Ha!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNuKujik-Q8I_A1b0TEqvSOnKiOzJZY85j3rLn5N4jADqgyTB0mFN_36ScTuTyboc8Fis4L73C0NeTTT53DMJmMhdhMVxuFfWSWZ8ahqmNamacB4heLN-bxPySeTDhJlAt_3Apf73-vw1/s1600-h/SarahPalinGroup.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNuKujik-Q8I_A1b0TEqvSOnKiOzJZY85j3rLn5N4jADqgyTB0mFN_36ScTuTyboc8Fis4L73C0NeTTT53DMJmMhdhMVxuFfWSWZ8ahqmNamacB4heLN-bxPySeTDhJlAt_3Apf73-vw1/s320/SarahPalinGroup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260857622861387282" border="0" /></a>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09444276616600749796noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731304933011039996.post-89315289378003990652008-10-22T15:32:00.000-07:002008-10-22T15:50:46.565-07:005 Minutes of FameWell, I got such a reaction over my Sarah Palin that we sent a photo into KSL. And guess what? I am officially one of the 5 finalists! I will be featured on Studio 5 this Friday at 11:00!! There will be an internet vote after the show airs....so if you're in Utah and are home on Friday, tune in to channel 5, and in true campaign spirit, vote for me! (I think out of state voters will be able to vote, too...hint, hint!)Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09444276616600749796noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731304933011039996.post-43497279880760708292008-10-19T20:48:00.000-07:002008-10-19T21:01:08.146-07:00McCain & Palin '08<div style="text-align: left;">Tonight we had our family Halloween party. There was a guest appearance from John McCain and Sarah Palin....<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhioQvU5RDc9TlvsVbroAF2csr40-T5Gw7sIV4aHytsmvHsPnAHAi-wNO0AqSBlBZfUpVO6yVJx3bB035fWwY-VrfRMHrjBzsrEvKO6tu-U1_76TacLJ1jVgIDvonSB4VNzdxxyTwCj6Ymw/s1600-h/100_0535_2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhioQvU5RDc9TlvsVbroAF2csr40-T5Gw7sIV4aHytsmvHsPnAHAi-wNO0AqSBlBZfUpVO6yVJx3bB035fWwY-VrfRMHrjBzsrEvKO6tu-U1_76TacLJ1jVgIDvonSB4VNzdxxyTwCj6Ymw/s320/100_0535_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259079624255456898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh81DlsYmGAPvYs-A-ISubQ6YVsD59M5KGYAtGYSMsL0uQBOBKElwSu7graytuo2ulGasArBQUfPaKO5exWfZLRjZffu0B1JzpnErW6xO4RIpaqAEB60CgUBg96BU9_6osOr05PNfRqKROe/s1600-h/100_0535.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh81DlsYmGAPvYs-A-ISubQ6YVsD59M5KGYAtGYSMsL0uQBOBKElwSu7graytuo2ulGasArBQUfPaKO5exWfZLRjZffu0B1JzpnErW6xO4RIpaqAEB60CgUBg96BU9_6osOr05PNfRqKROe/s320/100_0535.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259078531555914882" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTLzoL9L1HzaUmyIee_5DaNeD38GvRgGTZMk2zp_InS8gvyC-NNU42NQ9IUdfkjVLIwBtCt9VjYmAnRD3XU8Kcz9KB18KT-S89sQ9L8JOWDmbfNdqicHLOFfMXVKhbjXH-Bca70vkCvlN2/s1600-h/sarah_palin2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTLzoL9L1HzaUmyIee_5DaNeD38GvRgGTZMk2zp_InS8gvyC-NNU42NQ9IUdfkjVLIwBtCt9VjYmAnRD3XU8Kcz9KB18KT-S89sQ9L8JOWDmbfNdqicHLOFfMXVKhbjXH-Bca70vkCvlN2/s320/sarah_palin2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259079017846001186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Not bad, eh? Watch out Tina Fey!!Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09444276616600749796noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731304933011039996.post-3666374368319793872008-10-19T20:14:00.000-07:002008-10-19T20:34:10.308-07:00Halloween Baby ShowerLast week I hosted my first baby shower (with some help!) for my good buddy Jennie. The invitations we sent out had said "Jennie is going to be a <span style="font-style: italic;">Mummy..</span>." so Jennie, being the hilarious butt she is, actually dressed in full Mummy attire! It was awesome! Here are some of the highlights...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Bobbing for baby turds</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqrYhyphenhyphena67qCGxXuptIfINo-BJoLwnu29kFZzYA_aplffFKVaO56rPgd5MbOZ9w3UXEhiWIm1kl700iDrx-yx2lPtfnVl080NJGFsXcu9AHUmR2q-tfPJiyyLcxYp7DRHplLVIFWhIFxuOG/s1600-h/100_0509.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqrYhyphenhyphena67qCGxXuptIfINo-BJoLwnu29kFZzYA_aplffFKVaO56rPgd5MbOZ9w3UXEhiWIm1kl700iDrx-yx2lPtfnVl080NJGFsXcu9AHUmR2q-tfPJiyyLcxYp7DRHplLVIFWhIFxuOG/s320/100_0509.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259071940980421874" border="0" /></a></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolj2tx0lRD2I7iWh_ZiQcwA6WL8ABfbiUZ8cHNuFj9Q9ssX-ud74O2cGeM5Lzcv5BADpO7h6PN7REGOEROWFLD9IzZ8PEVfuU6ZkQMBFMRcjghRyMzMWPStBFilBKOL7rqCLksW7h_0Ju/s1600-h/100_0504.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 323px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolj2tx0lRD2I7iWh_ZiQcwA6WL8ABfbiUZ8cHNuFj9Q9ssX-ud74O2cGeM5Lzcv5BADpO7h6PN7REGOEROWFLD9IzZ8PEVfuU6ZkQMBFMRcjghRyMzMWPStBFilBKOL7rqCLksW7h_0Ju/s320/100_0504.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259070404585832306" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Chugging baby bottles</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilLsl_3ehSbkId68hBDVNkU7xSmFi2lVv2QLZ6yM4spEQzx6zgN8u3q1qupLhOeAf-m-PVr-0yNjMPxQudw0Mc4IFN1x1AXN9pqcTCImkwSHdrv1lRMxx-myGcEMs2pMVwBw5vq9TLuyUL/s1600-h/100_0516.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilLsl_3ehSbkId68hBDVNkU7xSmFi2lVv2QLZ6yM4spEQzx6zgN8u3q1qupLhOeAf-m-PVr-0yNjMPxQudw0Mc4IFN1x1AXN9pqcTCImkwSHdrv1lRMxx-myGcEMs2pMVwBw5vq9TLuyUL/s320/100_0516.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259070526347020338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5FhajQFeE0gxUWXw7-OuuT_fkHmOe7s-4mhxMqZXSGaw5ibysIWavPZsyaT2XmEYZn9Ak7BJ0OuLLQpbDeMYnODP4Q0q356dtzQCIpEgAnC5B52it4poJAB9-IpFSwg8ZU7ciykTAmJf/s1600-h/100_0514.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5FhajQFeE0gxUWXw7-OuuT_fkHmOe7s-4mhxMqZXSGaw5ibysIWavPZsyaT2XmEYZn9Ak7BJ0OuLLQpbDeMYnODP4Q0q356dtzQCIpEgAnC5B52it4poJAB9-IpFSwg8ZU7ciykTAmJf/s320/100_0514.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259070287248380850" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Feeding the Bebe</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhlXyYqv8vzG7g36aMxuyRyVCqT5BhLu8ERqhdeRx1c5Vq3W90dAxClQlkpPLydxt68V284oGRNSBakcmDz3lvGi1rFU29DfZKGAKNZadfL0vFEHgpDeIm4bIbFGs4DD0s6CFpjLkkAirj/s1600-h/100_0527.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhlXyYqv8vzG7g36aMxuyRyVCqT5BhLu8ERqhdeRx1c5Vq3W90dAxClQlkpPLydxt68V284oGRNSBakcmDz3lvGi1rFU29DfZKGAKNZadfL0vFEHgpDeIm4bIbFGs4DD0s6CFpjLkkAirj/s320/100_0527.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259070606202316242" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">The other pregnant ladies...</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_1Ib45w0iAcYUxBrNkgxY68AThRWyFbFMMH27KLORTVlCdmIeYAOJ_qZ_QgFFxGUzsi53088t9LJHA4_Lyn9voDgYIN8K0sSFlh9L6qfL2fCd0Fd8PHiS2p1l9CsBvfABZ8bHQyGmx1E/s1600-h/100_0530.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_1Ib45w0iAcYUxBrNkgxY68AThRWyFbFMMH27KLORTVlCdmIeYAOJ_qZ_QgFFxGUzsi53088t9LJHA4_Lyn9voDgYIN8K0sSFlh9L6qfL2fCd0Fd8PHiS2p1l9CsBvfABZ8bHQyGmx1E/s320/100_0530.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259070692315157410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCVJLFfKTPyQjBJdH4U7bgE-DMjT239IAN8I8X-1W99Uft_kgNN73_64o_RO1acQCdPmEWtAZW4gCAQW3Yh6BJ3LtaLHxcIqVDbmP5mrSaUZqDv5l98YAo7Y8vu80jbja3WnEzdvyVx67B/s1600-h/100_0532.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCVJLFfKTPyQjBJdH4U7bgE-DMjT239IAN8I8X-1W99Uft_kgNN73_64o_RO1acQCdPmEWtAZW4gCAQW3Yh6BJ3LtaLHxcIqVDbmP5mrSaUZqDv5l98YAo7Y8vu80jbja3WnEzdvyVx67B/s320/100_0532.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259070847342265794" border="0" /></a>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09444276616600749796noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731304933011039996.post-48116659947181908492008-09-30T17:06:00.000-07:002008-09-30T17:22:20.106-07:00STONED<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76wcT0GajiZmEY3jbQD8CeZhB9jHCgBmGdnWmJUDU5YBQA1rRLYolYuSKsqXOJV1s4jTDSQrYMgFiwOzrQMf2bwfHBWuVJ-m_bnjGVpWar3v7Ro8QMzH4dWF01RXP-WUeB9EqSOCAtDfE/s1600-h/kidneystone.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76wcT0GajiZmEY3jbQD8CeZhB9jHCgBmGdnWmJUDU5YBQA1rRLYolYuSKsqXOJV1s4jTDSQrYMgFiwOzrQMf2bwfHBWuVJ-m_bnjGVpWar3v7Ro8QMzH4dWF01RXP-WUeB9EqSOCAtDfE/s320/kidneystone.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251974057680051314" border="0" /></a><br />Well, we had another first (and hopefully, last) in our marriage last week... Tyler's first kidney stone! He went into the emergency room last Monday with crippling pain. They told us the stone was on the verge of passing, so we waited. And waited. And waited. Finally the little boogar passed on Friday night. Poor Ty was so miserable and so, so doped up on narcotics...it took him a few days to get back to normal even after the little guy passed.<br /><br />We do not need to do that again.<br /><br />Thanks so much to our good friends and family who helped out with phone calls, rides, blessings, medical advice, tire changes (yes, my tire shredded on the way to work in the middle of all this), and everything else. It's hard to believe something so small wreaked so much havoc on our lives!Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09444276616600749796noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731304933011039996.post-52700780395787160492008-07-30T15:21:00.000-07:002008-07-30T15:40:22.828-07:00Critters<div style="text-align: center;">We have tons of animal life around here.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We hung a hummingbird feeder right outside our window. They are constantly coming up one at a time, almost like they are waiting in line!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5rMapiOI_7e4Kjy_9Ac_i2vLbmu8Zkts8ae-alPTUEaJKne8slZwKdc6n6DSpba6fjs6HCzl_gDQgcQxSdxaBh9kJnbAOLM4NDw8l6NMmWkr_HOo0yaPjFneEBaL3nyGnBkpdcDdsiKM/s1600-h/100_0438.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5rMapiOI_7e4Kjy_9Ac_i2vLbmu8Zkts8ae-alPTUEaJKne8slZwKdc6n6DSpba6fjs6HCzl_gDQgcQxSdxaBh9kJnbAOLM4NDw8l6NMmWkr_HOo0yaPjFneEBaL3nyGnBkpdcDdsiKM/s320/100_0438.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228937689599163346" border="0" /></a>Roadrunner<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmpDq_GLIrVqv3pm_Kpl9rZh8f3_Zrlhm-yO4jEQxtBHhCjsos4-p9thy-hIj9G9sxRVpEzYPnoEF7jTDE_HzMpjLd2c3atNc0XyBYBged9l6vFVvwA-XVO8PgMbkUhFjlTRNPwLX3RlNc/s1600-h/100_0410.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmpDq_GLIrVqv3pm_Kpl9rZh8f3_Zrlhm-yO4jEQxtBHhCjsos4-p9thy-hIj9G9sxRVpEzYPnoEF7jTDE_HzMpjLd2c3atNc0XyBYBged9l6vFVvwA-XVO8PgMbkUhFjlTRNPwLX3RlNc/s320/100_0410.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228937338822481074" border="0" /></a>Little miniature frogs are all around the lake. We caught some and put them in an empty cashew jar. In retrospect, it may have been wise to wash the jar out first. Almost all the little frogs we caught died within 10 minutes from the salt. We are bad people.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpU6ZhRXP5UTyCzK2ZWXom7KN1jMvUNvLVzjWZY3OTb02tRJJo8RO4OV4zanyET_DhTiTHA0cPu1JKsQibPOxJqIsuA_wDzq2Vsl7bP3Z44HdLwuDGToxytfVXQdSqGNZzcEbMh-CyKLK6/s1600-h/100_0417.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpU6ZhRXP5UTyCzK2ZWXom7KN1jMvUNvLVzjWZY3OTb02tRJJo8RO4OV4zanyET_DhTiTHA0cPu1JKsQibPOxJqIsuA_wDzq2Vsl7bP3Z44HdLwuDGToxytfVXQdSqGNZzcEbMh-CyKLK6/s320/100_0417.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228937074858436898" border="0" /></a>This frog (Kirby) just hopped into our living room one night when Ty opened the front door!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5x9xExv3JJZEJ2gwtVuf452gfvkPvFnDRuumSH9CDfqd2y6PHEeVaiKVC3Xk8DGOa-1A7pfxqR0MXLSa_qwxwzCMrj-0BbFvG3uuLSB6PLCJlGDHANwV3idSez9Gd_ogsgo1-IBnmbZo/s1600-h/100_0308.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5x9xExv3JJZEJ2gwtVuf452gfvkPvFnDRuumSH9CDfqd2y6PHEeVaiKVC3Xk8DGOa-1A7pfxqR0MXLSa_qwxwzCMrj-0BbFvG3uuLSB6PLCJlGDHANwV3idSez9Gd_ogsgo1-IBnmbZo/s320/100_0308.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228936834129952674" border="0" /></a>Lizzy warms himself on a rock by our garage every morning.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-dfXBEQuuwbn8lXuEzXaG3PXP4gwJZVioupm6ztXNx71lM773UrzZDmpiViFbUoawB2ONXQcTV71ZfB8MKKp8ABkMhs7oSyP_L2kYKKu6vceFltOANIdjeDcgB9XYkRGP8G6NiooY6JL/s1600-h/100_0261.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-dfXBEQuuwbn8lXuEzXaG3PXP4gwJZVioupm6ztXNx71lM773UrzZDmpiViFbUoawB2ONXQcTV71ZfB8MKKp8ABkMhs7oSyP_L2kYKKu6vceFltOANIdjeDcgB9XYkRGP8G6NiooY6JL/s320/100_0261.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228936606893100962" border="0" /></a>There are tons of these guys. There are also TONS of bunnies!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg43LjsavgmQT2Llbd57gzF9DCAFL2TMbtXlilEiRzY_xAQZcGE3TYOOamUNRAr8E0RSppjOX5nFEiH-CR3yCBlUur37Wp2-2n8Uc8dO4YLr7naY8cZUtozB6mOMWU7DLmbpNQRvreN_WS7/s1600-h/100_0242.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg43LjsavgmQT2Llbd57gzF9DCAFL2TMbtXlilEiRzY_xAQZcGE3TYOOamUNRAr8E0RSppjOX5nFEiH-CR3yCBlUur37Wp2-2n8Uc8dO4YLr7naY8cZUtozB6mOMWU7DLmbpNQRvreN_WS7/s320/100_0242.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228936206559884578" border="0" /></a>When we want to play, we open up our window, sing the song from "Enchanted," and out they come!<br /></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09444276616600749796noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731304933011039996.post-73649224775117807442008-07-30T14:46:00.000-07:002008-07-30T15:06:12.431-07:00DownsizedWe recently were asked to move out of our nice, big house because they needed it for a new faculty member. We were very disappointed. People have asked, so here are some pics of our old house:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJkXcfSKpi4HzKFa1JOUwunc4k0V99hAymRIoVwHCGijVrMaI6nEag_tUGj2pv5WrUYoU3uzPqPxRkgtV3SFpikOEdQ1mliCPhOouWav7fNGfX7nW49GoFxH3eJwI7ZvVs_K_kgTSVegL9/s1600-h/100_0355.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJkXcfSKpi4HzKFa1JOUwunc4k0V99hAymRIoVwHCGijVrMaI6nEag_tUGj2pv5WrUYoU3uzPqPxRkgtV3SFpikOEdQ1mliCPhOouWav7fNGfX7nW49GoFxH3eJwI7ZvVs_K_kgTSVegL9/s320/100_0355.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228927506636586658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZ6Iml0RiyXFRwcMb5tJHg6icvSlepJgviryTn49q5AT0vuDnIU_lqrZZSZBMa3LzoqC0tqrQ4zh82hartnXKayFAJBeXHPE8k56KTFQ-IHT6xrtMg99ZuwyGRz_LtZc6FluYF2DLHnsn/s1600-h/100_0351.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZ6Iml0RiyXFRwcMb5tJHg6icvSlepJgviryTn49q5AT0vuDnIU_lqrZZSZBMa3LzoqC0tqrQ4zh82hartnXKayFAJBeXHPE8k56KTFQ-IHT6xrtMg99ZuwyGRz_LtZc6FluYF2DLHnsn/s320/100_0351.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228927269147213362" border="0" /></a>They had us move into a suite that is part of another big guest house on campus. There are 2 other suites, but they are empty for the whole summer, so we have the house to ourselves. Here are some pics of the new place:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">This is my favorite room--the indoor patio. It's one of several huge rooms with panoramic views of the city.</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSQbNHSe135MxpOTWr0DmzxL4gVnsJC2PFcVgTFjw5RNLMTZHTxFrWPy6wIIQl-1OnPmSA74M-HKvIgp1amlsDC2Z97bCCorus3mvhKfBKejdlTpbU8CA63VDoaxNLHfZ12IaqyjPe2Qs/s1600-h/100_0433.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSQbNHSe135MxpOTWr0DmzxL4gVnsJC2PFcVgTFjw5RNLMTZHTxFrWPy6wIIQl-1OnPmSA74M-HKvIgp1amlsDC2Z97bCCorus3mvhKfBKejdlTpbU8CA63VDoaxNLHfZ12IaqyjPe2Qs/s320/100_0433.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228930088422302530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxzXOitTkFxM2lOHhjSaN3hCr5Tw2Gf2os5FF5_5w4giigdtVSYd7sHug9G8IBISwXoh0BNv1y9Ey8NTlpUjGMnjbiohfMayZ06XKB1qdK1qVdLQqcDUS8an80lH4ku_HxZCFXqRheMXd/s1600-h/100_0440.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxzXOitTkFxM2lOHhjSaN3hCr5Tw2Gf2os5FF5_5w4giigdtVSYd7sHug9G8IBISwXoh0BNv1y9Ey8NTlpUjGMnjbiohfMayZ06XKB1qdK1qVdLQqcDUS8an80lH4ku_HxZCFXqRheMXd/s320/100_0440.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228929845987582770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwpO9uf6BK4wIsvrO2pTdOdn2X3hDO3bzDyWZ6swPe-4zddfZKmzV8f6aaDoXk3Q8cKMuSYABs7IKHAFOdEtpYdPh7odJdCcEchV5TpXi2wscB-gKAzzkxEYfq1YiCLU6oOKhDAHxsqUj/s1600-h/100_0431.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwpO9uf6BK4wIsvrO2pTdOdn2X3hDO3bzDyWZ6swPe-4zddfZKmzV8f6aaDoXk3Q8cKMuSYABs7IKHAFOdEtpYdPh7odJdCcEchV5TpXi2wscB-gKAzzkxEYfq1YiCLU6oOKhDAHxsqUj/s320/100_0431.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228929523813917714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElFwwSNlYj5SFyvJwi3tsgAkH8m_TjkEMJ94VtsSqY53A5iayhkeV0pn8f8NX1qPFhfmhLAUEAF804y76nfacW9iYlwnGALI_9WMxp7jKfKsGbjNztfoG0luqrLuKHQUS52pwyRojxk2y/s1600-h/100_0429.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElFwwSNlYj5SFyvJwi3tsgAkH8m_TjkEMJ94VtsSqY53A5iayhkeV0pn8f8NX1qPFhfmhLAUEAF804y76nfacW9iYlwnGALI_9WMxp7jKfKsGbjNztfoG0luqrLuKHQUS52pwyRojxk2y/s320/100_0429.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228929010316358290" border="0" /></a><br />I guess life's just hard sometimes. :)Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09444276616600749796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731304933011039996.post-88477653933627765582008-07-30T11:32:00.000-07:002008-07-30T15:45:25.116-07:00Love on the RocksThere is the coolest little lake with rock formations right by our house here. We go there for walks on Sundays and happened to be there for the sunset last time.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXCTA8KJvvU6nCt7FGAUmi6z9nZpI7a8ssl5WF6jjlBL362bp1nmnXfod7gACBXl7mvwcJRV_Upn3boyHwUa1feSx1KYtp9w_Za4cgjDE3mDKOhMDk7fucTErHKPwjvfbU8IBZh7f0Veto/s1600-h/100_0424.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXCTA8KJvvU6nCt7FGAUmi6z9nZpI7a8ssl5WF6jjlBL362bp1nmnXfod7gACBXl7mvwcJRV_Upn3boyHwUa1feSx1KYtp9w_Za4cgjDE3mDKOhMDk7fucTErHKPwjvfbU8IBZh7f0Veto/s320/100_0424.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228879158766621282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4a8YojTqd37r27A0VQRlHmG5yYsZoMRKoNvrwrTTLokoWAV_yEbYNsr3QqORsSrLJj75QeK7RwVDnmu-jbJnZtaGIPhFdoas4KOltWjEz5GvnEiaalzUthV_L9GhQGGb4bL7wpF_QdGJ/s1600-h/100_0420.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4a8YojTqd37r27A0VQRlHmG5yYsZoMRKoNvrwrTTLokoWAV_yEbYNsr3QqORsSrLJj75QeK7RwVDnmu-jbJnZtaGIPhFdoas4KOltWjEz5GvnEiaalzUthV_L9GhQGGb4bL7wpF_QdGJ/s320/100_0420.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228878678501890226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhun42Fk3iGvjRQLHi-c1gZcO4TYXBz14kBKAR1612Px-n7QnBZGESHixXyBTTL9N8JApLtLJoU13_W4-DOPkIw0HTubNz_sbjr1TalB4LpIpKTppRDlAbLf0rsaBhrT3Lod-EhwSJl5CAR/s1600-h/100_0415.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhun42Fk3iGvjRQLHi-c1gZcO4TYXBz14kBKAR1612Px-n7QnBZGESHixXyBTTL9N8JApLtLJoU13_W4-DOPkIw0HTubNz_sbjr1TalB4LpIpKTppRDlAbLf0rsaBhrT3Lod-EhwSJl5CAR/s320/100_0415.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228878348700185010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxv7cFgqaPK2k8Rl-OqEtBDL4keBx5GBHTV8h6mB4k5IRG5GtfcdcObHnZ_0SD3B6aYrBFTStlECfgoLTo9Fxeb7XKy0JsffbT6tUH6OGiP2SWNsEaytlOY6r-ZVHjE2rJo6z5ML0tZ9QL/s1600-h/100_0425.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxv7cFgqaPK2k8Rl-OqEtBDL4keBx5GBHTV8h6mB4k5IRG5GtfcdcObHnZ_0SD3B6aYrBFTStlECfgoLTo9Fxeb7XKy0JsffbT6tUH6OGiP2SWNsEaytlOY6r-ZVHjE2rJo6z5ML0tZ9QL/s320/100_0425.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228879438644328114" border="0" /></a><br /><img src="file:///Users/stephanieharris/Desktop/100_0415.JPG" alt="" />Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09444276616600749796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731304933011039996.post-74911835223503854792008-07-29T09:57:00.000-07:002008-07-29T10:00:12.954-07:00Who's Old Now??<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;">Happy Birthday Ty!!!</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span><img src="http://animations.fg-a.com/birthd_009.gif" alt="H B clipart" border="0" height="123" width="190" /></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09444276616600749796noreply@blogger.com0