tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5568405425571821062024-02-07T01:28:54.883-08:00Coffee and Shutter Speeds...annaLee...http://www.blogger.com/profile/12090009209581921147noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556840542557182106.post-16127309816088678552012-05-21T04:56:00.003-07:002012-05-21T04:56:47.178-07:00State Bound<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Congratulations on breaking your own record on your way to a State Title, Tylor!</span> </div>...annaLee...http://www.blogger.com/profile/12090009209581921147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556840542557182106.post-56084145088916093842011-06-10T21:28:00.001-07:002011-06-10T22:10:47.521-07:00Power<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Almost three weeks ago, we felt a terrible power. </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A power strong enough to knock down double-brick walls.</span><br /><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616816223872854498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7OX-pQcmbHdgali3uNgY4WLexWKC6qhTwdjoK4CFVRzI5CQPScj817m974LM4iCg886MXgg43ojkLwUMBRxs_usJhie1oKl3TCKlQ_lciyuEb9Um1ilmi7g8tfl7ZcL43J40pPpllqvn/s400/1191.2.jpg" /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A power strong enough to mangle cars until they are unrecognizable. </span><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616818520846360898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOkTRyNIoZxo1GgTFFnfmqbfQ689nm9L4cj6hfEI4Sao3iKEywfuog4V05Mxx8sYN6lGB4Ste9YYozJ8PxSWgDqJw43CncbnlEod9LbyGg1v_GNOIQG9TzgHSt6kEwn7BVTGUu4gMHo7d4/s400/1223.2.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616816231022885570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-gWN60STSlu9kkYkeNruXptZbTeRcH22b7CO9gJ09RK65ddRAtn2ysBidrVRcYBaMP3Lj6GR5_wfKs1Ux42zvNK6Aga3bGe-kFm49Iplkzr4LHQ4X45y-Wso3ptBIH-EjYbz88yqGK20/s400/1197.2.jpg" /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A power strong enough to wrap a truck and trailer completely around a tree.</span><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616820628795565714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYCiw5p0uSa-XH6zWSS4EaPW-Qgx73Thf0qhio8hb6TuJ1muMx2Az3jYVt6JleGl6KgsJsgSDWcWxpefej_KTTcBIq_m3yjwOT_tHS9NqiQ1d6ZygOnqDO9ZT_h4Y_IuRw_46wqh1a1mjY/s400/1199.2.jpg" /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A power strong enough to pick up cars and place them where buildings used to be.</span><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616818119231335538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4qa2Jt1Co-B7nSob9n4ihpd3LxRD8KyD3nnHSGMn5HTJv88022bmCq8M4FvgysKDPh7efSWtDmmGU5uvyHtOGQjYZSZik6bsB74PC_a190UUpPy2fjKgr_Ew_2p9kCynXM3PEeKAuhv1/s400/1211.2.jpg" /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A power strong enough to tear the bark from trees.<br /></span><br /><div align="justify"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616818511016161826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmF8Kot6VLUf4ECbbV_0K3J2Rb-QyWZPuD43C_lamfAhiVaklpY6cq82czUlikRHV-N0Q8jQxTUhYt5iYPpGVIIyfPKMW6zGVEnTVjKuZfnmMBkrzFW9J1J-v-rjDIRoFYdLeKYsEEWGVp/s400/1221.BW2.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616818121517209314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyaPVbCHvozQ4b3yoJAK7ubUJk6DbkW3nYMOkoEUAAmsEfy4akwkBRy2DIi_q4MU9PbUW5k3RG76g-YIAIWtUe57kA6WD7pAAOnd9IcExjb6rr1TkbltjWyy97K03qAdtm-BwLBlg0mxrp/s400/1213.2.jpg" /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A power strong enough to take our loved ones away from us.</span><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616823093451534146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghmimvFpksaiQpw5AQpT_whdnn0CK_KdnZ-6Nq9LOwnRniL7w1JMGpPbYxEOeYzYRQY9LM5WQrg_Dl8Yz23Sf356-eqBaaXkALl-FiQIv-CPBY_uFEK83AAl-UErIBfjQvbcUBsAwRPgr/s400/1188.2.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">But we've also seen the <strong>power of God</strong> working in our lives.</span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A power strong enough to bring the community together like it never has been before.</span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A power strong enough to bring love and compassion from across the nation.</span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A power strong enough to rebuild stronger than ever.</span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It is this power, <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">the power of God</span></strong>, we will hold onto for strength.<br /></div></span><br /><div align="left"><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXK5z1thYHrOSQEe6hPEtc0BEV15k7P4oiPzPFtY1yxQdRjCQ636onycUdzsz0XWKjQ7vlFaXXJKwDVJnHhvvuslP1vuNeQOJMjN9BmfrpHGdoymO_o3SCKI_GGgC_kkjnmBMWgkalWhVs/s1600/1190.2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616816215422424882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXK5z1thYHrOSQEe6hPEtc0BEV15k7P4oiPzPFtY1yxQdRjCQ636onycUdzsz0XWKjQ7vlFaXXJKwDVJnHhvvuslP1vuNeQOJMjN9BmfrpHGdoymO_o3SCKI_GGgC_kkjnmBMWgkalWhVs/s400/1190.2.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong><em> Your ways, God, are holy.</em></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong><em>What god is as great as our God?</em></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong><em>You are the God who performs miracles;</em></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong><em>you display your power among the peoples.</em></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong><em>With your mighty arm you redeemed your people.....</em></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong><em>Psalm 77:13-15</em></strong></span></div>...annaLee...http://www.blogger.com/profile/12090009209581921147noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556840542557182106.post-80293360144517587632011-05-31T14:25:00.000-07:002011-05-31T14:30:15.891-07:00Stained Glass Theater Joplin<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyBXp4I1E1Qa_mkzAF8WrSgF0dsa6GKywLDXtGJ2M38EVJmfydAS__LIFJc9xXxM2XpfrPvgX5IF191eWVSDSQbD8JCWe5reYhugFMaIpnDF8GnRUWQP54_Vmbh5w427xIlEBKASlGnYI/s1600/1190.2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612995235638214018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyBXp4I1E1Qa_mkzAF8WrSgF0dsa6GKywLDXtGJ2M38EVJmfydAS__LIFJc9xXxM2XpfrPvgX5IF191eWVSDSQbD8JCWe5reYhugFMaIpnDF8GnRUWQP54_Vmbh5w427xIlEBKASlGnYI/s400/1190.2.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;">Lost, but NEVER forgotten!</span></div>...annaLee...http://www.blogger.com/profile/12090009209581921147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556840542557182106.post-80071247080791926722011-05-27T12:41:00.000-07:002011-05-27T20:16:10.505-07:00Guilty.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-APk5ArWSSAuQAV_4eW0wFccycvOIuAhVflq3_Iyd3zzivBeK95F2iO_oWqodHigwpqBDoDcAO9PI8BTOg2kjsfGqMXxjohQc7wtBGPPoHbsV7pmHkiTIwh66i-cpjbA4SpsMcSRimJXG/s1600/1003.2.jpg"><span style="font-size:+0;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 260px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611500464418835714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-APk5ArWSSAuQAV_4eW0wFccycvOIuAhVflq3_Iyd3zzivBeK95F2iO_oWqodHigwpqBDoDcAO9PI8BTOg2kjsfGqMXxjohQc7wtBGPPoHbsV7pmHkiTIwh66i-cpjbA4SpsMcSRimJXG/s400/1003.2.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-size:+0;"><br /></span><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">When I was little, I hated storms. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">In my adult life, I came to love storms and could often be found out on my front porch photographing lightning.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">In my adult life, I often ran to the window to look out when a tornado siren sounded before heading to safety.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">On Sunday, May 22, 2011, at 5:21 in the evening, I texted my husband to say the weatherman on the T.V. was announcing a tornado warning in Galena. Within minutes, the sirens sounded and I headed to the closet.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">At 5:30, the sirens had stopped. But the hail began.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">At 5:33, the lights flickered. Briefly.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">At 5:51, I was out on the front porch. Photographing the lightning. I thought the worst was over.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">It wasn't.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I didn't know it at the time, but at the exact moment I was photographing that lightning, an EF-5 tornado was ripping through Joplin. Hundreds have been lost. Thousands have been left homeless. <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Not a shingle was torn from my roof. Not a window was broken in my house. Not a dent was left in my car. Not a life was taken from my family.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I am thankful. Yet I feel guilty. <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I feel guilty for not knowing what so many others have been through.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I feel guilty for thinking I wish it had happened to me when so many would never wish this on their worst enemy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I feel guilty for using the excuse that we've still had school for not traveling ten miles across the state border and helping. <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I feel guilty for going out to eat. <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I feel guilty for being able to hold my husband. Then I feel guilty for being so clingy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I feel guilty for not having a house clean enough to offer to those who've lost their homes. <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I feel guilty for having a warm, dry bed to sleep on and a washer and dryer to wash my clothes and a computer to write this blog. <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I feel guilty when I laugh. <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I feel guilty when I do anything that seems normal.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I feel guilty when I read stories about the hundreds and thousands who have worked tirelessly for days.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I feel guilty for hiding inside when it rains.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I feel guilty for not praying as much as I should.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I feel guilty when I cry.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I have not seen firsthand the devastation that was once Joplin, and I think a lot of my guilt comes from that fact.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I don't think it will sink in until I have seen it for myself. <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I know that Joplin will rebuild. It will take months, years to rebuild, but I know they will. <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I do plan on helping. <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I must help. <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">And I hope that when I do, a little of this guilt will go away.<br /><br />But I don't know if I'll ever be able to photograph lightning again.<o:p></o:p></span></p>...annaLee...http://www.blogger.com/profile/12090009209581921147noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556840542557182106.post-36937816844952827562011-05-19T03:41:00.000-07:002011-05-19T17:24:51.487-07:00Controversial<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV61kRsWEq2oYzsmKKLQuPUlEaezdppMbmp2Ch5HyDYgcCP4gI8ZJPVRjaBRoiPKcAhwqerdJN-uncN-zJtqwyR1jjK8g4Ezsd_pRnOYvmHaTtM_DhgRPsJmwyvFZRDQfSKUJK_lHBK9Rq/s1600/0924.2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608377214238996626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV61kRsWEq2oYzsmKKLQuPUlEaezdppMbmp2Ch5HyDYgcCP4gI8ZJPVRjaBRoiPKcAhwqerdJN-uncN-zJtqwyR1jjK8g4Ezsd_pRnOYvmHaTtM_DhgRPsJmwyvFZRDQfSKUJK_lHBK9Rq/s400/0924.2.jpg" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608376229963882162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijT4UVtnqo1TfZozrWJ2U8b-XvCE7K7dnt_9VwkRuzb4C_7KhM_Q7cuWzUOdvgAPr4USX7JLr-w29IhUG_cbZ_DtUdrn3PHePIyXQUKgv4o_J75kA4YkTw9ePXYNIO5FcENs-Ssr6-x-jW/s400/0925.2.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608376224407218226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi05dRIZYDe71rDXBaOz8JkDhaJ1yephqaTl2jctHVmFYLQxHpi3NBLoXX5FGRNcVv5XCgvQXXnA6uvKZKR2DySHOdtcPyz8neCgKUAYz0uh2oWZZGJzzpFDuMumAMICpKqJ94uTNiFDDVm/s400/0926.2.jpg" />...annaLee...http://www.blogger.com/profile/12090009209581921147noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556840542557182106.post-435022194948625922011-01-17T19:45:00.000-08:002011-01-17T19:53:14.389-08:00The Power of Persuasion<div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563368745279803570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZ9ZZ4CJGGGE7z3HXjYUKjfz7rK4_loJsm5ETKlrOJpzEAR3rcOCM3asw1XIlHMJs6PUOXlnNKmRQiiLM51ceNlJXinoy_P69VRQ8_SI_ziV4USIws1J_gdIvBgF7JImez0beFff8r0Cr/s400/IMG_7938.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563368747604847970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4REcQ5dKDdiIsV3mUl63o1MKx1R9tshWXa6VTj3F1Nb0u2bQInCoPT0pZKHkM1BooeuV2-JKbjo_Am40UTCZZ9eEfWOQohFTGgSt6XmKIjonn7DHVSxET9ZnremzhJ1MIkPcAmnUE5TYQ/s400/IMG_7939.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563368749766748818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgweUGxiBIlimQGYzZiSYC_N-qRjoq7P_YEW2pEaB1CCIudGWfu9m01TE0CXwqQBb-RbszLHqM0q-1FhtIAMUmEpfgxa4gx5cD1_zBaUwg-0Jaq5VMVH7R3Bc8sD8bA17MrsxZXfnF7Gw/s400/IMG_7940.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCDINaYLhxjPgftVyK-EFqT8vT_usj2ENdC8CtQLsD4iPdHusAX8hG_5KBTr6ep1I6XD_Ck5C4aNaxTlWhFw9mNbOr8Aj13hfKie9aj6UcETkjTZkHfP2eNI4t6mbQo6g-9y_EQZZDfvdq/s1600/IMG_7942.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563368752888263218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCDINaYLhxjPgftVyK-EFqT8vT_usj2ENdC8CtQLsD4iPdHusAX8hG_5KBTr6ep1I6XD_Ck5C4aNaxTlWhFw9mNbOr8Aj13hfKie9aj6UcETkjTZkHfP2eNI4t6mbQo6g-9y_EQZZDfvdq/s400/IMG_7942.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This girl knows how to get what she wants!!</span></div>...annaLee...http://www.blogger.com/profile/12090009209581921147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556840542557182106.post-77318192672150203282010-12-25T00:01:00.000-08:002011-01-17T19:53:58.388-08:00Merry Christmas!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554344507098549906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhScqDwn3GuzJA9zBHoqADAHi4w0TgdN5OQfY6M_vxUC_XAHBS43d-9PVvGXuMqqzBy52nqsrTmM_2hyphenhyphenhex0IkoXm9UFO_oj6oRj12oj4UsY6KAjCWo47nY9cj6wQ0G4-ivnUoDbt1E9lUP/s400/IMG_5854.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwCtiTvUnxuER3XE7xuj4ifboEegM-fT0NKeGUR7EoAlk1lz1XkburX4INVqpPgLmolFm9USRUVlK8fE5_U60wxX9Y1qAESanScI2ZlkS_9-uwgNgPgRLBnU6ii_DUGcvnW60_WEiTR29e/s1600/IMG_5855.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554344511231205730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwCtiTvUnxuER3XE7xuj4ifboEegM-fT0NKeGUR7EoAlk1lz1XkburX4INVqpPgLmolFm9USRUVlK8fE5_U60wxX9Y1qAESanScI2ZlkS_9-uwgNgPgRLBnU6ii_DUGcvnW60_WEiTR29e/s400/IMG_5855.JPG" /></a>...annaLee...http://www.blogger.com/profile/12090009209581921147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556840542557182106.post-35165685506207416242010-10-24T19:44:00.001-07:002010-10-24T19:47:43.597-07:00In the Making....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_H7O83Ye6K6s1oNzHt9rzjXG3oYz3k6M5c_h1stVgshbI-4fEc24y_ry6_FCI9ouQi9ZUBwHiw5nO-jCNPDkvicKW78nO8QH6tCPsAmxM0boPGXEkKktF3A5dzZuxPFF_T4tRKKauGF9k/s1600/IMG_9308.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531809742530468162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_H7O83Ye6K6s1oNzHt9rzjXG3oYz3k6M5c_h1stVgshbI-4fEc24y_ry6_FCI9ouQi9ZUBwHiw5nO-jCNPDkvicKW78nO8QH6tCPsAmxM0boPGXEkKktF3A5dzZuxPFF_T4tRKKauGF9k/s400/IMG_9308.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk4H8Tm2BHDFK_GlltTvLnXH3oDBiAnVL3wPd-jEs8__llGPWqprf4WZJJe0Mdb1hrLVoykGVLn2_0JDVCcVOhnZnZ_jpX-ztRPQgEXvlDKH-0lXoGO9Ybq_InQTgaZjQi45F45D-Gv0Tm/s1600/IMG_9309.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531809736986014978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk4H8Tm2BHDFK_GlltTvLnXH3oDBiAnVL3wPd-jEs8__llGPWqprf4WZJJe0Mdb1hrLVoykGVLn2_0JDVCcVOhnZnZ_jpX-ztRPQgEXvlDKH-0lXoGO9Ybq_InQTgaZjQi45F45D-Gv0Tm/s400/IMG_9309.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWn2m759sBE4eBlHos7cXYsNNQEBUpM-OT48XEKoxXWsM4gts9XPAmL7hphCTUJ_hRjOLd5a5_hgaQzSU4XEf8aABrO6x4WCw5siic_kmPhv_DyKXSteRqR9wVPV9DZ7bVQqCsZLhV5sO/s1600/IMG_9310.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531809731592145218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWn2m759sBE4eBlHos7cXYsNNQEBUpM-OT48XEKoxXWsM4gts9XPAmL7hphCTUJ_hRjOLd5a5_hgaQzSU4XEf8aABrO6x4WCw5siic_kmPhv_DyKXSteRqR9wVPV9DZ7bVQqCsZLhV5sO/s400/IMG_9310.JPG" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">With Aunt Rah Rah as a photographer, and Papa Rick as a videographer, he's bound to move in this direction :D</span></div></div></div>...annaLee...http://www.blogger.com/profile/12090009209581921147noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556840542557182106.post-62870218846268116882010-07-16T22:34:00.000-07:002010-07-16T22:36:19.869-07:00Mmmmmmm.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2-Oyz2UKmp-3JgMDyWAknyuuWSzGULcKgA96XUa5H8t4Ix8KIRE21nCLMMKi9tSYtm5ajV5OT7rkbNEdJPRYno9bxNhsZ5J3h9DyC_nr6YXlD9InQRUjFHMtTo1c-mk-Sk6I5JNuggMf/s1600/IMG_7968.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494744770015628482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2-Oyz2UKmp-3JgMDyWAknyuuWSzGULcKgA96XUa5H8t4Ix8KIRE21nCLMMKi9tSYtm5ajV5OT7rkbNEdJPRYno9bxNhsZ5J3h9DyC_nr6YXlD9InQRUjFHMtTo1c-mk-Sk6I5JNuggMf/s400/IMG_7968.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div>...annaLee...http://www.blogger.com/profile/12090009209581921147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556840542557182106.post-5549257889638189182010-07-05T17:37:00.000-07:002010-07-05T17:57:10.809-07:00Fireworks & Sparklers<div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490590088252857826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkykMXaUpI2tp-4EuduG5jotw2Zb_exY2K_8PXtYpc-C4ZsLgLflgUR88vBeVZ0cNLDc0xZvfiXOUTlhbosG8JHPnycXQllQfQLlujxJz1HdGcIPcmsqsdKUtfe__77JZOgGMuu-ZFD8od/s400/IMG_7591.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490590075116317602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivJbOZURwaqzJ2uZY3qJ51dUIkpVcjWErE8NdgX6kUOtmn22qYMky0346kUPN6HsXwEQqfVd1WVOKjTHSrAH6PvxzrCqGWtiyD-Tcawmwo3fFUyIRtXtoSd2WQMqe0AAY5d7FQRRLgKZj/s400/IMG_7590.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490590059255068114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjitmJoacqpZ4ZnM1y0jkyuRIt-0_EykjB4M47_RUb8uJBQEYGBxRWXiSY3GUUcujOQ4UOuDW_xPursuQwGbGpyatZWL1urgI26V6TOKkmZWolBJk_hos4BQ8ThP0qAUSoDdLzhO0SYZDda/s400/IMG_7565.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490587228498483954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUL4Jw7rk0Eh02Fr_yvnguC5ge4ix-tg6RCiZsm_RjpvYsv6zuq-lw2UPHhJodTVNnurA0kqlqczoj9qkNUeps8W0GsTyfUMtoL77Q7Ewel3PwccJdbH4sPSI1lvw0F9y11Mey7l841AU/s400/IMG_7515.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490587262774426866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztDn4wxrNiMh_ahOSeWgPinXtx8fB_VFHQjj1PxRRCwfI2je9Xt9egsbKpMLku1M8ubzT2VllAZr65ISWC7vpDZSdGTe6Ld-5LRgutVaqwp1EH1U8s3EX4GyzcL-m61bHzGIwwz97zZTX/s400/IMG_7558.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490587250255998194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJd8GTtyvgxQJqYmm6zXSOTlVpBs6rmJ9LUU6hYMzViSMi0oTBbPZlqTzV5i_rBLTkYPfPTRWbwT4nORBjWuhSooQFn-UKAJ2eyQrCzQd7OOnx5UpnwHE03ZRNghzyTHNeJoYkHLv2z5w_/s400/IMG_7544.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490587243764472114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipP0v8qTgO0bxdYt1emCUaRY45yB-7m5I7gTK78Wu6ilaiPcZA0xTAC2jlG_nEJ2Kr0AnBhNmcO-J7aVq4vk3-a2By3VozGXlvLPcfQvtOoV5sGsHsuVQBaPDsfp69ZDQtgfegnEcl-8vl/s400/IMG_7543.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490587237592845986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwVrTAhyphenhyphenWcWQd21AKi2IvXKBU2qN1DjhzIZ82-Fz8j1nz8Lm0__NobgmlDlq9IFV-3zBBQXe_E02wdZ4rUI7JPpjRxPXCcnmqK5CTQRKRaFf8x3g-91lOd45gmx1jPHKgBPpbK2_jaVOe/s400/IMG_7524.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490590104463137282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5U2BFaeMxxiqBo_kZfKPeXxt74IYLN5Fl3M0ggZuhxURjuqQWYbQ-2Bo3awWBoPtGWOXZSvAMda1Ywqigobygey90g17067AuIhBaxyBurhyphenhyphen5cUOMEm8-I6K19SWgQ4kmtA3jjRCKieWD/s400/IMG_7610.JPG" /></div>...annaLee...http://www.blogger.com/profile/12090009209581921147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556840542557182106.post-17871398250018305772010-06-02T09:08:00.000-07:002010-06-02T09:15:44.054-07:00Summer<div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">..... has begun!!</span><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478209617767686338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnnB45cfIsrE29U9QV-EYK_FkgvwytmyQ6CqsA9OqYge5Dwx3K9TCI5x7lKYTLdjo5kbwi6agVPUeuLZN1IoUgoVXIg1q51m2vfSl-OD2XwQqmpe4kTSx603bz4bPAhClVLGdSCLWckKnM/s400/7428.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478209631578965954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ts9UvgT49zGBzgvL6s4n-k-3o2mSTnBxWqpXXjj3Ob-_jewmy-2c0NR8_Q5LcBaK2b8POfuD0S6HvvLRQnknErIlZMMsYBOKpaCpUC_ez-lbNlJ6sQmP6uo7VMJCv5ZhHQSfPFTljLpD/s400/7442.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478209639984486898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9ewoxj7ia4y8SdWnhsB0Ns0vKbxQq0EGSrbufxbKECZtmby1cor7fnHEvuKpLJEvGvs7VKd9JWFgcTvW79NPTWi37wDmQPM1XBBdEii4f1vYwPUNTwl-98aM1rhTtQ1rycHd9caog8g-/s400/7461.jpg" /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> [That's TA pitching, his niece batting, and his nephew catching :D] </span><br /><div align="center"></div></div>...annaLee...http://www.blogger.com/profile/12090009209581921147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556840542557182106.post-75068149106383463802010-05-13T04:23:00.001-07:002010-05-13T04:26:36.498-07:00Severe<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQxq7qy8AIXiEVG8sivtF94uOOFCQA-efSMrA2nryXhyphenhyphen_uJBL__ma5_wdu83UgGB6JddNheovyGXL-d6BRtfN_B4rZoAiiGFWm9acoO4hBnhyphenhyphen59nnmw3uCSnAQJaOAtaW3XDCmZ2qny-r/s1600/5152.2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470714387469915314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQxq7qy8AIXiEVG8sivtF94uOOFCQA-efSMrA2nryXhyphenhyphen_uJBL__ma5_wdu83UgGB6JddNheovyGXL-d6BRtfN_B4rZoAiiGFWm9acoO4hBnhyphenhyphen59nnmw3uCSnAQJaOAtaW3XDCmZ2qny-r/s400/5152.2.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlu_-UTlLWEiEmpjBVg7cB0M3DE5B4tePLyJDIApuloiQ8xYCcWtRT_VGzzFieG17_FXI08PIDg2NbxhsRixpF5SS_oUMhfIFCVR1zLGT8xd7VERxrIpodQvpNPZ7udt9_GffIbOdq3XaC/s1600/5139.2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470714386049758082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlu_-UTlLWEiEmpjBVg7cB0M3DE5B4tePLyJDIApuloiQ8xYCcWtRT_VGzzFieG17_FXI08PIDg2NbxhsRixpF5SS_oUMhfIFCVR1zLGT8xd7VERxrIpodQvpNPZ7udt9_GffIbOdq3XaC/s400/5139.2.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxoMPE2eeGKsi4BwE7w1tEmCeejORrfjNV8ZMlWcVJOVPIShmFTu7fYoig2umUV5qS16s-wt1LKweJNVOMzSBZ4Tk1HbFXFwnhmgXlgV4q_cgM8Mu2G2SqNyUCxYrQBzdNQgeNxVutUXvp/s1600/5060.2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470714375809756930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxoMPE2eeGKsi4BwE7w1tEmCeejORrfjNV8ZMlWcVJOVPIShmFTu7fYoig2umUV5qS16s-wt1LKweJNVOMzSBZ4Tk1HbFXFwnhmgXlgV4q_cgM8Mu2G2SqNyUCxYrQBzdNQgeNxVutUXvp/s400/5060.2.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">These photos are actually from last fall, but with the recent weather conditions, I thought they were appropriate for now.....</span></div></div></div>...annaLee...http://www.blogger.com/profile/12090009209581921147noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556840542557182106.post-32024015649993088132010-05-05T00:00:00.000-07:002010-05-05T00:00:04.167-07:00Cinco de Mayo<div><div><div><div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Cinco Puertas en Mexico<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463170005423997298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nze6_YswZDsAdo6QmiUg7asTn1Yw7eQP8snDdyNX8NnQv59BFaMG5I8gSSudO4RUxyKb613GliTfKkzD-UhuUScnL7TNVA2Y1tioWzrowhC5CtPhQhzRHunbDBWojShRZ0fs0xPEB0Ac/s400/DoorOne.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463170007697455154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclU6DF3CZaJi-9leGce22UtVZaF31mjEg-mlD4VGtcRw8ouvLrIrADtnM11ACCNzONkYnBoJa6Aa2jBD0yJUyys9yd9KOFJ5dUIQOJUOQGvLJJLFmaUpsgl1W0483lw4puBg0nmEPVD7O/s400/DoorFour.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463170016587372626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGl69P7iVT1BRxWZMFXxZUez1GXSaHC5xCK_jLzLEfFVZcnsfljs_fI4zWJF6XSBJQH8c0vvdO9sl8jxOW17n9L4RZI7UvmWtcOPiRFRPhTgNA5YkSByb2eKzPGR5ZYUbn1SpFB8NotVJz/s400/DoorFive.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463170027084125874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_kPLxj576dge68UHiWUisUkRFHPxKYPFkPVwQJAjjo6Zggkw6nKgK01OEs6OcaE5n65Ff059yyuoZembCy0Ry2SVCZ1gkNIXNSaurvrpDzlftcE1Cd9vuaUezo6UtchdEt0Qmpwl4obc/s400/DoorThree.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463170028512772178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheScoE27VVpBULPkqHcs97NFQ-ZLiGNPbZS43zwcdCLUaOqkhkmWBBCff1B5oVpMRqvs4KTNmYPdCtNS0vEVdHHdHTbSuqGscQHqsjV2g-fFokIlAPt0X3457uOhuI84x5H6DnokF1U5rb/s400/DoorTwo.jpg" /></span></div></div></div></div></div>...annaLee...http://www.blogger.com/profile/12090009209581921147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556840542557182106.post-90302080066273614572010-04-23T20:15:00.000-07:002010-04-23T20:15:00.233-07:00Speaking of Mexico.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2WQU1cc5Z8yCXudg-Imz1rNUaFHpWgh6mjizkyUYes9V1fw6kldjkhQqC_VTQuq25CQK-65HR5Uxq-ehyPiR5OmpSmFYSdnjcknSEvMQL-Z7MvDiePanZvWvtOVm_d0DYFBS91yhW5BM/s1600/Croc9.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463166785009248786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2WQU1cc5Z8yCXudg-Imz1rNUaFHpWgh6mjizkyUYes9V1fw6kldjkhQqC_VTQuq25CQK-65HR5Uxq-ehyPiR5OmpSmFYSdnjcknSEvMQL-Z7MvDiePanZvWvtOVm_d0DYFBS91yhW5BM/s400/Croc9.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>...annaLee...http://www.blogger.com/profile/12090009209581921147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556840542557182106.post-33290166535873056472010-04-22T20:06:00.000-07:002010-04-22T20:15:44.146-07:00Relax [in Mexico]<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_PI5AupNTv8b3irT_EEc03Um9siproS-jhPZFs7y1141rRms9lBIwTLL9QCyBMP2QR33nzTzRGPq8r4SnXt5PWMNvk3HkoXivVrofDdrYnScrmPC5YgEF7QkGoSwOS4303e2Xg9pNlbc0/s1600/Mexico+160.2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463166311530375026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_PI5AupNTv8b3irT_EEc03Um9siproS-jhPZFs7y1141rRms9lBIwTLL9QCyBMP2QR33nzTzRGPq8r4SnXt5PWMNvk3HkoXivVrofDdrYnScrmPC5YgEF7QkGoSwOS4303e2Xg9pNlbc0/s400/Mexico+160.2.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>...annaLee...http://www.blogger.com/profile/12090009209581921147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556840542557182106.post-22986249969036291532010-04-15T21:10:00.000-07:002010-04-15T21:19:30.795-07:00Baseball<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460583455157723890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpM0u33S3laX5G1cRYvXPbmspdUg7ULB5wuP4X2JOLuMt8vRyR9N1-AOG8CeakQsdzXs6UugBWFr8gLdjYGw91ivxthqqW9Kto0xua_tV04dYEkvCvhs5Ki_PYJM91NiCBPzlNfMSlP5L/s400/6003.jpg" /><br /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460583464600731794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgrhBfvgXgBbOQqLrXOb33zj3-pDkyZRuqqppStNxQ9u9b4Sy6Myfmg_BRm3_GzqnlCxHc7j-lkzVkGe3pG_5QXDbWMYXW8znQVELqnvaWluMz7fH41P5Pe7hoINkzv0_Z0vaf7abT7zm/s400/6004.jpg" /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4uav4Yak2Z01VJ9zR3lFlYqAHrAd21flti-DeIo4y80bH3zzDwPOB5OZQQMV2zfuhtCylTYp0b2AsiAjyTh1CkkHagcZlnHV0cgaB3GeJAglGE3jJoL6UDshkEYlfhQt6_OGrva-VIPy/s1600/6001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460583446309536210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4uav4Yak2Z01VJ9zR3lFlYqAHrAd21flti-DeIo4y80bH3zzDwPOB5OZQQMV2zfuhtCylTYp0b2AsiAjyTh1CkkHagcZlnHV0cgaB3GeJAglGE3jJoL6UDshkEYlfhQt6_OGrva-VIPy/s400/6001.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />When you agree to marry a baseball coach and fanatic, you learn to love baseball as well....... And it's been a fun season so far--I don't think I've watched this much baseball since I last played almost twenty years ago :D<br /></span><br /><div></div></div></div>...annaLee...http://www.blogger.com/profile/12090009209581921147noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556840542557182106.post-68940252014331182362010-04-14T15:23:00.000-07:002010-04-14T15:29:09.660-07:00Cruel and Unusual<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqST-6DSLw79UP-cuzIM_B-uQ7f49pL_v1MQbfJnYAu_4nu6c1F3YEsLiz78jxZAkfG5oaKvpQFZqPzTtyndSIb2Dg0CYtp_3_D5zWGtI3lPD0apVcbEs3hRo8L3K9XmRReQkmSX-2Ai_H/s1600/6556.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460123180576176578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqST-6DSLw79UP-cuzIM_B-uQ7f49pL_v1MQbfJnYAu_4nu6c1F3YEsLiz78jxZAkfG5oaKvpQFZqPzTtyndSIb2Dg0CYtp_3_D5zWGtI3lPD0apVcbEs3hRo8L3K9XmRReQkmSX-2Ai_H/s400/6556.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">On a recent trip to Texas and the Houston Rodeo, I snapped this prize..... I felt so sorry for the little guy and wanted to take him home--yet for some reason my mouth started watering and I began craving barbecue.......</span></div>...annaLee...http://www.blogger.com/profile/12090009209581921147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556840542557182106.post-27386262195775174562010-04-13T21:10:00.000-07:002010-04-13T21:10:00.430-07:00Anxious<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUdmoGpsW5GnWJ9mn3feZgmqX58bRiItj76huXGGnfMGGbDWLRNXzrdW0MY6p2ha-dyt8dcxibTx5mcuHEXZaCFsqazYKFigwkAxtTu_8xFlFdxPzl20ARBeJmiYf8SleFNlbyObe8_BT/s1600/7094.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459469749529574914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUdmoGpsW5GnWJ9mn3feZgmqX58bRiItj76huXGGnfMGGbDWLRNXzrdW0MY6p2ha-dyt8dcxibTx5mcuHEXZaCFsqazYKFigwkAxtTu_8xFlFdxPzl20ARBeJmiYf8SleFNlbyObe8_BT/s400/7094.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>...annaLee...http://www.blogger.com/profile/12090009209581921147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556840542557182106.post-13818234138622120992010-04-12T21:06:00.000-07:002010-04-12T21:09:40.843-07:00Tough<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2XvMNfCVAZH7DlwTRk_eVdNfUqqaJuz0qNRslGhwkU8e8raOCftJndddgzcO2P-s9SzFrLFK5whMGCXxLK7DzhYsEPI-U_x_HgS_84QcR99dh0u0xbgeHTumRuejpsIvJF1giVRVXuOo/s1600/7069.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459468757081554466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2XvMNfCVAZH7DlwTRk_eVdNfUqqaJuz0qNRslGhwkU8e8raOCftJndddgzcO2P-s9SzFrLFK5whMGCXxLK7DzhYsEPI-U_x_HgS_84QcR99dh0u0xbgeHTumRuejpsIvJF1giVRVXuOo/s400/7069.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">For me, tonight's was one of the toughest baseball games to watch......</span></div>...annaLee...http://www.blogger.com/profile/12090009209581921147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556840542557182106.post-2015458473544959342010-04-06T21:37:00.000-07:002010-04-06T21:37:00.148-07:00Belated Easter<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2khp3UF1Zmt742F0yKeS7bsQN_3woR19wP-ULxB4YAjvMZujxeJp_-y0J0JBVM9WtDyYD-nzlCzXHA9rSc2WypaIdZFYjRmZX7dz3f4Lcj5_lW103Za-4vtG6UgfHlt8SEgkLtEfGd6Ej/s1600/6994.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456880800917387650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2khp3UF1Zmt742F0yKeS7bsQN_3woR19wP-ULxB4YAjvMZujxeJp_-y0J0JBVM9WtDyYD-nzlCzXHA9rSc2WypaIdZFYjRmZX7dz3f4Lcj5_lW103Za-4vtG6UgfHlt8SEgkLtEfGd6Ej/s400/6994.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>...annaLee...http://www.blogger.com/profile/12090009209581921147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556840542557182106.post-44959260610580862812010-04-05T21:32:00.001-07:002010-04-05T22:08:32.443-07:00Watching<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCo0FlxETiD1mmrwHO_7ipOCBevg44PTzqNPd55lGnFrqMHADp0DhBe66UshCP5JXSyZfiBgC-1Zd2pV2KxL_6yBY3p0MnIV23HfUNvO8kB2jEOXiiI6MZeNfUxSqV7r1QbhYaQWfFXXoV/s1600/6983.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456877965756065938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCo0FlxETiD1mmrwHO_7ipOCBevg44PTzqNPd55lGnFrqMHADp0DhBe66UshCP5JXSyZfiBgC-1Zd2pV2KxL_6yBY3p0MnIV23HfUNvO8kB2jEOXiiI6MZeNfUxSqV7r1QbhYaQWfFXXoV/s400/6983.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Sorry for the long gap in posts..... I could try to make some valid [and some lame] excuses for my absence, but I'm not going to. I'm just going to try to be better...... :D</span><br /><div></div>...annaLee...http://www.blogger.com/profile/12090009209581921147noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556840542557182106.post-63073092916272740292009-12-02T15:03:00.001-08:002009-12-02T15:38:20.444-08:00Fallen<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Kz0InAYw0o4JWpvxXkK2Vga__PjZDIn18H_g5DiF_nCd2n1IbnGjOmCRYAz8UjBuR4xS4QjllCnK8B7b3vZ2n9y7N-qIh-R7glvCqdxUXzOwhkCwWYOp6Th9SubaYryZR_qqHNtYtMcD/s1600-h/5660.2,jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410778572199925266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Kz0InAYw0o4JWpvxXkK2Vga__PjZDIn18H_g5DiF_nCd2n1IbnGjOmCRYAz8UjBuR4xS4QjllCnK8B7b3vZ2n9y7N-qIh-R7glvCqdxUXzOwhkCwWYOp6Th9SubaYryZR_qqHNtYtMcD/s400/5660.2,jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> It's always hard when tragedy hits home... SSGT John James Cleaver, a 1992 Galena High School graduate, was killed on Thursday, November 19, 2009, while serving in the U.S. Army in Afghanistan. He received the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Thank you, John, for your service...</span><br /></div>...annaLee...http://www.blogger.com/profile/12090009209581921147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556840542557182106.post-44502263153287606432009-12-01T04:52:00.000-08:002009-12-01T04:57:53.532-08:00I Little Creepy, I Have to Admit<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I fix an egg-cheese-bacon sandwich almost everyday for breakfast, and this morning when I cracked the egg in the skillet, this image emerged: </span><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410250631007420066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNBz1UFFvTqro2QhUHZIMJzCME6O25dqbtGw2nkC6iBFL_lAhMqw28JaIpgJXo7qwoxjrT9Yq7foH0cUL6vmQWLSJ3YReygbuZLhNdFbB4QcP4jTzUYlJP_m8k1smydwww71_KqsInHwP/s400/IMG_5663.JPG" /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I think my food is trying to tell me something........ </span></div>...annaLee...http://www.blogger.com/profile/12090009209581921147noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556840542557182106.post-339555225730848032009-11-27T04:44:00.000-08:002009-11-27T04:54:34.422-08:00Thanksgiving<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0LZShmtcbtxibqLjpuJ4eislGJTdmalj2BV2BxevSxle_O8ze08SheBXPxHjRFFG7zNW4j3mZZ8QlwU4UemTlPrr5AeO83QuVOCiN6tLzZwzVu-oDOxQ-i9bU0eMeRc0Aaln6m_WT8dtg/s1600/IMG_5534.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408765278736337826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0LZShmtcbtxibqLjpuJ4eislGJTdmalj2BV2BxevSxle_O8ze08SheBXPxHjRFFG7zNW4j3mZZ8QlwU4UemTlPrr5AeO83QuVOCiN6tLzZwzVu-oDOxQ-i9bU0eMeRc0Aaln6m_WT8dtg/s400/IMG_5534.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJ5YeCkHxu-boYRrmSmj2rR3HDCsAV-X-QdLrcZrnNWI7G-OQjz0hRjfb93L-fwgFbn2Nb-hkunXEH-aejaKDbMSwH1HSw7JfIo-mZr9y1tBcfj-eGUzT7Ojs-HftBkSXPDORJuxDAL00/s1600/IMG_5526.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408765261656184642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJ5YeCkHxu-boYRrmSmj2rR3HDCsAV-X-QdLrcZrnNWI7G-OQjz0hRjfb93L-fwgFbn2Nb-hkunXEH-aejaKDbMSwH1HSw7JfIo-mZr9y1tBcfj-eGUzT7Ojs-HftBkSXPDORJuxDAL00/s400/IMG_5526.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNFujeeTtfDyEBPJNsSmKcZNjKRq2FwsIfyuLCNqnWOJAFGJyaIGUAVbjnTo85W2KaZdbzNkh9u4wMq__oUPPVjuzTnfxEdmDXPNuuwpVa6yXB-G10PREnr0ce9SiOOnn-Ue8U3IhAoyx/s1600/IMG_5605.2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408764896042312754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNFujeeTtfDyEBPJNsSmKcZNjKRq2FwsIfyuLCNqnWOJAFGJyaIGUAVbjnTo85W2KaZdbzNkh9u4wMq__oUPPVjuzTnfxEdmDXPNuuwpVa6yXB-G10PREnr0ce9SiOOnn-Ue8U3IhAoyx/s400/IMG_5605.2.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I think I'll just let the pictures speak for themselves......... :D :D :D</span><br /><div></div></div></div>...annaLee...http://www.blogger.com/profile/12090009209581921147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556840542557182106.post-90578710004986934832009-11-13T20:04:00.000-08:002009-11-13T20:12:11.982-08:00Never Been This Far Before...<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBkBTgXE9z2Ph1KCQQe1BRBUhDOYFIq3Dg24NtaqVZG9rtXipRfEa2a5DbIWkysNF4JSpq2D43pPFFBU_TWAoCXgGWJDZ1tTZxnKn118YZLfQJbWHqCP-qE6sJFAGkQ2AMSs7qUYdvT1cy/s1600-h/5495.2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403806076797808866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBkBTgXE9z2Ph1KCQQe1BRBUhDOYFIq3Dg24NtaqVZG9rtXipRfEa2a5DbIWkysNF4JSpq2D43pPFFBU_TWAoCXgGWJDZ1tTZxnKn118YZLfQJbWHqCP-qE6sJFAGkQ2AMSs7qUYdvT1cy/s400/5495.2.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"> ~<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Galena Bulldogs~</span></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Coach Beau Sarwinski</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;">12-0</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;">Sectional Champions</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><em>On the Road to State...</em></span></div></div>...annaLee...http://www.blogger.com/profile/12090009209581921147noreply@blogger.com0