tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190149062024-02-19T09:59:44.081-06:00Brandon and Rachael Werner FamilyBrandon and Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03144530112286680800noreply@blogger.comBlogger327125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19014906.post-24811810202849346152021-06-03T22:32:00.003-05:002021-06-03T22:33:20.114-05:00Story Partners: WRECKED<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvqljWGDM7ZeZXghzpduhQfC-BW1q0NL-nbzYpNFxeRZNbHPIwF2U-ee5N0UAoaXn2im60vn8tS3ZaUh6AIK06plfB6pdY2nZIvn19V1z5IXcqX73IG8MXZUrWRCb2FRI9FfS/s1900/28B39781-F7D8-4CF3-AFB7-42AAC771A674.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="995" data-original-width="1900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvqljWGDM7ZeZXghzpduhQfC-BW1q0NL-nbzYpNFxeRZNbHPIwF2U-ee5N0UAoaXn2im60vn8tS3ZaUh6AIK06plfB6pdY2nZIvn19V1z5IXcqX73IG8MXZUrWRCb2FRI9FfS/s320/28B39781-F7D8-4CF3-AFB7-42AAC771A674.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>For anyone who finds this blog...</p><p>Story Partners has done an incredible job capturing the story our family journeyed through in 2010 and beyond. Many of you were on that journey with us. </p><p><br /></p><p>TODAY, they released the first of a trilogy of short films called “Wrecked.” The first video is 9-minutes long...</p><p>Watch here: <a href="https://youtu.be/tQ8JjJIfthU">https://youtu.be/tQ8JjJIfthU</a></p><p><br /></p><p>It is our prayer that this will be a story that brings hope to many who are facing a season of terrible trouble. Jesus is the way!</p><p><br /></p><p>We hope you will watch, like, and share the video. Thank you for visiting this blog!</p>Brandon and Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03144530112286680800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19014906.post-968915140400812532014-12-27T16:49:00.001-06:002014-12-27T16:49:08.215-06:00Almost Christmas Snow 2014Apparently snow around Christmas is still a possible thing in Oklahoma. I don't know why I was surprised to wake to falling snow with a good covering all over the ground. We had all the signs for it yesterday. 60 degrees screams snow is on the way. Totally.<br />
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I have been a dreamer. Not meaning the reach for great things dreamer, oh, no,
no, I mean while you are sleeping vivid, emotion filled, gut wrenching, heart
racing, dreams. These are the big time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;">So, for whatever reason, this time I choose to blame daylight
savings, I had one of these dreams just the other night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;">All was right in the world. Brandon and I had been to some pretty
sketchy areas around the South Side. By what we saw our hearts were
simultaneously saddened by the extreme evil around, re-energized with a passion
for our mission to love people while telling them about Jesus, and we felt
great compassion.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;">Suddenly, you know how dreams are, we were running into some old
friends and they wanted a group picture. (Random detail we were standing on the
street corner at an intersection right across from a hospital.) I backed up
several hundred feet to snap the picture. Out of nowhere a man walks up the
group pulls out his gun and shoots Brandon who was standing on the edge right
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;">Enter awesome dream effect here where Brandon is suddenly
collapsed on the ground at my feet and the others are running to our aid. The
gunman acts like he’s going to shoot me but then leaves the area. I’m in
medical save him mode, shouting orders for so and so to call 9-1-1. It
was all in vain though and before the ambulance even arrived I had accepted the
fact that Brandon was dead. I held him in my arms and wept from my innermost
person over the loss. I could feel the physical pain my heart was experiencing
deep inside.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;">It just so happens this all takes place on a Wednesday and after
they take Brandon away, I’m still emotional but able to keep my composure
somewhat as I now switch gears to my logistical self. My top priorities
included calling Chris Brewster to let him know he was going to have to handle
Flood class for students alone. Next up was Pastor Jerry, he was going to need
to step up to get replacement help at the church. Of course, I needed to let
the family know. And I couldn't forget the call to our
insurance agent because I was going to get a killer life insurance check. I
sighed a bit of relief thinking about the fact that I could also file for
serious AFLAC money because this was an accident. Yay!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;">Next up was the funeral and the dream gods saw to it that I didn't experience
the planning of the funeral but skipped straight to the day of.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 107%;">It was a packed house</span>. People who love our family and
those whose lives had been touched in even some small way by Brandon’s life. I
gave a heartfelt eulogy. “Although by many standards it seems this great
life has been cut terribly short. We can say about Brandon’s life what many
cannot say after many more years of living. Brandon made every day count for
the advancement of the Kingdom. He looked up to many Godly men as role models
and early in our marriage he said to me “Rachael, they are so kingdom minded! I
want to be like that.” You were Kingdom minded My Love, You were!"
"Brandon cared about you” I went on, “He was willing to tell you the truth
even if it wasn’t always what you wanted to hear. He prayed for you even when
you didn’t know. He cheered you on and pulled for you….especially some of you
young men….” I shared with passion how Brandon’s greatest concern was for the
condition of their souls and I pleaded with them to examine the condition of
their heart. Even those who were already saved I gave the request for them to
make the choice to live their life Kingdom minded.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I do this weird thing where I call myself a non-professional
photographer but go ahead a charge people to take their pictures. Seems to be
working out pretty well! Good news is you also get non-professional prices. <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J </span><span style="text-align: center;">Student of photography is what I say in my bio. It's a learning hobby really. Maybe some day I'll take away the non from professional but with all there is to learn and the throngs on incredibly talented and knowledgeable real professionals it may be awhile! </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Does is make you more professional to have a business name? Because if in fact that's what it takes it has been decided that I will work under the name Purple October Photography. Why that name? It's becaaaause I couldn't think of anything better. That's why! Well, that and the website was available for that name. Naming a nonprofessional hobby is hard, people. Trust me. I almost went with No Name Photography. Finally, I said "forget this!" Favorite color and month it is! (Which I also didn't come up with on my own. A friend recommended it.) So, anyways, name or no name, professional or non, I'm having a blast doing photo sessions and charging people and laughing with them and learning!</span>So, if you’d like this
non-professional to charge you for pics please take a look at my work and book
your session today! It’s a gorgeous time of year! </div>
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<br />Brandon and Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03144530112286680800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19014906.post-48407196307071578822014-07-15T09:26:00.001-05:002014-07-15T09:26:30.922-05:00Recovering from crazy<div class="MsoPlainText">
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If I was toast I'd be burnt. If I was roast I'd be dry.
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We just finished our last event of the summer and I can
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see it over. I ain't as young as I used to be! <o:p></o:p></div>
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My fun job is keeping the troops fed. I find it very
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my three kiddos along. I'm never without a helping hand though. And sometimes
my little guy gets some grandparent time which is huge. HUGE! I am
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Cereal for an evening snack for Justin<o:p></o:p></div>
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Corn pops for Luke<o:p></o:p></div>
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Fruit snacks for...too many to list!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Chicken Alfredo because everyone raves, which is crazy to
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Hold the cilantro for Carl<o:p></o:p></div>
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Fruit smoothies for Anna<o:p></o:p></div>
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Frozen Frappes for Will<o:p></o:p></div>
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Apple Juice for Elliot<o:p></o:p></div>
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Lemon garlic salad for Joseph<o:p></o:p></div>
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Suzanna appreciates the organic stuff I hide in the
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Through it all<o:p></o:p></div>
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"I've learned there's a big difference between
mostly dead and all the way dead." Said in my best voice from The Princess
Bride. And I'm only mostly dead so a full recovery is expected!! Scrape off the
burnt, add butter, and serve again!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Brandon and Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03144530112286680800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19014906.post-19690300221664655342013-10-04T20:32:00.000-05:002013-10-04T20:33:45.310-05:00The relationship of Jack and Kate<br />
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<br />Brandon and Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03144530112286680800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19014906.post-69723883653406582782012-12-13T12:32:00.000-06:002012-12-13T12:34:03.637-06:00Our Christmas Card Selection!I really don't have time for this today but as I sit trying to edit the attempt we made at getting some family pics it really just keeps getting better and better. If you don't get a Christmas card from us, now you'll know why! Brandon and I have a beautiful, fun, outgoing, active little family but we fail miserably when it comes to being photogenic! <br />
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And just when you might have a good one the little man is taking care of booger business with his finger a mile up his nose fishing out the big one!<br />
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On May25th he started crawling. Not much after that I had the moment of walking into his room to find hime standing in his crib.<o:p></o:p><br />
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On July 22<sup>nd</sup> he took his first steps! Now he’s
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He’s still a super busy boy full of smiles and independence!
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He sleeps all through the night. He says “dada” but still reserves the use of “momma” for very limited occasions. He LOVES bath time!<br />
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At four months old he had his family traditional pictures taken in "grandpa's pants". These pant were a gift to the new Werner baby over 100 years ago and they are still pressed perfectly in their original packaging! So cool! We have lots of picture of Werner children throughout the generations (boys and girls) who have had their moment in "the pants".<br />
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<br />Brandon and Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03144530112286680800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19014906.post-44283504445702540382012-04-03T12:46:00.001-05:002012-04-03T12:47:16.218-05:00It's a Good Kind of Crazy!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I AM SO EXCITED!!!! This time of year is always crazy for
us. Enjoyable, crazy, stressful, fun and rewarding, along with a host of other
adjectives all at the same time. <span style="font-family: Wingdings;">J</span>
It’s good stuff. Anyways, a couple years ago apparently our crazy summer wasn’t
crazy enough so Brandon’s dad and brother were in a very serious car accident
just weeks before our first conference. Ok, adding excitement wasn’t <i>why</i> the accident happened but you get
the idea. That added all sorts of excitement. Last year was way too slow and
boring. Who wants a regular summer anyways? Obviously not us because this year
instead of just having conferences (five this year…more than ever), Brandon’s
sister is having a baby, Brandon’s brother is getting married to one of my
dearest friends (four of the five of our little family is in the wedding), and
we are moving. You know, no biggie or anything. What have we done to
ourselves?! <o:p></o:p></div>
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My thoughts are running a million miles an hour! Lists are
flying through my head, shower details, wedding details, conference food
details, packing details, unpacking details…<o:p></o:p></div>
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Fortunately I love covering details.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Here are a few reasons I am excited about the new house. I
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</span>I have never lived in a real house. I have lived
in wonderful homes. These homes were all moveable. This home is stationary. <o:p></o:p></div>
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water dispense from the door. This house will change that.<o:p></o:p></div>
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An interesting fact: I have never in my entire life not
lived in walking distance to a grandparent. This house will not change that and
I am super happy!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Here’s my game plan. At this moment I do not feel 100% overwhelmed.
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YAY! WE’RE MOVING!!!!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Oh, And my first born is turning FIVE!</div>
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<br /></div>Brandon and Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03144530112286680800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19014906.post-13118271036197429662012-03-24T17:09:00.001-05:002012-03-24T17:09:45.951-05:00Staycation 2012Our staycation was filled with adventures! We love making memories. Enjoy the moment!<br />
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My blogging for 2012 has been quite scarce. So, what has
kept me? It’s these little people mostly. I must come clean though and inform
you I have also been having an internet relationship with Pinterest. This has
also kept me from you. <span style="font-family: Wingdings;">J</span>
But that doesn’t sound as good as the spending time with my children excuse so let’s
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Five months since little man was born! Seriously the time only gets faster!!! He cut two teeth in the beginning of February. He is rolling over and doing all the other little tricks little people do that make big people oooo and ahhhh and talk in baby voices. </div>
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The girls LOVE to play outside! A couple days ago they were out on the swing set and when I went to check on them I just intentionally paused and soaked in the moment. The simplicity of childhood. Their giggles and imaginations. The great teamwork to accomplish something. My heart was happy.<br />
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I contemplated putting to rest my blogging days for good. Is it really time well spent? Isn't taking the pictures enough? However after giving it lots of thought I decided that even if the only comments I receive are from spammers I will continue to blog. Not for others sake, but for my own. For my children's sake. For documentations sake. For history's sake. For goodness sa...oh wait. Never mind. The sakes were carrying me away. My bad.</div>
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Is that a bug?</div>
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Kill, Kill, Kill!</div>
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He's dead sister. We got em'!</div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Brandon and Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03144530112286680800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19014906.post-109003437746728932011-11-30T20:37:00.000-06:002011-11-30T20:37:43.753-06:00Beacuse It's Already Been Eight Weeks!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And I want to remember...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRt0vZebTGUryrsAmGqD4-Eay2Hfdzrwd7o6sN7SidE44iaChGtEFSQ5y9ebArDiHOd2UF1G0IAPNn-6Uys3_OAALIYjLyRCvZbqr5PojxyPRyl7Bm3VjFF-Pq4HKBqOpAOHot/s1600/Kate+Birthday-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRt0vZebTGUryrsAmGqD4-Eay2Hfdzrwd7o6sN7SidE44iaChGtEFSQ5y9ebArDiHOd2UF1G0IAPNn-6Uys3_OAALIYjLyRCvZbqr5PojxyPRyl7Bm3VjFF-Pq4HKBqOpAOHot/s640/Kate+Birthday-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> He is already ooooing and cooing back at me. Melt my <3!</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLb6ZC1yjNKci4M7tQuNuQFeC5IYxcFhiXsG9x4h4fIhUZTL58Mv4dERNEZfwNpJ7EOOk2-muwOcZxP4kyA8VbqKLXkHUDpLxbyTRXVCh95wNdOHNVOD6GtA3IaNg9SsV6d4Gy/s1600/Kate+Birthday-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLb6ZC1yjNKci4M7tQuNuQFeC5IYxcFhiXsG9x4h4fIhUZTL58Mv4dERNEZfwNpJ7EOOk2-muwOcZxP4kyA8VbqKLXkHUDpLxbyTRXVCh95wNdOHNVOD6GtA3IaNg9SsV6d4Gy/s640/Kate+Birthday-6.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4P6Cgj5kClLdefJmhZlWT15GEGdzfk2RDC1dXv6nKYEmj0oR1THamC-oRcLVazlQr6OZLKkLyZNBe5I1PDwVu3m9mM_aDliHEVio1VEIJPenygDXlQgD6LLyuGHT_AbWnewk/s1600/Kate+Birthday-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4P6Cgj5kClLdefJmhZlWT15GEGdzfk2RDC1dXv6nKYEmj0oR1THamC-oRcLVazlQr6OZLKkLyZNBe5I1PDwVu3m9mM_aDliHEVio1VEIJPenygDXlQgD6LLyuGHT_AbWnewk/s640/Kate+Birthday-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> My handsom little blue eyed man!</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Raaaachael!” I heard the shrill desperate call come as I just settled in to feed Jackson. “RAAAAACHAEL!!!!” The call came again with an even greater “I’m going to die” sound to it. “Maybe I should go check things out”, I thought. What could be the problem? Had my thanksgiving cooking partner been injured in the line of duty? I could hear our Aunt headed to help but I still felt I needed to go. I wasn’t going to make the mistake of not following that prompting. If Jackson cried for a bit due to the dinner intermission then so be it! <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As I came out of the nursing mother’s room the word fire landed on my ears. My pace quickened rapidly to the kitchen. I could already see the smoke coming out of the doorways. Lauren, my sister-in-love and co-chef for the day, had turned off the stove top which immediately stopped the pot of over boiling, now fire burning, milk, butter, and water mixture I had been warming for the potatoes. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My thoughts immediately raced to the multi thousand dollar sprinkler system recently installed in the building. “Please don’t go off, please don’t go off!” I said while flipping on the over stove fan. I fanned the area while others raced to open doors. The shrill sound of the smoke detectors began to sound. One step closer to the sprinklers I was sure! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I fanned even harder begging the alarm to get enough oxygen to quit its alarming. Didn’t it know things were under control!? But there was no stopping it. No batteries to take out, no reset button to push. This system had a job and it planned to carry out its mission to its entirety. About this time the sound of sirens blaring down the street could be heard. Lauren and I looked at each other and rolled our eyes before she went to greet them with the “Thanks for coming, happy thanksgiving, all is well, go about your business” speech. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">They kindly turned off the alarm for us and declined the offer to stay and join us for dinner saying they’d “Pass on the burnt dinner.” </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3b3Mmk9GE1_Tniec1gKpqD5uHImWSINhmEjHWogI-Duq9CvYiKS_hOzEckzfSXm-pjnRPznDq15VE5VD-xqvaKwNFAvvo5lZraSgv9ZZeABIcwXpKAv72OgaWHC5cy9WP-umv/s1600/DSC_0011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3b3Mmk9GE1_Tniec1gKpqD5uHImWSINhmEjHWogI-Duq9CvYiKS_hOzEckzfSXm-pjnRPznDq15VE5VD-xqvaKwNFAvvo5lZraSgv9ZZeABIcwXpKAv72OgaWHC5cy9WP-umv/s640/DSC_0011.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Fortunately, not even one dish was burned and dinner was still ready on time! Whoop, whoop! And…I didn’t even charge the church for the convenience of testing the smoke detectors…they work. However the sprinkler system might need some inspection. Not that I have any complaints about them not coming on. I just hope not to be the one that gets to test those.</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzd62BGs-fIgHLt6NHzJg9Xe6gdkSEdFI2vO34aEMPRv4YbU8HrCm28dQC_QuQnr5WlFkOouZ-7DsXsjKEwAe65ZYiAcBgUXadxdykmIps4kN-jOfgiGDdphJqWA9NfXCfSfP/s1600/DSC_0029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzd62BGs-fIgHLt6NHzJg9Xe6gdkSEdFI2vO34aEMPRv4YbU8HrCm28dQC_QuQnr5WlFkOouZ-7DsXsjKEwAe65ZYiAcBgUXadxdykmIps4kN-jOfgiGDdphJqWA9NfXCfSfP/s640/DSC_0029.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitk-tETIR7WRP1Kazyc95I5lPB01_hTaptWHSFkCzoJvwA9E6RAb4Lk81s0HtteVA2lrC1emQWwwk3PHlH47rvOplcjrs5Lx9uD0GOhhVSk2TpmavEXKoiV47FNLMAqaQcQoE7/s1600/DSC_0030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitk-tETIR7WRP1Kazyc95I5lPB01_hTaptWHSFkCzoJvwA9E6RAb4Lk81s0HtteVA2lrC1emQWwwk3PHlH47rvOplcjrs5Lx9uD0GOhhVSk2TpmavEXKoiV47FNLMAqaQcQoE7/s640/DSC_0030.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlbhHEMPuTvWtTvJs4uZ2F4-BKVg1P4ScTLaSgcqa47gFV3Wzf2cNs7Y_mhu2B7bMzVaLN59cbElR7xPBIzv1YFlfhgkIkOBaJev-MfxX5ILzPSC6x5FUcgTusAyof-eGGxjH/s1600/DSC_0032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlbhHEMPuTvWtTvJs4uZ2F4-BKVg1P4ScTLaSgcqa47gFV3Wzf2cNs7Y_mhu2B7bMzVaLN59cbElR7xPBIzv1YFlfhgkIkOBaJev-MfxX5ILzPSC6x5FUcgTusAyof-eGGxjH/s640/DSC_0032.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkY2YIoD37hcvv99U9j7zcEIZgplloFBuQKZbyhoMf5T3LvF8bJuz-3ilTUp8jWpiR52-buYZN79gcwArHq2hAbkQfJNi3wBBauhSU9-c4jizXtom3NbnAYD6fbrzpyGU6yIFM/s1600/DSC_0035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkY2YIoD37hcvv99U9j7zcEIZgplloFBuQKZbyhoMf5T3LvF8bJuz-3ilTUp8jWpiR52-buYZN79gcwArHq2hAbkQfJNi3wBBauhSU9-c4jizXtom3NbnAYD6fbrzpyGU6yIFM/s640/DSC_0035.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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Twas a memorable time and fun, fun, fun!Brandon and Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03144530112286680800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19014906.post-7177684078367881722011-11-26T21:55:00.000-06:002011-11-26T21:55:36.335-06:00Holiday Vacation and Brothers<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Before we headed out for our Thanksgiving festivities Brandon helped me get the house in beautiful order. It was wonderful to close the door behind me knowing that when we returned after being away for a few days I would walk into a home clean and tidy. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We had a great few days out in Tuterville relaxing and taking a true vacation. On Tuesday Brandon flew his hobby RC plane for a bit. It was a touch too windy but still fun to watch. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-NwmZsvmdjYynA30gYCd7cQIWCEIk_t-4mPtqwigrYE8CI0-FGzB1fYbflXMSazJOvXa8_yEqlF_yVRR13UvCQFiv-Ss0WVIomri5k-Ff-Tqp1svi6wZ_gFMt017p2zB3_f4h/s1600/DSC_0025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-NwmZsvmdjYynA30gYCd7cQIWCEIk_t-4mPtqwigrYE8CI0-FGzB1fYbflXMSazJOvXa8_yEqlF_yVRR13UvCQFiv-Ss0WVIomri5k-Ff-Tqp1svi6wZ_gFMt017p2zB3_f4h/s640/DSC_0025.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">On Wednesday the weather couldn’t have been any better for the plane. Brandon flew it several times and even learned how to do some really fun tricks! Made fun memories! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIi59mZnr53fGMz485AYWDq46Tshln18RA2XsMrIRsDSAssi-HLjpenGHg7lCSdrittSC0fBEfDo1mjmFNDb4CxjnQj0793hzHUfwLpU3gwMoh7nPjcgQrIruMFcVJpOoxjXrj/s1600/DSC_0052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIi59mZnr53fGMz485AYWDq46Tshln18RA2XsMrIRsDSAssi-HLjpenGHg7lCSdrittSC0fBEfDo1mjmFNDb4CxjnQj0793hzHUfwLpU3gwMoh7nPjcgQrIruMFcVJpOoxjXrj/s640/DSC_0052.jpg" width="426" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlj8vJgqaCnEZPvjEsyk-XCtCp7P_VTuJ8PXlYC-8Otn6NRBWkOgG6ownR85gqCvfRDp6qJ41G6Ej9m7PgdzvnLJopK6hRI_rlPY9o1V7BshNxXw2Ypubp1WMaXJ3RbOPLyq7/s1600/DSC_0083.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlj8vJgqaCnEZPvjEsyk-XCtCp7P_VTuJ8PXlYC-8Otn6NRBWkOgG6ownR85gqCvfRDp6qJ41G6Ej9m7PgdzvnLJopK6hRI_rlPY9o1V7BshNxXw2Ypubp1WMaXJ3RbOPLyq7/s640/DSC_0083.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Womp, Womp. The wind won. Repairs now need to be made for the poor plane. I didn’t get pics because I was busy getting ready for the Thanksgiving whoopla. The holiday was fun and great memories were made! I particularly enjoyed the eight whole glorious hours I got to sleep because my dear sweet mother kept Jackson in her room for the night. </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIUela-K8XrpmYoFqFVw67mLNDFkFZDjSAPVHt5WgLFd1c_RjzGqqaP3FFbrPk2Ej1rxJhDXBYluJaokRPdtN4omsI7gc2uvRiNNUyZMxsZomN7sdx4yQ2-zXCkrRN0wuH2upa/s1600/DSC_0039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIUela-K8XrpmYoFqFVw67mLNDFkFZDjSAPVHt5WgLFd1c_RjzGqqaP3FFbrPk2Ej1rxJhDXBYluJaokRPdtN4omsI7gc2uvRiNNUyZMxsZomN7sdx4yQ2-zXCkrRN0wuH2upa/s640/DSC_0039.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">While we were in Tuterville Brandon informed me that his brother had called him asking if he could hang out with some guys at our house for the evening. He informed me he had told them how hard we had worked to get the house in tip top shape and they needed to leave the house equally as clean. I gave an “uh-huh” response knowing immediately things would not be “how we left it.”<o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Upon our arrival home the house was in good shape. Only a couple cups left out, things I could deal with. And then Brandon opened the freezer. Apparently short term memory loss is a common thing with the Werner men. There were three cans of Coca-Cola on the super-duper verge of exploding in my freezer. Lucky Duckies-Brandon found them before they exploded. I haven’t yet recovered from the last freezer incident due to Brandon's short term memory loss.</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Also the Nativity had been rearranged. This did not surprise me. I knew it was coming. It happens every year. I don’t even bother taking my time to set it up in detail and perfection because I know as soon as my brothers come over they will make it look like this. Guard your eyes. Yes, they make the animals mate, sniff, and any other such thing they can come up with.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkxdm97tIQCIOjcLoBnNyjMgnA2EjTFbqaZplOUbeGi7u6T9RCRpTky4J5krXT_fTvfMSaOctqUrL-I465vQi_9w1GqDZKz458s-iETzvqgV3NZSQU03Eij-0PmPLkkRokEONZ/s1600/DSC_0284.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkxdm97tIQCIOjcLoBnNyjMgnA2EjTFbqaZplOUbeGi7u6T9RCRpTky4J5krXT_fTvfMSaOctqUrL-I465vQi_9w1GqDZKz458s-iETzvqgV3NZSQU03Eij-0PmPLkkRokEONZ/s640/DSC_0284.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> The wise man has karate chopped the shepherd on the roof of the stable.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHkP1UuvoKtW8scGMgk9rrYuokyFU7RdrhtxneDp7TAWbTOXN8kOsKr4ruI5EH91MvUfC0mWK692OejceOuFYehGWYceiOHRXL7PUaT31dF1hjpxp0bEuZKoXRB8cxIp7psj0/s1600/DSC_0287.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHkP1UuvoKtW8scGMgk9rrYuokyFU7RdrhtxneDp7TAWbTOXN8kOsKr4ruI5EH91MvUfC0mWK692OejceOuFYehGWYceiOHRXL7PUaT31dF1hjpxp0bEuZKoXRB8cxIp7psj0/s640/DSC_0287.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Joseph’s head is on his staff (the head broke several years ago and I haven’t glued it back on yet). </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2oYQpvrJjWiUOYwc2-ph13MBVaVjKi-leGl_xCWwLWIRUNlEamqotmz55GguwnjF4tQ3FIi-19iDDPfAtFnfYjIq5h1kEyZ6hLjU-IHln7bftgMjKq8mKYvnMafb71bAictg/s1600/DSC_0288.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2oYQpvrJjWiUOYwc2-ph13MBVaVjKi-leGl_xCWwLWIRUNlEamqotmz55GguwnjF4tQ3FIi-19iDDPfAtFnfYjIq5h1kEyZ6hLjU-IHln7bftgMjKq8mKYvnMafb71bAictg/s640/DSC_0288.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sometimes I am tempted to leave it this way because I know that returning it to its proper state is pointless. I don’t though because I don’t really want to answer the girls questions about it. Nor do I want to really look at it. Let the holiday cheer begin. *Roll Eyes Here* Ahhh, the brothers I never had. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I'll post about our Werner Thanksgiving soon. I helped make dinner. The motto for the evening became "Learn not to Burn" :) </span></div>Brandon and Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03144530112286680800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19014906.post-45739841185478903992011-11-12T21:05:00.000-06:002011-11-12T21:05:52.330-06:00Kate's Three!<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Katie-Kate’s birthday has come and gone. She is already three! To describe Katherine in a simple way I guess the only words to sum her up would be full of personality! I love that about Kate. Although I’m not gonna lie… with that “full of personality” trait comes lots of laughter and fun times as well as pitiful pouty faces and ferocious bad attitudes. Sometimes she gives me a run for my money and in all honesty, as much as I would like to be the perfect parent here, I admit there have been occasions that I have been caught beyond exhaustion and her strong willed little self has won some of our battles. Oh, dear Kate. A princess and a tomboy, independent yet helpless, cute yet crazy, silly yet sweet. She melts my heart and raises my blood pressure. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How can a person be so many opposite things so perfectly!? Somehow she manages and it’s what makes her…well, her. I love you Katherine! Momma hopes you never stop being you!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I took a few three year old shots of Katherine. Last Sunday the weather was great and so we went on a girls date and headed downtown. I got them a cupcake at pinkitzle and we had a fun time. Though they were very unhappy about leaving Jackson even when I assured them it wasn’t going to be long. They eventually got over it....after we bought the cupcake!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOgzVzz39eYJfngNrUz71SyebrEa5ZoQdVXF9_uMetTbmktC8wOCWBV7XaHCcfpj4fLapDnvFQeltNNb7z6hhJa0YlFG87b7Qe0LoUCnObUYWvHdDzgwdY2-tPSixjMt_22iOs/s1600/SFS+Fall+Festival-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOgzVzz39eYJfngNrUz71SyebrEa5ZoQdVXF9_uMetTbmktC8wOCWBV7XaHCcfpj4fLapDnvFQeltNNb7z6hhJa0YlFG87b7Qe0LoUCnObUYWvHdDzgwdY2-tPSixjMt_22iOs/s640/SFS+Fall+Festival-2.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />
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</div>Brandon and Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03144530112286680800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19014906.post-20876145889360519452011-11-03T21:12:00.001-05:002011-11-03T21:15:36.627-05:00Days Quickly Passing!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I CANNOT believe it has already been a whole month since my Little Man was born! Here are some of my notes from the days that have past….<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; mso-list: Ignore;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>I have a BOY!! AHHHHHHHH!!! It’s amazing to have a boy. Why is it different? Not a clue. But he is amazing. :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5WxEisNqz-Vf1GSI9VsysyB5hi8cvavhuiDBaHKRsW-xtugBvszAs8ZydkPB5RiDcoru-BhumEmPbBuEhnpnPReLd9VrgO_QbuaYNLHLWcddw-YsnldzQgy9w5ikx_q7FSLcH/s1600/Family+Picture+Edited-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5WxEisNqz-Vf1GSI9VsysyB5hi8cvavhuiDBaHKRsW-xtugBvszAs8ZydkPB5RiDcoru-BhumEmPbBuEhnpnPReLd9VrgO_QbuaYNLHLWcddw-YsnldzQgy9w5ikx_q7FSLcH/s1600/Family+Picture+Edited-3.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> (Jackson at one week)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>Some older women, who will remain nameless, cause my son to smell like perfume for days. Even after baths I could still smell them. I’m considering banding women that are old enough for the senior discount from holding Jackson. Actually, I would never do that. They have way to much experience in the field. (Grandma, I am not talking about you here. Although after you have loved on him he definitely has a distinct aroma, I just think its Grandma smell, which is good. :) )<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>Mommy. Wants. More. Sleep! Although Jackson is doing very well at night just waking up to eat and then going back to sleep I have never been one of those-keep on tuckin’-on 4 hours of sleep kind of gals. Hats off to all of you. A crazy awesome quality to poses for moms! Seriously, sometimes I just want to collapse!</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDQNQTUPxIhIHv5DzYsoa8O3-ZTs7u-B4ENCWT3In7lD6a7ubXGYJs1T5zTbB5ZN01FyyyfHe8Z2ADX3EUXpgvhxs7l6ZvgynWjquNkwdeOCP0Cdyx_veG_i2ZRo5AK0TR7uNc/s1600/Family+Picture+Edited-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDQNQTUPxIhIHv5DzYsoa8O3-ZTs7u-B4ENCWT3In7lD6a7ubXGYJs1T5zTbB5ZN01FyyyfHe8Z2ADX3EUXpgvhxs7l6ZvgynWjquNkwdeOCP0Cdyx_veG_i2ZRo5AK0TR7uNc/s640/Family+Picture+Edited-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: center; text-indent: -0.25in;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">(Jackson at three weeks)</span></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: center; text-indent: -0.25in;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>“The List” has officially been undone in its entirety. <span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">L</span></span> (The freezer incident finished it off.) I think there are more things on the daily to-do list than I have time for. This can equal frustration!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJpZs4LZETr-3Yl0r3Nu4GquB4omBn9ijZXlcLfH04UZjmcsORMQ1bZwGXCgvxxk7jodOoVgkX8H1LipzLoLLRhvgwj6kqsAnMoc541h_JX5cp0yxmvWQnBPdOrCMxoQDpyhO/s1600/SFS+Fall+Festival-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJpZs4LZETr-3Yl0r3Nu4GquB4omBn9ijZXlcLfH04UZjmcsORMQ1bZwGXCgvxxk7jodOoVgkX8H1LipzLoLLRhvgwj6kqsAnMoc541h_JX5cp0yxmvWQnBPdOrCMxoQDpyhO/s640/SFS+Fall+Festival-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>Christmas is coming!!!!! Must. Start. Shopping!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZUb9JVYfuPfyvGzzxYxQORRJXuyx26xKzN_sc3GMuAPfiejRfCOdkCxqHzAGiGzyBhPSxRFqbQugTIQD2ActyXomf7U572mhM7ZPNoYtpZTT5mMm0i1jMxfj66UY-22hPpap1/s1600/SFS+Fall+Festival-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZUb9JVYfuPfyvGzzxYxQORRJXuyx26xKzN_sc3GMuAPfiejRfCOdkCxqHzAGiGzyBhPSxRFqbQugTIQD2ActyXomf7U572mhM7ZPNoYtpZTT5mMm0i1jMxfj66UY-22hPpap1/s640/SFS+Fall+Festival-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6.)</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Breathe in, breathe out. Breathe in, breathe out. <o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">“Good Job Rachael. You can do this! Now, go turn on some peaceful, calm, relaxing music and take a chill pill or you will be sent to time out.”<o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">“Do I get to be in time out alone? Yes please! That sounds wonderful!”<o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">“Raaaachaelllll, not funny. Being a mommy is a great job. You like it.”<o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">“Oh, yes I do! I like this job, I like this job, I like thi…KATHERINE!!!! Do NOT play in that! No, you come here! I’m feeding Jackson right now. I don’t care what Elizabeth did….Both of you come now! Front and center!” <o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Breathe in, breathe out. I like this job, I like this job….. </span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">(Sometimes I host mini therapy sessions throughout the day.<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span>)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"></div></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Mr. Jackson has already gained three pounds! Doing well getting on a schedule and giving smiles all the time! I am amazed at how fast he is growing and changing. You know, in a blink of an eye he will be actually wearing this tie because it fits him. He will no longer be a baby, he will be a man. He will get his drivers licence, graduate from highschool, have a job, and then....then it will happen. A woman. A woman will waltz in and take my little man from me. She will have his heart. He will no longer be mine!!! Whaaaaaa! WHAAAAAAA!!!! DO YOU REALIZE HOW FAST THIS WILL HAPPEN!!!! Someone bring me a tissue and maybe the contact information for a therapist. I may or may not need it. :)</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehox2jt5EmXG_Fm5aohsKRjzftrNvvMJe2WNJKwwbUktdFTnxkMzvc7Y8Vex0NcXAqd53esqpqFqZsIrpclpynNB4GGeZjA3jvRTPUVICuuFF7K6VGbWVfqvaor1GtvYBgvWg/s1600/SFS+Fall+Festival-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehox2jt5EmXG_Fm5aohsKRjzftrNvvMJe2WNJKwwbUktdFTnxkMzvc7Y8Vex0NcXAqd53esqpqFqZsIrpclpynNB4GGeZjA3jvRTPUVICuuFF7K6VGbWVfqvaor1GtvYBgvWg/s640/SFS+Fall+Festival-9.jpg" width="424" /></span></a></div>Brandon and Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03144530112286680800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19014906.post-67476294098665415832011-11-02T21:59:00.000-05:002011-11-02T21:59:07.537-05:00Doomed<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It was one of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">those</i> days. The kind where nothing seems right, life seems doomed, and you are on the verge of tears…just because. It also happened to be Brandon’s birthday and all of the great things I had planned in my imagination were far from becoming a reality and failure was without doubt what my future held for me. Time was not my friend either and the minutes were running away from me- quickly widening the gap between me and success. Already behind schedule, already on the verge of tears for no reason, already having tried for days to put the house in some sort of order yet feeling like before I could finish it was already re-messy, I open the freezer to find this.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpg90df8-QOHfgeYIpG2TJUjQdAOqLbRYKY-F9yqn2BwtwwFI2gD4vKDJXi_lwiSzjSqTws-HS8rp4xUnsmSFb79X3NuNgAe0ckZ5CEc21SZw8sDmb88tIaGzTxGxwMn_Azxh/s1600/SFS+Fall+Festival-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpg90df8-QOHfgeYIpG2TJUjQdAOqLbRYKY-F9yqn2BwtwwFI2gD4vKDJXi_lwiSzjSqTws-HS8rp4xUnsmSFb79X3NuNgAe0ckZ5CEc21SZw8sDmb88tIaGzTxGxwMn_Azxh/s640/SFS+Fall+Festival-2.jpg" width="478" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV48LyQkTWu-jdKPFEFjS6uil9N22r1RX2dVPXB7_5u0M_jmHzk0KDqQ8V3a613DdqTbTYk8pxxu6B4R3639NWUPqCyC55eaFENC5FSW6fgu_OgJQRdfYWlTrs2jySbQKUGnSe/s1600/SFS+Fall+Festival-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV48LyQkTWu-jdKPFEFjS6uil9N22r1RX2dVPXB7_5u0M_jmHzk0KDqQ8V3a613DdqTbTYk8pxxu6B4R3639NWUPqCyC55eaFENC5FSW6fgu_OgJQRdfYWlTrs2jySbQKUGnSe/s640/SFS+Fall+Festival-1.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Now, I'd hate to point fingers and name names but let's jsut say it was one of the men of our household that did this. The six cans of soda that Brandon had placed in our small freezer the prior afternoon had obviously been promptly forgotten about. All six cans had exploded. Every. Single. One. I muttered "Brandon Chasteene!" and shook my head in complete defeat as all my dreams of ever having a clean home, bathed children, bathed me, educated children, trained children, clean laundry, ironed laundry, fed family(all healthy meals of course), etc. etc. came crashing down. Yes, all of that from some exploded soda cans! (Some of you understand. Right?) My next course of action was to promptly send my beloved husband the pictures along with a kind, gentle, loving, text message that read something like this…”you have no idea what you’ve done!” I included the pictures to try to explain the full gravity of the situation. Looking back, in order to bring true clarity for him I should have sent a picture of my sweet face, which was, in a big way, lacking sweetness at the moment. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Fortunately, the world, surprisingly, didn't come to an end, Brandon’s Grandmother, who lives in our neighborhood, was contacted by my sweet mother-in-love, and came to help this poor, poor, hormonal woman. Thanks Maw-Maw!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">What was that? Did the incident push my tears over the edge?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Well, I just don’t think that’s any of your business. :)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"></div>Brandon and Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03144530112286680800noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19014906.post-45753532135740677182011-10-29T10:21:00.000-05:002011-10-29T10:21:01.957-05:00You just never know...<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Children these days…so smart about the whole electronics thing. My 2 year old could probably unlock, go to the subfolder, start and play angry birds faster than many adults. I’m still trying to decide if this is a good thing. It amazes some people. I laugh. I laugh because they also know how to use the camera on my phone. It entertains them for hours. I feel it is helping blossom their inner photographer which could one day be a source of income for them. I’m a good mom like that. :) On top of that occasionally I find a good laugh while looking through their childlike photography. Generally there are hundreds to sort through and you just never know what you are going to find!</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So I have decided I will occasionally post, for your entertainment, photography through their eyes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Let’s begin.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBOukXHxIT3Us-UuZlMtB_pB3TYCQZZHW6RWxDR1VDE-2IgzL5biq7c9u8Rsf918RcLRb4HD4JTFu9Ghivx3ZbaWvadshgAYXGq0R0D_29gioeEzCH11oMivzPUfvVLkZv45Uk/s1600/IMG_0860.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBOukXHxIT3Us-UuZlMtB_pB3TYCQZZHW6RWxDR1VDE-2IgzL5biq7c9u8Rsf918RcLRb4HD4JTFu9Ghivx3ZbaWvadshgAYXGq0R0D_29gioeEzCH11oMivzPUfvVLkZv45Uk/s640/IMG_0860.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In motherhood some of the simplest tasks become huge celebrations and joys of milestones reached when, for example, your child learns to dispose of her human waste in the proper location, commonly known as the toilet. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">(Some of you are grossing out. All mothers are shaking their head as if to say “yep, I understand.” So you grosser outers can just get over it. It’s a mom thing. Do I hear an amen?) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">All that to say, over the spring and summer months we celebrated such accomplishments due to the fact that potty training had been in the works for my second born. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I realized how much of a monumental part of day to day life this was when I came across great documentation of the events.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Step one: Take a seat</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Step two: Provide yourself with entertaining material to pass the time...in case it takes a long time.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Step three: Wipe</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYn1k3_pbsQIQbcIZmI_eW7LuG6vD7GpGB67sy7W6hPkLfOQoMG3ZvRVc9Kdozhl68OfFl2641pggh_nyNS2e5XHZERSc6wwKUU8tjN4k87Lv4PB1dH3_YzgtAKeilQptSqNB/s1600/IMG_0858.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYn1k3_pbsQIQbcIZmI_eW7LuG6vD7GpGB67sy7W6hPkLfOQoMG3ZvRVc9Kdozhl68OfFl2641pggh_nyNS2e5XHZERSc6wwKUU8tjN4k87Lv4PB1dH3_YzgtAKeilQptSqNB/s640/IMG_0858.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Step Four: Observe success of your time in the bathroom and place tissue in toilet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Step next: Dispose of waste and tissue by using the flushing mechanism located near the top of the toilet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">There you have it. Follow given steps above and instantly you will have bathroom success. Oh, and apparently you have a sister with the camera thrown somewhere in the mix! Can't forget that step! Or, maybe we can. Yes, I would recommend leaving that step out completely. It's better for everyone that way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">But seriously, think about. This is a life changing event. Shouldn’t it be documented? Maybe a date of first toilet success would be sufficient without the photographic evidence. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Next I will be teaching them discretion in their photography subject. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Thank you for joining us in what has been the first installment of “Photography through Their Eyes” Join us next time for…who knows what!</span> <br />
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</div>Brandon and Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03144530112286680800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19014906.post-48150734141166985302011-10-27T18:07:00.000-05:002011-10-27T18:07:40.676-05:00Photographic Evidence<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">*Begin sweet music in head*<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Because I am married to such a great man, after having Jackson, Brandon took some days off work to help out around the house while I got back up to speed. He was so helpful in fact I even whipped out my cell phone a couple times so I’d have photographic evidence.</span> </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNHgr_v8Q7B2E3stVmS6Aokr8cfpegd4zhatt66vdX-Ozjm8nJVp1nTn3C56qDuPqVBtVvAdfl9NsF5GjWZyMEdmrObwTNPa49FV_mdHHvtSvQkz2cburJCn9f2GIRVh4INMq/s1600/IMG_1213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNHgr_v8Q7B2E3stVmS6Aokr8cfpegd4zhatt66vdX-Ozjm8nJVp1nTn3C56qDuPqVBtVvAdfl9NsF5GjWZyMEdmrObwTNPa49FV_mdHHvtSvQkz2cburJCn9f2GIRVh4INMq/s1600/IMG_1213.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">*sweet music comes to a screeching halt*<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Wait! Where did that picture come from!? Humm. That must have been Daddy’s break time. Even Daddy’s need rest time! <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Oh, here we go. *restart sweet music*<o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This is the one I was looking for. See, photographic evidence.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Thanks Hot Stuff for all the help! Couldn't do it without you! I am one lucky girl!!!! :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Brandon and Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03144530112286680800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19014906.post-42024799121414183682011-10-24T14:24:00.000-05:002011-10-24T14:24:35.474-05:00Mom of the Year!<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Several weeks ago this little mishap happened. I intended on posting this right after the incident but I misfiled the story after I wrote it. Just the other day I ran across it and thought you still might enjoy picturing the event in your mind. <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span> Here’s what went down</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">…<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> My two year old's car seat was mysteriously unbuckled from the actual car's seat. Therefore when making a nice turn it tumbles over onto the floor with her still strapped inside. This instantly provokes screams from said two year old who bonked her head and is now scared. I make a gentle but quick turn into the nearest stopping place at which time this 33 week prego mom assumes super mom powers and moves at lightening speeds to asses child’s injuries (they were minor) as well as somehow reach across now empty seat to middle of van and lift two year old child and car seat (which were still attached to one another) back into big seat so I could remove child from car seat and properly comfort her before actually seat belting the car seat into the car, re-strapping her into seat and resuming on to our original destination. It was a blast.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Mom of the year award right here!<o:p></o:p></span>Brandon and Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03144530112286680800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19014906.post-18248992563861893302011-10-23T18:05:00.005-05:002011-10-23T18:06:19.299-05:00Every Boy Needs a Truck!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Every boy needs a Tonka truck. If for no other reason he
needs one so his mommy can take cute pictures of him with it. <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span> I’m sure Jackson will
appreciate the truck as much as I do…someday. <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Thanks Nana and Nanny for the truck!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We were on a retreat with some students this past weekend. We were blessed with great weather and beautiful outdoors!</span><br />
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