tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48213778234883342082024-03-12T17:57:01.067-07:00Tales from a ZookeeperKristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12973378985902692582noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821377823488334208.post-42863896535800742342010-03-27T18:16:00.000-07:002010-03-27T18:16:39.251-07:00Megan<span style="color: #783f04;">I totally forgot to post pictures of Megan in my last post, so here's a collection! (Oops! I guess it's 4th child syndrome...)</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Not a whole lot has happened recently, but since my last post, we've moved, Katie, Brandon & Hayley have all started new schools (well, 6 months ago) and softball has started up again. But really, the day to day is all the same. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I have lots of new pictures to post, but not all at once. ;)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04;">I just got back Brandon and Hayley's spring pictures</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGx6olHaIn4k2WQ6NuXCLJf4Z07U6WxuAvFPBD9K_Hj6Jr7wufINqIz-7dFWocirY3f2LEF-cceDvvIpvCyutmXysY27NCA3vfYFDFl7UJmmx_F6QYfNXFojeLL0U1yCsx4pg6emGTvydu/s1600/Brandon+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGx6olHaIn4k2WQ6NuXCLJf4Z07U6WxuAvFPBD9K_Hj6Jr7wufINqIz-7dFWocirY3f2LEF-cceDvvIpvCyutmXysY27NCA3vfYFDFl7UJmmx_F6QYfNXFojeLL0U1yCsx4pg6emGTvydu/s320/Brandon+2.jpg" /></a><span style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdvzVjjP7Ax4EcXmocBJZrAqt70oJ0sLULSVE23ta-lLZiiTTcWarkq5GN1D_-L15ABditirlngOl7spVWJB2BEevH0USI35wQpjrTEcWaGB6D3SvYBJolGMXWu2-qupuOZrA3tgGyTQn/s320/Brandon+1.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">That's all for now, but I'm really going to try and be better about posting. Peace out!</span>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12973378985902692582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821377823488334208.post-87314455370957650202008-12-05T21:34:00.000-08:002008-12-05T21:41:43.140-08:00Go Elf Yourself 2008<span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><span style="color:#990000;"><span style="color:#cc0000;">And</span> </span><span style="color:#009900;">now</span> for <span style="color:#009900;">the</span> 2008 <span style="color:#009900;">version</span> of <span style="color:#009900;">Elf </span>Yourself</span><span style="color:#009900;">!!</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#009900;">Enjoy</span><span style="color:#cc0000;">!!</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#cc0000;"></span><br /><a href="http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/0gNDURANCNHF3KBO#/owner/0gNDURANCNHF3KBO">http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/0gNDURANCNHF3KBO#/owner/0gNDURANCNHF3KBO</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#cc0000;">Make</span> <span style="color:#009900;">sure</span> <span style="color:#cc0000;">you </span><span style="color:#009900;">try</span> <span style="color:#cc0000;">all</span> <span style="color:#009900;">the</span> <span style="color:#cc0000;">dances</span><span style="color:#cc0000;"><span style="color:#009900;">!</span><br /></span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/0gNDURANCNHF3KBO#/owner/0gNDURANCNHF3KBO"></a>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12973378985902692582noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821377823488334208.post-69561159859789960432008-12-02T21:56:00.000-08:002008-12-02T22:05:06.589-08:00Working Woman!<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993399;">Just a quick update...I am now a working woman! I (very luckily) landed a job with a real estate company as a receptionist. Hopefully, in about a month or so, I will be promoted to my boss' assistant. Her current assistant is pregnant, so I am gunning for her spot! </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993399;">I love my job! I get to wear work clothes every day! LOL! I am learning quickly (at least I think so). Best of all, I am making money! I got my first check today. It wasn't much, because I only worked 2 days (plus my 2 days of holiday pay for Thanksgiving). The perks rock! I only have to work half day on Christmas Eve and I get the day after Christmas off. Woo-hoo! Four and a half day weekend!!!</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993399;">So, that's what's new with me. Next week is Vegas, John Rich and Gretchen Wilson, so I'll have another update then (probably).</span>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12973378985902692582noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821377823488334208.post-50594751510053348292008-09-07T16:46:00.000-07:002008-09-07T17:35:17.112-07:00Busy, busy, busy!!<span style="font-family:georgia;color:#6633ff;">Oh, boy! So school has started amd Hayley joined Katie and Brandon as a Glenmeade Elementary student! All of my kids are very happy with their teachers. Hayley informed me that her teacher calls her "her little darling". Nice way of feeding her already VERY inflated ego, Mrs. Morse!</span> <div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCVIwXD93FBqotlW0CuuNuexjZsTIIFZm_Xp76rIibXNumLyxW8wfwLJFBk_zo7K3VLmwg3QyUZ1RU2xQ0doMJ3mw2Y4xxfskH8JsVaLVEw0aOcYHPRYvlbwiDENuby64-p-feV4Av4Na/s1600-h/002.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#6633ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243433664806242146" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCVIwXD93FBqotlW0CuuNuexjZsTIIFZm_Xp76rIibXNumLyxW8wfwLJFBk_zo7K3VLmwg3QyUZ1RU2xQ0doMJ3mw2Y4xxfskH8JsVaLVEw0aOcYHPRYvlbwiDENuby64-p-feV4Av4Na/s320/002.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#6633ff;"> </span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpjhB0Hscst5JpWatqWyF3olGyUmyBSxgG5GlQd3or9iYShrqFeh5nrAo4P-RMjGwNYEzF58woKWrbe17Sb2NT-_ejszeDJjI60R0sxnioMJHSXM0MNyKK6c8oJY5blEXxZodvXa0VdVDS/s1600-h/003.jpg"><span 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKgqmm-PI-jsRmz-wQAKx5A57nYKXQZFXD2waSAgIJ-KrbB-nUR0GvNA2eLbp-turnuEHKJcJTj5H-uEJbPnRU8y6s5pZUf1VaR8R4DtsgEfIZyhCxQcP0haFx7LyLkAaiUpX8RI5QXsc/s320/004a.jpg" width="240" border="0" /></span></a></div><div><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#6633ff;">Yesterday, my mom and I went to the Sugarland concert at the L.A. County Fair. We had such a wonderful time! They were fantastic!!</span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpV7cKkPGWettfgNnuUhKij-v2jc9AlKDtuu1H8YtFDi2vN-eoPMceW7Ie6az9KSCmyYtEu4zFeuAouwiokzAE3-fZdwjQWe3D4QcKQq2B7pKumNAZmhhdcHp_19LWEs9iskc_ozTSiC-j/s1600-h/untitled.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#6633ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243436597385992082" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpV7cKkPGWettfgNnuUhKij-v2jc9AlKDtuu1H8YtFDi2vN-eoPMceW7Ie6az9KSCmyYtEu4zFeuAouwiokzAE3-fZdwjQWe3D4QcKQq2B7pKumNAZmhhdcHp_19LWEs9iskc_ozTSiC-j/s320/untitled.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#6633ff;"> </span><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-7mL10wvdFD3xSw-JPUim2oNQDxG2PdNARtBPlUjZt0BwpfdiQfEF60YZcVqJTOgTZeMqLcSeIWhZyUrbyIp6MmcLLACOaisX4di2kU4a3XskMF3a6eFyg2ZBgq-ctcIdo58DEr5zZerg/s1600-h/untitled1.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#6633ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243436595408867186" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-7mL10wvdFD3xSw-JPUim2oNQDxG2PdNARtBPlUjZt0BwpfdiQfEF60YZcVqJTOgTZeMqLcSeIWhZyUrbyIp6MmcLLACOaisX4di2kU4a3XskMF3a6eFyg2ZBgq-ctcIdo58DEr5zZerg/s320/untitled1.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtOkEqriC9TdGUSfKKFhE3ELudBm5ENy4ADA7O-MPvzX8RlFgbSbg_bQgGVvrgZWl1z11NVIadaw7c2OhEToJiKxf_jP1ZIGrR6CxiYSIMHGUEvUC-X_7SkPyQfYlTX4Mw7XHErtDZoX-d/s1600-h/untitled2.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#6633ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243436593529401234" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtOkEqriC9TdGUSfKKFhE3ELudBm5ENy4ADA7O-MPvzX8RlFgbSbg_bQgGVvrgZWl1z11NVIadaw7c2OhEToJiKxf_jP1ZIGrR6CxiYSIMHGUEvUC-X_7SkPyQfYlTX4Mw7XHErtDZoX-d/s320/untitled2.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxWdaxiC3eBfbW9dsssOqCCHjRIuNOQ4QRH5EgUT91KfHXUJ1Nhz6CVeJQFoEHGsZAncWz7-ahHiO5eVMX76hEnSHvaYUDrpR0-j-9H9f3-H_is17pc7Q59K6czCO8FYADNSlRDJnQS9I/s1600-h/untitled3.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#6633ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243436600127623650" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxWdaxiC3eBfbW9dsssOqCCHjRIuNOQ4QRH5EgUT91KfHXUJ1Nhz6CVeJQFoEHGsZAncWz7-ahHiO5eVMX76hEnSHvaYUDrpR0-j-9H9f3-H_is17pc7Q59K6czCO8FYADNSlRDJnQS9I/s320/untitled3.jpg" border="0" /></span></a></div><div><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#6633ff;">And the other big thing we have going on is winterball! Oh, boy, this is going to be so much fun!!! :) I missed Katie's game yesterday because of the concert, so I don't have any pictures. But I'll get a bunch on Saturday. In the meantime, Here's a collection of Hayley's first game--EVER!!</span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddIc5zcZjvugauIKPvmnIXc0e-AJaqn_C7RRLHamy3-rgXbw2M-Ma-8_WuCYJNmZu8R-bZTwjAO8FHiqIOTuNBy5M0t9mRW_ikbahMnFZmjcM83BWxCciUuSAbSEjOi6zdMQSsBuIFciW/s1600-h/005.JPG"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#6633ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243438476300092306" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddIc5zcZjvugauIKPvmnIXc0e-AJaqn_C7RRLHamy3-rgXbw2M-Ma-8_WuCYJNmZu8R-bZTwjAO8FHiqIOTuNBy5M0t9mRW_ikbahMnFZmjcM83BWxCciUuSAbSEjOi6zdMQSsBuIFciW/s320/005.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#6633ff;"> </span><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uHoGXE6zqPCGkzKr7srvU4dqfkwnmbfh3sfnLj1CZ3vSCdKq4s-PkdOKcsRC9E-xnBaAKcOPXmXKTohWo1hu6baXT3Q7V3xSFoGE_Ll0G_5lg3qtmyvJoCX5BS8V0CPBZjbkjWOtHAZj/s1600-h/008.JPG"><span 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_KpBup8XAbpFkeyQI6SLTno_cDVZIzTqRoHVR-06sUCE3DDQE6brLhuPHq8fZxA4qUrXDlwl0Ha5YjItQjA2EXBNg7pS4m6T5s29L7eqSJXJ4AqKMmE22nV90KBffdFqVHyfHdH3YS0J/s320/028.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#6633ff;"></span></div></div></div></div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12973378985902692582noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821377823488334208.post-19592152207860322482008-08-12T10:26:00.000-07:002008-08-12T10:45:39.538-07:00Pictures<span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#ff6666;">Here are those pictures I promised. These are from Shane's company picnic at Knott's Berry Farm. Enjoy!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsx7KZUUasZHEu4Q3aIAH8PH2QE1GO1w1g3VAW9UjK1bLwe_PSFbIsgKMbFhXsUkeklfC7rtrTH3haXKOltNW0-AXpTCFNUtCxwWTn_yvwbsZ36aowHknujzAU1ECPQXlvfH-z4aUHzF1e/s1600-h/015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233684535362314498" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsx7KZUUasZHEu4Q3aIAH8PH2QE1GO1w1g3VAW9UjK1bLwe_PSFbIsgKMbFhXsUkeklfC7rtrTH3haXKOltNW0-AXpTCFNUtCxwWTn_yvwbsZ36aowHknujzAU1ECPQXlvfH-z4aUHzF1e/s320/015.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ff6666;">It was really hot and sunny. Poor Hayley!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlduV3tuKMdZvG1vtSavYatn1sHQCejsMFz2QVAZyXMXymiIXZ69RrS_3h2W1HZ74KDeMlD7Pdyy2LE0v09wNl5Q2i13lXxeeQ3ix1T1XVO6q9BvsUWNjbnVPSjKIn-l1L1Vu3nc80qMn0/s1600-h/017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233684538174887090" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlduV3tuKMdZvG1vtSavYatn1sHQCejsMFz2QVAZyXMXymiIXZ69RrS_3h2W1HZ74KDeMlD7Pdyy2LE0v09wNl5Q2i13lXxeeQ3ix1T1XVO6q9BvsUWNjbnVPSjKIn-l1L1Vu3nc80qMn0/s320/017.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div><span style="color:#ff6666;">Megan & Hayley with Sally</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFhL3QoOqnraB3siD5O8prHiC4gC2WxfoSiCB8QRH5aVgF04cVSpdy_D6zP-rGCp5Knt2nrylcNR6udvvUcKpMcUU9u4_wX8kqfBllE8skJ-mgSvGAQq8ivAt53XbbzyGE22-B1_R6WOB4/s1600-h/019.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233684543429999106" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFhL3QoOqnraB3siD5O8prHiC4gC2WxfoSiCB8QRH5aVgF04cVSpdy_D6zP-rGCp5Knt2nrylcNR6udvvUcKpMcUU9u4_wX8kqfBllE8skJ-mgSvGAQq8ivAt53XbbzyGE22-B1_R6WOB4/s320/019.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO2D-BIe0S4rvFOG_KSgyATnKHwPF8Txl0WQf3T77Mc6ZbwMzlPJ4L3bCGEB7JOHMqUuKLOmN8OxjttUnxeBtlMPec-ZHxWSImhEUljS8Njp94AJH5lvn1bYqpkKBEo6xTbo4bqu3VKfoD/s1600-h/020.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233684545305266706" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO2D-BIe0S4rvFOG_KSgyATnKHwPF8Txl0WQf3T77Mc6ZbwMzlPJ4L3bCGEB7JOHMqUuKLOmN8OxjttUnxeBtlMPec-ZHxWSImhEUljS8Njp94AJH5lvn1bYqpkKBEo6xTbo4bqu3VKfoD/s320/020.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div><span style="color:#ff6666;">Shane's idea of a dream date--2 silent women<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmEZWaNEXjYrsmegd4jGDZ6iQ5jhoMo2bD_BnSHJLPWbs4QBPYZ4ALuPsH_Bj6tTrs-vTukYeBdVwgV8Kn0yvWLyqdMI03IS7L6yhoacCgqa2UYEj3XwwyuseuukbzXPnxGzWT_uhhVlAu/s1600-h/022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233684546324871090" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmEZWaNEXjYrsmegd4jGDZ6iQ5jhoMo2bD_BnSHJLPWbs4QBPYZ4ALuPsH_Bj6tTrs-vTukYeBdVwgV8Kn0yvWLyqdMI03IS7L6yhoacCgqa2UYEj3XwwyuseuukbzXPnxGzWT_uhhVlAu/s320/022.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div><span style="color:#ff6666;">My idea of a dream date--1 silent Shane</span></div><span style="color:#ff6666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;">There is actually a very funny story behind this picture. We wanted to take the kids to see the "heartbeat" grave, which they thought was very cool. There was another grave covered in rocks that had a fence of sorts around it. I just thought that people had been messing with it, so we didn't pay too much attention. Right next to the grave was this casket. I told Shane to get in so I could take his picture. Hayley was not happy with her daddy pretending to be dead. She kept yelling at him to get out. I asked the other kids to get in so I could take their pictures. I couldn't pay them enough. So I leaned back against Shane in the casket and all of a sudden we heard a rumblingand felt the ground shaking. It got louder and stronger and we realized it was coming from the grave right next to us. Hayley just stood there screaming. It was total chaos. We finally got her out of the cemetary and she calmed down. I guess the recent earthquake that was literally right below us shook her up more than she let on. Shane and I were laughing so hard we almost peed our pants!<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDZElR5HDsH-wG7If7PIUtpwktiyYRRdlV_78kZpBCkZ4DkDAx3VJuBDsuvuOhA1slubAWT8Vak0uLMNDPLfHUGQBrFQFbhpA7nTZVveaBGMMfpGCKx1qnsrOJTsIvo4z5SfxDXSurVEJ/s1600-h/023.JPG"><span style="color:#ff6666;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233684748168439810" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDZElR5HDsH-wG7If7PIUtpwktiyYRRdlV_78kZpBCkZ4DkDAx3VJuBDsuvuOhA1slubAWT8Vak0uLMNDPLfHUGQBrFQFbhpA7nTZVveaBGMMfpGCKx1qnsrOJTsIvo4z5SfxDXSurVEJ/s320/023.JPG" border="0" /></span></a> <div><span style="color:#ff6666;">Our very own version of "Where's Waldo"--Where's Megan?</span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ff6666;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgroxXO_6tAZ80ZFwJjznmu7VKD0GsU2qW5Paaq0IXlLX5gfFsx0hoCyVs57oj-WxVVcMrE2Cwum-ytiu2EDHfn0a3mMSkP1B-AGhBLxDHdc0k2mop0TBT0cwz-KVRSgNqjlRmXAE9sY-4Y/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233684750294055122" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgroxXO_6tAZ80ZFwJjznmu7VKD0GsU2qW5Paaq0IXlLX5gfFsx0hoCyVs57oj-WxVVcMrE2Cwum-ytiu2EDHfn0a3mMSkP1B-AGhBLxDHdc0k2mop0TBT0cwz-KVRSgNqjlRmXAE9sY-4Y/s320/025.JPG" border="0" /></a></span></div><div><span style="color:#ff6666;">They look like they may actually like each other...</span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ff6666;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHckTOyv3ExCwezYr7s7Vy1VYuTomWPvWJUud1RJtCTabB0doi7tuQ9n4eUxixRqasj_cA6wMsMmnYo3pOdeJ1Ofj2BzBDR6yRKXFWM9fUSADicQb3RXf-Dr3u9NyNZvRsPxoIPtU00Et/s1600-h/026.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233684755116177330" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHckTOyv3ExCwezYr7s7Vy1VYuTomWPvWJUud1RJtCTabB0doi7tuQ9n4eUxixRqasj_cA6wMsMmnYo3pOdeJ1Ofj2BzBDR6yRKXFWM9fUSADicQb3RXf-Dr3u9NyNZvRsPxoIPtU00Et/s320/026.JPG" border="0" /></a></span></div><div><span style="color:#ff6666;">Who says Disneyland is the happiest place on earth?</span></div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12973378985902692582noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821377823488334208.post-26735704705485736112008-08-07T14:04:00.000-07:002008-08-07T14:16:13.603-07:00Updates<span style="font-family:georgia;color:#993399;">Well, I just figured it was time to check back in and catch all those who care up with that's going on...</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color:#993399;">It has been a summer of (mostly) boredom. Katie has spent every other week with James. She's had a blast going to camp, Disneyland and the fair. It's not as much fun here for her. My kids usually spend their days playing outside and getting dirty and smelly.</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color:#993399;">We had Shane's company picnic at Knott's a couple of weeks ago. It was a lot of fun, but REALLY hot! The next day, my mom and I went to the Greek to see Emerson Drive, Chris Cagle and Dwight Yoakam. We tailgated before the concert. It was great (except for Dwight Yoakam, he was awful).</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlW8gWIWP3uF50V702gLaueiv-spxMQzmpRzQ43SbXyyZ8w1RDiBVl0Qq78vOrznAGH8drVklifeWf_vGMi-bXje1EhzFfZ8grrCSKYdXCQ6gvWms_vYK2OcmrRza_faIzRr1FXv_eFPUa/s1600-h/untitled3.jpg"><span style="color:#993399;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231886431724634050" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlW8gWIWP3uF50V702gLaueiv-spxMQzmpRzQ43SbXyyZ8w1RDiBVl0Qq78vOrznAGH8drVklifeWf_vGMi-bXje1EhzFfZ8grrCSKYdXCQ6gvWms_vYK2OcmrRza_faIzRr1FXv_eFPUa/s320/untitled3.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><span style="color:#993399;"></span><br /><span style="color:#993399;">Softball winter season is upon us again! Katie is moving up to 12U! Hopefully she'll stay at 1st base. CHGS is going to have a new addition! Hayley will be joining 6U this year. My blog will be flooded with pictures, I can assure you.</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"></span><br /><span style="color:#993399;">I guess that's really all that's going on right now. Just getting ready for Kindergarten, 3rd grade and 6th grade now...</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"></span><br /><span style="color:#993399;">I will post new pictures soon, I promise!<br /></span>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12973378985902692582noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821377823488334208.post-39300019168544282012008-05-13T08:23:00.000-07:002008-05-13T09:17:03.493-07:00Mother's Day, Birthdays and softball<span style="color:#990000;">Let me start by saying May sucks!!! Busy, busy, busy! </span><br /><span style="color:#990000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#990000;">Since May IS so busy, my mom and I usually celebrate Mother's Day the weekend before. We had lunch at Taps and went shopping. It was just the 2 of us. We had a great day. HOWEVER...Mother's Day is ALWAYS spent with Shane's family. Woo-hoo. We went to Acapulco for brunch. The whole family (minus Shawn) was there. Now, I haven't seen Mary since Christmas, so I knew this would not be fun! And it wasn't. We always celebrate Hayley, Shane and Katie's birthdays at the same time because it's the same week. As soon as Eric got there, he let me know that he forgot to get me a flower because he forgot I would be there. Huh. Sherri handed out my Mother's Day card and Shane's birthday card. I opened mine right away. Shane waited a while. Sherri told Katie and Hayley that they would get their presents NEXT weekend because that was when their birthdays were. What? Shane informed his mother that their birthday are (and always have been) the same week as Mother's Day. We ate. No one really spoke to me. Big effin' deal. After a bit, I told Shane to open his birthday card. His parents usually give him a check for $50. Well, as he opens his card, his eyes get real big and he kind of starts laughing. I asked him why he was laughing and he showed me the check. Mind you, it's Shane's 30th birthday (today as a matter of fact). The check was for $10! Yes I typed that right. 1-0. Ten. Now we are really not materialistic people, but we do happen to believe that the 30th birthday is a bit of a milestone. So by the time we got home, I really needed a nap. Enough of that.</span><br /><span style="color:#990000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#990000;">Yesterday was Hayley's 5th birthday. But it was also round 4 in Katie's softball playoffs. We don't usually go during the week because it's just too late for the little girls. This was too big to miss! Saturday, we knocked the 2nd place team out of the playoffs. That was so cool because we CANNOT stand the coach. Her daughter was on Katie's team last year and let me tell you, that whole family ruined the season for quite a few parents. So we played Blue Bombers last night. They were 15-0 in the regular season, won the first 2 games in playoffs, then on Saturday, they were mercied 16-0. Whoever lost last night was out of the playoffs. It was a tough game. I won't give a play by play because I'm no good at that. But the final score was 5-0. Them. Bummer! But on the bright side, the championship game is this Saturday, the same weekend Shane and I are in Vegas for bowling/his birthday. I was going to have a VERY tough choice to make. Now I don't. But we had such a great team. These girls all had their hearts in it. The parents all got along very well. The coaches were fantastic. It was such a great experience. I also found out something funny. James and I were figuring out when he was going to pick up Katie on Friday. Our plan was to leave from O.C. as soon as we dropped off the younger 3. But James wanted to pick her up from her team party on Friday. We weren't planning on sticking around even until the party started (at 6:30). One of the other moms offered to pick up Katie from school. I thought that was very generous, especially since I didn't think anyone on the team went to her school. It turns out that Jaylynn does. She's in 4th grade. But she has 2 sisters who also go the Glenmeade. One is in 1st grade and one is in 2nd grade. Madison is in Brandon's class! We have gone all season without these 2 saying a word about it.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#990000;">So I guess that's all I've got right now. Hopefully I'll have a totally happy update after Vegas.</span>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12973378985902692582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821377823488334208.post-32049110042616889512008-04-29T21:19:00.000-07:002008-11-12T20:27:59.862-08:00New Hair<span style="color:#990000;">Okay, so with the big 3-0 approaching, I decided I needed a new hairdo. Well, once I get it in my mind to do something, I can't think of anything else until it's done. It was a 2 part deal because Brianne (my wonderful hairdresser and cousin) didn't have time to do cut, color, highlights AND style. So Saturday was cut, color and style and tonight was highlights and style. </span><div><br /><br /></div><div><span style="color:#990000;">Here's the before:</span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXVEmlXNDL_XO7Z0s0wiYreWNvkND60QgpW4VSncfrgs3Y2Akt_llwEnzcwgT7lOHJa1E_AExyxrMCBeGcU7BqkAjDWvqkZ81EIzdxHkSAoUotsiIRW0nX8frxJZV7XvrWicm7ETFrARsv/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194889672683304818" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXVEmlXNDL_XO7Z0s0wiYreWNvkND60QgpW4VSncfrgs3Y2Akt_llwEnzcwgT7lOHJa1E_AExyxrMCBeGcU7BqkAjDWvqkZ81EIzdxHkSAoUotsiIRW0nX8frxJZV7XvrWicm7ETFrARsv/s320/010.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><span style="color:#990000;">Here's the Virtual Makeover I took Brianne:</span></div><div><span style="color:#990000;"></span><br /> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVaHTFMjdbSCwhAxhgppqxg8DCu7jeWNBW2FONCVWBs2gHIcnETChGCTuAr0zLaUzn3GKaANmIj1a16UgQR62t5j4hMMTqE_HLgKsI-XehEMfWfRjJipFub4rtmSIWMnqy3vNG-dJcbgp/s1600-h/untitled.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194890196669314946" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVaHTFMjdbSCwhAxhgppqxg8DCu7jeWNBW2FONCVWBs2gHIcnETChGCTuAr0zLaUzn3GKaANmIj1a16UgQR62t5j4hMMTqE_HLgKsI-XehEMfWfRjJipFub4rtmSIWMnqy3vNG-dJcbgp/s320/untitled.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color:#990000;">And here's the front and back of my hair as of 9:30 tonight:</span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCx78mUv5UQH86MKR7ZtdLv8S7DBQyldpQm4MuPcKWjQNU-E2Id0LxdQRcTV5l-eL6nG_1FDSZCGYkAUQulEz86DePfvfrcbqgK2CVYBnLa1aIfTUWGj52hGqp7PCvsAB_Kt4zPsZGjbY/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194890763604998034" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCx78mUv5UQH86MKR7ZtdLv8S7DBQyldpQm4MuPcKWjQNU-E2Id0LxdQRcTV5l-eL6nG_1FDSZCGYkAUQulEz86DePfvfrcbqgK2CVYBnLa1aIfTUWGj52hGqp7PCvsAB_Kt4zPsZGjbY/s320/001.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><span style="color:#990000;">(Forgive the smile...I am VERY tired...and I hate when I have a "posed look". It looks stupid. Not that this is any better.)</span><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1HOy3HnefYPDyChJEduafG6URswId5etMCIba9f93UCC5t-LHORgQ0yvsXyDYvRo1iKRv4i5KFyHLxCx1SIrwVEuOVGqoaWSFoAveuzt-U2xwMOkorP1k_RzPlAsjofJKecaj2bcn_1V/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194890763604998050" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1HOy3HnefYPDyChJEduafG6URswId5etMCIba9f93UCC5t-LHORgQ0yvsXyDYvRo1iKRv4i5KFyHLxCx1SIrwVEuOVGqoaWSFoAveuzt-U2xwMOkorP1k_RzPlAsjofJKecaj2bcn_1V/s320/002.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div><span style="color:#990000;">I love my new hair! It's gonna be fun to play with it.</span><br /></div><div></div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12973378985902692582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821377823488334208.post-29941799808431010122008-04-15T10:29:00.000-07:002008-11-12T20:28:02.741-08:00Picture Update<span style="font-family:georgia;color:#333399;">Okay, so I'm in a much better mood now, so here are some pictures of my babies! Enjoy!</span><br /><br /><div><div><div><span style="color:#333399;">Here's the girlies being silly at bed time</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZ0tuOq01OgbQtb_gnR_hoV0esya17-oJSSn6pwbefxwos-PmkvhXyJvk9bAnL44Ccbq51YBEVRZdfG1TuzdbLZMb95UC7pyZGrGoKyji_YkPBQDC4B0pH9scXcoPlXW-prLJVg1NNUmG/s1600-h/untitled.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189529318360897938" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZ0tuOq01OgbQtb_gnR_hoV0esya17-oJSSn6pwbefxwos-PmkvhXyJvk9bAnL44Ccbq51YBEVRZdfG1TuzdbLZMb95UC7pyZGrGoKyji_YkPBQDC4B0pH9scXcoPlXW-prLJVg1NNUmG/s320/untitled.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAd2MDUT-sxyLrsbwU4hIEF3P5lOdIKTmW9nLbFY_aH65kTWWcvmzscWw78E3xQkJbGUAhtAuzudjsJdYThaFMaoMRGeLHdbQnQDJEVU6FG4gKCmWZTTs16d-RHNTGT_9JJM_qIJIY-P4Q/s1600-h/untitled1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189529322655865250" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" 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</div></div></div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12973378985902692582noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821377823488334208.post-69591336701817193622008-04-09T11:33:00.000-07:002008-04-09T12:20:54.648-07:00UPDATE!!<span style="color:#993399;">Okay, so I have been informed that an update is needed...</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;">I haven't posted because I really didn't think I had a very interesting life. LOL! But I guess there are people that are curious about the outcome of the last post. I promise I'll get to that.</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;">We have been so busy with softball season, which really equals out to me being a singe parent for about 4 months. Shane has once again decided to go against Katie's wishes and be an assistant coach for her team. According to him it doesn't matter what she wants because "she's just a child". Side note--since Shane & I just had THE MOST STUPID argument, there may be a note of hostility regarding all things Oslund. Be prepared.</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;">As far as my wonderful sister-in-law, I choose to believe she doesn't exist. Just the mere mention of her name incites such rage. Currently, I feel the <strong>entire family</strong> sucks! (Shane is included in that, BTW.) Mary is such an embarrassment not only to mothers, or women, but also to the entire human race. I have never met a person with such little class. But it goes beyond that. She has got to know the damage she's doing to every child she comes across. But the question is, DOES SHE CARE?? I have to think not. </span><br /><span style="color:#993399;">Two of the family's mottoes are 1) It's always someone else's fault and 2) If I ignore it, it doesn't exist. The incident I mentioned back in December falls into both categories.</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;">Dylan, Shawn's 11 year old son, is dealt with using both mottoes also. This kid is gonna be one of those kids who winds up taking a gun to school. If not, he will be in prison (hopefully) by the time he's 18. He is deranged. Because of this kid, I will not allow my kids around Shane's parents unsupervised. (Dylan lives with them.) I cannot stand the sight of him. As intriguing as this sounds I won't go into details because some things have not been resolved. Also, you are judged by the company you keep. And because I am married to the psychopath's uncle, well, you get the point.</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;">Ultimately, because I am married into this crazy, majorly dysfunctional family, I keep totally to myself. I won't answer phone calls, emails, invitations, etc. My idiot husband thought it would be a good idea to throw me a surprise party with my other sister-in-law, Nichole. My God! What was he thinking?? Thank goodness he spilled the beans. I don't want ANY of his family at my house, let alone throwing my a party. I'd rather spend my 30th birthday totally alone...I've had to stop having birthday parties for my kids because the entire family causes a scene wherever they go. AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;">Okay, you asked for it and you got it! LOL!</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;">On a better note, my kids are wonderful and happy and healthy and smart and beautiful and I love them more that life itself. They are the only thing that keep me going through the horror house of an extended family I have.</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;">LOVE YOU ALL AND THANK YOU FOR THE CONCERN AND WELL WISHES I HAVE RECEIVED FROM EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU--DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. It's good to know that there are caring, compassionate people out there. I appreciate the sanity you bring into my life! </span> <br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#ff6666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;">Next up, a photo update--I promise. I just need to be in a less hostile mood for that. LOL!</span>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12973378985902692582noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821377823488334208.post-30776004804398059202007-12-26T12:52:00.000-08:002007-12-26T13:48:38.714-08:00Christmas<span style="font-family:verdana;color:#336666;">Well, Christmas was, um, interesting. This has got to be the most stressful holiday season yet! Just about everything that could go wrong, did! The week before Christmas, Shane was on call 24/7. That made it very difficult to get anything done. As usual I waited until the last minute to do my shopping. Since Katie was with her father this year for Christmas Day, we talked Santa in to coming a day early. Of course he obliged. But that meant I had one less day to get everything ready.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#336666;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#336666;">So I finished up my shopping and got our turkey on the 23rd (our Christmas Eve). Kim came over and helped me wrap and bake magic cookies, thank goodness.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#336666;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#336666;">Christmas Eve (our Christmas morning, if you're following closely) the kiddos got up and opened their presents. Everything went great, they were so excited! just as I was getting ready to make breakfast, Shane got a call to go to work. Argh!!! So now I had all of the present clean-up to clean up. Plus I had 4 kids to get ready for my mom & Larry to come over for dinner, which was supposed to be ready at 6 o'clock (remember that--it's important). At about 10 am I put my 20 lb. turkey in the oven. Off I go to get my stuff done. An HOUR AND A HALF later, I go to check on the turkey and baste it. My trusty oven has decided to turn itself off!!!! Okay, so now I'm way behind. I wound up having to take it over to my neighbor's house to cook it. But there were still other things I needed an oven for. This is just great!! Well, I made do with what I had. What choice did I have? So my mom & Larry get to my house at about 4:30. We opened presents and chatted. it was all very nice, but we were incredibly worried about when dinner would be ready. My mother does not like to be kept waiting for her food. Well, 6 o'clock rolls around. Was my turkey ready, you ask? It was a Christmas miracle! The turkey was ready and juicy and everything turned out wonderful! After dinner, the kids got riled up and trashed my house. The adults were getting cranky and I was ready for everyone to leave so I could put my kids to bed.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#336666;">Christmas morning we got up, had muffins, watched to Disney parade and got ready to go to my in-laws. I was tense from the night before and I knew it would not get any better. We got there and exchanged gifts. It was a nice time. BUT--then it was time to sit down for dinner. When you get that many Oslunds in one place, there is bound to be some issues. And there was. After we all sat down, Sherri remembered that she forgot to put out the cranberry sauce. So Shane got up to get it. It reminded me of something. I told Sherri that for Christmas next year, I wanted a cranberry sauce dish. She says, "Oh, not to be morbid, but Gary and I have to make out a will. You guys need to think of what you want." So everyone starts teasing me saying that all I want is a cranberry sauce dish. We all had a good laugh. I said, "Okay, I can think of something else, then. I want the set of pictures of (Sherri & Gary's) grandparents. Sherri tells me that this my start a battle. Mary pipes up at this point to inform her mother that those pictures SHOULD NOT go to in-laws. Okay, yeah, I want them for myself. Uh, no, they would be Shane's of course. Like if we were to get divorced I would take them?! Well, I had never been treated like an outsider in that house until that very moment. AND I DID NOT LIKE IT! For goodness sake, I have been a more permanent fixture in that house in that last 10 years than Mary has! So needless to say, it put a huge damper on my evening. Then, my wonderful 11 year old nephew, Dylan chimes in. "Nana", he asks, " do you have a d*ldo?" My mouth shot open! I could not believe he just yelled that across the dining room! And on Christmas no less! Shawn starts making excuses for him saying he spelled it, he didn't say it. Okay, most of the kids at that table know how to spell! So Mary chimes in again. "It's my fault...I call him a d*ldo all the time. My kids have started doing it too." Okay, you freaking idiot! You be proud if that! The next topic of conversation involved making fun of Shane's and my financial state. I had to ask them a couple of times to stop, saying that it wasn't an appropriate time to talk about it (like it would ever be!), but nobody seemed to care what I thought. They just continued making cracks and laughing about it. So, with my head hung, I quietly finished my dinner. Afterwards, I had to beg Shane to leave, claiming that I had a stomach ache. So we did. We looked at some Christmas lights, came home, put the kids to bed and watched a movie, where I fell asleep on the couch.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#336666;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#009900;"><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">M<span style="color:#009900;">E</span>R<span style="color:#009900;">R</span>Y <span style="color:#009900;">C</span>H<span style="color:#009900;">R</span>I<span style="color:#009900;">S</span>T<span style="color:#009900;">M</span>A<span style="color:#009900;">S</span>!<span style="color:#009900;">!</span> </span></strong></span></span></span>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12973378985902692582noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821377823488334208.post-24258967705446198092007-11-29T20:52:00.000-08:002007-11-30T09:04:09.022-08:00Go Elf Yourself!<span style="font-family:georgia;color:#cc0000;">Okay, so this is such a fun way to get in the holiday spirit! Go elf yourself!</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#cc0000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#009900;"><a href="http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1114024852">http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1114024852</a></span><span style="color:#cc0000;"> </span><br /><p><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></p><p><span style="color:#cc0000;"><a href="http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1118125374">http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1118125374</a></span></p><p><span style="color:#cc0000;"><a href="http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1118347275">http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1118347275</a></p></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Make sure you elf yourself and send it to me!<br />Happy Holidays!!!<br />Love you all!</span><br /></span>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12973378985902692582noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821377823488334208.post-31255907219662367602007-10-07T18:19:00.000-07:002008-11-12T20:28:03.515-08:00The zoo has gotten a bit bigger...<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#006600;">So, last Tuesday, Shane did some work for PetSmart in the adoption center. Knowing how I can't resist animals who need homes, he sent me pictures of his new "buddies". Well, he also knew that I didn't want to do the pet thing again. What a jerk! LOL! So he insisted that we go down and just look at them. Shane made fast friends with a cat named Adolfo. I, of course, fell in love with 2 different cats. Having done the kitten tearing up the furniture phase, I wanted 2 mellow adult cats and Adolfo is a kitten. For the next 4 days, we talked about getting NO MORE THAN 2 cats. Problem was--which ones? I wanted Mystery and Frenchy and Shane wanted Adolfo and Frenchy. Being the wife, I won.<br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#006600;">So, yesterday we took the kids and went to PetSmart. We got there early to ensure that we got Mystery and Frenchy. After waiting and waiting, we found out that someone had already adopted Mystery. And to be perfectly honest, I didn't like Frenchy's attitude. So we spent some time with the other cats and found out a little of their history. Apparently, Adolfo is everyone's (including the other cats) favorite.<br />And now I can see why. On Wednesday, he had to have surgery on his teeth. His baby teeth weren't allowing the adult teeth through. But you'd never know he was in any pain. Penny's story was very sad. A year and a half ago (when she was only 6 months old) she delivered a litter of kittens and was found, stabbed, in front of the store. She recovered beautifully. She's not at all skittish. So we brought the two of them home. Adolfo took right to all of us. Penny took slightly longer, but since Shane and the kids are off at bowling right now, Penny is really letting her friendly side show. She's actually a bit of a ham.<br />So here are a few pictures of our new babies... </span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtT5FjODShKc24OKei_QMWGRzQdcajZCC3Xc0F-th3tUYMmn8bgT7SNPUNy51C45M8Bw5HHTelvfqxDFiDtQ7vMUEh-pbTyoliAyQz02DYQvurdB08bGd2mtGBbpC4ZPiAK3YXD_EFRGLm/s1600-h/Penny+and+Adolfo+002.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#006600;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118788565104471794" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtT5FjODShKc24OKei_QMWGRzQdcajZCC3Xc0F-th3tUYMmn8bgT7SNPUNy51C45M8Bw5HHTelvfqxDFiDtQ7vMUEh-pbTyoliAyQz02DYQvurdB08bGd2mtGBbpC4ZPiAK3YXD_EFRGLm/s320/Penny+and+Adolfo+002.jpg" border="0" /></span></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElnH3vsaiNpkPD4JeHsBXP-3ZHvm3EBFPU6bkEy0JmoOagmG2ZGq_PIklbRkA8dm19hfGrBD22gUUmNNVGvRnAJLP32phfS4t3uw7CT_vUXnUbOI4OYRtfIg6kSjOYxhHHwElJbF5ntdq/s1600-h/Penny+and+Adolfo+017.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#006600;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118793641755815714" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElnH3vsaiNpkPD4JeHsBXP-3ZHvm3EBFPU6bkEy0JmoOagmG2ZGq_PIklbRkA8dm19hfGrBD22gUUmNNVGvRnAJLP32phfS4t3uw7CT_vUXnUbOI4OYRtfIg6kSjOYxhHHwElJbF5ntdq/s320/Penny+and+Adolfo+017.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#006600;">Adolfo, 6 months old</span></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKp8MH4FkBtJblxdcu6a-XTF5kiTzZfQR4CQzdOMjhbz-OVOPGQ5YBgRiQ_vcmXW_BcLkRXvp_Ip5EBzYhAXLISqNF3AIhyF5hBPCZrkZV2qv6dpwKz2FFG-xPcfyQs-EkTVDUo61AGLpI/s1600-h/Penny+and+Adolfo+001.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#006600;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118788560809504482" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKp8MH4FkBtJblxdcu6a-XTF5kiTzZfQR4CQzdOMjhbz-OVOPGQ5YBgRiQ_vcmXW_BcLkRXvp_Ip5EBzYhAXLISqNF3AIhyF5hBPCZrkZV2qv6dpwKz2FFG-xPcfyQs-EkTVDUo61AGLpI/s320/Penny+and+Adolfo+001.jpg" border="0" /></span></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#006600;"></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4MqlYbUEFE5Ef92kiRodFzfiW90tCl_W5kUOLX8980z7uH2qUgqMoG7Ny5fuAZOpoLnSnRDKg4Xnr6rlu4GvzV7XPKTwEYXhaDWYVhQPYy0MKcXGT6FNNaUepFWgM2sUwd_YzCcSX_bd2/s1600-h/Penny+and+Adolfo+016.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#006600;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118793637460848402" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4MqlYbUEFE5Ef92kiRodFzfiW90tCl_W5kUOLX8980z7uH2qUgqMoG7Ny5fuAZOpoLnSnRDKg4Xnr6rlu4GvzV7XPKTwEYXhaDWYVhQPYy0MKcXGT6FNNaUepFWgM2sUwd_YzCcSX_bd2/s320/Penny+and+Adolfo+016.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#006600;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#006600;">Penny, 2 years</span></div><br /><div><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#006600;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbuBMJnBHUW0HmSReJph8YyivKmI_RSBMmdmHbS-a7HiI-O4qBdI3FOmFQrzd4AYCZicc4SbFM8CsEoWDfH31z3ey5BgjQ_yFMrZEB-BwzNzxN5KAdhkWoTRfB0BIqRlIFUgZ7ujGaOqnW/s1600-h/Penny+and+Adolfo+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118788573694406402" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbuBMJnBHUW0HmSReJph8YyivKmI_RSBMmdmHbS-a7HiI-O4qBdI3FOmFQrzd4AYCZicc4SbFM8CsEoWDfH31z3ey5BgjQ_yFMrZEB-BwzNzxN5KAdhkWoTRfB0BIqRlIFUgZ7ujGaOqnW/s320/Penny+and+Adolfo+013.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#006600;">Adofo and Penny, cuddling</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#006600;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#006600;"></span></div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12973378985902692582noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821377823488334208.post-25010701859995347102007-10-01T08:15:00.000-07:002007-10-07T19:14:32.753-07:00My Weekend<div align="justify"><span style="color:#333399;">Oh, my goodness!!! So this past weekend was exhausting! </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#333399;">Friday I dropped Katie off with James. Nothing new there, but it was still tense. I am making it that way, but I cannot pretend to be nice. So I figure I'll just ignore him. Hey, it works for me! ;)</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#333399;">Saturday was Halloween Haunt 2007!!!! There was some concern about some of the girls going in the group. They had been fighting for the last couple of weeks. So I have felt more like a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">chaperon</span> to adult women. But I have to say...everyone got along great! Or at least had the ability to pretend to. One of the girls took her 12 year old daughter. She did amazingly! She was terrified at first, but she got past it and had a wonderful time. She was a great addition to the group! I tend to be the most brave a Haunt. I love scary movies, I have a huge fascination for the supernatural, I just love to be scared. Let me just say--I was <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">freakin</span>' terrified!! It was so much fun!! I didn't get home until 4:30 am.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#333399;">I had been feeling a bug coming on for about the last week or so (ever since Big & Rich), but it seemed to be fading. Friday night, it started hitting kinda hard. Well, I'm a tough cookie who very rarely gets sick. I figured I could fight it this time, too. Wrong! I was popping ibuprofen all night. The cold settled in my chest. Screaming DOES NOT make it any better. And boy did I scream on Saturday! So my mother woke my up at 9:30, shocked that I was still asleep! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Heeellllloooo</span>! Whatever. I couldn't get back to sleep. So I was feeling awful, no voice, no sleep, ridiculous cough that sounded like I was faking it. But I have a great husband. He made me chicken noodle soup and took really good care of me until he had to leave for bowling and pick up our kiddos (who were at Nana & <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">PopPop's</span>).</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#333399;">The next part of my story needs some background. I was supposed to go to Haunt from the beginning. Then due to my finances, I decided not to go. Well, that didn't sit to well with two really great, caring friends. The two of them insisted (and I mean INSISTED) that they split my ticket so that I could go. I told them that the only way that would be acceptable is if I pay them back. So it was a done deal. This deal, however, was to be kept a secret from certain people for certain reasons. It was not a secret in my own home. Yesterday I got a call from Kim. Her husband, David went out to the lake with James (his brother and my ex-husband). They got to talking about golfing and James told David that he wanted him to go golfing with him. David said that it wasn't in his budget right now. So James tells him, "Tell Kim that if she could pay for Kristen to go, then you can go golfing." David decides that this is actually a GOOD IDEA! He actually thought it would work. My question is--how did James know that Kim payed for me to go? Katie knew, but how would that come up in conversation? Well, Kim denied it all and told David that it wouldn't work to hold something like that over her head. So I spent the next few hours (sick) fuming that my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">daughter</span> is talking about me behind my back again. I have asked her not to mention me at her father's house because he takes everything and twists it around. So she gets home from the bowling alley and I was mad! I sat her down and asked her point blank why she would do that again. She swears up and down that she didn't do it. I kind of have to believe her. She cannot lie to my face like that. So, here I am wondering how James would connect the dots. He can't even add 2 + 2...And, more important than that, why would he use that to try and start a fight between Kim and David? He has so much nerve. Every time I turn around it seems he has sunk lower and lower.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#333399;">Well, there's my eventful weekend. Incredible highs and very low lows...</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#333399;">Until next time...</span></div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12973378985902692582noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821377823488334208.post-17497558570022217992007-09-25T11:22:00.000-07:002008-11-12T20:28:04.436-08:00My first post<div align="justify"><span style="color:#006600;">Well, this is my first post. Bear with me...<br /></div></span><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#006600;">Hi all! </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">The Oslunds are doing great! Shane has been working bunches, which is good, but we miss him! Katie and Brandon just started 5th and 2nd grade, respectively. They really like their new teachers. Hayley and Megan are enjoying having their mommy to themselves again and I am loving the tighter schedule.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiub1P-L9WHldNJd5I1tOmAY90J7pZQm2RXxTE86j5aJSkxvGgCfwCJbimm6FEmPmkAN121J2yyiBDrH4X-mK1dXEZyqLMSHVTDu9_2PK-BwxhBtoh90Pa7F6wqwAJo7twVqc0gcM2ARC5X/s1600-h/1st+day+of+school+2007+Brandon.jpg"><span style="color:#006600;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114214224889980546" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiub1P-L9WHldNJd5I1tOmAY90J7pZQm2RXxTE86j5aJSkxvGgCfwCJbimm6FEmPmkAN121J2yyiBDrH4X-mK1dXEZyqLMSHVTDu9_2PK-BwxhBtoh90Pa7F6wqwAJo7twVqc0gcM2ARC5X/s320/1st+day+of+school+2007+Brandon.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#006600;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9oEEAMknv2Nzviy0RMdZZDI_UDG41e3tTo2xyLanUMo7BDy0csjBtXH1o4zzgWUk63mWJ_ORiAIhSJn-p9DvHMsbTbGbFKRaxZaYjxHNLfiWYe9C5hteLnjP4VDsPWTs-CfOsD6eWhLO/s1600-h/1st+day+of+school+2007+Katie.jpg"><span style="color:#006600;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114214413868541586" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9oEEAMknv2Nzviy0RMdZZDI_UDG41e3tTo2xyLanUMo7BDy0csjBtXH1o4zzgWUk63mWJ_ORiAIhSJn-p9DvHMsbTbGbFKRaxZaYjxHNLfiWYe9C5hteLnjP4VDsPWTs-CfOsD6eWhLO/s320/1st+day+of+school+2007+Katie.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#006600;"><br /><br />Shane, Katie, Brandon, my mom & I went to see Big & Rich at the L.A. County Fair this past Saturday! We had so much fun. Mom & I are looking forward to going again in 2 1/2 months! This weekend I have Halloween Haunt with the girls to look forward to. It's my one time of year I get to let loose. And I fully plan to!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKcvYT0soPQez20RaNp1E7Fmk1Jc8n9yqCwXUzLtExuKbkhhMG8UG_tQYjZN1xp0jI3ZN171F7PU-fX0TAamIuFaiLA-cEkqVH2HulpZu4YjWY18stn2DeBpxVMhQw3VFnlkn5ZXwayYA/s1600-h/Pictures+big+bear+thru+big+and+rich+102.jpg"><span style="color:#006600;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114215689473828514" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKcvYT0soPQez20RaNp1E7Fmk1Jc8n9yqCwXUzLtExuKbkhhMG8UG_tQYjZN1xp0jI3ZN171F7PU-fX0TAamIuFaiLA-cEkqVH2HulpZu4YjWY18stn2DeBpxVMhQw3VFnlkn5ZXwayYA/s320/Pictures+big+bear+thru+big+and+rich+102.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#006600;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrLSWQ9vJX_NyWaFXrZyKC9z_ogWfLNFOggmMgBHfGZbKRko7vLz-4pPPB-R9GxL_g1BCWRI5ChkMUkfKJEm7QcIOhPpQZfoSpesBRdCtpJeLab34BPEGpKHvQTXDAQXirYjQtAR5ViNS/s1600-h/Pictures+big+bear+thru+big+and+rich+106.jpg"><span style="color:#006600;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114216316539053746" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrLSWQ9vJX_NyWaFXrZyKC9z_ogWfLNFOggmMgBHfGZbKRko7vLz-4pPPB-R9GxL_g1BCWRI5ChkMUkfKJEm7QcIOhPpQZfoSpesBRdCtpJeLab34BPEGpKHvQTXDAQXirYjQtAR5ViNS/s320/Pictures+big+bear+thru+big+and+rich+106.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;"></span><br /><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhedyt66xB4CxvsHHEvSGSui26AjsAk1mbn52I2c3GIH0wS2Df_axNw0gIjrd96gHL3dS7wVoRsdcRfijAL__XFX_IGVKTVv98lGxdCrvG_XvAFoMuQHZcV-g2ixbX5ZP9YXnpabH5aPhjF/s1600-h/Pictures+big+bear+thru+big+and+rich+111.jpg"><span style="color:#006600;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114217574964471490" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhedyt66xB4CxvsHHEvSGSui26AjsAk1mbn52I2c3GIH0wS2Df_axNw0gIjrd96gHL3dS7wVoRsdcRfijAL__XFX_IGVKTVv98lGxdCrvG_XvAFoMuQHZcV-g2ixbX5ZP9YXnpabH5aPhjF/s320/Pictures+big+bear+thru+big+and+rich+111.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#006600;"><br /></div></span><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Well, I will post as time and interesting experiences allow! Until next time...</span><br /></div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12973378985902692582noreply@blogger.com1