tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91965816373367553472024-02-19T08:06:56.443-08:00Florida CrackerGinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03565964125887995906noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196581637336755347.post-80245157668185390112009-12-30T17:22:00.001-08:002009-12-30T17:30:41.442-08:00Momma's BirthdayMy mom any my sister celebrated their birthdays on December 3rd. Yes, my sister was born on my mom's birthday. How dare she! Unfortunately my sister who lives in NC at the moment could not be with us. It was the big 4-0 for her too :-( She will be here in January so will have to make up for it. We went to Carrabbas to celebrate because according to my parents they have the best calamarri there. I would not know because I don't eat the stuff. My girls went to tell the wait staff that it was their nanas birthday and could they please acknowledge it. The picture in the middle is the dessert they brought to her. A <span style="font-size:78%;">little </span><span style="font-size:100%;">glass of bourbon cake with cream. According to her it was delicious! Happy birthday mom and may you have many, many more!!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHI871GAkd3cB5kE1ngCUglVlxYbd7tkR6hwTdSY1-C76FyetuYp-l6s-gNhX1tjEa6Ic8lJ8Pen-3gCCSt0FVGR0PIoppYSDtWJi5nWRDWFuVuPbppTrzOBHCM9jZ0KFnyaGK7Dfw6JYj/s1600-h/Picnik+collage.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421204818522805106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 202px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHI871GAkd3cB5kE1ngCUglVlxYbd7tkR6hwTdSY1-C76FyetuYp-l6s-gNhX1tjEa6Ic8lJ8Pen-3gCCSt0FVGR0PIoppYSDtWJi5nWRDWFuVuPbppTrzOBHCM9jZ0KFnyaGK7Dfw6JYj/s320/Picnik+collage.jpg" border="0" /></a>Ginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03565964125887995906noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196581637336755347.post-66454126164769440092009-11-23T19:49:00.000-08:002009-11-24T19:45:29.976-08:00Our Little Girl turned 15!Our sweet daughter turned 15 last week. Right after school I took her straight to the DMV to get her learners permit. She is doing an excellent job driving. We are so proud of her!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKtRQkN1obr8aRAR3bVdeubip7WUjt5AjCMLXwlZgUmAhuQDhWcGeRuOYI-kEl76olJocUflnK2kJGeBTMkaUnAK4xYiCqBBQYAgOE0IHLyxPGqJvibjW4UxBnblc-zBubpKL0rbhWj3gb/s1600/Rachels+15th+bday+024.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407514270734734610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 244px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKtRQkN1obr8aRAR3bVdeubip7WUjt5AjCMLXwlZgUmAhuQDhWcGeRuOYI-kEl76olJocUflnK2kJGeBTMkaUnAK4xYiCqBBQYAgOE0IHLyxPGqJvibjW4UxBnblc-zBubpKL0rbhWj3gb/s320/Rachels+15th+bday+024.jpg" border="0" /></a> Later that day her boyfriend and my parents came over dinner and we had her favorite meal lasagna, salad and garlic bread.<br /><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzlBP46ihiN-dhXyF5Mv9g1-fof1Sk_9Jm2Rij60n9iFFRiBJVaGtQUbpERBe4lMCN0SDoiejw1ZGaCfvV0-Giv1iO5z5WdqqA5OxEkWwM9wni_x6HaJsqOXty26_aeDyZa-vYWruBQA1/s1600/Rachels+15th+bday+023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407514264520274994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzlBP46ihiN-dhXyF5Mv9g1-fof1Sk_9Jm2Rij60n9iFFRiBJVaGtQUbpERBe4lMCN0SDoiejw1ZGaCfvV0-Giv1iO5z5WdqqA5OxEkWwM9wni_x6HaJsqOXty26_aeDyZa-vYWruBQA1/s320/Rachels+15th+bday+023.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMFKB6uVdbz-IskVFW0vtQOwtpmRLigh8XRMDhXKOHazChG5Jaag-_UDVosiBlnWV4qqK9DqSILdqeYSSoDi8aAqmtsv7Yo5Oo6uZlVKrM73h9BsCQGBhRvspTe1Zs20TlxgGhGn2DKrz_/s1600/Rachels+15th+bday+028.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407514258593488130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 280px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMFKB6uVdbz-IskVFW0vtQOwtpmRLigh8XRMDhXKOHazChG5Jaag-_UDVosiBlnWV4qqK9DqSILdqeYSSoDi8aAqmtsv7Yo5Oo6uZlVKrM73h9BsCQGBhRvspTe1Zs20TlxgGhGn2DKrz_/s320/Rachels+15th+bday+028.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This is the cake that her boyfriend bought for her. He had them put orange flowers on it because he knows that is her favorite color.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mWdJxxtJzBNoXdaRB7UF0IRSAONQfkv5ZKNdTZYsGavXV9pulGFGf5UYJk8oRUatuj7TfTJRyg4wJZkqhlkj5doS1eeYvzwEBD6jMQ6G37Wa-FYMQDVDYTOIMPkaYHOg7o8aK1z1AiI-/s1600/Rachels+15th+bday+033.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407514249611295826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mWdJxxtJzBNoXdaRB7UF0IRSAONQfkv5ZKNdTZYsGavXV9pulGFGf5UYJk8oRUatuj7TfTJRyg4wJZkqhlkj5doS1eeYvzwEBD6jMQ6G37Wa-FYMQDVDYTOIMPkaYHOg7o8aK1z1AiI-/s320/Rachels+15th+bday+033.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Happy birthday Rachel. We are so very proud to call you our daughter!<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Ginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03565964125887995906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196581637336755347.post-13838033415510137592009-09-27T12:52:00.000-07:002009-09-27T13:25:58.096-07:00Forever FloridaThis past weekend my friend and I went to Forever Florida located in Kenansville, Florida. Our guys were hunting and we needed something to do until they met us later at the motel we were staying at. Forever Florida is a 4700 acre eco-ranch and wildlife conservation area. We took this swamp buggy on a tour of the ranch.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRHTJUjLGA34qlfFwQT3Vm-IPzrm_WYlCFA8PWxBEA1j4Wqk7ZOlu4ShlHelWCUM8k_Jt-SEScYgBqRYf33TFvcqEyZKEQG9zO0PtmLT7xQNdSCrN228bGywh8RFTrel62dH1fdLtNPHI/s1600-h/Forever+Florida+006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386240333919185314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRHTJUjLGA34qlfFwQT3Vm-IPzrm_WYlCFA8PWxBEA1j4Wqk7ZOlu4ShlHelWCUM8k_Jt-SEScYgBqRYf33TFvcqEyZKEQG9zO0PtmLT7xQNdSCrN228bGywh8RFTrel62dH1fdLtNPHI/s320/Forever+Florida+006.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3qEem11Axrq8rBu-9jVrFCAFWqrDaqH8cugKGesMtxr1yeKhL_PR6O8ohey1V0Oq7_mSEJeCotNESJ8rghY_ayv9ZVJNnBkSmzybxkCsMwCyIvn-Q3IaYSZL35PL1n8v3MxyF7i1MxoCO/s1600-h/Forever+Florida+023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386240329546247170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3qEem11Axrq8rBu-9jVrFCAFWqrDaqH8cugKGesMtxr1yeKhL_PR6O8ohey1V0Oq7_mSEJeCotNESJ8rghY_ayv9ZVJNnBkSmzybxkCsMwCyIvn-Q3IaYSZL35PL1n8v3MxyF7i1MxoCO/s320/Forever+Florida+023.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJIByoKR9KvL92RKE4wMYrSoeqteVDTjQjE3tNyGqpzSVNj9fRmQfewQQpd3-xVnXao8wnv506LztfaiIOlpgaVsh1uV_6RqKvyJDZ8o04dNZvVz1uThCQSmrJGjmA9M8x9LYVzP4Jpxcn/s1600-h/Forever+Florida+025.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386240319730581634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJIByoKR9KvL92RKE4wMYrSoeqteVDTjQjE3tNyGqpzSVNj9fRmQfewQQpd3-xVnXao8wnv506LztfaiIOlpgaVsh1uV_6RqKvyJDZ8o04dNZvVz1uThCQSmrJGjmA9M8x9LYVzP4Jpxcn/s320/Forever+Florida+025.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG54FXdTYGsoCLrm5FJaJ7fjiX8GY48moC4HD3et5cuyJRHKr9kje82EyWZrXLohGdCfURPw9toosAAWd2Tq5WEK5TCOf2KhzCP2pjxgYZDRt3GVC8CkySU3gZvE6Y8DPTa8lko41dzLro/s1600-h/Forever+Florida+038.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386238424025284130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG54FXdTYGsoCLrm5FJaJ7fjiX8GY48moC4HD3et5cuyJRHKr9kje82EyWZrXLohGdCfURPw9toosAAWd2Tq5WEK5TCOf2KhzCP2pjxgYZDRt3GVC8CkySU3gZvE6Y8DPTa8lko41dzLro/s320/Forever+Florida+038.JPG" border="0" /></a> Later we went to our motel Lakeside Inn and checked in. This is the lake and the dock behind the motel. The picture was taken from the screened in gazebo.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtkt2D2Ijy7-dn6SbuejjDcJ9LOrl87nw-0zY0aFvXE1_G6POvEh7ARCBxX7l5DQ205-NxAHsif9OXV6rlCdXaJ2KGy1arsI6OdOQsvfG4iWNy5OYnviWQ87cl3S1aauSf5oTnUXZbnQ2/s1600-h/Forever+Florida+053.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386238421581160386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtkt2D2Ijy7-dn6SbuejjDcJ9LOrl87nw-0zY0aFvXE1_G6POvEh7ARCBxX7l5DQ205-NxAHsif9OXV6rlCdXaJ2KGy1arsI6OdOQsvfG4iWNy5OYnviWQ87cl3S1aauSf5oTnUXZbnQ2/s320/Forever+Florida+053.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The entrance to my and my husbands room.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYm06EtAqnZgbG_gM6vMeCyU0BpFTkZUW8GOkmI86w_BaL31N7DYyuzxlDbzvIpvXyVBjBXpYnrh4spp-nlzD4OoNIANPy77CbszmlPe7se81UeD85NMEDn_hb7wdWDGHNnpK_txq-eSp/s1600-h/Forever+Florida+070.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386238414787034850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYm06EtAqnZgbG_gM6vMeCyU0BpFTkZUW8GOkmI86w_BaL31N7DYyuzxlDbzvIpvXyVBjBXpYnrh4spp-nlzD4OoNIANPy77CbszmlPe7se81UeD85NMEDn_hb7wdWDGHNnpK_txq-eSp/s320/Forever+Florida+070.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The inside was very simple, cute, and very clean. Of course we still bring our own sheets, blankets, and pillows ;-)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3AoTXp0CztFLUoRPkV3whZ9pawR1maT-EBo3zC2e7KiOc_A_5-dlS6bRuabmAU5kjilb4cRVu7b5QUjd-3uDkffwUjDCbwPN-_gmj1Descosd_lrBIhcODUqKGu_igSxlo5Bq0l9vsUFC/s1600-h/Forever+Florida+068.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386238405389652866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3AoTXp0CztFLUoRPkV3whZ9pawR1maT-EBo3zC2e7KiOc_A_5-dlS6bRuabmAU5kjilb4cRVu7b5QUjd-3uDkffwUjDCbwPN-_gmj1Descosd_lrBIhcODUqKGu_igSxlo5Bq0l9vsUFC/s320/Forever+Florida+068.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This is my adorable husband after a looooong day of hunting. No luck though.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilagCjVzWcelA81MM010stfg8XAf2lBY-HhYQHYr_jZ2r5oi0d3bIJ_h5oyivzvAsZcPxnlB421XhzvCxG9jF5fE0Z9rAME4DHrTLq32-ung5rkyaqj9AhOdJjx0c-ZXmkWb3iuwjzbIoC/s1600-h/Forever+Florida+066.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386238399098000610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilagCjVzWcelA81MM010stfg8XAf2lBY-HhYQHYr_jZ2r5oi0d3bIJ_h5oyivzvAsZcPxnlB421XhzvCxG9jF5fE0Z9rAME4DHrTLq32-ung5rkyaqj9AhOdJjx0c-ZXmkWb3iuwjzbIoC/s320/Forever+Florida+066.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This was a very nice weekend getaway. We will definetly do it again. The guys will be hunting through November. Hopefully better luck next time!</div><div></div><div><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">Gini</span></em></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Ginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03565964125887995906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196581637336755347.post-5721895797890810212009-09-24T05:28:00.001-07:002009-09-24T08:48:25.982-07:00Homecoming DanceLast Saturday night Rachel and Daniel went to the Homecoming Dance. The dress Rachel is wearing was worn by her sister to the prom about 4 years ago. My mom altered the dress to fit her. Before the dance I dropped the kids off at the Olive Garden to eat and then picked them up an hour and a half later. (click on the pics to enlarge them)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7WOQhKp7K5lERbr6lcJV9oi7F5oqY7U7MvmhQzA-dhPmMYbRgxNgq_CgBAa9N2wk0Xwm7WWwEVELDcF6kIBb7GvcVKL3mdgjVkXbfeGSVzxoy5Fbuz1-ZdIFzOUn3ZashqlIWQaCW9XA_/s1600-h/018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385010742060431218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7WOQhKp7K5lERbr6lcJV9oi7F5oqY7U7MvmhQzA-dhPmMYbRgxNgq_CgBAa9N2wk0Xwm7WWwEVELDcF6kIBb7GvcVKL3mdgjVkXbfeGSVzxoy5Fbuz1-ZdIFzOUn3ZashqlIWQaCW9XA_/s320/018.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgat1jxgYS0_nLNioxRORVI47bPWF6Pf-3DsXzJYKisQo0J7QFjhHyuqGsTBFNQi8Z52Cpe9EeHF-yJHU-XHQXhEYfZ78ShL3Fc5qxbpcsiIazuPbbKVQHyP727ccfgPslYDkDTSG-nZOMV/s1600-h/016.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385010733843155922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgat1jxgYS0_nLNioxRORVI47bPWF6Pf-3DsXzJYKisQo0J7QFjhHyuqGsTBFNQi8Z52Cpe9EeHF-yJHU-XHQXhEYfZ78ShL3Fc5qxbpcsiIazuPbbKVQHyP727ccfgPslYDkDTSG-nZOMV/s320/016.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>When I came to pick them up Rachel seemed down so I asked what was wrong. She was upset and dissapointed because the dance was not what she expected. She thought it would be the way you see them portrayed in the movies with slow dancing and that it would be romantic. Instead she said they played ghetto music and the most of the girls were "dirty" dancing. How sad :-(</div><div>I am not sure if she will ever go to a school dance again. </div><div></div><div><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">Gini</span></em></strong><br /><br /></div><div></div>Ginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03565964125887995906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196581637336755347.post-50080451798426946552009-08-26T05:48:00.001-07:002009-08-26T06:02:35.446-07:00First Day of High School<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFvCMPM2qDKqXeDFUzg6R9ZNrz6p04nCiGFOdg1rUo4MGVZi46e5D8zxMGn-tyAQOTceYzBaXs2e3Z-16Un0qTAlMHkC_0daXvi2lH7AM5edNn0k1UgN7yKusauwY5oWPtkaqbQf9PNJ3/s1600-h/1st+day+of+high+school+005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374256382780654722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFvCMPM2qDKqXeDFUzg6R9ZNrz6p04nCiGFOdg1rUo4MGVZi46e5D8zxMGn-tyAQOTceYzBaXs2e3Z-16Un0qTAlMHkC_0daXvi2lH7AM5edNn0k1UgN7yKusauwY5oWPtkaqbQf9PNJ3/s320/1st+day+of+high+school+005.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Where did the time go. My youngest daughter started high school on Monday. Her best friend/boyfriend gets up extra early and rides his bike to our house and waits for her to get ready. Unfortunately we do not have bus transportation to the school because we live 1.8 miles away and you must live 2 miles to have bus transportation. Ridiculous considering our children would have to cross a major 4 lane highway to get to the school. And what about if it rains? Anyway, I have been taking them and it stinks because on the days I have to work it puts me behind and on my days off I still have to get up early to take them to school :-( Oh well, on the bright side since I am forced to wake up early on my days off I will hopefully get more accomplished!<br /><br /><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">Gini</span></em></strong>Ginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03565964125887995906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196581637336755347.post-26714567594554589122009-08-21T14:01:00.000-07:002009-08-21T14:39:22.248-07:00De Leon Springs and the Old Sugar MillOn Tuesday my mom, daughter and her boyfriend went to De Leon Springs. It is a state park in De Leon Springs, Florida. Native American Indians used these springs as far back as 6.000 years ago. The water is 72 degrees year around. There is a restaurant called the Old Sugar Mill that serves breakfast that you make yourself on a a griddle that is built into the table.<br />This is the entrance: (click on picture to enlarge)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19HID1dZXtBrEd5dzhJoj2Q360cwtxfJRRH2Is6Qg-d5aoE3Ml4PcowTb97CZT2Wab8ItZKlgxFVNR-yNqL7f2NFfZAAmW72tHCcWb0A15ZoaW7AVb8lx7tC6aW0AChf4OvWYFDCvGstj/s1600-h/DeLeon+Springs+033.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372530085770576946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19HID1dZXtBrEd5dzhJoj2Q360cwtxfJRRH2Is6Qg-d5aoE3Ml4PcowTb97CZT2Wab8ItZKlgxFVNR-yNqL7f2NFfZAAmW72tHCcWb0A15ZoaW7AVb8lx7tC6aW0AChf4OvWYFDCvGstj/s320/DeLeon+Springs+033.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQMkpH2BXXyKqoqFtxqyP44YXqUs-6awsQgTueYql4sy9nG5yhbRw80sQ93AgwEsrFsxPC3zLg0C7u44ULNgMrHajdEWUoaDsoQ27K7fkJr_dnzi-G0QyAVM0JkJF2aD3D6I8UmnjEhIrv/s1600-h/DeLeon+Springs+031.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372530076175917138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQMkpH2BXXyKqoqFtxqyP44YXqUs-6awsQgTueYql4sy9nG5yhbRw80sQ93AgwEsrFsxPC3zLg0C7u44ULNgMrHajdEWUoaDsoQ27K7fkJr_dnzi-G0QyAVM0JkJF2aD3D6I8UmnjEhIrv/s320/DeLeon+Springs+031.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzYdvJOaqdkn97luyvdlMamcfjm90E3tUMob25RwPqm3E7GGQAdZ-QKIyajdtAxv886gExs15CI5zuBNq6oxndybOIU4kk9yuhMqyKN4BbiG_sqeBV8_uzS2EUHlyGOUEspE8EKG7ncqNd/s1600-h/DeLeon+Springs+029.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372530070106140578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzYdvJOaqdkn97luyvdlMamcfjm90E3tUMob25RwPqm3E7GGQAdZ-QKIyajdtAxv886gExs15CI5zuBNq6oxndybOIU4kk9yuhMqyKN4BbiG_sqeBV8_uzS2EUHlyGOUEspE8EKG7ncqNd/s320/DeLeon+Springs+029.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is a wheel located in the restaurant that was once used in a sugar mill.<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_oGA-AL_XUZQXfvNefTuqhqG-SY5tJspib7df_ep8qzbDDRgpYqrsZccIsE_0oe_9a3dADjjBv3oujay_bWiTPYoPW-jN0ZgscK_RWstWc_c4GJHBMsWjq3xJy0AneNYVE3ICLYPlANx/s1600-h/DeLeon+Springs+004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372526223585893474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_oGA-AL_XUZQXfvNefTuqhqG-SY5tJspib7df_ep8qzbDDRgpYqrsZccIsE_0oe_9a3dADjjBv3oujay_bWiTPYoPW-jN0ZgscK_RWstWc_c4GJHBMsWjq3xJy0AneNYVE3ICLYPlANx/s320/DeLeon+Springs+004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The kids had pancakes that they brought out in pitchers. They were $4.50 a piece for all you can eat and for $1.75 you can purchase add ins. The kids had chocolate chips and blueberries. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0ZZWPYUk0tq5jjfayrEkJlMCTLgUGOs7yHuu7-d5YQr6QxoKOHZhC6rITCst4vAUYiGjcSh5Smr_WUiubgzsn2y7wezss8ac1yHKTO0WR-QkOqzTBpxDl1VQ6B4e115mpw1fiUmLglKJ/s1600-h/DeLeon+Springs+006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372526215931428706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0ZZWPYUk0tq5jjfayrEkJlMCTLgUGOs7yHuu7-d5YQr6QxoKOHZhC6rITCst4vAUYiGjcSh5Smr_WUiubgzsn2y7wezss8ac1yHKTO0WR-QkOqzTBpxDl1VQ6B4e115mpw1fiUmLglKJ/s320/DeLeon+Springs+006.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />My mom and I had eggs that we scrambled ourselves, bacon that we did not cook, and toast that we buttered and toasted on the griddle. The only negative to this fun was that there is no air conditioning in the rustic restaurant and the griddles produce alot of heat and in turn it made for a sweaty meal. But it was worth it.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ZUN3eNLsCantIm6jhnqHLPr1WFzK7w27p0Tk99nIawHB_WNx5rIk8oDvjuN00y4fdzLBpAIBk9NHuKlbJ6Kl_EAP814p24eQwKoFmTOIxHIfLeouPxKTMk8lObrNJOqcN7GX6SCiakbf/s1600-h/DeLeon+Springs+008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372526205568513058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ZUN3eNLsCantIm6jhnqHLPr1WFzK7w27p0Tk99nIawHB_WNx5rIk8oDvjuN00y4fdzLBpAIBk9NHuKlbJ6Kl_EAP814p24eQwKoFmTOIxHIfLeouPxKTMk8lObrNJOqcN7GX6SCiakbf/s320/DeLeon+Springs+008.JPG" border="0" /></a> To get into the coollllddd water you have to just dive in. Rachel and I had no problem but her boyfriend was pretty wimpy about it. My mom... she didn't even wear her swimsuit.</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRI27sWz_cwzVFCzT4D4ljTgVHhRwhiryH6w9JENW33mwHeyAXGjQRbKC9Vie822CZhWRoeZaN1AKxvdOfKJQ5IUpuSVDm5p1ZHnCgMAsbPfB7zgXLfhH0pGlWjgXkbjB4UH_fT0MgMWrX/s1600-h/DeLeon+Springs+013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372526196419124706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRI27sWz_cwzVFCzT4D4ljTgVHhRwhiryH6w9JENW33mwHeyAXGjQRbKC9Vie822CZhWRoeZaN1AKxvdOfKJQ5IUpuSVDm5p1ZHnCgMAsbPfB7zgXLfhH0pGlWjgXkbjB4UH_fT0MgMWrX/s320/DeLeon+Springs+013.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOghnqoj6_UWOZJzeAwFV-TtTjhUKLHMVRf_nqAI1MkhdYhjobhWjEZWo6oWi4mbF0l2wTxesnl3SQhWMgENtMaT5k4O1NJVCrsvMJflj6oE25Ge9Uv98KQyqFFWlSkeO98TgnJowojB4j/s1600-h/DeLeon+Springs+027.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372526192787880898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOghnqoj6_UWOZJzeAwFV-TtTjhUKLHMVRf_nqAI1MkhdYhjobhWjEZWo6oWi4mbF0l2wTxesnl3SQhWMgENtMaT5k4O1NJVCrsvMJflj6oE25Ge9Uv98KQyqFFWlSkeO98TgnJowojB4j/s320/DeLeon+Springs+027.JPG" border="0" /></a> This was a beautiful place and we had a very good time. When my sister and her family come in October we will make another visit. </p><p><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">Gini</span></em></strong></p>Ginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03565964125887995906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196581637336755347.post-35440896891152707612009-06-27T14:56:00.000-07:002009-06-27T15:22:01.714-07:00My Garage Sale FindsThis morning my husband and I left the house at 8:30 to go garage saling. We had a great time and found some good deals. This is what we brought home:
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<br />The necklace came with earrings and it was $3. I think it might be Premier jewelry brand but I am not sure. For $1 we bought 3 sets of crab claw crackers and gave one to my mom. Vintage tupperware one is a container and the other is a jello mold with interchangable shapes to make a decoration on the top of the jello those were $1 for both, a large plate or picture stand for $1, a set of three candle holders for $2, and....
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<br /><p>We also bought a wrought iron rocking chair to put out on our patio around our fire pit. That was $2. After garage saling we went to the Farmers market to buy vegetables. Then we had lunch at P.R.'s a mexican restaurant.
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<br />Gotta go. I am cooking eggplant parmesan with the fresh eggplant we had today then watching Media Goes to Jail.</p><p>
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<br />Ginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03565964125887995906noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196581637336755347.post-73675730619596606892009-06-14T16:47:00.001-07:002009-06-14T16:57:22.662-07:00New bathroom done!My husband recently gutted and completely re did our guest bathroom. This is also the bathroom that our daughters use. We put in a block window, a pre fab shower tub, new tile, new vanity, and a mirror that doubles as a medicine cabinet. This first picture shows the block window that my husband installed. I bought the curtain at walmart it is Better Homes and Garden brand.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3UyrN-yqaUaf2WQ7k71KZcw7w2I6UAQesj4baz0WJVx7y6Pcj77hWsrUejAuayZqWPf2JafhenYn-OUbTc4qbmE8_RH8sLhwWxz2HJYZ0h374Ydj1kB_v_QaQvoF-Hb0vT7TOcVTOGMQ/s1600-h/bathroom+026.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347334811599838802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3UyrN-yqaUaf2WQ7k71KZcw7w2I6UAQesj4baz0WJVx7y6Pcj77hWsrUejAuayZqWPf2JafhenYn-OUbTc4qbmE8_RH8sLhwWxz2HJYZ0h374Ydj1kB_v_QaQvoF-Hb0vT7TOcVTOGMQ/s320/bathroom+026.JPG" border="0" /></a> I am not quite finished here....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9LGiGIQJdFQHubzAUBFkloq7TMDmir7_znuX6n2ooo5NNJqIGe9PFU0r3dPaoF-O-fArOVC2INE2ruewTzHc52br-QzJf4nzrYdbRjyW5moZsJPOWUykVLmsx6-zhlpdCldWshydzuAjw/s1600-h/bathroom+027.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347334808557469298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9LGiGIQJdFQHubzAUBFkloq7TMDmir7_znuX6n2ooo5NNJqIGe9PFU0r3dPaoF-O-fArOVC2INE2ruewTzHc52br-QzJf4nzrYdbRjyW5moZsJPOWUykVLmsx6-zhlpdCldWshydzuAjw/s320/bathroom+027.JPG" border="0" /></a>I love our new bathroom. The master bath is next.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqUOcpSymXcp8EwY54ZUamPw4NDQ69oktW-uYO8dpiCD7mG-yF-lsDg1qxJR9rk75gOxSBJ7WDsKLVyXBnSSHEa4ZoE8usQ2THB5z4YxxZXcw_SGoFNK6AYmjFswlQx2E-AbiTn_d9t4y/s1600-h/bathroom+025.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347334799789563282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqUOcpSymXcp8EwY54ZUamPw4NDQ69oktW-uYO8dpiCD7mG-yF-lsDg1qxJR9rk75gOxSBJ7WDsKLVyXBnSSHEa4ZoE8usQ2THB5z4YxxZXcw_SGoFNK6AYmjFswlQx2E-AbiTn_d9t4y/s320/bathroom+025.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">Gini</span></em></strong><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Ginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03565964125887995906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196581637336755347.post-68527219871429225742009-06-12T12:32:00.000-07:002009-06-12T12:54:26.914-07:00Our new temporary addition..Two weeks ago my daughter brought this little guy home. He was about two weeks old, scrawny, and he has a bum eye. I already have 4 cats at home and absolutely cannot keep this one. I have been trying to find someone to take it after I have weaned it from formula. Lots of lookers but no takers yet. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-gUp2ijlsAYzd0WVlRarh0YkphKY1lfJZxRYUYe8KN-gKuUrsvauWAmDJg815c2vLk115dqLX7B9haCnlnz2p4ca0NkJDB0y48xo77Y-yX_QLIMuFg4J8Za21EK3nmCh5RaMIpkdmAZk/s1600-h/Rachels+graduation+dance+116.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346527854885964370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-gUp2ijlsAYzd0WVlRarh0YkphKY1lfJZxRYUYe8KN-gKuUrsvauWAmDJg815c2vLk115dqLX7B9haCnlnz2p4ca0NkJDB0y48xo77Y-yX_QLIMuFg4J8Za21EK3nmCh5RaMIpkdmAZk/s320/Rachels+graduation+dance+116.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiegsxYsLROvo1WIfwIRkosWR-P2cKuArFQYZA52Z32vokJQG1ZC8iFUPpmDMldurDsZgJPkbCXzXwwVC-S0LuOVo4EdXNNkMP2FvMYK2M-mw-5s4SYp9lsHHThh2T1QvBY5A7jCIFuyoEJ/s1600-h/Rachels+graduation+dance+110.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346527846520598290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiegsxYsLROvo1WIfwIRkosWR-P2cKuArFQYZA52Z32vokJQG1ZC8iFUPpmDMldurDsZgJPkbCXzXwwVC-S0LuOVo4EdXNNkMP2FvMYK2M-mw-5s4SYp9lsHHThh2T1QvBY5A7jCIFuyoEJ/s320/Rachels+graduation+dance+110.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2cuX1qHoGaPqqel2PcGWjH3XSm4l7oC9x6CdgpuY0YoqzxFRLc1hI-ZWashRABEGgApAiLl1wStuna8_rxQOCqqGlegwbDp4NITRNVVDiJ4sU8FSpwNHZ5upg2awbFDtNl3Ii4mjrr4_4/s1600-h/Rachels+graduation+dance+100.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346527841467948018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2cuX1qHoGaPqqel2PcGWjH3XSm4l7oC9x6CdgpuY0YoqzxFRLc1hI-ZWashRABEGgApAiLl1wStuna8_rxQOCqqGlegwbDp4NITRNVVDiJ4sU8FSpwNHZ5upg2awbFDtNl3Ii4mjrr4_4/s320/Rachels+graduation+dance+100.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1m3bV_suxVv252FPst3fmEBjK3I8vUv1ZW3pO5o1Pp_tXc5cq7L3QnePlNt7rAe-E27ZF7hG_qgnsdw3CrI9SbMEFb8cTNpUAle7muMlN77wiZ7cG8W3y9JyWzylmRCxcfgLKh0SP4xQ/s1600-h/Rachels+graduation+dance+099.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346527834489414850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1m3bV_suxVv252FPst3fmEBjK3I8vUv1ZW3pO5o1Pp_tXc5cq7L3QnePlNt7rAe-E27ZF7hG_qgnsdw3CrI9SbMEFb8cTNpUAle7muMlN77wiZ7cG8W3y9JyWzylmRCxcfgLKh0SP4xQ/s320/Rachels+graduation+dance+099.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The other day I took it to the vet. It weighs less than one pound! They gave me medicine for its eyes. The bum eye looks better but the vet tends to believe it is useless. He will let me know this wednsday. In my next life I sure hope that I am not such a sucker for animals!</div><div> </div><div><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#006600;">Gini</span></strong><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Ginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03565964125887995906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196581637336755347.post-83772587426744034162009-05-25T14:28:00.001-07:002009-05-25T15:00:54.651-07:00St. Pete Beach and Tarpon SpringsThis past weekend we went to St. Pete as we do every year for Memorial Day Weekend. This is a picture of my girls at the motel.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLnzf57N_vO-qxJidoQS9tdIZxVC7o5hgypy5n7tjaevT0w33E5PD3JayZaN7lYrx528Est-lSjkDldpdvy3gZqvNnVrSO0NMa7aHbbSoTdhvVvHDs2QHzADjYbp2I3NSLTFzmS_38nGpv/s1600-h/St.+Pete+Beach+09+003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339880553175571378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLnzf57N_vO-qxJidoQS9tdIZxVC7o5hgypy5n7tjaevT0w33E5PD3JayZaN7lYrx528Est-lSjkDldpdvy3gZqvNnVrSO0NMa7aHbbSoTdhvVvHDs2QHzADjYbp2I3NSLTFzmS_38nGpv/s320/St.+Pete+Beach+09+003.JPG" border="0" /></a> On Saturday we went to the Greek village of Tarpon Springs. This village was established in 1890 and the Greeks made a fortune harvesting and selling sponges. The next two pictures are of sponges that were brought in while we were there. The pictures are backwards.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJkPCoC0FV7hOQDjnnHzdVz5GdWZ0FNETX2qbhTzU6juzldEw5OCjPYe_CF2MEKbjqFTKtiNTWMeiIxl7MI4wqyOh5X0dHa3QQSwmqZNPGPpzt3p3EDHT8mf3mXpDzYuwgOD_HE6I-IhN/s1600-h/St.+Pete+Beach+09+029.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339880546629244674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJkPCoC0FV7hOQDjnnHzdVz5GdWZ0FNETX2qbhTzU6juzldEw5OCjPYe_CF2MEKbjqFTKtiNTWMeiIxl7MI4wqyOh5X0dHa3QQSwmqZNPGPpzt3p3EDHT8mf3mXpDzYuwgOD_HE6I-IhN/s320/St.+Pete+Beach+09+029.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2egM-MxGnqsOV0cXXxRN9LucfH4judWNJztu2DjPlFR-QaMyx3mG7XYXYBsfCSzr3vro8ZOpccdmgoqS2q8SsGoo7OvXtVGCjR4y04jBV_oFg9vxDiaRLzxvcvTNviq36YFI-KBUkaZKG/s1600-h/St.+Pete+Beach+09+019.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339880540657280338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2egM-MxGnqsOV0cXXxRN9LucfH4judWNJztu2DjPlFR-QaMyx3mG7XYXYBsfCSzr3vro8ZOpccdmgoqS2q8SsGoo7OvXtVGCjR4y04jBV_oFg9vxDiaRLzxvcvTNviq36YFI-KBUkaZKG/s320/St.+Pete+Beach+09+019.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />There are alot of shops there that sell sponges and homemade soaps. There are Greek restaurants and bakeries.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrxXco0-DbWf97cXpY9_qrCzQYiVI2T6glAQwu8YPlQ9AJF8KRopUezVtGR19ipnbkxzGUHhquz2ZkioMYoHPsxZkAaTbykZEGY9pt_H7nyawMi_gwordzQgo8a8UIUnHAno_06m-ApZh/s1600-h/St.+Pete+Beach+09+021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339880538081305922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrxXco0-DbWf97cXpY9_qrCzQYiVI2T6glAQwu8YPlQ9AJF8KRopUezVtGR19ipnbkxzGUHhquz2ZkioMYoHPsxZkAaTbykZEGY9pt_H7nyawMi_gwordzQgo8a8UIUnHAno_06m-ApZh/s320/St.+Pete+Beach+09+021.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We ate outside at this restaurant. There was a sponge boat right next to us with the Greek boat owner on board and about 4 old greek men hanging out with him. </div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ImBodWfdfOMq1hM7Acn4A4YWJFOm990HS6i1ozTQ0FpWB_zlkNmqW6XX9ZvMBXLe4GvkvxttcVSkLZrB-WYA-6oJZvq6h1cH9VCTCAI1aB4OmHfPwAVVXtoT-QwC32qr-UEt4LAUEsI2/s1600-h/St.+Pete+Beach+09+005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339878075873433730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ImBodWfdfOMq1hM7Acn4A4YWJFOm990HS6i1ozTQ0FpWB_zlkNmqW6XX9ZvMBXLe4GvkvxttcVSkLZrB-WYA-6oJZvq6h1cH9VCTCAI1aB4OmHfPwAVVXtoT-QwC32qr-UEt4LAUEsI2/s320/St.+Pete+Beach+09+005.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7blQA8RfkuiJJMXz4Grll9cnpi5CHJBH7PVQ_VzhjsgaX_-KEaNJQhdHsnvfjEcHEXrGDa-wWhSjHxVqLsuIOGBpa4C9ZSSuGcWNAonEUl3YyVxjB1a3o9A59WqDe2Ltfgs8e9awzs-_/s1600-h/St.+Pete+Beach+09+032.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339878070191644274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7blQA8RfkuiJJMXz4Grll9cnpi5CHJBH7PVQ_VzhjsgaX_-KEaNJQhdHsnvfjEcHEXrGDa-wWhSjHxVqLsuIOGBpa4C9ZSSuGcWNAonEUl3YyVxjB1a3o9A59WqDe2Ltfgs8e9awzs-_/s320/St.+Pete+Beach+09+032.JPG" border="0" /></a> On sunday, we all hung out at the beach all day in front of the motel, with the exception of my dad and daughters. My dad took the girls out to go parasailing. They are brave. They went up 600 feet! They said they could see large sting rays and turtles in the water.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimO-wTlWfV-cAHhdtLZJC6FkQQigEA1hhry5FlpygmR_N0Avz1l8r7MZrxY485OZarHNv_APtBcslO_fKqLXBN3EOTkBEqLnzoFS5yBT3-d4S2eOaeDQzc6sN-GGlFrv83InYlQsYi6nis/s1600-h/jessicas+pics+of+st+pete+103.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339878069086606978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimO-wTlWfV-cAHhdtLZJC6FkQQigEA1hhry5FlpygmR_N0Avz1l8r7MZrxY485OZarHNv_APtBcslO_fKqLXBN3EOTkBEqLnzoFS5yBT3-d4S2eOaeDQzc6sN-GGlFrv83InYlQsYi6nis/s320/jessicas+pics+of+st+pete+103.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkcOqveS7tphk3DTHUiWcWOKvrGWsaQbWk5dCCAX7LcOIecoqH8U332NHvdx6es9tt3f2o5RKM0bO9KRXuoYHk3lXtNn-jSEeS2M-D8ZqYQmSIGzdEuhTTl-MVKA-i1JHCbpo8oz2KEjv/s1600-h/jessicas+pics+of+st+pete+104.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339878062267061682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkcOqveS7tphk3DTHUiWcWOKvrGWsaQbWk5dCCAX7LcOIecoqH8U332NHvdx6es9tt3f2o5RKM0bO9KRXuoYHk3lXtNn-jSEeS2M-D8ZqYQmSIGzdEuhTTl-MVKA-i1JHCbpo8oz2KEjv/s320/jessicas+pics+of+st+pete+104.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbyLK2cPwgmyP3tX9h1sf2pLu5bCxDsXnNyAyfNuNRW60rvK6llms3L6UkyZnns4Lb7Y6GDYfApSFjSxh6XRxh92ivVBtmp-K7FF8Xl9c5KSbyBhbZ-Ov5myy-Lx4Mc1YP2Fzr-u-ELVb/s1600-h/jessicas+pics+of+st+pete+117.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339878057726913250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbyLK2cPwgmyP3tX9h1sf2pLu5bCxDsXnNyAyfNuNRW60rvK6llms3L6UkyZnns4Lb7Y6GDYfApSFjSxh6XRxh92ivVBtmp-K7FF8Xl9c5KSbyBhbZ-Ov5myy-Lx4Mc1YP2Fzr-u-ELVb/s320/jessicas+pics+of+st+pete+117.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The girls had the experience of a life time and we had a great weekend at the beach enjoying the family, sun and beach. We already have our reservations for next year. </div><div> </div><div><strong><em><span style="font-size:180%;color:#006600;">Gini</span></em></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Ginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03565964125887995906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196581637336755347.post-18938907444328537662009-05-08T17:42:00.000-07:002009-05-08T18:08:06.227-07:00The other day at Lowe's I saw these. I have been looking all over for these. Just not in a butterfly shape. I really wanted a ball like the one I saw at my friends mothers house. Anyhoo, these are LED solar accent lighting. They are for your yard. They stick in the ground with a stake. They use one double A battery and the sun and create quite a light show at night. Here is how they look in the daytime plain white.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEjGERvNvGFBSseT0rQafcgW8p2OMmTgFGetAvklEEwYX51yYeas59oGH-pAVfRfEj53X9cIlbq3bc6_sqpIjSKa7i1KigDnzuQ5cxXXbwT3X7NEZDV4bDcjPgbfBakyqSUKQk8e7aBqm8/s1600-h/LED+light+026.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333621395423150706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEjGERvNvGFBSseT0rQafcgW8p2OMmTgFGetAvklEEwYX51yYeas59oGH-pAVfRfEj53X9cIlbq3bc6_sqpIjSKa7i1KigDnzuQ5cxXXbwT3X7NEZDV4bDcjPgbfBakyqSUKQk8e7aBqm8/s320/LED+light+026.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This is changing from one color to the next:<br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLPu4DeltJDj8MtQ7VH1x2anNHCRvyG3K9Ng2eFdrqJnM4EhLOmkgNob2AwQjV490deLaxTZDAqe5aEg6UNpdsWgPZbZyOjp1aVR1avA337OXpUbQCJYzWZN241Hj4R253TKb0eUFm9fdY/s1600-h/LED+light+018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333621071569064866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLPu4DeltJDj8MtQ7VH1x2anNHCRvyG3K9Ng2eFdrqJnM4EhLOmkgNob2AwQjV490deLaxTZDAqe5aEg6UNpdsWgPZbZyOjp1aVR1avA337OXpUbQCJYzWZN241Hj4R253TKb0eUFm9fdY/s320/LED+light+018.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIc5RgCEG-AlcBHnS_oYFIBwKq5UrW_UWwvE4_lNLMTHe15pJS99QfLSocn50tgYKl1Mvc3kvfCCOqjnFFdAGGGJ29Ts45yvvqrEvtiq4mxFfOL3nmoLd-mmxaTnpXQhHUU6JjyxuBdot/s1600-h/LED+light+023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333621068368673362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIc5RgCEG-AlcBHnS_oYFIBwKq5UrW_UWwvE4_lNLMTHe15pJS99QfLSocn50tgYKl1Mvc3kvfCCOqjnFFdAGGGJ29Ts45yvvqrEvtiq4mxFfOL3nmoLd-mmxaTnpXQhHUU6JjyxuBdot/s320/LED+light+023.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5buSt36gz9tX8psdnli-s-bjQnDWNYFBAjyoWRUCnPaVgBy7xB04jmYMODZG_6VbejpkXIkzLRi0Q4fXC2WtMRF-ywuLJXPQ4JNTO8G0G0MTkSzDhQWkR4FG6rAgfSAiqM6YqoYG-Mf-y/s1600-h/LED+light+039.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333621062644265090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5buSt36gz9tX8psdnli-s-bjQnDWNYFBAjyoWRUCnPaVgBy7xB04jmYMODZG_6VbejpkXIkzLRi0Q4fXC2WtMRF-ywuLJXPQ4JNTO8G0G0MTkSzDhQWkR4FG6rAgfSAiqM6YqoYG-Mf-y/s320/LED+light+039.JPG" border="0" /></a> The green is the brightest and the prettiest.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRNdjO_mTxYP2oDU2BEw69PWzxSW4CnjVMFTG-FicwxFfJbaGwbQDqlMUu7x9fWS-GOGwATKnEIuo62VSsad16om2YSzqqoqd9hOrYbTAeGJi6xfPXCKIUGSLBNDb-8XUqaGdxKEXf0YA/s1600-h/LED+light+051.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333621061275754178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRNdjO_mTxYP2oDU2BEw69PWzxSW4CnjVMFTG-FicwxFfJbaGwbQDqlMUu7x9fWS-GOGwATKnEIuo62VSsad16om2YSzqqoqd9hOrYbTAeGJi6xfPXCKIUGSLBNDb-8XUqaGdxKEXf0YA/s320/LED+light+051.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>So run to your nearest Lowes's and buy one for $9.99!! (Oh, they also have dragonflys) In the meantime I am going to keep looking for the ball.</div><div></div><div><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">Gini</span></em></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div>Ginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03565964125887995906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196581637336755347.post-14841303372708164402009-05-02T19:18:00.000-07:002009-05-02T19:59:46.840-07:00Tosohatchee Wildlife Management Area and Lone Cabbage Fish CampToday Mitchell and I decided to get out of the house and go somewhere nice and quiet. We decided on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Tosohatchee</span> about 20 minutes away from our house. It was a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">gorgeous day. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnXy5xKzE3hfI3jbSQkwAUHwtbPdQWVDupJVx6eeakpVWcF_MrdOOZ4VF2PgM2i-MB6CAtsfGWFKdMZk2jm29wNa4-7LIRo-CSCPChKa6mK716awnYQxQwMxHLKwXoyKzLLGevfrulBvM/s1600-h/Tosohatchee+066.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331423087642842114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnXy5xKzE3hfI3jbSQkwAUHwtbPdQWVDupJVx6eeakpVWcF_MrdOOZ4VF2PgM2i-MB6CAtsfGWFKdMZk2jm29wNa4-7LIRo-CSCPChKa6mK716awnYQxQwMxHLKwXoyKzLLGevfrulBvM/s320/Tosohatchee+066.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />These people were there with a horse and buggy. Looks like fun!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJM08t5k-7hTYwB1x07eJH0VtJyVIXsuHAhfUl4g_HcCvX2DDuDT8eJ_2K6WsKxVBKxFYo9FTpfQJFm4Yf8ybmpnO_6VdpcKvBtWMZ7WMNPGCuS-w3OsSsYgcaAoSgIYkmCHsNKDZEPvw/s1600-h/Tosohatchee+021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331423083293028706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJM08t5k-7hTYwB1x07eJH0VtJyVIXsuHAhfUl4g_HcCvX2DDuDT8eJ_2K6WsKxVBKxFYo9FTpfQJFm4Yf8ybmpnO_6VdpcKvBtWMZ7WMNPGCuS-w3OsSsYgcaAoSgIYkmCHsNKDZEPvw/s320/Tosohatchee+021.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Mitchell brought along his fishing poles and we stopped a couple of times so he could throw his line in.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQkg_v9cY1wH0bp1xfpdHNiVnrOvm3y11lypQPBG_fzGWtkNI0AZ3e4y3iFyRgaactbyRWPS5yTBQRcVEpxt9eG_enuP-In1o3q3W3gfLsI5BU11lh7LpfjC7a_J0l6OxWV3WUrd9FAAv/s1600-h/Tosohatchee+028.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331422353224514882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQkg_v9cY1wH0bp1xfpdHNiVnrOvm3y11lypQPBG_fzGWtkNI0AZ3e4y3iFyRgaactbyRWPS5yTBQRcVEpxt9eG_enuP-In1o3q3W3gfLsI5BU11lh7LpfjC7a_J0l6OxWV3WUrd9FAAv/s320/Tosohatchee+028.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Here is a little blue gill he caught. </div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7C0pmwbuvW55vHPKpxFlZ5rZiMt0rdWuBmvKrig2HssQ5tgCsWbKTsAcdWU_xMhz5QZ2rR2pMzqnaW4wiILErwvT2atTLb6ErMkP8P-wDzs6yz5a1qkNyLRbBnUE1wFsIc35-tvtx5w3s/s1600-h/Tosohatchee+041.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331422352693066722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7C0pmwbuvW55vHPKpxFlZ5rZiMt0rdWuBmvKrig2HssQ5tgCsWbKTsAcdWU_xMhz5QZ2rR2pMzqnaW4wiILErwvT2atTLb6ErMkP8P-wDzs6yz5a1qkNyLRbBnUE1wFsIc35-tvtx5w3s/s320/Tosohatchee+041.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />These flowers were growing wild everywhere. </div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd5LKf4ZsN6XbZZ5HR7fk-ihSaUreLCsBgLsp1ndibMwc-UqtZPXQxFoepcF8oLHZxNsud_mP6cUTdxbneZ3X1d5Dbbggz3cM_VnpN4RUDcxN08IbaGQDnox9dVSaKVi8q1zEJyAMQfBCy/s1600-h/Tosohatchee+042.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331422345934747186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd5LKf4ZsN6XbZZ5HR7fk-ihSaUreLCsBgLsp1ndibMwc-UqtZPXQxFoepcF8oLHZxNsud_mP6cUTdxbneZ3X1d5Dbbggz3cM_VnpN4RUDcxN08IbaGQDnox9dVSaKVi8q1zEJyAMQfBCy/s320/Tosohatchee+042.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This Bridge was the perfect spot for a photo op.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3mtaRdR_5_1sSu5aL-5Il6fA9H9NY7DWqxPRwmd42lerdGbQMqyYyuJg08oh4Dh6rCIn3SfzqBawLWylYW7M0KqlFT7ak10ORySZ2cOPZGcbu770Ki3AHMABpoqQj0jl0YPW5228EQiT/s1600-h/Tosohatchee+045.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331422340676440610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3mtaRdR_5_1sSu5aL-5Il6fA9H9NY7DWqxPRwmd42lerdGbQMqyYyuJg08oh4Dh6rCIn3SfzqBawLWylYW7M0KqlFT7ak10ORySZ2cOPZGcbu770Ki3AHMABpoqQj0jl0YPW5228EQiT/s320/Tosohatchee+045.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />This was an old wooden bridge we had to cross.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrGOSgK4lsYrTbtTZOfijOvtjguRgQv2j9pakI866okLXsPYpxdDdMOQG1P-grVoJZV7KYSubifilMxaGmuaA4JuG3JvrMut3_CaRL7iMy_Hije-fT798U0kfJKzNcqwe1bighvPjj8aNr/s1600-h/Tosohatchee+053.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331422338363883554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrGOSgK4lsYrTbtTZOfijOvtjguRgQv2j9pakI866okLXsPYpxdDdMOQG1P-grVoJZV7KYSubifilMxaGmuaA4JuG3JvrMut3_CaRL7iMy_Hije-fT798U0kfJKzNcqwe1bighvPjj8aNr/s320/Tosohatchee+053.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We saw this big guy in the creek on the side of the road. Scary!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJiQn5ICdAEIbDKCjhfwZK5leSjniOug2BXKI2bowECteE3tx8UVP2D2rDEfvCDcXAWLbKyMSwOo-eJ7du8y7AGGyYV5Sw2vqRCqIsECdf_mkp_FhUKRAyNLHFjB15nKBHqGypt0cvblaK/s1600-h/Tosohatchee+056.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331420972305693874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJiQn5ICdAEIbDKCjhfwZK5leSjniOug2BXKI2bowECteE3tx8UVP2D2rDEfvCDcXAWLbKyMSwOo-eJ7du8y7AGGyYV5Sw2vqRCqIsECdf_mkp_FhUKRAyNLHFjB15nKBHqGypt0cvblaK/s320/Tosohatchee+056.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After we left we stopped here for dinner. Mitchell had the frog leg combo platter (yes frog legs gross) and I had the fried catfish (I realize that some people may think that is gross too).<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsh7py_5jQq66IR8J1xr3SQ_uMN545pICkyV-Nlgua2wPFT1NQHgxsKNvhZVj-dJOh7jdMEC6Sgzs6Tcaxt869ieeJk0v2b_YLy-w-Jq4iMBOjcJvooKV1MpZj5Jx14EwNkn2vea7zJpU3/s1600-h/Tosohatchee+070.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331420963114536466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsh7py_5jQq66IR8J1xr3SQ_uMN545pICkyV-Nlgua2wPFT1NQHgxsKNvhZVj-dJOh7jdMEC6Sgzs6Tcaxt869ieeJk0v2b_YLy-w-Jq4iMBOjcJvooKV1MpZj5Jx14EwNkn2vea7zJpU3/s320/Tosohatchee+070.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This is a side few of the restaurant. They offer air boat rides here too.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3LrwukhY7vOMlUfRhzUdg5Jc7PRV5EtSml8APETP28fkokYLZpS78PmHXfIq0o0DXwvbMWrNP_n-TWd_fPGKLXRt9F6qiHV2T8h9Ow8bhRT3JuVKt2wi_Oy3y8CoAz357EdjSNOBRULE/s1600-h/Tosohatchee+071.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331420960994667810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3LrwukhY7vOMlUfRhzUdg5Jc7PRV5EtSml8APETP28fkokYLZpS78PmHXfIq0o0DXwvbMWrNP_n-TWd_fPGKLXRt9F6qiHV2T8h9Ow8bhRT3JuVKt2wi_Oy3y8CoAz357EdjSNOBRULE/s320/Tosohatchee+071.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Handsome hubby :-)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOrsEIVtmUYDlHSwxGH_CYoTSvE63ogta6wAQm0yRB_vDZef6ye4p69uktuyXu-3OL9X6PwWZPh6rVKnPReB7qBtL4tsHAHejX1LF6_HPUexfVqSJbLHqPbiyGttviTSLrtwxq5v4apkA/s1600-h/Tosohatchee+074.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331420949717167010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOrsEIVtmUYDlHSwxGH_CYoTSvE63ogta6wAQm0yRB_vDZef6ye4p69uktuyXu-3OL9X6PwWZPh6rVKnPReB7qBtL4tsHAHejX1LF6_HPUexfVqSJbLHqPbiyGttviTSLrtwxq5v4apkA/s320/Tosohatchee+074.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We had a great time. In the middle of May they start taking bids for quota hunts. Mitchell really wants to get picked for Tosohatchee. I hope he does since it is so close to home. We are home now and I ready to go to bed. Tough day driving around the woods!</div><div></div><div><br /><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">Gini</span></em></strong><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Ginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03565964125887995906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196581637336755347.post-51042464424803533222009-03-24T17:57:00.000-07:002009-03-24T18:48:40.342-07:00Loving the Vintage LookThese are things that I have placed on my mini pantry in my kitchen. The candle I bought last weekend at a garage sale for .50, the glass doors knobs at a church thrift store for $1.50 and the cross stitch in the frame for .25 at the thrift store. The frame I already had and spray painted black.<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheNxZB_tXWXOyZ-SZ45fRk3GlgM1TB2sT5xGBsKhpFW37bCUrP0v2EKZsGEutsniKnAUG9YqlyJ7wurWqtM0uCaYFz_s1KJ4_HqsdHTjLeUaYsU4E2yJB7uW1ltYltxWyOvzUzvgAKPQBA/s1600-h/house+002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316925748521864914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheNxZB_tXWXOyZ-SZ45fRk3GlgM1TB2sT5xGBsKhpFW37bCUrP0v2EKZsGEutsniKnAUG9YqlyJ7wurWqtM0uCaYFz_s1KJ4_HqsdHTjLeUaYsU4E2yJB7uW1ltYltxWyOvzUzvgAKPQBA/s320/house+002.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This vignette is on my shelf above my cupboards. I bought the bird cage from Craigs list for $5, the rooster at Goodwill for $2.99, the white vase with flowers I found on the side of the road where someone left them for trash pickup (they were in perfect condition and clean) and the bottle I bought at the church thrift store for 50. </p><p><br /> </p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpoQjuHvv2j1EBUf5xJWDUEBwPUAy8UOKZ23bs5gN8vQQAk7T3kC2M96H8Md2SF38rOzUP7n3mARMYPFiPqk54lyZct-2bUl8afLOniawX_Ve6I_POnaO0RhH-UNH732W5T6l0NPyS1yp/s1600-h/house+011.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316925743934833762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpoQjuHvv2j1EBUf5xJWDUEBwPUAy8UOKZ23bs5gN8vQQAk7T3kC2M96H8Md2SF38rOzUP7n3mARMYPFiPqk54lyZct-2bUl8afLOniawX_Ve6I_POnaO0RhH-UNH732W5T6l0NPyS1yp/s320/house+011.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This mongrammed tile I bought for .50 at Old Time Pottery. Not sure where I want to hang it yet.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzTpR5-_JTRDVteFPOBnQ9aig9EkzxZOOF9V0oPsoJhR2rb0eKntEv0AzZosgYQhyvsEZ3TH85MrIB9p_w3vtpST-QFFdyR00w9Pu1LyUtC9BEXYBtTB-3NkB4oTqv3LiSs9R7FlsX-mN8/s1600-h/house+019.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316925739569343458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzTpR5-_JTRDVteFPOBnQ9aig9EkzxZOOF9V0oPsoJhR2rb0eKntEv0AzZosgYQhyvsEZ3TH85MrIB9p_w3vtpST-QFFdyR00w9Pu1LyUtC9BEXYBtTB-3NkB4oTqv3LiSs9R7FlsX-mN8/s320/house+019.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I made these gift tags. They were white and I dipped them in water that had tea bags seeped in them and then I used the fleur de lis stamps on them. I want to do gift bags in the same way.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgPqM4o7FyQgk4plwYpSmPdz-znIW7lz_YtRFxU3I78YE_Ltv5moAms_iXDlAuJxhF7lgP8lFL6rED1sDA4b5m72d5foCyGm572_kMQIefpkgz45uxdvwb8OQQCUBSPQYtohSAIvphmAr/s1600-h/house+013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316925733713121330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgPqM4o7FyQgk4plwYpSmPdz-znIW7lz_YtRFxU3I78YE_Ltv5moAms_iXDlAuJxhF7lgP8lFL6rED1sDA4b5m72d5foCyGm572_kMQIefpkgz45uxdvwb8OQQCUBSPQYtohSAIvphmAr/s320/house+013.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I have the next couple of days off so in between cooking, cleaning and laundry I will be going to the thrift stores as well. Oh, also have to take my oldest daughter to the dentist. She needs a cavity filled and her teeth cleaned. Oh, and I have to have a mammogram on Tuesday :-(</div><div></div><div></div><div><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">Gini</span></em></strong><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Ginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03565964125887995906noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196581637336755347.post-13917684541785241972009-03-17T13:21:00.000-07:002009-03-17T13:21:39.181-07:00Easter Lilies and my tile projectMy easter lilies have bloomed and they are beautiful. Now if only the leaves would quit falling off of our huge oak tree in front. We have raked and swept up at least a million!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqfZN1qbtr8YgTgMFB8x16YGL3X1TN_UM_PNchk8yoHLR0BCkBRgAs7DvuNbzuA4DMmN3dyQnhQUBhfeSRyzBMO1XnnNFbU7_P_TqCh3c3MQm_IiAOM2qD2Rrcm6DmoAl7_FMVmzHnf5CV/s1600-h/flowers+and+coasters+004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313884517532574562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqfZN1qbtr8YgTgMFB8x16YGL3X1TN_UM_PNchk8yoHLR0BCkBRgAs7DvuNbzuA4DMmN3dyQnhQUBhfeSRyzBMO1XnnNFbU7_P_TqCh3c3MQm_IiAOM2qD2Rrcm6DmoAl7_FMVmzHnf5CV/s320/flowers+and+coasters+004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8kZe6R9UaOczUuFXOBQM7q4iFhlvZWh8h5ZjiZOBSZQUn6qZO_B0wfJ6ZcufI9F3WjDJRqFgG-2U2HVjickeU0R76phUxJ-HT3DRlo1WtQ1x1p0Zqh3KDvoUyvWAOjSYbgVmipn73rmmW/s1600-h/flowers+and+coasters+003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313884506854124946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8kZe6R9UaOczUuFXOBQM7q4iFhlvZWh8h5ZjiZOBSZQUn6qZO_B0wfJ6ZcufI9F3WjDJRqFgG-2U2HVjickeU0R76phUxJ-HT3DRlo1WtQ1x1p0Zqh3KDvoUyvWAOjSYbgVmipn73rmmW/s320/flowers+and+coasters+003.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This is the tile coaster project I wanted to do and just got around to doing it because I could not find a fleur de lis stamp. I found it today at Michael's. I really like how they turned out. I will be making more as gifts.<br /><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjehgt95Lb8KD7Qbn9Nt70hH9CMma6HacOKOlLu0c3T3129VNYs_GaaQTlzv9fSUNd-XogZH8S7FL1uCafiv2cizIDQbzWwa7PLjb1Ut3F7eBjP-wi4fiTwmXktz9XFXRMosB8eAbpCLt3w/s1600-h/flowers+and+coasters+010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313884500911647634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjehgt95Lb8KD7Qbn9Nt70hH9CMma6HacOKOlLu0c3T3129VNYs_GaaQTlzv9fSUNd-XogZH8S7FL1uCafiv2cizIDQbzWwa7PLjb1Ut3F7eBjP-wi4fiTwmXktz9XFXRMosB8eAbpCLt3w/s320/flowers+and+coasters+010.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">Gini</span></em></strong><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Ginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03565964125887995906noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196581637336755347.post-38969410091422179642009-03-16T13:07:00.000-07:002009-03-16T13:20:56.931-07:00Space shuttle Discovery LaunchYesterday we went to Titusville to watch the shuttle Discovery launch. We went out on our friends boat and were about 3 miles from the launch site. It was an amazing experience.<br />This is just as it was lifting off:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygUu_dCL_ULh5WTbHP7mygeN8WK500P9I8x2W87bdl2CngoJbY_gZByAmRedGx3FzBWtL9bEuxPkON2ZlvUKQpD6_fB3FmZNQrrB1SZQNQDPo1NhwY21ur1nZ7rWu4u-O6Qm6IS_Hza8K/s1600-h/shuttle+027.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313881556016242994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygUu_dCL_ULh5WTbHP7mygeN8WK500P9I8x2W87bdl2CngoJbY_gZByAmRedGx3FzBWtL9bEuxPkON2ZlvUKQpD6_fB3FmZNQrrB1SZQNQDPo1NhwY21ur1nZ7rWu4u-O6Qm6IS_Hza8K/s320/shuttle+027.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimGc3INoyPnwQ4gpUOqfhsns_ptckDbXkO-jjR3y0C_64UUMGhUHWVASMZlZankweTjv2jHl_hQGh3uY25F2HBYdH8RT81iYItfdWwTJC-ah1AwvQ8YKMDz71Q6vf5zHryEugR_pijJA-b/s1600-h/shuttle+028.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313881549612232562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimGc3INoyPnwQ4gpUOqfhsns_ptckDbXkO-jjR3y0C_64UUMGhUHWVASMZlZankweTjv2jHl_hQGh3uY25F2HBYdH8RT81iYItfdWwTJC-ah1AwvQ8YKMDz71Q6vf5zHryEugR_pijJA-b/s320/shuttle+028.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLfJCBq7okPBS6PQcopnjc7ne9siNjnu72NudWqXG4uGmjF69iW_cFvFJL4kqHJSzhzelu3rbjI5dZJRgSUWQ_OSJUvVm9Rse3Y1vdPA2fC8dkz3ZWZyVkwJBO7wyYleNzOcS6VZ7z-Nc/s1600-h/shuttle+029.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313881538076618978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLfJCBq7okPBS6PQcopnjc7ne9siNjnu72NudWqXG4uGmjF69iW_cFvFJL4kqHJSzhzelu3rbjI5dZJRgSUWQ_OSJUvVm9Rse3Y1vdPA2fC8dkz3ZWZyVkwJBO7wyYleNzOcS6VZ7z-Nc/s320/shuttle+029.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8-Izz0yLdfPcoEMTKGaIAphQSHfQjal_ksYBin5bTz3KUAVRYL5CzE3KnifUruxMJpvtwk_Xrm1fy9cYusMGLmUfm4U0C4s6uiUwbMdQ31HqTXgLFy5u7zR0n4k8qok0l9LrdBec1W15/s1600-h/shuttle+030.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313881532872553618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8-Izz0yLdfPcoEMTKGaIAphQSHfQjal_ksYBin5bTz3KUAVRYL5CzE3KnifUruxMJpvtwk_Xrm1fy9cYusMGLmUfm4U0C4s6uiUwbMdQ31HqTXgLFy5u7zR0n4k8qok0l9LrdBec1W15/s320/shuttle+030.JPG" border="0" /></a> Afterwards this trail of smoke was left. A part of it remained a very bright orange color. Apparently this is due to the reflection of the sun. Even though we could no longer see the sun it had to do with the angle of the sun.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepi5dmmf8eB7nJMigy9Zab6VAnYHbiCHX8qwgh6hyphenhyphenLM72SsFI_FYWlinFff86O96mvuJGN5V0hHhBoC7IS3bcPzoZmpgzrui3dZwwGTjDUAZ4VW8s9IDxM-r0HLpB0vDGu2J2qOrUOG6s/s1600-h/shuttle+038.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313881528664521186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepi5dmmf8eB7nJMigy9Zab6VAnYHbiCHX8qwgh6hyphenhyphenLM72SsFI_FYWlinFff86O96mvuJGN5V0hHhBoC7IS3bcPzoZmpgzrui3dZwwGTjDUAZ4VW8s9IDxM-r0HLpB0vDGu2J2qOrUOG6s/s320/shuttle+038.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>We knew that the traffic would be terrible on the way home so we waited an hour and forty five minutes to leave. The guys fished and we ate roast beef wraps and chips on the boat. When we finally did leave traffic was no better. It took two and a half hours to drive what is normally a 35 minute drive. It was worth it though!</div><div> </div><div><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">Gini</span></em></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div>Ginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03565964125887995906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196581637336755347.post-29065047737811388012009-03-13T06:51:00.000-07:002009-03-14T13:55:37.553-07:00Hutch projectFor the longest time I have wanted to paint this hutch. This is just the bottom of it. It is made of pine and given to me by a friend who was moving. She had painted a clear stain over it and it looked very country which is not the decor of my home. I finally decided to do something about it. Here is the before minus the drawers.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5LNVoNMFSb4DJce_SjrqbScEgUqDxh2nwN5Z-GB9AIGSHYsK4aGzjg6j8TyJQ7zlKpqgjkSpdYr13XkYVBb4LzGpFuXMnwuxvTQXOb06aJ0nQ6PR2C3-X5tdwZBGCL1bn-jt7NEjrfW-B/s1600-h/Hutch+001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312670571673289474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5LNVoNMFSb4DJce_SjrqbScEgUqDxh2nwN5Z-GB9AIGSHYsK4aGzjg6j8TyJQ7zlKpqgjkSpdYr13XkYVBb4LzGpFuXMnwuxvTQXOb06aJ0nQ6PR2C3-X5tdwZBGCL1bn-jt7NEjrfW-B/s320/Hutch+001.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here it is all sanded and ready to be painted.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgjqsLEMhmq_bRLq9nh5Hf_R72T3BuuzHhs-2uU4QxzmfpoBhZyiUF894XaNABi0xMA5QfPKHgX8dvHkKsw8nKdqvtHbjf8mpgIi8JSn0XhKL1-Du1UqWf0V8yVadcq2ofPJm4-2X9A-ac/s1600-h/Hutch+002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312670565707986242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgjqsLEMhmq_bRLq9nh5Hf_R72T3BuuzHhs-2uU4QxzmfpoBhZyiUF894XaNABi0xMA5QfPKHgX8dvHkKsw8nKdqvtHbjf8mpgIi8JSn0XhKL1-Du1UqWf0V8yVadcq2ofPJm4-2X9A-ac/s320/Hutch+002.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Here is the finished product. I chose a dark gray, light black color because I did not want it to be a deep dark black. The lighting in this picture does not do the hutch justice. It looks better in person. I think I am going to put glass knobs on it. I am still debating wether or not I want to do the top of the hutch as well or just find a large picture to go over it. </div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KmR9F7qVURWJRTdhq0zjr-b3J5Pe2JEtqxkBkgoVvkt6HdjBc3lx4V715EeC4MxlKByHBjyRvHMj-NrsF5dLQQkk21YwX8OrEvdEHpOayVRTfT0QKwwWGe03i4ZKZsXOOgVTyQxsTDrw/s1600-h/Hutch+006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312670562256298658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KmR9F7qVURWJRTdhq0zjr-b3J5Pe2JEtqxkBkgoVvkt6HdjBc3lx4V715EeC4MxlKByHBjyRvHMj-NrsF5dLQQkk21YwX8OrEvdEHpOayVRTfT0QKwwWGe03i4ZKZsXOOgVTyQxsTDrw/s320/Hutch+006.JPG" border="0" /></a>We are going to pick out tile tonight so my husband can put that down in the bathroom this weekend. I cannot wait for it to be done. Four people using one bathroom is not a good thing!</div><div></div><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">Gini</span></em><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Ginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03565964125887995906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196581637336755347.post-41211140601784333322009-03-09T08:00:00.000-07:002009-03-09T09:41:06.287-07:00Tile Coaster Project and faux candlesToday I bought these tiles from Home Depot with a project in mind. They will be coasters. Cheap and easy. A box contains 9 and they were $4.77.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO25Xvs4KpQyj8HXhxwAANHXF_5MCXa32Axaq2vqMXyA1Jwr7Mnfk_20iHlio_EkGfqHYPJOTMXVrrRInFGrhIfLEg8VgXbBhai2XFqSCp5PAjuAepM_0KAe4BPKwdIO-y9xkuKFR6ZrPf/s1600-h/more+bathroom+and+home+005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310958600967912850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO25Xvs4KpQyj8HXhxwAANHXF_5MCXa32Axaq2vqMXyA1Jwr7Mnfk_20iHlio_EkGfqHYPJOTMXVrrRInFGrhIfLEg8VgXbBhai2XFqSCp5PAjuAepM_0KAe4BPKwdIO-y9xkuKFR6ZrPf/s320/more+bathroom+and+home+005.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div>Does anyone else think these flameless candles are great? These candle holders are in my foyer and they are such a pain to clean when a candle has burned to the wick. With these flameless candles there is no mess! They use button batteries and I bought a pack of 12 of them for $2.50.<br /><div>Looks like I need to straighten out one of my scrolls. </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1QZ6JXbO8t1P3zyn2N7lJS2zIJp7qAEUOZCuhKhL7dg46PI_J8ksNuoNGdZP2fCob8ge0sMbMiLvmyR6CYUxItm7nfDvkPq-xwJJFcmugtS85vU2cHxXwC_ViLLupRIIhT5NFbsz5gnDQ/s1600-h/more+bathroom+and+home+007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310958581253930882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1QZ6JXbO8t1P3zyn2N7lJS2zIJp7qAEUOZCuhKhL7dg46PI_J8ksNuoNGdZP2fCob8ge0sMbMiLvmyR6CYUxItm7nfDvkPq-xwJJFcmugtS85vU2cHxXwC_ViLLupRIIhT5NFbsz5gnDQ/s320/more+bathroom+and+home+007.JPG" border="0" /></a> Off to enjoy my dinner now cooked by my wonderful husband: grilled wings, french fries and green beans!</div><div><br /><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">Gini</span></em></strong><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Ginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03565964125887995906noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196581637336755347.post-24203385959002723402009-03-08T14:39:00.000-07:002009-03-08T14:52:41.323-07:00I have been looking for a flower arrangement for my kitchen table but could not find anything until last week. These are faux hydrangeas that I bought at Joanne's on sale for $10. I love how they look. Click on the picture to enlarge.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCsLfTy6qCJ3rVBPhNp6I5NJK_vuVrZF-XBRu_QOinDuiZnwgDTA9lFHlKDFck_0DQzogqWg8_Iv2Nh1p1gc4BRVaiiumIWrB6B5WwBpbgVyytBcVrgtDhZnyazwEtQG4Y-xxs5p6p_5j6/s1600-h/Rustys+005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310936101564341426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCsLfTy6qCJ3rVBPhNp6I5NJK_vuVrZF-XBRu_QOinDuiZnwgDTA9lFHlKDFck_0DQzogqWg8_Iv2Nh1p1gc4BRVaiiumIWrB6B5WwBpbgVyytBcVrgtDhZnyazwEtQG4Y-xxs5p6p_5j6/s320/Rustys+005.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />My husband has been working on our bathroom remodel and up until yesterday only the tub was gone. He removed the toilet and the vanity and now even the tile is gone. Hopefully we will have this done in the next 10 days as our girls have to use our bathroom for everything.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-birK8J1ssfolB0wpcvLeDSUWp74mPsXvYQ8y6bzchohiJ873x4dFkfICUrdCiZF0YIi-adZrR_h6FAV7QK8nSoyzQW-mgm1fRFc0-qf2LjafE6HNzM7XBGhVp5tG-pe5TNm1S0XlC7v/s1600-h/Rustys+009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310936094661343666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-birK8J1ssfolB0wpcvLeDSUWp74mPsXvYQ8y6bzchohiJ873x4dFkfICUrdCiZF0YIi-adZrR_h6FAV7QK8nSoyzQW-mgm1fRFc0-qf2LjafE6HNzM7XBGhVp5tG-pe5TNm1S0XlC7v/s320/Rustys+009.JPG" border="0" /></a> Since he has been such a hard worker I made my husband these strawberry cheese cake bites. I am proud to say that I have not even had one!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBACIwYYgJqg8SWoskXhoPt3cRKo9L53OQtdMgwUDXlHuaqVd5mFSkoaOOvgivbGemNUBPAT9w5ZJOeMLV3EOqVnQxv86T7t4fEd1KITnsjrzees9oClOR4RxO-ZvClTA1poaO8BCyyMD/s1600-h/Rustys+006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310936086493461586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBACIwYYgJqg8SWoskXhoPt3cRKo9L53OQtdMgwUDXlHuaqVd5mFSkoaOOvgivbGemNUBPAT9w5ZJOeMLV3EOqVnQxv86T7t4fEd1KITnsjrzees9oClOR4RxO-ZvClTA1poaO8BCyyMD/s320/Rustys+006.JPG" border="0" /></a> Have a great week everyone!</div><div></div><div><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">Gini</span></em></strong><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Ginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03565964125887995906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196581637336755347.post-90328667074155314722009-03-03T07:02:00.000-08:002009-03-03T07:22:57.263-08:00Decorating and a bathroomThis past weekend Mitchell worked on the bathroom. He was able to get up the green board and put in the glass block window. It turned out great. Its hard to see the picture of the glass blocks clearly because of the glare of the sun. But thats why we put it in in the first place...to bring light into the bathroom which also spills out into the hallway.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_R-1LICz8XeV7QevvMSHP5dUj-1YOIojlrRZkJB3XZ1BbxNNpd6yJ-TJkb3tuOcxlFz0PC4ONYNQCl0ajC7F1P_0ixQNbIwZYaHiSNWmk6OLSBYYZpo7LV0Denir2e_Uf4dlpZPUltQjC/s1600-h/House+001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308979957041038258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_R-1LICz8XeV7QevvMSHP5dUj-1YOIojlrRZkJB3XZ1BbxNNpd6yJ-TJkb3tuOcxlFz0PC4ONYNQCl0ajC7F1P_0ixQNbIwZYaHiSNWmk6OLSBYYZpo7LV0Denir2e_Uf4dlpZPUltQjC/s320/House+001.JPG" border="0" /></a> Last weekend we went to a Cracker Barrell. I saw this plate and Mitchell and I thought it would look in our kitchen so we bought it. Only $10. The plate holder was gold so I spray painted it black.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFR7gBSuazWAH32haUw4tOmiW-QL5mDiIyJpCKHYtLUpv3mfCnGPAd3uMAMXCCQaNKuQvqOse-ZlCnC69hT2PK2PI579DMwtBTtOrkf8PIzTo6oJqYiKtHJJoaijw7HRsyJ0kQApxEKOL/s1600-h/House+003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308979952384914642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFR7gBSuazWAH32haUw4tOmiW-QL5mDiIyJpCKHYtLUpv3mfCnGPAd3uMAMXCCQaNKuQvqOse-ZlCnC69hT2PK2PI579DMwtBTtOrkf8PIzTo6oJqYiKtHJJoaijw7HRsyJ0kQApxEKOL/s320/House+003.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Its been cold here in FL the last two days. Sunny but cold. I am off today so I am going to be heading to the church thrift store, grocery store, and then going to buy a new notebook and page protectors to organize all my recipes. Think I will make cheese cake tonight for my family for dessert. </div><div></div><div><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">Gini</span></em></strong><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3-EHEt0rtHxGKjdqLp45Jyf0aLsxPl-CV6ycyhELuyfdpXc1sRRcIFTsXn7YxUVqaXxvTnis9r0AT2n0WV0b5YmX3X9xQ3gn62xvl3Kwa_BqvMCPnbwoZl2RiDaG2qbNndfg_eU-GJj4W/s1600-h/House+004.JPG"></a></div></div>Ginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03565964125887995906noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196581637336755347.post-70004984883592928282009-02-07T17:10:00.000-08:002009-02-07T17:10:00.678-08:00Bathroom remodelOur house is 16 years old this month. We are having to replace and update just about everything. Our latest project is the guest/girls bathroom. Some of the tiles had come loose and water was getting behind them. On thursday Mitchell tore all the tile off. Behind it was insulation and towards the bottom it was sopping wet. Even the boards behind it were wet. This is how it looks now and will look for at least another week because we have to let everthing dry out. We are putting in a pre-fab bathtub (no more tile and grout for us) and a new vanity, sink, toilet, and tile on the floors. I also want to put beadboard and chair rails on the walls.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobax7y9WhX7AXKQqyXXPkoPd5fcSd1x7n-OqZb1HRQ3jrjaqmOYSR2gklRwT-u_2vLL56b30c9yI19Ign5-hblzj6PqNwL9eBSG7RTaWdoJhEo3qZHORqDKzf1xWqtQf8NUdRSc_ClO3N/s1600-h/Shower+010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299856975936139474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobax7y9WhX7AXKQqyXXPkoPd5fcSd1x7n-OqZb1HRQ3jrjaqmOYSR2gklRwT-u_2vLL56b30c9yI19Ign5-hblzj6PqNwL9eBSG7RTaWdoJhEo3qZHORqDKzf1xWqtQf8NUdRSc_ClO3N/s320/Shower+010.JPG" border="0" /></a> After this its the wood laminate flooring, then new counter tops, then the master bath, then french doors in lieu of our sliding glass doors, then new bedroom furniture, then new living room furniture, a new air conditioner, larger water heater, OK I will stop now ;-)<br /><br /><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">Gini</span></em></strong><br /><div></div>Ginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03565964125887995906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196581637336755347.post-32048036470504824392009-02-06T17:00:00.000-08:002009-02-06T17:10:18.903-08:0024th AnniversaryLast sunday Mitchell and I celebrated our 24th wedding anniversary. I had to work and when I came home these varigated roses and this beautiful card were waiting for me. We then went to our friends house for dinner. Mitchell smoked ribs and our friends grilled ribs. They were delicious.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxIKLdfPGAAZMUMKLYqjm9Td66x0C2rc8ONTsIkFEqIH3Yjl7XeFP4R443Gg3e5MNH6tn5OqPxOw9ifqxj159iyAFQoLRubvQDYTwXd3U0P7D798B1OznkevzM3egLMUfZjj-5HBxZks3P/s1600-h/Shower+009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299855860509555202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxIKLdfPGAAZMUMKLYqjm9Td66x0C2rc8ONTsIkFEqIH3Yjl7XeFP4R443Gg3e5MNH6tn5OqPxOw9ifqxj159iyAFQoLRubvQDYTwXd3U0P7D798B1OznkevzM3egLMUfZjj-5HBxZks3P/s320/Shower+009.JPG" border="0" /></a> My husband is a sweetie!<br /><div></div>Ginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03565964125887995906noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196581637336755347.post-22281389069848066562009-02-02T14:51:00.000-08:002009-02-02T15:32:25.988-08:00Closet MakeoverToday I had the day off from work. It was a dreary, rainy day. I decided to tackle our bedroom closet. It has become a catch all for all the stuff that I don't have a place for. The problem is our closet is super small. So I took everything out of the closet and noticed that it needed to be painted. So I went to the store, bought some paint, came home and painted. After awhile I started to put every thing back and started a Goodwill pile.<br />This is embarassing but here is the before:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0N-ew2gv0-k7ZZ3YRDYKCTHDTS_o-QjDbQznd283umhhE8_PXMmgyAFoJIZqfGrwBW_HbjUGJtaatRIZTNf_tfKTPD8yPpVEIBG8GoMHTsOYawcdlvOD_e_H3hS0_93wzXgrhn1cud5et/s1600-h/super+bowl+and+closet+004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298339024936996354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0N-ew2gv0-k7ZZ3YRDYKCTHDTS_o-QjDbQznd283umhhE8_PXMmgyAFoJIZqfGrwBW_HbjUGJtaatRIZTNf_tfKTPD8yPpVEIBG8GoMHTsOYawcdlvOD_e_H3hS0_93wzXgrhn1cud5et/s320/super+bowl+and+closet+004.JPG" border="0" /></a> And ta da... here is the after. While at the store I bought the canvas boxes to put sweaters, ball caps and purses in. I need one more sweater box.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCYcqDfQi356UnTq9M-UZSFhIeQFGzHK17dKlKXfIyWNn222vZQLWB6eTyXlzW8-NstJj_ZTQNH4Rb2T63W9d3vQIuJhnidMgJ1gPpwtZZI4yWeIfn3ykQlIlAFlG9XfTMhkA95fLhqI07/s1600-h/super+bowl+and+closet+008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298339023570346162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCYcqDfQi356UnTq9M-UZSFhIeQFGzHK17dKlKXfIyWNn222vZQLWB6eTyXlzW8-NstJj_ZTQNH4Rb2T63W9d3vQIuJhnidMgJ1gPpwtZZI4yWeIfn3ykQlIlAFlG9XfTMhkA95fLhqI07/s320/super+bowl+and+closet+008.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7KqiA6FaFFFHf-P9UbLFiAcDHgnyPwBmcDz_V4bAM0ZlR3Q6nvru7BX-9Ip8FHw8-i6FBn3Wzqopc1Y5PVN0GEYtWxkiuN84jAyQ4dEjSn8gnP9Y2IfyJ3WbDb3aovTbxzLQd-N9JacQ/s1600-h/super+bowl+and+closet+009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298339021578002194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7KqiA6FaFFFHf-P9UbLFiAcDHgnyPwBmcDz_V4bAM0ZlR3Q6nvru7BX-9Ip8FHw8-i6FBn3Wzqopc1Y5PVN0GEYtWxkiuN84jAyQ4dEjSn8gnP9Y2IfyJ3WbDb3aovTbxzLQd-N9JacQ/s320/super+bowl+and+closet+009.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Now I feel more organized. From now on I am not putting anything in there that does not belong in there!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYs4ICqPDoC-VLaw_mdOL9SdHkyRAAWAVBqgqnLV7iSfaOs6iIV2uTQIKwGtMuZsfwt8c_js9srIM_CtLwZvkHPXsZ05ii5kbrSWOSaX4eEGk8DFpvM4hKyIPrL-IestFLoIlQT9w7wfWB/s1600-h/super+bowl+and+closet+010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298339012594508194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYs4ICqPDoC-VLaw_mdOL9SdHkyRAAWAVBqgqnLV7iSfaOs6iIV2uTQIKwGtMuZsfwt8c_js9srIM_CtLwZvkHPXsZ05ii5kbrSWOSaX4eEGk8DFpvM4hKyIPrL-IestFLoIlQT9w7wfWB/s320/super+bowl+and+closet+010.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">Gini</span></em></strong><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Ginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03565964125887995906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196581637336755347.post-38734085921762632092009-01-28T07:48:00.000-08:002009-01-28T08:38:22.726-08:00Worlds Most Famous Beach- DaytonaOn sunday after Mitchell and I left Sanford we decided to go to Daytona Beach since we were already half way there. Daytona Beach was where we went for spring break every year. Its about a two hour drive from our home. We knew the town had really changed since the last time we were there and we wanted to see for ourselves.<br />This is the view crossing over the bridge..<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxylk2xcQGy5ah0bav6xfdrvQspl3jx933NIcNJfllUZ7980TGFfoFHi11D4NIfW0tWoBPUwmXe4qvvEb0yXbYjqSCGqJ3f0Qpts7PT95pvOny4TU0GELVMjIqjwcjPGCR_gboDa_yVV0/s1600-h/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296376824965535906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxylk2xcQGy5ah0bav6xfdrvQspl3jx933NIcNJfllUZ7980TGFfoFHi11D4NIfW0tWoBPUwmXe4qvvEb0yXbYjqSCGqJ3f0Qpts7PT95pvOny4TU0GELVMjIqjwcjPGCR_gboDa_yVV0/s320/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+023.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is the only beach in Florida you can drive cars on. I don't know it may be the only beach in America you can drive on.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUdddIeq9WXfhvze8LmT5fPxMDe6RO9xlBT5lg29CbXyyzKl0euSXQu8ysPDx5vQf0n2O-BJmADMEwQ9hU24Dx4e1rE7OsmT55_WYdE2tmK1XwCO4sv3eYpc6oyMJagcGmUNbl1L6znRi/s1600-h/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296376818004162050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUdddIeq9WXfhvze8LmT5fPxMDe6RO9xlBT5lg29CbXyyzKl0euSXQu8ysPDx5vQf0n2O-BJmADMEwQ9hU24Dx4e1rE7OsmT55_WYdE2tmK1XwCO4sv3eYpc6oyMJagcGmUNbl1L6znRi/s320/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+024.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEYCMhZuoDL9-I9zfsM96bWlyVHkGulsqSW4XtmLJN-9b9YenArSej7pRr6aQuOTBGDVNqsTTHr06-qSEd9DVdQyknf-J2MzRXQZ2eLpeq-ooYg9BP_f7Uz_uC4Sr3iboTs9a-qcxZ7Ju5/s1600-h/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+025.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296376802936306866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEYCMhZuoDL9-I9zfsM96bWlyVHkGulsqSW4XtmLJN-9b9YenArSej7pRr6aQuOTBGDVNqsTTHr06-qSEd9DVdQyknf-J2MzRXQZ2eLpeq-ooYg9BP_f7Uz_uC4Sr3iboTs9a-qcxZ7Ju5/s320/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+025.JPG" border="0" /></a> Heres Mitchell looking all cute :0)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTe6WiZVICpBa0Upzm-6hQG7Cy3iSOSIXStaQVb4UZGEv7XHWQkbHloqLujNNsEukeck0oZ3qqMNKPfBQ6pnvq7Cj01SOVXRA8PkTMo75_-b4-7m70diCFW4y03AgJcQAavsFsVg0Gz4A9/s1600-h/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+026.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296376798563090594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTe6WiZVICpBa0Upzm-6hQG7Cy3iSOSIXStaQVb4UZGEv7XHWQkbHloqLujNNsEukeck0oZ3qqMNKPfBQ6pnvq7Cj01SOVXRA8PkTMo75_-b4-7m70diCFW4y03AgJcQAavsFsVg0Gz4A9/s320/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+026.JPG" border="0" /></a> Along the beach are motels, condos and resaurants known as the boardwalk. We parked in a parking garage across the street from the beach and walked through a pass thru that linked to a movie theatre, restaurant and shops on the beach side. Then we walked down the boardwalk.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1zV0cMtGiwiDhDfmIL92AunBsKgRFbU1lXCAmcWWSdgGNniP43vksPdw9EhGb8Jy0IuQzYFsJMw9Qmlgdecw9sisg8D0FiedBWQtsiwJ9u7e7m1UcChvFgHg9DQYSG0qV5nMRQECUDqKp/s1600-h/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+028.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296376796058465858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1zV0cMtGiwiDhDfmIL92AunBsKgRFbU1lXCAmcWWSdgGNniP43vksPdw9EhGb8Jy0IuQzYFsJMw9Qmlgdecw9sisg8D0FiedBWQtsiwJ9u7e7m1UcChvFgHg9DQYSG0qV5nMRQECUDqKp/s320/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+028.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This was a memorial to motorcycle racing.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFd3Xvy0wLD0r099YADaX-nBnVH5o8KTVDkQ9HQuJ5uLGQUW5EJo0_pTgLnssP0O39batwLyNJUgfD2iHMcItKoWKJMoB8XqTnaousDarYexvsl2RGN1mkY4QWSj4oosmwceJNOskYfl61/s1600-h/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+027.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296375098671662258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFd3Xvy0wLD0r099YADaX-nBnVH5o8KTVDkQ9HQuJ5uLGQUW5EJo0_pTgLnssP0O39batwLyNJUgfD2iHMcItKoWKJMoB8XqTnaousDarYexvsl2RGN1mkY4QWSj4oosmwceJNOskYfl61/s320/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+027.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieOyuc0pkuhJNaqJFY5sDMJbYIBZPj_eSrvrefpvNNRIDuNKtDeQSTmdL9S79lj_EmOQBe6_xUNdoHDmhfxSXdiU6K70PAaYnhEy4zzmQgT9MMvpR7c_0dZ3c1AVSr-C3D1ISo1cW4QU_N/s1600-h/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+030.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296375097941006578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieOyuc0pkuhJNaqJFY5sDMJbYIBZPj_eSrvrefpvNNRIDuNKtDeQSTmdL9S79lj_EmOQBe6_xUNdoHDmhfxSXdiU6K70PAaYnhEy4zzmQgT9MMvpR7c_0dZ3c1AVSr-C3D1ISo1cW4QU_N/s320/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+030.JPG" border="0" /></a> This picture below was taken from the pier. The pier juts out to the ocean and has a restaurant halfway way across and after that you pay $1.50 per person to walk to the end of the pier. Mostly fishermen are there at the end. On the beach side the band shell, an arcade and burger place are the only original structures there now.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkbj65lxS7L_nfOqMA9AmNwRu30evIupeWTgqJdgugAChoUHBxtyEDFHuN1_ZqRJdGSss8_xl3B_BDPd4VQDY3aAn1U_5J_gFjTHonXjhUAcUrOoKj0XJentInWB7D25StTf6DX_tm5Naf/s1600-h/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+031.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296375095135675762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkbj65lxS7L_nfOqMA9AmNwRu30evIupeWTgqJdgugAChoUHBxtyEDFHuN1_ZqRJdGSss8_xl3B_BDPd4VQDY3aAn1U_5J_gFjTHonXjhUAcUrOoKj0XJentInWB7D25StTf6DX_tm5Naf/s320/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+031.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div> This is a picture of the Daytona International Speedway. The Rolex 24 race was going on at this time. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVhqHY9-tyJX37wPV5JuftO2ehuFYt_2bl36t4USOKA62NUbS6i0nJtKqBC__GidH4dqXzhxNYS09c6oCFu3qfgvfzQsyEvlDf4OrBH3LqNBA7LpvyA0MwDRExbYQVG_UFNK1FwReFvzQz/s1600-h/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+036.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296375091880324578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVhqHY9-tyJX37wPV5JuftO2ehuFYt_2bl36t4USOKA62NUbS6i0nJtKqBC__GidH4dqXzhxNYS09c6oCFu3qfgvfzQsyEvlDf4OrBH3LqNBA7LpvyA0MwDRExbYQVG_UFNK1FwReFvzQz/s320/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+036.JPG" border="0" /></a> We had a really great time and decided we will come back in the summer with our girls amd stay a couple of days. </div><div> </div><div><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">Gini</span></em></strong></div></div></div></div></div>Ginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03565964125887995906noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196581637336755347.post-16132865811051873162009-01-26T13:00:00.000-08:002009-01-26T13:00:00.742-08:00A day with the Husband..Sanford, FLOn Sunday my husband Mitchell and I took his brother to the Sanford International Airport to fly back to NC. Afterwards we went to the historic downtown of Sanford.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWi_fyX21oHDgfVC_pSoKLSekqPyvEPYUKqA_vZfVSGERV3xMi9R9uqU-xmfqhfSYQAeEkGw54wduPRek4lNNGwqSxv5br7Fv4xRj5Cn2-VEFkmcjB4C7xeB90mW0Kowwq1OQX47CDRl8E/s1600-h/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+019.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295408295839328114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWi_fyX21oHDgfVC_pSoKLSekqPyvEPYUKqA_vZfVSGERV3xMi9R9uqU-xmfqhfSYQAeEkGw54wduPRek4lNNGwqSxv5br7Fv4xRj5Cn2-VEFkmcjB4C7xeB90mW0Kowwq1OQX47CDRl8E/s320/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+019.JPG" border="0" /></a> We ate lunch in this German restaurant called Hollerbachs Willow Tree Cafe. I did not get a picture of it when we went so I uploaded one from their website and this is a night shot.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZ2Vp3TC1guqx7EYHsCsl7KH86-kXFXcAh6_qHbCDuJ6qj7UfH7Ugauld6lmI7-IXTQpPURQtxxdefgxjNVhN_hmRmEFbZ7serpP7SxvgKEEfw8e5mJjfbnx4Db-FvDtI80NoIij8i3R4/s1600-h/P1270140.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295408288377467026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZ2Vp3TC1guqx7EYHsCsl7KH86-kXFXcAh6_qHbCDuJ6qj7UfH7Ugauld6lmI7-IXTQpPURQtxxdefgxjNVhN_hmRmEFbZ7serpP7SxvgKEEfw8e5mJjfbnx4Db-FvDtI80NoIij8i3R4/s320/P1270140.jpg" border="0" /></a> This was our view leaving our car walking to the restaurant. Most of the shops were closed as it was Sunday but it was such a beautiful day and I had my fill from window shopping the day before so I did not care.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIjpiuFxtqjpJjXdiJp6UgS08hcGnS05ChnDN5aA8WDF83yybdWkMKJ7xq84ceVzaKfiVpzb34-AfRH0o7x73ym6luXWiNhPt3GGWVW0np0VChm4saWwnrJQFuLgoWyFJbjSe8KPhqOm_/s1600-h/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+016.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295408288334276530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIjpiuFxtqjpJjXdiJp6UgS08hcGnS05ChnDN5aA8WDF83yybdWkMKJ7xq84ceVzaKfiVpzb34-AfRH0o7x73ym6luXWiNhPt3GGWVW0np0VChm4saWwnrJQFuLgoWyFJbjSe8KPhqOm_/s320/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+016.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This was an shop that sold art work and the building itself was a work of art. This is how the entire outside of the shop looked. Click on pic to enlarge.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nDIZAWmfwfi7aDam-1KAR5oe-fjlVFZOo7E0GnCsVA6NygfxuIC4o6-QAjjpgqGFWH-uT0w6fWa0-W2-pEA5fjf5Qcm9z-nJe6Xc1XOi7_u7jNNqMT8li4P08Ey8IwjEnx8bsHzgvg2D/s1600-h/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295408279072469058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nDIZAWmfwfi7aDam-1KAR5oe-fjlVFZOo7E0GnCsVA6NygfxuIC4o6-QAjjpgqGFWH-uT0w6fWa0-W2-pEA5fjf5Qcm9z-nJe6Xc1XOi7_u7jNNqMT8li4P08Ey8IwjEnx8bsHzgvg2D/s320/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+018.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This is the Sanford Marina on Lake Monroe in walking distance from the downtown area.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1nDDgDRmbtq9OqaM0wCrG8kJnnzyqytNys-QwwTaPsO0xGZY3TkSYq1P1wYF5GVVzj3zV-SQYhipN0iyN91eJYW4TKeik2SU5mjCdPlxtVL7vXjKal8z2N_zcEo94_BrCkEC3Hk4cXDK/s1600-h/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+020.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295408273480826818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1nDDgDRmbtq9OqaM0wCrG8kJnnzyqytNys-QwwTaPsO0xGZY3TkSYq1P1wYF5GVVzj3zV-SQYhipN0iyN91eJYW4TKeik2SU5mjCdPlxtVL7vXjKal8z2N_zcEo94_BrCkEC3Hk4cXDK/s320/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+020.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />After we left here we went to the world's most famous beach...Daytona Beach. I will post photos of that another day as I am tired out from my weekend and have to work tomorrow. </div><div></div><div><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">GINI</span></em></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Ginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03565964125887995906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196581637336755347.post-11110508164325262752009-01-25T16:32:00.001-08:002009-01-25T17:17:15.030-08:00Stuart Florida...a day with the girls.On Saturday my friends Tammy, Rita and Amy went to Stuart, FL. Its about a 2 hour drive from our homes. Amy used to live there. Heres Tammy, me, Rita in the front and Amy behind Rita.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvxSaOVgbDVV2E9624P9jm8tspbNggJNw6hnxja_SoD_TZb6RxxZ2e2t8sYJMlf-015HeUaIy9umJvqarm-TKyaNISrm2IXvMHUKGPxepfTiSRjkKdRWU93JqelCNmcehsGmq81_KjKB22/s1600-h/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+011.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295403320668363154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvxSaOVgbDVV2E9624P9jm8tspbNggJNw6hnxja_SoD_TZb6RxxZ2e2t8sYJMlf-015HeUaIy9umJvqarm-TKyaNISrm2IXvMHUKGPxepfTiSRjkKdRWU93JqelCNmcehsGmq81_KjKB22/s320/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+011.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here we are having lunch at a restaurant when we first got there. I have totally forgotten the name of this restaurant. Amy??<br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgptiNqr6NkwgjhZIVVEzAc9ccsaoIV7Avt1VkMJI7g2jZeUy4B080sB6H3-vJrfxs9Ql5mB0PicAfw6nxPRhTEbsP8QdFivJcUVMqmgcBBrrhZRAbBmCPzDLj6VuFEHxwktMUdmRD5TGKJ/s1600-h/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295396574549540194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgptiNqr6NkwgjhZIVVEzAc9ccsaoIV7Avt1VkMJI7g2jZeUy4B080sB6H3-vJrfxs9Ql5mB0PicAfw6nxPRhTEbsP8QdFivJcUVMqmgcBBrrhZRAbBmCPzDLj6VuFEHxwktMUdmRD5TGKJ/s320/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+004.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div>After we ate we went to the historic part of Stuart. There were alot of shops with alot of STUFF!</div><div>I actually did not buy one thing.<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIoFk9F-ZTAna7lPAYuHr4b01r-Oyhn8XLU00xNTN7pRCgIFzJdQozFnxo09QSjkKBj5FXSRaV7UkiI2KWnU2G5WmH_07LoM0fILT8wyUtKTF4YrAZPo0Y4HXPRiIK1Tb6gcEgUJEWd066/s1600-h/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295396565087827906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIoFk9F-ZTAna7lPAYuHr4b01r-Oyhn8XLU00xNTN7pRCgIFzJdQozFnxo09QSjkKBj5FXSRaV7UkiI2KWnU2G5WmH_07LoM0fILT8wyUtKTF4YrAZPo0Y4HXPRiIK1Tb6gcEgUJEWd066/s320/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+010.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br />In one of the stores they had all these pennies scattered around on the floor.</div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxl1Yxk7_7cHOURZyQU4CVupIlp4zd4aWUT-bdzvULdgXNP9k4qMpNHTYOlIJN7psVp4gV0F4fodxudqe69iJQcTEsJTML7-WXMe0R-164tErrnfmsXW4fitlvbIvRjZLJGyd1m8igtlp/s1600-h/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295395174270220290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxl1Yxk7_7cHOURZyQU4CVupIlp4zd4aWUT-bdzvULdgXNP9k4qMpNHTYOlIJN7psVp4gV0F4fodxudqe69iJQcTEsJTML7-WXMe0R-164tErrnfmsXW4fitlvbIvRjZLJGyd1m8igtlp/s320/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+007.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This was our favorite store. Its was nothing but perfumes, lotions and candles. </div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0iuy59gLYAXs2OmAGyYtfg_6ks6_Ge085dUX1kctCTrXzSWIGPI1IanAermSsbsA-8ShlSLaoCWQmEN78uOT_DKTbibiy_TKnEcQ5f86yCyRVZRGx7ha2kvoUNF2ZAB6yWsV7q-1HS3U3/s1600-h/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295395164333458738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0iuy59gLYAXs2OmAGyYtfg_6ks6_Ge085dUX1kctCTrXzSWIGPI1IanAermSsbsA-8ShlSLaoCWQmEN78uOT_DKTbibiy_TKnEcQ5f86yCyRVZRGx7ha2kvoUNF2ZAB6yWsV7q-1HS3U3/s320/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+012.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6_Q5cSrkJYtm-t-spwaR9m0r3NUFSFIh2TOfPXfXTJOuccAEi0LhkGhT4aJ_ECdR7HAdOxRZgp6SFQd0l5bFbEbwQzzoAjvpgAU5oEzIBiFZCS8AVVHa5a0R3_kfgi42PW840Hi0d_fm/s1600-h/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295395156140882626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6_Q5cSrkJYtm-t-spwaR9m0r3NUFSFIh2TOfPXfXTJOuccAEi0LhkGhT4aJ_ECdR7HAdOxRZgp6SFQd0l5bFbEbwQzzoAjvpgAU5oEzIBiFZCS8AVVHa5a0R3_kfgi42PW840Hi0d_fm/s320/Stuart+Sanford+Daytona+010.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>We had a great time and look forward to doing it again!!<br /><br /><br /><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">Gini</span></em></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Ginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03565964125887995906noreply@blogger.com2