tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305722622024-03-07T15:09:59.090-08:00Cornflower BlueJennifer Kringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765644119751436234noreply@blogger.comBlogger280125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30572262.post-71007854003722200582009-11-14T06:25:00.000-08:002009-11-14T06:30:44.145-08:00The Marathon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jjTVSwAeqdqxKlJZrNz03r9a6cz2LYxSMbC6VgHFxil0s-5bXKG0pzxjo2s-k5P0DfxEhhTnmrHZK7rQnxp2phycM2ZHXrX-INCej9fuhrQ9onKAmCoPMsAZRA9PcgHTKp216g/s1600-h/IMG_9823.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jjTVSwAeqdqxKlJZrNz03r9a6cz2LYxSMbC6VgHFxil0s-5bXKG0pzxjo2s-k5P0DfxEhhTnmrHZK7rQnxp2phycM2ZHXrX-INCej9fuhrQ9onKAmCoPMsAZRA9PcgHTKp216g/s320/IMG_9823.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAhO-ABKit8F5l6Qs2ffRogW5ScKiymy-8fDBtaz1nGdpTiiorv2q3kZi3EHVRoRCyldSLMgDa8ey4qAddG0tutMZ8bJn4ArtNO-qS8DxWbJcj4KtUV-HOx_SQG4w4TVkWjRDng/s1600-h/IMG_9833.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAhO-ABKit8F5l6Qs2ffRogW5ScKiymy-8fDBtaz1nGdpTiiorv2q3kZi3EHVRoRCyldSLMgDa8ey4qAddG0tutMZ8bJn4ArtNO-qS8DxWbJcj4KtUV-HOx_SQG4w4TVkWjRDng/s320/IMG_9833.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdFJkjVfj2R-LI3rwKbxy-1_gA4WZxYBlJzh1N8JBSGxfqvwe3MzUPoDzdKk4WXg2Fruf9-iQ9O9_TocVIVjldWJTMm7jttQUPdzMGvihxLtTINAhBJOUWpMK3FQLxuvYEmIYsQ/s1600-h/IMG_9831.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdFJkjVfj2R-LI3rwKbxy-1_gA4WZxYBlJzh1N8JBSGxfqvwe3MzUPoDzdKk4WXg2Fruf9-iQ9O9_TocVIVjldWJTMm7jttQUPdzMGvihxLtTINAhBJOUWpMK3FQLxuvYEmIYsQ/s320/IMG_9831.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBo-_JD-Xy0fSGVHGtx7xUvT_SLbUSOaAyn8Vwq0qvzqAoYAUxBCIY4coYPBtTn9M4vxc0yLLecA6eg1gVCzfSAoKzgITAgSnQCUWtERnVSNzhyhaF5IbO8mZgcOK7t1EYrF8QQ/s1600-h/IMG_9840.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBo-_JD-Xy0fSGVHGtx7xUvT_SLbUSOaAyn8Vwq0qvzqAoYAUxBCIY4coYPBtTn9M4vxc0yLLecA6eg1gVCzfSAoKzgITAgSnQCUWtERnVSNzhyhaF5IbO8mZgcOK7t1EYrF8QQ/s320/IMG_9840.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfvNVxcj7N5kVrNhkibVJ8qZ70RqOXaBoBVYkhoYtg47gMkEiR_-yM306nccpBMl0gprEXn6IaN1tXWBJfxBrvYvTZXNE5cBdXwV29tImnemPHnc737TKJo_SThS6SVuLiR2ahg/s1600-h/IMG_9841.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfvNVxcj7N5kVrNhkibVJ8qZ70RqOXaBoBVYkhoYtg47gMkEiR_-yM306nccpBMl0gprEXn6IaN1tXWBJfxBrvYvTZXNE5cBdXwV29tImnemPHnc737TKJo_SThS6SVuLiR2ahg/s320/IMG_9841.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0_s7xnqg8y3XMJQ8HtWObsnW74b2chmT0OyvcHjrOwxYbDVpnuIA0hJOEdHBFTjtJsnP75mTnUq0OAttD_mdiAjkYXNKFELmRTCCU1tTnEmfLZd4g38BPjGhtlOmOYvd-AFCfw/s1600-h/IMG_9842.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0_s7xnqg8y3XMJQ8HtWObsnW74b2chmT0OyvcHjrOwxYbDVpnuIA0hJOEdHBFTjtJsnP75mTnUq0OAttD_mdiAjkYXNKFELmRTCCU1tTnEmfLZd4g38BPjGhtlOmOYvd-AFCfw/s320/IMG_9842.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div>It is finally here... the big day my Sweet has be training for - RACE DAY... Yep, today is the Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon. And my sweet hubbie is running his bootie off right now. Yep, he is running and running and running and we have cheered him at the launch and are now at home and cozily drinking tea and eating pumpkin bread... seems unfair, huh!<br />Being at the Start line and being a part of this race and this day has just been amazing. I am so very proud of my Josh. And its not just because he is running his first marathon... its so many things... for having the discipline and dedication to train for such a feat day in and day out... to run even when it is freezing cold or blazing hot... to run even if you feel guilty for it... to run even though you might be intimidated or nervous... and to have found something you love to do. It is for all these things and so much more that I am proud... so very proud of my husband.<br />It's funny watching some one take on something like this is not what you would think it would be... I thought it might be like watching some sort of painful masochism, but it hasn't been like that at all. I mean, yes, there have been the hard things... the blisters, the injuries, the sweat... but mostly, being a witness to training like this just inspiring. Watching Josh train for this marathon just makes me think he can do anything... anything at all he sets his mind to... and maybe, just maybe, I might too.<br /><br />Way to go, Sweets! So immeasurably proud to be at your side...Jennifer Kringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765644119751436234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30572262.post-73262719965231970542009-11-08T12:20:00.000-08:002009-11-08T12:20:44.169-08:00Crinkling Leaves<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRnhJgMSCHrPitTIHPQzHCtw64F8HeigrkeBWI56FZPtGFbBJE4obyxU9rL1La4brq6OqK52vKn-QBlTsXd0z-lfUKWyLuB3NC9KzX4OFln7lH2aT4JZVlCmKQDOdgQ03iPs49Q/s1600-h/IMG_8794.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRnhJgMSCHrPitTIHPQzHCtw64F8HeigrkeBWI56FZPtGFbBJE4obyxU9rL1La4brq6OqK52vKn-QBlTsXd0z-lfUKWyLuB3NC9KzX4OFln7lH2aT4JZVlCmKQDOdgQ03iPs49Q/s320/IMG_8794.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWhBriGNmDbueR-VSM4mM1lKNARhYm0X9UpAmqD5zowth4A8bB6PNenKqSF8mX6aU5M9t-99V6JwwpvBlTqRcpdNsvmwBGquJxnhuLvi9pelvA4ssjmTvE-gR4vMlxW3qIY_ZNBw/s1600-h/IMG_8817.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWhBriGNmDbueR-VSM4mM1lKNARhYm0X9UpAmqD5zowth4A8bB6PNenKqSF8mX6aU5M9t-99V6JwwpvBlTqRcpdNsvmwBGquJxnhuLvi9pelvA4ssjmTvE-gR4vMlxW3qIY_ZNBw/s320/IMG_8817.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5sHuTHfGVjxdDnHcZe3SvV22_EfYlm2drAki3mLDiSeEVO4EscsQOkTvVvunPsYcFmQ2a6kexnBqJX03coe6se6fgkE5TslfbmSlCQIDitwZBcgKKjw54vH3VJxX7JZZdEOzJw/s1600-h/IMG_8793.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5sHuTHfGVjxdDnHcZe3SvV22_EfYlm2drAki3mLDiSeEVO4EscsQOkTvVvunPsYcFmQ2a6kexnBqJX03coe6se6fgkE5TslfbmSlCQIDitwZBcgKKjw54vH3VJxX7JZZdEOzJw/s320/IMG_8793.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbtiSQzUzotJxBabDtcsNiaF7wCB_LlBsafLkm0cZni9edLNmBezBspcr9KOigze6UWPrOvEDwBiO-7opnEDrr8i5ZPH4G4bTSuhfuo2L4T485tYpbP8AmIxyj5zK-b0KxWVpRw/s1600-h/IMG_8805.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbtiSQzUzotJxBabDtcsNiaF7wCB_LlBsafLkm0cZni9edLNmBezBspcr9KOigze6UWPrOvEDwBiO-7opnEDrr8i5ZPH4G4bTSuhfuo2L4T485tYpbP8AmIxyj5zK-b0KxWVpRw/s320/IMG_8805.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXuEFhDt0DzvSw3yQ8UaGcRvQM1W79oclNV8Q8VvodwDySzyp_1sBBWrJTUxtYgjr-LqkCBVqZoICBt3oha77fyd2VTu_e8-Q1jUlyyLe51ErHZHigpbFnlptcz8l3BljldN3Lg/s1600-h/IMG_8785.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXuEFhDt0DzvSw3yQ8UaGcRvQM1W79oclNV8Q8VvodwDySzyp_1sBBWrJTUxtYgjr-LqkCBVqZoICBt3oha77fyd2VTu_e8-Q1jUlyyLe51ErHZHigpbFnlptcz8l3BljldN3Lg/s320/IMG_8785.JPG" /></a><br />
</div>Today we took a nice hike in the park.. it was gorgeous out... there was a crispness in the air and the sun was trickling through the golden forest leaves.<br />
I think there are just those moments when you look about yourself and realize that there is a perfection right there in that moment. A time when not a negative thought could flitter through your mind and suddenly you see the simple beauty that is present in our world all the time, but I guess we are mostly too busy and distracted to notice it. And even now, as I work away in the studio I still find myself thinking about the sound of crinkling leaves beneath my feet and little Autumn voice asking me to go faster.... "Fasser, Mom! Fasser!"<br />
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Life is good... actually even better.Jennifer Kringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765644119751436234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30572262.post-104199643711167472009-09-23T18:33:00.000-07:002009-09-23T18:33:36.626-07:00Faufer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibVtgIi8c6cjuGbd-DwJsc8E7FEC9dpzVhru0t77zORGsl2roqQTlF0tkt4cfkjJJpYmx8BO2yzQZ08iZudij3bAFvPwO-1_J6HYR3tZ2Uqiu1lmLclPZFrQwcvQjBwrqeWkIpSg/s1600-h/IMG_8688.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibVtgIi8c6cjuGbd-DwJsc8E7FEC9dpzVhru0t77zORGsl2roqQTlF0tkt4cfkjJJpYmx8BO2yzQZ08iZudij3bAFvPwO-1_J6HYR3tZ2Uqiu1lmLclPZFrQwcvQjBwrqeWkIpSg/s320/IMG_8688.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDIL8FBFj_yNKiI3rvaci45rqc87qWiM9HkuFdeLCb8VmuSsp0AGUt6f6k24JpYYvy0eLaU6_tUKmb2d2_ur8tHg6F9clfG_3fjpMWGY0Hz7I8rWxBZpUCZlBHvzOLXWHUPme1g/s1600-h/IMG_8692.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDIL8FBFj_yNKiI3rvaci45rqc87qWiM9HkuFdeLCb8VmuSsp0AGUt6f6k24JpYYvy0eLaU6_tUKmb2d2_ur8tHg6F9clfG_3fjpMWGY0Hz7I8rWxBZpUCZlBHvzOLXWHUPme1g/s320/IMG_8692.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoGJbMJVXLzM3KpsVl52kGTFZojGFJMkvFNs-MR92bPXCLQANnTXbwLqqkZ41KgT0T897vBtd8GzoGEjfnQJnCE6E7cyW1zRWEFGSS4redO-oFoAe7sbMlSM8NrmYW_cyuvA8OLQ/s1600-h/IMG_8699.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoGJbMJVXLzM3KpsVl52kGTFZojGFJMkvFNs-MR92bPXCLQANnTXbwLqqkZ41KgT0T897vBtd8GzoGEjfnQJnCE6E7cyW1zRWEFGSS4redO-oFoAe7sbMlSM8NrmYW_cyuvA8OLQ/s320/IMG_8699.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTM4WSLcIdfYtEE7ByK1HjYYkVSqUxnnLXtKOqczp5EGkY2rM5mw4_uhuVDKxfiZ8HvpUnyZD6rdh7uJ3FHeJ46RN-JTb-_cJgh2bwu0KTY8AB1wZcEHSMjdUtQCECWqvs-lx5w/s1600-h/IMG_8691.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTM4WSLcIdfYtEE7ByK1HjYYkVSqUxnnLXtKOqczp5EGkY2rM5mw4_uhuVDKxfiZ8HvpUnyZD6rdh7uJ3FHeJ46RN-JTb-_cJgh2bwu0KTY8AB1wZcEHSMjdUtQCECWqvs-lx5w/s320/IMG_8691.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ6xpM3sKdYqHqna0UfSW5mZ8-1gPrtm4gRskCYtL6FGCPYcW0DnnD2ccNRZJ6Wvk63_vpJHb9-1LJN1N3QxrMN3A94LzcbnwW9EmcoCWOU3ybMBcef5vcQXEAAXcSUm4iRWdG2g/s1600-h/IMG_8703.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ6xpM3sKdYqHqna0UfSW5mZ8-1gPrtm4gRskCYtL6FGCPYcW0DnnD2ccNRZJ6Wvk63_vpJHb9-1LJN1N3QxrMN3A94LzcbnwW9EmcoCWOU3ybMBcef5vcQXEAAXcSUm4iRWdG2g/s320/IMG_8703.JPG" /></a><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Faufer is the name by which Lavender now goes by, thanks to her sweet little sis... who is constantly trying to say Laughfer. Yes, I know that it is incredibly funny that our littlest has given big sis another nickname because she cannot say the original nickname.<br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On another note, Miss Lavender totally pulled out all this stops today and about made me crack up into a million pieces! See, we have been going to church on Wed. nights and they conduct a children's class. In this class they learn the "God Basics" (or that is what I call them).... like 'What did God make" etc. etc. - So, tonight Lavender brings home her drawings and class papers and we are looking through them. I noticed that there is this one of a big playground scene depicting kids on slides, swings, running and all sorts of stuff. And some of these kids are playing nicely together, sharing toy trucks and stuff while others are like hitting other kids with sticks and stuff... (I know, right... ) Anyway, at the top of the page it says something like, "point to the children are doing things that please God" and "point to the children who are not". So, I ask Laughfer this stuff and of course, she goes right through the motions pointing to the "correct" kids like the good little child robot. And then I see one more question at the top of the page... So I ask Laughfer "Which children do you want to be like?"<br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To which she immediately points to the girl who is pushing this other kid to the ground.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And a little tidbit from our car ride to church for your reading pleasure....<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">L: Awww, Man! Did you see that bank?<br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Me: Huh?<br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">L: You know the one with the furniture...You get gas in it...<br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Me: uhhh<br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">L: You know <i>that one</i><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Me: Yep???<br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">L: Did you see what happened to it?<br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Me: nope<br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">L: The sky broke off!<br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Me: It did... huh?<br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">L: Yeah... It's a bummer, man. I don't know where it is... It just, like, broke right off.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Maybe a tree fell on it - Yep... a tree.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">What this means I will never know. <br />
</div>Jennifer Kringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765644119751436234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30572262.post-88701954030198677412009-09-15T12:23:00.000-07:002009-09-15T13:13:41.412-07:00Clothesline 09<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZGu8HDTI26OVluOnfgSbcRTBDABeBvbJoVwvjsK00qmRE1yKm0rii5-ZTg4Isxm5OHiEqTinLgbdH-DCv-N_IJoq-92FidohsU5gesXr54YKR96LpBX9C-hnRX_5ts08VzeIYg/s1600-h/IMG_8620.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZGu8HDTI26OVluOnfgSbcRTBDABeBvbJoVwvjsK00qmRE1yKm0rii5-ZTg4Isxm5OHiEqTinLgbdH-DCv-N_IJoq-92FidohsU5gesXr54YKR96LpBX9C-hnRX_5ts08VzeIYg/s400/IMG_8620.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381789001638581634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDKcLo_COoBzJ4J-5NRMwSvwHzoDRT8ufhX1dNBNl2tR5uNRwcNx4q8ERz9G52VpyoMCF_c2yyh8T4ggwNbgHIu7M4Jrdc_yon1u9qG5ku3b8sp8FRVfVd8vKRvpAqCojvDE-NVg/s1600-h/IMG_8654.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic8z52Mlj9j9FTtnGfm7mI602oBs7Zm3dlG8owDPPNTnH1QHn1CEghSQ5tgekBHUBlfMtfY2BVCwhNaYx61Yx1FIlFqG7Zu_6A1WS0xi3teA15dltXpcXnnpR-0dSYcpjWQI4VaA/s400/IMG_8634.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381788119436183010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />So Clothesline has come to a close this fall and now that the dust has settled and all my post i<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXPjDSpZwkbYtWsrdOdvA9A7ZOXdIDdFouNUqcnExgsg0rVNx6QPZGZ_EzFLN6QQpyEy20YTJ7aeahtMjjWaAbFiQVjaXhiJ41tZNH44X3gBR7ShbgG7yEMJe3hjE7G0Y8SSTrw/s1600-h/IMG_8618.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXPjDSpZwkbYtWsrdOdvA9A7ZOXdIDdFouNUqcnExgsg0rVNx6QPZGZ_EzFLN6QQpyEy20YTJ7aeahtMjjWaAbFiQVjaXhiJ41tZNH44X3gBR7ShbgG7yEMJe3hjE7G0Y8SSTrw/s400/IMG_8618.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381787884336139506" border="0" /></a>t note to do lists have made their way to the trash bin, I look back on all that it was this go around.<br />I know that there has been a lot of buzz about the show, but I could not resist putting a few pics up and adding my little ol' 2 cents.<br /><br />I gotta say that this Clothesline really was a success...<br />There was quite a big turn out for the event both at the opening reception as well as Saturday afternoon and we all have quite a bit to be thankful for with our sales.<br />But ya know, the thing I always find myself dwelling in around this time of year, is the fact that there is just no other art show quite like this one. There is no other art event I have ever attended that has felt this warm... this welcoming. There is no other art event I have ever been involved in that truly extends hospitality. I just think that there is something so lovely about a beautiful home, like the Krichbaum house, opening its doors to the public and allowing them the freedom to sit down, relax and take in the work for as long as you need. It is just so very different from your typical white walled art gallery and so very refreshing.<br /><br />I guess I just love Clothesline for all that it is... and all that it isn't.<br /><br />Thank you all for coming out to support the women of Clothesline. It has been a privilege to share our lives and work with you!<br />I have placed the works that have not yet found new homes in my online shop... Check it out! www.tumbleweed240.etsy.com<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrGmQoXuOGeP_NRGCeVMHyL7jG6DnLuLBqWV_iVGoqRfHXFQYQ-037Ml2zpBfOOVBg25EAVfdEWKQThct7HUgIVBRPmebJeLoEbH_mJ0o3YhmSgq8kaS8qcIeq_6ReIc1hjc_4aA/s1600-h/IMG_8622.JPG"><br /></a>Jennifer Kringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765644119751436234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30572262.post-2789661113208970572009-09-09T18:23:00.000-07:002009-09-09T18:23:02.656-07:00Ljosio<object height="225" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6284199&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6284199&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br />
<a href="http://vimeo.com/6284199">Ólafur Arnalds - Ljósið (Official Music Video)</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/erasedtapes">Erased Tapes</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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The coolest person I know showed this to me and I found myself entranced, even though I am in the middle of full tilt art show prep... amazing!Jennifer Kringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765644119751436234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30572262.post-89149755870738041442009-09-09T13:12:00.000-07:002009-09-09T13:12:42.986-07:00Summeryness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy1G5tm7h5v2EVWgSdynXW-vI27C9G3e9vGTalAd4RMXmlRrQnoJnQOqcFYqh9zPYGqRotygEg229C0hzAAQrCJN2aGGjy5Y6bXl9ZiwiyKIuhi1xoaTemG0eNt3Dko7L8ltY6wA/s1600-h/IMG_8237.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy1G5tm7h5v2EVWgSdynXW-vI27C9G3e9vGTalAd4RMXmlRrQnoJnQOqcFYqh9zPYGqRotygEg229C0hzAAQrCJN2aGGjy5Y6bXl9ZiwiyKIuhi1xoaTemG0eNt3Dko7L8ltY6wA/s320/IMG_8237.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHsmY58HJHA_4lSru-pVpqm2gj2UxnCjCcnXxan1G402zrbhwTqGv73k01LVW0DVpyAQuE34sH5H4SMeDwYQSK2OjmC501z3srETVWkXl6JjMVZQFepH8y_NNc-dFEhDQOa1jiDA/s1600-h/IMG_8292.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHsmY58HJHA_4lSru-pVpqm2gj2UxnCjCcnXxan1G402zrbhwTqGv73k01LVW0DVpyAQuE34sH5H4SMeDwYQSK2OjmC501z3srETVWkXl6JjMVZQFepH8y_NNc-dFEhDQOa1jiDA/s320/IMG_8292.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhChMXcO0D0-wv8FLbne6kNef51WrhVnjk-cHCxj1Go9yMKb-EPJCU-3npkAziNRFyiCSxs81cPIFPncklGedZYTtbbIrzqejxaoK-_CFLA8Wvfx2yzP_zQynXXdkqMNQvaFvsw/s1600-h/IMG_8106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhChMXcO0D0-wv8FLbne6kNef51WrhVnjk-cHCxj1Go9yMKb-EPJCU-3npkAziNRFyiCSxs81cPIFPncklGedZYTtbbIrzqejxaoK-_CFLA8Wvfx2yzP_zQynXXdkqMNQvaFvsw/s320/IMG_8106.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVJrzd7QVCTx9eHjm0gWV5nC02qTXF7B8iVfChKgKehHxhV-3iPU_6nA7FROUudlZToJ7N6xc4_7HlmTNLLgURShNYI3ugFY7E9mRStUvisSoLu7iy6Z62MKgS7tro6dZq9pnHg/s1600-h/IMG_8210.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVJrzd7QVCTx9eHjm0gWV5nC02qTXF7B8iVfChKgKehHxhV-3iPU_6nA7FROUudlZToJ7N6xc4_7HlmTNLLgURShNYI3ugFY7E9mRStUvisSoLu7iy6Z62MKgS7tro6dZq9pnHg/s320/IMG_8210.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_YSNs_DEwSNm1VrAuzX27sM2R5TemYBnvXcfpp_reskrzU4rP8e0Z8z4u_9splljx1_K8Q_KxWOtYGorAuzsBsQDGGKbh0Gn-CBVTTCafRzXKWACVwI-NJhJTRHNay-GlHbpiKg/s1600-h/IMG_8074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_YSNs_DEwSNm1VrAuzX27sM2R5TemYBnvXcfpp_reskrzU4rP8e0Z8z4u_9splljx1_K8Q_KxWOtYGorAuzsBsQDGGKbh0Gn-CBVTTCafRzXKWACVwI-NJhJTRHNay-GlHbpiKg/s320/IMG_8074.JPG" /></a></div>So I know its been like ten years since my last ye ol' posty... but, I finally made it back to this little ol' portal into cyber land... that is sounding a heck of a lot more than "little" in my mind right now. And I find myself pouring over the insane amount of things I have neglected to share with you guys... I seem to be a person who gets totally addicted to the technology world or who absolutely rejects even the thought of sitting down in front of the computer screen. It is either one or the other with this girl... I am either updating my silly Facebook status every few hours or I don't even go into our office for days. It is like absolute obsession or complete neglect...Are you guys like this too? I hope so.<br />
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I am amazed that it is already Sept. and in my neighborhood I am already seeing the signs that summer is showering us with her last lingering rays and that Mother Fall is right upon her heels. I hear her calling to me at dusk... reminding me of the brilliance of color that will grace her leaves and fall down all around us... teasing me with promises of ripe apples and big beautiful pumpkins! Oh, I do love Fall and I am excited to see her, even if it means that my long summer days that stretch into bright evenings will soon be over.<br />
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Oh... I guess I was supposed to be telling you about what has happened, not what will hopefully be, right???<br />
Oh well... I will just say that this last bit of lovely summeryness has been celebrated and joyed in with the onset of our sunflowers blooming, the excitement of little girls enjoying miniature tea time with real porcelain, long wonderous naps, many hours spent in the pool and a very over due and soul filling camping trip with my constant outdoor companion... my dad.Jennifer Kringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765644119751436234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30572262.post-48697192043151777072009-07-16T13:39:00.000-07:002009-07-16T13:39:29.216-07:00I know I could live on a farm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6DIYDweAMLN7A7wu-dbPg0z-estf2zBnQxyt3rXOsYEwBr74x8hdKppC_wOu7FociDsDurvYcl41D8rM6HUnA78KRvDSW_8kXgEabGT6pE53FMIr1CPO31O58DmJQFnHS0XiGkg/s1600-h/IMG_7955.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6DIYDweAMLN7A7wu-dbPg0z-estf2zBnQxyt3rXOsYEwBr74x8hdKppC_wOu7FociDsDurvYcl41D8rM6HUnA78KRvDSW_8kXgEabGT6pE53FMIr1CPO31O58DmJQFnHS0XiGkg/s320/IMG_7955.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgwGDfj0LlbcbyQDjtjL0ckHqIshJ0m3TPptg1tmlnsYyUVIp74PBGVXDOCowwdb871oRpNs_qWClD-ER4KydvT2Tyaug2blyRUUV9esharcUXVsX2BOXTjtvmDqQUKpQ9AXcrg/s1600-h/IMG_7971.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgwGDfj0LlbcbyQDjtjL0ckHqIshJ0m3TPptg1tmlnsYyUVIp74PBGVXDOCowwdb871oRpNs_qWClD-ER4KydvT2Tyaug2blyRUUV9esharcUXVsX2BOXTjtvmDqQUKpQ9AXcrg/s320/IMG_7971.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4VuGUxLW_8C7lrDzYpm_oR1dERtXVOETRrk_CBCHlF_77-N20_DtMC7vV0coiTQGKXH8MtLN2bnWkCs-WXP1_f2G4Si4lWZujrVHqLaLNxrVPxsskH60KGm7-9pce10XQ_3Spg/s1600-h/IMG_7961.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4VuGUxLW_8C7lrDzYpm_oR1dERtXVOETRrk_CBCHlF_77-N20_DtMC7vV0coiTQGKXH8MtLN2bnWkCs-WXP1_f2G4Si4lWZujrVHqLaLNxrVPxsskH60KGm7-9pce10XQ_3Spg/s320/IMG_7961.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicY8OWbHEzhKVEyuVvBFm9xwYCD3JHCMOmgFNkaMO9u4v92QmGQLinpZZCm9wKX7nAM2BeS7TytufZEWmwmusfQMWIEwoJNsyXRl7PMQaM_Lm_Hm-kb9GfiyhD-CF6ArSPtYbDbw/s1600-h/IMG_7979.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicY8OWbHEzhKVEyuVvBFm9xwYCD3JHCMOmgFNkaMO9u4v92QmGQLinpZZCm9wKX7nAM2BeS7TytufZEWmwmusfQMWIEwoJNsyXRl7PMQaM_Lm_Hm-kb9GfiyhD-CF6ArSPtYbDbw/s320/IMG_7979.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDSpdQKAZcxwNWrQDKtlSLlAgDDckgByY2Ps70rB9GXgO5Iv6FbB7vQQA-Ra10kYHQHjIYKtdX0ojKT409PDWkcHii7L9sOLQ6A5T4IzG9O3uQJiQflDczDqvUUSfBJQg3Oa-Mw/s1600-h/IMG_7945.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDSpdQKAZcxwNWrQDKtlSLlAgDDckgByY2Ps70rB9GXgO5Iv6FbB7vQQA-Ra10kYHQHjIYKtdX0ojKT409PDWkcHii7L9sOLQ6A5T4IzG9O3uQJiQflDczDqvUUSfBJQg3Oa-Mw/s320/IMG_7945.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC80q7EV-N9U4jCgR59ePyFTX6_pyKNbWdzocEQu53g2WfOTA3L9CGl4_hzUUCYJfK74NRBENEu11c8nLRWZ5dFiOwL6fWJHpbMA9p-AZPx7anQ_1rBM64K95NOD6ybxpGOkRidQ/s1600-h/IMG_8003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC80q7EV-N9U4jCgR59ePyFTX6_pyKNbWdzocEQu53g2WfOTA3L9CGl4_hzUUCYJfK74NRBENEu11c8nLRWZ5dFiOwL6fWJHpbMA9p-AZPx7anQ_1rBM64K95NOD6ybxpGOkRidQ/s320/IMG_8003.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-mf8jX5VI9VSga6gJQ62k6nDlSK23PAUDMxl41pAMVbMPB1d0pmgShnZKC8iPV9pmOmfk56OGv7WurMYDAK9YFQMbNJdWL1gh87BmPFta_tQT1EM_2LR9blq9_OTk6YUlHppyg/s1600-h/IMG_8005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-mf8jX5VI9VSga6gJQ62k6nDlSK23PAUDMxl41pAMVbMPB1d0pmgShnZKC8iPV9pmOmfk56OGv7WurMYDAK9YFQMbNJdWL1gh87BmPFta_tQT1EM_2LR9blq9_OTk6YUlHppyg/s320/IMG_8005.JPG" /></a></div>this past weekend we found ourselves at Crabtree Farms once again... there seems to be a magnet for this family that pulls us to those pretty fields... picking strawberries, buying Nasturtiums and seeing what's ripe. I have to say that this is by far my most favorite family outing.... the wholesomeness is unbeatable! It's like there should be some sort of soundtrack it is so harmonious! There is just something about being out and about soaking in the sunshine and seeing the wonders of the world of horticulture. And at this age, it really is so brilliant to see the girls learning about the plant world and enjoying it to its fullest... in fact, I think little Autumn Marie weighed a whopping 3 xtra pounds by the time we drove out of the gate! What can I say, the girl has good taste!Jennifer Kringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765644119751436234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30572262.post-1972192976731331852009-07-06T14:02:00.000-07:002009-07-06T14:02:55.707-07:00The 4th baba!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmNxR4qyQ3hoUUai5APpADfBD9o1xRZZkQdc2uBp1CKujv-9-JqvOIPNeoGkcqmpOUZ8SSXpCexKUDIo-9iRksxGhsO6d3D3FOYQ5CXIJ4SsUyvU5hrT_ZRFendP0RWimWb064A/s1600-h/IMG_7861.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmNxR4qyQ3hoUUai5APpADfBD9o1xRZZkQdc2uBp1CKujv-9-JqvOIPNeoGkcqmpOUZ8SSXpCexKUDIo-9iRksxGhsO6d3D3FOYQ5CXIJ4SsUyvU5hrT_ZRFendP0RWimWb064A/s320/IMG_7861.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCv1b6PfZfxaL7cdgw5pLlmVIPw7k8NUF9lCrSJ_jrT7HgWygkILPPKw8kihoT2Bnpuo2Jpla7FOfg1MFlcUrpogNqFaFkgQXxmTVvGLcnpiHw-Ze3wM0HyXfx73Mnm3gFXL-aA/s1600-h/IMG_7866.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCv1b6PfZfxaL7cdgw5pLlmVIPw7k8NUF9lCrSJ_jrT7HgWygkILPPKw8kihoT2Bnpuo2Jpla7FOfg1MFlcUrpogNqFaFkgQXxmTVvGLcnpiHw-Ze3wM0HyXfx73Mnm3gFXL-aA/s320/IMG_7866.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwquBibYavE5tzN9Rfa0KQ01uas1a3JIqLO_AaBUrtLecC2LjSoBBfDf3ahLkU1Fhm-l4TOS02_fi2jBzvFY-gGkJHy-nRa-Zd7vnkeVB_wfAIc2vOP8-kj9QKji7uEU4HYoIneA/s1600-h/IMG_7812.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwquBibYavE5tzN9Rfa0KQ01uas1a3JIqLO_AaBUrtLecC2LjSoBBfDf3ahLkU1Fhm-l4TOS02_fi2jBzvFY-gGkJHy-nRa-Zd7vnkeVB_wfAIc2vOP8-kj9QKji7uEU4HYoIneA/s320/IMG_7812.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjuxwLmHmbpeMd9crqjmtsjxjALmRE7K_XF_6Agdb2CJDafAov2L3DhONCnCtWIZkgarArAGOJMxnDRRzwAr5Vu8gtundhgxpwXtUPHNwfd6UAOI3-oU_-mRDS0GXYNEY4GXeAw/s1600-h/IMG_7868.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjuxwLmHmbpeMd9crqjmtsjxjALmRE7K_XF_6Agdb2CJDafAov2L3DhONCnCtWIZkgarArAGOJMxnDRRzwAr5Vu8gtundhgxpwXtUPHNwfd6UAOI3-oU_-mRDS0GXYNEY4GXeAw/s320/IMG_7868.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6gcZ326MMVQWX1-lxBbsDu-p6x-DQxkvUzMdykOosUDwS4uc9-x_nFQZd8f0m8AEvdnl8v2uPVcE9RG0wK5LdX22oAaBI3ZSkdcYQvawUdfqQhSstJEikWDqiGuDK5J1ppLOfMQ/s1600-h/IMG_7817.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6gcZ326MMVQWX1-lxBbsDu-p6x-DQxkvUzMdykOosUDwS4uc9-x_nFQZd8f0m8AEvdnl8v2uPVcE9RG0wK5LdX22oAaBI3ZSkdcYQvawUdfqQhSstJEikWDqiGuDK5J1ppLOfMQ/s320/IMG_7817.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMoxLojyLJif1W1AqqQeNoYSPRzBzkrBjGGPmmBPajU48bqxtViM6rKa_wX6E7w_rLPxdCNouSYSyaeVnj7pNZvhHI2u8siqL6y_JaDUulzk6MaF7vnJqNcN-7s7TsnI1oVrwM8g/s1600-h/IMG_7880.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMoxLojyLJif1W1AqqQeNoYSPRzBzkrBjGGPmmBPajU48bqxtViM6rKa_wX6E7w_rLPxdCNouSYSyaeVnj7pNZvhHI2u8siqL6y_JaDUulzk6MaF7vnJqNcN-7s7TsnI1oVrwM8g/s320/IMG_7880.JPG" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So our 4th o July was pretty fun and bustling with activities. Here are the things of our 4th:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Symphony Americana music</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Inflatable jumping apparatuses filled to the brim with mobs of kids</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">one kid peeing in line</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the girls first fireworks display</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">one cinged eyeball from the ashes overhead</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">free popcicles</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Lavender's critique of port o potty facilities</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">neighbors with lots of fireworks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">one yellowjackets nest</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">one hand swollen to the size of a baseball mit (totally not even jokin' dude!) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">one perfect temperature pool</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> 2 patriotic deserts (of course, there were 2!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lots of good friends</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Amazing food cooked by one loving Mimi</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">one bean bag toss</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">one game o golf</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a big time badmitten schoolin' for Joshers! yes!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">one souveneir American flag made in China</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Church </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and lots of family time</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lavender serenading me with the Ramones</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">not too shabby, eh?</div>Jennifer Kringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765644119751436234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30572262.post-30561927771541012182009-06-26T07:34:00.000-07:002009-06-26T07:34:44.288-07:00Regina Regina<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbj3IH7PmZbwZK1_h5s3HUEnBLIkB_oH4JyZ25vl1Lc51SxLXzBxFxlTow89prNhaZ0sWx3B0ZOdgC6Gi5EwYGOnme5h4SngEs5KLs3Rrt6pJ10lkiB2dI91j7hQAJz9582DHsgQ/s1600-h/rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbj3IH7PmZbwZK1_h5s3HUEnBLIkB_oH4JyZ25vl1Lc51SxLXzBxFxlTow89prNhaZ0sWx3B0ZOdgC6Gi5EwYGOnme5h4SngEs5KLs3Rrt6pJ10lkiB2dI91j7hQAJz9582DHsgQ/s400/rs.jpg" /></a></div>So there was just no way that I could refrain from posting about Regina Spektor's new album, 'Far'. We have been listening to Regina for some time up in here, but I gotta say, I didn't expect this album to sweep me right off my feet like it has. It is an album filled with tenderness, delight, tragedy and heartbreak. So many of the tunes of this album are delivered in a playfully upbeat songs that weave a magical web right around you. However, there is this extraordinarily great thing about Regina... she wins you immediately with her powerfully rich, coffee like voice and cheerful sound... and then slowly you realize the shadowy, weighted lyrics underneath. And these lyrics seem to say some things you have felt or thought or sensed before, but could never quite put into the right words. It is a lovely little package that steals your heart away.<br />
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Perhaps, this captivating hypnosis that Regina can cast over her listeners is some kind of vampy dark magic that comes from the heart of Moscow (her home till the age of 9) or maybe it is just the result of hearing a true artist amongst so much of the clamour of an music industry inundated with "talent" that more the result of crafty studio execs and pr managers.... I don't know, but I do know that she charmed me completely as I listened to her lovely interview on NPR the other day, and I think that is what sent me over the moon for her. She seems to have this playfully friendly magic that springs out of her that is irresistible. That kind of super fan doesn't come out of me too terribly often. So I find myself thinking of the early Bjork era (before the days of Matthew Barry or the attacking of Japanese journalists and such) where everyone simply thought of her as this lovely little Icelandic fairy fluttering to and fro and producing magical off the wall sounds that could only sweep you away to some place with lots of colors. <br />
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And yes, Rolling Stone calls often for my album reviews.Jennifer Kringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765644119751436234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30572262.post-92056263357304848722009-06-15T06:16:00.000-07:002009-06-15T06:43:24.358-07:00Apple core discoveries<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAWhtn6SZbgeKF52H9mqztx0u6ZZXyxJEyMpybFC46T5SWDtsWYtF6Jadyzuc_OLr4XefBs1M9NKDyVcCXg1Y-g5bsfmrLaUbel39Xoh68Y2oQplyEJ3FU7xLNeQ6sN37EtUNhaw/s1600-h/IMG_6967.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAWhtn6SZbgeKF52H9mqztx0u6ZZXyxJEyMpybFC46T5SWDtsWYtF6Jadyzuc_OLr4XefBs1M9NKDyVcCXg1Y-g5bsfmrLaUbel39Xoh68Y2oQplyEJ3FU7xLNeQ6sN37EtUNhaw/s400/IMG_6967.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347546602620439938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKX4pt1GwfrOiZD3sIiwbjQQPXZFKlQ1F1jzVBicHgRqdEXmou6kHa_PyRFYiSdUF56QcRHSWWbFMZ5JG-kni3NMQ-321YtrLSYF4spZeA14mq42p_9zcUL-bA9mMlPz07Y5lqQ/s1600-h/IMG_7390.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKX4pt1GwfrOiZD3sIiwbjQQPXZFKlQ1F1jzVBicHgRqdEXmou6kHa_PyRFYiSdUF56QcRHSWWbFMZ5JG-kni3NMQ-321YtrLSYF4spZeA14mq42p_9zcUL-bA9mMlPz07Y5lqQ/s400/IMG_7390.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347546600058863026" border="0" /></a><br />so the past few weeks I have found myself "doing" less and just be ing more... if that makes any sense. I think something in me somewhere was a bit lost... wondering what I am doing... if I purposeful in my days... if I am living my calling or whatever you would like to name that purpose for your life. so, when I find myself in this familiar place I tend to stop... open pages of written word... think more... produce less... and try to listen to the words of my heart and seek the guidance that does not come from places I see and touch and know everyday. I can't express all that this search is yielding just yet, but I will say that I have discovered two things yet again. First, that I am just where I am meant to be... here, at this place I now know for certain is home. And Second, that we will always be homesick for a place we have never known.<br /><br />And perhaps discoveries like these hold something in common with the drawings and photographs of the remains of various produce I keep finding filling the pages of volumes and volumes of sketchbooks.<br /><br />Or perhaps I just feel I have something in common with an apple core.Jennifer Kringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765644119751436234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30572262.post-42151022766791736362009-06-11T06:25:00.000-07:002009-06-11T06:25:37.584-07:00Summer days<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVfdwVhp_KWUT0_Fou9DDG_7m0FqdfHeSCtHk7kW5Ynh_6AS6I5Ir7dHPnClEXeNkThCCfMKAle4ET0o8TFWSWiNuaR2kedDYKMwXgMvo3ufCwG2nyz9tCE9vkuiI2ITZKs9DsnQ/s1600-h/IMG_7375.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVfdwVhp_KWUT0_Fou9DDG_7m0FqdfHeSCtHk7kW5Ynh_6AS6I5Ir7dHPnClEXeNkThCCfMKAle4ET0o8TFWSWiNuaR2kedDYKMwXgMvo3ufCwG2nyz9tCE9vkuiI2ITZKs9DsnQ/s320/IMG_7375.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfxbzWG30kT1b_5JGc2TTxsT6841Vn5ihWGSnO-s5Ie2LYw_HUyp5bzXUANsvf8AA7lXRLgVTo739WGamYi2RE71Lo7XMIrW2nWKmGhitqW_IBD2M7CfHs751zNQuh8BbNEaeCw/s1600-h/IMG_7358.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfxbzWG30kT1b_5JGc2TTxsT6841Vn5ihWGSnO-s5Ie2LYw_HUyp5bzXUANsvf8AA7lXRLgVTo739WGamYi2RE71Lo7XMIrW2nWKmGhitqW_IBD2M7CfHs751zNQuh8BbNEaeCw/s320/IMG_7358.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIyLbew7d-pZV557rqz-gvwyTwPa_NnHVWKA-bcHq8ocYtgVlnX0Y5w7e9Px-zMzB5Tr5tNp0orJN7k59a8tX3HeaeihtiTHDlOZTufc__7vIQPwsJUQRD4K7opvhgRH4c3xI1EQ/s1600-h/IMG_7341.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIyLbew7d-pZV557rqz-gvwyTwPa_NnHVWKA-bcHq8ocYtgVlnX0Y5w7e9Px-zMzB5Tr5tNp0orJN7k59a8tX3HeaeihtiTHDlOZTufc__7vIQPwsJUQRD4K7opvhgRH4c3xI1EQ/s320/IMG_7341.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTyPcjKJ1us0st6Cexotwd7_eWXTBkX6zTAvBlU96z4tNTa8cYdFEmYtBSjIU5ICxihsLS32r2E8OB6wJEc42xabg4UTI3BCVxobKxrG8lFC82uwY7qiCz_3q5gwxja2t4fGgvHg/s1600-h/IMG_7371.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTyPcjKJ1us0st6Cexotwd7_eWXTBkX6zTAvBlU96z4tNTa8cYdFEmYtBSjIU5ICxihsLS32r2E8OB6wJEc42xabg4UTI3BCVxobKxrG8lFC82uwY7qiCz_3q5gwxja2t4fGgvHg/s320/IMG_7371.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHf2PuVtkX8kArwVJFOX-rx1ipaNXLYwkUV18JmXNvglEXcquwYdOGUQSQNvyVTqgBFw8XrJyqNYzxAExu_-3siSQ9eN7uL6ZoSdZYZHladb1SSvYxc0fvCmYM5Hqor2a1xH8eow/s1600-h/IMG_7351.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHf2PuVtkX8kArwVJFOX-rx1ipaNXLYwkUV18JmXNvglEXcquwYdOGUQSQNvyVTqgBFw8XrJyqNYzxAExu_-3siSQ9eN7uL6ZoSdZYZHladb1SSvYxc0fvCmYM5Hqor2a1xH8eow/s320/IMG_7351.JPG" /></a></div>With the onset of the hot weather, we have found ourselves outside with the hose more often than not. Last summer I scored an awesome sprinkler ball (yes, they do make a GIANT beach ball that hooks up to your hose and sprays water everywhere! Awesome!) and have just now started to break it in again... gotta say that there is nothing that draws a neighborhood full of homebound kids in the summer like a simple sprinkler. I'm so glad that it doesn't take much....<br />
Here are a few views of our recent days... I have a wierd knack for photographing my kiddos at unlikely angles.... they will probably hate this as they get older.... but for now I get to savor all those great shots of their tiny hands, rolly polly legs and sweet little toes!Jennifer Kringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765644119751436234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30572262.post-66364728743058053022009-06-04T05:40:00.000-07:002009-06-04T05:51:43.229-07:00Lavender uncut volume 2,403<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8e-gfSGUEycWMBGyybjsx9eXlCOhyphenhyphencwsfLbHwa5niTYVa7mL1dlb09wSAg4jgx61fp9NJD1vxInuGiJXduZMM4ehXbl5iB-yeunRJ7lQ78JHzdBgN_G6UBRNtjgnqkymtJvmWg/s1600-h/IMG_7265.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8e-gfSGUEycWMBGyybjsx9eXlCOhyphenhyphencwsfLbHwa5niTYVa7mL1dlb09wSAg4jgx61fp9NJD1vxInuGiJXduZMM4ehXbl5iB-yeunRJ7lQ78JHzdBgN_G6UBRNtjgnqkymtJvmWg/s400/IMG_7265.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343452257926957634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihVzEUdVstAGYkGEZkO5XyZ94M_dqtkyjo0ITGZ_Gh_4229HH3nIdMkJ9GeKmbpecUk_ecT1CaPDb8QoHZzJ87t6G2tHpUlGmT6gqMTqtnlUtIXv7Ei0FuyiAlI7slRE_pZWWnxw/s1600-h/IMG_7258.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihVzEUdVstAGYkGEZkO5XyZ94M_dqtkyjo0ITGZ_Gh_4229HH3nIdMkJ9GeKmbpecUk_ecT1CaPDb8QoHZzJ87t6G2tHpUlGmT6gqMTqtnlUtIXv7Ei0FuyiAlI7slRE_pZWWnxw/s400/IMG_7258.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343452254256607682" border="0" /></a>So Lavender's new favorite thing is to lay and I do mean lay all over Chloe (our relatively new dog). Yes, Chloe seems to double as a giant pillow. And Lavender seems to have decided that Chloe is by far the best transportable reading spot. Yep, most days I find them cuddled up together while Lavender is "reading." So funny...<br /><br />Yesterday we were in the car and this is what Lavender busted out on me...<br /><br />L: Mom, do you need to be safe?<br />Me: What?<br />L: In the car... are you to be safe?<br />Me: I hope so.<br />L: Yeah... cause this is a BIG road.<br />Me: Yes, it is.... and I am being very careful<br />L: Because of the fast cars, huh<br />Me: yep<br />L: yeah, you gotta look out for cheese<br />Me: Huh?<br />L: and Poles<br />Me: sure<br />L: and houses and cars<br />Me: a huh<br />L: and flags too<br /><br /><br />What tha.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1iQaTRARB9L35zfr6N0_gEPp9sHYIiqenYNkD-KpDWq6yQ0C-3Lq_n7fw8M1PnOO7VVYf_qbmcmOpY0mnYFgnWMk9cCP45zngP2leyewlAtQd6UJITU2hT8Uk8OAT-mLFNFIjGQ/s1600-h/IMG_7257.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1iQaTRARB9L35zfr6N0_gEPp9sHYIiqenYNkD-KpDWq6yQ0C-3Lq_n7fw8M1PnOO7VVYf_qbmcmOpY0mnYFgnWMk9cCP45zngP2leyewlAtQd6UJITU2hT8Uk8OAT-mLFNFIjGQ/s400/IMG_7257.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343452249703595602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnkIw3_9UAX1bram9jwF7Ft_tzhUVPjFJIkJpicWQ30KRBxqcwxkmkmrofoUx1RD92tZhNJIyQfePeMQdo43t1DVagaUjOfystynCTWTK05pZsV8Hk1sEO4cUPMjCfByeNQLVOA/s1600-h/IMG_7280.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnkIw3_9UAX1bram9jwF7Ft_tzhUVPjFJIkJpicWQ30KRBxqcwxkmkmrofoUx1RD92tZhNJIyQfePeMQdo43t1DVagaUjOfystynCTWTK05pZsV8Hk1sEO4cUPMjCfByeNQLVOA/s400/IMG_7280.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343452244361622034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3l29KRZviRXWzUiUrPQFUdXdUaLBSVC1i66oy9ShWRELXNHJ0bdLC84BT6CI_EMgXzcK4kjFHa_H9epuee4qr2Yi6U7Tv0eNWkZRKN1_lhJJVu50y06FI42WuMfCJ-6SXJ0cRtw/s1600-h/IMG_7248.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3l29KRZviRXWzUiUrPQFUdXdUaLBSVC1i66oy9ShWRELXNHJ0bdLC84BT6CI_EMgXzcK4kjFHa_H9epuee4qr2Yi6U7Tv0eNWkZRKN1_lhJJVu50y06FI42WuMfCJ-6SXJ0cRtw/s400/IMG_7248.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343452238908510786" border="0" /></a>Jennifer Kringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765644119751436234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30572262.post-77511534560774018322009-06-04T05:24:00.000-07:002009-06-04T05:38:10.308-07:00New Birdies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMKP5DhB1VP9PAQ3Q5MehpDBDRjQ_Lu6W-zPF50eo_Ect9R6na5nS0e582e8is22N00fIzVPUxGmBQiTYB5hSOGNf8qYM-SgXNG-M6Yn0NEl223ib6CpKIeTTm7uapZj0aaKpG4A/s1600-h/IMG_7293.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 369px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMKP5DhB1VP9PAQ3Q5MehpDBDRjQ_Lu6W-zPF50eo_Ect9R6na5nS0e582e8is22N00fIzVPUxGmBQiTYB5hSOGNf8qYM-SgXNG-M6Yn0NEl223ib6CpKIeTTm7uapZj0aaKpG4A/s400/IMG_7293.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343450228144465378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4HWOsnU6Z9bK5hbVT-eo3RPJxGp_vb0mn0WoO0xADpLLAhL9Yo89U0sbXCj7Q2o_B2b7Otzk0xdakSAqk0jJCaC-QNmsYprci3g97b9jpZWciAXKyGO5vxu61vMw_hLXzhUY85w/s1600-h/IMG_7295.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4HWOsnU6Z9bK5hbVT-eo3RPJxGp_vb0mn0WoO0xADpLLAhL9Yo89U0sbXCj7Q2o_B2b7Otzk0xdakSAqk0jJCaC-QNmsYprci3g97b9jpZWciAXKyGO5vxu61vMw_hLXzhUY85w/s400/IMG_7295.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343450222572454178" border="0" /></a>these little tweeties flew off to comfort a good friend whose own nest is just about to make room for one more. Grace, I am so excited for you guys and can't wait to meet 'Green'... eh eh eh!!!Jennifer Kringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765644119751436234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30572262.post-51083430185942930272009-05-27T06:56:00.000-07:002009-05-27T06:56:29.238-07:00On we go<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlt_YrcmorqHh90tIjMjXFiPbefSx-8LLxEzg2IgOLntLyhDLEry_ZlvJDZLPP78HVmHQ7MZc_ei_pCe5LM36e6tZ6wcV7-k_cp06ujC2xazIFMUcr-db97v4QAwT5DGVGhTUlrw/s1600-h/IMG_6655.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlt_YrcmorqHh90tIjMjXFiPbefSx-8LLxEzg2IgOLntLyhDLEry_ZlvJDZLPP78HVmHQ7MZc_ei_pCe5LM36e6tZ6wcV7-k_cp06ujC2xazIFMUcr-db97v4QAwT5DGVGhTUlrw/s320/IMG_6655.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2-s9s0CKmF6yxkxxIylWOSGZnu8QOvlZz00WUmcPmxy9wHZfPHH1hYnUGYJZx6v1duOT_D3QwaVmJgyHGzLXES_lfUJ_t3JlBOjzdvk0aMekGRBJjz4zL1r7-QF5JsavZPSVxQ/s1600-h/IMG_7096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2-s9s0CKmF6yxkxxIylWOSGZnu8QOvlZz00WUmcPmxy9wHZfPHH1hYnUGYJZx6v1duOT_D3QwaVmJgyHGzLXES_lfUJ_t3JlBOjzdvk0aMekGRBJjz4zL1r7-QF5JsavZPSVxQ/s320/IMG_7096.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDB8PjdW_rnmxYktkBK7Nd3vfERgfMyeAbtnklZhQh209sYmX2j_s5sRYN1juXubN-75RAxX4fmcH3AHMZysxWvtHhf7XCfN3Rwh7N7rIsO7Jobi6HtmQ3GEKDM-bw-dAW6S5H-g/s1600-h/IMG_6961.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDB8PjdW_rnmxYktkBK7Nd3vfERgfMyeAbtnklZhQh209sYmX2j_s5sRYN1juXubN-75RAxX4fmcH3AHMZysxWvtHhf7XCfN3Rwh7N7rIsO7Jobi6HtmQ3GEKDM-bw-dAW6S5H-g/s320/IMG_6961.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-dvontgwI5fOLSrDr7juEa4kE0pQiLdG0i5px-45vAXqXamwhw1Vsp7cyag5w-zlNWOdDczsc8u9tv0iXgLtH_PbDnoorrl3rj99hE0ZGzE8Im2CuE3pS7UN5DlTFsq9l0ZWzlw/s1600-h/IMG_6791.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-dvontgwI5fOLSrDr7juEa4kE0pQiLdG0i5px-45vAXqXamwhw1Vsp7cyag5w-zlNWOdDczsc8u9tv0iXgLtH_PbDnoorrl3rj99hE0ZGzE8Im2CuE3pS7UN5DlTFsq9l0ZWzlw/s320/IMG_6791.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW5s49Fgdg0VyZnqNPnfOeHE3D94TYtR26shDg8tCoJZtSm4d2oha7Et57hWPqSffwVx2X0WCZi_sxqkDJMFCeJZhMpqfCduMtTBTf-T-E8_SeZ__nbxZ5N-_8Ldmbkl0Eg6fBbw/s1600-h/IMG_7174.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW5s49Fgdg0VyZnqNPnfOeHE3D94TYtR26shDg8tCoJZtSm4d2oha7Et57hWPqSffwVx2X0WCZi_sxqkDJMFCeJZhMpqfCduMtTBTf-T-E8_SeZ__nbxZ5N-_8Ldmbkl0Eg6fBbw/s320/IMG_7174.JPG" /></a></div>So here is a collection of randomness... lovely little snippets of our days that somehow never actually made it onto a post. There just don't seem to be the right words to describe the cuteness of leg warmers on a almost 2 year old, the beauty of a wreath of Euonymus framing Lavender's pretty face, the way sun tea seems to taste better than tea from the kettle, how a puppy looks at you with those big sweet eyes or the way paint dries on tiny hands....<br />
so when words fall short, the camera comes out.<br />
And on snipping pics I will go.Jennifer Kringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765644119751436234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30572262.post-68861361419530731782009-05-17T06:21:00.000-07:002009-05-17T06:28:38.106-07:00At long last<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQgNQUwbKOmmGz4phQyKIhoRQuDs-P2zOH_D3jBdG-S_hU1K8pCzJFhtSDzC7TRp0izBlXigkgdu60kNJoI-149ID9v39OQg4EcY6YRQrEED0opoIz3QQUSOLU0CXsyFUScf7ZQ/s1600-h/IMG_7143.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQgNQUwbKOmmGz4phQyKIhoRQuDs-P2zOH_D3jBdG-S_hU1K8pCzJFhtSDzC7TRp0izBlXigkgdu60kNJoI-149ID9v39OQg4EcY6YRQrEED0opoIz3QQUSOLU0CXsyFUScf7ZQ/s400/IMG_7143.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-P5OvCf56wYWcXC5S5G0TS9Dz1lfuE6HN7_ZK2VntA-4dOoWoycno6XZ0NlarDjuZCD2AAEHm6VGJdnGyZW_wJTBCxMXedHQgviL-cJ51rscP90J9GVUj7yTE6Gf9QKiXSRajA/s1600-h/IMG_7145.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-P5OvCf56wYWcXC5S5G0TS9Dz1lfuE6HN7_ZK2VntA-4dOoWoycno6XZ0NlarDjuZCD2AAEHm6VGJdnGyZW_wJTBCxMXedHQgviL-cJ51rscP90J9GVUj7yTE6Gf9QKiXSRajA/s320/IMG_7145.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3VLA3JeNOnNdLod8Bl1732VKdN3vZ4ryDC7FjliG01ZWiOTQe7rdQV0iau3FKvVeQ0_kBLlz2Fv5BUCy01QLusw5uSC2EtfExEHkEo72iOzjPpAXgMrvSJby9U1x-Eiu9KgCOQ/s1600-h/IMG_7146.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3VLA3JeNOnNdLod8Bl1732VKdN3vZ4ryDC7FjliG01ZWiOTQe7rdQV0iau3FKvVeQ0_kBLlz2Fv5BUCy01QLusw5uSC2EtfExEHkEo72iOzjPpAXgMrvSJby9U1x-Eiu9KgCOQ/s320/IMG_7146.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLd8kLBeckJOlDKvKFKo3mR5j41tJzevSbGzScI18rJlslfpWjP2GiNG004ClgV8LdN2njffKQKW0i2gbYmYUsrm5w8c-rJnNHIOPOPKgtLF8kssU-Z6090w-WCNQw1oiQRno9Cw/s1600-h/IMG_7148.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLd8kLBeckJOlDKvKFKo3mR5j41tJzevSbGzScI18rJlslfpWjP2GiNG004ClgV8LdN2njffKQKW0i2gbYmYUsrm5w8c-rJnNHIOPOPKgtLF8kssU-Z6090w-WCNQw1oiQRno9Cw/s320/IMG_7148.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>At very long last these pieces are complete. Now that I have journeyed with these works to a place somewhat resembling completion, I take a step back. I realize that they don't look like too much... in a great way, I think.<br />What I mean is that throughout history, silhouettes have been used to preserve moments and capture memories. And they always seem to have an unencumbered simplicity about them that communicates nothing but an effortless, humble, everyday kind of beauty. Perhaps this is their nature... they are frank in their intentions, source and purpose... and their very presence is so often a testimony of a familial love. Maybe all these things are why I love them... they are unpretentious and made for a home, the antithesis of a vacant gallery space... and yet they are just as lovely in composition and form as a great work of 'fine art.'<br /><br />And ya know what the most amusing thing is... hidden behind these simple silhouettes lies hours and hours of studio time, fine paper swatches, beeswax test strips and multiple silhouette sketches. No one will ever know how many 'test runs' were put put to critique and failed before the ones you see made it onto the canvas.<br />I guess nothing worth doing is ever easy.Jennifer Kringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765644119751436234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30572262.post-52255846334563703562009-05-06T07:10:00.000-07:002009-05-06T07:10:42.700-07:00Thomas the Train gone wild<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFpAd18mVbh02TBXCjUVJdlbQxCSa3L-9zWP8PaxN7OEj85cKVl9B68L7pEbuyTKImZ3eTN_moSwiKbGwnw7N8BfnW78d2L21HrfxHwBmxBiyCNIC0gNc48t9faLiTDr0Da77EZQ/s1600-h/IMG_7024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFpAd18mVbh02TBXCjUVJdlbQxCSa3L-9zWP8PaxN7OEj85cKVl9B68L7pEbuyTKImZ3eTN_moSwiKbGwnw7N8BfnW78d2L21HrfxHwBmxBiyCNIC0gNc48t9faLiTDr0Da77EZQ/s320/IMG_7024.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpgTsvLod20FqXcx5gAKOOx8G7T4fJ2FFOCFIRFI0Dkw_29H6derB8Wmy9SdoV0DX81L4XBTBotnWCjegyIiAen_A_UGUIzt8HjPn-VmDBokrQH26Ip99Yaq14sy_MroE3LqlD1A/s1600-h/IMG_6983.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpgTsvLod20FqXcx5gAKOOx8G7T4fJ2FFOCFIRFI0Dkw_29H6derB8Wmy9SdoV0DX81L4XBTBotnWCjegyIiAen_A_UGUIzt8HjPn-VmDBokrQH26Ip99Yaq14sy_MroE3LqlD1A/s320/IMG_6983.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhF60VF9HlKkchci2VEY0pXudXjH5f0oBCsIyUmjIC8t3dU7kjAFwj4JrHsN2cX4NnIP73n__Pw3aNUi0QaPubxBQr5H21LtK2T2wsXH_XOKxarBrDHWjfcoCn_5bfEnSKRxoJQ/s1600-h/IMG_6989.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhF60VF9HlKkchci2VEY0pXudXjH5f0oBCsIyUmjIC8t3dU7kjAFwj4JrHsN2cX4NnIP73n__Pw3aNUi0QaPubxBQr5H21LtK2T2wsXH_XOKxarBrDHWjfcoCn_5bfEnSKRxoJQ/s320/IMG_6989.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOM-Nu9kl_GHw6u-H-a-ad_P-zAFphVmyZ0pDxHhxrumkBV9a0Lll2fsAVsfpgO3aRRra6Ynzlo10LwWPURI660zYHE0NrSbXDgtAAmjv75t5CLoBwOCoJ4zck4aEaG0Xy_pQ0aA/s1600-h/IMG_7066.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOM-Nu9kl_GHw6u-H-a-ad_P-zAFphVmyZ0pDxHhxrumkBV9a0Lll2fsAVsfpgO3aRRra6Ynzlo10LwWPURI660zYHE0NrSbXDgtAAmjv75t5CLoBwOCoJ4zck4aEaG0Xy_pQ0aA/s320/IMG_7066.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2lYcryiGwD0Pg3dnrqQQG0Qq0_n-DuAebZgxilQ2u4A9s76aLJUEX5PktEii0_515RkxSX26BPe4ievPrXufbK-ZjTkipytwpRyLyHkuNNp64aXydqnHKlnH-WZoFLZ1i5Mvbww/s1600-h/IMG_7063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2lYcryiGwD0Pg3dnrqQQG0Qq0_n-DuAebZgxilQ2u4A9s76aLJUEX5PktEii0_515RkxSX26BPe4ievPrXufbK-ZjTkipytwpRyLyHkuNNp64aXydqnHKlnH-WZoFLZ1i5Mvbww/s320/IMG_7063.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx78knGA1IwrxMqPUcsqXt6t-6D98gZi2yQSYIDURxy_u1fdRBO46H4aT8W3S2iYN3pH5RKFRvziLYBtJk8D2aOF3skGcHCeSqho04euJyQ92ZLVe3Y3XyztdhV5dIN8lEcLs6kg/s1600-h/IMG_7016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx78knGA1IwrxMqPUcsqXt6t-6D98gZi2yQSYIDURxy_u1fdRBO46H4aT8W3S2iYN3pH5RKFRvziLYBtJk8D2aOF3skGcHCeSqho04euJyQ92ZLVe3Y3XyztdhV5dIN8lEcLs6kg/s320/IMG_7016.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevDFMahriMMqNRcIJSbxIs1llAD7rwgOmI_HrblP15pbtxnF3xEKx8WksUF9LdjmWdOERcpkDVSgUbAapAd7LZyIQCkMqCEF-3vAwOynDvH6O44Pvz1fbIpx2Vq19UpgrNXmNOQ/s1600-h/IMG_7021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevDFMahriMMqNRcIJSbxIs1llAD7rwgOmI_HrblP15pbtxnF3xEKx8WksUF9LdjmWdOERcpkDVSgUbAapAd7LZyIQCkMqCEF-3vAwOynDvH6O44Pvz1fbIpx2Vq19UpgrNXmNOQ/s320/IMG_7021.JPG" /></a></div>This past weekend we took little Laughfer Daffer to the Thomas the Train event at the Chattanooga Railroad (thanks townleys!!!). And as you can see, I got a little camera happy. Maybe I was just a bit too giddy about all the free kiddie activities. The place was totally sensory overload ville.... giant bubble wands, train sets, Thomas tattoos (seemingly temporary), a petting zoo, an inflattable jumper and other stuff... I'm sure the is something that I'm leaving out.... like some poor teenage kid trapped in a giant Sir Toppem Hat costume getting toppelled by an onslaught of pre-schoolers! eh eh eh<br />
And as you can imagine, they loved it.... the funny thing was that I think they liked all the free activities more than they got into the actual train ride, which ya gotta have a ticket for! I guess it's the same as those first christmases... when they like the box more than the actual present... don't ya just love that about little people???<br />
So, for all you Chatt town parents out there... this little outing is definitely worth your while... you just can't beat all that activity filled fun for free yo! <br />
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And one last thing... you gotta make sure to think of all your old school photos when you check out that last one of Lavender and Matthew in front of Thomas... totally reminds me of my old prom pics!!!! so funny!!!Jennifer Kringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765644119751436234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30572262.post-45946325400529938102009-05-02T06:32:00.000-07:002009-05-02T06:32:17.439-07:00This makes me want to make BIG art<object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3SNYtd0Ayt0&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3SNYtd0Ayt0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>Jennifer Kringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765644119751436234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30572262.post-66752668577490989382009-04-30T07:07:00.000-07:002009-04-30T07:07:25.457-07:00'Just her size'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAukOSSq07NNUrfVsB-fB1qENtkK10HUcY1jIanwdg00YzFqmctHuVm6nQybQs-UzlIpI9JSmod6jVoZVmTZGDu-k2IpLHN8P29OUCnv-VP6onQaLU1FGCDdW1cQRP8vTmbQd3g/s1600-h/IMG_6904.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAukOSSq07NNUrfVsB-fB1qENtkK10HUcY1jIanwdg00YzFqmctHuVm6nQybQs-UzlIpI9JSmod6jVoZVmTZGDu-k2IpLHN8P29OUCnv-VP6onQaLU1FGCDdW1cQRP8vTmbQd3g/s320/IMG_6904.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9M5hIFcpyx-yhCbiiBDLQ-TILOZiqauQRB8XW5_FpaKcdaxo1QvVZXd9PxSmTjTYLSBSxwclzXjPriKyL8tEmcgv7FF_yrmK_pFwWJgFn4xYKClDbLFIQ7C0930H8DraSavL45A/s1600-h/IMG_6859.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9M5hIFcpyx-yhCbiiBDLQ-TILOZiqauQRB8XW5_FpaKcdaxo1QvVZXd9PxSmTjTYLSBSxwclzXjPriKyL8tEmcgv7FF_yrmK_pFwWJgFn4xYKClDbLFIQ7C0930H8DraSavL45A/s320/IMG_6859.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGICHElEqFIK2kRZpqTlAdK-yCNol3KV86ygc5pQd55ylGdNCdZpxeTWlgLB016jbT7e2_5JGnebwY275pLTLRMyAIq-NE6Xy2mamgX5iZ3hBeV6KV0JZc6GTo6SPTHipgFn1d5Q/s1600-h/IMG_6871.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGICHElEqFIK2kRZpqTlAdK-yCNol3KV86ygc5pQd55ylGdNCdZpxeTWlgLB016jbT7e2_5JGnebwY275pLTLRMyAIq-NE6Xy2mamgX5iZ3hBeV6KV0JZc6GTo6SPTHipgFn1d5Q/s320/IMG_6871.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfT3ALLP-UQ-0oATQ0l43_OF0eoOqFiwsdgl3lRlsFyghZ0147C8JkPslTC7eWv3KBdQpf5uQWnTO0GqyPG_cV5SSywQotPl_F_l1OgWjID03bGOMI8QiLxAFIQsCM8_p4mLVrWQ/s1600-h/IMG_6905.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfT3ALLP-UQ-0oATQ0l43_OF0eoOqFiwsdgl3lRlsFyghZ0147C8JkPslTC7eWv3KBdQpf5uQWnTO0GqyPG_cV5SSywQotPl_F_l1OgWjID03bGOMI8QiLxAFIQsCM8_p4mLVrWQ/s320/IMG_6905.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLxVNQugcneG_L2aVuanNUuSvOEwd-yq1n3Jd10kRblSSWLOLdXHa1usXEEzqfzNxNYnTBinqbPp0vbnBHzHgB3iHj0GY8s72_77Bx7gRKcth6-Dm1tdenRfa4XLPXmB7HCsv0w/s1600-h/IMG_6897.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLxVNQugcneG_L2aVuanNUuSvOEwd-yq1n3Jd10kRblSSWLOLdXHa1usXEEzqfzNxNYnTBinqbPp0vbnBHzHgB3iHj0GY8s72_77Bx7gRKcth6-Dm1tdenRfa4XLPXmB7HCsv0w/s320/IMG_6897.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhyphenhyphenSUOFOPYOl_5i8SuspdfmcaSncIGo40TTXbzdykfCxNs-DXtyWXfPQcaT0CGPhFp3F3NfbLcQO88OBPF62Wdk-tQ7_hYEDtuiSuHjVKfmPZU0emcv44zjWazVcw8109UmdmBA/s1600-h/IMG_6900.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhyphenhyphenSUOFOPYOl_5i8SuspdfmcaSncIGo40TTXbzdykfCxNs-DXtyWXfPQcaT0CGPhFp3F3NfbLcQO88OBPF62Wdk-tQ7_hYEDtuiSuHjVKfmPZU0emcv44zjWazVcw8109UmdmBA/s320/IMG_6900.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Since this crew spent our little ol' easta sunday making sick couches and tending to snotty noses, my moms and I decided we still had to put those pretty Easter dresses to good use. So, we girls went out for tea. Yep, yep... you guessed it... The English Rose was the spot for such a grand affair... this is Chatt town, where else would we go?? </div>Anyways... I gotta tell ya, I was a little antsy about this. I had images of tea cups and saucers flying through the air and meany pants looks from stuffy old ladies bouncing around in my head. But, I was delighted to see that all the fears I had built up in my head were fruitless. The ladies in the Rose were happy to have us and my girls just made me proud!<br />
It was so charming to watch Lavender enjoying such finery and being such a little lady. And miss Autumn Marie was so into the little spoonfuls of hot tea we shared. And as I watched my little women soaking up all the lovely little details I re-realized that all those cute dainty things really do communicate such important messages. They say "You are such a very special treasure" and "The everyday does not always have to be so ordinary". I think for me, in the chaos of flying toys and shouts of 'No' and 'Mine' it is just too easy to coast... to be a bit on autopilot.... to just make sure that everyone gets food and is clean (relatively). <br />
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And when I hear Lavender tell her Daddy about the "tiny teacup that was just her size" I beam.Jennifer Kringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765644119751436234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30572262.post-24088250537962806242009-04-27T06:44:00.000-07:002009-04-27T07:18:22.209-07:00My 32 years<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy1FvkvGfklplq2z4AN6NzMv8I6iBzqOdpzRgQR6JGiFwA8oZe3LQE25mcfuFIG4kHd-1JFlcn3Kt9uXBgKLxkZLYo80VflVuiB0gnshO_tFFjAdC664Q4HhvvHr6LBJxlWI9u1Q/s1600-h/IMG_6424.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy1FvkvGfklplq2z4AN6NzMv8I6iBzqOdpzRgQR6JGiFwA8oZe3LQE25mcfuFIG4kHd-1JFlcn3Kt9uXBgKLxkZLYo80VflVuiB0gnshO_tFFjAdC664Q4HhvvHr6LBJxlWI9u1Q/s400/IMG_6424.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329374929293385554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieIJQQub9Smc_phrbs-mvEUcR6ndm-lQA2TIcWTZmodHEDXjlt7X0w3o4GA59s9TDcreMdBydAN5O9chhTcBwqahwzb8rlRPiUiOZCQjAmwljZms2Ihl7ae0xW78WaQQI8U7GpZA/s1600-h/IMG_6823.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieIJQQub9Smc_phrbs-mvEUcR6ndm-lQA2TIcWTZmodHEDXjlt7X0w3o4GA59s9TDcreMdBydAN5O9chhTcBwqahwzb8rlRPiUiOZCQjAmwljZms2Ihl7ae0xW78WaQQI8U7GpZA/s400/IMG_6823.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329374928380716098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdFlu02guEURpzD-nE_WR6QvxHuj2BKcitC3igVt49Q-h7k57QRDGiKq4aQz7NXr1TigG7TehnjFWf8xg0Mn-vxY2UClFFkJIgexxb4D2cM0GjojYNzF_OgXawFdeu8aVP-jdDQ/s1600-h/IMG_6465.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdFlu02guEURpzD-nE_WR6QvxHuj2BKcitC3igVt49Q-h7k57QRDGiKq4aQz7NXr1TigG7TehnjFWf8xg0Mn-vxY2UClFFkJIgexxb4D2cM0GjojYNzF_OgXawFdeu8aVP-jdDQ/s400/IMG_6465.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329368148576831218" border="0" /></a>so today is my actual birthday and and I am not one to shy away from spilling the beans on my age... i am exactly 32 years old today and grateful for every moment of it. In fact I don't know why peeps are so into hiding their age... don't they know that every one of those years was not only a glorious gift, but also holds the keys to who you are and why you are... they have the power to reveal the stuff of your life... the achievements, the treasures, the heartbreaks and all the lessons learned in between.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGTATTHg7Y-nmw6i-VEZdkbsjw_Y_I4J79ZijwBzMmT3ubI6M2J0-ONowi3UNRb-GIHybwEQWuFgKrwTgbWBtHwwDDMHWx-rFoOeKg9B3OSBAIstGYbOcVJkopCUgrqzkMxvgnA/s1600-h/IMG_6464.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGTATTHg7Y-nmw6i-VEZdkbsjw_Y_I4J79ZijwBzMmT3ubI6M2J0-ONowi3UNRb-GIHybwEQWuFgKrwTgbWBtHwwDDMHWx-rFoOeKg9B3OSBAIstGYbOcVJkopCUgrqzkMxvgnA/s400/IMG_6464.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329368145211040338" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQFpQBEPSl84_5-UZ82xX4qKAkOYi5RBHObZnluw8e-e66n6IgMNBKTt6aDIlmHNNmkeIU4JZVfMo-h2iU1ews83M4Lh1vYwgLSUIsC9FhRzS0w6qefeyPFPafWFEplTs_DbnvQ/s1600-h/IMG_6175.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQFpQBEPSl84_5-UZ82xX4qKAkOYi5RBHObZnluw8e-e66n6IgMNBKTt6aDIlmHNNmkeIU4JZVfMo-h2iU1ews83M4Lh1vYwgLSUIsC9FhRzS0w6qefeyPFPafWFEplTs_DbnvQ/s400/IMG_6175.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329368155554525042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7FtPYJWz6fY9xBuQhEUeseJsPXrPEC_CtI1ozPzb1vaUrvdExAvo0CA8AsTUKrWHvOZzlUlLpx4PHalwoHURJq5IKwFlB6fYKAPgomjgeWMsUaCtu7xsZapBT-8QCrpUb2hewQQ/s1600-h/IMG_6626.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7FtPYJWz6fY9xBuQhEUeseJsPXrPEC_CtI1ozPzb1vaUrvdExAvo0CA8AsTUKrWHvOZzlUlLpx4PHalwoHURJq5IKwFlB6fYKAPgomjgeWMsUaCtu7xsZapBT-8QCrpUb2hewQQ/s400/IMG_6626.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329368137291928706" border="0" /></a><br />I guess what I love the most about this day of the year coming around are the reflections that this celebration carries with it. There is always a time every birthday where you face yourself... your life... and the stuff of your days over the last year. And somehow I am always surprised surprised by the depth of my joys, how much my kids have grown and all the bittersweetness of that year.<br /><br />So I guess I'm just here saying... Thank you, god... for my 32 years and for the incredible family I have to share them with.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0vnV_LyzlsMkne8YV67cWX0zPXhlJu6l4UQrimXQv7X7Wn-iNpW7VflAM2UXYhNwVHXtIIyJseFO2-S0b0kh1Wf7GMeoChm9QViYkt3HqPuPCDZ24khVdnCnYHY1wCxDKq7dmg/s1600-h/IMG_6825.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0vnV_LyzlsMkne8YV67cWX0zPXhlJu6l4UQrimXQv7X7Wn-iNpW7VflAM2UXYhNwVHXtIIyJseFO2-S0b0kh1Wf7GMeoChm9QViYkt3HqPuPCDZ24khVdnCnYHY1wCxDKq7dmg/s400/IMG_6825.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329374924720096818" border="0" /></a>Jennifer Kringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765644119751436234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30572262.post-9578940350391615892009-04-23T06:37:00.000-07:002009-04-23T06:49:14.768-07:00Boo Ya !!! Got em done!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIgSyuyURLBj0MY1Ip7JvB3CKjDOb2_yFOajeDssTO1eXy4BmH9q8PhLwD2XC5Y8R0Wz1wMehloSM9Z_RZJUwuW7hNTmQbeMipl2Uzjzb9FXM3mZy2aKwpX0EXLaeC9x9tDjVcA/s1600-h/IMG_6767.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIgSyuyURLBj0MY1Ip7JvB3CKjDOb2_yFOajeDssTO1eXy4BmH9q8PhLwD2XC5Y8R0Wz1wMehloSM9Z_RZJUwuW7hNTmQbeMipl2Uzjzb9FXM3mZy2aKwpX0EXLaeC9x9tDjVcA/s400/IMG_6767.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327880834043050786" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuZUn74tu5Ts4G_wq9hgywfa-3qPZBifl1tqYLdLwgis82XJXCV-U5qcoj726gDebnRWL90W-iOKQitP-35w8yFTBeIvoD1glHRihalmfKstLluQZ9N_i9sRXH_v5-4G6Hz5wjw/s1600-h/IMG_6762.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuZUn74tu5Ts4G_wq9hgywfa-3qPZBifl1tqYLdLwgis82XJXCV-U5qcoj726gDebnRWL90W-iOKQitP-35w8yFTBeIvoD1glHRihalmfKstLluQZ9N_i9sRXH_v5-4G6Hz5wjw/s400/IMG_6762.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327880836915548306" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilh-2lCyY_gbiRndhZ7VInWoYxrAKzzIUzUaMBzALDw7drxf5AIigAew-bb90zrQesGIsE6_48ncq8NRz8cLIYRUISV5_YI6iWtbL72l63ryVZDM30wlIBmJ6nbnRPs5KlQzKQ2g/s1600-h/IMG_6769.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilh-2lCyY_gbiRndhZ7VInWoYxrAKzzIUzUaMBzALDw7drxf5AIigAew-bb90zrQesGIsE6_48ncq8NRz8cLIYRUISV5_YI6iWtbL72l63ryVZDM30wlIBmJ6nbnRPs5KlQzKQ2g/s400/IMG_6769.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327880839378039826" border="0" /></a>so I have been basking in the tiniest rays of accomplishment for the past few days...<br />You know how there are just some things that are always poking at the back of your brain begging and begging you to complete them???<br />Well, I finally put my little hands to work on some of those guys and got em done!!! Yes!<br /><br />I wanted to make something for our mantle that was whimsical, but familial... something about or relating to the people who fill this lovely little home... and I finally got it done! I gotta say that the orange is just right... perfect shade and the the vineyness really works the way I wanted too, but I will say it is a little varsityish for me... Perhaps a little bird or something will have to perch itself on that letter.<br /><br />And I did promise Lavender I would show off all her lovely works of art that we put up in her new "gallery" - got some talent, eh...<br /><br />and finally I just wanted to show off this lovely paper (I promise it's the last time!). I thought the big glorious blooms and insects were just too pretty not to look at them everyday.<br /><br />Why is paper so very addictive??Jennifer Kringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765644119751436234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30572262.post-78505510393316001042009-04-20T06:30:00.000-07:002009-04-23T06:35:28.533-07:00Full, but not too full<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-9n7orLsSajG0fUeF-WcomxGfA8T4CkAYbzss0Cg0zaAOJx1WK1wF6HkILn1z-dSqYyC0mjlF-yiRq7PLRGBwikqV_OKegUasMIR4SaSJFlH-t-jqh17GBAckqM5SjoOFnSpFg/s1600-h/IMG_6743.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-9n7orLsSajG0fUeF-WcomxGfA8T4CkAYbzss0Cg0zaAOJx1WK1wF6HkILn1z-dSqYyC0mjlF-yiRq7PLRGBwikqV_OKegUasMIR4SaSJFlH-t-jqh17GBAckqM5SjoOFnSpFg/s400/IMG_6743.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326766420051751170" border="0" /></a><br />this weekend some how hit that nice space between being full and too full... somehow we were able to get a lot done and still do so many of the things we had hoped to squeeze in without feeling to pressed. I don't know why that it such a remarkable thing to achieve, but it is.<br /><br />here are some highlights:<br /><br />My Josh ran 13 whopping miles!!<br />We (i.e. Josh) built a lovely raised garden bed<br />Got inspired by wonderful art<br />Heard a kickin' country gospel band<br />Listened to the thunder<br />Saw an old acquaintance<br />Got temporary tattoos<br />Dug up two random plants in our yard<br />Finally purchased that lovely lovely paper!<br />watched Autumn discover her shadow for the first time<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgufBff6wQwcvulHW5gMRgNKblBpjV-PKdqOxMe5rv10NR_AfSAVIPrfQGQrCYkz37rkSYAC58aAmTkGRXNjXt7HKA4wfIV8E_ErS1n3_fkf4Exp_xv8GTtJLIK_my_xZY6uIcZIg/s1600-h/IMG_6749.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgufBff6wQwcvulHW5gMRgNKblBpjV-PKdqOxMe5rv10NR_AfSAVIPrfQGQrCYkz37rkSYAC58aAmTkGRXNjXt7HKA4wfIV8E_ErS1n3_fkf4Exp_xv8GTtJLIK_my_xZY6uIcZIg/s400/IMG_6749.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326766415955387714" border="0" /></a><br />I know these 'highlights' gotta seem silly to some, but for us they really were joyous little treasures. And for you cats who weren't able to make it out to 4 Bridges this year, you gotta check out these cats:<br />Chattanooga's own Peter Delong Vaughn... his simple compositions seem to speak volumes with their ample spaciousness and uncluttered easiness on the eyes. (and his work made the 4 Bridges coveted promotion spot too!)<br />Amanda Blake (http://www.amandablakeart.com/) and her warm familial images that seem to throw winks to Van Gogh and Gauguin and maybe a little Basquiat too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhF7MvsKktWhS3k8ZVeGY6PdmeV1e7LLzRhr_ugvEjPOpWK0ws758XqL7ueQEu-LUCRS5hb5Nr1AD_06L2W5nW_8amc62vkyEed31OnUmJdrxPOMoYIGrbln4-jmshHowB5Sy4pA/s1600-h/IMG_6722.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhF7MvsKktWhS3k8ZVeGY6PdmeV1e7LLzRhr_ugvEjPOpWK0ws758XqL7ueQEu-LUCRS5hb5Nr1AD_06L2W5nW_8amc62vkyEed31OnUmJdrxPOMoYIGrbln4-jmshHowB5Sy4pA/s400/IMG_6722.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326766412686329586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh0t4BtffN-MA2ul-8s9EwPzhhgrUM7dKFEwCdkUHMM8qHF-R8edEjxGWumNa0PWccZsGUUIzDIUSgFeMo8_lo1MJUp9KG_nDZNtVP2Ah7P29uSdMdOAmwYQ8Poj0-fyfKGtLtSw/s1600-h/159-160AaronHequembourg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh0t4BtffN-MA2ul-8s9EwPzhhgrUM7dKFEwCdkUHMM8qHF-R8edEjxGWumNa0PWccZsGUUIzDIUSgFeMo8_lo1MJUp9KG_nDZNtVP2Ah7P29uSdMdOAmwYQ8Poj0-fyfKGtLtSw/s400/159-160AaronHequembourg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326775954448069042" border="0" /></a>And the Jurors choice in awarding Aaron Hequembourg (I threw in a pic for ya) the best 2D mixed media award really did hit the mark. His portraits carry the echoes of many many lives well lived and impress upon the viewer this sense of a profoundly purposeful time so very unlike the one in which we find ourselves. I could say so much more about his work and about the whole collective of artists that we visited with and work that we took in, but<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheVH65iFFfY54OBYnlCxvJp9MNjYbEZAICvOShoMK_1k4ai-fWhJ3zoHnHHVE0LPq8z3bQ0bzK3Ge1wQcVntEojDxTuNiXeUkoGBn_sqkThwwxpRtBdwOxIGZ6XkxtxGETI9qi0A/s1600-h/IMG_6726.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheVH65iFFfY54OBYnlCxvJp9MNjYbEZAICvOShoMK_1k4ai-fWhJ3zoHnHHVE0LPq8z3bQ0bzK3Ge1wQcVntEojDxTuNiXeUkoGBn_sqkThwwxpRtBdwOxIGZ6XkxtxGETI9qi0A/s400/IMG_6726.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326766408633190354" border="0" /></a>there are many things to be done and minutes upon minutes slipping away.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKw1lTqLuc62DcVecr6c5Q-asshSgCc4u77J4p75K1TnTkyb_ZME11zSR38CBMlSRbURhj6FpvIABg_Fgs-Izxt_O46a7KO68xLSSt3QyygQJ_jr2JcZSKbOmnslRXjSp7yVcOAw/s1600-h/IMG_6736.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKw1lTqLuc62DcVecr6c5Q-asshSgCc4u77J4p75K1TnTkyb_ZME11zSR38CBMlSRbURhj6FpvIABg_Fgs-Izxt_O46a7KO68xLSSt3QyygQJ_jr2JcZSKbOmnslRXjSp7yVcOAw/s400/IMG_6736.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326766403548188162" border="0" /></a><br />I hope your weekend was fruitful... always feels so affirmative to get one of those, eh...Jennifer Kringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765644119751436234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30572262.post-57989710353318913272009-04-16T06:35:00.000-07:002009-04-16T06:36:58.283-07:00Giddy and excited<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjXDUaxKIE8MO5JR6c-AUC-QKYoThEUm_IvEwUPwMBS0B5sxyMdRhphA-3AWZVbMk0sHsLrDilcBgWltGRVB3BmHi47c9Q8j3Xgj5-QTudaVRSIm1IwR6xfnUd1AhewP0MtUw1A/s1600-h/wherethewildthingsare_200904071204.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjXDUaxKIE8MO5JR6c-AUC-QKYoThEUm_IvEwUPwMBS0B5sxyMdRhphA-3AWZVbMk0sHsLrDilcBgWltGRVB3BmHi47c9Q8j3Xgj5-QTudaVRSIm1IwR6xfnUd1AhewP0MtUw1A/s400/wherethewildthingsare_200904071204.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325282654055737714" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/wherethewildthingsare/">Apple - Movie Trailers - Where the Wild Things Are</a><br /><br />I just can't say enough how excited I am for this flick! From the looks of the trailer, it seems to really capture the magicalness of that book... I loved loved loved reading Where the Wild Things are when I was a kid... scratch that... I just like reading it... then, now... wheneva.<br /><br />I am so so pleased that Dave Eggers has started a new journey into film writing... (he co-wrote this one with Spike Jonze - spell? - and is working on another flick that looks pretty cool too!) For those of ya who aren't familiar... Eggers wrote 'A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius' and many others.... love love love that guy!<br /><br />Anyone wanna try and catch this flick together??? gotta wait till Fall... whatta bummer!Jennifer Kringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765644119751436234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30572262.post-13642042467562894682009-04-14T06:35:00.000-07:002009-04-14T06:39:49.525-07:00Detective Jen<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGHHBms7H8sNXZrKp38HVeIEbnXZH2k_Ti_WuICE-0I1r4Vn6u_Y-H17qx6NboruvoTTGi0tr0yGkPjcIoXNI5OuC491IaFM641UOz9LYknqP1baoxqYB1dJIPxqbt2KbnCVYYQ/s1600-h/stary+night.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 123px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGHHBms7H8sNXZrKp38HVeIEbnXZH2k_Ti_WuICE-0I1r4Vn6u_Y-H17qx6NboruvoTTGi0tr0yGkPjcIoXNI5OuC491IaFM641UOz9LYknqP1baoxqYB1dJIPxqbt2KbnCVYYQ/s400/stary+night.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324540239994542050" border="0" /></a><br />This morning Lavender walks straight up to me in the kitchen and proudly proclaims "I love the painting with the trees where the animals live!"<br /><br />It took me about a million years to figure out the great mystery... she was referring to Starry Night, which appears in a Classical Baby episode she had just watched. (in the episode they kinda hide animals in the painting.... wha what?? - Baby stuff is strange) What can I say.... the girl has good taste!<br /><br />Tee hee hee.....Jennifer Kringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765644119751436234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30572262.post-32486406106105714012009-04-13T06:37:00.000-07:002009-04-13T07:03:39.465-07:00Easta<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0hJX-o9yqQITOpScTZ5bl-2V-raJugil9w3klAyhq7mPxAAAZoEWfyIsq7VFdJlWxldnUbU5WiQEsAomNFL7oD_gIgshTTlwxQ1mHKbGTR0zjc6ji-fUQOkAHprSuzSOCXptUkA/s1600-h/IMG_6471.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0hJX-o9yqQITOpScTZ5bl-2V-raJugil9w3klAyhq7mPxAAAZoEWfyIsq7VFdJlWxldnUbU5WiQEsAomNFL7oD_gIgshTTlwxQ1mHKbGTR0zjc6ji-fUQOkAHprSuzSOCXptUkA/s400/IMG_6471.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324171924936691954" border="0" /></a>I know some people seem to be satisfied with merely one Easter egg hunt... but not this fam!!! We did a total of 3 hunts! Yes, 3... I know, I know... you're thinkin' "why do they love eggs <span style="font-style: italic;">that </span>much?" right...?<br />Well, we ended up with so many because of sickness and the on going task of juggling multiple family schedules.<br />Nevertheless, I think the kiddos had a blast! I included a million pics to prove it too... eh eh. I really just think that they would be happy searching around the yard for any old thing. Yep, even a old sock would do, if you hid it well enough. The sheer glee that comes across their little faces is just so glorious and contagious too! And what a sense of pride and accomplishment they have upon pouring over their overflowing baskets! I just love watching these kids grow and discover and explore... it really is something special to be a part of a little person's world.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiEsWOr8DF37E3LpuysK1ofBiIHm3VKfCD_iE7pEBXpY3XOLOzl_3DhTHh51gS1A9QEynUhMgfl-uYm8K0aEsfGwi8bXvia-IspkNkS06byDXEfO8n7YMhOq0MkPW4AN8wUPUDOw/s1600-h/IMG_6482.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiEsWOr8DF37E3LpuysK1ofBiIHm3VKfCD_iE7pEBXpY3XOLOzl_3DhTHh51gS1A9QEynUhMgfl-uYm8K0aEsfGwi8bXvia-IspkNkS06byDXEfO8n7YMhOq0MkPW4AN8wUPUDOw/s400/IMG_6482.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324171920854731282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />On another note... I have to say that it really was nice to see them all helping one another find Easter eggs and being so very kind. I couldn't believe I didn't even witness one argument over an egg... and thankfully the word 'MINE' did not rear its ugly head till later... I felt like a proud Mamma/Auntie Jen...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigceTOYPq1SlGF5qbrEjVpt-h4ZdBzgttIE4WObci3ouvYMOkdjV7ReJYDQBPnGCCyeJAwuY0awG1tTBPcuQ9729_Dk0FrYr9cW9iJBduFKRK07fGa60ESGXbjwWQBLjQjOQesqQ/s1600-h/IMG_6601.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigceTOYPq1SlGF5qbrEjVpt-h4ZdBzgttIE4WObci3ouvYMOkdjV7ReJYDQBPnGCCyeJAwuY0awG1tTBPcuQ9729_Dk0FrYr9cW9iJBduFKRK07fGa60ESGXbjwWQBLjQjOQesqQ/s400/IMG_6601.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324171916245150754" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxvppzp_hf_y1pw4p-O50Dedi8mGtp-veHnmGzVEnWivAiR2ZI5zLi439MSj6SZP-_yVKvwV8BNuIrNEAhIVXhCx4rEdjLXS-xotoHvd95_BHn3VrWPe_vaBtd9Mu45WEgGnwDQ/s1600-h/IMG_6373.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJaJDEUhIoMDjtfkThd_tekSV7gVTChyphenhyphengqk0MfqKW2JAPPZrwZGhGyPzWGfmyb8JihFt7mj5GT-O_5u7uppIO-fF-WT624Ze74sK9tlyED5IZiPpLMOG5o6sTjNd875brB-32yMw/s400/IMG_6492.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324170987567255906" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-WJ9uKyEaaqSdMhYTrF4SXjwSQXks5TSeqzRSZlRYlHiWchHtohyphenhyphen9A25NZLQF1kLsQL5eh3P8hIIwdivfoPrxHeo8oe3DRy5oeQvT1vR5MqL_xs6mnvMHz7mpAhWfNGxGsgsxw/s1600-h/IMG_6399.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-WJ9uKyEaaqSdMhYTrF4SXjwSQXks5TSeqzRSZlRYlHiWchHtohyphenhyphen9A25NZLQF1kLsQL5eh3P8hIIwdivfoPrxHeo8oe3DRy5oeQvT1vR5MqL_xs6mnvMHz7mpAhWfNGxGsgsxw/s400/IMG_6399.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324170980095246658" border="0" /></a>There are so many things to be said of this very important holiday... and they don't have anything at all to do with eggs, bunnies or chocolates, but the page is only so long and my kids are revolting at my motherly departure due to my bloggie addiction.<br />We out!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwHeU1zg-wpiuspr3gVFr1vmla8WxJhGIhTyzX7Zlav75vykbiw5p_eR1ixdJYbPU5DiX2OzCd7Xt5i0bBhSaxu2tX2_wLkPchunaic3VFJF2SIrImOxiplweDQ8fiXf63l6HIcA/s1600-h/IMG_6417.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwHeU1zg-wpiuspr3gVFr1vmla8WxJhGIhTyzX7Zlav75vykbiw5p_eR1ixdJYbPU5DiX2OzCd7Xt5i0bBhSaxu2tX2_wLkPchunaic3VFJF2SIrImOxiplweDQ8fiXf63l6HIcA/s400/IMG_6417.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324170949680045490" border="0" /></a>Jennifer Kringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765644119751436234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30572262.post-34856619226682634222009-04-07T19:26:00.000-07:002009-04-07T19:26:36.031-07:00NEWS!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVD7c-6DzxG9LqOxGgugWOVzus6MrLmHc8Rfm5LG8x2bvWS4RRBpN6wyayGHrCxC2nBpOi1z4XBIg55sFpwk4U5JidTCjAt5JfYSfFW-KzQkRWpwVYgjS0Ebr2LFhxUuYZh0ixw/s1600-h/IMG_6233.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVD7c-6DzxG9LqOxGgugWOVzus6MrLmHc8Rfm5LG8x2bvWS4RRBpN6wyayGHrCxC2nBpOi1z4XBIg55sFpwk4U5JidTCjAt5JfYSfFW-KzQkRWpwVYgjS0Ebr2LFhxUuYZh0ixw/s320/IMG_6233.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4C50ida0MM_BREtP6w9pEPbvfW1Y_0ubd69MPVji1rHRC2O40dY2GncC-b_NjjVzMH1CJhRG1bXeyYIs-hyqTlrP0Jblv1esG1uhXJA8cPwllmy6ZWeBsfh-h_kX_7LLoDqFkA/s1600-h/IMG_6218.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We have a new family member... and no, it is not a new baby... it is a new puppy! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are lucky enough to be blessed with the sweetest pup I have come across in some time. Her name is Chloe and she is a Lab/Shar-pei... Maybe we will start a new trend of Lab-pei and you will all be seeing them all over gossip magazines at the grocery store. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So far... this is what we know... her coat is amber colored and shines like copper in the sunshine. Her eyes are green and seem to speak volumes already. She is cool and calm, but still loves to play and run outside, especially with Lavender beckoning to her at every turn. This little cutie has already snuck into our hearts and made a little home there. We are blessed to be a family of 5.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you Rachel and family... you brought us such a wonderful gift... words seem to fall short again.</div>Jennifer Kringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765644119751436234noreply@blogger.com