tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371430082024-03-13T03:29:40.202-07:00whats up with kristinKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665003882509744261noreply@blogger.comBlogger160125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37143008.post-43471395059625921452016-04-12T13:39:00.001-07:002016-04-12T13:39:32.216-07:002016 and more to comeIts been many years since I updated this. So here goes. To just recap on things:<br />
We are now a family of 4. 2 year old Ryan, almost 8 year old Katie and myself and Shannon and our new addition Dewey the cat. We also changed our residence and live in Livermore California now. My Dad is doing fantastic in Nashville, though we try to get him out of there. My mom is in Mississippi and doing well, tried to get her out of there. Bobby is in between Tennessee and California. <br />
For about 8 years I was keeping up the totsite and it seems to not be around really. So I am going to try to rename this and keep up on the kids and whats going on with us. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16837497617820194035noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37143008.post-92049118625056351842012-03-09T23:20:00.001-08:002012-03-09T23:20:57.395-08:00Update to my dadWe set up a site to go here for further info. <br />
www.caringbridge.org/visit/bobbrodieKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665003882509744261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37143008.post-6213352591452165982012-03-08T20:03:00.000-08:002012-03-08T20:03:24.913-08:00March 8th for my DadHere is my brothers facebook post from last night:<br />
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Sorry I'm bored!! So today's update,much better day for Dad considering.He got out of bed,took 2 steps and sat in the chair for about 2 hours.They took him off the morphine and now the pain meds are through the IV.His ECHO test looked good and back on ice pellets and small sips of water.He had a tube in his stomache that drained out all the bad stuff(acid) and that came out early am.No vomiting today! They will start the feeding tube again in the am and hope he handles it well,he has had no food in a week.The catheter came out today and the first time he got up to pee he about passed out on me and his heart rate jumped to 145,scared the shit out of me,I got him back in bed and called the nurse.Then i noticed they took out the oxygen tube and I put it back in and he came back,he said thats exactally how he felt before the crash,hmmm!He got to pee on his own this evening,very good!His neighbor Richard sat with him for over 4 hours,very nice.This evening Jade came up to visit for a little while after work(thanks babe).And I found his mailbox key in his car today after tearing out the dash of the totaled car!Today was a good day!!!<br />
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He also spent an hour or so tearing apart the car looking for the mailbox key and he found it. He was very excited about that and my Dad, Bobby even called me to tell me. My Dad told him to go get him his mail. Oh and you can go ahead and send mail to my Dads address since they can get it now. <br />
Bobby is doing very well with dealing with the medical part of this, enough that he says he should go to medical school. I can see him as a nurse, or something just not sure what. <br />
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So I do know that the catheter is out. The orthopedic surgeon said he will be fine to play golf. Apparently you dont use your right arm as much as left, which I did not know. The insurance did total his car. I will post a picture of it when I have it. <br />
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As for today, I dont know how it went. I spoke to Bobby this morning around 8 and have not had an update since then. I will post more as I have it. Feel free to call me or Bobby or even try my Dad on his cell phone. He is in good spirits usually and just very tired. <br />
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I want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers!! It all helps to get through all of this. It will be a long road for recovery but every bit of positive is a good thing.Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665003882509744261noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37143008.post-25660447490653962042012-03-06T21:12:00.002-08:002012-03-06T21:14:36.208-08:00A little UpdateI am back home in California. I can not begin to express how hard it was to leave my Dad in Intensive care and return here. I am in tears thinking about it. Right now, I have a little update. He is now in "step down" of intensive care. They are trying to get his system working. The Doctor put it as his anatomy was reconstructed. So they are trying to get the bowels working again. The good news is that yesterday he pooped 3 times. Mind you he has a coloscopy bag due all the reconstruction. He will have this bag for probably about 4 months. However, Yay for poop!!! That is a great sign. This morning he had a set back and threw up again. So I understand he they were taking it easy with him and now need to let him rest. So things are not progressing as well and hoped. It is going to be a difficult long recovery and a rollercoaster ride with a lot of ups and downs. It is so hard being here and not there.Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665003882509744261noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37143008.post-69296197753753222792012-03-04T08:46:00.000-08:002012-03-04T08:46:33.011-08:00My dad updateI have not updated this in a long time. However, this is a great place to post some info rather than Facebook post. It's too much for a FB post.<br />
So for a recap on all on what happened and what is going on. My dad was in a solo car accident. He had not felt well while diving home from the grocery store, nauseous. He pulled over and it passed so he only had a block or few blocks to go and continued on again as he felt better. According to witness behind him and him remembering everything about the accident, he then drifted a little then he thinks he blacked out. He woke up crashed into tree. (amazing he is alive) He remembers all of this part. He says he woke up to the car, with a smashed windshield, hood squished up, his arm bloody and hanging and fingers "mangled". He remembers a very bumpy ride to the hospital (says it had bad shocks) and yelling at the driver to take it easy he was in pain. He remembers being in the ER and X-rays and cutting off his clothes. So, he obviously has no head injuries, that is a fantastic sign. Due to the lower seat belt and air bag, which saved his life, here is what happened. (sort of, what I can recap) Dad has 10 broken ribs on one side and 2 on the other. (remember this is off the top of my head and my not be accurate)His left arm is very bruised and has a gash on his arm that is deep and got stitched up. The right arm is a bad break. He remembers it just hanging there. It sounds like it basically broke in half and it came though the skin. He's fingers on that hand are broken, "mangled" is the word Dad used to describe it. He has a plate in that arm and a very heavy cast. The lower part of the seat belt did some internal injuries. He has had 2surgeries. He had major blood loss due to some internal bleeding. There are a bunch of other things I can type up but this gives you the mist of it. No leg, feet or knee problems. These days are really critical in seeing what the recovery is and such. They are now at the point of getting him up 3times a day and sitting in a chair. If you were to speak with him, you would think nothing is wrong and he broke his arm. When you see him he looks good. He is in good spirits but in some pain. First thing he said to Bobby when he came out of sedation was "where are my teeth?" it is just amazing how much detail he remembers. In a way that is great since thereis no head injury. However that is awful to have to remember. <br />
So feel free to touch base for updates.Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665003882509744261noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37143008.post-19625238822325337922011-10-09T09:45:00.001-07:002011-10-09T09:45:55.035-07:00Breast Cancer AwarenessI wanted to share a post from my Mom's cousin Nancy on her blog: <br />
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http://nancyhartleysartadventures.blogspot.com/Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665003882509744261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37143008.post-28502698260657539142010-08-01T15:00:00.000-07:002010-08-01T17:57:13.265-07:00Our weekend trip and the garden<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFX08E8drbI/AAAAAAAAH38/GAzEiQN5s4w/s1600/DSCN1732.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFX08E8drbI/AAAAAAAAH38/GAzEiQN5s4w/s320/DSCN1732.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500571832859602354" /></a><br />My mom came to visit on July 7th for a few weeks. Over the first weekend, since Shannon had one weekend left of no school, we took a weekend trip. Just Shannon and I and it was not a Friday night but SAturday until Sunday night. Destination being Lassen Volcanic National Park. Neither of us had ever been there and it was a long drive from here, probably about 5-6 hours I believe. We drove to La Porte to stay at the cabin over night. That would have been a 3 1/2 hour drive since there was no traffic. However, after we left, as we were only 12 miles from home, we ran over what looked like a cardboard box that flew out of a truck in front of us. Well it was a wooden dresser drawer. So we pulled over (stop #1) to check out that and see if there was any damage. No problems we could see at the time so continue on. Stop #2 was to get gas. Stop number 3 was to get lunch. As we drove out of Vacaville we could hear something flapping under the car again so next stop was the VW dealership we had just passed (stop #4). Fortunately it was some screws missing causing the splash gaurd thing to flap, the fixed it, did not charge and off we went. Next stop (#5) was in Yuba City area to get groceries. Then once we hit La Porte, we stopped in at the general store and deli to get snacks and up to the cabin we went. This is probably the longest trip I have done to get to the cabin. I believe it took about 6 hours. <br />The weather was perfect up at Little Grass where the cabin is. We bbq'ed dinner and relaxed. Something we did not do last trip was relax. Between Shannon working on the deck repair the entire 4 days we were there and me running around with Katie, it was not relaxing. Next morning we drove down the La Porte Quincy road to Quincy,(saw lots of chipmunks while driving) had breakfast and then drove towards Lassen. This was a beautiful drive. Something that is not normal for me was I did not take many pictures due to camera issues. <br />Lassen was beautiful and interesting. Snow was still there and Highway we took, 89 I think, was just cleared a few days prior of snow and opened. Yes snow and this was July 10th weekend. <br />We saw so many interesting things and here are the pictures.<br /><br />We could hear this stream/falls rushing from the road, it looks small but it was loud enough for me to hear, so we hiked up to find it. <br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFX08bWS4KI/AAAAAAAAH4E/JIzkX2dhyJo/s1600/DSCN1734.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFX08bWS4KI/AAAAAAAAH4E/JIzkX2dhyJo/s320/DSCN1734.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500571838873526434" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFX08g9PoqI/AAAAAAAAH4M/LfSmPAKOBrk/s1600/DSCN1738.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFX08g9PoqI/AAAAAAAAH4M/LfSmPAKOBrk/s320/DSCN1738.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500571840379069090" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFX09NWMFqI/AAAAAAAAH4U/SNwvLM7JeT8/s1600/DSCN1742.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFX09NWMFqI/AAAAAAAAH4U/SNwvLM7JeT8/s320/DSCN1742.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500571852294854306" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFX09Q1mGEI/AAAAAAAAH4c/wpJ64tM0tyo/s1600/DSCN1743.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFX09Q1mGEI/AAAAAAAAH4c/wpJ64tM0tyo/s320/DSCN1743.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500571853231888450" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFXzU4qrGzI/AAAAAAAAH3U/CNJua3RPLHQ/s1600/DSCN1744.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFXzU4qrGzI/AAAAAAAAH3U/CNJua3RPLHQ/s320/DSCN1744.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500570060037233458" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFXzVKhl63I/AAAAAAAAH3c/B1gIBUF7aDk/s1600/DSCN1746.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFXzVKhl63I/AAAAAAAAH3c/B1gIBUF7aDk/s320/DSCN1746.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500570064830983026" /></a>This is actually a frozen lake which was cool to see!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFXzVT0nnPI/AAAAAAAAH3k/cmLW1VnyK_A/s1600/DSCN1748.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFXzVT0nnPI/AAAAAAAAH3k/cmLW1VnyK_A/s320/DSCN1748.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500570067326704882" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFXzVkl6zVI/AAAAAAAAH3s/s2fx-7UMGAs/s1600/DSCN1752.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFXzVkl6zVI/AAAAAAAAH3s/s2fx-7UMGAs/s320/DSCN1752.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500570071828450642" /></a>This is where we put out the blanket and had lunch. <br /> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFXzV-QJr_I/AAAAAAAAH30/DppvWM5RalE/s1600/DSCN1756.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFXzV-QJr_I/AAAAAAAAH30/DppvWM5RalE/s320/DSCN1756.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500570078716473330" /></a><br />Yes that is a live bear and I am glad we were in the car when we saw it.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFX2HCqoqVI/AAAAAAAAH4s/pyERDwM5Txc/s1600/DSCN1759.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFX2HCqoqVI/AAAAAAAAH4s/pyERDwM5Txc/s320/DSCN1759.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500573120738142546" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFX2G5oO7NI/AAAAAAAAH4k/PllmfAdZR3g/s1600/DSCN1758.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFX2G5oO7NI/AAAAAAAAH4k/PllmfAdZR3g/s320/DSCN1758.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500573118312148178" /></a><br /> We also saw deer and what may have been a Bald Eagle. <br />We finished off the trip by driving home via Redding (109 degrees out) and all the way home to Dublin by about 8:30 that Sunday night. Fast trip!<br />It was a long drive but Shannon and I had a great little road trip get away! Hope to do it again. Thanks Mom for taking care of Katie. (pictures of Grandma Sue and Katie will be on the totsite)<br /><br />Garden as of today, August 1st. <br />I am super excited about the garden. We have our first tomatoe,<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFX36iL-UBI/AAAAAAAAH40/1yQYZkboEuY/s1600/IMG_0181.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFX36iL-UBI/AAAAAAAAH40/1yQYZkboEuY/s320/IMG_0181.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500575104884428818" /></a><br /> some beautiful Dahlia's)<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFX5WfaAV7I/AAAAAAAAH5U/ZuuU1Jtj6Zg/s1600/IMG_0185.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFX5WfaAV7I/AAAAAAAAH5U/ZuuU1Jtj6Zg/s320/IMG_0185.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500576684685940658" /></a><br /> and sweet peas did ok and were pretty while they lasted. The other exciting thing is we have broccoli and 3 PUMPKINS!!! <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFX5V5gtLJI/AAAAAAAAH5M/W26xXbFe5Oo/s1600/IMG_0184.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFX5V5gtLJI/AAAAAAAAH5M/W26xXbFe5Oo/s320/IMG_0184.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500576674513497234" /></a><br />As you see the broccoli is tiny but the pumpkins are so exciting to me.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFX7tn5cuUI/AAAAAAAAH5s/VYeRiCXfF70/s1600/IMG_0189.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFX7tn5cuUI/AAAAAAAAH5s/VYeRiCXfF70/s320/IMG_0189.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500579281125554498" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFX7tbu7vTI/AAAAAAAAH5k/2BhQOrHU_Ec/s1600/IMG_0187.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFX7tbu7vTI/AAAAAAAAH5k/2BhQOrHU_Ec/s320/IMG_0187.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500579277860224306" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFX5WxKallI/AAAAAAAAH5c/53qQqFje-V8/s1600/IMG_0186.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFX5WxKallI/AAAAAAAAH5c/53qQqFje-V8/s320/IMG_0186.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500576689452389970" /></a> Wait I forgot to mention the ooddles of tomatoes, and we dont even like them that much, maybe to make salsa or pasta sauce if we dare.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFX7ud0GxSI/AAAAAAAAH50/P3xSsJL2fVY/s1600/IMG_0188.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFX7ud0GxSI/AAAAAAAAH50/P3xSsJL2fVY/s320/IMG_0188.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500579295598658850" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFX5VZ6lT7I/AAAAAAAAH5E/K8VzK3Zl2-w/s1600/IMG_0183.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFX5VZ6lT7I/AAAAAAAAH5E/K8VzK3Zl2-w/s320/IMG_0183.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500576666032099250" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFX5VOILs3I/AAAAAAAAH48/gGtWHtU09Ag/s1600/IMG_0182.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TFX5VOILs3I/AAAAAAAAH48/gGtWHtU09Ag/s320/IMG_0182.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500576662867915634" /></a> I am reading the information on what to do to keep these little pumpkins alive and growing and I will try to do a weekly picture update. Its so funny how excited I am about the pumpkins. Now I want to get a Halloween costume for Katie and do a Halloween party. (what a great ideaKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665003882509744261noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37143008.post-74461684376168534752010-06-15T13:42:00.000-07:002010-06-15T16:53:38.427-07:00Garden<A href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TBfmhpnYZ9I/AAAAAAAAH3M/pY-jpRpn7sU/s1600/IMG_6613.JPG"><IMG style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483104537127970770 border=0 alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TBfmhpnYZ9I/AAAAAAAAH3M/pY-jpRpn7sU/s320/IMG_6613.JPG"></A> <A href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TBfmhObCTTI/AAAAAAAAH3E/OL0mCgJlDS8/s1600/IMG_6609.JPG"><IMG style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483104529828433202 border=0 alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TBfmhObCTTI/AAAAAAAAH3E/OL0mCgJlDS8/s320/IMG_6609.JPG"></A> <A href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TBfmgmyidqI/AAAAAAAAH28/XDjswF7o5oM/s1600/IMG_6611.JPG"><IMG style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483104519189591714 border=0 alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TBfmgmyidqI/AAAAAAAAH28/XDjswF7o5oM/s320/IMG_6611.JPG"></A> <A href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TBfmf3knShI/AAAAAAAAH20/bqERw0d3_qY/s1600/IMG_6616.JPG"><IMG style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483104506514721298 border=0 alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TBfmf3knShI/AAAAAAAAH20/bqERw0d3_qY/s320/IMG_6616.JPG"></A> <A href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TBfmfFIK0zI/AAAAAAAAH2s/Uv-EdaWTsaM/s1600/IMG_6612.JPG"><IMG style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483104492973642546 border=0 alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TBfmfFIK0zI/AAAAAAAAH2s/Uv-EdaWTsaM/s320/IMG_6612.JPG"></A> Here are garden pictures taken on June 11th. The other is Katie giving the frog water to drink.<br /><OBJECT id=BLOG_video-a54e0704ec957020 class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="a54e0704ec957020"></OBJECT>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665003882509744261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37143008.post-62169898548958476932010-06-09T08:33:00.000-07:002010-06-09T09:59:03.550-07:00<A href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TA_BLgraaxI/AAAAAAAAH2k/OWGBL9meQD4/s1600/IMG_6520.JPG"><IMG style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480811675027925778 border=0 alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/TA_BLgraaxI/AAAAAAAAH2k/OWGBL9meQD4/s320/IMG_6520.JPG"></A>The garden on May 30th.<br /><OBJECT id=BLOG_video-fb99fe59e5c195c2 class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="fb99fe59e5c195c2"></OBJECT><br /><OBJECT id=BLOG_video-6c44db03fe92c6a5 class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="6c44db03fe92c6a5"></OBJECT><br /><OBJECT id=BLOG_video-fb248373ff5ae705 class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="fb248373ff5ae705"></OBJECT>The background shows the garden quickly then you can figure out the rest.Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665003882509744261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37143008.post-31478420748848718842010-05-06T15:48:00.000-07:002010-05-06T20:21:41.359-07:00May 2010No idea who all actually is looking at this if anyone. Here are some things going on that are non- Katie related. Our garden looks great. Here is a picture when we first planted it around March 30th. <A href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S-NJWZ5Zl4I/AAAAAAAAHxA/G8aQO-2jRx0/s1600/IMG_6150.JPG"><IMG style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468295021815502722 border=0 alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S-NJWZ5Zl4I/AAAAAAAAHxA/G8aQO-2jRx0/s320/IMG_6150.JPG"></A> <A href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S-NJV3YZ8GI/AAAAAAAAHw4/tAVAoiUw1kA/s1600/IMG_6149.JPG"><IMG style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468295012550307938 border=0 alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S-NJV3YZ8GI/AAAAAAAAHw4/tAVAoiUw1kA/s320/IMG_6149.JPG"></A>There are 2 planter boxes and the darn weeds keep coming up and I keep pulling them, but I am still proud of my little garden. This is April 25, a month later<A href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S-NJYVL6u8I/AAAAAAAAHxY/6UuTr3evZj0/s1600/IMG_6283.JPG"><IMG style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468295054910733250 border=0 alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S-NJYVL6u8I/AAAAAAAAHxY/6UuTr3evZj0/s320/IMG_6283.JPG"></A> <A href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S-NJXu3R2EI/AAAAAAAAHxQ/Xn62Sk3yVY4/s1600/IMG_6285.JPG"><IMG style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468295044623620162 border=0 alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S-NJXu3R2EI/AAAAAAAAHxQ/Xn62Sk3yVY4/s320/IMG_6285.JPG"></A> <A href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S-NJXKK082I/AAAAAAAAHxI/AwwmKrRCW4s/s1600/IMG_6282.JPG"><IMG style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468295034773500770 border=0 alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S-NJXKK082I/AAAAAAAAHxI/AwwmKrRCW4s/s320/IMG_6282.JPG"></A> and then May 5th. We have had a good amount of rain so its been watered fairly well. Too bad when I planted it, I had not realized the tree shading a portion of one of the boxes.<A href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S-NKfxaQEMI/AAAAAAAAHxg/TnLalxeg5CE/s1600/IMG_6470.JPG"><IMG style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468296282257756354 border=0 alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S-NKfxaQEMI/AAAAAAAAHxg/TnLalxeg5CE/s320/IMG_6470.JPG"></A> (It had no leaves yet) My roses are doing the best they have in years! Anyway, here is the video also of the yard. So lately we have been busy. We went to Minnesota and Iowa and Shannon has been traveling for work. We celebrated Katie's 2nd birthday and my Dad came to visit for 2 weeks. Its been busy! If you want to see pictures of things, let me know. I am going to work on Katie's blog now. I had a great time with Katie's birthday and the decorations and cakes and everything. It came together so well and perfect weather. I would say my cake skills are 200% better than trying to make a sign.Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665003882509744261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37143008.post-14276175525737640092010-03-21T22:20:00.000-07:002010-03-21T23:14:16.432-07:00More!!!!<OBJECT id=BLOG_video-9b93390632a298ac class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="9b93390632a298ac"></OBJECT>She is the Dr. Not sure where she got 36! She loves the water!!<br /><OBJECT id=BLOG_video-2352536d626c337f class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="2352536d626c337f"></OBJECT><br /><OBJECT id=BLOG_video-ce7c6ca9a627bb86 class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="ce7c6ca9a627bb86"></OBJECT>I was trying to get her to eat dinner, but she liked the magazineKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665003882509744261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37143008.post-60557526673866825912010-03-21T21:35:00.000-07:002010-03-21T22:20:20.154-07:00More videos~<OBJECT id=BLOG_video-d1e898046270f28f class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="d1e898046270f28f"></OBJECT>The slides have electricty, see her hair stick up?<br /><OBJECT id=BLOG_video-fe29e836f2ed2bd2 class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="fe29e836f2ed2bd2"></OBJECT>She loves this game! This is on the train at the zoo<br /><OBJECT id=BLOG_video-7b0d68308ea1cf77 class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="7b0d68308ea1cf77"></OBJECT><br /><OBJECT id=BLOG_video-8480e0079cf55373 class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="8480e0079cf55373"></OBJECT>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665003882509744261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37143008.post-5344362178468836082010-03-21T20:19:00.000-07:002010-03-21T21:34:57.669-07:00Katie Videos<OBJECT id=BLOG_video-3417aa3c50e5c72b class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="3417aa3c50e5c72b"></OBJECT>She loves to ride the horse and this was at the end of February so the talking is her starting to talk more.<br /><OBJECT id=BLOG_video-db2c92d343f8178d class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="db2c92d343f8178d"></OBJECT>She likes to help cleanKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665003882509744261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37143008.post-67031879964346580922010-03-13T20:18:00.000-08:002010-03-13T21:22:31.738-08:00Thought I would post these here, did not have any other place to put the videos. Enjoy. <A href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S5xrhuVitjI/AAAAAAAAHdw/rfpdttTkmss/s1600-h/IMG_6006.JPG"><IMG style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448347876329698866 border=0 alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S5xrhuVitjI/AAAAAAAAHdw/rfpdttTkmss/s320/IMG_6006.JPG"></A> <A href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S5xrg6h4DZI/AAAAAAAAHdo/lMJZT1WMXgc/s1600-h/IMG_6003.JPG"><IMG style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448347862422785426 border=0 alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S5xrg6h4DZI/AAAAAAAAHdo/lMJZT1WMXgc/s320/IMG_6003.JPG"></A> <A href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S5xrgTYV4PI/AAAAAAAAHdg/xLhU6TITNR4/s1600-h/IMG_6002.JPG"><IMG style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448347851913814258 border=0 alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S5xrgTYV4PI/AAAAAAAAHdg/xLhU6TITNR4/s320/IMG_6002.JPG"></A> <A href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S5xrf9q2sQI/AAAAAAAAHdY/lFOiW6QPbfI/s1600-h/IMG_5996.JPG"><IMG style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448347846085882114 border=0 alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S5xrf9q2sQI/AAAAAAAAHdY/lFOiW6QPbfI/s320/IMG_5996.JPG"></A> <A href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S5xrfdZx63I/AAAAAAAAHdQ/iVzKrtbPGXk/s1600-h/IMG_6000.JPG"><IMG style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448347837424331634 border=0 alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S5xrfdZx63I/AAAAAAAAHdQ/iVzKrtbPGXk/s320/IMG_6000.JPG"></A><br /><OBJECT id=BLOG_video-2e26a58a0a77ccbd class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="2e26a58a0a77ccbd"></OBJECT><br /><OBJECT id=BLOG_video-96fb1cb37837acab class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="96fb1cb37837acab"></OBJECT><A href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S5xtxTS3fnI/AAAAAAAAHeY/Id5bREYon2c/s1600-h/IMG_6020.JPG"><IMG style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448350342971883122 border=0 alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S5xtxTS3fnI/AAAAAAAAHeY/Id5bREYon2c/s320/IMG_6020.JPG"></A> <A href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S5xtur1DbLI/AAAAAAAAHeQ/xxlm7w5aNBY/s1600-h/IMG_6018.JPG"><IMG style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448350298018114738 border=0 alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S5xtur1DbLI/AAAAAAAAHeQ/xxlm7w5aNBY/s320/IMG_6018.JPG"></A> <A href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S5xttvcVvUI/AAAAAAAAHeI/VAWa2FxzKFo/s1600-h/IMG_6015.JPG"><IMG style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448350281808330050 border=0 alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S5xttvcVvUI/AAAAAAAAHeI/VAWa2FxzKFo/s320/IMG_6015.JPG"></A> <A href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S5xttAzteDI/AAAAAAAAHeA/3DVuRBV1d68/s1600-h/IMG_6014.JPG"><IMG style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448350269289887794 border=0 alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S5xttAzteDI/AAAAAAAAHeA/3DVuRBV1d68/s320/IMG_6014.JPG"></A> <A href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S5xtsVK6BNI/AAAAAAAAHd4/EoDf8Z5ejio/s1600-h/IMG_6008.JPG"><IMG style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448350257576019154 border=0 alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S5xtsVK6BNI/AAAAAAAAHd4/EoDf8Z5ejio/s320/IMG_6008.JPG"></A><br /><OBJECT id=BLOG_video-c715b4ffb20493c3 class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="c715b4ffb20493c3"></OBJECT>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665003882509744261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37143008.post-73302335148353493492010-02-23T09:38:00.000-08:002010-02-23T11:02:27.898-08:00Somersaults<OBJECT id=BLOG_video-8c26c3a74e07280f class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="8c26c3a74e07280f"></OBJECT><br /><OBJECT id=BLOG_video-63479f3992ca6970 class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="63479f3992ca6970"></OBJECT>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665003882509744261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37143008.post-71373169101607205962010-02-14T09:45:00.000-08:002010-02-14T09:51:59.647-08:00Cool!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S3g4FDJ3TyI/AAAAAAAAHR4/9R9H06TdCB0/s1600-h/phone.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 220px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S3g4FDJ3TyI/AAAAAAAAHR4/9R9H06TdCB0/s320/phone.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438158209447055138" /></a><br />I got a great birthday present. Well thats is the excuse we used to buy it. It is a VTECH Expandable Three Handset Cordless Phone with Cellulart Connection through Bluetooth! Love it. I used to miss cell calls in my house all the time, not any more!Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665003882509744261noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37143008.post-86778123498435453302010-02-12T16:49:00.000-08:002010-02-12T17:24:46.910-08:00Busy MonthIts been a busy start to 2010. Shannon has been in School for his MBA and started back Jan 16. It was fantastic to have him off and relaxed for his break. His program is 18 months long. <br />Jan 9th, we looked at a home to rent. Its 3 bedrooms, so 1 more room than we had and its about 8 minutes from where we lived before. They gave us the ok, we got it if we want it on Jan 12 and we gave our 30 days notice. Jan 29th we got the keys and started moving the 30th. Shannon was in class so I started moving some things the 30th. I started packing Jan 13th and Jasper helped.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S3X5gKfceMI/AAAAAAAAHQA/7WFzaBHkebU/s1600-h/IMG_5846.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S3X5gKfceMI/AAAAAAAAHQA/7WFzaBHkebU/s320/IMG_5846.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437526456087115970" /></a><br /> Wow, busy busy, especially with Katie being as on the move as she is. Jan 31st, Shannon moved most the big stuff and we stayed in the house that night. Shannon moved most everything himself. Mike Cousineau helped move a few heavy things, I could not help with.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S3X7giU8puI/AAAAAAAAHQ4/gkSIHQGmFOc/s1600-h/IMG_5916.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S3X7giU8puI/AAAAAAAAHQ4/gkSIHQGmFOc/s320/IMG_5916.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437528661508794082" /></a><br /> (Some of them are still in garage, as I still can not help move them inside) <br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S3X5gg_hluI/AAAAAAAAHQI/emyUynf_q7U/s1600-h/IMG_5882.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S3X5gg_hluI/AAAAAAAAHQI/emyUynf_q7U/s320/IMG_5882.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437526462127249122" /></a>My 40th birthday was Feb 1, it was not too exciting but Shannon got me cake and we went to dinner. We all 3 had a cold so we were beat with everything going on. <br /><br />We are now officially out of San Ramon,today, Jan 12 and carpet to be cleaned monday and return the keys. I have no idea where we got so much stuff. We have a full 2 car garage with stuff I have not unpacked. I got a desk in the office on Tuesday or Wednesday this week (feb 9 or 10)however this is what I had before that.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S3X5hVieKcI/AAAAAAAAHQQ/Cizi5qTZyIM/s1600-h/IMG_5910.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S3X5hVieKcI/AAAAAAAAHQQ/Cizi5qTZyIM/s320/IMG_5910.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437526476232468930" /></a><br /> Katie has her own room and own play area, both are just about set up as they will be.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S3X7f3QK01I/AAAAAAAAHQw/b6gBF-zcHIM/s1600-h/IMG_5890.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S3X7f3QK01I/AAAAAAAAHQw/b6gBF-zcHIM/s320/IMG_5890.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437528649946026834" /></a><br /> We still have lots to move in or move around, so lots to do. Shannon is so busy with his work and classes, so I just do what I can to get things put away and straightened out. I will post pictures of the place empty but it will make more sense when you see pictures of it furnished. <br />Kitchen, long and narrow, view from both sides. It has a nice counter/stove/sink.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S3X5iC79ZWI/AAAAAAAAHQg/UB9Sk0tpBzI/s1600-h/IMG_5870.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S3X5iC79ZWI/AAAAAAAAHQg/UB9Sk0tpBzI/s320/IMG_5870.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437526488418968930" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S3X5h9Wk94I/AAAAAAAAHQY/Chg1rdB7LSc/s1600-h/IMG_5869.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S3X5h9Wk94I/AAAAAAAAHQY/Chg1rdB7LSc/s320/IMG_5869.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437526486920001410" /></a><br />This is the cabinet under the oven. <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S3X7fbStYMI/AAAAAAAAHQo/A84_xFCCalk/s1600-h/IMG_5880.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S3X7fbStYMI/AAAAAAAAHQo/A84_xFCCalk/s320/IMG_5880.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437528642440487106" /></a><br />We have a fireplace, yippeeee! <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S3X9UVolEzI/AAAAAAAAHRA/HTCfMz3t_E0/s1600-h/IMG_5873.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S3X9UVolEzI/AAAAAAAAHRA/HTCfMz3t_E0/s320/IMG_5873.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437530650966299442" /></a>Here is that area, furnished part way. <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S3X9WS7mNMI/AAAAAAAAHRg/s8hj3PlXSkE/s1600-h/IMG_5917.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S3X9WS7mNMI/AAAAAAAAHRg/s8hj3PlXSkE/s320/IMG_5917.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437530684600497346" /></a><br />Our bedroom has green wall and dark green drapery, but its fine. It does not have a sliding door or anything as it looks to the front yard. It does have the master bathroom right there. I will remember to try not to buy a place with an open room to an open master bath, it is nice to have a wall or something. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S3X9VaUwJPI/AAAAAAAAHRQ/SaMoHb_Bb7s/s1600-h/IMG_5877.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S3X9VaUwJPI/AAAAAAAAHRQ/SaMoHb_Bb7s/s320/IMG_5877.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437530669405185266" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S3X9VGxFyDI/AAAAAAAAHRI/e4_-wF67gD8/s1600-h/IMG_5878.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S3X9VGxFyDI/AAAAAAAAHRI/e4_-wF67gD8/s320/IMG_5878.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437530664155334706" /></a><br />This picture is taken from the green wall looking at the bathroom. <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S3X9V1uEc3I/AAAAAAAAHRY/aix-z5KAAuU/s1600-h/IMG_5879.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S3X9V1uEc3I/AAAAAAAAHRY/aix-z5KAAuU/s320/IMG_5879.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437530676759130994" /></a><br />It should all make more sense to see pictures of it all furnished. <br />Oh and here is our orange tree in the front yard. <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S3X_SZJNU_I/AAAAAAAAHRo/BypxLwMbB4g/s1600-h/IMG_5922.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/S3X_SZJNU_I/AAAAAAAAHRo/BypxLwMbB4g/s320/IMG_5922.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437532816571978738" /></a>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665003882509744261noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37143008.post-75179307142088556452010-01-05T17:10:00.000-08:002010-01-05T18:06:28.500-08:00Aunt Dorothy<OBJECT id=BLOG_video-9380418aa8902b1e class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="9380418aa8902b1e"></OBJECT> Play tea party with Aunt Dorothy for her 91st birthday! Katie and Aunt Dorothy have so much fun. Katie tries to take Aunt Dorothy by the hand to show her stuff at her house. Unfortunately, Aunt Dorothy does not get around so well anymore so I walk around with Katie. Aunt Dorothy loves that she does this though. I do not get Katie over to visit as often as I would like so I need to try and do better about visiting.Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665003882509744261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37143008.post-47462894994879527712009-12-27T12:08:00.000-08:002009-12-27T21:29:41.869-08:00Christmas videos<OBJECT id=BLOG_video-48e1da1ebc505476 class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="48e1da1ebc505476"></OBJECT>Katie and the new kitchen<br /><OBJECT id=BLOG_video-caacf94081d452dc class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="caacf94081d452dc"></OBJECT><br /><OBJECT id=BLOG_video-de8f243735a8ad7 class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="de8f243735a8ad7"></OBJECT><br /><OBJECT id=BLOG_video-702f13a591c05337 class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="702f13a591c05337"></OBJECT>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665003882509744261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37143008.post-15639060783319040292009-10-30T19:04:00.000-07:002009-10-30T20:48:45.225-07:00Driving girl<OBJECT id=BLOG_video-71fee4a9f28d1cf3 class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="71fee4a9f28d1cf3"></OBJECT>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665003882509744261noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37143008.post-36467856752268723752009-10-13T10:44:00.000-07:002009-10-30T19:04:52.387-07:00Videos!<OBJECT id=BLOG_video-4aa99a63a7c10fa class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="4aa99a63a7c10fa"></OBJECT>She got a burst of energy at 9pm and ran around and around our house in a circle and it was funny!<br /><OBJECT id=BLOG_video-d1fe735aed61033a class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="d1fe735aed61033a"></OBJECT><br />Katie just ran over and climbed up there. She is signing train, she kept hearing the train near where we were. No idea how she knew that is what the sound was.<br /><OBJECT id=BLOG_video-6b65ad26abfb2f03 class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="6b65ad26abfb2f03"></OBJECT><br /><OBJECT id=BLOG_video-371ff67a0e962c21 class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="371ff67a0e962c21"></OBJECT>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665003882509744261noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37143008.post-9358699862155441722009-08-13T09:42:00.000-07:002009-08-25T08:03:57.496-07:00Ireland and Scotland<DIV>I will try to get this recap done and sum it up so you dont have to read too much. I have everyone asking about the trip and pictures. </DIV><br /><DIV>We left Katie at our house and my mom stayed with her. They had fun and you can see pictures on her totsite. </DIV><br /><DIV>Shannon and I left on July 27th. We arrived in Dublin Ireland on July 28th around 5 pm. The flight was 10 hours SFO to Heathrow then another hour or so to Dublin. Right out of the airport we got a rental car. Cute tiny red car. <br /><DIV><A href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/Sow_GtgHrnI/AAAAAAAAFvk/CYDsiqFlFeg/s1600-h/IMG_4354.JPG"><IMG style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371737840072240754 border=0 alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/Sow_GtgHrnI/AAAAAAAAFvk/CYDsiqFlFeg/s320/IMG_4354.JPG"></A> Shannon did an absolutely fantastic job of driving! It was scarey to be a passenger and probably a driver also. Opposite side of the road and narrow roads and terrible signs on roads to get anywhere, it was an experience to say the least. We made it to our first hotel of our trip. The Drury court inn. It was nice enough for the first night. Unfortunately there was a bar or club across the stree so we were hearing that in the middle of the night. These are pictures from just outside our hotel at about 10 pm or so. It was so light and nice weather and beautiful. <A href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/Sow_IXb1HWI/AAAAAAAAFv0/JlQDd5zJNac/s1600-h/IMG_4343.JPG"><IMG style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371737868508405090 border=0 alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/Sow_IXb1HWI/AAAAAAAAFv0/JlQDd5zJNac/s320/IMG_4343.JPG"></A> <br /><DIV><A href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/Sow_H379uXI/AAAAAAAAFvs/LYRpttm1Zss/s1600-h/IMG_4342.JPG"><IMG style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371737860053252466 border=0 alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/Sow_H379uXI/AAAAAAAAFvs/LYRpttm1Zss/s320/IMG_4342.JPG"></A> Day 2 is July 29th. Today we are leaving Dublin and heading towards the West Coast of Ireland. Our trip today is a Driving tour. First we had to get to the starting point (3 hours away) in Newport to start the driving tour. Once we hit Newport, we drove the northern part of Mayo County. We saw the Atlantic Ocean and lots of sheep and cute little towns. < <br /><DIV><A href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So4GXO2Pr-I/AAAAAAAAFwU/k47C7XtOoAU/s1600-h/IMG_4359.JPG"><IMG style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372238401691955170 border=0 alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So4GXO2Pr-I/AAAAAAAAFwU/k47C7XtOoAU/s320/IMG_4359.JPG"></A> <br /><DIV><A href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So4GWqV6AOI/AAAAAAAAFwM/-nr9qIjp7eQ/s1600-h/IMG_4350.JPG"><IMG style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372238391892639970 border=0 alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So4GWqV6AOI/AAAAAAAAFwM/-nr9qIjp7eQ/s320/IMG_4350.JPG"></A> <br /><DIV><A href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So4GWEVN7WI/AAAAAAAAFwE/2WzEgWRabe8/s1600-h/IMG_4349.JPG"><IMG style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372238381689204066 border=0 alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So4GWEVN7WI/AAAAAAAAFwE/2WzEgWRabe8/s320/IMG_4349.JPG"></A> THis is a raising bridge over the River Shannon. <br /><DIV><A href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So4GVEOpN5I/AAAAAAAAFv8/jCXN3Eh1hUA/s1600-h/IMG_4346.JPG"><IMG style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372238364481763218 border=0 alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So4GVEOpN5I/AAAAAAAAFv8/jCXN3Eh1hUA/s320/IMG_4346.JPG"></A>Hope you can figure out some of these pictures. The drive had some super narrow roads and the driving was a bit stressful. We did see some castles and castle ruins. The highlight of the tour was the Bronze circle- Ce'ide Bronze age stone circle in DoonCarton. <A href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So4GXxmIgTI/AAAAAAAAFwc/gxsWP2wkgvM/s1600-h/IMG_4374.JPG"><IMG style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372238411019616562 border=0 alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So4GXxmIgTI/AAAAAAAAFwc/gxsWP2wkgvM/s320/IMG_4374.JPG"></A> (Who knows if I have these name right anymore) Our final destination today is the Park William Hotel in Claremorris. It was fantastic, quiet and really nice. </DIV></DIV></DIV>Sorry if the video makes you driving sick!<br /><OBJECT id=BLOG_video-6a25a170a28e73a5 class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentid="6a25a170a28e73a5"></OBJECT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>This video was from the top of the pyramid shaped building. <OBJECT id=BLOG_video-6728121dea223ee4 class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="6728121dea223ee4"></OBJECT>Obviously it was windy. 7/30 We woke up today in Claremorris and this is a sculpture in the middle of the town across from where we had breakfast. <A href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So4gBfrONgI/AAAAAAAAFwk/Fkoqqe7VfUU/s1600-h/IMG_4381.JPG"><IMG style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372266615554323970 border=0 alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So4gBfrONgI/AAAAAAAAFwk/Fkoqqe7VfUU/s320/IMG_4381.JPG"></A> Today we are driving back to Dublin to return the car to the airport. The drive was nice and mostly on a wide road or motorway. The weather was beautiful, blue sky and puffy white clouds, occasional spurts of rain for 5 minutes here and there. After the drop off of the car, we took a bus to Dublin from the airport. <A href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So4gB1NxcJI/AAAAAAAAFws/-SXKEaBt4Y4/s1600-h/IMG_4384.JPG"><IMG style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372266621336383634 border=0 alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So4gB1NxcJI/AAAAAAAAFws/-SXKEaBt4Y4/s320/IMG_4384.JPG"></A> The Spire in Dublin. Stored our luggage at a luggage storage place and did some sight seeing. Then we hopped on the hop on/hop off bus for almost 2 hours, did the entire tour.<A href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So4gCcgjVAI/AAAAAAAAFw0/x5thVIeDjt8/s1600-h/IMG_4392.JPG"><IMG style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372266631884133378 border=0 alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So4gCcgjVAI/AAAAAAAAFw0/x5thVIeDjt8/s320/IMG_4392.JPG"></A> University in Dublin I think. Then my battery to the camera died early in the tour. I was so mad! Next stop is the train station and taking a train to Belfast. The train ride was beautiful and coastal some of the time and since the sun sets so late, we never even had a sunset. Once we got to the train station in Belfast, we took a cab to our Bed and breakfast. Once settled in, we needed to eat. It was 9pm or later so we had no idea what was nearby or open. We ended up getting kabobs at Mama's Kitchen kabob and pizza. (all the kabob places are kabob and pizza) Well we walked there, ordered and took it back to the B&B with us. Man it was good and the chili sauce was HOT. It was funny though, these were huge, no napkins or utensils (which we needed) so it was funny to see us eat this in our room. We had tummy aches the next morning from how spicy it was. The B&B itself was really nice and comfortable. We stayed 2 nights. 7/31 Today was the day to take a bus tour up to Giant's Causeway. We were happy to not be driving. The first stop of the tour was Carrickfergus Castle.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So8cWn7rEeI/AAAAAAAAFw8/IxCx2AwZUVI/s1600-h/IMG_4398.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So8cWn7rEeI/AAAAAAAAFw8/IxCx2AwZUVI/s320/IMG_4398.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372544055478260194" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So8xs2NUEBI/AAAAAAAAFxk/j_eRGYsMEh8/s1600-h/IMG_4404.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So8xs2NUEBI/AAAAAAAAFxk/j_eRGYsMEh8/s320/IMG_4404.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372567527011651602" /></a><br /><br /> This was a quick stop so we did not tour the castle. Oh and the weather is the worst weather we have had so far, cloudy, gloomy and looks like we will get rain. <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So8cXJPhQxI/AAAAAAAAFxE/3l8NXFVFXB0/s1600-h/IMG_4410.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So8cXJPhQxI/AAAAAAAAFxE/3l8NXFVFXB0/s320/IMG_4410.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372544064419873554" /></a><br />As the tour continued, we drove through small towns but the tour guide was full of lots of information, history and facts and well done. Next stop is the rope bridge. Walking out to robe bridge, view <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So8cXpp0qNI/AAAAAAAAFxM/SOWN0Cwd8IE/s1600-h/IMG_4417.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So8cXpp0qNI/AAAAAAAAFxM/SOWN0Cwd8IE/s320/IMG_4417.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372544073120131282" /></a><br />It was a beautiful walk out to it but Shannon and I declined on crossing it.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So8cZCcwrvI/AAAAAAAAFxc/4l1lBedyPBs/s1600-h/IMG_4427.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So8cZCcwrvI/AAAAAAAAFxc/4l1lBedyPBs/s320/IMG_4427.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372544096956100338" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So8cYR9LiWI/AAAAAAAAFxU/1yKV9hW5Qec/s1600-h/IMG_4426.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So8cYR9LiWI/AAAAAAAAFxU/1yKV9hW5Qec/s320/IMG_4426.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372544083938740578" /></a> From the rope bridge, the tour continues to the next stop, Giants Causeway. Since the weather has deteriorated and gotten really crappy, we took the shuttle bus down, its nearly a mile I think. ITs windy and rainy, or was. The rain stopped while we got out and wandered. I will spare the details on the pushing and rudeness of the tourists that were German. Crazy and rude people but thats all I will say. Here are the causeway pictures. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So94Q0N37cI/AAAAAAAAFyU/DqWKBs3j18k/s1600-h/IMG_4433.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So94Q0N37cI/AAAAAAAAFyU/DqWKBs3j18k/s320/IMG_4433.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372645110766366146" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So94RZBjliI/AAAAAAAAFyc/Wx_8LpHnknk/s1600-h/IMG_4435.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So94RZBjliI/AAAAAAAAFyc/Wx_8LpHnknk/s320/IMG_4435.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372645120646813218" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So94RwUUx-I/AAAAAAAAFyk/WwU30Pzx6wc/s1600-h/IMG_4439.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So94RwUUx-I/AAAAAAAAFyk/WwU30Pzx6wc/s320/IMG_4439.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372645126899550178" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So94S5d7QTI/AAAAAAAAFy0/qiRvgjExvrM/s1600-h/IMG_4443.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So94S5d7QTI/AAAAAAAAFy0/qiRvgjExvrM/s320/IMG_4443.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372645146535608626" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So94SWlb4cI/AAAAAAAAFys/YotmgZw30k4/s1600-h/IMG_4442.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So94SWlb4cI/AAAAAAAAFys/YotmgZw30k4/s320/IMG_4442.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372645137171866050" /></a><br />It was all pretty cool to see. <br />Next and last stop is Bushmills Distillery. We were too late for the last tour but we did enjoy whisky cheesecake and Shannon had some Irish Coffee. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So97Jo3BEBI/AAAAAAAAFzE/pa8DmW6nGlI/s1600-h/IMG_4445.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So97Jo3BEBI/AAAAAAAAFzE/pa8DmW6nGlI/s320/IMG_4445.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372648285993504786" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So97I288LeI/AAAAAAAAFy8/4Hpe_5-ENbA/s1600-h/IMG_4444.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So97I288LeI/AAAAAAAAFy8/4Hpe_5-ENbA/s320/IMG_4444.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372648272596577762" /></a>The very last but super fast stop was this castle ruins. The misty rain made it just beautiful to see. <br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So97K4Mm44I/AAAAAAAAFzU/NuYim1O430A/s1600-h/IMG_4451.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So97K4Mm44I/AAAAAAAAFzU/NuYim1O430A/s320/IMG_4451.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372648307290465154" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So97Ke2i1XI/AAAAAAAAFzM/MZlGjhO1FFQ/s1600-h/IMG_4450.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So97Ke2i1XI/AAAAAAAAFzM/MZlGjhO1FFQ/s320/IMG_4450.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372648300487038322" /></a><br />After the tour, we had a dinner in Belfast and went back to the B&B.<br /> <br />8/1 We took a quick trip up the road to Belfast Castle in hopes of buying some Ireland souvenirs.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So97Lr0Gz4I/AAAAAAAAFzc/B39g-T__FoQ/s1600-h/IMG_4453.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So97Lr0Gz4I/AAAAAAAAFzc/B39g-T__FoQ/s320/IMG_4453.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372648321146343298" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So9-KymV9dI/AAAAAAAAFzs/ksN-03F0NyA/s1600-h/IMG_4456.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So9-KymV9dI/AAAAAAAAFzs/ksN-03F0NyA/s320/IMG_4456.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372651604322678226" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So9-KbOh-pI/AAAAAAAAFzk/COnhJsLTsZg/s1600-h/IMG_4455.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So9-KbOh-pI/AAAAAAAAFzk/COnhJsLTsZg/s320/IMG_4455.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372651598048787090" /></a> They were closed still so no such luck. <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So9-MAa9YNI/AAAAAAAAFz8/SEMog5ylMi0/s1600-h/IMG_4461.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So9-MAa9YNI/AAAAAAAAFz8/SEMog5ylMi0/s320/IMG_4461.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372651625212895442" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So9-Lr2KptI/AAAAAAAAFz0/3YruXzFn9Hc/s1600-h/IMG_4459.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So9-Lr2KptI/AAAAAAAAFz0/3YruXzFn9Hc/s320/IMG_4459.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372651619689866962" /></a>Our B&B Somerton House in Belfast and I will highly recommend it!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So9-MsCituI/AAAAAAAAF0E/Wz84u4SlYnY/s1600-h/IMG_4462.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So9-MsCituI/AAAAAAAAF0E/Wz84u4SlYnY/s320/IMG_4462.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372651636921644770" /></a><br />It was a beautiful walk back to the b&b and next stop, Stena lines for the ferry.... to Scotland! So we get to the ferry docks and are waiting. I really do not know what to expect for the ferry. I sort of picture the ferry that takes you from San Francisco to Vallejo or something. Uh.... no. This was cool. <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So-B3D7QhWI/AAAAAAAAF00/EmKJB5ulIVQ/s1600-h/IMG_4463.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So-B3D7QhWI/AAAAAAAAF00/EmKJB5ulIVQ/s320/IMG_4463.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372655663422932322" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So-B4tgIlsI/AAAAAAAAF1M/tu6YVK3DxRk/s1600-h/IMG_4485.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So-B4tgIlsI/AAAAAAAAF1M/tu6YVK3DxRk/s320/IMG_4485.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372655691763324610" /></a>Holds probably 200 cars. A cinema, can get my nails done, a small play area for toddlers, larger one for kids, arcade, restaurants, a gift shop,a band and lots more.This is the view from the back observing area and that bit of land is Ireland<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So-DPLLW2UI/AAAAAAAAF1c/OevJgoHCFjk/s1600-h/IMG_4468.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So-DPLLW2UI/AAAAAAAAF1c/OevJgoHCFjk/s320/IMG_4468.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372657177197992258" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So-B3n8zBJI/AAAAAAAAF08/alrOL-8giCw/s1600-h/IMG_4470.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So-B3n8zBJI/AAAAAAAAF08/alrOL-8giCw/s320/IMG_4470.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372655673093063826" /></a><br /> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So-B4ATNldI/AAAAAAAAF1E/sPFHz_QV4t8/s1600-h/IMG_4472.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So-B4ATNldI/AAAAAAAAF1E/sPFHz_QV4t8/s320/IMG_4472.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372655679629530578" /></a>(This is everyone waiting on a bus. The ferry was late and only 1 train out of Stanraer a day so Stena lines bussed and taxi'd everyone to Ayr for the next trains they needed. <br />So cheap, 23GBP to go from Belfast to Stanraer then by rail to Edinburgh. This was a long travel day but pretty relaxing and beautiful scenery.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So-B5fuP0HI/AAAAAAAAF1U/ZKQJUf_ujeU/s1600-h/IMG_4488.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So-B5fuP0HI/AAAAAAAAF1U/ZKQJUf_ujeU/s320/IMG_4488.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372655705244291186" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So-DPn_RTxI/AAAAAAAAF1k/Sce6MyP2wLg/s1600-h/IMG_4490.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So-DPn_RTxI/AAAAAAAAF1k/Sce6MyP2wLg/s320/IMG_4490.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372657184931925778" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So-DQYQGUdI/AAAAAAAAF1s/pTsYkRsudiA/s1600-h/IMG_4493.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So-DQYQGUdI/AAAAAAAAF1s/pTsYkRsudiA/s320/IMG_4493.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372657197887410642" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So-DQqscOzI/AAAAAAAAF10/YoiMGFGq7L0/s1600-h/IMG_4495.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So-DQqscOzI/AAAAAAAAF10/YoiMGFGq7L0/s320/IMG_4495.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372657202838125362" /></a>That is our first sights of Edinburgh when we arrive at 7pm. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So-DRekZPaI/AAAAAAAAF18/pVtCZKgYFwk/s1600-h/IMG_4496.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/So-DRekZPaI/AAAAAAAAF18/pVtCZKgYFwk/s320/IMG_4496.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372657216763018658" /></a><br />By the time we get to Edinburgh, we have been in 1 car, 2 taxis, 2 trains, a bus and a ferry. <br />After arriving in Edinburgh, our hotel is just 1/2 block from the trainstation. The apex Waterloo hotel on Princes street. Wow, beautiful hotel and room. I love Edinburgh also, something that is so neat and beautiful about it.This is at the corner by our hotel.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpA2h2_0AFI/AAAAAAAAF2E/M1Jae7SWpUE/s1600-h/IMG_4499.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpA2h2_0AFI/AAAAAAAAF2E/M1Jae7SWpUE/s320/IMG_4499.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372854310779748434" /></a><br /> So since its about 7:30 at night, we set out to eat. After walking all over Rose street, we settled on Indian food. Wow was that good! Really yummy. <br /><br />8/2 Today we took a guided tour in a small bus to Loch Lomond, the Trossachs and Sterling castle. Us on the bus. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpA2iQZB8LI/AAAAAAAAF2M/g5KGHBtOCvY/s1600-h/IMG_4506.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpA2iQZB8LI/AAAAAAAAF2M/g5KGHBtOCvY/s320/IMG_4506.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372854317596405938" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpA2i-NMsuI/AAAAAAAAF2U/RgxDVps-Gtg/s1600-h/IMG_4515.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpA2i-NMsuI/AAAAAAAAF2U/RgxDVps-Gtg/s320/IMG_4515.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372854329894810338" /></a>Boat for boat cruise is the boat picture<<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpA2j_PznRI/AAAAAAAAF2k/ZEwJOz9v9lA/s1600-h/IMG_4526.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpA2j_PznRI/AAAAAAAAF2k/ZEwJOz9v9lA/s320/IMG_4526.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372854347354053906" /></a><br /> When we arrived at Loch lomond we were able to take a short boat cruise out on the Loch, it was gorgeous! Here are some views from the water. <br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpA2jXA4YTI/AAAAAAAAF2c/sHz6aL73Thk/s1600-h/IMG_4522.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpA2jXA4YTI/AAAAAAAAF2c/sHz6aL73Thk/s320/IMG_4522.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372854336554033458" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpA2i-NMsuI/AAAAAAAAF2U/RgxDVps-Gtg/s1600-h/IMG_4515.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpA2i-NMsuI/AAAAAAAAF2U/RgxDVps-Gtg/s320/IMG_4515.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372854329894810338" /></a>We saw so much today and it was so beautiful.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpA_AZXenZI/AAAAAAAAF3M/tD9Sk7lEv2A/s1600-h/IMG_4544.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpA_AZXenZI/AAAAAAAAF3M/tD9Sk7lEv2A/s320/IMG_4544.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372863631494913426" /></a><br /> Somewhere along the way the saw the Castle Doon (from Monty Pythons The Holy Grail)<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpA-95DLaPI/AAAAAAAAF2s/VWW2_Psbg5c/s1600-h/IMG_4549.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpA-95DLaPI/AAAAAAAAF2s/VWW2_Psbg5c/s320/IMG_4549.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372863588460095730" /></a><br /> The tour was heading to Stirling castle and it was really neat to go see. The views were great. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpA-_kP7wQI/AAAAAAAAF3E/34B3Tr1EPWk/s1600-h/IMG_4542.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpA-_kP7wQI/AAAAAAAAF3E/34B3Tr1EPWk/s320/IMG_4542.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372863617236189442" /></a><br />This was the only highland cow we saw. This was the little town we ate lunch in. They had a sheep dog demonstration<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpA-_Bc0LcI/AAAAAAAAF28/-edKl7aZOhc/s1600-h/IMG_4530.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpA-_Bc0LcI/AAAAAAAAF28/-edKl7aZOhc/s320/IMG_4530.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372863607894977986" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpA--d1jlrI/AAAAAAAAF20/Wgc2jmP6WHU/s1600-h/IMG_4532.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpA--d1jlrI/AAAAAAAAF20/Wgc2jmP6WHU/s320/IMG_4532.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372863598335071922" /></a>Here are the Stirling Castle pictures. This is the view of the castle as you drive up to it.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpBCxoJICBI/AAAAAAAAF3s/xDNnsx2q2uA/s1600-h/IMG_4587.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpBCxoJICBI/AAAAAAAAF3s/xDNnsx2q2uA/s320/IMG_4587.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372867775809718290" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpBCxFiPY8I/AAAAAAAAF3k/MqZRgZmHCQc/s1600-h/IMG_4575.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpBCxFiPY8I/AAAAAAAAF3k/MqZRgZmHCQc/s320/IMG_4575.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372867766519817154" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpBCQ9cHSfI/AAAAAAAAF3c/qo8oSSgj-no/s1600-h/IMG_4553.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpBCQ9cHSfI/AAAAAAAAF3c/qo8oSSgj-no/s320/IMG_4553.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372867214590822898" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpBCE_nIfYI/AAAAAAAAF3U/6Oi4As783xk/s1600-h/IMG_4552.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpBCE_nIfYI/AAAAAAAAF3U/6Oi4As783xk/s320/IMG_4552.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372867009015479682" /></a>This is from up top Stirling Castle.<br />As the travel continues in Scotland, I have my emotional times. The reason this trip happened is to go for a memorial to bury my Grandmother. We were very close and shared our Birthday on the same day. Different things have sparked memories of my grandmother since we have been in Scotland and Shannon has found me with tears a few times. The tour today has definetly been with tears. The music or just little things. <br />8/3 Today we were supposed to get a rental car. We had a few issues and had decided to cancel the car, then changed our mind. Unfortunatley when we tried to get a car anyway, the location was sold out. So we extended our stay in our fancy hotel. http://www.apexhotels.co.uk/hotels/edinburgh-waterloo-place/ since it was so nice, we did not mind. Plus this gave us a relaxed day and we did not have to rush around to be here or there. So what did we do? A load of laundry at a nearby Launderette. Expensive! 3gbp or about $6 to wash. Anyway, then we went to Edinburgh castle. Thankfully we did this. The Military Tattoo festival starts Friday and the crowds are already increasing. Anyway, we walked up the hill (Royal Mile) to see the castle. You see the bleachers already set up for the Tattoo. We actually bought tickets on Shannon's blackberry while we stood in line, then got out of line to get the prepaid tickets. (Buy your tickets ahead of time if you go in August) We toured the castle and it was incredible. I apparently was there in 1981 at 11 years old, but I do not remember it at all. Here are some pictures of the castle and views.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpBI_frjSuI/AAAAAAAAF4U/dwD4CMNSVFw/s1600-h/IMG_4597.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpBI_frjSuI/AAAAAAAAF4U/dwD4CMNSVFw/s320/IMG_4597.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372874611126127330" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpBI-51yiLI/AAAAAAAAF4M/_cS8P8PBYHw/s1600-h/IMG_4596.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpBI-51yiLI/AAAAAAAAF4M/_cS8P8PBYHw/s320/IMG_4596.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372874600968521906" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpBI-IqqNXI/AAAAAAAAF4E/1HIdf-OlXAo/s1600-h/IMG_4593.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpBI-IqqNXI/AAAAAAAAF4E/1HIdf-OlXAo/s320/IMG_4593.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372874587768501618" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpBI9vguCVI/AAAAAAAAF38/hJWE1PKVN0Y/s1600-h/IMG_4592.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpBI9vguCVI/AAAAAAAAF38/hJWE1PKVN0Y/s320/IMG_4592.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372874581015923026" /></a>This is the crowds on Royal Mile, stopping for street preformer who were not impressive at all.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpBI87310xI/AAAAAAAAF30/P4wIxA5S_MA/s1600-h/IMG_4591.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpBI87310xI/AAAAAAAAF30/P4wIxA5S_MA/s320/IMG_4591.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372874567154258706" /></a>This was a relaxed night. I was going to souvenier shop but shops closed early. I still have nearly nothing to take home. Oh well. Tomorrow we go to the highlands and then end in Dundee to see Family.<br />Here is a piper on the street in Edinburgh, one of the only ones we saw.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpIGyaXSmCI/AAAAAAAAF7g/EDOqAon4Gyc/s1600-h/IMG_4600.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpIGyaXSmCI/AAAAAAAAF7g/EDOqAon4Gyc/s320/IMG_4600.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373364768546658338" /></a><br /><br />8/4 Today we have a car reserved, we picked it up in the train station in Edinburgh and started out Journey to the highlands. The car rental place was busy, but very tiny. While we waited, it was amusing to watch people get their car and try to figure out how to drive it and which side of the parking lot to take. Getting out of Edinburgh for us was not nearly the task it was to leave Dublin! We headed over towards Fort Williams and drove north along Lock Ness. We stopped in a cute town, Invergarry (I think) and had lunch and continued up Lock Ness. Here are some of the pictures along the way.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpIG0RauvxI/AAAAAAAAF8A/GPuJfMWejQw/s1600-h/IMG_4608.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpIG0RauvxI/AAAAAAAAF8A/GPuJfMWejQw/s320/IMG_4608.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373364800504905490" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpIGyz1WgDI/AAAAAAAAF7o/refWtetovUw/s1600-h/IMG_4617.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpIGyz1WgDI/AAAAAAAAF7o/refWtetovUw/s320/IMG_4617.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373364775383629874" /></a><br />Our car in Scotland<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpIGzOuU4XI/AAAAAAAAF7w/dPiZTFOUwYY/s1600-h/IMG_4612.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpIGzOuU4XI/AAAAAAAAF7w/dPiZTFOUwYY/s320/IMG_4612.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373364782601920882" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpIGz0m9IPI/AAAAAAAAF74/A8HYGxh01EA/s1600-h/IMG_4610.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpIGz0m9IPI/AAAAAAAAF74/A8HYGxh01EA/s320/IMG_4610.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373364792771551474" /></a>All the way up Loch Ness, the drive was touristy and busy. We even had a car where the car was like in America, driver side on the left but the driver (obviously tourist) was on the wrong side of the road coming right at us. When he finally stopped he was just shrugging at us as if we were on the wrong side, which we were not. Not once did Shannon get on the other side of the road, he did great driving everywhere. Ask him about it. It was funny as there are signs all over Scotland in various languages, especially German, saying to drive on the left. So after that crazy experience, we just continued on. We actually never stopped at Urquhart Castle due to how busy the parking lot was. So we stopped further up and took a picture. See how tiny the castle is in the picture? It really is in there.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpMq1HgV40I/AAAAAAAAF8M/_V9OO0kZLR0/s1600-h/IMG_4625.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpMq1HgV40I/AAAAAAAAF8M/_V9OO0kZLR0/s320/IMG_4625.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373685872419267394" /></a>We were headed up to Inverness but due to how long the drive has taken and the traffic we hit, we did not stop in Inverness. That will be for the next trip. So we continued North towards Forres and Elgin, with intentions of going to Brodie Castle.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpMsWGD2bsI/AAAAAAAAF8U/2nmRwNfN5fo/s1600-h/IMG_4630.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpMsWGD2bsI/AAAAAAAAF8U/2nmRwNfN5fo/s320/IMG_4630.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373687538478640834" /></a><br /> Just as the last trip I made 7 or so years ago, we got there and it was closed! ugh! We wandered around and were able to use the restroom and go in the gift shop and then went on our way.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpMsWw7rm6I/AAAAAAAAF8c/ts3ZDjeR1wk/s1600-h/IMG_4631.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpMsWw7rm6I/AAAAAAAAF8c/ts3ZDjeR1wk/s320/IMG_4631.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373687549987101602" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpMsXQoLDpI/AAAAAAAAF8k/cog2W8OK5pI/s1600-h/IMG_4634.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpMsXQoLDpI/AAAAAAAAF8k/cog2W8OK5pI/s320/IMG_4634.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373687558495211154" /></a><br /> Our next destination is Stonehaven and Dunottar Castle. This was and has been such a beautiful drive all day, we encountered various weather but its been pleasant all day.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpMsYKFjPDI/AAAAAAAAF8s/iRXWT8d3wKQ/s1600-h/IMG_4639.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpMsYKFjPDI/AAAAAAAAF8s/iRXWT8d3wKQ/s320/IMG_4639.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373687573919251506" /></a>This is Dunottar Castle behind us.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpMsYldE9eI/AAAAAAAAF80/BgKvKJ9sbFg/s1600-h/IMG_4640.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpMsYldE9eI/AAAAAAAAF80/BgKvKJ9sbFg/s320/IMG_4640.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373687581265688034" /></a>We arrived after it was closed but you are still able to walk down to it. (it is ruins)<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpMvEE1a5LI/AAAAAAAAF9U/ym3p-lKf2P4/s1600-h/IMG_4642.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpMvEE1a5LI/AAAAAAAAF9U/ym3p-lKf2P4/s320/IMG_4642.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373690527446918322" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpMvDtV9U8I/AAAAAAAAF9M/L1DkdvQOGkU/s1600-h/IMG_4643.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpMvDtV9U8I/AAAAAAAAF9M/L1DkdvQOGkU/s320/IMG_4643.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373690521140941762" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpMvDNDD3nI/AAAAAAAAF9E/gOmfitPQVtA/s1600-h/IMG_4644.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpMvDNDD3nI/AAAAAAAAF9E/gOmfitPQVtA/s320/IMG_4644.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373690512471744114" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpMvCoEg7KI/AAAAAAAAF88/8aXwHs0SAC4/s1600-h/IMG_4645.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpMvCoEg7KI/AAAAAAAAF88/8aXwHs0SAC4/s320/IMG_4645.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373690502545730722" /></a><br />As we walked out the cliff, there was an electric fence next to us so the cows would not jump or fall off the cliff. There were also some gross big black slugs and lots of bunnies but they were too fast to get a picture. This was such a beautiful sight! Thanks Kathy for mentioning that we should check it out! <br />Now on we go, destination, Dundee to Mike and Sheila's house. Apparently my Dad and brother have been waiting us as they arrived this morning. <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpMwoVOkBRI/AAAAAAAAF9k/4a2zSrXUVuo/s1600-h/IMG_4654.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpMwoVOkBRI/AAAAAAAAF9k/4a2zSrXUVuo/s320/IMG_4654.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373692249834259730" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpMwn0yyEsI/AAAAAAAAF9c/sRQ8w9NUzho/s1600-h/IMG_4653.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpMwn0yyEsI/AAAAAAAAF9c/sRQ8w9NUzho/s320/IMG_4653.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373692241127805634" /></a><br />The drive down was coastal and tiny little towns along the coast, but really gorgeous to drive through. We searched high and low at each little town for places to eat. The places to eat were not on the same road we were on so we ended up here!!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpMwpOjs3wI/AAAAAAAAF9s/mgYDFHYr3Sg/s1600-h/IMG_4656.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpMwpOjs3wI/AAAAAAAAF9s/mgYDFHYr3Sg/s320/IMG_4656.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373692265223741186" /></a>The menu is different and it actually was not bad. The one and only time we ate at McDonalds. Finally around 10 pm we arrived at Mike and Sheila's! We were greeted by everyone. My Dad and brother, Aunt Margaret, Mike, Sheila, Paul, Danny and not sure if I missed anyone. Finally we are there and its so nice to see family.<br /><br />8/5 Today we are in Dundee at Mike and Sheila's. Vicki came out and we got to meet Jude also. Jude is 6 weeks older than Katie. So very cute! Well around noon we finally got out of the house and took the caravan of people to tour the Discovery sailing ship and the Jute mill. Since my Grandmother started working in the Jute mill on her 14th birthday, we all wanted to go tour it. Aunt Margaret, Shannon and I, Bobby and my Dad and Mike and Paul. As it turns out, I learned, Mike also worked at one of the Jute mills and my dad worked for a company that made the machines and my Grandmothers sisters also worked at the Jute mill. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNfUwRk25I/AAAAAAAAF-M/QxVcC9TXEYk/s1600-h/IMG_4674.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNfUwRk25I/AAAAAAAAF-M/QxVcC9TXEYk/s320/IMG_4674.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373743590543776658" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNfUaLVuAI/AAAAAAAAF-E/6FBPFy5eVm4/s1600-h/IMG_4667.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNfUaLVuAI/AAAAAAAAF-E/6FBPFy5eVm4/s320/IMG_4667.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373743584612038658" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNfTsmtZzI/AAAAAAAAF98/apczy8CbR94/s1600-h/IMG_4662.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNfTsmtZzI/AAAAAAAAF98/apczy8CbR94/s320/IMG_4662.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373743572378806066" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNfTADMdaI/AAAAAAAAF90/lZt0Pk5ORCQ/s1600-h/IMG_4673.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNfTADMdaI/AAAAAAAAF90/lZt0Pk5ORCQ/s320/IMG_4673.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373743560418686370" /></a><br />(working at the mill is most likely what caused the lung fibrosis my grandmother died of. Dundee had many Jute mills, this was not the one that Grandma actually worked at. The tour was well done and fun given the group of characters with us. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNg7s8xgxI/AAAAAAAAF-8/n9bljf9Ds5E/s1600-h/IMG_4675.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNg7s8xgxI/AAAAAAAAF-8/n9bljf9Ds5E/s320/IMG_4675.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373745359177745170" /></a><br />Everyone having lunch in the square before going to the Discovery ship. <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNg7NTpfkI/AAAAAAAAF-0/VzLQHd8AFv8/s1600-h/IMG_4682.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNg7NTpfkI/AAAAAAAAF-0/VzLQHd8AFv8/s320/IMG_4682.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373745350683754050" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNg6mvOlhI/AAAAAAAAF-s/aSWeLKa8keE/s1600-h/IMG_4684.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNg6mvOlhI/AAAAAAAAF-s/aSWeLKa8keE/s320/IMG_4684.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373745340330448402" /></a>This is the builing where my Dad's cousin Tommy McDonald was Lord Provost of Dundee. <br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNg6AviDGI/AAAAAAAAF-k/FOFj56vRsIc/s1600-h/IMG_4687.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNg6AviDGI/AAAAAAAAF-k/FOFj56vRsIc/s320/IMG_4687.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373745330131176546" /></a>Lots of fun pictures from the Discovery ship.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNmtVvhXwI/AAAAAAAAF_k/405LOlD6WOc/s1600-h/IMG_4688.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNmtVvhXwI/AAAAAAAAF_k/405LOlD6WOc/s320/IMG_4688.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373751709499744002" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNms47hoeI/AAAAAAAAF_c/XDVwIgl334c/s1600-h/IMG_4709.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNms47hoeI/AAAAAAAAF_c/XDVwIgl334c/s320/IMG_4709.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373751701765464546" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNmsS7m1OI/AAAAAAAAF_U/tNuE1Atscyw/s1600-h/IMG_4711.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNmsS7m1OI/AAAAAAAAF_U/tNuE1Atscyw/s320/IMG_4711.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373751691565257954" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNmrihW-iI/AAAAAAAAF_M/5iGQHHT0ckA/s1600-h/IMG_4712.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNmrihW-iI/AAAAAAAAF_M/5iGQHHT0ckA/s320/IMG_4712.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373751678570265122" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNmrNCQXfI/AAAAAAAAF_E/alPqONF1ERk/s1600-h/IMG_4714.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNmrNCQXfI/AAAAAAAAF_E/alPqONF1ERk/s320/IMG_4714.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373751672802663922" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNoOt10urI/AAAAAAAAGAM/74pKZaHsyBQ/s1600-h/IMG_4739.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNoOt10urI/AAAAAAAAGAM/74pKZaHsyBQ/s320/IMG_4739.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373753382415940274" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNoN3COnMI/AAAAAAAAGAE/ZbKrRsWgoy4/s1600-h/IMG_4731.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNoN3COnMI/AAAAAAAAGAE/ZbKrRsWgoy4/s320/IMG_4731.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373753367704018114" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNoNcox9xI/AAAAAAAAF_8/ycQjkJb15ww/s1600-h/IMG_4737.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNoNcox9xI/AAAAAAAAF_8/ycQjkJb15ww/s320/IMG_4737.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373753360617961234" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNoMpB2pWI/AAAAAAAAF_0/j23iOFg_aBQ/s1600-h/IMG_4746.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNoMpB2pWI/AAAAAAAAF_0/j23iOFg_aBQ/s320/IMG_4746.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373753346764481890" /></a><br />This is Mike and Sheila's front of the house. <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNoMKSV42I/AAAAAAAAF_s/Zv75bbj9XH8/s1600-h/IMG_4759.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNoMKSV42I/AAAAAAAAF_s/Zv75bbj9XH8/s320/IMG_4759.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373753338512139106" /></a>These are the windmills just out their yard!! Huge!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNpkQJL7JI/AAAAAAAAGAU/oImqNhUKjEU/s1600-h/IMG_4758.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNpkQJL7JI/AAAAAAAAGAU/oImqNhUKjEU/s320/IMG_4758.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373754851912838290" /></a> My Uncle Ian and his wife Sharon arrived today. Their luggage did not but they did.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNq29a8VjI/AAAAAAAAGAs/EIBdEMvpSVQ/s1600-h/IMG_4753.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNq29a8VjI/AAAAAAAAGAs/EIBdEMvpSVQ/s320/IMG_4753.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373756272816182834" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNplY1083I/AAAAAAAAGAk/0nRkLTLXlMY/s1600-h/IMG_4755.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNplY1083I/AAAAAAAAGAk/0nRkLTLXlMY/s320/IMG_4755.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373754871427429234" /></a><br /><br />8/5 Today is the day we have the service for my grandmother. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNq3lpUhVI/AAAAAAAAGA0/nmSNnh_8f3g/s1600-h/IMG_4764.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNq3lpUhVI/AAAAAAAAGA0/nmSNnh_8f3g/s320/IMG_4764.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373756283613906258" /></a><br />Margaret and I are ready early so waiting on the others. We are signing cheese like Katie does. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNq4npkLVI/AAAAAAAAGBE/Ll3wHY7EeSY/s1600-h/IMG_4772.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNq4npkLVI/AAAAAAAAGBE/Ll3wHY7EeSY/s320/IMG_4772.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373756301331672402" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNq5FjdgaI/AAAAAAAAGBM/wyeam3WYg90/s1600-h/IMG_4769.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNq5FjdgaI/AAAAAAAAGBM/wyeam3WYg90/s320/IMG_4769.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373756309359133090" /></a>Vicki and Jude at the cemtary.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNq4J99iNI/AAAAAAAAGA8/AfaEkAGXAz8/s1600-h/IMG_4767.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNq4J99iNI/AAAAAAAAGA8/AfaEkAGXAz8/s320/IMG_4767.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373756293364156626" /></a>Here is the cemetary and the headstone where grandma is. Hers is the one in the right corner with peach roses.<br />Here is my Dad at the cemetary with his Auntie Nellie, one of grandmas sisters.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNtAPFilYI/AAAAAAAAGBU/GTMkMzcX3Dw/s1600-h/IMG_4770.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNtAPFilYI/AAAAAAAAGBU/GTMkMzcX3Dw/s320/IMG_4770.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373758631200331138" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNtCmHfrtI/AAAAAAAAGB0/iqIvpC5fe6g/s1600-h/IMG_4773.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNtCmHfrtI/AAAAAAAAGB0/iqIvpC5fe6g/s320/IMG_4773.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373758671742283474" /></a>We had a small lunch with family here.<br /><br /> People in our family showed up that I had no idea would be there and it was a wonderful surprise for me. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNtByzAFqI/AAAAAAAAGBs/bq06LDLmSEY/s1600-h/IMG_4776.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNtByzAFqI/AAAAAAAAGBs/bq06LDLmSEY/s320/IMG_4776.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373758657966118562" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNtBb_p67I/AAAAAAAAGBk/v1zT-s9opSE/s1600-h/IMG_4780.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNtBb_p67I/AAAAAAAAGBk/v1zT-s9opSE/s320/IMG_4780.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373758651845176242" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNtA1tBAiI/AAAAAAAAGBc/fwBdfBtnHSE/s1600-h/IMG_4784.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNtA1tBAiI/AAAAAAAAGBc/fwBdfBtnHSE/s320/IMG_4784.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373758641566450210" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNu30FmBAI/AAAAAAAAGCc/AYB0-YRgNak/s1600-h/IMG_4782.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNu30FmBAI/AAAAAAAAGCc/AYB0-YRgNak/s320/IMG_4782.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373760685537100802" /></a>Jean McDonald and Auntie Nellie.<br />Paul and young Tommy (my family has 2 of each in the family or more. Tommy, Sheila, Bobby, Frankie.... who else?)<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNu3MiVHpI/AAAAAAAAGCU/1eLEne4M8XE/s1600-h/IMG_4785.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNu3MiVHpI/AAAAAAAAGCU/1eLEne4M8XE/s320/IMG_4785.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373760674920210066" /></a><br />Dad's cousin Danny and I.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNu2pyR2II/AAAAAAAAGCM/CZqsq2CzaXg/s1600-h/IMG_4789.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNu2pyR2II/AAAAAAAAGCM/CZqsq2CzaXg/s320/IMG_4789.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373760665591863426" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNu2LumEMI/AAAAAAAAGCE/NYIviTORv5U/s1600-h/IMG_4792.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNu2LumEMI/AAAAAAAAGCE/NYIviTORv5U/s320/IMG_4792.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373760657523347650" /></a>These last pictures were at Danny's house. Everyone went over there starting at 5. However, since everyone in the family seems to be late, they were arriving at6. Unfortunately, we had a plane to catch in Edinburgh so as people came in, we were leaving. <br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNu1gUHEzI/AAAAAAAAGB8/SNA1aX8jebY/s1600-h/IMG_4794.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNu1gUHEzI/AAAAAAAAGB8/SNA1aX8jebY/s320/IMG_4794.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373760645869540146" /></a>Vicki and her brother Paul and Jude! <br />So off we were to Edinburgh to catch a plane to Dublin. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNwrpZcRpI/AAAAAAAAGCk/Bj-W2DdB0RI/s1600-h/IMG_4795.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ntglM30mKBk/SpNwrpZcRpI/AAAAAAAAGCk/Bj-W2DdB0RI/s320/IMG_4795.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373762675532383890" /></a>The last picture I took on our trip, at the airport. We went to Dublin, got up early the 7th and flew home to SFO. It was a long day of traveling. What a fantastic trip.Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665003882509744261noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37143008.post-56262751634143472042009-07-19T23:12:00.000-07:002009-07-20T08:14:18.022-07:001 more video<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzajPO1-8PthAqCmTNDW4gGe_MteV7BFhS46eP4Z5p5zQAFFAANaGWiAmuGrT3j9z4T9vzoB46LK_k' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Helping load Aunt Carole's dishwasherKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665003882509744261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37143008.post-44932138307769460162009-07-19T22:51:00.000-07:002009-07-19T23:11:41.689-07:00More videos<p>H<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzPJkXoQ5aCbf0SQCZnY2ypzm_ANF-OIv3EgvCl78gcQmYO3wEXTka40kRlo-zW3dI2qifYVBzVyBo' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe> Having fun with grandpa.<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzQZys99paOY9GlRD29zkgP-_7JacSfTUML2sOisU28Gy86QOaBvKJxqwbab6UlSXI3ULB0e9X12O4' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Uncle Tom and Grandpa!</p><p> </p>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665003882509744261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37143008.post-70119701419433074012009-07-19T21:49:00.000-07:002009-07-19T22:34:14.869-07:00<OBJECT class=BLOG_video_class id=BLOG_video-64c0d65f30e77aa2 height=266 width=320 contentId="64c0d65f30e77aa2"></OBJECT>This is in fairyland in Oakland. (I am excited something finally worked!)<br /><OBJECT class=BLOG_video_class id=BLOG_video-845a79ff91bb5d08 height=266 width=320 contentId="845a79ff91bb5d08"></OBJECT>She won't let me touch the water!<br /><OBJECT class=BLOG_video_class id=BLOG_video-ae200b81e6efb21c height=266 width=320 contentId="ae200b81e6efb21c"></OBJECT>This is the ocean and its windyKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665003882509744261noreply@blogger.com0