<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378</id><updated>2012-02-16T05:51:21.336-08:00</updated><category term='sin'/><category term='cooking'/><category term='Life project'/><category term='mentoring'/><category term='pictures'/><category term='c-section'/><category term='1000 gifts'/><category term='daily devotions'/><category term='thankful'/><category term='grace'/><category term='legacy'/><category term='encouragement'/><category term='Thanksgiving'/><category term='scripture'/><category term='cookbook'/><category term='great books'/><category term='fall'/><category term='word fun'/><category term='school'/><category term='gratitude'/><category term='blog'/><category term='Lamplighter'/><category term='Monday'/><category term='life'/><category term='summer'/><category term='birthdays'/><category term='battle'/><category term='laundry'/><category term='spring'/><category term='family'/><category term='VBAC'/><category term='Spurgeon'/><category term='chores'/><category term='free stuff'/><category term='mom'/><category term='Ava'/><category term='home school'/><category term='flowers'/><category term='blogging'/><category term='snow'/><category term='gluten free'/><category term='blogs'/><category term='pregnancy'/><category term='kids'/><category term='friends'/><category term='thankfulness'/><title type='text'>Life on the South side</title><subtitle type='html'>This is a place for recipes, ramblings and recordings of our busy life on the south side.  May God be glorified in ALL we do and say!</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>36</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-6674622073261694061</id><published>2011-06-25T05:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-06-25T05:33:18.223-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='summer'/><title type='text'>Too busy to blog!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KJqZiF7AukQ/TgXU4FFfFaI/AAAAAAAAAIU/5MzpCezJY2Y/s1600/Eggs%2Band%2BChicks%2B022.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KJqZiF7AukQ/TgXU4FFfFaI/AAAAAAAAAIU/5MzpCezJY2Y/s320/Eggs%2Band%2BChicks%2B022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622133769744881058" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Mqsf1Hv9q4k/TgXTtmN-jMI/AAAAAAAAAIE/0YdzEMYXwE0/s1600/May%2B2011-Castilles%252Cetc%2B033.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Mqsf1Hv9q4k/TgXTtmN-jMI/AAAAAAAAAIE/0YdzEMYXwE0/s320/May%2B2011-Castilles%252Cetc%2B033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622132490148678850" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Summer busyness!  We have been in a whirlwind of activites...milking cows, taking care of chickens (not ours!), swimming, having garage sales, visiting relatives, having friends visit and then just life!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dlPW7WrTZaE/TgXUHj-7x5I/AAAAAAAAAIM/SiyNiKH-lqg/s1600/May%2B2011-Castilles%252Cetc%2B005.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dlPW7WrTZaE/TgXUHj-7x5I/AAAAAAAAAIM/SiyNiKH-lqg/s320/May%2B2011-Castilles%252Cetc%2B005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622132936225310610" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our sweet Abby has been gone for THREE weeks and is coming home today!!  Even though we have been busy, there has definitely been a HOLE in our family.  We will be so glad to have her back.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What are some things you are reading or thinking these days??  I will share a few of mine soon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Warmly,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Susan&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-6674622073261694061?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/6674622073261694061/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2011/06/too-busy-to-blog.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/6674622073261694061'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/6674622073261694061'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2011/06/too-busy-to-blog.html' title='Too busy to blog!'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KJqZiF7AukQ/TgXU4FFfFaI/AAAAAAAAAIU/5MzpCezJY2Y/s72-c/Eggs%2Band%2BChicks%2B022.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-1836878518818300941</id><published>2011-05-17T06:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-17T06:24:25.610-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Spring!</title><content type='html'>The days are glorious around here.  I can hardly stand to be indoors!  We are going to our friends house today to help with chicken chores and milking their cows while they are out of town for the week.  My kids love this...it is perfect weather so I think we will make a day of it.  Picnic lunch and everything.  I will take the camera and see what we can see!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy your day!&lt;br /&gt;Susan&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-1836878518818300941?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/1836878518818300941/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2011/05/spring.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/1836878518818300941'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/1836878518818300941'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2011/05/spring.html' title='Spring!'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-6327650946842586516</id><published>2011-02-14T21:40:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-14T21:53:59.494-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='1000 gifts'/><title type='text'>1000 gifts</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:courier new;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;141.  my wonderful husband and Valentine&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;142.  Amy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;143.  Abby&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;144.  Allison&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;145.  Andrew&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;146.  Aaron&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;147.  Anna&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;148.  Alex&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;149.  Angie&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;150.  Alvin&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;151.  Ava&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;152.  the blessing of being a mother of 10!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;153.  dishes piled high, reminder of plenty of good food&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;154.  medicine to quiet coughs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;155.  sleep&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;156.  washing machine keeping cadence on the rhythm of our lives&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;157.  good books that inspire and encourage&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;158.  time...all that we &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;need&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;159.  music...learned and practiced&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;160.  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Christ crucified&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-6327650946842586516?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/6327650946842586516/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2011/02/1000-gifts_14.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/6327650946842586516'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/6327650946842586516'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2011/02/1000-gifts_14.html' title='1000 gifts'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-6827221104207941042</id><published>2011-02-06T20:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-07T14:46:23.422-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='1000 gifts'/><title type='text'>1000 gifts</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TVB2D8V4aNI/AAAAAAAAAHw/oIHoqKH9g6g/s1600/099.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TVB2D8V4aNI/AAAAAAAAAHw/oIHoqKH9g6g/s320/099.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571082549166893266" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;131.  popcorn&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;132.  cold weather...cold enough that you can see the snow crystals &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;before&lt;/span&gt; they melt!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;133.  medicine for headaches and high fevers&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;134.  plenty of food for a week of winter weather&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;135.  a wonderful variety of hot, GF soups&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;136.  &lt;a href="http://www.aholyexperience.com/"&gt;Ann's new book&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;137.  hot showers&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;138.  early morning smiles&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;139.  baby's intrigue of everything life&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;140.  birthdays...the well-remembered first and the celebrated ninth&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-6827221104207941042?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/6827221104207941042/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2011/02/1000-gifts.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/6827221104207941042'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/6827221104207941042'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2011/02/1000-gifts.html' title='1000 gifts'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TVB2D8V4aNI/AAAAAAAAAHw/oIHoqKH9g6g/s72-c/099.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-4892322541755474244</id><published>2011-01-31T09:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-31T10:51:10.032-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='1000 gifts'/><title type='text'>1000 gifts</title><content type='html'>121.  flannel sheets&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;122.  warm days in January&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;123.  cold fronts coming in to remind us winter is not over!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;124.  baby carriers&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;125.  gluten-free recipes&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;126.  baby cheeks&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;127.  a young man home from two years of mission work in China&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;128.  The gospel going out to all the nations&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;129.  Colossians memory work&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;130.  homemade potato soup with lots of pepper&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.aholyexperience.com/"&gt;&lt;img alt="holy experience" src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/ann%20voskamp/mondaybutton2.png" title="holy experience" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-4892322541755474244?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/4892322541755474244/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2011/01/1000-gifts.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/4892322541755474244'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/4892322541755474244'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2011/01/1000-gifts.html' title='1000 gifts'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/ann%20voskamp/th_mondaybutton2.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-3724185787891623911</id><published>2011-01-29T21:44:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-31T10:21:18.546-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='scripture'/><title type='text'>Check this out!!</title><content type='html'>I was glancing at &lt;a href="http://www.aholyexperience.com/"&gt;Ann Voskamp&lt;/a&gt;'s blog and found this COOL scripture memory website!   Just click on the scripture reference below the scripture memory sidebar and start memorizing.   This is really fun and a great help for me!   I have such a hard time memorizing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy!&lt;br /&gt;Sharpening your sword is memorizing the Word!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Susan&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-3724185787891623911?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/3724185787891623911/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2011/01/check-this-out.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/3724185787891623911'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/3724185787891623911'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2011/01/check-this-out.html' title='Check this out!!'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-8591543876154079681</id><published>2011-01-28T13:53:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-28T14:43:02.856-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life project'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><title type='text'>Life at our house</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;This past Sunday it seemed several people grabbed the camera for a few quick shots.  I'm trying for at least a few shots a week!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TUM_1l6g3dI/AAAAAAAAAG8/ZLh4Yay4Gao/s1600/Jan%2B2011%2B018.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TUM_1l6g3dI/AAAAAAAAAG8/ZLh4Yay4Gao/s320/Jan%2B2011%2B018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567363754303217106" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;                                                              &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;                                                                                                                            Sunday-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Silly girls who have been friends almost all their lives...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TUNARmgRM4I/AAAAAAAAAHE/qnLasB5NSCY/s1600/Jan%2B2011%2B049.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TUNARmgRM4I/AAAAAAAAAHE/qnLasB5NSCY/s320/Jan%2B2011%2B049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567364235497911170" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;                                                            Monday-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                                                                          Angie.....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TUNArub1bHI/AAAAAAAAAHM/EdXjMsdQii8/s1600/002.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TUNArub1bHI/AAAAAAAAAHM/EdXjMsdQii8/s320/002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567364684303395954" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;Thursday-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A relaxing day at the library while our older kids enjoyed enrichment classes.  I'm so thankful my kids love to read!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TUNB2Ss0P9I/AAAAAAAAAHU/ROVq25nDvdo/s1600/012.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TUNB2Ss0P9I/AAAAAAAAAHU/ROVq25nDvdo/s320/012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567365965348618194" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;Thursday-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mocha, Abby's rabbit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TUNDej0JnSI/AAAAAAAAAHc/3p_FZ6CAPGk/s1600/Ava%2Band%2BDaddy%2527s%2Bhelpers%2B031.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TUNDej0JnSI/AAAAAAAAAHc/3p_FZ6CAPGk/s320/Ava%2Band%2BDaddy%2527s%2Bhelpers%2B031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567367756649176354" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;Friday-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Climbing trees in 70 degree weather in January!   Ahhh, how I love Texas!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TUND7QaCyMI/AAAAAAAAAHk/sMCR_7qmOuo/s1600/Ava%2Band%2BDaddy%2527s%2Bhelpers%2B042.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TUND7QaCyMI/AAAAAAAAAHk/sMCR_7qmOuo/s320/Ava%2Band%2BDaddy%2527s%2Bhelpers%2B042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567368249655609538" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;Friday-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another way we took advantage of this wonderful weather!  Jeff and his helpers worked on putting the new trailer hitch on the van.  What rich blessings to have a husband who knows how to teach and train his boys!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Amazing grace in the moments and days He gives!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Susan&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-8591543876154079681?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/8591543876154079681/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2011/01/life-at-our-house.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/8591543876154079681'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/8591543876154079681'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2011/01/life-at-our-house.html' title='Life at our house'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TUM_1l6g3dI/AAAAAAAAAG8/ZLh4Yay4Gao/s72-c/Jan%2B2011%2B018.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-4293706892801649311</id><published>2011-01-27T06:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-27T06:55:44.903-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sin'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='battle'/><title type='text'>Wanting to blog!</title><content type='html'>I have been blogging in my sleep!  Hmmm...I found myself in the hours of dozing between feedings that I think of lots of things I would like to write about and explore, but of course I am in bed in the dark and when the morning light wakes me up (or the alarm), I quickly put those things on the back burner as the day kicks into gear.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  I have been reading blogs of such encouragement.  I will add those to my blog list, so you can share them, too.  It seems I have been struggling with rolling emotions lately, up and down and up and down!  I know my hormones are trying to get settled...do they ever get settled in your 40's??  But I find myself crying out to God for help!  Of course, this is where He wants me always.  It is a deep reminder of the consequences of our sinfulness.  It makes me keenly aware of the fight.  Sometimes it feels like I am fighting a HUGE dragon inside of me.  I must remember &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;He&lt;/span&gt; is my defender and my strength.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sharpen your Sword with me!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Susan&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-4293706892801649311?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/4293706892801649311/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2011/01/wanting-to-bog.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/4293706892801649311'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/4293706892801649311'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2011/01/wanting-to-bog.html' title='Wanting to blog!'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-5458110849475253430</id><published>2010-12-07T04:59:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-07T05:03:40.293-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='daily devotions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Spurgeon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='encouragement'/><title type='text'>Daily Encouragement</title><content type='html'>&lt;h2 style="margin-bottom: 0in;" id="d1205pm-p0.1"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: courier new;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;I have been loving Charles Spurgeon's Morning and Evening devotions.  I was especially encouraged by this one.  Sometimes when I look around at everything going on in our world, I am easily discouraged.  But!!  God is working under and around and through it all.  Praise our true King!  Be encouraged!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h2 style="margin-bottom: 0in;" id="d1205pm-p0.1"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;h2 style="margin-bottom: 0in;" id="d1205pm-p0.1"&gt;Evening, December 5&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;p class="crossref" id="d1205pm-p1"&gt;&lt;a id="d1205pm-p1.1" href="http://www.ccel.org/print/spurgeon/morneve/morneve.d1205am.html"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="passage" id="d1205pm-p2"&gt;&lt;i&gt;“And the Lord shewed me four carpenters.”&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a name="d1205pm-p2.1"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3 class="scripPassage" id="d1205pm-p2.2"&gt;&lt;a class="scripRef" id="d1205pm-p2.3" href="http://www.ccel.org/ccel/bible/asv.Zech.1.html#Zech.1.20" name="_Zech_1_20_0_0"&gt;Zechariah 1:20&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;p class="normal" id="d1205pm-p3"&gt;In the vision described in this  chapter, the prophet saw four terrible  horns. They were pushing this way and that way, dashing down the  strongest  and the mightiest; and the prophet asked, “What are these?” The answer  was, “These are the horns which have scattered Israel.” He saw before  him a representation of those powers which had oppressed  the church of God. There were four horns; for the church is attacked  from all quarters. Well might the prophet have felt dismayed; but  on a sudden there appeared before him &lt;i&gt;four carpenters&lt;/i&gt;. He asked, “What shall these do?” These are the men whom God hath found to break those horns in pieces.  &lt;i&gt;God will always find men for his work&lt;/i&gt;, and he will find them at the right time. The prophet did not see  the carpenters &lt;i&gt;first&lt;/i&gt;, when there was nothing to do, but first the “horns,” and then the “carpenters.” Moreover, the Lord finds &lt;i&gt;enough men&lt;/i&gt;. He did not find three carpenters, but &lt;i&gt;four&lt;/i&gt;; there were four horns, and there must be four workmen. God finds  &lt;i&gt;the right men&lt;/i&gt;; not four men with pens to write; not four  architects to draw plans;  but four carpenters to do rough work. Rest assured, you who tremble  for the ark of God, that when the “horns” grow troublesome, the  “carpenters” will be found. You need not fret concerning the weakness of  the church  of God at any moment; there may be growing up in obscurity the valiant  reformer who will shake the nations: Chrysostoms may come forth from  our Ragged Schools, and Augustines from the thickest darkness of  London’s poverty. The Lord knows where to find his servants. He hath in  ambush  a multitude of mighty men, and at his word they shall start up to  the battle; “for the battle is the Lord's,” and he shall get to himself  the victory. Let us abide faithful to  Christ, and he, in the right time, will raise up for us a defense,  whether it be in the day of our personal need, or in the season of  peril to his Church.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-5458110849475253430?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/5458110849475253430/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/12/daily-encouragement.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/5458110849475253430'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/5458110849475253430'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/12/daily-encouragement.html' title='Daily Encouragement'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-2016457183301816059</id><published>2010-12-01T20:43:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-01T20:45:36.235-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='kids'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pictures'/><title type='text'>New pictures!</title><content type='html'>We had fun taking these pictures the other day.   Right before the cold weather set in.  It always amazes me when I see my children in pictures!   God has been so good to us!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;embed src="http://widget-ce.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&amp;amp;il=1&amp;amp;channel=2233785415202070990&amp;amp;site=widget-ce.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&amp;amp;at=un&amp;amp;id=2233785415202070990&amp;amp;map=1" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://widget-ce.slide.com/p1/2233785415202070990/bb_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&amp;amp;at=un&amp;amp;id=2233785415202070990&amp;amp;map=2" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://widget-ce.slide.com/p2/2233785415202070990/bb_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&amp;amp;at=un&amp;amp;id=2233785415202070990&amp;amp;map=F" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://widget-ce.slide.com/p4/2233785415202070990/bb_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-2016457183301816059?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/2016457183301816059/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/12/new-pictures.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/2016457183301816059'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/2016457183301816059'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/12/new-pictures.html' title='New pictures!'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-8681762329785948304</id><published>2010-12-01T11:09:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-01T11:18:12.249-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='word fun'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home school'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='laundry'/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Laundry is something we do a lot around here...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;I found this fun link to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.wordle.net/"&gt;Wordle&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; while playing around with the computer.    I started getting grand ideas of presents for the family with this fun word art.   I just don't have a color printer right now, so I have to be a little more creative!     Hope you have fun, too!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2816720/Laundry" title="Wordle: Laundry"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.wordle.net/thumb/wrdl/2816720/Laundry" alt="Wordle: Laundry" style="padding: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221);" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Susan&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-8681762329785948304?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/8681762329785948304/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/12/laundry-is-something-we-do-lot-around.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/8681762329785948304'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/8681762329785948304'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/12/laundry-is-something-we-do-lot-around.html' title=''/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-677100758695739617</id><published>2010-11-29T21:12:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-11-29T21:56:16.253-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='birthdays'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fall'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Thanksgiving'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='thankfulness'/><title type='text'>Fun!  Fun!</title><content type='html'>We have had such fun times lately!  After spending an evening with my whole family for the first time in at least six months, the fun just kept coming!  The week before Thanksgiving we spent the week at my parent's time share on the lake.  My sweet daughter turned 13 and she and I got to have a night by ourselves (with the baby!).  We had fun hanging out and shopping for boots the next day.&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TPSQ_TzHZrI/AAAAAAAAAGg/2mbhvr7atiE/s1600/018.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TPSQ_TzHZrI/AAAAAAAAAGg/2mbhvr7atiE/s320/018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545216458520749746" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TPSRXyS0_QI/AAAAAAAAAGo/MedIZBSj6Lw/s1600/008.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TPSRXyS0_QI/AAAAAAAAAGo/MedIZBSj6Lw/s320/008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545216879023684866" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TPSQYDnWlkI/AAAAAAAAAGY/B_VHCobmDVU/s1600/027.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TPSQYDnWlkI/AAAAAAAAAGY/B_VHCobmDVU/s320/027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545215784161547842" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TPSKtFqiGjI/AAAAAAAAAGA/PkUmDBKqKAE/s1600/030.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TPSKtFqiGjI/AAAAAAAAAGA/PkUmDBKqKAE/s320/030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545209548419242546" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then we had days to spend with our family, playing games and watching movies.  Jeff took the whole crew for a "lost in the woods" adventure, while Ava and I stayed and relaxed in the room.  The weather was cool and windy, but not bad.  We spent some time throwing rocks in the lake, enjoying the blue sky!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TPSPdhE-QSI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/dlcnN9LPuIQ/s1600/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B012.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TPSPdhE-QSI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/dlcnN9LPuIQ/s320/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545214778458128674" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One night was a slumber party with Allison's friends for her birthday.  I think the girls went to sleep at 5:00am!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TPSO4EL5pyI/AAAAAAAAAGI/Gk2010Cb7Og/s1600/Allison%2527s%2BBirthday%2BParty%2B002.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TPSO4EL5pyI/AAAAAAAAAGI/Gk2010Cb7Og/s320/Allison%2527s%2BBirthday%2BParty%2B002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545214135047399202" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We all ended up going again the next weekend to spend a little more time with my sister's family.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thankfulness oozing out everywhere!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-677100758695739617?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/677100758695739617/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/11/fun-fun.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/677100758695739617'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/677100758695739617'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/11/fun-fun.html' title='Fun!  Fun!'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TPSQ_TzHZrI/AAAAAAAAAGg/2mbhvr7atiE/s72-c/018.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-494640490779201469</id><published>2010-11-24T06:05:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-11-24T06:36:27.376-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mentoring'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='blogs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mom'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='friends'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='encouragement'/><title type='text'>Thanksgiving</title><content type='html'>This morning as I sit at my computer looking out of my window at the squirrels playing in the trees, I have been reminded of the sweet community of Godly women I have met on the Web.  As a mother of ten in a small town, I don't get out much!  :)   I'm always trying to figure out how to get out less, as a matter of fact!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But, this can create a loneliness sometimes.   A nagging feeling of being very small in this battle.  Although, like any tool, the internet can be used for harm, it has been a great source of encouragement to me! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Amazing ladies that are willing to share from their life, to encourage the&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God."  Titus 2&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In this week of Thanksgiving, I just wanted to say "Thank you!" to my blogging friends.    What fun we will have in heaven together!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A few of my favorite friends for you to meet...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://mommyx12.blogspot.com/"&gt;Mommyx12&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.joyfulmomofmany.com/"&gt;Susan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.aholyexperience.com/"&gt;Ann&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://raisinghomemakers.com/"&gt;Raising Homemakers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ladyofvirtue.blogspot.com/"&gt;Sherry&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://amomentwithmom.blogspot.com/"&gt;Mrs. Joseph Wood&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With a thankful heart,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Susan&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-494640490779201469?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/494640490779201469/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/11/thanksgiving.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/494640490779201469'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/494640490779201469'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/11/thanksgiving.html' title='Thanksgiving'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-9011659847629244016</id><published>2010-11-01T12:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-11-01T12:06:34.853-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='1000 gifts'/><title type='text'>1000 gifts</title><content type='html'>109.  a new day&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;110.  a new week&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;111.  a new month&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;112.  how God continues to make all things new over and over!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;113.  forgiveness for yesterday's mistakes&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;114.  HOPE for tomorrow&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;115.  shiny sink&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;116.  clean house&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;117.  company for the weekend&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;118.  falling leaves&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;119.  cooler temperatures&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;120.  my life...HIS life!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-9011659847629244016?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/9011659847629244016/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/11/1000-gifts.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/9011659847629244016'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/9011659847629244016'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/11/1000-gifts.html' title='1000 gifts'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-8995497925403278070</id><published>2010-10-30T19:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-30T20:04:29.499-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ava'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pregnancy'/><title type='text'>The reason I haven't been blogging...</title><content type='html'>Well, my daughters were commenting that I haven't blogged in awhile.   My sweet blogging friend, &lt;a href="http://joyfulmomofmany.com/"&gt;Susan&lt;/a&gt;,  has referenced my blog a few times lately, so here I am!   I decided to explain, maybe in pictures, what has been occupying my time lately.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TMzTvjF7xcI/AAAAAAAAAEg/EdxMHwYlc3o/s1600/064.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TMzTvjF7xcI/AAAAAAAAAEg/EdxMHwYlc3o/s320/064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534030855958939074" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This was the end of July...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TMzUZv8lktI/AAAAAAAAAEo/rlNlAOO6kGQ/s1600/085.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TMzUZv8lktI/AAAAAAAAAEo/rlNlAOO6kGQ/s320/085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534031580963902162" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The shower...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TMzVgOcLYoI/AAAAAAAAAEw/obO4eTT5GT8/s1600/002.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TMzVgOcLYoI/AAAAAAAAAEw/obO4eTT5GT8/s320/002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534032791740310146" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The due date!  8/9/10  I love the birth date!  :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TMzV_5eHoZI/AAAAAAAAAE4/922leOMqlAA/s1600/017.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TMzV_5eHoZI/AAAAAAAAAE4/922leOMqlAA/s320/017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534033335867122066" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Her arrival.  Miss Ava Faith weighed in at 9 lb. 14 oz.  Happy, healthy arrival...thank you, God!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TMzXGfmOOZI/AAAAAAAAAFA/cyvG9xt9eGE/s1600/003.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TMzXGfmOOZI/AAAAAAAAAFA/cyvG9xt9eGE/s320/003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534034548692498834" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Welcomed by her adoring fan club.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TMzXuT5Gh1I/AAAAAAAAAFI/Z0tLlN5CUVc/s1600/IMG_0591.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TMzXuT5Gh1I/AAAAAAAAAFI/Z0tLlN5CUVc/s320/IMG_0591.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534035232745228114" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of my friends, long ago, told me that it takes about three months to adjust to a major life change.  I have found this to be very true for me.  Now, Ava is almost three months, cooing and smiling, and making it very hard to imagine life without this sweet darling.  And now, I can sit down to blog again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just a few things still remind me of the adjustment.  For instance, she is sleeping on my shoulder after nursing, while I type this post.  Everything is a little slower, specially one-handed typing.  As I told, &lt;a href="http://www.joyfulmomofmany.com/2010/10/i-cant-be-held-responsible.html"&gt;Susan&lt;/a&gt;, I am also redirecting my energy right now.  This short phase in my life will be over before I can blink.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;During this time of welcoming our newest arrival. my second oldest has completed driver's ed and received her license.    Life speeds by!   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Help me, Lord. to number my days...and enjoy each moment!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love,&lt;br /&gt;Susan&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-8995497925403278070?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/8995497925403278070/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/10/reason-i-havent-been-blogging.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/8995497925403278070'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/8995497925403278070'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/10/reason-i-havent-been-blogging.html' title='The reason I haven&apos;t been blogging...'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TMzTvjF7xcI/AAAAAAAAAEg/EdxMHwYlc3o/s72-c/064.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-7167370802162827347</id><published>2010-04-12T07:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-12T07:13:22.700-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='1000 gifts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><title type='text'>1000 gifts</title><content type='html'>51.  Wonderful church fellowship!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;52.  Sunny spring days&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;53.  Hanging sheets on the line&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;54.  Sleeping on sheets dried by the sun&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;55.  15 minutes of well used time&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;56.  Looking forward to the return of Christ!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;57.  Good books&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;58.  New carpet, paint, and windows at church&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;59.  New families at church&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;60.  The most wonderful husband&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy your week!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Susan&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-7167370802162827347?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/7167370802162827347/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/04/1000-gifts.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/7167370802162827347'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/7167370802162827347'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/04/1000-gifts.html' title='1000 gifts'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-6129982059406392653</id><published>2010-03-27T19:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-03-27T19:15:21.420-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lamplighter'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='great books'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='school'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='free stuff'/><title type='text'>Lamplighter books</title><content type='html'>If you haven't heard of Lamplighter theater, I will be glad to recommend it!  The Lamplighter books are some of our favorite read aloud books.  We have only started in on the list of great titles, but I received this email offering a free download of one of their books.  They really want to get this out to as many people as possible because it is a great evangelistic tool.  You are welcome and encouraged to link it to your blog and spread the word!  We are looking forward to hearing this great story!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://http//www.lamplighterpublishing.com/theatre/A-Peep-Behind-the-Scenes.html"&gt;A Peep behind the Scenes&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have a wonderful Lord's Day!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Susan&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-6129982059406392653?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/6129982059406392653/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/03/lamplighter-books.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/6129982059406392653'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/6129982059406392653'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/03/lamplighter-books.html' title='Lamplighter books'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-4794932451583747980</id><published>2010-03-23T18:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-03-23T20:32:22.856-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life project'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pictures'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><title type='text'>Life Project-  first week</title><content type='html'>I'm so inspired by &lt;a href="http://joyfulmomofmany.com/"&gt;Susan's  pictures&lt;/a&gt; of her Life Project.  I want to try it!  So here  goes...this was my first real attempt at lots of pictures.  Hmmm....I have been trying to take pictures almost every day for the last few weeks, but when I started loading them they got all out of order!  Maybe next time I will do better!  It is still a good look at the days of our lives- busy and full!  Hope you enjoy!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6mABlb6mNI/AAAAAAAAADw/StteXcjYbEQ/s1600-h/119.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6mABlb6mNI/AAAAAAAAADw/StteXcjYbEQ/s320/119.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452029588626118866" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                                                                                                                                  Monday- yogurt!     3/9&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6mABXdBwdI/AAAAAAAAADo/kvQDYzLVBss/s1600-h/172.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6mABXdBwdI/AAAAAAAAADo/kvQDYzLVBss/s320/172.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452029584872686034" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;                                                                                                             Sunday-  our place to worship  3/14&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6mAAqLV0lI/AAAAAAAAADg/B_mm9V6RdcY/s1600-h/170.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6mAAqLV0lI/AAAAAAAAADg/B_mm9V6RdcY/s320/170.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452029572718907986" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;                                                                                                                                            Sunday walk  3/14&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6mAAdtiaWI/AAAAAAAAADY/TgjpmZmTwYA/s1600-h/127.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6mAAdtiaWI/AAAAAAAAADY/TgjpmZmTwYA/s320/127.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452029569372678498" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;                                                                                                                                     Monday rainbow  3/15&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6l__9vqBuI/AAAAAAAAADQ/80NVPIvT_-o/s1600-h/098.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6l__9vqBuI/AAAAAAAAADQ/80NVPIvT_-o/s320/098.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452029560791631586" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;                                                                                                                        Monday baby picture! 3/15&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6l-hBys98I/AAAAAAAAADI/pknGXMBA8Uc/s1600-h/351.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6l-hBys98I/AAAAAAAAADI/pknGXMBA8Uc/s320/351.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452027929790576578" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;                                                                                                                        Sunday snow ice cream    3/21&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6l-g73ogTI/AAAAAAAAADA/Yb1FiQAZDaY/s1600-h/289.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6l-g73ogTI/AAAAAAAAADA/Yb1FiQAZDaY/s320/289.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452027928200642866" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;                                                                                                                Tuesday- where's the food?   3/16&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6l-gSJ40TI/AAAAAAAAAC4/bbDi7dMdUys/s1600-h/276.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6l-gSJ40TI/AAAAAAAAAC4/bbDi7dMdUys/s320/276.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452027917002920242" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;                                                                                                                  Sunday- another snow view   3/21&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6l-fslqfwI/AAAAAAAAACw/omHHUacV9Lo/s1600-h/271.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6l-fslqfwI/AAAAAAAAACw/omHHUacV9Lo/s320/271.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452027906918874882" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;                                                                                                              Sunday-  spring in the snow!   3/21&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6l-fQPpZSI/AAAAAAAAACo/rNs-C0pAIUQ/s1600-h/233.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6l-fQPpZSI/AAAAAAAAACo/rNs-C0pAIUQ/s320/233.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452027899310335266" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;                                                                                                 Saturday- breakfast at Meme's house     3/20&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6l8rBoPriI/AAAAAAAAACg/iMUkOtYDRlw/s1600-h/181.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6l8rBoPriI/AAAAAAAAACg/iMUkOtYDRlw/s320/181.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452025902522150434" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;                                                                                                                                                   Wednesday    3/17&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6l8q6mTSgI/AAAAAAAAACY/KXPZH9IhNLY/s1600-h/174.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6l8q6mTSgI/AAAAAAAAACY/KXPZH9IhNLY/s320/174.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452025900634950146" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;                                                                                                                    Sunday night- favorite time!   3/14&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6l8qfebTOI/AAAAAAAAACQ/ShznOZECmn4/s1600-h/166.JPG"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6l8p5l-YVI/AAAAAAAAACI/9AcR5oCGjm0/s1600-h/156.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6l8p5l-YVI/AAAAAAAAACI/9AcR5oCGjm0/s320/156.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452025883185275218" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;                                                                                                          Friday- Happy 4th Birthday!    3/12&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6l8pqN-F5I/AAAAAAAAACA/YFh8XuokDs0/s1600-h/218.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6l8pqN-F5I/AAAAAAAAACA/YFh8XuokDs0/s320/218.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452025879058061202" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;                                                                                                                           Friday- cousin time!     3/19&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6l7IdHhC4I/AAAAAAAAAB4/_b_EobrgzEk/s1600-h/155.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6l7IdHhC4I/AAAAAAAAAB4/_b_EobrgzEk/s320/155.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452024209094019970" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;                                                                                 Thursday- clean bathroom with a touch of spring   3/18&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6l6XVh19iI/AAAAAAAAABw/AVFQQYPv3LE/s1600-h/149.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6l6XVh19iI/AAAAAAAAABw/AVFQQYPv3LE/s320/149.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452023365243368994" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;                                                                                                                       Tuesday- helping Daddy   3/16&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6l5KJbuGFI/AAAAAAAAABo/6_D4MxQl2Qc/s1600-h/130.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6l5KJbuGFI/AAAAAAAAABo/6_D4MxQl2Qc/s320/130.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452022039146534994" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;                                 &lt;br /&gt;                                                                                                                                 Saturday- Spring!        3/20&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6l4AVra3BI/AAAAAAAAABg/e48YeyKAgCw/s1600-h/147.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6l4AVra3BI/AAAAAAAAABg/e48YeyKAgCw/s320/147.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452020771123289106" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;                                                                                                                            Monday- Brothers!   3/15&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Isn't life good?!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Susan&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-4794932451583747980?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/4794932451583747980/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/03/life-project-first-week.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/4794932451583747980'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/4794932451583747980'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/03/life-project-first-week.html' title='Life Project-  first week'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6mABlb6mNI/AAAAAAAAADw/StteXcjYbEQ/s72-c/119.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-8706264763040604814</id><published>2010-03-23T07:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-03-23T07:58:42.796-07:00</updated><title type='text'>1000 gifts</title><content type='html'>42.  singing children&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;43.  Thankful Tuesdays :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;44.  Spring&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;45.  spring cleaning&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;46.  blogging&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;47.  fresh paint&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;48.  11 plates, 11 cups, 11 forks, 11 napkins, every meal!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;49.  hot water&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;50.  math books&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-8706264763040604814?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/8706264763040604814/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/03/1000-gifts.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/8706264763040604814'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/8706264763040604814'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/03/1000-gifts.html' title='1000 gifts'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-5450324194468147460</id><published>2010-03-22T13:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-03-22T13:46:44.703-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='spring'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snow'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='flowers'/><title type='text'>Six Inches of Snow!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6fQylIGThI/AAAAAAAAABQ/H3MOZwIWhJo/s1600-h/001.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Okay, we had a beautiful snowstorm on the second day of spring!  Crazy, but great for photography!  Now I just need to see if I can get some of these great pictures on the my blog...I do have to say I did not take these pictures.  Like I said earlier, my kids are passing me quickly on all their talents and skills.  Their blogs are much better than mine, too.  If you are interested in those, just let me know and we can probably send you an invitation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Here is snow in the spring!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6fWpJYR1KI/AAAAAAAAABY/vpZ8YnU7gBE/s1600-h/267.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6fWpJYR1KI/AAAAAAAAABY/vpZ8YnU7gBE/s320/267.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451561876336006306" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy God's beauty!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Susan&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-5450324194468147460?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/5450324194468147460/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/03/six-inches-of-snow.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/5450324194468147460'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/5450324194468147460'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/03/six-inches-of-snow.html' title='Six Inches of Snow!'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/S6fWpJYR1KI/AAAAAAAAABY/vpZ8YnU7gBE/s72-c/267.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-889933149819783603</id><published>2010-03-13T20:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-14T05:46:00.059-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='spring'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='grace'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='flowers'/><title type='text'>Weeds!</title><content type='html'>Today we took a walk on our neighborhood walking trail, enjoying the sunshine, blue sky and green everything!  As we were walking, my daughters kept showing me all the flowers that were blooming.  My four year old handed me a carefully picked fistful of weeds. (of course, I was delighted!)  It hit me!  God's grace in living color! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Yes, the weeds were part of the curse of the ground due to our sinfulness, but have you ever noticed how many weeds have flowers??!  We happened to be looking at a field of yellow dandelions, which are one of my least favorites when they are in the garden or yard, but even they were singing His praises today!  God's justice and mercy always follow close together, even in weeds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Singing with the weeds,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Susan&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-889933149819783603?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/889933149819783603/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/03/weeds.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/889933149819783603'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/889933149819783603'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/03/weeds.html' title='Weeds!'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-9098703743700822712</id><published>2010-03-12T07:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-12T08:02:23.493-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cookbook'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gluten free'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cooking'/><title type='text'>Great Gluten free Cooking Ideas!</title><content type='html'>Calling all gluten free cooks! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; If you haven't heard of this great cookbook, then I will be the first one to tell you it is wonderful!  I already love my crockpot, but this takes it a step further than I had dared.  I even made GF bread in the crockpot!  My dear sister-in-law gave me this cookbook for Christmas, but I took a look at the website and it looks about the same.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;OK, so what is it???!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/"&gt;Make It Fast, Cook It Slow&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hope you enjoy it as much as I have.  With this kind of weather, it is great to put something in the crockpot, leave it and spend the day outside!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Happy cooking,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Susan&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-9098703743700822712?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/9098703743700822712/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/03/great-gluten-free-cooking-ideas.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/9098703743700822712'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/9098703743700822712'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/03/great-gluten-free-cooking-ideas.html' title='Great Gluten free Cooking Ideas!'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-3125697709787768750</id><published>2010-03-10T15:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-10T15:50:27.985-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Sunshine!</title><content type='html'>Isn't it amazing how sunshine affects our outlooks?  I know that time spent in God's Word affects my spirit the same way...the real Sonshine!  We had a beautiful spring day yesterday and even our rainy day turned out sunny and beautiful today.  We all enjoyed getting outside and digging around in our garden plots.  Living in the middle of town presents a few problems with gardens, but we are working on it!  We have several barrels and small raised beds that we have been working with for a couple years.  Also, we have a vacant lot next to us that we are going to use this year.  It is partly in the shade so we will have to plan carefully.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am thankful my kids like to be out with the garden, because I think when I am eight months pregnant, the Texas heat will not sound that great!  :)  I am going to enjoy my second trimester with spring weather!  Yea!  It is fun to be included in the growing and new life part of spring!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I haven't felt this new little one kick yet, but I am looking forward to it any day!  I have another appointment with another doctor this Monday.  I am expecting him to say I will need a c-section, but from what I have experienced at this office so far, I will at least get some sympathy!  We will see!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy the flowers!  I am trying to take a picture a day this week!!  We will see if I can get them posted.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Full of life,&lt;br /&gt;Susan  :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-3125697709787768750?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/3125697709787768750/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/03/sunshine.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/3125697709787768750'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/3125697709787768750'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/03/sunshine.html' title='Sunshine!'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-8148586102383101767</id><published>2010-03-05T15:04:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-05T17:12:02.954-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='c-section'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pregnancy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='VBAC'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><title type='text'>Sonogram</title><content type='html'>I finally made it to my sonogram appointment and I always love seeing those fuzzy gray shapes that resemble a baby!  The moving pictures are always better than the still photographs.  I got to see the baby yawn and wave...the heart beat sounded wonderful and everything looks great!  Yea!  Thank you, God!  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My search for a doctor still continues, though.  I have gone to a birthing center with a midwife for my last three births, but my last birth was quite a bit more difficult.  With my age and the last difficulties, my midwife said I really needed to go to a hospital for this one.  I had come to terms with that and started my search...how in the world do you find a good ob/gyn???  Late nights searching the internet, looking at hospitals and the one comment about the doctor.  I have just been praying!  It turns out the doctor that was connected with the sonogram said he would do a C-section.  He didn't even talk to me or really give me any reasons.  He actually didn't even talk to me, it was the receptionist who rather rudely informed me of his decision.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will back up with more of my history.  My fourth pregnancy was my twin boys.  I did have a c-section with them because they were feet first and twisted all sorts of ways.  Thirteen months later I gave birth to my daughter in the same hospital with a very uneventful VBAC.  We moved shortly after that and found a wonderful midwife who was willing to try a VBAC three more times with me.  I think I only realized now how AMAZING (and what a God-given grace!) that was for us.  The past two days I have not found a hospital or a doctor that will do a VBAC with me!!  Automatic planned c-section only.  I guess the hard thing for me is that I feel like I am not the best candidate for another VBAC anymore, but that does not mean that I don't want to hear reasons and at least discuss it with the doctor.  I did find a much kinder nurse and doctor who at least pretended to sympathize with me.  That did make me feel better, and I decided I would make an appointment with him instead of the first one. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; The whole idea that once you have had a c-section you will always have one, is SO detrimental to the idea of having more kids.  My dear friend, who just had her eighth baby, had to have an emergency c-section.  She was in tears when I went to visit her, because she was afraid she would have to have c-sections from here on out.  I did not realize at that time how true that might be!  Just the little research that I did showed how basically safe VBACS can be.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.vbac.com/index.html"&gt;VBAC research&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I found out most of the time it is the hospital's policy that prevents the doctors from being able to help a patient with a VBAC.  The main thing behind that is the insurance policies won't cover the hospitals if they allow VBACS.  What a mess!!!  The other hard part is that midwives really can't take the risk of a first time VBAC either!  ARGGG! This really does make me angry. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yet it does make me amazed and thankful that I was able to have my first VBAC at the hospital so that could pave the way to my other midwife delivered VBACS.  God has always provided a way for us to obey Him!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I feel like I have been ranting and raving..., but the bottom line is I am excited about this new little one entering our family.  I read Proverbs 3:5-8 this morning and was comforted by our Lord's wisdom instead of mine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Resting In Him,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Susan&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-8148586102383101767?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/8148586102383101767/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/03/sonogram.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/8148586102383101767'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/8148586102383101767'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/03/sonogram.html' title='Sonogram'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-289767860297901554</id><published>2010-02-09T15:51:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-27T08:38:50.481-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pregnancy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='blogging'/><title type='text'>Blogging...</title><content type='html'>My life is wonderfully full right now.  I often wish there were more hours in the day and instead, I am conking out earlier than usual!  I want hours to write, take pictures, read, etc.  but instead I am watching my children become experts in all these areas.   I am so glad!  I have wanted to sit down and keep track of all my scattered thoughts, so finally I am taking a moment and just giving an update.  Maybe then I can feel like getting back into the swing of blogging.  I really love it and the possibilities available with the computer.  I love the picture journaling that my friend Susan is working on &lt;a href="http://joyfulmomofmany.com"&gt;her blog&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will go ahead and take the excuse for why I haven't been blogging.  I am three months pregnant with number ten!  I have been tired, but that is passing more each day.  I have really felt great!  I usually have fairly easy pregnancies until the end of the time.  (I think everyone is uncomfortable then!  So we will be willing and ready for labor!  :))  We are excited about this new baby and are looking forward to our first sonogram.  I always think...(is it twins??!)  We are thankful for God's continued blessings in our lives.  I am always amazed at the way He works through each detail in our day.  Yesterday was one of those days!  (more on that later...)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anyway, this has been what has been going on here.  We have been trying some great new GF recipes that I will try to post soon.  Right now GF pancakes are waiting along with hungry children...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy the Sonshine today!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Susan&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-289767860297901554?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/289767860297901554/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/02/blogging.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/289767860297901554'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/289767860297901554'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2010/02/blogging.html' title='Blogging...'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-5480259913656151552</id><published>2009-12-31T06:44:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-31T06:51:58.699-08:00</updated><title type='text'>End of the year thoughts...</title><content type='html'>What a year!  We have seen God's glorious provision, protection, and blessings on our family.  I know this journey will not always be this green pasture of sweet goodness, but I am so thankful for it right now.  I know the same Shepherd that leads us to the quiet waters also will lead us safely through the valleys.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Follow me," I hear Him say.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Oh, help, Lord, I am such a straying sheep!  Please keep me close under your watchful eye.  Thank you for being such a loving Shepherd."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Susan&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-5480259913656151552?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/5480259913656151552/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2009/12/end-of-year-thoughts.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/5480259913656151552'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/5480259913656151552'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2009/12/end-of-year-thoughts.html' title='End of the year thoughts...'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-704552306300309170</id><published>2009-12-07T04:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-07T04:55:29.208-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='1000 gifts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='thankfulness'/><title type='text'>1000 Gifts</title><content type='html'>21. pecan trees&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;22. two piglets!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;23. 7 and 3 year old girls making cookies&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;24. a family gathering of Thanksgiving with sandwiches, chips and dips and lots of fun!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;25.  Jason's friend, Angela&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;26.  a young man willing to take the gospel to China&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;27.  a little white church on the south side &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;28.  the power of God to free us from the bondage of sin&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;29.  the sound of children's voices singing&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;30.  Jeff...filling our house with piano music on Sunday nights&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;31.  A husband who loves his wife and children&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;32.  A husband who loves the Lord with all his heart, soul and mind.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;33.  a new clean journal waiting to be filled with thankfulness&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;34.  children's laughter&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;35.  the story of Abraham and the promise of the Messiah  "...and all the peoples on earth will be blessed through you."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;36.  that I am one of those "peoples"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;37.  colors, always changing around us&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;38.  a whistling teapot&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;39.  a full fridge&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;40.  cool nights&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;41.  warm blankets and heaters&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-704552306300309170?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/704552306300309170/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2009/12/1000-gifts.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/704552306300309170'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/704552306300309170'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2009/12/1000-gifts.html' title='1000 Gifts'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-303674748280606454</id><published>2009-12-01T13:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-01T13:44:29.073-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Creation Evidence magazine for FREE!</title><content type='html'>We have loved getting this magazine and always look forward to receiving it in the mail.  The articles are great and the pictures are beautiful.  I am always interested in hearing about the latest discoveries that only continue to prove creation.  It is also good for my kids to see scientists who believe and have the facts to prove it!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I would highly recommend this if you don't already receive it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.icr.org/"&gt;Acts and Facts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Serving my Creator,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Susan&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-303674748280606454?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/303674748280606454/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2009/12/creation-evidence-magazine-for-free.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/303674748280606454'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/303674748280606454'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2009/12/creation-evidence-magazine-for-free.html' title='Creation Evidence magazine for FREE!'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-1438747388751757904</id><published>2009-11-30T05:09:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-30T05:20:21.040-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='thankful'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monday'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gratitude'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='1000 gifts'/><title type='text'>1000 gifts Monday</title><content type='html'>1. wiggling my toes against flannel sheets&lt;br /&gt;2. the AMAZING story of Redemption&lt;br /&gt;3. the truths proclaimed in the old hymns&lt;br /&gt;4. the generations of Christ's followers in our family&lt;br /&gt;5 the soul-quenching Word of God&lt;br /&gt;6. orange pumpkins against the browns of fall&lt;br /&gt;7. the peacefulness of sleeping children&lt;br /&gt;8. the cacophony of awake, active children&lt;br /&gt;9. samples of insulin&lt;br /&gt;10. helpers in the kitchen&lt;br /&gt;11. praise music that encourages my soul&lt;br /&gt;12. freshly-bathed, sweet-smelling children&lt;br /&gt;13. freshly grated Parmesan cheese&lt;br /&gt;14. spaghetti squash (naturally gluten-free!)&lt;br /&gt;15. cool, crisp fall mornings&lt;br /&gt;16. the patter of little footsteps on the kitchen floor&lt;br /&gt;17. billows of steam coming from the dryer vent&lt;br /&gt;18. great, inspiring heroes like Dietrich Bonhoeffer&lt;br /&gt;19. a new, big refrigerator - Free!&lt;br /&gt;20. a new trailer that is the perfect size&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-1438747388751757904?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/1438747388751757904/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2009/11/100-gifts.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/1438747388751757904'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/1438747388751757904'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2009/11/100-gifts.html' title='1000 gifts Monday'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-7402697400875226384</id><published>2009-11-29T20:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-29T21:09:33.971-08:00</updated><title type='text'>More Fun Ideas</title><content type='html'>I have such fun dreaming up fun ideas.  I often don't have time to do half of them, but it is always fun to dream!  I hope to have some fun projects with the kids for Christmas presents.  I found some great ideas on &lt;a href="http://littlebirdiesecrets.blogspot.com"&gt;this fun blog&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also, over at &lt;a href="http://www.joyfulmomofmany.com/"&gt;Joyfulmomofmany&lt;/a&gt;, Susan had some great ideas, too.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Be inspired and get busy!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just think, if people can be this fun and creative, how much more God is!!  Take time to see His creativity, too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To Him be ALL praise,&lt;br /&gt;Susan&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-7402697400875226384?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/7402697400875226384/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2009/11/more-fun-ideas.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/7402697400875226384'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/7402697400875226384'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2009/11/more-fun-ideas.html' title='More Fun Ideas'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-5545194680519667488</id><published>2009-11-21T19:49:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-21T19:55:27.277-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='kids'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='free stuff'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='chores'/><title type='text'>Kids Chore Charts</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.modecokids.com/images/blog/chorechart.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 523px;" src="http://www.modecokids.com/images/blog/chorechart.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I had a little time to look around in Blogtown tonight and I came across these cute, FREE kid's chore charts.  They turned out really well and I am looking forward to showing the kids.  We don't use chore charts too often, but they are fun for awhile.  I also thought they would be adaptable for any kind of chart...school subjects, memory verses, etc.  Thought you might enjoy them, too.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://http://www.modecokids.com/index.php/2009/10/21/free-printable-chore-chart-for-kids/"&gt;Click here for the link!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Trying to do things in an orderly way!&lt;br /&gt;Susan&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-5545194680519667488?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/5545194680519667488/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2009/11/kids-chore-charts.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/5545194680519667488'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/5545194680519667488'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2009/11/kids-chore-charts.html' title='Kids Chore Charts'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-2694333975647267283</id><published>2009-11-14T14:18:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-14T14:40:10.615-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Fancy dinner parties...</title><content type='html'>The carriages were arriving with the beautiful young ladies in their party attire.  They were greeted at the door by the maid and attendants who carefully lay their bags in the bedrooms.  The table would be set with china, silver and candlelight.  A five course meal would be served with new forks for every course...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;...a 12 year old girl's idea of a fun birthday!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/Sv8wxu-u3SI/AAAAAAAAABA/P06lfrGTDr4/s1600-h/Alli%27s+birthday+013.jpg"&gt;&lt;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/_7wcfZkQtXUM/Sv8wxu-u3SI/AAAAAAAAABA/P06lfrGTDr4/s320/Alli%27s+birthday+013.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404091708850756898" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And fun, it was!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/Sv8wx2qFloI/AAAAAAAAABI/yre1fbUgWjA/s1600-h/Alli%27s+birthday+016.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/Sv8wx2qFloI/AAAAAAAAABI/yre1fbUgWjA/s320/Alli%27s+birthday+016.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404091710911649410" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Happy birthday, dear, beautiful, sweet Allison!!&lt;br /&gt;How we love you!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-2694333975647267283?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/2694333975647267283/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2009/11/fancy-dinner-parties.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/2694333975647267283'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/2694333975647267283'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2009/11/fancy-dinner-parties.html' title='Fancy dinner parties...'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/Sv8wxu-u3SI/AAAAAAAAABA/P06lfrGTDr4/s72-c/Alli%27s+birthday+013.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-6813577804845024239</id><published>2009-11-11T05:35:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-11T06:58:06.108-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gratitude'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='legacy'/><title type='text'>An Attitude of Gratitude</title><content type='html'>My dear friends,&lt;br /&gt;One of my new favorite places on the web is Holy Experience.  Check out the  bottom of my blog for the button.  She talks about the power of journaling in our time with the Lord.  I have always enjoyed this practice, but I am inspired by this!&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;This blog is amazing and has been an incredible challenge and source of encouragement to me.  This lady is an author!!  She is an artist with words, but also has a strong love for our Savior.  The "1000 gifts" is the challenge for you!  Please join me in this journaling, scrapbook journey to thankfulness!  What an attitude of gratitude it will build and encourage in our hearts.  Not to say, what an example for our children, grand children, neices and nephews when they see us looking for the simple joys and gifts God gives us everyday.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;I am thankful for each of you! &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;"Therefore let us encourage one another and build each other up just as in fact you are doing."  1 Thess. 5:11&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Susan&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-6813577804845024239?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/6813577804845024239/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2009/11/attitude-of-gratitude.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/6813577804845024239'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/6813577804845024239'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2009/11/attitude-of-gratitude.html' title='An Attitude of Gratitude'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-4080004116499286729</id><published>2009-11-08T15:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-08T15:25:55.998-08:00</updated><title type='text'>More Love to Thee</title><content type='html'>We sang this wonderful hymn today in church.  It is written by one of my favorite authors!  She wrote &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Stepping Heavenward&lt;/span&gt;   I recommend it!&lt;br /&gt;My prayer...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;More Love to Thee, O Christ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Text: Elizabeth P. Prentiss, 1818-1878 &lt;br /&gt;Music: William H. Doane, 1832-1915 &lt;br /&gt;Tune: MORE LOVE TO THEE, Meter: 64.64.66.44&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. More love to thee, O Christ, more love to thee! &lt;br /&gt; Hear thou the prayer I make on bended knee. &lt;br /&gt; This is my earnest plea: More love, O Christ, to thee; &lt;br /&gt; more love to thee, more love to thee! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Once earthly joy I craved, sought peace and rest; &lt;br /&gt; now thee alone I seek, give what is best. &lt;br /&gt; This all my prayer shall be: More love, O Christ, to thee; &lt;br /&gt; more love to thee, more love to thee! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Let sorrow do its work, come grief and pain; &lt;br /&gt; sweet are thy messengers, sweet their refrain, &lt;br /&gt; when they can sing with me: More love, O Christ, to thee; &lt;br /&gt; more love to thee, more love to thee! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Then shall my latest breath whisper thy praise; &lt;br /&gt; this be the parting cry my heart shall raise; &lt;br /&gt; this still its prayer shall be: More love, O Christ, to thee; &lt;br /&gt; more love to thee, more love to thee!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-4080004116499286729?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/4080004116499286729/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2009/11/more-love-to-thee.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/4080004116499286729'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/4080004116499286729'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2009/11/more-love-to-thee.html' title='More Love to Thee'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-4951526471855132328</id><published>2009-11-07T13:14:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-07T13:25:10.703-08:00</updated><title type='text'>KIDS!  Growing like weeds around here...</title><content type='html'>Can wild flowers possibly be considered weeds to some people?  Yes!  Can children possibly be considered weeds, too?  (unwanted bothers)  Yes!  But through God's faithfulness, He has helped us be open and excited about the amount of children in our family.  They are not weeds, but beautiful flowers of His creation.  He does give good blessings!  As they grow and mature, it only becomes more of a blessing to see who they are becoming.  And I have to say, it has been such fun to have babies with big kids to hug and love on them.  We thank God for His fruitfulness.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-4951526471855132328?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/4951526471855132328/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2009/11/kids-growing-like-weeds-around-here.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/4951526471855132328'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/4951526471855132328'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2009/11/kids-growing-like-weeds-around-here.html' title='KIDS!  Growing like weeds around here...'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321882683935562378.post-7831498670347850442</id><published>2009-11-05T21:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-05T21:43:12.236-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='blog'/><title type='text'>A new Blog</title><content type='html'>I have enjoyed my blog so much this year and the friends that I have made.  But I decided to try a new blog on blogspot.  It has been easy and fun.  Now I can link to my other blog.  Looking forward to playing with new looks and features!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Susan&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/321882683935562378-7831498670347850442?l=happycooking4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/feeds/7831498670347850442/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-blog.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/7831498670347850442'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/321882683935562378/posts/default/7831498670347850442'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://happycooking4u.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-blog.html' title='A new Blog'/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7wcfZkQtXUM/TO2YdeiR0vI/AAAAAAAAAFg/k9WAs2l-7IA/S220/tanglewood%2Bstay%2B017.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
