tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85830152617867489982024-02-18T19:00:53.800-08:00John and KateA blog mainly about our family and the road we are traveling onkatie godseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716947764509445442noreply@blogger.comBlogger168125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583015261786748998.post-59305860245074066652014-11-12T15:28:00.001-08:002014-11-12T15:28:26.641-08:00Science Fair ProjectsThis year Gabe is in the science fair as part of his 6th grade science class but Zach is just doing it for fun. It's been great to see the boys engaged in their different projects. <div>Rilla of course jumped in to create her own picture.</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6iPJuw2AHyY77WP7kPCV0fofNcVMiJEjMZZwGh9R-bXyIptiajXorY5Y6EeWL7SigcTW1JyJ9668Ba-GmBtFRhqestyoMa2-fKG9fDn7Zb2BAZ2DFivoZq35ioJozzwjZ2KGeznuTLTm/s640/blogger-image-948465397.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6iPJuw2AHyY77WP7kPCV0fofNcVMiJEjMZZwGh9R-bXyIptiajXorY5Y6EeWL7SigcTW1JyJ9668Ba-GmBtFRhqestyoMa2-fKG9fDn7Zb2BAZ2DFivoZq35ioJozzwjZ2KGeznuTLTm/s640/blogger-image-948465397.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-HyWdn3of1jzn2rhHBoAzO-WwPyaWY7v0c9d02bgEFxogAR_pztf_vg_t3q60fDbIZgaJGi81kn2MoHvMdlHJvcEk4cLbarQJsQznoLvlmHb4zofIs-90mgblRQ70eGci4Tq12ZZm664/s640/blogger-image--989176655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-HyWdn3of1jzn2rhHBoAzO-WwPyaWY7v0c9d02bgEFxogAR_pztf_vg_t3q60fDbIZgaJGi81kn2MoHvMdlHJvcEk4cLbarQJsQznoLvlmHb4zofIs-90mgblRQ70eGci4Tq12ZZm664/s640/blogger-image--989176655.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGVjv5QYhd7jYKhK7FDNb4wQ_qChJyGZP1SjkOKNXuDm-uO2TCvTcb3qymAx2aIvo2979v67CMYF4Bv0plKFDcD1wikclMfYNOkgjLu34oeNP-yxkR8jFBV9LCKRbVeyiy4la6dvt_f-m/s640/blogger-image--1735498954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGVjv5QYhd7jYKhK7FDNb4wQ_qChJyGZP1SjkOKNXuDm-uO2TCvTcb3qymAx2aIvo2979v67CMYF4Bv0plKFDcD1wikclMfYNOkgjLu34oeNP-yxkR8jFBV9LCKRbVeyiy4la6dvt_f-m/s640/blogger-image--1735498954.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy74tM_ANJnCjEiFhbN7sgpzkqfrafzGiAQIqis7Hv51sZukGw5-dV48r1z3IrCD6jI9tEJy-ZjUDhL2L8WD1NJCzpIQxg7pXz9u6kjBEFP8P7Q8OAy3EjQzdbw0xpMG-DOPhcvUzL5qUL/s640/blogger-image--2090455534.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy74tM_ANJnCjEiFhbN7sgpzkqfrafzGiAQIqis7Hv51sZukGw5-dV48r1z3IrCD6jI9tEJy-ZjUDhL2L8WD1NJCzpIQxg7pXz9u6kjBEFP8P7Q8OAy3EjQzdbw0xpMG-DOPhcvUzL5qUL/s640/blogger-image--2090455534.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGRUNc6sp-bX8POg8gwcnV5d0sgjKCd2FgPrh3bF6o-KMJ7pY2wjdbriuGDpRDqNUNLFdmUp1mkZJt2GUnkJUw5JqDhgh0QS8Vd__cpZAT3OpTrPj_0UNhTQHKutGxC-sF_z0ZNEkf3hY/s640/blogger-image-1952118360.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGRUNc6sp-bX8POg8gwcnV5d0sgjKCd2FgPrh3bF6o-KMJ7pY2wjdbriuGDpRDqNUNLFdmUp1mkZJt2GUnkJUw5JqDhgh0QS8Vd__cpZAT3OpTrPj_0UNhTQHKutGxC-sF_z0ZNEkf3hY/s640/blogger-image-1952118360.jpg"></a></div>katie godseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716947764509445442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583015261786748998.post-13082346557828591262014-11-06T14:25:00.001-08:002014-11-06T14:26:10.163-08:00Nobody puts Baby in a corner-Yikes! Will she always be "Baby"?!?! She <i>is</i> a great (although tasteful!) dancer!<div>Rilla is four.</div><div>How did this happen?</div><div>She is reading and spelling and snapping; the list went on to include puking the morning of her birthday but fortunately that last one can be crossed off the list now.</div><div>The night before her birthday, in Godsey tradition, we recited her birth story; she got out the photo album and followed along, wiggling and grinning with sheer joy and excitement. </div><div>Some adult tears were shed for sure.</div><div>We love you, AprilJayne Rose Godsey.</div><div><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkxYKOfibN4MkXF8hZBmR80NAaNTV0e3MCahca1lWlv68MD5bSwHZ4gyhpi3v5ezK8VU-lVdgh3hoS5lMMG2pxUvWswep4rv1nRDNoIHhwG-kt1jKNK-6vy19RHbigCGdfw2ufpHkufFNV/s640/blogger-image--1604701705.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkxYKOfibN4MkXF8hZBmR80NAaNTV0e3MCahca1lWlv68MD5bSwHZ4gyhpi3v5ezK8VU-lVdgh3hoS5lMMG2pxUvWswep4rv1nRDNoIHhwG-kt1jKNK-6vy19RHbigCGdfw2ufpHkufFNV/s640/blogger-image--1604701705.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimg7wYaEkRLmhYtTFQvpnw0hAlb1GZ5n0167KJrkFVQxwiVH-s52-InWrNtCgLQThHMh2Zmdwy4TZmm9ONmZ0V5cQZyHcyJKDyNKf0VPGFkDWYadU0iY9LuIBA6Z-dGLsmYQ5tmcUa2BPI/s640/blogger-image-698861875.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimg7wYaEkRLmhYtTFQvpnw0hAlb1GZ5n0167KJrkFVQxwiVH-s52-InWrNtCgLQThHMh2Zmdwy4TZmm9ONmZ0V5cQZyHcyJKDyNKf0VPGFkDWYadU0iY9LuIBA6Z-dGLsmYQ5tmcUa2BPI/s640/blogger-image-698861875.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEC5BmlpyHzirfFMiLuk_I7cnP6ArV9LC99kmGVRKfghDUYBsrxTwd6PK8_vJa9oLn9OkZztVIlbkmJ6ORe-_ByrNb19zuXeUeMmlPsPFdxvHTrsqpSiC617YjslQPG_CZqNdnaljVztC0/s640/blogger-image-2010919440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEC5BmlpyHzirfFMiLuk_I7cnP6ArV9LC99kmGVRKfghDUYBsrxTwd6PK8_vJa9oLn9OkZztVIlbkmJ6ORe-_ByrNb19zuXeUeMmlPsPFdxvHTrsqpSiC617YjslQPG_CZqNdnaljVztC0/s640/blogger-image-2010919440.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQE9YVFEDUbinx9vHAhdcnhqUoPT3wVsyyf202f7LPkPhxnbNsmBtmaxOFfVfHlrUMYkcd_wzCEy3iUqU5Joc0Er-5-Rddm8oishTxvt88liIeDsxbXIG9jWflTOEKz_B2iugD93dHHi67/s640/blogger-image-763346333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQE9YVFEDUbinx9vHAhdcnhqUoPT3wVsyyf202f7LPkPhxnbNsmBtmaxOFfVfHlrUMYkcd_wzCEy3iUqU5Joc0Er-5-Rddm8oishTxvt88liIeDsxbXIG9jWflTOEKz_B2iugD93dHHi67/s640/blogger-image-763346333.jpg"></a></div>katie godseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716947764509445442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583015261786748998.post-58526122426005521542014-11-03T21:55:00.001-08:002014-11-03T21:55:44.962-08:00Fall FestivitiesAs always things have been non-stop around here; it's almost one in the morning as I write this quick update. October has come to an end and now we are just about into the holiday season. Rilla turns four now and is no longer a toddler. More about that tomorrow!<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7P7YYJVUHRnmXm2TwL5gQV5AHygtV2su6mX903O0zP-T_4EyaKk1ME4yha7NAiNXtH9yvm5Q8Z7gNo7_SX65wq85yxlwiWvDpDLG2AJAROoGrX0OOpQwFhFXw_cRmIQP8VRzNBGDwvCCs/s640/blogger-image--180524987.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7P7YYJVUHRnmXm2TwL5gQV5AHygtV2su6mX903O0zP-T_4EyaKk1ME4yha7NAiNXtH9yvm5Q8Z7gNo7_SX65wq85yxlwiWvDpDLG2AJAROoGrX0OOpQwFhFXw_cRmIQP8VRzNBGDwvCCs/s640/blogger-image--180524987.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KrjCNsm8rx2SKKWfTDK-_yI7yDri2HU0vxciKP-X0MqLN2UeJ6eM42hAMdpQqG6EvtJqG1WPfnBunwiKEdKYlKI-x4pC_eT1UVq00BB6OC9RycS0GtnKTgACrHX6qnMTFheRozQuy0Jt/s640/blogger-image-288997906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KrjCNsm8rx2SKKWfTDK-_yI7yDri2HU0vxciKP-X0MqLN2UeJ6eM42hAMdpQqG6EvtJqG1WPfnBunwiKEdKYlKI-x4pC_eT1UVq00BB6OC9RycS0GtnKTgACrHX6qnMTFheRozQuy0Jt/s640/blogger-image-288997906.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC7feJ1KgW8qv1N_ZTV5PUHuku63ggWcEqVNh33qRgb_6Q4SMpTD7M7AtgykH4AcFDpSkQu7_bMe_Xl1Tipjpy_Zemrxkvy9ycw3DxxzDmquC4IIaQi-EBcunMjlx_PiJOS9GqE9ukFNTk/s640/blogger-image--793083092.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC7feJ1KgW8qv1N_ZTV5PUHuku63ggWcEqVNh33qRgb_6Q4SMpTD7M7AtgykH4AcFDpSkQu7_bMe_Xl1Tipjpy_Zemrxkvy9ycw3DxxzDmquC4IIaQi-EBcunMjlx_PiJOS9GqE9ukFNTk/s640/blogger-image--793083092.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7SfVAnIhW0iPxbRSJzgJ_Krq5cmXpjvHlzXmdRSWYO6XRUjwCaw1Pzr5pqDgqZJIwuMUUfo-baCVol0MnvyDbv3VsNYZ2le0FMnc8DvwTAroOQuVnhEvMs9ZgdWxrp0m6e_ZUrLDmVjt/s640/blogger-image-179754687.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7SfVAnIhW0iPxbRSJzgJ_Krq5cmXpjvHlzXmdRSWYO6XRUjwCaw1Pzr5pqDgqZJIwuMUUfo-baCVol0MnvyDbv3VsNYZ2le0FMnc8DvwTAroOQuVnhEvMs9ZgdWxrp0m6e_ZUrLDmVjt/s640/blogger-image-179754687.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGTcFCkdKoOde7lcbey59iUAjWvv4Be9L1BdoBeErAaMDa1zXTHT3kTuLVy3ksvLoNkX3TB_B1tfQk4VeoEjieDQAEriCXqMGp_gG6sa6YOrD4_BClm74PzuDBtCWq0PNwZJtJvbfo78U/s640/blogger-image-878960962.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGTcFCkdKoOde7lcbey59iUAjWvv4Be9L1BdoBeErAaMDa1zXTHT3kTuLVy3ksvLoNkX3TB_B1tfQk4VeoEjieDQAEriCXqMGp_gG6sa6YOrD4_BClm74PzuDBtCWq0PNwZJtJvbfo78U/s640/blogger-image-878960962.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDX8F_IClsovf7BvuaTUB6E8bBYPvV2uF2ZOxLjgjdefXJ_58NMgjai10UaPoqlZV4ckYi8URqKTevWA7qcb39-XEx44uEltDlPyVmZsfpWg-HkcBe_Ue9cJARvmXrYl9ytP7ja6OR9Mpw/s640/blogger-image-1805356657.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDX8F_IClsovf7BvuaTUB6E8bBYPvV2uF2ZOxLjgjdefXJ_58NMgjai10UaPoqlZV4ckYi8URqKTevWA7qcb39-XEx44uEltDlPyVmZsfpWg-HkcBe_Ue9cJARvmXrYl9ytP7ja6OR9Mpw/s640/blogger-image-1805356657.jpg"></a></div>katie godseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716947764509445442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583015261786748998.post-57196877243365533392014-10-30T11:35:00.001-07:002014-10-30T11:35:12.520-07:00Now wait just a minute...NToday's dress up theme at school is "Throwback Thursday" but the throwback era they chose?!?! <div><i>The nineties.</i></div><div>Are we so old that the years we spent as adults are considered throwback?!?!?</div><div>The only redeeming shred of dignity I could salvage for myself was not being able to find a single piece of clothing to wear for this particular theme, having discarded my platform shoes, Chinese flats, body glitter and suspenders some time ago.</div><div>My husband truly went all out and it was almost more than I could handle.</div><div>On a funny note I had to stop at Wmart for a few things on the way home from bringing the boys to school and I didn't feel out of place at all. ;0)</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBSCkZnQZiUxoGwQNOgv5QZvB4PwvXuXDFlYll7Bzpclhohacv9Np-QDL8ksG4mh2pLJ2OskqI1zrYnf5pyCgViXFXCT_bDrmUCqG0GOvMIfBII6picQgi4jZ6eLnDpP2mofkdCGNbLH2u/s640/blogger-image--590582034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBSCkZnQZiUxoGwQNOgv5QZvB4PwvXuXDFlYll7Bzpclhohacv9Np-QDL8ksG4mh2pLJ2OskqI1zrYnf5pyCgViXFXCT_bDrmUCqG0GOvMIfBII6picQgi4jZ6eLnDpP2mofkdCGNbLH2u/s640/blogger-image--590582034.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierEfTEtSdAERhqNojsl8QI-tna1y5Bt8Rrd_sGElQ9dXZgQyARSALWcG4CIfaVcG1uNEvPROKPDYkb1P4_2oq-yTM0tEHeKwJv1ulWioQp4PmGbch5ob849m4BwDuFcc6OODn-PG1EF7-/s640/blogger-image--610043009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierEfTEtSdAERhqNojsl8QI-tna1y5Bt8Rrd_sGElQ9dXZgQyARSALWcG4CIfaVcG1uNEvPROKPDYkb1P4_2oq-yTM0tEHeKwJv1ulWioQp4PmGbch5ob849m4BwDuFcc6OODn-PG1EF7-/s640/blogger-image--610043009.jpg"></a>New friends Jill, Elsie and Jovie walked with us to the farmers market next door for a bit of trick or treating after class; we were almost home when Rilla asked "where's my bag???"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I must have looked in my purse ten times, spinning around asking Jill if I had hidden it somewhere in my body without thinking- I mean, how do you lose a bag of <i>candy</i>? And,let's be honest-- my mind these days just isn't cruising along at top speed, if you know what I mean.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Finally I was (pretty) sure I wasn't holding the bag in a pocket or on my head (I literally checked) and we walked back to find Rilla's forlorn pink purse on the side of the road.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Clearly I need to teach her the importance of knowing where her candy is.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8I6DZjoWBeb6dVfMktZvMxmm6afcianJcYQ7EvwC12AiZEA3IOLZ7L1mFQAtXWskYozPCKCKQtAtePfAJFerDdIQgdo-A29z1gxI9zW05mPqr_k2fLa3yjhi55HFJF_aYPqfJN0gA9XX4/s640/blogger-image--1712543423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8I6DZjoWBeb6dVfMktZvMxmm6afcianJcYQ7EvwC12AiZEA3IOLZ7L1mFQAtXWskYozPCKCKQtAtePfAJFerDdIQgdo-A29z1gxI9zW05mPqr_k2fLa3yjhi55HFJF_aYPqfJN0gA9XX4/s640/blogger-image--1712543423.jpg"></a></div>katie godseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716947764509445442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583015261786748998.post-70185174422630546592014-10-29T15:39:00.001-07:002014-10-29T15:39:20.292-07:00Painting PumpkinsHosanna came over today to paint pumpkins; within about thirty seconds both girls were done and so we spent ten times longer cleaning up the project than we did actually <i>doing</i> the craft.<div><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFIdEU12DjRt6GBcOZvziKgvPV_hvKwqqx3gPG0CN2ErTZNGn0NIxeJWkloJ0KE1KMprS8fxXZNm1xbzm6h7b8Uci5MXrXfXCEWvMWdjuj4zu2_mI7E6YGPoIVV68OVflaSZKRDmfoZBY6/s640/blogger-image--666923520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFIdEU12DjRt6GBcOZvziKgvPV_hvKwqqx3gPG0CN2ErTZNGn0NIxeJWkloJ0KE1KMprS8fxXZNm1xbzm6h7b8Uci5MXrXfXCEWvMWdjuj4zu2_mI7E6YGPoIVV68OVflaSZKRDmfoZBY6/s640/blogger-image--666923520.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Also it was Wild West Wednesday and in our diligent quest to win that coffee we went all in once again!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbUoiuskQ3Ip0EIHEWVEXrBgJBI5hxu-BB6vyWci3cHILyob5I0kHSG4tJh4c_Swyq-ruDKS8lPneaYB4cuhrmJMVt2JtE5kXrqmmaGyPpsIn-eQnhb4hqS582mq2jbnkZge-B_g4yk6jS/s640/blogger-image--1536417420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbUoiuskQ3Ip0EIHEWVEXrBgJBI5hxu-BB6vyWci3cHILyob5I0kHSG4tJh4c_Swyq-ruDKS8lPneaYB4cuhrmJMVt2JtE5kXrqmmaGyPpsIn-eQnhb4hqS582mq2jbnkZge-B_g4yk6jS/s640/blogger-image--1536417420.jpg"></a></div>katie godseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716947764509445442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583015261786748998.post-10926112339292373932014-10-28T15:40:00.001-07:002014-10-28T15:41:44.658-07:00The hunt for the "sly eyebrow"....Many will remember last year when Zach posed with his Sly Eyebrow.<div><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNSKNKiU4zNQdk3cmHH4AC-ESD43sZEhwu1P7ohD1zbIJMy5rXzwYAEl8an7buChVvx0kCHFuhpHTCr8gsveXhVo0ziUfKipDu90KtH_RChtV8Nvjh6ICZyGGBUgClxF_b1EYGN2Xd40D4/s640/blogger-image--1738233899.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNSKNKiU4zNQdk3cmHH4AC-ESD43sZEhwu1P7ohD1zbIJMy5rXzwYAEl8an7buChVvx0kCHFuhpHTCr8gsveXhVo0ziUfKipDu90KtH_RChtV8Nvjh6ICZyGGBUgClxF_b1EYGN2Xd40D4/s640/blogger-image--1738233899.jpg"></a>Well, recently he came downstairs with another eyebrow trick up his proverbial sleeve- a quick trim which he had taken upon himself in an effort to tame his unruly brows. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinu7X32eXnY2TseFKKvnkLzKsNFg1I49JqC1_RovsKSy6wQq9hBBdR0DIXJKaVZBse_4ZJBuar-XF7C7sfx8tNFeBFJ-d3c4yFnCq1NzsViYduCg-LySIQ1MLIerxAAitlTjWaWRHrhtYZ/s640/blogger-image--1734955551.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinu7X32eXnY2TseFKKvnkLzKsNFg1I49JqC1_RovsKSy6wQq9hBBdR0DIXJKaVZBse_4ZJBuar-XF7C7sfx8tNFeBFJ-d3c4yFnCq1NzsViYduCg-LySIQ1MLIerxAAitlTjWaWRHrhtYZ/s640/blogger-image--1734955551.jpg"></a>Not sure how long it takes for them to grow back - but there clearly hasn't been much growth in the last week-!</div>katie godseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716947764509445442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583015261786748998.post-80401333129592760892014-10-28T15:32:00.001-07:002014-10-28T15:32:44.130-07:00City planningGabe and Rilla have been working off and on in 15 minute increments to build a city downstairs: <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMfRsiuITaPbpKQOnSPdVR7OTZQ1B7RcBRCZvkf70SwZWfFduQrTSWLfYJqTpfaKPWKpjp7yABStVgfPrQLIhS8xYK-HP_St5PMFgQ0h6_W5vyzrkgxW0WPbPecaSg95WF9p65mNtNb3M/s640/blogger-image--19872293.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMfRsiuITaPbpKQOnSPdVR7OTZQ1B7RcBRCZvkf70SwZWfFduQrTSWLfYJqTpfaKPWKpjp7yABStVgfPrQLIhS8xYK-HP_St5PMFgQ0h6_W5vyzrkgxW0WPbPecaSg95WF9p65mNtNb3M/s640/blogger-image--19872293.jpg"></a></div>katie godseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716947764509445442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583015261786748998.post-24846744570624366702014-10-28T07:59:00.001-07:002014-10-28T07:59:21.817-07:00Who's who?!?!So, yup- it's Twin Day!<div>Hard to even tell who is who!</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2AXLVVnb0_7q_cFeZgSJe17JVkWJ6E6U5HsHfeo7eTfbOMU36pLrdzIgYZNAVirIjENXGUHthP-M1NVYU6Bt-E9ZMZNPEiYB7iqSqv6LyFHxSdS-QkMs-CR9VWznRYt9hbMU4u72ZVQ4/s640/blogger-image-707642257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2AXLVVnb0_7q_cFeZgSJe17JVkWJ6E6U5HsHfeo7eTfbOMU36pLrdzIgYZNAVirIjENXGUHthP-M1NVYU6Bt-E9ZMZNPEiYB7iqSqv6LyFHxSdS-QkMs-CR9VWznRYt9hbMU4u72ZVQ4/s640/blogger-image-707642257.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLtbkncVUZ9SQ6ZtDfWDmkNaBhwmAc15jQPO8QCoIdTMDdCpiz2ZiqgR4vkzifLj3eVCh77kcs5uzGqeYkaPApasQ0EWA9rl4EMeJwclcf5Eg_CoPbCxgYLJq-slFXcKKjTQ69iG8dd4VD/s640/blogger-image--949206159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLtbkncVUZ9SQ6ZtDfWDmkNaBhwmAc15jQPO8QCoIdTMDdCpiz2ZiqgR4vkzifLj3eVCh77kcs5uzGqeYkaPApasQ0EWA9rl4EMeJwclcf5Eg_CoPbCxgYLJq-slFXcKKjTQ69iG8dd4VD/s640/blogger-image--949206159.jpg"></a></div>katie godseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716947764509445442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583015261786748998.post-5565535043945438912014-10-27T06:06:00.001-07:002014-10-27T06:06:22.964-07:00Movie MondayWell, Spirit week at NTBI seems as good a time as any to get back on the proverbial horse; today is "Movie Monday" which led to much digging around in the dress up tote that is typically untouched in the basement. <div>Amazing what a grown man will do for a Jackson Coffee Co. gift card.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb1wYQMCdYUfKVcJtuPLmSxTJuASZhDyoB5y5O8vuZgYNHiFrrYe4KeRW6gJsKXzSCj4D_wXDIUP4dPZoTVa4HQQjsX2QxToyQDHKMNsJX5-Ilsh9El-kbZYjg1U5hRxnV3PgH88dzhUua/s640/blogger-image-1179621257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb1wYQMCdYUfKVcJtuPLmSxTJuASZhDyoB5y5O8vuZgYNHiFrrYe4KeRW6gJsKXzSCj4D_wXDIUP4dPZoTVa4HQQjsX2QxToyQDHKMNsJX5-Ilsh9El-kbZYjg1U5hRxnV3PgH88dzhUua/s640/blogger-image-1179621257.jpg"></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZWjl7EFbBlBzVyQY4IATaivNkmFHD_g16Gsalxz6hnVV4MfvP_rskv8GsAhqGM9-b12nPWwBP4RZz4JHiqKTy6DwQyLLUcf6ibOo_Dj4K4IKhx60HcLA1Vd6Mq0UHVVqccP3ROWilydl/s640/blogger-image--113265729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZWjl7EFbBlBzVyQY4IATaivNkmFHD_g16Gsalxz6hnVV4MfvP_rskv8GsAhqGM9-b12nPWwBP4RZz4JHiqKTy6DwQyLLUcf6ibOo_Dj4K4IKhx60HcLA1Vd6Mq0UHVVqccP3ROWilydl/s640/blogger-image--113265729.jpg"></a></div><br></div>katie godseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716947764509445442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583015261786748998.post-69593623805601423442014-03-07T16:20:00.001-08:002014-03-07T16:20:47.112-08:00Wielding the mighty penBoth Gabe and Zach have shown an aptitude for writing and over the last year this gift has really taken off for both of them; Gabe is writing and illustrating stories and Zach has a knack for poetry.<div>Recently Gabe had a book of his "published" at school which is now in circulation at his school library. His dean offered to him that he could read the story on power point during a middle school assembly, and of course, never one to be shy, my Gabe jumped at the chance!</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1gU5Tc4LIpcmGlkxYkoq0wNw5_8devivuvPwCO-rQUAGekZ7XqnBUacoISmVH0yi6ZA_No7ILVunGScBBMs1ok9Rp4sKA-j_738RFQAbXWLzbO9mAk0aQCkcyq4AvWrY6TxYlT4lvtth/s640/blogger-image--1796944586.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1gU5Tc4LIpcmGlkxYkoq0wNw5_8devivuvPwCO-rQUAGekZ7XqnBUacoISmVH0yi6ZA_No7ILVunGScBBMs1ok9Rp4sKA-j_738RFQAbXWLzbO9mAk0aQCkcyq4AvWrY6TxYlT4lvtth/s640/blogger-image--1796944586.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Both boys were involved in a multi-school poetry event called "icreate" and out of hundreds of students (3-8 grade) Zach's poem was chosen as one of the winners. Local musicians put the poems to music and there was an amazing night at the local theater while they presented to songs to the children. Zach was called up on stage while his poem was presented in an awesome musical performance.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Very proud of these boys who have had so many transitions and adjustments to deal with this year; rather than choosing resentment they are embracing their new lives for what they are.</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8pUAikAuWVyS1cjpwDHKBLur1TfjUfr4LjEKtlqeNaXhyxVKxN1ZLgIcr__KWCxxmLW1mBNUnUpMfsfG1E8LUofyextMtW059Rte6U8cd384FooY09aQkWaCugvCxRwtX0wpwu_lpp4J/s640/blogger-image--570554294.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8pUAikAuWVyS1cjpwDHKBLur1TfjUfr4LjEKtlqeNaXhyxVKxN1ZLgIcr__KWCxxmLW1mBNUnUpMfsfG1E8LUofyextMtW059Rte6U8cd384FooY09aQkWaCugvCxRwtX0wpwu_lpp4J/s640/blogger-image--570554294.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNhGVz5CyuIZAeStVo1EDtIM8R0VmHt6R9xa9kwjconz2MYGzN31EAm75ZsuEg-cZRqlBpVRLlJv3_MlFhnX57emg03w5mWGRb5N094icsV7udo3NHERt3dw6a7mGkicnHt760YF_tDVM/s640/blogger-image-346019798.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNhGVz5CyuIZAeStVo1EDtIM8R0VmHt6R9xa9kwjconz2MYGzN31EAm75ZsuEg-cZRqlBpVRLlJv3_MlFhnX57emg03w5mWGRb5N094icsV7udo3NHERt3dw6a7mGkicnHt760YF_tDVM/s640/blogger-image-346019798.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7rU0POXknwKsmrDskqIjbreBYtKM9VXK5KF_tQEihg_gHAjpZ8TC_JCtlQoIrPtd87wwZJJOQ5ShJq5ScwWNanvxLl6JhWxWPJD8KpmB7mPP3iYQbzJ4Jo1pY43SQdqwWUKW_ID5HTRT/s640/blogger-image--1795181839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7rU0POXknwKsmrDskqIjbreBYtKM9VXK5KF_tQEihg_gHAjpZ8TC_JCtlQoIrPtd87wwZJJOQ5ShJq5ScwWNanvxLl6JhWxWPJD8KpmB7mPP3iYQbzJ4Jo1pY43SQdqwWUKW_ID5HTRT/s640/blogger-image--1795181839.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DVuJxBNXCSUHUOeKChSJvsa_TETKeNkHdmAyeIgxQATSDxu2_gkJ_Nb_J88tD4vngKW7CydujF-a5IYLaClA1mYWtL7Sg6ed5qn4L1uFW52jjpRgSwg3iM7NI4ooquCM0ywaE2lPULax/s640/blogger-image--1227637549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DVuJxBNXCSUHUOeKChSJvsa_TETKeNkHdmAyeIgxQATSDxu2_gkJ_Nb_J88tD4vngKW7CydujF-a5IYLaClA1mYWtL7Sg6ed5qn4L1uFW52jjpRgSwg3iM7NI4ooquCM0ywaE2lPULax/s640/blogger-image--1227637549.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Last night we attended a soup supper at the boys school and happily Zach was able to have a bearded dragon sit on his head. :0)</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPamxTS6kc_IjKlYNptZfM2lhD-6WwRQJ2jy8JgvCukPFx_q-bcsbfFpnq9T88Gpe-VSf4lzCVhUzVryA5RztpAGB-vbxvRsJB_UgbkM0EWdVYLofdzNO5quuzsJSR4GEpp0mowpIDJZnK/s640/blogger-image--34100550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPamxTS6kc_IjKlYNptZfM2lhD-6WwRQJ2jy8JgvCukPFx_q-bcsbfFpnq9T88Gpe-VSf4lzCVhUzVryA5RztpAGB-vbxvRsJB_UgbkM0EWdVYLofdzNO5quuzsJSR4GEpp0mowpIDJZnK/s640/blogger-image--34100550.jpg"></a></div>katie godseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716947764509445442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583015261786748998.post-60455734150966047972014-02-17T19:02:00.001-08:002014-02-17T19:02:55.774-08:00A day at the museumMy friend Andrea casually mentioned at our Friday night pizza gathering she thought my kids might enjoy the free day coming up at the Henry Ford Museum; I replied that since before we even moved to Michigan Gabe has wanted to go, so - "count us in!"<div>Not sure if my views of his politics had made me put off going to the museum, I was happy to be prompted to take the kids, and even happier to hear we could turn a hundred dollar outing into a free family day.</div><div>And boy, did this family day deliver.</div><div>I got pictures if each of my kids sitting in Rosa Parks seat, on the very bus she made history in! The boys stood in front of President Kennedy's limo - the one he was in when he got shot- as well as the limo President Reagan was in when he was shot. We enjoyed history of planes, trains AND automobiles (which brings to mind a movie... Definitely more laughs with the movie although I must have chuckled at some point between 1.) wrestling Rilla into her stroller, 2.) visiting each and every restroom in the 9 acre facility with a toddler who has taken to singing loudly as she announces the details of what's going on in her stall, and 3.) waiting in line for thirty minutes to take a tour before reaching the front of the line only to repeat steps 1 & 2...).</div><div>All in all it was a wonderful time spent with wonderful friends ; we even learned some stuff! :0)</div><div><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8TIMg0GuFyz4ZW691eqhapfF9vI-B3yP092e0mwZOtP8QekUB-rvpckWOnUZfheMZzufB5-SHN0-zljFxei389OPacI-9sThQMYDYolZ5FuEGAC_u6u44q1Km8JdssMBTbWU3KoDQuG5/s640/blogger-image--347829047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8TIMg0GuFyz4ZW691eqhapfF9vI-B3yP092e0mwZOtP8QekUB-rvpckWOnUZfheMZzufB5-SHN0-zljFxei389OPacI-9sThQMYDYolZ5FuEGAC_u6u44q1Km8JdssMBTbWU3KoDQuG5/s640/blogger-image--347829047.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ8rNErrJoA0v0btbdnPp8DscQ_5MlN1Y2j2hTyPIdqtyOcW32EhCJ2MFUt9mqYdODZQWlNNEHC1RlUThwpjGxWEkoq1kOkzwPsggNlVbKo0MWChkvD61MGnf7X0UCrKzyDOmlyNU8YYJg/s640/blogger-image-1521332561.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ8rNErrJoA0v0btbdnPp8DscQ_5MlN1Y2j2hTyPIdqtyOcW32EhCJ2MFUt9mqYdODZQWlNNEHC1RlUThwpjGxWEkoq1kOkzwPsggNlVbKo0MWChkvD61MGnf7X0UCrKzyDOmlyNU8YYJg/s640/blogger-image-1521332561.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNGMPzDZNciPjKAu2Q_LAYxpUxK0WqYcAdPyvOFGrTUgbPNxnYqOOZ6cjEGju7b7w6WGPC0WS_KblCaoCAU6ehzG0VImjQzrt715XCx6uJ-kE9Ay0P_6vHZGe-tCG1QqVJaEOPKoqSYwLT/s640/blogger-image--40505482.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNGMPzDZNciPjKAu2Q_LAYxpUxK0WqYcAdPyvOFGrTUgbPNxnYqOOZ6cjEGju7b7w6WGPC0WS_KblCaoCAU6ehzG0VImjQzrt715XCx6uJ-kE9Ay0P_6vHZGe-tCG1QqVJaEOPKoqSYwLT/s640/blogger-image--40505482.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaVJ2KCoKkqIL4EQ-cJSrYiSQ88K3dVtynPiB1ENPWR7-ybccrhlXqTqnBPcJOiB2PuKqTfFA4kCBiyms_954Ql9TUYay_pUX63XbjlR85NoEw_0glQmeC4n1Zeo7_iVL0cPbUzyuZlmMs/s640/blogger-image--1358877820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaVJ2KCoKkqIL4EQ-cJSrYiSQ88K3dVtynPiB1ENPWR7-ybccrhlXqTqnBPcJOiB2PuKqTfFA4kCBiyms_954Ql9TUYay_pUX63XbjlR85NoEw_0glQmeC4n1Zeo7_iVL0cPbUzyuZlmMs/s640/blogger-image--1358877820.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3g3pALiN4fn7nsjccUbjwibr5OqlWyHMYSm4WVCP-hbWrhu9E4sXl9lwf7ItoBGL0TsbYT8ESeMQBJAaLRiQ8YQMEBREhiVV_5jaRZx6ttEMra8g2Vjk8CH4Ixkdh7ZsPztsKt7rhG26t/s640/blogger-image-1911363318.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3g3pALiN4fn7nsjccUbjwibr5OqlWyHMYSm4WVCP-hbWrhu9E4sXl9lwf7ItoBGL0TsbYT8ESeMQBJAaLRiQ8YQMEBREhiVV_5jaRZx6ttEMra8g2Vjk8CH4Ixkdh7ZsPztsKt7rhG26t/s640/blogger-image-1911363318.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis5L6dhpvc9fE_edQJlILwBinomL5nhoFwkPlteD55rGIpum6HzPul2mL2F1KktvrumeU3vtBxrDxA0ht59t9ntWItxukJxLgTsRvJV3EwRl8PjP90aVoomBbfAGUOTytbihtsa7tp-9ES/s640/blogger-image--2088605929.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis5L6dhpvc9fE_edQJlILwBinomL5nhoFwkPlteD55rGIpum6HzPul2mL2F1KktvrumeU3vtBxrDxA0ht59t9ntWItxukJxLgTsRvJV3EwRl8PjP90aVoomBbfAGUOTytbihtsa7tp-9ES/s640/blogger-image--2088605929.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyY6K296Z_YANIbjUxxOaO7nQZPEg-qdavutqaBmNK3V2Y4r2IzyIDsxG_ob22ZGHifCWMgnAPfmdr1LHv6R2EU2d0kUxqB8qYdtRcE6owMD-1gLwJo1S7WgQxxaIGH4qcL3bHdQRbWzfw/s640/blogger-image-1900347132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyY6K296Z_YANIbjUxxOaO7nQZPEg-qdavutqaBmNK3V2Y4r2IzyIDsxG_ob22ZGHifCWMgnAPfmdr1LHv6R2EU2d0kUxqB8qYdtRcE6owMD-1gLwJo1S7WgQxxaIGH4qcL3bHdQRbWzfw/s640/blogger-image-1900347132.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoGeEwSSxwrQPUX4bk0MxFR5pDrSyuJDYRx0Y3_dcwjd5xP0BBLrZbYV2sIDB0a1b2zkRN4kAduOAupOJTGH9WR1052Y1mnKwQWmdAL5omj4lyqbces4MDcgnBenGOqDJOzmaBp21mthUC/s640/blogger-image-93337795.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoGeEwSSxwrQPUX4bk0MxFR5pDrSyuJDYRx0Y3_dcwjd5xP0BBLrZbYV2sIDB0a1b2zkRN4kAduOAupOJTGH9WR1052Y1mnKwQWmdAL5omj4lyqbces4MDcgnBenGOqDJOzmaBp21mthUC/s640/blogger-image-93337795.jpg"></a></div>katie godseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716947764509445442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583015261786748998.post-52599443541237230412014-02-01T14:12:00.001-08:002014-02-01T14:12:45.224-08:00We are the snowiest!!Imagine that, it's snowing! <div>Apparently this is the snowiest winter on record for Michigan, or in the last ten years or SOMETHING but no matter the statistic, believe me when I say, it's snowy!</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7uE6d299K3Y5J5ijPLvWB_6_o9JdOfNvyp7t0D4jC5P5kP_j1CLyBSDl4hA5kQoOHDku8p3yV6I6u11kz1zy4eMUfchjp0UslgzlKIcgG8NqaC2K_X6jfIdm3aFyrKrBocbqu2jIpgd_U/s640/blogger-image-1640872192.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7uE6d299K3Y5J5ijPLvWB_6_o9JdOfNvyp7t0D4jC5P5kP_j1CLyBSDl4hA5kQoOHDku8p3yV6I6u11kz1zy4eMUfchjp0UslgzlKIcgG8NqaC2K_X6jfIdm3aFyrKrBocbqu2jIpgd_U/s640/blogger-image-1640872192.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQOhkkIBWvmGpACb0KxLuJNt6DsdpKU8UQXKfhoPS3NhMU07-17JRr3t-7OyqVtKGm1XbwlSwDQ6gFuvJmErSIzVzPkC7s3zrcOQGlC2Jm_9trtDQ8FwiTs5hz5QNxJu_CnLFXKeDDtcOz/s640/blogger-image-269855003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQOhkkIBWvmGpACb0KxLuJNt6DsdpKU8UQXKfhoPS3NhMU07-17JRr3t-7OyqVtKGm1XbwlSwDQ6gFuvJmErSIzVzPkC7s3zrcOQGlC2Jm_9trtDQ8FwiTs5hz5QNxJu_CnLFXKeDDtcOz/s640/blogger-image-269855003.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtXM-7JM8v1s5n2VgB0Q0ConeJFUKU3zlrfnBIY3r0XfqiGS8mgziGD3hILD-lpoYUYKrQxQg2d3FK-CteYMWjdVCRlfo4i-fS3Mvf716EvsR7aBHfc8a9q1Mqj7xKQsVQPHf1lwGO6Sq/s640/blogger-image--792248210.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtXM-7JM8v1s5n2VgB0Q0ConeJFUKU3zlrfnBIY3r0XfqiGS8mgziGD3hILD-lpoYUYKrQxQg2d3FK-CteYMWjdVCRlfo4i-fS3Mvf716EvsR7aBHfc8a9q1Mqj7xKQsVQPHf1lwGO6Sq/s640/blogger-image--792248210.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGi9n7TyFYS39-nzE0a4UEO7-fOGYzgL5zqsHQ8ZKuqXj3yn64TFprxVUW4MMcj4_YSpKHq6cTt1TRcfdKNU0iCfJZop20Y10OXDeHk3PgEAAaqTvUEdpCbjjSCTC1s9Fra3b1UQtoC_bJ/s640/blogger-image--419226869.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGi9n7TyFYS39-nzE0a4UEO7-fOGYzgL5zqsHQ8ZKuqXj3yn64TFprxVUW4MMcj4_YSpKHq6cTt1TRcfdKNU0iCfJZop20Y10OXDeHk3PgEAAaqTvUEdpCbjjSCTC1s9Fra3b1UQtoC_bJ/s640/blogger-image--419226869.jpg"></a></div>katie godseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716947764509445442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583015261786748998.post-35355911749135070942014-01-27T15:23:00.001-08:002014-01-27T15:23:49.530-08:00Special deliveryNana is soooo great about sending packages to us in the mail:0) - in addition to all the other things she is great about.<div>(What I am failing to mention is that WE are not so good at waiting to eat the delicious Granite State candy chocolates she sent... )</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijM0oElQs8qj63sW7tr0CexOCRkfx1px4VyUiSvkXzJ7iLUHKQtUE2nH0oL_lbcVps0zP7K5Be-7poBVfPWq9NzPC_OxtELGMk6QXcpzJDGnNxrRAJHYb0u6pEY3Eb67Ey6or5xWo8sDdZ/s640/blogger-image--1514012563.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijM0oElQs8qj63sW7tr0CexOCRkfx1px4VyUiSvkXzJ7iLUHKQtUE2nH0oL_lbcVps0zP7K5Be-7poBVfPWq9NzPC_OxtELGMk6QXcpzJDGnNxrRAJHYb0u6pEY3Eb67Ey6or5xWo8sDdZ/s640/blogger-image--1514012563.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht3WA-iQ1fkEakXL_4JrLMdnXowwcmJoP2saKp_of6Y9agqeO7ZrPPG-uuMtc8fmcRo3ZzwuZ7FgqztPdgtKKPuobGmLgoyurrXd-j-_NymK5Qyium8HsQeaSZCcaIQbIIt2sh7cn2SF61/s640/blogger-image-40474740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht3WA-iQ1fkEakXL_4JrLMdnXowwcmJoP2saKp_of6Y9agqeO7ZrPPG-uuMtc8fmcRo3ZzwuZ7FgqztPdgtKKPuobGmLgoyurrXd-j-_NymK5Qyium8HsQeaSZCcaIQbIIt2sh7cn2SF61/s640/blogger-image-40474740.jpg"></a></div>katie godseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716947764509445442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583015261786748998.post-23690012477380464912014-01-26T10:44:00.001-08:002014-01-26T10:45:51.525-08:00SevenThis morning our church met with six other churches from town at the Jackson High Auditorium for a giant service. The goal was just to promote the idea that we are all headed the same way and should be working together to bring about positive change in Jackson. Despite the itty-bitty teenager sized chairs that could hardly be expected to contain children, jackets, snacks, Bibles, books, toys and people, and then me carelessly leaving my husband behind as I gave myself the proverbial pat on the back for getting out of the parking lot so quickly (in my defense he went early to "valet" cars for the elderly so I assumed he had the same ride home...) it was a grand experience. No doubt the lovely folk who inadvertently sat next to our noisy bunch all sang songs of praise on the way home in their quiet, peaceful vehicles, glad their child rearing days are behind them; but ours are in full swing and I am determined to enjoy each chaotic day.<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLsQ4R3FcJ13NzUe2lzKldV5hflUoxtTFL29UU8nlvi5QKFXwX3qmnhGkgWiuLKdZcOXoq-_ll7MLlM_yoQMSd4HiTRaqt5bKr54GTuDVDdf-uDp5WIVJtK9hpf5QtqEpfB3Dl0W_JTjCg/s640/blogger-image-1233597203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLsQ4R3FcJ13NzUe2lzKldV5hflUoxtTFL29UU8nlvi5QKFXwX3qmnhGkgWiuLKdZcOXoq-_ll7MLlM_yoQMSd4HiTRaqt5bKr54GTuDVDdf-uDp5WIVJtK9hpf5QtqEpfB3Dl0W_JTjCg/s640/blogger-image-1233597203.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifj7Mp2AbJlTayMBgtqLSP15iWU1TMr_B4IocQ4mtOCi2U8FqXwJWSXQiJLKxGqG43BIYgwCN4QSE4S15qvOH_B25KIN0W5qB5OQLEEiZKYKiZHnv36rW7rHxTnKwxjxC5jofRKlvkz1Ma/s640/blogger-image-635182740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifj7Mp2AbJlTayMBgtqLSP15iWU1TMr_B4IocQ4mtOCi2U8FqXwJWSXQiJLKxGqG43BIYgwCN4QSE4S15qvOH_B25KIN0W5qB5OQLEEiZKYKiZHnv36rW7rHxTnKwxjxC5jofRKlvkz1Ma/s640/blogger-image-635182740.jpg"></a></div>katie godseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716947764509445442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583015261786748998.post-78888702064327369742014-01-26T03:38:00.001-08:002014-01-26T03:38:16.537-08:00When I procrastinate...So basically my blogging pattern is that I do very well keeping up and then my phone memory gets full or we are sick or some other mundane part of life comes along and I get so behind on the blog I feel it's unfair to post until I am caught up. Maybe it's a sign of maturity (insanity...?) to recognize I will NEVER actually catch up so the only way left to me is to dive in where we are. <div>My boys are now ten and eleven, Rilla is of course taller and we are in our second semester at school. Break was a wonderful time to take a deep breath and consider how to make small positive changes which will make things a bit smoother around here. Some new things are cooking but more about them later.</div><div><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-bSxkByuAUksO9IrxnMTLBKFh6yxrfZpA_H5a_N4eTGcUuPYzV0P1nFf-zRDCOsIpZ2nyaMnJpgxVK9VQZTRvpWpqArl2tlVCjmusXBIt5R4bpuHY7C8d-QIfy9nCHdbM3UTEv9j071K/s640/blogger-image--644691729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-bSxkByuAUksO9IrxnMTLBKFh6yxrfZpA_H5a_N4eTGcUuPYzV0P1nFf-zRDCOsIpZ2nyaMnJpgxVK9VQZTRvpWpqArl2tlVCjmusXBIt5R4bpuHY7C8d-QIfy9nCHdbM3UTEv9j071K/s640/blogger-image--644691729.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPiAqv7xDN5ocvPRyzQ_RiHn5TOjOHVPlFrVZZZVSZe2xe6a8dA7Nnhc7-OQc9bxS-SU2w4Uc2rz6Zq2ciK99ZeiCQUw3rNXt4npcyVaZEKgIqzOI7uzPD9OBq7kU5jNw2PQewIwcS3VyS/s640/blogger-image--1196499365.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPiAqv7xDN5ocvPRyzQ_RiHn5TOjOHVPlFrVZZZVSZe2xe6a8dA7Nnhc7-OQc9bxS-SU2w4Uc2rz6Zq2ciK99ZeiCQUw3rNXt4npcyVaZEKgIqzOI7uzPD9OBq7kU5jNw2PQewIwcS3VyS/s640/blogger-image--1196499365.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglEH9fpYcs1vexE4-2lm610G-7kpPyE-oM6Fmf75xoVxR9EzK58I0L-DKCZeNqtJFQktkVgRB6TKH_Yato_yfubbzArzora4xbuZqadr9OH-KOSZ66JaeeRPD5ibVqWmukzx4XdWdoiIea/s640/blogger-image--1689254934.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglEH9fpYcs1vexE4-2lm610G-7kpPyE-oM6Fmf75xoVxR9EzK58I0L-DKCZeNqtJFQktkVgRB6TKH_Yato_yfubbzArzora4xbuZqadr9OH-KOSZ66JaeeRPD5ibVqWmukzx4XdWdoiIea/s640/blogger-image--1689254934.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZOJhiHry5esPfctiFUwwYXZ_I8DuXzWxI7DpDD6otR9upPdUHdKjR8JnuDlw7_rSZdzRwcxXczafBThUywdVdPATgW3E5kFSPmsgYUfCPblTEPzcklLujhGnJdwbnN8IwzWQG6QZGGbV/s640/blogger-image-1254351850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZOJhiHry5esPfctiFUwwYXZ_I8DuXzWxI7DpDD6otR9upPdUHdKjR8JnuDlw7_rSZdzRwcxXczafBThUywdVdPATgW3E5kFSPmsgYUfCPblTEPzcklLujhGnJdwbnN8IwzWQG6QZGGbV/s640/blogger-image-1254351850.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9kQ8Wpgah14poSuiFFXGvs6kAWpHUytZxXUbxBpDwD4NWsgwct-ClppfvAs6XUkAoYli0eFkW16UsAxkPy1zBKlv0n57eUEoHFA0Iop4Yu1YK0PLykzBn3M5s6lBwqfDJsN3d15jXlRiP/s640/blogger-image-187095579.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9kQ8Wpgah14poSuiFFXGvs6kAWpHUytZxXUbxBpDwD4NWsgwct-ClppfvAs6XUkAoYli0eFkW16UsAxkPy1zBKlv0n57eUEoHFA0Iop4Yu1YK0PLykzBn3M5s6lBwqfDJsN3d15jXlRiP/s640/blogger-image-187095579.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7rFwUU_l5HN34ZN14zcbwsO4csbjW0C_lf41z8cEHtz90oaAx9ycr2o0qDdnZH8OBecdjYRtoFFR97ZDYGRWisTU8dQBYlQ7NOsNDitM-qlXAZwgBzEWRMgScbp92OxX2e7CTS8KveKnr/s640/blogger-image--227262562.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7rFwUU_l5HN34ZN14zcbwsO4csbjW0C_lf41z8cEHtz90oaAx9ycr2o0qDdnZH8OBecdjYRtoFFR97ZDYGRWisTU8dQBYlQ7NOsNDitM-qlXAZwgBzEWRMgScbp92OxX2e7CTS8KveKnr/s640/blogger-image--227262562.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQXsGI3fsLeR8s71SsYG5K2ZJPmlhuBKp4x2N5_eEgElv_kSXgEYL_m3lUVtdQMGdsKZEQUoYN7Uigtm0KXpqeECd4cyBssTEf14FUT4ofSOzbmtjqsyARdVaACsOzc14O2jiQ9ineDHa/s640/blogger-image-448727593.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQXsGI3fsLeR8s71SsYG5K2ZJPmlhuBKp4x2N5_eEgElv_kSXgEYL_m3lUVtdQMGdsKZEQUoYN7Uigtm0KXpqeECd4cyBssTEf14FUT4ofSOzbmtjqsyARdVaACsOzc14O2jiQ9ineDHa/s640/blogger-image-448727593.jpg"></a></div>katie godseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716947764509445442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583015261786748998.post-68374929873635322962013-12-26T17:19:00.001-08:002014-01-26T03:38:20.775-08:00Some missing links -How those weeks in between Thanksgiving and Christmas get swallowed up is beyond me. The week before Thanksgiving I was busily preparing to surprise my mom by showing up on her doorstep with three kids so I remember where that week went...<div>We were given an amazing gift that allowed us to go to NH while my dear husband worked over that holiday. While the 15 hours to NH and the 18 hours from NH did take a toll on me, I would do it again in a heartbeat. This new life we have taken on will involve many such days of long drives that are made much shorter by the mere fact that at the other end of that loooooong highway (oh, Interstate 90.... My feelings are very mixed towards you!) and so the time has come to embrace the holidays of driving and also of keeping many miles between us and those we hold closest to us.</div><div>As a surprise to me, mom and dad had seen Jake, Abby and Lucy and they came over for a visit while we were there. "Noni" is what I have decided to be in lieu of Grannie, Grandma, or MeeMaw (right?!) because I remain firmly convinced that anyone under the age of 35 should not have to answer to name implying such vast years. Or wisdom!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_zQpIjPy9wdH2tsgWZlTTGaZO4CKqRXHQ6a35UpVLYwf9LhA7s9Do45xF19r5Ryi8teT4c-lEsh67dW-7XqvISTsg1281c3TgCWHX5Mcfg6uzBvOfrW80aXdoC5m1_ME9djd0bpyYEh2/s640/blogger-image--1666252397.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_zQpIjPy9wdH2tsgWZlTTGaZO4CKqRXHQ6a35UpVLYwf9LhA7s9Do45xF19r5Ryi8teT4c-lEsh67dW-7XqvISTsg1281c3TgCWHX5Mcfg6uzBvOfrW80aXdoC5m1_ME9djd0bpyYEh2/s640/blogger-image--1666252397.jpg"></a></div>katie godseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716947764509445442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583015261786748998.post-5027744388980374702013-11-04T17:21:00.001-08:002013-11-04T17:23:06.077-08:00AprilJayne turns 3It hardly seems possible that our <i>baby</i> is three years old! While it is cliche to say "It seems like just yesterday..." the events leading up to and surrounding Rilla's birth were so unusual for us and so full of grace, turmoil, and learning I am sure I will never forget that season of life.<div>Lately Rilla has been telling me that once she turns three she would be taking the next life changing step of going to college. Why not? Her big brother, big sister and Daddy are all in college- seems logical to me!</div><div>At the ripe old age of three, our daughter loves to sing the ABC's, looking for the letter "R" whenever we are out for a drive, sings her babies to bed at night, has left board books behind for real picture books, knows where household, cleaning and craft items belong in our home better than any of the males we live with, still naps for two hours a day and hasn't worn a pull-up to bed in two weeks so I consider her completely potty trained. She adores her baby dolls, bosses her brothers around and whines at the drop of a hat. Her laugh is infectious and she is a source of joy to everyone. We are so very thankful for her.</div><div>It was a full day and she nodded off to sleep a little while ago, kindly giving me some time to clean up after the whirlwind that accompanies any group of preschoolers hopped up on pink birthday cake.</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkOC9Y-7paJlV6FDY4-gwzSIKHGZjKwvxSM7FBnh84_LOq8txH-QkYbMCLhq7R4zlCbqem4fkoN6wHOXXHNhzoSrICmHLd9kdp2TuP34dazVUHZkooh9RUN8-77BeYMG9xFK0Pba47K-Jz/s640/blogger-image-1842328168.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkOC9Y-7paJlV6FDY4-gwzSIKHGZjKwvxSM7FBnh84_LOq8txH-QkYbMCLhq7R4zlCbqem4fkoN6wHOXXHNhzoSrICmHLd9kdp2TuP34dazVUHZkooh9RUN8-77BeYMG9xFK0Pba47K-Jz/s640/blogger-image-1842328168.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKK88G8SHQ9lBm0D_jMlOQMdbxqJxdsRnXXke3F1-nGTXcp45b_b12L0NHwZlHvIyoaO6DFbeoQO7P0oxtn77W6G6yM6gQRW8dlATRPfU8svrXZZKKG8P3aTjn8P1ERSM-5eZ0BPVSDeL/s640/blogger-image--876133940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKK88G8SHQ9lBm0D_jMlOQMdbxqJxdsRnXXke3F1-nGTXcp45b_b12L0NHwZlHvIyoaO6DFbeoQO7P0oxtn77W6G6yM6gQRW8dlATRPfU8svrXZZKKG8P3aTjn8P1ERSM-5eZ0BPVSDeL/s640/blogger-image--876133940.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQCpHdhx7WsRTLSOQMDnqsPUiVTUXt-_HfxfHVyQIbPD-cSHqkrNWvJVtOmhVSsaQJycfKm2mMyXo5mRvdf61VViQDjc5tbKpFU5xPXJMJCpaPJdH-NBYHRdAw6FyTIv94cs-bR0y6e6Y/s640/blogger-image-977989268.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQCpHdhx7WsRTLSOQMDnqsPUiVTUXt-_HfxfHVyQIbPD-cSHqkrNWvJVtOmhVSsaQJycfKm2mMyXo5mRvdf61VViQDjc5tbKpFU5xPXJMJCpaPJdH-NBYHRdAw6FyTIv94cs-bR0y6e6Y/s640/blogger-image-977989268.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE522iAHHIdqJBjysGiiD6PhqSrnuo_CcZD5OnjBz_8w95zM9xwl-AjUta1CJogUhYM06e4MIYFvQj8DSlG5TarSx2LfNIe516CjM7SMTvZe0PO6Qwyxu9e2Tbc-jKoHS22bpIcjDDi9i1/s640/blogger-image-70262648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE522iAHHIdqJBjysGiiD6PhqSrnuo_CcZD5OnjBz_8w95zM9xwl-AjUta1CJogUhYM06e4MIYFvQj8DSlG5TarSx2LfNIe516CjM7SMTvZe0PO6Qwyxu9e2Tbc-jKoHS22bpIcjDDi9i1/s640/blogger-image-70262648.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimh8k-ScZLB4T2dV_xA-du4RC_l8VeaoHFy5MwdfpasJikiv5x9vodIAPylLqVbdFtyYXv-3zJ6j8M_3gCgziHoG_BiF99bs6h5rYa6waiQbQtVJkp9QyC_BRr_ee7AGFRCBMlWK6HSdNZ/s640/blogger-image--691874187.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimh8k-ScZLB4T2dV_xA-du4RC_l8VeaoHFy5MwdfpasJikiv5x9vodIAPylLqVbdFtyYXv-3zJ6j8M_3gCgziHoG_BiF99bs6h5rYa6waiQbQtVJkp9QyC_BRr_ee7AGFRCBMlWK6HSdNZ/s640/blogger-image--691874187.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLF83ZW_4PMBzOAM73w3QQ_zO7tZvj4S5ASCo-Yb2dcXH8dCpv1Iu1-1VXNTVFZPJlpfk8rM-lbIbBJ6h-t_k-iOkIZpGsye4pPJN1lH_5Z7vFYE0iMgq6V0KpHASZYRsThtBSHV_4jXei/s640/blogger-image--458625989.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLF83ZW_4PMBzOAM73w3QQ_zO7tZvj4S5ASCo-Yb2dcXH8dCpv1Iu1-1VXNTVFZPJlpfk8rM-lbIbBJ6h-t_k-iOkIZpGsye4pPJN1lH_5Z7vFYE0iMgq6V0KpHASZYRsThtBSHV_4jXei/s640/blogger-image--458625989.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_5jlbPz0G5O9nPFttL-XlXqrpt7fT0gPkl__V0prHqPow32wt6D7TO-I2Sxh4t8PcxBW_dQXrGJV6QRjKyCB4m9aGedw642OaXcbToTztQ0650MDWiSismuj3gRMvpBakHzY_CeRldluJ/s640/blogger-image--1020688254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_5jlbPz0G5O9nPFttL-XlXqrpt7fT0gPkl__V0prHqPow32wt6D7TO-I2Sxh4t8PcxBW_dQXrGJV6QRjKyCB4m9aGedw642OaXcbToTztQ0650MDWiSismuj3gRMvpBakHzY_CeRldluJ/s640/blogger-image--1020688254.jpg"></a></div>katie godseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716947764509445442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583015261786748998.post-57062620664533688542013-11-04T12:44:00.001-08:002013-11-04T12:44:01.796-08:00Just like 1999Walking into the building this morning at 8:30 after my second round trip to the boys' school (Gabe forgot his trumpet - again-) who should I see driving through the parking lot but my old friend and roommate, Bethany (Stroud) Potter! What?! <div>She works at NTM headquarters in Sanford FL and although we did see one another a couple years ago while I was visiting Jackson, it's been a long time!</div><div>We grabbed a quick chat in the student center with Tamara and a couple other gals.</div><div>So this one is for all of you who remember Bethany, Tamara and I from the 90's... Before kids, stretch marks and gray hair!</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_uAFeMcNVksUEg-8pb1-QsedIWQdTRFzuL60oZOI9Q44GHB36QA3LZuMi9m23rYpbXH0yj_ng_iBnRh7VXOR0xITNJ-jeL1IyeE1WAIc9ffFsMezw800yBakrmrCHoFCHgsPR9mVGJCQj/s640/blogger-image-916352383.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_uAFeMcNVksUEg-8pb1-QsedIWQdTRFzuL60oZOI9Q44GHB36QA3LZuMi9m23rYpbXH0yj_ng_iBnRh7VXOR0xITNJ-jeL1IyeE1WAIc9ffFsMezw800yBakrmrCHoFCHgsPR9mVGJCQj/s640/blogger-image-916352383.jpg"></a></div>katie godseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716947764509445442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583015261786748998.post-20274941497714879632013-11-03T19:59:00.001-08:002013-11-03T19:59:58.395-08:00Prepping for the birthday girlIt's almost eleven and I am about to leave to get John; him having to work late gave me ample time to get the ball rolling for Rilla's birthday tomorrow- baking the pink cake, and the chocolate cupcakes for those who may not be so inclined, putting up balloons and a streamer- I have decided balloons really give the most bang for your buck when decorating for a toddler! Having spent all of $2 on decorations I still think she will love it--<div><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UfvrBq4-Nm0pW1eZHLIxuVNXW5XtPtsWCtJfr7-6KFHOr6Tsc70gWFVSjB116tSmMKsMvzhXKlw2D-uexHK4-TP0efgRZzbnIR2hKdY3t6ERRFczyROOWgwYkQSxral3LyVgkW5cGoPD/s640/blogger-image-424599820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UfvrBq4-Nm0pW1eZHLIxuVNXW5XtPtsWCtJfr7-6KFHOr6Tsc70gWFVSjB116tSmMKsMvzhXKlw2D-uexHK4-TP0efgRZzbnIR2hKdY3t6ERRFczyROOWgwYkQSxral3LyVgkW5cGoPD/s640/blogger-image-424599820.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2XgbXajSzvvQvkqqx3eNEm8MOeluxo4i09b8PvzHXa0Dotq6obTC2P-ESbL1dUmTpt1FyWNN324Kdxrz_SCnXyw-qosjSUQwsBscx-_QM1JT1auVstMRig8hF7ULlOVVmOSeq6fzLNPhF/s640/blogger-image-1064066682.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2XgbXajSzvvQvkqqx3eNEm8MOeluxo4i09b8PvzHXa0Dotq6obTC2P-ESbL1dUmTpt1FyWNN324Kdxrz_SCnXyw-qosjSUQwsBscx-_QM1JT1auVstMRig8hF7ULlOVVmOSeq6fzLNPhF/s640/blogger-image-1064066682.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUzIdHrtDFkEfPgB68INs-h5kmG69XADgv1HqTT6HcJsTFyjtpQJrMgRz1-9Hr78dGuWIQXk5tZpqQXXFyONR_O6OfSyv63Klx6jDtRXBHR2GCKxrzgc3lbvCf7VKcLfre_t1Zzob8EAXV/s640/blogger-image--2060052348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUzIdHrtDFkEfPgB68INs-h5kmG69XADgv1HqTT6HcJsTFyjtpQJrMgRz1-9Hr78dGuWIQXk5tZpqQXXFyONR_O6OfSyv63Klx6jDtRXBHR2GCKxrzgc3lbvCf7VKcLfre_t1Zzob8EAXV/s640/blogger-image--2060052348.jpg"></a></div>katie godseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716947764509445442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583015261786748998.post-2935504863309971242013-11-03T12:28:00.001-08:002013-11-03T12:30:19.682-08:00No kiddingOne of the teachers here, Rex G ( who incidentally was here long before my first time here as a student) is not only a support raising missionary in order to be here, he happens to pastor a church about 40 minutes away. I have never been there, actually did not know he is pastor; last week he put notices in each of the "marrieds" mailboxes letting us know his church had some groceries they had collected for all the married students here at the BI. This is the 15 th year they have done it. We don't know a soul at that church, except for Rex and his wife, but just walked into a room FULL of groceries for each of the 12 or so families. Having never been in a place in our lives where grocery concerns even hit the radar, this is a new and very amazing experience for me. I have learned in the short time that I am here that without having times where I honestly did not know what I would be able to put together for a meal ( not to be dramatic here -! We never missed any meals or anything but there comes a time when the food in the pantry doesn't add up to a dinner or school lunch, because it just doesn't form a meal; there's food for sure but somehow it doesn't create something when it's all put together-) I would never be able to see how God chooses to provide for us when we are not even looking, or even asking, for it. <div>Just wanted to document this; we all need things to look back on when those days come, which they are sure to. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7LY2QrqcqjoIHYAhyIBHBOiTQzwqES0MubYD85dwKzsF1AAi0ZVOUEFuAugCZnOd5VuMpYqG64ueivdonvPTbdHi6uaSoc3eGmgl4qQl_YueaX6-i3LhBTUn1pnxTeLC1g8OhIRdNnTb/s640/blogger-image--2671714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7LY2QrqcqjoIHYAhyIBHBOiTQzwqES0MubYD85dwKzsF1AAi0ZVOUEFuAugCZnOd5VuMpYqG64ueivdonvPTbdHi6uaSoc3eGmgl4qQl_YueaX6-i3LhBTUn1pnxTeLC1g8OhIRdNnTb/s640/blogger-image--2671714.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>katie godseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716947764509445442noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583015261786748998.post-33927833525528910562013-11-02T13:12:00.001-07:002013-11-02T13:12:25.105-07:00Euro MarketThe hunt for <i>tvorog</i> began last month when I found out Natasha had a birthday coming up, as well as a hankering for some good old fashioned Russian food. After many googles I thought maybe I'd found just what we needed to make an authentic Russian dessert for my friend, so today we loaded up the kids and Tina, Natasha and I headed to Ann Arbor and the inauspicious "Euro Mart."<div><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-xYX4I8kTcO_LFjT2v0WPp-wbUAt_TKuVwLXSDE6dJfnM_DmNpQpSt4oKmJsD_gmHx_4MVGY6Yt7DU0NkEKfdMSBykPF6tFat_JSunT6DBdbLnsLPsp6iwR7u5Nz31VaVS-FG6pdIQjl/s640/blogger-image--60115757.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-xYX4I8kTcO_LFjT2v0WPp-wbUAt_TKuVwLXSDE6dJfnM_DmNpQpSt4oKmJsD_gmHx_4MVGY6Yt7DU0NkEKfdMSBykPF6tFat_JSunT6DBdbLnsLPsp6iwR7u5Nz31VaVS-FG6pdIQjl/s640/blogger-image--60115757.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghC3_fmXmo34WnOhnEWd0h-2V8PcvxfL4qyUWL1usLE7rEjtwflK4ctFuVqMIXFjdlhzPjGy8xjHp7jdbemhDUNSBPCWv4pm638GLms1YhXkImd3Mc2o_kEWaqbXPakImb4TQ3wkDDs0_b/s640/blogger-image-142571043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghC3_fmXmo34WnOhnEWd0h-2V8PcvxfL4qyUWL1usLE7rEjtwflK4ctFuVqMIXFjdlhzPjGy8xjHp7jdbemhDUNSBPCWv4pm638GLms1YhXkImd3Mc2o_kEWaqbXPakImb4TQ3wkDDs0_b/s640/blogger-image-142571043.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmMxEeMUYCPs4rdHnWQZENnurnSyvp4SgvoqSaCrk714wEE4S_iyINxNuLW2IwRxXC_imfLgQUHdmBY35EysLGu5LN1gWhnjpkmt5lz-idJw1tkDeGsQSA7ktEq2i7No-zgRhDaM6ylw1F/s640/blogger-image--1555503058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmMxEeMUYCPs4rdHnWQZENnurnSyvp4SgvoqSaCrk714wEE4S_iyINxNuLW2IwRxXC_imfLgQUHdmBY35EysLGu5LN1gWhnjpkmt5lz-idJw1tkDeGsQSA7ktEq2i7No-zgRhDaM6ylw1F/s640/blogger-image--1555503058.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17NQNZhhVX159RTnJbNeMQVmfL_3xyJ1D2VTQ9NB7foIfzSZCaqsvaTTAgRPAnibpVQJwts8WiX-McY7plM-ysSbAN4UTk-7VLCR9TvtQ65JWapAi2xJlt-5xzvlki19shEv-cByTF5WI/s640/blogger-image-1467536636.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17NQNZhhVX159RTnJbNeMQVmfL_3xyJ1D2VTQ9NB7foIfzSZCaqsvaTTAgRPAnibpVQJwts8WiX-McY7plM-ysSbAN4UTk-7VLCR9TvtQ65JWapAi2xJlt-5xzvlki19shEv-cByTF5WI/s640/blogger-image-1467536636.jpg"></a></div>katie godseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716947764509445442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583015261786748998.post-60397456913982375782013-11-02T07:25:00.001-07:002013-11-02T07:25:52.806-07:00Mmmmm...Thumbs up for Saturday morning pancakes! (Or in Rilla's case, four fingers up!) Blueberry, chocolate chunk and for the less daring, plain.<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTiw6ZInpp0VZapgwuV3eW6dq1XodhNN7Y_F6yw7YGnCZA6MnQjOEJoixD58v2kMuTfMxkPlbEZpI1co6qrwAq22IBJXU0ibj6ejcGcAfFdg5MYW2_DsWMtNzfueJZPJ79-e6D2kigJpSW/s640/blogger-image-1938030156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTiw6ZInpp0VZapgwuV3eW6dq1XodhNN7Y_F6yw7YGnCZA6MnQjOEJoixD58v2kMuTfMxkPlbEZpI1co6qrwAq22IBJXU0ibj6ejcGcAfFdg5MYW2_DsWMtNzfueJZPJ79-e6D2kigJpSW/s640/blogger-image-1938030156.jpg"></a></div>katie godseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716947764509445442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583015261786748998.post-7559223888551810152013-11-01T13:20:00.001-07:002013-11-01T13:20:21.006-07:00At any given moment...If one were to look in on my boys, this is most likely what they would find:<div>Gabe hard at work on another story- probably the fifth or sixth one that day- and now on <i>his very own typewriter</i>.</div><div>Zach in front of his pet turtle working with clay, wire cutters and wire to create some type of reptile he will most likely use to make a claymation / stop- motion movie.</div><div><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBIozLUvab-RIeWcvGqoMYtX_UqhpS2mmobABH0bbe6CwmhY7EDhwqmdLv2GFnrkpO3i7YCwvc0moQ36_X-HagrkCGWExWDOw6akkzjwA-2zz3u7WULnGgoUgixVSBc2u3kCcHuwWJUL1F/s640/blogger-image-1135481757.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBIozLUvab-RIeWcvGqoMYtX_UqhpS2mmobABH0bbe6CwmhY7EDhwqmdLv2GFnrkpO3i7YCwvc0moQ36_X-HagrkCGWExWDOw6akkzjwA-2zz3u7WULnGgoUgixVSBc2u3kCcHuwWJUL1F/s640/blogger-image-1135481757.jpg"></a></div>katie godseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716947764509445442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583015261786748998.post-37771061035429546082013-10-31T19:23:00.001-07:002013-10-31T19:23:16.754-07:00Treat nightOur local church did a neighborhood outreach tonight called "treat night" and it was planned to run from 6-8; when we left at 7:40 over six hundred people had come through the doors! As always they did a marvelous job appealing to the kids with games, cotton candy machines, balloon animals, face painting, popcorn, and lots of love directed at each person there.<div>My ragtag group of kids included (much to NOBODY'S surprise) Indiana Jones, Bigfoot, and Dorothy... </div><div>Once my little sugar monsters were safely tucked in I made sure to "check the candy" ie: get some of the good stuff while the gettin' was good! I guess my diet took the day off-?</div><div>I blame it on the newest baby in our lives - my friends headed to the hospital around 12:30 this morning so I was up getting their 2 yr old settled on our futon for the rest of the night- happily a beautiful baby girl was born one hour later! (Also, happily, at the hospital and not in my living room! That was cutting it close!)</div><div>Now I just need to get John at work and then while he is doing homework (right?! It's already 10:30!) I will sneak I to bed-</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsW0atfN5bvyrItHPnhkgmfJxioMbi4hraT9ex-lQDWLP29z54DPLtIXkHz7orcJzeLG12kqzHctD7BINu45t8vGLy-MS1l7PX_jzXOqg-mc3-kOFBrD6PIE9vDFh9F5Pqtl9_b8yWKr2Q/s640/blogger-image--590551441.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsW0atfN5bvyrItHPnhkgmfJxioMbi4hraT9ex-lQDWLP29z54DPLtIXkHz7orcJzeLG12kqzHctD7BINu45t8vGLy-MS1l7PX_jzXOqg-mc3-kOFBrD6PIE9vDFh9F5Pqtl9_b8yWKr2Q/s640/blogger-image--590551441.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzrYrcJTrTV5r7r029kMmMSqnRi8NZYVvr52l-W9OcXUFahueRxugrjo7cPShylGGEjgMtBMkGjimSQjYcLh28FiD9-f5hA-mKVs7c_K4mqGxE7uRVHsCpctXn8uDcwKUZ0__1GeEmStZu/s640/blogger-image-1417574444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzrYrcJTrTV5r7r029kMmMSqnRi8NZYVvr52l-W9OcXUFahueRxugrjo7cPShylGGEjgMtBMkGjimSQjYcLh28FiD9-f5hA-mKVs7c_K4mqGxE7uRVHsCpctXn8uDcwKUZ0__1GeEmStZu/s640/blogger-image-1417574444.jpg"></a></div>katie godseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716947764509445442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583015261786748998.post-84325063649802195762013-10-29T17:08:00.001-07:002013-10-29T17:10:47.119-07:00Bountiful giftsOne of the most difficult parts of our recent move was how much we had to almost stand by and watch our kids deal with all the changes our choices brought about; over and over I have seen God reach down and provide opportunities or gifts to the kids that were uppermost on their minds and hearts, things we are not in a position to provide right now. Full scholarships to nature camp, a 10 gallon turtle tank, a turtle (!), a trumpet for band, help with a BIG field trip, pumpkins for carving and today, a wonderful old-fashioned typewriter for our budding author. There are so many more things I could add to this list but these are the things I could call to mind in ten seconds or less. Tonight we ate dinner with yummy potatoes from a nice lady at church and had bread I made with my new $10 bread maker from the goodwill; apple butter bread because we have a humongous load of apple butter we were given and I have no idea what to do with! Good thing the bread is delicious...<div>What I love about all of this is that none of it's truly important, meaning critical to our lives. But it's all intensely personal, which is what makes me love Jesus more each day as I see Him teaching us to change, to trust Him on this journey.</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0gkDtFCCUCaRSBNiXQqqjWw1TkZLADEk475pFTMTPirm24M5i141bZ6tCRJ5ZkJ3bVJ-P_AlBeDmu7_xJ0EWiZ0eTZ1um96wY3Mgla63yDQ9ehTZCYPXPC3beuDsdcZMfpMDyzjRVdSb/s640/blogger-image-1568618667.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0gkDtFCCUCaRSBNiXQqqjWw1TkZLADEk475pFTMTPirm24M5i141bZ6tCRJ5ZkJ3bVJ-P_AlBeDmu7_xJ0EWiZ0eTZ1um96wY3Mgla63yDQ9ehTZCYPXPC3beuDsdcZMfpMDyzjRVdSb/s640/blogger-image-1568618667.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLUsmqVHxVFuxVFVeAqPA6DG4_htEXiFqf64gdTEDq0bJE0Did_KZBwI3pd3M5L9VWnFiEIpeuW7jRINWQbJVmUmwAyxTmsiagKYEfYG9q3thw9ioLQdL-qgO7Le64ImLDwc-aTCy3w5o/s640/blogger-image--780672941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLUsmqVHxVFuxVFVeAqPA6DG4_htEXiFqf64gdTEDq0bJE0Did_KZBwI3pd3M5L9VWnFiEIpeuW7jRINWQbJVmUmwAyxTmsiagKYEfYG9q3thw9ioLQdL-qgO7Le64ImLDwc-aTCy3w5o/s640/blogger-image--780672941.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXq1hRdNStbqiJHN1yN2upPIhF-CAst7vf2EJlBolZyNRDXyxQrdrXZnvfdvVjrsTQS0KCiKmM17-x71QgrmD8-1IO5wejpSVVFVs02Aa74_Y_Gu2fKWTb1W7TLZrkGon8jKotY7zaRB6E/s640/blogger-image--1600676342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXq1hRdNStbqiJHN1yN2upPIhF-CAst7vf2EJlBolZyNRDXyxQrdrXZnvfdvVjrsTQS0KCiKmM17-x71QgrmD8-1IO5wejpSVVFVs02Aa74_Y_Gu2fKWTb1W7TLZrkGon8jKotY7zaRB6E/s640/blogger-image--1600676342.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrMHEGNgFPTjVolU2RbmqL5CobohvGqpDfUePl3gqL5c88tOTZV29NmzOa7P1vklUuOdIOmQDrAILGobiqkl3syDalykbtT0Tbq_Sk1T_KaTBRCmqIze_b8IwrXzaRYa7N5g3yr1ks0LCR/s640/blogger-image--786484777.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrMHEGNgFPTjVolU2RbmqL5CobohvGqpDfUePl3gqL5c88tOTZV29NmzOa7P1vklUuOdIOmQDrAILGobiqkl3syDalykbtT0Tbq_Sk1T_KaTBRCmqIze_b8IwrXzaRYa7N5g3yr1ks0LCR/s640/blogger-image--786484777.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48FL6q1Gksu5f2P6L7hbYkc93KbQSDvr9bSSINGLFUVM_KCwC-BUvlHO0XB5Su_xiJ5KznjloOVBObFyM2M7Etq9K_Co_JrsG1LmjyeU8TbMiFPIuHac1j6n34xHVbHospEdeZfPaqXtG/s640/blogger-image--524139155.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48FL6q1Gksu5f2P6L7hbYkc93KbQSDvr9bSSINGLFUVM_KCwC-BUvlHO0XB5Su_xiJ5KznjloOVBObFyM2M7Etq9K_Co_JrsG1LmjyeU8TbMiFPIuHac1j6n34xHVbHospEdeZfPaqXtG/s640/blogger-image--524139155.jpg"></a></div>katie godseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716947764509445442noreply@blogger.com0