tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38911805721773121892023-11-16T05:00:56.186-08:00The ZinsenatorsZinser Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511559908711160597noreply@blogger.comBlogger154125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891180572177312189.post-4645005897329932102013-01-11T16:28:00.000-08:002013-01-11T16:28:11.737-08:00Iris Goes to School<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It is still a little strange to think that I have a child old enough to be going to school, but it's true. Iris is now a big Kindergartner. She could not wait to go. She was very very ready and though I am sad to admit it, so was I. She needed more to challenge her brain than I could give her.</div>
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So we got up that morning and got all dressed (her school is a uniform school) and did her hair all pretty. Then ate a good breakfast.</div>
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She was so excited to finally use her backpack!</div>
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We, of course, had to have a big photo shoot of her first day. I am going to try and remember to make these signs for the kids every year on their first day. It will make it easier to remember the exact day and what grade they were going into.</div>
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Some photos with all the siblings. I can't wait until they are all in school and we can look back at this photo and remember how small they all were. I love that Clara is holding all her toys and looking like the little ragamuffin that she is.</div>
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She has grown so much!! I love that cheesy forced smile.</div>
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Aunt Kathy (aka Aunt Taffy) and Uncle Don and Hunter came to watch Iris get on the bus and wish her well at her first day of school.</div>
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The proud parents. </div>
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The whole family. </div>
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Walking to the bus stop. </div>
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Iris and her entourage.</div>
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A few more photos before the bus comes.</div>
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Our next door neighbor, Ramya, also started Kindergarten that day. They were so happy to be going together.</div>
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Just waiting for the bus to come and get my big sister. I think Donevan was a little sad that Iris would be gone all day. I can tell he misses her.</div>
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The bus finally came. So exciting!!</div>
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One of her best friends, Killian, was in her class so they walked to class together.</div>
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Ms. Mueller is such a great teacher. She is actually a friend of ours and we were grateful that Iris was in her class. We knew she would be in good hands.</div>
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Finding their cubbies and hanging up their backpacks.</div>
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So glad to have a close friend to share this exciting day with!</div>
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Giving goodbye hugs to Iris. We will miss her.</div>
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She was in class number 42.</div>
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When Daddy met her after school, he brought her some roses. Talk about making a girl's day. What a good daddy. He watched her get on the bus so she could ride it home.</div>
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There was some mix-up on the bus ride home and the girls got off at the wrong stop. I have never been so glad that a third-grader had a cell phone. Our neighbors called their oldest girl and we were able to find them without too much trouble. So blessed to have good neighbors.</div>
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Iris had a great first day and has been doing amazing since. She loves school and astounds me with how well she is doing already. She learns something new every day. Donevan loves asking her "What did you learn today?" when he sees her after school.</div>
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I look forward to all the first days of school as they all get older. I remember it always being an exciting day for me. New grade, new teacher, lots of possibilities. I hope they get as excited about school and learning as I did. </div>
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I know it's been a long time since my last post so I'm just gonna start posting random things to try and get caught up. They won't be in any chronological order but just whatever I feel like posting at the moment. Or whatever pics I happen to be going through. </div>
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So to start I am going to talk about probably the most important event that has happened in the past year...the birth of our 4th child! This is a really long post with a lot of pictures. Just so you know. </div>
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It all started the day before Easter Sunday, April 7, 2012. We were up and getting ready to head to our friends, Adrian and Kristen Dominguez's house for an Easter egg hunt and brunch. I made a little breakfast and was making stuff to take to the brunch. The kids were all eating and I suddenly felt like I was peeing my pants so I ran into the bathroom. I came out and went back to what I was doing when I had to run back into the bathroom. When I came out I told Evan to Google what it feels like when your water breaks. He looked at me like I was crazy. While he was looking it up, I finished what I was doing and getting everyone ready to go. After reading some things online, I decided to call my doctor's office to see what I should do. I wasn't having any contractions so I didn't want to go rushing to the hospital if I wasn't even ready. I have never had my water break on its own so I wasn't even sure that's what had happened. I quickly packed a bag for the hospital, just in case. The nurse told me since I wasn't sure if it was my water breaking to wear a pad and if it was wet at all in the next hour or so to come into the hospital. So we all loaded up in the car and headed out. Nobody could believe I was there if my water had broken. But being the mom I am, I didn't want the kids to miss the Easter egg hunt. Luckily, my lovely sister Haley, was also coming to the hunt and we worked out for her to take the kids and our van and we would take her car to the hospital. Since the pad was indeed wet, that's where we were headed. Crazy morning to say the least! My water broke around 8:00 and by the time we got to the hospital and I was all hooked up to the monitors it was around 11:30.</div>
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They were starting to get pretty strong so I decided to go ahead and get the epidural. That was around 1:00ish. The anesthesiologist was amazing! He was so good about explaining everything he was doing and was just really friendly.</div>
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After the epidural I got some relief and rested for a little bit. Then the contractions started getting really strong and I could feel a lot of pressure like the baby was coming out. So they called the doctor (which unfortunately wasn't my regular doctor, Dr. Mellum, but was a different (but still great) doctor, Dr. Klose). He asked Evan if he would like to be the one to deliver the baby. Evan was excited. So the doctor came in and he and Evan got their gowns on. That was about 3:10.</div>
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And at 3:16 Clark Soren Zinser was born. Notice the clock on the wall in the picture above. It reads 3:13. Evan took that picture, got a gown on, and delivered the baby. Basically one push and the little guy was out. I am so blessed to have quick labors. My babies come fast!</div>
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Such a handsome little guy.</div>
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Dr. Klose did such a great job. Even though I was sad my regular doctor couldn't be there, I was very happy with Dr. Klose. I think Evan will always remember being able to actually deliver this baby.</div>
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He was the biggest baby so far. He weighed 8 pounds 3 ounces and was 20 inches long. Such a strong and healthy baby boy.</div>
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How in the world was all of this cuteness scrunched up inside my belly??</div>
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And then the phone calls begin. At the Easter party there were bets as to what time he would actually come. So we had to let everyone know all the details.</div>
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How in the world did I get so lucky as to have such beautiful babies?</div>
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Aunt Haley bringing the kids to meet their new brother.</div>
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This was the best picture of all the kids. Kind of a challenge to get them all to look at the camera at the same time. They all loved him right away.</div>
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Iris couldn't wait to hold him. She is my number one helper with him. Can't believe she has gotten so big. I love that she loves her younger siblings so much.</div>
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Donevan absolutely couldn't wait to have a brother. He is so excited for the day that Clark will be old enough to play cars with. He keeps telling me all the things he is going to teach him.</div>
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Yvonne was one of the best nurses I have ever had. I loved having her as my nurse and wish I could guarantee she would be my nurse every time.</div>
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The kids got to help push him down to the nursery. So proud to be the big sister and brother.</div>
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This is the button they push every time a baby is born. It plays a lullaby over the intercom so that everyone in the hospital knows that a baby was just welcomed into the world.</div>
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Big sisters and brother watching Clark in the nursery.</div>
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Nonnie came into town as soon as she could to help Aunt Haley with all the kiddos. Thank goodness for amazing family members who are so willing to help out.</div>
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Welcome Home Clark! And Happy Easter!</div>
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This little girl totally surprised me with how much she wanted to hold him. She LOVED it. She would get really mad when we told her it was someone else's turn to hold him. In her eyes Clark was HER baby and no one else should be allowed to hold him.</div>
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Nothing like the love of a big brother for his little brother. So precious.</div>
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Nonnie finally got a chance to hold the little man. </div>
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Aunt Haley getting in on the baby holding action. What a big yawn!</div>
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Grandpa Dahl getting some snuggles.</div>
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It makes my heart happy to see how much my kids love each other. There are days I need to look at these photos a million times to remind myself that they really don't want to kill each other and even though they fight and argue, deep down they really truly love each other.</div>
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So there you have it...the story of how our family of five became a family of six. It's still a little weird to me that I have 4 children, but every day it amazes me how much I love them and how much they just fit into our family. I can't imagine our life without any of them. It is even a little strange to think about life before any of them. They each bring such a different personality to our home. I know I keep saying it, but I am so blessed. </div>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It all started with Evan purchasing a Photobooth as an addition to our business. He was in Las Vegas at a photography convention. So the decision was made to leave the booth in Vegas and drive down as a family to pick it up. We thought it would be fun to have a little family vacation. We started the trip by driving to Hawthorne and staying the night at my Aunt Toni's. Then on to Las Vegas. We stayed with good friends Danny and Lauren. They did a little babysitting for us so that Evan could take me to see "The Lion King" at the theater at Mandalay Bay. It was amazing! The costumes were incredible! I loved every second of it. Even though he dozed off a couple times, Evan said he enjoyed it too. I am sooo glad we did that! I wish Reno had awesome shows like that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKOLqacG5RRyNsYF69LTN5bWbXSim8Xcd7BfGPritgaGTuTl0TqXeAC_VmqflnXCIlfe1DjS4VskCscSoFYH7Y3aSFqpfumb17ZeT6l11CeoFGz-S_wzRQG611ScIQHpOHqWYqpZ-U4IC/s1600/IMG_4907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKOLqacG5RRyNsYF69LTN5bWbXSim8Xcd7BfGPritgaGTuTl0TqXeAC_VmqflnXCIlfe1DjS4VskCscSoFYH7Y3aSFqpfumb17ZeT6l11CeoFGz-S_wzRQG611ScIQHpOHqWYqpZ-U4IC/s320/IMG_4907.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There really are no words to describe the grandeur of the Grand Canyon. Pictures don't do it justice. It is breathtaking and completely awe-inspiring. I am so glad we went. I think we will go again when the kids are older and can remember it a little better. Iris was actually a little afraid to stand too close to the wall. I don't blame her. That's a very big drop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaaRJo0QvNLduoHY97ZoOKrHnI1VS0-VK7NExvSMDckMWTH_BMS0Rf6GKzvngiZC1Yqy8shUJixBnr9b5vbvOxhedTatfVItahpyeQeGy9YmE-BR0QJAUR7vaJ-XdKmnFJyB9wQbiUmLs5/s1600/-6973.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaaRJo0QvNLduoHY97ZoOKrHnI1VS0-VK7NExvSMDckMWTH_BMS0Rf6GKzvngiZC1Yqy8shUJixBnr9b5vbvOxhedTatfVItahpyeQeGy9YmE-BR0QJAUR7vaJ-XdKmnFJyB9wQbiUmLs5/s320/-6973.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was windy and cold but the kids were troopers and let us drag them around looking at the canyon and going into the shops and museums. They are pretty good at entertaining themselves. Here they are tackling each other in front of one of the shops. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Z45EIOjci58Yg9h1pettW7Fu_Mkhy5oVKELxTqWFj3tk_orZFeVVaFCvfPgFDEEYvoFQCu-xWVm-rdk17WVZygh-UdS5S99tT6F2ykp6EOs1XGb4P5GJbyywdqWmbIT_Y0ZgI6QU_CyQ/s1600/-7116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Z45EIOjci58Yg9h1pettW7Fu_Mkhy5oVKELxTqWFj3tk_orZFeVVaFCvfPgFDEEYvoFQCu-xWVm-rdk17WVZygh-UdS5S99tT6F2ykp6EOs1XGb4P5GJbyywdqWmbIT_Y0ZgI6QU_CyQ/s320/-7116.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The hotel we stayed at in Williams was nice and had an indoor pool so we took advantage and swam with the kids. Clara's first time swimming.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDwzE9XVW2C8ASQ1GdYN2e_VR90R8SMxT7cYhnGZ92N-I5u4l526XSK7BPpQm2TMyuQ1lCwiv98vUf6Db4wGg1BB9H5ERpMg6zIHVD1chgOMz5tB2fRmab5dqdhS7bjWhIJIZqGP1Ucm3/s1600/IMG_4922.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDwzE9XVW2C8ASQ1GdYN2e_VR90R8SMxT7cYhnGZ92N-I5u4l526XSK7BPpQm2TMyuQ1lCwiv98vUf6Db4wGg1BB9H5ERpMg6zIHVD1chgOMz5tB2fRmab5dqdhS7bjWhIJIZqGP1Ucm3/s320/IMG_4922.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While in Phoenix Evan took Iris to a spring training game. Of course the Giants. She loves baseball and was pretty excited about her new Panda hat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDpHAJ6gzx1cXw4PoDchIjkkbx6i-A5a1K8EeJPPRy5TCcDWFmffkRgPoFmFTvI-aeVZE4SiWXTgmkDtbD4c9-Un1Vo_zbwNeZJ9WPH0GydvuzwykmKbZY_Ei_fe6fGZ_xMK3QduUQjbI/s1600/IMG_5064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDpHAJ6gzx1cXw4PoDchIjkkbx6i-A5a1K8EeJPPRy5TCcDWFmffkRgPoFmFTvI-aeVZE4SiWXTgmkDtbD4c9-Un1Vo_zbwNeZJ9WPH0GydvuzwykmKbZY_Ei_fe6fGZ_xMK3QduUQjbI/s320/IMG_5064.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So from Havasu we drove back up to Vegas and spent one more night there. Then we loaded up the photo booth and headed for Reno. It was a long trip but so much fun. The kids did great and we didn't have too many meltdowns. I am so thankful that we are blessed enough to own our own business which allows us to take time to go on little vacations together as a family. I know the kids might still be a little young to remember a lot of this but I know they will remember that we loved spending time together, and that makes me happy.</div>Zinser Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511559908711160597noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891180572177312189.post-46859725984353577042011-01-10T18:46:00.000-08:002011-01-10T18:46:18.477-08:00More Photos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">**WARNING**</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This post contains A LOT of photos. Don't feel like you have to look at all of them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This next series of photos were taken 10 days after Clara was born. Evan picked out the outfits for all the kids. He did a great job. We were trying to get some photos done for the Christmas cards. We got the photos done, but it's now January and I still haven't got the cards sent out. Oh well...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My girls! They are so cute in their matching dresses. Iris is such a proud big sister.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflbXAcBOJIN5pfj5SNmFJoIAP8uskgaCeBjqttF4AaeLbZVoXBvQeBkij3EVdQBKhenXKgFGKEkCTfFIez6gmlWUOoyOXTh8NPhKfj2FihR_DXQ-TwB_-XNq51BfEVZH-I29V0047SLJL/s1600/DSC_0169.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflbXAcBOJIN5pfj5SNmFJoIAP8uskgaCeBjqttF4AaeLbZVoXBvQeBkij3EVdQBKhenXKgFGKEkCTfFIez6gmlWUOoyOXTh8NPhKfj2FihR_DXQ-TwB_-XNq51BfEVZH-I29V0047SLJL/s320/DSC_0169.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZn2kg3nMx4QWdBgQahWGnTV6ytuBcfupYxUKS8onictLt9AMchUH-_0BszNcHpUu8bn_-R3TaPvlYqM90l40hhGcy2W9gdj3I81lFFEs_c6uOq1-nfL5FAu18ATezpDKXaKXSxlxzjws/s1600/DSC_0177.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZn2kg3nMx4QWdBgQahWGnTV6ytuBcfupYxUKS8onictLt9AMchUH-_0BszNcHpUu8bn_-R3TaPvlYqM90l40hhGcy2W9gdj3I81lFFEs_c6uOq1-nfL5FAu18ATezpDKXaKXSxlxzjws/s320/DSC_0177.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The three of them. Makes my heart happy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETiZTviEFnKWieVUutXNBjxEj2MpAwLUjQ3URaq6AbJe6-0LHi8N6tt4lLwQ26Pw5GoopGnE9G7PTq39Bl-y8u2PomjxGUqHwRfRs_JJAoa7Hzd_O3XZIZRq45KffN2qQvVQ0Cp8YiVZy/s1600/DSC_0186.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETiZTviEFnKWieVUutXNBjxEj2MpAwLUjQ3URaq6AbJe6-0LHi8N6tt4lLwQ26Pw5GoopGnE9G7PTq39Bl-y8u2PomjxGUqHwRfRs_JJAoa7Hzd_O3XZIZRq45KffN2qQvVQ0Cp8YiVZy/s320/DSC_0186.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGKc_ceF_KW_pS5qY-K4-6nuXuYWIyY_Z8BHqa2OzsYeAwNAMUyjRTX_g-GuTfpxO13dddYvJpxNxj7gn2UjYHktxzKLokIHaY19MBC82rU3Ye64jjaxmadsCCc6RPrxAt3AtiQHuVwRV/s1600/DSC_0192.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGKc_ceF_KW_pS5qY-K4-6nuXuYWIyY_Z8BHqa2OzsYeAwNAMUyjRTX_g-GuTfpxO13dddYvJpxNxj7gn2UjYHktxzKLokIHaY19MBC82rU3Ye64jjaxmadsCCc6RPrxAt3AtiQHuVwRV/s320/DSC_0192.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">I always love it when they will stand together for a photo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-r_LuYyFWF2O0rOo2KolGFQgEMje4xafARjIjVZwKOrGsyaNGZ1GC7MqG25Y1VKUBqO8qKdgiNVgfwqJmsKuwd-aPXFXzwCyicz-kAyHaqMyd-ahjdowuqwNwb8p8t7iFUFdSwFuwIelH/s1600/DSC_0204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-r_LuYyFWF2O0rOo2KolGFQgEMje4xafARjIjVZwKOrGsyaNGZ1GC7MqG25Y1VKUBqO8qKdgiNVgfwqJmsKuwd-aPXFXzwCyicz-kAyHaqMyd-ahjdowuqwNwb8p8t7iFUFdSwFuwIelH/s320/DSC_0204.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOxFYgj7kTe-0c1HL_Hq1NP6vaFXX93ebZ1KGQULjbBN85cslwGwYgwA4a45BnxDtrAeGe7TIAoaCplR-YvGL_gn-xJM_Hjw0SMWE0gxa4Hp2sXWwsscY7PCJYuo-_jkkHmezxsRb0FOf/s1600/DSC_0207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOxFYgj7kTe-0c1HL_Hq1NP6vaFXX93ebZ1KGQULjbBN85cslwGwYgwA4a45BnxDtrAeGe7TIAoaCplR-YvGL_gn-xJM_Hjw0SMWE0gxa4Hp2sXWwsscY7PCJYuo-_jkkHmezxsRb0FOf/s320/DSC_0207.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">My big girl. When did she get that big? Quite the young lady.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYcFCU7Y05TFPPrTmrMSrYlnZXX2eRLzrDaTqGSQ5gcpSEwNEPeREY1ipGF0FJMTj6-2lphOTmSmBKBNQDHnBO5YMYrwUwiXT3DUUt4lIrAnX8pmlpyDA-NM1Na9whgZAH2SqU9lBZKBG/s1600/DSC_0215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYcFCU7Y05TFPPrTmrMSrYlnZXX2eRLzrDaTqGSQ5gcpSEwNEPeREY1ipGF0FJMTj6-2lphOTmSmBKBNQDHnBO5YMYrwUwiXT3DUUt4lIrAnX8pmlpyDA-NM1Na9whgZAH2SqU9lBZKBG/s320/DSC_0215.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjww_XtMwOkUu3W1aGCTHj2OFen5BP8eVD2DhWnq_pGmrmaMbsmeaF0VlAu42jPeSMI9kI_CCGs8fdULdm1VyAByeTHSg_bHdSNxgQVIDRDa_QNKqroREr7MvpWmmUgnZg6WJZk75jYiWzr/s1600/DSC_0225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjww_XtMwOkUu3W1aGCTHj2OFen5BP8eVD2DhWnq_pGmrmaMbsmeaF0VlAu42jPeSMI9kI_CCGs8fdULdm1VyAByeTHSg_bHdSNxgQVIDRDa_QNKqroREr7MvpWmmUgnZg6WJZk75jYiWzr/s320/DSC_0225.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="214" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjww_XtMwOkUu3W1aGCTHj2OFen5BP8eVD2DhWnq_pGmrmaMbsmeaF0VlAu42jPeSMI9kI_CCGs8fdULdm1VyAByeTHSg_bHdSNxgQVIDRDa_QNKqroREr7MvpWmmUgnZg6WJZk75jYiWzr/s1600/DSC_0225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>Good hugs!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5RkSllPV95Yks36UDHC4zw49z6_ENY5OPR7lMda3yvmy-r-nsoo1mIfKBdvPeYqBPESqRSYlG8MnEY9tzgR6zsL8ZrI7_qBSgAoFS4zOcbkAokZBeMpmEzpdjQgKdhYnmFT4AQzSY8Nhf/s1600/DSC_0219.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5RkSllPV95Yks36UDHC4zw49z6_ENY5OPR7lMda3yvmy-r-nsoo1mIfKBdvPeYqBPESqRSYlG8MnEY9tzgR6zsL8ZrI7_qBSgAoFS4zOcbkAokZBeMpmEzpdjQgKdhYnmFT4AQzSY8Nhf/s320/DSC_0219.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">"Love you Iris!" "Love you Bubba!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisD2gBqp53mgVDZIASLP2tUvmuWuWU_4u75Q9_isCFuwYO7iL8FV2gA1V6G43hsGYfwJcEWevDZiyWr7LAyetkJ2iIV5Xw4sOJdbnwuBkLw1Zb2xVKd71hcObQMZDM4z3df0WGN0O8OcF5/s1600/DSC_0221.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisD2gBqp53mgVDZIASLP2tUvmuWuWU_4u75Q9_isCFuwYO7iL8FV2gA1V6G43hsGYfwJcEWevDZiyWr7LAyetkJ2iIV5Xw4sOJdbnwuBkLw1Zb2xVKd71hcObQMZDM4z3df0WGN0O8OcF5/s320/DSC_0221.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYhQQpHAaIbPAQGLUGHh74zVfmSqPo7YPUjWdbZmXPEy2uOKEKDf8wuu_ALwQ6RlCoJslh2EwYb-kiyhUsvd6BRiJubQkyrlPH_ktM-nE3zRAtG_OhBmUzbf3Xnr1ARct8Ts0bjTzpsY33/s1600/DSC_0291.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYhQQpHAaIbPAQGLUGHh74zVfmSqPo7YPUjWdbZmXPEy2uOKEKDf8wuu_ALwQ6RlCoJslh2EwYb-kiyhUsvd6BRiJubQkyrlPH_ktM-nE3zRAtG_OhBmUzbf3Xnr1ARct8Ts0bjTzpsY33/s320/DSC_0291.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYhQQpHAaIbPAQGLUGHh74zVfmSqPo7YPUjWdbZmXPEy2uOKEKDf8wuu_ALwQ6RlCoJslh2EwYb-kiyhUsvd6BRiJubQkyrlPH_ktM-nE3zRAtG_OhBmUzbf3Xnr1ARct8Ts0bjTzpsY33/s1600/DSC_0291.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>What a handsome young lad. Especially love the awesome bruise on his cheek. Such a boy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWc7Bzn_nq37kvKPibUs55HOa5gIaGbChsn_1IpBwNIsQME5lRvZZUK933WmPzLXgejya0d2PS2y54PUnZ0YKk3p942TwF08RHoS217yUo-7dp743flEZGd7Chcw7AuJJws-UTIdDWW5O/s1600/DSC_0255.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWc7Bzn_nq37kvKPibUs55HOa5gIaGbChsn_1IpBwNIsQME5lRvZZUK933WmPzLXgejya0d2PS2y54PUnZ0YKk3p942TwF08RHoS217yUo-7dp743flEZGd7Chcw7AuJJws-UTIdDWW5O/s320/DSC_0255.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLgRam0ESYRx5RisjZnFbQjpnyeoLLtOvHYI2Yu73fh2vqua4DKSiw5qw_8N1HLDhvcIVdm8tY4BBVD-6N5eALd6z8QJropXSu-wcasMDtDvxSqitPJ6lXvRQRvwFhlMHr9IAxp-Fm04Hn/s1600/DSC_0269.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLgRam0ESYRx5RisjZnFbQjpnyeoLLtOvHYI2Yu73fh2vqua4DKSiw5qw_8N1HLDhvcIVdm8tY4BBVD-6N5eALd6z8QJropXSu-wcasMDtDvxSqitPJ6lXvRQRvwFhlMHr9IAxp-Fm04Hn/s320/DSC_0269.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcgR7UqHVsqyRY9-Pw-jELwi8qzwHXnZsitVQYMeQvX33OC0OIZX_stvnysGeOXjwxarcvXAdyU0jNsEBMFOUAk8mZQQrdYK1jtgkSdl2hwcmWx4JbLgsFsWgV-9ZtA2tx8z9uV-tk414/s1600/DSC_0274.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcgR7UqHVsqyRY9-Pw-jELwi8qzwHXnZsitVQYMeQvX33OC0OIZX_stvnysGeOXjwxarcvXAdyU0jNsEBMFOUAk8mZQQrdYK1jtgkSdl2hwcmWx4JbLgsFsWgV-9ZtA2tx8z9uV-tk414/s320/DSC_0274.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sisters are the BEST!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCj_LYntKauRufRoNsoEegfRjOgvU6qRoQYk3wIbmlTNEjkyKhjlztmRLq5qPq8T4RScXBcEfTEasrYuG_nQ7_gdj7-Gi4elDX7qW9E8UHA7rGl2N14ny4Hf7sy_4bDe_HGbNNwuWgY93C/s1600/DSC_0295.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCj_LYntKauRufRoNsoEegfRjOgvU6qRoQYk3wIbmlTNEjkyKhjlztmRLq5qPq8T4RScXBcEfTEasrYuG_nQ7_gdj7-Gi4elDX7qW9E8UHA7rGl2N14ny4Hf7sy_4bDe_HGbNNwuWgY93C/s320/DSC_0295.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I love kissing this face!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCUounCrFDXG6xudS42Y_Scj8ecpJZhK5ccgicSyyqq0Ua_Y99wmLoJtYSLbkOOSq3KM5YfNys8AVyYGtiimh0Ncivf9xaR6DIH9b52LWYaFcOspwocj3cPu0_Z6Gn9StPXwdrerESVIFy/s1600/DSC_0328.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCUounCrFDXG6xudS42Y_Scj8ecpJZhK5ccgicSyyqq0Ua_Y99wmLoJtYSLbkOOSq3KM5YfNys8AVyYGtiimh0Ncivf9xaR6DIH9b52LWYaFcOspwocj3cPu0_Z6Gn9StPXwdrerESVIFy/s320/DSC_0328.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">So peaceful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tlolpZV3addMyq2UfiIvsE1CsCCX8OLBVbvcfy4NQr92I5XMe81QjmqqCy2tx6G-PauDLSMTl6qRij3tiSqJiR3ez4cpJw7j3AJdwjZKxgOjtot0VVpFbOuxXIaPHWaDxTXRWmVyUuD8/s1600/DSC_0332.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tlolpZV3addMyq2UfiIvsE1CsCCX8OLBVbvcfy4NQr92I5XMe81QjmqqCy2tx6G-PauDLSMTl6qRij3tiSqJiR3ez4cpJw7j3AJdwjZKxgOjtot0VVpFbOuxXIaPHWaDxTXRWmVyUuD8/s320/DSC_0332.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZ-HqU7afEXAlT16UIJ8SFOQ_PbFXorC4j1wZpHehpwbeiT5NC_AsdEuMAjO_DwYBmvHOs_AxPKFki034u4YuytTOaJDxW7D2Kcy-Se5ZToSwo3aBTO8XprgLbiGQ4JqH9IHZAQiTOEQ_/s1600/DSC_0335.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZ-HqU7afEXAlT16UIJ8SFOQ_PbFXorC4j1wZpHehpwbeiT5NC_AsdEuMAjO_DwYBmvHOs_AxPKFki034u4YuytTOaJDxW7D2Kcy-Se5ZToSwo3aBTO8XprgLbiGQ4JqH9IHZAQiTOEQ_/s320/DSC_0335.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6-rk5B0uDhl_iARuesAE0raoJDkG3fuV8gQwkMB0ICbkWxlb2gR2iecghbIJTdzRBYkacJU32bay9Y7AGhhcPmuA5ERHSlhnaUykEvQorqixJZ_9Dvti1NSa5wBmFu1_dLxg2GJlXOC3/s1600/DSC_0339.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6-rk5B0uDhl_iARuesAE0raoJDkG3fuV8gQwkMB0ICbkWxlb2gR2iecghbIJTdzRBYkacJU32bay9Y7AGhhcPmuA5ERHSlhnaUykEvQorqixJZ_9Dvti1NSa5wBmFu1_dLxg2GJlXOC3/s320/DSC_0339.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhba-7JEdKgWTkiGcFzaKwHu8qIRbzdMzEr49LEB0C6pac4SXO980aDBW5lJIcayQs59Yhy61ImBL6GDl5EajiuT0xyEmyJISPwvtoR1A4SwM5FhrXRHONMyuS4hKBOtPH8i2Yrgczi5MfT/s1600/DSC_0349.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhba-7JEdKgWTkiGcFzaKwHu8qIRbzdMzEr49LEB0C6pac4SXO980aDBW5lJIcayQs59Yhy61ImBL6GDl5EajiuT0xyEmyJISPwvtoR1A4SwM5FhrXRHONMyuS4hKBOtPH8i2Yrgczi5MfT/s320/DSC_0349.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Another Daddy's Girl! He loves his little princesses. And they love him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPuPKidPd8fAbps4of2-7iBNn2Vykfa7mH4gKWTHsq7bGn-FG0GOVlPD8XRnF0lul5u3KVDy6fMOfV8HRmnt0sSZdq8_jAbX3PhZUb2mcGK8uvWw88w3Qq6g2LaEPoKKcFkCANq_EH0mFt/s1600/DSC_0352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPuPKidPd8fAbps4of2-7iBNn2Vykfa7mH4gKWTHsq7bGn-FG0GOVlPD8XRnF0lul5u3KVDy6fMOfV8HRmnt0sSZdq8_jAbX3PhZUb2mcGK8uvWw88w3Qq6g2LaEPoKKcFkCANq_EH0mFt/s320/DSC_0352.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGM43yZCBVoTgNhrqHrJzOwXF-jiVDAXjuELbqx-CclEV-ieeY2_ggrwaWkwxZE-2D20Uykm_Gy2ICwI38OSl8kLckMJvprvDK4wQKRQDjehqre0PFYwgjSRJfnrsYMNxAQuWpiqRISil/s1600/DSC_0361.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGM43yZCBVoTgNhrqHrJzOwXF-jiVDAXjuELbqx-CclEV-ieeY2_ggrwaWkwxZE-2D20Uykm_Gy2ICwI38OSl8kLckMJvprvDK4wQKRQDjehqre0PFYwgjSRJfnrsYMNxAQuWpiqRISil/s320/DSC_0361.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ogd5Np7XcDfowTJJFUuLbcuWmAfo6HDPws-7XkU1JKDXcXvWLSaa3yikWbh8RBB7-mKnLW7O84R5pxCuQxPwtfQd_pp7nNfJeQ6v9RTpnZZZvfUbQB9_VaQ18soWwUwhzTtceehrMWzP/s1600/DSC_0363.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ogd5Np7XcDfowTJJFUuLbcuWmAfo6HDPws-7XkU1JKDXcXvWLSaa3yikWbh8RBB7-mKnLW7O84R5pxCuQxPwtfQd_pp7nNfJeQ6v9RTpnZZZvfUbQB9_VaQ18soWwUwhzTtceehrMWzP/s320/DSC_0363.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">How can you not love a daddy this cool? These people are my world.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZyI2JQDoib4gVGiknKnyZu0tSlMXzjoFdqkxfnE3fcU60vj3u8CFu64Dz6sxuwUM5N6WRHDnlcM04j1vIBb-7sP6C70ZOas-Hy19qO6x0qmh2ZHI1ajoqGZt0eEfvHZIIybyAmAJpYri2/s1600/DSC_0384.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZyI2JQDoib4gVGiknKnyZu0tSlMXzjoFdqkxfnE3fcU60vj3u8CFu64Dz6sxuwUM5N6WRHDnlcM04j1vIBb-7sP6C70ZOas-Hy19qO6x0qmh2ZHI1ajoqGZt0eEfvHZIIybyAmAJpYri2/s320/DSC_0384.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">He was so cute looking out the window that I had to snap a picture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqKlHkmFUgwxhv-SxjeK3dRCvct-Iu7NUgW2OgIUN7q7tBlKbJYQu7P8E8YrjIbRolBxwlQScqIj7u6kczrc9a6ii6dGbQ_NZG3Q-FDM8Sls2Lsa4K0KhDUokf_DxA0xotNZV-ysSLPqh/s1600/DSC_0389.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqKlHkmFUgwxhv-SxjeK3dRCvct-Iu7NUgW2OgIUN7q7tBlKbJYQu7P8E8YrjIbRolBxwlQScqIj7u6kczrc9a6ii6dGbQ_NZG3Q-FDM8Sls2Lsa4K0KhDUokf_DxA0xotNZV-ysSLPqh/s320/DSC_0389.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">The Zinser family. (Thank you to Sheila for snapping this photo. She did a great job for having us just pull her out of her flower shop and give her a camera.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqW4CoUagZ1DNz8-CdKfUosRKeUbTictJIlNuAjvn9kLnqJlQSxrfkA3EKDxA88aA9M1PfqEWUg6S_B8lVc1weODjGG4AfCqotfQnitg6aH0bpeYFaFG1ym3rNhg5BSyujmxkXaiSXNiI/s1600/DSC_0456.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqW4CoUagZ1DNz8-CdKfUosRKeUbTictJIlNuAjvn9kLnqJlQSxrfkA3EKDxA88aA9M1PfqEWUg6S_B8lVc1weODjGG4AfCqotfQnitg6aH0bpeYFaFG1ym3rNhg5BSyujmxkXaiSXNiI/s320/DSC_0456.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">The girls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg54N7cVdNL_SvbMB34KoT5O0EfP3h_J269NbiBBgyuCagxBil6tc0a0rJjLlmY9IoAM7epveG3M0wXB9w0-MsO_KHiJ3BTIE8XCUEgNZPrdSaNRKmDyPkHHOVNDx2UJjsJyW8eE0L0mSh/s1600/DSC_0461.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg54N7cVdNL_SvbMB34KoT5O0EfP3h_J269NbiBBgyuCagxBil6tc0a0rJjLlmY9IoAM7epveG3M0wXB9w0-MsO_KHiJ3BTIE8XCUEgNZPrdSaNRKmDyPkHHOVNDx2UJjsJyW8eE0L0mSh/s320/DSC_0461.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">My precious Clara.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWr_l5m9b2T0GLwLqbpXD0tAqMyxv489FNjr8yBYwVjnWyiWzrCKNp57ENmdWN2qPBhyphenhyphenRJcMvmuPRExfSFUecLhGWWiHXj9_a1cHQyBUtQ-cTXZWVP5oRzNGxaq4cUl-jU1DrQhpXV2Z9X/s1600/DSC_0321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWr_l5m9b2T0GLwLqbpXD0tAqMyxv489FNjr8yBYwVjnWyiWzrCKNp57ENmdWN2qPBhyphenhyphenRJcMvmuPRExfSFUecLhGWWiHXj9_a1cHQyBUtQ-cTXZWVP5oRzNGxaq4cUl-jU1DrQhpXV2Z9X/s320/DSC_0321.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Such a special addition to our family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjev6DNbpdEKbncHj9wryPr2fUzkhYtQ76ocukz0kfmlPJW0FzF_py69EcmKOoIIAvb5xQgtWiTRJ6sHDgLXBqfWU75d-6VTcVKMIKgPDrOM35c-gTfWOMrFNU02SJyF9VK2M3nIPjW45W2/s1600/DSC_0496.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjev6DNbpdEKbncHj9wryPr2fUzkhYtQ76ocukz0kfmlPJW0FzF_py69EcmKOoIIAvb5xQgtWiTRJ6sHDgLXBqfWU75d-6VTcVKMIKgPDrOM35c-gTfWOMrFNU02SJyF9VK2M3nIPjW45W2/s320/DSC_0496.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGd-zJrLQwCE1OpXHlaxBdTfwA4yAjqZ0xKzvUR0VG8ivOzLdN2zYMNphOfatWziX0zfI4b4Bl-xFaTUM5b81C695trOmPPYkB887MDYRpGpr8eouFEeIlYgn8ykiv7oWURQKRKpZQ_jMa/s1600/DSC_0499.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGd-zJrLQwCE1OpXHlaxBdTfwA4yAjqZ0xKzvUR0VG8ivOzLdN2zYMNphOfatWziX0zfI4b4Bl-xFaTUM5b81C695trOmPPYkB887MDYRpGpr8eouFEeIlYgn8ykiv7oWURQKRKpZQ_jMa/s320/DSC_0499.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I love tiny little baby feet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLPnhZK3qgFZ8dawdTwEgaRBwY45o3A6rzdNm8Bw8ii2JokgYZRSAMIF5jUQePm4mJ3tA2enk1wQshvLU5M8G2J_6P_Caaa312hohZxWEA4RqWIkFkITVJ-lyUgeCYnEQo6K6D7VesPAUc/s1600/DSC_0512.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLPnhZK3qgFZ8dawdTwEgaRBwY45o3A6rzdNm8Bw8ii2JokgYZRSAMIF5jUQePm4mJ3tA2enk1wQshvLU5M8G2J_6P_Caaa312hohZxWEA4RqWIkFkITVJ-lyUgeCYnEQo6K6D7VesPAUc/s320/DSC_0512.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">We had to get a photo in the adorable little dress we got for her in Hawaii. I love it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFh3eaGN_Mz4akw2ap0KL5Pm1PSG7MosOP6pGz0iQYTSm0APk82MT-KzLTwek5RN3XFMmVo_C3_ZhjJmU_4yXTnH-Qoxy2FawVi1PpnYTu8n_1chdGEI81Ea1-8ZZHViwytgv2TmAvPPzX/s1600/DSC_0517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFh3eaGN_Mz4akw2ap0KL5Pm1PSG7MosOP6pGz0iQYTSm0APk82MT-KzLTwek5RN3XFMmVo_C3_ZhjJmU_4yXTnH-Qoxy2FawVi1PpnYTu8n_1chdGEI81Ea1-8ZZHViwytgv2TmAvPPzX/s320/DSC_0517.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYwdoQk9BLRlWAEjImYUdn-0is3rko61jzVcmvJnGCsEHu-BqPxk5m7vC9I0SXd_xhNuRh__Yv4b5HDkp-3Z7bdeh7fHXYVoqPd5Da2OT0Zo4SoLez0Qh74r-5xVUi8t1Az8pV1tqpoUK/s1600/DSC_0538.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYwdoQk9BLRlWAEjImYUdn-0is3rko61jzVcmvJnGCsEHu-BqPxk5m7vC9I0SXd_xhNuRh__Yv4b5HDkp-3Z7bdeh7fHXYVoqPd5Da2OT0Zo4SoLez0Qh74r-5xVUi8t1Az8pV1tqpoUK/s320/DSC_0538.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We did manage to get a couple of the kids with the awesome sleigh. Very festive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5pG4i_eUsMxmXXp4ru7nR-kKX6kNgEQjipkTF7o2ADH8MlDaipX1qaX8uFxRXJD9ei9wNNvd1nTmU-libvdltQZ7LzASCdskY3Tw5Wt0c_b5U1VK1twnmBF7SSkRj7JEYyHHZvtPCMCLW/s1600/DSC_0564.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5pG4i_eUsMxmXXp4ru7nR-kKX6kNgEQjipkTF7o2ADH8MlDaipX1qaX8uFxRXJD9ei9wNNvd1nTmU-libvdltQZ7LzASCdskY3Tw5Wt0c_b5U1VK1twnmBF7SSkRj7JEYyHHZvtPCMCLW/s320/DSC_0564.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well if you managed to get all the way through those photos, thank you and I hope you enjoy looking at my family as much as I do. I'll try not to put that many in one post next time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Zinser Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511559908711160597noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891180572177312189.post-70608603327906200882011-01-10T13:47:00.000-08:002011-01-10T13:47:44.653-08:00Pre-Clara Photo Shoot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Right before Clara was born we had our friend Alicia take some pictures for us. The kids do so much better when it is someone else taking the pictures. I just wanted to post some of my favorites.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is my favorite of all of us. Looking at it now, my belly looks huge! I didn't feel that big at the time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhpmlOTRUYLasnezLPbWlVXwuEuog-1lDbeOtjN6M0q7HmtieCxcLsuzcPCEylTadRZPOeCyPcF4jvZunTwnvkpyEg70wzXF-9M7AtwS10b-V2Yzb0H232BjNzalJcxeFW6CHHbtVWhzwI/s1600/DSC_0791.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhpmlOTRUYLasnezLPbWlVXwuEuog-1lDbeOtjN6M0q7HmtieCxcLsuzcPCEylTadRZPOeCyPcF4jvZunTwnvkpyEg70wzXF-9M7AtwS10b-V2Yzb0H232BjNzalJcxeFW6CHHbtVWhzwI/s320/DSC_0791.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I love love love this one! It totally shows their personalities. Iris kissing and loving on the baby and Donevan driving his cars over my belly. So perfect.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKJNzQVK5ZR0uoKhDODwartbwYuPydfRQk263H4v_-CEXdtREPbRAOrn-MBTANvRm9XYYlgg50xHr6R6jPWOWrpAukFs24f86BCnvAh0o1_jFWDHbzdaaAMGYBbEKOemRJrjwGD2uhpc7Y/s1600/DSC_0863.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKJNzQVK5ZR0uoKhDODwartbwYuPydfRQk263H4v_-CEXdtREPbRAOrn-MBTANvRm9XYYlgg50xHr6R6jPWOWrpAukFs24f86BCnvAh0o1_jFWDHbzdaaAMGYBbEKOemRJrjwGD2uhpc7Y/s320/DSC_0863.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Iris just could not wait until her little sister got here! She loves having a little sister. She is going to be such a good example to Clara.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggw-VxmIo6yIumJKcofKGzZ0FnGeZCn7bbgzyhAzJcoCvBhm60kf3kuwOe6kFrqwnORZIzBu5WxC6zZXoJzNIZ_glULpqHk5QTDdOHKEtDKjIDOuJTp8u92kAXH2-odxFnEh7RkYeSeiyu/s1600/DSC_0866.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggw-VxmIo6yIumJKcofKGzZ0FnGeZCn7bbgzyhAzJcoCvBhm60kf3kuwOe6kFrqwnORZIzBu5WxC6zZXoJzNIZ_glULpqHk5QTDdOHKEtDKjIDOuJTp8u92kAXH2-odxFnEh7RkYeSeiyu/s320/DSC_0866.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Donevan is a good big brother. I can tell he's gonna look out for her. Even though he drove cars on her before she was born.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfoOH2prtRcYBOI59g75foiU_aeL-FkTqmR39mYZiRaEX5z1yFqdV2K78cf8aouZF60c8tUTwFytyvW-O9Or8AZwWd6ppcpYSp1xOM3f0X6CqEhN-eD3o52L71-btKXeHzc12WUs-W1d6/s1600/DSC_0889.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfoOH2prtRcYBOI59g75foiU_aeL-FkTqmR39mYZiRaEX5z1yFqdV2K78cf8aouZF60c8tUTwFytyvW-O9Or8AZwWd6ppcpYSp1xOM3f0X6CqEhN-eD3o52L71-btKXeHzc12WUs-W1d6/s320/DSC_0889.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">These are some good ones of the two of them actually getting along and proving that they do love each other, even though you couldn't prove it by the way they act sometimes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY7XYmJoQ05ARzfk4St-l8zMil53dqnQuH45sKAxB_olSKbo2wb6u3Jhvk4DUvjGeYYTV6Ra1QPhu3meQ4eGggUR5ZgZ5bJV0i_DAwVk06DpGR-7MI2hH9CGuuISpxRszI5PKPVb2DBWFR/s1600/DSC_0911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY7XYmJoQ05ARzfk4St-l8zMil53dqnQuH45sKAxB_olSKbo2wb6u3Jhvk4DUvjGeYYTV6Ra1QPhu3meQ4eGggUR5ZgZ5bJV0i_DAwVk06DpGR-7MI2hH9CGuuISpxRszI5PKPVb2DBWFR/s320/DSC_0911.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">She loves having her picture taken. So sassy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfzEffgeGHQZyzqPENcJcJfBXY1XGtC8ZL4ApGHF9XpxoZUEUTuc-6PWYCnC4aWX-E9EbWVbjW7BDyy8020qlCXAzhGsCjMzN9_i8qYQ5r40Jfb3UVQZ-Q9rwsja7GeMSAjV1KPBUFcYJn/s1600/DSC_0920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfzEffgeGHQZyzqPENcJcJfBXY1XGtC8ZL4ApGHF9XpxoZUEUTuc-6PWYCnC4aWX-E9EbWVbjW7BDyy8020qlCXAzhGsCjMzN9_i8qYQ5r40Jfb3UVQZ-Q9rwsja7GeMSAjV1KPBUFcYJn/s320/DSC_0920.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">He just wanted to play with his cars. Whatever makes him smile!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbrv2u9w_TDo2uhzfzZkq8QvrSmmiEp1M0__QL8j1b-dEjSqi6YfoPNA5mOt0TCWQjJ0w1mUa12U2Wf1wiNo29R8Jf22D-HaQR19q5ozOt8CJULsG3a9kolirRA_Qa3V8Zcoh8ITSQ3Bst/s1600/DSC_0944.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbrv2u9w_TDo2uhzfzZkq8QvrSmmiEp1M0__QL8j1b-dEjSqi6YfoPNA5mOt0TCWQjJ0w1mUa12U2Wf1wiNo29R8Jf22D-HaQR19q5ozOt8CJULsG3a9kolirRA_Qa3V8Zcoh8ITSQ3Bst/s320/DSC_0944.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">And now for some belly shots. I know a lot of people don't like to have their picture taken while pregnant, but I like to look back and remember how I felt and what I looked like. I feel really bad that we didn't do something like this when I was pregnant with Iris. If only we had all the photo equipment then.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU70wjW6EGA1H5Z6D0gC09pv1dSl7RqlQJrYH72yXcYXymwL0n-hH07pSyR5FsAPX41Y0arOrUhd1xRKOyZIhyphenhyphenKI7rUiu7lVJimHhqgGxalwOnQe0xpCUrHVBKx-Xk7sTWst7c3y-MrUPg/s1600/DSC_0957.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU70wjW6EGA1H5Z6D0gC09pv1dSl7RqlQJrYH72yXcYXymwL0n-hH07pSyR5FsAPX41Y0arOrUhd1xRKOyZIhyphenhyphenKI7rUiu7lVJimHhqgGxalwOnQe0xpCUrHVBKx-Xk7sTWst7c3y-MrUPg/s320/DSC_0957.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> I made sure I got some with Evan. When we did maternity pictures when I was pregnant with Donevan I didn't get any with Evan because he was taking the photos. We were going to have someone else take some for us, but never got around to it. So I insisted on having someone else do all the photos this time. And I'm glad I did.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-F1mUHNXbyteo21gyitPsdjSkgxsWg_IY2K58e4e64U6m2-AgCPpAnLmaRHtByDZcbqsHcWeUGe7qx_NelLny0GMXEz4FNLvKJF2ldppHGa3Q_adWD4OKQJ9Q92ZojWx5sJVXwAtJ2KO/s1600/DSC_0842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-F1mUHNXbyteo21gyitPsdjSkgxsWg_IY2K58e4e64U6m2-AgCPpAnLmaRHtByDZcbqsHcWeUGe7qx_NelLny0GMXEz4FNLvKJF2ldppHGa3Q_adWD4OKQJ9Q92ZojWx5sJVXwAtJ2KO/s320/DSC_0842.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well I hope you enjoyed looking at my belly. I do somewhat miss having all the movement inside. I don't miss not being able to bend over or sleep. And I don't miss the heartburn or numb and swollen hands and feet. Really though, I like being pregnant. I am lucky enough to have had fairly easy pregnancies. I don't experience all the sickness that most women do and my deliveries are quick. So all in all, being pregnant is an enjoyable experience for me. Don't hate me.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Zinser Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511559908711160597noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891180572177312189.post-79430217021656508612011-01-05T15:09:00.000-08:002011-01-05T15:09:31.530-08:00Clara's Homecoming<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As promised, here are the pics from when we brought Clara home. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYroZHK2gkTD_rSz6fe9QtORZtL8U7vFvN0irnTlia-MYBfHLmrobIHJJwC4VORodzuv2uoi55mOrjvbm9UjuyJvNobNsatU8Gm3ZGxQypBxFDIzyeXQ_N6jZDteVRLGB40Zawoi_bvki/s1600/IMG_4628.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYroZHK2gkTD_rSz6fe9QtORZtL8U7vFvN0irnTlia-MYBfHLmrobIHJJwC4VORodzuv2uoi55mOrjvbm9UjuyJvNobNsatU8Gm3ZGxQypBxFDIzyeXQ_N6jZDteVRLGB40Zawoi_bvki/s320/IMG_4628.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Iris and Donevan helped my mom make this super cute sign for her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiclq5I-2KWjc8-AAcUXk98ThpONIYWaYO0gEAdARDYc_z1LndM7oehOIoNN-aD12WQ9dF6T70_kIBk0ixWpMRw8MsauqC0rNf7WBXrNA5CLI_tntYObBO7pS4co9MMoJltsJmvKat090QQ/s1600/IMG_4632.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiclq5I-2KWjc8-AAcUXk98ThpONIYWaYO0gEAdARDYc_z1LndM7oehOIoNN-aD12WQ9dF6T70_kIBk0ixWpMRw8MsauqC0rNf7WBXrNA5CLI_tntYObBO7pS4co9MMoJltsJmvKat090QQ/s320/IMG_4632.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Getting cozy with Grandpa Dahl.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqwweeNW410OS7lzscgkbADp8DitocbGie1lyFY4ciDzaOke_aTN_3s5L01E275bo8UKY2FUL6zv4rt6Sb8SCRdturQNAy22GJZ1cdTLdBbrb2blP_8j_ENm5TL1lp_KWwwNDJ_VmjMXo/s1600/IMG_4634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqwweeNW410OS7lzscgkbADp8DitocbGie1lyFY4ciDzaOke_aTN_3s5L01E275bo8UKY2FUL6zv4rt6Sb8SCRdturQNAy22GJZ1cdTLdBbrb2blP_8j_ENm5TL1lp_KWwwNDJ_VmjMXo/s320/IMG_4634.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Crazy haired Iris wanted to hold her right away. Such a proud big sister.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxkHIqALZMJeQ4MG78OaxjT9D44h9XsaL38Ml8bZwXjbUzoj800_5skLHPd4BzPeqlQuoDZvC7Svh4xsXstg2SUIa2zJKKaujCFALFFK15XI0wkZwHmS7SBHs83vUGK5CL9RvkXP79UCq/s1600/IMG_4636.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxkHIqALZMJeQ4MG78OaxjT9D44h9XsaL38Ml8bZwXjbUzoj800_5skLHPd4BzPeqlQuoDZvC7Svh4xsXstg2SUIa2zJKKaujCFALFFK15XI0wkZwHmS7SBHs83vUGK5CL9RvkXP79UCq/s320/IMG_4636.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">We love Nonnie!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0FRACkP7_QdNnSUHiYaPSdcC0ZzuEA31xuQQ1jeyKlJfaQiN8p67GNbSIayJ0ZnSzd4I2V8e3bAjNA8TdxFCMOiYW-1edkVbtMCKSglldLbGCP2m1_PQDz200Cd-u0_YDfm1HBn6gHfNO/s1600/IMG_4639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0FRACkP7_QdNnSUHiYaPSdcC0ZzuEA31xuQQ1jeyKlJfaQiN8p67GNbSIayJ0ZnSzd4I2V8e3bAjNA8TdxFCMOiYW-1edkVbtMCKSglldLbGCP2m1_PQDz200Cd-u0_YDfm1HBn6gHfNO/s320/IMG_4639.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Donevan decided that he wanted to hold her too, and even gave some kisses. Precious!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOUlxS-61H53cY76geGvUi-SwxR_-UCjkudj-Zet-25597pi7IuGbXnI-2A46UKu1beKmFnP2192DxVVooGES9dpKggtJ7irc0KIALWtznnRZWZAuxlyfOo0nZjO5mbm7CESa-vq3hD-f/s1600/IMG_4643.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOUlxS-61H53cY76geGvUi-SwxR_-UCjkudj-Zet-25597pi7IuGbXnI-2A46UKu1beKmFnP2192DxVVooGES9dpKggtJ7irc0KIALWtznnRZWZAuxlyfOo0nZjO5mbm7CESa-vq3hD-f/s320/IMG_4643.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">This is after her first real bath. She is gettin' chunky! Why are double chins only this adorable on babies?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9aWCJDkSuhcEFPlDSiNnL1taB4gQWpbWeR_Y0mJWSxYMK3HRyN9JBlzFHK0ct4iKraGrO6UTT6wLjG6nzygH_JGrMuWuVPOdyeFh0ug2xnXrWJHzzwfCD3yXlc4ZfPMnwmckVReQJsiVV/s1600/IMG_4675.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9aWCJDkSuhcEFPlDSiNnL1taB4gQWpbWeR_Y0mJWSxYMK3HRyN9JBlzFHK0ct4iKraGrO6UTT6wLjG6nzygH_JGrMuWuVPOdyeFh0ug2xnXrWJHzzwfCD3yXlc4ZfPMnwmckVReQJsiVV/s320/IMG_4675.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">My pretty little Clara! So sweet!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFh5Nq6snINb5eoQBmakQaixlMFB-SGruc7AkOdSl8wkuTP5AyRo_gGH81cBpnJ-NHNZPg-PRWVmvXQF1ashkZnF49bWoZNZeRG6LM2MZEQBqxE1ksOLHQpVKmU4SoSsDq8ApgNkR5nmbl/s1600/IMG_4677.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFh5Nq6snINb5eoQBmakQaixlMFB-SGruc7AkOdSl8wkuTP5AyRo_gGH81cBpnJ-NHNZPg-PRWVmvXQF1ashkZnF49bWoZNZeRG6LM2MZEQBqxE1ksOLHQpVKmU4SoSsDq8ApgNkR5nmbl/s320/IMG_4677.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Zinser Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511559908711160597noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891180572177312189.post-44961745869528404782011-01-02T20:14:00.000-08:002011-01-02T20:14:53.783-08:00December 10, 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am finally going to post pictures from the day that Clara was born. Sorry it has taken me so long. It's hard to believe that she is now 3 weeks old. Why is it that the last 3 weeks in the womb takes an eternity, but as an infant 3 weeks fly by?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here I am all hooked up to the machines. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPu1titaEALhyLCZysyfWrjGUTVTaeFmnw-Bg43919_CUhZmgg-qiU3Ce0wU6bESnWp2e7QSCQWYieg506TcYlPDK35bQ812kLNWWDd_H0jJVp9YPJ9P8NY1OWnzH0kZxTg4hyphenhyphenb-eKJY61/s1600/DSC_0458.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPu1titaEALhyLCZysyfWrjGUTVTaeFmnw-Bg43919_CUhZmgg-qiU3Ce0wU6bESnWp2e7QSCQWYieg506TcYlPDK35bQ812kLNWWDd_H0jJVp9YPJ9P8NY1OWnzH0kZxTg4hyphenhyphenb-eKJY61/s320/DSC_0458.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went in at 5:30 am and got checked in and hooked up. I was still only dilated to a 3 so we weren't expecting anything to happen right away. They told us that the doctor would be there about 7:30 to break my water, but he didn't get there till about 9:30. At around 11:00 I started getting really bad contractions so they gave me the epidural. That helped a lot and I was able to get some rest for a couple hours. Then the contractions started getting really bad. It was definitely more painful than the last two. I wasn't aware at the time that the epidural was pretty much wore off. (I'm pretty sure the nurse turned it off. She didn't really know what she was doing. At least that's how she came across to me!) Anyways, I was in a LOT of pain and I kept telling the nurses that she was coming out and they kept telling me not to push, but I wasn't pushing, she was just coming out. They finally got the doctor there and he had just enough time to put on a gown and gloves when the nurse said, "We have a baby!" He turned around and caught the baby and told me to push a little more. One little push and she was all the way out. Instant relief! At 3:07 pm she made her appearance. Welcome to the world, Clara Jane! She was so beautiful, it made all the pain worth it. She was born with that cute little furrowed brow. All the nurses said she looked so serious. You'll see that look again in many of the pictures. I think she looks like she is very deep in thought.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPq4IKBJ-A1bzJh0-Fz5fNYzsbrK6xb4wgIHDyDO4kLXeInL3RntjtKuMhd15jt7Fw4AlklKjzCneL5-BaEGDvyma8TBgaiEXeDKRqAATAStt5tn9MmZ4tWOgR__POkRJ-Ak66RLusMEVX/s1600/DSC_0492.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPq4IKBJ-A1bzJh0-Fz5fNYzsbrK6xb4wgIHDyDO4kLXeInL3RntjtKuMhd15jt7Fw4AlklKjzCneL5-BaEGDvyma8TBgaiEXeDKRqAATAStt5tn9MmZ4tWOgR__POkRJ-Ak66RLusMEVX/s320/DSC_0492.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So precious! She weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long. That must be all I have room for since all three were 20 1/2 inches. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieC-y3bQv2cqpvn98tNAYqpYNCj3ViMXnXi4x80VDqiTlozanpjaosbSF_hUtMFi-GQim0MnqhHJZjg69D4Yi6rpGceHLv_eZQJxW52tj5Y5O-IbzckBznoPcPrxfVAgpWNcV_b9ufum4f/s1600/DSC_0496.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieC-y3bQv2cqpvn98tNAYqpYNCj3ViMXnXi4x80VDqiTlozanpjaosbSF_hUtMFi-GQim0MnqhHJZjg69D4Yi6rpGceHLv_eZQJxW52tj5Y5O-IbzckBznoPcPrxfVAgpWNcV_b9ufum4f/s320/DSC_0496.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Again with the Clara Glare.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio6YTzsNuWqtsYc_ELQWtsdIiIiltoXWZj2_t7K8VdHzpRiFwMl3zGVk0jZ_NCoLgZzqW7vmLD4sm1UHqK_jaO20UCcR0BO_go3Fddzp_WmiMXYLUbL2xoyl00ChGnZ5LTBpEkkd33hZpS/s1600/DSC_0514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio6YTzsNuWqtsYc_ELQWtsdIiIiltoXWZj2_t7K8VdHzpRiFwMl3zGVk0jZ_NCoLgZzqW7vmLD4sm1UHqK_jaO20UCcR0BO_go3Fddzp_WmiMXYLUbL2xoyl00ChGnZ5LTBpEkkd33hZpS/s320/DSC_0514.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My mom brought the kids in. They were pretty excited to see her. I had to keep her next to my skin to warm her up a bit so they didn't get to hold her right away. But here is Donevan's first look at her. Excited to be a big brother!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2g9oxjS3HQzlQulUFMzIaVXknjR3jNRvOavtGxriM6EhQludyKv_1Dyl0CwwcejU2cekwFRXJGiTO9enDnZEx6Rz1mh55pTIMP4EAUoFNMyYAA4xrJZArUyCabpiq0SYPxiTQJOwhZx7A/s1600/DSC_0516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2g9oxjS3HQzlQulUFMzIaVXknjR3jNRvOavtGxriM6EhQludyKv_1Dyl0CwwcejU2cekwFRXJGiTO9enDnZEx6Rz1mh55pTIMP4EAUoFNMyYAA4xrJZArUyCabpiq0SYPxiTQJOwhZx7A/s320/DSC_0516.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Iris couldn't stop smiling. She was the most excited! She couldn't wait to have a little sister.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5f6BPnZYleXrZnNNOqY1MZRp6tzW30mV9ikKiCGiRyYbyZfuEBIRLxvnFURDktfNTayFols6hxESY_mptirpwdm5BteTfxx-Gl06C6U2ktbktzXO_6oHGw-MK3Bcv1w9VhggZUZlrlL96/s1600/DSC_0520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5f6BPnZYleXrZnNNOqY1MZRp6tzW30mV9ikKiCGiRyYbyZfuEBIRLxvnFURDktfNTayFols6hxESY_mptirpwdm5BteTfxx-Gl06C6U2ktbktzXO_6oHGw-MK3Bcv1w9VhggZUZlrlL96/s320/DSC_0520.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At first Donevan wanted to hold her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZaXtk7u4Wk1cOjNp8PxLPcWgV0Jkx7efw2VF_79gskrMUeszZOsTlHtPVtLlS8vtrSCguJ-1Cb957-lc-UjGI__1R0rZbmd-73jvUoBOfytk4pk9tQM6DPgq8KOGKSfnE3qlOPM4Z6WVd/s1600/DSC_0526.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZaXtk7u4Wk1cOjNp8PxLPcWgV0Jkx7efw2VF_79gskrMUeszZOsTlHtPVtLlS8vtrSCguJ-1Cb957-lc-UjGI__1R0rZbmd-73jvUoBOfytk4pk9tQM6DPgq8KOGKSfnE3qlOPM4Z6WVd/s320/DSC_0526.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then he changed his mind and pushed her away a little.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zJgQBLdsbgYp4Gfoq8SpStknpN6Y9_aKAk4V-PxS4ew6tZUToyybds_KRZeulnALhN1zhxaF-182l4Sh94ZjVQ3Hph_YVyPgE6oucZ01P54J2FHNhbOxkTzKyh5XtjeovtcbIdnbi0Q6/s1600/DSC_0527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zJgQBLdsbgYp4Gfoq8SpStknpN6Y9_aKAk4V-PxS4ew6tZUToyybds_KRZeulnALhN1zhxaF-182l4Sh94ZjVQ3Hph_YVyPgE6oucZ01P54J2FHNhbOxkTzKyh5XtjeovtcbIdnbi0Q6/s320/DSC_0527.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Iris, of course, couldn't wait to hold her. She was so happy! What a proud big sister!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnIelB54wrXvvrcAQFDUJuqs65gQQx3Ev0NagFZCnh0Peym-M5T-ZuseGGk8wnDSPJ7tkKpGBwRQaNlgC-oJNL9LGkKK-YgSHV2RY3L1g1lZ6RkJOTiV8Ym_XVCYPs-CSss2F3pxbsllMG/s1600/DSC_0529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnIelB54wrXvvrcAQFDUJuqs65gQQx3Ev0NagFZCnh0Peym-M5T-ZuseGGk8wnDSPJ7tkKpGBwRQaNlgC-oJNL9LGkKK-YgSHV2RY3L1g1lZ6RkJOTiV8Ym_XVCYPs-CSss2F3pxbsllMG/s320/DSC_0529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Why are you taking pictures of me? Where I am? What's going on?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZl313CwDpCrhjS8-IfqffaR9OyBnaYMZ-GCEJR2YeHAXZTAjZ6nNw-eSttZjTwduv0mHAjuiCL-2PDKzZaYfqvmHLtxlFpUIMQOOQgduZALLWLUMARvvIQWsF3Rn3zVha9ZFUdXCWSmjH/s1600/DSC_0545.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZl313CwDpCrhjS8-IfqffaR9OyBnaYMZ-GCEJR2YeHAXZTAjZ6nNw-eSttZjTwduv0mHAjuiCL-2PDKzZaYfqvmHLtxlFpUIMQOOQgduZALLWLUMARvvIQWsF3Rn3zVha9ZFUdXCWSmjH/s320/DSC_0545.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Donevan watching her get a bath in the nursery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3kg98nG2jOBbxEQmIv1fVtvrXimPqQa4rD-y0-H4sd2rZ6dUJ2P3e9MzJSRzNfa0TaBEql_8uUCf2lLSfzMLBK1ngUt8iBHRD39T0BBLFraL38xgg2nOQu95eVlHlO4V2t6QMveRH183/s1600/DSC_0552.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3kg98nG2jOBbxEQmIv1fVtvrXimPqQa4rD-y0-H4sd2rZ6dUJ2P3e9MzJSRzNfa0TaBEql_8uUCf2lLSfzMLBK1ngUt8iBHRD39T0BBLFraL38xgg2nOQu95eVlHlO4V2t6QMveRH183/s320/DSC_0552.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Havin' a little chat with Dad. I was glad that Evan was able to go and be with her through all the stuff they do in the nursery. Even after the epidural wearing off, my right leg was the only thing that stayed numb. For like another 8 hours I couldn't feel it at all. Not fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqOsMJFGmv7kVZrVwKpKkz7xflOEBSz6dyco6wKHFF5GAWhBQBnq9f6e_WUhxiNnySYl0WLRtX1lQhsd8Nx362iY9LIW0VMBGTGajJT_HeK3-ZD16ufQGfcFvSBF0l2iLfpxBjPTb8L8mT/s1600/DSC_0553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqOsMJFGmv7kVZrVwKpKkz7xflOEBSz6dyco6wKHFF5GAWhBQBnq9f6e_WUhxiNnySYl0WLRtX1lQhsd8Nx362iY9LIW0VMBGTGajJT_HeK3-ZD16ufQGfcFvSBF0l2iLfpxBjPTb8L8mT/s320/DSC_0553.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So precious! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-k_vlSrRTeaN2JcUgJCzDQkh5DnQF1FbWJqUhPql6K0UoFMJj9j25DVDXUPGAbSyV26ELtQC4msLaK1B6jPOEaB6Npvy9xK3dIXRErvB5T0CDsbIA34pX96Qh79ScsvMLvdWAfjGPhOyF/s1600/DSC_0567.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-k_vlSrRTeaN2JcUgJCzDQkh5DnQF1FbWJqUhPql6K0UoFMJj9j25DVDXUPGAbSyV26ELtQC4msLaK1B6jPOEaB6Npvy9xK3dIXRErvB5T0CDsbIA34pX96Qh79ScsvMLvdWAfjGPhOyF/s320/DSC_0567.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She likes bathtime!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9GFUPaqtHMRl0eW2aF55HKXOalvlko3vuw1DOmbdvU3cqR1IwpjOwzDjlqu8WQRt4YIGL2VbYbVC8lq0etA-04sHdU8Hxb6E-51lxDRT8Dil9hLAVmEhB9PjPg_C4fCSX0yiTkAmlWDnx/s1600/DSC_0587.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9GFUPaqtHMRl0eW2aF55HKXOalvlko3vuw1DOmbdvU3cqR1IwpjOwzDjlqu8WQRt4YIGL2VbYbVC8lq0etA-04sHdU8Hxb6E-51lxDRT8Dil9hLAVmEhB9PjPg_C4fCSX0yiTkAmlWDnx/s320/DSC_0587.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The nurses brought her back to us in this cute stocking and hat. I loved it. What an adorable little stocking stuffer!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdRnXFViGSw5Vy0Ndx_KZkon72q2GqVcJNpp0DMesY98pJcZGQuLNyZ2Yaav5KaJXZvjMiP1FTobxM-D2tbq0TV76VRMgyIv65BZY1LQqT0s1guJuXKrzGuPW9L08U_vBgf1uL5vSrNHv/s1600/DSC_0621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdRnXFViGSw5Vy0Ndx_KZkon72q2GqVcJNpp0DMesY98pJcZGQuLNyZ2Yaav5KaJXZvjMiP1FTobxM-D2tbq0TV76VRMgyIv65BZY1LQqT0s1guJuXKrzGuPW9L08U_vBgf1uL5vSrNHv/s320/DSC_0621.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was her going-home outfit. Iris helped me pick it out. We got to go home the next morning. I have more pictures of that but haven't got them on the computer yet. So those will be posted later.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPu5FmMZxByPsh2ZdfaXeaRozOtgBXUYy582RyBj1ptKmaMnBH1Zpzk4SzfeuM2WSw2s6ceSUrbi7WxB1L634oNTztM-dx-ewsiMa4NWR1Z32uHTSDc9n3zSPe7h68dvKhbvudvxrbRxKB/s1600/DSC_0659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPu5FmMZxByPsh2ZdfaXeaRozOtgBXUYy582RyBj1ptKmaMnBH1Zpzk4SzfeuM2WSw2s6ceSUrbi7WxB1L634oNTztM-dx-ewsiMa4NWR1Z32uHTSDc9n3zSPe7h68dvKhbvudvxrbRxKB/s320/DSC_0659.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So far she has been a dream baby. Doesn't really cry at all. She latched on right away and has been a good eater from the beginning. She is now sleeping about 4 to 5 hours at a time. Iris and Donevan are great with her and love to hold her and love on her. A wonderful addition to our family!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Zinser Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511559908711160597noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891180572177312189.post-62794461900974077132010-12-30T10:45:00.000-08:002010-12-30T10:47:17.678-08:00Week 50It is finally ending...The Happiness Experiment. It actually seems to have gone really quick. Here are the final two secrets of happy people:<br />
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<b>Secret #99</b><br />
<b>Money does not buy happiness.</b><br />
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<i>"We spend so much time chasing dollars, worrying about dollars, and counting dollars. It may surprise you to learn that satisfaction with life is no more likely among the rich."</i><br />
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Something that I learned from this secret: more people buy lottery tickets than vote. Very interesting. Everyone wants to be rich. We all think that if we can just afford that one thing we will be happy. But it never ends at just that one thing. Once you start thinking that things can make you happy you are already on your way to unhappiness. "Remember, if money could buy happiness, there would be high-priced happiness stores on every block."<br />
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<i>"A study of life satisfaction looked at twenty different factors that might contribute to happiness. Nineteen of those factors did matter, and one did not. The one factor that did not matter was financial status."</i><br />
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<b>Secret #100</b><br />
<b>What does it all mean? You decide.</b><br />
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<i>"Your future--how you feel about it, yourself, and everything else--follows from the decisions you make, the priorities you develop, and the perspective you see things through."</i><br />
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You are in charge of your own life. You get to decide what you are going to do with the life that you have been blessed with. You are both the driver and navigator on this road trip called life. You get to choose for yourself where you go.<br />
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<i>"In a study that followed the exploits of over 100 adults for a period of two years, it was found that the effect of "good" and "bad" events quickly faded. That is, subjects' happiness was not dependent on the sum of events but on what they made of those events."</i><br />
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And now for a quick review of secrets 51-100:<br />
51. Make your work a calling.<br />
52. Never trade your morals for your goals.<br />
53. Don't pretend to ignore things your loved ones do that bother you.<br />
54. Get a good night's sleep.<br />
55. Buy what you like.<br />
56. Accomplish something every day.<br />
57. Be flexible.<br />
58. Events are temporary.<br />
59. Be your own fan.<br />
60. Join a group.<br />
61. Be positive.<br />
62. There will be an end, but you can be prepared.<br />
63. How we see the world is more important than how the world is.<br />
64. Keep a pen and paper handy.<br />
65. Help the next person who needs some minor assistance.<br />
66. Take care not to harshly criticize family and friends.<br />
67. Some people like the big picture, and others like the details.<br />
68. Do things you are good at.<br />
69. Go visit your neighbor.<br />
70. Smile.<br />
71. Don't accept television's picture of the world.<br />
72. You always have a choice.<br />
73. Be agreeable.<br />
74. Don't ignore one part of your life.<br />
75. Listen to music.<br />
76. Let your goals guide you.<br />
77. Use your job positively.<br />
78. Don't forget to have fun.<br />
79. Believe in ultimate justice.<br />
80. Reminisce.<br />
81. Be conscientious.<br />
82. Don't dwell on unwinnable conflicts.<br />
83. Enjoy the ordinary.<br />
84. Focus not on the world's tragedies, but on the world's hope.<br />
85. Get a hobby.<br />
86. Envying other people's relationships is pointless.<br />
87. Give yourself time to adapt to change.<br />
88. Focus on what really matters to you.<br />
89. Realize that complete satisfaction does not exist.<br />
90. Surround yourself with pleasant aromas.<br />
91. Don't let others set your goals.<br />
92. You are a person, not a stereotype.<br />
93. Know what makes you happy and sad.<br />
94. Keep reading.<br />
95. We must feel needed.<br />
96. Say "so what".<br />
97. Have a purpose.<br />
98. You have not finished the best part of your life.<br />
99. Money does not buy happiness.<br />
100. What does it all mean? You decide.<br />
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I think that I will look back on these reviews often to keep all these secrets fresh in my mind. I really think that if we follow these simple secrets that we can all be happier. Wouldn't that be nice to only come in contact with happy people. It would also be nice for other people to come in contact with a happier us.<br />
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In the end, just like secret 100 says, we decide if we are going to be happy or not. We choose for ourselves if we are going to go through the world happy or grumpy. All the secrets in the world for happiness all come down to that one, Decide.<br />
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Thank you to those of you who have attempted to follow me on this experiment. I think even if not a single other person read any of these posts, it still was worth it for myself. I can truly say that I came out of this a happier person. Just knowing that each day begins with a choice to be happy or not is the key.<br />
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Let me know if any of this helped you on your journey to happiness. Which secrets were the most helpful? Are you happier?<br />
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You decide!Zinser Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511559908711160597noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891180572177312189.post-26666355276415122722010-12-21T22:18:00.000-08:002010-12-21T22:18:39.228-08:00Clara Jane ZinserShe's here!!!<br />
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Clara Jane Zinser was born December 10, 2010 at 3:07pm. She weighed in at 7 pounds 11 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. So far she has been a dream baby. Eats great, sleeps great, and loves to cuddle. Her sister and brother are adjusting well to having her home. They love to hold her and give her kisses. I just got the pictures loaded on the computer so I will post some soon. Life with three kids hasn't been too bad so far. We'll see how it goes as she gets older and does more than eat and sleep!Zinser Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511559908711160597noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891180572177312189.post-8761387645381173852010-12-06T19:34:00.000-08:002010-12-06T19:34:40.891-08:00Father Christmas<div style="text-align: center;">Christmas this year has been so much fun! Iris and Donevan are both getting old enough to understand a little more about Santa Claus and all that fun stuff. Iris a little more than Donevan, but they are both getting so excited.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">A friend of ours in Carson City has Father Christmas in her tux shop (Tux Town; for those in the area you should go!) during December so we decided to drive down and take the kids to see him. Iris was sooo excited. She couldn't stop talking about it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The whole time she was on his lap she talked his ear off and couldn't stop smiling. It was so cute. She would have sat there all day talking to him if she could. She told him all about the decorations we've put up and the cookies we made. And of course she told him what she wanted: </div><div style="text-align: center;">A horse for her Jessie doll (Bullseye)</div><div style="text-align: center;">A computer (she's only 3!!!)</div><div style="text-align: center;">And a phone (again only 3, I'm in big trouble!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAvRdGmKrciSbNbCh9HV8PrkM5ZPRUrrIKArApfBjNRymjveOrYYDoZ3IHXFQihccFDB8-BvvDiVLOlBS9uYiEQuLdG4-Gz36dgmdHxQYKWNGosRG3RkBqybGxT2quI-fgxEkClQWIAh9X/s1600/IMGP2108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAvRdGmKrciSbNbCh9HV8PrkM5ZPRUrrIKArApfBjNRymjveOrYYDoZ3IHXFQihccFDB8-BvvDiVLOlBS9uYiEQuLdG4-Gz36dgmdHxQYKWNGosRG3RkBqybGxT2quI-fgxEkClQWIAh9X/s320/IMGP2108.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">There were some really cute ones of the two of them together. So different than the first ones we got of them together on Santa's lap. Donevan was only about a month old then. They are growing so fast!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXw9k0_lBL3A-q0v-ecqg3bZDyxXodqQgQC4JNwVCpVuJGdpnlwynqwn6k3OwoIV_KGSWr-JHwZ7j-HdaIbIU_sr1VrbqZ_TZZwu3nTJQ1RCQypeemS3uyFexmLSpQ7ZPJPiGqjg_RW_O-/s1600/IMGP2115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXw9k0_lBL3A-q0v-ecqg3bZDyxXodqQgQC4JNwVCpVuJGdpnlwynqwn6k3OwoIV_KGSWr-JHwZ7j-HdaIbIU_sr1VrbqZ_TZZwu3nTJQ1RCQypeemS3uyFexmLSpQ7ZPJPiGqjg_RW_O-/s320/IMGP2115.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> Donevan was fine until Iris got down. He didn't really want to be up there by himself. Not as impressed by him as Iris was. Made for some funny pics though!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ26s2_EobToS53yi_V6NNP5_eekwOhqsrZxLjOey_9nw5UD2imKns4cIl9BA9WJq5iWRDaikqyHclzX7R8FGdypsZ3IZIR0QFFIYWqTRncx7sRkERsLoLwovJv036laYtnej_FIig2S0e/s1600/IMGP2116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ26s2_EobToS53yi_V6NNP5_eekwOhqsrZxLjOey_9nw5UD2imKns4cIl9BA9WJq5iWRDaikqyHclzX7R8FGdypsZ3IZIR0QFFIYWqTRncx7sRkERsLoLwovJv036laYtnej_FIig2S0e/s320/IMGP2116.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When the baby comes (which is in 4 days!!!) we might make another trip down to get some of her first Christmas with Santa photos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Zinser Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511559908711160597noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891180572177312189.post-24519809944192956202010-12-06T17:34:00.000-08:002010-12-06T17:34:07.206-08:00Week 49<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #97</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Have a purpose.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Without a purpose nothing matters. You can work forty hours a week, come home to cook, clean, and then take up seventy-two new good habits, but if there isn't a reason you are doing it, none of these activities will mean anything to you."</span><br />
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I like how the book uses taking a test in school as an example. Why should you study for that test? Because you want to pass the class. And you want to pass the class so you can get a degree and you want to get a degree so you can get a job. But if you don't think about the purpose of all this then there is no point to study for that test. And that job is probably a long ways off, but it's the purpose that you need to keep focused on.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"In research on college students, a comparison was made between students who enjoyed their lives and studies and students who were least comfortable with their environment. A major difference between the two groups was a sense of underlying purpose in life, which almost twice as many of the former group had."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #98</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">You have not finished the best part of your life.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"We hear that youth is wasted on the young. People who say this are accepting the myth that only the young can enjoy life to the fullest. The truth is that older people do not consider their young days to be their best days; most enjoy their senior years more than any other part of their life."</span><br />
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I think that each part of our lives has so much to offer us. So many lessons to learn and things to enjoy. I enjoyed my childhood and look back on it with many wonderful memories. I am completely enjoying starting a family of my own and watching my own children grow and enjoy their childhood. I look forward to the time when they are grown and are starting their families. You are only as old as you feel. There are days that I do feel really old, but I try not to let it bring me down.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Researchers conducted a long-term study of northern Californians, interviewing subjects multiple times over three decades. When asked when they had been the happiest in their lives, each time eight out of ten answered 'right now'."</span>Zinser Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511559908711160597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891180572177312189.post-41997407457896890192010-11-28T11:34:00.000-08:002010-11-28T11:34:59.199-08:00Week 48<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #95</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">We must feel needed.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Think of those who rely on your friendship, caring, guidance, help. You probably don't realize how important you are to the people in your life."</span><br />
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I admit that sometimes, okay most of the time, I feel like nobody relies on my friendship or guidance. Like my kids are the only ones that need anything from me, and even that doesn't really make me feel needed. So I guess I need to stop trying to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">feel</span> needed and just realize that I <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">am</span> needed even if I don't know it. And then try and give as much help and friendship as I can.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"In an experimental research program, a relationship was found between happiness and helping behavior. By helping others, we create positive bonds with people and enhance our self image. Those who had more opportunities to offer help felt 11 percent better about themselves."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #96</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Say "so what."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"A classmate at your high school reunion is richer, prettier, smarter than everybody else. Does it matter? No. Your life is shaped more by your everyday relationships than by the lives of acquaintances you see only rarely."</span><br />
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I think that as long as you are doing what you enjoy and you have a family and friends that you love and that love you, that's all that matters. Why compare yourself to others?<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Satisfaction with life was found to be related to experiences with family and friends-those with regular participation in one's life-and to be unrelated to those with whom contact is brief or irregular."</span><br />
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Only 2 more weeks left in this experiment. This year has really flown by. I'm going to take this last two weeks and really focus on all the secrets and think about if doing them has improved my happiness or not. I think it will be a good chance for me to really think about what I am doing in my life and how it is affecting me and those around me.Zinser Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511559908711160597noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891180572177312189.post-22686898899496668852010-11-21T17:03:00.000-08:002010-11-21T17:03:01.314-08:00Week 47I managed to get myself behind again. So this is yet another catch-up week.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #85</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Get a hobby.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Hobbies are a steady source of interest, providing two essential ingredients in life: consistency and fun."</span><br />
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I have a lot of different hobbies. Maybe too many in fact. I sometimes feel that I don't have enough time to do all of them and so I end up not doing any of them. I think if I was better about scheduling when I should do certain things I would be able to spend time on all the things I love to do.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"In surveys of thousands of adults, those who had a hobby were found to be 6 percent more likely to rate their lives favorably."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #86</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Envying other people's relationships is pointless.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"People with many friends sometimes yearn for a closer family, and people with a close family sometimes yearn for more friends. The key to continued satisfaction with life is not in replicating what someone else has. Instead, build a support system that you draw from and give to, regardless of whether it is made up primarily of friends or family."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"In research on over 8,000 adults, researchers considered over 100 factors that contribute to happiness Among the factors that had a major negative effect was the use of comparisons that implied personal failures in relationships, which reduced happiness by 26 percent."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #87</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Give yourself time to adapt to change.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Don't expect to be immediately comfortable after a move or in a new situation. Give yourself time to adjust. If you learn how to ease yourself into new circumstances, changes you make in the future will be easier for you."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"In a study of newly married couples, those couples who acknowledged the difficulties of their new situation were 1.5 times more comfortable with each other, and with marriage, than those who tried to conceal the difficulty of dealing with change."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #88</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Focus on what really matters to you.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"There is no point in competing in a game that you do not really care to win. Don't allow your life and expectations to become anything but deeply personal reflections of what matters the most to you."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Goals are crucial to one's orientation to the world and to life satisfaction. If one's goals conform to one's self-concept, it increases by 43 percent the likelihood that goals will contribute in a positive fashion to life satisfaction."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #89</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Realize that complete satisfaction does not exist.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Set your sights on being generally satisfied and generally happy, not on expecting every aspect of life to be perfect. Complete satisfaction does not exist because everything can be improved upon. Those who accept this can appreciate what they have. Those who do not accept this can never appreciate what they have even as their circumstances improve. Strive to improve. Don't try to be perfect."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Those who believe they will fail to achieve their goals are unhappy, but so too are those who believe they will exactly meet their goals. Those who are happiest believe they will meet some of their goals and will receive satisfaction from multiple aspects of their lives."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #90</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Surround yourself with pleasant aromas.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Here's a simple way to make yourself feel better. Air out your house, and add some fragrant flowers. Make your home smell nice, and you will feel the effects."</span><br />
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I will agree that pleasant smells do make you feel better. And I love the fact that smells can trigger so many memories.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Our senses operate all the time, offering us important signals about our environment. Pleasant smells evoke surprise and happiness for more than eight out of ten individuals, while unpleasant odors trigger disgust and unhappy reactions."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #91</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Don't let others set you goals.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Too many people choose goals based on what others think. Instead, think about what you really care about, and set meaningful goals to accomplish what matters to you."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"People do not have to succeed in absolutely everything everything they do to feel happy. But, people do have to believe they have maintained control over their own life. In fact, those who feel that they were responsible for their own position and decisions express one-third more life satisfaction than those who do not."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #92</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">You are a person, not a stereotype.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"People are happiest when they allow their individual personality to come out, not when they conform to popular images. Men who believe they must act tough and women who believe they must act soft are boxed in to a set of expectations that have nothing to do with who they are."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Satisfaction with life was not found to be connected to how well men and women fit into gender stereotypes of femininity and masculinity."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #93</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Know what makes you happy and sad.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"People feel worse if they are unhappy but have no idea why. Think about your feelings and emotions. Then, even when you are unhappy, you will take comfort in knowing the cause and how it can be changed."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Those who are least likely to quickly overcome a temporary sense of dissatisfaction with life are those who cannot define the sources of their feelings."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #94</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Keep reading.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Those who read books benefit from what they learn and the entertainment they receive. But in addition, they get to exercise their brain, and when we do that, we feel satisfied that we are spending our time wisely."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Reading engages the mind. Reading materials, by exercising our memory and imagination, can contribute to happiness in ways similar to active positive thinking. Regular readers are about 8 percent more likely to express daily satisfaction."</span><br />
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I am now caught up. I hope that it's not too much at once. I am almost through with this experiment and not sure whether or not it has improved my happiness or not. I think that when I actually remembered to do it each week and focused on the secrets, I was happier. Just reading through them over and over is good for me to remind myself of what it is I need to be doing to be happier. And really it's the simple things. It always is.Zinser Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511559908711160597noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891180572177312189.post-70106655854028451482010-11-09T15:54:00.000-08:002010-11-09T15:54:42.783-08:00Birthday Bash!<div style="text-align: center;">November 6th marked the 2nd birthday of my little man, Donevan. Those 2 years went by incredibly fast. So fast, in fact, that I never did post pictures of his 1st birthday. Oops! So now I am going to remember this past year with photos from both birthdays. It's crazy how much he has changed!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Year One</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">A bulldozer cake with rocks and dirt. And cupcakes with the same.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrUd8mpjRovYvL-ummAOu2FjzbH6bPQah8m6leO1iF90jkWMMP_HETFga9OC-I7umQunolgtSIgZM-y-i_ekXxSdXXPK-0aW8fmt4ZROzyq9pncQUql5Tnyh3_EcMpVkPqm3dn5XV5OFh/s1600/IMG_3419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrUd8mpjRovYvL-ummAOu2FjzbH6bPQah8m6leO1iF90jkWMMP_HETFga9OC-I7umQunolgtSIgZM-y-i_ekXxSdXXPK-0aW8fmt4ZROzyq9pncQUql5Tnyh3_EcMpVkPqm3dn5XV5OFh/s320/IMG_3419.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbXg_hQgeMjE3MNofoDWzyJVw4L9-JYtHvXDQ3cT5IQXivU2xNMJ3uDSmIdpkzFO4D4cmJg5jeEhgC30pMX7e52Drk6Jwh35l31d6MmMAjey8d1ow3klQa8LCV7rgcrhwZPbzmeanVawz/s1600/IMG_3421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbXg_hQgeMjE3MNofoDWzyJVw4L9-JYtHvXDQ3cT5IQXivU2xNMJ3uDSmIdpkzFO4D4cmJg5jeEhgC30pMX7e52Drk6Jwh35l31d6MmMAjey8d1ow3klQa8LCV7rgcrhwZPbzmeanVawz/s320/IMG_3421.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPF4iTR9GjV-WK8wJB8j3nUz3FNNCAK1DblL4XdiQn-DHi72lC6ruWdCplfvjZTlY_PZp2eXjo_F_x3utrhWdqlOP_yqPE4X_FPE5Ccy6NTPQVqCqrknSaPtxbH_bsLZBlkRYHu2FjpPBa/s1600/IMG_3423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPF4iTR9GjV-WK8wJB8j3nUz3FNNCAK1DblL4XdiQn-DHi72lC6ruWdCplfvjZTlY_PZp2eXjo_F_x3utrhWdqlOP_yqPE4X_FPE5Ccy6NTPQVqCqrknSaPtxbH_bsLZBlkRYHu2FjpPBa/s320/IMG_3423.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">One cute little 1 year old diggin' in and gettin' messy.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9dW1yAimYYs7u4plfBQq43chBLW42BRqkEqSVM3HwL-nws2t_2uLfUsOG_vAekiLI1bdKB_g4sEw9RTndhYzC412i8XlCx_j2U0e32cAT62LqMsGwgAZ86_tLbU58jv73ESBM0xrJIb2/s1600/DSC_0478.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9dW1yAimYYs7u4plfBQq43chBLW42BRqkEqSVM3HwL-nws2t_2uLfUsOG_vAekiLI1bdKB_g4sEw9RTndhYzC412i8XlCx_j2U0e32cAT62LqMsGwgAZ86_tLbU58jv73ESBM0xrJIb2/s320/DSC_0478.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3Uku6_rEX-ZpHueXvWUERVPk7AT4AO7uKDyR0UGf1IRvRtqUXKQ-Z2uf2Tihj96OZTBWuGl7XglMh2SyNVhWk26sKXAUrZaHrOTeQGJwaE7LvuV7a16WyXqHN8yOTYrVv9S5kG9677bV/s1600/DSC_0532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3Uku6_rEX-ZpHueXvWUERVPk7AT4AO7uKDyR0UGf1IRvRtqUXKQ-Z2uf2Tihj96OZTBWuGl7XglMh2SyNVhWk26sKXAUrZaHrOTeQGJwaE7LvuV7a16WyXqHN8yOTYrVv9S5kG9677bV/s320/DSC_0532.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFxJQmRyQLevfdOpzBYV6lUc0CCvsFIg1z9QFrq1nOKLpOeNweLyqO5zKCN-csxbMgt_FkbXqZ6oGIv_lKudH5pjrqCdD3l8l44L5h42Nn4Fye_7jd-wsiv14SzWK8srOrKAGYbKtQasN/s1600/DSC_0561.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFxJQmRyQLevfdOpzBYV6lUc0CCvsFIg1z9QFrq1nOKLpOeNweLyqO5zKCN-csxbMgt_FkbXqZ6oGIv_lKudH5pjrqCdD3l8l44L5h42Nn4Fye_7jd-wsiv14SzWK8srOrKAGYbKtQasN/s320/DSC_0561.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurFTJ2xvjWhapUoXHtRsdOWc-m0YKYxqGAbzNE2Q0lbZN61apYUpT8MK9_Jv_fOkRFWYobgB2TszbtcKk9ibDbvXd6asgRJn7zJAIcF7JWh1W6Vkgrb_t07JNPSITWSDuRBkXlSODeZLP/s1600/DSC_0533.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurFTJ2xvjWhapUoXHtRsdOWc-m0YKYxqGAbzNE2Q0lbZN61apYUpT8MK9_Jv_fOkRFWYobgB2TszbtcKk9ibDbvXd6asgRJn7zJAIcF7JWh1W6Vkgrb_t07JNPSITWSDuRBkXlSODeZLP/s320/DSC_0533.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Not my favorite haircut, I guess we've all changed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Z6an-hr43ftzcQ3YOrVQbh19dUAlkzQZxrDD5TIUV79IvBfuUHYRAwOgmB9oz4gzYw6_wUQGPR5p4c4BetgI7H9iP5PJC5rxXk0oAiPg_GRQ_j4BX8KihyimJ-4svSRYt86EA5iIgUBr/s1600/DSC_0524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Z6an-hr43ftzcQ3YOrVQbh19dUAlkzQZxrDD5TIUV79IvBfuUHYRAwOgmB9oz4gzYw6_wUQGPR5p4c4BetgI7H9iP5PJC5rxXk0oAiPg_GRQ_j4BX8KihyimJ-4svSRYt86EA5iIgUBr/s320/DSC_0524.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">My sister Meghan had her baby (a boy, Cory Steven) that morning, so Donevan had his cousins there to celebrate and will now get to celebrate every year with Cory.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3sL6Y-Sy6T4Lw6UrzGhJiNySZN4R0BhYBZfnxYb5CJQjzR_ww_JqoJe4EkGL7J8YBbEAfcfyljMrZpM7fvsmlx4XAAmR1gVUaJFs4JsEzmptc5miC3rmL-ULPn6QBl2fo7OPiSFv0qNpk/s1600/DSC_0822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3sL6Y-Sy6T4Lw6UrzGhJiNySZN4R0BhYBZfnxYb5CJQjzR_ww_JqoJe4EkGL7J8YBbEAfcfyljMrZpM7fvsmlx4XAAmR1gVUaJFs4JsEzmptc5miC3rmL-ULPn6QBl2fo7OPiSFv0qNpk/s320/DSC_0822.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">He really loved the Cars cake. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsw4mnIl8n3HRj33O3cIk0OUEriP2XZru5OJUceDaHDSvIT8Wtbc6B1_RiddechKD1Ms4FDSPN28r8UFAhQMtZbdHq5AsF4h-A1v1QmW8hNzmvz87PSCJeof9dnAbphvCg_y8sLGEILIMB/s1600/DSC_0832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsw4mnIl8n3HRj33O3cIk0OUEriP2XZru5OJUceDaHDSvIT8Wtbc6B1_RiddechKD1Ms4FDSPN28r8UFAhQMtZbdHq5AsF4h-A1v1QmW8hNzmvz87PSCJeof9dnAbphvCg_y8sLGEILIMB/s320/DSC_0832.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Even though I'm due for another haircut, I do like this better than last year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZOmXGVS2bqTCDtJld5dmxj8xmRzLM1msyauYDEE7DK2pej_RtLUlPwQE_Tult0ZKM0T45cDKZGa1mIv-LsBUnqO2WzUtCSGUYzSHxWB1bj03PJHLKV_ryFHzhLA36egqwwtsuH_0Ukp_/s1600/DSC_0845.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZOmXGVS2bqTCDtJld5dmxj8xmRzLM1msyauYDEE7DK2pej_RtLUlPwQE_Tult0ZKM0T45cDKZGa1mIv-LsBUnqO2WzUtCSGUYzSHxWB1bj03PJHLKV_ryFHzhLA36egqwwtsuH_0Ukp_/s320/DSC_0845.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Evan got him a huge collection of Hot Wheels and other cars. He hasn't stopped playing with them since. The boy loves cars. And trains. And airplanes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0eIaO8J1eJEA3gtKYTXeGpt2Mjm_HNS2OxoJQ5awUImt-VhMnwmnLpXknZjoIv0hiuUDUa3GKO5SArMnH2IMF41iKca35EQvZWF36gmcTMWYDL7PFcbLhYiKFRdUJVYsK1zYqCabfcK02/s1600/DSC_0905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0eIaO8J1eJEA3gtKYTXeGpt2Mjm_HNS2OxoJQ5awUImt-VhMnwmnLpXknZjoIv0hiuUDUa3GKO5SArMnH2IMF41iKca35EQvZWF36gmcTMWYDL7PFcbLhYiKFRdUJVYsK1zYqCabfcK02/s320/DSC_0905.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Things Donevan loves at two:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cars</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Airplanes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trains</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Crashing the above mentioned items into each other.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Playing in the sandbox</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rocks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The color Orange (he won't eat if the food is not on an orange plate or bowl and he will only use his orange fork or spoon.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">His dad</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rocks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Frogs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Monkeys</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Chasing the chickens</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Playing with Iris</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rocks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pestering Tina (the cat)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of my favorite Donevan sayings:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Yep, that's right."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When playing with his cars-"Ooo a pretty one!" He spends a lot of time with Iris.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Special rock!" They're all special.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Love you Mom"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Hurt, Mom. Kiss better."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Donevan is such a joy to have around. He is always making us laugh. He loves to make Iris laugh especially. He is a sweet boy and very tender-hearted. He is good at saying Please and Thank You.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love my little man and am so blessed to have him in our family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"You do countless things in the average day that can be labeled as chores or can relabeled as enjoyable. Walking the dog is something that has to be done, yes, but while you walk the dog you get some pleasant exercise, some time to think, and a chance to see the neighbors and the neighborhood. Enjoy what you do every day."</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">If we make everyday a special day it will make it a lot easier to get out of bed in the morning. Instead of just thinking, "Today is going to be just another regular day."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"In a study of over thirteen-thousand people, 96 percent of subjects rated their satisfaction with life typically no higher than "fairly positive." The satisfied life was not one of extremes but of steady, generally positive feelings."</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px;">Focus not on the world's tragedies, but on the world's hope.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Many sad things happen in our world, but rather than focusing on them, have hope for the future. Think of the world's potential. Perhaps the future holds the curing of diseases, the end of violence, the amelioration of poverty and hunger."</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">I'm noticing more and more as I go through this book, that positive thinking is a HUGE part of being happy. Ignoring all the negative feelings out there and focusing on the good. Keeping yourself positive will lead to happiness.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Over nine in ten Americans are uncomfortable or worried about aspects of the world and of society. The difference between more and less happy people is what they do with that discomfort. Less happy people wallow in the problems they see, while happier people focus on potential improvements in the future."</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Finish what you start. Care about what you are doing, and do it right. Although being conscientious is not as easy as slacking off, we feel better about ourselves when we do a good job."</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">This is so true. I do feel better when I finish a task and when I do a good job. I admit I am kind of a slacker and will whole-heartedly agree that slacking off is WAY easier than focusing on the task at hand and getting it done. So this will be a good challenge for me this week.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 20px;">"Research on adults reveals that a tendency to be disciplined, deliberate, and dutiful has an 18 percent positive effect on happiness."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Move on. The problems you spend your time and energy on should be both important and improvable. Otherwise, you are better off moving on to things you can change."</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">The book puts it best saying that we are all like Sisyphus, always pushing a boulder up a hill just to have it roll back down before we get to the top. It's pointless. "The beauty of real life, though, is that our boulders are of our own creation and will disappear if we just stop pushing."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Many people experience conflict in balancing their time between work and home. Studies find that people who want to spend more time in both settings wind up feeling decreased satisfaction at home and at work. Those who recognize that their limited time is a conflict without a readily available solution are one-fourth more likely to feel comfortable with themselves than those who do not."</span></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Iris loved her fuzzy wuzzy caterpillar that we found while we were at Grandpa and Grandma's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99ybMwdVGncVmXdtZjJNw2pYIf3hq9VAHrIwBM6rOZrUFo0PjsbRVX_Msr1Hew80LBDC2a0JeS776U40qo59MFeRlEkq4N0q9hEoqvpjuRHArn3LfSOy3Ui9BagyVtWE4DrP_8Aa_JtVY/s1600/DSC_0228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99ybMwdVGncVmXdtZjJNw2pYIf3hq9VAHrIwBM6rOZrUFo0PjsbRVX_Msr1Hew80LBDC2a0JeS776U40qo59MFeRlEkq4N0q9hEoqvpjuRHArn3LfSOy3Ui9BagyVtWE4DrP_8Aa_JtVY/s320/DSC_0228.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">These are all photos from a little photo session we did with the kids. Sometimes they cooperate for photos and sometimes they don't.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5ZK8j4hIweQmz0Zs81UdUlmGe0iph6kY1cWCy6tlKEoeKHnG6gVmaGv_6N9lEx7mmZot-QtmtLGiw_EVCf5cBWNXZoSH2DgDK5tVgwOdEcO260mRJKlvSi-ZpbW7jWKO2TL1SZSmF1zo/s1600/DSC_0287.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5ZK8j4hIweQmz0Zs81UdUlmGe0iph6kY1cWCy6tlKEoeKHnG6gVmaGv_6N9lEx7mmZot-QtmtLGiw_EVCf5cBWNXZoSH2DgDK5tVgwOdEcO260mRJKlvSi-ZpbW7jWKO2TL1SZSmF1zo/s320/DSC_0287.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is how Iris has started smiling when we tell her to smile for the camera. Where do kids get that?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDzM1CrY8UeRcNakIrAhzkNCpir-vf-APvS8WPND0phA18TDuXHcTalu4s-sDkeABb7mb7gdwDn0XG9Bd-T4tQVD3bKgCLD24aPH5ZNetD9O0DJrU4lvdzbJtBSdAkLwJTqz5Hr0UhODpo/s1600/DSC_0355.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDzM1CrY8UeRcNakIrAhzkNCpir-vf-APvS8WPND0phA18TDuXHcTalu4s-sDkeABb7mb7gdwDn0XG9Bd-T4tQVD3bKgCLD24aPH5ZNetD9O0DJrU4lvdzbJtBSdAkLwJTqz5Hr0UhODpo/s320/DSC_0355.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I hardly ever comb his hair. Actually it's almost never this long, but he does look handsome with it all slicked down.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VPAVNcch9Qq7WjI4o1E1BpqAZpQw_-qdQI5leppeYhwHBAIneSodSx1gWHG4P4rPhMm0Qt-ZqJU7HCHR0gIDbHLxTKVlNsjyHCOGqThqk5zSMVyL_WxOXQ5P0mEutqSJlfoBE4JflZNP/s1600/DSC_0379.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VPAVNcch9Qq7WjI4o1E1BpqAZpQw_-qdQI5leppeYhwHBAIneSodSx1gWHG4P4rPhMm0Qt-ZqJU7HCHR0gIDbHLxTKVlNsjyHCOGqThqk5zSMVyL_WxOXQ5P0mEutqSJlfoBE4JflZNP/s320/DSC_0379.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Donevan has a slight obsession with his belly and belly button.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjd-i5wf0hXK4yw9hxPK64ZQGKTYe-ABQBlHZYqJESyBYGHQAjID3vfFHsOqo-xXarzaqD4dNv_NTuPyJpcJhAQZdodUY1cXwq1kEcZPtlTQJ8xDIlycrlfTsQhhbaOcF0Mfi9Qh6lCEmF/s1600/DSC_0441.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjd-i5wf0hXK4yw9hxPK64ZQGKTYe-ABQBlHZYqJESyBYGHQAjID3vfFHsOqo-xXarzaqD4dNv_NTuPyJpcJhAQZdodUY1cXwq1kEcZPtlTQJ8xDIlycrlfTsQhhbaOcF0Mfi9Qh6lCEmF/s320/DSC_0441.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Another obsession.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5uklyaCa130OpaT3F0NrUdWZWbltoGO5vJbgULatbFLGYWkXwjsLRH7CdEYLrxKxMgLsBjJqUX2BHbRgG_-xZH2st8J4J-9Xa0PJaGG_5EnU7hJyUkFLw7Lb5fKi6YssBeom70hVmN0TC/s1600/DSC_0475.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5uklyaCa130OpaT3F0NrUdWZWbltoGO5vJbgULatbFLGYWkXwjsLRH7CdEYLrxKxMgLsBjJqUX2BHbRgG_-xZH2st8J4J-9Xa0PJaGG_5EnU7hJyUkFLw7Lb5fKi6YssBeom70hVmN0TC/s320/DSC_0475.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Rare photos of them both looking in the same direction. So hard to get them to look at the same time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKW12JG4iVub8yEAX1ZhBCKr4CBk-ci3XvQZQmr7-gwlyuwde0zSiV1_5Np6nKKXh0XeF6LKfnnNJF87PNlL-tJ8vlPNk8pBI9DjREtudPDho6rj1tupTFG9_edFN_NJ-MRy6GGBIRsWx/s1600/DSC_0480.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKW12JG4iVub8yEAX1ZhBCKr4CBk-ci3XvQZQmr7-gwlyuwde0zSiV1_5Np6nKKXh0XeF6LKfnnNJF87PNlL-tJ8vlPNk8pBI9DjREtudPDho6rj1tupTFG9_edFN_NJ-MRy6GGBIRsWx/s320/DSC_0480.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Even harder to get them to look and smile at the same time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDAqGhJheKcYJJX6igez2VfqxrV2kwiPTsF-RFEYIwcUd8zPE_20Fig01Ds7v73TdSvS3A7g9TCeBDXNz9cBxV3UkMmZdRbL4Dv2LA5AJ-7LMDh6E9-JSasul2MeldaH8y6G7wjytUQGO/s1600/DSC_0481.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDAqGhJheKcYJJX6igez2VfqxrV2kwiPTsF-RFEYIwcUd8zPE_20Fig01Ds7v73TdSvS3A7g9TCeBDXNz9cBxV3UkMmZdRbL4Dv2LA5AJ-7LMDh6E9-JSasul2MeldaH8y6G7wjytUQGO/s320/DSC_0481.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Precious!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjmn-u2BQXVGGzVKDIh9KZ_rKw6W39p_Rxah2e7WBewDtfGypLOsJVg0UYTnSux2rnl5L4AWzv7vj1pV2xs_o5NPy4cJaam9MPaY0jNB8R9z1xxvxnivnKQUYV84w_bT81q_U4IzmKgq1C/s1600/DSC_0532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjmn-u2BQXVGGzVKDIh9KZ_rKw6W39p_Rxah2e7WBewDtfGypLOsJVg0UYTnSux2rnl5L4AWzv7vj1pV2xs_o5NPy4cJaam9MPaY0jNB8R9z1xxvxnivnKQUYV84w_bT81q_U4IzmKgq1C/s320/DSC_0532.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">My world!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_dAxcZxLmUt8uoznSyeztV16HprG2jQ-B-Ziu0bv9jxXkgf5u6sF16K2YbJlcPr-QzwptZJHW4ip4raGKCzlyvYjkzrozvmzeSDlHJ2zVt9cSsKnj_ilX0vuODM_ayg5kPOwgIgGKLGb/s1600/DSC_0683.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_dAxcZxLmUt8uoznSyeztV16HprG2jQ-B-Ziu0bv9jxXkgf5u6sF16K2YbJlcPr-QzwptZJHW4ip4raGKCzlyvYjkzrozvmzeSDlHJ2zVt9cSsKnj_ilX0vuODM_ayg5kPOwgIgGKLGb/s320/DSC_0683.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now that I have posted these, I need to go through the rest of the photos and get more on here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just to fill you in on what is going on here with us:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I only have 10 more weeks until #3 comes. I am constantly questioning whether I am ready for 3 or not. I don't think I'll ever be ready, but she's gonna come whether I'm ready or not.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Business has exploded this year. That's one of the biggest reasons for lack of posts. I am really busy with editing photos, making albums, and of course being a mom. But I have made me promise to myself to post more and let everyone know what we are up to.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My garden did great this year. I wasn't too sure if I was going to get anything because it stayed cold for so long and I got everything in so late, but I was able to get a ton of wonderful produce this year and I am already getting excited for next year. I did take pictures so hopefully I will get those on here soon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Iris started ballet once a week. She loves getting dressed up in her leotard and tights and spinning around and being beautiful. We are also doing preschool once a week with other moms and both kids like it a lot. It is our turn to host next week and we are focusing on the letter "c". Should be fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know there is a lot I am leaving out, but I don't want this post to be too long. So I will try and keep more up to date as I post more pictures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Zinser Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511559908711160597noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891180572177312189.post-80844141044544360382010-10-03T08:48:00.000-07:002010-10-03T08:48:31.488-07:00Week 40I can't believe it is already October! This whole year has gone by so fast!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #77</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Use your job positively.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"At its best, work gives us a sense of purpose and enhances our appreciation of our life outside of the workplace. Appreciate all that your job gives you, and it will help you appreciate what really matters."</span><br />
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I guess if nothing else your job and having to go to work can help us remember how good it is to go home and be with our families.<br />
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I found this next statistic very interesting.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Research on over 1,500 mothers found that working outside the home increased life satisfaction 5 percent and contributed to a feeling of equality in the family"</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #78</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Don't forget to have fun.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Every day leave yourself some time to enjoy, to be silly, to laugh."</span><br />
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I think it's a little sad that we have to schedule in silly time. But it's even more sad how true it is. Sometimes we get so caught up with life that we forget to live. Why can't we be like the kids we used to be? We didn't have to think about having fun. We just did it.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Regularly having fun is one of the five central factors in leading a satisfied life. Individuals who spend time just having fun are 20 percent more likely to feel happy on a daily basis and 36 percent more likely to feel comfortable with their age and stage in life."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #79</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Believe in ultimate justice.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"That there are many problems in the world is obvious to anyone, but take comfort in the notion that eventually good prevails. Whether your focus is on the criminal justice system or a spiritual system, realize that those who have wronged the world will eventually pay some price."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Regardless of the experiences subjects personally dealt with, whether they had personally been the victim of a crime or known someone close who had, those who believed the world is ultimately just retained a 13 percent higher level of life satisfaction."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #80</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Reminisce.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Think of the happy times you, your family, and friends have had together. Recalling happiness of the past has the powerful ability to bring us happiness in the present."</span><br />
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I love love love remembering the past and all the wonderful times I've had with family and friends. It is so much fun recalling all the silly times and all the fun happy moments. I've heard a quote before that goes something like this: "A happy memory is the ability to gather roses in winter." So true. I happy memory can brighten any gloomy mood.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"When people consciously choose to think back on their past, over 80 percent tend to focus on very positive memories."</span><br />
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I've been working on the folder of pictures that I have to post on this blog, so hopefully I will somehow get the motivation to get them on here. Can anyone ship me some motivation? I'll pay for postage.Zinser Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511559908711160597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891180572177312189.post-17098883492519614972010-09-19T15:41:00.000-07:002010-09-19T15:41:21.386-07:00Week 38<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #75</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Listen to music.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Music communicates to us on many different levels, and our favorite music tends to transport our mind to its favorite place."</span><br />
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I <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">love</span> music. Any type of music. I like listening to music while I am doing anything. Especially working on pictures or cooking. I love that my kids love music too. They like to rock out and dance or just listen to the amazing classical composers. Music can change your mood. It can be so calming. But there are types of "music" (if you can call it that) that can be very disturbing and can almost put you in an angry mood just listening to it. So I guess technically I don't like ANY type of music. But anyways...music is good for you. They say that Mozart is not only good for babies brains, but it also helps stimulate brains at any age. I need to start listening to more Mozart.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"A positive effect on mood was found for 92 percent of individuals when they listened to the music of their choice. Excitement and happiness were typical reactions to the music."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #76</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Let your goals guide you.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"When you have chosen reasonable, meaningful, and aligned goals, pursue them with all your heart."</span><br />
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I really like the example that they use in the book saying that if you want to cook something tremendous, you don't take everything out of your cabinets and fridge and pour it all in a big bowl and mix and cook it. Even if you took a lot of time on it you would still end up with garbage. Instead you follow a recipe and only add what you need and put in just the right amounts and you end up with exactly what you wanted.<br />
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Life is the same. "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">It doesn't take everything you have, and everything you can get your hands on, to wind up where you want to be." </span>You just need a plan and then you need to have the patience to follow it.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"In ongoing interviews with a group of attorneys, a distinct transition was noted as career became less important and family more important. Those who recognized the change and reorganized their priorities accordingly expressed 29 percent more life satisfaction than those who did not."</span><br />
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</span>Zinser Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511559908711160597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891180572177312189.post-35498229187163306952010-09-12T07:44:00.000-07:002010-09-12T07:44:04.237-07:00Week 37<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">*For explanation of The Happiness Experiment" go <a href="http://thezinsers.blogspot.com/search/label/Intro" style="color: #c90000; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a> .*</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #67</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px;">Some people like the big picture, and others like the details.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"When you look at a restaurant bill, you can eye the total due or you can focus on each item listed. Life is the same way. You can think in terms of the totality of what you have accomplished, or you can think in terms of the momentary episodes of your life. Adopt the focus that makes you feel more satisfied. If yo think things turned out all right even though there were bumps in the road, think big picture. If you're not sure how it will turn out but you know that your life has been marked with moments of great happiness and pleasure, then focus on the details."</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 20px;">" Researchers find that it is not more typical to experience happiness as following from events or to experience our perspective on events as flowing from happiness; both patterns are prevalent."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #68</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px;">Do things that you are good at.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"We need to feel competent. Take on responsibilities in areas in which you excel, whether it's cooking, gardening, or accounting, and ask for help when you are struggling."</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 20px;">"Who is happier, stay-at-home parents or parents who work outside the home? In studies comparing members of those two groups, researchers found happiness in both situations if the person felt competent at what they were doing."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #69</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px;">Go visit your neighbor.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"We no longer live in a time when people know all their neighbors and consider them to be friends. A shocking number of people have never had a conversation with their neighbors, and some couldn't pick them out of a lineup. Introduce yourself, or invite your neighbor over for coffee. Neighbors are not only a great potential source of friendship, they make us feel more comfortable in our homes, which is where most of us spend much of our time."</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 20px;">"Greater community interactions can increase happiness by almost 30 percent."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #70</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px;">Smile.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Your smile makes other people happy, which in turn makes you happy."</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 20px;">" In a study of adults of various ages, a tendency was found for subjects to mimic the expressions of those around them. In other words, sad faces evoked more sad faces, and smiling faces evoked smiles and happiness."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #71</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px;">Don't accept television's picture of the world.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Watch television for any length of time, whether it's the news or a prime-time show, and you will inevitably come to the conclusion that virtually everyone is either very rich or about to die a horrible, bloody death. These pictures affect us more than we know. We fear that the awful events on television will happen to us, and we are frustrated that the nearly universal wealth we see on television hasn't reached us yet. Separate what you see from what you know to be real. Base your expectations on reality, not on television."</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 20px;">"Television changes our view of the world, and can encourage us to develop highly unrealistic and often damaging conclusions that serve to reduce our life satisfaction by up to 50 percent."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #72</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px;">You always have a choice.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Remember, you don't have to do anything. You can choose to do whatever you think is important enough to warrant your efforts. Don't lament your responsibilities as burdensome and unavoidable. Think of the positive effects of your actions- the reasons you go to work, the reasons you keep the household running."</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 20px;">"Interviews on life satisfaction levels found that those who expressed a sense of autonomy, of making decisions for themselves, were three times more likely to feel satisfied than those who did not."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #73</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px;">Be agreeable.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Make it easy for people to deal with you. Don't be angry or disruptive merely because you can."</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 20px;">"Researchers found that having a positive attitude about those around us is among the most important predictors of life satisfaction and that without such attitudes, we are less than half as likely to feel happy."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #74</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px;">Don't ignore one part of your life.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"We are happier when all the pieces of our life are generally in good shape than when one area we care about is perfect and everything else is falling apart."</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 20px;">"In research on a large group of college students, those who were less likely to link the attainment of a specific goal to their overall mood were 19 percent more likely to be satisfied."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">I think this week I am going to not accept televisions picture of the world and go smile at my neighbors.</span><br />
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</span>Zinser Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511559908711160597noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891180572177312189.post-5322163055324462662010-08-15T18:35:00.000-07:002010-08-15T18:35:25.753-07:00Week 33I am going to continue with the summary of secrets that I have missed and try and get caught up to where I should be.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #59</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Be your own fan.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"We need self-reinforcement, a belief in ourselves that is strong and unwavering. Be ready to pick yourself up when you are feeling down."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"The tendency to reinforce one's own self-confidence improves life satisfaction by about 20 percent for both men and women."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #60</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Take in inventory of your interests. Chances are there is a group in your area dedicated to your special interest. People in groups develop positive personal relationships that tend to make them feel more comfortable around others, less lonely, and more in control of events."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Group membership tends to make people feel more connected to each other and increases personal confidence and satisfaction by 7 percent."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #61</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Be positive.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Whether you are at home, in the workplace, or among friends, be the person who exudes optimism, and you will find it reflected right back at you."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Scientists have a very hard time predicting a person's happiness based on the events he or she has experienced. Instead, a far better predictor of happiness than the number of good or bad events a person has endured are the beliefs and attitudes he or she maintains."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #62</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">There will be an end, but you can be prepared.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"One of the great sources of anxiety as we age is that we will never get a chance to do that thing we always wanted to do, or to finish that project we were working on years ago, or to mend the fences that may have fallen into disrepair as our relationships evolved. Don't wait until the end of your life to figure out what you wished you had done. Think of those things now and do them."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Research on senior citizens finds that those who are most comfortable with their own mortality do not ignore the matter, but prepare themselves for it."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #63</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">How we see the world is more important than how the world is.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"What is the shape of world, what condition is it in? Scientists, philosophers, and kings could offer a never-ending debate on the question. But there is no real grade for the world apart from the one you assign it."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"People who have experienced similar life events can wind up with nearly opposite perceptions of life satisfaction. Researchers have compared, for example, people who have received a job promotion, and they found that while some of the people treasure the opportunity others lament the added responsibility. The implications of life events are a matter of perspective."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #64</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Keep a pen and paper handy.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"People often feel frustrated that they can't remember a good idea they had last week or an interesting dream they had last night. Those who keep a notebook feel like they are more in control and are missing less."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"While purposeful activity contributes to happiness, feelings of lost thoughts and opportunities contribute to an unhealthy frustration. People who feel like their best ideas escape them are 37 percent less likely to feel content than people who do not."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #65</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Help the next person who needs some minor assistance.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Giving help is a win-win situation, so take the time to pay attention to your surroundings and offer the help that you can. It could be as simple as making a habit of holding the door open for the person coming in behind you. It's a gesture of friendliness that makes another person feel better and makes you feel good about yourself."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Life satisfaction was found to improve 24 percent with the level of altruistic activity."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #66</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Take care not to harshly criticize family and friends.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"We rely on those closest to us for support. We can accept critical words from those who are not close to us because we can believe they reflect a lack of knowledge about us rather than an actual flaw in us. From our friends and family, however, critical words cut deeply. Try to avoid fixing your friends and family. Love them for who they are. If you must say something negative, always be constructive. Make your criticism reflect your love and respect, not your disappointment."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Aggression and fixations on disagreements reduces satisfaction in relationships by nearly 70 percent."</span><br />
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I know that I am not really hitting on these too much but even just reading the secret itself is helpful to me. The book really wants us to be positive. Whether with ourselves, the world, or with our criticism. I really think being positive with become a habit and you won't be able to do anything but be happy.<br />
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I am planning on posting a lot of pictures soon. So don't give up on me.<br />
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</span>Zinser Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511559908711160597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891180572177312189.post-581133349732130092010-08-08T21:58:00.000-07:002010-08-08T21:58:42.935-07:00Week 32Ok...so I haven't fallen off the face of the earth. I just needed to not spend so much time on the computer. I needed a break from all the blogging madness. But now I am waaaayyyy behind on my Happiness Experiment. So what I am going to do is go through all the secrets that I missed just briefly. Not give my commentary, just the quotes from the book. There are a lot so I apologize now. And I promise that I am going to start putting picures on here again. I have let my blog folder of photos get way too big. So here goes...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #53</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Don't pretend to ignore things your loved ones do that bother you.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"In the name of being agreeable, some people try to avoid areas that might cause dissension. But with our loved ones, this strategy sometimes make us uncomfortable. We can feel unappreciated because we have made a sacrifice but nobody thanks us for it. Sometimes we feel angry because this problem doesn't go away. Raise the subject of your disagreement, but do so lovingly and constructively, not with anger or aggression."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"In relationships, those who feel they can freely communicate their concerns and needs to their partner are 40 percent more likely to feel satisfied than those who do not."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #54</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Get a good night's sleep.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Don't skimp on sleep. A full night's rest is fuel for the following day. Rested people feel they work better and are more comfortable when the day is over."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Quality and quantity of sleep contribute to health, well-being, and a positive outlook. For those who sleep less that eight hours, every hour of sleep sacrificed results in an 8 percent less positive feeling about their day."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #55</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Don't accumulate possessions for the sake of having a lot of stuff. On the other hand, don't deny yourself something that you really want or need. If you buy things that are important to you, you can appreciate them every day and won't feel the need to fill your home with every item at the mall."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Anticipating and accumulating consumer goods can contribute to a sense of personal well-being; however; placing too much emphasis on material goods has a diminishing effect on happiness."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #56</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Accomplish something every day.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Sometimes days fly by without anything standing out in your mind, without any tangible improvement. Every day make sure, no matter how small the effort, that you do something to make your dreams come true."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"In research on hundreds of college students, individuals were found to be happiest when they felt they were moving closer to achieving their goals. Students who could not see progress were three times less likely to feel satisfied than students who could."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #57</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"When we want to be with friends and family, often we want it to be on our terms. If everybody approaches relationships this way, no one will be happy. Instead of thinking only about what you want think about what the others want too, and consider why it is important to spend time together. Accept that there are always differences between people and that if you are flexible you will enjoy your time with them more and feel closer to them."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Nearly all individuals report significant changes in their lives and in their values over the course of time. Those who viewed these changes as inevitable and remained open to the possibilities that changes would be positive were 35 percent more likely to be satisfied with their lives than those who did not."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #58</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Bad things happen, but usually we do not feel their effects on us forever. It's really true that time heals wounds. Your disappointments are important and serious, but your distress will pass and your life will take you in new directions. Give yourself some time."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Studies of thousands of Americans show that happy people are not immune to negative events. Instead, they are characterized by the ability to think about other things in the aftermath of negative events."</span><br />
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I think that I am only going to post half of the "catch-up" secrets this time and post the other half later this week. I don't want to overwhelm or bore you. These are all great things to think about. Especially the one about accomplishing something every day. Some days I think to myself, "What did you do today?" So if I can focus on getting at least one thing done every day I will feel better about myself. I also believe in getting enough sleep. It is so important. I don't know how I managed when I was getting up at 3 am to go bake bagels at 4 am then going from there to my other job until 5 or 6 pm and then staying up with friends having fun until sometimes midnight. What was I thinking?? I love my sleep now. I am trying to get in all I can before this new baby comes.<br />
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So look for the other half of secrets that are late and also for a whole lotta photos. I just need to bite the bullet and get it done.Zinser Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511559908711160597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891180572177312189.post-89719656191475652032010-07-08T15:32:00.000-07:002010-07-08T15:32:51.924-07:00And now for the results...<div style="text-align: center;">Well, we had our appointment today. And as it turns out, 56% of you somehow knew that we were having a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">GIRL</span>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Iris and Donevan will have a sister. The boys will now be outnumbered. Iris still wants a brother and doesn't really believe us that it will be a girl. But I think she will love having a little girl to boss around. I think deep down she really just doesn't want to share her princess status. But maybe she will like having a little girl to show the ins and outs of being a princess. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We are pretty excited. I think we would have been excited with a boy too. New babies are just full of excitement. But it is nice to know. I give props to the people that wait to find out. I can't stand that kind of suspense. If we did that we wouldn't be able to look at the ultrasounds, because now that we know what each looks like, we knew that it was a girl before the doctor even pointed it out. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So now it just comes down to what we are going to name her. We have a few that we like, but nothing decided yet. We will probably keep it a secret. Maybe. Maybe not</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Zinser Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511559908711160597noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891180572177312189.post-14478769095430489812010-07-02T12:42:00.000-07:002010-07-02T12:42:29.304-07:00Week 26<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">*For explanation of The Happiness Experiment" go <a href="http://thezinsers.blogspot.com/search/label/Intro" style="color: #c90000; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a> .*</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Be a peacemaker.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Cherish animals.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #51</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 20px;">"If you see your work as only a job, then it's dragging you away from what you really want to be doing. If you see it as a calling, then it is no longer a toiling sacrifice. Instead, it becomes an expression of you, a part of you."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">This is such a hard one for me. Not that I have an 8 to 5 job, but I do work from home on top of being a stay-at-home-mom. So sometimes it can be difficult to remember that what I am doing every day is a blessing and a calling. I am able to be home with my kids, teaching them something new every day. I am able to work with my husband doing something we love. If I could get myself to be better about Secret # 20 and develop my household routine I think I would feel like I have more time to do the things that I really want to do. I am getting better. I at least have the schedule written out and am following it most days. But I know that if I follow what I have worked out, I won't resent the time that I use to work on business stuff or with the kids, thinking that I could be sewing or reading or doing something just for me. I just look forward to that time that I have set apart for those specific things and I feel like everything gets accomplished that needs to be.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"In research on working women, researchers found that even for those working in the same kinds of jobs, work was alternatively viewed either as a series of hassles or as a positive experience in which the women were in control of their lives. Among those who felt control, life satisfaction was 28 percent higher than among those who did not."</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Secret #52</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px;">Never trade your morals for your goals.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"People who compromise what they believe in to satisfy their goals wind up dissatisfied with their accomplishments. If you do not believe yourself to be moral, satisfaction is unattainable."</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">I like to watch the movie "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Catch Me If You Can"</span> . All of the main character's success is completely based on lies. He starts out at a young age writing bad checks and then becomes an airline pilot, doctor, and lawyer though never having set foot in a school or college of any kind. All because he had no morals. He didn't care that everything he was doing was illegal and just wrong. He loved the money, the girls, the success. But I don't think you can ever really enjoy all those things knowing about all the bad things you did to get them.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Being happy and being moral buttress each other. People who feel they lack morals report they are half as likely to feel happy compared to those who feel they are moral."</span></span><br />
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