tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66572226535870990012024-03-13T17:35:57.694-07:00Jon and LoisLivin' La Vida NashVegasLois and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342979145198460254noreply@blogger.comBlogger143125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657222653587099001.post-57897998524068463992012-03-29T15:59:00.003-07:002012-03-29T16:07:39.345-07:00That's All Folks<span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em>The construction phase of the project is DONE. This is an early morning shot, the sun was dappling through the trees...our backyard is such a nice place to be! Anyway, the next phase will be getting all the "stuff" out of the house into the garage. Jon very kindly hung up all three bikes last week (my two bikes and also Gabie's), but there's still more. The Christmas tree, Jon's two sets of golf clubs, my boxes of...well, Jon wouldn't be so kind as to call it "stuff" but I would, ha. We're so looking forward to having our home less cluttered due to our significant lack of storage! So thanks for following our garage-building process. Our next blog postings will likely be dedicated to something more exciting, like our summer trip to Alaska. :)</em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiih9HBkJPBRzJrowL2_7HHEQ3NOFGL3g8vjWUOh0h-267mItwlaHI8R3GNpA4o9vljnHHjmYiX-840hTk4dtjAnDonnfd8KK0HEXQibkx2yvMHKRagQKMDoinVSCD2tH0NhlOhvgqDzW9A/s1600/Finished+product.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725457801560753506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiih9HBkJPBRzJrowL2_7HHEQ3NOFGL3g8vjWUOh0h-267mItwlaHI8R3GNpA4o9vljnHHjmYiX-840hTk4dtjAnDonnfd8KK0HEXQibkx2yvMHKRagQKMDoinVSCD2tH0NhlOhvgqDzW9A/s400/Finished+product.JPG" border="0" /></a>Lois and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342979145198460254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657222653587099001.post-8239138061046244922012-03-18T18:21:00.002-07:002012-03-18T18:33:10.603-07:00Don't Fence Me InJon started off his Sunday purchasing wood for our new fence! We didn't need a lot to cover the back, just enough to fence in the yard from each front corner of the garage to the side fencing separating us from neighbors.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefugGqb36om_gTkvG4Qzu9sTCiVmZ_EmQ_ekfrzRpKpkszqOVsi7K47Lr55m-gUdemhfOzzByOMX5PEzlZUmsiWrz4Z8fzq1f4jfnwcIbwD8dLFyGxgucMbkhpNLj8c-mehNSzyXiqaGU/s1600/Fence2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721412733092882786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefugGqb36om_gTkvG4Qzu9sTCiVmZ_EmQ_ekfrzRpKpkszqOVsi7K47Lr55m-gUdemhfOzzByOMX5PEzlZUmsiWrz4Z8fzq1f4jfnwcIbwD8dLFyGxgucMbkhpNLj8c-mehNSzyXiqaGU/s400/Fence2.JPG" border="0" /></a> The first poles are up and awaiting their cement! I didn't see much after this, as I headed to the grocery store to spend way too much money on food. :)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAVhdDzw7WtztS8NZ_c5TBk8sizoAAVLoa7xsAr-Lso-SeZVC6MeX7L7B-cjXBnB7YjbnaoVnOYZ9E8HBO6G_F65ZN0O1pArxVPbKNRh2Ydf_OVifwgrZrjEbnl375VNtbtC3ff2Il8hPK/s1600/Fence3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721412725941918610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAVhdDzw7WtztS8NZ_c5TBk8sizoAAVLoa7xsAr-Lso-SeZVC6MeX7L7B-cjXBnB7YjbnaoVnOYZ9E8HBO6G_F65ZN0O1pArxVPbKNRh2Ydf_OVifwgrZrjEbnl375VNtbtC3ff2Il8hPK/s400/Fence3.JPG" border="0" /></a>Before I knew it he was all done! Jon did all his calculations ahead of time and used every single piece of fence bought, without running over or under. Pretty impressive, eh?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Pk-8Sgs55iltuuMGhzVohA8tkWZrU756G61hLbRd-FYjnZOMaavxyktRlc6Q5Oj3xSQxuovLCPMB_KsEghDC4MAH5rdftYQTeagqLdWU4cPuzNiEP1WwcCfQ8O-2m1d0RJJTodkphmDX/s1600/Fence4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721412720497819106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Pk-8Sgs55iltuuMGhzVohA8tkWZrU756G61hLbRd-FYjnZOMaavxyktRlc6Q5Oj3xSQxuovLCPMB_KsEghDC4MAH5rdftYQTeagqLdWU4cPuzNiEP1WwcCfQ8O-2m1d0RJJTodkphmDX/s400/Fence4.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is a shot from the inside, showing the left side of the garage. Looks so awesome!! Jon really did a fantastic job.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDmiq4h55eYfbx5YFdvjKIeLcjOlal-1J8tYB1GmVCjQIphuWNflYXfcTFo2pQQP2t3NPWOHYVzKz9akNrXpt4Hjh_IVW-C3dbUn9F1468BTk1o_ui5qE68NaFJslJTjXpvA0PrSDGCqeQ/s1600/Fence5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721412708418432130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDmiq4h55eYfbx5YFdvjKIeLcjOlal-1J8tYB1GmVCjQIphuWNflYXfcTFo2pQQP2t3NPWOHYVzKz9akNrXpt4Hjh_IVW-C3dbUn9F1468BTk1o_ui5qE68NaFJslJTjXpvA0PrSDGCqeQ/s400/Fence5.JPG" border="0" /></a> Jon's closing things up for the day after a busy weekend in the yard. I'm SO thrilled with the fence! We had a make-shift wire fence up to keep in the dog (and to keep her separate from the workers). You can see one of the posts in the foreground of the photo below - I'm so ready to get rid of that, it looks terrible. You can also see where the trench was filled in. We want to work on the yard next.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-P7hMzvYNLOfi13dpud-n2V-JDK3GZQ_m7me6oxYar5yxr1Tdc-VGM4wKwWEw8DIrs-49PI6jXqJ4sgbR-VyELllNXdFBsnRYT2A8y_vbU0oks9f044QgdDIYw7un7nIpc1kNCyvMssaf/s1600/Fence6.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721412705363578450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-P7hMzvYNLOfi13dpud-n2V-JDK3GZQ_m7me6oxYar5yxr1Tdc-VGM4wKwWEw8DIrs-49PI6jXqJ4sgbR-VyELllNXdFBsnRYT2A8y_vbU0oks9f044QgdDIYw7un7nIpc1kNCyvMssaf/s400/Fence6.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div>Lois and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342979145198460254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657222653587099001.post-48447733576896054782012-03-17T12:06:00.002-07:002012-03-17T12:16:50.012-07:00The Light at the End of the TunnelIt's a lovely day in Nashville! The gutters were put on the garage this morning and the final inspection should happen in a few days. So exciting! Once the inspection is complete we can start moving things in (the bikes will be first)!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXuq5Pl-xvT4UqKhGDpwJWvNDjf5pvMmEDnvevSB-IN2qSGd9r44F-GUxOt3gukjTRoHobff52dC708JayZif2f1bNgLJEvZUH7CDoIg_f74JEkvMO5gm0wDSt38pqVr9r0-0AuwOHNcFt/s1600/17_Garage.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720944911860657938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXuq5Pl-xvT4UqKhGDpwJWvNDjf5pvMmEDnvevSB-IN2qSGd9r44F-GUxOt3gukjTRoHobff52dC708JayZif2f1bNgLJEvZUH7CDoIg_f74JEkvMO5gm0wDSt38pqVr9r0-0AuwOHNcFt/s400/17_Garage.JPG" border="0" /></a> Belle is relaxing in the shade while Jon starts digging two-feet post holes for the fence.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYcRJwgb1_UsSLtKB-Uqsbi2J3gKcZnM3k6pFPIaqihebh8Q23LQ9O9R9oEzdXzF4QLtS4Jr8uq4D6IopN80iOFRMtZhDsCKZ7pcFlDIjxlCXjw6xmD5iSfVInlPZ68cJ2BioksFjPqUdL/s1600/17_BelleBoo.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720944909815332546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYcRJwgb1_UsSLtKB-Uqsbi2J3gKcZnM3k6pFPIaqihebh8Q23LQ9O9R9oEzdXzF4QLtS4Jr8uq4D6IopN80iOFRMtZhDsCKZ7pcFlDIjxlCXjw6xmD5iSfVInlPZ68cJ2BioksFjPqUdL/s400/17_BelleBoo.JPG" border="0" /></a> One thing the electrical inspector came back with was to cover any accessible wires with plywood. Looks pretty good, actually!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv11TW5UABeIACY126BLORn83KAo4EpmrNU9a-JPXgkCzGRoLemfeWMwQ6ZB3D9kYrToj6jBkQ-MdTBUPxPNDjTWiADByYF5lhjdw4_TBimO7Er4dzX8ZZCn_8TsJMYtnTGsxSlEyvEpk4/s1600/17_Wall.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720944903572249202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv11TW5UABeIACY126BLORn83KAo4EpmrNU9a-JPXgkCzGRoLemfeWMwQ6ZB3D9kYrToj6jBkQ-MdTBUPxPNDjTWiADByYF5lhjdw4_TBimO7Er4dzX8ZZCn_8TsJMYtnTGsxSlEyvEpk4/s400/17_Wall.JPG" border="0" /></a>Belle enjoying a roll in the yard (we have too many weeds, ick). The summer of the flood we had an amazing yard, I guess all that water (and seeds from other people's houses) was good for our yard. It wasn't that good before and it hasn't been that good since!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLA8SmoXuokZijrW3QBZdp8MrhIYRcqm5IJhwJ7yqLST-IvudVF7GNmkwAUM02ubiSy19_OEtCZzjlaPuveFEAWOD5jlUzvtx1-aztlFiqEVADQadGR6Qo3icItGeCUtyMpvEI95qVNMw/s1600/17_Belle.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720944905993026322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLA8SmoXuokZijrW3QBZdp8MrhIYRcqm5IJhwJ7yqLST-IvudVF7GNmkwAUM02ubiSy19_OEtCZzjlaPuveFEAWOD5jlUzvtx1-aztlFiqEVADQadGR6Qo3icItGeCUtyMpvEI95qVNMw/s400/17_Belle.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div>Lois and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342979145198460254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657222653587099001.post-54029211176420178392012-03-15T18:24:00.002-07:002012-03-15T18:33:54.299-07:00In the TrenchesPart of what the electrical inspector required is for cement to be placed in some parts of the trench by our house. I have no idea why, but here is it. This morning the electrician and his team worked on filling it with cement and re-filling the rest of the trench with dirt. It's coming along!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjflOVn2HGjUX975RB8LPA56FvrDnP3-MTRoFB0yw8eWURFZ0hfcutlccnruUGQvjEM23YRBcCkZw9GhrYCSisG24hHKNHrGvmMhYnETNlOT-g3vlACp3PIZZroiMByRc46fdfD07bpNksr/s1600/Cement2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720299883735366450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjflOVn2HGjUX975RB8LPA56FvrDnP3-MTRoFB0yw8eWURFZ0hfcutlccnruUGQvjEM23YRBcCkZw9GhrYCSisG24hHKNHrGvmMhYnETNlOT-g3vlACp3PIZZroiMByRc46fdfD07bpNksr/s400/Cement2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQZ4lzRVIDruT5VN3y13jBimbNdubDhb6gRas6XXZylYxjYyIPSfwlAiskLh_l5du6fBbKCYuW2rfdgwMZtvh64AraVE_eijbkPRly463LU_tVXC0M0xa9deo3-hJHk7Eq77X5b5Rcw-2V/s1600/Cement.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720299876121444082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQZ4lzRVIDruT5VN3y13jBimbNdubDhb6gRas6XXZylYxjYyIPSfwlAiskLh_l5du6fBbKCYuW2rfdgwMZtvh64AraVE_eijbkPRly463LU_tVXC0M0xa9deo3-hJHk7Eq77X5b5Rcw-2V/s400/Cement.JPG" border="0" /></a> Look! I love that we can park in our garage! Jon's out there cutting up one of the stumps they pulled out of the ground. He plans to put up the fence in the next week or so. The fence will extend from the corners of the garage and out to the fences on either side.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXdI9MmPP1PkVC3bVFE1rc7JSDim4fBRlhtiZO7Nay7JML5Mp1B2d1C9edxndtS5xj9WINMgyBTbjMfDrQBgj8r4CtEgv9K7VMqoyTXtkfExVu9VNfwMvgxjS9fHOej56vvvnuOVvkR_vs/s1600/Almost+done.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720299870937248978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXdI9MmPP1PkVC3bVFE1rc7JSDim4fBRlhtiZO7Nay7JML5Mp1B2d1C9edxndtS5xj9WINMgyBTbjMfDrQBgj8r4CtEgv9K7VMqoyTXtkfExVu9VNfwMvgxjS9fHOej56vvvnuOVvkR_vs/s400/Almost+done.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div>Lois and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342979145198460254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657222653587099001.post-58745057599662811092012-03-12T17:49:00.003-07:002012-03-13T04:24:09.657-07:00Manic MondayGuess who parked in their new garage today?? Yay! My brilliant husband programmed my car's internal garage door opener (which is good since we only bought one opener, ha). Tomorrow is the electrical inspection. After that happens, the electrician can fill the trench in the yard and we should be just about done. The gutters and a few other things need to happen, but that's it!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU43YsrGLNKfJIn2RbwVwfkggk3lzeYwZHpO9vGiFs4Wn166V33BvcqZzUd-te1l7jGamtopX-Ad0h7m1UWv-QGeTcJe8mZvatoTGuQ14M9ZOatmjDjADt-ncKv8GdFvNF6DxUCL-uEce2/s1600/Alley+Lights.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719177598696211490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU43YsrGLNKfJIn2RbwVwfkggk3lzeYwZHpO9vGiFs4Wn166V33BvcqZzUd-te1l7jGamtopX-Ad0h7m1UWv-QGeTcJe8mZvatoTGuQ14M9ZOatmjDjADt-ncKv8GdFvNF6DxUCL-uEce2/s400/Alley+Lights.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />For the alley side of the garage, we opted for a "less is more" color for the garage door. I like it!Lois and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342979145198460254noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657222653587099001.post-32023097199810196312012-03-11T13:46:00.003-07:002012-03-11T13:55:56.826-07:00Lighting<em>This morning we purchased all the lights for the garage, which included several fluorescents inside (boring), two motion lights on each side (alley side and house side), and then a cute light next to the "man door" (below). I think it looks like a cool old lantern. It makes me want to get new light fixtures for our house, though one at a time - those things are pricey!</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3wvA28YO7DWMHPgE8CyQ4BsEFO3TuGmKJIGZkkiBVCANIK5X7uNL_-PTfkGaqTqRIuo5m0EFkeqVT9PKXTcTnoq06koZvGJP-Ny0W2MF5QeJUbsZWkxMhRxCCa5O8UOe4NehXsVOXmcS/s1600/Light.JPG"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718743967372782930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3wvA28YO7DWMHPgE8CyQ4BsEFO3TuGmKJIGZkkiBVCANIK5X7uNL_-PTfkGaqTqRIuo5m0EFkeqVT9PKXTcTnoq06koZvGJP-Ny0W2MF5QeJUbsZWkxMhRxCCa5O8UOe4NehXsVOXmcS/s400/Light.JPG" border="0" /></em></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCD134nC4k7tEqG5BAUd9WhFsTEpO_26Fp0dcKfSqtm-VfNV480d3KTttQ__Cvb5rOmiDnNQ8a4_3NXrtd7wITwYDf9aA_oLrf8POJr2uz5GN8jTM37AmC8N3VKaz-gTJP5R8DEQB1cWBv/s1600/Light2.JPG"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718743959972359890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCD134nC4k7tEqG5BAUd9WhFsTEpO_26Fp0dcKfSqtm-VfNV480d3KTttQ__Cvb5rOmiDnNQ8a4_3NXrtd7wITwYDf9aA_oLrf8POJr2uz5GN8jTM37AmC8N3VKaz-gTJP5R8DEQB1cWBv/s400/Light2.JPG" border="0" /></em></a></div>Lois and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342979145198460254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657222653587099001.post-35027263855388991762012-03-11T05:45:00.003-07:002012-03-11T05:52:37.342-07:00What a Difference a Day Makes<em>It took the painters just one day to get the outside of the garage done! The colors are the same as on our house. The red matches our new windows and I think it looks awesome.</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixN4ewMu6vRLKb0A5T37_eL4DlPc82x9mAAlszLnBsqHHbKIVnLVS4JEmCfkvYlaYtoR5cISVY9toN1Q3X0o1CsqEE_4WUvESukImCJ1MX4c3HaXbWmul-iZ8Pgmx8xc8755zJ7DmLmEgQ/s1600/March11_garage.JPG"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718620248635192098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixN4ewMu6vRLKb0A5T37_eL4DlPc82x9mAAlszLnBsqHHbKIVnLVS4JEmCfkvYlaYtoR5cISVY9toN1Q3X0o1CsqEE_4WUvESukImCJ1MX4c3HaXbWmul-iZ8Pgmx8xc8755zJ7DmLmEgQ/s400/March11_garage.JPG" border="0" /></em></a><em><br /></em><br /><div><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718620247125432210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MdiBCW_yog9D_ly_ylA7u0S2tKvuXxE9mW1eqbWvWfxfbnF5Uz0hjx9mJmFRNanq4P9u52e5SlAf9D7Z6HoXW185ZFAfjquWcB4zn7ZjhGyLIOvQNCz0F-gUPuNQGPCnThRrCYDUCMPQ/s400/March11_window.JPG" border="0" />They started digging the trench for the electrical yesterday, talk about hard work! It's a deep trench, holy cow. I would not want to have to do that kind of work ever!<br /><br /></em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGkd_PpoopTWZyuyrnN7rz7WOG-BDZvEA1Kz7K7TRJWvt1iadku0QSEMYFKaqc8rO3h-u6J_GCTq_3kPmPIWlIonwfCMRT0xdHPy4DHPtzSVM75ej_UIMhBypYCssT0iK4E49x2wZgWXz/s1600/March11_trench2.JPG"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718620242859603506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGkd_PpoopTWZyuyrnN7rz7WOG-BDZvEA1Kz7K7TRJWvt1iadku0QSEMYFKaqc8rO3h-u6J_GCTq_3kPmPIWlIonwfCMRT0xdHPy4DHPtzSVM75ej_UIMhBypYCssT0iK4E49x2wZgWXz/s400/March11_trench2.JPG" border="0" /></em></a><em> I was amazed to see they actually dug under our walkway. I thought they'd have to dig it up and we'd have to fix it ourselves! That must have been a major pain.<br /></em><br /><div><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718620239068111282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXGC_5a-p_xtt7yQ21vpDbVCiv9OGZjG_mspYtQ1aSG02Ie0Mi7SpYszeN38v7xM9ccds34Stpoz6f5d_ryPpMAMI_C8BhxMaDqlDzc0_7LkM49rGljDu1SPKKFe5XvjJg3858i3EicU8/s400/March11_trench1.JPG" border="0" /><br /></em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyIeUk8WAfWVfAS62USnx3ryXF3gp6M8G2Lgutuoa46X4STGfchglf7SM28KlJ3JZGIjaRXrSAUlQ8Cj6zVEvqKJLh5ivKHHLAxL_iJcMbn8MVglSZMaqgRIAWjmtwEuDwhwlyf4V46W-/s1600/March11_trench3.JPG"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718620234871879250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyIeUk8WAfWVfAS62USnx3ryXF3gp6M8G2Lgutuoa46X4STGfchglf7SM28KlJ3JZGIjaRXrSAUlQ8Cj6zVEvqKJLh5ivKHHLAxL_iJcMbn8MVglSZMaqgRIAWjmtwEuDwhwlyf4V46W-/s400/March11_trench3.JPG" border="0" /></em></a><em> </em></div></div></div></div>Lois and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342979145198460254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657222653587099001.post-8433486051870472752012-03-09T07:59:00.003-08:002012-03-09T08:06:38.572-08:00TGIF UpdateThe siding is on and they're getting ready to paint! The garage will match the house, with the garage door and man door facing the house painted red to match our windows. I plan to paint the back doors on our house the same red, and then I'd like a new wood-look front door at some point.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbv73pk0D3pdzNYJjS9w5emyecucAdUY4764DsO1GsS3biD9CIB3GAT_S4k-K2i4wOnKty_BZQv59TdA7aFcn8JefZvrixEfeNXJZ2CZ0u6X1P-qESSTUX-DyPZJFKh4WQkW_IPRHhsqAQ/s1600/March9_front.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717927971637159506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbv73pk0D3pdzNYJjS9w5emyecucAdUY4764DsO1GsS3biD9CIB3GAT_S4k-K2i4wOnKty_BZQv59TdA7aFcn8JefZvrixEfeNXJZ2CZ0u6X1P-qESSTUX-DyPZJFKh4WQkW_IPRHhsqAQ/s400/March9_front.JPG" border="0" /></a> A couple days ago they had a dozer come down to smooth all the dirt dug up. It looks SO much better, and they were even able to pull up a huge stump that was going to be a huge pain.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCoI3Dq1QsdPJueiXH-tn4vZn24xy4d4DW3nt8MqSTdr_TKKqhzkSiv9nNLrRJ_7wbuVWJkU5XkW9n0dpZV5hzVr2hhWW6-b0Yl6WeaCrO4VQe2XE4KREi27c7Our1t50BNOm3VSGuKg2S/s1600/March9_back.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717927966550987810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCoI3Dq1QsdPJueiXH-tn4vZn24xy4d4DW3nt8MqSTdr_TKKqhzkSiv9nNLrRJ_7wbuVWJkU5XkW9n0dpZV5hzVr2hhWW6-b0Yl6WeaCrO4VQe2XE4KREi27c7Our1t50BNOm3VSGuKg2S/s400/March9_back.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2FRLO48Qju_-7HsXIzua0tGQqgCJgHaXPrItsYbnfKAzNftFFNTOhVbnaE_Em6UsmfXpqpnUSJH2D5oeX5nCaR0ydaKW5Jj4gr70lgEOJ9RZKXJvGQOweeRUcptsLrk4Sgt3b1_xm5cl/s1600/March9_stump.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717927961287516642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2FRLO48Qju_-7HsXIzua0tGQqgCJgHaXPrItsYbnfKAzNftFFNTOhVbnaE_Em6UsmfXpqpnUSJH2D5oeX5nCaR0ydaKW5Jj4gr70lgEOJ9RZKXJvGQOweeRUcptsLrk4Sgt3b1_xm5cl/s400/March9_stump.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div>Lois and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342979145198460254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657222653587099001.post-24269235616844133212012-03-06T11:35:00.002-08:002012-03-06T11:40:30.025-08:00Tuesday Update<div align="center"><em>It's a bright, sunny day in Nashville. </em></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixKnDO31_oaHhEvIWqSEduyoLgb-fDOwzjcAFLxO1nJA3QQCBx2N5uWLTg4cSA5ywh38I04TTkMIhZd3mXL_sZ6H1U2zox8wo4MpV_bAuJejFNZVIgOv3TMCqKRwZHdGN0usurSWFt43r0/s1600/March6_House.JPG"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716870382717622626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixKnDO31_oaHhEvIWqSEduyoLgb-fDOwzjcAFLxO1nJA3QQCBx2N5uWLTg4cSA5ywh38I04TTkMIhZd3mXL_sZ6H1U2zox8wo4MpV_bAuJejFNZVIgOv3TMCqKRwZHdGN0usurSWFt43r0/s400/March6_House.JPG" border="0" /></em></a><em> The team is hard at work on the garage. They're putting up the hardy board siding, it's going to look awesome. On the right you can see the line where the electrician is planning to dig the trench for the wiring and the phone wire to extend our alarm (bonus).<br /></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4v7QegFzyb5ZgOyhckzfJ7F-AF_sKBRnuKlaOPC-F4nA_jkcxz-MJU3qfyXaW1AiYYdXmDwNQ4tdlGhPLVSFctSBV2WUo1F19AKtMYzfo0TDUmPPMNij4MDXTLXaFxS8WO5e6je1Ty8ca/s1600/March6_Outside.JPG"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716870376687132850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4v7QegFzyb5ZgOyhckzfJ7F-AF_sKBRnuKlaOPC-F4nA_jkcxz-MJU3qfyXaW1AiYYdXmDwNQ4tdlGhPLVSFctSBV2WUo1F19AKtMYzfo0TDUmPPMNij4MDXTLXaFxS8WO5e6je1Ty8ca/s400/March6_Outside.JPG" border="0" /></em></a><em> Here's the line next to the house, where our electrical box is located.<br /></em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx06UvV7_lGCjiDDqtyvorg1A-CISyMIDBjEA89gGD5V5FAY3oLIL_2UuiUDEQTbqeBAc4bwUaX1eN62Wunzw2gVt_bAajcB8O2YRTBB2W3ENirL3EcGWvqf7UmKDUSOfXlhu7Azk1WQzQ/s1600/March6_Line2.JPG"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716870374529411250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx06UvV7_lGCjiDDqtyvorg1A-CISyMIDBjEA89gGD5V5FAY3oLIL_2UuiUDEQTbqeBAc4bwUaX1eN62Wunzw2gVt_bAajcB8O2YRTBB2W3ENirL3EcGWvqf7UmKDUSOfXlhu7Azk1WQzQ/s400/March6_Line2.JPG" border="0" /></em></a><em> Belle is enjoying the sun shine!<br /></em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3yjFIbtKmrjkTgnqVBOkvOJH-NanwFcctv5UYHOV2JT1SfqfLO8JXakDmwTV6pzJTnQHnVC6TMjMppn1aA9iUiXrlhzbWBrfdko0PvTjixMlhF4_nhBMZ5QRkYTld_wHvHrIk8y-pzzfs/s1600/March6_Line1.JPG"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716870366217860322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3yjFIbtKmrjkTgnqVBOkvOJH-NanwFcctv5UYHOV2JT1SfqfLO8JXakDmwTV6pzJTnQHnVC6TMjMppn1aA9iUiXrlhzbWBrfdko0PvTjixMlhF4_nhBMZ5QRkYTld_wHvHrIk8y-pzzfs/s400/March6_Line1.JPG" border="0" /></em></a></div></div><br /></div>Lois and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342979145198460254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657222653587099001.post-42058445713573998112012-03-01T15:43:00.002-08:002012-03-01T15:48:00.295-08:00The Latest...<div align="center"><em>Lookie, lookie! Things are moving right along. </em></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvergL4nF_eH8n63oyAknnQVR3hSi1Uwm8BkRSl0OxG5gR_jjwQpEo6cGBv7u_hwg_si3ePjjlRTM6RItA9EPBZ7XxFAhTKVqHJco5BRrUcNidnyEEbVlyBBtDjzzHvGMyzdw9MgFRee-/s1600/March1_Outside.JPG"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715078902739500962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvergL4nF_eH8n63oyAknnQVR3hSi1Uwm8BkRSl0OxG5gR_jjwQpEo6cGBv7u_hwg_si3ePjjlRTM6RItA9EPBZ7XxFAhTKVqHJco5BRrUcNidnyEEbVlyBBtDjzzHvGMyzdw9MgFRee-/s400/March1_Outside.JPG" border="0" /></em></a><em> Storage - hooray!<br /></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGjbm1-UqcSoWI82tm2nd7sQ54etVBIfw6IEyG5_-dSp1350q3NBvyU3rl-4Ygn7n6ZqAviAybgOtXVVc3CjBIpi24maGm_DSf_9MQ9Q7UqBfswWkUbvAt8VyW_e_oZSfJq4PLxcE3i9s/s1600/March1_Storage.JPG"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715078893899195778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGjbm1-UqcSoWI82tm2nd7sQ54etVBIfw6IEyG5_-dSp1350q3NBvyU3rl-4Ygn7n6ZqAviAybgOtXVVc3CjBIpi24maGm_DSf_9MQ9Q7UqBfswWkUbvAt8VyW_e_oZSfJq4PLxcE3i9s/s400/March1_Storage.JPG" border="0" /></em></a><em> Inside view with our new hardy board siding.<br /></em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRamhns9M2q7462ermAUoFLOt1VMENoWKueYAy77R1UuCVz0HPBFM4C1hu1mOICyxD6sd4XIBQ3_wSsCPHjD4UFcrt17F5z5pjHVvdNMMsrLV7cAKDelXEniw3hTV3I4xAD4A2qIQ-KRC/s1600/March1_Inside.JPG"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715078891333352898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRamhns9M2q7462ermAUoFLOt1VMENoWKueYAy77R1UuCVz0HPBFM4C1hu1mOICyxD6sd4XIBQ3_wSsCPHjD4UFcrt17F5z5pjHVvdNMMsrLV7cAKDelXEniw3hTV3I4xAD4A2qIQ-KRC/s400/March1_Inside.JPG" border="0" /></em></a><em> Garage door opener!<br /></em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rYbG_UlEEvywrmRN19HG8YDlEAijAdCIRCErjpAZGY_sFXcnTb6Jm-Dq0yOvuUtRErM5atyXcG76a2_bok2BuhgHBleQ96DLyKX8L0QxWIZiueJktVLbAMqmTNuBWbmV7mxxiEalx6XL/s1600/March1_Opener.JPG"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715078882061269298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rYbG_UlEEvywrmRN19HG8YDlEAijAdCIRCErjpAZGY_sFXcnTb6Jm-Dq0yOvuUtRErM5atyXcG76a2_bok2BuhgHBleQ96DLyKX8L0QxWIZiueJktVLbAMqmTNuBWbmV7mxxiEalx6XL/s400/March1_Opener.JPG" border="0" /></em></a></div></div><br /></div>Lois and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342979145198460254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657222653587099001.post-49243033367239389222012-02-29T12:47:00.002-08:002012-02-29T12:53:03.379-08:00Wrapping It Up<em>This was taken last night. It's looking good! The framing inspection should happen by the end of this week and then it's on to the rest. Jon and I will shop this weekend for the lights, which is pretty exciting, and the electrician will pull his permit next week. We're moving along!</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXYUY4kXmUPa_iaeQAOKQO5vQ2d8GG3AyxbFsGP7sE1QOH6Dm6LNWcL59HE2xKggfeKJdlbeoz8TKbxzSZYM0jhDK3B-OooiWJVnkFaQP7s6ni5cXngV7FOkuFhCs_e7SFdUtEpzhjE5u/s1600/Wrapping.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714662360415433682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXYUY4kXmUPa_iaeQAOKQO5vQ2d8GG3AyxbFsGP7sE1QOH6Dm6LNWcL59HE2xKggfeKJdlbeoz8TKbxzSZYM0jhDK3B-OooiWJVnkFaQP7s6ni5cXngV7FOkuFhCs_e7SFdUtEpzhjE5u/s400/Wrapping.JPG" border="0" /></a>Lois and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342979145198460254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657222653587099001.post-80955626819988990192012-02-28T05:18:00.000-08:002012-02-28T05:19:07.420-08:00Raise the roof!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9w55Yx4A8n8QfA4Hi_n5nXrCe-g23onnCwgS3XVMG3L-D4SMGMKkzjFskX6g1upF6FhpEOQsc8Yoduf04yLCxf11OWmoKlCVnq1jbbfeWv_Hix5v68cUiK1ktnsdPrA1C-q3FCSROq2yf/s1600/Roof.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714175334725811090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9w55Yx4A8n8QfA4Hi_n5nXrCe-g23onnCwgS3XVMG3L-D4SMGMKkzjFskX6g1upF6FhpEOQsc8Yoduf04yLCxf11OWmoKlCVnq1jbbfeWv_Hix5v68cUiK1ktnsdPrA1C-q3FCSROq2yf/s400/Roof.JPG" border="0" /></a>Lois and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342979145198460254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657222653587099001.post-10098414514828844912012-02-26T16:48:00.003-08:002012-02-26T17:03:38.547-08:00Let there be walls!<em><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">The walls started going up Friday. When they first started I was a little worried it wasn't large enough (even though we'd mapped it out and knew it was), but now with the walls up it's plenty big and we're so excited! The first photo shows the view from the alley, the way we'll pull into the garage. The second photo shows the view from our house, with a smaller garage door and a walk through door. Jon's going to use flagstones to make a walkway from the house to the garage.</span></em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhug8C9tPXaEhfhUt7HsZvOWN_i8dRFvGYsYnB9s58sp_p7De7xVMapoVRsfTlWspgxXuXnd_GMyC8edpt1M7lVX0SjwZnXbuhXL1OPuB9ROYiOy090NHT0KLwoickVW6G1WBVrWeiZf8aN/s1600/Walls1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713612214767828882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhug8C9tPXaEhfhUt7HsZvOWN_i8dRFvGYsYnB9s58sp_p7De7xVMapoVRsfTlWspgxXuXnd_GMyC8edpt1M7lVX0SjwZnXbuhXL1OPuB9ROYiOy090NHT0KLwoickVW6G1WBVrWeiZf8aN/s400/Walls1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0kCVlpy43zBMzmHGxIQ08_Nxb03NIceJRJcmqm5Umehfw933Gpp23jRXZsC4k00gcFHFVNJ3xgKLamFCRhSK2X1MEck_Fujonz8CIlh8nwCy5R4acppPNqMMm0QM1OXu_CISr-2WEOqvX/s1600/Walls2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713612204066350690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0kCVlpy43zBMzmHGxIQ08_Nxb03NIceJRJcmqm5Umehfw933Gpp23jRXZsC4k00gcFHFVNJ3xgKLamFCRhSK2X1MEck_Fujonz8CIlh8nwCy5R4acppPNqMMm0QM1OXu_CISr-2WEOqvX/s400/Walls2.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>Lois and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342979145198460254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657222653587099001.post-54381399454072699222012-02-23T13:57:00.000-08:002012-02-23T13:58:00.604-08:00Concrete!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlu6KU_wxep8Xbtiloa7FHwv8MAvReXG2RN90Cr8SH57rDY7iSCIEONfxyWjxOPKymunlEUbGvoENAgCA0h8Us-TYi3hCNa4Eci1dC5wtzjiF7Rrs8mtYqU-eunRkYDgaMN5Dlh0E9x67t/s1600/Concrete.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712453617778853746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlu6KU_wxep8Xbtiloa7FHwv8MAvReXG2RN90Cr8SH57rDY7iSCIEONfxyWjxOPKymunlEUbGvoENAgCA0h8Us-TYi3hCNa4Eci1dC5wtzjiF7Rrs8mtYqU-eunRkYDgaMN5Dlh0E9x67t/s400/Concrete.JPG" border="0" /></a> <em>Isn't it beautiful? :)<br /></em><br /></div>Lois and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342979145198460254noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657222653587099001.post-79516109082354054642012-02-21T14:56:00.003-08:002012-02-21T15:16:36.717-08:00Garage Day 2 Updates<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfC4Pxd0sj5K2S6jRaIzlcOGINGm2AVs-ETkk9JaXYD1RKeVMjUbuKv7s00rv87_I_4y-bONbeyGmBXnRH_puINNKZNteuMk4CvpAh6-Y5WxrbGNbeeJavWq50vXDXNBRXeIZHikRCNQm8/s1600/Approval.JPG"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711728171879797650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfC4Pxd0sj5K2S6jRaIzlcOGINGm2AVs-ETkk9JaXYD1RKeVMjUbuKv7s00rv87_I_4y-bONbeyGmBXnRH_puINNKZNteuMk4CvpAh6-Y5WxrbGNbeeJavWq50vXDXNBRXeIZHikRCNQm8/s400/Approval.JPG" border="0" /></em></a><em>Well, we received our inspection go ahead! Because it may rain tomorrow, the concrete might not be able to be poured for a few more days, so we'll see what happens with the weather. Below is the view of the area from the alley, from which we'll pull into the garage once it's finished. </em><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRjZnK3vCGI6jZcQ34OgYPVhAs7Gmnv1bkOyaFNbANQWsUarJ-OpfOvVilj8scFVPC261bhHjfAk2Ccx97EsBOTMdsgYfVE6q8DDv28zL5Z0q6qTnXrtyVjXptu3cMyWsw_gL686d9pJh/s1600/Day+2a.JPG"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711728161199319682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRjZnK3vCGI6jZcQ34OgYPVhAs7Gmnv1bkOyaFNbANQWsUarJ-OpfOvVilj8scFVPC261bhHjfAk2Ccx97EsBOTMdsgYfVE6q8DDv28zL5Z0q6qTnXrtyVjXptu3cMyWsw_gL686d9pJh/s400/Day+2a.JPG" border="0" /></em></a><em> Close-up shot, ohhh exciting stuff. The front of the garage (below, what's facing the house) will have a 4 ft patio area. </em><br /><br /><div><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711728159878542450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN38T8Ns0k9RUrFx9KB2YRXedQuQxNjbSfR3jjLKc9KpQUScm-X3JEt0fM8jdUojAf2j8e13fows3qVOwGuV_YVutBkrP2ITdTIV7Luar2JLtoFI7H8_BN8g74b7NjQJoPLawyszFOypa7/s400/Day+2b.JPG" border="0" />Below is another shot from the alley. Our neighbors also have a garage, as you can see on the right, but they pull in from their driveway from the front. We don't have a driveway and our property isn't really conducive to one unless we removed several trees. The shed on the left will be moved next to the garage when done to open up more of the yard (plus, it's ugly). </em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUtX4sqmaUC1ahaGrRnfzX1EZsEzLKvmIQxp9jqi50Qechn5D58pMcK3W8tJx2xzFlBwPjYhsk8N0BuHumJ7yj1sGM5bdVQaMVlvArH5rVMlWRV_f5-IV_QJkBzCz_FduH6UkTpINL5Xn/s1600/Day+2c.JPG"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711728152597228210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUtX4sqmaUC1ahaGrRnfzX1EZsEzLKvmIQxp9jqi50Qechn5D58pMcK3W8tJx2xzFlBwPjYhsk8N0BuHumJ7yj1sGM5bdVQaMVlvArH5rVMlWRV_f5-IV_QJkBzCz_FduH6UkTpINL5Xn/s400/Day+2c.JPG" border="0" /></em></a><em> Just to give readers an idea, here is the garage of a neighbor which is very similar to what we're building. They also pull in directly from the alley. Ours will only have one large door, though. </em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6pRfPMZRiar_MrTcjyGS2u1v4F11kU8PcTex8TLcYYvU2cxTjKEZLfhPLm1N5uj8tdKNVaJH-QX9rtHowUoVejj4nNtguF73QXDsNSz57_vryoZ08MXgFv8Zm1OI033-fj6J2fen3gto/s1600/Nick.JPG"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711728155034620130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6pRfPMZRiar_MrTcjyGS2u1v4F11kU8PcTex8TLcYYvU2cxTjKEZLfhPLm1N5uj8tdKNVaJH-QX9rtHowUoVejj4nNtguF73QXDsNSz57_vryoZ08MXgFv8Zm1OI033-fj6J2fen3gto/s400/Nick.JPG" border="0" /></em></a></div></div></div></div>Lois and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342979145198460254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657222653587099001.post-23233311082410780332012-02-21T05:11:00.005-08:002012-02-21T05:23:30.870-08:00Garage Groundbreaking<em>On a frosty Monday morning, workers were here early to start tearing down part of our dreadful chain link fencing. Yay! As Monday was a holiday (Presidents' Day) inspectors weren't availble to check out the progress, so that should take place today. Once the inspection happens, they'll be ready to pour the concrete!</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13lZM35NXxRe2vv_LwL9NuXNOlHwKKPYFJEyW5gB6y0OVdP9LixLSr0cOovl7YEfi-Oup4RGmMusNzVM6WIg7LbBNS4kGXrNgvRP6XoiyVNPRkbNVGaqx1zZB_uS1KRzaz4SwT4I6Zy63/s1600/Day+1+-+Fence.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711578801791488386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13lZM35NXxRe2vv_LwL9NuXNOlHwKKPYFJEyW5gB6y0OVdP9LixLSr0cOovl7YEfi-Oup4RGmMusNzVM6WIg7LbBNS4kGXrNgvRP6XoiyVNPRkbNVGaqx1zZB_uS1KRzaz4SwT4I6Zy63/s400/Day+1+-+Fence.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJllwuvu4FdFTzwTdvo5K3Wg_blyzvISa6WWW5SXp1SiruGH4dGqsxBhsh5etscw2uMn-wo8lItC16GenP_9pmSdp37yLJRJUacV2yXPLbaX3JNPon-WJnOU_OlTvg1pXkUTYdi6ki2qG8/s1600/Day+1+-+Ready+for+Inspection.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711578504603802146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJllwuvu4FdFTzwTdvo5K3Wg_blyzvISa6WWW5SXp1SiruGH4dGqsxBhsh5etscw2uMn-wo8lItC16GenP_9pmSdp37yLJRJUacV2yXPLbaX3JNPon-WJnOU_OlTvg1pXkUTYdi6ki2qG8/s400/Day+1+-+Ready+for+Inspection.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>Lois and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342979145198460254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657222653587099001.post-6684520985682011862012-02-04T17:17:00.000-08:002012-02-04T17:32:41.684-08:00A Few Good Changes<span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em>Now that our TV room has moved, I'm excited to be working on the front room. It's becomming my parlor/library/reading/lounging room. Yay! Below are a few shots from that effort. Nothing is settled, I'm still moving things around and wanting a few more pieces and pictures to round out the room. All in good time. The first shot is one of those thingies used to hold old print letters; I bought it last summer while antique shopping during our ladies weekend away.<br /></em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87Vz5S24hyr93_GJNNG1t9p6vtf5tPjZqn2VjMqtvgLuFxayrG-phMB9kpagnQCQjn6oHHQg3fm1mgLZaJ59HlS87_9C6RPZ__piVpEm6YQ5ekNtRLTSJE0U2VkixlncvDEJ027t92GQY/s1600/Artifact.JPG"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705455057761795042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87Vz5S24hyr93_GJNNG1t9p6vtf5tPjZqn2VjMqtvgLuFxayrG-phMB9kpagnQCQjn6oHHQg3fm1mgLZaJ59HlS87_9C6RPZ__piVpEm6YQ5ekNtRLTSJE0U2VkixlncvDEJ027t92GQY/s320/Artifact.JPG" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em> This is the cutest little table in the World. I'm serious, it's so damn adorable and I love the color. And it has that cool "distressed" look. I imagine I had to pay more for that...kinda like paying for ripped jeans I suppose. </em></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXw_7RmiSytsR67viyVAVxMQIthnjeGLBs-XPtLbGKOPGSD8WcJgP8qC_MoOOVLC5M7nrMB8t4zxTwLYAOlvoPBovjPMXQqJmDML6RO3wp1WPb4MynSvsqtg__A5zDUUxmDtguXTWLubD/s1600/Table.JPG"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705455054847368802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXw_7RmiSytsR67viyVAVxMQIthnjeGLBs-XPtLbGKOPGSD8WcJgP8qC_MoOOVLC5M7nrMB8t4zxTwLYAOlvoPBovjPMXQqJmDML6RO3wp1WPb4MynSvsqtg__A5zDUUxmDtguXTWLubD/s320/Table.JPG" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em> I've had these chairs for a while, I think they look good with the aforementioned table. I've got a couple things to hang on the wall behind. To the left is the mantle. </em></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMLw_ZVQkz-cbc9HX6ZwDR0v0ROG5ar4BoXy5-iG1EjIennE6-BUSLCP7QpJjEiPv5ExAbdTk5cwxRTcojJkCnNZCNHlNmhrXZ8yjZsaF6jApEd05ZBM4tN1k_emEAzRzEKFZ1AMaITPU/s1600/Chairs.JPG"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705455048307904130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMLw_ZVQkz-cbc9HX6ZwDR0v0ROG5ar4BoXy5-iG1EjIennE6-BUSLCP7QpJjEiPv5ExAbdTk5cwxRTcojJkCnNZCNHlNmhrXZ8yjZsaF6jApEd05ZBM4tN1k_emEAzRzEKFZ1AMaITPU/s320/Chairs.JPG" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em> I ordered some new bookcases from Ikea - they're tall, love it!! I took these shots with my iPhone so they are a wee bit fuzzy. </em></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyifHNEwEzHGtc9lwoxocHc6FNoTOz-CanlaMH2DJxrr7zemDW07guZv0v70lEClEJofjytDxW2NOyzZ8mYXhYlwwHlkp_oyuTUcdkSPTuXd7iBUpolhi4Zqwjx0yVyZ3ql5tx-qtnJzcr/s1600/Shelves.JPG"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705455045845256578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyifHNEwEzHGtc9lwoxocHc6FNoTOz-CanlaMH2DJxrr7zemDW07guZv0v70lEClEJofjytDxW2NOyzZ8mYXhYlwwHlkp_oyuTUcdkSPTuXd7iBUpolhi4Zqwjx0yVyZ3ql5tx-qtnJzcr/s320/Shelves.JPG" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em> I inherited this Duncan Phyfe-style sofa from Amy. Her dad made a stand for it since the feet broke off; it needs to be stained, but I think it looks quite natural if you don't know it's not original. And I love this rug, picked up from Costco. It's awesome! Obviously the pets agree. </em></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCN5N39LufoiCrHi53gMrABvNHyecwfBECJlG9B9QCT9bmmaLGSV6kk4Eneul7_ImCPn0O3vuIZ5QpLoMmcFtypD6Xm5Rqbqi6mqLc0uxyhOjLl54Twt-wmESJsnoh4EXVJ0J5HDb1HTPA/s1600/Relax.JPG"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705455039573686082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCN5N39LufoiCrHi53gMrABvNHyecwfBECJlG9B9QCT9bmmaLGSV6kk4Eneul7_ImCPn0O3vuIZ5QpLoMmcFtypD6Xm5Rqbqi6mqLc0uxyhOjLl54Twt-wmESJsnoh4EXVJ0J5HDb1HTPA/s320/Relax.JPG" border="0" /></em></span></a></div></div></div></div>Lois and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342979145198460254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657222653587099001.post-45966177310715909222011-07-20T13:12:00.000-07:002011-07-20T13:17:38.425-07:00Kayaking Peters Creek<div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em>She looks so cool, calm and collected!</em></span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEj2dI_V1cF9Od9aVfj5DjDCuZfjVWs5r-3AEuCCU1h3V4ugsXV5KCx1gU5tpNWUMLKyibnxwu8QjG9fJ4tjHmOCJ-oZXEgvpi63iOJyEHcm-drYVGxsWTCOL9z6FU92WqI5jw1ErAcYA/s1600/A+-+8+Alaska+11+019.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631530609769199026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEj2dI_V1cF9Od9aVfj5DjDCuZfjVWs5r-3AEuCCU1h3V4ugsXV5KCx1gU5tpNWUMLKyibnxwu8QjG9fJ4tjHmOCJ-oZXEgvpi63iOJyEHcm-drYVGxsWTCOL9z6FU92WqI5jw1ErAcYA/s320/A+-+8+Alaska+11+019.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em> Consider the kayak...<br /></em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0uMskIHpw8pU8uSJ7mWrAfnES7hpuhzcuNWJiHO3jVGlucDxOIWXM2UC8Y0TheU16uL_WCIBgaou5jz3RABTjTECvKMmLql4PNvtvfVxoiiOXVIlHOv2nEBfwFraTny1bMHfSLkj3SVq1/s1600/A+-+8+Alaska+11+022.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631530605546866274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0uMskIHpw8pU8uSJ7mWrAfnES7hpuhzcuNWJiHO3jVGlucDxOIWXM2UC8Y0TheU16uL_WCIBgaou5jz3RABTjTECvKMmLql4PNvtvfVxoiiOXVIlHOv2nEBfwFraTny1bMHfSLkj3SVq1/s320/A+-+8+Alaska+11+022.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em> Tearing it up and having a blast!<br /></em></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtaDVE3bG8_J9wy8F1wYuqU21gSyhKzPYkVonmYudrZ25IuAWrDy3u6SuVPi7A15vRUnHoqp1FBj1dMUvhSdW709rL4z194gJ9NkjGJ91mSM79ryAnRAsqj91Js0vDxeF74KxWALuX3zbP/s1600/A+-+8+Alaska+11+029.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631530601695409906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtaDVE3bG8_J9wy8F1wYuqU21gSyhKzPYkVonmYudrZ25IuAWrDy3u6SuVPi7A15vRUnHoqp1FBj1dMUvhSdW709rL4z194gJ9NkjGJ91mSM79ryAnRAsqj91Js0vDxeF74KxWALuX3zbP/s320/A+-+8+Alaska+11+029.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em> James filming, while Jon acts as a spotter<br /></em></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwbNMAITIZIxr_jB_uiS_J6YEJqLEJSA0sWsUf_Kqtb-g8q73aF0e7ZXBvmNnIyyXxtXErUFGJ4JT4e7OSKsOLMdMLzjnjKwrMNB_iG3ef01l7AoXHVYW_Re4ADtA8QkYiJh65oSfIptk/s1600/A+-+8+Alaska+11+030.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631530591402173634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwbNMAITIZIxr_jB_uiS_J6YEJqLEJSA0sWsUf_Kqtb-g8q73aF0e7ZXBvmNnIyyXxtXErUFGJ4JT4e7OSKsOLMdMLzjnjKwrMNB_iG3ef01l7AoXHVYW_Re4ADtA8QkYiJh65oSfIptk/s320/A+-+8+Alaska+11+030.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em> After having all the fun! Gabie did a fantastic job, and it was her very first time in a boat!<br /></em></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqc-bPsH4UTVqiaOQrbPW26lrzcU2mF5fbugNM7wtKCCh3vDeVcpklvSANE2qJAXCHdBRPvBWWzM2gkO_vyYTlNCNaAzl4xJphYQ3HaUenI_q3x3hfspX76VFWiGk0sGmmhB9zTYluDWdu/s1600/A+-+8+Alaska+11+036.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631530590112338642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqc-bPsH4UTVqiaOQrbPW26lrzcU2mF5fbugNM7wtKCCh3vDeVcpklvSANE2qJAXCHdBRPvBWWzM2gkO_vyYTlNCNaAzl4xJphYQ3HaUenI_q3x3hfspX76VFWiGk0sGmmhB9zTYluDWdu/s320/A+-+8+Alaska+11+036.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a></div></div></div><br /></div>Lois and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342979145198460254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657222653587099001.post-39760289193983820632011-07-20T13:00:00.000-07:002011-07-20T13:12:11.357-07:00Places We Like<div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em>Our first outing as Sisters, back in 2008, was to the library and Bongo Java East. Bongo continues to be a popular destination, whether for breakfast or for a cool drink on a hot day. While in Eagle River, AK, we like to frequent Jitters, dubbed our "Bongo of the North."</em></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIeAn-scCSCi9IlQ1ncb2YaRwHSXCAmqvOcI1e1W-F5IbvyONrKwuN2dDnB4rkqOZL4yKiwFDlLCQbAzm5pc7y44q2aBwzCR-sWmm82eOxOrwjHC2R5d_HtIWoPGpOJZiRKawoKKNX-Hcb/s1600/A+-+6+Alaska+11+037.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631528249581891266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIeAn-scCSCi9IlQ1ncb2YaRwHSXCAmqvOcI1e1W-F5IbvyONrKwuN2dDnB4rkqOZL4yKiwFDlLCQbAzm5pc7y44q2aBwzCR-sWmm82eOxOrwjHC2R5d_HtIWoPGpOJZiRKawoKKNX-Hcb/s320/A+-+6+Alaska+11+037.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em> Gabie enjoying extra whipped creme and sprinkles on her hot cocoa.<br /></em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIYO6-iyhjp5Z2LYtf9R48927oDJ5Q8W4jXGnnxOn3dyM1cvZoamnT38oaiRRuJgYnTI3cUrXvhbPzPQGuLsAlV82SOxdGd-eLpaWZ3JQs9TqNxVTgMoVIb24Uow8vIJttf5_308s9C40w/s1600/A+-+6+Alaska+11+035.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631528250828455298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIYO6-iyhjp5Z2LYtf9R48927oDJ5Q8W4jXGnnxOn3dyM1cvZoamnT38oaiRRuJgYnTI3cUrXvhbPzPQGuLsAlV82SOxdGd-eLpaWZ3JQs9TqNxVTgMoVIb24Uow8vIJttf5_308s9C40w/s320/A+-+6+Alaska+11+035.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em> Gabie playing with Legos at Bongo East on the day we met.</em></span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVMIVTbdIuABrp2KExjrrwUTFOItYj6t4O_OOSxK8Ells3vH_0OwEtc3PhfFDYR15Dj4RA0pp8ZxDH8MGzyIfeISFhwmDz4P4BkgrLWbh0pv0KDeLhnvuAe4zQtN64tow4CLR8IbIE-S0w/s1600/Legos+at+Bongo.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631528247368646578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVMIVTbdIuABrp2KExjrrwUTFOItYj6t4O_OOSxK8Ells3vH_0OwEtc3PhfFDYR15Dj4RA0pp8ZxDH8MGzyIfeISFhwmDz4P4BkgrLWbh0pv0KDeLhnvuAe4zQtN64tow4CLR8IbIE-S0w/s320/Legos+at+Bongo.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em> Root beer is a fave! </em></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2uD08jF97QiSCjyllWWH01X-hoqgkDqaxVr78l4LO-fhD1rPtQ8DXabxk6rRmD1aQyQDqWogyOZtypKy3KFdba7bDeTxAeLYSmovBw5uJptJW-vAv5wDAUrDRXySNLtJ_22i8AWrPj8Kj/s1600/Rootbeer+at+Bongo+Java.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631528236959560946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2uD08jF97QiSCjyllWWH01X-hoqgkDqaxVr78l4LO-fhD1rPtQ8DXabxk6rRmD1aQyQDqWogyOZtypKy3KFdba7bDeTxAeLYSmovBw5uJptJW-vAv5wDAUrDRXySNLtJ_22i8AWrPj8Kj/s320/Rootbeer+at+Bongo+Java.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em> Hanging with Mr Jon at Bongo East! </em></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVy_ywVbUT-Tk5bIwCRO3sC0V5yj-467VTVxgTaZYFNTVIz0nEZVxc9dglfjxXTQYcU4VBPZSmOSBWszR8wROji1Zt3gp2_ZLrW6lMcQgf8lPnejkOcIkZfZH29p0v9WCMMYDbaTokYrl3/s1600/Jon+and+Gabie+at+Bongo+032109.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631528234923014882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVy_ywVbUT-Tk5bIwCRO3sC0V5yj-467VTVxgTaZYFNTVIz0nEZVxc9dglfjxXTQYcU4VBPZSmOSBWszR8wROji1Zt3gp2_ZLrW6lMcQgf8lPnejkOcIkZfZH29p0v9WCMMYDbaTokYrl3/s320/Jon+and+Gabie+at+Bongo+032109.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em> </em></span></div><br /></div>Lois and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342979145198460254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657222653587099001.post-35836259457565823482011-06-23T18:27:00.000-07:002011-06-23T18:46:38.352-07:00Climbing Baldy<div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em>Well, she complained the whole way up, but in the end Gabie was the first one up the mountain when she, Tara and I climbed Baldy! There was a lot of mud due to recent rains, which made the climb tricky at times, but we made it to the top. Afterwards we went to Jitters, covered with mud, to enjoy a celebratory beverage! Here's a shot of Gabie and I coming down the mountain with the town of Eagle River in the distance.</em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4h5BHTMCFFnP68KzcwFgm1Jn5qqne-O3R4DDOx30FyggOFK5L7a4xY5rXRObxdDnnRE1g9L1BE37RCIEBCDkZB_Dda9-2hE64FHNhX0Eg3jkDNGtAYfhy_5RNwhZBGemSJS82hZU9WNiy/s1600/A+-+6+Alaska+11+023.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621592888306872290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4h5BHTMCFFnP68KzcwFgm1Jn5qqne-O3R4DDOx30FyggOFK5L7a4xY5rXRObxdDnnRE1g9L1BE37RCIEBCDkZB_Dda9-2hE64FHNhX0Eg3jkDNGtAYfhy_5RNwhZBGemSJS82hZU9WNiy/s320/A+-+6+Alaska+11+023.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em>Gabie at the top of the mountain, enjoying a break before heading back down. The top was completely enveloped in clouds.</em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVrbFZVbNEx3yvUWhw-60SeKwALhU15Ct7eJN9xRYy8cwIr64tlML-1JX53rjThhPyCjfSTyMZiMG3mv63y0HNA4nZjCmImKDcOevkuqMDe66IZKtfXM57ZJ9dxVMFP_BhAcEUUuY7ihfe/s1600/A+-+6+Alaska+11+020.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621592885783443506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVrbFZVbNEx3yvUWhw-60SeKwALhU15Ct7eJN9xRYy8cwIr64tlML-1JX53rjThhPyCjfSTyMZiMG3mv63y0HNA4nZjCmImKDcOevkuqMDe66IZKtfXM57ZJ9dxVMFP_BhAcEUUuY7ihfe/s320/A+-+6+Alaska+11+020.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em>Gabie showing her muddy sleeves...our back sides were considerably more dirty. One great thing about Alaska - one can go into a coffee shop, covered in mud, and others won't give you a second glance!<br /></em></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621592879958899074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3nRcweE-DD0LK9Js7uGZGK2i-ryTZPnMOUp3X42Nidm2LXSOG2roBHQOZLcB5TIXxRnbD6DJGtonNV2MNuMu-riufbrHP_ockvrSQSnW57QdvkMzGRpyI-bmLctksIbVEhH9x0otTgVXp/s320/A+-+6+Alaska+11+025.jpg" border="0" /></em></span> <span style="font-family:georgia;"><em>When we climbed Baldy, we were looking down on Fire Lake; the day after we were biking by Fire Lake, looking up at Mt. Baldy (the highest peak, on the right)! We definitely kept active on our Alaska trip.</em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIhXJYvKdJtMYq819XdZDJqPliAPY2MSR0wehiLTMSIA7U8lnQGWOQHLmlBcy3Mun-McNB37n2AIxBfkhjVmTwG2lBXGYIxJEx7s_fShqUDJGaVqaAUWYCK5-x40J_29LKMcGSUG4k07PU/s1600/A+-+7+Alaska+11+008.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621592874158604338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIhXJYvKdJtMYq819XdZDJqPliAPY2MSR0wehiLTMSIA7U8lnQGWOQHLmlBcy3Mun-McNB37n2AIxBfkhjVmTwG2lBXGYIxJEx7s_fShqUDJGaVqaAUWYCK5-x40J_29LKMcGSUG4k07PU/s320/A+-+7+Alaska+11+008.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a></div>Lois and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342979145198460254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657222653587099001.post-34570582936512133322011-06-23T18:21:00.000-07:002011-06-23T18:26:00.609-07:00Signs, signs, everywhere signs!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTP-62nQCJQxPQ1tkazF91_5ZoiAUlb0ahsIEuX7POfkcbGlQRg8377d7wZliOP6HEfq_8XhbP2gy-YUpGxrn6hYmMcoufcDSgNpycbEJgxkAe8c2gmeh5kLy-HnM-RfL17ET6e1qtHSq/s1600/A+-+4+Alaska+11+102.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621591179906592434" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTP-62nQCJQxPQ1tkazF91_5ZoiAUlb0ahsIEuX7POfkcbGlQRg8377d7wZliOP6HEfq_8XhbP2gy-YUpGxrn6hYmMcoufcDSgNpycbEJgxkAe8c2gmeh5kLy-HnM-RfL17ET6e1qtHSq/s400/A+-+4+Alaska+11+102.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gsvX0oEmN-11K04BO-qqcsNr1FUhStjhFQZi05PhXxNzUH19BJUt6VzsGWwV0XuTsLgdmvTYmzT0GHP-b88JZluqEEqtJO6GGPT9yVG6TeqOM2MVXP96aOrF5diBVlNY6qF8FA_g0kXy/s1600/A+-+5+Alaska+11+046.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621591173205110690" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gsvX0oEmN-11K04BO-qqcsNr1FUhStjhFQZi05PhXxNzUH19BJUt6VzsGWwV0XuTsLgdmvTYmzT0GHP-b88JZluqEEqtJO6GGPT9yVG6TeqOM2MVXP96aOrF5diBVlNY6qF8FA_g0kXy/s400/A+-+5+Alaska+11+046.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD5F9MQIhVDOczQWsTx3GvIRsD8jJVVrd-V3rTDfeRJn6titbWyJ8knKzkwNgdTMtryR31Za0xy9Y0yTqv3trqf5vk5pIzfs9UMX3XGUCn1YoZjXmsw93N-JqyD_kQWXV7YohDbj0ODfLK/s1600/A+-+4+Alaska+11+118.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621591169101161538" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD5F9MQIhVDOczQWsTx3GvIRsD8jJVVrd-V3rTDfeRJn6titbWyJ8knKzkwNgdTMtryR31Za0xy9Y0yTqv3trqf5vk5pIzfs9UMX3XGUCn1YoZjXmsw93N-JqyD_kQWXV7YohDbj0ODfLK/s400/A+-+4+Alaska+11+118.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div></div>Lois and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342979145198460254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657222653587099001.post-83365112539360031122011-06-22T20:01:00.000-07:002011-06-23T18:20:39.343-07:00Weekend in Seward<span style="font-family:georgia;"><em>We camped in Seward, an Alaska fishing town that is one of the best places to visit in the summer. We stayed right by the water, making s'mores and riding our bikes. We also visited the Alaska Sea Life Center and saw lots of great sea animals, including sea lions, otters and an octopus! Every view in Seward boasts mountains, it's one of my favorite places.<br /></em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNh9qBmTVBl9an8vW_Ouja-mxJkPRvnUzufuPaoeg9QrOBNboqK0jIsBghdgnkT9DOWvg3jTLALA5mWh3sf7SRFaKrKG9P4jebLV9Spvhumo2tmgGCEv5I4mR209pgHC7TR3g7z3c7_ka/s1600/A+-+2+Alaska+11+032.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621251836615674946" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNh9qBmTVBl9an8vW_Ouja-mxJkPRvnUzufuPaoeg9QrOBNboqK0jIsBghdgnkT9DOWvg3jTLALA5mWh3sf7SRFaKrKG9P4jebLV9Spvhumo2tmgGCEv5I4mR209pgHC7TR3g7z3c7_ka/s320/A+-+2+Alaska+11+032.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyR7ewCR2ZTtndT4Fmnb6jOPaq2hQiZH-1kAtx-KjssYwB2cT-BEqg-Zu3HIVb8suZDlvhaRpQkm2e_TtbJFkcvJwJtJK7HiitnKnFCTGUg1xAuMJMXfIIOHQ9dwYzoWiP9B3mhXnOR9Ju/s1600/A+-+2+Alaska+11+132.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621251833114463922" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyR7ewCR2ZTtndT4Fmnb6jOPaq2hQiZH-1kAtx-KjssYwB2cT-BEqg-Zu3HIVb8suZDlvhaRpQkm2e_TtbJFkcvJwJtJK7HiitnKnFCTGUg1xAuMJMXfIIOHQ9dwYzoWiP9B3mhXnOR9Ju/s320/A+-+2+Alaska+11+132.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiysuwlRnvv_p0e4aVrCabu_TOXAKoQnKWE4lz9B2ZNXaAO3cSJnE0_eX9FkZ1XW0MZYYvPr03XpRnWpbE6W1j2vIu40CQljtGRVSa7Xnz3pzajifWnFhOwmyui13jqeWXNNRjJH_YbLxCa/s1600/A+-+2+Alaska+11+046.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621251830394401858" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiysuwlRnvv_p0e4aVrCabu_TOXAKoQnKWE4lz9B2ZNXaAO3cSJnE0_eX9FkZ1XW0MZYYvPr03XpRnWpbE6W1j2vIu40CQljtGRVSa7Xnz3pzajifWnFhOwmyui13jqeWXNNRjJH_YbLxCa/s320/A+-+2+Alaska+11+046.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSSYZv2OrRe7DgGtb78eM4_re1MunEc0W7v8T0eBMLyNEqyV2vxizrv9OKdhXF1W5q7RMAmdG1qcndq6O7beQr4HsFDMKAnO9pvHXAs3brBmmoS6cloHYz2ONkrhpRMyzhCeDnv1dPC_k/s1600/A+-+2+Alaska+11+121.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621250466091995874" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSSYZv2OrRe7DgGtb78eM4_re1MunEc0W7v8T0eBMLyNEqyV2vxizrv9OKdhXF1W5q7RMAmdG1qcndq6O7beQr4HsFDMKAnO9pvHXAs3brBmmoS6cloHYz2ONkrhpRMyzhCeDnv1dPC_k/s320/A+-+2+Alaska+11+121.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnoON-pN8PYbTCq2RSB2rNpa8xuSn-ZUd9rHd-3S7iIRgxkdANbRf3tAn7LeRfpUOeVNw8HSCdorhYXPwMcL7A6hjg3BlX10iDpiWX8QKVH7Y4z5oZGB6_oZkFqV35HgJ_FmP_VoulhEOk/s1600/A+-+2+Alaska+11+080.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621250464202503138" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnoON-pN8PYbTCq2RSB2rNpa8xuSn-ZUd9rHd-3S7iIRgxkdANbRf3tAn7LeRfpUOeVNw8HSCdorhYXPwMcL7A6hjg3BlX10iDpiWX8QKVH7Y4z5oZGB6_oZkFqV35HgJ_FmP_VoulhEOk/s320/A+-+2+Alaska+11+080.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8G-lekdEmjn3IU2kT4sYLf_3ab_7xj_XuzUQ5UT7J0NNVtIEsmrC8cEPXz66PcMQLuLpB6ku8pDHVjJ04klYhDSo0rTR9Qxz3PnfuaFACPvqtOBFFXMoJKSQxqvkkCW_V-7ZLgtsZtMwD/s1600/A+-+2+Alaska+11+075.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621250456203343522" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8G-lekdEmjn3IU2kT4sYLf_3ab_7xj_XuzUQ5UT7J0NNVtIEsmrC8cEPXz66PcMQLuLpB6ku8pDHVjJ04klYhDSo0rTR9Qxz3PnfuaFACPvqtOBFFXMoJKSQxqvkkCW_V-7ZLgtsZtMwD/s320/A+-+2+Alaska+11+075.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCT77jVrtOBk0aHed8rCG27J5l1OMp21oEgqW1ecRlDIButlBUol6IVakbmkokb8vYDDs6-5NM4WcaycAMxWoAYZFNuHE4ElwBCMCjp9KpyOEQ81z0QHU8eTYupX5QDBzRVCyieOhgP3E/s1600/A+-+2+Alaska+11+066.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621250445951857442" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCT77jVrtOBk0aHed8rCG27J5l1OMp21oEgqW1ecRlDIButlBUol6IVakbmkokb8vYDDs6-5NM4WcaycAMxWoAYZFNuHE4ElwBCMCjp9KpyOEQ81z0QHU8eTYupX5QDBzRVCyieOhgP3E/s320/A+-+2+Alaska+11+066.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lois and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342979145198460254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657222653587099001.post-73410064421593354012011-06-14T10:52:00.000-07:002011-06-14T11:09:10.242-07:00Biking the Coastal Trail<span style="font-family:georgia;"><em>We started at Earthquake Park and didn't get a mile before running into a moose on the trail. She took her time munching on leaves, and we were finally able to pass once she moved off the trail. We carried on, biking to downtown Anchorage for lunch at Humpy's. After a tasty meal, the sun came up and we enjoyed a lovely ride back to our car.</em><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hil7CABRl-UTgsEN-cOdM0diDV5u3vokQRTXJ4TOcf07xICeKLCgCJEV7jlBv19BSKrj2wRyZ5JHlk1Geaj9osVFgveTaN0UOoz-B6rub0kxUYYMci2AQ1ruzYg_nliU1cktoVHMK3fA/s1600/A+-+3+Alaska+11+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618136435810230802" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hil7CABRl-UTgsEN-cOdM0diDV5u3vokQRTXJ4TOcf07xICeKLCgCJEV7jlBv19BSKrj2wRyZ5JHlk1Geaj9osVFgveTaN0UOoz-B6rub0kxUYYMci2AQ1ruzYg_nliU1cktoVHMK3fA/s320/A+-+3+Alaska+11+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUPu7O3WnVBFdERCKZDSt2SSH2hoo6LYH6S-Lw1SVN5E7eltNn89myMgNgqYArSD3-8lHlENLIGlVPOQ09hD4MOJWw2HP-OVqlMOSzMyF6kfaocTepHNlH21PNX3mk101Mqo13RQd1kJ_/s1600/A+-+3+Alaska+11+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618136130963244994" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUPu7O3WnVBFdERCKZDSt2SSH2hoo6LYH6S-Lw1SVN5E7eltNn89myMgNgqYArSD3-8lHlENLIGlVPOQ09hD4MOJWw2HP-OVqlMOSzMyF6kfaocTepHNlH21PNX3mk101Mqo13RQd1kJ_/s320/A+-+3+Alaska+11+005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em>Heading toward Anchorage</em></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhob5J34gjW00DJVgr1ZtkD6NJS3mLFOELKJmDWhRbc-g-MfDsebu2orJO14-Sr9qk3aqc3rB4UZRVponBtDs21uVEdzRjNzxVV3Pl3-awcCoBfPYsZBmKu4b64UflCWuoXnYVWSdRl0P1t/s1600/A+-+3+Alaska+11+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618136125720152866" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhob5J34gjW00DJVgr1ZtkD6NJS3mLFOELKJmDWhRbc-g-MfDsebu2orJO14-Sr9qk3aqc3rB4UZRVponBtDs21uVEdzRjNzxVV3Pl3-awcCoBfPYsZBmKu4b64UflCWuoXnYVWSdRl0P1t/s320/A+-+3+Alaska+11+006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETyjcmcrztZLLUngT52Gpe5LWdC6f8vGimmWiVEODInD99nuLJD4rMUNElZZ8oCqko8YW9iEf81YsIkIXD-h_ufNlbWwoTdNC9Et9WCdUiYvz1agNmIyc6IyUsd8U2_MSeXP_qd49gcpZ/s1600/A+-+3+Alaska+11+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618136121586304530" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETyjcmcrztZLLUngT52Gpe5LWdC6f8vGimmWiVEODInD99nuLJD4rMUNElZZ8oCqko8YW9iEf81YsIkIXD-h_ufNlbWwoTdNC9Et9WCdUiYvz1agNmIyc6IyUsd8U2_MSeXP_qd49gcpZ/s320/A+-+3+Alaska+11+009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5XNSuaSXr_5-UDp3qrhuz4qL5YwYFCDJ4KCYR1QNpBOUzNWe2g9-B7DMbu-lr2aQYDpEJWo4t8RRPAd3fDccfIUq2qOOEe_YWUQ7teaAysO4KHe3m0MJ_Bpx6f_yudKPtNzLlVO-eduR/s1600/A+-+3+Alaska+11+019.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618136120057367810" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5XNSuaSXr_5-UDp3qrhuz4qL5YwYFCDJ4KCYR1QNpBOUzNWe2g9-B7DMbu-lr2aQYDpEJWo4t8RRPAd3fDccfIUq2qOOEe_YWUQ7teaAysO4KHe3m0MJ_Bpx6f_yudKPtNzLlVO-eduR/s320/A+-+3+Alaska+11+019.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8ZFa78KSmIeoX_Sw8x_SAnAQ4nhwkxtBi5IINRPMcAUO3AGi-brDahSeLJrZ0OwvZmEUu5qxu4qFC_Lvoo5btOTmF9PqykSwk8jjx6xMjPZmfAEOZNoOQAaaJz2DC7SGG3N7RIL5QapE/s1600/A+-+3+Alaska+11+022.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618136113563402066" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8ZFa78KSmIeoX_Sw8x_SAnAQ4nhwkxtBi5IINRPMcAUO3AGi-brDahSeLJrZ0OwvZmEUu5qxu4qFC_Lvoo5btOTmF9PqykSwk8jjx6xMjPZmfAEOZNoOQAaaJz2DC7SGG3N7RIL5QapE/s320/A+-+3+Alaska+11+022.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Lois and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342979145198460254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657222653587099001.post-73808744113760682011-06-10T09:33:00.000-07:002011-06-10T10:03:18.514-07:00Eagle River Nature Center<span style="font-family:georgia;"><em>We enjoyed our first day in Alaska, kicking around the house and visiting the Eagle River Nature Center. We had a lovely walk and enjoyed the views of the Chugach Mtns. Plus, Gabie almost got her hand bitten off by a bear!<br /></em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtS5VS0VN90c0aBkmso6RaHdAONYwfYuCY1fmqGVP5JhsdAE1QD7DcCuFzCUf6wJV9eCEIqnLIgxxbgB9TXscqwgw0ONf2dVsNxLSHs_BsMWtZ_0vHb477J8ana1mJMU_iXuK_yG9ldW9T/s1600/A+-+1+Alaska+11+029.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616635212923064706" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtS5VS0VN90c0aBkmso6RaHdAONYwfYuCY1fmqGVP5JhsdAE1QD7DcCuFzCUf6wJV9eCEIqnLIgxxbgB9TXscqwgw0ONf2dVsNxLSHs_BsMWtZ_0vHb477J8ana1mJMU_iXuK_yG9ldW9T/s320/A+-+1+Alaska+11+029.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em><br />Gabie holding the mold of the foot print of a brown bear.<br /></em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidYZHPtfqCk1uqnHawgV-vJBOLuZ3tt40_7I10A1r95AX5MSyFOzwjoZvn_yD-N4FY5NsJVnZMX9iA-60X8qyisSq-rxg3hkjbwwwVUBWSExLGgvB-YojNQTbDR2YVR0NPB87YxM1ATY4/s1600/A+-+1+Alaska+11+028.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616635207290423522" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidYZHPtfqCk1uqnHawgV-vJBOLuZ3tt40_7I10A1r95AX5MSyFOzwjoZvn_yD-N4FY5NsJVnZMX9iA-60X8qyisSq-rxg3hkjbwwwVUBWSExLGgvB-YojNQTbDR2YVR0NPB87YxM1ATY4/s320/A+-+1+Alaska+11+028.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em> </em></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtnfVyOm_iZoyDvBqwbTheXxhsWa2ph6r__fSgV0-1fRN9EOErPhG-hhMvtMliWWyJctlRU4FByBTDmItvWrbjZ5eYndDA2gzJkkpDmKn_f7VqhkuCf_6wMtj4tHlaQRmbvEF0PDR9qbh/s1600/A+-+1+Alaska+11+063.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616633012273118274" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtnfVyOm_iZoyDvBqwbTheXxhsWa2ph6r__fSgV0-1fRN9EOErPhG-hhMvtMliWWyJctlRU4FByBTDmItvWrbjZ5eYndDA2gzJkkpDmKn_f7VqhkuCf_6wMtj4tHlaQRmbvEF0PDR9qbh/s320/A+-+1+Alaska+11+063.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em> </em></span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-BYjyLlQ8T05MXi_Ju2yD63MMWrm5B_VnLfWzAE_CBBKhQCXj7UAn1azfzOpDTyrkqaMSiNnuDTK3uj7fIPmSE655b8b8_PxuHVgSotFhFLtTOwCT2lwFJ7hJ1x44LxxBHR1YlGWpcg_Y/s1600/A+-+1+Alaska+11+066.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616633008650635794" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-BYjyLlQ8T05MXi_Ju2yD63MMWrm5B_VnLfWzAE_CBBKhQCXj7UAn1azfzOpDTyrkqaMSiNnuDTK3uj7fIPmSE655b8b8_PxuHVgSotFhFLtTOwCT2lwFJ7hJ1x44LxxBHR1YlGWpcg_Y/s320/A+-+1+Alaska+11+066.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em> </em></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiuYa1pLdIZR2L4szt5KMek0ztTgc2D6pds5QfwWSpjfh958Yob2Rz8V5jt8_fdDABCb0zze3RSmA7McOkRo60QHCiW98R8ZtN8KLKAEchPsozxS5btGzIw_XO5759mk9yF7JYvn0rgDX6/s1600/A+-+1+Alaska+11+036.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616631782068102002" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiuYa1pLdIZR2L4szt5KMek0ztTgc2D6pds5QfwWSpjfh958Yob2Rz8V5jt8_fdDABCb0zze3RSmA7McOkRo60QHCiW98R8ZtN8KLKAEchPsozxS5btGzIw_XO5759mk9yF7JYvn0rgDX6/s320/A+-+1+Alaska+11+036.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em> </em></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHv3XQft6T9cKEyPVGuWnuJO1QSBdnXUdcAWxWUECdqKVejdD_q6XIH0zkkhZOIde1jL22sHyaYmcDQz-1iowOGrtN7ZoFrkSpfT9wO7CWpJ9Yo3vITPxuSo3ku3Y0OnyceF4TkUTem5ur/s1600/A+-+1+Alaska+11+058.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616631771441965474" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHv3XQft6T9cKEyPVGuWnuJO1QSBdnXUdcAWxWUECdqKVejdD_q6XIH0zkkhZOIde1jL22sHyaYmcDQz-1iowOGrtN7ZoFrkSpfT9wO7CWpJ9Yo3vITPxuSo3ku3Y0OnyceF4TkUTem5ur/s320/A+-+1+Alaska+11+058.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em> </em></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3VIkjkG6N1qOEcrCamYBNlhy2P-iC__mShwgS4npYY4LK8HmcDLoJ6PmGF80RtsaTuvmsdoTozzUBYYysFlXtpw3Lvm47RIzmFK7IupU3-674iVxqqYWDvcZFy5TNm1ks8jiIYUsfewD/s1600/A+-+1+Alaska+11+059.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616631761877264770" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3VIkjkG6N1qOEcrCamYBNlhy2P-iC__mShwgS4npYY4LK8HmcDLoJ6PmGF80RtsaTuvmsdoTozzUBYYysFlXtpw3Lvm47RIzmFK7IupU3-674iVxqqYWDvcZFy5TNm1ks8jiIYUsfewD/s320/A+-+1+Alaska+11+059.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em> </em></span></div></div></div></div>Lois and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342979145198460254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657222653587099001.post-18477493806842926012011-05-19T04:08:00.000-07:002011-05-19T04:15:18.981-07:00Black Bear in Alaska<span style="font-family:georgia;"><em>My brother posted this photo this morning. He said he heard some scratching outside his house so he of course grabbed his camera. He stuck the camera out the door and the bear charged after the second photo. Whoa!<br /></em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8fLZFpDr5xcj9tKIP2O7dHVF76ldyklLM1EVkTbIPKxEkwO6mtgPIxXl7jgSZP9UgEDoF4Nn9exYE3b-CwGWr3WrEWgNmCPc86f4-mIoHf0M1CWdoSCStuQ-_SvNHhuWRTJje8KvE1an/s1600/WakeUpCall%255B1%255D.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608383048355195090" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8fLZFpDr5xcj9tKIP2O7dHVF76ldyklLM1EVkTbIPKxEkwO6mtgPIxXl7jgSZP9UgEDoF4Nn9exYE3b-CwGWr3WrEWgNmCPc86f4-mIoHf0M1CWdoSCStuQ-_SvNHhuWRTJje8KvE1an/s400/WakeUpCall%255B1%255D.JPG" border="0" /></a>Lois and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342979145198460254noreply@blogger.com0