tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79649914183431746702024-03-05T03:47:46.272-05:00Nora Lee's NookNora Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698835663952990677noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964991418343174670.post-51140249127800732052010-04-29T20:17:00.006-04:002010-05-07T16:18:48.288-04:00Trois Filles a Paris<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5rT_p3E16K6vavCNk8WMJcrbOHim8rs5xLFqcWmxJXcEMRAbZfwUW8U4S2Ir_Pw9J1jWWBrnlWD2FYuwe0Zi5-Ck6jowS7cyjj-JcTB5E1pvA7p_LNKnZu8nUUt3HiTbpPmN2L03FVmE/s1600/Paris.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5rT_p3E16K6vavCNk8WMJcrbOHim8rs5xLFqcWmxJXcEMRAbZfwUW8U4S2Ir_Pw9J1jWWBrnlWD2FYuwe0Zi5-Ck6jowS7cyjj-JcTB5E1pvA7p_LNKnZu8nUUt3HiTbpPmN2L03FVmE/s400/Paris.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468625115575542386" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Spring in Paris</span></span> ~ If you would like to follow this adventure with me, my sister, and sister-in-law, click on the post title (TroisFilles a Paris)!Nora Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698835663952990677noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964991418343174670.post-43126009922491802212009-12-01T20:31:00.016-05:002009-12-01T21:03:22.974-05:00Moravian Candle Trimming<span style="font-family:georgia;">You know it's almost Christmas when we Moravians gather to trim the beeswax candles for the upcoming candlelight Christmas Lovefeasts. </span>I love the sweet smell of pure beeswax candles. Working with many others at our church we worked on getting all the candles trimmed. When all was said and done 2,000 candles were trimmed with bright red paper, placed in trays, and ready to be lit to proclaim Christ's light. To read about this Moravian tradition click on the post title "Moravian Candle Trimming".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2Nva99sEAi-A3C7xP8k5YzyWXfLDlKtfkPv_kf7Ho_YGsOGO6eMVakTig1hDZnj9FIkouGx4N05FLXCJIjr43MrQajmIW8fB1H_1lSvoHBgT8HRJbpGJfqxhyALRvAdICPlhwGgbGw4/s1600/IMG_3456.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2Nva99sEAi-A3C7xP8k5YzyWXfLDlKtfkPv_kf7Ho_YGsOGO6eMVakTig1hDZnj9FIkouGx4N05FLXCJIjr43MrQajmIW8fB1H_1lSvoHBgT8HRJbpGJfqxhyALRvAdICPlhwGgbGw4/s400/IMG_3456.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410446030983414690" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcl99c24XxDVxUMo75OeTqEw3Olk05OY-7Qc17Eb_i7ZNqkLYt_xdLRDxLVCZhRt5TVDhN_mQ4Rg-tl_uN5jeqooxkdhum8um1mtO5EhZA4VfBa0ceRet8JZshVS15yQr5vojJnonZeI/s1600/IMG_3463.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiKpww5y2dHXjIF5gg7zvomc21kWNDK7NbxTWv05R2S0jbkFRx3ob4vGLiSpllfjLj_rnXonXljX8PglRtZgCb9G2wWVCkw2_QDwK-VB-QfzrTI7aTcmXPAzgz-ssoGIZKXXNrQXzfRmc/s400/IMG_3459.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410446855759123314" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWXVIe55xqH1di5_JnAwlUK1OlJAkT6kvzK4JRqYPy5Ercxw-jL6Rw-ergFBevlaaXeoQk08qhg_MSABShjapMDuZbFlDJrEvwkh4mCxqvCAT0yQQiUtHPxvv2RZFlip06Iz8vKA5KCc/s1600/IMG_3465a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWXVIe55xqH1di5_JnAwlUK1OlJAkT6kvzK4JRqYPy5Ercxw-jL6Rw-ergFBevlaaXeoQk08qhg_MSABShjapMDuZbFlDJrEvwkh4mCxqvCAT0yQQiUtHPxvv2RZFlip06Iz8vKA5KCc/s400/IMG_3465a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410447580280957218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz6SGeZP8QFT8vuZudWn2IjjKv3ECLSmTvfNrFYQre0_lWR3VKRpGUnr7MFR_Vyv6dxukqILPRoY8OK-x_uV37Ix1qxg2YTb0lK4brRo4hOgWvIcjw2_W7pDpqp73CUL_Hg95l9OhQ9yY/s1600/IMG_3467.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz6SGeZP8QFT8vuZudWn2IjjKv3ECLSmTvfNrFYQre0_lWR3VKRpGUnr7MFR_Vyv6dxukqILPRoY8OK-x_uV37Ix1qxg2YTb0lK4brRo4hOgWvIcjw2_W7pDpqp73CUL_Hg95l9OhQ9yY/s400/IMG_3467.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410448378755391954" border="0" /></a>Nora Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698835663952990677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964991418343174670.post-85642987630411909472009-11-19T20:41:00.005-05:002009-11-19T20:48:01.362-05:00I Love Fall<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWDQyGwZtX6_2iMQtGYatV1BYC9SsrplKF98OKKzFLcI7eisy1W0ylvIVPaah-K-21CxdtUKGXj1AMlGk8tSRdAgOddTTabBMN77GmCeYVoGgjUFKH48ij7BdFodBcddD7YP-IrOCuW8/s1600/IMG_3355.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWDQyGwZtX6_2iMQtGYatV1BYC9SsrplKF98OKKzFLcI7eisy1W0ylvIVPaah-K-21CxdtUKGXj1AMlGk8tSRdAgOddTTabBMN77GmCeYVoGgjUFKH48ij7BdFodBcddD7YP-IrOCuW8/s400/IMG_3355.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405995457941672418" border="0" /></a>Nora Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698835663952990677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964991418343174670.post-60504226750277074742009-05-24T22:04:00.002-04:002009-05-24T22:07:09.872-04:00Memorial Day. . . Take Time to Remember<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwiLI0g782BIgxFIwRdRA3-mIkLNohlYJOJkSYwxpmYQ-Z9IOI-4YaVvpU2FNT6LTrR_klZlzIDxxfVmcHPFoL_v0shavFZdYnHseBVnNwMN7jD-3yyjX56HXvyryPe0UmiIjNN4wIVJM/s1600-h/IMG_1630.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwiLI0g782BIgxFIwRdRA3-mIkLNohlYJOJkSYwxpmYQ-Z9IOI-4YaVvpU2FNT6LTrR_klZlzIDxxfVmcHPFoL_v0shavFZdYnHseBVnNwMN7jD-3yyjX56HXvyryPe0UmiIjNN4wIVJM/s400/IMG_1630.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339577084147947346" border="0" /></a>Nora Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698835663952990677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964991418343174670.post-13301090348930999802009-05-08T14:24:00.007-04:002009-05-08T14:51:51.760-04:00A Beautiful Savannah Wedding<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirMlGclo4DiWdbBRMQUA7UWUuG7kMpHv9rpFz_iilG8HhSkxECdhnQLlMESFJifqdIsyU6-OLbxisqONvdSgFmMhn_R9Ij8nWzzD37eiLdxKljljm8_r-2yDgcK-xH8iU581unSvQHtYA/s1600-h/Picture+223.jpg"></a>This past weekend my son married a wonderful young woman, and in less than one year both my children have married. They decided on a very small destination wedding in Savannah, Georgia in Forsyth Park in front of the fountain. The weather was beautiful and we all had an unforgettable time celebrating this special event.<br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMe7GSn2xv582CdPSNOjz54x5DrSH8nt453sqB45pV_BNW5M0tj6qrtDvyh2RFgPvb1YY55QEBNwKx485biXkm7LZ2vb3egVnDORBHE86nntz6VZdVt9_8GbRT5YnfQEu4SVbgKQpHJAs/s1600-h/Picture+137.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333521851963481026" 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/AVvXsEhMe7GSn2xv582CdPSNOjz54x5DrSH8nt453sqB45pV_BNW5M0tj6qrtDvyh2RFgPvb1YY55QEBNwKx485biXkm7LZ2vb3egVnDORBHE86nntz6VZdVt9_8GbRT5YnfQEu4SVbgKQpHJAs/s400/Picture+137.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_LDp8UW0cQ-6LKtbPpBHyCLGYT7xTc6eZLF06Z2-V_6LDuvdWVm2qstaGWg7k0tqQAoBCeQZ5otZ45RqhGa1E_AZo2NjV3lTXNKWORAzKoPJ4AhGrjvp5GTD_mTgvFpukY9bf6zZs6KU/s1600-h/Picture+161.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333521600967329346" 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/AVvXsEg_LDp8UW0cQ-6LKtbPpBHyCLGYT7xTc6eZLF06Z2-V_6LDuvdWVm2qstaGWg7k0tqQAoBCeQZ5otZ45RqhGa1E_AZo2NjV3lTXNKWORAzKoPJ4AhGrjvp5GTD_mTgvFpukY9bf6zZs6KU/s400/Picture+161.jpg" border="0" /></a> Life is good when you children are happy!</div></div></div></div>Nora Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698835663952990677noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964991418343174670.post-45837211813187982132009-04-27T14:46:00.002-04:002009-04-27T15:00:17.356-04:00Spring Afternoon<span style="font-family:georgia;">With the exception of the high pollen counts, I love this time of year. My clematis is growing and blooming like crazy. </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghO0SJ5PkbfBr6xgKpGO1eulaTFUOUfpJukAfzdVjnq-O95yV3w4UkJ53yuFv9LiTrOmbtYdOQsehk7utX3Rb1HKwfg-NVa9DGCpgKzxzP30C-eT9rPSMUREFDMNgI4xdSMDDFldGQeQY/s1600-h/IMG_2309.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329445594364474162" 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/AVvXsEghO0SJ5PkbfBr6xgKpGO1eulaTFUOUfpJukAfzdVjnq-O95yV3w4UkJ53yuFv9LiTrOmbtYdOQsehk7utX3Rb1HKwfg-NVa9DGCpgKzxzP30C-eT9rPSMUREFDMNgI4xdSMDDFldGQeQY/s400/IMG_2309.JPG" border="0" /></a> After an afternoon rain shower a beautiful rainbow appeared for a few minutes between the clouds.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLaDsxlm_Go2ikR3fHzwTxZTOJp1iqnXLrgJMRcjtKexA_obaOjRj1T6txj-TIs-O2VqRlbf8QDf_WdAQKhw2xTQgZZZRHPfjkhlTMhzwQ7in2duS29-MxhDeG0iGtq9h9llVN5YzQtc/s1600-h/IMG_2282.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329445073638699010" 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/AVvXsEimLaDsxlm_Go2ikR3fHzwTxZTOJp1iqnXLrgJMRcjtKexA_obaOjRj1T6txj-TIs-O2VqRlbf8QDf_WdAQKhw2xTQgZZZRHPfjkhlTMhzwQ7in2duS29-MxhDeG0iGtq9h9llVN5YzQtc/s400/IMG_2282.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br />I set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth.<br />Gen 9:13Nora Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698835663952990677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964991418343174670.post-19039834016662283832009-04-15T20:16:00.012-04:002009-04-16T19:24:36.380-04:00Second 5K - "What was that pop sound?"<span style="font-family:georgia;">A couple of weeks ago I ran in my second 5K race. It was a beautiful day and my sister and nephew were running also. We had ran a similar course just a few days before that and were pumped to be racing together again. I even bought me a cute pink Nike hat for my run. We gathered at the starting line and as soon as the starter blew the horn we took off. Right before I got to the first mile mark I heard something pop in my hip/leg...ouch! Talking myself up: "Just walk it out for a second don't be a whimp." I waved my sister on ahead and stated to run again, then two very loud pops... OUCH! </span><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325077041241357186" 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/AVvXsEirvSWErTiec-v7bMSYspqDkUJD5Nu6rLeA9LxxqSJ6DElL2alai9fXLZUWEY6HeNxUAANteT_ZK3_CJH64qD4gh-TgZD02A8xnWnsxYNLqbfHW4nylQ05oCdWmjXTVRvrmVY6mzo9wsGM/s400/IMG_2146.JPG" border="0" /> Let's just say I never made it to the finish line on my own. After managing to walk/limp/whimper along to the 2.5 mile mark, I had to stop. A kindly race sponsor radioed for someone to come pick me up. I crossed the finish line in a pick up truck; just as my sister was about to come look for me.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325078084677078034" 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/AVvXsEh2UYWRAeNojR7B568-jVH2we0wd6YEIuP_MdLN0rjhUw8woG24529-Jt9FQVFnb7dW70CsS64EfY3WQOimJsopMpLZb2f2DwLg6Q3AatOo6HaU75xF9uV5yz8MlQLgsmTFKiLUZinszdM/s400/IMG_2149.JPG" border="0" /> At least my nephew won a trophy for coming in second place in his age group!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy674Z0GItZymBFWNMP1Mg4dRdBWVvNkg4E_5eGjcW6OLqF8zC1k396DuFcGIRJ5l9II_jw0Akqs46-TNtpnafZsglYTZ3aDWPOG1ZWf2uzL-IJekZP8wWDKdhWd2NhF9fqXLQjGn2ZXo/s1600-h/IMG_2158.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325078522447597234" 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/AVvXsEiy674Z0GItZymBFWNMP1Mg4dRdBWVvNkg4E_5eGjcW6OLqF8zC1k396DuFcGIRJ5l9II_jw0Akqs46-TNtpnafZsglYTZ3aDWPOG1ZWf2uzL-IJekZP8wWDKdhWd2NhF9fqXLQjGn2ZXo/s400/IMG_2158.JPG" border="0" /></a> Oh yeah, that popping was the sound of my leg/thigh muscle tearing.<br /><br />Note to self: Stop running after you hear it pop the first time! I will race another day...I hope those aren't words I will regret.Nora Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698835663952990677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964991418343174670.post-91239299053635816842009-03-21T19:03:00.010-04:002009-03-21T19:31:30.225-04:00Running a 5K...and Other Miracles<span style="font-family:georgia;">Just a little over a year ago I couldn't hardly walk to the mailbox without huffing and puffing. Since that time I have made some major changes in the way I eat and (gasp ... the "e" word) exercise. I would have rather taken a beating than exercise. But one Sunday afternoon my sister invited me to play racquetball at the YMCA, it turned out to be a lot more fun than I had imagined. I joined that afternoon and it has changed the ugly "e" word to something I look forward to everyday. After many months of working at it I lost 50 pounds and started my own training plan to begin running. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">This cold morning at 8:30 a.m. my sister and I set out to run our first 5K! It was so much fun, and even though we didn't break any records it was a record for me just to be able to run at all, much less run over 3 miles.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpCW8qsW3YrpVv7IEMHXXNwq1hB0y4NutPobkdeQo5OsfsmvrwNAdviXR4lVlXpfGnXyeIE_4e0D2efa4Zbw9NYCwOYaQWj5PB0BKR4bDGTnB5kAvfHbqckmP6x5UTj3bMkKDzdKusiw/s1600-h/IMG_2106.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315783094658873234" 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/AVvXsEjxpCW8qsW3YrpVv7IEMHXXNwq1hB0y4NutPobkdeQo5OsfsmvrwNAdviXR4lVlXpfGnXyeIE_4e0D2efa4Zbw9NYCwOYaQWj5PB0BKR4bDGTnB5kAvfHbqckmP6x5UTj3bMkKDzdKusiw/s400/IMG_2106.JPG" border="0" /></a> I have to give her a hard time for not putting her bib on the front of her shirt. You know how it can be with sisters: "I'm doing it right, and your not!"<br /><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315782240063873890" 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/AVvXsEg3HUb1ZniD3uJEN03YxcahbVbktQmMfPPJlxDz60q8KY68gEno0jEqzyxW_Q5TpkoTxLxvUjAPrxdY9H8n1Ggcn9fBCq7nl3i-0gwpzrxTiG9fHtqQmwnFKwsautC_txEGggxgI8O2AxY/s400/IMG_2104.JPG" border="0" /></div><div>Here we are at the starting line, or at least as close as we could get with 600+ runners. My daughter was so sweet to come and cheer us one and take pictures.</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFo4mkAnHulpDMs9SYqW314alTDlZ6ZtIRpL9t8vi0j9JsNEjJf8ORrSDtqLxOB-CrIItcDJHDhG0XBs2pJA4-W-m8zxZgaksf1CwwodwPCkBaTVvITlPbAP6lKk62h22HJPjnpxZJRBA/s1600-h/IMG_2118b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315782647688972146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 347px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFo4mkAnHulpDMs9SYqW314alTDlZ6ZtIRpL9t8vi0j9JsNEjJf8ORrSDtqLxOB-CrIItcDJHDhG0XBs2pJA4-W-m8zxZgaksf1CwwodwPCkBaTVvITlPbAP6lKk62h22HJPjnpxZJRBA/s400/IMG_2118b.jpg" border="0" /></a>Here we are crossing the finish line in less than 36 minutes! Whoo-hoo!</div>Nora Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698835663952990677noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964991418343174670.post-71872937737834207432009-03-15T18:28:00.001-04:002009-03-15T18:34:03.804-04:00Baby Dish<span style="font-family:georgia;">I really don't know why, but <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">every time</span> I go into an antique store I am drawn toward the baby things. One item that has interested me are the vintage ceramic baby warming dishes with stoppers. Unfortunately they have all been priced between $30 - $50, which is much more than I would pay for one. </span><br /><br />A couple of weeks ago while browsing around the Goodwill store I can across this one for $2.00! It's from the 1940's and has a rubber bladder inside to hold the hot water. It looks cute on my high chair. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVad7foB2-zNmhiO57PFcXC_R4m9_RSLFEZU81L74QAlTNU79HwjZ2_jgSDn7WmOfq0MBHdW2jfGgld9kpB1a-yPSs91jDnTgAE4lhGJF_j-nlfU0050cLNn3bHnhdIYCqGhrV3ikG3Xw/s1600-h/IMG_2066.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303045223609569874" 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/AVvXsEiVad7foB2-zNmhiO57PFcXC_R4m9_RSLFEZU81L74QAlTNU79HwjZ2_jgSDn7WmOfq0MBHdW2jfGgld9kpB1a-yPSs91jDnTgAE4lhGJF_j-nlfU0050cLNn3bHnhdIYCqGhrV3ikG3Xw/s400/IMG_2066.jpg" border="0" /></a>Nora Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698835663952990677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964991418343174670.post-90983894040877586042009-02-24T20:35:00.000-05:002009-02-25T20:39:55.441-05:00Sunday Morning Visitors<span style="font-family:georgia;">As you may have read from an earlier post my little dog Melanie died several years ago, and I miss her so much. She was part Schnauzer and part mutt, but she was a great dog. Last year my neighbors got two miniture Schnauzers, Elvis and Lucy, who come by to visit often. It probably doesn't hurt that I treat them to animal crackers!</span> Last Sunday they greeted me at the door, and it made my day.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhenwwOYpthQTxBzllbOzorqUKof2b7OoRbM82Yh7VKgDP7Aj0L-b0hepztjxd4jkP1FzQsUyjUCA3Nff1iMnZhyMxCVbzta7kx2WByFh7JpCa_bWPk6vPWDt4PfQFw3Fg_xiWOTxQ0sws/s1600-h/IMG_2065.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303043619747946898" 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/AVvXsEhenwwOYpthQTxBzllbOzorqUKof2b7OoRbM82Yh7VKgDP7Aj0L-b0hepztjxd4jkP1FzQsUyjUCA3Nff1iMnZhyMxCVbzta7kx2WByFh7JpCa_bWPk6vPWDt4PfQFw3Fg_xiWOTxQ0sws/s400/IMG_2065.jpg" border="0" /></a> Lucy decided to come back for seconds. Aren't they just the cutest?!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_a3dm1y6IyRh48iFo6QP9IcP2EAbIS4JoHB_Ns8BAHvenmAScsEyRCL-SS5ddkwCVwmQilS69rzLOrstBUN4i_UEpLaqTP1O7QVY5RZK0Kr22Iopp7ND5IB20lOtjtumwzBO9GeFIUM/s1600-h/IMG_2064.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303043305145313554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 223px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_a3dm1y6IyRh48iFo6QP9IcP2EAbIS4JoHB_Ns8BAHvenmAScsEyRCL-SS5ddkwCVwmQilS69rzLOrstBUN4i_UEpLaqTP1O7QVY5RZK0Kr22Iopp7ND5IB20lOtjtumwzBO9GeFIUM/s400/IMG_2064.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>Nora Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698835663952990677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964991418343174670.post-63447699429261011412009-02-16T19:48:00.002-05:002009-02-16T19:50:21.191-05:00Fishin'<span style="font-family:georgia;">For several days last week my son would stop by after work and thow his line in a little pond near by. He loves fishing as much as my daddy used to, which brings back a lot of sweet memories for he and I both.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpmeEj2i1qeBCsFTWrqzuFPtwHs9br_RBMglE5qj3IJpusHGVAnkcQY1Zw6ghfzB-VYnNogu4IMbY92RM9n2LOKs8NGHFec-DQdhG_eLCIFio6kJuqPSavHro5J_GMex8DR7VeTYVEhg/s1600-h/IMG_2060.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303044685982251362" 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/AVvXsEgnpmeEj2i1qeBCsFTWrqzuFPtwHs9br_RBMglE5qj3IJpusHGVAnkcQY1Zw6ghfzB-VYnNogu4IMbY92RM9n2LOKs8NGHFec-DQdhG_eLCIFio6kJuqPSavHro5J_GMex8DR7VeTYVEhg/s400/IMG_2060.JPG" border="0" /></a> My son, the man...still my little boy.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkb5di9KDuFO9YtGdAJhyUDrqRell0k0HtdjOW1BzCNscyZO_7Jzx9q-MwuKv5Xpg8Yejyvk9qWMKDwVHNN2xS7WNPJhsXoXvaGyrot1vCMD83PXISiTq6JltbwgkNhFP9CBN7njXlvw/s1600-h/IMG_2059.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303044163005878802" 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/AVvXsEjlkb5di9KDuFO9YtGdAJhyUDrqRell0k0HtdjOW1BzCNscyZO_7Jzx9q-MwuKv5Xpg8Yejyvk9qWMKDwVHNN2xS7WNPJhsXoXvaGyrot1vCMD83PXISiTq6JltbwgkNhFP9CBN7njXlvw/s400/IMG_2059.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>Nora Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698835663952990677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964991418343174670.post-10649880043178099872009-01-19T09:08:00.008-05:002009-01-19T09:30:05.480-05:00Baby, It's Cold Outside<div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Burrr</span>, it is really cold! Well for us it is really cold, even though it is about 30 degrees warmer here than it is in other parts of the country. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Actually</span> when I took this picture it had already warmed up from 6 degrees. With it being this cold the best thing to do is snuggle in and start being creative.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293007481136316370" 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/AVvXsEjFgF-8e9IyWxAYLwtaie7VLm2FISdopqkOesKSrqi5qz5h_AHDr-TC1UVZQi04sg2_yDHAH91-Vy7VFPo7gzmRX-Sv0bjpX_zRfdGxUSGOHOrd8iE5fNFU3_-S6SEj3o5L6XoaoQQXUt0/s400/IMG_2041.JPG" border="0" /></div><div>My girl friends and I got together and started making Valentines cards. It was a great day. </div><div> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293011124326554338" 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/AVvXsEgcH5KV3z0IiuMm0ttw13bHUzMu0q_qhEVwwYHd3UYLZPD95dzClnEMtSEHpCiWHamEb-1FNfT3rb0uRhn6_lhPnmrAU9m8PM4sldi7FvwNl62f6Wp77eZeGEC6H-PPRXpecgzBSvkE1_E/s400/IMG_2047.JPG" border="0" /> <div></div><div> </div></div>Nora Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698835663952990677noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964991418343174670.post-46310253782087207432009-01-14T07:30:00.005-05:002009-01-14T08:39:43.769-05:00Going Cold Turkey<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpbUFjNmNzcufJq-H-_RdSt2-Cub6_zrJjSZe616Ch5bkpVeU9fZ1m-k_3CdHx8NGuhsbSVArJ-7_fhaKzKUrZmS4jOacze4w0Thp6mLH_0lvYHVuyDc4uKdKvEkq7CJDapIP8C63u84/s1600-h/Thin+Mints.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290412768277436482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 215px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpbUFjNmNzcufJq-H-_RdSt2-Cub6_zrJjSZe616Ch5bkpVeU9fZ1m-k_3CdHx8NGuhsbSVArJ-7_fhaKzKUrZmS4jOacze4w0Thp6mLH_0lvYHVuyDc4uKdKvEkq7CJDapIP8C63u84/s400/Thin+Mints.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">Every year this time the Girl Scouts begin their annual cookie sale. Being a former Girl Scout myself I like to support the cause; but this year I have decided (sigh), no <span style="color:#009900;"><strong>THIN MINTS</strong></span><span style="color:#000000;"><strong> </strong>for me.</span></span><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color:#000000;">This is how it used to go: "Hello, I'm selling Girl Scout cookies. Would you like to support our group?" Then I start to remember how much I love those little crunchy dark chocolate minty wafers. . .mmm. . . always wanting to support our young girls, I buy at least three boxes.</span></span><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color:#000000;">Then they are delivered and the money is hardly out of my hand before the box is torn open. I think I'll just eat a few...oh no just a few more...then the entire plastic sleeve of cookies is gone! Put them up, put them up!! They start calling me from my desk drawer...just one more won't hurt. Oh my gosh, the entire box is gone and the two remaining will be gone soon too.</span></span><br /></div><div></div><br /><div>Well I just can't let that happen this year, so I am giving up my beloved <span style="color:#009900;"><strong>THIN <span style="color:#009900;">MINTS</span></strong></span><span style="color:#000000;"> farewell, my little mint chocolate friends; it was nice while it lasted.</span></div><div> </div><div><span style="color:#009900;"><strong><em>Thin Mint Trivia:</em></strong> Thin mints are the most popular Girl Scout cookie. They make up 25% of total cookie sales, and have always come in a dark green box.</span></div>Nora Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698835663952990677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964991418343174670.post-33418501076615129212009-01-10T13:13:00.009-05:002009-01-10T14:25:10.601-05:00A Cube With A View<p><span style="font-family:georgia;">Several years ago my office was moved to a new building, which was great except that I moved from an office to a cubicle. In fact we all moved from offices to cubicles, so I was not the only one who had some major adjusting to do. No more door to close. No more quiet, undistrubed time to concentrate on work. Now it is sort of like the Dilbert cartoon. Nothing like spending the day listening to your co-workers yell into the speakerphone while you are trying to concentrate on the project at hand. No more getting up and going to someones office or calling them on the phone, everyone just yells their questions across the entire office. Oh well, such is the life when working in a cube farm. But that is fine, I am just so thankful in this current economy that I have a job. It is just that working from a cube changes the dynamics of office work.</span></p>But I do have one major bonus; my cube has a view! A couple of days ago I followed this storm as it came and went. Beautiful.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289743518863106178" 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/AVvXsEjBMb5F9zBYVTAxpEYg7W5ez61dfMKWgsyHooTjYvuIAYVrCBRpkU6f3XRmmUq6QWyn7i23gwi01sE1gkpjcYhDvhjLVO_Ow-iigrWT-Vhx1swLBOhedLGgAHXIIsGELAHtJ6fR8stk4LY/s400/IMG_2025.JPG" border="0" /> <div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289743892526460098" 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/AVvXsEjOIv-vR138U_UjbvtX4B0G9snj5j15x0tPNo8bWDdREQH2NV0s8iZrCrGRuL-pjtQnc3nMXeTrqIHr4aIqH4Lu21KxHZ0MEUQgLxCyU3GHGqMUvenysnRIw6CYUIANlgC4T9QRz3Y6txk/s400/IMG_2017.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289744271743787586" 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/AVvXsEjtwYGjWA4C9sHXloGc_xim5jaEYi_-VETkHS9eIoMRuw9dpwdO93a2iC_aLxkpqO4HP6o9LMiCwlS0PXU4yzftNLAw7bTMMYM7bxUXcROjerKOuzLgQXcQ40uOCDQ_D4sopwZggxTqwrA/s400/IMG_2027.JPG" border="0" /></div>Nora Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698835663952990677noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964991418343174670.post-82981902506409489152009-01-03T16:03:00.016-05:002009-01-03T17:17:39.360-05:00Out With the Old - In With the New<span style="font-family:georgia;">Well its the start of a new year, and there is so much to do around here!</span><br />- Take down the Christmas decorations . . . CHECK<br />- Vacuum and dust the entire house . . . CHECK<br />- Wash clothes . . . CHECK<br />- Clean out the refrigerator and throw away all the left over holiday junk food. . . CHECK<br />- Go to the grocery store for some healthy food . . . CHECK<br />- Whip up some white chicken chili in the crock pot . . . CHECK<br /><br />Whew, with that taken care of I look out the kitchen window and see my poor bird feeder has just about had it! The squirrels had chewed off almost all of the plastic perches, and my husband had replaced those with wooden dowels. It had definitely seen its better days. <br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaE0ZzaSmc5SPBE4osjZ4sXHs9WU6Rq9Cl62eOisADDrg40iq49Zg7Fjg7HC4CFhApNQ1ohBfi6aUz7a-PT7tZfr2QhZXg1ecxuEuPv87vZdayxlpYrzAR1zqIA_-vTkt2lnmZSWt-WDU/s1600-h/IMG_1991.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287178198648201906" 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/AVvXsEgaE0ZzaSmc5SPBE4osjZ4sXHs9WU6Rq9Cl62eOisADDrg40iq49Zg7Fjg7HC4CFhApNQ1ohBfi6aUz7a-PT7tZfr2QhZXg1ecxuEuPv87vZdayxlpYrzAR1zqIA_-vTkt2lnmZSWt-WDU/s400/IMG_1991.JPG" border="0" /></a> So off to Lowe's to look for a new one. After pondering for what seemed like such a long time, and after several attempts from Lowe's staff to assist me, I had just about made up my mind. The store security probably radioed them to see why that woman was fondling all of the bird feeders for an hour! This was a big decision! Or at least I make things like this out to be...will the rain get into the feeder; how easy is it to fill up; will the squirrels be able to chew it up; how much feed will it hold, and on and on.</span></p><p>I finally decided on this big beautiful red metal one. But of course the display was all they had in stock, so one of the helpful associates pulled a ladder over and got it down for me.</p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287178976016404274" 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/AVvXsEhgEj1yHbyaK_IqX3DZ9HYXJ-J3eopOjuJGPpRyi5zHiTJK00mKCiJa8sPJVhQBvCr4c46odNkNvff7XUNy7OBnAzQ31I9lqwKk9xQbg1hmCXFYlyois5K_nKwUqUFve-Pgzfn50FG7YfU/s400/IMG_1993.JPG" border="0" /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;">When I opened the top and looked inside there were two suet cages that hooked to the sides. I bought Apple Treat Sweet and Orange Delight suet, as well as a bag of fresh 20 lb bag of seed. Best of all when I got to the check out it was on sale! </span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQM3j6YdcVYWxV7qS9C2n-77zAuOW2os5S02L8LKO8FiZRdiTMA-xrdpNXCZnYR8ziHnBFYFqFXfC7U3nb_PyuWw6Wluz3e6guMSKFHFJlTcavTo2FxPuyARY3JHlx77O1OQsP7ZE05k/s1600-h/IMG_1987.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287176677441888370" 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/AVvXsEhZQM3j6YdcVYWxV7qS9C2n-77zAuOW2os5S02L8LKO8FiZRdiTMA-xrdpNXCZnYR8ziHnBFYFqFXfC7U3nb_PyuWw6Wluz3e6guMSKFHFJlTcavTo2FxPuyARY3JHlx77O1OQsP7ZE05k/s400/IMG_1987.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;">Okay my little bird friends, come and get it!</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287179386320362754" 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/AVvXsEjtMsR6Cgvq1gb8UGXfKni4E6_KpQYlSVl10ldAZHzkBRFkX6Yr3ikyDXiF0mESDXvhs7ZF05rzx6coia-gY_F1kGq4_BYmRbKDYyW4RaKeHX7WwCH5EYY8zPkFRAf6Vr7NL4vkIcavrak/s400/IMG_1995.jpg" border="0" /> </span>Nora Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698835663952990677noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964991418343174670.post-1149501809208861512008-12-30T14:00:00.000-05:002008-12-30T14:01:14.815-05:00Historic West End Holiday TourEvery other year the West End Historic District in our town hosts an afternoon of touring local homes. I have always wanted to go into some of these beautiful old homes just to see how they are decorated, and admire the old woodwork and design of the structure. These homes were all built in the early 1900's - 1930's. When my friend asked if I would like to spend a recent Sunday afternoon walking through these beautiful homes, I jumped at the opportunity. It was a nice cool day but at least it wasn't raining...well at least not for the first hour or so. This is when my sweet husband comes to our rescue and chauffers us to the rest of the homes! Now how sweet is that!?!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284226683078793090" 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/AVvXsEhPbfgKi84dfXBeLTmSS_56dwb-RAyT923tZwaVuWi4CdysVxlwX2nIbNCP9a6mr6dMQpdsntwQ5mTHRmKmXorPkZttBKhB8H-DuogSmbKZcJlfeNGb7TlYNb2yOy6RwMBpcOo2H8l5ZXc/s400/IMG_1869.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284231290078189154" 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/AVvXsEiMHmp6zKBCkSfLWvxdUe68e5I-j4BhXTEevCbse0R56KrFyS2jT-3B82QjvWKxVe0AXEM4D24eWdx9v3FTwAveoJTvHlCkFuAl1CDUbQ0J_dAa8UUlagJAxcmswAnVbRVNJaxwlmv57yU/s400/IMG_1903.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284230670037759170" 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/AVvXsEjOeokb_aocmtRUQLc1y4tQxtMoI5NThe6DmkOYQ2SI8-AnJ1OkNbd9Zig2lMr51ysRSCicW9cBe3bWH24f78__3ewBVgsky1gO_AKNnnlE3Ic6R2zYi2KSk1ok1NUlgr6Zv0KuuaLT4Po/s400/IMG_1904.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284230051341267778" 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/AVvXsEhbwwBE1aUY4EF6K93Px4GdS4VxDNUj5U2nNiYF7Giw34qUnAaMdeL99tIhqa5b6MuYP-6KjKHL8T-OoCDqK2fnZkrRZYNn_s9-gUCbSdK67R4_183r7yNsZkzCf9YUoxlmDEF-BNtNlUI/s400/IMG_1881.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284229684890784546" 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/AVvXsEgnSTmTG14mChU9Sdkd-ry0jmQVaoFU_zUYOSQYdB9wCL6T8iMdlFampAZsdCvXxiGCfvQT0qE9D5t1pskkAMqx_vAkuc6IlIGuwmvXObsIW9ojzmrqd2QUNpovA_aULsJJelydPfwA_NY/s400/IMG_1876.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284229281666659506" 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/AVvXsEiTAhF6ohhdGWUEyOztbraHXHy_5D7gJf4IOmIaIM0Qw1-XKG4njFBVtBX7yx10PGP2RVzt2JNUDw-eEfL0w7qxbNfdpPDgqOeYZiHY5FfL3weIw3tuZZlbWlvhkwDfufRWvg1s4yOrlVs/s400/IMG_1890.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284228749136339714" 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/AVvXsEgjwxJphVfwSVMF09hfDT7SKpYEOxeUeHzXZ58-LFIIkPA_iHnl2GmDi0ebqTLjbRFnokBisA6KBQvk6soLaI96nB5Q5faeZpwKZ6BRojkdWcSd79i03H2GuGWzEL7tI3i7C-bg0fPs1R0/s400/IMG_1880.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284228218696868306" 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/AVvXsEiZdE6dCI05-om-oglNCvKPvjvdzR0PLNomMH2M-q_QPBufLj60sAIXUppGFhZQCae1c0OORq5QDl6VsI6I359awluEjuko2khNyHrWZXwfBKPo1YuRSTgypzM76FtXJ1KekoWZMMg9m0s/s400/IMG_1875.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284226984785485682" 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/AVvXsEidpfCkO14uprV14puLhySnCYHp6h7kYqPp-z0dV8t783IoLIOPbdJeK7PCbDEiT5L4xXwamGrYvIVDf8bWGgdU34J7pakHY6SSJ17oTTzgoz-KIwZyAyTHcD0vvX3ilYb8ZEwpbCv5seI/s400/IMG_1883.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-WGj5s-iEto7XFTzaOKHeMwOTqbNS2-LaemiQl9e-PrI30f3_PM_rq9raIb-9mG7Ozt4A8Ipbkja3SDXwSc_6L09saPKdO3RtlJoZxbr-hsfCKqMF77iYVQ0Qnx8OWtUc4b6zd2ms6M/s1600-h/IMG_1901.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284234951856184354" 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/AVvXsEh7-WGj5s-iEto7XFTzaOKHeMwOTqbNS2-LaemiQl9e-PrI30f3_PM_rq9raIb-9mG7Ozt4A8Ipbkja3SDXwSc_6L09saPKdO3RtlJoZxbr-hsfCKqMF77iYVQ0Qnx8OWtUc4b6zd2ms6M/s400/IMG_1901.JPG" border="0" /></a>Saint Paul's Episcopal Church was our last stop. The stained glass windows are beautiful.<br /><br /><div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284234045993736114" 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/AVvXsEgwuYVfLArDBSZIzAtLDPqZQPcxaZyUp8tWOMI8htwjhiPoB6_EQ3lmlZAH31R3B3_RbGHBzE4VNAcj2D3-42Eom4WDmrKyTkwG0G0MmG9IHFvXaXGM3S_srm1uI_yBm3RbBdu5Ds1i1d0/s400/IMG_1907.JPG" border="0" /> </div></div>Nora Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698835663952990677noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964991418343174670.post-62832881355574502852008-12-26T17:57:00.003-05:002008-12-26T18:09:53.527-05:00It's The Day After Christmas ...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkB-iZHtzUH80IScsgnbdP_5suG5Ni5PT3qWtcwoAAHirMPxmy8pdMb_qXM5qoRaV2DWb42G3kNmHBuHOO5ReZmYyk2FG1TLLsvD7qtQHfUstZzAJmqiw9dBMQLaY1u0iKDHs0SHtX_0/s1600-h/IMG_1982.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284239764873542066" 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/AVvXsEjfkB-iZHtzUH80IScsgnbdP_5suG5Ni5PT3qWtcwoAAHirMPxmy8pdMb_qXM5qoRaV2DWb42G3kNmHBuHOO5ReZmYyk2FG1TLLsvD7qtQHfUstZzAJmqiw9dBMQLaY1u0iKDHs0SHtX_0/s400/IMG_1982.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:georgia;">And all thorough the house, I see things that need to be done . . . maybe next year.</span>Nora Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698835663952990677noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964991418343174670.post-43949269132855203552008-12-25T09:49:00.003-05:002008-12-25T09:54:44.321-05:00For Unto Us A Child Is Born<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQkg_1fxFSqiJ4YVZoc1jiSkQhh0zg6oZywDEzgb3eIBRSfkGk9PO9PV4WrA9Fpe0zyemadLSX0EAY-c4eGIQseLiULtyG6ASg5u1Newtrcl8Deeb2JxFht_ntEJKxI0Zm_nBxv48kwE/s1600-h/unto_us_atw.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283740983191121154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 291px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQkg_1fxFSqiJ4YVZoc1jiSkQhh0zg6oZywDEzgb3eIBRSfkGk9PO9PV4WrA9Fpe0zyemadLSX0EAY-c4eGIQseLiULtyG6ASg5u1Newtrcl8Deeb2JxFht_ntEJKxI0Zm_nBxv48kwE/s400/unto_us_atw.jpg" border="0" /></a> Merry Christmas to you all!<br /><div align="center"></div>Nora Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698835663952990677noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964991418343174670.post-51297660927945553042008-12-24T15:42:00.003-05:002008-12-24T15:51:35.879-05:00Christmas Eve ... and the shoppings done<span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">All of the shopping is finished and gifts are wrapped; ready to settle in for a joyous Christmas with my family. Hope Santa Clause is good to you all.</span><br /><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283461971599803330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 344px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3LIUBFoGw5RYyV7KGsOFWbrVWP4LKjx8rjMaAuiynWPCMsCPvLWuUJ_RCNGDpmWtG5tUYrmXVE470m4r1tNYBDFWes4PCVkP8wg39i3wWCUAWo76MkPwgA9bIeT4QY2TDun28CORVSSE/s400/314.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Nora Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698835663952990677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964991418343174670.post-9444945611928014262008-12-20T13:51:00.002-05:002008-12-20T13:58:42.681-05:00Peace<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8HuefjeOZF4BCEL2Vbu0OkQuUnKckNEkpycvR5hm2CaF3cM0Kx8FAIBRZUdyFdxC6udQI8-WOs7VqWWXkiGdJgQCkGuiRlhFYQdZ7AoUOxy5B1UOdq8I72xSfEjfPOEPQWDadWSQyzDQ/s1600-h/IMG_1916.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281947229079774770" 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/AVvXsEi8HuefjeOZF4BCEL2Vbu0OkQuUnKckNEkpycvR5hm2CaF3cM0Kx8FAIBRZUdyFdxC6udQI8-WOs7VqWWXkiGdJgQCkGuiRlhFYQdZ7AoUOxy5B1UOdq8I72xSfEjfPOEPQWDadWSQyzDQ/s400/IMG_1916.JPG" border="0" /></a> I took this picture yesterday on my way home from work. I love the evening sky.<br /><br /><em>Draw neigh to God and He will draw neigh to you.</em><br /><em> ~ James 4:8</em>Nora Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698835663952990677noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964991418343174670.post-25524378382923691882008-12-18T14:48:00.003-05:002008-12-18T15:11:09.149-05:00A New LookI have been toying with the idea of updating my blog layout. Here is my first crack at it...how do you think it looks?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvhJLnhUU_nDWcj4cWpdn0wJT0fWsiIF1OxGONfTjLxexQQe-1Df0YBDNzXfZrNYgOjfITS3s9W5v3Eao-khsvkT0MmEmMoJcg6wwu3upOiWH9Fz_FWMG1li379ZcGMsisdR8gG1qHGhY/s1600-h/Sandra.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281224742007664034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 270px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 360px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvhJLnhUU_nDWcj4cWpdn0wJT0fWsiIF1OxGONfTjLxexQQe-1Df0YBDNzXfZrNYgOjfITS3s9W5v3Eao-khsvkT0MmEmMoJcg6wwu3upOiWH9Fz_FWMG1li379ZcGMsisdR8gG1qHGhY/s400/Sandra.jpg" border="0" /></a>Nora Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698835663952990677noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964991418343174670.post-82614141796436912462008-12-13T17:25:00.008-05:002008-12-18T14:48:19.442-05:00Pink and Blue Christmas?<span style="font-family:georgia;">I love this paper! I found it in a local scrapbook store and I was drawn to the vintage designs. Pink and blue are not the usual Christmas colors but they will be perfect for making cards; which by the way is one of my new hobbies. Maybe I can get creative and make an advent tree with the numbered paper. Christmas is so near and I am still have not sent out our Christmas cards; well the cards and Advent tree are going on the list of "to do's"</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYl5C_imvQPX4McJPoRD4G0oCtpP4ZEc29S7E0CfstebrSMKvjYgbWNjr7JMzc1ZnRab2hNrEz0h5peboNyf5naeDpx-qXdYHwZ1RCwEpNwEuqcQI3VkuyjZNmkOjo4PhyphenhyphenieS_V_bcs88/s1600-h/IMG_1860.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279404938878951650" 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/AVvXsEgYl5C_imvQPX4McJPoRD4G0oCtpP4ZEc29S7E0CfstebrSMKvjYgbWNjr7JMzc1ZnRab2hNrEz0h5peboNyf5naeDpx-qXdYHwZ1RCwEpNwEuqcQI3VkuyjZNmkOjo4PhyphenhyphenieS_V_bcs88/s400/IMG_1860.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div> </div>Nora Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698835663952990677noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964991418343174670.post-47029660111169959182008-12-08T20:19:00.055-05:002008-12-18T12:56:51.519-05:00Christmas Open House<span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Welcome to my Christmas Open House! Please come in and enjoy some hot apple cider while we munch on fresh baked Christmas cookies. Let's sit for a bit while we reminisce about this past year; it has went by so fast, hasn't it? While it is fun to decorate and celebrate Christmas lets remember the real reason for it all . . . the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ . . .</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjMT6_ysFYRrghX03ULHR-6YzZx3zUrmLTLdFSGpoDAJkthPAo93EkUp-goIsvGwflLCK9wM7200oOBb__2sG9wWjcREngG6Oo5oNRqlOhED2PlOaNOZVqm_7b9f7WsmqlGDF3CySDFxM/s1600-h/IMG_1847.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277612282464186482" 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/AVvXsEgjMT6_ysFYRrghX03ULHR-6YzZx3zUrmLTLdFSGpoDAJkthPAo93EkUp-goIsvGwflLCK9wM7200oOBb__2sG9wWjcREngG6Oo5oNRqlOhED2PlOaNOZVqm_7b9f7WsmqlGDF3CySDFxM/s320/IMG_1847.JPG" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277605833200605202" 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/AVvXsEjPPNu4Y2XhTGbCfzxyZ35Hant4_Bgh4ZVHrVgEdhwRkt8iehyxZKuPLDCWBSDMqFVDtj8kUB-z1rAD4cjfEmLrb63tdeyZXiBBQvHy1x4b1ByuEGPrOfM83YNFBymLSWdA10vsu_OlxSc/s320/IMG_1746.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277606601252415026" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgleU2kgatxc_baoKFQeCBmt7EjeQkL8V029Q2srxzqgVmDV0Hb70TMR0ZnCrposeNdWd56g_JDIbdv3lQ6gGmSO1Ok4XksgfTMzGDvPi5Qy1jhHEGWoa1IeQp5_8Ofw8qs-YmfeXfF_LM/s320/IMG_1755.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4sn6HpIbPCKUJLhdjVj-yWowVoQqX1PukvI6nuV-hh7W8b7bytpaFJLpLtSw7I4c3QdQdk6pnQm7W_tJRtOpTgdpQajDFtaKvE-KQqu0DoQ3rzxStu8JCTPJ_GbHGbsjMrXd24eK1GJQ/s1600-h/IMG_1739.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277596353077628306" 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/AVvXsEi4sn6HpIbPCKUJLhdjVj-yWowVoQqX1PukvI6nuV-hh7W8b7bytpaFJLpLtSw7I4c3QdQdk6pnQm7W_tJRtOpTgdpQajDFtaKvE-KQqu0DoQ3rzxStu8JCTPJ_GbHGbsjMrXd24eK1GJQ/s320/IMG_1739.JPG" border="0" /></a> May God's blessings be with you all this Christmas Season and as we welcome in 2009!</div></div><div><div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85717/noralee/7bfd3243e6b64652f7489eea19a99c88.png" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Nora Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698835663952990677noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964991418343174670.post-49902466634530146682008-12-01T21:15:00.007-05:002008-12-18T12:57:27.562-05:00Getting Ready for Christmas<span style="font-family:georgia;">Christmas is only a few short weeks away, and I am excited about decorating the house. The first thing I put out was this ceramic Santa Clause cup I used as a little girl. Each of us kids had one and my mom used to make homemade hot cocoa and fill our Santa mugs . . . mmmmm sweet memory.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfjgHn071aVjzHTabdwSpQomGR-XNC4ZjPhcND6DTWqt8tfxS7ezezCRJ25Yryx_u5QIm2uD_WsHwK0vky1TGjNbzo-LXbMJuYilmbktzk6Zbe19WPZxOLg48XlG0ZfqndSzQsE7oSPU/s1600-h/IMG_1730.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275011273695875154" 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/AVvXsEihfjgHn071aVjzHTabdwSpQomGR-XNC4ZjPhcND6DTWqt8tfxS7ezezCRJ25Yryx_u5QIm2uD_WsHwK0vky1TGjNbzo-LXbMJuYilmbktzk6Zbe19WPZxOLg48XlG0ZfqndSzQsE7oSPU/s320/IMG_1730.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85717/noralee/7bfd3243e6b64652f7489eea19a99c88.png" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"></a>Nora Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698835663952990677noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964991418343174670.post-78819437474580167452008-11-13T12:38:00.006-05:002008-11-13T12:57:14.154-05:00I Miss My MelI love this time of year, especially the beautiful fall leaves. When I got home from work yesterday the wind had blown a huge pile right in front of the garage door. As I began to use the leaf blower to move the piles up towards the street, I remembered a picture taken of my sweet little dog Melanie right in that very place. She looked so cute in a scraggly kind of way!<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjiTKD4s9_KGNHIfsLITMKaR6WShq0MfB3iHOUwCOSllAncToD7kZCtGQiqXXJ_chZZYBiWEQsyyZTq-WS02fXlmVVjHun7-C9wk4bSqtTdZp0yCwW9vmS40iDIGGqw6eBP_APtMeHUxM/s1600-h/melanie.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268199466615981458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 313px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjiTKD4s9_KGNHIfsLITMKaR6WShq0MfB3iHOUwCOSllAncToD7kZCtGQiqXXJ_chZZYBiWEQsyyZTq-WS02fXlmVVjHun7-C9wk4bSqtTdZp0yCwW9vmS40iDIGGqw6eBP_APtMeHUxM/s400/melanie.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />She was the runt of a litter of puppies and I rescued her when she was just about three weeks old. She was born in a box located in a neighbors carport, and I watched her everyday grow weaker as the bigger pups pushed her aside. I decided on the name Melanie, not your average dog name, but she wasn't your average dog. She was an outside dog most of the time, but enjoyed spending cold nights indoors, or finding a warm place at the foot of my sons bed. I took so many pictures of her, she would pose just about anywhere I sat her down and told her to stay. She knew if I had my camera I wasn't going to stop until she sat long enough for a good snap! </p><p>Melanie was a wonderful companion for 13 years, full of adventures that could fill a book. Sadly on August 15, 2005 she died from congestive heart failure. I miss her so much, but just talking about her brings a smile everytime.</p>Nora Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698835663952990677noreply@blogger.com3