tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89798846015648473622024-03-14T04:05:52.149-06:00One Earthy Mamaa blog about being a mama and wifeElizabeth Boycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300209694019547556noreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979884601564847362.post-1396925003262902552009-01-21T01:51:00.008-07:002009-01-21T02:15:55.447-07:0010 reasons why every young man should be a boy scout...I have such faith in this program. It truely has done wonderful things for my son. All of these were taken right before the boys left for their winter campout. They participated in a Mountain Man event. Everything you see... coats, knives, man purses were made by the boys/leaders, and occaissionally a craized mom ;)<br /><div></div><br /><div>Reason #1- You get to wear cool sunglasses!<br /></div><div><div><div><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293667946723596754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbFcfl7h9b0GjKMKYhlg-raRK8JA3s-IPKmF7o2gZenxswwdhzKy0LGixmPVpGqTs0gR_yrhYq9GO8fdjQdPRkoGd2C_IAeN10H1CkYX-jgJT0tbSPw_Z7Q5vGmSUpqCFXBdCi_hGzX8/s320/IMG_5366.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293667949974953634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqqU89q_75hjssgxOVPCRso4Zy79rsJgQOeRfkebnvLoLfYdokIb2hLG8vhmivPpOyUGesBvRXOBfle2lRQt4HWutg-Tw0ZnIFkjmuLrpXDRck89Ea-X8KdGvire3LHTrj0-OYPvYWuJk/s320/IMG_5388.jpg" border="0" /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFD2S9yTQ5OjcSVwpmW5FIN7khbGEcTEx1t9h7BY-Unu_xuJuq3I_PWd7mYencu5kdazsS7IcGVRgzAiLRdIQSuG-2qyrnPUxEXMuv0ulWkEBwNzqGllgfHjXU9mB47PI_BrqJb8VC984/s1600-h/IMG_5353_1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293668137962161570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFD2S9yTQ5OjcSVwpmW5FIN7khbGEcTEx1t9h7BY-Unu_xuJuq3I_PWd7mYencu5kdazsS7IcGVRgzAiLRdIQSuG-2qyrnPUxEXMuv0ulWkEBwNzqGllgfHjXU9mB47PI_BrqJb8VC984/s320/IMG_5353_1.jpg" border="0" /></a> Reason #2- You get to be a role model to younger children<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293667960031463458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhScKMuYXw7-nJ3D0qacoBTQ8YeYsTAlw4MsWn_c6MD6pCLzP2WcdAgYAo97sWIeJ1jQj35-aPYK2iM5SNLGCfJrLOjZrStOMPZ30tdtkVm8kB-qCnx5CLaKYIXXPKAp_PQt9I7NChdXhs/s320/IMG_5385.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293667958695657602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkDji8pe91mD28D2wUi7QlyG7D7SRNOKTQkxozfo0rU2r0l_VcBqVtvanTNCWVBpgGNINHx9vDuYoJPujS4aIL2BScRuG8rPHOYi0idHJ4i51Ah85qwycMz2zNgx3SEwBvR2FIe2WJB6Y/s320/IMG_5386.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293667961639979858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qL_K-PKf6dJUg7wplmCvclT0Kk-g2wYneCMTqEwiLQ5Uim3ARZQvlOW2YQw9r09lYpC8xpXRlvMObcj7VeJsh3QSVg3eWVYATDh1jKmqMaEGiYRVvI8wBZ8VnB9LVpWj4Zqpf4VNZcY/s320/IMG_5387.jpg" border="0" />Reason #3- Leaders who teach with love and patience</div><br /><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293667461371131362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7228hVz1vedjI7KbK_aX_pSxVyiara3iEpu2Khao-1BxrIyldzPSgkQG-hHv5OUko-vZdkIdHGOViOfzPMQ7SHpFFOaEaeKbh4KjY0PH0CdmWUNazaUDZ3AmWZOPoksT36_x8txeu3GI/s320/IMG_5379.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293668144115184818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcg8GZ_k06HTDI49mj4lJ-uNlVak-UVhfARdSH7UohhrgKOTVoNjT07VRGXRh0hfh9wKwex1dqHf9ZfCG2dUaoKWleulI2euHdE7SGXV2kgoEMhbHyUuBZ9Pa8oiK8iZCOOcAS9v37L98/s320/IMG_5392.jpg" border="0" />Reason #4- Laughter</div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293668139445818034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3qlKDk6-SWP031BcM4cq0L15ZfEImgs2ekeFcxZyeuSep8FDXG0CrFh8wECKtmCX49HWCoOXHLYr_9GePXp4o7ALcfrOaav1PAPttY_nNaBqF0DEdTQXs18-wL3OBYIGtp1afT8I5Vv4/s320/IMG_5403.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div>Reason #5- The weapons, of course!<br /><br /><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293667731565182754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqXOJI036NPpijPon7oU7Dad7zLipBknm3C3L_n8CehaPsVMk_h2FjaDR75o35sDukMF_KyAsC2bzIhdQTPBfN_kSHrJJkjJG4LnAKJW7A4tEZ_LviuanqvsGlwzJHRhaaBdoIv72an4/s320/IMG_5369.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293667733005593874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4ZYgju4hihTlEWUno94G2wKa_3zi74PmhSuQP6IijakwCB0R15oCPOm1bIvvlsqoN7Rq7KpO7v_ynqE3e7V8r8cbh6Y3g8jTjmhtxqr4VEC2m1peN8JYIJ3HJM9up1Yw1ymjMIS9-EI/s320/IMG_5371.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293667725302728962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghYpo2tlQc0buahUW9GTKT-CHrdnxNQKLlr8Q89DionQapjCfe4aSzVGNf7BnVPplHwgsnx4WaV3hpaofL7cW0tjO0XhSgcDFHjhe8YhWC-1i07J9CPh5e0P9SEpTwyDvtaChyXen6Wa4/s320/IMG_5378.jpg" border="0" />Reason #6- Friendship that lasts forever<br /><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293668141146579634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICru4LSGp5_rJBs4g7QPOTNEgwkgv2n7BZV_WEE9RhzvBmNmfKzSBoGa6UHYiszOGRrvdItsz4sNJUmvQt3jZGYiYGE3dvbMgE_KZc2rVgRly23Njw4fJ-P9nXteDVMPKc_0EBbFkmfE/s320/IMG_5404.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293667454351311058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWmDaneyymaJrLAAiYIK_BtH6ZSaIXGGDA0wMIofV0LN13QXa37YSm7KfL2Q4oKGSNszUMEWfNwsT4u_qvaG9tyWa3eq7yF7BaddCOa2l0jmSwadbWMOYJfE2uNGmLTBEDQbdscoItcs/s320/IMG_5361.jpg" border="0" /><br />Reason #7- Respect, dignity, and admiration</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ7c5MpjseHZlPoRSCP27XhEWIh9PdcoTpxbsvMwxx1ycvkJ9iMlnd-vAbqihLYxH-RT3idR2h4xrgJ_TpempOE6ZXv-FbbafZDNd1b4IekMg4UYR2KEhBsVmhcthDUOLc8hg0LpBmIkU/s1600-h/IMG_5374.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293667726921718162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ7c5MpjseHZlPoRSCP27XhEWIh9PdcoTpxbsvMwxx1ycvkJ9iMlnd-vAbqihLYxH-RT3idR2h4xrgJ_TpempOE6ZXv-FbbafZDNd1b4IekMg4UYR2KEhBsVmhcthDUOLc8hg0LpBmIkU/s320/IMG_5374.jpg" border="0" /></a> Reason #8- Clothes that make all the girls swoon!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293667728078766370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoDiSj-IO1H80hihzKTGy4gnLcLi3leI0O7JSIL7NRu71aytb2UY6BWMTgiQK0y_QCvXc2MrAXsyJb37wBW4aMNv21mmIru5AANWs_eVAPctG_Mcj5sB5D0Cy4cSAt5ZURf1RQ07-vzsA/s320/IMG_5375.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293667463558882994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWEYp3L3RMOy_COgZn_Oj_vD3xMDuZZW5D9ro46kToSI9d9R4E067pzSBmtB8J4RJaj95BYYHXkro8Ee-GacfOokglipT75UDeXYDAtVjHaWTKII_AK8f4E6sKYe7WCYRZB-ynDtHPCKU/s320/IMG_5356.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293667456081830194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4JvBHLZCjWk18cv_toaq9jr-yZb2ZLSuGPUeHziqav3gGH1-qXGnqY9tZnrN24Bp1ZSdQUYv96HXDTdf95FmvjUkiju8uKqHKMoeEFynvcVL175stk6k5tDE6Dzuoiq5CqQqUe-kiHeI/s320/IMG_5358.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293667457758607970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDock4zFQesQFHn3K3VFlRKsDL5jifcxbt-Ev-N3rGCYAdllNQ-l96NW7Q_X36IqBeJBzvqtXBiVAww-FGDbNYkMdsPZa-P9yqkArQc8qMRJYzjXihoQCHmMsU8Y8TDVHhRaRpEktchQE/s320/IMG_5360.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p>Reason #9- The man-purse. What could be more manly than a purse!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293668144290756434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX9n3WfJcfVIN0XCJUWU4LKI2HQrZ0D96zJr0nB8xzfsg3gTb6sB1Zoj1DNJwYHhREfb08vcmspgBHTl4jxW2PTrbZBMlE9xAlV9t1cHE-EcB6nFvIt-jbFFZS7_7-vO1UYivY9Ev_NbU/s320/IMG_5396.jpg" border="0" /></p><p>Reason #10- It will change your life forever.</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293672613389052098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwHmFyPDC9Ez9iGGyLIhg8aJV6QlwIJ98Nzw9m2tuBIVeW5oIE45XM83ATPdMoxrPtxIhAIQkpVQGYGh67Ro33i1dKXUsYmFXhyphenhyphen2o3zYXRa2h0oTvxXt4B3mW3q8PW-u9i8pEbS14JxFQ/s320/IMG_4756_1.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p></p>Elizabeth Boycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300209694019547556noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979884601564847362.post-80759703997695316652009-01-09T22:12:00.001-07:002009-01-09T22:13:14.868-07:00I literally peed my pants.I can't remember the last time I laughed this hard. You MUST read this. Warning: It might not be completely appropriate, but there is no language or anything. Just complete and under hilariousness.<br /><br /><a href="http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2008/05/this-made-me-laugh-til-i-cried.html">http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2008/05/this-made-me-laugh-til-i-cried.html</a>Elizabeth Boycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300209694019547556noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979884601564847362.post-63477717050221811682009-01-01T01:02:00.003-07:002009-01-01T01:13:50.351-07:00My Eagle Scout!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV6NRoLekoHHZLGkUnPV_rUKqyLk4feLkm5ZZAHpGKSFqJwMkjHCp6L0qMVv1PQK70OU0roEbHBZQDkEKBj-wQH3ArS_ugfSiZHP-zroxTGjDSPF5JN9KzKBXeDeBcfn0NuwgsBBAZ3JY/s1600-h/IMG_4756_1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286233054843619090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV6NRoLekoHHZLGkUnPV_rUKqyLk4feLkm5ZZAHpGKSFqJwMkjHCp6L0qMVv1PQK70OU0roEbHBZQDkEKBj-wQH3ArS_ugfSiZHP-zroxTGjDSPF5JN9KzKBXeDeBcfn0NuwgsBBAZ3JY/s400/IMG_4756_1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>We are so proud of him! He did it! He finished everything a few months back but we wanted to wait until we could have family (we love you Aunt Karla) come down for his court of honor. The picture above is him right before we left for the court of honor. His green sash is all the merit badges he has earned (minus three I haven't sewn on yet). The white sash symbolizes that he is a member of the order of the arrow, the BSA honor society. I know he isn't supposed to wear them together, but I made him wear them for the picture.</div><div> </div><div>The coolest thing was that he got to choose a mentor. Someone who helped him through everything. Tom did a ton of work, mostly the hands on down and dirty stuff. But he decided that I deserved the mentor pin. I was so honored! He said that without me, there wouldn't be very much on his merit badge sash! That part is true. I am a merit badge nazi. ;)</div><div> </div><div>So just wanted to share our good news!</div>Elizabeth Boycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300209694019547556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979884601564847362.post-43351254129367467722009-01-01T00:40:00.003-07:002009-01-01T00:45:37.283-07:00I love having a girl!She is so not girly, but I do have fun anyways. I got her to sit still and put sponge rollers in her hair for our Christmas service at church. I got a cute pic of her when we got home.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286227910398861506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpfia6VchHh6wKhm5wWQ6oeKkSZr8eTB6aNPz40Ib4fTVCITvXmnopC_x3369oBAqv1RT1MB62dMRMb34C-W-a_X0jdZtwWirbJiFubjTqvXeqpMNgnvqGrtlUKYVEwlaeVGKM-IVR2Vk/s400/IMG_4917_1.jpg" border="0" /> <div>These are the "real" Izzy. Binky in mouth, hair gone wild from her pulling a bow out, hand in her shirt babe. Her shirt says "rascal". This is another one I will have to frame.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVw4xQYAyXjoLyFEgj83M63GBoQ9xZAvKqXdnLFbYDKN67H13U8wNoyR7YOUPzjpw51SL_cEP8K6hSkwXwLTbToFdpLL_UdeXtX9nah0wzglLBMRM1LcxVSGGlj9x6SKcATNlJ_HJQSY/s1600-h/IMG_4959.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286227911857008786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVw4xQYAyXjoLyFEgj83M63GBoQ9xZAvKqXdnLFbYDKN67H13U8wNoyR7YOUPzjpw51SL_cEP8K6hSkwXwLTbToFdpLL_UdeXtX9nah0wzglLBMRM1LcxVSGGlj9x6SKcATNlJ_HJQSY/s400/IMG_4959.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286227927097459826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR9cw8CQmzaZ8-HQpiLYN-F9MQZ_uuLdbplZyvhJCPKT7GsoUBVWFCXRF1KLRJawrPutn3PnrflWj-ZXltl5KImQkRQMXw5M46wrOKr5CVoFRV1vegAT6448a5Zkbpr556PJnVeQiN-bw/s400/IMG_4955.jpg" border="0" /></div>Elizabeth Boycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300209694019547556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979884601564847362.post-53418693344499841672008-12-25T01:13:00.005-07:002008-12-25T01:32:36.068-07:00Christmas Eve...<div>Was CRAZY! The kids were absolutely insane. We made it thru though. I am going to post a few pictures from tonight. Then I am going to bed because it is 2:15am and I am sure they will be up soon! <div> </div><div>They aren't in any special order. The ones of Zach and Izzy at the computer are them watching Santa travel on the NORDAC tracker. Everytime Santa would move to a new location, Iz would freak out and point at the screen. It was REALLY cute!</div><div> </div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNNJxFlTmzi33DN4PXxxc6xgGsQjcK1klrCWyVA2vWfle6uWZmE_rnLa4RD2ktjkwU_phedyYaTRMz_jS9-kn0koiDL4OyCVBI5rhlZywnidn_TPz0lPHinmoV6WbdtS67DEdyp3bvEc/s1600-h/IMG_5046sm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283642231118232338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNNJxFlTmzi33DN4PXxxc6xgGsQjcK1klrCWyVA2vWfle6uWZmE_rnLa4RD2ktjkwU_phedyYaTRMz_jS9-kn0koiDL4OyCVBI5rhlZywnidn_TPz0lPHinmoV6WbdtS67DEdyp3bvEc/s400/IMG_5046sm.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAbQB4qt1-972vwRu82smsT_ahuXZEC2Q2gb2500TPXzFY6AlGmntSsJMbS5E5VdH-f01JNjSJ2uaxXokrduaY1vGuTcUjJXoLZGlJcwUYamNd8xPFNPoEpNo7IScbU-IWYV0mQT6NOI0/s1600-h/IMG_5038sm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283642227273009378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAbQB4qt1-972vwRu82smsT_ahuXZEC2Q2gb2500TPXzFY6AlGmntSsJMbS5E5VdH-f01JNjSJ2uaxXokrduaY1vGuTcUjJXoLZGlJcwUYamNd8xPFNPoEpNo7IScbU-IWYV0mQT6NOI0/s400/IMG_5038sm.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9LDPuSCkTTuofnJbXNzrhSZu8iXw85IPyg13PxKeuA6FOLRwFW8ev__6Zgk0fWZH8SRkSE3azjYvqfjrBgkNWzy03nbSkJ5YbjpUp5X5lFHxWcOy9S4C9Sf53iSiTnHB7IrN1XfJcVk/s1600-h/IMG_5063small.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283641898666688226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9LDPuSCkTTuofnJbXNzrhSZu8iXw85IPyg13PxKeuA6FOLRwFW8ev__6Zgk0fWZH8SRkSE3azjYvqfjrBgkNWzy03nbSkJ5YbjpUp5X5lFHxWcOy9S4C9Sf53iSiTnHB7IrN1XfJcVk/s400/IMG_5063small.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0iELBTw2_fadu0CzMwNZfjiKiw56qBm4O9d6kbNyxDNzZReK3z-Uws3wAG06C_r_pC8R9bDEBeHj6IrTZHi-DT1nkK07y0rlM5ElNojjocuVWGhAK3AnIYYADOVi8UeELHS9OaweQkiM/s1600-h/IMG_4995sm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283641892501601250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0iELBTw2_fadu0CzMwNZfjiKiw56qBm4O9d6kbNyxDNzZReK3z-Uws3wAG06C_r_pC8R9bDEBeHj6IrTZHi-DT1nkK07y0rlM5ElNojjocuVWGhAK3AnIYYADOVi8UeELHS9OaweQkiM/s400/IMG_4995sm.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQXH1i9KVzYlva2efuAo4yb2R8A5KI1ckvyFaOxJO7B5mGEEYNDBIgRHO8WZpDmr8PRouXaOaJTLNp3TtpYa8DT_pkm8biCn1m3hhTH1MD0rGzfYUuaxeidl1Ooxdo7ZSmJ1I8qNxaSo/s1600-h/IMG_5051sm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283641889245516434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQXH1i9KVzYlva2efuAo4yb2R8A5KI1ckvyFaOxJO7B5mGEEYNDBIgRHO8WZpDmr8PRouXaOaJTLNp3TtpYa8DT_pkm8biCn1m3hhTH1MD0rGzfYUuaxeidl1Ooxdo7ZSmJ1I8qNxaSo/s400/IMG_5051sm.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHNsDCgnWtYxpFgSMCRJXUsZSmq1UjJpEgNUj8-8a7xzMlOPQD-QcR3vhEXrWseWhNlumvSvsuKZVmsbgP5QVDf_aTWtrc7dljF5xy1L-PhL8dfkn4gofLn0Dyr1n-oKs6EOg2QjqzhUU/s1600-h/IMG_5054sm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283641878585999458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHNsDCgnWtYxpFgSMCRJXUsZSmq1UjJpEgNUj8-8a7xzMlOPQD-QcR3vhEXrWseWhNlumvSvsuKZVmsbgP5QVDf_aTWtrc7dljF5xy1L-PhL8dfkn4gofLn0Dyr1n-oKs6EOg2QjqzhUU/s400/IMG_5054sm.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvFq0S1IWdtIn8TvWom9a3hnkMOs3qx8u9BfEbFOcBuVC6SC2NNpTd9A5gzjNt7xkyf6i8Q8PPYx6Nsw9i3iPUPTO_xpg4lWo8wwhwbevvuSeJN330722Y4i4cI_KnWBdQYaYuL-V7Ss/s1600-h/IMG_4986sm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283641875669673250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvFq0S1IWdtIn8TvWom9a3hnkMOs3qx8u9BfEbFOcBuVC6SC2NNpTd9A5gzjNt7xkyf6i8Q8PPYx6Nsw9i3iPUPTO_xpg4lWo8wwhwbevvuSeJN330722Y4i4cI_KnWBdQYaYuL-V7Ss/s400/IMG_4986sm.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div>Elizabeth Boycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300209694019547556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979884601564847362.post-66327912938622804952008-12-08T14:46:00.003-07:002009-01-01T01:21:52.353-07:00Our Family Photos...We had our family photos taken by a photog friend of mine and I am so happy with them! She rocks my universe. I don't have the files yet, but I do have a few to share. We went to Highland Park down in Dallas.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVzLiH20VmvS0pbzy8wpbFXSJH-jDUwRZ1jRTc3-oRPW76VEr7QOq5Xhjb1CNBxgm4cdX8UjtkPh7tl3sJXAALKq5w8XtLiaFNmRuQzvfgimAV0Tt0kge0VGN8OfXbZgqx27gwU01hf5Y/s1600-h/DSC_0077.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286236135396596498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVzLiH20VmvS0pbzy8wpbFXSJH-jDUwRZ1jRTc3-oRPW76VEr7QOq5Xhjb1CNBxgm4cdX8UjtkPh7tl3sJXAALKq5w8XtLiaFNmRuQzvfgimAV0Tt0kge0VGN8OfXbZgqx27gwU01hf5Y/s400/DSC_0077.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286237423926378482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVuQVoMGbEXERoOyFWreqgt_zFTPpeY4pnj7DU3tIEupWQ7tnEFxXlRq752pYxCGL7BFGjNQk1HmzZfS4F54rueftLBRoTSqSqhQbZuYLiazODyC-S2Nq2EakKIm6o-SPuhlsWAtcSPsc/s400/DSC_0073.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6SLNSl87MGCyLRvBhDNhObM1QUOEFitCUZJaS0G7bF-Gj2Ia3x0oGxOjLGOn-TV-Jqp8_lYdYKLgEXSu5UKRwTfzGBFocHqOU05kPC4dXItzlb0abGHH6EGihzvf6tumL00WU6uyyEM/s1600-h/DSC_0050_1smothing.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286235966528898770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 259px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6SLNSl87MGCyLRvBhDNhObM1QUOEFitCUZJaS0G7bF-Gj2Ia3x0oGxOjLGOn-TV-Jqp8_lYdYKLgEXSu5UKRwTfzGBFocHqOU05kPC4dXItzlb0abGHH6EGihzvf6tumL00WU6uyyEM/s400/DSC_0050_1smothing.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>Elizabeth Boycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300209694019547556noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979884601564847362.post-7519402826280024272008-12-08T14:17:00.002-07:002008-12-08T14:20:51.606-07:00Well, we buzzed it.I REALLY didn't want to. However, he cut it so close to his head that we had to. I hate it. I can't wait until it grows out. :( I don't think he looks bad, persay. I just hate how he doesn't look like my little boy anymore. He looks old and different. I'm so sad.<br /><div></div><br /><div>So, here is a picture of my two baldies...</div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277532215484631810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94RG4XXXr5qlnZXk7OZfNNH8JtAmyNBPKXkgB4uEGOm6FNJCW6uCVE6xkjpiquBgkJjaVtsfQchAHBqm4DGzbznz607JgkmUjTFh6vw4H5Da05PIMz5i4GIunQwLTEym-mKSLNnvilpw/s400/DSC_0211copy.jpg" border="0" /></div>Elizabeth Boycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300209694019547556noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979884601564847362.post-36968705689413785142008-12-06T18:48:00.002-07:002008-12-06T19:00:17.083-07:00Oh. My. Gosh.Zach cut off his hair. Tomorrow is family pictures. Need I say more? I seriously lost it screaming at the top of my lungs. Everyone came running thinking someone was seriously injured. Apparently I overreacted. hehe.<br /><br /><div align="center">The damage:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BG4Bsr4feMEJmkqy7CXaUU6qZY-A0V6JSiMfSGB7guk1ejkAH2x7xdWnB_pJcRd1c0TB0vMmCHaQU07kzs46cAZyddOn6N5hD8FWYWiY3V3cjs8bp32obPE8vUAxVqRbPCQh2tpS2iU/s1600-h/IMG_3497.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276861236545352850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BG4Bsr4feMEJmkqy7CXaUU6qZY-A0V6JSiMfSGB7guk1ejkAH2x7xdWnB_pJcRd1c0TB0vMmCHaQU07kzs46cAZyddOn6N5hD8FWYWiY3V3cjs8bp32obPE8vUAxVqRbPCQh2tpS2iU/s400/IMG_3497.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NMdA0sKPqVosC-sSxqGLH_NSuFby-4BH_Pxaw-BH10nG1qXWyu3DtSp4N4o2ywXuYPUiGTBTOe71PaULCmf1RU8VyjDvNYFx4TTHAfxmE_t8WVM6Ge4LtfVyuR_-6VClJjGWFvj6XPM/s1600-h/IMG_3499.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276861233833164626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NMdA0sKPqVosC-sSxqGLH_NSuFby-4BH_Pxaw-BH10nG1qXWyu3DtSp4N4o2ywXuYPUiGTBTOe71PaULCmf1RU8VyjDvNYFx4TTHAfxmE_t8WVM6Ge4LtfVyuR_-6VClJjGWFvj6XPM/s400/IMG_3499.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofYjLFSnKf_zYwQwAxwMoMCOQxGvHKAPAHzsu91nAE7TG5wBN8qnpxg6swMeNjIwdX8Lj9RGLo4JSq825nGm9q35BeoD3wNlizUQvLTWz72Y5FtJYPuK-kZeyrADoISxmKa6_c_nIAqI/s1600-h/IMG_3493.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276861225054181058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofYjLFSnKf_zYwQwAxwMoMCOQxGvHKAPAHzsu91nAE7TG5wBN8qnpxg6swMeNjIwdX8Lj9RGLo4JSq825nGm9q35BeoD3wNlizUQvLTWz72Y5FtJYPuK-kZeyrADoISxmKa6_c_nIAqI/s400/IMG_3493.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Earlier today after a haircut yesterday:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYkOJAKyGnLsTrGHsLIskuz9PlRUIsYDllBGxSnWouP4u1ZuBLlYhAo_oQq2rkk7AV9VLV9806RpH1PCeyfk4OuzNcp61a_MzeoTOjpL7U2rAMoXnMXm9MouiemLrFhyD_WLITGl379U/s1600-h/IMG_3478.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276861219093147922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYkOJAKyGnLsTrGHsLIskuz9PlRUIsYDllBGxSnWouP4u1ZuBLlYhAo_oQq2rkk7AV9VLV9806RpH1PCeyfk4OuzNcp61a_MzeoTOjpL7U2rAMoXnMXm9MouiemLrFhyD_WLITGl379U/s400/IMG_3478.JPG" border="0" /></a> Halloween:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguRIeFVacFCd32XyfLgyb42U6oVYY37j-h4n2TSNcNkmgHTO2ULfoJjGTXlbwei2_EKJQjcqfWiWIN1QMRWNW9UVDBA64kK5-BZWQ9w-vYy7SgccE9higkHNRguRf1JvIKSnIQkUyBv3Q/s1600-h/IMG_7997.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276861217996177202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguRIeFVacFCd32XyfLgyb42U6oVYY37j-h4n2TSNcNkmgHTO2ULfoJjGTXlbwei2_EKJQjcqfWiWIN1QMRWNW9UVDBA64kK5-BZWQ9w-vYy7SgccE9higkHNRguRf1JvIKSnIQkUyBv3Q/s400/IMG_7997.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div></div></div></div></div>Elizabeth Boycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300209694019547556noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979884601564847362.post-60265243961979125862008-12-06T10:57:00.002-07:002008-12-06T10:59:06.425-07:00I got a haircut!<div>We found a fabulous guy named Jason who works at Great clips. He is amazing! I know, I never post pictures of myself, but I had to share the hair. ;)<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUb6iGUE5EzyHNcjbxAhQrC_BPn02ObJSJceNhVfrZlXdUvKLuXWOhqb7eEKk635W3fuueD6tuNKrY2cEA7dFkm-B9tIYH_6mRRfICsOyeZY_K5idXpqF44e3rPogIanAAVMfG-dUZtqQ/s1600-h/IMG_3477bw.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276737988708456498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUb6iGUE5EzyHNcjbxAhQrC_BPn02ObJSJceNhVfrZlXdUvKLuXWOhqb7eEKk635W3fuueD6tuNKrY2cEA7dFkm-B9tIYH_6mRRfICsOyeZY_K5idXpqF44e3rPogIanAAVMfG-dUZtqQ/s400/IMG_3477bw.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276737996938750514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjun-GUriSzzvuuAGNu4tGdaTLJU9IgSchJXOTyD9S37K2m1v5dZHyBhY9-vBK7IpqSzw7TXVddhN0X-7svgkDTQKMI1mdANr0K457-nrw0_KHwAKFKisXKHqjYcDqzcxotUxcU1OUgSO0/s400/IMG_3476bw.jpg" border="0" /><br /></div>Elizabeth Boycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300209694019547556noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979884601564847362.post-24865708684590501452008-12-04T23:06:00.003-07:002008-12-04T23:39:14.173-07:00A very overdue update...As you can imagine, life around here is CRAZY! Hence the fact that it has been exactly one month since I posted on here. So for the sake of my sanity, I am going to update the best I can in one post.<br /><br />Tom's second surgery went well. He ended up staying in the hospital two more days. It did the trick though. He came home on three courses of antibiotics and it seems to have kicked the staph right out. WHEW. <br /><br />So while we were rejoicing the wonderful news that he was doing better, the bills start coming in. Apparently our great insurance? Not so great. When it is all said and done, we are looking at about $50,000 in bills from this little adventure. We thought we would have to pay $20. Yeah. After 7 calls to our ins company prior to surgery and never getting a straight answer, we figured the worst estimate ($1500) would have to do. Ofcourse that was only one surgery. Apparently we maxed out and had almost no coverage for the second. We are not very happy to say the least.<br /><br />Then we find out that Tom's estimate of being out of work for a week was jsut "slightly" off. (me rolling eyes) He is out of work completely until the 22nd of December when he goes to see his doc again. There isn't even a guaruntee that he can go back then. So we are looking at at least 2 months of no work for him. Nice.<br /><br />So there has to be a silver lining, right? Well, it turns out that because our income was $0 when we applied, Tom qualifies for Medicaid for a short period of time. Now all you who believe that anyone who uses "the system" should burn in hell, please keep your mouth shut. It will literally save our butts. Not only will he have proper medical care for the next few months to make sure that things are healed properly, but they will cover 3 months worth of past due medical bills. Yep, the $50k? Gone. PRAISE GOD.<br /><br />So, just as Tom is getting better, everyone else falls under the bus. Ben got sick first with a terrible cough. After a week and a half, Izzy gets it. Only hers is REALLY bad. She sounds terrible and her chest is retracting every time she breathes. We opted to take her to the ER. We just couldn't tell if she was getting enough air. Now if you know me, you will know how big of a deal it was. I took Zach to the ER one time and it was a nightmare. I have never taken a child since. The only reason I really agreed so quickly was because they just opened a new Children's Hospital. That is a big deal for me. I want someone who knows how to handle a sick kid without tramatizing them and won't over react (Zach had a low grade fever from teething and they sd it was menengitis). So Tom took her in and they were fabulous! She had a chest x-ray to rule out pnuemonia. They were so gentle and loving. Turns out it was just croup. They gave her steriods. We only did three doses before deciding that the psychotic child was better without them. We switched back to homeopathy and she is doing fabulously. I hate steriods. Those things are insane. So Zach now is running a fever of 103 and feeling terribly. After some debate, we decide to treat him and Ben with the same remedies we used last year when they had whooping cough. It did the trick! As of today, everyone was doing pretty good.<br /><br />Except me. Yesterday I started having stomach cramps that were pretty awful. I was up ALL NIGHT with them. Every 15-20 minutes I would be writhing in agony. Nothing helped. They continued today, although our homepath gave me a remedy this morning that made a huge difference. They were far les painful, spaced out farther and shorter in duration. I am hoping by tomorrow they are gone. It sucked. So I guess Dunk is next. We'll see if he avoids it all!<br /><br />What else... Well I have been working like crazy. Still not quite as busy as I would like to be, but I have had a steady two sessions a week for a bit now. It brings in a little $$ that certainly helps. Most of my evenings are spent editing 100's of pictures. But overall, I LOVE it. I never thought I would enjoy it as much as I do. So that is a huge blessing. I am hoping I can stay busy. It is easy with Christmas coming. Everyone wants pictures! we'll see what happens after that.<br /><br />Tom also started working for a company called ACN (<a href="http://www.pier3.acnrep.com/">www.pier3.acnrep.com</a>) It is full commisions, but he is loving it and hoping it can fill in some of the gaps. He is an authorize dealer for telecommunications companies (direct TV, att, verizon, t-mobil, sprint, viop, etc) He has been busy doing that and is really making some good headway! We are excited about the potential it has for us.<br /><br />Dunkan is doing great. We got word from BSA head quarters that his eagle was accepted!!!! His eagle court of honor is the night of December 18th and he is super excited. It should be fabulous. I am sooooo proud of him. Tom's sister Karla is coming down for it and it will be great to see her as well.<br /><br />Oh I just realized that Ben was blessed November 2nd and Tom's best friend from NY and Ben's Namesake got to come down and stand in the circle for the blessing. That was awesome.<br /><br />What else.... I can't really think of anything at the moment. I am going to try and do better at keeping up, but no promises!Elizabeth Boycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300209694019547556noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979884601564847362.post-1061486440723907882008-11-05T11:26:00.000-07:002008-11-05T11:27:05.888-07:00Tom is having another surgery.Just wanted to give everyone a heads up. Tom developed an infection in his wound over the weekend. He saw the doc yesterday. They did labs and an MRI and called last night to say he needed to be at the hospital first thing this morning. Apparently it is staph again. This time they are more concerned because it is in his spinal canal.<br /><br />He was at the hospital this morning at 10am. I haven't heard anything yet saying he is out of surgery. I will keep everyone posted. They plan to keep him overnight for sure and possibly longer if necessary.<br /><br />Keep him in your prayers!Elizabeth Boycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300209694019547556noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979884601564847362.post-38334371026754763562008-11-02T01:10:00.003-06:002008-11-02T01:25:03.382-06:00Happy Halloween!Happy Halloween! We made it (barely) through one more! Yup, my children have an incredible amount of energy and excitement WITHOUT being loaded with sugar. You can only imagine what they are like after handfuls of Halloween candy! WOW!<br /><div></div><div> </div><div>So, you would think I would learn that inevitably Halloween is hot in Texas. But nope, I plan for it to be cold and then when it hits, it is too hot to wear our costumes. It was a nice 82 degrees this year. Izzy was supposed to be Ladybug but her furry costume wasn't gonna work. I decided last minute to make her a fairy and I loved it. She was so beautiful. Her wings were a scarf from the thrift store wrapped around hangers and I got a ton of compliments on them. They really were beautiful. I don't think she smiled once the whole time. She was quite confused on why we would get candy from cars at church!</div><div> </div><div>My babe...</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxm7vRrY8_QNErhWuGk8faZOX-dyXohPRhzP1q4UxLezYDpriWZe7QvuH_JcKB3ucybOkiOP2Dc9IjKQu9glQ4AYyRMrsK3ZuuAau3vOWqdFVYA4ut40fIDW45ZfiL53fmHWs0G0wMdBM/s1600-h/IMG_0301.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263954615569222498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxm7vRrY8_QNErhWuGk8faZOX-dyXohPRhzP1q4UxLezYDpriWZe7QvuH_JcKB3ucybOkiOP2Dc9IjKQu9glQ4AYyRMrsK3ZuuAau3vOWqdFVYA4ut40fIDW45ZfiL53fmHWs0G0wMdBM/s400/IMG_0301.jpg" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263954592616025794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RpBeHzz6sPoAlnfe-m_e1PN2wDhEdfHJ5ER5CrpHhei2G5aSpdxQfoQL9IAbW05cmxCL_Tco-wobNoB5hFarGLoHrE4N-fUkVT-wlBG3EopPrw64J0OkzlnYeY1yEoT7dPFP0aXhtKU/s400/IMG_0334+copy.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Benjamin ended up as a bug after a run to the thrift store at 5pm on Halloween. Gotta love it. His costume ended up costing $.50! Woot! I thought it was only appropriate that he be a "Ben Bug" as the kids were calling him.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xm97X9DOd4J6qBUVDlNMuv0lMGsUzWrjMwkiCe8uEg984F4szGTt58khbbbpMKFkGiuIfYI0HbZ_NL2p3XlAljeIj2fTMXpAlYNAQT13EGGxPyhBqXU-D0_vBQWkH3LL-hKgEoecQUY/s1600-h/IMG_0313.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263954607190528626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xm97X9DOd4J6qBUVDlNMuv0lMGsUzWrjMwkiCe8uEg984F4szGTt58khbbbpMKFkGiuIfYI0HbZ_NL2p3XlAljeIj2fTMXpAlYNAQT13EGGxPyhBqXU-D0_vBQWkH3LL-hKgEoecQUY/s400/IMG_0313.jpg" border="0" /></a> Dunkan decided to go as a mobster. Doesn't he look grown up. I seriously think he has grown another inch. He also cut his hair. It looks really great. My handsome man.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyD1Xy4WtR1aVG783_4CbTwwHVFnMcYNoRLdu5np40v6eq7sWj46JqTDiiG5_caqAryYksdlu0GbLkDFnRdTkDy9v8M9OFO4-p_dORXfuRDYJY4NOY_JbZm4ra_QGSooSN_vVpzQ3676g/s1600-h/IMG_0317.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263954597949438274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyD1Xy4WtR1aVG783_4CbTwwHVFnMcYNoRLdu5np40v6eq7sWj46JqTDiiG5_caqAryYksdlu0GbLkDFnRdTkDy9v8M9OFO4-p_dORXfuRDYJY4NOY_JbZm4ra_QGSooSN_vVpzQ3676g/s400/IMG_0317.jpg" border="0" /></a> Zach was going to go as a Ninja. He even had the whole sword set and everything. However, he had dismantaled and taken it all apart a week before Halloween and couldn't find all the peices that night. Good grief. So he wore his karate uniform and took his lightsabor. He was a very confused jedi I guess! It turned out his master (Bro. Jensen!) was there too. You should have seen the look on Zach's face! It was too cute.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWsWiGBdZNlgez_NCERTzycKCrwlWUn8RJEC3glF3YaLblz_jL55zkZtfIO9fBj1zgiZ11Y8sVcOM5XE2N6umSZp283hVvLvsNSnR7MlhK6vi2_gwwGQ32vDeo76RRlE2QyFrbJzhetC4/s1600-h/IMG_0336.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263954592933828610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWsWiGBdZNlgez_NCERTzycKCrwlWUn8RJEC3glF3YaLblz_jL55zkZtfIO9fBj1zgiZ11Y8sVcOM5XE2N6umSZp283hVvLvsNSnR7MlhK6vi2_gwwGQ32vDeo76RRlE2QyFrbJzhetC4/s400/IMG_0336.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263956852658527234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZPd8CiyJ1rbLuXuRYm_hEKdcPsPltJ8kdUt3Tv0eBqclVcueL31AqW0_5y27LgBHpK4hTEvGVnLQnPtCblhl49-rk4QnBDe6r0fBmeQ1ucyzRrVdVK1cE4wT4fLi8OpUG0b0eALXiYgc/s400/IMG_0304.jpg" border="0" />And then we went to Costco and Walmart while we waited for Dunk to be ready to be picked up from his party. NEVER take children in costumes grocery shopping all hopped up on sugar past their bedtimes. Needless to say, it was a disaster. We won't do that again next year!</div><div> </div><div>So that was our Halloween! LOL! Pumpkins and Pumkin Patch coming soon!</div></div></div></div>Elizabeth Boycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300209694019547556noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979884601564847362.post-38356432865832915452008-10-26T20:46:00.004-06:002008-10-26T21:58:56.436-06:00Jump!<div>We played around this afternoon and the kids were having me take pics of them jumping. I wasn't using the right lens and it was dark in the room, but I got a few cute ones. I got some of them just messing around too! Oh and Dunkan declined the offer of having his picture taken while jumping! Can't imagine why? LOL!</div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261677910709772642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1R1Wux5EamJN5T_mRzH8tm9ZNg7HOTBlZ8Cv9n2tOC7PcrKYPAY9jdQXhnPgpzcYBj98HskeoxjWmxGWWsSulDvzSU5CwzRgZADMiNITQrlMEfkB9M9ahQ8yOrhyIEc9RL7XGCwSfFdc/s400/IMG_7334.jpg" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhDnvaUp5DI_HExUpEYM6f2QcAqF92kubh0h6Vp4C7LbpLSPtemoy4hM7KzJzNZ6plAr4P2-rgCkB5DHVdXSRbPhn1VsflIqWOAeuPbA6m0ZvSVvLJUte0WLPZiwZDSq5JmU-OUza_lQ/s1600-h/IMG_7335.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261677913410350962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhDnvaUp5DI_HExUpEYM6f2QcAqF92kubh0h6Vp4C7LbpLSPtemoy4hM7KzJzNZ6plAr4P2-rgCkB5DHVdXSRbPhn1VsflIqWOAeuPbA6m0ZvSVvLJUte0WLPZiwZDSq5JmU-OUza_lQ/s400/IMG_7335.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZybHgsQhe2ITmA66pqbNrsHPWRVMpzFMrn7zZE0ZypczuX_i0EtHBwHeUPWB2EVzTxdcFH5XX-NwCue7pyXSuPlpMD-MYCwJaOniiE2MWvAM5OuiY7Zk9AtDT_7btADJLY7rQlD_9jo/s1600-h/IMG_7336.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261677737661848402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZybHgsQhe2ITmA66pqbNrsHPWRVMpzFMrn7zZE0ZypczuX_i0EtHBwHeUPWB2EVzTxdcFH5XX-NwCue7pyXSuPlpMD-MYCwJaOniiE2MWvAM5OuiY7Zk9AtDT_7btADJLY7rQlD_9jo/s400/IMG_7336.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvuUbc01JpcBrbEvNBtu8AM5J8xX1N_KSLehs80FTuT-O7OzjPn2f1YFJ3FcfRkgw-Ni6PkaFqp3g5onWiKNeXLpMlnYRAYJmpHpAPyXoBnGVBkzrRcwoIn-e9jWv4ddxUoyd77XW_e8/s1600-h/IMG_7337.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261677724395649698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvuUbc01JpcBrbEvNBtu8AM5J8xX1N_KSLehs80FTuT-O7OzjPn2f1YFJ3FcfRkgw-Ni6PkaFqp3g5onWiKNeXLpMlnYRAYJmpHpAPyXoBnGVBkzrRcwoIn-e9jWv4ddxUoyd77XW_e8/s400/IMG_7337.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGjQSg-I5Hmq-PexJc6WAAs1ZD3uBbghPDK0EP1otGYhxlzdbb1RRL2zF6ySXHYMpWierCpURVTdXN_QYw8IngxBDzbl4urltHzyFrn0Kiq5Q3Lk_pLG0Yg0LRBkTlh49FOcXakgqSKWw/s1600-h/IMG_7304.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261677719421069730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGjQSg-I5Hmq-PexJc6WAAs1ZD3uBbghPDK0EP1otGYhxlzdbb1RRL2zF6ySXHYMpWierCpURVTdXN_QYw8IngxBDzbl4urltHzyFrn0Kiq5Q3Lk_pLG0Yg0LRBkTlh49FOcXakgqSKWw/s400/IMG_7304.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGBCHuE7OAAukEbIkYyxOhrN9Kb_sB4mqiVx31lX4a5Se3z7Am2W2-D2XpIWcYV_9ayoxrM-uSLRPXjylLwnVX07zMSFYUQ5jrluaQ97_5dh3I2hl83GBTZRt9gd5OFUj6013WMwTevqo/s1600-h/IMG_7307.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261677713247751298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGBCHuE7OAAukEbIkYyxOhrN9Kb_sB4mqiVx31lX4a5Se3z7Am2W2-D2XpIWcYV_9ayoxrM-uSLRPXjylLwnVX07zMSFYUQ5jrluaQ97_5dh3I2hl83GBTZRt9gd5OFUj6013WMwTevqo/s400/IMG_7307.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7w3YpCLGqFOU4ea4GkXDmZ2CZ-iCAGh4UBkdJI4_MPLDiZ62f8ftz0lBlKJZ4fjAyAC2aag68DhjR9NDdcgERgoXuQry1lvSBBinHj6vke0qhlInYTllgSsEsrvvBzT_a2ackN_KuvFM/s1600-h/IMG_7343.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261677701337300514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7w3YpCLGqFOU4ea4GkXDmZ2CZ-iCAGh4UBkdJI4_MPLDiZ62f8ftz0lBlKJZ4fjAyAC2aag68DhjR9NDdcgERgoXuQry1lvSBBinHj6vke0qhlInYTllgSsEsrvvBzT_a2ackN_KuvFM/s400/IMG_7343.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div>Elizabeth Boycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300209694019547556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979884601564847362.post-85233208706146447292008-10-26T20:46:00.003-06:002008-10-26T21:48:10.289-06:00One tired girl and no more napsYep, we are trying to get rid of the naps. Not that I don't absolutely love them, I just don't love having her up half the night. So we are trying an expirement. If no napping means she sleeps at night, I am willing to give them up!<br /><br />So on her third day of no napping, this is where I find her... on the floor with two binkys sound asleep at 5:30pm. I let her sleep for 30 mins because it was so cute. What a doll baby!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lYj_dRIq0TIVktJwmz_pQPKb5f8bQxxk_-J1uMNMQInBQoQigFXfVXSskR6QOenVbIlb_jP5_Fgco-NV7_25M2XCTS-gPpE8u3AOxj4raJJ000j5UzNitvFneWsV-DyI6kbj6npDqMc/s1600-h/IMG_7292.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261674964503679426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lYj_dRIq0TIVktJwmz_pQPKb5f8bQxxk_-J1uMNMQInBQoQigFXfVXSskR6QOenVbIlb_jP5_Fgco-NV7_25M2XCTS-gPpE8u3AOxj4raJJ000j5UzNitvFneWsV-DyI6kbj6npDqMc/s400/IMG_7292.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Elizabeth Boycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300209694019547556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979884601564847362.post-48542937706267141502008-10-26T20:44:00.002-06:002008-10-26T21:43:29.614-06:00My miniature Papa<div>For those who know my Papa (my grandpa) you can not deny the resemblence! Ben, with his bald head, ears slightly sticking out and those big blue eyes, looks just like my Papa. It makes me smile everytime I see him and think of my Papa. Miss you, Papa!</div><div> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCEFljwnBEElk9cOdLNAzHODGGsaj9pIVGog4x_UBRr99LuQD2dyJcrDHa74KJunQ_yurLLp1fyjXIf05-Arw_8wP97FEnso7XmEweUcGpGJ1DD7qiRhEFO1eTfNB-b8mu7V8cTj8DuBM/s1600-h/IMG_7185.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261674148086690930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCEFljwnBEElk9cOdLNAzHODGGsaj9pIVGog4x_UBRr99LuQD2dyJcrDHa74KJunQ_yurLLp1fyjXIf05-Arw_8wP97FEnso7XmEweUcGpGJ1DD7qiRhEFO1eTfNB-b8mu7V8cTj8DuBM/s400/IMG_7185.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvz_Du5Wt7PKrUkBgs2CGl8QV77PgRhqEClktX__JIeI7HQLlnfWHZNEx_ed1-W7FTnelLzJnkroEac_fyBsXVKp2BrmNn7HFA5RIJlwXOTjyWYNkT_4ABjsyza17tEmGwRqewNsjzAyg/s1600-h/IMG_7321.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261674139481313538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvz_Du5Wt7PKrUkBgs2CGl8QV77PgRhqEClktX__JIeI7HQLlnfWHZNEx_ed1-W7FTnelLzJnkroEac_fyBsXVKp2BrmNn7HFA5RIJlwXOTjyWYNkT_4ABjsyza17tEmGwRqewNsjzAyg/s400/IMG_7321.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>Elizabeth Boycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300209694019547556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979884601564847362.post-11390745897032336002008-10-26T20:43:00.003-06:002008-10-26T21:32:46.740-06:00Sleeping angels<div>Not much more needs to be said. They are so cute snuggled up each night. I love it when they sleep!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSuUiV07-bGT51N-d_jHwnTKY2m-m5vb45qkfwGt5KNcDwFZkj0JAHoBkdp8QPRoU79C7itZPhR-51RtDBlUPK3vO2RlKtHu8_qtOrh7gYoL920b8EazU-mpejlw1hPGIzEDkdzRmF0fE/s1600-h/IMG_7178.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261671290259786642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSuUiV07-bGT51N-d_jHwnTKY2m-m5vb45qkfwGt5KNcDwFZkj0JAHoBkdp8QPRoU79C7itZPhR-51RtDBlUPK3vO2RlKtHu8_qtOrh7gYoL920b8EazU-mpejlw1hPGIzEDkdzRmF0fE/s400/IMG_7178.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div>Elizabeth Boycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300209694019547556noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979884601564847362.post-24368786577965739152008-10-26T20:43:00.001-06:002008-10-26T20:43:26.241-06:00State Fair 2008coming soon!Elizabeth Boycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300209694019547556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979884601564847362.post-30035905536275415422008-10-26T20:42:00.002-06:002008-10-26T21:13:17.309-06:00Smiles!<div>My little man is full of smiles these days. He even laughed out load at dinner the other night. We are thoroughly enjoying him. He is such a doll baby!</div><br /><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261666073719660530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMo3VcXB31lS1ZdszbWBl51omHkpv6c8r7feP-rhyphenhyphen9l1uejVAtiFustVQ2A-1fZwpFThwzK0EEb5cxE8Qen4e5x0P63-2C8RD8Qk_KiuVEOvuUObJXEKqckvPELJGJPEuTx0LycOEIvtU/s400/IMG_7299.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSk1uqREUKMtC-o9e54gonMmWio6nl1iUmU1LnVez1iUXY2MLWR5PhFEYTXqLDQYjq2hsai_Grp8HGvF821nUjyts_2WoLxF8OKhA7A0mOc31VD9vw3Rvh9rM48tGZLiVM2QlWkSVOPk/s1600-h/IMG_7297.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261666084641246914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSk1uqREUKMtC-o9e54gonMmWio6nl1iUmU1LnVez1iUXY2MLWR5PhFEYTXqLDQYjq2hsai_Grp8HGvF821nUjyts_2WoLxF8OKhA7A0mOc31VD9vw3Rvh9rM48tGZLiVM2QlWkSVOPk/s400/IMG_7297.jpg" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261666076402692338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHG72vihmRiFEoZriBSZlZdZx44TbkegIcU-T37vg40w3GLhECKsaUJa1KPjxJZ9eO041YUoDYIO_HFFn2fD50RVygafcErrko0g5yTcCnjX2t4cRiEVs5zF3j3nANyCa73i05cstLgk/s400/IMG_7298.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261666102219499618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0nPmg_mOGpqWagj7LBtLT8tZETHZLQmTkusCU6nxGR4pLVQErOeSPJ6oKhoWRbOJSngNO_U8GvawQRuhn4q7JunJQJveRhM0a0DiwuPylpPBD3KpntfIxx_z24uj9DbRcSR_6hz99LgQ/s400/IMG_5166.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261666097057971458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGtTuF0hxvPeEgsTFTDU2lRDt_DI8rb8uSMJ_eHl8tN7AenfyFSYDprwC77G3mgQPlKbZDJDFDv-V2dAqxK-lWAqRXWKV1C4wEvBobRvequWNoFRJH-AP1hoCy8H3OVMcSX8-1L26PGgo/s400/IMG_5165.jpg" border="0" /></div></div>Elizabeth Boycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300209694019547556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979884601564847362.post-81912845369040010452008-10-26T20:38:00.005-06:002008-10-26T21:28:38.593-06:00My baby girl is 2!So Izzy turned 2 this month! I can't believe how fast it goes. We didn't do much in way of a party, but we did do cake and a few gifts while my mom was here. Izzy got some fall/winter clothes, a new doll and a really cool microwave! She seemed very happy about it all. <div> </div><div>And ofcourse, some pics! I was holding a baby and shooting in auto with a flash, so sorry about the quality. Bleh!</div><div> </div><div> </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Og7XCn67MPSC841oKtsoJg_-23XJgTTPhROTn5iR0c_ezc_Rmx0GfSqj2SO0NCbb9GH2exaC9o0sjcgMj04ZwI4eXwGYo0USk4AhrZDrqGYq538vfcOdS7wXDC02BJtJAIDJNZfRI_s/s1600-h/IMG_5032.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261669923194025874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Og7XCn67MPSC841oKtsoJg_-23XJgTTPhROTn5iR0c_ezc_Rmx0GfSqj2SO0NCbb9GH2exaC9o0sjcgMj04ZwI4eXwGYo0USk4AhrZDrqGYq538vfcOdS7wXDC02BJtJAIDJNZfRI_s/s400/IMG_5032.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqhb9vQ-WMNusQPmXoy12BsIy84xUcrmiOsvGqvbyogxxQKYnBcp07AgX2oyQivxaPXY8ytfVsslL599vmCcTZmKrX26GfakLSzflmt5T2m0qw2dmLC7j6rDiPJEhoUWJiM2iVksBhRUA/s1600-h/IMG_5024.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261669906673107890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFayD4-JE1xEDG7KrcGB-DeI8pqfoY6xO41r4bpDlLWS5aUisTBB_nJMxdskHPTBCZcNw9D0mA25RnA3blU9l471Y2-Nojek18ip_U8oq8Hp6lbsElANfi4y06Yh5THoUf63k2FBQ36kU/s400/IMG_5067.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Elizabeth Boycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300209694019547556noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979884601564847362.post-62181317730107202182008-10-26T20:38:00.004-06:002008-10-26T21:02:54.679-06:00Oh the dust!<div>So my mom came to visit and noticed how dusty our house is. Yes, I am a bad housekeeper. Well it turned out that it wasn't my housekeeping, but my vents and air ducts! She offered to pay to have them cleaned. It cost her $300 in Seattle and it turned out to be $89.99 here and it was the same treatment! Woot!</div><div> </div><div>So the very nice man who came said this was the worst he had seen in 15 years of business. It was REALLY bad. Turns out we had mold too. No wonder everyone couldn't breathe. So they cleaned it all out and cleaned all our vents too. i don't have after pics yet, but here are the befores! YUCK!!</div><div> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9b57HvF0-igGqx8ybHvdKveakhoCf1nmFSG33rn3C3eCoCx9bPZ436VGN_-D0RSCA94xzOJPPoq9U4ulC7w1YPpEfzbj_lG4SFWlsBT9Bf6ptCWpA5HirClnM0UQ9yHcJSdo1jdMUWM/s1600-h/IMG_4925.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261662959889170706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9b57HvF0-igGqx8ybHvdKveakhoCf1nmFSG33rn3C3eCoCx9bPZ436VGN_-D0RSCA94xzOJPPoq9U4ulC7w1YPpEfzbj_lG4SFWlsBT9Bf6ptCWpA5HirClnM0UQ9yHcJSdo1jdMUWM/s400/IMG_4925.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDzerXpMfREMHgI06vvFeJCVcv04vLShqULDTnM7ekeG0WxWZhEnSHostH4pqXesINPJ_vHMhbKN5uekap49-FyHzx2tRDFk-GEx841j4KP-4IjXacQYP0jImynGSQMkffiglXdDNGd8/s1600-h/IMG_4923.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261662955820053122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDzerXpMfREMHgI06vvFeJCVcv04vLShqULDTnM7ekeG0WxWZhEnSHostH4pqXesINPJ_vHMhbKN5uekap49-FyHzx2tRDFk-GEx841j4KP-4IjXacQYP0jImynGSQMkffiglXdDNGd8/s400/IMG_4923.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO4CB6ykoSQjuxfNi8e361fqHttc1EK6yagAUFXxx1dJCFb7VAsFJ72mCfknunn1b_v5SuCd4l6WOCHrwa41GEZkrJAkN4uOIripSpXMxlLCUJU_4aA0tzL7oIMrixWl2JBJxFaW_5AMs/s1600-h/IMG_4915.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261662956444718562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO4CB6ykoSQjuxfNi8e361fqHttc1EK6yagAUFXxx1dJCFb7VAsFJ72mCfknunn1b_v5SuCd4l6WOCHrwa41GEZkrJAkN4uOIripSpXMxlLCUJU_4aA0tzL7oIMrixWl2JBJxFaW_5AMs/s400/IMG_4915.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpsq8yCjTU8B0cLWFenKj_fltZ6wUcOMVs92nhvURa8wPrPTqwn5XMhVOPu-55Ssjf4ugsuaZb2DfGQBWApOPyEqDEgSwT2CfkIpkl1d-wOmR_z3rVoNClLnW3mYoToOfARxLcp8AbS0/s1600-h/IMG_4916.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261662942313788402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpsq8yCjTU8B0cLWFenKj_fltZ6wUcOMVs92nhvURa8wPrPTqwn5XMhVOPu-55Ssjf4ugsuaZb2DfGQBWApOPyEqDEgSwT2CfkIpkl1d-wOmR_z3rVoNClLnW3mYoToOfARxLcp8AbS0/s400/IMG_4916.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div>Elizabeth Boycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300209694019547556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979884601564847362.post-73833638862378642852008-10-26T20:37:00.000-06:002008-10-26T20:38:08.740-06:00FW Zoocoming soon!Elizabeth Boycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300209694019547556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979884601564847362.post-1880019658080818412008-10-26T20:36:00.003-06:002008-10-26T20:55:40.153-06:00Tom's back surgerySo about three weeks ago, Tom woke up on Sunday morning and could barely stand. We had been putting off surgery for quite some time due to the cost. Well it turned out that most of it was covered. So we went ahead and scheduled it. He went in last Monday. The surgery went well. The did a discectomy in L5-S1. They said that it had been out for a VERY loong time and was very difficult to get out. But overall the surgery went well.<br /><br />He is recovering well. He has a tendency to do too much though and then hurts at night. We're working on that! Here's hoping this is the end! It would be nice if he didn't have to have any more surgeries.Elizabeth Boycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300209694019547556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979884601564847362.post-12233676906394286572008-10-26T20:36:00.002-06:002008-10-26T20:37:22.544-06:00My mom came to visit!coming soon!Elizabeth Boycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300209694019547556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979884601564847362.post-43947199962020577412008-10-25T21:34:00.000-06:002008-10-25T21:35:11.033-06:00It's done!So I decided to try out a flash palette for my web design for my photography biz. Good grief!! They were far more complicated than I thought, but I am very pleased with the results. It is finally finished. I am testing the trial version right now and will for about a month, I think. I want to see how easily people navigate thru it and how easily I can manage it before I make the leap. So, please feel free to leave me feedback! I would love to know what you think!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.earthmamaphotography.com/">www.earthmamaphotography.com</a>Elizabeth Boycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300209694019547556noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979884601564847362.post-32314486110562707802008-10-08T13:16:00.002-06:002008-10-08T13:22:25.566-06:00Back in the game sooner this time!After some discussion about our current finances and our plan to start our own company this spring, Tom and I decided that I should go back to taking births sooner that previously planned! I am excited and a little nervous at the same time. I usually wait till the babe is 1. Ben will only be 4 months. Scary!<br /><br />So, I am currently planning on accepting births (both Doula and Photography) as of January. I am doing maternity, newborn and family photography sessions now ofcourse. So if you know anyone interested, spread the word!Elizabeth Boycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300209694019547556noreply@blogger.com2