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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">2014 is in full swing already…. Still can’t believe it’s
already January and the days are starting to get longer…. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I got a text from Lauren yesterday, and guess
what just came! Jax’s stall plate for the barn! AHH so excited to see it at the
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">To kick off 2014 I attended a Hawley Bennett clinic out at
Dragonfire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Like I told Lauren – it’s really
great to have such an amazing trainer at home- because when you go to clinic
you really just learn a bunch of little things, instead of the major- you are
doing this all wrong. Was refreshing to hear the things Hawley had to say were
in line with what Lauren and I have been working on. Basically at the end of the
day Jax needs to be more rideable and I need to be more accurate. I need to
hold him to my lines and not let him drift – just because he can drift and
still clear the poles doesn’t mean I need to let him. Both days were amazing,
it was super cold so I got my wear my new jacket both days- where normally I
get too hot in a jacket to wear while riding. Jax showed his little green self
for a few moments on Sunday and its really hard for me to grasp that this
brave 4ft+ jumper can be terrified of a little 2ft cross country/ scary natural
fence. Anyhow- lesson learned, when coming into something scary – don’t jump
the first element giant. CHECK. It’s always embarrassing to have mistakes in a
clinic but at the end of the day I have to remember how lucky I am to have this
amazingly talented horse, and that I have to let him and I have bad days every
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Lauren and Adi also got to ride in the clinic- and I had helpers galore both days with Camille, Haley, Mackie, Maddie, and lil Lauren helping film, photograph and hold Kumo! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Zalsa has now been back into work for two months following
her mini-vacation to grow some much needed front hoof. She has been rather
un-amused with the 8 weeks of flat work, and has definitely communicated her
boredom to both Lauren and myself. Well Tuesday was the first day back to jumping,
and she was SUPER excited. She was a little startled when I pointed her to a
cross rail and actually kept her on the line instead of turning before the
jump. She jumped the cross rail a little crooked and then bolted around the
turn. It was like a little light bulb went off in her head – WE ARE
JUMPING!!!!!!!!!!! She was a little terror after that and Lauren set some
canter poles with some flower boxes to get her to settle to the fences. After
having been on Jax the past few months, I have forgotten how easy it is to stay
with Zalsa while she jumps. She is just a smooth operator, and unlike Jax who I
am always having to slow down with half halts – Zalsa I literally have to give
her the reins, otherwise she just runs to all the fences. So as she is OVERLY
excited cantering at the fences, I just get to sit pretty and give her the
reins. But, man is it fun! I am made that I didn't get any photos :(</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Came into the barn on Monday- to find Jackie taking a little nap. He actually stayed down even when I was taking photos of him. He looks kinda fat in these photos and his stall looks tiny! hahaha Fat horse in a little stall - bahahahah neither or which are true.... </span><br />
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Dana and Bryan Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04139370201293942323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406475552782701080.post-712317836022104172014-01-15T08:47:00.000-08:002014-01-15T08:47:07.867-08:00Nail Polish that actually lasts a weekYup.... the have finally mastered a nail polish that actually doesn't chip in 2 days!<br />
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Its called CND Vinylux, and I am in LOVE with it! It goes on and off like normal polish, just wears so much better! I am riding 1-2 horse a day 6-7 days a week..... so I am not exactly nice to my nails and the polish really does stay put.... I have tried four colors so far and I have to say the "shimmery" ones seem to wear just a tad better and go on a bit thicker..<br />
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The application is 2 coats of the polish and then ONE coat of the "weekly top coat". Dries in about 8 minutes... Exposure to natural light makes the polish stronger so I try and get my nails in the sun right after I apply and while they are drying...<br />
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If you don't want to invest is a while new line of polishes the CND Super Shiny Top Coat makes your regular polish last just a few days longer... Really shiny!<br />
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Vexed Violette- shimmery silver purple. Really easy coverage, wore the best</div>
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Asphalt - kind of a navy/grey. Really LOVED the color!</div>
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Lilac Longing- first color I tried. Went on a little thin, should have done thicker two coats to really get full coverage...</div>
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Dana and Bryan Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04139370201293942323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406475552782701080.post-68000134860916011602014-01-14T12:49:00.003-08:002014-01-14T12:49:29.962-08:00New Year Resolutions<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue;">Marriage goal:</span></b> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Learn to balance horse and home life
better. The weekends that I am not gone doing the horsey thing I need to make
count! Little day trips or two-day trips need to be arranged so Bryan and I can
have some much needed quality time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: purple;">Work goal:</span></b> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Really own my tasks at work. I have had to successful
reviews with my new boss and I really want 2014 to be the year I really shine.
I have been doing well, I just want to do awesome this next year!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #274e13;">Health goal:</span></b> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Exercise more! I ride basically 6-7 days a
week and some of those days I am riding two horses, but I really need to
strength train. I did this on and off in 2013, but would really like to get
into a routine of doing it regularly and not just before shows and clinics! I
would also like to get back to eating smaller dinners. Huge dinners just make
me feel so yuckie, would be nice to get back on the routine of smaller dinners
like I did at the start of 2013<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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level at X time. I just really want to push myself this year. Get myself out of
my comfort zone so that I and my horses can learn the most. I need to have a
daily plan while riding and really make the most of my time in the saddle. I
know that sounds really vague, but how many times when riding on your own are
you just going through the motions? I want to have a plan of attach for each
ride!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Dana and Bryan Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04139370201293942323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406475552782701080.post-48317595958476647052014-01-09T08:33:00.001-08:002014-01-09T09:14:33.128-08:002013 in a nutshell<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Bryan and I had a few trips this
year. We started off in January going with my parents to Argentina. My parents
flew us first class and Bryan and I were nicely spoiled in our sleeper cabin –
boy is that the way to travel long distance. We were gone for a total of 9 days
and enjoyed every moment of it. We visited Argentina and did a short trip to
Brazil to see the Iguazu Falls – which were SO amazing!!!! I am kicking myself
since I don’t have many photos from that trip. Grrrr. We also did a few trips
to watch Utah Football, and surprisingly I enjoyed all of them! One of the
trips we made it to the Utah/BYU game and it was a crazy game ending in all the
Utah fans chanting on the way out… pretty dang cool. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">At the beginning of the year I
changed horse trainers and subsequently riding facilities, farriers and vet! It was
a big change for me and I have to admit I was a little nervous coming into a
facility where I didn’t really know anyone. Now looking back at this past year
I wouldn’t have it any other way. Lauren has really transformed the way I ride
and approach training my horses. She always provides fresh new ideas regarding
training exercises and I am so grateful for the rider I have become. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her attitude and approach to problems has been
super refreshing and she has become a great friend along the way. Sabine has
also been a huge part of this past year in helping me acquire my new horse Jax
and helping me practice in the sandbox. The move to Raintree Ranch has been
awesome, and the support system we have in place in amazing! This next year is
going to ROCK!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I was lucky enough to go to two
Hawley Bennett clinic’s and a Greg Best clinic! I learned a ton in such a short
amount of time. Zalsa was a total champ! Got to do a Daniel Stewart clinic for
the first time this year, which was amazing! And I got to ride at Horse Expo
this year on Vicky’s wonderful dressage horse Vinnie. I had a few lessons with
Sabine prior to Expo since I had never ridden him before. I learned how to
properly queue for half pass, flying changes and at Expo I did my first canter pirouette!
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Greg Best clinic on Zalsa</div>
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2 Hawley Bennett clinics on Zalsa!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Had a bit of a rocky start with Zalsa this
spring. I got a new trainer and subsequently learned that while jumping I needed to let go of
Zalsa’s face so that she could really jump properly and use her neck over the
fences. Unfortunately for me the first show was a bit bumpy as we were still
ironing out the kinks! Zalsa was also getting fitter with me riding her more and subsequently our dressage was still a little messy - however I was SLOWLY learning to ride with more leg than hand... probably slower than Lauren would have liked, but I was getting here.... The remainder of the spring season was great and we
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Over summer I started schooling some of the prelim and it felt awesome, but the
schooling got cut short when Zalsa freakishly broke her breastcollar which
subsequently hit her in the face scaring the crap out of her, and knocking me
off… still not entirely sure what happened, but the schooling was done for her
and I. About July time frame she wasn’t moving entirely forward enough like she
normally does and we did some diagnostic lameness exams to see what was going
on… she wasn’t lame per say- just not the forward crazy mare I was used to. She
was starting to pin her ears while cantering and jumping was not the excited
craz brained mare while jumping. I knew something was up- we blocked her feet
and she blocked positive. Back to the drawing board on the angle and shoes. At
this point her feet were so short from me requesting the farrier to adjust the
angles that I needed to just give her time off to grow some foot. Unfortunately
for me- she has like the SLOWEST growing feet ever! Which meant I was side
lined. I was keeping myself busy riding other horses at the barn for whoever
was out of town at the time and looking for a lease horse. I
was even getting to jump Sabine’s dressage horse some- which was TOTALLY
awesome! And then the unexpected happens…. of course when you aren’t looking to
buy a horse, the total dream horse gets dropped in your lap. Sabine is friends
with this woman in the Netherlands who is a dressage broker. She is actually
the broker that sold Totalis to Edward Gal. Anyhow she acquired this jumper
when making an exchange with another broker, and saw on Sabine’s facebook that
someone was jumping her dressage horse. She contacted Sabine if she knew of
anyone interested in a jumper who could also do dressage. I immediately fell in
love with the videos I received a few days later. And low and behold Kaiti and
I drove down to LAX on Sept 12<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> to pick him up. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">These are the videos that I was send when inquiring about him... I still can't believe I bought him without trying him, but who wouldn't based on these????</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Even though Jax has shown at 1.3meters
(4’3”) he had previously never seem a cross country jump so the fall season
started off with lots of schooling for me. It was perfect timing since Lauren
had just had Lacey and was just starting to get her new horse Diego going. I
thought Zalsa was a forward horse…. I didn’t know what a forward horse was
until I sat on Jax… he definitely isn’t impressed with the dressage and he is
very subdued, however when he sees the fences he turns into this wonderfully
athletic light on your feet – MONSTER that wants more and more…. Hahaha. I love
him! We started off with training level HC at woodside and only did dressage
and stadium. Definitely wasn’t prepared for the usually subdued dressage to go
more like the crazed monster I get while jumping…. Anyhow lesson learned… lots
of lunging before dressage. Stadium went very well and I was happy for his
first time out. Then we had our first official HT, fresno in October. Jax was a
bit better in the dressage, he likes to trick me being sleepy in his stall and
then coming out breathing fire, but we managed to keep it all together. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stadium he decided that because we were only
doing novice that the fences were too small and his bit was too light and we
ended up blowing through out course. Definitely needed a little more bit-since
he was previously training by two taller gentleman, my upper body strength just
wasn’t cutting it…. Anyhow we get to cross country… first fence is away from
the warm up arena and stabling and apparently had a scary jump judge so he
tries to run back “home”. BAHAHAHA… rest of course went well except the afore
mentioned lack of upper body strength and soft bit, which resulted in lots of
circles on course. But we made it – no ribbon, but we made it through the
finish flags together. Was proud of him at the end of day for being able to
gallop around the course without being terrified we were away from “home”. Net
stop- Galway. My Mom flew down for this show and I was happy to have her for
all three of my phases! Long 10+ hour haul getting down to the show grounds a
few days early, which means Jax has a little extra time to settle. Dressage-
still felt a bit strong, but was getting better about my half halts and was
able to let go of his face some… stadium was on the same day, and the dressage
scores hadn’t been posted yet… so on to stadium, which again being novice is
tiny for Jax, but this time I had a little bit of bit, ahhaha, to help me keep
him a little more backed off. Went clean! Yay! Later that afternoon I find out
I got a 28.5 in dressage and with my clean stadium I am now in first! YAHOO!!!
Saturday was spent drooling over all the FEI division that were running cross
country. Sunday comes and its cross country day for us. A little nervous – ok
actually a LOT nervous – siting in first is really nice, but also terrifying
that I will blow it. Anyhow the course was very straight forward and the other
thing I was worried about was fence #2 which was after a turn away from the
stabling and the warm up. Well at the end of the day we ended up making it
around double clean. It wasn’t the prettiest round, but we accomplished first
place, and I was super happy to be ending my show season on such a wonderful
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We had Bryan’s family in town for
Thanksgiving. Which meant we had …. Let me count…. Thirteen people in the
house! This is a record for us. We borrowed some blow up mattresses from my
parents and we ended up with everyone in beds. I was amazed! It is always great
to have his family in town! The highlight was definitely Thanksgiving dinner.
Everyone had a little part they were responsible for and it turned out pretty
amazing, beside the fact that we totally forgot about the ham…. My poor mom
went a few days earlier to get the ham, and we totally forgot about it in the
fridge, and to make matters worse my Mom wasn’t able to come over on thanksgiving
because her neck was giving her problems </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">L</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
The Thanksgiving weekend ended with what was suppose to be sky diving for Keven
(bryan’s older brother)… They arrived around noon and around 3 were finally
loaded onto the plane…. However once everyone was on board the pilot decided he
didn’t like the sound of the engine and ordered everyone off…. Jessica had
planned this for months so it was a little disappointing for all of them to
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Christmas was done at my parents this year
which entailed the usual luminaries on Christmas eve accompanied by Chinese
food, yum! Bryan and I got some cool presents but I have to say my favorites
were my new head phones from bryan… yes that is right head phones…. I am that
excited about them because I can’t seem to wear those dang ear buds since they
hurt my ears and they ALWAYS fall out! Well bryan got me this cool bose head
phones they are like ear buds but don’t hurt your ears…. They are hard to
explain but so cool! I also got an awesome new camera from my parents which
then lead to me going out to the barn on Christmas to try it out!</span><br />
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So a lot has happened this past year in regarding to my horsey hobby!</div>
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I moved barns in February of this year! Zalsa is now out at Raintree Ranch in NewCastle. I am so thrilled with my decision. I now have access to two wonderful trainers and an amazing facility. Things have been sort of a roller coaster since the move – but that is life with horses. When switching facilities I unfortunately also had to switch farriers, which meant my sensitive mare getting some new shoes and new angles. Unfortunately she did not agree with the new shoes and shortly afterwards in April let me know by not having that great of a first show to the season. Unfortunately with horses, they cannot just tell us what is wrong, so an ultrasound and two heel blocks later we discovered that she was just foot sore. Thank goodness! Onto the second new farrier, and her feet are coming around! Yippie!<br />
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I am still so totally stocked with my two wonderful trainers! I cannot express the appreciation to all they have done for Zalsa and myself. I am so lucky to have access to them on a daily basis. Along with the new facility, new trainers, and new farrier, I now have a wonderful new vet! She is out at Raintree almost everyday so it’s always nice to have a second pair of eyes when you can’t quite figure out if something should be a concern or not.<br />
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Overall the show season has been a blast! The rocky start in March left me hungry for more. Two shows later, Zalsa and I placed 4th at the May Woodside Event at training level. Plans are to move to Prelim sometime in the fall. I gave Zalsa a nice mid-season break at the beginning of June and we are finally back into full work! I seriously cannot handle not being able to ride my own horse. I do love to help others at LLE by offering to ride their horses, but no horse is quite as fun as Zalsa! <br />
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So onto the latest news – having Zalsa back into full work after her small break, LLE went to Woodside to school the cross country course in preparation for the show in August. Woodside is one of my favorite places to school so I was totally stoked, plus I would be schooling all the prelim. I have been schooling prelim since February, but never a full course – usually just a few of the combos. Anyhow so I was totally ampted. Lauren had a large group of students, along with Teresa and her student, so we had 7 horses total. We decided since most were training level and below that we would follow the BN-T tracks and jump the prelim out of order. First two prelim fences I point Zalsa at she jumps them beautifully. At this point I need to remember to keep my horse moving forward, the larger prelim tables you need the added momentum…. Check… onto the water complex. I walk Zalsa around in it for a while, and Lauren’s other students start with the “new” training downbank into the water. I say new since it was built for the may course, with last years water entry on the other side. Anyhow I have already done this down bank before with success so I was ready for it. I know Zalsa does not like this new location, but she puts up with it and into the water we go. This is when the unexpected happens….<br />
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From my point of view-- Land in the water, something is wrong and Zalsa’s front end comes up with her front feet out in front of her. I see two legs in my field of vision. I am thinking oh crap something is not right. Next thing I know she brings her front end up again this time higher but with her feet underneath her. I am already unseated at this point and very concerned something is horribly wrong with my horse. I am mostly off, so I know I am not going to fight it and while falling to the ground think “oh I get to test my airvest out – I haven’t had one go off on my before” so one loud pop later and I am laying on the very hard sloping gravel edge of the water complex. I hear multiple people yelling at me to stay still. My vest if inflated and I have my arms crossed over my chest. The vest surprisingly did not knock the wind out of me, but at think point my legs are on fire! Everyone is still yelling at me to stay still and I proceed to just lay there with my eyes closed very still…. Lauren, Teresa and Vicky are instantly around me asking if I am ok. I take a moment to slightly bend my legs (since I landed like a log with them completely straight) and they are both moving, however with large amounts of pain… Vicky takes my now deflating airvest, and Lauren is off to grab Zalsa. I take a few moments to bend my body around so my head isn’t sloping down towards the water and I get up. I think the first words out of my mouth are – “what did my horse just do” – lauren informs me that Zalsa has pulled and shoe and broken her breakplate. I of course and totally bummed because this means the schooling day is most likely over for me. Second words out of mouth to lauren “oh nooo! Will you come back to woodside??” – at this point Lauren knows I am totally fine…<br />
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At this point we still don’t totally know what happened. Multiple people saw some different angles and nothing really seems to add up. Conclusion is that we think Zalsa upon landing in the water, clipped her front bell boot and shoe with a hind leg. Freakout moment #1 -- she flings her front legs out in front of her, which them caused her breastplate to snap from her girth and hit her square in the face. As everyone knows my horse already has an issue with things around her face, so freakout moment #2. End result – broken breastplate, floating shoe and bellboot in the water, and me testing out my airvest.<br />
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Fortunately we are both fine. I was able to get Zalsa’s shoe tacked back on and we were able to walk around the course minus the breakplate. I see a large amount of water schooling in my future, since I am pretty sure she blames the water for the mishap. I am generally ok—cut up elbows are minimal, two very sore and bruised thighs, and one nasty wound on my hip. Sunday and Monday were rough for me -- Adi and Haley helped on Sunday since Bryan was out of town. Lots of icing and I feel like I can probably get back on by Thursday. Zalsa gets a nice tune up from Sabine in the meantime :)<br />
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Zalsa loves Adi</div>
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Little Lauren capturing my warmup for woodside</div>
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March Twin</div>
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Zalsa loving Raintree ranch</div>
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new blanket for Zalsa</div>
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Todd's came to visit and I got Kiley on a horse!!!! She loved it!!!</div>
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kumo sleeping with his tounge out</div>
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This is adison -- on our way home from a horse show -- she someone ended up with Soda in her Swedish fish bag -- we still do not know how this happened </div>
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Me on Vinnie at Horse Expo -- here we are doing canter pirouette's -- A very special thanks to Sabine and Vicky for letting me ride!!!</div>
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Me showing off my new boots from Argentina -- I look a little crazed in this photo.... oh well!</div>
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kumo loves the lawn!</div>
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New Saddle for Zalsa -- just had to get the red piping!!!!</div>
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My helpers on our way home from Woodside -- I needed ice for my legs and Adi and Haley had to get them from the cooler in the back without spilling any ice... ahhahah it was entertaining to say the least</div>
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So wow... I haven't blogged in FOREVER! I guess I have been keeping myself too busy! Work has been good. I have been working on this large project for a while now, and I am happy to say it is almost done! Since my last post I have gone to a number of horse shows, and actually placed well in a few. I got a 3rd place at the Inavale HT in Oregon, and got 1st at the Aspen Farm HT in Washington.... I guess I just do better out of state! HAHAHA. I am getting ready to move up a level this next weekend, and so I figured I would post some photos of the past few months.</div>
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stadium round at Inavale. On my way to 3rd place!</div>
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cross country in the rain at Inavale!</div>
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Stadium round -- first training unrecognized show. Look at her overjumping it, such a good girl!</div>
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And then the not so pretty last jump.... takes some mad skills to be able to do this and still keep all the rails in the cups!</div>
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Hiskens -- training XC</div>
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Inavale dressage -- so fancy!</div>
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Aspen setup. The stalls were so HUGE! And this was the first show I took Kumo to. He was really well behaved and loved rulling along next to Danielles bike.</div>
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Kumo passed out at Aspen in the trailer after a long day....</div>
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We arrived home from Aspen at 7am. This is what Kumo did the WHOLE day</div>
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Zalsa with her new at home GIRLIE browband!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So I have been schooling and showing Zalsa like crazy for the past two months. We have both been mentally and physically preparing for the Twin Rivers Horse Trials. This will be my first time doing a full horse trails. I did the combined test in January, but that did not include cross country. Zalsa had her first try out with Danielle in February and made it around the Novice course. Zalsa of course was not on her best behavior since she was pissed I was nowhere in sight. Anyhow so Thursday morning Kaiti, Danielle and I loaded up the horses and headed to Paso Robles. We got there and the heat was already moving into the valley. Kaiti and I both got to ride some dressage and get the horses settled into the facility. Friday was dressage day. Kaiti went first and got an impressive 34. Canada was a bit amped, but Kaiti handled it with ease. Then it was my turn… I was nervous…. Upset stomach nervous…. Not sure why since I have been doing dressage schooling show, but I will blame it on the heat… Zalsa was an angel. The heat was really getting to her and she wasn’t her usual “hot and spicy” self, which made for a very quite dressage ride. I had two minor errors in my test, but the judge must have loved Zalsa, and I got a 25.7. (for those non-horsey people, the lower your score, the better.) That put me in 2nd place for my division and boy was I excited! Saturday was stadium. Kaiti again went first, and only had one rail. Canada was looking awesome and Kaiti was all smiles. My warmup was great, my round was going amazing, and I made it over what I thought was the only scary fence on course…. And I let me guard down and didn’t really ride her to the one stride combo… and I got a rail and refusal. Bummer…. I was no longer in 2nd, I was not sitting in 10th place. As I was walking back to barn kicking myself in the butt, Bryan walks out from under the tent in front of our stalls. TOTALLY surprised me by driving 5 hours just to watch me at my first horse trials. He then promptly had to put up with my grumpy butt since I wasn’t very happy with my stadium performace </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sunday was cross country day. Cross country is what most eventers live for, and I was ampted. Really nervous but ampted! There were three things on course I was worried about. 1- the ditch 2-the water 3-cutout table on the way home. Kaiti, Danielle and I walked the course twice and both Kaiti and I got lots of instruction on what lines to take and how to ride to each fence, so I felt sufficiently prepared. Kaiti went first and finished with no jumping penalties, but came is a bit too fast. The show wasn’t very good about letting us know what the “real” time fault time was…. There were two times floating around the barns and warmup, we checked before going on course, but were told the wrong time…. so Kaiti ended up getting some time faults for coming in a bit early. She was bummed, but <span style="color: purple;"><strong>Kaiti still got a 7th place ribbon, out of a 20+ person division</strong></span>. So then it was my turn. Warmup was a bit rocky. Zalsa was jumping good but I was nervous, and just about every oncoming horse spooked Zalsa and sent her side stepping. Anyhow our number was called and Danielle walked us over to the start box. Zalsa still doesn’t know what it is, so we had no issues with her getting overly excited. The countdown started and before I knew it we were off. The first fence was a bit of an awkward jump since Zalsa really wanted to just go back to the barns and wasn’t sure why I was leading her away from everyone…but we made it over and afterwards she realized what we were doing, and moved along nicely….Jump 6 was the first question… I schooled the beginner novice ditch before heading over my ditch, and she made it over nicely. We galloped along up the hill made it over everything, and then on to number 11, the water. I kept my eyes up and legs on, and she hoped right on into the water. Her exit out over the log was a bit funky but we made it. Then down the hill to fence number 14, the scary cutout table. I rode her left of center, since she likes to run out to the right, and she popped right on over. The last remaining obstacles and water were easy and she was excited to be heading for home. Finished right under optimum time with a double clear round!!!! Yay!!!!!!!!!! Bryan got to run around with Danielle while I was on course, and my parents got to hang out at the water complex and cheer me on. I finished the weekend with an overall<span style="background-color: white;"><strong><span style="color: magenta;"> total score of 37.7</span></strong> </span>which placed me <strong><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">8th in my division</span></strong>. I had told myself at the beginning of the weekend I wanted to be in the top 10, and that is where I ended up.</span></div>
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Kaiti in Stadium</div>
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Zalsa over the first fence</div>
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Great shot by my Dad in between the wine bottle standards</div>
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Out of the combo that I screwed up..</div>
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Zalsa Cross Country part1 - double clear<br />
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Zalsa Dressage - score 25.7</div>
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<br /></div>Dana and Bryan Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04139370201293942323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406475552782701080.post-5061465099589367102012-01-17T08:19:00.000-08:002012-01-17T13:10:19.610-08:00Twin Rivers Combined Test<span style="font-family:verdana;color:#6600cc;">So this past weekend my barn traveled down to Paso Robles for the Twin Rivers Combined Test. For you non-horsey people a combined test is Dressage (kind of choreographed dancing?) and Stadium Jumping (jumping in an arena over jumps that can be knocked down). </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#6600cc;">Anyhow it was such a fun weekend. This is Zalsa’s first time doing a combined test and mine as well. Anyhow we ended up leaving at 5am on Saturday and arrived around 11am. We unpacked got the horses settled in and then went out for some Cross Country schooling. Cross country is jumping out in natural footing over immovable jumps. Zalsa is turning into a cross country machine. She was really good and only refused two fences, a scary coop and then a ditch. She is such a good girl.<br /><br />Sunday was the show day and we started with Dressage. I lunged her some, so she wouldn’t be as hyper and we warmed up and went in for our test. She was SO good for her first time. I was a little worried about my position since I tend to lean forward, and a little worried about her head being a bit high…. But it all worked out, I got a bit tense towards the end which then translated to Zalsa being a bit tense, but we ended with a REALLY good score of 33!!!! Low thirties can carry you to a win in three-day so I was very happy with her. Just think of the scores she can get if I get her stretching down and me sitting more upright! Yay!<br /><br />So then to stadium. She was pretty pooped by this point since she had done dressage only an hour before and had schooled cross country for two hours the day before. She did excellent in the warm-up with the non-scary jumps that were brown…. Then in the arena the scary jumps got the best of her and we had a rail and a refusal… but worst of all I got a bit frazzled and ended up jumping the wrong fence, oops! So we got eliminated for that… But then a couple hours later we got to try it again. This time with the fences at a bigger height. We ended up with one rail and one refusal, but I was happy about it. She was such a good sport for all of it and I learned a WHOLE lot this weekend.<br /><br />I absolutely am loving watching Zalsa’s progress. Dani has been such an amazing trainer and I love all the girls at the barn. I can definitely say I lucked out with the horse, the trainer, and the barn! Yay for me!<br /><br /></span><br /><br /><div align="center">stadium warm up</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnVloMdJzN5b8fS-aDKENrJS23E8E7Ah1VyoCPj30j6nm27FHld4KBCzc7Sbs7meZ-mwcVi59-A6EHwqh_O2sNnEK533njDxa82OpYxTczXrfC4FDs7OAm9zwet1JABEShQX0DOQZBim9/s1600/409497_10150491654616295_593796294_8969809_641982016_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698637642903503218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnVloMdJzN5b8fS-aDKENrJS23E8E7Ah1VyoCPj30j6nm27FHld4KBCzc7Sbs7meZ-mwcVi59-A6EHwqh_O2sNnEK533njDxa82OpYxTczXrfC4FDs7OAm9zwet1JABEShQX0DOQZBim9/s400/409497_10150491654616295_593796294_8969809_641982016_n.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcOigjtRN_5YOqCc_0OYQI2RfecXGf91PC_Wb5mRCUGM91JnZqx5AM3_ChyphenhyphenalXDfL4Nn9A3OP7q4kKjgKjs_5NRmKypshbp809pivuIhWIMHbW2jlzCGD9COzzmkMLKf8GK27uBiJoShr/s1600/399447_10150491652961295_593796294_8969791_249459629_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698637641167027218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcOigjtRN_5YOqCc_0OYQI2RfecXGf91PC_Wb5mRCUGM91JnZqx5AM3_ChyphenhyphenalXDfL4Nn9A3OP7q4kKjgKjs_5NRmKypshbp809pivuIhWIMHbW2jlzCGD9COzzmkMLKf8GK27uBiJoShr/s400/399447_10150491652961295_593796294_8969791_249459629_n.jpg" /></a> Cross Country schooling<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUvMsRGQWFRcX10UJjM7sk1Eq-7mVdUCLhVXT-e-EL8Xt7YLm5r5TCeaOoFkOw0R-TnSyd7mQyWILOyKvZMJ06HK8RIP5VmETwd5GTJJTkU4qPwwNv9lwoWBk41C2MvH5yWDbBtkpjIW3_/s1600/399399_10150491654021295_593796294_8969802_43624389_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698636658782172530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUvMsRGQWFRcX10UJjM7sk1Eq-7mVdUCLhVXT-e-EL8Xt7YLm5r5TCeaOoFkOw0R-TnSyd7mQyWILOyKvZMJ06HK8RIP5VmETwd5GTJJTkU4qPwwNv9lwoWBk41C2MvH5yWDbBtkpjIW3_/s400/399399_10150491654021295_593796294_8969802_43624389_n.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4luQV5sERZK4qjzL-z8Knk7jX4wj7HJoDWP4jHJ0M3Bzl9x_EZofLXkAWV4lRlPh4BGZCvG-HVxsrqKJSvhpY-WHFtaLWTox08KrDhYiHk7sVoY0igF4_g65zqkFMjKHQNsJDoHFEUoR5/s1600/398737_10150491653321295_593796294_8969793_774330064_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698636652333279618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4luQV5sERZK4qjzL-z8Knk7jX4wj7HJoDWP4jHJ0M3Bzl9x_EZofLXkAWV4lRlPh4BGZCvG-HVxsrqKJSvhpY-WHFtaLWTox08KrDhYiHk7sVoY0igF4_g65zqkFMjKHQNsJDoHFEUoR5/s400/398737_10150491653321295_593796294_8969793_774330064_n.jpg" /></a> Cross country schooling<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGK87fIUtJco7V-QsgxOqcWcrjib_89OvCXjAxL2gfco9GZtOA0mUY06Ea_qlpHqYNNW808pLPpboJJ6icl8I3ULu7-Sg_xC7LQPrb2eQNJGlvtsVUem3MSzLRkTyUeb_OUxNY3f5MX36T/s1600/397191_10150491654211295_593796294_8969805_1913237524_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698636647662059490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGK87fIUtJco7V-QsgxOqcWcrjib_89OvCXjAxL2gfco9GZtOA0mUY06Ea_qlpHqYNNW808pLPpboJJ6icl8I3ULu7-Sg_xC7LQPrb2eQNJGlvtsVUem3MSzLRkTyUeb_OUxNY3f5MX36T/s400/397191_10150491654211295_593796294_8969805_1913237524_n.jpg" /></a> What a cute face!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9lS4fN4ebkErNqgyrFRCj-LVQbIIXvO4gGDDSgqcm_ugCWePlOmJJV39d7xwcdgTUC23AeA6tQZj-RkcX_q_csnGEuEV4ncEpo-ntYysNYZwTa3IiQvsgKkkIggvPvQcBNkZWbK8YDs-/s1600/390001_10150491653596295_593796294_8969795_2038877069_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698636635965352338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9lS4fN4ebkErNqgyrFRCj-LVQbIIXvO4gGDDSgqcm_ugCWePlOmJJV39d7xwcdgTUC23AeA6tQZj-RkcX_q_csnGEuEV4ncEpo-ntYysNYZwTa3IiQvsgKkkIggvPvQcBNkZWbK8YDs-/s400/390001_10150491653596295_593796294_8969795_2038877069_n.jpg" /></a>Does everyone like the lightening bolt I left on her butt??<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj440QzyshwP9hyphenhyphen-ICyRH-WzBEiA2W8ZH3BK-iGhHOF9v8Y5j14WZyUzgSWPA3h7fTDpIQQ9EEWl4Db-ay9h87WntzB4BbyarhPVxFLbcR-jeCz6xlrB0kgt5QCT9pO2kMSR43SlYtBdp3p/s1600/387303_10150491652556295_593796294_8969788_1090160652_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698636628452549138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj440QzyshwP9hyphenhyphen-ICyRH-WzBEiA2W8ZH3BK-iGhHOF9v8Y5j14WZyUzgSWPA3h7fTDpIQQ9EEWl4Db-ay9h87WntzB4BbyarhPVxFLbcR-jeCz6xlrB0kgt5QCT9pO2kMSR43SlYtBdp3p/s400/387303_10150491652556295_593796294_8969788_1090160652_n.jpg" /></a></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Dana and Bryan Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04139370201293942323noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406475552782701080.post-80685600557030041292011-12-21T06:39:00.000-08:002011-12-21T06:47:38.784-08:00Little miss Kiley<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">So Kiley got to get experience something pretty awesome on Monday night. She got to sing in from of 21 thousand people with David Archuleta! She currently rehearses with David’s voice coach and was asked to sign in the David Archuleta concert this last Monday. Bryan and I weren’t able to make it out but got a chance to talk with her last night. She said it still hasn’t kicked in that she got to sign on stage with him…. I guess she was pretty nervous, but when we asked her if her voice was shaky….she said no… so I am guessing she did awesome! She is such a talented little girl…. Her singing voice is just so spectacular!!! Anyhow I just had to get a shot of her with her Christmas present from us on…. and of course her new glasses! Carla also sent me some photos of the concert…. Enjoy!</span></p><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTnw2geRzfHZIdGHGBdb-V5-jPFZtk3QkMp10jC7HKE0OybdhTMMAJJEW9AK10GO-1yWdqKvmlZq8rGzHFwQ0Y-TAew_Sv8IkcB3WSUFlkypqjPuXTDGefSJMGSTUI3v4KYUuJID6rNh9g/s1600/IMG_04992.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688592008864153922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTnw2geRzfHZIdGHGBdb-V5-jPFZtk3QkMp10jC7HKE0OybdhTMMAJJEW9AK10GO-1yWdqKvmlZq8rGzHFwQ0Y-TAew_Sv8IkcB3WSUFlkypqjPuXTDGefSJMGSTUI3v4KYUuJID6rNh9g/s400/IMG_04992.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdeSZcvRI9ohOUqPpNNvRN8gEYjKQa1HnuMcoQm6wBVYCjKfGg6hVz_UcI7Pk-TXhC7fbd8_iqomllfhYkMJYyivYleNLPpElj2QyroLUTjg906HpRp_WeWwFL50ut6XiRk2R_dPofZ98/s1600/1089530_14379238_hd2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688591935158066210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdeSZcvRI9ohOUqPpNNvRN8gEYjKQa1HnuMcoQm6wBVYCjKfGg6hVz_UcI7Pk-TXhC7fbd8_iqomllfhYkMJYyivYleNLPpElj2QyroLUTjg906HpRp_WeWwFL50ut6XiRk2R_dPofZ98/s400/1089530_14379238_hd2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyksKZTplk8xlWV7D-2IVVqGTW9BM-4ZNSilVG2LMOIgYUGS4KFgn3gx4PzosWgENeABj_RT1oa4mOOPxF5kcp5FTywfCuag-fUG_5iXDfZ4GT2boWkIYeI_sPhlmZfSLAgRk9snUXnh_/s1600/DSC_0540.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688591929866785026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyksKZTplk8xlWV7D-2IVVqGTW9BM-4ZNSilVG2LMOIgYUGS4KFgn3gx4PzosWgENeABj_RT1oa4mOOPxF5kcp5FTywfCuag-fUG_5iXDfZ4GT2boWkIYeI_sPhlmZfSLAgRk9snUXnh_/s400/DSC_0540.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJ0iLqE1rYm_Xf9OqcgTWOX589ZZw-qy3jsqjA4ERGqOIs78rSChF-X_8syjSRZ1K2Sc2DdbL941TK1I_srLN5ACM3lMaeznoW6h4jDqctBFDtpQ1KoKwIhb7jA53wlnp11RqE9MJGsCF/s1600/DSC_0522.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688591923789232386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJ0iLqE1rYm_Xf9OqcgTWOX589ZZw-qy3jsqjA4ERGqOIs78rSChF-X_8syjSRZ1K2Sc2DdbL941TK1I_srLN5ACM3lMaeznoW6h4jDqctBFDtpQ1KoKwIhb7jA53wlnp11RqE9MJGsCF/s400/DSC_0522.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQY-bLuPtrBV2WfPvhsfYISBwxaV_FEQ9NKVDo1Xg4zEQ6RFtQZBB1pXwt3vx_FpfqqBM-2P-y41oIWXhgg2o_3U-NP5HHyp_7bAMzo7COJjX-ywW5SGQEYFFCtIUBx-h72t2o9EuqiSTF/s1600/DSC_0516.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688591914583518386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQY-bLuPtrBV2WfPvhsfYISBwxaV_FEQ9NKVDo1Xg4zEQ6RFtQZBB1pXwt3vx_FpfqqBM-2P-y41oIWXhgg2o_3U-NP5HHyp_7bAMzo7COJjX-ywW5SGQEYFFCtIUBx-h72t2o9EuqiSTF/s400/DSC_0516.jpg" /></a>so tuckered out at the end of the night, but still in her David sweater! hahaha<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1lW3Mctc8SQyx3D91lLXKny2Ax-ZQfwoZE8MebkgTGQaSIP9QxSQ3tfCtBqeEYYiyUydHHIc4O5N5LgMsgLP9KcQRNHLPShdPXowugcblYySvNRF5_YS741O21vG1hWHA20KK-RptHlW/s1600/IMG_0526.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688591910230107234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1lW3Mctc8SQyx3D91lLXKny2Ax-ZQfwoZE8MebkgTGQaSIP9QxSQ3tfCtBqeEYYiyUydHHIc4O5N5LgMsgLP9KcQRNHLPShdPXowugcblYySvNRF5_YS741O21vG1hWHA20KK-RptHlW/s400/IMG_0526.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Dana and Bryan Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04139370201293942323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406475552782701080.post-38775565898927983782011-12-20T08:07:00.000-08:002011-12-20T08:13:59.838-08:00Christmas time!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgcxLi6iRzgmj884MhNR5pyAo95t3QDecOeUc7pFZs2y8JUN43C99P9EcYM_33dvOlvy9ewpmhJMOF_ah6IXnAjkBCPH5hweTeiGiiOKBxA6WQGd73PIalgEABUijRF6JdIBbBv_b-c1l3/s1600/303165_625803283856_81504958_33067787_1523577778_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688244394435279490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgcxLi6iRzgmj884MhNR5pyAo95t3QDecOeUc7pFZs2y8JUN43C99P9EcYM_33dvOlvy9ewpmhJMOF_ah6IXnAjkBCPH5hweTeiGiiOKBxA6WQGd73PIalgEABUijRF6JdIBbBv_b-c1l3/s400/303165_625803283856_81504958_33067787_1523577778_n.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">So the holidays are almost here! Too many things to get done, not enough time….. Well Bryan and I have been keeping busy this holiday season with some decorating, traveling, holiday parties, soccer, and of course some horseback riding.</span><br /></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">My Mom and I decorated most of the house this year while Bryan was in Vegas in November. We put up the Christmas village which normally goes up at my parents house….but my Mom insisted that it go up at our house…. Guess she just doesn’t want to have to deal with all the taking it down… it really is fun to put it up and such a pain to take it down… Anyhow the place is officially decorated. Bryan and I went and got the tree a few weeks back and he decorated it all himself!</span><br /><br /></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">We were able to make it out to Utah for Thanksgiving and it was so nice to spend some time with Bryans family. Time with the Todd’s is always a blast, but the time always goes too fast. We got to spend about a week there and it only seemed like a few days. Hopefully we can make it out there again soon!</span></p><br /><br /><p align="center">Zalsa and I<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg38ufqAf7SUNvKUrwZX0wh1E14GKnrEDkw0bw6KvZnwhEA2OLbdgt8x96VIFzMQlajOXmWcUjC_VKGbbJ5C1GQ_3XB5fILGCQpY7OHc9-REHks1s2VB84j7e1BD48o7Vf4_OVAi8Cjmud/s1600/IMG_0191.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688243161957869282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg38ufqAf7SUNvKUrwZX0wh1E14GKnrEDkw0bw6KvZnwhEA2OLbdgt8x96VIFzMQlajOXmWcUjC_VKGbbJ5C1GQ_3XB5fILGCQpY7OHc9-REHks1s2VB84j7e1BD48o7Vf4_OVAi8Cjmud/s400/IMG_0191.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNWfIMCopjcO-121qjqTVWZjZXyThCY-mORGDvj0QvgUOIu3fWPUuGJyl_R7V8gA6oigPhlzdKUOFZgwhqdZW2uwSNiH14uFs64JwdMCReRIuS6qU2jhRIQbjx60qjngljvnHW11qQ_K4/s1600/IMG_0266.jpg"></a> Christmas picture of the barn<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNWfIMCopjcO-121qjqTVWZjZXyThCY-mORGDvj0QvgUOIu3fWPUuGJyl_R7V8gA6oigPhlzdKUOFZgwhqdZW2uwSNiH14uFs64JwdMCReRIuS6qU2jhRIQbjx60qjngljvnHW11qQ_K4/s1600/IMG_0266.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688243156436653794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNWfIMCopjcO-121qjqTVWZjZXyThCY-mORGDvj0QvgUOIu3fWPUuGJyl_R7V8gA6oigPhlzdKUOFZgwhqdZW2uwSNiH14uFs64JwdMCReRIuS6qU2jhRIQbjx60qjngljvnHW11qQ_K4/s400/IMG_0266.jpg" /></a> Turkeys in the side lot....there were 33 this day....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMsEl6HclZfTMbYYntBTti8TwCizPpzsyyX0ta5unvthnC0G7Yl9TmH-BAdpQeNn0BhRH-eXZgUSX1APC1w3YnUjZqXp3OCmOfmWPYJAF86YmGST-uFBPNRkWI4rqfMIWQ9z1-4V3raBx/s1600/2011-12-16_14-31-05_185.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 226px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688243145837616722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMsEl6HclZfTMbYYntBTti8TwCizPpzsyyX0ta5unvthnC0G7Yl9TmH-BAdpQeNn0BhRH-eXZgUSX1APC1w3YnUjZqXp3OCmOfmWPYJAF86YmGST-uFBPNRkWI4rqfMIWQ9z1-4V3raBx/s400/2011-12-16_14-31-05_185.jpg" /></a> Bryan and I caroling....hahah<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhPETeaGBbhoi7Ro8c2KLaDFcMLqzcMURJPlEl60mhdSzjm5UUA8Ui3cc_xyl5JOEWWvSC-mSFZKhCE2ta3721j7i0mlJFrfwO6fI0832_CtST6GmrGqxqZkV6_Oso73g3158Lq53YoRo/s1600/2011-12-07_18-15-48_518.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 226px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688243139469511794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhPETeaGBbhoi7Ro8c2KLaDFcMLqzcMURJPlEl60mhdSzjm5UUA8Ui3cc_xyl5JOEWWvSC-mSFZKhCE2ta3721j7i0mlJFrfwO6fI0832_CtST6GmrGqxqZkV6_Oso73g3158Lq53YoRo/s400/2011-12-07_18-15-48_518.jpg" /></a> Kumo enjoying the new Christmas decorations that are sort of invading his perch </p><br /><div align="center"><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWicZjO9LY5bRwVxJmaUti260N93htvfazu3WZFVvd4RsHsqnzZnofxa-EPn_vLIdhPyhbDjFt52JPdTM9WtvxcpmXMwnrMsqVP8Xdd7NNcNveLIzVE9i9X5yffw1MeHAJoRS3bTnGgnJ/s1600/2011-11-26_20-54-40_345.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 226px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688243137573628146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWicZjO9LY5bRwVxJmaUti260N93htvfazu3WZFVvd4RsHsqnzZnofxa-EPn_vLIdhPyhbDjFt52JPdTM9WtvxcpmXMwnrMsqVP8Xdd7NNcNveLIzVE9i9X5yffw1MeHAJoRS3bTnGgnJ/s400/2011-11-26_20-54-40_345.jpg" /></a> </div></div></div>Dana and Bryan Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04139370201293942323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406475552782701080.post-25709250068504478212011-11-19T12:28:00.001-08:002011-11-19T12:29:10.089-08:00And the decorating begins<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3LML1uZ92wyDTsAXMWhMM7K09EI8qaCsK8r34QxD4Qx9rH8rojtUpFtsFAL5xlmMizNnMBbDcfli4uabCcTGbRSKSHZL_tXjuQ5cJEpaipwhyphenhyphen9dcI86q5_excwBWd4dgVzLconmey71zG/s1600/2011-11-19_12-25-47_720.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3LML1uZ92wyDTsAXMWhMM7K09EI8qaCsK8r34QxD4Qx9rH8rojtUpFtsFAL5xlmMizNnMBbDcfli4uabCcTGbRSKSHZL_tXjuQ5cJEpaipwhyphenhyphen9dcI86q5_excwBWd4dgVzLconmey71zG/s400/2011-11-19_12-25-47_720.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676806615756130002" /></a>Dana and Bryan Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04139370201293942323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406475552782701080.post-45453731966403194672011-10-25T14:02:00.003-07:002011-10-27T15:14:28.815-07:00Slight remodel<p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">So ever since Bryan and I bought the house we have been full of remodeling, upgrading the house. We fell in love with the crown molding in the house, but never really understood why the builder didn’t put in all over the house. The room that really stood out for being strange was the formal dining room…. No crown molding?!?!? That’s just crazy! Anyhow we were missing molding in the entry way and hallway as well…. So we found a remodeling company in the area and got an estimate and decided which items to tackle. We choose to do the painting the family and dining rooms, molding in the entry, hallway and dining room and we opted for wainscoting in the dining room. I have always LOVED wainscoting and wanted it in at least one room in the house. Anyhow here are the before and after pictures…. Both rooms turned out amazing and the crown molding matched seamlessly with the original molding in the rest of the rooms! </span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX9DuX7-oGRtxI0BulVh1bCBz60C5iU4-FZyxJ5KPZ-nEeywOkvJIK3pK6ew0V-Jnl5UWW9bVSBCXzTmgRhmO4oLY_qpelN_Gu0Ofvqgeha5dQUBefXQTapy6KwufUlUUHnq04dVEp75Al/s1600/IMG_3588.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668295556902407682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX9DuX7-oGRtxI0BulVh1bCBz60C5iU4-FZyxJ5KPZ-nEeywOkvJIK3pK6ew0V-Jnl5UWW9bVSBCXzTmgRhmO4oLY_qpelN_Gu0Ofvqgeha5dQUBefXQTapy6KwufUlUUHnq04dVEp75Al/s400/IMG_3588.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_D5_acsZ183O45R_ACp3PEhAVjortvTdrNyeiVQajBtMfn8NoA2j5-IfdZocPPhky3DHQ-V9hIMPibuPHTjm8-rwn83w7vxdB1KG1OADolKYoB5cwzyrjKBi3gldalSm1OHirEu_uGkMG/s1600/IMG_3589.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668295526899861650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_D5_acsZ183O45R_ACp3PEhAVjortvTdrNyeiVQajBtMfn8NoA2j5-IfdZocPPhky3DHQ-V9hIMPibuPHTjm8-rwn83w7vxdB1KG1OADolKYoB5cwzyrjKBi3gldalSm1OHirEu_uGkMG/s400/IMG_3589.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnVYwyHIkp5KMdc6KGv0fspxeo4KvRGF7tFqUFEr6lyIX3hvj0PjKB9DU8epFIa1K3UQpk6xhkeuCIEy_4qaUNop4OYEr4XbjQOjT0OZFQ_gZBGfDNLZ3sPEJEG9dWUzULvbwXi_kDR8W/s1600/IMG_3591.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668295517303039426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnVYwyHIkp5KMdc6KGv0fspxeo4KvRGF7tFqUFEr6lyIX3hvj0PjKB9DU8epFIa1K3UQpk6xhkeuCIEy_4qaUNop4OYEr4XbjQOjT0OZFQ_gZBGfDNLZ3sPEJEG9dWUzULvbwXi_kDR8W/s400/IMG_3591.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9qdaFT0lXdK7mrZHB5HYbEOfDpu-clU6nNtIIudoXaRP0P501oPfWW4aFN4OUVY3SEwxYGmw5oWNpYO0ykrKu5biNTabkC411QJs8aotSeve8A3kw5L20Zsoypk_oRZNXGOfKM3UooPn/s1600/IMG_3592.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668295506939897858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9qdaFT0lXdK7mrZHB5HYbEOfDpu-clU6nNtIIudoXaRP0P501oPfWW4aFN4OUVY3SEwxYGmw5oWNpYO0ykrKu5biNTabkC411QJs8aotSeve8A3kw5L20Zsoypk_oRZNXGOfKM3UooPn/s400/IMG_3592.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_e2PrTLJk9feT6h14lfEyu25oYIAklE7EhuW6tWzuTOJzhmxwUtcKr8n0p-xXFjg96RgHBjmeGRdIaVvSNeWUFRHhwVLTB6pdLDnEE7-poxyG1Zn-Uu3yK9itkBGo_0A7saQWm1Emjme/s1600/IMG_3593.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668295502449504354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_e2PrTLJk9feT6h14lfEyu25oYIAklE7EhuW6tWzuTOJzhmxwUtcKr8n0p-xXFjg96RgHBjmeGRdIaVvSNeWUFRHhwVLTB6pdLDnEE7-poxyG1Zn-Uu3yK9itkBGo_0A7saQWm1Emjme/s400/IMG_3593.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div>Dana and Bryan Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04139370201293942323noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406475552782701080.post-7693861965995061982011-10-25T14:02:00.001-07:002011-10-26T22:33:16.744-07:00So... we bought a horse!?!?!?!<p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri;font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="font-family:Calibri;">So in July I was anticipating my transition to my new team at Intel. I moved laterally in the company and as a result got back my free time in the evenings and on the weekends. I was wondering what I was going to do with all this new found time, and decided I might just take some riding lessons. Well I took some lessons at a facility in Granite Bay, and eventually got in contact with a girl I had ridden with in Pony Club growing up. Well I totally lucked out! I immediately clicked with Dani and started riding at her facility in Granite Bay about 5 times a week. I helped her out by exercising some of her horses and got a chance to ride one of her horses she had for sale. I immediately fell in love with this horse. Her name is Zalsa and she is a 7 year old Dutch Warmblood. She had a foal last year and got a late start under saddle. Dani got her in June and she had very little time under saddle. So when I started riding her, she was still very green (inexperienced). She had some initial trust issues, but she is such a sweet girl…. Very willing to try her hardest. Well we have decided to start training her for </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eventing"><span style="color:blue;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Three Day Eventing</span></span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri;">. We started jumping her at the end of August and she has been loving it ever since. I have been able to take her cross country schooling a few times and she is turning out to be a brave little mare! Anyhow this last weekend I went out to Star Vaughn with Dani and three other students of Dani’s. It was a great day… got Zalsa over all the fences, which is a HUGE accomplishment for such a green horse, especially since we only really started jumping her a little over a month ago! So here are the pictures from this past weekend:</span></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></p><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-bidi-language: AR-SAfont-family:'Georgia', 'serif';" ></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejes6r0lK1IW4OBkg4l87LjIbVQVPdPRA5yr-F8xTEe971Y38m0YQYTkJPN2vcQYaavWh8L5yevIhS3Ct0govLu60FC9TZKuWPcG0vnWMJl-GvfjuROO2AgNR2b6oVubNMb7W2cdlo6CT/s1600/_A4B3943.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667824097884097618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejes6r0lK1IW4OBkg4l87LjIbVQVPdPRA5yr-F8xTEe971Y38m0YQYTkJPN2vcQYaavWh8L5yevIhS3Ct0govLu60FC9TZKuWPcG0vnWMJl-GvfjuROO2AgNR2b6oVubNMb7W2cdlo6CT/s400/_A4B3943.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center"></a>check out the lightening bolt on her butt! yeah!</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_qtG4WO0byXcyq94m9lW0kvEHj7LgZFeDgx7xJ7-6bqr0SHyCd_lOkfV8-DR2sV7_1udQi1QYzz7sh7HYcfcBKL3bmUgVdFCKS-upkHGIJI9Y8fvgTKYDFSyDMDI4Aaz5XMhFj-uoOQK/s1600/_A4B3906.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 291px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667824088983778402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_qtG4WO0byXcyq94m9lW0kvEHj7LgZFeDgx7xJ7-6bqr0SHyCd_lOkfV8-DR2sV7_1udQi1QYzz7sh7HYcfcBKL3bmUgVdFCKS-upkHGIJI9Y8fvgTKYDFSyDMDI4Aaz5XMhFj-uoOQK/s400/_A4B3906.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiooy4HtPBIPXsjdGv8p0s18g4vbP0pK7CtJcZy4wk9yah2wrjogZG5VG3ez66Mg_F36KPxrfa-toDVb3DhrtnS0ZYvxJuRckyt8lyRevwzCT3XuxzUtSl_TPX_1UGszsZEdIzUf_qLn7d5/s1600/_A4B3941.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667824084238738994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiooy4HtPBIPXsjdGv8p0s18g4vbP0pK7CtJcZy4wk9yah2wrjogZG5VG3ez66Mg_F36KPxrfa-toDVb3DhrtnS0ZYvxJuRckyt8lyRevwzCT3XuxzUtSl_TPX_1UGszsZEdIzUf_qLn7d5/s400/_A4B3941.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHeSZYfMxm7HYWL0j9fUx4fUPm8C2Cpc6M4HNzTmTJ_P9Ozb-4uVh3AGn3c-7-ESeg6dOn3_fWF1jwT3prw6SepZtzTxvp9CO9JYNbosppnNz4pzwPaWE1rooaw5aU5C-CKXth6rn2NZF/s1600/_A4B3878.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667823809886447026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHeSZYfMxm7HYWL0j9fUx4fUPm8C2Cpc6M4HNzTmTJ_P9Ozb-4uVh3AGn3c-7-ESeg6dOn3_fWF1jwT3prw6SepZtzTxvp9CO9JYNbosppnNz4pzwPaWE1rooaw5aU5C-CKXth6rn2NZF/s400/_A4B3878.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNBXzMW5erSuZofgGNUZgOY-6s6A3ii7ywfLIfjIMccE-4luz9s4X3kfSWj81dpWOma2WHe7k5XUoJ5vMOS0cEuXL-3NybsNc92hoQdMb4LAWqvXbnyaGzVT-RaVO1ULz4zo_G403fShp/s1600/_A4B3868+%25282%2529.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 340px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667823803273475058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNBXzMW5erSuZofgGNUZgOY-6s6A3ii7ywfLIfjIMccE-4luz9s4X3kfSWj81dpWOma2WHe7k5XUoJ5vMOS0cEuXL-3NybsNc92hoQdMb4LAWqvXbnyaGzVT-RaVO1ULz4zo_G403fShp/s400/_A4B3868+%25282%2529.jpg" /></a> </div>Dana and Bryan Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04139370201293942323noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406475552782701080.post-56294221136385938032011-10-25T11:23:00.001-07:002011-10-25T11:30:29.906-07:00Visiting Samantha<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">So I was able to visit Samantha at the beginning of September. I met Samantha while attending ASU and instantly became friends. I have many fond memories at her parents’ house in Scottsdale and love spending time with her family. After leaving ASU we have maintained our friendship with *almost* yearly visits. Last time I saw her was March 19, 2010 when she got married to Jonathan! Since then she has been living in England since that is where Jonathan is from. Anyhow so I got to visit her and got to know her husband a little more. It was a wonderful weekend of relaxing and catching up. Just wish it was a little longer </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings">L</span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;"> I miss you already Samantha!</span></p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Wp_mNqkuumBlY561_B_AY1GA6R4cL8sLvbFHpWoaWdfnfJLp9P87vZS-R_1sflMh-pMzkkaxFqLQMOOxM5vz5dv34HvTJ_NNxaiL4_A8BdLFsxtrT2BaKYUD3QNjFsDcpCMSR6QQbtdm/s1600/IMG_3587.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667497357824599154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Wp_mNqkuumBlY561_B_AY1GA6R4cL8sLvbFHpWoaWdfnfJLp9P87vZS-R_1sflMh-pMzkkaxFqLQMOOxM5vz5dv34HvTJ_NNxaiL4_A8BdLFsxtrT2BaKYUD3QNjFsDcpCMSR6QQbtdm/s400/IMG_3587.JPG" /></a>Dana and Bryan Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04139370201293942323noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406475552782701080.post-56187489902005903322011-09-01T07:12:00.000-07:002011-09-01T12:50:56.735-07:00Summer update!<span style="font-family:Calibri;">So Sorry I haven’t posted in a while. Things have been super busy lately with Summer in full swing! Here are some recent happenings:</span><span style="font-family:Calibri;">
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<br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="color:#6600cc;">Bryans stuff:</span></strong> </p>
<br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal">So Bryan has been super busy with Softball, Soccer and Golf. He has been in these three leagues all summer and since I have officially moved teams at Intel, I am now able to attend some of these games. Bryan is really improving in his soccer skills! He has been playing goalie lately in the league games and even his touch is improving! I need to get some pictures at the next game!!!</p>
<br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center">Bryans good friends got a puppy yesterday.... here is a picture Bryan just sent me... they went home and played with the pup during lunch!</p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647480602413709026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdl1UvO2Vjeexq0da5WjNp6BJa0TUj5DmxoRPywQPFRJay569U6iiRaIc3fQtwWmMB3mO168InVk41jr89SMC_Suw1YZCpejSa7WU9plU54OmZ7pqiDzvtp1arxqujrMIdLS0TT07u0JCk/s400/PART951314905276571.jpg" />
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<br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNoSpacing"><strong><span style="color:#6600cc;">Golfing:</span></strong>
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<br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal">So my parents have been in town for most of the summer and have been golfing like crazy. Bryan and I have been able to golf with them on a few weekends and are loving it! We are gearing up for this coming weekend since we will be going to Pebble beach with my parents for their wedding anniversary. We are so excited!</span>
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<br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:#6600cc;"><strong>Stuff around the house:</strong></span> </p>
<br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">So shortly after we moved in we bought a nice dining room table. No chairs, just the table. Well it’s been about a year and we still didn’t have any chairs. Bryan and I are very picky about chairs and the print and we just could never find one that both of us liked, until we saw this one below. We totally love them and can’t wait to paint the dining room one of the shades of color on the chairs! Yay!</span>
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<br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:#6600cc;"><strong>Kumo:</strong></span> </p>
<br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">So Kumo has had a pretty posh summer. He has been chasing turkeys in the backyard, whining at bunnies during Bryan’s softball games, and being a lazy bum at my parents house while we are at work…..</span></p>Kumo staring at the turkey in the tree
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<br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:#6600cc;"><strong>Horses:</strong></span> </p>
<br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">So as some of you know I grew up riding horses. I had a pony growing up and got a Morgan horse when I was about 9. I loved it! However high school came around and between school, soccer and boys I ended up dropping the riding all together. I always knew I would eventually come back to it. So now that I am done moving around for college and am planning on being in one place for a while, I decided to pick it back up! So I have been riding a bunch lately! Seems like I picked right back up where I left off! I am riding at a friend’s place. Her name is Danielle and I rode with her in Pony Club when I was younger. She is just great! I am so lucky that she is letting me exercise some of her horses and am loving all the lessons I am taking. I have decided I LOVE jumping and really want to get back into Three-Day Eventing! </span></p>Photo of Zalsa and I...i love her!
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<br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:#6600cc;"><strong>My friend Nikki:</strong></span>
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<br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">So I am totally missing my friend Nikki…. I want to go to Tanner and go walking with the dogs! Hopefully we can nail out a trip to Utah soon and I can get to see her! So I just couldn’t resist posting just one little photo of her cute little pup pup. She breed her female a while back and has been hoping to sell the puppy. Well just this week he got an owner. They are naming the cute little red guy “Kuma”, which means bear in Japanese…. So sweet…</span>
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<br /></div></div>Dana and Bryan Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04139370201293942323noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406475552782701080.post-72773896846329644922011-07-19T13:05:00.000-07:002011-07-19T13:08:09.944-07:00fireplace before and afterSo today I am working from home because our fireplace is getting painted...it looks 100% better now that its done..... you can't really tell but the before color was really green.... we aren't really sure why...<br /><br /><br /><div align="center">BEFORE:</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5tAm457_seb-QDc6PrVzcyi_l_RG00CWf1PqFXFtOVe24pf5FqsUYj5vPWRmn9wR0tRyThgRsAPGbdR6UbbsMhsf5xgTM9ORoVEOx9lLKiK15hk1WQhPCJmiinoKm1Th9wmhVDNZyos5/s1600/IMG_20110621_190010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631157309504726802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5tAm457_seb-QDc6PrVzcyi_l_RG00CWf1PqFXFtOVe24pf5FqsUYj5vPWRmn9wR0tRyThgRsAPGbdR6UbbsMhsf5xgTM9ORoVEOx9lLKiK15hk1WQhPCJmiinoKm1Th9wmhVDNZyos5/s400/IMG_20110621_190010.jpg" /></a> AFTER<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuFsTqqZH5TqZvfsglbkxP2rNWr08Mx1pS0383Sz0yaZK10_ucRT8KpE_xrp1UzaxguDc6wXWJ-yMjX8L5ALuaVGrk9YBn9AGcMWR4nyNatvCXXXA33k12Ge7tTm-3dg_Rs_JL5AsqcU2R/s1600/IMG_20110719_130312.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631157301629401202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuFsTqqZH5TqZvfsglbkxP2rNWr08Mx1pS0383Sz0yaZK10_ucRT8KpE_xrp1UzaxguDc6wXWJ-yMjX8L5ALuaVGrk9YBn9AGcMWR4nyNatvCXXXA33k12Ge7tTm-3dg_Rs_JL5AsqcU2R/s400/IMG_20110719_130312.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /></div>Dana and Bryan Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04139370201293942323noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406475552782701080.post-64207644224627525592011-07-18T09:18:00.000-07:002011-07-19T08:56:50.997-07:00kumo loves the all house fanI woke up last night to Kumo sniffing away.....I turned on the light and this is what I see...<br />he loves the all house fan :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Ko44nvI5HGSOqrZavFwh8k1DkKeNLXALoZ3oeAQRwBmIKIRTotV8YHrrpaQh2-9ZeK58e_zouzM0ijD92vzc54JltlmOBZ4YeKn3NHczfmfOBHQZ070fhLtAsJgTzsK-RKT0_FwoMc1o/s1600/IMG_20110717_215331.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631092044017842258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Ko44nvI5HGSOqrZavFwh8k1DkKeNLXALoZ3oeAQRwBmIKIRTotV8YHrrpaQh2-9ZeK58e_zouzM0ijD92vzc54JltlmOBZ4YeKn3NHczfmfOBHQZ070fhLtAsJgTzsK-RKT0_FwoMc1o/s400/IMG_20110717_215331.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>Dana and Bryan Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04139370201293942323noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406475552782701080.post-57742379796000867442011-07-04T15:30:00.000-07:002011-07-04T15:44:16.644-07:00Fourth of July weekend!!!<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">So far this weekend has been pretty eventful! We went to the Folsom Rodeo this weekend with our good friends Cesar and Natasha. It was really fun, but the first hour we were all so hot. Thankfully the sun went down and we were able to cool down. Sunday my parents came over for dinner and I cooked them some Salmon, parmesan risotto and green beans. It was a yummy meal. Then today Bryan and I made a trip to green acres to pick up some plants. Here are some pictures from the weekend. Tonight we are heading to Natasha and Cesars for a little fourth of July paaarrrrtttyyyy.</span></p><br /><br /><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Here is the waterfall finally working!!!!</span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjKnKreUT-hqylZD7YyKD6aOtC7P7BZ0wLktx840u34eghBZI2WcXjLaw9iske1P0dH-tknvpDiJqoaMnPQpahI8OZNNWGt_nvnmQAYcPs5fJickwcRKC6bCThFiQoqky841391_YiZwTQ/s1600/IMG_20110704_152705.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625629209189224354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjKnKreUT-hqylZD7YyKD6aOtC7P7BZ0wLktx840u34eghBZI2WcXjLaw9iske1P0dH-tknvpDiJqoaMnPQpahI8OZNNWGt_nvnmQAYcPs5fJickwcRKC6bCThFiQoqky841391_YiZwTQ/s400/IMG_20110704_152705.jpg" /> <br /><p align="center"></a>Bryan planted some elfin thyme right along the concrete edge, It looks like grass, but you don't have to cut it! We are hoping it takes well to that spot.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TlgqmVwrZSaljxaWHRpz_mX72y5Zt3TdQTlo87818MXXQDSoyBVvQzN7h9E-z08tznMPbROereWF7RA9a6O8BBhPwvlZEEPwDwJu7_iNS9Pc6TkO5IvNRESS0rbcHDn08JPg6ahSak4t/s1600/IMG_20110704_152633.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625628612535711234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TlgqmVwrZSaljxaWHRpz_mX72y5Zt3TdQTlo87818MXXQDSoyBVvQzN7h9E-z08tznMPbROereWF7RA9a6O8BBhPwvlZEEPwDwJu7_iNS9Pc6TkO5IvNRESS0rbcHDn08JPg6ahSak4t/s400/IMG_20110704_152633.jpg" /></a>I planted some sweet potato vines along the top of the retaining wall. They are the same two plants that are taking over my pot. I can't wait until they are big enough and cascading down the wall!!!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625628600718291858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjinjUsE16F-p1KfSpxePsqld-HM5fq4HPQcLY_kLxChmOZaGlwEFtWmfJ1sprOd0zasn2WPgb7jzue2E5KC9RKu-YclPIm7N9w3l_ma-kFKrVPISczyTeoq6QPLk1WMZuqhdB9w91ywE66/s400/IMG_20110704_152618.jpg" /><br />My pot flourishing!</p><br /><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjRuwJrYZZgrtdSpEW9NiJB4aT3QzPKQgPn8Q-wrSabK-z52Ls7wAyTd2_C0zcDPqbn3I_Qn29RAfbGQCJkigmYjbMfuZFMwYUiaGE3Xo4L6IRA_gcFMU18vv_6bcU0C5m7GH4MWXV17z/s1600/IMG_20110704_152606.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625628593536972674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjRuwJrYZZgrtdSpEW9NiJB4aT3QzPKQgPn8Q-wrSabK-z52Ls7wAyTd2_C0zcDPqbn3I_Qn29RAfbGQCJkigmYjbMfuZFMwYUiaGE3Xo4L6IRA_gcFMU18vv_6bcU0C5m7GH4MWXV17z/s400/IMG_20110704_152606.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">Bryan re-planted his pot and it looks fabulous!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_-8LIO7bnyEApykqm9lpSeSMlFfjMIE-E0i_timN2PDT5S-SQagm0UB1PP3oWGCMd4G5Gjzr0EJifFbBeeGTDhdVnLvd0QZ_iZmbxG0lCOe4w9UN8s4g163WnrEa8quG8h-QCBnVaHTZ/s1600/IMG_20110704_152557.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625628588909417090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_-8LIO7bnyEApykqm9lpSeSMlFfjMIE-E0i_timN2PDT5S-SQagm0UB1PP3oWGCMd4G5Gjzr0EJifFbBeeGTDhdVnLvd0QZ_iZmbxG0lCOe4w9UN8s4g163WnrEa8quG8h-QCBnVaHTZ/s400/IMG_20110704_152557.jpg" /></a> I only got one pictures from the Rodeo....and its of Cesar holding Natasha's purse...it was so funny, he was turning away from the camera to put it down... :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQMBSv64GT-zQNRHRIqMC-Krv0puwsy8yGuGf8U5S6mL_1hYFakSpsmD8TuAxBgmpOr5geZmCspo6vfb9_-sJf0W7Y7979w8UX_YQC0FC1H3EghIojVNC6JPKVwsYisrK7fcbY85F6LBDQ/s1600/IMG_20110702_224109.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625628582952419874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQMBSv64GT-zQNRHRIqMC-Krv0puwsy8yGuGf8U5S6mL_1hYFakSpsmD8TuAxBgmpOr5geZmCspo6vfb9_-sJf0W7Y7979w8UX_YQC0FC1H3EghIojVNC6JPKVwsYisrK7fcbY85F6LBDQ/s400/IMG_20110702_224109.jpg" /></a> </div></div></div>Dana and Bryan Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04139370201293942323noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406475552782701080.post-40510724050199687592011-05-15T11:44:00.001-07:002011-05-15T12:14:59.486-07:00much needed update<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Finally, the much needed update post! So thing have been really crazy lately… my work schedule has been suffocating me lately, and that is an understatement. It is now official I will be moving to another group at work later this summer and I am counting down the days. Here is the fun stuff that has been happening since my last major post. </span></p><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><span style="color:#6600cc;"><strong>1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Hail storm….</strong></span> So much that it looks like snow?!?!?!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Yup that is right. This storm was short but very loud. The thurder was so load the house felt like it was shaking. It hailed like crazy for about 5 minutes and then stopped. This is what we were left with… pretty cool huh?!?</span><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAj37NC8MUq3_cgkhjQ1JOCLh6D52AST9eP5pHzfpH9cn0Db-PuiL32BtLMvb8TAM-uEk0fEXyjsRdD3e_NjJwAynrgzw99K3-ZL8cvV0bvvu-yugqqvQ0Uf3nUXKKEmfWSwt6XxkktN9x/s1600/IMG_20110515_112435.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607017933543718690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAj37NC8MUq3_cgkhjQ1JOCLh6D52AST9eP5pHzfpH9cn0Db-PuiL32BtLMvb8TAM-uEk0fEXyjsRdD3e_NjJwAynrgzw99K3-ZL8cvV0bvvu-yugqqvQ0Uf3nUXKKEmfWSwt6XxkktN9x/s400/IMG_20110515_112435.jpg" /></a> front yard:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOyLxPuPFl3SHVhZGRdut8gNEDNyUDwOeLJnPlfIMjnm0SGhPrn1MDUl2ozgFC67jrQvqiWjcw0SZgoW8TI9km_Yamm_VNg3Uk-zJU_LXVr8irE04sKQOV-wT9hEMj3940uP6pqteT6tBJ/s1600/IMG_20110515_112055.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607017929403741010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOyLxPuPFl3SHVhZGRdut8gNEDNyUDwOeLJnPlfIMjnm0SGhPrn1MDUl2ozgFC67jrQvqiWjcw0SZgoW8TI9km_Yamm_VNg3Uk-zJU_LXVr8irE04sKQOV-wT9hEMj3940uP6pqteT6tBJ/s400/IMG_20110515_112055.jpg" /></a> backyard - right side<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7yjFOJehfVGGYGwedyf2T7AznsnK534H1jNWOGoiVleM1tV06_dO8SUWGp4MNuvRugwoNntJk8W8ng6iR5l7W7KKoUxyfZG6pCGl_7fkfHXh63UKPu0HcXMcF3vItfldCxOviduLVWjRh/s1600/IMG_20110515_111954.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607017918990305618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7yjFOJehfVGGYGwedyf2T7AznsnK534H1jNWOGoiVleM1tV06_dO8SUWGp4MNuvRugwoNntJk8W8ng6iR5l7W7KKoUxyfZG6pCGl_7fkfHXh63UKPu0HcXMcF3vItfldCxOviduLVWjRh/s400/IMG_20110515_111954.jpg" /></a>backyard - left side<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yDz1rPyliORG0VyWjMGy8Ociu7zZmf4YCndK8DRa1F49Gm6-ayvwtLA35DUaLTziqyTccaq6P58zwEtBXBzvg_9Nlbvpa3v3mAcO9qR7WBcpT0ANKQJ_QQF1l8rYePmBJUdWs1E1EhsF/s1600/IMG_20110515_111946.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607017915528439570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yDz1rPyliORG0VyWjMGy8Ociu7zZmf4YCndK8DRa1F49Gm6-ayvwtLA35DUaLTziqyTccaq6P58zwEtBXBzvg_9Nlbvpa3v3mAcO9qR7WBcpT0ANKQJ_QQF1l8rYePmBJUdWs1E1EhsF/s400/IMG_20110515_111946.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><span style="color:#6600cc;"><strong>2. Some accessories for the backyard</strong></span>….. oh no the backyard is not done… don’t get me started on that topic….Anyhow last weekend Bryan and I decided to go out an accessorize our back door. We have this large patio space to the right of our backdoor and it basically collects shoes. We decided it was time to liven in up with some pots and a nice storage bench. It was so fun running around the nursery picking out pots and plants. Bryan I decided to each do one pot. So we ran around each picking flower, it was so fun to watch Bryans decision making process. He is so cute! This is the result of the weekend trip to Green Acres.</span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;"></span><br />Bryans pot:</p><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBF_2jcWXO1hqneP3QVeJ8waeArjkxvFf6R4R-9VfocFuletjkgDXH0azrzo4GYc933atamLOP3E3OV043vcR5iDNXDParLqJW6bq-1eQDh2EyNyOpshSU-AmXhwNgofXG5YGMppdB83j/s1600/IMG_20110507_125313.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607017907322878562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBF_2jcWXO1hqneP3QVeJ8waeArjkxvFf6R4R-9VfocFuletjkgDXH0azrzo4GYc933atamLOP3E3OV043vcR5iDNXDParLqJW6bq-1eQDh2EyNyOpshSU-AmXhwNgofXG5YGMppdB83j/s400/IMG_20110507_125313.jpg" /></a>my pot:<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607017569086675554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjee35VljbnYk7-zyBOMHkyJBQGZjUQrzq29T7V9e9jPzHnT1byKtGBc7-EfDaYUNgVUqKT886If9V0GQtukmFvn86oYn1bo-Mx2apPKZcpAcHnrs54bHX80P9osV-oUP3nrxRGTgdReEXh/s400/IMG_20110507_125152.jpg" />pots with the storage bench:<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQcuraC0ep65cyNhRWB1QioMoZrXKNhfXHLdC8aCy7RyM-csIyapdNryLELnjIPP9ijN9yhAHCiqaLh1OqdCxCLKidK6pNad4uSZrcTQwS_U0PajrnCDqnrTBr7P2B5wD7TRakCAg6Uzl/s1600/IMG_20110511_184214.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607017565746717058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQcuraC0ep65cyNhRWB1QioMoZrXKNhfXHLdC8aCy7RyM-csIyapdNryLELnjIPP9ijN9yhAHCiqaLh1OqdCxCLKidK6pNad4uSZrcTQwS_U0PajrnCDqnrTBr7P2B5wD7TRakCAg6Uzl/s400/IMG_20110511_184214.jpg" /></a> <br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><span style="color:#6600cc;"><strong>3. Our patio furniture finally came in</strong></span>, of course right after we had visitors </span><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Anyhow its looking fabulous and we seriously can’t wait until the rest of the yard is done. (Seriously when will it be DONE?!?!?!....ahhhh!!!) Bryan and I are really both liking how its turning out, we just want it to be over so we can start working on our little mini projects. </span></p><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSiXhQgmQ89hTLY7viwO3y7AEYlYdg2IXc9tnK8w0bIc-piEdupCn76LltPe1iRlJo5qstDakuLKcu6_P4hL_01nYdVu1yMLFqYMMKMH3_GVm9-npfgrV_L_p-SnHmkpV8PhFJCiuwuuY/s1600/IMG_20110427_070039.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607017558345884514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSiXhQgmQ89hTLY7viwO3y7AEYlYdg2IXc9tnK8w0bIc-piEdupCn76LltPe1iRlJo5qstDakuLKcu6_P4hL_01nYdVu1yMLFqYMMKMH3_GVm9-npfgrV_L_p-SnHmkpV8PhFJCiuwuuY/s400/IMG_20110427_070039.jpg" /></a> <br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><strong><span style="color:#6600cc;">4. Nikki comes to visit for a week!</span></strong> Oh gosh it was so nice having Nikki here. I had about a week off from work in the April and my friend Nikki from Salt Lake came out to visit. We had such a great time just relaxing and catching up. The weather finally warmed up for here for her visit and we spent most of the time relaxing and playing with the pups. Nikki brought her lovely little Makoa, who I totally adore. He is such a cuddle bug! Anyhow we made one large trip while she was in town. I organized a group of Klee Kais to meet up in San Francisco. So the Saturday while Nikki was here we made the trip. It was so much fun to meet a whole bunch of Klee Kais and get to meet some wonderful owners. The trip was a total success! We ended up having 12 Klee Kais in total. I really do miss not living close to Nikki. We get along so well and she just constantly cracks me up. In a perfect world she would be my neighbor. It was really hard when she left… made me miss her even more </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings">L</span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;"> Which reminds me I should start planning my next trip to visit her. We are going to try and visit each other at least once a year.</span></p><br />Makoa sleepin on Nikkis foot<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbrUjf-b6e8aYH0EqmMsFlLqCDkE8gK-CCFoWMmCVok_r3xVHf30Wi-fIeQjxqJaVHThihcMbaGDx9hnmLrY_j61uyQ_CkZqUcvSx6YRKmttQsI4rCocg7oczR-YxXmQEUAsrYRGxQ8Xoj/s1600/IMG_20110409_204213.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607017554439570834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbrUjf-b6e8aYH0EqmMsFlLqCDkE8gK-CCFoWMmCVok_r3xVHf30Wi-fIeQjxqJaVHThihcMbaGDx9hnmLrY_j61uyQ_CkZqUcvSx6YRKmttQsI4rCocg7oczR-YxXmQEUAsrYRGxQ8Xoj/s400/IMG_20110409_204213.jpg" /></a> the pups on Kumos favorite perch<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuF0J98tdUeyDq9AsBKOtPHfkmvfbYBID98qPUPAJ9oIEoPZqkDpW-9V9an4cktNmU_Vkn4WT-SDnV6Z7G9SgAPwifV3l5VXmpAtfffaNW2wg1t7tiK0Kmr3e1PQIS4VzXVj00WRf_RpTN/s1600/IMG_20110411_200008.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607017549647018642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuF0J98tdUeyDq9AsBKOtPHfkmvfbYBID98qPUPAJ9oIEoPZqkDpW-9V9an4cktNmU_Vkn4WT-SDnV6Z7G9SgAPwifV3l5VXmpAtfffaNW2wg1t7tiK0Kmr3e1PQIS4VzXVj00WRf_RpTN/s400/IMG_20110411_200008.jpg" /></a>cuddling pups<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9z5oDt1ymBDdyQroNq54QqI-m0oriynUEgiK20jJl7YN3hX-xby2vvu7tjHi6bLtW-5tG2C-S_Ci0WWw1tpNDCAFgaBvEJY0JXpdnqUr-Re7fwx3_eNvBwNnJhciokWLS_dSW1raxdk_i/s1600/IMG_20110410_200215.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607016835962505346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9z5oDt1ymBDdyQroNq54QqI-m0oriynUEgiK20jJl7YN3hX-xby2vvu7tjHi6bLtW-5tG2C-S_Ci0WWw1tpNDCAFgaBvEJY0JXpdnqUr-Re7fwx3_eNvBwNnJhciokWLS_dSW1raxdk_i/s400/IMG_20110410_200215.jpg" /></a> Makoa wanted to cuddle with Kumo all weekend, this was probably the closest it came to it so we had to get a picture<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTeyvkHCYFk9PhKGOpgsO_YE79KFP3FUJttoY-oF9PuwY-SRG5-fCPpHeb-rXCtsKKd6oBPD4U-GH8VHEbIuUABl1Dc1foun21OGVBEF-jBwYpQuWis9-fedKOdy7MrilfdJ_9bpQm_3q/s1600/IMG_20110410_193649.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607016828903862354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTeyvkHCYFk9PhKGOpgsO_YE79KFP3FUJttoY-oF9PuwY-SRG5-fCPpHeb-rXCtsKKd6oBPD4U-GH8VHEbIuUABl1Dc1foun21OGVBEF-jBwYpQuWis9-fedKOdy7MrilfdJ_9bpQm_3q/s400/IMG_20110410_193649.jpg" /></a>Me and Kumo playing with little Rusty at the meetup<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0cV_0UXr67P-rwq1_845kWUzocslbN-btfFsXLrDuwsbCybl9Hmu9EeV0t2LlTQ7n2LP5Db4qgoFQJZ6121HP8FDc9oI18A2OzhsEvdV2x0i7P3Qm3_tQIZkwAvufx_oRoif_wMl-qwpQ/s1600/DSCN1808.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607016820423568146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0cV_0UXr67P-rwq1_845kWUzocslbN-btfFsXLrDuwsbCybl9Hmu9EeV0t2LlTQ7n2LP5Db4qgoFQJZ6121HP8FDc9oI18A2OzhsEvdV2x0i7P3Qm3_tQIZkwAvufx_oRoif_wMl-qwpQ/s400/DSCN1808.JPG" /></a> The group picture at the end of the playdate<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hIN4FtIS3Yx-qPXM9gfyO-sZ45wzw2uu_0fsO45gcQ-XRMXgSEry-9nG0he84vXl38CR4wI6L0hzXmDMADE4i92QcF6sbpTQJ3ypxp8N6gF8PYVk5OVmF1vR_5Q9h4U5DCK7nJNR7k4_/s1600/217110_10150155434904776_525189775_6450522_3095841_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607016815844437986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hIN4FtIS3Yx-qPXM9gfyO-sZ45wzw2uu_0fsO45gcQ-XRMXgSEry-9nG0he84vXl38CR4wI6L0hzXmDMADE4i92QcF6sbpTQJ3ypxp8N6gF8PYVk5OVmF1vR_5Q9h4U5DCK7nJNR7k4_/s400/217110_10150155434904776_525189775_6450522_3095841_n.jpg" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Dana and Bryan Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04139370201293942323noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406475552782701080.post-89545995002349385122011-05-08T23:26:00.000-07:002011-05-08T23:28:27.283-07:00sorry sorrySo I have been super SUPER swamped at work lately that it has offically consumed my life. I promise to post some pictures soon. Have to blog about Nikkis visit here and the Klee Kai meetup. Gosh it was so nice having Nikki here, made me miss her that much more when she left :( Also have to blog about the backyard and the recent happenings :)Dana and Bryan Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04139370201293942323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406475552782701080.post-52275219929243823272011-04-03T13:39:00.000-07:002011-04-03T13:45:36.423-07:00Todds come to visit!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX61-RYkYeeC-2RyGfn7a7K02FyADIcA6rPG_kx73nNZd-QfKsQoUHai5A9bXL2FatbQSIB169zZEzSwoNeeAoi2sLOai6_80zjM8kGkblLUSPPEbHEJDWpttrWeWEzKzXaT1dI8LdTdtK/s1600/DSC_0166.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591461207767195378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX61-RYkYeeC-2RyGfn7a7K02FyADIcA6rPG_kx73nNZd-QfKsQoUHai5A9bXL2FatbQSIB169zZEzSwoNeeAoi2sLOai6_80zjM8kGkblLUSPPEbHEJDWpttrWeWEzKzXaT1dI8LdTdtK/s400/DSC_0166.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7hzLhHb87NIGe9o5salLm49q-SuwGVkzLfRLZwfUS6Hvr9WgXOqhcD9IGZCCIabrAB0xBOuL5zwngKpg-KSv-5na4aui5mll4PKGW7GqyBbVrH_HqRJ8YIaWYrl8i42WlVeJs9LNrD2N/s1600/DSC_0162.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591461011670668098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCM4U21DWnhw_CKRiLAp-2OiM4dP2ZOrwTJhsrSukCOgchn0KdvP1wv31TTgTnesbIoJ2Cz-dXMNO5DGmmSAxXXYWSdGikpGAIZjPmXacIzsDXG4vt7ozllNDTkUisUlp2d8tn6GP5_bBW/s400/DSC_0161.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPlEM-8Cc0LGM3rgoSEi-oGfYtPElbEX30TCWfx8wzBYE1dV45ttuNsBaqoHrlBd4rRUeZ66wVkjZDcOEwk-pfQHLEF6GkS9DRStfp775YtkOnlZnhlK3UMcm_6RU29E9wHVkSb3McNdx/s1600/DSC_0160.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591460997792393538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPlEM-8Cc0LGM3rgoSEi-oGfYtPElbEX30TCWfx8wzBYE1dV45ttuNsBaqoHrlBd4rRUeZ66wVkjZDcOEwk-pfQHLEF6GkS9DRStfp775YtkOnlZnhlK3UMcm_6RU29E9wHVkSb3McNdx/s400/DSC_0160.JPG" /></a> <br /><div align="center">family pictures, notice kumo jumping in the background! hahahah </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskzPPnWJiMXNOaAEBe6vex0k3kdr6_hC7XN6Gt15JKxSoui7fPqhu7Wffv3_EaMm08GHAfYrNwC-0juvWLavDoh5EgW3qYd1s3qiw82CSE3fAeou0dJFZgrqyzLyXrY4mT4BMAW0ugNF0/s1600/DSC_0155.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591460282016403250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpolix1K5UvLRZECASw6UtzkZMc5H0WK8j4JqHaOfqrwcykALMs8mRfjogrB72spC8ZGFpYCa2ATTwCJxRlttVEE99l56KhLyYN0yhRiW0Bn-txxKPlABtkYc-r4P5iXQ7GYbLTe0qHHYn/s400/DSC_0149.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEjNFj9XGbuBD-j6RITzj_nHdpbHA6OZHvNUi-BDd_8-UNQxSLJKDqJiilY_O8RJuB-Efx15wf1mK20Bk_jVN0cFOPxEFLtFCgm2MnmIIpXPquebt1ovJTi9dyukips9FjCJF0DaYBPlI/s1600/DSC_0148.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591460273140633042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEjNFj9XGbuBD-j6RITzj_nHdpbHA6OZHvNUi-BDd_8-UNQxSLJKDqJiilY_O8RJuB-Efx15wf1mK20Bk_jVN0cFOPxEFLtFCgm2MnmIIpXPquebt1ovJTi9dyukips9FjCJF0DaYBPlI/s400/DSC_0148.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzW8b-2C5js76GaShyphenhyphenHARyVp5EmYC192gulVAjF32bFoB6ZcwfGdoX_dfaquY2ZnAYP6bzatvVFPBvkuWBcM1gc5PRkGA-_eLlMiAcAcUXQ4CBnfc0L_3mb1LkCWBf-ubIpFugRszLISgb/s1600/DSC_0146.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591460151676839122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzW8b-2C5js76GaShyphenhyphenHARyVp5EmYC192gulVAjF32bFoB6ZcwfGdoX_dfaquY2ZnAYP6bzatvVFPBvkuWBcM1gc5PRkGA-_eLlMiAcAcUXQ4CBnfc0L_3mb1LkCWBf-ubIpFugRszLISgb/s400/DSC_0146.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj55w8D-dipPVJes86LpeYw_gYIvK_B2oajSHZODDkIdtvClIaisPGWDgbHJJQnultZAYhuZXjNDyqYF6c6RaYy1manQqpyE3h8ax2asloohx8C_j7wIh6gTIJCl_8Vk8Muc_PzHJIfLAzS/s1600/DSC_0145.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591460145513656050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj55w8D-dipPVJes86LpeYw_gYIvK_B2oajSHZODDkIdtvClIaisPGWDgbHJJQnultZAYhuZXjNDyqYF6c6RaYy1manQqpyE3h8ax2asloohx8C_j7wIh6gTIJCl_8Vk8Muc_PzHJIfLAzS/s400/DSC_0145.JPG" /></a> <br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Dana and Bryan Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04139370201293942323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406475552782701080.post-42322806523955320112011-04-01T09:45:00.000-07:002011-04-01T09:48:19.371-07:00final look with the new grassSo this is what I came home to yesterday.... too bad we have to stay off it for two weeks :( <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Pdei37xtdaCg05XEQ2oy4agE6JJKuaO76C6fqZ2WdwWiBRC2_-Ofu4UGy3tiAQNzju30VLwTGlUEj7nQMO8STCdz3j2mWCjepjWGa4SFVLaYOzM-03ydpMG966hgfJ1qBSK9T9kRHsPW/s1600/IMG_20110331_174642.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590657736400754530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Pdei37xtdaCg05XEQ2oy4agE6JJKuaO76C6fqZ2WdwWiBRC2_-Ofu4UGy3tiAQNzju30VLwTGlUEj7nQMO8STCdz3j2mWCjepjWGa4SFVLaYOzM-03ydpMG966hgfJ1qBSK9T9kRHsPW/s400/IMG_20110331_174642.jpg" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJG4VJ8-rf9hPz4G-6acOSPj2POOSXLkRkUJ4MRICIoVVmBHzycu_CgoVBalR0nyxqXC-cqzySn0GoXkvhkQ1pUp6VPWq5-krqfk1JqCpNiv3FglVd2S4BExtuLrHZftS1lRiLspbQtavJ/s1600/IMG_20110331_174636.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590657730950791554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJG4VJ8-rf9hPz4G-6acOSPj2POOSXLkRkUJ4MRICIoVVmBHzycu_CgoVBalR0nyxqXC-cqzySn0GoXkvhkQ1pUp6VPWq5-krqfk1JqCpNiv3FglVd2S4BExtuLrHZftS1lRiLspbQtavJ/s400/IMG_20110331_174636.jpg" /></a></div>Dana and Bryan Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04139370201293942323noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406475552782701080.post-20942022693450087582011-03-31T11:08:00.000-07:002011-03-31T11:09:07.592-07:00GRASSSSSSGrass is going in todayyyY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJcrHIpuySkAhjlwEjsb867gw5WId8HgTXubxftCJjwm2sKQUSDl0Vg0LzBkuazQHBHCAC9jQ6pgnV7MEFKhe9TOFuf7I_hj9CTbbVcZbWRa_HAxesJqfjFgwQCmn1oIAAdsGWscTLyPrg/s1600/PART951301586212979.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590307592484580210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJcrHIpuySkAhjlwEjsb867gw5WId8HgTXubxftCJjwm2sKQUSDl0Vg0LzBkuazQHBHCAC9jQ6pgnV7MEFKhe9TOFuf7I_hj9CTbbVcZbWRa_HAxesJqfjFgwQCmn1oIAAdsGWscTLyPrg/s400/PART951301586212979.jpg" /></a> Bryan couldn't find kumo this morning.... look where he was... cuddling with Trev :) <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTKVfxA0JHJbdJ47aRIHvwTFQrrC3G1oIoWjFOvdUDrJkzJfcdHbQOorp0AYHO2EQBfu-RsHqJMzsEOxltdwDPpLuaECNuC1u_dQuVCgcm2zndN_LGiNltkzXCQOyXj3qOsObcoAoFIXd/s1600/PART951301583993592.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590307584087819458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTKVfxA0JHJbdJ47aRIHvwTFQrrC3G1oIoWjFOvdUDrJkzJfcdHbQOorp0AYHO2EQBfu-RsHqJMzsEOxltdwDPpLuaECNuC1u_dQuVCgcm2zndN_LGiNltkzXCQOyXj3qOsObcoAoFIXd/s400/PART951301583993592.jpg" /></a> <br /><div></div></div>Dana and Bryan Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04139370201293942323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406475552782701080.post-46532411921203203122011-03-27T15:45:00.000-07:002011-03-29T18:47:37.903-07:00Some decorations for the houseSo any many of you know <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Bryans</span></span> parents are coming this next weekend and Nikki is coming the following weekend. We are trying to get some things done around the house before then.... So this weekend we went out and got some things for the little alcoves and tables in the house as well as a painting for our bedroom. We have these large shelves flanking our family room that have been empty up until now.... granted we were only able to fill one out of the eight shelves, but its a start! <br /><div align="center">painting in our bedroom </div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589683470846823330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU61J5JHNpj0fN3oSrLgH-Vkz-ePd8c880UfWL9O9jVCyImcWOp962e6-srW8NnexRGMcKp9uO1TYOWJlwHhNHa0p2kICU8Z9y9zfeYk2kbhcQ55b5yuGrMyIR-6n9XDeN1Ej7dLGCvkEv/s400/IMG_20110329_184338.jpg" />Entry way table, got some new flowers to liven it up a bit!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoSrNVFnEyGeRWwHDZsQRdHyp0IPKzJQQaQ8Rab4e2cESJI5lCjiiG7vAhDCbIAlyJ9vUuNa9McuOnw8wo3Jn7BNVIbGKhskZw7qXT8cwGHm7KjGgmITYyMPLLM2zsShnhzvQ7xL010-ho/s1600/IMG_20110327_154754.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589552730741814770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRXH7911KKT-SBL8WQoLt-UQVwZCH3e9Wz8ojxjrc7kcRpSy_Do_NS6IpGlo6rrt2AjRjO9oS5EXtTzdr7u2eYH021hVtBB2oxEXnNh0unpiKMSXaMLblYSL19pUotVRdYGmts33UD6ln/s400/IMG_20110328_190608.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">Here is a before and after of our sofa table in the family room. We made it a little more adult with the flowers</div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 290px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589552725268455090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGuxHAEfECROLTaUwpnfVdx3lbkeIbJFR7u_h6017-GjVmEpNAMZNdtHZbqqxlhlLdHUwsXEBrKlDtcqnqmEEW69ilRxF2YrPdwGNcHwSXcFx3pQM047qJ2P4C7G3G-6B7EpsGBSYIKrHw/s400/compare.jpg" /></div><br /><div align="center">Picture <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">easels</span> to display the scrapbooks</div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588895647616491202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoSrNVFnEyGeRWwHDZsQRdHyp0IPKzJQQaQ8Rab4e2cESJI5lCjiiG7vAhDCbIAlyJ9vUuNa9McuOnw8wo3Jn7BNVIbGKhskZw7qXT8cwGHm7KjGgmITYyMPLLM2zsShnhzvQ7xL010-ho/s400/IMG_20110327_154754.jpg" /> This one came <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">pre</span></span>-made . This is the alcove in our bedroom<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLy9kBi8p3U7toeyd9Ho2J0Uxr6svM6I6X4SN0lE8pSU_X58LKyt3YCJamCiP21enfNVYTSy507Wd09lfO6ODzNEw3i8GUdKZY8S07pOdIaVw3Oz72fBr3UF3j73NKZ1R8lIcB-B-i91Ds/s1600/IMG_20110327_153500.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588894857353688626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLy9kBi8p3U7toeyd9Ho2J0Uxr6svM6I6X4SN0lE8pSU_X58LKyt3YCJamCiP21enfNVYTSy507Wd09lfO6ODzNEw3i8GUdKZY8S07pOdIaVw3Oz72fBr3UF3j73NKZ1R8lIcB-B-i91Ds/s400/IMG_20110327_153500.jpg" /></a>This one Bryan and I actually designed... we went to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Michaels</span></span> and picked out the arrangement and vase... it was really fun to see we could actually make something that looks rather high end... this is the alcove at the end of our <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">hallway</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmx3Rx5qtBFjUsfyCIM_OrA9_UKmxnsp4twZvwNX5szIkioZqs0p-IuY7Dad7qzTB0n2QNj8huxxUPP-PGk-EIDu-ea0Pe0Mx2-elxATTLersUlzoXkg_YxaWNd4wKOz9oSZU2SUBHro7i/s1600/IMG_20110327_115123.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588894850754935634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmx3Rx5qtBFjUsfyCIM_OrA9_UKmxnsp4twZvwNX5szIkioZqs0p-IuY7Dad7qzTB0n2QNj8huxxUPP-PGk-EIDu-ea0Pe0Mx2-elxATTLersUlzoXkg_YxaWNd4wKOz9oSZU2SUBHro7i/s400/IMG_20110327_115123.jpg" /></a> </div>Dana and Bryan Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04139370201293942323noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406475552782701080.post-16554185252170084382011-03-21T22:34:00.000-07:002011-03-21T22:37:33.371-07:00patio cover and plantsThe bones of the patio cover is finally done.... They are going to stain it and put in ceiling fans. We are having vines grow on the cover to give us shade in the summer and sun in the winter... Its going to be stained a very dark brown color, almost black, its will look really nice up against our very tan house :)<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXJoLl2Sr_SUeB_nPwPB7CaYG74TmkLUgIrBbPwl3ExPgJeBtujGye4-1W_Ly8XiS-MgV6LxHgNAj1nN980DurP1Ns5zA6w-nNwyjxukWJrFe6wpYp_-YCfa3Dbh5cCusBpM92gI1gUMN/s1600/IMG_20110321_173439.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586773582931472450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXJoLl2Sr_SUeB_nPwPB7CaYG74TmkLUgIrBbPwl3ExPgJeBtujGye4-1W_Ly8XiS-MgV6LxHgNAj1nN980DurP1Ns5zA6w-nNwyjxukWJrFe6wpYp_-YCfa3Dbh5cCusBpM92gI1gUMN/s400/IMG_20110321_173439.jpg" /></a> Yes, we finally have SOME plants!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ5Y4EcIOOm_rc3o8Ph4jX7uQjQ17SoFUo3qSNyWAsntl2HUHJc1GQQ57EwK0AThSndwsTfFIGEqJ6-9q187mJWYG_6-PTF1LykZ6KXlOAxeaZK293dFrv_y7OEXLf0z0BZkeLNnYUTNbe/s1600/IMG_20110317_101353.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586773580456800978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ5Y4EcIOOm_rc3o8Ph4jX7uQjQ17SoFUo3qSNyWAsntl2HUHJc1GQQ57EwK0AThSndwsTfFIGEqJ6-9q187mJWYG_6-PTF1LykZ6KXlOAxeaZK293dFrv_y7OEXLf0z0BZkeLNnYUTNbe/s400/IMG_20110317_101353.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Dana and Bryan Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04139370201293942323noreply@blogger.com0