tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683853714326904002024-03-13T14:11:48.169-07:00Life in Lake Countymeganklhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04892176013038408004noreply@blogger.comBlogger371125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2568385371432690400.post-67933091113246435992013-04-01T20:42:00.004-07:002013-04-01T20:42:45.991-07:00New Blog! <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Is anyone still out there? I've decided to start a new blog. Please join me at <a href="http://zuplustwo.com/">zuplustwo.com</a>! <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;">Join me for Wine Wednesdays, Fit Fridays, and pictures of my dog on any given day of the week :)</span></span>meganklhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04892176013038408004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2568385371432690400.post-54200085334979208052011-10-20T20:56:00.000-07:002011-10-20T20:56:56.730-07:00The Coast<br />
Jake and I headed to the coast for our "weekend." We were only there for one night, but we had a wonderful time visiting with his dad and step mom who were also there for vacation. <br />
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We visited a winery while we were there. It was right on the coast and very beautiful. They also had the cutest puppy wandering around.<br />
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I love the ocean. It just boggles my mind to be standing on the edge of the continent and know that there's nothing but water for thousands of miles.meganklhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04892176013038408004noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2568385371432690400.post-39822829920383907732011-10-13T18:54:00.000-07:002011-10-13T19:58:35.242-07:00Healdsburg Sip N Cycle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A few months ago I received an email from Groupon for half off a Sip N Cycle tour. Jake and I had been wanting to do one for a while, but we never seriously looked into it. The Groupon was for HALF off the tour though and I could not pass it up. I was one of the first few to purchase the deal and anxiously waited for the remaining coupons to be sold so that the deal would go into effect. Luckily, the minimum number of tours were purchased. We happened to purchase the deal in the middle of summer when it was hot and biking and wine tasting didn't seem so appealing in 100 degree heat. Well the temps finally cooled and we went on our tour yesterday!<br />
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<br />meganklhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04892176013038408004noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2568385371432690400.post-56967885590046451292011-10-09T07:00:00.000-07:002011-10-09T07:00:06.063-07:00Are you Megan's husband? AKA my moment of fameFYI: Lake County is small. Really small. And most people I meet in the community know of Jake, or at least someone in his family. This has both positive and negative aspects. The positive is that Jake has a pretty good reputation. He didn't break the hearts of too many girls in high school and he's never been one to have any enemies. So when people learn that I'm his wife, I always feel so proud to be associated with someone that is loved by so many people. <br />
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And now for the negative....(okay it's not so much a negative as it is a funny story). The other day someone came into work and when they learned my last name they said "So Celia is your sister in law?" Ummm...no. Celia is Jake's step mom and my mother in law. NOT sister in law. I mean, she looks great for her age and all, but I still thought it was a bit odd. And apparently it's time to buy some wrinkle cream. <br />
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So back to the real story I meant to tell....<br />
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I was at work the day before the big cycling event and there were several people that came to do some wine tasting that had travelled from out of town for the race. One couple was really excited to talk about the race. We chatted for a while about how I was doing the short course and Jake was doing the long one. They ended up signing up for the wine club and in return, got a copy of our quarterly newsletter. This particular newsletter contained my intro to the winery. It explained where I'm from and how I got here (Jake). It also mentioned where I went to school. I might have even discussed these details with the couple in person, but I can't really remember because I basically tell the same story each time when someone asks if I'm originally from Lake County. <br />
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So fast forward to the next day. Jake was wearing his OSU cycling jersey and at one of the rest stops, someone said "Are you Megan's husband?" It was the newest wine club member!<br />
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I'm pretty sure that this is the first time ever that he's been asked if he's related to me as opposed to the many many times that people have asked if I'm related to him or one of his family members. I felt famous.meganklhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04892176013038408004noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2568385371432690400.post-3601234973811869532011-10-08T07:00:00.000-07:002011-10-08T07:00:01.037-07:00Two Days In TahoeWe headed out to Tahoe a couple of weeks ago to celebrate our 2nd anniversary. We went in the middle of the week since I work weekends and I've decided that we should do all of our trips during the middle of the week. It was so quiet and not crowded. Also, rooms are really cheap during the middle of the week. <br />
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We arrived late on Tuesday night and went straight to bed. We slept in the next day, went to breakfast, and then drove to Tahoe City to go on a bike ride. This actually turned out to be a not so great experience. I recently got new bike pedals and shoes for my bike and I'd only used them a few times before. I hadn't had too many problems, but on this particular day I wore a new pair of socks that were much thinner than the ones I typically wear. This caused me to have a lot of extra room in my shoes. And this caused a lot of problems when I would try to unclip from the pedals. I fell twice. And after the second fall I was just done for the day. I think we only biked about 14 miles, but it took us around an hour and a half due to all the problems. I was ready to swear off cycling for good. We vowed to rent bikes the next time we go to Tahoe. We saw so many people on fun, recreational type bikes that they were just cruising around on. I was jealous that they all looked like they were having so much fun and I was definitely not. <br />
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This was my first time to visit Tahoe and I can't wait to go back. Maybe I'll even give some winter activities a try.meganklhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04892176013038408004noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2568385371432690400.post-65760519293579597862011-10-07T07:00:00.000-07:002011-10-07T07:00:08.325-07:00Zulu UpdateFirst off, I can't believe she's going to have her first b-day so soon! Maybe her TX grandma will send her some birthday cookies ;) We'll probably take her to her CA grandma's house for a party with her two puppy friends so they'll need some cookies too. <br />
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She's been going to CA grandma's house a lot lately. We love it. She comes home at the end of the day and she's exhausted from running and playing. Unfortunately, the rainy season is starting up and she won't be able to play outside very much. She has soooo much energy and even one day of being at home causes her to be super annoying. This is mostly our own fault though because we definitely haven't given her proper training yet. We should probably work on that....<br />
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We took Zu to be groomed a month or so ago and I can't say I was pleased with the results. She came home pretty much completely bald with the exception of her tail being left super furry. I understood that they had to shave her because her fur had a bunch of knots and stickers stuck in it. I'm a little confused about why her tail was left so furry though. <br />
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I pretty much had a heart attack when she walked through the door though. She looked so "poodle" and it freaked me out.<br />
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It really came at a perfect time though. It was the middle of the summer and her coat was just too much for her in the summer heat. It's starting to grow back now and she's getting cuter and cuter every day. <br />
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This was my first time to attend the Sonoma County Fair. I was pretty impressed. First off, they have horse races! So classy! Neither of us had ever attended a horse race before and we totally lucked out on free tickets. As we were walking up to the ticket booth to purchase general admission, a lady stopped us and asked if we wanted her extra tickets. Her tickets included the fair AND the races! We used our savings to purchase extra food. <br />
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So here are the pictures. Not much to commentate on seeing as how it's pretty much just a typical fair...<br />
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We went to the Sonoma county fair (some time in August). <i>Full post coming soon.</i><br />
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Zulu will turn one in a few weeks (October 26). <i>Detailed Zulu update and pictures coming soon. </i><br />
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We went to Tahoe for two days (Sept. 21-22). <i>Beautiful pictures and a humorous story coming soon.</i><br />
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I survived the Pear Festival weekend (Sept. 23-25) at work. This included a kick off country concert and bbq on a Friday night (I actually was able to attend for fun and not have to work the event, but it was still somewhat work related), the actual day of the Pear Festival (one of our busiest days of the year) and our annual Harvest Party the next night. It was a fabulous cajun themed event. I don't have any of my own pictures, but there are some on the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wildhurst-Vineyards/255638501119454">Wildhurst Facebook page</a>. The event was a huge success and I was so excited to be a part of it. <br />
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We attended the wedding of two wonderful people last weekend. I didn't take a single picture, but it was so beautiful and probably one of the most personal and entertaining ceremonies I've ever witnessed. <br />
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We also did the Konocti Challenge last Saturday. I did the 40 mile bike ride and Jake did the 100 mile course!!!<br />
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I know it doesn't look like I did a bike ride at all, but I did. I just happened to have time to go home and shower before Jake completed the race. I'm so proud of Jake for accomplishing this huge goal. He worked so hard and I think he had a pretty good time doing it too. <br />
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For our next athletic challenge, we're considering the Orange County full marathon in May. I've been having some foot problems though so we'll see how I feel after the end of my half marathon on October 29th. We were considering the New Orleans marathon in March, but I might need to take a considerable amount of time off after the race this month and I want to have plenty of time to recover and then train again. <br />
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I think that pretty much sums up the past couple of months. I'm sure I've forgotten some important details, but you get the gist of it, right?meganklhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04892176013038408004noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2568385371432690400.post-36296014638272577912011-08-25T20:37:00.000-07:002011-08-25T20:39:28.699-07:00An Afternoon in HealdsburgIt's funny how this blogging thing works....when I had a job that I was unhappy with, and thus not really loving life so much, I somehow found a lot to blog about. I think that I was trying to make my life appear better than it really was. Ironically, I'm still doing a lot of fun things (though not always on the weekends) but I feel less motivation to blog about them. This is partially because my new job really wears me out. I'm tired in a good way, but I barely have enough energy to make dinner at night, so blogging hasn't been a big priority.<br />
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On the other hand though, one of my biggest reasons for blogging is to keep my family up to date on our lives so I will try to make more of an effort to blog about the fun times I'm having (even if it's mostly work related these days).<br />
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Today we had a wonderful afternoon in Healdsburg and I took a lot of pictures. We went to a couple different wineries that a friend recommended and they were wonderful.<br />
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Our first stop was Quivira:<br />
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They had some wonderful wines, but our favorite was the Grenache. We purchased a bottle and got 30% off with an inter winery discount!<br />
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Quivira is organic and biodynamic. I don't know much about the biodynamic thing, but I think it has something to do with the stars and moon and other things of that nature. Google it if you're interested.<br />
Along with their great wine, they also had an amazing garden and farm area.<br />
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We had a wonderful time and plan on taking advantage of the inter winery discount again in the near future. meganklhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04892176013038408004noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2568385371432690400.post-35041590228575094902011-08-11T18:07:00.000-07:002011-08-11T18:17:28.034-07:00Cutest Pillows EverWhen we went to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Napa</span> several weeks ago we found a store that had a bunch of cute items. Some of the cutest were dish towels and pillows from <a href="http://www.catstudio.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">catstudio</span></a>. I ended up purchasing a dish towel for my mom's birthday, but I recently checked out their website and really fell in love. If these weren't so pricey I would purchase the following pillows:
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<br /><div style="text-align: left;">These are all hand stitched, thus explaining the hefty price tag. I don't think I'll ever be able to justify $149 for a pillow, but I'll continue to check the website in case they ever have a 75% off sale.
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<br />meganklhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04892176013038408004noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2568385371432690400.post-78212192257654534662011-08-03T11:19:00.000-07:002011-08-03T11:58:51.564-07:00Where oh where have I been?It's been almost a month since my last post! Well it's been a busy month to say the least.<br /><br />First, I got a new job. It's a fabulous new job and I love it more than any job I've ever had. I'm working at a tasting room for a local winery. I'm managing the wine club, pouring wine for people, and learning as much as I can about the wine industry.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NwSA8mAKJE8/TjmXcCBbxPI/AAAAAAAADMg/JngMkkfMdqw/s1600/tasting%2Broom.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NwSA8mAKJE8/TjmXcCBbxPI/AAAAAAAADMg/JngMkkfMdqw/s400/tasting%2Broom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636702916465902834" border="0" /></a><br />Soon after my new job started, we had another incident with Zulu (see <a href="http://meganandjakeinlv.blogspot.com/2011/06/cat-claw-meets-dog-eye.html">here</a> for first major incident). Jake decided to take <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Zu</span> for a ride in his jeep one afternoon. He strapped her in with her harness and took off down Main St. Not too long after their ride began, Zulu decided to work her way out of the harness and tried to crawl out of the jeep, Marley and Me style. Jake reached down to grab her and ended up hitting a parked car. Luckily nobody was injured, but the car was totaled, Jake's jeep was damaged, and Zulu sat in a puddle of motor oil, thus staining her entire back end. One month and several baths later and she still looks ridiculous.<br /><br />I also went on a trip to Texas this past month. I was there for 8 days and it was fabulous. I did normal things like shopping, eating, movies and just plain hanging out, but it was the most fun I've had in a long time. I miss my friends and family so much. I've tried to convince all of them to just move to California, but nobody took me up on the offer. I didn't really have much to offer them besides cooler temperatures and the ability to see me on a regular basis, but I would have thought that would be more than enough incentive ;)<br /><br />The only downfall of my new job is that it requires me to work on the weekends. This means I'll probably have fewer fun adventures to post about on the blog, but I'll try to make my weekdays off a little more exciting.<br /><br />Oh one thing before I start my chores for the day....<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xP7cQnOcU7I" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><br />This is the trailer for the movie that was <a href="http://meganandjakeinlv.blogspot.com/2010/11/val-kilmer-in-kelseyville.html">partially filmed in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Kelseyville</span></a>. The street that's shown at :13 in the trailer is Main Street. Sadly, most of the store fronts are deserted in real life and I think even more have closed since they filmed last year. Also, the Sheriff's Office is actually an abandoned building next to the tasting room. I'm curious to see if it will be shown at all in the movie.meganklhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04892176013038408004noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2568385371432690400.post-54572912740816633672011-07-06T10:40:00.000-07:002011-07-06T11:17:46.347-07:00A Day in NapaLast weekend we made an impromptu trip to Napa. Napa is about an hour and a half away, but the drive seems to go quickly because of the beautiful scenery.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-veaBE4feXaw/ThSlfVAleVI/AAAAAAAADMY/hQ-W7wge5z8/s1600/napa5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-veaBE4feXaw/ThSlfVAleVI/AAAAAAAADMY/hQ-W7wge5z8/s400/napa5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626303792126720338" border="0" /></a><br />Our first stop was the <a href="http://napariverwalk.com/">Napa Riverwalk</a>. This was actually really disappointing though. There were several nice looking restaurants, but very few stores. The whole area was actually really deserted for a Sunday afternoon. I suppose most people go to Napa to wine taste, but I expected there to more going on near the river on a holiday weekend.<br /><br />After walking around the riverwalk and nearby downtown area, we drove a short distance to the <a href="http://www.oxbowpublicmarket.com/">Oxbow Market</a>. This place was pretty cool. We purchased some AMAZING lemon pita chips and fresh blackberries. We also tasted some olive oils, browsed a spice shop and ate a couple of cupcakes.<br /><br />We then drove around trying to find some more things to do. We felt like maybe were just missing the "happening" Napa area, but it turned out to just not exist. I did find a World Market to shop at and there was a pet store nearby so Jake spent his time there. He purchased a new bed for Zulu, but she's already ruined it!<br /><br />Our next mission was to find a place to eat, but we couldn't find anything that seemed appealing. Now before you go crazy on me for not being able to find a place to eat in Napa, just hear me out...I'm well aware that Napa is home to several famous and probably delicious restaurants, but we wanted something low key and we were definitely not dressed in proper attire for a nice restaurant. So we headed for St. Helena to go to a place we've been before. We ended up at what used to be Taylor's Automatic Refresher, a Triple D place. It's now called Gott's Roadside, but they have the exact same menu. Ironically there's a Gott's right next to the Oxbow Market, but we didn't realize it was the former Taylor's and we passed it up because we weren't very hungry after going to the market.<br /><br />The next time we go to Napa it will definitely be for wine tasting and not shopping/walking around. It's a beautiful place, but we should have put a little more research and planning into our spontaneous trip :)meganklhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04892176013038408004noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2568385371432690400.post-42201863724729894632011-06-30T19:20:00.000-07:002011-06-30T20:10:54.577-07:00Favorite MagazinesIt seems like just yesterday that I was eagerly checking the mail for the latest copy of Seventeen or Teen Vogue. For some reason, even admitting that I love the following two magazines makes me feel like an old woman. Not that "old women" are their target audience, but I still feel like I should be reading Seventeen and not magazines for the Martha Stewart crowd. Apparently I'm a grown up now and would rather read about food and cleaning than boys and clothes. <br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q0gkYPwgINA/Tg0vC4FyH6I/AAAAAAAADL4/NLGQ9uaROHI/s1600/july-cover_365.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 365px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q0gkYPwgINA/Tg0vC4FyH6I/AAAAAAAADL4/NLGQ9uaROHI/s400/july-cover_365.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624203236118503330" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.realsimple.com/magazine-more/index.html">Real Simple</a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WkcFFMq1QwE/Tg0vDIyMJjI/AAAAAAAADMA/nBTOG4_JlxM/s1600/1306209450_wholeliving.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 369px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WkcFFMq1QwE/Tg0vDIyMJjI/AAAAAAAADMA/nBTOG4_JlxM/s400/1306209450_wholeliving.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624203240599725618" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.wholeliving.com/">Whole Living</a><br /></div><br /><br />Honestly though, I'm pretty sure I've always been a Real Simple/Whole Living girl at heart. I was never <span style="font-style: italic;">really</span> into hair or makeup and although I wanted to dress and look like the girls in Seventeen, I never came close. In fact, my favorite part of the teen magazines were the "most embarrassing moments" sections that readers contributed to each month. I never contributed a story, but I'm sure I could have made it into an issue or two. To add to my teenage coolness factor, I'm pretty sure I also had a subscription to Architectural Digest. Maybe it's not such a surprise that I didn't date much (or at all) during high school. <br /><br />Luckily, I've snagged a cute boy and can can enjoy cooking, cleaning, and living my old lady lifestyle without shame. My mom purchased a Real Simple subscription for me a while ago and I love all the recipes, cleaning tips, craft ideas and other fun articles. She also introduced me to Whole Living. She gave me a copy to read on a plane ride last month and I read the copy at the airport and picked up another issue before I got on the plane. I just signed up for for a subscription today for only $10 for 10 issues. I just checked the going rate for Real Simple and it's only $24 for 12 issues. Both are such a bargain! <br /><br />P.S. <a href="https://subscribe.hearstmags.com/subscribe/seventeen/61696">Seventeen</a> is currently going for $15 for 30 issues! So feel free to indulge in that if you'd like ;)meganklhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04892176013038408004noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2568385371432690400.post-26483673282423192122011-06-19T12:48:00.000-07:002011-06-19T13:26:15.181-07:00Sonoma County Balloon Classic<div style="text-align: center;">Jake and I woke up ridiculously early on Saturday morning to attend the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Sonoma</span> County Balloon Classic. We left at 4:45 so that we wouldn't miss the 6:30 launch.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JW5TpPrq3dY/Tf5XJnDvsuI/AAAAAAAADLc/4Mwg9Bvr4fk/s1600/balloon1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JW5TpPrq3dY/Tf5XJnDvsuI/AAAAAAAADLc/4Mwg9Bvr4fk/s400/balloon1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620025207620088546" border="0" /></a>This was actually my second time to attend the festival. I went several years ago when I was staying with Jake's grandma in Santa Rosa while doing an internship. She met us at the festival this year.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a531w96k-9g/Tf5WNSGyRFI/AAAAAAAADK8/CZQkUTWhLCs/s1600/balloon3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a531w96k-9g/Tf5WNSGyRFI/AAAAAAAADK8/CZQkUTWhLCs/s400/balloon3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620024171203544146" border="0" /></a>There was heavy fog in Windsor where the festival was taking place so the launch time was delayed. Fortunately, the fog had cleared enough by around 7:00 so a couple of balloons took off. <br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_AhS8spheko/Tf5TYkzZOvI/AAAAAAAADJE/iBW-d6eNHsE/s1600/balloon32.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_AhS8spheko/Tf5TYkzZOvI/AAAAAAAADJE/iBW-d6eNHsE/s400/balloon32.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620021066666162930" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P4LTBRZpyrI/Tf5WN6EyVbI/AAAAAAAADLE/QYMSH2vovxU/s1600/balloon5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P4LTBRZpyrI/Tf5WN6EyVbI/AAAAAAAADLE/QYMSH2vovxU/s400/balloon5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620024181932578226" border="0" /></a>Unfortunately, the wind started to pick up and the rest of the balloons were unable to launch. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GC3mAMVOssA/Tf5WOfdVAUI/AAAAAAAADLM/_wXymOQQ9aI/s1600/balloon13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GC3mAMVOssA/Tf5WOfdVAUI/AAAAAAAADLM/_wXymOQQ9aI/s400/balloon13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620024191967625538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5F01rurk0bU/Tf5UJtxH3RI/AAAAAAAADKE/NzojW0Ohk-s/s1600/balloon15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5F01rurk0bU/Tf5UJtxH3RI/AAAAAAAADKE/NzojW0Ohk-s/s400/balloon15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620021910886145298" border="0" /></a>We had a fun time walking around and looking at all the grounded balloons though! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uSPL0v7NpMQ/Tf5UJA1iOtI/AAAAAAAADJ8/bhD1ILiRgj4/s1600/balloon18.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uSPL0v7NpMQ/Tf5UJA1iOtI/AAAAAAAADJ8/bhD1ILiRgj4/s400/balloon18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620021898825054930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x6fYn_u9O4U/Tf5UH5EuNPI/AAAAAAAADJ0/V78EIjShJ9M/s1600/balloon20.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x6fYn_u9O4U/Tf5UH5EuNPI/AAAAAAAADJ0/V78EIjShJ9M/s400/balloon20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620021879561401586" border="0" /></a><br />This fish balloon was my favorite. It was called 'Sushi'.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QxLHVRlUfRM/Tf5UHUPFNVI/AAAAAAAADJs/u-iKbGh3cU8/s1600/balloon23.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QxLHVRlUfRM/Tf5UHUPFNVI/AAAAAAAADJs/u-iKbGh3cU8/s400/balloon23.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620021869672740178" border="0" /></a>It was pretty chilly out so we warmed up by staying near the balloons that had to fire up every few minutes in order to stay inflated.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mbqh9F62hb0/Tf5UKQmWaAI/AAAAAAAADKM/LHgZ0PTu91w/s1600/balloon24.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mbqh9F62hb0/Tf5UKQmWaAI/AAAAAAAADKM/LHgZ0PTu91w/s400/balloon24.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620021920236201986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nQl51Aq4Pyg/Tf5TamoNQLI/AAAAAAAADJc/-PTgC_01nuk/s1600/balloon26.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nQl51Aq4Pyg/Tf5TamoNQLI/AAAAAAAADJc/-PTgC_01nuk/s400/balloon26.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620021101515849906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-crdlitd6-5E/Tf5TZ0jTT6I/AAAAAAAADJU/RshPnB6X_tQ/s1600/balloon27.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-crdlitd6-5E/Tf5TZ0jTT6I/AAAAAAAADJU/RshPnB6X_tQ/s400/balloon27.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620021088073502626" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UcWeUUFC5W4/Tf5TbX6D9ZI/AAAAAAAADJk/AyRUQ4pcCMc/s1600/balloon25.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UcWeUUFC5W4/Tf5TbX6D9ZI/AAAAAAAADJk/AyRUQ4pcCMc/s400/balloon25.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620021114744075666" border="0" /></a><br />I'm already excited for next year's event. I'd love to attend the big balloon festival in Albuquerque, NM one day. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kSLzZPgMORE/Tf5TZCG3NmI/AAAAAAAADJM/DOo3ZkOhAB8/s1600/balloon28.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kSLzZPgMORE/Tf5TZCG3NmI/AAAAAAAADJM/DOo3ZkOhAB8/s400/balloon28.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620021074532447842" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div>meganklhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04892176013038408004noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2568385371432690400.post-59705024036734607342011-06-17T05:41:00.000-07:002011-06-17T11:51:17.640-07:00Cobbstock 2011<div align="center">Last Saturday we attended an all day concert event up on the mountain. It was held at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Jellystone</span> Park and I must say, I'm not really a "camper", but this place is so cute and so much fun that I would actually consider staying a night. Outside. In a tent. Maybe 2 nights since they have showers.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619170806447675954" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A_hbblIBG1c/TftOE6qPGjI/AAAAAAAADIs/yTRxi5wEKkE/s400/sign.jpg" /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jSHElJYXqvw/TftOEE9qTFI/AAAAAAAADIk/5SnNk747vAA/s1600/boats.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619170792033635410" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jSHElJYXqvw/TftOEE9qTFI/AAAAAAAADIk/5SnNk747vAA/s400/boats.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q3ppGkohuDM/TftODpio7iI/AAAAAAAADIc/TNG79M6XYVM/s1600/mini%2Bhorses.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619170784672542242" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q3ppGkohuDM/TftODpio7iI/AAAAAAAADIc/TNG79M6XYVM/s400/mini%2Bhorses.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZtofUWQecNU/TftOFXf5g_I/AAAAAAAADI0/33bK5K5U_yg/s1600/jellystone.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619170814188946418" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZtofUWQecNU/TftOFXf5g_I/AAAAAAAADI0/33bK5K5U_yg/s400/jellystone.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_QwWR5DxpXE/TftODHK5bUI/AAAAAAAADIU/bI7rKmKwEB4/s1600/grounds.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619170775446154562" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_QwWR5DxpXE/TftODHK5bUI/AAAAAAAADIU/bI7rKmKwEB4/s400/grounds.jpg" /></a> Jake's dad and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">step mom</span> are in the band that headlined the event. It was so much fun watching them perform.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lBt8S5lTBIs/TftNDc0xaPI/AAAAAAAADIE/CQt0ss5_zss/s1600/band7.jpg"></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IwN50N3BLzU/TftOZe6fmeI/AAAAAAAADI8/8IIiBvvjTUc/s1600/band8.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619171159776926178" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IwN50N3BLzU/TftOZe6fmeI/AAAAAAAADI8/8IIiBvvjTUc/s400/band8.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Jake's <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">step mom</span> is the one singing and his dad is the one to her right, playing bass.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VkjmMWQ3Kjw/TftNCiXpIQI/AAAAAAAADH8/gKbIzaGnIi0/s1600/band10.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619169666055872770" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VkjmMWQ3Kjw/TftNCiXpIQI/AAAAAAAADH8/gKbIzaGnIi0/s400/band10.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NILdgSF1XjQ/TftNCK5SrqI/AAAAAAAADH0/DywaSgtR8qo/s1600/band12.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619169659754557090" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NILdgSF1XjQ/TftNCK5SrqI/AAAAAAAADH0/DywaSgtR8qo/s400/band12.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mCdQmlRqj9o/TftNBuHhY_I/AAAAAAAADHs/I7uZK7Z4nk8/s1600/band13.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619169652029613042" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mCdQmlRqj9o/TftNBuHhY_I/AAAAAAAADHs/I7uZK7Z4nk8/s400/band13.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bOxKRFns8Ls/TftND1dM2TI/AAAAAAAADIM/7eV82_AaMe4/s1600/band.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619169688359328050" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bOxKRFns8Ls/TftND1dM2TI/AAAAAAAADIM/7eV82_AaMe4/s400/band.jpg" /></a><br />We had a great time and are already excited for <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Cobbstock</span> 2012!</div>meganklhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04892176013038408004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2568385371432690400.post-39689732341445326482011-06-11T06:00:00.000-07:002011-06-11T06:00:02.826-07:00Green Cleaning<div style="text-align: left;">I made my own cleaning supplies! I've been meaning to do this for a while, but just got around to it yesterday. I'm so glad I finally did. So easy to do, super cheap, and your house doesn't smell like harmful chemicals!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uNHqCSNlth0/TfMI9C3L20I/AAAAAAAADHc/XU2yorCk2as/s1600/supplies.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uNHqCSNlth0/TfMI9C3L20I/AAAAAAAADHc/XU2yorCk2as/s400/supplies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616843005094517570" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dO3GROOB4VE/TfMI8m-n6jI/AAAAAAAADHU/-GHn6Sgyqs0/s1600/bottles.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dO3GROOB4VE/TfMI8m-n6jI/AAAAAAAADHU/-GHn6Sgyqs0/s400/bottles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616842997609523762" border="0" /></a>Here are some recipes in case you want to make your own:<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Furniture polish:<br /><br />1 cup olive oil<br />1/2 cup lemon juice<br /><br />Glass cleaner:<br /><br />1 1/2 cup white vinegar<br />1/2 cup water<br /><br />All purpose cleaner:<br /><br />1 tsp Borax<br />1/2 tsp baking soda<br />2 tablespoons lemon juice<br />1 cup hot water<br /><br />Toilet cleaner (not pictured)<br /><br />1 cup of vinegar in the toilet with a sprinkle of baking soda. Let it soak while you clean the rest of the bathroom and then scrub.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I'm really pleased with the results. FYI about the glass cleaner though...it looks really streaky when first applied and then wiped off, but once it dries it looks great!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I also hung my clothes outside for the first time! This was much more time consuming than I had expected, but I think it will be worth it in the long run.<br /></div></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Sc10ZmL9ilQ/TfMI8ErRJVI/AAAAAAAADHM/bBHtCbRucEk/s1600/clothes3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Sc10ZmL9ilQ/TfMI8ErRJVI/AAAAAAAADHM/bBHtCbRucEk/s400/clothes3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616842988401534290" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">In other green news, we picked up our latest CSA box the other day:<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sNjQP3upcuY/TfMMP7dQIrI/AAAAAAAADHk/kdfIT_pGXfQ/s1600/csa%2Bweek%2B4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sNjQP3upcuY/TfMMP7dQIrI/AAAAAAAADHk/kdfIT_pGXfQ/s400/csa%2Bweek%2B4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616846628059095730" border="0" /></a>This week's bounty included green beans, lettuce, broccoli, chard, carrots, raspberries and onions.<br /></div></div>meganklhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04892176013038408004noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2568385371432690400.post-43691588224961815902011-06-10T22:49:00.000-07:002011-06-11T08:54:30.052-07:00Cat Claw Meets Dog Eye<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-58cqw-UfOpI/TfMCuFJVwXI/AAAAAAAADGk/xhyL78FCriE/s1600/empty%2Bhouse.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-isZhDbvxmQ0/TfMCvR4NaEI/AAAAAAAADG8/teL9S4Al8aU/s1600/zu.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-isZhDbvxmQ0/TfMCvR4NaEI/AAAAAAAADG8/teL9S4Al8aU/s400/zu.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616836171537410114" border="0" /></a><br />It's been a rough week. A really rough week. On Tuesday morning I was taking a shower and Jake came in and asked if I'd noticed anything weird about Zulu's eye. I had just seen her a few minutes earlier and all was fine. I got out of the shower and took one look at her and told Jake to take her to the vet. He took her, but the local vet was unable to really assess the situation so the referred us to an animal eye specialist in Santa Rosa. We took her that afternoon, but the vet wasn't able to see too well into the eye either. She gave us 3 different eye drops and 3 oral medications to give Zulu and told us to return on Thursday. She suspected she would need to do surgery at this time, but told us there was a chance the eye would heal itself and not need an operation.<br /><br />On the way home I realized <span style="font-style: italic;">how</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Zu</span>'s injury happened. Right before I got in the shower that morning I noticed that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Zu</span> had the cat in a corner. I tried to pick up the cat to move her, but she was already on the run. She slipped out of my hands and her back paws went into the air. Zulu's face was in the wrong place at the wrong time and one of the claws caught her eye :(<br /><br />We took extra good care of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Zu</span> over the next day and a half and then returned to the eye specialist on Thursday. Luckily the vet thought she'd improved a lot and did not think surgery was necessary at that time! However, she told us that after 3 weeks, she'd be able to see all the way to the eye lens. If the lens is scratched, then it will have to be removed and she'll be unable to see out of that eye. She has another appointment on Monday and we hope to get another positive report.<br /><br />The poor thing just looks so pitiful and our hearts break for her. She is making me a nervous wreck too. Any time she walks around I'm so paranoid that she's going to run into something. I semi baby proofed the living room so that I had a little less to worry about, but there are plenty of things she could still run into. I'm also super paranoid that the cat is going to swat at her face if she gets too close. She doesn't have front claws, but even just a swat to the face could permanently injure her eye.<br /><br />I'll be so glad when she is healed completely and we can breathe for a second. She's been such a trooper and I wish I could take her pain and discomfort away. I know it sounds ridiculous, but I really wish I could trade places with her.meganklhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04892176013038408004noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2568385371432690400.post-34782502579779240712011-06-06T06:00:00.000-07:002011-06-06T06:00:09.741-07:00My Very Own Clothesline<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cWnvpnN__ec/TehYXsfPxOI/AAAAAAAADGQ/Vd5isMG6iTI/s1600/clothesline2.jpg"></a>No, I'm not designing clothes now, I'm hanging them out to dry!! Well, to be honest, I have not actually used the clothesline yet. It's been raining for several days now and hanging your clothes outside in the rain kinda defeats the purpose.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cWnvpnN__ec/TehYXsfPxOI/AAAAAAAADGQ/Vd5isMG6iTI/s1600/clothesline2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cWnvpnN__ec/TehYXsfPxOI/AAAAAAAADGQ/Vd5isMG6iTI/s400/clothesline2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613834099619775714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t-cxbhI7dhI/TehYX2pho6I/AAAAAAAADGY/fLVYVzsKoSA/s1600/clothesline.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t-cxbhI7dhI/TehYX2pho6I/AAAAAAAADGY/fLVYVzsKoSA/s400/clothesline.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613834102347244450" border="0" /></a>Jake built this for me while I was in Texas and I was so excited to find my surprise. I'm pretty sure he thinks I'm crazy for being so excited about this, especially since I hate doing laundry and all, but I think it's going to turn my laundry frown upside down.<br /><br />Yes, it will require additional work, but just think of the energy I'll save! PG&E keeps threatening to come install a smart meter at our house so I'm going to do everything I can to reduce the amount of money they take from us each month. Smart meter or not, I'm pretty sure they're robbing us. How else do you explain energy bills for the same amount or more during months when neither the air conditioner or heater have been turned on? I'm also convinced that smart meters cause cancer. I'm not sure if this has definitely been proven, but I'm scared to have one on our house. I've also heard that they typically result in higher energy bills. And can someone please explain why they intend to charge HIGHER rates to people that use LESS energy? I guess it makes sense from a business standpoint, but I find it highly unethical.<br /><br />Ugh, enough about PG&E...I have a new clothesline!meganklhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04892176013038408004noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2568385371432690400.post-58126194389023576922011-06-05T06:00:00.000-07:002011-06-05T06:00:11.681-07:00Zulu's Hippo<div style="text-align: center;">My mom purchased this toy for Zulu when I was in Texas.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XsoOoxfSuBw/TehV29dNByI/AAAAAAAADGI/djHUvPtqa7o/s1600/hippo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XsoOoxfSuBw/TehV29dNByI/AAAAAAAADGI/djHUvPtqa7o/s400/hippo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613831338215671586" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It's her new favorite thing.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dRVLZvEGmGg/TehV2lu_vHI/AAAAAAAADGA/BNsfUitg0i8/s1600/zulu.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dRVLZvEGmGg/TehV2lu_vHI/AAAAAAAADGA/BNsfUitg0i8/s400/zulu.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613831331847847026" border="0" /></a>I'm not sure why it never occurred to me that she'd love a soft toy like this. She's always running off with dish towels and socks to chew on so this is a perfect compromise! Not to mention, she looks absolutely adorable toting this little guy around.<br /><br /></div>meganklhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04892176013038408004noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2568385371432690400.post-86166770160620958502011-06-04T06:00:00.000-07:002011-06-04T06:00:07.145-07:00Brassfield WineryLast week I was able to tag along with Jake when he went to do some finishing touches on one of his jobs. I walked around the <a href="http://www.brassfieldestate.com/">winery</a> and snapped a few pictures while he worked. <br /><br />This place is so hidden, but it's so beautiful and definitely worth a visit. I'm sure they have great wine, but I was more interested in the landscape.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lSWUp5jVzao/TehTYkyMfvI/AAAAAAAADF4/_vHwRGTUTy0/s1600/winery2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lSWUp5jVzao/TehTYkyMfvI/AAAAAAAADF4/_vHwRGTUTy0/s400/winery2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613828617173499634" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-POIbFf81shQ/TehTYXqOOUI/AAAAAAAADFw/RAyFMWvQKtE/s1600/winery4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-POIbFf81shQ/TehTYXqOOUI/AAAAAAAADFw/RAyFMWvQKtE/s400/winery4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613828613650397506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7P9zTLCwpfw/TehTX46zvFI/AAAAAAAADFo/OeHt-aoWdac/s1600/grapes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7P9zTLCwpfw/TehTX46zvFI/AAAAAAAADFo/OeHt-aoWdac/s400/grapes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613828605398465618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v7fCcVS8uA8/TehTXjrQ7-I/AAAAAAAADFg/eZJZWlVerM4/s1600/winery5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v7fCcVS8uA8/TehTXjrQ7-I/AAAAAAAADFg/eZJZWlVerM4/s400/winery5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613828599696125922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lSWUp5jVzao/TehTYkyMfvI/AAAAAAAADF4/_vHwRGTUTy0/s1600/winery2.jpg"><br /></a>meganklhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04892176013038408004noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2568385371432690400.post-83379146751410497262011-06-03T06:00:00.000-07:002011-06-03T06:00:13.591-07:00CSA Week 3I realize it's a bit odd that I show off a picture of vegetables each week. It would be even more odd if I took a picture of everything I purchase at the grocery store each week (though you would probably be amazed at how much food only 2 people can consume). But the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">CSA</span> is so much cooler than the grocery store! Everything is always so beautiful and I get so excited each week when I go to pick up my box (from a bookstore of all places). Besides, I know my mom appreciates pictures of beautiful fruit and veggies and this blog mostly caters to her anyway, so here you go, mom...enjoy!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a_QSsNlNVyU/TehOPB0iFzI/AAAAAAAADFI/lG1UUS8mZSE/s1600/csa.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a_QSsNlNVyU/TehOPB0iFzI/AAAAAAAADFI/lG1UUS8mZSE/s400/csa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613822955611100978" border="0" /></a>This week's box included peaches, beets, melon, asparagus, kale and radishes.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Speaking of beautiful food, doesn't this blackened tuna steak on mango salsa/relish look awesome?<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4kWJbtqWnUQ/TehPo0E98nI/AAAAAAAADFY/r-IrnLmb_5g/s1600/fish.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4kWJbtqWnUQ/TehPo0E98nI/AAAAAAAADFY/r-IrnLmb_5g/s400/fish.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613824498110165618" border="0" /></a><br />Well it was AWFUL! I severely undercooked the fish and we ended up throwing it in the microwave. Big mistake. Do NOT ever microwave fish. This is what I get for straying from vegan cooking. <br /></div></div>meganklhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04892176013038408004noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2568385371432690400.post-72183322544384145592011-06-02T19:04:00.000-07:002011-06-02T20:33:35.853-07:00This is what my mom looks like...<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a8LgSOtG-bE/TehEb99SZfI/AAAAAAAADFA/2Q1DHfnmh_A/s1600/mom.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a8LgSOtG-bE/TehEb99SZfI/AAAAAAAADFA/2Q1DHfnmh_A/s400/mom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613812182796101106" border="0" /></a>when I travel half way across the country for an unannounced visit!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I totally surprised my parents last week when I arrived in Texas. I had the trip planned for 2 months and it was so hard to not tell them, especially on my b-day and Mother's Day.<br /><br />I arrived on Thursday and left on Monday, but I was originally scheduled to arrive on Wednesday. Due to bad weather at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">DFW</span> in the days prior to my arrival, my flight was canceled so I arrived a day late :(<br /><br />Everything else went just as planned though. My sister pick me up from the airport and drove us home. She went inside and I had Jake call my mom to ask her if the package he'd sent had arrived. She told him she'd just been outside and hadn't seen anything, but he convinced her to go outside and check anyway. As soon as she walked outside I jumped out of the car. It was a priceless moment that I'm sure neither of us will ever forget.<br /><br />My time in Texas was filled with fun events, but I didn't take any pictures at all. I'll be returning in July though so I'll try to take some then.<br /></div></div>meganklhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04892176013038408004noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2568385371432690400.post-53609131884534325002011-05-24T07:00:00.000-07:002011-05-24T07:00:08.229-07:00Garden: Year 2We planted our garden this past weekend! And when I say "we" I actually mean it! I helped... unlike last year when Jake not only planted everything, but also built the planter boxes.<br /><br />We planted about half of what we did last year because we had way too many vegetables to handle last summer. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6mlm3rMEom8/TdnLgHScjMI/AAAAAAAADE4/oeuCcAnwZ04/s1600/garden.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6mlm3rMEom8/TdnLgHScjMI/AAAAAAAADE4/oeuCcAnwZ04/s400/garden.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609738563439332546" border="0" /></a>We left a large empty space in the planter on the left because we have some peppers started in a small shed, but they aren't ready to transplant yet. <br /><br />And I'm not sure why THREE of these plants were purchased, but I planted them anyway. I can assure you that I will not be eating any this year. Perhaps I'll use them in some salsa though.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jKdyf5IvcnQ/TdnLfiMMtVI/AAAAAAAADEw/-X6Eu5gRR9g/s1600/habanero.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jKdyf5IvcnQ/TdnLfiMMtVI/AAAAAAAADEw/-X6Eu5gRR9g/s400/habanero.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609738553481016658" border="0" /></a><br />I'll be sure to post updates once things start to grow!meganklhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04892176013038408004noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2568385371432690400.post-43357852248887152462011-05-23T07:00:00.000-07:002011-05-23T07:00:02.916-07:00Menu Monday<div style="text-align: center;">Monday:<br />Stir fry-it was beautiful, but I don't have a picture :(<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tuesday:<br />Taco Salad<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ifMoErJiO5A/TdnGtTF3klI/AAAAAAAADEY/dSX9CCl6pNQ/s1600/revisedsalad.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ifMoErJiO5A/TdnGtTF3klI/AAAAAAAADEY/dSX9CCl6pNQ/s400/revisedsalad.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609733292387963474" border="0" /></a><br />Wednesday:<br />Veggie burger and salad with homemade sun dried tomato dressing<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MRUHHBhhNu4/TdnF6aqDfYI/AAAAAAAADEQ/-asv2rOFDeY/s1600/revisedgardenburger.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MRUHHBhhNu4/TdnF6aqDfYI/AAAAAAAADEQ/-asv2rOFDeY/s400/revisedgardenburger.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609732418245459330" border="0" /></a><br />Thursday:<br />Pizza<br /><br />Friday:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Chicken" nuggets (yeah, we eat these way too often) with garlic carrots and beet greens<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SjYFUsy2apk/TdnF5wAh2iI/AAAAAAAADEI/KHqiHB9P1uU/s1600/DSC_2978.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SjYFUsy2apk/TdnF5wAh2iI/AAAAAAAADEI/KHqiHB9P1uU/s400/DSC_2978.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609732406796999202" border="0" /></a><br />Saturday:<br />Frozen burritos (organic and vegan!) and guacamole<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Y7SL4-kiNmo/TdnF5b3v8II/AAAAAAAADEA/lZ1VovmOxW4/s1600/revised%2Bguac.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Y7SL4-kiNmo/TdnF5b3v8II/AAAAAAAADEA/lZ1VovmOxW4/s400/revised%2Bguac.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609732401391464578" border="0" /></a><br />Apple sweet potato cobbler and strawberry rhubarb cobbler<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SNDQ5Y2faqI/TdnF5D7ljNI/AAAAAAAADD4/lQkf3yOQnqI/s1600/revised%2Bcobblers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SNDQ5Y2faqI/TdnF5D7ljNI/AAAAAAAADD4/lQkf3yOQnqI/s400/revised%2Bcobblers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609732394965109970" border="0" /></a><br />Sunday:<br />Pesto pasta with sun dried tomatoes and olives<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-a6AlfmDDl3U/TdnF428LjxI/AAAAAAAADDw/W4Veb_D2vCc/s1600/pesto.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-a6AlfmDDl3U/TdnF428LjxI/AAAAAAAADDw/W4Veb_D2vCc/s400/pesto.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609732391477939986" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The following were from last week. They're the only two pictures I have and I can't even remember what else we ate. <br /><br />Spicy hummus pizzas with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">cous</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">cous</span> and lemon roasted asparagus<br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-clDf60fb-SM/TdnGtqkTyXI/AAAAAAAADEg/dTFPrE7Kftg/s1600/revised%2Bhummus.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-clDf60fb-SM/TdnGtqkTyXI/AAAAAAAADEg/dTFPrE7Kftg/s400/revised%2Bhummus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609733298689657202" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Enchiladas with black bean and spinach filling<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KlbEV-XVDFk/TdnGtzLcfhI/AAAAAAAADEo/NrBjXXwQFfs/s1600/DSC_2819.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KlbEV-XVDFk/TdnGtzLcfhI/AAAAAAAADEo/NrBjXXwQFfs/s400/DSC_2819.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609733301001289234" border="0" /></a><br /></div>meganklhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04892176013038408004noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2568385371432690400.post-17629068943292035072011-05-22T09:50:00.000-07:002011-05-22T10:25:16.846-07:00Temporary Tattoo Fun<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gSx3k3Y_9w8/Tdk_h8EeujI/AAAAAAAADDg/WJaEAt-5_2c/s1600/revised%2Bnemo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gSx3k3Y_9w8/Tdk_h8EeujI/AAAAAAAADDg/WJaEAt-5_2c/s400/revised%2Bnemo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609584663159814706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Barmg13331I/Tdk_hQQtzyI/AAAAAAAADDY/4JmGmASSrxk/s1600/revised%2Bpirate.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Barmg13331I/Tdk_hQQtzyI/AAAAAAAADDY/4JmGmASSrxk/s400/revised%2Bpirate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609584651399974690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QyIgGWwY7_c/Tdk_gnUwgmI/AAAAAAAADDQ/xw59OhjO3jM/s1600/revised%2Bpoo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QyIgGWwY7_c/Tdk_gnUwgmI/AAAAAAAADDQ/xw59OhjO3jM/s400/revised%2Bpoo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609584640411075170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rkbq4fjwZAs/Tdk_i3ZZssI/AAAAAAAADDo/Y_SRJdgV9ME/s1600/revised%2Bmermaid.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rkbq4fjwZAs/Tdk_i3ZZssI/AAAAAAAADDo/Y_SRJdgV9ME/s400/revised%2Bmermaid.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609584679085257410" border="0" /></a><br />We've had these fake tattoos for months, but never got around to using them. Yesterday we put our procrastination techniques to good use and applied them before we began cleaning the house. Unfortunately, Jake's mermaid has completely rubbed off, and even more unfortunately, my Poo Bear has not come off at all.meganklhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04892176013038408004noreply@blogger.com0