<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119</id><updated>2011-07-07T16:47:53.804-07:00</updated><category term='One third of the litter'/><category term='We never ate this at the shower'/><category term='2009'/><category term='too.'/><category term='My get-up to do taxes in.'/><category term='Teddy Bear Christmas at the Library'/><category term='Beautiful flowers'/><category term='Fixing the table'/><category term='Table Decorations at the Ladies Luncheon--Missions Fair--November 11th'/><category term='Store displays all beautiful--This at Save On'/><category term='Christmas decor at the Libary'/><category term='On Highway 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trees'/><category term='&quot;Bear&quot; out of the animal hospital a few hours after he got home'/><category term='beard-time'/><category term='..and teach all nations'/><category term='A great afternoon visit'/><category term='1965'/><category term='Three brothers and three wives'/><category term='Black and White design Vase'/><category term='2010'/><category term='I had to step back to get this on camera'/><category term='May lst'/><category term='Ruth made this for me'/><category term='Help Yourself if you like chocolates'/><category term='until snow covers this ancient wheel'/><category term='Victoria'/><category term='Alberta'/><category term='Playing his accordian'/><category term='This cute bear lolls in the snow'/><category term='pictures below show it being cut up'/><category term='Today we cut up a huge pumpkin'/><category term='B.C.'/><category term='Barrhead Leader Staff sent this box of beautifully wrapped chocolates'/><category term='Sandy and Chuck discuss building deck'/><category term='A saying for the month'/><category term='The Church is decorated for Christmas'/><category term='Snow to melt --brought in a large pan from outside'/><category term='Children'/><category term='A bit of water ready in the bucket'/><category term='Rolling Along'/><category term='Yesterday'/><category term='2 a.m. Birthday cake at work'/><category term='Just a matter of time'/><category term='and more'/><category term='Duplex Progress'/><category term='Special Wedding Card--picture Ruth asked me to use'/><category term='Cute little building'/><category term='Wedding gift for April 25'/><category term='First picking of crabapples'/><category term='Pumpkin candle'/><category term='Deck nearing completion'/><title type='text'>Gravel Roads</title><subtitle type='html'>Travel Our Roads--A Journey to Share</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' 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came to visit one afternoon and brought Rocky with her--Sharon and Gordon look after children waiting for homes.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Rocky left soon after this; he may have went to live with his grandmother.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sandy and Jake sure enjoyed having Rocky come to visit us.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-7531857548058643081?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/7531857548058643081/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=7531857548058643081' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/7531857548058643081'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/7531857548058643081'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2010/05/sandy-and-rocky.html' title='Sandy and Rocky'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/S-zObaTzDCI/AAAAAAAAAj4/nNjwknuL1lA/s72-c/Sandy.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-5739143180937115212</id><published>2010-05-13T21:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-13T21:13:57.102-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sunday'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='May 9th'/><title type='text'>Mother's Day roses</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/S-zNwuDueNI/AAAAAAAAAjw/tL0G2bLUazw/s1600/HPIM2873.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 246px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470973884229384402" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/S-zNwuDueNI/AAAAAAAAAjw/tL0G2bLUazw/s320/HPIM2873.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; THESE are the beautiful white roses that Ruth bought me for Mother's Day.&lt;br /&gt;they did not last well though.&lt;br /&gt;So I am glad I got a nice picture of them.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-5739143180937115212?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' 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src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/S-zNwuDueNI/AAAAAAAAAjw/tL0G2bLUazw/s72-c/HPIM2873.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-8794365133945620654</id><published>2010-03-04T22:09:00.002-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-04T22:12:22.898-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='roses in bloom'/><title type='text'>a rose tree</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/S5CgpwrfbCI/AAAAAAAAAjo/joFmrURhXSs/s1600-h/pictures+in+camera+at+March+4,+2010+140.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 234px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445028588793326626" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/S5CgpwrfbCI/AAAAAAAAAjo/joFmrURhXSs/s320/pictures+in+camera+at+March+4,+2010+140.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#006600;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here is a picture of the rose-tree that Chuck and Michelle brought me in a pot on Family Day.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#006600;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It was for all occasions from BD, Christmas, Anniversary and Valentine'd Day, etc.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#006600;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It has done well even with me caring for it!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-8794365133945620654?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Here is the 3rd of 4 birthday cakes that Jake received; Chuck and Michelle brought this one and we had coffee and cake at 11:30 a.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;They added the candles that said 80.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It was a good celebration on Family Day&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-7344303178297691494?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/7344303178297691494/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=7344303178297691494' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/7344303178297691494'/><link rel='self' 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type='text'>Blogging will go faster</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;Hello Everyone!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;High speed has arrived here for me, but not on my trusty lap as it would not read the key.  Telus Mobility both in Morinville and Barrhead could not help me with that.  But no problem on this Eee stand alone computer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I hope in the coming days to get some pictures onto the blog.  This computer has a special place (icon) to push for blog.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Have a great week, everyone.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Judy&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-604082225846354344?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/604082225846354344/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' 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src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-3342541139053865124</id><published>2010-02-10T15:15:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-10T16:30:35.820-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2010'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='February 7'/><title type='text'>Happy 80th Serviette</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/S3M-7v-XDWI/AAAAAAAAAjY/pcFJou4caQ8/s1600-h/Chucks+birdhouses+and+Maggie+010.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 234px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436758371377548642" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/S3M-7v-XDWI/AAAAAAAAAjY/pcFJou4caQ8/s320/Chucks+birdhouses+and+Maggie+010.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Here you go,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;a nice serviette for your 80th!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Happy Birthday, Jake!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-3342541139053865124?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/3342541139053865124/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=3342541139053865124' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/3342541139053865124'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/3342541139053865124'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2010/02/happy-80th-serviette.html' title='Happy 80th Serviette'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/S3M-7v-XDWI/AAAAAAAAAjY/pcFJou4caQ8/s72-c/Chucks+birdhouses+and+Maggie+010.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-5019196111177283508</id><published>2010-02-10T14:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-10T15:15:09.900-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='You made it to 80'/><title type='text'>Hapy Bithday Jake--you are 80</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/S3MzJVUiOCI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/nyvjYHO9lR4/s1600-h/Chucks+birdhouses+and+Maggie+009.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 234px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436745410601433122" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/S3MzJVUiOCI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/nyvjYHO9lR4/s320/Chucks+birdhouses+and+Maggie+009.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Here is the cake Ruth and George brought for Jake's 80th Birthday.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-5019196111177283508?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/5019196111177283508/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' 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url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/S3MzJVUiOCI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/nyvjYHO9lR4/s72-c/Chucks+birdhouses+and+Maggie+009.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-7048844780569957738</id><published>2010-02-10T13:54:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-10T14:24:09.736-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Playing his accordian'/><title type='text'>Jake's 80th Birthday</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/S3Ms3zlxRpI/AAAAAAAAAjI/S8geH-iwRhE/s1600-h/Chucks+birdhouses+and+Maggie+008.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 234px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436738512419374738" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/S3Ms3zlxRpI/AAAAAAAAAjI/S8geH-iwRhE/s320/Chucks+birdhouses+and+Maggie+008.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;color:#3333ff;"&gt;Here is Jake playing his accordian when Ruth and George were here Sunday afternoon.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;color:#3333ff;"&gt;He put it away before Janice and Marvin came.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;color:#3333ff;"&gt;We had cake and coffee, I will post pictures of the cake and serviettes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-7048844780569957738?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/7048844780569957738/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' 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url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/S3Ms3zlxRpI/AAAAAAAAAjI/S8geH-iwRhE/s72-c/Chucks+birdhouses+and+Maggie+008.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-717845168486039228</id><published>2010-02-10T13:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-10T13:55:22.560-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Jake</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-717845168486039228?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/717845168486039228/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=717845168486039228' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/717845168486039228'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/717845168486039228'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2010/02/jake.html' title='Jake'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-729168217959003775</id><published>2009-10-02T14:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-02T14:18:01.511-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#336666;"&gt;When your outgo exceeds your income&lt;br /&gt;Your upkeep will be your downfall.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;- Jim Rohn&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-729168217959003775?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/729168217959003775/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=729168217959003775' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/729168217959003775'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/729168217959003775'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/10/when-your-outgo-exceeds-your-income.html' title=''/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-1710779088699394015</id><published>2009-10-01T21:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-01T21:33:33.659-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='One of the last bouquets of 2009'/><title type='text'>Still Blooming</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SsWCALQb58I/AAAAAAAAAi8/VzKE9jpQEpw/s1600-h/september+5,+gladiola.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387855468752005058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 209px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SsWCALQb58I/AAAAAAAAAi8/VzKE9jpQEpw/s320/september+5,+gladiola.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#990000;"&gt;When we arrived home September 17, some flowers were still blooming, so next day I went out and picked this bouquet.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#990000;"&gt;Right now we still have a few in the house, but we had a hard frost September 30th.  So that is the end of everything.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#660000;"&gt;Today I picked corn and froze it and gave some away.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#660000;"&gt;Oct 3 we plan to go to Chuck and Michelle's for an early Thanksgiving.  Then they will come here Oct 17th for a late Thanksgiving.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-1710779088699394015?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/1710779088699394015/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=1710779088699394015' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/1710779088699394015'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/1710779088699394015'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/10/still-blooming.html' title='Still Blooming'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SsWCALQb58I/AAAAAAAAAi8/VzKE9jpQEpw/s72-c/september+5,+gladiola.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-8624852293051226983</id><published>2009-10-01T20:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-01T21:25:36.578-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What is the name of this one?'/><title type='text'>Beacon Hill Park, Victoria BC</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SsV6LemrkwI/AAAAAAAAAi0/HCCSJL8pe1Q/s1600-h/September+4,+blue+flower.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387846866831119106" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 234px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SsV6LemrkwI/AAAAAAAAAi0/HCCSJL8pe1Q/s320/September+4,+blue+flower.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Sandy and I saw this beautiful bright blue flower in Beacon Hill Park Victoria.  We took pictures of flowers there and at Ellen and Peter's near Elk Lake.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-8624852293051226983?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/8624852293051226983/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=8624852293051226983' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/8624852293051226983'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/8624852293051226983'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/10/beacon-hill-park-victoria-bc.html' title='Beacon Hill Park, Victoria BC'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SsV6LemrkwI/AAAAAAAAAi0/HCCSJL8pe1Q/s72-c/September+4,+blue+flower.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-6745135980065939803</id><published>2009-10-01T20:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-01T20:49:55.760-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Goddard&apos;s Butcharts'/><title type='text'>A Unique Flower</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SsV2wdmQ56I/AAAAAAAAAis/dgEqOUj9dnk/s1600-h/September+4,+2009+flower+at+Ellen+and+Peters.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387843104169584546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 287px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SsV2wdmQ56I/AAAAAAAAAis/dgEqOUj9dnk/s320/September+4,+2009+flower+at+Ellen+and+Peters.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;This unusual flower we encountered when we visited my friend from school days; Ellen and her husband Peter.  This was in one of two greenhouses.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;They have a yard that is like a mini Butcharts Gardens.  Beautiful and a lot of work.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-6745135980065939803?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/6745135980065939803/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=6745135980065939803' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/6745135980065939803'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/6745135980065939803'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/10/unique-flower.html' title='A Unique Flower'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SsV2wdmQ56I/AAAAAAAAAis/dgEqOUj9dnk/s72-c/September+4,+2009+flower+at+Ellen+and+Peters.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-1713126707572874583</id><published>2009-10-01T20:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-01T20:40:14.743-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Picture as we were leaving'/><title type='text'>Sandy, Judy and Ginet</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SsV1WcvCHjI/AAAAAAAAAik/vciS9x5isEM/s1600-h/September+2,+2009.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387841557749702194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SsV1WcvCHjI/AAAAAAAAAik/vciS9x5isEM/s320/September+2,+2009.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We visited my friend, Ginet in Sidney, BC&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We spent a few hours in the new and used shops, and we stayed for supper.  On our way home we visited my brother, Dave and wife, and their Brazil exchange student, G. to say goodbye to them.  Vases are a lot less costly in Sidney in the used stores than they are in Edmonton.  I got a really nice green one with grapes on it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ginet also gave me a beautiful tea cup I had been looking for.  Thanks, Ginet.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-1713126707572874583?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/1713126707572874583/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=1713126707572874583' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/1713126707572874583'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/1713126707572874583'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/10/sandy-judy-and-ginet.html' title='Sandy, Judy and Ginet'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SsV1WcvCHjI/AAAAAAAAAik/vciS9x5isEM/s72-c/September+2,+2009.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-8850421816621997891</id><published>2009-10-01T20:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-01T20:32:51.672-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='B.C.'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Victoria'/><title type='text'>Fishermen's Wharf</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SsV0F8PjyrI/AAAAAAAAAic/6ICRjqhA1-c/s1600-h/Sept+2009.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387840174638222002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SsV0F8PjyrI/AAAAAAAAAic/6ICRjqhA1-c/s320/Sept+2009.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;At Fishermen's Wharf, James Bay, Victoria, BC we saw this seal puppy.  We could stand and photograph him from the dock.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-8850421816621997891?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/8850421816621997891/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=8850421816621997891' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/8850421816621997891'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/8850421816621997891'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/10/fishermens-wharf.html' title='Fishermen&apos;s Wharf'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SsV0F8PjyrI/AAAAAAAAAic/6ICRjqhA1-c/s72-c/Sept+2009.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-5890962388569202482</id><published>2009-10-01T20:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-01T20:27:12.446-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Judy and Lynne'/><title type='text'>Trip to Victoria</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SsVyVlAhEsI/AAAAAAAAAiU/ascaCZUVsB4/s1600-h/Sept+3,+Lynne+and+Judy.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387838244255765186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 287px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SsVyVlAhEsI/AAAAAAAAAiU/ascaCZUVsB4/s320/Sept+3,+Lynne+and+Judy.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here is a picture of me with my friend, Lynne.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They live out of Victoria in the Langford-Millstream area.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We had a great day--it was very warm that day.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sandy took this picture.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I forgot part of my information and could not get on my blogspot yesterday&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-5890962388569202482?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/5890962388569202482/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=5890962388569202482' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/5890962388569202482'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/5890962388569202482'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/10/trip-to-victoria.html' title='Trip to Victoria'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SsVyVlAhEsI/AAAAAAAAAiU/ascaCZUVsB4/s72-c/Sept+3,+Lynne+and+Judy.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-3969357098720381329</id><published>2009-08-30T22:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-30T22:26:43.441-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='It dwarfs the houses on each side of it'/><title type='text'>Peter's building site</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;That was a review picture of the beginning of the building, and now the building as it looked on August 30th.  They even have the house numbers on it&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-3969357098720381329?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/3969357098720381329/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=3969357098720381329' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/3969357098720381329'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/3969357098720381329'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/08/peters-building-site.html' title='Peter&apos;s building site'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-2539149369100761025</id><published>2009-08-30T22:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-30T22:24:12.745-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SpteYOf8PfI/AAAAAAAAAiM/7s-Xk6YQZCU/s1600-h/HPIM2688.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375994350498758130" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SpteYOf8PfI/AAAAAAAAAiM/7s-Xk6YQZCU/s320/HPIM2688.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SptcxnvQrGI/AAAAAAAAAiE/0g2ZrKxrrXw/s1600-h/peters+building+project.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375992587747372130" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SptcxnvQrGI/AAAAAAAAAiE/0g2ZrKxrrXw/s320/peters+building+project.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-2539149369100761025?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/2539149369100761025/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=2539149369100761025' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/2539149369100761025'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/2539149369100761025'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/08/blog-post.html' title=''/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SpteYOf8PfI/AAAAAAAAAiM/7s-Xk6YQZCU/s72-c/HPIM2688.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-7115842666183255167</id><published>2009-08-19T23:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-19T23:41:31.557-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Westlock Fair Parade</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SozvUhiJMxI/AAAAAAAAAh0/7pRUpMbfbPI/s1600-h/January+2008002.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371931591424160530" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SozvUhiJMxI/AAAAAAAAAh0/7pRUpMbfbPI/s320/January+2008002.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Last week was very busy with the Fair and Parade in Westlock.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;This was one of many vehicles in the parade.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Clyde Auctioneering.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt; This car was lovingly restored for its owner.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;He passed away a few months later.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;The Auction business continues to thrive.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-7115842666183255167?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/7115842666183255167/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=7115842666183255167' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/7115842666183255167'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/7115842666183255167'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/08/westlock-fair-parade.html' title='Westlock Fair Parade'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SozvUhiJMxI/AAAAAAAAAh0/7pRUpMbfbPI/s72-c/January+2008002.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-413386570558371202</id><published>2009-07-09T20:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-09T21:01:39.643-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='A great little carnation'/><title type='text'>Block Party</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/Sla8QRF_HdI/AAAAAAAAAhk/ymz_enmjCEk/s1600-h/Peter+high+duplex,+carnation+etc+002.jpg"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356675794456223186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 234px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/Sla8QRF_HdI/AAAAAAAAAhk/ymz_enmjCEk/s320/Peter+high+duplex,+carnation+etc+002.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;Two weeks ago Tuesday 107 St. Westlock had a block party.  Ruth and I went for free donuts at Griegs (I bought some cardstock while there at a discount for the special day)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;Then we went and took our donuts over to Refills next door and enjoyed our lattes there (chance to win)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;Then on to the Flower shop in the next block.  They were giving away free carnations.  I thought mine looked kind of puny, it had a green bow ribbon on it.  However, this little flower is now over 2 weeks old and still  alive.  I put it in a tall blue single vase.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;They used to have it Friday afternoon so we never went, but this year it was Tuesday, so we went on our way home from work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-413386570558371202?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/413386570558371202/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=413386570558371202' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/413386570558371202'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/413386570558371202'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/07/block-party.html' title='Block Party'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/Sla8QRF_HdI/AAAAAAAAAhk/ymz_enmjCEk/s72-c/Peter+high+duplex,+carnation+etc+002.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-8956174318017371996</id><published>2009-07-09T20:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-09T20:53:26.021-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Should have gone closer for this shot'/><title type='text'>Tack Shack</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/Sla6NzLlz4I/AAAAAAAAAhc/jZZCxGCBRt8/s1600-h/Peter+high+duplex,+carnation+etc+003.jpg"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#333300;"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356673553043672962" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/Sla6NzLlz4I/AAAAAAAAAhc/jZZCxGCBRt8/s320/Peter+high+duplex,+carnation+etc+003.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#333300;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This tack shack is 10 x 14 feet, and is on Highway 44 north of our place.  It is for sale for $4,950.00&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NO GST.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It has a brown tin roof.  Two windows in the front and the roof slopes down at the back.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I like this building which has a 2 foot veranda but that is a bit pricey.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I should have gone off the highway for this picture but then I would be on their property again.  Sandy and I first had a look at this building the day we went to buy paint, just over a week ago.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-8956174318017371996?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/8956174318017371996/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=8956174318017371996' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/8956174318017371996'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/8956174318017371996'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/07/tack-shack.html' title='Tack Shack'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/Sla6NzLlz4I/AAAAAAAAAhc/jZZCxGCBRt8/s72-c/Peter+high+duplex,+carnation+etc+003.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-3256545297603499866</id><published>2009-07-09T20:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-09T20:41:52.821-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='I had to step back to get this on camera'/><title type='text'>Peter's duplex is growing</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/Sla37xVUHYI/AAAAAAAAAhU/zcWzv-81NoM/s1600-h/Peter+high+duplex,+carnation+etc+004.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356671044286684546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/Sla37xVUHYI/AAAAAAAAAhU/zcWzv-81NoM/s320/Peter+high+duplex,+carnation+etc+004.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;Went by Peter's worksite earlier this week and could not believe how huge this building is getting to be-- it dwarfs the two houses on either side of it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;Tonight Jake and I went for a drive to town so I could show him.  We also posted 3 letters, and bought gas for the van.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;It was warmer at 7pm. tonight than at 4pm.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3333ff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-3256545297603499866?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/3256545297603499866/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=3256545297603499866' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/3256545297603499866'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/3256545297603499866'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/07/peters-duplex-is-growing.html' title='Peter&apos;s duplex is growing'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/Sla37xVUHYI/AAAAAAAAAhU/zcWzv-81NoM/s72-c/Peter+high+duplex,+carnation+etc+004.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-2399620868272404054</id><published>2009-06-27T20:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-27T20:53:19.817-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352220751826641826" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 234px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SkboaqAZ46I/AAAAAAAAAgs/G7DpD9P6Fuc/s320/HPIM2511.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Michelle holding the first harvest of onions from our garden.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;She and Chuck came out today for a visit with us and we had a nice afternoon.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-2399620868272404054?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/2399620868272404054/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=2399620868272404054' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/2399620868272404054'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/2399620868272404054'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/06/michelle-holding-first-harvest-of.html' title=''/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SkboaqAZ46I/AAAAAAAAAgs/G7DpD9P6Fuc/s72-c/HPIM2511.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-3687980013013984944</id><published>2009-06-20T20:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-20T21:26:42.329-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Duplex Progress'/><title type='text'>Peter's Worksite</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/Sj2w9XxkPdI/AAAAAAAAAgU/mb_6a2Kl-iY/s1600-h/HPIM2510.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349626500786437586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/Sj2w9XxkPdI/AAAAAAAAAgU/mb_6a2Kl-iY/s320/HPIM2510.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Here is progress on Peter's worksite--it now has steps going up both sides and I believe those are going to be living room windows on bot sides of the front there.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;hmmm...Maybe I should buy one of these, lol.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I like the street it is on, fairly close to the news.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Nice trees on the street.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-3687980013013984944?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/3687980013013984944/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=3687980013013984944' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/3687980013013984944'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/3687980013013984944'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/06/peters-worksite.html' title='Peter&apos;s Worksite'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/Sj2w9XxkPdI/AAAAAAAAAgU/mb_6a2Kl-iY/s72-c/HPIM2510.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-2027510748415769030</id><published>2009-06-20T20:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-20T22:37:38.440-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Janet showing her calendars'/><title type='text'>Janet MacDougall</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/Sj2ux21OXLI/AAAAAAAAAgM/EFHKAixtsA4/s1600-h/HPIM2508.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349624103941594290" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 234px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/Sj2ux21OXLI/AAAAAAAAAgM/EFHKAixtsA4/s320/HPIM2508.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pictured here is Janet MacDougall in her early 80's&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;holding 4 of the small calendars she makes each year to send to Africa. Jake and I went to see her tonight and we dropped off 2 boxes of cards and pictures for her to use in her work, also a bag containing more pictures.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Dorothy, her sister, whom I know better came up from downstairs to be with Janet when we arrived. We stayed about 40-45 minutes. Janet is a retired missionary, who was in Chad, Africa for many years.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;8000 calendars were sent last year; she did have some help making them.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-2027510748415769030?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/2027510748415769030/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=2027510748415769030' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/2027510748415769030'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/2027510748415769030'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/06/janet-mcdougall.html' title='Janet MacDougall'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/Sj2ux21OXLI/AAAAAAAAAgM/EFHKAixtsA4/s72-c/HPIM2508.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-8682432177913462822</id><published>2009-06-13T14:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-13T21:45:58.578-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='from the Petunia Tree'/><title type='text'>One basket on the tree</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SjQVFumxDTI/AAAAAAAAAgE/SSYpf0JTYlk/s1600-h/petunia+basket+tree+002.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346921845749779762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SjQVFumxDTI/AAAAAAAAAgE/SSYpf0JTYlk/s320/petunia+basket+tree+002.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;Here is a brighter picture of one of the bottom baskets up closer.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-8682432177913462822?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/8682432177913462822/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=8682432177913462822' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/8682432177913462822'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/8682432177913462822'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/06/one-basket-on-tree.html' title='One basket on the tree'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SjQVFumxDTI/AAAAAAAAAgE/SSYpf0JTYlk/s72-c/petunia+basket+tree+002.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-2133491563563207184</id><published>2009-06-13T13:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-13T14:01:24.434-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Alberta'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Downtown Westlock'/><title type='text'>Petunia Tree</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SjQTcpzQ3fI/AAAAAAAAAf8/XDG2qauDFag/s1600-h/petunia+basket+tree+001.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346920040573754866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SjQTcpzQ3fI/AAAAAAAAAf8/XDG2qauDFag/s320/petunia+basket+tree+001.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Here is the petunia tree on a main corner in Westlock.  This looks very pretty but I think the picture here is a bit dark.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-2133491563563207184?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/2133491563563207184/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=2133491563563207184' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/2133491563563207184'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/2133491563563207184'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/06/petunia-tree.html' title='Petunia Tree'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SjQTcpzQ3fI/AAAAAAAAAf8/XDG2qauDFag/s72-c/petunia+basket+tree+001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-4581315147669016243</id><published>2009-06-03T23:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-03T23:49:06.892-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Three brothers and three wives'/><title type='text'>Our Yard</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/Sidt1h87GnI/AAAAAAAAAf0/7ABqkyTiU1c/s1600-h/June+3,+Ed,+Gerda,+Art,+Hilda+and+us.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343360249312778866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 312px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/Sidt1h87GnI/AAAAAAAAAf0/7ABqkyTiU1c/s320/June+3,+Ed,+Gerda,+Art,+Hilda+and+us.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#006600;"&gt;Ed's 73rd Birthday.  We went out for noon dinner at the Courtyard, Westlock Inn and later they came out here to our yard.  There were 10 of us at the Inn as 2 other couples went as well.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-4581315147669016243?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/4581315147669016243/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=4581315147669016243' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/4581315147669016243'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/4581315147669016243'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/06/our-yard.html' title='Our Yard'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/Sidt1h87GnI/AAAAAAAAAf0/7ABqkyTiU1c/s72-c/June+3,+Ed,+Gerda,+Art,+Hilda+and+us.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-4893295209286653315</id><published>2009-06-02T23:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-02T23:59:29.926-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='New duplex going up in Westlock'/><title type='text'>Peter's building site</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SiYew1lzMAI/AAAAAAAAAfs/BcB9wT0L398/s1600-h/peters+building+project.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342991832289849346" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SiYew1lzMAI/AAAAAAAAAfs/BcB9wT0L398/s320/peters+building+project.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Jake and I went for a nice drive tonight; and I took Jake past Peter's building site; I got out and grabbed a couple of shots.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;The building on the left side is the house next door.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;After that we went to the News; then to Dapp Corner store where we got pop and gas, and then over the highway that connects to Highway 2, bringing us near Rochester, and then home via highway 2 and down the airport road.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;It was very nice out tonight but we need rain desperately.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-4893295209286653315?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/4893295209286653315/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=4893295209286653315' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/4893295209286653315'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/4893295209286653315'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/06/peters-building-site.html' title='Peter&apos;s building site'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SiYew1lzMAI/AAAAAAAAAfs/BcB9wT0L398/s72-c/peters+building+project.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-5123820028577859612</id><published>2009-05-21T16:35:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-21T16:41:47.294-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663333;"&gt;Ten days until the end of May, and 2 ladies at the hair shop say it is to go to -5 degrees tonight.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663333;"&gt;Actually this a.m. got up to 15.8 or so and we sat out on the east side of the porch to peel the glad bulbs. Later we went into to town for Jake's beard trim and hair cut. And did a few other errands including groceries, stopped by to see Art and Hilda but no answer there.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663333;"&gt;So we came home around 4pm.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663333;"&gt;So far onon 222 hills of potatoes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663333;"&gt; in and 200 onions. But when we plant glads we will likely plant 400-500 unless I give some bulbs away, and the vegetable seeds were sorted last night--the ones I might plant. Picked up 2 packages of carrot seeds today as we had none.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663333;"&gt;To all the gardeners-- a successful gardening season&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-5123820028577859612?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/5123820028577859612/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=5123820028577859612' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/5123820028577859612'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/5123820028577859612'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/05/ten-days-from-end-of-may-and-2-ladies.html' title=''/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-1539601730651881795</id><published>2009-05-21T16:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-21T16:34:53.393-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If the creator had a purpose in equipping us with a neck, &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;he surely meant us to stick it out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#993399;"&gt;- Arthur Koestler&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-1539601730651881795?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/1539601730651881795/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=1539601730651881795' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/1539601730651881795'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/1539601730651881795'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/05/if-creator-had-purpose-in-equipping-us.html' title=''/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-3556163495826662014</id><published>2009-05-08T17:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-08T17:27:36.031-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3366ff;"&gt;art of acceptance is the art of making someone who has just done you a small favor wish that he might have done you a greater one.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33cc00;"&gt;- Russell Lynes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-3556163495826662014?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/3556163495826662014/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=3556163495826662014' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/3556163495826662014'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/3556163495826662014'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/05/art-of-acceptance-is-art-of-making.html' title=''/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-3149226026535145460</id><published>2009-05-08T17:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-08T17:06:56.231-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Beautiful flowers'/><title type='text'>Mother's day Bouquet</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SgTIvDSYUjI/AAAAAAAAAfk/TZBGRk_MpRg/s1600-h/January+2008011.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333608569375314482" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 234px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SgTIvDSYUjI/AAAAAAAAAfk/TZBGRk_MpRg/s320/January+2008011.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;This lovely bouquet was presented to me last evening by Chuck and Michelle.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We finally got down to Beaumont for a visit.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Went out to BP to celebrate Chuck and Michelle's 9th anniversary--13 days early for that, but about a week or&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;more late for Chuck's BD.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There is another rose away above the ones in the picture here.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-3149226026535145460?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/3149226026535145460/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link 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url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SgTIvDSYUjI/AAAAAAAAAfk/TZBGRk_MpRg/s72-c/January+2008011.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-1950685468386003897</id><published>2009-05-06T01:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-06T01:16:53.781-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2009'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Inserts for Barrhead Stores'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='May 5'/><title type='text'>Heavy Papers</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SgFGRLtg6lI/AAAAAAAAAfc/DSU3R56a9f8/s1600-h/January+2008007.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332620694798789202" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SgFGRLtg6lI/AAAAAAAAAfc/DSU3R56a9f8/s320/January+2008007.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Picture shows a very few of the inserts we had for the papers this week&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Covers were added to them Tuesday.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;All shelves and tables had already been used for Monday's papers.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This was probably the heaviest week we have had for six months.  The section showing is the Garden Section.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;On lighter weeks we dont strap these up just to sit on the shelves but they need to be when this large or they fall over.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-1950685468386003897?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/1950685468386003897/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=1950685468386003897' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/1950685468386003897'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/1950685468386003897'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/05/heavy-papers.html' title='Heavy Papers'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SgFGRLtg6lI/AAAAAAAAAfc/DSU3R56a9f8/s72-c/January+2008007.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-3530721122305122288</id><published>2009-05-06T01:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-06T01:06:50.105-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2009'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='May lst'/><title type='text'>Jake with branches he gathered</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SgFE6BB1MhI/AAAAAAAAAfU/KTvWL-rkQDM/s1600-h/January+2008001.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332619197282595346" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SgFE6BB1MhI/AAAAAAAAAfU/KTvWL-rkQDM/s320/January+2008001.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;North end of garden area looking east.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-3530721122305122288?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/3530721122305122288/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=3530721122305122288' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/3530721122305122288'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/3530721122305122288'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/05/jake-with-branches-he-gathered.html' title='Jake with branches he gathered'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SgFE6BB1MhI/AAAAAAAAAfU/KTvWL-rkQDM/s72-c/January+2008001.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-4683837729971377366</id><published>2009-05-06T00:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-06T01:00:05.967-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='farm truck holding some of branches'/><title type='text'>Clearing the garden edges</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SgFC5K7ilDI/AAAAAAAAAfM/6AsRS-FlbiY/s1600-h/January+2008002.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332616983737439282" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SgFC5K7ilDI/AAAAAAAAAfM/6AsRS-FlbiY/s320/January+2008002.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;May lst, cleaning day for the edges surrounding the west and north sides of the garden.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Jake gathered up many branches.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-4683837729971377366?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/4683837729971377366/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=4683837729971377366' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/4683837729971377366'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/4683837729971377366'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/05/clearing-garden-edges.html' title='Clearing the garden edges'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SgFC5K7ilDI/AAAAAAAAAfM/6AsRS-FlbiY/s72-c/January+2008002.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-6162781475055564609</id><published>2009-04-26T17:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-26T17:07:47.653-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Black and White design Vase'/><title type='text'>Here is the Other Vase</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SfT2uK2p3hI/AAAAAAAAAfE/969Ihml51Kk/s1600-h/HPIM2481.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329155532134145554" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 234px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SfT2uK2p3hI/AAAAAAAAAfE/969Ihml51Kk/s320/HPIM2481.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;This black with white and gray design vase will be given away this coming Saturday for a 25th Wedding Anniversary gift along with a home-made card.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I just need to find another box to fit this into so I can wrap it up.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-6162781475055564609?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/6162781475055564609/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=6162781475055564609' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/6162781475055564609'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/6162781475055564609'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/04/here-is-other-vase.html' title='Here is the Other Vase'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SfT2uK2p3hI/AAAAAAAAAfE/969Ihml51Kk/s72-c/HPIM2481.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-6680139737481777915</id><published>2009-04-22T00:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-22T00:27:56.532-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Wedding gift for April 25'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2009'/><title type='text'>Vase</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/Se7G38-QPmI/AAAAAAAAAe8/FmvzeyQ0HO0/s1600-h/HPIM2480.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327414073788218978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 234px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/Se7G38-QPmI/AAAAAAAAAe8/FmvzeyQ0HO0/s320/HPIM2480.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;When we went shopping in March, I bought two of these in different colours to have on hand for gifts--it is very handy as sometimes we need a gift on short notice. And this worked good, I will be using both of these vases by May 2nd. The 2nd one is black tones and silver, and it will be for a 25th anniversary surprise evening supper.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-6680139737481777915?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/6680139737481777915/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=6680139737481777915' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/6680139737481777915'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/6680139737481777915'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/04/vase.html' title='Vase'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/Se7G38-QPmI/AAAAAAAAAe8/FmvzeyQ0HO0/s72-c/HPIM2480.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-6260680983371399895</id><published>2009-04-17T09:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-17T10:01:32.732-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Saw a Dr.'/><title type='text'>Decided to go to Walk-IN</title><content type='html'>After having 2 colds and coughing for sixteen days with the 2nd cold/cough attack (like flu I think) decided to call and get an appointment to see my Dr. Wednesday.&lt;br /&gt;I was told that I can see my Dr. on April 22nd.  That is a 7-day week even though I told her I was coughing for sixteen days.&lt;br /&gt;No other Drs had any openings either.&lt;br /&gt;I have taken this appointment but then later Wednesday Sandy and I went to St. Albert to a walk-in clinic; an hour wait on this particular day; half the people sounded like they had my ailment.  Others were hurt, etc.&lt;br /&gt;I got special cough syrup and a medication to last for 10 days in the shape of yellow oval pills.&lt;br /&gt;It is now Friday a.m. and I am not over the cough yet but it is not as bad as Tuesday night.&lt;br /&gt;Hope everyone else is well.&lt;br /&gt;Weather here today at 11:00 a.m. 10.6 with wind.  So it feels chilly.  Jake was outside; said it is cold, he was out when it was about 8 degrees.&lt;br /&gt;Keep well everyone.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-6260680983371399895?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/6260680983371399895/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=6260680983371399895' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/6260680983371399895'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/6260680983371399895'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/04/decided-to-go-to-walk-in.html' title='Decided to go to Walk-IN'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-3988606743573459264</id><published>2009-04-10T23:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-11T00:12:28.079-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy Easter</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SeBBXOJZz-I/AAAAAAAAAe0/aGd79gW2U5M/s1600-h/tulips.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323326626742259682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SeBBXOJZz-I/AAAAAAAAAe0/aGd79gW2U5M/s320/tulips.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;May all the blessings of Easter be yours.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;********************************************&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#6600cc;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The time has arrived to give thanks to Him&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#6600cc;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For giving His lifeTo free us from sin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#6600cc;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He bled and died And grieved within&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#6600cc;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But on the third day He rose again&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#6600cc;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;© By M.S.Lowndes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-3988606743573459264?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/3988606743573459264/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=3988606743573459264' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/3988606743573459264'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/3988606743573459264'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/04/happy-easter.html' title='Happy Easter'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SeBBXOJZz-I/AAAAAAAAAe0/aGd79gW2U5M/s72-c/tulips.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-4595833573338009466</id><published>2009-03-27T01:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-27T01:53:14.173-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/ScyTw9ksAZI/AAAAAAAAAes/kNuPh5rEA-s/s1600-h/Jake+in+snow+,+March+17,+2009.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317787729389158802" style="FLOAT: left; 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For the last week trying to get it on to the computer!  It seems very slow tonight; I saw the picture 2 x but it did not publish to&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;the blog.  Hopefully, I will get it later tonight or tomorrow? js&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-4407341617353311246?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/4407341617353311246/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=4407341617353311246' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/4407341617353311246'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/4407341617353311246'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/03/i-have-tried-3-times-today-to-get-this.html' 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src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-2926871062357798205</id><published>2009-03-04T00:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-04T00:24:45.071-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#a05803;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Today's Quote:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img height="5" alt="" src="http://www.beliefnet.com/imgs/x.gif" width="1" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#006600;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;If you want to be happy for a year, plant a garden; If you want to be happy for life, plant a tree.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000099;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;--English Proverb&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-2926871062357798205?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/2926871062357798205/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=2926871062357798205' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/2926871062357798205'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/2926871062357798205'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' 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style="color:#000099;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;-&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#006600;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ethiopian Proverb&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#006600;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-5949682177424574781?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/5949682177424574781/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=5949682177424574781' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/5949682177424574781'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/5949682177424574781'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/02/todays-quote-when-spider-webs-unite.html' title=''/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-525878290808120193</id><published>2009-02-17T23:09:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-17T23:16:55.889-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Jake, washing dishes</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SZu1SxrLZ-I/AAAAAAAAAd8/NcfGvsCoy2s/s1600-h/Jake+in+dishes.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304032320335603682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 234px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SZu1SxrLZ-I/AAAAAAAAAd8/NcfGvsCoy2s/s320/Jake+in+dishes.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330033;"&gt;Here is Jake doing one of his household chores.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330033;"&gt;He takes dish-washing seriously.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330033;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330033;"&gt;This tap is a fake; no water in it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330033;"&gt;We carry water from the next room for all our dishes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330033;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330033;"&gt;Jake is 79 now.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330033;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-525878290808120193?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/525878290808120193/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=525878290808120193' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/525878290808120193'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/525878290808120193'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/02/jake-washing-dishes.html' title='Jake, washing dishes'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SZu1SxrLZ-I/AAAAAAAAAd8/NcfGvsCoy2s/s72-c/Jake+in+dishes.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-6967355636649905346</id><published>2009-02-17T23:03:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-17T23:09:17.974-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A Valentine</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SZuzhzIsoCI/AAAAAAAAAd0/elfw00zgCLI/s1600-h/Valentine.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304030379402633250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 247px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SZuzhzIsoCI/AAAAAAAAAd0/elfw00zgCLI/s320/Valentine.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This lovely Valentine came in the mail this week from my cousin, Florence.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sandy and I went to a banquet our church sponsored to raise money for the poor people in Peru; several persons are going to go to Peru in a few weeks to help on some projects there.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The banquet was wonderful food.  We also had guitar music by 2 different guys.  And a harp player.  Each played solo.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-6967355636649905346?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/6967355636649905346/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=6967355636649905346' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/6967355636649905346'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/6967355636649905346'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/02/valentine.html' title='A Valentine'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SZuzhzIsoCI/AAAAAAAAAd0/elfw00zgCLI/s72-c/Valentine.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-3095953795672902957</id><published>2009-02-17T22:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-17T23:20:59.040-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='A gift'/><title type='text'>Oliver Tractor</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SZuxWt2-SVI/AAAAAAAAAds/XW6reqPpXvc/s1600-h/Tractor.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304027989984299346" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 211px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SZuxWt2-SVI/AAAAAAAAAds/XW6reqPpXvc/s320/Tractor.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jake recently received this tractor on February 7th from one of our&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;neighbours.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It has mint green wheels and is 1959. Jake has several model tractors now; some displayed now in Peter's movie cupboard (glass front)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-3095953795672902957?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/3095953795672902957/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=3095953795672902957' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/3095953795672902957'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/3095953795672902957'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/02/oliver-tractor.html' title='Oliver Tractor'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SZuxWt2-SVI/AAAAAAAAAds/XW6reqPpXvc/s72-c/Tractor.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-4712491321249955388</id><published>2009-02-13T12:28:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-13T12:30:05.561-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;Today's Quote&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#006600;"&gt;Enthusiasm is the greatest asset in the world. It beats money and power and influence.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;-Henry Chester&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-4712491321249955388?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/4712491321249955388/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=4712491321249955388' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/4712491321249955388'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/4712491321249955388'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/02/todays-quote-enthusiasm-is-greatest.html' title=''/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-2094922314931378413</id><published>2009-02-07T04:26:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-07T04:27:27.472-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#999900;"&gt;Today's Quote&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000066;"&gt;The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330033;"&gt;-G.K. Chesterton &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-2094922314931378413?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/2094922314931378413/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=2094922314931378413' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/2094922314931378413'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/2094922314931378413'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/02/todays-quote-bible-tells-us-to-love-our.html' title=''/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-8745393601514748032</id><published>2009-02-06T00:50:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-06T00:51:34.731-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663333;"&gt;Today's Quote&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Life is like a ten-speed bike. Most of us have gears we never use.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc0000;"&gt;-Charles M. Schultz&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-8745393601514748032?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/8745393601514748032/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=8745393601514748032' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/8745393601514748032'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/8745393601514748032'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/02/todays-quote-life-is-like-ten-speed.html' title=''/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-2482807037961856175</id><published>2009-02-05T00:36:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-05T00:41:45.709-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Hello Everyone, thanks for viewing my blog.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Not much to see lately.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;I tried to put on a cute picture of a girl in a heart,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;it went on about a dozen, times, then the hassle to remove it&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Then I added a nice picture of roses, it also duplicated over and over.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;So I will just tell you that Jake and I went to Legal today, February 4th.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;We took our van for oil change to Legal Motors. We got a nice car calendar!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;They had a few on the counter to give away.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Then to the restaurant for coffee and cinnamon buns. I think it has changed hands since last year.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Then to the Co-op, bought over a $100 of groceries there. Got a newsletter and learned that they are in danger of closing--have been in operation in Legal since 1942. They need l8% more in business now to keep going. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;It is not our usual place to shop since it is quite a distance from our home; we shop in Westlock.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Happy &lt;span style="color:#990000;"&gt;Heart &lt;/span&gt;Month everyone! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-2482807037961856175?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/2482807037961856175/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=2482807037961856175' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/2482807037961856175'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/2482807037961856175'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/02/hello-everyone-thanks-for-viewing-my.html' title=''/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-7395799854741066839</id><published>2009-01-18T15:04:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-18T15:05:31.543-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;Today's Quote&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3333ff;"&gt;A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#666600;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;-Erin Majors&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-7395799854741066839?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/7395799854741066839/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=7395799854741066839' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/7395799854741066839'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/7395799854741066839'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/01/todays-quote-candle-loses-nothing-by.html' title=''/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-5185778559113623005</id><published>2009-01-17T03:31:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-17T03:35:47.810-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Another Beautiful One</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SXHCLlTRolI/AAAAAAAAAdE/F5G-P6CONek/s1600-h/Christmas+tree+card.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292224541384352338" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 220px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SXHCLlTRolI/AAAAAAAAAdE/F5G-P6CONek/s320/Christmas+tree+card.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;On January 10th Chuck and Michelle came out and we had Christmas for them.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;They brought this very lovely card with ribbon bows on the trees and jewels.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This wonderful Christmas celebration consisted of trading gifts, visiting, a trip to the bowling alley, and a visit to Boston Pizza.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;What fun.  Let's do that again?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-5185778559113623005?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/5185778559113623005/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=5185778559113623005' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/5185778559113623005'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/5185778559113623005'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/01/another-beautiful-one.html' title='Another Beautiful One'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SXHCLlTRolI/AAAAAAAAAdE/F5G-P6CONek/s72-c/Christmas+tree+card.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-1923879330764391632</id><published>2009-01-13T14:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-13T14:32:01.873-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;Today's Quote&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#993300;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003300;"&gt;-Ralph Waldo Emerson&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-1923879330764391632?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/1923879330764391632/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=1923879330764391632' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/1923879330764391632'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/1923879330764391632'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/01/todays-quote-you-cannot-do-kindness-too.html' title=''/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-2813753402264084005</id><published>2009-01-08T01:45:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-08T01:46:48.106-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SWXLdvnIsZI/AAAAAAAAAc0/pDtFdsVOfCY/s1600-h/rose+with+diamonds.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288857049273774482" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 270px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SWXLdvnIsZI/AAAAAAAAAc0/pDtFdsVOfCY/s320/rose+with+diamonds.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-2813753402264084005?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/2813753402264084005/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=2813753402264084005' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/2813753402264084005'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/2813753402264084005'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html' title=''/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SWXLdvnIsZI/AAAAAAAAAc0/pDtFdsVOfCY/s72-c/rose+with+diamonds.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-5623447666411222856</id><published>2009-01-08T01:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-08T01:55:21.780-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='To Us'/><title type='text'>Happy Anniversary Day</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#993300;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Today, January 7th was our 43rd anniversary. Sandy took us out for dinner at the Cattle Co. Restaurant.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#993300;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It was vey hard to get Jake to go..but we managed to get him going. It was fine once out and back. A nice meal and they gave good measure, too. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tonight Ruth and Sharmaine came down for a visit. We played one game of Scrabble but Ruth and I chattered too much for Sam to even think. So I finished her game for her. Then Ruth and I went online to look up information about a Max Streckenbach picture that was here in the house when we came. That was interesting.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Then Jake showed some slides and we also had Christmas cake.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It snowed quite an amount late afternoon and evening.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Ruth brought a gift, and Sam brought a tin with 3 peanut butter cookies in it for us.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-5623447666411222856?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/5623447666411222856/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=5623447666411222856' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/5623447666411222856'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/5623447666411222856'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/01/happy-anniversary-day.html' title='Happy Anniversary Day'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-4699702152945351140</id><published>2009-01-08T01:41:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-08T01:42:25.045-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#996633;"&gt;Today's Quote&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000066;"&gt;Winners have simply formed the habit of doing things losers don't like to do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330000;"&gt;-Albert Gray&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-4699702152945351140?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/4699702152945351140/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=4699702152945351140' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/4699702152945351140'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/4699702152945351140'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/01/todays-quote-winners-have-simply-formed.html' title=''/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-2039485510219383453</id><published>2009-01-03T05:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-03T05:03:15.002-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003333;"&gt;Today's Quote&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330033;"&gt;-Jose Addison&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-2039485510219383453?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/2039485510219383453/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=2039485510219383453' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/2039485510219383453'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/2039485510219383453'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/01/todays-quote-three-grand-essentials-to.html' title=''/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-717365646907213712</id><published>2009-01-02T01:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-02T01:43:14.315-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;Ha&lt;span style="color:#000066;"&gt;ppy New Year&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-717365646907213712?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/717365646907213712/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=717365646907213712' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/717365646907213712'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/717365646907213712'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/01/ha-ppy-new-year.html' title=''/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-3805502820050960496</id><published>2009-01-02T01:37:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-02T01:41:26.683-08:00</updated><title type='text'>2nd cup</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SV3g1_2slxI/AAAAAAAAAcs/KrcrPsQVLlQ/s1600-h/cup+--irridescent+cup+and+saucer+pierce+edge+pink+gold+white-2nd+win.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286628755881367314" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 96px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 73px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SV3g1_2slxI/AAAAAAAAAcs/KrcrPsQVLlQ/s320/cup+--irridescent+cup+and+saucer+pierce+edge+pink+gold+white-2nd+win.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000066;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This one will be traveling from California.  It is irredescent cup and saucer with pierced edge (pink, gold and white)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000066;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000066;"&gt;Come have tea with me?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-3805502820050960496?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/3805502820050960496/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=3805502820050960496' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/3805502820050960496'/><link 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width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-236375079656186147</id><published>2009-01-02T01:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-02T01:37:24.288-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='It&apos;s fun spending'/><title type='text'>Christmas Money</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SV3fh8Gs4UI/AAAAAAAAAck/SYn6BQbdVYk/s1600-h/3+footed+irridescent+&amp;amp;+Pink+Roses+Tea+Cup+lst+win+ebay+cup.jpg"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286627311765741890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 96px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 72px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SV3fh8Gs4UI/AAAAAAAAAck/SYn6BQbdVYk/s320/3+footed+irridescent+%26+Pink+Roses+Tea+Cup+lst+win+ebay+cup.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;span style="color:#003300;"&gt;Decided to get something special just to keep for myself with some of the Christmas money I got--this is one tea cup.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is a 3-footed irridescent pink-roses tea cup and saucer.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-236375079656186147?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/236375079656186147/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=236375079656186147' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/236375079656186147'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/236375079656186147'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/01/christmas-money.html' title='Christmas Money'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SV3fh8Gs4UI/AAAAAAAAAck/SYn6BQbdVYk/s72-c/3+footed+irridescent+%26+Pink+Roses+Tea+Cup+lst+win+ebay+cup.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-8291839160175768718</id><published>2009-01-02T01:28:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-02T01:29:48.100-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;Today's Quote&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;When I first open my eyes upon the morning meadows and look out upon the beautiful world, I thank God I am alive.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;-Ralph Waldo Emerson&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#333300;"&gt;*only here we see snow when our eyes open!*&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-8291839160175768718?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/8291839160175768718/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=8291839160175768718' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/8291839160175768718'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/8291839160175768718'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2009/01/todays-quote-when-i-first-open-my-eyes.html' title=''/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-6223947062427311216</id><published>2008-12-31T01:20:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-31T01:21:27.104-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Christmas Money</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-6223947062427311216?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/6223947062427311216/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=6223947062427311216' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/6223947062427311216'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/6223947062427311216'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/12/christmas-money.html' title='Christmas Money'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-5505460716828828881</id><published>2008-12-26T01:55:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-26T02:04:00.107-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Texas Long Horn</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SVSrpaLafnI/AAAAAAAAAcU/VPvgn-TjrRU/s1600-h/HPIM2429.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284036990702616178" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SVSrpaLafnI/AAAAAAAAAcU/VPvgn-TjrRU/s320/HPIM2429.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#666600;"&gt;Here is part of our tree, that is a Long-Horn Texas ornament, came right from my pal Tammy in Texas, thanks Tammy.  There is also a cowboy boot.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-5505460716828828881?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/5505460716828828881/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=5505460716828828881' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/5505460716828828881'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/5505460716828828881'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/12/texas-long-horn.html' title='Texas Long Horn'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SVSrpaLafnI/AAAAAAAAAcU/VPvgn-TjrRU/s72-c/HPIM2429.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-7565997154792503520</id><published>2008-12-26T01:48:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-26T01:54:04.665-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Beautiful Children  Ornament</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SVSpV_s0JsI/AAAAAAAAAcM/aJQzB8N6ZZw/s1600-h/HPIM2455.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284034458154182338" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 234px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SVSpV_s0JsI/AAAAAAAAAcM/aJQzB8N6ZZw/s320/HPIM2455.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Children Ornament which Ruth gave me; they have dainty faces and nicely painted.  They are fishing.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-7565997154792503520?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/7565997154792503520/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=7565997154792503520' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/7565997154792503520'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/7565997154792503520'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/12/beautiful-children-ornament.html' title='Beautiful Children  Ornament'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SVSpV_s0JsI/AAAAAAAAAcM/aJQzB8N6ZZw/s72-c/HPIM2455.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-6453064877211727608</id><published>2008-12-26T01:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-26T01:48:11.430-08:00</updated><title type='text'>New Tree Ornament</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SVSn3TEADII/AAAAAAAAAcE/mTWAmgBDev8/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+194.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284032831264132226" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 234px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SVSn3TEADII/AAAAAAAAAcE/mTWAmgBDev8/s320/Christmas+2008+194.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#993399;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#990000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is a close up of a red bird ornament, probably a cardinal which Ruth gave me; it was on the gift as decoration.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#990000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sandy hung it on the tree.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#990000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The red poinsietta was from a flower arrangement Sandy had given him once; we took it all apart and there are 5 of these to hang on the tree and 2 fancy oblong hanging deocorations and more&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#990000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thanks Ruth for the red bird.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-6453064877211727608?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/6453064877211727608/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=6453064877211727608' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/6453064877211727608'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/6453064877211727608'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/12/new-tree-ornament.html' title='New Tree Ornament'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SVSn3TEADII/AAAAAAAAAcE/mTWAmgBDev8/s72-c/Christmas+2008+194.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-785980650935225537</id><published>2008-12-26T01:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-26T01:42:22.947-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Peter got my camera</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SVSmbpzbwvI/AAAAAAAAAb8/dIwqbgHiNOk/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+209.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284031256820695794" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 234px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SVSmbpzbwvI/AAAAAAAAAb8/dIwqbgHiNOk/s320/Christmas+2008+209.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#006600;"&gt;Here is a Christmas picture of Judy--Peter likes to play with my camera--you should see some of them, unreal!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#006600;"&gt;Once again the crop is not working, those are BD cards on that table in the background, Christmas bags and wrap.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-785980650935225537?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/785980650935225537/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=785980650935225537' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/785980650935225537'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/785980650935225537'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/12/peter-got-my-camera.html' title='Peter got my camera'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SVSmbpzbwvI/AAAAAAAAAb8/dIwqbgHiNOk/s72-c/Christmas+2008+209.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-6594026143041858675</id><published>2008-12-26T01:31:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-26T01:37:05.455-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Peter'/><title type='text'>Peter's New Coat</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SVSlHJWLhAI/AAAAAAAAAb0/NPD7Qd7q6OM/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+198.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284029804999050242" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 234px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SVSlHJWLhAI/AAAAAAAAAb0/NPD7Qd7q6OM/s320/Christmas+2008+198.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#666600;"&gt;Here is a picture of Peter wearing his new jacket&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#666600;"&gt;which was sent to him from California--&lt;br /&gt;Thanks Ted &amp;amp; Liza&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#666600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#666600;"&gt;The camera programs are not all working tonight;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#666600;"&gt;so the crop is not working on the program I had to use.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#666600;"&gt;I like to crop them more.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#666600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-6594026143041858675?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/6594026143041858675/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=6594026143041858675' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/6594026143041858675'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/6594026143041858675'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/12/peters-new-coat.html' title='Peter&apos;s New Coat'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SVSlHJWLhAI/AAAAAAAAAb0/NPD7Qd7q6OM/s72-c/Christmas+2008+198.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-2344170729513806286</id><published>2008-12-26T01:23:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-26T01:23:48.656-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ff0000;"&gt;Merry Christmas&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-2344170729513806286?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/2344170729513806286/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=2344170729513806286' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/2344170729513806286'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/2344170729513806286'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/12/merry-christmas.html' title=''/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-8828849185536829169</id><published>2008-12-22T21:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-22T21:26:27.723-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Frozen up 3x in one day</title><content type='html'>We have had some water problems.  The water has quit 3 times&lt;br /&gt;in just over 24 hours.&lt;br /&gt;I hope it will stay on tonight as Jake has gone to bed already;&lt;br /&gt;Sandy is at work--so I hope we dont have to fight with it again&lt;br /&gt;when he gets  home.&lt;br /&gt;Now Sandy has added bales to the roof of the pumphouse and put some inside,&lt;br /&gt;turned up the heater at the other end of building and put in some electric heat&lt;br /&gt;closer to the pipes.&lt;br /&gt;The pipe must have ice hunks in it or something.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-8828849185536829169?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/8828849185536829169/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=8828849185536829169' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/8828849185536829169'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/8828849185536829169'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/12/frozen-up-3x-in-one-day.html' title='Frozen up 3x in one day'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-2822682748989406384</id><published>2008-12-20T23:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-20T23:47:51.349-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Rolling Along'/><title type='text'>Another nice card</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SU3zFKvHIXI/AAAAAAAAAbk/UEnwecXulWI/s1600-h/christmas+train+card,+olivia.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282145208082309490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 210px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SU3zFKvHIXI/AAAAAAAAAbk/UEnwecXulWI/s320/christmas+train+card,+olivia.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;This nice card came a couple of days ago; this one is from Olivia in Maryland, USA.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;I really like the picture on this card as well.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Many I really like but I cant picture them all on blogspot.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-2822682748989406384?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/2822682748989406384/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=2822682748989406384' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/2822682748989406384'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/2822682748989406384'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/12/another-nice-card.html' title='Another nice card'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SU3zFKvHIXI/AAAAAAAAAbk/UEnwecXulWI/s72-c/christmas+train+card,+olivia.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-2713123691838372273</id><published>2008-12-20T23:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-20T23:36:36.798-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='I&apos;m one handsome dog'/><title type='text'>Woof, Woof</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SU3xjI0T9LI/AAAAAAAAAbc/DK3I5y2bUaA/s1600-h/dog.bmp"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282143523940070578" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 206px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SU3xjI0T9LI/AAAAAAAAAbc/DK3I5y2bUaA/s320/dog.bmp" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I wont eat up all your food, and I wont bark at night and disturb your sleep;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;and somebody is going to get me for a Christmas gift&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-2713123691838372273?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/2713123691838372273/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=2713123691838372273' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/2713123691838372273'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/2713123691838372273'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/12/woof-woof.html' title='Woof, Woof'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SU3xjI0T9LI/AAAAAAAAAbc/DK3I5y2bUaA/s72-c/dog.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-9136051815533304801</id><published>2008-12-20T23:10:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-20T23:15:46.211-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-9136051815533304801?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/9136051815533304801/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=9136051815533304801' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/9136051815533304801'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/9136051815533304801'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/12/blog-post.html' title=''/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-7032092092277984779</id><published>2008-12-16T22:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-16T22:49:37.067-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mails are Good'/><title type='text'>Lovely Card Came Today</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SUigp7b8iyI/AAAAAAAAAbE/_WE9s4mvhug/s1600-h/Sarahs+christmas+card+2008.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280647205281893154" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SUigp7b8iyI/AAAAAAAAAbE/_WE9s4mvhug/s320/Sarahs+christmas+card+2008.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sarah sent this lovely card in the mail, along with a nice letter and a picture of her handsome son, Scott who is in kindergarten.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Thanks, Sarah and Steve&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-7032092092277984779?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/7032092092277984779/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=7032092092277984779' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/7032092092277984779'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/7032092092277984779'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/12/lovely-card-came-today.html' title='Lovely Card Came Today'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SUigp7b8iyI/AAAAAAAAAbE/_WE9s4mvhug/s72-c/Sarahs+christmas+card+2008.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-2379808330021472976</id><published>2008-12-10T00:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-10T00:32:32.283-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Eli created this one for me'/><title type='text'>A lovely hand-crafted Birthday card</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/ST99n6v7jwI/AAAAAAAAAa8/3M3CjfQJ78k/s1600-h/aaaaaaa3rd+attempt+Dave+and+Eli+BD+card.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278075413040172802" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 223px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/ST99n6v7jwI/AAAAAAAAAa8/3M3CjfQJ78k/s320/aaaaaaa3rd+attempt+Dave+and+Eli+BD+card.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Cards, both Birthday and Christmas are trickling in.  I really liked this nice one that Eli made for me.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-2379808330021472976?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/2379808330021472976/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=2379808330021472976' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/2379808330021472976'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/2379808330021472976'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/12/lovely-hand-crafted-birthday-card.html' title='A lovely hand-crafted Birthday card'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/ST99n6v7jwI/AAAAAAAAAa8/3M3CjfQJ78k/s72-c/aaaaaaa3rd+attempt+Dave+and+Eli+BD+card.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-6958700401845549293</id><published>2008-12-09T23:55:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-10T00:02:23.807-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Getting the Tree'/><title type='text'>Cards are coming in</title><content type='html'>This is one of the nice Christmas cards we received in the mail--this one comes from Donna and Chris Schreiner.  I have chose this one for wallpaper for my computer&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/ST93G1NrzTI/AAAAAAAAAas/lptAuyIHvFw/s1600-h/aaaaaa--leaning+tree+card+from+Donna+and+Chris.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278068247548906802" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 217px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/ST93G1NrzTI/AAAAAAAAAas/lptAuyIHvFw/s320/aaaaaa--leaning+tree+card+from+Donna+and+Chris.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-6958700401845549293?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/6958700401845549293/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=6958700401845549293' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/6958700401845549293'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/6958700401845549293'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/12/cards-are-coming-in.html' title='Cards are coming in'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/ST93G1NrzTI/AAAAAAAAAas/lptAuyIHvFw/s72-c/aaaaaa--leaning+tree+card+from+Donna+and+Chris.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-156853743599412479</id><published>2008-12-03T00:26:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-03T00:27:29.248-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330033;"&gt;Anyone that knows me, probably knows that I dont travel like that;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330033;"&gt;I take all but the kitchen sink, lol.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-156853743599412479?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/156853743599412479/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=156853743599412479' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/156853743599412479'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/156853743599412479'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/12/anyone-that-knows-me-probably-knows.html' title=''/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-2595817131671391787</id><published>2008-12-03T00:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-03T00:26:24.929-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;Today's Quote&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Own only what you can carry with you; know language, know countries, know people. Let your memory be your travel bag.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#66ffff;"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663366;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Alexander Solzhenitsyn&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-2595817131671391787?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/2595817131671391787/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=2595817131671391787' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/2595817131671391787'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/2595817131671391787'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/12/todays-quote-own-only-what-you-can.html' title=''/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-6229485331421488230</id><published>2008-11-23T14:06:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-23T14:07:26.820-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#006600;"&gt;Today's Quote&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000066;"&gt;Hope is like a road in the country; there wasn't ever a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663366;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;-Lin Yutang&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-6229485331421488230?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/6229485331421488230/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=6229485331421488230' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/6229485331421488230'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/6229485331421488230'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/11/todays-quote-hope-is-like-road-in.html' title=''/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-5094654423163319792</id><published>2008-11-20T23:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-20T23:30:12.386-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#666600;"&gt;Today's Quote&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;-Steve Bartkowski&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-5094654423163319792?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/5094654423163319792/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=5094654423163319792' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/5094654423163319792'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/5094654423163319792'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/11/todays-quote-if-you-dont-stand-for.html' title=''/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-4245375657837131021</id><published>2008-11-19T23:58:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-19T23:59:46.697-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#993399;"&gt;Today's Quote&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3333ff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There are men who hate me;&lt;br /&gt;Let me love them.&lt;br /&gt;There are men I have wronged;&lt;br /&gt;Let them forgive me.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;-Saying Of The Dinka Tribe &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-4245375657837131021?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/4245375657837131021/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=4245375657837131021' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/4245375657837131021'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/4245375657837131021'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/11/todays-quote-there-are-men-who-hate-me.html' title=''/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-431623811553400216</id><published>2008-11-15T23:56:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-15T23:57:52.669-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#999900;"&gt;Today's Quote&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3366ff;"&gt;-&lt;strong&gt;Walter Bagehot&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--I like that quote!  Rebel at heart.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-431623811553400216?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/431623811553400216/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=431623811553400216' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/431623811553400216'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/431623811553400216'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/11/todays-quote-great-pleasure-in-life-is.html' title=''/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-6656039166413409078</id><published>2008-11-15T16:44:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-15T16:46:40.705-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Try to update a little bit here; Wow, it is sometime since I have been to the blogspot--we have just finished cleaning the battery case for the wireless keyboard which I decided to dig out and use today.  Yuck-I had left the batteries in it, also they were the wrong type so one of them went leaking.  Sandy helped me clean it with baking soda and water and we put in new batteries, not sure if this will keep it going as it is saying critically low battery power so it maybe be functionally partionally only.  I must get some of the right ones. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hope you are all having a great day.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-6656039166413409078?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/6656039166413409078/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=6656039166413409078' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/6656039166413409078'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/6656039166413409078'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/11/try-to-update-little-bit-here-wow-it-is.html' title=''/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-7988949733831078359</id><published>2008-11-15T16:41:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-15T16:43:55.513-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#666600;"&gt;Today's Quote&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3333ff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330033;"&gt;-Ralph Waldo Emerson&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-7988949733831078359?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/7988949733831078359/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=7988949733831078359' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/7988949733831078359'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/7988949733831078359'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/11/todays-quote-it-is-one-of-most.html' title=''/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-2324420039785749038</id><published>2008-10-26T16:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-26T16:27:44.190-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='October 24-26th'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2008'/><title type='text'>Missions Fair Wraps Up</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SQT68rLfuvI/AAAAAAAAAUU/BvUyRe_weGw/s1600-h/Crystal"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261606184965618418" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 181px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SQT68rLfuvI/AAAAAAAAAUU/BvUyRe_weGw/s320/Crystal%27s+cake+for+Missions+Fair+October+2008.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000066;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Missions Fair ended today with a very good turnout, better weather, and a moving Sermon by Marnie, Student at Alberta Bible College.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#336666;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Go ye therefore and teach all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son &amp;amp; Holy Ghost; teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you alway even unto the end of the world.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#336666;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Amen.  Matthew 28: 19,20&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#336666;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#993300;"&gt;The sermon in a nutshell was have no other gods before me, and love your neighbour as yourself.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#6600cc;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There was good singing, and 2 more missions were read about.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#6600cc;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The day ended with a potluck beginning at about 1pm. in the church basement.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#6600cc;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The polish cake, cookies and other foods were all there as well as this very special cake which Crystal Kaufman made in honour of the Missions.  It was beautiful--using our new theme Embark--(a trip throughout God's Kingdom)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-2324420039785749038?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/2324420039785749038/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=2324420039785749038' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/2324420039785749038'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/2324420039785749038'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/10/missions-fair-wraps-up.html' title='Missions Fair Wraps Up'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SQT68rLfuvI/AAAAAAAAAUU/BvUyRe_weGw/s72-c/Crystal%27s+cake+for+Missions+Fair+October+2008.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-5197328077679426854</id><published>2008-10-26T01:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-26T01:48:51.315-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;Today's Quote&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;No bird soars too high, if he soars with his own wings.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;-William Blake&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-5197328077679426854?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/5197328077679426854/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=5197328077679426854' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/5197328077679426854'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/5197328077679426854'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/10/todays-quote-no-bird-soars-too-high-if.html' title=''/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-1449966690343231985</id><published>2008-10-26T01:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-26T01:24:22.842-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='..and teach all nations'/><title type='text'>Go ye therefore...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SQQoOJcW9mI/AAAAAAAAAT8/rIoBRbaSviM/s1600-h/Missions+Fair+029.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261374488193726050" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 234px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SQQoOJcW9mI/AAAAAAAAAT8/rIoBRbaSviM/s320/Missions+Fair+029.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#666600;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here is one of the posters hung up around the church.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#666600;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;These were made and hung up to be there for the Missions Fair.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#666600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#666600;"&gt;I enter the photos and sometimes they give me a chance to crop and sometimes they dont, and this one did not give an opportunity.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-1449966690343231985?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/1449966690343231985/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=1449966690343231985' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/1449966690343231985'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/1449966690343231985'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/10/go-ye-therefore.html' title='Go ye therefore...'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SQQoOJcW9mI/AAAAAAAAAT8/rIoBRbaSviM/s72-c/Missions+Fair+029.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-8246924954694764715</id><published>2008-10-26T01:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-26T01:15:16.545-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Missions Fair in progress</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SQQmThhXGXI/AAAAAAAAAT0/GuTfeagsnFI/s1600-h/Missions+Fair+024.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261372381533247858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SQQmThhXGXI/AAAAAAAAAT0/GuTfeagsnFI/s320/Missions+Fair+024.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#006600;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here is some of the decor at the ladies luncheon along with 3 cakes.  Other food was on a different table.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#006600;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Today Rhoda talked to us about Peru, and we saw many pictures in 2 albums as well as large pictures.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#006600;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WE also heard from Sandra Osborne, who in is involved in Alberta Bible College and on board of Directors of Graceland, Poland.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-8246924954694764715?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/8246924954694764715/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=8246924954694764715' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/8246924954694764715'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/8246924954694764715'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/10/missions-fair-in-progress.html' title='Missions Fair in progress'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SQQmThhXGXI/AAAAAAAAAT0/GuTfeagsnFI/s72-c/Missions+Fair+024.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-5317697078600401160</id><published>2008-10-23T19:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-23T20:07:18.615-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Polish Christmas Cookies</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SQE7i182vNI/AAAAAAAAATc/bgYpwlejqO8/s1600-h/cookies.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260551309529365714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 234px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SQE7i182vNI/AAAAAAAAATc/bgYpwlejqO8/s320/cookies.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;We are having a Missions Fair this weekend at church;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;the main featured country is Poland.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So some of us are to bring some Polish food.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;These are Polish Christmas Cookies&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-5317697078600401160?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/5317697078600401160/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=5317697078600401160' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/5317697078600401160'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/5317697078600401160'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/10/polish-christmas-cookies.html' title='Polish Christmas Cookies'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SQE7i182vNI/AAAAAAAAATc/bgYpwlejqO8/s72-c/cookies.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-6140253298017529</id><published>2008-10-22T23:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-22T23:45:44.277-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;Today's Quote&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#006600;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;One man has enthusiasm for 30 minutes, another for 30 days, but it is the man who has it for 30 years who makes a success of his life.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#993399;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;-Edward B. Butler&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-6140253298017529?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/6140253298017529/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=6140253298017529' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/6140253298017529'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/6140253298017529'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/10/todays-quote-one-man-has-enthusiasm-for.html' title=''/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-759439341480471144</id><published>2008-10-15T00:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-15T00:33:21.685-07:00</updated><title type='text'>At Sidney BC outside the Greek Restaurant</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SPWccNrO1nI/AAAAAAAAATU/P45fJn_6stc/s1600-h/judy,+statue,+holly,+ginet.jpg"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257280148546180722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SPWccNrO1nI/AAAAAAAAATU/P45fJn_6stc/s320/judy,+statue,+holly,+ginet.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#006600;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;left to right:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#006600;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Judy, the Statue, Holly &amp;amp; Ginet&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#006600;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We had a lot of fun in Sidney one day&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#006600;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;on our holdiay&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-759439341480471144?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/759439341480471144/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=759439341480471144' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/759439341480471144'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/759439341480471144'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/10/at-sidney-bc-outside-greek-restaurant.html' title='At Sidney BC outside the Greek Restaurant'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SPWccNrO1nI/AAAAAAAAATU/P45fJn_6stc/s72-c/judy,+statue,+holly,+ginet.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-951591303539044341</id><published>2008-10-15T00:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-15T00:29:57.034-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;Quote &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3333ff;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#999900;"&gt;-Josh Billings&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-951591303539044341?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/951591303539044341/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=951591303539044341' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/951591303539044341'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/951591303539044341'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/10/quote-be-like-postage-stamp.html' title=''/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-2599329182783347527</id><published>2008-10-14T22:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-14T22:53:35.654-07:00</updated><title type='text'>large sunflowers</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SPWEIbKEH8I/AAAAAAAAATM/0jE0Far_WSo/s1600-h/Thanksgiving+012.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257253420288712642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SPWEIbKEH8I/AAAAAAAAATM/0jE0Far_WSo/s320/Thanksgiving+012.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663333;"&gt;The day before I came home from Victoria which would be September 22, there was a bad wind here.  It blew over the large sunflowers, but these 2 are propped up.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663333;"&gt;See Jake standing between the 2 sunflowers.  He is about six feet tall.  I think these sunflowers would be about 9 feet in height.  They are the only ones I actually planted; all the rest were volunteers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-2599329182783347527?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/2599329182783347527/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=2599329182783347527' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/2599329182783347527'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/2599329182783347527'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/10/large-sunflowers.html' title='large sunflowers'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SPWEIbKEH8I/AAAAAAAAATM/0jE0Far_WSo/s72-c/Thanksgiving+012.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-8566895426625719813</id><published>2008-10-12T02:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-12T02:59:53.433-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='They are all gone now'/><title type='text'>Sunflower for Sarah</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SPHIB1AO9-I/AAAAAAAAATE/gQds0xnX2AA/s1600-h/Thanksgiving+024.jpg"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#006600;"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256202173851564002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SPHIB1AO9-I/AAAAAAAAATE/gQds0xnX2AA/s320/Thanksgiving+024.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#006600;"&gt; Happy Thanksgiving, Sarah&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-8566895426625719813?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/8566895426625719813/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=8566895426625719813' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/8566895426625719813'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/8566895426625719813'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/10/sunflower-for-sarah.html' title='Sunflower for Sarah'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SPHIB1AO9-I/AAAAAAAAATE/gQds0xnX2AA/s72-c/Thanksgiving+024.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-3804311969240270472</id><published>2008-10-12T02:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-12T02:24:32.715-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Small Poster</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SPHBtDgTh1I/AAAAAAAAAS8/_PyJ4x73Fnk/s1600-h/Thanksgiving+023.jpg"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#336666;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256195219897157458" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SPHBtDgTh1I/AAAAAAAAAS8/_PyJ4x73Fnk/s320/Thanksgiving+023.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#336666;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#336666;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here is one of the small posters I made today to hang on the church walls along with our display.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-3804311969240270472?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/3804311969240270472/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=3804311969240270472' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/3804311969240270472'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/3804311969240270472'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/10/small-poster.html' title='Small Poster'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SPHBtDgTh1I/AAAAAAAAAS8/_PyJ4x73Fnk/s72-c/Thanksgiving+023.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-5788632507582644605</id><published>2008-10-12T01:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-12T02:14:19.710-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tree in our yard'/><title type='text'>Beauty of Autumn</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SPG-zh-ZzyI/AAAAAAAAAS0/RKHALxsxrco/s1600-h/Thanksgiving+009.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256192032620793634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SPG-zh-ZzyI/AAAAAAAAAS0/RKHALxsxrco/s320/Thanksgiving+009.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Took this shot about 2 weeks ago.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-5788632507582644605?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/5788632507582644605/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=5788632507582644605' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/5788632507582644605'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/5788632507582644605'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/10/beauty-of-autumn.html' title='Beauty of Autumn'/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SPG-zh-ZzyI/AAAAAAAAAS0/RKHALxsxrco/s72-c/Thanksgiving+009.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178008546521482119.post-894571830901475312</id><published>2008-10-11T02:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-11T03:02:06.321-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#000066;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000066;"&gt;HAPPY  THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SPB2pybAwcI/AAAAAAAAASs/nVRLBh1XRhE/s1600-h/HPIM2219.JPG"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000066;"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255831225423151554" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SPB2pybAwcI/AAAAAAAAASs/nVRLBh1XRhE/s320/HPIM2219.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O Give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious:&lt;br /&gt;for his mercy endureth forever.&lt;br /&gt;Psalm 136 :1&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1178008546521482119-894571830901475312?l=melajoy.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/feeds/894571830901475312/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1178008546521482119&amp;postID=894571830901475312' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/894571830901475312'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1178008546521482119/posts/default/894571830901475312'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melajoy.blogspot.com/2008/10/happy-thanksgiving-everyone-o-give.html' title=''/><author><name>prairie rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391698881980897246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SOSIZyeq4sI/AAAAAAAAASM/5bWDM15E0YQ/S220/HPIM2254.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5TJzaBjzois/SPB2pybAwcI/AAAAAAAAASs/nVRLBh1XRhE/s72-c/HPIM2219.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
