tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305019592024-03-13T11:52:39.642-07:00harveyandlunaSUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comBlogger158125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30501959.post-77750299570563346832012-05-26T16:04:00.001-07:002012-05-26T16:06:56.645-07:00Long time/No blogYes, it's been awhile since we posted anything to our dog-blog ... not sure where the time goes but we seem to be busy all the time and our moms are even MORE busy than they should be. Anyway, this morning they were going through an old hard-drive looking for pictures for something (probably church related ... we're not sure!) and they came across these old pictures of Luna's mom & dad ... just before she was born. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lunas' Dad: You can tell where she got her curiosity.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdOYMWHIYqUG9DxRtTGdCFA-zJvXYjEpr4hmvBN26U93mXJ_ZUvQbNgnIJ4Kz4GAWlXMR-RFd4PHuHCPURb4rblLkCbK0jHnrF2BDlsuyOZJmWUTww6dQgTtDQpt1f5FiAqYK7/s1600/Lunas+Dad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" qba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdOYMWHIYqUG9DxRtTGdCFA-zJvXYjEpr4hmvBN26U93mXJ_ZUvQbNgnIJ4Kz4GAWlXMR-RFd4PHuHCPURb4rblLkCbK0jHnrF2BDlsuyOZJmWUTww6dQgTtDQpt1f5FiAqYK7/s400/Lunas+Dad.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Luna's Mom: You can tell where she got her smile! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Luna's Mom: Full of ELEVEN puppies!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Luna's first picture: 6 weeks old</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> All grown up!</span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRaa4U0oBdNzg5cJZc9DqfirMok4XnlLpH9Z6oXFsaHrd5l2hOIpHAnMB1Pn_IKu24BgnDlBDHx3UG9Kczk8RpKYHNTUfrc0i18CiWjfYbsUMLSDHyHq3eBNgQf4sWTnuV4eo/s1600/luna_reclining.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="208" qba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRaa4U0oBdNzg5cJZc9DqfirMok4XnlLpH9Z6oXFsaHrd5l2hOIpHAnMB1Pn_IKu24BgnDlBDHx3UG9Kczk8RpKYHNTUfrc0i18CiWjfYbsUMLSDHyHq3eBNgQf4sWTnuV4eo/s320/luna_reclining.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>SUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30501959.post-28676210591033007052012-01-10T12:23:00.000-08:002012-01-10T12:30:33.845-08:00My mom saw this on Facebook ...<strong><span style="font-size:130%;">... and I'm not sure what her point was in posting it.<br /><br /></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgwb3SLXp2zpL0bZ57QXO6FUrhwy5hyphenhyphenV3N9s-Rs8_kTUVyqhfgg5lXTMShIl05rqWzEkG7ZIc7TfiGyhBcd0poIfG0wq60gXHwPhRtfW9iuMvm5CJciL_0XpdsTO3Ds9PWHYH/s1600/husky.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 309px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696101723167359858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgwb3SLXp2zpL0bZ57QXO6FUrhwy5hyphenhyphenV3N9s-Rs8_kTUVyqhfgg5lXTMShIl05rqWzEkG7ZIc7TfiGyhBcd0poIfG0wq60gXHwPhRtfW9iuMvm5CJciL_0XpdsTO3Ds9PWHYH/s400/husky.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Maybe I'll bother to get off the couch long enough to go find out ... and maybe not!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuYoj08YsDd3gohKhz4qYYZlGACqCzAgOyMlLsPnk1IWGbgNkFaITH4kFJ_hQrcKgX1HaQEI8J2yhsejrPbqBkFZ8fPymXFgb_1H25IVZKwx7ppCmp0tAdndTnHSwjbg0Cgdw5/s1600/juno.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 366px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696103079270689922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuYoj08YsDd3gohKhz4qYYZlGACqCzAgOyMlLsPnk1IWGbgNkFaITH4kFJ_hQrcKgX1HaQEI8J2yhsejrPbqBkFZ8fPymXFgb_1H25IVZKwx7ppCmp0tAdndTnHSwjbg0Cgdw5/s400/juno.JPG" /></a>SUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30501959.post-51844704987559588162012-01-02T09:31:00.000-08:002012-01-02T11:37:33.181-08:00LIVE FROM PASADENA: It's Luna & Juno's Annual pre-Rose Parade Parade Down Colorado BoulevardAnother New Year means another trip down Colorado Boulevard for our annual pre-Rose Parade look at the sights, sounds and craziness that makes up the Pasadena tradition of people, flowers and floats. This year our moms' friend Andrea came with us. (This is us ... ready and set to GO!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6q1at8J4sDQwuS89bxvgLzulcKTZ5sZQ_SChfHUdjOV0O9PcNXmAC_Rvuu_zdZMA4O1WPylE3vDcdJ1PH-8zZGr6eZAcMiZD6cWLBjvUSeF6q2vljX8PLVN7qjLEAptQ4gl-g/s1600/IMG_9262.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693093745157285762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6q1at8J4sDQwuS89bxvgLzulcKTZ5sZQ_SChfHUdjOV0O9PcNXmAC_Rvuu_zdZMA4O1WPylE3vDcdJ1PH-8zZGr6eZAcMiZD6cWLBjvUSeF6q2vljX8PLVN7qjLEAptQ4gl-g/s400/IMG_9262.JPG" /></a><br /><br />First stop: the Foothill/210 underpass where the LaCanada Flintridge float is all dressed up and ready to go.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgglhZBKCm9cX4SaXO3u2ha6rK_a3tiIdbTBxNJZvs7uF2LxmRNhUzBxogKXuoQFDmCMUNeRjLpBwngbzWFL1LjTOCvJPlA2o4OIEnuJSDRF0TC2-9KCozdlN3Z7XAYaiDJVUq2/s1600/IMG_9256.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 246px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693093750063847346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgglhZBKCm9cX4SaXO3u2ha6rK_a3tiIdbTBxNJZvs7uF2LxmRNhUzBxogKXuoQFDmCMUNeRjLpBwngbzWFL1LjTOCvJPlA2o4OIEnuJSDRF0TC2-9KCozdlN3Z7XAYaiDJVUq2/s400/IMG_9256.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Then down the arroyo to the Rose Bowl parking lot where there are more floats lining up getting ready for the parade. This one is a tribute to Roy Rodgers and Dale Evans (and their dog and horse!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMxKqxZrpzG-F2YQXcvVyGA3RIeRWrProzdxOSZbjgTbJATKR7T29Xe0eU2msRdylq_mMMk3zo7qL7_d-F7tcMZKkNIGNoKdj0xpLzTVX3005WE_w5ZwLL_1gBXZxhDfYYdzC/s1600/IMG_9266.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 356px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693093756958184434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMxKqxZrpzG-F2YQXcvVyGA3RIeRWrProzdxOSZbjgTbJATKR7T29Xe0eU2msRdylq_mMMk3zo7qL7_d-F7tcMZKkNIGNoKdj0xpLzTVX3005WE_w5ZwLL_1gBXZxhDfYYdzC/s400/IMG_9266.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Here's one of the Pasadena PD People Protecting the Parade. SMILE! You'e gonna be on our blog!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSc2oVcUyAp64OaOdCs2A3CaUJ86NVFp1KvxIXN9RdKPSF3_dbxk3QF8eTILh3tXyQsA3DzklJYoaIJ5I89DKRVyD3fQAJ-UQRpruJRskqdQCzadDUxXdPQuCo1ty8ZL8NeyZQ/s1600/IMG_9274.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 262px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693095968674118130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSc2oVcUyAp64OaOdCs2A3CaUJ86NVFp1KvxIXN9RdKPSF3_dbxk3QF8eTILh3tXyQsA3DzklJYoaIJ5I89DKRVyD3fQAJ-UQRpruJRskqdQCzadDUxXdPQuCo1ty8ZL8NeyZQ/s400/IMG_9274.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Another pretty one ... and yes, the sky really IS that blue!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSdlaV4PLY4Du0ValWJJjDoGDO5m6NcpA-724eixFrfGdpcEdGFdbueUoV9p76xjqW-ipJUT56TAf36kqgY-nvffl8X2z934YAGFGnZpd_KIDQ4IuC4CXSifkxITa99uJygei4/s1600/IMG_9273.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 394px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693098389031554098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSdlaV4PLY4Du0ValWJJjDoGDO5m6NcpA-724eixFrfGdpcEdGFdbueUoV9p76xjqW-ipJUT56TAf36kqgY-nvffl8X2z934YAGFGnZpd_KIDQ4IuC4CXSifkxITa99uJygei4/s400/IMG_9273.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Some more crowd control guys. (They were kind of crabby and telling our mom to "move along" ... until we said "can we take your picture?" and then they lightened up a little. (or one of them did ... SMILE!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsfT77I2T8XQWFkQOF3g3fkmWhP5rL9hf8Mc4AHvFYY4dPk2OocbFL3WMkL77E83TY5T9yu2HAkNUXaq5ECLYG9DkYhDzgnM6A16kILwssZx3ReRKI8Hq7n6Gx1K25gKEKS9ft/s1600/IMG_9272.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693098386719471010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsfT77I2T8XQWFkQOF3g3fkmWhP5rL9hf8Mc4AHvFYY4dPk2OocbFL3WMkL77E83TY5T9yu2HAkNUXaq5ECLYG9DkYhDzgnM6A16kILwssZx3ReRKI8Hq7n6Gx1K25gKEKS9ft/s400/IMG_9272.JPG" /></a><br /><br />This guy is CLEARLY really important. (You can tell by the white suit and cell phone that he's doing Big Deal Parade Business. Party on!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANbgi_4L5w-nB6BYHxKiVuNMqiT75tUr49oU_ZHowtZApRQZp7QgVFFHANZdqZEAXN0o49ZTmqe3tdSjD-qB4gMVy2M5VKqVtO8AI_tB9MDDHtrWPqi4tjmo2S_R_A7_-GIPK/s1600/IMG_9270.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 254px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693098381635570450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANbgi_4L5w-nB6BYHxKiVuNMqiT75tUr49oU_ZHowtZApRQZp7QgVFFHANZdqZEAXN0o49ZTmqe3tdSjD-qB4gMVy2M5VKqVtO8AI_tB9MDDHtrWPqi4tjmo2S_R_A7_-GIPK/s400/IMG_9270.JPG" /></a><br /><br />From the Rose Bowl parking lot we head down Orange Grove to Colorado Boulevard ... here's the booth where they'll be talking about the parade tomorrow morning when our moms watch it on TV.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHAt6EGLjzmMUetHomJRiswuR5pF3IH2_G5ub2z_iE0mPE9WXGIYBX0qENchhdj4gbIXl7E61kqGYvXoUAsCbbUFkxoox6jet33uerk6IvEF-MphHZ8YKheky6olgfOU6m2vYQ/s1600/IMG_9279.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 273px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693098994451412258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHAt6EGLjzmMUetHomJRiswuR5pF3IH2_G5ub2z_iE0mPE9WXGIYBX0qENchhdj4gbIXl7E61kqGYvXoUAsCbbUFkxoox6jet33uerk6IvEF-MphHZ8YKheky6olgfOU6m2vYQ/s400/IMG_9279.JPG" /></a><br /><br />(Yep ... I'm doing fine. Just because I can't see doesn't mean I can't smell, listen and enjoy being part of the adventure!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRIbeK_lvg7eLcMI8VnFkDZtepsuPvPLarYsI0Y2fFnQZemxeDrAKbenUzznVUW8k32HtfocMB8utg6P5jZJC0kIDbdz9yZGpYF-lpRWslCjgvAFiJxkX9n8AxG_pCNnhzNPa/s1600/IMG_9282.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 368px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693098999797453666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRIbeK_lvg7eLcMI8VnFkDZtepsuPvPLarYsI0Y2fFnQZemxeDrAKbenUzznVUW8k32HtfocMB8utg6P5jZJC0kIDbdz9yZGpYF-lpRWslCjgvAFiJxkX9n8AxG_pCNnhzNPa/s400/IMG_9282.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Heading down Colorado Blvd. there are lots of people doing lots of things to while away the waiting time for the parade to start Monday morning. Here are some Scrabble playing ladies:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0731HSVyFf2UGOGNUBtHuloPGyFYx4pzj5sjchcvPDHjJnWKvnP58WWcyt0FEWKCEufW3UClJrTn2HQy9SErlQdVUcmYz9vBxm8EwZoklpxRwXxig6b-b1IyARWUO2W_7M7tH/s1600/IMG_9285.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 307px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693099013664863314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0731HSVyFf2UGOGNUBtHuloPGyFYx4pzj5sjchcvPDHjJnWKvnP58WWcyt0FEWKCEufW3UClJrTn2HQy9SErlQdVUcmYz9vBxm8EwZoklpxRwXxig6b-b1IyARWUO2W_7M7tH/s400/IMG_9285.JPG" /></a><br /><br />A book reading girl:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOkWsnZ7emaDBJpl2lKaTqeXIeBNCIVcxMaBvY5nQoIUStoxEkl_NQRDj7k52ilucTqloJEXRfwxgDH5aBxaqJmS4zYujSFkY8N9mAsDBSCuSeJ_YXX2mDurzRVVtY38U6ROn/s1600/IMG_9284.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 325px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693099007086188754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOkWsnZ7emaDBJpl2lKaTqeXIeBNCIVcxMaBvY5nQoIUStoxEkl_NQRDj7k52ilucTqloJEXRfwxgDH5aBxaqJmS4zYujSFkY8N9mAsDBSCuSeJ_YXX2mDurzRVVtY38U6ROn/s400/IMG_9284.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Some people are shopping:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOoR_pclgVsDwQI2XsrOEJHbjeXw8qAnhFkICQSctMkpu_tZXypf1jGsYEfkMIjJgFRoeW8On28AEQrhSGtkrolR7AuFktdFEUZcXYqtCIkRS_i1hOeafhAvfnAocyVsPmaYQl/s1600/IMG_9283.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 244px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693099004795001586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOoR_pclgVsDwQI2XsrOEJHbjeXw8qAnhFkICQSctMkpu_tZXypf1jGsYEfkMIjJgFRoeW8On28AEQrhSGtkrolR7AuFktdFEUZcXYqtCIkRS_i1hOeafhAvfnAocyVsPmaYQl/s400/IMG_9283.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And others are snacking. (Not sure what "Bacon Dogs" are but they sure smelled good!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZK7K01kcjLYnVRKocmMkUIgamXeJPrShCQafb2RWvpv1WmiSjnirJKuKcu_ps0TGd-VqOKwp2vv5QXByZ9WJY0yE6AzsPznbtfllHsSWEiGJqDF6z_NGtH_96DzwAYchFIbr/s1600/IMG_9290.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 224px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693100414340468754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZK7K01kcjLYnVRKocmMkUIgamXeJPrShCQafb2RWvpv1WmiSjnirJKuKcu_ps0TGd-VqOKwp2vv5QXByZ9WJY0yE6AzsPznbtfllHsSWEiGJqDF6z_NGtH_96DzwAYchFIbr/s400/IMG_9290.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Then there were the folks taking the opportunity to get some exercise for them and for their dogs. (And no, the irony of the empty Dodger chair after the year of an empty Dodger Stadium was not lost on us or on our moms! One of the things we know is on the "wish list" for 2012 is a better Dodger Blue Year!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPmIVlOJc_dBAY5udRuhBDb7GPp6ENJp9gj_Opa-069UApM2Qme3OJsob-_A9kfMe0t214M-eCMphOJxdfO93BItWHo2e2gqBqu9GYHXHjwrX8qbtV2TivMXIZ0U2A_eBdGfs/s1600/IMG_9289.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 260px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693100389306250290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPmIVlOJc_dBAY5udRuhBDb7GPp6ENJp9gj_Opa-069UApM2Qme3OJsob-_A9kfMe0t214M-eCMphOJxdfO93BItWHo2e2gqBqu9GYHXHjwrX8qbtV2TivMXIZ0U2A_eBdGfs/s400/IMG_9289.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Here's one of our favorites: This guy with a bike that looks like a horse. Love it!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq37cLpQBskEMpuqJvFQGjDNvlBEmyFl6EWLcZ3ElV7TnJkE6MvJvOy26UfOhHWJvbjo0aa2gD3N5ptiTw0hfmN70CY65WSVC3t78COFgC-oF9uSjP63TPbfuzF7n_SoNUxDx1/s1600/IMG_9288.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 301px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693100392646556418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq37cLpQBskEMpuqJvFQGjDNvlBEmyFl6EWLcZ3ElV7TnJkE6MvJvOy26UfOhHWJvbjo0aa2gD3N5ptiTw0hfmN70CY65WSVC3t78COFgC-oF9uSjP63TPbfuzF7n_SoNUxDx1/s400/IMG_9288.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And these two were knitting away in the 80 degree day.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcgA3wNq82g_YV_4Z7SwXVyC9BFIn2iosIuVpXD71bp4gq-vneJxjr0kJYF4H18qWIcXkcTXe0G03iZod4cCGrGoOauHGsT0c2O13T8mRm3Tvl_r0nUcJ_A4rObdub5O6KOSZw/s1600/IMG_9287.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 315px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693100385770988690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcgA3wNq82g_YV_4Z7SwXVyC9BFIn2iosIuVpXD71bp4gq-vneJxjr0kJYF4H18qWIcXkcTXe0G03iZod4cCGrGoOauHGsT0c2O13T8mRm3Tvl_r0nUcJ_A4rObdub5O6KOSZw/s400/IMG_9287.JPG" /></a><br /><br />This one was kind of blurry but we're putting it up anyway ... Good Dog! Good Stay!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUCXga-FiQQ34bmbVKTLOh0J4ASu21CGKrOUV7HMIJe3hwTQdi7QQbpJmncSJQT503KsBg0PQxRIzXXHtGt_xFSjFQJlO0OZdbrlVsyNiUQk-4WWy1ai6EAazHX_TaTn0eTtc/s1600/IMG_9304.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 330px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693102240636394690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUCXga-FiQQ34bmbVKTLOh0J4ASu21CGKrOUV7HMIJe3hwTQdi7QQbpJmncSJQT503KsBg0PQxRIzXXHtGt_xFSjFQJlO0OZdbrlVsyNiUQk-4WWy1ai6EAazHX_TaTn0eTtc/s400/IMG_9304.JPG" /></a><br /><br />THESE guys had the right idea ... just back-it-up and spread out!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Xbj8f9MXxyZ2jBPqrx0EwRaPQrvs4xkIGNLUuMhYUSv8sBG29A1cZpQsfpJNYkQhOTZQG1DDDYhNA0Gqie6ufWREd6PyHTVp8bAmEYx0th4TVNg81Sd7VCBe-cp_8AK6eP5z/s1600/IMG_9302.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 381px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693102243712110242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Xbj8f9MXxyZ2jBPqrx0EwRaPQrvs4xkIGNLUuMhYUSv8sBG29A1cZpQsfpJNYkQhOTZQG1DDDYhNA0Gqie6ufWREd6PyHTVp8bAmEYx0th4TVNg81Sd7VCBe-cp_8AK6eP5z/s400/IMG_9302.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Not sure where these people are but looks like they're ready. (Hope this still feels like at good idea at 3am!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8rOrQGsFlV-T_cC6q86IHRwoI6bJc3T4Q7c2LbS2wFpRtW65m780cipN5-Ikr79XoTVRaNi5dN1TeCY5O6pcmt8NQC5MtUh6Tx1XDzRxYwAXeq4aLim6vgYmCKbCaksdObUx/s1600/IMG_9300.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 245px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693102229109303666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8rOrQGsFlV-T_cC6q86IHRwoI6bJc3T4Q7c2LbS2wFpRtW65m780cipN5-Ikr79XoTVRaNi5dN1TeCY5O6pcmt8NQC5MtUh6Tx1XDzRxYwAXeq4aLim6vgYmCKbCaksdObUx/s400/IMG_9300.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Most creative seat-saver award goes to this blow up lady saving seats in front of Pasadena City College.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRWZfASt5kVhclo3erIGuMq3i9uXYMcyWCLcQ_OrN41WIxepel1_DT3utGN7vvYGOt0ZAJab_NKwo3tbFUd6u5k_CuohiaskFCOq9_SsZeR5iF1U5ApbXuK_1pT_01cn27ckQi/s1600/IMG_9307.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 362px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693102225050841682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRWZfASt5kVhclo3erIGuMq3i9uXYMcyWCLcQ_OrN41WIxepel1_DT3utGN7vvYGOt0ZAJab_NKwo3tbFUd6u5k_CuohiaskFCOq9_SsZeR5iF1U5ApbXuK_1pT_01cn27ckQi/s400/IMG_9307.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And then there's this real-live seat-saving girl with her faithful seat-saving dog for company. (Yeah, the look kinda bored, don't they? HEY! Over Here! Happy New Year!!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtjLN69B5BZTX9hWIPF6Xs0GojwJGcCByd6U2lx_HUPGd6gr4g4Mj6Ir5QBm5bD6Ip9WyF3f3PSEJFngPXAmAzl34I8mYHcMogcrETvhL_ZOeVSMEjRadCRWld6bmqJiJCHcHf/s1600/IMG_9308.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 344px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693101553722841810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtjLN69B5BZTX9hWIPF6Xs0GojwJGcCByd6U2lx_HUPGd6gr4g4Mj6Ir5QBm5bD6Ip9WyF3f3PSEJFngPXAmAzl34I8mYHcMogcrETvhL_ZOeVSMEjRadCRWld6bmqJiJCHcHf/s400/IMG_9308.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And no pre-parade parade down Colorado Boulevard would be complete with the "Make Jesus Look Bad" picketers. These guys kind of make our moms nuts. Seriously ... haven't Rick Perry and Michelle Bachmann done enough to embarass Jesus this year? Give it a rest, guys!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcWJNgxYRZp0hyphenhyphendWjf0pGfwkfVIQQvntsgCWCWzkS5qdGyiyk0rgKLLFNQjedVBmXLvCQHw3K4PHP5H3e09E_w4Yk_qJsGpheXrh8-MSJU30y95UAr32nnJ3n8riDt_cM-6h1/s1600/IMG_9311.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 303px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693101544637712642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcWJNgxYRZp0hyphenhyphendWjf0pGfwkfVIQQvntsgCWCWzkS5qdGyiyk0rgKLLFNQjedVBmXLvCQHw3K4PHP5H3e09E_w4Yk_qJsGpheXrh8-MSJU30y95UAr32nnJ3n8riDt_cM-6h1/s400/IMG_9311.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And here we are ... on the home stretch now with our new BFF Andrea ... who has been a real trooper about sharing the back seat with our wiggly selves!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQT5CqNIzE_KP2jGTDc3_YsWKhwq8eNF8a0fjiOZmuxHKf72BrstAiRacU_HJdPNEFPdr8oCuOlzgBvUS3vMu-isMClJtlbwJEyT3dcGQDrtNtBm8AO0pXbhEoOfvFs5JnecXW/s1600/IMG_9313.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693101544157367666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQT5CqNIzE_KP2jGTDc3_YsWKhwq8eNF8a0fjiOZmuxHKf72BrstAiRacU_HJdPNEFPdr8oCuOlzgBvUS3vMu-isMClJtlbwJEyT3dcGQDrtNtBm8AO0pXbhEoOfvFs5JnecXW/s400/IMG_9313.JPG" /></a><br /><br />So it's a wrap ... another pre-parade parade in the books! And from our house to yours, we just want to say ... HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL ...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJLAQa3gGOUH3Vp0KKkcoxJzxL6JU_Wrs6SEKpbIJayvaj4K-mAvxMx_HuGYTDozwUuIfe0I6xOa0yaPcr3CYt5S_GcVQ0-9Ldks9Yb_cmSlsVgwv5OVb_YCSpkqED9Euv9WlH/s1600/IMG_9318.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 312px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693101536502043394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJLAQa3gGOUH3Vp0KKkcoxJzxL6JU_Wrs6SEKpbIJayvaj4K-mAvxMx_HuGYTDozwUuIfe0I6xOa0yaPcr3CYt5S_GcVQ0-9Ldks9Yb_cmSlsVgwv5OVb_YCSpkqED9Euv9WlH/s400/IMG_9318.JPG" /></a><br /><br />... and to all a GOOD NIGHT!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9sXPDBr_eusrR8UkyHHvazScrmoic9GJZh37SFg7s2VGXD-EsKNECF8rGJEkJJhyphenhyphen2bJSwRWSSwin7nyY_bnOgxjfkuDgKd6juW6zCwQ4QZARxMWGTXcET9FI7Xkl0z3ozIrv/s1600/IMG_9317.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693101539431329986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9sXPDBr_eusrR8UkyHHvazScrmoic9GJZh37SFg7s2VGXD-EsKNECF8rGJEkJJhyphenhyphen2bJSwRWSSwin7nyY_bnOgxjfkuDgKd6juW6zCwQ4QZARxMWGTXcET9FI7Xkl0z3ozIrv/s400/IMG_9317.JPG" /></a>SUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30501959.post-11212508731994590562011-12-30T19:13:00.000-08:002011-12-30T20:00:14.604-08:00On the 6th Day of Christmas ...<span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>... our moms FINALLY got around to posting OUR Christmas pictures on our blog!</strong></span><br /><br />Okay, Okay ... We know they've both been really busy doing people things like production meetings and parties and church and movies and stuff, but now it's OUR turn.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DemzobwxSgv_6pE6rwJ0YKrC1ORCIyoimB_fQ7f5PtGITPUV9Pwq0R_eaPlY3VmNYgCJawzYNm6xkbosno5kEhmd7uqyFOz8Eg9MEccAlsrmF8olH8HP8Bi6XwHCuUCwcck4/s1600/stockings.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692135339388541346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DemzobwxSgv_6pE6rwJ0YKrC1ORCIyoimB_fQ7f5PtGITPUV9Pwq0R_eaPlY3VmNYgCJawzYNm6xkbosno5kEhmd7uqyFOz8Eg9MEccAlsrmF8olH8HP8Bi6XwHCuUCwcck4/s400/stockings.jpg" /></a><br />We had a really great Christmas ... mostly because we got so much attention. Here's our mom Louise explaining to Luna that we're going to take turns opening presents this year and not just rip into them all at once.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcsXn68P8UPFU45j45zT_8j9pekRSMXYYedzHejiYHilFNjZCpCrWIpHJwt-S-Ia6R22gkljqslZvIgkBeuOwisw1VBFpv1_7Svs9N_ywxmE3b_jlEi6AWjOK4F1cubi5VBBcI/s1600/3.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692128098363844994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcsXn68P8UPFU45j45zT_8j9pekRSMXYYedzHejiYHilFNjZCpCrWIpHJwt-S-Ia6R22gkljqslZvIgkBeuOwisw1VBFpv1_7Svs9N_ywxmE3b_jlEi6AWjOK4F1cubi5VBBcI/s400/3.JPG" /></a> You can see how that worked out:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PsbQxdGHE_NPstfZFhbPDqM0QSzPhGBuSwo09Aa4JOTpunr_e9yvcJVU72FmwA4pr4tm-RX1AukExNpt00rMWDS8Mo0wiclow4rFt7dzEravFjbqDY-LHkc944ye1okG3UeW/s1600/4.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692128166569052338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PsbQxdGHE_NPstfZFhbPDqM0QSzPhGBuSwo09Aa4JOTpunr_e9yvcJVU72FmwA4pr4tm-RX1AukExNpt00rMWDS8Mo0wiclow4rFt7dzEravFjbqDY-LHkc944ye1okG3UeW/s400/4.JPG" /></a>Here's Juno with her favorite present ... the squeaky duck from Barbara & Steve. (Not sure if she's hugging it or guarding it, but she's cute):<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIc2Y-hg57B38vMvXvlsw5-Pp5l2-0_aXGLFPqAtA50SeDi3xN8fObnSBhXcDAlvM5TsSPcPQHKYCagkSZ5wwKqYCvkUmqBuD-9wO45UTDcAZc-USlYvk4gP5ulCsZ5RDMG6m/s1600/5.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692128255415054674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIc2Y-hg57B38vMvXvlsw5-Pp5l2-0_aXGLFPqAtA50SeDi3xN8fObnSBhXcDAlvM5TsSPcPQHKYCagkSZ5wwKqYCvkUmqBuD-9wO45UTDcAZc-USlYvk4gP5ulCsZ5RDMG6m/s400/5.JPG" /></a><br />And now here we are resting up after our post-Christmas baths. We don't particularly like <em>getting</em> them but we like how we feel afterwards ... and our moms like how we smell. ("It's like the dog version of new car smell" our mom Susan said.)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOFo_QjdlalsmfBKEm9Idm-Ajel3f39BSqfd8GdJ5RpnHS9oyalwM3uA30VIONZBBkhkLelBrJwXkXPtQyWSNDLD9XIdSSILUSEkF2gvj3sp7pzgKcnPU4qCd_PiylUSy46aj/s1600/juno+christmas+couch2.gif"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 313px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692130452389932610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOFo_QjdlalsmfBKEm9Idm-Ajel3f39BSqfd8GdJ5RpnHS9oyalwM3uA30VIONZBBkhkLelBrJwXkXPtQyWSNDLD9XIdSSILUSEkF2gvj3sp7pzgKcnPU4qCd_PiylUSy46aj/s400/juno+christmas+couch2.gif" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3N9afmDBw4CWtFyZ0QHV4sPrngzhY50M7Fp1w6ZF0VwX0JIZQAli0Ke1zD5Y_yyLU-OvslPK620lT3sQRZr_5yvpIuwX1g564K5Q54Dy7TGiLFLwHYaNIk2jWcZSQpmAtwErU/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 293px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692128434767482994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3N9afmDBw4CWtFyZ0QHV4sPrngzhY50M7Fp1w6ZF0VwX0JIZQAli0Ke1zD5Y_yyLU-OvslPK620lT3sQRZr_5yvpIuwX1g564K5Q54Dy7TGiLFLwHYaNIk2jWcZSQpmAtwErU/s400/photo.JPG" /></a> So half-way through the 12 Days of Christmas here we are to say: <br /><p></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!<br />[And to all a Good Night!]<br /><br /></strong></span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDbJGMueAPF7K248mYy0YZ-9UE3Un2lVbmrNkY3qCQPqXrRNRoCOjHV5B3JIR-XpPKLetbqnfcStnlosKX9UQ9jIZ5jj3BYF2ExaW2lui3shfhsVIefd6TvAKd3531OWjFx5C/s1600/Picture1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 159px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692136251486894402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDbJGMueAPF7K248mYy0YZ-9UE3Un2lVbmrNkY3qCQPqXrRNRoCOjHV5B3JIR-XpPKLetbqnfcStnlosKX9UQ9jIZ5jj3BYF2ExaW2lui3shfhsVIefd6TvAKd3531OWjFx5C/s400/Picture1.jpg" /></a>SUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30501959.post-16939064301953281922011-11-18T10:20:00.000-08:002011-11-18T10:42:12.452-08:00The Case of the Missing Fish Oil Capsules<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>EXHIBIT A</strong><br /></span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5f-V2WK-akH4VevecXeK774r6PKxYTQ5tyLkmF-4zCR7wtC2xBpqbqWJYZLSDKoxzvtR8W7eLyQrpV2TG396x-E6MU8G7SkCSu9uCWKQl0VyGvKsiuGvG9rA8y9s_FO_giOFh/s1600/juno.fish+oil.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 230px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676405085214496178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5f-V2WK-akH4VevecXeK774r6PKxYTQ5tyLkmF-4zCR7wtC2xBpqbqWJYZLSDKoxzvtR8W7eLyQrpV2TG396x-E6MU8G7SkCSu9uCWKQl0VyGvKsiuGvG9rA8y9s_FO_giOFh/s400/juno.fish+oil.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>EXHIBIT B<br /></strong><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHKw9omaNKC-AQp_48WoAD3bpmAl6wbDKUqrYqCyTOU1Db_PHDKbZMum_RbZsmk6Ca0UK9ihWJmM6PWgAqddSOQxhnUpvGDr5boygvcLlu3mwR3YAEruAtdV5fr8QhkVkmXvU/s1600/fish+breath+dog.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 331px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676405402832684786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHKw9omaNKC-AQp_48WoAD3bpmAl6wbDKUqrYqCyTOU1Db_PHDKbZMum_RbZsmk6Ca0UK9ihWJmM6PWgAqddSOQxhnUpvGDr5boygvcLlu3mwR3YAEruAtdV5fr8QhkVkmXvU/s400/fish+breath+dog.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">The prosecution rests.<br /></span></div>SUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30501959.post-68821879477050747382011-10-23T13:21:00.000-07:002011-10-23T13:23:18.039-07:00We're having a BIRTHDAY at our house!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJMF9LoI6zngIDFq30ixg04e-I4_ZittJeQr6QCF5z06N5dnPya4frIFZI84l3sYIkMfum5G9empH5KT5jtLXgfGRuhK00t28D9WGSxzpUCY8bgoa9d2r8OGCo1gD8hkC7HY-/s1600/birthday+love.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 568px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 363px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666785586884294098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJMF9LoI6zngIDFq30ixg04e-I4_ZittJeQr6QCF5z06N5dnPya4frIFZI84l3sYIkMfum5G9empH5KT5jtLXgfGRuhK00t28D9WGSxzpUCY8bgoa9d2r8OGCo1gD8hkC7HY-/s400/birthday+love.jpg" /></a>SUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30501959.post-52199389285588886472011-08-13T14:28:00.000-07:002011-08-13T14:38:31.273-07:00Here I Am .. .Pack Me!It's that time of year again ... when our moms stop going to work and start going other places that involve suitcases. They call is vacation. We call it depressing.
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<br />Luna just has one thing to say about it all: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_YiDVXffKNEP2pksDk5gLn5edkhesvO7xhN9CCl3wQfEAsTrqthoQ5nqs9qSPe6WvMw1OH5FgD-1u0UomZWhK81xYIB9eARgfw5Dt3kFcMdXbI6XRiKKzQ2PQLFF8n0tfRHW/s1600/pack+me.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 449px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 397px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640457810112758994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_YiDVXffKNEP2pksDk5gLn5edkhesvO7xhN9CCl3wQfEAsTrqthoQ5nqs9qSPe6WvMw1OH5FgD-1u0UomZWhK81xYIB9eARgfw5Dt3kFcMdXbI6XRiKKzQ2PQLFF8n0tfRHW/s400/pack+me.jpg" /></a>
<br />SUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30501959.post-81952001538744103392011-08-05T10:42:00.001-07:002011-08-05T10:46:04.204-07:00Just call us "The Girls of Summer"We've heard of the "Boys of Summer" -- our Dodger Mom talks about them all the time. Except this year she's calling them the "Boys of Bummer." But we digress.<br /><br />This is us ... settling in for a sunny, summer morning. Hope your summer is going as well as ours is.<br /><br />Nap time! Zzzzzzzzzzz ....<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_njwPOEzHxaR56GeXsHn_yicFPauNWQi8Msd8y-o5J0t9KbU2xfu7DSpFANEt3p-GWYG2JUJhyphenhyphenhgb1SRN3udiyTtBFuJu96vt-MYtCwzLaj9c8j2PsOa-OJ-HiwXPgYnMRd0B/s1600/girls+of+summer.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 311px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637428811522439250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_njwPOEzHxaR56GeXsHn_yicFPauNWQi8Msd8y-o5J0t9KbU2xfu7DSpFANEt3p-GWYG2JUJhyphenhyphenhgb1SRN3udiyTtBFuJu96vt-MYtCwzLaj9c8j2PsOa-OJ-HiwXPgYnMRd0B/s400/girls+of+summer.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5VvQ_YZyDS-OCiDuCLcmBI31ffHIML1rIMGoWTGsSVySO12Qem7JHDa3fSTUPmNs1BU0IZIRdcJGQPUD1NUOKtJLla1OgmMlNWzcBbEwtMAoc8yGZvVYbytxZTCP81Mr-wEi/s1600/girls+of+summer2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 345px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637428716943573890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5VvQ_YZyDS-OCiDuCLcmBI31ffHIML1rIMGoWTGsSVySO12Qem7JHDa3fSTUPmNs1BU0IZIRdcJGQPUD1NUOKtJLla1OgmMlNWzcBbEwtMAoc8yGZvVYbytxZTCP81Mr-wEi/s400/girls+of+summer2.jpg" /></a>SUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30501959.post-77980718211375599222011-07-21T22:08:00.000-07:002011-07-21T22:09:22.717-07:00Ah, Summer!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdTP592dOn_vslt3qRSUXT-AeYAHOGuvSn8AIUMQjD_KnJVDUpnllLHaoG1bUz_-ceRN8dJm1Z4pGsiQXyLFAre93e1HYOwSSEPFa_Jz0FOTsXAvTDu3F2TiXxPkxNaAn-l82/s1600/juno+cabana+boy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 494px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 395px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632039318947245170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdTP592dOn_vslt3qRSUXT-AeYAHOGuvSn8AIUMQjD_KnJVDUpnllLHaoG1bUz_-ceRN8dJm1Z4pGsiQXyLFAre93e1HYOwSSEPFa_Jz0FOTsXAvTDu3F2TiXxPkxNaAn-l82/s400/juno+cabana+boy.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>SUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30501959.post-11039016917079464472011-04-28T22:05:00.000-07:002011-04-28T22:08:20.920-07:00We're not begging ...<strong><span style="font-size:130%;">... We're waiting for the Royal Wedding to start!<br /><br /></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyz1xG6jVhbdsw6v0pirGu8M1bPjFhMqAHK6x7mUzsb6FMGs0_zaPY7mBwOiVC87hotbK91U_47prXFVVPN0ik0ObYsJFlO2Vq4Dx9BAYtGK-WObA_7xy27B79xNderJeEdu19/s1600/not+begging.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600867791257577426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyz1xG6jVhbdsw6v0pirGu8M1bPjFhMqAHK6x7mUzsb6FMGs0_zaPY7mBwOiVC87hotbK91U_47prXFVVPN0ik0ObYsJFlO2Vq4Dx9BAYtGK-WObA_7xy27B79xNderJeEdu19/s400/not+begging.jpg" /></a>SUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30501959.post-50888843836112713832011-03-24T13:39:00.000-07:002011-03-24T13:47:55.854-07:00Welcome, Theo!!!Our moms' friend Elizabeth is celebrating a new dog in her family ... so we're celebrating, too! You can read about "Theo" <a href="http://telling-secrets.blogspot.com/2011/03/say-hello-theo.html">here ... on Elizabeth's blog </a>... but here's a picture of him we found on her Facebook page:<br /><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb87E0AxZoQwOiQNam8zqEXVJ8C4tSWVtDHhNOCNyTbvEZMitSs2OtzBxSO_k6jHNDVoEFXqNWTT0G-Grdzw8oQ5f4a9Oz3O_dsDwucVGuO6Ng9igaHKSvurFKehpjZTz3K41w/s1600/theo.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 244px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587750277444465154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb87E0AxZoQwOiQNam8zqEXVJ8C4tSWVtDHhNOCNyTbvEZMitSs2OtzBxSO_k6jHNDVoEFXqNWTT0G-Grdzw8oQ5f4a9Oz3O_dsDwucVGuO6Ng9igaHKSvurFKehpjZTz3K41w/s400/theo.bmp" /></a><br />Welcome to the world of "PD's," Theo. (And if you don't know what that is, it's the dog version of a "PK" ... Preacher's Kid.) </p>SUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30501959.post-77215414175300649972011-02-05T19:30:00.000-08:002011-02-05T19:41:23.147-08:00Dogs on the BedYep ... it's "dogs on the bed" night.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWqtlnLdnSxeMUfQeQJPHmf3lkLhKmvq7VeO4kV6vdKriJoqSKVqSTDPQNzePZvWEKghybOuyEsa4eZNEtYMSjSToo3U-G_QBn9rasvnFgzrJ2eB8_gPyfB37iqwo7Rbioi6oo/s1600/dogs+on+the+bed.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 317px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570414500423976402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWqtlnLdnSxeMUfQeQJPHmf3lkLhKmvq7VeO4kV6vdKriJoqSKVqSTDPQNzePZvWEKghybOuyEsa4eZNEtYMSjSToo3U-G_QBn9rasvnFgzrJ2eB8_gPyfB37iqwo7Rbioi6oo/s400/dogs+on+the+bed.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>One of our moms is off at one of those church meetings they're always going to and the other one is here watching MORE "breaking news" from Egypt. But we don't really care what's on the TV since we're on the bed. Yep ... it's all good.SUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30501959.post-50232501689451294282010-12-31T17:44:00.000-08:002011-01-01T11:33:55.480-08:00Happy New Year from Luna & Juno!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNE_mhIniPbgqFsq_uJt4nFziwzMgEhLMgq4Whn_S-fi1zX19O3v7n2UVPhT4lu_CV59FbLYu2noMU_pOvg92ORWw6TUU2bul6QIL5RB9BdwTt4324ODgB46ng7SUZ6dfOBN6m/s1600/COLD.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 188px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557100139225301522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNE_mhIniPbgqFsq_uJt4nFziwzMgEhLMgq4Whn_S-fi1zX19O3v7n2UVPhT4lu_CV59FbLYu2noMU_pOvg92ORWw6TUU2bul6QIL5RB9BdwTt4324ODgB46ng7SUZ6dfOBN6m/s200/COLD.jpg" /></a>It started out to be a COLD day in Sunny Pasadena this New Year's Eve 2010 but ... what the heck ... we're SLED DOGS for Pete's Sake!<br /><br />So we bundled up the moms, jumped in the Toyota and made the annual trip to the "People Zoo" down Colorado Boulevard -- and here's the result: our "dogs' eye view" of New Year's Eve Day 2010 in Pasadena! <br /><br /><br /><br /><embed height="400" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="600" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&noautoplay=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Frevsusanrussell%2Falbumid%2F5557017730354414305%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US"></embed><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!!<br /><br /></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTLCnZ78tDDX1aHiSr3VwkCCXIklO_gk_Dm35CvWmDjadhB9aNmw3ZZsWuMNHk8h8BD6HDY6sFz8LN2Gt6lVTxy5aowr-fUz7JHDEtspk7di83WCWgeW5yAp6j_8qQf0-1fw8/s1600/IMG_7737.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557028140327725458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTLCnZ78tDDX1aHiSr3VwkCCXIklO_gk_Dm35CvWmDjadhB9aNmw3ZZsWuMNHk8h8BD6HDY6sFz8LN2Gt6lVTxy5aowr-fUz7JHDEtspk7di83WCWgeW5yAp6j_8qQf0-1fw8/s400/IMG_7737.jpg" /></span></a>SUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30501959.post-20811084670651897932010-12-30T20:57:00.000-08:002010-12-30T21:02:02.926-08:00Juno having a long winter's nap in kind of a weird position<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhncqfmwrR57PEPKnUoPicVlwqzpX-bdV4PxZxqEgzins6HBU7aLUXduh9qJXmwJuUhTzBOvYoIZqISYsoHYdcII1r4wADteJdVKWy6NKOkMT7ggAknV8OUsIoHnCPUVvter143/s1600/juno+in+repose.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 331px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556706246353101538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhncqfmwrR57PEPKnUoPicVlwqzpX-bdV4PxZxqEgzins6HBU7aLUXduh9qJXmwJuUhTzBOvYoIZqISYsoHYdcII1r4wADteJdVKWy6NKOkMT7ggAknV8OUsIoHnCPUVvter143/s400/juno+in+repose.jpg" /></a><br /><br />No, we have no idea what's up with this. Doesn't exactly look comfortable, does it? However, it was definitely worth a snaphot.<br /><div></div>SUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30501959.post-31080838208865123862010-12-21T15:03:00.000-08:002010-12-21T15:12:12.521-08:00Christmas Cards past & present<div align="center">This is the time of year our moms get out a WHOLE bunch of decorations from the attic, put them all over the house -- and some of them on us -- and then get out the camera. And here's what they end up with to send to friends and family to say:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">"Merry Christmas!"<br /></span></strong><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>2010<br /></div></strong></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6r2oLRNcEWFjBHQ8UwXNOvtXt3NCmhVuFMHr0bkN0i4CvHyeCig7g_mPshdTT3Liu3V5kB9CyIuj5rdernUIFJhyz-WA0Q5zWEQ7D8E6-mHPZ1ssywjC1rZeyS9rnsN1kgAG9/s1600/2010xmas.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 275px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553275601076053346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6r2oLRNcEWFjBHQ8UwXNOvtXt3NCmhVuFMHr0bkN0i4CvHyeCig7g_mPshdTT3Liu3V5kB9CyIuj5rdernUIFJhyz-WA0Q5zWEQ7D8E6-mHPZ1ssywjC1rZeyS9rnsN1kgAG9/s400/2010xmas.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">2009<br /></p></span></strong></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVER4dm5Ym1VFmojSEVnG0AoE6Ju6PYXjNF_gPNxY_RZrMsQR0JnP-cEckYG4LmClAjSVSQSQR54aYrbuQBbXNLNuAWWnKtXUUOGJlJh9S_kGsTQoK8VbGzrZJ29_JUFyZ8hMa/s1600/2009xmas+card.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553275543572536818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVER4dm5Ym1VFmojSEVnG0AoE6Ju6PYXjNF_gPNxY_RZrMsQR0JnP-cEckYG4LmClAjSVSQSQR54aYrbuQBbXNLNuAWWnKtXUUOGJlJh9S_kGsTQoK8VbGzrZJ29_JUFyZ8hMa/s400/2009xmas+card.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>2007<br /></strong></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHJ08dZ21RzBiJ7EGarzulO4QF5lQ-eRqiBb2wUfDlRW6CcgSjjA4MLT_DwOgdYvjUyo-7FqDooDdUdfJPs_CVi2MEaDgn1y_68Tr2mDm_cF49vt88QzPRb-IeJdePws6radug/s1600/2007.xmas+card.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 155px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553275382143972754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHJ08dZ21RzBiJ7EGarzulO4QF5lQ-eRqiBb2wUfDlRW6CcgSjjA4MLT_DwOgdYvjUyo-7FqDooDdUdfJPs_CVi2MEaDgn1y_68Tr2mDm_cF49vt88QzPRb-IeJdePws6radug/s400/2007.xmas+card.jpg" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">2006<br /></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlKjHWRo8t-AYk9-GFhAx78TfuzQNd58hne0KsUjXoh945ynu8lFmcss59gpIrEP00xt4IQge1xt469yUxUV0NFtg4-K5zEABi87uaVcahBTkLDDx1NBwfJA4nvWbRR2F-I_r/s1600/2006.xmas.card.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 169px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553275320643909538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlKjHWRo8t-AYk9-GFhAx78TfuzQNd58hne0KsUjXoh945ynu8lFmcss59gpIrEP00xt4IQge1xt469yUxUV0NFtg4-K5zEABi87uaVcahBTkLDDx1NBwfJA4nvWbRR2F-I_r/s400/2006.xmas.card.jpg" /></a><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="color:#ff0000;">2005<br /></span></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoCV_y0EtsUNDHFuwf4cPmRg_4Bc5Xs2q2ImaV-mln7HQMIP-n0JnijipgI25buRv8Hw0CbgvQ1rXRlvxDFodtFcFMg3FRCVjRUg3towPZ5xJhGQNHXKpDe1U5Qryy7K-QbNPn/s1600/2005.xmas.card.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 169px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553275255829957666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoCV_y0EtsUNDHFuwf4cPmRg_4Bc5Xs2q2ImaV-mln7HQMIP-n0JnijipgI25buRv8Hw0CbgvQ1rXRlvxDFodtFcFMg3FRCVjRUg3towPZ5xJhGQNHXKpDe1U5Qryy7K-QbNPn/s400/2005.xmas.card.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div><br /></div>SUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30501959.post-46368705121185056082010-12-21T09:15:00.000-08:002010-12-21T09:21:25.276-08:00Rain, Rain, Go AWAY!It's been raining here for a REALLY long time. There are sand bags in the driveway and umbrellas drying out in the hallway and nobody's taking us to the dog park and when they make us go outside to "do our business" we get WET!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAp1qixlAk0PFcaPzc4k0kPNoDTMvLiyzkX2252pG0nB6MaiPTj4qdGO3mR8xgcNdspA-bjXpnfZWT6i4wJRwjvqq9Lgz87A5wmLrx34jX4-FCDPveJBTdQWEVED2i7bMk2vFr/s1600/rain.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 224px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553186110935976626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAp1qixlAk0PFcaPzc4k0kPNoDTMvLiyzkX2252pG0nB6MaiPTj4qdGO3mR8xgcNdspA-bjXpnfZWT6i4wJRwjvqq9Lgz87A5wmLrx34jX4-FCDPveJBTdQWEVED2i7bMk2vFr/s400/rain.jpg" /></a> We're REALLY over it and are hoping Santa will bring some sunshine! Meanwhile, we've staked out a warm dry spot to wait it out. Ho, Ho, Ho!SUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30501959.post-82568987494178776012010-12-13T20:30:00.000-08:002010-12-13T20:32:01.312-08:00The stockings were hung by the chimney with care ...... but I'm taking a nap until Santa gets there!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1tF216uDI-_yOZuZzFET9njUXytoZp25Hcub_E71uVwVtTWD6sybCqG7FZy3arvjSoEe3kfiVCqeQf65iOeq1bAc9Te1unv0N274JmOL7zgsFvlU77Y8gWSy81WDZLnOWYmP/s1600/LUNA.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 374px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550390875212271314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1tF216uDI-_yOZuZzFET9njUXytoZp25Hcub_E71uVwVtTWD6sybCqG7FZy3arvjSoEe3kfiVCqeQf65iOeq1bAc9Te1unv0N274JmOL7zgsFvlU77Y8gWSy81WDZLnOWYmP/s400/LUNA.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>SUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30501959.post-83220734811443543492010-11-26T15:39:00.000-08:002010-11-26T15:41:51.479-08:00What we do the Day After Thanksgiving:OK, OK ... it may not look ALL that different than what did the month before Thanksgiving or what we'll be doing a month after Christmas ... but it IS our Official Post-Thanksgiving Synchronized Sleeping Routine.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wKONlxlweDwp9jFodjPXHAqlcLdVCQZK1QjgyLs_tiAuPWQY926yUayHfkCM1QTL-GYmPHjZAMUeEMcMIyzv0gd21n00IzC3sgBWEC-fIhOsYVb6jaTIjX_m8iLQa4vjB48e/s1600/synchonized+sleeping.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544007352741721714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wKONlxlweDwp9jFodjPXHAqlcLdVCQZK1QjgyLs_tiAuPWQY926yUayHfkCM1QTL-GYmPHjZAMUeEMcMIyzv0gd21n00IzC3sgBWEC-fIhOsYVb6jaTIjX_m8iLQa4vjB48e/s400/synchonized+sleeping.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><br />Eat your heart out, Esther Williams!SUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30501959.post-57858481438802919602010-11-13T10:38:00.001-08:002010-11-13T10:51:33.216-08:00It looks like it's time for the Canine Lean CuisineThis is us doing what we do best: holding down the couch until our next meal:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iaFG2gUvEujHYgkFJV7iJvhPX4yFMcdpK4h2YQF_56hPGHO2tQZYiuKz16a8H8nG_JEEVPAVVX3gtpUAhO99ETPlHJXn3N62JjYJqrXe2VziPQS9gXnrojwF-guCX0KgkNbx/s1600/sleeping_beauties.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 159px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539106054642711346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iaFG2gUvEujHYgkFJV7iJvhPX4yFMcdpK4h2YQF_56hPGHO2tQZYiuKz16a8H8nG_JEEVPAVVX3gtpUAhO99ETPlHJXn3N62JjYJqrXe2VziPQS9gXnrojwF-guCX0KgkNbx/s400/sleeping_beauties.jpg" /></a><br />One thing that will get us OFF the couch is the arrival of the new bag of dog food ... which means there are going to be PLENTY of "next meals" to come.<br /><br />But wait ... what's this????? This isn't our REGULAR dog food.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqjXlODOpzT4JCtjObcHmL_zWU-CovV3aJPnKo2g5nQ1L3OGp4zmOzxSf0maFZUpaFN1fXvyxz2noV5vurHPnSKWKOtatfWWCxJ5GoOm6E0GgcS8SkAUmxaTfF8ZCRw5kfwyc/s1600/dog+blog.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 370px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539105619300534178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqjXlODOpzT4JCtjObcHmL_zWU-CovV3aJPnKo2g5nQ1L3OGp4zmOzxSf0maFZUpaFN1fXvyxz2noV5vurHPnSKWKOtatfWWCxJ5GoOm6E0GgcS8SkAUmxaTfF8ZCRw5kfwyc/s400/dog+blog.jpg" /></a><br />"Overweight, Less Active Dogs" ????<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_uPveroud6MJWGfhDvCYoEuVhoEMQ94AARdMMWRdOHoht5iV1YeywDRYN5w1BKITVVZseu5htJ-pHfkATtJoTwvVZoSoQ4i8duMLzgv5ScleseLnbjFLriysvdGLoZJV4qTR/s1600/dog+blog+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539105518485330690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_uPveroud6MJWGfhDvCYoEuVhoEMQ94AARdMMWRdOHoht5iV1YeywDRYN5w1BKITVVZseu5htJ-pHfkATtJoTwvVZoSoQ4i8duMLzgv5ScleseLnbjFLriysvdGLoZJV4qTR/s400/dog+blog+2.jpg" /></a><br />How is that different than Fat, Lazy Dogs??? And what does that have to do with US????<br /><br />We're thinking about being insulted by this revolting development but we're going to think about it for a little while and get back to you. After dinner.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iaFG2gUvEujHYgkFJV7iJvhPX4yFMcdpK4h2YQF_56hPGHO2tQZYiuKz16a8H8nG_JEEVPAVVX3gtpUAhO99ETPlHJXn3N62JjYJqrXe2VziPQS9gXnrojwF-guCX0KgkNbx/s1600/sleeping_beauties.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 159px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539106054642711346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iaFG2gUvEujHYgkFJV7iJvhPX4yFMcdpK4h2YQF_56hPGHO2tQZYiuKz16a8H8nG_JEEVPAVVX3gtpUAhO99ETPlHJXn3N62JjYJqrXe2VziPQS9gXnrojwF-guCX0KgkNbx/s400/sleeping_beauties.jpg" /></a>SUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30501959.post-91325240767136798282010-10-04T19:38:00.000-07:002010-10-04T19:40:15.474-07:00The Blessing of the Beasts @ All Saints ChurchSunday we had a GREAT day at All Saints Church for the Blessing of the Beasts. Here's a look at how much fun we had.<br /><br /><embed height="400" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="600" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fsrussell.allsaints%2Falbumid%2F5524378132226846513%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US"></embed>SUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30501959.post-31189206990761454312010-10-02T15:23:00.000-07:002010-10-02T15:31:09.298-07:00I'm resting up cuz ...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-if6gjtej-KeRNW-tTq8KIAaC973YccJ1bWSveKM-y_qC_dtVrIYXK_X6Se0acvZ7YfunLbO9LGUxC6jIgJRac5lbRRXBusHoqG61_ps4VuDtKT9tZpZccpjn1NyW1834CqIu/s1600/juno.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523579605634812434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-if6gjtej-KeRNW-tTq8KIAaC973YccJ1bWSveKM-y_qC_dtVrIYXK_X6Se0acvZ7YfunLbO9LGUxC6jIgJRac5lbRRXBusHoqG61_ps4VuDtKT9tZpZccpjn1NyW1834CqIu/s400/juno.jpg" /></a><br /><div>... I'm getting blessed tomorrow at the annual <a href="http://allsaints-pas-news.blogspot.com/2010/09/blessing-of-beasts.html">Blessing of the Beasts at All Saints Church</a>! So stay tuned for pictures from that big event "coming soon" ... and please keep it down because I need my beauty sleep!</div>SUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30501959.post-78838581633186626652010-09-04T11:14:00.000-07:002010-09-04T11:59:44.993-07:00Long time, no dog-blog!We've been very remiss in updating our dog's-eye-view of what's going on at Chez Brooks-Russell.<br /><br />It's been a full, busy summer ... which started out with our Moms leaving us for a WHOLE MONTH for their "Excellent European Adventure." You can find out all about that <a href="http://louiseandsusan.blogspot.com/">here on this blog they did about their trip</a> ... meanwhile we held down the fort with our Aunt Stasia and LOTS of toys.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiilz0BUk_auCs-vbI6GR1xl3bMfXlilDCNJ_oS-m8oUmMzQ5RmRl1UEyOirmKOSW7J0olMIarDVQdUjHDsmCwexL1Ff1K_ZD8l0QHB36zrLh-pi196s0s4T5yk6dLjomQntbEb/s1600/IMAGE_261.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513129861955645810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiilz0BUk_auCs-vbI6GR1xl3bMfXlilDCNJ_oS-m8oUmMzQ5RmRl1UEyOirmKOSW7J0olMIarDVQdUjHDsmCwexL1Ff1K_ZD8l0QHB36zrLh-pi196s0s4T5yk6dLjomQntbEb/s400/IMAGE_261.jpg" /></a><br />But we were sure glad when they got back!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLqcn1wKsiIDStfu8r1kRBHT-AovAkwyCTiPMYvVuAY08-by5cCas5amHcZKJ_hHZwKI2X08AsbJJgZUbhbnkOF8Lm5eEkuAPcSpG7IDWx3B5jdNA6lVWiLTep1DWxTgfOxf9/s1600/home+again.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513131185514798786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLqcn1wKsiIDStfu8r1kRBHT-AovAkwyCTiPMYvVuAY08-by5cCas5amHcZKJ_hHZwKI2X08AsbJJgZUbhbnkOF8Lm5eEkuAPcSpG7IDWx3B5jdNA6lVWiLTep1DWxTgfOxf9/s400/home+again.jpg" /></a><br />Once they got unpacked and over the jet lag, they decided to redecorate ... the PATIO!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCg67KR2Ua4-uBDbfM2Qb4xakbry84P8oQKV0ezhWCOkavIJPam3YIwRJpRHe7fYJtleK3M0wzyPdqQjY1N2qnHVgBI4SbXNCVitkjaD1DfDLHFAo5yF_uAv6DYKsR_8JoIRLu/s1600/patio.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513127970956474322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCg67KR2Ua4-uBDbfM2Qb4xakbry84P8oQKV0ezhWCOkavIJPam3YIwRJpRHe7fYJtleK3M0wzyPdqQjY1N2qnHVgBI4SbXNCVitkjaD1DfDLHFAo5yF_uAv6DYKsR_8JoIRLu/s400/patio.bmp" /></a><br />So now we have like totally a whole new living room ... with even MORE furniture we're not supposed to get up on! YAY!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj_ZcFuSF-kY-_wd0kS_8Uq3K8ntYyww_MAekEhLmY7O6mT-Wvc4Xh5DC11BTPEerfR1B7Bj3sIgWRHPDyJr0vbs9zZENJ6Q-VgFWRhZWANFyjsFe0jxfdptvW78phyGNdwi3w/s1600/juno+patio.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 340px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513131886265545890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj_ZcFuSF-kY-_wd0kS_8Uq3K8ntYyww_MAekEhLmY7O6mT-Wvc4Xh5DC11BTPEerfR1B7Bj3sIgWRHPDyJr0vbs9zZENJ6Q-VgFWRhZWANFyjsFe0jxfdptvW78phyGNdwi3w/s400/juno+patio.jpg" /></a><br />So as you can see, a "dog's life" at our house is pretty darned good. Juno still needs her eye drops three times a day but not being able to see has not changed her personality, her energy or her claim on the prime couch spot!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfgBDhuYkK9QEgsFI8APTubVj8Jp1EyBcrQqDvMvvm7-7KkQbOqww9WQB2iLxtjhyphenhyphen0DjhZuNCft09J2C8CRreNmEJ_FLgMDw6kxDYjrlEk0-C3e8oH-edwopt6uOpvWyjXIptM/s1600/IMAGE_253.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 385px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513129556834652306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfgBDhuYkK9QEgsFI8APTubVj8Jp1EyBcrQqDvMvvm7-7KkQbOqww9WQB2iLxtjhyphenhyphen0DjhZuNCft09J2C8CRreNmEJ_FLgMDw6kxDYjrlEk0-C3e8oH-edwopt6uOpvWyjXIptM/s400/IMAGE_253.jpg" /></a><br />And Luna has pretty much perfected the "how can you say no to this face?" pose. (This is her in rampant begging mode while popcorn was being consumed during a recent episode of Mad Men.)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh49WmLAt47295iVdd3H6ssMlaG6qBJGuOded_SsdBjkW5iz-laYmB71FoNrFGmH9k0YG2AlAQtFha_Uys5LPnWlsbDknNkv77izY-yhRKtJcptFoafMBLf0xUiO_We7XG2ovA/s1600/IMAGE_244.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 399px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513129494465969730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh49WmLAt47295iVdd3H6ssMlaG6qBJGuOded_SsdBjkW5iz-laYmB71FoNrFGmH9k0YG2AlAQtFha_Uys5LPnWlsbDknNkv77izY-yhRKtJcptFoafMBLf0xUiO_We7XG2ovA/s400/IMAGE_244.jpg" /></a><br />So we hope everything is good with all of you. We've got a few events on our calendars coming up ... Blessing of the Animals at All Saints on October 3 is one. But meanwhile we're feeling a nap coming on. The only question is ... who's going to make it to the bed first????<br /><br />Ready, set, GO!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPtiRJa2cznhBNHl7ipn5ygQf8HFNyLJEC_RVcZza5-uqZfntzJG-M0hcpF34c6Tj9YWpFqfods3hizaARxJWukYScOvilUKs4umVDMQywCwtndorcRzhhdV_J0m6AihiWczXP/s1600/IMAGE_262.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 390px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513134482593194050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPtiRJa2cznhBNHl7ipn5ygQf8HFNyLJEC_RVcZza5-uqZfntzJG-M0hcpF34c6Tj9YWpFqfods3hizaARxJWukYScOvilUKs4umVDMQywCwtndorcRzhhdV_J0m6AihiWczXP/s400/IMAGE_262.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScUDlyFv4hxYu6uKpLunHAdSDkfqH79QfyDF2g6b4mZM_BMDO4iErcMYjIZYB-y9KNmaKF2zADd6IRodW_K4QiS5g_CYDEf2bh_M0VZyisOjwJ3EiSN5qWIqvNJYHD9DegR3s/s1600/IMAGE_257.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513128210656438002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScUDlyFv4hxYu6uKpLunHAdSDkfqH79QfyDF2g6b4mZM_BMDO4iErcMYjIZYB-y9KNmaKF2zADd6IRodW_K4QiS5g_CYDEf2bh_M0VZyisOjwJ3EiSN5qWIqvNJYHD9DegR3s/s400/IMAGE_257.jpg" /></a> </div></div></div>SUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30501959.post-61413720872079581782010-06-02T11:25:00.000-07:002010-06-02T11:36:40.546-07:00Flowers? What flowers?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi96odzfFUIItxjBlHhEoZ4BfyHn5o8XUJTdnzEVxYHWnbft0xYBnKZRleEdC_wbJ9LltneznOWmDjo72b3EqNsmzfK4tagoBVQP8l3lFghBqo1L8DoqUgkqBcedlD7X-LFuCV1/s1600/juno.flowers.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 309px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478246736267664818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi96odzfFUIItxjBlHhEoZ4BfyHn5o8XUJTdnzEVxYHWnbft0xYBnKZRleEdC_wbJ9LltneznOWmDjo72b3EqNsmzfK4tagoBVQP8l3lFghBqo1L8DoqUgkqBcedlD7X-LFuCV1/s400/juno.flowers.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNvkLyKolSzlQfFWs0pn6RP8JZIpEoVFd1BwqTx-UQX2f7ds_Hl6DMl_uRnnpf4sCNhzrMFFEuZsXqYQ3txp8tNiuEN4AMFTWvpEHoUrGw9GD5ckIFlUkmNu2BxxgoYLGZWRl_/s1600/bone.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478244409932105778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNvkLyKolSzlQfFWs0pn6RP8JZIpEoVFd1BwqTx-UQX2f7ds_Hl6DMl_uRnnpf4sCNhzrMFFEuZsXqYQ3txp8tNiuEN4AMFTWvpEHoUrGw9GD5ckIFlUkmNu2BxxgoYLGZWRl_/s400/bone.jpg" /></a> </div>SUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30501959.post-73220503820369725252010-04-15T11:15:00.000-07:002010-04-15T11:16:14.043-07:00Begging?<strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Who's begging???<br /></span></strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAlSbpqZwMZNDkEDU0Jqk-gMFn4qOaf5Ui918uAWf17C1hEqRzH8FpmIOW-2RpLiUtzQRkbEIX9spqx9MO6gLBkL-eV0ohmzKZhNZAbc4UJLorTX2Ej_RckpZoXXupT-08GHkh/s1600/begging"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460429626470870290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAlSbpqZwMZNDkEDU0Jqk-gMFn4qOaf5Ui918uAWf17C1hEqRzH8FpmIOW-2RpLiUtzQRkbEIX9spqx9MO6gLBkL-eV0ohmzKZhNZAbc4UJLorTX2Ej_RckpZoXXupT-08GHkh/s400/begging" /></a><br /><div></div>SUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30501959.post-62194744488617964832010-02-15T15:48:00.001-08:002010-02-15T15:49:29.955-08:00Dinner for OneOur moms thought this was just about the funniest thing they ever saw.<br /><br />And so we worked a deal with them: they could post it to our blog if they promise NEVER to try anything like this at home -- with US!<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CZAA1zkrrJs&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CZAA1zkrrJs&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>SUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.com0