tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78049068946833742382024-03-19T21:29:19.846-06:00My Window on the WorldHayliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16951494015010332724noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804906894683374238.post-4018779472520202222009-04-06T14:35:00.004-06:002009-04-06T14:56:18.779-06:00GO CUBS GO!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://services.bostonglobe.com/mas_assets/full/OPENING-DAY-2009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://services.bostonglobe.com/mas_assets/full/OPENING-DAY-2009.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><object width="150" height="20"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I've waited 184 days for this!!!<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gS3llgyGZ68&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gS3llgyGZ68&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="150" height="20"></embed></object>Hayliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16951494015010332724noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804906894683374238.post-82691892517270292072009-01-31T15:29:00.002-07:002009-01-31T15:48:07.063-07:00Life Ain't So Easy When You're A Ghetto ChildOnce a week the Brigham Young University newspaper, The Daily Universe, notifies the citizens in the area of the criminalities and delinquencies that have taken place on and around campus. These are taken verbatim from this last week's affronts to society. It's amazing that I step off my front porch...<br /><br />Jan. 26: A 48-year-old intoxicated female visitor was found stretched out on a chair in the Cougar den of the WSC. She was unconscious with an open bottle of vodka on the floor beside her. Provo paramedics transported her due to her physical condition. She has a prior history of being arrested on campus.<br /><br />Jan. 21: A male subject was seen repeatedly tossing his two-or three-year-old child in the air during the course of the basketball game. When police asked him to stop, he refused until told he would be cited.<br /><br />Jan. 24: Two male students were found at B66 near the ROTC building using power tools in the building to sand edges on a bicycle frame. Police directed them to leave.<br /><br />Jan. 25: A male was reported throwing snowballs at the windows of Carroll Hall from the balcony of Young Hall. The subject left after officers arrived at 10 p.m.<br /><br />Jan. 21: Police responded to a call from witnesses about an ill student in his vehicle. the student was just taking a nap.<br /><br />And my very favorite...<br /><br />Jan. 22: A male and female were found sleeping in the courtyard of the JFSB at 5 a.m. They were found sleeping under some blankets and they said they had just fallen asleep.Hayliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16951494015010332724noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804906894683374238.post-80843409336627736942009-01-20T14:38:00.007-07:002009-01-20T15:25:18.392-07:00There is no escaping the Bushmen...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mtsobek.com/generated/trips/407/1_botswanaKalahari.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 350px;" src="http://www.mtsobek.com/generated/trips/407/1_botswanaKalahari.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Last semester I read, watched videos, participated in discussions, and wrote ten thousand words on the Bushmen of Africa. I did not knowingly and willfully take a class devoted to these nomadic hunter-gatherers. Nowhere on my transcript do I have an 'A' for Bushmen 101, but my introduction to anthropology was just that. As the sun set on December 19, 2008, after burning every last page of text in my possession, I turned my back in gleeful satisfaction with the knowledge that I would never again be haunted by the Bushmen. A new term is upon us. Twice a week I sit in a room right next door to Dr. Crandall's Bushmen 101 class and snicker at the poor saps who have three really long months ahead of them. One afternoon while I was snickering away, my professor explained that we would be watching a video about Mayan society...which is appropriate because that's what the class is, Maya Society and Culture...multiple centuries and half a world away from the Bushmen of Africa. The video was about the rise of a complex society. It discussed what factors influence that rise, and how even though the specifics may vary regionally, the overall formula for the creation of a complex society is a global one. As I watched, one moment I was transfixed by the genius and beauty of the Maya society, and before I knew what had hit me, there were the Bushmen!!! In fact, it was a clip from one of the same films I had to endure just months ago! My mouth actually dropped open as I watched them hunt down that giraffe with sticks...again. I left class distraught and confused as to how this could have possibly happened to me. I'm just going to have to accept the sad realization that for me, there is no escaping the Bushmen.Hayliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16951494015010332724noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804906894683374238.post-70670312675658361502009-01-11T22:45:00.011-07:002009-01-11T23:58:16.917-07:00S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y Night!In all actuality, our Saturday night started Saturday morning. Mugsy was down for the weekend. I love it when she comes for a visit. I miss the energy and comedy she brings to my life. We started the day off right by sleeping through a respectable hour for breakfast...so, we had it for lunch instead. I pulled out my brand new aebleskiver pan, and after a few incredibly smoky and burned attempts, I got them nearly perfect...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6aSYJPMDPaZQgOnFWfj9OefzBLjHRQcJmA0r2hAyh1imy1CkMYWuc1UXF0g-JDM3Smm3KpOx2RzHRVUPjJkEwrpVd2HTbIvK-x9tRZcCULOb_adPJwUfb0wWxGs2Bjd66ruYJJsNrHw/s1600-h/DSCN1491.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6aSYJPMDPaZQgOnFWfj9OefzBLjHRQcJmA0r2hAyh1imy1CkMYWuc1UXF0g-JDM3Smm3KpOx2RzHRVUPjJkEwrpVd2HTbIvK-x9tRZcCULOb_adPJwUfb0wWxGs2Bjd66ruYJJsNrHw/s320/DSCN1491.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290285931470514978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0jtHH4wHhnMZO0kQlLhGOnkjRcJdTam4BnHFinBVY5-l4g69GDtTbOnUCBhN8HyuOhMq2Pzn_huV0gwqaua2qGxfW0_8L_dbTJQBFk16d4P6nDFQ4Hbf9SEqlGRgpBlxvonCqp9wLmJM/s1600-h/DSCN1493.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0jtHH4wHhnMZO0kQlLhGOnkjRcJdTam4BnHFinBVY5-l4g69GDtTbOnUCBhN8HyuOhMq2Pzn_huV0gwqaua2qGxfW0_8L_dbTJQBFk16d4P6nDFQ4Hbf9SEqlGRgpBlxvonCqp9wLmJM/s320/DSCN1493.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290285939145808130" border="0" /></a><br />These were about the fourth try...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiph8aJEimf21rvi_5PX-T4TaWbbHa22j36495NQLX8axCE7XsQg065OO-tcjLKGnPtWJ02946kOh1yYdTFZEbwEczFAve0rWCHQC6c8c84ELEysnwmOz7p00se25uj9Oj2RF1_3HZ1Wf4/s1600-h/DSCN1494.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiph8aJEimf21rvi_5PX-T4TaWbbHa22j36495NQLX8axCE7XsQg065OO-tcjLKGnPtWJ02946kOh1yYdTFZEbwEczFAve0rWCHQC6c8c84ELEysnwmOz7p00se25uj9Oj2RF1_3HZ1Wf4/s320/DSCN1494.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290285942116764018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTU3Lh4lWMpxxdZeA56GVGFD541U9dRnKitJ6CRidPsAxywPVCIbCupKnm4hy8cct2J_yTfLGA4gQ-x2fj3OwVEHeOYQlNMUEwcW0TSOdW27HS8g5vGH2AC1AIZn4qwfuyq2a8Yro3UA/s1600-h/DSCN1495.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTU3Lh4lWMpxxdZeA56GVGFD541U9dRnKitJ6CRidPsAxywPVCIbCupKnm4hy8cct2J_yTfLGA4gQ-x2fj3OwVEHeOYQlNMUEwcW0TSOdW27HS8g5vGH2AC1AIZn4qwfuyq2a8Yro3UA/s320/DSCN1495.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290285950541473330" border="0" /></a><br />Butter and powdered sugar, it's the way to go.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKS5ltjQxQ-8dD926KMC1b2Afp8NAEI6TrIXTAzj-Yix7wImYR2F5YXDUGBX46rbVBfWOqcymjghM19tzU3I7oSSbzZH1pKzxjiptfNIcsyKdyu0a_8ABAE9gnjwNle9rZ3_QZ3syI7BE/s1600-h/DSCN1501.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKS5ltjQxQ-8dD926KMC1b2Afp8NAEI6TrIXTAzj-Yix7wImYR2F5YXDUGBX46rbVBfWOqcymjghM19tzU3I7oSSbzZH1pKzxjiptfNIcsyKdyu0a_8ABAE9gnjwNle9rZ3_QZ3syI7BE/s320/DSCN1501.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290287224483086114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgycNq8cyElxhoO8q7uDQzHN2LjkVZde6EBsYf-yl8fCeFTBDDktDN-u9t60IVbVqRJR7HAegAAH3qJQtpuyYKUDm7_HggvrIjU5x4JAp1h4c5Nd1NXEZ0lS8RieEC0L_KIsMTQkX2b8Y8/s1600-h/DSCN1505.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgycNq8cyElxhoO8q7uDQzHN2LjkVZde6EBsYf-yl8fCeFTBDDktDN-u9t60IVbVqRJR7HAegAAH3qJQtpuyYKUDm7_HggvrIjU5x4JAp1h4c5Nd1NXEZ0lS8RieEC0L_KIsMTQkX2b8Y8/s320/DSCN1505.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290287227240960626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhht6vUejKIUQfsVUus7lC2ez8443PejljQhcZmDQr2wO7i65oe0-csxjkEx8r2jKDujeI3Xct6fg33PAC7NOd80XV0GmcB6AQ8y5kIFgPaL_zIfYz8s7jq5u8jiZsDXSQzhnK8g9VgrWY/s1600-h/DSCN1500.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhht6vUejKIUQfsVUus7lC2ez8443PejljQhcZmDQr2wO7i65oe0-csxjkEx8r2jKDujeI3Xct6fg33PAC7NOd80XV0GmcB6AQ8y5kIFgPaL_zIfYz8s7jq5u8jiZsDXSQzhnK8g9VgrWY/s320/DSCN1500.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290285958920537778" border="0" /></a>After completely gorging ourselves, Meg decided to really spend some quality time with me...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozkHNX1aSr6O_4pKnB3ipWQBETozsgmypDgpO0DBYHDjio-eGQKPDsD77Pr8_4jQl5fL5pnhZUQ4p6LOwwApz7NYK9zwN833I7nWWnpyamHkj29lvouGpr1F_VHoETZVA9-q3Zqmoxns/s1600-h/DSCN1512.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozkHNX1aSr6O_4pKnB3ipWQBETozsgmypDgpO0DBYHDjio-eGQKPDsD77Pr8_4jQl5fL5pnhZUQ4p6LOwwApz7NYK9zwN833I7nWWnpyamHkj29lvouGpr1F_VHoETZVA9-q3Zqmoxns/s320/DSCN1512.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290287855802739250" border="0" /></a>As she would say (and horrifically spell)...SIKE! She made up for it by taking me to my first viewing of "Twilight". All I can say is, "I heart Edward Cullin!!!" Thanks Meg for being a sport and taking this picture..even though you were sure the embarrassment would scar you for life.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie36eQ2uKZWrol8u-nG6oZdUnhTLw4W9KV8vIL0oMxOppxbOmrN935tOqviD6cdghvKJffakw1-F8drQa8udB7IA35wi5ubiBuyXM5tckRoExCj8knwBUCCgK7_DpIM_38vYVNDgJlaEQ/s1600-h/DSCN1525+copy.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie36eQ2uKZWrol8u-nG6oZdUnhTLw4W9KV8vIL0oMxOppxbOmrN935tOqviD6cdghvKJffakw1-F8drQa8udB7IA35wi5ubiBuyXM5tckRoExCj8knwBUCCgK7_DpIM_38vYVNDgJlaEQ/s320/DSCN1525+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290289490467618306" border="0" /></a>Papa, Aspen, and Cody came down to spend the evening with us in this hoppin' town of Provo. I took them to my favorite frozen yogurt place, The Yoasis.<br /><br />I love that Aspen always tries really hard to be so charming and cooperative...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jC038J10Memu_KkHnIaF4QXwGEt8_QzO9-1y56U8PMT8Yu2Au1SPVC9axzcBMRWAlSo905m89AEb0x0DEbr3di9tqOw4Rkhm3PYSFWoWo1OG2vWy4HsLLKXVspWySZ0xxWWXpVtLTuA/s1600-h/DSCN1528.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jC038J10Memu_KkHnIaF4QXwGEt8_QzO9-1y56U8PMT8Yu2Au1SPVC9axzcBMRWAlSo905m89AEb0x0DEbr3di9tqOw4Rkhm3PYSFWoWo1OG2vWy4HsLLKXVspWySZ0xxWWXpVtLTuA/s320/DSCN1528.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290291094194743426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikU7ezVFd5g3AqN0vaFXGEZUHYYZNxzZPUh2799zfMhyWDUbjq2Fra9TNCDDZwn6XRTRlH76vvCL9fD7aogUPN06rWMyz87Qjqazqlgynx1GGsV70vWV7W8w9Nw6EVMBISuKuU5M8YbOA/s1600-h/DSCN1537.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikU7ezVFd5g3AqN0vaFXGEZUHYYZNxzZPUh2799zfMhyWDUbjq2Fra9TNCDDZwn6XRTRlH76vvCL9fD7aogUPN06rWMyz87Qjqazqlgynx1GGsV70vWV7W8w9Nw6EVMBISuKuU5M8YbOA/s320/DSCN1537.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290291116967431890" border="0" /></a><br />Here's my fro-yo masterpiece! Pineapple and coconut flakes!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSobRdfTr8w29C2Hbwvo-ZxzSwo-UxodTLXC5jjaVLIKSbk9eEZeiJj5kOBRO8eEc92AtN3sZtuGohseU-QlGC8TUqC4UDs9YLo8EZLHf6QSG1LegmMwVWicy2SRFIGudy6gpeOfSrRQU/s1600-h/DSCN1527.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSobRdfTr8w29C2Hbwvo-ZxzSwo-UxodTLXC5jjaVLIKSbk9eEZeiJj5kOBRO8eEc92AtN3sZtuGohseU-QlGC8TUqC4UDs9YLo8EZLHf6QSG1LegmMwVWicy2SRFIGudy6gpeOfSrRQU/s320/DSCN1527.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290291100343931698" border="0" /></a><br />And, here's what I have to take in order to enjoy, not curse, my fro-yo masterpiece...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipvKRU68rKY8PrInsFSoiUcRZK5QDAhAkN31Wk93xynADjYhabhXF0UZPLLtm_DhqjhfutjvArQrjQ1zvV0fst0S3ZZ9N5Yf6AqgNNZcssuzPe9WhX4mZQJrMfDJ8ezMgVCqGJh6kTUK8/s1600-h/DSCN1533.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipvKRU68rKY8PrInsFSoiUcRZK5QDAhAkN31Wk93xynADjYhabhXF0UZPLLtm_DhqjhfutjvArQrjQ1zvV0fst0S3ZZ9N5Yf6AqgNNZcssuzPe9WhX4mZQJrMfDJ8ezMgVCqGJh6kTUK8/s320/DSCN1533.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290291112414336770" border="0" /></a><br />After, we went to our first BYU hockey game. Meg's first comment was, "Hey! He just hit him! Is that allowed?!?" By the end of the night she was screaming in that sweet voice of hers, "Hit him harder!!!" I think hockey is our new favorite sport. Meg and I cheered wildly, Aspen and Cody mildly, and my dad tried really hard not to cheer for his rival school...<br /><br />I'm wondering how long it took them before they realized that they needed to explain this to people...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJlF8evlW258h9Yy68_wO3opc8_3g3h8JGBECBckpK5KXDL0dBoi5k2QjKiEAu_2Mn85aJCh1ldgzm13AidB79jcdl1fhV9d2_xlmlqqZqRS8LYGhDkS149GcRXKHowjWYzCkNUEBYPg/s1600-h/DSCN1540.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJlF8evlW258h9Yy68_wO3opc8_3g3h8JGBECBckpK5KXDL0dBoi5k2QjKiEAu_2Mn85aJCh1ldgzm13AidB79jcdl1fhV9d2_xlmlqqZqRS8LYGhDkS149GcRXKHowjWYzCkNUEBYPg/s320/DSCN1540.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290294386566478626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Su26DxgKSusYq6d6fomv48RY3sLjPewWul_hRhMFqdLK1n_lq02x4lyVmrG0C2biwotUkgYVk1ctvLbGCloUsNdMg-6TeQXaw2YJGZpDzW7vAO4AZhCezMs-2mQHGU-R2JrY8JrrwFI/s1600-h/DSCN1550.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Su26DxgKSusYq6d6fomv48RY3sLjPewWul_hRhMFqdLK1n_lq02x4lyVmrG0C2biwotUkgYVk1ctvLbGCloUsNdMg-6TeQXaw2YJGZpDzW7vAO4AZhCezMs-2mQHGU-R2JrY8JrrwFI/s320/DSCN1550.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290294406152317042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0kVvlmchqG5fltvloZxKfN7YhtMB8geRYQctbvZT0iXOmS7e4-rGPH2g7vxTalOfvSkXBTjwQQKSWxwCSRYglAPGZayGDMpD602CQa5jw7MFKhgyKpjvqXEdUvee9C9e9wEh4QBzn9xs/s1600-h/DSCN1551.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0kVvlmchqG5fltvloZxKfN7YhtMB8geRYQctbvZT0iXOmS7e4-rGPH2g7vxTalOfvSkXBTjwQQKSWxwCSRYglAPGZayGDMpD602CQa5jw7MFKhgyKpjvqXEdUvee9C9e9wEh4QBzn9xs/s320/DSCN1551.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290294402617006914" border="0" /></a><br />Two true Coug fans...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPd2StL-dQdL6trsQnpGch3c8lkw7sew7kbluWAe5S8FWp8AEvVm-Lh4aBWQ8cAQ0aiN0mKLtq4HjczC-Mi_s6lD-BXPSC4MufHIPZe7vBYmi5SZpNOczh_uSVCwKw5XyY7ojAM6KcGbU/s1600-h/DSCN1544.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPd2StL-dQdL6trsQnpGch3c8lkw7sew7kbluWAe5S8FWp8AEvVm-Lh4aBWQ8cAQ0aiN0mKLtq4HjczC-Mi_s6lD-BXPSC4MufHIPZe7vBYmi5SZpNOczh_uSVCwKw5XyY7ojAM6KcGbU/s320/DSCN1544.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290294394497330946" border="0" /></a><br />Besides the body bashing, the Zamboni is my favorite part...something about clean, straight lines...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCE_ZpqMIVpOOLzm-8SA3gDwUooi7OgitpeYajj2VIK_XzGeszcWKHI9ZpyuW1rglrriVMAXOvXFiIqoXF1mUIGJ1g-h6QZtpZ3YD4Ah5rmo65Gr2wGiGzPy_6t7Fv5-DQT07BYAAsYY/s1600-h/DSCN1556.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCE_ZpqMIVpOOLzm-8SA3gDwUooi7OgitpeYajj2VIK_XzGeszcWKHI9ZpyuW1rglrriVMAXOvXFiIqoXF1mUIGJ1g-h6QZtpZ3YD4Ah5rmo65Gr2wGiGzPy_6t7Fv5-DQT07BYAAsYY/s320/DSCN1556.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290294410191500162" border="0" /></a><br />And to complete a perfect day, due to the fact that we were well off campus, I scored a fully loaded Coke...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKJe9FWbHTtXCRdZINQzRsYZODD4em9qwVwcAjdBxj_nlzuP5yx8TRIfcy8B_GMRyqk1Lak8FooKtFlh4CXVNHdEulwkB5jjSTEbzxwNOZuMTdh9YkvLetTa7mP9tAm6dQVcse-M6OAQ/s1600-h/DSCN1558.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKJe9FWbHTtXCRdZINQzRsYZODD4em9qwVwcAjdBxj_nlzuP5yx8TRIfcy8B_GMRyqk1Lak8FooKtFlh4CXVNHdEulwkB5jjSTEbzxwNOZuMTdh9YkvLetTa7mP9tAm6dQVcse-M6OAQ/s320/DSCN1558.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290296556476521746" border="0" /></a>Mugsy- Thank you so much for being my partner in crime this weekend! I love you!<br />Dad- The Bay City Rollers reference was just for you!Hayliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16951494015010332724noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804906894683374238.post-70199317373349898492008-10-23T19:40:00.013-06:002008-10-23T22:42:23.120-06:00Sweet call of the countryside...Instead of reading the one hundred pages (detailing the lives of cattle-herders in Namibia) that I'm supposed to have done by tomorrow, I thought that this would be a good time to catch up on some blogging. Besides school and that "Freshmen Fifteen" that I've gained...again...here are some highlights (that I have pictures of) from the last month:<br /><br />SUKKOT!<br />One of the best parts of Fall is the many opportunities to "whoop it up" with some Jewish holidays. If I didn't know that Jesus Christ was my Savior and Redeemer I would convert to Judaism in a heart beat. Sukkot, or the Festival of Tabernacles, is one of my favorites. Here's a little excerpt from Judaism 101 "The Festival of Sukkot begins on Tishri 15, the fifth day after Yom Kippur. It is quite a drastic transition, from one of the most solemn holidays in our year to one of the most joyous. Sukkot is so unreservedly joyful that it is commonly referred to as the Season of our Rejoicing. Sukkot commemorates the forty-year period during which the children of Israel were wandering in the desert, living in temporary shelters. The word "Sukkot" means "booths," and refers to the temporary dwellings that we are commanded to live in during this holiday in memory of the period of wandering." The BYU Hebrew Club built a sukkah on campus, and I was so excited I got right on the phone with my mom...who got right in the car with the rest of the family to come down and be a real Jewish family and eat J Dawgs (Polish...I know, but the pickles were kosher!) in the sukkah...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxmtNIbUxTN2pdwNPc-A_Cx_RBXSYhGaYpY0C7Fw-BvmuQH9XgyDzSX02NFt6Unol3uMN5gWk3lwkDvR7T9kjVekO1pyVk8di3MRg_hV_igpnTt8m8yA5R3mJyZD0_tEYesdZEnPrIDD0/s1600-h/DSCN1366.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxmtNIbUxTN2pdwNPc-A_Cx_RBXSYhGaYpY0C7Fw-BvmuQH9XgyDzSX02NFt6Unol3uMN5gWk3lwkDvR7T9kjVekO1pyVk8di3MRg_hV_igpnTt8m8yA5R3mJyZD0_tEYesdZEnPrIDD0/s320/DSCN1366.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260544865460715570" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUo4iOIAIzD9dtP2IJmG9n4bYuZB3if-qv7n_ZXC76xggMqc38Ep6QfXlA7i0uqSfHGx6k0e9WUS03HAIhTmInnhBO5TyzMayw8TM-O_fumUGN3JdQ_vyxhvewrvRJYar2F5aFUdsMHC0/s1600-h/DSCN1372.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUo4iOIAIzD9dtP2IJmG9n4bYuZB3if-qv7n_ZXC76xggMqc38Ep6QfXlA7i0uqSfHGx6k0e9WUS03HAIhTmInnhBO5TyzMayw8TM-O_fumUGN3JdQ_vyxhvewrvRJYar2F5aFUdsMHC0/s320/DSCN1372.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260544868658937842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-4rjkKtyPQXZuHnK42-Sl31OCI7cZUV-oqUbHwqvG86_KsCz4IrXgnYuOIrjdkHv8mRbzF5BMFh_RbLHOlMzfqEq7WQxhsv7w1HWwZrBHvlbcuHEgIht3vbShStj2P1XtL_WGr9n6-w/s1600-h/DSCN1375.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-4rjkKtyPQXZuHnK42-Sl31OCI7cZUV-oqUbHwqvG86_KsCz4IrXgnYuOIrjdkHv8mRbzF5BMFh_RbLHOlMzfqEq7WQxhsv7w1HWwZrBHvlbcuHEgIht3vbShStj2P1XtL_WGr9n6-w/s320/DSCN1375.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260544873783486834" border="0" /></a><br />FIREARMS!<br />Last weekend we headed up to Newton to blow things up and eat large amounts of food...the perfect day. 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The colors are changing and it's absolutely beautiful right now. Mom, me, and the Beans went up just the other day to spend the afternoon. We took books and snacks, and soaked in some sunshine. 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font-style: italic;">actually</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">think to herself</span>, "You know, we could win this"...No...Just no.<br /><br />P.S. Two words I never want to hear again: Kosuke FukudomeHayliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16951494015010332724noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804906894683374238.post-58617007473085759442008-09-11T14:39:00.003-06:002008-09-11T15:28:01.176-06:00That's AmoreThey told me it would happen. I openly mocked and argued, but they were right. Everyone told me that one of the outcomes of moving to Provo, Utah was that you're destined to find your one true love. Let me just tell you that I've never been so deeply happy as the night I discovered DEEP FRIED TWINKIES! That's right...you winced didn't you. So did I at first. Twinkie eating is nothing to be proud of to begin with, let alone dipping it in batter and flinging into a vat of fat...or so I thought! Put aside all preconceived notions you had about those tiny golden sponge cakes and find yourself a Deep Fried Twinkie stand...yep, a stand...off the street. I would like to take a moment and thank the individuals of the Utah State Fair Committee who approved the Twinkie Stand and also my Aunt Tay for introducing me to my one true love.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.meatlessmonday.com/images/content/pagebuilder/28169.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.meatlessmonday.com/images/content/pagebuilder/28169.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Hayliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16951494015010332724noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804906894683374238.post-4075042532807872512008-05-29T19:13:00.012-06:002008-05-29T21:18:49.772-06:00My Little SneakersThey say that you're not supposed to have favorites at school, and while I enjoy (most days) all of my 579 kids, there are always those few that sneak their way into my heart. Three of my sneakers graduated from kindergarten yesterday. For those of you who have never witnessed, or like me can't remember your own, kindergarten graduation is definitely something to experience. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCXeZvkxqKEwxUVwmNQ-cornWiMyNk3RGiKKlXVlWPwRnmuiM5cJ5asRioQKACdvbKwPqbwB7hTQurVvdKhnMQqk7EJujfy3rLNPRg5nz4ZwkSgT225EN5AQpB17g76aBxjgwx5gobQQ/s320/DSCN0297.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206003545515004786" border="0" /></a>Hayliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16951494015010332724noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804906894683374238.post-50588603580420345912008-05-11T20:47:00.009-06:002008-05-11T21:48:55.067-06:00Happy Mother's Day!Codi gave me the stink eye for never updating my blog. You see, the problem is we travel as a pod, us Ferguson's. What one of us writes about, all of us write about. Unfortunately my mom is wicked fast at snatching up the computadora. So while the rest of us enjoy her witty commentary on our lives, we also look like losers for never updating. So while everyone else is cleaning up I am going to give you a little snippet of our Mother's Day. I probably only have time for some pictures before I'm called in to do all the things no one else wants to...take out the garbage or do the dishes. I can hear the scraping of plates as I type so it's only a matter of minutes. In the interest of time let me just say that our day was perfect. Here are some pictures... 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNp0fb1KtsK0c2eR-JwKUfj24DSj2fYwdis5HwWolYXobqD56a4Sb57Rv5ZFvxSlyC-p7TYV7qNIG39TFdvNGXVKrtWfyv5xEYCFxAKq0hQSSkU5YQF7l4DkGq6ysY4_bxLSh8b6C4Zm0/s320/DSCN0102.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199330014404293954" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOf57bWhnK33D9Sw6OKhM77J7xzyHxYcbYzftiDnhbw1YPQhRtIONe8QMaYZPnH7e8LwsMtEtG1yrETWz49QA_WAUTZGf8ZyI_JL4aeVpq1Dfd7M_E1ARQbbRfbZNZSZ2kJb3gu5-hVPs/s1600-h/DSCN0111.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOf57bWhnK33D9Sw6OKhM77J7xzyHxYcbYzftiDnhbw1YPQhRtIONe8QMaYZPnH7e8LwsMtEtG1yrETWz49QA_WAUTZGf8ZyI_JL4aeVpq1Dfd7M_E1ARQbbRfbZNZSZ2kJb3gu5-hVPs/s320/DSCN0111.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199328433856328978" border="0" /></a>Hayliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16951494015010332724noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804906894683374238.post-41887776251307286482008-04-04T22:00:00.007-06:002008-04-04T22:59:08.810-06:00Oh, sweet victory.I'll be the first to admit it...when our Utah Jazz el sucketh-ed I did my fair share of bad mouthing. However, the last couple of seasons I've grown rather fond of them. My fondness increased this evening as I gleefully watched them romp on the sickening San Antonio Spurs. No offense to any Spur fans, but your team is a bunch of whining pansies. So the 90-64 victory was especially sweet this evening. Adding to the sweetness, Gregg Popovich's three leading men were benched for most of the final quarter with nothing to do but pout and look on as Jazz brilliantly ending their 8 game winning streak. Welcome back to Utah!<br /><br />Parker, Ginobili, and Duncan all benched. All they could do was watch in frustration.<br /><br /><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/photos?photoId=1904751&gameId=280404026"><img style="width: 427px; height: 328px;" src="http://assets.espn.go.com/media/apphoto/3bf48ace-e44f-42b6-bd77-ade4a088adf1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Boozer muscling the ball away from Duncan. I love it when they shut him down!<br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Owner/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Owner/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Owner/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-2.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Owner/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-3.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Owner/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-4.jpg" alt="" /><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/photos?photoId=1904745&gameId=280404026"><img style="width: 394px; height: 406px;" src="http://assets.espn.go.com/media/apphoto/8f79f138-2d35-48a4-a32f-8575607bbac4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=""><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" spt="75" preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:formulas> <v:path extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" connecttype="rect"> <o:lock ext="edit" aspectratio="t"> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="_x0000_i1025" type="#_x0000_t75" style="'width:279pt;" ole=""> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:/DOCUME~1/Owner/LOCALS~1/Temp/msoclip1/01/clip_image001.png" title=""> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:oleobject type="Embed" progid="Paint.Picture" shapeid="_x0000_i1025" drawaspect="Content" objectid="_1268852817"> </o:OLEObject> </xml><![endif]--></span><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Owner/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-5.jpg" alt="" /><br />More pouting! I love these pictures, they're classic! I laugh every time I look at them!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8AJKfpRz0R5oovdoD-Ck30CyStRfaILFkfeVpF8RDcgAmapVkJlRQaf5BCmrgvHiQjZ5v_ZLZQPw6S0V3_AJXvU1CBbvUo7Vs74fItfla3IUlyGJE4Lq_yD15JTEPymM2r05EaNWMloc/s1600-h/jazz.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8AJKfpRz0R5oovdoD-Ck30CyStRfaILFkfeVpF8RDcgAmapVkJlRQaf5BCmrgvHiQjZ5v_ZLZQPw6S0V3_AJXvU1CBbvUo7Vs74fItfla3IUlyGJE4Lq_yD15JTEPymM2r05EaNWMloc/s320/jazz.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185612735688195426" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcL4Lq6ZLTmmwFCk6E9F_AvOrxjdgQJPgu1PvV_o6aIckOEDEgD27GGo8rXzFG0CIBiERo133NxRmwdn7g223UZ7HgWXLb7AYugx7RHAZwlGbdaduh44vsCSpm4G_a3UG5ZSoFjK63pM0/s1600-h/jazz2.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcL4Lq6ZLTmmwFCk6E9F_AvOrxjdgQJPgu1PvV_o6aIckOEDEgD27GGo8rXzFG0CIBiERo133NxRmwdn7g223UZ7HgWXLb7AYugx7RHAZwlGbdaduh44vsCSpm4G_a3UG5ZSoFjK63pM0/s320/jazz2.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185612890307018098" border="0" /></a>Hayliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16951494015010332724noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804906894683374238.post-90305772920553314372008-03-31T21:52:00.009-06:002008-03-31T22:48:06.910-06:00For it's root, root, root for the Cubbies!'<img style="WIDTH: 345px; HEIGHT: 355px" alt="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/22/33282399_4285868130.jpg" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/22/33282399_4285868130.jpg" /><br />'So what if it's supposed to be 65 degrees with thunderstorms in Chicago today? So what if the future ownership of this franchise is still up in the air? Who cares of Ryan Theriot is our leadoff hitter? We can worry about all of that again tomorrow. Today is Opening Day! And all is right with the world.' (from 'A League of Her Own')<br /><br />Harry would have been so happy today!<br /><img alt="The image “http://www.arcollectibles.com/harry2.gif” cannot be displayed, because it contains errors." src="http://www.arcollectibles.com/harry2.gif" />Hayliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16951494015010332724noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804906894683374238.post-58380458613786099702008-03-19T15:02:00.006-06:002008-03-19T15:57:40.139-06:00The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. -Henry Van DykeIf you are reading this, stop immediately and go outside!!!! Who ordered this weather?!?! It's gorgeous!! I stood outside facing the sun with my eyes closed just soaking it all in...until people started to stare at me. I remember reading once 'you know you live in Utah if...' It was a long list of things that are peculiar to us 'Utahrns'. One said, "if you think 20* is 'a little chilly'". I am not one of these people. I think 20 is freezing...BELOW FREEZING actually! I HATE being cold. By about mid-January I am officially done with winter. Tomorrow at precisely 5:48 marks the vernal equinox and the official start of spring. Everyone, say hasta luego to our last day of winter!! It's a great day...there is a baby chickadee outside my window, the sky is blue, and I don't have to put on my annuraaq to go outside!! Welcome back spring!!<br /><br /><embed src="http://flashmysite.com/timers/timer_earth.swf" flashvars="eventYear=2008&eventMonth=3&eventDay=20&eventHour=05&eventMinute=48&eventSecond=00&eventName=" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="timer" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" height="90" width="250"></embed><br /><br />No, I didn't take this picture... <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.learnbirdsongs.com/images/black-capped-chickadeewtmk.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.learnbirdsongs.com/images/black-capped-chickadeewtmk.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Hayliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16951494015010332724noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804906894683374238.post-61015644188226965622008-03-01T14:13:00.008-07:002008-03-01T15:33:32.213-07:00Aprendamos Kirundi!!Some days I really love my job. At school we've enrolled 35 refugees from Africa and Asia in the last 5 months. Sialeo is one of the 6 kindergarten-2nd graders that I get to work with every day. She's beautiful and smart, she loves to laugh, and she has the coolest hair of anyone I know! Thursday Sialeo was "sick" (I think not.) So while we waited...all day...for her mom to come and get her, I decided it was time I learned some Kirundi. You would be surprised that for a language 6 million people speak, the limited amount of resources actually available. After some hard searching I found a twelve page guide to words and phrases....in Spanish. I'm not sure how many Burundi refugees are moving to Latin America, but it must be a few because a Spanish-Kirundi guide was the only one this umuzungukazi (mujer blanca....white woman) could find. So I printed it off, took a deep breath, and sat down next to Sialeo to see if I could learn some Kirundi.<br /><br />We covered everything..."Saludos, y prases mas usuales" (expressions and typical phrases), "En casa, clase o la oficina" (In the home, classroom, or office), "En la mesa" (On the table), "Comida" (food), "Personas y animales" (people and animals), and "Numberos. Los dias de la semana y el tiempo" (numbers. the days of the week and the time). Sialeo was a great teacher, she'd repeat words when my mouth couldn't quite get it out, and when I'd finally get one right she'd laugh and say "Yes, good job teacher!" Sialeo is amazing. She's only been in this country for 5 months and she knew the English word for almost everything I tried to say in Kirundi. I don't think she knew the English words for the phrase 'white woman', because when I said 'umuzungukazi', she pointed at me and said, "YES! YOU!" Enough writing...here are some pictures....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDzYppG-PXKCXESUe1jQG7U6zQ48nliaR9A6klb7ILo2jvGxMwJXilJ05HLSPiN4ZqFT1w7zI41A-Z0WzxQ8E6zJRba-krkcx5OTnjIzxwihO6jDVZee0eQXGO_nY2BoL5gE_R3fkY5c/s1600-h/haylie1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDzYppG-PXKCXESUe1jQG7U6zQ48nliaR9A6klb7ILo2jvGxMwJXilJ05HLSPiN4ZqFT1w7zI41A-Z0WzxQ8E6zJRba-krkcx5OTnjIzxwihO6jDVZee0eQXGO_nY2BoL5gE_R3fkY5c/s320/haylie1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172895113905563346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_ZTeIQcQ1Kf0KtTgHiU9mzAr8O72oh-WmPXfZYSOtDZN3xjmxurGn6fjEl24aG1cVnGK503KpphbhpT8Mk41JElLYzSrDWiE582Qw5O25xdEleZhwsKmqrN0kFoxMR0WG-78RXC5DGk/s1600-h/haylie3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_ZTeIQcQ1Kf0KtTgHiU9mzAr8O72oh-WmPXfZYSOtDZN3xjmxurGn6fjEl24aG1cVnGK503KpphbhpT8Mk41JElLYzSrDWiE582Qw5O25xdEleZhwsKmqrN0kFoxMR0WG-78RXC5DGk/s320/haylie3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172899821189719778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRAg-SWOmzDXI5ijAQxNBTDHDe617rQaK-pE2WnX55fDltsMB2yUMddtpE5bEoguS_vLsFeb-TwqFAJE9rMLT8cDmu4M7X_gYWg-u3qGAIrILr3K8sqQGb7eKgBQPQQDe9YugyLq-LBE/s1600-h/haylie4.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRAg-SWOmzDXI5ijAQxNBTDHDe617rQaK-pE2WnX55fDltsMB2yUMddtpE5bEoguS_vLsFeb-TwqFAJE9rMLT8cDmu4M7X_gYWg-u3qGAIrILr3K8sqQGb7eKgBQPQQDe9YugyLq-LBE/s320/haylie4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172899838369588978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNxY8thyphenhyphenUhhisJf2CUFflPjg2n9dtFk8cIh-qK1lSOhhDUZo1x7ZMtpcQVuHxuAngRT0o1HKhNpZYLp_BIvs9vy1ZZghrsgkvZgRI2XrFNwYb9yKugnTUTl2TaGoc2BA1RNklkhvlSHY/s1600-h/haylie5.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNxY8thyphenhyphenUhhisJf2CUFflPjg2n9dtFk8cIh-qK1lSOhhDUZo1x7ZMtpcQVuHxuAngRT0o1HKhNpZYLp_BIvs9vy1ZZghrsgkvZgRI2XrFNwYb9yKugnTUTl2TaGoc2BA1RNklkhvlSHY/s320/haylie5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172899846959523586" border="0" /></a> Umukobwa mwiza! Beautiful Girl!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_mSHc4i04-JpyKj6olNFJDoH89YyvPr1WNk5GjBdQt8I5NI5hFtfRwQ_5xKR0IHKHzkvvvD1B06EAlPw61iCqaI8hDvzekfR5sYQp-2AhxnTEUF936zqRU1IT13dGwzm6Mz5X2uk6smU/s1600-h/haylie7.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_mSHc4i04-JpyKj6olNFJDoH89YyvPr1WNk5GjBdQt8I5NI5hFtfRwQ_5xKR0IHKHzkvvvD1B06EAlPw61iCqaI8hDvzekfR5sYQp-2AhxnTEUF936zqRU1IT13dGwzm6Mz5X2uk6smU/s320/haylie7.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172901393147750258" border="0" /></a> I'm just not getting it....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_umJFcGYoV4w94VQwZfhzSm-y5sP1rZcg0VIBXkaHCMlb2smh9-iMloBBoPx6wEshnQO5uykj3T98XDu5TPM22A5W8t-SOnrW9Da4GfERPBH6DceItDaICtVj0Vuowh03wlq6jGM8PVw/s1600-h/haylie8.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_umJFcGYoV4w94VQwZfhzSm-y5sP1rZcg0VIBXkaHCMlb2smh9-iMloBBoPx6wEshnQO5uykj3T98XDu5TPM22A5W8t-SOnrW9Da4GfERPBH6DceItDaICtVj0Vuowh03wlq6jGM8PVw/s320/haylie8.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172901406032652162" border="0" /></a> Still not getting it....<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KR-YsqDfUx2GNTUb4VTPixWD8AzpjoEY4d5eGKKsBXlF2u7tCVZmXd24R3ycnxAh8j_J0DpsX2U6Vib-fFj9r2YyCKvAd2NytL77b7zr7UUimRDhFHjUvh66puAmm-H3SHm6dbxgP4s/s1600-h/haylie6.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KR-YsqDfUx2GNTUb4VTPixWD8AzpjoEY4d5eGKKsBXlF2u7tCVZmXd24R3ycnxAh8j_J0DpsX2U6Vib-fFj9r2YyCKvAd2NytL77b7zr7UUimRDhFHjUvh66puAmm-H3SHm6dbxgP4s/s320/haylie6.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172899932858869522" border="0" /></a> Learning 'umugenzi'...friend.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaoUzFeC2iawov6zOKa_AuDAweGXfdJ0kqRLBGs8lGC6OiWvrLV6abPR-6sn28afD59Y0EQ-8Zo_zh7D2Gibm2ia3z8fv6HRF2IQwR-wIXWipGwszBAmROilSjCHN3ycnOlc5cqL0Veo0/s1600-h/haylie9.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaoUzFeC2iawov6zOKa_AuDAweGXfdJ0kqRLBGs8lGC6OiWvrLV6abPR-6sn28afD59Y0EQ-8Zo_zh7D2Gibm2ia3z8fv6HRF2IQwR-wIXWipGwszBAmROilSjCHN3ycnOlc5cqL0Veo0/s320/haylie9.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172901418917554066" border="0" /></a> Sialeo's first picture with a digital camera. When she looked down she freaked out because she thought she took my head off, so she looked up at me really fast to make sure that all of it was still there...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEorhqg13ET1-Dcvk_dTLa0wVkfQ_S1-ytbtxGPOq8ciMqf7W_yt-GUTbqYqPVNTwXbPiRgsp6lQzdlPXo-7L4nSPoRZHJ3Ic5asF_LRZppQu5WOodDGIR6MnrUv1U-fwgyznU5FjZYw/s1600-h/haylie10.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEorhqg13ET1-Dcvk_dTLa0wVkfQ_S1-ytbtxGPOq8ciMqf7W_yt-GUTbqYqPVNTwXbPiRgsp6lQzdlPXo-7L4nSPoRZHJ3Ic5asF_LRZppQu5WOodDGIR6MnrUv1U-fwgyznU5FjZYw/s320/haylie10.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172901431802455970" border="0" /></a> WHAT A GOOD DAY!Hayliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16951494015010332724noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804906894683374238.post-23888265491104930722008-02-17T16:52:00.003-07:002008-02-17T16:54:27.118-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxLjLKxKaEH8U7IzYW8guhRIbqK2_9r7wcMw0htNCiequu9_C1C1HDEhZAQ_gLRYqNRlG8kPqOp1IIsroYKNUAfgOJy-0MsgNdJxKxUSa_oYifCnPC44Rr5TADjCcCWFMDoQfjPeSdWY/s1600-h/DSCN0558.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxLjLKxKaEH8U7IzYW8guhRIbqK2_9r7wcMw0htNCiequu9_C1C1HDEhZAQ_gLRYqNRlG8kPqOp1IIsroYKNUAfgOJy-0MsgNdJxKxUSa_oYifCnPC44Rr5TADjCcCWFMDoQfjPeSdWY/s320/DSCN0558.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168101741206638562" border="0" /></a>Hayliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16951494015010332724noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804906894683374238.post-91999959548538226912008-02-17T11:42:00.007-07:002008-02-17T16:49:48.925-07:00Wrigley Beans Bella Pooche<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_RKXLHlRasTR-TcoiY_un9RlWfR9i8J-iwKc9xK5tUmU5GP1VWy5zxDpk9i_2YF952_hTXbTyJbUtK6VV3-0Dkt3iRYJ6EH5JQWBpSTPV6Ot0PSe73ODTpjCJu_N_z22_sxTQI3jk00/s1600-h/DSCN0921.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_RKXLHlRasTR-TcoiY_un9RlWfR9i8J-iwKc9xK5tUmU5GP1VWy5zxDpk9i_2YF952_hTXbTyJbUtK6VV3-0Dkt3iRYJ6EH5JQWBpSTPV6Ot0PSe73ODTpjCJu_N_z22_sxTQI3jk00/s320/DSCN0921.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168098240808292226" border="0" /></a>It's my understanding that most of us create a blog to inform the world of the great vacations we take, the crazy outings we experience, or to show off how cute our children are...it takes a puppy to get the Fergusons on the bandwagon that is blogging. After the fiasco we had over trying to name her (hence the incredibly long name), we unanimously agreed that one blog for the five of us just wasn't going to work. So here I am, one of five slightly crazy individuals who have decided to create a blog because of our dog. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhwwArVovlT01rjLhNVbrLfuD8ITzSeeE1y1asaTexHsAwg50HWtnoC0u3h8Pu7jGbx3D1ahR2JnVbqnvb0ugmSYuXCU9kIAsw47qGmoYZaYPpmWRBpXgoZYdOW4Q8a9IFv9WMKcGh364/s1600-h/DSCN0787.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhwwArVovlT01rjLhNVbrLfuD8ITzSeeE1y1asaTexHsAwg50HWtnoC0u3h8Pu7jGbx3D1ahR2JnVbqnvb0ugmSYuXCU9kIAsw47qGmoYZaYPpmWRBpXgoZYdOW4Q8a9IFv9WMKcGh364/s200/DSCN0787.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168100345342267314" border="0" /></a>Wrigley Beans Bella Pooche came to us in November. Our lives have never been the same. In my unbiased opinion, she's the cutest dog of all time...she's probably also the worst. Our days are spent begging her to, "LEAVE IT!" or "NO BITING!" or "Wrigley, come....<span style="font-style: italic;">come...</span>COME!" We're uber tired and any piece of skin not protected by clothing is permanently scarred. Despite all of that, she really is a good dog. She loves to go on her walks and to play in the snow. She just graduated from Puppy Kindergarten, and has mastered "sit", "shake", "roll over", "fetch", and "look at me". We have so much fun with our <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnrzD7hniZGPun5e_XF0wStJz1jXh5tGQhVXeKrOO1owDf7Yln_WzzNrS4Cgam4Y7Y1T2kr43Y6156cSPQYfI2UF8OeoUxsx3O5Haq00d95yhhbRz-uK6OqbNaAGZ4LPsFSftaGjNZTBo/s1600-h/DSCN0906.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnrzD7hniZGPun5e_XF0wStJz1jXh5tGQhVXeKrOO1owDf7Yln_WzzNrS4Cgam4Y7Y1T2kr43Y6156cSPQYfI2UF8OeoUxsx3O5Haq00d95yhhbRz-uK6OqbNaAGZ4LPsFSftaGjNZTBo/s200/DSCN0906.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168098472736526226" border="0" /></a>Wrigley Bean<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugOVdJD5Yrf6TOGqXiSTwd4fOBfTuIOHGq81EnZuuj3amq-BdpNw3sQnkevNyTZU5TleLVtdOEi3lSPKQJyH1ckE6OYXyLHvwXxzw1Fvx8Ov8eevTcEbwHeOTO8g37nbofT1sttzlB40/s1600-h/DSCN0924.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugOVdJD5Yrf6TOGqXiSTwd4fOBfTuIOHGq81EnZuuj3amq-BdpNw3sQnkevNyTZU5TleLVtdOEi3lSPKQJyH1ckE6OYXyLHvwXxzw1Fvx8Ov8eevTcEbwHeOTO8g37nbofT1sttzlB40/s200/DSCN0924.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168098747614433186" border="0" /></a>s!Hayliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16951494015010332724noreply@blogger.com2