tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43984367693938337382024-03-14T09:12:36.081-07:00Ramsell Family HappeningsLife with Miss Delaney!CYNDI ~ DELANEY'S MOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01733083240590052546noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398436769393833738.post-54185745144266659372017-01-16T10:53:00.000-08:002017-01-16T10:53:24.554-08:00We are moving through the adoption process in China, which is very exciting! It is expected that we will receive our Letter of Approval/Confirmation this coming week. Afterwards, there are still several more steps to complete (more paperwork) before the process will be completed and we are invited to travel to China to get Yi Yuan! We are hoping by the end of March.<br />
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The local paper did a very nice article this weekend about us and we appreciate the chance to share our story. Here is the link: <br />
http://www.dailyrepublic.com/news/features-local/family-finds-unique-ways-to-raise-funds-for-international-adoption/<br />
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While this is exciting, it also means we need to continue to ask for fundraising help, and quickly. We have current fees due to our agency in the amount of $11,000 . (Plus travel expenses) I am so very blessed for the help and support we have already received, and know we are grateful for each and every dollar, purchase, shoe donation and even prayers. <br />
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Please share or forward this link, so we can get Yi Yuan home. <br />
https://www.gofundme.com/letsgethimhome<br />
He is waiting, but he cannot wait much longer. In his last video he asked that we "come quickly, to bring me home to Amercia". Let's make that happen together! <br />
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Thank you all so very much, with love and gratitude ~ Cyndi, Sylvia, Delaney and Yi YuanCYNDI ~ DELANEY'S MOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01733083240590052546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398436769393833738.post-87229697977019631522016-11-10T12:42:00.003-08:002016-11-10T12:42:47.471-08:00A LOTTA Fundraising!!We are still smack dab in the middle fundraising! I have new opportunity partnering with One Mission, a fanastic company that offers wonderful products...just in time for your Christmas shopping!!! One Mission adheres to exceptionally high standards of production and sustainability for absolutely everything they make. This includes a commitment to Made in the USA, No Animal Testing, Recycled Corrugate & Shipping Material, and a whole list of other product standards that ensure the highest level of performance and safety for you, your family, and our planet. Please visit the site and find lovely gifts to give that do good for a lot of good people! 40% of the proceeds go directly to our adoption fund! <br />
<a href="https://onemission.fund/support/lets-get-yiyuan-home/">https://onemission.fund/support/lets-get-yiyuan-home/</a><br />
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There are candles, soap, jewelry, photo canvases, and more!<br />
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If you'd like to donate directly to our adoption fund, you can via our GoFundMe page:<br /><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/letsgethimhome"><span style="color: black;">https://www.gofundme.com/letsgethimhome</span></a> or contact me for other ways of helping!<br />
<br /> Tax deductible donations can be made to our agency, Across The World Adoptions, through PayPal in my name at <a href="mailto:adopt@atwakids.org"><span style="color: black;">adopt@atwakids.org</span></a>.<br />
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Love to you all !!CYNDI ~ DELANEY'S MOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01733083240590052546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398436769393833738.post-89210936417516668732016-10-29T19:44:00.000-07:002016-10-29T19:52:36.565-07:00Well, hello there! I am not sure anyone stills visits this blog, as it's been three years since my last update, and I think everyone is on some form of social media...Facebook, etc. So, this is just a little update, and maybe some of you are still checking, or new ones of you are!<br />
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A lot of things have changed and a lot have remained the same in the Ramsell household in three years! Delaney is now 11 years old and in 6th grade! Where we live, 6th grade is still elementary school, which I am glad about. Delaney is an above straight A student! She has been on the honor roll since receiving letter grades in 4th grade. She works very hard, and much of it is fueled by her competitive nature!<br />
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Speaking of being competitive, my little athlete has made tremendous strides in sports! She has been playing comp soccer for three years now and this year, switched to an elite club. It was hard decision for her, but she's happy on the new team and her development as a player has grown leaps and bounds! She has also been ranked as USTA tennis player! She's 156, but she's ranked! This summer, she either won or placed second in every tournament she was in, even winning a tournament on my birthday "for me"!!<br />
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Little Missy is now a Cadette Girl Scout and last year earned her Bronze Award as a Junior. It is the highest award a Junior Girl Scout can earn. She and her troop members worked all year building a bench in honor of Shae, their former girl scout sister. Shae was also Delaney's best friend since kindy. In second grade, Shae was disgnosed with brain cancer. Our sweet Warrior Angel fought a tremendous fight for over two years, but God called her home last summer. The girls wanted to remember her by building a purple bench to put in the school hallway outside the cafeteria. Purple was Shae's favorite color. I am always so proud to walk by the bench at school, and we always smile and laugh thinking of our sweet Shae Shae.<br />
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We have BIG BIG news!! Last winter, in Feb/March, we hosted a 12 year old boy from an orphanage in China. Yiyuan is an awesome kid, and we all fell in love...so we decided to make him part of our family! I have been doing the paperwork chase that's needed for another international adoption all year, and am just about ready to send my dossier to China! Fundraising has also taken up a lot time! As many know, international adoptions cost over $30,000, so I have been busy piecing together the funds to cover all the fees involved! Used shoe drive, home and online parties, t-shirt sales, online auction, applying for grants...whew! Tired thinking about it all! But we are so excited get Yiyuan home to us, his forever family and give him a chance in life. He has the sweetest heart, loves Justin Beiber, basketball, pizza and hamburger and fries. His favorite colors are orange and lime green! And, he loves his Mei Mei...little sister in Chinese. My dad is so excited, and he kept asking, "We're keeping him, right?" My mom is happy to have another grandchild! It was tough to say goodbye for awhile! Currently, I will be setting up a new fundraiser, that I will post here in a few days, where you can purchase some great holiday gifts!!<br />
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If you'd like to donate to our adoption fund, you can via our GoFundMe page:<br />
<a href="https://www.gofundme.com/letsgethimhome">https://www.gofundme.com/letsgethimhome</a> or contact me for other ways of helping!<br />
Tax deductible donations can be made to our agency, Across The World Adoptions, through PayPal in my name at <a href="mailto:adopt@atwakids.org">adopt@atwakids.org</a>.<br />
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CYNDI ~ DELANEY'S MOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01733083240590052546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398436769393833738.post-39203429876378988572013-01-22T22:01:00.000-08:002013-01-22T22:10:58.190-08:00Hidy hi Ho!! (where did that come from? LOL!) My poor blog, my poor blog readers, my poor followers.....yes, it has been almost two years since I updated!! Sadly, Facebook has gotten hold of me and cable tied my computer behind my back! <br />
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But I decided to try to update and try to be good about it! If you are on FB, you are updated about what's been going on in the World According to Delaney! Here's quick rundown:<br />
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2011: Done with Kindy! Summer camp: Cooking Camp, VBS and Soccer Camp! Fun trip to Universal Studios and San Diego. Delaney got to be a flower girl in my niece's wedding! Delaney is baptized! Huge party and wonderful mass. First grade starts! My grandma leaves us, that was very hard on us all. Good soccer season, tennis! I win an award at work for two awesome spots!<br />
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2012: Basketball starts! Delaney turns 7 and looses her first tooth on the same day! Fun trip to Tahoe for snowboarding, skiing, sledding and more! Daisy Girl Scouts starts and Delaney sells almost 200 boxes! Summer Camp: VBS and Basketball camp where Delaney gets named Camper of the Week! Tennis! My department gets eliminated, and we are all laid-off. Second grade starts! Another great soccer season and the Daisies bridge to Brownies. Delaney gets a super report card, reading at 5th grade level in English, 3rd in Spanish! 2nd Annual Pajama Potluck for Christmas! Oh, I got re-hired with a promotion!<br />
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2013: So far so good, sort of. It is busy at work with the transition and one person down, my person! I am doing both jobs right now and new processes are in place. I am excited for the new position, but trying to get through the changes right now!<br />
We are preparing for Delaney's 8th birthday by planning a science party! On top of that, mom had surgery and is recovering well. And we are gearing up for cookie season....contact me if you want your Girl Scout order in!!<br />
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Okay, that was a quickie update!! Say hi if you have stopped by!<br />
HUGS! cyn and delaneyCYNDI ~ DELANEY'S MOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01733083240590052546noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398436769393833738.post-42909744759116046762011-04-04T16:20:00.000-07:002011-04-04T17:05:56.547-07:00Once Again, Time Slips in Blogland....Oh, I see many visitors from around the world......remember to say Hi!! (hint hint!)<br />Well, I knew when I started this blog I would get behind on posting, and now thanks to FB.....well, I know many of you are there, as well.<br /><br />Since the new year we've been fairly busy with school activities, and fundraisers, we had Carnaval! That was so much fun..(I'll add pics shortly)..and....we had the BIG 6TH Birthday Rock Star Party Bash at the gymnastics center in Feb!!! Luckily the theme changed from SpongeBob to Rock Star, thanks to a visit to Party City! Super fun party and Mommy took some time off to volunteer at school on her acutal b-day as well take her to paint her own pottery. (Thanks to a gift card I won at the last school fundraiser...see a theme here??? ugh.) I also dusted off the sewing machine and MADE LM a dress for her birthday! It's on the far left had side of the sofa in her "loot" photo! Not too bad for all these years of not sewing, I might say!<br /><br />We have been sick most of March but are all on the mend now! My mom had to be taken to the ER, but all is well! Most of LM's class was out all month! I am sure one of those kindergartner's is responisble for my ails!! he he! Oh, perhaps mine!!!<br /><br />We had fun at the Russian Festival in Feb, also. We enjoy going every year and this year went with our friends Karina and Alice. Karina is from Kaz, but they enjoyed the dancing and food, too! Who wouldn't?? Yummy!!!<br /><br />Keeping this short and with pics......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qouCMljVtfQI4AzHiiVLKhF8hDJWvs3g10jbP4wCUM90ggTNB81MREjCjl2MxDINzy1hu3cOJFFTK6DxAfpv6s1L5-Jy_nYB4ZKG4HuLmRzzdAD01BS_ZWLbJouXrBNpZlXlU4oSaOLb/s1600/loot+sm.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qouCMljVtfQI4AzHiiVLKhF8hDJWvs3g10jbP4wCUM90ggTNB81MREjCjl2MxDINzy1hu3cOJFFTK6DxAfpv6s1L5-Jy_nYB4ZKG4HuLmRzzdAD01BS_ZWLbJouXrBNpZlXlU4oSaOLb/s320/loot+sm.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591875915091375138" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6PQDhensoOlLCJe_QdmppKH5nRToBuJOoSS-suIj2H3R5mh9gR41m5lA9DucBKr1NjDas09aIYPWbeknNrLJ9o7txnzSKjf2RbsMo7tcJV4jSu7dGs_oRkMIfLh3BBWrpiNDy6Mxb_oO/s1600/ccake+sm.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6PQDhensoOlLCJe_QdmppKH5nRToBuJOoSS-suIj2H3R5mh9gR41m5lA9DucBKr1NjDas09aIYPWbeknNrLJ9o7txnzSKjf2RbsMo7tcJV4jSu7dGs_oRkMIfLh3BBWrpiNDy6Mxb_oO/s320/ccake+sm.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591875911862486418" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLU5bTzvWy_34OiJA4ZVd9hHq20uMWNY2SuT9Ioo-O3TGMXfjuBS3Q3QLPps8bRgpikl7nZViwbcno7L9dmjyYn-sPVpH2eXrhBpSvocFdjyt2IFjgUcdFo1AkFfEm99UyWZRCET_JZhTB/s1600/tramp+sm.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLU5bTzvWy_34OiJA4ZVd9hHq20uMWNY2SuT9Ioo-O3TGMXfjuBS3Q3QLPps8bRgpikl7nZViwbcno7L9dmjyYn-sPVpH2eXrhBpSvocFdjyt2IFjgUcdFo1AkFfEm99UyWZRCET_JZhTB/s320/tramp+sm.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591875904364789362" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtp0sX_5iEXcp12rUFvqGZZ2bhDDl6_neAreJmjEZ3vKLJf0cO79PkF42zeAy-3hs9zgqu1fVzsYo7aOrAQ-aRC6unENOhIKtJADnrHXBh-9c-jFCm8KrKa_B_M11npb79Jp12jRC3Y7Ig/s1600/pottrey+sm.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtp0sX_5iEXcp12rUFvqGZZ2bhDDl6_neAreJmjEZ3vKLJf0cO79PkF42zeAy-3hs9zgqu1fVzsYo7aOrAQ-aRC6unENOhIKtJADnrHXBh-9c-jFCm8KrKa_B_M11npb79Jp12jRC3Y7Ig/s320/pottrey+sm.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591875907078327490" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAY-uWfG0_ntXkfs1j87E1B7PQmUSp6REiylnfL2lXZSHNW7VWPDYNEZr07wqbVGhJgDM5CfphV9ChldJZG0577y2uW1YV3w5yTDxeJ8NSCdUhkL7qImSbRW9CnHiL7ds3_gYBMGjxIbw/s1600/rock+star+sm+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAY-uWfG0_ntXkfs1j87E1B7PQmUSp6REiylnfL2lXZSHNW7VWPDYNEZr07wqbVGhJgDM5CfphV9ChldJZG0577y2uW1YV3w5yTDxeJ8NSCdUhkL7qImSbRW9CnHiL7ds3_gYBMGjxIbw/s320/rock+star+sm+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591875899925572754" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSJ1JdHF6DQ67l7Rk812ItOhJ8QmRcbvOQuhl1_wg2_rBZC9H6J3aGTRoY5RJl0IUmdyyfQzMe9CaQ1hC3m08LuHJkZ1YROaBr5LcILvaToqIb1kPpWaiXHVJtzkHVHdXuUfKKy0gRsAH/s1600/P2110171.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSJ1JdHF6DQ67l7Rk812ItOhJ8QmRcbvOQuhl1_wg2_rBZC9H6J3aGTRoY5RJl0IUmdyyfQzMe9CaQ1hC3m08LuHJkZ1YROaBr5LcILvaToqIb1kPpWaiXHVJtzkHVHdXuUfKKy0gRsAH/s320/P2110171.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591876592030451522" /></a>CYNDI ~ DELANEY'S MOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01733083240590052546noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398436769393833738.post-76080073672864115182010-12-06T10:47:00.000-08:002010-12-06T11:15:15.746-08:00It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like....Christmas in full swing at the Ramsell household! We spent the enitre weekend decorating inside and out! Can someone please expalin why something ALWAYS doesn't work right....a few lights, an extension cord, last year we had a problem with the tree stand...EVERY year there seems to be some small issue! Guess it's just part of of the holidays now! But geez, I'd like for just one year, to put everything up without a problem...is that too much to ask Santa? LOL!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIFPi_LbjmS9vkz6lQqSsVpGRhM53NEY7PCo4oRGC1h-aIXJCLNqEcNrFRDGWSkdpyCQwdzgaXT6DTXF175-8UPmZol3rdyatTQwl4tfa4ul_2Fa64lo2asFlWYN9QIWVh0LvtQFi1M5r/s1600/PB300435.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIFPi_LbjmS9vkz6lQqSsVpGRhM53NEY7PCo4oRGC1h-aIXJCLNqEcNrFRDGWSkdpyCQwdzgaXT6DTXF175-8UPmZol3rdyatTQwl4tfa4ul_2Fa64lo2asFlWYN9QIWVh0LvtQFi1M5r/s320/PB300435.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547646723472334738" /></a><br /><br />AND, we picked up the tree Saturday, so here is this year's On Top of the Car Tree Photo........plus a goofy one....You can see how much she's grown if you look at the tree photo at the top of the page, that was just two years ago! Plus, she climbed on top of the car all by herself! (ugh!)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOmlN0vSfmJKu1NR2zGvJcM95TUXCcDB3xG1fxIxFRPv6sSReJhT_-utpgfioRfa1nHiRqvO4uyMiBnXr5AhEz4n_tfd3C9WYbN2dNGDUktv17GTHFErQIJCSl6m4Oy8JawQFCCMbcL6JJ/s1600/PC040454.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOmlN0vSfmJKu1NR2zGvJcM95TUXCcDB3xG1fxIxFRPv6sSReJhT_-utpgfioRfa1nHiRqvO4uyMiBnXr5AhEz4n_tfd3C9WYbN2dNGDUktv17GTHFErQIJCSl6m4Oy8JawQFCCMbcL6JJ/s320/PC040454.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547646708536860978" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqo7y2k5kNuUWlpSbgxKTxKqOof9bt1Ok82F0eyHsQszt4GRTkTlwVW3nYtdo-mG2RJ8pNigWeKsiCQFgnYTcCIKadcKpONAWKS08cvvnZzBuZya_0__OoKyte0eFoHGuvpDYEwno-wKL7/s1600/PC040457.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqo7y2k5kNuUWlpSbgxKTxKqOof9bt1Ok82F0eyHsQszt4GRTkTlwVW3nYtdo-mG2RJ8pNigWeKsiCQFgnYTcCIKadcKpONAWKS08cvvnZzBuZya_0__OoKyte0eFoHGuvpDYEwno-wKL7/s320/PC040457.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547646713620713554" /></a><br /><br />Last week, Delaney's Spanish Immersion Class sang at our town's tree lighting. They sang a few Christmas songs in Spanish and while some of the kids got a little stage fright and cried, Little Missy got up there and sang every word to every song smiling the entire time!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4aZpSc1UoNbquzfGHB7UFrMCfrT4poLTpUQ67mgnz_KrKkOXDGwTdxcaHi7Ete2SI5AR6OMC1pLPqSd8y5sQo0tzePJK7xf1hGubaNRwtz16JfJTBCqHanW50FXXuJvEDMhhogGOnP0U/s1600/mom+sm.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 209px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4aZpSc1UoNbquzfGHB7UFrMCfrT4poLTpUQ67mgnz_KrKkOXDGwTdxcaHi7Ete2SI5AR6OMC1pLPqSd8y5sQo0tzePJK7xf1hGubaNRwtz16JfJTBCqHanW50FXXuJvEDMhhogGOnP0U/s320/mom+sm.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547646701421999026" /></a> I was a proud SIP Mama!!! And as proud Mama was in the front taking pictures, Delaney was enjoying that a large crowd had formed behind me to watch the kids sing! "Everyone in Vacaville was watching ME sing, Mom!" <br />Well, yes, it did seem like everyone was there...he he!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI9tay6PHEGywn9hKbhdW-mDdKgqfBU9HUxcgC25gNsEjIqSSlaH1u_oAMkaLyc1pVYhRrRQ8de2dnIijcB1mGK6bVjX89RH1L_bA4ztFWmUiAWULXfEtsqbm0xmvb14f7ELkNIxtQASXU/s1600/PB300443.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI9tay6PHEGywn9hKbhdW-mDdKgqfBU9HUxcgC25gNsEjIqSSlaH1u_oAMkaLyc1pVYhRrRQ8de2dnIijcB1mGK6bVjX89RH1L_bA4ztFWmUiAWULXfEtsqbm0xmvb14f7ELkNIxtQASXU/s320/PB300443.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547646727655654082" /></a>CYNDI ~ DELANEY'S MOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01733083240590052546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398436769393833738.post-19605141059084848492010-11-23T16:02:00.000-08:002010-11-23T16:56:43.311-08:00Long Time No Post!!!Okay ~ I am SOOO sorry my fellow bloggers and followers!! I admit, Facebook has recieved my attention these last several months!! FB <em>is</em> quicker and I can update it from my Android phone! (new this summer!!) (that's another post! LOL!)<br /><br />This is my attempt to once again stay updated on the blog! So, for a quick review...<br />BUSY SUMMER! Delaney finished up spring soccer, had a big dance recital, cooking class, science camp, tennis lessons, vacation bible school...AND her very first trip to Disneyland! We spent a week down in LA, three days at the Happiest Place on Earth, where nothing went fast enough or high for my daredeveil of a five year old!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRS1gJZmNsibBP-3lz43q5rmvwpW42pZOsFjLHg8-ejv0mkBMRw7otFME6mMJ3kMeFHToMhmBUlQ0U0rhmTRVnC_30O0tsax0fV_wdNR46F2J17_rHYENkNlQ3DwSXnGDSVfPSNNDCJ9-G/s1600/pins.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRS1gJZmNsibBP-3lz43q5rmvwpW42pZOsFjLHg8-ejv0mkBMRw7otFME6mMJ3kMeFHToMhmBUlQ0U0rhmTRVnC_30O0tsax0fV_wdNR46F2J17_rHYENkNlQ3DwSXnGDSVfPSNNDCJ9-G/s320/pins.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542910594572040850" /></a><br />She disovered pin-trading and started out day one with one pin and ended day three with eight (???) We spent one day at California Adventure with my wonderful girlfriend from college, Lisa, and her family, husband Wayne, and son, Cory. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrjVBdfB_yU3snW-53Svf6gg6jd9SdhF2th4bRbGQxfAwLNf_R3kTTwal0Ob-5BAUC4SnYhiyt7Qe1OVWRnPUoHaM2W1LxYg4wGbg2qfh-6trIwCny-tUIkmjzdbB0yA5e4-y4tD1k6Ca/s1600/buddies.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrjVBdfB_yU3snW-53Svf6gg6jd9SdhF2th4bRbGQxfAwLNf_R3kTTwal0Ob-5BAUC4SnYhiyt7Qe1OVWRnPUoHaM2W1LxYg4wGbg2qfh-6trIwCny-tUIkmjzdbB0yA5e4-y4tD1k6Ca/s320/buddies.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542908303075717602" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lv9Vl8MdI1H-m4lbSITsGdbXT1KZEKFFemsZemKwAzPPCUdH0OPtIaloKYQk4RBbeErS_0P1jDPefRRYDYMXc7iThMvFUDNQpH67Fun13KQtgY36jJY8x_DtwS4_lhJCTaEJOAFEb3e9/s1600/ears.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lv9Vl8MdI1H-m4lbSITsGdbXT1KZEKFFemsZemKwAzPPCUdH0OPtIaloKYQk4RBbeErS_0P1jDPefRRYDYMXc7iThMvFUDNQpH67Fun13KQtgY36jJY8x_DtwS4_lhJCTaEJOAFEb3e9/s320/ears.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542908309937978290" /></a><br />Cory is a month older than Delaney and they love each other so much! We also had dinner one night with them at the Rain Forest Cafe, it's too bad we live so far from them. It was a really great trip! Zippity Do Da! We spent a day at the beach jumping in the waves and collecting shells! Still not sure what LM loved more, Disneyland or staying at the hotel (it has a pool y'know!)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgtUSI7na070Bk1hKyPD5gFgh1xaSkpFLvXZC477IeKAsijfD4Y6xwH2JZbmw715vZTuEu0H6H9vxBGuNs3TdlKPkyjC267Uto7b5RCloGDZxewjJcn54pxyCyNKpY4_60Pjkpxot98IR/s1600/castle+sm.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgtUSI7na070Bk1hKyPD5gFgh1xaSkpFLvXZC477IeKAsijfD4Y6xwH2JZbmw715vZTuEu0H6H9vxBGuNs3TdlKPkyjC267Uto7b5RCloGDZxewjJcn54pxyCyNKpY4_60Pjkpxot98IR/s320/castle+sm.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542908307014825138" /></a><br />Well, the REAL news, as Little Missy will tell you, "I started school!" Kindergarten began on August 18th...on which said day, she was up and dressed and had tied her shoes on her own for the very first time at....6:30 AM!!! Her kindergarten starts at 11:30 AM!!! HA! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbDOTk70PeyWQbNgRxcUJJAAcvgTawOB7vJWkRt5C6eIlm5E4CfX7W8Vgxk2CAEsfv1q4odoT7XPTGj_ju9jNkG3yWHaTiOl4UKcRRtPyMhuXTQCPSTnHXnxU0jnNSlAUdTM1EbDYX31LP/s1600/shoes+tied.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbDOTk70PeyWQbNgRxcUJJAAcvgTawOB7vJWkRt5C6eIlm5E4CfX7W8Vgxk2CAEsfv1q4odoT7XPTGj_ju9jNkG3yWHaTiOl4UKcRRtPyMhuXTQCPSTnHXnxU0jnNSlAUdTM1EbDYX31LP/s320/shoes+tied.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542912533368345810" /></a><br />Most said, "Oh, that will last about a week."...well, as of Nov 19th...we are still getting up early and getting dressed and ready, occasionaly making lunch....<sigh>...I am never going to get to sleep in EVER again! She finishes her homework in a day, (she has a week), and LOVES being a Spanish Immersion Program! So much so, that she feels the need to correct my Spanish, (never mind I've been speaking it all my life!) <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9heslOaFHLfGXHm_162K7-S4fQtKMH_T5wV6XTpnPBppwjlL9vxXDOJJph8hqbNyB2-N11-ptUsZrfFDmKZh-d_clsNTI6-6edCz2aazYEFAuDE9Z1tmRzID-svYQ17eAI7-tVIu72yd/s1600/off+to+kindy+sm.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9heslOaFHLfGXHm_162K7-S4fQtKMH_T5wV6XTpnPBppwjlL9vxXDOJJph8hqbNyB2-N11-ptUsZrfFDmKZh-d_clsNTI6-6edCz2aazYEFAuDE9Z1tmRzID-svYQ17eAI7-tVIu72yd/s320/off+to+kindy+sm.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542908318366437202" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4_78zEriDhSoUE-_2Bsa_Y9HzWvgxKBAuEqHnGUfwdRtLBCcK51eoQRuIQK_EpMt_4PEjsj4WofoxTdMKTemI4Bgv1MUjmT7Q5b6ou9Gw9aTfkVwSpPz9wlegzpzr2Emdk68PhdiAA_bW/s1600/welcome+sign+sm.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4_78zEriDhSoUE-_2Bsa_Y9HzWvgxKBAuEqHnGUfwdRtLBCcK51eoQRuIQK_EpMt_4PEjsj4WofoxTdMKTemI4Bgv1MUjmT7Q5b6ou9Gw9aTfkVwSpPz9wlegzpzr2Emdk68PhdiAA_bW/s320/welcome+sign+sm.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542912534061257618" /></a><br />As we start off the holiday season, here's wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving and hoping we can all be reminded of all the blessing in our lives, I know I am blessed with a lovely little Spanish speaking kindergartner! Hasta luego!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzaHlbsqBlxJQBPCPWp-nwdEIEScXFRl25RqgD8sF3Qhl-ldpwDgUoFevpIj-dpiC8BnWywGflobIDZl77p1DSqEHuuHGtIXua7Hm9UOPZT1V2kZkawDAwTXw0y8Pl2mkjjnzorqofcgFj/s1600/Kindy+Pic+2+sm.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzaHlbsqBlxJQBPCPWp-nwdEIEScXFRl25RqgD8sF3Qhl-ldpwDgUoFevpIj-dpiC8BnWywGflobIDZl77p1DSqEHuuHGtIXua7Hm9UOPZT1V2kZkawDAwTXw0y8Pl2mkjjnzorqofcgFj/s320/Kindy+Pic+2+sm.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542912567300093938" /></a>CYNDI ~ DELANEY'S MOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01733083240590052546noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398436769393833738.post-26775354080988778602010-06-04T16:20:00.000-07:002010-06-04T16:45:20.690-07:00Sweet Random Moments Caught on Camera!Some of my favorites memories are the times I catch Delaney enjoying the moment! Here are snapshots that just seem to capture the mood! I love these sweet random moments......<br /><br /><br /><br />Precision is the key to polishing toenails. (and I appreciate her using the bubble wrap to protect my carpeting...)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLMHhO0X-50NaV98LI-OWFAcrhw_z4YnHtkUkwo0YIGsVQuTeEz6_Yg5KhPgwFZVldFDB-iuqko8himkaLbu-pl-vBiVnr-aWNeIixQBlflt3TuuUzVecjQ_RjpMfXF2dP7oIOis4ADtW/s1600/toes.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLMHhO0X-50NaV98LI-OWFAcrhw_z4YnHtkUkwo0YIGsVQuTeEz6_Yg5KhPgwFZVldFDB-iuqko8himkaLbu-pl-vBiVnr-aWNeIixQBlflt3TuuUzVecjQ_RjpMfXF2dP7oIOis4ADtW/s320/toes.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479065300791692338" /></a><br /><br />Sharing a story with our visting Flat Stanley from Tennessee...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kwG1-vnPFmBBb3_KC17wBfOvDpANwg79_-CWLzzvNzX_ao6LvVkdVBIyvvzMNUo_47buuxfhVDzMRlocHWxIn0j95X83NaxRaR5Th83Y4OzPF1UgDq_VUwPguB0g5wegKIAXYwVdByoC/s1600/Reading+with+Flat+Stanley.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kwG1-vnPFmBBb3_KC17wBfOvDpANwg79_-CWLzzvNzX_ao6LvVkdVBIyvvzMNUo_47buuxfhVDzMRlocHWxIn0j95X83NaxRaR5Th83Y4OzPF1UgDq_VUwPguB0g5wegKIAXYwVdByoC/s320/Reading+with+Flat+Stanley.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479065292181016642" /></a><br /><br />Enjoying playing school and reading....(I love how she set up her own little desk with her laptop!)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oX-N6J_1EfnrXJY5Bqm37sbugPpJRZUwP9iyWcwY0ZW-4VPftM8mqq2A5RMtAYPq_MPiYnvdWPEh5eQ6cWPUM836ZzC8s8VsER5ls5LM9344pv3vprYRytVyp29hg7CPUN_A0sWPNt7_/s1600/playing+school.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oX-N6J_1EfnrXJY5Bqm37sbugPpJRZUwP9iyWcwY0ZW-4VPftM8mqq2A5RMtAYPq_MPiYnvdWPEh5eQ6cWPUM836ZzC8s8VsER5ls5LM9344pv3vprYRytVyp29hg7CPUN_A0sWPNt7_/s320/playing+school.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479063795088234658" /></a><br /><br />Nice technique with the tongue....(we painted pottery for Grandma for Mother's Day)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikt4oHLcYUCDe6ne-ztx1OXZVh4h80g4cn8dYLZhHkjFunF-dTvS26-rqPBXaLfrV3aBZQ3BkTxznmTPheINUV6kEFvJdyk8lKmPlF1jlDIc7ipbDi7Srsx9JZPy5a4iF-Ye9QkTa4VhgJ/s1600/painting+mug.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikt4oHLcYUCDe6ne-ztx1OXZVh4h80g4cn8dYLZhHkjFunF-dTvS26-rqPBXaLfrV3aBZQ3BkTxznmTPheINUV6kEFvJdyk8lKmPlF1jlDIc7ipbDi7Srsx9JZPy5a4iF-Ye9QkTa4VhgJ/s320/painting+mug.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479063789210249426" /></a><br /><br /><br />Happinees IS coloring Easter Eggs!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFfChgaxnA2DJ8wl3x2Q5of18dn2IN1IAwDtKiYtCnaX_gX0FipTeqiki9Eejli8AhtWj3Nh6GBWtlZ42zAmz8EnEO2l6lBJlkkKrrzT7gLq2Vwlp_OOb5fAW-_yHnbyHqf5cm_ByMJ3k/s1600/coloring+eggs.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFfChgaxnA2DJ8wl3x2Q5of18dn2IN1IAwDtKiYtCnaX_gX0FipTeqiki9Eejli8AhtWj3Nh6GBWtlZ42zAmz8EnEO2l6lBJlkkKrrzT7gLq2Vwlp_OOb5fAW-_yHnbyHqf5cm_ByMJ3k/s320/coloring+eggs.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479063773101604786" /></a><br /><br />Perfectly placing the Giant Chess pieces at Nut Tree...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwrjo9uLH060UhLLv39EPtY34BNESyhavobAzvdU3VCPNaRlK6nc_HvWLNF9q5UZrHmucdLysrn3A4eELnWn0hnf9uFvTWpgqOmCTBvGt5PzOqHkImJ7AJDDz1TH9jf9Zdd3yxPpaMLT4f/s1600/chess.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwrjo9uLH060UhLLv39EPtY34BNESyhavobAzvdU3VCPNaRlK6nc_HvWLNF9q5UZrHmucdLysrn3A4eELnWn0hnf9uFvTWpgqOmCTBvGt5PzOqHkImJ7AJDDz1TH9jf9Zdd3yxPpaMLT4f/s320/chess.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479063760669056722" /></a><br /><br />And my fav...Waiting alone on stage to perform...(she was looking at the rides she was promised she could ride after her Fiesta Days show.)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGrk7KZI4PBzkkh3SP0wRwN0Cgf1KzrGW5EBHHq5uDc8rE5fjq4PFdW0N4gQuNpHpcaOPqF6_nP2Pu7Bv3RkKgR4KcZl9l30M_C7rdt-k6RtQCSsEUWOA6Xm8_C1CWANghYcY-FHYs0AJ/s1600/on+stage+alone.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGrk7KZI4PBzkkh3SP0wRwN0Cgf1KzrGW5EBHHq5uDc8rE5fjq4PFdW0N4gQuNpHpcaOPqF6_nP2Pu7Bv3RkKgR4KcZl9l30M_C7rdt-k6RtQCSsEUWOA6Xm8_C1CWANghYcY-FHYs0AJ/s320/on+stage+alone.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479063781621605618" /></a>CYNDI ~ DELANEY'S MOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01733083240590052546noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398436769393833738.post-9980733323933463492010-05-30T20:57:00.000-07:002010-05-30T21:13:00.154-07:00The Spy Who Stayed Up Until Midnight...The other night we ended up taking my mom to the ER, she's is okay, thank goodness. Dehydrated from having stomach thing.....so Delaney stayed over at the neighbor's while I went back to the hospital. Our neighbors said she could spend the night, but just when we got back from the hospital, our neighbors called to say Delaney wanted to come home. It was 11:30 pm, and I know she was worried about her grandma, so I went across the street to get her. She got to see my mom and I let her sleep with me. Then she was hungry....so now it's almost midnight.....<br />(make sure you have read the previous post...)<br />I say, "Baby, as soon as you are done with your snack we are going to sleep, it's almost midnight." This look of excitement comes over my little spy's face as it lights up.....<br />"MAYBE I WILL SEE THE RED DUCK!!!!!!"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigP3iqzuZWuA63UVgoXZjNS0iEIWE1E8pEbtU5AeH5a2hmQEh768Z-M-Y561BJsA472wzYd6E4vFmW00JTjNkgD1y2TDRITWGchGTVdO9J2hNojY7tDUV-ggJRVdn8YQ4RqZd9K6ia1aeP/s1600/red+duck.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 292px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigP3iqzuZWuA63UVgoXZjNS0iEIWE1E8pEbtU5AeH5a2hmQEh768Z-M-Y561BJsA472wzYd6E4vFmW00JTjNkgD1y2TDRITWGchGTVdO9J2hNojY7tDUV-ggJRVdn8YQ4RqZd9K6ia1aeP/s320/red+duck.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477281441836753746" /></a>CYNDI ~ DELANEY'S MOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01733083240590052546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398436769393833738.post-35231655459363728392010-05-17T17:43:00.000-07:002010-05-17T18:47:42.603-07:00The Spy Who Knew A Lot(Post preface: Delaney and I play "Spy" a lot. And as you know, all good spies have secret codes for different reasons. One need for a secret code is to be able to identify yourself to other spies and vice versa. We have created several spy codes for all the various reasons a spy might need a code....) (I also need to preface that I always tell her Mommy knows Everything...which she believes whole-heartedly, I think...)<br /><br />We were driving in the car the other day and Little Missy says, "Mom, I know you know Everything, but I know a lot, too.)<br /><br />Me: "Oh, you do? What do you know?"<br />LM: "I know cheese on salad tastes good. I know oranges have belly buttons. And, I know The Red Duck Flies at Midnight." (Spy Code)<br /><br />Yes, my five year old Spy knows quite a bit.....I think...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5mIczYi0lRQyjoKTvtWnnpprrzzceNVwqdykWpp9NKYo4XXSulNPKimczDUdfOh5urXn2egUtK5vNYlExYzhJXvjJ3ic4RBV0DRxWrIqmUehg2wXDiFsiDG2RYfIMcTxCAToWNbkBTpt/s1600/dna+lhs+sm.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5mIczYi0lRQyjoKTvtWnnpprrzzceNVwqdykWpp9NKYo4XXSulNPKimczDUdfOh5urXn2egUtK5vNYlExYzhJXvjJ3ic4RBV0DRxWrIqmUehg2wXDiFsiDG2RYfIMcTxCAToWNbkBTpt/s320/dna+lhs+sm.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472417152503853138" /></a>CYNDI ~ DELANEY'S MOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01733083240590052546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398436769393833738.post-6358418792076581912010-04-21T15:13:00.000-07:002010-04-21T19:49:58.574-07:00Our TruthPretend It’s April 15th……I am late with the Call To Action by JCICS.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEds0lTaXKBcn8mycJFP_PzooxQBXV_4nbcW7fkT5pjwYVwThioxsm5HDRF3wF93OWQJZt7plmBJMTDTDM5ZprvoXSQG1r7FqyU5mzgnCf-QUSC9zHSQOkEsY15yoVjZnyOuXoHjIPEjc/s1600/russian+fav.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEds0lTaXKBcn8mycJFP_PzooxQBXV_4nbcW7fkT5pjwYVwThioxsm5HDRF3wF93OWQJZt7plmBJMTDTDM5ZprvoXSQG1r7FqyU5mzgnCf-QUSC9zHSQOkEsY15yoVjZnyOuXoHjIPEjc/s320/russian+fav.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462726620221362002" /></a><br /><br />Our Truth<br />No one who knows us or knows of us doubts that Delaney and I (and my mom) are a family.<br />No one doubts we were meant to be together.<br />No know one doubts how much I LIVE to be her Mommy and how my mom and her have such a special relationship.<br /><br />Many do not know how hard it was to become a Mom. Failed relationships, failed female reproductive parts, failed domestic adoption….mountains of paperwork, LOOONG flights to Siberia, the waiting, standing before a Russian judge to convince her I was worthy of parenting a child from Russia…<br /><br />A day does not go by that I thank Russia for giving me the child I always dreamed of, or think of the woman who gave her life. My daughter is every single thing I thought my daughter would be. She is happy, she is healthy, she is smart, and she loves me, she sings as she picks up her toys, she is beauitful, she crawls into bed with me at 5am every morning. ALL children love their parents, even when they cannot express it. And while Delaney spent the first 18 months of her life in a tiny orphanage in Siberia, she is well adjusted and loves that she is Russian and when she sees a picture of St. Basil’s she screams, “That’s My Russia!”<br /><br /><br />We are lucky and blessed. Delaney was lucky to be well cared for and nurtured by her caretakers before it was my turn. I prepared for the child to be mine, however, to come to me with difficulties from a life she did not choose. I knew that it was entirely possible I would spend time helping her heal, teaching her what it meant to have a family and a Mommy. This is the reality for many who come home and for the parents who take on that responsibility. I actually was not prepared for how advanced she was and is…yesterday she explained to me what a washer is, and not what you clean your clothes in! The washer that is related to nuts and bolts and screws! She excels in gymnastics, takes dance and is playing soccer. She loves swimming and wants to learn the violin and how to speak Spanish.<br /><br /><br />And for as much as I gush about our life, about how much joy she brings me and about how much she makes me laugh, the truth is parenting is hard, period. Add in adoption, add in post-institutionalized issues, add in adjustment issues, and it’s even harder. I work full-time. I have a long commute. I am a single parent. <br /><br />When I get home she wants to play, and she wants to go for a walk and she wants dinner…..when she is overly tired she melts down about the silliest of things, and when her feelings are hurt she is sad. When she gets a shot she looks at me as if I have the ability to make the pain stop…oh, that’s so hard! I feel guilty when I put her in a timeout even though she broke a rule, I feel guilty when I yell at her because I am overly tired and she doesn’t understand why I yelled, I don’t understand why I yelled……I make pancakes with chocolate chips and let her jump in rain puddles. We make a heart shaped cake on our Family Day and write “I love you” on it. I drive her to dance class on Wednesdays, soccer on Saturday mornings when I want to sleep in. She broke my computer’s disk drive by leaning on it. When she was 22 months she pulled a corral beaded anklet off my leg I had custom made in Hawaii. We sing the Sponge Bob song really loud in the car and race to the front door when we get out of the car. I let her *drive* the car down the street….we both love Sheryl Crowe, and Dora. She loves our Family Night movies….I taught her all the words to <em>Horse With No Name </em>when she was three…we both love cheese. We have watched Bolt 178 times (maybe). Once she woke up with 105 fever and thought she was seeing bugs eveywhere, I was terrified. Once she came downstairs to go out to play wearing her lifevest, I was rolling on the floor laughing. Last year at school the kids wrote why they loved their Mommies for Mother's Day..."becasue she is the best Mom who came to get me." I was in tears.<br /><br />The truth is, this is our wonderful, beautiful, sometimes frustrating, never boring life and<br />I AM THE PROUD PARENT OF AN AMAZING CHILD BORN IN RUSSIA!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfcaVcu7djgXqKrRqe0SZNciLErbS8lh8K5_XQuu7-BZVILJtUIPcmT1UX1WMpB2oEPre8CPHDj0eP7HHhjUONjFJgF5vLQC2Cz04guukUoqsnrAaC1CKtzr4Kfri6MF6RtEijURcfQXz/s1600/PC240137.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfcaVcu7djgXqKrRqe0SZNciLErbS8lh8K5_XQuu7-BZVILJtUIPcmT1UX1WMpB2oEPre8CPHDj0eP7HHhjUONjFJgF5vLQC2Cz04guukUoqsnrAaC1CKtzr4Kfri6MF6RtEijURcfQXz/s320/PC240137.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462725603107843634" /></a>CYNDI ~ DELANEY'S MOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01733083240590052546noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398436769393833738.post-58281885296861444522010-03-11T20:47:00.000-08:002010-03-11T21:48:08.798-08:00First Sleep Over!!!<A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOJtrSuH92e0Qju5MmXq6Kni0PXi-dZj19YW5AfOHK5KFX7TZv4z6Up40c9PrePFIH-JMz1zpf_CQe6NUw5O6FBASsg4ZNCqOZAh_O8hpbueXEAjz5B6fSgpzXqrwLYm82XErHOxGRpR6/s1600-h/sleep+over+sm.JPG"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447604960950209106 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOJtrSuH92e0Qju5MmXq6Kni0PXi-dZj19YW5AfOHK5KFX7TZv4z6Up40c9PrePFIH-JMz1zpf_CQe6NUw5O6FBASsg4ZNCqOZAh_O8hpbueXEAjz5B6fSgpzXqrwLYm82XErHOxGRpR6/s320/sleep+over+sm.JPG"></A> <br />My baby spent the night across the street last night! <br /><br />My mom had to be at the dentist very early this morning (she watches Delaney during the day) and when I asked my neighbor if she could watch Delaney this morning, she suggested Delaney sleep over with her daughter. Delaney has been asking to have someone sleep over or sleep over at someone's house for well over a year! She was so excited! She and the little girl are good friends and A has stayed over at our house out of necessity twice, but I dont' think Delaney considered it a true sleep over since it was when my neighbor had her baby boy. <br /><br />She had dance then we got home and gathered her things. "Mom.... backpack, check, sleeping bag, check, hair brush, check, pillow, check, fruit snacks, check...." I walked her across the street and she barely gave me a kiss g-bye! Geez, make your Mother feel good, why dont' you? <br /><br />My neighbor said she put them to bed at 8 pm and they stayed awake talking until 10 pm! Soooo cute, guess they were heard talking about school, ice skating, SpongeBob and playing the Wii. This is all too fast, all this growing up!!!!!!!!!!!! MAKE IT STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (on the other hand, I had a quiet dinner, a glass of wine and watched American Idol in peace!)<br />A few words before departing....<br /><OBJECT id=BLOG_video-8a1e24cdd9b97224 class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="8a1e24cdd9b97224"></OBJECT>CYNDI ~ DELANEY'S MOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01733083240590052546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398436769393833738.post-44653226738104109682010-02-27T21:46:00.000-08:002010-02-28T11:17:21.997-08:00Can you do this?????Finally....she's been trying, REALLY trying, for well over a year....not one by any other went unnoticed, not only that someone could do it, but more specifically that SHE could NOT! "When will I be able to do it, Mommy? How do you do it? Why can't I make any noise?".....that is...until.....NOW!!!!!! (turn up the volume...) ( you will also have to turn down the playlist volume at the bottom of the page...)<br /><br />INTRODUCING......Miss Delaney, who can now <STRONG>SNAP</STRONG> !!!!! <br /><OBJECT id=BLOG_video-c0d7fa938e5890ef class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="c0d7fa938e5890ef"></OBJECT><br /><br />She snaps at the dinner table, in the car, walking from the car, she has shown her teacher, her friends, a woman carrying a baby in ther parking lot, the cleark at Costco...all who have willingly indulged her....most importantly, SHE is very impressed with herself !!!! Not sure what is better, the constant effort or the constant snapping....at least the snapping is pretty quiet..........CYNDI ~ DELANEY'S MOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01733083240590052546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398436769393833738.post-65276935535870361592010-02-09T13:14:00.000-08:002010-02-09T13:27:50.548-08:00Someone is FIVE Now!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEO207ioRAlEhRlF9hN8FkKsHTp41RyAme5jbpJCtNDiwfmgTa59aFbC1q-DkkS-I_wXeJAVrAcoiqY1_AFEhSm_umQxJrhTfvEFPKj3Xr8TQ-gCUBVAhCJpGMFx0J0X5GvPCZk8KC8zDJ/s1600-h/hello+kitty+cake+sm.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEO207ioRAlEhRlF9hN8FkKsHTp41RyAme5jbpJCtNDiwfmgTa59aFbC1q-DkkS-I_wXeJAVrAcoiqY1_AFEhSm_umQxJrhTfvEFPKj3Xr8TQ-gCUBVAhCJpGMFx0J0X5GvPCZk8KC8zDJ/s320/hello+kitty+cake+sm.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436356981800898674" /></a><br />It's unbelievable....it just happened, she went and turned five on me!!<br />I freaked out a little bit, she is growing up so fast! She's gone right through a size 5, and size 11 shoe! Geez!<br /><br />Delaney came home in Aug 06 at 18 months, I can't even imagine life before she came home, I never knew being a Mom was trully so wonderful.<br />I am blessed with a healthy, smart, witty, active, attached and beautiful little girl who randomly throws "I love yous" at me, is affectinate, kind and caring...oh, yes, and FIVE!!! She waffles between having good days and bad, but so do I! he he! Mostly she is a complete joy who never ceases to amaze me. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcIQZfcSITjJcB7g0GWsWi_hse9T49yPmaNBYXRn9n-C9eYJr7SUogiFeInKXpJF4h6FUL5pc6uMX46khnHZdeAgIE00RObHeh92jiG38iZMjU9zs3TZSOLeaEHzj0_00SE8X8kHSbVjX/s1600-h/5+headband.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcIQZfcSITjJcB7g0GWsWi_hse9T49yPmaNBYXRn9n-C9eYJr7SUogiFeInKXpJF4h6FUL5pc6uMX46khnHZdeAgIE00RObHeh92jiG38iZMjU9zs3TZSOLeaEHzj0_00SE8X8kHSbVjX/s320/5+headband.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436356993491344258" /></a><br />Here are some pics from her week-long celebration! We had a family/adult friends party at the house last weekend, which had a Hello Kitty theme, even though there were more boy cousins there! Mommy got her the two-wheeled scooter she'd been DYING to have, and she has thanked me every day since, saying, "It's perfect, Mommy! "I can't believe I have a two-wheeled scooter now!" <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDqVnd9Nr9YzVHRF44UNv00BRiI0rirVAEBB6WLZx2J0zEvmn6smpWNS3Isfe1pG832PBZyxhpkbqhz_QuW2Leg1dq7Z2Tp0upBiwp6BIrVnYu-gREMKrCkhXauh5PvSW1NAmwEUi6IpQN/s1600-h/scooter+and+kiss+sm.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDqVnd9Nr9YzVHRF44UNv00BRiI0rirVAEBB6WLZx2J0zEvmn6smpWNS3Isfe1pG832PBZyxhpkbqhz_QuW2Leg1dq7Z2Tp0upBiwp6BIrVnYu-gREMKrCkhXauh5PvSW1NAmwEUi6IpQN/s320/scooter+and+kiss+sm.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436356987604404818" /></a> Then on her actually b-day, she went to Chevys with my mom and a friend and loved that they sang Happy Birthday to her there and she got a hat!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJcGfauIt29JMFv0KboCn5CUHqEtM_y_JsrWVKguyfBLOkwZWpszigq7RaNRh35HsGXxyU4dL6yoMpfoUlXeTcTnT-cKUiGnqvd5Qtv68RMbVMvUso6zJTAprRODDmF60yrCU_hY-Sk6u/s1600-h/d+and+e+with+bears+sm.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJcGfauIt29JMFv0KboCn5CUHqEtM_y_JsrWVKguyfBLOkwZWpszigq7RaNRh35HsGXxyU4dL6yoMpfoUlXeTcTnT-cKUiGnqvd5Qtv68RMbVMvUso6zJTAprRODDmF60yrCU_hY-Sk6u/s320/d+and+e+with+bears+sm.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436357005901331138" /></a> This past Saturday she got to have a party with her little friends at Build a Bear and it was great! First of all, 10 kids, and they were all SOOO good, it was like a Steppford movie! Second, it was totally fun! Delaney kept saying it was her best birthday ever! he he! I made little headbands for each kid with the Build a Bears on them and their names in glitter glue.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJAEy84OL4amA_FAtxtFdfv0nnIloshQQh6zFcuXjiZuINCj1n36csaP686qoEDMp9yYD2Ecq9MilDFjbeE1Hj__cD1p3ONUrRv1EARPHCn-54eRRuVGJYnPrZneXbb_VuGNxxL0GLrJ0A/s1600-h/group+at+babw+sm.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJAEy84OL4amA_FAtxtFdfv0nnIloshQQh6zFcuXjiZuINCj1n36csaP686qoEDMp9yYD2Ecq9MilDFjbeE1Hj__cD1p3ONUrRv1EARPHCn-54eRRuVGJYnPrZneXbb_VuGNxxL0GLrJ0A/s320/group+at+babw+sm.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436356994336466434" /></a> <br />We went down to Red Robin afterwards and the kids got ice creams sundaes, cupcakes with Bears on them and juice and we opened gifts.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpAB9mu7Q1p0kIVb2Fi8MooPLeZzX7nM6xf-fseoRS4fDfKbRxBvebzKtpMGm4PULSyonPJ9i6G39aa46tCspfyNa2JJc9m6ikiMHRZiGIj_XMfBdYes6wY9iwYPd3RCO-8yJUHEnDXf6C/s1600-h/group+in+front+of+babw+sm.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpAB9mu7Q1p0kIVb2Fi8MooPLeZzX7nM6xf-fseoRS4fDfKbRxBvebzKtpMGm4PULSyonPJ9i6G39aa46tCspfyNa2JJc9m6ikiMHRZiGIj_XMfBdYes6wY9iwYPd3RCO-8yJUHEnDXf6C/s320/group+in+front+of+babw+sm.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436357204767646482" /></a><br /><br />She is so excited to start "pindergarten" in the fall, Mommy is not! I want my baby back! But I am so proud of the person she becoming, and so thankful for getting to be her Mommy!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6AOS8ELaLyAvwdq8o-ZTSIt2rHDYGF04Co0DEYoPtz4p3SP9OGyrtYJJwc4ntVw7bTZ7be9e1-elXXLwt4N4_t3WJSAqwBBqLd02VIhHIKZ1fRNIBDwLTwPuQYlbcrrHcHJGUQL7e_bK/s1600-h/loot+for+5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6AOS8ELaLyAvwdq8o-ZTSIt2rHDYGF04Co0DEYoPtz4p3SP9OGyrtYJJwc4ntVw7bTZ7be9e1-elXXLwt4N4_t3WJSAqwBBqLd02VIhHIKZ1fRNIBDwLTwPuQYlbcrrHcHJGUQL7e_bK/s320/loot+for+5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436357214691369554" /></a>CYNDI ~ DELANEY'S MOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01733083240590052546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398436769393833738.post-53639540949812781522010-01-08T17:08:00.000-08:002010-01-08T17:27:23.611-08:00Happy New Year!OMG ~ 2010 !!! Really, it's 2010 !!!!<br />Hope you are all looking forward to a good year for yourselves and the world! Let's pray things look up for us all !!<br /><br />We spent New Year's Eve at Holiday in the Park at Discovery Kingdom! It was fun, we went with our neighbors, so I got to ride on some coasters this time! I often have to skip becasue there is either no one ot watch the kids or no one to ride with me, and we all know it's WAY more fun to scream bloody murder with friends!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Mm0BEwurmeH76kFcU05BvvYAQqW6-y_zSlu75z3klVLipfnO31SM8Ak2eNeJS-TM55QmILiL3iAgeMjmd381h5pm03C6Qg9A5xwDV-KQjirMUpN-RTY_xT2GG0s6TE7hIYtOR3SMwj1o/s1600-h/waiting+to+ride+train+sm.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Mm0BEwurmeH76kFcU05BvvYAQqW6-y_zSlu75z3klVLipfnO31SM8Ak2eNeJS-TM55QmILiL3iAgeMjmd381h5pm03C6Qg9A5xwDV-KQjirMUpN-RTY_xT2GG0s6TE7hIYtOR3SMwj1o/s320/waiting+to+ride+train+sm.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424545276333333090" /></a><br />Delaney played and won her first "amusement" park game...that's what she is holding, her little friend was not happy about that, had the roles been reserved, Little Missy would not have been happy! Lesson learned: 4 year olds do not know how to lose.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDtu6x8FxTEdcUTBssh5OPLmVJmiMe3Weu_HizYvuBQEMwI5faPbWbs1CxzFgv5vTt8z0yxDr2Tdb_8y5UXxb5hxYXOUX2ydoFwrCkpGTSRTpAVrkiLg3hPzyFhttYOLdD4QIIjeYO0z5/s1600-h/frosty+sm.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDtu6x8FxTEdcUTBssh5OPLmVJmiMe3Weu_HizYvuBQEMwI5faPbWbs1CxzFgv5vTt8z0yxDr2Tdb_8y5UXxb5hxYXOUX2ydoFwrCkpGTSRTpAVrkiLg3hPzyFhttYOLdD4QIIjeYO0z5/s320/frosty+sm.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424545281621227250" /></a><br />But a hug from Frosty made it all better!!! She hugged him when she was two here, also...she has always loves snowmen becasue they have hats!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguoPNIyYMJGgurgdOm1i1Q1dd8VR9XGSVqSn3pZx0eLLwpDRZj8AvGOVFlJkAU6d_FQOcH0V51WObgBH93Kkwn2lI0hMuYU9KwU-Nekdy2-dqKIMkyeO4na7fS7rHFb5AwTyQON5LAt9_k/s1600-h/three+shot+sm.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguoPNIyYMJGgurgdOm1i1Q1dd8VR9XGSVqSn3pZx0eLLwpDRZj8AvGOVFlJkAU6d_FQOcH0V51WObgBH93Kkwn2lI0hMuYU9KwU-Nekdy2-dqKIMkyeO4na7fS7rHFb5AwTyQON5LAt9_k/s320/three+shot+sm.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424545283605910594" /></a><br />Happy New Year, did I tell you it was 2010 ?!?!?!?CYNDI ~ DELANEY'S MOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01733083240590052546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398436769393833738.post-86660812795284586572009-12-23T09:41:00.000-08:002009-12-23T09:52:26.454-08:002009's Top of the Car with the Tree PicA few weeks ago when we brought home the tree.....I do not know how many more years I can lift her up on top of the car....but taking the pic has been our little tradition since she's been home....<br />><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2oM1tKlVgKevTZQOj9ks87rO5pi-Cd5E6LjUrtV3PGcy0qe7iClHzoHQ5mlBLeElCF-xpoV3khYIC6AxNi89wsTLcGMxnTrrfZGoMgW7zYxtoek8uv1K7GewUGB9TSY8n0NamOZLFxZYn/s1600-h/PC050001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2oM1tKlVgKevTZQOj9ks87rO5pi-Cd5E6LjUrtV3PGcy0qe7iClHzoHQ5mlBLeElCF-xpoV3khYIC6AxNi89wsTLcGMxnTrrfZGoMgW7zYxtoek8uv1K7GewUGB9TSY8n0NamOZLFxZYn/s320/PC050001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418488957865206578" /></a><br />And here's Delaney's new tradition, the PINK Russian Tree! I thought I would get her very own small tree so we could put all the Russian ornaments we have on it and it would be "her" Russian tree, and, of course, being 4, she picked out this VERY pink tree! he he!! Not sure if a pink tree is very Russian, but it's cute and she's very pleased with it!<br /><strong>Merry Christmas!!</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG2pITS64F55SVubHBSM-PaAH2dYb4arnH6hJzvskvjop7lBOQ30U_0Z4LzdjoKCvstjsdkD2_WoI1I4-l_ztP_txcpGJthDtOaoiYZMzp26okwLrRQFbyus3vylxGdgG7aYfgMqNe05Mv/s1600-h/russian+tre+sm.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG2pITS64F55SVubHBSM-PaAH2dYb4arnH6hJzvskvjop7lBOQ30U_0Z4LzdjoKCvstjsdkD2_WoI1I4-l_ztP_txcpGJthDtOaoiYZMzp26okwLrRQFbyus3vylxGdgG7aYfgMqNe05Mv/s320/russian+tre+sm.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418490360179779186" /></a>CYNDI ~ DELANEY'S MOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01733083240590052546noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398436769393833738.post-43217227148358656882009-12-16T12:25:00.000-08:002009-12-16T12:29:00.351-08:00Still wearing The Robe.....Nope,the novelty hasn't worn off yet.....<br />Wanna take bets she graduates from high school wearing it?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-R8xs6xFrYaehVKZMCUrB2vV0hQsrZOk_-Jqu5GHgvvTLqn4y7YN8hAk_ics_JMQCXfJ1x5Xz7AJRRY5aD_jxVGnig-d6hTEs41jecmYhM8fUqEhF2Ymxv1G56DDKSBUslu80dgujYNH/s1600-h/PC060010.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-R8xs6xFrYaehVKZMCUrB2vV0hQsrZOk_-Jqu5GHgvvTLqn4y7YN8hAk_ics_JMQCXfJ1x5Xz7AJRRY5aD_jxVGnig-d6hTEs41jecmYhM8fUqEhF2Ymxv1G56DDKSBUslu80dgujYNH/s320/PC060010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415933466339266914" /></a>CYNDI ~ DELANEY'S MOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01733083240590052546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398436769393833738.post-42122668642068961852009-12-09T13:13:00.000-08:002009-12-09T14:02:30.962-08:00A conversation about Pineapples and Palm Tress...Not really a Christmassy-thing…but a Delaney funny nonetheless.<br />While driving Little Missy to school the other SNOWY, cold day, it went something like this…<br /><br />“Mommy, what do pineapples grow in to?”<br /><br />“They don’t grow into anything except pineapples.”<br /><br />“Well, what are those tress called that look like the tops of pineapples?”<br /><br />“Palm tress? Yes, honey you are right, the tops of pineapples do look like palm trees.”<br /><br />“So pineapples just stay pineapples, they don’t grow into palm trees?"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr57MlrZnOs0inBvNnug1b8QuSER-AnxlytbsuGCqWX-AUxuKjEdkrHy9jQFVFBq4We0C-SjAePisW-wgjXfojo6NDKTT8R6I7GGRr97T9LTZYw3MZYqUAHGxvvXKutCe6tKHr0V5RMVIk/s1600-h/pineapple.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 171px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr57MlrZnOs0inBvNnug1b8QuSER-AnxlytbsuGCqWX-AUxuKjEdkrHy9jQFVFBq4We0C-SjAePisW-wgjXfojo6NDKTT8R6I7GGRr97T9LTZYw3MZYqUAHGxvvXKutCe6tKHr0V5RMVIk/s320/pineapple.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413349469872922450" /></a><br /><br />“Yes, that is correct.”<br /><br />“Well, it’s kinda funny how they look the same and they both grow in Hawaii but pineapples don’t grow into palm trees?”<br /><br />“Why is that funny?”<br /><br />“They have to turn into something!”<br /><br />“No, baby, pineapples are pineapples and palm trees are palm trees.”<br /><br />“Palm trees don’t grow into anything either?”<br /><br />“No.”<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1khpmBgxvXx1gXjtyg5-Y_KLwAQFS4g2vQXykBNQfggv2J1a-zXRyIEK6f7z_fc3jcUC9vsXxciMI-AH4uKPAHGUucoyxsGcHkWfAAgZwJdV87lyD62uKZDlknc7yBUIg91Dp8sFqso4/s1600-h/tree+palm.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1khpmBgxvXx1gXjtyg5-Y_KLwAQFS4g2vQXykBNQfggv2J1a-zXRyIEK6f7z_fc3jcUC9vsXxciMI-AH4uKPAHGUucoyxsGcHkWfAAgZwJdV87lyD62uKZDlknc7yBUIg91Dp8sFqso4/s320/tree+palm.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413359325917016962" /></a><br /><br />“Well, how come some are short and some are tall?”<br /><br />“There are different kinds of palm trees.”<br /><br />“If there are different kinds, why don’t they turn into anything or why don’t pineapples turn into palm trees?”<br /><br />“That’s not how God made them, he made palm tress and he made pineapples.”<br /><br />“But he made them both grow in Hawaii.”<br /><br />“Yes, he did, that’s why Hawaii is so beautiful.”<br /><br />“We’d better go to Hawaii right away and straighten this all out!!!!”<br /><br />“We’d better, huh?<br /><br />“Yes, I think God would want it that way.”<br /><br />Delaney again: “Oh, and mom, can we get some pineapples today?”<br /><br />Aloha…..CYNDI ~ DELANEY'S MOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01733083240590052546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398436769393833738.post-67338892299959763642009-12-01T00:25:00.000-08:002009-12-01T00:40:14.323-08:00Photos of Christmases Past<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimqyUUjgSFPgFhz9gATwfQbY95oS0kiGlEyJBr7Pdccr1HG_E7w4GULxzASflAyki3drLz3tNPoZnxsF1W1hq2GX7uc6aauisbU9qAhqlhXWwigP2PKD5VKv-1dT81VKvhkaBpOt41-ReB/s1600/tree12.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimqyUUjgSFPgFhz9gATwfQbY95oS0kiGlEyJBr7Pdccr1HG_E7w4GULxzASflAyki3drLz3tNPoZnxsF1W1hq2GX7uc6aauisbU9qAhqlhXWwigP2PKD5VKv-1dT81VKvhkaBpOt41-ReB/s320/tree12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410184637555090642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivc09YvP9b4XPEUpHgIkbm3SYTYUCcQwlzYA90x3i0Ms55lKdu0qQiHtNtWlteIKx2IRelUW8lQJt5ejHzQoW-tfII-UndxCqA4GEHuE98d0J4tjfndbohQjomI1yPEbCZjnUz9DfIHL-W/s1600/100_1740.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivc09YvP9b4XPEUpHgIkbm3SYTYUCcQwlzYA90x3i0Ms55lKdu0qQiHtNtWlteIKx2IRelUW8lQJt5ejHzQoW-tfII-UndxCqA4GEHuE98d0J4tjfndbohQjomI1yPEbCZjnUz9DfIHL-W/s320/100_1740.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410184529525199074" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqj-b1iFq75H6Y7-v5Kg0FDhPvkzdoVtL8j0MNKpK34oaQVyogUk0nVXjvkEBtNoYk3SIRYwlJfysBSPZgciZMloUMrotScyz7LOKPVrZbQkYLlIDTfLi0WGWVreF0X4MnbuupTR9nVqy/s1600/ramsells+xmas+07.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqj-b1iFq75H6Y7-v5Kg0FDhPvkzdoVtL8j0MNKpK34oaQVyogUk0nVXjvkEBtNoYk3SIRYwlJfysBSPZgciZMloUMrotScyz7LOKPVrZbQkYLlIDTfLi0WGWVreF0X4MnbuupTR9nVqy/s320/ramsells+xmas+07.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410184519894114274" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidve_qqH98kJCiUkzmTXjNqDK2oqtKW7pWc73csVaTphaR5DMhssMDPRjjFYIuPALYJ8HqQlBEO26gDJtByxrgV7HJHwXGbvExF48DxyE1daQOZ9BPKUtuwr8YPA1lz1lZIH0LCC6jTvKJ/s1600/my+darling+baby.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidve_qqH98kJCiUkzmTXjNqDK2oqtKW7pWc73csVaTphaR5DMhssMDPRjjFYIuPALYJ8HqQlBEO26gDJtByxrgV7HJHwXGbvExF48DxyE1daQOZ9BPKUtuwr8YPA1lz1lZIH0LCC6jTvKJ/s320/my+darling+baby.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410184511984513650" /></a><br /><br />Just to kick off the Holiday Season, new blog look and a few pics of Christmases past...Delaney Style!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCCmSzrq5pOdqzYfYK8LgWglcDcyipF1mUbPhg2OcpVjTRWi1cl2g24GKc_s0iIGEChjiSOwTFQSIDXtz5-IjPCzF2nb3DQxSmwWBlHIv6xpUsXIwFPm2oxt_GmjK76wRxtC41Acmf3j4/s1600/Ornament+Mouth.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCCmSzrq5pOdqzYfYK8LgWglcDcyipF1mUbPhg2OcpVjTRWi1cl2g24GKc_s0iIGEChjiSOwTFQSIDXtz5-IjPCzF2nb3DQxSmwWBlHIv6xpUsXIwFPm2oxt_GmjK76wRxtC41Acmf3j4/s320/Ornament+Mouth.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410181847010314418" /></a>CYNDI ~ DELANEY'S MOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01733083240590052546noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398436769393833738.post-87405611076902830942009-11-11T09:52:00.000-08:002009-11-11T10:03:19.892-08:00A New Robe!This weekend I purused the Sunday morning ads and (no surprise here) I found some things on sale and we decided to head out shopping! Of course, you can't just go into Target or Macy's and ONLY look at the ONE thing you saw in the advertisement!<br /><br />My mom and I did find our ad items, but we also checked out the other departments and my mom ended up buying this adorable robe for Delaney. "I've never had a robe before!" (well, she had a swim cover-up we called a robe, but she's right, first robe!)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzCMFWuvZA-8YOwUBF-RY3MzIKwjlG-AQbW2gSOYFJhNyzSk8M6pMFvFZmiBHV4or_ju1W6HA-PY4JlgMX1ZBasTi-swRy27J7SkV7ngOh8cHNecgIdFG8Ju3mOzt5CpnOBidurEF-wNaA/s1600-h/robe+front+sm.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzCMFWuvZA-8YOwUBF-RY3MzIKwjlG-AQbW2gSOYFJhNyzSk8M6pMFvFZmiBHV4or_ju1W6HA-PY4JlgMX1ZBasTi-swRy27J7SkV7ngOh8cHNecgIdFG8Ju3mOzt5CpnOBidurEF-wNaA/s320/robe+front+sm.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402908002549820162" /></a><br /><br />Who would have thought she would love it SOOO much! That child has not taken that *adorbale* robe off for three days!! She almost went to school in it! Last night she fell asleep in it and when I carried her up to bed and took it off.....well, let's just say that little 4 year old unleashed the devil on me!! he he!!<br /><br />It IS very soft and cozy and pink...and did I say *adorable*? I'm thinking not so much anymore...... <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjFVNMpoLy6FvJ9hSxA1ga9Ee_vgnVVyvxds_g3B_WPHFV9Ufi8RNThFLLwUGULQ41YqBA93C7lgo4SR6qVHlyp9Td2zGWRmsihlh1LKC33cB4tOANRRijjzIWH6pzSCh1-LXKSvRJ-Pxa/s1600-h/robe+back+sm.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjFVNMpoLy6FvJ9hSxA1ga9Ee_vgnVVyvxds_g3B_WPHFV9Ufi8RNThFLLwUGULQ41YqBA93C7lgo4SR6qVHlyp9Td2zGWRmsihlh1LKC33cB4tOANRRijjzIWH6pzSCh1-LXKSvRJ-Pxa/s320/robe+back+sm.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402907999107220738" /></a>CYNDI ~ DELANEY'S MOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01733083240590052546noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398436769393833738.post-661001750663584402009-10-20T10:39:00.000-07:002009-10-20T10:57:45.098-07:00The Very Scary Witch!Little Missy has chosen to be a witch for Halloween...a "SCARY" witch. It was a tough decision that came down to a skeleton, a cheerleader or scary witch. She is now working on her Scary Witch Laugh....<br /><OBJECT class=BLOG_video_class id=BLOG_video-76f586da05252489 height=266 width=320 contentId="76f586da05252489"></OBJECT>CYNDI ~ DELANEY'S MOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01733083240590052546noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398436769393833738.post-84343578957260113212009-10-12T16:42:00.000-07:002009-10-12T17:14:36.933-07:00Look Ma! No More Training Wheels!!Well, she still needs a bit of practice! But Little Missy has been asking me to take off her training wheels for about a month now...and she actually did it!<br /><OBJECT class=BLOG_video_class id=BLOG_video-de7d5d4b44a5e04d height=266 width=320 contentId="de7d5d4b44a5e04d"></OBJECT><br /><OBJECT class=BLOG_video_class id=BLOG_video-f797cdad7b73c6cb height=266 width=320 contentId="f797cdad7b73c6cb"></OBJECT><br /><br />Short little spurts but she did it! I had her ride into the grass, so I am sure another week of practicing she will have it down! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSVthYNQWrQjtBx7WEo_5x3jPgyvCVHhQ_5p5m_V7vRJDNYlYVx-7yAkgEU7R6WPAFoZf73oSP7EabS2m3fBW3F6slJqLI4goreuklPG6V2LKZD3G2I_306sbf9W1utQmy3hu0-IZg-Hx/s1600-h/No+Wheels+sm+2.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSVthYNQWrQjtBx7WEo_5x3jPgyvCVHhQ_5p5m_V7vRJDNYlYVx-7yAkgEU7R6WPAFoZf73oSP7EabS2m3fBW3F6slJqLI4goreuklPG6V2LKZD3G2I_306sbf9W1utQmy3hu0-IZg-Hx/s320/No+Wheels+sm+2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391867403815577058" /></a><br /><br /><br />Just like she said she could swim without her floatie, she can ride her bike without training wheels. Geez, this child going to give this Ma a heart attack someday!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXPXAgVi7meJu9CgtczV4HUnwZQm_GRgP5s9b4En19ksBIoafce1jyYKOy2gKT9mxvi7FVPW6tK4MGM29VQrwY6vhnqMVdH3SD2lIy-mPl8iLq8O_pTeWsfza5FihE1owZJe28P8oYo8A/s1600-h/No+Training+Wheels+Sm+1.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXPXAgVi7meJu9CgtczV4HUnwZQm_GRgP5s9b4En19ksBIoafce1jyYKOy2gKT9mxvi7FVPW6tK4MGM29VQrwY6vhnqMVdH3SD2lIy-mPl8iLq8O_pTeWsfza5FihE1owZJe28P8oYo8A/s320/No+Training+Wheels+Sm+1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391867397543680066" /></a>CYNDI ~ DELANEY'S MOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01733083240590052546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398436769393833738.post-45881813774351785112009-10-08T13:56:00.001-07:002009-10-08T14:09:18.807-07:00Food On Our PlatesEveryday when I leave for work, Little Missy asks me to stay home, but she hugs and kisses me and goes outside and watches me drive away from the sidewalk while holding up the "I love you" sign and blowing me kisses as I round the corner. It is our little ritual we do everyday and we both love it! he he!<br /><br />As I was dressing this morning, she was laying on my bed, eating cereal from the box.. and she was smiling, almost laughing. When I inquired about the source of her early morning happiness, she said, "I am glad you are going to work!" "What?" My child that begs me to stay home for 100 days and is estatic when I take time off and is sad on Mondays.....and calls me at work to say, "I miss you," and walks around carrying my picture when I am gone? Mommy must know more....<br /><br />When I asked why this sudden change of heart, she said, "Because you going to work gives us money to put food on our plates. And, Mom, I like to eat!"<br /><br />Thus the learned wisdom of a four-year-old!<br />(Here she is with our Family Day pajama party "Feast" in August.)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjl-_8-COGX9yWo3dnCI4Xlc-0hONyo-Xc0iAlFaOwjL0sY9zjJ_ryjsHjdl7aGG0ZzB9nbvd2sBy3oqMCrvxA0ACni7J9dMgj22VJ8edz4CMrJ2ew4Dt0HaqQgngNBVtUf5lGgNFKYD7/s1600-h/Family+Day+3+2009+052.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjl-_8-COGX9yWo3dnCI4Xlc-0hONyo-Xc0iAlFaOwjL0sY9zjJ_ryjsHjdl7aGG0ZzB9nbvd2sBy3oqMCrvxA0ACni7J9dMgj22VJ8edz4CMrJ2ew4Dt0HaqQgngNBVtUf5lGgNFKYD7/s320/Family+Day+3+2009+052.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390339114048778338" /></a>CYNDI ~ DELANEY'S MOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01733083240590052546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398436769393833738.post-57430733929201248532009-09-29T12:45:00.000-07:002009-09-29T13:14:05.361-07:00The Official Soccer Picture!Here is Little Missy's "official" soccer picture. Mrs. Beckham! I asked her Saturday after soccer if she felt like David Beckham.....she played even better than before, and is very fast! She smiled and said, "like the girl in the movie?" And I said "Yes," then she said, "The girl with brown skin or the girl with skin like me?"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgEw6kJW_8X37Xx9LKDL2NF7BKkB5ONgxVgJKT3phyphenhyphenzi_HeNCnCGjNStMHu428HnnNdd2UnMSP2Fgrxc9FXy8AZrPWaQWrtZTAWahqaM0Ob67hnnVsSBXAv6IepC2UVuuii5OuHFHd1RcK/s1600-h/Delaney+Soccer+2009++2+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgEw6kJW_8X37Xx9LKDL2NF7BKkB5ONgxVgJKT3phyphenhyphenzi_HeNCnCGjNStMHu428HnnNdd2UnMSP2Fgrxc9FXy8AZrPWaQWrtZTAWahqaM0Ob67hnnVsSBXAv6IepC2UVuuii5OuHFHd1RcK/s320/Delaney+Soccer+2009++2+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386979708279301874" /></a><br /><br />I swear every conversation with that child takes an unexpected turn, not right or left, even, just an unexpected turn......you'd think I would know by now...he he!<br /><br />Up next, her dance performance pics from this weekend, also. Wouldn't you know, Always-Camera-Ready-Mommy had a dead battery in both the video camera and the still camera! Luckily, another Mom said she will share her pics with me and took some of Delaney on stage! Thank goodness for other Always-Camera-Ready-Mommies!! I think my friend, Ray, said once, Watch out for a Mom with a camera!!!CYNDI ~ DELANEY'S MOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01733083240590052546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398436769393833738.post-55636226839096495232009-09-14T15:47:00.000-07:002009-09-14T16:10:10.790-07:00Bend It Like Beckham!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtGUz7S2gQ3KJuvfx451OzV733niCJcFkj-mZEZsmQxzwLCebditAxrA4SYhoVFS9DeVCdmvz6nQDMnM-WDo4lJMLXE-dOAAttB-Pkx4ovH-ozIVsTAehEOjQYG6DXzQFUSM2f9L6UF2JQ/s1600-h/Soccer+Frist+Day+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtGUz7S2gQ3KJuvfx451OzV733niCJcFkj-mZEZsmQxzwLCebditAxrA4SYhoVFS9DeVCdmvz6nQDMnM-WDo4lJMLXE-dOAAttB-Pkx4ovH-ozIVsTAehEOjQYG6DXzQFUSM2f9L6UF2JQ/s320/Soccer+Frist+Day+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381463929071445266" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpQ1VuQEaQnJvUrz28X-enVFEytkxuOqce6lL4U3_QbqzU0r6fMMa6sqNhP702yAK_jK1IFfJqCSK3a3WogGmlATfZwYqE040_Z7OdiLXAle5_97oRw8L7Z-32bAFf6Kzb03aDB2SQUOz/s1600-h/Soccer+Frist+Day+008+SM.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpQ1VuQEaQnJvUrz28X-enVFEytkxuOqce6lL4U3_QbqzU0r6fMMa6sqNhP702yAK_jK1IFfJqCSK3a3WogGmlATfZwYqE040_Z7OdiLXAle5_97oRw8L7Z-32bAFf6Kzb03aDB2SQUOz/s320/Soccer+Frist+Day+008+SM.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381463347455312002" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurrOtV0OAlKAfbZoGC2pbVXY8UeVl1OIhWJ9jnNG94sYTPHXfVzW1EC8Z8Iha-2C4C5LilptVgFzQlDP2R_V_tKMcqZJ1b8aCI33PI9LXRjTUV_ET38QX-D0_1QIPrfGvBl4MlKx11vYJ/s1600-h/Soccer+Frist+Day+007+SM.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurrOtV0OAlKAfbZoGC2pbVXY8UeVl1OIhWJ9jnNG94sYTPHXfVzW1EC8Z8Iha-2C4C5LilptVgFzQlDP2R_V_tKMcqZJ1b8aCI33PI9LXRjTUV_ET38QX-D0_1QIPrfGvBl4MlKx11vYJ/s320/Soccer+Frist+Day+007+SM.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381463342439389618" /></a><br />Little Missy has been sooooo EXCITED to start soccer and the day finally arrived Saturday! We woke up to the VERY strange sound in California of thunder and gray skies. Then it made a good attempt at rain which, luckily never amounted to much. When I told her it might rain, "But it's my first day of soccer, doesn't God want me to play soccer today?"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ79wgPuc6yw2SkoKMR30mcLzwOHBlwfUnnmOSPZt8z8EL2TmjVwKQ943dB-jFhbDiPmq_Cqy4dxqFVIAFVKsd8kXG34J2Cs48FNlghV6zQkRJsYin7aFBGKWUxQBH6ySNIBabMfVbrzoM/s1600-h/Soccer+Frist+Day+005+SM.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ79wgPuc6yw2SkoKMR30mcLzwOHBlwfUnnmOSPZt8z8EL2TmjVwKQ943dB-jFhbDiPmq_Cqy4dxqFVIAFVKsd8kXG34J2Cs48FNlghV6zQkRJsYin7aFBGKWUxQBH6ySNIBabMfVbrzoM/s320/Soccer+Frist+Day+005+SM.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381463323370541602" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_KL5ZctJ-6Re1XDjbEHMaOj1I60Zn-4BfJoaZ7koALkJiPTZeWWxmpGz6KSWrG1MlZaWKLH-oWpJ8ndNhW8h69hTChHS4OUU6TJHqLF8BEvZ4z3ohkW2KAM59se-I6GUlEk0ikvU0A03/s1600-h/Soccer+Frist+Day+006+SM.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_KL5ZctJ-6Re1XDjbEHMaOj1I60Zn-4BfJoaZ7koALkJiPTZeWWxmpGz6KSWrG1MlZaWKLH-oWpJ8ndNhW8h69hTChHS4OUU6TJHqLF8BEvZ4z3ohkW2KAM59se-I6GUlEk0ikvU0A03/s320/Soccer+Frist+Day+006+SM.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381463328259727010" /></a><br />Well, turned out He did...he he!!<br />We may just be fostering a little Beckham out there?? (btw, she LOVES that movie, too!)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis21TrFLlImQBAdPngBaN0KTqTIAO3kH8RZLsU3pseylOO-r6pjgCYFGC0jg5CN_r5Yyj9J7R7smEgMrdupARqksrw5BFmxJNzhhUhyphenhyphenyU1COSvY53rSVUmmX-xX3YbJIdIcigoPw8Oz5yh/s1600-h/Soccer+Frist+Day+012+SM.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis21TrFLlImQBAdPngBaN0KTqTIAO3kH8RZLsU3pseylOO-r6pjgCYFGC0jg5CN_r5Yyj9J7R7smEgMrdupARqksrw5BFmxJNzhhUhyphenhyphenyU1COSvY53rSVUmmX-xX3YbJIdIcigoPw8Oz5yh/s320/Soccer+Frist+Day+012+SM.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381463355737177762" /></a>CYNDI ~ DELANEY'S MOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01733083240590052546noreply@blogger.com2