tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10648610643272843122024-02-22T15:57:05.324-06:00Born to be our Babies...our journey to Ethiopia for baby #2Kris, Staci, & Marleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08544419412582315790noreply@blogger.comBlogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064861064327284312.post-41346014094435187032016-05-03T16:33:00.000-05:002016-05-03T16:33:00.616-05:00Team World Vision Update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey guys, just wanted to give a quick update in case anyone is still reading this blog. I have surpassed my original goal of $1310 and the race isn't until October. So now what? I raised it! I'm now gunning for $3k! All it takes is $50 to change 1 persons life forever by providing them with a source of clean, fresh water. Thanks for your support! http://www.teamworldvision.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.participant&participantID=56295<br />
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Kris, Staci, & Marleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08544419412582315790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064861064327284312.post-41453669271772316582016-03-31T17:01:00.001-05:002016-03-31T17:01:39.623-05:00Is there anybody out there?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello all! Wow, 4 years since our last update. Looks like we're still getting a few hits on here every once in awhile. Let me give you the quick rundown on what's happened over the last 4 years. First of all, we pulled out of the Ethiopia adoption program @ Children's Hope amid all the international adoption turmoil that has occurred and all the bureaucracy (some warranted) that has clogged the international adoption pipelines for potential adopting parents...Let's just say I'm amazed that governments would rather have children languishing in orphanages instead of going to loving homes. Top that with the fact that the State of Missouri has since decided to not consider international adoption as "Special Needs" thus taking away the state tax credits that families used to be eligible for. Good Lord, I could go on and on but I digress...<br />
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We are doing great! Marley is currently in Kindergarten and loving it. She's a very smart little gal (if you don't believe me just ask her, she'll tell you). Have I mentioned her sass? Good grief! She's 6 going on 16. Can't wait for those teenage years! She's currently in dance, soccer and t-ball. She's also my biggest cheerleader at my races. I can't imagine life without her. <br />
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Our family is doing great! I started running in January of 2013 and am currently down 120lbs. I ran my first full marathon in 2014 and a bunch of 1/2 marathons in between. I'm currently down almost 120 lbs and feeling awesome! This brings me to my main purpose of this post in an effort to reach those with a heart for Africa. I am running my 2nd full marathon this October @ the KC Marathon. This time I have decided to join Team World Vision and run for a great cause. Every member of Team World Vision has a goal of raising $1310 for clean water in Africa. Your $50 donation will provide fresh water to 1 person in Africa. $1310 divided by $50 = 26.2, that means for every mile I run this October, 1 person will get access to lifesaving fresh water. Did you know that the average person in Africa has to walk 6 kilometers for fresh water every day? Did you know that 1,000 children under the age of 5 die EVERY DAY because of diarrhea caused by the consumption of dirty water? All of this for a commodity you and I take for granted every day.<br />
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If you feel led to give to this great cause you can do so at my World Vision fundraising page: http://www.teamworldvision.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.participant&participantID=56295<br />
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Thank you for joining me on this awesome journey and God bless!<br />
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Kris<br />
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Kris, Staci, & Marleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08544419412582315790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064861064327284312.post-45918016078095477392012-03-09T11:44:00.000-06:002012-03-09T11:44:17.432-06:00HAPPY GOTCHA' DAY MARLEY<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I can't believe it's been 2 years since we first got to hold our precious Marley. We are truely blessed to have such a wonderful daughter. She continues to amaze us every day. We love you Marley!<br />
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Please take 27 minutes and watch this video. Please repost on your blogs, facebook/twitter walls. Spread the word!</div>Kris, Staci, & Marleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08544419412582315790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064861064327284312.post-89926442860168487232012-02-14T12:20:00.000-06:002012-02-14T12:20:53.428-06:00Snow Day!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Sorry it's been so long. We are currently working on our 2011 photo montage so stay tuned. We'll post it very soon! Until then, here are some pics from our snow day yesterday. This was Mar's first snow man!<br />
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Can't wait to see it. Really hits home for us Ethiopia AP's.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="225" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/35653742?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="400"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://vimeo.com/35653742">Man Up and Go: Teaser + Trailer</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/manupandgo">Man Up And Go THE MOVIE</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</div></div>Kris, Staci, & Marleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08544419412582315790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064861064327284312.post-24938097116695801022011-11-19T22:38:00.000-06:002011-11-19T22:38:53.965-06:00More to come soon...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Not for sure that we still have readers out there but if we do, just wanted to drop a line and say that we are sorry we haven't posted in so long. To be honest, we've just been so busy but not only that, we've been on the fence about our 2 adoption. For awhile there seemed to be a little uncertainty in the program and we weren't sure if this was our true calling or not. Well after a lot of soul searching it turns out...IT IS! We are getting ready to bear down and start the paper chase all over again! Until I get back with a more detailed update, I've given the old blog a minor facelift and added a few new photos. Promise to update real soon this time!</div>Kris, Staci, & Marleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08544419412582315790noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064861064327284312.post-10736736912461118282011-06-07T21:17:00.000-05:002011-06-07T21:17:18.913-05:00Yet another long, overdue update...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Long time no blog huh? It's been a really busy Spring so far and blogging time has really been at a premium if you know what I mean. Not a whole lot to report on our new adoption journey. We're still in the early, early stages of the process. We've just been so busy dealing with the wonderful IRS and the new tax credit. As if the government doesn't make the adoption process difficult enough, we have to go back and have copies made of every single adoption-related check we've written since 2007. Fun, Fun! Anyway, that's where we now stand. So without further adieu, here's a little glimpse of what the Hansel's have been up to the last few months.<br />
<div align="center">We decided there was room for one more!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTApC9BGKy9ez-s2eqSYty3xDijSXgWY_G4WalzU0BHB_hSN6He9OIB8jv1jUkS1eU3nIpHETH4XpHo2tUueMQENV2V5y8nHHJNzZi8t8acX4TQDtML4GHDCoQR3Wo-u41_w-C62pFNsg/s320/SDC14346.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There have been lots of birthday parties...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVMNHlVm2HRi4VWwnAAi70dP0UnIoD_OTpgM5QNox5f3jRNwXCkv4rHCHG_JhF49OE412z0WYRKUTWqmKbbrgXx3wG4NYCfglRLJNc5KaIU5_8j1KyyQC_ZDP-vo7Neo7NFqEZe8qpr0/s1600/SDC14316.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVMNHlVm2HRi4VWwnAAi70dP0UnIoD_OTpgM5QNox5f3jRNwXCkv4rHCHG_JhF49OE412z0WYRKUTWqmKbbrgXx3wG4NYCfglRLJNc5KaIU5_8j1KyyQC_ZDP-vo7Neo7NFqEZe8qpr0/s320/SDC14316.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and lot's of opportunities to learn that not all b-day gifts are ours :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxddvWtakjilDuXE6gXGi6L2EiSMmqBEC6oXL_PUIgUqymZgb7G8utqGQdyL0GCOt7aO9L-yUctB71oqR_2GITrsQSr5f2Ngjdi93jhLyhkQofzaSgXLkDx2JUiRGUUHy6ftCz2Q-li4/s1600/SDC14313.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxddvWtakjilDuXE6gXGi6L2EiSMmqBEC6oXL_PUIgUqymZgb7G8utqGQdyL0GCOt7aO9L-yUctB71oqR_2GITrsQSr5f2Ngjdi93jhLyhkQofzaSgXLkDx2JUiRGUUHy6ftCz2Q-li4/s320/SDC14313.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Zoh6G-3RMxmbQALduDpRcwgAr4bNxwsBEFCu-J3jVALcSEO2KLABuDzMUCVkwy8HFfAtkqMiNl8ywBOjEAnzLcQnef8c3O6HAqCQ7Lifg73yGScGHX9b6Vx59j8gFFJn7Cy6kvJF5iU/s1600/SDC14318.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG12TghPIUtHlE-_4TF2Yvgj-qPNv-UiUVNVW3KK51kjvJlwHnLZRRyXHnqp8RY5-PmP6VprqOy4sb2ZXpQ1On-oR4ZeUnGoniP-zCw76_hqCxaPRpOgjxPOz_t3-ka9-8hosgRoS3Ab4/s320/SDC14321.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and more</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpgFOlR8UUoI8e2bXwHzy7st_N7tWjYnuAmPUuRWL3FA894qvu2KGF8aKrFDPmcNOgHJ97SeA4BmWVua9d37Pw4vDtdElxzdnCICM8sFuGhpCo_QW8hqliXAldHzEvNhbzulp7KapFomE/s1600/SDC14429.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpgFOlR8UUoI8e2bXwHzy7st_N7tWjYnuAmPUuRWL3FA894qvu2KGF8aKrFDPmcNOgHJ97SeA4BmWVua9d37Pw4vDtdElxzdnCICM8sFuGhpCo_QW8hqliXAldHzEvNhbzulp7KapFomE/s320/SDC14429.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We've also been introduced to Bubba and 'Nunna's Gator!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHgTBN4Z6B6jD1cxmIN3OyCCP8489u2nlkS5YzU_0o55LhyEoxEdgqXf-Q_LJ7_uaNBJ4lSF9z6PnZ9vYayE7u2dDyWaFeOzEbnAQGzVL1U3YZSkuGkLgK8559655RPo8AjnpSkAPiD_Q/s1600/SDC14322.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHgTBN4Z6B6jD1cxmIN3OyCCP8489u2nlkS5YzU_0o55LhyEoxEdgqXf-Q_LJ7_uaNBJ4lSF9z6PnZ9vYayE7u2dDyWaFeOzEbnAQGzVL1U3YZSkuGkLgK8559655RPo8AjnpSkAPiD_Q/s320/SDC14322.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihtHA7_3gKjMcOuYGsmHZrf8WNu5jgA03E7CBuVz9_HeiJnOyuNYB0yPbU7z_BEPQ89vi09Uk5DGGHVEsKHROVrK3qHqQO5YsK8Wjvju0mF291E-O2byxX_n2EYay2rb-IUuW_Uy-wsPc/s1600/SDC14325.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihtHA7_3gKjMcOuYGsmHZrf8WNu5jgA03E7CBuVz9_HeiJnOyuNYB0yPbU7z_BEPQ89vi09Uk5DGGHVEsKHROVrK3qHqQO5YsK8Wjvju0mF291E-O2byxX_n2EYay2rb-IUuW_Uy-wsPc/s320/SDC14325.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We've discovered the wonderful world of s'mores...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmlTNJQmmd3imBYh-tUepuGd9NbqsAxArJbppxga31_5xEayzMp_2uKqU4sCpRtVnlzlthuE8z-FaxRJqAOoX9VDGEX_0idokaL4ahCDcIJobvGfZUosjjzdQ9RGuugTtbiDBEFDyi8Q0/s1600/IMG_0036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmlTNJQmmd3imBYh-tUepuGd9NbqsAxArJbppxga31_5xEayzMp_2uKqU4sCpRtVnlzlthuE8z-FaxRJqAOoX9VDGEX_0idokaL4ahCDcIJobvGfZUosjjzdQ9RGuugTtbiDBEFDyi8Q0/s320/IMG_0036.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and discoverd our "cool" side as well :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2SQE-Cf2QO3Z5yquO7GbjeXxGAzRv_87uTj6CduaAg028BBjPW7NJqPsSIgGkRkSnbal7DMZhq3C4qC2H2eg-MYuQHJCKvWm13iyS3O7KcJKVvbbCdEFV7IdcCwJFH8yIakBjqL3LlI/s1600/IMG_0021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2SQE-Cf2QO3Z5yquO7GbjeXxGAzRv_87uTj6CduaAg028BBjPW7NJqPsSIgGkRkSnbal7DMZhq3C4qC2H2eg-MYuQHJCKvWm13iyS3O7KcJKVvbbCdEFV7IdcCwJFH8yIakBjqL3LlI/s320/IMG_0021.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVx92UXFpZaR28FqJ8YDilfKCYmaWhdzucemIPKbNZNCtaY3zPe4wIk0mM-_IpSQm3DkKotM1j5C-Bxhm9-Qm7eFUhTFguKswUEfRwONfaBj3t4-jSUToUaUHiU73uQDqX_HAXn61eJjs/s1600/IMG_0079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumm9fykRiff9KW6mL4q-ZCJ2tlQNlMfCJ_VdjkipYfqyvDT7VmTEVv0xmg1NWdyYOURizGB3K70VA9UxryXmVFFAKYbneruyNvoFbmrlJNh7vmQmTLu9mcjU0GLxH1sPCwFaO4oqGRes/s320/SDC14417.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's been an awesome Spring. Life is definitely good and we are very blessed to share it with Marley! Will try to post some updates a little more often from now on. </div></div>Kris, Staci, & Marleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08544419412582315790noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064861064327284312.post-45610122537323563472011-05-10T18:50:00.001-05:002011-05-10T18:52:18.711-05:00The Big Announcement (TAKE 1)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was too good not to share. Our first attempt at capturing Marley's Big Sister Announcement. Not quiiiiiiiite what we were looking for :)</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='425' height='349' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/jiuQpZS3hu4?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div>Kris, Staci, & Marleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08544419412582315790noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064861064327284312.post-41839027697817085142011-05-09T20:21:00.000-05:002011-05-09T20:21:36.738-05:00Marley's Big Announcement<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Check out our newest video. Marley's got a big, big, BIIIIIIIIIIIIG announcement for everyone. Look out Ethiopia, here we come.........AGAIN!!!<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><em><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-small;">"It's hard to believe that after 3 long years, the time has finally come. We're off to get our beautiful baby girl!!! Don't know if the opportunity to upload photos or update our blog will present itself during our stay as we've been told the internet is slow...I mean, reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally slooooooooooooooow. Not to mention the frequent power outages but rest assured there will be plenty of pics and videos to go around when we get back and we can't wait to share these experiences with all of you! Sorry to rush off but we're sort of in a hurry... we're off to meet that certain little someone ;) Ciao!"</span></em></div><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></em><br />
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Congrats on your upcoming trip to Uganda, Elisa. Hope all is well with you guys!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkw5yZk19OXuxEPxci3uKgFXO8g0_yA84kN2twJNYwx6ufwyWrDrR_g85Qs5MmEkFTHA5uWi4rUKYh8gX5S-YOqWGYK0UaHiAmtBUMFvYsnDHL53j7-2Mxtm7Z1a5dNAXuMeaqO7JMY3g/s1600/SDC14039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkw5yZk19OXuxEPxci3uKgFXO8g0_yA84kN2twJNYwx6ufwyWrDrR_g85Qs5MmEkFTHA5uWi4rUKYh8gX5S-YOqWGYK0UaHiAmtBUMFvYsnDHL53j7-2Mxtm7Z1a5dNAXuMeaqO7JMY3g/s400/SDC14039.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"></div>Kris, Staci, & Marleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08544419412582315790noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064861064327284312.post-7748856045683788512010-12-09T16:44:00.000-06:002010-12-09T16:44:08.875-06:00It works!!!Just got our confirmation email from Shutterfly regarding the $25 promo code if you post your card projects on your blogs. Big thanks to Anne, we didn't know anything about it till she pointed it out. Here's the email we just received: Thank you for your participation in the Shutterfly share project promotion. "We’ve confirmed your entry and are pleased to provide you with a discount code for $25 off your next order at Shutterfly.com. Please note this discount code expires February 15th, 2011. We look forward to seeing you again soon! Your redemption code is:"Kris, Staci, & Marleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08544419412582315790noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064861064327284312.post-36613833416920227842010-12-06T16:52:00.000-06:002010-12-06T16:52:17.774-06:00New Heart in Africa Ornament!Just got our newest Heart in Africa Ornament from etsy. It's really cool! You can get your own <strong><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/59869513/africa-ornament"><span style="color: magenta;">HERE</span></a></strong>.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqm4QweNqkedBK3XyifjVgnLUAmTRbzAthigpG5BuVX3YB6-vktzFqFYSYVj1zVChdUyLhtTgbzoU-QWjt3tDO02N6IUcNCw70SfSVs5wyFGs_BDJD_UmfdTjQfVXPnUmY3m-e8hhPmAg/s1600/SDC14034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqm4QweNqkedBK3XyifjVgnLUAmTRbzAthigpG5BuVX3YB6-vktzFqFYSYVj1zVChdUyLhtTgbzoU-QWjt3tDO02N6IUcNCw70SfSVs5wyFGs_BDJD_UmfdTjQfVXPnUmY3m-e8hhPmAg/s400/SDC14034.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong>Marley checkin' out her new ornament</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7yiBaUHawMINRj8siUootKmIdtFBHjwUEkPM2n5TjiN_Rj3XZpJivqbdNssysto5Y8wKOjJlzyaohWaxR-8ONFm5IHiy5_OJYlUFXWANhgZ8ZGdAYpEVR4BVB6cEtL_u0-nFr-9g2A8s/s1600/SDC14028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7yiBaUHawMINRj8siUootKmIdtFBHjwUEkPM2n5TjiN_Rj3XZpJivqbdNssysto5Y8wKOjJlzyaohWaxR-8ONFm5IHiy5_OJYlUFXWANhgZ8ZGdAYpEVR4BVB6cEtL_u0-nFr-9g2A8s/s400/SDC14028.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Kris, Staci, & Marleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08544419412582315790noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064861064327284312.post-22147041774631687982010-12-03T19:56:00.004-06:002010-12-03T20:13:05.903-06:00Happy (early) Holidays!<div class="sflyProductPreviewWidget" style="height: 494px; width: 425px;"><div class="sflyProductPreviewWidgetTop" style="background-image: url(http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/top.gif); height: 6px;"></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewWidgetCenter" style="background-image: url(http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-y; height: 482px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 6px; padding-right: 6px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="sflyProductPreviewLogo" style="height: 34px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 14px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 14px; width: 105px;"><img src="http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/logo.gif" /></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewContainer" style="height: 350px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery"><img src="http://images-community.shutterfly.com/prs/v1/0ZYuWbVizM/0ZYuWbVizNxY/p/67b0de21b3127d902548/JPEG/1291427733000/0/" /></a></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewMessageContainer" style="background-color: #f4f4e9; height: 55px; line-height: 19px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 15px; text-align: center;"><div class="sflyProductPreviewTitle" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-seris; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;">Bright Red Filmstrip Christmas</div><div class="sflyProductPreviewSEOText" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-seris; font-size: 13px;">Shop Shutterfly.com for elegant <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-photo-cards" style="color: #6666cc;">Christmas photo cards</a>.</div><div class="sflyProductPreviewViewCollection" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-seris; font-size: 13px;">View the entire <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery" style="color: #6666cc;">collection</a> of cards.</div><img border="0" height="1" src="https://os.shutterfly.com/b/ss/sflyshareprod/1/H.15/111?pageName=sharekey&c1=msc&c2=blogger" width="1" /></div></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewWidgetBottom" style="background-image: url(http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/bottom.gif); height: 6px;"></div></div><strong>Hey guys, sorry for the double post but big thanks to Anne for sharing her knowledge of the $25 Shutterfly promo/blogger deal. Supposedly if you embed your photocard project on your blog you will get a $25 promo code for future purchases. Guess we'll see if it works. Thank you Anne! So now, if anyone out there in Blogger Land has shutterfly photo projects and wants a free $25, check out this link to see how: <span style="color: magenta;"> </span><a href="http://freebies4mom.com/2010/11/25/bloggers-get-free-25-gift-certificate-from-shutterfly/"><span style="color: magenta;">http://freebies4mom.com/2010/11/25/bloggers-get-free-25-gift-certificate-from-shutterfly/</span></a></strong>Kris, Staci, & Marleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08544419412582315790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064861064327284312.post-46099360601537527742010-12-03T18:09:00.000-06:002010-12-03T18:09:44.904-06:00Happy (early) Holidays!<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Just ordered our first Christmas cards on Shutterfly. Happy (early) Holidays!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrF902NP8uIVGKNi6eXuCxsMPkS9uSl6Marf7EA6Lo4JHFuD2edDm_pJHp4xBpgw7Q61RwE1GzOyjcYq_N1w5pUKk7sBjQizhMKX6bGbLLT1CG87SHZY-LHIXVcTBMD3uxGtM7Vt9MIQ/s1600/0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrF902NP8uIVGKNi6eXuCxsMPkS9uSl6Marf7EA6Lo4JHFuD2edDm_pJHp4xBpgw7Q61RwE1GzOyjcYq_N1w5pUKk7sBjQizhMKX6bGbLLT1CG87SHZY-LHIXVcTBMD3uxGtM7Vt9MIQ/s320/0.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center"></div>Kris, Staci, & Marleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08544419412582315790noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064861064327284312.post-20128393262964610152010-12-02T16:50:00.003-06:002010-12-02T17:01:40.475-06:00Drawn from Water...<div style="text-align: left;"><strong>What a touching organization! Check out this powerful story and wonderful organization. Thanks to Elisa Hyman for sharing this on Facebook.</strong></div><div align="center"><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>If you have problems viewing the video, check out their website </strong><a href="http://www.drawnfromwater.org/"><strong><span style="color: white;">http://www.drawnfromwater.org/</span></strong></a><strong> and try viewing it from there. Take care!</strong></div><object height="225" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10055676&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10055676&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br />
<a href="http://vimeo.com/10055676">"It Began with Bale"</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/drawnfromwater">Drawn From Water</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</div>Kris, Staci, & Marleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08544419412582315790noreply@blogger.com1