{"id":235,"date":"2011-01-29T21:44:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-29T21:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ladymacblog.com\/?p=235"},"modified":"2011-01-29T21:44:00","modified_gmt":"2011-01-29T21:44:00","slug":"one-year-ago-so-thankful-nine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ladymacblog.com\/?p=235","title":{"rendered":"One Year Ago! SO THANKFUL! (nine)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_It9KDpK7ADM\/TUShkCOTheI\/AAAAAAAAKjg\/aV_BNCtGdDQ\/s1600\/47489_148547675178898_100000709993047_277798_6399129_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_It9KDpK7ADM\/TUShkCOTheI\/AAAAAAAAKjg\/aV_BNCtGdDQ\/s400\/47489_148547675178898_100000709993047_277798_6399129_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567752679781008866\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>(My Dad and his eldest daughters.)<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/avoidingthesandyland.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/sisters.html\">My family grew by 8 in one day!  My sisters found us and with them we gained their husbands and two nieces and two nephews!<\/a>  It all started with the call Kathleen made.  Then there was a search on <leo_highlight style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(255, 255, 150); background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 50%; -moz-background-size: auto auto; cursor: pointer; display: inline; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;\" leohighlights_keywords=\"facebook\" leohighlights_url_top=\"http%3A\/\/shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com\/leonardo\/plugin\/highlights\/3_2\/tbh_highlightsTop.jsp?keywords%3Dfacebook%26domain%3Dwww.blogger.com\" leohighlights_url_bottom=\"http%3A\/\/shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com\/leonardo\/plugin\/highlights\/3_2\/tbh_highlightsBottom.jsp?keywords%3Dfacebook%26domain%3Dwww.blogger.com\" leohighlights_underline=\"true\">facebook<\/leo_highlight> and I spotted a photo of Kathleen and Amber and just knew.  We all took our turns contacting one another.  Yes we where all a bit stunned but there was also a tone of being thankful; it was time.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_It9KDpK7ADM\/TUSLZ1Y8jhI\/AAAAAAAAKgo\/7-oEHSGdhko\/s1600\/flin%2Bflon%2B088.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_It9KDpK7ADM\/TUSLZ1Y8jhI\/AAAAAAAAKgo\/7-oEHSGdhko\/s320\/flin%2Bflon%2B088.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567728315281477138\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>(There they are!  MY FOUR SIBLINGS!   Funny thing about this picture is I am pretty sure Jesse is the  tallest of the five of us and he is sitting while the other three try to  look like the tallest!)<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_It9KDpK7ADM\/TUSLZk8LyiI\/AAAAAAAAKgg\/SZhyRrclgh8\/s1600\/DSC04358.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_It9KDpK7ADM\/TUSLZk8LyiI\/AAAAAAAAKgg\/SZhyRrclgh8\/s320\/DSC04358.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567728310865873442\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>(ALWAYS wanted sisters!)<\/div>\n<p>Amber joined <leo_highlight style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(255, 255, 150); background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 50%; -moz-background-size: auto auto; cursor: pointer; display: inline; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;\" leohighlights_keywords=\"facebook\" leohighlights_url_top=\"http%3A\/\/shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com\/leonardo\/plugin\/highlights\/3_2\/tbh_highlightsTop.jsp?keywords%3Dfacebook%26domain%3Dwww.blogger.com\" leohighlights_url_bottom=\"http%3A\/\/shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com\/leonardo\/plugin\/highlights\/3_2\/tbh_highlightsBottom.jsp?keywords%3Dfacebook%26domain%3Dwww.blogger.com\" leohighlights_underline=\"true\">facebook<\/leo_highlight> and as I helped her walk through that we got to know one another more.  I still will scroll and scroll back to our very early communications and sit and read in wonder.  My heart will probably always swell with thankfulness when I think of their families being part of my life.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_It9KDpK7ADM\/TUSOQTFXWVI\/AAAAAAAAKhQ\/7CKg_oYjt0A\/s1600\/30020_10150168581330184_864515183_12293672_2609824_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_It9KDpK7ADM\/TUSOQTFXWVI\/AAAAAAAAKhQ\/7CKg_oYjt0A\/s320\/30020_10150168581330184_864515183_12293672_2609824_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567731449988602194\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>(Kathleen and Amber catch up on their big sister duties, poor Jesse&#8230;)<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_It9KDpK7ADM\/TUSPR2seNbI\/AAAAAAAAKhg\/sPxpqcmccSo\/s1600\/24672_105188782848121_100000709993047_92411_5194136_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_It9KDpK7ADM\/TUSPR2seNbI\/AAAAAAAAKhg\/sPxpqcmccSo\/s320\/24672_105188782848121_100000709993047_92411_5194136_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567732576239367602\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>(Amber being a bossy big sister&#8230; well actually we where playing some ridiculously embarrassing game the first time we got together, to help lighten the mood I suppose!  Too fun really!)<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_It9KDpK7ADM\/TUSOQIc3gAI\/AAAAAAAAKhI\/zNk6xo2qQTU\/s1600\/27222_377583412126_643127126_4095298_972762_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_It9KDpK7ADM\/TUSOQIc3gAI\/AAAAAAAAKhI\/zNk6xo2qQTU\/s320\/27222_377583412126_643127126_4095298_972762_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567731447134388226\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>(Sibling love, at our first rock concert together!  The first rock concert is very important when getting to know family!)<\/div>\n<p>What a wonderful way to be reminded to be so thankful for all the members of your family, even the ones you have always known and had regular contact with.   We always knew we where a crew of five kids but to go officially from the three to the five was a dream come true.<\/p>\n<p>Related link <a href=\"http:\/\/avoidingthesandyland.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/sisters.html\">RIGHT HERE:)<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_It9KDpK7ADM\/TUSLar2FQVI\/AAAAAAAAKhA\/fhiHN5XIrI0\/s1600\/27222_377581602126_643127126_4095255_2300598_n.jpg\"><br \/><\/a>TTFN<br \/><!--Session data--><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><!--Session data--><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<div style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; display: none; width: 520px; height: 391px; z-index: 2147483647;\">        <!-- Top iFrame -->    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" name=\"leoHighlights_top_iframe\" title=\"leoHighlights_top_iframe\" src=\"about:blank\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 520px; height: 294px; z-index: 2147483647;\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"294\" width=\"520\">    <\/iframe>        <!-- Bottom iFrame -->    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" name=\"leoHighlights_bottom_iframe\" title=\"leoHighlights_bottom_iframe\" src=\"about:blank\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 294px; left: 96px; z-index: 2147483647;\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"\" width=\"\">    <\/iframe> <\/div>\n<p>   <\/span><!--Session data--><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><!--Session data--><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><!--Session data--><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><!--Session data--><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(My Dad and his eldest daughters.) 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