tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23132466620354279032024-03-19T06:30:29.414-04:00two morningsMelaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06949864419434711415noreply@blogger.comBlogger269125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313246662035427903.post-40433308758064175142013-12-05T18:13:00.000-05:002013-12-05T18:13:15.166-05:00Merry Christmas 2013<div class="sflyProductPreviewWidget" style="width:425px; height:494px;"><div class="sflyProductPreviewWidgetTop" style="height:6px; background-image:url(http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/top.gif);"></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewWidgetCenter" style="height:482px; padding: 0 6px 0 6px; background-image:url(http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/bg.gif); background-repeat:repeat-y;"><div class="sflyProductPreviewLogo" style="width: 105px; height: 34px; padding: 14px 0 0 14px;"><img src="http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/logo.gif" style="padding: 0; background: #ffffff; border: none; box-shadow: none;"></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewContainer" style="height:350px; text-align:center; padding: 0;"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AZtGLRu2btWTo4&cid=SFLYOCWIDGET&eid=118"><img src="http://images-community.shutterfly.com/prs/v1/0AZtGLRu2btWSA/0AZtGLRu2btWSOhg/p/67b0de21b3127d902548/JPEG/1386285098000/0/" style="padding: 0; background: #ffffff; border: none; box-shadow: none;"></a></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewMessageContainer" style="height:55px; background-color:#f4f4e9; text-align:center; padding: 15px 0 15px 0; line-height: 19px;"><div class="sflyProductPreviewTitle" style="font-family: arial, sans-seris; font-size: 15px; color: #333333; font-weight: bold;"><span>Stationery Card</span></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewViewCollection" style="font-family: arial, sans-seris; font-size: 13px; color: #333333;"><span>View the entire <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery" style="color: #6666cc;">collection</a> of cards.</span></div></div></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewWidgetBottom" style="height:6px; background-image:url(http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/bottom.gif);"></div></div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06949864419434711415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313246662035427903.post-73032719431803045882013-07-12T22:20:00.001-04:002013-07-13T09:08:01.470-04:00Where's Your Happy Place?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For me, summer would not be complete without a week at the beach. There's just something about packing up the car with beach chairs, boogie boards, sand toys, a cooler, and a suitcase with nothing but shorts, bathing suits and flip-flops and heading out for a week of pure relaxation. We have a few favorite spots, but we always seem to go back to Maushop Village in New Seabury on Cape Cod. There's just something a little magical about this idyllic, Nantucket-style village overlooking the ocean. Quite simply, it's our happy place. What about you? Where's your happy place?</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The path leading to beach. Maushop Village, New Seabury.</td></tr>
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Happy summer!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First & last day of elementary school. </td></tr>
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<br />Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06949864419434711415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313246662035427903.post-8606464072007245262012-12-07T22:11:00.004-05:002013-07-12T22:24:27.528-04:00Fall in New England<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's been a busy fall...here are some photos from the last few months!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First Day of School - 2012.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A fun trip to Monkey Trunks in Weirs Beach, NH.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sophie picking a winner.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apple picking at Apple Acres, Windham, NH.</td></tr>
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<br />Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06949864419434711415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313246662035427903.post-86317253940949251112012-09-03T08:44:00.000-04:002012-09-03T13:39:08.090-04:00Another Summer's EndIsn't it funny how just as the first day of school approaches, the air suddenly changes? It's like someone flips a switch — nights become refreshingly cool, the humidity is cleared by crisp, dry air and the afternoon sun hits your face a little differently. Just like that, the message is clear: fall is right around the corner and with it brings the excitement of a new school year. I love the sudden feeling of urgency to purchase pencils and markers and new sneakers, plant mums, bake an apple pie, remember how to cook a dinner that doesn't involve the outdoor grill. But I also dread that tinge of sadness that late August brings, knowing that another gloriously indulgent summer is ending. All those lazy days sitting by the lake — basking in the summer sun, watching the kids swim back and forth to the floating dock and wondering how they don't tire of the water — will soon just be a memory, merged into the mental scrapbook of all the others summers gone by. But onward we must march into another school year, another soccer season, another Thanksgiving and Christmas, another long and dreary spring — all the while, dreaming of next summer.<br />
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<br />Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06949864419434711415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313246662035427903.post-25932069631176871912012-07-10T07:55:00.002-04:002013-07-12T20:28:19.107-04:00Sunrise over the Ocean<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emma and Sophie pose on the way to the church for Sophie's First Communion. </td></tr>
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<br />Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06949864419434711415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313246662035427903.post-61527766148840559022011-12-07T08:08:00.001-05:002011-12-07T08:08:49.773-05:00My Photo Book 2011<object width="425" height="425" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"><param name="movie" value="http://images-community.shutterfly.com/flashapps/slideshow/slideshow-ui.swf"/><param name="flashvars" value="configXMLURL=http://images-community.shutterfly.com/flashapps/slideshow/config/config-share.xml&slideshowModuleURL=http://images-community.shutterfly.com/flashapps/slideshow/slideshow-module.swf&projectGUID=0AZtGLRu2btWSOLA&swfName=slideshowFlashContent&showReplay=true"/><param name="menu" value="false"/><param name="quality" value="best"/><param name="wmode" value="transparent"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><embed width="425" height="425" align="middle" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" name="wrapper" quality="best" menu="false" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" flashvars="configXMLURL=http://images-community.shutterfly.com/flashapps/slideshow/config/config-share.xml&slideshowModuleURL=http://images-community.shutterfly.com/flashapps/slideshow/slideshow-module.swf&projectGUID=0AZtGLRu2btWSOLA&swfName=slideshowFlashContent&showReplay=true" src="http://images-community.shutterfly.com/flashapps/slideshow/slideshow-ui.swf"></embed></object><p style="width:425px;margin-top:0;text-align:center;"><a href="http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AZtGLRu2btWTiQ&eid=115">Click here to view this photo book larger</a><div style="margin-top: 10px; width: 425px; text-align: center;">You'll love <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/photo-books" style="color: #6666cc;">Shutterfly</a>s award-winning photo books. Try it today.</div><img width="1" height="1" border="0" style="padding: 0; background: #ffffff; border: none; box-shadow: none;" src="https://os.shutterfly.com/b/ss/sflyshareprod/1/H.15/111?pageName=sharekey&c1=photobook&c2=blogger" /></p>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06949864419434711415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313246662035427903.post-35320171576463858802011-12-06T20:59:00.000-05:002011-12-06T20:59:03.121-05:00Say Cheese...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24Ls8Dypv_0JBfliznAKcecgQk0kz5AuaSeftkAqgk-M4jEKRLRuHX4qmqiHAHcmD0AvUebOOG9osS6sj30nWv2IlDTAQB0Pu8tYUvPraqUWDCJrmHaIZoe9ac0xrLTCryIwNDecH_rQP/s1600/img_5616.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24Ls8Dypv_0JBfliznAKcecgQk0kz5AuaSeftkAqgk-M4jEKRLRuHX4qmqiHAHcmD0AvUebOOG9osS6sj30nWv2IlDTAQB0Pu8tYUvPraqUWDCJrmHaIZoe9ac0xrLTCryIwNDecH_rQP/s400/img_5616.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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And I already purchased my first Christmas gift of the season. This just may be a new record for me. (Must have been our freak October snowstorm.)<br />
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Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la.Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06949864419434711415noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313246662035427903.post-905526112583923992011-10-17T07:31:00.000-04:002011-10-17T07:31:49.774-04:00Fall Fun<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sophie the pumpkin.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The corn maze at Elwood Orchard, Londonderry.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After 49 minutes and two miles of walking, we found the end!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bitsy lounging - 4 months old</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flower girls Sophie, Lanie and Emma </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The four flower girls: Lanie, Sophie, Becca and Emma. <br />
Sophie is holding her new cousin, Myla, 11 days old.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emma and Lanie waiting for the photographer.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emma, Lanie and Sophie at Nana's 90th birthday party in June.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lacey, Emma, Sophie & Lanie enjoying the lake!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Maushop Village!</td></tr>
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Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06949864419434711415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313246662035427903.post-51014447339124186012011-08-03T21:37:00.000-04:002013-07-12T20:31:22.622-04:00New Seabury: Then and NowOkay, I guess I love these comparison shots...just humor me. Our summer vacation this year took us back to Maushop Village, part of New Seabury, on Cape Cod. We love it there...quaint, quiet, kid-friendly and ultra relaxing; lots of beach and bike riding and reading.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emma and Sophie overlooking the private beach.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sophie and Emma, same beach, five years ago. </td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Our Beloved Sadie</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>1999-2011</b></span></div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06949864419434711415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313246662035427903.post-32920977788009489982011-07-04T23:18:00.003-04:002011-07-09T12:11:07.571-04:00Happy Independence Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">“</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><a class="sqq" href="http://thinkexist.com/quotation/let_every_nation_know-whether_it_wishes_us_well/11213.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, we shall pay any price, </span></span></b></a></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><a class="sqq" href="http://thinkexist.com/quotation/let_every_nation_know-whether_it_wishes_us_well/11213.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, </span></span></b></a></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><a class="sqq" href="http://thinkexist.com/quotation/let_every_nation_know-whether_it_wishes_us_well/11213.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">to assure the </span></span></a></b></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><a class="sqq" href="http://thinkexist.com/quotation/let_every_nation_know-whether_it_wishes_us_well/11213.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">survival and success of liberty.</span></span></b></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">” </span></b></span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">— </span></b></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">John Fitzgerald Kennedy</span></b></span></b></div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06949864419434711415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313246662035427903.post-30705646603349604182011-06-13T14:48:00.000-04:002011-06-13T14:48:13.295-04:00Soccer Stars!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2URHb3qJObJ2uH16-MrY6qpriu1cbz_WRhVdDTYmTG9TnBN5V7KMjsAnfVOsJRjo3snxg29IlgraGVHFf870kbcH4509sR3TmoJu4hrGvs90ltrkLONyGxMmIeNpffj8Zwo5sySv4gN4/s1600/IMG_0824.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2URHb3qJObJ2uH16-MrY6qpriu1cbz_WRhVdDTYmTG9TnBN5V7KMjsAnfVOsJRjo3snxg29IlgraGVHFf870kbcH4509sR3TmoJu4hrGvs90ltrkLONyGxMmIeNpffj8Zwo5sySv4gN4/s400/IMG_0824.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />
Emma and Sophie both play soccer in the town recreational league. Yesterday, for the year-end tournament, both girls' teams made it to the finals. Sophie's team won....and Sophie scored the winning goal! Emma's team played hard but lost in the finals. Here they are with their trophies.Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06949864419434711415noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313246662035427903.post-57081981679149492702011-05-08T12:16:00.000-04:002011-05-08T12:16:30.343-04:00Spring Photos<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Had a great few days in Pompano Beach, during April vacation!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sophie celebrated her 7th birthday at You're Fired pottery studio.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emma made her first communion on Mother's Day.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The walkway to the front door.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The snowbank along the driveway.</td></tr>
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</div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06949864419434711415noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313246662035427903.post-86462887290686240622011-02-01T19:15:00.000-05:002011-02-01T19:15:54.637-05:00Loon Mountain<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emma and Sophie at Loon Mountain.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06949864419434711415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313246662035427903.post-28135402379306055272011-01-02T08:22:00.000-05:002011-01-02T08:22:57.668-05:00Santa's Village<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sophie, Lanie and Emma at Santa's Village in Jefferson, NH. </td></tr>
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