tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1901550127120501412011-07-28T09:35:50.013-05:00Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11045920921548585891noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190155012712050141.post-90725943383722207572009-02-02T19:49:00.009-06:002009-02-02T21:16:21.385-06:00<span style="font-size:180%;">Well, here it is - my first ever blog.<br /><br />I am totally intimidated by all those really great blogs out there in cyberspace. However, I thought it might help me record memories, otherwise being left to chance since I can't seem to get them down on paper in a journal or into a scrapbook - even though I have MANY supplies. I also thought it might be a fun way to share our lives with family and friends who might be interested - or at least pretend to be:) But even if no one else ever reads any of these blogs, it will make me feel better just knowing I have done SOMETHING in the way of preserving these times that are special to us. </span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Big Dave - KING of the mountain!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vtxfzpjxyyQ/SYejXjq3mdI/AAAAAAAAAAw/UXSRZeGOrf8/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_0226.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vtxfzpjxyyQ/SYejXjq3mdI/AAAAAAAAAAw/UXSRZeGOrf8/s320/Copy+of+IMG_0226.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298383111732042194" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;">Saturday was a great day for a hike on Rainbow Mountain - a cool, sunny, winter day. It's hard to believe we have this hiking trail right here in Madison. Someone had the great idea to bring our dog, Nike, along, which WOULD have been a great idea if only he hadn't gotten car sick - on the way there AND back!! It might have been understandable if it had been more than, say, 3 MILES round trip! AND we found out - you can lead a dog(???) to water but you can't make him drink.....<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vtxfzpjxyyQ/SYeo9CGRblI/AAAAAAAAABI/8iQMFtVchJE/s1600-h/IMG_0242.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vtxfzpjxyyQ/SYeo9CGRblI/AAAAAAAAABI/8iQMFtVchJE/s320/IMG_0242.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298389253113343570" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/190155012712050141-9072594338372220757?l=tmacnotes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11045920921548585891noreply@blogger.com1