{"id":25454,"date":"2012-11-16T01:05:39","date_gmt":"2012-11-16T07:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/?p=25454"},"modified":"2012-11-16T01:13:22","modified_gmt":"2012-11-16T07:13:22","slug":"weekly-wonderings-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/16\/weekly-wonderings-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Wonderings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_9778.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"IMG_9778\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_9778\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_9778_thumb.jpg\" width=\"880\" height=\"583\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The day before I left for Cali, Anna Kate brought Rose a treat while she was taking one of her sitz baths!&#160; Rose was so excited, and I was so touched by her thoughtfulness.&#160; The girls have seen Rose\u2019s scar where they drained her leg, and they both have had such compassion on her!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_9774.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"IMG_9774\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_9774\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_9774_thumb.jpg\" width=\"424\" height=\"643\" \/><\/a>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_9802.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"IMG_9802\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_9802\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_9802_thumb.jpg\" width=\"440\" height=\"643\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My sweetie pies!&#160; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1281-001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"IMG_1281-001\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_1281-001\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1281-001_thumb.jpg\" width=\"880\" height=\"649\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The morning I arrived, I went outside in the Ziemke\u2019s back yard and just laid in the sun!&#160; It was such a break from all the chaos!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1320.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"IMG_1320\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_1320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1320_thumb.jpg\" width=\"880\" height=\"631\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Back in Texas, Mike dressed the girls to go grocery shopping and lined them up for a picture to text me\u2026 Go Mikey!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1319.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"IMG_1319\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_1319\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1319_thumb.jpg\" width=\"880\" height=\"660\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This picture just about broke my heart I missed them so\u2026 then I noticed N had on mascara, and I flipped out!&#160; Lol!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1318-001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"IMG_1318-001\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_1318-001\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1318-001_thumb.jpg\" width=\"880\" height=\"579\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mike sent me this picture too!&#160; He said Rose walked around watching the iPad for 30 minutes one day\u2026 she never stays focused for that long on anything!&#160; My baby\u2019s growing up!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_9815.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"IMG_9815\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_9815\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_9815_thumb.jpg\" width=\"389\" height=\"647\" \/><\/a>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1285.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"IMG_1285\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_1285\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1285_thumb.jpg\" width=\"483\" height=\"647\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Back in Cali, Cindy and I were testing out possible photo shoot locations for their Christmas card around their yard\u2026 and totally goofing off while doing so!&#160; After the big shoot the next day, we went to the cutest little Mexican joint for dinner.&#160; I ate a lot.&#160; They were all like, \u201cWhat!?!&#160; Where did all that food go?\u201d&#160; If you know me, you know how I eat\u2026 it was so good!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_9835.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"IMG_9835\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_9835\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_9835_thumb.jpg\" width=\"880\" height=\"587\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Corbie loves him some video games, so I had fun watching him doing his thing\u2026 and listening to his silly music while he played!&#160; It was cracking me up!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1313.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"IMG_1313\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_1313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1313_thumb.jpg\" width=\"880\" height=\"660\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cell phone pic of me and my friend!&#160; Love.her.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1282.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"IMG_1282\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_1282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1282_thumb.jpg\" width=\"880\" height=\"656\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These guys are two peas in a pod!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1286.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"IMG_1286\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_1286\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1286_thumb.jpg\" width=\"880\" height=\"660\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cha cha cha!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1287.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"IMG_1287\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_1287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1287_thumb.jpg\" width=\"880\" height=\"561\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cindy and I enjoyed driving around with our \u201cIt\u2019s a Grind\u201d mochas before heading to the airport\u2026 Cali is so beautiful!&#160; The Pacific air is so fresh!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1289.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"IMG_1289\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_1289\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1289_thumb.jpg\" width=\"880\" height=\"656\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cindy drove me around Clarissa\u2019s school, Cal State University Long Beach!&#160; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1292.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"IMG_1292\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_1292\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1292_thumb.jpg\" width=\"880\" height=\"656\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And just like that, I was headed back to Texas!&#160; This is a bird\u2019s eye view of California, Long Beach area.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1291.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"IMG_1291\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_1291\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1291_thumb.jpg\" width=\"880\" height=\"660\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mike texted me this picture while I was in the air.&#160; The girls were on their way to pick up Anna Kate from school and sooo excited to see their Mommy!&#160; I was just as excited to see my girls!!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_13211.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"IMG_1321\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_1321\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1321_thumb1.jpg\" width=\"590\" height=\"443\" \/><\/a>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_00541.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; 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