tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58611984510120667032024-03-12T19:32:06.199-07:00The Murphy FamilyThe Murphy Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03758807902390916522noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861198451012066703.post-58691663687805024102009-09-21T22:30:00.000-07:002009-09-21T22:38:17.781-07:00Happy Birthday Grams!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDmjT9dgJk_NM1VqWybV0EKyLgSLTNf58k980gp_DNmdQL39gM5oN6Fzseg47XUweMTYTO2cGEUTxXccTbOIC5ELJfR9hTmGZRxBn7y95Ray9ui8BI3CkEwnMJX_mC7001ysWjxtpDrYE/s1600-h/September+2009+004.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 212px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384161039223090770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDmjT9dgJk_NM1VqWybV0EKyLgSLTNf58k980gp_DNmdQL39gM5oN6Fzseg47XUweMTYTO2cGEUTxXccTbOIC5ELJfR9hTmGZRxBn7y95Ray9ui8BI3CkEwnMJX_mC7001ysWjxtpDrYE/s320/September+2009+004.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0sHyx7wCcRHSB2r1keTncf9bksa3cdITmB7o9DY8EzZ-iKKJpQoKuRNBNyLi5S-lXFsCYbR1U4L9XgAYX_lPbUx2E-XxZLN5NF2eno5eM1Em2WPT51AIgy5ce3dg55iFA7gpmlN3-clY/s1600-h/September+2009+006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 212px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384161029717445490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0sHyx7wCcRHSB2r1keTncf9bksa3cdITmB7o9DY8EzZ-iKKJpQoKuRNBNyLi5S-lXFsCYbR1U4L9XgAYX_lPbUx2E-XxZLN5NF2eno5eM1Em2WPT51AIgy5ce3dg55iFA7gpmlN3-clY/s320/September+2009+006.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDfSXaRCtfynnUz-SZtTS5E2734MfQotbc4usDMCjMX5oJLmMxXRQd1duxT-bj9oy7RqqjTVAZ4F7dHc7aXJt-93jdlNNcNvQ1-6D3V3QS6uG3HGhTKPZtCbjMQz6ag9CMpEQVyTOCBU/s1600-h/September+2009+009.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 212px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384161020109015458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDfSXaRCtfynnUz-SZtTS5E2734MfQotbc4usDMCjMX5oJLmMxXRQd1duxT-bj9oy7RqqjTVAZ4F7dHc7aXJt-93jdlNNcNvQ1-6D3V3QS6uG3HGhTKPZtCbjMQz6ag9CMpEQVyTOCBU/s320/September+2009+009.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-27S2o2cckh-TYB7MLgnk-xB3faB4WJV8JNXzx9atDKQAr4MD0_ykOJyriVfjcO7LqJ5GP_hGxgb1Xrz02myA5t9gn29r-4x-muxCKlBIvgvVVWt727T3pWwJT7fpX902ZBOxEXZqa0/s1600-h/September+2009+008.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 212px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384161011409560946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-27S2o2cckh-TYB7MLgnk-xB3faB4WJV8JNXzx9atDKQAr4MD0_ykOJyriVfjcO7LqJ5GP_hGxgb1Xrz02myA5t9gn29r-4x-muxCKlBIvgvVVWt727T3pWwJT7fpX902ZBOxEXZqa0/s320/September+2009+008.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRIuIAWtTSgl14xjO_nL3aQRcIgUQiTL8_Yjc9RqX1Z4MryQenxaFkhnDm5WTVuDABfaLHipBCp4SL5oGZ6N8bbKK2j61YHFoW6lCEL61J-ABVRade5u375_dqbU8BLpWs32A9iVoYPU/s1600-h/September+2009+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 212px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384161000631507138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRIuIAWtTSgl14xjO_nL3aQRcIgUQiTL8_Yjc9RqX1Z4MryQenxaFkhnDm5WTVuDABfaLHipBCp4SL5oGZ6N8bbKK2j61YHFoW6lCEL61J-ABVRade5u375_dqbU8BLpWs32A9iVoYPU/s320/September+2009+001.jpg" /></a> On Septemeber 15th Grammy turned 60-10. And does she ever make it look good! We had such a fun time celebrating with her. We had a fanastic dinner at the White house and Julie and Sheri unveiled the grandchildren quilt. It turned out beautiful! We sure appreciate Grammy's love, kindness and righteous example. </div><div align="center">Happy Birthday Grams!</div></div></div></div>Brett and Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17964541354424002529noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861198451012066703.post-14280861526228183822009-02-20T15:47:00.000-08:002009-02-20T16:41:17.202-08:00Dad's Birthday and Julie's first post!!!<div><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><div>This is my first blogging experience, but Lisa is my coach, so I am in good hands. I wanted to show everyone some photos of Dad's California birthday bash, and give you a look at the love note jar that you all contributed to. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305035146393981442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 322px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 210px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqwZBqmEb8j1D6SLDMl6Fv7EjYwzDHGMDvPVBmlyy1ccH9Idknz638grIw5kmRfcJe_pcrsfQVfnYK33Fpz3jEajTIs-uoITHpkoho6jCY7RTxytP4IXkog16Rs98qHLOjVB1Jy6zvL8/s320/Jan+and+Feb+2009+091.jpg" border="0" /></div></div><div><br /><br /></div><p>This is Dad blowing out his candles, one of everyone's most flattering poses. We were kind to him and did not make him blow out 75 candles, and if you look closely, you will note that the candles actually say 53, not 75. Dad is never very upfront about his age, so we wanted to keep his delusion alive (and besides, Mom forgot to buy candles and this was all she had in her pantry!)</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305038982347601250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcdTgxDE9ah62ksah8JAurLNDThWGndhQGFfBIsX70yFFJ1kx2eLlfsx_wnX2D7k1EMyKrF2MO-Gs55gVJPLxk5JI1nrwUZT_BCcoX0rWQ8RSWogW0CxDXNO4OKLKiWdKk-FRc6O23DY/s320/Jan+and+Feb+2009+006.jpg" border="0" />Here is another great shot of Dad. We were trying to get pics while the kids were dying for ice cream and cake, so you have to take what we got! We all had a great time together eating enchiladas, tacos, beans, rice, chips and salsa, and all that good stuff. Yum! Dad knows how to pick a good birthday meal! The chocolate cake with walnuts was stupendous, too!! Good thing it was Fast Sunday!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305040661436006498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKqGgcQN3Cgi8Hyq1VRBDp3GjXmiOwBCSAIMaUg5_kHFfx3pXinT2Am9X8zv88SzdPDFp6iyAGTg7xJ4RkquHy3pMU_lUXMLR8Vmc9sITqJbjdrkWeEtrvQpVkGHbqRiYltdecUAq0-U/s320/Jan+and+Feb+2009+081.jpg" border="0" />Here is a close-up of the birthday love note jar. There are 75 small candy bars inside, each with a sweet note from a family member wrapped around it. The thoughts were all so great--just what I was looking for. I'm sure Dad will enjoy unwrapping a few of the notes every day or so for a few weeks to come! He deserves all the kind words and more. We sure love you Dad!!!<br /><br />Well, that is the end of my first blogging post. It was actually quite painless! Hope you enjoyed it!!!<br /><p></p>white househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11372956756733150469noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861198451012066703.post-62844823673399643382009-01-05T11:42:00.000-08:002009-01-05T12:23:24.352-08:00The first to post!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzbDdhRsLcv0TS-Ys17Ni4IcuiH2zQm7OHtbV5AN6RpfE2r4azn6xXE4Ku4IJR4fE_R_41MTNECqhT8iatgOUbH3O1qiaVyuMGWaH6IkfEJrz1z_a55L_WCpnfrhNQl3rJSVCiarTRgK7n/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+355.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 165px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzbDdhRsLcv0TS-Ys17Ni4IcuiH2zQm7OHtbV5AN6RpfE2r4azn6xXE4Ku4IJR4fE_R_41MTNECqhT8iatgOUbH3O1qiaVyuMGWaH6IkfEJrz1z_a55L_WCpnfrhNQl3rJSVCiarTRgK7n/s320/Christmas+2008+355.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287903339539586962" border="0" /></a><br />Well, I (Scotty), have been appointed by the Lambert family to be the official blogger in the Murphy-satellite location of Brentwood. Things are good over here, all of the Christmas decorations are down, and replaced with Happy Birthday signs and balloons for my mom. We celebrated yesterday in the typical Murphy style, stuffing ourselves with awesome mexican food. Dad did all of the cooking, and us boys helped. Kimberly headed back to school last friday, and is in the middle of her first classes as I type. We got home from our cruise on thirsday, and we all agree that we had one of th<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghD4cdbja-AcichrA559Ik_Da_L0BYdpHqc6FETAxOnWzNKfDoXZtSHpYFRShN0LYd48tqH8LsCcooP-bgDUtM60s1i3ZOx8np7DA32JezoaFbeFB7QHTzupw484vdFzOBudO7EC8QCgVR/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+370.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghD4cdbja-AcichrA559Ik_Da_L0BYdpHqc6FETAxOnWzNKfDoXZtSHpYFRShN0LYd48tqH8LsCcooP-bgDUtM60s1i3ZOx8np7DA32JezoaFbeFB7QHTzupw484vdFzOBudO7EC8QCgVR/s320/Christmas+2008+370.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287903863408358098" border="0" /></a>e best times that we have ever had! We left on the 27th from New Orleans, and spent the night sailing down the Missippi river, and then spent a whole day at sea, filling ourselves with food, swimming, hittng the water-slides, and lounging. That next morning we arrived in Progresso, a tiny town that is built a few miles from the 6th wonder of the world, Chichen-Itza (Spelling?). We decided not to go on any adventures, but rahter lounge on the beach, and see what the little town had to offer. The next day we docked in Cozumel, hopped in a taxi and drove to a private beach called "paradise." And it was! We got back on the boat and spent another day at sea, before docking back in New Orleans on New Year's. We all made it back safe a<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaA39yoELUbYXK40wPJYnc2eFTn_YiHJQptJwNsujgoYanuexHLdSyTDC7qigEcVvZyF5jgnGx_JMG_EpOs4S9YutiuA9HMZDnrXlLedHj6Ta-ohR3207tluOmu23JiH8bS9_RQEcFZ7x7/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+398.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 193px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaA39yoELUbYXK40wPJYnc2eFTn_YiHJQptJwNsujgoYanuexHLdSyTDC7qigEcVvZyF5jgnGx_JMG_EpOs4S9YutiuA9HMZDnrXlLedHj6Ta-ohR3207tluOmu23JiH8bS9_RQEcFZ7x7/s320/Christmas+2008+398.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287904181230310130" border="0" /></a>nd sound. (except for me finding out that there is some man with the name of Scott Murphy Lambert out there that is a known drug trafficker. I was notified of this at customs! I swear I am not a user.) The past few days have been very nice, dad has been home, and we are all just spending time together before I have to take off. Love you all and hope that you all had a great Christmas and HAPPY NEW YEAR! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOrmRz5PIveFC1zMgWAnf5NsM5CcTcEl0Kga_FzQHTcgAimWEWRTCr9ftUFBSzJ2jtHsP65VDS1JiknaoH4j7oluHp5IvtEgt3aaAEoBtycKvbKRgiY5YlqUQZ0LoV6Z_6LNK-cbKaAM0q/s1600-h/Cruisin'+013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOrmRz5PIveFC1zMgWAnf5NsM5CcTcEl0Kga_FzQHTcgAimWEWRTCr9ftUFBSzJ2jtHsP65VDS1JiknaoH4j7oluHp5IvtEgt3aaAEoBtycKvbKRgiY5YlqUQZ0LoV6Z_6LNK-cbKaAM0q/s320/Cruisin'+013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287904635686840978" border="0" /></a>XO<br /><br /><br />P.S. Forgive the sleepy looks in some of the pics. . .we were tired. :-)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCnLW1LU7P9IvYO2C5oLW7mqUReaU4wVwHYRKLdxQO0JYRRrV9MH2KBSR9Ea5uQsaGsYkzgicY2P5lIjCR79Kth_EhRWy8ociXi9X5DIvZSYDo6t20YufhNmt5aUasmMSaMhlea7xjddTV/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+391.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCnLW1LU7P9IvYO2C5oLW7mqUReaU4wVwHYRKLdxQO0JYRRrV9MH2KBSR9Ea5uQsaGsYkzgicY2P5lIjCR79Kth_EhRWy8ociXi9X5DIvZSYDo6t20YufhNmt5aUasmMSaMhlea7xjddTV/s320/Christmas+2008+391.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287905098296415122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5KEwq_vCUVuxB3NQ2HyL3DPCn2ASwMXdA8VEnqEXPD-3q3AzcoV2VloUzqETtmJpq4EA94JSFe1H6FezPi-_kcaHHgHycfdo3xEd5yFR7D4XeTnLlFttP5r7z2IdIj89RkBECRBYBd5Z/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+394.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5KEwq_vCUVuxB3NQ2HyL3DPCn2ASwMXdA8VEnqEXPD-3q3AzcoV2VloUzqETtmJpq4EA94JSFe1H6FezPi-_kcaHHgHycfdo3xEd5yFR7D4XeTnLlFttP5r7z2IdIj89RkBECRBYBd5Z/s320/Christmas+2008+394.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287905558599215314" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861198451012066703.post-72578488669267666742009-01-05T00:33:00.000-08:002009-01-05T00:39:25.938-08:00Murphy Family Challenge<div align="center">I challenge every family to post pictures of their Christmas happenings since were could not be all together. It is not very hard. Just log in... if you have registered as a contributor... if not, just try and leave a comment and I will resend the link to you. One you log in here is what you do:</div><div align="center">1. GO to the dashboard in the top right hand corner, OR hit New Post if it is there.</div><div align="center">2. A text box thing should pop up.</div><div align="center">3. In the grey space at the top right of that bax, there is an icon that looks like a picture - next to the spell check. Click on that. </div><div align="center">4. Hit browse and you can upload pictures from your computer. To add more than one, it "add another image". You can only upload 5 at at time, so you may have to repeat 3-4 until you have put in all the pictures you want.</div><div align="center">5. Type whatever commentary you want.</div><div align="center">6. Hit "publish post"</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">OR<br /></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Have your kids do it!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">GOOD LUCK! HOPE TO SEE SOME PICTURES!!</div>Brett and Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17964541354424002529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861198451012066703.post-57163668788830668772009-01-05T00:01:00.000-08:002009-01-07T00:17:42.356-08:00MERRY CHRISTMAS!<div align="center">We "California Murphys" had a wonderful Christmas eve. We missed all of you who are far away. It is never the same with out the whole bunch, but we made the best of it!</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPqk70zb2oN1Lu7lBU4nG7p7r4LX1RkHNEXPh8zkcNlbYDo15SGnf41lLr1peqf3tyaseyt-5w0P6XjdZS55p0Cch6nwgzLwVniSaTduWUpG5HjPewAS0IpM0XOHsqn4R6-h5LpBUXydI/s1600-h/Pictures+134.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287718621450258642" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPqk70zb2oN1Lu7lBU4nG7p7r4LX1RkHNEXPh8zkcNlbYDo15SGnf41lLr1peqf3tyaseyt-5w0P6XjdZS55p0Cch6nwgzLwVniSaTduWUpG5HjPewAS0IpM0XOHsqn4R6-h5LpBUXydI/s320/Pictures+134.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPxSMa3gxiQzlODiTSKiu2UHFM26llhibbO1ac1GyuuTnSZ0oe2kGP5mi4pjkl6SzDrtzwjo1fIewjmi6EfBklZaI20FOHuoWsfoMQjZbQ6XXhysxHJrppPJArxIabQudYaqd9E5WUn8/s1600-h/Pictures+130.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287718609257943442" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPxSMa3gxiQzlODiTSKiu2UHFM26llhibbO1ac1GyuuTnSZ0oe2kGP5mi4pjkl6SzDrtzwjo1fIewjmi6EfBklZaI20FOHuoWsfoMQjZbQ6XXhysxHJrppPJArxIabQudYaqd9E5WUn8/s320/Pictures+130.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpFN-I0I1GqSLDnvLIJDRTy0HUiCOGi91OTzXJQApEJKcKmqNfI_IooppLyKDioKPmGiJX_r39ecJQynHt-65zJ_TeEOj4RfY16D-PrOcgGX0nBk04JbxmE6g83HLr3RTTCIHf1PCQWw/s1600-h/Pictures+136.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287718619612778770" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpFN-I0I1GqSLDnvLIJDRTy0HUiCOGi91OTzXJQApEJKcKmqNfI_IooppLyKDioKPmGiJX_r39ecJQynHt-65zJ_TeEOj4RfY16D-PrOcgGX0nBk04JbxmE6g83HLr3RTTCIHf1PCQWw/s320/Pictures+136.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjYh1Xgml_3e7QqX0REIpFmVGI1ba-kTsqDItCa7G0rS9NTOQEfP_dtmbVBn-3G_asBlYJlI9B2Q1mnUpAFamkGqvLciCdptszjHktogBtAJVjE_YDa3A-ScmJOweM2MLD_EgMPuZsHTw/s1600-h/Pictures+148.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287721472783483650" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjYh1Xgml_3e7QqX0REIpFmVGI1ba-kTsqDItCa7G0rS9NTOQEfP_dtmbVBn-3G_asBlYJlI9B2Q1mnUpAFamkGqvLciCdptszjHktogBtAJVjE_YDa3A-ScmJOweM2MLD_EgMPuZsHTw/s320/Pictures+148.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgByBpzgCJRAkGC-Ggm_TnBjTGGYm1yrS1NnQLwNGiaNHotxBHgVxEmKovRo_2myQ0knjBUQV-v97ix2sOG3BfTLe00_lGIlFTla6xUHh3jKzoEWtGu1G-YxrhzkGjTSGkTAPUykKsFQyk/s1600-h/Pictures+144.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287721433237396706" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgByBpzgCJRAkGC-Ggm_TnBjTGGYm1yrS1NnQLwNGiaNHotxBHgVxEmKovRo_2myQ0knjBUQV-v97ix2sOG3BfTLe00_lGIlFTla6xUHh3jKzoEWtGu1G-YxrhzkGjTSGkTAPUykKsFQyk/s320/Pictures+144.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxsnkk45STWfwWn_wTpO82ppcilII6CyFsfiwbdStIhVhpE7MZXrzdrEV5YNeVstaFXF3SSBmO7uBcTEo5ON6fqV91B_LsCu6MktcmA1vkdWiz-LUkjKwU7ebcB5NhiMwFQ11yqhAStC4/s1600-h/Pictures+145.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287721455855058434" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxsnkk45STWfwWn_wTpO82ppcilII6CyFsfiwbdStIhVhpE7MZXrzdrEV5YNeVstaFXF3SSBmO7uBcTEo5ON6fqV91B_LsCu6MktcmA1vkdWiz-LUkjKwU7ebcB5NhiMwFQ11yqhAStC4/s320/Pictures+145.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8j5KeS77cI1bAjDQEFLHvLEH3u1irTd9kXB10bZ93wkcz302WHXMklZgTEB6nRqgdyVEllED9qsIIMmtpLBG5S7aqguQlFXQug-GjjxFPIbpUDGu7avXvFTcvs6NUWLcDpib8zPEN3R0/s1600-h/Pictures+141.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287721422045918514" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8j5KeS77cI1bAjDQEFLHvLEH3u1irTd9kXB10bZ93wkcz302WHXMklZgTEB6nRqgdyVEllED9qsIIMmtpLBG5S7aqguQlFXQug-GjjxFPIbpUDGu7avXvFTcvs6NUWLcDpib8zPEN3R0/s320/Pictures+141.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We played a charades/pictionary game with the Christmas symbols. Some of my favorites were Danny's "Christmas tree" and Karen's ''angel' (she just stood there)! Grammy and Grandpa talked about Christ as the most important part of Christmas and we read Luke 2. It was a fun night.<br /><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmsl1A39miOSiuOaMJtaKgdnSFWofI2ELASKucurqsNS60ftmuhHbAe7u7k66AnwKuvdeVeLUk1ad30jGR31mm8BL04BYr6r-1NoQvlnd-glnmpbKugra4KmG9FM9mVNNBA74UDNrojmg/s1600-h/Pictures+139.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287718635806860082" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmsl1A39miOSiuOaMJtaKgdnSFWofI2ELASKucurqsNS60ftmuhHbAe7u7k66AnwKuvdeVeLUk1ad30jGR31mm8BL04BYr6r-1NoQvlnd-glnmpbKugra4KmG9FM9mVNNBA74UDNrojmg/s320/Pictures+139.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5V9HwbLP1pWZ0FmQ1rP-0ZxI_C-9kcQ0U6GfW_rwCYAYM92A6HCzgKKM7hgLbEPjoETbmstzAj7Uh9TFu3QGIOK0docRH8w_X0Zz7vtl8Nr_S4nL2UNdgUoGdHmUJf5yFsnICQAzIvY/s1600-h/Pictures+128.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287721413241858834" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5V9HwbLP1pWZ0FmQ1rP-0ZxI_C-9kcQ0U6GfW_rwCYAYM92A6HCzgKKM7hgLbEPjoETbmstzAj7Uh9TFu3QGIOK0docRH8w_X0Zz7vtl8Nr_S4nL2UNdgUoGdHmUJf5yFsnICQAzIvY/s320/Pictures+128.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJKicXcPyHh2n2KIhbBPogwUU8CZDEiKEjpMvzm8OQBuqiAxBb2Jj1yIwnaaAwGD4tFGqviGqZGkXTxaKgCidaQ6KKLYYv_Et-8Qg-k2JAKWVXNqC8su36ekswauXMt6RFMIxw87yAbM/s1600-h/Pictures+153.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287723212028118946" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJKicXcPyHh2n2KIhbBPogwUU8CZDEiKEjpMvzm8OQBuqiAxBb2Jj1yIwnaaAwGD4tFGqviGqZGkXTxaKgCidaQ6KKLYYv_Et-8Qg-k2JAKWVXNqC8su36ekswauXMt6RFMIxw87yAbM/s320/Pictures+153.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthMXsgRnTQ8IPLWZJb1MqCN6Dhmdsw2mghdBcFqdr2vAHBmgPnzwE5Ej_50Yw3lu22MqafAdYsR_D5aPP3ZGTPFd516lS8WkNjZpq-VMkW_FslJhp09E9ndlVfeL-iLRwxS6tFYn4Jmo/s1600-h/Pictures+152.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287723200149178162" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthMXsgRnTQ8IPLWZJb1MqCN6Dhmdsw2mghdBcFqdr2vAHBmgPnzwE5Ej_50Yw3lu22MqafAdYsR_D5aPP3ZGTPFd516lS8WkNjZpq-VMkW_FslJhp09E9ndlVfeL-iLRwxS6tFYn4Jmo/s320/Pictures+152.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Grams and Grandpa love their presents!</div><div align="center">We love you and miss you all!</div>Brett and Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17964541354424002529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861198451012066703.post-14310210471804598212008-11-23T23:09:00.000-08:002008-11-23T23:19:21.980-08:00Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad/Grammy and Grandpa/GG and GGpa<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGTyKk0F96L9xJbVo5YRBSxzrcDfk0cp6m-qtaX2jlsSlkDu0ts_R_zNeqbqEBQlShQd8eaPvxDWF0BY_lbwTgvcAlpBz2q6vDZ6BUtCc-Zozzieuc0HmRKljtVnAk7YMsMp86MOxXYC4/s1600-h/Ryan+11-12+months+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272118216652617586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGTyKk0F96L9xJbVo5YRBSxzrcDfk0cp6m-qtaX2jlsSlkDu0ts_R_zNeqbqEBQlShQd8eaPvxDWF0BY_lbwTgvcAlpBz2q6vDZ6BUtCc-Zozzieuc0HmRKljtVnAk7YMsMp86MOxXYC4/s320/Ryan+11-12+months+011.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>49 years ago</strong></span>, the Murphy Family began. </div><div align="center">Aren't we all go grateful. </div><div align="center">We celebrated with Grammy and Grandpa tonight. We were able to see pictures and hear stories about their wedding day. We are grateful for their love and for their wonderful example of an eternal <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">marriage</span>. Grammy commented that how funny it is that they are "almost" to forever. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">She shared a few thoughts about marriage that she and grandpa have learned over the years.</div><div align="center">1. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Marriage</span> gets better with each passing year.</div><div align="center">2. A good marriage takes work.</div><div align="center">3. We learn to love deeper as we serve <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">each other</span> and with <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">each other</span>.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Here is to...forever! We LOVE you!<br /></div><div align="center"></div>Brett and Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17964541354424002529noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861198451012066703.post-72611081575990582932008-11-07T20:58:00.000-08:002008-11-07T21:07:37.633-08:00Last Sunday, we got to be together for a family dinner. It was so nice to be with Grammy and Grandpa again. Skyler summed it up when he walked in, put his arms around Grammy and said, " I missed you so much!". Now that we are all scatted, I think we all feel that way about our far away family. Now, at least we can see what is going on in eachother's lives. It will make us all seem not so far away! Anyway, we had a wonderful meal and a wonderful time together!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266147272416998482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZk6ZJrQczoqEu-8qSobsE57eBfxolsO5gmeS0Kc2V5oUu2jorWa-a4rAvtIc2OzSr3zBRKCu82p-Q1eWlUuNvRHHNz9LjxKhoRi709RX8JuF3jjYHAnVouPezRVVumYOa0wpG99tvm-o/s320/Ryan+9-10+months+427.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSuqKPDqwVbEL5XC4uNvsrQAFSqL47ov0wbgksjkWiy5D_73BF73YOV_QOnMizxPCO1XMr87vGgUfOUmcW-L8aB5V3iZQCF7hqdFybwWAmqDfW7KmMTvagPP4ujPi9DFmZVuQhNiK6zE/s1600-h/Ryan+9-10+months+430.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266147290834994114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSuqKPDqwVbEL5XC4uNvsrQAFSqL47ov0wbgksjkWiy5D_73BF73YOV_QOnMizxPCO1XMr87vGgUfOUmcW-L8aB5V3iZQCF7hqdFybwWAmqDfW7KmMTvagPP4ujPi9DFmZVuQhNiK6zE/s320/Ryan+9-10+months+430.jpg" border="0" /></a> The released ones. The do look a little more relaxed, don't they? UNcle Jeff said that he took a nap on a Sunday for the first time in 6 years!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3CSfspkznn22URMmdX_57Ldyv0GG5C4_Wk9jrp0PLKR5puM4fXd4G6TtSgjnmg25ox5y8zRLgoLEypiSPfASsLsnwP1CXHFvRUxjHG8i99e_LxVfA0lO0BZEDoBrYV6jT4XeQiTgpgw/s1600-h/Ryan+9-10+months+428.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266147286239736402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3CSfspkznn22URMmdX_57Ldyv0GG5C4_Wk9jrp0PLKR5puM4fXd4G6TtSgjnmg25ox5y8zRLgoLEypiSPfASsLsnwP1CXHFvRUxjHG8i99e_LxVfA0lO0BZEDoBrYV6jT4XeQiTgpgw/s320/Ryan+9-10+months+428.jpg" border="0" /></a> The spread... well, part of it!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRr1SBKGKq6BlWAaHNXxvAhqM9ix7-62mVFNqdLNnLJpADaSmIxSqNpd7NgM9kI8FGf6SNUwT6kHAmW629mbaOcsdnOfFt2I-uMCUDbhkUJNSzvIGLQzSKRDq1EKr7YBIpGE2muCwELsU/s1600-h/Ryan+9-10+months+429.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266147280913443042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRr1SBKGKq6BlWAaHNXxvAhqM9ix7-62mVFNqdLNnLJpADaSmIxSqNpd7NgM9kI8FGf6SNUwT6kHAmW629mbaOcsdnOfFt2I-uMCUDbhkUJNSzvIGLQzSKRDq1EKr7YBIpGE2muCwELsU/s320/Ryan+9-10+months+429.jpg" border="0" /></a> Little Corey is 6'4""!<br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266147293869812066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-fEgQmTXGqKUceSAKDOxuiPmzlNh2hwHUi5S0qLSKxep4zKwhOYUYMv3zELyeXLQyQgG6EW9eTvRaUXtV4wyReZed46TjD31F7qmfrYnDKPXMkPxBmgBprbXwH504dJy6xjJbwv1Qgw/s320/Ryan+9-10+months+432.jpg" border="0" />"G.G" (great-grammy) entertaining as always!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Brett and Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17964541354424002529noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861198451012066703.post-89325773955106455052008-11-02T18:54:00.000-08:002008-11-07T20:58:36.228-08:00First Halloween as Grandparents & Auntie<div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266145892791613586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYofZ5kXBY1ucPZxiOHNlmzT7xZQdKYSrDpXC2hlbzJ7zHOfrQV0muIt2TpYMA2-bbbW3ayVQFI-Wxl4R67TmKd16oQTCdN-QRBVJ9sDtIdxQ7LjPDO6Laygq4wb14BWK7wspi0YKm1zo/s320/Ryan+9-10+months+419.jpg" border="0" />With their favorite grandson ( I have to take advantage of the only time I can say this!) Mom made the costume and did an amazing job!! He looked so cute!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAyr6pc91iUfAeJxVFKgIn-YgjNpnQxdCpQxjOrj1N9Feix2-rsNKscu8coI_8T10dmpffdz5D6-ex0YUFz1dutP-sEi7kOAYPm6oUTwUP0ccHqMb5y2DbBYOJYb9PSlq5CjSQZFopKjk/s1600-h/Ryan+9-10+months+413.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266145909262831682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAyr6pc91iUfAeJxVFKgIn-YgjNpnQxdCpQxjOrj1N9Feix2-rsNKscu8coI_8T10dmpffdz5D6-ex0YUFz1dutP-sEi7kOAYPm6oUTwUP0ccHqMb5y2DbBYOJYb9PSlq5CjSQZFopKjk/s320/Ryan+9-10+months+413.jpg" border="0" /></a> Growling with Grandpa<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_mJigjryTiMv2u8V7gXnZFJ6c4bxwmbhbUHsZGoOJCTizz0ZY-saA1P4eUZrgkexUlVxHlfDVsB6XtHXwBnQESAWKDc8hhGqQpEbkpZeJkpMn5D5sqT7qG2TuOHlkBvRtaZVvdUV91n0/s1600-h/Ryan+9-10+months+415.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266145900120187250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_mJigjryTiMv2u8V7gXnZFJ6c4bxwmbhbUHsZGoOJCTizz0ZY-saA1P4eUZrgkexUlVxHlfDVsB6XtHXwBnQESAWKDc8hhGqQpEbkpZeJkpMn5D5sqT7qG2TuOHlkBvRtaZVvdUV91n0/s320/Ryan+9-10+months+415.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ryan couldn't keep his eyes off his pretty aunt.<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibdSz6ctOTcy7qJ_HpH3O35SfMbqx7ougvdT4bWVMjxO9LT43oGXjNYi6v2MBd4kRo_aXIs2M-llFG5x4TUuCe8xk7Cb7tgqAP4boSFDz7OeR-XEqgiXll0WMb4ewF3ZxQEAIyDEAmxMI/s1600-h/DSC03239_edited.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>Brett and Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17964541354424002529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861198451012066703.post-4458654113862269912008-10-26T19:00:00.000-07:002008-10-26T19:23:06.803-07:00The New Family Blog<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbjBNwp4fNToFIbGaDRADKZP5zGN2xebZShNT1e151LyjoR0Z3zMtKT98n37-kyTNUFtXyLz8ZlltSfq6DeIihyphenhyphen46TZG_DKRZmXCSkFG2V-PcxpuXGu4e8z2NRbaohOkx7Ntv4S936oE/s1600-h/March+2007+187.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261653091692726594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbjBNwp4fNToFIbGaDRADKZP5zGN2xebZShNT1e151LyjoR0Z3zMtKT98n37-kyTNUFtXyLz8ZlltSfq6DeIihyphenhyphen46TZG_DKRZmXCSkFG2V-PcxpuXGu4e8z2NRbaohOkx7Ntv4S936oE/s320/March+2007+187.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Thanks to Lisa, who is the author of a successful and fun blog of her own, we have decided that the best way to keep our family in touch with each other is to join the cyber generation and start our own family blog! At least the younger members of the family will be able to keep it going for us oldsters! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Please write as often as you can and keep us all posted with the latest news and photos from your family - there is no one more important to us than each of you, so flood our blog with all that is going on at your house.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Lisa suggests that we each email her a recent photo of your family, and she will post it to our blog page, as part of our home page. Sound good?</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Just to update everyone, Dad and I have begun our training in the L.A. Temple. We had two meetings with members of the present Tmeple Presidency this past week, with more to come in the week ahead. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, the 28th. That day there is a group - or a mob, who knows which - from the LA Gay community coming to meet with the Presidency of the temple and present a petition - I guess for acceptance. We will let you know how that goes. </div><br /><div>We have seen our new digs there, and we are located in a condo across Ohio Street (the street behind the temple), but within walking distance for us. It has two bedrooms and two bathrooms, and plenty of sitting room, so come see us in our new digs! We will begin moving in this coming week. We begin our service on next Saturday, November 1! We are hoping that someone there will know what we are supposed to be doing! I guess we're not supposed to hope that no one wants to come to the temple on that day? We hope that you will remember us in your prayers. We always keep you in ours. We love you - each one - and count you among our greatest blessings. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Mom and Dad</div>The Murphy Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03758807902390916522noreply@blogger.com0