tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58151940058661657812024-03-14T02:27:01.963+11:00Spicks & Specks Of My LifeHayleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119207109464248030noreply@blogger.comBlogger173125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815194005866165781.post-65033723894839280712009-08-22T10:50:00.002+11:002009-08-22T10:55:35.296+11:00Busy Busy Busy!!!Well term 3 is definitely up & going. I can't believe it is already the end of week 4. The term is flying by! The last couple of weeks have been quite busy at work. Last week my tafe teacher came to observe my workplace performance & chat about how my tafe work is going and she gave me a really good report & is quite happy with how things are going. So that was reassuring to get that feedback from her. Then this week at work has been quite crazy, so I am a bit exhausted at the moment! I don't mind the busy days at work though, it makes the days & weeks go pretty fast at least! And I am looking forward to a lovely day of scrapping today with Mum, Jess & Kristy.Hayleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119207109464248030noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815194005866165781.post-72507426990142700862009-07-24T18:23:00.003+11:002009-07-24T18:30:54.793+11:00School Album<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_hnN8I0gj7HSd2myBDaZwprUkbTXDBAJihpJPMxgW_VS4mlH46tehjHuV5LlgJmq96LxS2b4mqeF7zsQGlpIiZKMlxc7TAUzBJ2hkn49FnAAeTl1MxIidiR8pTul6PPC4b1joqLQ4Dd5/s1600-h/School+1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361925255830637074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_hnN8I0gj7HSd2myBDaZwprUkbTXDBAJihpJPMxgW_VS4mlH46tehjHuV5LlgJmq96LxS2b4mqeF7zsQGlpIiZKMlxc7TAUzBJ2hkn49FnAAeTl1MxIidiR8pTul6PPC4b1joqLQ4Dd5/s400/School+1.JPG" /></a> Here is one of the projects I have been working on over the holidays. It is an album of my school years, with various pics of me at school throughout the years.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ch_ipOtuxKToDKGQQXOmb3SOGKpY2t50EJIquWJwbAijBxPyCHfnnMckUX-3j2f_DAuAn5sxEtTcFn_rqv0qV3dgIZplsTZA6IIQR5jnFBiNRFmwOCy6Kd_SUEAnPJuoyuBEBV3KVf2C/s1600-h/School+2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361925250108315234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ch_ipOtuxKToDKGQQXOmb3SOGKpY2t50EJIquWJwbAijBxPyCHfnnMckUX-3j2f_DAuAn5sxEtTcFn_rqv0qV3dgIZplsTZA6IIQR5jnFBiNRFmwOCy6Kd_SUEAnPJuoyuBEBV3KVf2C/s400/School+2.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTFsHT6udBbxKQeYQqvcbHI5zp3AM_xtr5sld8lPhsWBFCtVLpdtsY9C3d5EhSlAClEXY5Jf1QLE1swqMWB4H2C0kLKRdpkeVv_VZ6vka7xNQ9DgF_vxUYe6ukYHVP_vP44SFGv1nljeca/s1600-h/School+3.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361924729584616162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTFsHT6udBbxKQeYQqvcbHI5zp3AM_xtr5sld8lPhsWBFCtVLpdtsY9C3d5EhSlAClEXY5Jf1QLE1swqMWB4H2C0kLKRdpkeVv_VZ6vka7xNQ9DgF_vxUYe6ukYHVP_vP44SFGv1nljeca/s400/School+3.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNMDkUbap68nE5MvJGy4jEbKzypvjbmjtYmSDjYhYWLiX8_tZN_Ita4gFsGhj-7ah736AmtKiTNar6hCckbakefeQW8Djq7bPF8sypajgXrQnhVnVK-HMlyUUvf7e8N2mPqNQm2ORvtd_/s1600-h/School+4.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361924729011744786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNMDkUbap68nE5MvJGy4jEbKzypvjbmjtYmSDjYhYWLiX8_tZN_Ita4gFsGhj-7ah736AmtKiTNar6hCckbakefeQW8Djq7bPF8sypajgXrQnhVnVK-HMlyUUvf7e8N2mPqNQm2ORvtd_/s400/School+4.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8nwKg77gi2hqNuh49P4O8pxhnpQt332UJuhuJJUZpAaCCAYLrARXOo_AQkpFO3Ur2nHmfJJwBUbEhEFq_yRf4Q1wqLQdXno5scQGElQ8T4e_txiuKW1twzyPL4NzCYxEUJplkYx7hBwj/s1600-h/School+5.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361924723846793122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8nwKg77gi2hqNuh49P4O8pxhnpQt332UJuhuJJUZpAaCCAYLrARXOo_AQkpFO3Ur2nHmfJJwBUbEhEFq_yRf4Q1wqLQdXno5scQGElQ8T4e_txiuKW1twzyPL4NzCYxEUJplkYx7hBwj/s400/School+5.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UcFCGaEhC7-MAq1-gosDDXkgDM0Yq3ujwKaMViOvL20s_3SL9jW4-NX96ukNPUP_gu5GiqHBBsMX4n4sREd0CZH0zAp5y6l73PypzhWnexygJ7uF3294XAFteE_wCV-iw_WFhNmh7xGU/s1600-h/School+6.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361924717554557602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UcFCGaEhC7-MAq1-gosDDXkgDM0Yq3ujwKaMViOvL20s_3SL9jW4-NX96ukNPUP_gu5GiqHBBsMX4n4sREd0CZH0zAp5y6l73PypzhWnexygJ7uF3294XAFteE_wCV-iw_WFhNmh7xGU/s400/School+6.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkaMNcHeAtee9fEjcTeuqLQKg3idfvzzcEpb1YcwltXjgA4YqjjaPGbKBiqEeEY5RFSg114E45V8EgUZHeQkfLCYUbBoQos0wCG94I2QcLNvEvTO60hrgBz0_j-SQGCG-wNpn7_slUohqH/s1600-h/School+7.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361924720486706642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkaMNcHeAtee9fEjcTeuqLQKg3idfvzzcEpb1YcwltXjgA4YqjjaPGbKBiqEeEY5RFSg114E45V8EgUZHeQkfLCYUbBoQos0wCG94I2QcLNvEvTO60hrgBz0_j-SQGCG-wNpn7_slUohqH/s400/School+7.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4oQbTy3JpGrPc8cT8EyM2YHyKLNV4A0XWKz1nIWz0BANGzQs7gVpwPy3e-VdEIDC78gxG_5gNmXhNwxhoHklODIff1FSO4unPqhenVtw4sJxsb2JxVG3PJMV6hO3feAgI7iL6XHQhIOpB/s1600-h/School+8.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361924236058373938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4oQbTy3JpGrPc8cT8EyM2YHyKLNV4A0XWKz1nIWz0BANGzQs7gVpwPy3e-VdEIDC78gxG_5gNmXhNwxhoHklODIff1FSO4unPqhenVtw4sJxsb2JxVG3PJMV6hO3feAgI7iL6XHQhIOpB/s400/School+8.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0LNeudAayN8aYRe1-Fs7QUj4Rf4OIv8eL-XNS8mLi6RhyphenhyphenmOwt3V8r7dFf918vx3FPyFvdQcTOTJpP_QOEeRGiZW4WP378n6UNx57xTkJstKzyheFNfBieQSRaybBewlGOzzhNJEYSakS/s1600-h/School+10.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361924224329071378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3WPywVdGffwAWIZaqH9aBt5RWxSfJ9M6SlaXCkHSbwV8WPXejKsc6b9X-Z4PMR57B6Jbk77GJPIoqjUsl2iloRt50dy6Nluo4j3Yyk92Cj9cdm13zyGkAm3z-DysP53qluXQswEIo7Qp/s400/School+12.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Hayleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119207109464248030noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815194005866165781.post-52019048634983909222009-07-24T18:08:00.002+11:002009-07-24T18:15:08.380+11:00End Of Holidays<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcp0oAi5P1aoc83lxMSliLzRl4tNDE664t5TBg-3tz8_J1MnT4YQHngNVCqNp02tVTWUe3WaY7p6dsNneBvDWFTjJGEu67is7STuWgVLPz0rI5WQwWiKqi75Ws4hx_aTrNIw8ji0yFgTt/s1600-h/Tins.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361920229998099346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcp0oAi5P1aoc83lxMSliLzRl4tNDE664t5TBg-3tz8_J1MnT4YQHngNVCqNp02tVTWUe3WaY7p6dsNneBvDWFTjJGEu67is7STuWgVLPz0rI5WQwWiKqi75Ws4hx_aTrNIw8ji0yFgTt/s400/Tins.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Yep its the last day of holidays. After the weekend it will be back to work on Monday. I have had a nice break though. I got to catch up with two of my close friends, one of whom lives in Orange, so it was great to see her. I went to see the Hannah Montana movie with my cousin Tasha & my friend Jess. I had a scrap day with Mum, Esther & Jess and then another scrap day with our friend Andrea & her family and then Jess & I had a scrap day together just the two of us. I also went to Wollongong on Wednesday with Bella & Camille and last night I had a fun night of Singstar with my bible study friends. So it has been a very good two weeks.</div><div>Above are three tins that I have made during the holidays. The first one is a pen tin and then the other two are faith tins to add to my collection of faith tins.</div>Hayleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119207109464248030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815194005866165781.post-88107827281927060942009-07-12T11:41:00.002+11:002009-07-12T11:45:53.694+11:00On Holidays!!!Woohoo I have survived my first term at Lyrebird Preschool & am on holidays for 2 weeks. I can't believe how fast this term has gone. I am still really enjoying working there, but am also axcited about having two weeks of relaxing and catching up with friends. I have lots of plans for this week, so it should be a fun week. Started my holidays by having a girls night with my friends Bel & Sarah which was a great night of chatting, eating, playing games & watching movies, so that was a great start to my holidays.Hayleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119207109464248030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815194005866165781.post-59012109934612392442009-05-31T15:20:00.002+11:002009-05-31T15:28:50.595+11:00Saturday Scrap Day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBI41gUrV38Y2h2Ok25slmeVO2NmZZbYFatlpOjdsmoDcSP3ayqVBHPPAdkrg889qmNf6qiwJ7Bu_YLPfgoNsaGk1hQbFR5x-DDW5A3E75DO2ENG4guaWmrO8MxAPchncIkoxJEuz1Mcg8/s1600-h/Canvas+1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341838867721391794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBI41gUrV38Y2h2Ok25slmeVO2NmZZbYFatlpOjdsmoDcSP3ayqVBHPPAdkrg889qmNf6qiwJ7Bu_YLPfgoNsaGk1hQbFR5x-DDW5A3E75DO2ENG4guaWmrO8MxAPchncIkoxJEuz1Mcg8/s400/Canvas+1.JPG" border="0" /></a> Had a lovely day yesterday scrapping with Mum & Esther. We all decided to try our hands at doing some vintage looking canvases. This is the first one I completed. The photo is of mr grandfather when he was a boy with his family.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZinDwmkb6ziK-T5kwrmAF9YODJ1_xtQFBfgZGf13U3quvsZImHi9X1x_Aj4BhyjRofZXZgaQiEoEsMnT7N4ToS4l088ulp5WAnWfgo8-U_H9DhDmEB6m1UDhQ2GDlBSpqyhRNYTh7ZjYL/s1600-h/Canvas+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341838863732078866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZinDwmkb6ziK-T5kwrmAF9YODJ1_xtQFBfgZGf13U3quvsZImHi9X1x_Aj4BhyjRofZXZgaQiEoEsMnT7N4ToS4l088ulp5WAnWfgo8-U_H9DhDmEB6m1UDhQ2GDlBSpqyhRNYTh7ZjYL/s400/Canvas+2.JPG" border="0" /></a> I then decided to try a bigger canvas, using photos of my grandparents on their wedding day.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrMa3uQJvj_6ItlCoW0E7_cL2NCvv0SezfUs91WzoJu4sFkAl1zJqH7lJ9iO30EBGrPkyBLDgAcjrC7ajuzFo9Tvp9ZwcUV1yOo88sTN3EKr8UsqmYx4KbX_lgflyoTgWY4T5KKl1T6sX/s1600-h/Canvas+3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341838858608075058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrMa3uQJvj_6ItlCoW0E7_cL2NCvv0SezfUs91WzoJu4sFkAl1zJqH7lJ9iO30EBGrPkyBLDgAcjrC7ajuzFo9Tvp9ZwcUV1yOo88sTN3EKr8UsqmYx4KbX_lgflyoTgWY4T5KKl1T6sX/s400/Canvas+3.JPG" border="0" /></a> I then decided to have a break from vintage canvases & made this one of my friend Bel & I.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nNO3mtaZPEW2AyUygA0e7iLnzkhyksC2p_hodYyktuhPmx09yNime5kT8orSeoHdRjFhR2cg5nbWOV46LrkAaXTI_j27Whv8moUVTYGQTJY55Bd1Jja27KCPDX8cvUFXgZa-Qv96m9Yo/s1600-h/Tin+1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341838858389791202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nNO3mtaZPEW2AyUygA0e7iLnzkhyksC2p_hodYyktuhPmx09yNime5kT8orSeoHdRjFhR2cg5nbWOV46LrkAaXTI_j27Whv8moUVTYGQTJY55Bd1Jja27KCPDX8cvUFXgZa-Qv96m9Yo/s400/Tin+1.JPG" border="0" /></a> I then did a couple of tins. I had a stack of paper flowers sitting around & decided I needed to put them away somewhere, so I made this tin to put them in.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirS0KKMK44MI758PlrWcnHMPf1jjwHh2UIwj68ovVmplmdXMKQafCU8TCHBDjHy6toEttt5_c5gM0dvv8zmbklKVcxWimLHIIzHtmuTYejOf5eRt5maIyaoNCVhshLt0x2PZ8Pz7lfb0Hj/s1600-h/Tin+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341838848358467954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirS0KKMK44MI758PlrWcnHMPf1jjwHh2UIwj68ovVmplmdXMKQafCU8TCHBDjHy6toEttt5_c5gM0dvv8zmbklKVcxWimLHIIzHtmuTYejOf5eRt5maIyaoNCVhshLt0x2PZ8Pz7lfb0Hj/s400/Tin+2.JPG" border="0" /></a> I then finished by making this Faith tin.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Hayleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119207109464248030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815194005866165781.post-90532137559101282772009-05-24T15:45:00.004+11:002009-05-24T15:58:42.292+11:00Layouts from the Scrapping With Soul Retreat<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_HZnH8HPE5qwFi_3sSZ3FECzXARiZS9QFOrLqBWA_7zwc8oTqlrhx2zd0OF08hMLeQFwPkWQu3SZ4q1_ocPCaQHb02FZ265Jrg53zZuKFnqcVnL9Rw0fVVmBwGott60qR3ag79gYNNqw/s1600-h/Our+Kenyan+Stories.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339248758070408834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_HZnH8HPE5qwFi_3sSZ3FECzXARiZS9QFOrLqBWA_7zwc8oTqlrhx2zd0OF08hMLeQFwPkWQu3SZ4q1_ocPCaQHb02FZ265Jrg53zZuKFnqcVnL9Rw0fVVmBwGott60qR3ag79gYNNqw/s400/Our+Kenyan+Stories.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here are the layouts I got done at last week's Scrapping With Soul retreat. The theme of the weekend was "Our Stories" & they had a competition for the best Our Stories layout & I entered the above layout about our Kenya trip & came second.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9mcF-ze-dEIeBraREbZHxWAXiUEd_Rd1kPG6OXAIuYCmKCPXlRNv-LLbjK4XZhLg5sliBnsL3nNNEtMB4-o2Z2nKk2oPyoFP0cMP5wQ0cNCHq19i2Okq7MEzdR0wyUG7dinyGa9E3zBFk/s1600-h/On+Safari+In+Kenya.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339248753208052626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9mcF-ze-dEIeBraREbZHxWAXiUEd_Rd1kPG6OXAIuYCmKCPXlRNv-LLbjK4XZhLg5sliBnsL3nNNEtMB4-o2Z2nKk2oPyoFP0cMP5wQ0cNCHq19i2Okq7MEzdR0wyUG7dinyGa9E3zBFk/s400/On+Safari+In+Kenya.JPG" border="0" /></a> I entered this layout from our Kenyan Safari in the free choice & was stoked to come first place.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY84eOhkC9Cjx3AMUSRZTT2kHmum7nimXetIcDbLSLJ7S_Y0E2Mgnmb7e7M9_EhDTQH0CKwE8x-RWP6RhPfGfyEjvUb_rlodANuKeYkPhitg3r4YGfNtV4xEgGv-Wd6_wJWxa9bSnEh0B3/s1600-h/Beautiful+Bride.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339248752177034562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY84eOhkC9Cjx3AMUSRZTT2kHmum7nimXetIcDbLSLJ7S_Y0E2Mgnmb7e7M9_EhDTQH0CKwE8x-RWP6RhPfGfyEjvUb_rlodANuKeYkPhitg3r4YGfNtV4xEgGv-Wd6_wJWxa9bSnEh0B3/s400/Beautiful+Bride.JPG" border="0" /></a> My friend Victoria from the Kenya team on her wedding day which was two weeks after we got back from Kenya.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDiRIJK2P2JnjV9rGAACaEluVFsfYeB1czrCi-CRmcMZheI2qsYhDX1dOn5brNMbQkJTEdeyn-PWCMUnbhXXPkkz_aR2IAcU9ZILrihH596Yz3Sg_otmTms9bKtL-boxam2mEbR26ZC9ZC/s1600-h/Family.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339248749386260258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDiRIJK2P2JnjV9rGAACaEluVFsfYeB1czrCi-CRmcMZheI2qsYhDX1dOn5brNMbQkJTEdeyn-PWCMUnbhXXPkkz_aR2IAcU9ZILrihH596Yz3Sg_otmTms9bKtL-boxam2mEbR26ZC9ZC/s400/Family.JPG" border="0" /></a> My family on Christmas day 2008<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmxwPM2YGPhWSkYfQqj6wOD6tPVrtLG1YktoyiqaaqpWPBeEwGPuXluLe3VeQZ_6i0emVKAggF9CJqAIUGkvuruaql5rV_vejK0qXV6mG_MmBSv4N9uW8hX6n00vz1Hu952DqifQauSfc/s1600-h/Best+Friends.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339248449240949426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmxwPM2YGPhWSkYfQqj6wOD6tPVrtLG1YktoyiqaaqpWPBeEwGPuXluLe3VeQZ_6i0emVKAggF9CJqAIUGkvuruaql5rV_vejK0qXV6mG_MmBSv4N9uW8hX6n00vz1Hu952DqifQauSfc/s400/Best+Friends.JPG" border="0" /></a> My best buds Melinda & Amy<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx2FIfYmWvmlwjyqeIl-uFreankvnnOnusZjmhLdxjBJAKwvrvhk9DlaFwFNoiAZ5j2WEmrQ6q8CNnlXS8TJggCzFD5n3b7lfADU7CLo4b4AXEn-hnjNz-SGq-mHQA6fpPEAOQqfke0oQy/s1600-h/Scrap+Camp.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339248445612903170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx2FIfYmWvmlwjyqeIl-uFreankvnnOnusZjmhLdxjBJAKwvrvhk9DlaFwFNoiAZ5j2WEmrQ6q8CNnlXS8TJggCzFD5n3b7lfADU7CLo4b4AXEn-hnjNz-SGq-mHQA6fpPEAOQqfke0oQy/s400/Scrap+Camp.JPG" border="0" /></a> Scrapping With Soul Retreat 2008<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21dviDMc-jv2dznsmnT6XxBS_kQLRHpoMGMEeW8g4MxdG7x2Dg3GtoTWN_lHeQbYC4TWXov4bRjUuyXGuXuv_Al8xadxsvAxSEvhQwc7XXIO2QrZd61Rar1WGP0HMrr4xaVMtVpXM_eLQ/s1600-h/Cathy,+Cass,+Tracey+%26+I.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339248442558996050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21dviDMc-jv2dznsmnT6XxBS_kQLRHpoMGMEeW8g4MxdG7x2Dg3GtoTWN_lHeQbYC4TWXov4bRjUuyXGuXuv_Al8xadxsvAxSEvhQwc7XXIO2QrZd61Rar1WGP0HMrr4xaVMtVpXM_eLQ/s400/Cathy,+Cass,+Tracey+%26+I.JPG" border="0" /></a> Cathy, Cass, Tracey & I at last years Scrapping With Soul retreat<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3yHy3po2U6d_u-NKz-L_SngT5GyGCFcW707ZtjlkUe2BVyLbvQ8Mf-9CrXD0r2MS-0gMb-VfuqEICvqBo0rBChXqKzZca0n6fgMWV9V1BdYyhHPspiml2sRNR5zNN9gPVHQQAjZc-7dAH/s1600-h/Twins.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339248438986368882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3yHy3po2U6d_u-NKz-L_SngT5GyGCFcW707ZtjlkUe2BVyLbvQ8Mf-9CrXD0r2MS-0gMb-VfuqEICvqBo0rBChXqKzZca0n6fgMWV9V1BdYyhHPspiml2sRNR5zNN9gPVHQQAjZc-7dAH/s400/Twins.JPG" border="0" /></a> Jackson & Isabella<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQPDAkR2v3Ltn2w8oyr_9jC9Yl1FZwFYA7IiCFgfStgaiqIqTthGmhdsY91iXGdbsYbnn7ACWoQwFGSbpNaGpCyRwyobZX83BfMPPTwAoghtNScOIFJ1dYFheuKFSBt2pcIvWw0ntnBkv/s1600-h/Celebrate+Pirate+Style.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339248438367059330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQPDAkR2v3Ltn2w8oyr_9jC9Yl1FZwFYA7IiCFgfStgaiqIqTthGmhdsY91iXGdbsYbnn7ACWoQwFGSbpNaGpCyRwyobZX83BfMPPTwAoghtNScOIFJ1dYFheuKFSBt2pcIvWw0ntnBkv/s400/Celebrate+Pirate+Style.JPG" border="0" /></a> Sarah's 21st Pirate Party<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDYunpvORHMSy-aHYntFWnf9zf83_SWLYfCzNMQ6o4SrqMHPb2JBojXWJGYmaEblgxIciMFILySIa0OvN45AhD67_m1CqRCIBv3ZOXT2KZe9bqZNZbdl7UISRe2uG1kTbS4DyUtO5yEoZ/s1600-h/Riding+The+Waves.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339247782613378690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDYunpvORHMSy-aHYntFWnf9zf83_SWLYfCzNMQ6o4SrqMHPb2JBojXWJGYmaEblgxIciMFILySIa0OvN45AhD67_m1CqRCIBv3ZOXT2KZe9bqZNZbdl7UISRe2uG1kTbS4DyUtO5yEoZ/s400/Riding+The+Waves.JPG" border="0" /></a> Melinda & Kaitlyn at the beach last year<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAjScFX7sNwz6Z0VIzGCZqr0cAyPcGLNc6BvcFuewINxB5s4X4n0d60LflTA2RSNG4Hmjcnp8t_XJI0wSNraZOujsHRQLQf6IyYz2j2nkG3NdEcMdr9_69zxAEp-I8tQF_GCFmt5FscGgV/s1600-h/Day+In+Berry.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339247774681693970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAjScFX7sNwz6Z0VIzGCZqr0cAyPcGLNc6BvcFuewINxB5s4X4n0d60LflTA2RSNG4Hmjcnp8t_XJI0wSNraZOujsHRQLQf6IyYz2j2nkG3NdEcMdr9_69zxAEp-I8tQF_GCFmt5FscGgV/s400/Day+In+Berry.JPG" border="0" /></a> Mum, Davina, Erin & I in Berry<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zax4bhe-HKj1dh8jnvwkhf4zmsgNIM9ZMBlrRerWCaWQIHGnPrLYhyphenhyphen_TOI6xi_nNQAo9nySHeCk9wlsXBotr7ykkB2cr5KPkC2a_WFQ-PKVPG9AT-OZSmRr8e8qQWNi2w8M4HEVSU48G/s1600-h/Scrao+Of+Faith.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339247771093189618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zax4bhe-HKj1dh8jnvwkhf4zmsgNIM9ZMBlrRerWCaWQIHGnPrLYhyphenhyphen_TOI6xi_nNQAo9nySHeCk9wlsXBotr7ykkB2cr5KPkC2a_WFQ-PKVPG9AT-OZSmRr8e8qQWNi2w8M4HEVSU48G/s400/Scrao+Of+Faith.JPG" border="0" /></a> Scrap Of Faith Retreat</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4933q08lKdvH01EAWK4Q3GRyMAe0FLa_j-NrvDb8PvcmKCWmcfdDIuqA9jxKMvaDVAw1KKLhHpmGXHKPy-BEZD2y0dc2W-zS5fId3Q7b3_J_-2O_PL2dh7xJNVj8LmqWyVIOMTrZqxEC/s1600-h/Mike,+Michele+%26+Jenny.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339247770673786594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4933q08lKdvH01EAWK4Q3GRyMAe0FLa_j-NrvDb8PvcmKCWmcfdDIuqA9jxKMvaDVAw1KKLhHpmGXHKPy-BEZD2y0dc2W-zS5fId3Q7b3_J_-2O_PL2dh7xJNVj8LmqWyVIOMTrZqxEC/s400/Mike,+Michele+%26+Jenny.JPG" border="0" /></a> Mike, Michele & Jenny<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPFWDIb5-p8o0wwk-vtFg59bK2IWetpIsq9excHV-msTU3mF6D2WGPN1bigAItnZ1OGsGvqSFy0vy6EC_tLTmaiNcLl-YIMIfVMuw2Yj-JE29EmEWCOhUUJM9g3kYKRB2CNDjktWZ_nuFt/s1600-h/Girls+Night+Out.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339247770243873010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPFWDIb5-p8o0wwk-vtFg59bK2IWetpIsq9excHV-msTU3mF6D2WGPN1bigAItnZ1OGsGvqSFy0vy6EC_tLTmaiNcLl-YIMIfVMuw2Yj-JE29EmEWCOhUUJM9g3kYKRB2CNDjktWZ_nuFt/s400/Girls+Night+Out.JPG" border="0" /></a> Girls Night in Wollongong with my bible study girls<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Hayleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119207109464248030noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815194005866165781.post-11059135359564676202009-05-24T14:24:00.003+11:002009-05-24T15:59:51.883+11:00It Has Been A While I Know!Yes it has been a long time since I've been on here I'm sorry :(<br />I have been slack, but will try & keep updating more regularly.<br /><br />Since I last blogged I have started a new job. I finally took the plunge into childcare. I have always wanted to get into childcare, so have finally taken the first step. Two weeks ago I started my traineeship at Lyrebird Preschool, which is the preschool that I went to back in 1991! I am really enjoying it so far. I am starting to settle into the routine of each day & what I need to be doing. And it is a lot of fun, I love being around the kids all day & even the jobs such as cleaning & washing up don't worry me! I started my tafe work this week. It has been hard to get myself into the work, cause it's been so long since I studied! But the work isn't too bad, so I should be right once I get into it.<br /><br />We had the Scrapping With Soul retreat last weekend which was a lot of fun. Got to spend a lot of time with my friend Jess which I really enjoyed. Then yesterday I spent the morning scrapping with my friend Erin & am looking forward to scrapping with Mum, Jess & Esther next weekend.<br /><br />So life is busy, but I'm enjoying it :)Hayleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119207109464248030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815194005866165781.post-41263831005917778652009-03-08T20:40:00.003+11:002009-03-08T20:51:37.354+11:00Kenya Layouts<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5M5G17bK_rtFzdWCf89X6_3OrSwqWmesvV8PwhCPQmqGvbL0Uv1UfcVX6qYWbqUMtgHvra4tjHG9Vx5dQ8j0xCYdcTcygiRAhtXrmoyFRNyYHIJxPDYaKOXb2QofPj5yE3YzfNYjOcgOZ/s1600-h/Our+Playground.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310750923025457506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5M5G17bK_rtFzdWCf89X6_3OrSwqWmesvV8PwhCPQmqGvbL0Uv1UfcVX6qYWbqUMtgHvra4tjHG9Vx5dQ8j0xCYdcTcygiRAhtXrmoyFRNyYHIJxPDYaKOXb2QofPj5yE3YzfNYjOcgOZ/s400/Our+Playground.JPG" border="0" /></a> I know I have been a very slack blogger lately. Things have just been so busy. It's even taken me awhile to get back into my scrapbooking groove, but here are some of my layouts of my Kenya trip. This first layout is of our beautiful playground.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi71RjhZhCt1Bo_1v4rP8mbaEq6RKYmXdVrrE7l5A-UozfK66Jr-2Wn7ScsLPTeV-QH3F1ETTmdpuQfBHDUtcd-sxRPy2RoDmXp1SJCXcUmSt6MgjF4mGlhGi6ALuiqbwWQgSeFTHRS00aX/s1600-h/Lifespring+Church.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310750553549498354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi71RjhZhCt1Bo_1v4rP8mbaEq6RKYmXdVrrE7l5A-UozfK66Jr-2Wn7ScsLPTeV-QH3F1ETTmdpuQfBHDUtcd-sxRPy2RoDmXp1SJCXcUmSt6MgjF4mGlhGi6ALuiqbwWQgSeFTHRS00aX/s400/Lifespring+Church.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is Lifespring church, which was so much like home to us while we were in Kenya.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRk8iO7ICak1Swm5I1ShImBpbXqtBRzJWpnq3mmSZTKUPEN9ozAkfXRsi6K9E_z2TClDYFB2xAoVFke8T91DkzN6UjwBdFF_iY6UMm91hPFyyXis5ih8d6NkRf4706viAMiF-ePt_kXrV/s1600-h/A+Touch+Of+Australia.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310750547118239634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRk8iO7ICak1Swm5I1ShImBpbXqtBRzJWpnq3mmSZTKUPEN9ozAkfXRsi6K9E_z2TClDYFB2xAoVFke8T91DkzN6UjwBdFF_iY6UMm91hPFyyXis5ih8d6NkRf4706viAMiF-ePt_kXrV/s400/A+Touch+Of+Australia.JPG" border="0" /></a> The Kenyan guys who helped us build the playground show a bit of good ol Aussie spirit.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZbNjEwbImkcCG0QrXSI9QCSJVJg5mhOpZUkxNUejmY_tLpWgjjgciNABsX1EIb7iFT8m8Of5fz2DuM44HupOGgQROoHn5h_GwrYd99I96Fmttt8nJpvJUya9_mU_uT6ztJuRlzFBOB1r1/s1600-h/swing.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310750546327774834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZbNjEwbImkcCG0QrXSI9QCSJVJg5mhOpZUkxNUejmY_tLpWgjjgciNABsX1EIb7iFT8m8Of5fz2DuM44HupOGgQROoHn5h_GwrYd99I96Fmttt8nJpvJUya9_mU_uT6ztJuRlzFBOB1r1/s400/swing.JPG" border="0" /></a> Tony & Victoria check out our new swings.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlYraTflxGl41CKp3m_zWLToqIH5v6G0rlqFZb3VpOfZRsBE-l4L1dtsT7itms79sK323QrdLtTB_B6GqBVf6S-X8Td23DZoLLjEqo2Y1YepzuBDr4LKUiV8EfWcK_JxIbPUZpNnZj6pq/s1600-h/Sweet.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310750543920354994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlYraTflxGl41CKp3m_zWLToqIH5v6G0rlqFZb3VpOfZRsBE-l4L1dtsT7itms79sK323QrdLtTB_B6GqBVf6S-X8Td23DZoLLjEqo2Y1YepzuBDr4LKUiV8EfWcK_JxIbPUZpNnZj6pq/s400/Sweet.JPG" border="0" /></a> One of my fav photos, of me with a gorgeous girl I met at one of the schools we visited.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJtOq7pMZIpvv2NBeOvNrtWxxDURPdgSCke0X8GGr_KIzqsuMHu9xz_95xbFpTb7bXStRvojoQbwA-EF4LGJTiItL_8JdwwEfFW5SEC7qFbd5xqGsVzOOL8Y9ijfK4eHDgday66-KQ472/s1600-h/Simple+Beauty.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310750540876177074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJtOq7pMZIpvv2NBeOvNrtWxxDURPdgSCke0X8GGr_KIzqsuMHu9xz_95xbFpTb7bXStRvojoQbwA-EF4LGJTiItL_8JdwwEfFW5SEC7qFbd5xqGsVzOOL8Y9ijfK4eHDgday66-KQ472/s400/Simple+Beauty.JPG" border="0" /></a> A bit of an odd photo, but I just thought these banana plantations looked so lovely.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI05yoHQkioOTKVRBoeX2wVPXcHM1wwk1unMvuE81boqV0iNcMNszCGvRKULEuwb-ZPzH_XxvwCZt6iQp2VsWd8n6BuzmxjrE7dI0Gi8I9GExsZOvrm1Oo130K-WgpS0Bi2ohaCvcUB43C/s1600-h/New+Friends.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310750031378472434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI05yoHQkioOTKVRBoeX2wVPXcHM1wwk1unMvuE81boqV0iNcMNszCGvRKULEuwb-ZPzH_XxvwCZt6iQp2VsWd8n6BuzmxjrE7dI0Gi8I9GExsZOvrm1Oo130K-WgpS0Bi2ohaCvcUB43C/s400/New+Friends.JPG" border="0" /></a> My roomie Victoria, who became such a good friend to me over the three weeks we spent together.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwHbXNVHN0jJsa3k4GivEAnJxDonIOGuR1zxM16DVJoXp_FRC200RASnXi_OaYYMtW_UwBl7im27clZV9C9dA7Y6V-B9cLfKzWNvPax_6ePWgLZ9bAzt67cNzmmVrAKtjqAZq6eHA5WSEf/s1600-h/This+Is+Africa.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310750028062034146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwHbXNVHN0jJsa3k4GivEAnJxDonIOGuR1zxM16DVJoXp_FRC200RASnXi_OaYYMtW_UwBl7im27clZV9C9dA7Y6V-B9cLfKzWNvPax_6ePWgLZ9bAzt67cNzmmVrAKtjqAZq6eHA5WSEf/s400/This+Is+Africa.JPG" border="0" /></a> One of my fav landscape photos from our Safari<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV0P0kAgwfXBJcoavgWtcGNZ-A9Xl6mtLycTgkLiN108vmzEhm5vG7MkTHWcHawrKyB6v9RnmvL0mWlh5o2wVOQyz2lUDDEFHhnqV74zfeZe33jxkn6L6JQNGBpil4fvKbQewKqCJ-v6Zb/s1600-h/Giraffe.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310750026228398226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV0P0kAgwfXBJcoavgWtcGNZ-A9Xl6mtLycTgkLiN108vmzEhm5vG7MkTHWcHawrKyB6v9RnmvL0mWlh5o2wVOQyz2lUDDEFHhnqV74zfeZe33jxkn6L6JQNGBpil4fvKbQewKqCJ-v6Zb/s400/Giraffe.JPG" border="0" /></a> Giraffe on Safari<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif5645vwQiadnXB4csZ8TcgCEZyj0-enoNS9U4vLQHX7Hvi6VfRP2BCN9Gv1WbUA6bQFkat-smvu-L9D0Cki3x0BIZijY4ONtqMyUNR8lFrlR8opjg8WacUNW3LUXMpimKpap5z3UkucEB/s1600-h/Baby+Elephant+Walk.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310750024886865554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif5645vwQiadnXB4csZ8TcgCEZyj0-enoNS9U4vLQHX7Hvi6VfRP2BCN9Gv1WbUA6bQFkat-smvu-L9D0Cki3x0BIZijY4ONtqMyUNR8lFrlR8opjg8WacUNW3LUXMpimKpap5z3UkucEB/s400/Baby+Elephant+Walk.JPG" border="0" /></a> Baby elephants at the elephant orphanage<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjui_-or2lTNDe2OYiVxCwUMf9UfZg9RK4eQhF_wu4mPziK4SSUxpkymfcnyP7p42sp7gBvW1NzPCYnymGTFzrv0sIQ8JO0QdFFmfV9aowcD0P9IU_jkNZJ7kr5bc5Fjvmbhv-YS1nF0Ywt/s1600-h/African+Sunset.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310750019233343634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjui_-or2lTNDe2OYiVxCwUMf9UfZg9RK4eQhF_wu4mPziK4SSUxpkymfcnyP7p42sp7gBvW1NzPCYnymGTFzrv0sIQ8JO0QdFFmfV9aowcD0P9IU_jkNZJ7kr5bc5Fjvmbhv-YS1nF0Ywt/s400/African+Sunset.JPG" border="0" /></a> African sunset<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Hayleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119207109464248030noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815194005866165781.post-2837841212892824352009-02-13T18:21:00.002+11:002009-02-13T18:25:29.301+11:00It's A Girl<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq994zaprNOWsqR0UAF-nu8kO_L9Lzirq_PN-9lszT3iu5qA07cw41LRTt-42gWlUN7EHgmzj4hhWGxUXk-ftJ4z9klV8XCWEgNavFCCqQPJ4MUSATg29cdVUmFS4d7S8205_6VDlr2vLC/s1600-h/02.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302179037256478610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq994zaprNOWsqR0UAF-nu8kO_L9Lzirq_PN-9lszT3iu5qA07cw41LRTt-42gWlUN7EHgmzj4hhWGxUXk-ftJ4z9klV8XCWEgNavFCCqQPJ4MUSATg29cdVUmFS4d7S8205_6VDlr2vLC/s400/02.JPG" border="0" /></a> Jess, my good frind & scrapping bud, had a baby girl Paige Marie last friday 6/2/09. She is just the cutest little thing. We went to see them on Sunday & got a few cuddles in :)<br />They went home on Wednesday & are apparently going well & settling in at home.<br />Congratulations Jess, Gary & Jordan on your beautiful new bundle! Can't wait to see Jess scrapping lots of pics of Paige!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgXrSxeqL8XxYB-fwcy8lLQn5OOAcR93Acx1-y4AkvnXvQHK9Zs2n26xAYIUudAYCTBzP4jKSe6Z3gSRqlc6fptXxTszCBPqN6xm49ZI1JLl5GzJ39ecSQPRF2fTbH1BPeOL-3xBvWWTA/s1600-h/01.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Hayleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119207109464248030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815194005866165781.post-47572739270125448892009-02-02T19:28:00.002+11:002009-02-02T19:39:53.289+11:00What I've Missed Most This WeekI have been home for just over a week now. I am so glad to be home with my family & friends, but I am also missing being in Kenya. Here are some of the things I've missed the most:<br /><br />~The Gang! I really loved hanging out with the rest of the Aussie team & getting to know them all better. They are all really awesome, lovely people.<br /><br />~ The beautiful weather. Australia is so hot at the moment! We had really nice weather in Kenya.<br /><br />~ The yummy pineapples. Kenyan pineapples are so lovely & so sweet. They are so much nicer than Australian pineapples!<br /><br />~ Makena's beautiful singing! We had an adorable two year old on our team who spent more time singing than I did. Can you believe that?!<br /><br />~ Hearing reggae music wherever you go. I am a huge Bob Marley fan & loved hearing his music around a lot of the places we went.<br /><br />~ The great devotions we had each day. They were really encouraging & even though I do my own devotion each morning, it's just not the same as having group devotions each day, where you can all encourage & support each other.<br /><br />~ Hearing people say "Habari" (hello how are you), "Karibu" (welcome) & "Asante" (thankyou). I had gotten so used to hearing them everywhere!<br /><br />~ Riding in a bus everywhere & not having to wear a seat belt!<br /><br />~ Mandazis. They are like doughnuts, but not as sweet, but I think they are nicer than doughnuts.<br /><br />~ Running by Kenyan time! Kenyans are so relaxed, so nothing ever ran to schedule!Hayleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119207109464248030noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815194005866165781.post-17645084853510161132009-02-02T19:20:00.002+11:002009-02-02T19:27:12.848+11:00New Friends<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5IPVeMeY4nkQVMWVzFhk6z6vBb4MRA4WMur0wIiTygs5bJePKj7M7ULdRZmDNiYFmjHwVVin1TwXhhhYLg6MFmpbuH_w0XZStrLZyTjpLWk7jICtf2uYuKZCSSzokCmeUB_b0ki475Je/s1600-h/35.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298112531991751858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5IPVeMeY4nkQVMWVzFhk6z6vBb4MRA4WMur0wIiTygs5bJePKj7M7ULdRZmDNiYFmjHwVVin1TwXhhhYLg6MFmpbuH_w0XZStrLZyTjpLWk7jICtf2uYuKZCSSzokCmeUB_b0ki475Je/s400/35.JPG" border="0" /></a> While we were in Kenya we spent a couple of days with Pastor William, who works in a slum area. He showed us around the schools he works at & we got to visit some homes.<br />Here are some pictures of the kids from the primary school. They are all so cute & loved having their photo taken!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jP_SEWMup7q9fM8u86qWGDtsEQKHWWqZVL_RB8bQ0ov9LqPrfMuqRJ9ZqrREiPgKTxkpnxzLQr1IOGBrYqnCQUcRz8JjtbWrDkkq0W2IC9gNAlhbqQjiKbtY4uIljH0dIHmC3k9-Rbn3/s1600-h/34.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298112530734818434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jP_SEWMup7q9fM8u86qWGDtsEQKHWWqZVL_RB8bQ0ov9LqPrfMuqRJ9ZqrREiPgKTxkpnxzLQr1IOGBrYqnCQUcRz8JjtbWrDkkq0W2IC9gNAlhbqQjiKbtY4uIljH0dIHmC3k9-Rbn3/s400/34.JPG" border="0" /></a> This little boy was just adorable. He shook all our hands as we walked past him! Here he is greeting Rob.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMk5vvp0pAzFsODafgiDSxmqGoadmDpTgIaMpzlMCSZ1QU0DofidVwtx1PBVnmVOUZDKhqebCaoRJV3vlPDgl8ooEL0dxnqmDVOTAs_QGgP9SXJ3gjeDhKCCJmnG23ZHPgv_u-07nsS__/s1600-h/38.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298112527377078226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMk5vvp0pAzFsODafgiDSxmqGoadmDpTgIaMpzlMCSZ1QU0DofidVwtx1PBVnmVOUZDKhqebCaoRJV3vlPDgl8ooEL0dxnqmDVOTAs_QGgP9SXJ3gjeDhKCCJmnG23ZHPgv_u-07nsS__/s400/38.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLG4YIxVzxQ3peGrPBDffjEV4gVDp9jQWI5Ah-C1WneWmVe7nTgoFHUAfn99FDknotWxDcsxwh0q1X_fjHPaGE9T_KK5rIJ2P9nFtu3htN9RhXwjBsl-ZtTGztYvFCDkXxL8T_Jz32XL_/s1600-h/37.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298112524453576130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLG4YIxVzxQ3peGrPBDffjEV4gVDp9jQWI5Ah-C1WneWmVe7nTgoFHUAfn99FDknotWxDcsxwh0q1X_fjHPaGE9T_KK5rIJ2P9nFtu3htN9RhXwjBsl-ZtTGztYvFCDkXxL8T_Jz32XL_/s400/37.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-5hFMKPfn5B0LSFRe4Ojd15nE6rRNzaKpWuv-Yo-dPme0EHyG-I1tVHAHNixGmQFNzS3vcjwrKD4m7rGDLyzEHf2mi05kxGijxCYWANJqNB8iIAi9OnU3j5Jhoxy1sNxN7oCHGi6TQ53r/s1600-h/40.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298112520233785986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-5hFMKPfn5B0LSFRe4Ojd15nE6rRNzaKpWuv-Yo-dPme0EHyG-I1tVHAHNixGmQFNzS3vcjwrKD4m7rGDLyzEHf2mi05kxGijxCYWANJqNB8iIAi9OnU3j5Jhoxy1sNxN7oCHGi6TQ53r/s400/40.JPG" border="0" /></a> They are just all so adorable! We loved hanging out with them for a little while & were quite sad to leave them!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Hayleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119207109464248030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815194005866165781.post-38095659126252749432009-02-02T19:15:00.001+11:002009-02-02T19:19:55.306+11:00Giraffe Park<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1BKh7MAvXgECdUuKAGOy4FhMimlYkRZvPAcLux-ufUKWK3mOWYYQJTHJ5tbfVCRzkf8NNMo2-yTq_KcmHSYilKEth83MxMwj9rTfxaQIObT-ACm0FDUszHdB_PeqZUFuObUKPHMsxAWoM/s1600-h/48.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298111511935785618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1BKh7MAvXgECdUuKAGOy4FhMimlYkRZvPAcLux-ufUKWK3mOWYYQJTHJ5tbfVCRzkf8NNMo2-yTq_KcmHSYilKEth83MxMwj9rTfxaQIObT-ACm0FDUszHdB_PeqZUFuObUKPHMsxAWoM/s400/48.JPG" border="0" /></a> One of my favourite things from Kenya was going to the giraffe park & getting to feed the giraffes. That was pretty cool!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydM4zJNCXC9H3e8OTuqw7Adxh-gHPgyV8os3QfhdNS-k6muku5r7sLU9LWFaxqbbIEREV8eiUoUR-VccAZjHHL7vUT27sA33eFZNbnmw-yJk3xBXsjbK6NaaP3Y8oI6QjO9O-fv0m0jvf/s1600-h/49.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298111507373629698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydM4zJNCXC9H3e8OTuqw7Adxh-gHPgyV8os3QfhdNS-k6muku5r7sLU9LWFaxqbbIEREV8eiUoUR-VccAZjHHL7vUT27sA33eFZNbnmw-yJk3xBXsjbK6NaaP3Y8oI6QjO9O-fv0m0jvf/s400/49.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BmD_K9g_aO71QNJkI1Iie48Zh7dVtoHU4AgVjOFAoxwvFUlq0zwWl0yraGbWhhru6FOZw3UFhNzCbeKjJ0rsq3NPZwL6KoQAldlTC8j2VlAZqwNwFQ1t4kAtQ7M8P7EDR_MtmM5FOdNQ/s1600-h/50.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298111508521302930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BmD_K9g_aO71QNJkI1Iie48Zh7dVtoHU4AgVjOFAoxwvFUlq0zwWl0yraGbWhhru6FOZw3UFhNzCbeKjJ0rsq3NPZwL6KoQAldlTC8j2VlAZqwNwFQ1t4kAtQ7M8P7EDR_MtmM5FOdNQ/s400/50.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid6RJwmQZZ9o_mKlhdJqqxXI6hW2JRYhJi0ps9z1spCbI4S6XHqnoy7jT_YQsN6BotJ8gnvFG7iYBMNTuJ7ikzagje_mQAy8kN35PiAqmsfKnIUVhclEiQwjkZ3JxbkrjjPUqUPIzA6XYF/s1600-h/51.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298111505803017730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid6RJwmQZZ9o_mKlhdJqqxXI6hW2JRYhJi0ps9z1spCbI4S6XHqnoy7jT_YQsN6BotJ8gnvFG7iYBMNTuJ7ikzagje_mQAy8kN35PiAqmsfKnIUVhclEiQwjkZ3JxbkrjjPUqUPIzA6XYF/s400/51.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_euuJ5TxhpB46gHKYHB5xwlgyLa4ujwk2IDu4NIR5IqESu4ZpBGzg-qKpw6l2YfFasOsMd-Nu6V3_uZ3A9rDx8nRwrVllMqyuSNxkDyk3oLGElIGu5stMZYdOOOXpV6NvEM8w6haDK8A/s1600-h/47.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298111507968743042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_euuJ5TxhpB46gHKYHB5xwlgyLa4ujwk2IDu4NIR5IqESu4ZpBGzg-qKpw6l2YfFasOsMd-Nu6V3_uZ3A9rDx8nRwrVllMqyuSNxkDyk3oLGElIGu5stMZYdOOOXpV6NvEM8w6haDK8A/s400/47.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Hayleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119207109464248030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815194005866165781.post-75748995615629046872009-02-02T07:26:00.001+11:002009-02-02T07:39:15.381+11:00Elephant OrphanageOn our last day in Kenya we visited the Elephant Orphanage, where they have about 12 baby elephants. They are so cute!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiof1BtF-jy3o1vBpBV7cH5pFNMIjBpDwxByj7120wvEj9UXAIzWFHRWmdkAfiTmaUAXXnnUhcBQeYDR8yZiUWfyIygq2cArLp3UAWif_6IbCzG-b7eNvm0Di1_srG3nhNXoACDrtKc35h/s1600-h/76.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297928318946778834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiof1BtF-jy3o1vBpBV7cH5pFNMIjBpDwxByj7120wvEj9UXAIzWFHRWmdkAfiTmaUAXXnnUhcBQeYDR8yZiUWfyIygq2cArLp3UAWif_6IbCzG-b7eNvm0Di1_srG3nhNXoACDrtKc35h/s400/76.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZwWyNZDsibaEWG7DKSyv95rTK5bnJFaPWpaJe_Jc6l7SQyC_hxD5PSVH9t5kkCMLArmUyH2aK9QYvonBv-nMQVcoc4p6tUDDkAwfBfkUgkKQLPs5_YWN0ndNG2lzUnMxBAxSucKjnfxU/s1600-h/77.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297928314001894226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZwWyNZDsibaEWG7DKSyv95rTK5bnJFaPWpaJe_Jc6l7SQyC_hxD5PSVH9t5kkCMLArmUyH2aK9QYvonBv-nMQVcoc4p6tUDDkAwfBfkUgkKQLPs5_YWN0ndNG2lzUnMxBAxSucKjnfxU/s400/77.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVAfs4RHr5gbkzcwwYppEmzKPtVKw6IvRsBwoA6w-DEqIT7TDS2CKcGIQN-3WlASo7x0AcUPE_7ov9-IAHByykHTlb87oMKyn3Xh9Uu7TsQN42JBBYxvsM2yNpqBlgEUvo7Us8QgT0GZr/s1600-h/78.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297928314866736690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVAfs4RHr5gbkzcwwYppEmzKPtVKw6IvRsBwoA6w-DEqIT7TDS2CKcGIQN-3WlASo7x0AcUPE_7ov9-IAHByykHTlb87oMKyn3Xh9Uu7TsQN42JBBYxvsM2yNpqBlgEUvo7Us8QgT0GZr/s400/78.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVkBtRGh0CW1pdb1fVvrGMCraGlblZS34NUD17JLcfoBg0ImcNDjS4Wpgv8R7arlKCykWYqUeGPngHKhL1ogPsz1bggxCnl7FcjZI5oAb5-s_ddjLAKCpTzritGByajBl38Kxte3IRNlD4/s1600-h/79.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297928313259390994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVkBtRGh0CW1pdb1fVvrGMCraGlblZS34NUD17JLcfoBg0ImcNDjS4Wpgv8R7arlKCykWYqUeGPngHKhL1ogPsz1bggxCnl7FcjZI5oAb5-s_ddjLAKCpTzritGByajBl38Kxte3IRNlD4/s400/79.JPG" border="0" /></a> After they took the elephants away, they brought out this baby rhino. He was only 3 weeks old & was just the cutest thing!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Hayleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119207109464248030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815194005866165781.post-45950604360978256152009-02-02T07:07:00.002+11:002009-02-02T07:12:10.143+11:00The Playground<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVO4s1c_hCZru28tQFE6QYZzuOpk4xfaPGXiRR7OLxZ9xdvb9Zijyu4lhiZ-RTMOBI1Z9kcHH4VqwvjmI9joMYGfQiEs-ypJwaFCyIlhIpTAFqT1EHG81ShQrE__7ax-CQbJ5CgfJP8M8S/s1600-h/08.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297923341781381570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVO4s1c_hCZru28tQFE6QYZzuOpk4xfaPGXiRR7OLxZ9xdvb9Zijyu4lhiZ-RTMOBI1Z9kcHH4VqwvjmI9joMYGfQiEs-ypJwaFCyIlhIpTAFqT1EHG81ShQrE__7ax-CQbJ5CgfJP8M8S/s400/08.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is the playground we built at Lifespring Church in Kenya. We are really happy with how it has turned out. It took a week longer than we thought it would, but that's ok, cause it has turned out really well & we have heard that the church are really enjoying it & looking at ways to use it to reach out to their community. They are considering building a little resturaunt so the parents have somewhere to hang out while the children play & are thinking about some other little projects as well. So hopefully the church & its surrounding community can really be blessed by this playground.<br /><div></div>Hayleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119207109464248030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815194005866165781.post-70680977361195599282009-01-25T22:08:00.002+11:002009-01-25T22:12:04.599+11:00Still RecoveringYes I still trying to overcome my jetlag. I slept for 14 hours Friday night & was still quite out of it Saturday. Today I feel a lot better, but am still felling tired & not wanting to do much. I am so glad tomorrow is a public holiday & am hoping I will be all adjusted by Tuesday.<br />It is so great to be home, but I am also missing Kenya. I would so love to go back there again one day.<br />I know I promised photos, but I cannot find the device to transfer my photos to the computer, so will keep looking for it & will upload the pics as soon as I track it down!<br />Hope you all have a lovely Australian day tomorrow! I am looking forward to our family bbq & probably playing some classic Aussie pub rock!Hayleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119207109464248030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815194005866165781.post-33009117624004259142009-01-23T17:34:00.002+11:002009-01-23T17:38:40.983+11:00Home Sweet Home!Yes I am now home!<br />Our flight arrived in Sydney around 7am this morning & we got to the church at 11:45.<br />I am so wiped! I feel quite sick & very tired. My feet are so swollen from the flight & are quite sore. I want to sleep, but have been advised to wait til a bit later, otherwise I won't overcome the jet lag as quickly. So I will try to stay up for a couple more hours.<br />So I'm just popping in for a quick message to let you all know that I am now home. I will come back tomorrow & share some of my photos.Hayleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119207109464248030noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815194005866165781.post-7019950065454055602009-01-22T19:08:00.002+11:002009-01-22T19:16:14.540+11:00Halfway ThereAt the moment I am sitting at the airport at Thailand. It is about 3pm here & our flight is not until 5:20pm. The flight from Kenya to Thailand was good, I slept for most of it. So now we are all here at the airport with some time to kill. Makena is currently standing next to me watching me type & playing with my hair! Some of the girls have gone to get massages, while a lot of us are just chilling out.<br />I think we are all really looking forward to going home. I am so excited that this time tomorrow I will be at home. Yay! I'm not really looking foward to another 9 hour plane flight, but hopefully it will go by as quickly as the last one did.<br />Our last day in Kenya was fun. We did some last minute shopping & went to the markets for one last time. I quite enjoyed these markets, they weren't as pushy.<br />It was quite sad to leave Kenya, but I am definitely ready for home!Hayleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119207109464248030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815194005866165781.post-11911330063476092262009-01-21T02:14:00.002+11:002009-01-21T02:32:09.340+11:00Almost Time To LeaveWow! I can't believe how the time has flown over here in Kenya! This time tomorrow we will be heading to the airport & saying goodbye to Kenya.<br />It has been so amazing, I really love it here. Today we got back from our four day Safari. It was so awesome. We saw so many animals, such as Zebras, Giraffes, Rhinos, Hippos, Crocodiles, Flamingos, Wart Hogs, Buffalo & lots more. It was really cool. I took so many pics, so will post them all up when I get home.<br />I am quite sad to leave but I think I am really ready to go home. I am really starting to miss everything about home. But it will probably take a little while to get used to being back home & get back into my normal routines!<br />And I am really going to miss the rest of the Kenya team. They are all such awesome people & I am going to miss seeing them & hanging out with them each day. It has been so great getting to know them better. Especially Victoria, who has become my new singing partner! She is such an awesome chick & we will so have to keep in touch. She is from Wollongong, so she is not too far away. I have also become good friends with Laura, who is from Orange, so she is not quite as close, but we will definitely keep in touch.<br />This trip has been so awesome, I am so glad that I came. I have loved it so much.<br />By the way, Dad, I was very impressed that you posted your very own message! Well done! Tell Feeny & Ziggy I'll be home sson!Hayleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119207109464248030noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815194005866165781.post-45752555095562759682009-01-15T00:17:00.004+11:002009-01-15T00:52:01.989+11:00We've Finished!Yes today, about 2 hours ago, we finally finished the playground! We are so relieved & so proud of ourselves! I will try to get to Rob's laptop to upload some piccies if I can.<br />It was such hard work, but we are so happy that we have done this for the people of Lifespring church & the community. And it was great to work with some of the Kenyan guys as well.<br />It is so great how well we have all been working as a team together. We are all so different & all have our own unique gifts & talents, but we have all been able to come together & all work on the playground together, which has been great. And we all feel like we have each accomplished something.<br />Yesterday while the guys worked on the playground, the girls headed to Amani Yu Juu, a place where women who have been affected by poverty, war, etc. can come & work while being nurtured in their physical & spiritual well being. They make products such as quilts, bags, clothes, toys, homewares, etc. The women weren't there, but we were given the tour & our tour guide Maggie told us all about the project. It was so inspiring to hear all about it & how these women's lives have changed since joining the project. Then we headed to the gift shop, which had such amazing things that the women had made. I think we all may have soent a bit too much!<br />We had a lovely restful day at Lukenya resort on Saturday, which we all needed so much, to refresh & rejuvenate. It was sooo good.<br />Then on Sunday we ran kids church at Lifespring. It didn't go as great as we had hoped. The children were very unresponsive as first, but towards the end of the program they connected with us a bit more, so that was good.<br />After church we had a thankyou lunch for all our host families. My host Grace couldn't make it unfortunately, but it was great to meet all the other host families & spend some time with them.<br />Then we headed to our next guesthouse, but on the way we stopped at another market. I didn't really enjoy this one, as I was so hot & tired, so I was a bit cranky & the sales people were much more pushy this time, so I just got really annoyed. So I didn't buy much this time, which is probably a good thing!<br />So I was quite relieved when we left the markets & headed to our destination, Kijiji guesthouse in Karen, which is close to Nairobi. It is quite nice there. It is a very peaceful, secluded place. I am sharing a room with Victoria & Laura. We are there until Saturday, when we head off to our safari. We are all looking forward to that so much, it is going to be so awesome!<br />So now that we have finished the playground, we will be spending the next two days with Pastor William. I can't remember what we will be doing there, so will have to come back & update with more details at a later date!Hayleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119207109464248030noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815194005866165781.post-13790970948397026042009-01-10T21:00:00.009+11:002009-01-10T22:37:32.630+11:00We've survived the week!Well we have survived our first week in Kenya! It has been so amazing so far. It is such a beautiful country. We all feel so blessed to have the opportunity to come here.<br />I am so surprised by how easily I am finding everything. I haven't really felt too much out of my comfort zone, which is really good. The roads are quite scary, but I am getting used to them!<br />We have had an amazing week at Lifespring church. The people there are awesome. We were blown away by how friendly & welcoming they are & how passionate they are about the Lord. We have all been so humbled by their faith. We all had a big chat yesterday about how we have all been challenged so far. They are so many things that we have learned from being here that we all really want to take home with us & continue at home.<br />I've enjoyed getting to know the team at Lifespring this week but have also loved getting to know the rest of the Aussie team. Most of them I don't know very well & have been enjoying spending time with them & getting to know them better this week. They are such an awesome bunch. I feel so blessed to be roomates with Victoria this week. She is awesome & I have loved spending time with her & getting to know her.<br />We haven't finished the playground yet. We had hoped it would be finished this week, but knew that it might not be, so we are going back there at least monday & tuesday & then hopefully it will be finished.<br />I have really loved all the food over here. I haven't had anything yet that I haven't liked. Most of the foods I have eaten have been fairly normal to me. I have tried a few new foods. I love chepatis, which are a flat bread, & mandazis, which are like donuts. Yesterday I tried an ostrich burger, which was really nice.<br />Yesterday we went to the Massai markets. That was quite an experience! I was so overwhelmed by it all! After the first 15 minutes I was getting so stressed out & not coping with how pushy & in your face the sales people were. So I took a bit of a breather & then decided to get back into it, going at my own pace, rather than trying to keep up with the others. I still wasn't feeling too comfortable with it, but I had a go & did some bartering for all the things I wanted to buy. Most of the items I got for about half of what they initially asked, so I was quite happy with that. It is all such a blur though! Afterwards everyone was saying how much everything cost them, & I couldn't remember what any of mine cost! I know I got some good deals though, so I was happy.<br />Last night & tonight we are staying at Lukenya, which is a resort about half an hour out of Nairobi. It is very nice here. We are having a chilled back day today, after our busy week.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5 Praise Points For The Week<br /><br />* </span>Praise God that we have had the amazing opportunity to come over to Kenya & experience life in this beautiful country.<br />* Praise God that He has kept us all safe so far & that none of us have been majorly sick.<br />* Praise God for the the friendships we have been building amongst our own team and with the team from Lifespring.<br />* Praise God for the progress on the playground & how everyone has been working so well together as a team.<br />* Praise God for the amazing ways He provides for us & how even when things have seemed hopeless, He has provided a way for us.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5 Prayer Points For The Week<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>* Pray that we will all be refreshed & replenished after our day of relaxing today & all ready for another week of work.<br />* Pray that all will come together with the playground & that it will get finished on time.<br />* Pray that our children's program will go well tomorrow & that we will be able to reach out to the children at Lifespring Church.<br />* Pray that we will have safe travels throughout the remainder of our trip.<br />* Pray that we will be able to take home what we are learning & be able to put it all into practice back at home.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><br /></span>Hayleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119207109464248030noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815194005866165781.post-52755399760641397302009-01-10T20:38:00.004+11:002009-01-10T20:47:44.020+11:00Missing Pics<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1a6lT1OKcfmMiO85w_0RxhvxNCyIB2H4mfa3LLbekOGRkdYB1vJ2KiaN7hc-PFavJw6bT2zY1tFlFE6-L3canTn3yEU6Obv65luOjtqqJBtVRVB0UbuI1mMXFAv-zE8L1JBz0AOt1iCFi/s1600-h/Playground+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1a6lT1OKcfmMiO85w_0RxhvxNCyIB2H4mfa3LLbekOGRkdYB1vJ2KiaN7hc-PFavJw6bT2zY1tFlFE6-L3canTn3yEU6Obv65luOjtqqJBtVRVB0UbuI1mMXFAv-zE8L1JBz0AOt1iCFi/s400/Playground+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289597753964544578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here are the pics that disappeared from my last post. I am hoping they will stay this time! This first pic is of how the playground is progressing. We are behind schedule but we had prepared for that, so will spend at least two days working on it next week.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3axYSkX6yS5i4GwGrtMSeaXqRaz3TlxZ1qGgixlU2yG3ByNhmhc812dEtg4VyADJ_jBX7QJqhgI6WXWfMaD98iiiIgyLkWcMN5KkD4BdA_ejrq86hjbvpA2EQRZDz8cucSHNeW1RDwi2/s1600-h/Matatu.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3axYSkX6yS5i4GwGrtMSeaXqRaz3TlxZ1qGgixlU2yG3ByNhmhc812dEtg4VyADJ_jBX7QJqhgI6WXWfMaD98iiiIgyLkWcMN5KkD4BdA_ejrq86hjbvpA2EQRZDz8cucSHNeW1RDwi2/s400/Matatu.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289597750468849890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaGLZKPLGMe0q5CPca9e9XOPUhZN4e9pidrL8h2KqlmtThTX5JYKDl0lD5QqtvJXSqGIblOI0PFuH1bSqdB2rBn_ziRYGXMG3wHSD8iyFpotlYvOOW_YESkKI7kneFOofbVHiNqArfqQoO/s1600-h/Guys.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaGLZKPLGMe0q5CPca9e9XOPUhZN4e9pidrL8h2KqlmtThTX5JYKDl0lD5QqtvJXSqGIblOI0PFuH1bSqdB2rBn_ziRYGXMG3wHSD8iyFpotlYvOOW_YESkKI7kneFOofbVHiNqArfqQoO/s400/Guys.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289597748354306786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The second pic is of me riding on a matatu. They are a lot scarier than riding on a normal bus. The other day our matatu got a flat tyre & we all had to evacuate!<br />The last pic is of some of the guys we met at Lifespring Church. They are all so friendly & welcoming, it has been great spending time with them this week.Hayleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119207109464248030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815194005866165781.post-19159871878404388392009-01-08T22:07:00.006+11:002009-01-09T01:36:53.270+11:00Kenya At A Glance<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yCrbnN6wYttIK3BtBxcSBMQsaXveg1tgNIwvlMA74xCfcg4rSYK-I_FHbl469BLOxj3Dpi6DDODxTPjlYpSazP-ee_rIv9_aALa29v82DK_6N6_aZqUe6hug8S4ljAhEy3PkikxZar8r/s1600-h/Lifespring+Chapel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yCrbnN6wYttIK3BtBxcSBMQsaXveg1tgNIwvlMA74xCfcg4rSYK-I_FHbl469BLOxj3Dpi6DDODxTPjlYpSazP-ee_rIv9_aALa29v82DK_6N6_aZqUe6hug8S4ljAhEy3PkikxZar8r/s400/Lifespring+Chapel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288878901155279090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgejxCbZGAJabsm4vsewvMDr5BAhFR0ZajdFgvkSu55BsU7u0XwBtZzcegxgE-viKy3nMvVaxMB0yOhCCZ-uXr7MUyeGyncmJnjPngTgyVLtGIjmq7uxN2Kr3I65cHo-QOIXnx5Spo89yEo/s1600-h/Playground+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgejxCbZGAJabsm4vsewvMDr5BAhFR0ZajdFgvkSu55BsU7u0XwBtZzcegxgE-viKy3nMvVaxMB0yOhCCZ-uXr7MUyeGyncmJnjPngTgyVLtGIjmq7uxN2Kr3I65cHo-QOIXnx5Spo89yEo/s400/Playground+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288878896729791938" border="0" /></a>Here are a few pics to show you guys a bit of what we are experiencing. 1).This is Lifespring Church where we are building our playground. It is basically a big tent, but it does have solid foundation. There is a railway track right outside the gates, but trains only come twice a day.<br />2).This is the site where we are building the playground before we started.<br />3).I took this photo this morning. We are progressing on the playground, though slightly behind schedule.<br />4).This is me riding home on the matatu. It was a bit scary at first, but it isn't too bad now.<br />5).Here are some of the lovely guys helping us out at Lifespring. They are all so friendly & welcoming.<br /><br /><br />Ok, so blogger isn't behaving & I can't get the words to match up with the pics, so I hope you can work out what is what!<br /><br /><br />So now some of my pics have disappeared! Sorry! Will try & use Rob's laptop again soon & repost them. For now all I have is the photo of the church & the ground before we started building the playground.Hayleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119207109464248030noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815194005866165781.post-68815345226925616952009-01-06T23:36:00.002+11:002009-01-06T23:45:44.860+11:00A Hard Days WorkIt's day two of our playground project. I've been working hard shovelling & moving rocks. It's hard work & out in the heat, but I am really enjoying it.<br />This morning we joined in an amazing worship & prayer time at the church. Bethany, Pam, Bec, Curtis, Rob & I helped lead the songs. It was so much fun. The people at Lifespring are so amazing. They are all so friendly & so passionate. Right now I am watching a group doing some dancing. It is really cool.<br />Kenya is so amazing. I am so loving being here. And am so thankful that I haven't got sick at all yet, in fact most of the team have been pretty well so far, so we are definitely praising the Lord for that. Please keep Laura in your prayers, who is feeling quite unwell at the moment.<br />Victoria & I feel so blessed to be staying with Grace. She is so lovely & her place is great. I didn't realise how lucky we are to have a working shower, as most of the others don't. Last night we cooked dinner for Grace, which she really appreciated.<br />I am really just loving this whole experience. It is just so amazing.Hayleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119207109464248030noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815194005866165781.post-24979350476948311652009-01-05T23:56:00.003+11:002009-01-06T00:13:51.951+11:00Another Quick Update<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1tomtL05GZv35kRBRj3n3kqOW34FnFgfF6QQcOH5pnqK8pWZxf06cXgAtKm5FRIrAF7QrlSAZLa5BX3PMm_ikOAp3zl-7tnVmqykKHiqFft5Xj4llkWmx7gHCA0j39ICahPWpkp3mwRQ/s1600-h/Kenya+Pic+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287794867134192290" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1tomtL05GZv35kRBRj3n3kqOW34FnFgfF6QQcOH5pnqK8pWZxf06cXgAtKm5FRIrAF7QrlSAZLa5BX3PMm_ikOAp3zl-7tnVmqykKHiqFft5Xj4llkWmx7gHCA0j39ICahPWpkp3mwRQ/s400/Kenya+Pic+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Habari! We are currently at Lifespring Church working on our playground. We don't get the timber until tomorrow so we are just digging holes. It is so hot & exhausting, so I am taking a net break!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVj-pCL2fFPMPDJZi903SYJGevkWZ-jBqN3wIVpQErJ-ACtTMFC0vyAdqyx3TGzR1H0xpdMibp6qgR2Lp4VqXoYb9g4hG9VoVItc-8KNLtnaY8PgNFx8UU47RBWBnXVxm-TAWNYSrBZgS/s1600-h/Kenya+Pic+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287794861775237250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVj-pCL2fFPMPDJZi903SYJGevkWZ-jBqN3wIVpQErJ-ACtTMFC0vyAdqyx3TGzR1H0xpdMibp6qgR2Lp4VqXoYb9g4hG9VoVItc-8KNLtnaY8PgNFx8UU47RBWBnXVxm-TAWNYSrBZgS/s400/Kenya+Pic+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjg9w_BnAxamg79886DOMgcWm3Nl1vXArcRNRBg-npFMe1QWBdKrJ17VHrMjO9OCcbXpI5Vohee3MwzpcCRutmAvzwLyH_hqaTZOlMyGkuZcNNYv7Fg3-UZZd2_pshAouUu08uWgZK_hy/s1600-h/Kenya+Pic.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287794861810387714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjg9w_BnAxamg79886DOMgcWm3Nl1vXArcRNRBg-npFMe1QWBdKrJ17VHrMjO9OCcbXpI5Vohee3MwzpcCRutmAvzwLyH_hqaTZOlMyGkuZcNNYv7Fg3-UZZd2_pshAouUu08uWgZK_hy/s400/Kenya+Pic.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1tomtL05GZv35kRBRj3n3kqOW34FnFgfF6QQcOH5pnqK8pWZxf06cXgAtKm5FRIrAF7QrlSAZLa5BX3PMm_ikOAp3zl-7tnVmqykKHiqFft5Xj4llkWmx7gHCA0j39ICahPWpkp3mwRQ/s1600-h/Kenya+Pic+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287794867134192290" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1tomtL05GZv35kRBRj3n3kqOW34FnFgfF6QQcOH5pnqK8pWZxf06cXgAtKm5FRIrAF7QrlSAZLa5BX3PMm_ikOAp3zl-7tnVmqykKHiqFft5Xj4llkWmx7gHCA0j39ICahPWpkp3mwRQ/s400/Kenya+Pic+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVj-pCL2fFPMPDJZi903SYJGevkWZ-jBqN3wIVpQErJ-ACtTMFC0vyAdqyx3TGzR1H0xpdMibp6qgR2Lp4VqXoYb9g4hG9VoVItc-8KNLtnaY8PgNFx8UU47RBWBnXVxm-TAWNYSrBZgS/s1600-h/Kenya+Pic+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287794861775237250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVj-pCL2fFPMPDJZi903SYJGevkWZ-jBqN3wIVpQErJ-ACtTMFC0vyAdqyx3TGzR1H0xpdMibp6qgR2Lp4VqXoYb9g4hG9VoVItc-8KNLtnaY8PgNFx8UU47RBWBnXVxm-TAWNYSrBZgS/s400/Kenya+Pic+2.jpg" border="0" /></a> I have put these top two pics here to show you the contrast in Kenya. There is such a contrast in the way different Kenyans live.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjg9w_BnAxamg79886DOMgcWm3Nl1vXArcRNRBg-npFMe1QWBdKrJ17VHrMjO9OCcbXpI5Vohee3MwzpcCRutmAvzwLyH_hqaTZOlMyGkuZcNNYv7Fg3-UZZd2_pshAouUu08uWgZK_hy/s1600-h/Kenya+Pic.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287794861810387714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjg9w_BnAxamg79886DOMgcWm3Nl1vXArcRNRBg-npFMe1QWBdKrJ17VHrMjO9OCcbXpI5Vohee3MwzpcCRutmAvzwLyH_hqaTZOlMyGkuZcNNYv7Fg3-UZZd2_pshAouUu08uWgZK_hy/s400/Kenya+Pic.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I thought this banner of the Kenyan flag was really cool. There is one over either side of the road as we were driving into town.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div>The internet on this laptop is cutting in & out, so I will keep my update short today & will come back for a more indepth update next time I get to a cyber cafe.</div></div></div></div></div></div>Hayleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119207109464248030noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5815194005866165781.post-43096743922159056802009-01-05T01:10:00.002+11:002009-01-05T01:18:10.874+11:00Day 2Well we have almost come to the end of our second day in Kenya. We went to church at Lifespring this morning. I loved it, it was such an awesome service. The worship in particular was just awesome. They are all so passionate & enthusiastic. And such lovely people. Many of them came to introduce themselves & they were so welcoming & friendly.<br />Then Grace (the lady who is hosting Victoria & I) took Victoria shopping. The shopping centres are just like Australian ones, except they are all much bigger than Nowra Fair! We have just been to the biggest supermarket I have ever seen!<br />We start working on our big project tomorrow, a playground at Lifespring church.<br />Having a blast so far, haven't taken many photos yet, but definitely will, just been taking in all the Kenyan sites so far!<br />Missing everyone down home a lot. Will try to come back & update again soon.xox.Hayleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119207109464248030noreply@blogger.com7