tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67189493638956275922024-03-13T17:10:11.492-07:00oceanwideviewI'm on a journey to finally get my little sister Maylee!
I'm fourteen years old, and I'll be keeping a blog to help you see how I view this journey from a teenager's point of view.
I hope this blog can help anyone at any age.Abby =)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09429608298728482773noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718949363895627592.post-39737695834016528552009-08-09T18:23:00.000-07:002009-08-09T18:27:48.107-07:00Successful Surgery!!!<strong></strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/Sn93hy18t3I/AAAAAAAAALM/jwv9hjH2g3U/s1600-h/mayleeiswalking.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368140703316359026" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/Sn93hy18t3I/AAAAAAAAALM/jwv9hjH2g3U/s320/mayleeiswalking.jpg" /></a><br /><div><strong>Maylee had a very successful surgery in Memphis yesterday. </strong></div><div><strong>Her toes are not curled in anymore, and she has been walking this afternoon with some help. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. They were definitely felt and appreciated! God is beyond great. We serve a MIGHTY God who can do anything.</strong></div><br /><div></div>Abby =)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09429608298728482773noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718949363895627592.post-24466652452806156852009-08-06T14:24:00.000-07:002009-08-06T14:29:25.017-07:00Reflecting<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/SntKxC3oM4I/AAAAAAAAALE/H-gCjJUacI8/s1600-h/maylee_picnik.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 160px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366965587386315650" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/SntKxC3oM4I/AAAAAAAAALE/H-gCjJUacI8/s320/maylee_picnik.jpg" /></a> Maylee-Before<br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/SntKoq_pdII/AAAAAAAAAK8/Yozr-Ek-BCU/s1600-h/meimei4"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366965443538547842" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/SntKoq_pdII/AAAAAAAAAK8/Yozr-Ek-BCU/s320/meimei4" /></a> Maylee-After =)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This life with Maylee has blown me away. It's amazing reflecting back on the past seven months with her.<br /><br /><br /></div>Abby =)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09429608298728482773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718949363895627592.post-84095677857672210732009-07-22T21:22:00.000-07:002009-07-22T21:31:18.601-07:00SUMMER FUN<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/SmfnDSoMZII/AAAAAAAAAKk/C-3c9IHVzYU/s1600-h/DSCF1004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361507925133911170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/SmfnDSoMZII/AAAAAAAAAKk/C-3c9IHVzYU/s320/DSCF1004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/SmfmwbjgUEI/AAAAAAAAAKc/jJ_3svBtCqU/s1600-h/DSCF1003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361507601112649794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/SmfmwbjgUEI/AAAAAAAAAKc/jJ_3svBtCqU/s320/DSCF1003.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/SmfmaKi05nI/AAAAAAAAAKU/Jl3d-dn7DKY/s1600-h/DSCF0958.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361507218589279858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/SmfmaKi05nI/AAAAAAAAAKU/Jl3d-dn7DKY/s320/DSCF0958.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>This summer has been a blast, and it's our first summer with Maylee.</div><br /><div>She is still the happiest little girl, and she will always be my sweet angel.</div><br /><div>Maylee has spina bifida and she will have surgery on August 7th in Memphis. </div><br /><div>Please pray for her as we all go through this together. I will keep you updated on that.</div><br /><div>I am posting some pictures from this summer, which has been great so far, but it is coming to an </div><div> </div><div>end. Honestly, I am ready for school to start back. I will be a SOPHOMORE in highschool.</div><br /><div>LIFE IS GOOD. GOD IS GREAT.</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Abby =)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09429608298728482773noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718949363895627592.post-2521248281821964332009-05-16T11:37:00.001-07:002009-05-16T11:38:58.452-07:00Has it REALLY been five months?<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/Sg8II0g684I/AAAAAAAAAJo/YPxv-7vc6Os/s1600-h/meimei"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336493031086027650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/Sg8II0g684I/AAAAAAAAAJo/YPxv-7vc6Os/s320/meimei" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/Sg8IBPO3_OI/AAAAAAAAAJg/HbBfybPz6Qg/s1600-h/house"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336492900819139810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/Sg8IBPO3_OI/AAAAAAAAAJg/HbBfybPz6Qg/s320/house" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/Sg8H7OdjQQI/AAAAAAAAAJY/utC5OMBQ8NM/s1600-h/bike"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336492797533044994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/Sg8H7OdjQQI/AAAAAAAAAJY/utC5OMBQ8NM/s320/bike" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Abby =)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09429608298728482773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718949363895627592.post-71973679294123160742009-03-07T11:57:00.001-08:002009-03-07T12:00:33.410-08:00Quick Recent Update<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/SbLSAGlB3KI/AAAAAAAAAIs/KGlwrEp6Jds/s1600-h/kiss"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310537809830993058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/SbLSAGlB3KI/AAAAAAAAAIs/KGlwrEp6Jds/s320/kiss" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/SbLR54xImhI/AAAAAAAAAIk/6psClyybAzo/s1600-h/mayleee"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310537703044454930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/SbLR54xImhI/AAAAAAAAAIk/6psClyybAzo/s320/mayleee" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/SbLRyB-8EFI/AAAAAAAAAIc/v-EK1Ka3iGA/s1600-h/brown+eyes"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310537568079319122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/SbLRyB-8EFI/AAAAAAAAAIc/v-EK1Ka3iGA/s320/brown+eyes" border="0" /></a><br /> more updates and pictures at <a href="http://www.livinginarainbowworld.blogspot.com/">www.livinginarainbowworld.blogspot.com</a> </div><div> have a nice day!<br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Abby =)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09429608298728482773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718949363895627592.post-69215730705600534252008-12-08T22:26:00.000-08:002008-12-08T22:32:28.667-08:00Family Love<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw7A4qtsFtGiTJ8Ai4daiU3cUPbKJteHm1mA6n93ht1zkVQ5r1aj7oWq1PbMyGGlm7zABxKdnyWcu98f6jZXQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Abby =)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09429608298728482773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718949363895627592.post-31472155388655467352008-12-06T23:00:00.001-08:002008-12-08T01:00:50.590-08:00Beautiful Day, Beautiful Animals, Beautiful People, Beautiful Zoo<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STziEoNv0RI/AAAAAAAAAHM/HN8u42iSn5U/s1600-h/DSCF5121.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277341432513810706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STziEoNv0RI/AAAAAAAAAHM/HN8u42iSn5U/s320/DSCF5121.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STt1rDvnuHI/AAAAAAAAAGg/X6jkCz425ZE/s1600-h/DSCF5116.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276940770994534514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STt1rDvnuHI/AAAAAAAAAGg/X6jkCz425ZE/s320/DSCF5116.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STt1quaMwNI/AAAAAAAAAGY/Xe9gRgPqhDQ/s1600-h/DSCF5128.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276940765267542226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STt1quaMwNI/AAAAAAAAAGY/Xe9gRgPqhDQ/s320/DSCF5128.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STt1qSSe7II/AAAAAAAAAGQ/8cJu5BdKGdQ/s1600-h/DSCF5131.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276940757718985858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STt1qSSe7II/AAAAAAAAAGQ/8cJu5BdKGdQ/s320/DSCF5131.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STt1p8o042I/AAAAAAAAAGI/8GCtAkHfeJs/s1600-h/DSCF5135.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276940751907119970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STt1p8o042I/AAAAAAAAAGI/8GCtAkHfeJs/s320/DSCF5135.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STt1pJJvHyI/AAAAAAAAAGA/bfKSRrt4qbk/s1600-h/DSCF5155.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276940738086510370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STt1pJJvHyI/AAAAAAAAAGA/bfKSRrt4qbk/s320/DSCF5155.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div>Abby =)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09429608298728482773noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718949363895627592.post-63531946945037961652008-12-06T22:28:00.000-08:002008-12-06T23:09:08.674-08:00"What A Wonderful World"--Guangzhou, China<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STty4TwE2LI/AAAAAAAAAF4/QPYcAVZTTCs/s1600-h/DSCF5038.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276937700094826674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STty4TwE2LI/AAAAAAAAAF4/QPYcAVZTTCs/s320/DSCF5038.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STty34J9GeI/AAAAAAAAAFw/D-VDzyNN4yE/s1600-h/DSCF5068.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276937692687178210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STty34J9GeI/AAAAAAAAAFw/D-VDzyNN4yE/s320/DSCF5068.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STty3dsiBrI/AAAAAAAAAFo/-6D3C-2UXoo/s1600-h/DSCF5084.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276937685584447154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STty3dsiBrI/AAAAAAAAAFo/-6D3C-2UXoo/s320/DSCF5084.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STty3Cdlp5I/AAAAAAAAAFg/qxqd_qkdaQA/s1600-h/DSCF5086.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276937678274013074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STty3Cdlp5I/AAAAAAAAAFg/qxqd_qkdaQA/s320/DSCF5086.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STty2lgT1CI/AAAAAAAAAFY/NtJ0bDdZuSo/s1600-h/DSCF5097.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276937670500799522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STty2lgT1CI/AAAAAAAAAFY/NtJ0bDdZuSo/s320/DSCF5097.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#666666;">After we were finished with everything in Nanjing, we left for Guangzhou.<br />Maylee was sitting across from me on the two hour plane ride there, and she was was very wiggly! =)<br />Guangzhou is an amazing, isolated island. We all love it and our hotel!</span></div></div></div></div>Abby =)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09429608298728482773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718949363895627592.post-90580175395717962682008-12-06T22:11:00.000-08:002008-12-06T23:11:43.192-08:00HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAYLEE!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STtswEgew_I/AAAAAAAAAEg/Ks6HD1cNo24/s1600-h/DSCF5011.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276930961494164466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STtswEgew_I/AAAAAAAAAEg/Ks6HD1cNo24/s320/DSCF5011.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STtsv4XfZsI/AAAAAAAAAEY/VnyRQuE5yi4/s1600-h/DSCF5009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276930958235231938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STtsv4XfZsI/AAAAAAAAAEY/VnyRQuE5yi4/s320/DSCF5009.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STtsvRYYloI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/v1gnAiDuz0A/s1600-h/DSCF5006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276930947769996930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STtsvRYYloI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/v1gnAiDuz0A/s320/DSCF5006.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STtsvM2unoI/AAAAAAAAAEI/A4wdP2P9b4Q/s1600-h/DSCF5004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276930946555092610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STtsvM2unoI/AAAAAAAAAEI/A4wdP2P9b4Q/s320/DSCF5004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STtsu-CCbFI/AAAAAAAAAEA/fcIehLvOk5I/s1600-h/DSCF5003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276930942575995986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STtsu-CCbFI/AAAAAAAAAEA/fcIehLvOk5I/s320/DSCF5003.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#33cc00;">"HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!</span></div><div><span style="color:#33cc00;">HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR, MAYLEE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!"</span></div><div><span style="color:#33cc00;">Maylee is two years old! And she has had her happiest day yet on her birthday! I'm so glad that her birthday was while we were in China, so we could celebrate it all together; also so she could have one last birthday in Nanjing. We went out to eat for dinner at a traditional Chinese restaurant.</span></div><div><span style="color:#33cc00;">The food was very good, and our travel guide, Anna, surprised us with a lovely and very delicious cake! Maylee really enjoyed her big night!</span></div></div></div></div></div>Abby =)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09429608298728482773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718949363895627592.post-51930301615840510242008-12-06T21:53:00.000-08:002008-12-06T23:12:26.630-08:00Nanjing City Wall<span style="color:#ff6666;">Still on our sightseeing day, we went to the Nanjing City Wall.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;">It's the largest city wall in the world!</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;">It was beautiful and definately my definition of fun!</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;">The view was INCREDIBLE!</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;">We actually counted the steps too--158!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STtn7X4XJzI/AAAAAAAAAD4/kVCb--hvK9w/s1600-h/DSCI0085.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276925658115024690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STtn7X4XJzI/AAAAAAAAAD4/kVCb--hvK9w/s320/DSCI0085.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STtn6_zsH8I/AAAAAAAAADw/8yygnPKLp58/s1600-h/DSCI0082.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276925651652976578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STtn6_zsH8I/AAAAAAAAADw/8yygnPKLp58/s320/DSCI0082.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STtn6a_i-1I/AAAAAAAAADo/MdEh9QjFXWc/s1600-h/DSCI0077.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276925641770597202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STtn6a_i-1I/AAAAAAAAADo/MdEh9QjFXWc/s320/DSCI0077.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STtn5dUMTNI/AAAAAAAAADg/skngAz6cWjM/s1600-h/DSCI0073.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276925625214192850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STtn5dUMTNI/AAAAAAAAADg/skngAz6cWjM/s320/DSCI0073.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276925617228030066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STtn4_kJIHI/AAAAAAAAADY/pwcmwkC2c1E/s320/DSCI0063.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div>Abby =)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09429608298728482773noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718949363895627592.post-9690370253793373332008-12-06T21:36:00.000-08:002008-12-06T23:10:50.530-08:00Nanjing Museum<span style="color:#ffff00;">Here are some pictures from the Nanjing Museum on our sightseeing day. </span><br /><span style="color:#ffff00;">The museum was BEAUTIFUL with pieces of art like jade, porcelain, and lacquer. I learned a lot on this trip to the museum. It was really fun!</span><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STtjGtmNkLI/AAAAAAAAADQ/Xgj7LzTNG_k/s1600-h/DSCI0022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276920355364901042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STtjGtmNkLI/AAAAAAAAADQ/Xgj7LzTNG_k/s320/DSCI0022.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STtjGbHaKII/AAAAAAAAADI/AH-YWZD2cgg/s1600-h/DSCI0019.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276920350403864706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STtjGbHaKII/AAAAAAAAADI/AH-YWZD2cgg/s320/DSCI0019.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STtjGE7U0LI/AAAAAAAAADA/NXoeXKc6Zac/s1600-h/DSCI0010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276920344447602866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STtjGE7U0LI/AAAAAAAAADA/NXoeXKc6Zac/s320/DSCI0010.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STtjFeK7LWI/AAAAAAAAAC4/tqUTDaex1Eg/s1600-h/DSCF3735.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276920334044048738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STtjFeK7LWI/AAAAAAAAAC4/tqUTDaex1Eg/s320/DSCF3735.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div>Abby =)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09429608298728482773noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718949363895627592.post-29542422033042538892008-12-03T00:33:00.001-08:002008-12-06T23:15:27.309-08:00Forever Ours<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STZML6VX0mI/AAAAAAAAACk/MyTZhDeDI9s/s1600-h/DSCF3629.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275487781032284770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STZML6VX0mI/AAAAAAAAACk/MyTZhDeDI9s/s320/DSCF3629.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STZMLew5uRI/AAAAAAAAACc/OPwjNeIF0bg/s1600-h/DSCF3619.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275487773631559954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STZMLew5uRI/AAAAAAAAACc/OPwjNeIF0bg/s320/DSCF3619.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STZMLAJwx0I/AAAAAAAAACU/HKHz3MQ4y2U/s1600-h/DSCF3615.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275487765414332226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STZMLAJwx0I/AAAAAAAAACU/HKHz3MQ4y2U/s320/DSCF3615.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STZMK-jWR0I/AAAAAAAAACM/tx1Dt1NzWPM/s1600-h/DSCF3576.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275487764984776514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STZMK-jWR0I/AAAAAAAAACM/tx1Dt1NzWPM/s320/DSCF3576.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STZMKuZdTzI/AAAAAAAAACE/BUbL4yIYH-s/s1600-h/DSCF3567.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275487760648326962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STZMKuZdTzI/AAAAAAAAACE/BUbL4yIYH-s/s320/DSCF3567.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#993399;">Here's even MORE updated pictures!!</span></div><div><span style="color:#993399;">Today we visited the orphanage and the street where they found Maylee.</span></div><div><span style="color:#993399;">It was a very sad and important part of the trip. </span></div><div><span style="color:#993399;">We are thankful that now she is forever and ever ours.</span></div><div><span style="color:#993399;">She gets happier by the second!</span></div><div><span style="color:#993399;">Tomorrow is her birthday, and we can't wait to go out to eat at a Chinese restaurant and take more pictures! </span></div><div><span style="color:#993399;">Enjoy! =)</span> </div></div></div></div>Abby =)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09429608298728482773noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718949363895627592.post-31366792844530419192008-12-02T16:31:00.001-08:002008-12-06T23:08:21.531-08:00Updated Pictures<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STXWSVAnUDI/AAAAAAAAAB8/eOxvFtjJZuQ/s1600-h/DSCF3540.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275358148900114482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STXWSVAnUDI/AAAAAAAAAB8/eOxvFtjJZuQ/s320/DSCF3540.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STXWSBT9KmI/AAAAAAAAAB0/QZjFKAi5dAQ/s1600-h/DSCF3515.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275358143612529250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STXWSBT9KmI/AAAAAAAAAB0/QZjFKAi5dAQ/s320/DSCF3515.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STXWRhbt6UI/AAAAAAAAABs/XRmmDnIwSoE/s1600-h/DSCF3530.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275358135055149378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STXWRhbt6UI/AAAAAAAAABs/XRmmDnIwSoE/s320/DSCF3530.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STXWRSeLxSI/AAAAAAAAABk/ehFUhXUZKR0/s1600-h/DSCF3556.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275358131038962978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STXWRSeLxSI/AAAAAAAAABk/ehFUhXUZKR0/s320/DSCF3556.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here are some updated pictures of Maylee; she smiles more now! <div>Today we are going to visit the orphanage to see where she has been living for the past year. Tomorrow is Maylee's birthday! We are going to celebrate at a very nice Chinese resturant. The driving is VERY dangerous over here, and everyone stares at us, because most of them haven't seen an American in real life--some have asked us for pictures. We've eaten nothing but American food so far, ( Burger King, McDonald's, Papa John's, KFC ) and Maylee loves to eat! I hope you enjoy some of the updated pictures I'm putting on! =)</div></div></div></div>Abby =)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09429608298728482773noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718949363895627592.post-53439043905669995112008-12-01T03:18:00.000-08:002008-12-08T00:53:27.332-08:00Gotcha Day!Today, December 1, 2008 is so far the best day of my entire life.<br />Today I got my sister Maylee. She loves to laugh, smile, and walk/run.<br />Enjoy some of the pictures from today! =)<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STPI2hCItZI/AAAAAAAAABc/fpMYNjt_Bqg/s1600-h/IMG_0042.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274780427486803346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STPI2hCItZI/AAAAAAAAABc/fpMYNjt_Bqg/s320/IMG_0042.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STPI2RZWRQI/AAAAAAAAABU/lWr3K0rmqSk/s1600-h/IMG_0050.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274780423289193730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STPI2RZWRQI/AAAAAAAAABU/lWr3K0rmqSk/s320/IMG_0050.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STPI1-nff1I/AAAAAAAAABM/sLDUviTdWpk/s1600-h/IMG_0047.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274780418248245074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STPI1-nff1I/AAAAAAAAABM/sLDUviTdWpk/s320/IMG_0047.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STPI10UMASI/AAAAAAAAABE/1T4VqYaLEX8/s1600-h/IMG_0055.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274780415482921250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STPI10UMASI/AAAAAAAAABE/1T4VqYaLEX8/s320/IMG_0055.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STPI1W8xKGI/AAAAAAAAAA8/UVzihuhlsVA/s1600-h/IMG_0059.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274780407600064610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/STPI1W8xKGI/AAAAAAAAAA8/UVzihuhlsVA/s320/IMG_0059.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div>Abby =)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09429608298728482773noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718949363895627592.post-80338066958198651512008-11-23T13:18:00.001-08:002008-12-08T00:55:10.236-08:00Pictures of Maylee<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/SSnJwZml2kI/AAAAAAAAAA0/F325K0Z-Vow/s1600-h/maylee3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271966672157530690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 187px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/SSnJwZml2kI/AAAAAAAAAA0/F325K0Z-Vow/s320/maylee3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/SSnJY75fL5I/AAAAAAAAAAs/9_N-J3x4ru4/s1600-h/DSCN5961.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271966269046730642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/SSnJY75fL5I/AAAAAAAAAAs/9_N-J3x4ru4/s320/DSCN5961.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271965902615728034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 397px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 251px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PQJ-FRngXIQ/SSnJDm1hz6I/AAAAAAAAAAk/46_RFF-A_oo/s320/36-yanyehui3.JPG" border="0" /></p>Abby =)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09429608298728482773noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718949363895627592.post-70825611828883633672008-11-22T09:47:00.001-08:002008-12-06T21:52:26.926-08:00My Purpose and My Blog Username Explanation<div align="center"><span style="color:#330099;">Hey--Thanks so much for following along with me on my journey to China! I want to say "Thank you" to all of my great best friends who have supported my family and I with this experience. :)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330099;">I will keep this blog updated, along with my little sister and mom's blogs, and I will share pictures, and share my feelings about each day while I'm in China from a fourteen year old's point of view. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330099;">We leave for the Jackson Airport in exactly six days, five hours and thirty two minutes. (Friday, November 28th, around five or six in the morning)</span><span style="color:#330099;">We will fly from Jackson to Memphis, from Memphis to Detroit, from Detroit to Hong Kong, from Hong Kong to Tokyo, Japan, and from Tokyo to Shanghai, China, where we will be staying for a night or two until our "Gotcha Day" when I finally get to see my beautiful little baby sister, Maylee Hope!! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330099;">Her birthday is December 4th, so we will be there to celebrate her 2nd birthday on Thursday! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330099;">My purpose right now: be the best big sister I can!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330099;">My purpose starting this Friday: be the strongest, most caring, responsible and patient big sister I can so that she will look up to me.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330099;">I've always wanted to go to China, and I can not wait to go!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330099;">I was hesitant about traveling at first, for the week we are going is the busiest week for us. I will be missing five "B" days and four "A" days, which the counselor, principal and teachers are fine with since I haven't missed a day of school yet. I've tried to do everything I can to get ahead in the classes that I could, for example, I got ahead on computer lessons in keyboarding. During school, I'll be able to do most of the make-up work in China when I have free time on the plane and at the hotel or late at night. Mostly I've heard that I'm just missing a lot of review for exams. I'm also missing a choir concert, Hope Idol at Hope Hollow, the Christmas parade, and an orthodontist appointment. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330099;">Most of my teachers seem very excited! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330099;">I'm taking four memory cards with me to China, so don't even worry about me not taking enough pictures.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330099;">When my mom thought that it would be a great idea for me to get a blog so others could see it from a teenage girl's view, I was thinking of blog usernames and I finally came up with oceanwideview.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330099;">Have you ever looked out at an ocean? It seems like it goes out miles and miles and miles.. That's how I look at life, from a wide ocean view, and I thank God every day for us to be blessed to adopt a child from China.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330099;">I promise to keep you updated.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330099;">Love in Christ,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330099;">Abby</span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#330099;"></span></strong></div>Abby =)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09429608298728482773noreply@blogger.com6