tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23185668260823285092024-03-12T18:01:09.251-05:00Just put on a little lipstick...I started this blog in 2008 to keep my extended family and friends updated on my health and life during my breast cancer treatment.The blog title was taken from my Mom's advice for life. As I've thought of that advice through the years it can be attributed to self care, positivity, keep moving forward, etc... Reba (mom) was a firm believer if you put a little lipstick on and held your head up, you could do anything. Laura Thomas Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327445757419287609noreply@blogger.comBlogger723125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318566826082328509.post-370140606874476542020-12-24T09:36:00.003-06:002020-12-24T09:58:43.777-06:00COVID Vaccines have arrived! <p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: black;">Today I volunteered with Hands on Nashville and the Mayors office
to assist the Metro health department with COVID vaccines for first responders.
To say it was emotional would be an understatement. Physicians, Nurses
(Meharry), Alive Hospice, State Troopers, EMTs, COVID testing staff, etc. These
people have seen so much, and they were thankful and hopeful and yes there were
tears. </span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span><span class="s1"><span style="color: black;">One of the older public officials said he
didn’t deserve to get a vaccine because he had been one who hadn’t taken this
virus seriously for far too long. As he learned this virus does not follow political, ethnic or religious lines and it will/has affected or even taken someone we all love. </span></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></p>
<p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: black;">280+ vaccines given by days end at our location, and the
vials had some left that had been thawed so we volunteers were offered a
vaccine too. It was a good day! </span></span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; margin: 0in;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></p>
<p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; margin: 0in;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">They are going to need all the hands they
can when they begin to vaccinate the public so I told them I would spread the
word to my medical friends. </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 17.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Laura Thomas Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327445757419287609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318566826082328509.post-28122607976962867632020-03-22T17:52:00.005-05:002022-02-18T20:01:13.020-06:00Virtual Museums, Zoos, Aquariums and Parks <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Adding a few new virtual museum tours!</span></span></h2><div><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> <a href=" https://www.topreviews.co.nz/best-virtual-tours-new-zealand/"> </a></span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;"><a href=" https://www.topreviews.co.nz/best-virtual-tours-new-zealand/">https://www.topreviews.co.nz/best-virtual-tours-new-zealand/</a></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> <a href="https://www.bestinireland.com/best-virtual-tours-ireland/'">https://www.bestinireland.com/best-virtual-tours-ireland/'</a></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> <a href="https://www.bestinsingapore.co/best-museum-singapore/">https://www.bestinsingapore.co/best-museum-singapore/</a></div><h2 class="body-h2" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 1.05rem 47.5938px; padding-bottom: 0.3125rem;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Thank you to Good Housekeeping for this list!</span><span style="font-size: 2.5rem;"> </span></span></h2>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.625rem;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">The Louvre:</span> You don't have to book a ticket to Paris to check out some of the famous pieces in the world's largest art museum. The Louvre has <a class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne#tabs" href="https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne#tabs" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">free online tours</a> of three famous exhibits, including Egyptian Antiquities.</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.625rem;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum:</span> The works of Pablo Picasso, Piet Mondrian<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">, </span>Jeff Koons, and Franz Marc are just some of the 625 artists whose work are a part of the Guggenheim's <a class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://www.guggenheim.org/collection-online" href="https://www.guggenheim.org/collection-online" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Collection Online</a>.</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.625rem;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History:</span> Move at your own pace through the 360-degree room-by-room tour of <a class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/vt3/NMNH/" href="https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/vt3/NMNH/" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">every exhibit in the museum</a>.<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"></span></span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.625rem;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Van Gogh Museum:</span> You can get up close and personal with the impressionist painter's most famous work thanks to <a class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/van-gogh-museum-groundfloor/2QHwyv_Y6gueAw?hl=en&sv_lng=4.8808198&sv_lat=52.3585336&sv_h=0.07351778050821167&sv_p=-14.958125813166376&sv_pid=T4EwMNbRYOhcEPF8T1I8xw&sv_z=1" href="https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/van-gogh-museum-groundfloor/2QHwyv_Y6gueAw?hl=en&sv_lng=4.8808198&sv_lat=52.3585336&sv_h=0.07351778050821167&sv_p=-14.958125813166376&sv_pid=T4EwMNbRYOhcEPF8T1I8xw&sv_z=1" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Google Arts & Culture</a>.</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.625rem;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Getty Museum:</span> Los Angeles's premiere gallery has <a class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/the-j-paul-getty-museum?hl=en" href="https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/the-j-paul-getty-museum?hl=en" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">two virtual tours</a>, including "Eat, Drink, and Be Merry," which is a closer look at food in the Middle Ages and Renaissance.</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.625rem;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">The Vatican Museum:</span> The Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica, and Raphael's Room, are just some of the sites you can see on the <a class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/tour-virtuali-elenco.html" href="http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/tour-virtuali-elenco.html" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Vatican's virtual tour</a>.</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.625rem;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">T</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">hyssen-Bornemisza Museum: </span>Madrid's must-see art museum has the works of some of the continent's most celebrated artists like Rembrandt and Dali <a class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://www.museothyssen.org/en/thyssenmultimedia" href="https://www.museothyssen.org/en/thyssenmultimedia" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">available online</a>.<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"></span></span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.625rem;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Georgia O’Keeffe Museum: </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"></span><a aria-describedby="external-disclaimer" class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/georgia-o-keeffe-museum?hl=en" href="https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/georgia-o-keeffe-museum?hl=en" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank" title="(opens new window)">Six virtual exhibits</a> are available online from this museum named for the "Mother of American modernism."<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></span></span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.625rem;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City:</span> Dive into the pre-Hispanic history of Mexico with <a aria-describedby="external-disclaimer" class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/the-national-museum-of-anthropology-mexico-city-ziko-van-dijk-wikimedia-commons/bAGSHRdlzSRcdQ?hl=en" href="https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/the-national-museum-of-anthropology-mexico-city-ziko-van-dijk-wikimedia-commons/bAGSHRdlzSRcdQ?hl=en" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank" title="(opens new window)">23 exhibit rooms</a> full of Mayan artifacts.</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.625rem;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">British Museum, London:</span> The Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies are just a couple of things that you're able to see on a <a aria-describedby="external-disclaimer" class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/" href="https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank" title="(opens new window)">virtual tour</a> of the museum.</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.625rem;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">N</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">ASA: </span>Both Virginia's <a class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://oh.larc.nasa.gov/oh/" href="https://oh.larc.nasa.gov/oh/" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Langley Research Center</a> and Ohio's <a class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://www.nasa.gov/glennvirtualtours" href="https://www.nasa.gov/glennvirtualtours" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Glenn Research Center</a> offer online tours for free. Also, you can try some "augmented reality experiences" via <a class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://spacecenter.org/app/" href="https://spacecenter.org/app/" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">The Space Center Houston's app</a>.</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.625rem;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">National Women's History Museum: </span>Have a late International Women's Day celebration with <a class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://www.womenshistory.org/womens-history/online-exhibits" href="https://www.womenshistory.org/womens-history/online-exhibits" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">online exhibits</a> and <a class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://www.womenshistory.org/resources/general/rosie-riveter-oral-histories" href="https://www.womenshistory.org/resources/general/rosie-riveter-oral-histories" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">oral histories</a> from the Virginia museum.<a class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://www.womenshistory.org/resources/general/rosie-riveter-oral-histories" href="https://www.womenshistory.org/resources/general/rosie-riveter-oral-histories" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"></a></span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.625rem;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Metropolitan Museum of Art:</span> Though the Met Gala was cancelled this year, you can still have a peak at the The Costume Institute Conversation Lab, which is one of the institution's <a aria-describedby="external-disclaimer" class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/metropolitan-museum-of-art/KAFHmsOTE-4Xyw?hl=en&sv_lng=-73.9624786&sv_lat=40.7803959&sv_h=335.0285349959785&sv_p=0.9453475127378823&sv_pid=KeFx8oXHzeuY8L5rfepHaA&sv_z=0.6253222631835352" href="https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/metropolitan-museum-of-art/KAFHmsOTE-4Xyw?hl=en&sv_lng=-73.9624786&sv_lat=40.7803959&sv_h=335.0285349959785&sv_p=0.9453475127378823&sv_pid=KeFx8oXHzeuY8L5rfepHaA&sv_z=0.6253222631835352" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank" title="(opens new window)">26 online exhibits</a>.</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.625rem;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">High Museum of Art, Atlanta: </span>This museum's popular online exhibits include <a class="body-link" data-t-l="|inline|intext|n/a" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/civil-rights-photography/9wISPkiyouv-Lw?hl=en" href="https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/civil-rights-photography/9wISPkiyouv-Lw?hl=en" rel="noopener" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">"Civil Rights Photography</a>" — photos that capture moments of social protest like the Freedom Rides and Rosa Park's arrest.</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.625rem;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Detroit Institute of Arts: </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"></span>Mexican art icon Frida Kahlo is the focal point of two of the four available <a class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/detroit-institute-of-arts?hl=en" href="https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/detroit-institute-of-arts?hl=en" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">online exhibits</a>.</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.625rem;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam:</span> The Golden Age of Dutch art is highlighted in this museum which includes the work of <a class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/rijksmuseum/iwH5aYGoPwSf7g?hl=en&sv_lng=4.885283712508563&sv_lat=52.35984312584405&sv_h=311.1699875145569&sv_p=-5.924133903625474&sv_pid=fOVcUXQW2wpRf33iUmxEfg&sv_z=1" href="https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/rijksmuseum/iwH5aYGoPwSf7g?hl=en&sv_lng=4.885283712508563&sv_lat=52.35984312584405&sv_h=311.1699875145569&sv_p=-5.924133903625474&sv_pid=fOVcUXQW2wpRf33iUmxEfg&sv_z=1" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Vermeer and Rembrandt</a>.</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.625rem;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">National Museum of the United States Air Force:</span> You can't take a ride in Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidential airplane, but you can check it out, in addition to other military weapons and aircraft, online in the Air Force's <a class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Virtual-Tour/" href="https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Virtual-Tour/" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">official museum</a>.</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.625rem;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">MoMA </span>(<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">The Museum of Modern Art):</span> New York's extensive collection is available for <a class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/sophie-taeuber-arp/swKioHNhYqZoLw?hl=en" href="https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/sophie-taeuber-arp/swKioHNhYqZoLw?hl=en" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">view online</a>.<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"></span></span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.625rem;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: </span>The <a aria-describedby="external-disclaimer" class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/museum-of-fine-arts-boston?hl=en" href="https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/museum-of-fine-arts-boston?hl=en" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank" title="(opens new window)">16 virtual exhibits</a><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"></span> include a special section on 21st Century Designer Fashion.</span></li>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.625rem;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">The Cincinnati Zoo: </span>Check in around 3 p.m., because that's the time the Zoo holds a daily Home Safari on its <a class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://www.facebook.com/cincinnatizoo/" href="https://www.facebook.com/cincinnatizoo/" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Facebook Live Feed</a>.</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.625rem;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Atlanta Zoo: </span>The Georgia zoo keeps a "<a class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://zooatlanta.org/panda-cam/" href="https://zooatlanta.org/panda-cam/" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Panda Cam</a>" livestream on its website.<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"></span></span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.625rem;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Georgia Aquarium: </span>S<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"></span>ea-dwellers like African penguins and Beluga Whales are the stars of this aquarium's <a class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/webcam/beluga-whale-webcam/" href="https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/webcam/beluga-whale-webcam/" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">live cam</a>.</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.625rem;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Houston Zoo:</span> There are plenty of different animals you can check in on with this <a class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://www.houstonzoo.org/explore/webcams/" href="https://www.houstonzoo.org/explore/webcams/" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">zoo's live cam</a>, but we highly recommend watching the playful elephants.</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.625rem;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">The Shedd Aquarium: </span>This Chicago aquarium shares some pretty adorable behind-the-scenes footage of their residents on <a class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://www.facebook.com/sheddaquarium/" href="https://www.facebook.com/sheddaquarium/" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"></span></span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.625rem;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">San Diego Zoo:</span> With what may be the most <a class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/videos" href="https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/videos" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">live cam options</a>, this zoo lets you switch between koalas, polar bears, and tigers in one sitting.</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.625rem;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Monterey Bay Aquarium:</span> It can be Shark Week every week thanks to live online footage of <a class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams" href="https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Monterey Bay's Habitat exhibit</a>.</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.625rem;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">National Aquarium:</span> Walk through tropical waters to the icy tundra in this <a class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://aqua.org/media/virtualtours/baltimore/index.html" href="https://aqua.org/media/virtualtours/baltimore/index.html" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">floor-by-floor tour</a> of the famous, Baltimore-based aquarium.<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"></span></span></li>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.625rem;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Walt Disney World: </span>Set aside some time, because there's plenty to see here. <a class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2018/03/disney-parks-launches-first-ever-360-degree-panoramas-on-google-street-view/" href="https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2018/03/disney-parks-launches-first-ever-360-degree-panoramas-on-google-street-view/" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Virtual tours</a> you can take include Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, and Epcot, just to name a few. There are also unofficial YouTube videos that feel just like you're on famous rides like the <a class="body-link" data-analytics-module="body_link" data-analytics-post-depth="40" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8OHP9OriMA" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8OHP9OriMA" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;">Frozen Ever After ride</a>, <a class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://youtu.be/09bowEw0td8" href="https://youtu.be/09bowEw0td8" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">It's a Small World</a>, <a class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=QtThX4j3BCM&feature=emb_logo" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=QtThX4j3BCM&feature=emb_logo" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Monsters, Inc.</em> Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!</a>, and <em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://youtu.be/rgUvhnA3y8c" href="https://youtu.be/rgUvhnA3y8c" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Pirates of the Caribbean</a>.</em></span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.625rem;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">LEGOLAND Florida Resort: </span>The Great Lego Race and Miniland USA are just two of the attractions you can check out in a <a class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://www.legoland.dk/en/accommodation/hotel-legoland/virtual-tour/" href="https://www.legoland.dk/en/accommodation/hotel-legoland/virtual-tour/" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(249, 228, 226) 0px, rgb(249, 228, 226) 100%) 0px 100% / 0px 0px repeat-x; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(210, 68, 50); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; padding-bottom: 0.05rem; padding-top: 0.05rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.4s ease-in-out 0s, color 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">virtual tour of the park</a>.</span></li>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">Source: <a href="https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/travel/a31784720/best-virtual-tours/">https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/travel/a31784720/best-virtual-tours/</a></span></div>
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Laura Thomas Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327445757419287609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318566826082328509.post-33861134101920126132020-03-22T17:39:00.001-05:002020-04-12T19:44:45.947-05:00Turn off the news and build a garden<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I've noticed lately when I stay inside all day I pay more attention to my breathing. Am I short of breath? Am I breathing deep enough? Any chest tightness? Just hearing the symptoms of COVID-19 have me assessing my respiratory status. I guess it's a side effect of 30+ years in healthcare. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">One of my favorite songs out now is by Lukas Nelson and the Promise of the Real "Turn off the news and build a garden". <i>Turn off the news</i> - a simple request <i>and build a garden</i> or at least get outside. When I am outside with my hands in the dirt, I rarely think about my breathing. I spend my time digging up monkey grass, relocating bushes and making new flower beds. After a few hours with my hands in the dirt, I come inside and find it easier to breathe and relax. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If you haven't heard this song - take a listen! Then go outside, or at least take a walk and admire the scenery. </span><br />
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<a href="https://youtu.be/IqwJbiPXh-Y" target="_blank">Turn off the news and build a garden</a></div>
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<span jsslot=""><i>Turn off the news and build a garden</i></span><br />
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<span jsname="YS01Ge">Turn off the news and build a garden</span><br />
<span jsname="YS01Ge">Just my neighborhood and me</span><br />
<span jsname="YS01Ge">We might feel a bit less hardened</span><br />
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<span jsname="YS01Ge">Turn off the news and raise the kids</span><br />
<span jsname="YS01Ge">Give them something to believe in</span><br />
<span jsname="YS01Ge">Teach them how to be good people</span><br />
<span jsname="YS01Ge">Give them hope that they can see</span><br />
<span jsname="YS01Ge">Hope that they can see</span><br />
<span jsname="YS01Ge">Turn off the news and build a garden with me</span><br />
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Laura Thomas Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327445757419287609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318566826082328509.post-37690207940185160732018-03-05T20:11:00.002-06:002020-04-12T19:42:46.308-05:00Henderson Mamas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We grew up in a small town with a great big heart. The main reason for that big heart was
because of our <i>Henderson Mamas</i>. It didn’t matter what day or time it was, if you were out
of your house there was always a <i>Mama</i> looking out for you. In our group it was Doris,
Judy, Ouida, Linda, Jackie, Dorothy, Reba, Lora, Jane, and Jeanne–and those were just the
Mamas of girls! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When we were young, these ladies were our
Brownie troop leaders, taught our bible classes, threw our
birthday parties, watched our swim and tumbling lessons,
and made our Halloween costumes. They also volunteered
us to pick up cups and plates at every wedding shower,
reception, or ladies day. We picked up a LOT of cups and
plates through the years! What they may not have realized
is that while we were picking up all those cups and plates,
we were watching and hearing them giggle, talk, and share
their lives. They taught us a very important lesson: they taught us what true friendships look
like. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As we grew up and started driving, our Henderson Mamas hosted our youth group devos
and slumber parties, watched over us at camp, the movie theater, the ballpark, the bank, at
the grocery store, and of course at the Lion’s Pride. Wherever you went, you had someone
you could turn to if you needed a ride, a dollar, some free advice, or just one of their warm
hugs. I am convinced there was a Henderson Mama network buzzing day and night
covering all of us with prayers! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I’ll never forget having a fender bender on the first day of my senior year of high school. I
was so scared, until Dorothy Cole came walking down the hill in the drizzling rain carrying
a tray with donuts and orange juice for the guy I bumped, the Henderson police, and me.
She also gave me a great big hug and stayed with me until Dad arrived. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Many of our Henderson Mamas have left us, and it
makes me happy to picture them together in heaven
giggling, making poppyseed chicken, fruit tea,
delicious fudge pie, and watching over all of us.
Those of us who live within driving distance gather
once a month to reminisce and share what’s
happening in our lives and the evening always
contains a Mama story or two. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We All Thank God for Henderson Mamas!</span></div>
Laura Thomas Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327445757419287609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318566826082328509.post-81157570026182642522018-01-09T20:29:00.000-06:002018-01-10T22:46:26.568-06:00Henderson sisters dinner<br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I grew up with these beautiful ladies in Henderson, TN, <i>aka small town USA</i>. We share so many memories of childhood, school, youth group and summer camp. We try to get together every month or so to catch up. It's wonderful to have such a fabulous group of supportive <i>small town sisters</i> to gather and do life with! </span><br />
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Laura Thomas Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327445757419287609noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318566826082328509.post-47047761351975828102018-01-09T19:09:00.000-06:002018-01-09T19:48:51.819-06:00Halls in Hawaii<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In June of 2017 Josh accepted a job in Kona Hawaii with Big Island Electric. They had a couple of big contracts that they needed someone with Josh's abilities to get completed. Josh and Chassi thought this over and decided this would be a good adventure for their family. One of Josh's favorite movies (and tattoos) is "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9lceeNQMwk" target="_blank">Joe vs the Volcano</a>", so this seemed so appropriate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They sold most of their possessions and flew across the ocean to settle in the little community of <a href="https://www.lovebigisland.com/waimea-kamuela-hawaii/activities/" target="_blank">Waimea</a>. Waimea is on the big island of Hawaii, just up the mountain from Kona. Hawaii is the largest and least populated of the islands and also has the least number of "mainlanders" - that's what Hawaiians call us. They have mountains, ranches and active volcano and of course many beaches. When Josh and Chassi are not at school, and the girls are not in school, they are out visiting ranches, hiking, swimming and exploring. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Josh and Chassi have both expressed that this has been a big growth experience for all of them. It's definitely gotten them outside their comfort zone and helped them to stretch and grow as individuals and as a family. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In December, we arranged with Josh to fly over and surprise Chassi and the girls. They had thought they would not have any visitors until spring, so they were definitely surprised. Josh had a work Christmas party at the <a href="http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/koamc-waikoloa-beach-marriott-resort-and-spa/" target="_blank">Marriott</a>, so he took the family there to spend the night at the resort. What they didn't know was that Bryan and I had landed and checked into the <a href="http://www.hiltonwaikoloavillage.com/" target="_blank">Hilton</a> next door. We knocked on the door of their hotel room and as you can imagine there were lots of screams, hugs and tears. We had a fabulous trip and they were wonderful tour guides! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jenni and Alex stayed behind to work, but if Josh and Chassi stay much longer they plan to go visit too. Thank goodness for technology! </span><br />
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Laura Thomas Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327445757419287609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318566826082328509.post-9023127985758112272018-01-09T18:25:00.001-06:002018-01-10T22:50:27.452-06:002017 flew by!<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Has it really been over a year since I blogged? 2017 brought precious time with family and friends full of laughs, a few tears and of course change. Change seems to be the only constant in the world these days.</span><br />
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I took a position in March of 2016 with a company that has a very important and noble mission to help and support patients through their last year of life. I had the privilege of working alongside some of the best palliative physicians, practitioners and support staff in the nation. It was a whirlwind year and along with my fabulous professional development team we on-boarded over 300 new employees, installed, activated and trained a new phone and documentation system, instituted monthly lunch and learns, and set up and offered continuing education for all employees. I have worked in very supportive high growth companies before and instituted these and additional programs, but this one brought with it some complicated challenges in culture. After a year I paused and evaluated the 14 hour workdays, weekend work and my stress level. One of my good friends reminded me of some great advice we hear every time we fly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">What great advice!</span><br />
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I took that advice and started networking in March of 2017. I am grateful to say that I landed a position (in April) with a great company on a team where I feel appreciated and supported every day!</span><br />
<br />Laura Thomas Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327445757419287609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318566826082328509.post-60116502915307719352018-01-09T18:07:00.002-06:002018-01-09T18:19:31.617-06:00Gotta love Google!<br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If you know me, you know how much I love Google! This <a href="https://www.blog.google/products/search/year-in-search-2017/" target="_blank">video </a>shows 2017 in google search. This gives me hope that people in this world are still curious, they want to help others and they are ready to move forward to make this world a better place. #makeadifference </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">How many of us grew up in the car in this episode?! Ours came from "Downtown Motor Company", otherwise known in my family as <i>Granddaddy's car lot</i>. If the sun hit the door just right you could see where it once said "Sisters of the...", because it used to belong to a convent.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Many wonderful memories were made on trips in that car!</span><br />
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<br />Laura Thomas Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327445757419287609noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318566826082328509.post-35355573462901827312016-01-29T13:14:00.000-06:002018-01-09T17:25:21.743-06:00One of my favorite gifts of 2015My lifetime friend Joyce is married to Tim, a brilliant cardiologist. Tim also happens to be a very talented photographer and he snapped this photo of Amber and me at Lisa's wedding a few years ago. A week or so before Christmas I received a framed copy in the mail and it now has a special spot in my living room.<br />
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Thank you Tim and Joyce for capturing this special moment/memory on film!<br />
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<br />Laura Thomas Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327445757419287609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318566826082328509.post-34487571613646016412016-01-03T21:07:00.001-06:002016-01-03T21:08:42.715-06:00Message on a napkin<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I was having a rough day, and then I found this in my purse. Morgan, my middlest grand-girl has the sweetest heart!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Last week we nailed down the date for our annual family vacation, and as you can tell they are a little excited.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Laura Thomas Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327445757419287609noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318566826082328509.post-51071095417954857432016-01-03T21:06:00.000-06:002016-01-03T21:20:40.076-06:00Another sweet sign<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of the charity events that we always love attending each year is the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zec2BtWe3dU" target="_blank">Holiday Howler</a>. This event is put on by the Brown Dog Foundation, and they use the funds raised to help families with their furbabies medical expenses. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had some money to donate in Amber's memory and gave part of it to this great charity, and a couple of weeks later I received an email titled this: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For those of you who grew up in Henderson you'll remember Leo was the name one of Amber's favorite pets. Her beloved Weimaraner! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In December Leo was also a sweet dog in California who has diabetes and he and his owners needed some help with his medical expenses. The donations from this year's Holiday Howler helped Leo get the lifesaving medications he needed. </span></div>
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Laura Thomas Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327445757419287609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318566826082328509.post-28101524084391823632015-12-18T13:11:00.001-06:002015-12-19T23:49:31.762-06:00Always in my heart<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you've read any of this blog, you know I am a believer in <i>signs</i>. I never know exactly where they come from (God, the universe, mother nature), but I enjoy them and they are comforting to me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A few days after Amber's death I realized I needed to get out of the house. The thing about grief I've found is that you just want to curl up in a ball to cry and sleep and if anyone would tell me to snap out of that, it was Amber. So I got up, got dressed and headed to wander some of our favorite second hand stores. We had several stores in Florence and Nashville that we always explored when we were together. These stores don't have "new" items so you never know what you might find, and that is why we loved them so.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I walked in the door and the first thing I saw was a rack of Christmas ornaments and the first one was this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Of course I burst into tears and went back home. After a few days I went back and the ornament was still hanging there waiting for me, so I came home and put up a tree to remind me that Amber is with me this Christmas. The thing is, she will always be with me, because she's in my heart and that is where I will hold her close for all of my days. I know I will cry when I think of how much I will miss her, but I will also laugh when something triggers a wonderful memory and I am so thankful I have plenty of those to treasure. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We camped, we rode bikes, we laid in the grass looked at stars and dreamed, we survived zits and bad haircuts, we went to concerts, we loved Wonder Woman, we double-dated, we saw Raiders of the Lost Ark 6 times, we debated who would marry Starsky and who would marry Hutch, we were terrified of Jaws and Jason, we loved high school football games, summer camp and singing about heaven, we studied (some), we ate a lot of chicken fingers and hot fudge cakes, we sang a lot of 80s songs, we were part of the 4 musketeers (Kim, Allison, Amber, Laura), we planned reunions, we got married, we became moms, we loved watching our children grow, we had surgeries, we changed each other's dressings, we snuck each other out of the house (before medically recommended), we both dealt with cancer on our own terms, we always supported each other's decisions, we cherished our friendship, we cruised, we danced on the beach in Mexico, we rode every coaster in Orlando, we laughed a lot, we cried some and we loved each other through the ups and downs of life. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We started our adventure in New Orleans at <a href="http://hotelmonteleone.com/" target="_blank">Hotel Monteleone</a>, had a great Cajun dinner and explored New Orleans. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If you need a great group trip arranged, contact -Phyllis Leigh Simpson: </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ohtheplacesyoullgo.net/">http://www.ohtheplacesyoullgo.net/</a></span></div>
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Bryan and I were unable to arrange to be in the same state for New Years Eve, due to work schedules, so I headed to Florence to ring in the new year with Amber, Bam and Connor. </span><br />
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We celebrated with a delicious dinner and awesome southern rock music at <i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/FloBama-Downtown/252929018055860" target="_blank">Flobama</a></i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy 2015!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We are very blessed and it was a<i> super</i> holiday!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We also fit in a trip to Universal while we were there! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Laura Thomas Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327445757419287609noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318566826082328509.post-87312224827614922002014-12-30T22:22:00.003-06:002015-04-10T09:02:43.310-05:00Happy Birthday, Anzel!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A year ago I was working in El Paso when this little tyke was born. He is such a cutie! </span><br />
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Laura Thomas Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327445757419287609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318566826082328509.post-57860826636924451492014-12-30T22:18:00.001-06:002014-12-30T22:18:07.262-06:00JT Hodges at City Winery<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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City Winery is a new venue in Nashville. We jumped at the chance to see JT play there. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We also fit in a night with friends at Mafiosos Pizza.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Laura Thomas Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327445757419287609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318566826082328509.post-421775335406398072014-12-30T22:10:00.002-06:002014-12-30T22:12:48.532-06:00Time to start a new chapter, but first some fun!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">September</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I will begin my new job back in Nashville this month, so Josh flew down to drive me and my things back. We decided to spend a day at Universal to relax and have some fun before the 10 hour drive. </span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bryan and Josh tackled Rip Ride Rockit. I was too scared! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I yam what I yam!</td></tr>
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</span>Laura Thomas Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327445757419287609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318566826082328509.post-21161412428441676812014-12-30T22:02:00.002-06:002015-04-09T14:33:11.546-05:00August brings changes...<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There have been several changes at work lately and it made me feel a little unsure of the future so I started looking around. I've loved my training job and especially working remotely from Florida, but it was time for a change. So...I interviewed and took a position with a company back in Nashville. This isn't a remote job, so I'll be moving back and Bryan will begin looking for an opening back at Verizon Nashville.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Please keep us in your prayers during this transition. </span><br />
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Laura Thomas Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327445757419287609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318566826082328509.post-16587758664549919842014-12-30T21:56:00.002-06:002015-04-09T14:33:58.748-05:00Dexa Scan results<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The gift that chemo gave: Osteoporosis. Boo! My bones have not improved, in fact they are a bit worse. They've adjusted my meds and I need to up my weight bearing exercise. </span><br />
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