Shaun Groves has got a cool post today about simplicity.  Really challenging.  

"Live simply that others may simply live"... Elizabeth Seaton

Check it out here.

  I just finished reading this book and I must vote it as the best book I've ever read.  Now I really enjoy reading about food, learning about food, and in general thinking about food.  Not eating, but food.  Where it comes from, is it all equal, can it really nourish and heal our bodies (I believe it can).  So if you also enjoy these things, this book is for you.  Or if you are interested in where your food comes from and is made up of, then this is a must.  I am currently reading the sequel, and it is quickly becoming the second best book I've ever read...

More of Spain

So, April 30, 2008, will live in infamy as the day the Polidors ALMOST made it into the Alhambra.  The Alhambra is the one thing I desperately wanted to experience in Granada.  It is even on my list of things to do before I die (now checked off!).  Let me give you some backgroud.  You CAN make reservations for the Alhambra, but you need lots of advance notice (we did not have).  The Alhambra has a set number of tickets for sale each day.  Half can be reserved ahead of time.  The other half can be bought the day of.  So the four of us wake up early on Wednesday and set out for the Alhambra (you can walk there from A & D's house!).  We get in line and wait.  and wait.  and wait.  For 4 hours.  yep, that's right.  We carefully positioned two people in each of the two lines to better our chances of getting a ticket.  Well, Colin and I are at the very front of the line.  The only thing standing between us and tickets is 1 guy!  That's when the announcement came that all the tickets for this day had been sold.  Foiled! What did we do?  Well in true Spaniard style, we took the opportunity to see all the free stuff at the Alhambra and then we headed to the Albacin, which is the old moorish part of the city.  We did some sightseeing, had some tapas (baby shark and fried eggplant), and ended the day with some Moroccan food (friends, I have gotten much more adventurous in my eating).  Here are some pics from this day - which I must admit was one of my fav days!

As most of you already know, Steven Curtis Chapman and his family have lost their youngest daughter. For more info, see The Tennessean.  My heart is breaking for this family.  Please lift them up in prayer today.

Guess the feet...

While we were in Spain, it became popular to take photos of our feet. I'm not sure how this started, but check it out and see if you can guess the feet!

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So several weeks ago, I was noticing that several blogs I read got a "face lift". In other words, got some cool new headers (i.e. Renee). So I was telling Colin that I found someone to "fix up" our blog for a small fee. So he says, "well I can do that...for free". okay. I always knew this husband of mine was a "tech guy", but I typically zone out when he starts talking "techie". I guess I never realized how it could help me. So he made this totally cool header and even picked the pictures for it. I am so impressed. Thanks, C, you are the best!

Although I'm not sure how this pic didn't make the final cut. It was one of my finer moments...

We're Back

I've been a total slacker at updating the blog, but we are back from Spain.  It was amazing. Seriously.  I'll be posting pictures in segments because we took so many!  I think the best part of the trip for me was experiencing another country through a "local's" eyes.  We went to so many fabulous restaurants and sights that I know would not be found in Lonely Planet.  Thanks to Amberly and David for being our tour guides for the week.  It was also really helpful that they both are fluent in Spanish.  We were glad to get home to our little guy who was positively spoiled during this his week of spring training at my parents' house!  Below are the first set of pics!

Our first 2 days in Spain were spent in Malaga, the coastal city that we flew into.   Amberly and David met us there.  We visited the beach and toured the Alcazaba, which is a 13th century Moorish fort.  There was also a really great ice cream place.