{"id":357,"date":"2008-11-06T18:28:32","date_gmt":"2008-11-06T22:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.handsful.com\/?p=357"},"modified":"2008-11-06T19:55:34","modified_gmt":"2008-11-06T23:55:34","slug":"life-goes-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.handsful.com\/wordpress\/archives\/357","title":{"rendered":"Life goes on&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In spite of the undesired outcome of Tuesday, we remain hopeful.\u00c2\u00a0 Afterall, God is, and always will be, in control.\u00c2\u00a0 He chooses our leaders, for His reasons alone.\u00c2\u00a0 We can rest in that, no matter the circumstances of this life.\u00c2\u00a0 On to better topics&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom;\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3290\/3008244291_936f719ce7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lainey&#8217;s big sisters poured a whole bottle of bubble stuff in the bubble machine today.\u00c2\u00a0 That&#8217;s a LOT of bubbles.\u00c2\u00a0 Lainey decided she&#8217;d go head-first in for a quick taste.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom;\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3172\/3008244319_862c576109.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Feeling a wee bit sticky now, little one?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom;\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3057\/3009082200_17bcb2f4ef.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ahhh, that&#8217;s better.\u00c2\u00a0 Bubbles to wash off the&#8230;bubbles?\u00c2\u00a0 Abbey takes full advantage of the baby wash in the bath water.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom;\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3040\/3009082452_6d9cf37be1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Did I mention that our 2 year old is now addicted to Youtube?\u00c2\u00a0 I was reading one of my fav blogs (salsa in china&#8230;on the sidebar), and she listed some of her twins favorite Youtube videos.\u00c2\u00a0 I happened to have Lainey on my lap and showed her a couple.\u00c2\u00a0 That was all she wrote&#8230;now, if she sees me sitting at the computer, she&#8217;ll climb up and quickly sign &#8220;go&#8221;.\u00c2\u00a0 That means, pull up the &#8220;Wheels on the Bus&#8221; 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