http://thedownsclan.com/blog The Downs Family: Monica, Alex, our little angel Seanna and our soulful dog Romeo. Our Life, travels, thoughts, etc... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:31:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Thedownsclanhttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Thedownsclan/~3/FYQ7UPCDvgk/ http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2012/01/29/sunday-swing/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:54:46 +0000 Alex http://thedownsclan.com/blog/?p=1925 There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/syWLHlCgUsGJtY0Y7pu4KPBaTxk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/syWLHlCgUsGJtY0Y7pu4KPBaTxk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/syWLHlCgUsGJtY0Y7pu4KPBaTxk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/syWLHlCgUsGJtY0Y7pu4KPBaTxk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Thedownsclan/~4/FYQ7UPCDvgk" height="1" width="1"/> http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2012/01/29/sunday-swing/feed/ 1 http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2012/01/29/sunday-swing/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Thedownsclan/~3/f8q9s-SRxdk/ http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2012/01/16/seannas-first-date/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:49:01 +0000 Alex http://thedownsclan.com/blog/?p=1880 Tonight, I took Seanna on her first date (well, technically it wasn&#8217;t just her and I, because mommy wanted to be a third wheel and come along).  It was her first time at the movies. I think I was more excited &#8230; <a href="http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2012/01/16/seannas-first-date/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0nIPfUp119myjTLDaauyUa34fnQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0nIPfUp119myjTLDaauyUa34fnQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0nIPfUp119myjTLDaauyUa34fnQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0nIPfUp119myjTLDaauyUa34fnQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Thedownsclan/~4/f8q9s-SRxdk" height="1" width="1"/> http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2012/01/16/seannas-first-date/feed/ 1 http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2012/01/16/seannas-first-date/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Thedownsclan/~3/JNx-9xCMxbM/ http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2012/01/15/each-sunrise-sunset-is-a-blessing/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:32:00 +0000 Alex http://thedownsclan.com/blog/?p=1839 While thinking about my 2011 personal goals, I reflected upon 2010. Last year I attended a funeral. That night, a young widow cried in front a casket.  She cried with despair, hurting from unimaginable pain.  She wept with her eyes closed and &#8230; <a href="http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2012/01/15/each-sunrise-sunset-is-a-blessing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xRHAk9f4rvVLtcLmZ6QiaZkVHqs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xRHAk9f4rvVLtcLmZ6QiaZkVHqs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xRHAk9f4rvVLtcLmZ6QiaZkVHqs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xRHAk9f4rvVLtcLmZ6QiaZkVHqs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Thedownsclan/~4/JNx-9xCMxbM" height="1" width="1"/> http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2012/01/15/each-sunrise-sunset-is-a-blessing/feed/ 0 http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2012/01/15/each-sunrise-sunset-is-a-blessing/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Thedownsclan/~3/2e0-bndoDoU/ http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2012/01/09/seannas-first-snowman/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:32:53 +0000 Alex http://thedownsclan.com/blog/?p=1830 There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FGw3E4EKtlHBNh7SIWU8JSq4Koc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FGw3E4EKtlHBNh7SIWU8JSq4Koc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FGw3E4EKtlHBNh7SIWU8JSq4Koc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FGw3E4EKtlHBNh7SIWU8JSq4Koc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Thedownsclan/~4/2e0-bndoDoU" height="1" width="1"/> http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2012/01/09/seannas-first-snowman/feed/ 0 http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2012/01/09/seannas-first-snowman/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Thedownsclan/~3/wMDrxLRq1aM/ http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2011/10/27/happy-birthday-seanna/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:46:13 +0000 Alex http://thedownsclan.com/blog/?p=1822 Happy Birthday to my sweet Seanna Sofia&#8230; Oh Seanna, Seanna Sofia&#8230; How I love thee! What gifts you have brought to my world! What a blessing it is to hold you, to put you to sleep, to read to you &#8230; <a href="http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2011/10/27/happy-birthday-seanna/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yxHN4IsgnFFWWcnRpbJcm1L2lSA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yxHN4IsgnFFWWcnRpbJcm1L2lSA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yxHN4IsgnFFWWcnRpbJcm1L2lSA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yxHN4IsgnFFWWcnRpbJcm1L2lSA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Thedownsclan/~4/wMDrxLRq1aM" height="1" width="1"/> http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2011/10/27/happy-birthday-seanna/feed/ 0 http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2011/10/27/happy-birthday-seanna/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Thedownsclan/~3/HaJ9OuNm-P0/ http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2011/08/23/amazing/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:54:12 +0000 Alex http://thedownsclan.com/blog/?p=1791 I&#8217;m on Daddy Heaven right now! Seanna just kissed me and said &#8220;I wuv you daddy&#8221;!!! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lXRq6f569qmFxWAvX_3d4jmfsh4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lXRq6f569qmFxWAvX_3d4jmfsh4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lXRq6f569qmFxWAvX_3d4jmfsh4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lXRq6f569qmFxWAvX_3d4jmfsh4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Thedownsclan/~4/HaJ9OuNm-P0" height="1" width="1"/> http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2011/08/23/amazing/feed/ 0 http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2011/08/23/amazing/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Thedownsclan/~3/0of_zD5Hkkw/ http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2011/08/22/seannas-awesome-day-out/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:00:18 +0000 Alex http://thedownsclan.com/blog/?p=1746 Click for Gallery: <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A8HNiPLebktZuKDJoVbFEumbTjk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A8HNiPLebktZuKDJoVbFEumbTjk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A8HNiPLebktZuKDJoVbFEumbTjk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A8HNiPLebktZuKDJoVbFEumbTjk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Thedownsclan/~4/0of_zD5Hkkw" height="1" width="1"/> http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2011/08/22/seannas-awesome-day-out/feed/ 2 http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2011/08/22/seannas-awesome-day-out/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Thedownsclan/~3/LaQhpYxY-WE/ http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2011/05/19/fleeting-thoughts/#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 01:39:08 +0000 Alex http://www.thedownsclan.com/blog/2011/05/19/fleeting-thoughts/ &#8220;Quick! Write it before you forget! Those words only come once in many moons&#8221; I said to myself. And I searched for a napkin, a pen or crayon. But then my mind got preoccupied in finding them. And when I &#8230; <a href="http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2011/05/19/fleeting-thoughts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kqv6wCosENzIC4H7cAEAEqpP3TM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kqv6wCosENzIC4H7cAEAEqpP3TM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kqv6wCosENzIC4H7cAEAEqpP3TM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kqv6wCosENzIC4H7cAEAEqpP3TM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Thedownsclan/~4/LaQhpYxY-WE" height="1" width="1"/> http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2011/05/19/fleeting-thoughts/feed/ 0 http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2011/05/19/fleeting-thoughts/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Thedownsclan/~3/KN0eqsY8K-E/ http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2011/05/19/dear-mama/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 23:58:07 +0000 Alex http://www.thedownsclan.com/blog/?p=1725 Something I wrote many months ago, but never posted.. Don't know why.. The other night I was thinking of Seanna as a grown up. What will she be like? Will she be as attached to daddy as I hope for &#8230; <a href="http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2011/05/19/dear-mama/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r0nSPUWjWAopqfixm8bfIS9p2QA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r0nSPUWjWAopqfixm8bfIS9p2QA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r0nSPUWjWAopqfixm8bfIS9p2QA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r0nSPUWjWAopqfixm8bfIS9p2QA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Thedownsclan/~4/KN0eqsY8K-E" height="1" width="1"/> http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2011/05/19/dear-mama/feed/ 0 http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2011/05/19/dear-mama/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Thedownsclan/~3/V1tAN-xAVRA/ http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2011/04/21/oil-spill-in-north-hollywood-beach/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:23:27 +0000 Alex http://www.thedownsclan.com/blog/2011/04/21/oil-spill-in-north-hollywood-beach/ *Written from my iPhone. Please excuse format and/or spelling. This morning we drove to North Hollywood Beach Park to get away from the South Beach crowd. 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