tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335659022024-03-13T15:26:40.735-05:00The ZehrhausA snapshot into the whirlwind we affectionately call life!The Zehrshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666528309119495384noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33565902.post-10117488053357779332009-08-22T14:49:00.007-05:002009-08-22T15:00:22.072-05:00Happy 60th Birthday We Love You! Elijah, Sophie, Macklin and Will The Zehrshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666528309119495384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33565902.post-86129681828004094122009-05-10T18:30:00.004-05:002009-05-10T18:53:55.597-05:00Mother's DayHappy Mother's Day!It has been a good day around here I hope you have had a good one too!The girls both brought home a questionnaire about me from school and I thought I would share their perception of me!According to Sophie:I am 20 years old.I am 11 feet tall and weigh 7 lbs ;0).Her favorite thing to do with me is play dress up.I work on the computer before school.I say "clean up your room" a The Zehrshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666528309119495384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33565902.post-49313827416069387352009-05-04T20:30:00.002-05:002009-05-05T18:34:10.427-05:00They have music........Elijah and Macklin's piano recital was last night. Elijah has takenlessons for 4 1/2 years and Macklin just completed her 2nd year. They both enjoy playing and love Mrs. Christy. This is their last yearwith Mrs. Christy because she will be returning to teaching elementary schoolfull time in the fall. Below are short videos of their pieces. Enjoy!macklin piano 1 from Ashley Zehr on Vimeo.ElijahThe Zehrshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666528309119495384noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33565902.post-57403106699759577752009-04-29T21:09:00.002-05:002009-04-29T21:28:31.592-05:00Happy Birthday Sweet Sophie! S-Sweet and SassyO-OriginalP-PreciousH-HappyI-IndependentE-ExcitedYou are a precious gift and I can not believe that you are 4 years old already! I love you! MommyThe Zehrshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666528309119495384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33565902.post-45419255919372261362009-04-12T20:36:00.005-05:002009-04-12T21:26:15.475-05:00BlessingsHappy HappyEaster!We hope your day was as blessed as ours!The Zehrshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666528309119495384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33565902.post-57792645393816768972009-04-10T17:12:00.006-05:002009-04-10T17:28:52.101-05:00Happy Birthday Dann! I am blessed to have spent the last 17 of your 45 years with you! I love you honey!The Zehrshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666528309119495384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33565902.post-50336772994912620452009-04-05T21:11:00.003-05:002009-04-05T21:34:05.234-05:00"Fun-due" This past Friday night we decided to stay at home for a family night. While deciding what we would have for dinner it occurred to me that my kids have never fondued (is that a word??) with anything but chocolate. It probably has something to do with the flaming pot of oil that you use to cook your food! I decided that with supervision that they probably could handle it. Fonduing (again, is The Zehrshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666528309119495384noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33565902.post-67768865169642624632009-04-01T20:48:00.005-06:002009-04-02T18:50:17.615-06:00An April FoolThis morning while Macklin was getting ready for school she said "Mom, Mrs. Moore said that if we did well on our science test that we could go on a school bus on a field trip to hear Dave Ramsey." Dave Ramsey???? I know that times are tough and the economy is lagging some but why would you take 2nd graders to hear a seminar about getting out of debt? Most second graders do not have debt! So I The Zehrshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666528309119495384noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33565902.post-61766710203673717792009-03-17T20:28:00.003-06:002009-03-17T20:41:27.941-06:00Top o' the evenin' to ya! May the friendships you make,Be those which endure,And all of your grey clouds Be small ones for sure.And trusting in Him To Whom we all pray,May a song fill your heart, Every step of the way.An Irish BlessingI am blessed to have a group of friends that have endured thru life's ups and downs. We all have a pack of youngin's and husbands that keep us busy but we are blessed to get together once The Zehrshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666528309119495384noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33565902.post-40599695776510904212009-03-06T00:00:00.002-06:002009-03-06T00:00:01.423-06:00He's 11!My baby is 11! Oh my, oh my! That seems so old! I love this guy more than he can ever understand and I am so proud of him! He is an excellent student, thoughtful brother (when he is not torturing them) and an all around great kid! It is a bittersweet experience to watch him grow into a young man but I am so blessed to call him my son. I look forward to see what God is going to do in his life. The Zehrshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666528309119495384noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33565902.post-84514336183022734512009-02-22T16:24:00.004-06:002009-02-22T16:35:11.790-06:00It's a good thing she is cute......because this is what Sophie did to the desk in her room.I'll admit that I was a little impressed that she wrote her name AND her sister's name. Pretty good for a 3 year old!She didn't get into too much trouble! It washed off! The Zehrshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666528309119495384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33565902.post-83396702049871158882009-02-17T15:36:00.003-06:002009-02-17T15:51:43.234-06:00Eight is Great!Macklin turned 8 on February 8th and the celebration is still not over! We had a nice Saturday before her birthday eating at Elliston Place Soda Shop, Krispy Kreme and going to McKay's bookstore (her request) to get some new books. We went to church the morning of her birthday and then we were treated to lunch at the Olive Garden by Dann's Aunt Sharon and Uncle Dave who are in Tennessee The Zehrshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666528309119495384noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33565902.post-57844767525877557842009-01-13T21:15:00.003-06:002009-01-13T22:31:52.746-06:00A Very MerryBoy, am I behind! If you are like me you are WAY OVER CHRISTMAS, but in the interest of preserving memories for my family, here is a quick recap of our Christmas. We celebrated with Dann's family in Indiana over Thanksgiving and got the only real snow we have seen this season. We continued the tradition of drawing names and making the gifts. Next year will be the 20th anniversary of this The Zehrshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666528309119495384noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33565902.post-154842478405556772008-11-13T20:39:00.007-06:002008-11-13T20:57:43.725-06:00Groovy Gobbleror Turkey Dressing part deux. You may remember from last year that Macklin had to disguise a turkey so that he would not get eaten for Thanksgiving. We disguised him as Santa Claus last year.This year she was given the same assignment and we had to out do last year (of course). This is what we came up with.....She is hoping to win a prize! (but she is not sure there is a contest :0) )I have neverThe Zehrshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666528309119495384noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33565902.post-1270746923566782312008-11-11T16:18:00.005-06:002008-11-11T16:49:07.503-06:00Happy Veteran's DayThanks to all who have served and defended our country so that we may enjoy the freedoms that we have.Let us not ever take them for granted.The Zehrshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666528309119495384noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33565902.post-44454425451813786422008-11-04T10:29:00.004-06:002008-11-13T20:58:44.911-06:00Remember Do your part! Go Vote!The Zehrshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666528309119495384noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33565902.post-6451090166161487152008-11-01T21:21:00.003-06:002008-11-01T21:44:09.973-06:00Happpy Halloweeeen! We joined the Gibson's for the 3rd annual Trick or Treat fest. The daddies took the kids out and Jana and I stayed at their house to pass out candy. Jeff and Dann were much more ambitious and took them to tons more houses than Jana and I ever have. The kids literally had all the candy they could carry. Dann reports that Sophie want to crawl the last half of the block! Even with all the sugar, The Zehrshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666528309119495384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33565902.post-81584639162799176372008-10-15T21:57:00.007-05:002008-10-15T22:30:26.240-05:00Well, at least it is not brokenThis afternoon Macklin had an unfortunate tree house-wasp-shirt getting stuck on the ladder-falling and the ladder falling on her-hitting her head and injuring her arm incident.She came thru the Bynums yard screaming and could not be consoled for awhile.Now, Macklin has a tendency to lay a bit on the dramatic side of life but when it comes to injuries she is usually one tough cookie.I really The Zehrshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666528309119495384noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33565902.post-73170890979192288282008-10-05T00:00:00.000-05:002008-10-05T00:00:00.537-05:00Happy Birthday Grannie Annie! Grannie Annie's Birthday from Ashley Zehr on Vimeo.The Zehrshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666528309119495384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33565902.post-91126187649127562222008-09-25T17:15:00.002-05:002008-09-25T17:24:17.734-05:00FamousAt least in my world! Dann is involved in a local theater production of The Music Man that opens tonight. The above photo was on the cover of the Rutherford Weekend today. You can read the article here: http://www.dnj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080924/WEEKEND01/809240314/1082/WEEKEND. The show runs tonight thru Sunday and Oct. 2-5th. Tickets are available at The Zehrshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666528309119495384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33565902.post-23888811260306808952008-09-18T22:17:00.005-05:002008-09-18T23:32:35.646-05:00Our "Zooper" Day Ha, ha, ha.....sorry, I couldn't resist the pun! The kids had a 1/2 day off from school yesterday so we took advantage of the beautiful day to go to the zoo! A good time was had by all! The Zehrshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666528309119495384noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33565902.post-49412647458926915652008-09-16T20:27:00.006-05:002008-09-16T22:36:40.339-05:00Trouble?I just wrote a note to Macklin's teacher apologizing for her behavior at school today. She got a smiley face instead of a star. Her trouble? She was dancing in the hallway! Now obedience is expected at all times (though never accomplished 100% of the time) especially at school, but I'll admit that today's offense made me a little sad. Wouldn't the world be a little better place if the rules were The Zehrshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666528309119495384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33565902.post-85958088398924008702008-09-09T19:26:00.004-05:002008-09-09T19:34:00.733-05:00A Really Good PhotoI received the following photo via email yesterday. My Uncle Vern took the photo the last time they were here. I don't know which is more precious.......the photo of her grubby hands fearlessly holding the frog or the words he wrote about her: "Looking at this picture, One would assume that they are looking at the hands of some adolesent boy doing what boys do. But in reality they are the handsThe Zehrshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666528309119495384noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33565902.post-51655178928997217692008-09-08T20:38:00.003-05:002008-09-08T20:51:25.930-05:00It's Baseball Time in Tennesseeeeeeee!!!!At least for our family. EBZ moved up yet another league (11 and 12 year olds). They can play in the league that their age will fit come spring. Balls are pitched a little faster and everything is a little harder. His team is doing well (2 -1) and the team of boys that have played together for a while are back together after being split onto two teams last season. It is so awesome to watch them The Zehrshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666528309119495384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33565902.post-29963714388370348292008-09-07T19:25:00.003-05:002008-09-07T19:30:08.702-05:00Happy Grandparents Day! Grannie Annie, Papa Ben, Gramma and Granpa We love you!The Zehrshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666528309119495384noreply@blogger.com0