tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448142770148092922024-03-05T12:46:58.545-08:00Joel Cooper's BlogJoel Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430111132760860601noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144814277014809292.post-32669655061447511832009-09-04T18:17:00.000-07:002009-09-07T18:14:40.642-07:00U.P.I am really sorry I haven't posted earlier but I have been really busy and really stressed and really busy and some really pushy people have been pressuring me to post so here I go. (I guess I should have put some commas in there somewhere. Anyway.) The Heyworths went to the Upper Peninsula with us last week. It was a blast. Here's some pictures.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiuJRLonVQ8-sSTiIcdH8pord_S5FJrbRaauLTffrIA9i32tV9SqZ8aNqQhXG2gTsuw4napyEPMl4KHqloVf_iTwMR-k5wwYPCUjxEH5akNHwF80G86iuL67RmV0Y9mYpMEpohgh04vtM/s1600-h/DSC01137.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 369px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiuJRLonVQ8-sSTiIcdH8pord_S5FJrbRaauLTffrIA9i32tV9SqZ8aNqQhXG2gTsuw4napyEPMl4KHqloVf_iTwMR-k5wwYPCUjxEH5akNHwF80G86iuL67RmV0Y9mYpMEpohgh04vtM/s320/DSC01137.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377794975836900050" border="0" /></a><br />Us Cooper Guys<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMVjcac79PW6R53CRzUmHEz-Bm0W0KNLfSVkQOrBAWNXK8PU6p6RGr3TLVUV2Fi87M2uyH7cSsBQhMfnQA12n9cwPScC3wUTv994-5UlyLfCGBNOhjPH3RcHL1TezL_0i5h1I4M7GDqQ/s1600-h/DSC01087.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 370px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMVjcac79PW6R53CRzUmHEz-Bm0W0KNLfSVkQOrBAWNXK8PU6p6RGr3TLVUV2Fi87M2uyH7cSsBQhMfnQA12n9cwPScC3wUTv994-5UlyLfCGBNOhjPH3RcHL1TezL_0i5h1I4M7GDqQ/s320/DSC01087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378893101150636466" border="0" /></a><br />@ the zoo<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQQzdg-iN7IX_IcgjglCDwEa1ngAvNVtTA34vqaS_iS1Aq1chrANvSU5B8NXpjq7RJZbb6uiibp2CKPzccS6vM29mJ5XLegFoGoYWyvTDjbvXxd5daLjBy37oiZqTueQKwkGij3STH1Y/s1600-h/DSC01107.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 377px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQQzdg-iN7IX_IcgjglCDwEa1ngAvNVtTA34vqaS_iS1Aq1chrANvSU5B8NXpjq7RJZbb6uiibp2CKPzccS6vM29mJ5XLegFoGoYWyvTDjbvXxd5daLjBy37oiZqTueQKwkGij3STH1Y/s320/DSC01107.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378893089241017410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFSztkQ6-oLqzF8uZuzc0SfDQuXGkcuQW6AoNEg9nWl5J6wHglIqLuoQYOYBn9Nf4F-Mrzs5nRnzwEdC88V27giYV2wsmSQMpznuCeCCDgoeb6I7IEnDNeuIbfUE8vEvvKThXWz2qUs0o/s1600-h/DSC01105.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 370px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFSztkQ6-oLqzF8uZuzc0SfDQuXGkcuQW6AoNEg9nWl5J6wHglIqLuoQYOYBn9Nf4F-Mrzs5nRnzwEdC88V27giYV2wsmSQMpznuCeCCDgoeb6I7IEnDNeuIbfUE8vEvvKThXWz2qUs0o/s320/DSC01105.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377795005650495282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9I-HUR-eMO2vTt-RoYmwFWdfCoOzr9c8HX9xIQO3tflXvmv2NkAkP3oGEToPdzFZ98AIPxepQbFYpapWhxjXu0u1u1aTWuQqDEgALObtvb6GijWKUbXn6LYjWcWQWTuyH-CVkukMZwbg/s1600-h/DSC01123.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 370px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9I-HUR-eMO2vTt-RoYmwFWdfCoOzr9c8HX9xIQO3tflXvmv2NkAkP3oGEToPdzFZ98AIPxepQbFYpapWhxjXu0u1u1aTWuQqDEgALObtvb6GijWKUbXn6LYjWcWQWTuyH-CVkukMZwbg/s320/DSC01123.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377794994916380706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIuEa5m0rSJWUPipgzu9VQHJm_5kFFyfUbWDKLC4_J5gzrWUI1yMiDQeGs6BqZOVJAiJdCeWjkG8-XaZbttgIGQ1e9a70ZdQsAAf9_3ppm9HAVxRPrTOp-jboz8TXp5hxw9WX_iKp73hE/s1600-h/DSC01162.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 370px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIuEa5m0rSJWUPipgzu9VQHJm_5kFFyfUbWDKLC4_J5gzrWUI1yMiDQeGs6BqZOVJAiJdCeWjkG8-XaZbttgIGQ1e9a70ZdQsAAf9_3ppm9HAVxRPrTOp-jboz8TXp5hxw9WX_iKp73hE/s320/DSC01162.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378893081026761106" border="0" /></a><br />Rachel</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIWWJIbn3SBlZ6GuToIA3Vt9cJHPJYrWT8NryzsLkPSgIx_7uiGQN4w5FsqaPiU6K0sl5AnVtfwPhIdJMD1bb9Vb-ICF3dEw0KI_VS_NMFaNHohI2DqAEwCazECEuemX0TpTv1DBNg50M/s1600-h/DSC01194.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 370px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIWWJIbn3SBlZ6GuToIA3Vt9cJHPJYrWT8NryzsLkPSgIx_7uiGQN4w5FsqaPiU6K0sl5AnVtfwPhIdJMD1bb9Vb-ICF3dEw0KI_VS_NMFaNHohI2DqAEwCazECEuemX0TpTv1DBNg50M/s320/DSC01194.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378893106668709842" border="0" /></a><br />Riding bikes at the cabin<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ASSFoexoVU47bS8xetbc0Rn9qYkAzCvbtJC1YxlGntVC3x8FU8pafvQJO4rCYneKBYk0munN8kUbikjDylZi0cj0EJ1osdu6DA2FM1mC-ACvjMmz1qpCVTdY2zHophYwPVKisy7u-oU/s1600-h/DSC01171.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 370px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ASSFoexoVU47bS8xetbc0Rn9qYkAzCvbtJC1YxlGntVC3x8FU8pafvQJO4rCYneKBYk0munN8kUbikjDylZi0cj0EJ1osdu6DA2FM1mC-ACvjMmz1qpCVTdY2zHophYwPVKisy7u-oU/s320/DSC01171.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377794992848333186" border="0" /></a><br />We went to Pictured Rocks<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_wWeN1-T3TRA7dHdMWt2N1s2kD4FPX0x8riQlQDMPJ-7qiRL0TMEsxe9XJwEev9qRztbRaOR6AhBU9aspy3_9P6CCnZZgxt6ptxjUoUeRgwe7TQqZOkEugRoqqpwKgxXiPMaXNdTXt8g/s1600-h/DSC01141.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 370px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_wWeN1-T3TRA7dHdMWt2N1s2kD4FPX0x8riQlQDMPJ-7qiRL0TMEsxe9XJwEev9qRztbRaOR6AhBU9aspy3_9P6CCnZZgxt6ptxjUoUeRgwe7TQqZOkEugRoqqpwKgxXiPMaXNdTXt8g/s320/DSC01141.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377794983605933298" border="0" /></a><br />Sitting on the big rock<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJA8RWzwnug8-vrm6FxMBYPkG-vG6HReMC91HR6t26aWpajdTNWDeGxRymG-LPldfJtARxQdvPDW2t5M5YMAo1tgC3ea8_MppPQf-EI2TBr-RbQVhG3m6SRbGJNVrZzSAAJAA_P0i_cXU/s1600-h/DSC01076.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 370px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJA8RWzwnug8-vrm6FxMBYPkG-vG6HReMC91HR6t26aWpajdTNWDeGxRymG-LPldfJtARxQdvPDW2t5M5YMAo1tgC3ea8_MppPQf-EI2TBr-RbQVhG3m6SRbGJNVrZzSAAJAA_P0i_cXU/s320/DSC01076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378893116073931362" border="0" /></a><br />Someone we met our hike<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">That's it for now! God Bless. Your friend,<br /> Joel Cooper<br /></div></div>Joel Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430111132760860601noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144814277014809292.post-42599070695430125632009-04-24T14:33:00.000-07:002009-04-24T18:01:14.127-07:00Pine Car Derby<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvs4f3-ihdqXRZzlRyZ5KQhx-kJbcyGHoE5HWi1rHMWhHEtEuwh9VCUQgS52mTTSH6EPkcoOsb783025d5HYCWs89WqtlTC5VrwGFaiEWUEEEhVzE3N8BYpv7MLmSoRUXZyDhs0gzbxI/s1600-h/2009_0424Jan20090032.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvs4f3-ihdqXRZzlRyZ5KQhx-kJbcyGHoE5HWi1rHMWhHEtEuwh9VCUQgS52mTTSH6EPkcoOsb783025d5HYCWs89WqtlTC5VrwGFaiEWUEEEhVzE3N8BYpv7MLmSoRUXZyDhs0gzbxI/s200/2009_0424Jan20090032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328380039930561698" border="0" /> </a>We went to my cousins' cub scout pine car derby on Wednesday<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEsuZ4BHDgXS4eRvGZe4-O7i1xGJid8zplqA10eD3juplhyphenhyphenCZZFXiugq3OxxC8iknpOsGvH_ivQcD717-_LAndiEAjpxaykBnrTshAgT4ovT8xl4v4NB8nEp_hHtzYYZvhd6WKoT4ac4/s1600-h/2009_0424Jan20090049.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEsuZ4BHDgXS4eRvGZe4-O7i1xGJid8zplqA10eD3juplhyphenhyphenCZZFXiugq3OxxC8iknpOsGvH_ivQcD717-_LAndiEAjpxaykBnrTshAgT4ovT8xl4v4NB8nEp_hHtzYYZvhd6WKoT4ac4/s200/2009_0424Jan20090049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328380055128918466" border="0" /></a><br />Pat won fourth place in his division <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdxAem_uPO1EJR9MMGiisUf16oa8EGPovCfUJs3-ufIDgT-ng4uxzALMByfG3S5qreILTI584IMWRaEB9CNuR148ApLWTwL1D2uglU9qhrHVoqy0AXulnnTe0Iccr7_d7WD45ESgn_n0/s1600-h/2009_0424Jan20090044.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdxAem_uPO1EJR9MMGiisUf16oa8EGPovCfUJs3-ufIDgT-ng4uxzALMByfG3S5qreILTI584IMWRaEB9CNuR148ApLWTwL1D2uglU9qhrHVoqy0AXulnnTe0Iccr7_d7WD45ESgn_n0/s200/2009_0424Jan20090044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328383034991558498" border="0" /></a> Shawn won first in his division and fourth in the championship<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2A289gLRmW04KhCEmaoVS0c_KYTWx6SWifCx0cb4TnVQiVmW98BGC9tlU8wWbdG5bUfC5odJMoePQNhVajIc2kqqHwK8vbq3LIBuyI-QX8UV_0Yjo9-MOk5aMXp9Vhv9EpUhbfp85YY/s1600-h/2009_0424Jan20090034.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2A289gLRmW04KhCEmaoVS0c_KYTWx6SWifCx0cb4TnVQiVmW98BGC9tlU8wWbdG5bUfC5odJMoePQNhVajIc2kqqHwK8vbq3LIBuyI-QX8UV_0Yjo9-MOk5aMXp9Vhv9EpUhbfp85YY/s200/2009_0424Jan20090034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328380035828714098" border="0" /></a>Daniel won third place in his division<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitz-eNYoirimkPpBjHLEvtBETIZC-iG-NYcONpgrDs9ppYqD8OmxMS1xqE_CTvvEOJBXJz_2a6m3U7zhjqZSCSQCSWq4hvmFCPtEY8HxBI9xzO7aNNd7E-u-gex31YGuT13kcGCY8KSBY/s1600-h/2009_0424Jan20090043.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitz-eNYoirimkPpBjHLEvtBETIZC-iG-NYcONpgrDs9ppYqD8OmxMS1xqE_CTvvEOJBXJz_2a6m3U7zhjqZSCSQCSWq4hvmFCPtEY8HxBI9xzO7aNNd7E-u-gex31YGuT13kcGCY8KSBY/s200/2009_0424Jan20090043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328390516867817090" border="0" /></a>My mischievous little brother running around on stage<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-VYrr0G6Fxcqsc_RV987cuDA-CQRPmgG_ZM9PIlml2UbuBxblAtgsnDZ-3KYMyv_eRn4bJGrFvZMdwJm6R-jbbdPROTFjiMlBHZtOhCq6lcbGCPqt9bjrQmIMj9W2Pcc8DEM0yxUWfQ/s1600-h/2009_0424Jan20090046.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjc1-J2ASTVAYIyHXLe6LEyMY0C-0s49sG9dzeIN2ihrX8rV511uON4yIMxUYZR2uwoBpIKLeDlLonpL-ptOWDGCJvi9yVmSNnEXOLgKd7P3I1GDuWEDFesdjZsRIKFCpvZL7gTgFzLU/s200/2009_0424Jan20090040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328380049050052578" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Lining up for awards<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMk1NI8phVV88dB5xs4_or0w8OTHpyOtq_C9r1qmM_WZ-OKNDBbaCfwHdIHLkunWbAvg6fDGohyphenhyphenTOT2Lmd7VaM6H8Wy5cVjCTbZ1Q-CVzRSJYQqncwGONN46IZ5ikSiSX0ex7A3K6Siqo/s1600-h/2009_0424Jan20090053.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMk1NI8phVV88dB5xs4_or0w8OTHpyOtq_C9r1qmM_WZ-OKNDBbaCfwHdIHLkunWbAvg6fDGohyphenhyphenTOT2Lmd7VaM6H8Wy5cVjCTbZ1Q-CVzRSJYQqncwGONN46IZ5ikSiSX0ex7A3K6Siqo/s200/2009_0424Jan20090053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328421985690721234" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The scouts with their cars<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibAx3bZfTjeN88dmt23vPR9QTvYWgz2mgF0Zed225CDBhhLbA5zWSjiA9mSqGPVI3TDD1GlYBmzrCk_qQ9ZIeT4ke-bTIa1Zgu25ZDp_yQQHJ0jM7QIxX4X3-b57v6s5bM1_OREh5eTJo/s1600-h/2009_0424Jan20090054.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivS2y4gk4lH57yFwu_pMiwbNdzaz23Xmi_N3Z3VotgTaF2X8X89v2iJbALpU3LsOt5oErHRQI-mfCs11_ooJXL5ib4uyqUiTA7ayzRUmDEEvwKFLKafjNN0ELaZghY8oyZlyilQgdoXbU/s200/2009_0424Jan20090056.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328383042455878274" border="0" /></a><br />And little Mr. Wannabe<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqydy0VE7fIDrKj4Z9uQuyzM96j0RHSE3aPiGS2KrowCT7r3XZzSt7SAyWP21fiOdgAQ06AuY7d-JWMfKqkXYIYbeiktcjNcClbVIjvj2kfsVkih_ek-JziKKWlvt5wDQ0mXpWMR4bRc/s1600-h/2009_0424Jan20090060.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqydy0VE7fIDrKj4Z9uQuyzM96j0RHSE3aPiGS2KrowCT7r3XZzSt7SAyWP21fiOdgAQ06AuY7d-JWMfKqkXYIYbeiktcjNcClbVIjvj2kfsVkih_ek-JziKKWlvt5wDQ0mXpWMR4bRc/s200/2009_0424Jan20090060.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328383028520838322" border="0" /></a>Luke with Cooper the parrot<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHjLeuDOELJHxcti3r4smHVTg1MRrfuDtby1_AD7Kni5sPc3iaCFOBHXUi2GtuiK2mChzpXVz749DIpb8bdFH6QBC8dAvzbXj7il0mEP89_howMpWrNvTFlHWGp24c4E0E_ye7Nzo3Y0/s1600-h/2009_0424Jan20090062.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHjLeuDOELJHxcti3r4smHVTg1MRrfuDtby1_AD7Kni5sPc3iaCFOBHXUi2GtuiK2mChzpXVz749DIpb8bdFH6QBC8dAvzbXj7il0mEP89_howMpWrNvTFlHWGp24c4E0E_ye7Nzo3Y0/s200/2009_0424Jan20090062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328390527385122146" border="0" /></a>Joel Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430111132760860601noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144814277014809292.post-34135458285825851252009-03-26T11:16:00.000-07:002009-03-27T10:53:04.757-07:00New Baby Brother!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwEGQRs0T5M32oGdR9MhVa21-ceA7F7Yp9uAhE_cKF2Ou2wC2tENg6Z27XzRX5gzkK0hTaR0XQzsvlDvN44Kaj_qQtVnwHdB43xpQEUvyTs2Md_HKYwgpjcJ-tDrKrvrEk1cX_PzjQZ0/s1600-h/2009_0327Jan20090071.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwEGQRs0T5M32oGdR9MhVa21-ceA7F7Yp9uAhE_cKF2Ou2wC2tENg6Z27XzRX5gzkK0hTaR0XQzsvlDvN44Kaj_qQtVnwHdB43xpQEUvyTs2Md_HKYwgpjcJ-tDrKrvrEk1cX_PzjQZ0/s200/2009_0327Jan20090071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317905018139052866" border="0" /></a>This is my new baby brother, Seth Joseph Cooper.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF72wO2nrHZXDf-j-obhRoIjwC8RGf_pXohSYZYAFPHjew9geW0Jn89TjkciwhRrJ4wBHjw5M2arSKA-ET4xI9zoTI2IwvNxBgtj19tlChlfgh9_RKDJ_8rnQckmQLEdackYt1hnUbLs8/s1600-h/2009_0327Jan20090068.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF72wO2nrHZXDf-j-obhRoIjwC8RGf_pXohSYZYAFPHjew9geW0Jn89TjkciwhRrJ4wBHjw5M2arSKA-ET4xI9zoTI2IwvNxBgtj19tlChlfgh9_RKDJ_8rnQckmQLEdackYt1hnUbLs8/s200/2009_0327Jan20090068.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317904236392384786" border="0" /></a>Mom went into labor Tuesday afternoon. All us kids went to Brian Buurma's house where we spent the night and all the next day. Dad called at about 5:00 to tell us that he wanted us to come home and stay in the basement until Mom had the baby.<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhowENV4Ru3oMK6rnkqE8zL06zDBUIqRDsS5r_CfBI2AHOhjX-i1t1pK-vwGefmlbOGQub_aDaWSNfm3kD_Qf7DbVr89_lOptzqu3nXAJmuSWhaLEuNdw_tb_hi-rAzCN7IV5y7hpgEENI/s1600-h/2009_0327Jan20090027.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhowENV4Ru3oMK6rnkqE8zL06zDBUIqRDsS5r_CfBI2AHOhjX-i1t1pK-vwGefmlbOGQub_aDaWSNfm3kD_Qf7DbVr89_lOptzqu3nXAJmuSWhaLEuNdw_tb_hi-rAzCN7IV5y7hpgEENI/s200/2009_0327Jan20090027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317903379699063282" border="0" /></a>Seth was born at 2:20 a.m. after 36 hours of labor.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zd9vPjHB0KBV-dRLUa0tNUN10rGmc2gwWX3nFbe6D8sPQ6uDTJFhnndIMBh8lhRISh1hLl3p5AUYhTOUqsVRsyVD7M5mjgKdG2gqsfXoDfHKgzfzG-MPzsq4MmrcKtfU7LSwy0foQ0s/s1600-h/2009_0327Jan20090024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zd9vPjHB0KBV-dRLUa0tNUN10rGmc2gwWX3nFbe6D8sPQ6uDTJFhnndIMBh8lhRISh1hLl3p5AUYhTOUqsVRsyVD7M5mjgKdG2gqsfXoDfHKgzfzG-MPzsq4MmrcKtfU7LSwy0foQ0s/s200/2009_0327Jan20090024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317902563027659138" border="0" /></a>Seth is a healthy baby. He weighs 10 pounds 2 ounces. <br />Thank you to everyone who was praying for my mom.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5VbduOoaO2Pp1uALBbiETdjYneHNrJZWeCrRWi4Hjxsgi4pnZT5XKMORx6bxK6STrt1aweVJUXCyjxv0235kmf0XvvytEV4DOuEr44WR-5CBj8kqKMjPKgzPiIjzXqjq6KdfSGiS_Rv0/s1600-h/2009_0327Jan20090071.JPG"><br /></a>Joel Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430111132760860601noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144814277014809292.post-86509533789749177732009-03-17T17:01:00.000-07:002009-03-18T15:33:02.261-07:00Romans 8:28I asked God the other day what He wanted me to write on my blog. About two minutes later I was rummaging in the refrigerator for something to eat. After an unsuccessful search, I closed the fridge doors and glanced at the clock above the stove. The numbers on the clock were 8:28. I thought of Romans 8:28 : "And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. " This is one my favorite Bible verses become it shows us that God is totally in control and we don't have to worry about anything. <span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>Everything will work out for good. Sometimes things don't work together how we want them to, or they don't work together in the time that we want them to. That's because we see such a small part of God's plan for our lives. But He sees the big picture. Maybe He's preparing you for something that's going to happen later on in life. So, that is what God has been showing me. I hope that you are encouraged.Joel Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430111132760860601noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144814277014809292.post-51389031237532755562009-02-03T16:33:00.000-08:002009-02-03T18:17:23.568-08:00I have been tagged!I have been tagged! Thanks <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/13999264585030724406">J.J.</a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/13999264585030724406"> </a>Well, here goes.<br /><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><div style="display: block;" class="vertbar"><span style="display: block;" class="w"> </span></div> <span class="on" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_SpellCheck" title="Check Spelling" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);BLOG_spellcheck();;ButtonMouseDown(this);"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Check Spelling" class="gl_spell" border="0" /></span> <div style="display: block;" class="vertbar"><span style="display: block;" class="g"> </span><span style="display: block;" class="w"> </span></div> <span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Add_Image" title="Add Image" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="addImage();" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);;ButtonMouseDown(this);"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Add Image" class="gl_photo" border="0" /></span> <div style="display: block;" class="vertbar"><span style="display: block;" class="g"> </span><span style="display: block;" class="w"> </span></div> <span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Add_Video" title="Add Video" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="addVideo();" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);;ButtonMouseDown(this);"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Add Video" class="gl_video" border="0" /></span> <div style="display: block;" class="vertbar"><span style="display: block;" class="g"> </span><span style="display: block;" class="w"> </span></div> <span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_RemoveFormat" title="Remove Formatting from selection" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 25);ButtonMouseDown(this);"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Remove Formatting from selection" class="gl_clean" border="0" /></span> <div style="display: block;" class="vertbar"><span style="display: block;" class="g"> </span><span style="display: block;" class="w"><br /></span></div> </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A movie I watched: </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Amazing Grace</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A moment I will always remember: </span><span>The moment I became a child of God </span><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class="on" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_SpellCheck" title="Check Spelling" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);BLOG_spellcheck();;ButtonMouseDown(this);"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Check Spelling" class="gl_spell" border="0" /></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A new skill I acquired:</span> Playing the recorder<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A lesson I learned: </span>That I need Gods help<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A new place I visited this year:</span> Tahquamenon Falls<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />A book I read:</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> Safely Home</span>, is a very thought provoking book about the persecution of Christians in China.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">An inspiring verse or quote: </span>"Work as if you were to live a hundred years, pray as if you were to die tomorrow" -Benjamin Franklin<br /><br />I don't know what do, everyone has already been tagged.Joel Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430111132760860601noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144814277014809292.post-9615910755703958562009-01-29T17:11:00.000-08:002009-01-29T17:45:47.462-08:00Well, I've decided to try this thing called blogging.(Notice I said try. Seriously, I've been on the computer all day and I <span style="font-style:italic;">think</span> I finished my profile!) Speaking of profiles, if anyone saw mine before noon today your probably thinking I am a complete nut. Well I probably am, but not as much as my brother Ryan made me out to be. That's right everyone, that ridiculous profile was a result of my brother's warped sense of humor. I am never letting him help me with my blog again. So, I am sorry it took so long to post this, but fixing a mutilated profile takes time.<br /><br />JoelJoel Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430111132760860601noreply@blogger.com17