Dale and I in Charlotte, NC

Dale and I went to Charlotte, North Carolina last month with my job.

I sat in seminars all day and Dale did some sightseeing. One day

over 2000 of us divided up and put together 350 bikes and gave

them away to some kids in Charlotte that didn't have any. Just

another example of why I love Panera. Panera Warmth! They are always doing

something for the community. I get to decide who and how much to donate from

my cafe in Rochester!

Jimmy's Hair

So, I (Polly) decided to have fun with Jimmy's hair. First I turned it into an afro, which turned out pretty hillarious. And then I tried to straighten it...which didn't work so well. I think if his hair was just a bit longer we could do it.

Sisters

Polly's Choir Tour

I (Polly) just got back last weekend from a 10 day trip around the midwestern states of Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa. I went with my choir on tour and had a really fun time! We had two concerts nearly every day with a day off in Springfield, Illinois where we got to go see one of President Lincoln's homes and Lincoln's Tomb. We had another day off in Chicago, Illinois where we just spent the day sight-seeing. After I got back, last Sunday, I spent the next three days sleeping to lick the head cold, chills and fevers I was having. By the time Thursday rolled around, though, I was up and smiling again! One of the songs my choir sang in every concert has a line in it that really described our tour, "no story wave can pull me under." During the days of tour, eight of our group had their money stolen, somewhere around 3/4 of us got sick, tornado warnings went off during one of our concerts, a couple of our group got lost in downtown Chicago...and yet we had an amazing time of growing closer to each other and God! No stormy wave could pull us under.

Adoration Retreat

Yesterday the college music group Polly is in, Adoration, returned from their annual retreat. Polly sure had a splendid time and I was jealous when I heard of all the exciting things they did! Here are some of the pictures taken while they were at the Wisconsin Dells.

Panera Bread

This is mom, hard at work, at the south Panera Bread where she rules and reigns. Mom started working at Panera a year ago and is now already the general manager.

Welcome!

Hi everybody! Welcome to the Blanshan family blog. We are still figuring this thing out but so far we are having a lot of fun with it! So have look around and please give us any tips or suggestions you have.