{"id":2351,"date":"2008-07-21T21:05:16","date_gmt":"2008-07-22T05:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/entries\/rocks-gems-and-mining-party\/"},"modified":"2008-07-21T21:05:16","modified_gmt":"2008-07-22T05:05:16","slug":"rocks-gems-and-mining-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/index.php\/2008\/07\/rocks-gems-and-mining-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocks, Gems, and Mining Party!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6765ps-1.jpg\" title=\" As you can see, I\u2019m certainly no cake decorator, but Jerome was thrilled!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6765ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" As you can see, I\u2019m certainly no cake decorator, but Jerome was thrilled!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6770ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Thanks for the fun balloons, Gigi!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6770ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Thanks for the fun balloons, Gigi!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6771ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Moveable shade!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6771ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Moveable shade!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6773ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Rock display!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6773ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Rock display!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6780ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Panning for gems in the sandbox.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6780ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Panning for gems in the sandbox.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6783ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Hammers!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6783ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Hammers!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6786ps-1.jpg\" title=\" For cracking geodes!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6786ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" For cracking geodes!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6787ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Beading necklaces and bracelets\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6787ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Beading necklaces and bracelets\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6789ps-1.jpg\" title=\" With Auntie Well\u2019s help!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6789ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" With Auntie Well\u2019s help!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6795ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Excavating gems from plaster molds!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6795ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Excavating gems from plaster molds!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6796ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Jerome dug up a handful of beautiful gems, wearing the \u201ccrown\u201d that he made at the beading station.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6796ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Jerome dug up a handful of beautiful gems, wearing the \u201ccrown\u201d that he made at the beading station.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6797ps-1.jpg\" title=\" A nicely contained mess.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6797ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" A nicely contained mess.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6800ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Cake time!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6800ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Cake time!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6802ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Part of a wonderful crowd of people.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6802ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Part of a wonderful crowd of people.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6803ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Will it light? And stay lit?\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6803ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Will it light? And stay lit?\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6804ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Happy beyond words. Staring at his cake, his 6 candle, and his flame. :-)\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6804ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Happy beyond words. Staring at his cake, his 6 candle, and his flame. :-)\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6805ps-1.jpg\" title=\" As he\u2019s being sung to.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6805ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" As he\u2019s being sung to.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6806ps-1.jpg\" title=\" I love his expressions in this series of photos\u2026\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6806ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" I love his expressions in this series of photos\u2026\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6807ps-1.jpg\" title=\" I can tell he\u2019s trying not to smile so he can blow out his candle.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6807ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" I can tell he\u2019s trying not to smile so he can blow out his candle.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6808ps-1.jpg\" title=\" SO precious!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6808ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" SO precious!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6809ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Surrounded by friends and family\u2026just what he wanted.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6809ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Surrounded by friends and family\u2026just what he wanted.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6810ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Papa!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6810ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Papa!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6811ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Time for presents!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6811ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Time for presents!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6812ps-1.jpg\" title=\" A lightsaber from the Jones\u2019!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6812ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" A lightsaber from the Jones\u2019!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6813ps-1.jpg\" title=\" A Creation based Geology book from the Partridges!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6813ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" A Creation based Geology book from the Partridges!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6816ps-1.jpg\" title=\" A T-ball set from Auntie Well and Uncle David!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6816ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" A T-ball set from Auntie Well and Uncle David!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6817ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Bionicles from the Bircsaks!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6817ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Bionicles from the Bircsaks!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6820ps-1.jpg\" title=\" K-nex from the Turners!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6820ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" K-nex from the Turners!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6821ps-1.jpg\" title=\" A Bionicle from Gigi\u2026\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6821ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" A Bionicle from Gigi\u2026\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6824ps-1.jpg\" title=\" And pirate dress up from Gigi!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6824ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" And pirate dress up from Gigi!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6831ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Finally, an RC truck from the Timinskas\u2019!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6831ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Finally, an RC truck from the Timinskas\u2019!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6840ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Thank you everybody!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6840ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Thank you everybody!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6858ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Happy birthday, our precious Jerome!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6858ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Happy birthday, our precious Jerome!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6863ps-1.jpg\" title=\" We give thanks to God for making you part of our family! Love, Mommy and Daddy.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6863ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" We give thanks to God for making you part of our family! Love, Mommy and Daddy.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6856ps-1.jpg\" title=\"  And Gigi, too. :-)\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6856ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"  And Gigi, too. :-)\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[rockparty]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6865ps-1.jpg\" title=\" In closing, a big Thank You to all those who helped put on this party. Mr. and Mrs. Purvis for the use of the rocks for display, Gigi for all your help running errands, Anna for your help setting up, making the party flow, and breaking everything down afterwards. Also Abby, who missed the party to babysit Seth who could not attend due to the croup. And to all who could not be here and have sent your love, thank you!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/_dsc6865ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" In closing, a big Thank You to all those who helped put on this party. Mr. and Mrs. Purvis for the use of the rocks for display, Gigi for all your help running errands, Anna for your help setting up, making the party flow, and breaking everything down afterwards. Also Abby, who missed the party to babysit Seth who could not attend due to the croup. And to all who could not be here and have sent your love, thank you!\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2351"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2351"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2351\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}