tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228137342024-02-07T12:44:05.286-08:00The Marsian ChronicleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22813734.post-81229100580844895622010-06-29T18:56:00.000-07:002010-06-29T19:07:51.527-07:00We "Heart" K.I.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIE30I-pLlNtG1KMYsPZVXcHdpHwUV4np2s5kgMVspatzS5o8T2C1UfY8vG0ndyGzTkJ_BD3cOZ-IAb6uRufunQRpc0eYEtaKQAr0wCCH9nZaQ-QWUsLtqeD5eIOvLI99_BJxS/s1600/IMG_3208.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488380898697480882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIE30I-pLlNtG1KMYsPZVXcHdpHwUV4np2s5kgMVspatzS5o8T2C1UfY8vG0ndyGzTkJ_BD3cOZ-IAb6uRufunQRpc0eYEtaKQAr0wCCH9nZaQ-QWUsLtqeD5eIOvLI99_BJxS/s320/IMG_3208.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7LoAXDxMR0iMjatAX9MROlE2Tv8n8H7nRw50IW_OjGnlnfOGp2XYKzuDbMG9jvUoz4RMsl3jYW9pVTFoxEtR1aRJyKWVqh92M4KQQR6Lt-0zrbMCH3RT-eNXrGp2_AwnDWW3R/s1600/IMG_3103.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488380890881237154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7LoAXDxMR0iMjatAX9MROlE2Tv8n8H7nRw50IW_OjGnlnfOGp2XYKzuDbMG9jvUoz4RMsl3jYW9pVTFoxEtR1aRJyKWVqh92M4KQQR6Lt-0zrbMCH3RT-eNXrGp2_AwnDWW3R/s320/IMG_3103.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJNgBZHHo3x_RTEP4N6qVYnEIEHtK2ssxqgGWGIs9UZbzp_QbWWPQaoOLU0R8gITqaks-oEaF6X4mLQPyC3uxQ841gJEh5KsVGr7cclGHuDSB9AalKWRxCUZ3BJOobKK5oDU-/s1600/IMG_3119.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488380888045432002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJNgBZHHo3x_RTEP4N6qVYnEIEHtK2ssxqgGWGIs9UZbzp_QbWWPQaoOLU0R8gITqaks-oEaF6X4mLQPyC3uxQ841gJEh5KsVGr7cclGHuDSB9AalKWRxCUZ3BJOobKK5oDU-/s320/IMG_3119.JPG" /></a><br />We've just returned from two and a half days on Kelley's Island. We stayed at Annalee's cottage on the southwest side of the Island. We had a bit of a storm the first night, but it turned out perfectly anyhow. Our cottage was right on the beach, and the sunsets were amazing. The beach was completely covered in shells. In fact, the 'sand' was not sand at all, it was crushed shells. <br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22813734.post-23133165217355522872010-06-20T09:16:00.000-07:002010-06-20T10:31:17.349-07:00Top 5 Reasons My Dad is #1<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_DyMcPOkdhSIEzeUVAFviqrVjRyMMLakeAXqgM5mrkZcwrV1HPEhYIkLzjRjFxwcSPuX9iPOLVOTpEbErPBsHzGnhsYOV8qpq4ffi5THwKNA_6NrAQ6cU8iD64-9Tf0mgPRh/s1600/Dad+lab+posing.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 261px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484909420449770002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_DyMcPOkdhSIEzeUVAFviqrVjRyMMLakeAXqgM5mrkZcwrV1HPEhYIkLzjRjFxwcSPuX9iPOLVOTpEbErPBsHzGnhsYOV8qpq4ffi5THwKNA_6NrAQ6cU8iD64-9Tf0mgPRh/s320/Dad+lab+posing.jpg" /></a> <div>5. Knows how to fix anything</div><div>4. World's best listener, with a heart of pure gold</div>3. For helping me to build a computer in the 6th grade<br /><div>2. Loves on his grandkids!</div>1. Gave me + siblings the legacy of a loving home<br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22813734.post-15072715075557735262010-06-13T09:29:00.000-07:002010-06-13T09:40:39.719-07:00Memorable Day / WeekendFor Memorial Day weekend, we went to see cousin Marg at her grad party. But first we did pancakes and chorizo con huevos at Linda's tia's house. Grandpa Santos did the cooking on the grill. Joe and Izak got some quality time together, and we got to see GG Tompkins too!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62KbgaB4eWoybAvtjQLnxjNaz_sUxbe2OnqNI6mo7XnVw2W9VR7eoKwUfGRqWfS_tUpvJIoQTOlYsAGMxm0KLXVIE4IOaA6iwQDnnnnmpdPfFJWgXVx42bjzxeuiwijuLKUSC/s1600/IMG_2955.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482297186036933122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62KbgaB4eWoybAvtjQLnxjNaz_sUxbe2OnqNI6mo7XnVw2W9VR7eoKwUfGRqWfS_tUpvJIoQTOlYsAGMxm0KLXVIE4IOaA6iwQDnnnnmpdPfFJWgXVx42bjzxeuiwijuLKUSC/s320/IMG_2955.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOUgioF2INz7loPS_WbAy-56jF3kzhlrqCM7Y_4ooT8QeRxseo3zSO7tOSi5gdnP58Bvqz10AWkdRzeGwr4cPpbYiAVH6XwCDWduD-BLD3Cl8PvQfxVO35l9QgCSZESxK5eFrO/s1600/IMG_2946.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482297175074093282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOUgioF2INz7loPS_WbAy-56jF3kzhlrqCM7Y_4ooT8QeRxseo3zSO7tOSi5gdnP58Bvqz10AWkdRzeGwr4cPpbYiAVH6XwCDWduD-BLD3Cl8PvQfxVO35l9QgCSZESxK5eFrO/s320/IMG_2946.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjioSXDYfnOM2pXGBCK2r9Kw9BCdjPOlswb1JbUYx-elMqy8ZorrapDFA-CBvnUDCzeYg5uqerLnfoSAfpyIwSHgFtHMupRAfQ0M93yoH8eIUFxe8wdlOoQAVROJfyS9Bl67IjQ/s1600/IMG_2929.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482297168078244834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjioSXDYfnOM2pXGBCK2r9Kw9BCdjPOlswb1JbUYx-elMqy8ZorrapDFA-CBvnUDCzeYg5uqerLnfoSAfpyIwSHgFtHMupRAfQ0M93yoH8eIUFxe8wdlOoQAVROJfyS9Bl67IjQ/s320/IMG_2929.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22813734.post-49235403816118679882010-06-06T18:29:00.000-07:002010-06-13T09:28:03.350-07:00Mystery, Peach, Sostenes, QuizWe have cats! Momma cat is named Mystery. She's a stray that the kids adopted last year. This spring she got prego, and now we have 3 baby kittens: Peach, Sostenes, and Quiz. Quiz is the black cat. Peach and Sosti look like their mama.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8OEdHmguG5BWgiy5Q6fiqt4BGrogh8gb9FTAvgYfFFCDckvWUQkqgWZ3I7ecQh7qrI6XysN9mhimR8wRDe-F0zrjlzMj2fdT-f4Y2GKQCT8oezCzAGZLDZDKJaF37cW82cn2/s1600/IMG_2956.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479840138655140146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8OEdHmguG5BWgiy5Q6fiqt4BGrogh8gb9FTAvgYfFFCDckvWUQkqgWZ3I7ecQh7qrI6XysN9mhimR8wRDe-F0zrjlzMj2fdT-f4Y2GKQCT8oezCzAGZLDZDKJaF37cW82cn2/s320/IMG_2956.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZLIclOiu7qZ1TIMPCqkpiI4qGxbiuNj-8JZzEr5dq5u1I8MYV6hSjJVzbqlaA2BdOMmzyiHPS4Xkgr1SUkcy8OP-Aqd2SfiQg5mibgqg6ZOrATrJ64OrY3r3I0bAUzKkI0nk6/s1600/IMG_3016.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479840127895919490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZLIclOiu7qZ1TIMPCqkpiI4qGxbiuNj-8JZzEr5dq5u1I8MYV6hSjJVzbqlaA2BdOMmzyiHPS4Xkgr1SUkcy8OP-Aqd2SfiQg5mibgqg6ZOrATrJ64OrY3r3I0bAUzKkI0nk6/s320/IMG_3016.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22813734.post-50204828064264847112010-04-11T12:13:00.000-07:002010-04-11T13:08:58.597-07:00WickedLinda and I went to see Wicked, the musical, on Friday. The show is on tour and is now in Toledo. Linda read the book and has been wanting to see it for awhile now. I like musicals as a general rule, so we decided to splurge on good seats, and make it a big night out. Wow! We had a great time. <br /><br />Wicked is the story of the Wicked Witch of the West (Elphaba), and of Glinda the Good, and it starts in pre-Dorothy Oz. It tells the story of a friendship between Elphaba and Glinda the Good. Elphaba has raw and unique ability, is a misfit on account of her Green skin, and feels a strong sense of calling to protect the weakest citizens of Oz. Glinda is beautiful and popular. They meet as roommates and despite its unlikliness, they become best friends. I won't spoil the whole story by revealing much more of the plot. Along the way you learn how the Lion, the Tin Man, and the Scarecrow came to their places in the original Oz story. <br /><br />The music and effects were best-in-class. They have flying monkeys and a giant mechanical Wizard of Oz. My favorite songs were "Popular" and "Defying Gravity". <br /><br />I can say that this was absolutely the best live show I've ever seen.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22813734.post-67613401216629498612010-04-04T17:37:00.000-07:002010-04-04T17:50:00.750-07:00EasterA few photos from our weekend. That's Dad with the camera, capturing some of the grandkids and friends on an Easter egg hunt and Dan's new place. After the eggs were found, Grandma gave out prizes. And Anna is driving now, on her temps. The weather here was unseasonably warm this weekend, except for about three hours where we had a storm blow through. Kids are on spring break now. So Thursday we went down to a water park. Friday we met up with some of our cousins in Columbus and had a picnic in the park. Saturday we dropped in on Mom and Dad and Dan and Les for the egg hunt. Then back home for sunday. I sing in the choir at church, so had to be ready for a 7:30 rehearsal. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioTsw6hGPrDiBUA88rMt637sqRut7OXZlK1rZ27XJ7FJvi6ABzV2pR3VOpxdfrHa9ID4oSuOaHg4Ca8q6KxERTo34YJUbEiJ29HmyQ1roL4zYYJdwQ9xrThWwpW9nu2TYfc4N3/s1600/IMG_2806.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456447437884980786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioTsw6hGPrDiBUA88rMt637sqRut7OXZlK1rZ27XJ7FJvi6ABzV2pR3VOpxdfrHa9ID4oSuOaHg4Ca8q6KxERTo34YJUbEiJ29HmyQ1roL4zYYJdwQ9xrThWwpW9nu2TYfc4N3/s320/IMG_2806.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpggeYdQCvtyfXl5HTQoMbybXW2fsGlrP7h8DgNFO_lesrhZHh0oG7GmAro8Ry-d8nsqrQu26yR4TE_4DhzJnfMlxE7E-OcF4YPDMlUcwdgBfJplNHnoE2bozNqalzFPGR5ol/s1600/IMG_2814.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456447436298583634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpggeYdQCvtyfXl5HTQoMbybXW2fsGlrP7h8DgNFO_lesrhZHh0oG7GmAro8Ry-d8nsqrQu26yR4TE_4DhzJnfMlxE7E-OcF4YPDMlUcwdgBfJplNHnoE2bozNqalzFPGR5ol/s320/IMG_2814.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnF6fpBfUOXbnNtGphvlycCHHPnICy5MuioHk5t9knoTlbU1fmIykOQiOx0appkYkvM0fVZvTYnOjud_vZEcEI4fvYBSJMW2BsvNZmemqj3MYG7abKAEKtUjtxCvEeP22-DnhF/s1600/IMG_2778.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456447430286373874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnF6fpBfUOXbnNtGphvlycCHHPnICy5MuioHk5t9knoTlbU1fmIykOQiOx0appkYkvM0fVZvTYnOjud_vZEcEI4fvYBSJMW2BsvNZmemqj3MYG7abKAEKtUjtxCvEeP22-DnhF/s320/IMG_2778.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22813734.post-57430070103674991322010-03-20T18:37:00.000-07:002010-03-20T18:51:31.622-07:00Disrupting the peaceI can't believe I haven't posted since January. I do track stats on site visitors, and am glad to know that many of you all are still reading despite our slow delivery of new material. The stats show that I have regular readers in New York City and in Germany! I don't know who you are, but I know you keep coming back.<br /><br />Here are some recent pix:<br />- Our elementary kids all dressed up for spirit day. LB's girl's basketball team was heading to the state game. We learned today that we won! (Anna and Linda were there, since Anna is in Pep band). <br />- Joe dressing up for geek day. He didn't have to look far to find garb. He just raided my wardrobe. <br />- Princess Lydi with Grandpa. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuCWQ71vnoPC2H6Hjx1Zt_x39_zMTGu94AczeaRzj26GHByKBLp36jXZOTI6ZC_ReYY7tCA_HXIe3Jz0iabTeYkqVOVOG2GkNlmu1eT3zWXU_fiekAmrQN9xwbYYZJ9B0MTKKu/s1600-h/IMG_2764.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450897829698629346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuCWQ71vnoPC2H6Hjx1Zt_x39_zMTGu94AczeaRzj26GHByKBLp36jXZOTI6ZC_ReYY7tCA_HXIe3Jz0iabTeYkqVOVOG2GkNlmu1eT3zWXU_fiekAmrQN9xwbYYZJ9B0MTKKu/s320/IMG_2764.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRD8gYLLZDk6ORQnk7D7ThuW6a6D5l8iNcpqPBpeFUruQCj1rQF95W0waUkfGSqdoRBT8sf-K50Lt418tBaPFVOqOSoa6djN4kIXr0xBKzG3mdVa8JvfZKTP_usxR-ZV0DHsC_/s1600-h/IMG_2715.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450897822035589410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRD8gYLLZDk6ORQnk7D7ThuW6a6D5l8iNcpqPBpeFUruQCj1rQF95W0waUkfGSqdoRBT8sf-K50Lt418tBaPFVOqOSoa6djN4kIXr0xBKzG3mdVa8JvfZKTP_usxR-ZV0DHsC_/s320/IMG_2715.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_sAewYcPkeUmxPaLFLBZybJPHFZ_WT8NOZ6MzH8Q6dPWIvROkpbNDFblIk05dzEPliyKZBobl9J1bLwKv1PXWPIyg1na6bFWqFChJelIDRVdt-6ttVQwX9PLDOWhmzPBH2DIV/s1600-h/IMG_1417.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450897812912312322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_sAewYcPkeUmxPaLFLBZybJPHFZ_WT8NOZ6MzH8Q6dPWIvROkpbNDFblIk05dzEPliyKZBobl9J1bLwKv1PXWPIyg1na6bFWqFChJelIDRVdt-6ttVQwX9PLDOWhmzPBH2DIV/s320/IMG_1417.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22813734.post-58053249093512120632010-01-03T10:18:00.001-08:002010-01-03T10:30:04.924-08:00Don't try this at home...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga2zSCmzfMUf1Fgfp9NW5KUCTRZeS0sbYvv1JrfaeeFrd1Cb-IxyC1txJSJJ6XZurhJWcwCvvRMteahfAq6wr9THNMQPI-0YbaeqICf6t4oQRSIxjJ0j19s9X8cWJDUEIjnoCp/s1600-h/cmwh.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 201px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422579818786634466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga2zSCmzfMUf1Fgfp9NW5KUCTRZeS0sbYvv1JrfaeeFrd1Cb-IxyC1txJSJJ6XZurhJWcwCvvRMteahfAq6wr9THNMQPI-0YbaeqICf6t4oQRSIxjJ0j19s9X8cWJDUEIjnoCp/s320/cmwh.jpg" /></a>A few years ago we visited a local pioneer graveyard. We came to the headstone of <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=36011185">Charles McKinnis</a>, and one of the kids asked "Dad, are ghosts real?" I was agnostic at the time, and answered like a good scientist, "I don't know, let's do an experiment." So (gulp), I invited Mr. McKinnis to haunt us if he was real. <br /><br />He has haunted us ever since. Now, whenever we hear strange noises in our home, we know who it is. Check out the graffiti I found on our kitchen wall.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22813734.post-53295795577201542222009-12-28T19:16:00.000-08:002009-12-28T19:28:00.829-08:00Happy Birthday To Papa<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm37Rkx6oomvxqCIsavkDNnMHC_2ImEnthbtcRexTKogfWxE8aF2DJMHlMj4LKMnNzpIPNHtAJeRkx7PfHFooOKT2a6HeW4Nm3PV6dH1PqGzh1bQdd_k0u-uNPUWKKGiNgZKmF/s1600-h/IMG_2524.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420492407743600946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm37Rkx6oomvxqCIsavkDNnMHC_2ImEnthbtcRexTKogfWxE8aF2DJMHlMj4LKMnNzpIPNHtAJeRkx7PfHFooOKT2a6HeW4Nm3PV6dH1PqGzh1bQdd_k0u-uNPUWKKGiNgZKmF/s320/IMG_2524.JPG" /></a> Today my Dad turned 70 years old. For me this seems quite accomplishment. He has worked hard in his life and has been there for his children. We are happy to be able to share this day with him. We baked him an awesome pineapple upside cake. Ya that's right it was AWESOME!! --Linda<br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22813734.post-82148299130641272582009-12-12T16:10:00.000-08:002009-12-12T16:29:07.690-08:00Guapisimo<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSTsTbXkAR8GdOrClrnLmaOwQSpK5j31dRRw7uOPRK-0swaP0e_h1t4KOBxnTqm0ycHlHh5EeQjfj57ThCkGHnDbEsrcqUW1PXYR5nZS8yhuxuY2xSX70DPb0w1LIiCfqW1Eg/s1600-h/IMG_1951x.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 208px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 262px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414511000887989330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSTsTbXkAR8GdOrClrnLmaOwQSpK5j31dRRw7uOPRK-0swaP0e_h1t4KOBxnTqm0ycHlHh5EeQjfj57ThCkGHnDbEsrcqUW1PXYR5nZS8yhuxuY2xSX70DPb0w1LIiCfqW1Eg/s320/IMG_1951x.jpg" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ofaZ7vCJfupuILpkXvMmFoO61rvcWU7dBU9CfPcZ-2piKmUkMPDtLE7MVI_5M5mzL1JQ_qPPBdFqhQZ3Pa4z98yOoXKYThewqeYXY9HDGDkJltc761gt6OZcZhOb8TE6sk73/s1600-h/IMG_2399ax.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 217px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414506764690392466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ofaZ7vCJfupuILpkXvMmFoO61rvcWU7dBU9CfPcZ-2piKmUkMPDtLE7MVI_5M5mzL1JQ_qPPBdFqhQZ3Pa4z98yOoXKYThewqeYXY9HDGDkJltc761gt6OZcZhOb8TE6sk73/s320/IMG_2399ax.jpg" /></a>Joe decided to go all the way with his haircut today. He seems genuinely pleased with the new look - check out that smile. Actually, we all got haircuts this weekend. Anna took off 14", Lydi got a bob, and Amaya shortened hers up too. I went in the to the barber for mine. I like the warm-shaving-cream-on-the-neck treatment.<br /><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22813734.post-28470997772439912932009-11-29T15:06:00.000-08:002009-11-29T15:13:23.890-08:00How do you know that Christmas is coming?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaHL_V5Iu6-GJkC6UQX1z5VMyhSfp4mLKVCN_hHj2yY-M1ZRZlfUZZTy2HyI2iZasrHVVLrdtqU2PX8eSKt_3ZBHGZl64m44GupETCfdXZeGxdmSsfvd9_7_MdevY33lPfosgp/s1600/IMG_2355.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409666627706335458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaHL_V5Iu6-GJkC6UQX1z5VMyhSfp4mLKVCN_hHj2yY-M1ZRZlfUZZTy2HyI2iZasrHVVLrdtqU2PX8eSKt_3ZBHGZl64m44GupETCfdXZeGxdmSsfvd9_7_MdevY33lPfosgp/s320/IMG_2355.JPG" /></a> The Christmas season has officially started! We spent yesterday with Grandma T making cookies. We made russian teacakes, sugar cookies, and ricotta cookies. We learned that Grandma has two ovens, so she can handle all of the demand. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5GT-l8f0GXrx9MhqlRHMeBMGu-mOpEVmFoTy6oVPZtgm_ursVgeFlAHBUaMmGVmHfSZDOPGoCl_wYUhLt8KJP34gJdGEWEVKWolCvzR942sbYhNkZDNSLKRGSIp1PCKHLcdt/s1600/IMG_2320.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409666621543956658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5GT-l8f0GXrx9MhqlRHMeBMGu-mOpEVmFoTy6oVPZtgm_ursVgeFlAHBUaMmGVmHfSZDOPGoCl_wYUhLt8KJP34gJdGEWEVKWolCvzR942sbYhNkZDNSLKRGSIp1PCKHLcdt/s320/IMG_2320.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22813734.post-48581857774416021442009-11-24T15:31:00.000-08:002009-11-24T15:41:40.318-08:00Visit to TN<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2tJnDfNV6PI4PLDTga252OJlkEbe6n7ZmBEUpgw3n6KxikuqO-C3lvh_e0BBPjI_QQugVADq0of2jV1YZprzBXHtyt3Q9AQl6xI4B9TlUPFVjraUyFpq8Yzhyphenhypheny5F0DLXlvgda/s1600/IMG_2271.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407818997874928946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2tJnDfNV6PI4PLDTga252OJlkEbe6n7ZmBEUpgw3n6KxikuqO-C3lvh_e0BBPjI_QQugVADq0of2jV1YZprzBXHtyt3Q9AQl6xI4B9TlUPFVjraUyFpq8Yzhyphenhypheny5F0DLXlvgda/s400/IMG_2271.JPG" /></a> Abby, age 12. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XRF14MAdEp_14T_dMew-QPei4zT-l604Iv9v4yL8xFxcJ9rIC012n3NP2Yhhqn6_73Om3zAqjIKoDChyphenhyphen-9x3HeWM6gEq2PiMu_HMGWzho8XgZuABDne6W4OktlJhEHWUjn9S/s1600/IMG_2273.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407817386438240082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XRF14MAdEp_14T_dMew-QPei4zT-l604Iv9v4yL8xFxcJ9rIC012n3NP2Yhhqn6_73Om3zAqjIKoDChyphenhyphen-9x3HeWM6gEq2PiMu_HMGWzho8XgZuABDne6W4OktlJhEHWUjn9S/s400/IMG_2273.JPG" /></a> Aunt Jan and Cousin Paul. Paul is recovering from a 15' fall he took last week from a roof.<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggnst9_Vl-XdnvVf78BSkRPXYyXFQlrLZFCqf_7xSPzTc6Vdvru-rwGoEa0sZybah_6a_j13gtS2PC06MIKHLXQtgQ_2x8hIbiiEm1Hwd7d91-x-wdz0s0KmkKSQCp0IsR_JzB/s1600/IMG_2269.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407817373133070370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggnst9_Vl-XdnvVf78BSkRPXYyXFQlrLZFCqf_7xSPzTc6Vdvru-rwGoEa0sZybah_6a_j13gtS2PC06MIKHLXQtgQ_2x8hIbiiEm1Hwd7d91-x-wdz0s0KmkKSQCp0IsR_JzB/s400/IMG_2269.JPG" /></a>Lydia and Elydia.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilAGGOcR5aGsnY0EHVG34aCv1MDSHdVPaLitTiuVI6ImVvA-91O-YAXgV9BCYgo6kiTJVVJHa4Fh7MwP-BlQ71bFpPVC4k8kI-nZNJXvkUyaUAfZEz6RshhmX-b7KSs32yedSP/s1600/IMG_2267.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407817367037170194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilAGGOcR5aGsnY0EHVG34aCv1MDSHdVPaLitTiuVI6ImVvA-91O-YAXgV9BCYgo6kiTJVVJHa4Fh7MwP-BlQ71bFpPVC4k8kI-nZNJXvkUyaUAfZEz6RshhmX-b7KSs32yedSP/s400/IMG_2267.JPG" /></a><br />All of us together just before saying Goodbye.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22813734.post-37693708983107757182009-11-15T11:01:00.000-08:002009-11-15T11:03:10.300-08:00My Lydi, what big eyes you have...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVdPKvt7MW1xQ5F3gn13r8O9M9UzajMQT34vN7UlLxKmaCKeo7BI3YbqDA6JP33rt-nOqtaOp4WGCIg4AkjbXdEnyrpEu6hw7-m1016qQZtxuaNUL7g0swWda1sHsW_TLdruD/s1600-h/IMG_2141.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404407792827715970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVdPKvt7MW1xQ5F3gn13r8O9M9UzajMQT34vN7UlLxKmaCKeo7BI3YbqDA6JP33rt-nOqtaOp4WGCIg4AkjbXdEnyrpEu6hw7-m1016qQZtxuaNUL7g0swWda1sHsW_TLdruD/s400/IMG_2141.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22813734.post-15745307494922873412009-10-18T15:40:00.000-07:002009-10-18T16:05:27.886-07:00Recent happenings<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBSlpmhpmHfWJMpfaRbyeZCCVMEOTlIheBzqKUn8E55KdUWOUd7cDBcBdY7TdGqDEoQWHb0YsBYLLvJJkDDDAghHF-WwAPZMWPamXGkoZNj5L4GrdezCqmvVEDAVNt16a8Omv/s1600-h/IMG_2102.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394078574839072930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBSlpmhpmHfWJMpfaRbyeZCCVMEOTlIheBzqKUn8E55KdUWOUd7cDBcBdY7TdGqDEoQWHb0YsBYLLvJJkDDDAghHF-WwAPZMWPamXGkoZNj5L4GrdezCqmvVEDAVNt16a8Omv/s400/IMG_2102.JPG" /></a> We've adopted a cat. It was a stray that the kids started feeding and petting. We've named her Mystery. She's already pulling her weight - she's caught two mice! <br /><br />Here's Joe at a recent XC meet. This is his first year. The season just recently finished. Joe PR'd at nearly every meet, and by the end of the season he ran a 17:33. (~2 miles)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwobbXYLNjoQJUVxDtaDqbGJUWtKh9uziiq4OEQFO_VGqbOAVbQ1NzLc6xB0vD19_xRvbDA5bdHsDMrzgH0fddYB98ohj9iYBIAqBLwQVzIaeWFPJyCrWJhwk-ZWgXCV9qYuuI/s1600-h/IMG_2007.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394078560859837698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwobbXYLNjoQJUVxDtaDqbGJUWtKh9uziiq4OEQFO_VGqbOAVbQ1NzLc6xB0vD19_xRvbDA5bdHsDMrzgH0fddYB98ohj9iYBIAqBLwQVzIaeWFPJyCrWJhwk-ZWgXCV9qYuuI/s400/IMG_2007.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwR9ueSC2RtX3Go45JMH37H6fYusU50OK5wuRfs0OJVqyJz8K-0DQN4F4gjkC8B3CxCujY68bC9SIfSPXG9QWRFNmMPhZ5rb3ax-WKx5LV9HvvRCVib1DM17e5ne_KNhz3rqB/s1600-h/IMG_1984.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394078544434011634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwR9ueSC2RtX3Go45JMH37H6fYusU50OK5wuRfs0OJVqyJz8K-0DQN4F4gjkC8B3CxCujY68bC9SIfSPXG9QWRFNmMPhZ5rb3ax-WKx5LV9HvvRCVib1DM17e5ne_KNhz3rqB/s400/IMG_1984.JPG" /></a><br />These are the potatoes we harvested from our garden. Everything from large potatoes suitable for baking, all the way down to a potatoes the size of a pumpkin seed. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypZRRwSfcMZT-s4OLvS31pi4rNonEJHvoM1OMxot78rivehK4VdLre1jJE3BYbMgIV2xhzOzROuPkVuGL5ZqFPoi5OUFTtlk2iY5VEEgMen52Kod96Yxl3abJOEafoyNkwZIN/s1600-h/IMG_1973.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394078531229879650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypZRRwSfcMZT-s4OLvS31pi4rNonEJHvoM1OMxot78rivehK4VdLre1jJE3BYbMgIV2xhzOzROuPkVuGL5ZqFPoi5OUFTtlk2iY5VEEgMen52Kod96Yxl3abJOEafoyNkwZIN/s400/IMG_1973.JPG" /></a><br />Anna is in Marching Band this year. Here they are playing Tim Burton's 'Nightmare before Christmas'. The band just won 2nd place at a competition last night. <br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22813734.post-15724065231960973182009-09-06T08:17:00.000-07:002009-09-06T09:12:22.627-07:00Guess where I'm at?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja66Y3AXvBDyIVAK0q8iikPqf-HDswuNQcXpb6EIKEpjWuMfR13GPT1juoOt9tCBEHaH08y6E4zGho16tzkneT3BW8SOIkci_Fx7JHyP6oH5RbwEI6aA4Q0jiO2c_SkRgp8NoD/s1600-h/04092009088.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378386637182896658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja66Y3AXvBDyIVAK0q8iikPqf-HDswuNQcXpb6EIKEpjWuMfR13GPT1juoOt9tCBEHaH08y6E4zGho16tzkneT3BW8SOIkci_Fx7JHyP6oH5RbwEI6aA4Q0jiO2c_SkRgp8NoD/s400/04092009088.jpg" border="0" /></a> I traveled this past week to teach an internal course about the mechanics of rubber to Cooper materials and product engineers. Our Melksham plant is only 20 miles away from Stonehenge! One of my colleagues here took me on a tour of the area. So much history. We saw world's largest man-made hill, and other stone formations. Did you know the stones here (which are massive) came from Wales, and were put together around 3000BC?! How did they get them here? Nobody knows who or how.<br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22813734.post-46893545317942512452009-08-30T11:26:00.000-07:002009-08-30T11:45:45.497-07:00Anna's quinceañera<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUliDcur5MYZfZExZlsg_TZv53uym8ZQ7X9zacVGm9WNQ4E1ABqb3TYxeMHGV3CY7v9gPsBV95BnogZEqtBW8sV6W38NK560h1Fk28QuKdSvUIjkYLl2-3K-9BZIcLFFEViRN/s1600-h/IMG_1875.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375828169864413922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUliDcur5MYZfZExZlsg_TZv53uym8ZQ7X9zacVGm9WNQ4E1ABqb3TYxeMHGV3CY7v9gPsBV95BnogZEqtBW8sV6W38NK560h1Fk28QuKdSvUIjkYLl2-3K-9BZIcLFFEViRN/s320/IMG_1875.JPG" /></a><br />Anna with some of her friends at the beginning of her quinceañera, and her little sister Elydia (also in white). <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-OA_0V8OrYJPED5dW2qKR3kEKtidDMLQDDNiXR0ibSu03CaMy9UItR5pE297VDzMnjL28P2pbX2l5PGUsWGbn_V8707PwofGvsihmjc3tdCdkuxw60TRa7tRNGIlgASGptHDk/s1600-h/IMG_1890.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375827942145765346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-OA_0V8OrYJPED5dW2qKR3kEKtidDMLQDDNiXR0ibSu03CaMy9UItR5pE297VDzMnjL28P2pbX2l5PGUsWGbn_V8707PwofGvsihmjc3tdCdkuxw60TRa7tRNGIlgASGptHDk/s320/IMG_1890.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigoKKQgvjCV5dJ7L4RXu_bBggjpHAk9Wc9QuKMWLlOFOil5CpE6KBPZKXW0YLQUId1zugleMYtbzuPbZZEBwrra_Ge4xu-Hc8ji-qYd1bFW58e6gZFJ8lrpL0DC4QUG2PZsshw/s1600-h/IMG_1894.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375827931000469330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigoKKQgvjCV5dJ7L4RXu_bBggjpHAk9Wc9QuKMWLlOFOil5CpE6KBPZKXW0YLQUId1zugleMYtbzuPbZZEBwrra_Ge4xu-Hc8ji-qYd1bFW58e6gZFJ8lrpL0DC4QUG2PZsshw/s320/IMG_1894.JPG" /></a> Joe and Izak hanging out in the DJ station. Joe did a great job with the music, and kept everyone dancing all night. <br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhm6ATcvFYwEuRkmufV-kbTPtn0dSRA5lfZowwKg-AoffJjVVkqy5OUJcl7cUVWE2PhXK07SiA_nKVBqTxdjgguA0oyo-8U-bCSug1qOZPw_o01mooQpiMtL2tquMW4m_fama/s1600-h/IMG_1901.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375827924466292450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhm6ATcvFYwEuRkmufV-kbTPtn0dSRA5lfZowwKg-AoffJjVVkqy5OUJcl7cUVWE2PhXK07SiA_nKVBqTxdjgguA0oyo-8U-bCSug1qOZPw_o01mooQpiMtL2tquMW4m_fama/s320/IMG_1901.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPw9W2CavNfKOlQ4Kn9jtU0ig_L1kESC0eyKSy9ahBLefcKpKv4sP-oA-fKj2XFO_5rl9BoA5eWRguAnGMbKhO5Qc7v4wmKNSei-Ro5UeAjZEDYayk-7NrTr3fsA4YYuGsU7RV/s1600-h/IMG_1910.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375827914439132674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPw9W2CavNfKOlQ4Kn9jtU0ig_L1kESC0eyKSy9ahBLefcKpKv4sP-oA-fKj2XFO_5rl9BoA5eWRguAnGMbKhO5Qc7v4wmKNSei-Ro5UeAjZEDYayk-7NrTr3fsA4YYuGsU7RV/s320/IMG_1910.JPG" /></a><br />Anna opening gifts. She took donations on behalf of the Findlay Hancock County Public Library, and raised a total of $225!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBTNOog8mqSoDobeY8YxpSdQwnY7tQqHFRUC6_5qC7mrRf914FMs3AWhFnh5leGFjTDsZN4Jen7nHxeG6yYlmo3Z0Z3nT-si4xWhErSMd4G3y0NBKJMe50yUWC3_WMJgom2QrB/s1600-h/IMG_1912.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375827904721185490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBTNOog8mqSoDobeY8YxpSdQwnY7tQqHFRUC6_5qC7mrRf914FMs3AWhFnh5leGFjTDsZN4Jen7nHxeG6yYlmo3Z0Z3nT-si4xWhErSMd4G3y0NBKJMe50yUWC3_WMJgom2QrB/s320/IMG_1912.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22813734.post-72967736996413055992009-08-23T16:30:00.000-07:002009-08-23T16:37:42.595-07:00Quinceañera coming...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoZyH79PVoHoT6JnfsmEgdf2asjiUP-h5hcvQdtY4XLjIWjAgM3eW6PliftaFJrb0c0LSu_VZq122fSpf55iVlBWr53PDhKwxoqi9df1fLHM4v95GfKUqqbSF9vjlW5QxbEa-S/s1600-h/IMG_1864.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373306789879530626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoZyH79PVoHoT6JnfsmEgdf2asjiUP-h5hcvQdtY4XLjIWjAgM3eW6PliftaFJrb0c0LSu_VZq122fSpf55iVlBWr53PDhKwxoqi9df1fLHM4v95GfKUqqbSF9vjlW5QxbEa-S/s320/IMG_1864.JPG" /></a>Anna just turned 15, and we are gearing up for a big celebration on Saturday. Hope we see you there! 4 pm - ?<br />Food, Dancing, Cumbias...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22813734.post-58568609005811438482009-08-16T15:20:00.000-07:002009-08-16T15:35:23.718-07:00A corny project...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpqy1byjcsw0HtZ5Hc81zYT7cmojX1BHIC7Xsf38M_thyQWkQVDMC7iacaDgsyfm0qBpfqcu51jLE1rhtu3Hq4_Hsw7WT1UCGh8ZYzBIE8m4-o8S0KwLzL2E2AjubLyySHKgF/s1600-h/IMG_1832.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370690155134438610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpqy1byjcsw0HtZ5Hc81zYT7cmojX1BHIC7Xsf38M_thyQWkQVDMC7iacaDgsyfm0qBpfqcu51jLE1rhtu3Hq4_Hsw7WT1UCGh8ZYzBIE8m4-o8S0KwLzL2E2AjubLyySHKgF/s400/IMG_1832.JPG" /></a><br />We started this corny project on a whim when we found a good deal at <a href="http://www.suterproduce.com/">Suter's</a>. We got 15 dozen for the price of 10! Amaya invited her friends to come help shuck. They did a great job, and only left the buggy ears for Dad to do. Mom did the steaming and cutting, and now we have corn for the rest of the year. We'll share at Thanksgiving, or you can come over for dinner sometime...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZ477L9-rbOqsqjPcaOfISARWap5PQ3er9N7furSslLpBaAJqey2keZV2ANUdY1PcoOwuh_pYTt0LoKT5QBvwZvxzjWfzZtJ1cokvwXZ0PsSaUl1y4zW-aVMkAiit7NqjOpTC/s1600-h/IMG_1825.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370690146286375538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZ477L9-rbOqsqjPcaOfISARWap5PQ3er9N7furSslLpBaAJqey2keZV2ANUdY1PcoOwuh_pYTt0LoKT5QBvwZvxzjWfzZtJ1cokvwXZ0PsSaUl1y4zW-aVMkAiit7NqjOpTC/s400/IMG_1825.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22813734.post-3132161172611469272009-08-16T15:15:00.000-07:002009-08-16T15:32:39.880-07:00First 5k<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtyQXl5XWPDt-deNpxedR9_gIivzynacjRCVo7_4RBQFAS5hEMv_4p0_F-MB9CgvMrwW32ES-PzIKi8PnyubMxJwARFIZC1IEwex4vsOFt5-dIKdaDxtoiEOEMecAbRTvUU04/s1600-h/IMG_1819.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: center; HEIGHT: 157px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370689581357209986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtyQXl5XWPDt-deNpxedR9_gIivzynacjRCVo7_4RBQFAS5hEMv_4p0_F-MB9CgvMrwW32ES-PzIKi8PnyubMxJwARFIZC1IEwex4vsOFt5-dIKdaDxtoiEOEMecAbRTvUU04/s400/IMG_1819.JPG" /></a> <div><div>Joe ran his first 5k race this weekend. He ran at a pace of 13:06 per mile, and finished about 1.5 minutes ahead of his dad. Joe is the guy in black. </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22813734.post-40479704697702583272009-08-06T15:00:00.000-07:002009-08-06T15:14:23.167-07:00Welcome to the family, Tevita!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZjy4idk8aCfK-qYSM6TlHqRlcWOUiXaW45vDlsFYGBsfjLkHk7lmLukGN_5BH5mL-yInW_qBZZGxwoZ16TUshbz-73kjuPrM5WiYzrtFxRo3Y5X49wVLqG1efZfAromMc5Vrt/s1600-h/CIMG1253.JPG">This</a> is my (almost) newest brother-in-law Tevita. He is bigger than any of us, and he has a heart to match. Take good care of my sister, Tevita, and welcome to the Mars Clan.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22813734.post-61364393943153910062009-08-05T17:37:00.000-07:002009-08-05T17:52:28.854-07:00Kelley's Island daytripDad sitting in his chair on the beach at <a href="http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=Kelleys+Island,+Ohio&sll=37.09024,-95.712891&sspn=47.885545,78.662109&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=FYTRegIdq_UR-w&split=0&ll=41.60357,-82.703533&spn=0.044477,0.076818&z=14">Kelley's Island</a>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjflCz49LuZTK_sPOAUirefE8WHL7aBVDFXQexCCcBPJkSwtaO5jdUE0LC-iXt5O-ct4ae9rvE1JFSoWakd3s9ainEB74JDebHS-kOJSz159UVIamgtj1kgmcLj0JskmQvp83eo/s1600-h/IMG_1797.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366645111774851858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjflCz49LuZTK_sPOAUirefE8WHL7aBVDFXQexCCcBPJkSwtaO5jdUE0LC-iXt5O-ct4ae9rvE1JFSoWakd3s9ainEB74JDebHS-kOJSz159UVIamgtj1kgmcLj0JskmQvp83eo/s320/IMG_1797.JPG" /></a> Kids making themselves into Mermaids, as viewed by Dad in his chair. Kids reading about how a glacier carved 3 acres of giant grooves into the limestone. View from the Ferry that carried our Suburban to and from the island. It was a great day.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKTuw4NLxNaolfZ9wJ_YgQTPxL96j2o798xmmekhWpbUbjaNLgGb3t6WowgI9oPmpxIyVwGBJslO_gnIiye-X1hdZexDPDUiAwCoi8Gzfgci6Mdv2ovOF4mVHxrDF3kAU55DC1/s1600-h/IMG_1790.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366645108634140418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKTuw4NLxNaolfZ9wJ_YgQTPxL96j2o798xmmekhWpbUbjaNLgGb3t6WowgI9oPmpxIyVwGBJslO_gnIiye-X1hdZexDPDUiAwCoi8Gzfgci6Mdv2ovOF4mVHxrDF3kAU55DC1/s320/IMG_1790.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2NsJhWUiKLBdjdL92yY9Y4Ru4nEoeFVQkHSWtRBdB7ZcmlW_WnVDMZma0L2CmYUzuYCRy155EhnnmcgFgpW5hs8GReOUIB21WLauft3-iSVdnpiDpAC0AHc-x6wRqNxPW_bR/s1600-h/IMG_1777.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366645100622103138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2NsJhWUiKLBdjdL92yY9Y4Ru4nEoeFVQkHSWtRBdB7ZcmlW_WnVDMZma0L2CmYUzuYCRy155EhnnmcgFgpW5hs8GReOUIB21WLauft3-iSVdnpiDpAC0AHc-x6wRqNxPW_bR/s320/IMG_1777.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHtq-9qsUNaPGNOyhYX-LYwD-nVM4QR1_rx0qnnKkHPF6b26x2Uvsx_ZCzZbSmEDyYWW8X3bJLARknD44RigfpH0tSczhRFDiIVQPeuVUtdzaV1celwszo4m0GsiobXNg_G1a/s1600-h/IMG_1768.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366645096296511282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHtq-9qsUNaPGNOyhYX-LYwD-nVM4QR1_rx0qnnKkHPF6b26x2Uvsx_ZCzZbSmEDyYWW8X3bJLARknD44RigfpH0tSczhRFDiIVQPeuVUtdzaV1celwszo4m0GsiobXNg_G1a/s320/IMG_1768.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2c8uRgjKkb9WioYwjwIpII2FfJxB_tCMJUROcuTe1rT03S-4HqoCil7aUfij2XMZ69geql2O2JbEM-czr5YKz0tfoicmmu4-IY1MCz7KcBq1Em3Yn9Jq_d68sYVehHncoUGN/s1600-h/IMG_1762.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366645091837682514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2c8uRgjKkb9WioYwjwIpII2FfJxB_tCMJUROcuTe1rT03S-4HqoCil7aUfij2XMZ69geql2O2JbEM-czr5YKz0tfoicmmu4-IY1MCz7KcBq1Em3Yn9Jq_d68sYVehHncoUGN/s320/IMG_1762.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22813734.post-63079222474970059202009-07-19T10:40:00.000-07:002009-07-19T10:42:21.572-07:00Cuke #1<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZiIKZ-cBYeeTIiQC66vo_Wko8ORrMghYjsoPH4RkMnaa66OHDtc43Um4XpYbCn0n4xrZLm9q9eUUUlE3dMjzqFAxPRBP4xZEGQ9feGfUTkcj23FLDYmJXM7lkKP6-6NrG495f/s1600-h/IMG_1750.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360227700139525778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZiIKZ-cBYeeTIiQC66vo_Wko8ORrMghYjsoPH4RkMnaa66OHDtc43Um4XpYbCn0n4xrZLm9q9eUUUlE3dMjzqFAxPRBP4xZEGQ9feGfUTkcj23FLDYmJXM7lkKP6-6NrG495f/s320/IMG_1750.JPG" /></a>Amaya showing off the garden's first cucumber. It didn't last any longer than it took to cut it up and take this picture.<br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22813734.post-5571354936711459722009-07-05T13:55:00.000-07:002009-07-05T14:05:52.355-07:00France<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnn1eXPwrBGF_xeqh9m1Poh8AxB0mp2ecH6fOOf5KDgJy-eSVHDlmJNNISMr64fUYyy9y-Y8eXVcWoTvtO3XTbWrl70OJMoklsr7rPDks_c-d-uiFZyGbhuhRGJnn8kSbiQuOS/s1600-h/Will+and+Linda.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355084692427485730" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 157px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnn1eXPwrBGF_xeqh9m1Poh8AxB0mp2ecH6fOOf5KDgJy-eSVHDlmJNNISMr64fUYyy9y-Y8eXVcWoTvtO3XTbWrl70OJMoklsr7rPDks_c-d-uiFZyGbhuhRGJnn8kSbiQuOS/s320/Will+and+Linda.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWsd7UGoyg7qbjZ9pz03o210Q-KZbSNxQBCBwg_QNm9z7TCuaDtmUTXiIiQ6EJNOOX7-smrTblAbMs0MsFsAd9rEfEzIk6XyzE1ODB-V1AdtguFAayd1h8w-YogS3-zOGIXGZK/s1600-h/IMG_1722.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355084686219299474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWsd7UGoyg7qbjZ9pz03o210Q-KZbSNxQBCBwg_QNm9z7TCuaDtmUTXiIiQ6EJNOOX7-smrTblAbMs0MsFsAd9rEfEzIk6XyzE1ODB-V1AdtguFAayd1h8w-YogS3-zOGIXGZK/s320/IMG_1722.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVin7nM4ed5YEpBEGFTjQkXmUoOB2UbbMqkACf1A7kciS85eNy70a1U5YznjwfrfPPcbiYtGnajwwPW5YsCUgWvppNTPDMrnF8WGaV-bjdnLfwk51sElb_4Hpimt81tIIidjoG/s1600-h/IMG_1712.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355084681398962626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVin7nM4ed5YEpBEGFTjQkXmUoOB2UbbMqkACf1A7kciS85eNy70a1U5YznjwfrfPPcbiYtGnajwwPW5YsCUgWvppNTPDMrnF8WGaV-bjdnLfwk51sElb_4Hpimt81tIIidjoG/s320/IMG_1712.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Dtt6E-OF2QsOUHCc9FJUyrezTbI4ptZHUVd6X49-NTAEwykNKKhFC1m-M9Pyc8vH_dNPama9cQN8pQxVIF0AbjISwh3X17WTk-TKb0myqAaW95YUeXRpb9s8FV9InVzLQaJ9/s1600-h/IMG_1707.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355084680204698402" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Dtt6E-OF2QsOUHCc9FJUyrezTbI4ptZHUVd6X49-NTAEwykNKKhFC1m-M9Pyc8vH_dNPama9cQN8pQxVIF0AbjISwh3X17WTk-TKb0myqAaW95YUeXRpb9s8FV9InVzLQaJ9/s320/IMG_1707.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGLI-JiEE5wj9pT-z2BH0NPqO1bNyxk_sxlIbyWrCvs6UW-z_dMZkzGjlErKXAXcx7pjb7b0PfnY2mYoU-Zae_1JQki_TlnEeMqO9SAlp0_OLoL-xJa3EwsgDZopU9i__UI09/s1600-h/IMG_1680.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355083899895971394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGLI-JiEE5wj9pT-z2BH0NPqO1bNyxk_sxlIbyWrCvs6UW-z_dMZkzGjlErKXAXcx7pjb7b0PfnY2mYoU-Zae_1JQki_TlnEeMqO9SAlp0_OLoL-xJa3EwsgDZopU9i__UI09/s320/IMG_1680.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWFfZUxuONkncYAlX43XDmZPe91ggSsmAd6T45tkiRGYEsNdSex-YNuutHszZmff4BUcRzFHBuYE2MWqhAERnxRY39A8IZo34YRiQCVmd09Kaq1KdWe8KBSxRYZt2IHd6pFyo/s1600-h/IMG_1679.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355083898624295202" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWFfZUxuONkncYAlX43XDmZPe91ggSsmAd6T45tkiRGYEsNdSex-YNuutHszZmff4BUcRzFHBuYE2MWqhAERnxRY39A8IZo34YRiQCVmd09Kaq1KdWe8KBSxRYZt2IHd6pFyo/s320/IMG_1679.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnf0yql672YQ39X0sO49HH4-lQ16GuHEG5h9uwtv-0IkKGgJUxj36joxfTN4xvmFCWfg5szbMN7Bg4358Ulw_PQXpQrr8ht_xr7P2k03FGU0sZUK-FMI63c7J-nUjTmo6fah-/s1600-h/IMG_1670.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355083888752983874" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnf0yql672YQ39X0sO49HH4-lQ16GuHEG5h9uwtv-0IkKGgJUxj36joxfTN4xvmFCWfg5szbMN7Bg4358Ulw_PQXpQrr8ht_xr7P2k03FGU0sZUK-FMI63c7J-nUjTmo6fah-/s320/IMG_1670.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWojI5lLTgaA7A5WhzdGzDVS6OlWfK3b5DfQAihy_hXrJoBWkSP97BxL9nVKAdCn8eWJLBJTJcVMpUtyIfi02JP0kIAouXtTYLjGriZhbs7TWTGKDCHpoIMmXutAsGPsRI0hoa/s1600-h/IMG_1663.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355083885694601986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWojI5lLTgaA7A5WhzdGzDVS6OlWfK3b5DfQAihy_hXrJoBWkSP97BxL9nVKAdCn8eWJLBJTJcVMpUtyIfi02JP0kIAouXtTYLjGriZhbs7TWTGKDCHpoIMmXutAsGPsRI0hoa/s320/IMG_1663.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMGmeh27fGz-wVko-Eh86d2Me61OSHRMwjDmf1qmoGt9KldmwjEvfEYiuGSwNe1XOZlhS9D0y5NEChTGkAYJWYtsoKEGfOWvrDoaXDGXP-XXyxSE3rOl5uUHTEK5BYmO9aBDT/s1600-h/IMG_1614.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355083877781548258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMGmeh27fGz-wVko-Eh86d2Me61OSHRMwjDmf1qmoGt9KldmwjEvfEYiuGSwNe1XOZlhS9D0y5NEChTGkAYJWYtsoKEGfOWvrDoaXDGXP-XXyxSE3rOl5uUHTEK5BYmO9aBDT/s320/IMG_1614.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Linda and Anna accompanied me to Nantes, France for a week. While I worked with colleagues at the Ecole Centrale de Nantes, they explored. Here are some photos of the week. </div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22813734.post-4863412885057479682009-07-05T13:13:00.000-07:002009-07-05T13:51:33.970-07:00Mechanical Elephant<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dhrQxLhLXjY&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dhrQxLhLXjY&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />While Linda and Anna were in Nantes, we went to see a giant mechanial <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machines_of_the_Isle_of_Nantes">elephant</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22813734.post-20798866764857729372009-06-14T16:12:00.000-07:002009-06-14T18:32:24.999-07:00Insurance man - don't look...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTbJr3gOf0stfb9LkB-0_LBYnyN7ZLrUnqWIEdcPIyUMCkFq0CTi5fpwUiPwdVaOMsjk0acncwfLKbfuGckcOguuZI1dhRhdMRMAtNZyzh0DF4jt8OIClQ7TfufbKvPEEw7ZuW/s1600-h/IMG_1581.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347360919880737426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTbJr3gOf0stfb9LkB-0_LBYnyN7ZLrUnqWIEdcPIyUMCkFq0CTi5fpwUiPwdVaOMsjk0acncwfLKbfuGckcOguuZI1dhRhdMRMAtNZyzh0DF4jt8OIClQ7TfufbKvPEEw7ZuW/s320/IMG_1581.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here's Joe with his back flip. <br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0