Category: My Family
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The Cat Condo
So, my sister-in-law Jenni and her husband Ray have a cat, Petey. Though I am allergic to cats and thus keep my distance from Petey, by all accounts he is a cheery and delightful cat worthy of all the affection and adoration that can and should be heaped upon him. So over Thanksgiving weekend we…
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Boise Balloon Fest 2010 – Evening Glow
I took Erica down to the Boise Balloon Fest yesterday evening, and we had a great time! We found that the crowd was not horrifically huge, everyone was mostly pleasant, nobody was drunk, and the balloons were great. We walked all around the entire event before they started inflating the balloons, and chatted with one…
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Sometimes You Gotta Stop To Smell The Cheese
Every time we head down to our cabin, we drive through Jerome, ID – home of the Jerome Cheese Company. This place is huge, and is very visible from the freeway. It may sound odd, but during one of our drives, my wife and I started brainstorming about what we could do to break up…
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Isaac and T-Ball
This past spring, Isaac was on his first T-Ball team. Daddy and Isaac dutifully went to every practice before the first game. Practices were times to learn many important T-Ball skills, such as: Getting smacked in the face by a ball thrown at you by your dad Tripping over your own shoelaces Fielding a ball…
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Swimming Lessons!
Summer has finally arrived, and swim lessons are in full swing. Here are some shots of our super-cute swimmers!
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Happy Independence Day!
Today let’s remember all that has been and continues to be sacrificed for our freedoms.
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We Have A New Addition To The Family….
We finally decided it was time to sell the van and buy something with 4 wheel drive and seating for 8. We need the 4 wheel when we get up to the cabin, etc, and we need to haul 8 when driving carpool for school this fall. After much searching, we settled on a Sequoia. …
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Tiger Moth With Streamers
Yesterday was great: My in-laws were in town for a visit, and the weather was absolutely gorgeous. Jacob brought his mini cub, so we took it and a couple of my planes to the park to play around for a while. There was a lot of crashing – and one extremely close call. We had…
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Free Math Quiz Software
My daughter has been doing multiplication quiz sheets at school to help her learn to multiply quickly in her head. The way it works is the teacher hands out a worksheet with 100 simple multiplication problems on the page, all featuring a number – like 5: 6×5, 8×5, 9×5, etc. For now they are always…